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AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER

Agreement and Plan of Merger

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Title: AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER
Governing Law: Delaware     Date: 3/20/2007
Law Firm: Skadden Arps;Akin Gump;Ballard Spahr    

AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER, Parties: infrasource services  inc company , quanta ms acquisition  inc , quanta services  inc
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Exhibit 2.1

Execution Version

AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER

BY AND AMONG

QUANTA SERVICES, INC. (PARENT)

QUANTA MS ACQUISITION, INC. (MERGER SUB)

and

INFRASOURCE SERVICES, INC. (COMPANY)

dated as of

March 18, 2007

 


 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Page

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE I THE MERGER

 

 

1

 

1.1

 

The Merger

 

 

1

 

1.2

 

Closing; Effective Time

 

 

2

 

1.3

 

Effects of the Merger

 

 

2

 

1.4

 

Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws

 

 

2

 

1.5

 

Directors and Officers of the Surviving Corporation

 

 

2

 

1.6

 

Directors and Officers of Parent

 

 

2

 

1.7

 

Additional Actions

 

 

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE II CONVERSION OF SECURITIES

 

 

3

 

2.1

 

Effect on Capital Stock

 

 

3

 

2.2

 

Surrender and Payment

 

 

3

 

2.3

 

Treatment of Stock Options; Restricted Stock; Company ESPP

 

 

6

 

2.4

 

Adjustments to Prevent Dilution

 

 

8

 

2.5

 

Withholding

 

 

8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE III REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF COMPANY

 

 

8

 

3.1

 

Organization and Standing

 

 

9

 

3.2

 

Subsidiaries

 

 

10

 

3.3

 

Corporate Power and Authority

 

 

10

 

3.4

 

Capitalization of Company

 

 

11

 

3.5

 

Conflicts; Consents and Approvals

 

 

11

 

3.6

 

Company SEC Reports and Financial Statements

 

 

12

 

3.7

 

Absence of Undisclosed Liabilities

 

 

14

 

3.8

 

Proxy Statement/Prospectus; Registration Statement

 

 

14

 

3.9

 

Compliance with Law

 

 

15

 

3.10

 

Litigation

 

 

15

 

3.11

 

Absence of Certain Changes or Events

 

 

16

 

3.12

 

Taxes

 

 

17

 

3.13

 

Employee Benefit Plans; ERISA

 

 

19

 

3.14

 

Environmental Matters

 

 

21

 

3.15

 

Insurance

 

 

22

 

3.16

 

Labor Matters; Employees

 

 

23

 

3.17

 

Title to Property and Equipment

 

 

24

 

3.18

 

Material Contracts

 

 

24

 

3.19

 

Intellectual Property

 

 

25

 

3.20

 

Disclosure Controls and Procedures and Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

 

 

26

 

3.21

 

Tax-Free Reorganization

 

 

26

 

3.22

 

Opinion of Financial Advisor

 

 

26

 

3.23

 

Brokerage and Finders’ Fees

 

 

27

 

3.24

 

Anti-takeover Provisions

 

 

27

 

3.25

 

Board Recommendation; Required Vote

 

 

27

 

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Page

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE IV REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF PARENT AND MERGER SUB

 

 

27

 

4.1

 

Organization and Standing

 

 

28

 

4.2

 

Corporate Power and Authority

 

 

28

 

4.3

 

Conflicts; Consents and Approval

 

 

29

 

4.4

 

Capitalization of Parent and Merger Sub

 

 

30

 

4.5

 

Parent SEC Reports and Financial Statements

 

 

31

 

4.6

 

Absence of Undisclosed Liabilities

 

 

32

 

4.7

 

Proxy Statement/Prospectus; Registration Statement

 

 

33

 

4.8

 

Compliance with Law

 

 

33

 

4.9

 

Litigation

 

 

33

 

4.10

 

Absence of Certain Changes or Events

 

 

34

 

4.11

 

Taxes

 

 

34

 

4.12

 

Employee Benefit Plans; ERISA

 

 

36

 

4.13

 

Environmental Matters

 

 

37

 

4.14

 

Insurance

 

 

38

 

4.15

 

Labor Matters; Employees

 

 

38

 

4.16

 

Intellectual Property

 

 

40

 

4.17

 

Material Contracts

 

 

40

 

4.18

 

Disclosure Controls and Procedures and Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

 

 

41

 

4.19

 

Tax-Free Reorganization

 

 

41

 

4.20

 

Rights Agreement

 

 

41

 

4.21

 

Opinion of Financial Advisor

 

 

41

 

4.22

 

Section 203 of the DGCL

 

 

42

 

4.23

 

Brokerage and Finders’ Fees

 

 

42

 

4.24

 

Board Recommendation

 

 

42

 

4.25

 

Required Vote by Parent Stockholders

 

 

42

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE V COVENANTS OF THE PARTIES

 

 

42

 

5.1

 

Acquisition Proposals

 

 

42

 

5.2

 

Mutual Covenants

 

 

46

 

5.3

 

Covenants of Company

 

 

50

 

5.4

 

Covenants of Parent

 

 

54

 

5.5

 

Stockholders’ Meetings

 

 

59

 

5.6

 

Preparation of the Proxy Statement/Prospectus and Registration Statement

 

 

61

 

5.7

 

BP LTIP Committee

 

 

62

 

5.8

 

Stock Exchange Listing

 

 

62

 

5.9

 

Publicity

 

 

62

 

5.10

 

Section 16 Matters

 

 

62

 

5.11

 

Certain Tax Matters

 

 

62

 

5.12

 

Affiliates Letter

 

 

63

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE VI CONDITIONS TO THE MERGER

 

 

64

 

6.1

 

Conditions to the Obligations of Each Party

 

 

64

 

6.2

 

Conditions to Obligations of Company

 

 

65

 

6.3

 

Conditions to Obligations of Parent and Merger Sub

 

 

65

 

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Page

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE VII TERMINATION; FEES AND EXPENSES

 

 

66

 

7.1

 

Termination by Mutual Consent

 

 

66

 

7.2

 

Termination by Either Parent or Company

 

 

66

 

7.3

 

Termination by Company

 

 

67

 

7.4

 

Termination by Parent

 

 

68

 

7.5

 

Effect of Termination

 

 

69

 

7.6

 

Fees and Expenses

 

 

69

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE VIII MISCELLANEOUS

 

 

71

 

8.1

 

Non-Survival of Representations and Warranties

 

 

71

 

8.2

 

Notices

 

 

71

 

8.3

 

Interpretation

 

 

72

 

8.4

 

Counterparts

 

 

72

 

8.5

 

Entire Agreement

 

 

72

 

8.6

 

Third-Party Beneficiaries

 

 

72

 

8.7

 

Governing Law

 

 

72

 

8.8

 

Remedies

 

 

73

 

8.9

 

Consent to Jurisdiction; Venue; Jury Trial

 

 

73

 

8.10

 

Assignment

 

 

74

 

8.11

 

Amendment

 

 

74

 

8.12

 

Extension; Waiver

 

 

74

 

8.13

 

No Presumption Against Drafter

 

 

74

 

8.14

 

Severability

 

 

74

 

Exhibit A            Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Surviving Corporation

Exhibit B            Form of Affiliates Letter

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INDEX OF DEFINED TERMS

 

 

 

 

 

Defined Term

 

Page

 

2003 Plan

 

 

6

 

2004 Plan

 

 

6

 

Acquisition Proposal

 

 

46

 

Action

 

 

15

 

Adjusted Option

 

 

6

 

Affiliates Letter

 

 

64

 

Agreement

 

 

1

 

Alternative Transaction Recommendation

 

 

45

 

Applicable Laws

 

 

4

 

Board

 

 

1

 

BP LTIP

 

 

21

 

Certificate of Merger

 

 

2

 

Change in Control of Parent

 

 

68

 

Change in the Company Board Recommendation

 

 

60

 

Change in the Parent Board Recommendation

 

 

60

 

Change of Recommendation Notice

 

 

45

 

Closing

 

 

2

 

Closing Date

 

 

2

 

Code

 

 

1

 

Company

 

 

1

 

Company Balance Sheet

 

 

13

 

Company Benefit Plans

 

 

19

 

Company Board Recommendation

 

 

27

 

Company Bylaws

 

 

9

 

Company Certificate

 

 

9

 

Company Common Stock

 

 

1

 

Company Disclosure Letter

 

 

8

 

Company Employee Agreement

 

 

19

 

Company Employees

 

 

56

 

Company Engagement Letters

 

 

27

 

Company ERISA Affiliate

 

 

19

 

Company ESPP

 

 

7

 

Company Material Adverse Effect

 

 

9

 

Company Material Contract

 

 

25

 

Company Option

 

 

6

 

Company Permits

 

 

15

 

Company Restricted Shares

 

 

7

 

Company SEC Documents

 

 

13

 

Company Stock Plans

 

 

6

 

Company Stockholder

 

 

3

 

Company Stockholder Meeting

 

 

59

 

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Defined Term

 

Page

 

Company Stockholders’ Approval

 

 

27

 

Company Subsidiaries

 

 

9

 

Company Termination Fee

 

 

69

 

Confidentiality Agreement

 

 

44

 

Confidentiality Agreements

 

 

44

 

Covered Proposal

 

 

69

 

Credit Agreement

 

 

10

 

Dark Fiber Confidentiality Agreement

 

 

44

 

Delaware Secretary of State

 

 

2

 

DGCL

 

 

1

 

Effective Time

 

 

2

 

Encumbrance

 

 

12

 

Environmental Laws

 

 

21

 

ERISA

 

 

19

 

Exchange Act

 

 

10

 

Exchange Agent

 

 

3

 

Exchange Ratio

 

 

3

 

FCPA

 

 

15

 

GAAP

 

 

13

 

Governmental Authority

 

 

12

 

Hazardous Substances

 

 

22

 

HSR Act

 

 

12

 

Indemnified Directors and Officers

 

 

58

 

Insurance Amount

 

 

58

 

Intellectual Property

 

 

25

 

Labor Agreements

 

 

23

 

Merger

 

 

1

 

Merger Consideration

 

 

3

 

Merger Sub

 

