AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF
MERGER
Brocade
Communications Systems, Inc.,
a Delaware corporation;
Falcon
Acquisition Sub, Inc.,
a Delaware corporation; and
Foundry
Networks, Inc.,
a Delaware corporation
Dated as of July 21,
2008
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Description of
Transaction
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Merger of
Merger Sub into the Company
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Effects of the
Merger
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Closing;
Effective Time
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Certificate of
Incorporation and Bylaws; Directors and Officers
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Conversion of
Shares
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Closing of the
Company’s Transfer Books
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Exchange of
Certificates
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Dissenting
Shares
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Further
Action
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Representations and
Warranties of the Company
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Due
Organization; Subsidiaries; Etc
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Charter
Documents
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Capitalization,
Etc
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SEC Filings;
Internal Controls and Procedures; Financial Statements
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Absence of
Changes
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Title to
Assets
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Receivables;
Customers; Inventories; Cash
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Real Property;
Equipment; Leasehold
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Intellectual
Property
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Contracts
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Liabilities
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Compliance with
Legal Requirements
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Certain
Business Practices; Export Compliance
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Governmental
Authorizations
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Tax
Matters
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Employee and
Labor Matters; Benefit Plans
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Environmental
Matters
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Insurance
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Transactions
with Affiliates
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Legal
Proceedings; Orders
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Authority;
Inapplicability of Anti-takeover Statutes; Binding Nature of
Agreement
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Table of
Contents
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Vote
Required
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Non-Contravention; Consents
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Fairness
Opinion
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Financial
Advisor
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Full
Disclosure
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Representations and
Warranties of Parent and Merger Sub
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Due
Organization
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Authority;
Binding Nature of Agreement
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No Vote
Required
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Non-Contravention; Consents
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Valid
Issuance
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Financing
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Solvency
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Disclosure
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Certain Covenants of
the Company
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Access and
Investigation
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Operation of
the Company’s Business
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No
Solicitation
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Additional Covenants of
the Parties
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Registration
Statement; Prospectus/Proxy Statement
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Company
Stockholders’ Meeting
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Stock Options,
RSUs and ESPP
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Employee
Benefits
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Indemnification
of Officers and Directors
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Regulatory
Approvals and Related Matters
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Notification of
Certain Matters
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Disclosure
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Merger Sub
Compliance
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Listing
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Resignation of
Officers and Directors
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Financing
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Stockholder
Litigation
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Table of
Contents
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Section 16
Matters
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Conditions Precedent to
Obligations of Parent and Merger Sub
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Accuracy of
Representations
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Performance of
Covenants
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Effectiveness
of Registration Statement
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Stockholder
Approval
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Consents
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Agreements and
Documents
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No Material
Adverse Effect
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Regulatory
Matters
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Listing
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No
Restraints
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No Governmental
Litigation
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Current SEC
Reports
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No
Restatement
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Minimum Cash
Balance
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Conditions Precedent to
Obligation of the Company
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Accuracy of
Representations
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Performance of
Covenants
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Effectiveness
of Registration Statement
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Stockholder
Approval
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Closing
Certificate
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Listing
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HSR Waiting
Period
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No
Restraints
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Termination
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Termination
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Effect of
Termination
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Expenses;
Termination Fees
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Table of
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Miscellaneous
Provisions
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Amendment
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Waiver
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No Survival of
Representations and Warranties
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Entire
Agreement; Counterparts; Exchanges by Facsimile or Electronic
Delivery
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Applicable Law;
Jurisdiction
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Disclosure
Schedule
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Attorneys’ Fees
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Assignability;
Third Party Beneficiaries
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Notices
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Cooperation
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Severability
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Enforcement
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Construction
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iv.
AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF
MERGER
This Agreement and Plan of
Merger (“ Agreement ”) is made and
entered into as of July 21, 2008, by and among: Brocade Communications Systems,
Inc. , a Delaware corporation (“ Parent
”); Falcon
Acquisition Sub, Inc ., a Delaware corporation and a
wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent (“ Merger Sub
”); and Foundry
Systems, Inc. , a Delaware corporation (the “
Company ”). Certain capitalized terms used in this
Agreement are defined in Exhibit A .
A.
Parent, Merger Sub and the Company intend to effect a merger of
Merger Sub into the Company (the “ Merger ”) in
accordance with this Agreement and the DGCL. Upon consummation of
the Merger, Merger Sub will cease to exist, and the Company will
become a wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent.
B.
The respective boards of directors of Parent, Merger Sub and the
Company have approved this Agreement and the Merger.
C.
In order to induce Parent to enter into this Agreement and cause
the Merger to be consummated, a stockholder of the Company is
executing a voting agreement in favor of Parent concurrently with
the execution and delivery of this Agreement (the “ Voting
Agreement ”).
The parties to
this Agreement, intending to be legally bound, agree as
follows:
Section 1. Description of
Transaction
1.1 Merger of Merger Sub into the Company. Upon the terms
and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, at the
Effective Time (as defined in Section 1.3), Merger Sub shall
be merged with and into the Company, and the separate existence of
Merger Sub shall cease. The Company will continue as the surviving
corporation in the Merger (the “ Surviving Corporation
”).
1.2 Effects of the Merger . The Merger shall have the
effects set forth in this Agreement and in the applicable
provisions of the DGCL.
1.3 Closing; Effective Time . The consummation of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement (the “
Closing ”) shall take place at the offices of Cooley
Godward Kronish llp ,
3175 Hanover Street, Palo Alto, California, at 10:00 a.m.
(California time) on the later of (a) the date that is ten
business days after the satisfaction or waiver of the last to be
satisfied or waived of the conditions set forth in Sections 6
and 7 (other than the conditions set forth in Sections 6.6(b)
and 7.5, which by their nature are to be satisfied at the Closing,
but subject to the satisfaction or waiver of each of such
conditions) and (b) October 27, 2008 or such earlier date
as Parent may designate in writing (the later of the date referred
to in clause “(a)” of this sentence and the date
referred to in clause “(b)” of this sentence being
referred to as the “ Designated Date ”), or on
such other date or at such other time or location as
1.
Parent and the
Company may mutually designate in writing; provided, however
, that if there exists an uncured Financing Failure on the
Designated Date and such Financing Failure impedes the ability of
Parent or Merger Sub to obtain the Debt Financing and consummate
the Merger on the Designated Date, then (without limiting any right
the Company may have to terminate this Agreement pursuant to
Section 8.1(h) or, if applicable under the circumstances,
Section 8.1(b)): (i) the Closing shall be postponed until
the second business day after the date on which such Financing
Failure is cured; (ii) the obligations of Parent and Merger
Sub to consummate the Merger and the other transactions
contemplated by this Agreement shall remain subject to the
continued satisfaction or waiver, as of the time of the Closing, of
each of the conditions set forth in Section 6; and
(iii) the obligation of the Company to consummate the Merger
and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall
remain subject to the continued satisfaction or waiver, as of the
time of the Closing, of each of the conditions set forth in
Section 7. The date on which the Closing actually takes place
is referred to as the “ Closing Date .” Subject
to the provisions of this Agreement, a certificate of merger
satisfying the applicable requirements of the DGCL shall be duly
executed by the Company in connection with the Closing and,
concurrently with or as soon as practicable following the Closing,
filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware. The
Merger shall become effective at the time of the filing of such
certificate of merger with the Secretary of State of the State of
Delaware or at such later time as may be specified in such
certificate of merger with the written consent of Parent and the
Company (the time as of which the Merger becomes effective being
referred to as the “ Effective Time
”).
1.4 Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws; Directors and
Officers . At the Effective Time, unless otherwise determined
by Parent prior to the Effective Time:
(a) the Certificate of Incorporation of the Surviving
Corporation shall be amended to conform to the Certificate of
Incorporation of Merger Sub as in effect immediately prior to the
Effective Time, except that (i) Article I of the
Certificate of Incorporation of the Surviving Corporation shall be
amended in its entirety to read as follows: “The name of the
corporation is Foundry Networks, Inc.” and (ii) the
Certificate of Incorporation of the Surviving Corporation shall
comply with the provisions of Section 5.5;
(b) the Bylaws of the Surviving Corporation shall be amended
to conform to the Bylaws of Merger Sub as in effect immediately
prior to the Effective Time, except that (i) Article I of the
Bylaws of the Surviving Corporation shall be amended to provide
that the name of the Surviving Corporation shall be Foundry
Networks, Inc. and (ii) the Bylaws of the Surviving
Corporation shall comply with the provisions of Section 5.5;
and
(c) the directors and officers of the Surviving Corporation
shall be the respective individuals who are directors and officers
of Merger Sub immediately prior to the Effective Time.
2.
1.5 Conversion of Shares .
(a) At the Effective Time, by virtue of the Merger and
without any further action on the part of Parent, Merger Sub, the
Company or any stockholder of the Company:
(i) any shares of Company Common Stock held by the Company
or any wholly-owned Subsidiary of the Company (or held in the
Company’s treasury) immediately prior to the Effective Time
shall be canceled and shall cease to exist, and no consideration
shall be delivered in exchange therefor;
(ii) any shares of Company Common Stock held by Parent,
Merger Sub or any other wholly-owned Subsidiary of Parent
immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be canceled and shall
cease to exist, and no consideration shall be delivered in exchange
therefor;
(iii) except as provided in clauses “(i)” and
“(ii)” of this Section 1.5(a) and subject to
Sections 1.5(b), 1.5(c), 1.5(d) and 1.8, each share of Company
Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time
shall be converted into the right to receive: (A) 0.0907 of a share
of Parent Common Stock (the “ Exchange Ratio ”);
and (B) $18.50 in cash (the “ Per Share Cash Amount
”); and
(iv) each share of the common stock, $0.001 par value per
share, of Merger Sub outstanding immediately prior to the Effective
Time shall be converted into one share of common stock of the
Surviving Corporation.
(b) If, during the period commencing on the date of
this Agreement and ending at the Effective Time, the outstanding
shares of Company Common Stock are changed into a different number
or class of shares by reason of any stock split, division or
subdivision of shares, stock dividend, reverse stock split,
consolidation of shares, reclassification, recapitalization or
other similar transaction, or if a stock dividend is declared by
the Company during such period, or a record date with respect to
any such event shall occur during such period, then the Per Share
Cash Amount and the Exchange Ratio shall be adjusted to the extent
appropriate to provide the same economic effect as contemplated by
this Agreement prior to such action. If, during the period
commencing on the date of this Agreement and ending at the
Effective Time, the outstanding shares of Parent Common Stock are
changed into a different number or class of shares by reason of any
stock split, division or subdivision of shares, stock dividend,
reverse stock split, consolidation of shares, reclassification,
recapitalization or other similar transaction, or if a stock
dividend is declared by Parent during such period, or a record date
with respect to any such event shall occur during such period, then
the Exchange Ratio (but not the Per Share Cash Amount) shall be
adjusted to the extent appropriate to provide the same economic
effect as contemplated by this Agreement prior to such
action.
(c) If any shares of Company Common Stock outstanding
immediately prior to the Effective Time are unvested or are subject
to a repurchase option, risk of forfeiture or other condition under
any applicable restricted stock purchase agreement or other
Contract with the Company or under which the Company has any
rights, then (except to the extent provided in
3.
any binding
agreement between the Company and the holder thereof and except to
the extent Parent otherwise elects): (i) the Merger
Consideration delivered in exchange for such shares of Company
Common Stock will also be unvested and subject to the same
repurchase option, risk of forfeiture or other condition;
(ii) the certificates representing the shares of Parent Common
Stock included in such Merger Consideration may accordingly be
marked with appropriate legends and need not be delivered until
such time as such repurchase option, risk of forfeiture or other
condition lapses or otherwise terminates; and (iii) the cash
consideration included in such Merger Consideration need not be
paid until such time as such repurchase option, risk of forfeiture
or other condition lapses or otherwise terminates. The Company
shall take all action that may be necessary to ensure that, from
and after the Effective Time, Parent is entitled to exercise any
such repurchase option or other right set forth in any such
restricted stock purchase agreement or other Contract.
