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Exhibit
10.1
EXECUTION
COPY
A GREEMENT
A ND P LAN O F M
ERGER
B Y A
ND A MONG
M
ACROVISION C ORPORATION
,
A LL M
EDIA G UIDE H OLDINGS
, I NC .,
A SPEN A
CQUISITION C ORP .,
D IGITAL O
N - DEMAND , I NC
.,
A D
ELAWARE
C
ORPORATION ,
A
ND
D IGITAL O
N - DEMAND , I NC
.,
A C
ALIFORNIA
C
ORPORATION , A S R
EPRESENTATIVE
N OVEMBER
5, 2007
TABLE OF
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ARTICLE I
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CERTAIN DEFINITIONS
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ARTICLE II
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THE MERGER
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2.1
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Conversion of Shares
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2.2
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Net Working Capital
Adjustments
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2.3
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Escrow and Holdbacks
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2.4
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The Closing
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2.5
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Effects of the Merger
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2.6
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Surrender of Certificates
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2.7
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Dissenting Shares
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2.8
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Tax Withholding
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2.9
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Further Assurances
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2.10
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Payment of Company Debt
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ARTICLE III
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REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE
COMPANY
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3.1
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Organization and Good
Standing
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3.2
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Subsidiaries
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3.3
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Power, Authorization and
Validity
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3.4
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Capitalization of the Company
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3.5
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No Conflict
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3.6
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Litigation
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3.7
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Taxes
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3.8
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Company Financial Statements
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3.9
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Title to Properties
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3.10
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Absence of Certain Changes
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3.11
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Contracts, Agreements, Arrangements,
Commitments and Undertakings
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3.12
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No Default; No Restrictions
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3.13
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Intellectual Property
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3.14
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Compliance with Laws
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3.15
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Certain Transactions and
Agreements
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3.16
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Employees, ERISA and Other
Compliance
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3.17
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Corporate Documents
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3.18
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Merger Expenses
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3.19
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Books and Records
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3.20
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Insurance
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3.21
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Environmental Matters
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3.22
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No Existing Discussions
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3.23
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Customers and Suppliers
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3.24
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Privacy
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3.25
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Accounts Receivable
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ARTICLE IV
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REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF
MACROVISION AND MERGER SUB
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4.1
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Organization and Good
Standing
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4.2
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Power, Authorization and
Validity
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4.3
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No Conflict
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4.4
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Interim Operations of Merger
Sub
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4.5
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Stockholders Consent
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TABLE OF
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4.6
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Financing
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4.7
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Litigation
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4.8
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Independent Investigation
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ARTICLE V
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COVENANTS
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5.1
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Advice of Changes
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5.2
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Maintenance of Business
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5.3
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Conduct of Business
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5.4
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Regulatory Approvals
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5.5
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Approval of Company
Stockholders
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5.6
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Necessary Consents
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5.7
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Litigation
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5.8
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No Other Negotiations
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5.9
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Access to Information
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5.10
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Satisfaction of Conditions
Precedent
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5.11
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Notices to Company Stockholders, Company
Employees
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ARTICLE VI
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ADDITIONAL COVENANTS
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6.1
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Advice of Changes
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6.2
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Regulatory Approvals
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6.3
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Satisfaction of Conditions
Precedent
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6.4
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Disclaimer Regarding Financial Data and
Projections
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6.5
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Employee Matters
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ARTICLE VII
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CONDITIONS TO CLOSING OF
MERGER
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7.1
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Conditions to Each Party’s
Obligation to Effect the Merger
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7.2
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Additional Conditions to Obligations of
Macrovision and Merger Sub
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7.3
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Additional Conditions to Obligations of
the Company
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ARTICLE VIII
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TERMINATION OF AGREEMENT
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8.1
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Termination by Mutual Consent
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8.2
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Unilateral Termination
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8.3
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Effect of Termination
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ARTICLE IX
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SURVIVAL
OF REPRESENTATIONS, INDEMNIFICATION AND REMEDIES; CONTINUING
COVENANTS |
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9.1
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Survival
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9.2
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Agreement to Indemnify
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9.3
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Limitations
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9.4
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Notice of Claim
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9.5
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Defense of Third-Party Claims
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9.6
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Contents of Notice of Claim
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9.7
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Resolution of Notice of Claim
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9.8
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Release of Remaining Escrow
Property
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9.9
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Tax Consequences of Indemnification
Payments
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9.10
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Appointment of Representative
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ARTICLE X
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MISCELLANEOUS
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10.1
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Governing Law
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10.2
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Assignment; Binding Upon Successors and
Assigns
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10.3
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Severability
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10.4
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Counterparts
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10.5
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Other Remedies
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10.6
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Amendments and Waivers
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10.7
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Expenses
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10.8
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Attorneys’ Fees
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10.9
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Notices
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10.10
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Interpretation; Rules of
Construction
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10.11
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Third Party Beneficiary
Rights
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10.12
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Public Announcement
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10.13
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Entire Agreement
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10.14
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Waiver of Jury Trial
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ARTICLE XI
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TAX MATTERS
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11.1
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Tax-Sharing Agreements
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11.2
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Indemnification for Post-Closing
Transactions
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11.3
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Post-Closing Transactions not in
Ordinary Course
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11.4
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Responsibility for Filing Tax Returns
for Periods through Closing Date
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11.5
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Cooperation on Tax Matters
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11.6
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Certain Taxes and Fees
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L IST O
F E XHIBITS A ND A
NNEXES
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Annex 1
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Working Capital Assets and Working
Capital Liabilities
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Exhibit A
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Form of Action By Written Consent of the
Company Stockholders
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Exhibit B
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Matters to be Covered in the Opinion of
Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP
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Exhibit C
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Terms and Form of DOD License
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A GREEMENT
A ND P LAN O F M
ERGER
This A
GREEMENT AND P LAN
OF M ERGER (this “
Agreement ”) is made and entered into as of
November 5, 2007 (the “ Agreement Date ”)
by and among Macrovision Corporation, a Delaware corporation
(“ Macrovision ”), Aspen Acquisition Corp., a
Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of Macrovision
(“ Merger Sub ”), All Media Guide Holdings,
Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”),
Digital On-Demand, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “
Controlling Stockholder ”), and Digital On-Demand, a
California corporation, as Representative (and in its own capacity
for purposes of the DOD License referenced herein), solely with
respect to Article IX hereof and such other provisions hereof which
specifically refer to such Representative in its capacity as such
or in its own capacity (the “ Representative
”).
R
ECITALS
A. The parties intend that,
subject to the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth, Merger
Sub shall merge with and into the Company (the “
Merger ”), with the Company to be the surviving
corporation of the Merger (the “ Surviving Corporation
”), on the terms and subject to the conditions of this
Agreement and pursuant to the applicable provisions of the laws of
the State of Delaware.
B. The Boards of Directors of
Macrovision, Merger Sub and the Company have determined that the
Merger is in the best interests of their respective stockholders
and have approved and declared advisable this Agreement and the
Merger.
C. Macrovision, Merger Sub
and the Company desire to make certain representations, warranties,
covenants and agreements in connection with the Merger and to
prescribe various conditions to the Merger.
NOW, THEREFORE, in
consideration of the foregoing and the mutual promises, covenants
and conditions contained herein, the parties hereby agree as
follows:
ARTICLE I
CERTAIN
DEFINITIONS
As used in this Agreement,
the following terms shall have the meanings set forth below. Unless
indicated otherwise, all mathematical calculations contemplated
hereby shall be made to the fifth decimal place.
“ Affiliate
” has the meaning set forth in Rule 144 promulgated under the
Securities Act.
“ Alternative
Transaction ” means: (A) any acquisition or purchase
of Company Capital Stock from the Company by any persons or
“group” (as defined under Section 13(d) of the
Exchange Act and the rules and regulations thereunder) representing
more than a 15% voting interest in any class or series of Company
Capital Stock or any tender offer or exchange offer or privately
negotiated share transfer that if consummated would result in any
persons or “group” (as defined under Section 13(d)
of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations thereunder)
beneficially owning Company Capital Stock representing 15% or more
of the voting interest in any class or series of Company Capital
Stock or any merger, consolidation, business combination or similar
transaction involving the Company pursuant to which the Company
Stockholders immediately preceding such transaction hold less than
85% of the equity interests in any class or series of capital stock
of the surviving or resulting entity of such transaction;
(B) any sale, lease, exchange, transfer, license, acquisition
or disposition of a substantial portion of the assets or equity or
ownership interests of an Acquired Company; (C) any sale,
lease, exchange, transfer, license or
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disposition to a third party of a
portion of the Company Business; or (D) any initial public
offering of capital stock or other securities of an Acquired
Company pursuant to a registration statement filed under the
Securities Act.
“ Applicable Law
” means, collectively, all foreign, federal, state, local or
municipal laws, statutes, ordinances, regulations, and rules, and
all orders, writs, injunctions, awards, judgments and decrees
applicable to the assets, properties and business (and any
regulations promulgated thereunder) of the applicable company or
entity.
“ Balance Sheet
Date ” means September 30, 2007.
“ Certificate of
Merger ” means the certificate of merger to be filed with
the Office of the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware at
the time of Closing in such appropriate form as shall be required
by Delaware Law.
“ Closing
” means the closing of the transactions necessary to
consummate the Merger.
“ Closing Common
Stock ” means the number of shares of Company Common
Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective
Time.
“ Closing Date
” means a time and date on which the Closing shall occur to
be specified by the parties, which shall be no later than the
second business day after the satisfaction or waiver of the
conditions set forth in Article VII, or at such other time, date
and location as the parties hereto agree in writing.
