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Exhibit 2.1
Execution
Copy
AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF
MERGER
by and among
PHOENIX COLOR
CORP.,
VISANT
CORPORATION,
COYOTE HOLDCO ACQUISITION
COMPANY LLC,
Louis LaSorsa
(As Stockholders’
Representative)
AND
THE STOCKHOLDERS NAMED ON THE
SIGNATURE PAGES HERETO
Dated as of February 11,
2008
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS
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Section 1.1
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Specific
Definitions |
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Section 1.2
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Other
Terms |
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Section 1.3
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Other
Definitional Provisions |
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ARTICLE II THE MERGER; CONVERSION OF
SHARES
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Section 2.1
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The
Merger |
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Section 2.2
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Time and
Place of Closing |
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Section 2.3
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Effective
Time |
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Section 2.4
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Effects
of the Merger |
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Section 2.5
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Charter
and Bylaws of the Surviving Corporation |
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Section 2.6
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Directors
and Officers |
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Section 2.7
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Conversion of Securities |
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Section 2.8
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Share
Consideration |
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Section 2.9
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Surrender
of Shares |
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Section 2.10
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Treatment
of Options and Restricted Shares |
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Section 2.11
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Working
Capital Adjustment |
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Section 2.12
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Dissenting Shares |
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ARTICLE III
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REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE
PRINCIPAL STOCKHOLDERS
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Section 3.1
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Capacity;
Authority of Principal Stockholders |
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Section 3.2
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Consents;
Non-Contravention |
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Section 3.3
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Ownership
of Phoenix Common Shares |
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ARTICLE IV JOINT AND SEVERAL
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE PRINCIPAL STOCKHOLDERS AND
PHOENIX
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Section 4.1
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Organization, Standing and Qualification of Phoenix;
Authority |
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Section 4.2
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Subsidiaries |
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Section 4.3
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Capitalization |
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Section 4.4
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Consents
and Approvals |
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Section 4.5
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Non-Contravention |
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Section 4.6
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Financial
Statements |
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Section 4.7
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Undisclosed Liabilities; Indebtedness |
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Section 4.8
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Customers
and Suppliers |
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Section 4.9
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Absence
of Certain Changes or Events |
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Section 4.10
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Real
Property |
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Section 4.11
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Personal
Property |
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Section 4.12
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Assets |
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Section 4.13
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Intellectual Property Rights |
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Section 4.14
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Business
Contracts |
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Section 4.15
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Government Contracts |
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Section 4.16
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Litigation |
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Section 4.17
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Compliance with Law |
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Section 4.18
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Insurance |
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Section 4.19
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Employee
Benefits |
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Section 4.20
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Tax
Matters |
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Section 4.21
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Environmental Matters |
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Section 4.22
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Labor
Matters |
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Section 4.23
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Affiliate
Transactions |
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Section 4.24
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Brokers
or Finders |
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Section 4.25
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Prohibited Payments |
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Section 4.26
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Accounts
Receivable |
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Section 4.27
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Inventory |
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Section 4.28
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Banking
Relationships |
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Section 4.29
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Product
Warranty; Purchase Commitments and Outstanding Bids |
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Section 4.30
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No Other
Agreements to Sell the Assets or Stock of Phoenix or any
Subsidiary |
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ARTICLE V REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
OF PARENT AND MERGER SUB
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Section 5.1
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Organization, Standing and Qualification of Parent |
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Section 5.2
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Authority
of Parent and Merger Sub |
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Section 5.3
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Consents
and Approvals |
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Section 5.4
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Compliance with Law |
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Section 5.5
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Brokers
or Finders |
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Section 5.6
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Litigation |
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Section 5.7
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Available
Funds |
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ARTICLE VI COVENANTS OF THE
PARTIES
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Section 6.1
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Conduct
of the Business |
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Section 6.2
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Notice of
Certain Events or Occurrences |
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Section 6.3
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Access to
Information |
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Section 6.4
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Reasonable Best Efforts; Filings |
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Section 6.5
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Compliance with ISRA |
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Section 6.6
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Approval
by Stockholders and ESBOP Participants |
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Section 6.7
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Additional Financial Statements |
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Section 6.8
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Confidentiality |
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Section 6.9
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Tax
Matters |
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Section 6.10
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Injunctive Relief; Limitation on Scope |
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Section 6.11
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Public
Disclosure |
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Section 6.12
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Notes
Tender and Redemption; Termination of Indebtedness |
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Section 6.13
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No Shop;
Other Offers |
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Section 6.14
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Further
Assurances |
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Section 6.15
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Directors’ and Officers’ Insurance |
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Section 6.16
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Notice
under Section 262 of the DGCL |
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ARTICLE VII CLOSING
CONDITIONS
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Section 7.1
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Condition
to Each Party’s Obligations |
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Section 7.2
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Conditions to the Obligations of the Company |
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Section 7.3
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Conditions to the Obligations of Parent and Merger
Sub |
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ARTICLE VIII TERMINATION AND
ABANDONMENT
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Section 8.1
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Termination |
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Section 8.2
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Procedure
and Effect of Termination |
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Section 8.3
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Fees and
Expenses |
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ARTICLE IX SURVIVAL AND
INDEMNIFICATION
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Section 9.1
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Survival |
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Section 9.2
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Indemnification by Stockholders |
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Section 9.3
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Indemnification by Parent |
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Section 9.4
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Third
Party Claim Indemnification Procedures |
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Section 9.5
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Direct
Claims |
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Section 9.6
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Calculation of Indemnity Payments |
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66 |
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Section 9.7
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Characterization of Indemnification Payments |
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Section 9.8
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Payments |
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67 |
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Section 9.9
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Exclusive
Remedy |
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67 |
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ARTICLE X MISCELLANEOUS
PROVISIONS
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68 |
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Section 10.1
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Amendment
and Modification |
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68 |
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Section 10.2
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Waiver of
Compliance; Consents |
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68 |
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Section 10.3
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No
Recourse |
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Section 10.4
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Notices |
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Section 10.5
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Assignment |
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Section 10.6
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GOVERNING
LAW |
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Section 10.7
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Counterparts |
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70 |
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Section 10.8
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Entire
Agreement |
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70 |
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Section 10.9
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SUBMISSION TO JURISDICTION; SELECTION OF FORUM |
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70 |
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Section 10.10
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WAIVER OF
JURY TRIAL |
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Section 10.11
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Remedies |
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71 |
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Section 10.12
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Severability |
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71 |
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Section 10.13
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Section
Headings |
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71 |
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Section 10.14
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Fulfillment of Obligations |
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Section 10.15
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Parties
in Interest; No Third Party Beneficiaries |
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Section 10.16
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Construction |
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Section 10.17
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Stockholders’ Representative |
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INDEX
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Accounting Firm
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Accounts Payable
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Adequate Working Capital
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1 |
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Affiliate
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2 |
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Aggregate Optionholder Escrow
Amount
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2 |
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Aggregate Share Consideration
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12 |
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Aggregate Stockholder Escrow
Amount
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2 |
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Agreement
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1 |
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Ancillary Agreements
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2 |
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Annual Financial Statements
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24 |
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Approving Stockholder
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72 |
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Audited Balance Sheets
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24 |
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Benefit Plans
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33 |
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Books and Records
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2 |
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Business
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2 |
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Business Contracts
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2 |
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Business Day
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2 |
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Cancelled Shares
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12 |
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CERCLA
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3 |
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Certificate of Merger
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11 |
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Certificates
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12 |
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Chosen Courts
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CIC Payments
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Claim Notice
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63 |
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Class A Common Stock
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12 |
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Class A Shares
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12 |
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Class B Common Stock
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12 |
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Class B Shares
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12 |
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Closing
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11 |
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Closing Date
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11 |
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Closing Date Working Capital
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2 |
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Closing Date Working Capital
Statement
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2 |
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Code
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2 |
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Company
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1 |
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Confidentiality Agreement
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45 |
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Contracts
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2 |
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Control
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3 |
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Credit Agreement
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3 |
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Current Assets
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3 |
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Current Liabilities
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3 |
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Debt Documents
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53 |
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Debt Offer
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53 |
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DGCL
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10 |
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Direct Claim
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66 |
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Disclosure Schedule
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3 |
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Dissenting Shares
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19 |
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Dissenting Stockholder
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19 |
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Effective Time
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11 |
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Employees
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3 |
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Encumbrances
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3 |
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Environmental Claims
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3 |
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Environmental Conditions
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3 |
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Environmental Law
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3 |
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ERISA
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4 |
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ERISA Affiliate
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33 |
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ERISA Plans
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33 |
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ESBOP
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4 |
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Escrow Account
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4 |
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Escrow Agent
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4 |
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Escrow Agreement
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4 |
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Excluded Shares
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12 |
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Financial Statements
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24 |
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Funding Source
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GAAP
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4 |
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Governmental Authorizations
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4 |
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Governmental Entity
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23 |
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Gross Purchase Price
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4 |
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Hazardous Substance
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HSR Act
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4 |
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Indebtedness
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4 |
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Indemnified Parties
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61 |
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Indemnifying Party
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63 |
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Indenture
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53 |
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Information Statement
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48 |
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Insurance Policies
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32 |
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Intellectual Property
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5 |
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Intellectual Property
Contracts
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5 |
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Interim Financial Statements
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24 |
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Inventory
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39 |
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IRS
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5 |
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ISRA
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5 |
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ISRA Closing Compliance
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47 |
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IT Assets
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6 |
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Knowledge
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6 |
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Law
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6 |
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Leased Real Property
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26 |
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Leases
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27 |
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Liabilities
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6 |
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Licensed Intellectual
Property
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6 |
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LNA
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47 |
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Losses
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61 |
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Material Adverse Effect
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6 |
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Material Contracts
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31 |
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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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Multiemployer Plan
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33 |
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New Jersey Property
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47 |
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NJDEP
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47 |
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Non-Plan Shares
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6 |
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Notes
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6 |
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Notice Period
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63 |
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Objection
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17 |
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Option
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15 |
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Option Settlement Amount
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15 |
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Optionholder
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15 |
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Optionholders Escrow Amount
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6 |
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Order
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7 |
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Ordinary Course
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7 |
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Owned Real Property
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26 |
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Parent
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1 |
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Parent Indemnified Parties
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61 |
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Participant Information
Statement
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49 |
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PBGC
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34 |
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Pension Plan
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33 |
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Permitted Encumbrances
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7 |
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Person
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7 |
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Personal Property
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7 |
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Phoenix
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1 |
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Phoenix Common Stock
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12 |
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Phoenix Indebtedness
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8 |
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Phoenix Required Approvals
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8 |
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Phoenix Trademarks
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8 |
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Plan Participant
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49 |
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Plan Trustee
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49 |
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Post-Closing Tax Period
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52 |
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Pre-Closing Returns
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50 |
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Pre-Closing Tax Period
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50 |
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Principal Stockholders
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8 |
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Proceedings
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31 |
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Purchase Price
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8 |
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Purchase Price Adjustment
Amount
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18 |
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Purchase Price Per Share
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15 |
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RCRA
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3 |
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Real Property
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26 |
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Rebates
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9 |
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Redemption
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53 |
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Refunds
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9 |
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Registered
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9 |
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Related to the Business
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9 |
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Remediation Agreement
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47 |
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Requisite Consents
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53 |
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Restricted Shares
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16 |
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Restrictive Covenant
Agreement
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9 |
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Scheduled Intellectual
Property
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28 |
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SEC
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9 |
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Sellers Indemnified Parties
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63 |
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SERP
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9 |
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Share Consideration
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12 |
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Share Number
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15 |
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Shares
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12 |
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Solicitation
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53 |
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Stockholder Approval
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1 |
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Stockholder Escrow Amount
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9 |
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Stockholders
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9 |
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Stockholders’
Representative
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9 |
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Straddle Period
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50 |
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Straddle Returns
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50 |
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Subsidiary
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9 |
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Survival Period
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61 |
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Surviving Corporation
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11 |
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Tax Returns
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9 |
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Taxes
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10 |
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Termination Date
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59 |
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Third Party Claim
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63 |
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Threshold
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62 |
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Titles
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26 |
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Top Customers
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25 |
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Top Suppliers
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25 |
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Trade Secrets
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5 |
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Unaudited Balance Sheet
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24 |
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Visant
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1 |
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Working Capital
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10 |
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Working Capital Estimate
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17 |
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Working Capital Objection
Period
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AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER
(this “ Agreement ”), dated as of
February 11, 2008, by and among Visant Corporation, a Delaware
corporation (“ Visant ” or “ Parent
”), Coyote Holdco Acquisition Company LLC, a Delaware limited
liability company (“ Merger Sub ”), Phoenix
Color Corp., a Delaware corporation (“ Phoenix ”
or “ Company ”), Louis LaSorsa, as
Stockholders’ Representative, and the Stockholders named on
the signature pages hereto (as defined below).