(d) No fractional shares of Parent Common Stock shall
be issued in connection with the Merger, and no certificates or
scrip for any such fractional shares shall be issued. Any holder of
Company Common Stock who would otherwise be entitled to receive a
fraction of a share of Parent Common Stock (after aggregating all
fractional shares of Parent Common Stock issuable to such holder)
shall, in lieu of such fraction of a share and upon surrender of
such holder’s Company Stock Certificate(s) (as defined in
Section 1.6), be paid in cash the dollar amount (rounded to
the nearest whole cent), without interest, determined by
multiplying such fraction by the closing price of a share of Parent
Common Stock on the NASDAQ Global Select Market on the date the
Merger becomes effective.
1.6 Closing of the Company’s Transfer Books . At the
Effective Time: (a) all shares of Company Common Stock
outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time shall
automatically be canceled and shall cease to exist, and all holders
of certificates representing shares of Company Common Stock that
were outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time shall
cease to have any rights as stockholders of the Company; and
(b) the stock transfer books of the Company shall be closed
with respect to all shares of Company Common Stock outstanding
immediately prior to the Effective Time. No further transfer of any
such shares of Company Common Stock shall be made on such stock
transfer books after the Effective Time. If, after the Effective
Time, a valid certificate previously representing any shares of
Company Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to the Effective
Time (a “ Company Stock Certificate ”) is
presented to the Exchange Agent (as defined in Section 1.7) or
to the Surviving Corporation or Parent, such Company Stock
Certificate shall be canceled and shall be exchanged as provided in
Section 1.7.
1.7 Exchange of Certificates .
(a) On or prior to the Closing Date, Parent shall appoint
Wells Fargo Shareowner Services or another institution reasonably
satisfactory to the Company to act as exchange agent in the Merger
(the “ Exchange Agent ”). Promptly after the
Effective Time, Parent shall cause to be deposited with the
Exchange Agent for the benefit of the holders of Company Common
Stock: (i) subject to Sections 1.5(c) and 1.8, certificates
representing the shares of Parent Common Stock issuable pursuant to
Section 1.5; and (ii) subject to Sections 1.5(c) and
1.8, cash sufficient to make payments of the cash consideration
payable pursuant to Section 1.5 (including payments to be made
in lieu of fractional shares). The shares of Parent
4.
Common Stock
and cash amounts so deposited with the Exchange Agent, together
with any dividends or distributions received by the Exchange Agent
with respect to such shares, are referred to collectively as the
“ Exchange Fund .”
(b) As soon as reasonably practicable after the
Effective Time, Parent shall cause the Exchange Agent to mail to
the Persons who were record holders of Company Stock Certificates
immediately prior to the Effective Time: (i) a letter of
transmittal in customary form and containing such provisions as
Parent may reasonably specify (including a provision confirming
that delivery of Company Stock Certificates shall be effected, and
risk of loss and title to Company Stock Certificates shall pass,
only upon delivery of such Company Stock Certificates to the
Exchange Agent); and (ii) instructions for use in effecting
the surrender of Company Stock Certificates in exchange for Merger
Consideration. Upon surrender of a Company Stock Certificate to the
Exchange Agent for exchange, together with a duly executed letter
of transmittal and such other documents as may be reasonably
required by the Exchange Agent or Parent: (A) subject to
Section 1.5(c), the holder of such Company Stock Certificate shall
be entitled to receive in exchange therefor a certificate
representing the number of whole shares of Parent Common Stock and
the cash consideration that such holder has the right to receive
pursuant to the provisions of Section 1.5; and (B) the
Company Stock Certificate so surrendered shall be canceled. Until
surrendered as contemplated by this Section 1.7(b), each
Company Stock Certificate shall be deemed, from and after the
Effective Time, to represent only the right to receive Merger
Consideration as contemplated by Section 1.5. If any Company
Stock Certificate shall have been lost, stolen or destroyed, Parent
may, in its discretion and as a condition precedent to the delivery
of any Merger Consideration with respect to the shares of Company
Common Stock previously represented by such Company Stock
Certificate, require the owner of such lost, stolen or destroyed
Company Stock Certificate to provide an appropriate affidavit and
to deliver a bond (in customary amount) as indemnity against any
claim that may be made against the Exchange Agent, Parent or the
Surviving Corporation with respect to such Company Stock
Certificate.
(c) No dividends or other distributions declared or
made with respect to Parent Common Stock with a record date after
the Effective Time shall be paid to the holder of any unsurrendered
Company Stock Certificate with respect to the shares of Parent
Common Stock that such holder has the right to receive pursuant to
the Merger until such holder surrenders such Company Stock
Certificate in accordance with this Section 1.7 (at which time
such holder shall be entitled, subject to the effect of applicable
abandoned property, escheat or similar laws, to receive:
(i) on the date of such surrender, all such dividends and
distributions having a payment date prior to the date of such
surrender, without interest; and (ii) on the payment date
thereof, all such dividends and distributions having a payment date
after the date of such surrender, without interest).
(d) Any portion of the Exchange Fund that remains
undistributed to holders of Company Stock Certificates as of the
first anniversary of the Effective Time shall be delivered to
Parent upon demand, and any holders of Company Stock Certificates
who have not theretofore surrendered their Company Stock
Certificates in accordance with this Section 1.7 shall
thereafter look only to Parent for satisfaction of their claims for
Merger Consideration and any dividends or distributions with
respect to shares of Parent Common Stock included in the Merger
Consideration.
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(e) Each of the Exchange Agent, Parent and the
Surviving Corporation shall be entitled to deduct and withhold from
any consideration payable or otherwise deliverable pursuant to this
Agreement to any holder or former holder of Company Common Stock or
Company Equity Award such amounts as may be required to be deducted
or withheld from such consideration under the Code or any provision
of state, local or foreign tax law or under any other applicable
Legal Requirement. To the extent such amounts are so deducted or
withheld, such amounts shall be treated for all purposes under this
Agreement as having been paid to the Person to whom such amounts
would otherwise have been paid.
(f) Neither Parent nor the Surviving Corporation shall
be liable to any holder or former holder of Company Common Stock or
to any other Person with respect to any Merger Consideration (or
dividends or distributions with respect to shares of Parent Common
Stock included in such Merger Consideration) delivered to any
public official pursuant to any applicable abandoned property law,
escheat law or similar Legal Requirement.
(a) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained
in this Agreement, shares of Company Common Stock held by a holder
who has made a proper demand for appraisal of such shares of
Company Common Stock in accordance with Section 262 of the
DGCL and who has otherwise complied with all applicable provisions
of Section 262 of the DGCL (any such shares being referred to
as “ Dissenting Shares ” until such time as such
holder fails to perfect or otherwise loses such holder’s
appraisal rights under Section 262 of the DGCL with respect to
such shares) shall not be converted into or represent the right to
receive Merger Consideration in accordance with Section 1.5,
but shall be entitled only to such rights as are granted by the
DGCL to a holder of Dissenting Shares.
(b) Subject to Section 1.5(c), if any Dissenting
Shares shall lose their status as such (through failure to perfect
or otherwise), then, as of the later of the Effective Time or the
date of loss of such status, such shares shall automatically be
converted into and shall represent only the right to receive Merger
Consideration in accordance with Section 1.5, without interest
thereon, upon surrender of the Company Stock Certificate formerly
representing such shares.
(c) The Company shall give Parent: (i) prompt
notice of any written demand for appraisal received by the Company
prior to the Effective Time pursuant to the DGCL, any withdrawal of
any such demand and any other demand, notice or instrument
delivered to the Company prior to the Effective Time pursuant to
the DGCL; and (ii) the opportunity to participate in all
negotiations and proceedings with respect to any such demand,
notice or instrument. The Company shall not make any payment or
settlement offer prior to the Effective Time with respect to any
such demand, notice or instrument unless Parent shall have given
its written consent to such payment or settlement offer.
1.9 Further Action . If, at any time after the Effective
Time, any further action is determined by Parent or the Surviving
Corporation to be necessary or desirable to carry out the purposes
of this Agreement or to vest the Surviving Corporation with full
right, title and possession of and to all rights and property of
Merger Sub and the Company, the officers and
6.
directors of
the Surviving Corporation and Parent shall be fully authorized (in
the name of Merger Sub, in the name of the Company and otherwise)
to take such action.
Section 2. Representations and Warranties of the
Company
The Company
represents and warrants to Parent and Merger Sub as follows (it
being understood that each representation and warranty contained in
this Section 2 is subject to: (a) the exceptions and
disclosures set forth in the part or subpart of the Disclosure
Schedule corresponding to the particular Section or subsection in
this Section 2 in which such representation and warranty
appears; (b) any exception or disclosure explicitly
cross-referenced in such part or subpart of the Disclosure Schedule
by reference to another part or subpart of the Disclosure Schedule;
and (c) any exception or disclosure set forth in any other
part or subpart of the Disclosure Schedule to the extent it is
readily apparent on the face, and from the wording, of such
exception or disclosure that such exception or disclosure applies
to such representation and warranty):
2.1 Due Organization; Subsidiaries; Etc.
(a) Each of the Acquired Corporations is a corporation
duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the
laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation (except, in the case
of good standing, for entities organized under the laws of any
jurisdiction that does not recognize such concept) and has all
necessary power and authority: (i) to conduct its business in
the manner in which its business is currently being conducted;
(ii) to own and use its assets in the manner in which its
assets are currently owned and used; and (iii) to perform its
obligations under all Contracts by which it is bound.
(b) Each of the Acquired Corporations is qualified to
do business as a foreign corporation, and is in good standing
(except for entities organized under the laws of any jurisdiction
that does not recognize such concept), under the laws of all
jurisdictions where the nature of its business requires such
qualification, except where the failure to be so qualified or in
good standing, individually or in the aggregate, would not
reasonably be expected to have or result in a Company Material
Adverse Effect.
(c) Exhibit 21.1 of the Company’s Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007
(filed with the SEC on February 26, 2008) (the “ 2007
10-K ”) identifies each “significant
subsidiary” (as such term is defined in Rule 1.20 of
Regulation S-X promulgated by the SEC) of the Company and
indicates its jurisdiction of organization. None of the Acquired
Corporations owns any capital stock of, or any equity interest of
any nature in, any other Entity, other than the Entities identified
in Exhibit 21.1 of the 2007 10-K and in Part 2.1(c) of
the Disclosure Schedule. None of the Acquired Corporations has
agreed or is obligated to make, or is bound by any Contract under
which it may become obligated to make, any future investment in or
capital contribution to any other Entity (other than investments or
capital contributions to or among the Acquired
Corporations).
2.2 Charter Documents. The Company has Made Available to
Parent accurate and complete copies of the certificate of
incorporation, bylaws and other charter and
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organizational
documents (collectively the “ Charter Documents
”) of the respective Acquired Corporations, each as currently
in effect. The Company has Made Available to Parent accurate and
complete copies of: (a) the charters of all committees of the
Company’s board of directors; and (b) any code of conduct or
similar policy adopted by any of the Acquired Corporations or by
the board of directors, or any committee of the board of directors,
of any of the Acquired Corporations. Neither the Company nor any of
the other Acquired Corporations has violated any of its Charter
Documents.
(a) The authorized capital stock of the Company
consists of: (i) 300,000,000 shares of Company Common Stock,
of which 144,904,648 shares have been issued and are outstanding as
of July 18, 2008; and (ii) 5,000,000 shares of Company
Preferred Stock, of which no shares have been issued or are
outstanding. Except as set forth in Part 2.3(a)(i) of the
Disclosure Schedule, the Company does not hold any shares of its
capital stock in its treasury. All of the outstanding shares of
Company Common Stock have been duly authorized and validly issued,
and are fully paid and nonassessable. There are no shares of
Company Common Stock held by any of the other Acquired
Corporations. Except as set forth in Part 2.3(a)(ii) of the
Disclosure Schedule: (A) none of the outstanding shares of
Company Common Stock is entitled or subject to any preemptive
right, right of participation, right of maintenance or any similar
right; (B) none of the outstanding shares of Company Common
Stock is subject to any right of first refusal in favor of any
Acquired Corporation; and (C) there is no Company Contract
relating to the voting or registration of, or restricting any
Person from purchasing, selling, pledging or otherwise disposing of
(or from granting any option or similar right with respect to), any
shares of Company Common Stock. None of the Acquired Corporations
is under any obligation, or is bound by any Contract pursuant to
which it may become obligated, to repurchase, redeem or otherwise
acquire any outstanding shares of Company Common Stock or other
securities.
