Exhibit 2.1
Execution Version
A GREEMENT AND P LAN OF M ERGER
by and among
B AK B ONE S OFTWARE I NCORPORATED ,
C HICKASAW A CQUISITION C ORPORATION ,
C HICKASAW A CQUISITION C ORPORATION II,
C OLD S PARK , I NC . AND
THE S TOCKHOLDER R EPRESENTATIVE
Dated as of May 11,
2009
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE I D
EFINITIONS
; C ONSTRUCTION
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2
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Section 1.1
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Definitions
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2
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Section 1.2
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Construction
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ARTICLE II T
HE R EORGANIZATION
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Section 2.1
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The
Reorganization
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Section 2.2
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Closing;
Effective Time
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Section 2.3
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Effects of the
Merger
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Section 2.4
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Certificate of
Incorporation; Bylaws
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12
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Section 2.5
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Directors;
Officers
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Section 2.6
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Merger
Consideration; Adjustment
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12
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Section 2.7
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Effect on
Capital Stock
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14
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Section 2.8
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Dissenters’ Rights
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Section 2.9
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Exchange
Procedures
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Section 2.10
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Further
Assurances
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ARTICLE III
R EPRESENTATIONS AND W ARRANTIES OF THE C OMPANY
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Section 3.1
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Organization of
the Company
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Section 3.2
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Capitalization
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Section 3.3
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Authority
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Section 3.4
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Consents and
Approvals; No Violation; Litigation
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Section 3.5
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Subsidiaries
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Section 3.6
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Financial
Statements
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Section 3.7
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Accounts
Receivable
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Section 3.8
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Tax
Matters
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Section 3.9
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Absence of
Certain Changes or Events
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Section 3.10
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Title to and
Sufficiency of Assets
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Section 3.11
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Permits and
Compliance
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Section 3.12
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Actions and
Proceedings
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Section 3.13
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Employment
Issues
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Section 3.14
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Certain
Agreements
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Section 3.15
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ERISA
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Section 3.16
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Intellectual
Property
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31
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Section 3.17
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Environmental
Matters
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Section 3.18
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Suppliers,
Customers, Distributors and Significant Employees
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Section 3.19
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Company
Contracts
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Section 3.20
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Insurance
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Section 3.21
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Change of
Control Payments
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Section 3.22
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Interested
Party Transactions
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Section 3.23
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Brokers
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Section 3.24
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Representations
and Warranties
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ARTICLE IV
R EPRESENTATIONS AND W ARRANTIES OF P ARENT , M ERGER S UB AND M ERGER S UB II
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Section 4.1
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Organization,
Standing and Power
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Section 4.2
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Authority
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Section 4.3
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No
Conflict
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Section 4.4
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Brokers’
and Finders’ Fees
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Section 4.5
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SEC Documents;
Financial Statements
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Section 4.6
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Tax
Matters
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Section 4.7
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Representations
and Warranties
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ARTICLE V
C ERTAIN
C OVENANTS
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Section 5.1
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Conduct of
Business by the Company
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Section 5.2
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No
Solicitation
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Section 5.3
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Charter
Amendment
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Section 5.4
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Stockholder
Matters
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Section 5.5
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Access to
Information; Confidentiality
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Section 5.6
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Indemnification
of Directors and Officers
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Section 5.7
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Notification of
Certain Matters
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Section 5.8
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Fees and
Expenses
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Section 5.9
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Further
Assurances
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Section 5.10
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Public
Announcements
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Section 5.11
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Consents
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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PAGE
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Section 5.12
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Company
Plans
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Section 5.13
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Section 280G Approval
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Section 5.14
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Tax
Matters
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Section 5.15
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Termination of
Company Investors Rights
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Section 5.16
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Stock
Consideration Resale
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Section 5.17
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Resignations
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Section 5.18
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Consents
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ARTICLE VI
C ONDITIONS
P RECEDENT TO THE M ERGER
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Section 6.1
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Conditions to
Obligation of the Company to Effect the Merger
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Section 6.2
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Conditions to
Obligations of Parent and Merger Sub to Effect the
Merger
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ARTICLE VII
I NDEMNIFICATION ; S TOCKHOLDER R EPRESENTATIVE
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Section 7.1
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Survival of
Representations, Warranties and Covenants
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Section 7.2
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Indemnification
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Section 7.3
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Procedure for
Indemnity Claim
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Section 7.4
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Indemnification
Payments
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Section 7.5
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No
Subrogation
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Section 7.6
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Stockholder
Representative; Power of Attorney
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ARTICLE VIII
T ERMINATION
, A MENDMENT AND W AIVER
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Section 8.1
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Termination
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Section 8.2
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Effect 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
G ENERAL
P ROVISIONS
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60
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Section 9.1
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Notices
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Section 9.2
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Counterparts
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61
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Section 9.3
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Entire
Agreement; Third-Party Beneficiaries
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Section 9.4
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Governing
Law
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Section 9.5
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Assignment
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Section 9.6
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Severability
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Section 9.7
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Enforcement of
this Agreement
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Section 9.8
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Dispute
Resolution
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E
XHIBITS
& S
CHEDULES
Schedules:
Schedule A
Key Stockholders
Schedule 2.7(a)
Allocation Certificate
Schedule 6.2(g)
Third Party Consents
Schedule 6.2(k)
Key Employees
Exhibits
:
Exhibit A Stockholder Agreement
Exhibit B Opinion of Counsel to the Company
Exhibit C Charter Amendment
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A GREEMENT AND P LAN OF M ERGER AND R EORGANIZATION
This A GREEMENT AND P LAN OF M ERGER AND R EORGANIZATION (this “ Agreement ”) is dated
as of May 11, 2009 (the “ Execution Date
”), among B AK B ONE S OFTWARE I NCORPORATED , a Canadian corporation (“ Parent
”), C HICKASAW A CQUISITION C ORPORATION , a Delaware corporation and a direct
wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent (“ Merger Sub
”), C HICKASAW A CQUISITION C ORPORATION II , a
Delaware corporation and a direct wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent
(“ Merger Sub II ”), C
OLD S PARK , I NC . , a
Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”), and,
with respect to Section 7.6 only, Tom Neustaetter as
Stockholder Representative. Each of Parent, Merger Sub, Merger Sub
II and the Company is a “ Party ” and together,
the “ Parties .”
R ECITALS :
W HEREAS , the
respective Boards of Directors of Parent, Merger Sub, Merger Sub II
and the Company have approved and declared advisable and in the
best interests of each corporation and its respective stockholders
this Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby, including
the merger of Merger Sub with and into the Company (the “
Merger ”), upon the terms and subject to the
conditions set forth herein;
W HEREAS , pursuant to the Merger, among other things, and
subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, (i) all
of the issued and outstanding capital stock of the Company shall be
converted into the right to receive the consideration set forth
herein, and (ii) all of the issued and outstanding options to
purchase capital stock of the Company shall terminate in the manner
set forth herein;
W HEREAS , as
soon as reasonably practicable following the Merger, Parent shall
adopt an agreement and plan of merger and reorganization whereby
the Company will be merged with and into Merger Sub II, with such
corporation surviving the Second Merger as a wholly-owned
subsidiary of Parent (the “ Second Merger
”);
W HEREAS , the Board of Directors of the Company has
unanimously determined that the Merger is fair to, and in the best
interests of, the Stockholders, and approved and declared advisable
this Agreement, the Merger and the transactions contemplated
hereby;
W HEREAS , concurrently with the execution of this
Agreement, in order to induce Parent and Merger Sub to enter into
this Agreement, the Stockholders of the Company identified on
Schedule A (the “ Key Stockholders
”) are entering into stockholder agreements (each in the form
attached hereto as Exhibit A (collectively the “
Stockholder Agreements ”)) with Parent; and
W HEREAS , Parent, Merger Sub, Merger Sub II and the
Company intend for federal income tax purposes that the Merger and
Second Merger (collectively, the “ Reorganization
”), qualify as a “reorganization” described in
Section 368(a) of the Code, and that this Agreement constitute
a “plan of reorganization” within the meaning of
Treasury Regulations Section 1.3682-2(g).
