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Exhibit 2.1
Execution Copy
AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER
AMONG
JAZZ PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.,
TWIST MERGER SUB, INC.
AND
ORPHAN MEDICAL, INC.
Dated as of April 18, 2005
TABLE OF
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AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER
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The Merger
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Closing
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Effective Time
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Effects of the Merger
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Certificate of Incorporation and By-laws;
Directors and Officers
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Conversion of Securities
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Company Stock Options;
Warrants
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Payment of Merger Consideration
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Transfer Taxes; Withholding
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No Further Ownership Rights in Company Common
Stock
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Closing of
Company Transfer Books
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Lost Certificates
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Further Assurances
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Dissenters’ Rights
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Organization and Qualification;
Subsidiaries
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Capitalization
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Subsidiaries
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Certificate of Incorporation and
Bylaws
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Authority, Non-Contravention;
Approvals
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Governmental Approvals
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SEC Documents
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Undisclosed Liabilities; Absence of Certain
Changes or Events
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Litigation
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Material Contracts
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Compliance with Laws/Permits
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Taxes
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Related Party Interests and
Transactions
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Intellectual Property
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Regulatory Compliance
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Properties
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Environmental Matters
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Employment
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Suppliers
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Insurance
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State Takeover Statutes
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Brokers
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Fairness Opinion
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Information Supplied
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Fomepizole Injection
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Organization, Standing and Power
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Authority; Binding Agreement
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Non-Contravention
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No Consents
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Litigation
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Ownership of Sub; No Prior Activities
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Brokers
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Information Supplied
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Financing; Adequacy of Funds
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No Buyer Vote Required
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Fomepizole Injection
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Conduct of Business by the Company
Pending the Merger
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No Solicitation
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Standstill Agreements
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Suspension of Stock Purchase Plan
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Stockholders Meeting
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Fees and Expenses
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Public Announcements
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Approvals and Consents; Reasonable Best Efforts;
Cooperation
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Indemnification; Directors’ and
Officers’ Insurance
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Communications to Employees
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Takeover Statutes
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Employee Benefit Matters
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Financing
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Conditions to Each Party’s Obligation to
Effect the Merger
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Conditions to Obligation of the Company to Effect
the Merger
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Conditions to Obligations of Buyer and Sub
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Termination
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Effect of Termination
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Amendment
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Waiver
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Termination Fee
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Notices
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Certain Terms
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Counterparts; Facsimile Signatures
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Entire Agreement; No Third-Party
Beneficiaries
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Governing Law; Consent to Jurisdiction; Waiver to
Trial by Jury
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Assignment
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Severability
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Performance by Sub
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Non-Survival of Representations, Warranties and
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Disclosure Letters and Exhibits
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Headings
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List of Defined Terms
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LIST OF
EXHIBITS
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AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF
MERGER
This AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER, dated as of April 18,
2005 (this " Agreement "), is among Jazz Pharmaceuticals,
Inc., a Delaware corporation (" Buyer "), Twist Merger Sub,
Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of Buyer
(" Sub "), and Orphan Medical, Inc., a Delaware corporation
(the " Company ") (Sub and the Company being hereinafter
collectively referred to as the " Constituent Corporations
").
RECITALS:
A. The respective Boards of Directors of Buyer, Sub and the
Company have approved and declared advisable the merger of Sub with
and into the Company upon the terms and subject to the conditions
of this Agreement (the " Merger "), and the respective
Boards of Directors of Buyer, Sub and the Company have approved
this Agreement and the Board of Directors of the Company has
resolved to recommend to its stockholders the adoption of this
Agreement;
B. The respective Boards of Directors of Buyer and the Company
have determined that the Merger is advisable and in the best
interest of their respective stockholders; and
C. Concurrently with the execution and delivery of this
Agreement, as a condition and inducement to the willingness of
Buyer and Sub to enter into this Agreement, certain of the
Company’s stockholders are entering into a voting agreement
in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A (the " Voting
Agreement ").
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises,
representations, warranties and agreements herein contained, the
parties agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
THE MERGER
Section 1.1 The Merger . Upon the terms and subject
to the conditions hereof, and in accordance with the Delaware
General Corporation Law (the " DGCL "), Sub shall be merged
with and into the Company at the Effective Time. Following the
Merger, the separate corporate existence of Sub shall cease and the
Company shall continue as the surviving corporation (the "
Surviving Corporation ") and shall succeed to and
assume all the rights and obligations of Sub in accordance with the
DGCL.
Section 1.2 Closing . The closing of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement (the " Closing
") and all actions specified in this Agreement to occur at the
Closing shall take place at the offices of Dorsey &
Whitney LLP, 50 South Sixth Street, Suite 1500, Minneapolis,
Minnesota 55402, no later than the second business day following
the day on which the last of the conditions set forth in Article
VII shall have been fulfilled or waived (if permissible) (the "
Closing Date ") or at such other time and place as Buyer and
the Company shall agree.
Section 1.3 Effective Time . Subject to the
terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, on the Closing
Date: (i) the Certificate of Merger (the " Certificate of
Merger ") in
form and substance reasonably acceptable to Buyer
and the Company shall be duly executed by the Company and Sub and
thereafter filed with the Secretary of State of the State of
Delaware, and (ii) the parties shall make such other filings
with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware as shall be
necessary to effect the Merger. The Merger shall become effective
at such time as a properly executed Certificate of Merger is duly
filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware, or such
later time as Buyer and the Company may agree upon and as may be
set forth in the Certificate of Merger. The time the Merger becomes
effective is referred to herein as the " Effective Time
".
Section 1.4 Effects of the Merger . The
Merger shall have the effects set forth in this Agreement and
Section 259 of the DGCL. Without limiting the generality of
the foregoing and subject thereto, at the Effective Time, all
properties, rights privileges, powers and franchises of the Company
and Sub shall vest in the Surviving Corporation, and all debts,
liabilities and duties of the Company and Sub shall become the
debts, liabilities and duties of the Surviving Corporation.
Section 1.5 Certificate of Incorporation and By-laws;
Directors and Officers .