(b) As of July 18, 2008: (i) 31,003,590
shares of Company Common Stock are subject to issuance pursuant to
Company Options; (ii) 5,465,967 shares of Company Common Stock
are reserved for future issuance pursuant to the Company ESPP;
(iii) 2,231,000 shares of Company Common Stock are reserved
for future issuance pursuant to Company Stock-Based Awards; and
(iv) 13,830,646 shares of Company Common Stock are reserved
for future issuance pursuant to equity awards not yet granted under
the Company Equity Plans. The Company has Made Available to Parent
a complete and accurate list that sets forth with respect to each
Company Equity Award outstanding as of July 9, 2008 the
following information: (A) the particular plan (if any)
pursuant to which such Company Equity Award was granted;
(B) the name of the holder of such Company Equity Award;
(C) the number of shares of Company Common Stock subject to
such Company Equity Award; (D) the per share exercise price
(if any) of such Company Equity Award; (E) the date on which
such Company Equity Award was granted; (F) the date on which such
Company Equity Award expires; (G) if such Company Equity Award
is a Company Option, whether such Company Option is an
“incentive stock option” (as defined in the Code) or a
non-qualified stock option; (H) if such Company Equity Award
is a Company Stock-Based Award, whether such Company Stock-Based
Award is a restricted stock unit or a restricted stock award; and
(I) if such Company Equity Award is a Company Stock-Based
Award in the form of restricted stock units, the dates on which
shares of Company Common Stock are scheduled to be delivered, if
different from the applicable vesting
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schedule. The
Company has Made Available to Parent accurate and complete copies
of all equity plans pursuant to which any outstanding Company
Equity Awards were granted by the Company, and the forms of all
stock option, restricted stock unit and restricted stock award
agreements evidencing such Company Equity Awards. The exercise
price of each Company Option is no less than the fair market value
of a share of Company Common Stock as determined on the date of
grant of such Company Option. All grants of Company Equity Awards
were recorded on the Company’s financial statements
(including, any related notes thereto) contained in the Company SEC
Documents (as defined in Section 2.4(b)) in accordance with
GAAP, and no such grants involved any “back dating” or
similar practices with respect to the effective date of grant
(whether intentionally or otherwise). There are no outstanding or
authorized stock appreciation, phantom stock, profit participation
or similar rights or equity-based awards with respect to any of the
Acquired Corporations other than as set forth in Part 2.3(b)
of the Disclosure Schedule.
(c) Except as set forth in Section 2.3(b), there
is no: (i) outstanding subscription, option, call, warrant or
right (whether or not currently exercisable) to acquire any shares
of the capital stock or other securities of any of the Acquired
Corporations; (ii) outstanding security, instrument or
obligation that is or may become convertible into or exchangeable
for any shares of the capital stock or other securities of any of
the Acquired Corporations; or (iii) stockholder rights plan
(or similar plan commonly referred to as a “poison
pill”) or Contract under which any of the Acquired
Corporations is or may become obligated to sell or otherwise issue
any shares of its capital stock or any other securities.
(d) All outstanding shares of Company Common Stock,
Company Equity Awards, warrants and other securities of the
Acquired Corporations have been issued and granted in compliance in
all material respects with: (i) all applicable securities laws
and other applicable Legal Requirements; and (ii) all requirements
set forth in applicable Contracts.
(e) All of the outstanding shares of capital stock of
each of the Company’s Subsidiaries have been duly authorized
and validly issued, are fully paid and nonassessable and free of
preemptive rights, with no personal liability attaching to the
ownership thereof, and are owned beneficially and of record by the
Company or a wholly-owned Subsidiary of the Company, free and clear
of any Encumbrances.
(f) During the period commencing on July 18, 2008
and ending upon the execution and delivery of this Agreement, other
than as a result of (i) the exercise of Company Options
outstanding as of July 18, 2008 issued pursuant to the Company
Equity Plans, (ii) the vesting of Company Stock-Based Awards
outstanding as of July 18, 2008 issued pursuant to the Company
Equity Plans, or (iii) repurchases from employees of the Company
following termination of employment pursuant to the terms of the
applicable pre-existing stock option agreements or restricted stock
purchase agreements, there has been no change in (A) the
outstanding capital stock of the Company, (B) the outstanding
number of Company Options or Company Stock-Based Awards, or
(C) the number of other outstanding options, warrants or other
rights to purchase capital stock of the Company.
9.
2.4 SEC Filings; Internal Controls and Procedures; Financial
Statements.
(a) The Company has filed with the SEC all
registration statements, proxy statements, Certifications (as
defined below) and other statements, reports, schedules, forms and
other documents required to be filed by the Company with the SEC
since January 1, 2005, and all amendments thereto (the “
Company SEC Documents ”). The Company has Made
Available to Parent accurate and complete copies of each Company
SEC Document (including each exhibit thereto) that is not publicly
available through the SEC’s EDGAR database. None of the
Company’s Subsidiaries is required to file any documents with
the SEC. As of the time it was filed with the SEC (or, if amended
or superseded by a filing prior to the date of this Agreement, then
on the date of such filing): (i) each of the Company SEC Documents
complied in all material respects with the applicable requirements
of the Securities Act or the Exchange Act (as the case may be) and
the applicable rules and regulations of the SEC thereunder; and
(ii) none of the Company SEC Documents 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 the light of the circumstances under which
they were made, not misleading. Each of the certifications and
statements required by: (A) Rule 13a-14 or
Rule 15d-14 under the Exchange Act; (B) 18 U.S.C.
§1350 (Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act); or
(C) any other rule or regulation promulgated by the SEC or
applicable to the Company SEC Documents (collectively, the “
Certifications ”) are accurate and complete, and
comply as to form and content with all applicable Legal
Requirements. As used in this Agreement, the term “
file ” and variations thereof, when used in reference
to the SEC, shall be broadly construed to include any manner in
which a document or information is furnished, supplied or otherwise
made available to the SEC.
(b) The Company maintains disclosure controls and
procedures as such terms are defined in, and required by,
Rule 13a-15 and 15d-15 under the Exchange Act. Such disclosure
controls and procedures are effective to ensure that: (i) all
material information required to be disclosed by the Company in the
reports that it files or furnishes under the Exchange Act is
recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time
periods specified in the rules and forms of the SEC; and
(ii) all material information concerning the Acquired
Corporations is made known on a timely basis to the individuals
responsible for the preparation of the Company’s filings with
the SEC and other public disclosure documents. The Company has Made
Available to Parent accurate and complete copies of all written
descriptions of, and all policies, manuals and other documents
promulgating, such disclosure controls and procedures.
(c) The Company maintains a system of internal
controls over financial reporting sufficient to provide reasonable
assurance that: (i) transactions are executed in accordance
with management’s general or specific authorizations;
(ii) transactions are recorded as necessary to permit
preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP;
(iii) access to assets is permitted only in accordance with
management’s general or specific authorization; and
(iv) the recorded accountability for assets is compared with
the existing assets at reasonable intervals and appropriate action
is taken with respect to any differences. The Company’s
management has completed an assessment of the effectiveness of the
Company’s system of internal controls over financial
reporting in compliance with the requirements of Section 404
of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act for the fiscal year ended
December 31, 2007, and such assessment concluded that such
controls were effective and the Company’s independent
registered
10.
accountant has
issued (and not subsequently withdrawn or qualified) an attestation
report concluding that the Company maintained effective internal
control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2007. To
the Knowledge of the Company, since May 9, 2008, neither the
Company nor any of its Subsidiaries nor the Company’s
independent registered accountant has identified or been made aware
of: (A) any significant deficiency or material weakness in the
design or operation of internal control over financial reporting
utilized by the Acquired Corporations; (B) any illegal act or
fraud, whether or not material, that involves the Company’s
management or other employees; or (C) any claim or allegation
regarding any of the foregoing.
(d) The consolidated financial statements (including
any related notes) contained or incorporated by reference in the
Company SEC Documents (as amended prior to the date of this
Agreement): (i) complied as to form in all material respects
with the published rules and regulations of the SEC applicable
thereto; (ii) were prepared in accordance with GAAP applied on
a consistent basis throughout the periods covered (except as may be
indicated in the notes to such financial statements or, in the case
of unaudited financial statements, as permitted by Form 10-Q, 8-K
or any successor form under the Exchange Act, and except that the
unaudited financial statements may not contain footnotes and are
subject to normal and recurring year-end adjustments); and
(iii) fairly presented, in all material respects, the
consolidated financial position of the Company and its consolidated
Subsidiaries as of the respective dates thereof and the
consolidated results of operations and cash flows of the Company
and its consolidated Subsidiaries for the periods covered thereby
(subject, in the case of unaudited financial statements, to normal
and recurring year-end adjustments). No financial statements of any
Person other than the Acquired Corporations are required by GAAP to
be included in the consolidated financial statements of the
Company. Since December 31, 2007, with respect to the
financial statements (including any related notes) contained or
incorporated by reference in the Company SEC Documents, there have
been no significant deficiencies or material weaknesses identified
in writing by the Company or the Company’s independent
auditors (whether current or former) in the design or operation of
internal controls of financial reporting utilized by the Company
and its consolidated Subsidiaries.
(e) The Company’s auditor has at all times since
the date of enactment of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act been: (i) a
registered public accounting firm (as defined in
Section 2(a)(12) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act); (ii)
“independent” with respect to the Company within the
meaning of Regulation S-X under the Exchange Act; and
(iii) to the Knowledge of the Company, in compliance with
subsections (g) through (l) of Section 10A of the
Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated by the SEC
and the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board thereunder. All
non-audit services performed by the Company’s auditors for
the Acquired Corporations that were required to be approved in
accordance with Section 202 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act were so
approved.
(f) Part 2.4(f) of the Disclosure Schedule lists
all securitization transactions, special purpose entities,
unconsolidated subsidiaries, joint ventures, material minority
interest investments and all other “off-balance sheet
arrangements” (as defined in Item 303(c) of Regulation S-K
under the Exchange Act) effected by any of the Acquired
Corporations since January 1, 2005. None of the Acquired
Corporations has any obligation or other commitment to become a
party to any such “off-balance sheet arrangements” in
the future.
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(g) As of the date of this Agreement, there are no
unresolved comments issued by the staff of the SEC with respect to
any of the Company SEC Documents.
(h) The Company is in compliance in all material
respects with (i) the applicable rules and regulations of the
NASDAQ Stock Market LLC, and (ii) the applicable listing
requirements of the NASDAQ Global Select Market, and has not since
January 1, 2005 received any notice asserting any
non-compliance with the rules and regulations of the NASDAQ Stock
Market LLC, the listing requirements of the NASDAQ Global Select
Market.
