Exhibit 2.7
AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF
MERGER
BY AND AMONG
COMPUWARE
CORPORATION,
COMPUWARE ACQUISITION
CORP.,
GOMEZ, INC.,
AND
WITH RESPECT TO SECTION
7.7,
RICHARD J. BREKKA, JAIME W.
ELLERTSON AND THOMAS A.F. KRUEGER,
AS THE SECURITYHOLDER
COMMITTEE
Dated as of October 6,
2009
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE I
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THE
MERGER
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The
Merger
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Effective
Time
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Effect of the
Merger
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Certificate of
Incorporation and Bylaws
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Directors and
Officers of Surviving Corporation
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2
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Effect of the
Merger on the Capital Stock of the Constituent Corporations; Rights
of Dissenting Stockholders
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3
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Company
Warrant
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Cash-Out of
Company Vested Options; Termination of Plans
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4
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Exchange and
Payment Procedures
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Rounding
Adjustments
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Taking of
Necessary Action; Further Action
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ARTICLE II
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REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY
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Organization of
the Company
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9
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Company Capital
Structure
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Anti-takeover
Statutes
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Subsidiaries
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10
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Authority
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No
Conflict
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Consents
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12
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Company
Financial Statements
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12
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Internal
Controls
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No Undisclosed
Liabilities
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No
Changes
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Accounts
Receivable
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Tax
Matters
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16
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Restrictions on
Business Activities
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19
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Real Property;
Condition of Equipment; Customer Information
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19
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Intellectual
Property
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20
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Contracts
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27
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Related Party
Transactions
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29
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Governmental
Authorization
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29
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Litigation
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29
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Minute
Books
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30
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Environmental
Matters
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30
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Brokers’
and Finders’ Fees; Third Party Expenses
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30
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Employee
Benefit Plan and Compensation
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30
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Insurance
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35
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Compliance with
Laws
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36
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Foreign Corrupt
Practices Act
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36
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Warranties;
Indemnities
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36
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Complete Copies
of Materials
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36
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Representations
Complete
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36
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ARTICLE III
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REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF PARENT AND MERGER SUB
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36
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Organization,
Standing and Power
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Authority
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36
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No
Conflict
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Consents
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37
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Brokers’
and Finders’ Fees
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37
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Litigation
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37
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Funding
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38
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Reliance
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38
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ARTICLE IV
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ADDITIONAL
AGREEMENTS
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Public
Disclosure
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38
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Stockholder
Approval
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Acquisition
Proposals
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38
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Consents
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39
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Conduct of the
Business
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40
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Employment
Matters
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40
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Spreadsheets
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41
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Indemnification
of Officers and Directors
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42
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Preservation of
Books and Records; Post-Closing Access
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42
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Additional
Documents and Further Assurances
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43
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Certain Tax
Matters
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43
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Supplements to
Disclosure Schedule
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45
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Access and
Investigation
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45
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Warrant
Termination Agreement
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45
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Potential
Section 280G Payments
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45
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ARTICLE V
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CONDITIONS TO
CLOSING
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46
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Conditions to
Each Party’s Obligation to Effect the Merger
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Conditions to
Obligation of Parent and Merger Sub
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Conditions to
Obligation of Company
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ARTICLE VI
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CLOSING
DELIVERIES OF THE PARTIES
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48
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Closing
Deliveries of the Company
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48
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Closing
Deliveries of Parent
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ARTICLE VII
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SURVIVAL OF
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES; PAYMENT OF LOSSES;
ESCROW
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51
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Survival of
Representations and Warranties
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Payment of
Losses of Parent Damaged Parties
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Indemnification
of Stockholder Indemnified Parties
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52
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Third Party
Claims
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Limitations on
Payment for Losses
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54
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Escrow and
Expense Funds; Escrow Period; Remedy
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Securityholder
Committee
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ARTICLE VIII
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TERMINATION
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Termination
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Effect of
Termination
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Expenses
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ARTICLE IX
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GENERAL
PROVISIONS
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Definitions
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Notices
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Interpretation
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Counterparts
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Entire
Agreement; Assignment; Amendment
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No Third Party
Beneficiaries
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Severability
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Governing
Law
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Waiver of Jury
Trial
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Waiver
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Equitable
Remedies
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AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER
THIS AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER (the
“ Agreement ”) is made and entered into as of
October 6, 2009 by and among Compuware Corporation, a Michigan
corporation (“ Parent ”), Compuware Acquisition
Corp., a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of
Parent (“ Merger Sub ”), Gomez, Inc., a Delaware
corporation (the “ Company ”), and, with respect
to Section 7.7 , Richard J. Brekka, Jaime W. Ellertson and
Thomas A.F. Krueger, as members of the Securityholder
Committee. Certain capitalized terms used herein are
defined in Section 9.1 .
RECITALS
A. The
Boards of Directors of each of Parent, Merger Sub and the Company
believe it is in the best interests of its corporation and its
respective stockholders that Parent acquire the Company through the
statutory merger of Merger Sub with and into the Company (the
“ Merger ”) and, in furtherance thereof, have
approved the Merger.
B. Pursuant
to the Merger, among other things, and subject to the terms and
conditions of this Agreement, all of the issued and outstanding
capital stock of the Company shall be converted into the right to
receive the consideration set forth in this Agreement.
C. A
portion of the consideration otherwise payable by Parent in
connection with the Merger shall be placed in escrow by Parent as
security for certain obligations set forth in this
Agreement.
D. The
Company, on the one hand, and Parent and Merger Sub, on the other
hand, desire to make certain representations, warranties, covenants
and other agreements in connection with the Merger.
E. Concurrent
with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, as a material
inducement to Parent and Merger Sub to enter into this Agreement,
each Key Employee has entered into a confidentiality,
non-competition, non-solicitation and development agreement to be
effective at the Effective Time.
NOW, THEREFORE , in consideration of the mutual agreements,
covenants and other premises set forth in this Agreement, the
mutual benefits to be gained by the performance of such agreements,
covenants and other premises, and for other good and valuable
consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are
acknowledged and accepted, the parties agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
THE MERGER
1.1
The Merger . At the Effective Time and subject to
and upon the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the
applicable provisions of the Delaware General Corporation Law
(“ Delaware Law ”), Merger Sub shall be merged
with and into the Company, the separate corporate existence of
Merger Sub shall cease, and the Company shall continue as the
surviving corporation and as a wholly owned subsidiary of
Parent. The surviving corporation after the Merger is
sometimes referred to hereinafter as the “ Surviving
Corporation .”
1.2
Effective Time . Unless another time and place is
mutually agreed upon in writing by Parent and the Company, the
closing of the Merger (the “ Closing ”) will
take place at the offices of Dykema Gossett PLLC, 400 Renaissance
Center, Detroit, Michigan, within two Business Days after the
satisfaction or waiver of the conditions precedent set forth in
Article V . The date upon which the Closing
occurs shall be referred to herein as the “ Closing
Date .” On the Closing Date, the parties
hereto shall cause the Merger to be consummated by filing the
Certificate of Merger in substantially the form attached hereto as
Exhibit A , with the Delaware Secretary of State (the
“ Certificate of Merger ”), in accordance with
the applicable provisions of Delaware Law (the time of such filing
with the Delaware Secretary of State shall be referred to herein as
the “ Effective Time ”).
1.3
Effect of the Merger . At the Effective Time, the
effect of the Merger shall be as provided in the applicable
provisions of Delaware Law. Without limiting the
generality of the foregoing, and subject thereto, at the Effective
Time, except as otherwise agreed to pursuant to the terms of this
Agreement, all of the 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.
1.4
Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws .
(a) Unless
otherwise determined by Parent prior to the Effective Time, the
certificate of incorporation of Merger Sub, as in effect
immediately prior to the Effective Time, shall be the certificate
of incorporation of the Surviving Corporation at the Effective Time
until thereafter amended in accordance with Delaware Law and as
provided in such certificate of incorporation; provided,
however , that at the Effective Time, Article I of the
certificate of incorporation of the Surviving Corporation shall be
amended and restated in its entirety to read substantially as
follows (or such other name as determined by Parent in its sole
discretion): “The name of the corporation is
Gomez, Inc.”
(b) Unless
otherwise determined by Parent prior to the Effective Time, the
bylaws of Merger Sub, as in effect immediately prior to the
Effective Time, shall be the bylaws of the Surviving Corporation at
the Effective Time until thereafter amended in accordance with
Delaware Law and as provided in the certificate of incorporation of
the Surviving Corporation and such bylaws.
1.5
Directors and Officers of Surviving Corporation
. Unless otherwise determined by Parent prior to the
Effective Time, the directors and officers of Merger Sub
immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be the directors and
officers of the Surviving Corporation immediately after the
Effective Time, each to hold the office of a director or officer of
the Surviving Corporation, as the case may be, in accordance with
the provisions of Delaware Law and the certificate of incorporation
and bylaws of the Surviving Corporation until their respective
successors are duly elected and qualified, as
applicable.
1.6
Effect of the Merger on the Capital Stock of the Constituent
Corporations; Rights of Dissenting Stockholders .
(a) The
aggregate purchase price for the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement shall be $290,000,000, less the amount of Company
Debt outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time and
less the amount by which Third Party Expenses exceed
$5,000,000 (the “ Merger Consideration
”). At Closing, Parent shall (i) pay or cause to
be paid the Merger Consideration, less the Escrow Amount and the
Expense Amount, in accordance with the Paying Agent Spreadsheet and
the Optionholder Spreadsheet; (ii) deposit an amount equal to
$29,000,000 (the “ Escrow Amount ”) into the
Escrow Fund; and (iii) deposit $1,000,000 (the “
Expense Amount ”) into the Expense Fund.
