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AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER

Agreement and Plan of Merger

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Title: AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER
Governing Law: California     Date: 4/7/2008
Industry: Construction Services     Law Firm: Kirkland Ellis;Latham Watkins     Sector: Capital Goods

AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER, Parties: perini corporation , trifecta acquisition llc , tutor-saliba corporation
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Exhibit 2.1

EXECUTION VERSION

AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER

BY AND AMONG

PERINI CORPORATION,

TRIFECTA ACQUISITION LLC,

TUTOR-SALIBA CORPORATION,

RONALD N. TUTOR

AND

SHAREHOLDERS OF TUTOR-SALIBA CORPORATION

DATED AS OF APRIL 2, 2008

 


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

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ARTICLE I THE MERGER; ALTERNATIVE STRUCTURE

   2
  

1.1

  

The Merger

   2
  

1.2

  

Closing

   3
  

1.3

  

Effective Time

   3
  

1.4

  

Effect of the Merger

   3
  

1.5

  

Surviving Entity Organizational Documents

   3
  

1.6

  

Surviving Entity Members

   3
  

1.7

  

Conversion of Company Shares

   4
  

1.8

  

Taking of Necessary Action; Further Action

   4
  

1.9

  

Parent Charter Amendment

   4
  

1.10

  

Effective Time Parent Board

   5
  

1.11

  

Alternative Structure

   5

ARTICLE II EXCHANGE OF CERTIFICATES IN THE MERGER

   5
  

2.1

  

Exchange of Certificates

   5
  

2.2

  

Dissenting Shares

   7
  

2.3

  

Withholding

   7
  

2.4

  

Adjustments

   8
  

2.5

  

Acknowledgement by Recipient of Merger Consideration

   8

ARTICLE III REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY

   8
  

3.1

  

Organization and Qualification

   8
  

3.2

  

Subsidiaries

   8
  

3.3

  

Authority

   9
  

3.4

  

No Conflict

   9
  

3.5

  

Governmental Consents

   10
  

3.6

  

Capitalization

   10
  

3.7

  

Financial Statements

   11
  

3.8

  

No Undisclosed Liabilities

   12
  

3.9

  

Absence of Certain Changes

   12
  

3.10

  

Compliance with Laws and Permits

   12
  

3.11

  

Litigation

   13
  

3.12

  

Assets

   13
  

3.13

  

Material Contracts

   13
  

3.14

  

Government Contracts

   14
  

3.15

  

Real Property

   16
  

3.16

  

Intellectual Property

   18
  

3.17

  

Insurance

   19
  

3.18

  

Environmental Matters

   19
  

3.19

  

Tax Matters

   20
  

3.20

  

Labor Matters

   22
  

3.21

  

Employment Matters

   22
  

3.22

  

Interested Party Transactions

   24

 

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   3.23    Certain Payments; Suitability    25
   3.24    Indemnification    25
   3.25    Required Vote    25
   3.26    Certain Approvals; Takeover Laws    25
   3.27    Brokers’ and Finders’ Fees    25
   3.28    Ownership of Parent Equity Interests    26

ARTICLE IV REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE SHAREHOLDERS

   26
   4.1    Ownership of Subject Shares    26
   4.2    Authority    26
   4.3    No Conflict    27
   4.4    Investment    27
   4.5    S Corporation Status    27
   4.6    Accredited Investor    27
   4.7    Ownership of Parent Equity Interests    27

ARTICLE V REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF PARENT

   28
   5.1    Organization and Qualification    28
   5.2    Subsidiaries    28
   5.3    Authority    29
   5.4    No Conflict    30
   5.5    Governmental Consents    30
   5.6    Capitalization    30
   5.7    SEC Reports; Financial Statements    31
   5.8    No Undisclosed Liabilities    32
   5.9    Absence of Certain Changes    32
   5.10    Compliance with Laws and Permits    33
   5.11    Litigation    33
   5.12    Assets    34
   5.13    Material Contracts    34
   5.14    Government Contracts    35
   5.15    Real Property    37
   5.16    Intellectual Property    38
   5.17    Insurance    39
   5.18    Environmental Matters    39
   5.19    Tax Matters    40
   5.20    Labor Matters    41
   5.21    Employment Matters    42
   5.22    Interested Party Transactions    44
   5.23    Certain Payments; Suitability    44
   5.24    Indemnification    45
   5.25    Required Vote    45

 

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   5.26    Certain Approvals; Takeover Laws    45
   5.27    Brokers’ and Finders’ Fees    45
   5.28    Opinion of Financial Advisor    45
   5.29    Merger Sub    45

ARTICLE VI COVENANTS

   46
   6.1    Conduct of the Company and its Subsidiaries    46
   6.2    Conduct of Parent and its Subsidiaries    48
   6.3    No Solicitation by the Company or Shareholders; Shareholder Lock-Up    50
   6.4    No Solicitation by Parent    51
   6.5    Parent Board Recommendation    53
   6.6    Proxy Statement; Parent Shareholders Meeting    54
   6.7    Obligations to Consummate the Merger    55
   6.8    Access    57
   6.9    Notices of Certain Events    57
   6.10    Public Announcements    58
   6.11    Section 16 Matters    58
   6.12    NYSE Listing    58
   6.13    Tax Treatment    58
   6.14    Tax Matters.    59
   6.15    Shareholder Representative    60
   6.16    Non-Competition; Non-Hire    61
   6.17    Compliance with Obligations    62
   6.18    Signatory Shareholders Joinder    63
   6.19    Guarantees    63
   6.20    Pre-Closing Dividend and Dividend Notes    63

ARTICLE VII CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO THE CLOSING

   64
   7.1    Mutual Conditions to Merger    64
   7.2    Parent’s Conditions to the Merger    64
   7.3    The Company’s Conditions to the Merger    66
   7.4    No Frustration of Closing Conditions    67

ARTICLE VIII TERMINATION

   68
   8.1    Termination    68
   8.2    Effect of Termination; Controlling Trusts Guarantee    69
   8.3    Expenses; Termination Fee    70

ARTICLE IX SURVIVAL; INDEMNIFICATION

   71
   9.1    Survival    71
   9.2    Indemnification    72
   9.3    Limitations    72
   9.4    Claims    75

 

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   9.5    Adjustments to Merger Consideration    76
   9.6    Waiver of Reliance on Excluded Information    76
   9.7    Nature of Shareholder Indemnification Obligations    77
   9.8    Sole and Exclusive Remedy    78

ARTICLE X DEFINITIONS, CONSTRUCTION, ETC.

   78
   10.1    Certain Definitions    78
   10.2    Index of Defined Terms    88
   10.3    Construction    92

ARTICLE XI GENERAL PROVISIONS

   94
   11.1    Notices    94
   11.2    Entire Agreement    96
   11.3    Severability    96
   11.4    Amendment    97
   11.5    Extension; Waiver    97
   11.6    Specific Performance    97
   11.7    Other Remedies    97
   11.8    Successors and Assigns; Assignment; No Third Party Beneficiaries    98
   11.9    GOVERNING LAW    98
   11.10    Consent to Jurisdiction; Service of Process    98
   11.11    WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL    99
   11.12    Counterparts; Facsimile Delivery    99

 

Exhibit A   Company Capitalization
Annex A   Company Shareholder Written Consent
Annex B   Shareholders Agreement
Annex C   Form of Employment Agreement
Annex D   Form of Articles of Amendment
Annex E   Form of Dividend Note
Company Schedule
Parent Schedule

 

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AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER

THIS AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER, dated as of April 2, 2008 (this “ Agreement ”), is entered into by and among Perini Corporation , a Massachusetts corporation (“ Parent ”), Trifecta Acquisition LLC , a California limited liability company and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent (“ Merger Sub ”), Tutor-Saliba Corporation , a California corporation (the “ Company ”), Ronald N. Tutor , a resident of California and a trustee under each of the Controlling Trusts (as defined below) (in the capacity as Shareholder Representative as provided in Section 6.15 or in any other capacity contemplated hereby, the “ Shareholder Representative ”), and shareholders of the Company signatory hereto (including the Shareholder Representative, each a “ Signatory Shareholder ” and collectively, the “ Signatory Shareholders ”), with each holder of Company Common Stock (as defined below) set forth on Exhibit A hereto (including the Shareholder Representative, each a “ Shareholder ” and collectively, the “ Shareholders ”) to become a Signatory Shareholder in accordance with Section 6.18 . Parent, Merger Sub, the Company and the Signatory Shareholders are referred to herein each individually as a “ Party ” and collectively as the “ Parties ”. All capitalized terms used in this Agreement shall have the respective meanings ascribed thereto in Article X .

RECITALS

WHEREAS , the board of directors of Parent (the “ Parent Board ”), acting upon the recommendation of a special committee of independent directors thereof (the “ Special Committee ”), and the respective boards of directors of Merger Sub and the Company have each determined that it is in the best interests of their respective shareholders or members, as appropriate, to enter into a business combination transaction;

WHEREAS , Parent, Merger Sub and the Company intend to effect a merger of the Company with and into Merger Sub (the “ Merger ”), with Merger Sub to be the surviving entity of the Merger and a wholly-owned Subsidiary of Parent, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein and in accordance with the General Corporation Law of the State of California and the Limited Liability Company Act of the State of California (collectively, the “ CGCL ”);

WHEREAS, the board of directors of Parent, acting upon the recommendation of the Special Committee, and the respective boards of directors of Merger Sub and the Company have each (i) determined that this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, including the Merger, are advisable, fair to and in the best interests of their respective shareholders or members, as appropriate, and (ii) approved this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, including the Merger, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein;

WHEREAS, as a condition to the Company’s willingness to enter into this Agreement, simultaneously with or immediately after the execution and delivery of this Agreement, Parent, as the sole member of Merger Sub, is executing and delivering or will execute and deliver an unconditional unanimous written consent to the approval of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, including the Merger;

 

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WHEREAS, as a condition to Parent’s and Merger Sub’s willingness to enter into this Agreement, simultaneously with or immediately after the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Shareholders, who collectively own all of the issued and outstanding capital stock of the Company, are executing and delivering or will execute and deliver an unconditional unanimous written consent to the approval of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, including the Merger, substantially in the form attached as Annex A hereto (the “ Company Shareholder Written Consent ”);

WHEREAS, as a condition to Parent’s and Merger Sub’s willingness to enter into this Agreement, simultaneously with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, Parent and the Signatory Shareholders party hereto on the date hereof are entering into the Shareholders Agreement in the form attached as Annex B hereto (the “ Shareholders Agreement ”), with all other Shareholders other than the Signatory Shareholders party hereto on the date hereof to become a party thereto in accordance with Section 6.18 , which Shareholders Agreement shall become effective upon the closing of the Merger;

WHEREAS, as a condition to Parent’s and Merger Sub’s willingness to enter into this Agreement, simultaneously with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, Parent and the Shareholder Representative are entering into the Employment Agreement in the form attached as Annex C hereto (the “ Employment Agreement ”), which Employment Agreement shall become effective upon the closing of the Merger;

WHEREAS, for United States federal income tax purposes, Parent, Merger Sub, the Company and the Shareholders intend that the Merger shall qualify as a reorganization within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code; and

WHEREAS, Parent, Merger Sub, the Company and the Shareholders desire to make certain representations, warranties, covenants and agreements in connection with, and to prescribe various conditions to, the Merger and the other transactions contemplated hereby.

AGREEMENT

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing premises and the representations, warranties, covenants and agreements set forth herein, as well as other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, and intending to be legally bound hereby, Parent, Merger Sub, the Company and the Shareholders hereby agree as follows:

ARTICLE I

THE MERGER; ALTERNATIVE STRUCTURE

1.1 The Merger . Upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement and the applicable provisions of the CGCL, at the Effective Time, the Company shall be merged with and into Merger Sub, the separate corporate existence of the Company shall thereupon cease, and Merger Sub shall continue as the surviving entity of the Merger. Merger Sub, as the surviving entity of the Merger, is sometimes hereinafter referred to as the “ Surviving Entity ”.

 

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1.2 Closing . The consummation of the Merger (the “ Closing ”) shall take place at a closing to occur at the offices of Kirkland & Ellis LLP located at 655 Fifteenth Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20005 at 10:00 a.m. (local time) on the third (3rd) Business Day after the satisfaction or waiver (to the extent permitted hereunder) of the conditions set forth in Article VII hereof (other than those conditions that by their terms are to be satisfied at the Closing, but subject to the satisfaction or waiver (to the extent permitted hereunder) of such conditions), or at such other location, date and time as Parent and the Company shall mutually agree upon in writing (the date upon which the Closing shall actually occur pursuant hereto being referred to herein as the “ Closing Date ”).

