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Agreement and Plan of Merger

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Title: AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER
Governing Law: Delaware     Date: 5/12/2008
Industry: Software and Programming     Law Firm: Milbank Tweed;Latham Watkins     Sector: Technology

AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER, Parties: enliven marketing technologies corp , dg fastchannel  inc
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EXECUTION VERSION

 

 

 

EXHIBIT 2.1

AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER

BY AND AMONG

DG FASTCHANNEL, INC.,

DG ACQUISITION CORP. VI.

AND

ENLIVEN MARKETING TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION

D ATED AS OF M AY 7, 2008


 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

 

 

 

Article 1. The Merger

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Section 1.1

 

The Merger

1

Section 1.2

 

Effective Time

1

Section 1.3

 

Effect of the Merger

2

Section 1.4

 

Certificate of Incorporation; Bylaws

2

Section 1.5

 

Directors and Officers

2

Section 1.6

 

Tax Consequences

2

 

 

 

 

Article 2. Conversion of Securities; Exchange of Certificates

2

 

 

Section 2.1

 

Conversion of Securities

2

Section 2.2

 

Exchange of Certificates

3

Section 2.3

 

Stock Transfer Books

6

Section 2.4

 

Stock Options

6

Section 2.5

 

Warrants

7

 

 

 

 

Article 3. Representations and Warranties of the Company

7

 

 

Section 3.1

 

Organization and Qualification; Subsidiaries

8

Section 3.2

 

Capitalization

8

Section 3.3

 

Authority

10

Section 3.4

 

No Conflict

10

Section 3.5

 

Required Filings and Consents

11

Section 3.6

 

Permits; Compliance With Law

11

Section 3.7

 

SEC Filings; Financial Statements

12

Section 3.8

 

Internal Controls; Sarbanes-Oxley Act

13

Section 3.9

 

Disclosure Documents

14

Section 3.10

 

Books and Records

14

Section 3.11

 

No Undisclosed Liabilities

15

Section 3.12

 

Absence of Certain Changes or Events

15

Section 3.13

 

Employee Benefit Plans

15

Section 3.14

 

Labor and Other Employment Matters

17

Section 3.15

 

Contracts; Indebtedness

19

Section 3.16

 

Litigation

20

Section 3.17

 

Environmental Matters

20

Section 3.18

 

Intellectual Property

21

Section 3.19

 

Tax Matters

24

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Section 3.20

 

Insurance

26

Section 3.21

 

Properties and Assets

26

Section 3.22

 

Real Property

26

Section 3.23

 

Opinion of Financial Advisors

27

Section 3.24

 

Vote Required

27

Section 3.25

 

Brokers

27

Section 3.26

 

Related Party Transactions

27

Section 3.27

 

No Other Representations or Warranties

28

 

 

 

 

Article 4. Representations and Warranties of Parent and Merger Sub

28

 

 

Section 4.1

 

Organization and Qualification; Subsidiaries

28

Section 4.2

 

Capitalization

29

Section 4.3

 

Authority

30

Section 4.4

 

No Conflict

30

Section 4.5

 

Required Filings and Consents

31

Section 4.6

 

Permits; Compliance With Law

31

Section 4.7

 

SEC Filings; Financial Statements

32

Section 4.8

 

Internal Controls; Sarbanes-Oxley Act

33

Section 4.9

 

Disclosure Documents

34

Section 4.10

 

Books and Records

34

Section 4.11

 

No Undisclosed Liabilities

34

Section 4.12

 

Absence of Certain Changes or Events

35

Section 4.13

 

Employee Benefit Plans

35

Section 4.14

 

Labor and Other Employment Matters

37

Section 4.15

 

Contracts; Indebtedness

38

Section 4.16

 

Litigation

39

Section 4.17

 

Environmental Matters

39

Section 4.18

 

Intellectual Property

39

Section 4.19

 

Tax Matters

40

Section 4.20

 

Insurance

42

Section 4.21

 

Properties and Assets

42

Section 4.22

 

Real Property

43

Section 4.23

 

Ownership of Merger Sub; No Prior Activities

43

Section 4.24

 

Opinion of Financial Advisor

44

Section 4.25

 

Brokers

44

Section 4.26

 

Ownership Of Company Common Stock

44

Section 4.27

 

Related Party Transactions

44

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Section 4.28

 

No Other Representations or Warranties

44

 

 

 

 

Article 5. Covenants

44

 

 

Section 5.1

 

Conduct of Business by the Company Pending the Closing

44

Section 5.2

 

Conduct of Business by Parent Pending the Closing

48

Section 5.3

 

Cooperation

49

Section 5.4

 

Registration Statement; Proxy Statement

50

Section 5.5

 

Stockholders’ Meetings

51

Section 5.6

 

Access to Information; Confidentiality

52

Section 5.7

 

No Solicitation of Transactions

52

Section 5.8

 

Appropriate Action; Consents; Filings

54

Section 5.9

 

Parent Board

55

Section 5.10

 

Certain Notices

55

Section 5.11

 

Public Announcements

56

Section 5.12

 

NASDAQ Listing

56

Section 5.13

 

Employee Benefit Matters

56

Section 5.14

 

Indemnification of Directors and Officers

57

Section 5.15

 

Plan of Reorganization

58

Section 5.16

 

Company Rights Agreement

58

Section 5.17

 

Delisting

58

 

 

 

 

Article 6. Closing Conditions

59

 

 

Section 6.1

 

Conditions to Obligations of Each Party Under This Agreement

59

Section 6.2

 

Additional Conditions to Obligations of Parent and Merger Sub

59

Section 6.3

 

Additional Conditions to Obligations of the Company

60

Section 6.4

 

Frustration of Closing Conditions

61

 

 

 

 

Article 7. Termination, Amendment and Waiver

61

 

 

Section 7.1

 

Termination

61

Section 7.2

 

Effect of Termination

63

Section 7.3

 

Amendment

64

Section 7.4

 

Waiver

64

Section 7.5

 

Fees and Expenses

65

 

 

 

 

Article 8. General Provisions

65

 

 

Section 8.1

 

Non-Survival of Representations, Warranties and Certain Agreements

65

Section 8.2

 

Notices

65

Section 8.3

 

Certain Definitions

66

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Section 8.4

 

Terms Defined Elsewhere

71

Section 8.5

 

Headings

72

Section 8.6

 

Severability

72

Section 8.7

 

Entire Agreement

73

Section 8.8

 

Assignment

73

Section 8.9

 

Parties in Interest

73

Section 8.10

 

Mutual Drafting

73

Section 8.11

 

Governing Law; Consent to Jurisdiction; Waiver of Trial by Jury

73

Section 8.12

 

Disclosure

74

Section 8.13

 

Counterparts

74

Section 8.14

 

Specific Performance

74

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AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER

          This AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER, dated as of May 7, 2008 (this “ Agreement ”), by and among DG FastChannel, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“ Parent ”), DG Acquisition Corp. VI., a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent (“ Merger Sub ”), and Enliven Marketing Technologies Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”). Certain capitalized terms used herein have the meanings assigned to them in Section 8.3 or elsewhere in this Agreement as described in Section 8.4 .

          WHEREAS, the respective Boards of Directors of Parent, Merger Sub and the Company have approved and declared advisable the merger of Merger Sub with and into the Company (the “ Merger ”) upon the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement and in accordance with the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the “ DGCL ”);

          WHEREAS, the respective Boards of Directors of Parent and the Company have determined that the Merger is in furtherance of and consistent with their respective business strategies and is in the best interest of their respective stockholders, and Parent has approved this Agreement and the Merger as the sole stockholder of Merger Sub;

          WHEREAS, as a condition, and an inducement, to the Company’s willingness to enter into this Agreement, simultaneously with the execution of this Agreement, the Parent Principal Stockholders have executed and delivered to the Company the applicable Support Agreements; and

          WHEREAS, for federal income tax purposes, it is intended that the Merger shall qualify as a reorganization within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “ Code ”), and this Agreement is intended to constitute a plan of reorganization.

          NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the respective representations, warranties, covenants and agreements set forth in this Agreement and intending to be legally bound hereby, the parties hereto agree as follows:

Article 1.
The Merger

          Section 1.1 The Merger . At the Effective Time, upon the terms and subject to satisfaction or waiver of the conditions set forth in this Agreement, and in accordance with the DGCL, Merger Sub shall be merged with and into the Company. As a result of the Merger, the separate corporate existence of Merger Sub shall cease and the Company shall continue as the surviving corporation of the Merger (the “ Surviving Corporation ”).

          Section 1.2 Effective Time . On the second (2 nd ) business day after the satisfaction or, if permissible, waiver of the conditions set forth in Article 6 (other than those conditions that by their nature are to be satisfied at the Effective Time, but subject to the satisfaction or waiver of those conditions at such time), or on such other date as the parties hereto mutually agree, the parties hereto shall cause the Merger to be consummated by filing a certificate of merger (the “ Certificate of Merger ”) with the Secretary of State of the State of

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Delaware, in such form as required by, and executed in accordance with the relevant provisions of, the DGCL (the date and time of such filing, or if another date and time is specified in such filing, such specified date and time, being the “ Effective Time ”).

          Section 1.3 Effect of the Merger . At the Effective Time, the effect of the Merger shall be as provided in the applicable provisions of the DGCL. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, at the Effective Time, except as otherwise provided herein, all the property, rights, privileges, powers and franchises of the Company and Merger Sub shall vest in the Surviving Corporation, and all debts, liabilities and duties of the Company and Merger Sub shall become the debts, liabilities and duties of the Surviving Corporation.

          Section 1.4 Certificate of Incorporation; Bylaws . At the Effective Time, the Certificate of Incorporation and the Bylaws of the Surviving Corporation shall be amended in their entirety to contain the provisions set forth in the Certificate of Incorporation and the Bylaws of Merger Sub, each as in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time, as the same may be amended in accordance with Section 5.14.1 hereof.

           Section 1.5 Directors and Officers . The directors of Merger Sub immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be the initial directors of the Surviving Corporation, each to hold office in accordance with the Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws of the Surviving Corporation. The officers of the Company immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be the initial officers of the Surviving Corporation, each to hold office in accordance with the Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws of the Surviving Corporation.

