AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF
MERGER
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ARTICLE I The
Merger; Effective Time; Closing
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1.1
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The
Merger
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1.2
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Effective
Time
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1.3
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Closing
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1.4
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Effect of the
Merger
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ARTICLE II
Certificate of Incorporation and By-Laws of the Surviving
Corporation
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2.1
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Certificate of
Incorporation; Name
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2.2
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By-Laws
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ARTICLE III
Directors and Officers of the Surviving Corporation
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3.1
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Directors
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3.2
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Officers
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ARTICLE IV
Merger Consideration; Conversion or Cancellation of Shares in the
Merger
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4.1
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Share
Consideration for the Merger; Conversion or Cancellation of Shares
in the Merger
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4.2
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Payment for
Shares in the Merger
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4.3
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Cash For
Fractional Parent Shares
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4.4
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Transfer of
Shares after the Effective Time
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4.5
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Lost, Stolen or
Destroyed Certificates
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4.6
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Withholding
Rights
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4.7
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Treatment of
Company Debt
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ARTICLE V
Representations and Warranties
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5.1
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Representations
and Warranties of Parent and Merger Sub
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5.2
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Representations
and Warranties of the Company
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ARTICLE VI
Additional Covenants and Agreements
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6.1
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Conduct of
Business of the Company
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6.2
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Conduct by
Parent
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6.3
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No
Solicitation
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6.4
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Meetings of
Stockholders
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6.5
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Registration
Statement
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6.6
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Reasonable
Efforts
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6.7
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Access to
Information
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6.8
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Publicity
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6.9
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Maintenance of
Insurance
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6.10
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Representations
and Warranties
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6.11
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Filings; Other
Action
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6.12
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Tax-Free
Reorganization Treatment
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6.13
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Company Options
and Warrants
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6.14
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Stockholders
Agreements
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6.15
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Nasdaq
Listing
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6.16
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Exemption from
Liability Under Section 16(b)
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6.17
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Employees
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6.18
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Indemnification
and Insurance
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6.19
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Takeover
Statute
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6.20
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Accountants’ “Comfort”
Letters
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ARTICLE VII
Conditions
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7.1
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Conditions to
Each Party’s Obligations
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7.2
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Conditions to
the Obligations of the Company
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7.3
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Conditions to
the Obligations of Parent
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ARTICLE VIII
Termination
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8.1
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Termination by
Mutual Consent
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8.2
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Termination by
either the Company or Parent
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8.3
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Termination by
the Company
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8.4
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Termination by
Parent
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8.5
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Effect of
Termination; Termination Fee
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ARTICLE IX
Miscellaneous and General
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9.1
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Payment of
Expenses
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9.2
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Non-Survival of
Representations and Warranties
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9.3
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Modification or
Amendment
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9.4
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Waiver of
Conditions
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9.5
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Counterparts
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9.6
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Governing
Law
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9.7
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Notices
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9.8
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Entire
Agreement; Assignment
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9.9
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Parties in
Interest
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9.10
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Certain
Definitions
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9.11
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Obligation of
the Company
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9.12
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Severability
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9.13
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Specific
Performance
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9.14
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Recovery of
Attorney’s Fees
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9.15
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Working Capital
Note
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9.16
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Captions
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Section 4.7(a)
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Section 4.7(a)
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Introduction
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Section 4.7(b)
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Authorized Representatives
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Section 6.7
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Section 1.2
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Section 4.2(b)
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Section 4.1(d)
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Section 6.3(d)
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Section 1.3
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Section 1.3
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Recitals
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Introduction
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Company Acquisition Agreement
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Section 6.3(c)
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Company Acquisition Proposal
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Section 6.3(b)
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Section 5.2(p)
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Company Disclosure Schedule
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Section 5.2
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Company Financial Statements
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Section 5.2(h)(ii)
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Section 6.16(c)
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Company Intellectual Property Rights
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Section 5.2(o)(i)
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Company International Employee Plans
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Section 5.2(n)(iii)(11)
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Section 5.2(p)(ii)
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Section 4.1(d)
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Section 5.2(b)
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Section 5.2(h)(i)
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Section 5.2(n)(i)
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Section 4.1(a)
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Company Stockholders Agreement
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Recitals
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Company Stockholders Meeting
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Section 6.4(a)
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Company Superior Proposal
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Section 6.3(b)
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Section 8.5(b)
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Section 4.1(e)
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Confidentiality Agreement
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Section 6.7
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Section 6.18(a)
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Section 1.1
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Section 4.1(b)
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Section 4.1(b)
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Section 4.7(b)
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Section 1.2
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Environmental Costs and Liabilities
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Section 5.2(s)
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Section 5.2(s)
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Section 9.10(a)
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Section 5.1(g)
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Section 4.2(a)
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Section 4.1(a)
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Section 6.17(b)
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Fractional Securities Fund
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Section 4.3
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Section 4.7(b)
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Section 9.10(b)
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Section 5.2(s)
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Section 5.1(g)
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Section 6.18(a)
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Section 9.10(c)
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Section 6.21
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Management Performance Shares
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Section 6.21
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Section 9.10(d)
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Recitals
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Introduction
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Section 4.7(b)
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Section 4.3
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Section 4.7(a)
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Section 6.21
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Introduction
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Parent Disclosure Schedule
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Section 5.1
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Parent Financial Statements
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Section 5.1(i)(ii)
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Section 8.5(d)
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Section 5.1(i)(i)
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Section 4.1(a)
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Parent Stockholders Agreement
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Recitals
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Parent Stockholders Meeting
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Section 6.4(b)
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Section 8.5(c)
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Parent Voting Stockholder
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Recitals
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Parent Voting Stockholders
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Recitals
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Introduction
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Section 5.2(n)(ii)
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Section 9.10(e)
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Section 5.2(n)(i)
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Section 6.5
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6.21
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Section 7.1(c)
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Section 5.1(m)(i)
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S-4 Registration Statement
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Section 6.5
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Section 5.1(i)(i)
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Section 6.16(b)
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Section 5.1(g)
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iii
AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF
MERGER
AGREEMENT AND
PLAN OF MERGER (this “Agreement”), dated as of
April 16, 2009, by and among UNIFY CORPORATION , a
Delaware corporation (“Parent”), UCAC, INC , a
Delaware corporation and a direct wholly-owned Subsidiary of Parent
(“Merger Sub”), and AXS-ONE INC. , a Delaware
corporation (the “Company”). Parent, Merger Sub and the
Company are referred to collectively herein as the
“Parties.” Capitalized terms are defined as set forth
in the Table of Defined Terms contained herein.
WHEREAS ,
the Board of Directors of each of Parent, Merger Sub and the
Company has determined that it is in the best interests of such
corporation and its respective stockholders that the Company and
Parent combine through the merger of Merger Sub with and into the
Company (the “Merger”) and, in furtherance thereof,
have approved the Merger and declared the Merger
advisable;
WHEREAS ,
pursuant to the Merger, the outstanding shares of common stock of
the Company shall be converted into shares of common stock of
Parent at the rate set forth herein;
WHEREAS ,
for federal income tax purposes, it is intended that the Merger
shall qualify as a tax-free reorganization within the meaning of
Section 368 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended
(the “Code”), and this Agreement is intended to be a
“plan of reorganization” within the meaning of the
regulations promulgated thereunder;
WHEREAS ,
concurrently with the execution hereof, certain holders (each a
“Voting Stockholder” and collectively the “Voting
Stockholders”) of Company Shares listed on Exhibit
A-1 are entering into a stockholder agreement, in each case
in the form attached as Exhibit A-2 hereto (each, a
“Company Stockholders Agreement”); and
WHEREAS ,
concurrently with the execution hereof, certain holders (each a
“Parent Voting Stockholder” and collectively the
“Parent Voting Stockholders”) of Parent Shares listed
on Exhibit B-1 are entering into a stockholder
agreement, in each case in the form attached as
Exhibit B-2 hereto (each, a “Parent Stockholders
Agreement”).
