AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER

Exhibit 2.1

EXECUTION VERSION

AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER

Dated as of May 11, 2007

among

CARDINAL HEALTH, INC.,

EAGLE MERGER CORP.

and

VIASYS HEALTHCARE INC.

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This AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER (this " Agreement "), dated as of May 11, 2007, among Cardinal Health, Inc., an Ohio corporation (" Parent "), Eagle Merger Corp., a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned Subsidiary of Parent (" Merger Sub "), and VIASYS Healthcare Inc., a Delaware corporation (the " Company ").

WHEREAS, it is proposed that, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, Merger Sub shall commence a cash tender offer (such tender offer, as it may be amended and supplemented from time to time as permitted by this Agreement, the " Offer ") to purchase all of the issued and outstanding shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Company (the " Company Common Stock ") at a price per share equal to $42.75, plus, if the Appointment Time shall not have occurred on or prior to the 45 th  day after the date of this Agreement, an additional $0.007027 for each day during the period commencing on the 45 th  day after the date of this Agreement and ending on the date of the Appointment Time, net to the sellers in cash without interest (such amount or any greater amount per share paid pursuant to the Offer, the " Offer Price ");

WHEREAS, it is proposed that, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, following the consummation of the Offer, Merger Sub shall merge with and into the Company (the " Merger "), pursuant to which each outstanding share of Company Common Stock shall be converted into the right to receive the Offer Price, without interest, except for (i) shares of Company Common Stock held by holders who comply with the relevant provisions of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the " DGCL ") regarding the right of stockholders to dissent from the Merger and require appraisal of their shares and (ii) shares of Company Common Stock held in the treasury of the Company or owned by Parent, Merger Sub or any other wholly owned Subsidiary of Parent;

WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of the Company has (i) approved this Agreement, (ii) determined that the Offer, the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement are fair to, advisable and in the best interests of the Company and its stockholders, and (iii) is recommending that the holders of shares of Company Common Stock (the " Company Stockholders ") accept the Offer, tender their shares of Company Common Stock into the Offer, approve the Merger and adopt this Agreement, in each case, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement; and

WHEREAS, each of the Board of Directors of Parent and Merger Sub has (i) approved this Agreement and (ii) has determined that the Offer, the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement are fair to, advisable and in the best interests of their respective corporations.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the representations, warranties, covenants and agreements contained in this Agreement, and subject to the conditions set forth herein, the parties hereto agree as follows:

ARTICLE I

THE OFFER

SECTION 1.01.    The Offer .

(a)                                   Provided that this Agreement shall not have been terminated in accordance with Article VII and none of the events or conditions set forth in Annex A (other than clause (e) of Annex A) shall have occurred and be existing and shall not have been waived by Parent or Merger Sub (the conditions set forth in Annex A, the " Tender Offer Conditions "), Merger Sub shall commence (within the meaning of Rule 14d-2 under the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (together with the rules and regulations thereunder, the " Exchange Act ")), as promptly as reasonably practicable after the date of this Agreement and in any event within 8 Business Days after the date of this Agreement, the Offer.  Without the prior written consent of the Company, Merger Sub shall not decrease the Offer Price or change the form of consideration payable in the Offer, decrease the number of shares of Company Common Stock sought to be purchased in the Offer, impose conditions to the Offer in addition to the Tender Offer Conditions, change or waive the Minimum Condition or, except as provided in Section 1.01(c), extend the expiration of the Offer beyond the initial Expiration Date, or amend any other term of the Offer in a manner adverse to the Company Stockholders; provided that Merger Sub expressly reserves the right to increase the Offer Price and to waive any condition of the Offer, except the Minimum Condition.  The Company agrees that no shares of Company Common Stock held by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries will be tendered in the Offer.

(b)                                  Merger Sub shall file with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the " SEC ") a Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO with respect to the Offer on the date that the Offer is commenced, which Tender Offer Statement shall include an offer to purchase, form of transmittal letter and form of notice of guaranteed delivery (together with any supplements or amendments thereto, collectively, the " Offer Documents ") and, subject to the Company’s compliance with Section 1.02(c), cause the Offer Documents to be disseminated to the Company Stockholders in accordance with the applicable requirements of the U.S. federal securities laws.  The Company, Parent and Merger Sub each agree promptly to correct any information provided by it for use in the Offer Documents if and to the extent that it shall have become false or misleading in any material respect, and Parent further agrees to take all steps necessary to cause the Offer Documents as so corrected to be filed with the SEC and disseminated to the Company Stockholders to the extent required by applicable Law.  The Company shall promptly furnish to Parent and Merger Sub all information concerning Company that is required or reasonably requested by Parent or Merger Sub in connection with the obligations relating to the Offer Documents contained in this Section 1.01(b).  The Company and its counsel shall be given the opportunity to review and comment on the Offer Documents sufficiently in advance of filing with the SEC or dissemination to the Company Stockholders.

(c)                                   Subject to the terms and conditions thereof, the Offer shall remain open until midnight, New York City time, at the end of the 20th Business Day after the date that the Offer is commenced (the " Expiration Date "), unless Merger Sub shall have extended the period of time for which the Offer is open pursuant to, and in accordance with, the two succeeding sentences or as may be required by applicable Law, in which event the term " Expiration Date "

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shall mean the latest time and date as the Offer, as so extended may expire; provided, however , that Merger Sub may, without the consent of Company, (i) extend the Offer for one or more periods of not more than five Business Days if, at the scheduled Expiration Date, any of the conditions of the Offer shall not have been satisfied or waived; (ii) extend the Offer for any period required by any rule, regulation, interpretation or position of the SEC or the staff of the SEC (the " SEC Staff ") thereof applicable to the Offer; or (iii) if all of the Tender Offer Conditions are satisfied but the number of shares of Company Common Stock that have been validly tendered and not withdrawn in the Offer, together with any shares of Company Common Stock then owned by Parent, is less than 90% of the outstanding shares of Company Common Stock,  commence a subsequent offering period (as provided in Rule 14d-11 under the Exchange Act) for three to 20 Business Days to acquire outstanding shares of Company Common Stock. 

(d)                                  Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement and to satisfaction or waiver of the Tender Offer Conditions, Merger Sub shall, and Parent shall cause it to, as soon as practicable after the Expiration Date, accept for payment and pay for (after giving effect to any required withholding Tax) all shares of Company Common Stock that have been validly tendered and not withdrawn pursuant to the Offer.  If Merger Sub shall commence a subsequent offering period in connection with the Offer, Merger Sub shall accept for payment and pay for (after giving effect to any required withholding Tax) all additional shares of Company Common Stock validly tendered during such subsequent offering period.   

SECTION 1.02.    Company Action .

(a)                                   The Company hereby approves of and consents to the Offer, and represents and warrants that the Board of Directors of the Company, at a meeting duly called and held, has, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, unanimously (i) approved this Agreement, and deemed this Agreement, the Offer, the Merger and the transactions contemplated by this Agreement advisable, fair to and in the best interests of the Company Stockholders; (ii) approved and adopted this Agreement and the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including the Offer and the Merger, in all respects, and such approval constitutes approval of the Offer, the Merger, this Agreement and the transactions contemplated by this Agreement for purposes of Section 203 of the DGCL; and (iii) resolved to recommend that the Company Stockholders accept the Offer, that the Company Stockholders tender their shares of Company Common Stock in the Offer to Merger Sub, and that the Company Stockholders approve and adopt this Agreement and the Merger to the extent required by applicable Law (the " Company Recommendation ").  The Company consents to the inclusion of the Company Recommendation in the Offer Documents, subject to Section 4.02(b). 

