Exhibit 2.1
Agreement and Plan of
Merger
By and
Among
Interwoven,
Inc.,
Broadway Merger
LLC,
Optimost
LLC,
and
Mark Wachen
, as
Representative
October 17,
2007
Agreement and Plan of
Merger
This Agreement and Plan of Merger
(this “ Agreement ”) is entered into as
of October 17, 2007 (the “ Agreement Date
”) by and among Interwoven, Inc., a Delaware corporation
(“ Acquirer ”), Broadway Merger LLC, a
New York limited liability company and a wholly owned subsidiary of
Acquirer (“ Sub ”), Optimost LLC, a New
York limited liability company (“ Company
”), and Mark Wachen, a resident of the State of New York, as
Representative.
Recitals
A. The parties intend that,
subject to the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth, Sub will
merge with and into Company (the “ Merger
”), with Company to be the surviving limited liability
company of the Merger, all pursuant to the terms and conditions of
this Agreement, the Certificate of Merger (as defined in
Article 1 ) and the applicable provisions of the laws
of the State of New York.
B. The Managing Member of
Company (the “ Managing Member ”) has
approved and adopted this Agreement and, accordingly, has approved
the Merger.
C. Concurrently with the
execution and delivery of this Agreement, and as a condition and
inducement for the parties’ willingness to enter into this
Agreement, each of the employees of Company listed on
Exhibit A attached hereto (each, a “ Key
Employee ”) is executing and delivering to Acquirer
each of the following documents, which will be effective subject to
the occurrence of, and as of, the Effective Time (as defined in
Article 1 ): (i) an offer letter for employment
with Acquirer, (ii) Acquirer’s standard employee
invention assignment and confidentiality agreement, and
(iii) a noncompetition agreement with Acquirer (each, a
“ Noncompetition Agreement ” and together
with the documents described in the foregoing clauses (i) and (ii),
the “ Key Employee Documents ”) in
substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit B .
D. Immediately following the
execution and delivery of this Agreement, Company will secure from
each Company Unitholder listed on Exhibit C-1 attached
hereto a written consent substantially in the form of
Exhibit C-2 attached hereto (the “ Company
Unitholder Consent ”) approving and adopting this
Agreement and approving the Merger, and a unitholder agreement
substantially in the form attached hereto as
Exhibit C-3 (the “ Unitholder
Agreement ”).
NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto
agree as follows:
ARTICLE 1
Certain
Definitions
As used herein, the following terms
will have the meanings set forth below:
“ Acquirer Ancillary
Agreements ” means all agreements (other than this
Agreement) and documents to which Acquirer is or will be a party
that are required to be executed pursuant to this Agreement.
“ Acquirer Common
Stock ” means the common stock, par value $0.001 per
share, of Acquirer, together with related stock purchase
rights.
“ Acquirer
Options ” means options to purchase shares of
Acquirer Common Stock.
“ Acquisition
Proposal ” means any agreement, offer, proposal or
bona fide indication of interest by a Person (other than Acquirer
or any of its Subsidiaries) or any public announcement of intention
to enter into any such agreement or of (or intention to make) any
offer, proposal or bona fide indication of interest relating to or
involving: (a) any acquisition or purchase of Company Units or
Company Rights from Company or from the Company Unitholders by any
Person or “group” (as defined under Section 13(d) of
the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations thereunder)
representing 10% or more of the voting interest in the total
outstanding voting securities of Company; (b) any tender offer
or exchange offer that, if consummated, would result in any Person
or “group” (as defined under Section 13(d) of the
Exchange Act and the rules and regulations thereunder) beneficially
owning Company Units or Company Rights representing 10% or more of
the voting interest in the total outstanding voting securities of
Company; (c) any merger, consolidation, business combination
or similar transaction involving Company; (d) any sale, lease,
mortgage, pledge, exchange, transfer, license, acquisition or
disposition of 10% or more of the assets of Company in any single
transaction or series of related transactions other than in
connection with the sale of inventory in the ordinary course of
business; (e) any sale, lease, exchange, transfer, license or
disposition to a Person of all or a significant portion of the
Company Business; (f) any initial public offering of capital
stock or other securities of Company pursuant to a registration
statement filed under the Securities Act; or (g) any
liquidation, dissolution, recapitalization or other significant
corporate reorganization of Company or any extraordinary dividend
(whether of cash or other property).
