AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER

Exhibit 2.1

EXECUTION VERSION

AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER

among

KHI PARENT INC.

KHI MERGER SUB INC.

and

HARMAN INTERNATIONAL INDUSTRIES, INCORPORATED

Dated as of April 26, 2007

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INDEX OF DEFINED TERMS

AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER

     AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER, dated as of April 26, 2007 (this “ Agreement ”), among KHI PARENT INC., a Delaware corporation (“ Parent ”), KHI MERGER SUB INC., a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent (“ Merger Sub ”), and HARMAN INTERNATIONAL INDUSTRIES, INCORPORATED, a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”).

     WHEREAS, the parties intend that Merger Sub be merged with and into the Company, with the Company surviving that merger on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement (the “ Merger ”);

     WHEREAS, the board of directors of the Company has (i) determined that it is in the best interests of the Company and its stockholders, and declared it advisable, to enter into this Agreement, (ii) approved the execution, delivery and performance by the Company of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, including the Merger and (iii) resolved to recommend adoption of this Agreement by the stockholders of the Company;

     WHEREAS, the board of directors of each of Parent and Merger Sub have approved this Agreement and declared it advisable for Parent and Merger Sub, respectively, to enter into this Agreement;

     WHEREAS, concurrently with the execution of this Agreement, and as a condition and inducement to the Company’s willingness to enter into this Agreement, each of the Guarantors is entering into a guarantee (each, a “ Guarantee ”) in favor of the Company with respect to certain of Parent’s obligations under this Agreement;

     WHEREAS, concurrently with the execution of this Agreement, and as a condition and inducement to Parent’s and Merger Sub’s willingness to enter into this Agreement, certain stockholders of the Company (the “ Electing Stockholders ”) are entering into an Election Agreement, pursuant to which the Electing Stockholders have irrevocably agreed to make a Parent Stock Election (as defined herein) and/or an Irrevocable Option Election (as defined herein) with respect to 1,700,000 shares of Company Common Stock (as defined herein) beneficially owned by the Electing Stockholders;

     WHEREAS, for U.S. federal income Tax purposes, it is intended that the exchange of Shares (as defined below) for shares of Parent Common Stock (as defined below) pursuant to the Merger and a Parent Stock Election and/or an Irrevocable Option Election, taken together with the Equity Financing (as defined below) of Parent, shall qualify as an exchange described in Section 351 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “ Code ”), which is undertaken pursuant to a single integrated plan; and

     WHEREAS, Parent, Merger Sub and the Company desire to make certain representations, warranties, covenants and agreements in connection with the Merger and the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and also to prescribe certain conditions to the Merger as specified herein.

     NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the representations, warranties, covenants and agreements contained herein, and intending to be legally bound hereby, Parent, Merger Sub and the Company hereby agree as follows:

ARTICLE I

THE MERGER

     Section 1.01 The Merger . At the Effective Time, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement and in accordance with the applicable provisions of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the “ DGCL ”), Merger Sub shall be merged with and into the Company, whereupon the separate corporate existence of Merger Sub shall cease, and the Company shall continue as the surviving company in the Merger (the “ Surviving Corporation ”) and a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent.

     Section 1.02 Closing . The closing of the Merger (the “ Closing ”) shall take place at the offices of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, 425 Lexington Avenue, New York, New York at 10:00 a.m., local time, on the date (the “ Closing Date ”) following the satisfaction or waiver (to the extent permitted by applicable Law) of the conditions set forth in Article VI (other than those conditions that by their nature are to be satisfied at the Closing, but subject to the satisfaction or waiver of such conditions) that is the earlier of (a) any Business Day during the Marketing Period as may be specified by Parent on no less than three Business Days’ prior notice to the Company and (b) the final day of the Marketing Period, or such other date or time specified by the parties in writing.

     Section 1.03 Effective Time . On the Closing Date, the Company shall cause the Merger to be consummated by executing, delivering and filing a certificate of merger (the “ Certificate of Merger ”) with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware in accordance with the relevant provisions of the DGCL and shall make such other filings or recordings required under the DGCL in connection with the Merger. The Merger shall become effective at such time as the Certificate of Merger is duly filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware, or at such later date or time as may be agreed by Parent and the Company in writing and specified in the Certificate of Merger in accordance with the DGCL (such time as the Merger becomes effective is referred to herein as the “ Effective Time ”).

     Section 1.04 Effects of the Merger . The Merger shall have the effects set forth in this Agreement and the applicable provisions of the DGCL.

     Section 1.05 Company Charter and By-laws of the Surviving Corporation .

          (a) The certificate of incorporation of the Company (the “ Company Charter ”) shall be amended as a result of the Merger so as to read in its entirety as set forth in Exhibit A , and, as so amended, shall be the certificate of incorporation of the Surviving Corporation until thereafter changed or amended as provided therein or by applicable Law, in each case consistent with the obligations set forth in Section 5.08.

          (b) The by-laws of the Company, as in effect as of immediately prior to the Effective Time, shall be amended and restated so as to read in their entirety as set forth in

Exhibit B , and, as so amended and restated, shall be the by-laws of the Surviving Corporation until thereafter amended in accordance with the provisions thereof, hereof and of applicable Law, in each case consistent with the obligations set forth in Section 5.08.

     Section 1.06 Directors . The directors of Merger Sub as of immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be the initial directors of the Surviving Corporation and shall hold office until their respective successors are duly elected and qualified, or their earlier death, resignation or removal.

     Section 1.07 Officers . The officers of the Company as of immediately prior to the Effective Time Date shall be the initial officers of the Surviving Corporation and shall hold office until their respective successors are duly elected and qualified, or their earlier death, resignation or removal.

     Section 1.08 Further Assurances . If at any time after the Effective Time the Surviving Corporation shall consider or be advised that any deeds, bills of sale, assignments or assurances or any other acts or things are necessary, desirable or proper (a) to 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, privileges, powers, franchises, properties or assets of either Merger Sub or the Company, or (b) otherwise to carry out the purposes of this Agreement, the Surviving Corporation and its proper officers and directors or their designees shall be authorized to execute and deliver, in the name and on behalf of either of Merger Sub and the Company, all such deeds, bills of sale, assignments and assurances and to do, in the name and on behalf of either Merger Sub or the Company, all such other acts and things as may be necessary, desirable or proper to vest, perfect or confirm the Surviving Corporation’s right, title or interest in, to or under any of the rights, privileges, powers, franchises, properties or assets of Merger Sub or the Company and otherwise to carry out the purposes of this Agreement.

ARTICLE II

CONVERSION OF SHARES; EXCHANGE OF CERTIFICATES

     Section 2.01 Effect on Capital Stock . At the Effective Time, by virtue of the Merger and without any action on the part of the Company, Parent, Merger Sub or the holders of any securities of the Company, Parent or Merger Sub:

          (a) Conversion of Company Common Stock . Subject to Section 2.03, each issued and outstanding share of Company Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time (each, a “ Share ”), other than (i) any Shares held by any direct or indirect wholly owned Subsidiary of the Company (the “ Remaining Shares ”), (ii) any Cancelled Shares (as defined herein) and (iii) any Dissenting Shares (as defined herein), shall be converted automatically into and shall thereafter represent the right to receive the following (together with any consideration provided for in Section 2.01(e), the “ Merger Consideration ”):

          (i) for each such Share with respect to which an election to receive Parent Common Stock (as defined herein) has been effectively made and not revoked

pursuant to Section 2.02 (each, an “ Electing Share ”), the right to receive one fully paid and non-assessable share of Parent Common Stock; and

          (ii) for each such Share other than Electing Shares, the right to receive in cash, without interest, $120.00 per Share (the “ Cash Election Price ”).

As of the Effective Time, all Shares that have been converted into the right to receive the Merger Consideration shall be automatically cancelled and shall cease to exist, and each holder of any such Shares shall cease to have any rights with respect to such Shares other than the right to receive the Merger Consideration for each such Share.

          (b) Parent, Merger Sub and Company-Owned Shares . Each Share that is owned, directly or indirectly, by Parent or Merger Sub immediately prior to the Effective Time, if any, or that is held in treasury by the Company immediately prior to the Effective Time (the “ Cancelled Shares ”) shall, by virtue of the Merger and without any action on the part of the holder thereof, be cancelled and shall cease to exist, and no consideration shall be delivered in exchange for such cancellation.