(b) At
the Effective Time, by virtue of the Merger and without any action
on the part of Parent, Merger Sub, the Company, the Stockholders,
the Optionholders or the Warrantholder:
(i) each
outstanding share of Company Common Stock (other than a Dissenting
Share) will be converted automatically into and shall thereafter
represent the right to receive, without interest thereon, an amount
of cash equal to the Common Price Per Share;
(ii) each
outstanding share of Class A Convertible Preferred Stock or Class B
Convertible Preferred Stock (other than in each case any Dissenting
Share) will be converted automatically into and shall thereafter
represent the right to receive, without interest thereon, an amount
of cash equal to:
(A) the
Common Price Per Share plus
(B) the
Common Price Per Share, multiplied by the quotient of (1) the
aggregate amount of dividends accumulated on such share as of
immediately prior to the Effective Time divided by
(2) $1.051;
(iii) each
outstanding share of Class C Convertible Preferred Stock (other
than a Dissenting Share) will be converted automatically into and
shall thereafter represent the right to receive, without interest
thereon, an amount of cash equal to:
(A) the
Common Price Per Share plus
(B) the
Common Price Per Share, multiplied by the quotient of (1) the
aggregate amount of dividends accumulated on such share as of
immediately prior to the Effective Time divided by
(2) $1.650; and
(iv) each
outstanding share of common stock of Merger Sub issued and
outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be
converted automatically into and shall thereafter represent one
share of common stock of the Surviving Corporation.
(c) Notwithstanding
anything in this Agreement to the contrary, shares of Company
Capital Stock that are issued and outstanding immediately prior to
the Effective Time and are held by any Stockholder who has not
voted in favor of or consented to the approval of this Agreement (a
“ Dissenting Stockholder ”) and who has the
right to demand, and has properly demanded in writing, an appraisal
of such shares of Company Capital Stock in accordance with Section
262 of the Delaware Law (the “ Dissenting Shares
”) shall not be converted into the right to receive any
portion of the Merger Consideration, but rather shall be converted
into the right to receive such consideration as may be determined
to be due to such Dissenting Stockholder pursuant to Section 262 of
the Delaware Law. If, after the Effective Time, such
Dissenting Stockholder fails to perfect, withdraws or otherwise
loses any such right to appraisal, each such share of Company
Capital Stock of such Dissenting Stockholder shall no longer be
considered a Dissenting Share and shall be deemed to have converted
as of the Effective Time into the right to receive the portion of
the Merger Consideration, without interest, as provided in
Section 1.6(b) , pursuant to the exchange procedures set
forth in Section 1.9(a) . At the Effective Time,
all Dissenting Shares shall automatically be canceled, cease to
exist and no longer be outstanding, and each holder of a stock
certificate that immediately prior to the Effective Time
represented any Dissenting Shares shall cease to have any rights
with respect thereto, except the right to receive either payment of
the fair value of such Dissenting Shares in accordance with
Section 262 of the Delaware Law or the portion of the Merger
Consideration provided in Section 1.6(b) , as the case
may be, upon the surrender of such certificate in accordance with
Section 1.9(a) . The Company shall give
prompt notice to Parent of the Company’s receipt of any
demands for appraisal of shares of Company Capital Stock,
withdrawals of such demands and any other instruments served
pursuant to the Delaware Law, and Parent shall have the right to
participate in all negotiations and proceedings with respect to
such demands. The Company shall not, except with the
prior written consent of Parent (which shall not be unreasonably
withheld or delayed), voluntarily make any payment with respect to,
or settle or offer to settle, any such demands or agree to do or
commit to do any of the foregoing except to the extent required by
Delaware Law.
1.7
Company Warrant . Prior to the Closing, the
Company shall take all such actions (including those actions set
forth in Section 4.14 ) as may be necessary to provide that
the Company Warrant, if and to the extent outstanding immediately
prior to the Effective Time, shall be canceled and terminated as of
the Effective Time in exchange for the right to receive, without
interest thereon, that portion of the Merger Consideration equal
to:
(a) (i)
the number of shares of Company Common Stock that would be issuable
to the Warrantholder if, immediately prior to the Effective Time,
(A) the Company Warrant were to be exercised in full and (B) the
shares of Class C Convertible Preferred Stock received upon such
exercise were to be converted into Company Common Stock, multiplied
by (ii) the Common Price Per Share, less
(b) the
aggregate exercise price of the Company Warrant.
1.8
Cash-Out of Company Vested Options; Termination of Plans
. Prior to the Closing, the Board of Directors of the
Company shall adopt such resolutions and take all such other
actions as may be necessary to provide that:
(a) to
the extent determined by such Board, the vesting of one or more
Company Options shall be accelerated as of immediately prior to the
Effective Time, in order that those Company Options shall be
included in the Company Vested Options;
(b) each
Company Vested Option shall be canceled and terminated as of the
Effective Time in exchange for the right to receive, without
interest thereon, that portion of the Merger Consideration equal to
(i) the number of shares of Company Common Stock for which such
Company Vested Option is exercisable immediately prior to the
Effective Time, multiplied by (ii) the Common Price Per Share
less the per share exercise price of such Company
Vested Option;
(c) each
Company Option that is not a Company Vested Option shall be
canceled and terminated as of the Effective Time in accordance with
the applicable Plan; and
(d) each
of the Plans shall be terminated as of the Effective
Time.
1.9
Exchange and Payment Procedures . JPMorgan Chase
Bank, N.A. shall serve as the Paying Agent for the Merger (the
“ Paying Agent ”). At the Effective
Time, Parent shall make available (y) to the Paying Agent in
accordance with this Article I the portion of the Merger
Consideration (less the pro rata portion of the Escrow Amount and
the Expense Amount) into which the Company Capital Stock converts
pursuant to Section 1.6(b) and the portion of the Merger
Consideration (less the pro rata portion of the Escrow Amount and
the Expense Amount) for which the Company Warrant is exchangeable
pursuant to Section 1.7 and (z) to the Surviving Corporation
in accordance with this Article I the portion of the Merger
Consideration (less the pro rata portion of the Escrow Amount and
the Expense Amount) for which the Company Vested Options are
exchangeable pursuant to Section 1.8 . Each
Stockholder, Optionholder, and Warrantholder shall be deemed to
have contributed a pro rata portion of the Escrow Amount
attributable to the Merger Consideration to the Escrow Fund and a
pro rata portion of the Expense Amount attributable to the Merger
Consideration to the Expense Fund.
(a)
Company Capital Stock . Upon surrender by a
Stockholder to the Paying Agent of one or more certificates that
represented shares of Company Capital Stock converted pursuant to
Section 1.6(b) (“ Company Stock Certificates
”), together with a letter of transmittal prepared by the
Company (which shall specify that delivery shall be effected, and
risk of loss and title to the Company Stock Certificates shall
pass, only upon delivery of the Company Stock Certificates to the
Paying Agent and shall have such other provisions as Parent may
reasonably specify) (a “ Letter of Transmittal
”), duly completed and validly executed in accordance with
the instructions thereto, the Paying Agent shall pay to such
Stockholder, in exchange for such Company Stock Certificates, cash
in an amount equal to that portion of the Merger Consideration to
which such Stockholder is entitled pursuant to Section
1.6(b) (less the portion of such cash amount to be deposited in
the Escrow Fund and the Expense Fund on such Stockholder’s
behalf pursuant to Section 7.6 ), and each Company
Stock Certificate so surrendered shall be cancelled as of the later
of (x) the date of such surrender and (y) the Effective
Time. Each payment to a Stockholder pursuant to the
preceding sentence with respect to a properly surrendered Company
Stock Certificate shall be made (i) within two Business Days
after the later of the Closing Date and the receipt by the Paying
Agent of such Company Stock Certificate and (ii) by check mailed to
the address of such Stockholder specified in the Letter of
Transmittal delivered with such Company Stock Certificate, except
that any payment in excess of $1,000,000 shall be made by wire
transfer of immediately available funds to the account designated
by such Stockholder in such Letter of Transmittal.
(b)
Company Vested Options . Prior to the Effective
Time, the Company shall send to each Optionholder any necessary
instructions for effecting the cancellation of Company Vested
Options in exchange for a portion of the Merger Consideration in
accordance with Section 1.8 , which instructions shall
include a request for a release (in a form reasonably acceptable to
Parent) confirming that such Optionholder has no right to receive
any other capital stock or capital stock-equivalents from the
Company, including under any employment agreement or
Plan. Upon compliance by such Optionholder with any
Company instructions for effecting the cancellation of Company
Vested Options, the Surviving Corporation shall pay to such
Optionholder, in exchange for the agreement representing such
Company Vested Options, cash in an amount equal to that portion of
the Merger Consideration that such Optionholder has the right to
receive pursuant to Section 1.8 (less the portion of such
cash amount to be deposited in the Escrow Fund and the Expense Fund
on such Optionholder’s behalf pursuant to
Section 7.6 ). Each payment to a
Optionholder pursuant to the preceding sentence with respect to a
properly surrendered agreement representing Company Vested Options
shall be made (i) within two Business Days after the later of
the Closing Date and the receipt by the Company of such agreement
and (ii) by check mailed to the address specified by such
Optionholder in accordance with the instructions provided by the
Company or through the Surviving Corporation’s payroll
system.
