Exhibit 2.1
EXECUTION VERSION
AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER
by
and among
AUTODESK, INC.
SWITCH ACQUISITION CORPORATION
and
MOLDFLOW CORPORATION
Dated as of May 1, 2008
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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| ARTICLE I THE OFFER |
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1.1
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The Offer |
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1.2
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Company Actions |
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1.3
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Company Board Following Appointment
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1.4
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Top-Up Option |
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| ARTICLE II THE MERGER |
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2.1
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The Merger |
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2.2
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The Effective Time |
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2.3
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The Closing |
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2.4
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Effect of the Merger |
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2.5
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Certificate of Incorporation and
Bylaws |
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2.6
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Directors and Officers |
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2.7
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Effect on Capital Stock |
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2.8
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Exchange of Certificates |
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2.9
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No Further Ownership Rights in
Company Common Stock |
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2.10
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Lost, Stolen or Destroyed
Certificates |
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2.11
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Taking of Necessary Action; Further
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| ARTICLE III REPRESENTATIONS AND
WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY |
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3.1
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Organization and Standing |
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3.2
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Subsidiaries |
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3.3
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Authorization |
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3.4
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Capitalization |
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3.5
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Non-contravention; Required
Consents |
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3.6
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SEC Reports |
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3.7
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Financial Statements |
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3.8
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Schedule 14D-9; Proxy Statement;
Offer Documents |
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3.9
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No Undisclosed Liabilities |
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3.10
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Absence of Certain Changes |
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3.11
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Material Contracts |
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3.12
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Compliance with Laws |
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3.13
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Permits |
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3.14
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Litigation; Orders |
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3.15
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Taxes |
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3.16
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Environmental Matters |
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3.17
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Employee Benefit Plans |
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3.18
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Labor Matters |
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3.19
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Real Property |
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3.20
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Assets; Personal Property |
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3.21
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Intellectual Property |
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3.22
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Export Control and Import Laws |
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Insurance |
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3.24
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Foreign Corrupt Practices Act |
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3.25
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Related Party Transactions |
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3.26
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Brokers |
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3.27
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Opinion of Financial Advisors |
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State Anti-Takeover Statutes |
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| ARTICLE IV REPRESENTATIONS AND
WARRANTIES OF PARENT AND MERGER SUB |
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4.1
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Organization |
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4.2
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Authorization |
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4.3
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Non-contravention; Required
Consents |
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4.4
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Offer Documents; Schedule 14D-9;
Proxy Statement |
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4.5
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Ownership of Company Capital
Stock |
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4.6
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Funds |
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4.7
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Litigation |
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4.8
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Certain Compensation
Arrangements |
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| ARTICLE V INTERIM CONDUCT OF
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5.1
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Affirmative Obligations of the
Company |
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5.2
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Negative Obligations of the
Company |
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5.3
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Approvals |
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| ARTICLE VI ADDITIONAL AGREEMENTS |
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6.1
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No Solicitation |
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6.2
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Company Board Recommendation |
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6.3
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Company Stockholders’ Meeting;
Short-Form Merger |
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6.4
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Proxy Statement |
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6.5
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Reasonable Best Efforts to
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6.6
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Access |
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6.7
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Notification |
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6.8
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Certain Litigation |
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6.9
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Confidentiality Agreement |
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6.10
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Exclusivity Agreement |
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Public Disclosure |
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6.12
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Company Options; Restricted
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6.13
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Employee Matters |
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6.14
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Directors’ and Officers’
Indemnification and Insurance |
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6.15
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Obligations of Merger Sub |
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6.16
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Insurance Policies |
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6.17
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Rights Agreement; Consequences if
Rights Triggered |
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Rule 16b-3 Actions |
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| ARTICLE VII CONDITIONS TO THE
MERGER |
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Conditions |
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| ARTICLE VIII TERMINATION, AMENDMENT
AND WAIVER |
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8.1
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Termination Prior to Appointment
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Termination After Appointment
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8.3
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Notice of Termination; Effect of
Termination |
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8.4
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Fees and Expenses |
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Amendment |
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Extension; Waiver |
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| ARTICLE IX GENERAL PROVISIONS |
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9.1
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Survival of Representations,
Warranties and Covenants |
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9.2
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Notices |
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9.3
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Assignment |
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9.4
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Entire Agreement |
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9.5
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Third Party Beneficiaries |
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9.6
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Severability |
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Other Remedies |
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9.8
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Specific Performance |
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9.9
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Governing Law |
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9.10
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Consent to Jurisdiction |
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WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL |
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Counterparts |
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| ARTICLE X DEFINITIONS &
INTERPRETATIONS |
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10.1
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Certain Definitions |
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Additional Definitions |
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Certain Interpretations |
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| CONDITIONS TO THE OFFER |
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INDEX OF ANNEXES
Annex
A
— Conditions
to the Offer
INDEX OF EXHIBITS
Exhibit A — Form
of Tender and Voting Agreement
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AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER
THIS AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER
(this “ Agreement ”) is made and entered into as
of May 1, 2008 by and among Autodesk, Inc., a Delaware
corporation (“ Parent ”), Switch Acquisition
Corporation, a Delaware corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary
of Parent (“ Merger Sub ”), and Moldflow
Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “ Company
”). All capitalized terms used in this Agreement shall have
the respective meanings ascribed thereto in Article X
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T N E S S E T H:
WHEREAS, it is proposed that Merger
Sub shall, as promptly as practicable, commence a tender offer (the
“ Offer ”) to acquire all of the outstanding
shares (the “ Company Shares ”) of Company
Common Stock, at a price of Twenty Two Dollars ($22.00) per Company
Share, net to the holder thereof in cash (such amount, or any
different amount per Company Share that may be paid pursuant to the
Offer, being hereinafter referred to as the “ Offer
Price ”), all upon the terms and subject to the
conditions set forth herein.
WHEREAS, it is also proposed that,
following the consummation of the Offer, Merger Sub will merge with
and into the Company and each Company Share that is then
outstanding will thereupon be cancelled and converted into the
right to receive cash in an amount equal to the Offer Price, all
upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth
herein.
WHEREAS, each of the Boards of
Directors of Parent and Merger Sub, as well as the Company Board,
has (i) determined that this Agreement is advisable,
(ii) determined that this Agreement and the transactions
contemplated hereby, including the Offer and the Merger, taken
together, are at a price and on terms that are in the best
interests of their respective stockholders and (iii) approved this
Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, including the
Offer and the Merger, all upon the terms and subject to the
conditions set forth herein.
WHEREAS, concurrently with the
execution and delivery of this Agreement, as a condition and
inducement to the willingness of Parent and Merger Sub to enter
into this Agreement, each of the directors and executive officers
of the Company, in their respective capacities as stockholders of
the Company, have entered into Tender and Voting Agreements with
Parent substantially in the form attached hereto as
Exhibit A (each, a “ Tender and Voting
Agreement ” and collectively, the “ Tender and
Voting Agreements ”).
WHEREAS, concurrently with the
execution and delivery of this Agreement, and as a condition and
inducement to the willingness of Parent and Merger Sub to enter
into this Agreement, the Company and Computershare Trust Company,
N.A. (formerly known as EquiServe Trust Company, N.A.) (“
Computershare ”) are entering into an amendment (the
“ Rights Plan Amendment ”) to that certain
Shareholder Rights Agreement, dated as of January 29, 2003
between the Company and Computershare (the “ Company
Rights Plan ”), so as to render the rights (the “
Company Rights ”) issued thereunder inapplicable to
this
Agreement, the Tender and Voting Agreements and the transactions
contemplated hereby and thereby.
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
are hereby acknowledged and accepted, and intending to be legally
bound hereby, Parent, Merger Sub and the Company hereby agree as
follows:
ARTICLE I
THE OFFER
1.1 The Offer .
(a)
Terms of Offer; Conditions to Offer . Merger Sub shall (and
Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) commence (within the meaning of
Rule 14d-2 under the Exchange Act) the Offer to purchase all
of the Company Shares at a price per Company Share, subject to the
terms of Section 1.1(b) and this sentence, equal to the
Offer Price as promptly as practicable after the date hereof (but
in no event more than ten (10) Business Days thereafter,
unless the Company is not prepared to file the Schedule 14D-9
with the SEC on the same day that Parent and Merger Sub are
prepared to commence (within the meaning of Rule 14d-2 under
the Exchange Act) the Offer, in which event Parent and Merger Sub
shall not be required to commence the Offer until the Company is
prepared to file the Schedule 14D-9 with the SEC), provided
that (x) this Agreement shall not have been terminated
pursuant to Article VIII and (y) none of the
events set forth in clauses (C)(1) — (C)(6) of Annex A
hereto, inclusive, shall have occurred. The obligation of Merger
Sub to accept for payment and to pay for any Company Shares
tendered (and the obligation of Parent to cause Merger Sub to
accept for payment and to pay for any Company Shares tendered)
shall be subject only to:
(i) the
condition (the “ Minimum Condition ”) that,
prior to the then scheduled expiration date of the Offer (as it may
be extended from time to time pursuant to Section 1.1(c) ),
there be validly tendered in accordance with the terms of the Offer
and not withdrawn a number of shares of Company Common Stock that,
together with the Company Shares then owned by Parent and Merger
Sub (if any), represents at least a majority of (x) all then
outstanding Company Shares, plus (y) all Company Shares
issuable upon the exercise of all then outstanding Company Options
that are vested and exercisable as of any then scheduled expiration
date of the Offer or that would be vested and exercisable at any
time within 90 calendar days following the then scheduled
expiration date of the Offer assuming that the holder of such
Company Options satisfies the vesting conditions applicable thereto
(and after giving effect to the acceleration of any vesting that
may occur as a result of the Offer), plus (z) all
Company Shares issuable upon the exercise, conversion or exchange
of any then outstanding securities (other than Company Options)
that are exercisable or convertible into, or exchangeable for,
Company Shares at any time within 90 calendar days following the
then scheduled expiration date of the Offer; and
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(ii) the
other conditions set forth in Annex A hereto.
Parent
and Merger Sub expressly reserve the right to increase the Offer
Price or to make any other changes in the terms and conditions of
the Offer; provided, however , that unless otherwise
provided by this Agreement or previously approved by the Company in
writing, neither Parent nor Merger Sub may make any change to the
terms and conditions of the Offer that:
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decreases the Offer Price; |
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changes the form of consideration to be paid in the Offer; |
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reduces the number of Company Shares to be purchased in the
Offer; |
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imposes conditions to the Offer that are in addition to the
conditions to the Offer set forth in Annex A hereto and
adverse to the Company’s stockholders; |
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amends the conditions to the Offer set forth in Annex A
hereto so as to broaden the scope of such conditions to the
Offer; |
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extends the Offer in any manner other than pursuant to and in
accordance with the terms of Section 1.1(c) ; or |
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amends or waives the Minimum Condition. |
The
conditions to the Offer set forth in Annex A hereto are for
the sole benefit of Parent and Merger Sub and may be waived by
Parent and Merger Sub, in whole or in part, at any time and from
time to time, in their sole discretion, other than the Minimum
Condition, which may be waived by Parent and Merger Sub only with
the prior written consent of the Company. The failure by Parent and
Merger Sub at any time to exercise any of the foregoing rights
shall not be deemed a waiver of any such right, and each such right
shall be deemed an ongoing right that may be asserted at any time
and from time to time.
(b)
Adjustments to Offer Price . The Offer Price shall be
adjusted appropriately to reflect the effect of any stock split,
reverse stock split, stock dividend (including any dividend or
distribution of securities convertible into Company Common Stock),
cash dividend, reorganization, recapitalization, reclassification,
combination, exchange of shares or other like change with respect
to Company Common Stock occurring on or after the date hereof and
prior to Merger Sub’s acceptance for payment of, and payment
for, Company Shares pursuant to the Offer.