“ Affiliate
” means an “affiliate” within the meaning of
Rule 144 or Rule 405 promulgated under the Securities
Act.
“ Applicable Laws
” means all foreign, federal, state, local, municipal or
other laws, statutes, constitutions, principles of common law,
resolutions, ordinances, codes, edicts, decrees, regulations, rules
and other provisions having the force or effect of law, and all
judicial and administrative orders, writs, injunctions, awards,
judgments, decrees and determinations, applicable to a specified
Person or to such Person’s assets, properties or
business.
“ Average Price Per
Share ” means the average closing price of Acquirer
Common Stock on the Nasdaq Stock Market (or such other exchange or
quotation system on which shares of Acquirer Common Stock are then
traded or quoted) and reported at www.nasdaq.com for the fifteen
(15) consecutive trading days ending on (and inclusive of) the
trading day that is three trading days prior to the Closing
Date.
“ business day
” means a day other than Saturday or Sunday and on which
commercial banks are open for business in San Francisco,
California.
“ Cash Amount Per
Class A Unit ” means (a) the Total
Class A Merger Consideration divided by (b) the Fully Diluted
Company Class A Units.
“ Cash Amount Per
Class B Unit ” means $2568.46.
“ Certificate of
Merger ” means a certificate of merger in
substantially the form of Exhibit D .
“ Closing ”
has the meaning given in Section 7.1 .
“ Closing Date
” has the meaning given in Section 7.1 .
“ Code ”
means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
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“ Company Ancillary
Agreements ” means all agreements (other than this
Agreement) and documents to which Company is or will be a party
that are required to be executed pursuant to this Agreement.
“ Company
Business ” means the business of Company and its
Subsidiaries as presently being conducted.
“ Company Class A
Units ” means the Class A Units under the
Company Operating Agreement.
“ Company Class B
Units ” means the Class B Units under the
Company Operating Agreement.
“ Company IP
Rights ” means (a) any and all Intellectual
Property used in the conduct of the Company Business and
(b) any and all other Intellectual Property owned by Company
and its Subsidiaries.
“ Company Operating
Agreement ” means the Optimost LLC Amended and
Restated Operating Agreement dated as of November 1,
2006.
“ Company Options
” means options to purchase Company Class A Units,
whether or not pursuant to the Company Option Plan.
“ Company Option
Plan ” means the Optimost LLC 2006 Equity
Compensation Plan.
“ Company-Owned IP
Rights ” means (a) Company IP Rights that are
owned or are purportedly owned by or exclusively licensed by
Company or any of its Subsidiaries and (b) Company IP Rights
that were developed for Company or a Subsidiary by full or part
time employees or consultants of Company or its Subsidiaries.
“ Company
Products ” means all products or services produced,
marketed, licensed, sold, distributed or performed by or on behalf
of Company or any of its Subsidiaries and all products or services
currently under development by Company or any of its
Subsidiaries.
“ Company Registered
Intellectual Property ” means all United States,
international and foreign: (A) patents and patent applications
(including provisional applications); (B) registered
trademarks, applications to register trademarks, intent-to-use
applications, or other registrations or applications related to
trademarks; (C) registered Internet domain names;
(D) registered copyrights and applications for copyright
registration; and (E) any other Intellectual Property that is
the subject of an application, certificate, filing, registration or
other document issued, filed with, or recorded by any governmental
authority owned by, registered or filed in the name of, Company or
any of its Subsidiaries.
“ Company Rights
” means all options, warrants, calls, rights, commitments,
conversion privileges or preemptive or other rights or agreements
outstanding to purchase or otherwise acquire any Company Units or
any securities or debt convertible into or exchangeable for Company
Units or obligating Company to grant, extend or enter into any such
option, warrant, call, right, commitment, conversion privilege or
preemptive or other right or agreement.
“ Company Source
Code ” means, collectively, any software source code
or confidential manufacturing specifications or designs, any
material portion or aspect of software source code or confidential
manufacturing specifications or designs, or any material
proprietary information or algorithm contained in or relating to
any software source code or confidential manufacturing
specifications or designs, of any Company-Owned IP Rights or
Company Products.
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“ Company Units
” means the Company Class A Units and the Company
Class B Units.
“ Company
Unitholders ” means the record holders of issued and
outstanding Company Units.
“ Company Unvested
Option ” means an option to purchase Company
Class A Units that, as of the Effective Time, is not vested
under the terms of any Contract with Company.