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N OW ,
T HEREFORE
, in consideration of the foregoing and the
respective representations, warranties, covenants and agreements
set forth herein and for other good and valuable consideration, the
receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the
Parties agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
D EFINITIONS ; C ONSTRUCTION
Section 1.1 Definitions
. The following capitalized terms as used herein shall have the
meanings ascribed to them in this Article I
:
“ Agreement ” has
such meaning as set forth at the beginning of this
Agreement.
“ Affiliate ”
means (i) any holder of 10% or more of the capital stock
(measured on a fully diluted basis) of a Person, (ii) any
director, or executive officer of a Person, (iii) any Person
that directly or indirectly controls, is controlled by, or is under
common control with, another Person or (iv) any member of the
immediate family of any such Persons.
“ Allocation
Certificate ” has such meaning as set forth in
Section 2.7(c) .
“ Audited Financial
Statements ” has such meaning as set forth in
Section 3.6(a) .
“ BofA ” has such
meaning as set forth in Section 5.18 .
“ Cash Consideration
” has such meaning as set forth in Section 2.6(a)
.
“ Cash Election ”
has such meaning as set forth in Section 2.7(a)
.
“ Certificate of Merger
” has such meaning as set forth in Section 2.2
.
“ Certificates ”
has such meaning as set forth in Section 2.9(a)
.
“ Charter Amendment
” has such meaning as set forth in
Section 6.2(c)(i) .
“ Claim Notice ”
has such meaning as set forth in Section 7.3(a)
.
“ Closing ” has
such meaning as set forth in Section 2.2 .
“ Closing Date ”
has such meaning as set forth in Section 2.2
.
“ Closing Date Balance
Sheet ” means the unaudited consolidated balance sheet of
the Company as of the Closing Date.
“ Code ” means
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
“ Company ” has
such meaning as set forth at the beginning of this
Agreement.
“ Company Board ”
means the Board of Directors of the Company.
“ Company Bylaws
” has such meaning as set forth in Section 3.4(a)
.
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“ Company Capital Stock
” means the Company Common Stock and Company Preferred
Stock.
“ Company Charter
” has such meaning as set forth in Section 3.4(a)
.
“ Company Common Stock
” means all outstanding shares of common stock of the
Company, par value $0.0001, as of the Closing Date.
“ Company Contract
” means any Contract to which the Company is a party or to
which the Company or any of its properties or assets (whether
tangible or intangible) is subject or bound.
“ Company Convertible
Notes ” means the outstanding convertible promissory
notes issued by the Company having an aggregate principal amount of
$3,000,000.
“ Company Disclosure
Schedule ” means that certain letter dated the date
hereof and delivered on the date hereof by the Company to Parent,
which relates to this Agreement and is designated therein as the
Company Disclosure Schedule.
“ Company Intellectual
Property ” shall mean any Intellectual Property that is
owned by, or exclusively licensed to, the Company.
“ Company License
Agreements ” has such meaning as set forth in
Section 3.16(h) .
“ Company Material Adverse
Effect ” means any change or effect that is, or could
reasonably be expected to be, materially adverse to (i) the
business or the operations, assets, Liabilities, earnings or
results of operations, financial projections or forecasts, or the
financial condition, of the Company or (ii) the ability of the
Company to perform its obligations pursuant to this Agreement and
to consummate the Merger and the transactions contemplated hereby
in a timely manner except to the extent that any such material
adverse effect results from changes in general economic conditions
(but only to the extent any such changes do not disproportionately
impact the Company). For the purposes of this Agreement, any
Company Material Adverse Effect on the business of the Company
which is cured by the Company prior to the Effective Time shall not
be a Company Material Adverse Effect.
“ Company Multiemployer
Plan ” means a “multiemployer plan” (as
defined in Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA) to which the Company
or any of its ERISA Affiliates is or has been obligated to
contribute or otherwise may have any liability.
“ Company Option Plan
” means the Company’s 2006 Stock Plan, as
amended.
“ Company Options
” means the options to purchase shares of the Company Common
Stock issued pursuant to the Company Option Plan.
“ Company Owned
Intellectual Property ” shall mean all Intellectual
Property owned or purported to be owned by the Company.
“ Company Permits
” has such meaning as set forth in
Section 3.11(a) .
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“ Company Plan ”
means a “pension plan” (as defined in Section 3(2)
of ERISA (other than a Company Multiemployer Plan)), a
“welfare plan” (as defined in Section 3(1) of
ERISA), or any other written or oral bonus, profit sharing,
deferred compensation, incentive compensation, stock ownership,
stock purchase, stock option, phantom stock, restricted stock,
stock appreciation right, holiday pay, vacation, retention,
severance, medical, dental, vision, disability, death benefit, sick
leave, fringe benefit, personnel policy, insurance or other plan,
arrangement or understanding, in each case established or
maintained by the Company or any of its ERISA Affiliates or as to
which the Company or any of its ERISA Affiliates contributes or
otherwise may have any liability.
“ Company Preferred
Stock ” means all outstanding shares of the Series A
Preferred Stock of the Company, par value $0.0001, as of the
Closing Date.
“ Company Products
” has such meaning as set forth in
Section 3.16(c) .
“ Company Registered
Intellectual Property ” shall mean all of the Registered
Intellectual Property owned by, or filed in the name of, the
Company.
“ Company
Securityholders ” has such meaning as set forth in
Section 2.6(a) .
“ Compensation
Agreements ” has such meaning as set forth in
Section 3.14 .
“ Confidentiality
Agreement ” has such meaning as set forth in
Section 5.5 .
“ Consent Date ”
has such meaning as set forth in Section 5.18
.
“ Contaminants”
has such meaning as set forth in Section 3.16(n)
.
“ Contract ”
means any note, bond, mortgage, indenture, lease, contract,
insurance policy, covenant or other agreement (written or oral),
instrument or commitment, permit, concession, franchise or
license.
“ CPR ” has such
meaning as set forth in Section 9.8(b) .
“ CPR Rules ” has
such meaning as set forth in Section 9.8(b)
.
“ Deemed Share Value
” shall mean $0.43 per Parent Common Share.
“ Delayed Cash Initial
Payment ” has such meaning as set forth in
Section 2.6(a)(i) .
“ DGCL ” means
the Delaware General Corporation Law, as amended.
“ Dispute ” has
such meaning as set forth in Section 9.8(a)
.
“ Dispute Notice
” has such meaning as set forth in Section 9.8(b)
.
“ Disputing Party
” has such meaning as set forth in Section 9.8(a)
.
“ Dissenting Shares
” has such meaning as set forth in Section 2.8(a)
.
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“ Dissenting
Stockholder ” has such meaning as set forth in
Section 2.8(a) .
“ Effective Time
” has such meaning as set forth in Section 2.2
.
“ Election ” has
such meaning as set forth in Section 2.7(a)
.
“Employee”
means any current, former or retired
employee, officer or director of the Company.
“ Employment Agreements
” has such meaning as set forth in
Section 3.13(a) .
“ Environmental Law
” means any law, past or present and as amended, and any
judicial or administrative interpretation thereof, including any
judicial or administrative order, consent decree or judgment, or
common law, relating to pollution or protection of the environment,
health or safety or natural resources, including those relating to
the use, handling, transportation, treatment, storage, disposal,
release or discharge of Hazardous Substances.
“ Environmental Permit
” means any permit, approval, identification number, license
or other authorization required under any applicable Environmental
Law.
“ ERISA ” means
the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as
amended.
“ ERISA Affiliate
” means any trade or business (whether or not incorporated)
which would be considered a single employer with the Company
pursuant to Section 414(b), (c), (m) or (o) of the
Code and the regulations promulgated under those sections or
pursuant to Section 4001(b) of ERISA and the regulations
promulgated thereunder.
“ Exchange Act ”
means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
“ Excluded Liabilities
” has such meaning as set forth in Section 7.4(a)
.
“ Execution Date
” has such meaning as set forth at the beginning of this
Agreement.
“ Expenses ”
means any and all expenses incurred in connection with
investigating, defending or asserting any claim, action, suit or
proceeding incident to any matter hereunder (including court filing
fees, court costs, arbitration fees or costs, witness fees, and
reasonable fees and disbursements of legal counsel, investigations,
expert witnesses, consultants, accountants, valuation experts and
other professionals).