1.3 Effective Time . Upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, on the Closing Date, Parent, Merger Sub and the Company shall cause the Merger to be consummated in accordance with the CGCL by filing a certificate of merger in customary form and substance (the “ Certificate of Merger ”) with the Secretary of State of the State of California (the “ California Secretary of State ”) in accordance with the applicable provisions of the CGCL (the time of such filing and acceptance by the California Secretary of State, or such later time as may be agreed in writing by Parent and the Company and specified in the Certificate of Merger, being referred to herein as the “ Effective Time ”).

1.4 Effect of the Merger . At the Effective Time, the effect of the Merger shall be as provided in this Agreement and the applicable provisions of the CGCL. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, and subject thereto, at the Effective Time, all rights and property of the Company and Merger Sub shall vest in the Surviving Entity, and all debts and liabilities of the Company and Merger Sub shall become the debts and liabilities of the Surviving Entity.

1.5 Surviving Entity Organizational Documents . At the Effective Time, the articles of organization and operating agreement of Merger Sub, as in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time, shall be the articles of organization and operating agreement of the Surviving Entity until thereafter amended in accordance with Applicable Law and such articles of organization and operating agreement; provided , however , that, at the Effective Time, the articles of organization of the Surviving Entity shall be amended so that the name of the Surviving Entity shall be “Tutor-Saliba LLC”.

1.6 Surviving Entity Members . At the Effective Time, the initial members of the Surviving Entity shall be the members of Merger Sub immediately prior to the Effective Time, each to hold office in accordance with the articles of organization and any operating agreement of the Surviving Entity until his or her respective successor is duly elected or appointed and qualified. In order to effectuate the foregoing, the Company and each of the Shareholders shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to procure, in connection with the Closing, the resignation of each of the Company’s directors to be effective immediately prior to the Effective Time.

 

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1.7 Conversion of Company Shares . Upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, 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 (including the Shareholders), the following shall occur:

(a) Membership Interests of Merger Sub . Each membership interest of Merger Sub that is issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time shall, by virtue of the Merger and without any action on the part of the holder thereof, be converted into the right to receive one membership interest of the Surviving Entity, so that at the Effective Time, Parent shall be the holder of all of the issued and outstanding membership interests of the Surviving Entity. Each certificate evidencing ownership of such membership interests of Merger Sub shall cease to have any rights with respect thereto except that thereafter it shall evidence ownership of a membership interest of the Surviving Entity.

(b) Owned Company Common Stock . Each share of common stock, no par value per share, of the Company (the “ Company Common Stock ”) owned by Parent or any other direct or indirect, wholly-owned Subsidiary of Parent or the Company immediately prior to the Effective Time shall, by virtue of the Merger and without any action on the part of the holder thereof, be automatically canceled and retired and shall cease to exist, and no payment or other consideration shall be made with respect thereto.

(c) Conversion of Company Common Stock . Each share of Company Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time (other than those shares cancelled and retired pursuant to Section 1.7(b) or any Dissenting Shares) shall, by virtue of the Merger and without any action on the part of the holder thereof, be automatically canceled and retired and shall cease to exist and shall be converted into the right to receive a number of duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable shares of common stock, par value $1.00 per share, of Parent (the “ Parent Common Stock ”) equal to the quotient (the “ Exchange Ratio ”) obtained by dividing (A) 22,987,293 shares of Parent Common Stock by (B) the Outstanding Common Stock Number (the shares of Parent Common Stock issuable pursuant to this Section 1.7(c) , collectively, the “ Parent Shares ”). Set forth on Exhibit A hereto is a calculation of the aggregate Parent Shares to be issuable to each Shareholder as a result of the cancellation, retirement and conversion of the shares of Company Common Stock pursuant to this Section 1.7(c) . As of the Effective Time, each certificate evidencing ownership of such shares of Company Common Stock shall cease to have any rights with respect thereto except the right to receive the Parent Shares to be issued in consideration therefor upon the surrender of such certificate in accordance with Section 2.1 .

1.8 Taking of Necessary Action; Further Action . If, at any time after the Effective Time, any further action is necessary or desirable to carry out the purposes of this Agreement and to vest the Surviving Entity with full right, title and possession to all assets, property, rights, privileges, powers and franchises of the Company and Merger Sub, the directors and officers of the Surviving Entity shall take all such lawful and necessary action, consistent with this Agreement, on behalf of the Company and Merger Sub.

1.9 Parent Charter Amendment . At the Closing and prior to the Effective Time, and upon the terms of and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement and receipt of the applicable Parent Shareholder Approval, Parent shall cause its articles of organization to be amended (the “ Charter Amendment ”) to increase the number of authorized shares of capital stock of Parent by filing Articles of Amendment substantially in the form of Annex D hereto (the “ Articles of Amendmen t”) with the Secretary of State of the State of Massachusetts (the “ Massachusetts Secretary of State ”) in accordance with applicable provisions of the Massachusetts Business Corporations Act.

 

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1.10 Effective Time Parent Board . The Parties will take all actions required such that as of the Effective Time (a) the Parent Board shall consist of the directors determined in compliance with Section 2(b) of the Shareholders Agreement and (b) the committees of the Parent Board shall be comprised of such directors determined in compliance with Section 2(d) of the Shareholders Agreement.

1.11 Alternative Structure . If (i) the Parent Shareholder Approval has not been obtained and (ii) Parent and the Company determine that an alternative structure of the transactions contemplated hereby is necessary to avoid undue delay of the consummation of the Merger and the other transactions contemplated hereby and the other Related Agreements or otherwise to address legal, commercial or regulatory concerns of the operations of Parent and its Subsidiaries (including the Company and its Subsidiaries) from and after the consummation of the Merger and the other transactions contemplated hereby that would reasonably be avoided by the use of such alternative structure, then each Party hereto will cooperate in good faith to make changes to the terms hereof and the other Related Agreements to reflect such alternative structure of the transactions contemplated hereby and the other Related Agreements and to achieve, to the greatest extent possible, the economic, business and other purposes of the terms hereof and the other Related Agreements.

ARTICLE II

EXCHANGE OF CERTIFICATES IN THE MERGER

2.1 Exchange of Certificates .

(a) Exchange Agent . Immediately following the Effective Time, Parent shall deposit with a bank or trust company of national recognition (the “ Exchange Agent ”), for the benefit of the holders of Company Common Stock immediately prior to the Effective Time for exchange in accordance with this Article II through the Exchange Agent certificates representing the Parent Shares issuable pursuant to Section 1.7(c) in exchange for outstanding shares of Company Common Stock canceled, retired and converted pursuant to Section 1.7(c) (such shares of Parent Common Stock, together with any dividends or distributions with respect thereto, being hereinafter referred to as the “ Exchange Fund ”). In lieu of a bank or trust company, Parent or any of its Subsidiaries may serve as the Exchange Agent hereunder with the consent of the Company prior to the Effective Time.

(b) Exchange Procedures . As soon as reasonably practicable after the Effective Time, the Exchange Agent shall mail to each holder of record of a certificate or certificates that immediately prior to the Effective Time represented outstanding shares of Company Common Stock that were canceled, retired and converted pursuant to Section 1.7(c) (i) a letter of transmittal (which shall specify that delivery shall be effected, and risk of loss and title to the certificates shall pass, only upon delivery of the certificates to the Exchange Agent and shall be in such form and have such other provisions as Parent may reasonably specify) and (ii) instructions for use in surrendering the certificates in exchange for the Parent Shares into

 

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which the shares of Company Common Stock were converted. Upon the surrender to the Exchange Agent of a certificate that formerly represented shares of Company Common Stock in accordance with the provisions of this Section 2.1 , together with such letter of transmittal, duly executed, and such other documents as may reasonably be required by the Exchange Agent, the Exchange Agent shall deliver to the holders of certificates that immediately prior to the Effective Time represented outstanding shares of Company Common Stock certificates representing the number of shares of Parent Common Stock into which such shares shall have been converted in accordance with Section 1.7(c) , and the certificate so surrendered shall forthwith be cancelled.

(c) No Further Ownership Rights in the Company . At and after the Effective Time, each holder of shares of Company Common Stock immediately prior to the Effective Time shall cease to have any rights as a shareholder of the Company except for the right to surrender such shareholder’s certificates that immediately prior to the Effective Time represented outstanding shares of Company Common Stock in exchange for receipt of Parent Common Stock in accordance with Section 1.7(c) .

(d) Transfers of Ownership . After the Effective Time, no transfer of shares of Company Common Stock which were outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be made on the stock transfer books of the Company.

(e) Lost, Stolen or Destroyed Certificates . In the event that any certificates representing shares of Company Common Stock immediately prior to the Effective Time shall have been lost, stolen or destroyed, the Exchange Agent or Parent, as applicable, shall issue in exchange for such lost, stolen or destroyed certificates, upon the making of an affidavit of that fact by the holder thereof, the Parent Shares deliverable in respect thereof pursuant to Section 1.7(c) ; provided , however , that Parent may, in its discretion and as a condition precedent to the delivery of such shares, require the owners of such lost, stolen or destroyed certificates to deliver a bond in such sum as it may reasonably direct as indemnity against any claim that may be made against Parent, the Surviving Entity or the Exchange Agent with respect to the certificates alleged to have been lost, stolen or destroyed.

(f) No Fractional Shares . No fraction of a share of Parent Common Stock shall be issued in the Merger. In lieu of any fractional shares, the fractional amount of Parent Common Stock to which any holder of Company Common Stock is entitled to receive under Section 1.7(c) shall be rounded down to the nearest whole number and the holder thereof shall be entitled to receive an amount in cash, without interest, equal to the product obtained by multiplying (x) the fraction of a share of Parent Common Stock to which such holder (after taking into account all shares of Company Common Stock and all certificates held immediately prior to the Effective Time by such holder) would otherwise be entitled to and (y) the closing price per share of Parent Common Stock as reported on the NYSE Composite Transaction Tape (as reported in The Wall Street Journal, or, if not reported thereby, any other authoritative source) on the last trading day prior to but not including the date of the Effective Time.

(g) No Liability . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, none of the Escrow Agent, Parent or the Surviving Entity shall be liable to a holder of shares of Company Common Stock immediately prior to the Effective Time for any amount or property properly paid or transferred to a public official pursuant to any applicable abandoned property, escheat or similar law.

 

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(h) Distribution of Exchange Fund to Parent . Any portion of the Exchange Fund that remains undistributed to the holders of certificates representing shares of Company Common Stock immediately prior to the Effective Time on the date that is twelve (12) months after the Effective Time shall be delivered to Parent upon demand, and any holders of shares of Company Common Stock that were issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Merger who have not theretofore surrendered such certificates evidencing such shares of Company Common Stock for exchange pursuant to the provisions of this Article II shall thereafter look for issuance of the Parent Shares in respect of the shares of Company Common Stock evidenced by such certificates solely to Parent, as general creditors thereof, for any claim to the applicable merger consideration to which such holders may be entitled pursuant to the provisions of this Article II .

(i) Distributions with Respect to Unexchanged Shares . No dividends or other distributions with respect to Parent Common Stock with a record date after the Effective Time shall be paid to a holder of shares of Company Common Stock immediately prior to the Effective Time with respect to the shares of Parent Common Stock into which they were converted until surrender of shares of Company Common Stock in accordance with this Article II . Following surrender of any such shares of Company Common Stock, there shall be paid to the holder of the certificate representing shares of Parent Common Stock issued in exchange therefor, without interest, the amount of dividends or other distributions with a record date after the Effective Time payable with respect to such shares of Parent Common Stock.

2.2 Dissenting Shares . Pursuant to the delivery of the Company Shareholder Written Consent, all holders of shares of Company Common Stock shall waive any right to demand appraisal for such shares in accordance with the CGCL. If for any reason any holder of shares of Company Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time who has not voted in favor of the Merger or consented thereto in writing (such shares, “ Dissenting Shares ”) has properly demanded appraisal for such shares in accordance with the CGCL, such shares of Company Common Stock shall not be converted into a right to receive Parent Shares, unless such holder fails to perfect, withdraws or otherwise loses such holder’s right to appraisal under the CGCL. If, after the Effective Time, such holder fails to perfect, withdraws or otherwise loses such holder’s right to appraisal, each such share shall be treated as if it had been converted as of the Effective Time into a right to receive Parent Shares. The Company shall give Parent (i) prompt notice of (A) any demands for appraisal pursuant to the CGCL or otherwise received by the Company, (B) withdrawals of such demands, and (C) any other instruments served pursuant to the CGCL or otherwise and received by the Company in connection with such demands and (ii) the opportunity to direct all negotiations and proceedings with respect to all such demands for appraisal under the CGCL or otherwise prior to the Effective Time. The Company shall not, except with the prior written consent of Parent or as otherwise required by any Applicable Law, make any payment with respect to any such demands for appraisal or offer to settle or settle any such demands.

