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AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF
MERGER
by and among
KIMBALL ELECTRONICS MANUFACTURING, INC.
GATOR ELECTRONICS, INC.
and
REPTRON ELECTRONICS, INC.
Dated as of December 18, 2006
TABLE OF
CONTENTS
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ARTICLE I
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THE MERGER
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1
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The Merger
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1
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Effective Time; Closing
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1
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Effect of the Merger
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2
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Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws of Surviving
Corporation
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2
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Directors and Officers of Surviving
Corporation
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Effect on Capital Stock
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3
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Dissenting Shares.
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4
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Surrender of Certificates
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5
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No Further Ownership Rights in Company Common
Stock
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Lost, Stolen or Destroyed Certificates
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Adjustments
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7
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Taking of Necessary Action; Further
Action
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ARTICLE II
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REPRESENTATIONS AND
WARRANTIES OF COMPANY
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Organization and Qualification
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Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws
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Capitalization
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Authority Relative to this Agreement
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10
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No Conflict; Required Filings and
Consents
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Compliance; Permits
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SEC Filings; Financial Statements
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12
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No Undisclosed Liabilities
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15
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Absence of Certain Changes or Events
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15
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Absence of Litigation
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16
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Employee Benefit Plans
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16
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Proxy Statement
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21
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Restrictions on Business Activities
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21
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Title to Property
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21
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Taxes
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23
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Environmental Matters
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Brokers; Third Party Expenses
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27
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Intellectual Property
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Contracts
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Insurance
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Customers and Suppliers; Sales
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Pre-Bankruptcy Liabilities
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33
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Inventory
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Opinion of Financial Advisor
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Board Approval
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State Takeover Statutes
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Interested Party Transactions
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ARTICLE III
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REPRESENTATIONS AND
WARRANTIES OF PARENT AND MERGER SUB
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Corporate Organization
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Authority Relative to this Agreement
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No Conflict; Required Filings and
Consents
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Proxy Statement
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Sufficient Funds
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No Prior Merger Sub Operations
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Advisors’ and Brokers’
Fees
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No Share Ownership
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ARTICLE IV
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CONDUCT PRIOR TO THE
EFFECTIVE TIME
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Conduct of Business by Company
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ARTICLE V
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ADDITIONAL
AGREEMENTS
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Proxy Statement
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Meeting of Company Stockholders
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Confidentiality; Access to Information
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No Solicitation
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Public Disclosure
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Reasonable Efforts; Notification
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Third Party Consents and Notices
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Director’s and Officer’s Insurance
and Indemnification
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Regulatory Filings
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Termination of Certain Benefit Plans
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Employee Benefits
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Section 16 Matters
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Cash Deposit by Parent
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Debt Tender Offer
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ARTICLE VI
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CONDITIONS TO THE
MERGER
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Conditions to Obligations of Each Party to Effect
the Merger
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Additional Conditions to Obligations of the
Company
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Additional Conditions to the Obligations of
Parent and Merger Sub
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Dissenting Shares
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Company Bonds Irrevocably Tendered
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Third-Party Obligations
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ARTICLE VII
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TERMINATION, AMENDMENT
AND WAIVER
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Termination
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Notice of Termination; Effect of
Termination
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Fees and Expenses
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Amendment
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Extension; Waiver
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ARTICLE VIII
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GENERAL
PROVISIONS
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Non-Survival of Representations and
Warranties
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Notices
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Interpretation; Knowledge
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Counterparts
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Entire Agreement; Third Party
Beneficiaries
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Severability
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Other Remedies; Specific Performance
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Governing Law
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Rules of Construction
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Assignment
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Waiver of Jury Trial
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INDEX OF
EXHIBITS
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Exhibit A
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Form of Articles of Incorporation of Surviving
Corporation
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Exhibit B
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Form of Bylaws of Surviving
Corporation
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Exhibit C
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Form of Joint Press Release
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AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF
MERGER
THIS AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER is made and entered into as of
December 18, 2006 (the " Agreement "), by and among
KIMBALL ELECTRONICS MANUFACTURING, INC., an Indiana corporation ("
Parent "), GATOR ELECTRONICS, INC, a Florida corporation and
a wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent (" Merger Sub "), and
REPTRON ELECTRONICS, INC, a Florida corporation (the "
Company ").
RECITALS
WHEREAS, upon the terms and subject to the conditions of this
Agreement and in accordance with the Florida Business Corporation
Act, Parent, Merger Sub and the Company will enter into a business
combination transaction pursuant to which Merger Sub will merge
with and into the Company; and
WHEREAS, each of the Boards of Directors of Parent, Merger Sub
and the Company have each determined that it is in the best
interests of their respective stockholders for Parent to acquire
the Company upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth
herein.
WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of the Company (the "
Board ") has unanimously (i) determined that the Merger
(as defined in Section 1.1 ) is advisable and fair to,
and in the best interests of, the Company and its stockholders,
(ii) approved this Agreement and the other transactions
contemplated by this Agreement (collectively, the "
Transactions "), and (iii) has resolved to recommend
the approval of the Merger and the adoption of this Agreement by
the stockholders of the Company.
WHEREAS, each of the Board of Directors of Parent and Merger Sub
have determined that the Merger is advisable and fair to, and in
the best interest of, Parent and Merger Sub and their respective
stockholders and the Board of Directors of Parent has resolved to
adopt this Agreement, and the Transactions.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the covenants, promises and
representations set forth herein, and for other good and valuable
consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby
acknowledged, the parties agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
THE MERGER
1.1 The Merger . At the Effective Time (as defined in
Section 1.2 ) and subject to and in accordance with the
terms and conditions of this Agreement and the applicable
provisions of the Florida Business Corporation Act (the "
Florida Business Corporation Act "), Merger Sub shall be
merged with and into the Company (the " Merger "), the
separate corporate existence of Merger Sub shall cease and the
Company shall continue as the surviving corporation. The Company,
as the surviving corporation after the Merger, is hereinafter
sometimes referred to as the " Surviving Corporation ."
1.2 Effective Time; Closing . Upon the terms and subject
to the conditions of this Agreement, the parties hereto shall cause
the Merger to be consummated by filing articles of merger (the
"Articles
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of Merger ") with the Secretary of
State of the State of Florida in accordance with the relevant
provisions of the Florida Business Corporation Act (the time of
such filing, or such later time as may be agreed in writing by the
Company and Parent and specified in the Articles of Merger, being
the " Effective Time "), as soon as practicable after the
Closing (as defined below) and on the Closing Date (as herein
defined). The closing of the Merger (the " Closing ") shall
take place at the offices of Squire, Sanders & Dempsey,
L.L.P., 201 N. Franklin Street, Suite 2100, Tampa, Florida 33602,
at a time and date to be specified by the parties hereto, which
shall be no later than the fifth business day after the
satisfaction or waiver of the conditions set forth in Article
VI (other than those conditions, which by their terms, are to
be satisfied or waived on the Closing Date, but subject to the
satisfaction or waiver thereof), or at such other time, date and
location as the parties hereto agree in writing (the " Closing
Date ").
1.3 Effect of the Merger . At the Effective Time, the
effect of the Merger shall be as provided in this Agreement, the
Articles of Merger and the applicable provisions of the Florida
Business Corporation Act. Without limiting the generality of the
foregoing, and subject thereto, at the Effective Time, all of the
assets, properties, rights, privileges, powers and franchises of
the Company and Merger Sub shall vest in the Surviving Corporation,
and all of the debts, liabilities, obligations, restrictions and
duties of the Company and Merger Sub shall become the debts,
liabilities, obligations, restrictions and duties of the Surviving
Corporation.
1.4 Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws of Surviving
Corporation .
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(a) Articles of Incorporation . As of the Effective Time,
by virtue of the Merger and without any action on the part of
Merger Sub or the Company, the Articles of Incorporation of the
Surviving Corporation shall be amended and restated to read in its
entirety in the form of Exhibit A and, as so amended, shall
be the Articles of Incorporation of the Surviving Corporation,
subject to Section 5.8 , until thereafter amended in
accordance with the terms of such Articles of Incorporation and the
law; provided, however , that as of the Effective Time, the
Articles of Incorporation shall provide that the name of the
Surviving Corporation is "Gator Electronics, Inc."