(c)
Company Warrant . Prior to the Effective Time,
the Company shall send to the Warrantholder any necessary
instructions for effecting the cancellation of the Company Warrant
in exchange for a portion of the Merger Consideration in accordance
with Section 1.7 , which instructions shall include a
request for a release (in a form reasonably acceptable to Parent)
confirming that the Warrantholder has no right to receive any other
capital stock or capital stock-equivalents from the
Company. Upon compliance by the Warrantholder with any
Company instructions for effecting the cancellation of the Company
Warrant, or, if the Warrantholder has executed and delivered the
Warrant Termination Agreement, upon surrender to the Paying Agent
of such Warrant Termination Agreement, the Paying Agent shall pay
to the Warrantholder, in exchange for the Company Warrant, cash in
an amount equal to that portion of the Merger Consideration that
the Warrantholder has the right to receive pursuant to Section
1.7 (less the portion of such cash amount to be deposited in
the Escrow Fund and the Expense Fund on the Warrantholder’s
behalf pursuant to Section 7.6 ). The
payment to the Warrantholder pursuant to the preceding sentence
shall be made (i) within two Business Days after the later of
the Closing Date and the receipt by the Company of the Company
Warrant and (ii) by wire transfer of immediately available funds to
the account designated by the Warrantholder in the Warrant
Termination Agreement, or if the Warrantholder has not executed and
delivered the Warrant Termination Agreement, in
accordance with the instructions provided by the Company
(d)
Rights Until Surrendered . Until surrendered in
accordance with this Section 1.9 , each outstanding Company
Stock Certificate, each Company Vested Option and the Company
Warrant will be deemed from and after the Effective Time, for all
corporate purposes, to evidence the right to receive the applicable
portion of the Merger Consideration payable pursuant to Sections
1.6(b) , 1.7 and 1.8 .
(e)
No Liability . Notwithstanding anything to the
contrary in this Section 1.9 , neither the Paying
Agent, the Surviving Corporation, nor any party hereto shall be
liable to a Stockholder, an Optionholder or the Warrantholder for
any amount properly paid to a public official pursuant to any
applicable abandoned property, escheat or similar law.
(f)
Withholding Taxes . The Company and, on its
behalf, Parent, the Paying Agent and the Surviving Corporation
shall be entitled to deduct and withhold from any Merger
Consideration otherwise payable or deliverable pursuant to this
Agreement to any Stockholder, any Optionholder or the Warrantholder
such amounts as may be required to be deducted or withheld
therefrom under any provision of federal, state, local or foreign
Tax law or under any other applicable legal requirement of a
Governmental Entity. To the extent such amounts are so
deducted or withheld, such amounts shall be treated for all
purposes under this Agreement as having been paid to the Person to
whom such amounts would otherwise have been paid.
(g)
No Further Ownership Rights . The portion of the
Merger Consideration paid in respect of the conversion of shares of
Company Capital Stock or in exchange for Company Vested Options or
the Company Warrant, and the deposit of the related pro rata Escrow
Amount into the Escrow Fund and the related pro rata Expense Amount
into the Expense Fund in accordance with the terms hereof, shall be
deemed to be full satisfaction of all rights pertaining to such
shares of Company Capital Stock, such Company Vested Options and
the Company Warrant (as the case may be), and there shall be no
further registration of transfers on the records of the Surviving
Corporation of shares of Company Capital Stock which were
outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time. If,
after the Effective Time, Company Stock Certificates or agreements
representing Company Vested Options or the Company Warrant are
presented to the Surviving Corporation for any reason, they shall
be canceled and exchanged as provided in this Section 1.9
.
(h)
Lost, Stolen or Destroyed Certificates .
(i) In
the event any Company Stock Certificate shall have been lost,
stolen or destroyed, the Paying Agent shall pay to the record
holder of such Company Stock Certificate the Merger Consideration
into which the shares of Company Capital Stock represented by such
Company Stock Certificate have been converted pursuant to
Section 1.6(b) , upon the making of an affidavit of that
fact by such record holder.
(ii) In
the event the Company Warrant shall have been lost, stolen or
destroyed, the Paying Agent shall pay to the Warrantholder the
Merger Consideration for which the Company Warrant is exchangeable
pursuant to Section 1.7 , upon the making of an affidavit of
that fact by the Warrantholder.
(iii) In
the event any agreement representing Company Vested Options shall
have been lost, stolen or destroyed, the Surviving Corporation
shall pay to the holder of such Company Vested Options the Merger
Consideration for which such Company Vested Options are
exchangeable pursuant to Section 1.8 , upon the making of an
affidavit of that fact by such holder.
(iv) Notwithstanding
the foregoing, Parent may, in its discretion and as a condition
precedent to the payment of any such Merger Consideration pursuant
to the preceding clauses (i), (ii) and (iii), require the holder to
provide an indemnification agreement with respect to the lost
certificate in form and substance reasonably acceptable to Parent,
against any claim that may be made against Parent, the Surviving
Corporation or the Paying Agent with respect to a Company Stock
Certificate, the Company Warrant or agreement representing Company
Vested Options.
1.10
Rounding Adjustments . The amount of cash into
which shares of Company Capital Stock held by a Stockholder are
convertible pursuant to Section 1.6(b) , the amount of cash
for which the Company Warrant is convertible pursuant to Section
1.7 and the amount of cash for which Company Vested Options
held by an Optionholder are exchangeable pursuant to Section
1.8 shall be subject to rounding by the Company to the nearest
one cent, in connection with the preparation of the Paying Agent
Spreadsheet and the Optionholder Spreadsheet, in order that the
amount of cash into which all Company Capital Stock is convertible
and for which all Company Vested Options and the Company Warrant
are exercisable shall, in the aggregate, equal the Merger
Consideration. In addition, the amount of Merger
Consideration paid to, and the amounts deposited in the Escrow Fund
and the Expense Fund on behalf of, a Stockholder, an Optionholder
or the Warrantholder pursuant to Section 1.9 shall be
subject to rounding by the Company to the nearest one cent, in
connection with the preparation of the Paying Agent Spreadsheet and
the Optionholder Spreadsheet, in order that the amounts of cash
deposited pursuant to the Escrow Agreement on behalf of all
Stockholders, all Optionholders and the Warrantholder shall result
in (a) an aggregate amount equal to $29,000,000.00 being deposited
in the Escrow Fund and (b) an aggregate amount of $1,000,000.00
being deposited in the Expense Fund.
1.11
Taking of Necessary Action; Further Action . If
at any time after the Effective Time, any further action is
necessary or desirable to carry out the purposes of this Agreement
and to vest the Surviving Corporation with full right, title and
possession to all assets, property, rights, privileges, powers and
franchises of the Company, Parent, Merger Sub, and the officers and
directors of the Company, Parent and Merger Sub are fully
authorized in the name of their respective corporations to take,
and will take, all such lawful and necessary action, so long as
such action is not inconsistent with this Agreement.
ARTICLE II
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF
THE COMPANY
Except as set forth in the Disclosure Schedule,
the Company hereby represents and warrants to Parent and Merger
Sub, as set forth in this Article II . The
Disclosure Schedule shall be arranged to correspond to the
representations and warranties in Article II , and the
disclosure in any portion of the Disclosure Schedule shall qualify
the corresponding provision in this Article II and any other
provision of this Article II to which it is reasonably
apparent on its face that such disclosure relates.
2.1
Organization of the Company . The Company is a
corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing
under the laws of the State of Delaware. The Company has
all requisite corporate power to own its properties and assets and
to carry on its business as currently conducted and as currently
contemplated to be conducted. The Company is duly
qualified or licensed to do business and in good standing as a
foreign corporation in each jurisdiction in which the character or
location of its assets or properties (whether owned, leased or
licensed) or the nature of its business make such qualifications
necessary, except where failures to be so qualified, licensed or in
good standing would not, in the aggregate, reasonably be expected
to have a material effect on the ability of the Company and its
Subsidiaries to operate in the Ordinary Course. Each
such jurisdiction in which the Company is so qualified or licensed
and is in good standing is set forth in Section 2.1 of the
Disclosure Schedule. The Company has delivered a true
and correct copy of its certificate of incorporation, as amended to
date (the “ Certificate of Incorporation ”), and
bylaws, as amended to date, each in full force and effect on the
date hereof (collectively, the “ Charter Documents
”), to Parent. Section 2.1 of the
Disclosure Schedule lists the directors and officers of the Company
as of the date hereof. The operations now being
conducted by the Company are not now and have never been conducted
by the Company under any other name.
Section 2.1 of the Disclosure Schedule also lists every
state or foreign jurisdiction in which the Company has employees or
facilities.
2.2
Company Capital Structure .
(a) The
authorized capital stock of the Company consists of 43,305,513
shares of Company Capital Stock consisting of (i) 30,000,000 shares
of common stock, $0.001 par value per share (“ Company
Common Stock ”), of which 3,107,934 shares are issued and
outstanding; (ii) 249,492 shares designated as class A convertible
preferred stock, $0.001 par value per share (“ Class A
Convertible Preferred Stock ”), of which 249,490 shares
are issued and outstanding; (iii) 7,185,658 shares designated as
class B convertible preferred stock, $0.001 par value per share
(“ Class B Convertible Preferred Stock ”), all
of which are issued and outstanding; and (iv) 5,870,363 shares
designated as class C convertible preferred stock, $0.001 par value
per share (“ Class C Convertible Preferred Stock
” and collectively with the Class A Convertible Preferred
Stock and Class B Convertible Preferred Stock, the “
Preferred Stock ”), of which 5,633,998 shares are
issued and outstanding. The Company has no other capital
stock authorized, issued or outstanding. The rights,
privileges and preferences of the Preferred Stock are as stated in
the Charter Documents. The Company Capital Stock is held
by the Stockholders in the amounts set forth in
Section 2.2(a) of the Disclosure
Schedule. The Stockholders identified as “Key
Stockholders” in Section 2.2(a) of the Disclosure
Schedule (the “ Key Stockholders ”) hold shares
of Company Capital Stock representing, in the aggregate, in excess
of 87.5% of the Company Capital Stock on an as-converted basis, as
of the date hereof. All outstanding shares of Company
Capital Stock have been duly authorized, are validly issued, fully
paid and nonassessable and are not subject to preemptive rights
created by statute, the Charter Documents, or any Contract to which
the Company is a party or by which it is bound. No
Stockholder has exercised any right of redemption, if any, and the
Company has not received notice that any Stockholder intends to
exercise such rights. There are no declared or accrued
but unpaid dividends with respect to any shares of Company Capital
Stock. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries
owns any issued shares of Company Capital Stock. None of
the outstanding Company Capital Stock or other securities of the
Company was issued in violation of any applicable state, federal or
foreign securities laws.