2.3 Withholding . Each of Parent, the Surviving Entity and Exchange Agent, as applicable, shall be entitled to deduct and withhold from any amounts payable by it pursuant to this Agreement any withholding Taxes or other amounts required by any Applicable Law to be

 

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deducted and withheld. To the extent that any such amounts are so deducted or withheld, such amounts will be treated for all purposes of this Agreement as having been paid prior to the Closing to the Person in respect of which such deduction and withholding was made.

2.4 Adjustments . The numbers of shares of Parent Common Stock issuable pursuant to Section 1.7(c) shall be equitably adjusted to reflect appropriately the effect of any stock split, reverse stock split, stock dividend (including any dividend or distribution of securities convertible into Parent Common Stock), extraordinary cash dividends, merger, reorganization, recapitalization, reclassification, combination, exchange of shares or other like change with respect to Parent Common Stock occurring on or after the date hereof.

2.5 Acknowledgement by Recipient of Merger Consideration . Without limiting any other provision hereof, each holder of certificates representing shares of Company Common Stock converted into Parent Shares pursuant to Section 1.7(c) receiving such Parent Shares shall be deemed to have acknowledged and agreed to be bound by its obligations set forth in this Agreement including, without limitation, the obligation to indemnify Parent Indemnified Parties pursuant to Article IX .

ARTICLE III

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY

The Company represents and warrants to Parent and Merger Sub as of the date hereof as follows:

3.1 Organization and Qualification . The Company is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of California. The Company has all requisite corporate power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and to carry on its business. The Company is duly qualified or licensed to do business and is in good standing as a foreign corporation in each jurisdiction in which the conduct of its business or the ownership, leasing, holding or use of its properties makes such qualification necessary, except such other jurisdictions where the failure to be so qualified or licensed or in good standing would not have a Company Material Adverse Effect. The Company has made available to Parent a true and correct copy of its articles of incorporation and bylaws, each as amended to date and in full force and effect on the date hereof.

3.2 Subsidiaries .

(a) Section 3.2(a) of the Company Schedule sets forth a true and complete list of each Subsidiary of the Company, together with (i) the jurisdiction of formation of each such Subsidiary, (ii) the percentage of the outstanding Equity Interests of such Subsidiary owned by the Company or any of its other Subsidiaries, and (iii) if applicable, each other holder of Equity Interests of such Subsidiary. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries owns any Equity Interest in any Person other than the Subsidiaries set forth in Section 3.2(a) of the Company Schedule . All Equity Interests of each Subsidiary of the Company owned by the Company or any of its other Subsidiaries are owned free and clear of all Liens other than Permitted Liens.

 

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(b) Each Subsidiary of the Company is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing (to the extent applicable) under the Applicable Laws of its jurisdiction of formation. Each Subsidiary of the Company has all requisite power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and to carry on its business. Each Subsidiary of the Company is duly qualified or licensed to do business and is in good standing (to the extent applicable) as a foreign organization in each jurisdiction in which the conduct of its business or the ownership, leasing, holding or use of its properties makes such qualification necessary, except such other jurisdictions where the failure to be so qualified or licensed or in good standing would not have a Company Material Adverse Effect. The Company has made available to Parent a true and correct copy of the certificate of incorporation and bylaws or other comparable organizational documents of each Subsidiary of the Company, each as amended to date and in full force and effect on the date hereof.

(c) All of the outstanding share capital of each of the Company’s Subsidiaries has been duly authorized and validly issued and is fully paid and non-assessable.

3.3 Authority . The Company has all requisite power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and all other Related Agreements to which it is or is to be a party and subject, in the case of the consummation of the Merger, to the receipt of the Company Shareholder Written Consent, to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby and to perform its obligations hereunder and thereunder. The execution and delivery by the Company of this Agreement and the other Related Agreements to which it is or is to be a party and the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of the Company, and no additional corporate proceedings on the part of the Company are necessary to authorize this Agreement or any other Related Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, other than in the case of the consummation of the Merger, obtaining the Company Shareholder Written Consent. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the board of directors of the Company has duly and validly adopted resolutions (i) determining that this Agreement and the other Related Agreements to which it is or is to be a party and the Merger and the other transactions contemplated hereby and thereby are advisable, fair to and in the best interests of the Company and its shareholders; (ii) approving this Agreement and the other Related Agreements to which it is or is to be a party and the Merger and the other transactions contemplated hereby and thereby; and (iii) recommending that the Shareholders deliver the Company Shareholder Written Consent, which resolutions have not been subsequently rescinded, modified or withdrawn in any way. This Agreement and the other Related Agreements to which the Company is or is to be a party have been duly executed and delivered by the Company and, assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery by Parent and Merger Sub and any other counterparty thereto, constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, except as (a) may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other similar laws affecting or relating to creditors’ rights generally, and (b) is subject to general principles of equity.

3.4 No Conflict . None of the execution, delivery or performance by the Company of this Agreement or any other Related Agreements to which it is to be a party, the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby or the compliance by the

 

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Company with any of the provisions hereof or thereof: (i) violate or conflict with any provision of the articles of incorporation or bylaws of the Company; (ii) violate or conflict with any provision of the certificates of incorporation or bylaws or other comparable organizational documents of any of the Company’s Subsidiaries; (iii) except as set forth in Section 3.4 of the Company Schedule and subject to obtaining the Consents set forth in Section 3.5 of the Company Schedule , violate, conflict with, or result in the breach of or constitute a default (or an event which with notice or lapse of time or both would become a default) under, or result in the termination of, or accelerate the performance required by or modification to the terms or conditions of, or result in a right of termination, acceleration or modification under, any Contract to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party or by which the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or any of their properties or assets may be bound; (iv) assuming compliance with the matters referred to in Section 3.5 of the Company Schedule and, in the case of the consummation of the Merger, subject to obtaining the Company Shareholder Written Consent, violate or conflict with any Applicable Law or Decree applicable to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or by which any of their properties or assets are bound; or (v) result in the creation of any Lien upon any of the properties or assets of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, except in the case of each of clauses (ii), (iii), (iv) and (v) above, for such violations, conflicts, breaches, defaults, terminations, accelerations or Liens that would not have a Company Material Adverse Effect.

3.5 Governmental Consents . Except as set forth on Section 3.5 of the Company Schedule , no Consent of any Governmental Entity is required on the part of the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or any of the Shareholders in connection with the execution, delivery or performance by the Company or the Shareholders of this Agreement or any other Related Agreement to which it is or is to be a party or the consummation by the Company or the Shareholders of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, except (a) the filing and recordation of the Certificate of Merger with the California Secretary of State and such filings with Governmental Entities to satisfy the Applicable Laws of states in which the Company and its Subsidiaries are qualified to do business; (b) such filings and approvals as may be required by any federal or state securities laws, including compliance with any applicable requirements of the Exchange Act; (c) compliance with any applicable requirements of the HSR Act and any applicable foreign antitrust, competition or merger control laws (collectively, “ Antitrust Laws ”); and (d) such other Consents, the failure of which to obtain would not have a Company Material Adverse Effect.

3.6 Capitalization .

(a) The authorized capital stock of the Company consists of 1,000,000 shares of Company Common Stock. Exhibit A hereto sets forth a true and complete list of all Equity Interests of the Company issued or outstanding and the record and beneficial holders thereof. Except as set forth on Section 3.6(a) of the Company Schedule , the shares of Company Common Stock set forth on Exhibit A hereto are the only Equity Interests of the Company issued or outstanding and the shareholders set forth thereon are the only holders of Equity Interests of the Company. All outstanding shares of Company Common Stock are validly issued, fully paid, nonassessable and free of any preemptive rights.

 

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(b) The Company has reserved for issuance no additional shares of Company Common Stock other than those shares of Company Common Stock issued and outstanding as of the date hereof.

(c) All of the outstanding Equity Interests of the Company have been issued in compliance in all material respects with Applicable Law and the articles of incorporation and bylaws of the Company.

(d) Except as set forth on Section 3.6(d) of the Company Schedule , neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries, nor any of the Shareholders, is a party to any Contract restricting the transfer of, relating to the voting of, requiring registration of, or granting any preemptive rights, anti-dilutive rights or rights of first refusal or similar rights with respect to any Equity Interests of the Company or any other shareholders agreement or other similar agreement restricting the election or appointment of directors of the Company.

3.7 Financial Statements .

(a) Section 3.7(a) of the Company Schedule contains (i) the unaudited consolidated balance sheets as of December 31, 2006 and 2007 and the related consolidated statements of income, shareholders’ equity and cash flows of the Company and its Subsidiaries for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2005, 2006 and 2007 (the most recent balance sheet set forth therein, the “ Most Recent Company Balance Sheet ”; and the date thereof, the “ Most Recent Company Fiscal Year End ”; and such financial statements collectively, the “ Unaudited Company Financial Statements ”); and (ii) the unaudited consolidated balance sheet of the Company and its Subsidiaries as of January 31, 2008 and the related unaudited consolidated income statements, changes in shareholders’ equity and cash flow of the Company and its Subsidiaries as of and for the one-month period then ended (the financial statements referred to in items (i) and (ii), and, upon the delivery of the Audited Company Financial Statements, the Audited Company Financial Statements, collectively, the “ Company Financial Statements ”).

(b) Except as set forth on Section 3.7(b) of the Company Schedule , the Company Financial Statements (i) were prepared in accordance with GAAP as in effect on the respective dates thereof applied on a consistent basis during the periods involved (except as may be indicated therein or in the notes thereto); and (ii) fairly present in accordance with GAAP (subject, in the case of the unaudited interim financial statements, to normal, recurring year-end audit adjustments that were not or are not expected to be, individually or in the aggregate, materially adverse to the Company) the consolidated financial position of the Company and its Subsidiaries as of the respective dates thereof and the consolidated results of their operations and cash flows for the respective periods then ended.

(c) Except as set forth on Section 3.7(c) of the Company Schedule , the Company maintains a system of internal accounting controls sufficient to provide reasonable assurance that (i) transactions are executed in accordance with management’s general or specific authorizations; (ii) access to assets is permitted only in accordance with management’s general or specific authorization; and (iii) the recorded accountability for assets is compared with the existing assets at reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect to any differences. Except as set forth on Section 3.7(c) of the Company Schedule , since December 31, 2007,

 

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the Company’s outside auditors and the audit committee of the board of directors of the Company have not been advised of (A) any significant deficiencies or material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which adversely affect the Company’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information, or (B) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

3.8 No Undisclosed Liabilities . Neither the Company nor any of the Company’s Subsidiaries has any Liability that would be required by GAAP, as in effect on the date thereof, to be reflected on a consolidated balance sheet of the Company and its Subsidiaries except for (a) Liabilities reflected or reserved against in the Most Recent Company Balance Sheet; (b) Liabilities incurred in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice since the Most Recent Company Fiscal Year End; (c) Liabilities that arose under, or were incurred in connection with the transactions contemplated by, this Agreement; or (d) Liabilities that would not have a Company Material Adverse Effect. Except as set forth on Section 3.8 of the Company Schedule , neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party or subject to, or has any commitment to become a party to any “off-balance sheet arrangements” (as defined in Item 303(a) of Regulation S-K).

3.9 Absence of Certain Changes .

(a) Since the Most Recent Company Fiscal Year End, except as set forth on Section 3.9 of the Company Schedule or except for actions expressly contemplated by this Agreement or any other Related Agreement or expressly consented to in writing by Parent from and after the date hereof, (i) the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries has been conducted, in all material respects, in the ordinary course consistent with past practice and (ii) there has not been a Company Material Adverse Effect.

(b) Without limiting the generality of Section 3.9(a) , the Company and its Subsidiaries have not since the Most Recent Company Fiscal Year End and prior to the date of this Agreement taken any action, or failed to take any action, which if taken from and after the date hereof would be restricted by Section 6.1 .

3.10 Compliance with Laws and Permits .

(a) Except with respect to matters that are the subjects of Section 3.18 , Section 3.19 and Section 3.20 and except as set forth on Section 3.10 of the Company Schedule , the Company and each of its Subsidiaries is and during the last three (3) years has been in compliance with all Applicable Laws and Decrees, except for such noncompliance that would not have a Company Material Adverse Effect. Except as set forth on Section 3.10 of the Company Schedule , none of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has received any written, or to the Knowledge of the Company, oral, notice (i) of any non-routine administrative, civil or criminal investigation or audit (other than Tax audits, which are addressed in Section 3.19 ) by any Governmental Entity relating to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or (ii) from any Governmental Entity alleging that the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is not or has not been in compliance with any Applicable Law or Decree, that, if adversely determined (as to both subsections (i) and (ii) above), would have a material adverse effect on the Company.