(c)
Extension and Expiration of Offer . Subject to the terms and
conditions of this Agreement and the Offer, the Offer shall expire
at midnight, Eastern standard time, on the date that is twenty
(20) Business Days (for this purpose calculated in
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accordance with Section 14d-1(g)(3) under the Exchange Act)
after the date the Offer is commenced (within the meaning of
Rule 14d-2 under the Exchange Act); provided, however ,
that notwithstanding the foregoing or anything to the contrary set
forth in this Agreement:
(i) in
the event that any of the conditions to the Offer, including the
Minimum Condition and the other conditions set forth on Annex
A hereto, are not satisfied or waived as of any then scheduled
expiration date of the Offer, Merger Sub may (but shall not be
required to) extend the Offer for one or more successive extension
periods of ten (10) Business Days each in order to permit the
satisfaction of the conditions to the Offer;
(ii) Merger
Sub shall extend the Offer for any period required by any rule,
regulation, interpretation or position of the SEC or its staff or
the Nasdaq that is applicable to the Offer;
(iii) in
the event that any of the conditions to the Offer set forth in
clause (A)(1) and (A)(2) of Annex A hereto are not satisfied
or waived as of any then scheduled expiration date of the Offer,
but all of the other conditions to the Offer set forth on Annex
A hereto shall have been satisfied or waived as of the then
scheduled expiration date of the Offer, then Merger Sub shall
extend the Offer for successive ten (10) Business Day periods
each in order to permit additional time to satisfy such conditions
to the Offer; and
(iv) in
the event that the Minimum Condition is not satisfied as of any
then scheduled expiration date of the Offer, but all of the other
conditions to the Offer set forth in Annex A hereto shall
have been satisfied or waived as of the then scheduled expiration
date of the Offer, then Merger Sub shall extend the Offer for one
or more periods, each of a length to be determined solely by
Parent, to permit additional time to satisfy the Minimum Condition;
provided, however , that Merger Sub shall not be required
pursuant to this clause (iv) to extend the Offer for more than
an aggregate of thirty (30) calendar days beyond the initial
expiration date of the Offer;
provided, however , that notwithstanding the foregoing
clauses (i) — (iv) of this Section 1.1(c) ,
inclusive, in no event shall Merger Sub be required to extend the
Offer beyond the Termination Date (as it may be extended pursuant
hereto); and provided further , that the foregoing clauses
(i) — (iv) of this Section 1.1(c) ,
inclusive, shall not be deemed to impair, limit or otherwise
restrict in any manner the right of Parent to terminate this
Agreement pursuant to the terms of Article VIII
hereof.
(d)
Payment for Company Shares . Subject to the terms and
conditions of this Agreement and the Offer, Merger Sub shall (and
Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) accept for payment, and pay for,
all Company Shares validly tendered and not withdrawn pursuant to
the Offer, promptly (within the meaning of Rule 14e-1(c) under
the Exchange Act) after the applicable expiration date of the Offer
(as it may be extended in accordance with
Section 1.1(c) ). The Offer Price payable in respect of
each Company Share validly
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tendered
and not withdrawn pursuant to the Offer shall be paid net to the
holder thereof in cash, subject to Section 1.1(g)
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(e)
Subsequent Offering Period . After the expiration of the
Offer, Merger Sub may (but shall not be required to), and the Offer
Documents shall reserve the right to, extend the Offer for a
subsequent offering period (within the meaning of Rule 14d-11
under the Exchange Act) of not less than three (3) nor more
than twenty (20) Business Days, which subsequent offering
period shall commence immediately following the expiration of the
Offer. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement and
the Offer, Merger Sub shall (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to)
immediately accept for payment, and promptly pay for, all Company
Shares validly tendered and not withdrawn pursuant to the Offer as
so extended by such subsequent offering period, as any such Company
Shares are tendered during such subsequent offering period. The
Offer Price payable in respect of each Company Share validly
tendered and not withdrawn pursuant to the Offer, as so extended by
such subsequent offering period, shall be paid net to the holder
thereof in cash, subject to Section 1.1(g) .
(f)
Schedule TO; Offer Documents . As soon as practicable
on the date the Offer is commenced (within the meaning of
Rule 14d-2 under the Exchange Act), Parent and Merger Sub
shall:
(i) prepare
and file with the SEC a Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO
(together with all amendments and supplements thereto, and
including all exhibits thereto, the “ Schedule TO
”) with respect to the Offer, which shall contain as an
exhibit or incorporate by reference an Offer to Purchase, or
portions thereof (the “ Offer to Purchase ”),
and forms of the letter of transmittal and summary advertisement,
if any, in respect of the Offer (together with any supplements or
amendments thereto, the “ Offer Documents ”);
and
(ii) cause
the Offer Documents to be disseminated to all holders of Company
Shares (collectively, the “ Company Stockholders
”).
Subject
to the provisions of Section 6.2 , the Schedule TO
and the Offer Documents may include a description of the
determinations, approvals and recommendations of the Company Board
set forth in Section 1.2(a) . The Company shall
promptly furnish to Parent and Merger Sub in writing all
information concerning the Company that may be required by
applicable securities laws or reasonably requested by Parent and
Merger Sub for inclusion in the Schedule TO or the Offer
Documents. Parent and Merger Sub shall cause the Schedule TO
and the Offer Documents to comply in all material respects with the
Exchange Act and all other Legal Requirements. Parent and Merger
Sub hereby agree that the Schedule TO and the Offer Documents,
when filed with the SEC and on the date first published, sent or
given to the Company Stockholders, shall 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 therein, in light of the circumstances under which they
were made, not misleading; provided, however , that no
representation or warranty is made by Parent or Merger Sub with
respect to information supplied by the Company or any of its
officers, directors, representatives, agents or employees in
writing
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specifically for inclusion or incorporation by reference in the
Schedule TO or the Offer Documents. The Company hereby agrees
that the information provided by the Company in writing
specifically for inclusion or incorporation by reference in the
Schedule TO or the Offer Documents shall 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 therein, in light of the circumstances under which
they were made, not misleading. Each of Parent, Merger Sub and the
Company shall promptly correct any information provided by it for
use in the Schedule TO or the Offer Documents if and to the
extent that such information shall have become false or misleading
in any material respect. Parent and Merger Sub shall take all steps
necessary to cause the Schedule TO and the Offer Documents, as
so corrected, to be filed with the SEC and the other Offer
Documents, as so corrected, to be disseminated to the Company
Stockholders, in each case as and to the extent required by
applicable federal securities laws. Parent and Merger Sub shall
provide the Company and its counsel a reasonable opportunity to
review and comment on the Schedule TO and the Offer Documents
prior to the filing thereof with the SEC. Parent and Merger Sub
shall provide to the Company and its counsel any and all written
comments that Parent, Merger Sub or their counsel may receive in
writing from the SEC or its staff with respect to the
Schedule TO and the Offer Documents promptly after receipt
thereof, and Parent and Merger Sub shall provide the Company and
its counsel a reasonable opportunity to participate in the
formulation of any written response to any such written comments of
the SEC or its staff.
(g)
Required Withholding . Each of Merger Sub, Parent and the
depositary for the Offer shall be entitled to deduct and withhold
from any amounts payable pursuant to the Offer such amounts as may
be required to be deducted or withheld therefrom under U.S. federal
or state, local or non-U.S. law. To the extent that such amounts
are so deducted or withheld, such amounts shall be treated for all
purposes under this Agreement as having been paid to the Person to
whom such amounts would otherwise have been paid.
1.2 Company Actions .
(a)
Company Determinations, Approvals and Recommendations . The
Company hereby approves and consents to the Offer and represents
and warrants to Parent and Merger Sub that, at a meeting duly
called and held prior to the date hereof, the Company Board has,
upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth
herein:
(i) unanimously
determined that this Agreement is advisable;
(ii) unanimously
determined that this Agreement and the transactions contemplated
hereby, including the Offer and the Merger, taken together, are at
a price and on terms that are in the best interests of the Company
and the holders of Company Shares;
(iii)
unanimously approved this Agreement and the transactions
contemplated hereby, including the Offer and the Merger, and the
Tender and Voting Agreements, which approval, to the extent
applicable, constituted approval under the
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provisions of Section 203 of the DGCL as a result of which
this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, including
the Offer and the Merger, as well as the Tender and Voting
Agreements and the transactions contemplated thereby, are not and
will not be subject to the provisions of, or any restrictions
under, the provisions of Section 203 of the DGCL, whether this
Agreement is terminated pursuant to Article VIII under
circumstances in which the Company is or may in the future be
required to pay the Termination Fee Amount pursuant to the
provisions of Section 8.4(b) or otherwise and
thereafter Merger Sub elects to continue the Offer; and
(iv) unanimously
resolved to recommend that the holders of Company Shares accept the
Offer, tender their Company Shares to Merger Sub pursuant to the
Offer and adopt this Agreement in accordance with the applicable
provisions of Delaware Law;
provided, however , that such recommendation may be
withheld, withdrawn, amended or modified solely in accordance with
the terms of Section 6.2 . The Company hereby consents
to the inclusion of the foregoing determinations and approvals in
the Offer Documents and, to the extent that the foregoing
recommendation of the Company Board is not withheld, withdrawn,
amended or modified in accordance with Section 6.2 ,
the Company hereby consents to the inclusion of such recommendation
in the Offer Documents.
(b)
Schedule 14D-9 . The Company shall:
(i) file
with the SEC, concurrently with the filing by Parent and Merger Sub
of the Schedule TO, a Solicitation/Recommendation Statement on
Schedule 14D-9 (together with all amendments and supplements
thereto, and including all exhibits thereto, the “
Schedule 14D-9 ”); and
(ii) cause
the Schedule 14D-9 to be mailed to the Company Stockholders,
together with the Offer Documents, promptly after the commencement
of the Offer (within the meaning of Rule 14d-2 under the
Exchange Act).
Subject
to the provisions of Section 6.2 , the
Schedule 14D-9 shall include a description of the
determinations, approvals and recommendations of the Company Board
(including the Company Board Recommendation) set forth in
Section 1.2(a) and Section 6.2(a) . Each of
Parent and Merger Sub shall promptly furnish to the Company in
writing all information concerning Parent and Merger Sub that may
be required by applicable securities laws or reasonably requested
by the Company for inclusion in the Schedule 14D-9. The
Company shall cause the Schedule 14D-9 to comply in all
material respects with the Exchange Act and all other Legal
Requirements. The Company hereby further agrees that the
Schedule 14D-9, on the date first published, sent or given to
the Company Stockholders, shall 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
therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made,
not misleading; provided, however , that no representation
or warranty is made by the Company with respect to information
supplied by Parent or Merger Sub or any of their officers,
directors, representatives, agents
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or
employees in writing specifically for inclusion or incorporation by
reference in the Schedule 14D-9. Parent and Merger Sub hereby agree
that the information provided by them specifically in writing for
inclusion or incorporation by reference in the Schedule 14D-9
shall 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 therein, in light of the
circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. Each of
the Company, Parent and Merger Sub shall promptly correct any
information provided by it for use in the Schedule 14D-9 if
and to the extent that such information shall have become false or
misleading in any material respect. The Company shall take all
steps necessary to cause the Schedule 14D-9, as so corrected,
to be filed with the SEC and disseminated to the Company
Stockholders, in each case as and to the extent required by
applicable federal securities laws. The Company shall provide
Parent, Merger Sub and their counsel reasonable opportunity to
review and comment on the Schedule 14D-9 prior to the filing
thereof with the SEC. The Company shall provide in writing to
Parent, Merger Sub and their counsel any written comments the
Company or its counsel may receive in writing from the SEC or its
staff with respect to the Schedule 14D-9 promptly upon receipt
thereof, and the Company shall provide Parent, Merger Sub and their
counsel a reasonable opportunity to participate in the formulation
of any written response to any such written comments of the SEC or
its staff.