“ Company Vested
Options ” means an option to purchase Company
Class A Units that, as of the Effective Time, is vested under
the terms of any Contract with Company.
“ Company
Warrants ” means warrants to purchase Company
Class A Units.
“ Continuing
Employees ” means the Offerees (as defined in
Section 5.10 ) who execute the Offeree Documents (as
defined in Section 5.10 ) and remain employees of the
Surviving Company (as defined in Section 2.1 ) or any
of its Subsidiaries or become employees of Acquirer or any of its
Subsidiaries following the Effective Time.
“ Contract
” means any contract, agreement, arrangement, commitment,
undertaking, instrument, permit, mortgage, license, sublicense,
letter of intent, quotation, statement of work, contract order or
purchase order (in each case, whether oral or in writing).
“ Effective Time
” means the date and time on which the Merger first becomes
legally effective under the laws of the State of New York as a
result of the filing with the New York Secretary of State of the
Certificate of Merger in accordance with the relevant provisions of
the New York Law.
“ Effective Time
Holders ” means the Company Unitholders and the
holders of Vested Company Options, after giving effect to the
Twelve-Month Acceleration, as of immediately prior to the Effective
Time.
“ Employee
Agreement ” means any management, employment,
severance, consulting, contractor, relocation, expatriation, loan,
visa, work permit or other Contract (including any offer letter,
agreement to employ or other Contract providing for compensation or
benefits) between Company or any of its ERISA Affiliates and any
current or former employee or director of Company or any of its
ERISA Affiliates.
“ Employee Plan
” means (i) any plan, program, policy, practice or
Contract providing for compensation, severance, termination pay,
deferred compensation, performance awards, equity or equity-related
awards, bonus, pension, profit sharing, savings, retirement,
welfare benefits, fringe benefits or other employee benefits or
remuneration of any kind, whether written, unwritten or otherwise,
funded or unfunded, including each “employee benefit
plan” within the meaning of Section 3(3) of ERISA, which
is or has been maintained, contributed to or required to be
contributed to by Company or any of its ERISA Affiliates (including
those provided, if applicable, through a human resources and
benefits outsourcing entity or other provider) for the benefit of
any current or former employee, director or consultant of Company
or any of its ERISA Affiliates or with respect to which Company or
any of its ERISA Affiliates has or may have any Liability and any
loan to an employee in excess of $10,000 and (ii) any
International Plan.
“ Encumbrance
” means, with respect to any asset, any mortgage, deed of
trust, lien, pledge, charge, security interest, title retention
device, conditional sale or other security arrangement, collateral
assignment, claim, charge, adverse claim of title, ownership or
right to use, restriction or other encumbrance of any kind in
respect of such asset (including any restriction on (a) the
voting of any security or the transfer of any security or other
asset, (b) the receipt of any income derived from any
asset,
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(c) the use of any asset, and (d) the possession,
exercise or transfer of any other attribute of ownership of such
asset).
“ ERISA ”
means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as
amended.
“ ERISA Affiliate
” means any Person under common control with Company within
the meaning of Section 414(b), (c), (m) or (o) of
the Code and the regulations issued thereunder.
“ Escrow Cash
” means an amount of cash equal to 15% of the Total Merger
Consideration.
“ Exchange Act
” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended.
“ Fully Diluted Company
Class A Units ” means the sum, without
duplication, of the aggregate number of Company Class A Units
that are issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective
Time or issuable upon the exercise of Company Options (excluding
New Company Options but including all Company Vested Options cashed
out pursuant to Section 2.2(b)(iv) ), Company Warrants
or other direct or indirect rights to acquire Company Class A
Units that are issued and outstanding immediately prior to the
Effective Time (whether or not then vested or exercisable);
provided , however , that for purposes of calculating
the Fully Diluted Company Class A Units, the Fully Diluted Company
Class A Units shall exclude the New Company Options and the
Company Class A Units into which the New Company Options are
exercisable.
“ Fully Diluted Company
Class B Units ” means the sum, without
duplication, of the aggregate number of Company Class B Units
that are issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective
Time or any direct or indirect rights to acquire Company
Class B Units that are issued and outstanding immediately
prior to the Effective Time (whether or not then vested or
exercisable).
“ GAAP ”
means United States generally accepted accounting principles.
“ Governmental
Authority ” means any court, administrative agency,
commission or other governmental agency or authority.
