AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF
MERGER
AGREEMENT AND PLAN
OF MERGER (“ Merger Agreement ” or “
Agreement ”) dated as of April 28, 2007, by and
among ENPATH MEDICAL, INC. (“ Enpath ”) , a
Minnesota corporation having its principal executive office at 2300
Berkshire Lane North, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55441, GREATBATCH,
LTD. (“ Purchaser ”), a New York corporation
having its principal executive office at 9645 Wehrle Drive,
Clarence, New York 14031; CHESTNUT ACQUISITION CORPORATION (“
Merger Sub ”), a Minnesota corporation and a
wholly-owned subsidiary of Purchaser having its offices at 9645
Wehrle Drive, Clarence, New York 14031.
WHEREAS, it is
proposed that Merger Sub shall commence a tender offer (as it may
be amended from time to time in accordance with this Agreement, the
“ Offer ”) to purchase all of the outstanding
shares of Enpath Common Stock (as defined herein), at a price of
$14.38 per share (such amount, or any different amount per share
offered pursuant to the Offer in accordance with the terms of this
Agreement, the “ Offer Price ”), on the terms
and subject to the conditions set forth herein;
WHEREAS, it is
also proposed that, following the consummation of the Offer, Merger
Sub will merge with and into Enpath with Enpath surviving as a
wholly-owned subsidiary of Purchaser (the “ Merger
”), and each share of Enpath Common Stock that is not
tendered and accepted pursuant to the Offer will thereupon be
canceled and converted into the right to receive cash in an amount
equal to the Offer Price, on the terms and subject to the
conditions set forth herein;
WHEREAS, the Board
of Directors of each of Enpath, Purchaser and Merger Sub have
approved this Agreement and deem it advisable and in the best
interests of their respective shareholders to consummate the Offer,
the Merger and the other transactions contemplated hereby, on the
terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein;
and
WHEREAS,
concurrently with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, and
as a condition and inducement to Purchaser’s and Merger
Sub’s willingness to enter into this Agreement, certain
shareholders of Enpath are entering into a Tender and Support
Agreement substantially in the form attached as
Exhibit A (the “Tender and Support
Agreement”).
NOW, THEREFORE, in
consideration of the premises and of the mutual representations,
warranties and covenants herein contained and intending to be
legally bound hereby, the parties hereto do hereby agree as
follows:
DEFINITIONS
As used in this
Agreement, the following terms shall have the meanings set forth or
as referenced below:
1.1
“Acquisition Proposal” means (i) any proposal or
offer for a merger, consolidation, dissolution, recapitalization or
other business combination involving Enpath, (ii) any proposal
or offer for the issuance by Enpath of over 10% of its equity
securities as consideration for the assets or securities of another
Person, or (iii) any proposal or offer to acquire in any
manner, directly or indirectly, over 10% of the equity securities
or consolidated total assets of Enpath, in each case other than the
Merger.
1.2
“Affiliates” means with respect to a specified Person,
a Person who directly or indirectly through one or more
intermediaries, controls, is controlled by, or is under common
control with, such specified Person.
1.3
“Business Day” means a day, other than Saturday, Sunday
or other day on which commercial banks in New York, New York are
authorized or required by any applicable Legal Requirement to
close.
1.4
“Cleanup” means all actions required to
(a) cleanup, remove, treat or remediate Hazardous Materials in
the indoor or outdoor environment; (b) prevent the Release of
Hazardous Materials so that they do not migrate, endanger or
threaten to endanger public health or welfare or the indoor or
outdoor environment; (c) perform pre-remedial studies and
investigations and post-remedial monitoring and care; or
(d) respond to any government requests for information or
documents in any way relating to cleanup, removal, treatment or
remediation or potential cleanup, removal, treatment or remediation
of Hazardous Materials in the indoor or outdoor
environment.
1.5
“Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended.
1.6
“Disclosure Schedule” means the Disclosure Schedule
delivered by Enpath to Purchaser dated the date of this Agreement.
Any information with respect to a matter that is disclosed by
Enpath to Purchaser for any purpose in the Disclosure Schedule
shall be deemed to be disclosed with respect to each other
representation or warranty to the extent such relationship is
reasonably apparent on the face of disclosure in the Disclosure
Statement. The inclusion of any item in the Disclosure Schedule
shall not be deemed an admission that such item is a material fact,
event or circumstance or that such item has or had, individually or
in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.
1.7 “Enpath
Common Stock” means Enpath common stock with $0.01 par
value.
1.8 “Enpath
Credit Agreement” means the Revolving Credit and Term Loan
Agreement, dated as of October 17, 2003, between Enpath and
M&I Marshall & Ilsley Bank, as amended.
1.9
“Environmental Claim” means any claim, action, cause of
action, investigation or written notice by an Person alleging
potential liability (including, without limitation, potential
liability for investigatory costs, Cleanup costs, governmental
response costs, natural resources damages, property damages,
personal injuries or penalties) arising out of, based on or
resulting from (a) the presence or Release of any Hazardous
Materials at any location operated by Enpath, or
(b) circumstances forming the basis of any violation, or
alleged violation, of any Environmental Law.
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1.10
“Environmental Law” means any and all applicable Legal
Requirements, and without limiting the foregoing, any regulations,
orders, decrees, judgments or injunctions promulgated or entered
into by any Governmental Entity, relating to the preservation or
reclamation of natural resources, or to the management, Release (as
hereinafter defined) or threatened Release of Hazardous Material
(as hereinafter defined), including but not limited to, the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability
Act, 42 U.S.C. §§ 9601 et seq. (“ CERCLA
”), the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, 33 U.S.C.
§§ 1251 et seq., the Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. § 7401
et seq., the Toxic Substances Control Act, 15 U.S.C. § 2601 et
seq., the Occupational Safety and Health Act, 29 U.S.C. § 651
et seq., the Emergency Planning and Community Right to Know Act of
1986, 42 U.S.C. § 11001 et. seq., the Safe Drinking Water Act,
42 U.S.C. § 300(f) et seq., the Hazardous Materials
Transportation Act, 49 U.S.C. §§ 1801 et seq., and any
similar or implementing state or local law, and all amendments or
regulations promulgated thereunder.
1.11
“Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated
thereunder.
1.12
“GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles
and practices in effect in the United States from time to time,
applied consistently throughout the time periods
involved.
1.13
“Governmental Authorization” means any permit, license,
franchise, approval, consent, permission, confirmation,
endorsement, waiver, certification, registration, qualification,
clearance or other authorization issued, granted, given or
otherwise made available by or under the authority of any
Governmental Entity or pursuant to any Legal
Requirement.
1.14
“Governmental Entity” means any nation, state,
municipality and any federal, state, local, foreign, provincial or
supranational court or governmental agency, authority,
instrumentality or regulatory body.
1.15
“Hazardous Material” means all explosive or regulated
radioactive materials or substances; petroleum and petroleum
products (including crude oil or any fraction thereof); asbestos or
asbestos-containing materials; and any hazardous or toxic
materials, wastes or chemicals designated, defined, listed or
regulated as such pursuant to any Environmental Law.
1.16 “HSR
Act” means Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of
1976, as amended.
1.17
“Intellectual Property Rights” means all U.S. and
foreign (i) patents, patent applications, patent disclosures,
and all related continuations, continuations-in-part, divisionals,
reissues, re-examinations, substitutions, and extensions thereof
(“ Patents ”), (ii) trademarks, service
marks, trade names, Internet domain names, logos, slogans, trade
dress, and other similar designations of source or origin, together
with the goodwill symbolized by any of the foregoing (“
Trademarks ”), (iii) copyrights and copyrightable
subject matter (“ Copyrights ”),
(iv) rights of publicity, (v) computer programs (whether
in source code, object code, or other form), databases,
compilations and data, technology supporting the foregoing, and all
documentation, including user manuals and training materials,
related to any of the foregoing (“ Software ”),
(vi) trade secrets and all confidential information, know-how,
inventions, proprietary processes, formulae,
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models, and
methodologies, (vii) all rights in the foregoing and in other
similar intangible assets, (viii) all applications and
registrations for the foregoing and (ix) all rights and
remedies against infringement, misappropriation, or other violation
thereof with respect to the foregoing.
1.18 “Leased
Real Property” means all of the real property currently
leased by Enpath, whether or not used in its business, all of which
is disclosed in more detail in the Disclosure Schedule.