NOW,
THEREFORE , in consideration of the mutual representations,
warranties, covenants and agreements set forth herein, the Parties
hereby agree as follows:
The Merger; Effective Time;
Closing
1.1 The
Merger . Upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth
in this Agreement, and in accordance with the Delaware General
Corporation Law (the “DGCL”), at the Effective Time,
Merger Sub shall be merged with and into the Company, the separate
corporate existence of Merger Sub shall thereupon cease and the
Company shall be the successor or
surviving
corporation. The Company, as the surviving corporation after the
consummation of the Merger, is sometimes hereinafter referred to as
the “Surviving Corporation.”
1.2 Effective
Time . Subject to the provisions of this Agreement, the Parties
shall cause the Merger to be consummated by filing the certificate
of merger of Merger Sub and the Company (the “Certificate of
Merger”) with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware
in such form as required by, and executed in accordance with, the
relevant provisions of the DGCL as soon as practicable on or before
the Closing Date. The Merger shall become effective upon such
filing or at such time thereafter as is provided in the Certificate
of Merger (the “Effective Time”).
1.3 Closing
. Unless this Agreement shall have been terminated and the
transactions herein contemplated shall have been abandoned pursuant
to Article VIII, the closing of the Merger (the
“Closing”) shall take place at 10:00 a.m., local
time, at the offices of counsel for Parent, on the second business
day after all of the conditions to the obligations of the Parties
to consummate the Merger as set forth in Article VII have been
satisfied or waived in writing (other than conditions with respect
to actions the respective Parties will take at the Closing itself),
or such other date, time or place as is agreed to in writing by the
Parties (the “Closing Date”).
1.4 Effect of
the Merger . At the Effective Time, the effect of the Merger
shall be as provided in this Agreement and the applicable
provisions of the DGCL. Without limiting the generality of the
foregoing, and subject thereto, at the Effective Time, all
property, rights, privileges, powers and franchises of the Company
and Merger Sub shall vest in the Surviving Corporation, and all
debts, liabilities and duties of the Company and Merger Sub shall
become the debts, liabilities and duties of the Surviving
Corporation.
Certificate of Incorporation and
By-Laws of the Surviving Corporation
2.1 Certificate
of Incorporation; Name . At the Effective Time, the Certificate
of Incorporation of Merger Sub immediately prior to the Effective
Time shall be the Certificate of Incorporation of the Surviving
Corporation, until thereafter amended, and the name of the
Surviving Corporation shall be the Company’s name.
2.2 By-Laws
. At the Effective Time, the by-laws of Merger Sub in effect
immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be the by-laws of the
Surviving Corporation, until thereafter amended.
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Directors and Officers of the
Surviving Corporation
3.1
Directors . The directors of Merger Sub at the Effective
Time shall be the initial directors of the Surviving Corporation,
until their respective successors have been duly elected or
appointed and qualified or until their earlier death, resignation
or removal in accordance with the Surviving Corporation’s
Certificate of Incorporation and by-laws.
3.2
Officers . The officers of Merger Sub at the Effective Time
shall be the initial officers of the Surviving Corporation, until
their successors have been duly elected or appointed and qualified
or until their earlier death, resignation or removal in accordance
with the Surviving Corporation’s Certificate of Incorporation
and by-laws.
Merger Consideration; Conversion
or Cancellation of Shares in the Merger; Exchange and
Treatment of Company Debt
4.1 Share
Consideration for the Merger; Conversion or Cancellation of Shares
in the Merger . At the Effective Time, the manner of converting
or canceling shares of the Company and Parent shall be as
follows:
(a) Conversion
of Company Stock . Subject to Sections 4.1(b) and 4.3
hereof, each share of common stock, $0.01 par value, of the Company
(collectively, “Company Shares”) issued and outstanding
immediately prior to the Effective Time (excluding any Company
Shares described in Section 4.1(e) and any Dissenting Shares),
shall, by virtue of the Merger and without any action on the part
of the holder thereof, be converted automatically into the right to
receive a number of shares of common stock, $0.001 par value, of
Parent (collectively, “Parent Shares”) determined by
dividing 1,000,000 by the sum of (i) the number of Company
Shares issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective
Time and (ii) the number of Company Shares issuable upon
exercise of Company Warrants outstanding immediately prior to the
Effective Time. All Company Shares to be converted into Parent
Shares pursuant to this Section 4.1(a) shall, by virtue of the
Merger and without any action on the part of the holders thereof,
cease to be outstanding, be canceled and cease to exist, and each
holder of a certificate representing any such Company Shares shall
thereafter cease to have any rights with respect to such Company
Shares, except the right to receive for each of the Company Shares,
upon the surrender of such certificate in accordance with Section
4.2, the number of Parent Shares specified above and cash in lieu
of fractional shares. The ratio of Company Shares per share of
Parent Shares is sometimes hereinafter referred to as the
“Exchange Ratio.” Each Dissenting Share shall be
converted into the right to receive payment from the Surviving
Corporation with respect thereto in accordance with the provisions
of the DGCL and pursuant to Section 4.1(b) below.
(b) Appraisal
Rights . Company Shares that have not been voted for approval
of this Agreement or consented thereto in writing and with respect
to which written
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objection to
the Merger has been properly made in accordance with
Section 262 of the DGCL (“Dissenting Shares”),
shall not be converted into the right to receive from Parent the
Parent Shares otherwise issued with respect to such Company Shares
at or after the Effective Time. At the Effective Time, all
Dissenting Shares shall no longer be outstanding and automatically
shall be cancelled and shall cease to exist, and, except as
provided by applicable law, each holder of Dissenting Shares shall
cease to have any rights with respect to the Dissenting Shares,
other than such rights as are granted by Section 262 of the
DGCL. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if a holder of Dissenting
Shares (a “Dissenting Shareholder”) shall fail to
validly perfect or shall waive or withdraw his, her or its
objection or demand for payment of the fair value of his, her or
its Shares, or if such Dissenting Shares (or such other Company
Shares with respect to which appraisal rights have not terminated)
become ineligible for such payment or if a court of competent
jurisdiction shall determine that such Dissenting Shares is not
entitled to relief under Section 262 of the DGCL, then, as of
the Effective Time or the occurrence of such event of withdrawal or
ineligibility, whichever last occurs, such holder’s
Dissenting Shares will cease to be Dissenting Shares (or, in the
case of such other Company Shares, the appraisal rights shall have
terminated) and each such Company Share will be converted into the
right to receive, and will be exchangeable for, the Parent Shares
into which such Dissenting Shares would have been converted
pursuant to Section 4.1(a), without interest. The Company
shall promptly give Parent notice of any objection to the Merger
received by the Company from a Dissenting Shareholder, and Parent
shall have the reasonable opportunity, at its sole expense, to
participate in all negotiations and proceedings with respect to
such objection. The Company agrees that, except with the prior
written consent of Parent, or as required under the DGCL, it will
not voluntarily make any payment with respect to, or settle or
offer or agree to settle, any such objection. Each Dissenting
Shareholder or other shareholder who, pursuant to the provisions of
Section 262 of the DGCL, becomes entitled to payment of the
fair value of the Dissenting Shares will receive payment therefor
after the fair value therefor has been agreed upon or finally
determined pursuant to such provisions, and any Parent Shares that
would have been issued with respect to such Dissenting Shares will
be retained by Parent.
(c) Stock of
Merger Sub . Each share of common stock, $0.01 par value, of
Merger Sub issued and outstanding immediately prior to the
Effective Time, shall, by virtue of the Merger and without any
action on the part of the holder thereof, be converted
automatically into and exchanged for one (1) validly issued,
fully paid and nonassessable share of common stock, $0.01 par
value, of the Surviving Corporation. Each stock certificate
representing any shares of Merger Sub shall continue to represent
ownership of such shares of capital stock of the Surviving
Corporation.
(d) Outstanding
Options . Each option to purchase Company Shares (each, a
“Company Option”) outstanding immediately prior to the
Effective Time shall, by virtue of the Merger and in accordance
with the applicable Company Option Plans, be cancelled prior to the
Effective Time in exchange for the right to receive an amount, if
any, in cash equal to (i) the Change in Control Price of the
Company Shares covered by such Company Option, less (ii) the
exercise price of such Company Option. As used herein, the
“Change in Control Price” means the higher of
(A) the highest price per Company Share paid in connection
with the Merger, or (B) the highest fair market value
per
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Company Share
at any time during the sixty-day period immediately preceding the
Effective Time. The Company shall cancel the Company Option Plans
as of the Effective Date, and the sole remaining right of each
holder of a Company Option after the Effective Date shall be to
receive the consideration set forth in this Section 4.1(d).