           Section 1.6 Tax Consequences . It is intended by the parties hereto that the Merger qualify as a “reorganization” within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code. The parties hereto adopt this Agreement as a “plan of reorganization” within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Sections 1.368-2(g) and 1.368-3(a).

Article 2.
Conversion of Securities; Exchange of Certificates

           Section 2.1 Conversion of Securities . At the Effective Time, by virtue of the Merger and without any action on the part of Merger Sub, the Company or the holders of any of the following securities:

                    Section 2.1.1 Conversion Generally . Each share of common stock, par value $0.001 per share, of the Company (“ Company Common Stock ”) issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time (other than any shares of Company Common Stock to be canceled pursuant to Section 2.1.2 ), including the associated rights of the Company (the “ Company Rights ”) pursuant to that certain Amended and Restated Preferred Shares Rights Agreement, dated as of June 24, 1999, between the Company and BankBoston, N.A., as Rights Agent, as amended to date (the “ Company Rights Agreement ”), shall be converted, subject to Section 2.2.5 , into the right to receive 0.0510 of a share of common stock, par value $0.001 per share (“ Parent Common Stock ”), of Parent (the “ Exchange Ratio ”). All such shares of Company Common Stock shall no longer be outstanding and shall automatically be canceled and retired and shall cease to exist, and each certificate previously representing any such shares shall

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thereafter represent the right to receive a certificate representing the shares of Parent Common Stock into which such Company Common Stock was converted in the Merger. Certificates previously representing shares of Company Common Stock shall be exchanged for certificates representing whole shares of Parent Common Stock issued in consideration therefor upon the surrender of such certificates in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.2 , without interest. No fractional share of Parent Common Stock shall be issued, and in lieu thereof, a cash payment shall be made pursuant to Section 2.2.5 hereof.

                    Section 2.1.2 Cancellation of Certain Shares . Each share of Company Common Stock held by Parent, Merger Sub, any wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent or Merger Sub, in the treasury of the Company or by any wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be canceled and extinguished without any conversion thereof and no payment shall be made with respect thereto.

                    Section 2.1.3 Merger Sub . Each share of common stock, par value $0.001 per share, of Merger Sub issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be converted into and be exchanged for one newly and validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable share of common stock of the Surviving Corporation.

                    Section 2.1.4 Change in Shares . If between the date of this Agreement and the Effective Time the outstanding shares of Parent Common Stock or Company Common Stock shall have been changed into a different number of shares or a different class, by reason of any stock dividend, subdivision, reclassification, recapitalization, split, combination or exchange of shares, the Exchange Ratio shall be correspondingly adjusted to reflect such stock dividend, subdivision, reclassification, recapitalization, split, combination or exchange of shares.

          Section 2.2 Exchange of Certificates .

                    Section 2.2.1 Exchange Agent . As of the Effective Time, Parent shall deposit, or shall cause to be deposited, with a bank or trust company designated by Parent and reasonably satisfactory to the Company (the “ Exchange Agent ”), for the benefit of the holders of shares of Company Common Stock, for exchange in accordance with this Article 2, through the Exchange Agent, certificates representing the shares of Parent Common Stock (such certificates for shares of Parent Common Stock, together with cash in lieu of fractional shares and any dividends or distributions with respect thereto, being hereinafter referred to as the “ Exchange Fund ”) issuable pursuant to Section 2.1 in exchange for outstanding shares of Company Common Stock. The Exchange Agent shall, pursuant to irrevocable instructions, deliver the Parent Common Stock contemplated to be issued pursuant to Section 2.1 out of the Exchange Fund. Except as contemplated by Section 2.2.5 hereof, the Exchange Fund shall not be used for any other purpose.

                    Section 2.2.2 Exchange Procedures . Promptly after the Effective Time, Parent shall instruct the Exchange Agent to mail to each holder of record of a certificate or certificates which immediately prior to the Effective Time represented outstanding shares of Company Common Stock (the “ Certificates ”) (A) a letter of transmittal (which shall specify that delivery shall be effected, and risk of loss and title to the Certificates shall pass, only upon proper delivery of the Certificates to the Exchange Agent) and (B) instructions for use in

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effecting the surrender of the Certificates in exchange for certificates representing shares of Parent Common Stock. Upon surrender of a Certificate for cancellation to the Exchange Agent together with such letter of transmittal, properly completed and duly executed, and such other documents as may be required pursuant to such instructions, the holder of such Certificate shall be entitled to receive in exchange therefor a certificate representing that number of whole shares of Parent Common Stock which such holder has the right to receive in respect of the shares of Company Common Stock formerly represented by such Certificate (after taking into account all shares of Company Common Stock then held by such holder), cash in lieu of fractional shares of Parent Common Stock to which such holder is entitled pursuant to Section 2.2.5 and any dividends or other distributions to which such holder is entitled pursuant to Section 2.2.3 , and the Certificate so surrendered shall forthwith be canceled. No interest will be paid or accrued on any cash in lieu of fractional shares or on any unpaid dividends and distributions payable to holders of Certificates. In the event of a transfer of ownership of shares of Company Common Stock which is not registered in the transfer records of the Company, a certificate representing the proper number of shares of Parent Common Stock may be issued to a transferee if the Certificate representing such shares of Company Common Stock is presented to the Exchange Agent, accompanied by all documents required to evidence and effect such transfer and by evidence that any applicable stock transfer taxes have been paid. Until surrendered as contemplated by this Section 2.2 , each Certificate shall be deemed at any time after the Effective Time to represent only the right to receive upon such surrender the certificate representing shares of Parent Common Stock, cash in lieu of any fractional shares of Parent Common Stock to which such holder is entitled pursuant to Section 2.2.5 and any dividends or other distributions to which such holder is entitled pursuant to Section 2.2.3 .

                    Section 2.2.3 Distributions with Respect to Unexchanged Shares of Parent Common Stock . No dividends or other distributions declared or made after the Effective Time with respect to Parent Common Stock with a record date after the Effective Time shall be paid to the holder of any unsurrendered Certificate with respect to the shares of Parent Common Stock represented thereby, and no cash payment in lieu of fractional shares shall be paid to any such holder pursuant to Section 2.2.5 , unless and until the holder of such Certificate shall surrender such Certificate. Subject to the effect of escheat, tax or other applicable Laws, following surrender of any such Certificate, there shall be paid to the holder of the certificates representing whole shares of Parent Common Stock issued in exchange therefor, without interest, (A) promptly, the amount of any cash payable with respect to a fractional share of Parent Common Stock to which such holder is entitled pursuant to Section 2.2.5 and the amount of dividends or other distributions with a record date after the Effective Time theretofore paid with respect to such whole shares of Parent Common Stock and (B) at the appropriate payment date, the amount of dividends or other distributions, with a record date after the Effective Time but prior to surrender and a payment date occurring after surrender, payable with respect to such whole shares of Parent Common Stock.

                    Section 2.2.4 Further Rights in Company Common Stock . All shares of Parent Common Stock issued upon conversion of the shares of Company Common Stock in accordance with the terms hereof (including any cash paid pursuant to Section 2.2.3 or Section 2.2.5 ) shall be deemed to have been issued in full satisfaction of all rights pertaining to such shares of Company Common Stock.

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                    Section 2.2.5 Fractional Shares . No certificates or scrip representing fractional shares of Parent Common Stock shall be issued upon the surrender for exchange of Certificates, no dividend or distribution with respect to Parent Common Stock shall be payable on or with respect to any fractional share and such fractional share interests will not entitle the owner thereof to any rights of a stockholder of Parent.

                              Section 2.2.5.1 As promptly as practicable following the Effective Time, the Exchange Agent shall determine the difference between (A) the number of full shares of Parent Common Stock delivered to the Exchange Agent by Parent pursuant to Section 2.2.1 and (B) the aggregate number of full shares of Parent Common Stock to be distributed to holders of Company Common Stock pursuant to Section 2.2.2 (such difference being the “ Excess Shares ”). As soon after the Effective Time as practicable, the Exchange Agent, as agent for such holders of Parent Common Stock, shall sell the Excess Shares at then prevailing prices on NASDAQ, all in the manner provided in this Section 2.2.5 .

                              Section 2.2.5.2 The sale of the Excess Shares by the Exchange Agent shall be executed on NASDAQ and shall be executed in round lots to the extent practicable. Until the net proceeds of any such sale or sales have been distributed to such holders of Company Common Stock, the Exchange Agent will hold such proceeds in trust for such holders of Company Common Stock as part of the Exchange Fund. The Company shall pay all commissions, transfer taxes and other out-of-pocket transaction costs of the Exchange Agent incurred in connection with such sale or sales of Excess Shares. In addition, the Company shall pay the Exchange Agent’s compensation and expenses in connection with such sale or sales. The Exchange Agent shall determine the portion of such net proceeds to which each holder of Company Common Stock shall be entitled, if any, by multiplying the amount of the aggregate net proceeds by a fraction, the numerator of which is the amount of the fractional share interest to which such holder of Company Common Stock is entitled (after taking into account all shares of Parent Common Stock to be issued to such holder) and the denominator of which is the aggregate amount of fractional share interests to which all holders of Company Common Stock are entitled.

                              Section 2.2.5.3 As soon as practicable after the determination of the amount of cash, if any, to be paid to holders of Company Common Stock with respect to any fractional share interests, the Exchange Agent shall promptly pay such amounts to such holders of Company Common Stock subject to and in accordance with the terms of Section 2.2.3 .

                    Section 2.2.6 Termination of Exchange Fund . Any portion of the Exchange Fund which remains undistributed to the holders of Company Common Stock on the date that is six months after the Effective Time shall be delivered to Parent upon demand, and any holders of Company Common Stock who have not theretofore complied with this Article 2 shall thereafter look only to Parent for the shares of Parent Common Stock, any cash in lieu of fractional shares of Parent Common Stock to which they are entitled pursuant to Section 2.2.5 and any dividends or other distributions with respect to Parent Common Stock to which they are entitled pursuant to Section 2.2.3 , in each case, without any interest thereon.