“ Code ”
means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
“ Company Ancillary
Agreements ” means, collectively, each certificate to be
delivered on behalf of the Company by an officer or officers of the
Company at the Closing pursuant to Article VII and each agreement
or document (other than this Agreement) that the Company is to
enter into as a party thereto pursuant to this
Agreement.
“ Company Balance
Sheet ” means the Company’s consolidated unaudited
balance sheet as of the Balance Sheet Date included in the Company
Financial Statements.
“ Company
Business ” means the business of the Acquired Companies
as presently conducted.
“ Company Capital
Stock ” means the Company Common Stock and the Company
Preferred Stock.
“ Company Common
Stock ” means the Common Stock of the Company.
“ Company Debt
” means all outstanding principal (whether or not due) owed
by an Acquired Company pursuant to (i) any agreements relating
to the provision of credit to an Acquired Company (including,
without limitation, bank loans and lines of credit), (ii) any
financing or lease arrangements (including, without limitation,
equipment financing arrangements or leases) which are properly
classified as “capital leases” in accordance with GAAP
or (iii) any similar instruments or arrangements to which an
Acquired Company is a party or under which an Acquired Company is
liable (other than trade liabilities (including liabilities to
creditors for raw materials, inventories, services and supplies))
incurred in the ordinary course of its business); provided that
Company Debt excludes all liabilities and obligations owed by any
Acquired Company to any other Acquired Company. For the avoidance
of doubt, Company Debt shall include the Company’s $254,716
debt to Tom Sulzer and the amount of the Controlling Stockholder
Debt as of the Closing Date.
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“ Company Disclosure
Schedule ” means the disclosure schedule delivered
concurrently herewith and dated as of the Agreement Date and
delivered by the Company to Macrovision on the Agreement Date
listing any exceptions to the representations and warranties of the
Company herein (each of which exceptions, in order to be effective,
shall clearly indicate the Section and, if applicable, the
subsection of Article III to which it relates unless it is readily
apparent from the face of the disclosure that such disclosure is
responsive to another Section (in which case such disclosure shall
be deemed disclosed with respect only to such other section) and
each of which exceptions shall not contain any untrue statement of
a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary to
make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances
under which they were made, not misleading.
“ Company Financial
Statements ” means (A) the unaudited financial
statements (including balance sheet, income statement and statement
of cash flows) as of December 31, 2006 and for the fiscal year
ended December 31, 2006 for the Acquired Companies and
(B) the unaudited financial statements (including balance
sheet, income statement and statement of cash flows) as of
September 30, 2007 and for the nine-month period ended
September 30, 2007 for the Acquired Companies.
“ Company Material
Contract ” means any Contract required to be listed on
the Company Disclosure Schedule pursuant to Section 3.11 or
Section 3.13.
“ Company
Stockholders ” means the holders of shares of Company
Capital Stock.
“ Contract
” means any legally binding contract, agreement, instrument,
commitment, understanding or undertaking (including leases,
licenses, mortgages, notes, guarantees, sublicenses, subcontracts,
invoices and purchase orders).
“ Controlling
Stockholder Debt ” means the amount of the inter-company
note owing by the Company to the Controlling Stockholder, as of the
Closing Date and certified to Macrovision by the President or Chief
Executive Officer of the Company at least two (2) business
days prior to the Closing Date.
“ Delaware Law
” means the General Corporation Law of the State of
Delaware.
“ Dissenters
Deadline Date ” means the first date at or after the
Effective Time on which no holder of Company Capital Stock as of
immediately prior to the Effective Time has an opportunity to
perfect appraisal rights in accordance with Delaware Law in
connection with the Merger in respect of any shares of Company
Capital Stock.
“ Dissenting
Shares ” means any shares of Company Capital Stock that
are issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time
and in respect of which appraisal rights shall have been perfected
prior to the Dissenters Deadline Date in accordance with Delaware
Law, in connection with the Merger.
“ Documentation
” means, collectively, programmers’ notes or logs,
source code annotations, user guides, manuals, instructions,
software architecture designs, layouts, any know how, and any other
designs, plans, drawings, documentation, materials, supplier lists,
software source code and object code, net lists, photographs,
development tools, blueprints, media, memoranda and records that
are primarily related to or otherwise necessary for the use and
exploitation of any products or any products in development of an
Acquired Company, whether in tangible or electronic form, whether
owned by an Acquired Company or held by an Acquired Company under
any licenses or sublicenses (or similar grants of
rights).
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“ DOD License
” means that certain license agreement between the
Representative and All Media Guide, LLC on substantially the terms
set forth on Exhibit C and in substantially the form of agreement
also attached as part of Exhibit C.
“ Effective Time
” means the time of the filing of the Certificate of Merger
with the Office of the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware
(or such later time as may be mutually agreed in writing by the
Company and Macrovision and specified in the Certificate of
Merger); provided that the Effective Time shall occur on the
Closing Date.
“ Employee Retention
Escrow Amount ” means an amount equal to $500,000 to be
withheld from the Total Consideration paid to the Company
Stockholders in accordance with this Agreement and placed in a
interest-bearing escrow account separate from the Escrow Account in
accordance with the Escrow Agreement and Section 2.3 of this
Agreement.
“ Encumbrance
” means, with respect to any asset, any mortgage, deed of
trust, lien, pledge, charge, security interest, title retention
device, collateral assignment, adverse claim as to title, or other
similar title or ownership restriction or encumbrance in respect of
such asset including any restriction on the voting of any security,
any restriction on the transfer of any security or other asset, any
restriction on the receipt of any income derived from any asset and
any restriction on the possession, exercise or transfer of any
other attribute of ownership of any asset, other than a Permitted
Encumbrance. For purposes of clarification only, an inability to
sell a security without registering such security for sale under
the Securities Act or other federal securities laws shall not
represent an Encumbrance.
“ ERISA ”
means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as
amended.
“ ERISA
Affiliate ” means any entity which is a member of
(A) a “controlled group of corporations”, as
defined in Section 414(b) of the Code; (B) a group of
entities under “common control”, as defined in
Section 414(c) of the Code; or (C) an “affiliated
service group”, as defined in Section 414(m) of the
Code, or treasury regulations promulgated under Section 414(o)
of the Code, any of which includes the Company.
“ Escrow Account
” means an interest-bearing escrow account with the Escrow
Agent into which the Escrow Holdback Amount shall be deposited by
Macrovision on the Closing Date.
“ Escrow Agent
” means Wells Fargo Bank, National Association.
“ Escrow Holdback
Amount ” means $10,000,000 to be withheld from the Total
Consideration paid to the Company Stockholders in accordance with
this Agreement and placed in the Escrow Account in accordance with
the Escrow Agreement and Section 2.3 of this Agreement, for
the purpose of securing the Company’s indemnity obligations
set forth in Section 9.2 of this Agreement. Any earnings that
may accumulate or accrue on the Escrow Holdback Amount in
accordance with the terms of the Escrow Agreement shall be for the
benefit of the Company Stockholders in accordance with their
respective Pro Rata Shares, provided, however, in the event
Macrovision receives a distribution from the Escrow Account
pursuant to the terms of the Escrow Agreement in respect for a
claim for indemnification in accordance with the terms of Article
IX hereof, such distribution shall also include an amount of
earnings for such claim accrued from the Closing Date until the
date of such distribution. For the avoidance of doubt, the Escrow
Holdback Amount shall not include the Employee Retention Escrow
Amount.
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“ Escrow
Property ” means the Escrow Holdback Amount, together
with any income thereon received with respect to the Escrow
Holdback Amount while such Escrow Property is held in escrow under
the Escrow Agreement (as defined in Section 2.3).
“ Escrow Release
Date ” means the 12-month anniversary of the Closing
Date.
“ Exchange Act
” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended.
“ GAAP ”
means United States generally accepted accounting principles in
effect as of the date of this Agreement or, in the case of the
Company Financial Statements, in effect as of the date thereof or
during the periods covered thereby.
“ Governmental
Authority ” means any court or tribunal, governmental or
regulatory body, administrative agency, commission or other
governmental authority.
“ Independent
Accounting Firm ” means an international or national
accounting firm which is mutually agreed upon by the Representative
and Macrovision.
“ Intellectual
Property ” means, collectively, all worldwide industrial
and intellectual property rights, including patents, patent
applications, patent rights, trademarks, trademark registrations
and applications therefor, trade dress rights, trade names, service
marks, service mark registrations and applications therefor,
Internet domain names, Internet and World Wide Web URLs or
addresses, copyrights, copyright registrations and applications
therefor, mask work rights, mask work registrations and
applications therefor, franchises, licenses, inventions, trade
secrets, know-how, customer lists, supplier lists, proprietary
processes and formulae, technology, software source code and object
code, algorithms, net lists, architectures, structures, screen
displays, photographs, images, layouts, development tools, designs,
blueprints, specifications, technical drawings (or similar
information in electronic format) and all documentation and media
constituting, describing the foregoing, including manuals,
programmers’ notes, memoranda and records.
“ knowledge of the
Company” or “Company’s knowledge ”
means the actual knowledge of a particular fact, circumstance,
event or other matter in question of Karl Ryser, Presley Sims,
Christopher McCleary, Chris Pirkner and Chris Woodstra and shall be
deemed to include the knowledge which any such person would have
obtained after making a reasonably diligent inquiry.
“ Liabilities
” means debts, liabilities and obligations, whether accrued
or fixed, absolute or contingent, matured or unmatured, determined
or determinable, known or unknown, including those arising under
any law, action or governmental order and those arising under any
Contract.
“ Macrovision
Ancillary Agreements ” means, collectively, each
certificate to be delivered on behalf of Macrovision by an officer
or officers of Macrovision at the Closing pursuant to Article VII
and each agreement or document (other than this Agreement) that
Macrovision is to enter into as a party thereto pursuant to this
Agreement.
