Exhibit 2.1
Execution Version
AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF
MERGER
among
PFIZER INC.,
WAGNER ACQUISITION
CORP.
and
WYETH
Dated as of January 25,
2009
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE
I
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THE
MERGER
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Section 1.1
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The Merger
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1
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Section 1.2
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Closing
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1
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Section 1.3
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Effective Time
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2
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Section 1.4
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Effects of the Merger
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2
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Section 1.5
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Bylaws
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2
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Section 1.6
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Certificate of Incorporation
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2
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Section 1.7
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Officers and Directors
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Section 1.8
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Effect on Capital Stock
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2
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Section 1.9
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Company Stock Options and Other Equity-Based
Awards
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4
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Section 1.10
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Certain Adjustments
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7
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Section 1.11
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Appraisal Rights
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ARTICLE
II
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EXCHANGE
OF SHARES
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Section 2.1
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Exchange Agent
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Section 2.2
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Exchange Procedures
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Section 2.3
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Distributions with Respect to Unexchanged
Shares
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10
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Section 2.4
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No Further Ownership Rights
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10
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Section 2.5
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No Fractional Shares of Parent Common
Stock
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10
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Section 2.6
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Termination of Exchange Fund
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Section 2.7
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No Liability
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11
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Section 2.8
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Investment of the Exchange Fund
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11
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Section 2.9
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Lost Certificates
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12
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Section 2.10
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Withholding Rights
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12
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Section 2.11
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Further Assurances
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12
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Section 2.12
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Stock Transfer Books
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12
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ARTICLE
III
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REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY
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Section 3.1
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Organization, Good Standing and
Qualification
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Section 3.2
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Capital Structure
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13
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Section 3.3
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Corporate Authority
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15
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Section 3.4
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Governmental Filings; No Violations,
Etc.
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Section 3.5
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Company Reports; Financial
Statements
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Section 3.6
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Absence of Certain Changes
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Section 3.7
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Litigation
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Section 3.8
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Compliance with Laws
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Section 3.9
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Properties
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Section 3.10
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Contracts
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Section 3.11
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Employee Benefit Plans
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Section 3.12
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Labor Matters
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24
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Section 3.13
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Tax
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Section 3.14
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Intellectual Property
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Section 3.15
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Environmental Matters
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Section 3.16
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Insurance
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Section 3.17
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Regulatory Compliance
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Section 3.18
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Interested Party Transactions
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Section 3.19
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Brokers and Finders
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Section 3.20
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No Additional Representations
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ARTICLE
IV
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REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF PARENT AND MERGER SUB
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Section 4.1
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Organization, Good Standing and
Qualification
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Section 4.2
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Capital Structure
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Section 4.3
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Corporate Authority
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Section 4.4
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Governmental Filings; No Violations;
Etc.
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Section 4.5
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Parent Reports; Financial Statements
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Section 4.6
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Litigation
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Section 4.7
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Brokers and Finders
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Section 4.8
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No Business Activities
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Section 4.9
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Board Approval
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Section 4.10
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Vote Required
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Section 4.11
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Financing
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Section 4.12
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Absence of Certain Changes
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Section 4.13
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Compliance with Laws
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Section 4.14
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Certain Agreements
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Section 4.15
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Tax
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Section 4.16
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Intellectual Property
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Section 4.17
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Regulatory Compliance
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Section 4.18
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No Additional Representations
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ARTICLE
V
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COVENANTS
RELATING TO CONDUCT OF BUSINESS
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Section 5.1
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Ordinary Course
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Section 5.2
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Governmental Filings
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Section 5.3
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Restrictions on Parent
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ARTICLE
VI
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ADDITIONAL
AGREEMENTS
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Section 6.1
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Preparation of Proxy Statement; Stockholders
Meeting
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Section 6.2
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Access to Information/Employees
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Section 6.3
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Reasonable Best Efforts
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Section 6.4
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Acquisition Proposals
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Section 6.5
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Employee Benefits Matters
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Section 6.6
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Fees and Expenses
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Section 6.7
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Directors’ and Officers’
Indemnification and Insurance
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Section 6.8
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Public Announcements
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Section 6.9
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Listing of Shares of Parent Common Stock and
Parent Convertible Preferred Stock
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Section 6.10
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Dividends
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Section 6.11
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Section 16 Matters
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Section 6.12
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Company Cooperation on Certain
Matters
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Section 6.13
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Financing Cooperation
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Section 6.14
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Convertible Debentures and Company Convertible
Preferred Stock
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Section 6.15
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Board Representation
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ARTICLE
VII
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CONDITIONS
PRECEDENT
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Section 7.1
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Conditions to Each Party’s Obligation to
Effect the Merger
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Section 7.2
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Additional Conditions to Obligations of Parent
and Merger Sub
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Section 7.3
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Additional Conditions to Obligations of the
Company
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ARTICLE
VIII
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TERMINATION
AND AMENDMENT
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Section 8.1
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General
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Section 8.2
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Obligations in Event of Termination
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Section 8.3
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Amendment
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Section 8.4
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Extension; Waiver
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ARTICLE
IX
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GENERAL
PROVISIONS
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Section 9.1
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Non-Survival of Representations, Warranties and
Agreements
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Section 9.2
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Notices
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Section 9.3
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Headings
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Section 9.4
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Counterparts
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Section 9.5
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Entire Agreement; No Third-Party
Beneficiaries
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Section 9.6
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Governing Law
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Section 9.7
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Severability
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Section 9.8
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Assignment
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Section 9.9
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Submission to Jurisdiction; Waivers
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Section 9.10
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Specific Performance
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Section 9.11
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Waiver of Jury Trial
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Section 9.12
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Interpretation
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Section 9.13
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Definitions
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LIST OF EXHIBITS
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Title
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A
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Bylaws
of the Surviving Corporation
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B
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Certificate
of Incorporation of the Surviving Corporation
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AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF
MERGER
Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated
as of January 25, 2009 (this “ Agreement
”), among PFIZER INC., a Delaware corporation (“
Parent ”), WAGNER ACQUISITION CORP., a Delaware
corporation and a direct wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent (“
Merger Sub ”), and WYETH, a Delaware corporation (the
“ Company ” and collectively with Parent and
Merger Sub, the “ parties ”).
W
I T
N E S S
E T H :
WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of
each of the Company and Parent deem it advisable and in the best
interests of their respective corporation and stockholders that the
Company and Parent engage in a business combination; and
WHEREAS, the combination of the
Company and Parent shall be effected by, and subject to, the terms
of this Agreement through a merger as set forth below;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of
the foregoing and the respective representations, warranties,
covenants and agreements set forth in this Agreement, and intending
to be legally bound hereby, the parties agree as
follows:
ARTICLE I
THE MERGER
Section 1.1 The Merger . Upon
the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this
Agreement, and in accordance with the General Corporation Law of
the State of Delaware (the “ DGCL ”), Merger Sub
shall be merged with and into the Company at the Effective Time
(the “ Merger ”). Following the Merger, the
separate corporate existence of Merger Sub shall cease and the
Company shall continue as the surviving corporation (the “
Surviving Corporation ”).
Section 1.2
Closing . Upon the terms and subject to the conditions set
forth in this Agreement, the closing of the Merger (the “
Closing ”) will take place at 10:00 a.m. New York City
time on the date that is the fifth (5th) Business Day
following the satisfaction or (subject to applicable Law) waiver of
the conditions set forth in Article VII (excluding
conditions that, by their nature, cannot be satisfied until the
Closing Date, but subject to the fulfillment or waiver of those
conditions); provided , however , that (i) in
the event that the proceeds from the Financing (or any alternative
financing) are unavailable on such fifth (5
th
) Business Day,
the Closing will take place on the earlier of (A) the date
that is the tenth (10 th ) Business Day following
the date on which Parent receives the Election Notice from the
Company and (B) December 31, 2009, and (ii) in no
event shall Parent be obligated to consummate the Closing prior to
July 31, 2009, unless this Agreement has been previously
terminated pursuant to its terms or unless another time or date is
agreed to in writing by the parties (the actual time and date of
the Closing being referred to herein as the “ Closing
Date ”). The Closing shall be held at the offices of
Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP, One World Financial
Center, New York, New York, 10281, or at such other place as the
parties may agree.
Section 1.3 Effective Time .
At the Closing, the Company shall (i) file a certificate of
merger (the “ Certificate of Merger ”) in such
form as is required by, and executed and acknowledged in accordance
with, the relevant provisions of the DGCL and (ii) make all
other filings or recordings required under the DGCL in connection
with the Merger. The Merger shall become effective at such time as
the Certificate of Merger is duly filed with the Delaware Secretary
of State or at such subsequent time as Parent and the Company shall
agree and as shall be specified in the Certificate of Merger (the
date and time the Merger becomes effective being the “
Effective Time ”).
Section 1.4 Effects of the
Merger . At and after the Effective Time, the Merger will have
the effects set forth herein and in the DGCL. Without limiting the
generality of the foregoing, and subject thereto, at the Effective
Time all the property, rights, privileges, immunities, powers and
franchises of the Company and Merger Sub shall be vested in the
Surviving Corporation, and all debts, liabilities and duties of the
Company and Merger Sub shall become the debts, liabilities and
duties of the Surviving Corporation.
Section 1.5 Bylaws . The
bylaws of Merger Sub, as in effect immediately prior to the
Effective Time, shall be the bylaws of the Surviving Corporation
and shall read in their entirety as set forth in Exhibit A
hereto until thereafter changed or amended as provided therein or
by applicable Law (subject to Section 6.7 ).
Section 1.6 Certificate of
Incorporation . At the Effective Time, the certificate of
incorporation of the Company shall be amended so as to read in its
entirety as set forth in Exhibit B hereto and, as so
amended, shall be the certificate of incorporation of the Surviving
Corporation until thereafter amended in accordance with its terms
and as provided by applicable Law (subject to
Section 6.7 ).
Section 1.7 Officers and
Directors . From and after the Effective Time, until their
successors are duly elected or appointed and qualified in
accordance with applicable Law, (i) the directors of Merger
Sub immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be the directors
of the Surviving Corporation and (ii) the officers of the
Company immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be the
officers of the Surviving Corporation.
Section 1.8 Effect on Capital
Stock .
(a) At the Effective Time, by virtue
of the Merger and without any action on the part of the holder
thereof, each share of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of
Merger Sub issued and outstanding immediately prior to the
Effective Time, shall be converted into one validly issued, fully
paid and non-assessable share of common stock, par value $0.01 per
share, of the Surviving Corporation.