          (c) Conversion of Merger Sub Common Stock; Remaining Shares . At the Effective Time, by virtue of the Merger and without any action on the part of the holder thereof, each share of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of Merger Sub issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be converted into and become one validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable share of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Surviving Corporation and shall with the Remaining Shares (each of which shall be converted into and become such number of validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Surviving Corporation as shall be necessary to maintain relative ownership percentages) constitute the only outstanding shares of capital stock of the Surviving Corporation. From and after the Effective Time, all certificates representing the common stock of Merger Sub, if any, shall be deemed for all purposes to represent the number of shares of common stock of the Surviving Corporation into which they were converted in accordance with the immediately preceding sentence.

          (d) Shares of Dissenting Stockholders . Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, any issued and outstanding Shares held by a Person (a “ Dissenting Stockholder ”) who has not voted in favor of or consented to the adoption of this Agreement and has complied with all the provisions of the DGCL concerning the right of holders of Shares to require appraisal of their Shares (“ Dissenting Shares ”) shall not be converted into the right to receive the Merger Consideration as described in Section 2.01(a), but shall become the right to receive such consideration as may be determined to be due to such Dissenting Stockholder pursuant to the procedures set forth in Section 262 of the DGCL. If such Dissenting Stockholder withdraws its demand for appraisal or fails to perfect or otherwise loses its right of appraisal, in any case pursuant to the DGCL, its Shares shall be deemed to be converted as of the Effective Time into the right to receive the Merger Consideration for each such Share in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement (it being understood that if such Dissenting Stockholder withdraws its demand for appraisal or fails to perfect or otherwise loses its right of appraisal, in any case pursuant to the DGCL, following the Election Deadline (as defined herein) its Shares shall be deemed to be converted as of the Effective Time into the right to receive the Cash (

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Election Price for each such Share, without interest). At the Effective Time, any holder of Dissenting Shares shall cease to have any rights with respect thereto, except the rights set forth in Section 262 of the DGCL and as provided in the previous sentence. The Company shall give Parent prompt notice of any demands for appraisal of Shares received by the Company, withdrawals of such demands and any other instruments served pursuant to Section 262 of the DGCL and shall give Parent the opportunity to participate in all negotiations and proceedings with respect thereto. The Company shall not, without the prior written consent of Parent (not to be unreasonably withheld), make any payment with respect to, or settle or offer to settle, any such demands.

          (e) No Fractional Shares . Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, neither certificates nor scrip for fractional shares of Parent Common Stock shall be issued in the Merger. Each holder of Shares who otherwise would have been entitled to a fraction of a share of Parent Common Stock shall receive in lieu thereof cash (without interest) in an amount determined by multiplying the fractional share interest to which such holder would otherwise be entitled by the Cash Election Price. No such holder shall be entitled to dividends, voting rights or any other rights in respect of any fractional share of Parent Common Stock.

          (f) Adjustments . If at any time during the period between the date of this Agreement and the Effective Time, any change in the outstanding shares of capital stock of the Company, or securities convertible or exchangeable into or exercisable for shares of capital stock, shall occur as a result of any reclassification, recapitalization, stock split (including a reverse stock split) or subdivision or combination, exchange or readjustment of shares, or any stock dividend or stock distribution with a record date during such period (excluding, in each case, normal quarterly cash dividends), merger or other similar transaction, the Merger Consideration shall be equitably adjusted, without duplication, to reflect such change; provided that nothing in this Section 2.01(f) shall be construed to permit the Company to take any action with respect to its securities that is prohibited by the terms of this Agreement.

     Section 2.02 Election Procedures .

          (a) Parent Stock Elections; Option Elections .

          (i) Each Person who is a record holder of Shares on the Election Form Record Date (as defined herein), or who becomes a record holder of Shares during the period between the Election Form Record Date and the Election Deadline and has received the Election Form and related materials pursuant to Section 2.02(c), shall have the right to submit an Election Form specifying the number of Shares, if any, held by such Person that such Person desires to have converted into the right to receive Parent Common Stock (a “ Parent Stock Election ”). Any such record holder who fails properly to submit an Election Form on or before the Election Deadline (as defined herein) in accordance with the procedures set forth in this Section 2.02 shall be deemed to have not made a Parent Stock Election and thereby be entitled to the Cash Election Price for each such Share. Holders of record of Company Common Stock who hold such Company Common Stock as nominees, trustees or in other representative capacities may submit a separate Election Form on or before the Election Deadline with respect to each beneficial owner for whom such nominee, trustee or representative holds Company Common Stock.

          (ii) Each Person who is a holder of a Company Stock Option on the Election Form Record Date, or who becomes a holder of a Company Stock Option during the period between the Election Form Record Date and the Election Deadline and has received the Election Form and related materials pursuant to Section 2.02(c), shall have the right to submit an Election Form specifying the number of Company Stock Options held by such holder, if any, that such Person irrevocably commits to exercise (subject to any requirements with respect to method of exercise imposed by the Company in order to facilitate the implementation of this Section 2.02 and Section 2.03) immediately prior to the Effective Time and the corresponding number of Shares underlying such Company Stock Options that such Person desires to have converted into the right to receive Parent Common Stock, subject to proration as described in Section 2.03(c) in the event the total number of Electing Shares and Net Electing Option Shares in the aggregate exceeds the Maximum Election Number (an “ Irrevocable Option Election ”). Any such holder who fails properly to submit an Election Form on or before the Election Deadline in accordance with the procedures set forth in this Section 2.02(a)(ii) shall be deemed to have not made a Irrevocable Option Election and all of such holder’s Company Stock Options shall be treated in accordance with Section 2.05(a). The aggregate number of Shares subject to a Irrevocable Option Election made pursuant to this Section 2.02(a)(ii) is referred to as the “ Gross Electing Option Shares ”, and the “ Net Electing Option Shares ” shall mean the aggregate number of Shares that would be issued in the event the Company Stock Options covering the Gross Electing Option Shares were exercised on a net share basis ( i.e ., paying the exercise price of the Company Stock Options using the value of the shares of Common Stock underlying such Company Stock Options) at the Cash Election Price taking into account the exercise price and any required tax withholding. For the avoidance of doubt, and except for purposes of calculating the Proration Factor (as defined herein), Company Stock Options shall only be deemed exercised pursuant to this Section 2.02(a)(ii) (or the Election Form referred to herein) to the extent necessary to provide sufficient Net Electing Option Shares in order to satisfy the provisions of Sections 2.03(a), (b) and (c) hereof.

          (b) Appointment of Exchange Agent . Prior to the mailing of the Proxy Statement (as defined herein), Parent shall appoint a bank or trust company reasonably acceptable to the Company to act as exchange agent (the “ Exchange Agent ”) for the payment of the Merger Consideration.

          (c) Mailing of Election Form; Election Deadline . Parent shall prepare and direct the Exchange Agent to mail a form of election, which form shall be subject to the reasonable approval of the Company (the “ Election Form ”), with the Proxy Statement to the record holders of Company Common Stock and Company Stock Options as of the record date for the Company Meeting (the “ Election Form Record Date ”), which Election Form shall be used by each record holder of Shares who wishes to make a Parent Stock Election and by each holder of a Company Stock Option who wishes to make a Irrevocable Option Election; provided that the Company and Parent shall use commercially reasonable efforts to mail or otherwise make available the Election Form and related materials to all Persons who become record holders of Company Common Stock or Company Stock Options during the period between the Election Form Record Date and the Election Deadline for use by such holders who desire to make a Parent Stock Election. Any such holder’s Parent Stock Election or Irrevocable Option

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Election, as the case may be, shall have been properly made only if the Exchange Agent shall have received at its designated office, by 5:00 p.m. New York City time on the Business Day preceding the date of the Stockholders Meeting (the “ Election Deadline ”), an Election Form properly completed and signed and, in the case of a Parent Stock Election, accompanied by certificates for the Shares (unless such Shares are uncertificated) of Company Common Stock to which such Election Form relates, duly endorsed in blank or otherwise in form acceptable for transfer on the books of the Company (or by an appropriate guarantee of delivery of such certificates as set forth in such Election Form from a firm which is a registered national securities exchange or of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. or by a commercial bank or trust company in the United States as set forth in such Election Form, provided such certificates are in fact delivered to the Exchange Agent within five NYSE trading days after the date of execution of such guarantee of delivery).