                    Section 2.2.7 No Liability . Neither Parent nor the Company shall be liable to any holder of shares of Company Common Stock for any such shares of Parent Common

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Stock (or dividends or distributions with respect thereto) or cash from the Exchange Fund delivered to a public official pursuant to any abandoned property, escheat or similar Law.

                    Section 2.2.8 Lost Certificates . If any Certificate shall have been lost, stolen or destroyed, upon the making of an affidavit of that fact by the person claiming such Certificate to be lost, stolen or destroyed and, if required by Parent, the posting by such person of a bond, in such reasonable amount as Parent may direct, as indemnity against any claim that may be made against it with respect to such Certificate, the Exchange Agent will issue in exchange for such lost, stolen or destroyed Certificate the shares of Parent Common Stock, any cash in lieu of fractional shares of Parent Common Stock to which the holders thereof are entitled pursuant to Section 2.2.5 and any dividends or other distributions to which the holders thereof are entitled pursuant to Section 2.2.3 , in each case, without any interest thereon.

                    Section 2.2.9 Withholding . Parent, the Exchange Agent and the Surviving Corporation shall be entitled to deduct and withhold from the consideration otherwise payable pursuant to this Agreement to any holder of Company Common Stock or Company Rights such amounts as Parent, the Exchange Agent or the Surviving Corporation are required to deduct and withhold under the Code, or any provision of state, local or foreign tax Law, with respect to the making of such payment. To the extent that amounts are so withheld by Parent, the Exchange Agent or the Surviving Corporation, such withheld amounts shall be treated for all purposes of this Agreement as having been paid to the holder of Company Common Stock or Company Rights in respect of whom such deduction and withholding was made.

           Section 2.3 Stock Transfer Books . At the Effective Time, the stock transfer books of the Company shall be closed and thereafter, there shall be no further registration of transfers of shares of Company Common Stock theretofore outstanding on the records of the Company. From and after the Effective Time, the holders of certificates representing shares of Company Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time shall cease to have any rights with respect to such shares of Company Common Stock except as otherwise provided herein or by Law. On or after the Effective Time, any Certificates presented to the Exchange Agent or Parent for any reason shall be converted into the shares of Parent Common Stock, any cash in lieu of fractional shares of Parent Common Stock to which the holders thereof are entitled pursuant to Section 2.2.5 and any dividends or other distributions to which the holders thereof are entitled pursuant to Section 2.2.3 .

           Section 2.4 Stock Options .

                    Section 2.4.1 At the Effective Time, all unexercised and unexpired options to purchase Company Common Stock (“ Company Options ”) then outstanding, under any stock option plan of the Company, including the 1995 Nonstatutory Stock Option Plan, the 1995 Director Option Plan, the 1996 Nonstatutory Stock Option Plan and the 2006 Equity Incentive Plan and any other plan, agreement or arrangement (the “ Company Stock Option Plans ”), whether or not then exercisable, will be assumed by Parent (each, an “ Assumed Company Option ”). Each Assumed Company Option so assumed by Parent under this Agreement will continue to have, and be subject to, the same terms and conditions as set forth in the Company Stock Option Plan applicable to such Assumed Company Option and any agreements thereunder immediately prior to the Effective Time, except that (A) each Assumed Company Option will be

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exercisable (or will become exercisable in accordance with its terms) for that number of whole shares of Parent Common Stock equal to the product of the number of shares of Company Common Stock that were issuable upon exercise of such Assumed Company Option immediately prior to the Effective Time multiplied by the Exchange Ratio, rounded down to the nearest whole number of shares of Parent Common Stock and (B) the per share exercise price for the shares of Parent Common Stock issuable upon exercise of such Assumed Company Option, will be equal to the quotient determined by dividing the exercise price per share of Company Common Stock at which such Assumed Company Option was exercisable immediately prior to the Effective Time by the Exchange Ratio, rounded up to the nearest whole cent. Continuous employment with the Company or its subsidiaries shall be credited to the optionee for purposes of determining the vesting of all Assumed Company Options after the Effective Time. Parent will assume the Company Stock Option Plans at the Effective Time, provided , however , that following the Effective Time, Parent will issue awards, if any, only under the 2006 Equity Incentive Plan. The 1995 Nonstatutory Stock Option Plan, the 1995 Director Option Plan and the 1996 Nonstatutory Stock Option Plan will be assumed pursuant to the preceding sentence solely for purposes of governing the Assumed Company Options following the Effective Time that were previously issued pursuant to the terms of such plans.

                    Section 2.4.2 If and to the extent necessary or required by the terms of any Company Stock Option Plan or any Company Option, the Company shall, prior to the Effective Time, take such actions as the Company deems necessary (subject to the prior approval of Parent which shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned) to give effect to the provisions of this Section 2.4 .

           Section 2.5 Warrants . Prior to the Effective Time, the Company shall take all actions necessary to ensure that from and after the Effective Time, each unexercised and unexpired warrant to purchase shares of Company Common Stock (each, a “ Company Warrant ”) which is outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time, whether or not then exercisable, shall be converted into and become a warrant to purchase shares of Parent Common Stock (each, a “ Converted Warrant ”) on terms substantially similar in form and substance to those in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time under the terms of each such Company Warrant; provided, however , that, subject to the terms of the Company Warrants, from and after the Effective Time, (A) each such Converted Warrant may be exercised solely to purchase shares of Parent Common Stock, (B) the number of shares of Parent Common Stock issuable upon exercise of such Converted Warrant shall be equal to the number of shares of Company Common Stock that were issuable upon exercise under the corresponding Company Warrant immediately prior to the Effective Time multiplied by the Exchange Ratio rounded down to the nearest whole number of shares of Parent Common Stock and (C) the per share exercise price under such Converted Warrant shall be determined by dividing the per share exercise price of the corresponding Company Warrant immediately prior to the Effective Time by the Exchange Ratio and rounded up to the nearest whole cent.

Article 3.
Representations and Warranties of the Company

          Except as set forth in the disclosure schedule delivered by the Company to Parent and Merger Sub simultaneously with the execution of this Agreement (the “ Company Disclosure

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Schedule ”), which identifies items of disclosure by reference to a particular Section or Subsection of this Agreement, the Company hereby represents and warrants to Parent as follows:

           Section 3.1 Organization and Qualification; Subsidiaries . Except as set forth in Section 3.1.2 of the Company Disclosure Schedule, the Company and each of its subsidiaries (each a “ Company Subsidiary ”) is a corporation or other legal entity duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or organization and has all requisite corporate or organizational, as the case may be, power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and assets and to carry on its business as it is now being conducted. The Company and each Company Subsidiary is duly qualified to do business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction where the ownership, leasing or operation of its properties or assets or the conduct of its business requires such qualification, except where the failure to be so qualified or in good standing, individually or in the aggregate, has not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect.

                    Section 3.1.1 The Company has delivered or caused to be delivered to Parent and Merger Sub true and complete copies of the Company’s Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended (the “ Company Certificate ”) and Bylaws (the “ Company Bylaws ”) as in effect on the date hereof. The Company is not in violation of the Company Certificate or Company Bylaws, and the Company Subsidiaries are not in violation of their respective organizational or governing documents. True and complete copies of all minute books of the Company have been made available by the Company to Parent.

                    Section 3.1.2 Section 3.1.2 of the Company Disclosure Schedule sets forth a true and complete list of: (A) the Company Subsidiaries, together with the jurisdiction of organization or incorporation, as the case may be, of each Company Subsidiary, (B) the jurisdictions in which the Company and each Company Subsidiary is qualified to do business as a foreign corporation or other legal entity and (C) the directors and officers of the Company, as of the date of this Agreement.

           Section 3.2 Capitalization .

                    Section 3.2.1 The authorized capital stock of the Company consists of (A) 150,000,000 shares of Company Common Stock, of which, as of the close of business on May 1, 2008, there were 99,091,039 shares issued and outstanding (excluding 160,000 shares of Company Common Stock held in treasury) and (B) 5,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “ Company Preferred Stock ”), of which no shares are issued and outstanding, including 75,000 shares of Series A Participating Preferred Stock, par value $0.001 per share, reserved for issuance in connection with the exercise of Company Rights issued pursuant to the Company Rights Agreement. All of the outstanding shares of Company Common Stock have been duly authorized and validly issued and are fully paid, nonassessable and free of preemptive rights. Since May 1, 2008, the Company has not issued (other than Company Common Stock issued upon the exercise of Company Options outstanding as of such date) any shares of Company Common Stock or Company Preferred Stock.

                    Section 3.2.2 As of the close of business on May 1, 2008, the Company has no shares of Company Common Stock or Company Preferred Stock reserved for or

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otherwise subject to issuance, except for (A) 75,000 shares of Company Preferred Stock reserved for issuance pursuant to the Company Rights Agreement, (B) 8,915,362 shares of Company Common Stock reserved for issuance pursuant to the exercise of outstanding Company Options under the Company Stock Option Plans and (C) 9,663,571 shares of Company Common Stock reserved for issuance pursuant to the exercise of outstanding Company Warrants. Since May 1, 2008, the Company has not reserved for or otherwise subject to issuance any shares of Company Common Stock or Company Preferred Stock. All shares of Company Preferred Stock and Company Common Stock subject to issuance under the Company Rights Agreement, the Company Stock Option Plans or the Company Warrants, as the case may be, upon issuance prior to the Effective Time on the terms and conditions specified in the instruments pursuant to which they are issuable, will be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid, nonassessable and free of preemptive rights. Section 3.2.2 of the Company Disclosure Schedule sets forth a true and complete list of (i) each holder of Company Options or Company Warrants, (ii) the number of Company Options or Company Warrants, as applicable, held by such holder as of the date hereof, (iii) the number of shares of Company Common Stock subject to each such Company Option and Company Warrant (i.e., the original amount less exercises and any cancellations), (iv) the exercise price, expiration date and vesting schedule of each such Company Option and Company Warrant, and (v) whether each such Company Option is intended to qualify as an “incentive stock option” within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code and (vi) whether each such Company Option is subject to Section 409A of the Code.