“ Financial Statements
” has such meaning as set forth in Section 3.6(b)
.
“ First Subsequent Payment
Date ” has such meaning as set forth in
Section 2.6(a)(ii)(1) .
“ Form of Election
” has such meaning as set forth in Section 2.7(a)
.
“ Fundamental
Representations ” has such meaning as set forth in
Section 7.1(a) .
“ GAAP ” means
United States generally accepted accounting principals, applied on
a basis consistent with the basis on which the Financial Statements
were prepared.
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“ Governmental
Authority ” means any United States and/or foreign,
federal, state, provincial, local or other governmental authority
of any kind or nature, including any department, subdivision,
commission, board, bureau, agency or instrumentality thereof, any
court and any administrative agency, and any comparable body
performing any governmental functions.
“ Hazardous Substances
” means (A) petroleum and petroleum products,
by-products or breakdown products, radioactive materials,
asbestos-containing materials and PCBs, and (B) any other
chemicals, materials or substances regulated as toxic or hazardous
or as a pollutant, contaminant or waste under any applicable
Environmental Law.
“ Holdback Amount
” has such meaning as set forth in Section 7.4(a)
.
“ In-the-Money Option
” has such meaning as set forth in
Section 2.7(e)(i) .
“ Indemnified Parties
” has such meaning as set forth in Section 7.2
.
“ Indemnity Claim
” means the amount of any and all Losses incurred by an
Indemnified Party.
“ Indemnity Payment
” means any payment that an Indemnified Party is entitled to
receive hereunder as to an Indemnity Claim.
“ Information Statement
” has such meaning as set forth in Section 5.4
.
“ Initial Payment
” has such meaning as set forth in
Section 2.6(a)(i) .
“ Intellectual Property
” shall mean any or all of the following and all rights in,
arising out of, or associated therewith: (a) all United
States, international and foreign patents and applications therefor
and all reissues, divisions, renewals, extensions, provisionals,
continuations and continuations-in-part thereof; (b) all
inventions (whether patentable or not), invention disclosures,
improvements, trade secrets, proprietary information, know how,
technology, technical data and customer lists, and all
documentation relating to any of the foregoing; (c) all
copyrights, copyrights registrations and applications therefor, and
all other rights corresponding thereto throughout the world;
(d) all mask works, mask work registrations and applications
therefor, and any equivalent or similar rights in semiconductor
masks, layouts, architectures or topology; (e) domain names,
uniform resource locators and other names and locators associated
with the Internet; (f) all Software; (g) all industrial
designs and any registrations and applications therefor throughout
the world; (h) all trade names, logos, common law trademarks
and service marks, trademark and service mark registrations and
applications therefor throughout the world; (i) all databases
and data collections and all rights therein throughout the world;
(j) all moral and economic rights of authors and inventors,
however denominated, throughout the world, and (k) any similar
or equivalent rights to any of the foregoing anywhere in the
world.
“ Key Employees ”
means the Employees listed on Schedule 6.2(k)
.
“ Key Stockholders
” has such meaning as set forth in the Recitals
hereof.
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“ Knowledge ”
means the actual knowledge of any officer or director of the
Company and such knowledge as would be reasonably expected to be
known by such individuals in the ordinary and usual course of the
performance of their professional responsibilities to the
Company.
“ Law ” means, as
to any Person, any statute, rule, regulation, ordinance, code,
guideline, law, judicial decision, determination, order (including
any injunction, judgment, writ, award or decree), or consent of the
Court, other Governmental Authority or arbitrator, in each case
applicable to or binding upon such Person, including the conduct of
its business, or any of its assets or revenues to which such Person
or any of its assets or revenues are subject.
“ Letter of Transmittal
” has such meaning as set forth in Section 2.9(a)
.
“ Liabilities ”
or “ Liability ” means any liability or
obligation of any kind, character or description, whether known or
unknown, absolute or contingent, accrued or unaccrued, disputed or
undisputed, liquidated or unliquidated, secured or unsecured, joint
or several, due or to become due, vested or unvested, executory,
determined, determinable or otherwise.
“ Liens ” has
such meaning as set forth in Section 3.10(a)
.
“ Losses ” has
such meaning as set forth in Section 7.2 .
“ Maximum Cash Initial
Payment ” has such meaning as set forth in
Section 2.6(a)(i) .
“ Maximum Stock Initial
Payment ” has such meaning as set forth in
Section 2.6(a)(i) .
“ Merger ” has
such meaning as set forth in Recitals hereof.
“ Merger Consideration
” has such meaning as set forth in Section 2.6(a)
.
“ Merging Corporations
” means Merger Sub and the Company, collectively.
“ Merger Sub ”
has such meaning as set forth at the beginning of this
Agreement.
“ Merger Sub II
” has such meaning as set forth in the Recitals
hereof.
“ Negotiation Period
” has such meaning as set forth in Section 9.8(a)
.
“ Option Consideration
” means, with respect to a Company Option, an amount of the
Initial Payment equal to the product of (i) the excess, if
any, of the Per Share Common Stock Consideration over the exercise
price per share of Company Common Stock of such Company Option and
(ii) the number of shares of Company Common Stock subject to
such Company Option (whether vested or unvested). The Option
Consideration shall be paid in cash.
“ Parachute Payment
Waiver ” has such meaning as set forth in
Section 5.13(a) .
“ Parent ” has
such meaning as set forth at the beginning of this
Agreement.
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“ Parent Change in
Control ” means the occurrence of either of the following
events in a single transaction: (i) any “person”
(as such term is used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the
Exchange Act) becomes the “beneficial owner” (as
defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act), directly or
indirectly, of securities of Parent representing fifty
percent (50%) or more of the total voting power represented by
Parent’s then outstanding voting securities; or (ii) the
consummation of the sale or disposition by Parent of all or
substantially all of Parent’s assets.
“ Parent Common Shares
” means the common shares of Parent.
“ Parent Financial
Statements ” has such meaning as set forth in
Section 4.5 .
“ Parent Material Adverse
Effect ” has such meaning as set forth in
Section 4.2 .
“ Parent
Representatives ” has such meaning as set forth in
Section 5.5 .
“ Parent SEC Documents
” has such meaning as set forth in Section 4.5
.
“ Party ”, and
together, “ Parties ”, have such meaning as set
forth in the beginning of this Agreement.
“ Per Share Common Stock
Consideration ” means that amount of Cash Consideration
and Stock Consideration equal to (i) an amount equal to
(A) the Merger Consideration plus (B) the total
aggregate exercise prices of the Company Options less
(C) the total value of the Series A Preferred Stock
Liquidation Preference, divided by (ii) the sum
of the total number of (A) outstanding shares of Company
Common Stock and (B) Company Common Stock underlying Company
Options.
“ Person ” means
an individual, company, agency, corporation, partnership, joint
venture, limited liability company, association, joint-stock
company, trust, unincorporated organization or Governmental
Authority.
“ Proceedings ”
means any claims, controversies, demands, actions, lawsuits,
investigations, proceedings or other disputes, formal or informal,
including any by, involving or before any arbitrator or any
Governmental Authority.
“ Purchase Proposal
” means any proposal for a merger or other business
combination involving the Company, or any Subsidiary, or any
proposal or offer to acquire in any manner, directly or indirectly,
an equity interest in, any voting securities of, or a substantial
portion of the assets of the Company, or any Subsidiary, other than
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
“ Registered Intellectual
Property ” shall mean all United States, international
and foreign: (a) patents and patent applications (including
provisional applications); (b) registered trademarks,
applications to register trademarks, intent-to-use applications, or
other registrations or applications related to trademarks;
(c) registered copyrights and applications for copyright
registration; and (d) any other Intellectual Property that is
the subject of an application, certificate, filing, registration or
other document issued, filed with, or recorded by any Governmental
Authority.
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“ Reorganization”
has such meaning as set forth in the Recitals hereof.
“ Requisite Stockholder
Approval ” means the approval of this Agreement and the
transactions contemplated thereby by the requisite number of
Stockholders required to approve this Agreement and the
transactions contemplated hereby as provided by the DGCL and the
Company Charter and Company Bylaws.
“ Rule 144 ”
means Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities
Act.
