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Exhibit 2.2
Execution Copy
AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF
MERGER
BY AND
AMONG
NETLOGIC MICROSYSTEMS,
INC.
ATHENA MERGER
CORPORATION
AELUROS,
INC.
AND
THE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE
HOLDERS OF ALL OF THE
CAPITAL STOCK OF AELUROS,
INC.
Dated as of
October 23, 2007
TABLE OF
CONTENTS
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| SECTION 1. THE MERGER |
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1 |
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1.1 |
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The
Merger |
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1 |
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1.2 |
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Effective
Time; Closing |
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2 |
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1.3 |
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Effect of
the Merger |
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2 |
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1.4 |
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Certificate of Incorporation; Bylaws; Corporate
Records |
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2 |
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1.5 |
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Directors
and Officers |
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2 |
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1.6 |
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Appointment of Representative; Agreements Binding on Company
Securityholders |
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2 |
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| SECTION 2. CONVERSION AND EXCHANGE OF SECURITIES |
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3 |
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2.1 |
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Certain
Definitions |
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3 |
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2.2 |
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Effect on
Capital Stock |
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6 |
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2.3 |
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Dissenting Holders |
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7 |
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2.4 |
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Options |
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8 |
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2.5 |
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Warrants |
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9 |
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2.6 |
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Earn-Out
Consideration |
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9 |
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2.7 |
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Escrow |
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11 |
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2.8 |
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Surrender
of Certificates |
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11 |
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2.9 |
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Further
Action |
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14 |
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2.10 |
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Assignment of Repurchase Rights in Restricted Stock Purchase
Agreements |
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14 |
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| SECTION 3. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE
COMPANY |
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14 |
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3.1 |
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Organization and Standing |
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14 |
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3.2 |
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Capitalization and Ownership of Shares |
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14 |
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3.3 |
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Subsidiaries |
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15 |
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3.4 |
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Securityholder Lists and Agreements |
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15 |
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3.5 |
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Authority
for Agreement |
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17 |
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3.6 |
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Consents |
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18 |
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3.7 |
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Financial
Statements |
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18 |
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3.8 |
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Absence
of Changes |
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19 |
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3.9 |
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Absence
of Undisclosed Liabilities |
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20 |
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3.10 |
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Taxes |
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21 |
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3.11 |
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Property
and Sufficiency |
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23 |
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3.12 |
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Contracts |
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24 |
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3.13 |
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Benefit
Plans |
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26 |
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3.14 |
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Intellectual Property |
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28 |
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3.15 |
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Accounts
Receivable |
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32 |
(i)
TABLE OF
CONTENTS
(continued)
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3.16 |
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Government Funding |
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32 |
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3.17 |
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Insurance |
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32 |
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3.18 |
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Personnel |
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32 |
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3.19 |
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Litigation |
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33 |
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3.20 |
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Environmental Matters |
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33 |
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3.21 |
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Compliance with Instruments; Laws; Governmental
Authorizations |
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33 |
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3.22 |
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Banking
Relationships; Powers of Attorney |
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34 |
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3.23 |
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Minute
Books and Records |
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34 |
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3.24 |
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Brokers
and Finders; Existing Discussions |
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35 |
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3.25 |
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Vote
Required; Notices; Information Statement |
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35 |
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3.26 |
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Anti-Takeover Statute Not Applicable |
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35 |
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3.27 |
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Certain
Relationships and Related Transactions |
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35 |
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3.28 |
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Disclosures |
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35 |
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3.29 |
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Termination of Certain Contracts |
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36 |
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| SECTION 4. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES BY PARENT AND MERGER
SUB |
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36 |
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4.1 |
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Organization and Standing |
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36 |
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4.2 |
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Authority
for Agreement |
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36 |
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4.3 |
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Non-Contravention; Consents |
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37 |
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4.4 |
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Information Statement |
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37 |
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4.5 |
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Brokers
and Finders |
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37 |
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4.6 |
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Ownership
and Activities of Merger Sub |
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37 |
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| SECTION 5. CONDUCT OF BUSINESS |
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37 |
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5.1 |
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Conduct
of the Company’s Business Prior to Closing |
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37 |
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| SECTION 6. ADDITIONAL AGREEMENTS |
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40 |
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6.1 |
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Information Statement |
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40 |
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6.2 |
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Confidentiality; Access to Information; No Modification of
Representations, Warranties or Covenants |
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40 |
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6.3 |
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Public
Disclosure |
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41 |
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6.4 |
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Regulatory Filings; Reasonable Efforts |
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41 |
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6.5 |
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Advise of
Changes |
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42 |
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6.6 |
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Cooperation |
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42 |
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6.7 |
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Employee
Benefit Plans |
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43 |
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6.8 |
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Company
Stock Options |
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44 |
(ii)
TABLE OF
CONTENTS
(continued)
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6.9 |
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Termination of Certain Agreements |
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44 |
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6.10 |
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Calculation of Estimated Transaction Expenses and Change in
Control Payments |
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44 |
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6.11 |
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No-Shop |
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44 |
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| SECTION 7. CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO THE OBLIGATIONS OF EACH
PARTY TO EFFECT THE MERGER |
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45 |
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7.1 |
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Stockholder Approvals |
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45 |
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7.2 |
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No
Order |
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45 |
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| SECTION 8. ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO THE OBLIGATIONS
OF PARENT AND MERGER SUB |
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45 |
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8.1 |
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Representations, Warranties and Covenants |
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45 |
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8.2 |
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Government and Other Third Party Approvals |
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45 |
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8.3 |
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Government Litigation and Legal Requirements |
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45 |
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8.4 |
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Employee
Matters |
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46 |
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8.5 |
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Merger
Approval; Dissenting Shares |
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46 |
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8.6 |
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Charter
Amendment |
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46 |
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8.7 |
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Amount of
Transaction Expenses and Change in Control Payments |
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46 |
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8.8 |
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Repayment
of Debt |
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46 |
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8.9 |
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Deliveries |
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46 |
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| SECTION 9. CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO OBLIGATIONS OF THE
COMPANY |
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46 |
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9.1 |
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Representations, Warranties and Covenants |
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46 |
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9.2 |
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Deliveries |
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46 |
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| SECTION 10. CLOSING DELIVERIES |
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47 |
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10.1 |
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Closing
Deliveries of the Company |
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47 |
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10.2 |
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Closing
Deliveries of Parent |
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48 |
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| SECTION 11. SURVIVAL |
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48 |
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| SECTION 12. TERMINATION |
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49 |
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12.1 |
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Termination prior to the Effective Time of the
Merger |
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49 |
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12.2 |
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Notice of
Termination; Effect of Termination |
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50 |
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| SECTION 13. FEES AND EXPENSES |
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50 |
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| SECTION 14. INDEMNIFICATION AND CLAIMS FOR DAMAGES |
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14.1 |
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Parent
Claims |
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50 |
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14.2 |
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Indemnification of Parent Indemnified Parties |
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51 |
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14.3 |
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Limitations of Liability |
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51 |
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14.4 |
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Notification Certification of Claims |
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52 |
(iii)
TABLE OF
CONTENTS
(continued)
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14.5 |
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Third
Party Actions |
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52 |
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14.6 |
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Definition of Damages |
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52 |
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14.7 |
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Treatment
of Indemnification Payments |
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53 |
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14.8 |
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Transfer
and Similar Taxes |
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53 |
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14.9 |
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Dispute
Resolution |
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53 |
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14.10 |
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Investigation; No Company Recourse |
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54 |
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| SECTION 15. REPRESENTATIVE |
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54 |
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15.1 |
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Powers of
the Representative |
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54 |
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15.2 |
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Claims by
Parent |
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55 |
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15.3 |
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Notices |
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56 |
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15.4 |
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Agreement
of the Representative |
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56 |
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15.5 |
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Reimbursement and Liability of Representative |
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56 |
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15.6 |
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Reliance
on Representative |
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56 |
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| SECTION 16. RELEASE |
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57 |
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| SECTION 17. MISCELLANEOUS |
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57 |
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17.1 |
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Notices |
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57 |
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17.2 |
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Successors and Assigns |
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58 |
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17.3 |
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Interpretation |
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59 |
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17.4 |
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Counterparts |
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59 |
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17.5 |
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Facsimile |
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59 |
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17.6 |
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Severability |
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59 |
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17.7 |
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Third
Parties |
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60 |
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17.8 |
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Additional Definitions |
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60 |
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17.9 |
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Governing
Law; Submission to Jurisdiction |
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60 |
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17.10 |
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Entire
Agreement, Not Binding Until Executed |
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60 |
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17.11 |
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Amendments; No Waiver |
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61 |
(iv)
TABLE OF
CONTENTS
EXHIBITS
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| Charter Amendment |
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Exhibit A |
| Certificate of Merger |
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Exhibit B |
| Escrow Agreement |
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Exhibit C |
| Opinion of Carr & Ferrell LLP |
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Exhibit D |
| Non-Competition Agreement |
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Exhibit E |
(v)
INDEX OF DEFINED
TERMS
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Acquisition Transaction
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44 |
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Actions
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33 |
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affiliate
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60 |
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Agreement
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1 |
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associate
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60 |
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Business Day
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60 |
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Bylaws
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3 |
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Certificate of Merger
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2 |
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CGCL
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1 |
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Change in Control Payments
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3 |
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Charter
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1 |
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Charter Amendment
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1 |
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Closing
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2 |
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Closing Date
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2 |
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Code
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13 |
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Common Warrants
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3 |