(c)
Company Information . In connection with the Offer, the
Company shall, or shall cause its transfer agent to, promptly
following a request by Parent, furnish Parent with such
information, including a list, as of the most recent practicable
date, of the stockholders of the Company, mailing labels and any
available listing or computer files containing the names and
addresses of all record and beneficial holders of Company Shares,
and lists of security positions of Company Shares held in stock
depositories (including updated lists of stockholders, mailing
labels, listings or files of securities positions), and with such
assistance, as Parent or its agents may reasonably request in order
to disseminate and otherwise communicate the Offer to the record
and beneficial holders of Company Shares. Subject to any and all
Legal Requirements, and except for such steps as are necessary to
disseminate the Offer Documents and any other documents necessary
to consummate the Merger, Parent and Merger Sub and their agents
shall:
(i) hold
in confidence the information contained in any such lists of
stockholders, mailing labels and listings or files of securities
positions;
(ii) use
such information only in connection with the Offer and the Merger;
and
(iii)
if (A) this Agreement shall be terminated pursuant to
Article VIII and (B) Parent and Merger Sub shall
withdraw the Offer or the Offer shall otherwise expire or terminate
in accordance with the terms hereof without Merger Sub (or Parent
on Merger Sub’s behalf) having accepted for payment any
Company Shares pursuant to the Offer, Parent and Merger Sub shall
either (1) destroy any and all copies and any extracts or
summaries from such information then in their possession or control
(and if requested by the Company, certify in writing to such
destruction) or (2) deliver (and shall use their respective
reasonable efforts to cause their agents to deliver) to the Company
any
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and all
copies and any extracts or summaries from such information then in
their possession or control (it being understood and hereby agreed
that if this Agreement is terminated pursuant to Article
VIII , whether under circumstances in which the Company is or
may in the future be required to pay the Termination Fee Amount
pursuant to the provisions of Section 8.4(b) or
otherwise, and Parent and Merger Sub elect to continue the Offer
(as may be amended) notwithstanding the termination of this
Agreement pursuant to Article VIII , Parent and Merger
Sub shall be permitted to retain and use any and all such list of
stockholders, mailing labels and listings or files of securities
positions for purposes of disseminating and otherwise communicating
the Offer and the related Offer Documents to the record and
beneficial holders of Company Shares notwithstanding the
termination of this Agreement).
(d)
Rights of First Refusal . Solely in connection with the
tender and purchase of Company Shares pursuant to the Offer and the
consummation of the Merger, the Company hereby waives any and all
rights of first refusal it may have with respect to Company Shares
owned by, or issuable to, any Person, other than rights to
repurchase unvested shares, if any, that may be held by Persons
pursuant to the grant of restricted stock purchase rights or
following exercise of employee stock options.
1.3 Company Board Following
Appointment Time .
(a)
Composition of Company Board . Effective upon the initial
acceptance for payment by Merger Sub of Company Shares pursuant to
the Offer (the “ Appointment Time ,” the use of
which term herein shall not, unless the context otherwise requires,
depend upon whether Parent shall exercise its rights under this
Section 1.3(a) ) and from time to time thereafter,
Parent shall be entitled to designate up to such number of
directors on the Company Board equal to the product (rounded up to
the next whole number) obtained by multiplying (x) the total
number of directors on the Company Board (after giving effect to
any increase in the number of directors pursuant to this
Section 1.3 ) by (y) a fraction, the numerator of
which is the number of Company Shares held by Parent and Merger Sub
(after giving effect to the Company Shares purchased pursuant to
the Offer), and the denominator of which is the total number of
then outstanding Company Shares. Promptly following a request by
Parent, the Company shall take all action necessary to cause the
individuals so designated by Parent to be elected or appointed to
the Company Board, including (at the election of Parent) either by
increasing the size of the Company Board or by seeking and
accepting or otherwise securing the resignations of such number of
then incumbent directors as is necessary to enable the individuals
so designated by Parent to be elected or appointed to the Company
Board; provided, however , that at least two
(2) members of the Company Board immediately prior to the
Appointment Time shall be entitled to remain on the Company Board
at all times from and after the Appointment Time until the
Effective Time, and the Company shall take any and all action
necessary to enable such persons to remain on the Company Board
during such period (any such directors being referred to herein as
“ Continuing Directors ”); provided further,
however , that notwithstanding the foregoing or anything to the
contrary set forth herein, the Company shall not be required to
take any action to replace any of the Continuing Directors (or
otherwise appoint any person to serve as a “Continuing
Director”) if no Continuing Directors remain on the Company
Board. In the event that only one
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Continuing Director shall remain on the Company Board (whether as a
result of the resignation of other Continuing Directors or for any
other reason), the sole remaining Continuing Director shall be
entitled to elect or designate another person to serve as a
“Continuing Director,” and the Company shall take all
action to cause any person so elected or designated to be appointed
to the Company Board (any person so appointed to the Company Board
being deemed to be a “Continuing Director” for all
purposes hereunder).
(b)
Composition of Company Board Committees . From time to time
after the Appointment Time, the Company shall take all action
necessary to cause the individuals so designated by Parent to
constitute substantially the same percentage (rounding up where
appropriate) as is on the Company Board on: (i) each committee
of the Company Board; (ii) each board of directors of each
Subsidiary of the Company; and (iii) each committee of each
such board of directors of each Subsidiary of the Company, in each
case to the fullest extent permitted by all applicable Legal
Requirements, including the Marketplace Rules of the Nasdaq Global
Market (the “ Nasdaq Marketplace Rules ”).
(c)
Compliance with Nasdaq Marketplace Rules . Promptly after
the Appointment Time, the Company shall take all action necessary
to elect to be treated as a “controlled company” as
defined by Rule 4350(c) the Nasdaq Marketplace Rules and make all
necessary filings and disclosures associated with such status. Each
Continuing Director shall be an “independent director”
as defined by Rule 4200(a)(15) of the Nasdaq Marketplace Rules
and eligible to serve on the Company’s audit committee under
the Exchange Act and Nasdaq Marketplace Rules and at least one
Continuing Director shall be an “audit committee financial
expert” as defined in Item 401(h) of Regulation S-K and
the instructions thereto.
(d)
Section 14(f) of the Exchange Act . The Company’s
obligation to appoint Parent’s designees to the Company Board
shall be subject to Section 14(f) of the Exchange Act and
Rule 14f-1 promulgated thereunder. The Company shall promptly
take all action required pursuant to this Section 1.3
and Section 14(f) and Rule 14f-1 in order to fulfill its
obligations under this Section 1.3 , and shall include
in the Schedule 14D-9 such information with respect to the
Company and its directors and officers as is required under such
Section 14(f) and Rule 14f-1 in order to fulfill its
obligations under this Section 1.3 . Parent shall
provide to the Company in writing, and be solely responsible for
any information with respect to itself and its nominees, directors,
officers and affiliates, required by such Section 14(f) and
Rule 14f-1.
(e)
Required Approvals of Continuing Directors . Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, in the event
that Parent’s designees are elected or appointed to the
Company Board prior to the Effective Time pursuant to
Section 1.3(a) and there shall be any Continuing
Directors, the approval of a majority of such Continuing Directors
(or the sole Continuing Director if there shall be only one
(1) Continuing Director) shall be required in order to:
(i) amend
or terminate this Agreement, or agree or consent to any amendment
or termination of this Agreement, in any case on behalf of the
Company;
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(ii) extend
the time for performance of, or waive, any of the obligations or
other acts of Parent or Merger Sub under this Agreement;
(iii) waive
any of the Company’s rights under this Agreement; or
(iv) make
any other determination with respect to any action to be taken or
not to be taken by or on behalf of the Company relating to this
Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby, including the
Offer and the Merger.
1.4 Top-Up Option .
(a)
90% Top-Up Option .
(i) The
Company hereby grants to Parent and Merger Sub an irrevocable
option (the “ 90% Top-Up Option ”), exercisable
only upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein,
to purchase with a promissory note, bearing simple interest at 6%
per annum, and due thirty (30) days after the purchase (a
“ Promissory Note ”), at a price per share equal
to the Offer Price, that number of shares of Common Stock (the
“ 90% Top-Up Option Shares ”) equal to the
lowest number of shares of Common Stock that, when added to the
number of shares of Company Common Stock owned by Parent and its
Subsidiaries and controlled Affiliates at the time of such
exercise, shall constitute ten thousand (10,000) shares more than
90% of the shares of Company Common Stock then outstanding (after
giving effect to the issuance of the 90% Top-Up Option Shares);
provided, however , (x) that the 90% Top-Up Option
shall not be exercisable unless, immediately after such exercise
and the issuance of shares of Company Common Stock pursuant
thereto, the Short Form Threshold would be reached (assuming the
issuance of the 90% Top-Up Option Shares), (y) that in no
event shall the 90% Top-Up Option be exercisable for a number of
shares of Company Common Stock in excess of the Company’s
total authorized and unissued shares of Company Common Stock, and
(z) that in no event shall the Top-Up Option be exercised by
both of Parent and Merger Sub.
(ii) Provided
that no Legal Requirement, Order or other legal impediment shall
prohibit the exercise of the 90% Top-Up Option or the issuance of
the 90% Top-Up Option Shares pursuant thereto, or otherwise make
such exercise or issuance illegal, Parent or Merger Sub may
exercise the 90% Top-Up Option, in whole but not in part, at any
one time after the Appointment Time and prior to the earlier to
occur of (i) the Effective Time and (ii) the termination
of this Agreement pursuant to Article VIII
hereof.
(iii) In
the event Parent or Merger Sub wishes to exercise the 90% Top-Up
Option, Parent or Merger Sub shall send to the Company a written
notice (a “ 90% Top-Up Exercise Notice ,” the
date of which notice is referred to herein as the “ 90%
Top-Up Notice Date ”) specifying the denominations of the
certificate or certificates evidencing the 90% Top-Up Option Shares
which such party wishes to receive, and the place, time and date
for the closing of the purchase and sale pursuant to the 90% Top-Up
Option (the “ 90% Top-Up Closing ”). The Company
shall, promptly after receipt of the 90% Top-Up Exercise Notice,
deliver a written notice to Parent or Merger Sub confirming the
number of 90% Top-Up Option Shares and the aggregate purchase price
therefore (the
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“
90% Top-Up Notice Receipt ”). At the 90% Top-Up
Closing, Parent or Merger Sub shall pay the Company the aggregate
price required to be paid for the 90% Top-Up Option Shares, by
delivery of a Promissory Note in an aggregate principal amount
equal to the amount specified in the 90% Top-Up Notice Receipt, and
the Company shall cause to be issued to the party exercising the
90% Top-Up Option a certificate or certificates representing the
90% Top-Up Option Shares. Such certificates may include any legends
that are required by federal or state securities laws.
ARTICLE II
THE MERGER
2.1 The Merger . Upon the
terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement and
the applicable provisions of Delaware Law, at the Effective Time,
Merger Sub shall be merged with and into the Company (the “
Merger ”), the separate corporate existence of Merger
Sub shall thereupon cease and the Company shall continue as the
surviving corporation of the Merger. The Company, as the surviving
corporation of the Merger, is sometimes hereinafter referred to as
the “ Surviving Corporation .”
2.2 The 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 under Delaware Law by
filing a certificate of merger (or a certificate of ownership and
merger, as applicable) in customary form and substance (the “
Certificate of Merger ”) with the Secretary of State
of the State of Delaware (the “ Delaware Secretary of
State ”) in accordance with the applicable provisions of
Delaware Law (the time of such filing and acceptance by the
Delaware Secretary of State, or such later time as may be agreed in
writing by Parent, Merger Sub and the Company and specified in the
Certificate of Merger, being referred to herein as the “
Effective Time ”).
2.3 The Closing . The
consummation of the Merger shall take place at a closing (the
“ Closing ”) to occur at the offices of Wilson
Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, Professional Corporation, One Market
Street, Spear Tower, Suite 3300, San Francisco, California
94105-1126, on a date and at a time to be agreed upon by Parent,
Merger Sub and the Company, which date shall be no later than the
second (2 nd ) Business Day
after the satisfaction or waiver (to the extent permitted
hereunder) of the last to be satisfied or waived of the conditions
set forth in Article VII (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) (the date upon which the Closing shall actually
occur pursuant hereto being referred to herein as the “
Closing Date ”).
2.4 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 Delaware Law.
Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, and subject
thereto, at the Effective Time all of the property, rights,
privileges, powers and franchises of the Company and Merger Sub
shall vest in the Surviving Corporation, and all debts, liabilities
and duties of the Company and Merger Sub shall become the debts,
liabilities and duties of the Surviving Corporation.
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2.5 Certificate of Incorporation
and Bylaws .
(a)
Certificate of Incorporation . At the Effective Time,
subject to the provisions of Section 6.14 , the
Certificate of Incorporation of the Company shall be amended and
restated in its entirety to read identically to the Certificate of
Incorporation of Merger Sub, as in effect immediately prior to the
Effective Time, and such amended and restated Certificate of
Incorporation shall become the Certificate of Incorporation of the
Surviving Corporation until thereafter amended in accordance with
the applicable provisions of Delaware Law and such Certificate of
Incorporation; provided, however , that at the Effective
Time the Certificate of Incorporation of the Surviving Corporation
shall be amended so that the name of the Surviving Corporation
shall be “Moldflow Corporation.”
(b)
Bylaws . At the Effective Time, subject to the provisions of
Section 6.14 , the Bylaws of Merger Sub, as in effect
immediately prior to the Effective Time, shall become the Bylaws of
the Surviving Corporation until thereafter amended in accordance
with the applicable provisions of Delaware Law, the Certificate of
Incorporation of the Surviving Corporation and such Bylaws.
2.6 Directors and Officers
.
(a)
Directors . At the Effective Time, the initial directors of
the Surviving Corporation shall be the directors of Merger Sub
immediately prior to the Effective Time, each to hold office in
accordance with the Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws of the
Surviving Corporation until their respective successors are duly
elected or appointed and qualified.
(b)
Officers . At the Effective Time, the initial officers of
the Surviving Corporation shall be the officers of Merger Sub
immediately prior to the Effective Time, each to hold office in
accordance with the Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws of the
Surviving Corporation until their respective successors are duly
appointed.
2.7 Effect on Capital Stock
.
(a)
Capital Stock . 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, the following shall occur:
(i)
Company Common Stock . Each share of Company Common Stock
issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time
(other than (A) shares of Company Common Stock owned by
Parent, Merger Sub or the Company, or by any direct or indirect
wholly-owned Subsidiary of Parent, Merger Sub or the Company, in
each case immediately prior to the Effective Time (whether pursuant
to the Offer or otherwise) and (B) shares of Company Common
Stock owned by stockholders who shall have neither voted in favor
of the Merger nor consented thereto in writing and who shall have
properly and validly exercised their dissenters’ rights of
appraisal in respect of such shares of Company Common Stock in
accordance with Section 262 of the DGCL) shall be canceled and
extinguished and automatically converted into the right to receive
cash in an amount equal to the Offer Price, without interest
thereon (the “ Merger Consideration ”),
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upon the
surrender of the certificate representing such share of Company
Common Stock in the manner provided in Section 2.8 (or
in the case of a lost, stolen or destroyed certificate, upon
delivery of an affidavit (and bond, if required) in the manner
provided in Section 2.10 ).
(ii)
Owned Company Common Stock . Each share of Company Common
Stock owned by Parent, Merger Sub or the Company, or by any direct
or indirect wholly-owned Subsidiary of Parent, Merger Sub or the
Company, in each case immediately prior to the Effective Time
(whether pursuant to the Offer or otherwise) shall be cancelled and
extinguished without any conversion thereof or consideration paid
therefor.
(iii)
Capital Stock of Merger Sub . Each share of common stock,
par value $0.01 per share, of Merger Sub that is issued and
outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be
converted into one (1) validly issued, fully paid and
nonassessable share of common stock of the Surviving Corporation.
Each certificate evidencing ownership of such shares of common
stock of Merger Sub shall thereafter evidence ownership of shares
of common stock of the Surviving Corporation.
(b)
Adjustment to Merger Consideration . The Merger
Consideration shall be adjusted appropriately to reflect the effect
of any stock split, reverse stock split, stock dividend (including
any dividend or distribution of securities convertible into Company
Common Stock), cash dividends, reorganization, recapitalization,
reclassification, combination, exchange of shares or other like
change with respect to Company Common Stock occurring on or after
the date hereof and prior to the Effective Time.
(c)
Statutory Rights of Appraisal .
(i) Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, all shares of
Company Common Stock that are issued and outstanding immediately
prior to the Effective Time and held by stockholders who shall have
neither voted in favor of the Merger nor consented thereto in
writing and who shall have properly and validly exercised their
statutory rights of appraisal in respect of such shares of Company
Common Stock in accordance with Section 262 of the DGCL
(collectively, “ Dissenting Company Shares ”)
shall not be converted into, or represent the right to receive, the
Merger Consideration pursuant to this Section 2.7 .
Such stockholders shall be entitled to receive payment of the
appraised value of such Dissenting Company Shares in accordance
with the provisions of Section 262 of the DGCL, except that
all Dissenting Company Shares held by stockholders who shall have
failed to perfect or who shall have effectively withdrawn or lost
their rights to appraisal of such Dissenting Company Shares under
such Section 262 of the DGCL shall thereupon be deemed to have been
converted into, and to have become exchangeable for, as of the
Effective Time, the right to receive the Merger Consideration,
without any interest thereon, upon surrender of the certificate or
certificates that formerly evidenced such shares of Company Common
Stock in the manner provided in Section 2.8 .
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(ii) The
Company shall give Parent (A) prompt notice of any demands for
appraisal received by the Company, withdrawals of such demands, and
any other instruments served pursuant to Delaware Law and received
by the Company in respect of Dissenting Company Shares and
(B) the opportunity to direct all negotiations and proceedings
with respect to demands for appraisal under Delaware Law in respect
of Dissenting Company Shares. The Company shall not, except with
the prior written consent of Parent, voluntarily make any payment
with respect to any demands for appraisal or settle or offer to
settle any such demands for payment in respect of Dissenting
Company Shares.
(d)
Company Options . At the Effective Time, each Company Option
then outstanding under any of the Company Option Plans shall be
treated in accordance with the provisions of
Section 6.12(a) .
(e)
Company Restricted Stock . At the Effective Time, each share
of Company Restricted Stock then outstanding under any of the
Company Option Plans shall be treated in accordance with the
provisions of Section 6.12(b) .
2.8 Exchange of Certificates
.
(a)
Payment Agent . Prior to the Effective Time, Parent shall
select a bank or trust company reasonably acceptable to the Company
to act as the payment agent for the Merger (the “ Payment
Agent ”).
(b)
Exchange Fund . Promptly following the Effective Time,
Parent shall deposit (or cause to be deposited) with the Payment
Agent, for payment to the holders of shares of Company Common Stock
pursuant to the provisions of this Article II , an
amount of cash equal to the product obtained by multiplying
(x) the Merger Consideration and (y) the aggregate number
of shares of Company Common Stock issued and outstanding
immediately prior to the Effective Time (excluding shares of
Company Common Stock then owned Parent, Merger Sub, the Company, or
any direct or indirect, wholly-owned Subsidiary of Parent, Merger
Sub or the Company immediately prior to the Effective Time (whether
pursuant to the Offer or otherwise)) (such cash amount being
referred to herein as the “ Exchange Fund
”).
(c)
Payment Procedures . Promptly following the Effective Time,
Parent and Merger Sub shall cause the Payment Agent to mail to each
holder of record (as of immediately prior to the Effective Time) of
a certificate or certificates (the “ Certificates
”) and each holder of record (as of immediately prior to the
Effective Time) of shares of Company Common Stock held in
book-entry form, in each case which immediately prior to the
Effective Time represented outstanding shares of Company Common
Stock (other than Dissenting Company Shares) (i) a letter of
transmittal in customary form (which shall specify that delivery
shall be effected, and risk of loss and title to the Certificates
shall pass, only upon delivery of the Certificates to the Payment
Agent) and (ii) instructions for use in effecting the
surrender of the Certificates in exchange for the Merger
Consideration payable in respect thereof pursuant to the provisions
of this Article II . Upon surrender of Certificates for
cancellation to the Payment
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Agent or
to such other agent or agents as may be appointed by Parent or
delivery of an agents’ message in respect of shares held in
book-entry form, together with such letter of transmittal, duly
completed and validly executed in accordance with the instructions
thereto, the holders of such Certificates or the holders of shares
held in book-entry form shall be entitled to receive in exchange
therefor the Merger Consideration payable in respect thereof
pursuant to the provisions of this Article II , and the
Certificates so surrendered shall forthwith be canceled. The
Payment Agent shall accept such Certificates upon compliance with
such reasonable terms and conditions as the Payment Agent may
impose to effect an orderly exchange thereof in accordance with
normal exchange practices. No interest shall be paid or accrued for
the benefit of holders of the Certificates on the Merger
Consideration payable upon the surrender of such Certificates
pursuant to this Section 2.8 . Until so surrendered,
outstanding Certificates shall be deemed from and after the
Effective Time, to evidence only the right to receive the Merger
Consideration payable in respect thereof pursuant to the provisions
of this Article II .
(d)
Transfers of Ownership . In the event that a transfer of
ownership of shares of Company Common Stock is not registered in
the stock transfer books or ledger of the Company, or if Merger
Consideration is to be paid in a name other than that in which the
Certificates surrendered in exchange therefor are registered in the
stock transfer books or ledger of the Company, the Merger
Consideration may be paid to a Person other than the Person in
whose name the Certificate so surrendered is registered in the
stock transfer books or ledger of the Company only if such
Certificate is properly endorsed and otherwise in proper form for
surrender and transfer and the Person requesting such payment has
paid to Parent (or any agent designated by Parent) any transfer or
other Taxes required by reason of the payment of Merger
Consideration to a Person other than the registered holder of such
Certificate, or established to the satisfaction of Parent (or any
agent designated by Parent) that such transfer or other Taxes have
been paid or are otherwise not payable.
(e)
Required Withholding . Each of the Payment Agent, Parent and
the Surviving Corporation shall be entitled to deduct and withhold
from any amounts payable pursuant to this Agreement such amounts as
may be required to be deducted or withheld therefrom under U.S.
federal or state, local or non-U.S. law. To the extent that such
amounts are so deducted or withheld, such amounts shall be treated
for all purposes under this Agreement as having been paid to the
Person to whom such amounts would otherwise have been paid.
(f)
No Liability . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set
forth in this Agreement, none of the Payment Agent, Parent, the
Surviving Corporation or any other party hereto shall be liable to
a holder of shares of Company Common Stock for any amount properly
paid to a public official pursuant to any applicable abandoned
property, escheat or similar law.
(g)
Distribution of Exchange Fund to Parent . Any portion of the
Exchange Fund that remains undistributed to the holders of the
Certificates 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
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immediately prior to the Merger who have not theretofore
surrendered their Certificates evidencing such shares of Company
Common Stock for exchange pursuant to the provisions of this
Section 2.8 shall thereafter look for payment of the
Merger Consideration payable 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 . Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, if any
Certificate has not been surrendered prior to the date on which the
Merger Consideration contemplated by this Section 2.8
in respect of such Certificate would otherwise escheat to or become
the property of any Governmental Authority, any amounts payable in
respect of such Certificate shall, to the extent permitted by
applicable Legal Requirements, become the property of Parent, free
and clear of all claims of interest of any Person previously
entitled thereto.
2.9 No Further Ownership Rights in
Company Common Stock . From and after the Effective Time, all
shares of Company Common Stock shall no longer be outstanding and
shall automatically be cancelled, retired and cease to exist, and
each holder of a Certificate theretofore representing any shares of
Company Common Stock (other than Dissenting Company Shares) shall
cease to have any rights with respect thereto, except the right to
receive the Merger Consideration payable therefor upon the
surrender thereof in accordance with the provisions of
Section 2.8 . The Merger Consideration paid in
accordance with the terms of this Article II shall be
deemed to have been paid in full satisfaction of all rights
pertaining to such shares of the Company Common Stock. From and
after the Effective Time, there shall be no further registration of
transfers on the records of the Surviving Corporation of shares of
Company Common Stock that were issued and outstanding immediately
prior to the Effective Time, other than transfers to reflect, in
accordance with customary settlement procedures, trades effected
prior to the Effective Time. If, after the Effective Time,
Certificates are presented to the Surviving Corporation for any
reason, they shall be canceled and exchanged as provided in this
Article II .