 

1

 

Merger Sub Bylaws

 

 

28

 

Merger Sub Certificate

 

 

28

 

Merger Sub Common Stock

 

 

3

 

Multiemployer Plan

 

 

20

 

New Plans

 

 

57

 

NYSE

 

 

13

 

Parent

 

 

1

 

Parent Balance Sheet

 

 

31

 

Parent Benefit Plans

 

 

36

 

Parent Board Recommendation

 

 

42

 

Parent Bylaws

 

 

28

 

Parent Certificate

 

 

28

 

Parent Common Stock

 

 

3

 

Parent Disclosure Letter

 

 

27

 

Parent ERISA Affiliate

 

 

36

 

Parent Limited Vote Common Stock

 

 

30

 

Parent Material Adverse Effect

 

 

28

 

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Defined Term

 

Page

 

Parent Material Contract

 

 

40

 

Parent Permits

 

 

33

 

Parent Proposal

 

 

28

 

Parent Required Vote

 

 

28

 

Parent Restricted Shares

 

 

7

 

Parent Rights Agreement

 

 

31

 

Parent SEC Documents

 

 

31

 

Parent Stock Options

 

 

30

 

Parent Stock Plan

 

 

30

 

Parent Stockholder Meeting

 

 

60

 

Parent Stockholders

 

 

30

 

Parent Subsidiaries

 

 

28

 

Parent Subsidiary

 

 

28

 

Parent Termination Fee

 

 

70

 

PBGC

 

 

20

 

Person

 

 

47

 

Property and Equipment

 

 

24

 

Proxy Statement/Prospectus

 

 

14

 

Registration Statement

 

 

15

 

Representatives

 

 

42

 

Returns

 

 

19

 

Sarbanes-Oxley Act

 

 

13

 

SEC

 

 

12

 

Securities Act

 

 

11

 

Stock Certificate

 

 

3

 

Subsidiary

 

 

9

 

Superior Proposal

 

 

46

 

Surviving Corporation

 

 

2

 

Taxes

 

 

19

 

Termination Date

 

 

67

 

WARN Act

 

 

23

 

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AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER

     This Agreement and Plan of Merger (this “ Agreement ”) is made and entered into as of March 18, 2007, by and among Quanta Services, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“ Parent ”), Quanta MS Acquisition, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent (“ Merger Sub ”), and InfraSource Services, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“ Company ”).

RECITALS

     WHEREAS, Parent, Merger Sub and Company desire that Parent acquire all of the capital stock of Company through the merger of Merger Sub with and into Company, with Company as the surviving corporation (the “ Merger ”), pursuant to which each share of Common Stock of Company, par value $0.001 per share (“ Company Common Stock ”), issued and outstanding at the Effective Time (as defined in Section 1.2), excluding shares of Company Common Stock owned by Parent, Merger Sub or Company (or any of their respective direct or indirect wholly owned subsidiaries), will be converted into the right to receive the Merger Consideration as defined in Section 2.1(b), all as more fully provided in this Agreement; and

     WHEREAS, the respective board of directors (each a “ Board ”) of each of Parent, Merger Sub and Company has determined that the Merger, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, is advisable, fair to and in the best interests of their respective stockholders; and

     WHEREAS, the Parent Board has resolved to submit to the stockholders of Parent for their approval the issuance of shares of Parent Common Stock (as defined in Section 2.1(b)) and the Company Board has resolved to submit this Agreement to the stockholders of Company for their approval; and

     WHEREAS, Parent, Merger Sub and Company desire to make those representations, warranties, covenants and agreements specified herein in connection with this Agreement; and

     WHEREAS, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, it is intended that the Merger will qualify as a reorganization under the provisions of Section 368(a) of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “ Code ”).

     NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises, and of the representations, warranties, covenants and agreements contained herein, Parent, Merger Sub and Company agree as follows:

ARTICLE I

THE MERGER

     1.1 The Merger . Upon the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement, and in accordance with the provisions of the Delaware General Corporation Law (the “ DGCL ”), Merger Sub shall be merged with and into Company at the Effective Time. As a result of the Merger, the separate corporate existence of Merger Sub shall cease and Company shall continue its existence as a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent under the laws of the State of Delaware.

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Company, in its capacity as the corporation surviving the Merger, is hereinafter sometimes referred to as the “ Surviving Corporation .”

     1.2 Closing; Effective Time . A closing (the “ Closing ”) shall be held at the offices of Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP, 1111 Louisiana Street, 44 th Floor, Houston, Texas 77002-5200, or such other place as the parties hereto may agree, as soon as practicable but no later than the third business day following the date upon which all conditions set forth in Article VI (other than those conditions that by their nature are to be satisfied or waived at the Closing, but subject to the satisfaction or waiver of those conditions) are satisfied or waived, or at such other date as Parent and Company may agree (such date, the “ Closing Date ”). As promptly as possible on the Closing Date, the parties hereto shall cause the filing with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware (the “ Delaware Secretary of State ”) of a certificate of merger (the “ Certificate of Merger ”) in such form as is required by and executed in accordance with Section 251 of the DGCL. The Merger shall become effective when the Certificate of Merger has been filed with the Delaware Secretary of State or at such later time as shall be agreed upon by Parent and Company and specified in the Certificate of Merger (the “ Effective Time ”).

     1.3 Effects of the Merger . From and after the Effective Time, the Merger shall have the effects set forth in the DGCL.

     1.4 Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws . The Certificate of Merger shall provide that at the Effective Time, (a) the Surviving Corporation’s Restated Certificate of Incorporation as in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be amended and restated in its entirety as of the Effective Time so as to read as set forth on Exhibit A hereto and (b) Merger Sub’s Bylaws in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be the Surviving Corporation’s Bylaws; in each case, until thereafter changed or amended in accordance with the respective terms thereof and the DGCL.

     1.5 Directors and Officers of the Surviving Corporation . From and after the Effective Time, the officers of Merger Sub shall be the officers of the Surviving Corporation and the directors of Merger Sub shall be the directors of the Surviving Corporation, in each case, until the earlier of their death, resignation, removal or until their respective successors are duly elected and qualified. On or prior to the Closing Date, Company shall deliver to Parent evidence reasonably satisfactory to Parent of the resignations of the directors of Company and, as requested by Parent, the officers of Company as directors and officers, such resignations to be effective as of the Effective Time.

     1.6 Directors and Officers of Parent . The directors and officers of Parent immediately after the Effective Time shall be the directors and officers of Parent immediately prior to the Effective Time, until such time as their death, resignation, removal or until their respective successors shall be duly elected and qualified, except that the Parent Board shall appoint three new directors, who are directors of Company selected by the Parent Board.

     1.7 Additional Actions . If, at any time after the Effective Time, the Surviving Corporation shall consider or be advised that any further deeds, assignments or assurances in law or any other acts are necessary or desirable to (a) vest, perfect or confirm, of record or otherwise, in the Surviving Corporation its right, title or interest in, to or under any of the rights, properties

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or assets of Company or (b) otherwise carry out the provisions of this Agreement, Company and its officers and directors shall be deemed to have granted to the Surviving Corporation an irrevocable power of attorney to execute and deliver all such deeds, assignments or assurances in law and to take all acts necessary, proper or desirable to vest, perfect or confirm title to and possession of such rights, properties or assets in the Surviving Corporation and otherwise to carry out the provisions of this Agreement, and the officers and directors of the Surviving Corporation are authorized in the name of Company or otherwise to take any and all such action.

ARTICLE II

CONVERSION OF SECURITIES

     2.1 Effect on Capital Stock . At the Effective Time, by virtue of the Merger and without any action on the part of Parent, Merger Sub or Company or their respective stockholders:

     (a) Each share of common stock, $0.001 par value, of Merger Sub (“ Merger Sub Common Stock ”) issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be converted into one (1) fully paid and nonassessable share of common stock, $0.001 par value, of the Surviving Corporation. Such newly issued shares shall thereafter constitute all of the issued and outstanding Surviving Corporation capital stock.

     (b) Subject to the other provisions of this Article II, each share of Company Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time (excluding any shares of Company Common Stock owned by Parent, Merger Sub or Company or any of their respective direct or indirect wholly owned subsidiaries (which shares shall be cancelled and shall cease to exist with no payment being made with respect thereto) shall be converted into 1.223 shares (the “ Exchange Ratio ”) of common stock of Parent, par value $0.00001 per share (“ Parent Common Stock ”) (such stock, the “ Merger Consideration ”). At the Effective Time, all shares of Company Common Stock shall no longer be outstanding and automatically shall be cancelled and shall cease to exist, and each holder of a certificate, or shares in book-entry form, that immediately prior to the Effective Time represented such shares of Company Common Stock (a “ Stock Certificate ”) shall cease to have any rights with respect thereto, except the right to receive the Merger Consideration.

     2.2 Surrender and Payment .

     (a)  Exchange Agent; Exchange Fund . Prior to the Effective Time, for the benefit of the shares of Company Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time that are held by any holder of share(s) of Company Common Stock (a “ Company Stockholder ”), Parent shall designate, or shall cause to be designated (pursuant to an agreement in form and substance reasonably acceptable to Company), a bank or trust company that is reasonably satisfactory to Company to act as agent for the payment of the Merger Consideration in respect of the Stock Certificates upon surrender of such Stock Certificates in accordance with this Article II from time to time after the Effective Time (the “ Exchange Agent ”). Parent will make available to the Exchange

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Agent, as needed, the Merger Consideration to be delivered in respect of the shares of Company Common Stock pursuant to Section 2.1(b), including cash in lieu of fractional shares in accordance with Section 2.2(e).

