AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF
MERGER
Dated as of August 10,
2008
JDA SOFTWARE GROUP,
INC.,
ICEBERG ACQUISITION
CORP.
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Section 1.3 Effective Time
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Section 1.4 Effects of the
Merger
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Section 1.5 Certificate of Incorporation
and Bylaws of the Surviving Corporation
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Section 1.6 Directors of the Surviving
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Section 1.7 Officers of the Surviving
Corporation
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ARTICLE II. EFFECT OF THE MERGER ON THE CAPITAL
STOCK OF THE CONSTITUENT CORPORATIONS; EXCHANGE OF CERTIFICATES;
COMPANY STOCK OPTIONS
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Section 2.1 Effect on Capital
Stock
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Section 2.2 Surrender of
Certificates
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Section 2.3 Company Stock Plans
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Section 2.4 Withholding Taxes
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ARTICLE III. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF
THE COMPANY
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Section 3.1 Organization, Standing and
Corporate Power
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Section 3.2 Capitalization
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Section 3.3 Authority; Noncontravention;
Voting Requirements
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Section 3.4 Governmental
Approvals
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Section 3.5 Company SEC Documents;
Undisclosed Liabilities
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Section 3.6 Absence of Certain Changes or
Events
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Section 3.7 Legal Proceedings
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Section 3.8 Compliance With Laws;
Permits
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Section 3.9 Information in Proxy
Statement
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Section 3.11 Employee Benefits and Labor
Matters
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Section 3.12 Environmental
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Section 3.14 Title to Properties
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Section 3.15 Intellectual
Property
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Section 3.17 Opinion of Financial
Advisor
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Section 3.18 Brokers and Other
Advisors
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Section 3.19 Anti-Takeover
Statutes
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Section 3.20 Company Rights
Agreement
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Section 3.21 Related Party
Transactions
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Section 3.22 Company Convertible
Notes
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ARTICLE IV. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF
PARENT AND MERGER SUB
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Section 4.1 Organization, Standing and
Corporate Power
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Section 4.2 Authority;
Noncontravention
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Section 4.3 Governmental
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Section 4.4 Information Supplied
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Section 4.5 Ownership and Operations of
Merger Sub
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Section 4.7 Brokers and Other
Advisors
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ARTICLE V. COVENANTS AND AGREEMENTS
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Section 5.1 Preparation of the Proxy
Statement; Stockholder Meeting
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Section 5.2 Conduct of Business of the
Company
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Section 5.3 No Solicitation by the Company;
Etc
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Section 5.4 Further Action; Reasonable Best
Efforts
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Section 5.5 Public Announcements
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Section 5.6 Access to Information;
Confidentiality
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Section 5.7 Notification of Certain
Matters
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Section 5.8 Indemnification and
Insurance
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Section 5.9 Securityholder
Litigation
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Section 5.10 Fees and Expenses
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Section 5.11 Employee Benefits
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Section 5.12 Convertible Notes
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Section 5.14 Debt Financing
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Section 5.15 Inventions
Assignment
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Section 5.16 Product Review
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ARTICLE VI. CONDITIONS PRECEDENT
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Section 6.1 Conditions to Each
Party’s Obligation to Effect the Merger
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Section 6.2 Conditions to Obligations of
Parent and Merger Sub
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Section 6.3 Conditions to Obligation of the
Company
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Section 6.4 Frustration of Closing
Conditions
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Section 7.2 Effect of
Termination
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Section 7.3 Termination Fee
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ARTICLE VIII. MISCELLANEOUS
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Section 8.1 Nonsurvival of Representations
and Warranties
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Section 8.2 Amendment or
Supplement
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Section 8.3 Extension of Time, Waiver,
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Section 8.5 Counterparts; Facsimile;
Electronic Transmission
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Section 8.6 Entire Agreement; No
Third-Party Beneficiaries
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Section 8.7 Governing Law
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Section 8.8 Specific Enforcement
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Section 8.9 Consent to
Jurisdiction
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Section 8.11 Severability
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Section 8.14 Waiver of Jury
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Section 8.15 Interpretation
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Exhibit A Voting
Agreements
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Exhibit B Certificate
of Incorporation of the Company
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Schedule A Signatories
to Voting Agreements
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AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF
MERGER
This AGREEMENT AND
PLAN OF MERGER, dated as of August 10, 2008 (this
“Agreement” ), is among JDA Software Group,
Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Parent”), Iceberg
Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation and a wholly-owned
Subsidiary of Parent (“Merger Sub”), and i2
Technologies, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the
“Company” ). Certain terms used in this
Agreement are used as defined in Section 8.13.
WHEREAS, Parent
has approved, and the respective Boards of Directors of the Company
and Merger Sub have adopted, approved and declared advisable, this
Agreement and the merger of Merger Sub with and into the Company
(the “Merger” ), on the terms and subject to the
conditions provided for in this Agreement;
WHEREAS,
concurrent with the execution of this Agreement and as a condition
to and inducement of Parent’s willingness to enter into this
Agreement, executive officers, directors and a stockholder of the
Company set forth on Schedule A are entering into
voting undertakings in substantially the forms attached as
Exhibit A
(each, a “ Voting Agreement ”); and
WHEREAS, Parent,
Merger Sub and the Company desire to make certain representations,
warranties, covenants and agreements in connection with the Merger
and also to prescribe various conditions to the Merger.
NOW, THEREFORE, in
consideration of foregoing premises and the representations,
warranties, covenants and agreements contained in this Agreement,
and intending to be legally bound hereby, Parent, Merger Sub and
the Company hereby agree as follows:
Section 1.1
The Merger. Upon the terms and subject to the conditions set
forth in this Agreement, and in accordance with the General
Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the
“DGCL” ), at the Effective Time Merger Sub shall
be merged with and into the Company, and the separate corporate
existence of Merger Sub shall thereupon cease, and the Company
shall be the surviving corporation in the Merger (the
“Surviving Corporation” ).
Section 1.2
Closing. The closing of the Merger (the
“Closing” ) shall take place at 10:00 a.m.
(Central Time) on a date to be specified by the parties, which date
shall be no later than the second business day after satisfaction
or waiver of the conditions set forth in Article VI (other
than those conditions that by their nature are to be satisfied at
the Closing, but subject to the satisfaction or waiver of such
conditions) (the “ Anticipated Closing Date ”),
unless another time or date, or both, are agreed to in writing by
the parties hereto, provided however, that notwithstanding the
satisfaction or waiver of the conditions set forth in
Article VI as of any date, in the event that Parent determines
in its sole discretion that additional time is required to arrange
the Debt Financing and so notifies the Company of such in
writing, the parties shall not be required to effect the Closing
until the earliest of (i) any Business Day after the
Anticipated Closing Date as may be specified by Parent on no less
than three Business Days’ prior notice to the Company,
(ii) the Outside Date, or (iii) a date no more than sixty
(60) days following the
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Anticipated
Closing Date, provided further that any such Closing shall be
subject to the satisfaction or waiver of the conditions set forth
in Article VI. The date on which the Closing is held is herein
referred to as the “Closing Date” . The Closing
will be held at the offices of DLA Piper US LLP at 1221 South Mopac
Expressway, Suite 400, Austin, Texas, unless another place is
agreed to in writing by the parties hereto.
Section 1.3
Effective Time. Subject to the provisions of this Agreement,
as soon as practicable on the Closing Date the parties shall file a
certificate of merger with the Secretary of State of the State of
Delaware, executed in accordance with the relevant provisions of
the DGCL (the “Certificate of Merger” ). The
Merger shall become effective upon the filing of the Certificate of
Merger or at such later time as is agreed to by the parties hereto
and specified in the Certificate of Merger (the time at which the
Merger becomes effective is herein referred to as the
“Effective Time” ).
Section 1.4
Effects of the Merger. The Merger shall have the effects set
forth in the DGCL. Without limiting the generality of the
foregoing, and subject thereto, at the Effective Time, all the
rights, privileges, immunities, 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 1.5
Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws of the Surviving
Corporation .
(a) At
the Effective Time, the certificate of incorporation of the Company
shall be amended to read in its entirety as set forth on
Exhibit B .
(b) The
bylaws of Merger Sub, as in effect immediately prior to the
Effective Time, shall be the bylaws of the Surviving Corporation
until thereafter amended as provided therein or by applicable
Law.
Section 1.6
Directors of the Surviving Corporation. Parent and the
Company shall take all necessary actions to cause the directors of
Merger Sub immediately prior to the Effective Time to be the
directors of the Surviving Corporation immediately following the
Effective Time, until the earlier of their death, resignation or
removal or until their respective successors are duly elected and
qualified, as the case may be
Section 1.7
Officers of the Surviving Corporation. The officers of
Merger Sub immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be the
officers of the Surviving Corporation until their respective
successors are duly appointed and qualified or their earlier death,
resignation or removal in accordance with the certificate of
incorporation and bylaws of the Surviving Corporation.