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, the parties intend
that Merger Sub be merged with and into Phoenix, with Phoenix
surviving that merger on the terms and subject to the conditions
set forth in this Agreement (the “ Merger
”);
WHEREAS, the board of
directors of Phoenix has (i) determined that it is in the best
interests of Phoenix and its stockholders, and declared it
advisable, to enter into this Agreement, (ii) approved the
execution, delivery and performance by Phoenix of this Agreement
and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and
thereby, including the Merger and (iii) resolved to recommend
adoption of this Agreement by the stockholders of the
Company;
WHEREAS, the board of
directors of each of Parent and Merger Sub have approved this
Agreement and declared it advisable for Parent and Merger Sub,
respectively, to enter into this Agreement; and
WHEREAS, concurrently with
the execution of this Agreement, and as a condition and inducement
to Parent’s willingness to enter into this Agreement, holders
of a majority of shares of Class A Common Stock, including the
Principal Stockholders, have executed, and delivered to Parent,
their written consent adopting this Agreement and the transactions
contemplated hereby, including the Merger (“ Stockholder
Approval ”);
NOW, THEREFORE, in
consideration of the foregoing and the respective agreements,
covenants, representations, warranties and undertakings contained
herein, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt
and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, and intending to
be legally bound hereby, the parties agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
Section 1.1 Specific
Definitions . As used in this Agreement, the following terms
shall have the meanings set forth or referenced below:
“ Accounts
Payable ” shall mean all current trade payables of
Phoenix and its Subsidiaries or the Business as of the Closing
arising out of the receipt of goods or services by the
Business.
“ Adequate Working
Capital ” shall mean $6,829,000.
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“ Affiliate
” shall, as applied to any Person, mean any other Person
directly or indirectly Controlling, Controlled by or under common
Control with such Person.
“ Aggregate
Stockholder Escrow Amount ” shall mean $8,779,320.66, the
sum of the Stockholder Escrow Amounts relating to each holder of
shares of Phoenix Common Stock.
“ Aggregate
Optionholder Escrow Amount ” shall mean $2,220,679.34,
the sum of the Optionholders Escrow Amounts relating to each
Optionholder.
“ Ancillary
Agreements ” shall mean, collectively, the Escrow
Agreement, the Restrictive Covenant Agreement, the Consulting
Agreement between Phoenix and Louis LaSorsa, the Employment
Agreement between Phoenix and John Carbone and the Retention
Agreement(s) between Phoenix and the parties thereto, each
substantially in the form attached as Exhibits I, II, III, IV and
V, respectively, hereto.
“ Books and
Records ” shall mean all books, ledgers, files, reports,
Tax Returns, plans, records, manuals and other materials (in any
form or medium) of, or maintained for, Phoenix or any of its
Subsidiaries or the Business, wherever located.
“ Business
” shall mean the marketing, selling, production, printing and
finishing of book components and heavily illustrated multi-color
books conducted by the Company and its Subsidiaries.
“ Business
Contracts ” shall mean all Contracts (other than this
Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements) to which Phoenix or any of
its Subsidiaries is a party.
“ Business Day
” shall mean any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday or a day
on which banks in New York City are authorized or obligated by Law
or executive order to close.
“ Closing Date
Working Capital ” shall mean Working Capital as of
immediately prior to the open of business on the Closing
Date.
“ Closing Date
Working Capital Statement ” shall mean the working
capital statement that sets forth the Current Assets and Current
Liabilities of Phoenix and its Subsidiaries as of immediately prior
to the open of business on the Closing Date, prepared, or caused to
be prepared, by Parent in accordance with Section 2.11 hereof
and, in the event of an Objection, as adjusted by either the
agreement of Phoenix, on the one hand, and Parent, on the other
hand, or by the Accounting Firm, acting pursuant to
Section 2.11(b).
“ Code ”
shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and the
regulations promulgated and rulings issued thereunder.
“ Contracts
” shall mean all agreements, contracts, leases and subleases,
purchase orders, arrangements, commitments and licenses, in each
case under which there are existing or future rights or
obligations.
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“ Control
” shall mean the possession, direct or indirect, of the power
to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of
a Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by
contract or otherwise.
“ Credit
Agreement ” shall mean the Second Amended and Restated
Loan and Security Agreement dated as of December 13, 2006, as
the same may be further amended from time to time.
“ Current Assets
” shall mean the list of assets set forth on Schedule I
annexed hereto, values of such as determined in accordance with
GAAP in effect as of the date hereof consistently
applied.
“ Current
Liabilities ” shall mean the list of liabilities set
forth on Schedule I annexed hereto, values of such as determined in
accordance with GAAP in effect as of the date hereof consistently
applied.
“ Disclosure
Schedule ” shall mean the disclosure
schedule delivered by Phoenix to Parent on the date of this
Agreement.
“ Employees
” shall mean all employees (including officers) and
consultants of Phoenix and its Subsidiaries.
“ Encumbrances
” shall mean any mortgage, pledge, deed of trust, lien
(including environmental and Tax liens), hypothecation, security
interest, title defect, encumbrance (with respect to real property
only), burden (with respect to real property only), charge, or
other similar restriction, option, easement (with respect to real
property only), encroachment, or other adverse claim.
“ Environmental
Claims ” shall mean all accusations, allegations, notices
of violation, liens, claims, demands, suits, or causes of action
for any damage, including, without limitation, personal injury or
property damage, arising out of or related to Environmental
Conditions or pursuant to applicable Environmental Laws.
“ Environmental
Conditions ” shall mean the presence of Hazardous
Substances in the environment (including natural resources, soil,
surface water, ground water, any present or potential drinking
water supply, subsurface strata or ambient air) relating to or
arising out of the Business.
“ Environmental
Law ” shall mean all applicable federal, state, and local
laws, and all rules or regulations promulgated thereunder, relating
to pollution, protection of the environment (including without
limitation ambient air, surface water, ground water, land surface,
subsurface strata, wildlife, plants, or other natural resources),
and/or protection of the health and safety of persons from
exposures to Hazardous Substances in the environment, including
without limitation (i) the Comprehensive Environmental
Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980 (“
CERCLA ”), (ii) the Toxic Substances Control Act,
(iii) the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act,
(iv) the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, (“
RCRA ”), (v) the Clean
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Water Act, (vi) the Safe Drinking
Water Act, (vii) the Clean Air Act, (viii) the
Occupational Safety and Health Act, (ix) the Federal
Insecticide, Fungicide, Rodenticide Act, (x) the Atomic Energy
Act, and (xi) the Emergency Planning and Community
Right-to-Know Act.
“ ERISA ”
shall mean the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as
amended, and the regulations promulgated and rulings issued
thereunder.
“ ESBOP ”
shall mean the Phoenix Color Corp. Employees’ Stock Bonus and
Ownership Plan, as amended and restated generally effective
January 1, 2007.
“ Escrow Account
” shall mean an account or accounts designated by the Escrow
Agent not less than two (2) Business Days prior to Closing and
in which account the Aggregate Stockholder Escrow Amount and the
Aggregate Optionholder Escrow Amount shall be deposited.
“ Escrow Agent
” shall mean Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., a national banking
association.
“ Escrow
Agreement ” shall mean the escrow agreement, in the form
attached as Exhibit I hereto, to be entered into concurrently with
Closing by and among the Stockholders’ Representative, Parent
and the Escrow Agent, whereby the Parent will deposit the amounts
described in Section 2.8(b) and 2.10(a) in escrow to meet the
indemnification and other obligations of the stockholders of the
Company under this Agreement.
“ GAAP ”
shall mean United States generally accepted accounting principles
in effect from time to time, except where GAAP is identified herein
as of a certain date.
“ Governmental
Authorizations ” shall mean all written licenses,
permits, certificates and other authorizations and approvals that
are issued by or obtained from a Governmental Entity.