(b) Except
for the Plans, the Company has never adopted, sponsored or
maintained any stock option plan or any similar plan providing for
the issuance of equity securities to any employees or directors of,
or consultants to, the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries. Section 2.2(b) of the
Disclosure Schedule sets forth, for each outstanding Company
Option, the name of the individual holding such Company Option, the
domicile address of such holder, the number of shares of Company
Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of such Company Option, the
exercise price of such Company Option, whether such Company Option
is intended to qualify as an incentive stock option as defined in
Section 422 of the Code, and whether such Company Option is a
Company Vested Option. Section 2.2(b) of
the Disclosure Schedule also identifies each Company Vested Option
for which vesting was accelerated in connection with the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement, other than pursuant to
contractual rights in existence as of September 15, 2009 (each
an “ Accelerated Company Vested Option
”). Each outstanding Company Option was granted
with an exercise price per share equal to or greater than fair
market value (as such term is used in Code Section 409) and
the Department of Treasury regulations and other interpretive
guidance issued thereunder) of the shares of Company Common Stock
underlying such Company Option on the grant date thereof and was
otherwise issued in compliance with all applicable
laws. The Company Warrant (a true and complete copy of
which has been made available to Parent prior to the date hereof)
is held by the Warrantholder and 236,364 shares of Class C
Convertible Preferred Stock may be acquired upon exercise of the
Company Warrant at an exercise price of $1.65 per share.
(c) Except
for the Company Options (which shall terminate pursuant to
Section 1.8 ) and the Company Warrant (which shall
terminate pursuant to Section 1.7 ) and except as
contemplated by this Agreement, there are no options, warrants,
calls, rights (including any stock appreciation, phantom stock,
profit participation or other similar rights), convertible
securities or other Contracts of any character, written or oral, to
which the Company is a party or by which the Company is bound
obligating the Company to issue, deliver, sell, repurchase or
redeem, or cause to be issued, delivered, sold, repurchased or
redeemed, any shares of Company Capital Stock or obligating the
Company to grant, extend, accelerate the vesting of, change the
price of, otherwise amend or enter into any such option, warrant,
call, right, convertible security or other
Contract. There are no outstanding debt securities of
the Company. There are no voting trusts, proxies, or
other agreements or understandings with respect to the voting stock
of the Company or voting by a director of the
Company. There are no Contracts to which the Company is
a party relating to the registration, sale or transfer (including
agreements relating to rights of first refusal, co-sale rights or
“drag-along” rights) of any Company Capital
Stock.
2.3
Anti-takeover Statutes . No anti-takeover or
similar statute or regulation under Delaware Law applies to any of
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. No
other “control share acquisition,” “fair
price,” “moratorium” or similar anti-takeover
laws or regulations enacted under Delaware Law apply to this
Agreement or any of the transactions contemplated
hereby.
(a)
Section 2.4 of the Disclosure Schedule sets forth for each
Subsidiary of the Company (a) its name and jurisdiction of
incorporation or other formation, (b) the number of authorized
shares for each class of its capital stock, and (c) the number of
issued and outstanding shares of each class of its capital stock,
the names of the holders thereof, and the number of shares held by
each holder. Neither the Company nor any of its
Subsidiaries owns or has any right to acquire, directly or
indirectly, any outstanding capital stock of, or other equity
interests in, any Person other than a Subsidiary of the
Company.
(b) All
of the issued and outstanding equity securities of each Subsidiary
of the Company have been duly authorized and are validly issued,
fully paid and nonassessable. The Company holds of
record and beneficially all of the outstanding equity securities of
each Subsidiary of the Company free and clear of any and all
Liens. None of the issued and outstanding capital stock
of any of the Subsidiaries of the Company has been issued in
violation of any preemptive rights or applicable
law. There are no outstanding (i) securities of any
Subsidiary of the Company convertible into, or exchangeable or
exercisable for any of the capital stock of such Subsidiary, (ii)
options, warrants to purchase or subscribe, or other rights to
acquire from any Subsidiary of the Company any capital stock or
other equity securities or securities convertible into or
exchangeable or exercisable for capital stock or other equity
securities of such Subsidiary, or rights of first refusal or first
offer relating to any capital stock or other equity securities of
any Subsidiary of the Company, or (iii) bonds, debentures, notes or
other indebtedness or debt securities of any Subsidiary of the
Company having the right to vote (or convertible into, or
exchangeable for, securities having the right to vote) on any
matters on which stockholders of such Subsidiary may
vote. Each Subsidiary of the Company is duly organized,
validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the
jurisdiction of its organization. Each Subsidiary of the
Company has all requisite corporate power to own its properties and
assets and to carry on its business as currently conducted and as
currently contemplated to be conducted. Each Subsidiary
of the Company is duly qualified or licensed to do business and in
good standing as a foreign corporation in each jurisdiction in
which the character or location of its assets or properties
(whether owned, leased or licensed) or the nature of its business
make such qualifications necessary. The Company has
delivered a true and correct copy of each of its
Subsidiaries’ charter documents, as amended to date (the
“ Subsidiary Charter Documents ”), each in full
force and effect on the date hereof, to Parent.
2.5
Authority . The Company has all requisite
corporate power to enter into this Agreement and to consummate the
transactions contemplated hereby. Subject only to the
approval of this Agreement and the Merger by the Stockholders, the
execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly
authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of the
Company. The Company’s Board of Directors has (a)
unanimously approved and declared the advisability of this
Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby and (b)
unanimously resolved to recommend approval and adoption of this
Agreement and the approval of the Merger by the
Stockholders. This Agreement has been duly executed and
delivered by the Company and constitutes the valid and binding
obligation of the Company enforceable against it in accordance with
its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by
principles of public policy and subject to the laws of general
application relating to bankruptcy, insolvency and the relief of
debtors and rules of law governing specific performance, injunctive
relief or other equitable remedies.
2.6
No Conflict . The execution and delivery by the
Company of this Agreement do not, and the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby will not, contravene, conflict
with or result in any violation of or default under (with or
without notice or lapse of time, or both) or give rise to a right
of termination, cancellation, modification or acceleration of any
obligation or loss of any benefit or result in the creation or
imposition of any Lien under (any such event, a “
Conflict ”) (i) any provision of the Charter
Documents or Subsidiary Charter Documents, (ii) any Material
Contract, or (iii) any judgment, injunction, order, decree,
statute, law, ordinance, rule or regulation applicable to the
Company or any of its properties (whether tangible or intangible)
or assets.
2.7
Consents . No consent, notice, waiver, approval,
order or authorization of, or registration, declaration or filing
with, any court, administrative agency or commission or other
federal, state, county, local or other foreign governmental
authority, instrumentality, agency or commission (each, a “
Governmental Entity ”), or any other third party, is
required to be made, or obtained by the Company in connection with
the execution and delivery of this Agreement or the consummation of
the transactions contemplated hereby, except for (i) such
consents, notices, waivers, approvals, orders, authorizations,
registrations, declarations and filings as may be required under
the HSR Act and any other antitrust or other competition laws of
other jurisdictions and (ii) the filing of the Certificate of
Merger with the Delaware Secretary of State.
2.8
Company Financial Statements .
(a)
Section 2.8 of the Disclosure Schedule sets forth the
Company’s (i) audited consolidated balance sheet as of
December 31, 2008, and the related consolidated statement of
operations, consolidated statement of redeemable convertible
preferred stock and stockholders’ deficit and comprehensive
income (loss), and consolidated statement of cash flows for the
year ended December 31, 2008, with the corresponding report of
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, the Company’s independent
registered public accounting firm (the “ Company’s
Auditors ”) (the “ Year-End Financials
”), and (ii) unaudited consolidated balance sheet as of
June 30, 2009 (the “ Balance Sheet Date ”), and
the related consolidated statement of operations, consolidated
statement of redeemable convertible preferred stock and
stockholders’ deficit and comprehensive income (loss), and
consolidated statement of cash flows for the six-months ended June
30, 2009 (the “ Interim Financials
”). The Year-End Financials and the Interim
Financials (collectively, the “ Financials ”)
and have been prepared in accordance with GAAP applied on a
consistent basis throughout the periods involved (except as may be
indicated in the notes to the Financials, except that the Interim
Financials do not contain footnotes and other presentation items
that may be required by GAAP). The Financials present
fairly in all material respects the Company’s consolidated
financial position as of the dates indicated and its consolidated
operating results and cash flows for the periods indicated, subject
in the case of the Interim Financials to normal year-end
adjustments, which are not material in amount or significance in
any individual case or in the aggregate. The
Company’s unaudited consolidated balance sheet as of the
Balance Sheet Date is referred to hereinafter as the “
Current Balance Sheet .”
(b) There
are no “off balance sheet” arrangements (as defined in
Item 303(c) of Regulation S-K of the Securities and Exchange
Commission) effected by the Company or its
Subsidiaries. The Company’s Auditors, which has
expressed its opinion with respect to the Year-End Financials
(including the related notes), is and has been throughout the
periods covered by such financial statements (y) a registered
public accounting firm (as defined in Section 2(a)(12) of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002) and (z) “independent” with
respect to the Company within the meaning of Regulation S-X of the
Securities and Exchange Commission.