EFFECT OF THE MERGER ON THE CAPITAL
STOCK OF THE CONSTITUENT
CORPORATIONS; EXCHANGE OF CERTIFICATES; COMPANY STOCK
OPTIONS
Section 2.1
Effect on Capital Stock. At the Effective Time, by virtue of
the Merger and without any action on the part of the holder of any
shares of common stock, par value
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$0.00025 per
share, of the Company (“Company Common Stock”) ,
any shares of Series B 2.5% Convertible Preferred Stock, par
value $0.001 per share, of the Company (“ Series B
Preferred Stock ”) or any shares of capital stock of
Merger Sub:
(a)
Capital Stock of Merger Sub. Each issued and outstanding
share of capital stock of Merger Sub shall be converted into and
become one validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable share of
common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Surviving
Corporation.
(b)
Cancellation of Treasury Stock and Parent-Owned Stock. Any
shares of Company Common Stock or Series B Preferred Stock
that are owned by the Company as treasury stock, and any shares of
Company Common Stock and Series B Preferred Stock owned by
Parent or Merger Sub (in each case, other than shares held on
behalf of third parties), shall be automatically canceled and shall
cease to exist and no consideration shall be delivered in exchange
therefor. Each share of Company Common Stock and Series B
Preferred Stock owned by any Subsidiary of the Company shall be
automatically canceled and shall cease to exist and no
consideration shall be delivered in exchange therefore.
(c)
Conversion of Company Common Stock. Each issued and
outstanding share of Company Common Stock (other than Dissenting
Shares and shares to be canceled in accordance with
Section 2.1(b)), together with the Company Rights attached
thereto or associated therewith, shall be converted into the right
to receive $14.86 in cash, without interest (the “Common
Stock Merger Consideration” ). As of the Effective Time,
all such shares of Company Common Stock, and associated Company
Rights, shall no longer be outstanding and shall automatically be
canceled and shall cease to exist, and each holder of a certificate
which immediately prior to the Effective Time represented any such
shares of Company Common Stock (each, a “Common Stock
Certificate” ) shall cease to have any rights with
respect to such securities, except the right to receive the Common
Stock Merger Consideration to be paid in consideration therefor
upon surrender of such Certificate in accordance with
Section 2.2(b), without interest.
(d)
Conversion of Series B Preferred Stock. Each issued and
outstanding share of Series B Preferred Stock (other than
Dissenting Shares and shares to be canceled in accordance with
Section 2.1(b)) shall be converted into the right to receive
$1,095.3679 plus all accrued and unpaid dividends thereon through
the Effective Time, in cash, without interest (the
“Preferred Stock Merger Consideration,” and
together with the Common Stock Merger Consideration, the “
Merger Consideration ”). As of the Effective Time,
dividends shall cease to accrue on all such shares of Series B
Preferred Stock, all such shares of Series B Preferred Stock
shall no longer be outstanding and shall automatically be canceled
and shall cease to exist, and each holder of a certificate which
immediately prior to the Effective Time represented any such shares
of Series B Preferred Stock (each, a “Series B
Preferred Stock Certificate” ) shall cease to have any
rights with respect to such securities, except the right to receive
the Preferred Stock Merger Consideration to be paid in
consideration therefor upon surrender of such Certificate in
accordance with Section 2.2(b), without interest.
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Section 2.2
Surrender of Certificates .
(a)
Paying Agent. Prior to the filing of the Certificate of
Merger, Parent shall designate a bank or trust company to act as
agent for payment of the Merger Consideration (the “Paying
Agent” ) upon surrender of the Common Stock Certificates
and the Preferred Stock Certificates (collectively, the “
Certificates ”). Prior to the filing of the
Certificate of Merger, Parent shall deposit, or cause to be
deposited, with the Paying Agent cash sufficient to pay the
aggregate Merger Consideration payable pursuant to
Sections 2.1(c) and 2.1(d) upon surrender of Certificates.
Parent shall replenish the Payment Fund to the extent of any
investment losses incurred through any investment made pursuant to
Section 2.2(g). Such funds provided to the Paying Agent are
referred to herein as the “ Payment Fund.
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Payment Procedures. Promptly (but in any event within five
(5) Business Days) after the Effective Time, the Paying Agent
shall mail to each holder of record of a Certificate (i) a
letter of transmittal (which shall specify that delivery shall be
effected, and risk of loss and title to the Certificates shall
pass, only upon delivery of the Certificates to the Paying Agent,
and which shall be in such form and shall have such other
provisions as Parent may reasonably specify) and
(ii) instructions for use in effecting the surrender of the
Certificates in exchange for the Merger Consideration. Upon
surrender of a Certificate for cancellation to the Paying Agent,
together with such letter of transmittal, duly completed and
validly executed in accordance with the instructions (and such
other customary documents as may reasonably be required by the
Paying Agent), the holder of such Certificate shall be entitled to
receive in exchange therefor the amount of cash into which the
shares of Company Common Stock or Series B Preferred Stock
formerly represented by such Certificate shall have been converted
pursuant to Sections 2.1(c) or 2.1(d), and the Certificate so
surrendered shall forthwith be canceled. In the event of a transfer
of ownership of shares of Company Common Stock or Series B
Preferred Stock that is not registered in the transfer records of
the Company, the proper amount of cash may be paid in exchange
therefor to a Person other than the Person in whose name the
Certificate so surrendered is registered if such Certificate shall
be properly endorsed or shall otherwise be in proper form for
transfer and the Person requesting such payment shall pay any
transfer and other Taxes required by reason of the payment to a
Person other than the registered holder of such Certificate or
establish to the satisfaction of the Surviving Corporation that
such Tax either has been paid or is not applicable. Until
surrendered as contemplated by this Section 2.2(b), each
Certificate shall be deemed at any time after the Effective Time to
represent only the right to receive upon such surrender the Merger
Consideration. No interest will be paid or will accrue on the cash
payable upon surrender of any Certificate.
(c)
Transfer Books; No Further Ownership Rights in Company
Stock. All cash paid upon the surrender of Certificates in
accordance with the terms of this Article II shall be deemed
to have been paid in full satisfaction of all rights pertaining to
the shares of Company Common Stock or Series B Preferred Stock
previously represented by such Certificates. At the close of
business on the day on which the Effective Time occurs, the stock
transfer books of the Company shall be closed and there shall be no
further registration of transfers on the stock transfer books of
the Surviving Corporation of the shares of Company Common Stock or
Series B Preferred Stock that were outstanding immediately
prior to the Effective Time. Subject to Section 2.2(e), if, at
any time after the Effective Time, Certificates are presented to
the Surviving
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Corporation or
the Paying Agent for any reason, they shall be canceled and
exchanged as provided in this Article II.
(d)
Lost, Stolen or Destroyed 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 Paying Agent will
pay the Merger Consideration to such Person in exchange for such
lost, stolen or destroyed Certificate.
(e)
Termination of Fund. Any portion of the Payment Fund
(including the proceeds of any investments thereof) that remains
undistributed to the holders of the Certificates for 270 days
after the Effective Time shall be delivered by the Paying Agent to
the Surviving Corporation upon demand. Any holders of Certificates
who have not theretofore complied with this Article II shall
thereafter look only to the Surviving Corporation for payment of
the Merger Consideration.
(f)
No Liability. Notwithstanding any provision of this
Agreement to the contrary, none of Parent, the Surviving
Corporation or the Paying Agent shall be liable to any Person for
any amount properly paid from the Payment Fund or delivered to a
public official pursuant to any applicable abandoned property,
escheat or similar Law.
(g)
Investment of Payment Fund. The Paying Agent shall invest
the Payment Fund in U.S. government or other investment grade
securities, in each case, maturing in not more than one year, or
other investments of comparable liquidity and credit-worthiness as
directed by Parent. Any interest and other income resulting from
such investment shall be the property of, and shall be paid
promptly to, Parent.
(h)
Dissenting Shares . Notwithstanding Section 2.1, any
shares of Company Common Stock or, in the event appraisal rights
are available under the DGCL, Series B Preferred Stock that
are issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time
and held by any holder who has not voted in favor of the Merger or
consented thereto in writing and who has properly demanded
appraisal for such shares pursuant to, and has complied in all
respects with, the provisions of Section 262 of the DGCL (the
“ Dissenting Shares ”) shall not be converted
into the right to receive the Merger Consideration, unless such
holder fails to perfect or withdraws or otherwise loses its rights
to appraisal or it is determined that such holder does not have
appraisal rights in accordance with the DGCL. If, after the
Effective Time, such holder fails to perfect or withdraws or loses
its right to appraisal, or if it is determined that such holder
does not have appraisal rights, such shares (and, in the case of
Company Common Stock, associated Company Rights) shall be treated
as if they had been converted as of the Effective Time into the
right to receive the Merger Consideration without interest thereon.
The Company shall give Parent prompt notice of any demands received
by the Company for appraisal of shares, and Parent shall have the
right to participate in all negotiations and proceedings with
respect to such demands except as required by applicable Law. The
Company shall not, except with the prior written consent of Parent,
make any payment with respect to, or settle or offer to settle, any
such demands, unless and to the extent required to do so under
applicable Law.