1.19 “Legal
Requirement” means any applicable federal, state, county,
municipal, local or foreign statute, constitution, principle of
common law, resolution ordinance, code, rule regulation, permit,
consent, waiver, notice, approval, registration, license, judgment,
order, decree, injunction or other authorization issued, enacted,
adopted, promulgated, implemented or otherwise put into effect by
or under the authority of any Governmental Entity or under the
authority of The NASDAQ Stock Market, LLC.
1.20
“Material Adverse Effect” means any effect, change,
fact, event, occurrence, development or circumstance (any such
item, an “ Effect ”) that, individually or
together with any other Effect that has occurred prior to the date
of determination of the Material Adverse Effect, that (i) is
materially adverse (financial or otherwise), to the properties,
business, operations, financial condition, results of operations,
assets or liabilities of Enpath, taken as a whole or
(ii) prohibits, or materially impedes the timely consummation
of the Merger; provided, however, that in no event shall any of the
following occurring after the date hereof, alone or in combination,
be deemed to constitute, nor be taken into account in determining
whether there has been or will be, a Material Adverse
Effect:
(A) any
change in Enpath’s stock price or trading volume, or any
failure by Enpath to meet published or internal revenue or earnings
projections (it being understood that, except as set forth in
clauses B, C, E, G and H of this definition, any cause of any such
failure may be deemed to constitute, in and of itself, a Material
Adverse Effect and may be taken into consideration when determining
whether a Material Adverse Effect has occurred),
(B) any
Effect that results from changes affecting Enpath’s industry
generally (to the extent such Effect is not disproportionate with
respect to Enpath in any material respect) or the United States
economy generally (to the extent such Effect is not
disproportionate with respect to Enpath in any material
respect),
(C) any
Effect that results from changes affecting general worldwide
economic or capital market conditions,
(D) any
Effect resulting from compliance with the terms and conditions of
this Agreement,
(E) any
Effect caused by an impact to Enpath’s relationships with its
employees, customers, suppliers or partners as a result of the
announcement or pendency of the of the Offer or the Merger, or the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement,
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(F) any
Effect resulting from the litigation filed as Pressure Products,
Inc. v. Enpath Medical, Inc. , Civil Action
No. 9:06-CV-121, filed in U.S. Dist. Ct. for Eastern District
of Texas, Lufkin Division,
(G) any
Effect resulting from any change in any Legal Requirement after the
date hereof, or
(H) any
shareholder litigation arising from allegations of a breach of
fiduciary duty relating to this Agreement and the transactions
contemplated hereby.
1.21
“Permitted Lien” means (a) liens for Taxes that
are not yet due or delinquent or are being contested in good faith
by appropriate proceedings and for which adequate reserves have
been taken on the financial statements contained in Enpath’s
SEC Reports; (b) statutory liens or landlords’,
carriers’, warehousemen’s, mechanics’,
suppliers’, materialmen’s or repairmen’s liens
arising in the ordinary course of business with respect to amounts
not yet overdue or are being contested in good faith by appropriate
proceedings and for which adequate reserves have been taken on the
financial statements contained in Enpath’s SEC Reports;
(c) with respect to any Leased Real Property, a Lien affecting
solely the interest of the landlord thereunder and not the interest
of the tenant thereunder, which does not materially impair the
value or use of such Leased Real Property; (d) purchase money
liens and liens securing rental payments under capital lease
arrangements; and (e) liens securing indebtedness under the
Enpath Credit Agreement.
1.22
“Person” means any individual and any corporation,
partnership, limited liability company, firm, trust, or other
business entity and any Governmental Entity.
1.23
“Proceeding” means any claim, action, suit,
arbitration, grievance, proceeding or investigation.
1.24
“Product Liability” means any liability, claim or
expense (including attorneys’ fees) arising in whole or in
part out of a breach of any product warranty (whether express or
implied), strict liability in tort, negligent design or manufacture
of product, negligent provision for services, product recall, or
any other liability, claim or expense arising from the
manufacturing, packaging, labeling (including instructions for
use), marketing, or sale of products.
1.25
“Release” shall have the same meaning as in
CERCLA.
1.26
“Representatives” means, with respect to any Person,
the directors, officers, employees, financial advisors, attorneys,
accountants, consultants, agents and other authorized
representatives of such Person, acting in such capacity.
1.27
“Rights” means options, warrants, and all other rights,
convertible securities and arrangements or commitments which
obligate Enpath to issue or dispose of any of its capital stock,
and stock appreciation rights, performance units and other similar
stock-based rights whether they obligate Enpath to issue stock or
other securities or to pay cash.
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1.28
“Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated
thereunder.
1.29
“Subsidiary” or “Subsidiaries” means with
respect to any party, any corporation, company, partnership or
other organization, whether incorporated or unincorporated, which
is or was consolidated with such party for financial reporting
purposes.
1.30
“Superior Acquisition Proposal” means any proposal made
by a third party to acquire directly or indirectly more than 50% of
the voting power of the equity securities of Enpath then
outstanding or all or substantially all of the assets of Enpath,
pursuant to a purchase, tender or exchange offer, a merger, a
consolidation, a liquidation or dissolution, a recapitalization, a
sale of all or substantially all of its assets or otherwise, which
Enpath’s Board of Directors determines in good faith, after
consultation with Greene Holcomb & Fisher or other independent
financial advisor of nationally recognized reputation and
consultation with outside legal counsel, to be (i) on terms
more favorable from a financial point of view to the holders of
Enpath Common Stock than the Offer, the Merger, and the other
transactions contemplated by this Agreement, taking into account
all the terms and conditions of such proposal and this Agreement
(including any proposal by Purchaser to amend the terms of the
Offer, the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by this
Agreement), (ii) is not subject to any financing condition or,
if financing is required, such financing is then fully committed to
the Third Party or reasonably determined to be available by
Enpath’s Board of Directors, and (iii) reasonably
capable of being completed, taking into account all financial,
regulatory, legal, timing and other aspects of such
proposal.
1.31
“Tax,” collectively, “Taxes” means all
federal, state, local or foreign taxes, however denominated,
including any interest, penalties, criminal sanctions or additions
to tax (including, without limitation, any underpayment penalties
for insufficient estimated tax payments) or other additional
amounts that may become payable in respect thereof (or in respect
of a failure to file any Tax Return when and as required), imposed
by any Governmental Entity, which taxes shall include, without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, all income taxes, payroll
and employment taxes, withholding taxes (including withholding
taxes in connection with amounts paid or owing to any employee,
independent contractor, creditor, shareholder or other person or
entity), unemployment insurance taxes, social security (or similar)
taxes, sales and use taxes, excise taxes, franchise taxes, gross
receipts taxes, occupation taxes, real and personal property taxes,
stamp taxes, value added taxes, transfer taxes, profits or windfall
profits taxes, licenses in the nature of taxes, estimated taxes,
severance taxes, duties (custom and others), workers’
compensation taxes, premium taxes, environmental taxes (including
taxes under Section 59A of the Code), disability taxes,
registration taxes, alternative or add-on minimum taxes, estimated
taxes, and other fees, assessments, charges or obligations of the
same or of a similar nature.
1.32 “Tax
Return,” collectively, “Tax Returns” means all
returns, reports, estimates, information statements or other
written submissions, and any schedules or attachments thereto,
required or permitted to be filed pursuant to Legal Requirements of
any Governmental Entity Tax authority, including but not limited
to, original returns and filings, amended returns, claims for
refunds, information returns, ruling requests, administrative or
judicial filings, accounting
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method change
requests, responses to revenue agents’ reports (federal,
state or local) and settlement documents.
1.33
“Triggering Event” shall occur if:
(A) a
tender offer or exchange offer relating to the securities of Enpath
shall have commenced by a Third Party and Enpath shall not have
sent to securityholders, within ten business days after the
commencement of such tender offer or exchange offer, a statement
disclosing that Enpath’s Board of Directors recommends
rejection of such tender offer or exchange offer;
(B) an
Acquisition Proposal is announced, and Enpath fails to issue a
press release announcing its opposition to the Acquisition Proposal
within ten business days after such Acquisition Proposal is
announced;
(C) Enpath’s
Board of Directors fails to reaffirm, unanimously and without
qualification, its recommendation, or fails to publicly state,
unanimously and without qualification, that the Merger is in the
best interests of Enpath’s shareholders within ten business
days after Purchaser requests in writing that such action be taken;
or
(D) Enpath’s
fails to file the Schedule 14D-9 as provided in
Section 2.2.3 of this Agreement.
