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Exhibit 2.1
AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER
BY AND AMONG
NAVTEQ CORPORATION,
NAVTEQ HOLDINGS B.V.,
NAVTEQ HOLDINGS DELAWARE II, INC.
THE MAP NETWORK INC.
AND
GANNETT SATELLITE INFORMATION NETWORK, INC.
(AS REPRESENTATIVE OF THE PARTICIPATING
STOCKHOLDERS)
Dated as of December 5, 2006
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Exhibits and Schedules
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Exhibit A
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Form of Stockholder Support Agreement
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Exhibit A-1
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Form of Convertible Securities
Agreement
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Exhibit B
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Form of Indemnity Escrow Agreement
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Exhibit C
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Preliminary Merger Consideration Allocation
Schedule
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Exhibit C-1
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Form of Final Merger Consideration Allocation
Schedule
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Exhibit D
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Form of Sale Bonus Holdback Agreement
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Exhibit E
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Exhibit F
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Form of Non-Competition and Non-Solicitation
Agreements
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Exhibit G
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Key Employees
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Exhibit H
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Financial Statements Certificate
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Exhibit J
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Board Releases
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Schedule I
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Stockholders Delivering Consents
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Schedule 2.3(b)(vi)
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Sale Bonus Payments
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Schedule 2.3(b)(vii)
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Schedule 2.3(c)(iii)
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Schedule 6.17
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Service Credit
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Company Disclosure Letter
Parent Disclosure Letter
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AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF
MERGER
THIS AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER (this " Agreement ") is
made and entered into as of December 5, 2006, by and among NAVTEQ
Corporation, a Delaware corporation (" Parent "), NAVTEQ
Holdings B.V., a corporation organized under the laws of The
Netherlands and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent (" BV
Sub "), NAVTEQ Holdings Delaware II, Inc., a Delaware
corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of BV Sub (" Merger
Sub "), The Map Network Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "
Company "), and for the purposes described herein, Gannett
Satellite Information Network, Inc., as the representative of the
Participating Stockholders (the " Representative ").
All capitalized terms used in this Agreement shall have the
respective meanings ascribed thereto in Article I.
RECITALS
WHEREAS , the Boards of Directors of Parent, BV Sub, Merger Sub
and the Company deem it advisable and in the best interest of their
respective stockholders to consummate the transactions contemplated
by this Agreement on the terms and subject to the conditions
provided for herein;
WHEREAS , the Boards of Directors of Parent, Merger Sub
and the Company and the shareholder and managing director of BV Sub
have approved, in accordance with applicable provisions of
Applicable Law, this Agreement and the transactions contemplated
hereby, including the acquisition of the Company by BV Sub through
the Merger, and the Board of Directors of the Company has resolved
to submit this Agreement and the Merger to the stockholders of the
Company for their approval and to recommend that the stockholders
approve and adopt this Agreement and approve the Merger;
WHEREAS , it is proposed that the acquisition of the
Company by BV Sub be accomplished by the merger of the Merger Sub
with and into the Company, with the Company being the Surviving
Corporation, in accordance with the applicable provisions of
Delaware Law, and each share of the capital stock and all other
outstanding securities of the Company will thereupon be cancelled
and converted into the right to receive the consideration as set
forth herein, all upon the terms and subject to the conditions set
forth herein;
WHEREAS , immediately following the execution and
delivery of this Agreement by the Company pursuant to the
resolutions of the Board of Directors of the Company (i) the
stockholders of the Company identified on Schedule I hereto,
representing, in the aggregate, not less than seventy percent (70%)
of the issued and outstanding shares of the Company Common Stock,
Company Series A Preferred and Company Series B Preferred Stock,
voting together as a single class and on an as if converted to
Common Stock basis and (ii) Gannett Satellite Information Network,
Inc., as the sole holder of the Company Series B Preferred Stock as
of the date hereof (each, a " Consenting Stockholder " and
collectively, the " Consenting Stockholders "), will have
executed and delivered to the Company, Parent, BV Sub and Merger
Sub the Stockholder Support Agreement, in the form attached hereto
as Exhibit A , and will have delivered to the Company their
written consents pursuant to Section 228 of the DGCL, which
consents adopt and approve this Agreement and approve the Merger in
accordance with Delaware Law and the Company Charter Documents;
and
WHEREAS , Parent, BV Sub, Merger Sub
and the Company desire to make certain representations, warranties,
covenants and agreements in connection with the Merger and also to
prescribe various conditions to the Merger.
NOW, THEREFORE , in consideration of the foregoing
premises and the representations, warranties, covenants and
agreements set forth herein, as well as other good and valuable
consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby
acknowledged and accepted, and intending to be legally bound
hereby, Parent, BV Sub, Merger Sub and the Company hereby agree as
follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
1.1.
Certain Definitions. For all purposes of and under
this Agreement, the following capitalized terms shall have the
following respective meanings:
"Acquisition Proposal" shall mean any offer,
proposal or any third party indication of interest or intent
relating to any transaction or series of related transactions
involving a merger, consolidation, share exchange, business
combination, sale of a majority or all assets, sale of shares of
capital stock of the Company or similar transaction or any
combination of the foregoing involving the Company (other than the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the issuance of
shares of capital stock upon the exercise of Company Options,
Company Warrants or Company Convertible Notes outstanding on the
date of this Agreement).
"Affiliate" shall mean, with respect to any
Person, any other Person which directly or indirectly controls, is
controlled by or is under common control with such Person. For
purposes of the immediately preceding sentence, the term "control"
(including, with correlative meanings, the terms "controlling,"
"controlled by" and "under common control with"), as used with
respect to any Person, means the possession, directly or
indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the
management and policies of such Person, whether through ownership
of voting securities, by contract or otherwise.
"Applicable Law" shall mean any and all applicable
federal, state, local, municipal, foreign or other law, statute,
treaty, constitution, principle of common law, resolution,
ordinance, code, edict, decree, directive, published guidance,
order, rule, regulation, ruling or requirement issued, enacted,
adopted, promulgated, implemented or otherwise put into effect by
or under the authority of any Governmental Authority.
"Business Day" shall mean any day, other than a
Saturday, Sunday and any day which is a legal holiday under the
laws of the State of Delaware.
"Code" shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of
1986, as amended.
"Company Common Stock " shall mean the class of
common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Company.
"Company Convertible Notes" shall mean any
outstanding notes issued by the Company that are convertible into
shares of Series B Preferred Stock upon the consummation of the
Merger.
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"Company Material Adverse
Effect" any change, circumstance, development, effect,
event, fact or occurrence that, individually, or when taken
together with all such other changes, circumstances, developments,
effects, events, facts or occurrences that exist or have occurred
prior to the date of determination of the Company Material Adverse
Effect, has caused, resulted in or had, or is reasonably likely to
cause, result in or have, a material and adverse effect on the
business, condition (financial or otherwise), assets (whether real,
personal or mixed, tangible or intangible), properties, or results
of operations of the Company; provided, however, that, in no event
shall the following be deemed to constitute or be taken into
account in determining whether a Company Material Adverse Effect
has occurred: any change, circumstance, development, effect,
event, fact or occurrence primarily resulting (i) from changes
affecting the United States or world economy generally, which
changes do not affect the Company in a materially disproportionate
manner, (ii) from changes affecting the industry in which the
Company operates generally, which changes do not affect the Company
in a materially disproportionate manner, (iii) from changes due to
acts of war or terrorism, which changes do not affect the Company
in a materially disproportionate manner, or (iv) from changes
resulting primarily from the announcement or consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby.
"Company Options" shall mean any outstanding
options to purchase shares of Company Common Stock under any of the
Company Stock Option Plans or otherwise.
"Company Preferred Stock" shall mean the shares of
preferred stock, par value $0.01 per shares, which have been
designated as Series A Preferred Stock and the Series B Preferred
Stock in the Company Charter Documents.
"Company Warrants" shall mean any outstanding
warrants to purchase shares of Company Common Stock, Series A
Preferred Stock or Series B Preferred Stock.
"Contract" shall mean any contract, subcontract,
agreement, commitment, note, bond, mortgage, indenture, lease,
license, sublicense, permit, franchise or other instrument,
obligation or binding arrangement or understanding of any kind or
character, whether oral or in writing.
"Convertible Securities Agreement" shall mean the
form of agreement attached as Exhibit A-1 to be executed and
delivered by each holder of outstanding Company Options, Company
Warrants and Company Convertible Notes at or prior to Closing.
"Delaware Law" shall mean the DGCL and any other
applicable law of the State of Delaware.
"DGCL" shall mean the General Corporation Law of
the State of Delaware, or any successor statute thereto.
"Employees" shall mean all employees of the
Company.
"Environmental Law" means any and all Applicable
Law relating to occupational safety and health, the environment, or
emissions, discharges or releases of Hazardous Substances into the
environment, including ambient air, surface water, groundwater or
land, or otherwise relating to the handling of Hazardous Substances
or the investigation, clean-up or other remediation thereof.
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"Environmental Matters" means
any liability or obligation arising under Environmental Law,
whether arising under theories of contract, tort, negligence,
successor or enterprise liability, strict liability or other legal
or equitable theory, including (i) any failure to comply with an
applicable Environmental Law or Permit and (ii) any liability or
obligation arising from the manufacture, processing, distribution,
treatment, storage, disposal, transport, presence of, release or
threatened release of, or exposure of persons or property to,
Hazardous Substances.
"Escrow Agent" means the Person engaged by Parent
and BV Sub with the consent of the Company and the Representative,
in such Person’s capacity as the escrow agent under the
Indemnity Escrow Agreement.
"Hazardous Substance" means any "hazardous
substance," "hazardous waste," "pollutant," "contaminant" or "toxic
substance" (as defined or regulated by any Environmental Law,
including the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation
and Liability Act, 42 U.S.C. Section 9601 et seq., the Resources
Conservation and Recovery Act, 42 U.S.C. Section 6901 et seq., the
Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. Section 1251 et seq., the Clean Air Act,
42 U.S.C. Section 7401 et seq., or the Toxic Substances Control
Act, 15 U.S.C. Section 2601 et seq., and regulations promulgated
thereunder, or any analogous state and local laws and regulations),
petroleum and petroleum products, polychlorinated biphenyls or
asbestos.
"Indebtedness" means an amount equal to, as of the
Closing Date, the then outstanding principal of, and accrued and
unpaid interest on, and any premiums, prepayment fees and penalties
due upon prepayment and full satisfaction of, all bank or other
third party indebtedness for borrowed money of Company, including
indebtedness under any bank credit agreement and any other related
agreements but excluding all amounts due after the Closing Date
under capital and operating leases and trade payables.
"Indemnity Escrow Account" means the account into
which the Indemnity Escrow Amount is deposited by BV Sub with the
Escrow Agent and held by it, subject to disbursement as provided
herein and in the Indemnity Escrow Agreement.
"Indemnity Escrow Agreement" means the Indemnity
Escrow Agreement among Parent, BV Sub, the Company, the
Representative and the Escrow Agent, in the form attached hereto as
Exhibit B or such other form as is agreed among Parent, BV
Sub, the Company, the Representative and the Escrow Agent.