(b) At the Effective
Time, by virtue of the Merger and without any action on the part of
the holder thereof, each share of common stock, par value
$0.33 1
/
3 per share, of the Company
(“ Company Common Stock ”) issued and
outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time (other than
Restricted Stock, which shall be treated in accordance with
Section 1.9(d) ,
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and shares of Company Common Stock and Company
Convertible Preferred Stock owned directly or indirectly by Parent
or held directly or indirectly by the Company, all of which shall
be canceled as provided in Section 1.8(e) ), shall,
except as provided in Section 1.11 with respect to the
shares of Company Common Stock as to which appraisal rights have
been exercised, be converted into the right to receive
(i) 0.985 (as may be adjusted pursuant to this
Section 1.8 , the “ Exchange Ratio
”) validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable shares of
common stock (“ Parent Common Stock ”), par
value $0.05 per share, of Parent (unless the aggregate number of
shares of Parent Common Stock to be issued in the Merger pursuant
to this Section 1.8 and Section 1.9 ,
together with the shares, if any, of Parent Common Stock issuable
upon conversion of the Parent Convertible Preferred Stock and the
Floating Rate Convertible Senior Debentures Due 2024 (the “
Convertible Debentures ”), in each case to the extent
shares of Parent Convertible Preferred Stock and/or the Convertible
Debentures are issued and outstanding as of the Effective Time,
would exceed 19.9% of Parent’s issued and outstanding shares
of Parent Common Stock immediately prior to the Effective Time
(19.9% of such issued and outstanding shares rounded down to the
nearest whole share, the “ Maximum Share Number
”) in which case the Exchange Ratio shall be reduced (the
amount of such reduction, the “ Exchange Ratio Reduction
Number ”) to the minimum extent necessary such that the
number of shares of Parent Common Stock issuable in the Merger
pursuant to this Section 1.8 and
Section 1.9 , together with the shares, if any, of
Parent Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Parent
Convertible Preferred Stock and the Convertible Debentures, equals
the Maximum Share Number) (the “ Stock Consideration
”) and (ii) $33.00 in cash without interest plus, if the
Exchange Ratio is adjusted pursuant to the preceding clause (i),
the amount in cash equal to the Exchange Ratio Reduction Number
multiplied by the Parent Share Cash Value (the “ Cash
Consideration ”). Together with any cash in lieu of
fractional shares of Parent Common Stock to be paid pursuant to
Section 2.5 , the Stock Consideration and Cash
Consideration are collectively referred to herein as the “
Common Stock Merger Consideration. ”
(c) At the Effective Time, by virtue
of the Merger and without any action on the part of the holder
thereof, each share of the $2 Convertible Preferred Stock, par
value $2.50 per share, of the Company (“ Company
Convertible Preferred Stock ”), issued and outstanding
immediately prior to the Effective Time, if any, shall be converted
into the right to receive one share of a new series of convertible
preferred stock (“ Parent Convertible Preferred Stock
”) to be issued by Parent at the Effective Time and to be
designated as Parent Convertible Preferred Stock (the “
Preferred Stock Merger Consideration ”, and
collectively with the Common Stock Merger Consideration, the
“ Merger Consideration ”) having the same
powers, designations, preferences and rights (to the fullest extent
practicable) as the shares of Company Convertible Preferred Stock
(it being understood that the number of shares of Parent Common
Stock into which each share of Parent Convertible Preferred Stock
shall be convertible will equal the product of (i) the number
of shares of Common Stock into which a share of Company Convertible
Preferred Stock is convertible immediately prior to the Effective
Time and (ii) the sum of the (A) the Exchange Ratio and
(B) the quotient of the Cash Consideration and the Parent
Share Cash Value). Prior to the Closing, Parent shall take all
corporate action necessary to reserve for issuance a sufficient
number of shares of Parent Common Stock for delivery upon
conversion of the Parent Convertible Preferred Stock.
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(d) Except as set forth in
Section 1.8(e) , Section 1.9(d) and
Section 1.11 , as a result of the Merger and without
any action on the part of the holders thereof, at the Effective
Time, all shares of outstanding Company Common Stock and Company
Convertible Preferred Stock, if any, shall cease to be outstanding
and shall be canceled and retired and shall cease to exist, and
each holder of a certificate or certificates which immediately
prior to the Effective Time represented any such shares of Company
Common Stock (“ Common Certificates ”) or of
Company Convertible Preferred Stock (“ Preferred
Certificates ” and together with the Common Certificates,
the “ Certificates ”) or book-entry shares which
immediately prior to the Effective Time represented shares of
Company Common Stock (“ Common Book-Entry Shares
”) or shares of Company Convertible Preferred Stock (“
Preferred Book-Entry Shares ” and together with the
Common Book-Entry Shares, the “ Book-Entry Shares
”) shall thereafter cease to have any rights with respect to
such shares of Company Common Stock or Company Convertible
Preferred Stock, respectively, except as provided herein or by
Law.
(e) Each share of Company Common
Stock and Company Convertible Preferred Stock owned by Parent or
held by the Company at the Effective Time including any Reacquired
Shares shall, by virtue of the Merger, cease to be outstanding and
shall be canceled and retired and no stock of Parent or other
consideration shall be delivered in exchange therefor.
Section 1.9 Company Stock Options
and Other Equity-Based Awards .
(a) By virtue of the Merger, each
option to purchase shares of Company Common Stock under the
applicable Company Stock Plans that is outstanding immediately
prior to the Effective Time, whether or not then vested and
exercisable (collectively, the “ Options ” or
“ Company Stock Options ”) shall become fully
vested and exercisable immediately prior to, and then shall be
canceled at, the Effective Time, and the holder thereof shall,
subject to Section 1.9(f) , be entitled to receive an
amount in cash equal to the product of (i) the excess, if any,
of (1) the Per Share Amount over (2) the exercise price
per share of Company Common Stock subject to such Option, with the
aggregate amount of such payment rounded up to the nearest cent,
and (ii) the total number of shares of Company Common Stock
subject to such fully vested and exercisable Option as in effect
immediately prior to the Effective Time (the “ Option
Consideration ”). The Option Consideration shall be paid
in a lump sum as soon as practicable after the Effective Time but
in no event later than ten (10) Business Days following the
Effective Time.
(b) By virtue of the Merger, each
restricted stock unit, representing a right to receive one share of
Company Common Stock (an “ RSU ”) granted by the
Company under any Company Stock Plan, including each
“performance share award” denominated in RSUs (but
excluding any DSU (as defined in Section 1.9(c) ),
which is outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time shall
become fully vested (except that with respect to any RSU, which by
the terms of the award agreement pursuant to which it was granted
provides for a lesser percentage of such RSUs to become vested upon
the consummation of the Merger, shall only become vested as to such
lesser percentage), and then shall be canceled at the Effective
Time, and the holder of such vested RSU shall, subject to
Section 1.9(f) , be entitled to receive an amount in
cash equal to the Per Share Amount in respect of each share of
Company Common Stock into which the vested portion of the RSU would
otherwise be convertible (the “ RSU Consideration
”), which shall be paid in a lump sum as soon as practicable
after the Effective Time but in no event later than ten
(10) Business Days following the Effective Time.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, any RSU that constitutes, either in
whole or in part, a deferral of compensation subject to
Section 409A of the
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Code (the “ 409A Deferred RSUs
”), shall be treated in the appropriate manner provided in
(i) or (ii) below, as applicable:
(i) Each 409A Deferred RSU that
first becomes vested as a result of the transactions contemplated
under this Agreement (the “ 409A RSUs ”) shall,
as of the Effective Time, become a vested right to receive, in
respect of each share of Company Common Stock into which the 409A
RSUs would otherwise be convertible, the Common Stock Merger
Consideration (the “ 409A RSU Consideration ”);
provided , however , that all such 409A RSU
Consideration shall be deposited in a grantor trust that satisfies
the requirements of Revenue Procedure 92-64 (the “ Grantor
Trust ”) and that will serve as the funding source for
the Surviving Corporation to satisfy its obligations to pay each
former holder of a 409A Deferred RSU the amount of 409A RSU
Consideration due to such holder at such time(s) and in such manner
as may be provided under the terms of the applicable Company Stock
Plan, award agreement, deferral election form and/or any other
payment election form, applicable to such holder’s respective
409A RSU (collectively, the “ Deferred Payment Terms
”). Additionally, during the period that any such 409A RSU
Consideration remains in such Grantor Trust, (x) the portion
of the 409A RSU Consideration that is comprised of the Cash
Consideration shall accrue interest at the “ Market
Rate ” (as such term is defined under the Wyeth 2005
(409A) Deferred Compensation Plan (effective January 1,
2005) (the “ Wyeth 2005 (409A) DCP ”) and
(y) the portion of the 409A RSU Consideration that is
comprised of the Stock Consideration shall accrue, in additional
shares of Parent Common Stock (with any cash dividends being
reinvested into shares of Parent Common Stock).
(ii) In respect of (x) each
409A Deferred RSU that has first become vested in accordance with
its terms, other than as a result of the transactions contemplated
under this Agreement and (y) any RSU that would have
constituted, either in whole or in part, a deferral of compensation
subject to Section 409A of the Code, but for such RSU having
been earned and vested prior to December 31, 2004 (and any
dividend equivalents that have been credited with respect to such
RSU) (any of the foregoing, a “ Vested Deferred RSU
”) for which there is outstanding a corresponding share of
Company Common Stock held in the Wyeth Restricted Stock Trust (the
“ Stock Trust ”) for the purpose of satisfying
the Company’s obligations to deliver shares of Company Common
Stock in respect of such Vested Deferred RSU (the “
Deferred RSU Shares ”) in accordance with the
applicable Deferred Payment Terms, immediately upon the Effective
Time, each such Deferred RSU Share shall be converted into Common
Stock Merger Consideration pursuant to Section 1.8(b)
above (the “ Vested Deferred RSU Consideration
”); provided , however , that all such Vested
Deferred RSU Consideration shall be held in the Stock Trust and any
payments due in respect of such Deferred RSU Shares shall be as set
forth under the applicable Deferred Payment Terms; and
provided , further , that, during the period that any
such Vested Deferred RSU Consideration is held in the Stock Trust
(x) the portion of the Vested Deferred RSU Consideration
representing the Cash Consideration shall accrue interest at the
Market Rate and (y) the portion of the Vested Deferred RSU
Consideration representing the Stock Consideration shall accrue, in
additional shares of Parent Common Stock, dividends in the same
amount(s) and at the same time(s) as dividends are paid on Parent
Common Stock.
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(c) By virtue of the Merger and
pursuant to the terms of the Company’s 2008 Non-Employee
Director Stock Incentive Plan or 2006 Non-Employee Director Stock
Incentive Plan (together, the “ Director DSU Plans
”), each deferred stock unit, representing a right to receive
one share of Company Common Stock granted by the Company under the
Director DSU Plans (a “ DSU ”) which is
outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time shall become
vested and then canceled at the Effective Time, and the holder
thereof shall, subject to Section 1.9(f) , be entitled
to receive (i) an amount in cash equal to the Per Share Amount
in respect of each share of Company Common Stock subject to the DSU
(including shares attributable to dividend equivalents accrued on
such DSU and converted into additional shares of Company Common
Stock subject to such DSU), and (ii) the amount in cash equal
to any dividend equivalents then credited to the holder’s DSU
account which have not yet been converted into shares of Company
Common Stock, all in accordance with the Director DSU Plans (the
“ DSU Consideration ”), which shall be paid in a
lump sum as soon as practicable after the Effective Time but in no
event later than ten (10) Business Days following the
Effective Time. In addition, and pursuant to the terms of the
Company’s Directors’ Deferral Plan (the “
Director Deferral Plan ”), effective as of the
Effective Time, each phantom share of Common Stock credited to a
participant’s account thereunder (including phantom shares
attributable to dividend equivalents) shall be converted into the
right to receive an amount in cash equal to the Per Share Amount
(such amount, the “ Director Deferral Amount ”).
Such Director Deferral Amounts shall, to the extent provided under
the Director Deferral Plan, be paid out in a lump sum immediately
following the Effective Time (but in no event later than ten
(10) Business Days following the Effective Time);
provided , however , that any such other Director
Deferral Amounts (the “ Grandfathered Amounts ”)
that do not, under the terms of the Director Deferral Plan, become
payable immediately upon the Effective Time shall instead be paid
out in accordance with the applicable payment schedules provided
under the Director Deferral Plan; provided , further
, that for so long as any Grandfathered Amounts remain in the
accounts maintained under the Director Deferral Plan, such amounts
shall accrue an amount of deemed interest at the “Company
Credit” rate (as such term is defined in such
plan).
(d) By virtue of the Merger and
pursuant to the terms of the 1994 Restricted Stock Plan for
Non-Employee Directors (the “ 1994 Plan ”), each
restricted share of Company Common Stock granted by the Company
under the 1994 Plan that is either unvested, or vested but held in
the Stock Trust (collectively, the “ Restricted Stock
”) that is outstanding immediately prior to the Effective
Time shall, to the extent not vested, vest as of the Effective
Time, and at the Effective Time, the holder of all of the foregoing
Restricted Stock shall, subject to Section 1.9(f) , be
entitled to receive an amount in cash equal to the Per Share Amount
in cancellation of each share of Restricted Stock previously held
under such Company Stock Plan (the “ Restricted Stock
Consideration ”). The Restricted Stock Consideration
shall be paid to such holders as soon as practicable after the
Effective Time but in no event later than ten (10) Business
Days following the Effective Time.