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Company
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1 |
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Company Common Stock
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3 |
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Company Debt
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3 |
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Company Employee Plan
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26 |
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Company Intellectual Property
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29 |
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Company Organizational
Documents
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3 |
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Company Preferred Stock
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3 |
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Company Products
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3 |
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Company Representatives
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44 |
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Company Securities
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1 |
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Company Securityholders
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1 |
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Company Stock
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1 |
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Company Stockholders
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1 |
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Company’s Registered Intellectual
Property
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28 |
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Confidential Information
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3 |
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Confidentiality Agreement
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61 |
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Consents
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18 |
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Continuing Employee
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43 |
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Contract
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26 |
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Controls
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18 |
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Damages
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52 |
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default
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25 |
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Delaware Law
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1 |
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DGCL
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1 |
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Disclosure Schedule
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4 |
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Dissenting Shares
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7 |
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* Manufacturer
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10 |
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* Determination Period
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10 |
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Earn-Out Consideration
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9 |
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Earn-Out Distribution Date
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4 |
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Earn-Out Per Share Common
Consideration
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4 |
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Earn-Out Per Share Preferred
Consideration
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4 |
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Earn-Out Period
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4 |
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Effective Time
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2 |
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End Date
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49 |
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Environmental Laws
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33 |
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ERISA
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26 |
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ERISA Affiliate
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26 |
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Escrow Agent
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11 |
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Escrow Agreement
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11 |
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Escrow Amount
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4 |
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Escrow Funds
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11 |
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Escrow Period
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11 |
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Estimated Transaction
Expenses
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4 |
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Expiration Date
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11 |
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Extended Representations
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49 |
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Financial Statements
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18 |
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Fully Diluted Common Share
Number
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4 |
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Fully Diluted Preferred Share
Number
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4 |
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GAAP
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18 |
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Governmental Authorities
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18 |
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Hazardous Substance
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33 |
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Indebtedness
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20 |
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Indemnifying Securityholders
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3 |
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Information Statement
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40 |
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Initial Merger Consideration
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4 |
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Initial Option Closing
Payment
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16 |
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Initial Per Share Common
Consideration
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4 |
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Initial Per Share Preferred
Consideration
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4 |
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Intellectual Property
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31 |
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IRS
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23 |
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Knowledge
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60 |
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Leased Premises
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24 |
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Legal Requirements
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15 |
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Material Adverse Effect
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20 |
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Merger
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1 |
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Merger Sub
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1 |
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Net Revenue
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5 |
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Offer Package Agreements
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1 |
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Officer’s Certificate
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52 |
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Open Source Code
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30 |
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Option
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5 |
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Option Exchange Ratio
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8 |
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Option Holder Consent
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3 |
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Option Plan
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5 |
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Parent
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1 |
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Parent Claim
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50 |
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Parent Common Stock
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8 |
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Confidential treatment requested pursuant to Rule 24b-2. A
complete copy of this exhibit including the omitted information has
been filed separately with the Securities and Exchange
Commission. |
(vi)
INDEX OF DEFINED
TERMS
(continued)
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Parent Indemnified Parties
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50 |
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Parent Stock Price
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8 |
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Paying Agent
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11 |
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PCBs
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33 |
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Permits
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34 |
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Person
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12 |
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Plan
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26 |
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Potential 280G Benefits
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43 |
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Preferred Warrants
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5 |
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Proprietary Product
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29 |
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Real Property Leases
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23 |
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Related Party
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24 |
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Related Party Agreements
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44 |
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Representative
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3 |
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Requisite Stockholder
Approval
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35 |
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Restricted Stock Purchase
Agreement
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5 |
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Securities Act
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17 |
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Security Interest
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18 |
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Securityholder Schedule
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15 |
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Series B Preferred Stock
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5 |
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Series C Preferred Stock
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5 |
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Stock Closing Payment
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16 |
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Stockholders’ Written
Consent
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1 |
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Subsidiary
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5 |
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Surviving Corporation
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2 |
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Tax
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23 |
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Tax Law
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23 |
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Tax Return
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23 |
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Taxes
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23 |
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Taxing Authority
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23 |
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Threshold
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51 |
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Total Common Consideration
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5 |
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Total Common Earn-Out
Consideration
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9 |
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Total Equity Consideration
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5 |
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Total Option Payment
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16 |
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Total Per Share Common
Consideration
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5 |
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Total Per Share Preferred
Consideration
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6 |
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Total Preferred Consideration
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5, 6 |
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Total Preferred Earn-Out
Consideration
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9 |
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Transaction Expenses
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6 |
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Transfer Taxes
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53 |
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Unaudited Balance Sheet
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18 |
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Unvested Common Shares
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6 |
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Unvested Option
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8 |
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Venture Lending
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42 |
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Vested Common Shares
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6 |
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Vested Option
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8 |
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Vested Option Holder
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3 |
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Warrant Closing Payment
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16 |
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Warrant Holder
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3 |
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Warrant Holder Consent
Agreement
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3 |
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Warrants
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6 |
(vii)
AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF
MERGER
THIS AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF
MERGER is made as of October 23, 2007 (this “
Agreement ”) by and among NetLogic Microsystems, Inc.,
a Delaware corporation (“ Parent ”), Athena
Merger Corporation, a Delaware corporation and a wholly-owned
subsidiary of Parent (“ Merger Sub ”), Aeluros,
Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”),
and the Representative (as defined below). The holders of all of
the capital stock of the Company (the “ Company Stock
”) are collectively referred to as the “ Company
Stockholders ,” and the Company Stockholders, together
with the holders of all other equity securities of the Company,
including securities convertible into, or exercisable or
exchangeable for, equity securities of the Company (the “
Company Securities ”), are collectively referred to
herein as the “ Company Securityholders
.”
WHEREAS, the board of
directors of the Company has determined that the merger of Merger
Sub with and into the Company upon the terms and subject to the
conditions set forth herein (the “ Merger ”) is
desirable and in the best interests of the Company and the Company
Stockholders; has approved, in accordance with the applicable
provisions of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware
(the “ DGCL ” or “ Delaware Law
”), and the General Corporation Law of the State of
California (the “ CGCL ”) this Agreement and
each of the transactions contemplated hereby, including the Merger;
and has unanimously recommended that the Company Stockholders
approve this Agreement and each of the transactions contemplated
hereby, including the Merger; and
WHEREAS, the board of
directors of Merger Sub has determined that it is advisable and in
the best interests of Merger Sub to enter into a business
combination with the Company upon the terms and subject to the
conditions set forth herein; and
WHEREAS, in furtherance of
such combination, the board of directors of Merger Sub, and Parent,
as the sole stockholder of Merger Sub, have approved this Agreement
and the Merger, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set
forth herein, in accordance with applicable law; and
WHEREAS, concurrently with
the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Company has
delivered to Parent and Merger Sub written consents in a form
approved by Parent (the “ Stockholders’ Written
Consent ”) adopting this Agreement and approving the
Merger and approving an amendment (the “ Charter
Amendment ”) in the form attached hereto as Exhibit
A to the Third Amended and Restated Certificate of
Incorporation of the Company, as in effect on the date of this
Agreement (the “ Charter ”), from the requisite
percentage of holders of Company Preferred Stock and Company Common
Stock in accordance with Delaware Law and the Charter;
and
WHEREAS, as a condition and
inducement to Parent’s willingness to enter into this
Agreement, certain executive officers and employees of the Company
are required to execute and deliver agreements and documents
relating to employment that Parent requires generally of its
employees, including, without limitation, a letter agreement and a
Proprietary Information and Inventions Agreement (collectively, the
“ Offer Package Agreements ”), the effectiveness
of which are contingent upon the consummation of the
Merger.
NOW, THEREFORE, in
consideration of the foregoing and the mutual covenants and
agreements herein contained, and intending to be legally bound
hereby, the parties hereby agree as follows:
SECTION 1. The Merger
.
1.1 The Merger . At
the Effective Time (as defined below), and subject to and upon the
terms and conditions of this Agreement and the applicable
provisions of Delaware Law, Merger Sub shall be merged with and
into the Company, the separate corporate existence of Merger Sub
shall cease, and the Company shall continue as the surviving
corporation. The Company as the surviving corporation after the
Merger is hereinafter sometimes referred to as the “
Surviving Corporation .”
1.2 Effective Time;
Closing . The closing of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement (the “ Closing ”) shall take place as
soon as reasonably practicable after the satisfaction or waiver of
each of the conditions set forth in Sections 7, 8 and 9 below
(other than conditions that by their nature are to be satisfied at
Closing, and subject to the satisfaction or waiver of those
conditions at such time) but in no event prior to October 24,
2007, or at such other time as Parent and the Company shall
otherwise agree (the “ Closing Date ”). In
connection with the Closing, the parties shall cause the Merger to
be consummated by filing a certificate of merger with the Secretary
of State of the State of Delaware, as contemplated by the DGCL and
in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B (the “
Certificate of Merger ”) and make all other filings or
recordings required by Delaware Law in connection with the Merger.
The Merger shall be effective upon the later of: (a) the date
and time of the filing of the Certificate of Merger with the
Secretary of State of the State of Delaware, or (b) such other
date and time as may be specified in the Certificate of Merger
(such later date being referred to as the “ Effective
Time ”). The Closing shall take place at 10:00 a.m.,
Pacific Time, on the Closing Date at the offices of Bingham
McCutchen LLP, 1900 University Avenue, East Palo Alto, California
94303.
1.3 Effect of the
Merger . At the Effective Time, the effect of the Merger shall
be as provided in this Agreement, the Certificate of Merger and the
applicable provisions of Delaware Law, including Section 259
of the DGCL. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, and
subject thereto, at the Effective Time all the property, rights,
privileges, powers and franchises of the Company and Merger Sub
shall vest in the Surviving Corporation, and all debts, liabilities
and duties of the Company and Merger Sub shall become the debts,
liabilities and duties of the Surviving Corporation.
1.4 Certificate of
Incorporation; Bylaws; Corporate Records .
(a) Certificate of
Incorporation . At the Effective Time, the Charter shall be
amended and restated in its entirety to be identical to the
Certificate of Incorporation of Merger Sub, as in effect
immediately prior to the Effective Time, until thereafter amended
in accordance with the DGCL and as provided in such Certificate of
Incorporation, except that the name of the Surviving Corporation as
stated in such Certificate of Incorporation shall be
“Aeluros, Inc.”
(b) Bylaws . At the
Effective Time, the Bylaws of the Company shall be amended and
restated in their entirety to be identical to the bylaws of Merger
Sub, as in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time, until
thereafter amended in accordance with the DGCL and such Bylaws,
except that the name of the Surviving Corporation on the face of
such Bylaws shall be “Aeluros, Inc.”
(c) Corporate Records
. At or prior to the Closing, the Company shall deliver or cause to
be delivered to Parent the minute books, stock record books and, to
the extent requested by Parent, all other documents, books,
records, agreements and financial data, of the Company.
1.5 Directors and
Officers . The directors of Merger Sub immediately prior to the
Effective Time shall be the initial directors of the Surviving
Corporation, each to hold office in accordance with the Certificate
of Incorporation and Bylaws of the Surviving Corporation, and the
officers of Merger Sub immediately prior to the Effective Time
shall be the initial officers of the Surviving Corporation, in each
case until their respective successors are duly elected or
appointed and qualified, or their earlier death, resignation or
removal.
1.6 Appointment of
Representative; Agreements Binding on Company Securityholders .
Each (i) Company Stockholder that does not perfect his, her or
its appraisal or dissenters’ rights under the DGCL or the
CGCL and is otherwise entitled to receive a portion of the
Total
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Equity Consideration pursuant to
Section 2 of this Agreement, (ii) holder of a Warrant
(each, a “ Warrant Holder ”) that has executed
and delivered a consent and release agreement (a “ Warrant
Holder Consent Agreement ”) in favor of the Parent
Indemnified Parties (as defined in Section 14.1) in the form
approved by Parent and (iii) holder of a Vested Option (as
defined in Section 2.4(a)(i)) who has delivered a consent (the
“ Option Holder Consent ”) in the form approved
by Parent (each such option holder a “ Vested Option
Holder ”) (the Company Stockholders, Warrant Holders and
Vested Option Holders referenced in the foregoing (i)—(iii)
being referred to as the “ Indemnifying
Securityholders ”), by virtue of having approved and
adopted this Agreement by executing and delivering the
Stockholders’ Written Consent or, as the case may be, the
Warrant Holder Consent Agreement or the Option Holder Consent will,
as a specific term of the Merger, be deemed to (a) have
irrevocably constituted and appointed, effective as of the
Effective Time, Louis Citron (together with his, her or its
permitted successors, the “ Representative ”),
as their true and lawful agent, proxy and attorney-in-fact, to
execute and deliver this Agreement and the Escrow Agreement on
their behalf and exercise all or any of the powers, authority and
discretion conferred on him or her under this Agreement (including,
without limitation, Section 14 and Section 15), the
Escrow Agreement or any other agreement or instrument entered into
or delivered in connection with the transactions contemplated
hereby, and (b) have irrevocably agreed to, and be bound by
and comply with, all of the obligations of the Indemnifying
Securityholders set forth herein (including, without limitation,
Section 14 and Section 15) and in the Escrow Agreement.