(b) Bylaws . As of the Effective Time, by virtue of the
Merger and without any action on the part of Merger Sub or the
Company, the Bylaws of the Surviving Corporation shall be amended
and restated in the form of Exhibit B to read the same as
the Bylaws of Merger Sub, as in effect immediately prior to the
Effective Time, subject to Section 5.8 , until
thereafter amended in accordance with the law, the Articles of
Incorporation of the Surviving Corporation and such Bylaws;
provided, however , that all references in such Bylaws to
Merger Sub shall be amended to refer to "Gator Electronics,
Inc."
1.5 Directors and Officers of Surviving Corporation .
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(a) Directors . The initial directors of the Surviving
Corporation shall be the directors of Merger Sub as of immediately
prior to the Effective Time, until their respective successors are
duly elected or appointed and qualified.
(b) Officers . The initial officers of the Surviving
Corporation shall be the officers of Merger Sub as of immediately
prior to the Effective Time.
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1.6 Effect on Capital Stock . Upon the
terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement, at the
Effective Time, by virtue of the Merger and without any action on
the part of Merger Sub, the Company or the holders of any of the
following securities, the following shall occur:
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(a) Conversion of Shares . Each share of common stock,
par value $0.01 per share, of the Company (" Company Common
Stock ") issued and outstanding immediately prior to the
Effective Time (other than any shares of Company Common Stock to be
canceled pursuant to Section 1.6(b) and any Dissenting
Shares, as defined in Section 1.7 ), will be canceled
and extinguished and automatically converted into the right to
receive, upon surrender of the certificate(s) representing such
Company Common Stock in the manner provided in
Section 1.8 (or in the case of a lost, stolen or
destroyed certificate, upon delivery of an affidavit, and bond, if
required, in the manner provided in Section 1.10 ),
cash in the amount of $0.68 (the " Per Share Merger
Consideration " and the aggregate of all Per Share Merger
Consideration in respect of all Company Common Stock entitled
thereto and the aggregate amount of cash to be issued to holders of
In-the-Money Options (as defined in Section 1.6(d)(ii)
pursuant to Section 1.6(d) , the " Merger
Consideration "). If any shares of Company Common Stock
outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time are unvested or
are subject to a repurchase option, risk of forfeiture or other
condition under any applicable restricted stock purchase agreement
or other agreement with the Company (" Unvested Shares "),
then the portion of the Merger Consideration issued in exchange for
such Unvested Shares shall also be unvested and subject to the same
repurchase option, risk of forfeiture or other condition. The
portion of the Merger Consideration payable upon conversion of any
Unvested Share shall be withheld by the Paying Agent and paid by
the Paying Agent to each such holder in accordance with the vesting
and other provisions set forth in the applicable restricted stock
purchase agreement, if applicable.
(b) Cancellation of Treasury and Parent-Owned Shares .
All Company Common Stock held by the Company or owned by Merger
Sub, Parent or any direct or indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of
the Company or of Parent immediately prior to the Effective Time
shall be canceled and extinguished without any conversion
thereof.
(c) Capital Stock of Merger Sub . Each share of common
stock, par value $0.001 per share, of Merger Sub (the " Merger
Sub Common Stock ") issued and outstanding immediately prior to
the Effective Time shall be converted into one validly issued,
fully paid and non-assessable share of common stock, par value
$0.01 per share, of the Surviving Corporation. Each certificate
evidencing ownership of shares of Merger Sub Common Stock
outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time shall evidence
ownership of such shares of capital stock of the Surviving
Corporation.
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(d) Stock Options . At the Effective Time,
by virtue of the Merger and without any action on the part of any
holder of outstanding options to purchase Company Common Stock (the
" Company Stock Options "), each Company Stock Option,
whether vested or unvested, and all stock option plans or other
equity-related plans of the Company, including the Gator
Electronics, Inc. Stock Option Plan (as may be amended from time to
time, the " Company Stock Plans "), insofar as they relate
to Company Stock Options, shall be terminated as
follows:
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(i) At the Effective Time, each Out-of-the-Money Option (as
defined below) shall be terminated in its entirety without
consideration therefor, and the holder of each Out-of-the-Money
Option shall have no further rights thereunder. Each Company Stock
Option that has a per share exercise price greater than $0.68 and
is unexpired, unexercised and outstanding immediately prior to the
Effective Time shall be an " Out-of-the-Money Option ."
(ii) At the Effective Time, each In-the-Money Option (as defined
below) shall, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth
in this Agreement, terminate in its entirety and the holder of each
In-the-Money Option shall be entitled to receive that amount of
cash that is equal to the product of the number of shares of
Company Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of such
In-the-Money Option immediately prior to the Effective Time,
multiplied by the excess by which $0.68 exceeds the per share
exercise price of such In-the-Money Option. Each Company Stock
Option that has a per share exercise price less than $0.68 and is
unexpired, unexercised and outstanding immediately prior to the
Effective Time shall be an " In-the-Money Option ." Promptly
after the Effective Time (but not later than three
(3) business days after the date on which the Effective Time
occurs), Parent shall pay the In-the-Money Option holders the
Merger Consideration specified in this
Section 1.6(d)(ii) .
1.7 Dissenting Shares .
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(a) Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the
contrary, shares of Company Common Stock that are outstanding
immediately prior to the Effective Time and that are held by
stockholders who shall have not voted in favor of the Merger and
who shall have demanded properly in writing appraisal for such
Company Common Stock in accordance with Section 1302 of the
Florida Business Corporation Act (collectively, the " Dissenting
Shares ") shall not be converted into, or represent the right
to receive, the Per Share Merger Consideration payable for each
such share of Company Common Stock. Such stockholders shall be
entitled to receive payment of the appraised value of such Company
Common Stock held by them in accordance with the provisions of such
Section 1302, except that all Dissenting Shares held by
stockholders who shall have failed to perfect or who effectively
shall have withdrawn or lost their rights to appraisal of such
Company Common Stock under such Section 1302 shall thereupon
be deemed to have been converted into, and to have become
exchangeable for, as of the Effective Time, the right to receive
the Per Share Merger Consideration payable for each such share of
Company Common Stock, upon surrender, in the manner provided in
Section 1.8 , of the certificate or certificates that
formerly evidenced such Company Common Stock.
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(b) The Company shall give Parent (i) prompt
notice of any demands for appraisal received by the Company,
withdrawals of such demands, and any other instruments served
pursuant to the Florida Business Corporation Act and received by
the Company and (ii) the opportunity to direct all
negotiations and proceedings with respect to demands for appraisal
under the Florida Business Corporation Act. The Company shall not,
except with the prior written consent of Parent (which consent
shall not be unreasonably withheld), make any payment with respect
to any demands for appraisal or offer to settle or settle any such
demands.
1.8 Surrender of Certificates .
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(a) Paying Agent . Prior to the Effective Time, Parent
shall select a bank or trust company reasonably acceptable to the
Company to act as agent (the " Paying Agent ") for the
benefit of the holders of Company Common Stock and In-the-Money
Options to receive the portion of the Merger Consideration to which
holders of Company Common Stock and In-the-Money Options shall
become entitled pursuant to Section 1.6(a) and
Section 1.6(d)(ii) .