“ Material Adverse
Change ” and “ Material Adverse Effect
” when used in connection with an entity means any change,
event, circumstance, condition or effect that is, or is likely to
be, individually or in the aggregate, materially adverse in
relation to the financial condition, capitalization, properties,
products, assets (including intangible assets), liabilities,
business, operations or results of operations of such entity and
its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, except to the extent that any
such change, event, circumstance, condition or effect
(a) results from the effect of actions by the Company taken at
the specific request, or with the written consent, of Macrovision
pursuant to this Agreement or (b) other than
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any change, effect, circumstance,
development, event or occurrence relating to (i) the general
business, economic, political, social or regulatory conditions in
the localities, regions or countries in which the Acquired
Companies operate, (ii) the financial, banking or securities
markets (including changes to interest rates, currency rates or the
value of the U.S. Dollar relative to other currencies,
consumer confidence, stock, bond and/or debt prices and trends),
(iii) the industry in which the Acquired Companies operate in
general and not specifically relating to the Acquired Companies,
(iv) the announcement of this Agreement or of the intention to
sell the Acquired Companies, including any effect on the employees
of the Acquired Companies or the Acquired Companies’
retention of their employees, (v) any acts of war, hostility,
military action, sabotage or terrorism (whether or not declared) or
any escalation or worsening of any such acts of war, hostility,
military action, sabotage or terrorism or (vi) the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
“ Merger
Expenses ” means all out-of-pocket costs and expenses
incurred or payable by the Company in connection with the Merger
and this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby
(including any fees and expenses of legal counsel, financial
advisors, investment bankers and accountants related to the
Merger).
“ Merger Sub
Ancillary Agreements ” means, collectively, each
certificate to be delivered on behalf of Merger Sub by an officer
or officers of Merger Sub at the Closing pursuant to Article VII
and each agreement or document (other than this Agreement) that
Merger Sub is to enter into as a party thereto pursuant to this
Agreement.
“ Merger Sub Common
Stock ” means the Common Stock, par value $0.001 per
share, of Merger Sub.
“ Net Working
Capital Adjustment ” shall mean, (i) if the Net
Working Capital exceeds $748,000, then the amount (expressed as a
positive number) equal to such excess and (ii) if the Net
Working Capital is less than $748,000, then the amount equal to
such shortfall and (iii) if Net Working Capital equals
$748,000, then the amount equal to zero. The calculation of the Net
Working Capital of the Company shall be made in accordance with the
procedures set forth in Section 2.2.
“ Net Working
Capital ” means the positive or negative number obtained
by subtracting (i) the Working Capital Liabilities from
(ii) the Working Capital Assets.
“ Per Share Merger
Consideration ” means the dollar amount rounded to the
nearest one hundredth of a cent, equal to the fraction, the
numerator of which is Total Consideration and the denominator of
which is the Closing Common Stock.
“ Permitted
Encumbrances ” means (A) Encumbrances for Taxes that
are not yet due and payable or Encumbrances in respect of Taxes,
the validity of which are being contested in good faith by
appropriate proceedings; (B) Encumbrances in favor of
landlords, vendors, mechanics, carriers, workmen, lessors, renters
or other like Encumbrances or that are being contested in good
faith by appropriate proceedings; (C) deposits or pledges made
in connection with, or to secure payment of, workers’
compensation, unemployment insurance or similar programs mandated
by Applicable Law; (D) Encumbrances in connection with the
Union Bank Facility and (E) any minor imperfection of title or
similar liens, charges or encumbrances which individually or in the
aggregate with other such liens, charges and encumbrances does not
impair the value of the property subject to such lien, charge or
encumbrance or the use of such property in the conduct of the
Business.
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“ Person ”
means any individual, corporation, company, limited liability
company, partnership, limited liability partnership, trust, estate,
proprietorship, joint venture, association, organization, entity or
Governmental Authority.
“ Pre-Closing
Taxes ” means Taxes of the Company from (A) a
taxable period that closes on or before the Closing Date and
(B) the pre-closing portion of any taxable period that
commences before and ends after the Closing Date. For this purpose,
the pre-closing portion of a taxable period that commences before
and ends after the Closing Date shall be deemed to be: (x) in
the case of any Taxes other than Taxes based upon or related to
income, expenditures (including payroll), receipts or the sale or
transfer of any property, the amount of such Tax for the entire
taxable period multiplied by a fraction the numerator of which is
the number of days in the taxable period ending on the Closing Date
and the denominator of which is the number of days in the entire
taxable period, and (y) in the case of any Tax based upon or
related to income, expenditures (including payroll), receipts or
the sale or transfer of any property, the amount which would be
payable if the relevant taxable period ended on the Closing Date.
For the avoidance of doubt, Pre-Closing Taxes include, without
limitation, any Taxes arising from the 338(h)(10) Election provided
for in Section 2.11 of this Agreement.
“ Pro Rata Share
” means, as to any Company Stockholder, a fraction, the
numerator of which is the aggregate amount of the Total
Consideration that such Company Stockholder is entitled to receive
pursuant to Section 2.1(c) in respect of such Company
Stockholder’s equity interest in the Company, and the
denominator of which is the aggregate amount of the Total
Consideration that all such Company Stockholders are entitled to
receive pursuant to Section 2.1(c) in respect of their equity
interest in the Company (other than Dissenting Shares).
“ Representative
” means the Controlling Stockholder.
“ SEC ”
means the Securities and Exchange Commission.
“ Securities Act
” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
“ Specified
Percentage ” means, as to any Specified Party, a
fraction: (x) the numerator of which is the number of shares
of Company Common Stock and (y) the denominator of which is
the sum of the aggregate number of outstanding shares of Company
Common Stock. The Specified Percentage shall be calculated as of
the Effective Time.
“ Spreadsheet
” means the spreadsheet to be attached as Schedule 3.4(d) of
the Company Disclosure Schedule, which spreadsheet shall be dated
as of the Closing Date and shall set forth, as of the Closing Date
and immediately prior to the Effective Time, the following factual
information relating to holders of Company Capital Stock:
(A) the names of all the Company Stockholders; (B) the
number and kind of shares of Company Capital Stock such Persons and
the respective certificate numbers; and (C) the Pro Rata Share
and Specified Percentage (expressed both as a percentage and as a
number of shares) of each Company Stockholder in the Escrow
Holdback Amount and the Employee Retention Escrow Account as of the
Closing Date and immediately prior to the Effective Time. The
spreadsheet shall be prepared by the Company and reviewed by
Macrovision and the parties shall use reasonable efforts to cause
the Spreadsheet to be finalized at least five (5) days prior
to the Closing Date (and then updated as needed to reflect further
changes up to the Closing Date and immediately prior to the
Effective Time). In finalizing the Spreadsheet, the Company shall
also update Schedule 3.4(a).
“ Subsidiary
” means a corporation or other business entity in which the
Company owns, directly or indirectly, at least a 50% interest or
that is otherwise, directly or indirectly, controlled by such
entity.
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“ Tax ”
(and, with correlative meaning, “ Taxes ”) means
(A) any net income, alternative or add-on minimum tax, gross
income, gross receipts, sales, use, ad valorem, transfer,
franchise, profits, license, withholding, payroll, employment,
excise, severance, stamp, occupation, premium, property,
environmental or windfall profit tax, custom duty or other tax,
including Michigan Single Business Tax, governmental fee or other
like assessment or charge of any kind whatsoever in the nature of a
tax, together with any interest or any penalty, addition to tax or
additional amount imposed by any governmental entity responsible
for the imposition of any such tax (domestic or foreign),
(B) any liability for the payment of any amounts of the type
described in clause (A) of this sentence as a result of being
a member of an affiliated, consolidated, combined, unitary or
aggregate group for any taxable period, and (C) any liability
for the payment of any amounts of the type described in clause
(A) or (B) of this sentence as a result of being a
transferee of or successor to any Person or as a result of any
express or implied obligation to indemnify any other
Person.
“ Tax Return
” means any foreign, federal, state, local or municipal
return, declaration, report, claim for refund, or information
return or statement relating to Taxes, including any schedule or
attachment thereto, and including any amendment thereof.
“ Total
Consideration ” means $75,000,000 minus (i) the
Company Debt as of the Closing Date (which shall be paid by
Macrovision at Closing in accordance with Section 2.10
hereof), (ii) the amount of Merger Expenses of the Company
(which shall be detailed and paid in full by Macrovision
immediately following the Closing (simultaneously with the payment
to the Exchange Agent pursuant to Section 2.6 hereof)),
(iii) the Success Bonus Amount ( i.e. $750,000) which
shall be wired to the Company by Macrovision and then paid by the
Company at Closing to the recipients of the Success Bonuses, net of
applicable withholding and (iv) the Employee Retention Escrow
Amount which shall be deposited by Macrovision with the Escrow
Agent.
“ Success
Bonuses ” means bonuses in an aggregate amount equal to
$750,000 payable to certain employees of the Acquired Companies
designated by the Company in writing to Macrovision prior to the
Closing Date.
“ Union Bank
Facility ” means that certain Credit Agreement, dated as
of August 31, 2005 between the Controlling Stockholder and
Union Bank of California, N.A.
“ Working Capital
Assets ” means those current assets of the Acquired
Companies as of 12:01 a.m. (Pacific time) on the Closing Date
(consisting of the line items set forth on Annex 1 attached
hereto).
“ Working Capital
Liabilities ” means those current liabilities of the
Acquired Companies as of 12:01 a.m. (Pacific time) on the Closing
Date (consisting of the line items from the set forth on Annex 1
attached hereto).