(b)                                  The Company hereby agrees to file with the SEC, as soon as reasonably practicable on the day that the Offer is commenced, a Solicitation/Recommendation Statement on Schedule 14D-9 pertaining to the Offer (together with any amendments or supplements thereto, the " Schedule 14D-9 ") that, subject to Section 4.02(b), contains the Company Recommendation and to promptly mail the Schedule 14D-9 to the Company Stockholders together with the Offer Documents and cause the Offer Documents and the Schedule 14D-9 to be disseminated to the Company Stockholders, in each case as and to the extent required by, and in accordance with the applicable requirements of the U.S. federal securities laws.  Parent, Merger Sub and their counsel shall be given the opportunity to review and comment on the Schedule

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14D-9 sufficiently in advance of its filing with the SEC.  The Company will use its reasonable best efforts to cause the Schedule 14D-9 to comply in all material respects with the applicable requirements of the U.S. federal securities laws.  The Company, Parent and Merger Sub each agree promptly to correct any information provided by it for use in the Schedule 14D-9 if and to the extent that it shall have become false or misleading in any material respect, and the Company further agrees to take all steps necessary to cause the Schedule 14D-9 as so corrected to be filed with the SEC and disseminated to the Company Stockholders to the extent required by applicable Law.  Parent and Merger Sub shall promptly furnish to the Company all information concerning Parent and Merger Sub that is required or reasonably requested by Company in connection with the obligations relating to the Schedule 14D-9 contained in this Section 1.02(b).

(c)                                   In connection with the Offer, the Company promptly will furnish (or cause its transfer agent to furnish) Parent and Merger Sub with mailing labels, security position listings and any available listing or computer files containing the names and addresses of the Company Stockholders, each as of a recent date, and shall furnish Merger Sub with such additional information and assistance (including updated lists of the Company Stockholders, mailing labels and lists of securities positions) as Merger Sub or its agents may reasonably request in communicating the Offer to the record and beneficial holders of shares of Company Common Stock.  Except as required by applicable Law, and except as necessary to communicate the Offer, the Merger or the transactions contemplated by this Agreement to the Company Stockholders, Parent and Merger Sub (and their respective representatives) shall hold in confidence the information contained in any such labels, listings and files, shall use such information solely in connection with the Offer and the Merger, and, if this Agreement is terminated or the Offer is otherwise terminated, shall promptly deliver or cause to be delivered to the Company or destroy all copies of such information, labels, listings and files then in their possession or in the possession of their agents or representatives.

(d)                                  The Company hereby grants to Parent and Merger Sub an irrevocable option (the " Merger Option ") to purchase up to that number of newly issued shares of Company Common Stock (the " Merger Option Shares ") equal to the number of shares of Company Common Stock that, when added to the number of shares of Company Common Stock owned by Parent and Merger Sub immediately following consummation of the Offer, shall constitute one share more than 90% of the shares of Company Common Stock then outstanding on a fully diluted basis (after giving effect to the issuance of the Merger Option Shares) for consideration per Merger Option Share equal to the Offer Price.

(e)                                   The Merger Option shall be exercisable only after the purchase of and payment for shares of Company Common Stock pursuant to the Offer by Parent or Merger Sub as a result of which Parent and Merger Sub own beneficially at least 80% of the outstanding shares of Company Common Stock.  The Merger Option shall not be exercisable if the number of shares of Company Common Stock subject thereto exceeds the number of authorized shares of Company Common Stock available for issuance.

(f)                                     In the event that Parent or Merger Sub wish to exercise the Merger Option, Merger Sub shall give the Company one day’s prior written notice specifying the number of shares of Company Common Stock that are or will be owned by Parent and Merger Sub immediately following consummation of the Offer and specifying a place and a time for the

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closing of the purchase.  The Company shall, as soon as practicable following receipt of such notice, deliver written notice to Merger Sub specifying the number of Merger Option Shares.  At the closing of the purchase of the Merger Option Shares, the portion of the purchase price owing upon exercise of the Merger Option that equals the product of (i) the number of shares of Company Common Stock purchased pursuant to the Merger Option, multiplied by (ii) the Offer Price, shall be paid to the Company, at the election of Parent and Merger Sub, in cash (by wire transfer or cashier’s check) or by delivery of a promissory note having full recourse to Parent.

SECTION 1.03.    Board of Directors .

(a)                                   Subject to compliance with applicable Law, promptly upon the acceptance for payment of any shares of Company Common Stock by Parent or Merger Sub or any of their affiliates pursuant to and in accordance with the terms of the Offer (the " Appointment Time ") and from time to time thereafter, and subject to Section 1.03(c), Merger Sub shall be entitled to designate up to such number of directors, rounded to the nearest whole number constituting at least a majority of the directors, on the Board of Directors of the Company as will give Merger Sub representation on the Board of Directors of the Company equal to the product of the number of directors on the Board of Directors of the Company (giving effect to any increase in the number of directors pursuant to this Section 1.03) and the percentage that such number of shares of Company Common Stock beneficially owned by Parent or its Affiliates bears to the total number of shares of Company Common Stock then outstanding, and the Company shall use reasonable best efforts to, upon Parent’s request, promptly, at Parent’s election, either increase the size of the Board of Directors of the Company or seeking and accepting the resignation of such number of directors as is necessary to enable Parent’s designees to be elected to the Board of Directors of the Company and to cause Parent’s designees to be so elected.  At such times, subject to Section 1.03(c), the Company will cause individuals designated by Parent to constitute the number of members of each committee of the Board of Directors of the Company, rounded up to the next whole number, that represents the same percentage as such individuals represent on the Board of Directors of the Company, other than any committee of the Board of Directors of the Company established to take action under this Agreement which committee shall be composed only of Independent Directors (as defined in Section 1.03(c)).

(b)                                  The Company’ obligation to appoint designees to the Board of Directors of the Company shall be subject to Section 14(f) of the Exchange Act and Rule 14f-1 thereunder.  The Company shall promptly take all action required pursuant to Section 14(f) of the Exchange Act and Rule 14f-1 thereunder in order to fulfill its obligations under this Section 1.03, and shall include in the Schedule 14D-9 such information with respect to the Company and its officers and directors as is required pursuant to such Section 14(f) of the Exchange Act and Rule 14f-1 thereunder in order to fulfill its obligations under this Section 1.03 and the U.S. federal securities laws.  Parent shall provide to the Company, and shall be solely responsible for, the information and consents with respect to Parent and its designees, officers, directors and affiliates required by Section 14(f) of the Exchange Act and Rule 14f-1 thereunder. 

(c)                                   In the event that Parent’s designees are elected or designated to the Board of Directors of the Company, then, until the Effective Time, the Company shall cause the Board of Directors of the Company to have at least two directors who are (i) directors on the date of this Agreement, (ii) independent directors for purposes of the continued listing requirements of

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the New York Stock Exchange (the " NYSE ") and (iii) reasonably satisfactory to Parent (such directors, the " Independent Directors "); provided, however , that, if any Independent Director is unable to serve due to death or disability or any other reason, the remaining Independent Directors shall be entitled to elect or designate another individual (or individuals) who serve(s) as a director (or directors) on the date of this Agreement ( provided that no such individual is an employee of Company or its subsidiaries) to fill the vacancy, and such director (or directors) shall be deemed to be an Independent Director (or Independent Directors) for purposes of this Agreement.  If no Independent Director remains prior to the Effective Time, a majority of the members of the Board of Directors of the Company at the time of the execution of this Agreement shall be entitled to designate two persons to fill such vacancies; provided that such individuals shall not be employees or officers of the Company, Parent or Merger Sub and shall be reasonably satisfactory to Parent, and such persons shall be deemed Independent Directors for purposes of this Agreement.  Following the Appointment Time and prior to the Effective Time, Parent and Merger Sub shall cause any amendment or termination of this Agreement, any extension by the Company of the time for the performance of any of the obligations or other acts of Merger Sub or Parent or waiver of any of the Company’ rights under this Agreement or other action adversely affecting the rights of the Company Stockholders (other than Parent or Merger Sub), not to be effected without the affirmative vote of a majority of the Independent Directors.  Following the Appointment Time and prior to the Effective Time, neither Parent nor Merger Sub shall take any action to remove any Independent Director absent cause.