“ Intellectual
Property ” means any and all industrial and
intellectual property rights and all rights associated therewith
throughout the world, including all patents and applications
therefor and all reissues, divisions, renewals, extensions,
provisionals, continuations and continuations-in-part thereof, all
inventions (whether patentable or not), invention disclosures,
improvements, trade secrets, proprietary information, know how,
technology, technical data, proprietary processes and formulae,
algorithms, specifications, customer lists and supplier lists, all
industrial designs and any registrations and applications therefor,
all trade names, logos, common law trademarks and service marks,
trademark and service mark registrations and applications therefor,
including the goodwill symbolized by the foregoing, Internet domain
names, Internet and World Wide Web URLs or addresses, all
copyrights, copyright registrations and applications therefor, and
all other rights corresponding thereto, all mask works, mask work
registrations and applications therefor, and any equivalent or
similar rights in semiconductor masks, layouts, architectures or
topology, all computer software, including all source code, object
code, firmware, development tools, files, records and data, all
schematics, netlists, test methodologies, test vectors, emulation
and simulation tools and reports, hardware development tools, and
all rights in prototypes, breadboards and other devices, all
databases and data collections and all rights therein, all moral
and economic rights of authors and inventors, however denominated,
and any similar or equivalent rights to any of the foregoing, and
all tangible embodiments of the foregoing.
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“ International
Plan ” means any Employee Plan that has been adopted
or maintained by Company or any of its Subsidiaries, for the
benefit of current or former employees, directors or consultants of
Company or any of its Subsidiaries outside the United States.
“ Knowledge
” means, with respect to any fact, circumstance, event or
other matter in question, the actual knowledge of such fact,
circumstance, event or other matter after reasonable inquiry of
(a) an individual, if used in reference to an individual or
(b) the individuals listed on Schedule 1.1
attached hereto, if in reference to Company, after reasonable
inquiry by such individuals of the management personnel employed by
Company charged with administrative or operational responsibility
for such matters for Company, provided that such person(s) from
whom inquiry should be made has actual knowledge of the particular
fact, circumstance, event or other matter.
“ Liability
” means any debt, liability or obligation, whether accrued or
fixed, absolute or contingent, matured or unmatured, determined or
determinable, known or unknown, and whether due or to become due,
including those arising under any law, action or governmental order
and those arising under any Contract.
“ made available
” means, when used in relation to Acquirer or
Acquirer’s counsel, that a copy of the subject documents was
actually delivered by Company to Acquirer or its counsel or was
uploaded to the online data room organized by Company for the
purpose of conducting due diligence with respect to Company, in
either case either (a) at least 3 business days before the
Agreement Date or (b) as listed on Schedule 1.1 of
the Company Disclosure Letter.
“ Material Adverse
Change ” or “ Material Adverse
Effect ,” when used with reference to any Person,
means any event, change, violation, inaccuracy, circumstance or
effect (each, an “ Effect ”) (regardless
of whether such Effect constitutes a breach of any representations
or warranties made in this Agreement) that is or is reasonably
likely to be or become, individually or in the aggregate,
materially adverse to the condition (financial or otherwise),
capitalization, properties, , assets (including intangible assets),
Liabilities, business, operations or results of operations of such
Person and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, except to the extent
that any such Effect directly results from: (A) changes in
general economic conditions (provided that such changes do not
affect such Person disproportionately as compared to such
Person’s competitors); or (B) changes affecting the
industry generally in which such Person operates (provided that
such changes do not affect such Person disproportionately as
compared to such Person’s competitors).
“ New Company
Options ” means Company Options granted pursuant to
Section 5.10(b) under the Company Option Plan, as
amended pursuant to Section 5.10(b) .
“ Net Working
Capital ” means (a) Company’s consolidated
total current assets as of the Closing Date (as defined by and
determined in accordance with GAAP and Company’s historical
accounting practices to the extent such accounting practices are in
compliance with GAAP) minus (b) Company’s consolidated
total current liabilities as of the Closing Date (as defined by and
determined in accordance with GAAP and Company’s historical
accounting practices to the extent such accounting practices are in
compliance with GAAP). For purposes of calculating Net Working
Capital, (i) Company’s current liabilities shall include
(A) all debt of Company whether short- or long-term, and
(B) all Transaction Expenses; and (ii) accounts
receivable included in Company’s current assets shall include
only those accounts receivable outstanding less than 90 days
from the relevant invoice date.