Other capitalized terms
defined elsewhere in this Agreement and not defined in this Article
I shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in this
Agreement.
ARTICLE II
THE MERGER
2.1 Conversion of
Shares.
(a) Conversion of Merger Sub
Common Stock. At the Effective Time, each share of Merger Sub
Common Stock that is issued and outstanding immediately prior to
the Effective Time shall be converted into one validly issued,
fully paid and nonassessable share of Common Stock, par
value
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$0.001 per share, of the
Surviving Corporation, and the shares of the Surviving Corporation
into which the shares of Merger Sub Common Stock are so converted
shall be the only shares of Company Common Stock that are issued
and outstanding immediately after the Effective Time.
(b) Cancellation of
Company-Owned Stock. Notwithstanding the provisions of
Section 2.1(c) below, each share of Company Capital Stock held
by the Company immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be
cancelled and extinguished without any conversion
thereof.
(c) Conversion of Company
Common Stock. Subject to the terms and conditions of this
Agreement, at the Effective Time, each share of Company Common
Stock that is issued and outstanding immediately prior to the
Effective Time shall, by virtue of the Merger and without the need
for any further action on the part of the holder thereof, be
converted into and represent the right to receive an amount of
cash, without interest, equal to the Per Share Merger
Consideration. The amount of cash each Company Stockholder is
entitled to receive for the shares of Company Common Stock held by
such Company Stockholder shall be rounded up or down to the nearest
whole cent and computed after aggregating all shares of Company
Common Stock held by such Company Stockholder. The provisions of
this Section 2.1(c) are subject to the provisions of
Section 2.7 (regarding rights of holders of Dissenting Shares)
and Section 2.3 (regarding the withholding of the Escrow
Holdback Amount).
(d) Adjustments. In the event
of any stock split, reverse stock split, stock dividend (including
any dividend or distribution of securities convertible into capital
stock), reorganization, reclassification, combination,
recapitalization or other like change with respect to the Company
Capital Stock occurring after the date hereof 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.
2.2 Net Working Capital
Adjustments.
(a) Not less than
seventy-five (75) days following the Effective Time,
Macrovision shall deliver to the Representative a balance sheet of
the Company as of the close of business on the Closing Date and a
calculation of the Net Working Capital and Net Working Capital
Adjustment (the “ Closing Date Statement ”). The
Closing Date Statement shall be prepared in the same manner and on
a consistent basis (including the basis of calculation of
individual line items and the determination of allowances and
reserves) with the Company’s past practice and Annex 1 and in
accordance with the Company’s books and records and in a
manner that fairly and accurately reflects the Company’s
assets and liabilities as of the Closing Date.
(b) Following the delivery by
Macrovision of the Closing Date Statement, the Representative and
its representatives shall be given all such access as they may
reasonably require during Macrovision’s normal business hours
(or such other times as the parties may agree) to those books and
records of the Company in the possession of, and/or under the
control of, Macrovision and/or the Acquired Companies, and access
to such personnel or representatives of the Company and Macrovision
as they may reasonably require for the purposes of resolving any
disputes or responding to any matters or inquiries raised
concerning the Closing Date Statement and/or the calculation of the
Net Working Capital Adjustment.
(c) The Representative shall
have thirty (30) days following the date of delivery by
Macrovision to the Representative of the Closing Date Statement to
provide Macrovision with a written
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certificate confirming that
the Net Working Capital Adjustment as proposed by Macrovision is
acceptable (the “ Confirmation Certificate ”) or
notifying Macrovision in writing of any good faith reasonable
objections to the calculation of the Net Working Capital Adjustment
as proposed by Macrovision (a “ Balance Sheet Dispute
Notice ”) setting forth a reasonably specific and
detailed description of such objections. If a Confirmation
Certificate is delivered by the Representative pursuant to this
Section 2.2(c), the Net Working Capital Adjustment proposed by
Macrovision shall be binding on the parties to this Agreement and
the Company Stockholders.
(d) If the Representative
shall object to the Closing Date Statement or Macrovision’s
calculation of the Net Working Capital Adjustment as reflected in a
Balance Sheet Dispute Notice, a representative of Macrovision, on
the one hand, and the Representative, on the other, shall attempt
in good faith to resolve any such objection within thirty
(30) days of the receipt by Macrovision of such
notice.
(e) If Macrovision and the
Representative shall be unable to resolve any such dispute within
such thirty (30) day period, Macrovision and the
Representative (either together or separately) shall be entitled to
submit the dispute to the Independent Accounting Firm. Each of the
parties to this Agreement shall, and shall cause their respective
officers, directors, employees, and representatives to, provide
full cooperation to the Independent Accounting Firm. The
Independent Accounting Firm shall (i) consider only those
matters as to which there is a dispute between the parties,
(ii) be instructed to reach its conclusions regarding any such
dispute within thirty (30) days after its appointment and
provide a written explanation of its decision. In the event that
Macrovision and the Representative shall submit any dispute to an
Independent Accounting Firm, each such party may submit a
“position paper” to the Independent Accounting Firm
setting forth the position of such party with respect to such
dispute, to be considered by such Independent Accounting Firm as it
deems fit. All fees and expenses relating to the engagement of the
Independent Accounting Firm shall be borne 50% by Macrovision and
50% by the Company Stockholders. The fees and expenses for which
the Company Stockholders are responsible hereunder (the “
Stockholder Expenses ”) shall constitute
“Damages” for purposes of Article IX and shall be
withdrawn by Macrovision from the Escrow Account, without regard to
the Threshold Amount, but shall not count for purposes of
determining whether Damages have exceeded the Threshold
Amount.
(f) If the Representative
does not deliver a Balance Sheet Dispute Notice in accordance with
the procedures set forth in Section 2.2(c) above ( i.e.
, within the thirty (30) day period specified therein), the
Closing Date Statement (together with Macrovision’s
calculation of the Net Working Capital Adjustment) shall be deemed
to have been accepted by all of the parties to this Agreement and
the Company Stockholders and such calculation of the Net Working
Capital Adjustment shall be binding on the parties for all purposes
hereof. In the event that the Representative delivers a Balance
Sheet Dispute Notice in accordance with the provisions above and
Macrovision and the Representative are able to resolve such dispute
by mutual agreement, the Closing Date Statement, together with the
calculation of the Net Working Capital Adjustment, as modified by
the mutual agreement of such parties, shall be deemed to have been
accepted by all of the parties to this Agreement and the Company
Stockholders and such revised calculation of the Net Working
Capital Adjustment shall be binding on the parties for all purposes
hereof. In the event that the Representative delivers a Balance
Sheet Dispute Notice in accordance with the provisions set forth
above and Macrovision and the Representative are unable to resolve
such dispute by mutual agreement, the determination of the
Independent Accounting Firm shall be final and binding on the
parties and the Company Stockholders, and the Closing Date
Statement, together with the calculation of the Net Working Capital
Adjustment, as modified by the report of the Independent Accounting
Firm, shall be deemed to have been accepted by all of the parties
to this Agreement and the Company Stockholders and such revised
calculation of the Net Working Capital Adjustment shall be final
and binding on the parties and the Company Stockholders for all
purposes hereof. The provisions of Section 9.10 shall apply to
any and all acts by the Representative in connection with this
Section 2.2.
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(g) Within five
(5) business days after the determination the Net Working
Capital Adjustment become final and binding, either
(i) Macrovision shall pay to the Exchange Agent (if the Net
Working Capital Adjustment reflects an increase in the Total
Consideration) an amount equal to such increase for payment by the
Exchange Agent to the Company Stockholders in accordance with the
Spreadsheet, or (ii) the Escrow Agent shall be instructed to
pay to Macrovision out of the Escrow Account, on behalf of the
Company Stockholders (if the Net Working Capital Adjustment
reflects a decrease in the Total Consideration) an amount equal to
such decrease, in each case of clause (i) and clause (ii),
plus interest thereon from and including the Closing Date through
the date of payment at the Prime Rate for the period from the
Closing Date to the date of such payment and shall be calculated on
the basis of a year of three hundred and sixty (360) days. Any
such payments shall be made by wire transfer of immediately
available funds no later than one (1) business day prior to
the payment date.
(h) No matter that gives rise
to an adjustment under this Section 2.2 shall be the subject
of or eligible for a claim by Macrovision for indemnification under
Article IX for the amount of such adjustment.
2.3 Escrow and
Holdbacks.
(a) Escrows.
(i) Escrow Holdback Amount.
At the Effective Time, Macrovision shall withhold the Escrow
Holdback Amount from the Total Consideration payable pursuant to
Section 2.1(c) to the Company Stockholders, in accordance with
each Company Stockholder’s Pro Rata Share.
(ii) Employee Retention
Escrow Amount. At the Effective Time, Macrovision shall withhold
the Escrow Holdback Amount from the Total Consideration payable
pursuant to Section 2.1(c) to the Company Stockholders, in
accordance with each Company Stockholder’s Pro Rata
Share.
(iii) Escrow Agreement. Prior
to the Closing, Macrovision, the Representative and the Escrow
Agent shall use their commercially reasonable efforts to enter into
an escrow agreement upon terms and conditions mutually acceptable
to them, acting reasonably (the “ Escrow Agreement
”). On the Closing Date, Macrovision shall cause the Escrow
Holdback Amount and the Employee Retention Escrow Amount to be
deposited with the Escrow Agent. For the avoidance of doubt, the
Employee Retention Escrow Amount shall be separate and distinct
from the Escrow Holdback Amount and the Employee Retention Escrow
Amount shall not act as security for the indemnity obligations set
forth in Section 9.2.