The Representative agrees to act as, and to undertake the duties
and responsibilities of, such agent and attorney-in-fact. This
power of attorney is coupled with an interest and is
irrevocable.
SECTION 2. Conversion and
Exchange of Securities .
2.1 Certain
Definitions . For purposes of this Agreement, the following
terms shall have the following meanings:
“ Bylaws ”
shall mean the Bylaws of the Company as in effect as of the date of
this Agreement.
“ Change in Control
Payments ” shall mean any cash severance, retention,
bonus or any other similar payment made or that becomes payable by
the Company to any director, officer, employee or consultant (but
such term shall not include any value with respect to any
acceleration of vesting of Options) solely as a result of the
Company entering into this Agreement or the consummation of the
Merger.
“ Common
Warrants ” shall mean the warrants to acquire shares of
Company Common Stock set forth in the Securityholder
Schedule.
“ Company Common
Stock ” shall mean the Common Stock, Class B-1 Common
Stock and Class C-1 Common Stock, each par value $.0001 per share,
of the Company.
“ Company Debt
” shall mean all Indebtedness of the Company.
“ Company
Organizational Documents ” shall mean the Charter and the
Bylaws.
“ Company Preferred
Stock ” shall mean the Series A Preferred Stock, Series B
Preferred Stock and Series C Preferred Stock of the
Company.
“ Company
Products ” shall mean any AEL1XXX, AEL2XXX or AEL3XXX 10
Gigabit Ethernet physical layer device of the Company.
“ Confidential
Information ” shall mean information or materials
classified as confidential under the terms of the Confidentiality
Agreement.
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“ Disclosure
Schedule ” shall mean the disclosure schedule supplied by
the Company to Parent, dated as of the date of this Agreement and
delivered concurrently with the execution hereof.
“ Earn-Out
Distribution Date ” means the earlier of (a) the
date set forth in Section 2.6(b) and (b) the date that
Parent notifies the Company Stockholders that the Earn-Out
Consideration is zero.
“ Earn-Out Per Share
Common Consideration ” shall mean with respect to a share
of Company Common Stock the quotient obtained by dividing
(a) the Total Common Earn-Out Consideration by
(b) the Fully Diluted Common Share Number.
“ Earn-Out Per Share
Preferred Consideration ” shall mean with respect to a
share of Company Preferred Stock the quotient obtained by
dividing (a) the Total Preferred Earn-Out Consideration
Stock by (b) the Fully Diluted Preferred Share
Number.
“ Earn-Out
Period ” shall mean the 12 consecutive calendar months
immediately following the Closing Date.
“ Escrow Amount
” shall mean Eight Million Five Hundred Fifty Thousand
Dollars ($8,550,000).
“ Estimated
Transaction Expenses ” shall mean the Company’s
good faith estimate with supporting documentation of Transaction
Expenses delivered to Parent in accordance with
Section 6.10.
“ Fully Diluted
Common Share Number ” shall mean the sum of (i) the
number of shares of Company Common Stock outstanding immediately
prior to the Effective Time plus (ii) the number of
shares of Company Common Stock subject to Vested Options
immediately prior to the Effective Time plus (iii) the
number of shares of Company Common Stock subject to the Common
Warrants outstanding and unexercised immediately prior to the
Effective Time, assuming such Common Warrants were
exercised.
“ Fully Diluted
Preferred Share Number ” shall mean the sum of
(i) the number of shares of Company Common Stock into which
the outstanding shares of Company Preferred Stock are convertible
under the provisions of Article Four, Section (B)(4) of the Charter
immediately prior to the filing of the Charter Amendment plus
(ii) the number of shares of Company Common Stock into which
the shares of Company Preferred Stock subject to the Preferred
Warrants outstanding and unexercised (but assuming such Preferred
Warrants were exercised) would be convertible under the provisions
of Article Four, Section (B)(4) of the Charter immediately prior to
the filing of the Charter Amendment.
“ Initial Merger
Consideration ” shall mean a total of Fifty-Seven Million
Dollars ($57,000,000) comprised of (i) Fourteen Million Two
Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($14,250,000) (including the
allocable portion of the Escrow Amount) which is to be paid (net of
the applicable withholding for the Escrow Amount and otherwise),
for the account of the holders of Company Common Stock, the
holder(s) of Common Warrants and the Vested Option Holders, and
(ii) Forty-Two Million Seven Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars
($42,750,000) (including the allocable portion of the Escrow
Amount) which is to be paid (net of applicable withholding for the
Escrow Amount) for the account of the holders of Company Preferred
Stock and the holders of Preferred Warrants.
“ Initial Per Share
Common Consideration ” shall mean with respect to a share
of Company Common Stock the quotient obtained by dividing
(a) the Total Initial Common Consideration by (b) the
Fully Diluted Common Share Number.
“ Initial Per Share
Preferred Consideration ” shall mean with respect to a
share of Company Preferred Stock the quotient obtained by dividing
the (a) Total Initial Preferred Consideration by (b) the
Fully Diluted Preferred Share Number.
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“ Net Revenue
” shall mean total gross revenue of Parent from the sale of
any Company Products, or the licensing of any Company Intellectual
Property, to third parties not affiliated with Parent and
recognized by Parent in accordance with GAAP, consistently applied
(after giving effect to any reductions for any discount, return,
credit, exchange or other adjustment) in connection with the
preparation of Parent’s consolidated financial statements for
public reporting purposes.
“ Option ”
shall mean any option (including, other than for purposes of
Section 2.4, commitments to grant options) to acquire shares
of Company Common Stock, including options granted under the Option
Plan, but excluding the Warrants.
“ Option Plan
” shall mean the Company’s 2001 Stock Option/Stock
Issuance Plan, as amended.
“ Preferred
Warrants shall mean the warrants to acquire shares of Company
Preferred Stock set forth in the Securityholder
Schedule.
“ Restricted Stock
Purchase Agreement ” shall mean a stock purchase
agreement pursuant to which a holder of Company Common Stock
acquired shares of Company Common Stock upon exercise of an Option
and such shares of Company Common Stock are subject to the
Company’s repurchase option as set forth therein.
“ Series B Preferred
Stock ” shall mean the Series B-1 Preferred Stock and the
Series B-2 Preferred Stock of the Company.
“ Series C Preferred
Stock ” shall mean the Series C-1 Preferred Stock and the
Series C-2 Preferred Stock of the Company.
“ Subsidiary
” shall mean any corporation or other organization, whether
incorporated or unincorporated, of which (a) at least a
majority of the securities or other interests having by their terms
ordinary voting power to elect a majority of the board of directors
or others performing similar functions with respect to such
corporation or other organization is directly or indirectly owned
or controlled such party or by any one or more of the Subsidiaries
or (b) such party or any other Subsidiary of such party is a
general partner (excluding any such partnership where such party or
any Subsidiary of such party does not have a majority of the voting
interest in such partnership).
“ Total Common
Consideration ” shall mean the sum of (i) Fourteen
Million Two Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($14,250,000) plus
(ii) the Total Common Earn-Out Consideration.
“ Total Equity
Consideration ” shall mean the Initial Merger
Consideration plus the Earn-Out Consideration.
“ Total Initial
Common Consideration ” shall mean an amount equal to
Fourteen Million Two Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($14,250,000)
minus Two Million One Hundred Thirty-Seven Thousand Five Hundred
Dollars ($2,137,500) which is to be withheld by Parent as Escrow
Funds.
“ Total Initial
Preferred Consideration ” shall mean an amount equal to
Forty-Two Million Seven Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars
($42,750,000) minus Six Million Four Hundred Twelve Thousand Five
Hundred Dollars ($6,412,500) which is to be withheld by Parent as
Escrow Funds.
“ Total Per Share
Common Consideration ” shall mean the sum of (i) the
quotient obtained by dividing Fourteen Million Two Hundred Fifty
Thousand Dollars ($14,250,000) by the Fully Diluted Common Share
Number Consideration plus (ii) the Earn-Out Per Share Common
Consideration.
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“ Total Per Share
Preferred Consideration ” shall mean the sum of
(i) the quotient obtained by dividing Forty-Two Million Seven
Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($42,750,000) by the Fully Diluted
Preferred Share Number plus (ii) the Earn-Out Per Share
Preferred Consideration.
“ Total Preferred
Consideration ” shall mean the sum of (i) Forty-Two
Million Seven Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($42,750,000) plus
(ii) the Total Preferred Earn-Out Consideration.
“ Transaction
Expenses ” shall mean any and all legal, accounting,
consulting, investment banking, financial advisory, brokerage and
other fees and expenses incurred by the Company or any other Person
(for which the Company may pay or reimburse others or may otherwise
be obligated to pay or reimburse others or may be or may become
liable) in solely in connection with this Agreement, the Merger or
any of the transactions contemplated hereby, outstanding on the
Closing Date including, without limitation, any fees and expenses
associated with obtaining necessary or appropriate waivers,
consents or approvals of any Governmental Authority or third
parties on behalf of the Company, but excluding the Change in
Control Payments.
“ Unvested Common
Shares ” shall mean all shares of Company Common Stock
that, immediately prior to the Effective Time, remain subject to
the Company’s repurchase option set forth in a Restricted
Stock Purchase Agreement executed in connection with the issuance
of such Company Common Stock.
“ Vested Common
Shares ” shall mean all shares of Company Common Stock
other than Unvested Common Shares.
“ Warrants
” shall mean the Common Warrants and the Preferred Warrants
to acquire shares of Company Common Stock and Company Preferred
Stock set forth in the Securityholder Schedule.
2.2 Effect on Capital
Stock . At the Effective Time and upon the terms and subject to
the conditions of this Agreement, by virtue of the Merger and
without any action on the part of Parent, Merger Sub, the Company
or any Company Securityholder:
(a) Conversion of
Securities .
(i) Subject to the provisions
of this Section 2.2, each share of Company Stock issued and
outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time (other than any
Dissenting Shares), shall be converted as follows:
(A) each share of Company
Preferred Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the
Effective Time other than shares held by Dissenting Holders shall
be converted into the right to receive the Total Per Share
Preferred Consideration (calculated on an as-converted to Company
Common Stock basis and as set forth in the Securityholder
Schedule), without interest, at the times payable as provided in
Section 2.6, Section 2.7 and Section 2.8 upon the
surrender of the certificate representing such share in accordance
with the terms hereof and in the manner provided herein and subject
to the deposit at the Effective Time of a portion of such Total Per
Share Preferred Consideration with the Escrow Agent as a
corresponding portion of the Escrow Funds pursuant to
Section 2.7; and
(B) each share of Company
Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the
Effective Time other than shares held by Dissenting Holders shall
be converted into the right to receive the Total Per Share Common
Consideration (as set forth in the Securityholder Schedule),
without interest, at the times payable as provided in
Section 2.6, Section 2.7 and Section 2.8 upon the
surrender of the certificate representing such share in accordance
with the terms hereof and in the manner provided herein and subject
to the deposit at the Effective Time of a portion of such Total Per
Share Common Consideration with the Escrow Agent as a corresponding
portion of the Escrow Funds pursuant to
Section 2.7.