After the Effective Time, Parent shall grant options to purchase
Parent Shares to continuing employees of the Surviving Corporation
in accordance with Parent’s customary incentive compensation
policies and procedures.
(e) Outstanding
Warrants . Each outstanding warrant to purchase Company Shares
(each, a “Company Warrant”) shall be assumed by Parent
(in accordance with the further provisions contained in
Section 6.13) and each such assumed warrant shall be converted
into and represent a warrant to purchase the number of Parent
Shares (a “Substitute Warrant”), in substantially the
same form as the corresponding Company Warrant, determined by
multiplying (i) the number of Company Shares subject to such
Company Warrant immediately prior to the Effective Time by
(ii) the Exchange Ratio, at an exercise price per share of
Parent Shares of $0.01. Parent will reserve a sufficient number of
Parent Shares for issuance under this
Section 4.1(e).
(f)
Cancellation of Parent Owned and Treasury Stock . All of the
Company Shares that are owned by Parent, any direct or indirect
wholly-owned Subsidiary of Parent or by the Company as treasury
stock shall automatically cease to be outstanding, shall be
canceled and shall cease to exist and no Parent Shares shall be
delivered in exchange therefor.
(g) Adjustments
to the Exchange Ratio . In the event of any reclassification,
stock split or stock dividend with respect to Company Shares or
Parent Shares, any change or conversion of Company Shares or Parent
Shares into other securities or any other dividend or distribution
with respect to Company Shares or Parent Shares (or if a record
date with respect to any of the foregoing should occur) prior to
the Effective Time, appropriate and proportionate adjustments, if
any, shall be made to the Exchange Ratio, and all references to the
Exchange Ratio in this Agreement shall be deemed to be to the
Exchange Ratio as so adjusted.
4.2 Payment for
Shares in the Merger . The manner of making payment for Shares
in the Merger shall be as follows:
(a) Exchange
Agent . On or prior to the Closing Date, Parent shall make
available to American Stock Transfer & Trust, or other entity
mutually agreed upon by the Parties in writing (the “Exchange
Agent”), for the benefit of the holders of Company Shares, a
sufficient number of certificates representing the Parent Shares
required to effect the delivery of the aggregate consideration in
Parent Shares and cash for the Fractional Securities Fund required
to be issued pursuant to Section 4.1 (collectively, the
“Share Consideration” and the certificates representing
the Parent Shares comprising such aggregate Share Consideration
being referred to hereinafter as the “Stock Merger Exchange
Fund”). The Exchange Agent shall, pursuant to irrevocable
instructions, deliver the Share Consideration out of the Stock
Merger Exchange Fund and the Fractional Securities Fund. The Stock
Merger Exchange Fund and the Fractional
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Securities Fund
shall not be used for any purpose other than as set forth in this
Agreement.
(b) Exchange
Procedures . Promptly after the Effective Time, the Exchange
Agent shall mail to each holder of record of a certificate or
certificates which immediately prior to the Effective Time
represented outstanding Company Shares (the
“Certificates”) (i) a form of letter of
transmittal, in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Parties
(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 (ii)
instructions for use in effecting the surrender of the Certificates
for payment therefor. Upon surrender of Certificates for
cancellation to the Exchange Agent, together with such letter of
transmittal duly executed and any other required documents, the
holder of such Certificates shall be entitled to receive for each
of the Company Shares represented by such Certificates the Share
Consideration, without interest, allocable to such Certificates and
the Certificates so surrendered shall forthwith be canceled. Until
so surrendered, such Certificates shall represent solely the right
to receive the Share Consideration allocable to such
Certificates.
(c)
Distributions with Respect to Unexchanged Shares . No
dividends or other distributions that are declared after the
Effective Time on Parent Shares and payable to the holders of
record thereof after the Effective Time will be paid to Persons
entitled by reason of the Merger to receive Parent Shares until
such Persons surrender their Certificates as provided in
Section 4.2(b) above. Upon such surrender, there shall be paid
to the Person in whose name the Parent Shares are issued any
dividends or other distributions having a record date after the
Effective Time and payable with respect to such Parent Shares
between the Effective Time and the time of such surrender. After
such surrender there shall be paid to the Person in whose name the
Parent Shares are issued any dividends or other distributions on
such Parent Shares which shall have a record date after the date of
such surrender. In no event shall the Persons entitled to receive
such dividends or other distributions be entitled to receive
interest on such dividends or other distributions.
(d) Transfers
of Ownership . If any certificate representing Parent Shares is
to be issued in a name other than that in which the Certificate
surrendered in exchange therefor is registered, it shall be a
condition of such exchange that the Certificate so surrendered
shall be properly endorsed and otherwise in proper form for
transfer and that the Person requesting such exchange shall pay to
the Exchange Agent any transfer or other taxes required by reason
of the issuance of certificates for such Parent Shares in a name
other than that of the registered holder of the Certificate
surrendered, or shall establish to the satisfaction of the Exchange
Agent that such tax has been paid or is not applicable.
(e) No
Liability . Neither the Exchange Agent nor any of the Parties
shall be liable to a holder of Company Shares for any Parent
Shares, in accordance with Section 4.3, cash in lieu of
fractional Parent Shares or any dividend to which the holders
thereof are entitled, delivered to a public official pursuant to
applicable escheat law. The Exchange Agent shall not be entitled to
vote or exercise any rights of ownership with
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respect to the
Parent Shares held by it from time to time hereunder, except that
it shall receive and hold all dividends or other distributions paid
or distributed with respect to such Parent Shares for the account
of the Persons entitled thereto.
(f) Termination
of Funds . Subject to applicable law, any portion of the Stock
Merger Exchange Fund and the Fractional Securities Fund which
remains unclaimed by the former stockholders of the Company for one
(1) year after the Effective Time shall be delivered to
Parent, upon demand of Parent, and any former stockholder of the
Company shall thereafter look only to Parent for payment of their
applicable claim for the Share Consideration for their Company
Shares.
4.3 Cash For
Fractional Parent Shares . No fractional Parent Shares shall be
issued in the Merger. Each holder of Parent Shares shall be
entitled to receive in lieu of any fractional Parent Shares to
which such holder otherwise would have been entitled pursuant to
Section 4.2 (after taking into account all Parent Shares then
held of record by such holder) a cash payment in an amount equal to
the product of (i) the fractional interest of a Parent Share
to which such holder otherwise would have been entitled and
(ii) the closing price of a Parent Share on the NASDAQ Capital
Market (“NCM”) on the trading day immediately prior to
the Effective Time (the cash comprising such aggregate payments in
lieu of fractional Parent Shares being hereinafter referred to as
the “Fractional Securities Fund”).
4.4 Transfer of
Shares after the Effective Time . All Parent Shares issued upon
the surrender for exchange of Company Shares in accordance with the
terms hereof (including any cash paid in respect thereof) shall be
deemed to have been issued in full satisfaction of all rights
pertaining to such Company Shares, and no further registration of
transfers shall be made. If, after the Effective Time, Certificates
are presented to the Surviving Corporation for any reason, they
shall be canceled and exchanged as provided in this
Article IV.
4.5 Lost,
Stolen or Destroyed Certificates . In the event any
certificates evidencing Company Shares shall have been lost, stolen
or destroyed, the Exchange Agent shall issue in exchange for such
lost, stolen or destroyed certificates, upon the making of an
affidavit of that fact by the holder thereof, such Parent Shares,
cash for fractional shares, if any, and any dividends or other
distributions to which the holders thereof are entitled; provided,
however, that Parent may, in its discretion and as a condition
precedent to the issuance thereof, require the owner of such lost,
stolen or destroyed certificates to deliver an indemnification
agreement as it may reasonably direct with respect to any claim
that may be made against Parent, the Surviving Corporation or the
Exchange Agent with respect to the certificates alleged to have
been lost, stolen or destroyed.
4.6 Withholding
Rights . Each of the Surviving Corporation, Parent and 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 Shares 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, and
delivered to the relevant taxing authority, such withheld amounts
shall be treated for all purposes of this Agreement as having been
paid to the holder of the
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Company Shares
in respect of which such deduction and withholding was made by the
Surviving Corporation, Parent or the Exchange Agent, as the case
may be.
