AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF
MERGER
CENTRACORE PROPERTIES
TRUST
DATED AS OF SEPTEMBER 19,
2006
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ARTICLE I The
Merger
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1.1
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1
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1.2
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Certificate of
Incorporation and Bylaws
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1.3
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2
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1.4
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2
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1.5
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Directors and
Officers of the Surviving Corporation
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2
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ARTICLE II
Merger Consideration; Conversion of Stock
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3
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2.1
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Conversion of
Company Stock
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2.2
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2.3
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2.4
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2.5
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Alternative
Structure of the Merger
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2.6
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Alternative
Structure of the Acquisition
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ARTICLE III
Representations and Warranties of the Company
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3.1
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Existence; Good
Standing; Authority; Compliance with Law
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3.2
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Authorization,
Takeover Laws, Validity and Effect of Agreements
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3.3
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3.4
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3.5
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3.6
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Consents and
Approvals; No Violations
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3.7
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3.8
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3.9
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Absence of
Certain Changes
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3.10
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3.11
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3.12
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3.13
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3.14
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Labor and
Employment Matters
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3.15
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3.16
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Opinion of
Financial Advisor
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3.17
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3.18
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3.19
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3.20
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Absence of
Undisclosed Liabilities
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3.21
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3.22
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Investment
Company Act of 1940
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3.23
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Definition of
the Company’s Knowledge
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3.24
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Proxy
Statement; Company Information
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3.25
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No Payments to
Employees, Officers or Trustees
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3.26
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No Other
Representations or Warranties
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ARTICLE IV
Representations and Warranties of Parent and MergerCo
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4.1
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4.2
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Authority
Relative to this Agreement
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4.3
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Consents and
Approvals; No Violations
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4.4
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4.5
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4.6
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ARTICLE V
Conduct of Business Pending the Merger
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5.1
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Conduct of
Business by the Company
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5.2
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Actions to
Qualify as a REIT
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5.3
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Adverse Changes
in Condition
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5.4
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ARTICLE VI
Covenants
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6.1
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Preparation of
the Proxy Statement; Stockholders Meeting
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6.2
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6.3
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6.4
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6.5
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Officers’
and Directors’ Indemnification
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6.6
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Access to
Information; Confidentiality
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6.7
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6.8
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Employee
Benefit Arrangements
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ARTICLE VII
Conditions to the Merger
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7.1
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Conditions to
the Obligations of Each Party to Effect the Merger
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7.2
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Conditions to
Obligations of Parent and MergerCo
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7.3
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Conditions to
Obligations of the Company
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ARTICLE VIII
Termination, Amendment and Waiver
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8.1
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8.2
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8.3
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8.4
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Payment of
Amount or Expense
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8.5
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8.6
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ARTICLE IX
General Provisions
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9.1
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9.2
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9.3
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9.4
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9.5
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Non-Survival of
Representations, Warranties, Covenants and Agreements
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9.6
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9.7
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9.8
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9.9
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Choice of
Law/Consent to Jurisdiction
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9.10
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9.11
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(ii)
COMPANY DISCLOSURE
SCHEDULES
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Title
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Good
Standing
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Subsidiaries’ Good Standing
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Compliance With
Laws
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Company Equity
Award Plans
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Company
Options
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Restricted
Stock Awards
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Voting or
Transfer
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Stock
Obligations
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Registration
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Reserved
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Other
Interests
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Consents and
Approvals; No Violations
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Company SEC
Reports
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Litigation
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Absence of
Certain Changes
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Taxes
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Properties
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Ground
Leases
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Notices
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Properties: No
Violations
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Facility
Leases
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Option
Agreements; Rights of First Refusal
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Management
Agreements
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Construction
Projects
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Environmental
Notices
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Environmental
Compliance
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Environmental
Reports
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Employee
Programs
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No Violation of
Employee Programs
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ERISA
Plans
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Payment under
Employee Programs
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Changes to
Employee Programs
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Compliance of
Employee Programs
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Labor and
Employment Matters
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Material
Contracts
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Loan
Agreements
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Other
Contracts
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Tax Protection
Agreements
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Development
Agreements
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Option
Agreements
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(iii)
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Claims
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Insurance
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Absence of
Undisclosed Liabilities
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Definition of
the Company’s Knowledge
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Employee
Payments
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Existing
Property Transactions
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Litigation
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Officers’
and Trustees’ Indemnification
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Employee
Benefit Arrangements
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Company
Obligations
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Amended and
Restated Certificate of Incorporation
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Alternative
Merger Conversion of Stock
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Form of Tax
Opinion
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Form of Company
Tax Certificate
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(iv)
AGREEMENT AND PLAN
OF MERGER (this “ Agreement ”), dated as of
September 19, 2006, is made by and among THE GEO GROUP, INC.,
a Florida corporation (“ Parent ”), GEO
ACQUISITION II, INC., a Delaware corporation and a direct
wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent (“ MergerCo
”), and CENTRACORE PROPERTIES TRUST, a Maryland real estate
investment trust (the “ Company ”).
WHEREAS, the
parties wish to effect a business combination through a merger of
the Company with and into MergerCo (the “ Merger
”) on the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement
and in accordance with the Delaware General Corporation Law (the
“ DGCL ”) and the Corporations and Associations
Article of the Annotated Code of Maryland (the “ MGCL
”);
WHEREAS, the Board
of Trustees of the Company (the “ Company Board
”) has approved this Agreement, the Merger and the other
transactions contemplated by this Agreement and determined that
this Agreement, the Merger and the other transactions contemplated
by this Agreement are advisable;
WHEREAS, the Board
of Directors of Parent and the Board of Directors of MergerCo have
approved this Agreement, the Merger and the other transactions
contemplated by this Agreement and determined that this Agreement,
the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by this
Agreement are advisable, and Parent has approved this Agreement and
the Merger as the sole stockholder of MergerCo;
WHEREAS, the
parties intend that for federal, and applicable state, income tax
purposes the Merger will be treated as a taxable sale by the
Company of all of the company’s assets to MergerCo in
exchange for the Merger Consideration (as defined herein) to be
provided to the stockholders of the Company and the assumption of
all of the Company’s liabilities, followed by a distribution
of such Merger Consideration to the stockholders of the Company in
liquidation pursuant to Section 331 and Section 562 of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “
Code ”), and that this Agreement shall constitute a
“plan of liquidation” of the Company for federal income
tax purposes; and
WHEREAS, Parent,
MergerCo 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 mutual representations, warranties, covenants
and agreements set forth herein, and intending to be legally bound,
Parent, MergerCo and the Company hereby agree as
follows:
1.1 The
Merger . Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement,
at the Effective Time (as defined below), the Company and MergerCo
shall consummate the Merger, pursuant to which (a) the Company
shall be merged with and into MergerCo and the separate corporate
existence of the Company shall thereupon cease and
(b) MergerCo shall be the
surviving
corporation in the Merger (the “ Surviving Corporation
”) and shall remain a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent. From
and after the Effective Time, MergerCo shall succeed to and assume
all the rights and obligations of the Company. The Merger shall
have the effects specified in Section 259 of the DGCL and
Section 8-501.1 of the MGCL.