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(ii) From and after the
Effective Time, by virtue of the Merger, each such share of Company
Stock converted pursuant to Section 2.2(a)(i) shall no longer
be outstanding and shall be automatically cancelled and retired and
shall cease to exist, and each holder of a certificate formerly
representing each such share shall cease to have any rights with
respect thereto, except the right to receive (subject to the terms
of this Agreement) the portion of the Total Equity Consideration
payable with respect to such Company Stock, without interest, upon
the surrender of such certificate in accordance with the terms
hereof and in the manner provided herein, or, if such share of
Company Stock is a Dissenting Share, the right, if any, to receive
payment from the Surviving Corporation of the “fair
value” or “fair market value” of such Dissenting
Share as determined in accordance with the applicable provisions of
the DGCL and the CGCL.
(b) Cancellation .
Each share of Company Stock owned by the Company as treasury stock
or owned by Parent, Merger Sub or any direct or indirect wholly
owned subsidiary of Parent immediately prior to the Effective Time
shall, by virtue of the Merger and without any action on the part
of the holder thereof, cease to be outstanding, be canceled and
retired without payment of any consideration therefor and cease to
exist.
(c) Capital Stock of
Merger Sub . Each share of common stock of Merger Sub issued
and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be
converted into and become, and shall represent, one fully paid and
nonassessable share of common stock of the Surviving Corporation
with the same rights, powers and privileges as the shares so
converted and shall constitute the only outstanding shares of
capital stock of the Surviving Corporation.
2.3 Dissenting Holders
.
(a) Notwithstanding anything
in this Agreement to the contrary, any shares of Company Stock
outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time eligible under
the DGCL or CGCL to exercise appraisal or dissenters’ rights
and held by a holder who has not voted in favor of this Agreement
and the Merger or consented thereto in writing and who has
exercised and perfected appraisal or dissenters’ rights for
such shares in accordance with Section 262 of the DGCL or
Chapter 13 of the CGCL, as applicable, and has not effectively
withdrawn or lost such appraisal or dissenters’ rights
(collectively, the “ Dissenting Shares ”) shall
not be converted into or represent the right to consideration for
Company Stock set forth in Section 2.2(a)(i), and the holder
or holders of such shares shall be entitled only to such rights as
may be granted to such holder or holders in Section 262 of the
DGCL or Chapter 13 of the CGCL, as applicable.
(b) Notwithstanding the
provisions of Section 2.3(a), if any holder of Dissenting
Shares shall effectively withdraw or lose (through failure to
perfect or otherwise) such holder’s appraisal rights and
dissenters’ rights under Section 262 of the DGCL or
Chapter 13 of the CGCL, as applicable, then, as of the later of the
Effective Time and the occurrence of such event, such
holder’s shares shall automatically be converted into and
represent only the right to receive the consideration for such
shares set forth in Section 2.2(a)(i), without interest, less
the withholdable portion of the Escrow Amount with respect to such
shares (whether or not actually withheld) as set forth in Sections
2.2(a) and 2.7, upon surrender of the certificate representing such
shares.
(c) The Company shall
(i) comply with the requirements of Section 262 of the
DGCL and Chapter 13 of the CGCL, as applicable, (ii) give
Parent prompt notice of any written demand for appraisal or payment
of the fair value of any shares received by the Company pursuant to
Section 262 of the DGCL or Chapter 13 of the CGCL, as
applicable, and of withdrawals of such demands, and provide copies
of any documents or instruments served pursuant to the DGCL or
CGCL
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and received by the Company and
(iii) give Parent the opportunity to participate in all
negotiations and proceedings with respect to any such demands.
Prior to the Effective Time, the Company shall not make any payment
or settlement offer with respect to any such demand unless Parent
shall have consented in writing to such payment or settlement
offer.
(d) Any amount paid by
Parent, the Company or the Surviving Corporation to any Person with
respect to Dissenting Shares pursuant to Section 262 of the
DGCL or Chapter 13 of the CGCL, as applicable, in excess of the
amount that would otherwise be payable pursuant to
Section 2.2(a)(i) for each such Dissenting Share (such amount,
unless determined in a final, non-appealable judgment of a court,
being subject to the written approval of the Representative, which
approval shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or
delayed), and all interest, costs, expenses and fees as incurred by
the Company, Parent or the Surviving Corporation in connection with
the exercise of all rights under Section 262 of the DGCL or
Chapter 13 of the CGCL, as applicable, shall constitute
“Damages” for purposes of this Agreement, and Parent
and the Surviving Corporation, as the case may be, shall, without
limiting any other rights, be entitled to recover such Damages from
the Escrow Funds.
2.4 Options
.
(a) Definitions Related to
the Options . For the purposes of this Agreement:
(i) A “ Vested
Option ” is the portion of an Option granted under the
Option Plan that is vested and immediately exercisable to acquire
shares of Company Common Stock as of immediately prior to the
Effective Time, giving effect to any acceleration of such Option
triggered by the transactions contemplated by this Agreement;
and
(ii) An “ Unvested
Option ” is the portion of an Option granted under the
Option Plan that is not vested and immediately exercisable to
acquire shares of Company Common Stock as of immediately prior to
the Effective Time.
(b) Vested Options .
The Company shall take all necessary and appropriate action so that
each of the Vested Options outstanding immediately prior to the
Effective Time shall, at the Effective Time, be terminated and
converted into the right to receive, subject to the terms and
conditions of this Agreement and applicable tax withholding, an
amount equal to the product of (i) the excess of the Total Per
Share Common Consideration over the original per share exercise
price of such Vested Option, multiplied by (ii) the number of
shares of the Company Common Stock subject to such Vested Option in
accordance with the Securityholder Schedule (as defined in
Section 3.4(a)). Such amounts shall be paid by Parent directly
to the holders of the Vested Options and shall be subject to any
applicable withholding and the deposit at the Effective Time of a
portion of such payment with the Escrow Agent as a corresponding
portion of the Escrow Funds pursuant to Section 2.7. The
Company agrees to obtain a signed Option Holder Consent from each
Vested Option Holder.
(c) Unvested Option
Conversion . Each Unvested Option outstanding immediately prior
to the Effective Time will be assumed by Parent at the Effective
Time and converted into an option to acquire, on substantially the
same terms and conditions as were applicable under such Unvested
Option as issued by the Company (except as provided below), the
number of shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of
Parent (“ Parent Common Stock ”), rounded down
to the nearest whole share, determined by multiplying the number of
shares of Company Common Stock subject to the Unvested Option
immediately prior to the Effective Time by a fraction (the “
Option Exchange Ratio ”), the numerator of which shall
be $0.6802 and the denominator of which shall be the average of the
closing prices of Parent Common Stock on the Global Select Market
of the NASDAQ Stock Market LLC as reported on www.nasdaq.com for
the five (5) trading days ending on (and inclusive of) the
trading day that is two trading days prior to the Closing Date (the
“ Parent Stock Price ”), at an exercise price
per share of Parent Common Stock equal to (i) the per share
exercise price for the shares of Company Common
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Stock otherwise purchasable pursuant to
such Unvested Option divided by (ii) the Option Exchange
Ratio, rounded up to the nearest whole cent. Substantially the same
terms and conditions that applied to each Unvested Option
immediately prior to the Effective Time (other than changes
necessary to effect the assumption of such Unvested Option as
provided above) will continue to govern such Unvested Option
assumed pursuant to this Section 2.4(c) following the
Effective Time.
2.5 Warrants . The
Company shall take all necessary and appropriate action such that
each Warrant outstanding and unexercised prior to the Effective
Time shall be exercised immediately prior to the Effective Time for
shares of Company Common Stock or Company Preferred Stock, as
applicable, which shares shall participate in the Merger in the
same manner as the outstanding shares as of the Effective Time of
Company Common Stock and Company Preferred Stock. All Warrants
outstanding and unexercised at Closing shall be terminated as of
Closing.
2.6 Earn-Out
Consideration .
(a) The holders of the
Company Common Stock immediately prior to the Effective Time, the
Vested Option Holders, and the holders of the Company Preferred
Stock immediately prior to the Effective Time (other than the
holders of Dissenting Shares) shall be entitled to receive in the
aggregate, the respective amounts of the “ Total Common
Earn-Out Consideration ” and “ Total Preferred
Earn-Out Consideration ” (collectively, “
Earn-Out Consideration ”) on the Earn-Out Distribution
Date as follows:
(i) If the Net Revenue during
the Earn-Out Period is less than $*, the Total Common Earn-Out
Consideration will be zero and the Total Preferred Earn-Out
Consideration will be zero;
(ii) If the Net Revenue
during the Earn-Out Period is equal to or greater than $* but less
than $*, the Total Common Earn-Out Consideration will be $750,000
and the Total Preferred Earn-Out Consideration will be
$2,250,000;
(iii) If the Net Revenue
during the Earn-Out Period is equal to or greater than $* but less
than $*, the Total Common Earn-Out Consideration will be $1,000,000
and the Total Preferred Earn-Out Consideration will be
$4,000,000;
(iv) If the Net Revenue
during the Earn-Out Period is equal to or greater than $* but less
than $*, the Total Common Earn-Out Consideration will be $1,313,000
and the Total Preferred Earn-Out Consideration will be
$6,188,000;
(v) If the Net Revenue during
the Earn-Out Period is equal to or greater than $* but less than
$*, the Total Common Earn-Out Consideration will be $2,000,000 and
the Total Preferred Earn-Out Consideration will be
$11,000,000;
(vi) If the Net Revenue
during the Earn-Out Period is equal to or greater than $* but less
than $*, the Total Common Earn-Out Consideration will be $2,313,000
and the Total Preferred Earn-Out Consideration will be
$13,188,000;
(vii) If the Net Revenue
during the Earn-Out Period is equal to or greater than $* but less
than $*, the Total Common Earn-Out Consideration will be $2,625,000
and the Total Preferred Earn-Out Consideration will be $15,375,000;
and
(viii) If the Net Revenue
during the Earn-Out Period is equal to or greater than $*, the
Total Common Earn-Out Consideration will be $2,875,000 and the
Total Preferred Earn-Out Consideration will be
$17,125,000;
| * |
Confidential treatment requested pursuant to Rule 24b-2. A
complete copy of this exhibit including the omitted information has
been filed separately with the Securities and Exchange
Commission. |
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provided, however, that with
respect to * units *, if the total number of * units * during the
four calendar quarters of 2008 (the “ * Determination
Period ”) is *% or more of the combined number of * units
sold * during the * Determination Period, then the Earn-Out
Consideration shall be reduced (but in no event to less than zero)
by (y) $2,000,000, in the case of Sections 2.6(a)(iii) and
2.6(a)(iv), and (z) $5,000,000, in the case of Sections
2.6(a)(v) through 2.6(a)(viii), respectively. Such reduction to the
Earn-Out Consideration shall be proportionately made to each of the
Total Common Earn-Out Consideration and the Total Preferred
Earn-Out Consideration based on the percentages that the Total
Common Earn-Out Consideration and Total Preferred Earn-Out
Consideration would bear to the Earn-Out Consideration if the full
Earn-Out Consideration were earned without any
reductions.