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Section 2.3
Company Stock Plans .
(a) At
the Effective Time, by virtue of the Merger and without any action
on the part of the holder of any Company Option, each Company
Option outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time (whether
or not then vested and exercisable) shall be canceled and
terminated and (except to the extent Section 3.2(a) of the
Company Disclosure Schedule specifies that no payment will be made
with respect to a particular Option) converted into the right to
receive a cash amount equal to the Option Consideration for each
share of Company Common Stock then subject to the Company Option.
Prior to the Effective Time, the Company shall make any amendments
to the terms of the Company Stock Plans and give any notices
required under the Company Stock Plans and obtain all consents
that, in each case, are necessary to give effect to the
transactions contemplated by this Section 2.3 and,
notwithstanding anything to the contrary, payment may be withheld
in respect of any Option until any necessary consents are obtained.
Without limiting the foregoing, the Company shall take all actions
necessary to ensure that the Company will not at the Effective Time
be bound by any Options, stock appreciation rights, or other
agreements which would entitle any Person, other than Parent and
its Subsidiaries, to own any capital stock of the Surviving
Corporation or to receive any payment in respect thereof (other
than the payment of Option Consideration pursuant to this
Section 2.3). Prior to the Effective Time, the Company shall
take all actions necessary to terminate all its Company Stock
Plans, such termination to be effective at or before the Effective
Time. For purposes of this Agreement, “Option
Consideration” means, with respect to any share of
Company Common Stock issuable under a particular Option, an amount
equal to the excess, if any, of (i) the Common Stock Merger
Consideration per share of Company Common Stock over (ii) the
exercise price payable in respect of such share of Company Common
Stock issuable under such Option. For purposes of clarity, any
Company Option with a per-share exercise price that is greater than
or equal to the per-share Common Stock Merger Consideration shall
be canceled and terminated as of the Effective Time, and no payment
shall be made with respect thereto or in respect
thereof.
(b) Prior
to the Effective Time, the Company shall take all actions necessary
to cause the outstanding shares of restricted stock held under
restricted stock agreements to vest in accordance with the terms of
such agreements.
(c) At
the Effective Time, by virtue of the Merger and without any action
on the part of the holder of any RSU, each RSU outstanding
immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be converted into the
right to receive a cash amount equal to the RSU Consideration for
each share of Company Common Stock then subject to the RSU. Prior
to the Effective Time, the Company shall take all actions
necessary, including without limitation obtaining all necessary
consents, to provide that each RSU outstanding immediately prior to
the Effective Time (whether or not then vested) shall be cancelled
and terminated and converted at the Effective Time into the right
to receive a cash amount equal to the RSU Consideration for each
share of Company Common Stock then subject to the RSU, free of any
restriction or risk of forfeiture. Except as otherwise provided
below, the RSU Consideration shall be paid as soon after the
Closing Date as shall be practicable. Prior to the Effective Time,
the Company shall make any amendments to the terms of the Company
Stock Plans, and obtain any consents from holders of RSUs that, in
each case, are necessary to give effect to the transactions
contemplated by this Section 2.3 and, notwithstanding anything
to the contrary, payment may be withheld in
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respect of any
RSU until any necessary consents are obtained. For purposes of this
Agreement, “ RSU Consideration ” means, with
respect to any share of Company Common Stock issuable under a
particular RSU, an amount equal to the Common Stock Merger
Consideration per share of Company Common Stock.
(d) The
Company shall take such steps as may be reasonably requested by any
party hereto to cause dispositions of Company equity securities
(including derivative securities) pursuant to the Transactions by
each individual who is a director or officer of the Company to be
exempt under Rule 16b-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act in
accordance with that certain No-Action Letter dated
January 12, 1999 issued by the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the “SEC” ) regarding such
matters.
Section 2.4
Withholding Taxes. Parent, the Surviving Corporation and the
Paying Agent shall be entitled to deduct and withhold from the
consideration otherwise payable pursuant to this Agreement such
amounts as shall be required to be deducted or withheld with
respect to the making of such payment under the Code, or under any
provision of state, local or foreign tax law. To the extent that
amounts are so deducted and withheld, such amounts shall be treated
for all purposes under this Agreement as having been paid to the
Person in respect of which such deduction and withholding was
made.
Section 2.5
Adjustments. If during the period between the date of this
Agreement and the Effective Time, any change in the outstanding
shares of Company Common Stock, or securities convertible or
exchangeable into or exercisable for shares of Company Common
Stock, or Series B Preferred Stock shall occur by reason of
any reclassification, recapitalization, stock split or combination,
exchange or readjustment of shares of Company Common Stock, or any
similar transaction, or any stock dividend thereon with a record
date during such period, the Merger Consideration shall be
appropriately adjusted to reflect such change.
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF
THE COMPANY
Except as set
forth in the letter (each section of which qualifies the
correspondingly numbered representation and warranty to the extent
expressly specified therein and such other representations and
warranties to the extent a matter in such section of the disclosure
schedule is disclosed in such a way as to make its relevance to the
information called for by such other representation and warranty
readily apparent) dated as of the date hereof and addressed to
Parent from the Company and delivered to Parent simultaneously with
the execution of this Agreement (the “Company Disclosure
Schedule” ), the Company represents and warrants to
Parent and Merger Sub that:
Section 3.1
Organization, Standing and Corporate Power .
(a) The
Company is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in
good standing under the Laws of the State of Delaware and has all
requisite corporate power and authority necessary to own or lease
all of its properties and assets and to carry on its business as it
is now being conducted and as currently proposed by its management
to be conducted. Each
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of the
Subsidiaries is duly organized, validly existing and, to the extent
applicable in such jurisdiction, in good standing under the Laws of
the jurisdiction in which it is incorporated or otherwise organized
and has all requisite corporate power and authority necessary to
own or lease all of its properties and assets and to carry on its
business as it is now being conducted and as currently proposed by
its management to be conducted. Each of the Company and its
Subsidiaries is duly licensed or qualified to do business and, to
the extent applicable in such jurisdiction, is in good standing in
each jurisdiction in which the nature of the business conducted by
it or the character or location of the properties and assets owned
or leased by it makes such licensing or qualification necessary,
except where the failure to be so licensed, 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. For purposes of this Agreement, the term “Company
Material Adverse Effect” means any change, event,
occurrence or state of facts that (A) has a material adverse
effect on the business, properties, assets, liabilities, results of
operations or financial condition of the Company and its
Subsidiaries taken as a whole or (B) prevents, or materially
hinders the Company from consummating the Merger or any of the
other transactions contemplated by this Agreement; provided,
however, that none of the following shall be deemed either
alone or in combination to constitute, and none of the following
shall be taken into account in determining whether there has been,
or could reasonably be expected to be, a Company Material Adverse
Effect: (1) any change, event, occurrence or state of facts
relating to the global, U.S. or regional economy, financial
markets, political conditions in general, or the industry in which
the Company operates, including such changes thereto as are caused
by terrorist activities, entry into or material worsening of war or
armed hostilities, or other national or international calamity,
except to the extent such changes or developments have a
disproportionate impact on the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken
as a whole, relative to other industry participants; (2) any
change, event, occurrence or state of facts that directly arises
out of or results from the announcement or pendency of this
Agreement or any of the Transactions, including shareholder
litigation or disruption or loss of customer business or supplier
or employee relationships that is directly related to or directly
arises out of or results from the announcement or pendency of this
Agreement or any of the Transactions; (3) any changes or
effects directly arising out of or resulting from actions taken or
the failure to take actions by the Company or its Subsidiaries with
Parent’s express written consent or in accordance with
express written instructions of Parent or as otherwise expressly
required to be taken by the Company or its Subsidiaries pursuant to
the terms of this Agreement; (4) in and of itself, any
change in the Company’s stock price or trading volume or any
failure to meet internal projections or forecasts or published
revenue or earnings projections of industry analysts (provided that
this clause (4) shall not be construed as providing that the
change, event, occurrence or state of facts giving rise to such
change or failure does not constitute or contribute to a Company
Material Adverse Effect); (5) any stockholder class action
litigation arising from allegations of breach of fiduciary duty
relating to the Agreement; and (6) any change, event, occurrence or
state of facts arising out of any change in GAAP or applicable
accounting requirements or principles which occur or become
effective after the date of this Agreement.
(b) Section 3.1(b)
of the Company Disclosure Schedule lists all Subsidiaries of the
Company together with the jurisdiction of organization of each such
Subsidiary. All of the outstanding shares of capital stock of, or
other equity interests in, each Subsidiary of the Company have been
duly authorized and validly issued and are fully paid,
nonassessable and were not issued in violation of any preemptive
rights, purchase option, call or right of first
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refusal or
similar rights. All of the outstanding shares of capital stock of,
or other equity interests in, each Subsidiary of the Company are
owned directly or indirectly by the Company and are free and clear
of all liens, pledges, charges, mortgages, encumbrances, adverse
rights or claims and security interests of any kind or nature
whatsoever (including any restriction on the right to vote or
transfer the same, except for such transfer restrictions of general
applicability as may be provided under the Securities Act of 1933,
as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder
(the “Securities Act” ), and the “blue
sky” laws of the various States of the United States or any
foreign equivalent of any thereof) (collectively,
“Liens” ). The Company does not own, directly or
indirectly, any capital stock, voting securities or equity
securities or similar interests, or any interest convertible for an
equity security or similar interest, in any Person that is not a
Subsidiary of the Company.