1.2 Certificate
of Incorporation and Bylaws .
(a) The name of
the Surviving Corporation shall be “GEO Acquisition II,
Inc.”.
(b) The amended
and restated certificate of incorporation of MergerCo, as attached
hereto as Exhibit A (the “ Amended Charter
”), shall be the certificate of incorporation of the
Surviving Corporation until thereafter amended as provided therein
or by law.
(c) The bylaws of
MergerCo, as in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time,
shall be the bylaws of the Surviving Corporation until thereafter
amended as provided by law, by such certificate of incorporation or
by such bylaws.
1.3 Effective
Time . On the Closing Date, MergerCo and the Company shall duly
execute and file a certificate of merger (the “
Certificate of Merger ”) with the Secretary of State
of the State of Delaware (the “ DSOS ”) in
accordance with the DGCL and articles of merger (the “
Articles of Merger ”) with the State Department of
Assessments and Taxation for the State of Maryland (the “
MSDAT ”) in accordance with the MGCL. The Merger shall
become effective upon the later of the filing date of the
Certificate of Merger with the DSOS or the filing date of the
Articles of Merger with the MSDAT, or such later time which the
parties hereto shall have agreed upon and designated in such
filings in accordance with the DGCL and MGCL as the effective time
of the Merger but not to exceed ninety (90) days after the
respective filing dates of the Certificate of Merger with the DSOS
and the Articles of Merger with the MSDAT (the “ Effective
Time ”).
1.4 Closing
. The closing of the Merger (the “ Closing ”)
shall occur as promptly as practicable (but in no event later than
the second (2nd) Business Day) after all of the conditions set
forth in Article VII (other than conditions that by their
terms are required to be satisfied or waived at the Closing) shall
have been satisfied or, to the extent permitted by applicable law,
waived by the party entitled to the benefit of the same (unless
extended by the mutual agreement of the parties hereto), and,
subject to the foregoing, shall take place at 10:00 a.m., local
time, on such date (the “ Closing Date ”) at the
offices of Goodwin Procter LLP, 599 Lexington Avenue, New York, New
York 10022, or at such other place as mutually agreed to by the
parties hereto; provided , however , that
notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Closing Date
shall not occur before January 1, 2007 without the mutual
consent of both parties.
1.5 Directors
and Officers of the Surviving Corporation . The directors of
MergerCo immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be the
initial directors of the Surviving Corporation and the officers of
MergerCo immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be the
initial officers of the Surviving Corporation, each to hold office
in accordance with the Amended Charter and bylaws of the Surviving
Corporation.
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ARTICLE II
Merger Consideration; Conversion of Stock
2.1 Conversion
of Company Stock . At the Effective Time, by virtue of the
Merger and without any action on the part of any holder
thereof:
(a) Capital
Stock of MergerCo . Each share of common stock of MergerCo, par
value $0.01 per share, issued and outstanding immediately prior to
the Effective Time shall remain outstanding and shall represent one
(1) share of the validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable
share of common stock of the Surviving Corporation, par value $0.01
per share.
(b)
Cancellation of Parent-Owned and MergerCo-Owned Company Common
Stock . Each issued and outstanding share of common stock of
the Company, par value $0.001 per share (the “ Company
Common Stock ”) that is owned by Parent, MergerCo or any
Subsidiary of Parent or MergerCo immediately prior to the Effective
Time (collectively, the “ Excluded Shares ”)
shall automatically be canceled and retired and shall cease to
exist, and no cash, stock or other consideration shall be delivered
or deliverable in exchange therefor.
(c) Conversion
of Company Common Stock . Each share of Company Common Stock
issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time
(other than Excluded Shares) shall automatically be converted into
the right to receive cash in amount equal to (i) $32.00, plus
(ii) an amount equal to $0.46 multiplied by the quotient
obtained by dividing (x) the number of days between the last
day of the last quarter for which full quarterly dividends on the
Company Common Stock have been declared and paid and the Closing
Date (including the Closing Date), by (y) the total number of
days in the quarter in which the Closing Date occurs ((i) and
(ii) together, the “ Merger Consideration
”).
(d)
Cancellation and Retirement of Company Common Stock . As of
the Effective Time, all shares of Company Common Stock (other than
Excluded Shares) issued and outstanding immediately prior to the
Effective Time, shall no longer be outstanding and shall
automatically be canceled and retired and shall cease to exist, and
each holder of a certificate representing any such shares of
Company Common Stock (a “ Certificate ”) shall
cease to have any rights with respect to such shares, except, in
all cases, the right to receive the Merger Consideration, without
interest, upon surrender of such Certificate in accordance with
Section 2.2. The right of any holder of any share of Company
Common Stock to receive the Merger Consideration shall be subject
to and reduced by the amount of any withholding that is required
under applicable tax law.
(e)
Cancellation of Company Stock Options . At the Effective
Time, each outstanding qualified or nonqualified option to purchase
shares of Company Common Stock (“ Company Stock
Options ”) under any employee stock option or
compensation plan or arrangement of the Company (“ Company
Equity Award Plans ”), whether or not exercisable at the
Effective Time and regardless of the exercise price thereof, shall
be
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cancelled,
effective as of the Effective Time, in exchange for the right to
receive at the Effective Time a single lump sum cash payment, equal
to the product of (x) the number of shares of Company Common
Stock subject to such Company Stock Option immediately prior to the
Effective Time, whether or not vested or exercisable, and
(y) the excess, if any, of $32.00 over the exercise price per
share of such Company Stock Option (the “ Option Merger
Consideration ”); provided that if the exercise price per
share of any such Company Option is equal to or greater than
$32.00, such Company Stock Option shall be canceled without any
cash payment being made in respect thereof.
(f) Parent and
MergerCo acknowledge that all restricted stock awards granted under
the Company Equity Award Plans shall vest in full immediately prior
to the Effective Time so as to no longer be subject to any
forfeiture or vesting requirements and all such shares of Company
Common Stock shall be considered outstanding shares for all
purposes of this Agreement, including receipt of the Merger
Consideration.
(g) Parent and
MergerCo acknowledge that all deferred share awards granted
pursuant to the Company’s Deferred Share Long-Term Loyalty
Bonus Agreement as set forth in Section 3.3(d) of the Company
Disclosure Schedule shall, as of immediately prior to the Effective
Time, no longer be subject to any forfeiture or vesting
requirements and all deferred shares of Company Common Stock
granted in connection therewith shall be considered outstanding
shares for all purposes of this Agreement, including receipt of the
Merger Consideration.
2.2 Exchange of
Certificates .
(a) Paying
Agent . Prior to the mailing of the Proxy Statement, the
Company shall appoint a bank or trust company reasonably
satisfactory to Parent to act as Paying Agent (the “
Paying Agent ”) for the payment of the Merger
Consideration and the Option Merger Consideration. At least one
(1) Business Day prior to the Closing Date, Parent shall
deposit with the Paying Agent, for the benefit of the holders of
shares of Company Common Stock, for exchange in accordance with
this Article II, and for the benefit of holders of Company
Stock Options for payment in accordance with Section 2.1(e),
the aggregate Merger Consideration and Option Merger Consideration
(such total deposited cash being hereinafter referred to as the
“ Exchange Fund ”). The Paying Agent shall make
payments of the Merger Consideration and the Option Merger
Consideration out of the Exchange Fund in accordance with this
Agreement, the Articles of Merger and Certificate of Merger. The
Exchange Fund shall not be used for any other purpose. Any and all
interest earned on the Exchange Fund shall be paid to
Parent.