(e) As of the Effective Time, each
phantom share of Company Common Stock credited to a participant
account under any of the Wyeth Supplemental Employee Savings Plan
(amended and restated effective as of January 1, 2005), the
Wyeth 2005 (409A) DCP and the Wyeth Deferred Compensation
Plan, amended and restated as of November 20, 2003 (and
further amended January 1, 2005) (collectively, the “
Company Deferred Equity Unit Plans ”) shall be
converted into the right to receive an amount equal to the Common
Stock Merger
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Consideration (the “ Deferred Equity
Unit Amount ” ); provided , further ,
however , that the Cash Consideration component of such
Deferred Equity Unit Amount shall accrue interest at the Market
Rate, unless and until all or any portion of such notional Cash
Consideration component of the Deferred Equity Unit Amount is
notionally invested in another investment option, to the extent
provided for under any Deferred Equity Unit Plan, and the Stock
Consideration component of such Deferred Equity Unit Amount shall
earn dividend equivalents in the same manner as would otherwise be
earned under the applicable Company Deferred Equity Unit Plan. All
amounts payable under the Deferred Equity Unit Plans (including the
Deferred Equity Unit Amount) shall be paid to participants in
accordance with the terms of the applicable Deferred Payment Terms.
Solely with respect to the Wyeth Management Incentive Plan, as
amended through December 5, 2007 (the “ MIP
”), each right to receive a share of Company Common Stock
outstanding thereunder as of the Effective Time shall be converted
into the right to receive the Common Stock Merger Consideration, to
be paid to participants therein in accordance with and subject to
the terms of the MIP.
(f) All amounts payable pursuant to
this Section 1.9 shall be reduced by any required
withholding of taxes in accordance with Section 2.10
and shall, except as otherwise provided in this
Section 1.9 , be paid without interest.
(g) Any such amounts representing
Option Consideration, RSU Consideration, 409A RSU Consideration,
Vested Deferred RSU Consideration, DSU Consideration, Restricted
Stock Consideration or the Director Deferred Amounts (and amounts
due under the MIP) shall be paid by Parent or the Surviving
Corporation, and any such amounts paid by the Surviving Corporation
shall be reimbursed promptly by Parent to the Surviving Corporation
following the Effective Time.
(h) Prior to the Effective Time, the
Board of Directors of the Company (or the appropriate committee
thereof) shall, and such Board of Directors (or the appropriate
committee thereof) shall cause the Company to, use its commercially
reasonable efforts to take all actions reasonably required to
effectuate the provisions of this Section 1.9
.
Section 1.10 Certain
Adjustments . If, between the date of this Agreement and the
Effective Time, the outstanding Parent Common Stock or Company
Common Stock shall have been changed into a different number of
shares or different class by reason of any reclassification,
recapitalization, stock split, split-up, combination or exchange of
shares or a stock dividend or dividend payable in any other
securities shall be declared with a record date within such period,
or any similar event shall have occurred, the Common Stock Merger
Consideration shall be appropriately adjusted to provide to the
holders of Company Common Stock the same economic effect as
contemplated by this Agreement prior to such event.
Section 1.11 Appraisal Rights
.
(a) Notwithstanding anything in this
Agreement to the contrary, shares of Company Common Stock
outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time and held by a
holder who has not voted in favor of the adoption of this Agreement
and who has demanded appraisal for such shares of Company Common
Stock in accordance with the DGCL shall not be converted into the
right to receive the Common Stock Merger Consideration unless such
holder
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fails to perfect or withdraws or otherwise loses
such holder’s right to appraisal in accordance with the DGCL.
If, after the Effective Time, such holder fails to perfect or
withdraws or loses such holder’s right to appraisal, such
shares of Company Common Stock shall be treated as if they had been
converted into, and exchanged for, as of the Effective Time, the
right to receive the Common Stock Merger Consideration.
(b) The Company shall give Parent
(i) prompt notice of any demands for appraisal received by the
Company, withdrawals of such demands, and any other instruments
served pursuant to Section 262 of the DGCL and received by the
Company and (ii) the opportunity to direct all negotiations
and proceedings with respect to demands for appraisal under the
DGCL. The Company shall not, except with the prior written consent
of Parent, make any payment with respect to any demands for
appraisal or offer to settle or settle any such demands.
ARTICLE II
EXCHANGE OF SHARES
Section 2.1 Exchange Agent .
Prior to the Effective Time, Parent shall appoint a commercial bank
or trust company to act as exchange agent hereunder (which entity
shall be reasonably acceptable to the Company) for the purpose of
exchanging Certificates and Book-Entry Shares for the Merger
Consideration (the “ Exchange Agent ”). At or
prior to the Effective Time, Parent shall deposit with the Exchange
Agent, (a) in trust for the benefit of holders of shares of
Company Common Stock, Common Book-Entry Shares (or certificates if
requested) representing the Parent Common Stock issuable, and cash
in U.S. dollars in an amount sufficient to pay the Cash
Consideration payable, pursuant to Section 1.8 in
exchange for outstanding shares of Company Common Stock, and
(b) in trust for the benefit of holders of shares of Company
Convertible Preferred Stock, Preferred Book-Entry Shares (or
certificates if requested) representing the Parent Convertible
Preferred Stock issuable pursuant to Section 1.8 in
exchange for outstanding shares of Company Convertible Preferred
Stock. Parent agrees to make available directly or indirectly to
the Exchange Agent from time to time as needed, any cash in lieu of
fractional shares of Parent Common Stock to be issued or paid in
consideration therefor pursuant to Section 2.5 of this
Agreement and any dividends or distributions to which such holder
is entitled pursuant to Section 2.3 of this Agreement.
Any cash, shares of Parent Common Stock and Parent Convertible
Preferred Stock deposited with the Exchange Agent shall hereinafter
be referred to as the “ Exchange Fund. ”
Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the exchange
procedures described in this Article II shall not apply to
Restricted Stock and the Restricted Stock Consideration and the
Exchange Agent shall not act as exchange agent for the Restricted
Stock.
Section 2.2 Exchange
Procedures .
(a) Promptly after
the Effective Time, and in any event not later than the fifth
(5 th ) Business Day following
the Effective Time, the Surviving Corporation shall cause the
Exchange Agent to mail to each holder of record of a Certificate
(i) a letter of transmittal which shall specify that delivery
shall be effected, and risk of loss and title to the Certificates
shall pass, only upon proper delivery of the Certificates to the
Exchange Agent, and which letter shall be in
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customary form and have such other provisions as
Parent may reasonably specify (such letter to be reasonably
acceptable to the Company prior to the Effective Time) and
(ii) instructions for effecting the surrender of such
Certificates (or effective affidavits of loss in lieu thereof) in
exchange for the applicable Merger Consideration, any cash in lieu
of fractional shares of Parent Common Stock to be issued or paid in
consideration therefor pursuant to Section 2.5 of this
Agreement and any dividends or distributions to which such holder
is entitled pursuant to Section 2.3 of this Agreement.
Upon surrender of a Certificate to the Exchange Agent together with
such letter of transmittal, duly executed and completed in
accordance with the instructions thereto, and such other documents
as may reasonably be required by the Exchange Agent, the holder of
such Certificate shall be entitled to receive in exchange
therefor:
(i) in the case of holders of Common
Certificates (A) one or more shares of Parent Common Stock
(which shall be in uncertificated book-entry form unless a physical
certificate is requested) representing, in the aggregate, the whole
number of shares that such holder has the right to receive pursuant
to Section 1.8 (after taking into account all shares of
Company Common Stock then held by such holder) and (B) cash in
the amount equal to the Cash Consideration that such holder has the
right to receive pursuant to Section 1.8 , plus cash
that such holder has the right to receive in lieu of any fractional
shares of Parent Common Stock pursuant to Section 2.5
and dividends and other distributions pursuant to
Section 2.3 (in each case, after taking into account
all shares of Company Common Stock then held by such holder);
and
(ii) in the case of holders of
Preferred Certificates (A) one or more shares of Parent
Convertible Preferred Stock (which shall be in uncertificated
book-entry form unless a physical certificate is requested)
representing, in the aggregate, the number of shares that such
holder has the right to receive pursuant to Section 1.8
and (B) cash that such holder has the right to receive in lieu
of any dividends and other distributions pursuant to
Section 2.3 (in each case, after taking into account
all shares of Company Convertible Preferred Stock then held by such
holder).
Notwithstanding anything to the
contrary contained in this Agreement, any holder of Book-Entry
Shares shall not be required to deliver a Certificate or an
executed letter of transmittal to the Exchange Agent to receive the
Merger Consideration that such holder is entitled to receive
pursuant to this Agreement.
(b) No interest will be paid or will
accrue on any cash payable pursuant to Section 2.3 or
Section 2.5 .
(c) In the event of a transfer of
ownership of a Certificate representing Company Common Stock or
Company Convertible Preferred Stock that is not registered in the
stock transfer records of the Company, the Common Stock Merger
Consideration or the Preferred Stock Merger Consideration, as
applicable, shall be issued or paid in exchange therefor to a
person other than the person in whose name the Certificate so
surrendered is registered if the Certificate formerly representing
such Company Common Stock or Company Convertible Preferred Stock
shall be properly endorsed or otherwise be in proper form for
transfer and the person requesting such payment or issuance shall
pay any transfer or other similar Taxes required by reason of the
payment or issuance to a person other than the registered holder of
the Certificate or establish to the satisfaction of Parent that the
Tax has been paid or is not applicable.
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Section 2.3 Distributions with
Respect to Unexchanged Shares . All shares of Parent Common
Stock and Parent Convertible Preferred Stock to be issued pursuant
to this Agreement shall be deemed issued and outstanding as of the
Effective Time and whenever a dividend or other distribution is
declared by Parent in respect of the Parent Common Stock or Parent
Convertible Preferred Stock, as the case may be, the record date
for which is at or after the Effective Time, that declaration shall
include dividends or other distributions in respect of all shares
issuable pursuant to this Agreement; provided that no
dividends or other distributions declared or made in respect of the
Parent Common Stock or Parent Convertible Preferred Stock, as the
case may be, shall be paid to the holder of any unsurrendered
Certificate until the holder of such Certificate shall surrender
such Certificate in accordance with this Article II .
Subject to the effect of applicable Laws, following surrender of
any such Certificate, there shall be paid to such holder of shares
of Parent Common Stock or Parent Convertible Preferred Stock
issuable in exchange therefor, without interest, (a) promptly
after the time of such surrender, the amount of any cash payable in
lieu of fractional shares of Parent Common Stock to which such
holder is entitled pursuant to Section 2.5 and the
amount of dividends or other distributions with a record date after
the Effective Time theretofore paid with respect to such whole
shares of Parent Common Stock or shares of Parent Convertible
Preferred Stock, and (b) at the appropriate payment date, the
amount of dividends or other distributions with a record date at or
after the Effective Time but prior to such surrender and a payment
date subsequent to such surrender payable with respect to such
shares of Parent Common Stock or Parent Convertible Preferred
Stock.
Section 2.4 No Further Ownership
Rights . All shares of Parent Common Stock and Parent
Convertible Preferred Stock issued and cash paid upon conversion of
shares of Company Common Stock or Company Convertible Preferred
Stock in accordance with the terms of Article I and
this Article II (including any cash paid pursuant to
Section 1.8 , Section 2.3 or
Section 2.5 ) shall be deemed to have been issued or
paid in full satisfaction of all rights pertaining to the shares of
Company Common Stock and Company Convertible Preferred Stock, as
the case may be (other than any rights with respect to any unpaid
dividends with respect to Company Common Stock or Company
Convertible Preferred Stock that were declared prior to the
Effective Time with a record date prior to the Effective Time and a
payment date after the Effective Time).
Section 2.5 No Fractional Shares
of Parent Common Stock .
(a) No certificates or scrip or
shares of Parent Common Stock representing fractional shares of
Parent Common Stock or book-entry credit of the same shall be
issued upon the surrender for exchange of Certificates and such
fractional share interests will not entitle the owner thereof to
vote or to have any rights of a stockholder of Parent or a holder
of shares of Parent Common Stock.
(b) Notwithstanding any other
provision of this Agreement, each holder of shares of Company
Common Stock exchanged pursuant to the Merger who would otherwise
have been entitled to receive a fraction of a share of Parent
Common Stock (after taking into
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account all Certificates delivered by such
holder) shall receive, in lieu thereof, cash (without interest) in
an amount equal to the product of (i) such fractional part of
a share of Parent Common Stock multiplied by (ii) the Parent
Share Cash Value.