"Indemnity Escrow Amount" means, initially, the
sum of $7,500,000, and at any time after the initial Indemnity
Escrow Amount is deposited into the Indemnity Escrow Account, the
term shall mean the amount of $7,500,000 plus any dividends,
interest, gains or other distributions on such amount, less the
amounts distributed from the Indemnity Escrow Account as provided
herein and in the Indemnity Escrow Agreement. The Managers
shall contribute a proportional amount of their Sale Bonus Payments
into the Indemnity Escrow Account in accordance with the Sale Bonus
Holdback Agreements.
"Knowledge" shall mean with respect to the
Company, with respect to any matter in question, the actual
knowledge of Shane Green, Douglas Wheeler, Edin Saracevic and Tarik
Kurspahic,
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and the knowledge that such individuals should
have if they performed the duties applicable to their positions in
a reasonably prudent manner.
"Legal Proceedings" shall mean any action, claim,
suit, litigation, proceeding (public or private), criminal
prosecution, audit or investigation by or before any Governmental
Authority.
"Liability" or "Liabilities" shall
mean all indebtedness, obligations and other liabilities, whether
direct or indirect, and any loss, damage (including direct,
incidental, consequential and special damages), cost, deficiency,
Lien, penalty, fine, cost or expense (including any litigation
expenses), or any diminution in value of any real or personal
property (excluding any depreciation), or contingent liability,
loss contingency, unpaid expense, claim, guaranty or endorsement
(other than endorsements for deposits or collection of checks in
the ordinary course of business).
"Lien" shall mean any lien, pledge, hypothecation,
charge, mortgage, security interest, encumbrance, claim,
interference, option, right of first refusal, preemptive right,
community property interest or restriction of any nature (including
any restriction on the voting of any security, any restriction on
the transfer of any security or other asset, any restriction on the
possession, exercise or transfer of any other attribute of
ownership of any asset).
"NYSE" shall mean the New York Stock Exchange.
"Person" shall mean any individual, corporation
(including any non-profit corporation), general partnership,
limited partnership, limited liability partnership, joint venture,
estate, trust, company (including any limited liability company or
joint stock company), firm or other enterprise, association,
organization, entity or Governmental Authority.
"Purchase Price" shall mean the sum of
$37,500,000.00.
"SEC" shall mean the United States Securities and
Exchange Commission, or any successor thereto.
"Series A Preferred Stock" shall mean the series
of Company Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share, designated
as Series A Preferred Stock in the Company Charter Documents.
"Series B Preferred Stock" shall mean the series
of Company Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share, designated
as Series B Preferred Stock in the Company Charter Documents.
"Stockholder Support Agreement" shall mean the
form of agreement attached hereto as Exhibit A to be
executed and delivered by the Consenting Stockholders of the
Company at the time of execution of this Agreement, and any
additional agreements in substantially such form executed and
delivered by additional holders of shares of capital stock or other
securities of the Company subsequent to the date of this Agreement
and at or prior to Closing.
"Stockholders" shall mean, collectively, the
holders of capital stock of the Company.
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1.2.
List of Additional Defined Terms. The following
capitalized terms shall have the respective meanings ascribed
thereto in the respective sections of this Agreement set forth
opposite each of the capitalized terms identified below:
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2.7(d)
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Agreement
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Preamble
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Accounting Working Capital Calculation
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BV Sub
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Preamble
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Certificate of Merger
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2.2
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Certificate
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2.6(e)
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Claimed Losses
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2.9(c)
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Claim Notice
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9.6(a)
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Closing
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2.3(a)
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Closing Balance Sheet
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Closing Date
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2.3(a)
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Closing Payment
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2.3(c)(v)
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Closing Payoffs
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2.3(c)(iii)
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Common Option and Warrant Merger
Consideration
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2.6(d)(i)
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Common Stock Merger Consideration
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2.6(d)(i)
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Company
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Preamble
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Company Balance Sheet
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3.4
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Company Benefit Plan
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3.16(a)
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Company Bylaws
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3.1(b)
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Company Charter
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3.1(b)
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Company Charter Documents
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3.1(b)
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Company Claim Exceptions
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9.3(b)
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Company Disclosure Letter
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Preamble to Art. III
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Company Employee Plan
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5.1(s)
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Company Financials
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3.4
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Company Intellectual Property
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3.8(a)
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Company Material Contract
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3.17(a)
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Company Permits
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3.10
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Company Products
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3.8(a)
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Company Registered Intellectual
Property
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3.8(a)
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Company Series A Warrant Consideration
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2.6(d)(i)
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Company Series B Warrant Consideration
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2.6(d)(i)
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Company Source Code
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3.8(j)
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Company Stock Option Plan
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3.2(b)
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Company Survival Date
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9.1(a)
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Confidentiality Agreement
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6.2(a)
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Consenting Stockholder
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Recitals
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Customer Information
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3.8(n)
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Delaware Secretary of State
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2.2
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Dispute Notice
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2.7(c)
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Dissenting Shares
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2.10
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Dissenting Shares Reduction Amount
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2.10
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Dissenting Stockholder
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2.10
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Effective Time
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2.2
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Employee Bonuses
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2.3(c)(v)
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End Date
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8.1(b)
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ERISA
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3.16(a)
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ERISA Affiliate
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3.16(a)
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Estimated Working Capital
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2.7(a)
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Estimated Working Capital Deficit
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2.7(b)
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Estimated Working Capital Excess
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2.7(b)
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Environmental Permits
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3.13
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Exchange Agent
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2.8(a)
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Exchange Fund
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2.8(b)
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Export Approvals
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3.24
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FCPA
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3.25
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Final Merger Allocation Schedule
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2.8(c)(ii)
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Financials
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3.4
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Fraud Claim Exception
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9.3(d)
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GAAP
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3.4
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Governmental Authority
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3.3(c)
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Indemnity Claim Dispute Notice
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9.6(b)
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Indemnified Party
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9.6(a)
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Indemnitor
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9.6(b)
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Independent Auditor
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2.7(c)
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Intellectual Property
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3.8(a)
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Intellectual Property Rights
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3.8(a)
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Interim Financials
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3.4
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Losses
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9.2
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Lease Documents
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3.7(b)
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Letter of Transmittal
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2.8(d)
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Manager
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2.16
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Merger
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2.1
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Merger Consideration
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2.6(d)(i)
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Merger Sub
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Preamble
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Necessary Governmental Consents
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3.3(c)
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Notice of Third Party Claim
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9.7
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Open Source
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3.8(i)
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Parent
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Preamble
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Parent Cap
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9.5(a)
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Parent Disclosure Letter
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Preamble to Art. IV
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Parent Dispute Notice
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2.7(c)
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Parent Indemnified Party
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9.2
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Parent Survival Date
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9.1(b)
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Parent Threshold Amount
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9.5(a)
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Participating Stockholders
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2.8(d)
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Permitted Use
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6.14(a)
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Plan
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3.16(a)
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Predecessor Indemnified Parties
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6.10(a)
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Preliminary Closing Balance Sheet
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2.7(a)
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Preliminary Merger Allocation Schedule
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2.8(c)(i)
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Preliminary Working Capital Adjustment
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2.7(b)
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Real Property
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3.7(a)
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Related Party Transactions
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3.15
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Relevant Group
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3.6(a)
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Representative
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Preamble
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Representative Expense Reserve
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2.3(c)(viii)
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Representative Fee
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2.3(c)(viii)
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Representative’s Determination
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2.7(c)
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Sale Bonus Holdback Agreement
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2.16
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Sale Bonus Payments
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2.3(c)(iv)
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SEC
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3.3(c)
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Series A Merger Consideration
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2.6(d)(i)
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Secretary of State
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2.2
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Series B Merger Consideration
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2.6(d)(i)
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Shrink-Wrapped Code
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3.8(a)
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Significant Customer
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3.21
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Significant Supplier
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3.22
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Source Code
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3.8(a)
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Stockholder Cap
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9.3(a)
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Stockholder Cap Exceptions
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9.3(e)
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Stockholder Dispute Notice
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2.7(c)
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Stockholder Indemnified Party
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9.4
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Stockholder Threshold Amount
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9.3(a)
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Surviving Corporation
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2.1
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Target Working Capital
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2.7(b)
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Taxes
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3.6(a)(ii)
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Tax Return
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3.6(a)(iii)
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Third Party Claim
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9.7
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Threshold Claim Exception
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9.3(a)
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Title Claim Exception
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9.3(d)
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Transfer Taxes
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3.6(a)(iv)
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Working Capital
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2.7(b)
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Working Capital Adjusted Difference
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2.7(d)(ii)
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Working Capital Difference
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2.7(d)(iii)
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Working Capital Excess
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2.7(d)(i)
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ARTICLE II
THE MERGER
2.1.
The Merger. Upon the terms and subject to the
conditions set forth in this Agreement and the applicable
provisions of Delaware Law, at the Effective Time, Merger Sub shall
be merged with and into the Company (the " Merger "), the
separate corporate existence of Merger Sub shall thereupon cease
and the Company shall continue as the surviving corporation of the
Merger and a wholly-owned subsidiary of BV Sub. (The Company,
as the surviving corporation of the Merger, is sometimes
hereinafter referred to as the " Surviving Corporation
"). At the Effective Time, the effect of the Merger shall be
as provided in this Agreement and the applicable provisions of
Delaware Law. Without limiting the generality of the
foregoing, at the Effective Time all 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.
2.2.
Effective Time of the Merger. Upon the terms
and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, on the
Closing Date, Merger Sub shall cause the Merger to be consummated
under Delaware Law by filing a certificate of merger in customary
form and substance (the " Certificate of Merger ") with the
Secretary of State of the State of Delaware (the " Delaware
Secretary of State ") in accordance with the applicable
provisions of Delaware Law, with the time of such filing with the
Delaware Secretary of State, or such later time as may be agreed in
writing by Parent, BV Sub and the Company and specified in the
Certificate of Merger, being referred to in this Agreement as the "
Effective Time ").
2.3.
Closing; Closing Deliveries.
(a)
Closing Date . The consummation of the Merger
(the " Closing ") shall take place at a closing to occur at
the offices of Pepper Hamilton LLP, 600 Fourteenth Street, N.W.,
Washington, D.C. 20005, on such date and at a time to be agreed
upon by Parent, BV Sub, Merger Sub and the Company, which date
shall be no later than the fifth (5 th
) Business Day after the satisfaction or
waiver (to the extent permitted by this Agreement and Applicable
Law) of the last to be satisfied or waived of the conditions set
forth in Article VII other than those conditions that by their
terms are to be satisfied at the Closing, but subject to the
satisfaction or waiver, to the extent permitted by this Agreement
and Applicable Law, of such conditions); provided that the
Closing shall occur no earlier than December 15, 2006 and
provided, further that if by December 22, 2006 all
conditions to Closing set forth in Article VII have not been met or
waived (to the extent that any such condition may be waived under
this Agreement and Applicable Law, and other than those conditions
that by their terms are to be satisfied at the Closing, but subject
to the satisfaction or waiver, to the extent permitted by this
Agreement and Applicable Law, of such conditions), then the Closing
shall be no earlier than January 2, 2007, or at such other
location, date and time as Parent, BV Sub, Merger Sub and the
Company shall mutually agree upon in writing, with the date upon
which the Closing shall actually occur pursuant hereto being
referred to in this Agreement as the " Closing Date
."