(b) Exchange Procedures . Promptly after the Effective
Time (but not later than five (5) business days after the date
on which the Effective Time occurs), Parent shall cause the Paying
Agent to mail to each holder of record (as of the Effective Time)
of Company Common Stock, including holders of a certificate or
certificates (the " Certificates ") which immediately prior
to the Effective Time represented the outstanding shares of Company
Common Stock converted into the right to receive the portion of the
Merger Consideration payable for such Company Common Stock,
(i) a letter of transmittal in customary form and approved by
the Company prior to the Effective Time (which approval shall not
be unreasonably withheld or delayed) (which shall specify that
delivery shall be effected, and risk of loss and title to the
Certificates shall pass, only upon delivery of the Certificates to
the Paying Agent and shall contain such other provisions as Parent
and the Company shall reasonably agree) and (ii) instructions
for use in effecting the surrender of the Certificates in exchange
for the portion of the Merger Consideration payable upon surrender
of said Certificates. Upon surrender of Certificates for
cancellation to the Paying Agent or to such other agent or agents
as may be appointed by Parent, together with such letter of
transmittal, duly completed and validly executed in accordance with
the instructions thereto (or, if such shares are held in book-entry
or other uncertified form, upon the entry through a book-entry
transfer agent or the surrender of such Company Common Stock on a
book entry statement (it being understood that any references
herein to "Certificates" shall be deemed to include references to
book-entry account statements.), the holders of such Certificates
formerly representing the Company Common Stock shall be entitled to
receive an amount of cash (payable by check) equal to the Per Share
Merger Consideration multiplied by the number of shares of Company
Common Stock formerly represented by such Certificate or
Certificates, and the Certificates so surrendered shall forthwith
be canceled. Until so surrendered, outstanding Certificates shall
be deemed from and after the Effective Time, for all corporate
purposes, to evidence only the ownership of the respective portion
of the Merger Consideration to which the record holder of such
Certificate is entitled by virtue thereof. Promptly following
surrender of any such Certificates and the duly executed letters of
transmittal, the Paying Agent shall deliver to the record holders
thereof, without interest, the portion of the Merger Consideration
to which such holder is entitled upon surrender of said
Certificates, subject to the restrictions set forth herein.
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(c) Payments with respect to Unsurrendered
Company Common Stock; No Liability . At any time after twelve
(12) months following the Effective Time, the Surviving
Corporation shall be entitled to require the Paying Agent to
deliver to it any funds which had been made available to the Paying
Agent and not disbursed to holders of Company Common Stock
(including all interest and other income received by the Paying
Agent in respect of all funds made available to it), and,
thereafter, such holders shall be entitled to look to Parent
(subject to abandoned property, escheat and other similar laws)
only as general creditors thereof with respect to any portion of
the Merger Consideration that may be payable upon due surrender of
the Certificates held by them. Notwithstanding the foregoing, none
of Parent, the Surviving Corporation nor the Paying Agent shall be
liable to any former holder of Company Common Stock for any portion
of the Merger Consideration properly delivered in respect of such
Company Common Stock to a public official pursuant to any abandoned
property, escheat or other similar law.
(d) Transfers of Ownership . If the payment of the
portion of the Merger Consideration to which such holder is
entitled is to be paid to a person other than the person in whose
name the Certificates surrendered in exchange therefor are
registered, it will be a condition of payment that the Certificates
so surrendered be properly endorsed and otherwise in proper form
for transfer (including, if requested by Parent or the Paying
Agent, a medallion guarantee), and that the persons requesting such
payment will have paid to Parent or any agent designated by it any
transfer or other taxes required by reason of the payment of a
portion of the Merger Consideration to a person other than the
registered holder of the Certificates surrendered, or established
to the satisfaction of Parent or any agent designated by it that
such tax has been paid or is not applicable.
(e) Required Withholding . Each of the Paying Agent,
Parent and the Surviving Corporation shall be entitled to deduct
and withhold from any consideration payable or otherwise
deliverable pursuant to this Agreement to any holder or former
holder of the Company Common Stock such amounts as may be required
to be deducted or withheld therefrom under the Code or under any
provision of state or local tax law or under any other applicable
legal requirement. To the extent such amounts are so deducted or
withheld, such amounts shall be treated for all purposes under this
Agreement as having been paid to the person to whom such amounts
would otherwise have been paid .
1.9 No Further Ownership Rights in Company Common Stock .
Payment of the Merger Consideration shall be deemed to have been
paid in full satisfaction of all rights pertaining to the Company
Common Stock, and after the Effective Time, there shall be no
further registration of transfers on the records of the Surviving
Corporation of the Company Common Stock which were outstanding
immediately prior to the Effective Time. If, after the Effective
Time, Certificates are presented to the Surviving Corporation for
any reason, they shall be canceled and exchanged as provided in
this Article I .
1.10 Lost, Stolen or Destroyed Certificates . In the
event that any Certificates shall have been lost, stolen or
destroyed, the Paying Agent shall pay in exchange for such lost,
stolen or destroyed Certificates, upon the making of an affidavit
of that fact by the holder thereof, the portion of the Merger
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Consideration payable with respect thereto;
provided, however , that Parent or the Paying Agent may, in
its discretion and as a condition precedent to the payment of such
portion of the Merger Consideration, require the owner of such
lost, stolen or destroyed Certificates to deliver a bond in such
reasonable and customary amount as it may direct as indemnity
against any claim that may be made against Parent, the Surviving
Corporation or the Paying Agent with respect to the Certificates
alleged to have been lost, stolen or destroyed.
1.11 Adjustments . In the event of any stock split,
reverse stock split, stock dividend (including any dividend or
distribution of securities convertible into Company Common Stock,
whether directly or indirectly), reorganization, reclassification,
combination, recapitalization or other like change with respect to
the Company Common Stock occurring after the date of this Agreement
and prior to the Effective Time, all references in this Agreement
to specified numbers of shares of any class or series affected
thereby, and all calculations provided for that are based upon
numbers of shares of any class or series (or trading prices
therefor) affected thereby, shall be equitably adjusted to the
extent necessary to provide the parties the same economic effect as
contemplated by this Agreement prior to such stock split, reverse
stock split, stock dividend, reorganization, reclassification,
combination, recapitalization or other like change.
1.12 Taking of Necessary Action; Further Action . If, at
any time after the Effective Time, any further action is necessary
or desirable to carry out the purposes of this Agreement and to
vest the Surviving Corporation with full right, title and
possession to all assets, property, rights, privileges, powers and
franchises of the Company and Merger Sub, the officers and
directors of the Company and Merger Sub will take all such lawful
and necessary action.
ARTICLE II
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF COMPANY
The Company hereby represents and warrants to Parent and Merger
Sub that, except as disclosed in writing in the disclosure letter
supplied by the Company to Parent, dated as of the date hereof (the
" Company Disclosure Letter "), the statements contained in
this Article II are true, correct and complete as of the
date of this Agreement (except where another date is specified);
provided , however , that the mere inclusion of an
item on the Company Disclosure Letter shall not be deemed to be an
admission by the Company that such item is or was material or is or
was required to be disclosed therein. Subject only to such
exceptions as are set forth in the Company Disclosure Letter (which
exceptions shall reference the specific section and, if applicable,
subsection number of this Article II to which it applies,
and any information disclosed in any such section or subsection
shall be deemed to be disclosed only for purposes of such section
or subsection, except to the extent is reasonably apparent that the
disclosure contained in such section or subsection contains enough
information regarding the subject matter of other representations
and warranties contained in this Article II so as to qualify
or otherwise apply to such other representations and warranties),
the Company represents and warrants to Parent and Merger Sub as
follows:
2.1 Organization and Qualification .
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(a) The Company (and any subsidiary) is a corporation duly
organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of
the jurisdiction of its incorporation and has the requisite
corporate power and authority to own, lease and operate its assets
and properties
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and to carry on its business as it is now being
conducted. The Company (and any subsidiary) is in possession of all
franchises, grants, authorizations, licenses, permits, easements,
consents, certificates, approvals and orders (" Approvals ")
necessary to own, lease and operate the properties it purports to
own, operate or lease and to carry on its business as it is now
being conducted, except where the failure to have such Approvals
has not had, and would not, individually or in the aggregate,
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on the
Company (as defined in Section 8.3(c) ).
(b) The Company has no subsidiaries and does not own any shares
of capital stock or other securities of any other person, except
for such subsidiaries or persons, if any, so identified in
Section_2.1(b) of the Company Disclosure Letter (which
disclosure, if any, also sets forth the form of ownership and
percentage voting and/or equity interest of the Company in any such
person). Except as set forth in Section 2.1(b) of the
Company Disclosure Letter, neither the Company nor any of its
subsidiaries has agreed to make nor is obligated to make nor is
bound by any written or oral, agreement, contract, subcontract,
lease, mortgage, indenture, understanding, arrangement, instrument,
note, bond, option, warranty, purchase order, license, sublicense,
insurance policy, or other legally binding instrument, obligation
or commitment or undertaking of any nature (a " Contract "),
in effect as of the date hereof or as may hereafter be in effect
under which it may become obligated to make, any future investment
in or capital contribution to any other person or any sale or other
disposition of the capital stock or any of the assets or operations
(except for sales of assets in the ordinary course of business) of
any such person. Except as set forth in Section_2.1(b) of
the Company Disclosure Letter, neither the Company nor any of its
subsidiaries directly or indirectly owns any equity or similar
interest in or any interest convertible, exchangeable or
exercisable for, any equity or similar interest in, any
corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture
or other business, association or entity.