2.4 The Closing. Subject to
termination of this Agreement as provided in Article VIII, the
Closing shall take place at the offices of Heller Ehrman LLP, 275
Middlefield Road, Menlo Park, California, on the Closing Date (or
such other place as the parties mutually agree), at a time and on a
date agreed to by the parties, which date shall be not more than
five (5) business days following the later of the date on
which (i) the conditions set forth in Article VII have been
satisfied (excluding conditions that, by their terms, cannot be
satisfied until the Closing); provided, however, that the Closing
shall not occur until the date that is at least 20 business days
after the mailing of the Information Statement to the Company
Stockholders. For purposes of this Agreement, all calculations to
be made as of the Closing Date shall be made as of 12:01 a.m. on
the Closing Date. The actual time and date of Closing are referred
to herein as the “Closing Date.” Concurrently with the
Closing or at such later date and time as may be mutually agreed in
writing by the Company and Macrovision, the Certificate of Merger
shall be filed with the Office of the Secretary of State of the
State of Delaware in accordance with Delaware Law.
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2.5 Effects of the Merger. At
and upon the Effective Time:
(a) the separate existence of
Merger Sub shall cease and Merger Sub shall be merged with and into
the Company, and the Company shall be the Surviving Corporation of
the Merger pursuant to the terms of this Agreement and the
Certificate of Merger;
(b) the Certificate of
Incorporation of the Surviving Corporation shall be amended as
reasonably directed by Macrovision, which amendment shall be set
forth in the Certificate of Merger;
(c) the Bylaws of Merger Sub
shall continue unchanged and be the Bylaws of the Surviving
Corporation;
(d) the officers of Merger
Sub immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be appointed as
the officers of the Surviving Corporation immediately after the
Effective Time until their respective successors are duly
appointed; and
(e) the members of the Board
of Directors of Merger Sub immediately prior to the Effective Time
shall be appointed as the members of the Board of Directors of the
Surviving Corporation immediately after the Effective Time until
their respective successors are duly elected or appointed and
qualified.
2.6 Surrender of
Certificates.
(a) Immediately upon the
Closing and pursuant to the terms of an exchange agent agreement
entered into by and among Macrovision, the Company, the
Representative and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as
exchange agent (the “ Exchange Agent ”),
Macrovision shall deposit with the Exchange Agent the Total
Consideration, less the Escrow Holdback Amount and the Employee
Retention Escrow Amount. The Exchange Agent shall mail to each
holder of record (as of the Effective Time) of a certificate or
certificates which immediately prior to the Effective Time
represented shares of Company Common Stock (the “
Certificates ”) a letter of transmittal (the “
Letter of Transmittal ”) in customary form (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 Exchange Agent and shall contain such other
customary provisions as the Exchange Agent may reasonably specify).
Upon receipt of the Certificates for cancellation, together with a
duly completed and validly executed Letter of Transmittal and any
other documents as the Exchange Agent shall reasonably require, the
Exchange Agent shall, subject to the terms of Section 2.3,
cause to be promptly paid and delivered to such Company Stockholder
that portion of the Total Consideration which such Company
Stockholder has the right to receive to receive at the Effective
Time pursuant to this Agreement. In the event 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, the Exchange Agent shall, as promptly
as practicable following the receipt by the Exchange Agent of the
foregoing documents, subject to the terms of Section 2.3,
issue in exchange for such lost, stolen or destroyed Certificate
that portion of the Total Consideration and any other amount
payable pursuant to Section 2.1(c) represented by the lost,
stolen or destroyed Certificate in exchange therefore which the
Company Stockholder has the right to receive. The Exchange Agent
may in its discretion and as a condition precedent to the issuance
thereof, require the owner of such lost, stolen or destroyed
Certificate to provide to the Exchange Agent an indemnity agreement
against any claim that may be made against Macrovision or the
Exchange Agent with respect to the Certificate alleged to have been
lost, stolen or destroyed.
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(b) From and after the
Effective Time, no shares of Company Common Stock will be deemed to
be outstanding, and holders of Certificates formerly representing
such Company Common Stock shall cease to have any rights with
respect thereto except as provided herein or by Applicable
Law.
(c) At the Effective Time,
the stock transfer books of Company shall be closed and no transfer
of Company Common Stock shall thereafter be made. If, after the
Effective Time, Certificates formerly representing shares of
Company Common Stock are presented to Macrovision or the Surviving
Corporation, they shall be cancelled and exchanged for that portion
of the Total Consideration and any other amount payable with
respect to such Company Common Stock in accordance with
Section 2.1(c), subject to the terms of
Section 2.3.
2.7 Dissenting Shares. If, in
connection with the Merger, holders of Company Common Stock shall
have demanded and perfected appraisal rights pursuant to
Section 262 of Delaware Law, none of such Dissenting Shares
shall be converted into a right to receive a portion of the Total
Consideration or any other amount payable with respect to such
Company Common Stock in accordance with Section 2.1(c), but
shall be converted into the right to receive such consideration as
may be determined to be due with respect to such Dissenting Shares
pursuant to Delaware Law. Each holder of Dissenting Shares who,
pursuant to the provisions of Delaware Law, becomes entitled to
payment of the fair value of such shares shall receive payment
therefor in accordance with Delaware Law (but only after the value
therefor shall have been agreed upon or finally determined pursuant
to Delaware Law. In the event that any Company Stockholder fails to
make an effective demand for payment or fails to perfect its
appraisal rights as to its shares of Company Common Stock or any
Dissenting Shares shall otherwise lose their status as Dissenting
Shares, then any such shares shall immediately be converted into
the right to receive the consideration issuable pursuant to Article
II in respect of such shares as if such shares had never been
Dissenting Shares, and Macrovision shall issue and deliver to the
holder thereof, at (or as promptly as reasonably practicable after)
the applicable time or times specified in Section 2.6,
following the satisfaction of the applicable conditions set forth
in Section 2.6, the portion of the Total Consideration and any
other amounts, to which such Company Stockholder would have been
entitled under Section 2.1(c) with respect to such shares,
subject to the provisions of Section 2.3 (regarding the
withholding of the Escrow Holdback Amount). The Company shall give
Macrovision (i) prompt notice of any demand received by the
Company for appraisal of Company Common Stock or notice of exercise
of a Company Stockholder’s appraisal rights in accordance
with Delaware Law and (ii) the opportunity to direct all
negotiations and proceedings with respect to demands for appraisal
rights under such law. The Company agrees that, except with
Macrovision’s prior written consent, it shall not voluntarily
make any payment or offer to make any payment with respect to, or
settle or offer to settle, any such demand for appraisal or
exercise of appraisal rights.
2.8 Tax Withholding.
Macrovision, the Escrow Agent or any agent of Macrovision shall be
entitled to deduct and withhold from the Total Consideration or
other payment otherwise payable pursuant to this Agreement to any
Company Stockholder, the amounts required to be deducted and
withheld under the Code, or any provision of state, local or
foreign tax law, with respect to the making of such payment. To the
extent that amounts are so withheld, such withheld amounts shall be
treated for all purposes of this Agreement as having been paid to
the Company Stockholder in respect of whom such deduction and
withholding was made.
2.9 Further Assurances. If,
at any time before or after the Effective Time, any of the parties
hereto reasonably believes or is advised that any further
instruments, deeds, assignments or assurances are reasonably
necessary to consummate the Merger or to carry out the purposes and
intent of this Agreement at or after the Effective Time, then the
Company, Macrovision, the Surviving Corporation and their
respective officers and directors shall execute and deliver all
such proper deeds, assignments, instruments and assurances and do
all other things reasonably necessary to consummate the Merger and
to carry out the purposes and intent of this Agreement.
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2.10 Payment of Company Debt.
At the Closing, Macrovision shall wire (i) $254,716 to an
account previously designated in writing by the Company, which
payment shall be in full satisfaction of the Company’s
outstanding indebtedness to Mr. Tom Sulzer and (ii) an
amount equal to the Controlling Stockholder Debt to an account
previously designated in writing by the Company, which payment
shall be in full satisfaction of the Company’s outstanding
indebtedness to the Controlling Stockholder. Such amounts shall be
certified by each of Mr. Sulzer and the Controlling
Stockholder, as applicable, in advance of the Closing as the total
amounts due by the Company in full satisfaction of all outstanding
indebtedness of the Company to each such entity.
2.11 338(h)(10)
Election.
(a) Macrovision, on the one
hand, and the Controlling Stockholder and the Company, on the other
hand, shall, at the Closing, join in making elections under
Section 338(h)(10) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder (and any
corresponding elections under state and local Tax law)
(collectively the “ Section 338(h)(10) Election
”) with respect to the purchase and sale of the Company
Capital Stock and the Company, Macrovision and the Controlling
Stockholder shall cooperate in the completion and timely filing of
such election in accordance with the provisions of Treasury
Regulation Section 1.338(h)(10)-1 (or any comparable
provisions of state or local Tax law) or any successor provision.
Macrovision and the Controlling Stockholder acknowledge and agree
that the 338(h)(10) Election shall apply only to the purchase of
the Company Capital Stock and that no Section 338(h)(10)
election or Section 338(g) election will be made with respect
to the acquisition of any other Acquired Company. Macrovision and
the Controlling Stockholder shall cooperate with each other to take
all actions necessary and appropriate (including executing and
filing IRS Form 8023 and such other forms, returns, elections,
schedules and other documents as may be required and filing
consolidated and applicable state consolidated or combined tax
returns for the year of the Merger including the Company) to effect
and preserve the 338(h)(10) Election. The Controlling Stockholder,
the Company and Macrovision, as conditions to the Closing, shall
furnish completed and executed IRS Forms 8023 and required
schedules thereto, and, to the extent required, any similar forms
with respect to state, local or foreign Taxes. The Controlling
Stockholder and Macrovision shall file all federal, state and local
tax returns in conformity with Section 338(h)(10) of the Code,
applicable regulations thereunder, and applicable state and local
tax rules, and take no position inconsistent with such rules. The
Controlling Stockholder represents that the Company is a member of
an affiliated group of corporations filing consolidated federal
income tax returns of which the Controlling Stockholder is the
common parent, and the Controlling Stockholder has the authority to
join in making the 338(h)(10) election and similar applicable state
elections with respect to the Merger.