(b) Stock
Transfer Books . At the Effective Time, the common stock
transfer books of the Company shall be closed and thereafter there
shall be no further registration of transfers of the Company Common
Stock on the records of the Company. From and after the Effective
Time, the holders of Certificates representing ownership of the
Company Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to the Effective
Time shall cease to have rights with respect to such Company Common
Stock, except as otherwise provided for herein. On or after the
Effective Time, any Certificates presented to the Paying Agent or
Parent for any reason shall be converted into the applicable
Merger
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Consideration
with respect to the shares of Company Common Stock formerly
represented thereby. On and after the Effective Time, a holder of a
Company Stock Option shall have only the right to receive the
Option Merger Consideration as provided in
Section 2.1(e).
(c) Exchange
Procedures . As soon as possible after the Effective Time (but
in any event within three (3) Business Days), Parent and the
Surviving Corporation shall cause the Paying Agent to mail to each
holder of record of a Certificate or Certificates that immediately
prior to the Effective Time represented outstanding shares of
Company Common Stock whose shares were converted into the right to
receive Merger Consideration pursuant to Section 2.1:
(i) a letter of transmittal (which shall specify that delivery
shall be effected, and risk of loss and title to the Certificates
shall pass to the Paying Agent, only upon delivery of the
Certificates to the Paying Agent, and which letter shall be in such
form and have such other provisions as Parent may reasonably
specify) and (ii) instructions for use in effecting the surrender
of the Certificates in exchange for the Merger Consideration to
which the holder thereof is entitled. Upon surrender of a
Certificate for cancellation to the Paying Agent or to such other
agent or agents reasonably satisfactory to the Company as may be
appointed by Parent, together with such letter of transmittal, duly
executed and completed in accordance with the instructions thereto,
and such other documents as may reasonably be required by the
Paying Agent, the holder of such Certificate shall be entitled to
receive in exchange therefor the amount of cash payable in respect
of the shares of Company Common Stock previously represented by
such Certificate pursuant to the provisions of this
Article II, and the Certificate so surrendered shall forthwith
be canceled. In the event of a transfer of ownership of Company
Common Stock that is not registered in the transfer records of the
Company, payment may be made to a Person other than the Person in
whose name the Certificate so surrendered is registered, if such
Certificate shall be properly endorsed or otherwise be in proper
form for transfer and the Person requesting such payment shall pay
any transfer or other Taxes required by reason of the payment to a
Person other than the registered holder of such Certificate or
establish to the satisfaction of Parent that such tax has been paid
or is not applicable. Until surrendered as contemplated by this
Section 2.2, each Certificate shall be deemed at any time
after the Effective Time to represent only the right to receive,
upon such surrender, the Merger Consideration as contemplated by
this Section 2.2. No interest shall be paid or accrue on any
cash payable upon surrender of any Certificate.
(d) No Further
Ownership Rights in Company Common Stock or Company Stock Options
Exchanged For Cash . The Merger Consideration paid upon the
surrender for exchange of Certificates representing shares of
Company Common Stock in accordance with the terms of this
Article II shall be deemed to have been paid in full
satisfaction of all rights pertaining to the shares of Company
Common Stock exchanged for cash theretofore represented by such
Certificates. The Option Merger Consideration paid with respect to
Company Stock Options in accordance with the terms of this Article
II and Section 2.1(e) shall be deemed to have been paid in
full satisfaction of all rights pertaining to the canceled Company
Stock Options and on and after the Effective Time the holder of a
Company Stock Option shall have no further rights to exercise any
Company Stock Option.
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(e) Termination
of Exchange Fund . Any portion of the Exchange Fund which
remains undistributed to the holders of the Certificates for twelve
(12) months after the Effective Time shall be delivered to
Parent and any holders of shares of Company Common Stock or Company
Stock Options prior to the Merger who have not theretofore complied
with this Article II shall thereafter look only to Parent and
only as general creditors thereof for payment of the Merger
Consideration or the Option Merger Consideration, as
applicable.
(f) No
Liability . None of Parent, MergerCo, the Surviving
Corporation, the Company or the Paying Agent, or any employee,
officer, trustee, director, agent or Affiliate thereof, shall be
liable to any Person in respect of Merger Consideration or Option
Merger Consideration, as applicable, from the Exchange Fund
delivered to a public official pursuant to any applicable abandoned
property, escheat or similar Law.
(g) Investment
of Exchange Fund . The Paying Agent shall invest any cash
included in the Exchange Fund, as directed by the Surviving
Corporation, on a daily basis. Any interest and other income
resulting from such investments shall be paid to Parent. To the
extent that there are losses with respect to such investments, or
the Exchange Fund diminishes for other reasons below the level
required to make prompt payments of the Merger Consideration as
contemplated hereby, Parent shall promptly replace or restore the
portion of the Exchange Fund lost through investments or other
events so as to ensure that the Exchange Fund is, at all times,
maintained at a level sufficient to make such payments.
(h) Lost
Certificates . If any Certificate shall have been lost, stolen
or destroyed, upon the making of an affidavit of that fact by the
Person claiming such Certificate to be lost, stolen or destroyed,
the Paying Agent will issue in exchange for such lost, stolen or
destroyed Certificate the Merger Consideration payable in respect
thereof, pursuant to this Agreement.
2.3 Withholding
Rights . The Surviving Corporation or the Paying Agent, as
applicable, shall be entitled to deduct and withhold from the
consideration otherwise payable pursuant to this Agreement to any
Person (including, without limitation, any holder of shares of
Company Common Stock, whether or not restricted, Company Stock
Options or any grantee of a Company deferred share award) such
amounts as it is required to deduct and withhold with respect to
the making of such payment under the Code, and the rules and
regulations promulgated thereunder, or any provision of state,
local or foreign tax Law. To the extent that amounts are so
withheld by the Surviving Corporation or the Paying Agent, such
withheld amounts shall be treated for all purposes of this
Agreement as having been paid to the Person in respect of which
such deduction and withholding was made by the Surviving
Corporation or the Paying Agent.
2.4
Dissenters’ Rights . No dissenters’ or appraisal
rights shall be available with respect to the Merger.