“ Gross Purchase
Price ” shall mean $219.0 million.
“ Hazardous
Substance ” shall mean all pollutants, contaminants,
chemicals, wastes, and any other infectious, carcinogenic,
ignitable, corrosive, reactive, toxic or otherwise hazardous
substances or materials (whether solids, liquids or gases) subject
to regulation, control or remediation under applicable
Environmental Laws.
“ HSR Act
” shall mean the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act
of 1976, as amended.
“ Indebtedness
” shall mean, with respect to any Person, (a) all
Liabilities of such Person for borrowed money, whether contingent,
current or funded, secured or unsecured, (b) all Liabilities
of such Person for the deferred purchase price of property or
services, (c) all Liabilities of such Person evidenced by
notes, bonds, debentures or other similar instruments, (d) all
indebtedness created or arising under any conditional sale or other
title retention agreement
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with respect to property acquired by
such Person (even though the rights and remedies of the seller or
lender under such agreement in the event of default are limited to
repossession or sale of such property), (e) all Liabilities of
such Person as lessee under leases that have been or are required
to be, in accordance with GAAP as of the date hereof, recorded as
capital leases, (f) all obligations, contingent or otherwise,
of such Person under bankers’ acceptance, letter of credit or
similar facilities, (g) any other amounts required to be
considered as indebtedness for purposes of GAAP as of the date
hereof, (h) all Indebtedness of others referred to in clauses
(a) through (g) above guaranteed in any manner by such
Person, and (i) all Indebtedness referred to in clauses
(a) through (g) above secured by any Encumbrance on
property (including accounts and contract rights) owned by such
Person, even though such Person has not assumed or become liable
for the payment of such Indebtedness; provided , that
clauses (a) through (i) shall include all accrued
interest, premiums and penalties upon prepayment of such
outstanding Indebtedness; provided , further, that
for the avoidance of doubt, Ordinary Course Accounts Payable shall
not be considered Indebtedness.
“ Intellectual
Property ” shall mean all (i) trademarks, service
marks, brand names, certification marks, collective marks,
d/b/a’s, Internet domain names, logos, symbols, trade dress,
assumed names, fictitious names, trade names and other indicia of
origin, all applications and registrations for the foregoing and
all goodwill associated therewith and symbolized thereby, including
all renewals of same; (ii) inventions and discoveries, whether
patentable or not, and all patents, registrations, invention
disclosures and applications therefor, including divisions,
continuations, continuations-in-part and renewal applications, and
including renewals, extensions and reissues;
(iii) confidential information, trade secrets and know-how,
including processes, schematics, business methods, formulae,
drawings, prototypes, models, designs and customer lists
(collectively, “ Trade Secrets ”);
(iv) published and unpublished works of authorship, whether
copyrightable or not (including, without limitation, software,
databases and other compilations of information), copyrights
therein and thereto, and registrations and applications therefor,
and all renewals, extensions, restorations and reversions therefor;
and (v) all other intellectual property or proprietary
rights.
“ Intellectual
Property Contracts ” shall mean all agreements concerning
Intellectual Property to which Phoenix or any of its Subsidiaries
is a party, including Contracts granting Phoenix or any of its
Subsidiaries rights to use the Licensed Intellectual Property,
non-assertion agreements, settlement agreements, agreements
granting rights to use Intellectual Property Related to the
Business, trademark coexistence agreements and trademark consent
agreements Related to the Business but not including licenses for
commercial “off-the-shelf” or “shrink wrap”
software that has not been modified or customized in any way for
Phoenix or any of its Subsidiaries.
“ IRS ”
shall mean the Internal Revenue Service of the United
States.
“ ISRA ”
shall mean the New Jersey Industrial Site Recovery Act (N.J.S.A.
13:1K-6, et seq .), including all administrative rules and
regulations (N.J.A.C. ch. 7:26B) promulgated pursuant
thereto.
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“ IT Assets
” shall mean all computers, computer software, firmware,
middleware, servers, workstations, routers, hubs, switches, data
communications lines, all other information technology equipment
and all associated documentation of or used by Phoenix and its
Subsidiaries.
“ Knowledge
” shall mean the actual knowledge, after reasonable inquiry,
of Louis LaSorsa, Edward Lieberman and John Carbone and Brian Keck
(but only with respect to Sections 4.6, 4.7, 4.20, 4.26, 4.27 and
4.28 and Guy Bonner (but only with respect to Sections 4.10, 4.11,
4.12 and 4.21).
“ Law ”
shall mean any applicable federal, foreign, national, provincial,
supranational, state, local or similar statute, law (including
common law), ordinance, regulation, rule, code, order, requirement
or rule of law, in each case, of any Governmental
Entity.
“ Liabilities
” shall mean any and all debts, liabilities, commitments and
obligations of any kind, whether fixed, contingent or absolute,
matured or unmatured, liquidated or unliquidated, accrued or not
accrued, asserted or not asserted, known or unknown, determined,
determinable or otherwise, whenever or however arising (including,
whether arising out of any contract or tort, based on negligence or
strict liability) and whether or not the same would be as required
by GAAP as of the date hereof to be accrued on financial statements
or disclosed in the notes thereto.
“ Licensed
Intellectual Property ” shall mean Intellectual Property
that Phoenix or any of its Subsidiaries is licensed or otherwise
permitted by other Persons to use.
“ Material Adverse
Effect ” shall mean any change or effect that is
materially adverse to the business, assets, Liabilities, condition
(financial or otherwise) or results of operations of Phoenix and
its Subsidiaries or the Business in each case, on a consolidated
basis; provided , however , that none of the
following, in and of itself or themselves, shall constitute a
Material Adverse Effect: (i) changes that are the result of
factors generally affecting the industry in which Phoenix and its
Subsidiaries operate, (ii) changes in general U.S. political
or economic conditions or financial or capital markets, or
(iii) changes in GAAP or in Laws of general applicability or
in interpretations thereof by courts or other Governmental
Entities, in each case, after the date hereof, provided ,
that with respect to clauses (i), (ii), and (iii) above
such changes do not disproportionately adversely affect in a
material manner Phoenix or any of its Subsidiaries or the Business,
in each case on a consolidated basis, compared to other companies
operating in the industries in which Phoenix and its Subsidiaries
operate.
“ Non-Plan
Shares ” shall mean Shares that are held directly by
Stockholders, rather than Shares beneficially owned by Stockholders
through the ESBOP.
“ Notes ”
shall mean the 13% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2009.
“ Optionholder
Escrow Amount ” shall mean, with respect to each
Optionholder, the amount set forth next to such
Optionholder’s name on Schedule IV under the column
“Optionholder Escrow Amount”.
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“ Order ”
shall mean any written order, writ, judgment, injunction, subpoena,
indictment, demand, decree, stipulation, determination or award
entered by or with any Governmental Entity.
“ Ordinary
Course ” shall mean the conduct of the Business in
accordance with Phoenix’s and its Subsidiaries’ normal
day-to-day customs, practices and procedures.
“ Permitted
Encumbrances ” shall mean:
(a) statutory Encumbrances
for Taxes of Phoenix and its Subsidiaries not yet due and payable
or which are being contested in good faith through the appropriate
proceedings, and special assessments or other governmental charges
not yet due and payable or which are being contested in good faith
through the appropriate proceedings;
(b) mechanics’,
materialmen’s, carriers’, workers’,
repairers’ and similar statutory liens arising or incurred in
the Ordinary Course;
(c) with respect to real
property, zoning, building and other land use regulations imposed
by any Governmental Entity having jurisdiction over any Real
Property or Leased Real Property which are not violated in any
material respect by the current use and operation thereof and do
not impair in any material respect the current use and operation
thereof;
(d) deposits or pledges made
in connection with, or to secure payment of, worker’s
compensation, unemployment insurance, pension or other similar
programs mandated under applicable Law;
(e) other minor imperfections
of title or Encumbrances, if any, that individually or in the
aggregate, do not materially impair the continued use and operation
of any assets to which they relate;
(f) any Encumbrance that is
created by Parent or any of its Affiliates as of or immediately
following Closing; and
(g) any restrictions relating
to the resale of the securities of Phoenix or its Subsidiaries
under applicable securities laws.
“ Person ”
shall mean any individual, corporation, partnership, limited
liability company, firm, joint venture, association, joint-stock
company, trust, unincorporated organization, governmental or
regulatory body or other entity.
“ Personal
Property ” shall mean all of the tangible personal
property owned or leased by Phoenix or any of its Subsidiaries,
including those items set forth on the fixed asset registers set
forth in Section 4.11 of the Disclosure Schedule.
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“ Phoenix
Indebtedness ” shall mean all Indebtedness of Phoenix or
its Subsidiaries.
“ Phoenix Required
Approvals ” shall mean all consents, approvals, waivers,
authorizations, notices and filings that are required to be set
forth in Section 4.5 of the Disclosure Schedule.
“ Phoenix
Trademarks ” shall mean the trade names, service marks or
trademarks owned or licensed by Phoenix or any of its
Subsidiaries.
“ Principal
Stockholders ” shall mean, collectively, Louis LaSorsa,
Edward Lieberman, John Biancolli, John Carbone and Bruno
Jung.