“ SEC ” means the
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
“ Second Merger ”
has such meaning as set forth in the Recitals hereof.
“ Second Subsequent Payment
Date ” has such meaning as set forth in
Section 2.6(a)(ii)(2)
“ Securities Act
” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
“ Series A Preferred
Stock Liquidation Preference ” shall mean the product of
(i) the number of shares of Series A Preferred Stock
outstanding immediately prior to the Closing, including those
shares issued upon conversion of the Company Convertible Notes, and
(ii) $0.894707.
“ Software ”
shall mean any and all (i) computer programs, including any
and all software implementations of algorithms, models and
methodologies, whether in source code or object code,
(ii) databases and compilations, including any and all data
and collections of data, whether machine readable or otherwise,
(iii) descriptions, flow-charts and other work product used to
design, plan, organize and develop any of the foregoing and
(iv) all user documentation, including user manuals and
training materials, relating to any of the foregoing.
“ Stock Consideration
” has such meaning as set forth in Section 2.6(a)
.
“ Stock Election
” has such meaning as set forth in Section 2.7(a)
.
“ Stockholder
Agreements ” has such meaning as set forth in the
Recitals hereof.
“ Stockholder
Representative ” has such meaning as set forth in
Section 7.6(a) .
“ Stockholders ”
means the stockholders of the Company.
“ Subsequent Payment(s)
” has such meaning as set forth in
Section 2.6(a)(ii)
“ Subsequent Payment
Date ” has such meaning as set forth in
Section 2.6(a)(ii)(3)
“ Subsidiary ”
means any corporation, partnership, limited liability company,
joint venture or other legal entity of which Parent or the Company,
as the case may be (either alone or through or together with any
other Subsidiary), owns, directly or indirectly, fifty
percent (50%) or more of the stock or other equity interests
the holders of which are generally entitled to vote for the
election of the board of directors or other governing body of such
corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture
or other legal entity means.
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“ Survival Period
” has such meaning as set forth in Section 7.1(a)
.
“ Surviving Corporation
” has such meaning as set forth in Section 2.1
.
“ Tax Claim ” has
such meaning as set forth in Section 5.14(d)
.
“ Tax Returns ”
has such meaning as set forth in Section 3.8(a)
.
“ Taxes ” has
such meaning as set forth in Section 3.8(a)
.
“ Third-Party Claim
” has such meaning as set forth in Section 7.3(c)
.
“ Third Subsequent Payment
Date ” has such meaning as set forth in
Section 2.6(a)(ii)(3)
“ Treasury Regulation
” means the temporary and final regulations promulgated under
the Code.
“ Unaudited Financial
Statements ” has such meaning as set forth in
Section 3.6(b) .
“ Unresolved Amount
” has such meaning as set forth in Section 7.4(d)
.
“ Worker Safety Laws
” has such meaning as set forth in
Section 3.11(c) .
“ 5% Shareholder
” has such meaning as set forth in
Section 5.14(g) .
Section 1.2 Construction
. Unless the context of this Agreement clearly requires otherwise,
(a) references to the plural include the singular, and
references to the singular include the plural, (b) references
to any gender include the other gender, (c) the words
“include,” “includes” and
“including” do not limit the preceding terms or words
and will be deemed to be followed by the words “without
limitation”, (d) the terms “hereof,”
“herein,” “hereunder,” “hereto”
and similar terms in this Agreement refer to this Agreement as a
whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement,
(e) the terms “day” and “days” mean
and refer to calendar day(s) and (f) the terms
“year” and “years” mean and refer to
calendar year(s). Unless otherwise set forth herein, references in
this Agreement to (a) any document, instrument or agreement
(including this Agreement) include (1) all exhibits, schedules
and other attachments thereto, (2) all documents, instruments
or agreements issued or executed in replacement thereof and
(3) such document, instrument or agreement, or replacement or
predecessor thereto, as amended, modified or supplemented from time
to time in accordance with its terms and in effect at any given
time, and (b) a particular Law means such Law as amended,
modified, supplemented or succeeded, from time to time and in
effect through the Closing Date. All Article, Section, Exhibit and
Schedule references herein are to Articles, Sections, Exhibits and
Schedules of this Agreement, unless otherwise specified. This
Agreement will not be construed as if prepared by one of the
Parties, but rather according to its fair meaning as a whole, as if
all Parties had prepared it. All accounting terms not specifically
defined herein will be construed in accordance with
GAAP.
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ARTICLE II
T HE R EORGANIZATION
Section 2.1 The
Reorganization . Upon the terms and subject to the conditions
hereof, and in accordance with the DGCL, Merger Sub shall be merged
with and into the Company at the Effective Time. As a result of the
Merger, the separate corporate existence of Merger Sub shall cease
and the Company shall continue as the surviving corporation of the
Merger (“ Surviving Corporation I ”). At the
effective time of the Second Merger and subject to and upon the
terms and conditions of this Agreement and the applicable
provisions of the DGCL, Surviving Corporation I shall be
merged with and into Merger Sub II, the separate corporate
existence of Surviving Corporation I shall cease and Merger
Sub II shall continue as the surviving entity (
“Surviving Corporation II”, together with
Surviving Corporation I, and either of them, the “
Surviving Corporation ”). The Parties hereto each
specifically acknowledge and agree that it is intended by each of
them that the Reorganization (i.e., the Merger and the Second
Merger), taken together as a single, integrated transaction, shall
be treated and reported as a “reorganization” within
the meaning of Section 368(a)(1)(A) of the Code and IRS
Revenue Ruling 2001-46, 2001-2 C.B. 321 (and any comparable
provisions of any applicable state or local Tax laws); provided,
however, that in the event of any determination (as defined in
Section 1311 of the Code) that the Reorganization does not so
qualify as a “reorganization” then the Parties intend
that the Merger and the Second Merger shall each be treated as
separate transactions for all federal, state and local Tax
purposes, as per IRS Revenue Ruling 90-95, 1990-2 C.B. 67 (and
any comparable provisions of any applicable state or local Tax
laws).
Section 2.2 Closing;
Effective Time . The closing of the Merger (the “
Closing ”) shall take place as promptly as practicable
after the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the parties
hereto, but no later than two (2) business days following the
satisfaction or waiver of the conditions set forth in
Article VI (other than those conditions that by their
nature are satisfied at Closing, but subject to the waiver of
fulfillment of those conditions) at the offices of
Morrison & Foerster LLP, 12531 High Bluff Drive, San
Diego, California 92130, at 10:00 a.m., local time, or at such
other time and place as Parent and the Company shall agree (the
“ Closing Date ”). The Parties acknowledge and
agree that time is of the essence with respect to the Closing, and
will use commercially reasonable efforts to satisfy the conditions
set forth in Article VI and effectuate the Closing as
soon as commercially practicable. On the Closing Date and subject
to the terms and conditions hereof, the Parties hereto shall cause
the Merger to be consummated by filing a Certificate of Merger (the
“ Certificate of Merger ”) executed in
accordance with the relevant provisions of the DGCL, with the
Secretary of State of the State of Delaware. The Merger shall
become effective at such time as the Certificate of Merger is duly
filed with and accepted by the Secretary of State of the State of
Delaware, or at such later time as Parent and the Company shall
agree and specify in the Certificate of Merger, such time being
referred to herein as the “ Effective Time .”
Subject to the provisions of this Agreement, promptly following the
Merger, but in no event later than thirty (30) days after the
Effective Time, a Certificate of Merger for the Second Merger,
satisfying the applicable requirements of the DGCL, shall be duly
executed by Merger Sub II and filed with the Secretary of
State of the State of Delaware in accordance with the relevant
provisions of the DGCL.
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Section 2.3 Effects of the
Merger . At the Effective Time, the effect of the Merger shall
be as provided by the applicable provisions of the DGCL, this
Agreement and the Certificate of Merger. Without limiting the
generality of the foregoing and subject thereto, as of the
Effective Time, all properties, rights, immunities, privileges,
powers and franchises of the Company and Merger Sub shall vest in
the Surviving Corporation I, and all debts, liabilities and
duties of the Company and Merger Sub shall become the debts,
liabilities and duties of the Surviving
Corporation I.
Section 2.4 Certificate of
Incorporation; Bylaws .