2.5 Alternative
Structure of the Merger . While it is currently contemplated
that the Merger shall be effected through the merger of the Company
with and into MergerCo, Parent
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may elect by
timely prior written notice to the Company, to cause the Merger to
be effected through an alternative transaction structure pursuant
to which MergerCo would merge with and into the Company with the
Company surviving (the “ Alternative Merger ”),
in which case, at the effective time of the Alternative Merger,
(a) the Company would become a wholly-owned subsidiary of
Parent, (b) all the property, rights privileges, powers and
franchises of the Company and MergerCo shall vest in the Company as
the surviving corporation, and all debts, liabilities and duties of
the Company and MergerCo shall become the debts, liabilities and
duties of the Company as the surviving corporation, and
(c) the conversion and cancellation of shares of the capital
stock of the Company and Merger Co shall be effected as set forth
on Exhibit B. The Company shall have the right, in its sole
discretion, to consent to or deny such alternative structure. If
Parent makes such election and the Company consents, (i) the
parties shall take all actions and make all filings required to
consummate the Alternative Merger, including MergerCo and the
Company shall duly execute and file a certificate of merger
(“ Alternative Certificate of Merger ”) with the
DSOS in accordance with the DGCL and articles of merger (“
Alternative Articles of Merger ”) with the MSDAT in
accordance with the MGCL, (ii) the Alternative Merger shall
become effective upon the later of the filing date of the
Alternative Certificate of Merger with the DSOS or the filing date
of the Alternative Articles of Merger with the MSDAT, or such later
time which the parties hereto shall have agreed upon and designated
in such filings in accordance with the DGCL and the MGCL as the
effective time of the Alternative Merger but not to exceed ninety
(90) days after the respective filing dates of the Alternative
Certificate of Merger with the DSOS and the Alternative Articles of
Merger with the MSDAT (the “ Alternative Merger Effective
Time ”), (iii) “the Merger” shall be deemed
to refer to the Alternative Merger, (iv) “Effective
Time” shall be deemed to refer to the Alternative Merger
Effective Time and (v) “Surviving Corporation” shall be
deemed to refer to the Company in its capacity as the surviving
entity in the Alternative Merger.
2.6 Alternative
Structure of the Acquisition . While it is currently
contemplated that the Merger shall be effected through the merger
of the Company with and into MergerCo, Parent may elect, by timely
prior written notice to the Company, to cause the Merger to be
effected through an alternative transaction structure pursuant to
which the Company sells to Parent or MergerCo all of the
partnership interests of CPT Operating Partnership L.P. in exchange
for an amount of cash equal to the Merger Consideration and the
Option Merger Consideration. The Company shall have the right, in
its sole discretion, to consent to or deny such alternative
structure.
ARTICLE III
Representations and Warranties of the Company
Except as set
forth in the disclosure schedules delivered at or prior to the
execution hereof to Parent and MergerCo (the “ Company
Disclosure Schedule ”) the Company represents and
warrants to Parent and MergerCo as follows:
3.1 Existence;
Good Standing; Authority; Compliance with Law .
(a) The Company is
a real estate investment trust (a “ REIT ”) duly
formed, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the
State of Maryland. Except as
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set forth in
Section 3.1(a)of the Company Disclosure Schedule, the Company
is duly qualified or licensed to do business as a foreign
corporation and is in good standing under the laws of any other
jurisdiction in which the character of the properties owned, leased
or operated by it therein or in which the transaction of its
business makes such qualification or licensing necessary, except
where the failure to be so qualified or licensed would not,
individually or in the aggregate, have a Company Material Adverse
Effect. The Company has all requisite corporate power and authority
to own, operate, lease and encumber its properties and carry on its
business as now conducted.
(b) Each of the
Company Subsidiaries listed in Section 3.1(b) of the Company
Disclosure Schedule (the “ Company Subsidiaries
”) is a corporation, limited partnership or limited liability
company duly incorporated or organized, validly existing and in
good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation
or organization. Except as set forth in Section 3.1(b) of the
Company Disclosure Schedule, each Company Subsidiary is duly
qualified or licensed to do business and is in good standing in
each jurisdiction in which the ownership of its property or the
conduct of its business requires such qualification or licensing,
except for jurisdictions in which such failure to be so qualified,
licensed or to be in good standing would not, individually or in
the aggregate, have a Company Material Adverse Effect. Each Company
Subsidiary has all requisite power and authority to own, operate,
lease and encumber its properties and carry on its business as now
conducted. The Company has no other Subsidiaries other than the
Company Subsidiaries.
(c) Except as set
forth in Section 3.1(c) of the Company Disclosure Schedule,
neither the Company nor any of the Company Subsidiaries is in
violation of any Order of any court, governmental authority or
arbitration board or tribunal, or has received any written notice
that the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries is in violation
of any law, ordinance, governmental rule or regulation to which the
Company or any Company Subsidiary or any of their respective
properties or assets is subject, where such violation, alone or
together with all other violations, would have a Company Material
Adverse Effect. The Company and the Company Subsidiaries have
obtained all licenses, permits and other authorizations and have
taken all actions required by applicable law or governmental
regulations in connection with their businesses as now conducted,
except where the failure to obtain any such license, permit or
authorization or to take any such action, alone or together with
all other such failures, would not have a Company Material Adverse
Effect.
(d) The Company
has previously provided or made available to Parent true and
complete copies of the declaration of trust and bylaws and the
other charter documents, articles of incorporation, bylaws,
organizational documents and partnership, limited liability company
and joint venture agreements (and in each such case, all amendments
thereto) of the Company and each of the Company Subsidiaries as in
effect on the date of this Agreement.
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3.2
Authorization, Takeover Laws, Validity and Effect of
Agreements .
(a) The Company
has all requisite corporate power and authority to execute and
deliver this Agreement and to consummate the transactions
contemplated hereby and perform its obligations hereunder. Subject
only to the approval of this Agreement by the holders of shares of
Company Common Stock, the execution, delivery and performance by
the Company of this Agreement and the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby have been duly authorized by all
necessary corporate action on behalf of the Company. In connection
with the foregoing, the Company Board has taken such actions and
votes as are necessary on its part to render the provisions of any
“fair price,” “moratorium,” “control
share acquisition” or any other anti-takeover statute or
similar federal or state statute inapplicable to this Agreement,
the Merger and the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
This Agreement, assuming due and valid authorization, execution and
delivery hereof by Parent and MergerCo, constitutes a valid and
legally binding obligation of the Company, enforceable against the
Company in accordance with its terms, subject to applicable
bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium or other similar laws relating
to creditors’ rights and general principles of
equity.
(a) The authorized
capital stock of the Company consists of 150,000,000 shares of
Company Common Stock and 50,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par
value $0.001 per share (“ Company Preferred Stock
”). As of June 30, 2006 (i) 11,003,050 shares of
Company Common Stock were issued and outstanding, (ii) 421,950
shares of Company Common Stock have been authorized and reserved
for issuance pursuant to the Company’s Equity Award Plans as
listed in Sections 3.3(a), 3.3(c) and 3.3(d) of the Company
Disclosure Schedule, subject to adjustment on the terms set forth
in the Company Equity Award Plans, and (iii) 276,000 Company
Stock Options were outstanding. As of the date of this Agreement,
the Company had no shares of Company Common Stock reserved for
issuance other than as described above. All such issued and
outstanding shares of capital stock of the Company are duly
authorized, validly issued, fully paid, nonassessable and free of
preemptive rights.
(b) The Company
has no outstanding bonds, debentures or notes the holders of which
have the right to vote (or which are convertible into or
exercisable for securities having the right to vote) with the
shareholders of the Company on any matter.