(c) The
Company has made available to Parent complete and correct copies of
its certificate of incorporation and bylaws (the “Company
Charter Documents” ), in each case as amended to the date
of this Agreement, and all such Company Charter Documents and the
articles of incorporation and bylaws (or comparable organizational
documents) of each of the Company’s Subsidiaries (the
“Subsidiary Documents” ). The Company Charter
Documents and the Subsidiary Documents are in full force and effect
and neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is in violation
of any of their respective provisions. The Company has made
available to Parent and its representatives correct and complete
copies of the minutes (or, in the case of minutes that have not yet
been finalized, drafts thereof) of all meetings of stockholders,
the Board of Directors and each committee of the Board of Directors
of the Company and each of its Significant Subsidiaries held since
January 1, 2005.
Section 3.2
Capitalization .
(a) The
authorized capital stock of the Company consists of
(i) 5,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $.0001 per
share, of the Company (“ Company Preferred Stock
”), of which (A) 2,000,000 shares have been designated as
Series A junior participating preferred stock (“
Series A Preferred Stock ”), and (B) 150,000
have been designated as Series B Preferred Stock and
(ii) 2,000,000,000 shares of Company Common Stock. At the
close of business on August 7, 2008 (the “
Measurement Date ”), (i) 107,943 shares of
Series B Preferred Stock were issued and outstanding (no other
shares of Company Preferred Stock being outstanding),
(ii) 21,568,485 shares of Company Common Stock were
issued and outstanding (no shares of Company Common Stock were held
by the Company in its treasury), (iii) 2,000,000 shares of
Series A Preferred Stock were reserved for issuance upon
exercise of the rights to purchase such shares (the “
Company Rights ”) issued pursuant to the Rights
Agreement dated as of January 17, 2002, between the Company
and Mellon Investor Services, LLC (the “ Company Rights
Agreement ”), (iv) 13,707,342 shares of Company
Common Stock were reserved for issuance under the Company Stock
Plans (of which 4,262,622 shares of Company Common Stock were
subject to outstanding Options and 800,612 shares of Company Common
Stock were subject to outstanding RSUs granted under the Company
Stock Plans), (v) 484,889 shares of Company Common Stock were
reserved for issuance under outstanding warrants to purchase
Company Common Stock issued under the Purchase Agreement dated as
of November 21, 2005 (the “ Warrants ”),
(vi) 4,436,501 shares of Company Common Stock were reserved
for issuance upon conversion of the Series B Preferred Stock
and (vi) 5,576,208 shares of Company Common Stock were
reserved for issuance upon conversion of the Company’s 5%
Senior
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Convertible
Notes (the “ Convertible Notes ”). Of the issued
and outstanding shares of Company Common Stock, 70,113 shares were,
as of the Measurement Date, restricted stock granted under the
restricted stock agreements listed on Section 3.2(a) of the
Company Disclosure Schedule. All outstanding shares of Company
Common Stock have been duly authorized and validly issued and are
fully paid, nonassessable and free of preemptive rights.
Section 3.2(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule contains a
true and accurate description of the determination of the Preferred
Stock Merger Consideration set forth in Section 2.1(d). No
Company Common Stock or Series B Preferred Stock is held by
any of the Subsidiaries of the Company. Included in
Section 3.2(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule is a correct
and complete list, as of the Measurement Date, of (a) all
Options granted under the Company Stock Plans or otherwise, and,
for each such Option, (1) the number of shares of Company
Common Stock subject thereto and (2) the exercise price
thereof, (b) all RSUs granted under the Company Stock Plans or
otherwise, and, for each such RSU, the number of shares of Company
Common Stock subject thereto and (c) all Warrants and, for
each such Warrant, (1) the number of shares of Company Common
Stock subject thereto and (2) the exercise price thereof. All
Options, RSUs and restricted stock awards have been issued pursuant
to the standard forms of award agreements made available to Parent.
Since the Measurement Date, the Company has not issued any shares
of its capital stock, voting securities or equity interests, or any
securities convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for any
shares of its capital stock, voting securities or equity interests,
other than (x) pursuant to the exercise of outstanding
Options, (y) upon vesting of RSUs or restricted stock referred
to above in this Section 3.2(a), or (z) dividends on the
shares of Series B Preferred Stock paid in shares of
Series B Preferred Stock as contemplated in
Section 5.2(a)(iii). Except (A) as set forth above in
this Section 3.2(a) or (B) as otherwise expressly
permitted by Section 5.2 hereof, as of the date of this
Agreement there are not, and as of the Effective Time there will
not be, any shares of capital stock, voting securities or equity
interests of the Company issued and outstanding or any
subscriptions, options, warrants, calls, convertible or
exchangeable securities, rights, commitments or agreements of any
character providing for the issuance of any shares of capital
stock, voting securities or equity interests of the Company,
including any representing the right to purchase or otherwise
receive any Company Common Stock.
(b) Except
as referred to in Section 3.2(a), (i) none of the Company
or any of its Subsidiaries has issued or is bound by any
outstanding subscriptions, options, warrants, calls, convertible or
exchangeable securities, rights, commitments or agreements of any
character providing for the issuance or disposition of any shares
of capital stock, voting securities or equity interests of any
Subsidiary of the Company and (ii) there are no outstanding
obligations, commitments or arrangements, contingent or otherwise,
of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to repurchase, redeem or
otherwise acquire any shares of capital stock, voting securities or
equity interests (or any options, warrants or other rights to
acquire any shares of capital stock, voting securities or equity
interests) of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or to provide
funds to the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company or to make
any investment (in the form of a loan, capital contribution or
otherwise).
Section 3.3
Authority; Noncontravention; Voting Requirements
.
(a) 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. The execution, delivery
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and performance
by the Company of this Agreement, and the consummation by it of the
Transactions, have been duly authorized and approved by its Board
of Directors, and except for obtaining the Company Stockholder
Approval, no other corporate action on the part of the Company is
necessary to authorize the execution, delivery and performance by
the Company of this Agreement and the consummation by it of the
Transactions. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered
by the Company and, assuming due authorization, execution and
delivery hereof by the other parties hereto, constitutes a legal,
valid and binding obligation of the Company, enforceable against
the Company in accordance with its terms, except that such
enforceability (i) 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 (ii) is
subject to general principles of equity, whether considered in a
proceeding at law or in equity (collectively, the
“Bankruptcy and Equity Exception” ).
(b) The
Company’s Board of Directors, at a meeting duly called and
held, has (i) approved this Agreement and adopted, approved
and declared advisable the Transactions, including this Agreement
and the Merger, and (ii) resolved to recommend that
stockholders of the Company adopt this Agreement (the
“Company Board Recommendation” ) and directed
that such matter be submitted for consideration of the stockholders
of the Company at the Company Stockholders Meeting.
(c) Except
as set forth on Schedule 3.3(c) of the Company Disclosure
Schedule, neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement by
the Company nor the consummation by the Company of the
Transactions, nor compliance by the Company with any of the terms
or provisions hereof, will (i) conflict with or violate any
provision of the Company Charter Documents or any of the Subsidiary
Documents, (ii) assuming that the authorizations, consents and
approvals referred to in Section 3.4 and the Company
Stockholder Approval are obtained and the filings referred to in
Section 3.4 are made, violate any Law, judgment, writ or
injunction of any Governmental Authority applicable to the Company
or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective properties or
assets, (iii) require any consent, approval or other
authorization of, or filing with or notification to any person
under, materially violate or conflict with, result in the loss of
any material benefit under, constitute a material default (or an
event which, with notice or lapse of time, or both, would
constitute a material default) under, result in the termination or
revocation of or a right of termination or cancellation under, or
accelerate the performance required by, the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries under, any of the terms, conditions or provisions of
any loan or credit agreement, debenture, note, bond, mortgage,
indenture, deed of trust, license, lease, contract or other
agreement, instrument or obligation (each, a
“Contract” ) to which the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries is a party, or by which they or any of their
respective properties or assets may be bound or affected that is a
Material Contract or any Permit, or (iv) result in the
creation of any Lien upon any of the respective properties or
assets of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries under, any
Contract to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a
party, or by which they or any of their respective properties or
assets may be bound or affected or any Permit.
(d) The
affirmative vote (in person or by proxy) of the holders of a
majority of the outstanding shares of Company Common Stock and the
Series B Preferred Stock (voting on an as-converted basis),
voting together as a single class, at the Company Stockholders
Meeting
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or any
adjournment or postponement thereof in favor of the adoption of
this Agreement (the “Company Stockholder
Approval” ) is the only vote or approval of the holders
of any class or series of capital stock of the Company or any of
its Subsidiaries which is necessary to adopt this Agreement and
approve the Transactions.