2.5 Absence of Changes. Since the date of the Unaudited
Interim Balance Sheet (and, for the sole purpose of determining the
accuracy of this representation as of the Closing Date under
Section 6.1(a), subject to the actions permitted to be taken
following the date of this Agreement pursuant to
Section 4.2(b)(xvii) or Part 4.2 of the Disclosure
Schedule):
(a) there has not been any Company Material Adverse
Effect;
(b) there has not been any material loss, damage or
destruction to, or any material interruption in the use of, any of
the assets of any of the Acquired Corporations (whether or not
covered by insurance);
(c) none of the Acquired Corporations has (i) declared,
accrued, set aside or paid any dividend or made any other
distribution in respect of any shares of capital stock, or (ii)
repurchased, redeemed or otherwise reacquired any shares of capital
stock or other securities, other than repurchases from employees of
the Company following termination of employment pursuant to the
terms of applicable pre-existing restricted stock purchase
agreements and other than repurchases under the Company’s
open market share repurchase plan;
(d) none of the Acquired Corporations has sold, issued or
granted, or authorized the issuance of: (i) any capital stock
or other security (except for Company Common Stock issued upon the
valid exercise or vesting of outstanding Company Equity Awards);
(ii) any option, warrant or right to acquire any capital stock
or any other security (except for Company Equity Awards identified
in the list of Company Equity Awards as of July 9, 2008
referred to in Section 2.3(b)); or (iii) any instrument
convertible into or exchangeable for any capital stock or other
security;
(e) except in the ordinary course of business and consistent
with past practices, none of the Acquired Corporations has:
(i) entered into, become bound by or permitted any of the
assets owned or used by it to become bound by any Company Contract
that constitutes a Material Contract (as defined in
Section 2.10); or (ii) amended or terminated, waived or
exercised any material right or remedy under, any Company Contract
that constitutes a Material Contract;
(f) none of the Acquired Corporations has:
(i) acquired, leased or licensed any material right or other
material asset from any other Person; (ii) sold or otherwise
disposed of, or leased or licensed, any material right or other
material asset to any other Person; or (iii) waived or
relinquished any right, except for rights or other
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assets
acquired, leased, licensed or disposed of in the ordinary course of
business and consistent with past practices;
(g) none of the Acquired Corporations has written off as
uncollectible, or established any extraordinary reserve with
respect to, any account receivable or other indebtedness that, when
added to all other accounts receivable or indebtedness written of
as uncollectible, or with respect to which an extraordinary reserve
was established, by any of the Acquired Corporations during a
particular fiscal quarter, exceeds $350,000 in the aggregate in
such fiscal quarter;
(h) none of the Acquired Corporations has: (i) made any
pledge of any of its material assets; or (ii) otherwise
permitted any of its material assets to become subject to any
Encumbrance, other than in the ordinary course of business and
consistent with past practices;
(i) none of the Acquired Corporations has: (i) lent
money to any Person; or (ii) incurred or guaranteed any
indebtedness (other than indebtedness for reimbursement of expenses
made in the ordinary course of business);
(j) none of the Acquired Corporations has: (i) adopted,
established or entered into any material Company Employee Plan;
(ii) caused or permitted any Company Employee Plan to be
amended in any material respect; or (iii) materially increased
the amount of the wages, salary, commissions, fringe benefits or
other compensation or remuneration payable to any of its directors,
officers or other employees;
(k) none of the Acquired Corporations has changed any of its
methods of accounting or accounting practices in any material
respect, except as required by GAAP;
(l) none of the Acquired Corporations has made any material
Tax election;
(m) none of the Acquired Corporations has commenced, been
served with, received a written notice or, to the Knowledge of the
Company, any other overt communication with respect to or settled
any Legal Proceeding to which it is or was a party, and no event,
change or circumstance with respect to any Legal Proceeding has
occurred or arisen that requires accrual of liability pursuant to
GAAP; and
(n) none of the Acquired Corporations has agreed or
committed to take any of the actions referred to in clauses
“(c)” through “(m)” above.
2.6 Title to Assets. The Acquired Corporations own, and have
good and valid title to, all material assets purported to be owned
by them, including: (a) all material assets reflected on the
Unaudited Interim Balance Sheet (except for inventory sold or
otherwise disposed of in the ordinary course of business since the
date of the Unaudited Interim Balance Sheet); and (b) all
other material assets reflected in the books and records of the
Acquired Corporations as being owned by the Acquired Corporations.
All of said assets are owned by the
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Acquired
Corporations free and clear of any Encumbrances, except for:
(i) any Encumbrance for current taxes not yet due and payable;
(ii) Encumbrances that have arisen in the ordinary course of
business and that do not (in any case or in the aggregate)
materially detract from the value of the assets subject thereto or
materially impair the operations of any of the Acquired
Corporations; and (iii) liens described in Part 2.6 of
the Disclosure Schedule. The Acquired Corporations are the lessees
of, and hold valid leasehold interests in, all material assets
purported to have been leased by them, including (A) all
material assets reflected as leased on the Unaudited Interim
Balance Sheet, and (B) all other material assets reflected in
the books and records of the Acquired Corporations as being leased
by the Acquired Corporations (except for leases that have expired
by their terms).
2.7 Receivables; Customers; Inventories; Cash.
(a) All existing accounts receivable of the Acquired
Corporations (including those accounts receivable reflected on the
Unaudited Interim Balance Sheet that have not yet been collected
and those accounts receivable that have arisen since March 31,
2008 and have not yet been collected): (i) represent valid
obligations of customers of the Acquired Corporations arising from
bona fide transactions entered into in the ordinary course of
business; and (ii) are current, except where the failure to do
so or to be so would not reasonably be expected, individually or in
the aggregate, to be material to the Acquired
Corporations.
(b) To the Knowledge of the Company, since
December 31, 2007, no Acquired Corporation has received any
written notice or other overt communication indicating that any
customer who made payments to the Acquired Corporations in excess
of 5% of the Acquired Corporations’ revenue in the
Company’s fiscal year ended December 31, 2007 may cease
dealing with any of the Acquired Corporations.
(c) The inventory of the Acquired Corporations
reflected on the Unaudited Interim Balance Sheet was as of
March 31, 2008, and the current inventory of the Acquired
Corporations (the “ Current Inventory ”) is, in
usable and saleable condition in the ordinary course of business,
except where the failure to be so would not reasonably be expected,
individually or in the aggregate, to be material to the Acquired
Corporations. The Current Inventory is reflected on the books of
the Acquired Corporations at the lower of cost or fair market value
and adequate reserves have been established by the Acquired
Corporations for all Current Inventory that is excessive or
obsolete, except where the failure to be so or to do so would not
reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to be
material to the Acquired Corporations. The finished goods, work in
progress, raw materials and other materials and supplies included
in the Current Inventory are of a standard that is at least as high
as the generally accepted standard prevailing in the industries in
which the Acquired Corporations operate, except where the failure
to be so would not reasonably be expected, individually or in the
aggregate, to be material to the Acquired Corporations.
(d) Except as set forth in 2.7(d) of the Disclosure
Schedule, the cash equivalents and short-term investments of the
Acquired Corporations are liquid and unimpaired. The Unaudited
Interim Balance Sheet accurately reflects the fair market value of
the cash equivalents and short-term investments of the Acquired
Corporations as of March 31, 2008. Except as set forth in
2.7(d) of the Disclosure Schedule, none of the cash, cash
equivalents or
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short-term
investments of the Acquired Corporations is subject to any
restriction or other Encumbrance.
2.8 Real Property; Equipment; Leasehold.
(a) None of the Acquired Corporations owns any real
property. Part 2.8(a) of the Disclosure Schedule sets forth an
accurate and complete list of each real property lease pursuant to
which any of the Acquired Corporations leases real property from
any other Person for rent payments in excess of $1,000,000
annually. (All real property leased to the Acquired Corporations
pursuant to the real property leases identified or required to be
identified in Part 2.8(a) of the Disclosure Schedule,
including all buildings, structures, fixtures and other
improvements leased to the Acquired Corporations, is referred to as
the “ Leased Real Property .”) There is no Legal
Proceeding pending, and to the Knowledge of the Company no Legal
Proceeding has been threatened in writing (or, with respect to the
Company’s facility located at 4980 Great America Parkway,
Santa Clara, CA, overtly threatened), that challenges or adversely
affects, or would challenge or adversely affect, the continuation
of the present use by the Acquired Corporations of any Leased Real
Property. There are no subleases, licenses, occupancy agreements or
other contractual obligations that grant the right of use or
occupancy of any of the Leased Real Property to any Person other
than the Acquired Corporations, and there is no Person in
possession of or with a right to occupy any of the Leased Real
Property other than the Acquired Corporations.
(b) Except as would not have a Company Material
Adverse Effect, all material items of equipment and other material
tangible assets owned by or leased to the Acquired Corporations
(including the Company Real Property) are adequate for the uses to
which they are being put, are in good and safe condition and repair
(ordinary wear and tear excepted) and are adequate for the conduct
of the businesses of the Acquired Corporations in the manner in
which such businesses are currently being conducted.
2.9 Intellectual Property.
(a) Part 2.9(a) of the Disclosure Schedule
identifies:
(i) in Part 2.9(a)(i) of the Disclosure Schedule, each
Contract (including any Contract entered into in settlement or
avoidance of litigation) pursuant to which any material
Intellectual Property Rights or material Intellectual Property is
licensed or otherwise provided (but not assigned) to any Acquired
Corporation and that is either: (1) bundled, included,
licensed or distributed with any Company Product or Company Product
Software or part of any Company Product or Company Product
Software; or (2) used to manufacture, develop, support,
maintain or test any Company Product or Company Product Software
and is not generally available on standard terms; and
(ii) in Part 2.9(a)(ii) of the Disclosure Schedule,
each Company Contract that constitutes a Material Contract and each
patent license or cross-license pursuant to which any Person has
been granted any license under, or otherwise has received or
acquired any right (whether or not currently exercisable) or
interest in, any
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material
Company IP (other than non-exclusive licenses for Company Products
or Company Product Software granted to customers in the ordinary
course of business).
(b) The Company has Made Available to Parent a
complete and accurate copy of each standard form of the following
Company Contracts: (i) any Contract or terms and conditions
for the sale, lease, license or provisioning of any Company Product
or Company Product Software (in connection with quotations,
purchase orders, purchase order acknowledgments, invoices or
otherwise); (ii) any purchase or supply Contract for the sale
to any Acquired Corporation of any part or component of any Company
Product; (iii) any reseller, sales representative or
distribution Contract for the sale or distribution of any Company
Product or Company Product Software; (iv) any Contract with
any Company Associate containing any assignment or license of
Intellectual Property or Intellectual Property Rights or any
confidentiality provision; and (v) any consulting or
independent contractor Contract containing any assignment or
license of Intellectual Property or Intellectual Property Rights or
pertaining to the design or development of any Company Product or
Company Product Software.
(c) The Acquired Corporations exclusively own all
right, title and interest to and in the material Company IP (other
than: (i) Intellectual Property Rights or Intellectual
Property licensed to the Company, as identified in
Part 2.9(a)(i) of the Disclosure Schedule or licensed to the
Company from a third party pursuant to Contracts that do not
constitute Material Contracts; and (ii) Intellectual Property
Rights or Intellectual Property licensed to the Company that is (A)
generally available on standard terms or is licensed under an Open
Source License, and (B) is not Company Product Software) free
and clear of any Encumbrances (other than licenses granted pursuant
to the Contracts listed in Part 2.9(a)(ii) or Part 2.9(b)
of the Disclosure Schedule or referenced in Section 2.9(b)).
Without limiting the generality of the foregoing:
(i) each Company Associate who is or was since
January 2005 involved in the creation or development of any
material Company IP, material Company Product or material Company
Product Software has signed a valid and enforceable agreement
containing (A) an assignment of Intellectual Property Rights
to the Acquired Corporation for which such Company Associate is or
was an employee or independent contractor and
(B) confidentiality provisions protecting the Company IP;
and
(ii) the Acquired Corporations own or otherwise have valid
licenses to, and after the Closing the Surviving Corporation will
continue to have, all material Intellectual Property Rights needed
to conduct the business of the Acquired Corporations as currently
conducted and currently planned by the Company to be
conducted.