          (d) Ability to Revoke Election Forms . Any Election Form (other than in connection with an Irrevocable Option Election) may be revoked by the stockholder submitting it to the Exchange Agent only by written notice received by the Exchange Agent prior to the Election Deadline. All Election Forms shall automatically be revoked if the Exchange Agent is notified in writing by Parent and the Company the Merger has been abandoned and this Agreement has been terminated. If an Election Form is revoked, the certificate or certificates (or guarantees of delivery, as appropriate), if any, for the Shares to which such Election Form relates shall be promptly returned to the stockholder submitting the same to the Exchange Agent.

          (e) Determination of Exchange Agent Binding . The determination of the Exchange Agent shall be binding as to whether a Parent Stock Election shall have been properly made or revoked pursuant to this Section 2.02 with respect to Shares and when elections and revocations were received by it. If the Exchange Agent determines that any Parent Stock Election was not properly made with respect to any Shares, such Shares shall be treated by the Exchange Agent as Shares which were not Electing Shares at the Effective Time, and, except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, such shares shall be exchanged in the Merger for the Cash Election Price pursuant to Section 2.01(a)(ii). If the Exchange Agent determines that any Irrevocable Option Election was not properly made with respect to any Company Stock Option, the Exchange Agent shall disregard such improper election and such Company Stock Option shall be treated in accordance with Section 2.05(a)). The Exchange Agent also shall make all computations as to the allocation and the proration contemplated by Section 2.03, and any such computation shall be conclusive and binding on the holders of Shares and Company Stock Options. The Exchange Agent may, with the mutual agreement of Parent and the Company, make such rules as are consistent with this Section 2.02 for the implementation of the elections provided for herein as shall be necessary or desirable fully to effect such elections.

     Section 2.03 Proration .

          (a) Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the maximum aggregate number of shares of Company Common Stock to be converted into the right to receive Parent Common Stock at the Effective Time, either pursuant to Parent Stock Elections or Irrevocable Option Elections, shall be equal to 8,333,333 (the “ Maximum Election Number ”).

          (b) If the total number of Electing Shares and Net Electing Option Shares, in the aggregate, is equal to or less than the Maximum Election Number, then (i) all Electing Shares shall be converted into the right to receive Parent Common Stock in accordance with the terms of Section 2.02(a)(i) and (ii) all Net Electing Option Shares shall be converted into the right to receive shares of Parent Common Stock through the exercise immediately prior to the Effective Time of the appropriate number of Company Stock Options subject to such holder’s Irrevocable Option Election pursuant to Section 2.02(a)(ii).

          (c) If the total number of Electing Shares and Net Electing Option Shares, in the aggregate, exceeds the Maximum Election Number, then the Electing Shares and the Net Electing Option Shares shall be converted into the right to receive Parent Common Stock or to receive cash in accordance with the terms of Section 2.01(a) or Section 2.05(a), as the case may be, in the following manner:

          (i) A proration factor (the “ Proration Factor ”) shall be determined by dividing the Maximum Election Number by the total number of Electing Shares and Net Electing Option Shares;

          (ii) The number of Electing Shares covered by each holder’s Parent Stock Election shall be converted into the right to receive such number of shares of Parent Common Stock as is equal to the product of (w) the Proration Factor times (x) the total number of Electing Shares covered by such holder’s Parent Stock Election (subject to the proviso in the following sentence). In addition, in the event that such holder also has made an Irrevocable Option Election, such holder shall have the right to receive an additional number of shares of Parent Common Stock as is equal to the product of (y) the Proration Factor times (z) the total number of Net Electing Option Shares covered by such holder’s Irrevocable Option Election; provided that in the event that the total number of shares of Parent Common Stock such holder would be entitled to receive pursuant to this Section 2.03(c)(ii) exceeds the number of Electing Shares covered by such holder’s Parent Stock Election (the amount of such excess, the “ Excess Shares ”), then (A) all of such holder’s Electing Shares shall be converted into Parent Common Stock and (B) the number of such holder’s Net Electing Option Shares as is equal to the number of Excess Shares shall be converted into Parent Common Stock through the exercise of an appropriate number of Company Stock Options subject to such holder’s Irrevocable Option Election pursuant to Section 2.02(a).

          (iii) All Electing Shares, other than those shares converted into the right to receive Parent Common Stock in accordance with Section 2.03(b)(ii), shall be converted into cash, as if such Shares were not Electing Shares, in accordance with the terms of Section 2.01(a)(ii).

          (iv) If a holder makes an Irrevocable Option Election but not a Parent Stock Election, then the number of such holder’s Net Electing Option Shares as is equal to the product of (x) the Proration Factor times (y) the total number of such holder’s Net Electing Option Shares shall be converted into Parent Common stock through the exercise of an appropriate number of Company Stock Options subject to such holder’s Irrevocable Option Election pursuant to Section 2.02(a).

          (d) In the event that Parent (i) changes (or establishes a record date for changing) the number of shares of Parent Common Stock issued and outstanding prior to the Effective Time as a result of a stock split, stock dividend, stock combination, recapitalization, reclassification, reorganization or similar transaction with respect to the outstanding Parent Company Stock or (ii) pays or makes an extraordinary dividend or distribution in respect of Parent Common Stock (other than a distribution referred to in clause (i) of this sentence) and, in either case, the record date therefor is prior to the Effective Time, the number of shares of Parent Common Stock included in the Merger Consideration shall be proportionately adjusted.

     Section 2.04 Exchange of Shares for Merger Consideration .

          (a) Exchange Agent . At or immediately subsequent to the Effective Time, Parent shall deposit, or shall cause to be deposited, with the Exchange Agent, for the benefit of holders of the Shares, (i) cash in U.S. dollars sufficient to pay the aggregate cash portion of the Merger Consideration pursuant to Section 2.01(a) and (ii) certificates representing the shares of Parent Common Stock to be issued pursuant to Section 2.01(a) (such cash and certificates for shares of Parent Common Stock, together with any dividends or distributions with respect thereto, being hereinafter referred to as the “ Exchange Fund ”).

          (b) Procedures for Surrendering Shares .

          (i) As soon as reasonably practicable after the Effective Time and in any event not later than the third Business Day following the Effective Time, the Exchange Agent shall mail to each holder of record of Shares whose Shares were converted into the right to receive the Merger Consideration pursuant to Section 2.01 and whose Shares have not previously been surrendered with the Election Form (A) a letter of transmittal which shall specify that delivery shall be effected, and risk of loss and title to the certificates that immediately prior to the Effective Time represented Shares (“ Certificates ”) shall pass, only upon delivery of Certificates to the Exchange Agent (and shall be in such form and have such other provisions as Parent and the Company may reasonably determine prior to the Effective Time) and (B) instructions for use in effecting the surrender of Certificates (or effective affidavits of loss in lieu thereof) or non-certificated Shares represented by book-entry (“ Book-Entry Shares ”) in exchange for the Merger Consideration.

          (ii) Upon surrender of Certificates (or effective affidavits of loss in lieu thereof) or Book-Entry Shares to the Exchange Agent together with such letter of transmittal, duly completed and validly executed in accordance with the instructions thereto, and such other documents as may customarily be required by the Exchange Agent, the holder of such Certificates or Book-Entry Shares shall be entitled to receive in exchange therefor the Merger Consideration into which the Shares represented by such Certificates (or effective affidavits of loss in lieu thereof) or Book-Entry Shares have been converted pursuant to this Agreement. In the event of a transfer of ownership of Shares that is not registered in the transfer or stock records of the Company, any cash to be paid upon, or shares of Parent Common Stock to be issued upon, due surrender of the Certificate formerly representing such Shares may be paid or issued, as the case may be, to such a transferee if such Certificate is presented to the Exchange Agent, accompanied

by all documents required to evidence and effect such transfer and to evidence that any applicable stock transfer or other similar Taxes have been paid or are not applicable.

          (iii) No interest will be paid or accrued for the benefit of holders of the Shares on the Merger Consideration payable upon the surrender of Shares pursuant to this Section 2.04.

          (iv) No dividends or other distributions, if any, with a record date after the Effective Time with respect to Parent Common Stock shall be paid to the holder of any unsurrendered Share which is being converted into shares of Parent Common Stock pursuant to Section 2.01(a) until such holder shall surrender such Share in accordance with this Section 2.04. After the surrender of a Share in accordance with this Section 2.04, such holder thereof shall be entitled to receive any such dividends or other distributions, without any interest thereon, which theretofore had become payable with respect to whole shares of Parent Common Stock represented by such Share.