“ Purchase Price
” shall mean the Gross Purchase Price, as adjusted pursuant
to Section 2.11(a)(i), less (A) Indebtedness of Phoenix
and its Subsidiaries as of Closing and (B) less any
liabilities of Phoenix or any of its Subsidiaries, whether
absolute, accrued, contingent or otherwise, payable on or after
Closing (i) triggered in whole or in part by the transactions
contemplated hereby in connection with or arising out of the
employment or employment contracts of any of Phoenix’s or its
Subsidiaries’ officers, directors or employees, including,
without limitation, any transaction or retention bonuses payable to
such persons or any other employees of Phoenix or its Subsidiaries
(the “ CIC Payments ”); provided ,
that in the event any portion of any CIC Payment is
forfeited pursuant to the terms of the agreement giving rise to
such payment, the portion of the CIC Payment so forfeited shall be
promptly paid (but in no event later than the second Business Day
after the date of such forfeiture) to the Stockholder’s
Representative for the immediate distribution thereof to
(a) the Plan Trustee for distribution to all Stockholders who
hold Shares through the ESBOP (in respect of such Shares) and
(b) to all Stockholders who hold Non-Plan Shares (in respect
of the Non-Plan Shares) and Optionholders (in respect of Shares
underlying such Options); provided , that all
reasonable and actual costs and third party expenses incurred by
the Stockholders’ Representative in connection therewith
shall be withheld by the Stockholders’ Representative from
the funds to be distributed to Stockholders and Optionholders,
(ii) triggered in whole or in part by the transactions
contemplated hereby, relating to or arising out of the ESBOP or any
other Benefit Plan (other than the Share Consideration payable
hereunder including without limitation, the Share Consideration
payable in respect of Restricted Stock or the Option Settlement
Amount payable in respect of the Options), (iii) under or
pursuant to the SERP and (iv) costs and expenses incurred by
the Company or any of its Subsidiaries but unpaid prior to the
Closing, including but not limited to fees and expenses of the
Company’s legal and financial advisors, broker fees, fees and
expenses of ESBOP’s trustee (unless paid by the ESBOP), fees,
expenses and penalties incurred by the Company in connection with,
and all interest relating to, the Debt Offer, the Solicitation, the
Redemption, and the discharge of all Indebtedness of Phoenix and
its Subsidiaries, and fees paid in obtaining any valuation or
fairness opinion with respect to the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement, in connection with the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement or the Ancillary Agreements (unless paid by the
ESBOP). The calculation of the Purchase Price is as set forth on
Schedule II annexed hereto.
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“ Rebates
” shall mean all credits (whether paid in cash or otherwise)
for fees, discounts, rights of offset and credits of all kinds
given to Phoenix or any of its Subsidiaries by its vendors or
suppliers.
“ Refunds
” shall mean all credits (whether paid in cash or otherwise)
for refunds, discounts, rights of offset and credits of all kinds
given to Phoenix or any of its Subsidiaries by its vendors or
suppliers.
“ Registered
” shall mean issued by, registered with, renewed by or the
subject of a pending application before any Governmental Entity or
Internet domain name registrar.
“ Related to the
Business ” shall mean necessary for, primarily related
to, or primarily used in connection with, the Business.
“ Restrictive
Covenant Agreement ” shall mean such agreement
substantially in the form attached as Exhibit II, entered into
between and among each of the Principal Stockholders and other
Persons set forth on Schedule III annexed hereto, Phoenix and
Parent at the time of Closing.
“ SEC ”
shall mean the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
“ SERP ”
shall mean the Phoenix Color Corp. Supplemental Employee Retirement
Plans, as amended.
“ Stockholders
” shall mean, collectively, all the holders of Phoenix Common
Stock (including participants in the ESBOP) and all Optionholders
as of the date hereof.
“
Stockholders’ Representative ” shall mean Louis
LaSorsa or any replacement identified in a notice from
Mr. LaSorsa and such successor representative and delivered to
the Parent in accordance with Section 10.17 hereof.
“ Stockholder Escrow
Amount ” shall mean, with respect to each Stockholder of
Phoenix Common Stock who holds Non-Plan Shares, the amount set
forth next to such Stockholder’s name on Schedule IV under
the column “Stockholder Escrow Amount”.
“ Subsidiary
” shall mean, as to any Person, any Person (i) of which
such Person directly or indirectly owns securities or other equity
interests representing more than 50% of the aggregate voting power,
(ii) of which a Person possesses the power to elect a majority
of the board of directors or Persons holding similar positions or
performing similar functions or (iii) which such Person
Controls directly or indirectly through one or more
intermediaries.
“ Tax Returns
” shall mean, as to any Person, all federal, state, local or
foreign Tax returns, Tax or information reports, declarations of
estimated Tax and other forms, including consolidated federal
income Tax returns of such Person and the entities consolidated
with such Person (in each case, including any related or supporting
information) filed or required to be filed with respect to any
taxing authority with respect to Taxes, including any schedules,
attachments or amendments thereto and including amended
returns.
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“ Taxes ”
shall mean all taxes, customs, duties, charges, fees, levies,
penalties or other assessments of any kind whatsoever, in each case
imposed by any federal, state, local or foreign taxing authority,
including income, excise, property, sales, use (or any similar
taxes), transfer, franchise, payroll, withholding, social security
business license fees, alternative minimum or other taxes,
including any interest, penalties or additions attributable
thereto.
“ Working
Capital ” shall mean (x) the Current Assets minus
(y) the Current Liabilities.
Section 1.2 Other
Terms . Other terms may be defined elsewhere in the text of
this Agreement and, unless otherwise indicated, shall have such
meaning indicated throughout this Agreement.
Section 1.3 Other
Definitional Provisions . Unless the express context otherwise
requires:
(a) The words
“herein” and “hereunder” and words of
similar import, when used in this Agreement, shall refer to this
Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this
Agreement.
(b) Terms defined in the
singular shall have comparable meaning when used in the plural, and
vice versa, except where such terms are separately
defined.
(c) The terms
“dollars” and “$” shall mean United States
Dollars.
(d) References herein to a
specific Annex, Exhibit or Section shall refer, respectively, to
Annexes, Exhibits or Sections of this Agreement.
(e) Wherever the words
“include”, “includes” or
“including” are used in this Agreement, they shall be
deemed to be followed by the words “without
limitation”.
(f) References herein to any
gender include each other gender.
ARTICLE II
THE MERGER; CONVERSION OF
SHARES
Section 2.1 The Merger
. At the Effective Time, upon the terms and subject to the
conditions set forth in this Agreement and in accordance with the
applicable provisions of the General Corporation Law of the State
of Delaware (the “ DGCL ”), Merger Sub shall be
merged with and into the Company, whereupon the separate corporate
existence of Merger Sub shall cease, and the Company shall continue
as the surviving company in the Merger (the “ Surviving
Corporation ”) and a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent
and shall succeed to and assume the rights and obligations of
Merger Sub in accordance with the DGCL.
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Section 2.2 Time and Place
of Closing . Upon the terms and subject to the conditions
contained in this Agreement, the closing of the Merger and other
transactions contemplated by this Agreement (the “
Closing ”) will take place at the offices of Simpson
Thacher & Bartlett LLP, 425 Lexington Avenue, New York,
New York 10017 at 10:00 a.m. New York City time no later than
the third Business Day following the date on which all of the
conditions set forth in Article VII have been satisfied or waived
(other than those conditions that by their nature are to be
satisfied at the Closing, but subject to the satisfaction or waiver
of those conditions), or at such other place or time as the Parent
and Company mutually may agree in writing. The date on which the
Closing actually occurs is referred to as the “ Closing
Date ”.
Section 2.3 Effective
Time . On the Closing Date, the Company and Merger Sub shall
cause the Merger to be consummated by executing, delivering and
filing a certificate of merger (the “ Certificate of
Merger ”) with the Secretary of State of the State of
Delaware in accordance with the relevant provisions of the DGCL and
shall make such other filings or recordings required under the DGCL
in connection with the Merger. The Merger shall become effective at
such time as the Certificate of Merger is duly filed with the
Secretary of State of the State of Delaware, or at such later date
or time as may be agreed by Parent and the Company in writing and
specified in the Certificate of Merger in accordance with the DGCL
(such time as the Merger becomes effective is referred to herein as
the “ Effective Time ”).
Section 2.4 Effects of the
Merger . The Merger shall have the effects set forth in this
Agreement and the applicable provisions of the DGCL.
Section 2.5 Charter and
Bylaws of the Surviving Corporation .
(a) At the Effective Time,
and without any further action on the part of the Company or Merger
Sub, the certificate of incorporation of the Company shall be the
certificate of incorporation of the Surviving Corporation until
thereafter changed or amended as provided therein or by applicable
Law.
(b) At the Effective Time,
the bylaws of the Merger Sub, as in effect immediately prior to the
Effective Time, shall be the bylaws of the Surviving Corporation
until thereafter amended in accordance with the provisions thereof,
hereof and of applicable Law.
Section 2.6 Directors and
Officers . The directors of Phoenix shall resign and the
directors of Merger Sub as of immediately prior to the Effective
Time shall be elected as the initial directors of the Surviving
Corporation and shall hold office until their respective successors
are duly elected and qualified, or their earlier death, resignation
or removal. The officers of Phoenix shall resign and the officers
of Merger Sub as of immediately prior to the Effective Time shall
be appointed as the initial officers of the Surviving Corporation
and shall hold office until their respective successors are duly
elected and qualified, or their earlier death, resignation or
removal.
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Section 2.7 Conversion of
Securities . At the Effective Time, by virtue of the Merger and
without any action on the part of Parent, Merger Sub, the Company
or the holders of any of the following securities:
(a) Each share of
Class A Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the
Company (the “ Class A Common Stock ”) and Class
B Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Company (the
“ Class B Common Stock ” and together with the
Class A Common Stock, the “ Phoenix Common Stock
”) issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective
Time, other than any shares of Class A Common Stock (“
Class A Shares ”) or shares of Class B Common Stock
(“ Class B Shares ” and together with the
Class A Shares, the “ Shares ”) to be
cancelled or excluded pursuant to Section 2.7(b) and any
Dissenting Shares, shall be converted into the right to receive the
consideration payable to the holder thereof in accordance with
Section 2.8 below, without interest, upon surrender of such
shares in the manner provided in Section 2.9, less any
required withholding taxes (the “ Share Consideration
”).
(b) Each Share held in the
treasury of the Company and each Share owned directly or indirectly
by Parent or Merger Sub immediately prior to the Effective Time
(such shares, the “ Cancelled Shares ”)shall be
cancelled and shall cease to exist without any conversion thereof
and no payment or distribution shall be made with respect thereto.
Each Share that is owned by any wholly owned Subsidiary of Parent
(other than Merger Sub) or wholly owned Subsidiary of the Company
(such Shares, the “ Excluded Shares ”) shall
remain outstanding and no consideration shall be delivered in
exchange therefore.
(c) Each share of common
stock of Merger Sub issued and outstanding immediately prior to the
Effective Time shall be converted into one share of common stock of
the Surviving Corporation.
(d) Except as set forth in
Sections 2.7(b) and (c) and Section 2.13, (i) at the
Effective Time, all Shares (including Restricted Shares) shall
cease to be outstanding, shall automatically be cancelled and shall
cease to exist and (ii) the holders of certificates (the
“ Certificates ”) which immediately prior to the
Effective Time represented such Shares (including Restricted
Shares) shall cease to have any rights with respect thereto, except
the right to receive, upon surrender of such Certificates in
accordance with Section 2.8, the Share
Consideration.