Without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, to the Knowledge of the
Company:
(i) no Company Associate has any claim, right (whether or
not currently exercisable) or interest to or in any Company IP that
has been developed for an Acquired Corporation (excluding, for
example, any intellectual property licensed by an independent
contractor or other Company Associated whether as part of a
deliverable incorporated into a Company Product, Company Product
Software or otherwise);
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(ii) none of the Acquired Corporations is bound by, and no
material Company IP is subject to, any settlement, Legal
Proceeding, Order or judicial stipulation that limits or restricts,
or would limit or restrict, in any material respect the ability of
any Acquired Corporation to use, transfer, license, exploit, assert
or enforce any material Company IP or that may adversely affect the
validity of any material Company IP, material Company Product or
material Company Software Product;
(iii) no funding, facilities or personnel of any
Governmental Body or any university, college, research institute or
other educational institution were used, directly by an Acquired
Corporation, to develop or create, in whole or in part, any Company
IP, Company Product or Company Product Software (provided that the
foregoing applies only to personnel and facilities that were, to
the Knowledge of the Company, owned or employed by a Governmental
Body, university, college, research institute or other educational
institution at the time of such use);
(iv) each Acquired Corporation has taken reasonable steps to
maintain the confidentiality of, and otherwise protect and enforce
its rights in, all material proprietary information held by any of
the Acquired Corporations, or purported to be held by any of the
Acquired Corporations, as a trade secret;
(v) none of the Acquired Corporations has assigned or
otherwise transferred ownership of, or granted an exclusive license
to or agreed to grant an exclusive license to, or agreed to assign
or otherwise transfer ownership of, any material Company IP to any
other Person; and
(vi) none of the Acquired Corporations is now or has ever
been a member or promoter of, or a contributor to, any industry
standards body or any similar organization that would reasonably be
expected to require or obligate any of the Acquired Corporations
to: (A) grant or offer to any other Person any license or
right to any material Company IP; or (B) ensure any material
Company Product or material Company Product Software is compatible
with or interoperates with a standard, product technology,
operating system, or platform.
(d) Subject to the matters identified in
Part 2.20(a) of the Disclosure Schedule, to the Knowledge of
the Company, all material Company IP is valid, subsisting and
enforceable, in that, to the Knowledge of the Company:
(i) each item of Company IP that is Registered IP is
believed by the Company to be and to have been in compliance with
all Legal Requirements, and all filings, payments and other actions
required to be made or taken to maintain such item of Company IP in
full force and effect have been made by the applicable deadline (or
allowable extensions or grace periods thereof), and all documents
and instruments necessary to perfect the rights of the appropriate
Acquired Corporation in such item of material Company IP have been
validly executed, delivered and filed in a timely manner with the
appropriate Governmental Body;
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(ii) no interference, opposition, reissue, reexamination or
other interpartes Legal Proceeding of any nature (excluding, for
avoidance of doubt, any examining attorney office action or any
similar action by the United States Patent and Trademark Office or
equivalent authority anywhere else in the world) is or has been
pending or, to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened, in which
the scope, validity or enforceability of any material Company IP is
being, has been or would reasonably be expected to be contested or
challenged; and
(iii) there is no basis for a claim that would reasonably be
expected to result in a ruling, judgment or determination by any
Governmental Body that any material Company IP that is owned by an
Acquired Corporation and material to the business of the Acquired
Corporations as currently conducted and currently planned by the
Company to be conducted is invalid or unenforceable.
(e) Neither the execution, delivery or performance of
this Agreement, nor the consummation of the Merger or any other
transaction contemplated by this Agreement will, with or without
notice or the lapse of time, result in or give any other Person the
right or option to cause, impose or declare: (i) a loss of, or
Encumbrance on, any material Company IP; (ii) an obligation to
make any payment or royalties or the loss or acceleration of any
payment or royalties; (iii) a breach, modification,
cancellation, termination or suspension of any Contract listed or
required to be listed in Part 2.9(a)(i) of the Disclosure
Schedule or any other Company Contract that constitutes a Material
Contract relating to any material Company IP; (iv) the
release, disclosure or delivery of any material Company IP by or to
any escrow agent or other Person; (v) the grant, assignment or
transfer to any other Person of any license or other right or
interest under, to or in any of the Company IP or any license or
other right with respect to any Intellectual Property Right or
Intellectual Property owned or controlled by Parent or any of
Parent’s Subsidiaries; or (vi) any restriction on
pursuing any claim or enforcing any material Intellectual Property
Right or any other material restriction, including any
noncompetition restriction, on the operation or scope of the
business of any Acquired Corporation or Parent, in each case except
as would not result in a Company Material Adverse Effect. All
Company IP that is owned or purported to be owned by any Acquired
Corporation is and after the consummation of the Merger will be
fully transferable, alienable and licensable without material
restriction and without any material payment of any kind to any
Person.
(f) To the Knowledge of the Company, no Person has
infringed, misappropriated or otherwise violated, and no Person is
currently infringing, misappropriating or otherwise violating, any
material Company IP.
(g) None of the Acquired Corporations and none of the
Company Products or Company Product Software has ever infringed
(directly, contributorily, by inducement or otherwise),
misappropriated or otherwise violated any Intellectual Property
Right of any other Person.
(h) No infringement, misappropriation or similar claim
or Legal Proceeding is pending or, to the Knowledge of the Company,
threatened in writing against: (i) any Acquired Corporation;
or (ii) any Person that is, or has asserted or would reasonably be
expected to assert that it is, entitled to be indemnified,
defended, held harmless or reimbursed by
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any Acquired
Corporation with respect to such claim or Legal Proceeding
(including any claim or Legal Proceeding that has been settled,
dismissed or otherwise concluded).
(i) None of the Acquired Corporations has received any
notice or other communication (in writing or otherwise) relating to
any actual, alleged or suspected infringement, misappropriation or
violation of any Intellectual Property Right of another
Person.
(j) Except for the Company’s obligations to
indemnify customers, distributors, resellers and sales
representatives against third party infringement claims based on
Company Products or products, software or components incorporated
therein that are contained in Company Contracts entered into in the
ordinary course of business, none of the Acquired Corporations has
assumed, or agreed to discharge or otherwise take responsibility
for, any obligation to indemnify, defend, hold harmless or
reimburse any other Person with respect to any intellectual
property infringement, misappropriation or similar
claim.
(k) To the Knowledge of the Company, no claim or Legal
Proceeding involving any Intellectual Property or Intellectual
Property Right licensed to any Acquired Corporation that is
material to the business of the Acquired Corporations as currently
conducted is pending or, to the Knowledge of the Company, has been
threatened in writing, except for any such claim or Legal
Proceeding that, if adversely determined, would not result in a
Company Material Adverse Effect.
(l) To the Knowledge of the Company, none of the
Company Product Software, when distributed by an Acquired
Corporation (i.e., before receipt and further distribution by a
distributor, reseller or OEM) contains any “back door,”
“drop dead device,” “time bomb,”
“Trojan horse,” “virus,” or
“worm” (as such terms are commonly understood in the
software industry) or any other code intended to have any of the
following functions: (i) materially disrupting, disabling,
harming or otherwise impeding in any manner the operation of, or
providing unauthorized access to, a computer system or network or
other device on which such code is stored or installed; or
(ii) materially damaging or destroying any data or file
without the user’s consent.
(m) To the Knowledge of the Company, none of the
Company Product Software is subject to any “copyleft”
or other obligation or condition (including any obligation or
condition under any Open Source License) that requires or
conditions the use or distribution of such Company Product Software
on, the disclosure, licensing or distribution of any source code
for any portion of such Company Product Software (except for
disclosure, licensing, or distribution of minor modifications to
the Open Source License source code).
(n) No source code for any material Company Product
Software has been delivered, licensed or made available to any
escrow agent or other Person (other than employees, contractors or
consultants of the Acquired Corporations in the course of their
employment or engagement for the Acquired Corporations). None of
the Acquired Corporations has any duty or obligation (whether
current, contingent or otherwise) to deliver, license or make
available any source code for any Company Product Software to any
escrow agent or other Person. To the Knowledge of the Company, no
event has occurred, and no circumstance or condition exists, that
(with or without notice or lapse of time) will, or would reasonably
be
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expected to,
result in the delivery, license or disclosure of any source code
for any material Company Product Software to any other Person. For
avoidance of doubt, the Company is not required to identify in the
Disclosure Schedule those employees, contractors or consultants of
the Acquired Corporations who in the course of their employment or
engagement for the Acquired Corporations have access to the source
code for any Company Product Software.
(o) To the Knowledge of the Company, the Company has
complied at all times and in all respects with all Company Privacy
Policies and with all applicable Legal Requirements pertaining to
privacy, user data, or Personal Data and none of (i) the
execution, delivery, or performance of this Agreement or the Voting
Agreement, (ii) the consummation of the Merger or any other
transaction contemplated by this Agreement or by the Voting
Agreement, or (iii) Parent’s possession or use of any
user data, will or would be expected to result in any violation of
any Company Privacy Policy or any Legal Requirement pertaining to
privacy or Personal Data.
(a) Part 2.10 of the Disclosure Schedule
identifies each Company Contract that constitutes a Listed Material
Contract (as defined below). For purposes of this Agreement, each
of the following Contracts (x) that is unexpired and effective
as of the date of this Agreement or (y) under which any
Acquired Corporation has ongoing rights or obligations, shall be
deemed to constitute a “ Listed Material Contract
”:
(i) any Contract pursuant to which any of the Acquired
Corporations is or would reasonably be expected to become obligated
to (A) make any severance, termination or similar payment to
any Company Associate (other than statutory payments required by
applicable law), (B) provide extended health benefits (other
than COBRA for a period of up to 90 days following termination
of employment) following the termination of employment of (or other
relationship with) any Company Associate, (C) extend the
post-termination exercise period of any Company Equity Award beyond
the period set forth in the applicable Company Equity Plan, or
(D) provide any other benefit to a Company Associate upon
termination (with or without cause) of such Company
Associate’s employment or other relationship (other than
statutory benefits required by applicable law);
(ii) any Contract relating to the disposition or acquisition
by any Acquired Corporation of a business unit or material amount
of assets outside the ordinary course of business;
(iii) any Contract that provides for indemnification of any
Indemnified Person (as defined in Section 5.5(a));
(iv) any Contract imposing any restriction on the right or
ability of any Acquired Corporation: (A) to compete with any
other Person; (B) to acquire any product or other asset or any
services from any other Person; (C) to develop, sell, supply,
distribute, offer, support or service any product or any technology
or other asset to or for
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any other
Person; (D) to perform services for any other Person; or
(E) to bring any claim or enforce any Intellectual Property
Right against any Person;
(v) any Contract (other than Contracts evidencing Company
Options or Company Stock-Based Awards): (A) relating to the
acquisition, issuance, voting, registration, sale or transfer of
any securities; (B) providing any Person with any preemptive
right, right of participation, right of maintenance or similar
right with respect to any securities; or (C) providing to or
imposing upon any of the Acquired Corporations any right of first
refusal with respect to, or right or obligation to repurchase or
redeem, any securities;
(vi) any Contract incorporating or relating to any guaranty,
any warranty, any sharing of liabilities or any indemnity or
similar obligation, except for (A) Contracts which do not
differ materially from the standard forms Made Available by the
Company to Parent, (B) the Company’s obligations to
indemnify customers, distributors, resellers and sales
representatives against third party infringement claims based
solely on Company Products that are contained in Company Contracts
entered into in the ordinary course of business; and (C) the
Company’s obligations to indemnify certain licensors,
suppliers and other vendors that are contained in Company Contracts
entered into in the ordinary course of business;
(vii) any Contract relating to any currency hedging, swap or
other financial derivative, material credit facility, outstanding
letter of credit or bank guarantee;
(viii) any Contract relating to the lease of real property
required to be identified in Part 2.8(a) of the Disclosure
Schedule, and any Contract required to be identified in both
Part 2.10(a)(i)-(vi) or (ix)-(xi) and Part 2.9(a)(i) of
the Disclosure Schedule;
(ix) any Contract to license or authorize any Person to
manufacture or reproduce any Company Product or Company Product
Software with: (A) any material supplier of the Acquired
Corporations, including any material component supplier,
(B) any foundry, including any material silicon vendor,
(C) any material manufacturer of Company Products, or
(D) any sole source supplier of components or products that
are not generally available on commercially standard terms from
another supplier; and
(x) any “material contract” as such term is
defined in Item 601(b)(10) of Regulation S-K of the
SEC.