ARTICLE II

THE MERGER; EFFECT OF THE MERGER ON THE CAPITAL STOCK OF THE
CONSTITUENT CORPORATIONS; EXCHANGE OF CERTIFICATES

SECTION 2.01.    The Merger .  Upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, and in accordance with the DGCL, Merger Sub shall be merged with and into the Company at the Effective Time.  As a result of the Merger, the separate corporate existence of Merger Sub shall cease and the Company shall continue as the surviving corporation of the Merger (the " Surviving Corporation ").

SECTION 2.02.    Closing .  The closing of the Merger (the " Closing ") shall take place at 10:00 a.m., local time, on a date to be specified by the parties, which shall be no later than the second Business Day after satisfaction or (to the extent permitted by applicable Law) waiver of the conditions set forth in Article VI (other than those conditions that by their terms are to be satisfied at the Closing, but subject to the satisfaction or (to the extent permitted by applicable Law) waiver of those conditions), at the offices of Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, 51 West 52 nd  Street, New York, New York 10019, unless another time, date or place is agreed to in writing by Parent and the Company.  The date on which the Closing occurs is referred to in this Agreement as the " Closing Date ".

SECTION 2.03.    Effective Time .  Subject to the provisions of this Agreement, at the Closing, the parties shall cause the Merger to be consummated by filing with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware a certificate of merger (the " Certificate of Merger "), in such form as required by, and executed and acknowledged by the parties in accordance with, the relevant provisions of the DGCL, and shall make all other filings or recordings required under the DGCL

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in connection with the Merger.  The Merger shall become effective upon the filing of the Certificate of Merger with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware or at such later time as Parent and the Company shall agree and shall specify in the Certificate of Merger (the time the Merger becomes effective being hereinafter referred to as the " Effective Time ").

SECTION 2.04.    Effects of the Merger .  The Merger shall have the effects set forth herein and in the applicable provisions of the DGCL.  Without limiting the generality of the foregoing and subject thereto, at the Effective Time, all the property, rights, privileges, immunities, powers and franchises of the Company and Merger Sub shall vest in the Surviving Corporation and all debts, liabilities and duties of the Company and Merger Sub shall become the debts, liabilities and duties of the Surviving Corporation.

SECTION 2.05.    Certificate of Incorporation and By-laws .  (a)  The Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company (the " Company Certificate ") shall be amended at the Effective Time so that it is in substantially the form as set forth on Exhibit A hereto (with such changes or modifications as the Company and Parent may agree) and, as so amended, such Company Certificate shall be the certificate of incorporation of the Surviving Corporation until thereafter changed or amended as provided therein and by applicable Law.

(b)                                  At the Effective Time, and without any further action on the part of the Company and Merger Sub, the Bylaws of Merger Sub, as in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time, shall be the Bylaws of the Surviving Corporation until thereafter changed or amended as provided therein or by applicable Law.

SECTION 2.06.    Directors of the Surviving Corporation .  The directors of Merger Sub immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be the directors of the Surviving Corporation until the earlier of their resignation or removal or until their respective successors are duly elected and qualified, as the case may be.

SECTION 2.07.    Officers of the Surviving Corporation .  The officers of the Company immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be the initial officers of the Surviving Corporation, each to hold office until the earlier of their resignation or removal or until their respective successors are duly elected and qualified, as the case may be.

SECTION 2.08.    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 or assets of the Company or (b) otherwise carry out the provisions of this Agreement, the 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 the Company or otherwise to take any and all such action.

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SECTION 2.09.    Effect on Capital Stock .  At the Effective Time, by virtue of the Merger and without any action on the part of the holder of any shares of Company Common Stock, or any shares of capital stock of Parent or Merger Sub:

(a)                                   Capital Stock of Merger Sub .  Each issued and outstanding share of capital stock of Merger Sub shall be converted into and become one validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable share of common stock of the Surviving Corporation.

(b)                                  Cancellation of Treasury Stock and Parent-Owned Stock .  Each share of Company Common Stock that is directly owned by the Company, Parent or Merger Sub immediately prior to the Effective Time shall automatically be canceled and shall cease to exist, and no consideration shall be delivered in exchange therefor.  Any shares of Company Common Stock that are owned by a wholly owned Subsidiary of the Company shall remain outstanding after the Effective Time, appropriately adjusted such that such Subsidiary owns the same percentage of the Company after the Merger as it owned immediately prior to the Merger.

(c)                                   Merger Consideration .  Each share of Company Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time (other than shares to be canceled in accordance with Section 2.09(b) and any Dissenting Shares) shall be converted into the right to receive an amount of cash, without interest, equal to the Offer Price (the " Merger Consideration ").  At the Effective Time, all such shares of Company Common Stock shall no longer be outstanding and shall automatically be canceled and shall cease to exist, and each holder of a certificate which immediately prior to the Effective Time represented any such shares of Company Common Stock (each, a " Certificate ") shall cease to have any rights with respect thereto, except the right to receive the Merger Consideration paid in consideration therefor upon surrender of such Certificate in accordance with Section 2.10(b), without interest.  The right of any holder of a Certificate to receive the Merger Consideration shall be subject to and reduced by the amount of any withholding that is required under applicable Tax Law.

(d)                                  Dissenting Shares .

• • (i)                                      Shares of Company Common Stock that are issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time and which are held by holders who have not voted in favor of or consented to the Merger and who have properly demanded and perfected their rights to be paid the fair value of such shares of Company Common Stock in accordance with Section 262 of the DGCL (the " Dissenting Shares ") shall not be canceled and the holder thereof shall not receive the Merger Consideration as compensation for such cancellation, and the holders thereof shall be entitled to only such rights as are granted by Section 262 of the DGCL; provided, however , that if any such stockholder of the Company shall fail to perfect or shall effectively waive, withdraw or lose such stockholder’s rights under Section 262 of the DGCL, such stockholder’s Dissenting Shares in respect of which the stockholder would otherwise be entitled to receive fair value under Section 262 of the DGCL shall thereupon be deemed to have been canceled, at the Effective Time, and the holder thereof shall be entitled to receive the Merger Consideration (payable without any interest thereon) as compensation for such cancellation.

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• • (ii)                                   The Company shall give Parent (A) prompt notice of any notice received by the Company of intent to demand the fair value of any shares of Company Common Stock, withdrawals of such notices and any other instruments or notices served pursuant to Section 262 of the DGCL and (B) the opportunity to direct all negotiations and proceedings with respect to the exercise of appraisal rights under Section 262 of the DGCL.  The Company shall not, except with the prior written consent of Parent or as otherwise required by an order, decree, ruling or injunction of a court of competent jurisdiction, make any payment or other commitment with respect to any such exercise of appraisal rights or offer to settle or settle any such rights.

SECTION 2.10.    Exchange of Certificates .  (a)  Exchange Agent .  Prior to the Effective Time, Parent shall appoint a bank or trust company that is reasonably satisfactory to the Company to act as exchange agent (the " Exchange Agent ") for the payment of the Merger Consideration.  At the Effective Time, Parent shall deposit, or cause the Surviving Corporation to deposit, with the Exchange Agent, for the benefit of the holders of Certificates, cash in an amount sufficient to pay the aggregate Merger Consideration required to be paid pursuant to Section 2.09(c).  Any funds deposited with the Exchange Agent pursuant to this Section 2.10(a) shall hereinafter be referred to as the " Exchange Fund ."