(c) The Company and each of its subsidiaries is duly qualified
to do business as a foreign corporation, and is in good standing,
under the laws of all jurisdictions where the character of the
properties owned, leased or operated by it or the nature of its
activities makes such qualification necessary, except where the
failure to be so qualified and in good standing has not had, and
would not reasonably be expected to have, either individually or in
the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect on the Company.
Section_2.1(c) of the Company Disclosure Letter sets forth a
true and complete list of each state in which the Company and each
of its subsidiaries is qualified to do business as a foreign
corporation.
2.2 Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws . The Company
has previously furnished or made available to Parent (i) a
complete and correct copy of its Amended and Restated Articles of
Incorporation and Bylaws as amended to date (together, the "
Company Charter Documents ") and (ii) the equivalent
organizational documents for any subsidiary of the Company, each as
amended to date. The Company Charter Documents (and equivalent
organizational documents of any subsidiary of the Company) are in
full force and effect. Except as set forth in
Section 2.2 of the Company Disclosure Letter, the
minute books (containing the records of meetings of the
stockholders, the board of directors, and any committees of the
board of directors), of the Company reflect all material action
taken and authorizations made at such meetings, and the Company has
delivered to the Parent copies of all such items (except for
minutes and consents of the Company’s Board of Directors or
any committee thereof relating to the transaction contemplated
hereby). The Company (or any subsidiary of the Company) is not in
violation of any of the provisions of the Company Charter Documents
(or any equivalent organizational documents).
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2.3 Capitalization .
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(a) The authorized capital stock of the Company consists of
50,000,000 shares of Company Common Stock, par value $0.01 per
share, and 10,000,000 shares of Preferred Stock, par value of $0.01
per share (" Company Preferred Stock "). At the close of
business on September 30, 2006, (i) 5,020,000 shares of
Company Common Stock were issued and outstanding, all of which are
validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable; (ii) no shares
of Company Common Stock were held by any subsidiary of the Company;
(iii) no shares of Company Common Stock were held in treasury
by the Company or by any subsidiary of the Company;
(iv) 500,000 shares of Company Common Stock were reserved for
issuance upon the exercise of options to purchase Company Common
Stock under the Company Stock Plans. As of the date hereof, no
shares of Company Preferred Stock were issued or outstanding.
Section_2.3(a) of the Company Disclosure Letter sets forth
the following information with respect to each Company Stock Option
or grant of Unvested Shares, as applicable, outstanding as of the
date of this Agreement: (i) the name of the optionee or
holder; (ii) the number of shares of Company Common Stock
subject to such Company Stock Option or grant of Unvested Shares;
(iii) the exercise price of such Company Stock Option;
(iv) the date on which such Company Stock Option or Unvested
Shares was granted; (v) the applicable vesting schedule and
the vesting of the forfeiture provisions for the Unvested Shares;
(vi) the date on which such Company Stock Option expires;
(vii) whether the exercisability of such Company Stock Option
or vesting of such Unvested Shares will be accelerated in any way
by the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and indicates
the extent of acceleration; and (viii) whether such Company
Stock Option is intended to qualify as an incentive stock option
within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code. All shares of
Company Common Stock subject to issuance upon exercise of such
Company Stock Options, upon issuance on the terms and conditions
specified in the instrument pursuant to which they are issuable,
will be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and
nonassessable. Except as set forth in Section 2.3(a) of
the Company Disclosure Letter, there are no commitments or
agreements of any character to which the Company is bound
obligating the Company to accelerate the vesting of any Company
Stock Option or Unvested Share as a result of the Transactions or
upon termination of employment or service of any person with the
Company or with any of its subsidiaries following the Merger or
otherwise. All outstanding shares of Company Common Stock, all
outstanding Company Stock Options and all outstanding shares of
capital stock of each subsidiary of the Company have been issued
and granted in compliance with all applicable securities laws and
other applicable Legal Requirements (as defined below). All
repurchases of Company Common Stock have been made in compliance
with all applicable Legal Requirements. For the purposes of this
Agreement, " Legal Requirements " means any federal, state,
local, municipal, or other law, statute, legislation, constitution,
principle of common law, resolution, ordinance, code, edict, order,
judgment, decree, rule, regulation, ruling or requirement issued,
enacted, adopted, promulgated, implemented or otherwise put into
effect by or under the authority of any Governmental Entity (as
defined in Section 2.5(b) hereof), including, without
limitation, the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act of 1938, as
amended (the " FDCA "), and the regulations of the U.S. Food
and Drug Administration (the " FDA ") promulgated
thereunder. There are no declared or accrued but unpaid dividends
with respect to any shares of Company Common Stock.
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(b) Except as set forth in
Section 2.3(a) , there are no subscriptions, options,
warrants, equity securities, partnership interests or similar
ownership interests, calls, rights (including preemptive rights),
commitments or agreements of any character to which the Company or
any of its subsidiaries is a party or by which the Company or any
of its subsidiaries is bound obligating the Company or any of its
subsidiaries to issue, deliver or sell, or cause to be issued,
delivered or sold, or repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire, or
cause the repurchase, redemption or acquisition of, any shares of
capital stock, partnership interests or similar ownership interests
of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or obligating the Company
or any of its subsidiaries to grant, extend or enter into any such
subscription, option, warrant, equity security, call, right,
commitment or agreement. Except as disclosed in
Section 2.3(b) of the Company Disclosure Letter, there
are no outstanding or authorized stock appreciation, phantom stock,
profit participation, or other similar rights with respect to the
Company or any of its subsidiaries. There are no voting trusts,
proxies, rights plans, anti-takeover plans or other agreements or
understandings to which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is a
party or by which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is bound
with respect to any class of equity security of the Company or with
respect to any equity security, partnership interest or similar
ownership interest of any of its subsidiaries.
(c) True, correct and complete copies of each of the Company
Stock Plans, the standard form of all agreements and instruments
relating to or issued under the Company Stock Plans or that differ
in any material respect from such standard form agreements, and
agreements relating to Unvested Shares, have been furnished or made
available to Parent, and such agreements and instruments have not
been amended, modified or supplemented since being furnished to
Parent, and, except as contemplated by this Agreement, there are no
agreements, understandings or commitments to amend, modify or
supplement such agreements or instruments in any case from those
furnished or made available to Parent.
2.4 Authority Relative to this Agreement . The Company
has all necessary corporate power and authority to execute and
deliver this Agreement, to perform its obligations hereunder and to
consummate the Transactions, subject, with respect to the Merger,
to the Company Stockholder Approval (as defined below). The
execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Company and the
consummation by the Company of the Transactions have been duly and
validly 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 other than (i) with respect to the Merger,
the filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "
SEC ") of a proxy statement with respect to, and the receipt
of, the Company Stockholder Approval (the " Proxy Statement
") if and to the extent required by applicable law, (ii) the
filing of the Articles of Merger as required by the Florida
Business Corporation Act, and (iii) such filings as may be
required under, and in compliance with the other applicable
requirements of, the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act
of 1976, as amended (the " HSR Act ") and any other
applicable Antitrust Law (as hereinafter defined). The affirmative
vote of the holders of a majority of the shares of Company Common
Stock issued and outstanding on the record date set for the meeting
of the Company’s stockholders to adopt this Agreement at
which a quorum is present in accordance with applicable law is the
only vote of the holders of capital stock of the Company necessary
to adopt this Agreement under applicable Legal
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Requirements and the Company Charter Documents
(the " Company Stockholder Approval "). This Agreement has
been duly and validly executed and delivered by the Company and,
assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery by Parent
and Merger Sub, constitutes the legal and binding obligation of the
Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with its
terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium or
other similar laws relating to creditors’ rights and general
principles of equity.