     (b) Exchange Procedure . As soon as reasonably practicable after the Effective Time, the Exchange Agent shall mail to each holder of record of a Stock Certificate (i) a form of letter of transmittal (which shall specify that delivery shall be effected, and risk of loss and title to the Stock Certificates held by such Company Stockholder shall pass, only upon proper delivery of the Stock Certificates to the Exchange Agent and, in the case of shares in book-entry form, any additional documents specified by the procedures set forth in the form of letter of transmittal and shall be in such customary form and have such other customary provisions as Parent may reasonably specify), and (ii) instructions for use in effecting the surrender of the Stock Certificates in exchange for the Merger Consideration. Upon surrender of a Stock Certificate in proper form for cancellation to the Exchange Agent or to such other agent or agents as may be appointed by Parent, together with such letter of transmittal, duly completed and validly executed, and such other documents as may reasonably be required by the Exchange Agent or Parent, the holder of such Stock Certificate shall be entitled to receive in exchange therefor (x) a certificate representing that number of whole shares of Parent Common Stock that such holder is entitled to receive pursuant to this Article II, (y) a check in the amount (after giving effect to any required tax withholdings) of (A) any cash in lieu of fractional shares plus (B) any unpaid non-stock dividends and (z) any other dividends or other distributions that such holder has the right to receive pursuant to the provisions of this Article II, and the Stock Certificate so surrendered shall be cancelled. In the event of a transfer of ownership of Company Common Stock that is not registered in the stock transfer books of Company, a certificate representing the proper number of shares of Parent Common Stock, together with a check for any cash to be paid upon surrender of the Stock Certificate and any other dividends or distributions in respect thereof, may be issued and paid to a Person (as defined in Section 5.2(d)(i)) other than the Person in whose name the Stock Certificate so surrendered is registered if the Stock Certificate shall be properly endorsed and otherwise be in proper form for transfer and the Person requesting such payment shall pay any transfer or other Taxes (as defined in Section 3.12(l)) required by reason of the payment to a Person other than the registered holder of the Stock Certificate or establish to the satisfaction of Parent that the Tax has been paid or is not applicable. No interest shall be paid or shall accrue on the cash payable upon surrender of any Stock Certificate.

     (c) Distributions with Respect to Unexchanged Shares; Voting .

     (i) To the fullest extent permitted by all laws, statutes, orders, rules or regulations promulgated, or judgments, decisions or orders entered, by any Governmental Authority (as defined in Section 3.5(e)), in each case, to the extent applicable (collectively, “ Applicable Laws ”), all shares of Parent Common Stock to be issued pursuant to the Merger shall be deemed issued and outstanding as of the Effective Time and if any dividend or other distribution is declared by Parent in respect of the Parent Common Stock, the record date for which is at or after the Effective Time, that declaration shall include dividends or other distributions in

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respect of all shares of Parent Common Stock issuable pursuant to this Agreement. No dividends or other distributions in respect of the Parent Common Stock shall be paid to any holder of any unsurrendered Stock Certificate until such Stock Certificate is surrendered for exchange in accordance with this Article II. Subject to the effect of all Applicable Laws, following surrender of any such Stock Certificate, there shall be issued and paid to the holder of the certificates representing whole shares of Parent Common Stock issued in exchange therefor, without interest, (A) at the time of such surrender, the dividends or other distributions (1) with a record date at or after the Effective Time and a payment date on or before such surrender with respect to such whole shares of Parent Common Stock and (2) not paid and (B) at the appropriate payment date, the dividends or other distributions payable with respect to such whole shares of Parent Common Stock with a record date after the Effective Time but with a payment date subsequent to surrender.

     (ii) To the fullest extent permitted by Applicable Laws, holders of unsurrendered Stock Certificates shall be entitled to vote after the Effective Time at any meeting of Parent Stockholders (as defined in Section 4.4) the number of whole shares of Parent Common Stock represented by such Stock Certificates, regardless of whether such holders have exchanged their Stock Certificates.

     (d) Stock Transfer Books . At the close of business on the day on which the Effective Time occurs, the stock transfer books of Company 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 Company Common Stock that were outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time. If, after the Effective Time, Stock Certificates are presented to the Surviving Corporation or the Exchange Agent for transfer or any other reason, they shall be cancelled and exchanged as provided in this Article II.

     (e) Fractional Shares . Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, no fractional shares of Parent Common Stock will be issued and any Company Stockholder entitled to receive a fractional share of Parent Common Stock but for this Section 2.2(e) shall be entitled to receive a cash payment (without interest) in lieu thereof, which payment shall be calculated by the Exchange Agent and shall represent such holder’s proportionate interest in a share of Parent Common Stock based on the net proceeds from the sale by the Exchange Agent on behalf of such holder of the aggregate fractional shares of Parent Common Stock that such holder otherwise would be entitled to receive. Any such sale shall be made by the Exchange Agent within five business days after the date upon which the Stock Certificate(s) (or affidavit(s) of loss and indemnity in lieu thereof) that would otherwise result in the issuance of such fractional shares of Parent Common Stock have been received by the Exchange Agent.

     (f) No Liability . Any portion of the Merger Consideration held by the Exchange Agent for payment to the holders of unsurrendered Stock Certificates that remains unclaimed one year after the Effective Time shall be delivered, at Parent’s option, to Parent (including any interest and other income resulting from investments of such Merger Consideration). Any stockholders of Company who have not theretofore

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complied with this Article II shall thereafter look only to Parent for delivery of any shares of Parent Common Stock and payment of any cash, dividends and other distributions in respect thereof payable or deliverable pursuant to Section 2.1, Section 2.2(c) and Section 2.2(e) upon due surrender of their Stock Certificate (or affidavits of loss and indemnity in lieu thereof), in each case, without any interest thereon. Notwithstanding the foregoing, none of Parent, Merger Sub, Company or the Exchange Agent shall be liable to any Person in respect of any cash properly delivered to a public official pursuant to any applicable abandoned property, escheat or similar law.

     (g) Lost Stock Certificates . If any Stock Certificate shall have been lost, stolen or destroyed, upon the making of an affidavit of that fact by the Person claiming a Stock Certificate to be lost, stolen or destroyed and, if required by Parent or the Surviving Corporation, the posting by such Person of a bond in such reasonable amount as Parent or the Surviving Corporation may reasonably direct as indemnity against any claim that may be made against it with respect to the Stock Certificate, the Exchange Agent shall issue in exchange for such lost, stolen or destroyed Stock Certificate the shares of Parent Common Stock and the cash and any unpaid dividends and other distributions that would be payable or deliverable in respect thereof pursuant to this Agreement had such lost, stolen or destroyed Stock Certificate been surrendered.

     (h) No Further Ownership Rights in Company Common Stock . The Merger Consideration paid in accordance with the terms of this Article II in respect of Stock Certificates that have been surrendered in accordance with the terms of this Agreement shall be deemed to have been paid in full satisfaction of all rights pertaining to the shares of Company Common Stock represented thereby.

     2.3 Treatment of Stock Options; Restricted Stock; Company ESPP .

     (a) As of the Effective Time, by virtue of the Merger and without any action on the part of the holders thereof, each option to purchase shares of Company Common Stock (a “ Company Option ”) granted under Company’s 2003 Omnibus Stock Incentive Plan (the “ 2003 Plan ”), or Company’s 2004 Omnibus Stock Incentive Plan, (the “ 2004 Plan ” and, together with the 2003 Plan, the “ Company Stock Plans ”), whether vested or unvested, that is outstanding and unexercised immediately prior to the Effective Time shall cease to represent a right to purchase shares of Company Common Stock and shall be converted into an option (an “ Adjusted Option ”) to purchase, on the same terms and conditions as applied to each such Company Option immediately prior to the Effective Time (including, without limitation, the same vesting conditions), the number of whole shares of Parent Common Stock that is equal to the number of shares of Company Common Stock subject to such Company Option immediately prior to the Effective Time multiplied by the Exchange Ratio (rounded down to the nearest whole share), at an exercise price per share of Parent Common Stock (rounded up to the nearest whole penny) equal to the exercise price for each such share of Company Common Stock subject to such Company Option immediately prior to the Effective Time divided by the Exchange Ratio; provided, that the exercise price and the number of shares of Parent Common Stock subject to such Adjusted Option shall be determined in a manner consistent with the requirements of Section 409A of the Code. Section 2.3(a) of the

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Company Disclosure Letter (as defined in Article III below) contains a true and complete list of the Company Options held by each option holder on the date of this Agreement and sets forth next to the name of each such holder (i) the number of Company Options such option holder holds on a grant by grant basis, (ii) the date on which such Company Options were granted, (iii) the exercise price and vesting schedule applicable to such Company Options and (iv) the circumstances pursuant to which the vesting of such Company Options will be accelerated. Except for the Company Options, no current or former employee, director or consultant of Company or any Company Subsidiary holds options or other rights to acquire Company Common Stock.

     (b) Each share of Company Common Stock that is subject to transfer and/or forfeiture restrictions under the Company Stock Plans immediately prior to the Effective Time (collectively, the “ Company Restricted Shares ”) shall, upon its conversion into the Merger Consideration pursuant to Section 2.1 hereof, continue to be subject to such restrictions (the shares of Parent Common Stock subject to such transfer and/or forfeiture restrictions after the Effective Time are hereafter collectively referred to as “ Parent Restricted Shares ”) and, upon the lapsing of such restrictions, Parent shall be entitled to withhold such amounts as may be required to be withheld under the Code and any applicable state or local tax law with respect to the lapsing of such restrictions; provided, that each holder of such Parent Restricted Shares may satisfy such withholding obligations by any approved method under the applicable Company Stock Plan. Section 2.3(b) of the Company Disclosure Letter contains a true and complete list of the Company Restricted Shares held by each holder thereof on the date of this Agreement and sets forth next to the name of each holder (i) the number of Company Restricted Shares such holder holds on a grant by grant basis, (ii) the date on which such Company Restricted Shares were granted, (iii) the vesting schedule pursuant to which the transfer and/or forfeiture restrictions on such Company Restricted Shares shall lapse and (iv) the circumstances pursuant to which the vesting of such Company Restricted Shares will be accelerated. Except for the Company Restricted Shares and except as set forth on Section 2.3(b) of the Company Disclosure Letter, no current or former employee, director or consultant of Company or any Company Subsidiary (as defined in Section 3.1(a)) holds restricted shares of Company Common Stock.

