AMENDMENT
TO AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER
AMENDMENT,
dated as of May 21, 2007 (this “ Amendment ”),
among Kangaroo Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“
Parent ”), Kangaroo Acquisition, Inc., a Delaware
corporation and a direct wholly owned subsidiary of Parent (“
Merger Sub ”), and OSI Restaurant Partners, Inc., a
Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”), to the
Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of November 5, 2006 (the
“Merger Agreement”), among Parent, Merger Sub and the
Company. Unless otherwise specifically defined in this Amendment,
each capitalized term used in this Amendment shall have the meaning
assigned to such term in the Merger Agreement.
WHEREAS,
Section 8.11 of the Merger Agreement provides that the Merger
Agreement may be amended in a writing signed by the Company (acting
through the Special Committee), Parent and Merger Sub;
WHEREAS,
the Special Committee has determined, and the Board of Directors
has determined, that it is in the best interests of the Company and
its stockholders, and declared it advisable, to enter into this
Amendment, and each of the Special Committee and the Board of
Directors has, as of the date of this Amendment, approved and
adopted this Amendment, and recommended adoption of the Merger
Agreement, as amended by this Amendment, by the stockholders of the
Company;
WHEREAS,
the board of directors of Merger Sub has approved and adopted this
Amendment;
WHEREAS,
the board of directors of Parent, and Parent, as the sole
stockholder of Merger Sub, in each case, have approved and adopted
this Amendment; and
WHEREAS,
Parent, Merger Sub and the Company desire to amend the Merger
Agreement as set forth below.
NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the
representations, warranties and agreements contained in this
Amendment, and intending to be legally bound, Parent, Merger Sub
and the Company agree as follows:
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1.
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Amendment
to Section 1.2. Section
1.2 of the Merger Agreement is amended by restating Section 1.2 in
its entirety to read as follows:
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“The
closing of the Merger (the “ Closing ”) shall
take place at the offices of Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, 51
West 52nd Street, New York, New York at 9:00 a.m., local time, on a
date to be specified by the parties (the “ Closing
Date ”) which shall be no later than the seventh business
day after the satisfaction or waiver (to the extent permitted by
applicable Law) of the conditions set forth in Article VI (other
than those conditions that by their nature are to be satisfied at
the Closing, but subject to the satisfaction or waiver of such
conditions) (the “ Satisfaction Date ”), or at
such other place, date and time as the Company and Parent may agree
in writing.”
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2.
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Amendment
to Section 2.1(a). Section
2.1(a) of the Merger Agreement is amended by replacing the phrase
“$40.00 in cash (the “ Merger Consideration
”)” with the phrase “$41.15 in cash (the “
Merger Consideration ”)”.
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3.
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Amendment
to Section 3.17. Section
3.17 of the Merger Agreement is amended by restating Section 3.17
in its entirety to read as follows:
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“On
November 5, 2006, the Special Committee received the separate
opinions of Wachovia Securities LLC and Piper Jaffray & Co.
(the “ Advisors ”) to the effect that, as of
such date, the $40 per Share in cash to be received by the holders
of the Company Common Stock (other than Participating Holders)
pursuant to the Merger Agreement (as in effect on November 5, 2006)
was fair to such holders from a financial point of view. On May 21,
2007, the Special Committee received an opinion of Wachovia
Securities LLC to the effect that, as of such date, the $41.15 per
Share in cash to be received by the holders of the Company Common
Stock (other than Participating Holders) pursuant to the Merger
Agreement (upon giving effect this Amendment) is fair to such
holders from a financial point of view. An executed copy of each
such opinion has been made available to Parent. The Company has
been authorized by the Advisors to permit the inclusion in full of
each such opinion in the Proxy Statement (including any
supplement). As of the date of this Agreement, no such opinion has
been withdrawn, revoked or modified.”
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4.
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Amendment
to Section 6.1(a). Section
6.1(a) of the Merger Agreement is amended by restating Section
6.1(a) in its entirety to read as follows:
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“The
Company shall have obtained both (i) the Company Stockholder
Approval and (ii) the affirmative vote of the holders, as of the
record date, of a majority of the number of shares of Company
Common Stock held by holders that are not Participating Holders,
voting together as a single class, to adopt the Agreement and the
Merger.”
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5.
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Amendment
to Section 7.1(b). Section
7.1(b) of the Merger Agreement is amended by replacing the phrase
“on or before April 30, 2007 (the “ End Date
”)” with the phrase “on or before 5:00 p.m. New
York City time on June 19, 2007 (the “ End Date
”)”.
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6.
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Amendment
to Section 7.1(h). Section
7.1(h) of the Merger Agreement is amended by restating Section
7.1(h) in its entirety to read a
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