Section 2.8 Share
Consideration.
(a) At Closing, Parent shall
pay by wire transfer of immediately available funds to an account
or accounts designated by the Stockholders’ Representative at
least two (2) Business Days prior to the Closing Date, an
amount equal to (X) the product of the number of Shares
multiplied by the Purchase Price Per Share less (Y) the
Aggregate Stockholder Escrow Amount (the “ Aggregate Share
Consideration ”).
(b) Concurrently with the
payment described in clause (a) above, Parent shall deposit
the Aggregate Stockholder Escrow Amount in the Escrow Account, with
such amount to be distributed subject to and in accordance with the
Escrow Agreement. The Stockholders
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holding a majority of the
outstanding Non-Plan Shares immediately prior to the Effective Time
shall have the power to approve all actions under the Escrow
Agreement on behalf of all Stockholders holding Non-Plan Shares
immediately prior to the Effective Time, and grant the
Stockholders’ Representative such power to approve all
actions under the Escrow Agreement. All reasonable and actual costs
and third party expenses incurred by the Stockholders’
Representative in connection therewith shall be withheld by the
Stockholders’ Representative from the release of any funds
from the Escrow Account to Stockholders and Optionholders in the
proportions set forth on Schedule IV annexed hereto.
(c) The Aggregate Share
Consideration shall be distributed by the Stockholders’
Representative to each person, in the manner described in
Section 2.9, who immediately before the Effective Time was a
holder of Phoenix Common Stock in proportion to the number of
shares of Phoenix Common Stock held by such stockholder immediately
prior to the Effective Time.
(d) The Purchase Price shall
be subject to adjustment to the extent of the Purchase Price
Adjustment Amount as provided in Section 2.11(c) and the
indemnification obligations of the Stockholders, in each case after
the Effective Time. The Stockholders holding a majority of the
outstanding Non-Plan Shares immediately prior to the Effective Time
shall have the power to approve all actions with respect to the
Purchase Price Adjustment Amount as provided in Section 2.11
and the indemnification obligations of the Stockholders on behalf
of all Stockholders holding Non-Plan Shares immediately prior to
the Effective Time, and grant the Stockholders’
Representative such power to approve all actions with respect to
the Purchase Price Adjustment Amount as provided in
Section 2.11 and the indemnification obligations of the
Stockholders. All reasonable and actual costs and third party
expenses incurred by the Stockholders’ Representative in
connection therewith shall be borne by all Stockholders holding
Non-Plan Shares immediately prior to the Effective Time on a pro
rata basis.
(e) The payment by Parent of
the Aggregate Share Consideration into the bank account designated
by Stockholders’ Representative in accordance with this
Section 2.8 shall constitute payment by Parent to each person
who immediately before the Effective Time was a holder of Phoenix
Common Stock and satisfaction of Parent’s obligation to pay
such amounts hereunder. After such payment by Parent,
Stockholders’ Representative shall be solely responsible for
allocating and distributing to each stockholder such
stockholder’s respective share of the Purchase Price from the
bank account(s) designated by Stockholders’ Representative in
accordance with this Section 2.8.
Section 2.9 Surrender of
Shares .
(a) Each holder of shares of
Phoenix Common Stock whose Shares have been converted into the
right to receive the Share Consideration will be entitled to
receive, upon surrender to the Stockholders’ Representative
of Certificates together with a properly completed letter of
transmittal, the Share Consideration for each share of Phoenix
Common Stock represented by such Certificate, in the manner set
forth in Section 2.9(b). Until so surrendered, each
Certificate shall represent after the Effective Time for all
purposes only the right to receive such Share
Consideration.
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(b) No later than five
(5) Business Days prior to the date on which the Closing is
scheduled to occur, the Company shall send to each holder of
Phoenix Common Stock a letter of transmittal for use in exchanging
such Shares for the Share Consideration. Upon surrender to the
Stockholders’ Representative of a Certificate together with
the letter of transmittal, the holder of such Certificate shall be
entitled to receive in exchange therefor cash in an amount equal to
Share Consideration, calculated in the manner described in
Section 2.8(c), for each Share formerly represented by such
Certificate. If any portion of the Share Consideration is to be
paid to a Person other than the Person in whose name the
surrendered Certificate is registered, it shall be a condition to
such payment that the Certificate so surrendered shall be properly
endorsed or otherwise be in proper form for transfer and that the
Person requesting such payment shall pay to the Stockholders’
Representative any transfer or other taxes required as a result of
such payment to a Person other than the registered holder of such
Certificate or establish to the satisfaction of the
Stockholders’ Representative that such tax has been paid or
is not payable.
(c) The Plan Trustee will be
entitled to receive, upon surrender to the Stockholders’
Representative of Certificates representing all of the Shares held
through the ESBOP by Plan Participants, an amount in cash equal to
the Share Consideration in respect of all such Shares for
distribution of such Share Consideration to the Plan Participants
in accordance with the terms of the ESBOP.
(d) At any time following the
date that is twelve months after the Effective Time, the Surviving
Corporation shall be entitled to require the Stockholders’
Representative to deliver to it any funds (including any interest
received with respect thereto) which have been made available to
the Stockholders’ Representative and which have not been
disbursed to holders of Certificates and thereafter such holders
shall be entitled to look solely to the Surviving Corporation
(subject to abandoned property, escheat or other similar laws) only
as general creditors thereof with respect to the Share
Consideration (without interest) upon due surrender of their
Certificates.
(e) Notwithstanding anything
in this Agreement to the contrary, Parent, Surviving Corporation
and the Stockholders’ Representative shall be entitled to
deduct and withhold from the consideration otherwise payable to any
former holder of Phoenix Common Stock pursuant to this Agreement
any amount as may be required to be deducted and withheld with
respect to the making of such payment under applicable Tax laws. To
the extent that amounts are so properly withheld by Parent, the
Surviving Corporation or the Stockholders’ Representative, as
the case may be, and are paid over to the appropriate Governmental
Entity in accordance with applicable law, such withheld amounts
shall be treated for all purposes of this Agreement as having been
paid to the holder of the Phoenix Common Stock in respect of which
such deduction and withholding was made by Parent, the Surviving
Corporation or the Stockholders’ Representative, as the case
may be.
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(f) All cash paid upon the
surrender of Certificates in accordance with the terms of this
Section 2.9 shall be deemed to have been in full satisfaction
of all rights pertaining to the Shares previously represented by
such Certificates. At the close of business on the day on which the
Effective Time occurs, the stock transfer books of the Company
shall be closed and there shall be no further registration of
transfers on the stock transfer books of the Surviving Corporation
of the Shares that were outstanding immediately prior to the
Effective Time. Subject to Section 2.9(e), if, at any time
after the Effective Time, Certificates are presented to the
Surviving Corporation for any reason, they shall be canceled and
exchanged as provided in this Section 2.9.
(g) None of Parent, Merger
Sub, the Stockholders’ Representative or the Company shall be
liable to any person in respect of any cash delivered to a public
official pursuant to any applicable abandoned property, escheat or
similar Law.
(h) If any Certificate shall
have been lost, stolen or destroyed, upon the making of an
affidavit of that fact by the person claiming such Certificate to
be lost, stolen or destroyed and, if required by the Surviving
Corporation, the posting by such person of a bond in such
reasonable amount as the Surviving Corporation may direct as
indemnity against any successful claim that may be made against it
with respect to such Certificate, the Surviving Corporation will
issue in exchange for such lost, stolen or destroyed Certificate
the Share Consideration to which such holder would be entitled
pursuant to Section 2.8.
Section 2.10 Treatment of
Options and Restricted Shares .
(a) Unless otherwise agreed,
upon occurrence of the Effective Time, each holder (an “
Optionholder ”) of an outstanding option to acquire
shares of Phoenix Common Stock (each, an “ Option
”), whether or not then vested or exercisable, that is
outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time, will be
entitled to receive in settlement thereof a cash payment from the
Surviving Corporation in an amount equal to the product of
(x) the excess, if any, of the Purchase Price Per Share over
the applicable exercise price per share of Phoenix Common Stock
subject to such Option, and (y) the number of shares of
Phoenix Common Stock for which such Option shall not theretofore
have been exercised (any such amounts paid, the “ Option
Settlement Amount ”), less the Optionholders Escrow
Amount. For purposes of this Agreement, the “ Purchase
Price Per Share ” shall be an amount equal to
(i) the sum of the Purchase Price and the aggregate exercise
price per share of all Options divided by (ii) the
sum of (x) the number of Shares outstanding immediately
prior to the Closing and (y) the number of Shares underlying
Options (the sum of (x) and (y), the “ Share
Number ”). The Surviving Corporation shall pay the
Optionholders, upon cancellation of all such Options, the cash
payments described in this Section 2.10(a) by the second
Business Day after the Closing Date, or such later time as the
Surviving Corporation and the Optionholders may mutually agree.
Concurrently with the payment to the Optionholders of the amount
described in the previous sentence, Surviving Corporation shall
deposit the Aggregate Optionholder Escrow Amount in the Escrow
Account, with such amount to be distributed subject to and in
accordance with the Escrow Agreement. The Stockholders holding a
majority of the outstanding Non-Plan Shares immediately prior to
the Effective Time shall have the power to approve all actions
under the
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Escrow Agreement on behalf of
all Stockholders, and grant the Stockholders’ Representative
such power to approve all actions under the Escrow Agreement. All
reasonable and actual costs and third party expenses incurred by
the Stockholders’ Representative in connection therewith
shall be withheld by the Stockholders’ Representative from
the release of the any funds from the Escrow Account to
Stockholders and Optionholders in the proportions set forth on
Schedule IV annexed hereto.
(b) Immediately prior to the
Effective Time, except as separately agreed by Parent and the
holder thereof, each award of restricted Phoenix Common Stock (the
“ Restricted Shares ”) and any accrued stock
dividends shall vest in full, be converted into the right to
receive the consideration as provided in Section 2.8 and be
subject to Section 2.9. The Surviving Corporation shall vest
and pay all cash dividends accrued on such Restricted Shares, along
with the consideration payable with respect to Restricted Shares
under Section 2.8, to the holders thereof by the second
Business Day after the Closing Date.