     (c) The Company Board shall take any and all actions reasonably necessary (including, without limitation, adopting any necessary plan amendment) to terminate all purchases of stock under Company’s 2004 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the “ Company ESPP ”) effective as of the last “Trading Day” of the “Offering Period” (as each such term is defined in the Company ESPP) that is in effect on the date of this Agreement and provide that no additional Offering Periods shall commence under the Company ESPP after the date of this Agreement. Company shall terminate the Company ESPP in its entirety immediately prior to the Closing Date.

     (d) As of the Effective Time, Parent shall assume the obligations and succeed to the rights of Company under the Company Stock Plans with respect to the Adjusted Options and the Parent Restricted Shares. Company and Parent agree that (i) except as disclosed on Sections 2.3(a) and (b) of the Company Disclosure Letter, Company Options and Company Restricted Shares shall not vest as a result of the Merger and (ii) prior to

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the Effective Time each of the Company Stock Plans shall be amended, if and to the extent necessary, to reflect the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including the conversion of the Company Options and Company Restricted Shares pursuant to Sections 2.3(a) and (b) above and the substitution of Parent for Company thereunder to the extent appropriate to effectuate the assumption of such Company Stock Plans by Parent. From and after the Effective Time, all references to Company (other than any references relating to a “Change in Control” of Company) in each Company Stock Plan and in each agreement evidencing any award of Company Options or Company Restricted Shares shall be deemed to refer to Parent, unless Parent determines otherwise.

     (e) Parent shall take all action necessary or appropriate to have available for issuance under an effective registration statement filed with the SEC a sufficient number of shares of Parent Common Stock for delivery upon exercise of the Adjusted Options.

     2.4 Adjustments to Prevent Dilution . In the event that Company changes the number of shares of Company Common Stock or securities convertible or exchangeable into or exercisable for shares of Company Common Stock, or Parent changes the number of shares of Parent Common Stock or securities convertible or exchangeable into or exercisable for shares of Parent 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.

     2.5 Withholding . Each of Parent and the Exchange Agent shall be entitled to deduct and withhold from the consideration otherwise payable pursuant to this Agreement such amounts as Parent or the Exchange Agent is required to deduct and withhold under the Code or any provision of state, local, or foreign Applicable Laws, with respect to the making of such payment. To the extent that amounts are so withheld by Parent or the Exchange Agent, such withheld amounts shall be treated for all purposes of this Agreement as having been paid to the person in respect of whom such deduction and withholding was made by Parent or the Exchange Agent, as the case may be.

ARTICLE III

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF COMPANY

     Except as set forth in the disclosure letter, or in a specific reference to a Company SEC Document (as defined in Section 3.6) filed and publicly available prior to the date of this Agreement referred to in such disclosure letter, delivered by Company to Parent at or prior to the execution and delivery of this Agreement (the “ Company Disclosure Letter ”) (each section of which qualifies the correspondingly numbered representation, warranty or covenant to the extent specified therein or in the referred to portion of the Company SEC Documents and such other representations, warranties or covenants to the extent a matter in such section is disclosed in such a way as to make its relevance to such other representation, warranty or covenant reasonably apparent; provided however , that any disclosures in a “Risk Factors” or similar section included in any Company SEC Documents shall not be deemed a qualification of any representation, warranty or covenant, or the matters expressly set forth on the Company Disclosure Letter or the

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exceptions in the definition of “Company Material Adverse Effect”), Company represents and warrants to Parent as follows:

     3.1 Organization and Standing .

     (a) Company is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware with full corporate power and authority to own, lease, use and operate its properties and to conduct its business as and where now owned, leased, used, operated and conducted. Each of the Subsidiaries listed on Section 3.1 of the Company Disclosure Letter (the “ Company Subsidiaries ”) is an organization duly organized, validly existing, and in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of organization with full entity power and authority to own, lease, use and operate its properties and to conduct its business as and where now owned, leased, used, operated and conducted. Each of Company and the Company Subsidiaries is duly qualified to do business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which the nature of the business conducted by it or the property it owns, leases or operates requires it to so qualify, except where the failure to be so qualified or in good standing in such jurisdiction would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect (as defined below). Company is not in default in the performance, observance or fulfillment of any provision of Company’s Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended (the “ Company Certificate ”), or Company’s Amended and Restated Bylaws (the “ Company Bylaws ”), each of which is in the form as filed and publicly available prior to date of this Agreement in the Company SEC Documents. Company has made available to Parent complete and correct copies of the certificates of incorporation and bylaws or similar organizational documents for each of the Company Subsidiaries.

     (b) For purposes of this Agreement, (i) “ Company Material Adverse Effect ” means a materially adverse effect on the financial condition, business, assets, properties or results of operations of Company and the Company Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, no matter how caused or how arising, except that no materially adverse effect may be caused solely by or arise solely from one or more of (A) changes to economic, political or business conditions affecting the economy or financial markets generally, (B) the occurrence of natural disasters of any type, (C) occurrence of war, acts of war, terrorism or similar hostilities or (D) changes in Applicable Laws, unless any such change or occurrence specified in clauses (A), (B), (C) or (D) materially and disproportionately affects Company and the Company Subsidiaries taken as a whole and (ii) “ Subsidiary ” means, with respect to any party, any corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture or other entity or enterprise, whether incorporated or unincorporated, of which (x) at least a majority of the securities or other interests having by their terms voting power to elect a majority of the directors or others performing similar functions with respect to such corporation or other entity is directly or indirectly beneficially owned or controlled by such party or by any one or more of its Subsidiaries, or by such party and one or more of its Subsidiaries, or (y) such party or any Subsidiary of such party is a general partner of a partnership or a manager of a limited liability company.

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     3.2 Subsidiaries . Except as set forth on Section 3.2 of the Company Disclosure Letter, Company does not own, directly or indirectly, any equity or other ownership interest in any corporation, partnership, joint venture or other entity or enterprise, other than the Company Subsidiaries. Company is not subject to any obligation or requirement to provide funds to or make any investment (in the form of a loan, capital contribution or otherwise) in any such entity or any other person. Company owns, directly or indirectly, each of the outstanding shares of capital stock (or other ownership interests having by their terms ordinary voting power to elect a majority of directors or others performing similar functions with respect to such subsidiary) of each of the Company Subsidiaries. Each of the ownership interests of each of the Company Subsidiaries is duly authorized and validly issued and is owned, directly or indirectly, by Company free and clear of all Encumbrances (as defined in Section 3.5(b)), other than pursuant to the Securities Pledge Agreements, entered into in connection with the Credit Agreement, dated June 30, 2006, among Company, InfraSource Incorporated, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as syndication agent, Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent, and the lenders party thereto (the “ Credit Agreement ”). There are no outstanding subscriptions, options, warrants, puts, calls, agreements, understandings, claims or other commitments or rights of any type relating to the issuance, sale or transfer of any securities of any of the Company Subsidiaries, nor are there outstanding any securities that are convertible into or exchangeable for any shares of capital stock or other voting securities or ownership interests of any of the Company Subsidiaries. Neither Company nor any of the Company Subsidiaries is a party to, or has any commitment to become a party to, any joint venture, off-balance sheet partnership or any similar contract (including without limitation any contract relating to any transaction or relationship between or among Company and any of the Company Subsidiaries, on the one hand, and any unconsolidated affiliate, including without limitation any structured finance, special purpose or limited purpose entity or Person, on the other hand, or any “off-balance sheet arrangement” (as defined in Item 303(a) of Regulation S-K promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “ Exchange Act ”))).

     3.3 Corporate Power and Authority . Company has all requisite corporate power and authority to enter into and deliver this Agreement, to perform its obligations under this Agreement, and, subject to approval and adoption of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated by this Agreement by the Company Stockholders, to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. The execution, performance and delivery of this Agreement by Company have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of Company, subject to adoption of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated by this Agreement by the Company Stockholders, and no other corporate proceedings on the part of Company are necessary to authorize or approve this Agreement or to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. This Agreement has been duly and validly executed and delivered by Company, and, assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery by Parent and Merger Sub, constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of Company enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, except that such enforceability (a) may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium or other similar laws affecting or relating to the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and (b) is subject to general principles of equity.

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     3.4 Capitalization of Company .

     (a) As of December 31, 2006, Company’s authorized capital stock consisted of (i) 120,000,000 shares of Company Common Stock, of which 40,233,869 shares were issued and outstanding (including 164,531 Company Restricted Shares issued under the Company Stock Plans), and (ii) 12,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $.001 per share, issuable in series, none of which were outstanding. At December 31, 2006, there were outstanding Company Options to purchase an aggregate of 2,230,989 shares of Company Common Stock and unvested restricted stock covering 164,531 shares of Company Common Stock (which were included in the outstanding shares). Since December 31, 2006, except as set forth on Section 3.4(a) of the Company Disclosure Letter, (i) no shares of Company Common Stock have been issued, except pursuant to Company Options outstanding on December 31, 2006, (ii) no Company Options have been granted, and (iii) no issuances are currently contemplated.

     (b) Other than as set forth in Section 3.4(a) (including the exceptions set forth in the last sentence of Section 3.4(a)) of this Agreement or Section 3.4(b) of the Company Disclosure Letter, there are no outstanding (i) shares of Company capital stock or Company voting securities, (ii) subscriptions, options, warrants, puts, calls, agreements, understandings, claims or other commitments or rights of any type relating to the issuance, sale, repurchase or transfer of any securities of Company, or (iii) securities that are convertible into or exchangeable for any shares of Company capital stock or Company voting securities, and neither Company nor any of the Company Subsidiaries has any obligation of any kind to issue any additional securities or to pay for, repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any securities of Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries or any of their respective predecessors. None of the Company Subsidiaries owns any Company capital stock, option or warrant to acquire Company capital stock or other interest determined by reference to the value of Company capital stock.

     (c) Each outstanding share of Company capital stock is, and each share of Company capital stock that may be issued will be, when issued, duly authorized and validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, and not subject to any preemptive or similar rights. The issuance and sale of all of the shares of capital stock described in this Section 3.4 have been in compliance with United States federal and state securities laws. Neither Company nor any of the Company Subsidiaries is obligated to register any securities under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (together with the rules and regulations thereunder, the “ Securities Act ”), or under any state securities law or granted registration rights to any individual or entity.