(b) At the Closing,
Macrovision shall pay the Controlling Stockholder $7,000,000 in
cash by wire transfer of immediately available funds to an account
specified by the Controlling Stockholder prior to the Closing Date.
Macrovision shall have no obligation to pay any additional amount
to the Controlling Stockholder (or any of other member of the
consolidated, combined or unitary Tax filing groups of which the
Controlling Stockholder is the common parent) in respect of the
338(h)(10) Election, regardless of the Taxes that the Controlling
Stockholder (or such member) may incur as a result of the
338(h)(10) Election and regardless of any subsequent adjustment of
such Taxes.
(c) The Controlling
Stockholder shall, within one hundred twenty (120) days of the
Closing, prepare and furnish to Macrovision a schedule which sets
forth the allocation of the deemed asset purchase consideration
among the assets of the Controlling Stockholder (the “
Allocation ”). The Allocation shall be made in
accordance with Section 338(h)(10) of the Code and applicable
Treasury
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Regulations thereunder,
provided that the parties acknowledge and agree that in no event
will the Allocation value the stock of MoodLogic, Inc. at more than
$8 million. Macrovision shall have thirty (30) days to object
in writing to the Allocation, which objection shall be made only if
the Allocation as proposed by the Controlling Stockholder is
unreasonable, after which time (and assuming no such objection is
made) the allocation shall be final (the “ Final
Allocation ”). If Macrovision provides written notice to
the Controlling Stockholder prior to the end of such period that it
objects to the Allocation, and Macrovision and the Controlling
Stockholder cannot agree on the Allocation within twenty
(20) days of the provision of such notice (the “
Settlement Period ”), such dispute shall be settled by
an Independent Accounting Firm selected in the manner provided in
Section 2.2, provided that such Independent Accounting Firm
shall apply the principles and methods set forth in this
Section 2.11 (including the principle that the Controlling
Stockholder’s proposed Allocation shall be approved unless it
is unreasonable), after which time the allocation determined by the
Independent Accounting Firm shall become the Final Allocation.
Macrovision and the Controlling Stockholder shall submit any such
dispute to the Independent Accounting Firm within ten
(10) days of the expiration of the Settlement Period, and
shall instruct the Independent Account to reach its determination
of such dispute within thirty (30) days of such submission.
The Final Allocation may be redetermined, consistent with the
principals and methods set forth in this Section 2.11, upon
the happening of any event requiring such re-determination. The
Final Allocation, once determined, shall be annexed to this
Agreement as an exhibit, and any redetermination of the Final
Allocation pursuant to the preceding sentence shall likewise be
annexed to this Agreement with an appropriate designation. The
Final Allocation shall be binding on the Controlling Stockholder
and Macrovision for all Tax reporting purposes and no party hereto
shall take any position inconsistent with the Final
Allocation.
ARTICLE III
REPRESENTATIONS AND
WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY
Subject to the exceptions set
forth in a numbered or lettered section of the Company Disclosure
Schedule which corresponds to this Article III, the Company
represents and warrants to Macrovision that the statements
contained in this Article III are true and correct on and as of the
Agreement Date and shall be true and correct as of the Closing
Date:
3.1 Organization and Good
Standing. The Company and each of its Subsidiaries (collectively,
the “ Acquired Companies ” and each an “
Acquired Company ”) (i) is a corporation or
limited liability company duly organized or formed, validly
existing and in good standing under the laws of jurisdiction in
which it is organized or formed, as the case may be, (ii) has
the corporate or limited liability company power and authority to
own, operate and lease its properties and to carry on the Company
Business and (iii) is duly qualified or licensed to do
business, and is in good standing, in each jurisdiction where the
character of the properties owned, leased or operated by it or the
nature of its activities makes such qualification or licensing
necessary, except where the failure to be so qualified would not
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; without
limiting the foregoing, each Acquired Company is so qualified or
licensed in each jurisdiction listed on Schedule 3.1 of the Company
Disclosure Schedule. No Acquired Company is in violation of its
Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws or other similar
organization documents, each as amended to date, and similar
governing instruments.
3.2 Subsidiaries. Schedule
3.2 of the Company Disclosure Schedule sets forth a complete and
correct list of each Acquired Company other than the Company.
Section 3.2 of the Company Disclosure Schedule also sets forth
the jurisdiction of organization and percentage of outstanding
equity interests (including partnership interests and limited
liability company interests) owned by an Acquired Company of any
other Acquired Company. All equity interests (including partnership
interests and limited liability company interests) of such Acquired
Companies held by the Company or by any other Acquired Company have
been duly and validly authorized and are validly issued, fully paid
and non- assessable
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and were not issued in
violation of any preemptive or similar rights, purchase option,
call or right of first refusal or similar rights. All such equity
interests owned by the Acquired Companies are free and clear of any
Encumbrances. No Acquired Company is obligated to make nor is it
bound by any agreement or obligation to make any investment in or
capital contribution in or on behalf of an Acquired Company or
other entity in which it has an equity interest.
3.3 Power, Authorization and
Validity.
(a) Power and Authority. The
Company has all requisite corporate power and corporate authority
to enter into, execute, deliver and perform its obligations under
this Agreement and each of the Company Ancillary Agreements and to
consummate the Merger. The Merger and the execution, delivery and
performance by the Company of this Agreement, each of the Company
Ancillary Agreements and all other agreements, transactions and
actions contemplated hereby or thereby, have been duly and validly
approved and authorized by the Board of Directors of the Company
and, upon receipt of the Stockholder Approval, will be duly and
validly approved and authorized by the Company Stockholders,
subject to mailing to the Company Stockholders an information
statement regarding the transaction and the Stockholder Approval
and the passage of twenty (20) days thereafter.
(b) No Consents. No consent,
approval, order or authorization of, or registration, declaration
or filing with (i) any Governmental Authority or (ii) any
other Person is necessary or required to be made or obtained by the
Company to enable the Company to lawfully execute and deliver,
enter into, and perform its obligations under this Agreement and
each of the Company Ancillary Agreements or to consummate the
Merger (including the consent of any Person required to be obtained
in order to keep any Contract between such Person and the Company
in effect following the Merger or to provide that the Company is
not in breach or violation of any such Contract following the
Merger by reason of the execution and delivery of, or the
performance of its obligations under, this Agreement or the Company
Ancillary Agreements or the consummation of the Merger), except for
the filing of the Certificate of Merger with the Office of the
Secretary of State of the State of Delaware, the pre-merger
notification requirements under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust
Improvements Act of 1976, as amended (the “ HSR Act
”) and applicable foreign antitrust laws and, except in the
case of clause (ii), to the extent that the failure to obtain such
consent, approval, order or authorization of, or to make such
registration, declaration or filing with such Person is not
reasonably expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a
Material Adverse Effect on the Company.
(c) Enforceability. This
Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Company. This
Agreement and each of the Company Ancillary Agreements are, or when
executed by the Company shall be, valid and binding obligations of
the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with
their respective terms, subject to the effect of
(i) applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization,
moratorium or other similar laws now or hereafter in effect
relating to rights of creditors generally and (ii) rules of
law and equity governing specific performance, injunctive relief
and other equitable remedies.
(d) Required Vote of
Stockholders. The affirmative vote or consent of a majority of the
outstanding shares of Company Common Stock (the “
Stockholder Approval ”), are the only votes or
consents of the holders of any class or series of the
Company’s capital stock necessary to adopt this Agreement.
The record date under Delaware Law and the Certificate of
Incorporation and Bylaws of the Company for purposes of determining
the Company Stockholders entitled to give consents with respect to
the Stockholder Approval is the Agreement Date. The consents will
be obtained in a manner fully in accordance with, and without any
violation of, Applicable Law.
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3.4 Capitalization of the
Company.
(a) Authorized and
Outstanding Capital Stock of the Company. The authorized capital
stock of the Company consists solely of 100,000,000 shares of
Company Common Stock and 10,000,000 shares of preferred stock. A
total of 89,954,568 shares of Company Common Stock and no shares of
Preferred Stock are issued and outstanding as of the Agreement
Date. The rights, preferences, privileges and restrictions of the
Company Capital are set forth in the Company’s Certificate of
Incorporation. The numbers and kind of issued and outstanding
shares of Company Capital Stock held by each Company Stockholder as
of the Agreement Date (and, as updated in accordance with the
definition of “Spreadsheet” in Article I hereof, as of
the Closing Date), on a holder by holder basis, are set forth on
Schedule 3.4(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, and no shares
of Company Capital Stock are issued or outstanding as of the
Agreement Date that are not set forth on Schedule 3.4(a) of the
Company Disclosure Schedule, and no such shares shall be issued or
outstanding as of the Closing Date that are not set forth on
Schedule 3.4(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule. No person has
any claim to any amount of Merger Consideration beyond their Pro
Rata Share computed in accordance with the foregoing sentence. The
Company holds no treasury shares. All issued and outstanding shares
of Company Common Stock have been duly authorized and validly
issued, are fully paid and nonassessable, were not issued in
violation of and, except pursuant to agreements that will terminate
by their terms upon the consummation of the Merger, are not subject
to any right of rescission, right of first refusal or preemptive
right, and have been offered, issued, sold and delivered by the
Company in compliance with all requirements of Applicable Law and
all requirements set forth in applicable Contracts. There is no
Liability for dividends declared and unpaid by the Company. The
Company makes no representations in this Agreement as to Dissenters
Rights claims or as to Dissenting Shares in connection with the
transaction contemplated hereby.