 

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(b) Except with respect to matters that are the subjects of Section 3.18 , Section 3.19 and Section 3.20 , the Company and each of its Subsidiaries has and during the last three (3) years has had in effect all Permits necessary for it to own, lease or otherwise hold and operate its properties and assets and to carry on its businesses and operations as now conducted, and no suspension or cancellation of any such Permits is pending or, to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened in writing, except for such lack of Permits, noncompliance, suspensions or cancellations that would not have a Company Material Adverse Effect. Except with respect to matters that are the subjects of Section 3.18 , Section 3.19 and Section 3.20 , there are no defaults (with or without notice or lapse of time or both) under, violations of, or events giving rise to any right of termination, amendment or cancellation of, any such Permits, except for such defaults, violations, terminations, amendments or cancellations that would not have a Company Material Adverse Effect.

3.11 Litigation . Except with respect to matters that are the subjects of Section 3.18 , Section 3.19 and Section 3.20 , and except as set forth in Section 3.11 of the Company Schedule , there is no Legal Proceeding pending or, to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened, (a) against the Company, any of its Subsidiaries, the Shareholder Representative, or any of their respective properties that (i) involves an amount in controversy in excess of $1,000,000, or (ii) seeks to impose any material legal restraint on or prohibition against or limit the Surviving Entity’s or any of its Affiliates’ ability to operate the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries substantially as it was operated immediately prior to the date of this Agreement; (b) against any current director or officer of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (in their respective capacities as such) or, to the Knowledge of the Company, any former director or officer of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (in their respective capacities as such); or (c) against the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or any Shareholder or any of their respective properties that challenges, or that has the effect of preventing, delaying, making illegal or otherwise materially interfering with, the Merger or any of the other transactions contemplated hereby. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is subject to any outstanding Decree that materially impairs the Company’s or such Subsidiary’s ability to operate in the same manner it operates on the date hereof. Section 3.11 of the Company Schedule sets forth, for each Legal Proceeding listed thereon, a brief description and the status thereof.

3.12 Assets . Except as set forth on Section 3.12 of the Company Schedule , the Company and its Subsidiaries have (i) good and valid title to all of the assets and properties (whether real, personal or mixed, or tangible or intangible) material to the operation of their business, taken as a whole (including all assets and properties recorded on the Most Recent Company Balance Sheet, other than assets and properties disposed of in the ordinary course of business since the Most Recent Company Fiscal Year End), free and clear of any Liens, other than Permitted Liens, and (ii) valid leasehold interests in, or any other valid rights under Contract to use, all of the assets and properties which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries lease or otherwise use, except where the failure to have such title or interest would not have a Company Material Adverse Effect.

3.13 Material Contracts .

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otherwise binding on the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or any of the assets or property of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (each such listed Material Contract or Material Contract otherwise required to be listed, or any Material Contract that would be required to be listed if entered into from and after the date hereof and prior to the Effective Time, a “ Company Material Contract ”).

(b) Except as set forth on Section 3.13(b) of the Company Schedule , each Company Material Contract, other than any Company Material Contract that by its terms has expired or been terminated since the date hereof, is valid and binding on the Company (and/or each Subsidiary of the Company party thereto) and, to the Knowledge of the Company, is valid and binding on each other party thereto and is in full force and effect, except as may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, preference, fraudulent transfer, moratorium or similar laws relating to or affecting the rights and remedies of creditors and by general principles of equity regardless of whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law. Except as set forth on Section 3.13(b) of the Company Schedule , neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries party thereto, nor, to the Knowledge of the Company, any other party thereto, is in breach of, or default under, any Company Material Contract, and no event has occurred that with notice or lapse of time or both would constitute such a breach or default thereunder by, the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or, to the Knowledge of the Company, any other party thereto, or would give rise to the right to declare a default or exercise any remedy under, or to accelerate the maturity of, or to cancel, terminate or modify any Company Material Contract, except for such failures to be in full force and effect and such breaches, defaults or events that would not have a Company Material Adverse Effect.

(c) Except as set forth on Section 3.13(c) of the Company Schedule , the Company has made available to Parent true, accurate and complete copies of all Company Material Contracts.

3.14 Government Contracts .

(a) Except as set forth on Section 3.14(a) of the Company Schedule , with respect to each Government Contract of the Company: (i) each of the Company and its Subsidiaries has complied in all material respects with all material terms and conditions and all Applicable Laws; (ii) no written notice has been received by either the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (and, to the Knowledge of the Company, none has been threatened) alleging that the Company, any of its Subsidiaries, or any director, officer or employee of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, is in material breach or violation of any Applicable Law or contractual requirement thereunder; and (iii) no written notice of termination has been received by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries thereunder.

(b) Except as set forth in Section 3.14(b) of the Company Schedule , no Governmental Entity nor any prime contractor, subcontractor or vendor has asserted in writing any material claim or initiated any material dispute proceeding against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries relating to any Government Contract of the Company or Government Bid of the Company, nor is the Company or any of its Subsidiaries asserting any material claim or initiating any material dispute proceeding directly or indirectly concerning any such Government Contract or Government Bid.

 

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(c) With respect to each Government Contract of the Company and Government Bid of the Company, except as set forth in Section 3.14(c) of the Company Schedule :

(i) there are no assignments of revenues or anticipated revenues pursuant to the federal Assignment of Claims Act, 31 U.S.C. § 3727;

(ii) all written representations and certifications submitted by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in order to induce the award of a Government Contract or to induce payments under a Government Contract were current, accurate and complete in all respects as of their respective effective dates;

(iii) material pricing discounts have been properly reported to and credited to the customer;

(iv) the Company and its Subsidiaries have maintained systems of internal controls that are and have been in material compliance with all requirements of such Government Contracts and Applicable Law;

(v) to the Knowledge of the Company, as of the date hereof, the Company and its Subsidiaries fully expect and intend to fully perform all of the obligations under (and the Company and its Subsidiaries have all material Governmental Entity authorizations and all material third-party certifications and approvals required in order to perform) each such Government Contract;

(vi) neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries, nor any of their respective partners, principals or officers (nor, to the Knowledge of the Company, any of its or its Subsidiaries’ employees, agents or consultants) have possessed or have accessed confidential or non-public information to which they were not lawfully entitled; and

(vii) the Company and each of its Subsidiaries and, to the Knowledge of the Company, each of their respective officers or directors is in compliance with Applicable Laws and other administrative and contractual restrictions associated with the employment of (or discussions concerning possible employment with) current or former officials or employees of a Governmental Entity (regardless of the branch of government), in each case, in all respects material to the Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole.

(d) Except as set forth in Section 3.14(d) of the Company Schedule , with respect to each Government Contract of the Company and Government Bid of the Company, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries, nor, to the Knowledge of the Company, any of their respective corporate directors or officers (i) is or during the past five (5) years has been under investigation, indictment or audit by, any Governmental Entity, nor (ii) has conducted or initiated any investigation or made any disclosure to a Governmental Entity with respect to any alleged irregularity, misstatement or non-compliance, other than, in each of the cases in clause (i) or (ii), for routine audits or non-material disclosures.

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three (3) years has been debarred, suspended or deemed non-responsible or otherwise formally excluded from participation in the award of a Government Contract of any Person, nor is there any pending debarment, suspension or exclusion proceeding that has been initiated against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or, to the Knowledge of the Company, any of their predecessors, shareholders, officers or directors.

(f) Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries, nor, to the Knowledge of the Company, any of their respective directors or officers, have (i) used any funds of the Company or its Subsidiaries to offer or provide any unlawful contribution, payment, kickback, bribe, gift, gratuity or entertainment, or (ii) to the Knowledge of the Company made any unlawful expenditures relating to political activity. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has received written (or, to the Knowledge of the Company, oral) notice of any payment identified in (i) or (ii) above, (hereinafter referred to as an “ Unlawful Payment ”), and the Company and its Subsidiaries have adequate financial controls to detect and prevent any such Unlawful Payments. The Company and its Subsidiaries have been in compliance in all material respects and have, during all periods for which any applicable statute of limitations has not expired, complied with the applicable provisions of the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, as amended, and other foreign Applicable Laws relating to corrupt practices and similar matters.

(g) Section 3.14(g) of the Company Schedule sets forth as of the date hereof a current, complete and accurate list of all of Government Contracts of the Company that are currently active in performance. Unless listed on Section 3.14(g) of the Company Schedule as being “closed,” each Government Contract of the Company listed on Section 3.14(g) of the Company Schedule is in full force and effect and constitutes a legal, valid and binding agreement, enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, preference, fraudulent transfer, moratorium or similar laws relating to or affecting the rights and remedies of creditors and by general principles of equity regardless of whether considered in a proceeding in equity or law. No Government Contract of the Company listed on Section 3.14(g) of the Company Schedule was awarded on the basis of any qualification as a small business or other set aside or preferential prime contractor or subcontractor bidding status (collectively, a “ Preferred Bidder Status ”). The Company has made available to Parent complete and correct copies of those Government Contracts of the Company listed on Section 3.14(g) of the Company Schedule , together with all draft or final audit reports from a Governmental Entity or other customer as received by the Company pertaining to such Government Contracts.

(h) Section 3.14(h) of the Company Schedule sets forth as of the date set forth in such schedule (or if not indicated as of the date hereof) a current, accurate and complete list of each of the Government Bids which the Company or its Subsidiaries have submitted to a Governmental Entity (or a prime contractor) for which no notice of award decision has been received by the Company or its Subsidiaries.

3.15 Real Property .

(a) Section 3.15(a) of the Company Schedule sets forth the address and a general description of all material real property owned by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries as of the date of this Agreement (the “ Company Owned Real Property ”). With respect to all Company Owned Real Property (other than Distributable Property):

(i) the Company or one of its Subsidiaries has good and marketable fee simple title, free and clear of all Liens, other than Permitted Liens;

 

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(ii) except as set forth on Section 3.15(a) of the Company Schedule and except for Permitted Liens, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has leased or otherwise granted to any Person the right to use or occupy such Company Owned Real Property or any material portion thereof; and

(iii) there are no outstanding options, rights of first offer or rights of first refusal to purchase such Company Owned Real Property or any portion thereof or interest therein.

(b) Section 3.15(b) of the Company Schedule contains a complete and accurate list of the following:

(i) the address of each item of material Leased Real Property used or occupied by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (the “ Company Leased Real Property ” and together with the Company Owned Real Property, the “ Company Real Property ”) pursuant to a Lease (the “ Company Leases ”), and a true and complete list of all Company Leases. The Company has made available to Parent a true and complete copy of each of the Company Leases and, in the case of any oral Company Lease, a written summary of the terms of such Company Lease; and

(ii) all Contracts or options granted by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or contractual obligations on the part of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, to purchase or acquire any interest in real property material to the Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole.

(c) Except as set forth on Section 3.15(c) of the Company Schedule , with respect to each Company Lease, (i) such Lease is valid and binding on the Company (and/or each Subsidiary of the Company party thereto) and, to the Knowledge of the Company, is valid and binding on each other party thereto and is in full force and effect, except as may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, preference, fraudulent transfer, moratorium or similar laws relating to or affecting the rights and remedies of creditors and by general principles of equity regardless of whether considered in a proceeding in equity or law; (ii) neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries party thereto, nor, to the Knowledge of the Company, any other party thereto, is in breach of, or default under, such Lease, and no event has occurred that with notice or lapse of time or both would constitute such a breach or default thereunder by, the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or, to the Knowledge of the Company, any other party thereto, or would give rise to the right to declare a default or exercise any remedy under, or to accelerate the maturity of, or to cancel, terminate or modify such Lease; (iii) neither the Company or any of its Subsidiaries owes, or has any obligation to owe in the future, any brokerage commissions or finder’s fees with respect to such Lease; (iv) neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has collaterally assigned or granted any other security interest in such

 

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Lease or any interest therein; and (v) there are no Liens, other than Permitted Liens, on the estate or interest created by such Lease, except in the case of clauses (i) through (v) as would not have a Company Material Adverse Effect.