(c) The parties hereto agree
that, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, the cancellation of the
Options and conversion of the Restricted Shares pursuant to
Sections 2.10(a) and (b) above that take place on the Closing
Date in connection with this Agreement, shall occur immediately
after the Closing Date. Consistent with the “next day
rule” of Treas. Reg. § 1.1502-76(b)(1)(ii)(B), such
cancellations and conversions shall for all federal income Tax
purposes be treated as occurring at the beginning of the day
following the Closing Date. The parties agree not to take any
position for U.S. federal income tax purposes that is inconsistent
with this Section 2.10(c) unless required to do so as a result
of a final determination under Section 1313 of the Code or
similar provision under applicable Law.
(d) Surviving Corporation
shall be entitled to deduct and withhold from the amounts otherwise
payable pursuant to this Section 2.10 to any Optionholder or
holder of Restricted Shares such amounts as the Surviving
Corporation is required to deduct and withhold with respect to the
making of such payment under the Code, or any provision of state or
local Law, and the Surviving Corporation shall make any required
filings with and payments to tax authorities relating to any such
payment, deduction or withholding. To the extent that amounts are
so deducted and withheld by Surviving Corporation, such withheld
amounts shall be treated for all purposes of this Agreement as
having been paid to the Optionholder or holder of Restricted Shares
in respect of which such deduction and withholding was made by the
Surviving Corporation.
(e) The board of directors of
Phoenix (or the appropriate committee thereof) shall take the
actions necessary to effectuate the foregoing provisions of this
Section 2.10.
(f) The provisions of this
Section 2.10 are for the sole benefit of the parties to this
Agreement, and nothing herein, expressed or implied, is intended or
shall be construed to confer upon or give to any Person (including
for the avoidance of doubt any current or former employees,
directors, or independent contractors of any of Phoenix or any of
its Subsidiaries, Parent or any of its Subsidiaries, or on or after
the Effective Time, the Surviving Corporation or any of its
Subsidiaries except in their capacity as Stockholders or
Optionholders), other than the parties hereto and their respective
permitted successors and assigns, any legal or equitable or other
rights or remedies (with respect to the matters provided for in
this Section 2.10) under or by reason of any provision of this
Agreement.
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Section 2.11 Working
Capital Adjustment .
(a)
(i) No later than two
(2) Business Days prior to the Closing Date, Phoenix shall
deliver to Parent a statement setting forth its good faith estimate
of Working Capital as of the Closing (the “ Working
Capital Estimate ”), together with a reasonably detailed
worksheet setting forth the calculation of the Working Capital
Estimate and an estimate of the amount (if any) by which the
Working Capital Estimate will exceed (or be less than) the Adequate
Working Capital. Parent and Phoenix agree that the statements
contemplated by this Section 2.11 are solely intended to show
the Closing Date Working Capital and thereby determine the
difference between the Adequate Working Capital and Closing Date
Working Capital, if any. The Working Capital Estimate and the
Closing Date Working Capital Statement shall be prepared in
accordance with this Section 2.11 and the definitions of
Current Assets and Current Liabilities. If the Working Capital
Estimate exceeds the Adequate Working Capital as of the Closing
Date, the Purchase Price shall be increased by the amount of such
difference. If the Working Capital Estimate is less than the
Adequate Working Capital as of the Closing Date, the Purchase Price
shall be reduced by the amount of such difference.
(ii) Within 90 calendar days
after the Closing Date, Parent shall deliver to Stockholders’
Representative the Closing Date Working Capital Statement showing
in reasonable detail Parent’s calculation of the Closing Date
Working Capital. Stockholders’ Representative (and its
independent accountant) shall be afforded the opportunity to review
the Books and Records, accounts and calculations used in the
preparation of the Closing Date Working Capital Statement. If
Stockholders’ Representative does not object in writing to
Parent’s determination of the Closing Date Working Capital,
which objection must set forth a specific description of the basis
of Stockholders’ Representative’s objection, the
adjustment which Stockholders’ Representative believes should
be made to the Closing Date Working Capital Statement and a
detailed description of the calculation made in determining any
such adjustment (an “ Objection ”), within 30
calendar days after Parent delivers the Closing Date Working
Capital Statement to Stockholders’ Representative (the
“ Working Capital Objection Period ”), then the
Closing Date Working Capital calculation as set forth on the
Closing Date Working Capital Statement delivered by Parent shall be
deemed to be final and binding upon the Stockholders and Parent and
the provisions of Section 2.11(c) shall apply; provided
, that if Stockholders’ Representative validly
delivers an Objection during the Working Capital Objection Period,
then Section 2.11(b) shall apply with respect to such disputed
Closing Date Working Capital calculation.
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(b) In the event that
Stockholders’ Representative delivers an Objection within the
Working Capital Objection Period, Stockholders’
Representative and Parent shall reasonably cooperate to resolve
such dispute, but if they are unable to reach a resolution within
45 calendar days after Stockholders’ Representative validly
delivers an Objection, Stockholders’ Representative and
Parent shall submit such dispute to one of the accounting firms set
forth on Schedule V annexed hereto (the “ Accounting
Firm ”) for resolution. To the extent permitted by Law
and except as would not result in a breach of attorney-client
privilege or similar privilege, or violate any confidentiality or
similar agreement to which Stockholders’ Representative or
Parent are a party, Stockholders’ Representative and Parent
shall submit to the Accounting Firm all information requested by
the Accounting Firm and shall make any records relating to or
bearing upon such dispute available to the other party and to the
Accounting Firm. Stockholders’ Representative and Parent
shall further instruct the Accounting Firm to render its decision
within 30 calendar days after the Accounting Firm has received the
information so requested and shall reasonably cooperate with the
Accounting Firm and each other to enable the Accounting Firm to
render the decision within such period. The Accounting Firm shall,
after the submission of the evidentiary materials, submit its
written decision on each Objection to Stockholders’
Representative and Parent. The scope of the disputes to be resolved
by the Accounting Firm shall be limited to whether the Closing Date
Working Capital as set forth on the Closing Date Working Capital
Statement was prepared in accordance with this Section 2.11
and the definitions of Current Assets and Current Liabilities and
whether there were errors of fact or mathematical errors in the
Closing Date Working Capital Statement. The Accounting Firm shall
render a written report as to the resolution of the dispute and the
resulting computation of the Closing Date Working Capital. In
resolving any Objection, the Accounting Firm (x) shall comply
with the provisions of this Section 2.11 and (y) may not
assign a value to any item greater than the greatest value for such
item claimed by either party or less than the smallest value for
such item claimed by either party. Any determination by the
Accounting Firm with respect to any Objection shall be final,
binding and conclusive on each party to this Agreement and the
Stockholders. The fees and expenses of the Accounting Firm shall be
shared equally by Parent and the Principal Stockholders. Nothing in
this Agreement shall require that any matter other than disputes
under this Section 2.11(b) be resolved by the procedure
described above. The dispute resolution under this
Section 2.11(b) shall be in substitution for and precludes the
bringing of any proceeding in any court in connection with any
Objection made by Stockholders’ Representative and Parent
pursuant to this Section 2.11(b).
(c) Upon the later of
acceptance of the Closing Date Working Capital Statement or the
resolution of Objections thereto, Stockholders’
Representative and the Parent shall determine the amount (the
“ Purchase Price Adjustment Amount ”) by which
the Closing Date Working Capital differs from the Working Capital
Estimate. If the Closing Date Working Capital exceeds the Working
Capital Estimate, Parent shall pay to the Stockholders’
Representative an amount equal to the Purchase Price Adjustment
Amount no later than three (3) Business Days after the
determination of such Purchase Price Adjustment Amount. The
Stockholders’ Representative shall immediately distribute any
amount received pursuant to this Section 2.11 to (i) the
Plan Trustee for distribution to all Stockholders who hold Shares
through the ESBOP (in respect of such Shares) and (ii) to all
Stockholders who hold Non-Plan Shares
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(in respect of the Non-Plan
Shares) and Optionholders (in respect of the Shares underlying the
Options) on a pro rata basis. All reasonable and actual
costs and third party expenses incurred by the Stockholders’
Representative in connection with this Section 2.11 shall be
withheld by the Stockholders’ Representative from the release
of any funds to be distributed to Stockholders (including in
respect of Shares held through the ESBOP) and Optionholders. If the
Working Capital Estimate exceeds the Closing Date Working Capital,
Stockholders’ Representative shall pay to the Parent an
amount equal to the Purchase Price Adjustment Amount no later than
three (3) Business Days after the determination of such
Purchase Price Adjustment Amount. To the extent funds are available
in the Escrow Account, any amount payable to the Parent under this
Section 2.11(c) shall be paid to Parent from the Escrow
Account in accordance with the Escrow Agreement. Any Purchase Price
Adjustment Amount payment shall be treated for all Tax purposes as
an adjustment to the Purchase Price. Each party shall bear its own
expenses incurred in connection with the preparation, review and
resolution of the Closing Date Working Capital
Statement.
Section 2.12 Dissenting
Shares . Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the
contrary, any issued and outstanding Shares held by a Person ,
including for such purpose the ESBOP but none of the individual
participants therein (a “ Dissenting Stockholder
”) who has not voted in favor of or consented to the adoption
of this Agreement and has complied with all the applicable
provisions of the DGCL concerning the right of holders of Shares to
require appraisal of their Shares (“ Dissenting Shares
”) shall not be converted into the right to receive the Share
Consideration as described in Section 2.8, but shall be
converted to the right to receive such consideration as may be
determined to be due to such Dissenting Stockholder pursuant to the
procedures set forth in Section 262 of the DGCL. If such
Dissenting Stockholder withdraws its demand for appraisal or fails
to perfect or otherwise loses its right of appraisal, in any case
pursuant to the DGCL, its Shares shall be deemed to be converted as
of the Effective Time into the right to receive the Share
Consideration for each such Share in accordance with the provisions
of this Agreement. At the Effective Time, any holder of Dissenting
Shares shall cease to have any rights with respect thereto, except
the rights set forth in Section 262 of the DGCL and as
provided in the previous sentence. The Company shall give Parent
prompt notice of any demands for appraisal of Shares received by
the Company, withdrawals of such demands and any other instruments
served pursuant to Section 262 of the DGCL and shall give
Parent the opportunity to participate in all negotiations and
proceedings with respect thereto. The Company shall not, without
the prior written consent of Parent (not to be unreasonably
withheld, delayed or conditioned), make any payment with respect
to, or settle or offer to settle, any such demands.