(c) As promptly as practicable after
the determination of the amount of cash, if any, to be paid to
holders of fractional interests, the Exchange Agent shall so notify
Parent, and Parent shall promptly deposit or cause the Surviving
Corporation to deposit such amount with the Exchange Agent and
shall cause the Exchange Agent to forward payments to such holders
of fractional interests subject to and in accordance with the terms
hereof.
Section 2.6 Termination of
Exchange Fund . Any portion of the Exchange Fund which remains
undistributed to the holders of shares of Company Common Stock or
Company Convertible Preferred Stock for twelve (12) months
after the Effective Time shall be delivered to Parent or otherwise
on the instruction of Parent, and any holders of shares of Company
Common Stock or Company Convertible Preferred Stock who have not
theretofore complied with this Article II shall
thereafter look only to Parent for, and Parent shall remain liable
for, the Common Stock Merger Consideration or Preferred Stock
Merger Consideration, as the case may be, to which such holders are
entitled pursuant to Section 1.8 and
Section 2.2 , and any cash in lieu of fractional shares
of Parent Common Stock to which such holders are entitled pursuant
to Section 2.5 and any dividends or distributions with
respect to shares of Parent Common Stock or Parent Convertible
Preferred Stock to which such holders are entitled pursuant to
Section 2.3 . Any such portion of the Exchange Fund
remaining unclaimed by holders of shares of Company Common Stock or
Company Convertible Preferred Stock five (5) years after the
Effective Time (or such earlier date immediately prior to such time
as such amounts would otherwise escheat to or become property of
any Governmental Entity shall, to the extent permitted by Law,
become the property of the Surviving Corporation free and clear of
any claims or interest of any Person previously entitled
thereto.
Section 2.7 No Liability .
None of Parent, Merger Sub, the Company, the Surviving Corporation
or the Exchange Agent shall be liable to any Person in respect of
any Merger Consideration from the Exchange Fund delivered to a
public official pursuant to any applicable abandoned property,
escheat or similar Law.
Section 2.8 Investment of the
Exchange Fund . The Exchange Agent shall invest any cash
included in the Exchange Fund as directed by Parent on a daily
basis in (i) short term direct obligations of the United
States of America with maturities of no more than 30 days,
(ii) short term obligations for which the full faith and
credit of the United States of America is pledged to provide for
payment of all principal and interest or (iii) commercial
paper obligations receiving the highest rating from either
Moody’s Investor Services, Inc. or Standard &
Poor’s; provided , that no gain or loss thereon shall
affect the amounts payable to the Company stockholders pursuant to
Article I and the other provisions of this
Article II . If for any reason (including losses) the
cash in the Exchange Fund shall be insufficient to fully satisfy
all of the payment obligations to be made in cash by the Exchange
Agent hereunder, Parent shall promptly deposit cash into the
Exchange Fund in an amount which is equal to the deficiency in the
amount of cash required to fully satisfy such cash payment
obligations. Any interest and other income resulting from such
investments shall promptly be paid to Parent.
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Section 2.9 Lost Certificates
. If any Certificate shall have been lost, stolen or destroyed,
upon the making of an affidavit of that fact by the Person claiming
such Certificate to be lost, stolen or destroyed and, if required
by the Surviving Corporation, the posting by such Person of a bond
in such reasonable amount as the Surviving Corporation may direct
as indemnity against any claim that may be made against it with
respect to such Certificate, the Exchange Agent will deliver in
exchange for such lost, stolen or destroyed Certificate the
applicable Merger Consideration with respect to the shares of
Company Common Stock or Company Convertible Preferred Stock, as the
case may be, formerly represented thereby, any cash in lieu of
fractional shares of Parent Common Stock to which such holders are
entitled pursuant to Section 2.5 , and unpaid dividends
and distributions on shares of Parent Common Stock or Parent
Convertible Preferred Stock to which such holders are entitled
pursuant to Section 2.3 , as the case may be,
deliverable in respect thereof, pursuant to this
Agreement.
Section 2.10 Withholding
Rights . Each of the Surviving Corporation, Parent and the
Exchange Agent shall be entitled to deduct and withhold from the
consideration otherwise payable pursuant to this Agreement to any
holder of shares of Company Common Stock, Company Convertible
Preferred Stock, Company Stock Options, RSUs, DSUs, Restricted
Stock or any other Equity Interests in the Company such amounts as
it is required to deduct and withhold with respect to the making of
such payment under the Code and the rules and regulations
promulgated thereunder, or any provision of state, local or foreign
Tax Law. To the extent that amounts are so withheld by the
Surviving Corporation, Parent or the Exchange Agent, as the case
may be, such withheld amounts shall be treated for all purposes of
this Agreement as having been paid to the holder of shares of
Company Common Stock, Company Convertible Preferred Stock, Company
Stock Options, RSUs, DSUs, Restricted Stock or other Equity
Interests in the Company, as the case may be, in respect of which
such deduction and withholding was made by the Surviving
Corporation or Parent.
Section 2.11 Further
Assurances . After the Effective Time, the officers and
directors of the Surviving Corporation will be authorized to
execute and deliver, in the name and on behalf of the Company or
Merger Sub, any deeds, bills of sale, assignments or assurances and
to take and do, in the name and on behalf of the Company or Merger
Sub, any other actions and things to vest, perfect or confirm of
record or otherwise in the Surviving Corporation any and all right,
title and interest in, to and under any of the rights, properties
or assets acquired or to be acquired by the Surviving Corporation
as a result of, or in connection with, the Merger.
Section 2.12 Stock Transfer
Books . The stock transfer books of the Company shall be closed
at the close of business on the day on which the Effective Time
occurs and there shall be no further registration of transfers of
shares of Company Common Stock or Company Convertible Preferred
Stock thereafter on the records of the Company. On or after the
Effective Time, any Certificates presented to the Exchange Agent or
Parent for any reason shall be converted into the Merger
Consideration with respect to the shares of Company Common Stock or
Company Convertible Preferred Stock, as the case may be, formerly
represented thereby (including any cash in lieu of fractional
shares of Parent Common Stock to which the holders thereof are
entitled pursuant to Section 2.5 ) and any dividends or
other distributions to which the holders thereof are entitled
pursuant to Section 2.3 .
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ARTICLE III
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF
THE COMPANY
Except (i) as disclosed in the
Company SEC Documents filed since January 1, 2008 but prior to
the date hereof (but excluding any risk factor disclosures
contained under the heading “Risk Factors,” any
disclosure of risks included in any “forward-looking
statements” disclaimer or any other statements that are
similarly non-specific or predictive or forward-looking in nature,
in each case, other than any specific factual information contained
therein) or (ii) as set forth in the Company Disclosure Letter
delivered by the Company to Parent prior to the execution of this
Agreement (the “ Company Disclosure Letter ”),
which identifies items of disclosure by reference to a particular
section or subsection of this Agreement ( provided ,
however , that any information set forth in one section of
such Company Disclosure Letter also shall be deemed to apply to
each other section and subsection of this Agreement to which its
relevance is reasonably apparent), the Company hereby represents
and warrants to Parent and Merger Sub as follows:
Section 3.1 Organization, Good
Standing and Qualification .
(a) Each of the Company and its
Significant Subsidiaries is a corporation duly organized, validly
existing and in good standing (with respect to jurisdictions that
recognize the concept of good standing) under the Laws of its
respective jurisdiction of organization and has all requisite
corporate or similar power and authority to own, lease and operate
its properties and assets and to carry on its business as presently
conducted, except with respect to Significant Subsidiaries, where
the failure to be so organized, qualified or in good standing, or
to have such power or authority when taken together with all other
such failures, has not, and would not reasonably be expected to
have, individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse
Effect. Each of the Company and its Significant Subsidiaries is
duly qualified or licensed to do business and is in good standing
(with respect to jurisdictions that recognize the concept of good
standing) as a foreign corporation in each jurisdiction where the
ownership, leasing or operation of its assets or properties or
conduct of its business requires such qualification, except where
the failure to be so organized, qualified or in good standing, or
to have such power or authority when taken together with all other
such failures, has not, and would not reasonably be expected to
have, individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse
Effect.
(b) The Company has delivered or
made available to Parent and Merger Sub a true and complete copy of
the Company’s currently effective certificate of
incorporation and bylaws, as amended and restated to the date
hereof. The Company’s certificate of incorporation and bylaws
so delivered are in full force and effect and the Company is not in
violation of its certificate of incorporation or bylaws.
(c) Section 3.1(c) of
the Company Disclosure Letter lists, as of the date of this
Agreement, each Significant Subsidiary of the Company.
Section 3.2 Capital Structure
.
(a) As of the close of business on
January 23, 2009 (the “ Capitalization Date
”), the authorized capital stock of the Company consists of
(i) 2,400,000,000 shares of
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Company Common Stock, of which 1,331,176,822
shares were outstanding (inclusive of 37,823.2483 shares of
Restricted Stock granted pursuant to the Company Stock Plans) and
91,492,222 shares were held in the treasury of the Company and
(ii) 5,000,000 shares of Preferred Stock, par value $2.50 per
share, of which 2,830,000 have been designated as $2 Convertible
Preferred Stock, of which 8,959 shares were outstanding. There are
no other classes of capital stock of the Company authorized or
outstanding. All issued and outstanding shares of the capital stock
of the Company are duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and
non-assessable, and no class of capital stock is entitled to
preemptive rights.
(b) From the close of business on
the Capitalization Date through the date of this Agreement, there
have been no issuances of shares of the capital stock or equity
securities of the Company or any other securities of the Company
other than issuances of shares of Company Common Stock pursuant to
the exercise of Company Stock Options or the settlement of RSU or
DSU rights outstanding as of the Capitalization Date under the
Company Stock Plans. There were outstanding as of the
Capitalization Date, no options, warrants, calls, commitments,
agreements, arrangements, undertakings or any other rights to
acquire capital stock from the Company other than Company
Stock Options, RSUs and DSUs as set forth in
Section 3.2(b) of the Company Disclosure Letter and
other than the Company Convertible Preferred Stock.
Section 3.2(b) of the Company Disclosure Letter sets
forth a complete and correct list, as of the Capitalization Date,
of the number of shares of Company Common Stock subject to Company
Stock Options, RSUs, DSUs, Restricted Stock or any other rights to
purchase or receive Company Common Stock granted under the Company
Stock Plans or otherwise. Immediately prior to the Closing, the
Company will provide to Parent a complete and correct list, as of
the Closing, of the number of shares of Company Common Stock
subject to Company Stock Options, RSUs, DSUs, Restricted Stock or
any other rights to purchase or receive Company Common Stock
granted under the Company Stock Plans or otherwise, the dates of
grant, the extent to which such options are vested and, where
applicable, the exercise prices thereof. No options, warrants,
RSUs, DSUs, calls, commitments, agreements, arrangements,
undertakings or other rights to acquire capital stock from the
Company, or other equity-based awards, have been issued or granted
on or after the Capitalization Date through the date of this
Agreement.
(c) Other than Convertible
Debentures, no bonds, debentures, notes or other indebtedness of
the Company having the right to vote (or convertible into or
exercisable for securities having the right to vote) on any matters
on which holders of capital stock of the Company may vote (“
Company Voting Debt ”) are issued or
outstanding.
(d) Except as otherwise set forth in
this Section 3.2 , Section 6.5(j) or
contained in Section 3.2(b) of the Company Disclosure
Letter, as of the date of this Agreement, (i) there are no
outstanding obligations of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries
to repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any shares of capital
stock of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries except for
purchases, redemptions or other acquisitions of capital stock or
other securities (1) required by the terms of the Company
Benefit Plans, (2) in order to pay Taxes or satisfy
withholding obligations in respect of such Taxes in connection with
the exercise of Company Stock Options, or (3) as required by
the terms of, or necessary for the administration of, any plans,
arrangements or agreements existing on the date hereof between the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries and any director or employee of
the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and (ii) there are no
outstanding stock-appreciation rights, security-based performance
units,
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“phantom” stock or other security
rights or other agreements, arrangements or commitments of any
character (contingent or otherwise) pursuant to which any Person is
or may be entitled to receive any payment or other value based on
the stock price performance of the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries (other than under the Company Stock Plans) or to cause
the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to file a registration
statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “
Securities Act ”).