2.10 Lost, Stolen or Destroyed
Certificates . In the event that any Certificates shall have
been lost, stolen or destroyed, the Payment Agent 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
Merger Consideration payable in respect thereof pursuant to
Section 2.7 ; provided, however , that Parent
may, in its discretion and as a condition precedent to the payment
of such Merger Consideration, 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 Corporation or the Payment Agent
with respect to the Certificates alleged to have been lost, stolen
or destroyed.
2.11 Taking of Necessary Action;
Further Action . If, at any time after the Effective Time, any
further action is necessary or desirable to carry out the purposes
of this Agreement and to vest the Surviving Corporation with full
right, title and possession to all assets, property, rights,
privileges, powers and franchises of the Company and Merger
Sub,
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the
directors and officers of the Surviving Corporation shall take all
such lawful and necessary action on behalf of the Company and
Merger Sub.
ARTICLE III
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY
Except as set forth in the disclosure
schedule delivered by the Company to Parent on the date of this
Agreement (the “ Company Disclosure Schedule ”)
(the disclosures in which Company Disclosure Schedule shall qualify
only (i) the representations and warranties of the Company set
forth in the corresponding Section of this Agreement, and
(ii) the representations and warranties set forth in any other
Section of this Agreement, but in the case of this clause
(ii) if and to the extent that it is reasonably apparent from
the text of such disclosure that it is applicable to the
representations and warranties set forth in such other Sections of
this Agreement), the Company hereby represents and warrants to
Parent and Merger Sub as follows:
3.1 Organization and Standing
. The Company is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and
in corporate good standing under Delaware Law. Each of the
Company’s Subsidiaries is duly organized, validly existing
and in corporate good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction
of its respective organization (to the extent the “good
standing” concept is applicable in the case of any
jurisdiction outside the United States). Each of the Company and
its Subsidiaries has the requisite corporate power and authority to
carry on its respective business as it is presently being conducted
and to own, lease or operate its respective properties and assets.
Each of the Company and its Subsidiaries is duly qualified to do
business and is in corporate good standing in each jurisdiction
where the character of its properties owned or leased or the nature
of its respective business makes such qualification necessary (to
the extent the “good standing” concept is applicable in
the case of any jurisdiction outside the United States), except
where the failure to be so qualified or in corporate good standing
would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Company
Material Adverse Effect. The Company has delivered or made
available to Parent complete and correct copies of the certificates
of incorporation and bylaws or equivalent organizational documents,
as amended to date, of the Company and (b) the minutes of all
meetings of the stockholders, the Company Board and each committee
of the Company Board since July 1, 2004. Neither the Company
nor any of its Subsidiaries is in violation of its certificate of
incorporation, bylaws or equivalent organizational documents,
except for such violations that would not, individually or in the
aggregate, have a Company Material Adverse Effect.
3.2 Subsidiaries .
(a)
Section 3.2(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule
contains a complete and accurate list of the name and jurisdiction
of organization of each Subsidiary of the Company. Except for the
Subsidiaries, the Company does not own, directly or indirectly, any
capital stock of, or other equity or voting interest in, any
Person.
(b) All
of the outstanding capital stock of, or other equity or voting
interest in, each Subsidiary of the Company (i) have been duly
authorized, validly issued
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and are
fully paid and nonassessable (to the extent required under the
applicable governing documents) and (ii) are owned, directly
or indirectly, by the Company, free and clear of all Liens.
(c) There
are no outstanding (i) securities of any of the
Company’s Subsidiaries convertible into or exchangeable for
shares of capital stock of, or other equity or voting interest in,
any Subsidiary of the Company, (ii) options, warrants, rights
or other commitments or agreements to acquire from any of the
Company’s Subsidiaries, or that obligate any of the
Company’s Subsidiaries to issue, any capital stock of, or
other equity or voting interest in, or any securities convertible
into or exchangeable for shares of capital stock of, or other
equity or voting interest in, any Subsidiary of the Company,
(iii) obligations of the Company to grant, extend or enter
into any subscription, warrant, right, convertible or exchangeable
security or other similar agreement or commitment relating to any
capital stock of, or other equity or voting interest (including any
voting debt) in, any Subsidiary of the Company (the items in
clauses (i), (ii) and (iii), together with the capital stock
of the Subsidiaries of the Company, being referred to collectively
as “ Subsidiary Securities ”) or (iv) other
obligations by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to make any
payments based on the price or value of any Subsidiary Securities.
There are no Contracts of any kind which obligate any of the
Company’s Subsidiaries to repurchase, redeem or otherwise
acquire any outstanding Subsidiary Securities.
3.3 Authorization .
(a) The
Company has all requisite corporate power and authority to execute
and deliver this Agreement and, subject in the case of the
consummation of the Merger, to obtaining the Requisite Stockholder
Approval, to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and to
perform its obligations hereunder. The execution and delivery of
this Agreement by the Company and the approval of the consummation
by the Company of the transactions contemplated hereby (including
the Offer and the Merger) 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 the execution and delivery of this Agreement
or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby
(including the Offer and the Merger), other than, in the case of
the consummation of the Merger, obtaining the Requisite Stockholder
Approval. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by
the Company and, assuming the due authorization, execution and
delivery by Parent and Merger Sub, constitutes a legal, valid and
binding obligation of the Company, enforceable against the Company
in accordance with its terms, except that such enforceability
(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.
(b) Assuming
that the representations of Parent and Merger Sub contained in
Section 4.6 are accurate, and if the holdings of Company
Common Stock by Parent and/or Merger Sub do not meet the threshold
required by Section 253 of the DGCL, the affirmative vote of
the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of Company
Common Stock, voting together as a class (the “ Requisite
Stockholder Approval ”), is the only vote of the holders
of any class or series of Company Capital Stock necessary
(under
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applicable Legal Requirements or otherwise) to adopt this Agreement
and approve the Merger.
(c) The
Company Board has taken all action reasonably necessary to
(i) render the Company Rights inapplicable to this Agreement,
the Tender and Voting Agreements, the Offer, the Merger and the
other transactions contemplated by this Agreement and
(ii) ensure that (A) neither Parent nor any of its
stockholders or Affiliates is or will become an “Acquiring
Person” (as defined in the Company Rights Plan) solely by
reason of this Agreement, the Tender and Voting Agreements, the
Offer, the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by this
Agreement, (B) a “ Distribution Date ” (as
defined in the Company Rights Plan) shall not occur solely by
reason of this Agreement, the Tender and Voting Agreements, the
Offer, the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by this
Agreement and the Tender and Voting Agreements and (C) the
Company Rights shall expire at the Appointment Time.
(d) The
Compensation Committee of the Company Board (the “
Compensation Committee ”) (i) at a meeting duly called
and held at which all members of the Compensation Committee were
present, duly and unanimously adopted resolutions approving as an
“employment compensation, severance or other employee benefit
arrangement” within the meaning of Rule 14d-10(d)(1)
under the Exchange Act, (A) each Company Option Plan,
(B) the treatment of Company Options, shares of Company
Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units in accordance with the
terms set forth in this Agreement, the applicable Company Option
Plan and any applicable Employee Plan, (C) the terms of
Section 6.12 , Section 6.13 and
Section 6.14 of this Agreement and (D) each other
Employee Plan that under the terms of this Agreement is required to
be set forth in Section 3.17(a)(ii) of the Company
Disclosure Schedule, which resolutions have not been rescinded,
modified or withdrawn in any way and (ii) has taken all other
actions necessary to satisfy the requirements of the non-exclusive
safe harbor under Rule 14d-10(d)(2) under the Exchange Act
with respect to the foregoing arrangements. Each member of the
Compensation Committee is an “independent director” in
accordance with the requirements of Rule 14d-10(d)(2) under
the Exchange Act.
3.4 Capitalization .
(a) The
authorized capital stock of the Company consists of (i) forty
million (40,000,000) shares of Company Common Stock and
(ii) five million (5,000,000) shares of Company Preferred
Stock. As of the close of business on April 30, 2008:
(A) 12,104,522 shares of Company Common Stock were issued and
outstanding, (B) no shares of Company Preferred Stock were
issued and outstanding and (C) 647,199 shares of Company
Capital Stock were held by the Company as treasury shares. All
issued and outstanding shares of Company Common Stock have been
validly issued, fully paid, nonassessable and are free of any
preemptive rights. Since the close of business on April 30,
2008, the Company has not issued any shares of Company Capital
Stock other than pursuant to the exercise of Company Options
granted under a Company Option Plan.
(b)
Section 3.4(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedule
specifies (i) the number of shares of Company Common Stock
that are subject to issuance pursuant to
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Company
Options, Company Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units
outstanding as of close of business on April 30, 2008 and
(ii) the exercise price for each Company Option. As of the
close of business on April 30, 2008, 943,545 shares of Company
Common Stock were reserved for future issuance pursuant to stock
awards not yet granted under the Company Option Plans.
(c) Except
as set forth in this Section 3.4 , there are
(i) no outstanding shares of capital stock of, or other equity
or voting interest in, the Company, (ii) no outstanding
securities of the Company convertible into or exchangeable for
shares of capital stock of, or other equity or voting interest in,
the Company, (iii) no outstanding options, warrants, rights or
other commitments or agreements to acquire from the Company, or
that obligates the Company to issue, any capital stock of, or other
equity or voting interest in, or any securities convertible into or
exchangeable for shares of capital stock of, or other equity or
voting interest in, the Company, (iv) no obligations of the
Company to grant, extend or enter into any subscription, warrant,
right, convertible or exchangeable security or other similar
agreement or commitment relating to any capital stock of, or other
equity or voting interest (including any voting debt) in, the
Company (the items in clauses (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv),
together with the capital stock of the Company, being referred to
collectively as “ Company Securities ”) or
(v) no other obligations by the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries to make any payments based on the price or value of
the Company Securities. There are no outstanding Contracts of any
kind which obligate the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to
repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any Company
Securities.
(d) Neither
the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to any Contracts
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 Company Securities.
3.5 Non-contravention; Required
Consents .
(a) Assuming
compliance with the matters referred to in
Section 3.5(b) , subject to obtaining the Requisite
Stockholder Approval, the execution, delivery or performance by the
Company of this Agreement, the consummation by the Company of the
transactions contemplated hereby (including the Offer and the
Merger) and the compliance by the Company with any of the
provisions hereof do not and will not (i) violate or conflict
with any provision of the certificates of incorporation or bylaws
or equivalent organizational documents of the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries, (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
result in a right of termination or acceleration 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 or
its properties or assets may be bound, (iii) violate or
conflict with any law or Order applicable to the Company or by
which any of its Subsidiaries or by which any of their properties
or assets are bound or (iv) 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) and (iv) above, for
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such
violations, conflicts, defaults, terminations, accelerations or
Liens which would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a
Company Material Adverse Effect or reasonably be expected to
prevent or delay the consummation of the Offer or the Merger.
(b) No
consent, approval, Order or authorization of, or filing or
registration with, or notification to (any of the foregoing being a
“ Consent ”), any Governmental Authority is
required on the part of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in
connection with the execution, delivery and performance by the
Company of this Agreement and the consummation by the Company of
the transactions contemplated hereby (including the Offer and the
Merger), except (i) the filing and recordation of the
Certificate of Merger with the Secretary of State of the State of
Delaware and such filings with Governmental Authorities to satisfy
the applicable laws of states in which the Company and its
Subsidiaries are qualified to do business, (ii) 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, (iii) compliance with any applicable
requirements of the HSR Act and any applicable foreign antitrust,
competition or merger control laws and (iv) such other
Consents, the failure of which to obtain would not, individually or
in the aggregate, have a Company Material Adverse Effect.