(c)
Section 3.3(c) of the Company Disclosure Schedule sets forth a
true, complete and correct list of Company Stock Options, all of
which are fully vested, including the name of the Person to whom
such Company Stock Options have been granted, the number of shares
subject to each Company Option and the per share exercise price for
each Company Option. True and complete copies of all instruments
(or the forms of such instruments) referred to in this
Section 3.3(c) have been furnished or made available to
Parent. Except as set forth in Section 3.3(c) of the Company
Disclosure Schedule and except for the Company Stock Options (all
of which have been issued under the Company Equity Award Plans), as
of the date of this Agreement, there are not any existing options,
warrants, calls, subscriptions, convertible securities, or other
rights,
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agreements or
commitments which obligate the Company or any Company Subsidiary to
issue, transfer or sell any shares of capital stock of the
Company.
(d)
Section 3.3(d) of the Company Disclosure Schedule sets forth a
true, complete and correct list of the restricted stock awards
granted under the Company Equity Award Plans. True and complete
copies of all instruments (or the forms of such instruments)
referred to in this Section 3.3(d) have been furnished or made
available to Parent. As of June 30, 2006, there were 8,500
deferred shares of the Company outstanding. The Company has not
issued any other “phantom” stock or stock appreciation
rights.
(e) Except as set
forth in Section 3.3(e) of the Company Disclosure Schedule,
there are no agreements or understandings to which the Company or
any Company Subsidiary is a party with respect to the voting of any
shares of capital stock of the Company or which restrict the
transfer of any such shares, nor does the Company have knowledge of
any third party agreements or understandings with respect to the
voting of any such shares or which restrict the transfer of any
such shares.
(f) Except as set
forth in Section 3.3(f) of the Company Disclosure Schedule,
there are no outstanding contractual obligations of the Company or
any Company Subsidiary to repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire
any shares of capital stock, partnership interests or any other
securities of the Company or any Company Subsidiary.
(g) Except as set
forth in Section 3.3(g) of the Company Disclosure Schedule,
neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary is under any
obligation, contingent or otherwise, by reason of any agreement to
register the offer and sale or resale of any of their securities
under the Securities Act.
(h) The Company is
the sole general partner of CPT Operating Partnership L.P., a
Delaware limited partnership (the “ Partnership
”), and the Company owns, directly and indirectly, 100% of
the limited partnership interests in the Partnership. There are not
any existing options, warrants, calls, subscriptions, convertible
securities, or other rights, agreements or commitments which
obligate the Partnership to issue, transfer or sell any partnership
interests of the Partnership. There are no outstanding contractual
obligations of the Partnership to repurchase, redeem or otherwise
acquire any partnership interests of the Partnership. The
partnership interests in the Partnership are subject only to the
restrictions on transfer set forth in the relevant partnership
agreement, and those imposed by applicable securities
laws.
3.4
Subsidiaries . Section 3.1(b) of the Company Disclosure
Schedule sets forth the name and jurisdiction of incorporation or
organization of each Company Subsidiary. All issued and outstanding
shares or other equity interests of each corporate Company
Subsidiary are duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and
nonassessable. Except as set forth in Section 3.1(b) of the
Company Disclosure Schedule, all issued and outstanding shares or
other equity interests of each Company Subsidiary are owned
directly or indirectly by the Company free and clear of all liens,
pledges, security interests, claims or other
encumbrances.
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3.5 Other
Interests . Except for the interests in the Company
Subsidiaries set forth in Section 3.1(b) of the Company
Disclosure Schedule and except as set forth in Section 3.5 of
the Company Disclosure Schedule, neither the Company nor any
Company Subsidiary owns directly or indirectly any interest or
investment (whether equity or debt) in any Person (other than
investments in short-term investment securities).
3.6 Consents
and Approvals; No Violations . Except as set forth in
Section 3.6 of the Company Disclosure Schedule, assuming the
approval of this Agreement by holders of the Company Common Stock
and except (a) for filings, permits, authorizations, consents
and approvals as may be required under, and other applicable
requirements of, the Exchange Act, the Securities Act, state
securities or state “blue sky” laws, the HSR Act or any
other antitrust laws and (b) for filing of the Certificate of
Merger and the Articles of Merger, none of the execution, delivery
or performance of this Agreement by the Company, the consummation
by the Company of the transactions contemplated hereby or
compliance by the Company with any of the provisions hereof will
(i) conflict with or result in any breach of any provision of the
organizational documents of the Company or any Company Subsidiary,
(ii) require any filing by the Company with, notice to, or
permit, authorization, consent or approval of, any state or federal
government or governmental authority or by any United States or
state court of competent jurisdiction (a “ Governmental
Entity ”), (iii) result in a violation or breach by
the Company of, or constitute (with or without due notice or lapse
of time or both) a Default (or give rise to any right of
termination, cancellation or acceleration or give rise to any
rights of any third party) under, any of the terms, conditions or
provisions of any Contract to which the Company or any Company
Subsidiary is a party or by which it or any of its respective
properties or assets may be bound, or (iv) violate any Order,
writ, injunction, decree, statute, rule or regulation applicable to
the Company or any Company Subsidiary or any of its respective
properties or assets (collectively, “ Laws ”),
excluding from the foregoing clauses (ii), (iii) and
(iv) such filings, notices, permits, authorizations, consents,
approvals, violations, breaches or defaults which would not,
individually or in the aggregate, (A) prevent or materially
delay consummation of the Merger, (B) otherwise prevent or
materially delay performance by the Company of its material
obligations under this Agreement or (C) have a Company
Material Adverse Effect.
(a) Except as set
forth in Section 3.7 of the Company Disclosure Schedule, the
Company has filed timely, or will file timely, all required forms,
and reports with the SEC since January 1, 2004 (including any
forms or reports filed with the SEC subsequent to the date of this
Agreement) (collectively, the “ Company SEC Reports
”), all of which were prepared or will be prepared in all
material respects in accordance with the applicable requirements of
the Exchange Act, the Securities Act and the rules and regulations
promulgated thereunder (the “ Securities Laws
”). As of their respective dates, the Company SEC Reports
(a) complied, or with respect to those Company SEC Reports not
yet filed will comply, as to form in all material respects with the
applicable requirements of the Securities Laws and (b) did not
contain, or with respect to those Company SEC Reports not yet filed
will not contain, any untrue statement of a material fact or omit
to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary
to make the statements made therein, in the light of the
circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. Each of
the consolidated balance sheets included in or incorporated
by
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reference into
the Company SEC Reports (including the related notes and schedules)
fairly presents, or will fairly present, in all material respects,
the consolidated financial position of the Company and the Company
Subsidiaries as of its date and each of the consolidated statements
of income, retained earnings and cash flows of the Company included
in or incorporated by reference into the Company SEC Reports
(including any related notes and schedules) fairly presents, or
will fairly present, in all material respects, the results of
operations, retained earnings or cash flows, as the case may be, of
the Company and the Company Subsidiaries for the periods set forth
therein, in each case in accordance with GAAP consistently applied
during the periods involved, except as may be noted therein and
except, in the case of the unaudited statements, as permitted by
Form 10-Q pursuant to Sections 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act
and for normal year-end audit adjustments which would not be
material in amount or effect.