                    Section 3.2.3 Except for the Company Options, the Company Warrants and the Company Rights outstanding under the Company Rights Agreement, there are no options, warrants or other rights, agreements, arrangements or commitments of any character of the Company or any Company Subsidiary obligating the Company or any Company Subsidiary to issue, acquire or sell any Equity Interests of the Company or any Company Subsidiary. Since the close of business on December 31, 2007, the Company has not issued any shares of its capital stock or other Equity Interests (other than Company Options issued in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice and shares of Company Common Stock issued upon the exercise of Company Options).

                    Section 3.2.4 Except as set forth in Section 3.2.4 of the Company Disclosure Schedule, there are no outstanding obligations of the Company or any Company Subsidiary (A) restricting the transfer of, (B) affecting the voting rights of, (C) requiring the repurchase, redemption or disposition of, or containing any right of first refusal with respect to, (D) requiring the registration for sale of or (E) granting any preemptive or antidilutive rights with respect to, any shares of Company Common Stock or other Equity Interests in the Company or any Company Subsidiary.

                    Section 3.2.5 The Company or another Company Subsidiary owns, directly or indirectly, all of the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock or other Equity Interests of each of the Company Subsidiaries, free and clear of any liens, and all of such shares of capital stock or other Equity Interests have been duly authorized and validly issued and are fully paid, nonassessable and free of preemptive rights. Except for Equity Interests in the Company Subsidiaries and as set forth in Section 3.2.5 of the Company Disclosure Schedule, neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary owns directly or indirectly any Equity Interest in any person, or has any obligation or has made any commitment to acquire any such

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Equity Interest, to provide funds to, or to make any investment (in the form of a loan, capital contribution or otherwise) in, any Company Subsidiary or any other person. Since the close of business on December 31, 2007, no Company Subsidiary has issued any shares of capital stock or other Equity Interests.

          Section 3.3 Authority .

                    Section 3.3.1 The Company has all necessary corporate power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and, subject to obtaining the Company Stockholder Approval, to perform its obligations hereunder and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. The execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Company and the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated hereby, have been duly and validly authorized by all necessary corporate action, and no other corporate proceedings on the part of the Company and no stockholder votes are necessary to authorize this Agreement or to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby other than, with respect to the Merger, the Company Stockholder Approval. This Agreement has been duly authorized and validly executed and delivered by the Company and, assuming 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 bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium and other similar Laws of general application affecting or relating to the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and (B) is subject to general principles of equity, whether considered in a proceeding at Law or in equity.

                    Section 3.3.2 The Company has taken all appropriate actions so that the restrictions on business combinations contained in Section 203 of the DGCL will not apply with respect to or as a result of the execution of this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, including the Merger, without any further action on the part of the stockholders or the board of directors of the Company (the “ Company Board ”). True and complete copies of all Company Board resolutions reflecting such actions have been previously provided to Parent. No other state takeover statute or similar statute or regulation applies or purports to apply to the Merger or any other transaction contemplated by this Agreement.

                    Section 3.3.3 The Company Rights Agreement has been amended so that: (A) Parent, Merger Sub and each Parent Subsidiary are exempt from the definition of “Acquiring Person” contained in the Company Rights Agreement, and no “Shares Acquisition Date” or “Distribution Date” or “Triggering Event” (as such terms are defined in the Company Rights Agreement) will occur as a result of the execution of this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, including the Merger, and (B) the Company Rights Agreement will terminate and the Company Rights will expire immediately prior to the Effective Time. The Company Rights Agreement, as so amended, has not been further amended or modified. The Company has previously provided a true and complete copy of the Company Rights Agreement and all amendments thereto to Parent and the Merger Sub.

           Section 3.4 No Conflict . None of the execution, delivery or performance of this Agreement by the Company, the consummation by the Company of the Merger or any other transaction contemplated by this Agreement, or the Company’s compliance with any of the

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provisions of this Agreement will (with or without notice or lapse of time, or both): (A) subject to obtaining the Company Stockholder Approval, conflict with or violate any provision of the Company Certificate or Company Bylaws or any equivalent organizational or governing documents of any Company Subsidiary; (B) assuming that all consents, approvals, authorizations and permits described in Section 3.5 have been obtained and all filings and notifications described in Section 3.5 have been made and any waiting periods thereunder have terminated or expired, conflict with or violate any Law applicable to the Company or any Company Subsidiary or any of their respective properties or assets or (C) except as set forth in Section 3.4 of the Company Disclosure Schedule, require any consent or approval under, violate, conflict with, result in any breach of or any loss of any benefit under, or constitute a change of control or default under, or result in termination or give to others any right of termination, vesting, amendment, acceleration or cancellation of, or result in the creation of a lien upon any of the respective properties or assets of the Company or any Company Subsidiary pursuant to, any contract, Company Permit or other instrument or obligation to which the Company or any Company Subsidiary is a party or by which they or any of their respective properties or assets may be bound or affected.

           Section 3.5 Required Filings and Consents . None of the execution, delivery or performance of this Agreement by the Company, the consummation by the Company of the Merger or any other transaction contemplated by this Agreement, or the Company’s compliance with any of the provisions of this Agreement will require (with or without notice or lapse of time, or both) any consent, approval, authorization or permit of, or filing or registration with or notification to, any Governmental Entity or any other person, other than (A) the filing and recordation of the Certificate of Merger as required by the DGCL, (B) the Company Stockholder Approval, (C) filings required under, and compliance with any applicable requirements of, the HSR Act, (D) compliance with the applicable requirements of the Exchange Act, (E) compliance with the applicable requirements of the Securities Act, (F) compliance with any applicable foreign or state securities or Blue Sky Laws, (G) filings with the SEC as may be required by the Company in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, (H) such filings as may be required under the rules and regulations of NASDAQ, and (I) where the failure to obtain such consents, approvals, authorizations or permits of, or to make such filings, registrations with or notifications to any Governmental Entity or any other person, individually or in the aggregate, has not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect.

           Section 3.6 Permits; Compliance With Law .

                    Section 3.6.1 The Company and each Company Subsidiary holds all authorizations, licenses, permits, certificates, variances, exemptions, approvals, orders, registrations and clearances of any Governmental Entity necessary for the Company and each Company Subsidiary to own, lease and operate its properties and assets, and to carry on and operate its businesses as currently conducted (the “ Company Permits ”), except where the failure to have any Company Permits, individually or in the aggregate, has not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect. Section 3.6.1(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule contains a true and complete list of all material Company Permits. Except as set forth in Section 3.6.1(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, the Company and each Company Subsidiary is in compliance with the terms of the Company

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Permits, and all of the Company Permits are valid and in full force and effect, except where the failure to be in compliance with any Company Permits, or the failure of any Company Permits to be valid or in full force and effect, individually or in the aggregate, has not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect. No suspension, modification, revocation or cancellation of any of the Company Permits is pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened, nor do reasonable grounds exist for any such action.

                    Section 3.6.2 Except as set forth on Section 3.6.2 of the Company Disclosure Schedule, neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary is or since January 1, 2006 has been in conflict with, default under or violation of, or is being or since January 1, 2006 has been investigated for, or charged by any Governmental Entity with a violation of, any Law applicable to the Company or any Company Subsidiary or by which any property or asset of the Company or any Company Subsidiary is bound or affected, except for any conflicts, defaults, violations, investigations or charges that, individually or in the aggregate, have not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect. No investigation or review by any Governmental Entity with respect to the Company or any Company Subsidiary is pending or, to the Company’s knowledge, threatened, nor has any Governmental Entity indicated an intention to conduct any such investigation or review, except for such investigations or reviews, the outcomes of which, if determined adversely to the Company or any Company Subsidiary, individually or in the aggregate, have not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect.

          Section 3.7 SEC Filings; Financial Statements .

                    Section 3.7.1 Except as set forth in Section 3.7.1 of the Company Disclosure Schedule, since January 1, 2005, the Company has timely filed or otherwise furnished (as applicable) all registration statements, prospectuses, forms, reports, definitive proxy statements, schedules, statements and documents required to be filed or furnished by it under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, as the case may be, together with all certifications required pursuant to the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (the “ Sarbanes-Oxley Act ”) (such documents and any other documents filed by the Company or any Company Subsidiary with the SEC, as have been supplemented, modified or amended since the time of filing, collectively, the “ Company SEC Documents ”). As of their respective filing dates the Company SEC Documents (i) did not (or with respect to Company SEC Documents filed after the date hereof, will not) contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements made therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading and (ii) complied in all material respects with the applicable requirements of the Exchange Act or the Securities Act, as the case may be, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and the applicable rules and regulations of the SEC thereunder. None of the Company Subsidiaries is currently required to file any forms, reports or other documents with the SEC. To the knowledge of the Company, none of the Company SEC Documents is the subject of ongoing SEC review or outstanding SEC comment. All of the audited consolidated financial statements and unaudited consolidated interim financial statements of the Company and the consolidated Company Subsidiaries included in the Company SEC Documents (collectively, the “ Company Financial Statements ”) (A) have been or will be, as the case may be, prepared from, are in accordance with, and accurately reflect the books and records of the Company and the consolidated Company Subsidiaries in all material respects, (B) have been or will be, as the

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case may be, prepared in accordance with GAAP applied on a consistent basis during the periods involved (except as may be indicated in the notes thereto or, in the case of interim financial statements, for normal and recurring year-end adjustments and as may be permitted by the SEC on Form 10-Q, Form 8-K or any successor or like form under the Exchange Act) and (C) fairly present in all material respects the consolidated financial position and the consolidated results of operations, cash flows and changes in stockholders’ equity of the Company and the consolidated Company Subsidiaries as of the dates and for the periods referred to therein.

                    Section 3.7.2 Without limiting the generality of this Section 3.7 , (A) PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP has not resigned or been dismissed as independent public accountant of the Company as a result of or in connection with any disagreement with the Company on a matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure or auditing scope or procedure, (B) no executive officer of the Company has failed in any respect to make, without qualification, the certifications required of him or her under Section 302 or 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act with respect to any form, report or schedule filed by the Company with the SEC since the enactment of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and (C) no enforcement action has been initiated or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened against the Company by the SEC relating to disclosures contained in any Company SEC Document.