(c) Since
December 31, 2008, (i) neither the Company, any of its
Subsidiaries, nor any director, officer, employee, auditor,
accountant or representative of the Company or its Subsidiaries,
has received or otherwise had or obtained knowledge of any material
complaint, allegation, assertion or claim, whether written or oral,
regarding the accounting or auditing practices, procedures,
methodologies or methods of the Company or its Subsidiaries, or its
internal accounting controls, including any material complaint,
allegation, assertion or claim that the Company or its Subsidiaries
has engaged in questionable accounting or auditing practices, and
(ii) no attorney representing the Company or its Subsidiaries,
whether or not employed by the Company or its Subsidiaries, has
reported evidence of a violation of securities laws, breach of
fiduciary duty or similar violation by the Company or its
Subsidiaries or any of their officers, directors, employees or
agents to the Board of Directors of the Company or its Subsidiaries
or any committee thereof or to any director or officer of the
Company or its Subsidiaries.
2.9
Internal Controls . Except as set forth in
Section 2.9 of the Disclosure Schedule, the Company and its
Subsidiaries maintain, and since January 1, 2006 have maintained,
accurate books and records reflecting their consolidated assets and
liabilities and maintain proper and adequate internal accounting
controls which provide assurance that (i) transactions are executed
with management’s authorization; (ii) transactions are
recorded as necessary to permit preparation of the consolidated
financial statements of the Company and to maintain accountability
for the Company’s consolidated assets; (iii) access to the
Company’s consolidated assets is permitted only in accordance
with management’s authorization; (iv) the reporting of the
Company’s consolidated assets is compared with existing
assets at regular intervals; and (v) accounts, notes and other
receivables and inventory are recorded accurately, and proper and
adequate procedures are implemented to effect the collection
thereof on a current and timely basis.
2.10
No Undisclosed Liabilities . (i) Neither the
Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has any liability,
indebtedness, obligation, expense, claim, deficiency, guaranty or
endorsement of any type or kind whatsoever, whether accrued,
absolute, contingent, determined, determinable, matured, unmatured
or otherwise (whether or not required to be reflected in financial
statements in accordance with GAAP), and (ii) to the Knowledge of
the Company, there is no existing condition, situation or set of
circumstances which could reasonably be expected to result in such
liability, which, individually or in the aggregate, in the case of
clause (i) or (ii) of this Section 2.10
(x) exceeds $250,000 individually or $500,000 in the
aggregate, (y) has not been reflected in the Current Balance Sheet
(if required by GAAP to be so reflected), or (z) has not
arisen in the Ordinary Course since the Balance Sheet Date and
prior to the date hereof.
2.11
No Changes . Except as contemplated by this
Agreement, from the Balance Sheet Date through the date hereof, the
Company and its Subsidiaries have operated their business only in
the Ordinary Course and there has not been, occurred or arisen
any:
(a) amendment
or change to the Charter Documents or the Subsidiary Charter
Documents;
(b) amendment
of any term of any outstanding security of the Company or its
Subsidiaries, other than amendments of vesting periods of the
Accelerated Company Vested Options in contemplation of this
Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby;
(c) expenditure
or transaction with a monetary commitment by the Company or its
Subsidiaries exceeding $100,000 individually or $500,000 in the
aggregate with respect to any single Person;
(d) settlement,
discharge, waiver, release or satisfaction of any claim, liability
or obligation (absolute, accrued, asserted or unasserted,
contingent or otherwise of the Company or its Subsidiaries)
exceeding $100,000 individually or $500,000 in the aggregate with
respect to any single Person, other than any such settlement,
discharge, waiver, release or satisfaction entered into in the
Ordinary Course on terms that were consistent in all material
respects with previously existing Contract provisions;
(e) destruction
of, damage to, or loss of any assets (whether tangible or
intangible) of the Company or its Subsidiaries, resulting in a loss
of more than $75,000 (whether or not covered by
insurance);
(f) material
employment dispute, including claims or matters raised by any
individuals or any workers’ representative organization,
bargaining unit or union regarding labor trouble or claim of
wrongful discharge or other unlawful employment or labor practice
or action with respect to the Company or its
Subsidiaries;
(g) change
in accounting methods or practices (including any change in
depreciation or amortization policies or rates) by the Company or
its Subsidiaries other than as required by GAAP;
(h) change
in any material election in respect of Taxes, adoption or change in
any accounting method in respect of Taxes, agreement or settlement
of any claim or assessment in respect of Taxes, or extension or
waiver of the limitation period applicable to any claim or
assessment in respect of Taxes by the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries;
(i) revaluation
by the Company or its Subsidiaries of any asset (whether tangible
or intangible), including writing down the value of inventory or
writing off a note or an accounts receivable, in an amount
exceeding $75,000;
(j) declaration,
setting aside or payment of a dividend or other distribution
(whether in cash, stock or property) in respect of any Company
Capital Stock, or any split, combination or reclassification in
respect of any shares of Company Capital Stock, or any issuance or
authorization of any issuance of any other securities in respect
of, in lieu of or in substitution for shares of Company Capital
Stock, or any direct or indirect repurchase, redemption, or other
acquisition by the Company or its Subsidiaries of any shares of
Company Capital Stock (or options, warrants or other rights
convertible into, exercisable or exchangeable therefor);
(k) material
increase in the salary or other compensation payable or to become
payable by the Company or its Subsidiaries to any officer, director
or employee, or the declaration, payment, commitment or obligation
of any kind for the payment (whether in cash or equity) by the
Company or its Subsidiaries of a severance payment, termination
payment or special bonus to any such officer, director or
employee;
(l) entry
into (or termination, extension, amendment or modification of the
terms of) any Contract to which the Company or its Subsidiaries is
a party or by which they or any of their assets (whether tangible
or intangible) are bound, other than Contracts entered into in the
Ordinary Course;
(m) sale,
lease, license or other disposition of any of the assets (whether
tangible or intangible) or properties of the Company or its
Subsidiaries, including the sale of any accounts receivable of the
Company or its Subsidiaries, or any creation of any security
interest in such assets or properties, other than any such
disposition made in the Ordinary Course or involving receipt of
less than $100,000;
(n) loan
by the Company or its Subsidiaries to any Person, purchase by the
Company or its Subsidiaries of any debt securities of any Person,
or capital contributions to investment in any Person;
(o) creation
or other incurrence by the Company or its Subsidiaries of any Lien
on any of their assets;
(p) incurring
by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries of any indebtedness for
borrowed money, amendment of the terms of any outstanding loan
agreement, guaranteeing by the Company or its Subsidiaries of any
such indebtedness, issuance or sale of any debt securities of the
Company or its Subsidiaries or guaranteeing of any debt securities
of others;
(q) commencement
or settlement of any lawsuit by the Company or its Subsidiaries, or
commencement, settlement, written notice or, to the Knowledge of
the Company, threat of any lawsuit or proceeding or other
investigation against the Company or its Subsidiaries or their
affairs;
(r) notice
of any claim or potential claim of ownership, interest or right by
any Person other than the Company or its Subsidiaries in or to the
Intellectual Property owned by the Company or its Subsidiaries or
of infringement by the Company or its Subsidiaries of any other
Person’s Intellectual Property;
(s) issuance,
grant, delivery or sale by the Company of any shares of Company
Capital Stock or securities convertible into, or exercisable or
exchangeable for, shares of Company Capital Stock, or any
securities, warrants, options or rights to purchase any of the
foregoing, other than shares of Company Common Stock issued upon
exercise of options outstanding as of the Balance Sheet
Date;
(t) (i) sale
or license of any Intellectual Property owned by the Company or its
Subsidiaries or execution of any Contract with respect to
Intellectual Property owned or exclusively licensed by the Company
or its Subsidiaries with any Person, other than any such sale or
license entered into in the Ordinary Course, (ii) purchase or
license of any Intellectual Property or execution of any Contract
with respect to the Intellectual Property of any Person, other than
in connection with a purchase or license of
“off-the-shelf” software, (iii) Contract with
respect to the development of any Intellectual Property with a
third party, (iv) material change in pricing or royalties set
or charged by the Company or its Subsidiaries to its customers or
licensees, or (v) material change in pricing or royalties set or
charged by Persons who have licensed Intellectual Property to the
Company or its Subsidiaries;
(u) Contract
or modification to any Contract pursuant to which any other party
was granted marketing, distribution, development, manufacturing or
similar rights of any type or scope with respect to any Company
Products or any Intellectual Property of the Company, in each case
other than in the Ordinary Course;
(v) event,
occurrence, development, state of circumstances, facts, or
condition of any character that has had or would reasonably be
expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material
Adverse Effect with respect to the Company and its Subsidiaries
taken as a whole;
(w) any
Contract to purchase or sell any interest in real property, grant
any Lien on any real property, enter into any lease, sublease,
license or other occupancy agreement with respect to any real
property or alter, amend, modify or terminate any of the terms of
any Lease Agreement;
(x) acquisition
of or Contract to acquire by merging or consolidating with, or by
purchasing all or substantially all of the assets or equity
securities of, or by any other manner, any business or corporation,
partnership, association or other business organization or division
thereof, or other acquisition of or Contract to acquire, other than
in the Ordinary Course, assets or equity securities that are or
would be material, individually or in the aggregate, to the
business of the Company and its Subsidiaries;
(y) cancellation,
amendment or renewal of any insurance policy; and
(z) agreement
by the Company or its Subsidiaries, or any officer or employee on
behalf of the Company or its Subsidiaries, to do any of the things
described in the preceding clauses (a) through (x) of this
Section 2.11 .
2.12
Accounts Receivable . Section 2.12 of the
Disclosure Schedule lists all accounts receivable of the Company
and its Subsidiaries as of the Balance Sheet Date, together with an
aging schedule indicating a range of days elapsed since
invoice.