(a) The Certificate of Incorporation of the Surviving
Corporation in effect at the Effective Time shall be the
Certificate of Incorporation of the Surviving Corporation until
thereafter changed or amended as provided therein or by applicable
Law. The By-laws of Sub in effect at the Effective Time will be the
By-laws of the Surviving Corporation until thereafter changed or
amended as provided therein or by applicable Law.
(b) The directors of Sub at the Effective Time shall
automatically, and without further action, be the directors of the
Surviving Corporation, until the earlier of their resignation or
removal or until their respective successors are duly elected and
qualified, as the case may be. The officers of the Sub at the
Effective Time shall be the officers of the Surviving Corporation,
until the earlier of their resignation or removal or until their
respective successors are duly elected and qualified, as the case
may be.
ARTICLE II
CONSIDERATION; EXCHANGE OF CERTIFICATES
Section 2.1 Conversion of Securities . As of the
Effective Time, by virtue of the Merger and without any action on
the part of Sub, the Company or the holders of any capital stock of
the Constituent Corporations:
(a) Except as set forth in Section 2.1(b), each issued and
outstanding share of common stock, par value $.01 per share, of Sub
shall be converted into one validly issued, fully paid and
nonassessable share of common stock of the Surviving Corporation
and shall constitute the only shares of capital stock of the
Surviving Corporation outstanding immediately after the Effective
Time.
(b) All shares of Company Capital Stock that are held in the
treasury of the Company and any shares of Company Capital Stock
owned by Buyer or Sub or any other Subsidiary of Buyer, direct or
indirect, shall automatically be canceled and retired and shall
cease to exist and no capital stock of Buyer or other consideration
shall be delivered in exchange therefor. Shares of Company Capital
Stock held by wholly owned Subsidiaries of the Company shall remain
outstanding.
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(c) At the Effective Time, each then issued and
outstanding share of Company Common Stock (other than Dissenting
Shares and shares described in Section 2.1(b)) shall
immediately cease to be outstanding, shall automatically be
cancelled and retired, shall cease to exist, and shall be converted
into the right to receive $10.75 in cash, without interest (the "
Per Common Share Price ") to be distributed in accordance
with this Section 2.1(c), 2.3, and 2.4.
(d) At the Effective Time, each then issued and outstanding
share of Senior Preferred Stock (other than Dissenting Shares and
shares described in Section 2.1(b)) shall immediately cease to
be outstanding, shall automatically be cancelled and retired, shall
cease to exist, and shall be converted into the right to receive
$1,320.6386 in cash, without interest, together with all accrued
but unpaid dividends (the " Per Senior Preferred Share Price
") to be distributed in accordance with this Section 2.1(d),
2.3, and 2.4.
(e) At the Effective Time, each then issued and outstanding
share of Series B Preferred Stock (other than Dissenting Shares and
shares described in Section 2.1(b)) shall immediately cease to
be outstanding, shall automatically be cancelled and retired, shall
cease to exist, and shall be converted into the right to receive
$1,653.8462 in cash, without interest, together with all accrued
but unpaid dividends (the " Per Series B Preferred Share
Price ") to be distributed in accordance with this
Section 2.1(e), 2.3, and 2.4.
(f) The aggregate consideration payable by Buyer pursuant to
Sections 2.1(c), (d) and (e) is referred to herein as the
" Merger Consideration ". At the Effective Time, each holder
of Company Capital Stock shall cease to have any rights with
respect to such issued and outstanding shares (other than
Dissenting Shares) of Company Capital Stock (including, without
limitation, the right to vote), except for the right to receive
his, her or its respective portion of the Merger Consideration.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, if, between the date of this
Agreement and the Effective Time, the outstanding shares of Company
Common Stock shall have been changed into a different number of
shares or a different class by reason of any stock dividend,
subdivision, reclassification, recapitalization, split, combination
or exchange of shares, then the Merger Consideration shall be
correspondingly adjusted to reflect such stock dividend,
subdivision, reclassification, recapitalization, split, combination
or exchange of shares.
Section 2.2 Company Stock Options;
Warrants .
(a) The Company shall take all requisite action so that, as of
the Effective Time, each Company Stock Option that is outstanding
immediately prior to, and vested as of, the Effective Time, by
virtue of the Merger and without further action on the part of
Buyer, Sub, the Company or the holder of that Company Stock Option,
shall be cancelled and converted into the right to receive an
amount in cash, without interest, equal to (i) the Option
Share Amount multiplied by (ii) the aggregate number of vested
shares of Company Common Stock into which the applicable Company
Stock Option was exercisable immediately prior to the Effective
Time. Each Company Stock Option, solely to the extent not vested as
of the Effective Time, by virtue of the Merger and without further
action on the part of Buyer, Sub, the Company or the holder of that
Company Stock Option, shall be cancelled and no payment shall be
made with respect to
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such unvested shares of Company Common Stock. The
payment of the Option Share Amount to the holder of a Company Stock
Option shall be reduced by any income or employment Tax withholding
required under (A) the Code, or (B) any applicable state,
local or foreign Tax Laws. To the extent that any amounts are
withheld, such amounts shall be treated for all purposes as having
been paid to the holder of that Company Stock Option.
(b) The Company shall take all requisite action so that, as of
the Effective Time, each Warrant that is outstanding immediately
prior to the Effective Time, whether or not then exercisable or
vested, by virtue of the Merger and without further action on the
part of Buyer, Sub, the Company or the holder of that Warrant,
shall be cancelled and converted into the right to receive an
amount in cash, without interest, equal to (i) the Warrant
Share Amount multiplied by (ii) the aggregate number of shares
of Company Capital Stock into which the applicable Warrant was
exercisable immediately prior to the Effective Time (whether or not
then vested or exercisable by its terms). The payment of the
Warrant Share Amount to the holder of a Warrant shall be reduced by
any income Tax withholding required under (A) the Code, or
(B) any applicable state, local or foreign Tax Laws. To the
extent that any amounts are withheld, such amounts shall be treated
for all purposes as having been paid to the holder of that
Warrant.
(c) The " Option Share Amount " means (i) the Per
Common Share Price less (ii) the exercise or purchase price
per share of Company Common Stock subject or related to the
applicable Company Stock Option.
(d) The " Warrant Share Amount " means (i) $10.75
less (ii) the exercise or purchase price per share of Company
Capital Stock subject or related to the applicable Warrant.