1.34 “Third
Party” means any Person or “group” as defined in
Section 13(d) of the 1934 Act, other than Purchaser or any of its
Affiliates or Representatives.
1.35
“Warrants” means the right to purchase, in the
aggregate, 10,000 shares of Enpath Common Stock, at a price of
$8.36 per share, granted by Enpath pursuant to a Warrant Agreements
dated October 23, 2003 and issued to Joseph W. Caruso and
Burton F. Meyers, III in connection with Enpath’s acquisition
of the operating assets of BIOMEC Cardiovascular, Inc. on
October 23, 2003.
1.36 The following
terms have the meaning set forth in the Sections set forth
below:
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In addition, the
following terms shall be interpreted as set forth below:
(A) The
words “hereof,” “herein,” and
“hereunder” and words of similar import, when used in
this Agreement, shall refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to
any particular provisions of this Agreement.
(B) Terms
defined in the singular shall have a comparable meaning when used
in the plural, and vice-versa.
(C) References
to the “knowledge” of Enpath shall refer to
(i) the actual knowledge of any fact or matter by any member
of Enpath’s Board of Directors, or (ii) the actual
knowledge, after a reasonable inquiry in connection with the
preparation of the Disclosure Schedule, by Enpath’s officers
and Enpath’s executive level employees listed on
Section 1.36(C) of the Disclosure Schedule hereto, of
any fact or matter.
(D) References
to an “Exhibit” or to a “Schedule” are,
unless otherwise specified, to one of the Exhibits or Schedules
attached to or referenced in this Agreement, and references to an
“Article” or a “Section” are, unless
otherwise specified, to one of the Articles or Sections of this
Agreement.
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THE OFFER
2.1.1
Provided that nothing shall have occurred that, had the Offer been
commenced, would give rise to the right to terminate the Offer
pursuant to any of the conditions set forth in Annex I , as
promptly as practicable after the date hereof (and in any event no
later than seven Business Days after the date hereof), Merger Sub
shall, and Purchaser shall cause Merger Sub to, commence (within
the meaning of Rule 14d-2 under the Exchange Act) the Offer.
The Offer shall be subject to the condition that there shall be
validly tendered in accordance with the terms of the Offer, prior
to the scheduled expiration of the Offer (as it may be extended
hereunder) and not withdrawn, a number of shares of Enpath Common
Stock that, together with the shares of Enpath Common Stock then
directly or indirectly owned by Purchaser, represents at least a
majority of all Enpath Common Stock then outstanding on a
fully-diluted basis (the “ Minimum Condition ”)
and to the other conditions set forth in Annex I , Merger
Sub expressly reserves the right to waive any of the conditions to
the Offer and to make any change in the terms of or conditions to
the Offer; provided that unless otherwise provided by this
Agreement or previously approved by Enpath in writing,
(A) the
Minimum Condition may not be waived,
(B) no
change may be made that changes the form of consideration to be
paid pursuant to the Offer, decreases the Offer Price or the number
of shares of Enpath Common Stock sought in the Offer, imposes
conditions to the Offer in addition to those set forth in Annex I,
or otherwise amends or modifies the Offer in any manner materially
adverse to the holders of Enpath Common Stock, and
(C) the
Offer may not be extended except as set forth in this
Section 2.1.1.
Subject to the
terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Offer shall expire at
midnight, New York City time, on the date that is 20 Business Days
(for this purpose calculated in accordance with
Section 14d-1(g)(3) under the Exchange Act) after the date
that the Offer is commenced. Merger Sub shall extend the Offer for
successive periods of up to twenty (20) Business Days
each:
(i) if, at
the scheduled or extended expiration date of the Offer, any of the
conditions to the Offer shall not have been satisfied or waived,
from time to time, until the earliest to occur of:
(a) the
satisfaction or waiver of such conditions,
(b) the
reasonable determination by Purchaser that any such condition to
the Offer is not capable of being satisfied on or prior to the End
Date, provided that the inability to satisfy such condition does
not result from any breach of any provision of this Agreement by
Purchaser or Merger Sub, and
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(ii) for any
period required by any rule, regulation, interpretation or position
of the SEC or the staff thereof applicable to the Offer or any
period set forth by any applicable Legal Requirement.
Following
expiration of the Offer, Merger Sub may, in its sole discretion,
provide one or more subsequent offering periods (each, a “
Subsequent Offering Period ”) in accordance with Rule
14d-11 of the Exchange Act, if, as of the commencement of each such
period, there shall not have been validly tendered and not
withdrawn pursuant to the Offer and any prior Subsequent Offering
Period that number of shares of Enpath Common Stock necessary to
permit the Merger to be effected without a meeting of shareholders
of Enpath, in accordance with Section 302A.621 of the
Minnesota Business Corporation Act (“MBCA”). Subject to
the foregoing, including the requirements of Rule 14d-11, and upon
the terms and subject to the conditions of the Offer, Merger Sub
shall, and Purchaser shall cause Merger Sub to, accept for payment
and pay for, as promptly as practicable, all shares of Enpath
Common Stock that were either:
(A) validly
tendered and not withdrawn pursuant to the Offer after the final
expiration of the Offer, or
(B) validly
tendered in any Subsequent Offering Period.
The
Offer Price payable in respect of each share of Enpath Common Stock
validly tendered and not withdrawn pursuant to the Offer or validly
tendered in any Subsequent Offering Period shall be paid net to the
holder thereof in cash, subject to reduction for any applicable
withholding Taxes.
2.1.2
As soon as practicable on the date of the commencement of the
Offer, Purchaser and Merger Sub shall:
(A) file
with the SEC a Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO with
respect to the Offer (together with all amendments and supplements
thereto and including exhibits thereto, the “
Schedule TO ”) that shall include the summary
term sheet required thereby and, as exhibits or incorporated by
reference thereto, the Offer to Purchase and forms of letter of
transmittal and summary of advertisement, if any, in respect of the
Offer (collectively, together with any amendments or supplements
thereto, the “ Offer Documents ”).
(B) cause
the Offer Documents to be disseminated to the holders of Enpath
Common Stock. Enpath shall promptly furnish to Purchaser and Merger
Sub in writing all information concerning Enpath that may be
required by applicable securities laws or reasonably requested by
Purchaser or Merger Sub for inclusion in the Schedule TO or
the Offer Documents.
(C) Parent
and Merger shall timely file with the Commissioner of the State of
Minnesota any registration statement relating to the Offer required
to be filed pursuant to Chapter 80B of the Minnesota Statutes
and shall disseminate to the holders of Enpath Common Stock via the
Offer Documents the information set forth in any such registration
statement to the extent and within the time period required by
Chapter 80B of the Minnesota Statutes.
Each of
Purchaser, Merger Sub and Enpath agrees promptly to correct any
information provided by it for use in the Schedule TO or the
Offer Documents if and to the extent that such
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information
shall have become false or misleading in any material respect.
Purchaser and Merger Sub agree to take all steps necessary to cause
the Schedule TO as so corrected to be filed with the SEC and
the Offer Documents as so corrected to be disseminated to holders
of Enpath Common Stock, in each case as and to the extent required
by applicable U.S. federal securities laws. Enpath and its counsel
shall be given a reasonable opportunity to review and comment on
the Schedule TO and the Offer Documents each time before any
such document is filed with the SEC, and Purchaser and Merger Sub
shall give reasonable and good faith consideration to any comments
made by Enpath and its counsel.
Purchaser and
Merger Sub shall promptly provide Enpath and its counsel
with:
(i) any
comments or other communications, whether written or oral, that
Purchaser or Merger Sub or their counsel may receive from time to
time from the SEC or its staff with respect to the Schedule TO
or Offer Documents promptly after receipt of those comments or
other communications, and
(ii) a
reasonable opportunity to participate in the response of Purchaser
and Merger Sub to those comments and to provide comments on that
response (to which reasonable and good faith consideration shall be
given), including by participating with Purchaser and Merger Sub or
their counsel in any discussions or meetings with the
SEC.