(b)
Closing Obligations and Deliveries — the Company
. At the Closing, the Company shall:
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(i)
deliver to Parent and BV Sub a certificate, duly executed by the
Chief Executive Officer and Chief Operating Officer of the Company,
dated the Closing Date and in form and substance reasonably
satisfactory to Parent and BV Sub, certifying that the conditions
specified in Section 7.2(a) and 7.2(b) have been
fulfilled;
(ii)
deliver, or cause to be delivered to Parent and BV Sub, the
Indemnity Escrow Agreement, duly executed by the Company and the
Representative;
(iii)
deliver to Parent and BV Sub a certificate, duly executed by the
corporate secretary of the Company, dated the Closing Date, to the
effect that: (A) the Company Charter Documents attached to such
certificate are true, correct and complete, and were in full force
and effect in the form as attached to such certificate on the date
of this Agreement and on the Closing Date, (B) each of the
Consenting Stockholders is the holder of record of the shares of
capital stock of the Company to which each such Consenting
Stockholder’s written consent relates, (C) the number of
shares and class or series of shares of capital stock of the
Company to which the written consent of each Consenting Stockholder
relates correctly represent the number of shares and class or
series of shares of capital stock of the Company held of record by
such Consenting Stockholder, (D) the Final Merger Allocation
Schedule accurately represents the amounts payable to each holder
of capital stock or other securities of the Company based upon the
rights and privileges of the shares of capital stock or other
securities held by such holder as reflected in the Company Charter
Documents and other instruments or agreements defining the rights
of holders of securities of the Company, and (E) the officers of
the Company executing this Agreement and the other documents
delivered in connection with the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement to be executed and delivered by the Company are incumbent
officers and the signatures on the Agreement and such documents are
their genuine signatures;
(iv)
deliver, or cause to be delivered to Parent and BV Sub, Stockholder
Support Agreements executed by Stockholders following the date of
this Agreement, pursuant to Section 6.7 and Section 7.2(k);
(v)
deliver, or cause to be delivered to Parent and BV Sub, the Sale
Bonus Holdback Agreements and the Non-Competition Agreements
executed by each of Shane Green, Edin Saracevic, Doug Wheeler and
Tarik Kurspahic following the date of this Agreement;
(vi)
deliver to Parent and BV Sub evidence that the amounts identified
in Schedule 2.3(b)(vi) hereto payable by the Company to
Shane Green, Edin Saracevic, Doug Wheeler and Tarik Kurspahic,
subject to the amounts to be withheld and placed into separate
escrow accounts and withheld for the payment of applicable taxes,
as described on such Schedule 2.3(b)(vi) and in the Sale
Bonus Holdback Agreements (the " Sale Bonus Payments "),
have been paid and that the withheld amounts have been placed into
escrow and/or withheld for the payment of applicable taxes, as
applicable;
(vii) deliver to
Parent and BV Sub evidence that the amounts identified in
Schedule 2.3(b)(vii) hereto payable by the Company to the
persons identified therein (the " Employee Bonuses "),
subject to the amounts to be withheld for the payment of
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applicable taxes, have been paid and that the
withheld amounts have been withheld for the payment of applicable
taxes;
(viii) deliver, or
cause to be delivered to Parent and BV Sub, all of the other
certificates, resignations, agreements and releases and other
documents and instruments set forth in Article VII.
(c)
Closing Obligations and Deliveries - Parent and BV Sub.
At the Closing, Parent and BV Sub shall:
(i)
deliver to the Company a certificate, duly executed by authorized
executive officers of Parent, BV Sub and Merger Sub, dated the
Closing Date and in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to
the Company, certifying that the conditions specified in Section
7.3(a) and 7.3(b) have been fulfilled;
(ii)
deliver to the Company the Indemnity Escrow Agreement, duly
executed by Parent and BV Sub;
(iii) pay
or cause to be paid the amounts identified on Schedule
2.3(c)(iii) hereto (the " Closing Payoffs "), and
deliver to the Company evidence that such Closing Payoffs have been
made;
(iv)
deliver to the Company cash in the amount necessary to make the
Sale Bonus Payments;
(v)
deliver to the Company cash in the amount necessary to make the
Employee Bonuses;
(vi)
deliver from BV Sub to the Exchange Agent an amount in cash (the "
Closing Payment ") equal to (A) the Purchase Price
plus the amount of the Estimated Working Capital Excess (if
any) minus (B) the sum of (1) the Closing Payoffs, (2) the
Sale Bonus Payments, (3) the Employee Bonuses, (4) the Estimated
Working Capital Deficit (if any), (5) the initial Indemnity Escrow
Amount, (6) the Representative Fee, and (7) the Representative
Expense Reserve, for payment to the Participating Stockholders upon
the terms and subject to the conditions of this Article II;
(vii) deliver
from BV Sub to the Escrow Agent the Indemnity Escrow Amount, to be
held in the Indemnity Escrow Account, and distributed upon the
terms and subject to the conditions of the Indemnity Escrow
Agreement and this Agreement, the initial Indemnity Escrow
Amount;
(viii) deliver to the
Representative (A) $25,000, on behalf of the Company and the
Participating Stockholders, in payment of the
Representative’s fee for acting in such capacity hereunder
(the " Representative Fee ") and (B) $250,000, on behalf of
the Company and the Participating Stockholders, as a reserve for
its expenses as Representative hereunder (the " Representative
Expense Reserve "), in each case as provided in Section 11.3(a)
below; and
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(ix)
deliver, or cause to be delivered to each of Shane Green, Edin
Saracevic, Doug Wheeler and Tarik Kurspahic, Sale Bonus Holdback
Agreements duly executed by Parent and BV Sub.
2.4.
Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws. The
certificate of incorporation and bylaws of Merger Sub in effect
immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be the certificate of
incorporation and bylaws of the Surviving Corporation as of and
after the Effective Time, until thereafter amended in accordance
with the applicable provisions of Delaware Law, such certificate of
incorporation and bylaws, and this Agreement.
2.5.
Directors and Officers. Unless otherwise
determined by Parent prior to the Effective Time, the directors and
officers of Merger Sub holding office immediately prior to the
Effective Time shall be the directors and officers of the Surviving
Corporation as of and after the Effective Time and shall continue
as such until their respective successors are duly elected or
appointed and qualified. Notwithstanding the above, no
current officer or director of the Company as of the date hereof
shall be required to remain an officer and/or director of the
Company as of and after the Effective Time.
2.6.
Effect on Capital Stock. Upon the terms and
subject to the conditions of this Agreement, at the Effective Time,
by virtue of the Merger and without any action on the part of
Parent, BV Sub, Merger Sub, the Company or the holders of any
shares of capital stock or other securities of the Company:
(a)
Treasury Stock . All shares of capital stock of
the Company, if any, held in the Company’s treasury shall be
cancelled and cease to exist and no cash or other consideration
shall be delivered in exchange therefor;
(b)
Subsidiary and Parent-Owned Stock . All shares
of capital stock of the Company, if any, held by any direct or
indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company shall be cancelled
and cease to exist and no cash or other consideration shall be
delivered in exchange therefor. All shares of capital stock
of the Company, if any, held by the Parent, BV Sub or any direct or
indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent or BV Sub shall be
cancelled and cease to exist and no cash or other consideration
shall be delivered in exchange therefor;
(c)
Merger Sub Shares . Each outstanding share of
common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of Merger Sub shall be
converted into one share of common stock, par value $0.01 per
share, of the Surviving Corporation.
(d)
Conversion of Company Securities .
(i)
For all purposes of and under this Agreement, the following
capitalized terms shall have the following respective meanings:
"Common Stock Merger Consideration" shall mean, in
the aggregate, the portion of the Closing Payment payable to
holders of Company Common Stock plus the amount (if any)
distributed from the Indemnity Escrow Account and the Working
Capital Excess to the holders of Company Common Stock in accordance
with the terms of this Agreement and the Indemnity Escrow
Agreement;
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"Common Option and Warrant
Merger Consideration " shall mean, in the
aggregate, the portion of the Closing Payment payable to holders of
Company Options and Company Common Warrants (on an as if converted
into Company Common Stock basis) pursuant to this Article II and/or
Section 6.9 less the applicable per share exercise price
under such Company Option and Company Common Warrant plus
the amount (if any) distributed from the Indemnity Escrow Account
and the Working Capital Excess to the holders of Company Options
and Company Common Warrants (on an as if converted into Company
Common Stock basis) in accordance with the terms of this Agreement
and the Indemnity Escrow Agreement;
"Company Series A Warrant Consideration" shall
mean, in the aggregate, the portion of the Closing Payment payable
to holders of Company Series A Warrants (on an as if converted to
Series A Preferred Stock basis) pursuant to this Article II and/or
Section 6.9 less the applicable per share exercise price
under such Company Series A Warrant plus the amount (if any)
distributed from the Indemnity Escrow Account and the Working
Capital Excess to the holders of Company Series A Warrants (on an
as if converted to Series A Preferred Stock basis) in accordance
with the terms of this Agreement and the Indemnity Escrow
Agreement;
"Company Series B Warrant Consideration" shall
mean, in the aggregate, the portion of the Closing Payment payable
to holders of Company Series B Warrants (on an as if converted to
Series B Preferred Stock basis) pursuant to this Article II and/or
Section 6.9 less the applicable per share exercise price
under such Company Series B Warrant plus the amount (if any)
distributed from the Indemnity Escrow Account and the Working
Capital Excess to the holders of Company Series B Warrants (on an
as if converted to Series B Preferred Stock basis) in accordance
with the terms of this Agreement and the Indemnity Escrow
Agreement;
"Merger Consideration" shall mean, in the
aggregate, the Closing Payment plus the amount (if any)
distributed from the Indemnity Escrow Account and the Working
Capital Excess to the holders of capital stock or other securities
of the Company in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and
the Indemnity Escrow Agreement;
"Series A Merger Consideration" shall mean, in the
aggregate, the portion of the Closing Payment payable to holders of
Series A Preferred Stock plus the amount (if any)
distributed from the Indemnity Escrow Account and the Working
Capital Excess to the holders of Series A Preferred Stock in
accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the Indemnity
Escrow Agreement; and
"Series B Merger Consideration" shall mean, in the
aggregate, the portion of the Closing Payment payable to holders of
Series B Preferred Stock and Company Convertible Notes (on an
as-if-converted into Series B Preferred Stock basis) pursuant to
this Article II and/or Section 6.9 plus the amount (if any)
distributed from the Indemnity Escrow Account and the Working
Capital Excess to the holders of Company Series B Preferred Stock
and Company Convertible Notes (on an as-if-converted into Series B
Preferred Stock basis) in accordance with the terms of this
Agreement and the Indemnity Escrow Agreement;
(ii)
Subject to the provisions of this Article II and Section 6.9
hereof, each issued and outstanding share of capital stock of the
Company, and each Company Option, Company Warrant and Company
Convertible Note shall be converted into the right to
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receive: (A) in the case of Company Common Stock,
such share’s portion of the Common Stock Merger
Consideration; (B) in the case of Series A Preferred Stock, such
share’s portion of the Series A Merger Consideration; (C) in
the case of Series B Preferred Stock and Company Convertible Notes,
such share’s portion (on an as if converted to Series B
Preferred Stock basis with respect to the Company Convertible
Notes) of the Series B Merger Consideration; (D) in the case of
Company Options, to the extent vested, and in the case of Company
Common Warrants, such Company Option’s or Company Common
Warrant’s portion, as applicable, of the Common Option and
Warrant Merger Consideration, (E) in the case of Company Series A
Warrants, such Company Series A Warrant’s portion of the
Company Series A Warrant Consideration; and (F) in the case of
Company Series B Warrants, such Company Series B Warrant’s
portion of the Company Series B Warrant Consideration; in each
case, as specified in the Final Merger Consideration Allocation
Schedule.