(e) The Company shall take all action reasonably necessary to
implement the provisions of this Section 2.2 and to ensure
that no Company Stock Option shall be exercisable for Company
Common Stock, and no Warrant shall be exercisable for Company
Capital Stock, following the Effective Time. At the Effective Time,
all Company Stock Options and Warrants shall be cancelled and all
Company Stock Option Plans shall terminate, and the Company shall
take all actions to ensure that such cancellations and terminations
occur. All administrative and other rights and authorities granted
under any Company Stock Option Plan to the Company, the board of
directors of the Company or any committee or designee thereof,
shall, following the Effective Time, reside with the Surviving
Corporation.
Section 2.3 Payment of Merger Consideration
.
(a) Prior to the Effective Time, Buyer shall appoint a
commercial bank or trust company reasonably acceptable to the
Company, as a paying agent (the " Paying Agent ") for the
benefit of the holders of Company Capital Stock that are not
Dissenting Shares and who are entitled to receive the Merger
Consideration (collectively, the " Holders "). At the
Effective Time, Buyer shall make available to the Paying Agent an
amount of cash sufficient to permit payment of the Merger
Consideration to the Holders (the " Exchange Fund "). The
Paying Agent shall invest the Exchange Fund as directed by Buyer or
the Surviving Corporation, as the case may be, on a daily basis,
and any interest and other income resulting from such investments
shall be paid to the Surviving Corporation. The Paying Agent shall
exchange the shares of Company Capital Stock for the Merger
Consideration in accordance with the terms of this Article II,
through such reasonable procedures as the Paying Agent or Buyer may
adopt.
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(b) As soon as practicable after the Effective
Time, Buyer or the Paying Agent shall cause to be mailed to each
record holder of a certificate or certificates that immediately
prior to the Effective Time represented Company Capital Stock
converted in the Merger (the " Certificates ") a letter of
transmittal (which shall specify that delivery shall be effected,
and risk of loss and title to the Certificates shall pass, only
upon actual delivery of the Certificates to the Paying Agent, and
shall contain instructions for use in effecting the surrender of
the Certificates and payment of the Merger Consideration). The
Paying Agent shall accept such certificates upon compliance with
such reasonable terms and conditions as the Paying Agent may impose
to effect an orderly exchange thereof in accordance with normal
exchange practices. Upon surrender for cancellation to the Paying
Agent of a Certificate held by any Holder, together with such
letter of transmittal, duly executed, the Holder of such
Certificate shall be entitled to receive in exchange therefor that
amount of cash equal to the portion of the Merger Consideration for
each share of Company Capital Stock represented by the Certificate.
Any Certificate so surrendered shall forthwith be
canceled.
(c) Notwithstanding the foregoing, no amounts shall be payable
at the Effective Time with respect to any Dissenting Shares or any
shares of Company Capital Stock with respect to which
dissenters’ rights have not terminated. In the case of
Dissenting Shares, payment shall be made in accordance with
Section 2.9 and the DGCL. In the case of any shares of Company
Capital Stock with respect to which dissenters’ rights have
not terminated as of the Effective Time, if such shares of Company
Capital Stock become Dissenting Shares, payment shall be made in
accordance with Section 2.9 and the DGCL, and if, instead, the
dissenters’ rights with respect to such shares irrevocably
terminate after the Effective Time, such shares of Company Capital
Stock shall be entitled to receive a portion of the Merger
Consideration in accordance with the provisions of this
Section 2.3.
(d) Any portion of the Exchange Fund that remains undistributed
to the former Holders for six months after the Effective Time shall
be delivered to the Surviving Corporation and any former Holders
who have not theretofore complied with this Article II shall
thereafter look only to the Surviving Corporation for payment of
any portion of the Merger Consideration. None of the Paying Agent,
Buyer nor the Surviving Corporation shall be liable to any holder
of shares of Company Capital Stock for cash delivered to a public
official in connection herewith pursuant to any applicable
abandoned property, escheat or similar law.
Section 2.4 Transfer Taxes; Withholding
. If any cash is to be paid to or issued in a name other than that
in which the Certificate surrendered in exchange therefor is
registered, it shall be a condition of such exchange that the
Certificate so surrendered shall be properly endorsed and otherwise
in proper form for transfer and that the Person requesting such
exchange shall pay to the Surviving Corporation or the Paying Agent
any transfer or other taxes required by reason of the payment of
cash in a name other than that of the registered holder of the
Certificate surrendered, or shall establish to the satisfaction of
the Surviving Corporation or the Paying Agent that such tax has
been paid or is not applicable. Buyer, the Surviving Corporation or
the Paying Agent shall be entitled to deduct and withhold from the
consideration otherwise payable pursuant to this Agreement to any
holder of shares of Company Capital Stock such
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amounts as Buyer or the Paying Agent is required
to deduct and withhold with respect to the making of such payment
under the Code or under any provision of state, local or foreign
tax law. To the extent that amounts are so withheld by Buyer, the
Surviving Corporation or the Paying Agent, such withheld amounts
shall be treated for all purposes of this Agreement as having been
paid to the holder of the shares of Company Capital Stock in
respect of which such deduction and withholding was made by Buyer,
the Surviving Corporation or the Paying Agent and transmitted by
Buyer, the Surviving Corporation or the Paying Agent to the
appropriate taxing authority with attribution to each specific
Holder.
Section 2.5 No Further Ownership Rights in Company
Common Stock . All amounts paid to Holders upon the
surrender for exchange of Certificates in accordance with the terms
hereof shall be deemed to have been paid in full satisfaction of
all rights pertaining to the shares of Company Capital Stock
represented by such Certificates.
Section 2.6 Closing of
Company Transfer Books . At the Effective Time,
the stock transfer books of the Company shall be closed and no
transfer of shares of Company Capital Stock shall thereafter be
made on the records of the Company. If, after the Effective Time,
Certificates are presented to the Surviving Corporation or Buyer,
such Certificates shall be canceled and exchanged as provided in
this Article II.