2.2.1
Enpath hereby consents to the Offer and represents that at a
meeting duly called and held prior to the execution of this
Agreement at which all directors of Enpath were present,
Enpath’s Board of Directors duly and unanimously adopted
resolutions:
(A) declaring
that this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby,
including the Offer and the Merger, are fair to and in the best
interests of Enpath’s shareholders,
(B) approving
and declaring advisable this Agreement and the transactions
contemplated hereby, including the Offer and the Merger,
and
(C) recommending
that the shareholders of Enpath accept the Offer, tender their
shares of Enpath Common Stock to Merger Sub pursuant to the Offer
and grant Enpath Shareholder Approval (such recommendation, the
“ Enpath Board Recommendation ”).
At a meeting
duly called and held prior to the execution of this Agreement at
which all “disinterested directors” (as defined in
Section 302A.673 of the MBCA) of Enpath were present, a duly
authorized special committee of Enpath’s Board of Directors
duly and unanimously adopted resolutions approving this Agreement
and the transactions contemplated hereby for purposes of
Section 302A.673 of the MBCA. Enpath hereby consents to the
inclusion of the foregoing determinations and approvals in the
Offer Documents and, to the extent that no Adverse Recommendation
Change shall have occurred in accordance with Section 6.2,
Enpath hereby consents to the inclusion of the Enpath Board
Recommendation in the Offer Documents.
2.2.2
Enpath shall cause its transfer agent to promptly furnish Purchaser
with a list of its shareholders, mailing labels and any available
listing or computer file containing the
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names and
addresses of all record holders of Enpath Common Stock and lists of
securities positions of Enpath Common Stock held in stock
depositories, in each case true and correct as of the most recent
practicable date, and shall provide to Purchaser such additional
information (including updated lists of shareholders, mailing
labels and lists of securities positions) and such other assistance
as Purchaser may reasonably request in connection with the Offer.
Purchaser and Merger Sub shall treat the information contained in
such labels, listing or files and any additional information
referred to in the preceding sentence as Confidential Information,
as defined in Section 7.4.1 herein.
2.2.3
As soon as practicable on the day that the Offer is commenced,
Enpath shall file with the SEC and disseminate to the holders of
Enpath Common Stock, in each case, as to the extent required by
applicable U.S. federal securities laws, a
Solicitation/Recommendation Statement of Schedule 14D-9
(together with any amendments or supplements thereto, the “
Schedule 14D-9 ”) that, subject to
Section 6.2.2, shall reflect the Enpath Board Recommendation.
Each of Purchaser and Merger Sub shall promptly furnish to Enpath
in writing all information concerning Purchaser and Merger Sub that
may be required by applicable securities laws or reasonably
requested by Enpath for inclusion in the Schedule 14D-9. Each
of Enpath, Purchaser and Merger Sub agrees promptly to correct any
information provided by it for use in the Schedule 14D-9 if
and to the extent that it shall have become false or misleading in
any material respect. Enpath agrees to take all steps necessary to
cause the Schedule 14D-9 as so corrected to be filed with the
SEC and to be disseminated to holders of Enpath Common Stock, in
each case as and to the extent required by applicable U.S. federal
securities laws. Purchaser and its counsel shall be given a
reasonable opportunity to review and comment on the
Schedule 14D-9 each time before it is filed with the SEC, and
Enpath shall give reasonable and good faith consideration to any
comments made by Purchaser, Merger Sub and their counsel. Enpath
shall promptly provide Purchaser, Merger Sub and their counsel
with:
(A) any
comments or other communications, whether written or oral, that
Enpath or its counsel may receive from time to time from the SEC or
its staff with respect to the Schedule 14D-9 promptly after
receipt of those comments or other communications, and
(B) a
reasonable opportunity to participate in Enpath’s response to
those comments and to provide comments on that response (to which
reasonable and good faith consideration shall be given), including
by participating with Enpath or its counsel in any discussions or
meetings with the SEC.
2.3.1
Effective upon the acceptance for payment by Merger Sub of Enpath
Common Stock equal to at least a majority of the then outstanding
shares of Enpath Common Stock entitled to vote on any matter at a
meeting of the shareholders of Enpath pursuant to the Offer,
Purchaser shall be entitled to designate the number of directors,
rounded up to the next whole number, on the Enpath Board of
Directors that equals the product of:
(a) the
total number of directors on Enpath’s Board of Directors
(giving effect to the election of any additional directors pursuant
to this Section), and
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(b) the
percentage that the number of shares of Enpath Common Stock
beneficially owned by either Purchaser or Merger Sub (including
shares of Enpath Common Stock accepted for payment) bears to the
total number of shares of Enpath Common Stock outstanding, and
Enpath shall take all action necessary to cause Purchaser’s
designees to be elected or appointed to Enpath’s Board of
Directors, including increasing the number of directors, and
seeking and accepting resignations of incumbent directors. At such
time, Enpath shall use all reasonable best efforts to cause
individuals designated by Purchaser to constitute the number of
members, rounded up to the next whole number, on each committee of
the Enpath Board that represents the same percentage as such
individuals represent on the Enpath Board, to the fullest extent
permitted by any applicable Legal Requirements. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, until Purchaser and Merger Sub together acquire a
majority of the outstanding shares of Enpath Common Stock on a
fully diluted basis, Enpath shall use its reasonable best efforts
to ensure that all members of the Enpath Board and such committees
as of the date hereof who are not officers or employees of Enpath
shall remain members of Enpath’s Board and such committees
and boards.
2.3.2
Enpath’s obligations to appoint Purchaser’s designees
to Enpath’s Board shall be subject to Section 14(f) of the
Exchange Act and Rule 14f-1 promulgated thereunder. Enpath
shall promptly take all actions, and shall include in the
Schedule 14D-9 such information with respect to Enpath and its
officers and directors, as Section 14(f) and Rule 14f-1
require in order to fulfill its obligations under this Section.
Purchaser shall supply to Enpath in writing any information with
respect to itself and its nominees, officers, directors and
affiliates required by Section 14(f) and
Rule 14f-1.
2.3.3
Following the election or appointment of Purchaser’s
designees pursuant to Section 2.3.1 and until the Effective
Time, the approval of a majority of the directors of Enpath then in
office who were not designated by Purchaser (the “
Continuing Directors ”) (or the approval of the sole
Continuing Director if there shall be only one Continuing Director)
shall be required to authorize (and such authorization shall
constitute the authorization of the Enpath Board and no other
action on the part of Enpath, including any action by any other
director of Enpath, shall be required to authorize) any termination
of this Agreement by Enpath, any amendment of this Agreement, any
extension of time for performance of any obligation or action
hereunder by Purchaser or Merger Sub, any waiver of compliance with
any of the agreements or conditions contained herein for the
benefit of Enpath, and any amendment or change to Section 7.7.
Following the election of appointment of Purchaser’s
designees pursuant to Section 2.3.1 and until the Effective
Time, any actions with respect to the enforcement of this Agreement
by Enpath shall be effected only by the action of a majority of the
Continuing Directors (or the approval of the sole Continuing
Director if there shall be only one Continuing Director). Between
the time Merger Sub becomes entitled to designate directors
pursuant to this Section 2.3 and the Effective Time, none of
Purchaser, Merger Sub or their respective Affiliates shall take any
action to remove a Continuing Director from office.