For the avoidance of doubt,
under no circumstances shall the total amount of Earn-Out
Consideration additionally payable by Parent pursuant to this
Section 2.6 exceed $20,000,000.
(b) Within 30 days after
receipt by Parent of all reports detailing the number of * and *
products shipped by all * during the * Determination Period (the
“ Earn-Out Distribution Date ”), Parent shall
deposit with the “Paying Agent” (as defined in
Section 2.8(a)) the total amount of Earn-Out Consideration, if
any, to which the former holders of Company Common Stock, and the
former holders of Company Preferred Stock are entitled pursuant to
Section 2.6(a) shall be distributed. On such date,
(i) the amount of Earn-Out Per Share Common Consideration
shall be paid by the Paying Agent in cash to each former holder of
Company Common Stock with respect to each share of Company Common
Stock (other than Dissenting Shares) based on the percentages set
forth in the Securityholder Schedule, provided, however ,
that the portion of the Earn-Out Per Share Common Consideration
attributable to the then Unvested Common Shares shall not be so
delivered until those shares vest pursuant to the applicable
Restricted Stock Purchase Agreement in accordance with the schedule
thereof incorporated in the disbursement agreement between Parent
and the Paying Agent; and each former holder of Company Preferred
Stock shall be paid the Earn-Out Per Share Preferred Consideration
in cash with respect to each share of Company Preferred Stock on an
as-converted to Company Common Stock basis (other than Dissenting
Shares) based on the percentages set forth in the Securityholder
Schedule and (ii) the amount of Earn-Out Per Share Common
Consideration shall be paid by Parent in cash to each former holder
of each Vested Option with respect to each share of Company Common
Stock subject to such Vested Option based on the percentages set
forth in the Securityholder Schedule.
(c) Parent shall prepare (or
cause to be prepared) and deliver to the Representative no later
than 30 days after receipt by Parent of all reports detailing the
number of * and * units shipped by all * during the entire *
Determination Period, a calculation of the Net Revenue of the
Surviving Corporation for the Earn-Out Period, and the number of
all * units (including details on the * and *) sold during the *
Determination Period and a statement of the amount, if any, of
Earn-Out Consideration to be delivered to the Company
Securityholders for the applicable period.
(d) Parent shall cause the
Surviving Corporation to (i) devote substantially similar
resources to the development and sale of the Company Products as
were normal and customary by the Company prior to the Effective
Time, (ii) devote substantially similar resources to the
marketing, distribution and sale of such Company Products as is
normal and customary by Parent in connection with the marketing,
distribution and sale of similar products and (iii) otherwise
use commercially reasonable efforts to afford the Company
Securityholders the reasonable opportunity to maximize the Earn-out
Consideration paid to such Company Securityholders
hereunder.
| * |
Confidential treatment requested pursuant to Rule 24b-2. A
complete copy of this exhibit including the omitted information has
been filed separately with the Securities and Exchange
Commission. |
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(e) The adoption of this
Agreement and the approval of the Merger by the Company
Stockholders shall constitute approval of the Earn-Out terms and
conditions specified in this Section 2.6, and the
Stockholders’ Written Consent, the Warrant Holder Consent
Agreement, and the Option Holder Consent shall so
provide.
2.7 Escrow . At the
Effective Time, cash in an amount equal to the Escrow Amount shall
be delivered or caused to be delivered by Parent to The Bank of New
York Trust Company, N.A., as escrow agent (the “ Escrow
Agent ”) pursuant to the provisions of the escrow
agreement in the form attached as Exhibit C hereto, subject
to any amendments to such form requested by the Escrow Agent and
mutually agreed to by Parent and the Representative (the “
Escrow Agreement ”); provided, however, that
the allocable portion of the Escrow Amount attributable to the
Unvested Common Shares shall not be delivered to the Escrow Agent
until the Initial Merger Consideration with respect to those shares
has vested pursuant to the applicable Restricted Stock Purchase
Agreement in accordance with the schedule thereof incorporated in
the disbursement agreement between Parent and the Paying Agent. The
Escrow Agreement shall be entered into prior to or concurrently
with the Effective Time, by and among Parent, the Representative,
on behalf of the Indemnifying Securityholders, and the Escrow
Agent, and shall provide Parent with recourse against amounts held
in escrow by the Escrow Agent (the “ Escrow Funds
”) with respect to any and all Parent Claims made under
Section 14, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in
the Escrow Agreement and in such Section 14 of this Agreement.
The Escrow Amount (or any portion thereof) shall be distributed to
the Indemnifying Securityholders, and Parent at the times, and upon
the terms and conditions, set forth in the Escrow Agreement. All
interest earned on the Escrow Funds shall be payable to Parent and
all such interest income shall be reported by the Escrow Agent to
Parent. Upon any release of the Escrow Funds payable to the
Indemnifying Stockholders, Parent shall pay to the Escrow Agent for
further distribution to the Indemnifying Stockholders an amount
equal to the interest actually earned on the amount of Escrow Funds
so released. The escrow described above shall commence on the
Effective Time and terminate on the 18-month anniversary thereof
(the “ Expiration Date ”) and the period between
the Effective Time and the Expiration Date shall be referred to as
the “ Escrow Period ”), provided, however
, that the portion of the Escrow Funds, which, in the reasonable
judgment of Parent, subject to the objection of the Representative
and the subsequent resolution of the matter in the manner provided
in Section 14.9, is necessary to satisfy any unsatisfied
claims specified in any Officer’s Certificate theretofore
delivered to the Escrow Agent and the Representative prior to
termination of the Escrow Period with respect to Damages incurred
or litigation pending prior to expiration of the Escrow Period,
shall remain in the foregoing escrow until such claims have been
finally resolved, or, if earlier, until released in accordance with
Section 14.9 below. The terms and provisions of the Escrow
Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby are specific
terms of the Merger, and the approval and adoption of this
Agreement and approval of the Merger by the Indemnifying
Securityholders pursuant to the Stockholders’ Written
Consent, the Warrant Holder Consent Agreement, and the Option
Holder Consent, as the case may be, shall constitute approval by
such Indemnifying Securityholders, as specific terms of the Merger,
and the irrevocable agreement of such Indemnifying Securityholders
to be bound by and comply with, the Escrow Agreement and all of the
arrangements and provisions of this Agreement relating thereto,
including, without limitation, the deposit of the Escrow Amount
into escrow, the indemnification obligations set forth in
Section 14 hereof and the appointment and sole authority to
act on behalf of the Indemnifying Securityholders of the
Representative, as provided for herein and in the Escrow
Agreement.
2.8 Surrender of
Certificates .
(a) Paying Agent . At
the Effective Time, Parent or Merger Sub shall deposit, or cause to
be deposited, with The Bank of New York Trust Company, N.A., as
paying agent (the “ Paying Agent ”) for the
benefit of the Company Stockholders cash in an amount equal to
(i) the Total Initial Common Consideration (minus the amount
of the aggregate Initial Option Closing Payment) plus (ii) the
Total Initial Preferred Consideration plus (iii) the aggregate
allocable portion of the Escrow Amount attributable to the Unvested
Common Shares. Such funds shall be invested as directed by
Parent
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or the Surviving Corporation pending
payment thereof by the Paying Agent to the Company Stockholders.
Earnings from such investments shall be the sole and exclusive
property of Parent and the Surviving Corporation, and no part of
such earnings shall accrue to the benefit of the Company
Stockholders.
(b) Surrender
Procedures .
(i) The Company shall cause
its Secretary (or such Secretary’s designee), as the holder
of all certificates formerly representing Unvested Common Shares,
to deliver such certificates to the Parent at the Effective Time.
On or prior to the Effective Time, the Company shall mail to each
Company Stockholder (A) a letter of transmittal and
(B) instructions for use in effecting the surrender of
certificate(s) representing all of the shares of Company Stock
(other than Unvested Common Shares) held by such Company
Stockholder in exchange for the Stock Closing Payment (as defined
in Section 3.4 below) and the right to receive future payment
of any Earn-Out Consideration. The payment of the Stock Closing
Payment and future Earn-Out Consideration with respect to each such
certificate is conditioned upon (1) the execution and delivery
of such transmittal letter and (2) the delivery of such
certificates related thereto (or an affidavit of loss with respect
to such certificates). As soon as practicable after receipt by the
Paying Agent of such certificate(s), properly endorsed or otherwise
in proper form for transfer, for cancellation (or affidavit, as
applicable), together with such duly executed letter of
transmittal, the Paying Agent shall, in exchange therefor, pay to
such Company Stockholder the Stock Closing Payment payable in
respect of the shares of Company Stock (other than Unvested Common
Shares) formerly represented by the certificate(s) surrendered, but
without any interest earned thereon, and the certificate(s) so
surrendered shall forthwith be canceled; provided, however,
that the allocable portion of the Stock Closing Payment
attributable to the Unvested Common Shares shall not be payable to
the holder of such shares and shall be held in escrow by the Paying
Agent until the Stock Closing Payment with respect to those shares
has vested pursuant to the applicable Restricted Stock Purchase
Agreement in accordance with the schedule thereof and incorporated
in the Securityholder Schedule and the disbursement agreement
between Parent and the Paying Agent, provided, further,
that, at any time prior to the Expiration Date, upon the vesting of
such Unvested Common Shares and the payment of such allocable
portion of the Stock Closing Payment, the allocable portion of the
Escrow Amount attributable to such Unvested Common Shares
previously being held in escrow by the Paying Agent shall be paid
to the Escrow Agent to be held in escrow pursuant to the terms of
Section 2.7. If payment of any portion of the applicable Stock
Closing Payment is to be made to a person, firm, entity,
partnership, association or any business organization or division
thereof (each a “ Person ”) other than the
Person in whose name the surrendered certificate(s) are registered,
it shall be a condition of payment that the Person requesting such
payment (A) shall have paid any transfer and other Taxes
required by reason of the payment of those amounts to a Person
other than the registered holder of the certificate(s) surrendered,
and shall have established to the satisfaction of the Parent that
such Tax has been paid, or (B) shall have established to the
satisfaction of the Parent that such Tax is not applicable. From
and after the Effective Time, until surrendered as contemplated by
this Section 2.8(a), each certificate formerly representing
shares of Company Stock shall be deemed to represent for all
purposes only the right to receive the portion of the Total Equity
Consideration as provided pursuant to Section 2.2(a) hereof,
if any, in respect of such shares of Company Stock formerly
represented thereby in accordance with the terms hereof and in the
manner provided herein.
(ii) On or prior to the
Effective Time, the Company shall distribute to each Vested Option
Holder the Option Holder Consent, which shall include instructions
for use in effecting the surrender of all rights in and to the
Company Common Stock subject to each Vested Option held by the
holder thereof in exchange for the Initial Option Closing Payment
that is payable in respect of each such Vested Option. The payment
of the Total Option Payment (as defined in Section 3.4 below)
in respect of each such Vested Option is conditioned upon the
execution and delivery of such transmittal letter and an executed
Option Holder Consent. After the Effective Time, as soon as
reasonably practicable after receipt by the Company of such duly
executed Option Holder Consent,
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Parent shall, in exchange therefor pay
to such Vested Option Holder the Initial Option Closing Payment
payable in respect of each Vested Option. The portion of the Total
Common Earn-Out Consideration payable to each Vested Option Holder
shall be paid, subject to applicable withholding taxes, in
accordance with Section 2.6(b).