Section 2.7 Lost Certificates . If any
Certificate shall have been lost, stolen or destroyed, upon the
making of an affidavit of that fact by the Person claiming such
Certificate to be lost, stolen or destroyed and, if required by the
Surviving Corporation or the Paying Agent, the posting by such
Person of a bond, in such reasonable amount as the Surviving
Corporation may direct as indemnity against any claim that may be
made against them with respect to such Certificate, the Surviving
Corporation will pay in exchange for such lost, stolen or destroyed
Certificate the amounts to which the holders thereof are entitled
pursuant to Section 2.1.
Section 2.8 Further Assurances . If at any
time after the Effective Time the Surviving Corporation shall
consider or be advised that any deeds, bills of sale, assignments
or assurances or any other acts or things are necessary, desirable
or proper (a) to vest, perfect or confirm, of record or
otherwise, in the Surviving Corporation its right, title or
interest in, to or under any of the rights, privileges, powers,
franchises, properties or assets of either of the Constituent
Corporations, or (b) otherwise to carry out the purposes of
this Agreement, the Surviving Corporation and its proper officers
and directors or their designees shall be authorized to execute and
deliver, in the name and on behalf of either of the Constituent
Corporations, all such deeds, bills of sale, assignments and
assurances and to do, in the name and on behalf of either
Constituent Corporation, all such other acts and things as may be
necessary, desirable or proper to vest, perfect or confirm the
Surviving Corporation’s right, title or interest in, to or
under any of the rights, privileges, powers, franchises, properties
or assets of such Constituent Corporation and otherwise to carry
out the purposes of this Agreement.
Section 2.9 Dissenters’ Rights .
(a) Shares of Company Capital Stock that have not been voted for
approval of this Agreement or consented thereto in writing and with
respect to which a demand for payment and appraisal has been
properly made and perfected in accordance with Section 262 of
the
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DGCL (" Dissenting Shares ") or shares
that have not voted in favor of the Merger and with respect to
which dissenters’ rights have not terminated, will not be
converted into the right to receive from the Surviving Corporation
the portion of the Merger Consideration otherwise payable with
respect to such shares at or after the Effective Time and the
holder thereof shall be entitled only to such rights are as granted
by the DGCL. If a holder of Dissenting Shares (a " Dissenting
Stockholder ") fails to perfect, withdraws or loses his or her
demand for such payment and appraisal or such Dissenting Shares (or
such other shares with respect to which dissenters’ rights
have not terminated) become ineligible for such payment and
appraisal, then, as of the Effective Time or the occurrence of such
event of withdrawal or ineligibility, whichever last occurs, such
holder’s Dissenting Shares will cease to be Dissenting Shares
(or, in the case of such other shares, the dissenters’ rights
shall have terminated) and each share of Company Capital Stock will
be converted into the right to receive, and will be exchangeable
for, the portion of the Merger Consideration into which such
Dissenting Shares would have been converted pursuant to
Section 2.1.
(b) The Company shall give Buyer and Sub prompt notice of any
demand received by the Company from a holder of Dissenting Shares
for appraisal of shares of Company Capital Stock, withdrawals of
such demands and any other instruments served pursuant to the DGCL
and received by the Company, and copies of any correspondence
received by the Company relating to any such demand or potential
demand, and the Surviving Corporation and Buyer shall have the
right to participate in and, after the Effective Time, to direct,
all negotiations and proceedings with respect to such demand. The
Company agrees that, except with the prior written consent of Buyer
and Sub, or as required under the DGCL, it will not voluntarily
make any payment with respect to, or settle or offer or agree to
settle, any such demand for appraisal. Each Dissenting Stockholder
who, pursuant to the provisions of Section 262 of the DGCL,
becomes entitled to payment of the value of the Dissenting Shares
will receive payment therefor after the value therefor has been
agreed upon or finally determined pursuant to such provisions, and
any Merger Consideration that would have been payable with respect
to such Dissenting Shares will be retained by Buyer.
ARTICLE III
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE
COMPANY
The Company hereby represents and warrants to Buyer and Sub,
except as set forth in a disclosure letter (the " Company
Disclosure Letter ") delivered to Buyer and Sub on the date of
this Agreement (which disclosure letter shall be arranged in
sections corresponding to the numbered and lettered sections of
this Article III, and any information disclosed in any such section
of the disclosure letter shall be deemed to be disclosed only for
purposes of the corresponding section of this Article III, unless
it is readily apparent that the disclosure contained in such
section of the disclosure letter contains enough information
regarding the subject matter of other representations and
warranties contained in this Article III as to clearly qualify or
otherwise clearly apply to such other representations and
warranties), as follows:
Section 3.1 Organization and Qualification;
Subsidiaries .
(a) The Company is duly organized and validly existing under the
laws of the State of Delaware and has the requisite corporate power
and authority to carry on its business as
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it is now being conducted. The Company is
qualified to transact business and, where applicable, is in good
standing in each jurisdiction in which the properties owned or
leased by it or the nature of the business conducted by it makes
such qualification necessary, except where the failure to be so
qualified or in good standing would not, individually or in the
aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect.
(b) For purposes of this Agreement,
(i) any reference to any event, change or effect being
"material" with respect to any entity means an event, change or
effect that is material in relation to the financial condition,
businesses or results of operations of such entity and its
Subsidiaries taken as a whole; and
(ii) the term " Material Adverse Effect " shall mean a
material adverse effect on the financial condition, businesses or
results of operations of the Company and its Subsidiaries taken as
a whole; provided, that the following shall not be deemed to have a
Material Adverse Effect: any change or event caused by or resulting
from (A) changes, after the date hereof, in prevailing
economic or market conditions in the United States,
(B) changes or events, after the date hereof, affecting the
industries in which the Company and its Subsidiaries operate
generally, (C) changes, after the date hereof, in generally
accepted accounting principles or requirements applicable to the
Company and its Subsidiaries, (D) changes, after the date
hereof, in laws, rules or regulations of general applicability or
interpretations thereof by any Governmental Authority (except, with
respect to each of clauses (A) through (D) of this
Section 3.1(b)(ii), to the extent those changes or events have
a disproportionate effect on the Company and its Subsidiaries
relative to other similarly situated participants in the industries
in which they operate), (E) changes or events, after the date
hereof, arising from the announcement or pendency of the Merger or
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement other than changes
or events directly affecting the customers, suppliers or employees
of the Company and its Subsidiaries; (F) any change in the
trading price of the Company Common Stock in and of itself,
(G) any failure, in and of itself, by the Company to meet
internal or other estimates, predictions, projections or forecasts
of revenue, net income or any other measure of financial
performance (it being understood that, with respect to clauses
(F) and (G), the facts or circumstances giving rise or
contributing to such change in trading price or failure to meet
estimates or projections may be deemed to constitute, and shall be
taken into account in determining whether there has been, a
Material Adverse Effect), or (H) any act of terrorism,
commencement or escalation of armed hostilities in the U.S. or
internationally against U.S. citizens or facilities in any other
country which the Company or its Subsidiaries conduct business, or
any declaration of war against the U.S. by any country in which the
Company or its Subsidiaries conduct business. Notwithstanding any
of the foregoing, (1) any change, event or occurrence (except
with respect to any data relating solely to the efficacy of Xyrem
in the treatment of fibromyalgia in the Company’s pending
SXB-26 fibromyalgia proof of principle clinical trial) which,
individually or in the aggregate, would reasonably be expected to
have a material adverse effect on the results or prospects of Xyrem
and (2) the approval by the FDA of an ANDA for an AB-rated
fomepizole injection, shall each be deemed to be a Material Adverse
Effect.