          (v) The Surviving Corporation, Parent and the Paying Agent shall be entitled to deduct and withhold from the consideration otherwise payable under this Agreement to any Person such amounts as are required to be withheld or deducted under the Code, or any provision of U.S. state, local or foreign Tax Law with respect to the making of such payment. To the extent that amounts are so withheld or deducted and paid over to the applicable Governmental Entity, such withheld or deducted amounts shall be treated for all purposes of this Agreement as having been paid to such Person in respect of which such deduction and withholding were made.

          (vi) Until surrendered as contemplated by this Section 2.04, each Share (other than any Dissenting Shares, Cancelled Shares and Remaining Shares) shall be deemed at any time after the Effective Time to represent only the right to receive upon such surrender the applicable Merger Consideration into which the Shares shall have been converted pursuant to Section 2.01.

          (c) Closing of Transfer Books . At the Effective Time, the stock transfer books of the 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 that were outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time. If, after the Effective Time, Certificates are presented to the Surviving Corporation or Parent for transfer, they shall be cancelled and exchanged for the proper Merger Consideration pursuant to and subject to the requirements of this Article II.

          (d) Termination of Exchange Fund . Any portion of the Exchange Fund (including the proceeds of any investments in respect of the cash portion thereof) that remains undistributed to the former holders of Shares for one year after the Effective Time shall be delivered to the Surviving Corporation upon demand, and any former holders of Shares who have not surrendered their Shares in accordance with this Section 2.04 shall thereafter look only to the Surviving Corporation for payment of their claim for the Merger Consideration, without any interest thereon, upon due surrender of their Shares.

          (e) No Liability . Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, none of the Company, Parent, Merger Sub, the Surviving Corporation, the Paying Agent or any other person shall be liable to any former holder of Shares for any amount properly delivered to a public official pursuant to any applicable abandoned property, escheat or similar Law. If any Certificate shall not have been surrendered prior to the date on which the related Merger Consideration would, pursuant to applicable Law, escheat to or become the property of any Governmental Entity, any such Merger Consideration shall, to the extent permitted by applicable Law, immediately prior to such time, become the property of the Surviving Corporation, free and clear of all claims or interests of any Person previously entitled thereto.

          (f) Investment of Exchange Fund . The cash deposited with the Exchange Agent pursuant to Section 2.04(a) and any earnings thereon shall be invested by the Exchange Agent as reasonably directed by Parent; provided, however, that any investment of such cash shall in all events be limited to direct short-term obligations of, or short-term obligations fully guaranteed as to principal and interest by, the U.S. government, in commercial paper rated A-1 or P-1 or better by Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. or Standard & Poor’s Corporation, respectively, and that no such investment or loss thereon shall affect the amounts payable to holders of Certificates or Book-Entry Shares pursuant to this Article II. Any profit or loss, or interest and other income resulting from such investments shall be for the account of Parent and be paid to Parent on the earlier of one year after the Effective Time or full payment of the Exchange Fund.

          (g) Lost Certificates . In the case of any Certificate that has been lost, stolen or destroyed, upon the making of an affidavit, in form and substance reasonably acceptable to Parent, of that fact by the person claiming such Certificate to be lost, stolen or destroyed and, if required by Parent or the Paying Agent, the posting by such person of an indemnity agreement or, at the election of Parent or the Paying Agent, a bond in customary amount as indemnity against any claim that may be made against it or the Surviving Corporation with respect to such Certificate, the Paying Agent will deliver in exchange for such lost, stolen or destroyed Certificate an amount equal to the number of Shares represented by such lost, stolen or destroyed Certificate multiplied by the Merger Consideration.

          (h) No Further Ownership Rights . All Merger Consideration paid upon the surrender of Shares (or affidavits of loss in lieu thereof) in accordance with the terms of this Article II shall be deemed to have been paid in full satisfaction of all rights pertaining to the Shares.

     Section 2.05 Effect of the Merger on Company Stock Options, Company Restricted Shares and RSUs .

          (a) Each outstanding option to acquire shares of Company Common Stock (each, a “ Company Stock Option ”), whether or not then vested or exercisable, that is outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time shall, as of immediately prior to the Effective Time (and except for (x) Company Stock Options as to which the treatment in the Merger is hereafter separately agreed by Parent and the holder thereof in compliance with Section 5.01(c), which Company Stock Options shall be treated as so agreed and (y) Company Stock Options which are being exercised pursuant to an Irrevocable Option Election), become fully vested and, subject to

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the terms of the Company Stock Plans, be converted into the right to receive a payment in cash, payable in U.S. dollars and without interest, equal to the product of (i) the excess, if any, of (x) the Cash Election Price over (y) the exercise price per share of Company Common Stock subject to such Company Stock Option, multiplied by (ii) the number of shares of Company Common Stock for which such Company Stock Option shall not theretofore have been exercised. The Surviving Corporation shall pay the holders of Company Stock Options the cash payments described in this Section 2.05(a) on or as soon as reasonably practicable after the date on which the Effective Time occurs, but in any event within two (2) Business Days thereafter.

          (b) Immediately prior to the Effective Time, except as separately agreed by Parent and the holder thereof in compliance with Section 5.01(c), each award of restricted Company Common Stock (the “ Company Restricted Shares ”) shall vest in full and be converted into the right to receive the Merger Consideration in accordance with Section 2.01(a).

          (c) Immediately prior to the Effective Time, except as separately agreed by Parent and the holder thereof in compliance with Section 5.01(c), each restricted stock unit in respect of a share of Company Common Stock (collectively, the “ RSUs ”) shall vest in full and be converted into the right to receive the Cash Election Price in respect thereof, and the holder of any such RSU shall be paid as soon as reasonably practicable after the date on which the Effective Time occurs, but in any event within two (2) Business Days thereafter, an aggregate amount of cash as the holder would have been entitled to receive had such RSU been vested in full and settled immediately before the Effective Time.

          (d) The Surviving Corporation shall be entitled to deduct and withhold from the amounts otherwise payable pursuant to this Section 2.05 to any holder of Company Stock Options, Company Restricted Shares or RSUs such amounts as the Surviving Corporation is required to deduct and withhold with respect to the making of such payment under the Code, or any provision of state, or local Tax Law, and the Surviving Corporation shall make any required filings with and payments to Tax authorities relating to any such deduction or withholding. To the extent that amounts are so deducted and withheld by the Surviving Corporation, such withheld amounts shall be treated for all purposes of this Agreement as having been paid to the holder of the Company Stock Options, Company Restricted Shares or RSUs in respect of which such deduction and withholding was made by the Surviving Corporation.

          (e) The board of directors of the Company (or the appropriate committee thereof) shall take the actions necessary to effectuate the foregoing provisions of this Section 2.05.

ARTICLE III

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY

     Except (i) as disclosed in, and reasonably apparent from, any report, schedule, form or other document filed with, or furnished to, the SEC and publicly available prior to the date of this Agreement (collectively, the “ Filed SEC Documents ”) and only as and to the extent disclosed therein (other than any forward-looking disclosures set forth in any risk factor section, any disclosures in any section relating to forward-looking statements and any other similar

disclosures included therein to the extent they are primarily cautionary in nature) ( provided that, in no event shall any disclosure in any Filed SEC Documents qualify or limit the representations and warranties of the Company set forth in Section 3.02(a), 3.04(a) or 3.11(b)(ii) of this Agreement), or (ii) as disclosed in the disclosure letter delivered by the Company to Parent immediately prior to the execution of this Agreement (the “ Company Disclosure Letter ”, it being agreed that disclosure of any item in any section of the Company Disclosure Letter shall also be deemed disclosure with respect to any other section of this Agreement to which the relevance of such item is reasonably apparent; provided that no such disclosure shall be deemed to qualify or limit the representations and warranties of the Company set forth in 3.11(b)(ii) of this Agreement unless expressly set forth in Section 3.11(b) of the Company Disclosure Letter), the Company represents and warrants to Parent and Merger Sub as follows:

     Section 3.01 Qualification, Organization, Subsidiaries, etc.

          (a) Each of the Company and its Significant Subsidiaries (as defined below) is a legal entity duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of its respective jurisdiction of organization. Each of the Company and its Significant Subsidiaries has all requisite corporate, partnership or similar power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and assets and to carry on its business as presently conducted.