(e)
Cancellation; Right to Merger Consideration .
Except as provided in Section 2.10 or purchased and exchanged as
provided in Section 6.9, all shares of capital stock and other
securities of the Company, when converted as provided in this
Article II or purchased and exchanged as provided in Section 6.9,
shall be retired, shall cease to be outstanding and shall
automatically be cancelled, and the holder of a certificate or
other instrument evidencing such security of the Company ("
Certificate ") that, immediately prior to the Effective Time
represented such shares of capital stock or other security of the
Company shall cease to have any rights with respect thereto, except
the right to receive, in accordance with Section 2.8(d) or Section
6.9, as applicable, the Common Stock Merger Consideration, Series A
Merger Consideration, Series B Merger Consideration, Common Option
and Warrant Merger Consideration, Company Series A Warrant
Consideration and Company Series B Warrant Merger Consideration,
applicable to the shares or other securities represented by such
Certificate. All Merger Consideration paid in accordance with
the terms of Article II and Section 6.9 shall be deemed to have
been paid in full satisfaction of all rights pertaining to such
shares or other securities, and there shall be no registration of
transfers on the records of the Surviving Corporation of any shares
of capital stock or other securities of the Company that were
outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time. Except
as provided in Section 6.9, if, after the Effective Time,
Certificates are presented to the Surviving Corporation for any
reason, they shall be cancelled and exchanged as provided in this
Article II.
2.7.
Adjustments to Purchase Price.
(a)
Preliminary Closing Balance Sheet . No later
than two (2) Business Days prior to the Closing Date, the Company
shall prepare and deliver to Parent and BV Sub an estimated
unaudited balance sheet (the " Preliminary Closing Balance
Sheet ") as of the Closing Date. The Preliminary Closing
Balance Sheet will be prepared in accordance with GAAP, and will be
accompanied by a certification of each of the Company’s Chief
Executive Officer and Chief Operating Officer that, the Preliminary
Closing Balance Sheet presents the Company’s good faith
estimate of the assets, liabilities and estimated Working Capital
(the " Estimated Working Capital "), of the Company as of
the Closing Date.
(b)
Preliminary Adjustment . If the Estimated
Working Capital, as calculated based upon the Preliminary Closing
Balance Sheet, is less than zero dollars ($0) (the " Target
Working Capital "), the Purchase Price shall be reduced on a
dollar-for-dollar basis equal
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to the amount of the deficiency (the "
Estimated Working Capital Deficit ") and if the Estimated
Working Capital, as calculated based upon the Preliminary Closing
Balance Sheet, is more than the Target Working Capital, the
Purchase Price shall be increased on a dollar-for-dollar basis
equal to the amount of the excess (the " Estimated Working
Capital Excess "). The Purchase Price shall thereafter be
subject to further adjustment as provided in Section 2.7(c) and
(d). For this purpose, " Working Capital " means total
current assets minus total current liabilities as determined under
GAAP, but excluding (i) as assets, any accounts receivable that are
more than 120 days old as of the Closing Date, and (ii) as
liabilities, the Indebtedness.
(c)
Closing Balance Sheet; Determination of Actual Working
Capital . As soon as possible, and in any event
within thirty (30) days after the Closing Date, Peters Kearney
& Associates, the Company’s accounting firm, shall
prepare, and shall deliver to Parent and BV Sub and the
Representative a Closing Balance Sheet (the " Closing Balance
Sheet ") and a calculation of the actual Working Capital ("
Accountant’s Working Capital Calculation ") of the
Company as of the Closing Date, based on such Closing Balance Sheet
and the definition of Working Capital included in Section 2.7(b)
above. The Closing Balance Sheet shall be prepared in
accordance with GAAP. During such thirty (30) day period,
Surviving Corporation and Parent shall permit Peters Kearney &
Associates access to the Company’s books and accounting
records as may be reasonably required to prepare the Closing
Balance Sheet. If both Parent and the Representative do not
object to the Closing Balance Sheet and Accountant’s Working
Capital Calculation within thirty (30) days after receipt of, or
both accept in writing, the Closing Balance Sheet and
Accountant’s Working Capital Calculation during such thirty
(30) day period, the Purchase Price shall be adjusted based upon
the Accountant’s Working Capital Calculation, and payment
made in accordance with Section 2.7(d) below. If Parent
objects to the Closing Balance Sheet and Accountant’s Working
Capital Calculation, Parent shall notify the Representative in
writing of such objection within thirty (30) days after
Parent’s receipt thereof (such notice setting forth in
reasonable detail the basis for such objection) (a " Parent
Dispute Notice "). If Representative objects to the
Closing Balance Sheet and Accountant’s Working Capital
Calculation, Representative shall notify Parent in writing of such
objection within thirty (30) days after Parent’s receipt
thereof (such notice setting forth in reasonable detail the basis
for such objection) (a " Stockholder Dispute Notice
"). During such thirty (30) day period, Parent and/or
Representative, as appropriate, shall be provided access to such
work papers, relating to the preparation of the Closing Balance
Sheet and Accountant’s Working Capital Calculation, as may be
reasonably required to permit Parent and/or Representative to
review in detail the manner in which the Closing Balance Sheet and
Accountant’s Working Capital Calculation was prepared.
After delivery of a Parent Dispute Notice or Stockholder Dispute
Notice, Parent and the Representative shall promptly negotiate in
good faith with respect to the subject of the applicable Dispute
Notice, and if they are unable to reach an agreement within fifteen
(15) days after delivery of the applicable Dispute Notice, the
dispute shall be submitted to Grant Thornton LLP or such other
independent auditor agreed upon by Parent and the Representative
(the " Independent Auditor "). Parent and
Representative agree to execute, if requested by the Independent
Auditor, an engagement letter, on terms reasonably acceptable to
Parent and the Representative, with respect to the determination to
be made by the Independent Auditor. All fees and expenses
relating to the work, if any, to be performed by the Independent
Auditor shall be borne by the party that does not prevail in such
dispute. Except as provided in the preceding sentence, all
other costs and expenses incurred by the parties in connection with
resolving any dispute hereunder before the Independent Auditor
shall be borne
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by the party incurring such cost and
expense. The Independent Auditor shall determine only those
issues still in dispute and the Independent Auditor’s
determination shall be based upon, and consistent with, the terms
and conditions of this Agreement. The determination by the
Independent Auditor shall be based solely on presentations with
respect to such disputed items by Parent and Representative to the
Independent Auditor and not on the Independent Auditor’s
independent review. Parent and Representative shall use their
reasonable best efforts to make their respective presentations as
promptly as practicable following submission to the Independent
Auditor of the disputed items, and each such party shall be
entitled, as part of its presentation, to respond to the
presentation of the other party and any questions or requests of
the Independent Auditor. In deciding any matter, the
Independent Auditor (i) shall be bound by the provisions of this
Section 2.7 and (ii) may not assign a value to any item greater
than the greatest value for such item claimed by Parent or
Representative or less than the smallest value for such item
claimed by Parent or Representative. The Independent Auditor
will be directed to issue a final and binding decision within
thirty (30) days of submission to the Independent Auditor, as to
the issues of disagreement referred to in the applicable Dispute
Notice and not resolved by Parent and the Representative (which
submission shall be made no later than five (5) Business Days after
the end of the fifteen-day period where Parent and Representative
use good faith efforts to resolve the dispute among
themselves). The Closing Balance Sheet and Accountant’s
Working Capital Calculation, and other items set forth therein, as
so adjusted by agreement or by the Independent Auditor (if
required), shall be final binding and non-appealable for all
purposes hereunder; provided that such determination may be
reviewed, corrected or set aside by a court of competent
jurisdiction but only upon a finding that the Independent Auditor
committed manifest error with respect to its determination.
The determination of the Independent Auditor shall not be deemed an
award subject to review under the Federal Arbitration Act or any
other statute.
(d)
The Working Capital amount determined in accordance with Section
2.7(c) (the " Actual Working Capital ") shall be used to
calculate post-Closing adjustments to the Purchase Price as
follows:
(i)
if the Actual Working Capital is greater than the Estimated Working
Capital (the amount of such difference referred to herein as the "
Working Capital Excess "), then BV Sub shall pay
Representative within three (3) Business Days of the final
determination of Actual Working Capital, by check or wire transfer
of immediately available funds, the Working Capital Excess for
distribution by the Representative to each holder of Company
securities based on the proportions set forth in the Final Merger
Consideration Allocation Schedule (with such percentages adjusted
by the removal of any Dissenting Shares from the calculations
thereof); or
(ii)
if the Actual Working Capital is less than the Estimated Working
Capital (the amount of such difference referred to herein as the "
Working Capital Deficit "), then BV Sub shall be entitled to
indemnification with respect to the Working Capital Deficit and
payment of such Working Capital Deficit shall be from the Indemnity
Escrow Account.
2.8.
Exchange of Certificates; Payment.
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(a)
Exchange Agent . As soon as practicable
following the date of this Agreement, Parent and BV Sub shall
appoint SunTrust Bank, or such other bank or trust company
reasonably satisfactory to the Company and the Representative, to
act as exchange agent (the " Exchange Agent ") for the
purpose of exchanging the applicable Closing Payment for shares of
the capital stock or other securities of the Company in accordance
with the terms of this Agreement.
(b)
BV Sub to Deposit Closing Payment and Indemnity Escrow
Amount. Prior to or on the Closing Date, BV Sub
shall and Parent shall cause BV Sub to:
(i)
deposit the Closing Payment with the Exchange Agent. The
Closing Payment deposited with the Exchange Agent shall hereinafter
be referred to as the " Exchange Fund ." The Exchange
Agent shall, pursuant to irrevocable instructions, deliver cash
contemplated to be issued out of the Exchange Fund on the terms set
forth in this Article II and Section 6.9. The Exchange Fund
may not be used for any other purpose; and
(ii)
deposit the initial Indemnity Escrow Amount with the Escrow
Agent.
(c)
Merger Consideration Allocation Schedules .