(e) Except as set forth in this
Section 3.2 , as of the date of this Agreement, there
are no outstanding obligations of the Company or any of its
Significant Subsidiaries (i) restricting the transfer of,
(ii) affecting the voting rights of, (iii) requiring the
sales, issuance, repurchase, redemption or disposition of, or
containing any right of first refusal with respect to,
(iv) requiring the registration for sale of or
(v) granting any preemptive or antidilutive rights with
respect to any shares of Company Common Stock, Company Convertible
Preferred Stock or other Equity Interests in the Company or any of
its Subsidiaries.
(f) Section 3.2(f) of
the Company Disclosure Letter sets forth, as of the date hereof,
for each of the Company’s Significant Subsidiaries:
(i) its authorized capital stock or other Equity Interests,
(ii) the number of its outstanding shares of capital stock or
other Equity Interests and type(s) of such outstanding shares of
capital stock or other Equity Interests and (iii) the record
owner(s) thereof. The Company owns directly or indirectly,
beneficially and of record, all of the issued and outstanding
shares of capital stock or other Equity Interests of each of the
Company’s Significant Subsidiaries, free and clear of any
Liens other than Permitted Liens, and all of such shares of capital
stock or other Equity Interests have been duly authorized and
validly issued and are fully paid, nonassessable and free of
preemptive rights. Except for the ownership of Equity Interests in
the Company’s Subsidiaries and investments in marketable
securities and cash equivalents, none of the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries owns directly or indirectly any Equity Interest in any
Person, or has any obligation or has made any commitment to acquire
any such Equity Interest, to provide funds to, or to make any
investment (in the form of a loan, capital contribution or
otherwise) in, any of its Subsidiaries or any other Person that is
or would reasonably be expected to be material to the Company and
its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.
Section 3.3 Corporate
Authority .
(a) The Company has all requisite
corporate power and authority and has taken all corporate action
necessary in order to execute, deliver and perform its obligations
under this Agreement and to consummate the transactions
contemplated hereby, subject, assuming the accuracy of the
representations and warranties of Parent and Merger Sub set forth
in Section 4.14 , only to the adoption of this
Agreement by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority in
voting power of the outstanding shares of Company Common Stock and
Company Convertible Preferred Stock, voting together as a single
class (the “ Company Requisite Vote ”), and to
the filing and recording of the Certificate of Merger under the
provisions of the DGCL. The Company Requisite Vote is the only vote
of the holders of any class or series of capital stock of the
Company necessary to adopt, approve or authorize this Agreement,
the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by this
Agreement. This Agreement has been duly authorized and validly
executed and delivered by the Company and, assuming due
authorization, execution and delivery by Parent and Merger Sub,
constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the
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Company enforceable against the Company in
accordance with its terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency,
fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium and similar Laws of
general applicability relating to or affecting creditors’
rights and to general equity principles (the “ Bankruptcy
and Equity Exception ”).
(b) As of the date of this
Agreement, the Board of Directors of the Company (i) has, by
resolution duly adopted at a meeting duly called and held, approved
and declared advisable this Agreement and the Merger and the other
transactions contemplated by this Agreement; (ii) has received
the separate opinions of each of the Company Financial Advisors (as
defined in Section 3.19 below), dated the date of this
Agreement, to the effect that, as of such date and subject to
assumptions, qualifications and limitations set forth therein, the
Common Stock Merger Consideration to be received by the holders of
the Company Common Stock pursuant to the Merger is fair from a
financial point of view to such holders; (iii) has resolved to
recommend adoption of this Agreement to the stockholders of the
Company; and (iv) has directed that this Agreement be
submitted to the holders of Company Common Stock and Company
Convertible Preferred Stock for adoption.
(c) Assuming the accuracy of the
representations and warranties of Parent and Merger Sub set forth
in Section 4.14 , no “fair price,”
“moratorium,” “control share acquisition”
or other similar anti-takeover statute or regulation (each, a
“ Takeover Statute ”) or any anti-takeover
provision in the Company’s certificate of incorporation and
bylaws is, or at the Effective Time will be, applicable to the
Company Common Stock, the Merger or the other transactions
contemplated by this Agreement. Assuming the accuracy of the
representations and warranties of Parent and Merger Sub set forth
in Section 4.14 , the Board of Directors of the Company
has taken all action so that Parent will not be prohibited from
entering into a “business combination” with the Company
(as such term is used in Section 203 of the DGCL) as a result
of the execution of this Agreement, or the consummation of the
Merger or the other transactions contemplated hereby, without any
further action on the part of the Company stockholders or the Board
of Directors of the Company.
Section 3.4 Governmental Filings;
No Violations, Etc .
(a) Except for the reports,
registrations, consents, approvals, permits, authorizations,
notices and/or filings (i) pursuant to Section 1.3
of this Agreement, (ii) under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust
Improvement Act of 1976 (the “ HSR Act ”), the
Securities Act, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended
(the “ Exchange Act ”), the EC Merger Regulation
and the China Anti-Monopoly Law, (iii) required to be made
with the New York Stock Exchange (the “ NYSE ”),
(iv) for or pursuant to other applicable foreign securities
Law approvals, state securities, takeover and “blue
sky” laws, (v) required to be made with or to those
foreign Governmental Entities (as defined below) regulating
competition and antitrust Laws, (vi) required to be made under
any Environmental Law and (vii) pursuant to the rules and
regulations of the FDA and similar foreign Governmental Entities,
no notices, reports or other filings are required to be made by the
Company with, nor are any registrations, consents, approvals,
permits or authorizations required to be obtained by the Company
from, any governmental or regulatory authority, agency, commission,
body or other governmental entity (“ Governmental
Entity ”), in connection with the execution and delivery
of this Agreement by the Company and the consummation by the
Company of the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by
this Agreement, except those that the failure to make or obtain
would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the
aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect.
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(b) None of the execution, delivery
or performance of this Agreement by the Company, the consummation
by the Company of the Merger or any other transaction contemplated
by this Agreement, or the Company’s compliance with any of
the provisions of this Agreement will (with or without notice or
lapse of time, or both): (i) subject to obtaining the Company
Requisite Vote, conflict with or violate any provision of the
Company’s certificate of incorporation or bylaws or any
equivalent organizational or governing documents of any of the
Company’s Significant Subsidiaries; (ii) assuming that
all consents, approvals, authorizations and permits described in
this Section 3.4 have been obtained and all filings and
notifications described in this Section 3.4 have been
made and any waiting periods thereunder have terminated or expired,
conflict with or violate any Law or Order applicable to the Company
or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective properties or
assets; or (iii) require any consent or approval under,
violate, conflict with, result in any breach of or any loss of any
benefit under, or constitute a default under, or result in
termination or give to others any right of termination, vesting,
amendment, acceleration or cancellation of, or result in the
creation of a Lien, other than Permitted Liens, upon any of the
respective properties or assets of the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries pursuant to, any Contract, permit or other instrument
or obligation to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a
party or by which they or any of their respective properties or
assets may be bound or affected, except, with respect to clauses
(ii) and (iii), for any such conflicts, violations, consents,
approvals, authorizations, permits, breaches, losses, defaults,
other occurrences or Liens which would not reasonably be expected
to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material
Adverse Effect.
Section 3.5 Company Reports;
Financial Statements .
(a) Since January 1, 2006, the
Company has timely filed or otherwise furnished (as applicable) all
registration statements, prospectuses, forms, reports, definitive
proxy statements, schedules, statements and documents required to
be filed by it under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, as the
case may be, together with all certifications required pursuant to
the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (the “ Sarbanes-Oxley
Act ”) (such documents and any other documents filed by
the Company or any of its Subsidiaries with the SEC, including
exhibits and other information incorporated therein as they have
been supplemented, modified or amended since the time of filing,
collectively, the “ Company SEC Documents ”). As
of their respective filing dates (or, if amended or superseded by a
filing prior to the date of this Agreement, then on the date of
such filing), the Company SEC Documents (i) did not contain
any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material
fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make
the statements made therein, in light of the circumstances under
which they were made, not misleading and (ii) complied in all
material respects with the applicable requirements of the Exchange
Act or the Securities Act, as the case may be, the Sarbanes-Oxley
Act and the applicable rules and regulations of the SEC thereunder.
None of the Company’s Subsidiaries is required to make any
filings with the SEC. All of the audited consolidated financial
statements and unaudited consolidated interim financial statements
of the Company included in the Company SEC Documents (together with
the related notes and schedules thereto, collectively, the “
Company Financial Statements ”) (A) have been
prepared
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from, and are in accordance with, the books and
records of the Company and the Company’s Subsidiaries in all
material respects, (B) have been prepared in accordance with
GAAP applied on a consistent basis during the periods involved
(except as may be indicated in the notes thereto or, in the case of
interim financial statements, for normal and recurring year-end
adjustments) and (C) fairly present in all material respects
the consolidated financial position and the consolidated results of
operations, cash flows and changes in stockholders’ equity of
the Company and its Subsidiaries as of the dates and for the
periods referred to therein.
(b) The Company is in compliance in
all material respects with (i) the applicable provisions of
the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and (ii) the applicable listing and
corporate governance rules and regulations of the NYSE. Except as
permitted by the Exchange Act, including Sections 13(k)(2) and (3),
since the enactment of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, neither the Company
nor any of its Affiliates has made, arranged, modified (in any
material way), or forgiven personal loans to any executive officer
or director of the Company.
(c) The Company’s disclosure
controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and
15d-15(e) of the Exchange Act), as required by Rules 13a-15(a) and
15d-15(a) of the Exchange Act, are designed to ensure that all
information required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports
it files or submits under the Exchange Act is made known to the
chief executive officer and the chief financial officer of the
Company by others within the Company to allow timely decisions
regarding required disclosure as required under the Exchange Act
and is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time
periods specified by the SEC’s rules and forms. The Company
has evaluated the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure
controls and procedures and, to the extent required by applicable
Law, presented in any applicable Company SEC Document that is a
report on Form 10-K or Form 10-Q, or any amendment thereto, its
conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and
procedures as of the end of the period covered by such report or
amendment based on such evaluation. Based on its most recently
completed evaluation of its system of internal control over
financial reporting prior to the date of this Agreement,
(i) to the Knowledge of the Company, the Company had no
significant deficiencies or material weaknesses in the design or
operation of its internal control over financial reporting that
would reasonably be expected to adversely affect the
Company’s ability to record, process, summarize and report
financial information and (ii) the Company does not have
Knowledge of any fraud, whether or not material, that involves
management or other employees who have a significant role in the
Company’s internal control over financial
reporting.
(d) No attorney representing the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries, whether or not employed by the
Company or any Subsidiary of the Company, has reported to the
Company’s chief legal counsel or chief executive officer
evidence of a material violation of securities Laws, breach of
fiduciary duty or similar violation by the Company or any of its
officers, directors, employees or agents pursuant to
Section 307 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.
(e) Since January 1, 2006, to
the Knowledge of the Company, no employee of the Company or any of
its Subsidiaries has provided or is providing information to any
law enforcement agency or Governmental Entity regarding the
commission or possible commission of any crime or the violation or
possible violation of any applicable legal requirements of the type
described in Section 806 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act by the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries.
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(f) To the Knowledge of the Company,
none of the Company SEC Documents (other than confidential
treatment requests) is the subject of ongoing SEC review. The
Company has made available to Parent true and complete copies of
all written comment letters from the staff of the SEC received
since January 1, 2006 through the date of this Agreement
relating to the Company SEC Documents and all written responses of
the Company thereto through the date of this Agreement other than
with respect to requests for confidential treatment. As of the date
of this Agreement, there are no outstanding or unresolved comments
in comment letters received from the SEC staff with respect to any
Company SEC Documents other than confidential treatment requests.
To the Knowledge of the Company, as of the date of this Agreement,
there are no SEC inquiries or investigations, other governmental
inquiries or investigations or internal investigations pending or
threatened, in each case regarding any accounting practices of the
Company.
Section 3.6 Absence of Certain
Changes . (a) Since September 30, 2008, the business of
the Company and its Subsidiaries has been conducted in the ordinary
course in all material respects and (b) since
December 31, 2007, there has not been any event, occurrence,
development or state of circumstances or facts or condition that
has had or would reasonably be expected to have, individually or in
the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect.