(e) There
are no voting trusts, proxies or similar agreements, arrangements
or commitments to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a
party or of which the Company has Knowledge with respect to the
voting of any shares of capital stock of the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries, except for the Voting Agreements. There are no bonds,
debentures, notes or other instruments of indebtedness of the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries that have the right to vote, or
that are convertible or exchangeable into or exercisable for
securities or other rights having the right to vote, on any matters
on which stockholders of the Company may vote.
Section 3.4
Governmental Approvals. Except for (i) the filing with
the SEC of a proxy statement relating to the Company Stockholders
Meeting (as amended or supplemented from time to time, the
“Proxy Statement” ), and other filings required
under, and compliance with other applicable requirements of, the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and
regulations promulgated thereunder (the “Exchange
Act” ), and the rules of the NASDAQ Stock Market,
(ii) the filing of the Certificate of Merger with the
Secretary of State of the State of Delaware pursuant to the DGCL,
(iii) filings required under, and compliance with other
applicable requirements of, the HSR Act and (iv) filings
required under, and compliance with other applicable requirements
of, non-U.S. Laws intended to prohibit, restrict or regulate
actions or transactions having the purpose or effect of
monopolization, restraint of trade, harm to competition or
effectuating foreign investment (collectively, “Foreign
Antitrust Laws” ), no consents or approvals of, or
filings, declarations or registrations with, any Governmental
Authority are necessary for the execution, delivery and performance
of this Agreement by the Company and the consummation by the
Company of the Transactions, other than such other consents,
approvals, filings, declarations or registrations that, if not
obtained, made or given, would not, individually or in the
aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Company Material
Adverse Effect.
Section 3.5
Company SEC Documents; Undisclosed Liabilities .
(a) The
Company has filed and furnished all required reports, schedules,
forms, prospectuses, and registration, proxy and other statements
with the SEC since January 1, 2005 (collectively, and in each
case including all exhibits, schedules and amendments thereto and
documents incorporated by reference therein, the “Company
SEC Documents” ). None of the Company’s
Subsidiaries is required to file periodic reports with the SEC
pursuant to the Exchange Act. Except to the extent that information
contained in any Company SEC Document has been revised or
superseded by a later-filed Company SEC Document (provided, in the
case of Company SEC Documents filed prior to the date of this
Agreement, the later-filed Company SEC Document was filed or
furnished and made publicly available prior to the date of this
Agreement) (i) as of their respective effective dates (in the
case of Company SEC Documents that are registration statements
filed pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act),
(ii) as of their respective SEC filing dates (in the case of
all other Company SEC Documents), the Company SEC Documents
complied in all material respects with the requirements of
the
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Exchange Act
and the Securities Act, as the case may be, applicable to such
Company SEC Documents, and (iii) none of the Company SEC
Documents as of such respective dates contained any untrue
statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact
required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the
statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they
were made, not misleading. To the Knowledge of the Company, no
investigation by the SEC with respect to the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries is pending or threatened.
(b) Except
to the extent that financial statements contained in any Company
SEC Document has been revised or superseded by a later-filed
Company SEC Document (provided, in the case of Company SEC
Documents filed prior to the date of this Agreement, the
later-filed Company SEC Document was filed or furnished and made
publicly available prior to the date of this Agreement), at the
time they were filed with the SEC, the consolidated financial
statements of the Company included in the Company SEC Documents
complied as to form in all material respects with applicable
accounting requirements and the published rules and regulations of
the SEC with respect thereto as then in effect, had been prepared
in accordance with GAAP (except, in the case of unaudited quarterly
statements, as indicated in the notes thereto) applied on a
consistent basis during the periods involved (except as may be
indicated in the notes thereto) and fairly presented (including
within the meaning of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002) the
consolidated financial position of the Company and its consolidated
Subsidiaries as of the dates thereof and the consolidated results
of their operations and cash flows for the periods then ended
(subject, in the case of unaudited quarterly statements, to normal
adjustments, none of which has been or will be, individually or in
the aggregate, material to the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken
as a whole).
(c) The
Company has established and maintains (i) disclosure controls
and procedures (as such term is defined in Rule 13a-15(e) and
Rule 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act) that are reasonably
designed to ensure that all information (both financial and
non-financial) 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 rules and forms of the SEC, and that all
such information is accumulated and communicated to the
Company’s management as appropriate to allow timely decisions
regarding required disclosure and to make the certifications of the
chief executive officer and chief financial officer of the Company
required under the Exchange Act with respect to such reports and
(ii) internal controls over financial reporting (as such term
is defined in Rule 13a-15(f) and Rule 15d-15(f) under the
Exchange Act) that are reasonably designed to provide assurance
regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the
preparation of financial statements for external purposes in
accordance with GAAP. The principal executive officer and the
principal financial officer of the Company have timely made all
certifications required by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and any
rules and regulations promulgated by the SEC thereunder (the
“SOX” ). All of the statements contained in such
certifications were complete and correct as of the dates thereof.
As of the date of the Company’s most recent Annual Report on
Form 10-K, the Company’s principal executive officer and
its principal financial officer have disclosed, based on their
evaluation at that time of internal control over financial
reporting, to the Company’s auditors and the audit committee
of the Board of Directors of the Company (x) all significant
deficiencies and material weaknesses (as such terms are defined in
PCAOB Auditing Standard No. 2) in the design or operation of
internal control over financial reporting which are
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reasonably
likely to adversely affect the Company’s ability to record,
process, summarize and report financial data and (y) any
fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other
employees who have a significant role in the Company’s
internal control over financial reporting. Except as disclosed on
Section 3.5(c) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, the Company
has not identified any significant deficiencies or material
weaknesses in internal controls. The Company is not aware of any
facts or circumstances that would prevent its chief executive
officer and chief financial officer from giving the certifications
and attestations required pursuant to the rules and regulations
adopted pursuant to Section 404 of SOX, without qualification,
when next due.
(d) Neither
the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has any liabilities or
obligations of any nature (whether accrued, absolute, contingent or
otherwise, and whether known or unknown) required, if known, to be
reflected or reserved against on a consolidated balance sheet of
the Company prepared in accordance with GAAP or the notes thereto,
except liabilities (i) as and to the extent set forth on the
audited balance sheet of the Company and its Subsidiaries as of
March 31, 2008 (the “Balance Sheet Date” )
included in the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q
for the quarter ended as of such date (including the notes thereto)
or as otherwise set forth in the consolidated financial statements
of the Company included in the Company SEC Documents filed by the
Company and publicly available prior to the date of this Agreement
(the “Filed Company SEC Documents” ),
(ii) incurred after the Balance Sheet Date in the ordinary
course of business consistent with past practice,
(iii) incurred after the Balance Sheet Date in the ordinary
course of business pursuant to the Contracts disclosed on the
Company Disclosure Schedule, (iv) incurred after the
date of this Agreement and permitted under Section 5.2 or
(v) with respect to Taxes, which are the subject of
Section 3.10.
Section 3.6
Absence of Certain Changes or Events. Between the Balance
Sheet Date and the date of this Agreement, there have not been any
events, changes, occurrences or state of facts that, individually
or in the aggregate, have had or would reasonably be expected to
have a Company Material Adverse Effect. Between the Balance Sheet
Date and the date of this Agreement, (a) the Company and its
Subsidiaries have carried on and operated their respective
businesses in all material respects in the ordinary course of
business consistent with past practice and (b) neither the
Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has taken any action described
in Section 5.2 hereof that if taken after the date of this
Agreement and prior to the Effective Time without the prior written
consent of Parent would violate such provision. Without limiting
the foregoing, between the Balance Sheet Date and the date of this
Agreement there has not occurred any damage, destruction or loss
(whether or not covered by insurance) of any material asset of the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries which materially affects the use
thereof.
Section 3.7
Legal Proceedings. Except with respect to Taxes, which are
the subject of Section 3.10, as of the date of this Agreement,
there is no pending or, to the Knowledge of the Company,
threatened, material legal, administrative, arbitral or other
proceeding, claim, suit or action against the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries, or, to the Knowledge of the Company, Governmental
Investigation, nor is there any injunction, order, judgment, ruling
or decree imposed (or, to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened
to be imposed) upon the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or the
assets of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, by or before any
Governmental Authority that as of the date of this Agreement,
(a) has had or is reasonably likely
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to result in
the payment of money in an amount in excess of $100,000
individually or $250,000 in the aggregate (b) has had or would
reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect,
nor is there any judgment outstanding against the Company or any of
its Subsidiaries that, as of the date hereof, (y) is
reasonably likely to result in the payment of money in excess of
$100,000 individually or $250,000 in the aggregate or
(z) would reasonably be expected to have a Company Material
Adverse Effect.
Section 3.8
Compliance With Laws; Permits .