     3.5 Conflicts; Consents and Approvals . Neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement nor the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement in accordance with the terms hereof will:

     (a) conflict with, or result in a breach of any provision of, the Company Certificate or the Company Bylaws;

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     (b) violate, or conflict with, or result in a breach of any provision of, or constitute a default (or an event that, with the giving of notice, the passage of time or otherwise, would constitute a default) under, or entitle any Person (with the giving of notice, the passage of time or otherwise) to terminate, accelerate, modify or call a default under, or result in the creation of any lien, security interest, pledge, mortgage, charge, option, hypothecation, easement, restriction or other encumbrance (an “ Encumbrance ”) upon any properties or assets of Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries under, any of the terms, conditions or provisions of any note, bond, mortgage, indenture, deed of trust, license, contract, undertaking, agreement, lease or other instrument or obligation to which Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries is a party, except (i) the Credit Agreement, and (ii) the agreements set forth in Section 3.5(c) of the Company Disclosure Letter;

     (c) except as set forth on Section 3.5(c) of the Company Disclosure Letter, violate, or conflict with, or result in any change in the rights or obligations of any party under any of its Company Material Contracts (as defined in Section 3.18(a));

     (d) violate any order, writ, injunction, decree, statute, rule or regulation applicable to Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries or any of their respective properties or assets; or

     (e) except as set forth on Section 3.5(e) of the Company Disclosure Letter, require any action or consent or approval of, or review by, or registration or filing by Company or any of its affiliates with, any third party or any local, domestic, foreign or multinational court, arbitral tribunal, administrative agency or commission or other governmental or regulatory body, agency, instrumentality or authority (each of the foregoing, a “ Governmental Authority ”), other than (i) approval of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated by this Agreement by Company Stockholders, (ii) actions required by the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended (together with the rules and regulations thereunder, the “ HSR Act ”), (iii) registrations or other actions required under United States federal and state securities laws, (iv) compliance with any applicable requirements under stock exchange rules, (v) consents or approvals of any Governmental Authority, which are normally obtained after the consummation of this type of transaction, and (vi) the filing with the Delaware Secretary of State of the Certificate of Merger;

other than in the case of Sections 3.5(b), 3.5(c), 3.5(d) and 3.5(e) those exceptions that would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect.

     3.6 Company SEC Reports and Financial Statements .

     (a) Company has timely filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “ SEC ”) all forms and documents required to be filed by it since May 12, 2004 under the Exchange Act, including (A) its Annual Reports on Form 10-K, (B) its Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, (C) all proxy statements relating to meetings of stockholders of Company (in the form mailed to stockholders), and (D) all other forms,

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reports and registration statements required to be filed by Company with the SEC. The documents described in clauses (A)-(D) above, in each case as amended (whether filed prior to, on or after the date of this Agreement), are referred to in this Agreement collectively as the “ Company SEC Documents .” As of their respective dates or, if amended and publicly available prior to the date of this Agreement, as of the date of such amendment with respect to those disclosures that are amended, the Company SEC Documents, including the financial statements and schedules provided therein or incorporated by reference therein, (x) did not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading and (y) complied in all material respects with the applicable requirements of the Exchange Act, the Securities Act, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (the “ Sarbanes-Oxley Act ”) and other Applicable Laws, as the case may be, and the applicable rules and regulations of the SEC thereunder. None of the Subsidiaries of Company is subject to the periodic reporting requirements of the Exchange Act or required to file any form, report or other document with the SEC, The New York Stock Exchange (the “ NYSE ”), any stock exchange or any other comparable Governmental Authority.

     (b) The December 31, 2006 consolidated balance sheet of Company (the “ Company Balance Sheet ”) and the related consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income (loss), changes in stockholders’ equity and cash flows (including, in each case, the related notes, where applicable), as reported in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006 filed with the SEC under the Exchange Act, fairly present, and the financial statements to be filed by Company with the SEC after the date of this Agreement will fairly present, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position and the consolidated results of operations, cash flows and changes in stockholders’ equity of Company and its Subsidiaries as of the respective dates or for the respective fiscal periods therein set forth; each of such statements (including the related notes, where applicable) complies, and the financial statements to be filed by Company with the SEC after the date of this Agreement will comply, with applicable accounting requirements and with the published rules and regulations of the SEC with respect thereto; and each of such statements (including the related notes, where applicable) has been, and the financial statements to be filed by Company with the SEC after the date of this Agreement will be, prepared in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles (“ GAAP ”) consistently applied during the periods involved. Except as set forth on Section 3.6(b) of the Company Disclosure Letter, the books and records of Company and its Subsidiaries have been, and are being, maintained in accordance with GAAP and any other applicable legal and accounting requirements. PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP is an independent registered public accounting firm with respect to Company and has not resigned or been dismissed as independent public accountants of Company.

     (c) Since September 23, 2003, (A) except as set forth on Section 3.6(c) of the Company Disclosure Letter, the exercise price of each Company Option has been no less than the Fair Market Value (as defined under the terms of the respective Company Stock Plans under which such Company Option was granted) of a share of Company Common Stock as determined on the date of grant of such Company Option, and (B) all grants of

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Company Options were validly issued and properly approved by the Company Board (or a duly authorized committee or subcommittee thereof) in material compliance with Applicable Laws and recorded in Company’s financial statements referred to in Section 3.6(b) in accordance with GAAP, and no such grants involved any “back dating,” “forward dating” or similar practices with respect to the effective date of grant.

     (d) Since December 31, 2006, Company and the Company Subsidiaries have not entered into any futures, hedge, swap, collar, put, call, floor, cap, option or other contracts that are intended to benefit from or reduce or eliminate the risk of fluctuations in the price of commodities, or securities, interest rates or currencies, other than in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practices.

     (e) Neither Company nor any of the Company Subsidiaries has, since September 23, 2003, extended or maintained credit, arranged for the extension of credit, or renewed an extension of credit, in the form of a personal loan to or for any director or executive officer (or equivalent thereof) of Company as prohibited under Section 402 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.

     3.7 Absence of Undisclosed Liabilities .

     (a) Except (i) as and to the extent disclosed or reserved against on the balance sheet of Company as of December 31, 2006 included in the Company SEC Documents filed prior to the date of this Agreement or (ii) as incurred since the date thereof in the ordinary course of business consistent with prior practice, neither Company nor any of the Company Subsidiaries has any liabilities or obligations of any nature, whether known or unknown, absolute, accrued, contingent or otherwise and whether due or to become due, that would (x) be required by GAAP to be reflected on a consolidated balance sheet of Company and the Company Subsidiaries (or disclosed in the notes thereto) or (y) otherwise reasonably be expected to be material to Company and the Company Subsidiaries taken as a whole.

     (b) Since December 31, 2006, Company has not recorded, and does not expect to record, the reversal of any previously recognized profits, or the recognition of any losses, on any projects of Company or any Company Subsidiary that are individually or in the aggregate in excess of $5,000,000.

     (c) Since December 31, 2006 and through the date of this Agreement, Company and Company Subsidiaries have not deemed uncollectible or reserved for any accounts or notes receivable, except in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice.

     3.8 Proxy Statement/Prospectus; Registration Statement . None of the information to be supplied by Company for inclusion in (a) the joint proxy statement relating to the Company Stockholder Meeting (as defined in Section 5.5(a)) and the Parent Stockholder Meeting (as defined in Section 5.5(b)) (also constituting the prospectus in respect of Parent Common Stock into which Company Common Stock will be converted) (the “ Proxy Statement/Prospectus ”), to be filed by Company and Parent with the SEC, and any amendments or supplements thereto, or

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(b) the Registration Statement on Form S-4 (the “ Registration Statement ”) to be filed by Parent with the SEC in connection with the Merger, and any amendments or supplements thereto, will, at the respective times such documents are filed, and, in the case of the Proxy Statement/Prospectus, at the time the Proxy Statement/Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto is first mailed to the Company Stockholders and Parent Stockholders, at the time of the Company Special Meeting and the Parent Special Meeting and at the Effective Time, and, in the case of the Registration Statement, when it becomes effective under the Securities Act, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be made therein or necessary in order to make the statements made therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.

     3.9 Compliance with Law . Except as to matters involving Environmental Laws (as defined in Section 3.14(a)) or Hazardous Substances (as defined in Section 3.14(b)) to which Section 3.14 shall apply, Company and the Company Subsidiaries hold all franchises, grants, authorizations, licenses, permits, easements, variances, exemptions, consents, certificates, approvals and orders of all Governmental Authorities necessary for the lawful conduct of their respective businesses (the “ Company Permits ”), except for failures to hold such Company Permits that would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect. Company and the Company Subsidiaries are in compliance with the terms of the Company Permits, except where the failure so to comply would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect. The businesses of Company and the Company Subsidiaries are not being conducted in violation of Applicable Laws, except for violations that would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect. No investigation or review by any Governmental Authority with respect to Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries is pending or, to the knowledge of Company, threatened, nor has any Governmental Authority indicated in writing an intention to conduct any such investigation or review, other than, in each case, those the outcome of which would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect. Neither Company, any Company Subsidiary, nor, to the knowledge of Company, any director, officer, agent, employee or other person acting on behalf of Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries, has used any corporate or other funds for unlawful contributions, payments, gifts, or entertainment, or made any unlawful expenditures relating to political activity to government officials or others, or established or maintained any unlawful or unrecorded funds in violation of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended (the “ FCPA ”).

     3.10 Litigation . Except as to Taxes to which Section 3.12 shall apply and to matters involving Environmental Laws or Hazardous Substances to which Section 3.14 shall apply, and except as set forth on Section 3.10 of the Company Disclosure Letter, there is no suit, claim, action, proceeding, hearing, notice of violation, investigation or demand letter (an “ Action ”) pending or, to the knowledge of Company, threatened, against Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries or any executive officer or director of Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries that would, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect or that would be required to be disclosed in the Company SEC Documents. There is no outstanding order, writ, injunction, judgment, award, rule or decree against Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries or by which any property, asset or operation of Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries is bound or affected that would, individually or in the

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aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect. Since December 31, 2006 and through the date of this Agreement, Company and the Company Subsidiaries have not entered into any settlement or consent with respect to any pending litigation or other proceeding other than settlements (i) in the ordinary course of business not exceeding a $5,000,000 payment by Company or a Company Subsidiary with an unconditional release of Company, the Company Subsidiaries and its or their affiliates, as applicable, from any liabilities or, (ii) in the case of non-monetary settlements, which would not be reasonably likely to have an adverse impact in any material respect on the operations of Company and the Company Subsidiaries and, following the Effective Time, Parent and the Parent Subsidiaries.