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ARTICLE III
REPRESENTATIONS AND
WARRANTIES OF THE PRINCIPAL STOCKHOLDERS
Each Principal Stockholder
represents and warrants to Parent as to itself as
follows:
Section 3.1 Capacity;
Authority of Principal Stockholders .
Each such Principal
Stockholder has the requisite power, capacity and authority to, and
has taken all action necessary to, execute and deliver this
Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements to which such Principal
Stockholder is (or will be) a party, to consummate the transactions
contemplated hereby and thereby and to perform all of its
obligations contained herein and therein, and no other proceedings
on the part of any such Principal Stockholder are (or will be)
necessary to authorize the execution, delivery and performance of
this Agreement or any such Ancillary Agreements and the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby.
This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by each
Principal Stockholder and is a valid and binding obligation of such
Principal Stockholder, enforceable against such Principal
Stockholder in accordance with its terms, except as the
enforceability thereof may be limited by (a) applicable
bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium, reorganization or similar laws
in effect which affect the enforcement of creditors rights
generally or (b) general principles of equity, whether
considered in a proceeding at law or in equity. Each of the
Ancillary Agreements to which any Principal Stockholder is (or will
be) a party has been (or will be) duly executed and delivered by
such Principal Stockholder and is (or will be when duly authorized,
executed and delivered) a valid and binding obligation of such
Principal Stockholder, enforceable against such Principal
Stockholder in accordance with its terms, except as the
enforceability thereof may be limited by (a) applicable
bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium, reorganization or similar laws
in effect which affect the enforcement of creditors rights
generally or (b) general principles of equity, whether
considered in a proceeding at law or in equity.
Section 3.2 Consents;
Non-Contravention .
No consent, approval, waiver,
authorization, notice or filing is required to be obtained by such
Principal Stockholder, or to be given by such Principal Stockholder
to, or made by such Principal Stockholder with, any Governmental
Entity, in connection with the execution, delivery and performance
by such Principal Stockholder of this Agreement and each of the
Ancillary Agreements (or the transactions contemplated hereby and
thereby) and the consummation of the transactions contemplated
hereby and thereby, except for under the HSR Act. The execution,
delivery and performance by such Principal Stockholder of this
Agreement and each of the Ancillary Agreements, and the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby,
do not and will not constitute or result in, if such Principal
Stockholder is not an individual, a breach or violation of any
provision of the certificate of incorporation, bylaws or other
organizational documents of such Principal Stockholder, or result
in the creation of any Encumbrance upon the shares of Phoenix
Common Shares held by such Principal Stockholder.
Section 3.3 Ownership of
Phoenix Common Shares . Such Principal Stockholder is the owner
of record of all the Shares held by it. The Phoenix Common Shares
are held by such Principal Stockholder free and clear of all
Encumbrances other than restrictions imposed by applicable
securities Laws and there exist no facts or circumstances that in
an way impede, prohibit or restrict the ability of such Principal
Stockholder to carry out its obligations under the Lock-up
Agreement.
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ARTICLE IV
JOINT AND SEVERAL
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE PRINCIPAL
STOCKHOLDERS AND
PHOENIX
Each of the Principal
Stockholders, jointly and severally, and Phoenix represents and
warrants to Parent as follows, except as otherwise set forth in the
Disclosure Schedule delivered by Phoenix and the Principal
Stockholders to the Parent prior to the date hereof, a copy of
which is attached hereto, which contains schedules numbered to
correspond to various sections of this Article IV and which sets
forth certain exceptions to the representations and warranties
contained in this Article IV and certain other information called
for by this Agreement. Unless otherwise specified, (1) each
reference in this Agreement to any numbered schedule is a reference
to that numbered section of the Disclosure Schedule and (2) no
disclosure made in any particular numbered section of the
Disclosure Schedule shall be deemed made in any other numbered
section of the Disclosure Schedule unless expressly made therein
(by cross-reference or otherwise) or unless, and only to the extent
that, it is apparent on the face of such disclosure that such
disclosure contains information that also modifies another
representation and warranty therein:
Section 4.1 Organization,
Standing and Qualification of Phoenix; Authority .
(a) Phoenix is a corporation
duly incorporated, validly existing and in good standing under the
Laws of the State of Delaware. Phoenix has all requisite corporate
power and authority to own, lease and operate its assets and
properties and to carry on its business as presently conducted, and
is duly qualified or licensed as a foreign corporation to do
business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which its
assets and properties are owned, leased or operated by it or the
nature of the business conducted by it makes or would make such
qualification necessary or desirable, except where the failure to
be so qualified or in good standing would not have a Material
Adverse Effect. Section 4.1 of the Disclosure Schedule
accurately sets forth all jurisdictions in which Phoenix is duly
qualified to do business. Phoenix has made available to Parent
complete and accurate copies of the certificate of incorporation
and bylaws of Phoenix, as currently in effect.
(b) Phoenix has all requisite
corporate power, capacity and authority and has taken all corporate
action necessary in order to execute, deliver and perform this
Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements, to perform its obligations
hereunder and thereunder, and to consummate the transactions hereby
and thereby. The execution, delivery and performance by Phoenix of
this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements have been duly and
validly authorized and, other than the approval of the Board of
Directors of Phoenix and the affirmative vote of the holders of a
majority of Class A Common Stock (each of which has been
obtained as of the date hereof), no additional corporate or
stockholder or other authorization or consent is required in
connection with the execution, delivery and performance by Phoenix
of this Agreement or the Ancillary Agreements. Assuming due
authorization, execution and delivery by Parent, this Agreement
constitutes, and when executed and delivered by Phoenix the
Ancillary Agreements will constitute, the valid and legally binding
obligation of Phoenix, enforceable against Phoenix in accordance
with their respective terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency,
fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium and similar Laws of
general applicability relating to or affecting creditors’
rights and to general equity principles.
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Section 4.2
Subsidiaries .
(a) Section 4.2(a) of
the Disclosure Schedule sets forth a true and complete list of the
Subsidiaries of Phoenix and sets forth with respect to each such
Subsidiary, the jurisdiction of incorporation or formation, the
authorized and outstanding capital stock of such Subsidiary and the
owner(s) of record of such outstanding capital stock.
(b) Neither Phoenix, except
with respect to its Subsidiaries, nor any of its Subsidiaries
directly or indirectly owns or has the right or obligation to
acquire any equity interest in any other corporation, partnership,
limited liability company, joint venture, trust or other business
organization.
(c) Each Subsidiary of
Phoenix is a legal entity duly organized, validly existing and in
good standing under the Laws of its jurisdiction of organization,
and each such Subsidiary has all requisite corporate or similar
power and authority to own, lease and operate its assets and
properties and to carry on its business as presently conducted, and
is duly qualified or licensed as a foreign corporation or other
legal entity to do business and is in good standing in each
jurisdiction in which its assets and properties are owned, leased
or operated by it or the nature of the business conducted by it
makes or would make such qualification necessary or desirable,
except where the failure to be so qualified or in good standing
would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the
aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect. Section 4.2(c) of the
Disclosure Schedule accurately sets forth all jurisdictions in
which the Subsidiaries are duly qualified, registered or licensed
to do business.
(d) Phoenix has made
available to Parent complete and accurate copies of the certificate
of incorporation, bylaws, or such comparable governing documents of
each of its Subsidiaries, each as currently in effect.
(e) Except as set forth in
Section 4.2(e) of the Disclosure Schedule, all of the
outstanding capital stock of Phoenix’s Subsidiaries is owned
beneficially and of record by Phoenix and/or its Subsidiary, free
and clear of any Encumbrances (other than Permitted Encumbrances)
and all outstanding shares of capital stock of such Subsidiaries
are duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and
nonassessable.
Section 4.3
Capitalization . As of the date hereof, the authorized
capital stock of Phoenix consists of 20,000 shares of Class A
Stock and 200,000 shares of Class B Stock, of which 12,208 shares
of Class A Common Stock and 7,794 shares of Class B Common
Stock are the only Phoenix Common Stock issued and outstanding and
which are held by the holders thereof free and clear of any
Encumbrances except for transfer restrictions under securities Laws
and as set forth in Section 4.3 (b) of the Disclosure
Schedule. There are no other shares of capital stock of Phoenix
issued or outstanding. Section 4.3(a) of the Disclosure
Schedule sets forth a complete and accurate stock ledger of
Phoenix, reflecting all of the Stockholders and the
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number of shares of Common Stock held of
record by each Stockholder, the number of shares of Common Stock
underlying Options held of record by each Stockholder and the
number of restricted shares of Common Stock held of record by each
Stockholder. Section 4.3(b) of the Disclosure Schedule sets
forth a complete and accurate list, as of the date specified
therein, of: (i) all equity-based Benefit Plans, indicating
for each such plan, as of such date, the number of shares of
Phoenix Common Stock issued under such Benefit Plans, the number of
shares of Phoenix Common Stock subject to outstanding options under
such Benefit Plans and the number of shares of Phoenix Common Stock
reserved for future issuance under such Benefit Plans; and
(ii) all outstanding Options, indicating with respect to each
such Option the name of the holder thereof, the Benefit Plan under
which it was granted, the number of shares of Phoenix Common Stock
subject to such Benefit Plan, the exercise price, the date of
grant, and the vesting schedule. Phoenix has made available to the
Parent complete and accurate copies of all Benefit Plans and the
forms of all stock option agreements evidencing Options. All issued
and outstanding Shares have been duly authorized and validly
issued, are fully paid and nonassessable and free of preemptive
rights. Except (i) as set forth in this Section 4.3 and
(ii) as reserved for future grants under Benefit Plans, as of
the date of this Agreement there are no subscriptions, options,
warrants, calls, convertible securities, stock-based performance
units or other similar rights, agreements or commitments relating
to the issuance of capital stock or other equity interests to which
the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party obligating the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries to (A) issue, transfer or
sell any shares of capital stock or other equity interests of the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries or securities convertible into
or exchangeable for such shares or equity interests,
(B) issue, grant, extend or enter into any such subscription,
option, warrant, call, convertible securities or other similar
right, agreement or arrangement, or (C) redeem or otherwise
acquire any such shares of capital stock or other equity interests.
Neither Phoenix nor any of its Subsidiaries has outstanding any
bonds, debentures, notes or other obligations the holders of which
have the right to vote (or are convertible into or exercisable for
securities having the right to vote) with the stockholders of
Phoenix or any of its Subsidiaries on any matter.