(a) At and following the Effective
Time, the Company Charter, as amended by the Charter Amendment,
shall be amended to read the same as the certificate of
incorporation of Merger Sub as in effect immediately prior to the
Effective Time, and shall be the certificate of incorporation of
the Surviving Corporation I until thereafter changed or
amended as provided therein, in connection with the Second Merger,
by the DGCL or by applicable Law, except that Article I of the
certificate of incorporation of the Surviving Corporation I
shall be amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:
“The name of the corporation shall be ColdSpark,
Inc.”
(b) At and following the Effective
Time, the bylaws of the Surviving Corporation I shall be
amended to read the same as the bylaws of Merger Sub, as in effect
immediately prior to the Effective Time, and shall be the bylaws of
the Surviving Corporation, until amended as provided therein, in
connection with the Second Merger, by the DGCL or by applicable
Law.
Section 2.5 Directors;
Officers .
(a) The directors of Merger Sub
immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be the directors of
the Surviving Corporation I, until the earlier of their
resignation or removal or until their respective successors are
duly elected and qualified, as the case may be.
(b) The officers of Merger Sub
immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be the initial
officers of the Surviving Corporation I and shall hold office
from the Effective Time until their respective successors are duly
elected or appointed and qualified in the manner provided by the
bylaws of the Surviving Corporation I or as otherwise provided
by Law.
Section 2.6 Merger
Consideration; Adjustment .
(a) Merger Consideration .
The consideration (“ Merger Consideration ”) to
be paid by Parent and Merger Sub in the Merger to holders of
outstanding shares of Company Capital Stock and Company Options
(the “ Company Securityholders ”) shall be
$8,125,000 (the “ Cash Consideration ”) and
$7,813,005.40 of Parent Common Shares (the “ Stock
Consideration ”), subject to adjustment pursuant to
Article VII below, payable as follows:
(i) cash in the amount of $1,500,000
(the “ Maximum Cash Initial Payment ”) and
9,117,877 Parent Common Shares (the “ Maximum Stock
Initial Payment ” and together with the Maximum Cash
Initial Payment, the “ Initial Payment ”) shall
be paid by Parent at Closing; provided, however , that
(x) $750,000 of the Maximum Cash Initial Payment shall not be
paid by Parent until the First Subsequent Payment Date (the “
Delayed Cash Initial
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Payment”
); (y) Parent shall pay
interest on the Delayed Cash Initial Payment at the interest rate
that is the greater of (A) the applicable prime rate as
reported in the Wall Street Journal on the Closing Date plus 3.5%
or (B) eight percent (8%); and (z) the Delayed Cash
Initial Payment may not be deferred pursuant to
Section 2.6(a)(ii) .
(ii) the remaining Merger
Consideration shall be paid as follows (each of the below payments,
a “ Subsequent Payment ” and collectively the
“ Subsequent Payments ”):
(1) thirteen (13) months after
the Closing Date (the “ First Subsequent Payment Date
”), $1,500,000 in cash and 3,488,383 Parent Common
Shares;
(2) twenty-five (25) months
after the Closing Date (the “ Second Subsequent Payment
Date ”), $1,500,000 in cash and 3,488,383 Parent Common
Shares; and
(3) thirty-seven (37) months
after the Closing Date (the “ Third Subsequent Payment
Date ”, and each of the First Subsequent Payment Date,
Second Subsequent Payment Date and Third Subsequent Payment Date, a
“ Subsequent Payment Date ”), $3,625,000 in cash
and 2,075,137 Parent Common Shares;
provided , however , that Parent may defer payment
of the cash portion of a Subsequent Payment to a later Subsequent
Payment Date by issuing an additional amount of Parent Common
Shares calculated by dividing the amount of the Cash Consideration
so deferred by the Deemed Share Value. In the event Parent elects
to defer all or a portion of the cash portion of a Subsequent
Payment to a later Subsequent Payment Date, then (y) the stock
portion of the later Subsequent Payment Date shall be decreased by
an amount equal to the number of Parent Common Shares issued upon
deferral of the cash portion of a Subsequent Payment pursuant to
this paragraph (so that the total dollar amount of Parent Common
Shares issued as Merger Consideration shall not exceed
$7,813,005.40); and (z) Parent shall pay interest on the
amount of Cash Consideration so deferred at the interest rate that
is the greater of (A) the applicable prime rate as reported in
the Wall Street Journal on the date the Subsequent Payment is owed
plus 3.5% or (B) eight percent (8%) and, subject to
adjustment pursuant to Article VII , the aggregate Cash
Consideration shall be $8,125,000. Interest shall accrue from the
date the Subsequent Payment for which a deferral is elected by
Parent was due until the date on which the deferred amount of Cash
Consideration is paid as part of a Subsequent Payment, and shall be
payable in full on the date the Subsequent Payment is
made.
(b) No Fractional Shares . In
lieu of fractional shares that would otherwise be issued to the
Company Securityholders under this Agreement, Company
Securityholders that would have been entitled to receive a
fractional share shall receive such whole number of shares of
Parent Common Shares as is equal to the precise number of Parent
Common Shares to which such person would be entitled rounded up to
the nearest whole number.
(c) Parent Change in Control
. In the event of a Parent Change in Control prior to the Third
Subsequent Payment Date, the timing of the payment of all
previously unpaid Merger Consideration shall be accelerated and all
such payments shall be made to the Company Securityholders (other
than Dissenting Stockholders) upon the earlier of (x) the
closing of such Parent Change in Control or (y) the Third
Subsequent Payment Date.
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(d) Adjustments .
(i) If at any time during the period
between the date of this Agreement and the Third Subsequent Payment
Date, any change in the outstanding shares of capital stock of the
Parent shall occur as a result of any reclassification,
recapitalization, stock split (including reverse stock split) or
combination, exchange or readjustment of shares, or any stock
dividend or stock distribution, the Stock Consideration and other
similarly dependent items shall be equitably adjusted to reflect
such change.
(ii) If at any time during the
period between the date of this Agreement and the Closing Date, any
change in the outstanding shares of capital stock of the Company
shall occur as a result of any reclassification, recapitalization,
stock split (including reverse stock split) or combination,
exchange or readjustment of shares, or any stock dividend or stock
distribution, the Stock Consideration and other similarly dependent
items shall be equitably adjusted to reflect such
change.
Section 2.7 Effect on
Capital Stock .
(a) Consideration Election .
Subject to Section 2.7(b) , each holder of Company
Preferred Stock shall be entitled to elect (i) the portion of
the Initial Payment to be paid to such holder of Company Preferred
Stock in Cash Consideration (a “ Cash Election
”) and (ii) the portion of the Initial Payment to be
paid to such holder of Company Preferred Stock in Stock
Consideration (a “ Stock Election ”). Any Cash
Election or Stock Election shall be referred to herein as an
“ Election ,” and shall be made on a form
furnished by Parent, Merger Sub and the Company for that purpose (a
“ Form of Election ”), included as part of the
Information Statement. Holders of Company Preferred Stock shall not
be entitled to make any Election with respect to any Subsequent
Payments.
(b) Cash Proration; Stock
Proration .
(i) If the total amount of Cash
Elections would require aggregate cash payments in excess of the
Maximum Cash Initial Payment, then each holder of Company Preferred
Stock who makes a Cash Election shall receive a pro rata portion
(based on the number of shares of Company Preferred Stock covered
by Cash Elections) of the Maximum Cash Initial Payment available to
be paid to holders of Company Preferred Stock. All shares of
Company Preferred Stock subject to a Cash Election, other than
shares of Company Preferred Stock converted into the right to
receive an Initial Payment of Cash Consideration in accordance with
this Section 2.7(b) , shall be converted into the right
to receive an Initial Payment of Stock Consideration.
(ii) If the total amount of Stock
Elections would require the issuance in the aggregate of a number
of Parent Common Shares in excess of the Maximum Stock Initial
Payment, then each holder of Company Preferred Stock who makes a
Stock Election shall receive a pro rata portion (based on the
number of shares of Company Preferred Stock covered by Stock
Elections) of the Maximum Stock Initial Payment. All shares of
Company Preferred
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Stock subject to a Stock Election,
other than shares of Company Preferred Stock converted into the
right to receive an Initial Payment of Stock Consideration in
accordance with this Section 2.7(b)(ii) , shall be
converted into the right to receive an Initial Payment of Cash
Consideration.