                    Section 3.7.3 The Company has previously provided to Parent a complete and correct copy of any amendment or modification which has not yet been filed with the SEC to any agreement, document or other instrument which previously had been filed by the Company with the SEC pursuant to the Securities Act or the Exchange Act.

          Section 3.8 Internal Controls; Sarbanes-Oxley Act .

                    Section 3.8.1 The Company has designed and maintains a system of internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) of the Exchange Act) sufficient to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting for the Company and the Company Subsidiaries. The Company (i) has designed and maintains disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) of the Exchange Act) to ensure that material information required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms and is accumulated and communicated to the Company’s management as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure and (ii) has disclosed to the Company’s auditors and the audit committee of the Company Board (and made summaries of such disclosures available to Parent) (A) any significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal controls over financial reporting that are reasonably likely to adversely affect in any material respect the Company’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information and (B) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the Company’s internal controls over financial reporting. For purposes of this Agreement, the terms “significant deficiency” and “material weakness” shall have the meanings assigned to them by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board in Auditing Standard No. 5, as in effect on the date hereof. The Company is in compliance in all material respects with all effective provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.

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                    Section 3.8.2 Neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary nor, to the knowledge of the Company, any director, officer, auditor, accountant or representative of the Company or any Company Subsidiary has received or otherwise had or obtained knowledge of any substantive complaint, allegation, assertion or claim, whether written or oral, that the Company or any Company Subsidiary has engaged in questionable accounting or auditing practices. No current or former attorney representing the Company or any Company Subsidiary has reported evidence of a material violation of securities Laws, breach of fiduciary duty or similar violation by the Company or any Company Subsidiary, or any of their respective officers, directors, employees or agents, to the current Company Board or any committee thereof or to any current director or executive officer of the Company.

          Section 3.9 Disclosure Documents .

                    Section 3.9.1 The Proxy Statement and any Other Filings, and any amendments or supplements thereto, at (A) the time the Registration Statement is declared effective, (B) the time the Proxy Statement (or any amendment thereof or supplement thereto) is first mailed to the stockholders of the Company, (C) if applicable, the time the Proxy Statement (or any amendment thereof or supplement thereto) is first mailed to stockholders of Parent, (D) the time of the Company Stockholders’ Meeting, (E) the time of the Parent Stockholders’ Meeting, and (F) the Effective Time, will comply as to form in all material respects with the applicable requirements of the Securities Act, the Exchange Act and other applicable Laws.

                    Section 3.9.2 The Proxy Statement and any Other Filings, and any amendments or supplements thereto, do not, and will not, at (A) the time the Registration Statement is declared effective, (B) the time the Proxy Statement (or any amendment thereof or supplement thereto) is first mailed to the stockholders of the Company, (C) the time the Proxy Statement (or any amendment thereof or supplement thereto) is first mailed to stockholders of Parent, (D) the time of the Company Stockholders’ Meeting, (E) the time of the Parent Stockholders’ Meeting, and (F) the Effective Time, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements made therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. The representations and warranties contained in this Section 3.9.2 will not apply to statements or omissions included in the Proxy Statement or any Other Filings based upon information furnished in writing to the Company by Parent or Merger Sub specifically for use therein.

           Section 3.10 Books and Records . The books and records of the Company and each Company Subsidiary have been, and are being, fully, properly and accurately maintained in all material respects in accordance with GAAP (to the extent applicable) and any other applicable legal and accounting requirements and reflect only actual transactions. The minute books of the Company and each Company Subsidiary, all of which have been made available by the Company to Parent, contain materially complete and correct records of all meetings and other corporate actions held or taken since January 1, 2005 of their respective stockholders (or equivalent) and boards of directors (or equivalent), including committees of their respective boards of directors (or equivalent).

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           Section 3.11 No Undisclosed Liabilities . Except for those liabilities and obligations (A) reflected or reserved against in the audited consolidated balance sheet of the Company as of December 31, 2007 or in the notes thereto, (B) incurred in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice since December 31, 2007, which, individually or in the aggregate, have not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect, or (C) incurred under this Agreement or in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby, neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary has incurred any liabilities or obligations of any nature, whether or not accrued, absolute, determined, determinable, fixed or contingent which would be required to be reflected or reserved against on a balance sheet under GAAP.

           Section 3.12 Absence of Certain Changes or Events .

                    Section 3.12.1 Since December 31, 2007, the Company and the Company Subsidiaries have conducted their respective businesses in all material respects in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice.

                    Section 3.12.2 Since December 31, 2007, there has not been any Company Material Adverse Effect or any change, event, development, condition, occurrence or effect that, individually or in the aggregate, has had or would reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect.

                    Section 3.12.3 Except as set forth in Section 3.12.3 of the Company Disclosure Schedule, there has not been any action taken by the Company or any Company Subsidiary from December 31, 2007 through the date of this Agreement that, if taken during the period from the date of this Agreement through the Effective Time, would constitute a breach of Section 5.1 .

          Section 3.13 Employee Benefit Plans .

                    Section 3.13.1 List of Plans. Section 3.13.1 of the Company Disclosure Schedule sets forth a complete list of each “employee benefit plan” as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA (whether or not subject to ERISA), and any other material plan, policy, program practice, agreement, understanding or arrangement providing compensation or other benefits to any current or former director, officer, employee or consultant (or to any dependent or beneficiary thereof) of the Company or any Company Subsidiary, which are maintained, sponsored or contributed to by the Company or any Company Subsidiary, and under which the Company or any Company Subsidiary may have any obligation or liability, whether actual or contingent, including, without limitation, all incentive, bonus, retention, employment, severance, deferred compensation, vacation, holiday, cafeteria, medical, disability, stock purchase, stock option, stock appreciation, phantom stock, restricted stock or other stock-based compensation plans, policies, programs, practices or arrangements (each a “ Company Benefit Plan ”). Except as set forth in Section 3.13.1 of the Company Disclosure Schedule, no Company Benefit Plan covers any employee, officer, director or consultant employed or providing services outside the United States.

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                    Section 3.13.2 Deliveries . With respect to each Company Benefit Plan the Company has delivered or made available, to the extent requested, to Parent complete copies of (A) each Company Benefit Plan (or, if not written a written summary of its material terms), including all plan documents, trust agreements, insurance contracts or other funding vehicles and all amendments thereto, (B) the most recent summaries and summary plan descriptions, including any summary of material modifications (C) the most recent annual reports (Form 5500 series) filed with the IRS with respect to such Company Benefit Plan (and, if the most recent annual report is a Form 5500R, the most recent Form 5500C filed with respect to such Company Benefit Plan), (D) the most recent actuarial report or other financial statement relating to such Company Benefit Plan, (E) the most recent determination or opinion letter, if any, issued by the IRS with respect to any Company Benefit Plan and any pending request for such a determination letter, (F) the most recent nondiscrimination tests performed under the Code (including 401(k) and 401(m) tests) for each Company Benefit Plan, (G) all filings under the Voluntary Compliance Resolution or Closing Agreement Program or the Department of Labor Delinquent Filer Program or any similar program.

                    Section 3.13.3 General Compliance . Each Company Benefit Plan has been administered in all material respects in accordance with its terms and all applicable laws, including ERISA and the Code, and contributions required to be made under the terms of any of the Company Benefit Plans as of the date of this Agreement have been timely made, in all material respects, or, if not yet due, have been properly reflected on the most recent consolidated balance sheet filed or incorporated by reference in the Company Financial Statements prior to the date of this Agreement. With respect to the Company Benefit Plans, no event has occurred and, to the knowledge of the Company, there exists no condition or set of circumstances in connection with which the Company or any Company Subsidiary could be subject to any material liability (other than for routine benefit liabilities) under the terms of, or with respect to, such Company Benefit Plans, ERISA, the Code or any other applicable Law.

                    Section 3.13.4 Tax Qualification of Plans . Each Company Benefit Plan which is intended to qualify under Section 401(a), Section 401(k), Section 401(m) or Section 4975(e)(6) of the Code either (A) has received a favorable determination letter from the IRS as to its qualified status, (B) may rely upon a prototype opinion letter or (C) the remedial amendment period for such Company Benefit Plan has not yet expired, and to the knowledge of the Company no fact or event has occurred that could adversely affect the qualified status of any such Company Benefit Plan or the exempt status of any trust established in connection with any Company Benefit Plan which is intended to be exempt from federal income taxation under Section 501(a) of the Code.

                    Section 3.13.5 Prohibited Transactions, Legal Actions, Ability to Amend, and Deductibility . Except as would not reasonably be expected to result in material liability to the Company, (A) there has been no prohibited transaction (within the meaning of Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code and other than a transaction that is exempt under a statutory or administrative exemption) with respect to any Company Benefit Plan that could result in liability to the Company or any ERISA Affiliate, (B) each Company Benefit Plan can be amended, terminated or otherwise discontinued after the Effective Time in accordance with its terms, without liability (other than (i) liability for ordinary administrative expenses typically

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incurred in a termination event or (ii) if the Company Benefit Plan is a pension benefit plan subject to Part 2 of Title I of ERISA, liability for the accrued benefits as of the date of such termination (if and to the extent required by ERISA) to the extent that either (x) there are sufficient assets set aside in a trust or insurance contract to satisfy such liability or (y) such liability is reflected on the most recent balance sheet included in the Company Financial Statements prior to the date of this Agreement), (C) no suit, administrative proceeding, action or other litigation has been brought, or to the knowledge of the Company is threatened, against or with respect to any such Company Benefit Plan, including any audit or inquiry by the IRS or United States Department of Labor (other than routine benefits claims), (D) neither the Company nor any ERISA Affiliate has any liability under ERISA Section 502, (E) all contributions and payments to such Company Benefit Plan are deductible under Code Sections 162 or 404, (F) no amount is subject to Tax as unrelated business taxable income under Section 511 of the Code, and (G) no excise tax could be imposed upon the Company under Chapter 43 of the Code.