(a) Except
with respect to Taxes, ERISA and Environmental Laws, which are the
subjects of Sections 3.10, 3.11 and 3.12, respectively, the
Company and its Subsidiaries are in compliance in all material
respects with all laws (including common law), statutes, rules,
codes, executive orders, ordinances, regulations, requirements,
administrative rulings or judgments of any Governmental Authority
or any order, writ, injunction or decree, whether preliminary or
final, entered by any court, arbitrator or other Governmental
Authority (collectively, “Laws” ) applicable to
the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their properties
or other assets or any of their businesses or operations, except
for failures to be in compliance that would not reasonably be
expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect. Since
January 1, 2007, neither the Company nor any of its
Subsidiaries has received written notice to the effect that a
Governmental Authority claimed or alleged that the Company or any
of its Subsidiaries was not in compliance in a material respect
with any Law applicable to the Company and any of its Subsidiaries,
any of their material properties or other assets or any of their
business or operations. To the Knowledge of the Company, neither
the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries, nor any officer, director
or employee of the Company or any such Subsidiary, is under
investigation by any Governmental Authority related to the conduct
of the Company’s or any such Subsidiary’s business, the
results of which investigation would or would reasonably be
expected to result in a Company Material Adverse Effect.
(b) The
Company and each of its Subsidiaries hold all material licenses,
franchises, permits, certificates, approvals and authorizations
from Governmental Authorities, or required by Governmental
Authorities to be obtained, in each case necessary for the conduct
of their respective businesses, including the manufacture, license
and sale of their respective products and services (collectively,
“Permits” ). The Company and its Subsidiaries
are in compliance in all material respects with the terms of all
Permits, and all such Permits are in full force and effect, except
where such suspension or cancellation would not be reasonably
expected to constitute a Company Material Adverse
Effect.
(c) No
event or condition has occurred or exists which would result in a
violation of, breach, default or loss of a benefit under, or
acceleration of an obligation of the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries under, any Permit (in each case, with or without
notice or lapse of time or both), except for violations, breaches,
defaults, losses or accelerations that would not, individually or
in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Company Material
Adverse Effect. No such suspension, cancellation, violation,
breach, default, loss of a benefit, or acceleration of an
obligation will result from the Transactions, except for
violations, breaches, defaults, losses or accelerations that would
not be reasonably be expected to result in a Company Material
Adverse Effect.
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Section 3.9
Information in Proxy Statement. The Proxy Statement and any
other document filed with the SEC by the Company in connection with
the Merger (or any amendment thereof or supplement thereto), at the
date first mailed to the stockholders of the Company and at the
time of the Company Stockholders Meeting, as the case may be, will
not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to
state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary
in order to make the statements therein, in light of the
circumstances under which they are made, not misleading;
provided, however, that no representation is made by the
Company with respect to statements made therein based on
information supplied in writing by Parent or Merger Sub relating to
Parent or Merger Sub and specifically for inclusion in such
documents. The Proxy Statement and such other documents filed with
the SEC by the Company in connection with the Merger will comply in
all material respects with the provisions of the Exchange
Act.
Section 3.10
Tax Matters .
(a) Each
of the Company and its Subsidiaries has timely filed, or has caused
to be timely filed on its behalf (taking into account an extension
of time within which to file), all Tax Returns required to be filed
by it, and all such Tax Returns are correct and complete in all
material respects, except in each case where such failures to so
prepare or file Tax Returns, or the failure of such filed Tax
Returns to be complete and accurate, individually or in the
aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to have a Company
Material Adverse Effect. All Taxes of the Company and its
Subsidiaries due and owing have been timely paid (whether or not
shown to be due on such Tax Returns), except (i) with respect
to matters contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and
for which reserves have been established in accordance with GAAP
and (ii) where such failure to so pay or remit, individually
or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to have a
Company Material Adverse Effect.
(b) The
most recent financial statements contained in the Filed Company SEC
Documents reflect reserves in accordance with GAAP for all Taxes
payable by the Company and its Subsidiaries for all taxable periods
and portions thereof through the date of such financial
statements.
(c) Neither
the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has constituted either a
“distributing corporation” or a “controlled
corporation” (within the meaning of Section 355(a)(1)(A)
of the Code) in a distribution of stock intended to qualify for
tax-free treatment under Section 355 of the Code since the
effective date of Section 355(e) of the Code.
(d) As
of the date of this Agreement, no audit or other administrative or
court proceedings are pending or, to the Knowledge of the Company,
threatened in writing by any Governmental Authority with respect to
Taxes of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.
(e) Neither
the Company nor, to the Knowledge of the Company, any of its
Subsidiaries has ever been a member of an affiliated group of
corporations, within the meaning of Section 1504 of the Code
(or any similar provision of state, local or foreign law), other
than the affiliated group of which the Company is the common
parent.
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(f) There
are no outstanding agreements extending or waiving the statutory
period of limitations applicable to any claim for, or the period
for the collection, assessment or reassessment of, Taxes due from
the Company or any of its Subsidiaries for any taxable period and
no request for any such waiver or extension is currently
pending.
(g) Neither
the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to any Tax
sharing or similar Tax agreement (other than an agreement
exclusively between or among the Company and its Subsidiaries)
pursuant to which it will have any obligation to make any payments
with respect to Taxes after the Closing Date.
(h) Neither
the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has engaged in any
“reportable transaction” under Section 6011 of the
Code and the regulations promulgated thereunder.
(i) The
Company and its Subsidiaries have withheld all Taxes required to
have been withheld in connection with amounts paid or owing to any
employee, independent contractor, creditor, stockholder or other
third party and, to the extent due and payable, have paid such
amounts to the appropriate taxing authority, except for such Taxes
as to which the failure to pay or withhold would not, individually
or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Company
Material Adverse Effect.
(j) Neither
the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is subject to a
disallowance of deduction under section 162(m) of the Code under
any program, arrangement or understanding currently in
effect.
(k) No
closing agreement pursuant to section 7121 of the Code (or any
similar provision of state, local or foreign law) has been entered
into by or with respect to Company or any of its
Subsidiaries.
(l) Neither
the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has agreed to, or is
required to make, any adjustment under Section 481(a) of the Code
and, to the Knowledge of the Company, no taxing authority has
proposed in writing any such adjustment or change in accounting
method.
(m) There
are no liens for Taxes on any of the assets of the Company or any
of its Subsidiaries, other than liens for Taxes not yet due and
payable.
(n) For
purposes of this Agreement: (i) “Taxes” shall
mean (a) all federal, state, local or foreign taxes, charges,
fees, imposts, levies or other assessments, including all net
income, gross receipts, capital, sales, use, ad valorem, value
added, transfer, franchise, profits, inventory, capital stock,
license, withholding, payroll, employment, social security,
unemployment, excise, severance, stamp, occupation and property
taxes, customs duties and similar fees, assessments and charges,
(b) all interest, penalties, fines, additions to tax or
additional amounts imposed by any taxing authority in connection
with any item described in clauses (a) or (b), and
(c) any amounts in respect of any items described in clauses
(a) and/or (b) payable by reason of contract, assumption,
transferee liability, operation of Law, Treasury
Regulation Section 1.1502-6(a) (or any predecessor or
successor thereof of any analogous or similar provision under Law)
or otherwise, and (ii) “Tax Returns” shall mean
any return, report,
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claim for
refund, estimate, information return or statement, election or
other similar document, including any schedule or attachment
thereto, and including any amendment thereof, required by Tax Law
to be filed with any Governmental Authority with respect to
Taxes.
Section 3.11
Employee Benefits and Labor Matters .
(a) Section 3.11(a)
of the Company Disclosure Schedule sets forth a complete and
correct list, separately with respect to each country in which the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries has employees, of: (i) all
“employee benefit plans” (as defined in
Section 3(3) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of
1974, as amended (“ERISA”), and without regard
to whether ERISA applies thereto), and (ii) all other employee
benefit plans, agreements, policies or arrangements, including
employment, consulting or other compensation agreements, collective
bargaining agreements and all plans, agreements, policies or
arrangements providing for bonus or other incentive compensation,
equity or equity-based compensation, retirement, deferred
compensation, retention or change in control rights or benefits,
termination or severance benefits, stock purchase, sick leave,
vacation pay, salary continuation, hospitalization, medical
insurance, life insurance, fringe benefits or other compensation,
or educational assistance, in each case to which the Company or any
of its Subsidiaries has any obligation or liability (contingent or
otherwise) thereunder for current or former directors or employees
of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (the
“Employees” ) or any current or former
consultants to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries
(collectively, the “Company Plans”
Section 3.11(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule indicates
each Company Plan that is maintained outside the jurisdiction of
the United States, or covers any employee residing or working
outside the United States (any such Company Plan, a “
Foreign Benefit Plan, ” any Company Plan that is not a
Foreign Benefit Plan being called a “ Domestic Benefit
Plan ”).