          (b) Each of the Company and its Subsidiaries is duly qualified to do business and is in good standing as a foreign corporation (or other legal entity) in each jurisdiction where the ownership, leasing or operation of its assets or properties or conduct of its business requires such qualification, except where the failure to be so qualified or in good standing would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Company Material Adverse Effect. The organizational or governing documents of the Company and each of its Significant Subsidiaries are in full force and effect. Neither the Company nor any Significant Subsidiary is in violation of its organizational or governing documents.

          (c) As used in this Agreement, any reference to any fact, circumstance, event, change, effect or occurrence having a “ Company Material Adverse Effect ” means any fact, circumstance, event, change, effect or occurrence that, individually or in the aggregate with all other facts, circumstances, events, changes, effects, or occurrences, (1) has or would be reasonably expected to have a material adverse effect on or with respect to the business, results of operation or financial condition of the Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole, or (2) that prevents or materially delays or materially impairs the ability of the Company to consummate the Merger, provided, however, that a Company Material Adverse Effect shall not include facts, circumstances, events, changes, effects or occurrences (i) generally affecting the consumer or professional audio, automotive audio, information, entertainment or infotainment industries, or the economy or the financial, credit or securities markets, in the United States or other countries in which the Company or its Subsidiaries operate, including effects on such industries, economy or markets resulting from any regulatory and political conditions or developments in general, or any outbreak or escalation of hostilities, declared or undeclared acts of war or terrorism (other than any of the foregoing that causes any damage or destruction to or renders physically unusable or inaccessible any facility or property of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries); (ii) reflecting or resulting from changes in Law or GAAP (or authoritative interpretations thereof); (iii) resulting from actions of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries

which Parent has expressly requested or to which Parent has expressly consented; (iv) to the extent resulting from the announcement of the Merger or the proposal thereof or this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, including any lawsuit related thereto or any loss or threatened loss of or adverse change or threatened adverse change, in each case resulting therefrom, in the relationship of the Company or its Subsidiaries with its customers, suppliers, employees or others; (v) resulting from changes in the market price or trading volume of the Company’s securities or from the failure of the Company to meet internal or public projections, forecasts or estimates provided that the exceptions in this clause (v) are strictly limited to any such change or failure in and of itself and shall not prevent or otherwise affect a determination that any fact, circumstance, event, change, effect or occurrence underlying such change or such failure has resulted in, or contributed to, a Company Material Adverse Effect; or (vi) resulting from the suspension of trading in securities generally on the NYSE; except to the extent that, with respect to clauses (i) and (ii), the impact of such fact, circumstance, event, change, effect or occurrence is disproportionately adverse to the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.

     Section 3.02 Capital Stock .

          (a) The authorized capital stock of the Company consists of 200,000,000 shares of common stock, $0.01 par value per share (“ Company Common Stock ”), and 5,000,000 shares of preferred stock, $0.01 par value per share (“ Authorized Preferred Stock ”), 500,000 of which have been designated as Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock (the “ Series A Preferred Stock ”) reserved for issuance in connection with the rights (the “ Rights ”) issued under the Company’s Rights Agreement, dated as of December 13, 1999, by and between the Company and Mellon Investor Services LLC (formerly known as ChaseMellon Shareholder Services, L.L.C.), as Rights Agent (the “ Rights Agreement ”). As of the close of business on April 24, 2007 (the “ Capitalization Date ”), (i) 65,159,777 shares of Company Common Stock were issued and outstanding, including 12,000 Company Restricted Shares outstanding pursuant to awards granted under the Company Stock Plans, (ii) 18,198,082 shares of Company Common Stock were held by the Company in its treasury, (iii) (A) there were 2,888,512 shares of Company Common Stock underlying outstanding Company Stock Options, such Company Stock Options having a weighted average exercise price as of the Capitalization Date of $50.95, (B) there were 25,000 shares of Company Common Stock underlying outstanding RSUs and (C) 3,983,873 additional shares of Company Common Stock were reserved for issuance for future grants pursuant to the Company Stock Plans and (iv) no shares of Preferred Stock were issued or outstanding. All outstanding shares of Company Common Stock, and all shares of Company Common Stock reserved for issuance as noted in clause (iii) of the foregoing sentence, when issued in accordance with the respective terms thereof, are or will be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable and free of pre-emptive or similar rights. No Subsidiary of the Company owns any Company Common Stock. Section 3.02(a) of the Company Disclosure Letter lists, as of the date of this Agreement, each outstanding Company Stock Option and the exercise price thereof.

          (b) Except as set forth in subsection (a) above, (i) as of the date of this Agreement, the Company does not have any shares of its capital stock issued or outstanding other than shares of Company Common Stock that have become outstanding after the Capitalization Date upon exercise of Company Stock Options outstanding as of such date or upon vesting or payment with respect to RSUs and (ii) there are no outstanding subscriptions,

options, warrants, calls, convertible securities, stock-based performance units or other similar rights, agreements or commitments relating to the issuance of capital stock or other equity interests to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party obligating the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to (A) issue, transfer or sell any shares of capital stock or other equity interests of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or securities convertible into or exchangeable for such shares or equity interests, (B) issue, grant, extend or enter into any such subscription, option, warrant, call, convertible securities or other similar right, agreement or arrangement, (C) redeem or otherwise acquire any such shares of capital stock or other equity interests or (D) provide a material amount of funds to, or make any material investment (in the form of a loan, capital contribution or otherwise) in, the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company.

          (c) Except for the awards to acquire shares of Company Common Stock under the Company Stock Plans, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has outstanding bonds, debentures, notes or other obligations, the holders of which have the right to vote (or which are convertible into or exercisable for securities having the right to vote) with the stockholders of the Company on any matter.

          (d) There are no shareholder agreements, voting trusts or other agreements or understandings to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party with respect to the voting, registration, redemption, repurchase or disposition of the capital stock or other equity interest of the Company or any of its Significant Subsidiaries.

     Section 3.03 Subsidiaries . All equity interests (including partnership interests and limited liability company interests) of the Company’s Subsidiaries held by the Company or by any other Subsidiary have been duly and validly authorized and are validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable and were not issued in violation of any preemptive or similar rights, purchase option, call or right of first refusal or similar rights. All such equity interests owned by the Company or its Subsidiaries are free and clear of any Liens, other than restrictions on transfer imposed by applicable Law. Except for its interests in Subsidiaries of the Company, the Company does not own, directly or indirectly, 5% or more of the outstanding capital stock of, or other equity interests, in any Person, or any options, warrants, rights or securities convertible, exchangeable or exercisable therefor.

     Section 3.04 Corporate Authority Relative to This Agreement; No Violation .

          (a) The Company has the requisite corporate power and authority to enter into and perform its obligations under this Agreement and, subject to receipt of the Company Stockholder Approval, to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly and validly authorized by the board of directors of the Company and, except for (i) the Company Stockholder Approval and (ii) the filing of the Certificate of Merger with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware, no other corporate proceedings on the part of the Company are necessary to authorize the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby. Subject to Section 5.02(d), the board of directors of the Company has unanimously, by resolutions duly adopted at a meeting duly called and held, (x) approved and declared advisable this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, (y) determined that the terms of this Agreement are fair to, and in the best interests of, the Company

and its stockholders and (z) resolved to recommend that the Company’s stockholders vote in favor of adoption of this Agreement (the “ Recommendation ”). This Agreement has been duly and validly executed and delivered by the Company and, assuming this Agreement constitutes the valid and binding agreement of Parent and Merger Sub, constitutes the valid and binding agreement of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, subject to the effects of bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, moratorium and other similar Laws relating to or affecting creditors’ rights generally, general equitable principles (whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at Law) and any implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing.

          (b) Other than in connection or in compliance with (i) the DGCL, or any applicable Delaware anti-takeover or investor protection statute, (ii) the applicable requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “ Securities Act ”), and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “ Exchange Act ”), and any related filings or approvals under applicable state securities Laws, (iii) the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder (the “ HSR Act ”) and the applicable Laws relating to antitrust matters or regulating competition of jurisdictions other than the United States set forth in Section 3.04(b) of the Company Disclosure Letter, and (iv) the approvals set forth on Section 3.04(b) of the Company Disclosure Letter (collectively, the “ Company Approvals ”), no authorization, consent, approval or order of, or filing with, or notice to, any United States or foreign governmental or regulatory agency, commission, court, body, entity or authority (each, a “ Governmental Entity ”) is necessary, under applicable Law, in connection with the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by the Company or the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated hereby, except for such authorizations, consents, approvals, orders, filings or notices that, if not obtained or made, would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Company Material Adverse Effect.