(b)                                  Exchange Procedures .  As soon as reasonably practicable after the Effective Time, Parent shall cause the Exchange Agent to mail to each holder of record of a Certificate whose shares of Company Common Stock were converted into the right to receive the Merger Consideration (i) a form of letter of transmittal (which shall specify that delivery shall be effected, and risk of loss and title to the Certificates shall pass, only upon proper delivery of the Certificates to the Exchange Agent and which shall be in customary form and contain customary provisions) and (ii) instructions for use in effecting the surrender of the Certificates in exchange for the Merger Consideration.  Each holder of record of one or more Certificates shall, upon surrender to the Exchange Agent of such Certificate or Certificates, together with such letter of transmittal, duly executed, and such other documents as may reasonably be required by the Exchange Agent, be entitled to receive in exchange therefor the amount of cash to which such holder is entitled pursuant to Section 2.09(c), and the Certificates so surrendered shall forthwith be canceled.  In the event of a transfer of ownership of Company Common Stock which is not registered in the transfer records of the Company, payment of the Merger Consideration in accordance with this Section 2.10(b) may be made to a person other than the person in whose name the Certificate so surrendered is registered if such Certificate shall be properly endorsed or otherwise be in proper form for transfer and the person requesting such payment shall pay any transfer Taxes required by reason of the payment of the Merger Consideration to a person other than the registered holder of such Certificate or establish to the reasonable satisfaction of Parent that such Taxes have been paid or are not applicable.  Until surrendered as contemplated by this Section 2.10(b), each Certificate shall be deemed at any time after the Effective Time to represent only the right to receive upon such surrender the Merger Consideration.  No interest shall be paid or will accrue on any payment to holders of Certificates pursuant to the provisions of this Article II.

(c)                                   No Further Ownership Rights in Company Common Stock .  The Merger Consideration paid upon the surrender of Certificates 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 of

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Company Common Stock formerly represented by such Certificates.  At the close of business on the day on which the Effective Time occurs, the share transfer books of the Company shall be closed, and there shall be no further registration of transfers on the share 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, any Certificate is presented to the Surviving Corporation for transfer, it shall be canceled against delivery of the Merger Consideration to the holder thereof as provided in this Article II.

(d)                                  Termination of the Exchange Fund .  Any portion of the Exchange Fund which remains undistributed to the holders of the Certificates for six months after the Effective Time shall be delivered to Parent, upon demand, and any holders of the Certificates who have not theretofore complied with this Article II shall thereafter look only to Parent for, and Parent shall remain liable for, payment of their claim for the Merger Consideration in accordance with this Article II.

(e)                                   No Liability .  None of Parent, Merger Sub, the Company, the Surviving Corporation or the Exchange Agent shall be liable to any person in respect of any funds from the Exchange Fund 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 four years after the Effective Time (or immediately prior to such earlier date on which any Merger Consideration would otherwise escheat to or become the property of any Governmental Entity), any such Merger Consideration shall, to the extent permitted by applicable Law, become the property of Parent, free and clear of all claims or interest of any person previously entitled thereto.

(f)                                     Investment of Exchange Fund .  The Exchange Agent shall invest the cash in the Exchange Fund as directed by Parent.  Any interest and other income resulting from such investments shall be paid to and be income of Parent.  If for any reason (including losses) the cash in the Exchange Fund shall be insufficient to fully satisfy all of the payment obligations to be made in cash by the Exchange Agent hereunder, Parent shall promptly deposit cash into the Exchange Fund in an amount which is equal to the deficiency in the amount of cash required to fully satisfy such cash payment obligations.

(g)                                  Lost Certificates .  If any Certificate shall have been lost, stolen or destroyed, upon the making of an affidavit of that fact by the person claiming such Certificate to be lost, stolen or destroyed and, if required by Parent, the posting by such person of a bond in such reasonable amount as Parent may direct as indemnity against any claim that may be made against it with respect to such Certificate, the Exchange Agent shall deliver in exchange for such lost, stolen or destroyed Certificate the Merger Consideration pursuant to this Article II.

(h)                                  Withholding Rights .  Parent, the Surviving Corporation or the Exchange Agent shall be entitled to deduct and withhold from the consideration otherwise payable pursuant to this Agreement such amounts as Parent, the Surviving Corporation or the Exchange Agent are required to deduct and withhold with respect to the making of such payment under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the " Code "), or any provision of state, local or foreign Tax Law.  To the extent that amounts are so withheld and paid over to the appropriate Taxing Authority by Parent, the Surviving Corporation or the Exchange Agent, such withheld amounts

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shall be treated for all purposes of this Agreement as having been paid to the holder of Certificates in respect of which such deduction and withholding was made by Parent, the Surviving Corporation or the Exchange Agent.

ARTICLE III

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

SECTION 3.01.    Representations and Warranties of the Company .  Except as set forth in the disclosure schedule delivered by the Company to Parent prior to the execution of this Agreement (the " Company Disclosure Schedule ") (with specific reference to the particular Section or subsection of this Agreement to which the information set forth in such disclosure schedule relates), the Company represents and warrants to Parent and Merger Sub as follows:

(a)                                   Organization, Standing and Corporate Power .  The Company and each of its Subsidiaries has been duly organized, and is validly existing and in good standing (with respect to jurisdictions that recognize that concept) under the Laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or formation, as the case may be, and has all requisite power and authority and possesses all governmental licenses, permits, authorizations and approvals necessary to enable it to use its corporate or other name and to own, lease or otherwise hold and operate its properties and other assets and to carry on its business as currently conducted, except where the failure to have such governmental licenses, permits, authorizations or approvals individually or in the aggregate has not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.  The Company and each of its Subsidiaries is duly qualified or licensed to do business and is in good standing (with respect to jurisdictions that recognize that concept) in each jurisdiction in which the nature of its business or the ownership, leasing or operation of its properties makes such qualification, licensing or good standing necessary, other than in such jurisdictions where the failure to be so qualified, licensed or in good standing individually or in the aggregate has not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.  The Company has made available to Parent, prior to the date of this Agreement, complete and accurate copies of the Company Certificate and the Company’s Bylaws (the " Company Bylaws "), and the comparable organizational documents of each significant subsidiary (as such term is defined in Rule 12b-2 under the Exchange Act, a " Significant Subsidiary "), in each case as amended to the date hereof.

(b)                                  Subsidiaries .  Section 3.01(b)(i) of the Company Disclosure Schedule lists, as of the date hereof, (i) each Significant Subsidiary of the Company (including its state of incorporation or formation) and (ii) each other Subsidiary of the Company.  All of the outstanding capital stock of, or other equity interests in, each Significant Subsidiary of the Company, is directly or indirectly owned by the Company.  All the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of, or other equity interests in, each such Subsidiary owned by the Company have been validly issued and are fully paid and nonassessable and are owned directly or indirectly by the Company free and clear of all pledges, liens, charges, encumbrances or security interests of any kind or nature whatsoever (other than liens, charges and encumbrances for current Taxes not yet due and payable) (collectively, " Liens "), and free of any restriction on the right to vote, sell or otherwise dispose of such capital stock or other equity or similar interests.  Except as listed on Section 3.01(b)(ii) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, the Company does not own, directly or indirectly, as of the date hereof, any capital stock of, or other voting

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securities or equity or similar interests in, any corporation, partnership, joint venture, association, limited liability company or other entity or person.