Section 3.7 Litigation
.
(a) There are no civil, criminal or
administrative actions, suits, claims, hearings, investigations or
proceedings (collectively, “ Actions ”) pending
or, to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened against the Company
or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective assets or
properties that if determined adversely to the Company would
reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a
Company Material Adverse Effect.
(b) Neither the Company nor any of
its Subsidiaries or, to the Knowledge of the Company, any of their
respective assets or properties, is subject to any outstanding
Order, writ, injunction, decree or arbitration ruling, award or
other finding that would reasonably be expected to have,
individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse
Effect.
Section 3.8 Compliance with
Laws . The Company and each of its Subsidiaries are in
compliance with all Laws or Orders, except where any such failure
to be in compliance has not had, or would not reasonably be
expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Company
Material Adverse Effect. No investigation or review by any
Governmental Entity with respect to the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries is pending or, to the Knowledge of the Company,
threatened, nor has any Governmental Entity indicated an intention
to conduct the same which, in each case, would reasonably be
expected to have a material and adverse impact on the Company. To
the Knowledge of the Company, the Company is in material compliance
with the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended, and any
rules and regulations thereunder.
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Section 3.9 Properties .
Except as would not have, or would not reasonably be expected to
have, individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse
Effect, the Company or one of its Subsidiaries, as the case may be,
(i) holds good, marketable and valid fee simple title to all
of the properties and assets reflected in the September 30,
2008 balance sheet included in the Company SEC Documents as being
owned by the Company or one of its Subsidiaries (collectively, with
respect to real property, the “ Owned Real Property
”) or acquired after the date thereof that are material to
the Company’s business on a consolidated basis (except for
properties and assets sold or otherwise disposed of since the date
thereof in the ordinary course of business), free and clear of all
Liens, except for Permitted Liens and other matters described in
Section 3.9 of the Company Disclosure Letter,
(ii) holds the Owned Real Property, or any portion thereof or
interest therein, free of any outstanding options or rights of
first refusal or offer to purchase or lease, (iii) is the
lessee of all leasehold estates reflected in the September 30,
2008 financial statements included in the Company SEC Documents or
acquired after the date thereof that are material to the
Company’s business on a consolidated basis (except for leases
that have expired by their terms since the date thereof or been
assigned, terminated or otherwise disposed of in the ordinary
course of business) (collectively, with respect to real property,
the “ Leased Real Property ”) and (x) is in
possession of the properties purported to be leased thereunder, and
each such lease is valid and in full force and effect, constitutes
a valid and binding obligation of the Company or the applicable
Subsidiary of the Company, subject to the Bankruptcy and Equity
Exception and (y) the Company has not received any written
notice of termination or cancellation of or of a breach or default
under any such lease.
Section 3.10 Contracts
.
(a) As of the date hereof, except as
set forth as an exhibit to the Company SEC Documents and on
Section 3.10(a) of the Company Disclosure Letter,
neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to or
bound by any:
(i) Contract relating to third-party
indebtedness for borrowed money or any third-party financial
guaranty in excess of $500,000,000;
(ii) non-competition agreements or
any other agreements or arrangements that materially limit or
otherwise materially restrict the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries or any of their respective Affiliates or any successor
thereto or that, to the Knowledge of the Company, would, after the
Effective Time, limit or restrict Parent or any of its Subsidiaries
(including the Surviving Corporation) or any successor thereto, in
each case from engaging or competing in any line of business or in
any geographic area or, in the case of the pharmaceutical business,
any therapeutic area, class of drugs or mechanism of action, which
agreement or arrangements would reasonably be expected to
materially limit, materially restrict or materially conflict with
the business of Parent and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole
(including for purposes of such determination, the Surviving
Corporation and its Subsidiaries), after giving effect to the
Merger; or
(iii) Contract required to be filed
as an exhibit to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K
pursuant to Item 601(b)(10) of Regulation S-K under the
Securities Act.
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(b) All Contracts of the type
described in clauses (a)(i), (ii) and (iii) above to
which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party to or bound
by as of the date of this Agreement, together with the Contracts
set forth on Section 3.10(b) of the Company Disclosure
Letter, are referred to herein as the “ Company Material
Contracts ” ( provided that for purposes of
Section 5.1 , Contracts of the type referred to in
clause (i) above shall not be deemed to be Company Material
Contracts). Except, in each case, as has not, and would not
reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a
Company Material Adverse Effect: (i) all Company Material
Contracts are valid and binding on the Company and/or the relevant
Subsidiary of the Company that is a party thereto and, to the
Knowledge of the Company, each other party thereto, subject to the
Bankruptcy and Equity Exception, (ii) all Company Material
Contracts are in full force and effect, (iii) the Company and
each of its Subsidiaries has performed all material obligations
required to be performed by them under the Company Material
Contracts to which they are parties, (iv) to the Knowledge of
the Company, each other party to a Company Material Contract has
performed all material obligations required to be performed by it
under such Company Material Contract and (v) no party to any
Company Material Contract has given the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries written notice of its intention to cancel, terminate,
change the scope of rights under or fail to renew any Company
Material Contract and neither the Company nor any of its
Subsidiaries, nor, to the Knowledge of the Company, any other party
to any Company Material Contract, has repudiated in writing any
material provision thereof. Neither the Company nor any of its
Subsidiaries has Knowledge of, or has received written notice of,
any violation or default under (or any condition which with the
passage of time or the giving of notice would cause such a
violation of or default under or permit termination, modification
or acceleration under) any Company Material Contract or any other
Contract to which it is a party or by which it or any of its
material properties or assets is bound, except for violations or
defaults that are not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably
likely to result in a Company Material Adverse Effect.
Section 3.11 Employee Benefit
Plans .
(a) Section 3.11(a) of
the Company Disclosure Letter, sets forth a true, complete and
correct list of each material “employee benefit plan”
as defined in Section 3(3) of the Employee Retirement Income
Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ ERISA ”)
(whether or not subject to ERISA), and any other material plan,
policy, program practice, agreement, understanding or arrangement
(whether written or oral) providing compensation or other benefits
to any current or former director, officer, employee or consultant
(or to any dependent or beneficiary thereof) of the Company or any
ERISA Affiliate, which are now maintained, sponsored or contributed
to by the Company or any ERISA Affiliate, or under which the
Company or any ERISA Affiliate has any material obligation or
liability, whether actual or contingent, including all incentive,
bonus, deferred compensation, vacation, holiday, cafeteria,
medical, disability, stock purchase, stock option, stock
appreciation, phantom stock, restricted stock, restricted stock
unit, stock-based compensation, change-in-control, retention,
employment, consulting, personnel or severance policies, programs,
practices, Contracts or arrangements (each, a “ Company
Benefit Plan ”), excluding Foreign Benefit Plans. For
purposes of this Agreement, the term “ Foreign Benefit
Plans ” shall mean those Company Benefit Plans
maintained, sponsored or contributed to primarily for the benefit
of current or former employees of the Company or any ERISA
Affiliate who are or were regularly employed outside the United
States (but which shall exclude any such Company Benefit Plans to
the extent required by
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applicable foreign law to be so maintained,
sponsored or contributed to). Not more than twenty
(20) Business Days after the date hereof, the Company shall
deliver a true, complete and correct list of each material Foreign
Benefit Plan to Parent. For purposes of this
Section 3.11 , “ ERISA Affiliate ”
shall mean any entity (whether or not incorporated) that, together
with any other entity, is considered under common control and
treated as one employer under Sections 414(b) or (c) of the
Code. The Company has no express or implied commitment to terminate
or modify or change any Company Benefit Plan in the United States,
other than with respect to a termination, modification or change
required by ERISA or the Code or which would not, individually or
in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Company Material
Adverse Effect.
(b) With respect to each Company
Benefit Plan (other than any Foreign Benefit Plan), the Company has
made available to Parent (or, with respect to items (iv), (v),
(vi) and (vii), will provide to Parent not more than twenty
(20) Business Days after the date hereof) true, complete and
correct copies of the following (as applicable): (i) the
written document evidencing such Company Benefit Plan or, with
respect to any such plan that is not in writing, a written
description of the material terms thereof; (ii) the summary
plan description; (iii) the most recent annual report,
financial statement and/or actuarial report; (iv) the most
recent determination letter from the Internal Revenue Service (the
“ IRS ” ); (v) the most recent Form 5500
required to have been filed with the IRS, including all schedules
thereto; (vi) any related trust agreements, insurance
contracts or other funding arrangements; (vii) any notices to
or from the IRS or any office or representative of the Department
of Labor or Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (“
PBGC ”) relating to any unresolved compliance issues
in respect of any such Company Benefit Plan; and (viii) all
material amendments, modifications or supplements to any Company
Benefit Plan. With respect to each Foreign Benefit Plan, the
Company will provide to Parent not more than twenty
(20) Business Days after the date hereof the items identified
in each of clauses (i), (vi) and (viii) above.
(c) Except as would not,
individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a
Company Material Adverse Effect, each Company Benefit Plan has been
administered in accordance with its terms, applicable Law
(including Section 409A of the Code) and any applicable
collective bargaining agreement including timely filing of all Tax,
annual reporting and other governmental filings required by ERISA
and the Code and timely contribution (or, if not yet due, proper
financial reporting) of any amounts required to be made under the
terms of any of the Company Benefit Plans as of the date of this
Agreement. With respect to each of the Company Benefit Plans, no
event has occurred and there exists no condition or set of
circumstances in connection with which the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries would be subject to any liability that, individually
or in the aggregate, would reasonably be expected to have a Company
Material Adverse Effect. Each Company Benefit Plan that is intended
to be “qualified” under Section 401 of the Code
has received a favorable determination letter from the IRS to such
effect and, to the Knowledge of the Company, no fact, circumstance
or event has occurred or exists since the date of such
determination letter that would reasonably be expected to adversely
affect the qualified status of any such Company Benefit Plan.
Except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably
be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect, none of the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries has received notice of and, to
the Knowledge of the Company, there are no audits or investigations
by any Governmental Entity with respect to, or other actions,
claims, suits or other proceedings against or involving any Company
Benefit Plan or asserting rights or claims to benefits
under
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any Company Benefit Plan (other than routine
claims for benefits payable in the normal course). Other than as
set forth on Section 3.11(c) of the Company Disclosure
Letter, each Company Benefit Plan subject to ERISA that provides
retiree healthcare or life insurance benefits in the United States
provides by its terms that it may be amended or terminated without
material liability to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries at any
time after the Effective Time (other than as required by applicable
Law).
(d) No Company Benefit Plan is a
“multiemployer plan” (as defined in Sections 3(37) and
4001(a)(3) of ERISA) or a “multiple employer plan”
within the meaning of Sections 4063/4064 of ERISA or
Section 413(c) of the Code and neither the Company nor any
ERISA Affiliate has sponsored or contributed to or been required to
contribute to a “multiemployer plan” or “multiple
employer plan.”
(e) Except as set forth on
Section 3.11(e) of the Company Disclosure Letter,
neither the Company nor any ERISA Affiliate maintains or
contributes to, or during the six-year period prior to the date
hereof has maintained or contributed to, any “employee
benefit plan” within the meaning of Section 3(3) of
ERISA that is subject to Section 412 of the Code or
Section 302 or Title IV of ERISA. Except as would not have,
individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse
Effect, with respect to each plan set forth on Schedule 3.11(e) of
the Company Disclosure Letter that is subject to Section 412
of the Code or Section 302 of Title IV of ERISA:
(i) there does not exist any accumulated funding deficiency
within the meaning of Section 412 of the Code or
Section 302 of ERISA, whether or not waived; (ii) there
has been no “reportable event” within the meaning of
Section 4043 of ERISA and the regulations thereunder which
required a notice to the PBGC which has not been fully and
accurately reported in a timely fashion, as required, or which,
whether or not reported, would constitute grounds for the PBGC to
institute involuntary termination proceedings with respect to any
Company Benefit Plan that is subject to Title IV of ERISA;
(iii) all premiums to the PBGC have been timely paid in full;
(iv) there has not been a partial termination; and
(v) none of the following events has occurred: (A) the
filing of a notice of intent to terminate, (B) the treatment
of an amendment to such a Company Benefit Plan as a termination
under Section 4041 of ERISA or (C) the commencement of
proceedings by the PBGC to terminate such a Company Benefit Plan
and, to the Knowledge of the Company, no condition exists that
presents a substantial risk that such proceedings will be
instituted or which would constitute grounds under
Section 4042 of ERISA for the termination of, or the
appointment of a trustee to administer, any such plan.