4.7 Treatment
of Company Debt .
(a) Exchange of
Notes . Subject to the provisions below, the Company will use
commercially reasonable efforts to cause the holders of existing
Company convertible notes (the “Old Notes”) to agree as
part of the Merger to exchange the Old Notes for Parent Shares. As
of the date of this Agreement, the Old Notes have a principal and
accrued interest value of approximately $12,900,000. At the
Effective Time, the Old Notes will be exchanged for 2,100,000
Parent Shares (as adjusted to reflect stock splits, stock dividends
and reverse stock splits of Parent), plus or minus the number of
Parent Shares equal to (i) the Adjusted Working Capital, divided by
(ii) five (5) (as such number may be appropriately adjusted to
reflect stock splits, stock dividends and reverse stock splits of
Parent). As used herein, “Adjusted Working Capital” is
defined as the current assets of the Company as of the Closing
Date, less the current liabilities of the Company as of the Closing
Date, provided that for purposes of this calculation, (x)
“current liabilities” shall exclude the liabilities set
forth on Section 4.7(a)(i) of the Company Disclosure Schedule,
and (y) “current liabilities” shall include the cost of
cashing out the Company Options under Section 4.1(d), the
outstanding balance, if any, under the Working Capital Note and the
other liabilities set forth on Section 4.7(a)(ii) of the
Company Disclosure Schedule.
(b) Earn-Out
Applicable to Holders of Old Notes . Holders of the Old Notes
shall be eligible to receive additional Parent Shares on a pro rata
basis pursuant to the provisions of this Section 4.7(b) (the
“Earn-Out”). The Earn-Out shall measure the Surviving
Corporation’s net license revenue as recorded in accordance
with United States Generally Accepted Accounting Principles
(“GAAP”) on the financial statements of Parent or the
Surviving Corporation (the “Net License Revenue”) for
licensing any of the software or software applications of the
Company acquired at Closing (the “Applications”),
including any enhancements, improvements or derivate works, for a
period of approximately one (1) year following the Closing, as
more fully described below. For Net License Revenue over $2.0
million during such period, the holders of Old Notes shall
collectively receive .35 Parent Shares (as such percentage may be
adjusted to reflect stock splits, stock dividends and reverse stock
splits of Parent) for each $1.00 of Net License Revenue recorded
during such period. After the holders of Old Notes have received in
the aggregate 2,580,000 Parent Shares (as adjusted to reflect stock
splits, stock dividends and reverse stock splits of Parent) under
the Earn-Out, the Parent Shares issued as the Earn-Out shall be
distributed one-half to the holders of Old Notes and one-half to
the Management Members until the Management Members have received
171,250 Parent Shares (as adjusted to reflect stock splits, stock
dividends and reverse stock splits of Parent) under the Earn-Out.
Thereafter, any additional Parent Shares issued as Earn-Out shall
be distributed solely to the holders of Old Notes. Any fractional
shares allocable under this Section 4.7(b) shall be rounded up
to the nearest whole number. The Earn-Out measurement period shall
commence upon the Closing and end on July 31, 2010. The Parent
Shares issued as Earn-Out will be issued quarterly, within
forty-five (45) days after the end of each of Unify’s
fiscal quarters during the Earn-Out period. For
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avoidance of
doubt, Net License Revenue (a) does not include any fees
recognized for performing any services, including any consulting
services, maintenance services or support fees or any fees
recognized in connection with licensing of any products or
software, other than the Applications, and (b) includes
(i) the amount of deferred license revenue for the
Applications recorded on the Surviving Corporation’s books on
the last day of the Earn-Out period, in accordance with GAAP, and
(ii) any amounts invoiced to Group Technologies and its
affiliates related to the licensing of the Applications during the
Earn-Out period. In the case of so-called “bundled
sales,” where Applications acquired hereunder are
“bundled” with other software offered by Parent or its
affiliates, or by Parent and a third party or parties, the amount
of Net License Revenue allocable to the Applications acquired
hereunder shall be used to determine the payments required
hereunder. If Parent sells or otherwise transfers all or
substantially all of the Company’s assets prior to the end of
the Earn-Out period, or if Parent is acquired (by merger, tender
offer, or otherwise) by a third-party acquirer prior to the end of
the Earn-Out period, then (i) the Earn-Out period shall
terminate; (ii) the holders of Old Notes shall be issued the
number of Parent Shares, if any, equal to (x) 2,580,000 Parent
Shares (as adjusted to reflect stock splits, stock dividends and
reverse stock splits of Parent), minus (y) the number of
Parent Shares previously issued to the holders of Old Notes under
the Earn-Out; and (iii) the Management Members shall be issued
the number of Parent Shares, if any, equal to (x) 171,250
Parent Shares (as adjusted to reflect stock splits, stock dividends
and reverse stock splits of Parent), minus (y) the number of
Parent Shares previously issued to the Management Members under the
Earn-Out.
(c) Protective
Provisions . The Parties acknowledge that the right of the
holders of the Old Notes to the benefits of the Earn-Out described
in Section 4.7(b) is an integral part of the consideration to
be received pursuant to this Agreement and the Merger. In
furtherance of the foregoing, Parent agrees that until the Earn-Out
is determined and the Parent Shares have been issued to the holders
of the Old Notes, Parent shall not take, and shall cause the
Surviving Corporation not to take, any actions, or fail to take any
actions with the specific intent of reducing or impairing the
Earn-Out, and until such time, Parent shall use reasonable
commercial efforts to:
(i) permit the
holders of the Old Notes and their agents, attorneys and
accountants to have reasonable access, upon reasonable notice and
during normal business hours, to all books and records of the
Surviving Corporation for the purpose of auditing Parent’s
compliance with this Section 4.7; provided, however, that any
such investigation shall be conducted in such manner as not to
interfere unreasonably with the conduct of the business of the
Surviving Corporation and shall be arranged through responsible
officers of the Surviving Corporation designated for such purpose;
and, provided, further, that if the audit results in any additional
payments to the holders of Old Notes in excess of ten percent (10%)
of the actual amounts paid to such holders, then Parent shall be
liable for the fees and expenses of the auditor, in addition to any
additional payments due and owing to the holders of Old Notes, all
of which Parent will pay within twenty (20) days after
completion of the audit; and
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(ii) cause the
books and records of the licensing of Applications and the
calculation of Net License Revenues to be kept in a manner that
makes calculation of such Net License Revenues reviewable by
holders of Old Notes or their designees.
Representations and
Warranties
5.1
Representations and Warranties of Parent and Merger Sub .
Parent and Merger Sub hereby represent and warrant to the Company
that the statements contained in this Section 5.1 are true and
correct in all material respects, except to the extent specifically
set forth on the disclosure schedule delivered contemporaneously
with this Agreement by Parent to the Company (the “Parent
Disclosure Schedule”).
(a) Corporate
Organization and Qualification . Each of Parent and its
Subsidiaries is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and
in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of
incorporation and is qualified and in good standing as a foreign
corporation in each jurisdiction where the properties owned, leased
or operated, or the business conducted, by it require such
qualification, except where failure to so qualify or be in good
standing could not reasonably be expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect on Parent. Each of Parent and its Subsidiaries has
all requisite power and authority to own its properties and to
carry on its business as it is now being conducted. All of the
Subsidiaries of Parent are set forth in Section 5.1(a) of the
Parent Disclosure Schedule. Parent has heretofore made available to
the Company complete and correct copies of its Certificate of
Incorporation and by-laws and the charter documents of its
Subsidiaries, each as amended.
(b) Operations
of Merger Sub . Merger Sub is a direct, wholly-owned Subsidiary
of Parent, was formed solely for the purpose of engaging in the
transactions contemplated hereby, has engaged in no other business
activities and has conducted its operations only as contemplated
hereby.