          (c) The execution, delivery and performance by the Company of this Agreement does not, and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and compliance with the provisions hereof by the Company will not, (i) result in any breach or violation of, or default (with or without notice or lapse of time, or both) under, require consent under, or give rise to a right of termination, cancellation, modification or acceleration of any obligation or to the loss of any benefit under any loan, guarantee of indebtedness or credit agreement, note, bond, mortgage, indenture, lease, agreement, contract, purchase or sale order, instrument, permit, Company Permit, concession, franchise, right or license binding upon the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or result in the creation of any liens, claims, mortgages, encumbrances, pledges, security interests, equities or charges of any kind (each, a “ Lien ”) upon any of the properties, assets or rights of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, (ii) conflict with or result in any violation of any provision of the Company Charter or the Company’s by-laws, (iii) conflict with or result in any violation of any provision of the certificate or articles of incorporation or by-laws or other equivalent organizational document of any of the Company’s Subsidiaries or (iv) assuming that the consents and approvals referred to in Section 3.04(b)(i)-(iv) are duly obtained, conflict with or violate any applicable Laws, other than, in the case of clauses (i), (iii) and (iv), as would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Company Material Adverse Effect.

     Section 3.05 Reports and Financial Statements .

          (a) The Company has timely filed all forms, documents, statements and reports required to be filed by it with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “ SEC ”) since July 1, 2004 (the forms, documents, statements and reports filed with the SEC since July 1, 2004, including any amendments thereto, the “ Company SEC Documents ”). As of their respective dates, or, if amended or superseded by a subsequent filing made prior to the date hereof, as of the date of the last such amendment or superseding filing prior to the date hereof, the Company SEC Documents complied, and each of the Company SEC Documents filed subsequent to the date of this Agreement will comply, in all material respects with the requirements of the Securities Act, the Exchange Act and the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (the “ Sarbanes-Oxley Act ”), as the case may be, and the applicable rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. As of the time of filing with the SEC, none of the Company SEC Documents so filed or that will be filed subsequent to the date of this Agreement contained or will contain, as the case may be, any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, except to the extent that the information in such Company SEC Document has been amended or superseded by a later Company SEC Document filed prior to the date hereof. No Subsidiary of the Company is subject to the periodic reporting requirements of the Exchange Act.

          (b) The financial statements (including all related notes and schedules) of the Company and its Subsidiaries included in the Company SEC Documents complied as to form in all material respects with the published rules and regulations of the SEC with respect thereto, fairly present in all material respects the financial position of the Company and its Subsidiaries, as at the respective dates thereof, and the results of their operations and their cash flows for the respective periods then ended (subject, in the case of the unaudited statements, to normal year-end audit adjustments and to any other adjustments expressly described therein, including the notes thereto, none of which are expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect) and were prepared in conformity with United States generally accepted accounting principles (“ GAAP ”) (except, in the case of the unaudited statements, as permitted by the SEC) applied on a consistent basis during the periods involved (except as may be expressly indicated therein or in the notes thereto).

          (c) To the Knowledge of the Company, as of the date of this Agreement, none of the Company SEC Documents is the subject of ongoing SEC review, outstanding SEC investigation or material outstanding SEC comment.

     Section 3.06 No Undisclosed Liabilities . Except (i) as reflected or reserved against in the Company’s consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2006 (or the notes thereto) included in the Company SEC Documents filed prior to the date hereof, (ii) for liabilities or obligations incurred in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the financing of such transactions, (iii) for liabilities and obligations incurred in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice since December 31, 2006, (iv) liabilities of a nature not required by GAAP to be set forth on a consolidated balance sheet of the Company and its Subsidiaries or the notes thereto, pursuant to any Contract or similar arrangement binding on the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, and (v) as expressly included within the scope of another

representation or warranty in this Article III or as expressly excluded from any representation or warranty in this Article III as a result of the scope of any materiality or similar qualification applicable to such representation or warranty (provided that any matter arising after the date hereof shall not be deemed to be within the scope of or excluded from any representation or warranty given at or as of the date hereof or any date prior to the date hereof), neither the Company nor any Subsidiary of the Company has any liabilities or obligations of any nature, whether or not accrued, contingent or otherwise and whether due or to become due, that would, individually or in the aggregate, have a Company Material Adverse Effect.

     Section 3.07 Compliance with Law; Permits .

          (a) The Company and each of its Subsidiaries is in compliance with and is not in default under or in violation of any applicable federal, state, local or foreign or provincial law, statute, code, ordinance, rule, regulation, judgment, order, injunction, decree or agency requirement of or undertaking to or agreement with any Governmental Entity, including common law (collectively, “ Laws ” and each, a “ Law ”), except where such non-compliance, default or violation would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Company Material Adverse Effect.

          (b) The Company and its Subsidiaries are in possession of all franchises, tariffs, grants, authorizations, licenses, permits, easements, variances, exceptions, consents, certificates, approvals and orders of any Governmental Entity necessary for the Company and its Subsidiaries to own, lease and operate their properties and assets or to carry on their businesses as they are now being conducted (the “ Company Permits ”), except where the failure to have any of the Company Permits would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Company Material Adverse Effect. All Company Permits are in full force and effect, except where the failure to be in full force and effect would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Company Material Adverse Effect.

     Section 3.08 Environmental Laws and Regulations .

          (a) Except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Company Material Adverse Effect, (i) the Company and each of its Subsidiaries have conducted their respective businesses in compliance with all, and have not violated any, applicable Environmental Laws, (ii) there has been no release of any Hazardous Substance by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in any manner that could reasonably be expected to give rise to any remedial obligation, corrective action requirement or liability under applicable Environmental Laws, (iii) since July 1, 2005, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has received in writing any claims, notices, demand letters or requests for information (except for such claims, notices, demand letters or requests for information the subject matter of which has been resolved prior to the date of this Agreement) from any federal, state, local or foreign or provincial Governmental Entity or any other Person asserting that the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is in violation of, or liable under, any Environmental Law, (iv) no Hazardous Substance has been disposed of, arranged to be disposed of, released or transported in violation of any applicable Environmental Law, or in a manner giving rise to, or that would reasonably be expected to give rise to, any liability under Environmental Law, from any current or former properties or facilities while owned or operated by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or as a result of any operations or activities of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries at any location and, to the

Knowledge of the Company, Hazardous Substances are not otherwise present at or about any such properties or facilities in amount or condition that would reasonably be expected to result in liability to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries under Environmental Law, and (v) neither the Company, its Subsidiaries nor any of their respective properties or facilities are subject to, or to the Knowledge of the Company, are threatened to become subject to, any liabilities relating to any suit, settlement, court order, administrative order, regulatory requirement, judgment or written claim asserted or arising under any Environmental Law or any agreement relating to environmental liabilities. Notwithstanding any other representation or warranty contained in this Article III , the representations and warranties contained in this
Section 3.08 constitute the sole representations and warranties of the Company relating to any Environmental Law.

          (b) As used herein, “ Environmental Law ” means any Law relating to (i) the protection, preservation or restoration of the environment (including air, surface water, groundwater, drinking water supply, surface land, subsurface land, plant and animal life or any other natural resource), or (ii) the exposure to, or the use, storage, recycling, treatment, generation, transportation, processing, handling, labeling, production, release or disposal of Hazardous Substances.

          (c) As used herein, “ Hazardous Substance ” means any substance listed, defined, designated, classified or regulated as a waste, pollutant or contaminant or as hazardous, toxic, radioactive or dangerous or any other term of similar import under any Environmental Law, including petroleum.

     Section 3.09 Employee Benefit Plans .

          (a) Section 3.09(a) of the Company Disclosure Letter sets forth a true and complete list of each material Company Benefit Plan. For purposes of this Agreement, the term “ Company Benefit Plan ” shall mean any employee or director benefit plan, arrangement or agreement, including any such plan that is an employee welfare benefit plan within the meaning of Section 3(1) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ ERISA ”), an employee pension benefit plan within the meaning of Section 3(2) of ERISA (whether or not such plan is subject to ERISA) or a bonus, incentive, deferred compensation, vacation, stock purchase, stock option, severance, employment, change of control or fringe benefit plan, program or agreement that is sponsored or maintained by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to or for the benefit of the current or former employees, independent contractors or directors of the Company and its Subsidiaries.