(f) Except as set forth on
Section 3.11(f) of the Company Disclosure Letter, the
execution of this Agreement or the consummation of the Merger will
not constitute an event that, either alone or in conjunction with
any other event, will or may result in (i) any payment,
acceleration, termination, forgiveness of indebtedness, vesting,
distribution, increase in compensation or benefits or obligation to
fund benefits with respect to any current or former employee or
other personnel of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries,
(ii) any amount failing to be deductible by reason of
Section 280G of the Code or (iii) the provision of any
reimbursement of excise Taxes under Section 4999 of the Code
or any income Taxes under the Code.
(g) Except as would not have,
individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse
Effect, (i) each Foreign Benefit Plan has been established,
maintained and administered in compliance with its terms and all
applicable Laws and Orders of any controlling
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Governmental Entity; (ii) each Foreign
Benefit Plan required to be registered has been registered and has
been maintained in good standing with applicable regulatory
authorities; and (iii) each Foreign Benefit Plan required to
be funded and/or book reserved is funded and/or book reserved, as
appropriate, in accordance with applicable Law.
Section 3.12 Labor Matters .
Each of the Company and its Subsidiaries is in compliance with all
applicable Laws of the United States, or of any state or local
government or any subdivision thereof or of any foreign government
respecting employment and employment practices, terms and
conditions of employment, wages and hours and occupational safety
and health, including the Immigration Reform and Control Act, the
Worker Adjustment Retraining and Notification Act, any Laws
respecting employment discrimination, sexual harassment, disability
rights or benefits, equal opportunity, plant closure issues,
affirmative action, workers’ compensation, employee benefits,
severance payments, COBRA, labor relations, employee leave issues,
wage and hour standards, occupational safety and health
requirements and unemployment insurance and related matters, except
where any such failure to be in compliance has not had, or would
not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the
aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect. Except as
specifically identified on Section 3.12 of the Company
Disclosure Letter, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries
is a party to or bound by any labor or collective bargaining
agreement (other than any industry-wide or statutorily mandated
agreement or non-material agreement in a non-U.S. jurisdiction).
There is no unfair labor practice charge pending or, to the
Knowledge of the Company, threatened which if determined adversely
to the Company or its Subsidiaries would reasonably be expected to
have a Company Material Adverse Effect. Except as would not,
individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a
Company Material Adverse Effect, (i) to the Knowledge of the
Company, there are no organizational campaigns, petitions or other
activities or proceedings of any labor union, workers’
council or labor organization seeking recognition of a collective
bargaining unit with respect to, or otherwise attempting to
represent, any of the employees of the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries or compel the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to
bargain with any such labor union, works council or labor
organization, (ii) there are no strikes, slowdowns, walkouts,
work stoppages or other labor-related controversies pending or, to
the Knowledge of the Company, threatened and (iii) neither the
Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has experienced any such
strike, slowdown, walkout, work stoppage or other labor-related
controversy within the past three (3) years.
Section 3.13 Tax .
(a) Except to the extent reserved
for in the most recent Company Financial Statements, the Company
and each of its Subsidiaries have timely filed, or have caused to
be timely filed, all material Tax Returns required to be filed, all
such Tax Returns are true, complete and accurate in all material
respects, and all material amounts of Taxes shown to be due on such
Tax Returns, or otherwise owed, have been or will be timely
paid.
(b) Except as would not have and
would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the
aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect, (i) no Tax
authority has asserted, or threatened in writing to assert, a Tax
liability (exclusive of interest) in excess of $25 million in
connection with an audit or other administrative or court
proceeding involving Taxes of the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries, (ii) neither the Company nor any of its
Subsidiaries
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has distributed stock of another corporation or
has had its stock distributed in a transaction that was purported
or intended to be governed, in whole or in part, by
Section 355 or Section 361 of the Code within the
preceding five (5) years, (iii) neither the Company nor
any of its Subsidiaries has participated, or is currently
participating, in a “listed transaction” as defined in
Treasury Regulations Section 1.6011-4(b), and
(iv) neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a
party to any agreement or arrangement relating to the
apportionment, sharing, assignment or allocation of Taxes (other
than an agreement or arrangement solely among the members of a
group the common parent of which is the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries), or has any liability for Taxes of any Person (other
than the Company or any of its Subsidiaries) under Treasury
Regulations Section 1.1502-6 or any similar provision of
state, local or foreign Law, as a transferee or successor, by
contract or otherwise.
Section 3.14 Intellectual
Property .
(a) Except as, in the aggregate,
would not reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse
Effect, (i) to the Company’s Knowledge, the Company and
each of its Subsidiaries owns, or is licensed to use (in each case,
free and clear of any Liens), all Intellectual Property used in or
necessary for the conduct of its business as currently conducted;
(ii) to the Company’s Knowledge, the use of any
Intellectual Property by the Company and its Subsidiaries does not
infringe on or otherwise violate the rights of any Person and is in
accordance with any applicable license pursuant to which the
Company or any Subsidiary acquired the right to use any
Intellectual Property; (iii) to the Company’s Knowledge,
no Person is challenging, infringing on or otherwise violating any
right of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries with respect to any
Intellectual Property owned by and/or licensed to the Company or
its Subsidiaries; and (iv) to the Company’s Knowledge,
neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has received any
written notice or otherwise has Knowledge of any pending claim,
order or proceeding with respect to any Intellectual Property used
by the Company and its Subsidiaries and to its Knowledge no
Intellectual Property owned and/or licensed by the Company or its
Subsidiaries is being used or enforced in a manner that would
reasonably be expected to result in the abandonment, cancellation
or unenforceability of such Intellectual Property. For purposes of
this Agreement, “ Intellectual Property ” shall
mean trademarks, service marks, brand names, certification marks,
trade dress and other indications of origin, the goodwill
associated with the foregoing and registrations in any domestic or
foreign jurisdiction of, and applications in any such jurisdiction
to register, the foregoing, including any extension, modification
or renewal of any such registration or application; inventions,
discoveries and ideas, whether patentable or not, in any domestic
or foreign jurisdiction; patents, applications for patents
(including, without limitation, divisions, continuations,
continuations in part and renewal applications), and any renewals,
extensions or reissues thereof, in any such jurisdiction; nonpublic
information, trade secrets and confidential information and rights
in any domestic or foreign jurisdiction to limit the use or
disclosure thereof by any person; writings and other works, whether
copyrightable or not, in any such jurisdiction; and registrations
or applications for registration of copyrights in any domestic or
foreign jurisdiction, and any renewals or extensions thereof; and
any similar intellectual property or proprietary rights.
(b) The Company and its Subsidiaries
have taken reasonable steps to protect the confidentiality and
value of all trade secrets and any other confidential information
that are owned, used or held by the Company and its Subsidiaries in
confidence, including entering into
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licenses and Contracts that require employees,
licensees, contractors, and other Persons with access to trade
secrets or other confidential information to safeguard and maintain
the secrecy and confidentiality of such trade secrets. To the
Company’s Knowledge, such trade secrets have not been used,
disclosed to or discovered by any Person except pursuant to valid
and appropriate non-disclosure, license or any other appropriate
Contract which has not been breached.
Section 3.15 Environmental
Matters .
(a) The Company and its Subsidiaries
are in compliance with all applicable Environmental Laws, and to
the Company’s Knowledge any past non-compliance by the
Company and its Subsidiaries with applicable Environmental Laws has
been resolved, except for any failure to comply or to resolve past
non-compliance that would not reasonably be expected to have,
individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse
Effect.
(b) Except as would not reasonably
be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Company
Material Adverse Effect: (i) each of the Company and its
Subsidiaries has obtained, maintained and complied with all
Environmental Permits necessary for the conduct and operation of
its business as currently operated, and the Company or any
applicable Subsidiary of the Company has not received any notice
that any such Environmental Permit is not in full force and effect;
and (ii) no such Environmental Permit is or will be subject to
review, revision, major modification or prior consent by any
Governmental Authority as a result of the consummation of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
(c) None of the Company or any of
its Subsidiaries has received any notice of any violation of or
liability under Environmental Laws, which would reasonably be
expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Company
Material Adverse Effect.
(d) There are no pending or, to the
Company’s Knowledge, threatened civil, criminal or
administrative claims, actions, proceedings, hearings, notices of
violation, investigations, arbitrations or demand letters pursuant
to Environmental Laws or with respect to Hazardous Materials
against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or, to the
Company’s Knowledge, related to the Owned Real Property, the
Leased Real Property or any other facility previously owned or
operated by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries which would
reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a
Company Material Adverse Effect.
(e) To the Company’s
Knowledge, there has been no presence of storage tanks at or
presence or release of any Hazardous Materials on, at, or from the
Owned Real Property or the Leased Real Property or any other
facility operated by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, except
(i) in compliance with applicable Environmental Laws and
(ii) in a manner or in quantities or locations that would not
require any investigation, cleanup or remediation of soil or
groundwater under applicable Environmental Laws, other than any
presence or release which would not reasonably be expected to have,
individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse
Effect; and neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has
received notice with respect to such presence or
release.
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(f) Neither (i) the Company nor
any Subsidiary, (ii) any predecessors of the Company or any
Subsidiary nor (iii) any entity previously owned by the
Company or any Subsidiary, has transported or arranged for the
treatment, storage, handling, disposal or transportation of any
Hazardous Material at or to any off-site location which, to the
Company’s Knowledge, has resulted in, or would be reasonably
expected to result in, a liability to the Company that has had, or
would reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the
aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect.
(g) There are no Liens or
institutional or engineering controls applicable to any Owned Real
Property or, to the Company’s Knowledge, Leased Real Property
arising out of or pursuant to Environmental Laws that have had, or
would reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the
aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect.
(h) To the Company’s
Knowledge, there are no other facts, activities, circumstances or
conditions that have resulted in or would be reasonably expected to
result in, the Company incurring a liability or obligation,
pursuant to any applicable Environmental Laws that has had, or
would reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the
aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect.
Section 3.16 Insurance .
Except as has not had, and would not reasonably be expected to
have, individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse
Effect, (i) each insurance policy under which the Company or
any of its Subsidiaries is an insured or otherwise the principal
beneficiary of coverage (collectively, the “ Insurance
Policies ”) is in full force and effect, all premiums due
thereon have been paid in full and the Company and its Subsidiaries
are in compliance with the terms and conditions of such Insurance
Policy, except as has not had, and would not reasonably be expected
to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material
Adverse Effect, (ii) neither the Company nor any of its
Subsidiaries is in breach or default under any Insurance Policy,
and (iii) no event has occurred which, with notice or lapse of
time, would constitute such breach or default, or permit
termination or modification, under the policy.
Section 3.17 Regulatory
Compliance .
(a) Except as has not had, and would
not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the
aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect, each of the Company
and its Significant Subsidiaries holds all licenses, permits,
franchises, variances, registrations, exemptions, Orders and other
governmental authorizations, consents, approvals and clearances,
and has submitted notices to, all Governmental Entities, including
all authorizations under the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act of
1938, as amended (the “ FDCA ”), the Public
Health Service Act of 1944, as amended (the “ PHSA
”), and the regulations of the United States Food and Drug
Administration (the “ FDA ”) promulgated
thereunder, and any other Governmental Entity that is concerned
with the quality, identity, strength, purity, safety, efficacy or
manufacturing of the Company Products (any such Governmental
Entity, a “ Company Regulatory Agency ”)
necessary for the lawful operating of the businesses of the Company
or any of its Subsidiaries (the “ Company Permits
”), and all such Company Permits are valid, and in full force
and effect. Since January 1, 2006, there has not occurred any
violation of, default (with or without notice or lapse of time or
both) under, or event giving to others any right of termination,
amendment or cancellation of, with or without notice or lapse of
time or both, any Company Permit except as has not had, and would
not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the
aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect. The Company and each
of its Subsidiaries
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are in compliance in all material respects with
the terms of all Company Permits, and no event has occurred that,
to the Knowledge of the Company, would reasonably be expected to
result in the revocation, cancellation, non-renewal or adverse
modification of any Company Permit, except as has not had, and
would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the
aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect.