     3.11 Absence of Certain Changes or Events . Except as set forth on Sections 3.11(a) through (h) of the Company Disclosure Letter:

     (a) Since December 31, 2006, there has not been any Company Material Adverse Effect or any event, change, effect or development that would, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect, except as contemplated in this Agreement;

     (b) Since December 31, 2006 and through the date of this Agreement, Company and the Company Subsidiaries have conducted their business and operated their properties in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice, except as contemplated in this Agreement;

     (c) Since December 31, 2006 and through the date of this Agreement, Company and Company Subsidiaries have not merged or consolidated with any other Person or acquired assets of any other Person for consideration in excess of $5,000,000, individually, and $50,000,000 in the aggregate or entered into a new line of business or commenced business operations in any country in which Company is not operating as of the date of this Agreement or made any offer or committed to do any of the foregoing;

     (d) Since December 31, 2006, there has not been any declaration, setting aside or payment of any dividend or other distribution with respect to any shares of capital stock of Company, or any repurchase, redemption or other acquisition by Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries of any outstanding shares of capital stock or other securities of, or other ownership interests in, Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries;

     (e) Since December 31, 2006, except as set forth on Section 3.11(e) of the Company Disclosure Letter, there has not been any amendment of any term of (i) any outstanding security of Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries or (ii) any Company Benefit Plan or Company Employee Agreement (as defined in Section 3.13(a)) of Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries;

     (f) Since December 31, 2006 and through the date of this Agreement, Company has not incurred any indebtedness for borrowed money, except indebtedness incurred and letters of credit issued under the Credit Agreement or in the ordinary course of business in accordance with the Credit Agreement;

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     (g) At the date of this Agreement, Company and Company Subsidiaries have not made or committed to make capital expenditures in excess of the aggregate consolidated budgeted amount set forth in Company’s fiscal 2007 capital expenditure plan as previously disclosed to Parent; and

     (h) Since December 31, 2006, there has not been any change in any method of accounting or accounting practice by Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries, except for any such change required because of a concurrent change in GAAP or to conform a Company Subsidiary’s accounting policies and practices to those of Company.

     3.12 Taxes . Notwithstanding any other provisions in this Agreement to the contrary other than Sections 3.6, 3.13 and 3.21, this representation contains Company’s sole representation regarding Taxes.

     (a) (i) Company and each of the Company Subsidiaries has timely filed, or sought and received an extension to file, all material United States federal, state and local and all foreign Returns (as defined in Section 3.12(k)) required to be filed by it, (ii) all such Returns were true, correct and complete in all material respects, (iii) Company and each of the Company Subsidiaries have paid or caused to be paid all Taxes (whether or not shown on such Returns as owing), except where the failure to pay such Taxes would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect, (iv) each of Company and the Company Subsidiaries has timely withheld and paid all material amounts of Taxes required to have been withheld and paid in connection with amounts paid or owing to any employee, creditor, independent contractor, shareholder or other third party, (v) except as set forth on Section 3.12(a)(v) of the Company Disclosure Letter, neither Company nor any of the Company Subsidiaries is currently the beneficiary of any extension of time within which to file any material Return, (vi) except as set forth on Section 3.12(a)(vi) of the Company Disclosure Letter, neither Company nor any of the Company Subsidiaries has any liability for the Taxes of any person (other than Company and the Company Subsidiaries) under Treasury Regulation Section 1.1502-6 (or any similar provision of state, local or foreign law), as a transferor or successor, by contract or otherwise, (vii) the charges, accruals and reserves for Taxes with respect to Company and the Company Subsidiaries reflected in the Company Balance Sheet are adequate under GAAP to cover Tax liabilities accruing through the date thereof, (viii) except as set forth on Section 3.12(a)(viii) of the Company Disclosure Letter, no deficiencies for any material amounts of Taxes have been asserted or assessed, or, to the knowledge of Company, proposed, against Company or any Company Subsidiary that have not been paid in full, (ix) except as set forth on Section 3.12(a)(ix) of the Company Disclosure Letter, there is no action, suit, proceeding, investigation, audit or claim underway, pending or, to the knowledge of Company or any Company Subsidiary, threatened or scheduled to commence, against or with respect to Company or any Company Subsidiary in respect of any material amount of Tax, and (x) except as set forth on Section 3.12(a)(x) of the Company Disclosure Letter, there is no outstanding order, writ, injunction, judgment, award, rule or decree against Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries related to any material amount of Tax.

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     (b) Neither Company nor any Company Subsidiary has requested or is the subject of or bound by any private letter ruling, technical advice memorandum, closing agreement or similar ruling, memorandum or agreement with any taxing authority with respect to any material Taxes, nor is any such request outstanding.

     (c) Each of Company and the Company Subsidiaries has disclosed on its Returns all positions taken therein that could give rise to a substantial understatement of Tax within the meaning of Section 6662 of the Code.

     (d) Neither Company nor any Company Subsidiary has entered into, has any liability in respect of, or has any filing obligations with respect to, any transaction that constitutes a “listed transaction,” as defined in Section 1.6011-4 of the Treasury Regulations.

     (e) Neither Company nor any Company Subsidiary will be required to include any material item of income in, or exclude any material item of deduction from, taxable income for any taxable period (or portion thereof) ending after the Closing Date as a result of any (i) change in method of accounting for a taxable period ending on or prior to the Closing Date under Section 481(c) of the Code (or any corresponding or similar provision of state, local or foreign Applicable Law) or (ii) “closing agreement” as described in Section 7121 of the Code (or any corresponding or similar provision of state, local or foreign Applicable Law) executed on or prior to the Closing Date.

     (f) Except as set forth on Section 3.12(f) of the Company Disclosure Letter, since September 24, 2003, neither Company nor any Company Subsidiary has undergone an “ownership change” pursuant to Section 382(g) of the Code.

     (g) Since September 24, 2003, neither Company nor any Company Subsidiary has been a distributing corporation or a controlled corporation for purposes of Section 355 of the Code.

     (h) The Company has made available to Parent correct and complete copies of (i) all U.S. federal income tax Returns of Company and the Company Subsidiaries relating to taxable periods ending on or after December 31, 2003, filed through the date of this Agreement, (ii) any audit report (or notice of proposed adjustment to the extent not included in an audit report) within the last three years relating to any material amounts of Taxes due from or with respect to Company or any of its Subsidiaries and (iii) any substantive and non-privileged correspondence and memoranda relating to the matters described in clauses (i) or (ii) of this Section 3.12(h).

     (i) Except as set forth on Section 3.12(i) of the Company Disclosure Letter, neither Company nor any Company Subsidiary has made any payment, is obligated to make any payment, or is a party to any agreement that could obligate it to make any payment that will not be deductible under Section 280G or 162(m) of the Code (or any corresponding provision of state, local or foreign Applicable Law).

     (j) Except as set forth on Section 3.12(j) of the Company Disclosure Letter, from December 31, 2006 until the date of this Agreement, neither Company nor any

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Company Subsidiary has made any change to any material method of Tax accounting, made or changed any material Tax election, authorized any indemnities for a material amount of Taxes, amended any Return (including by way of a claim for refund) such that the amended Return results in an overpayment or underpayment of a material amount of Taxes, or settled or compromised any material Tax liability.

     (k) “ Returns ” means returns, reports, forms or other documentation (including any additional or supporting material and any amendments or supplements) required to be filed with any Governmental Authority of the United States or any other relevant jurisdiction responsible for the imposition or collection of Taxes, including any information returns, claims for refunds, amended returns, or declarations of estimated Taxes.

     (l) “ Taxes ” means all taxes (whether United States federal, state or local or foreign) based upon or measured by income and any other tax whatsoever, including gross receipts, profits, sales, use, occupation, value added, ad valorem, transfer, franchise, withholding, payroll, employment, unemployment, net worth, social security, worker’s compensation, excise, or property taxes, together with any interest, penalties, additions to tax and additional amounts imposed with respect thereto.

     3.13 Employee Benefit Plans; ERISA.

     (a) Section 3.13(a)(i) of the Company Disclosure Letter contains a true and complete list of the Company Benefit Plans (as defined below). For purposes of this Agreement, “ Company Benefit Plans ” shall mean all material employee benefit plans or arrangements of any type (including without limitation, the Company Stock Plans, the Company ESPP and plans described in Section 3(3) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1976, as amended (“ ERISA ”)), sponsored, maintained or contributed to by Company or any trade or business, whether or not incorporated, which together with Company would be deemed a single employer within the meaning of Section 414(b), (c) or (m) of the Code or Section 4001(b)(1) of ERISA (a “ Company ERISA Affiliate ”) within six years prior to the Effective Time; provided, that the term “Company Benefit Plans” shall not include any Multiemployer Plan (as defined below) or union-sponsored welfare plan, and Section 3.13(a)(ii) of the Company Disclosure Letter lists each individual employment, compensation, severance or similar agreement with respect to which Company or any Company ERISA Affiliate has any current or future obligation or liability (“ Company Employee Agreement ”). With respect to each Company Benefit Plan, Company has provided or made available to Parent a true, correct and complete copy of such Company Benefit Plan, and, to the extent applicable, trust agreements, insurance contracts and other funding vehicles, the most recent Annual Reports (Form 5500 Series) and accompanying schedules, summary plan descriptions, and the most recent determination letter from the Internal Revenue Service. Company has provided or made available to Parent a true, correct and complete copy of (x) each Company Employee Agreement that has not been filed with the Company SEC Documents or (y) the form(s) of each Company Employee Agreement and has listed on Section 3.13(a)(ii) of the Company Disclosure Letter the name of each of the individuals who have signed such Company Employee Agreement by each type of form. All Company Employee

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Agreements referenced in clause (y) of the preceding sentence conform substantially to the form(s) of such Company Employee Agreements provided to Parent.