          (b) Except as would not have a Company Material Adverse Effect: (i) each of the Company Benefit Plans has been established, operated and administered in compliance with applicable Laws, including ERISA, the Code and in each case the regulations thereunder; (ii) each of the Company Benefit Plans intended to be “qualified” within the meaning of Section 401(a) of the Code has received a favorable determination letter from the Internal Revenue Service (“ IRS ”) or an application therefore was filed with the IRS within the applicable remedial amendment period in accordance with Section 401(b) of the Code, and to the Knowledge of the Company, there are no existing circumstances or events that have occurred that could reasonably be expected to result in the revocation of such letter; (iii) no Company Benefit Plan is subject to Title IV of ERISA; (iv) no Company Benefit Plan provides health, life insurance or disability

benefits (whether or not insured), with respect to current or former employees or directors of the Company or its Subsidiaries beyond their retirement or other termination of service, other than (A) coverage mandated by applicable Law or (B) death benefits or retirement benefits under any “employee pension plan” (as such term is defined in Section 3(2) of ERISA or any comparable pension plan within the meanings of comparable Laws applicable with respect to such plans maintained outside of the United States); (v) no liability under Title IV of ERISA has been incurred by the Company, its Subsidiaries or any ERISA Affiliate of the Company that has not been satisfied in full, and, to the Knowledge of the Company, no condition exists that presents a risk to the Company, its Subsidiaries or any ERISA Affiliate of the Company of incurring a liability thereunder; (vi) no Company Benefit Plan is a “multiemployer pension plan” (as such term is defined in Section 3(37) of ERISA) or a plan that has two or more contributing sponsors at least two of whom are not under common control, within the meaning of Section 4063 of ERISA; (vii) all contributions or other amounts payable by the Company or its Subsidiaries as of the date of this Agreement with respect to each Company Benefit Plan in respect of current or prior plan years have been paid or accrued in accordance with GAAP; (viii) neither the Company nor its Subsidiaries has engaged in a transaction in connection with which the Company or its Subsidiaries could reasonably be expected to be subject to either a civil penalty assessed pursuant to Section 409 or 502(i) of ERISA or a Tax imposed pursuant to Section 4975 or 4976 of the Code; and (ix) there are no pending or threatened claims (other than routine claims for benefits) by, on behalf of or against any of the Company Benefit Plans or any trusts related thereto which could reasonably be expected to result in any liability of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries. “ ERISA Affiliate ” means, with respect to any entity, trade or business, any other entity, trade or business that is a member of a group described in Section 414(b), (c), (m) or (o) of the Code or Section 4001(b)(1) of ERISA that includes the first entity, trade or business, or that is a member of the same “controlled group” as the first entity, trade or business pursuant to Section 4001(a)(14) of ERISA.

          (c) Except as would not result in a material liability of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, no Company Benefit Plan exists that as a result of the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement will, either alone or in combination with another event, (i) entitle any employee or officer of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to severance pay, unemployment compensation or any other payment, except as expressly provided in this Agreement or as required by applicable Law or (ii) accelerate the time of payment or vesting, or increase the amount of compensation due any such employee, consultant or officer, except as expressly provided in this Agreement. No payments or benefits reasonably expected to be provided under any of the Company Benefit Plans are reasonably expected to fail to be deductible under Section 280G of the Code.

          (d) Except as, individually or in the aggregate, would not be reasonably expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect, with respect to any Company Benefit Plan that is maintained outside the jurisdiction of the United States, or covers any director, employee or independent contractor residing or working outside the United States: (i) all such plans that are required by applicable Law to be funded are funded to the extent required, and with respect to all other such plans, reserves sufficient under applicable accounting principles to provide for all obligations accrued through the Effective Date thereunder have been established on the accounting statements of the applicable Company or Subsidiary entity and (ii) no liability or obligation of the Company or its Subsidiaries exists with respect to such plans.

     Section 3.10 Interested Party Transactions . Except for compensatory or employment-related Contracts filed or incorporated by reference as an exhibit to a Filed SEC Document filed prior to the date hereof or Company Benefit Plans, Section 3.10 of the Company Disclosure Letter sets forth a correct and complete list of the contracts or arrangements that are in existence as of the date of this Agreement under which the Company has any existing or future material liabilities between the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, on the one hand, and, on the other hand, any (A) present executive officer or director of either the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any person that has served as such an officer or director or any of such executive officer’s or director’s immediate family members, (B) record or beneficial owner of more than 5% of the Shares as of the date of this Agreement or (C) to the Knowledge of the Company, any Affiliate of any such executive officer, director or owner (other than the Company or any of its Subsidiaries) (each, an “ Affiliate Transaction ”).

     Section 3.11 Absence of Certain Changes or Events .

          (a) Since December 31, 2006, through the date of this Agreement, except for the transactions contemplated hereby, the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries has been conducted, in all material respects, in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice.

          (b) (i) Since December 31, 2006, through the date of this Agreement, there has not been any facts, circumstances, events, changes, effects or occurrences that, individually or in the aggregate, would be reasonably expected to have, a Company Material Adverse Effect; and (ii) since the date of this Agreement there shall not have occurred any event, change, effect or occurrence that, individually or in the aggregate, would be reasonably expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect.

     Section 3.12 Investigations; Litigation . There are no (i) investigations or proceedings pending or, to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened by any Governmental Entity with respect to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their properties or assets, (ii) actions, suits, arbitrations, claims or proceedings pending or, to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened against or affecting the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or any of their respective properties or assets, at Law or in equity, or (iii) orders, judgments or decrees of any Governmental Entity against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, which, in the case of clauses (i) or (ii), individually or in the aggregate, would be reasonably expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect.

     Section 3.13 Proxy Statement; Other Information . None of the information supplied by the Company for inclusion or incorporation by reference in (i) the registration statement on Form S-4 to be filed with the SEC by Parent in connection with the issuance of the Parent Common Stock following the Merger (such registration statement on Form S-4, as amended or supplemented, the “ Form S-4 ”) will, at the time the Form S-4 is filed with the SEC, and at any time it is amended or supplemented or at the time 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 stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading and (ii) the Proxy Statement and any other document filed with the SEC by the Company in connection with the Merger (collectively, with

the Form S-4 and any amendments or supplements to any of the foregoing, the “ SEC Filings ”) will, at the time of the mailing to the stockholders of the Company or at the time of the Company Meeting or at the time of any amendments thereof or supplements thereto, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided that no representation is made by the Company with respect to the Financing or to information supplied by or related to or the sufficiency of disclosures related to, Parent, Merger Sub or any Affiliate of Parent or Merger Sub or any of their plans for the Company or any of its Affiliates after the Effective Time. The SEC Filings made by the Company will comply as to form in all material respects with the requirements of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations of the SEC thereunder. The letter to shareholders, notice of meeting, proxy statement/prospectus, forms of proxy and any other soliciting materials to be distributed to the stockholders of the Company in connection with the Merger and the transactions contemplated thereby to be filed with the SEC in connection with seeking the adoption of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby are collectively referred to herein as the “ Proxy Statement .”

     Section 3.14 Tax Matters .