(c)
Capitalization . The authorized capital stock of Parent
consists of 40,000,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per
share, and 7,931,370 shares which are designated as preferred
stock, par value $0.001 per share. As of the date hereof, there are
(i) 7,001,249 Parent Shares issued and outstanding and no
Parent Shares held in the Company’s treasury,
(ii) 1,176,292 Parent Shares reserved for issuance upon
exercise of outstanding stock options, (iii) 1,041,792 Parent
Shares reserved for issuance upon exercise of outstanding warrants
(vi) 279,954 Shares reserved for issuance upon debt conversion
and (v) no preferred stock of Parent issued and outstanding,
held in Parent’s treasury or reserved for issuance. All of
the issued and outstanding Parent Shares have been duly authorized
and validly issued and are fully paid, nonassessable and free of
preemptive rights, with no personal liability attaching to the
ownership thereof. Other than as referenced above, Parent does not
have and is not bound by any outstanding subscriptions, options,
warrants, calls, commitments or agreements of any character calling
for the purchase or issuance of any Parent Shares or preferred
shares or any other
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equity security
of Parent or any securities representing the right to purchase or
otherwise receive any Parent Shares or any other equity security of
Parent. Parent owns 100% of the outstanding equity interests in
each Subsidiary. Except for the Parent Stockholder Agreements,
there are not as of the date hereof and there will not be at the
Effective Time any stockholder agreements, voting trusts or other
agreements or understandings to which the Company is a party or to
which it is bound relating to the voting of any shares of the
capital stock of the Company. There are no existing rights with
respect to the registration of Parent Shares under the Securities
Act, including, but not limited to, demand rights or piggy-back
registration rights. Except as set forth in Section 5.1(c) of the
Parent Disclosure Schedule, since January 31, 2009 through the
date hereof no options or warrants have been issued or accelerated
or had their terms modified.
(d) Authority
Relative to this Agreement . The Board of Directors of Merger
Sub has declared the Merger advisable and Merger Sub has the
requisite corporate power and authority to approve, authorize,
execute and deliver this Agreement and to consummate the
transactions contemplated hereby. The Board of Directors of Parent
has declared the issuance of Parent Shares advisable and Parent has
the requisite corporate power and authority to approve, authorize,
execute and deliver this Agreement and to consummate the
transactions contemplated hereby. This Agreement and the
consummation by Parent and Merger Sub of the transactions
contemplated hereby have been duly and validly authorized by the
Boards of Directors of Parent and Merger Sub and no other corporate
proceedings on the part of Parent or Merger Sub (other than
approval of the Merger by the stockholders of Parent in accordance
with the NCS listing requirements) are necessary to authorize this
Agreement or to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby.
This Agreement has been duly and validly executed and delivered by
Parent and Merger Sub and, assuming this Agreement constitutes the
valid and binding agreement of the Company, constitutes the valid
and binding agreement of Parent and Merger Sub, enforceable against
Parent and Merger Sub in accordance with its terms, subject, as to
enforceability, to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization and other
laws of general applicability relating to or affecting
creditors’ rights and to general principles of
equity.
(e) Present
Compliance with Obligations and Laws . Neither Parent nor any
of its Subsidiaries is: (i) in violation of its Certificate of
Incorporation, by-laws or similar documents; (ii) in default
in the performance of any obligation, agreement or condition of any
debt instrument which (with or without the passage of time or the
giving of notice, or both) affords to any Person the right to
accelerate any indebtedness or terminate any right; (iii) in
default under or breach of (with or without the passage of time or
the giving of notice) any other contract to which it is a party or
by which it or its assets are bound; or (iv) in violation of
any law, regulation, administrative order or judicial order, decree
or judgment (domestic or foreign) applicable to it or its business
or assets, except where any violation, default or breach under
items (ii), (iii), or (iv) could not reasonably be expected to
individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect on
Parent.
(f) Consents
and Approvals; No Violation . Neither the execution and
delivery of this Agreement nor the consummation by Parent or Merger
Sub of the transactions contemplated hereby will (i) conflict
with or result in any breach of any
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provision of
the respective Certificate of Incorporation (or other similar
documents) or by-laws (or other similar documents) of Parent or any
of its Subsidiaries; (ii) require any consent, approval,
authorization or permit of, or registration or filing with or
notification to, any governmental or regulatory authority, except
(A) in connection with the applicable requirements, if any, of
the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as
amended (the “HSR Act”), (B) pursuant to the
applicable requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended
(the “Securities Act”), and the rules and regulations
promulgated thereunder, and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended (the “Exchange Act”), and the rules and
regulations promulgated thereunder, (C) the filing of the
Certificate of Merger pursuant to the DGCL and appropriate
documents with the relevant authorities of other states in which
Parent and Merger Sub are authorized to do business, (D) as
may be required by any applicable state securities laws,
(E) the consents, approvals, orders, authorizations,
registrations, declarations and filings required under the
antitrust laws of foreign countries, or (F) where the failure
to obtain such consent, approval, order authorization or permit, or
to make such registration, filing or notification, could reasonably
be expected to, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material
Adverse Effect on Parent or adversely affect the ability of Parent
or Merger Sub to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby;
(iii) result in a violation or breach of, or constitute (with
or without notice or lapse of time or both) a default (or give rise
to any right of termination, cancellation or acceleration or lien
or other charge or encumbrance) under any of the terms, conditions
or provisions of any indenture, note, license, lease, agreement or
other instrument or obligation to which Parent or any of its
Subsidiaries is a party or by which any of their assets may be
bound, except for such violations, breaches and defaults (or rights
of termination, cancellation or acceleration or lien or other
charge or encumbrance) as to which requisite waivers or consents
have been obtained or which, individually or in the aggregate,
could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect
on Parent or adversely affect the ability of Parent or Merger Sub
to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby; (iv) cause
the suspension or revocation of any authorizations, consents,
approvals or licenses currently in effect which, individually or in
the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect on Parent; or (v) assuming the consents,
approvals, authorizations or permits and registrations, filings or
notifications referred to in this Section 5.1(f) are duly and
timely obtained or made, violate any order, writ, injunction,
decree, statute, rule or regulation applicable to Parent or any of
its Subsidiaries or to any of their respective assets, except for
violations which, individually or in the aggregate, could not
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on Parent
or adversely affect the ability of Parent or Merger Sub to
consummate the transactions contemplated hereby.
(g)
Litigation . Except as set forth in the Parent SEC Reports
filed prior to the date hereof, there are no actions, suits,
claims, investigations or proceedings pending or, to the Knowledge
of Parent, threatened against Parent or any of its Subsidiaries
that, individually or in the aggregate, could be reasonably likely
to result in obligations or liabilities of Parent or any of its
Subsidiaries that, individually or in the aggregate, could be
reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on Parent or
a material adverse effect on the Parties’ ability to
consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Neither
Parent nor any of its Subsidiaries is subject to any
outstanding
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judgment order,
writ, injunction or decree which (i) has or may have the
effect of impairing Parent’s ability to perform its
obligations under this Agreement or (ii) individually or in the
aggregate, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect on Parent.
(h)
SEC Reports; Financial Statements .
(i) Since
January 1, 2007, Parent has filed all forms, reports and
documents with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
“SEC”) required to be filed by it pursuant to the
federal securities laws and the SEC rules and regulations
thereunder, all of which complied in all material respects with all
applicable requirements of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act
and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder (collectively,
the “Parent SEC Reports”). None of the Parent SEC
Reports, including, without limitation, any financial statements or
schedules included therein, at the time filed (or if amended or
superseded by a filing prior to the date of this Agreement, then on
the date of such filing) contained any untrue statement of a
material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be
stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements
therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made,
not misleading.
(ii) The
consolidated balance sheets and the related consolidated statements
of income, stockholders’ equity (deficit) and cash flows
(including the related notes thereto) of Parent included in the
Parent SEC Reports (collectively, “Parent Financial
Statements”) comply as to form in all material respects with
applicable accounting requirements and the published rules and
regulations of the SEC with respect thereto, have been prepared in
accordance with generally accepted accounting principles applied on
a basis consistent throughout the periods involved (except as
otherwise noted therein or, in the case of unaudited interim
financial statements, as may be permitted by the SEC on Form 10-Q
under the Exchange Act), and present fairly the consolidated
financial position of Parent and its consolidated Subsidiaries as
of their respective dates, and the consolidated results of their
operations and their cash flows for the periods presented therein,
except that the unaudited interim financial statements do not
include footnote disclosure of the type associated with audited
financial statements and were or are subject to normal and
recurring year-end adjustments which were not or are not expected
to be material in amount.