                    Section 3.13.6 Title IV of ERISA . To the knowledge of the Company, (A) no Company Benefit Plan is a multiemployer pension plan (as defined in Section 3(37) of ERISA) (“ Multiemployer Plan ”) or other pension plan subject to Title IV of ERISA and neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary has sponsored or contributed to or been required to contribute to a Multiemployer Plan or other pension plan subject to Title IV of ERISA, (B) no material liability under Title IV of ERISA has been incurred by the Company or any Company Subsidiary that has not been satisfied in full, and no condition exists that presents a material risk to the Company or any Company Subsidiary of incurring or being subject (whether primarily, jointly or secondarily) to a material liability thereunder, (C) none of the assets of the Company or any Company Subsidiary is, or may reasonably be expected to become, the subject of any lien arising under ERISA or Section 412(n) of the Code.

                    Section 3.13.7 Change in Control . Except as set forth in Section 3.13.7 of the Company Disclosure Schedule, no amount that could be received (whether in cash or property or the vesting of property), by any employee, officer or director of the Company or any Company Subsidiary who is a “disqualified individual” (as such term is defined in proposed Treasury Regulation Section 1.280G-1) under any Company Benefit Plan would reasonably be expected to be characterized as an “excess parachute payment” (as defined in Section 280G(b)(1) of the Code) as a result of the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

                    Section 3.13.8 Retiree Health/COBRA . Except as required by Law or as set forth in Section 3.13.8 of the Company Disclosure Schedule, no Company Benefit Plan provides any retiree or post-employment medical, disability or life insurance benefits to any person.

           Section 3.14 Labor and Other Employment Matters .

                    Section 3.14.1 The Company and each Company Subsidiary is in material compliance with all applicable Laws respecting labor, employment, immigration, fair employment practices, terms and conditions of employment, workers’ compensation, occupational safety, plant closings, compensation and benefits, and wages and hours. Neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary is, or has been within the past five years, a party to

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any collective bargaining or labor agreement. Except as has not had and would not reasonably be expected to result in, individually or in the aggregate, material liability to the Company or any Company Subsidiary, neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary has engaged in any unfair labor practice and there are no complaints against the Company or any Company Subsidiary pending before the National Labor Relations Board or any similar state, local or foreign labor agency by or on behalf of any employee of the Company or any Company Subsidiary. There are no representation questions, arbitration proceedings, labor strikes, slow downs or stoppages, grievances or other labor disputes pending or, to the Company’s knowledge, threatened with respect to the employees of the Company or any Company Subsidiary, and during the past five years, neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary has experienced any strike, work stoppage, lock-up, slow-down or other material labor dispute or any attempt by organized labor to cause the Company or any Company Subsidiary to comply with or conform to demands of organized labor relating to its employees or recognize any union or collective bargaining units. None of Company or any Company Subsidiary is liable for any payment to any trust or other fund or to any Governmental Entity, 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).

                    Section 3.14.2 The Company has identified in Section 3.14.2(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule and has made available to Parent true and complete copies of (A) all severance and employment agreements with directors, officers or employees of or consultants or independent contractors to the Company or any Company Subsidiary; (B) all severance programs and policies of the Company and each Company Subsidiary with or relating to its employees; and (C) all plans, programs, agreements and other arrangements of the Company and each Company Subsidiary with or relating to its directors, officers, employees, consultants or independent contractors which contain change in control provisions. Section 3.14.2(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedule lists each employee and consultant of the Company and each Company Subsidiary as of the date hereof (including title, position and date of hire or engagement), and lists each such individual’s compensation (including base salary, wages, rate of pay, bonus, incentive compensation and employee benefits).

                    Section 3.14.3 Except as set forth in Section 3.14.3 of the Company Disclosure Schedule, neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement nor the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby (either alone or in conjunction with any other event, such as termination of employment) will (A) result in, directly or indirectly, any payment (including, without limitation, severance, unemployment compensation, parachute or otherwise) becoming due to any current or former director or employee of the Company or any Company Subsidiary or affiliate, from the Company or any Company Subsidiary or affiliate under any Company Benefit Plan or otherwise, (B) significantly increase any benefits otherwise payable under any Company Benefit Plan or (C) result in any acceleration of the time of payment or vesting of any material benefits.

                    Section 3.14.4 Neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary has effectuated, within the past two years, a plant closing or mass layoff, as defined in the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act, 29 U.S.C. §§ 2101, et. seq. , affecting any one or more sites of employment or one or more facilities or operating units within any site of employment or facility of the Company or any Company Subsidiary.

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           Section 3.15 Contracts; Indebtedness .

                     Section 3.15.1 Except for contracts filed in unredacted form as exhibits to the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K/A for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007, as filed with the SEC on April 29, 2008, Section 3.15.1 of the Company Disclosure Schedule sets forth a true and complete list of each contract to which the Company or any Company Subsidiary is a party or which binds or affects their respective properties or assets, and which falls within any of the following categories: (A) any agreement that limits the freedom of the Company, any Company Subsidiary or any of the Company’s current or future affiliates to compete in any line of business or sell, supply or distribute any product or service, in each case, in any geographic area, or to hire any individual or group of individuals; (B) any agreement that, after the Effective Time, would have the effect of limiting the freedom of Parent or any Parent Subsidiary or current or future affiliates to compete in any line of business or sell, supply or distribute any product or service, in each case, in any geographic area, or to hire any individual or group of individuals; (C) any joint venture or partnership agreement; (D) any agreement with a supplier or a customer providing for annual payments or receipts in excess of $200,000 with a term in excess of one year; (E) any agreement that involves future expenditures or receipts by the Company or any Company Subsidiary of more than $200,000 in any one year period that cannot be terminated on less than 90 days notice without material payment or penalty; (F) any agreement that by its terms limits the payment of dividends or other distributions by the Company or any Company Subsidiary; (G) any agreement that grants any right of first refusal or right of first offer or similar right or that limits or purports to limit the ability of the Company or any Company Subsidiary to own, operate, sell, transfer, pledge or otherwise dispose of any material amount of assets or businesses; (H) any acquisition agreement with a purchase price in excess of $500,000 or that contains “earn-out” provisions or other contingent payment obligations; (I) any divestiture agreement with a purchase price in excess of $250,000 or that contains ongoing indemnification obligations or other material obligations; (J) any agreement or plan that will increase, or accelerate the vesting of, the benefits to any party by the occurrence of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, or will calculate the value of any of the benefits to any party on the basis of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement; (K) any agreement relating to indebtedness for borrowed money or any financial guaranty in excess of $200,000 individually; (L) any material lease, sublease or other contract with respect to the Leased Real Property; (M) any material license or contract relating to the Material Intellectual Property; (N) any other “material contract” (as such term is defined in Item 601(b)(10) of Regulation S-K of the SEC); or (O) any other agreement which would prohibit or materially delay the consummation of the Merger or any other transaction contemplated by this Agreement. Each contract of the type described in this Section 3.15.1 is referred to herein as a “ Company Material Contract .” True and complete copies of each Company Material Contract have been provided by the Company to Parent, or publicly filed with the SEC.

                     Section 3.15.2 Except as has not had and would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect: (A) each Company Material Contract is a valid, binding and enforceable obligation of the Company or the Company Subsidiaries and, to the knowledge of the Company, of the other party or parties thereto, in accordance with its terms; (B) each Company Material Contract is in full force and effect and, upon consummation of the Merger, shall continue to be in full force and effect without penalty, acceleration, termination, repurchase right or other adverse consequence; (C)

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the Company and each Company Subsidiary has in all material respects performed all obligations required to be performed by it under each Company Material Contract and, to the knowledge of the Company, each other party to each Company Material Contract has in all material respects performed all obligations required to be performed by it under such Company Material Contract; (D) none of the Company or any Company Subsidiary knows of, or has received notice of, any violation or default under (nor does there exist any condition which upon the passage of time or the giving of notice or both would cause such a violation of or default under) any Company Material Contract or any other contract to which it is a party or by which it or any of its properties or assets is bound or affected; and (E) neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary has received any notice from any other party to any such Company Material Contract, and otherwise has no knowledge, that such party intends to terminate, or not renew, any such Company Material Contract. There are no material payment obligations that are owing and past due under the Company Material Contracts.

           Section 3.16 Litigation .

                    Section 3.16.1 Except as set forth in Section 3.16 of the Company Disclosure Schedule, there is no suit, claim, action, proceeding, hearing, notice of violation, investigation, arbitration or demand letter pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened against or affecting the Company or any Company Subsidiary (including by virtue of indemnification or otherwise) or their respective assets or properties, or any executive officer or director of the Company or any Company Subsidiary that, individually or in the aggregate, if determined adversely to the Company or any Company Subsidiary has had or would reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect, challenges the validity or propriety of the Merger, or otherwise seeks to prevent or materially delay consummation of the Merger or performance by the Company of any of its material obligations under this Agreement. The Company has delivered to Parent all correspondence with the NASDAQ Listing Qualifications Department for the past three years and Section 3.16 of the Company Disclosure Schedule sets forth the current status of the Company’s delisting notice from NASDAQ.

                     Section 3.16.2 Neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary is subject to any outstanding order, writ, injunction, judgment, decree or arbitration ruling, award or other finding that, individually or in the aggregate, has had or would reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect.

           Section 3.17 Environmental Matters . Except as has not had and would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect: (A) the Company and each Company Subsidiary is now and has been in compliance with all Environmental Laws; (B) there has been no release, spill, discharge, treatment, storage or disposal of any Hazardous Materials either by the Company or any Company Subsidiary, or on any real property currently owned or operated by the Company or any Company Subsidiary, except in compliance with Environmental Law and in quantities or locations that would not reasonably be expected to impose a requirement on the Company or any Company Subsidiary for investigation, remediation or cleanup pursuant to Environmental Law; and (C) neither the Company nor any of the Company Subsidiaries are or have been subject to, or are aware of any information which would reasonably be expected to form the basis of, any lawsuits, actions, proceedings, claims, notices of violation, requests for information or complaints against the

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Company or any Company Subsidiary regarding (i) any release or threatened release of, or exposure to, Hazardous Materials, or (ii) any violation of, or non-compliance with, any Environmental Law. This Section 3.17 contains the sole and exclusive representations and warranties of the Company and each Company Subsidiary with respect to environmental, health and safety matters, including any matters arising under Environmental Laws or relating to Hazardous Materials.

           Section 3.18 Intellectual Property .