          (a) Except as would not have, individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect, (i) the Company and each of its Subsidiaries have prepared and timely filed (taking into account any valid extension of time within which to file) all Tax Returns required to be filed by any of them and all such Tax Returns are complete and accurate, (ii) the Company and each of its Subsidiaries have timely paid all Taxes that are required to be paid by any of them (whether or not shown on any Tax Return), except with respect to matters contested in good faith through appropriate proceedings and for which adequate reserves have been established on the financial statements of the Company and its Subsidiaries in accordance with GAAP, (iii) the U.S. consolidated federal income Tax Returns of the Company through the Tax year ending June 30, 2002 have been examined or are currently being examined by the IRS (or the period for assessment of the Taxes in respect of which such Tax Returns were required to be filed has expired), (iv) all assessments for Taxes due with respect to completed and settled examinations or any concluded litigation have been fully paid, (v) there are no audits, examinations, investigations or other proceedings pending or threatened in writing in respect of Taxes or Tax matters of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, (vi) there are no Liens for Taxes on any of the assets of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries other than statutory Liens for Taxes not yet due and payable or Liens for Taxes that are being contested in good faith through appropriate proceedings and for which adequate reserves have been established on the financial statements of the Company and its Subsidiaries in accordance with GAAP, (vii) none of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has been a “controlled corporation” or a “distributing corporation” in any distribution that was purported or intended to be governed by Section 355 of the Code (or any similar provision of state, local or foreign Tax Law) occurring during the two-year period ending on the date hereof, (viii) the Company and each of its Subsidiaries has timely withheld and paid to the appropriate Governmental Entity all 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, or amounts paid or owing among the Company and any of its Subsidiaries, (ix) neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to any agreement or arrangement relating to the apportionment, sharing, assignment or

allocation of any Tax or Tax asset (other than an agreement or arrangement solely among members of a group the common parent of which is the Company or a Subsidiary of the Company) or has any liability for Taxes of any Person (other than the Company or any of its Subsidiaries) under Treasury Regulation Section 1.1502-6 (or any predecessor or successor thereof or any analogous or similar provision of Tax Law), by contract, agreement or otherwise, (x) no waivers or extensions of any statute of limitations have been granted or requested with respect to any Taxes of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries that remain in effect, (xi) none of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has been a party to any “listed transaction” within the meaning of Treasury Regulation 1.6011-4(b)(2), and (xii) no closing agreement pursuant to Section 7121 of the Code (or any similar provision of state, local or foreign Tax Law) has been entered into by or with respect to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.

          (b) As used in this Agreement:

          (i) “ Tax ” or “ Taxes ” means any and all federal, state, local or foreign or provincial taxes, imposts, levies or other like assessments, including all net income, gross receipts, capital, sales, use, ad valorem, value added, transfer, franchise, profits, inventory, capital stock, license, withholding, payroll, employment, social security, unemployment, excise, severance, stamp, occupation, property and estimated taxes, customs duties, and like fees, assessments and charges of any kind whatsoever, including any and all interest, penalties, additions to tax or additional amounts imposed by any Governmental Entity in connection with respect thereto; and

          (ii) “ Tax Return ” means any return, report or similar filing (including any attached schedules, supplements and additional or supporting material) filed or required to be filed with respect to Taxes, including any information return, claim for refund, amended return or declaration of estimated Taxes (and including any amendments with respect thereto).

     Section 3.15 Labor Matters . Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to, or bound by, any collective bargaining agreement, or other contract with a labor union or similar labor organization that is material to the Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is subject to a dispute, strike or work stoppage except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Company Material Adverse Effect. To the Knowledge of the Company, there are no organizational efforts with respect to the formation of a collective bargaining unit presently being made or threatened involving employees of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Company Material Adverse Effect.

     Section 3.16 Intellectual Property . Except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Company Material Adverse Effect, either the Company or a Subsidiary of the Company owns, or is licensed or otherwise possesses adequate rights to use, all material trademarks, trade names, service marks, service names, mark registrations, logos, assumed names, domain names, registered and unregistered copyrights, software, patents or other intellectual property, and all applications and registrations used in their respective businesses as currently conducted (collectively, the “ Intellectual Property ”), free and clear of all Liens. Except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Company Material Adverse Effect, (i) there

are no pending or, to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened in writing claims by any person alleging infringement by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries for their use of the Intellectual Property of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries; (ii) the conduct of the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries does not infringe or violate any intellectual property rights of any person; (iii) to the Knowledge of the Company, no person is infringing any Intellectual Property of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries; (iv) the Company takes reasonable actions to protect its Intellectual Property, its ownership of proprietary Intellectual Property and the security of its software, systems and networks; and (v) the patents and registered Intellectual Property owned by the Company and its Subsidiaries is valid and enforceable.

     Section 3.17 Property . Except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Company Material Adverse Effect, the Company or a Subsidiary of the Company owns and has good and valid title to all of its owned real property and good title to all its personal property and has valid leasehold interests in all of its leased properties, sufficient to conduct their respective businesses as currently conducted, free and clear of all Liens (except in all cases for Liens permissible under any applicable loan agreements and indentures and for title exceptions, defects, encumbrances, liens, charges, restrictions, restrictive covenants and other matters, whether or not of record, which in the aggregate do not materially affect the continued use of the property for the purposes for which the property is currently being used), assuming the timely discharge of all obligations owing under or related to the owned real property, the personal property and the leased property. Except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Company Material Adverse Effect, all leases under which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries lease any real or personal property are valid and in full force and effect against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and, to the Company’s Knowledge, the counterparties thereto, in accordance with their respective terms, and there is not, under any of such leases, any existing default by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries which, with notice or lapse of time or both, would become a default by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.

     Section 3.18 Required Vote of the Company Stockholders . Assuming the accuracy of the representations and warranties in Section 4.07, the affirmative vote of the holders of outstanding shares of Company Common Stock representing at least a majority of all the votes then entitled to vote at a meeting of stockholders is the only vote of holders of any class of securities of the Company which is required to approve and adopt this Agreement, the Merger and the other transactions contemplated hereby (the “ Company Stockholder Approval ”).

     Section 3.19 Material Contracts .

          (a) Section 3.19 of the Company Disclosure Letter sets forth a list of all Material Contracts as of the date of this Agreement. For purposes of this Agreement, “ Material Contract ” means all Contracts to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party or by which the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective properties or assets is bound (other than Company Benefit Plans) that:

          (i) are or would be required to be filed by the Company as a “material contract” pursuant to Item 601(b)(10) of Regulation S-K under the Securities Act or disclosed by the Company on a Current Report on Form 8-K;

          (ii) with respect to a joint venture, partnership, limited liability or other similar agreement or arrangement, relate to the formation, creation, operation, management or control of any partnership or joint venture that is material to the business of the Company and the Subsidiaries, taken as a whole;

          (iii) relate to Indebtedness and having an outstanding principal amount in excess of $15,000,000;

          (iv) were entered into after December 31, 2006 or not yet consummated, and involve the acquisition from another person or disposition to another Person, directly or indirectly (by merger or otherwise), of assets or capital stock or other equity interests of another Person for aggregate consideration under such Contract (or series of related Contracts) in excess of $30,000,000 (other than acquisitions or dispositions of inventory in the ordinary course of business);

          (v) relate to an acquisition, divestiture, merger or similar transaction that contains representations, covenants, indemnities or other obligations (including indemnification, “earn-out” or other contingent obligations), that are still in effect and, individually, could reasonably be expected to result in payments in excess of $30,000,000;

          (vi) relate to any guarantee or assumption of Indebtedness of any third party or reimbursement of any maker of a letter of credit, except for agreements entered into in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice which agreements relate to obligations which do not exceed $25,000,000 in the aggregate for all such agreements;

          (vii) are license, cross-license, royalty, development or other Intellectual Property agreements that involved total fees in either the current or the most recently completed fiscal year of the Company of more than $15,000,000;

          (viii) with customers of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries that made gross payments to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries of $75,000,000 or more in the twelve months ended June 30, 2006 (other than “purchase orders”);

          (ix) prohibits the payment of dividends or distributions in respect of the capital stock of the Company or any of its wholly owned Subsidiaries, prohibits the pledging of the capital stock of the Company or any wholly owned Subsidiary of the Company or prohibits the issuance of guarantees by any wholly owned Subsidiary of the Company; or

          (x) relate to an Affiliate Transaction.

          (b) (i) Each Company Material Contract is valid and binding on the Company and any of its Subsidiaries to the extent such Subsidiary is a party thereto, as applicable, and to the Knowledge of the Company, each other party thereto, and is in full force and effect and enforceable in accordance with its terms, except where the failure to be valid, binding, enforceable and in full force and effect, would not, either individually or in the aggregate, have a

Company Material Adverse Effect, (ii) the Company and each of its Subsidiaries, and, to the Knowledge of the Company, any other party thereto, has performed all obligations required to be performed by it under each Company Material Contract, except where such noncompliance, would not, either individually or in the aggregate, have a Company Material Adverse Effect, and (iii) neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has received written notice of, the existence of any event or condition which constitutes, or, after notice or lapse of time or both, will constitute, a default on the part of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries under any such Material Contract, except where such default would not, either individually or in