(i)
Attached hereto as Exhibit C is a preliminary merger
allocation schedule prepared by the Company (the " Preliminary
Merger Consideration Allocation Schedule ") which sets forth
the preliminary allocation of proceeds among the holders of
securities of the Company. The Preliminary Merger
Consideration Allocation Schedule shall set forth (A) the name,
address and tax identification number (if known) of each holder of
shares of capital stock or other securities of the Company as of
the date of this Agreement, (B) the number of shares (or other
securities on an as if converted basis) held by such holder, (C)
the portion of the Closing Payment payable to such holder in
accordance with the provisions of this Agreement and of the Company
Charter Documents and any other agreement, arrangement or
understanding to which the Company and any holder or holders of
capital stock or other securities of the Company are parties, in
each case as in effect as of the date hereof, including specific
identification of the Common Stock Merger Consideration, Series A
Merger Consideration, Series B Merger Consideration, Company Option
and Warrant Merger Consideration, Company Series A Warrant
Consideration and Company Series B Warrant Consideration payable to
each such holder, and (D) each such holder’s proportional
interest in the Indemnity Escrow Account and the Working Capital
Excess.
(ii)
At the Closing, the Company will deliver to Parent and BV Sub a
schedule setting forth a final schedule (the " Final Merger
Consideration Allocation Schedule "), which shall be in the
same form as the Preliminary Merger Consideration Allocation
Schedule, except that the information provided in the Final Merger
Consideration Allocation Schedule shall be as of the Closing
Date. Upon receipt by Parent and BV Sub and acceptance and
approval thereof (which will not be unreasonably withheld or
delayed), the Final Merger Consideration Allocation Schedule will
be appended to this Agreement as Exhibit C-1 hereto and
appended as an appropriately numbered exhibit to the Exchange Agent
Agreement and the Indemnity Escrow Agreement.
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(iii) The
Company represents, warrants and agrees that (A) the allocations
set forth in the Preliminary Merger Consideration Allocation
Schedule and the Final Merger Consideration Allocation Schedule
comply with and do not violate any provision of the Company Charter
Documents and any other agreement, arrangement or understanding to
which the Company and any holder or holders of capital stock or
other securities of the Company are parties, in each case as in
effect as of the Closing Date, (B) the allocations set forth on
such Schedules as well as the Merger Consideration payable to the
holders of capital stock or other securities of the Company as
reflected therein will be subject to adjustment in accordance with
the provisions of this Agreement and (C) the Final Merger
Consideration Allocation Schedule will be used by Parent, BV Sub,
the Exchange Agent, the Escrow Agent and the Representative for all
purposes of determining (1) the amounts to which any holder of
capital stock or other securities of the Company is entitled with
respect to payments made from the Closing Payment, (2)
distributions, if any, from the Indemnity Escrow Account, or
otherwise (including distributions of any Working Capital Excess),
and (3) proportional liability of a Participating Stockholder
pursuant to Section 9.3(e) relating to indemnification obligations
of Company Excepted Claims in excess of the Indemnity Escrow
Amount, and each of Parent, BV Sub, the Exchange Agent, the Escrow
Agent and the Representative shall be entitled to assume the
accuracy of the Final Merger Consideration Allocation Schedule at
and after the Closing.
(d)
Exchange Procedures . Promptly following the
date hereof, the Company shall mail to each holder of record (as of
the date hereof) of a Certificate or Certificates, which
immediately prior to the Effective Time represents outstanding
shares of capital stock or other securities of the Company, whose
shares or other securities will be converted into the right to
receive a portion of the Merger Consideration pursuant to this
Article II, at the Effective Time: (i) a letter of transmittal (the
" Letter of Transmittal ") (which shall specify that
delivery shall be effected, and risk of loss and title to the
Certificates shall pass, only upon delivery of the Certificates to
the Company prior to the Effective Time (who shall deliver such
Certificates to the Exchange Agent), or the Exchange Agent after
the Effective Time, and shall be in such form and have such other
provisions as Parent and BV Sub may reasonably specify) and (ii)
instructions for use in effecting the surrender of the Certificates
in exchange for the portion of the Closing Payment payable with
respect to the shares represented by such Certificates. Upon
surrender of a Certificate or Certificates for cancellation to the
Company prior to the Effective Time (who shall deliver such
Certificates to the Exchange Agent), or the Exchange Agent after
the Effective Time or to such other agent or agents as may be
appointed by Parent and BV Sub, together with such Letter of
Transmittal, duly completed and validly executed in accordance with
the instructions thereto and such other documents as may reasonably
be required by the Exchange Agent, the holder of such Certificate
(each a " Participating Stockholder "), subject to Section
2.8(f), shall be entitled to receive upon the Effective Time in
exchange therefor the portion of the Closing Payment applicable to
the shares of capital stock or other securities of the Company
represented by such Certificate as indicated in the Final Merger
Consideration Allocation Schedule, and upon the Effective Time the
Certificate so surrendered shall forthwith be cancelled.
Until so surrendered, outstanding Certificates (except those
representing Dissenting Shares) will be deemed from and after the
Effective Time, for all corporate purposes, to evidence the
ownership of the Merger Consideration into which such shares of the
capital stock or other securities of the Company shall have been so
converted. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section
2.8(d), holders of Company Warrants and Company Convertible Notes
who have such securities purchased by BV Sub pursuant to
Section
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6.9 and holders of Company Options who receive
their proportionate share of the Merger Consideration in exchange
for such Company Options in accordance with Section 2.11 and
Section 6.9 shall comply with the applicable terms thereof and
pursuant thereto shall become Participating
Stockholders.
(e)
Payments to Persons Other than a Registered Holder
. If any portion of the payments due to holders of capital
stock or other securities of the Company pursuant to this Article
II and/or Section 6.9 is to be paid to a Person other than the
Person in whose name the surrendered Certificate is registered, it
shall be a condition to such payment that (i) either such
Certificate shall be properly endorsed or shall otherwise be in
proper form for transfer and (ii) the Person requesting such
payment shall pay to the Exchange Agent any transfer or other Taxes
required as a result of such payment to a Person other than the
registered holder of such Certificate or establish to the
satisfaction of Parent and BV Sub (or the Exchange Agent or any
other agent designated by Parent and BV Sub) that such transfer or
other Taxes have been paid or are otherwise not payable.
(f)
Required Withholding . Each of the Exchange
Agent, Parent, BV Sub and the Surviving Corporation shall be
entitled to deduct and withhold from any consideration payable or
otherwise deliverable pursuant to this Agreement to any holder or
former holder of shares of capital stock or other securities of the
Company such amounts as may be required to be deducted or withheld
therefrom under Applicable Law. To the extent that 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 Liability . Notwithstanding anything to the
contrary set forth in this Agreement, none of the Exchange Agent,
Parent, BV Sub, the Surviving Corporation or any other party hereto
shall be liable to a holder of shares of capital stock or other
securities of the Company for any amount properly paid to a public
official pursuant to any Applicable Laws.
2.9
.
Escrow.
(a)
Establishment of Escrow . At or prior to the
Closing, Parent, BV Sub, the Company, the Representative and the
Escrow Agent shall enter into the Indemnity Escrow Agreement, and,
at Closing, BV Sub shall deposit the initial Indemnity Escrow
Amount into the Indemnity Escrow Account to be maintained by the
Escrow Agent in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the
Indemnity Escrow Agreement. The Indemnity Escrow Amount shall
be available to compensate Parent, BV Sub and the other Parent
Indemnified Parties for Losses pursuant to the indemnification
obligations of the Participating Stockholders pursuant to Article
IX hereof, for adjustments to the Purchase Price pursuant to
Section 2.7 and payments of the Dissenting Shares Reduction Amount
pursuant to Section 2.10, all as finally determined under this
Agreement and the Indemnity Escrow Agreement.
(b)
Disbursements from Indemnity Escrow Account to Parent, BV Sub
and Parent Indemnified Parties . Parent, BV Sub and
the Representative shall instruct the Escrow Agent to make
disbursements to Parent, BV Sub and/or other Parent Indemnified
Parties in accordance with this Agreement and the Indemnity Escrow
Agreement. If, at any time, the
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remaining Indemnity Escrow Amount held in the
Indemnity Escrow Account is insufficient to satisfy a claim or
claims for indemnification, Parent, BV Sub and the Representative
shall instruct the Escrow Agent to make disbursements in payment of
such claims up to the Indemnity Escrow Amount then remaining and
the Parent Indemnified Parties may proceed against the
Participating Stockholders only to the extent permitted by Section
9.3(e).
(c)
Termination of Escrow Agreement; Distributions to
Stockholders . Within three (3) Business Days
following the Company Survival Date, the Escrow Agent shall
distribute the remaining Indemnity Escrow Amount to the
Participating Stockholders and Managers, with such distributions to
be made to each holder and Manager based on the proportions set
forth in the Final Merger Consideration Allocation Schedule (with
such percentages adjusted by the removal of any Dissenting Shares
from the calculations thereof); provided, however, that if at the
time of any such distribution there remain outstanding and
unresolved any timely asserted claims for Losses by any Parent
Indemnified Party pursuant to Article IX hereof (" Claimed
Losses "), the Escrow Agreement (including the Indemnity Escrow
Account) shall continue and the Escrow Agent shall hold back from
such distribution an amount equal to the Claimed Losses until such
outstanding claims for Losses have been fully paid or finally
determined to require no payment pursuant to the terms and
conditions of this Agreement and the Indemnity Escrow
Agreement. In addition, on the first anniversary of the
Closing Date, the Escrow Agent shall distribute forty percent (40%)
of the income on the Indemnity Escrow Amount to the Participating
Stockholders and the Managers, with such distributions to be made
to each holder and Manager based on the proportions set forth in
the Final Merger Consideration Allocation Schedule (with such
percentages adjusted by the removal of any Dissenting Shares from
the calculations thereof).
2.10. Dissenting
Shares. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement
to the contrary, any shares of capital stock of the Company issued
and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time, and held
by a holder who has not voted in favor of, or consented in writing
to, the Merger and who has exercised and perfected appraisal rights
for such shares in accordance with and complied in all respects
with Section 262 of the DGCL (a " Dissenting Stockholder "
and the shares held by such Dissenting Stockholder, the "
Dissenting Shares "), shall not be converted into the right
to receive the Merger Consideration as provided in this Article II,
unless and until such holder fails to perfect or effectively
withdraws or otherwise loses such holder’s right to appraisal
under applicable Delaware Law. At the Effective Time, all
Dissenting Shares shall be cancelled and cease to exist and the
Dissenting Stockholder or Dissenting Stockholders shall be entitled
only to such rights as may be granted to such Dissenting
Stockholder or Dissenting Stockholders under Section 262 of the
DGCL. All Dissenting Shares held by Dissenting Stockholder or
Dissenting Stockholders who have failed to perfect or who
effectively shall have withdrawn or lost the right to appraisal
under Delaware Law shall thereupon be deemed to have been converted
into and to have become exchangeable for the right to receive the
portion of the Merger Consideration applicable to such shares in
accordance with this Agreement, without any interest thereon.