(iii) Since
January 1, 2007, there has not been any material change, by
Parent or any of its Subsidiaries, in accounting principles,
methods or policies for financial accounting purposes, except as
required by concurrent changes in generally accepted accounting
principles. There are no material amendments or modifications to
agreements, documents or other instruments which previously had
been filed by Parent with the SEC pursuant to the Securities Act or
the Exchange Act, which have not yet been filed with the SEC but
which are required to be filed.
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(i) No
Liabilities . Neither Parent nor any of its Subsidiaries has
any material indebtedness, obligations or liabilities of any kind
(whether accrued, absolute, contingent or otherwise, and whether
due or to become due or asserted or unasserted), except for
indebtedness, liabilities or obligation (i) which are fully
reflected in, reserved against or otherwise described in the most
recent Parent Financial Statements, (ii) which have been
incurred after the date of the most recent Parent Financial
Statements in the ordinary course of business, consistent with past
practice, (iii) which are obligations to perform under
executory contracts in the ordinary course of business (none of
which is a liability resulting from a breach of contract or
warranty, tort, infringement or legal action), or (iv) which
do not or could not reasonably be expected to Material Adverse
Effect on Parent.
(j) Absence of
Certain Changes of Events . Except as described in the Parent
SEC Reports, since the date of the most recent Parent Financial
Statements, except with respect to the actions contemplated by this
Agreement, there has not been (i) any Material Adverse Effect
on Parent; (ii) any damage, destruction or loss (whether or
not covered by insurance) that has had or could reasonably be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on Parent; or
(iii) any other action or event that would have required the
consent of the Company pursuant to Section 6.2 had such action
or event occurred after the date of this Agreement.
(k) Brokers and
Finders . Neither Parent nor any of its Subsidiaries has
employed any investment banker, broker, finder, consultant or
intermediary in connection with the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement which would be entitled to any investment banking,
brokerage, finder’s or similar fee or commission in
connection with this Agreement or the transactions contemplated
hereby.
(l) S-4
Registration Statement and Proxy Statement/Prospectus . None of
the information supplied or to be supplied by Parent for inclusion
or incorporation by reference in the S-4 Registration Statement or
the Proxy Statement will (i) in the case of the S-4
Registration Statement, at the time it becomes effective, contain
any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any
material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order
to make the statements therein not misleading, or (ii) in the
case of the Proxy Statement, at the time of the mailing of the
Proxy Statement and at the time of the Parent Stockholders Meeting
and the Company Stockholders Meeting, contain any untrue statement
of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to
be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements
therein, in light of the circumstances under which they are made,
not misleading. If at any time prior to the Effective Time any
event with respect to Parent, Merger Sub or any of their respective
affiliates, officers and directors or any of its Subsidiaries
should occur which is required to be described in an amendment of,
or a supplement to, the Proxy Statement or the S-4 Registration
Statement, Parent shall promptly inform the Company, such event
shall be so described, and such amendment or supplement shall be
promptly filed with the SEC and, as required by law, disseminated
to the stockholders of Parent and the Company. The S-4 Registration
Statement will (with respect to Parent and Merger Sub) comply as to
form in all material respects with the requirements of the
Securities Act and the rules and regulations promulgated
thereunder. The Proxy Statement will (with respect to Parent and
Merger Sub) comply as to form in all material respects with the
requirements of the
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Exchange Act
and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, Parent and Merger Sub make no
representation or warranty with respect to any written information
supplied by the Company specifically for inclusion in such document
which is contained in any of the foregoing documents.
(m)
Listings . Parent’s securities are not listed, or
quoted, for trading on any U.S. domestic or foreign securities
exchange, other than the NCM.
(n)
Transactions with Affiliates . Except as set forth in the
Parent SEC Reports filed prior to the date of this Agreement, since
the date of Parent’s last proxy statement to its
stockholders, no event has occurred that would be required to be
reported by Parent as a Certain Relationship or Related
Transaction, pursuant to Item 404 of Regulation S-K
promulgated by the SEC.
5.2
Representations and Warranties of the Company . The Company
hereby represents and warrants to Parent and Merger Sub that the
statements contained in this Section 5.2 are true and correct
in all material respects, except to the extent specifically set
forth on the disclosure schedule delivered contemporaneously with
this Agreement by the Company to Parent and Merger Sub (the
“Company Disclosure Schedule”).
(a) Corporate
Organization and Qualification . Each of the Company and its
Subsidiaries is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and
in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of
incorporation and is qualified and in good standing as a foreign
corporation in each jurisdiction where the properties owned, leased
or operated, or the business conducted, by it require such
qualification, except where failure to so qualify or be in good
standing as a foreign corporation could not reasonably be expected
to have a Material Adverse Effect on the Company. Each of the
Company and its Subsidiaries has all requisite power and authority
(corporate or otherwise) to own its properties and to carry on its
business as it is now being conducted. All of the Subsidiaries of
the Company are set forth in Section 5.2(a) of the Company
Disclosure Schedule. The Company has heretofore made available to
Parent complete and correct copies of its Certificate of
Incorporation and by-laws and the charter documents of its
Subsidiaries, each as amended.
(b)
Capitalization . The authorized capital stock of the Company
consists of (i) 125,000,000 shares of common stock, $0.01 par
value per share, of which 41,341,425 shares were issued and
outstanding as of February 5, 2009, and (ii) 5,000,000
shares of preferred stock, $0.01 par value per share, none of which
are issued or outstanding. All of the outstanding shares of capital
stock of the Company and its Subsidiaries have been duly authorized
and validly issued and are fully paid and nonassessable. The
Company has no outstanding stock appreciation rights, phantom stock
or similar rights. All outstanding shares of capital stock or other
equity interests of the Subsidiaries of the Company are owned by
the Company or a direct or indirect wholly-owned Subsidiary of the
Company, free and clear of all liens, pledges, charges,
encumbrances, claims and options of any nature. Except for options
to purchase 3,690,314 Company Shares issued pursuant to the
Company’s 1995, 1998, 2005 and 2008 stock incentive plans
(the “Company Option Plans”) and warrants to purchase
10,300,000 Company Shares
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pursuant to the
Company Warrants, there are no outstanding or authorized options,
warrants, calls, rights (including preemptive rights), commitments
or any other agreements of any character which the Company or any
of its Subsidiaries is a party to, or may be bound by, requiring it
to issue, transfer, grant, sell, purchase, redeem or acquire any
shares of capital stock or any of its securities or rights
convertible into, exchangeable for, or evidencing the right to
subscribe for, any shares of capital stock of the Company or any of
its Subsidiaries. There are not as of the date hereof and there
will not be at the Effective Time any stockholder agreements,
voting trusts or other agreements or understandings to which the
Company is a party or to which it is bound relating to the voting
of any shares of the capital stock of the Company. The Company has
provided to Parent a list, as of February 5, 2009, of the
outstanding options and warrants to acquire Company Shares, the
name of the holder of such option or warrant, the exercise price of
such option or warrant, the number of shares as to which such
option or warrant will have vested at such date and whether the
exercisability of such option or warrant will be accelerated in any
way by the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the
extent of acceleration, if any, and any adjustments to such options
or warrants as a result of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement. Since January 1, 2009 through the date hereof, no
options or warrants have been issued or accelerated or had their
terms modified.
(c) Fairness
Opinion . The Board of Directors of the Company has received an
opinion in writing from Updata Capital, Inc., addressed to the
Board of Directors of the Company, to the effect that, as of the
date hereof and based upon and subject to the matters stated
therein, the consideration to be received by the holders of Common
Shares in the Merger is fair to such holders from a financial point
of view. As of the date hereof, such opinion has not been
withdrawn, revoked or modified.
(d) Authority
Relative to this Agreement . The Board of Directors of the
Company has declared the Merger advisable and the Company has the
requisite corporate power and authority to approve, authorize,
execute and deliver this Agreement and to consummate the
transactions contemplated hereby. This Agreement and the
consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated hereby
have been duly and validly authorized by the Board of Directors of
the Company and no other corporate proceedings on the part of the
Company are necessary to authorize this Agreement or to consummate
the transactions contemplated hereby (other than the approval of
the Merger by the stockholders of the Company in accordance with
the DGCL). This Agreement has been duly and validly executed and
delivered by the Company and, assuming this Agreement constitutes
the valid and binding agreement of Parent and Merger Sub,
constitutes the valid and binding agreement of the Company,
enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms,
subject, as to enforceability, to bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization and other laws of general applicability relating to
or affecting creditors’ rights and to general principles of
equity.