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Section 3.2
Capitalization.
(a) The Company is a corporation organized under the laws of the
state of Delaware and has authorized 23,477,000 shares of common
stock, $0.01 par value per share (the " Company Common Stock
"), of which 11,488,024 shares are outstanding as of the date
hereof and 14,000 shares of Senior Convertible Preferred Stock,
$0.01 par value per share (the " Senior Preferred Stock "),
5,000 shares of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock, $0.01 par
value per share (the " Series B Preferred Stock "), 4,000
shares of Series C Convertible Preferred Stock, $0.01 par value per
share (the " Series C Preferred Stock ") and 1,500,000
shares of Series D Non-Voting Convertible Preferred Stock, $0.01
par value per share (the " Series D Preferred Stock ," and
together with the Senior Preferred Stock, the Series B Preferred
Stock and the Series C Preferred Stock, collectively, the "
Company Preferred Stock ") (the Company Common Stock and the
Company Preferred Stock are collectively referred to as the "
Company Capital Stock "). As of the date hereof, 8,706
shares of Senior Preferred Stock, which are convertible into
1,069,533 shares of Common Stock, and 4,420 shares of Series B
Preferred Stock, which are convertible into 680,000 shares of
Common Stock, were issued and outstanding, all of which shares were
validly issued and fully paid, nonassessable and free of preemptive
rights. As of the date hereof, no shares of Series C Preferred
Stock or Series D Preferred Stock were issued and outstanding. As
of the date hereof, (i) 3,743,970 shares of Company Common
Stock were authorized for issuance under the terms of the
Company’s 1994 Stock Option Plan and 2004 Stock Incentive
Plan (the " Company Stock Option Plans ") of which options
to purchase 1,726,489 shares of Company Common Stock were granted
and are currently outstanding (the " Company Stock Options
") at a weighted average exercise price of $9.4179, (ii) there
were outstanding warrants (the " Warrants ") to purchase up
to 15,000 shares of Company Common Stock at an exercise price of
$8.51 per share, up to 2,050 shares of Series C Preferred Stock or
315,385 shares of Series D Preferred Stock at an exercise price of
$6.50 per share and which are convertible into 315,385 shares of
Common Stock, and up to 282,353 shares of Series D Preferred Stock
at an exercise price of $4.25 per share and which are convertible
into 282,353 shares of Common Stock, and (iii) 200,000 shares
of Company Common Stock were authorized for issuance under the
Company’s Employee Stock Purchase Plan. All shares of Company
Common Stock and Company Preferred Stock subject to issuance as
aforesaid, upon issuance on the terms and conditions specified in
the instruments pursuant to which they are issuable, will be duly
authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable. All
dividends on Company Preferred Stock accruing under the Restated
Certificate and required to be paid prior to the date hereof have
been fully accrued and paid, and the amounts of any dividends that
will accrue with respect to the Company Preferred Stock after the
date hereof and prior to the Closing Date are set forth in
Section 3.2(a) of the Company Disclosure Letter.
(b) Section 3.2(b) of the Company Disclosure Letter sets
forth the following information with respect to each Company Stock
Option and Warrant outstanding as of the date of this Agreement:
(i) the name and address of the optionee or Warrant holder;
(ii) the particular plan or agreement pursuant to which such
Company Stock Option or Warrant was granted; (iii) the number
of shares of Company Common Stock and/or Company Preferred Stock
subject to such Company Stock Option or Warrant; (iv) the
exercise price of such Company Stock Option or Warrant;
(v) the date on which such Company Stock Option or Warrant was
granted; (vi) the vesting schedule applicable to such Company
Stock Option; (vii) the date on which such Company Stock
Option or Warrant expires; and (viii) whether the
exercisability of such
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Company Stock Option or Warrant will be
accelerated in any way by the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement (and the extent of any such acceleration). The Company
has made available to Buyer and Sub accurate and complete copies of
all stock option plans and warrant agreements pursuant to which the
Company has granted such Company Stock Options and Warrants that
are currently outstanding and the form of all stock option
agreements evidencing such Company Stock Options.
(c) Except as set forth in Section 3.2(c) of the Company
Disclosure Letter, there are no outstanding subscriptions, options,
contracts, rights or warrants, including any right of conversion or
exchange under any outstanding security, instrument or other
agreement, obligating Company or any Subsidiary of Company to issue
additional shares of capital stock of, or other equity interests
in, Company or any Subsidiary of Company. Except for the Warrants
identified in Section 3.2(a) above, there are no outstanding
share appreciation rights or similar rights of Company or any of
its Subsidiaries. There are no voting trusts, irrevocable proxies
or other agreements or understandings to which Company or any
Subsidiary of Company is a party or is bound with respect to the
voting of any shares of capital stock of, or other equity interests
in, Company or any Subsidiary of Company. Except as set forth in
Section 3.2(c) of the Company Disclosure Letter, there are no
outstanding contractual obligations of Company or any Subsidiary of
Company to repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any shares of
Company Common Stock or any capital stock of any Subsidiary of
Company or to provide funds to, or make any investment (in the form
of a loan, capital contribution or otherwise) in, any Subsidiary of
Company or any other Person. All outstanding shares of Company
Common Stock, all outstanding Company Stock Options, and all
outstanding shares of capital stock of each Subsidiary of Company
have been issued and granted in compliance with (i) all
applicable securities Laws and other applicable Laws and
regulations and (ii) all requirements set forth in applicable
contracts.