2.4.1
Subject to the terms and conditions set for herein, Enpath hereby
irrevocably grants to Merger Sub an option (the “ 90%
Top-Up Option ”), exercisable upon the terms and
conditions set forth in this Section 2.4, to purchase that
number of shares of Enpath
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Common Stock
(the “ 90% Top-Up Option Shares ”) equal to the
lowest number of newly issued shares of Enpath Common Stock that,
when added to the number of shares of Enpath Common Stock directly
or indirectly owned by Purchaser at the time of such exercise,
shall constitute one share more than 90% of shares of Enpath Common
Stock then outstanding (taking into account the issuance of the 90%
Top-Up Option Shares) at a cash price per share equal to the Offer
Price; provided that:
(i) in no
event may the 90% Top-Up Option be exercisable unless following the
time of acceptance by Purchaser of Enpath Common Stock tendered in
the Offer or after a Subsequent Offering Period, more than 80% of
the then outstanding shares of Enpath Common Stock have been
validly tendered and not withdrawn pursuant to the
Offer;
(ii) in no
event shall the 90% Top-Up Option be exercisable for a number of
shares of Enpath Common Stock (a) which exceeds that number
which is equal to nineteen and nine-tenths percent (19.9%) of the
shares of Enpath Common Stock outstanding on the date of this
Agreement, (b) that would require Enpath to obtain shareholder
approval under any applicable Legal Requirement, or (c) in excess
of Enpath’s then authorized and unissued shares of Enpath
Common Stock (giving effect to shares of Enpath Common Stock
reserved for issuance under the Warrants and Stock Plans (both as
defined herein) as if such shares were outstanding); and
(iii) the 90%
Top-Up Option may not be exercised if any provision of any Legal
Requirement or any judgment, injunction, order or decree of any
Governmental Entity shall prohibit, or require any action, consent,
approval, authorization or permit of, action by, or filing with or
notification to, any Governmental Entity or Enpath’s
shareholders in connection with the exercise of the 90% Top-Up
Option or the delivery of the 90% Top-Up Option Shares in respect
of such exercise, which action, consent, approval, authorization or
permit, action, filing or notification has not theretofore been
obtained or made, as applicable.
2.4.2
Subject to the terms and conditions herein, Merger Sub may exercise
the 90% Top-Up Option, in whole but not in part, at any time after
the time of acceptance of Enpath Common Stock tendered in the Offer
or after a Subsequent Offering Period and prior to the earlier to
occur of (a) the Effective Time and (b) the termination
of this Agreement in accordance with its terms.
2.4.3
If Merger Sub wishes to exercise the 90% Top-Up Option, Merger Sub
shall send to Enpath a written notice (a “ 90% Top-Up
Exercise Notice , and the date of receipt of such notice the
“ 90% Top-Up Notice Date ”) specifying the place
for the closing of the purchase and sale of shares of Enpath Common
Stock pursuant to the 90% Top-Up Option (the “ 90% Top-Up
Closing ”). Enpath shall, promptly after receipt of the
90% Top-Up Exercise Notice, deliver a written notice to Merger Sub
confirming (i) the number of shares of Enpath Common Stock
then outstanding on a fully-diluted basis, and (ii) the number
of 90% Top-Up Shares and the aggregate purchase price
therefor.
2.4.4
At the 90% Top-Up Closing, subject to the terms and conditions of
this Agreement, Enpath shall deliver to Merger Sub a certificate or
certificates evidencing the applicable number of 90% Top-Up Option
Shares, and Merger Sub shall purchase each Top-Up Option Share from
Enpath at a price per share equal to the Offer Price. Payment by
Merger Sub
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of the purchase
price for the 90% Top-Up Option Shares may be made, at Merger
Sub’s option, by delivery of immediately available funds by
wire transfer to an account designated by Enpath. The parties shall
cooperate to ensure that the issuance of the 90% Top-Up Option
Shares is accomplished consistent with all applicable Legal
Requirements, including all federal and state securities
laws.
2.4.5
Upon the delivery by Merger Sub to Enpath of the 90% Top-Up
Exercise Notice, and the tender of the consideration described in
Section 2.4.4, Merger Sub shall be deemed to be the holder of
record of the 90% Top-Up Option Shares issuable upon that exercise,
notwithstanding that the stock transfer books of the Company shall
then be closed or that certificates representing those 90% Top-Up
Option Shares shall not then be actually delivered to Merger Sub or
Enpath shall have failed or refused to designate the account
described in Section 2.4.4.
2.4.6
Purchaser and Merger Sub acknowledge that the shares of Enpath
Common Stock which Merger Sub may acquire upon exercise of the 90%
Top-Up Option will not be registered under the 1933 Act and will be
issued in reliance upon an exemption thereunder for transactions
not involving a public offering. Purchaser and Merger Sub represent
and warrant to Enpath that Merger Sub is, or will be upon the
purchase of the 90% Top-Up Option Shares, an “accredited
investor”, as defined in Rule 501 of Regulation D
under the Securities Act. Merger Sub agrees that the 90% Top-Up
Option and the 90% Top-Up Option Shares to be acquired upon
exercise of the 90% Top-Up Option are being and will be acquired by
Merger Sub for the purpose of investment and not with a view to, or
for resale in connection with, any distribution thereof (within the
meaning of the Securities Act). Any certificates evidencing 90%
Top-Up Option Shares may include any legends required by applicable
securities Laws.
THE PLAN OF MERGER;
CLOSING
Subject to the
terms and conditions of this Agreement, at the Effective Time (as
hereinafter defined), Merger Sub shall be merged with and into
Enpath, pursuant to the provisions of, and with the effect provided
in the MBCA. At the Effective Time, the separate existence of
Merger Sub shall cease and Enpath, as the Surviving Corporation,
shall possess all the rights, powers, privileges, immunities and
franchises and be subject to all of the duties, obligations, and
liabilities of Enpath and Merger Sub, all as provided under the
MBCA.
3.2 ARTICLES OF
INCORPORATION AND BY-LAWS
(A) The
Articles of Incorporation of Enpath in effect immediately prior to
the Effective Time shall be amended to read as set forth on
Exhibit B and, as so amended, shall be the Articles of
Incorporation of the Surviving Corporation until amended in
accordance with applicable law.
(B) The
Bylaws of Merger Sub in effect immediately prior to the Effective
Time shall be the Bylaws of the Surviving Corporation, until
thereafter amended in accordance with applicable law.
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The directors and
officers of Merger Sub immediately prior to the Effective Time
shall be the directors and officers of the Surviving Corporation,
each to hold office in accordance with the Articles of
Incorporation and Bylaws of the Surviving Corporation.
At the Effective
Time, each issued and outstanding share of the common stock, $.01
par value per share, of Merger Sub shall be automatically converted
into one validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable share of
common stock, $.01 par value per share, of the Surviving
Corporation. Each stock certificate of Merger Sub evidencing
ownership of any such shares of common stock of the Merger Sub
shall continue to evidence ownership of such shares of common stock
of the Surviving Corporation.
The manner and
basis of converting the Enpath Common Stock in conjunction with the
Merger shall be as set forth in this Section 3.5.
3.5.1
At the Effective Time, by virtue of the Merger and without any
action on the part of the holder thereof, each share of Enpath
Common Stock that is issued and outstanding immediately prior to
the Effective Time (other than any shares of Enpath Common Stock to
be cancelled in accordance with Section 3.5.3) shall be
converted into the right to receive from the Surviving Corporation
or the Purchaser (through the Exchange Agent), and become
exchangeable for, $14.38 in cash or any different amount as may
have been paid per share of Enpath Common Stock in the Offer,
without interest, (the “ Merger Consideration
”). As of the Effective Time, all shares of Enpath Common
Stock upon which the Merger Consideration is payable pursuant to
this Section 3.5 shall no longer be outstanding and shall
automatically be cancelled and retired and shall cease to exist,
and each holder of a certificate representing any such shares of
Enpath Common Stock shall cease to have any rights with respect
thereto, except the right to receive the Merger
Consideration.
3.5.2
At the Effective Time, each share of common stock, par value $.01
per share, of Merger Sub that is issued and outstanding immediately
prior to the Effective Time shall be converted into and become one
fully paid and non-assessable share of common stock, $.01 par value
per share, of the Surviving Corporation.
3.5.3
All shares of Enpath Common Stock owned by Purchaser, Merger Sub or
any subsidiary of Purchaser or Merger Sub shall, by virtue of the
Merger and without any action on the part of the holder thereof, be
cancelled and retired and shall cease to exist, and no cash or
other consideration shall be delivered or deliverable in exchange
therefor.
3.6.1
Prior to the Effective Time, Purchaser shall deposit or shall cause
to be deposited with a bank or trust company designated by
Purchaser after consultation with Enpath (the “ Exchange
Agent ”), for the benefit of the holders of shares of
Enpath Common Stock that
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have been
converted into the right to receive, and become exchangeable for,
the Merger Consideration pursuant to Section 3.5, for exchange
in accordance with this Article 3, an amount equal to the
aggregate Merger Consideration (such consideration being
hereinafter referred to as the “ Exchange Fund
”). The Exchange Agent shall, pursuant to irrevocable
instructions of the Surviving Corporation, and in accordance with
the provisions of Section 3.6.2 make payments of the Merger
Consideration out of the Exchange Fund. The Exchange Fund shall not
be used for any purpose other than as described in this
Section 3.6.