The Company shall provide Parent and BV Sub (a) prompt written
notice of any written demands for appraisal, withdrawals of demands
for appraisal and any other instruments served under applicable
Delaware Law, and (b) the opportunity to participate in
negotiations, proceedings or settlements with respect to demands
for appraisal under applicable Delaware Law, provided that all such
negotiations, proceedings and settlements shall be led by
(i) the Company and Representative prior to the Effective Time
and (ii) the Representative, after
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the Effective Time. Neither the Company nor
the Representative shall voluntarily make any payment with respect
to any appraisal demands for appraisal and shall not, except with
Parent’s prior written consent (which shall not be
unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), settle or offer to
settle any such demands. If, as a result of any settlement or
a determination made pursuant to Section 262 of the DGCL, any
Dissenting Stockholder is paid or is entitled to receive as payment
for such Dissenting Stockholder’s shares an amount in excess
of the portion of the Merger Consideration payable with respect to
such shares pursuant to this Article II (the aggregate of such
excess payments with respect to all Dissenting Shares is referred
to as the " Dissenting Shares Reduction Amount "), then the
Company and the Representative shall provide joint written
instruction to the Escrow Agent to deliver from the Indemnity
Escrow Account to BV Sub an amount equal to the Dissenting Shares
Reduction Amount.
2.11. Effect on
Options, Warrants and Convertible Notes. At the
Effective Time (i) each Company Option then outstanding under any
of the Company Stock Option Plans or otherwise shall be cancelled
and be of no further effect and to the extent vested shall be
converted into the right to receive a portion of the Merger
Consideration as set forth in Section 2.6 above, (ii) each Company
Warrant then outstanding shall be cancelled and be of no further
effect and shall be converted into the right to receive a portion
of the Merger Consideration as set forth in Section 2.6 above,
other than those purchased by BV Sub in accordance with Section
6.9(b), (iii) each Company Convertible Note shall be cancelled and
be of no further effect and shall be converted into the right to
receive a portion of the Merger Consideration as set forth in
Section 2.6 above, other than those purchased by BV Sub in
accordance with Section 6.9(c), and prior to the Closing Date, the
Company shall take all action necessary to cause all outstanding
Company Options, Company Warrants and Company Convertible Notes to
be exercised or cancelled in accordance with this Section 2.11 and
Section 6.9, as applicable (with any such cancellation effective as
of Closing), including the adoption of amendments to the Company
Stock Option Plans, the stock option agreements pertaining to any
outstanding Company Options, the Company Warrants, and Company
Convertible Notes and/or the obtaining of acknowledgments and
releases from the holders of such Company Options, Company
Warrants, and Company Convertible Notes as may be requested by
Parent and BV Sub to facilitate the foregoing, all such action to
be taken by the Company in compliance with Applicable Law.
2.12. Lost,
Stolen or Destroyed Share Certificates. In the event
that any Certificates shall have been lost, stolen or destroyed,
the Exchange Agent shall issue in exchange for such lost, stolen or
destroyed Certificates, upon the making of a satisfactory affidavit
of that fact by the holder thereof, the Merger Consideration
applicable to the shares represented by such Certificates;
provided, however, that Parent and BV Sub may, in their
discretion and as a condition precedent to the issuance thereof,
require the owners of such lost, stolen or destroyed Certificates
to deliver a bond in such sum as it may reasonably direct as
indemnity against any claim that may be made against Parent, BV
Sub, the Surviving Corporation or the Exchange Agent with respect
to the Certificates alleged to have been lost, stolen or
destroyed.
2.13. Further
Action. At and after the Effective Time, the
officers and directors of Parent, BV Sub and the Surviving
Corporation will be authorized to execute and deliver, in the name
and on behalf of the Company, BV Sub and Merger Sub, any deeds,
bills of sale, assignments or assurances and to take and do, in the
name and on behalf of Company and Merger Sub, any other actions and
things necessary to vest, perfect or confirm of record or otherwise
in the Surviving
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Corporation any and all right, title and interest
in, to and under any of the rights, properties or assets acquired
or to be acquired by the Surviving Corporation as a result of, or
in connection with, the Merger.
2.14.
Stockholder Support Agreement. Immediately
following the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the
Company pursuant to the resolutions of the Board of Directors of
the Company, each of the Consenting Stockholders will execute and
deliver to Parent and BV Sub the Stockholder Support Agreement in
the form attached hereto as Exhibit A . Pursuant to
the Stockholder Support Agreement and the written consent included
therewith (which consent shall also be delivered to the Company
simultaneously with the delivery of the Stockholder Support
Agreement to Parent and BV Sub), each of the Consenting
Stockholders will have, among other things, consented to the
adoption and approval of this Agreement and the approval of the
Merger.
2.15. Waiver of
Right of First Refusal. At the time of execution of
this Agreement, the Company has delivered to Parent and BV Sub the
executed waiver by Gannett Satellite Information Network, Inc. of
its right of first refusal with respect to the purchase of the
Company.
2.16. Agreements
Regarding Sale Bonuses. At or prior to Closing, each
of Shane Green, Edin Saracevic, Doug Wheeler and Tarik Kurspahic
(each a " Manager ") shall have delivered to Parent and BV
Sub an executed Sale Bonus Holdback Agreement, in the form attached
hereto as Exhibit D (the " Sale Bonus Holdback Agreement
").
ARTICLE III
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY
The Company represents and warrants to Parent, BV Sub and Merger
Sub, subject to the exceptions specifically disclosed in the
disclosure letter (referencing the appropriate section or
subsection of this Agreement, as applicable) supplied by the
Company to Parent and BV Sub dated as of the date hereof and
certified by a duly authorized executive officer of the Company
(the " Company Disclosure Letter "), as follows in this
Article III. These representations and warranties, and the
information in the Company Disclosure Letter, are current as of the
date of this Agreement and as of the Closing Date except to the
extent that a representation, warranty or information in the
Company Disclosure Letter expressly states that such representation
or warranty, or information in the Company Disclosure Letter, as
applicable, is current only as of an earlier date or as of the date
of this Agreement.
3.1.
Organization.
(a)
Organization; Good Standing; Power and Authority
. The Company is a corporation duly organized, validly
existing and in good standing under Delaware Law with full
corporate power and authority to conduct its business as it is
currently being conducted and to own or lease, as applicable, its
assets. The Company is duly qualified to do business as a
foreign entity and is in good standing in each jurisdiction where
the character of its properties owned or leased or the nature of
its activities make such qualification necessary,
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except where the failure to be so qualified or in
good standing would not have a Company Material Adverse
Effect.
(b)
Charter Documents . The Company has delivered
or made available to Parent a true and correct copy of the
certificate of incorporation, including all certificates of
designation thereto (the " Company Charter "), and bylaws of
the Company (the " Company Bylaws "), each as amended and or
restated to date (collectively, the " Company Charter
Documents ").
(c)
Subsidiaries . The Company currently has no and
never has had subsidiaries and does not own or control, directly or
indirectly, any equity, participation or similar interest in any
corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture,
trust, or other business association.
3.2.
Capitalization.
(a)
Capital Stock . The authorized capital stock of
Company consists of: (i) 36,000,000 shares of Company Common Stock
and (ii) 17,666,667 shares of Company Preferred Stock, 11,000,000
of which are designated as Series A Preferred Stock and 6,666,667
of which are designated as Series B Preferred Stock. At the
close of business on December 1, 2006: (i) 9,988,081 shares
of Company Common Stock were issued and outstanding, (ii) 8,047,153
shares of Series A Preferred Stock were issued and outstanding and
(iii) 6,666,667 shares of Series B Preferred Stock were issued and
outstanding. All outstanding shares of Company Common Stock
and Company Preferred Stock are duly authorized, validly issued,
fully paid and non-assessable, have been issued in compliance with
federal and state securities laws and are not subject to preemptive
rights created by statute, the Company Charter Documents, or any
agreement to which the Company is a party or by which it is
bound.
(b)
Company Options and Warrants . As of the close
of business on December 1, 2006: (i) 1,397,970 shares of Company
Common Stock are issuable upon the exercise of outstanding Company
Options granted under the Company’s 2000 Equity Incentive
Plan (the " Company Stock Option Plan ") or otherwise, (ii)
5,365,570 shares of Company Common Stock, 1,685,025 shares of
Series A Preferred Stock and 424,531 shares of Series B Preferred
Stock are issuable pursuant to outstanding Company Warrants, and
(iii) 1,698,113 shares of Series B Preferred Stock are
issuable pursuant to outstanding Company Convertible Notes.
Section 3.2(b) of the Company Disclosure Letter sets forth (A) a
list of each outstanding Company Option, Company Warrant and
Company Convertible Notes, (B) the name of the holder of each
Company Option, Company Warrant and Company Convertible Note, (C)
the number of shares of Company Common Stock, Series A Preferred
Stock and Series B Preferred Stock subject to each Company Option,
Company Warrant and Company Convertible Note, (D) the exercise
price, or conversion price, of each Company Option, Company Warrant
and Company Convertible Note, (E) the date of grant or issue for
each Company Option, Company Warrant and Company Convertible Note,
(F) the applicable vesting schedule, if any, and the extent to
which each Company Option and Warrant is vested and exercisable as
of the date hereof, (G) details regarding the acceleration of
vesting, if any, and (H) the date on which each Company Option and
Company Warrant expires. All shares of Company Common Stock,
Series A Preferred Stock and Series B Preferred Stock subject to
issuance pursuant to the exercise of
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Company Options, Company Warrants and Company
Convertible Notes, upon issuance on the terms and conditions
specified in the instruments pursuant to which they are issuable,
would be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and
nonassessable. There are no commitments or agreements of any
character to which the Company is bound obligating the Company to
accelerate the vesting of any Company Option or Company Warrant as
a result of the Merger (whether alone or upon the occurrence of any
additional or subsequent events). There are no outstanding or
authorized stock appreciation, phantom stock, profit participation
or other similar rights with respect to the Company. Copies
of the Company’s capitalization table and stock ledger as of
the date hereof are attached to Section 3.2(a) of the Company
Disclosure Letter.
(c)
Other Securities . Except as described in this
Section 3.2 or in Section 3.2(c) of the Company Disclosure Letter,
as of the date hereof, there are no securities, options, warrants,
calls, rights, contracts, commitments, agreements, instruments,
arrangements, understandings, obligations or undertakings of any
kind to which the Company is a party or by which any of them is
bound obligating the Company to (including on a deferred basis)
issue, deliver or sell, or cause to be issued, delivered or sold,
additional shares of capital stock, or other voting securities of
the Company, or obligating the Company to issue, grant, extend or
enter into any such security, option, warrant, call, right,
commitment, agreement, instrument, arrangement, understanding,
obligation or undertaking. The Company is not now and has
never been in violation of any provisions granting holders of
Company securities preemptive, purchase or similar rights in any of
the agreements listed in Section 3.2(c) of the Company Disclosure
Letter. There are no outstanding Contracts of the Company to
repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any shares of capital stock
of, or other equity or voting interests in, the Company.
Other than as described in Section 3.2(c) of the Company Disclosure
Schedule, or the Stockholder Support Agreements entered in
connection with this Agreement by each Consenting Stockholder, the
Company is not a party to any voting agreement with respect to
shares of the capital stock of, or other equity or voting interests
in, the Company nor are there any irrevocable proxies, voting
trusts, rights plans, anti-takeover plans or registration rights
agreements with respect to any shares of the capital stock of, or
other equity or voting interests in, the Company.
3.3.
Authority; No Conflict; Necessary Consents.