(c)                                   Capital Structure; Indebtedness .  The authorized capital stock of the Company consists of 100,000,000 shares of Company Common Stock and 5,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.01 per share (" Company Preferred Stock ").  At the close of business on May 8, 2007:

• • (i)                                      33,340,002 shares of Company Common Stock were issued and outstanding, and 60,672 shares of Company Common Stock were held by the Company in its treasury;

    (ii)                                   3,548,271 shares of Company Common Stock were subject to issuance upon exercise of outstanding Company Stock Options under the Company’s Equity Incentive Plan, as amended prior to the date of this Agreement (the " Company Stock Plan "), (ii) 225,352 shares of Company Common Stock were subject to issuance pursuant to outstanding restricted stock units granted under the Company Stock Plan (the " Company Restricted Stock Units "), (iii) 78,000 shares of Company Common Stock were subject to issuance pursuant to outstanding deferred stock awards granted under the Company Stock Plan (the " Company Director Stock Units "), (iv) 1,583,641 shares of Company Common Stock were reserved for future grant and issuance under the Company Stock Plan (excluding shares subject to issuance pursuant to outstanding Company Stock Options, Company Restricted Stock Units and Company Director Stock Units) and (v) 231,872 shares of Company Common Stock were reserved for future issuance under the Company’s Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as amended to date (the " Company ESPP ");

    (iii)                                no shares of Company Preferred Stock were issued or outstanding or were held by the Company as treasury shares or were reserved for issuance;

    (iv)                               except as set forth above in this Section 3.01(c), at the close of business on May 8, 2007, no shares of capital stock or other voting securities or equity interests of the Company were issued, reserved for issuance or outstanding.  No Subsidiary of the Company owns, holds or has any interest in shares of Company Common Stock.  Except as set forth above in this Section 3.01(c), at the close of business on May 8, 2007, there were no outstanding stock appreciation rights, "phantom" stock rights, performance units, rights to receive shares of Company Common Stock on a deferred basis or other rights that are linked to the value of Company Common Stock (collectively, " Company Stock-Based Awards ").  All outstanding options to purchase shares of Company Common Stock (collectively, " Company Stock Options "), are evidenced by stock option agreements or other award agreements in the forms previously provided to Parent.  All outstanding shares of capital stock of the Company are, and all shares which may be issued pursuant to the Company Stock Options, Company Restricted Stock Units, Company Director Stock Units and the Company ESPP will be, when issued in accordance with the terms thereof, duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and not subject to preemptive rights.  There are no bonds, debentures, notes or other indebtedness of the Company having the right to vote (or

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• • convertible into, or exchangeable for, securities having the right to vote) on any matters on which stockholders of the Company may vote.  Except as set forth above in this Section 3.01(c) and for issuances of shares of Company Common Stock pursuant to the Company Stock Options, Company Restricted Stock Units, Company Director Stock Units and the Company ESPP (and with respect to changes to the following after the date of this Agreement, only such changes in accordance with Section 4.01(a)): (x) there are not issued, reserved for issuance or outstanding (A) any shares of capital stock or other voting securities or equity interests of the Company, (B) any securities of the Company convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for shares of capital stock or other voting securities or equity interests of the Company, (C) any warrants, calls, options or other rights to acquire from the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, and, except for the Merger Option granted in this Agreement, no obligation of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to issue, any capital stock, voting securities, equity interests or securities convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for capital stock or voting securities of the Company or (D) any Company Stock-Based Awards and (y) there are not any outstanding obligations of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any such securities or to issue, deliver or sell, or cause to be issued, delivered or sold, any such securities.  Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to any voting Contract with respect to the voting of any such securities.  Except as set forth above in this Section 3.01(c) and subject to Section 4.01(a), there are no outstanding (1) securities of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for shares of capital stock or voting securities or equity interests of any Subsidiary of the Company, (2) warrants, calls, options or other rights to acquire from the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, and no obligation of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to issue, any capital stock, voting securities, equity interests or securities convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for capital stock or voting securities of any Subsidiary of the Company or (3) obligations of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any such outstanding securities or to issue, deliver or sell, or cause to be issued, delivered or sold, any such securities; and

    (v)                                  the only principal amount of outstanding indebtedness for borrowed money of the Company and its Subsidiaries (not including intercompany amounts or operating or capital leases) is (A) $40,475,000 (which amount is as of the close of business on May 9, 2007) under the Company’s Credit Agreement, dated as of May 3, 2005 with certain lenders and agents named therein, as amended prior to the date of this Agreement, and (B) other indebtedness for borrowed money in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $15 million.

The per share exercise price of each Company Stock Option is equal to or greater than the fair market value of the underlying Company Common Stock determined as prescribed by the applicable Company Stock Plan on the effective date of the corporate action effectuating the grant of such Company Stock-Based Award or Company Stock Option, as applicable.  From and after May 8, 2007, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has issued any shares of Company Common Stock or any securities convertible into or exercisable for any shares of Company Common Stock, other than the issuance of Company Common Stock upon the exercise of Company Stock Options, Company Restricted Stock Units, Company Director Stock Units or

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other Company Stock-Based Awards outstanding as of May 8, 2007 in accordance with their terms as of May 8, 2007.

(d)                                  Authority; Noncontravention .  The Company has all requisite corporate power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and, subject to receipt of the Company Stockholder Approval if required by applicable Law to consummate the Merger, to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.  The execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Company and the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of the Company and no other corporate proceedings on the part of the Company are necessary to authorize this Agreement or to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (other than the obtaining of the Company Stockholder Approval for the Merger, if required by applicable Law).  This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Company and, assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery by each of the other parties hereto, constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms.  The Board of Directors of the Company has unanimously, by resolutions duly adopted at a meeting duly called and held (i) approved this Agreement, and declared this Agreement, the Offer, the Merger and the transactions contemplated by this Agreement advisable, fair to and in the best interests of the Company and the Company Stockholders, and (ii) resolved to recommend that the Company Stockholders accept the Offer, that the Company Stockholders tender their shares of Company Common Stock in the Offer to Merger Sub, and that the Company Stockholders approve and adopt this Agreement and the Merger to the extent required by applicable Law.  Subject to Section 4.02, the Board of Directors has not rescinded, modified or withdrawn such resolutions in any way.  The execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Company do not, and the consummation by the Company of the Offer and the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement and compliance by the Company with the provisions of this Agreement will not, conflict with, or result in any violation or breach of, or default (with or without notice or lapse of time, or both) under, or give rise to a right of, or result in, termination, modification, cancellation or acceleration of any obligation or to the loss of a benefit under, or result in the creation of any Lien in or upon any of the properties or other assets of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries under, (x) the Company Certificate or the Company Bylaws or the comparable organizational documents of any of its Subsidiaries, (y) any loan or credit agreement, bond, debenture, note, mortgage, indenture, lease, supply agreement, license agreement, development agreement or other contract, agreement, obligation, commitment or instrument (each, including all amendments thereto, a " Contract "), to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party or any of their respective properties or other assets is subject or (z) subject to the obtaining of the Company Stockholder Approval if required by applicable Law and the governmental filings and other matters referred to in the following sentence, any (A) statute, law, ordinance, rule or regulation (domestic or foreign) issued, promulgated or entered into by or with any Governmental Entity (each, a " Law ") applicable to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective properties or other assets or (B) order, writ, injunction, decree, judgment or stipulation issued, promulgated or entered into by or with any Governmental Entity (each, an " Order ") applicable to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or their respective properties or other assets, other than, in the case of clauses (y) and (z), any such conflicts, violations, breaches, defaults, rights of termination, modification, cancellation or acceleration, losses or Liens that individually or in the aggregate have not had and would not reasonably be expected to (A) have a

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Material Adverse Effect, (B) impair in any material respect the ability of the Company to perform its obligations under this Agreement or (C) prevent or materially impede, interfere with, hinder or delay the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.  No consent, approval, order or authorization of, action by or in respect of, or registration, declaration or filing with, any Federal, state, local or foreign government, any court, administrative, regulatory or other governmental agency, commission or authority or any organized securities exchange (each, a " Governmental Entity ") is required by or with respect to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Company or the consummation of the Offer, the Merger or the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement, except for (1) (A) the filing of a premerger notification and report form by the Company under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder (the " HSR Act ") and the termination of the waiting period required thereunder and (B) the receipt, termination or expiration, as applicable, of approvals or waiting periods required under any other applicable Antitrust Law, (2) applicable requirements of the Exchange Act, and state securities takeover and "blue sky" laws, as may be required in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, (3) the filing of the Certificate of Merger with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware, (4) any filings with and approvals of the NYSE and (5) such other consents, approvals, orders, authorizations, actions, registrations, declarations and filings the failure of which to be obtained or made individually or in the aggregate has not had and would not reasonably be expected to (x) have a Material Adverse Effect, (y) impair in any material respect the ability of the Company to perform its obligations under this Agreement or (z) prevent or materially impede, interfere with, hinder or delay the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

(e)                                   Company SEC Documents .