(c) Transfer Books; No
Further Ownership Rights in the Shares . At the Effective Time,
the stock transfer books of the Company shall be closed, and
thereafter there shall be no further registration of transfers of
the shares of Company Stock on the records of the Company. From and
after the Effective Time, the holders of certificates formerly
evidencing ownership of the shares of Company Stock outstanding
immediately prior to the Effective Time shall cease to have any
rights with respect to such shares, except as otherwise provided
for herein or by applicable Legal Requirements. After the Effective
Time, the Surviving Corporation or the Paying Agent shall cancel
and exchange, as provided in this Section 2, any presented
certificate representing shares of Company Stock outstanding
immediately prior to the Effective Time.
(d) Termination of Fund;
No Liability . At any time following the Earn-Out Distribution
Date, Parent or the Surviving Corporation shall be entitled to
require the Paying Agent to deliver to it any funds (including,
without limitation, any earnings received with respect thereto)
that had been made available to the Paying Agent and that have not
been disbursed to Company Securityholders and thereafter such
Company Securityholders shall be entitled to look only to Parent or
the Surviving Corporation (subject to abandoned property, escheat
or other similar Legal Requirements) and only as general creditors
thereof with respect to the applicable portion of the Total Equity
Consideration, upon due surrender of their certificates formerly
representing shares of Company Stock or rights to purchase such
shares, without any interest thereon. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, none of Parent, the Surviving Corporation or the Paying
Agent shall be liable to any holder of a certificate formerly
representing shares of Company Stock for any amounts delivered to a
public official pursuant to any applicable abandoned property,
escheat or similar Legal Requirement.
(e) Withholding Rights
. Each of Parent, the Surviving Corporation and the Paying Agent
shall be entitled to deduct and withhold from payment of any
amounts (or any portion thereof) payable pursuant to this Agreement
to, or on behalf of, any Company Securityholder, and the Escrow
Agent shall be entitled to deduct and withhold from payment of any
Company Securityholder’s pro rata portion of the Escrow
Amount (or any portion thereof) otherwise payable pursuant to this
Agreement to any Company Securityholder, such amounts as may be
required to be deducted and withheld with respect to the making of
such payment under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended
(the “ Code ”), or any other Legal Requirement.
To the extent that amounts are so withheld by Parent, the Surviving
Corporation, the Paying Agent or the Escrow Agent, such withheld
amounts shall be treated for all purposes of this Agreement as
having been paid to the Company Securityholder to whom such amounts
would otherwise have been paid.
(f) Lost, Stolen or
Destroyed Certificates . In the event any certificate(s) which
formerly represented shares of Company Stock shall have been lost,
stolen or destroyed, upon the making and delivery of an affidavit
of that fact by the Company Stockholder thereof in form reasonably
satisfactory to Parent and the execution and delivery of a letter
of transmittal in accordance with Section 2.8(a), Parent shall
instruct the Paying Agent to pay such Company Stockholder the
applicable Stock Closing Payment as provided in this
Section 2; provided , however , that Parent may,
in its reasonable discretion, acting in good faith, and as a
condition precedent to issuing such instruction to the Paying
Agent, require the owner of such lost, stolen or destroyed
certificate(s) to deliver an agreement of indemnification in form
reasonably satisfactory to Parent and, in the event that such lost,
stolen or destroyed certificate(s) represent the right to receive
(in the aggregate) $200,000 or more of Initial Merger
Consideration, a bond in such sum as Parent may reasonably direct
as indemnity, against any claim that may be made against Parent,
the Surviving Corporation or the Paying Agent with respect to the
certificate(s) alleged to have been lost, stolen or
destroyed.
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(g) Dissenting Shares
. The provisions of this Section 2.8 shall also apply to
Dissenting Shares that lose their status as such, except that the
obligations of Parent under this Section 2.8 shall commence on
the date of loss of such status and the holder of such shares shall
be entitled to receive in exchange for such shares the applicable
amounts provided in Section 2.
2.9 Further Action .
If, at any time after the Effective Time, any further action is
necessary or desirable to carry out the purposes of this Agreement
and to vest the Surviving Corporation with full right, title and
possession to all assets, property, rights, privileges, powers and
franchises of the Company and Merger Sub, the officers and
directors of the Company and Merger Sub immediately prior to the
Effective Time are and will remain fully authorized in the name of
the Company and Merger Sub or otherwise to take, and shall take,
all such action.
2.10 Assignment of
Repurchase Rights in Restricted Stock Purchase Agreements .
Effective as of the Effective Time, the Company hereby assigns, and
Parent accepts, the rights (including the repurchase rights
thereunder) and obligations of the Company under each Restricted
Stock Purchase Agreement. Pursuant to such assignment, Parent shall
be entitled to enforce the provisions of each such Restricted Stock
Purchase Agreement.
SECTION 3. Representations
and Warranties of the Company . The Company represents and
warrants to Parent and Merger Sub that the statements in this
Section 3 are true, complete and correct as of the date hereof
and will be true at the Effective Time (unless the particular
statement speaks expressly as of another date, in which case it is
true, complete and correct as of such other date), subject, in any
case, to the exceptions provided in the Disclosure Schedule (or an
updated Disclosure Schedule mutually agreed upon by the Parent and
the Company, which the Company provides to the Parent prior to the
Effective Time), with specific reference to the Sections hereof to
which such exception relates, provided that the inclusion of an
item as an exception or qualification to one section of this
Agreement shall cause that item to be an exception or qualification
only to any other section of this Agreement that requires the same
information without modification or additional explanation in order
to provide effective notice of the nature and significance of the
exception or qualification:
3.1 Organization and
Standing .
(a) The Company is a
corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing
under the laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation and has all
requisite corporate power and authority to conduct its business as
currently conducted and as proposed to be conducted by it. The
Company is duly qualified to do business as a foreign corporation
and is in good standing in every jurisdiction where the properties,
owned, leased or operated, or the business conducted by it requires
such qualification.
(b) Prior to the date of this
Agreement, the Company has furnished to Parent complete and correct
copies of the Company Organizational Documents as currently in
effect. The Company Organizational Documents are in full force and
effect and the Company is not in violation of any provision of its
Company Organizational Documents. Section 3.1 of the
Disclosure Schedule lists the directors and officers of the Company
as of the date hereof.
3.2 Capitalization and
Ownership of Shares . The authorized capital stock of the
Company consists of (a) 143,332,436 shares of Company Common
Stock, of which on the date hereof, (i) 11,070,111 shares have
been designated as Class B-1 Common Stock, of which on the date
hereof no shares are issued outstanding, (ii) 2,262,325 shares
have been designated as Class C-1 Common Stock, of which on the
date hereof no shares are issued outstanding, and
(iii) 130,000,000 shares have been designated as Common Stock,
of which on the date hereof 17,018,765 shares are issued and
outstanding, and (b) 95,697,729 shares of Company Preferred
Stock, of which on the date hereof, (i) 21,274,342 shares have
been designated as Series A Preferred Stock, of which on the date
hereof 21,024,342 shares are
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issued outstanding, (ii) 11,070,111
shares have been designated as Series B-1 Preferred Stock, of which
on the date hereof 7,270,111 shares are issued outstanding,
(iii) 38,007,379 shares have been designated as Series B-2
Preferred Stock, of which on the date hereof 29,630,258 shares are
issued outstanding, (iv) 2,262,325 shares have been designated
as Series C-1 Preferred Stock, of which on the date hereof
1,342,325 shares are issued outstanding, and (v) 23,083,572
shares have been designated as Series C-2 Preferred Stock, of which
on the date hereof 21,741,246 shares are issued outstanding. All of
the issued and outstanding shares of Company Stock have been, and
all of the shares of Company Stock that may be issued pursuant to
any Option granted under the Option Plan or pursuant to the
Warrants will be, when issued in accordance with the respective
terms thereof, duly authorized and validly issued, fully paid and
nonassessable. Each recipient of any Option (whether cancelled,
terminated or currently in existence) has executed an option
agreement in the form attached to Section 3.2(a) of the
Disclosure Schedule. Except as set forth in
Section 3.2(b) of the Disclosure Schedule or for the
Options and Warrants listed on the Securityholder Schedule, no
subscription, warrant, option, convertible security or other right
(contingent or otherwise) to purchase or acquire any shares of
capital stock of the Company is authorized or outstanding. From and
after the Effective Time, no holder of any Option or Warrant will
have the right to any consideration with respect thereto, except as
set forth in this Agreement. The Company does not have any
obligation (whether written, oral, contingent or otherwise) to
issue any subscription, warrant, option, convertible security or
other such right or to issue or distribute to holders of any shares
of its capital stock any evidences of indebtedness or assets of the
Company. The Company does not have any obligation (whether written,
oral, contingent or otherwise) to purchase, redeem or otherwise
acquire any shares of its capital stock or any interest therein or
to pay any dividend or make any other distribution in respect
thereof. There are no outstanding or authorized stock appreciation,
phantom stock, profit participation or similar rights with respect
to the Company. All of the issued and outstanding shares of capital
stock of the Company have been offered, issued and sold by the
Company in compliance with United States federal, state, municipal
or local or foreign order, judgment, writ, injunction, decree, law,
statute, standard ordinance, code, resolution, promulgation, rule,
regulation or any similar provision having the force or effect of
law (collectively, “ Legal Requirements ”)
applicable to the Company.
3.3 Subsidiaries . The
Company does not have any Subsidiaries, and the Company does not
own or control, directly or indirectly, any equity or similar
interest in, or any interest convertible into or exchangeable or
exercisable for any equity or similar interest in, or have any
commitment or obligation to invest in, purchase any securities or
obligations of, fund, guarantee, contribute or maintain the capital
of or otherwise financially support any corporation, partnership,
joint venture or other business association or entity. Any former
Subsidiary that is no longer in existence has been duly dissolved
in accordance with its charter documents and the laws of the
jurisdiction of its incorporation or organization and there are no
outstanding liabilities or obligations (outstanding, contingent or
otherwise), including Taxes, with respect to any such
entity.
3.4 Securityholder Lists
and Agreements .