3.6 SEC Reports . Since
June 30, 2005, the Company has filed or furnished (as
applicable) all forms, reports and documents with the SEC that were
required to be so filed or furnished (as applicable) by it under
the Exchange Act or the Securities Act and, after the date of this
Agreement and until the expiration date of the Offer, the Company
will file all forms, reports and documents with the SEC that are
required to be filed by it under the Exchange Act or the Securities
Act (all such forms, reports and documents (as have been amended
since the time of their filing), as well as any other forms,
reports or other documents, filed or furnished (as applicable) by
the Company with the SEC on or prior to the expiration date of the
Offer that are not required to be so filed or furnished, being
collectively referred to herein as the “ SEC Reports
”). Each SEC Report complied or will comply, as the case may
be, as of its filing date as of its respective effective date (in
the case of the SEC Reports that are registration statements filed
pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act), as of its
respective filing date (in the case of all other SEC Reports), or,
in each case, if amended prior to the date hereof, as of the date
of the last amendment, as to form in all material respects with the
applicable requirements of the Securities Act or the Exchange Act,
as the case may be, and with all applicable rules and regulations
of the Securities Act, the Exchange Act or as otherwise promulgated
by the SEC, each as in effect on the date such SEC Report was
filed. True and correct copies of all Company SEC Reports filed
since June 30, 2005 until prior to the date hereof, whether or
not required under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act have been
furnished to Parent or are publicly available in the Electronic
Data Gathering, Analysis and Retrieval (EDGAR) database of the
SEC. As of its filing date (or, if amended or superseded by a
filing prior to the date of this Agreement, on the date of such
amended or superseded filing), each SEC Report did not and will not
contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state
any material fact necessary in order to make the statements made
therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were
made, not misleading. Except as publicly available from the SEC,
since June 30, 2005 the Company has not received from the SEC
any written comments or questions with respect to any of the SEC
Reports (including the
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financial statements included therein) or any registration
statement filed by it with the SEC or any notice from the SEC that
such SEC Reports (including the financial statements included
therein) or registration statements are being reviewed or
investigated, and, to the Company’s knowledge, there is not,
as of the date of this Agreement, any investigation or review being
conducted by the SEC of any SEC Reports (including the financial
statements included therein). None of the Company’s
Subsidiaries is required to file any forms, reports or other
documents with the SEC. No executive officer of the Company has
failed to make the certifications required of him or her under
Section 302 or 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act with respect to
any SEC Report, except as disclosed in certifications filed with
the SEC Reports. Neither the Company nor any of its executive
officers has received written notice from any Governmental
Authority challenging or questioning the accuracy, completeness,
form or manner of filing of such certifications.
3.7 Financial Statements
.
(a) The
consolidated financial statements of the Company and its
Subsidiaries filed in or furnished with the SEC Reports have been
or will be, as the case may be, prepared in accordance with GAAP
consistently applied by the Company during the periods indicated
therein (except as may be indicated in the notes thereto and, in
the case of unaudited quarterly financial statements as permitted
by Form 10-Q under the Exchange Act), and fairly present in all
material respects, or will present in all material respects, as the
case may be, the consolidated financial position of the Company and
its Subsidiaries as of the dates thereof and the consolidated
results of operations and cash flows for the respective periods
indicated therein (subject, in the case of unaudited statements to
normal year-end adjustments).
(b) The
Company and each of its Subsidiaries has established and maintains
and adheres a system of internal accounting controls which are
effective in providing reasonable assurance regarding the
reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial
statements in accordance with GAAP, including policies and
procedures that (i) require the maintenance of records that in
reasonable detail accurately and fairly reflect the transactions
and dispositions of the assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries,
(ii) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are
recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements
in accordance with GAAP, and that receipts and expenditures of the
Company and its Subsidiaries are being made only in accordance with
appropriate authorizations of management and the Company Board and
(iii) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or
timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of
the assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries. Neither the Company
nor any of its Subsidiaries (including any employee thereof) nor
the Company’s independent auditors has identified or been
made aware of (A) any significant deficiency or material
weakness in the design or operation of internal accounting controls
utilized by the Company and its Subsidiaries, or (B) any
fraud, whether or not material, that involves the Company’s
internal control over financial reporting.
(c) Neither
the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to, or has any
commitment to become a party to, any joint venture, partnership
agreement or any similar Contract (including any Contract relating
to any transaction, arrangement or
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relationship between or among the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries, on the one hand, and any unconsolidated affiliate,
including any structured finance, special purpose or limited
purpose entity or Person, on the other hand (such as any
arrangement described in Section 303(a)(4) of
Regulation S-K of the SEC)) where the purpose or effect of
such arrangement is to avoid disclosure of any material transaction
involving the Company or any its Subsidiaries in the
Company’s consolidated financial statements.
(d) Since
June 30, 2005, the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries nor, to
the Company’s knowledge, any director or officer of the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries has received or otherwise had or
obtained knowledge of any substantive complaint, allegation or
claim that the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has engaged in
improper accounting or auditing practices. No current or former
attorney representing the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has
reported evidence of a material violation of securities laws,
breach of fiduciary duty or similar violation by the Company or any
of its officers, directors, employees or agents to the Company
Board or any committee thereof or to any director or executive
officer of the Company.
(e) To
the Company’s knowledge, no employee of the Company or any of
its Subsidiaries has provided or is providing information to any
law enforcement agency regarding the commission or possible
commission of any crime or the violation or possible violation of
any applicable Legal Requirements of the type described in
Section 806 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act by the Company or any of
its Subsidiaries. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries
nor, to the knowledge of the Company, any director, officer,
employee, contractor, subcontractor or agent of the Company or any
such Subsidiary has discharged, demoted, suspended, threatened,
harassed or in any other manner discriminated against an employee
of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in the terms and
conditions of employment because of any lawful act of such employee
described in Section 806 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.
(f) The
Company is in compliance in all material respects with all
effective provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.
(g) The
Company has provided to Parent copies of all SAB 99 memoranda
prepared by, on behalf of or for the benefit of the Company since
January 1, 2004.
3.8 Schedule 14D-9; Proxy
Statement; Offer Documents .
(a) The
Schedule 14D-9, when filed with the SEC, will comply as to
form in all material respects with the applicable requirements of
the Exchange Act and, on the date first published, sent or given to
the Company Stockholders, will 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
therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made,
not misleading; provided, however , that notwithstanding the
foregoing, no representation or warranty is made by the Company
with respect to information supplied by Parent or Merger Sub or any
of their officers, directors,
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representatives, agents or employees in writing specifically for
inclusion or incorporation by reference in the
Schedule 14D-9.
(b) The
information relating to the Company and its Subsidiaries to be
contained in the proxy statement (if any) that will be provided to
the Company Stockholders in connection with the solicitation of
proxies for use at the Company Stockholders’ Meeting, and any
schedules required to be filed with the SEC in connection therewith
(collectively, as amended or supplemented, the “ Proxy
Statement ”) will, when filed with the SEC, comply as to
form in all material respects with the applicable requirements of
the Exchange Act. At the time the Proxy Statement or any amendment
or supplement thereto is first mailed to the Company Stockholders
and at the time of the Company Stockholders’ Meeting, the
Proxy Statement will not contain any untrue statement of a material
fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make
the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which
they were made, not misleading; provided, however , that
notwithstanding the foregoing, no representation or warranty is
made by the Company with respect to information supplied by Parent
or Merger Sub or any of their officers, directors, representatives,
agents or employees in writing specifically for inclusion or
incorporation by reference in the in the Proxy Statement.
(c) None
of the information supplied by the Company or its officers,
directors, representatives, agents or employees expressly for
inclusion in Offer Documents will, on the date the Offer Documents
are first sent to the Company Stockholders and at the expiration
date of the Offer, contain any untrue statement of a material fact
or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or
necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the
circumstances under which they are made, not misleading.
3.9 No Undisclosed Liabilities
. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has any
Liabilities, other than (a) Liabilities reflected or otherwise
reserved against in the Balance Sheet or in the consolidated
financial statements of the Company and its Subsidiaries included
in the SEC Reports, filed or furnished with the SEC prior to the
date of this Agreement, (b) Liabilities under this Agreement,
(c) Liabilities incurred in connection with the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement (including the Offer and the
Merger), (d) executory obligations under any Contract to which
the Company is a party or is bound as of the date of this
Agreement, and (e) other Liabilities that have not had, and
would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the
aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect.
3.10 Absence of Certain
Changes . Except as disclosed in the SEC Reports filed or
furnished with the SEC prior to the date of this Agreement (and
specifically excluding any disclosure set forth in any risk factor
section and in any section relating to forward-looking statements
of such SEC Reports), since June 30, 2007, except for actions
expressly contemplated by this Agreement, the business of the
Company and its Subsidiaries has been conducted, in all material
respects, in the ordinary course of business consistent with past
practice, and there has not been or occurred and there does not
exist, as the case may be:
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(a) any
Company Material Adverse Effect;
(b) other
than cash dividends made by any wholly owned Subsidiary of the
Company to the Company or one of its Subsidiaries, any split,
combination or reclassification of any shares of capital stock,
declaration, setting aside or paying of any dividend or other
distribution (whether in cash, shares or property or any
combination thereof) in respect of any shares of capital stock of
the Company or any Subsidiary;
(c) any
damage, destruction or other casualty loss (whether or not covered
by insurance) with respect to any Leased Real Property or Assets
that, individually or in the aggregate, are material to the Company
and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole;
(d) any
change in any method of accounting or accounting principles or
practice, or material Tax election, by the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries, except for any such change required by reason of a
change in GAAP or regulatory accounting principles;
(e) any
amendment of the Company’s certificate of incorporation or
bylaws;
(f) any
acquisition, redemption or amendment of any Company Securities or
Subsidiary Securities;
(g)
(i) any incurrence or assumption of any long-term or
short-term debt or issuance of any debt securities by the Company
or any of its Subsidiaries except for short-term debt incurred to
fund operations of the business or owed to the Company or any of
its wholly-owned Subsidiaries, in each case, in the ordinary course
of business consistent with past practice, (ii) any
assumption, guarantee or endorsement of the obligations of any
other Person (except direct or indirect wholly-owned Subsidiaries
of the Company) by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries,
(iii) any loan, advance or capital contribution to, or other
investment in, any other Person by the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries (other than customary loans or advances to employees
or direct or indirect wholly-owned Subsidiaries, in each case in
the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice) or
(iv) any mortgage or pledge of the Company’s or any of
its Subsidiaries’ assets, tangible or intangible, or any
creation of any Lien thereupon (other than Permitted Encumbrances)
other than in the ordinary course of business consistent with past
practice, and, with respect to each of clauses (i), (ii),
(iii) and (iv);
(h) any
plan of complete or partial liquidation, dissolution, merger,
consolidation, restructuring, recapitalization or other
reorganization of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (other
than the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including the
Offer and the Merger); or
(i) any
resignation of any executive officer of the Company.
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3.11 Material Contracts
.
(a) For
purposes of this Agreement, a “ Material Contract
” shall mean each of the following:
(i) any
“material contract” (as such term is defined in
Item 601(b)(10) of Regulation S-K of the SEC, other than
those agreements and arrangements described in
Item 601(b)(10)(iii)) with respect to the Company and its
Subsidiaries;
(ii) any
employment or consulting Contract (in each case, under which the
Company has continuing obligations as of the date hereof) with any
current or former executive officer, consultant or employee of the
Company or its Subsidiaries or member of the Company Board
providing (A) for an annual base salary in excess of $150,000
or (B) with any employee or consultant of the Company
designated by management of the Company as “KEIP Staff”
or “Sales Management Staff”.