(c) Allocation Certificate .
Upon the execution of this Agreement, the Company shall deliver to
Parent a certificate (the “ Allocation Certificate
”) of the Company signed by the Chief Executive Officer of
the Company certifying, in each case as of the Closing:
(i) the identity of each record holder of Company Capital
Stock and the number of shares of Company Common Stock and/or
Company Preferred Stock held by each such Stockholder;
(ii) the identity of each holder of Company Options and the
number and type of shares of Company Common Stock subject to each
Company Option; (iii) the amount, as determined by the Board
of Directors of the Company in good faith, of the Initial Payment
(including the amount of the Delayed Cash Initial Payment) and each
of the Subsequent Payments to be paid to each Company
Securityholder under the Company Charter, the Election and other
applicable agreements, expressed in terms of both the Cash
Consideration and Stock Consideration to be paid on each such date,
provided that the Initial Payment paid to the holders of
Company Common Stock shall exclusively consist of Cash
Consideration; and (iv) the amount of any required Tax
withholding (if any) from the Initial Payment and each Subsequent
Payment with respect to each such Company Securityholder, all
giving effect to the conversion of all Company Convertible Notes.
Such Allocation Certificate shall be deemed the definitive
calculation of the Merger Consideration payable to the Company
Securityholders (except with respect to changes resulting from
adjustments to the Merger Consideration under
Section 2.6 and Article VII ).
(d) Effect on Company Capital
Stock . At the Effective Time, by virtue of the Merger and
without any action on the part of Parent, Merger Sub, the Company
or the Company Securityholders:
(i) the shares of Company Preferred
Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective
Time (other than any Dissenting Shares), including all shares of
Company Preferred Stock issued upon the conversion of all Company
Convertible Notes, shall be converted into the right to receive a
portion of the Merger Consideration as set forth on the Allocation
Certificate, as may be adjusted pursuant to Section 2.6
and Article VII of this Agreement; and
(ii) the shares of Company Common
Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective
Time (other than any Dissenting Shares) shall be converted into the
right to receive a portion of the Merger Consideration as set forth
on the Allocation Certificate, as may be adjusted pursuant to
Section 2.6 and Article VII of this
Agreement.
(e) Company Options
.
(i) By virtue of the Merger and
without any action on the part of the Company, Parent or Merger Sub
or the holders of Company Options, each Company Option outstanding
and unexercised immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be
accelerated in full so that each such Company Option is fully
vested and exercisable immediately prior to, but contingent upon,
the Effective Time. At the Effective Time, each holder of an
outstanding and unexercised Company Option with a per share
exercise price less than the Per Share Common
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Stock Consideration (each, an
“ In-the-Money Option ”) shall be eligible to
receive the Option Consideration with respect to such In-the-Money
Option, rounded down to the nearest whole cent or to the nearest
whole share, as applicable, less applicable deductions and
withholdings required by Law to be withheld in respect of such
payment. Any such required withholdings may be satisfied by
withholding a portion of the Cash Consideration payable with
respect of such In-the-Money Option, or by a reduction in the
number of Parent Common Shares delivered as the Stock Consideration
payable with respect to such In-the-Money Option. To the extent
that amounts are so deducted or withheld, such amounts shall be
treated for all purposes under this Agreement as having been paid
to the holders of such In-the-Money Options to whom such amounts
would otherwise have been paid. Parent shall cause the Surviving
Corporation to pay any amounts withheld for withholding Taxes
promptly to the appropriate Governmental Authority on behalf of
such holder of In-the-Money Options. The Option Consideration shall
be payable to each holder of an In-the-Money Option in a lump sum
within thirty (30) days after the Effective Time and shall not
be subject to the deferred payment provisions of
Section 2.6(a) or Article VII . Each Company
Option outstanding and unexercised immediately prior to the
Effective Time with a per share exercise price greater than or
equal to the Per Share Common Stock Consideration shall
automatically be cancelled as of the Effective Time without any
consideration payable in respect thereof.
(ii) Conditional upon the Closing,
each Company Option shall be cancelled and terminated as of the
Effective Time in accordance with the Company Option Plan, and no
holder of any such Company Option or participant in the Company
Option Plan shall have any rights thereafter with respect thereto
except as expressly provided in this Section 2.7(c) .
Prior to the Effective Time, the Company shall provide notice to
each holder of an outstanding Company Option describing the
treatment of such Company Option in accordance with
Section 2.7(c)(i) . Prior to the Effective Time, the
Company Board shall adopt any resolutions and take any actions
which are necessary to effectuate this Section 2.7(c) .
Conditional upon the Closing, the Company shall (i) take all
appropriate or necessary steps to effect the termination of the
Company Option Plan as of the Effective Time, and (ii) take
all actions necessary so that following the Effective Time, there
shall be no outstanding Company Options.
(f) Merger Sub Common Stock .
Each share of common stock, par value $0.001 per share, of Merger
Sub issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time
shall be converted into one validly issued, fully paid and
nonassessable share of common stock, par value $0.001 per share, of
the Surviving Corporation I and shall constitute the only
shares of capital stock of the Surviving Corporation I
outstanding immediately after the Effective Time. Each stock
certificate of Merger Sub evidencing ownership of any such shares
shall continue to evidence ownership of such shares of capital
stock of the Surviving Corporation I.
(g) Cancellation of Treasury
Stock and Parent-Owned Stock . Each share of Company Common
Stock held in the treasury of the Company and any shares of Company
Common Stock owned by Parent or by any direct or indirect
wholly-owned Subsidiary of Parent or the Company (including any
shares of Company Common Stock issued by the Company pursuant to a
stock option) immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be
canceled and extinguished without any conversion thereof and no
payment shall be made with respect thereto.
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Section 2.8
Dissenters’ Rights .
(a) Notwithstanding anything in this
Agreement to the contrary, if required by the DGCL (but only to the
extent required thereby), shares of Company Capital Stock that are
issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time and
that are held by a Stockholder (a “ Dissenting
Stockholder ”) who properly exercises dissenters rights
thereto in accordance with the DGCL (“ Dissenting
Shares ”) shall not be converted as described in
Section 2.7(b) , but the holder thereof shall only be
entitled to such rights as are granted by the DGCL.
(b) If any Stockholder who holds
Dissenting Shares as of the Effective Time effectively withdraws or
loses (through passage of time, failure to demand or perfect, or
otherwise) the right to demand and perfect appraisal rights under
the DGCL, then, as of the later of the Effective Time and the
occurrence of such event, such holder’s shares that were
Dissenting Shares shall automatically be converted into and
represent only the right to receive any portion of the Merger
Consideration pursuant to and subject to Section 2.6
without interest thereon upon surrender of the certificate
representing such shares.
(c) The Company shall give Parent
(i) prompt notice of any written demands for appraisal of any
shares of Company Capital Stock, withdrawals of such demands, and
any other instruments or notices served pursuant to the DGCL on the
Company and (ii) the opportunity to participate in 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, voluntarily make any payment with
respect to any demands for appraisal of Company Capital Stock, or
offer to settle any such demands.
(d) To the extent that the amounts
payable (if any) to Dissenting Stockholders for each Dissenting
Share pursuant to Section 2.8 is less than the Merger
Consideration that would have been received by such Dissenting
Stockholders pursuant to Section 2.6 , such difference
in value shall be added to the next Subsequent Payment and
distributed in accordance with Section 2.6 . To the
extent that the amounts payable (if any) to Dissenting Stockholders
for each Dissenting Share exceed the amount of Cash Consideration
that would have been received by such Dissenting Stockholders
pursuant to Section 2.6 , such difference in value
shall be deducted by Parent from the next Subsequent
Payment.
Section 2.9 Exchange
Procedures .