3.6.2
As soon as reasonably practicable after the Effective Time, the
Surviving Corporation shall cause the Exchange Agent to mail to
each holder of record of shares of Enpath Common Stock that are
represented by either (a) a certificate or certificates that
immediately prior to the Effective Time represented outstanding
shares of Enpath Common Stock (the “ Certificates
”) or (b) an entry to that effect in the shareholder
records maintained on behalf of the Company Stock transfer agent
(the “ Book Entry Shares ”) whose shares were
converted into the right to receive the Merger Consideration
pursuant to Section 3.5.1:
(A) a
letter of transmittal (which shall specify that delivery shall be
effected, and risk of loss and title to the Certificates (if any)
shall pass, only upon delivery of the Certificates to the Exchange
Agent and shall be in such form and have such other customary
provisions as the Surviving Corporation may reasonably specify);
and
(B) instructions
for use by such holders in effecting the surrender of the
Certificates or authorizing transfer and cancellation of Book Entry
Shares in exchange for the Merger Consideration.
Upon surrender
of a Certificate for cancellation to the Exchange Agent or to such
other agent or agents as may be appointed by the Surviving
Corporation, or authorizing transfer of Book Entry Shares, together
with such letter of transmittal, duly executed, and such other
documents as may reasonably be required by the Exchange Agent, the
holder of such shares of Enpath Common Stock shall be entitled to
receive in exchange therefor the Merger Consideration into which
the shares of Enpath Common Stock shall have been converted
pursuant to Section 3.5.1 (less any withholding Taxes pursuant
to Section 3.6.7), and any Certificate so surrendered shall
forthwith be marked as cancelled. In the event of a transfer of
ownership of such Enpath Common Stock which is not registered in
the transfer records of Enpath, payment may be made to a Person
other than the Person in whose name the Certificate so surrendered
is registered, if such Certificate shall be properly endorsed or
otherwise be in proper form for transfer and the Person requesting
such payment shall pay any transfer or other Taxes required by
reason of the payment to a Person other than the registered holder
of such Certificate or establish to the satisfaction of the
Surviving Corporation that such Taxes have been paid or are not
applicable. Until surrendered as contemplated by this
Section 3.6.2, each Certificate (other than a Certificate
representing shares of Enpath Common Stock that has been cancelled
in accordance with Section 3.5.3) and any Book Entry Shares
shall be deemed at any time after the Effective Time to represent
only the right to receive upon such surrender the Merger
Consideration, without interest, to be paid in consideration
therefor upon surrender of such Certificate or transfer of the Book
Entry Shares, as the case may be, pursuant to Section 3.5.1.
No interest will be paid or will accrue on the Merger Consideration
payable upon the surrender of any Certificate or transfer of Book
Entry Shares.
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3.6.3
At the Effective Time (a) all holders of Certificates and Book
Entry Shares that were outstanding prior to the Effective Time
shall cease to have any rights as shareholders of Enpath other than
the right to receive the Merger Consideration and (b) the
stock transfer books of Enpath shall be closed and there shall be
no further registration of transfers on the stock transfer books of
the Surviving Corporation of the shares of Enpath Common Stock
which were outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time. If,
after the Effective Time, the Certificates (other than Certificates
cancelled in accordance with Section 3.5.3) or Book Entry
Shares are presented to the Surviving Corporation or the Exchange
Agent for any reason, they shall be cancelled and exchanged as
provided in this Article 3, except as otherwise provided by
any Legal Requirement. The Merger Consideration paid upon the
surrender of Certificates or transfer of Book Entry Shares in
accordance with the terms of this Article 3 shall be deemed to
have been paid in full satisfaction of all rights pertaining to the
shares of Enpath Common Stock surrendered.
3.6.4
Any portion of the Exchange Fund which remains undistributed to the
former shareholders of Enpath for six months after the Effective
Time shall be delivered to the Surviving Corporation and any former
shareholders who have not theretofore complied with this
Article 3 shall thereafter look only to the Surviving
Corporation and only as general creditors thereof for payment of
their claim for the Merger Consideration. To the extent permitted
by applicable law, all rights of any former holder of Enpath Common
Stock to receive the Merger Consideration from the Surviving
Corporation, to the extent the Merger Consideration remains
unclaimed, terminate on the later of the date on which the
Surviving Corporation is obligated to, and transfer payment to a
public official pursuant to any applicable abandoned property,
escheat or similar Legal Requirement.
3.6.5
None of Enpath, Merger Sub, Purchaser, the Surviving Corporation or
the Exchange Agent, or any of their respective employees, officers,
directors, shareholders, agents or affiliates, shall be liable to
any Person in respect of any unclaimed Merger Consideration
delivered to a public official pursuant to any applicable abandoned
property, escheat or similar Legal Requirement.
3.6.6
The Exchange Agent shall invest any cash included in the Exchange
Fund, as directed by the Surviving Corporation, on a daily basis.
Any interest and other income resulting from such investments shall
be paid to the Surviving Corporation. To the extent that there are
losses with respect to such investments, or the Exchange Fund
diminishes for other reasons below the level required to make
prompt payments of the Merger Consideration as contemplated hereby,
Purchaser and /or the Surviving Corporation shall promptly replace
or restore the portion of the Exchange Fund lost through
investments or other events so as to ensure that the Exchange Fund
is, at all times, maintained at a level sufficient to make such
payments. In the event this Agreement is terminated, the Exchange
Fund, including any interest and other income earned thereon, shall
be paid to Purchaser.
3.6.7
The Surviving Corporation and the Exchange Agent shall be entitled
to deduct and withhold from the Merger Consideration otherwise
payable pursuant to this Agreement to any holder of shares of
Enpath Common Stock such amounts as the Surviving Corporation is
required to deduct and withhold with respect to the making of such
payment under the Code, or any provision of state, local or foreign
tax law. To the extent that amounts
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are so deducted
and withheld by the Surviving Corporation and the Exchange Agent
and paid to the applicable taxing authority when due, such withheld
amounts shall be treated for all purposes of this Agreement as
having been paid to the holder of the shares of Enpath Common Stock
or Enpath Stock Option in respect of which such deduction and
withholding was made by the Surviving Corporation.
3.6.8
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 the
Surviving Corporation, the posting by such Person of a bond in such
reasonable amount as the Surviving Corporation may require as
indemnity against any claim that may be made against it with
respect to such Certificate, the Exchange Agent will pay to such
Person in exchange for such lost, stolen or destroyed Certificate
the Merger Consideration payable pursuant to this Agreement in
respect of the shares of Enpath Common Stock represented by such
Certificate (less any withholding Taxes pursuant to
Section 3.6.7).
3.7 WARRANT; STOCK
PLANS; RESTRICTED STOCK GRANTS
Enpath’s
Board of Directors (or, if appropriate, any committee thereof
administering any of Enpath’s stock option and equity
incentive plans listed in Section 4.2 of the Disclosure
Schedule , each as amended (collectively, the “ Stock
Plans ”)) shall adopt such resolutions or take such other
actions as may be required to effect the following:
3.7.1
Prior to the Effective Time, Enpath shall take all actions
necessary to provide that, at the Effective Time,
(A) the
Warrant and each then outstanding option granted under any Stock
Plan, or granted other than pursuant to such Stock Plans
(collectively, the “ Options ”), whether or not
then exercisable or vested, shall automatically accelerate so that
each outstanding Option shall, immediately prior to the Effective
Time become fully vested and fully exercisable for all the shares
of Enpath Common Stock at the time subject to such Option and may
be exercised by the holder thereof for any and all of such shares
as fully vested shares of Enpath Common Stock and to the extent not
exercised immediately prior to the Effective Time, shall be
cancelled in exchange for the right to receive from the Surviving
Corporation an amount in cash in respect thereof equal to the
product of (i) as applicable, the excess, if any, of the
Merger Consideration over the per share purchase price of the
Warrant or the per share exercise price of such Option, multiplied
by (ii) the number of shares of Enpath Common Stock subject to
the Warrant or such Option, and
(B) if
any shares of Enpath Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to
the Effective Time granted under any Stock Plan (“Restricted
Stock Grant”) is unvested or subject to a repurchase option
or forfeiture in favor of Enpath, each then outstanding Restricted
Stock Grant shall be cancelled in exchange for the right to receive
from the Surviving Corporation an amount in cash in respect thereof
equal to the Merger Consideration. All amounts payable pursuant to
this Section 3.7.1 shall be subject to any required withholding of
Taxes and shall be paid without interest.