(a)
Definition of Taxes . For the purposes of this
Agreement, the term “ Tax ” or, collectively,
“ Taxes ” shall mean (i) any and all federal,
state, local and foreign Taxes, assessments and other governmental
charges, duties, impositions and liabilities, including, but not
limited to, Taxes based upon or measured by gross receipts, income,
profits, sales, use and occupation, and value added, ad valorem,
transfer, franchise, withholding, payroll, recapture, employment,
excise and property Taxes as well as public imposts, fees and
social security charges (including, but not limited to, health,
unemployment, workers’ compensation and pension insurance),
together with all interest, penalties and additions imposed with
respect to such amounts, (ii) any liability for the payment of any
amounts of the type described in clause (i) of this Section
2.13(a) as a result of being a member of an affiliated,
consolidated, combined or unitary group for any period, and (iii)
any liability for the payment of any amounts of the type described
in clauses (i) or (ii) of this Section 2.13(a) as a result
of any express or implied obligation to indemnify any other Person
or as a result of any obligation under any Contract with any other
Person with respect to such amounts and including any liability for
Taxes of a predecessor entity.
(b)
Tax Returns and Audits .
(i) The
Company and its Subsidiaries have (a) prepared and timely filed all
federal, state, local and foreign returns, estimates, information
statements and reports required to be filed (“ Returns
”) relating to any and all Taxes concerning or attributable
to the Company or its Subsidiaries or their operations and such
Returns are true and correct and have been or will be completed in
accordance with applicable law, and (b) timely paid in full all
Taxes due and payable by the Company and its
Subsidiaries.
(ii) The
Company and its Subsidiaries have withheld or paid to the
appropriate authorities or depositories, with respect to their
employees and other third parties, all federal, state and foreign
income taxes and social security charges and similar fees, Federal
Insurance Contribution Act, Federal Unemployment Tax Act and other
Taxes required to be so withheld or paid.
(iii) Neither
the Company nor its Subsidiaries is now delinquent in the payment
of any Tax, nor is there any Tax deficiency outstanding, assessed
or, to the Knowledge of the Company, proposed against the Company
or its Subsidiaries. The Company and its Subsidiaries
have not executed any waiver of any statute of limitations (that
has not expired) extending the period for the assessment or
collection of any Tax.
(iv) To
the Knowledge of the Company, no audit or other examination of any
Return of the Company or its Subsidiaries is currently in progress,
nor has the Company or its Subsidiaries been notified in writing of
any request for such an audit or other examination that remains
outstanding as of the date hereof.
(v) Neither
the Company nor its Subsidiaries had any liability for unpaid Taxes
as of the Balance Sheet Date that were not accrued or reserved on
the Current Balance Sheet, whether asserted or unasserted,
contingent or otherwise, and the Company and its Subsidiaries have
not incurred any liability for Taxes since the Balance Sheet Date
other than in the Ordinary Course.
(vi) The
Company and its Subsidiaries have provided or made available to
Parent or its legal counsel copies of all material Returns (as
listed in Section 2.13(b)(vi) of the Disclosure Schedule)
filed for all periods since January 1, 2004.
(vii) There
are (and immediately following the Effective Time there will be) no
Liens on the assets of the Company or its Subsidiaries relating to
or attributable to Taxes. The Company has no Knowledge
of any basis for the assertion of any claim relating or
attributable to Taxes, which, if adversely determined, would result
in any Lien on the assets of the Company.
(viii) None
of the Company’s assets is treated as “tax exempt use
property,” within the meaning of Section 168(h) of the
Code.
(ix) Neither
the Company nor its Subsidiaries have (a) ever been (1) a member of
an affiliated group (within the meaning of Code §1504(a))
filing a consolidated federal income Tax Return (other than a group
of which the Company was the common parent), (2) a party to any Tax
sharing, indemnification or allocation Contract, or (3) a party to
any joint venture, partnership, limited liability company or other
arrangement that could be treated as a partnership for Tax purposes
or (b) liability for the Taxes of any Person (other than Company or
its Subsidiaries), under Treasury Regulation § 1.1502-6 (or
any similar provision of state, local or foreign law), as a
transferee or successor, by Contract or otherwise.
(x) The
Company’s and its Subsidiaries’ Tax basis in their
assets for purposes of determining their future amortization,
depreciation and other income Tax deductions is accurately
reflected on their Tax Books and Records.
(xi) The
Company is not and has not been, at any time, a “United
States Real Property Holding Corporation” within the meaning
of Section 897(c)(2) of the Code.
(xii) No
adjustment relating to any Return that has been filed by the
Company or its Subsidiaries and for which the period for the making
of such adjustment has not expired by the application of a statute
of limitation, has been proposed in writing to the Company by any
Tax authority.
(xiii) Neither
the Company nor its Subsidiaries have constituted either a
“distributing corporation” or a “controlled
corporation” in a distribution of stock intended to qualify
for tax free treatment under Section 355 of the Code (x) in the two
years prior to the date of this Agreement or (y) in a distribution
which could otherwise constitute part of a “plan” or
“series of related transactions” (within the meaning of
Section 355(e) of the Code) in conjunction with the
Merger.
(xiv) Neither
the Company nor its Subsidiaries have engaged in a transaction that
is the same or substantially similar to one of the types of
transactions that the Internal Revenue Service has determined to be
a Tax avoidance transaction and identified by notice, regulation,
or other form of published guidance as a listed transaction, as set
forth in Treasury Regulation Section 1.6011-4(b)(2).
(xv) Neither
the Company nor its Subsidiaries have received written notice of a
claim made by a Tax authority in a jurisdiction where it does not
currently file Returns that it is or may be subject to Taxation by
that jurisdiction.
(xvi) Neither
the Company nor its Subsidiaries has in effect any power of
attorney (or similar authority) as to any matters regarding Taxes
that will remain in effect as of the Effective Time.
(xvii) Neither
the Company nor its Subsidiaries will be required to include any
item of income in, or exclude any item of deduction from, taxable
income for any taxable period (or portion thereof) ending after the
Closing Date as a result of the occurrence or existence of any of
the following prior to Closing Date (A) a change in method of
accounting for a taxable period (or portion thereof) ending on or
prior to the Closing Date, (B) any “closing agreement”
as described in Section 7121 of the Code (or any corresponding
provision of state, local or foreign Tax law), (C) any intercompany
transaction or any excess loss account as described in Treasury
Regulation Section 1.1502-19 (or any corresponding provision of
state, local or foreign Tax law), (D) any installment sale or open
transaction or (E) as a result of any prepaid amount received on or
prior to the Closing Date.
(xviii)
Section 2.13(b) of the Disclosure Schedule sets forth, by
the Tax years in which they arose, the amounts of any unused United
States federal net operating loss or net capital loss allocable to
the Company and its Subsidiaries as of December 31,
2008. Except as described in Section 2.13(b) of
the Disclosure Schedule, prior to the Effective Time of the Merger,
the Company will not have undergone an “ownership
change” under Section 382(g) of the Code.
(xix) The
Company and its Subsidiaries have filed all required Forms 5471 and
foreign bank account reporting forms.
2.14
Restrictions on Business Activities . There is no
Contract (non-competition or otherwise), judgment, injunction,
order or decree to which the Company or its Subsidiaries is a party
which has or would reasonably be expected to have the effect of
prohibiting any material business practice of the Company or its
Subsidiaries, the conduct of business by the Company or its
Subsidiaries in the Ordinary Course, or otherwise limiting the
freedom of the Company or its Subsidiaries to engage in any line of
business or to compete with any Person. Without limiting
the generality of the foregoing, neither the Company nor any of its
Subsidiaries has entered into any Contract under which the Company
or its Subsidiaries is restricted from selling, licensing, or
otherwise distributing any of their technology or products or from
providing services to customers or potential customers or any class
of customers, in any geographic area, during any period of time, or
in any segment of the market.
2.15
Real Property; Condition of Equipment; Customer Information
.
(a) Neither
the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries owns any real property, nor
has the Company or its Subsidiaries ever owned any real
property. Section 2.15(a) of the Disclosure
Schedule sets forth a list of all real property currently leased,
subleased or licensed by or from the Company or its Subsidiaries or
otherwise used or occupied by the Company or its Subsidiaries for
the operation of the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries
(the “ Leased Real Property ”), and, for each
parcel of Leased Real Property (other than leases that relate to
real property used for the co-location of computer systems), the
name of the lessor, licensor, sublessor, master lessor or lessee,
the date and term of the lease, license, sublease or other
occupancy right and each amendment thereto and, with respect to any
current lease, license, sublease or other occupancy right the
aggregate annual rental payable thereunder.
(b) The
Company has provided Parent true, correct and complete copies of
all lease guaranties, subleases, and Contracts for the leasing, use
or occupancy of, or otherwise granting a right in or relating to
each Leased Real Property, including all amendments, terminations
and modifications thereof that are currently in effect (“
Lease Agreements ”). All of the Lease
Agreements are valid and effective in accordance with their
respective terms. There is not, under any of the Lease
Agreements, any existing event of default (or event which with
notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute a default) on
the part of the Company or its Subsidiaries, or, to the Knowledge
of the Company, any other party thereto. Since January
1, 2006, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has
received any notice of a default, alleged failure to perform, or
any offset or counterclaim with respect to any Lease Agreement,
which has not been fully remedied and withdrawn. The
Closing will not affect the Company’s and its
Subsidiaries’ continued use and possession of the Leased Real
Property for the conduct of business in the Ordinary
Course. The Company or its Subsidiaries enjoy peaceful
and undisturbed possession, in all material respects, under each of
the Lease Agreements. There are no other parties
occupying, or with a right to occupy, any Leased Real
Property. Neither the Company nor any of its
Subsidiaries owes any brokerage commissions or finders fees with
respect to any Leased Real Property or would owe any such fees if
any existing Lease Agreement were renewed pursuant to any renewal
options contained in such Lease Agreement.