(b) No Other Rights. There
are no stock appreciation rights, options, warrants, calls, rights,
commitments, conversion privileges or preemptive or other rights or
Contracts outstanding to purchase or otherwise acquire any shares
of Company Capital Stock or securities of an Acquired Company or
any securities or debt convertible into or exchangeable for Company
Capital Stock or securities of an Acquired Company or obligating an
Acquired Company to grant, extend or enter into any such option,
warrant, call, right, commitment, conversion privilege or
preemptive or other right or Contract. There are no voting
agreements, registration rights, rights of first refusal,
preemptive rights, co-sale rights or other restrictions applicable
to any outstanding securities of an Acquired Company.
3.5 No Conflict. Neither the
authorization, execution and delivery of this Agreement or any of
the Company Ancillary Agreements by the Company, nor the
consummation of the Merger or any other transaction contemplated
hereby or thereby, shall conflict with, result in a termination,
breach, impairment or violation of (with or without notice or lapse
of time, or both), or constitute a default, or require the consent,
release, waiver or approval of any third party, under: (a) any
provision of the Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws (or other
comparable charter documents) of an Acquired Company, each as
currently in effect; (b) any Applicable Law applicable to an
Acquired Company or any of their assets or properties; (c) any
Company Material Contract; or (d) or any privacy policy of an
Acquired Company. Neither the Company’s entering into this
Agreement nor the consummation of the Merger shall change the
obligation or right of an Acquired Company as they exist at the
Closing and without giving effect to any action taken by
Macrovision after the Closing to make payments to or receive
payments from any customer or supplier of an Acquired Company or
change the right of an Acquired Company to use any Company IP
Rights.
3.6 Litigation. There is no
action, suit, arbitration, mediation, proceeding, claim or
investigation pending against an Acquired Company (or against any
officer, director, employee or agent of the Company in their
capacity as such or relating to their employment, services or
relationship with the Company) before any Governmental Authority,
arbitrator or mediator, nor, to the knowledge of the Company, has
any such action, suit, arbitration, mediation, proceeding, claim or
investigation been
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threatened. There is no judgment,
decree, injunction, rule or order of any Governmental Authority,
arbitrator or mediator outstanding against an Acquired Company. To
the Company’s knowledge, there is no basis for any person to
assert a claim against an Acquired Company based upon the
Company’s entering into this Agreement or any Company
Ancillary Agreement or consummating the Merger or any of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any Company
Ancillary Agreement. No Acquired Company has any action, suit,
arbitration, mediation, proceeding, claim or investigation pending
against any Governmental Authority or other Person.
3.7 Taxes.
(a) Tax Returns and
Audits.
(i) Each Acquired Company
(and any consolidated, combined, unitary or aggregate group for Tax
purposes of which an Acquired Company is or has been a member),
(A) has filed all Tax Returns required to be filed by it and
such Tax Returns are true, correct and complete in all material
respects, (B) has timely paid all Taxes required to be paid by
it for which payment was due, and (C) has established an
adequate accrual or reserve for the payment of all Taxes not yet
due but payable in respect of the periods or portions thereof prior
to the Balance Sheet Date (which accrual or reserve as of the
Balance Sheet Date is reflected on the Company Balance Sheet) and
will establish accruals or reserves for the payment of all Taxes
not then due, but payable, by an Acquired Company in respect of the
periods of portions thereof from the Balance Sheet Date to the
Closing Date in accordance with past practices.
(ii) No Acquired Company has
received any written notification from the Internal Revenue Service
or any other taxing authority regarding any material issues that
(A) are currently pending before the U.S. Internal Revenue
Service (the “ IRS ”) or any other taxing agency
or authority (including any sales or use taxing authority)
regarding an Acquired Company, or (B) have been raised by the
IRS or other taxing agency or authority and not yet finally
resolved. No Return of an Acquired Company is under audit by the
IRS or any other taxing agency or authority.
(iii) No Encumbrances for
Taxes are currently in effect against any of the assets of an
Acquired Company, other than Permitted Encumbrances. There is not
in effect any waiver by an Acquired Company of any statute of
limitations with respect to any Taxes nor has an Acquired Company
agreed to any extension of time for filing any Return that has not
been filed. No Acquired Company has consented to extend to a date
later than the Agreement Date the period in which any Tax may be
assessed or collected by any taxing agency or authority.
(iv) No Acquired Company will
be required to include any item of income in, or exclude any item
of deduction from, taxable income for any taxable period (or
portion thereof) ending after the Closing Date as a result of:
(A) a change in method of accounting for a taxable period
ending on or prior to the Closing Date, (B) any “closing
agreement,” as described in Section 7121 of the Code (or
any corresponding or similar provision of state, local or foreign
income Tax law) executed on or prior to the Closing Date,
(C) any “intercompany transaction” or any
“excess loss account” (within the meaning of Treasury
Regulations Sections 1.1502-13 and 1502-19, respectively) (or any
corresponding or similar provision or administrative rule of
federal, state, local or foreign income Tax law); (D) any
installment sale or open transaction disposition made on or prior
to the Closing date, or (E) any prepaid amount received on or
prior to the Closing Date.
(b) Withholding. Each
Acquired Company has withheld and paid all Taxes required to have
been withheld and paid in connection with amounts paid or owing to
any employee, independent contractor, creditor, stockholder, or
other third party, and all Forms W-2 and 1099 required with respect
thereto have been properly completed and timely filed.
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(c) Special Tax Status and
Indemnification Obligations.
(i) No Acquired Company is a
party to or bound by any tax sharing, tax indemnity, or tax
allocation agreement nor does an Acquired Company have any
liability or potential liability to another party under any such
agreement, including the Tax Sharing and Indemnification Agreement
executed on December 31, 2004 between Alliance Entertainment
Corporation and the Controlling Stockholder.
(ii) No Acquired Company has
ever been a member of a consolidated, combined, unitary or
aggregate group, other than such a group of which the Controlling
Stockholder was the ultimate parent corporation. No Acquired
Company has liability for the Taxes of any Person (other than such
Acquired Company) under Section 1.1502-6 of the United States
Treasury Regulations (or any similar provision of state, local or
foreign law) as a transferee or successor, by contract or
otherwise, including, without limitation, any liability for the
Taxes of the consolidated, combined and affiliated group of which
the Controlling Stockholder is the common parent.
(iii) No Acquired Company has
ever filed any election under Section 341(f) of the Code. No
Acquired Company is a “United States real property holding
corporation” within the meaning of Section 897 of the
Code, and each Acquired Company has filed with the Internal Revenue
Service all statements, if any, which are required under
Section 1.897 2(h) of the Treasury Regulations.
(iv) No Acquired Company has
constituted either a “distributing corporation” or a
“controlled corporation” in a distribution of stock
qualifying for tax-free treatment under Section 355 of the
Code.
(d) No Tax Shelters. No
Acquired Company has filed any disclosures under Section 6662
of the Code or comparable provisions of state, local or foreign law
to prevent the imposition of penalties with respect to any Tax
reporting position taken on any Return. No Acquired Company has
consummated, has participated in, or is currently participating in
any transaction which was or is a “tax shelter”
transaction as defined in Sections 6662, 6011, 6012 or 6111 of the
Code or the Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder.
(e) Nonqualified Deferred
Compensation. No Acquired Company is a party to any contract,
agreement or arrangement that is a “nonqualified deferred
compensation plan” subject to Section 409A of the Code.
Each such nonqualified deferred compensation plan, if any, has been
operated since January 1, 2005 in good faith compliance with
Section 409A of the Code, and the United States Treasury
Regulations and IRS guidance thereunder (the “
Guidance ”). No payment pursuant to any arrangement
between an Acquired Company and any “service provider”
(as such term is defined in Section 409A of the Code and the
Guidance), including, without limitation, the grant, vesting or
exercise of any stock option, would subject any Person to a tax
pursuant to Section 409A of the Code, whether pursuant to the
consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or
otherwise.
3.8 Company Financial
Statements. Schedule 3.8 of the Company Disclosure Schedule
includes the Company Financial Statements. The Company Financial
Statements: (a) are derived from and are in accordance with
the books and records of the Acquired Companies and were prepared
in accordance with GAAP; and (b) fairly present the
consolidated financial condition of the Acquired Companies at the
dates therein indicated and the consolidated results of operations
and cash flows of the Acquired Companies for the periods therein
specified (subject, in the case of unaudited interim period
financial statements, to normal recurring year-end adjustments,
none of which individually or in the aggregate will be material in
amount). Except as set forth on Schedule 3.8 of the Company
Disclosure Schedule, the Acquired Companies have no material
Liabilities, except for those Liabilities (a) required
to
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be shown on the Company Balance Sheet or
(b) that were incurred after the Balance Sheet Date in the
ordinary course of the Company Business consistent with its past
practices. Schedule 3.8 of the Company Disclosure Schedule sets
forth (i) each outstanding item of Company Debt as of the date
hereof and (ii) each Liability of the Company incurred after
the Balance Sheet Date in an aggregate amount exceeding $50,000 and
outstanding as of the date hereof.
3.9 Title to Properties. Each
Acquired Company has good and marketable title to, or rights to use
by lease or license, all of its assets and properties (including
those shown on the Company Balance Sheet), free and clear of all
Encumbrances, other than Permitted Encumbrances. Such assets are
sufficient for the continued operation of the Company Business as
currently conducted. All material properties used in the operations
of the Company Business are reflected on the Company Balance Sheet.