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3.7.2
Except as provided herein or as otherwise agreed to by the parties,
Enpath shall (a) cause the Stock Plans to terminate as of the
Effective Time and cause the provisions in any other plan, program
or arrangement providing for the issuance or grant by Enpath of any
interest in respect of the capital stock of Enpath, including the
Warrant, to terminate and have no further force or effect as of the
Effective Time, and (b) ensure that following the Effective
Time no holder of Options, the Warrant, Restricted Stock Grants or
other awards or any participant in the Stock Plans or anyone other
than Purchaser shall hold or have any right to acquire any equity
securities of Enpath or the Surviving Corporation.
Notwithstanding
anything in this Agreement to the contrary, shares of Enpath Common
Stock outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time and held
by a holder who has not voted in favor of the Merger and who has
delivered a written demand for appraisal of such shares in
accordance with Section 302A.473 of the MBCA (the “
Dissenting Shares ”) shall not be converted into the
right to receive the Merger Consideration pursuant to
Section 3.5.1, unless and until such holder fails to perfect
or effectively withdraws or otherwise loses such holder’s
right to appraisal and payment under the MBCA. Such holder shall be
entitled to receive payment of the appraised value of such shares
of Enpath Common Stock in accordance with the provisions of the
MBCA, provided that such holder complies with the provisions of
Section 302A.473 of the MBCA. If, after the Effective Time,
any such holder fails to perfect or effectively withdraws or
otherwise loses such holder’s right to appraisal, such
Dissenting Shares shall thereupon be treated as if they had been
converted as of the Effective Time into the right to receive the
Merger Consideration, without interest thereon. Enpath shall give
Purchaser and Merger Sub prompt notice of any demands received by
Enpath for appraisal of shares of Enpath Common Stock, and, prior
to the Effective Time, Purchaser and Merger Sub shall have the
right to participate in all negotiations and proceedings with
respect to such demands. Prior to the Effective Time, Enpath shall
not, except with the prior written consent of Purchaser, make any
payment with respect to, or settle or offer to settle, any such
demands.
3.9 ADJUSTMENTS TO
OUTSTANDING EQUITY INTERESTS
If during the
period between the date of this Agreement and the Effective Time,
any change in the outstanding shares of capital stock of Enpath
shall occur by reason of any stock split (including reverse stock
split), or any stock dividend thereon with a record date during
such period, the Offer Price, the Merger Consideration and any
other amounts payable pursuant to this Agreement shall be
appropriately adjusted.
The Merger and the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement (the “
Closing ”), subject to and in accordance with all of
the terms and conditions contained therein, shall be consummated at
a closing to be held at 10:00 a.m. New York City time, as soon
as practicable (and in any event within two Business Days)
following satisfaction of the conditions to consummation of the
Merger set forth in Article 7 hereof (the “ Closing
Date ”). In connection with such Closing, Merger Sub and
Enpath shall execute Articles of Merger in the form required by and
executed in accordance with the MBCA and Articles of Merger in the
form required by
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and executed in
accordance with the MBCA, and shall cause to be delivered and
filed, as soon as practicable on the Closing Date, the Articles of
Merger to the Minnesota Secretary of State in accordance with the
MBCA. The Merger shall be effective at the time and on the date
(the “ Effective Time ”) not later than two
Business Days after the Closing Date, specified in such Articles of
Merger.
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF
ENPATH
Except as set
forth in the Enpath Disclosure Schedule, Enpath hereby represents
and warrants to Purchaser and Merger Sub as follows:
4.1 ORGANIZATION
AND QUALIFICATION
Enpath is a
corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing
under the laws of the jurisdiction in which it is organized and has
the requisite corporate power and authority necessary to own,
possess, license, operate or lease the properties that it purports
to own, possess, license, operate or lease and to carry on its
business as it is now being conducted. Enpath is duly qualified or
licensed as a foreign corporation to do business, and is in good
standing, in each jurisdiction where its business or the character
of its properties owned, possessed, licensed, operated or leased,
or the nature of its activities, makes such qualification
necessary, except for such failure which, when taken together with
all other such failures, would not constitute a Material Adverse
Effect.
4.2.1
The authorized capital stock of Enpath consists of
(i) 20,000,000 shares of Enpath Common Stock, and
(ii) 1,000,000 shares of undesignated preferred stock. As of
the date of this Agreement: (a) 6,361,727 shares of Enpath
Common Stock are issued and outstanding, of which 47,440 shares are
Restricted Stock Grants under Enpath’s 1999 Incentive Plan;
(b) no shares of preferred stock are issued and outstanding;
(c) 10,000 shares of Enpath Common Stock are subject to the
Warrant; (d) no shares of Enpath Common Stock are subject to
issued and outstanding Options granted under Enpath’s 1989
Incentive Plan; (e) 7,500 shares of Enpath Common Stock are
subject to issued and outstanding Options granted under
Enpath’s 1991 Non-Qualified Plan; (f) 1,100,000 shares
of Enpath Common Stock are reserved for issuance under
Enpath’s 1999 Incentive Plan, of which 628,150 shares of
Enpath Common Stock are subject to issued and outstanding Options
granted under Enpath’s 1999 Incentive Plan; and
(g) 400,000 shares of Enpath Common Stock are reserved for
issuance under Enpath’s 1999 Non-Employee Director and
Medical Advisory Board Plan, of which 148,500 are subject to issued
and outstanding Options granted under Enpath’s 1999
Non-Employee Director and Medical Advisory Board Plan. Set forth on
Section 4.2 of the Disclosure Schedule is a correct and
complete list of each Stock Plan, each Option, each Restricted
Stock Grant, the Warrant, and each other equity award, including
the holder, date of grant, exercise price, if applicable, vesting
schedule and number of shares of Enpath Common Stock subject
thereto. Other than the Warrant, all Options or other grants were
granted under the Stock Plans and not under any other plan, program
or agreement (other than any individual award agreements, forms of
which have been made available to Parent). The shares of Enpath
Common Stock issuable pursuant to the
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Stock Plans and
the Warrant have been duly reserved for issuance by Enpath, and
upon any issuance of such shares in accordance with the terms of
the Stock Plans or Warrant, such shares will be duly authorized,
validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable and free and clear
from any preemptive or other similar rights. Since
December 31, 2006, Enpath has not issued any shares of its
capital stock or Rights in respect thereof, except for 95,000 Stock
Options and 16,695 shares subject to Restricted Stock Grants under
the 1999 Incentive Plan and 3,500 Stock Options under the 1999
Non-Employee Director and Medical Advisory Board Plan and except
upon the conversion of the securities or the exercise of the
Options referred to above. The outstanding equity securities or
other securities of Enpath were issued in compliance in all
material respects with the Securities Act or any other applicable
federal and state securities laws. All outstanding shares of Enpath
Common Stock are duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and
non-assessable and free and clear from any preemptive or other
similar rights.
4.2.2
Except as disclosed in Section 4.2 of the Disclosure
Schedule , there are (a) no other Rights, agreements,
arrangements, restrictions, or commitments of any character
obligating Enpath to issue, sell, redeem, repurchase, acquire or
exchange any shares of capital stock of or other equity interests
in Enpath or any securities convertible into or exchangeable for
any capital stock or other equity interests, or any debt securities
of Enpath or to provide funds to or make any investment (in the
form of a loan, capital contribution or otherwise) and (b) no
bonds, debentures, notes or other indebtedness having the right to
vote (or convertible into, or exchangeable for, securities having
the right to vote) on any matters on which shareholders of Enpath
may vote (whether or not dependent on conversion or other trigger
event). Except as disclosed in Section 4.2 of the
Disclosure Schedule , there are no existing registration
covenants with respect to Enpath Common Stock or any other
securities of Enpath.
4.2.3
Enpath is not a party to, nor does it hold shares of Enpath Common
Stock or other equity securities of Enpath bound by or subject to,
any voting agreement, voting trust, proxy or similar arrangement.