     (b) With respect to each Company Benefit Plan: (i) if intended to qualify under Section 401(a) or 401(k) of the Code, such plan has received a favorable determination letter from the Internal Revenue Service with respect to its qualification, and its related trust has been determined to be exempt from tax under Section 501(a) of the Code and, to the knowledge of Company, nothing has occurred since the date of such letter to adversely affect such qualification or exemption; (ii) each such plan has been administered in substantial compliance with its terms and Applicable Laws; (iii) neither Company nor any Company ERISA Affiliate has engaged in, and Company and each Company ERISA Affiliate do not have any knowledge of any Person that has engaged in, any transaction or acted or failed to act in any manner that would subject Company or any Company ERISA Affiliate to any liability for a breach of fiduciary duty under ERISA; (iv) except as set forth on Section 3.13(b)(iv) of the Company Disclosure Letter, no disputes, government audits, examinations or investigations are pending or, to the knowledge of Company or any Company ERISA Affiliate, threatened other than ordinary claims for benefits; (v) neither Company nor any Company ERISA Affiliate has engaged in, and Company and each Company ERISA Affiliate do not have any knowledge of any Person that has engaged in, any transaction in violation of Section 406(a) or (b) of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code for which no exemption exists under Section 408 of ERISA or Section 4975(c) of the Code or Section 4975(d) of the Code; (vi) all contributions due have been made on a timely basis; and (vii) except for outstanding awards under the Company Stock Plans and the Company ESPP, such plan may be terminated on a prospective basis without any continuing liability for benefits other than benefits accrued to the date of such termination. All contributions required under any Company Benefit Plan which have not been made have been properly recorded on the books of Company or a Company ERISA Affiliate.

     (c) Neither Company nor any Company ERISA Affiliate has incurred or taken any action that could reasonably be expected to cause it to incur any liability (i) on account of a partial or complete withdrawal (within the meaning of Sections 4205 and 4203 of ERISA, respectively) with respect to any multiemployer plan, as described in Section 3(37) of ERISA (a “ Multiemployer Plan ”), or (ii) on account of unpaid contributions to any such Multiemployer Plan. To the knowledge of Company, no Multiemployer Plan to which Company or any Company ERISA Affiliate contributes or is obligated to contribute is insolvent or in reorganization, within the meaning of Sections 4245 and 4241 of ERISA.

     (d) Neither Company nor any Company ERISA Affiliate has incurred or taken any action that could reasonably be expected to cause it to incur any liability to the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (the “ PBGC ”) as a result of the voluntary or involuntary termination of any Company Benefit Plan which is subject to Title IV of ERISA.

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     (e) No event has occurred with respect to a Company Benefit Plan that could reasonably be expected to result in liability to Company or any Company ERISA Affiliate which would have a Company Material Adverse Effect.

     (f) Except as set forth in Section 3.13(f) of the Company Disclosure Letter, (i) no present or former employees of Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries are covered by any employee agreements or plans that provide or will provide severance pay, post-termination health or life insurance benefits (except as required pursuant to Section 4980B of the Code or Part 6 of Title I of ERISA) or any similar benefits or has or will obtain a right to receive a gross-up payment from Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries with respect to any excise taxes which may be imposed upon such present or former employee pursuant to Sections 409A or 4999 of the Code or otherwise, (ii) neither the execution of this Agreement nor the consummation of the transactions shall cause any payments or benefits to any employee, officer or director of Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries to be either subject to an excise tax or non-deductible to Company under Sections 4999 and 280G of the Code, respectively, and (iii) neither the execution of this Agreement nor the consummation of the transactions shall result in, cause the accelerated vesting or delivery of, or increase the amount or value of, any payment or benefit to any employee, officer or director of Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries.

     (g) Section 3.13(g) of the Company Disclosure Letter (i) lists for each participant in the Blair Park Services, Inc. and Sunesys, Inc. Performance Unit Plan 2005-2008 (the “ BP LTIP ”) the applicable performance target(s) and (ii) describes the committee or person(s) administering the BP LTIP. The consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement will not accelerate the vesting or payment of awards granted under the BP LTIP to any employee of Blair Park Services, Inc. or Sunesys, Inc.

     3.14 Environmental Matters. Notwithstanding any other provision in this Agreement to the contrary other than in Section 3.6, this representation contains Company’s sole representation regarding matters involving Environmental Laws or Hazardous Substances. Except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect:

     (a) The businesses of Company and the Company Subsidiaries have been and are operated in compliance with all applicable federal, state and local statutes, ordinances, licenses, rules, orders, regulations, permit conditions, injunctive obligations and legal requirements relating to the protection of the environment and public health, including without limitation the common law and the Federal Clean Water Act, Safe Drinking Water Act, Resource Conservation & Recovery Act, Clean Air Act, Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act, and Emergency Planning and Community Right to Know Act, each as amended and currently in effect (together, “ Environmental Laws ”).

     (b) Neither Company nor any of the Company Subsidiaries has caused the generation, treatment, manufacture, processing, distribution, use, storage, discharge,

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release, disposal, transport or handling of any chemicals, pollutants, contaminants, wastes, toxic substances, hazardous substances, petroleum, petroleum products or any other substance regulated under any Environmental Law (together, “ Hazardous Substances ”), except in compliance with all Environmental Laws, and, to Company’s knowledge, no generation, treatment, manufacture, processing, distribution, use, storage, discharge, release, disposal, transport or handling of any Hazardous Substances has occurred at any property or facility owned, leased or operated by Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries except in compliance with all Environmental Laws.

     (c) Neither Company nor any of the Company Subsidiaries has received any written notice from any Governmental Authority or third party or, to the knowledge of Company, any other communication alleging or concerning any violation by Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries of, or responsibility or liability of Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries under, any Environmental Law. There are no pending or, to the knowledge of Company, threatened claims, suits, actions or proceedings with respect to the businesses or operations of Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries alleging or concerning any violation of, or responsibility or liability under, any Environmental Law. There is no outstanding order, writ, injunction, judgment, award, rule or decree against Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries related to any Environmental Law or Hazardous Substances.

     (d) Company and the Company Subsidiaries have obtained and are in compliance with all approvals, permits, licenses, registrations and similar authorizations from all Governmental Authorities under all Environmental Laws required for the operation of the businesses of Company and the Company Subsidiaries as currently conducted; and, to the knowledge of Company, there are no pending or threatened, actions or proceedings alleging violations of or seeking to modify, revoke or deny renewal of any of such approvals, permits, licenses, registrations and similar authorizations.

     (e) No claims have been asserted or, to the knowledge of Company, threatened to be asserted against Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries or against any Person (as defined in Section 5.2(d)) whose liability for any claim Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries has retained or assumed either contractually or by operation of law for any personal injury (including wrongful death) or property damage (real or personal) arising out of alleged exposure or otherwise related to Hazardous Substances.

     3.15 Insurance . Company has made available to Parent a true, complete and correct copy of each insurance policy of Company and each material insurance policy of the Company Subsidiaries currently in effect or the binder therefor. Company maintains insurance with reputable insurers for the business and assets of Company and the Company Subsidiaries against all risks normally insured against, and in amounts normally carried, by corporations of similar size engaged in similar lines of business. All premiums due on such policies have been paid, and there is no existing default or notice of non-renewal, except for such defaults or notices as would not constitute a Company Material Adverse Effect. Company maintains levels of self-insurance and reserves which Company believes are adequate to meet current liabilities.

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     3.16 Labor Matters; Employees.

     (a) Except, in each case, individually or in the aggregate, as would not reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect, (i) there is no labor strike, dispute, slowdown, work stoppage or lockout actually pending or, to the knowledge of Company, threatened against or affecting Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries and, during the past five years, there has not been any such action, (ii) neither Company nor any of the Company Subsidiaries have any knowledge of any current union organizing activities among the employees of Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries, (iii) Company and the Company Subsidiaries have each at all times been in compliance with all applicable laws respecting employment and employment practices, terms and conditions of employment, wages, hours of work and occupational safety and health, and are not engaged in any unfair labor practices as defined in the National Labor Relations Act or other Applicable Laws, ordinance or regulation and Company is not liable for any arrears of wages or any withholding taxes or penalties for failure to comply with any of the foregoing, (iv) there is no unfair labor practice charge or complaint against Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries pending or, to the knowledge of Company, threatened before the National Labor Relations Board or any similar state or foreign agency, (v) there is no grievance or arbitration proceeding arising out of any collective bargaining agreement or other grievance procedure relating to Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries, (vi) neither the Occupational Safety and Health Administration nor any other federal or state agency has threatened to file any citation, and there are no pending citations, relating to Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries, and (vii) there is no employee or governmental claim or investigation, including any charges to or by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission or any state employment practice agency, investigations regarding Fair Labor Standards Act compliance, audits by the Office of Federal Contractor Compliance Programs, Workers’ Compensation claims, harassment complaints, demand letters, or threatened claims. Section 3.16(a)(ii) of the Company Disclosure Letter sets forth a list, as of the date of this Agreement, of any material collective bargaining or similar agreement with any labor organization, or work rules, past practices, or implied contractual terms or agreements with any labor organization or employee association applicable to employees of Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries (collectively the, “ Labor Agreements ”) to which Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries is a party, and none of the employees of Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries are represented by any material labor organization except as set forth on Section 3.16(a)(ii) of the Company Disclosure Letter.

     (b) Since the enactment of the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act of 1988 (“ WARN Act ”), neither Company nor any of the Company Subsidiaries has effectuated (i) a plant closing affecting any site of employment or one or more facilities or operating units within any site of employment or facility of Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries, or (ii) a mass layoff (as defined in the WARN Act) affecting any site of employment or facility of Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries, nor has Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries been affected by any transaction or engaged in layoffs or employment terminations sufficient in number to trigger application

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of any similar state or local law, in each case that would reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect.