2.5 No Conflict; Required Filings and Consents .
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(a) Except as set forth in Section 2.5(a) of the
Company Disclosure Letter, the execution and delivery of this
Agreement by the Company does not, and the performance of this
Agreement by the Company will not, (i) result in the creation
of any material Encumbrance (as defined below) on any of the
material properties or assets of the Company or any of its
subsidiaries, (ii) conflict with or violate the Company
Charter Documents or the equivalent organizational documents of any
of the Company’s subsidiaries, (iii) subject,
(A) with respect to the Merger, to the Company Stockholder
Approval and (B) to compliance with the requirements set forth
in Section 2.4 , conflict with or violate in any
material respect any Legal Requirements applicable to the Company
or any of its subsidiaries or by which its or any of their
respective properties is bound or affected, or (iv) conflict
with or violate, or result in any breach of or constitute a default
(or an event that with notice or lapse of time or both would become
a default) under, or materially impair the Company’s or any
of its subsidiaries’ rights or alter the rights or
obligations of any third party under, or give to others any rights
of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation of, any
Company Contract to which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is
a party or by which the Company or any of its subsidiaries or its
or any of their respective properties are bound or affected, except
to the extent such conflict, violation, breach, default, impairment
or other effect would not in the case of clauses (iii) or
(iv), individually or in the aggregate: (A) reasonably be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on Company; or
(B) prevent or materially delay consummation of the
Transactions or otherwise prevent the Company from performing its
obligations under this Agreement. " Encumbrance " means,
with respect to any asset, mortgage, deed of trust, lien, pledge,
charge, security interest, title retention device, conditional sale
or other security arrangement, collateral assignment, claim,
charge, adverse claim of title, ownership or right to use,
restriction or other encumbrance of any kind in respect of such
asset (including any restriction on (1) the voting of any
security or the transfer of any security or other asset,
(2) the receipt of any income derived from any asset,
(3) the use of any asset, and (4) the possession,
exercise or transfer of any other attribute of ownership of any
asset), in each case except for such restrictions of general
application under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "
Securities Act ") and Blue Sky Laws (as defined below).
(b) The execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Company
does not, and the performance of this Agreement by the Company
shall not, require any consent, approval, authorization or permit
of, or filing with or notification to, any court, administrative
agency, commission, governmental or regulatory authority (a "
Governmental Entity "), except (i) for applicable
requirements, if any, of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended (the " Exchange Act "), state securities laws ("
Blue Sky Laws ") and state takeover laws, such filings as
may be required under, and compliance with the other applicable
requirements of
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the HSR Act or other applicable Antitrust Laws,
and the filing and recordation of the Articles of Merger as
required by the Florida Business Corporation Act and
(ii) where the failure to obtain such consents, approvals,
authorizations or permits, or to make such filings or
notifications, (A) would not, individually or in the
aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect
on the Company or, following the Effective Time, Parent, or prevent
consummation of the Transactions or (B) otherwise prevent the
Company from performing its obligations under this
Agreement.
2.6 Compliance; Permits .
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(a) Except as set forth in Section 2.6(a) of the
Company Disclosure Letter, neither the Company nor any of its
subsidiaries is in conflict with, or in default or violation of,
(i) any Legal Requirement applicable to the Company or any of
its subsidiaries (including the FDCA and the FDA regulations) or by
which its or any of their respective properties is bound, or
(ii) any Company Contract to which the Company or any of its
subsidiaries is a party or by which the Company or any of its
subsidiaries or its or any of their respective properties is bound
or affected.
(b) The Company (or any subsidiary) holds all material permits,
licenses, variances, exemptions, orders and approvals from
Governmental Entities (including the FDA) which are required for
the operation of the business and the holding of the properties of
the Company (or any such subsidiary), including those relating to
Environmental and Safety Laws (as defined in
Section 2.16(a) ) and Hazardous Materials Activities
(as defined in Section 2.16(b) ) (each, a " Company
Permit " and collectively, the " Company Permits "). The
Company Permits are valid and in full force and effect, and the
Company (or any subsidiary) is in compliance in all material
respects with all covenants, terms and conditions of such Company
Permits. To the knowledge of the Company, no circumstances exist
which could cause any such Company Permits to be revoked, modified,
or rendered non-renewable (other than for failure to pay a required
permit fee). Section 2.6(b) of the Company Disclosure
Letter sets forth all of the Company Permits held by the Company
(or any subsidiary).
2.7 SEC Filings; Financial Statements .
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(a) The Company has filed or furnished each form, report,
schedule, registration statement and definitive proxy statement
required to be filed or furnished by the Company with or under the
Securities Act or the Exchange Act (the " SEC Reports ").
Except as set forth in Section 2.7(a) of the Company
Disclosure Letter, since February 4, 2003 the SEC Reports
(i) were filed or furnished on a timely basis, (ii) were
prepared in material compliance with the requirements of the
Securities Act or the Exchange Act, as the case may be, and
(iii) did not at the time they were filed (and if amended or
superseded by a filing prior to the date of this Agreement then on
the date of such filing) contain any untrue statement of a material
fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein
or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of
the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. None
of the Company’s subsidiaries is required to file or furnish
any reports or other documents with the SEC.
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(b) Each set of consolidated financial statements
(including, in each case, any related notes thereto) contained in
the SEC Reports (the " Financial Statement s") (including
any Company SEC Report filed after the date of this Agreement):
(i) complied and will comply as to form in all material
respects with the published rules and regulations of the SEC with
respect thereto in effect at the time of such filing; (ii) was
and will be prepared in accordance with United States generally
accepted accounting principles (" GAAP ") applied on a
consistent basis throughout the periods involved (except as may be
indicated in the notes thereto or, in the case of unaudited
statements, may not contain footnotes as permitted by Form 10-Q)
and fairly presented and will fairly present in all material
respects the consolidated financial position of the Company and its
consolidated subsidiaries at the respective dates thereof and the
consolidated results of the Company’s and its
subsidiaries’ operations and cash flows for the periods
indicated, except that the unaudited interim financial statements
were or are subject to normal year-end adjustments which were not
or will not be material in amount or significance. Except as
reflected in the Financial Statements, neither the Company nor any
of its subsidiaries is a party to any material off-balance sheet
arrangement (as defined in Item 303 of Regulation S-K
promulgated under the Securities Act (" Regulation S-K ")).
All reserves that are set forth in or reflected in the Interim
Balance Sheet (as defined below) have been established in
accordance with GAAP consistently applied. At September 30,
2006 (the " Interim Balance Sheet Date "), there were no
material loss contingencies (as such term is used in Statement of
Financial Accounting Standards No. 5 (" Statement No. 5 ")
issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board in March 1975)
that are not adequately provided for in the balance sheet as of the
Interim Balance Sheet Date (the " Interim Balance Sheet ")
as required by Statement No. 5. The Financial Statements comply in
all material respects with the requirements of the American
Institute of Certified Public Accountants’ Statement of
Position 97-2. The Company has not had any dispute with any of its
auditors regarding accounting matters or policies during any of its
past three full fiscal years or during the current fiscal
year-to-date requiring public reporting, a report to the audit
committee or is otherwise material. The books and records of the
Company and each of its subsidiaries have been, and are being
maintained in all material respects in accordance with applicable
legal and accounting requirements.
(c) The Company has previously furnished to Parent a complete
and correct copy of any amendments or modifications, which have not
yet been filed with the SEC but which are required to be filed, to
agreements, documents or other instruments which previously had
been filed by the Company with the SEC pursuant to the Securities
Act or the Exchange Act.