To Enpath’s knowledge, no shareholder is a party to or holds
shares of Enpath Common Stock or other equity securities of Enpath
bound by or subject to any voting agreement, voting trust, proxy or
similar arrangement.
Enpath has no
Subsidiaries and does not own, directly or indirectly, five percent
(5%) or more of the outstanding capital stock or other voting
securities of any corporation or other Person.
4.4.1
The execution, delivery and performance by Enpath of this Agreement
and the consummation by Enpath of the Merger and the other
transactions contemplated hereby (the “ Contemplated
Transactions ”) are within Enpath’s corporate
authority and powers, and, except for obtaining the Enpath
Shareholder Approval (as defined below), if required, have been
duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of
Enpath. The affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the
outstanding shares of Enpath Common Stock in favor of the approval
and adoption of this Agreement and the Merger (the “
Enpath Shareholder Approval ”) is the only vote of the
holders of any of the Company’s capital stock necessary in
connection with
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the
consummation of the Merger and the other transactions contemplated
by this Agreement. This Agreement constitutes a valid and binding
agreement of the Company enforceable against Enpath in accordance
with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by
bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium and other similar applicable
Legal Requirements affecting creditors rights generally and by
general principles of equity.
4.5 NO CONFLICT;
GOVERNMENTAL AUTHORIZATION; REQUIRED FILINGS AND
CONSENTS
4.5.1
Except as set forth in Section 4.5.1 of Enpath Disclosure
Schedule , neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement
nor the consummation of any of the Contemplated Transactions do, or
will, directly or indirectly (with or without notice or lapse of
time or both), (a) contravene, violate or conflict with the
Articles of Incorporation or By-Laws of Enpath, (b) result in any
breach of or constitute a default (or an event which with notice or
lapse of time or both would become a default) under, or terminate
or cancel or give to others any rights of termination, acceleration
or cancellation of (with or without notice or lapse of time or
both), or result in the creation of a lien, security interest,
pledge, claim, charge or encumbrance of any nature whatsoever
(“ Lien ”), except for Permitted Liens, on any
of the properties or assets of Enpath pursuant to, any of the
terms, conditions or provisions of any Material Contract except for
breaches, defaults or violations that would not reasonably be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
4.5.2
The execution and delivery of this Agreement by Enpath does not,
and the performance of this Agreement and the consummation of the
Contemplated Transactions by Enpath will not, require any consent
of or filing with or notification to, any Governmental Entity,
except (a) for applicable requirements of the Exchange Act,
including the filing of the Proxy Statement (as defined in
Section 4.7.9), the Securities Act, State securities laws or
“blue sky laws,” (b) the pre-merger notification
requirements of the HSR Act and the expiration or termination of
any applicable waiting period thereunder, (c) registration of
the Offer pursuant to Section 80B.03 of the Minnesota
Statutes, and (d) the filing of the Articles of Merger under
the MBCA, except where such failure would not reasonably be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
4.6.1
To the knowledge of Enpath and except as set forth in
Section 4.6 of the Disclosure Schedule , Enpath has
been, and is now being, operated in compliance with applicable
Legal Requirements for any instances of non-compliance which could
not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the
aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect on Enpath. This
Section 4.6.1 does not apply to environmental or
pollution-related Legal Requirements or matters, it being the
intent and agreement of the Parties that such matters be
exclusively the subject of Section 4.14.
4.6.2
Without limiting the provisions of Sections 4.5.2 above,
Enpath has complied in all material respects with all requirements
pursuant to the Federal Food Drug and Cosmetic Act, regulations
promulgated thereunder by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration
(“ FDA ”), and all Legal Requirements
administered or issued by any other Governmental Entity
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having
regulatory authority over products developed, tested, manufactured,
distributed or sold by Enpath in the United States, including
without limitation applicable FDA, premarket approval and premarket
notification requirements. All required notifications and
applications have been filed with the FDA and any other such
Governmental Entity and have been cleared or approved, as
applicable, by the FDA and each such Governmental Entity, for any
products tested, distributed or sold by Enpath. Except as set forth
in Section 4.6 of the Disclosure Schedule , no
Governmental Entity having regulatory authority over Enpath’s
products has issued any notice, warning letter or other similar
communication to Enpath stating that it is in violation of any
Legal Requirements. Except as set forth in Section 4.6 of
the Disclosure Schedule , none of Enpath’s products have
been recalled, whether voluntary or otherwise, or are or have been
subject to device removal or correction reporting requirements, and
Enpath has not received notice, either completed or pending or to
Enpath’s knowledge, of any proceeding seeking a recall,
removal, or corrective action of any products. To Enpath’s
knowledge, no employees or agents of Enpath have made an untrue
statement of material fact to any Governmental Entity with respect
to any product tested, manufactured, distributed, or sold by
Enpath, or failed to disclose a material fact required to be
disclosed to any Governmental Entity. Except as set forth in
Section 4.6 of the Disclosure Schedule , there has been
and is no pending or, to Enpath’s knowledge, threatened or
anticipated FDA or other Government Entity proceeding,
investigation, review, or inquiry relating to Enpath’s
development, testing, manufacture distribution, or sale of its
products.
4.7 SEC FILINGS;
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
4.7.1
Except as set forth in Section 4.7.1 of the Disclosure
Schedule , Enpath has timely filed or otherwise furnished all
forms, reports, registration statements, schedules, all
certifications and statements required by Rules 13a-14 and
15d-14 under the Exchange Act and Sections 302 and 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (“ Sarbanes-Oxley ”),
and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, and other
documents required to be filed by it with the SEC since
January 1, 2004 (the “ SEC Reports
”).
To
Enpath’s knowledge, except as disclosed in the SEC Reports or
Section 4.7.1 of the Disclosure Schedule , each
director and officer (as defined in Rule 16a-1(f) of the
Exchange Act) of Enpath has filed with the SEC on a timely basis
all statements required by Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act and
the rules and regulations thereunder since the beginning of
January 1, 2004.
As used in this
Section 4.7.1, the term “file” or
“filed” shall be broadly construed to include any
manner in which a document or information is furnished, transmitted
or otherwise made available to the SEC. Each of Enpath’s SEC
Reports:
(i) complied
in all material respects, as of its respective date of filing with
the SEC, with the requirements of the Securities Act, and the
Exchange Act, as the case may be, and, to the extent then
applicable, Sarbanes-Oxley, including in each case, the rules and
regulations promulgated thereunder, and
(ii) did not
at the time its were filed and on the date it was amended and
supplemented, if applicable, contain any untrue statement of a
material fact or omit to state a
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material fact
required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the
statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they
were made, not misleading.
4.7.2
The financial statements contained in the SEC Reports complied as
to form in all material respects, as of their respective dates of
filing with the SEC, with applicable accounting requirements and
the published rules and regulations of the SEC with respect thereto
have been prepared in accordance with GAAP (except, in the case of
unaudited financial statements, subject to normal year-end
adjustments consistent with GAAP), and fairly present, in all
material respects, the financial condition of Enpath as of the
respective dates indicated and the statements of operations, cash
flows and changes in shareholders’ equity of Enpath for the
periods that ended, except in the case of unaudited quarterly
financial statements that were or are subject to normal year-end
adjustments consistent with GAAP.
4.7.3
Except as set forth in Section 4.7.3 of the Disclosure
Schedule , Enpath has no liabilities or obligations of any
nature whatsoever (whether accrued, absolute, contingent, known,
unknown or otherwise), except for (a) liabilities disclosed in
the consolidated balance sheet of Enpath dated December 31,
2006 (including the notes thereto) or in the SEC Reports filed
prior to the date of this Agreement; (b) transaction expenses
and other liabilities incurred on behalf of Enpath under this
Agreement; (c) liabilities under any Material Contracts;
(d) liabilities or obligations incurred since
December 31, 2006 in the ordinary course of business
consistent with past practice that would not reasonably be expected
to have a Material Adverse Effect; (e) liabilities not required by
GAAP to be set forth or reserved on a consolidated balance sheet of
Enpath or in the notes thereto.
4.7.4
Enpath is not a party to any Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements. As
used herein, “ Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements ”
means with respect to any Person, any securitization transaction to
which that Person or its Subsidiaries is a party and any other
transaction, agreement or other contractual arrangement to which an
entity unconsolidated with that Person is a party, under which that
Person or
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