(b) For purposes of this Agreement, each of the
following Contracts (x) that is unexpired and effective as of
the date of this Agreement or (y) under which any Acquired
Corporation has ongoing rights or obligations, shall be deemed to
constitute an “Other Material Contract
”:
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(i) any Contract (but, for avoidance of doubt, excluding
purchase orders using the Company’s standard form)
constituting or relating to a Government Contract;
(ii) any Contract that (A) contemplates or involves the
payment or delivery of cash or other consideration in an amount or
having a value in excess of $2,000,000 in any individual case and
which may not be terminated without penalty upon notice of
90 days or less, or (B) contemplates or involves the
performance of services having a value in excess of $2,000,000
calculated on a per invoice basis, other than any Contract
(including any Contract identified in Part 2.9 of the
Disclosure Schedule) or purchase order entered into in the ordinary
course of business and other than obligations that are terminable
by an Acquired Corporation on no more than 90 days notice
without liability or financial obligation to any Acquired
Corporation;
(iii) any Contract entered into prior to April 1, 2008
containing “standstill” or similar provisions;
and
(iv) any other Contract, if a breach or termination of such
Contract could reasonably be expected to have or result in a
Company Material Adverse Effect.
(Listed
Material Contracts and Other Material Contracts are referred to
collectively as “ Material Contracts .”) The
Company has Made Available to Parent an accurate and complete copy
of each Company Contract that constitutes a Material
Contract.
(c) Except as would not have a Company Material
Adverse Effect and except to the extent that they have previously
expired in accordance with their terms, each Company Contract that
constitutes a Material Contract is valid and in full force and
effect, and is enforceable against the Acquired Corporations (and
to the Knowledge of the Company is enforceable against each other
party thereto) in accordance with its terms, subject to:
(i) laws of general application relating to bankruptcy,
insolvency and the relief of debtors; and (ii) rules of law
governing specific performance, injunctive relief and other
equitable remedies.
(d) Except as would not have a Company Material
Adverse Effect: (i) none of the Acquired Corporations has
materially violated or breached, or committed any material default
under, any Company Contract; (ii) to the Knowledge of the
Company, no other Person has materially violated or breached, or
committed any material default under, any Company Contract; and
(iii) none of the Acquired Corporations has received any
written notice or, to the Knowledge of the Company, other overt
communication regarding any actual or possible material violation
or breach of, or material default under, any Company Contract that
constitutes a Material Contract.
(e) Except as set forth in Part 2.10(e) of the
Disclosure Schedule, to the Knowledge of the Company:
(i) none of the Acquired Corporations has had any
determination of noncompliance, entered into any consent order or
undertaken any
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internal
investigation relating directly or indirectly to any Government
Contract or Government Bid;
(ii) the Acquired Corporations have complied in all material
respects with all Legal Requirements with respect to all Government
Contracts and Government Bids;
(iii) none of the Acquired Corporations has, in obtaining or
performing any Government Contract, violated in any material
respect: (A) the Truth in Negotiations Act of 1962, as
amended; (B) the False Claims Act; (C) the Anti-Kickback
Act; (D) the International Traffic in Arms Regulations;
(E) the Export Administration Regulations; (E) the Byrd
Amendment; (F) the Buy American Act; (G) the Trade Agreements
Act; (H) the Service Contract Act of 1963, as amended;
(I) the Procurement Integrity Act, as amended; (J) the
Federal Acquisition Regulation (“ FAR ”) or any
applicable agency supplement thereto, including FAR 52.222-26
(Equal Opportunity), FAR 52.222-35 (Equal Opportunity for Special
Disabled Veterans, Veterans of the Vietnam Era, and Other Eligible
Veterans), FAR 52.222-36 (Affirmative Action for Workers with
Disabilities, and FAR 52.222-37 (Employment Reports on Special
Disabled Veterans, Veterans of the Vietnam Era, and Other Eligible
Veterans); (K) the Cost Accounting Standards; (L) the
National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual (DOD
5220.22-M); or (M) the Defense Industrial Security Regulation
(DOD 5220.22-R) or any related security regulations;
(iv) all facts set forth in or acknowledged by any Acquired
Corporation in any certification, representation or disclosure
statement submitted by such Acquired Corporation with respect to
any Government Contract or Government Bid were current, materially
accurate and materially complete as of the date of
submission;
(v) none of the Acquired Corporations and, to the Knowledge
of the Company, no employee of any of the Acquired Corporations has
been debarred or suspended from doing business with any
Governmental Body;
(vi) no written negative determinations of responsibility
have been issued against any Acquired Corporation in connection
with any Government Contract or Government Bid;
(vii) no direct or indirect costs incurred by any Acquired
Corporation have been questioned or disallowed as a result of a
finding or determination of any kind by any Governmental
Body;
(viii) no Governmental Body, and no prime contractor or
higher-tier subcontractor of any Governmental Body, has withheld or
set off, or threatened in writing to withhold or set off, any
amount due to any Acquired Corporation under any Government
Contract;
(ix) to the Knowledge of the Company, there are not and have
not been any irregularities, misstatements or omissions made by any
Acquired Corporation relating to any Government Contract or
Government Bid that have led to (A)
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any
administrative, civil, criminal or other investigation, Legal
Proceeding or indictment involving any Acquired Corporation or any
of its employees; (B) the questioning or disallowance of any
costs submitted for payment by any Acquired Corporation;
(C) the recoupment of any payments previously made to any
Acquired Corporation; (D) a finding or claim of fraud, false
claim, defective pricing, mischarging or improper payments on the
part of any Acquired Corporation; or (E) the assessment of any
penalties or damages of any kind against any Acquired
Corporation;
(x) there is not any (A) outstanding claim against any
Acquired Corporation by, or dispute involving any Acquired
Corporation with, any Governmental Body, prime contractor,
subcontractor, vendor or other Person arising under or relating to
the award or performance of any Government Contract;
(B) termination for default, termination for cause, show cause
notice, or cure notice issued in writing by any Governmental Body,
prime contractor or higher-tier subcontractor related to any
Government Contract that is a Company Contract; or (D) final
decision of any Governmental Body against any Acquired
Corporation;
(xi) none of the Acquired Corporations is undergoing and
none of the Acquired Corporations has undergone any audit by a
Governmental Body;
(xii) none of the Acquired Corporations has entered into any
financing arrangement or assignment of proceeds with respect to the
performance of any Government Contract;
(xiii) no payment has been made by any Acquired Corporation
or, to the Knowledge of the Company, by any Person acting on any
Acquired Corporation’s behalf to any Person (other than to
any bona fide employee or bona fide agency (as defined in subpart
3.4 of the FAR) of any Acquired Corporation) which is or was
contingent upon the award of any Government Contract;
(xiv) in each case in which any Acquired Corporation has
delivered or otherwise provided any Company IP to any Governmental
Body, prime contractor or higher-tier subcontractor in connection
with any Government Contract, such Acquired Corporation has marked
such Company IP with all markings and legends (including any
“restricted rights” legend and any “government
purpose license rights” legend) necessary (under the FAR or
other applicable Legal Requirements) to ensure that no Governmental
Body or other Person is able to acquire any unlimited rights with
respect to such technical data, computer software or Company
IP;
(xv) to the Knowledge of the Company, none of the Acquired
Corporations has made any disclosure to any Governmental Body
pursuant to any voluntary disclosure agreement; and
(xvi) no Acquired Corporation is or will be required to make
any filing with or give any notice to, or to obtain any Consent
from, any Governmental Body under or in connection with any
Government Contract or Government Bid as a result of
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or by virtue of
(A) the execution, delivery or performance of this Agreement,
or (B) the consummation of the Merger or any other transaction
contemplated by this Agreement.
2.11 Liabilities . None of the Acquired Corporations has,
and none of the Acquired Corporations is or would reasonably be
expected to become responsible for performing or discharging, any
accrued, contingent or other liabilities of any nature, either
matured or unmatured, that are, individually or in the aggregate,
material to the Acquired Corporations, except for:
(a) liabilities reflected or reserved against on the Unaudited
Interim Balance Sheet; (b) normal and recurring current
liabilities that have been incurred by the Acquired Corporations
since the date of the Unaudited Interim Balance Sheet in the
ordinary course of business and consistent with past practices;
(c) liabilities for performance of obligations of the Acquired
Corporations under Company Contracts, to the extent such
liabilities are readily ascertainable (in nature, scope and amount)
from the written terms of such Company Contracts;
(d) liabilities described in Part 2.11 of the Disclosure
Schedule; and (e) liabilities that would not, in the
aggregate, have a Company Material Adverse Effect.
2.12 Compliance with Legal Requirements . Each of the
Acquired Corporations is, and has at all times been, in compliance
with all applicable Legal Requirements, except for any failure to
comply that would not have a Company Material Adverse Effect. Since
January 1, 2005, none of the Acquired Corporations has
received any written notice or, to the Knowledge of the Company,
other overt communication from any Governmental Body regarding any
actual or possible violation of, inquiry or investigation relating
to or failure to comply with any Legal Requirement in any material
respect.
2.13 Certain Business Practices; Export Compliance
.
(a) None of the Acquired Corporations, and to the
Knowledge of the Company, no director, officer, other employee or
agent of any of the Acquired Corporations, has violated or operated
in noncompliance with any provision of the Foreign Corrupt
Practices Act of 1977, as amended (the “ FCPA
”), and, to the Knowledge of the Company, no Acquired
Corporation and no such director, officer, other employee or agent
has: (a) used any corporate funds for unlawful contributions,
gifts, entertainment or other unlawful expenses relating to
political activity; or (b) made any unlawful payment to
foreign or domestic government officials or employees or to foreign
or domestic political parties or campaigns. The Acquired
Corporations have established reasonable internal controls and
procedures to ensure compliance with the FCPA.
(b) Except as set forth in Part 2.13(b) of the
Disclosure Schedule, the Acquired Corporations have at all times
been in compliance with all Legal Requirements, including the
Export Administration Regulations (15 C.F.R. §§ 730-774),
the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (22 C.F.R.
§§ 120-130), the Foreign Assets Control Regulations (31
C.F.R. §§ 500-598) and the Customs Regulations (19 C.F.R.
§§ 1-357), relating to: (i) the export or transfer
of commodities, software, technical data and technology, from the
United States to any other country; (ii) the re-export or
transfer of commodities, software, technical data and technology
from any country outside the United States to any other country
outside the United States; (iii) the release of software,
technology or technical data to any non-U.S. national within or
outside the United States; (iv) the importation into the
United States of any products,
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merchandise,
technology or software; (v) the provision of services to
Persons outside the United States or to non-U.S. Persons within the
United States; and (vi) the receipt or acquisition of services
by Persons located outside the United States, or by non-U.S.
nationals within the United States, in each case except for any
failure to comply that would not have a Company Material Adverse
Effect. Without limiting the foregoing, there are no pending or, to
the Knowledge of the Company, threatened Legal Proceedings against
any Acquired Corporation with respect to such Acquired
Corporation’s import, export or re-export
transactions.
2.14 Governmental Authorizations .
(a) The Acquired Corporations hold, to the extent
legally required, all material Governmental Authorizations
necessary to enable the Acquired Corporations to conduct their
respective businesses in the manner in which such businesses are
currently being conducted. As of the date of this Agreement, all
such Governmental Authorizations are valid and in full force and
effect. Each Acquired Corporation is, and at all times has been, in
compliance with the terms and requirements of such Governmental
Authorizations, except for any failure to comply that would not
have a Company Material Adverse Effect. Since January 1, 2005,
none of the Acquired Corporations has received any written notice
or, to the Knowledge of the Company, other overt communication from
any Governmental Body regarding any actual or possible revocation,
withdrawal, suspension, cancellation, termination or modification
of any material Governmental Authorization.
(b) Part 2.14(b) of the Disclosure Schedule
describes the terms of each material grant, incentive or subsidy
provided or made available to or for the benefit of any of the
Acquired Corporations by any U.S. or foreign Governmental Body or
otherwise. Each of the Acquired Corporations is in full compliance
with all of the terms and requirements of each grant, incentive and
subsidy identified or required to be identified in
Part 2.14(b) of the Disclosure Schedule. Neither the
execution, delivery or performance of this Agreement, nor the
consummation of the Merger or any other transaction contemplated by
this Agreement, does or will (with or without notice or lapse of
time) give any Person the right to revoke, withdraw, suspend,
cancel, terminate or modify any grant, incentive or subsidy
identified or required to be identified in Part 2.14(b) of the
Disclosure Schedule.