                     Section 3.18.1 General . Section 3.18.1 of the Company Disclosure Schedule sets forth with respect to the Intellectual Property Rights owned by the Company and each Company Subsidiary: (A) for each patent and patent application, the patent number or application serial number for each jurisdiction in which the patent or application has been filed and the date filed or issued; (B) for each registered trademark, tradename or service mark, the application serial number or registration number, for each country, province and state, (C) for any URL or domain name, the registration date, any renewal date and name of registry; and (D) for each registered copyrighted work, the number and date of registration for each country, province and state, in which a copyright application has been registered. True and complete copies of all licenses granting Intellectual Property Rights to the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries applicable to the Company’s or the Company Subsidiaries’ products, technology and business have been made available, other than standard, off-the-shelf software commercially available on standard terms from third-party vendors (e.g., Microsoft Windows).

                     Section 3.18.2 Sufficiency . All of the material Intellectual Property Rights owned or licensed by the Company and each Company Subsidiary are collectively referred to herein as the “ Material Intellectual Property .” The Material Intellectual Property constitutes all Intellectual Property Rights necessary for the conduct of the business of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries as presently conducted, except as has not had and would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect or that would materially limit or restrict the ability of the Company or the Company Subsidiaries to use, exploit, assert or enforce any of the Material Intellectual Property anywhere in the world.

                     Section 3.18.3 Ownership . Except as set forth in Section 3.18.3 of the Company Disclosure Schedule, the Company or one of the Company Subsidiaries owns all the rights, title and interest in and to the Material Intellectual Property, free and clear of liens (other than Permitted Liens), or has a valid and enforceable right or license to use the Material Intellectual Property used in the conduct of the business of the Company or the Company Subsidiaries. Such licensed Material Intellectual Property will not cease to be valid and enforceable rights of the Company or any Company Subsidiary by reason of the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, except where the failure to hold such right, title and interest, or to have a valid and enforceable right or license to use, or the effect thereon of this Agreement, individually or in the aggregate, has not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect or that would materially limit or restrict the ability of the Company or the Company Subsidiaries to use, exploit, assert or enforce any of the Material Intellectual Property anywhere in the world. Without limiting the foregoing, the owned Material Intellectual

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Property has been: (A) developed by employees of the Company or a Company Subsidiary, as the case may be, within the scope of their employment; (B) developed by independent contractors who have assigned their rights to the Company or a Company Subsidiary pursuant to enforceable written agreements; or (C) otherwise acquired by the Company or a Company Subsidiary from a third party who assigned all Intellectual Property Rights and technology it has developed to the Company or such Company Subsidiary, except as has not had and would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect or that would materially limit or restrict the ability of the Company or the Company Subsidiaries to use, exploit, assert or enforce any of the Material Intellectual Property anywhere in the world.

                     Section 3.18.4 Absence of Claims; Non-infringement . Except as has not had and would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect or that would materially limit or restrict the ability of the Company or the Company Subsidiaries to use, exploit, assert or enforce any of the Material Intellectual Property anywhere in the world, and except as set forth in Section 3.18.4 of the Company Disclosure Schedule: (A) no proceedings, claims, or actions have been instituted or are pending against the Company or any Company Subsidiary, or, to the knowledge of the Company, are threatened, that challenge the right of the Company or any Company Subsidiary with respect to the use or ownership of the Material Intellectual Property; (B) no interference, opposition, reissue, reexamination, or other proceeding is or has been pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened, in which the scope, validity, or enforceability of any of the Material Intellectual Property is being, has been, or could reasonably be expected to be contested or challenged; (C) to the knowledge of the Company, neither the Company’s or any Company Subsidiary’s past nor present use of the Material Intellectual Property infringes upon or misappropriates, breaches or otherwise conflicts with the rights of any other person anywhere in the world; (D) the Company has not received any notice alleging, and otherwise has no knowledge of any claim of invalidity or unenforceability of, or limitation on the Company’s or any Company Subsidiary’s right to use, any of the Material Intellectual Property, or the alleged infringement, misappropriation or breach of any rights of others by the Company or any Company Subsidiary; (E) no person has notified the Company that it is claiming any ownership of or right to use any Material Intellectual Property; (F) the Material Intellectual Property is not subject to any outstanding judgment, decree, order, writ, award, injunction or determination of an arbitrator or court or other Governmental Entity affecting the rights of the Company or any Company Subsidiary with respect thereto; and (G) to the knowledge of the Company, no person has interfered with, infringed upon or misappropriated any of the Material Intellectual Property, or is currently doing so.

                     Section 3.18.5 Licenses to Third Parties . Section 3.18.5 of the Company Disclosure Schedule lists all contracts pursuant to which any person has been granted any license under, or otherwise has received or acquired any right (whether or not currently exercisable) or interest in, the Material Intellectual Property or containing any covenant or other provision that materially limits or restricts the ability of the Company or any Company Subsidiary to use, exploit, assert, or enforce any of the Material Intellectual Property anywhere in the world. Neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary is bound by any agreement to indemnify any other person for Intellectual Property Rights infringement, misappropriation, or similar claim, except for indemnities offered in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice.

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                     Section 3.18.6 Protection of Intellectual Property Rights . To the knowledge of the Company, all of the registrations and pending applications to Governmental Entities with respect to the Material Intellectual Property have been diligently prosecuted, all maintenance and related fees have been paid when due, and the Company and each Company Subsidiary has taken all other reasonable action required to maintain the validity and effectiveness of such registrations and pending applications to Governmental Entities with respect to the Material Intellectual Property. The Company and each Company Subsidiary has taken all reasonable steps necessary or appropriate (including, entering into written confidentiality and nondisclosure agreements with officers, directors, subcontractors, employees, licensees and customers in connection with its assets or the business of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries) to safeguard and maintain the secrecy and confidentiality of trade secrets that are material to the business of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries. Without limiting the foregoing, to the knowledge of the Company, (A) there has been no misappropriation of any trade secrets or other material confidential Material Intellectual Property used in connection with the business of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries by any person; (B) no employee, independent contractor or agent of the Company or any Company Subsidiary has misappropriated any trade secrets of any other person in the course of performance as an employee, independent contractor or agent of the business of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries; and (C) no employee, independent contractor or agent of the Company or any Company Subsidiary is in default or breach of any term of any employment agreement, nondisclosure agreement, assignment of invention agreement or similar agreement or contract relating in any way to the protection, ownership, development, use or transfer of the Material Intellectual Property. To the knowledge of the Company, no funding, facilities, or personnel of any Governmental Entity or educational institution were used, directly or indirectly, to develop or create, in whole or in part, any of the Material Intellectual Property. Neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary has made any submission or suggestion to, and is not subject to any agreement with, standards bodies or other entities that would obligate the Company or any Company Subsidiary to grant licenses to or otherwise impair its control of the Material Intellectual Property.

                     Section 3.18.7 Standard Form IP Agreements . The Company has provided to Parent a true and complete copy of each standard form of contract used by the Company or any Company Subsidiary at any time for the license of the Material Intellectual Property or the sale of products by the Company or any Company Subsidiary, including each standard form of (A) end user license agreement; (B) development agreement; (C) distributor or reseller agreement; (D) employee, consulting or independent contractor agreement containing intellectual property, assignment or license of Material Intellectual Property or any confidentiality provision; and (E) confidentiality or nondisclosure agreement.

                     Section 3.18.8 Software; Escrow . Except as set forth in Section 3.18.8 of the Company Disclosure Schedule, none of the Company or any Company Subsidiary has entered into any agreement requiring the Company or any Company Subsidiary to place the software source code or other technology in escrow so that a licensee might obtain access upon the occurrence of any release condition. The Company is in compliance with all third-party software licenses.

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                     Section 3.18.9 Information Technology Performance. The information technology systems used by the Company, including all computer hardware, software, firmware and telecommunications systems used in the conduct of the Company’s business as currently conducted and the information technology systems operated on behalf of the Company, perform substantially in conformance with the appropriate specifications and/or documentation provided to the Company with respect to such information technology systems and generally perform reliably. The Company has taken commercially reasonable steps to provide for secure holding, archival, back-up, recovery and restoration of its critical business data.

                     Section 3.18.10 Open Source Software. To the knowledge of the Company, none of the software of the Company or any Company Subsidiary includes, incorporates, or relies upon the use of any software or component that is subject to license rights typically or customarily referred to as “open source” or similarly permitting or requiring the source code of such software to be made available to the public, including, but not limited to, software licensed pursuant to any version of the GNU General Public License, the GNU Lesser Public License (formerly known as the GNU Library Public License) or similar licenses, or any license that satisfies any version of the Open Source Definition of the Open Source Initiative.

           Section 3.19 Tax Matters .

                     Section 3.19.1 Filing of Tax Returns . The Company and each Company Subsidiary has timely filed with the appropriate taxing authorities all material Tax Returns required to be filed through the date hereof. All such Tax Returns are complete and accurate in all material respects. No claim has ever been made in writing by an authority in a jurisdiction where any of the Company or any Company Subsidiary does not file Tax Returns that it is or may be subject to taxation by that jurisdiction.

                     Section 3.19.2 Payment of Taxes . The Company and each of the Company Subsidiaries have timely paid all material Taxes due and payable, except to the extent that such Taxes are being contested in good faith and for which the Company or the appropriate Company Subsidiary has set aside adequate reserves in accordance with GAAP. Without taking into account any transactions contemplated by this Agreement and based upon activities to date, adequate reserves in accordance with GAAP have been established by Parent and the Parent Subsidiaries for all material Taxes not yet due and payable in respect of taxable periods ending on or before the date hereof. Since the date of the most recent financial statement, neither the Company nor any of the Company Subsidiaries has incurred any material liability for Taxes outside the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice or otherwise inconsistent with past custom and practice.

                     Section 3.19.3 Audits, Investigations or Claims . No deficiencies for Taxes against any of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries have been claimed, proposed or assessed in writing by any taxing or other Governmental Entity. There are no pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened audits, assessments or other actions for or relating to any liability in respect of Taxes of the Company or any Company Subsidiary. Neither the Company nor any of the Company Subsidiaries nor any predecessor has waived any statute of limitations in respect of Taxes or agreed to any extension of time with respect to a Tax assessment or deficiency.