(a) Surrender of Certificates
. Parent shall mail or otherwise deliver to the Stockholders,
(i) a letter of transmittal (“ Letter of
Transmittal ”), which shall specify that delivery shall
be effected, and risk of loss and title to the certificates for
Company Capital Stock (the “ Certificates ”)
shall pass only upon proper delivery of the Certificates to Parent,
(ii) such other customary documents as may be reasonably
required pursuant to such instructions and (iii) instructions
for use in effecting the surrender of the Certificates and payment
therefor. Upon receipt by Parent of a Certificate (together with
the Letter of Transmittal and other documents, properly completed
and duly executed) at or following the Closing, the holder of such
Certificate shall be entitled to such holders’ pro rata
portion of the Initial Payment as set forth on the Allocation
Certificate, subject to any applicable withholding as required
under the Code, or
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under any provisions of state, local
or foreign Tax law; provided , however , that with
respect to the Stock Consideration payable by Parent to the
Stockholders at Closing, Parent shall (i) deliver written
instructions to its transfer agent as soon as practicable following
the Closing Date authorizing the preparation and issuance of such
Stock Consideration to the Stockholders and (ii) cause all
Parent Common Shares representing such Stock Consideration to be
delivered as soon as commercially practicable
thereafter.
(b) No Further Ownership Rights
in Shares . Upon the payment of the Initial Payment upon the
surrender of Certificates representing the ownership of the Company
Capital Stock in accordance with the terms of this
Article II , such payment shall be deemed to have been
paid in full satisfaction of all rights pertaining to the shares of
Company Capital Stock theretofore represented by such Certificates,
subject only to the right to receive the Subsequent Payments, in
accordance with the terms and conditions of this
Article II and Article VII . At the
Effective Time, the stock transfer books of the Company shall be
closed, and there shall be no further registration of transfers on
the stock transfer books of the Surviving Corporation of the shares
of Company Capital Stock that were outstanding immediately prior to
the Effective Time. If, after the Effective Time, Certificates are
presented to the Surviving Corporation for any reason, they shall
be canceled in exchange for the right to receive the Merger
Consideration as provided in this Article II
.
(c) Lost, Stolen or Destroyed
Certificates . If any Certificate shall have been lost, stolen
or destroyed, upon the making of an affidavit of that fact by the
Person claiming such Certificate to be lost, stolen or destroyed
and, if reasonably required by Parent, the posting by such Person
of a bond, in such reasonable amount as Parent may direct, or an
indemnity agreement reasonably acceptable to Parent, as indemnity
against any claim that may be made against them with respect to
such Certificate, Parent will pay in exchange for such lost, stolen
or destroyed Certificate the Merger Consideration to which the
holders thereof are entitled.
Section 2.10 Further
Assurances . If at any time after the Effective Time, the
Surviving Corporation shall consider or be advised that any deeds,
bills of sale, assignments or assurances or any other acts or
things are necessary, desirable or proper (a) to vest, perfect
or confirm, of record or otherwise, in the Surviving Corporation
its right, title or interest in, to or under any of the rights,
privileges, powers, franchises, properties or assets of either of
the Merging Corporations, or (b) otherwise to carry out the
purposes of this Agreement, the Company or Surviving Corporation,
as applicable, and their respective proper officers and directors
or their designees shall be authorized to execute and deliver, in
the name and on behalf of either of the Merging Corporations, all
such deeds, bills of sale, assignments and assurances and to do, in
the name and on behalf of either Merging Corporation or any such
Stockholder, all such other acts and things as may be necessary,
desirable or proper to vest, perfect or confirm the Surviving
Corporation’s right, title or interest in, to or under any of
the rights, privileges, powers, franchises, properties or assets of
such Merging Corporation and otherwise to carry out the purposes of
this Agreement.
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ARTICLE III
R EPRESENTATIONS AND W ARRANTIES OF THE C OMPANY
The Company represents and warrants
to Parent, Merger Sub and Merger Sub II that the statements
contained in this Article III are current and complete,
except as set forth in the Company Disclosure Schedule, which
Company Disclosure Schedule shall specifically identify the
section of this Agreement for which each exception is
taken:
Section 3.1 Organization of
the Company . The Company is a corporation duly organized,
validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State
of Delaware. The Company has the full corporate power and authority
to own, lease and operate its properties and to carry on its
business as now being conducted. The Company is duly qualified or
licensed to do business and is in good standing as a foreign
corporation in each jurisdiction listed in
Section 3.1(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule and
in each jurisdiction in which the conduct of its business or the
ownership, leasing, holding or use of its properties makes such
qualification necessary except such other jurisdictions where the
failure to be so qualified or licensed or in good standing would
not have a Company Material Adverse Effect. The Company has
delivered a true and correct copy of the Company Charter and
Company Bylaws, each as amended to date and in full force and
effect on the date hereof, to Parent. The Company has not violated
the Company Charter or Company ByLaws in any material respect.
Section 3.1(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedule lists
every state or foreign jurisdiction in which the Company has
facilities, maintains an office or has an Employee. Neither the
Company nor its predecessors has conducted any business under or
otherwise used for any purpose in any jurisdiction any fictitious
name, assumed name, trade name or other name.
Section 3.2
Capitalization .
(a) The authorized capital stock of
the Company consists of:
(i) 30,000,000 shares of Company
Common Stock, of which, as of the date of this Agreement,
15,630,525 shares were issued and outstanding;
(ii) 7,500,000 shares of Company
Preferred Stock, of which, as of the date of this Agreement,
7,264,948 shares are issued or outstanding;
(b) Section 3.2(b) of
the Company Disclosure Schedule sets forth a complete and accurate
list, as of the date hereof, of (i) the name of each holder of
Company Capital Stock, and the domicile address of such holder,
(ii) the number of shares of Company Capital Stock held by
such holder, (iii) the class or series of such shares, and
(iv) for shares other than shares of Company Common Stock, the
number of shares of Company Common Stock (if any) into which such
shares are convertible. All of the issued and outstanding shares of
Company Capital Stock have been duly authorized and validly issued
and are fully paid and nonassessable and are not subject to
preemptive rights created by Law, the Company Charter, Company
Bylaws, or any Company Contract. All of the issued and outstanding
shares of Company Capital Stock have been offered, issued and sold
by the Company in compliance with all applicable securities Laws.
No shares of Company Capital Stock are unvested or subject to a
repurchase option, risk of
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forfeiture or other similar
condition under any applicable restricted stock purchase agreement
or other agreement with the Company. There are no declared or
accrued but unpaid dividends with respect to any shares of Company
Capital Stock.
(c) The Company does not have any
outstanding stock options or other equity-based awards under any
Company Plan or any other Contract, other than the Company Option
Plan. The Company has reserved 4,487,843 shares of Company Common
Stock for issuance to employees and directors of, and consultants
to, the Company upon the issuance of stock or the exercise of
Company Options granted under the Company Option Plan, of which
4,091,027 shares are issuable, as of the date hereof, upon the
exercise of outstanding, unexercised Company Options granted under
the Company Option Plan. No shares of Company Common Stock or
Company Preferred Stock are issuable upon the exercise of
outstanding warrants. Section 3.2(c) of the Company
Disclosure Schedule sets forth for each outstanding Company Option
the name of the holder of such Company Option, the domicile address
of such holder, the number of shares of Company Capital Stock
issuable upon the exercise of such Company Option, the exercise
price of such Company Option and the date of grant of such Company
Option. True and complete copies of all Company Contracts relating
to or issued under the Company Option Plan have been made available
to Parent and such Company Contracts have not been amended,
modified or supplemented, and there are no Company Contracts to
amend, modify or supplement such agreements or instruments from the
forms thereof provided to Parent.
(d) (i) No subscription,
warrant, option, convertible security or other right (contingent or
otherwise) to purchase or acquire any shares of Company Capital
Stock or any other security of the Company, if any, is authorized
or outstanding; (ii) the Company has no obligation (contingent
or otherwise) to issue any subscription, warrant, option,
convertible security, other such right or other security of the
Company, or to issue or distribute to holders of any shares of
Company Capital Stock or other securities any evidences of
indebtedness or assets of the Company; (iii) the Company has
no obligation (contingent or otherwise) to purchase, redeem or
otherwise acquire any shares of Company Capital Stock, or any other
security of the Company, if any, or any interest therein, or to pay
any dividend or to make any other distribution in respect thereof;
(iv) there are no outstanding or authorized stock
appreciation, profit participation, restricted stock unit, phantom
stock or similar rights with respect to the Company; and
(v) the Company has no obligation (contingent or otherwise) to
grant, extend, accelerate the vesting of, change the price of,
otherwise amend or enter into any such subscription, warrant,
option, convertible security or other right.