All machinery, vehicles, equipment and other tangible personal
property owned or leased by the Acquired Companies or used in the
Company Business are in good condition and repair, normal wear and
tear excepted. All leases of real or personal property to which an
Acquired Company is a party are effective and afford such Acquired
Company a valid leasehold possession of the real or personal
property that is the subject of the lease. No Acquired Company owns
or has any other interest in any real property. Schedule 3.9 of the
Company Disclosure Schedule sets forth a complete and accurate list
and a brief description of all personal property owned by an
Acquired Company.
3.10 Absence of Certain
Changes. Since the Balance Sheet Date, each Acquired Company has
operated its business in the ordinary course consistent with its
past practices and since such date there has not been with respect
to an Acquired Company any:
(a) Material Adverse Change
or any change, event, circumstance, condition or effect that would
reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse
Change;
(b) amendment or change in
its Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws (or other comparable
charter documents);
(c) incurrence, creation or
assumption of (i) any Encumbrance on any of its assets or
properties (other than Permitted Encumbrances), (ii) any
Liability for borrowed money (other than trade liabilities incurred
in the ordinary course of its business (including liabilities to
creditors or employees for raw materials, inventories, services and
supplies)), or (iii) any Liability as a guarantor or surety
with respect to the obligations of others;
(d) acceleration or release
of any vesting condition to the right to exercise any option,
warrant or other right to purchase or otherwise acquire any shares
of its capital stock, or any acceleration or release of any right
to repurchase shares of its capital stock upon the
stockholder’s termination of employment or services with it
or pursuant to any right of first refusal;
(e) payment or discharge of
any Encumbrance on any of its assets or properties, or payment or
discharge of any of its Liabilities in an amount not in excess of
$25,000 for any single Liability to a particular creditor, except
in any to the extent shown on the Company Balance Sheet or done in
the ordinary course of its business consistent with its past
practices;
(f) purchase, license, sale,
grant, assignment or other disposition or transfer, or any
agreement or other arrangement for the purchase, license, sale,
assignment or other disposition or transfer, of any of its assets
(including Company IP Rights (as defined in Section 3.13(a))
and other intangible assets), properties or goodwill other than the
sale or non-exclusive license of its products or services to its
customers in the ordinary course of its business;
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(g) damage, destruction or
loss of any material property or asset having, whether or not
covered by insurance;
(h) other than the Success
and Retention Bonuses or as otherwise done in the ordinary course
of its business in connection with a new hire, change or increase
in the compensation payable or to become payable to any of its
officers, directors or employees, or in any bonus, pension,
severance, retention, insurance or other benefit payment or
arrangement (including stock awards, stock option grants, stock
appreciation rights or stock option grants) made to or with any of
such officers, directors or employees;
(i) change with respect to
its management, supervisory or other key personnel, any termination
of employment of a material number of employees, or any labor
dispute or claim of unfair labor practices;
(j) other than the Success
and Retention Bonuses, liability incurred by it to any of its
officers, directors or stockholders, except for normal and
customary compensation and expense allowances payable to officers
in the ordinary course of its business consistent with its past
practices or inter-company borrowings which will constitute Company
Debt as of the Closing Date;
(k) entering into, amendment
of, relinquishment, termination or nonrenewal by it of any Company
Material Contract, other than in the ordinary course of its
business;
(l) making by it of any loan,
advance or capital contribution to, or any investment in, any firm
or business enterprise in which any of its officers, directors or
stockholders or person had a direct or indirect material interest
at the time of such loan, advance, capital contribution or
investment;
(m) any default by it under
any Material Contract (or other right or obligation), or any
written or, to the Company’s knowledge, oral assertion that
would reasonably be perceived as credible by the other party
thereto of any material default under any such Company Material
Contract or such other party’s specifically stated intention
to terminate or not renew any such Company Material
Contract;
(n) material change in the
manner in which it extends discounts, credits or warranties to
customers or otherwise deals with its customers;
(o) entering into by it of
any Contract that by its terms requires or contemplates a current
and/or future financial commitment, expense or obligation on its
part that involves in excess of $50,000 per year and that is not
entered into in the ordinary course of its business consistent with
its past practices;
(p) making or entering into
any Contract with respect to any acquisition, sale or transfer of
any material asset of the Company, other than the sale or
non-exclusive license of its products or services to its customers
in the ordinary course of its business;
(q) any change in accounting
methods or practices (including any change in depreciation or
amortization policies or rates or revenue recognition policies) or
any revaluation of any of its assets;
(r) any deferral of the
payment of any accounts payable other than in the ordinary course
of its business, consistent with past practices, or any discount,
accommodation or other concession made other than in the ordinary
course of its business, consistent with past practices, in order to
accelerate or induce the collection of any receivable;
or
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(s) announcement of, or any
entry into, any Contract to do any of the things described in the
preceding clauses (a) through (r) (other than
negotiations and agreements with Macrovision and its
representatives regarding the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement).
3.11 Contracts, Agreements,
Arrangements, Commitments and Undertakings. Schedules
3.11(a)-(m) of the Company Disclosure Schedule set forth a
list of each of the following Contracts to which an Acquired
Company is a party or to which an Acquired Company or any of its
assets or properties is bound:
(a) any Contract providing
for payments (whether fixed, contingent or otherwise) by or to it
in an aggregate amount of $50,000 or more in any twelve
(12) month period;
(b) any dealer, distributor,
OEM (original equipment manufacturer), VAR (value added reseller),
sales representative or similar Contract under which any third
party is authorized to sell, sublicense, lease, distribute, market
or take orders for any of its products, services or
technology;
(c) any Contract providing
for the development of any software, content (including textual
content and visual, photographic or graphics content), technology
or intellectual property for (or for the benefit or use of) it, or
providing for the purchase by or license to (or for the benefit or
use of) it of any software, content (including textual content and
visual, photographic or graphics content), technology or
intellectual property, which software, content, technology or
intellectual property is in any manner used or incorporated (or is
contemplated by it to be used or incorporated) in connection with
any aspect or element of any product, service or technology of
it;
(d) any joint venture or
partnership Contract;
(e) any Contract for or
relating to the employment by it of any director, officer, employee
or consultant or any other type of Contract with any of its
officers, employees or consultants that is not immediately
terminable by it without cost or other Liability, including any
contract requiring it to make a payment to any director, officer,
employee or consultant in connection with the Merger, any
transaction contemplated by this Agreement or any Contract that is
entered into in connection with this Agreement;
(f) any indenture, mortgage,
trust deed, promissory note, loan agreement, security agreement,
guarantee or other Contract for or with respect to the borrowing of
money, a line of credit, any currency exchange, commodities or
other hedging arrangement, or a leasing transaction of a type
required to be capitalized in accordance with GAAP, other than
those representing Company Debt to be paid off in connection with
the Closing;
(g) any Contract that
restricts it from (1) engaging in any aspect of its business,
(2) participating or competing in any line of business, market
or geographic area, (3) freely setting prices for its
products, services or technologies (including most favored customer
pricing provisions) or (4) soliciting potential employees,
consultants, contractors or other suppliers or
customers;
(h) any Contract that grants
any exclusive rights, rights of refusal, rights of first
negotiation or similar rights to any Person;
(i) any Contract relating to
the sale, issuance, grant, exercise, award, purchase, repurchase or
redemption of any shares of its capital stock or other securities
or any options, warrants or other rights to purchase or otherwise
acquire any such shares of capital stock, other securities or
options, warrants or other rights therefor;
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(j) any Contract with any
labor union or any collective bargaining agreement or similar
Contract with its employees;
(k) any Contract of
guarantee, support, indemnification, assumption or endorsement of,
or any similar commitment with respect to, the obligations,
liabilities (whether accrued, absolute, contingent or otherwise) or
indebtedness of any other Person;
(l) any Contract in which its
officers, directors, employees or stockholders or any member of
their immediate families is interested (whether as a party or
otherwise); or
(m) any Contract pursuant to
which it has acquired a business or entity, or substantially all of
the assets of a business or entity, whether by way of merger,
consolidation, purchase of stock, purchase of assets, license or
otherwise.
A true and complete copy of
each agreement or document, including any amendments thereto,
required by these subsections (a)-(m) of this
Section 3.11 to be listed on the applicable subsection of
Schedule 3.11 of the Company Disclosure Schedule has been made
available to Macrovision. All Company Material Contracts are in
written form. Section 3.11 of the Company Disclosure Schedule
sets forth the Company Material Contracts that require consent of a
third party to assign in connection with a change of control
transaction.
3.12 No Default; No
Restrictions.
(a) Each of the Company
Material Contracts is in full force and effect. There exists no
default or event of default or event, occurrence, condition or act,
with respect to an Acquired Company or, to the knowledge of the
Company, with respect to any other contracting party, which, with
the giving of notice, the lapse of time or the happening of any
other event or conditions, would reasonably be expected to
(i) become a default or event of default under any Company
Material Contract or (ii) give any third party (1) the
right to declare a default or exercise any remedy under any Company
Material Contract, (2) the right to a payment, rebate,
chargeback, refund, credit, penalty or change in delivery schedule
under any Company Material Contract, (3) the right to
accelerate the maturity or performance of any obligation of the
Company under any Company Material Contract or (4) the right
to cancel, terminate or modify any Company Material Contract. No
Acquired Company has received any written, or, to the
Company’s knowledge, oral notice or other communication that
would reasonably be perceived as credible regarding any actual or
possible violation or breach of or default under, or intention to
cancel or modify in an adverse way to the Company, any Company
Material Contract. No Acquired Company has Liability for
renegotiation of government contracts or subcontracts.
(b) No Acquired Company is
party to, and no asset or property of an Acquired Company is bound
or affected by, a
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