(a) The information set forth
as of the date hereof in Section 3.4 of the Disclosure
Schedule and as updated prior to the Effective Time pursuant to
Section 10.1(q) (the “ Securityholder Schedule
”), including the portion of the Total Equity Consideration
to be delivered to each Company Securityholder is true, complete
and accurate as of the date hereof and, as updated prior to the
Effective Time, will be true, complete and accurate as of the
Effective Time, and the calculations performed to compute such
information are, and will be, accurate and in accordance with the
terms of this Agreement, the Company Organizational Documents and
all other agreements and instruments among the Company and the
Company Securityholders, and no Company Securityholder shall be
entitled to any amounts except as provided on the Securityholder
Schedule. The Securityholder Schedule sets forth the following
information with respect to each Company Securityholder:
(i) the name and the mailing
address of each Company Securityholder as reflected on the stock
transfer or other corporate records of the Company;
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(ii) with respect to each
Company Stock certificate held by such Company Securityholder
(A) the number and class or series of shares of Company Stock
represented by such certificate, (B) the aggregate Initial Per
Share Common Consideration to be paid to such Company
Securityholder, if any, in accordance with the terms hereof and in
the manner provided herein in respect of all Vested Common Shares
held by such Company Securityholder immediately prior to the
Effective Time, (C) the vesting schedule(s) of the Unvested
Common Shares held by such Company Securityholder immediately prior
to the Effective Time and (x) the aggregate Initial Per Share
Common Consideration to be paid to such Company Securityholder, if
any, and (y) the amounts to be deposited with the Escrow
Agent, each upon each date of vesting of such Unvested Common
Shares in accordance with the terms hereof and in the manner
provided herein, (D) the aggregate Initial Per Share Preferred
Consideration to be paid to such Company Securityholder, if any, in
accordance with the terms hereof and in the manner provided herein
in respect of the shares of Company Preferred Stock, if any, held
by such Company Securityholder immediately prior to the Effective
Time, and the (E) the applicable portion to be deposited with
the Escrow Agent and (F) the amounts payable to the Company
Securityholders specified in subclauses (B), (C) and/or
(D) with respect to each share of Company Stock (such amounts
are hereinafter referred to as the “ Stock Closing
Payment ”);
(iii) with respect to each
Vested Option held by such Company Securityholder (A) the
number of shares of Company Common Stock subject to such Vested
Option, (B) the per share exercise price of such Vested
Option, (C) the date of grant of such Option, (D) whether
the Option is an “incentive stock option” within the
meaning of Section 422 of the Code, (E) the amount of the
Initial Per Share Common Consideration payable with respect to such
Option, (F) any withholding applicable to such Vested Option,
(G) the applicable portion to be deposited with the Escrow
Agent, and (H) the amount determined by subtracting the
amounts specified in subclauses (B) and (F) from the
amount specified in subclause (E) (with respect to each Vested
Option, the “ Initial Option Closing Payment ”
and, together with the amount derived under
Section 3.4(a)(vii), the “ Total Option Payment
”);
(iv) with respect to each
Unvested Option held by such Company Securityholder (A) the
number of shares of Company Common Stock subject to such Unvested
Option, (B) the per share exercise price of such Unvested
Option, (C) the date of grant of such Option, (D) whether
the Option is an “incentive stock option” within the
meaning of Section 422 of the Code, (E) the vesting
schedule for each Unvested Option, and (F) whether vesting of
the Option would be accelerated, in whole or in part, as a result
of the Merger or by reason of the transactions contemplated hereby,
either alone or in combination with any other event;
(v) with respect to each
Warrant held by such Company Securityholder (A) the number of
shares of Company Common Stock or Company Preferred Stock
represented by such Warrant, (B) the per share exercise price
of such Warrant, and (C) the payment with respect to such
Warrant (with respect to each Warrant, the “ Warrant
Closing Payment ”);
(vi) the total amount to be
contributed to the Escrow Amount on behalf of such Company
Securityholder pursuant to Section 2.7;
(vii) the percentage of the
Total Common Earn-Out Consideration to which such Company
Securityholder would be entitled in the event of an Earn-Out
payment pursuant to Section 2.6(a); and
(viii) the percentage of the
Total Preferred Earn-Out Consideration to which such Company
Securityholder would be entitled in the event of an Earn-Out
payment pursuant to Section 2.6(a).
(b) There are no agreements,
written or oral, between the Company and any holder of its
securities or others, or among any holders of its securities,
relating to the acquisition
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(including, without limitation, rights
of first refusal, anti-dilution or pre-emptive rights),
disposition, registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended (the “ Securities Act ”), or voting of
the capital stock of the Company.
(c) Each of the currently
outstanding Options were granted under the Option Plan and the
Company has never adopted, sponsored or maintained any stock option
plan or any other plan or agreement providing for equity
compensation to any Person. All Options have been granted or issued
at an exercise price at least equal to the fair market value of the
underlying Company Common Stock at the date of grant or issuance,
as determined in accordance with Section 409A of the Code and
the temporary regulations and notices promulgated thereunder, and
none of the Options or any other Company Securities or agreements
constitute “deferred compensation” under
Section 409A of the Code. True and complete copies of the
Option Plan and all agreements and instruments relating to or
issued under each such plan (including executed copies of all
Contracts relating to each Option and the shares of Company Common
Stock purchased under such plan), and all agreements and
instruments related to the Warrants, have been made available or
provided to Parent, and such plans and Contracts have not been
amended, modified or supplemented since being made available or
provided to Parent, and there are no Contracts or understandings to
amend, modify or supplement such plans or Contracts in any case
from those made available or provided to Parent. Each Option
intended to qualify as an “incentive stock option”
within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code so qualifies.
Each grant of an Option was duly authorized by all necessary
corporate action no later than the date on which the grant of such
Option was by its terms to be effective. Each Option may be treated
in accordance with the applicable provisions of Section 2.4
without the consent of the holder of such Option.
3.5 Authority for
Agreement .
(a) The Company has all
necessary corporate power and authority to execute and deliver this
Agreement and each instrument required hereby to be executed and
delivered by the Company at the Closing and to perform its
obligations hereunder and thereunder and to consummate the
transactions contemplated hereby and thereby. The execution,
delivery and performance by the Company of this Agreement and each
instrument required hereby to be executed and delivered by the
Company at the Closing and the consummation by the Company of the
transactions contemplated hereby and thereby have been duly and
validly authorized by all necessary corporate action; the Requisite
Stockholder Approval has been received; and no other corporate
proceedings on the part of the Company are necessary to authorize
this Agreement or any instrument required hereby to be executed and
delivered by the Company at the Closing or to consummate the
transactions so contemplated. The board of directors of the Company
duly determined that it is fair to, advisable for and in the best
interests of, the Company Stockholders for the Company to enter
into a business combination upon the terms and subject to the
conditions of this Agreement, has unanimously approved and adopted
this Agreement and the Merger and has unanimously recommended that
the Company Stockholders approve and adopt this Agreement and the
Merger. None of such actions by the board of directors of the
Company has been amended, rescinded or modified. This Agreement has
been, and each instrument required hereby to be executed and
delivered by the Company at the Closing will be, duly and validly
executed and delivered by the Company and, assuming the due
authorization, execution and delivery by Parent, Merger Sub and the
Representative, constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation
of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with
its terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or
similar laws of general application affecting the rights and
remedies of creditors, and to general equity principles. As of the
Effective Time, the Charter will have been amended by the Charter
Amendment to provide that in connection with the Merger, each
Company Stockholder shall be entitled to receive the consideration
as set forth in this Agreement and, subject to the provisions of
Section 2, no Company Stockholder shall be entitled to receive
any different or additional amount in the Merger with respect to
shares of Company Stock held by such Company Stockholder. At the
Effective Time, the Company will have taken all necessary and
appropriate actions so that each Option and Warrant will be treated
in the Merger in accordance with the provisions of Sections 2.4 and
2.5.
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(b) The execution and
delivery of this Agreement by the Company and each instrument
required hereby to be executed and delivered by the Company at the
Closing, the compliance by the Company with the provisions of this
Agreement and each instrument required hereby to be executed and
delivered by the Company at the Closing and the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, will not
(i) conflict with or violate the Company Organizational
Documents, each as currently in effect, (ii) conflict with,
result in a breach of, constitute (with or without due notice or
lapse of time or both) a default under, result in the acceleration
of, create in any party the right to accelerate, terminate, modify
or cancel, or require any notice, consent or waiver under, any
Contract, Permit, Security Interest or other interest to which the
Company is a party or by which the Company is bound or to which its
assets are subject, (iii) result in the creation or imposition
of any Security Interest upon any assets of the Company or any
shares of Company Stock, or (iv) violate in any material
respect any Legal Requirement applicable to the Company or any
Company Securityholder or any of their respective properties or
assets. For purposes of this Agreement, “ Security
Interest ” means any material mortgage, security
interest, pledge, license, interest, encumbrance, claim, charge,
option, restriction on the right to sell or dispose (and in the
case of securities, vote), lien or other adverse claim of any kind
or lien (whether arising by contract or by operation of law and
whether voluntary or involuntary).
3.6 Consents . No
consent, approval, order, Permit or authorization of, or
registration, declaration or filing with, or notification to
(together, the “ Consents ”) any United States
federal, state, municipal or local or any foreign government, or
political subdivision thereof, or any multinational organization or
authority or any authority, agency or commission entitled to
exercise any administrative, executive, judicial, legislative,
police, regulatory or Taxing Authority power, or any court or
tribunal (or any department, bureau or division thereof), or any
arbitrator or arbitral body (collectively, “ Governmental
Authorities ”) or any Person is required to be obtained
by the Company or any Company Securityholder in connection with the
execution and delivery of this Agreement or the Escrow Agreement or
the Merger or the other transactions to be consummated at the
Closing as contemplated by this Agreement, except for (i) the
Requisite Stockholder Approval and (ii) the filing and
recordation of the Certificate of Merger with the Secretary of
State of the State of Delaware.
3.7 Financial
Statements .
(a) Attached hereto as
Section 3.7 of the Disclosure Schedule are the
following financial statements (collectively, the “
Financial Statements ”): (i) the audited balance
sheets of the Company as of December 31,
2004, December 31, 2005 and December 31, 2006 and
the related statements of operations, stockholders’ deficit
and cash flows for the fiscal year then ended, including the notes
thereto, and (ii) the unaudited balance sheet of the Company
as of August 31, 2007 (the “ Unaudited Balance
Sheet ”) and the related statements of operations,
changes in stockholders’ equity and cash flows for the eight
months then ended, in each case prepared in accordance with United
States generally accepted accounting principles (“
GAAP ”), consistently applied throughout the periods
presented except as may be indicated in the notes thereto. The
Financial Statements are complete and correct, are in accordance
with the books and records of the Company and present fairly the
financial condition and results of operations of the Company as of
the dates and for the periods indicated.
(b) The Company has in place
systems and processes (including the maintenance of proper books
and records) that are customary for a company at the same stage of
development as the Company designed to (i) provide reasonable
assurances regarding the reliability of the Financial Statements
and (ii) in a timely manner accumulate and communicate to the
Company’s principal executive officer and principal financial
officer the type of information that would be required to be
disclosed in the Financial Statements (such systems and processes
are herein referred to as the “ Controls ”).
Neither the Company, nor the Company’s independent auditors
has identified or been made aware of any complaint, allegation,
deficiency, assertion or claim, whether written or oral, regarding
the Controls or the Financial Statements. There have been no
instances of fraud, whether or not material, that occurred during
any period covered by the Financial Statements. The Company has in
place a revenue recognition policy consistent with GAAP.