(d) The Company has established and maintains "disclosure
controls and procedures" (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and
15d-15(e) promulgated under the Exchange Act) that are reasonably
designed to ensure that material information (both financial and
non-financial) relating to the Company and the subsidiaries
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 such information is
accumulated and communicated to the Company’s management,
including the principal executive officer and principal financial
officer, or persons performing similar functions, as appropriate to
allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure and to make
the certifications of the principal executive officer and the
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principal financial officer of the Company
required by Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 ("
SOX ") with respect to such reports. For purposes of this
Agreement, "principal executive officer" and "principal financial
officer" shall have the meanings given to such terms in SOX. 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 Sections 302 and 906 of SOX and the
rules and regulations promulgated thereunder with respect to the
SEC Reports. Based on the most recent evaluation by the
Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial
Officer, and to the best of the knowledge of the Company’s
Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, there are no
"significant deficiencies" in the design or operation of the
Company’s internal controls and procedures which are
reasonably likely to materially and adversely affect the
Company’s ability to record, process, summarize and report
financial data or any "material weaknesses" in the Company’s
internal controls. As used in this section, a "significant
deficiency" in controls means a control deficiency that adversely
affects the Company’s ability to initiate, authorize, record,
process, or report external financial data reliably in accordance
with GAAP. A "significant deficiency" may be a single deficiency or
a combination of deficiencies that results in more than a remote
likelihood that a misstatement of the annual or interim financial
statements that is more than inconsequential will not be prevented
or detected. As used in this section, a "material weakness" in
controls means a significant deficiency, or a combination of
significant deficiencies, that results in more than a remote
likelihood that a material misstatement of the annual or interim
financial statements will not be prevented or detected. To the
Company’s knowledge, there is no fraud, whether or not
material, that involves any Employee (as defined in
Section 2.11(a)(v) ) who has a significant role in the
Company’s internal controls and procedures.
(e) To the Company’s knowledge, each of Kirkland, Russell,
Murphy & Tapp and Grant Thornton LLP (each, an "
Independent Auditor "), which auditor has expressed its
opinion, as applicable, with respect to the financial statements of
the Company and its subsidiaries as of December 31,
2005, December 31, 2004 and December 31, 2003 and
for each of the fiscal years in the three fiscal year period ended
December 31, 2005 included in the SEC Reports (including the
related notes), is "independent" (under applicable rules then in
effect) with respect to the Company (and any subsidiary) within the
meaning of Regulation S-X since the appointment of each Independent
Auditor in that capacity. The Company is in compliance with the
applicable criteria of eligibility for continued quotation of the
Company Common Stock on the Over-the-Counter Bulletin Board (the "
OTCBB ") and has not received any notice from the National
Association of Securities Dealers asserting any non-compliance with
such rules and regulations.
(f) Except as set forth on Section 2.7(f) of the
Company Disclosure Letter, no Employee or attorney representing the
Company (or any subsidiary), whether or not employed by the Company
(or any such subsidiary), has reported to the Board or any
committee thereof or to any director or officer of the Company
evidence of a material violation of securities laws, breach of
fiduciary duty, fraudulent conduct or similar violation by an
Employee or agent (while acting in that capacity).
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2.8 No Undisclosed Liabilities . Except as
set forth in Section 2.8 of the Company Disclosure
Letter, neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries has any
liability, indebtedness, obligation, expense, claim, deficiency,
guaranty or endorsement of any type (whether absolute, accrued,
contingent, direct, indirect, or otherwise) (collectively, "
Liabilities ") of a nature required to be disclosed on a
balance sheet or in the related notes to the consolidated financial
statements prepared in accordance with GAAP and which are,
individually or in the aggregate with such other items, material to
the business, assets, financial condition, results of operations or
cash flows of the Company and its subsidiaries taken as a whole,
except (i) Liabilities reflected in the Interim Balance Sheet,
(ii) Liabilities incurred since the Interim Balance Sheet Date
in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practices
and which, individually or in the aggregate, are not material in
nature or amount and do not result from any breach of Contract,
tort or violation of any Legal Requirement, (iii) Liabilities
not prohibited under Section 4.1 hereof or
(iv) Liabilities incurred in connection with this Agreement or
the Transactions.
2.9 Absence of Certain Changes or Events . Except as set
forth in Section 2.9 of the Company Disclosure Letter,
since the Interim Balance Sheet Date there has not been, occurred
or arisen: (a) any event or condition of any character that,
to the knowledge of the Company, has had or is reasonably expected
to have a Material Adverse Effect on the Company; (b) any
declaration, setting aside or payment of any dividend on, or other
distribution (whether in cash, stock or property) in respect of,
any of the Company’s or any of its subsidiaries’
capital stock, or any purchase, redemption or other acquisition by
the Company of any of the Company’s capital stock or any
other securities of the Company or its subsidiaries or any options,
warrants, calls or rights to acquire any such shares or other
securities except for repurchases from Employees following their
termination pursuant to the terms of their pre-existing stock
option or purchase agreements; (c) any split, combination or
reclassification of any of the Company’s or any of its
subsidiaries’ capital stock; (d) any granting by the
Company or any of its subsidiaries of any increase in compensation
or fringe benefits to any Employee (except for increases in the
ordinary course of business consistent with past practice in the
base salaries of non-officer Employees in an amount that does not
exceed for four percent (4%) of such base salaries per
employee), of such base salaries per employee), or any payment by
the Company or any of its subsidiaries of any bonus (except for
bonuses made to current non-officer Employees in the ordinary
course of business consistent with past practice or pursuant to any
bonus plan furnished to Parent), or any entry by the Company or one
of its subsidiaries into any Contract (or amendment of an existing
Contract) to grant or provide severance, acceleration of vesting,
termination pay or other similar benefits; (e) any change by
the Company in its accounting methods, principles or practices
(including any change in depreciation or amortization policies or
rates or revenue recognition policies), except as required by
concurrent changes in GAAP; (f) any revaluation by the Company
of any of its assets, including writing down the value of
capitalized inventory or writing off notes or accounts receivable
or any sale of assets of the Company other than in the ordinary
course of business consistent with past practice; (g) the
incurring, creation or assumption of any material Encumbrance, any
discharge of any Encumbrance or material liability which was not
shown on the Interim Balance Sheet or incurred in the ordinary
course of business since the Interim Balance Sheet Date, any
material liability or obligation for borrowed money or any material
liability or obligation as guaranty or surety with respect to the
obligations of others; and (h) any announcement of, any
negotiation by or any agreement by the Company, any of its
subsidiaries, or any Employee on behalf of the Company, to do any
of the things described in the preceding clauses (a) through
(h) (other than negotiations or agreements with Parent and
Merger Sub regarding the Transactions).
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2.10 Absence of Litigation . Except as set
forth in Section 2.10 of the Company Disclosure Letter,
there are no claims, actions, suits or proceedings pending or, to
the knowledge of the Company, threatened (each, an " Action
") against the Company or any of its subsidiaries, or any of their
respective properties or, to the Company’s knowledge, any of
the executive officers or directors of the Company or any of its
subsidiaries before any Governmental Entity or otherwise. Except as
set forth in Section 2.10 of the Company Disclosure
Letter, no investigation or review by any Governmental Entity is
pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened against the
Company or any of its subsidiaries, or any of their respective
properties or to the Company’s knowledge any of the executive
officers or directors of the Company or any of its subsidiaries,
nor has any Governmental Entity indicated to the Company an
intention to conduct the same. To the knowledge of the Company, no
Governmental Entity has at any time challenged or questioned the
legal right of the Company to conduct its operations as presently
or previously conducted. The Company has furnished to Parent true,
correct and complete copies of all complaints regarding the
litigation referred to in Section 2.10 of the Company
Disclosure Letter. There has not been since January 1, 2003,
nor are there currently, any internal investigations or inquiries
being conducted by the Board (or any committee thereof) or any
third party at the request of the Board, or any Action with respect
to, any financial, accounting, auditing, tax, conflict of interest,
illegal activity, fraudulent or deceptive conduct issues with
respect to the Company or any of its subsidiaries.
2.11 Employee Benefit Plans .
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(vii) " ERISA " shall mean the Employee
Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended;
(viii) " ERISA Affiliate " shall mean any other person or
entity under common control with the Company within the meaning of
Section 414(b), (c), (m) or (o) of the Code and the
regulations issued thereunder;
(ix) " FMLA " shall mean the Family and Medical Leave Act
of 1993, as amended;
(x) " IRS " shall mean the U.S. Internal Revenue
Service;
(xi) " Multiemployer Plan " shall mean any "Pension Plan"
(as defined below) which is a "multiemployer plan," as defined in
Section 3(37) of ERISA;
(xii) " Pension Plan " shall mean each Company Employee
Plan which is an "employee pension benefit plan," within the
meaning of Section 3(2) of ERISA.