(b) The records,
systems, controls, data and information of the Company and the
Company Subsidiaries are recorded, stored, maintained and operated
under means that are under the exclusive ownership and direct
control of the Company or the Company Subsidiaries, except for any
non-exclusive ownership and non-direct control that would not have
a Company Material Adverse Effect with respect to the system of
internal accounting controls described in the following sentence.
Except as would not have a Company Material Adverse Effect, the
Company and the Company Subsidiaries have devised and maintain a
system of internal accounting controls sufficient to provide
reasonable assurances regarding the reliability of financial
reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external
purposes in accordance with GAAP, including that:
(1) transactions are executed only in accordance with
management’s authorization; (2) transactions are
recorded as necessary to permit preparation of the financial
statements of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries and to
maintain accountability for the assets of the Company and the
Company Subsidiaries; (3) access to such assets is permitted
only in accordance with management’s authorization;
(4) the reporting of such assets is compared with existing
assets at regular intervals; and (5) accounts, notes and other
receivables and inventory are recorded accurately, and proper and
adequate procedures are implemented to effect the collection
thereof on a current and timely basis (“ Internal
Controls ”). Except as would not have a Company Material
Adverse Effect, each of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries
(x) has designed disclosure controls and procedures (within
the meaning of Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) of the Exchange
Act) to ensure that material information relating to such entity
and its subsidiaries is made known to the management of such entity
by others within those entities as appropriate to allow timely
decisions regarding required disclosure and to make the
certifications required by the Exchange Act with respect to the
Company SEC Reports, and (y) has disclosed, based on its most
recent evaluation prior to the date of this Agreement, to its
auditors and the audit committee of its board of trustees
(A) any significant deficiencies in the design or operation of
Internal Controls which could adversely affect its ability to
record, process, summarize and report financial data and have
disclosed to its auditors any material weaknesses in Internal
Controls and (B) any fraud, whether or not material, that
involves management or other employees who have a significant role
in its Internal Controls.
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3.8
Litigation . Except as set forth in the Company SEC Reports
filed prior to, or as of the date of, this Agreement, or in
Section 3.8 of the Company Disclosure Schedule, (a) there
is no suit, claim, action, proceeding or investigation pending or,
to the knowledge of the Company, threatened against the Company or
any of the Company Subsidiaries or any trustee, director, officer
or employee in their capacity as such of the Company or any Company
Subsidiary and (b) neither the Company nor any Company
Subsidiary is subject to any outstanding order, writ, judgment,
injunction or decree of any Governmental Entity which, in the case
of (a) or (b), would, individually or in the aggregate,
(i) prevent or materially delay the consummation of the
Merger, (ii) otherwise prevent or materially delay performance
by the Company of any of its material obligations under this
Agreement or (iii) have a Company Material Adverse
Effect.
3.9 Absence of
Certain Changes . Except as disclosed in the Company SEC
Reports or in Section 3.9 of the Company Disclosure Schedule,
from July 1, 2006 through the date hereof, the Company and the
Company Subsidiaries have conducted their businesses in the
ordinary course of business and there has not been: (a) any
declaration, setting aside or payment of any dividend or other
distribution with respect to any shares of capital stock of the
Company (other than the regular quarterly dividend to be paid to
holders of Company Common Stock on September 6, 2006); (b) any
material commitment, contractual obligation (including, without
limitation, any management or franchise agreement or any lease
(capital or otherwise)), borrowing, liability, guaranty, capital
expenditure or transaction (each, a “ Commitment
”) entered into by the Company or any of the Company
Subsidiaries outside the ordinary course of business except for
Commitments for expenses of attorneys, accountants, investment
bankers and other services incurred in connection with the Merger;
(c) any material change in the Company’s accounting
principles, practices or methods except insofar as may have been
required by a change in GAAP; (d) to the knowledge of the
Company, any events, changes, occurrences, effects, facts,
violations, developments or circumstances which have had, or are
reasonably likely to have, individually or in the aggregate, a
Company Material Adverse Effect; (e) granted to any officer or
employee of the Company or any Company Subsidiary any increase in
compensation (including wages, salaries, bonuses or any other
remuneration), except in the ordinary course of business consistent
with past practice or as was required under employment agreements
in effect as of July 1, 2006, (f) granted to any such
officer or employee of the Company or any Company Subsidiary any
increase in severance or termination pay, except as was required
under employment, severance or termination agreements in effect as
of July 1, 2006 or (g) entered into by the Company or any
Company Subsidiary any employment, severance or termination
agreement with any such officer or employee; (h) the creation
or assumption by the Company or any Company Subsidiary of any
liens, pledges, security interests, claims or other encumbrances in
an amount, individually or in the aggregate, in excess of $100,000
on any asset other than in the ordinary course of business
consistent with past practices; (i) the making of any loan,
advance or capital contribution to or investment in any Person
(other than any wholly owned Company Subsidiary) by the Company or
any Company Subsidiary; or (j) any change that would prevent
or delay beyond the Drop Dead Date (as defined in
Section 8.1(b)) the ability of the Company from consummating
the Merger or any of the other transactions contemplated in this
Agreement.
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3.10 Taxes
. Except as set forth in Section 3.10 of the Company
Disclosure Schedule:
(a) Each of the
Company and the Company Subsidiaries (i) has timely filed (or
had filed on their behalf) all Tax Returns required to be filed by
any of them (after giving effect to any filing extension granted by
a Governmental Entity) and such Tax Returns are correct and
complete in all material respects and (ii) has paid (or had
paid on their behalf) all Taxes shown on such Tax Returns as
required to be paid by it.
(b) The Company
(i) for all taxable years commencing with January 1, 2003
through December 31, 2005 has been subject to taxation as a
REIT within the meaning of Section 856 of the Code and has
satisfied all requirements to qualify as a REIT for such years and
(ii) has operated since December 31, 2005 to the date hereof,
and intends to continue to operate, in such a manner as to permit
it to continue to qualify as a REIT for the taxable year that will
end with the Merger.
(c) The most
recent financial statements contained in the Company SEC Reports
reflect, to the knowledge of the Company, an adequate reserve for
all Taxes payable by the Company and the Company Subsidiaries for
all taxable periods and portions thereof through the date of such
financial statements in accordance with GAAP, whether or not shown
as being due on any Tax Returns. True, correct and complete copies
of all federal, state and local Tax Returns for the Company and
each Company Subsidiary with respect to the taxable years
commencing on or after January 1, 2003 have been delivered or
made available to representatives of Parent.
(d) Neither the
Company nor any Company Subsidiary has received any written notice
of assessment or proposed assessment in connection with any Taxes,
and to the knowledge of the Company, there are no threatened or
pending disputes, claims, audits or examinations regarding any
Taxes of the Company or any Company Subsidiary (including with
respect to the Company’s REIT status). Neither the Company
nor any Company Subsidiary has waived any statute of limitations in
respect of any Taxes or agreed to a Tax assessment or
deficiency.
(e) There are no
liens for any Taxes on any of the assets of the Company or any
Company Subsidiary and each Company Subsidiary (other than liens
for Taxes not yet due and payable or other liens which are not
reasonably likely to have a Company Material Adverse
Effect).
(f) To the
knowledge of the Company, the Company has incurred no material
liability for Taxes under Sections 857(b), 860(c) or 4981 of
the Code, including any Tax arising from a prohibited transaction
described in Section 857(b)(6) of the Code.