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                     Section 3.19.4 Liens . There are no liens for Taxes other than Permitted Liens on any assets of any of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries.

                     Section 3.19.5 Tax Elections . Neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary (A) has consented at any time under Section 341(f)(1) of the Code to have the provisions of Section 341(f)(2) of the Code apply to any disposition of the assets of the Company or any Company Subsidiary; (B) has agreed, or is required, to make any adjustment under Section 481(a) of the Code by reason of a change in accounting method or otherwise; (C) has made an election, or is required, to treat any of its assets as owned by another person pursuant to the provisions of Section 168(f) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 or as tax-exempt bond financed property or tax-exempt use property within the meaning of Section 168 of the Code; (D) has acquired or owns any assets that directly or indirectly secure any debt the interest on which is tax exempt under Section 103(a) of the Code; or (E) made any of the foregoing elections or is required to apply any of the foregoing rules under any comparable state or local Tax provision.

                     Section 3.19.6 Tax Sharing Agreements . There are no Tax sharing agreements or similar arrangements (including indemnity arrangements) with respect to or involving any of the Company or any Company Subsidiary, and, after the Effective Time, none of the Company or any Company Subsidiary shall be bound by any such Tax sharing agreements or similar arrangements or have any liability thereunder for amounts due in respect of periods prior to the Effective Time.

                     Section 3.19.7 Other Entity Liability . None of the Company or any Company Subsidiary has been a member of an affiliated group filing a consolidated federal income Tax Return (other than a group the common parent of which is the Company). None of the Company or any Company Subsidiary has any liability for the Taxes of any person (other than Taxes of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries) under Treasury Regulation Section 1.1502-6 (or any similar provision of state, local or foreign law), as a transferee or successor, by contract, or otherwise.

                     Section 3.19.8 Withholding . Each of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries has withheld and paid all material Taxes required to have been withheld and paid in connection with amounts paid or owing to any employee, independent contractor, creditor, stockholder or other third party.

                     Section 3.19.9 Spin-Offs . During the past three (3) years, neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary has distributed the stock of any corporation in a transaction intended to satisfy the requirements of Section 355 of the Code, and neither the stock of the Company nor the stock of any Company Subsidiary has been distributed in a transaction intended to satisfy the requirements of Section 355 of the Code.

                     Section 3.19.10 Tax Shelters . Neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary has entered into any transaction identified as a “listed transaction” for purposes of Treasury Regulations Sections 1.6011-4(b)(2) or 301.6111-2(b)(2).

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                     Section 3.19.11 Reorganization. None of the Company, any Company Subsidiary or, to the knowledge of the Company, any of the Company’s affiliates has taken or agreed to take any action that would prevent the Merger from qualifying as a reorganization within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code. The Company is not aware of any agreement, plan or other circumstance that would prevent the Merger from qualifying as a reorganization within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code.

           Section 3.20 Insurance . The Company and each Company Subsidiary maintains insurance coverage with reputable and financially sound insurers, or maintains self-insurance practices, in such amounts and covering such risks as are in accordance in all material respects with customary industry practice for companies engaged in businesses similar to that of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries. The Company has made available to Parent true and complete copies of all material insurance policies and all material self insurance programs and arrangements relating to the business, assets and operations of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries (the “ Insurance Policies ”). Section 3.20 of the Company Disclosure Schedule contains a true and complete list of the Insurance Policies. Each of the Insurance Policies is in full force and effect, all premiums due thereon have been paid in full and the Company and the Company Subsidiaries are in compliance in all material respects with the terms and conditions of such Insurance Policies. Since December 31, 2005, none of the Company or any Company Subsidiary has received any notice or other communication regarding any actual or possible (A) cancellation of any Insurance Policy that has not been renewed in the ordinary course without any lapse in coverage, (B) invalidation of any Insurance Policy, (C) refusal of any coverage, limitation in coverage or rejection of any material claim under any Insurance Policy, or (D) material adjustment in the amount of the premiums payable with respect to any Insurance Policy. There is no material claim by the Company or any Company Subsidiary pending under any of the Insurance Policies and no material claim made since December 31, 2005, in the case of any pending claim, has been questioned or disputed by the underwriters of such Insurance Policies. None of the Insurance Policies will terminate or lapse (or be affected in any other materially adverse manner) by reason of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

           Section 3.21 Properties and Assets . The Company and the Company Subsidiaries have, and immediately following the Effective Time will continue to have, good and valid title to their owned assets and properties, or in the case of assets and properties they lease, license, or have other rights in, good and valid rights by lease, license or other agreement to use, all assets and properties (in each case, tangible and intangible) necessary and desirable to permit the Company and the Company Subsidiaries to conduct their respective businesses as currently conducted. The assets and properties (in each case, tangible or intangible) owned or used by the Company or the Company Subsidiaries are in satisfactory condition for their continued use as they have been used and adequate in all material respects for their current use, subject to reasonable wear and tear.

           Section 3.22 Real Property .

                     Section 3.22.1 Section 3.22.1 of the Company Disclosure Schedule sets forth (A) a true and complete list of all real property leased, subleased or otherwise occupied by the Company or any Company Subsidiary (collectively, the “ Leased Real Property ”),(B) the address for each Leased Real Property, and (C) the current rent amounts payable by the

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Company or any Company Subsidiary related to each Leased Real Property. To the knowledge of the Company, none of the Leased Real Property is subject to any lien, including any right to the use or occupancy of any Leased Real Property, other than Permitted Liens. Neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary owns, or is a party to any agreement to purchase or acquire, any real property.

                     Section 3.22.2 As of the date of this Agreement, the Company or a Company Subsidiary has a valid leasehold estate in each parcel of Leased Real Property, in each case, free and clear of all liens. With respect to all Leased Real Property, (A) each parcel is in material compliance with all existing Laws applicable to such Leased Real Property and (B) neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary has received written notice of any proceedings in eminent domain, condemnation or other similar proceedings that are pending, and there are no such proceedings threatened, affecting any portion of the Leased Real Property and neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary has received written notice of the existence of any outstanding writ, injunction, decree, order or judgment or of any pending proceeding, and there is no such writ, injunction, decree, order, judgment or proceeding threatened, relating to the ownership, lease, use, occupancy or operation by any person of the Leased Real Property.

           Section 3.23 Opinion of Financial Advisors . The Company Board has received the written opinion of Needham & Company, LLC (the “ Company Financial Advisor ”), dated as of the date of this Agreement, to the effect that, as of the date of this Agreement, the Exchange Ratio pursuant to the Merger is fair to the stockholders of the Company (other than Parent and its affiliates) from a financial point of view. The Company shall provide a true and complete signed copy of such opinion to Parent solely for information purposes as soon as practicable after the date of this Agreement.

           Section 3.24 Vote Required . The affirmative vote of the holders of shares representing a majority of the voting power of the outstanding shares of the Company Common Stock is the only vote required of the holders of any class or series of capital stock or other Equity Interests of the Company to approve and adopt this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, including the Merger (the “ Company Stockholder Approval ”).

           Section 3.25 Brokers . Except for the Company’s obligations to the Company Financial Advisor, neither the Company nor any stockholder, director, officer, employee or affiliate of the Company, has incurred or will incur on behalf of the Company or any Company Subsidiary, any brokerage, finders’, advisory or similar fee in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. The Company has heretofore made available to Parent true and complete copies of all agreements between the Company and the Company Financial Advisor pursuant to which such firm would be entitled to any payment or commission relating to the Merger or any other transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

           Section 3.26 Related Party Transactions . Except as set forth in the Company SEC Documents filed prior to the date hereof, there are no outstanding amounts payable to or receivable from, or advances by the Company or any Company Subsidiary to, and neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary is otherwise a creditor or debtor to, or party to any contract or transaction with, any holder of five percent (5%) or more of the Company Common Stock or any director, officer, employee or affiliate of the Company or any Company Subsidiary,

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or to any relative of any of the foregoing, except for employment or compensation agreements or arrangements with directors, officers and employees made in the ordinary course consistent with past practice.

           Section 3.27 No Other Representations or Warranties . Except for the representations and warranties made by the Company in this Article 3 or pursuant to the certificate to be delivered pursuant to Section 6.2.1 , neither Company nor any other person makes any representation or warranty with respect to the Company or any Company Subsidiary or their respective businesses, operations, assets, liabilities, condition (financial or otherwise) or prospects, notwithstanding the delivery or disclosure to Parent, any Parent Subsidiary or Parent Representative of any documentation, forecasts or other information with respect to any one or more of the foregoing.

Article 4.
Representations and Warranties of Parent and Merger Sub

          Except as set forth in the disclosure schedule delivered by Parent and Merger Sub to the Company simultaneously with the execution of this Agreement (the “ Parent Disclosure Schedule ”), which identifies items of disclosure by reference to a particular Section or Subsection of this Agreement, Parent and Merger Sub hereby jointly and severally represent and warrant to the Company as follows:

           Section 4.1 Organization and Qualification; Subsidiaries . Each of Parent, Merger Sub, and each of Parent’s subsidiaries (each a “ Parent Subsidiary ” and collectively with Merger Sub, the “ Parent Subsidiaries ”) is a corporation or other legal entity duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or organization and has all requisite corporate or organizational, as the case may be, power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and assets and to carry on its business as it is now being conducted. Each of Parent, Merger Sub and the Parent Subsidiaries is duly qualified to do business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction where the ownership, leasing or operation of its properties or assets or the conduct of its business requires such qualification, except where the failure to be so qualified or in good standing, individually or in the aggregate, has not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Parent Material Adverse Effect.

                    Section 4.1.1 Parent has delivered or caused to be delivered to the Company true and complete copies of the Parent’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (the “ Parent Certificate ”) and Bylaws (the “ Parent Bylaws ”) as in effect on the date hereof. Parent has delivered or caused to be delivered to the Company true and complete copies of the currently effective certificate of incorporation and bylaws, or equivalent organizational or governing documents, of each Parent Subsidiary. Parent is not in violation of the Parent Certificate or Parent Bylaws, and the Parent Sub


 
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