(b) Schedule . Section 2.11(b) of the Company
Disclosure Letter contains an accurate and complete list of each
Company Employee Plan, and each Employment Agreement. Except as set
forth on Section 2.11(b) of the Company Disclosure
Letter, the Company does not have any plan or commitment to
establish any new Company Employee Plan or Employment Agreement, to
modify any Company Employee Plan or Employment Agreement (except to
the extent required by applicable law, in each case as previously
disclosed to Parent in writing, or as required by this Agreement),
or to adopt or enter into any Company Employee Plan or Employment
Agreement. The Company has not extended credit, arranged for the
extension of credit, or renewed, modified or forgiven an extension
of credit made prior to such date, in the form of a personal loan
to or for any officer or director of the Company.
(c) Documents . The Company has furnished or made
available to Parent correct and complete copies of: (i) all
documents embodying each Company Employee Plan, and each Employment
Agreement including all amendments thereto and all related trust
documents; (ii) the most recent annual actuarial valuations
and annual and periodic accounting, if any, prepared for each
Company Employee Plan; (iii) the three (3) most recent
annual reports (IRS Form Series 5500 and all schedules and
financial statements attached thereto), if any, required under
ERISA or the Code in connection with each Company Employee Plan;
(iv) the most recent summary plan description together with
the summary(ies) of material modifications thereto, if any,
required under ERISA with respect to each Company Employee Plan;
(v) the most recent IRS determination or opinion letter issued
with respect to each Company Employee Plan, if applicable, and all
applications and correspondence to or from the IRS or the DOL with
respect to any such application or letter; (vi) all documents
provided to any Employee or Employees relating to any Company
Employee Plan in each case, relating to any amendments,
terminations, establishments, increases or decreases in benefits,
acceleration of payments or vesting schedules or other events which
would result in any material liability to the Company;
(vii) all correspondence to or from any governmental agency
relating to any Company Employee Plan; (viii) all
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COBRA forms and related notices (or such forms
and notices as required under comparable law); (ix) the three
(3) most recent plan years discrimination tests for each
Company Employee Plan, where applicable; (x) all material
written agreements and contracts relating to each Company Employee
Plan, including administrative service agreements and group
insurance contracts and group annuity contracts; and (xi) all
registration statements, annual reports (Form 11-K and all
attachments thereto) and prospectuses prepared in connection with
each Company Employee Plan.
(d) Employee Plan Compliance . To the best of the
knowledge of the Company, the Company and its ERISA Affiliates have
performed all material obligations required to be performed by them
under, are not, to the extent material, in default or violation of,
and neither Company nor its ERISA Affiliates have any knowledge of
any default or violation by any other party to, any Company
Employee Plan, and each Company Employee Plan has been established
and maintained in accordance with its terms and in compliance in
all material respects with all applicable laws, statutes, orders,
rules and regulations, including but not limited to ERISA and the
Code. Except as set forth in Section 2.7112.7(f) of the
Company Disclosure Letter, to the best of the knowledge of the
Company, any Company Employee Plan intended to be qualified under
Section 401(a) of the Code and each trust intended to qualify
under Section 501(a) of the Code (i) has either applied
for, prior to the expiration of the requisite period under
applicable U.S. Department of the Treasury (" Treasury ")
Regulations or IRS pronouncements, or obtained a favorable
determination, notification, advisory and/or opinion letter, as
applicable, as to its qualified status from the IRS, and
(ii) incorporates or has been amended to incorporate all
provisions required to comply with the Tax Reform Act of 1986 and
subsequent legislation. To the best of the knowledge of the
Company, for each Company Employee Plan that is intended to be
qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code there has been no
event, condition or circumstance that has adversely affected or
could adversely affect the qualified status of such Company
Employee Plan. To the best of the knowledge of the Company, no
material "prohibited transaction," within the meaning of
Section 4975 of the Code or Sections 406 and 407 of ERISA, and
not otherwise exempt under Section 408 of ERISA, has occurred
with respect to any Company Employee Plan. To the best of the
knowledge of the Company, there are no actions, suits or claims
pending or, to Company’s or any ERISA Affiliates’
knowledge, threatened (other than routine claims for benefits)
against any Company Employee Plan or against the assets of any
Company Employee Plan that could reasonably be expected,
individually or in the aggregate, to cause material liability to
the Company. Each Company Employee Plan can be amended, terminated
or otherwise discontinued after the Effective Time in accordance
with its terms, without liability to Parent, Company or any of its
ERISA Affiliates (other than routine administration expenses
incurred with respect to any such amendment, termination or
discontinuance). There are no audits, inquiries or proceedings
pending or to Company’s or any of its ERISA Affiliates’
knowledge threatened by the IRS, DOL, or any other Governmental
Entity with respect to any Company Employee Plan. Neither Company
nor any ERISA Affiliate is subject to any material penalty or Tax
with respect to any Company Employee Plan under Section 502(i)
of ERISA or Sections 4975 through 4980 of the Code. Company and its
ERISA Affiliates have each timely made all contributions and other
payments required by and due under the terms of each Company
Employee Plan to the extent any failure, individually or in the
aggregate, would result in material Liabilities to the Company.
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(e) No Pension or Welfare Plans . Neither
the Company nor any ERISA Affiliate has ever maintained,
established, sponsored, participated in, or contributed to, or
could have any obligation to, any (i) Pension Plan which is
subject to Title IV of ERISA or Section 412 of the Code, or
(ii) "funded welfare plan" within the meaning of
Section 419 of the Code. Neither the Company nor any Company
subsidiary or ERISA Affiliate has incurred or expects to incur any
liability under Title IV of ERISA or Section 412 of the Code.
Except as set forth on Schedule 2.11 (e), no Company Employee Plan
provides health benefits that are not fully insured through an
insurance contract.
(f) Collectively Bargained, Multiemployer and Multiple
Employer Plans . At no time has the Company or any Affiliate
contributed to or been obligated to contribute to any Multiemployer
Plan. Neither the Company, nor any Affiliate has at any time ever
maintained, established, sponsored, participated in, or contributed
to any multiple employer plan, or to any plan described in
Section 413 of the Code.
(g) Deferred Compensation Compliance . To the best of the
Company’s knowledge and unless otherwise disclosed on the
Company Disclosure Letter, no compensation shall be includable in
the gross income of any Employee as a result of the application of
Section 409A of the Code.
(h) No Post-Employment Obligations . Except as set forth
in Section 2.11(h) of the Company Disclosure Letter, no
Company Employee Plan provides, or reflects or represents any
liability to provide retiree insurance or other benefits to any
person for any reason, except as may be required by COBRA or other
applicable statute, and the Company has never represented, promised
or contracted (whether in oral or written form) to any Employee
(either individually or to Employees as a group) or any other
person that such Employee(s) or other person would be provided with
retiree insurance or other benefits, except to the extent required
by applicable law.
(i) Effect of Transaction .
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(i) Except as set forth in Section 2.11(i)(i) of the
Company Disclosure Letter, the execution of this Agreement and the
consummation of the Transactions or any termination of employment
or service in connection therewith will not (either alone or upon
the occurrence of any additional or subsequent events) constitute
an event under any Company Employee Plan, Employment Agreement,
trust or loan that will or may result in any payment (whether of
severance pay or otherwise), acceleration, forgiveness of
indebtedness, vesting, distribution, increase in benefits or
obligation to fund benefits with respect to any Employee other than
accrued payments (each, a " Benefit ").
(ii) No Benefit could give rise, directly or indirectly, to the
payment of any amount that could reasonably be expected to be
(i) non-deductible to Company under Section 280G of the
Code, (ii) characterized as a "parachute payment" within the
meaning of Section 280G of the Code or (iii) subject to
the excise Tax under Section 4999 of the Code. The Company is
not, nor has it ever been, a party to or bound by any Tax indemnity
agreement or any other agreement that will require Parent or the
Surviving Corporation to "gross-up" or otherwise compensate any
Employee because of the
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imposition of any excise Tax.