(b) Except as would not reasonably
be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Company
Material Adverse Effect, since January 1, 2006, all
applications, submissions, information and data utilized by the
Company or the Company’s Subsidiaries as the basis for, or
submitted by or, to the Knowledge of the Company, on behalf of the
Company or the Company’s Subsidiaries in connection with, any
and all requests for a Company Permit relating to the Company or
any of its Subsidiaries, and its respective business and Company
Products, when submitted to the FDA or other Company Regulatory
Agency, were true and correct in all material respects as of the
date of submission, and any updates, changes, corrections or
modification to such applications, submissions, information and
data required under applicable Laws have been submitted to the FDA
or other Company Regulatory Agency.
(c) Since January 1, 2006,
neither the Company, nor any of its Subsidiaries, has committed any
act, made any statement or failed to make any statement that would
reasonably be expected to provide a basis for the FDA or any other
Company Regulatory Agency to invoke its policy with respect to
“Fraud, Untrue Statements of Material Facts, Bribery, and
Illegal Gratuities”, or similar policies, set forth in any
applicable Laws, except as has not had, and would not reasonably be
expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Company
Material Adverse Effect.
(d) For the avoidance of doubt, the
provisions of this Section 3.17 do not apply to
Environmental Laws or Environmental Permits.
Section 3.18 Interested Party
Transactions . Since January 1, 2006, there have been no
transactions, agreements, arrangements or understandings between
the Company or any of its Subsidiaries on the one hand, and the
Affiliates of the Company on the other hand (other than the
Company’s Subsidiaries), that would be required to be
disclosed under Item 404 under Regulation S-K under the
Exchange Act and that has not been so disclosed.
Section 3.19 Brokers and
Finders . Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has
employed any broker or finder or incurred any liability for any
brokerage fees, commissions or finders fees in connection with the
Merger or the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement,
except that the Company has employed Morgan Stanley & Co.
Incorporated and Evercore Group L.L.C. as its financial advisors
(the “ Company Financial Advisors ”), and the
Company has heretofore made available to Parent a true and complete
copy of all agreements between the Company and the Company
Financial Advisors pursuant to which such firm would be entitled to
any payment relating to the Merger and the other transactions
contemplated by this Agreement.
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Section 3.20 No Additional
Representations .
(a) Except for the representations
and warranties made by the Company in this Article III ,
neither the Company nor any other Person makes any express or
implied representation or warranty with respect to the Company or
its Subsidiaries or their respective businesses, operations,
assets, liabilities, conditions (financial or otherwise) or
prospects, and the Company hereby disclaims any such other
representations or warranties. In particular, without limiting the
foregoing disclaimer, neither the Company nor any other Person
makes or has made any representation or warranty to Parent, Merger
Sub, or any of their Affiliates or Representatives with respect to
(i) any financial projection, forecast, estimate, budget or
prospect information relating to the Company, any of its
Subsidiaries or their respective businesses, or (ii) except
for the representations and warranties made by the Company in this
Article III , any oral or written information presented to
Parent, Merger Sub or any of their Affiliates or Representatives in
the course of their due diligence investigation of the Company, the
negotiation of this Agreement or in the course of the transactions
contemplated hereby.
(b) The Company acknowledges and
agrees that it (i) has had the opportunity to meet with the
management of Parent and to discuss the business, assets and
liabilities of Parent and its Subsidiaries, (ii) has been
afforded the opportunity to ask questions of and receive answers
from officers of Parent and (iii) has conducted its own
independent investigation of Parent and its Subsidiaries, their
respective businesses, assets, liabilities and the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement.
(c) Notwithstanding anything
contained in this Agreement to the contrary, the Company
acknowledges and agrees that none of Parent, Merger Sub or any
other Person has made or is making any representations or
warranties relating to Parent or Merger Sub whatsoever, express or
implied, beyond those expressly given by Parent and Merger Sub in
Article IV hereof, including any implied representation or
warranty as to the accuracy or completeness of any information
regarding Parent furnished or made available the Company, or any of
its Representatives. Without limiting the generality of the
foregoing, the Company acknowledges that no representations or
warranties are made with respect to any projections, forecasts,
estimates, budgets or prospect information that may have been made
available to the Company or any of its Representatives.
ARTICLE IV
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF
PARENT AND MERGER SUB
Except (i) as disclosed in the
Parent SEC Documents filed since January 1, 2008 but prior to
the date hereof (but excluding any risk factor disclosures
contained under the heading “Risk Factors,” any
disclosure of risks included in any “forward-looking
statements” disclaimer or any other statements that are
similarly non-specific or predictive or forward-looking in nature,
in each case, other than any specific factual information contained
therein) or (ii) as set forth in the Parent Disclosure Letter
delivered by Parent to the Company prior to the execution of this
Agreement (the “ Parent Disclosure Letter ”),
which identifies items of disclosure by reference to a particular
section or subsection of this Agreement ( provided ,
however , that any information set forth in one section of
such Parent Disclosure Letter also shall be deemed to apply to each
other section and subsection of this Agreement to which its
relevance is reasonably apparent), each of Parent and Merger Sub
hereby represents and warrants to the Company as
follows:
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Section 4.1 Organization, Good
Standing and Qualification . Each of Parent and Merger Sub and
Parent’s Significant Subsidiaries is a corporation duly
organized, validly existing and in good standing (with respect to
jurisdictions that recognize the concept of good standing) under
the Laws of its respective jurisdiction of organization and has all
requisite corporate or similar power and authority to own, lease
and operate its properties and assets and to carry on its business
as presently conducted, except with respect to Parent’s
Subsidiaries, where the failure to be so organized, qualified or in
good standing or to have such power or authority when taken
together with all other such failures, has not, and would not
reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a
Parent Material Adverse Effect. Each of Parent and its Significant
Subsidiaries is duly qualified or licensed to do business and is in
good standing (with respect to jurisdictions that recognize the
concept of good standing) as a foreign corporation in each
jurisdiction where the ownership, leasing or operation of its
assets or properties or conduct of its business requires such
qualification, except where the failure to be so organized,
qualified or in good standing or to have such power or authority
when taken together with all other such failures, has not, and
would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the
aggregate, a Parent Material Adverse Effect.
Section 4.2 Capital Structure
.
(a) As of January 23, 2009, the
authorized capital stock of Parent consisted of
(i) 12,000,000,000 shares of Parent Common Stock of which
7,357,577,519 shares were outstanding and 1,504,695,838 shares were
held in the treasury of Parent and (ii) 27,000,000 shares of
Preferred Stock, no par value, of which 1,805 shares were
outstanding and no shares were held in the treasury of Parent.
There are no other classes of capital stock of Parent authorized or
outstanding. All issued and outstanding shares of the capital stock
of Parent are, and when shares of Parent Common Stock and Parent
Convertible Preferred Stock are issued in connection with the
Merger or pursuant to Section 1.8 and
Section 1.9 , such shares will be, duly authorized,
validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable and free of any
preemptive rights.
(b) Since January 23, 2009 to
the date of this Agreement, there have been no issuances of shares
of the capital stock or equity securities of Parent or any other
securities of Parent other than issuances of shares of Parent
Common Stock pursuant to employee benefit, director or equity
compensation plans, programs or arrangements sponsored or
maintained by Parent or any of its Subsidiaries (the “
Parent Benefit Plans ”). There were outstanding as of
December 31, 2008 no options, warrants, calls, commitments,
agreements, arrangements, undertakings or any other rights to
acquire capital stock from Parent other than options,
restricted stock and other rights to acquire capital stock from
Parent representing in the aggregate the right to purchase
approximately 476,000,000 shares of Parent Common Stock under the
Parent Benefit Plans. No options, warrants, calls, commitments,
agreements, arrangements, undertakings or other rights to acquire
capital stock from Parent have been issued or granted since
December 31, 2008 to the date of this Agreement other than
pursuant to the Parent Benefit Plans or the ordinary course of
business in connection with employment offer letters.
(c) No bonds, debentures, notes or
other indebtedness of Parent having the right to vote (or
convertible into or exercisable for securities having the right to
vote) on any matters on which holders of capital stock of Parent
may vote are issued or outstanding.
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(d) Except as otherwise set forth in
this Section 4.2 , as of the date of this Agreement,
(i) there are no outstanding obligations of Parent or any of
its Subsidiaries to repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any
shares of capital stock of Parent or any of its Subsidiaries except
for purchases, redemptions or other acquisitions of capital stock
or other securities (1) required by the terms of the Parent
Benefit Plans, (2) in order to pay Taxes or satisfy
withholding obligations in respect of such Taxes in connection with
the exercise of Parent stock options, the lapse of restrictions or
settlement of awards granted pursuant to the Parent Benefit Plans,
or (3) required by the terms of any plans, arrangements or
agreements existing on the date hereof between the Parent or any of
its Subsidiaries and any director or employee of the Parent or any
of its Subsidiaries and (ii) there are no outstanding
stock-appreciation rights, security-based performance units,
“phantom” stock or other security rights or other
agreements, arrangements or commitments of any character
(contingent or otherwise) pursuant to which any Person is or may be
entitled to receive any payment or other value based on the stock
price performance of Parent or any of its Subsidiaries (other than
ordinary course payments or commissions to sales representatives of
Parent based upon revenues generated by them without augmentation
as a result of the transactions contemplated hereby and with
respect to awards granted under the Parent Benefit
Plans).
(e) Except as set forth in
Section 4.2(e) of the Parent Disclosure Letter and with
respect to awards granted under the Parent Benefit Plans, as of the
date of this Agreement, there are no outstanding obligations of
Parent or any of its Subsidiaries (i) restricting the transfer
of, (ii) affecting the voting rights of, (iii) requiring
the sales, issuance, repurchase, redemption or disposition of, or
containing any right of first refusal with respect to,
(iv) requiring the registration for sale of or
(v) granting any preemptive or antidilutive rights with
respect to, any shares of Parent Common Stock or other Equity
Interests in Parent or any of its Subsidiaries.
(f) The authorized capital stock of
Merger Sub consists of 1,000 shares of common stock, par value
$0.01 per share, all of which are validly issued and outstanding.
All of the issued and outstanding capital stock of Merger Sub is,
and at the Effective Time will be, owned by Parent, and there are
(i) no other shares of capital stock or voting securities of
Merger Sub, (ii) no securities of Merger Sub convertible into
or exchangeable for shares of capital stock or voting securities of
Merger Sub and (iii) no options or other rights to acquire
from Merger Sub, and no obligations of Merger Sub to issue, any
capital stock, voting securities or securities convertible into or
exchangeable for capital stock or voting securities of Merger
Sub.
Section 4.3 Corporate
Authority . Each of Parent and Merger Sub has all requisite
corporate power and authority and, except for the adoption of this
Agreement by Parent as the sole stockholder of Merger Sub (which
adoption Parent shall effect on the date hereof immediately
following the execution hereof), has taken all corporate action
necessary in order to execute, deliver and perform its obligations
under this Agreement and to consummate the transactions
contemplated hereby. This Agreement has been duly authorized and
validly executed and delivered by Parent and Merger Sub, except for
the adoption of this Agreement by Parent as the sole stockholder of
Merger Sub, and, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery
by the Company, constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation
of Parent enforceable against the Company in accordance with its
terms, subject to the Bankruptcy and Equity Exception.
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Section 4.4 Governmental Filings;
No Violations; Etc .
(a) Except for the reports,
registrations, consents, approvals, permits, authorizations,
notices and/or filings (i) pursuant to Section 1.3
of this Agreement, (ii) under the HSR Act, the Securities Act,
the Exchange Act, the EC Merger Regulation and the China
Anti-Monopoly Law, (iii) required to be made with the NYSE,
(iv) for or pursuant to other applicable foreign securities
Law approvals, state securities, takeover and “blue
sky” laws, (v) required to be made with or to those
foreign Governmental Entities regulating competition and antitrust
Laws, (vi) required to be made under any En