“ Net Working Capital
Certificate ” means a certificate executed by the
Chief Executive Officer of Company, certifying the estimated amount
of Net Working Capital (including (i) an itemized list of
indebtedness of Company with a description of the nature of such
indebtedness and the Person to whom such indebtedness is owed,
(ii) an itemized list of Company’s consolidated current
assets, and (iii) an
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itemized
list of Company’s consolidated current liabilities).
“ New York Law
” means the New York Limited Liability Company Law.
“ Option Exchange
Ratio ” means the quotient obtained by dividing
(A) the Cash Amount Per Class A Unit by (B) the Average
Price Per Share.
“ Permitted
Encumbrance ” shall mean (i) Encumbrances for
taxes not yet due and payable, or (ii) Encumbrances for assessments
and other governmental charges or landlords’,
carriers’, warehousemen’s, mechanics’,
repairmen’s, workers’, in each case for sums not yet
due and payable or due but not delinquent or being contested in
good faith by appropriate proceedings.
“ Person ”
means any individual, corporation (including any not-for-profit
corporation), general or limited partnership, limited liability
partnership, joint venture, estate, trust, firm, company (including
any limited liability company or joint stock company), association,
organization, entity or Governmental Authority.
“ Pro Rata Share
” means, with respect to a particular Effective Time Holder,
the amount of cash such Effective Time Holder is entitled to
receive pursuant to Section 2.2(b) with respect to its
Company Units and/or Company Vested Options, relative to the amount
of cash all Effective Time Holders are entitled to receive pursuant
to Section 2.2(b) with respect to their Company Units
and/or Company Vested Options.
“ Regulations
” means the Treasury Regulations issued under the Code.
“ SEC ”
means the Securities and Exchange Commission.
“ Securities Act
” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
“ Sub Ancillary
Agreements ” means all agreements (other than this
Agreement) and documents to which Sub is or will be a party that
are required to be executed pursuant to this Agreement.
“ Subsidiary
” of a specified entity means any corporation, partnership,
limited liability company, joint venture or other entity of which
the specified entity (either alone or through or together with any
other subsidiary) owns, directly or indirectly, 50% or more of the
stock or other equity or partnership interests the holders of which
are generally entitled to vote for the election of the Board of
Directors or other governing body of such corporation or other
entity.
“ Systems ”
means all records, databases, Company Websites (as defined in
Section 3.15(a) ), software, systems and networks used by
Company in the conduct of the Company Business.
“ Tax ” and
“ Taxes ” mean all federal, state, local
or foreign income, gross receipts, gains, franchise, excise,
capital stock, severance, stamp, premium, windfall profits,
environmental, custom duties, real property, personal property,
sales, use, employment, license, payroll, services, occupation,
recording, registration, withholding, social security (or similar),
unemployment, disability, value added, alternative or add-on
minimum or transfer taxes, governmental charges, fees, levies,
assessments or other taxes (whether payable directly or by
withholding) imposed by any Governmental Authority responsible for
the imposition of any such taxes (domestic or foreign) (each, a
“ Tax Authority ”), and, with respect to
such taxes, charges, fees, levies and assessments, any estimated
tax, interest, fines, penalties or additions and interest on such
fines, penalties and additions, whether disputed or not and
including any obligations to indemnify or otherwise assume or
succeed to the Tax Liability of any other Person.
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“ Termination
Date ” means November 15, 2007.
“ Total Class A
Merger Consideration ” means (a) the Total
Merger Consideration less (b) the Total Class B Merger
Consideration.
“ Total Class B
Merger Consideration ” means (a) the Fully
Diluted Company Class B Units multiplied by
(b) the Cash Amount Per Class B Unit.
“ Total Merger
Consideration ” means (a) $52,000,000 plus
(b) the aggregate exercise price of all Company Vested Options
cashed out pursuant to Section 2.2(b)(iv) minus
(c) the amount, if any, by which the Net Working Capital is
less than $1,500,000 as of immediately prior to the Closing (such
amount being a “ Net Working Capital Shortfall
”).
“ Unvested Company
Units ” means any Company Units that are not vested
under the terms of any Contract with Company (including any option
agreement, option exercise agreement or restricted unit purchase
agreement).