(a)
Authority . The Company has all requisite power
and authority to enter into this Agreement and to consummate the
Merger and the transactions contemplated hereby. The
execution and delivery of this Agreement and the consummation of
the Merger and the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly
authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of the
Company and no further action is required on the part of the
Company to authorize the execution and delivery of this Agreement
or to consummate the Merger and the other transactions contemplated
hereby, subject only to the filing of the Certificate of Merger
pursuant to Delaware law. This Agreement has been duly
executed and delivered by the Company and assuming due
authorization, execution and delivery by Parent, BV Sub and Merger
Sub, constitutes the valid and binding obligation of the Company,
enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms,
except as enforcement may be limited by applicable bankruptcy,
insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other laws affecting
creditors’ rights generally and except insofar as the
availability of equitable remedies may be limited by Applicable
Law.
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(b)
No Conflict . The execution and delivery by the
Company of this Agreement, and the consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby, will not (i) conflict with or violate any
provision of the Company Charter Documents, (ii) conflict with or
violate any Applicable Law, or (iii) result in any breach of or
constitute a default (or an event that with notice or lapse of time
or both would become a default) under, or impair the
Company’s rights or alter the rights or obligations of any
third party under, or give to others any rights of termination,
amendment, acceleration or cancellation of, or result in the
creation of a Lien on any of the properties or assets of the
Company pursuant to, any Company Material Contract except, in the
case of each of the preceding clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) for any
conflict, violation, beach, default, impairment, alteration, giving
of rights or Lien which would not reasonably be expected to result
in a Company Material Adverse Effect or materially and adversely
affect the ability of the Company to consummate the Merger within
the time frame in which the Merger would otherwise be consummated
in the absence of such conflict, violation, beach, default,
impairment, alteration, giving of rights or Lien.
(c)
Necessary Consents . No consent, waiver,
approval, order or authorization of, or registration, declaration
or filing with any supranational, national, state, municipal, local
or foreign government, any instrumentality, subdivision, court,
administrative agency or commission or other governmental authority
or instrumentality, or any quasi-governmental or private body
exercising any regulatory, taxing, importing or other governmental
or quasi-governmental authority (a " Governmental Authority
") or any other Person is required to be obtained or made by the
Company in connection with the execution and delivery of this
Agreement or the consummation of the Merger and other transactions
contemplated hereby and thereby, except for (i) the filing of the
Certificate of Merger with the Delaware Secretary of State and
appropriate documents with the relevant authorities of other states
in which the Company and/or Parent are qualified to do business
(the " Necessary Governmental Consents ") and (ii) such
other consents, waivers, approvals, orders, authorizations,
registrations, declarations and filings which if not obtained or
made would not be material to the Company or materially adversely
affect the ability of the parties hereto to consummate the Merger
within the time frame in which the Merger would otherwise be
consummated in the absence of the need for such consent, waiver,
approval, order, authorization, registration, declaration or
filing. Section 3.3(c) of the Company Disclosure Letter
provides a list of all Persons, other than Governmental
Authorities, whose consent is required to be obtained by the
Company in connection with the execution and delivery of this
Agreement or the consummation of the Merger and other transactions
contemplated hereby and thereby.
3.4.
Financial Statements. The Company has delivered
to Parent true and correct copies of the Company’s unaudited
balance sheets as of December 31, 2005, 2004 and 2003 and unaudited
statements of operations, cash flows and stockholders’ equity
of the Company for the year ended December 31, 2005, 2004 and 2003
(the " Financials ") and the unaudited balance sheet of the
Company as of September 30, 2006 (the " Company Balance
Sheet ") and unaudited statements of operation, cash flows and
stockholders’ equity for the nine-month period then ended
(the " Interim Financials ," and together with the
Financials, collectively, the " Company Financials "). The
Company Financials were prepared in accordance with generally
accepted accounting principles in the United States applied on a
consistent basis (" GAAP ") (except as may be otherwise
specified in such Company Financials or the notes thereto), and
present fairly and accurately the financial condition and operating
results of the Company as of the dates and for
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the periods indicated therein in all material
respects, and are consistent with the books and records of the
Company, subject, in the case of Interim Financials, to year-end
audit adjustments and the absence of notes. Except as
set forth in the Company Financials or any notes thereto, the
Company has (i) no liabilities, contingent or otherwise, other than
(A) liabilities incurred in the ordinary course of
business subsequent to any such Company Financials, (B)
obligations incurred in the ordinary course of business and not
required under GAAP to be reflected in the Company Financials, and
(C) expenses in connection with the negotiation and consummation of
the transactions contemplated hereby which, in all cases,
individually or in the aggregate, are not material to the financial
condition or operating results of the Company and (ii) no
Indebtedness. The Company is not a party to any off-balance
sheet transactions that could have a current or future effect upon
the Company’s financial condition, cash flows or results of
operations. The Company maintains a system of accounting
established and administered in accordance with GAAP.
3.5.
Absence of Certain Changes or Events. From
January 1, 2006 through the date of this Agreement, there has not
been, accrued or arisen:
(a)
any Company Material Adverse Effect;
(b)
any acquisition by the Company of, or agreement by the Company to
acquire by merging or consolidating with, or by purchasing any
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 or agreement
to acquire any assets or any equity securities;
(c)
any Contract, agreement in principle, letter of intent, memorandum
of understanding or similar agreement with respect to any material
joint venture, strategic partnership or alliance;
(d)
any declaration, setting aside or payment of any dividend on, or
other distribution (whether in cash, stock or property) in respect
of, any of the Company’s capital stock, or any purchase,
redemption or other acquisition by the Company of any of the
Company’s capital stock or any other securities of the
Company or any options, warrants, calls or rights to acquire any
such shares or other securities;
(e)
any split, combination or reclassification of any of the
Company’s capital stock;
(f)
any granting by the Company, whether orally or in writing, of any
increase in compensation or fringe benefits or any payment by the
Company of any bonus or any change by the Company of severance,
termination or bonus policies and practices or any entry by the
Company into any currently effective employment, severance,
termination or indemnification agreement or any agreement the
benefits of which are contingent or the terms of which are
materially altered upon the occurrence of a transaction involving
the Company of the nature contemplated hereby (either alone or upon
the occurrence of additional or subsequent events);
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(g)
any amendment, termination or consent with respect to any Company
Material Contract required to be disclosed in Section 3.17(b) of
the Company Disclosure Letter;
(h)
any material change by the Company in its accounting methods
(including Tax accounting), principles or practices, except as
required by concurrent changes in GAAP;
(i)
any debt, capital lease or other debt or equity financing
transaction by the Company or entry into any agreement by the
Company in connection with any such transaction, except for capital
lease and receivables financings entered into in the ordinary
course of business consistent with past practices which are not
individually or in the aggregate material to the Company;
(j)
any sale, lease, mortgage, pledge, license, encumbrance or other
disposition of any properties or assets except the sale, lease,
mortgage, pledge license, encumbrance or disposition of property or
assets which are not material, individually or in the aggregate to
the business of the Company other than Company Intellectual
Property licenses included in the Company’s form customer
agreements entered into in the ordinary course for the purchase of
Company Products;
(k)
any purchases of fixed assets, spares or other long-term assets
other than in the ordinary course of business and in a manner
consistent with past practices;
(l)
any revaluation, or any indication that such a revaluation was
merited under GAAP, by the Company of any of its assets, including,
writing down the value of capitalized inventory, spares, long term
or short-term investments, fixed assets, goodwill, intangible
assets, deferred tax assets, or writing off notes or accounts
receivable other than in the ordinary course of business consistent
with past practices;
(m) any
damage, destruction or other casualty loss (whether or not covered
by insurance) with respect to any assets that, individually or in
the aggregate, are material to the Company;
(n)
any sale, assignment or transfer of any of the Company Intellectual
Property other than Company Intellectual Property licenses included
in the Company’s form customer agreements entered into in the
ordinary course for the purchase of Company Products;
(o)
receipt of notice that there has been a loss of, or order
cancellation or reduction by, any customer of the Company that has
or would result in a Company Material Adverse Effect;
(p)
any loans or guarantees made by the Company to or for the benefit
of its employees, stockholders, officers or directors or any
members of their immediate families, other than travel advances
made in the ordinary course of its business;
(q)
any agreement, settlement, compromise or election made with respect
to Taxes; or
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(r)
any agreement or commitment by the Company to do any of the things
described in this Section 3.5(a)-(q).
3.6.
Taxes.
(a)
For purposes of this Agreement:
(i)
" Relevant Group " means any affiliated, combined,
consolidated, unitary or similar group of which the Company is or
was a member.
(ii)
" Tax " or " Taxes " means all federal, state, local
or foreign, net or gross income, gross receipts, net proceeds,
sales, use, ad valorem, value added, franchise, bank shares,
withholding, payroll, employment, excise, property, deed, stamp,
alternative or add-on minimum, environmental, profits, windfall
profits, transaction, license, lease, service, use, occupation,
severance, energy, unemployment, social security, worker’s
compensation, capital, premium, or other taxes, assessments,
customs, duties, fees, levies, or other governmental charges in the
nature of a tax, whether disputed or not, together with any
interest, penalties, additions to tax, or additional amounts with
respect thereto.
(iii) "
Tax Return " means any return, declaration, report, claim
for refund, or information return or statement relating to Taxes,
including any schedule or attachment thereto, and including any
amendment thereof.
(iv) "
Transfer Taxes " means sales, use, transfer, real property
transfer, recording, documentary, stamp, registration, stock
transfer, and other similar taxes and fees (including any penalties
and interest).
(b)
All Tax Returns required to have been filed by or with respect to
the Company or a Relevant Group have been duly and timely filed,
and each such Tax Return is true and accurate and correctly and
completely reflects, in all material respects, liability for Taxes
and all other information required to be reported thereon.
All Taxes owed by the Company or a Relevant Group (whether or not
shown on any Tax Return) for all taxable periods through and
including the Closing Date have been timely paid. The Company
has adequately provided for liabilities for all material unpaid
Taxes for all taxable periods through and including the Closing
Date in the Company Financials, which liabilities represent current
Taxes not yet due and payable as of the Closing Date.
(c)
There is no action, audit, dispute or claim now pending, or to the
Company’s Knowledge, threatened against, or with respect to,
the Company, or any matters under discussion with any Governmental
Authority in respect of any Taxes. The Company is not the
beneficiary of any extension of time within which to file any Tax
Return, nor has it made (or had made on its behalf) any requests
for such extensions. No claim has ever been made by a
Governmental Authority in a jurisdiction where the Company does not
file Tax Returns that the Company is or may be subject to taxation
by that jurisdiction or that the Company must file Tax Returns in
that jurisdiction. There are no Liens on any of the capital
or assets of the Company with respect to Taxes.
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(d)
The Company has not elected under the Code to be treated as an S
Corporation.
(e)
With respect to all taxable periods through and including the
Closing Date, the Company has withheld and timely paid all Taxes
required to have been withheld and paid, and has collected and
remitted all Taxes (including all sales and use Taxes), required to
be collected and remitted, and has complied with all information
reporting and backup withholding requirements.
(f)
Section 3.6 of the Company Disclosure Letter: (i) lists all
federal, state, local, and foreign Tax Returns filed with respect
to the Company for taxable periods ended on or after December 31,
2001, (ii) indicates those Tax Returns that have been audited, and
(iii) indicates those Tax Returns that currently are the subject of
audit. The Company has delivered or made available to Parent
correct and complete copies of all federal Tax Returns, examination
reports, and statements of deficiencies assessed against or agreed
to by to the Company since January 1, 2001. The Company has
not waived (and is not subject to a waiver of) any statute of
limitations in respect of Taxes and has not agreed to (and is not
subject to) any extension of time with respect to a Tax assessment
or deficiency.