(g) Each Company
Subsidiary which is a partnership, joint venture or limited
liability company has been treated since its formation and
continues to be treated for federal income tax purposes either as a
partnership or as an entity that is disregarded for federal income
tax purposes and not as a corporation or as an association taxable
as a corporation. Each Company Subsidiary that is a corporation has
been since its formation a qualified REIT subsidiary under Section
856(i) of the Code or, since January 1, 2003, a taxable REIT
subsidiary under Section 856(l) of the Code. Neither the Company
nor any
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Company
Subsidiary holds any asset the disposition of which would be
subject to rules similar to Section 1374 of the
Code.
(h) To the
knowledge of the Company, the Company and each Company Subsidiary
has complied in all material respects with all applicable Laws,
rules and regulations relating to the withholding of Taxes and the
payment thereof to appropriate authorities, including Taxes
required to have been withheld and paid in connection with amounts
paid or owing to any employee or independent contractor, and Taxes
required to be withheld and paid pursuant to Sections 1441,
1442, 1445 and 1446 of the Code or similar provisions under foreign
Law.
(i) The Company
has previously delivered or made available to Parent true, complete
and correct copies of the form of demands for written statement
from shareholders of record as required by Treasury Regulations
Section 1.857-8(d) for 2003 and subsequent years.
(a) Except as set
forth in Schedule 3.11(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule,
the Company or one of Company Subsidiaries owns fee simple title to
each of the real properties identified on Schedule 3.11(a) of
the Company Disclosure Schedule (together with any real property
leased by the Company set forth in Section 3.11(b) below, the
“ Company Properties ”), in each case, except as
provided below, free and clear of liens, mortgages or deeds of
trust, claims against title, charges which are liens, security
interests or other encumbrances on title (“
Encumbrances ”), except for (i) liens for Taxes
or other governmental charges, assessments or levies that are not
yet due and payable, (ii) statutory landlord’s,
mechanic’s, carrier’s, workmen’s,
repairmen’s or other similar liens arising or incurred in the
ordinary course of business for work performed by the Company or
any Company Subsidiaries, the existence of which does not, and
would not reasonably be expected to, materially interfere with the
present use of any of the Company Properties subject thereto or
affected thereby, or do not otherwise have a Company Material
Adverse Effect (for purposes of this Section 3.11(a), a
Company Material Adverse Effect shall be deemed to occur if the
amount of any statutory landlord’s, mechanic’s,
carrier’s, workmen’s, repairmen’s or other
similar liens exceed, in the aggregate, $100,000, exclusive of any
such liens relating to work performed by or on behalf of any of the
tenants under any Facility Leases) and (iii) conditions,
covenants, restrictions, easements and reservations of rights,
including rights of way, for sewers, electric lines, telegraph and
telephone lines and other similar purposes, and affecting the fee
title to any real property owned or leased by Company which are
disclosed on existing title reports or existing surveys or which
would be shown on current title reports or current surveys
performed by Parent as of the date of this Agreement and the
existence of which does not, and would not reasonably be expected
to, materially impair the marketability, value or use and enjoyment
of such real property.
(b)
Section 3.11(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedule sets forth
a correct and complete list of each ground lease pursuant to which
the Company or any Company Subsidiary is a lessee (individually,
“Ground Lease” and collectively, “ Ground
Leases ”).
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The Company has
made available to Parent correct and complete copies of all Ground
Leases, including all amendments, modifications, supplements,
renewals, extensions and guarantees related thereto, as of the date
hereof (except for discrepancies or omissions that would not have
or would not reasonably be likely to have, individually or in the
aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect). Except as set forth
in Section 3.11(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, neither
the Company nor any Company Subsidiary, on the one hand, nor, to
the knowledge of the Company, any other party, on the other hand,
is in monetary default under any Ground Lease, except for defaults
that would not have or would not reasonably be likely to have,
individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse
Effect. No option has been exercised under any of Ground Leases,
except options whose exercise has been evidenced by a written
document as described in Section 3.11(b) of the Company
Disclosure Schedule.
(c) The Company
has made available or will make available to Parent all current
policies of title insurance insuring the Company’s or the
applicable Company Subsidiaries’ fee simple title to Company
Properties or leasehold interest in any property leased by the
Company or any Company Subsidiary and, to the actual knowledge of
the Company, such policies are, at the date hereof, in full force
and effect and no material claim has been made against any such
policy by the Company.
(d) Except as set
forth in Schedule 3.11(d) to the Company Disclosure Schedule,
neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary has received written
notice of any violation of any federal, state or municipal law,
ordinance, order, regulation or requirement affecting any of the
Company Properties issued by any governmental authority which have
not been cured, contested in good faith or which violations would
not, individually, or in the aggregate, have a Company Material
Adverse Effect.
(e) Except as
provided for in Section 3.11(e) of the Company Disclosure
Schedule, neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary has
received any written notice to the effect that (i) any
condemnation or rezoning proceedings are pending or threatened with
respect to any of the Company Properties, or (ii) any Laws
including, without limitation, any zoning regulation or ordinance,
building or similar law, code, ordinance, order or regulation has
been violated for any Company Property, which in the case of
clauses (i) and (ii) above would have or would reasonably
be likely to have, individually or in the aggregate, a material
adverse effect on such Company Property, as applicable.
(f)
Section 3.11(f) of the Company Disclosure Schedule lists each
lease or other right of occupancy that the Company or the Company
Subsidiaries are party to as landlord with respect to each of the
applicable Company Properties (the “ Facility Leases
”). The Company has made available to Parent correct and
complete copies of all Facility Leases, including all amendments,
modifications, supplements, renewals, extensions and guarantees
related thereto, as of the date hereof (except for discrepancies or
omissions that would not have or would not reasonably be likely to
have, individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse
Effect). Except as set forth in Section 3.11(f) of the Company
Disclosure Schedule, neither the Company nor any Company
Subsidiary, on the one hand, nor, to the knowledge of the Company,
any other
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party, on the
other hand, is in monetary default under any Facility Lease, except
for defaults that are disclosed in the schedule of leases that
would not have or would not reasonably be likely to have,
individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse
Effect. No option has been exercised under any of Facility Leases,
except options whose exercise has been evidenced by a written
document as described in Section 3.11(f) of the Company
Disclosure Schedule.
(g) Except as set
forth in Section 3.11(g) of the Company Disclosure Schedule
and except for any statutory rights or options to occupy or
purchase any Company Property in favor of any local, state or
federal governmental or quasi-governmental entity, neither the
Company nor any of its subsidiaries has granted any unexpired
option agreements or rights of first refusal with respect to the
purchase of a Company Property or any portion thereof or any other
unexpired rights in favor of third Persons to purchase or otherwise
acquire a Company Property or any portion thereof or entered into
any contract for sale or letter of intent to sell any Company
Property or any portion thereof.
(h) Except as set
forth in Section 3.11(h) of the Company Disclosure Schedule
and except for obligations imposed upon the tenants under the
Facility Leases, neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary is
a party to any agreement relating to the management of any of the
Company Properties by a party other than Company or any wholly
owned Company Subsidiaries.