Section 2.11(i)(ii) of the Company Disclosure Letter
lists as of the date of this Agreement each person who the Company
reasonably believes is, with respect to the Company, any Company
subsidiary and/or any ERISA affiliate, a "disqualified individual"
(within the meaning of Section 280G of the Code and the
regulations promulgated thereunder).
(j) Employment Matters . To the knowledge of the Company,
the Company: (i) is in compliance in all material respects
with all applicable federal, state and local laws, rules,
regulations and ordinances respecting employment, employment
practices, terms and conditions of employment, discrimination in
employment, worker classification, and wages, benefits, hours,
working conditions and occupational safety and health and
employment practices, in each case, with respect to Employees;
(ii) has withheld and reported all amounts required by law or
by agreement to be withheld and reported with respect to wages,
benefits, salaries and other payments to Employees;
(iii) except for one week accrual of wages, is not liable for
any arrears of wages, salaries, commissions, bonuses, benefits or
other compensation due or any taxes or any penalty for failure to
comply with any of the foregoing; and (iv) is not liable for
any payment to any trust or other fund governed by or maintained by
or on behalf of any governmental authority, with respect to
unemployment compensation benefits, social security or other
retiree benefits, or other benefits or obligations for Employees
(other than routine payments to be made in the normal course of
business and consistent with past practice). Except as set forth in
Section 2.11(j) of the Company Disclosure Letter and to
the Company’s knowledge, there are no pending, threatened or
reasonably anticipated claims or actions against the Company under
any workers’ compensation policy or long-term disability
policy. Except as set forth in Section 2.11(j) of the
Company Disclosure Letter, the employment of each Employee is
terminable at the will of the Company or its ERISA Affiliates and
any such termination would result in no liability to the Company or
to any ERISA Affiliate.
(k) Labor . To the knowledge of the Company, no work
stoppage or labor strike against the Company is pending, threatened
or reasonably anticipated. Except as set forth in
Section 2.11(k) of the Company Disclosure Letter, the
Company does not know of any current activities or proceedings of
any labor union to organize any Employees or of any such activities
or proceedings within the preceding three (3) years. Except as
set forth in Section 2.11(k) of the Company Disclosure
Letter, there are no actions, suits, claims, labor disputes or
grievances pending, or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened
or reasonably anticipated relating to any wage, benefit, medical or
family leave, labor, safety or discrimination matters involving any
Employee, including charges of wage and/or hour violations, unfair
labor practices, discrimination, or wrongful termination
complaints. Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries has
engaged in any unfair labor practices within the meaning of the
National Labor Relations Act.
(l) Disability or Other Leave . The Company has furnished
to Parent a list as of the date of this Agreement showing the
number of Employees who are not fully available to perform work
because of disability or other leave and also lists, with respect
to each such Employee, the basis of such disability or leave.
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(m) WARN Act . To the knowledge of the
Company, the Company has complied with the Workers Adjustment and
Retraining Notification Act of 1988, as amended (" WARN Act
") and all similar state laws including applicable provisions of
state law. All Liabilities relating to the employment, termination
or employee benefits of any former Employees previously terminated
by the Company or an Affiliate including all termination pay,
severance pay or other amounts in connection with the WARN Act and
all similar state laws including applicable provisions of the
California Labor Code, have been paid.
(n) Employee Information . The Company and any subsidiary
has furnished or made available to Parent a true, correct and
complete list compiled within ten (10) days prior to the date
of this Agreement of the names of all current officers, directors,
and employees of the Company and each subsidiary showing each such
person’s name, position, date of hire, and each such
person’s annualized salary and target commission (as
applicable), status as exempt/non-exempt, status as
full-/part-time, target bonus(es) and fringe benefits for the
current fiscal year and the most recently completed fiscal
year.
2.12 Proxy Statement . The Proxy Statement to be sent to
the stockholders of the Company in connection with the
Stockholders’ Meeting (as hereinafter defined) shall not, at
the date the Proxy Statement (or any amendment or supplement
thereto) is first mailed to stockholders of the Company and at the
time of the Stockholders’ Meeting, contain any untrue
statement of a material fact, or omit to state any material fact
required to be stated therein, or necessary in order to make the
statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they
were made, not false or misleading or necessary to correct any
statement in any earlier communication with respect to the
solicitation of proxies, if any, for the Stockholders’
Meeting, which shall have become false or misleading.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company makes no representation
or warranty with respect to any information supplied by Parent,
Merger Sub or any of Parent’s or Merger Sub’s
representatives in writing for inclusion in the Proxy Statement.
The Proxy Statement shall comply in all material respects as to
form with the requirements of the Exchange Act and the rules and
regulations thereunder.
2.13 Restrictions on Business Activities . Except as set
forth in Section 2.13 of the Company Disclosure Letter,
there is no Contract (noncompete or otherwise), commitment,
judgment, injunction, order or decree binding upon the Company or
its subsidiaries or to which the Company or any of its subsidiaries
is a party which has or could reasonably be expected to have the
effect of prohibiting or materially impairing any business practice
of the Company or any of its subsidiaries, any acquisition of
property by the Company or any of its subsidiaries or the conduct
of business by the Company or any of its subsidiaries as currently
conducted.
2.14 Title to Property .
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(a) Owned Real Property . Section 2.14(a) of
the Company Disclosure Letter sets forth a complete and accurate
list as of the date of this Agreement of all real property owned by
the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (the " Owned Real
Estate ") and the location of the premises.
(b) Leased Real Property . Section 2.14(b) of
the Company Disclosure Letter sets forth a complete and accurate
list as of the date of this Agreement of all real property leased,
subleased by or from the Company or any of its subsidiaries, or
otherwise used or occupied
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by the Company or any of its subsidiaries (the "
Leased Real Estate " and, together with the Owned Real
Estate, the " Company Real Estate "), the name of the
lessor, sublessor, master lessor and/or lessee, the date and term
of the lease, sublease or other occupancy right and each amendment
thereto, and the aggregate annual rental payable thereunder.
Section 2.14(a) of the Company Disclosure Letter sets
forth a list of all leases, lease guaranties, subleases, agreements
for the leasing, use or occupancy of, or otherwise granting a right
in or relating to the Leased Real Estate, including all amendments,
terminations and modifications thereof (the " Real Estate
Leases "). All such Real Estate Leases are in full force and
effect, are valid and effective in accordance with their respective
terms, and there is not, under any of such leases, any existing
default or event of default (or event which with notice or lapse of
time, or both, would constitute a default) of the Company or any of
its subsidiaries, or to the Company’s knowledge, any other
party thereto. Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries
subleases any real property to any person or entity other than the
Company and its subsidiaries.
(c) Neither the operations of the Company nor any of its
subsidiaries on the Owned Real Estate nor, to the Company’s
knowledge, such Leased Real Estate, violate in any material respect
any law relating to the particular property or such operations.
Except as set forth in Section 2.14(c) of the Company
Disclosure Letter, the Company or its subsidiaries currently
occupies all of the Company Real Estate for the operation of its
business and there are no other parties occupying, or with a right
to occupy, the Company Real Estate. The Company or its subsidiaries
has performed all of their obligations under any termination
agreements pursuant to which the Company or its subsidiaries has
terminated any leases or subleases of real property that are no
longer in effect and has no continuing liability with respect to
such terminated real property leases or subleases.
Section 2.14(b) of the Company Disclosure Letter sets
forth a list of all material leasehold improvements and other
material property, plant and equipment, real, personal and mixed,
used or held for use by the Company and its subsidiaries in their
business operations as of the Interim Balance Sheet Date. Such list
sets forth, with respect to such material property, plant and
equipment (including leasehold improvements) the asset
identification, location, acquisition date, original cost,
accumulated depreciation and net book value.
(d) The Company and each of its subsidiaries has good and valid
title to, or, in the case of leased properties and assets, valid
leasehold interests in, all of its material tangible properties and
assets used or held for use in its business as of the date of this
Agreement, free and clear of all Encumbrances except for
(i) Encumbrances for Taxes (as herein defined) not yet due and
payable or are being contested in good faith by appropriate
proceedings and for which adequate reserves have been established,
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