• • (i)                                      The Company has timely filed all reports, schedules, forms, statements and other documents (including exhibits and other information incorporated therein) with the SEC required to be filed by the Company since January 1, 2004 (such documents, together with any documents filed during such period by the Company to the SEC on a voluntary basis on Current Reports on Form 8-K, the " Company SEC Documents ").  As of their respective filing dates, the Company SEC Documents complied in all material respects with, to the extent in effect at the time of filing, the requirements of the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (including the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, the " Securities Act "), the Exchange Act and the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (including the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, " SOX ") applicable to such Company SEC Documents.  Except to the extent that information contained in any Company SEC Document has been revised, amended, supplemented or superseded by a later-filed Company SEC Document that has been filed prior to the date of this Agreement, as of their respective filing dates, none of the Company SEC Documents contains any untrue statement of a material fact or omits 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, which individually or in the aggregate would require an amendment, supplement or correction to such Company SEC Documents.  Each of the financial statements (including the related notes) of the Company included in the Company SEC

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• • Documents complied at the time it was filed as to form in all material respects with the applicable accounting requirements and the published rules and regulations of the SEC with respect thereto in effect at the time of such filing, had been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (" GAAP ") (except, in the case of unaudited statements, as permitted by the rules and regulations of the SEC) applied on a consistent basis during the periods involved (except as may be indicated in the notes thereto) and fairly presented in all material respects the consolidated financial position of the Company and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of the dates thereof and the consolidated results of their operations and cash flows for the periods then ended (subject, in the case of unaudited statements, to normal year-end audit adjustments).  None of the Subsidiaries of the Company are, or have at any time since January 1, 2004 been, subject to the reporting requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act.

    (ii)                                   Each of the principal executive officer of the Company and the principal financial officer of the Company (or each former principal executive officer of the Company and each former principal financial officer of the Company, as applicable) has made all certifications required by Rule 13a-14 or 15d-14 under the Exchange Act and Sections 302 and 906 of SOX with respect to the Company SEC Documents, and the statements contained in such certifications are true and accurate.  For purposes of this Agreement, "principal executive officer" and "principal financial officer" shall have the meanings given to such terms in SOX.  Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has outstanding (nor has arranged or modified since the enactment of SOX) any "extensions of credit" (within the meaning of Section 402 of SOX ) to directors or executive officers (as defined in Rule 3b-7 under the Exchange Act) of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.

    (iii)                                The Company maintains a system of internal accounting controls sufficient to provide reasonable assurance that (A) transactions are executed in accordance with management’s general or specific authorizations; (B) access to assets is permitted only in accordance with management’s general or specific authorization; and (C) the recorded accountability for assets is compared with the existing assets at reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect to any differences.

    (iv)                               The Company’s "disclosure controls and procedures" (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) of the Exchange Act) are reasonably designed to ensure that all information (both financial and non-financial) required to be disclosed by the 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 the 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 the Company required under the Exchange Act with respect to such reports.  The Company has disclosed, based on its most recent evaluation of such disclosure controls and procedures prior to the date of this Agreement, to the Company’s auditors and the audit committee of the Board of Directors of the Company and on 3.01(e)(iv) of the Company Disclosure Schedule (A) any significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal controls over financial reporting that are

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• • reasonably likely to adversely affect in any material respect the Company’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information and (B) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the Company’s internal controls over financial reporting.

    (v)                                  Since December 31, 2005 through the date of this Agreement, (i) neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries nor, to the Knowledge of the Company, any director, officer, employee, auditor, accountant or representative of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has received or otherwise had or obtained knowledge of any material complaint, allegation, assertion or claim, whether written or oral, regarding the accounting or auditing practices, procedures, methodologies or methods of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or their respective internal accounting controls, including any material complaint, allegation, assertion or claim that the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has engaged in questionable accounting or auditing practices, and (ii) no attorney representing the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, whether or not employed by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, has reported evidence of a material violation of securities Laws, breach of fiduciary duty or similar violation by the Company or any of its officers, directors, employees or agents to the Board of Directors of the Company or any committee thereof or to any director or officer of the Company.

(f)                                     Information Supplied .  None of the information supplied or to be supplied by or on behalf of the Company specifically for inclusion or incorporation by reference in the Offer Documents, the Schedule 14D-9 or the Proxy Statement will, on the date that such document is first mailed to the stockholders of the Company and during the pendency of the Offer and the subsequent offering period, if any (in the case of the Offer Documents and the Schedule 14D-9) and at the time of the Company Stockholders’ Meeting, if any (in the case of the Proxy Statement), contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading, except that no representation or warranty is made by the Company with respect to statements made or incorporated by reference therein based on information supplied by or on behalf of Parent or Merger Sub specifically for inclusion or incorporation by reference in the Offer Documents, the Schedule 14D-9 or the Proxy Statement.  The Schedule 14D-9 and the Proxy Statement will comply as to form in all material respects with the requirements of the Exchange Act.

(g)                                  Absence of Certain Changes or Events .  Except for liabilities incurred as a result of this Agreement or, with respect to liabilities incurred after the date hereof, as expressly permitted pursuant to Section 4.01(a), since December 31, 2006, the Company and its Subsidiaries have conducted their respective businesses only in the ordinary course consistent with past practice, (i) there has not been any Material Adverse Change, and (ii) from such date until the date hereof there has not been (A) any declaration, setting aside or payment of any dividend or other distribution (whether in cash, stock or property) with respect to any capital stock of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, other than dividends or distributions by a direct or indirect wholly owned Subsidiary of the Company to its stockholders, (B) any purchase, redemption or other acquisition by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries of any shares of capital stock or any other securities of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any options, warrants, calls or rights to acquire such shares or other securities, including pursuant to the

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Company’s share repurchase program, (C) any split, combination or reclassification of any capital stock of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any issuance or the authorization of any issuance of any other securities in respect of, in lieu of or in substitution for shares of their respective capital stock, (D) (1) any granting by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to any current or former director, officer, employee or independent contractor, of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (all such individuals, collectively, the " Company Personnel ") of any increase in compensation, bonus or fringe or other benefits, except in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice or as was required under any Company Benefit Agreement or Company Benefit Plan, (2) any granting by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to any Company Personnel of (x) any increase in severance or termination pay or (y) any right to receive any severance or termination pay, (3) any entry by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries into, or any amendments of, (x) any employment, deferred compensation, consulting, severance, change of control, termination, retention, deal bonus or indemnification Contract with any Company Personnel or (y) any Contract with any Company Personnel the benefits of which are contingent, or the terms of which are materially altered, upon the occurrence of a transaction involving the Company of a nature contemplated by this Agreement (all Contracts of the type described by this clause (3), collectively, " Company Benefit Agreements "), (4) the removal or modification of any restrictions in any Company Benefit Agreement or Company Benefit Plan or awards made thereunder, except as required to comply with applicable Law or any Company Benefit Agreement or Company Benefit Plan in effect as of the date hereof, or (5) the adoption, amendment or termination of any Company Benefit Plan or entry into any agreement, plan or arrangement to do any of the foregoing, (E) any material damage, destruction or loss, whether or not covered by insurance, (F) any change in accounting methods, principles or practices by the Company materially affecting its assets, liabilities or businesses, except insofar as may have been required by a change in GAAP, (G) any material Tax election or any settlement or compromise of any material income Tax liability or (H) any other action taken or committed to be taken by the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company which, if taken following entry by the Company into this Agreement, would have required the consent of Parent pursuant to Section 4.01(a).