(i) To the
knowledge of the Company, there is no material renovation or
construction project with aggregate projected costs in excess of
$1,000,000 currently being performed by the Company at any of the
Company Properties, except for the projects set forth in Section
3.11(i) of the Company Disclosure Schedule (the “
Construction Projects ”).
(j) Based solely
and exclusively on the periodic, general inspections conducted by
general employees of the Company without specialized knowledge, the
Company has no knowledge of (i) any material structural
defects relating to any of the Company Properties, or (ii) any
material building systems which are not in working order in any
material respect, or (iii) any physical material damage to any
Company Properties for which there is no insurance in effect, in
either case of (i), (ii) or (iii) which would,
individually or in the aggregate, have a Company Material Adverse
Effect.
Parent and
MergerCo acknowledge and understand that the Company and any
Company Subsidiaries are not now and never have been occupying or
operating at any Company Property other than its office premises at
the Company’s principal place of business (the “
Office Space ”), all Company Properties other than the
Office Space are leased, on a triple net basis, to third parties
who occupy, operate and maintain the Company Properties and,
therefore, the representations and warranties set forth in this
Section 3.11 are not based upon any first-hand knowledge or
familiarity of the Company or any Company Subsidiary with any
Company Properties but are based only upon customary diligence
investigations of the Company Properties which the Company or any
Company Subsidiary may have performed or obtained at the time the
Company or any Company Subsidiary acquired the respective Company
Properties, and any
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subsequent
written notices or other written information which has been
received by the Company during its or a Company Subsidiary’s
ownership of the respective Company Properties.
3.12
Environmental Matters .
(a) Except as set
forth in Section 3.12(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule or
on the environmental reports or title policies made available to
Parent prior to the date hereof, neither the Company nor any
Company Subsidiary has received any written notice (i) of any
administrative or judicial enforcement proceeding pending, or to
the knowledge of the Company threatened, against the Company or any
Company Subsidiary under any Environmental Law; (ii) that it
is potentially responsible under any Environmental Law for costs of
response or for damages to natural resources, as those terms are
defined under the Environmental Laws, at any location; and the
Company has no knowledge of any release on the real property owned
or leased by the Company or any Company Subsidiary of Hazardous
Materials that would be reasonably likely to result in a
requirement under any Environmental Laws to perform a response
action or in material liability under the Environmental
Laws.
(b) Except as set
forth in Section 3.12(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedule or
on the environmental reports or title policies made available to
Parent prior to the date hereof, to the knowledge of the Company
and each Company Subsidiary, the Company Properties are in
compliance with all applicable Environmental Laws and environmental
Permits, except for violations that are not reasonably likely to
have, individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse
Effect.
(c) Neither the
Company nor any Company Subsidiary has received any written notice
of, and to the knowledge of the Company there is not threatened,
any suit, claim, action, proceeding or investigation pending, or to
the knowledge of the Company, threatened before any Governmental
Entity or other forum in which the Company or any Company
Subsidiary or any Company Property has been or, with respect to any
threatened suit, claim, action, proceeding or investigation, may be
named as a defendant (i) for alleged noncompliance (including
by any predecessor) with or liability under any Environmental Law
or (ii) relating to the release, discharge, spillage, or
disposal into the environment of any Hazardous Material, affecting
(or potentially affecting) a site owned, leased, or operated by the
Company or any Company Subsidiary or any Company Property
(collectively, “ Environmental Claims ”) except
for such Environmental Claims that have not had and are not
reasonably likely to have, individually or in the aggregate, a
Company Material Adverse Effect.
(d)
Section 3.12(d) of the Company Disclosure Schedule sets forth
a true and complete list of each of the Company Environmental
Reports and the date of each such report. The Company has
previously delivered or made available to Parent a true and
complete copy of each Company Environmental Report.
Parent and
MergerCo acknowledge and understand that the Company and any
Company Subsidiaries are not now and never have been occupying or
operating at any Company Property other than the Office Space, all
Company Properties other than the Office Space are leased, on
a
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triple net
basis, to third parties who occupy, operate and maintain the
Company Properties and, therefore, the representations and
warranties set forth in this Section 3.12 are not based upon
any first-hand knowledge or familiarity of the Company or any
Company Subsidiary with any Company Properties but are based only
upon customary diligence investigations of the Company Properties
which the Company or any Company Subsidiary may have performed or
obtained at the time the Company or any Company Subsidiary acquired
the respective Company Properties, and any subsequent written
notices or other written information which has been received by the
Company during its or a Company Subsidiary’s ownership of the
respective Company Properties.
3.13 Employee
Benefit Plans .
(a)
Section 3.13(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule sets forth
a list of every material employee benefit plan, within the meaning
of ERISA Section 3(3) (“ Employee Programs
”), currently maintained or contributed to (or with respect
to which any obligation to contribute has been undertaken) by the
Company, any Company Subsidiary or any ERISA Affiliate. Each
Employee Program that is intended to qualify under Section 401(a)
of the Code has received a favorable determination or opinion
letter from the IRS regarding its qualification thereunder and, to
the Company’s knowledge, no event has occurred and no
condition exists that could reasonably be expected to result in the
revocation of any such determination.
(b) With respect
to each Employee Program, the Company has provided, or made
available, to Parent (if applicable to such Employee Program):
(i) all documents embodying or governing such Employee
Program, and any funding medium for the Employee Program
(including, without limitation, trust agreements); (ii) the
most recent IRS determination or opinion letter with respect to
such Employee Program under Code Section 401(a);
(iii) the most recently filed IRS Forms 5500; (iv) the
summary plan description for such Employee Program (or other
descriptions of such Employee Program provided to employees) and
all modifications thereto; (v) any insurance policy related to
such Employee Program; (vi) any filing or documentation
(whether or not filed with the IRS) where corrective action was
taken in connection with the IRS Employee Plan Compliance
Resolution System set forth in Revenue Procedure 2006-27 (or its
predecessor or successor rulings) during this calendar year or any
of the preceding three calendar years issued with respect to each
Employee Program intended to be qualified under Section 401(a) of
the Code; (vii) audited or unaudited financial statements,
actuarial reports and valuations (as applicable) for the current
plan year and the three preceding plan years; and
(viii) written summaries of the material terms of all
unwritten Employee Programs, if any.
(c) Each Employee
Program has been maintained, funded and administered in accordance
with the requirements of applicable law, including, without
limitation, ERISA and the Code, except as would not, individually
or in the aggregate, have a Company Material Adverse Effect and is
being administered and operated in all material respects in
accordance with its terms. No Employee Program is subject to Title
IV of ERISA or is a multiemployer plan, within the meaning of ERISA
Section 3(37).
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(d) Full payment
has been made, or otherwise properly accrued on the books and
records of the Company and any ERISA Affiliate, of all amounts that
the Company and any ERISA Affiliate are required under the terms of
the Employee Programs to have paid as contributions to such
Employee Programs on or prior to the date hereof (excluding any
amounts not yet due) and the contribution requirements, on a
prorated basis, for the current year have been made or otherwise
properly accrued on the books and records of the Company through
the Closing Date.
(e) Neither the
Company, an ERISA Affiliate or any Perso
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