(d) No Voting Debt of the Company is issued and outstanding.
Section 3.3 Subsidiaries . Each direct and
indirect Subsidiary of the Company is listed in Section 3.3 of
the Company Disclosure Letter. Each Subsidiary is duly organized
and validly existing under the laws of its jurisdiction of
organization and has the requisite power and authority to own,
lease and operate its assets and properties and to carry on its
business as it is now being conducted. Each Subsidiary of the
Company is qualified to transact business, and, where applicable,
is in good standing, in each jurisdiction in which the properties
owned or leased by it or the nature of the business conducted by it
makes such qualification necessary, except in all cases where the
failure to be so qualified or in good standing would not,
individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a
Material Adverse Effect. All of the outstanding capital shares or
other equity interests of each Subsidiary of the Company are
validly issued, and where such Subsidiary is a corporation fully
paid and nonassessable and, except as set forth in Section 3.3
of the Company Disclosure Letter, are owned directly or indirectly
by the Company free and clear of all Liens. Except as set forth in
Section 3.3 of the Company Disclosure Letter, there are no
subscriptions, options, warrants, voting trusts, proxies or other
commitments, understandings, restrictions or arrangements to which
the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party relating to the
issuance, sale, voting or transfer of any capital shares or other
equity interests of any Subsidiary of the Company, including any
right of conversion or exchange under any outstanding security,
instrument or agreement. No
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Subsidiaries own any Company Capital Stock or any
options, warrants or other rights to purchase, or any security,
instrument or other agreement having a right of conversion or
exchange into, any Company Capital Stock.
Section 3.4 Certificate of Incorporation and
Bylaws . The Company has heretofore furnished to Buyer and
Sub a complete and correct copy of the Amended and Restated
Certificate of Incorporation of the Company (the " Restated
Certificate ") and the Amended and Restated Bylaws of the
Company (the " Restated Bylaws ") or equivalent
organizational documents, each as amended to date, of the Company
and each Subsidiary. Such certificate of incorporation, bylaws, or
equivalent organizational documents are in full force and effect.
Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary is in violation of any
provisions of its certificate of incorporation, bylaws or
equivalent organizational documents.
Section 3.5 Authority, Non-Contravention;
Approvals .
(a) The Company has the necessary corporate power and corporate
authority to enter into this Agreement and, subject to the adoption
of this Agreement by the Required Company Vote, to carry out its
obligations hereunder and to consummate the transactions
contemplated hereby. The execution and delivery of this Agreement
by the Company and the consummation by the Company of the
transactions contemplated hereby have been duly authorized by all
necessary corporate action on the part of the Company, subject to
the adoption of this Agreement by the Required Company Vote. This
Agreement has been duly and validly executed and delivered by the
Company and, assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery
by Buyer and Sub, constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation
of the Company, enforceable against it in accordance with its
terms, except to the extent that the enforceability thereof may be
limited by (i) applicable bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization or other similar laws affecting the enforcement of
creditors’ rights generally and by principles of equity
regarding the availability of remedies or (ii) rules of Law
governing specific performance, injunctive relief and other
equitable remedies.
(b) The Board of Directors, by resolutions duly adopted by a
unanimous vote at a meeting duly called and held and not
subsequently rescinded or modified in any way, has duly
(i) determined that this Agreement and the Merger are
advisable, fair to and in the best interests of the Company and its
stockholders, (ii) approved this Agreement, the Voting
Agreement and the Merger and for purposes of the DGCL, including
without limitation, Section 203 thereof, and
(iii) recommended that the stockholders of the Company approve
and adopt this Agreement and approve the Merger and directed that
this Agreement and the Merger be submitted for consideration by the
Company’s stockholders at the Company Stockholders
Meeting.
(c) The only votes of the holders of any class or series of
capital stock of the Company necessary to approve this Agreement,
the Merger or any transaction contemplated by this Agreement are
(i) the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the
issued and outstanding Senior Preferred Stock, voting together with
the holders of Company Common Stock on an as converted basis, and
(ii) the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the
Senior Preferred Stock issued and outstanding, voting as a separate
class, in each case, in favor of the approval and adoption of this
Agreement (collectively, the " Required Company Vote ").
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(d) The execution and delivery of this Agreement,
the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and the
compliance by the Company with any of the provisions hereof will
not conflict with or result in any violation or breach of or
default (with or without notice or lapse of time, or both) under,
or give rise to any right of termination, cancellation or
acceleration or require any consent, waiver or approval under,
(i) any provision of the organizational documents of the
Company or its Subsidiaries, (ii) any Contract to which the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party or bound or to which
the Company’s or any of its Subsidiaries’ property or
assets are subject or (iii) any applicable provision of any
Law by which the Company or its Subsidiaries is bound or to which
any of their property or assets is subject, other than in the cases
of clauses (ii) and (iii), any such conflicts, violations,
breaches or defaults, or failure to obtain consents, waivers or
approvals, which, individually or in the aggregate, would not
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect.
Section 3.6 Governmental Approvals . No
notice to, filing with, or authorization, registration, consent or
approval of any governmental or regulatory authority, agency,
department, board, commission, administration or instrumentality,
any court, tribunal or arbitrator and any self regulatory
organization (" Governmental Authority ") on the part of the
Company or any Subsidiary of the Company is required in connection
with the execution or delivery by the Company of this Agreement or
the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated
hereby other than (i) filings under the Hart-Scott-Rodino
Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended, and the rules and
regulations promulgated thereunder (the " HSR Act "), or any
applicable foreign antitrust statute, law, rule or regulation or
any order, decision, injunction, judgment, award or decree ("
Law "), (ii) such filings as may be required in any
jurisdiction where the Company is qualified or authorized to do
business as a foreign corporation in order to maintain such
qualification or authorization and (iii) those other notices,
filings, authorizations, registrations, consents and approvals
that, if they were not obtained or made, would not reasonably be
expected to materially affect the ability of the Company to
consummate the Merger or to have, individually or in the aggregate,
a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 3.7 SEC Documents.