(iii) in
the case of any Contract that is not an Employee Plan, any of the
benefits of which will be accelerated, by the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby (including the Offer and the
Merger); and in the case of an Employee Plan, any of the benefits
of which will be increased or the vesting of the benefits will be
accelerated by the consummation of the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement (including the Offer and the Merger) or the value of
any of the benefits of which will be calculated on the basis of any
of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (including the
Offer and the Merger);
(iv) any
Contract providing for indemnification or any guaranty (in each
case, under which the Company has continuing obligations as of the
date hereof), (A) other than any guaranty by the Company of
any of its Subsidiary’s obligations, (B) any Contract
providing for indemnification entered into in connection with the
distribution, sale or license of services or hardware or software
products in the ordinary course of business, which indemnification
does not materially differ from the provisions embedded in
Company’s standard forms of such agreements as provided or
made available to Parent or (C) any Contract providing for
obligations with respect to indemnification not in excess of
$200,000;
(v) any
Contract containing any covenant, commitment or other obligation
(A) limiting the right of the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries to engage in any line of business, to make use of any
Company Intellectual Property Rights or to compete with any Person
in any line of business, (B) granting any exclusive rights,
(C) containing “most favored nation” or similar
provision, (D) including any “take or pay” or
“requirements” obligation or (E) prohibiting the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries (or, after the Effective Time,
Parent) from engaging in business with any Person or levying a
fine, charge or other payment for doing so;
(vi) any
Contract containing any obligation for the Company or its
Subsidiaries to pay royalties either (A) on a one-time basis
in excess of $100,000 or (B) in any amount where such
royalties are paid or measured relative to volume or revenue
generated by any Company Product;
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(vii) any
Contract (A) relating to the disposition or acquisition by the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries after the date of this Agreement
of a material amount of assets other than in the ordinary course of
business or (B) pursuant to which the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries will acquire any material ownership interest in any
other Person or other business enterprise other than the
Company’s Subsidiaries;
(viii) the
Contracts in each of the following categories (which, in each case,
shall be determined by revenue derived or expended by the Company,
as the case may be, under such Contract (irrespective of the
counterparty thereto) for the fiscal year ended June 30,
2007): (A) the top ten (10) end-user or customer
Contracts, (B) the top five (5) value added reseller
Contracts, (C) the top ten (10) distributor Contracts,
(D) the top ten (10) supplier Contracts and (E) the
top ten (10) OEM Contracts;
(ix) any
Contract to provide source code to any third party for any Company
Product, including any Contract to put such source code in escrow
with a third party on behalf of a licensee or contracting
party;
(x) any
Contract containing any obligation to provide support or
maintenance for the Company Products for any period in excess of
twelve (12) months;
(xi) any
Contract (A) to license any third party to manufacture or
reproduce any Company Products or (B) to authorize any third
party to sell, license or distribute any Company Products, which
Contracts deviate in any respect from the Company’s standard
form of distribution, finders fee or reseller agreements;
(xii) any
mortgages, indentures, guarantees, loans or credit agreements,
security agreements or other Contracts relating to the borrowing of
money or extension of credit, in each case in excess of $500,000,
other than (A) accounts receivables and payables and
(B) loans to direct or indirect wholly-owned Subsidiaries, in
each case in the ordinary course of business consistent with past
practice;
(xiii) any
settlement Contract other than (A) releases immaterial in
nature or amount entered into with former employees or independent
contractors of the Company in the ordinary course of business or
(B) settlement agreements for cash only (which has been paid)
and does not exceed $250,000 as to such settlement;
(xiv) any
other Contract that provides for payment obligations by the Company
or any of its Subsidiaries of $500,000 or more in any individual
case during a twelve (12) month period and is not disclosed
pursuant to clauses (i) through (xiii) above; and
(xv) any
Contract, or group of Contracts with a Person (or group of
affiliated Persons), the termination or breach of which would be
reasonably expected to have a material adverse effect on any
product or service offerings of the Company or otherwise have a
Company Material Adverse Effect and is not disclosed pursuant to
clauses (i) through (xiv) above.
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(b)
Section 3.11(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedule
contains a complete and accurate list of all Material Contracts to
or by which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party or is
bound and identifies each subsection of Section 3.11(a)
that describes such Material Contract.
(c) Each
Material Contract is valid and binding on the Company (and/or each
such Subsidiary of the Company party thereto) and is in full force
and effect, and 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 such 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, except for such failures to
be in full force and effect and such breaches and defaults that
would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Company
Material Adverse Effect.
3.12 Compliance with Laws .
The Company and each of its Subsidiaries are in compliance with all
Legal Requirements applicable to the Company and its Subsidiaries,
except for any noncompliance that would not, individually or in the
aggregate, have a Company Material Adverse Effect.
3.13 Permits . The Company and
its Subsidiaries are in compliance with the terms of, all permits,
licenses, authorizations, consents, approvals and franchises from
Governmental Authorities required to conduct their respective
businesses as currently conducted (“ Permits ”),
and no suspension or cancellation of any such Permits is pending
or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened in writing, except
for such noncompliance, suspensions or cancellations that would
not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Company Material
Adverse Effect.
3.14 Litigation; Orders
.
(a) There
is no Legal Proceeding pending or, to the knowledge of the Company,
threatened in writing (i) against the Company, any of its
Subsidiaries that (A) involves an amount in controversy in
excess of $250,000 or the subject matter of which involves
allegations of fraud or intentional or willful misrepresentation by
the Company or its Subsidiaries, (B) seeks material injunctive
relief, or (C) would, individually or in the aggregate with
all other pending or threatened Legal Proceedings, have a Company
Material Adverse Effect, or (ii) to the knowledge of the
Company, against any current or former director or officer of the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries (in their respective capacities
as such), whether or not naming the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries.
(b) Neither
the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries nor any of their respective
properties, including the Assets and the Leased Real Property, is
subject to any outstanding Order.
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3.15 Taxes .
(a) Each
of the Company and its Subsidiaries has prepared and timely filed
all material U.S. federal, state, local and non-U.S. Tax Returns
required to be filed relating to any and all Taxes concerning or
attributable to the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or their
respective operations, and such Tax Returns, in all material
respects, are true and correct and have been completed in
accordance with applicable law.
(b) Each
of the Company and its Subsidiaries has (i) timely paid all
material Taxes it is required to pay, and (ii) timely paid or
withheld (and timely paid over any withheld amounts to the
appropriate Taxing authority) all federal and state income taxes,
value-added taxes, Federal Insurance Contribution Act and Federal
Unemployment Tax Act amounts, and other Taxes (including, but not
limited to, all Taxes required to be reported and withheld on any
U.S or non-U.S. stock options) required to be withheld.
(c) Neither
the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries had any liabilities for
material unpaid Taxes as of the date of the Balance Sheet that had
not been accrued or reserved on such balance sheet in accordance
with GAAP, and neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has
incurred any material liability for Taxes since the date of the
Balance Sheet other than in the ordinary course of business.
(d) Neither
the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has executed any
outstanding waiver of any statute of limitations on or extension of
the period for the assessment or collection of any Tax.
(e) No
audit or other examination of any Tax Return of the Company or any
of its Subsidiaries is presently in progress, nor has the Company
or any of its Subsidiaries been notified in writing of any request
for such an audit or other examination. No material adjustment
relating to any Tax Return filed by the Company has been proposed
in writing by any Governmental Authority. No claim has ever been
made by any Governmental Authority in a jurisdiction where the
Company and its Subsidiaries do not file Tax Returns that any of
them is or may be subject to taxation by that jurisdiction.
(f) There
are (and immediately following the Effective Time there will be) no
Liens on the assets of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries
relating or attributable to Taxes, other than Permitted
Encumbrances.
(g) Neither
the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is, or has been at any
time, a “United States Real Property Holding
Corporation” within the meaning of Section 897(c)(2) of
the Code.
(h) Neither
the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has (a) ever been a
member of an affiliated group (within the meaning of Code
§1504(a)) filing a consolidated federal income Tax Return
(other than a group the common parent of which was the Company),
(b) ever been a party to any Tax sharing, indemnification or
allocation agreement, nor does the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries owe any amount under any such agreement, (c) any
liability for the Taxes of any person under Treas. Reg. §
1.1502-6 (or any similar provision of state, local or foreign law,
including any arrangement for group or consortium relief or similar
arrangement), as a transferee or successor, by
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contract, by operation of law or otherwise and (d) ever been a
party to any joint venture, partnership or other agreement that
could be treated as a partnership for Tax purposes.
(i) Neither
the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries will be required to include
any income or gain or exclude any deduction or loss from Taxable
income as a result of (a) any change in method of accounting
under Section 481(c) of the Code, (b) closing agreement under
Section 7121 of the Code (or in the case of (a) and (b),
under any similar provision of applicable law), (c) installment
sale or open transaction disposition or (d) prepaid
amount.
(j) The
Company has not constituted either a “distributing
corporation” or a “controlled corporation” in a
distribution of stock intended to qualify for tax-free treatment
under Section 355 of the Code.
(k) The
Company has not engaged in a reportable transaction under Treas.
Reg. § 1.6011-4(b), including any transaction that is the same
as or substantially similar to one of the types of transactions
that the Internal Revenue Service has determined to be a tax
avoidance transaction and identified by notice, regulation, or
other form of published guidance as a listed transaction, as set
forth in Treas. Reg. § 1.6011-4(b)(2).
(l) The
Company and each of its subsidiaries is in material compliance with
all terms and conditions of any Tax exemption, Tax holiday or other
Tax reduction agreement or order (each, a “ Tax
Incentive ”) and, to the Company’s knowledge, the
consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement
will not have any adverse effect on the continued validity and
effectiveness of any such Tax Incentive.
(m) To
the Company’s knowledge, neither the Company nor any of its
Subsidiaries is subject to Tax in any country other than its
country of incorporation or formation by virtue of having a
permanent establishment or other place of business;
(n) The
transactions contemplated by this Agreement (including the Offer
and the Merger) will not result in the payment or series of
payments by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to any person of
an “excess parachute payment” within the meaning of
Section 280G of the Code, or any other similar payment, which
is not deductible for federal, state, local or foreign Tax
purposes. Additionally, there is no Contract to which the Company
or any of its Subsidiaries is a party, including the provisions of
this Agreement which, individually or collectively, (i) could
give rise to the payment of any amount that would not be deductible
pursuant to or Section 280G of the Code, (ii) is subject
to Section 409A of the Code, or (iii) could require
Parent or any affiliate of Parent to gross up a payment to any
employee of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries for Tax related
payments or cause a penalty tax under Section 409A of the
Code.
(o) The
Company and its Subsidiaries are in compliance in all material
respects with the relevant transfer pricing laws, including
Treasury Regulations promulgated under Section 482 of the
Code, and, to the Company’s knowledge, such
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compliance supports in all material respects a more likely than not
standard required under Financial Interpretation No. 48 of
FASB Statement No. 109 (“ FIN 48 ”).
(p) To
the Company’s knowledge, the Company and its auditors have
identified all material uncertain tax positions contained in all
material Tax Returns filed by the Company and/or its Subsidiaries
and have, for all such positions, established adequate reserves and
made appropriate disclosures in the financial statements in
accordance with the requirements of FIN 48.
(q) The
Company has made available to Parent all Tax Returns and all FIN 48
work papers of the Company and each of its Subsidiaries reasonably
requested by Parent for all periods since January 1, 2005.
3.16 Environmental Matters
.
(a)
Condition of Property . Except in compliance with
Environmental Laws in a manner that would not reasonably be
expected to subject the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to
material liability, no Hazardous Materials are present on any
Business Facility currently owned, operated, occupied, controlled
or leased by the Company or any Subsidiary, or to the knowledge of
the Company was present on any former Business Facility at the time
it was previously owned, operated, occupied, controlled or leased
by the Company or any Subsidiary.
(b)
Hazardous Materials Activities . The Company and its
Subsidiaries have conducted all Hazardous Material Activities
relating to the business in compliance in all material respects
with all applicable Environmental Laws, except for such failure to
comply that would not reasonably be expected to result in a
material liability to the Company or any Subsidiary. Except as
would not reasonably be expected to result in a material liability,
neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has exposed any individual
to Hazardous Materials in connection with any Hazardous Materials
Activities.
(c)
Permits . The Company and its Subsidiaries are in compliance
with all Environmental Permits which are in force with respect to
their Hazardous Materials Activities, except for such noncompliance
that would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in
the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect.