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3.8 Absence of Changes
. Since December 31, 2006, there has been no Material Adverse
Effect. In addition, and without limiting the generality of the
foregoing, since December 31, 2006 the Company has
not:
(a) declared, set aside, made
or paid any dividend or other distribution in respect of its
capital stock, or agreed to do any of the foregoing, or purchased
or redeemed or agreed to purchase or redeem, directly or
indirectly, any shares of its capital stock;
(b) adopted, amended,
modified, or terminated in any material respect any Company
Employee Plan or collective bargaining agreement (other than as may
have been required by the terms of the Company Employee Plan or
collective bargaining agreement, or as may have been required by
applicable Legal Requirements) or announced its intention to adopt
any arrangement or program which would constitute a Company
Employee Plan;
(c) materially increased any
compensation or fringe benefits (including, but not limited to, the
granting of Options or other equity awards under the Option Plan),
paid any bonus, granted or increased any severance or termination
pay or otherwise changed any of the terms of employment or service
for any of its employees, officers, directors or
consultants;
(d) entered into any loan
with, or advanced any money or other property to, any of its
employees, officers, directors or consultants;
(e) mortgaged, pledged or
subjected to any Security Interest, any of its properties or
assets, tangible or intangible;
(f) acquired or disposed of
any assets or properties having a value in excess of $50,000
(singly or in the aggregate);
(g) forgiven or canceled any
debts or claims, or waived any rights, having a value in excess of
$50,000;
(h) incurred a capital
expenditure or made a commitment by the Company exceeding $50,000
individually or $200,000 in the aggregate;
(i) changed any accounting
method or practice (including any change in depreciation or
amortization policies or rates) other than as required by
GAAP;
(j) changed any election in
respect of Taxes, adopted or changed any accounting method in
respect of Taxes, agreed or settled any claim or assessment in
respect of Taxes, filed any amended Tax Return or extended or
waived the limitation period applicable to any claim or assessment
in respect of Taxes;
(k) revalued any of its
assets (whether tangible or intangible), including, without
limitation, writing down the value of inventory or writing off,
discounting or otherwise compromising any notes or accounts
receivable in an amount in excess of $50,000, singly or in the
aggregate;
(l) made any payment of any
nature to any Company employee, director or consultant other than
salary or fees payable in the ordinary course of business
consistent with past practices;
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(m) commenced or settled any
Action;
(n) experienced any labor
trouble or adverse relations with its employees;
(o) conducted its business,
other than in the ordinary course consistent with past
practice;
(p) suffered any damage,
destruction or loss, whether or not covered by insurance, with
respect to its property and assets having a replacement cost of
more than $75,000 for any single loss or $200,000 for all such
losses;
(q) entered into any
transaction or Contract other than in the ordinary course of
business with an aggregate annual value in excess of
$50,000;
(r) changed or modified its
credit, collection or payment policies, procedures or practices,
including accelerated collections or receivables (whether or not
past due) or failed to pay or delayed payment of payables or other
liabilities; or
(s) entered into any
agreement, commitment or obligation to do any of the
foregoing.
The term “ Material Adverse
Effect ” as used in this Agreement shall mean any
circumstance, condition, change in or effect on the Company that,
individually or in the aggregate with all other circumstances,
conditions, changes in or effects on the Company, (i) is or
could reasonably be expected to be materially adverse to the
business, capitalization, operations, assets (whether tangible or
intangible) or liabilities (including, without limitation,
contingent liabilities), results of operations or the condition
(financial or otherwise) of the Company, taken as a whole,
(ii) may materially impair the ability of Parent to own or
receive dividends or other distributions with respect to the stock
of the Surviving Corporation or conduct the business of the Company
in the manner in which it is currently operated or conducted by the
Company, or (iii) may materially impair the ability of the
Company to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby, except
for any such circumstance, condition, change in or effect on the
Company, which the Company proves to have resulted from
(A) any change in general economic, regulatory, political or
business conditions, in each case, which do not disproportionately
affect the Company taken as a whole, as compared to
similarly-situated companies; (B) this Agreement (including
from the Company’s compliance with the terms of this
Agreement), the execution of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement or the announcement of this Agreement, or
(C) changes in Legal Requirements or GAAP.
3.9 Absence of Undisclosed
Liabilities . The Company does not have any Indebtedness or
other liability or obligation (whether known, unknown, mature,
absolute or contingent), except for (a) liabilities or
obligations shown on the Unaudited Balance Sheet and
(b) liabilities which have arisen since the date of the
Unaudited Balance Sheet in the ordinary course of business and
which are, in nature and amount, consistent with those incurred
historically and are not material to the Company, individually or
in the aggregate. Except as set forth in the Unaudited Balance
Sheet or Section 3.9 of the Disclosure Schedule, there
is no Company Debt. For purposes of this Agreement, “
Indebtedness ” shall include all liabilities and
obligations, including any applicable penalties (including with
respect to any prepayment thereof), interest and premiums,
(i) for borrowed money, (ii) evidenced by notes, bonds,
debentures or similar instruments, (iii) for the deferred
purchase price of goods or services (other than trade payables
incurred in the ordinary course of business), (iv) under
capital leases, (v) with respect to letters of credit,
(vi) in the nature of guarantees of the obligations described
in clauses (i) through (v) above of any other Person, or
(vii) in the nature of obligations of the type referred to in
clauses (i) through (vi) of any other Person secured by
any Security Interest on any asset of the Company.
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3.10 Taxes
.
(a) (i) All Tax Returns
required to be filed by or on behalf of the Company have been duly
and timely filed with the appropriate Taxing Authority in all
jurisdictions in which such Tax Returns are required to be filed
(after giving effect to any valid extensions of time in which to
make such filings), and all such Tax Returns are true, complete and
correct in all respects. All Taxes that have become due and payable
by the Company have been timely paid, and the Company is not and
will not be liable for any additional Taxes in respect of any
Taxable period or any portion thereof ending on or before the date
of the Unaudited Balance Sheet in an amount that exceeds the
corresponding reserve therefor separately identified in
Section 3.10(a) of the Disclosure Schedule, if any, as
reflected in the Unaudited Balance Sheet, and any Taxes of the
Company arising after such date and at or before the Effective Time
have been or will be incurred in the ordinary course of the
Company’s business.
(b) The Company has complied
with all applicable Legal Requirements relating to the withholding
of Taxes and payment of such withheld amounts and has duly and
timely withheld and paid over to the appropriate Taxing Authority
all amounts required to be so withheld and paid under all
applicable Legal Requirements.
(c) Parent has been furnished
complete copies of all Tax Returns of, or including, the Company
for all Tax periods since the Company’s inception and all
relevant documents and information with respect thereto, including,
without limitation, work papers, records, examination reports and
statements of deficiencies proposed, assessed against or agreed to
by the Company.
(d) No claim has been made by
a Taxing Authority in a jurisdiction where the Company does not
file a Tax Return such that it is or may be subject to taxation in
that jurisdiction.
(e) No deficiency or
adjustment in respect of Taxes has been proposed, asserted or
assessed by any Taxing Authority against the Company. All
deficiencies asserted or assessments made as a result of any
examinations by any Taxing Authority of the Tax Returns of, or
including, the Company have been fully paid. No federal, state,
local or foreign audits, examinations, investigations or other
administrative proceedings or court proceedings are presently in
progress, pending or threatened with regard to any Taxes of the
Company or Tax Returns filed by or on behalf of the Company. No
issue has been raised by any Taxing Authority in any prior
examination of the Company which, by application of the same or
similar principles, could reasonably be expected to result in a
proposed deficiency for any subsequent Tax period.
(f) Neither the Company nor
any other Person on the Company’s behalf has (i) agreed
to, is required to or has any application pending requesting
permission to, make any adjustment pursuant to Section 481(a)
of the Code or any similar provision of Tax Law or has any
knowledge that any Taxing Authority has proposed any such
adjustment, (ii) executed or entered into a closing agreement
pursuant to Section 7121 of the Code or any similar provision
of Tax Law with respect to the Company, (iii) requested any
extension of time within which to file any Tax Return, which Tax
Return has since not been filed, (iv) granted any extension
for the assessment or collection of Taxes, which Taxes have not
since been paid or (v) granted to any Person any power of
attorney that is currently in force with respect to any Tax
matter.
(g) No property owned by the
Company is (i) “tax-exempt use property” within
the meaning of Section 168(h)(1) of the Code,
(ii) “tax-exempt bond financed property” within
the meaning of Section 168(g) of the Code,
(iii) “limited use property” within the meaning of
Rev. Proc. 76-30, or (vi) subject to any provision of state,
local or foreign Tax Law comparable to any of the provisions listed
above.
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(h) The Company is not, nor
has it been, nor will be a “U.S. real property holding
corporation” within the meaning of Section 897 of the
Code during the five year period ending on the Closing
Date.
(i) The Company is not a
party to or bound by any Tax sharing, allocation, indemnity or
similar agreement or arrangement.
(j) There are no outstanding
rulings of, or requests for rulings by, any Taxing Authority
addressed to the Company that are, or if issued would be, binding
on the Company.
(k) There are no liens as a
result of any unpaid Taxes upon any of the assets of the Company,
other than with respect to Taxes that are not yet due and
payable.
(l) The Company has never
been a member of any consolidated, combined, affiliated or unitary
group of corporations for any Tax purposes.
(m) The Company is not
presently liable, nor does the Company have any potential
liability, for the Taxes of another person (i) under Treasury
Regulations Section 1.1502-6 (or comparable provision of
state, local or foreign law), (ii) as transferee or successor,
or (iii) by contract or indemnity or otherwise.
(n) The Company has not
constituted either a “distributing corporation” or a
“controlled corporation” in connection with a
distribution of stock qualifying for tax-free treatment, in whole
or in part, under Section 355 of the Code.
(o) There is no income of the
Company that will be required under applicable Tax Law to be
reported by Parent or any of its affiliates, including the Company,
for a Tax period (or portion thereof) beginning after the Closing
Date which taxable income was realized (and reflects economic
income) arising prior to the Closing Date.
(p) The Company has disclosed
on its federal income Tax Returns all positions taken therein that
could give rise to substantial understatement of federal income tax
within the meaning of Section 6662 of the Code.
(q) The Company has not
participated in any way (i) in any “tax shelter”
within the meaning of Section 6111 (as in effect prior to the
enactment of P.L. 108-357 or any comparable laws of jurisdictions
other than the United States) of the Code or (ii) in any
“reportable transaction” within the meaning of Treasury
Regulation Section 1.6011-4 (as in effect at the relevant
time) (or any comparable regulations of jurisdictions other than
the United States).
(r) The Company has provided
to Parent all documentation relating to, and is in full compliance
with all terms and conditions of, any Tax exemption, Tax holiday or
other Tax reduction agreement or order of a territorial or non-U.S.
government. The consummation of the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement will not have any adverse effect on the continued
validity and effectiveness of any such Tax exemption, Tax holiday
or other Tax reduction agreement or order.
(s) The Company has in its
possession official foreign government receipts for any Taxes paid
by it to any foreign Tax authorities.
(t) All elections with
respect to Taxes affecting the Company that were not made in the
Tax Returns delivered to the Parent are described in
Section 3.10(t) of the Disclosure Schedule.
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(u) The Company does not have
a permanent establishment in any country with which the United
States of America has a relevant Tax treaty, as defined in such
relevant Tax treaty, and does not otherwise operate or conduct
business through any branch in any country other than the United
States.
(v) The Company has not filed
any consent agreement under Section 341(f) of the Code (as in
effect prior to its repeal by the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief
Reconciliation Act of 2003) or agreed to have
Section 341(f)(2) of the Code (as in effect prior to such
repeal) apply to any disposition of a subsection (f) asset (as
defined in Section 341(f)(4) of the Code prior to such repeal)
owned by the Company.
(w) All persons who have
purchased shares of the Company’s capital stock that will be
subject to a substantial risk of forfeiture under Section 83
of the Code at the Effectiv
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