(a) Each of the material Tax Returns required to be
filed by or on behalf of the respective Acquired Corporations
before the Closing Date (the “ Acquired Corporation
Returns ”): (i) has been or will be filed on or
before the applicable due date (taking into account any extensions
of such due date); and (ii) has been, or will be when filed,
prepared in all material respects in compliance with all applicable
Legal Requirements. All amounts shown on the Acquired Corporation
Returns to be due on or before the Closing Date have been or will
be paid on or before the Closing Date. Each Acquired Corporation
has timely withheld and timely paid all material Taxes which are
required to have been withheld and paid by it in connection with
amounts paid or owing to any employee, independent contractor,
creditor, supplier, stockholder or other Person, other than Taxes
described in the parenthetical in the next succeeding sentence.
There are no material unsatisfied liabilities of the Acquired
Corporations (including liabilities for interest, additions to Tax
and penalties thereon and related expenses)
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with respect to
any Tax (other than liabilities for Taxes that are being contested
in good faith by the Acquired Corporations and with respect to
which adequate reserves for payment have been established on the
Unaudited Interim Balance Sheet).
(b) The Unaudited Interim Balance Sheet fully accrues
all actual and contingent material liabilities for Taxes with
respect to all periods through the date of this Agreement in
accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, except
for liabilities for Taxes incurred since the date of the Unaudited
Interim Balance Sheet in the operation of the business of the
Acquired Corporations. The Company will establish, in the ordinary
course of business and consistent with its past practices, reserves
adequate for the payment of all material Taxes for the period from
the date of the Unaudited Interim Balance Sheet through the Closing
Date.
(c) No material Acquired Corporation Return is
currently the subject of any examination or audit by any
Governmental Body. No extension or waiver of the limitation period
applicable to any of the Acquired Corporation Returns has been
granted (by the Company or any other Person) that is still in
effect, and no such extension or waiver is currently being
requested from any Acquired Corporation. None of the Acquired
Corporations has received any notice or other communication (in
writing or otherwise) that any material Acquired Corporation Return
will be subject to an audit that has not commenced.
(d) No claim or Legal Proceeding with respect to any
material Tax is pending or, to the Knowledge of the Company, has
been threatened against or with respect to any Acquired
Corporation. There are no liens for material Taxes upon any of the
assets of any of the Acquired Corporations except liens for current
Taxes not yet due and payable.
(e) There are no agreements relating to allocating or
sharing of Taxes to which any Acquired Corporation is a party,
other than any such agreements to which only Acquired Corporations
are parties. None of the Acquired Corporations is liable for Taxes
of any other Person, or is currently under any contractual
obligation to indemnify any Person with respect to any material
amounts of such Person’s Taxes or is a party to any agreement
providing for payments by an Acquired Corporation with respect to
any amount of Taxes of any other Person, other than a Person that
is an Acquired Corporation. For the purposes of this
Section 2.15(e), commercially reasonable agreements providing
for the allocation or payment of real property Taxes attributable
to real property leased or occupied by an Acquired Corporation and
commercially reasonable agreements for the allocation of payment of
personal property Taxes, sales or use Taxes or value added Taxes
with respect to personal property leased, used, owned or sold by an
Acquired Corporation in the ordinary course of business shall be
disregarded.
(f) No Acquired Corporation has constituted either a
“distributing corporation” or a “controlled
corporation” within the meaning of Section 355(a)(1)(A)
of the Code.
(g) No Acquired Corporation is or has been a United
States real property holding corporation within the meaning of
Section 897(c)(2) of the Code.
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(h) No Acquired Corporation has been a member of an
affiliated group of corporations within the meaning of
Section 1504 of the Code or within the meaning of any similar
Legal Requirement to which an Acquired Corporation may be subject,
other than the affiliated group of which the Company is the common
parent.
(i) The Company has Made Available to Parent accurate
and complete copies of all federal and state income Tax Returns of
the Acquired Corporations for all Tax years that remain open or are
otherwise subject to audit, and all other material Tax Returns of
the Acquired Corporations since April 2, 2003.
(j) No Acquired Corporation has participated in, or is
currently participating in, a “Listed Transaction” or a
“Reportable Transaction” within the meaning of Treasury
Regulation Section 1.6011-4(b)(2) or similar transaction under
any corresponding or similar Legal Requirement.
2.16 Employee and Labor Matters; Benefit Plans .
(a) Except as set forth in Part 2.16(a) of the
Disclosure Schedule, none of the Acquired Corporations is a party
to or bound by any collective bargaining agreement or union
contract, and no collective bargaining agreement is being
negotiated by any of the Acquired Corporations. To the Knowledge of
the Company, there are no activities or proceedings of any labor
union to organize any employees. There is no labor dispute, strike
or work stoppage pending against any of the Acquired Corporations
or, to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened or reasonably
anticipated that could interfere materially with the business
activities of any Acquired Corporation. None of the Acquired
Corporations has committed any unfair labor practice in connection
with the operation of its business that would reasonably be
expected to result in a material liability to such Acquired
Corporation. There are no material actions, suits, claims, labor
disputes or grievances pending or, to the Knowledge of the Company,
threatened relating to any labor, safety or discrimination matters
involving any Company Associate, including charges of unfair labor
practices or discrimination complaints, which, if adversely
determined, would reasonably be expected to result in a material
liability to any of the Acquired Corporations.
(b) None of the Acquired Corporations intends, and
none of the Acquired Corporations has committed, to establish or
enter into any new Company Employee Plan, Foreign Plan or Company
Employee Agreement, or to modify any Company Employee Plan, Foreign
Plan or Company Employee Agreement (except to conform any such
Company Employee Plan, Foreign Plan or Company Employee Agreement
to the requirements of Section 409A of the Code and any other
applicable Legal Requirements).
(c) The Company has Made Available to Parent accurate
and complete copies of: (i) all documents setting forth the
terms of each material Company Employee Plan, each material Foreign
Plan and each material Company Employee Agreement, including all
amendments thereto and all related trust documents; and
(ii) the most recent IRS determination or opinion letter
issued with respect to each Company Employee Plan intended to be
qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code.
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(d) Each of the Acquired Corporations and Company
Affiliates has performed in all material respects all obligations
required to be performed by it under each Company Employee Plan,
each Foreign Plan and each Company Employee Plan has been
established and maintained in all material respects in accordance
with its terms and in compliance in all material respects with all
applicable Legal Requirements. No material oral or written
representation or commitment with respect to any Company Employee
Plan or Foreign Plan has been made to any employee of any of the
Acquired Corporations and Company Affiliates by an authorized
employee of any of the Acquired Corporations and Company Affiliates
that is not materially in accordance with the written or otherwise
preexisting terms of such Company Employee Plan or Foreign Plan and
that would reasonably be expected to result in material liability
to any of the Acquired Corporations and Company
Affiliates.
(e) None of the Acquired Corporations, and no Company
Affiliate, has at any time since July 21, 2002 maintained,
established, sponsored, participated in or contributed to any:
(i) Company Pension Plan subject to Title IV of ERISA; (ii)
“multiemployer plan” within the meaning of Section
(3)(37) of ERISA; or (iii) plan subject to Section 413 of
the Code.
(f) No Company Employee Plan, Foreign Plan or Company
Employee Agreement provides (except at no cost to the Acquired
Corporations or any Company Affiliate), or reflects or represents
any liability of any of the Acquired Corporations and Company
Affiliates to provide, post-termination or retiree life insurance,
post-termination or retiree health benefits or other
post-termination or retiree employee welfare benefits to any Person
for any reason, except as may be required by COBRA or other
applicable Legal Requirements.
(g) Except as set forth in Part 2.16(g) of the
Disclosure Schedule, and except as expressly required or provided
by this Agreement, neither the execution and delivery of this
Agreement or the Voting Agreement, nor the consummation of the
Merger or any other transaction contemplated by this Agreement or
by the Voting Agreement will (either alone or upon the occurrence
of termination of employment) constitute an event under any Company
Employee Plan, Foreign Plan, Company Employee Agreement or other
Company Contract, trust or loan that may result (either alone or in
connection with any other circumstance or event) in or give rise
directly or indirectly to: (i) any payment (whether of
severance pay or otherwise), acceleration, forgiveness of
indebtedness, vesting, distribution, increase in benefits or
obligation to fund benefits with respect to any Company Associate;
(ii) any “parachute payment” within the meaning of
Section 280G(b)(2) of the Code: or (iii) the payment of
any amount that would not be deductible pursuant to
Section 162(m) of the Code (or any comparable provision under
state or foreign Tax laws). No Acquired Corporation is a party to
any agreement to compensate any Person for excise taxes payable
pursuant to Section 4999 of the Code.
(h) There are no loans or other advances that have
been made by any of the Acquired Corporations to any Company
Associate that are currently outstanding, other than routine travel
advances made to employees in the ordinary course of
business.
2.17 Environmental Matters .
(a) Except as would not have a Company Material
Adverse Effect, each of the Acquired Corporations: (i) is and
has been in compliance in all material respects
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with, and has
not been and is not in material violation of or subject to any
material liability under, any applicable Environmental Laws (as
defined below); and (ii) possesses all material permits and
other material Governmental Authorizations required under
applicable Environmental Laws, and is in compliance in all material
respects with the terms and conditions thereof.
(b) None of the Acquired Corporations has received any
written notice or, to the Knowledge of the Company, other overt
communication, whether from a Governmental Body, Company Associate
or, following the date of this Agreement, otherwise, that alleges
that any of the Acquired Corporations is not or might not be in
compliance in any material respect with any Environmental
Law.
(c) To the Knowledge of the Company, except as would
not have a Company Material Adverse Effect: (i) all Leased
Real Property and any other property that is or was controlled or
used by any of the Acquired Corporations, and all surface water,
groundwater and soil associated with or adjacent to such property,
is free in all material respects of any Materials of Environmental
Concern (as defined below) or material environmental contamination
of any nature; (ii) none of the Leased Real Property or any
other property that is or was controlled or used by any of the
Acquired Corporations contains any underground storage tanks,
asbestos, equipment using PCBs or underground injection wells; and
(iii) none of the Leased Real Property or any other property
that is or was controlled or used by any of the Acquired
Corporations contains any septic or other tanks or leach field or
other area into which process wastewater or any Materials of
Environmental Concern have been Released (as defined
below).
(d) Except as would not have a Company Material
Adverse Effect, no Acquired Corporation has ever Released any
Materials of Environmental Concern except in compliance in all
material respects with all applicable Environmental
Laws.
(e) Except as would not have a Company Material
Adverse Effect, no Acquired Corporation has ever sent or
transported, or arranged to send or transport, any Materials of
Environmental Concern to a site that, pursuant to any applicable
Environmental Law: (i) has been placed on the “National
Priorities List” of hazardous waste sites or any similar
state list; (ii) is otherwise designated or identified as a
potential site for remediation, cleanup, closure or other
environmental remedial activity; or (iii) is subject to a
Legal Requirement to take “removal” or
“remedial” action as detailed in any applicable
Environmental Law or to make payment for the cost of cleaning up
any site.
(f) For purposes of this Section 2.17: (i)
“ Environmental Law ” means any federal, state,
local or foreign Legal Requirement relating to pollution or
protection of human health or the environment (including ambient
air, surface water, ground water, land surface or subsurface
strata), including any Legal Requirement relating to emissions,
discharges, releases or threatened releases of Materials of
Environmental Concern, or otherwise relating to the manufacture,
processing, distribution, use, treatment, storage, disposal,
transport or handling of Materials of Environmental Concern; (ii)
“ Materials of Environmental Concern ” include
chemicals, pollutants, contaminants, wastes, toxic substances,
petroleum and petroleum products and any other substance that is
regulated by any Environmental Law; and (iii) “
Release ” means
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any spilling,
leaking, emitting, discharging, depositing, escaping, leaching,
dumping or other releasing into the environment, whether
intentional or unintentional.