     (c) Neither Company nor any of the Company Subsidiaries has been suspended or debarred from doing business with the United States government, or state or local government entity, or is the subject of a finding of non-responsibility or ineligibility for United States government contracting, or contracting with a state or local government entity, and neither Company nor any of the Company Subsidiaries has, or is violating, Executive Order 11246 or its implementing regulations, with respect to any government contract, or any state or local law applicable to contracting with such governmental entity, and neither Company nor any of the Company Subsidiaries has been notified by one or more significant customers that Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries is not currently considered qualified by that customer or customers to perform or bid on work for that customer because of safety record concerns, except for any such disqualification that would not reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on Company or any material Company Subsidiary.

     3.17 Title to Property and Equipment. Except for goods and other property sold, used, leased, licensed or otherwise surrendered, relinquished or otherwise disposed of since December 31, 2006 in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice or as disclosed in Section 3.17 of the Company Disclosure Letter, as of the date of this Agreement, Company, directly or indirectly through the Company Subsidiaries, has good and marketable title to all of the property and equipment reflected in Company’s December 31, 2006 financial statements included in the Company SEC Documents (the “ Property and Equipment ”), free and clear of any Encumbrance, except: (a) Encumbrances reflected in the balance sheet of Company as of December 31, 2006 (or the notes thereto) included in the Company SEC Documents; (b) Encumbrances for taxes not yet due and payable; and (c) such imperfections of title, easements and Encumbrances that would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect. All leases and other agreements pursuant to which Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries leases or otherwise acquires or obtains rights affecting any real or personal property are valid, and effective, except where the failure to be valid or effective would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect; and there is not, under any such leases any event of default or event which with notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute a default by Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries that would reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect.

     3.18 Material Contracts.

     (a) Set forth in Section 3.18(a) of the Company Disclosure Letter or listed as an exhibit to Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006 or to any other Company SEC Document filed and publicly available between December 31, 2006 and the date of this Agreement is a list of each contract, lease, indenture, agreement, arrangement or understanding to which Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries is subject that is currently in effect and (i) is of a type that would be required to be included as an exhibit to a Form S-1 Registration Statement pursuant to the rules and regulations of the SEC if such a registration statement were filed by

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Company, (ii) which expressly limits the ability of the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries or would limit the ability of Parent or any of the Parent Subsidiaries (as defined in Section 4.1(a)) after the Effective Time, to compete in or conduct any line of business or compete with any Person or in any geographic area or during any period of time, in each case, if such limitation is or is reasonably likely to be material to the Company and the Company Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or, following the Effective Time, to Parent and any Parent Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, (iii) which requires them to deal exclusively in any material respect with any Person or group of related Persons, or (iv) which is a shareholder rights agreement or which otherwise provides for the issuance of any securities in respect of this Agreement or the Merger. Each contract, lease, indenture, agreement, arrangement, commitment or understanding of the type described in this Section 3.18(a), whether or not included as an exhibit to the Company SEC Documents, is referred to herein as a “ Company Material Contract ,” and for purposes of Section 5.3(xix) and the bringdown of Section 3.18(b) pursuant to Section 6.3(a), “Company Material Contract” shall include as of the date entered into any such contract, lease, indenture, agreement, arrangement, commitment or understanding that is entered into after the date of this Agreement. The Company has previously made available to Parent true, complete and correct copies of each Company Material Contract that is not included as an exhibit to the Company SEC Documents.

     (b) (A) All Company Material Contracts are the valid and legally binding obligations of Company and, to the knowledge of Company, each of the other parties thereto and are enforceable in accordance with their respective terms; (B) Company is not in material breach or default with respect to, and to the knowledge of Company, no other party to any Company Material Contract is in material breach or default with respect to, its obligations thereunder, including with respect to payments or otherwise; (C) no party to any Company Material Contract has given notice of any action to terminate, cancel, rescind or procure a judicial reformation thereof; and (D) except as set forth in the Company SEC Documents filed and publicly available prior to the date of this Agreement no Company Material Contract contains any provision that prevents Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries from owning, managing and operating the Property and Equipment of Company and the Company Subsidiaries in accordance with historical practices, except, in the case of each of (A)-(D) above, as would not reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect.

     3.19 Intellectual Property . Company or the Company Subsidiaries own, or are licensed or otherwise have the right to use, all patents, patent rights, trademarks, rights, trade names, trade name rights, service marks, service mark rights, copyrights, technology, know-how, processes and other proprietary intellectual property rights and computer programs (“ Intellectual Property ”) currently used in the conduct of the business of Company and the Company Subsidiaries, except where the failure to so own or otherwise have the right to use such Intellectual Property would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect. No Person has notified either Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries in writing and Company does not have any knowledge that their use of the Intellectual Property infringes on the rights of any Person, subject to such claims and infringements as do not, individually or in the aggregate, give rise to any liability on the part of Company and the Company Subsidiaries that would, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably

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be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect, and, to Company’s knowledge, no Person is infringing on any right of Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries with respect to any such Intellectual Property. No claims are pending or, to Company’s knowledge, threatened that Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries is infringing or otherwise adversely affecting the rights of any Person with regard to any Intellectual Property, except for claims that would, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect.

     3.20 Disclosure Controls and Procedures and Internal Control Over Financial Reporting . Company has established and maintains “disclosure controls and procedures” (as defined in Rules 13a-14(c) and 15d-14(c) of the Exchange Act) that are designed to provide reasonable assurance that information (both financial and non-financial) required to be disclosed by Company in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the rules and forms of the SEC and that all such information is accumulated and communicated to Company’s management as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure and to make the certifications of the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of Company required under the Exchange Act with respect to such reports. As of December 31, 2006, there were no “material weaknesses” in Company’s or any of the Company Subsidiaries’ internal controls as contemplated under Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. Company has disclosed, based on the most recent evaluation of its internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) of the Exchange Act) by its chief executive officer and chief financial officer, to Company’s auditors and the audit committee of the Company Board (a) any significant deficiencies in the design or operation of its internal control over financial reporting that are reasonably likely to adversely affect Company’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information and has identified for the Company’s auditors and audit committee of the Company Board any material weaknesses in its internal control over financial reporting and (b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Since the date of Company’s most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the knowledge of Company, no facts or circumstances have arisen or occurred that would be required to be disclosed to Company’s auditors or Company’s audit committee regarding (x) a significant deficiency in the design or operation of its internal control over financial reporting, (y) a material weakness in its internal control over financial reporting or (z) fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

     3.21 Tax-Free Reorganization . Neither Company nor, to the knowledge of Company, any of its affiliates has taken or agreed to take any action that would prevent the Merger from constituting a reorganization within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code.

     3.22 Opinion of Financial Advisor . The Company Board has received the written opinion of Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Company’s financial advisor, dated as of the date of this Agreement, to the effect that, as of the date of this Agreement, the Exchange Ratio is fair to the Company Stockholders from a financial point of view. A true, complete and correct copy of such opinion will promptly be delivered to Parent by Company solely for informational purposes after receipt thereof.

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     3.23 Brokerage and Finders’ Fees . Except for Company’s obligations to Citigroup Global Markets Inc., FMI Corporation, and Navigant Capital Advisors, LLC, neither Company nor any director, officer, employee or affiliate of Company, has incurred or will incur on behalf of Company or the Company Subsidiaries, any brokerage, finders’, investment banking or similar fee in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. True and correct copies of all agreements and engagement letters currently in effect with Citigroup Global Markets Inc., FMI Corporation, and Navigant Capital Advisors, LLC (the “ Company Engagement Letters ”) have been provided to Parent. Company is solely responsible for the fees and expenses of Citigroup Global Markets Inc., FMI Corporation, and Navigant Capital Advisors, LLC as and to the extent set forth in the Company Engagement Letters and has previously provided to Parent the method for calculating the fees payable under each Company Engagement Letter.

     3.24 Anti-takeover Provisions . Company and the Company Board have each taken all actions necessary to be taken such that no restrictive provision of any “moratorium,” “control share acquisition,” “fair price,” “interested stockholder,” “affiliate transaction,” “business combination,” or other similar anti-takeover statutes, laws or regulations enacted by the federal or any state government, including the State of Delaware and Section 203 of DGCL, or any applicable anti-takeover provision in the Company Certificate or the Company Bylaws of Company or in the certificate of incorporation or bylaws or comparable constituent documents of any Company Subsidiary, is, or at the Effective Time will be, applicable to Company, Parent, Merger Sub, Company Common Stock, this Agreement or the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

     3.25 Board Recommendation; Required Vote . The Company Board, at a meeting duly called and held, by unanimous vote has (a) determined that this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, including the Merger, are advisable, fair to and in the best interests of the Company Stockholders; (b) declared advisable and in all respects approved and adopted this Agreement, and the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including the Merger; and (c) resolved to recommend that the Company Stockholders approve and adopt this Agreement and the Merger (collectively, the “ Company Board Recommendation ”). The affirmative vote of holders of a majority of the outstanding Company Common Stock to adopt this Agreement and the Merger is the only vote of the holders of any class or series of capital stock of Company necessary to adopt this Agreement and approve the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including the Merger (the “ Company Stockholders’ Approval ”).

ARTICLE IV

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF PARENT AND MERGER SUB

     Except as set forth in the disclosure letter, or in a specific reference to a Parent SEC Document (as defined in Section 4.5(a)) filed and publicly available prior to the date of this Agreement referred to in such disclosure letter, delivered by Parent to Company at or prior to the execution and delivery of this Agreement (the “ Parent Disclosure Letter ”) (each section of which qualifies the correspondingly numbered representation, warranty or covenant to the extent specified therein or in the referred to portion of the Parent SEC Documents and such other representations, warranties or covenants to the extent a matter in such section is disclosed in such

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a way as to make its relevance to such other representation, warranty or covenant reasonably apparent; provided however , that any disclosures in a “Risk Factors” or similar section included in any Parent SEC Documents shall not be deemed a qualification of any representations, warranty or covenant, or the matters expressly set forth on the Parent Disclosure Letter or the exceptions in the definition of “Parent Material Adverse Effect”), Parent and Merger Sub jointly and severally represent and warrant to Company as follows:

     4.1 Organization and Standing . (a) Each of Parent and Merger Sub is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the state of Delaware with full corporate power and autho


 
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