(d) Except as would not materially interfere with the use or operation thereof, the Company Real Property has received all required approvals of Governmental Entities (including Permits and a certificate of occupancy or other similar certificate permitting lawful occupancy of the Company Real Property) required in connection with the operation thereof. Except as would not materially interfere with the use or operation of any Company Real Property, all buildings, structures, improvements, fixtures, building systems and equipment, and all components thereof, included in the Company Real Property, including leasehold improvements (the “ Company Improvements ”), are, to the Knowledge of the Company, (x) in good operating condition and repair, subject to ordinary wear and tear, (y) sufficient for the operation of the Company’s or its Subsidiaries’ business as presently conducted, and (z) in conformity with all Applicable Laws.

(e) Except as set forth on Section 3.15(e) of the Company Schedule , neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has received any written notice that it is in violation of any zoning, use, occupancy or building regulation, ordinance or other Applicable Law or Decree relating to the Company Real Property, and there is no condemnation, expropriation or other proceeding in eminent domain pending, or to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened, affecting the Company Real Property or any portion thereof or interest therein.

3.16 Intellectual Property . Section 3.16 of the Company Schedule contains a complete and accurate list of all of the following that constitutes material Company Intellectual Property (identifying for each, the owner, and, if not exclusively owned by the Company, the license pursuant to which the Company has the right to use such Intellectual Property): (i) patented or registered Intellectual Property, (ii) pending patent applications or applications for registration of Intellectual Property, (iii) all computer software (other than commercially available, off-the-shelf software with a replacement cost and/or annual license fee of less than $100,000), and (iv) trade or corporate names and material unregistered trademarks and service marks. Except as set forth on Section 3.16 of the Company Schedule or as would not have a Company Material Adverse Effect:

(a) the Company and/or each of its Subsidiaries owns, free and clear of all Liens, other than Permitted Liens, or has a valid and enforceable license to use, all Company Intellectual Property;

(b) the Company Intellectual Property is valid, enforceable and subsisting and no loss of any Company Intellectual Property is reasonably foreseeable;

(c) the Company and each of its Subsidiaries have taken all customary actions necessary to maintain, protect, and enforce the Company Intellectual Property, including the confidentiality of its trade secrets and other confidential information;

(d) the conduct of the business of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries does not infringe, misappropriate or otherwise conflict with, and has not within the last six (6) years

 

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infringed, misappropriated or otherwise conflicted with, any Intellectual Property of any third party, and to the Knowledge of the Company, no third party is infringing, misappropriating or otherwise conflicting with, or has within the last six (6) years infringed, misappropriated or otherwise conflicted with, any of the Company Intellectual Property; and

(e) there are no claims against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries that were either made within the past six (6) years or are presently pending or, to the Company’s Knowledge, threatened, contesting the ownership or use of any of the Company Intellectual Property.

3.17 Insurance . The Company and its Subsidiaries have all policies of insurance covering the Company, its Subsidiaries or any of their respective employees, properties or assets, which are reasonably customary for the operation of its business. All such insurance policies are in full force and effect, no notice of cancellation has been received, and there is no existing default or event which, with the giving of notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute a default, by any insured thereunder, except for such defaults that would not have a Company Material Adverse Effect. There is no material claim by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any Affiliate thereof pending under any of such insurance policies as to which coverage has been questioned, denied or disputed by the underwriters of such policies other than for routine matters in the ordinary course of business. Except as set forth on Section 3.17 of the Company Schedule , there is no pending claim that will exceed the policy limits under any such insurance policy. None of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries maintain, sponsor, participate in or contribute to any self-insurance plan or program.

3.18 Environmental Matters . Except as set forth on Section 3.18 of the Company Schedule :

(a) Each of the Company, its Subsidiaries and their respective predecessors and Affiliates have at all times complied and are in compliance with all Environmental Laws, except for such noncompliance that would not have a Company Material Adverse Effect.

(b) Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each of the Company, its Subsidiaries and their respective predecessors and Affiliates have obtained and at all times complied with, and are in compliance with, all Permits that are required pursuant to Environmental Law for the occupation of their facilities and the operation of their business, except for such noncompliance that would not have a Company Material Adverse Effect.

(c) Neither the Company, nor any of its Subsidiaries, nor their respective predecessors or Affiliates has received any written or, to the Company’s Knowledge, oral notice, report or other information regarding any actual or alleged violation of Environmental Law, or any Liability, including any investigatory, remedial or corrective obligations, relating to any of them or their facilities or the conduct of their respective businesses arising under Environmental Law, except for such violations or Liability that would not have a Company Material Adverse Effect.

(d) Neither the Company, nor any of its Subsidiaries, nor their respective predecessors or Affiliates has treated, stored, disposed of, arranged for or permitted the disposal

 

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of, transported, handled, manufactured, distributed, exposed any person to, or Released any substance, including without limitation any Hazardous Materials, or owned, operated or conducted their business at or upon any property or facility (and no such property or facility is contaminated by any such substance) so as to give rise to any current or future material Liabilities, including any material Liability for fines, penalties, response costs, corrective action costs, personal injury, property damage, natural resources damages or attorneys’ fees, pursuant to the CERCLA, the Solid Waste Disposal Act or any other Environmental Law.

(e) Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has assumed, undertaken, or provided an indemnity with respect to any material Liability, including any obligation for corrective or remedial action, of any Person relating to any Environmental Law.

(f) The Company has made available to Parent true and correct copies of all environmental audits, reports and assessments, and all other documents materially bearing on environmental, health or safety liabilities, in each case relating to the past or current operations, facilities or business of the Company and its Subsidiaries, in each case which are in its possession or under its reasonable control.

3.19 Tax Matters . Except as set forth on Section 3.19 of the Company Schedule :

(a) The Company and each of its Subsidiaries have filed or have caused to be timely filed all material Tax Returns required to be filed by it (the “ Company Tax Returns ”). All such Company Tax Returns were correct and complete in all material respects.

(b) All material Taxes due and owing by the Company and each of its Subsidiaries (whether or not shown on any Company Tax Return) have been paid or adequate reserves therefor have been established on the Most Recent Company Balance Sheet in accordance with GAAP.

(c) The Company and each of its Subsidiaries have timely withheld or collected all material Taxes that they were required to withhold or collect under Applicable Law from their employees, customers, shareholders, creditors and others from whom they are or were required to withhold Taxes and have timely paid all such withheld amounts to the appropriate taxing authorities.

(d) Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is currently the subject of an audit, judicial proceeding or other examination in respect of Taxes by the tax authorities of any nation, state or locality (and, to the Knowledge of the Company, no such audit, judicial proceeding or other examination is contemplated). The Company has made available to Parent correct and complete copies of all examination reports, closing agreements and statements of deficiencies assessed against or agreed to by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries filed or received since December 31, 2003.

(e) Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has consented in writing to extend the statutory period of limitations applicable to any claim for, or the period for the collection or assessment of, Taxes of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries due for any taxable period.

 

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(f) Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has received written notice of any claim by any taxing authority in a jurisdiction where such Company or Subsidiary does not file Company Tax Returns that such Company or Subsidiary is or may be subject to taxation by that jurisdiction.

(g) No material Liens for Taxes exist with respect to any of the assets or properties of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, except for Permitted Liens.

(h) Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to or bound by any Tax indemnity agreement, Tax sharing agreement or Tax allocation agreement.

(i) Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to any Contract which, individually or collectively with respect to any Person, could give rise to the payment of any amount that would not be deductible by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries by reason of Section 280G of the Code (or any corresponding provision of United States or non-United States federal, state and local Tax law) as a result of the transactions contemplated hereby or by any other Related Agreement.

(j) Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has engaged in any “listed transaction”, or any reportable transaction the principal purpose of which was tax avoidance, within the meaning of Section 6011, Section 6111 and Section 6112 of the Code.

(k) Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is, or has been, a United States real property holding company (as defined in Section 897(c)(2) of the Code) during the applicable period specified in Section 897(c)(1)(A)(ii) of the Code.

(l) In the past five (5) years, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has been either a “controlled corporation” or a “distributing corporation” (within the meaning of Section 355(a)(1)(A) of the Code) with respect to a transaction that was described in, or intended to qualify as a Tax-free transaction pursuant to Section 355 of the Code.

(m) Since December 31, 2004, each plan, program, arrangement or agreement that constitutes in any part a nonqualified deferred compensation plan within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code has been operated and maintained in accordance with the requirements of IRS Notice 2005-1 and a good faith, reasonable interpretation of Section 409A of the Code with respect to amounts deferred (within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code) after December 31, 2004.

(n) The Company has been a validly electing S corporation within the meaning of Section 1361 and 1362 of the Code (and similar provisions of state and local law) at all times since January 1, 1996, and the Company will be an S corporation up to an including the Closing Date.

(o) Section 3.19(o) of the Company Schedule identifies each Subsidiary of the Company that is a qualified subchapter S subsidiary within the meaning of Code Section 1361(b)(3)(B). Each Subsidiary of the Company so identified has been a qualified subchapter S subsidiary at all times since the date shown on such schedule up to and including the Closing Date.

 

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3.20 Labor Matters . Except as set forth on Section 3.20 of the Company Schedule , as it relates to the Company and its Subsidiaries: (i) as of the date hereof, there is no collective bargaining agreement or relationship covering employees of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries; (ii) there are no pending or, to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened, material labor or employment controversies or disputes, including any Legal Proceeding alleging alleged unlawful harassment, employment discrimination, unfair labor practices, unpaid wages, unsafe workplace, unlawful wage or immigration practices, or unlawful tax withholding practices; (iii) there is no strike, slowdown, work stoppage, lockout or other material labor dispute underway, or threatened, and no such labor dispute has occurred within the past three (3) years; (iv) the Company and its Subsidiaries are in compliance with all laws affecting labor and employment, except for instances of noncompliance that would not, individually or in the aggregate, result in a Company Material Adverse Effect; (v) with respect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, all bargaining obligations with any employee representative have been or prior to Closing will be satisfied; and (vi) within the past three (3) years, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has implemented any employee layoffs in violation of the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act of 1988 or any similar Applicable Laws (collectively, the “ WARN Act ”), and no such action will be implemented without advance notification to Parent. Except as set forth on Section 3.20 of the Company Schedule , neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries party thereto, nor, to the Knowledge of the Company, any other party thereto, is in breach of, or default under, any collective bargaining agreement or relationship covering employees of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, and no event has occurred that with notice or lapse of time or both would constitute such a breach or default thereunder by, the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or, to the Knowledge of the Company, any other party thereto, or would give rise to the right to declare a default or exercise any remedy under, or to accelerate the maturity of, or to cancel, terminate or modify any such collective bargaining contract, except for such failures to be in full force and effect and such breaches, defaults or events that would not have a Company Material Adverse Effect.

3.21 Employment Matters .

(a) Section 3.21(a) of the Company Schedule sets forth each material Company Employee Plan. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has any stated plan, intention or commitment to establish any new Company Employee Plan, to modify any Company Employee Plan (except to the extent required by Applicable Law or to conform any such Company Employee Plan to the requirements of any Applicable Law, in each case as previously disclosed to Parent in writing), or to enter into or terminate any Company Employee Plan.

(b) The Company has made available to Parent (i) correct and complete copies of each Company Employee Plan and each summary plan description and summary of material modifications thereto; (ii) the three (3) most recent annual reports (Series 5500 and all schedules thereto), if any, required under ERISA or the Code in connection with each Company Employee Plan or related trust; (iii) if any Company Employee Plan is funded, the most recent annual and periodic accounting of Company Employee Plan assets; and (iv) each trust, insurance policy or other funding mechanism which implements each Company Employee Plan.

 

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(c) The Company and each of its Subsidiaries has performed in all material respects all obligations required to be performed by it under each Company Employee Plan and each Company Employee Plan has been established, maintained, funded and operated in accordance with its terms, the terms of any applicable collective bargaining agreement and in compliance with all Applicable Law, including ERISA and the Code. Each Company Employee Plan intended to qualify under Section 401(a) of the Code and each trust intended to qualify under Section 501(a) of the Code is so qualified and has either received a favorable determination letter or opinion letter from the IRS with respect to such Company Employee Plan as to its qualified status under the Code, and to the Knowledge of the Company, nothing has occurred since the date of the last such determination as to each Company Employee Plan which has resulted or is likely to result in the revocation of such determination or which requires or could require action under the compliance resolution programs of the IRS to preserve such qualification. There are no Legal Proceedings pending, or, to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened or anticipated (other than routine claims for benefits) against any Company Employee Plan or fiduciary thereto or against the assets of any Company Employee Plan. Each Company Employee Plan can be amended, terminated or otherwise discontinued after the Effective Time in accordance with its terms, without liability to the Company, any of its Subsidiaries, Parent or any of its ERISA Affiliates (other than ordinary administration expenses typically incurred in a termination event). There are no audits, inquiries investigations or proceedings pending or, to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened by the IRS, DOL or other Governmental Entity with respect to any Company Employee Plan. All annual reports and other filings required by the DOL or the IRS to be made with respect to each Company Employee Plan have been timely and completely made.