2.18 Insurance . Each of the material insurance policies and
all material self insurance programs and arrangements relating to
the business, assets and operations of the Company is in full force
and effect. As of the date of this Agreement, none of the Acquired
Corporations has received any written notice or, to the Knowledge
of the Company, overt communication regarding any actual or
possible: (a) cancellation or invalidation of any such
insurance policy; or (b) written notice of refusal of any
coverage or rejection of any material claim under any such
insurance policy. There is no pending workers’ compensation
or other material claim under or based upon any insurance policy of
any of the Acquired Corporations. With respect to each Legal
Proceeding that has been filed against any Acquired Corporation,
the Company has provided written notice of such Legal Proceeding to
the appropriate insurance carrier(s), if any, and, no such carrier
has issued a denial of coverage or a reservation of rights with
respect to any such Legal Proceeding, or informed any of the
Acquired Corporations of its intent to do so.
2.19 Transactions with Affiliates . Except as set forth in
the Company SEC Documents filed prior to the date of this
Agreement, between December 31, 2007 and the date of this
Agreement, no event has occurred that would be required to be
reported by the Company pursuant to Item 404 of
Regulation S-K promulgated by the SEC. Part 2.19 of the
Disclosure Schedule identifies each Person who may be deemed to be,
in the Company’s reasonable judgment, an
“affiliate” (as that term is used in Rule 145
under the Securities Act) of the Company as of the date of this
Agreement.
2.20 Legal Proceedings; Orders .
(a) Except as set forth in Part 2.20(a) of the
Disclosure Schedule, there is no pending Legal Proceeding, and (to
the Knowledge of the Company) no Person has threatened to commence
any Legal Proceeding that, if adversely determined, would
reasonably be expected to have or result in a Company Material
Adverse Effect. The Company has established reasonable internal
controls and procedures regarding appropriate retention of
documents relevant to pending and threatened Legal
Proceedings.
(b) There is no Order to which any of the Acquired
Corporations, or any of the assets owned or used by any of the
Acquired Corporations, is subject.
2.21 Authority; Inapplicability of Anti-takeover Statutes;
Binding Nature of Agreement . The Company has the absolute and
unrestricted right, power and authority to enter into and to
perform its obligations under this Agreement. The board of
directors of the Company (at a meeting duly called and held) has:
(a) unanimously determined that the Merger and this Agreement
are advisable and fair to and in the best interests of the Company
and its stockholders; (b) unanimously authorized and approved
the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by the
Company and unanimously approved the Merger; (c) unanimously
recommended the adoption of this Agreement by the holders of
Company Common Stock and directed that this Agreement and the
Merger be submitted for consideration by the Company’s
stockholders at the Company Stockholders’ Meeting (as defined
in Section 5.2); and (d) to the
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extent
necessary, adopted a resolution having the effect of causing the
Company not to be subject to any state takeover law or similar
Legal Requirement that might otherwise apply to the Merger or any
of the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement. This
Agreement constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of
the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with its
terms, subject to: (i) laws of general application relating to
bankruptcy, insolvency and the relief of debtors; and
(ii) rules of law governing specific performance, injunctive
relief and other equitable remedies. Prior to the execution of the
Voting Agreement, the board of directors of the Company approved
the Voting Agreement and the matters contemplated thereby for
purposes of Section 203 of the DGCL. The board of directors of
the Company has taken, and during the Pre-Closing Period the board
of directors of the Company will take, all actions necessary to
ensure that the restrictions applicable to business combinations
contained in Section 203 of the DGCL are, and will be, inapplicable
to the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and
the Voting Agreement and to the consummation of the Merger and the
other transactions contemplated by this Agreement or by the Voting
Agreement.
2.22 Vote Required . The affirmative vote of the holders of
a majority of the shares of Company Common Stock outstanding on the
record date for the Company Stockholders’ Meeting (the
“ Required Company Stockholder Vote ”) is the
only vote of the holders of any class or series of the
Company’s capital stock necessary to adopt this Agreement,
approve the Merger or consummate the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement.
2.23 Non-Contravention; Consents . Except as set forth in
Part 2.23 of the Disclosure Schedule, neither (1) the
execution, delivery or performance of this Agreement, nor
(2) the consummation of the Merger or any other transaction
contemplated by this Agreement, will directly or indirectly (with
or without notice or lapse of time):
(a) contravene, conflict with or result in a violation
of any of the provisions of the Charter Documents of any of
the Acquired Corporations;
(b) assuming the filings, notices and Consents described in
the last paragraph of this Section 2.23 are made, given and
obtained, contravene, conflict with or result in a violation of any
Legal Requirement or any Order to which any of the Acquired
Corporations, or any of the assets owned or used by any of the
Acquired Corporations, is subject;
(c) contravene, conflict with or result in a material
violation or breach of, or result in a material default under, any
provision of any Company Contract, or give any Person the right to:
(i) declare a material default or exercise any material remedy
under any Company Contract; (ii) receive or obtain a material
rebate, chargeback, penalty or change in delivery schedule under
any Company Contract; (iii) accelerate the maturity or
performance of any Company Contract; or (iv) cancel, terminate
or materially modify any material right, benefit, obligation or
other term of any Company Contract;
(d) result in the imposition or creation of any material
Encumbrance upon or with respect to any material asset owned or
used by any of the Acquired Corporations (except for liens that
will not, in any case or in the aggregate, materially
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detract from
the value of the assets subject thereto or materially impair the
operations of any of the Acquired Corporations); or
(e) result in the disclosure or delivery to any escrowholder
or other Person of any source code for any Company Product
Software, or the transfer of any material asset of any of the
Acquired Corporations to any Person,
except, in the
case of clauses “(b)” through “(e)” as
would not reasonably be expected, individually or on the aggregate,
to have a Company Material Adverse Effect.
None of the
Acquired Corporations was, is or will be required to make any
filing with or give any notice to, or to obtain any Consent from,
any Person in connection with: (x) the execution, delivery or
performance of this Agreement; or (y) the consummation of the
Merger or any other transaction contemplated by this Agreement,
except as may be required by the Securities Act, the Exchange Act,
the DGCL, any applicable state or foreign securities laws, the HSR
Act, any foreign antitrust Legal Requirement and the NASD Bylaws
(as they relate to the Form S-4 Registration Statement and the
Prospectus/Proxy Statement), and except where the failure to make
any such filing, give any such notice or obtain any such Consent
would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Company
Material Adverse Effect.
2.24 Fairness Opinion . The Company’s board of
directors has received the written opinion of Merrill Lynch,
Pierce, Fenner and Smith Incorporated (“ Merrill Lynch
”), financial advisor to the Company, dated July 21,
2008, to the effect that, as of the date of such opinion and
subject to the matters set forth in such opinion, the Merger
Consideration is fair, from a financial point of view, to the
stockholders of the Company. The Company has furnished (solely for
informational purposes) a copy of said written opinion to
Parent.
2.25 Financial Advisor . Except for Merrill Lynch, no
broker, finder or investment banker is entitled to any brokerage,
finder’s or other fee or commission in connection with the
Merger or any of the other transactions contemplated by this
Agreement based upon arrangements made by or on behalf of any of
the Acquired Corporations. The Company has Made Available to Parent
accurate and complete copies of all agreements under which any such
fees, commissions or other amounts have been paid or may become
payable and all indemnification and other agreements related to the
engagement of Merrill Lynch.
2.26 Full Disclosure . None of the information supplied or
to be supplied by or on behalf of the Company for inclusion or
incorporation by reference in the Form S-4 Registration Statement
will, at the time the Form S-4 Registration Statement is filed with
the SEC or at the time it becomes effective under the Securities
Act, 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 the light of the
circumstances under which they are made, not misleading. None of
the information supplied or to be supplied by or on behalf of the
Company for inclusion or incorporation by reference in the
Prospectus/Proxy Statement will, at the time the Prospectus/Proxy
Statement is mailed to the stockholders of the Company or at the
time of the Company Stockholders’ Meeting (or any adjournment
or postponement thereof), 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 the light of the circumstances under
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which they are
made, not misleading. The Prospectus/Proxy Statement will comply as
to form in all material respects with the provisions of the
Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated by the SEC
thereunder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no representation or
warranty is made by the Company with respect to statements or
information made or incorporated by reference in the Form S-4
Registration Statement or the Proxy Statement/Prospectus by or
about Parent or Merger Sub supplied by Parent for inclusion or
incorporation by reference in the Form S-4 Registration Statement
or the Proxy Statement/Prospectus.
Section 3.
Representations and
Warranties of Parent and Merger Sub
Parent and Merger
Sub represent and warrant to the Company as follows:
3.1 Due Organization . Parent and Merger Sub are
corporations duly organized, validly existing and in good standing
under the laws of the State of Delaware.
3.2 Authority; Binding Nature of Agreement . Parent and
Merger Sub have the absolute and unrestricted right, power and
authority to perform their obligations under this Agreement; and
the execution, delivery and performance by Parent and Merger Sub of
this Agreement have been duly authorized by any necessary action on
the part of Parent and Merger Sub and their respective boards of
directors. This Agreement constitutes the legal, valid and binding
obligation of Parent and Merger Sub, enforceable against them in
accordance with its terms, subject to: (a) laws of general
application relating to bankruptcy, insolvency and the relief of
debtors; and (b) rules of law governing specific performance,
injunctive relief and other equitable remedies.
3.3 No Vote Required . No vote of the holders of Parent
Common Stock is required under applicable law to authorize the
Merger.
3.4 Non-Contravention; Consents . Neither the execution and
delivery of this Agreement by Parent and Merger Sub nor the
consummation by Merger Sub of the Merger will: (a) conflict
with or result in any breach of the certificate of incorporation or
bylaws of Parent or Merger Sub; or (b) result in a violation by
Parent or Merger Sub of any Legal Requirement or Order to which
Parent or Merger Sub is subject, except for any violation that will
not have a material adverse effect on Parent’s ability to
consummate the Merger. Except as may be required by the Securities
Act, the Exchange Act, the DGCL, the HSR Act, any foreign antitrust
Legal Requirement and the NASD Bylaws (as they relate to the Form
S-4 Registration Statement and the Prospectus/Proxy Statement),
neither Parent nor Merger Sub was, is or will be required to make
any filing with or give any notice to, or to obtain any Consent
from, any Governmental Body prior to the Effective Time in
connection with: (x) the execution, delivery or performance of
this Agreement; or (y) the consummation of the Merger or any
of the other transactions contemplated by this
Agreement.
3.5 Valid Issuance . The shares of Parent Common Stock to be
issued pursuant to the Merger will, when issued in accordance with
the requirements of this Agreement and other applicable documents,
be fully paid, validly issued and non-assessable.
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3.6 Financing . Parent has delivered to the Company an
accurate and complete copy of an executed debt commitment letter
dated July 21, 2008, related term sheets and the exhibits
attached thereto, from Bank of America N.A. and Morgan Stanley
Senior Funding, Inc. and certain of their respective affiliates
(collectively, the “ Debt Commitment Letter ”),
pursuant to which, on the terms and subject to conditions of the
Debt Commitment Letter, certain lenders have committed to provide
Parent with loans in the amounts described in the Debt Commitment
Letter (the “ Debt Financing ”). As of the date
of this Agreement, the Debt Commitment Letter, in the form so
delivered, is a legal, valid and binding obligation of Parent and,
to Parent’s Knowledge, the other parties thereto. As of the
date of this Agreement, the Debt Commitment Letter is in full force
and effect and has not been withdrawn or terminated or otherwise
amended or modified in any material respect. As of the date of this
Agreement, Parent is not in material breach of any of its covenants
set forth in the Debt Commitment Letter. Parent has paid any and
all commitment or other fees payable by it under the Debt
Commitment Letter that are due as of the date of this Agreement.
Except for side letters, agreements, arrangements or understandings
that would not reasonably be expected to materially impair the
validity of the Debt Commitment Letter or the ability of Parent to
consummate the Merger or materially decrease the amount of
financing expected to be provided under the Debt Commitment Letter,
there are no side letters or other
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