(e) There is no Contract between the
Company, on the one hand, and any other Person, on the other hand,
or, to the Company’s Knowledge, among any holders of the
securities of the Company, relating to (i) the sale or
transfer (including agreements relating to co-sale rights,
“tag-along” or “drag-along” rights),
registration under the Securities Act, or voting, of any securities
of the Company or (ii) rights of first refusal relating to any
securities of the Company.
(f) Section 3.2(f) of
the Company Disclosure Schedule sets forth the outstanding
principal, accrued interest, applicable rate of interest and the
number of shares of Company Preferred Stock into which such shares
are convertible of all outstanding Company
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Convertible Notes. All Company
Convertible Notes will convert into shares of Company Preferred
Stock prior to the Closing, and no amounts shall remain payable in
respect of the Company Convertible Notes after such
conversion.
Section 3.3 Authority .
On or prior to the date of this Agreement, the Company Board has
approved this Agreement in accordance with the DGCL and the
Stockholder Agreements have been executed and delivered by the
Stockholders set forth on Schedule A . The Company has
all requisite corporate power and authority to enter into this
Agreement to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. The
execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Company and the
consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated hereby
have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action
(including Board action) on the part of the Company, subject to
(i) approval and adoption of this Agreement by the holders of
the Company Capital Stock as required by the DGCL and (ii) the
filing of the Certificate of Merger as required by the DGCL. This
Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Company and
(assuming the valid authorization, execution and delivery of this
Agreement by Parent and Merger Sub, and binding effect of this
Agreement on Parent and Merger Sub) constitutes the valid and
binding obligation of the Company enforceable against the Company
in accordance with its terms, except insofar as enforceability may
be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization,
moratorium or similar laws affecting creditors’ rights
generally, or by principles governing the availability of equitable
remedies.
Section 3.4 Consents and
Approvals; No Violation; Litigation .
(a) The execution and delivery of
this Agreement does not, and the consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby and compliance with the provisions hereof will
not, result in any violation of, or default (with or without notice
or lapse of time, or both) under, or give to others a right of
termination, cancellation or acceleration of any obligation or
result in the loss of a material benefit under, or result in the
creation of any lien, security interest, charge or encumbrance upon
any of the properties or assets of the Company under, any provision
of (i) the Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the
Company, as amended (the “ Company Charter ”) or
the Bylaws of the Company, as amended (the “ Company
Bylaws ”), (ii) any Company Contract or
(iii) any judgment, order, decree, statute, law, ordinance,
rule or regulation applicable to the Company or any of its
respective properties or assets, other than, in the case of
clauses (ii) or (iii), any such violations, defaults, rights,
liens, security interests, charges or encumbrances that,
individually or in the aggregate, would not have a Company Material
Adverse Effect.
(b) No filing or registration with,
or authorization, consent or approval of, any Governmental
Authority is required by or with respect to the Company in
connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the
Company or is necessary for the consummation of the Merger and the
other transactions contemplated by this Agreement, except
for:
(i) the filing of the Certificate of
Merger with the Secretary of the State of Delaware and appropriate
documents with the relevant authorities of other states in which
the Company is qualified to do business; and
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(ii) such other consents, orders,
authorizations, registrations, declarations and filings the failure
of which to be obtained or made would not, individually or in the
aggregate, have a Company Material Adverse Effect.
(c) There is no outstanding claim or
other Proceeding pending by or against, or to the Knowledge of the
Company threatened by or against, the Company (including at law or
in equity or before or by any Governmental Authority or
arbitrator). To the Knowledge of the Company, there is no basis for
any such claim or other Proceeding. The Company is in compliance in
all material respects with all Laws applicable to its business as
presently conducted by the Company. No written notice has been
received by the Company during the past three (3) years
alleging any violation of Law by the Company. The Company has all
material permits and registrations necessary for the conduct and
operation of its business as currently conducted by the Company,
and Section 3.4(c) of the Company Disclosure Schedule
sets forth a list of all such permits. The permits listed in
Section 3.4(c) of the Company Disclosure Schedule are
valid and in full force and effect and, to the Knowledge of the
Company, will remain in full force and effect after the Closing and
consummation of the transaction contemplated hereby. The Company is
in material compliance with the terms and conditions of all said
permits.
Section 3.5 Subsidiaries
. The Company has no Subsidiaries.
Section 3.6 Financial
Statements .
(a) Audited . The Company has
delivered to Parent copies of Company’s audited consolidated
financial statements as of and for the fiscal years ended
December 31, 2008, 2007, and 2006, together with the notes
thereto (the “ Audited Financial Statements ”).
The Audited Financial Statements were prepared in accordance with
GAAP consistently applied throughout the periods indicated, are
correct and complete and fairly present the financial position and
condition of the Company at the dates thereof and the results of
operations of the Company for the periods covered thereby, and
contain no material misstatements or omissions.
(b) Unaudited . The Company
has delivered to Parent copies of Company’s unaudited
consolidated financial statements for the three (3) month
period ended March 31, 2009, (the “ Unaudited
Financial Statements ”). The Unaudited Financial
Statements were prepared in accordance with GAAP on a basis
consistent with the Audited Financial Statements and are correct
and complete and fairly present the financial position and
condition of the Company at the date thereof and the results of
operations for the period covered thereby (subject to customary
year end adjustments and not including footnotes necessary for
presentation in accordance with GAAP) and contain no material
misstatements or omissions (the Audited Financial Statements and
the Unaudited Financial Statements, together, the “
Financial Statements ”).
(c) Liabilities . The Company
does not have Liabilities other than those reflected on the
Unaudited Financial Statements, except Liabilities incurred in the
ordinary course of business since the date of the Unaudited
Financial Statements, none of which individually or in the
aggregate has had or would reasonably be expected to have a Company
Material Adverse Effect. As of the Effective Time, the Company will
not have any Liability to any Employee, director, officer or
current or former Company Securityholder.
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(d) Internal Controls . The
Company maintains a system of internal accounting controls
sufficient, based on and consistent with the size and ownership of
the Company, to provide reasonable assurance that:
(i) transactions are executed in accordance with
management’s general or specific authorizations;
(ii) transactions are recorded as necessary to permit
preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP and to
maintain asset accountability; (iii) access to assets is
permitted only in accordance with management’s general or
specific authorization; and (iv) the recorded accountability
for assets is compared with the existing assets at reasonable
intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect to any
differences.
Section 3.7 Accounts
Receivable . Section 3.7 of the Company Disclosure
Schedule sets forth a list of all accounts and notes receivable of
the Company as of March 31, 2009 and as of the Closing Date
with scheduled dates for each line item. To the Knowledge of the
Company, all of the accounts and notes receivable of the Company
(i) are set forth in the Financial Statements (net of the
applicable reserves): (ii) represent sales actually made or
transactions actually effected in the ordinary course of business
for goods or services delivered or rendered to unaffiliated
customers in bona fide arm’s length transactions;
(iii) constitute valid claims; and (iv) are good and
collectible at the aggregate recorded amounts thereof (net of such
reserves) without right of recourse, defense, deduction, return of
goods, counterclaim, or offset and have been or will be collected
in the ordinary course of business and consistent with past
experience.
Section 3.8 Tax Matters
.
(a) All foreign, federal, state,
county and local taxes, including, without limitation, income,
gross receipts, corporate franchise, stamp, transfer, sales, and
use, license, severance, excise, employment (including unemployment
compensation contributions), withholding, ad valorem, alternative
or add-on minimum, estimated, or any other similar taxes, special
charges or levies, together with any interest, additions or
penalties with respect thereto and any interest in respect of such
additions or penalties (“ Taxes ”) due and
payable by the Company on or before the date of the Financial
Statements have been paid (whether disputed or not) or recognized
as a liability in the Financial Statements, and the Company has
filed all tax returns and reports required to be filed by the
Company with all applicable taxing authorities when due (taking
into account any granted filing extension requests) (collectively,
the “ Tax Returns ”), and such Tax Returns were
accurate and complete in all material respects. The Company has
withhe