(d) Except as set forth on Section 3.21(d) of the Company Schedule , none of the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or ERISA Affiliates now, or has ever, maintained, established, sponsored, participated in, or contributed to, any plan that is subject to Title IV of ERISA or Section 412 of the Code, other than a Multiemployer Plan. None of the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or ERISA Affiliates has incurred, nor do they reasonably expect to incur, any liability with respect to any transaction described in Section 4069 of ERISA. Except as set forth on Section 3.21(d) of the Company Schedule , no Company Employee Plan is a multiple employer plan as defined in Section 210 of ERISA.

(e) None of the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or any of its ERISA Affiliates (i) has incurred any Liability on account of a “partial withdrawal” or “complete withdrawal” from any Multiemployer Plan (as described in Sections 4205 and 4203 of the Code, respectively), no such Liability has been asserted, and there are no events or circumstances which have occurred which could result in any such partial or complete withdrawal; or (ii) is bound by any contract or agreement or has any obligation or Liability under Section 4204 of ERISA.

(f) The execution and delivery by the Company of this Agreement and any other Related Agreement to which the Company is a party, and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, will not conflict with or result in any violation of or default under (with or without notice or lapse of time, or both), or give rise to a right of termination, cancellation, modification or acceleration of any obligation or loss of any benefit under, any Company Employee Plan, trust or loan that could reasonably be expected to result in

 

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any payment (whether of severance pay or otherwise), acceleration, forgiveness of indebtedness, vesting, distribution, increase in benefits or obligation to fund benefits with respect to any Employee.

(g) No Company Employee Plan provides, or has any Liability to provide, life insurance, medical or other employee welfare benefits to any Employee upon his or her retirement or termination of employment for any reason, except as may be required by Applicable Law.

(h) All contributions and premium payments required to be made to or with respect to each Company Employee Plan prior to the Effective Time have been timely made in accordance with each such Company Employee Plan and Applicable Law and all contributions and premium payments not yet due to or with respect to each Company Employee Plan have been made or properly accrued. There have been no Prohibited Transactions with respect to any Company Employee Plan which could result in a material liability to the Company. The Company, its Subsidiaries and any ERISA Affiliates have complied with the requirements of COBRA in all material respects.

3.22 Interested Party Transactions .

(a) Except as set forth on Section 3.22(a) of the Company Schedule , to the Knowledge of the Company, no officer or director of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (nor any ancestor, sibling, descendant or spouse of any of such Person, or any trust, partnership or corporation in which any of such Persons has an economic interest in excess of five percent (5%) of the ownership interests therein), has, directly or indirectly, (i) an economic interest in any Person that furnishes or sells, or has furnished or sold during or since January 1, 2007, services or products that the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, furnishes or sells; (ii) an economic interest in any Person that purchases from or sells or furnishes to, the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, any goods or services; or (iii) a beneficial interest in any material Contract to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party or by which they or their properties are bound; provided , however , that ownership of debt or equity interests not exceeding one percent (1%) of the outstanding voting stock of an entity shall not be deemed an “economic interest in any entity” for purposes of this Section 3.22 .

(b) Except as set forth on Section 3.22(b) of the Company Schedule , there are no material receivables of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries owing by any officer or director of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (or any ancestor, sibling, descendant or spouse of any of such Person, or any trust, partnership or corporation in which any of such Persons has an economic interest in excess of five percent (5%) of the ownership interests therein), other than advances in the ordinary and usual course of business for reimbursable business expenses (as determined in accordance with the Company’s established employee reimbursement policies and consistent with past practice). Except with respect to the personal guarantees by the Shareholder Representative set forth in Section 3.22(b) of the Company Schedule , none of the Shareholders has agreed to, or assumed, any obligation or duty to guaranty or otherwise assume or incur any obligation or liability of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.

 

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3.23 Certain Payments; Suitability .

(a) None of Company nor any of its Subsidiaries, nor to the Company’s Knowledge, any of their respective corporate officers or directors, acting alone or together, has performed any of the following acts: (i) the making of any contribution, payment, remuneration, bribe, rebate, influence payment, payoff, kickback, gift or other form of economic benefit, whether in money, property, or services (a “ Payment ”), to or for the private use of any governmental official, employee or agent where the Payment or the purpose of the Payment was in violation of Applicable Law, or (ii) the establishment or maintenance of any unrecorded fund, asset or liability for any purpose or the making of any false or artificial entries on its books or records.

(b) None of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, nor to the Company’s Knowledge, any of their respective corporate officers or directors, acting alone or together: (i) has ever been indicted for or convicted of any felony or any crime involving fraud or misrepresentation; (ii) is subject to any outstanding Decree barring, suspending or otherwise limiting the right of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or such Person to engage in any activity conducted as part of the business of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries as currently conducted; or (iii) to the Company’s Knowledge, has ever been denied any Permit affecting the Company’s or any of its Subsidiary’s or such Person’s ability to conduct any activity conducted as part of the business of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.

3.24 Indemnification . Other than pursuant to its articles of incorporation or bylaws or other comparable organizational documents, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to any material indemnification agreement with any of its present or former managers, officers, directors, employees or other Persons who serve or served in any other official capacity with the Company, any Subsidiary of the Company or any other enterprise at the request of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.

3.25 Required Vote . The affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of Company Common Stock, voting together or acting by written consent as a class, for the approval of this Agreement, is the only vote or action of the holders of any class or series of the Equity Interests of the Company necessary to adopt or approve this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, which shall be satisfied in full by the delivery of the Company Shareholder Written Consent.

3.26 Certain Approvals; Takeover Laws . The Company, including the board of directors of the Company, has taken all action required to be taken by it in order to exempt this Agreement and the other Related Agreements and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby from, and this Agreement and the other Related Agreements are exempt from, the requirements of all applicable “moratorium”, “control share”, “fair price” and other anti-takeover Applicable Laws (each a “ Takeover Law ”).

3.27 Brokers’ and Finders’ Fees . Except as set forth on Section 3.27 of the Company Schedule , no broker, finder, agent, investment banker, financial advisor or other Person is entitled to any broker’s, finder’s, agent’s, investment banker’s, financial advisor’s or other similar fee or commission in connection with the Merger or any other transactions contemplated

 

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by this Agreement or any other Related Agreement (including for these purposes any inquiry of any sale of any Equity Interests of the Company considered in lieu thereof) based upon arrangements made by or on behalf of the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or any of the Shareholders.

3.28 Ownership of Parent Equity Interests . Neither the Company nor any of its Affiliates beneficially owns any Equity Interests of Parent (for avoidance of doubt, other than the Shareholders’ right to acquire Parent Shares pursuant to the transactions contemplated hereby and the other Related Agreements), other than, in the case of the Shareholder Representative, the beneficial ownership of any Equity Interests of Parent as a result of his employment by Parent as of the date hereof. Neither the Company nor any of its Affiliates is, or has been within the two-year period immediately prior to the date of this Agreement, an “interested shareholder” of Parent as those terms are defined in any applicable Takeover Law.

ARTICLE IV

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE SHAREHOLDERS

Each Shareholder hereby represents and warrants to Parent and Merger Sub as of the date hereof as follows:

4.1 Ownership of Subject Shares . Except as set forth on Section 4.1 of the Company Schedule , Shareholder has good and marketable title to the Equity Interests of the Company corresponding to Shareholder on Exhibit A hereto (with respect to any such Shareholder, the “ Subject Shares ”) free and clear of any and all Liens. Except for the Subject Shares, Shareholder does not own or have any interest in any other Equity Interests of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.

4.2 Authority . Except as set forth on Section 4.2 of the Company Schedule , Shareholder has all requisite power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and all other Related Agreements to which it is or is to be a party and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby and to perform its obligations hereunder and thereunder. The execution and delivery by Shareholder of this Agreement and the other Related Agreements to which it is or is to be a party and the consummation by Shareholder of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby have been duly authorized by all necessary action on the part of Shareholder (and for any Shareholder that is not a natural person, no additional corporate or trust proceedings on the part of Shareholder are necessary to authorize this Agreement or any other Related Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby). This Agreement and the other Related Agreements to which Shareholder is a party has been duly executed and delivered by Shareholder and, assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery by the Company, Parent and Merger Sub and any other counterparty thereto, constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of Shareholder, enforceable against Shareholder in accordance with its terms, except as (a) may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other similar laws affecting or relating to creditors’ rights generally and (b) is subject to general principles of equity.

 

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4.3 No Conflict . Except as set forth on Section 4.3 of the Company Schedule , none of the execution, delivery or performance by Shareholder of this Agreement or any other Related Agreements to which it is or is to be a party, the consummation by Shareholder of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, or the compliance by Shareholder with any of the provisions hereof or thereof: (i) for any Shareholder that is not a natural person, violate or conflict with any provision of its certificate of incorporation or bylaws or other comparable organizational documents; (ii) violate, conflict with, or result in the breach of or constitute a default (or an event which with notice or lapse of time or both would become a default) under, or result in the termination of, or accelerate the performance required by or modification to the terms or conditions of, or result in a right of termination, acceleration or modification under, any Contract to which Shareholder is a party or by which Shareholder or any of its properties or assets may be bound; (iii) violate or conflict with any Applicable Law or Decree applicable to Shareholder or by which its properties or assets are bound; or (iv) result in the creation of any Lien upon any of the properties or assets of Shareholder.

4.4 Investment . Shareholder is not acquiring any Parent Shares with a view to or for sale in connection with any distribution thereof within the meaning of the Securities Act. Shareholder has been advised that the Parent Shares it will obtain as a result of the transactions contemplated hereby have not been registered under the Securities Act or any state securities laws and, therefore, cannot be resold unless they are registered under the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws or unless an exemption from such registration requirements is available.

4.5 S Corporation Status . Shareholder is an eligible S corporation shareholder under Section 1361(b)(1)(B), Section 1361(c)(2) or Section 1361(c)(6) of the Code.

4.6 Accredited Investor . Shareholder is an accredited investor as defined in Regulation D under the Securities Act, is experienced in evaluating companies such as Parent, is able to independently evaluate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, has such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters as to be capable of evaluating the merits and risks of its investment and has the ability to bear the economic risks of its investment.

4.7 Ownership of Parent Equity Interests . Except as set forth on Section 4.7 of the Company Schedule , neither Shareholder nor any of its Affiliates beneficially owns any Equity Interests of Parent (for avoidance of doubt, other than the right to acquire Parent Shares pursuant to the transactions contemplated hereby and the other Related Agreements), other than, in the case of the Shareholder Representative, the beneficial ownership of any Equity Interests of Parent as a result of his employment by Parent as of the date hereof. Neither Shareholder nor any of its Affiliates is, or has been within the two-year period immediately prior to the date of this Agreement, an “interested shareholder” of Parent as those terms are defined in any applicable Takeover Law.

 

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ARTICLE V

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF PARENT

Parent hereby represents and warrants to the Company and the Shareholders as of the date hereof as follows, it being understood that such representations and warranties are made subject to any exception thereto reasonably apparent in any disclosure set forth in any Parent SEC Reports filed by Parent with, or furnished by Parent to, the SEC at any time on or prior to the date hereof:

5.1 Organization and Qualification . Parent is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Massachusetts. Merger Sub is a limited liability company duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of California. Each of Parent and Merger Sub has all requisite corporate or limited liability power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and to carry on its business. Each of Parent and Merger Sub is duly qualified or licensed to do business and is in good standing as a foreign corporation in each jurisdiction in which the conduct of its business or the ownership, leasing, holding or use of its properties makes such qualification necessary, except such other jurisdictions where the failure to be so qualified or licensed or in good standing would not have a Parent Material Adverse Effect. Each of Parent and Merger Sub has made available to the Company a true and correct copy of its articles of organization and bylaws or other comparable organizational documents, each as amended to date and in full force and effect on the date hereof.

5.2 Subsidiaries .

(a) Section 5.2(a) of the Parent Schedule sets forth a true and complete list of each Subsidiary of Parent, together with (i) the jurisdiction of formation of each such Subsidiary, (ii) the percentage of the outstanding Equity Interests of such Subsidiary owned by Parent or any of its other Subsidiaries, and (iii) if applicable, each other holder of Equity Interests of such Subsidiary. Neither Parent nor any of its Subsidiaries owns any Equity Interest in any Person other than the Subsidiaries set forth in Section 5.2(a) of the Parent Schedule . All Equity Interests of each Subsidiary of Parent owned by Parent or any of its other Subsidiaries are owned free and clear of all Liens other than Permitted Liens.