(b) True,
current and complete copies of the following documents, with
respect to each of the Company Plans, have been made available to
Parent by the Company, to the extent applicable: (i) any
plans, all amendments thereto and related trust documents,
insurance contracts or other funding arrangements, and amendments
thereto; (ii) for the most recent two years, Forms 5500 and
all schedules thereto and the most recent actuarial report, if any;
(iii) the most recent IRS determination letter; (iv) the
most recent summary plan descriptions (together with any summary or
summaries of modifications thereto); (v) written descriptions
of all non-written material agreements relating to the Company
Plans and (vi) all material correspondence to or from any
governmental Authority within the last three years.
(c) The
Domestic Benefit Plans have been maintained, in all material
respects, in accordance with their terms and with all applicable
provisions of ERISA, the Code and other applicable Laws, and
neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries nor, to the
Knowledge of the Company, any “party in interest” or
“disqualified person” with respect to the Domestic
Benefit Plans has engaged in a material non-exempt
“prohibited transaction” within the meaning of
Section 4975 of the Code or Section 406 of ERISA. No
fiduciary has any material liability for breach of fiduciary duty
or any other failure to act or comply in connection with the
administration or investment of the assets of any Domestic Benefit
Plan; provided that this sentence is subject to the
Knowledge of the Company to the extent that any Domestic Benefit
Plan refers to a Plan fiduciary other than (i) the Company,
(ii) any Subsidiary, or (iii) or any of their respective
officers, employees and directors.
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(d) Each
Domestic Benefit Plan that is intended to qualify under
Section 401 of the Code is so qualified and (ii) any
trusts intended to be exempt from federal income taxation under
Section 501 of the Code are so exempt. Nothing has occurred
with respect to the operation of such Domestic Benefit Plans that
could cause the loss of such tax favored treatment, qualification
or exemption, or the imposition of any material liability, penalty
or Tax under ERISA, the Code or other applicable Law that, if
corrected under the Employee Plans Compliance Resolution System,
could reasonably be expected to give rise to a material
liability.
(e) No
plan currently or ever in the past maintained, sponsored,
contributed to or required to be contributed to by the Company, any
of its Subsidiaries or any of Company’s ERISA Affiliates is
or ever in the past was (i) a “multiemployer
plan,” as defined in Section 3(37) of ERISA, (ii) a
plan subject to Title IV of ERISA or (iii) a plan subject to
Section 412 of the Code. The term “ ERISA
Affiliate ” means any Person that, together with the
Company, would be deemed a “single employer” within the
meaning of Section 414(b), (c), (m) or (o) of the
Code.
(f) Except
as set forth in Schedule 3.11(f) of the Company Disclosure
Schedule, no Company Plan provides for the payment of any
severance or retention payment (or the settlement of any
award) on account of the severance of any “service
provider” (within the meaning of Section 409A of the
Code) such that the payment (or settlement) would be treated as
deferred compensation subject to Section 409A of the
Code. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a
party to any nonqualified deferred compensation plan subject to
Section 409A of the Code that would subject any Person to tax
pursuant to Section 409A of the Code based upon a good faith
interpretation of all applicable regulations, notices and
regulatory guidance. The exercise price of each Company Option is
not less than the fair market value (within the meaning of
Section 409A of the Code) of the underlying stock on the date
the Company Option was granted.
(g) Except
as would not reasonably be expected to give rise to a material
liability, (i) all contributions (including all employer
contributions and employee salary reduction contributions) required
to have been made under any of the Domestic Benefit Plans
(including workers compensation) have been made or reflected on the
most recent financial statements included in the Filed Company SEC
Documents and (ii) no accumulated funding deficiencies exist
in any of the Domestic Benefit Plans subject to Section 412 of
the Code.
(h) With
respect to any Foreign Benefit Plans, (A) all Foreign Benefit
Plans have been established, maintained and administered in
compliance in all material respects with their terms and all
applicable statutes, laws, ordinances, rules, orders, decrees,
judgments, writs, and regulations of any controlling Governmental
Authority, (B) all Foreign Benefit Plans that are required to
be funded are fully funded, and with respect to all other Foreign
Benefit Plans, the most recent financial statements contained in
the Filed Company SEC Documents reflect reserves therefor in
accordance with GAAP and (C) no material liability or
obligation of the Company or its Subsidiaries exists with respect
to such Foreign Benefit Plans.
(i) There
are no pending actions or lawsuits which have been asserted or
instituted against the Company Plans, the assets of any of the
trusts under such plans or the sponsor or administrator of any of
the Company Plans, or against any fiduciary of the
Company
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Plans (other
than routine benefit claims), nor to the Knowledge of the Company,
has any such action or lawsuit been threatened, nor does the
Company have any Knowledge of facts that could form the basis for
any such action or lawsuit.
(j) None
of the Domestic Benefit Plans provide for post-employment life or
health insurance, or other welfare benefits coverage for any
participant or any beneficiary of a participant, except (i) as
may be required under the Consolidated Omnibus Budget
Reconciliation Act of 1985, as amended (“COBRA”)
or other similar law, (ii) deferred compensation benefits
accrued as liabilities on the Company’s financial statements
and (iii) at the expense of the participant or the
participant’s beneficiary.
(k) Except
as set forth in Sections 2.1 and 2.3 or under a Contract
listed on Schedule 3.11(k) of the Company Disclosure Schedule,
neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement nor the
consummation of the Transactions will (i) result in any
payment becoming due to any Employee, (ii) increase any
benefits otherwise payable under any Company Plan or (iii)
result in the acceleration of the time of payment or vesting of any
such benefits under any such plan.
(l) Neither
the execution and delivery of this Agreement nor the consummation
of the Transactions will (either alone or in combination with
another event that occurs at or prior to the Effective Time) result
in the payment of any amount that would, individually or in
combination with any other such payment, reasonably be expected to
constitute an “excess parachute payment,” as defined in
Section 280G(b)(1) of the Code.
(m) None
of the Employees is represented in his or her capacity as an
employee of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries by any labor
organization or works council or similar representative. Neither
the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has recognized any labor
organization, nor has any labor organization been elected as the
collective bargaining agent of any Employees, nor has the Company
or any of its Subsidiaries entered into any collective bargaining
agreement or union contract recognizing any labor organization as
the bargaining agent of any Employees. The Company and its
Subsidiaries are in compliance in all material respects with all
Laws relating to the employment of labor, including all such Laws
relating to wages, hours, the Worker Adjustment and Retraining
Notification Act and any similar state or local “mass
layoff” or “plant closing” law
(“WARN”), collective bargaining, discrimination,
civil rights, safety and health, workers’ compensation and
the collection and payment of withholding and/or social security
taxes and any similar tax.
Section 3.12
Environmental Matters . Except for such matters that,
individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected
to have a Company Material Adverse Effect:
(a)
(i) each of the Company and its Subsidiaries is, and has been,
in compliance with all applicable Environmental Laws, (ii) to
the Knowledge of the Company, there is no investigation, suit,
claim, action or proceeding relating to or arising under
Environmental Laws that is pending or threatened against or
affecting the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any real
property currently or, to the Knowledge of the Company, formerly
owned, operated or leased by the Company or its Subsidiaries;
(iii) neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has
received any notice of or entered into or assumed by Contract or
operation
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of Law or
otherwise, any obligation, liability, order, settlement, judgment,
injunction or decree relating to or arising under Environmental
Laws; and (iv) to the Knowledge of the Company, no facts,
circumstances or conditions exist with respect to the Company or
any of its Subsidiaries or any property currently or formerly
owned, operated or leased by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries
or any property to or at which the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries transported or arranged for the disposal or treatment
of Hazardous Materials that would reasonably be likely to result in
the Company and its Subsidiaries incurring Environmental
Liabilities individually in the excess of $50,000 or in the
aggregate in excess of $250,000.
(b)
(i) The Company has obtained and currently maintains all
Permits necessary under Environmental Laws for their operations as
conducted on the date of this Agreement (“Environmental
Permits”), (ii) there is no investigation known to
the Company, nor any action pending or, to the Knowledge of the
Company, threatened against or affecting the Company or any real
property owned, operated or leased by the Company to revoke such
Environmental Permits, and (iii) the Company has not received
any written notice from any Governmental Authority to the effect
that there is lacking any Environmental Permit required under
Environmental Law for the current use or operation of any property
owned, operated or leased by the Company.
(c) For
purposes of this Agreement:
(i)
“Environmental Laws” means all Laws relating in
any way to the environment, preservation or reclamation of natural
resources, the presence, management or Release of, or exposure to,
Hazardous Materials, or to human health and safety, including the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability
Act (42 U.S.C. § 9601 et seq. ), the
Hazardous Materials Transportation Act (49 U.S.C.
§ 5101 et seq. ), the Resource Conservation and
Recovery Act (42 U.S.C. § 6901 et seq. ), the
Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C. § 1251 et seq. ),
the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. § 7401 et seq.
), the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. § 300f
et seq. ), the Toxic Substances Control Act (15 U.S.C.