(h)                                  Litigation .  There are no actions, suits, claims, hearings, proceedings, arbitrations, mediations, audits, inquiries or investigations (whether civil, criminal, administrative or otherwise) (" Actions ") pending or, to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any of the executive officers or directors of the Company, except, in each case, for those that, individually or in the aggregate, (A) have not had, and would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect and (B) would not reasonably be expected to prevent, materially delay or materially impede the ability of the Company to consummate the Offer, the Merger or the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement.  Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries nor any of their respective properties or assets is or are subject to any Order, writ, judgment, injunction, settlement, decree or award, except for those that, individually or in the aggregate, (x) have not had, and would not reasonably be expected to have, a Material Adverse Effect and (y) would not reasonably be expected to prevent, materially delay or materially impede the ability of the Company to consummate the Offer, the Merger or the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement.  Since January 1, 2004 there has not been any material product liability, manufacturing or design defect, warranty, field repair or other material product-related claims by any third party (whether based on contract or tort and whether relating to personal injury,

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including death, property damage or economic loss) arising from (A) services rendered by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or (B) the sale, distribution or manufacturing of products by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.  To the Knowledge of the Company (including for this purpose the members of the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company), there are no formal or informal governmental inquiries or investigations or internal investigations or whistle-blower complaints pending or threatened, in each case regarding accounting or disclosure practices of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, compliance by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries with any Law or any malfeasance by any officer of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.

(i)                                      Material Contracts .

• • (i)                                      Except for this Agreement, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to or bound by any contract, arrangement, commitment or understanding (A) with respect to the employment of any directors or executive officers of the Company, (B) that is a "material contract" (as such term is defined in Item 601(b) (10) of Regulation S-K of the SEC), (C) that limits or purports to limit in any material respect the ability of the Company or any of its Affiliates to compete in any line of business, in any geographic area or with any person, or that requires referrals of any material amount of business of the Company or any of its Affiliates, (D) with respect to any customer or distribution agreements where the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has received or expects to receive in the next twelve (12) months $750,000 or more in receivables pursuant to such agreements, (E) with respect to the receipt of any goods and services involving a payment of $750,000 or more per annum (other than those cancelable by the Company without penalty or notice of 180 days or less), (F) in the case of a Company Benefit Plan, any of the benefits of which will be increased, or the vesting of the benefits of which will be accelerated, by the occurrence of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, or the value of any of the benefits of which will be calculated on the basis of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or (G) that would prevent, materially delay or materially impede the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.  All contracts, arrangements, commitments or understandings of the type described in this Section 3.01(i) shall be collectively referred to herein as the " Material Contracts ."

    (ii)                                   Schedule 3.01(i) of the Company Disclosure Schedule sets forth a list of all Material Contracts as of the date of this Agreement.  Each such Material Contract is valid and in full force and effect and enforceable in accordance with its respective terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other laws relating to or affecting the rights and remedies of creditors generally and to general principles of equity (regardless of whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law), except to the extent that (A) they have previously expired in accordance with their terms or (B) the failure to be in full force and effect, individually or in the aggregate, has not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.  Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries, nor, to the Company’s Knowledge, any counterparty to any Material Contract, has violated or is alleged to have violated any provision of, or committed or failed to perform any act which, with or without notice, lapse of time or both, would constitute a default under the provisions of

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• • any Material Contract, except in each case for those violations and defaults which, individually or in the aggregate, has not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(j)                                      Compliance with Laws; Environmental Matters .

• • (i)                                      Except for failures to be in compliance and failures to have such Permits that individually or in the aggregate have not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect: (A) each of the Company and its Subsidiaries is in compliance with all, and has not violated any, Laws and Orders, including the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act of 1938, as amended (including the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, the " FDCA "), the Good Manufacturing Practices and other standards of the Food and Drug Administration, federal Medicare and Medicaid statutes or related state or local statutes or regulations, and the Occupational Safety and Health Act (and the regulations promulgated thereunder), the Fair Labor Standards Act and any other applicable child labor Laws, all applicable import/export Laws, the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (22 C.F.R. §§120-130), and any comparable foreign Laws of any of the foregoing, applicable to it, its properties or other assets or its business or operations, including the Medical Devices Directive of the European Union (the " MDD ") and (B) the Company and each of its Subsidiaries has in effect all approvals, authorizations, certificates, filings, franchises, licenses, notices and permits of or with all Governmental Entities, including all Permits under the FDCA and the MDD, and third persons (collectively, " Permits ") necessary for it to own, lease or operate its properties and other assets and to carry on its business and operations as currently conducted.  Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is excluded from participation, or is otherwise ineligible to participate, in a "federal health care program" as defined in 42 U.S.C.  §1320a-7b(f) or is convicted of a criminal offense related to health care.  Since January 1, 2004, there has occurred no default under, or violation of, any such Permit, except for any such default or violation that individually or in the aggregate has not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.  The consummation of the Offer or the Merger, in and of itself, would not cause the revocation, modification or cancellation of any such Permit that individually or in the aggregate would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

    (ii)                                   Except for those matters that individually or in the aggregate have not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect: (A) during the period of ownership or operation by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries of any of its currently or formerly owned, leased or operated properties or facilities, there have been no Releases of Hazardous Materials in, on, under, from or affecting any properties or facilities which would subject the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to any liability under any Environmental Law or require any expenditure by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries thereunder; (B) prior to and after, as applicable, the period of ownership or operation by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries of any of its currently or formerly owned, leased or operated properties or facilities, to the Knowledge of the Company, there were no Releases of Hazardous Materials in, on, under, from or affecting any properties or facilities which would subject the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to any liability under any Environmental Law or require any expenditure by the Company

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• • or any of its Subsidiaries thereunder; (C) none of the Company or its Subsidiaries has Released Hazardous Materials at any other location which would subject the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to any liability under Environmental Law or require any expenditure by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries thereunder; (D) neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is subject to any indemnity obligation or other Contract with any person relating to obligations or liabilities under Environmental Laws; and (E) to the Knowledge of the Company, there are no facts, circumstances or conditions that would reasonably be expected to form the basis for any Action or liability against or affecting the Company or any of its Subsidiaries relating to or arising under Environmental Laws or that would interfere with or increase the cost of complying with all applicable Environmental Laws in the future.

    (iii)                                Except for those matters that individually or in the aggregate have not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect:

    • • • • (A)                               to the Company’s Knowledge, there are no adverse negative past performance evaluations or ratings by the U.S. Government or any other Governmental Entity, or any voluntary disclosures under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977 (the " Foreign Corrupt Practices Act ") or any other comparable foreign Law, any enforcement actions or threats of enforcement actions, or facts that, in each case, could result in any adverse or negative performance evaluations related to the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act or any other comparable foreign Law.  Neither the U.S. Government nor any other person has notified the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in writing of any actual or alleged violation or breach of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act or any other comparable foreign Law.  To the Knowledge of the Company, none of the Company and its Subsidiaries has undergone or is undergoing any audit, review, inspection, investigation, survey or examination of records relating to the Company’s or any of its Subsidiaries’ compliance with the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act or any other comparable foreign Law.  To the Knowledge of the Company, the Company and its Subsidiaries have not been and are not now under any administrative, civil or criminal investigation or indictment and are not party to any litigation involving alleged false statements, false claims or other improprieties relating to the Company’s or any of its Subsidiaries’ compliance with the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act or any other comparable foreign Law;

            (B)                                 to the Company’s Knowledge, none of the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or any of their employees is, or since January 1, 2004, has been, in violation of any Law applicable to its business, properties or operations and relating to: (1) the use of corporate funds relating to political activity or for the purpose of obtaining or retaining business; (2) payments to government officials or employees from corporate funds; or (3) bribes, rebates, payoffs, influence payments or kickbacks (including 42 U.S.C. 1320 a-7b(b), as amended or any applicable state anti-kickback or other similar state or federal laws);

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• • • • • • (C)                                 to the Company’s Knowledge, none of the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or any of their officers, directors, employees, independent contractors, suppliers and/or agents have been convicted of, charged with or investigated for a Medicare, Medicaid or state health program related offense or convicted of, charged with or investigated for a violation of federal or state law related to Medicare, Medicaid or any other federal or state health care program, or been subject to any order or consent decree of, or material criminal or civil fine or penalty imposed by, any Governmental Entity with respect to any such program; and

            (D)                                to the Company’s Knowledge, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has arranged or contracted with (by employment or otherwise) any individual that is excluded from participation in a Federal Health Care Program as defined in 42 U.S.C.1320a-7b(f) for the provision of items or services for which payment may be made under such Federal Health Care Program.