(b) Each Subsidiary of Parent is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing (to the extent applicable) under the Applicable Laws of its jurisdiction of formation. Each Subsidiary of Parent has all requisite power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and to carry on its business. Each Subsidiary of Parent is duly qualified or licensed to do business and is in good standing (to the extent applicable) as a foreign organization in each jurisdiction in which the conduct of its business or the ownership, leasing, holding or use of its properties makes such qualification necessary, except such other jurisdictions where the failure to be so qualified or licensed or in good standing would not have a Parent Material Adverse Effect. Parent has made available to the Company a true and correct copy of the certificate of incorporation and bylaws or other comparable organizational documents of each Subsidiary of Parent, each as amended to date and in full force and effect on the date hereof.

 

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(c) All of the outstanding share capital of each of Parent’s Subsidiaries has been duly authorized and validly issued and is fully paid and non-assessable.

(d) There are no Subsidiaries of Merger Sub.

5.3 Authority . Each of Parent and Merger Sub has all requisite power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and all other Related Agreements to which it is or is to be a party and subject, in the case of the consummation of the Share Issuance and the Charter Amendment, to the receipt of the Parent Shareholder Approval, to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby and to perform its obligations hereunder and thereunder. The execution and delivery by each of Parent and Merger Sub of this Agreement and the other Related Agreements to which it is or is to be a party and the consummation by each of Parent and Merger Sub of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of each of Parent and Merger Sub, and no additional corporate proceedings on the part of Parent and Merger Sub are necessary to authorize this Agreement or any other Related Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, other than in the case of the consummation of the Share Issuance and the Charter Amendment, obtaining the Parent Shareholder Approval. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, (a) the Parent Board, acting upon the recommendation of the Special Committee, has duly and validly adopted resolutions (i) determining that this Agreement and the other Related Agreements to which it is or is to be a party and the Merger, the Share Issuance, the Charter Amendment and the other transactions contemplated hereby and thereby are advisable, fair to and in the best interests of Parent and the Parent Shareholders; (ii) approving this Agreement and the other Related Agreements to which it is or is to be a party and the Merger, the Share Issuance, the Charter Amendment and the other transactions contemplated hereby and thereby; and (iii) recommending that the Parent Shareholders approve the Share Issuance and the Charter Amendment at the Parent Shareholders Meeting, which resolutions have not been subsequently rescinded, modified or withdrawn in any way; and (b) the sole member of Merger Sub has duly and validly adopted resolutions and, simultaneously with the execution and delivery of this Agreement has executed and delivered (or immediately thereafter will execute and deliver), its written consent (i) determining that this Agreement and the other Related Agreements to which Merger Sub is or is to be a party and the Merger and the other transactions contemplated hereby and thereby are advisable, fair to and in the best interests of Merger Sub and its members; and (ii) approving this Agreement and the other Related Agreements to which it is or is to be a party and the Merger and the other transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, which resolutions have not been subsequently rescinded, modified or withdrawn in any way. This Agreement and the other Related Agreements to which Parent or Merger Sub is or is to be a party have been duly executed and delivered by each of Parent and Merger Sub, as appropriate, and, assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery by the Company and the Shareholders and any other counterparty thereto, constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of Parent and Merger Sub, as appropriate, enforceable against Parent and Merger Sub, as appropriate, in accordance with its terms, except as (a) may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other similar laws affecting or relating to creditors’ rights generally, and (b) is subject to general principles of equity.

 

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5.4 No Conflict . None of the execution, delivery or performance by Parent or Merger Sub of this Agreement or any other Related Agreements to which it is or is to be a party, the consummation by Parent or Merger Sub of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby or the compliance by Parent or Merger Sub with any of the provisions hereof or thereof do or will: (i) violate or conflict with any provision of its certificate of incorporation or bylaws or other comparable organizational documents; (ii) violate or conflict with any provision of the certificate of incorporation or bylaws or other comparable organizational documents of any of Parent’s Subsidiaries (other than Merger Sub); (iii) except as set forth in Section 5.4 of the Parent Schedule and subject to obtaining the Consents set forth in Section 5.5 of the Parent Schedule , violate, conflict with, or result in the breach of or constitute a default (or an event which with notice or lapse of time or both would become a default) under, or result in the termination of, or accelerate the performance required by or modification to the terms or conditions of, or result in a right of termination, acceleration or modification under, any Contract to which Parent or any of its Subsidiaries is a party or by which Parent, any of its Subsidiaries or any of their properties or assets may be bound; (iv) assuming compliance with the matters referred to in Section 5.5 of the Parent Schedule and, in the case of the consummation of the Share Issuance and the Charter Amendment, subject to obtaining the Parent Shareholder Approval, and the other approvals referenced in Section 5.3 , as applicable, violate or conflict with any Applicable Law or Decree applicable to Parent or any of its Subsidiaries or by which any of their properties or assets are bound; or (v) result in the creation of any Lien upon any of the properties or assets of Parent or any of its Subsidiaries, except in the case of each of clauses (ii), (iii), (iv) and (v) above, for such violations, conflicts, breaches, defaults, terminations, accelerations or Liens that would not have a Parent Material Adverse Effect.

5.5 Governmental Consents . Except as set forth in Section 5.5 of the Parent Schedule , no Consent of any Governmental Entity is required on the part of Parent or any of its Subsidiaries in connection with the execution, delivery or performance by Parent or Merger Sub of this Agreement or any other Related Agreement to which it is or is to be a party or the consummation by Parent or Merger Sub of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, except (a) the filing and recordation of the Certificate of Merger with the California Secretary of State, the filing and recordation of the Articles of Amendment with the Massachusetts Secretary of State and such filings with Governmental Entities to satisfy the Applicable Laws of states in which Parent and its Subsidiaries are qualified to do business; (b) such filings and approvals as may be required by any federal or state securities laws, including compliance with any applicable requirements of the Exchange Act; (c) compliance with any applicable requirements of the Antitrust Laws; (d) such filings and approvals as may be required by the rules and regulations of the SEC and the NYSE; and (e) such other Consents, the failure of which to obtain would not have a Parent Material Adverse Effect.

5.6 Capitalization .

(a) The authorized capital stock of Parent consists of (i) 40,000,000 shares of Parent Common Stock and (ii) 1,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $1.00 per share, of Parent (the “ Parent Preferred Stock ”). As of March 20, 2008: (A) 27,147,000 shares of Parent Common Stock were issued and outstanding, and (B) no shares of Parent Preferred Stock were issued and outstanding. All outstanding shares of Parent Common Stock are validly issued, fully paid, nonassessable and free of any preemptive rights. Since March 20, 2008, Parent has not

 

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issued any shares of Parent Capital Stock other than (i) pursuant to the exercise of options to purchase Parent Common Stock or the vesting of Parent RSUs outstanding as of March 20, 2008 or issued since that date in the ordinary course of business, (ii) pursuant to agreements existing as of the date hereof set forth in the Parent Schedule, or (iii) in the ordinary course of business in accordance with Section 6.2 .

(b) As of March 20, 2008, Parent had reserved 2,509,506 shares of Parent Common Stock for issuance under the Parent Equity Plans. As of March 20, 2008, (i) 36,500 shares of Parent Common Stock were issuable upon the exercise of outstanding Parent Options (whether or not vested), and (ii) 925,001 shares of Parent Common Stock were issuable upon vesting of outstanding restricted stock units to acquire Parent Common Stock (“ Parent RSUs ”), and, since such date, Parent has not granted, committed to grant or otherwise created or assumed any obligation with respect to any Parent Options or Parent RSUs, other than as permitted by Section 6.2 .

(c) All of the outstanding Equity Interests of Parent have been issued in compliance in all material respects with Applicable Law and the articles of organization and bylaws of Parent.

(d) Except as set forth on Section 5.6 of the Parent Schedule , neither Parent nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to any Contract restricting the transfer of, relating to the voting of, requiring registration of, or granting any preemptive rights, anti-dilutive rights or rights of first refusal or similar rights with respect to any Equity Interests of Parent or any other shareholders agreement or other similar agreement restricting the election or appointment of directors of the Company.

5.7 SEC Reports; Financial Statements .

(a) Parent has timely filed or furnished (as applicable) all forms, reports and documents with the SEC that have been required to be so filed or furnished (as applicable) by it since January 1, 2005 under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act (all such forms, reports and documents, together with any other forms, reports or other documents filed or furnished (as applicable) by Parent with the SEC during such period, whether or not required to be so filed or furnished, the “ Parent SEC Reports ”). Each Parent SEC Report complied as of its filing date in all material respects with the applicable requirements of the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, as the case may be, each as in effect on the date such SEC Report was filed. As of its filing date (or, if amended or superseded by a filing, on the date of such amended or superseded filing), each Parent SEC Report did not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements made therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. Each of the principal executive officer and the principal financial officer of Parent (or each former principal executive officer and principal financial officer of Parent, as applicable) has made all certifications required by Rule 13a-14 or 15d-14 promulgated under the Exchange Act and Sections 302 and 906 of SOX with respect to the Parent SEC Reports. For purposes of the immediately preceding sentence, “principal executive officer” and “principal financial officer” shall have the meanings given to such terms in SOX.

 

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(b) The Parent SEC Reports contain the audited consolidated balance sheets and the related audited consolidated income statements, changes in shareholders’ equity and cash flow of Parent and its Subsidiaries as of and for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2005, 2006 and 2007 and the opinion of Deloitte & Touche LLP, Parent’s independent auditor, thereon (the most recent audited balance sheet set forth therein “ Most Recent Parent Audited Balance Sheet ” and the date as of, the “ Most Recent Parent Fiscal Year End ”; the financial statements referred to in this Section 5.7(b) , the “ Parent Financial Statements ”).

(c) The Parent Financial Statements (i) were prepared in accordance with GAAP as in effect on the respective dates thereof applied on a consistent basis during the periods involved (except as may be indicated therein or in the notes thereto and except with respect to unaudited statements as permitted by the rules of the SEC for a Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q) and (ii) fairly present in accordance with GAAP (subject, in the case of the unaudited interim financial statements, to normal, recurring year-end audit adjustments that were not or are not expected to be, individually or in the aggregate, materially adverse to Parent) the consolidated financial position of Parent and its Subsidiaries as of the respective dates thereof and the consolidated results of their operations and cash flows for the respective periods then ended.

(d) Except as set forth on Section 5.7(d) of the Parent Schedule , Parent maintains a system of internal accounting controls sufficient to provide reasonable assurance that (i) transactions are executed in accordance with management’s general or specific authorizations; (ii) access to assets is permitted only in accordance with management’s general or specific authorization; and (iii) the recorded accountability for assets is compared with the existing assets at reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect to any differences. Except as set forth on Section 5.7(d) of the Parent Schedule , since December 31, 2007, Parent’s outside auditors and the audit committee of the board of directors of Parent have not been advised of (A) any significant deficiencies or material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which adversely affect the Company’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information, or (B) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

5.8 No Undisclosed Liabilities . Neither Parent nor any of Parent’s Subsidiaries has any Liability that would be required by GAAP, as in effect on the date thereof, to be reflected on a consolidated balance sheet of Parent and its Subsidiaries except for (a) Liabilities reflected or reserved against in the Most Recent Parent Audited Balance Sheet; (b) Liabilities incurred in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice since the Most Recent Parent Fiscal Year End; (c) Liabilities that arose under, or were incurred in connection with the transactions contemplated by, this Agreement; or (d) Liabilities that would not have a Parent Material Adverse Effect. Except as set forth on Section 5.8 of the Parent Schedule , neither Parent nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party or subject to, or has any commitment to become a party to any “off-balance sheet arrangements” (as defined in Item 303(a) of Regulation S-K).

5.9 Absence of Certain Changes .

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to in writing by the Company from and after the date hereof or set forth on Section 5.9 of the Parent Schedule , (i) the business of Parent and its Subsidiaries has been conducted, in all material respects, in the ordinary course consistent with past practice and (ii) there has not been a Parent Material Adverse Effect.

(b) Without limiting the generality of Section 5.9(a) , Parent and its Subsidiaries have not since the Most Recent Parent Fiscal Year End and prior to the date of this Agreement taken any action, or failed to take any action, which if taken from and after the date hereof would be restricted by Section 6.2 .