(c) Each
Leased Real Property is in good operating condition and repair,
free from structural, physical and mechanical defects, ordinary
wear and tear excepted, is maintained in a manner consistent with
standards generally followed with respect to similar properties,
and is otherwise suitable for the conduct of the business of the
Company and its Subsidiaries in the Ordinary Course. To
the Knowledge of the Company, the operation of the Company and its
Subsidiaries on each Leased Real Property, including the
improvements thereon, does not violate in any material respect any
applicable building code, zoning requirement or statute relating to
such Leased Real Property or operations thereon, and any such
non-violation is not dependent on so-called non-conforming use
exceptions.
(d) Each
of the Company and its Subsidiaries has good and valid title to,
or, in the case of leased properties and assets, valid leasehold
interests in, all of its tangible properties and assets, real,
personal and mixed, free and clear of any Liens, except as
reflected in the Current Balance Sheet.
(e)
Section 2.15(e) of the Disclosure Schedule lists all
material items of equipment owned or leased by the Company or its
Subsidiaries, and such equipment is (i) adequate for the
conduct of the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries in the
Ordinary Course, and (ii) in good operating condition,
regularly and properly maintained, subject to normal wear and
tear.
2.16
Intellectual Property .
(a) “
Intellectual Property ” means:
(i) any
know-how, invention (whether patentable or unpatentable and whether
or not reduced to practice), and improvement to any
invention;
(ii) any
trademark, service mark, trade dress, logo, trade name, corporate
name, domain name, website, Uniform Resource Locator (URL) or other
internet address, telephone or fax number, whether or not
registered, together with all goodwill associated therewith and
including any translation, adaptation, derivation, or
combination;
(iii) any
copyrightable work (including advertising and promotional
materials, catalogs, logo designs, software, compilations of data,
and website content);
(iv) any
trade secret or confidential or proprietary business information
(including any idea, research and development, know-how, formula,
composition, manufacturing and production process or technique,
technical data, design, layout, plan, proposal, drawing,
specification, customer or supplier list, pricing and cost
information, specifically including by means of example any
technical, business or marketing data, plan or
proposal);
(v) any
industrial designs;
(vii) any
computer software and systems implemented using software (whether
in general release or under planning, research or development),
including, without limitation, source code, object code, files,
records and databases and all related data and related
documentation;
(viii) any
copies or tangible embodiment of any of the foregoing, in whatever
form or medium and all files relating thereto.
“ Intellectual Property Rights
” means and includes all rights of the following types, which
may exist or be created under the laws of any jurisdiction in the
world: (a) rights associated with works of authorship, including
exclusive exploitation rights, copyrights, moral rights, and mask
works; (b) trademark and trade name rights and similar rights;
(c) trade secret rights; (d) patents and industrial property
rights; (e) other proprietary rights in Intellectual Property of
every kind and nature; and (f) all registrations, renewals,
extensions, continuations, divisions, or reissues of, and
applications for, any of the rights referred to in clauses (a)
through (f) above.
(b) (i)
The
Company or its Subsidiaries own, or are licensed for, and in any
event possess sufficient and legally enforceable rights with
respect to, all Intellectual Property and Intellectual Property
Rights that are used or exploited in, or that are necessary to
conduct, the business of the Company and the Subsidiaries as it is
conducted as of the date of this Agreement.
(ii) To
their Knowledge, the Company or its Subsidiaries owned, or were
licensed for, and in any event possessed sufficient and legally
enforceable rights with respect to, all Intellectual Property or
Intellectual Property Rights that were used or exploited in the
business of the Company and the Subsidiaries at the time they were
used or exploited.
(iii) The
Company or its Subsidiaries have all rights necessary to
commercially exploit any products or service offerings under
development, or contemplated to be developed, as of the date of
this Agreement, for commercial release within 12 months of the
Closing Date.
(iv) The
Intellectual Property and Intellectual Property Rights described in
Sections 2.16(b)(i) and 2.16(b)(iii) are the “
Operationally-Required IP ”.
(v)
Section 2.16(b) of the Disclosure Schedule sets forth, for
the Intellectual Property Rights owned by the Company and each of
its Subsidiaries, a complete and accurate list of all of the
following Intellectual Property Rights of the Company and its
Subsidiaries: (1) patents and patent applications, (2)
trademark and service mark registrations and applications therefor,
(3) unregistered trademarks and service marks, (4) domain names,
and (5) copyright registrations and applications therefor;
indicating for each, where applicable, (i) the jurisdiction, (ii)
the patent, registration, or application number, (iii) the date
issued, (iv) the date filed, and (v) the owner of
record. The Intellectual Property Rights that are
registered with, applied for from, or specifically granted or
cataloged by, a Governmental Entity or other recognized registry,
constitute the “ Registered Intellectual Property
.”
(vi)
Section 2.16(b) of the Disclosure Schedule also sets forth
as of the date of this Agreement a complete and accurate list of
all license Contracts granting any right to use or practice any
Intellectual Property or Intellectual Property Rights, whether the
Company or a Subsidiary is the licensee or licensor thereunder and
whether written or otherwise, and any written consent to use,
settlement or other Contracts relating to any Intellectual Property
or Intellectual Property Rights to which the Company or a
Subsidiary is a party or otherwise bound (other than those license
Contracts (A) in the form of the Company’s or
Subsidiary’s standard form of Contract, including with those
modifications generally agreed to by the Company or its Subsidiary
in the Ordinary Course, that involves payments to the Company or
any of its Subsidiaries of less than $100,000, (B) granting
non-exclusive rights to the Company or any Subsidiary to use
software or other Intellectual Property on the licensor’s
non-negotiated commercial off-the-shelf terms available to
licensees in the market generally or (C) confidentiality or
nondisclosure Contracts permitting access to the confidential
information of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries for review or
evaluation and not for productive, commercial use) (collectively
(A), (B), and (C), the “ Standard Agreements ”),
(collectively, the “ License Agreements ”),
indicating for each the title, the parties, and the date
executed.
(c) The
Company has delivered, or has caused to be delivered, to the Parent
correct, complete, and fully executed copies of all the License
Agreements and all ancillary documents pertaining thereto
(including, without limitation, all amendments, consents and
evidence of commencement dates and expiration
dates). With respect to each of the License Agreements,
the Company represents and warrants that as of the date of this
Agreement:
(i) the
License Agreements, together with any and all ancillary documents
pertaining thereto, subject to the laws of general application
relating to bankruptcy, insolvency and the relief of debtors, and
rules of law governing specific performance, injunctive relief and
other equitable remedies, will continue to be legal, valid,
binding, and enforceable and in full force and effect according to
its terms on terms identical to those currently in effect
immediately upon consummation of the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement and the consummation of such transactions will not
constitute a breach or default under such License Agreement or
otherwise give any party to the License Agreement other than the
Company or its Subsidiaries a right to terminate such
license;
(ii) Neither
the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has received any notice of
termination or cancellation under such License Agreement, nor any
notice evidenced in writing of a breach or default under such
License Agreement which has not been cured and neither the Company
nor any of its Subsidiaries has sublicensed or granted any of the
licensed rights to another party in violation of the License
Agreement; and
(iii) Neither
the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries, nor to the Knowledge of
the Company any other party to such license, is in breach or
default in any material respect and to the Knowledge of the
Company, no event has occurred that, with notice or lapse of time
would constitute such a breach or default or permit termination,
modification, or acceleration under such License
Agreement.
(d)
Section 2.16(c) of the Disclosure Schedule contains a
complete and accurate list (by name and version number) of all
product and service offerings (including software) of the Company
and its Subsidiaries that have been offered, licensed, sold, or
otherwise been made available in return for consideration, to third
parties by the Company or its Subsidiaries since January 1, 2008
(collectively, the “ Company Products
”).
(e) As
of the date of this Agreement, the Company and/or its Subsidiaries,
as applicable, have all right, title, and interest in and to the
Operationally-Required IP owned by the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries, free and clear of any Liens (other than licenses
granted in the Ordinary Course) and, for such Intellectual Property
or Intellectual Property Rights that are Registered Intellectual
Property, the Company and/or one or more of its Subsidiaries is
listed in the records of the appropriate federal, state or foreign
agency as the sole owner of record for each patent, registration,
or application listed on Section 2.16(b) of the Disclosure
Schedule. In each case in which the Company or its
Subsidiaries, as applicable, has acquired, other than through a
license or other right of use, any Intellectual Property or
Intellectual Property Rights from any Person, the Company or its
Subsidiaries, as applicable, has obtained a valid and enforceable
assignment sufficient to irrevocably transfer all rights in and to
such Intellectual Property or Intellectual Property Rights to the
Company or its Subsidiaries, as applicable.
(f) As
of the date of this Agreement, the Registered Intellectual Property
has not been cancelled, expired, or abandoned, and the Registered
Intellectual Property (other than applications for any Registered
Intellectual Property) is valid and subsisting, in full force and
effect. No claim evidenced by a writing has been made,
asserted, or to the Knowledge of the Company threatened, or is
pending against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries based upon,
challenging or seeking to deny or restrict the use or exploitation
by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries of any of the
Intellectual Property or Intellectual Property Rights owned or, to
the Knowledge of the Company based on notice from the applicable
licensor evidenced by a writing, licensed by the Company or any of
it Subsidiaries. Other than ex parte prosecution of
patent, trademark, service mark or copyright applications, there
are no proceedings or actions pending before any court or
government agency (including the United States Patent and Trademark
Office or similar foreign government agencies) related to any of
the Registered Intellectual Property owned by Company or its
Subsidiaries. There are no actions that must be taken
within 180 days of the date of this Agreement, including the
payment of any registration, maintenance or renewal fees or the
filing of any response to an official action of a court or
government agency (including the United States Patent and Trademark
Office or similar foreign government agencies) or the filing of any
application for the purpose of obtaining, maintaining, perfecting,
preserving or renewing any of the Intellectual Property or
Intellectual Property Rights owned by the Company or its
Subsidiaries. Other than a single new product clearance
opinion as disclosed to the Parent, neither the Company nor any of
its Subsidiaries obtained or possessed at any time (including as of
the date of this Agreement) any opinion of counsel relating to any
Intellectual Property or Intellectual Property Rights of the
Company, its Subsidiaries, or any Person.