§ 2601 et seq. ), the Federal Insecticide,
Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (7 U.S.C. § 136 et
seq. ), and the Occupational Safety and Health Act
(29 U.S.C. § 651 et seq. ), each of their
state and local counterparts or equivalents, each of their foreign
and international equivalents, and any transfer of ownership
notification or approval statute (including the Industrial Site
Recovery Act (N.J. Stat. Ann. § 13:1K-6 et seq. ),
as each has been amended and the regulations promulgated pursuant
thereto.
(ii)
“Environmental Liabilities” means, with respect
to any Person, all liabilities, obligations, responsibilities,
remedial actions, losses, damages, punitive damages, consequential
damages, treble damages, costs and expenses (including any amounts
paid in settlement, all reasonable fees, disbursements and expenses
of counsel, experts and consultants and costs of investigation and
feasibility studies), fines, penalties, sanctions and interest
incurred as a result of any claim or demand by any other Person or
in response to any violation of Environmental Law, whether known or
unknown, accrued or contingent, whether based in contract, tort,
implied or express warranty, strict liability, criminal or civil
statute, to the extent based upon, related to, or arising under or
pursuant to any Environmental Law, environmental permit, order or
agreement with any Governmental Authority or other Person, which
relates to any environmental, health or
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safety
condition, violation of Environmental Law or a Release or
threatened Release of Hazardous Materials.
(iii)
“Hazardous Materials” means any material,
substance or waste that is regulated, classified, or otherwise
characterized under or pursuant to any Environmental Law as
“hazardous”, “toxic”, a
“pollutant”, a “contaminant”,
“radioactive” or words of similar meaning or effect,
including petroleum and its by-products, asbestos, polychlorinated
biphenyls, radon, mold, urea formaldehyde insulation,
chlorofluorocarbons and all other ozone-depleting
substances.
(iv)
“Release” means any spilling, leaking, pumping,
pouring, emitting, emptying, discharging, injecting, escaping,
leaching, dumping, disposing of or migrating into or through the
environment.
(a) Set
forth in Section 3.13(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule is
a list of each Contract that would be required to be filed as an
exhibit to a Registration Statement on Form S-1 under the
Securities Act or an Annual Report on Form 10-K under the
Exchange Act if such registration statement or report was filed by
the Company with the SEC on the date of this Agreement and which
has not previously been filed as an exhibit to the Filed Company
SEC Documents. Also set forth in Section 3.13(a) of the
Company Disclosure Schedule is a list of each of the following to
which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party which has
not previously been filed as an exhibit to the Filed Company SEC
Documents any:
(i)
Contract that contains a provision capable of being invoked that
(A) is not terminable for convenience upon reasonable notice
at no charge that purports to materially limit, curtail, restrict
the ability of the Company or any of its existing or future
Subsidiaries or Affiliates to compete in any geographic area or
line of business or restrict the Persons with whom it and existing
or future Subsidiaries or Affiliates can compete or to whom it or
its existing or future Subsidiaries or Affiliates can sell products
or deliver services, (B) is not terminable for convenience
upon reasonable notice at no charge that purports to grant any
exclusivity, right of first refusal, right of first negotiation,
most favored nation status or similar rights that materially
restrict the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or
(C) imposes any liquidated damages or penalty clauses on the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries, offsets from, or credits to,
any other Person (other than service level credits provided
pursuant to agreements with customers entered into in the ordinary
course of business consistent with past practice);
(ii)
Contract with any director, officer or other Affiliate of the
Company other than Contracts under which the Company and its
Subsidiaries have no further liabilities or obligations and no
continuing rights;
(iii)
loan or credit agreement, mortgage, indenture, note or other
Contract or instrument evidencing indebtedness for borrowed money
by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any Contract or
instrument pursuant to which indebtedness for
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borrowed money
may be incurred or is guaranteed by the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries or by which they may be obligated for the liabilities
of another person;
(iv)
financial derivatives master agreement or confirmation or other
agreement evidencing financial hedging or similar trading
activities, other than Contracts relating to currency hedges or
derivatives entered into in the ordinary course of business
consistent with past practice;
(vi)
except for Contracts listed in clauses (iii) and (iv) of
Section 3.3 of the Company Disclosure Schedule, mortgage,
pledge, security agreement, deed of trust or other Contract
granting a Lien on any material property or assets of the Company
or any of its Subsidiaries;
(vii)
Contract with a supplier or provider of products or services that
has required payments by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries of
consideration (whether or not measured in cash) in the fiscal year
2007 or that is reasonably likely, based on the Company’s
past experience, to require such payment of consideration in fiscal
year 2008 (whether or not measured in cash) of greater than
$500,000 but excluding any Contract that requires payment by the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries on a time and materials
basis;
(viii)
Contract with a top thirty (30) customer of the Company
measured by operating revenue received by the Company and its
Subsidiaries during the eighteen (18) month period prior to
the date hereof, including Contracts with any such customer
involving software license, maintenance and/or services;
(ix)
Contract which makes up the top ten (10) services agreement
(excluding any fixed price services agreement) of the Company
measured by operating revenue received by the Company and its
Subsidiaries during the eighteen (18) month period prior to
the date hereof;
(x)
Contract which makes up the top ten (10) fixed price services
agreement (excluding any services agreement required to be listed
pursuant to Section 3.13(a)(ix)) of the Company and its
Subsidiaries) of the Company measured by operating revenue received
by the Company and its Subsidiaries during the eighteen
(18) month period prior to the date hereof;
(xi)
Contract which makes up the top eighty-five percent (85%) of all
active subscription agreements for the Company’s Freight
Matrix products measured by revenue received by the Company and its
Subsidiaries during the eighteen (18) month period prior to
the date hereof;
(xii)
“standstill” or similar agreement restricting the
Company;
(xiii)
agreement containing a provision capable of being invoked which
relates to (A) the granting to the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries of any license in or
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to any
Intellectual Property owned by a third party that is used in any
current standard or other product of the Company made generally
available by the Company or is otherwise material to the Company,
or (B) the granting by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries
of any license to a third party in or to any Intellectual Property
that are material to the Company, (except, in the case of each of
clause (A) and clause (B), for any (1) licenses for
commercial off-the-shelf software, (2) licenses with terms of
use or service posted on a web site, (3) licenses for third
party software generally available to the public, and
(4) non-negotiated licenses of third party Intellectual
Property that is embedded in equipment or fixtures and are used by
the Company or any of its Subsidiaries for internal purposes only;
and, in the case of clause (B), non-exclusive licenses to customers
of the Company and its Subsidiaries in the normal and ordinary
course of the day-to-day business of the Company and its
Subsidiaries consistent with past practice);
(xiv)
any agreement granting by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries
any license to a third party to use any source code that is part of
the Company Intellectual Property (except source code escrow
arrangements for the benefit of customers and related agreements
with customers of the Company and its Subsidiaries in the normal
and ordinary course of the day-to-day business of the Company and
its Subsidiaries consistent with past practice;
(xv)
any reseller, distribution, alliance, collaboration, joint
marketing or similar agreements that are material to the Company
and its Subsidiaries;
(xvi)
Contract (1) providing for (or imposing any material ongoing
indemnification or other obligations of the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries in connection with) the disposition or acquisition by
the Company or any of its Subsidiaries of (A) any corporation,
partnership or other entity or business or (B) any material
amount of assets or rights outside the ordinary course of business
consistent with past practice or (2) pursuant to which the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries has any material ownership
interest in any other person or other business enterprise, other
than contracts or agreements under which the Company and its
Subsidiaries have no further liabilities or obligations and no
continuing rights;
(xvii)
settlement agreement, other than (A) releases immaterial in
nature or amount entered into with former employees or independent
contractors of the Company in the ordinary course of business
consistent with past practice in connection with the routine
cessation of such employee’s or independent
contractor’s employment with the Company, (B) settlement
agreements for cash only (which has been paid) and does not exceed
$100,000 as to such settlement or (C) settlement agreements
entered into more than three years prior to the date of this
Agreement under which none of the Company or its Subsidiaries have
any continuing obligations, liabilities, or rights (excluding
releases); or
(xviii)
commitment or agreement to enter into any of the foregoing (the
Contracts and other documents required to be listed on
Section 3.13(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, together
with any and all other Contracts of such type entered into in
accordance with Section 5.2 and the Contracts filed as
exhibits to the Filed Company
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SEC Documents,
each a “Material Contract” ). The Company has
heretofore made available to Parent complete and correct copies of
each Material Contract in existence as of the date of this
Agreement, together with any and all amendments and supplements
thereto and material “side letters” and similar
documentation relating thereto.
(b) Each
of the Material Contracts is valid, binding and in full force and
effect and is enforceable in accordance with its terms by the
Company and its Subsidiaries party thereto, subject to the
Bankruptcy and Equity Exception. Neither the Company nor any of its
Subsidiaries is in material default under any Material Contract,
nor does any condition exist that, with notice or lapse of time or
both, would constitute a material default thereunder by the Company
or its Subsidiaries party thereto. To the Knowledge of the Company,
no other pa
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