5.10 Compliance with Laws and Permits .

(a) Except with respect to matters that are the subjects of Section 5.18 , Section 5.19 and Section 5.20 , Parent and each of its Subsidiaries is and during the last three (3) years has been in compliance with all Applicable Laws and Decrees, except for such noncompliance that would not have a Parent Material Adverse Effect. None of Parent or any of its Subsidiaries has received any written, or the Knowledge of Parent, oral, notice (i) of any non-routine administrative, civil or criminal investigation or audit (other than Tax audits, which are address in Section 5.19 ) by any Governmental Entity relating to Parent or any of its Subsidiaries or (ii) from any Governmental Entity alleging that Parent or any of its Subsidiaries is not or has not been in compliance with any Applicable Law or Decree, that, if adversely determined (as to both subsections (i) and (ii) above), would have a material adverse effect on Parent.

(b) Except with respect to matters that are the subjects of Section 5.18 , Section 5.19 and Section 5.20 , Parent and each of its Subsidiaries has and during the last three (3) years has had in effect all Permits necessary for it to own, lease or otherwise hold and operate its properties and assets and to carry on its businesses and operations as now conducted, and no suspension or cancellation of any such Permits is pending or, to the Knowledge of Parent, threatened in writing, except for such lack of Permits, noncompliance, suspensions or cancellations that would not have a Parent Material Adverse Effect. Except with respect to matters that are the subjects of Section 5.18 , Section 5.19 and Section 5.20 , there are no defaults (with or without notice or lapse of time or both) under, violations of, or events giving rise to any right of termination, amendment or cancellation of, any such Permits, except for such defaults, violations, terminations, amendments or cancellations that would not have a Parent Material Adverse Effect.

5.11 Litigation . Except with respect to matters that are the subjects of Section 5.18 , Section 5.19 and Section 5.20 , and except as set forth in Section 5.11 of the Parent Schedule , there is no Legal Proceeding pending or, to the Knowledge of Parent, threatened, (a) against Parent, any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective properties that (i) involves an amount in controversy in excess of $1,000,000, or (ii) seeks to impose any material legal restraint on or prohibition against or limit the Surviving Entity’s or any of its Affiliates’ ability to operate the business of Parent and its Subsidiaries (including the Company and its Subsidiaries from and after the Effective Time) substantially as it was operated immediately prior to the date of this Agreement; (b) against any current director or officer of Parent or any of its Subsidiaries (in their respective capacities as such) or, to the Knowledge of Parent, any former director or officer of Parent or any of its Subsidiaries (in their respective capacities as such); or (c) against Parent or

 

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any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective properties that challenges, or that has the effect of preventing, delaying, making illegal or otherwise materially interfering with, the Merger or any of the other transactions contemplated hereby. Neither Parent nor any of its Subsidiaries is subject to any outstanding Decree that materially impairs Parent’s or such Subsidiary’s ability to operate in the same manner it operates on the date hereof. Section 5.11 of the Parent Schedule sets forth, for each Legal Proceeding listed thereon, a brief description and the status thereof.

5.12 Assets . Parent and its Subsidiaries have (i) good and valid title to all of the assets and properties (whether real, personal or mixed, or tangible or intangible) material to the operation of their business, taken as a whole (including all assets and properties recorded on the Most Recent Parent Audited Balance Sheet, other than assets and properties disposed of in the ordinary course of business since the Most Recent Parent Fiscal Year End), free and clear of any Liens, other than Permitted Liens, and (ii) valid leasehold interests in, or any other valid rights under Contract to use, all of the assets and properties which Parent or any of its Subsidiaries lease or otherwise use, except where the failure to have such title or interest would not have a Parent Material Adverse Effect.

5.13 Material Contracts .

(a) Section 5.13 of the Parent Schedule lists, as of the date hereof, all of the Material Contracts to which Parent or any of its Subsidiaries is a party or that is otherwise binding on Parent, any of its Subsidiaries or any of the assets or property of Parent or any of its Subsidiaries (each such listed Material Contract or Material Contract otherwise required to be listed, or any Material Contract that would be required to be listed if entered into from and after the date hereof and prior to the Effective Time, a “ Parent Material Contract ”).

(b) Each Parent Material Contract, other than any Parent Material Contract that by its terms has expired or been terminated since the date hereof, is valid and binding on Parent (and/or each Subsidiary of Parent party thereto) and, to the Knowledge of Parent, is valid and binding on each other party thereto and is in full force and effect, except as may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, preference, fraudulent transfer, moratorium or similar laws relating to or affecting the rights and remedies of creditors and by general principles of equity regardless of whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law. Neither Parent nor any of its Subsidiaries party thereto, nor, to the Knowledge of Parent, any other party thereto, is in breach of, or default under, any Parent Material Contract, and no event has occurred that with notice or lapse of time or both would constitute such a breach or default thereunder by, Parent or any of its Subsidiaries, or, to the Knowledge of Parent, any other party thereto, or would give rise to the right to declare a default or exercise any remedy under, or to accelerate the maturity of, or to cancel, terminate or modify any Parent Material Contract, except for such failures to be in full force and effect and such breaches, defaults or events that would not have a Parent Material Adverse Effect.

(c) Parent has made available to the Company true, accurate and complete copies of all Parent Material Contracts.

 

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5.14 Government Contracts .

(a) Except as set forth on Section 5.14(a) of the Parent Schedule , with respect to each Government Contract of Parent: (i) each of Parent and its Subsidiaries has complied in all material respects with all material terms and conditions and all Applicable Laws; (ii) no written notice has been received by either Parent or any of its Subsidiaries (and, to the Knowledge of Parent, none has been threatened) alleging that the Parent, any of its Subsidiaries, or any director, officer or employee of Parent or any of its Subsidiaries, is in material breach or violation of any Applicable Law or contractual requirement thereunder; and (iii) no written notice of termination has been received by Parent or any of its Subsidiaries thereunder.

(b) Except as set forth in Section 5.14(b) of the Parent Schedule , no Governmental Entity nor any prime contractor, subcontractor or vendor has asserted in writing any material claim or initiated any material dispute proceeding against Parent or any of its Subsidiaries relating to any Government Contract of Parent or Government Bid of Parent, nor is Parent or any of its Subsidiaries asserting any material claim or initiating any material dispute proceeding directly or indirectly concerning any such Government Contract or Government Bid.

(c) With respect to each Government Contract of Parent and Government Bid of Parent, except as set forth in Section 5.14(c) of the Parent Schedule :

(i) there are no assignments of revenues or anticipated revenues pursuant to the federal Assignment of Claims Act, 31 U.S.C. § 3727;

(ii) all written representations and certifications submitted by Parent or any of its Subsidiaries in order to induce the award of a Government Contract or to induce payments under a Government Contract were current, accurate and complete in all respects as of their respective effective dates;

(iii) to the Knowledge of Parent, all material pricing discounts have been properly reported to and credited to the customer;

(iv) Parent and its Subsidiaries have maintained systems of internal controls that are and have been in material compliance with all requirements of such Government Contracts and Applicable Law;

(v) to the Knowledge of Parent, as of the date hereof, Parent and its Subsidiaries fully expect and intend to fully perform all of the obligations under (and Parent and its Subsidiaries have all material Governmental Entity authorizations and all material third-party certifications and approvals required in order to perform) each such Government Contract;

(vi) neither Parent nor any of its Subsidiaries, nor any of their respective partners, principals or officers (nor, to the Knowledge of Parent, any of its or its Subsidiaries’ employees, agents or consultants) have possessed or have accessed confidential or non-public information to which they were not lawfully entitled; and

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other administrative and contractual restrictions associated with the employment of (or discussions concerning possible employment with) current or former officials or employees of a Governmental Entity (regardless of the branch of government), in each case, in all respects material to Parent and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole.

(d) Except as set forth in Section 5.14(d) of the Parent Schedule , with respect to each Government Contract of Parent and Government Bid of Parent, neither Parent nor any of its Subsidiaries, nor, to the Knowledge of Parent, any of their respective corporate directors or officers (i) is or during the past five (5) years has been under investigation, indictment or audit by, any Governmental Entity, nor (ii) has conducted or initiated any investigation or made any disclosure to a Governmental Entity with respect to any alleged irregularity, misstatement or non-compliance, other than, in each of the cases in clause (i) or (ii), for routine audits or non-material disclosures.

(e) Neither Parent nor any of its Subsidiaries, nor, to the Knowledge of Parent, any of their respective shareholders, officers or directors, is or within the past three (3) years has been debarred, suspended or deemed non-responsible or otherwise formally excluded from participation in the award of a Government Contract of any Person, nor is there any pending debarment, suspension or exclusion proceeding that has been initiated against Parent or any of its Subsidiaries or, to the Knowledge of Parent, any of their predecessors, shareholders, officers or directors.

(f) Neither Parent nor any of its Subsidiaries, nor, to the Knowledge of Parent, any of their respective officers or directors, have (i) used any funds of Parent or its Subsidiaries to offer or provide any unlawful contribution, payment, kickback, bribe, gift, gratuity or entertainment, or (ii) to the Knowledge of Parent made any unlawful expenditures relating to political activity. Neither Parent nor any of its Subsidiaries has received written (or, to the Knowledge of Parent, oral) notice of any Unlawful Payment, and Parent and its Subsidiaries have adequate financial controls to detect and prevent any such Unlawful Payments. Parent and its Subsidiaries have been in compliance in all material respects and have, during all periods for which any applicable statute of limitations has not expired, complied with the applicable provisions of the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, as amended, and other foreign Applicable Laws relating to corrupt practices and similar matters.

(g) Section 5.14(g) of the Parent Schedule sets forth as of the date hereof a current, complete and accurate list of all of Government Contracts of Parent that are currently active in performance. Unless listed on Section 5.14(g) of the Parent Schedule as being “closed,” each Government Contract of Parent listed on Section 5.14(g) of the Parent Schedule is in full force and effect and constitutes a legal, valid and binding agreement, enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, preference, fraudulent transfer, moratorium or similar laws relating to or affecting the rights and remedies of creditors and by general principles of equity regardless of whether considered in a proceeding in equity or law. No Government Contract of Parent listed on Section 5.14(g) of the Parent Schedule was awarded on the basis of a Preferred Bidder Status. Parent has made available to Parent complete and correct copies of those Government Contracts of Parent listed on Section 5.14(g) of the Parent Schedule , together with all draft or final audit reports from a Governmental Entity or other customer as received by Parent pertaining to such Government Contracts.

 

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(h) Section 5.14(h) of the Parent Schedule sets forth as of the date set forth in such schedule (or if not indicated as of the date hereof) a current, accurate and complete list of each of the Government Bids which Parent or its Subsidiaries have submitted to a Governmental Entity (or a prime contractor) for which no notice of award decision has been received by Parent or its Subsidiaries.

5.15 Real Property .

(a) Section 5.15(a) of the Parent Schedule sets forth the address and a general description of all material real property owned by Parent or any of its Subsidiaries as of the date of this Agreement (the “ Parent Owned Real Property ”). With respect to all Parent Owned Real Property:

(i) Parent or one of its Subsidiaries has good and marketable fee simple title, free and clear of all Liens, other than Permitted Liens;

(ii) except as set forth on Section 5.15(a) of the Parent Schedule and except for Permitted Liens, neither Parent nor any of its Subsidiaries has leased or otherwise granted to any Person the right to use or occupy such Parent Owned Real Property or any material portion thereof; and

(iii) there are no outstanding options, rights of first offer or rights of first refusal to purchase such Parent Owned Real Property or any portion thereof or interest therein.

(b) Section 5.15(b) of the Parent Schedule contains a complete and accurate list of the following:

(i) the address of each item of material Leased Real Property used or occupied by Parent or any of its Subsidiaries (the “ Parent Leased Real Property ” and together with the Parent Owned Real Property, the “ Parent Real Property ”) pursuant to a Lease (the “ Parent Leases ”), and a true and complete list of all Parent Leases. Parent has made available to the Company a true and complete copy of each of the Parent Leases and, in the case of any oral Parent Lease, a written summary of the terms of such Parent Lease;

(ii) all Contracts or options granted by Parent or any of its Subsidiaries, or contractual obligations on the part of Parent or any of its Subsidiaries, to purchase or acquire any interest in real property material to Parent and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole.

(c) Except as set forth on Section 5.15(c) of the Parent Schedule , with respect to each Parent Lease, (i) such Lease is valid and binding on Parent (and/or each Subsidiary of Parent party thereto) and, to the Knowledge of Parent, is valid and binding on each other party thereto and is in full force and effect, except as may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganizations, preference, fraudulent transfer, moratorium or similar laws relating to or

 

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affecting the rights and remedies of creditors and by general principles of equity regardless of whether considered in a proceeding in equity or law; (ii) neither Parent nor any of its Subsidiaries party thereto, nor, to the Knowledge of Parent, any other party thereto, is in breach of, or default under, such Lease, and no event has occurred that with no


 
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