(g) The
consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement
will not result in the termination or impairment of any of the
Intellectual Property or Intellectual Property Rights owned by
Company or any of its Subsidiaries and will not require the consent
of any Governmental Entity or third party.
(h) There
are no settlements, forbearances to sue, consents, judgments,
orders, or similar obligations binding on the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries which (1) restrict the Company’s or any of its
Subsidiaries’ rights to use any Intellectual Property or
Intellectual Property Rights, (2) restrict the Company’s or
any of its Subsidiaries’ business in order to accommodate a
third party’s Intellectual Property Rights or (3) permit
third parties to use any Intellectual Property or Intellectual
Property Rights owned by the Company or its
Subsidiaries. Neither the Company nor its Subsidiaries
has licensed or sublicensed its Intellectual Property Rights other
than pursuant to the License Agreements or the Standard Agreements
and no royalties, honoraria or other consideration is payable by
the Company or its Subsidiaries for the use of or right to use any
Intellectual Property or Intellectual Property Rights except
pursuant to the License Agreements or the Standard
Agreements.
(i) To
the extent indicated in Section 2.16(b) of the Disclosure
Schedule, the Registered Intellectual Property has been duly
registered in, filed in, or issued by, the offices indicated in
Section 2.16(b) of the Disclosure Schedule. In
each case where a registration or patent or application for
registration or patent listed in Section 2.16(b) of the
Disclosure Schedule is held by the Company or its Subsidiaries by
assignment, the assignment has been duly recorded with the
Governmental Entity from which the original registration or patent
issued or before which the application for registration or patent
is pending.
(j) To
the Knowledge of the Company, no third party is infringing,
misappropriating, diluting, or violating any Intellectual Property
or Intellectual Property Rights owned by the Company or its
Subsidiaries.
(k) (i)
The Company Products, (ii) the conduct of the business of the
Company and its Subsidiaries in the Ordinary Course, and (iii) the
use or exploitation of the Intellectual Property owned or licensed
by the Company and its Subsidiaries as of the date of this
Agreement, and (iv) the provision by the Company and/or its
Subsidiaries of hosted services, vertical applications, or
“software as a service” using the Intellectual
Property, the Intellectual Property Rights, and the means, methods,
and techniques used by the Company and/or its Subsidiaries as of
the date of this Agreement; do not infringe upon, violate, or
misappropriate the rights or property of any Person. No
claim is pending or, to the Knowledge of the Company, has been
asserted or threatened against the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries alleging that any of (i), (ii) or (iii) infringes or
misappropriates the rights or property of any Person.
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(l) Neither
the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has (i) entered into any
Contract under which it has, or may have, the obligation to
transfer any ownership of, or granted any exclusive license to use
or distribute (or entered into any Contract under which it has, or
may have, the obligation to grant any exclusive license to use or
distribute), or authorized the retention of any exclusive rights to
use or joint ownership of, any Intellectual Property or
Intellectual Property Rights owned by the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries, to any other Person, (ii) other than in a License
Agreement or Standard Agreement entered into in the Ordinary
Course, entered into any Contract under which it has granted any
covenant not to sue, assert or exploit any Intellectual Property
Right owned by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or (iii)
entered into any Agreement under which the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries has granted any Person the right to bring a lawsuit
for infringement or misappropriation of any Intellectual Property
Right owned by the Company or its Subsidiaries.
(m) All
disclosures of the Company’s Intellectual Property maintained
by the Company or its Subsidiaries as confidential by the Company
and its Subsidiaries or their designees to third parties have been
made pursuant to non-disclosure agreements that protect the
confidentiality of such Intellectual Property and restrict the use
of such Intellectual Property to an identified
purpose. All current and former employees, consultants,
and contractors of the Company and its Subsidiaries have executed
proprietary information and non-disclosure agreements that protect
the confidentiality of such Intellectual Property and restrict the
use of such Intellectual Property to an identified purpose. Each
current and former employee, consultant, and contractor of the
Company who is or was involved in, or who has contributed to, the
creation or development of any of the Intellectual Property owned
by the Company or its Subsidiaries has executed and delivered (and
to the Knowledge of the Company, is in compliance with) an
agreement assigning such contribution to the Company or its
Subsidiaries. Forms of such agreements have been made available to
Parent.
(n) With
respect to each trade secret of the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries, the Company and its Subsidiaries have taken
reasonable precautions to protect the secrecy, confidentiality, and
value of such trade secret during the time period when the Company
and its Subsidiaries have intended such trade secret to be kept
confidential (including the enforcement by the Company and its
Subsidiaries of a policy requiring each employee, consultant, or
contractor to execute proprietary information and confidentiality
agreements substantially in the Company’s standard
form).
(o) The
Company Products that include software and that are currently
offered or licensed by the Company and its Subsidiaries are in
substantial conformance with all applicable contractual
commitments, express and implied warranties, and the documentation
and specifications therefor, except only for errors and bugs of the
type, scope and nature generally acceptable in the software
industry for similar types of software offerings. The
Company and its Subsidiaries have taken reasonable actions
customary in the software industry to document the portions of the
Company Products developed by the Company or its Subsidiaries and
the operation of the Company Products, such that the software
developed by the Company or its Subsidiaries, including its source
code and documentation, may be understood, modified, and maintained
by reasonably competent programmers.
(p) The
Company and its Subsidiaries have the right to use, pursuant to
valid licenses or other rights of use, all software development
tools, library functions, compilers and all other third-party
software that are used by the Company or its Subsidiaries as part
of or are necessary to the business of the Company as conducted in
the Ordinary Course to create, modify, compile, operate or support
any software comprising Intellectual Property owned or exclusively
licensed by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, as applicable,
that is incorporated into a Company Product.
(q) Neither
this Agreement nor the transactions contemplated by this Agreement
will result in any third party being granted rights or access to,
or the placement in, or release from escrow or similar arrangement,
any Intellectual Property owned by the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries, including source code for any software owned by the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries. Except for
disclosures to the employees, consultants, and contractors of the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of their
employment, neither the Company, any of its Subsidiaries, nor any
other Person acting on their behalf has disclosed, delivered or
licensed to any Person, agreed to disclose, deliver or license to
any Person, or permitted the disclosure or delivery to any escrow
agent or other Person of, any source code for any software owned by
the Company or its Subsidiaries that the Company does not, in the
Ordinary Course, provide or make available in source code or human
readable form. No event has occurred, and no
circumstance or condition exists, that (with or without notice or
lapse of time, or both) will, or would reasonably be expected to,
result in the disclosure, delivery or license by the Company, any
of its Subsidiaries, or any Person acting on their behalf to any
Person of any source code for any software owned by the
Company or its Subsidiaries, except for disclosures to the
employees, consultants, and contractors of the Company or any of
its Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of their employment and
except for source code the Company, in the Ordinary Course,
generally provides or makes available in source code or human
readable form. Section 2.16(q) of the Disclosure
Schedule identifies each Contract pursuant to which the Company or
any of its Subsidiaries has deposited, or is or may be required to
deposit, with an escrow holder or any other Person, any source code
for any software owned by the Company and/or its Subsidiaries, and
describes whether the execution of this Agreement or any of the
other transactions contemplated by this Agreement, in and of
itself, would reasonably be expected to result in the release from
escrow of any Intellectual Property owned by the Company or its
Subsidiaries including source code for any software owned by the
Company or its Subsidiaries.
(r) The
Company and its Subsidiaries have acted in a commercially
reasonable manner (based on standard industry practices and
currently-maintained databases) to ensure that the software
products and computer-based services of the Company and its
Subsidiaries are free of any computer programs, instructions,
routines, features, or code intended to adversely affect the
operation, integrity, or function of any computer system, computer
program (including the software products and computer-based
services themselves) or data operated upon, or stored by, any
computer system, or that provide unauthorized access to, or use of,
computer systems or the data processed by, or stored using, any
computer system, including viruses, worms, Trojan horses, time
bombs, spyware, and trap doors. The Company and
its Subsidiaries have acted in a commercially reasonable manner to
safeguard the information technology systems utilized by the
Company and its Subsidiaries in the operation of the business and
restrict unauthorized access thereto.
(s) The
Company has obtained a review of the Open Source Materials that are
part of the Company Products by a third party and has delivered, or
has caused to be delivered, a copy of the report provided by the
third party to Parent. “ Open Source
Materials ” means materials (i) subject to any license
that requires as a condition of use, modification and/or
distribution thereof, that such materials, or materials combined
and/or distributed with such materials be (A) disclosed or
distributed in source code or similar form, (B) licensed for the
purpose of making derivative works, or (C) redistributable at no
charge or (ii) subject to any license or right that the Open Source
Initiative has recognized or approved as an open source
license. The Company and its Subsidiaries have not (a)
incorporated Open Source Materials into, or combined Open Source
Materials with, the Company Products or any Intellectual Property
owned or used by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, (b)
distributed Open Source Materials in conjunction with the Company
Products or any Intellectual Property owned or used by the Company
or any of its Subsidiaries, or (c) used Open Source Materials in a
manner that would make any Company Product or any Intellectual
Property owned or used by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries,
or any part thereof, Open Source Materials.
(a) Neither
the Company nor its Subsidiaries is a party to, or bound
by:
(i) any
employment Contract, other tha
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