(e) Present
Compliance with Obligations and Laws . Neither the Company nor
any of its Subsidiaries is: (i) in violation of its
Certificate of Incorporation or by-laws or similar documents;
(ii) in default in the performance of any obligation,
agreement or condition of any debt instrument which (with or
without the passage of time or the giving
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of notice, or
both) affords to any Person the right to accelerate any
indebtedness or terminate any right; (iii) in default under or
breach of (with or without the passage of time or the giving of
notice) any other contract to which it is a party or by which it or
its assets are bound; or (iv) in violation of any law,
regulation, administrative order or judicial order, decree or
judgment (domestic or foreign) applicable to it or its business or
assets, including laws or regulations related to classification and
status of employees, except where any violation, default or breach
under items (ii), (iii), or (iv) could not reasonably be
expected to, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material
Adverse Effect on the Company.
(f) Consents
and Approvals; No Violation . Neither the execution and
delivery of this Agreement by the Company nor the consummation by
the Company of the transactions contemplated hereby will
(i) conflict with or result in any breach of any provision of
its Certificate of Incorporation or by-laws; (ii) require any
consent, approval, authorization or permit of, or registration or
filing with or notification to, any governmental or regulatory
authority, except (A) in connection with the applicable
requirements, if any, of the HSR Act, (B) pursuant to the
applicable requirements of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act,
(C) the filing of the Certificate of Merger pursuant to the
DGCL and appropriate documents with the relevant authorities of
other states in which the Company is authorized to do business,
(D) as may be required by any applicable state securities
laws, (E) such consents, approvals, orders, authorizations,
registrations, declarations and filings as may be required under
the antitrust laws of any foreign country or, (F) where the
failure to obtain such consent, approval, order, authorization or
permit, or to make such registration, filing or notification, could
reasonably be expected to, individually or in the aggregate, have a
Material Adverse Effect on the Company or adversely affect the
ability of the Company to consummate the transactions contemplated
hereby; (iii) result in a violation or breach of, or
constitute (with or without notice or lapse of time or both) a
default (or give rise to any right of termination, cancellation or
acceleration or lien or other charge or encumbrance) under any of
the terms, conditions or provisions of any indenture, note,
license, lease, agreement or other instrument or obligation to
which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party or by which
any of their assets may be bound, except for such violations,
breaches and defaults (or rights of termination, cancellation, or
acceleration or lien or other charge or encumbrance) as to which
requisite waivers or consents have been obtained or which,
individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected
to have a Material Adverse Effect on the Company or adversely
affect the ability of the Company to consummate the transactions
contemplated hereby; (iv) cause the suspension or revocation
of any authorizations, consents, approvals or licenses currently in
effect which could reasonably be expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect on the Company; or (v) assuming the consents,
approvals, authorizations or permits and registrations, filings or
notifications referred to in this Section 5.2(f) are duly and
timely obtained or made, violate any order, writ, injunction,
decree, statute, rule or regulation applicable to the Company or
any of its Subsidiaries or to any of their respective assets,
except for violations which could not reasonably be expected to,
individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect on
the Company or adversely affect the ability of the Company to
consummate the transactions contemplated hereby.
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(g)
Litigation . Except as disclosed in Company SEC Reports
filed prior to the date hereof, there are no actions, suits,
claims, investigations or proceedings pending or, to the Knowledge
of the Company, threatened against the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries that, individually or in the aggregate, could be
reasonably likely to result in obligations or liabilities of the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries that would have a Material
Adverse Effect on the Company or a material adverse effect on the
Parties’ ability to consummate the transactions contemplated
by this Agreement. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries
is subject to any outstanding judgment, order, writ, injunction or
decree which (i) has or may have the effect of prohibiting or
impairing any business practice of the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries, any acquisition of property (tangible or intangible)
by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, the conduct of the
business by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or
Company’s ability to perform its obligations under this
Agreement or (ii), individually or in the aggregate, could
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on the
Company.
(h) SEC
Reports; Financial Statements .
(i) Since
January 1, 2007, the Company has filed all forms, reports and
documents with the SEC required to be filed by it pursuant to the
federal securities laws and the SEC rules and regulations
thereunder, all of which complied in all material respects with all
applicable requirements of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act
(collectively, the “Company SEC Reports”). None of the
Company SEC Reports, including, without limitation, any financial
statements or schedules included therein, at the time filed (or if
amended or superseded by a filing prior to the date of this
Agreement, then on the date of such filing) contained any untrue
statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact
required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the
statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they
were made, not misleading. None of the Company’s Subsidiaries
is required to file any forms, reports or other documents with the
SEC.
(ii) The
consolidated balance sheets and the related consolidated statements
of income, stockholders’ equity or deficit and cash flow
(including the related notes thereto) of the Company included in
the Company SEC Reports (collectively, the “Company Financial
Statements”) comply as to form in all material respects with
applicable accounting requirements and the published rules and
regulations of the SEC with respect thereto, have been prepared in
accordance with generally accepted accounting principles applied on
a basis consistent throughout the periods involved (except as
otherwise noted therein or, in the case of unaudited interim
financial statements, as may be permitted by the SEC on Form 10-Q
under the Exchange Act), and present fairly the consolidated
financial position of the Company and its consolidated Subsidiaries
as of their respective dates, and the results of their operations
and their cash flow for the periods presented therein, except that
the unaudited interim financial statements do not include footnote
disclosure of the type associated with audited financial statements
and were or are subject to normal and recurring year-end
adjustments which were not or are not expected to be material in
amount.
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(iii) Since
January 1, 2007, there has not been any material change, by
the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in accounting principles,
methods or policies for financial accounting purposes, except as
required by concurrent changes in generally accepted accounting
principles. There are no material amendments or modifications to
agreements, documents or other instruments which previously had
been filed by the Company with the SEC pursuant to the Securities
Act or the Exchange Act, which have not been filed with the SEC but
which are required to be filed.
(i) No
Liabilities . Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries
has any material indebtedness, obligations or liabilities of any
kind (whether accrued, absolute, contingent or otherwise, and
whether due or to become due or asserted or unasserted), except for
liabilities (i) which are fully reflected in, reserved against
or otherwise described in the most recent Company Financial
Statements, (ii) which have been incurred after the date of
the most recent company Financial Statements in the ordinary course
of business, consistent with past practice, or (iii) which are
obligations to perform under executory contracts in the ordinary
course of business (none of which is a liability resulting from a
breach of contract or warranty, tort, infringement or legal
action).
(j) Absence of
Certain Changes of Events . Except as described in the Company
SEC Reports, since the date of the most recent Company Financial
Statements, except with respect to the actions contemplated by this
Agreement, the Company has conducted its business only in the
ordinary course and in a manner consistent with past practice and,
since such date, there has not been (i) any Material Adverse
Effect on the Company, (ii) any damage, destruction or loss
(whether or not covered by insurance) that has had or could
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on the
Company, (iii) any material change by the Company in its
accounting methods, principles or practices; (iv) any material
revaluation by the Company of any of its assets, including, without
limitation, writing down the value of capitalized software or
inventory or deferred tax assets or writing off notes or accounts
receivable other than in the ordinary course of business;
(v) any labor dispute or charge of unfair labor practice
(other than routine individual grievances), any activity or
proceeding by a labor union or representative thereof to organize
any employee of the Company or any campaign being conducted to
solicit authorization from employees to be represented by such
labor union in each case which has had a Material Adverse Effect;
(vi) any waiver by the Company of any rights of material value or
(vii) any other action or event that would have required the
consent of Company pursuant to Section 6.1 had such action or
event occurred after the date of this Agreement.
(k) Brokers and
Finders . Except for the fees and expenses payable to Updata
Advisors, Inc., which fees and expenses are reflected in its
agreement with the Company, a true and complete copy of which
(including all amendments) has been furnished to Parent, neither
the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has employed any investment
banker, broker, finder, consultant or intermediary in connection
with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement which would be
entitled to any investment banking, brokerage, finder’s or
similar fee or commission in connection with this Agreement or the
transactions contemplated hereby.