(k)                                   Labor Relations and Other Employment Matters .

• • (i)                                      Since December 31, 2006, there has not been any adoption, amendment or termination by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries of any collective bargaining or other labor union Contract to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party or by which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is bound that covers any Company employees.  None of the employees of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries are represented by any union with respect to their employment by the Company or such Subsidiary, and no labor organization or group of employees of the Company or any of its subsidiaries has made a pending demand for recognition or certification to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and, to the Knowledge of the Company, there are no representation or certification proceedings or petitions seeking a representation proceeding presently pending or threatened in writing to be brought or filed with the National Labor Relations Board or any other Governmental Entity.  Since January 1, 2004, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has experienced any material labor disputes, union organization attempts or work stoppages, slowdowns or lockouts due to labor disagreements.

    (ii)                                   Except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect: (A) neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is delinquent in payments to any of its employees for any wages, salaries, commissions, bonuses or other direct compensation for any services performed for it or amounts required to be reimbursed to such employees, (B) no employee of the Company at the officer level or above has given written notice to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries that any such employee intends to terminate his or her employment with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, (C) to the Knowledge of the Company, no employee or former employee of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is in any respect in violation of any term of any employment contract, nondisclosure agreement, common law nondisclosure obligations, non-competition agreement, or any restrictive covenant to a former employer relating to the right of any such employee to be employed by the

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• • Company or any of its Subsidiaries because of the nature of the business conducted or presently proposed to be conducted by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or to the use of trade secrets or proprietary information of others.

    (iii)                                Except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, (A) each of the Company and its Subsidiaries is in compliance with all applicable Laws and collective bargaining agreements respecting employment and employment practices, terms and conditions of employment, wages and hours and occupational safety and health; and (B) each individual who renders services to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries who is classified by the Company or such subsidiary, as applicable, as having the status of an independent contractor or other non-employee status for any purpose (including for purposes of taxation and tax reporting and under Company Benefit Plans) is properly so characterized.

(l)                                      Benefit Plans .

• • (i)                                      Section 3.01( l )(i) of the Company Disclosure Schedule contains a complete and accurate list of each "employee benefit plan" (within the meaning of Section 3(3) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (" ERISA ") including multiemployer plans within the meaning of Section 3(37) of ERISA), whether or not subject to ERISA and all employment, employee loan, collective bargaining, bonus, pension, profit sharing, deferred compensation, incentive compensation, stock ownership, stock purchase, stock appreciation, restricted stock, stock option, "phantom" stock, retirement, thrift savings, stock bonus, paid time off, fringe benefit, vacation, severance, retention, change in control, and all other employee benefit plans, programs, policies or Contracts maintained, contributed to or required to be maintained or contributed to by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any other person or entity that, together with the Company, is treated as a single employer under Section 414(b), (c), (m) or (o) of the Code (each, a " Commonly Controlled Entity ") (exclusive of any such plan, program, policy or Contract mandated by and maintained solely pursuant to applicable Law), in each case providing benefits to any Company Personnel  (collectively, the " Company Benefit Plans ") and each Company Benefit Agreement (exclusive of local offer letters mandated under applicable non-U.S. law that do not impose any severance obligations other than any mandatory statutory severance); provided , however , that (x) with respect to Company Benefit Plans maintained solely for service providers outside of the United States (each, a " Non-U.S. Company Benefit Plan ), the term Company Benefit Plans for purposes of this Agreement shall mean any material Non-U.S. Company Benefit Plans, (y) the Company shall not be required to list Non-U.S. Company Benefit Plans on Section 3.01( l )(i) of the Company Disclosure Schedule as of the date of this Agreement but shall supplement such schedule to add such plans no later than 20 days following the date hereof and (z) individual option and restricted stock unit award agreements issued under the Company Stock Plans need not be listed on Section 3.01( l )(i) of the Company Disclosure Schedule.  Each Company Benefit Plan that is an "employee pension benefit plan" (as defined in Section 3(2) of ERISA) is sometimes referred to herein as a " Company Pension Plan " and each

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• • Company Benefit Plan that is an "employee welfare benefit plan" (as defined in Section 3(1) of ERISA) is sometimes referred to herein as a " Company Welfare Plan ."

    (ii)                                   The Company has provided (or, in the case of Non-U.S. Company Benefit Plans, shall provide no later than 20 days following the date hereof) to Parent current, complete and accurate copies of (A) each Company Benefit Plan (or, with respect to any unwritten Company Benefit Plans, accurate descriptions thereof) and Company Benefit Agreements, (B) for the two most recent years (1) annual reports on Form 5500 required to be filed with the Internal Revenue Service (the " IRS ") or any other Governmental Entity with respect to each Company Benefit Plan (if any such report was required) and all schedules and attachments thereto, (2) audited financial statements and (3) actuarial valuation reports, (C) the most recent summary plan description and any summary of material modifications thereto for each Company Benefit Plan for which such summary plan description is required, (D) each trust Contract and insurance or group annuity Contract relating to any Company Benefit Plan and (E) the most recent favorable IRS determination letter, to the extent applicable.

    (iii)                                Except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, (A) each Company Benefit Plan has been administered in all respects in accordance with its terms, and the Company, its Subsidiaries and all the Company Benefit Plans are in compliance in all respects with the applicable provisions of ERISA, the Code and all other applicable Laws and the terms of all collective bargaining Contracts, and (B) all Company Pension Plans intended to be qualified within the meaning of Section 401(a) of the Code have received favorable determination letters from the IRS, to the effect that such Company Pension Plans are so qualified and exempt from Federal income Taxes under Sections 401(a) and 501(a), respectively, of the Code, no such determination letter has been revoked (nor, to the Knowledge of the Company, has revocation been threatened) and no event has occurred since the date of the most recent determination letter relating to any such Company Pension Plan that would reasonably be expected to adversely affect the qualification of such Company Pension Plan or increase the costs relating thereto or require security under Section 307 of ERISA.  The Company has provided to Parent a complete and accurate list of all amendments to any Company Pension Plan as to which a favorable determination letter has not yet been received.

    (iv)                               Neither the Company nor any Commonly Controlled Entity has, during the six-year period ending on the date hereof, maintained, contributed to or been required to contribute to any Company Pension Plan that is subject to Title IV of ERISA or Section 412 of the Code, or any "multiemployer plan" as defined in Section 3(37) or 4001(a)(3) of ERISA.  Except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, (A) neither the Company nor any Commonly Controlled Entity has any unsatisfied liability under Title IV of ERISA, (B) to the Knowledge of the Company, no condition exists that presents a risk to the Company or any Commonly Controlled Entity of incurring a liability under Title IV of ERISA, and (C) no event has occurred, and to the Knowledge of the Company no condition exists, that would be reasonably expected to subject the Company, any Subsidiary or Commonly

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• • Controlled Entity, to any Tax, fine, Lien, penalty or other liability imposed by ERISA, the Code or other applicable laws, rules and regulations.

    (v)                                  Except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, (A) none of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has received notice of and, to the Knowledge of the Company, there are no Actions by any Governmental Entity with respect to, or other claims (except claims for benefits payable in the normal operation of the Company Benefit Plans), suits or proceedings against or involving any Company Benefit Plan or asserting any rights or claims to benefits under any Company Benefit Plan that are pending or threatened that could reasonably be expected to give rise to any material liability and (B) to the Knowledge of the Company, there are not any facts that could give rise to