(g)
The Company has never been a United States real property holding
corporation within the meaning of Section 897(c)(2) of the
Code.
(h)
The Company has not agreed to nor is it required to make by reason
of a change in accounting method or otherwise, nor could it be
required to make by reason of a proposed change in accounting
method or otherwise, any adjustment under Section 481(a) of the
Code which would have a binding effect on the Company for any
taxable period (or portion thereof) ending after the Closing
Date. The Company has not been the "distributing corporation"
or the "controlled corporation" with respect to a transaction
described in Section 355 of the Code. The Company has not
received (and is not subject to) any ruling from any taxing
authority and has not entered into (and is not subject to) any
agreement with a taxing authority which would have a binding effect
on the Company for any taxable period (or portion thereof) ending
after the Closing Date. The Company has not engaged in a
"reportable transaction" as defined in Treasury Regulation Section
1.6011-4.
(i)
The Company is not a party to any Tax allocation or sharing
agreement (excluding, for this purpose, any agreements the primary
purpose of which is not the allocation or sharing of Tax
liabilities and in which such provisions related to Taxes are
typical of such arrangements). The Company has no liability
for the Taxes of any Person, other than under Section 1.1502-6 of
the Treasury regulations (or any similar provision of state, local,
or foreign law) with respect to any Relevant Group of which the
Company currently is a member, (i) as a transferee or successor,
(ii) by contract, (iii) under Section 1.1502-6 of the Treasury
regulations (or any similar provision of state, local or foreign
law), or (iv) otherwise. The Company is not a party to any
joint venture, partnership or other arrangement that is treated as
a partnership for federal income tax purposes.
(j)
The Company will not be required to include any item of income in,
or exclude any item of deduction from, taxable income for any
taxable period (or portion
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thereof) ending after the Closing Date as a
result of any: (i) intercompany transactions or excess loss
accounts described in Treasury regulations under Section 1502 of
the Code (or any similar provision of state, local, or foreign Tax
law), (ii) installment sale or open transaction disposition made on
or prior to the Closing Date or (iii) prepaid amount received on or
prior to the Closing Date.
(k)
The Company makes no representation or warranty on the ability of
the Company, Parent or their Affiliates to use the Company’s
net operating losses after the Effective Time.
(l)
The Company and any Relevant Group have complied with all transfer
pricing laws, rules, regulations and interpretations thereof by
Governmental Authorities including Section 482 of the Code.
3.7.
Title to Properties .
(a)
Owned and Leased Properties . The Company has
never owned any real property. Section 3.7(a) of the Company
Disclosure Letter sets forth a separate list of all real property
currently leased, licensed or subleased by the Company or otherwise
used or occupied by the Company (the " Real Property "), the
name of the lessor, licensor, sublessor, master lessor and/or
lessee and the date of the lease, license, sublease or other
occupancy right and each amendment thereto. All such current
leases are in full force and effect, are valid and effective in
accordance with their respective terms, and there is not, under any
of such leases, any existing default or event of default (or event
which with notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute a
default) by the Company, or, to the Company’s Knowledge, by
any other party thereto. The Company currently occupies all
of the Real Property for the operation of its business. No
parties other than the Company have a right to occupy any material
Real Property, except for subleases described in the Company
Disclosure Letter pursuant to which third parties have the right to
occupy Real Property. The Real Property and the physical
assets of the Company are, in all material respects, in good
condition and repair and regularly maintained in accordance with
standard industry practices and, to the Company’s Knowledge,
the Real Property is in compliance, in all materials respects, with
Applicable Laws. The Company has performed all of its
obligations under any termination agreements pursuant to which it
has terminated any leases of real property that are no longer in
effect and has no material continuing liability with respect to
such terminated real property leases.
(b)
Lease Documents . The Company has provided
Parent true, correct and complete copies of all current leases,
lease guaranties, agreements for the leasing, use or occupancy of,
or otherwise granting to the Company a right to occupy the Real
Property, including all amendments, terminations and modifications
thereof (the " Lease Documents "); and there are no other
Lease Documents affecting the Real Property or to which the Company
is bound, other than those identified in Section 3.7(a) of the
Company Disclosure Letter.
(c)
Title . The Company has good and valid title
to, or, in the case of leased properties and assets, valid
leasehold interests in, all of its material tangible properties and
assets, real, personal and mixed, used or held for use in its
business, free and clear of any Liens except (i) as reflected in
the Company Balance Sheet, (ii) Liens for Taxes not yet due and
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payable or delinquent or being contested in good
faith by appropriate proceedings for which reserves have been
established in accordance with GAAP, (iii) Liens imposed by
Applicable Law, such as carrier’s, warehousemen’s and
mechanic liens and other similar Liens, which arise in the ordinary
course of business with respect to obligations not yet due, and
(iv) easements, covenants, conditions and restrictions and such
other imperfections of title and encumbrances, if any, which do not
in any material respect detract from the value or interfere with
the present use of the property subject thereto or affected
thereby. The rights, properties and assets presently owned,
leased or licensed by the Company include all rights, properties
and assets necessary to permit the Company to conduct its business
in all material respects in the same manner as its business has
been conducted prior to the date hereof.
3.8.
Intellectual Property.
(a)
Definitions . For all purposes of this Agreement, the
following terms shall have the following respective meanings:
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"Company Intellectual Property" shall mean any and
all Intellectual Property Rights that are owned by, or licensed to,
the Company.
"Company Products" shall mean all products and
services that have been developed by or on behalf of the Company
and/or are owned, made, provided, distributed, imported, sold or
licensed to third Persons by or on behalf of the Company.
"Company Registered Intellectual Property" shall
mean the applications, registrations and filings for Intellectual
Property Rights that are owned by the Company or that have been
registered, filed, certified or otherwise perfected or recorded
with or by any Governmental Authority by or in the name of the
Company.
"Intellectual Property" shall mean any or all of
the following (i) works of authorship including computer programs,
source code, and executable code, whether embodied in software,
firmware or otherwise, architecture, documentation, designs, files,
and records, (ii) inventions (whether or not patentable),
discoveries, improvements, and technology, (iii) proprietary and
confidential information, trade secrets and know how, (iv)
proprietary databases, and technical data, (v) logos, trade names,
trade dress, trademarks and service marks, (vi) domain names, web
addresses and sites, (vii) proprietary tools, methods and
processes, (viii) devices, prototypes, schematics, breadboards,
netlists, maskworks, test methodologies, verilog files, emulation
and simulation reports, test vectors and hardware development
tools, and (ix) any and all instantiations of the foregoing in any
form and embodied in any medium.
"Intellectual Property Rights" shall mean
worldwide common law and statutory rights associated with (i)
patents, patent applications and inventors’ certificates,
(ii) copyrights, copyright registrations and copyright
applications, "moral" rights and mask work rights, (iii) the
protection of trade and industrial secrets and confidential
information (" Trade Secrets "), (iv) trademarks, trade
names and service marks, (vi) divisions, continuations, renewals,
reissuances, extensions and any foreign equivalents of the
foregoing (as applicable) and (vii) analogous rights to those set
forth above, including the
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right to enforce and recover remedies for
infringement or misappropriation of any of the
foregoing.
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"Shrink-Wrapped Code" means (a) generally
commercially available binary code (other than development tools
and development environments) where available for a cost of not
more than U.S. $20,000 for a perpetual license for a single user or
work station (or $150,000 in the aggregate for all users and work
stations), and (b) generally commercially available software
programs that are not Company Products and are used internally by
the Company in the ordinary course of business.
"Source Code" shall mean computer software and
code, in form other than object code form, including, to the extent
currently prepared and in existence, any related programmer
comments and annotations, help text, data and data structures,
instructions and procedural, object-oriented and other code, which
may be printed out or displayed in human readable form.
(b)
No Default/No Conflict . All unexpired written
Contracts relating to either (i) Company Intellectual Property, or
(ii) Intellectual Property or Intellectual Property Rights of a
third Person licensed to the Company, are valid and in full force
and effect, and enforceable in accordance with their terms,
assuming due execution by the other parties thereto, except as
enforcement may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization, moratorium and other laws affecting
creditors’ rights generally and except insofar as the
availability of equitable remedies may be limited by Applicable
Law. The consummation of the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement will neither violate nor by their terms result in
the breach, modification, cancellation, termination, suspension of,
or acceleration of any payments with respect to, such Contracts,
subject to obtaining any consents and approvals as are set forth in
Section 3.8(b) of the Company Disclosure Letter. The Company
is in material compliance with, and has not materially breached any
term of any such Contracts or committed or failed to perform any
act which, with or without notice, lapse of time or both would
constitute a material default under the provisions of any such
Contract and, to the Knowledge of the Company, all other parties to
such Contracts are in compliance with, and have not materially
breached any term of, such Contracts. Following the Closing
Date, and subject to obtaining any consents and approvals as are
set forth in Section 3.8(b) of the Company Disclosure Letter,
the Surviving Corporation will be permitted to exercise all of the
Company’s rights under such Contracts to the same extent the
Company would have been able to had the transactions contemplated
by this Agreement not occurred and without the payment of any
additional amounts or consideration other than ongoing fees,
royalties or payments which the Company would otherwise be required
to pay.
(c)
No Infringement . To the Knowledge of the
Company, the operation of the business of the Company as it is
currently conducted, including the design, development, use,
import, branding, advertising, promotion, marketing, licensing,
manufacture and sale of any Company Product, has not and does not
infringe or misappropriate any Intellectual Property Rights of any
third Person, or constitute unfair competition or trade practices
under the laws of any jurisdiction.
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(d)
Notice . The Company has not received notice,
written or otherwise, from any third Person claiming that any
Company Product or the operation of the business of the Company
infringes or misappropriates any Intellectual Property Rights of
any third Person or constitutes unfair competition or trade
practices under the laws of any jurisdiction. The Company has not
received notice, written or otherwise, from any third Person
challenging the complete and exclusive ownership of or right to use
the Company Intellectual Property, or suggesting that any third
Person has any claim of legal or beneficial ownership with respect
thereto. The Company has not received any notice, written or
otherwise, challenging, terminating, amending or affecting the
interest of the Company, in the Company Intellectual
Property.
(e)
Transaction . Neither this Agreement nor the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including any
assignment to Merger Sub by operation of law as a result of the
Merger of any material written contracts or agreements to which the
Company is a party, will result in Parent, any of its subsidiaries
or the Surviving Corporation being obligated under such written
contracts or agreements to pay any royalties or other material
amounts, or offer any discounts, to any third party in excess of
those payable by, or required to be offered by, the Company or any
of them, respectively, in the absence of this Agreement or the
transactions contemplated hereby, subject to obtaining any consents
and approvals required to be obtained in connection with any such
written contracts and agreements.
(f)
Intellectual Property . The Company has taken
commercially reasonable steps to maintain and protect the Company
Intellectual Property. Without limiting the foregoing, the
Company has implemented a policy requiring each curr
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