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(l) S-4
Registration Statement and Proxy Statement/Prospectus . None of
the information supplied or to be supplied by the Company for
inclusion or incorporation by reference in the S-4 Registration
Statement or the Proxy Statement will (i) in the case of the
S-4 Registration Statement, at the time it becomes effective,
contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state
any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in
order to make the statements therein not misleading, or
(ii) in the case of the Proxy Statement, at the time of the
mailing of the Proxy Statement and at the time of the Parent
Stockholders Meeting and Company Stockholders Meeting, contain any
untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material
fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make
the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which
they are made, not misleading. If at any time prior to the
Effective Time any event with respect to the Company, its officers
and directors or any of its Subsidiaries should occur which is
required to be described in an amendment of, or a supplement to,
the Proxy Statement or the S-4 Registration Statement, the Company
shall promptly inform Parent, such event shall be so described, and
such amendment or supplement shall be promptly filed with the SEC
and, as required by law, disseminated to the stockholders of the
Company and Parent. The S-4 Registration Statement will (with
respect to the Company) comply as to form in all material respects
with the requirements of the Securities Act and the rules and
regulations promulgated thereunder. The Proxy Statement will (with
respect to the Company) comply as to form in all material respects
with the requirements of the Exchange Act and the rules and
regulations promulgated thereunder. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
the Company makes no representation or warranty with respect to any
information supplied by Parent or Merger Sub which is contained in
any of the foregoing documents.
(i) The Company
and each of its Subsidiaries has timely filed all federal, state,
local and foreign returns, information statements and reports
relating to Taxes (“Returns”) required by applicable
Tax law to be filed by the Company and each of its Subsidiaries,
except for any such failures to file that could not reasonably be
expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material
Adverse Effect on the Company. All Taxes owed by the Company or any
of its Subsidiaries to a taxing authority, or for which the Company
or any of its Subsidiaries is liable, whether to a taxing authority
or to other Persons or entities under a Significant Tax Agreement,
as of the date hereof, have been paid and, as of the Effective
Time, will have been paid, except for any such failure to pay that
could not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the
aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect on the Company. The Company
has made accruals for Taxes on the Company Financial Statements
which are adequate to cover any Tax liability of the Company and
each of its Subsidiaries determined in accordance with generally
accepted accounting principles through the date of the Company
Financial Statements, except where failures to make such accruals
or provisions could not reasonably be expected to have,
individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect on the
Company.
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(ii) Except to the
extent that any such failure to withhold could not reasonably be
expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material
Adverse Effect on the Company, the Company and each of its
Subsidiaries have withheld with respect to its employees all
federal and state income taxes, FICA, FUTA and other Taxes required
to be withheld.
(iii) There is no
Tax deficiency outstanding, proposed in writing or assessed against
the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, except any such deficiency
that, if paid, could not reasonably be expected to have,
individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect on the
Company. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries executed
or requested any waiver of any statute of limitations on or
extending the period for the assessment or collection of any
federal or material state Tax that is still in effect. There are no
material liens for Taxes on the assets of Company or of any of its
Subsidiaries other than with respect to Taxes not yet due and
payable.
(iv) No federal or
state Tax audit or other examination of the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries is presently in progress, nor has the Company or any
of its Subsidiaries been notified in writing of any request for
such federal or material state Tax audit or other
examination.
(v) Neither the
Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has filed any consent agreement
under Section 341(f) of the Code or agreed to have
Section 341(f)(2) of the Code apply to any disposition of a
subsection (f) asset (as defined in Section 341(f)(4) of the
Code) owned by the Company.
(vi) Neither the
Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to (A) any
agreement with a party other than the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries providing for the allocation or payment of Tax
liabilities or payment for Tax benefits with respect to a
consolidated, combined or unitary Return which Return includes or
included the Company or any Subsidiary or (B) any Significant
Tax Agreement other than any Significant Tax Agreement described in
(A).
(vii) Except for
the group of which the Company and its Subsidiaries are now
presently members, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries
has ever been a member of an affiliated group of corporations
within the meaning of Section 1504 of the Code.
(viii) Neither the
Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has agreed to make nor is it
required to make any adjustment under Section 481(a) of the Code by
reason of a change in accounting method or otherwise which have not
yet been taken into account.
(ix) The Company
is not, and has not at any time been, a United States Real Property
Holding Corporation.
(x) The Company is
not a “foreign person” as that term is used in §
1.1445-2 of the Treasury Regulations promulgated under the
Code.
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(i)
Section 5.2(n)(i) of the Company Disclosure Schedule lists
each “employee pension benefit plan” (as such term is
defined in Section 3(2) of ERISA), “employee welfare
benefit plan” (as such term is defined in Section 3(1)
of ERISA), material personnel or payroll policy (including vacation
time, holiday pay, service awards, moving expense reimbursement
programs and sick leave) or material fringe benefit, severance
agreement or plan or any medical, hospital, dental, life or
disability plan, excess benefit plan, bonus, tuition reimbursement,
automobile use, club membership, parental or family leave, top hat
plan or deferred compensation plan, salary reduction agreement,
change-of-control agreement, employment agreement, consulting
agreement, or collective bargaining agreement, or any other
material benefit plan, policy, program, arrangement, agreement or
contract, whether or not written or terminated, with respect to any
employee, former employee, director, independent contractor, or any
beneficiary or dependent thereof currently maintained, sponsored,
adopted or administered by the Company or any current or former
domestic Subsidiary of the Company or any Person which is a member
of a controlled group or which is under common control with Company
within the meaning of Section 414 of the Code (each, a
“Plan Affiliate”) or to which the Company or any
current or former Plan Affiliate has made contributions to,
obligated itself or had any liability with respect to (all such
plans, policies, programs, arrangements, agreements and contracts,
are referred to in this Agreement as “Company Scheduled
Plans”).
(ii) The Company
has delivered or made available to Parent a complete and accurate
copy, as of the date hereof, of each written Company Scheduled
Plan, together with, if applicable, a copy of audited financial
statements, actuarial reports and Form 5500 Annual Reports
(including required schedules), if any, for the two (2) most
recent plan years, the most recent IRS determination letter or IRS
recognition of exemption; each other material letter, ruling or
notice issued by a governmental body with respect to each such
plan, a copy of each trust agreement, insurance contract or other
funding vehicle, if any, with respect to each such plan, the most
recent Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (“PBGC”)
Form 1 with respect to each such plan, if any, the current
summary plan description and summary of material modifications
thereto with respect to each such plan, Form 5310 and any
related filings with the PBGC. Section 5.2(n)(ii) of the
Company Disclosure Schedule contains a description of the material
terms of any unwritten Company Scheduled Plan as comprehended to
the Closing Date. There are no negotiations, demands or proposals
which are pending or threatened which concern matters now covered,
or that would be covered, by the foregoing types of unwritten
Company Scheduled Plans.
(iii) Except as
could not reasonably have, individually or in the aggregate, a
Material Adverse Effect on the Company:
(1) Each Company
Scheduled Plan (A) has been and currently complies in form and
in operation with all applicable requirements of
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ERISA and the
Code, and any other legal requirements; (B) has been and is
operated and administered in compliance with its terms (except as
otherwise required by law); (C) has been and is operated in
compliance with applicable legal requirements in such a manner as
to qualify, where appropriate, for both Federal and state purposes,
for income tax exclusions to its participants, tax-deferred income
for its funding vehicle, and the allowance of deductions and
credits with respect to contributions thereto; and (D) where
appropriate, has received a favorable determination letter or
recognition of exemption from the Internal Revenue
Service.
(2) With respect
to each Company Scheduled Plan, there are no claims or other
proceedings pending or, to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened
with respect to the assets thereof (other than routine claims for
benefits).
(3) With respect
to each Company Scheduled Plan, no Person: (A) has entered
into any “prohibited transaction,” as such term is
defined in ERISA or the Code and the regulations, administrative
rulings and case law thereunder that is not otherwise exempt under
Code Section 4975 or ERISA Section 408 (or any
administrative class exemption issued thereunder); (B) has breached
a fiduciary obligation or violated Sections 402, 403, 405,
503, 510 or 511 of ERISA; (C) has any liability for any
failure to act or comply in connection with the admin
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