(a) The Company has timely filed with the U.S. Securities and
Exchange Commission (the " SEC ") all reports, schedules,
forms, statements and other documents required to be filed with the
SEC by the Company since January 1, 2002 (collectively, the "
Company SEC Documents ").
(b) As of its respective date, each Company SEC Document
complied in all material respects with the requirements of the
Exchange Act or the Securities Act, as the case may be, and, to the
extent not included in the Exchange Act or the Securities Act, the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (the " Sarbanes-Oxley Act "),
rules and regulations promulgated by the NASD and the rules and
regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder applicable to such
Company SEC Document, and did not contain any untrue statement of a
material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be
stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements
therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made,
not misleading. None of the Subsidiaries of the Company is required
to file or furnish any statements or reports with the SEC pursuant
to Sections 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act. Except to the
extent that information contained in any Company SEC Document has
been revised or superseded by a later Company
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SEC Document filed with the SEC prior to the date
hereof, none of the Company SEC Documents filed with the SEC prior
to the date hereof contain any untrue statement of a material fact
or omits to state any material fact required to be stated therein
or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of
the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.
Except to the extent that information contained in any Company SEC
Document has been revised or superseded by a later Company SEC
Document filed with the SEC prior to the Closing, none of the
Company SEC Documents filed with the SEC after the date hereof
contains any untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state
any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in
order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances
under which they were made, not misleading.
(c) The consolidated financial statements of the Company
included in the Company SEC Documents (the " Company Financial
Statements ") comply as to form in all material respects with
applicable accounting requirements and the published rules and
regulations of the SEC with respect thereto, have been prepared in
accordance with GAAP (except, in the case of unaudited statements,
as permitted by Form 10-Q of the SEC) applied on a consistent basis
during the periods involved (except as may be indicated in the
notes thereto) and fairly present in all material respects the
financial position of the Company and its Subsidiaries on a
consolidated basis as of the dates thereof and the results of their
operations and cash flows for the periods shown (subject, in the
case of unaudited statements, to normal year-end audit
adjustments). Each of the principal executive officer of the
Company and the principal financial officer of the Company (or each
former principal executive officer of the Company and each former
principal financial officer of the Company, as applicable) has made
the certifications required by Sections 302 and 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act and the rules and regulations of the SEC
promulgated thereunder with respect to the Company’s filings
pursuant to the Exchange Act. For purposes of the preceding
sentence, "principal executive officer" and "principal financial
officer" shall have the meanings given to such terms in the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act.
(d) The effectiveness of any additional SEC disclosure
requirement that, as of the date of this Agreement, has been
formally proposed that is not yet in effect, will not lead to any
material change in the Company’s disclosures as set forth in
the Company SEC Documents.
(e) The Company and its Subsidiaries have designed and maintain
a system of internal controls over financial reporting (as defined
in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) of the Exchange Act) sufficient to
provide reasonable assurances regarding the reliability of
financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for
external purposes in accordance with GAAP. The Company (A) has
designed and maintains disclosure controls and procedures (as
defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) of the Exchange Act) to
ensure that material information required to be disclosed by the
Company in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange
Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time
periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms and is
accumulated and communicated to the Company’s management as
appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required
disclosure, and (B) has disclosed, based on its most recent
evaluation of such disclosure controls and procedures prior to the
date hereof, to the Company’s auditors and the audit
committee of the Company’s Board of Directors (1) any
significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or
operation of internal controls over financial reporting that are
reasonably likely to adversely affect in any material respect the
Company’s ability to record, process, summarize and report
financial
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information and (2) any fraud, whether or
not material, that involves management or other employees who have
a significant role in the Company’s internal controls over
financial reporting. The Company has made available to Buyer and
Sub a summary of any such disclosure made by management to the
Company’s auditors and audit committee since January 1,
2002. The Company has made available to Buyer and Sub all
correspondence between the Company and its auditors since
January 1, 2002.
Section 3.8 Undisclosed Liabilities; Absence of
Certain Changes or Events .
(a) Except as disclosed in the Company SEC Documents, neither
the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has as of the date of this
Agreement any liabilities or obligations (whether absolute,
accrued, contingent or otherwise) of any nature, except
liabilities, obligations or contingencies which (i) are
accrued or reserved against in the Company Financial Statements or
reflected in the notes thereto, (ii) would not, individually
or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect, or (iii) have been discharged or paid in full
prior to the date hereof. The Company and its Subsidiaries do not
have any Indebtedness, except any Indebtedness that may be incurred
after the date hereof and prior to the Effective Time in accordance
with Section 5.1(a)(viii).
(b) Except as disclosed in Section 3.8(b) of the Company
Disclosure Letter, from January 1, 2005 through the date of
this Agreement, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has
(x) declared, set aside or paid to any holder of Company
Common Stock or Company Preferred Stock any dividend or
distribution payable in cash, stock, property or otherwise,
(y) repurchased, redeemed or otherwise acquired from any
holder of Company Common Stock or Company Preferred Stock, any
shares of Company Common Stock or Company Preferred Stock or shares
of capital stock or other equity interests of any Subsidiary of the
Company or (z) engaged in any of the actions identified in
Section 5.1(a) hereof. Since January 1, 2005, there has
not occurred any change, event or effect that has had or would,
individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a
Material Adverse Effect.
Section 3.9 Litigation . Except as disclosed
in the Company SEC Documents filed since January 1, 2005 and
prior to the date hereof or as set forth in Section 3.9 of the
Company Disclosure Letter, there are no claims, actions, suits,
proceedings or investigations pending or, to the Knowledge of the
Company, threatened, against or involving the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries or any properties or rights of the Company or any of
its Subsidiaries or, to the Knowledge of the Company, any
directors, officers, employees or consultants of the Company or any
of its Subsidiaries, by or before any Governmental Authority or
arbitrator which if adversely determined would, individually or in
the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect. Except as set forth in Section 3.9 of the Company
Disclosure Letter, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries
nor any of their respective properties is subject to any order,
judgment, injunction or decree or, to the Knowledge of the Company,
any investigation by any Governmental Authority.