Section 4.4 Consents and
Approvals . No consent, approval, waiver, authorization, notice
or filing is required to be obtained by Phoenix or its Affiliates
from, or to be given by Phoenix or its Affiliates to, or made by
Phoenix or its Affiliates with, any court or any governmental
department, commission, board, bureau, agency, instrumentality,
authority, body or other governmental entity, domestic or foreign
(each, a “ Governmental Entity ”), in connection
with the execution, delivery and performance by Phoenix and its
Affiliates of this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements (or the
transactions contemplated hereby and thereby) and the consummation
of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, except for
(a) under the HSR Act, (b) the filing of a Certificate of
Merger with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware,
(c) such consents, approvals, waivers, authorizations, notices
or filings the failure of which to obtain, individually or in the
aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect, and (d) except as set forth in
Section 4.4 of the Disclosure Schedule.
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Section 4.5
Non-Contravention . The execution, delivery and performance
by Phoenix of this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements, and the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby,
do not and will not constitute or result in (i) a breach or
violation of any provision of the certificate of incorporation,
bylaws or other organizational documents of any of Phoenix or any
of its Subsidiaries, (ii) with or without notice, lapse of
time or both, a breach or violation of, or constitute a default
under, or result in the termination, cancellation, modification or
acceleration (or right of termination, cancellation, modification
or acceleration) of any of the terms, conditions or provisions of,
result in the modification of any right or obligation of any Person
under, or result in a loss of any benefit to which Phoenix or any
of its Affiliates are entitled under, any Business Contract, or
result in the creation of any Encumbrance (other than any
Encumbrance that is created by Parent or any of its Affiliates as
of or immediately following the Closing) upon any of the properties
or assets of Phoenix or its Subsidiaries, or (iii) assuming
the receipt of all consents, approvals, waivers and authorizations
and the making of notices and filings set forth in Section 4.5
of the Disclosure Schedule, violate or result in a breach of or
constitute a default under any Order, Law or Governmental
Authorization to which Phoenix or any of its Affiliates is subject,
other than, in the case of clauses (ii) and (iii), breaches,
violations, defaults, terminations, cancellations, modifications,
accelerations, Encumbrances, changes in rights or obligations or
losses of benefits that, individually or in the aggregate, would
not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect.
Section 4.6 Financial
Statements . Set forth in Section 4.6 of the Disclosure
Schedule is a copy of (i) the audited consolidated balance
sheets of Phoenix and its Subsidiaries as of December 31, 2006
and November 30, 2007 (the “ Audited Balance
Sheets ”) and the related audited consolidated statements
of income of Phoenix and its Subsidiaries for the year and
eleven-month period, respectively, then ended (collectively, and
together with the notes thereto, the “ Audited Financial
Statements ”), (ii) the unaudited consolidated
balance sheet of Phoenix and its Subsidiaries as of
December 31, 2007 (the “ Unaudited Balance Sheet
”), and (iii) the unaudited consolidated statement of
income of Phoenix and its Subsidiaries for the one-month period
ended December 31, 2007 (Section 4.6 (ii) and
Section 4.6(iii) collectively, the “ Unaudited
Financial Statements ” and the Annual Financial
Statements and the Unaudited Financial Statements being hereafter
referred to collectively as the “ Financial Statements
”). Each of the Audited Balance Sheets included in the
Financial Statements presents fairly and accurately in all material
respects the consolidated financial position of Phoenix and its
Subsidiaries as of its respective date and each of the consolidated
statements of income included in the Financial Statements presents
fairly and accurately in all material respects the results of
operations of Phoenix and its Subsidiaries for the periods set
forth therein, and in each case have been prepared in accordance
with GAAP consistently applied during the periods covered thereby.
The Financial Statements do not include, in any material respects,
any revenue or expenses not Related to the Business. There are no
off-balance-sheet transactions, arrangements, obligations or
relationships (as defined in Item 303(a) of
Regulation S-K under the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
as amended) attributable to Phoenix or its Subsidiaries. Phoenix
maintains systems of internal accounting controls generally
sufficient to provide reasonable assurance that
(w) transactions are executed in accordance with
management’s general or specific authorizations,
(x) transactions are recorded as necessary to permit
preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP and to
maintain asset accountability, (y) access to Phoenix’s
and any of its Subsidiaries’ assets is permitted only in
accordance with management’s general or specific
authorization and (z) the recorded accountability for
Phoenix’s or any of its Subsidiaries’ assets is
compared with the existing assets at reasonable intervals and
appropriate action is taken with respect to any
differences.
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Section 4.7 Undisclosed
Liabilities; Indebtedness .
(a) As of the date hereof
there are no Liabilities of Phoenix or any of its Subsidiaries, and
there are no facts or circumstances undisclosed as of the date
hereof that could reasonably be expected to result in any Liability
that, would be, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, except for
(i) those Liabilities accrued or disclosed on the face of the
Audited Balance Sheet of Phoenix and its Subsidiaries as of
November 30, 2007 and (ii) Liabilities incurred by
Phoenix or its Subsidiaries since November 30, 2007 in the
Ordinary Course.
(b) Set forth in
Section 4.7(b) of the Disclosure Schedule is a true and
complete list of all Indebtedness of Phoenix and its Subsidiaries,
including for each such item of Indebtedness, the outstanding
principal amount, interest rate as in effect between
November 30, 2007 and the maturity date thereof, and the
schedule of the principal payments, and any Encumbrances that
relate to such Indebtedness.
(c) At Closing, neither
Phoenix nor any of its Subsidiaries will have any outstanding
Indebtedness, except as set forth in Section 4.7(c) of the
Disclosure Schedule.
Section 4.8 Customers and
Suppliers .
(a) Set forth in
Section 4.8(a) of the Disclosure Schedule is a complete and
accurate list of the 15 largest customers of Phoenix and its
Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, by revenue for the year ended
December 31, 2006 and for the eleven-month period ended
November 30, 2007 (collectively, the “ Top
Customers ”). As of the date hereof, none of the 15 Top
Customers for the eleven-month period ended November 30, 2007
has given written or, to the Knowledge of the Company, oral,
notice, to Phoenix or any of its Affiliates that any such Top
Customer intends to materially reduce its purchases of goods or
services from Phoenix or any of its Subsidiaries, or materially
adversely modify the terms of the relationship, whether or not as a
result of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Since
December 31, 2006 none of Phoenix or any of its Subsidiaries
has had any material disputes with, and no material claims have
been made against Phoenix, any of its Subsidiaries or the Business
by, any Top Customer.
(b) Set forth in
Section 4.8(b) of the Disclosure Schedule is a complete and
accurate list of the 15 largest suppliers of Phoenix and its
Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, by expense for the year ended
December 31, 2006 and for the eleven-month period ended
November 30, 2007 (collectively, the “ Top
Suppliers ”). Since December 31, 2006 none of
Phoenix or any of its Subsidiaries has had any material disputes
with, and no material claims have been made against Phoenix, its
Subsidiaries or the Business by, any Top Supplier. As of the date
hereof, none of the Top Suppliers for the eleven-month period ended
November 30, 2007 has given written or, to the Knowledge of
the Company, oral, notice, to Phoenix or any of its Affiliates that
any such Top Supplier intends to materially reduce its sale of
goods or services to Phoenix or any of its Subsidiaries, or intends
to modify, or has modified the terms of the relationship in any
material respect (for purposes of this representation, any
modification to price or terms shall be deemed a material
modification).
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(c) Section 4.8(c) of
the Disclosure Schedule sets forth a true, complete and correct
list, as of January 31, 2008, of all titles of books (“
Titles ”) awarded to Phoenix and its Subsidiaries, by
the customers listed thereon, for production during the calendar
year commencing January 1, 2008. Neither Phoenix nor any of
its Subsidiaries has received any written, or, to the Knowledge of
the Company, oral, notice, from any of their customers regarding
their intent to, or their attempt or threat to, cancel or otherwise
terminate any award relating to such Titles. The Company is not
aware of any existing or anticipated changes in, or modifications
to, awards relating to Titles.
Section 4.9 Absence of
Certain Changes or Events . Except as set forth in
Section 4.9 of the Disclosure Schedule, since January 1,
2007 through the date hereof, Phoenix and its Subsidiaries have
conducted their respective businesses in the Ordinary Course, and
there has not been any change, condition, event or occurrence that,
individually or in the aggregate, has had, or would reasonably be
expected to have, a Material Adverse Effect. Without limiting the
generality of the foregoing, there has not been:
(a) as of the date hereof,
any damage, destruction or other casualty loss exceeding $50,000 in
any one case or $250,000 in the aggregate with respect to any asset
or property owned, leased or otherwise used by Phoenix or any of
its Subsidiaries or the Business; or
(b) as of the date hereof,
any action taken that would have required the consent of Parent
pursuant to Section 6.1(a), Section 6.1(b),
Section 6.1(e), Section 6.1(k), Section 6.1(m),
Section 6.1(n) (other than such actions in the Ordinary
Course), Section 6.1(u), Section 6.1(w),
Section 6.1(x) or Section 6.1(y) had such action occurred
after the date of this Agreement.
Section 4.10 Real
Property .
(a) Set forth in
Section 4.10(a) of the Disclosure Schedule is a complete and
accurate list of all of the real property owned by Phoenix and its
Subsidiaries (the “ Owned Real Property ”) and a
complete and accurate list of all of the real property interests
leased or subleased by Phoenix and its Subsidiaries (the “
Leased Real Property ” and, together with the Owned
Real Property, the “ Real Property ”). Phoenix
or one of its Subsidiaries has, or at and immediately following the
Closing will have, (i) fee title to each parcel of Owned Real
Property free and clear of all Encumbrances, other than Permitted
Encumbrances, and (ii) a valid and binding leasehold interest
in the Leased Real Property, in each case free and clear of any
Encumbrances, other than Permitted Encumbrances.
(b) The Real Property,
together with any easements appurtenant thereto, includes all of
the real property used or held for use in connection with or
otherwise required to carry on the Business as currently conducted.
Section 4.10(b) of the Disclosure Schedule sets forth all
former owned or leased real property used or held for use by
Phoenix in the last ten (10) years and the disposition
thereof.
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(c) Set forth in
Section 4.10(c) of the Disc
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