(d)
Environmental Litigation . No action, proceeding, revocation
proceeding, amendment procedure, writ, injunction or claim is
pending, or to the Company’s knowledge, threatened in
writing, concerning or relating to any Environmental Permit or any
Hazardous Materials Activity of the Company or any Subsidiary
relating to the business, or any Business Facility.
(e)
Environmental Liabilities . Neither the Company nor any
Subsidiary has entered into any Contract that may require it to
guarantee, reimburse, pledge, defend, hold harmless or indemnify
any other party with respect to liabilities arising out of
Environmental Laws or the Hazardous Materials Activities of the
Company or any Subsidiary.
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(f)
Reports and Records . The Company has delivered to Parent
all records in the Company’s and its Subsidiaries’
possession concerning the Hazardous Materials Activities of the
Company and its Subsidiaries relating to the business and all
environmental audits and environmental assessments of any Business
Facility.
3.17 Employee Benefit Plans
.
(a)
Sections 3.17(a)(i) and Section 3.17(a)(ii)
of the Company Disclosure Schedule, respectively, set forth a
complete and accurate list of (i) all “employee benefit
plans” (as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA), whether or
not subject to ERISA and (ii) all other employment, consulting
and independent contractor agreement, bonus, stock option, stock
purchase or other equity-based, benefit, incentive compensation,
profit sharing, savings, retirement (including early retirement and
supplemental retirement), disability, insurance, vacation,
incentive, deferred compensation, supplemental retirement
(including termination indemnities and seniority payments),
severance, termination, retention, change of control and other
similar fringe, welfare or other employee benefit plans, programs,
agreement, contracts, policies or arrangements (whether or not in
writing) maintained or contributed to for the benefit of or
relating to any current or former employee, consultant or
independent contractor or director of the Company, any of its
Subsidiaries or any other trade or business (whether or not
incorporated) which would be treated as a single employer with the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries under Section 414 of the
Code (an “ ERISA Affiliate ”), or with respect
to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has any material
Liability (together the “ Employee Plans ”).
With respect to each Employee Plan, the Company has made available
to Parent complete and accurate copies of (A) the most recent
annual report on Form 5500 required to have been filed with
the IRS for each Employee Plan, including all schedules thereto;
(B) the most recent determination letter, if any, from the IRS
for any Employee Plan that is intended to qualify under Section
401(a) of the Code; (C) the plan documents and summary plan
descriptions, or a written description of the terms of any Employee
Plan that is not in writing; (D) any related trust agreements,
insurance contracts, insurance policies or other documents of any
funding arrangements; (E) any notices to or from the IRS or
any office or representative of the DOL or any similar Governmental
Authority within the past three years relating to any compliance
issues in respect of any such Employee Plan; (F) with respect
to each Employee Plan that is maintained in any non-U.S.
jurisdiction (the “ International Employee Plans
”), to the extent applicable, (x) the most recent annual
report or similar compliance documents required to be filed with
any Governmental Authority with respect to such plan and
(y) any document comparable to the determination letter
reference under clause (B) above issued by a Governmental
Authority relating to the satisfaction of Legal Requirements
necessary to obtain the most favorable tax treatment and
(G) all amendments, modifications or supplements to any such
document.
(b) Each
Employee Plan has been maintained, operated and administered in
compliance in all material respects with its terms and with all
applicable Legal Requirements, including the applicable provisions
of ERISA, the Code and the codes of practice issued by any
Governmental Authority. To the extent applicable, each
International Employee Plan has been approved by the relevant
taxation and other Governmental Authorities so as to enable:
(i) the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and
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the
participants and beneficiaries under the relevant International
Employee Plan and (ii) in the case of any International
Employee Plan under which resources are set aside in advance of the
benefits being paid (a “ Funded International Employee
Plan ”), the assets held for the purposes of the Funded
International Employee Plans, to enjoy the most favorable taxation
status possible and the Company is not aware of any ground on which
such approval may cease to apply.
(c) Each
Employee Plan that is intended to be “qualified” under
Section 401 of the Code has received a favorable determination
or opinion letter from the IRS to such effect and, to the knowledge
of the Company, no fact, circumstance or event has occurred or
exists since the date of such determination or opinion letter that
would reasonably be expected to materially and adversely affect the
qualified status of any such Employee Plan.
(d) All
contributions, premiums and other payments required to be made with
respect to any Employee Plan have been timely made under applicable
Legal Requirements, any applicable Collective Bargaining Agreement
and the terms of such Plan. To the knowledge of the Company, no
event has occurred and there currently exists no condition or set
of circumstances in connection with which the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries could reasonably be expected to be subject to any
material liability under the terms of any Employee Plan, ERISA, the
Code or codes of practice issued by any Governmental Authority,
Collective Bargaining Agreement or any other applicable Legal
Requirements. Except as required by Legal Requirements, neither the
Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has any plan or commitment to
amend or establish any new Employee Plan or to increase any
benefits under any Employee Plan.
(e) There
are no Legal Proceedings pending or, to the knowledge of the
Company, threatened on behalf of or against any Employee Plan, the
assets of any trust under any Employee Plan, or the plan sponsor,
plan administrator or any fiduciary or any Employee Plan with
respect to the administration or operation of such plans, other
than routine claims for benefits that have been or are being
handled through an administrative claims procedure.
(f) None
of the Company, any of its Subsidiaries, or, to the knowledge of
the Company, any of their respective directors, officers, employees
or agents has, with respect to any Employee Plan, engaged in or
been a party to any non-exempt “prohibited
transaction,” as such term is defined in Section 4975 of
the Code or Section 406 of ERISA, which could reasonably be
expected to result in the imposition of a material penalty assessed
pursuant to Section 502(i) of ERISA or a material tax imposed by
Section 4975 of the Code, in each case applicable to the
Company, any of its Subsidiaries or any Employee Plan or for which
the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has any indemnification
obligation.
(g) No
Employee Plan is (1) a “defined benefit plan” (as
defined in Section 414 of the Code), (2) a
“multiemployer plan” (as defined in Section 3(37)
of ERISA), (3) a “multiple employer plan” (as
defined in Section 4063 or 4064 of ERISA) or (4) subject
to Section 302 of ERISA, Section 412 of the Code or Title
IV of ERISA.
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(h) No
Employee Plan that is a “welfare benefit plan” within
the meaning of Section 3(1) of ERISA provides benefits to
former employees of the Company or its ERISA Affiliates, other than
pursuant to Section 4980B of the Code or any similar state,
local or foreign law.
(i) All
such non-qualified deferred compensation plans or arrangements
subject to Section 409A of the Code have been operated and
administered in good faith compliance with Section 409A of the
Code from the period beginning December 31, 2004 through the
date hereof.
(j) Each
Company Option or other similar right to acquire Company Common
Stock or other equity of the Company (i) has an exercise price
that is not less than the fair market value of the underlying
equity as of the date such Company Option, stock appreciation right
or other similar right was granted in accordance with all governing
documents and in compliance with all applicable law, (ii) has
no feature for the deferral of compensation other than the deferral
of recognition of income until the later of exercise or disposition
of such Company Option or other similar right, (iii) to the
extent it was granted after December 31, 2004, was granted
with respect to a class of stock of the Company that is
“service recipient stock” (within the meaning of
Section 409A, any the proposed or final regulations or other
IRS guidance issued with respect thereto), and (iv) has at all
times been properly accounted for in accordance with GAAP in the
Company’s audited financial statements included in documents
filed with the SEC and provided to Parent.
(k) Neither
the execution or delivery of this Agreement nor the consummation of
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (including the
Offer or the Merger) will, either alone or in conjunction with any
other event (including any termination, severance, change of
control, dismissal or separation from duties), (i) result in
any payment or benefit becoming due or payable, or required to be
provided, to any director, employee or independent contractor of
the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, (ii) increase the
amount or value of any benefit or compensation otherwise payable or
required to be provided to any such director, employee or
independent contractor, or (iii) result in the acceleration of
the time of payment, vesting or funding of any such benefit or
compensation.
(l) No
deduction for federal income tax purposes has been disallowed for
remuneration paid by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries by
reason of Section 162(m) of the Code.
(m) All
contracts of employment or for services (i) with any employee
of the Company or any of it Subsidiaries who provide services
outside the United States in a jurisdiction in which, as of the
date of this Agreement, the Company has more than fifteen
(15) employees (“ Foreign Employees ”), or
(ii) with any director, independent contractor or consultant
of or to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, can be terminated
by three (3) months’ notice or less given at any time
without giving rise to any claim for damages, severance pay, or
compensation in excess of $100,000 (other than a payment or other
consideration or benefit applicable by virtue of Legal Requirements
or compensation for
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unfair
dismissal applicable by virtue of law or any equivalent remedy
under applicable local law).
(n) No
promise has been made to any Foreign Employee that his defined
contribution benefits under any Funded International Employee Plan
will at any point in the future equate to or not be less than any
particular amount. Furthermore, no International Employee Plan has
liabilities, that as of the Closing Date, will not be offset in
full by insurance or otherwise be fully accounted for on a basis
which complies with International Accounting Standard 19 (IAS 19)
(whether or not IAS 19 applies to the Company or, if relevant, any
of its Subsidiaries).
(o) Except
as required by applicable Legal Requirements and except as
otherwise expressly permitted under this Agreement, no condition or
term under any relevant Employee Plan Document exists which would
prevent Parent or the Surviving Corporation or any of its
Subsidiaries from terminating or amending any Employee Plan or
International Employee Plan at any time for any reason without
liability to Parent or the Surviving Corporation or any of its
Subsidiaries (other than ordinary administration expenses or
routine claims for accrued benefits).
3.18 Labor Matters .
(a) Except
as required by applicable Legal Requirements, neither the Company
nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to any Contract or
arrangement between or applying to, one or more employees and a
trade union, works council, group of employees or any other
employee representative body, for collective bargaining or other
negotiating or consultation purposes or reflecting the outcome of
such collective bargaining or negotiation or consultation with
respect to their respective employees with any labor organization,
union, group, association, works council or other employee
representative body, or is bound by any equivalent national or
sectoral agreement (“ Collective Bargaining Agreements
”). There are no pending activities or proceedings or, to the
knowledge of the Company, threatened in writing by any labor
organization, union, group or association or representative thereof
to organize any such employees. There are no lockouts, strikes,
slowdowns, work stoppages or, to the knowledge of the Company,
threats in writing thereof by or with respect to any employees of
the Company or any of its Subsidiaries nor have there been any such
lockouts, strikes, slowdowns or work stoppages or threats thereof
with respect to any employees or the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries since December 31, 2002.
(b) The
Company and its Subsidiaries have complied in all material respects
with applicable Legal Requirements and Orders relating to
employment, employment practices, terms and conditions of
employment, worker classification, tax withholding, prohibited
discrimination, equal employment, fair employment practices, meal
and rest periods, immigration status, employee safety and health,
wages (including overtime wages), compensation, and hours of work,
and in each case, with respect to employees: (i) has withheld
and reported all amounts required by law or by agreement to be
withheld and reported with respect to wages, salaries and other
payments to employees, (ii) is not liable for any arrears of
wages, severance pay or any taxes or any penalty for
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failure
to comply with any of the foregoing, and (iii) is not liable
for any payment to any trust or other fund governed by or
maintained by or on behalf of any governmental authority, with
respect to unemployment compensation benefits, social security or
other benefits or obligations for employees (other than routine
payments to be made in the normal course of business and consistent
with past practice). Neither the Company nor any of its
Subsidiaries has any material liability with respect to any
misclassification of: (a) any Person as an independent
contractor rather than as an employee, (b) any employee leased
from another employer, or (c) any employee currently or
formerly classified as exempt from overtime wages.
(c) Neither
the Company nor any Subsidiary has taken any action which would
constitute a “plant closing” or “mass
layoff” within the meaning of the WARN Act or similar state
or local law, issued any notification of a plant closing or mass
layoff required by the WARN Act or similar state or local law, or
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