Section 3.10 Material Contracts .
(a) Except as set forth in Section 3.10(a) of the Company
Disclosure Letter, neither the Company nor any Subsidiary is party
to any written or oral binding undertaking,
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commitment, note, bond, mortgage, indenture,
contract, lease, license, agreement or instrument ("
Contract ") that is required to be described in or filed as
an exhibit to any Company SEC Document that is not so described in
or filed as required by the Securities Act or Exchange Act, as the
case may be. Except as set forth in Section 3.10(a) of the
Company Disclosure Letter (and, solely with respect to
Section 3.10(a)(i), except to the extent previously included
as exhibits to reports previously filed by the Company with the
SEC), neither the Company nor any Subsidiary is party to any of the
following (each, together with the Contracts identified in
Section 3.10(b) of the Company Disclosure Letter, a "
Company Material Contract "):
(i) any Contract that is a "material contract" (as such term is
defined in Item 601(b)(10) of Regulation S-K promulgated by
the SEC);
(ii) any Contract under which it has outstanding indebtedness
for money borrowed or guaranteed indebtedness for money borrowed of
any Person;
(iii) any Contract that (A) restricts it from participating
or competing in any line of business, market or geographic area, or
any therapeutic area, class of drugs, any particular drug or any
mechanism of action, (B) restricts the development,
manufacture, marketing or distribution of any product; or
(C) grants any exclusive rights of development, manufacture,
marketing, sale, distribution, importation, exportation or other
exclusive rights, rights of refusal, rights of first negotiation or
similar rights of any nature to any Person;
(iv) any Contract that would reasonably be expected to prevent,
materially delay or materially impede the consummation of any of
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement; or
(v) any Contract the termination of which would reasonably be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on the Company.
A complete and correct copy of each agreement or document
required by this Section 3.10(a) to be listed in
Section 3.10(a) of the Company Disclosure Letter (including
any amendments thereto) has been made available by the Company to
Buyer and Sub or filed by the Company as an exhibit to its Company
SEC Documents. All Company Material Contracts are in written
form.
(b) Section 3.10(b) of the Company Disclosure Letter sets
forth a complete and accurate list of all material Contracts to
which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party as of the
date hereof or by which they are bound relating to the research,
development, distribution, training, sale, license, marketing and
supply of materials or components for, and manufacturing by third
parties of, each Drug Product, and the Company has made available
to Buyer true and complete copies of all such Contracts, as
currently in effect.
(c) All Company Material Contracts are valid and binding and are
in full force and effect and enforceable against the Company or
such Subsidiary in accordance with their respective terms, except
as to the effect, if any, of (i) applicable bankruptcy or
other similar laws affecting the rights of creditors generally,
(ii) rules of Law governing specific performance, injunctive
relief and other equitable remedies and (iii) to the extent
applicable, the enforceability of provisions regarding
indemnification in connection with the sale or issuance of
securities.
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Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries
is in material violation or breach of or default under, or has
received notice of any material violation or breach of or default
under, any such Company Material Contract. To the Knowledge of the
Company, no other party to a Company Material Contract is in
material violation or breach of or default under any such Company
Material Contract.
Section 3.11 Compliance with Laws/Permits
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(a) Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is in
violation, or has violated, any applicable provisions of, or
committed or failed to perform any act which, with or without
notice, lapse of time or both, would constitute a default under the
provisions of, (i) any Laws applicable to the Company or its
Subsidiaries or any property or asset of the Company or its
Subsidiaries, or (ii) any Company Permit, except for any
violations which would not, individually or in the aggregate,
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Except as
described in Section 3.11(a) of the Company Disclosure Letter,
neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has received any
written notification from any Governmental Authority asserting that
the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has failed to comply, or is
not in compliance, with applicable Law and to the Company’s
Knowledge, no investigation or review of the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries by any Governmental Authority is pending, and to the
Company’s Knowledge, no such notification, investigation or
review has been threatened in writing against the Company or any of
its Subsidiaries and no reasonable basis therefor exists, except as
would not, in each event, individually or in the aggregate,
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(b) The Company and its Subsidiaries have all Permits required
in connection with the operation of their respective businesses
(collectively, " Company Permits "). As of the date hereof,
no suspension or cancellation of any Company Permit is pending or,
to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened. Since January 1,
2005, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has
(i) been denied or failed to receive or renew any Permit that
it had sought that would, if currently possessed by the Company or
a Subsidiary of the Company, be reasonably likely to be material to
the operation of the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries,
taken as a whole, or (ii) had any Permit suspended or
cancelled or failed to be renewed that would, if currently
possessed by the Company or a Subsidiary of the Company, be
reasonably likely to be material to the operation of the business
of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.
Section 3.12 Taxes .
Except as set forth in Section 3.12 of the Company
Disclosure Letter:
(a) Each of the Company and its Subsidiaries has timely filed
all Tax returns required to be filed by it, and has paid, collected
or withheld all Taxes required to be paid, collected or withheld,
except Taxes that are immaterial in amount. All such Tax returns
are true, correct and complete in all material respects. The
current liability accruals for Taxes with respect to the Company
and its Subsidiaries reflected in the balance sheet included in the
most recent Company SEC Documents are adequate to cover material
Tax liabilities accruing through the date of such Company SEC
Documents. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has requested an
extension of time within which to file any Tax Return or been
granted any extension or waiver of the statute of limitations
period applicable to any Tax Return that remains in effect.
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(b) There are no audits, examinations, claims or
assessments pending against the Company or any Subsidiary with
respect to Taxes, and neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has
been notified in writing of any proposed Tax audits, claims or
assessments against the Company or any Subsidiary.
(c) There are no waivers or extensions of any applicable statute
of limitations to assess any amount of Taxes with respect to the
Company or any Subsidiary.
(d) There are no Liens for any Tax upon any asset of the Company
or any Subsidiary, except for Liens for Taxes that are not yet due
and payable.
(e) The Company will not be precluded by Section 280G of
the Code from deducting for federal income Tax purposes any payment
to be made either alone or in conjunction with any other payment to
any employee, former employee, director, or former director of the
Company as a result of or in connection with the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement.
(f) Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary is a party to any Tax
sharing, Tax indemnity or Tax a
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