ARTICLE 2
Plan of
Merger
2.1 The Merger . Subject to
termination of this Agreement as provided in Article 10 ,
the parties hereto will cause the Merger to be consummated by
filing the Certificate of Merger with the New York Secretary of
State in accordance with New York Law as soon immediately after the
Closing Date. Subject to the terms and conditions of this
Agreement, at the Effective Time, Sub will be merged with and into
Company in a statutory merger, the separate existence of Sub will
cease and Company will be the surviving limited liability company
in the Merger (the “ Surviving Company
”), all pursuant to the Certificate of Merger and in
accordance with the applicable provisions of the New York
Law.
2.2 Conversion and Exchange of
Units and Options .
(a)
Conversion of Sub Units . Subject to the terms and
conditions of this Agreement, at the Effective Time, each
membership unit of Sub that is issued and outstanding immediately
prior to the Effective Time will be converted into one validly
issued, fully paid and nonassessable membership unit of the
Surviving Company. Each certificate evidencing ownership of Sub
membership units will evidence ownership of such membership units
of the Surviving Company.
(b)
Conversion of Company Units and Company Vested Options;
Treatment of Warrants .
(i)
Company Class B Units . Subject to the terms and
conditions of this Agreement, at the Effective Time, each Company
Class B Unit that is issued and outstanding immediately prior
to the Effective Time will, by virtue of the Merger and without any
further action on the part of Acquirer, Sub, Company or the holder
thereof (except as expressly provided herein), be converted into
and represent the right to receive an amount of cash (without
interest) equal to the Cash Amount Per Class B Unit. The
amount of cash that each Effective Time Holder is entitled to
receive pursuant to this Section 2.2(b)(i) shall be
rounded to the nearest cent and computed after aggregating all cash
such Effective Time Holder is entitled to receive pursuant to this
Section 2.2(b) . The preceding provisions of this
Section 2.2(b)(i) are subject to the provisions of
Section 2.2(e) (regarding withholding rights) and
Section 2.4 (regarding the Escrow Cash).
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(ii)
Company Class A Units . Subject to the terms and
conditions of this Agreement, at the Effective Time, each Company
Class A Unit that is issued and outstanding immediately prior
to the Effective Time will, by virtue of the Merger and without any
further action on the part of Acquirer, Sub, Company or the holder
thereof (except as expressly provided herein), be converted into
and represent the right to receive an amount of cash (without
interest) equal to the Cash Amount Per Class A Unit. The
amount of cash that each Effective Time Holder is entitled to
receive pursuant to this Section 2.2(b)(ii) shall be
rounded to the nearest cent and computed after aggregating all cash
such Effective Time Holder is entitled to receive pursuant to this
Section 2.2(b) . The preceding provisions of this
Section 2.2(b)(ii) are subject to the provisions of
Section 2.2(e) (regarding withholding rights) and
Section 2.4 (regarding the Escrow Cash).
(iii)
Company Warrants . No Company Warrants, whether vested or
unvested, shall be assumed by Acquirer in the Merger, and at the
Effective Time, each Company Warrant will be by virtue of the
Merger, and without any further action on the part of any holder
thereof, be cancelled and extinguished.
(iv)
Company Vested Options . Subject to the terms and conditions
of this Agreement, at the Effective Time (including Company Options
that will be accelerated as to 12 months of vesting pursuant
to the Company Option Plan or otherwise (the “
Twelve-Month Acceleration ”), each Company
Vested Option that is unexpired, unexercised and outstanding
immediately prior to the Effective Time will, by virtue of the
Merger and without any further action on the part of Acquirer, Sub,
Company or the holder thereof (except as expressly provided
herein), be thereafter no longer exercisable but will be converted
into and represent the right to receive an amount of cash (without
interest) equal to the product of (1) the Cash Amount Per
Class A Unit minus the exercise price per Company
Class A Unit subject to such Company Vested Option
multiplied by (2) the number of Company Class A
Units subject to such Company Vested Option. The amount of cash
that each Effective Time Holder is entitled to receive pursuant to
this Section 2.2(b)(iv) shall be rounded to the nearest cent
and computed after aggregating all cash such Effective Time Holder
is entitled to receive pursuant to this Section 2.2(b)
. The preceding provisions of this Section 2.2(b)(iv)
are subject to the provisions of Section 2.2(e)
(regarding withholding rights) and Section 2.4
(regarding the Escrow Cash).
(c)
Company Unvested Options . At the Effective Time, each
Company Unvested Option held by a Continuing Employee that is
unexpired, unexercised and outstanding immediately prior to the
Effective Time (including the New Company Options), shall, on the
terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, be
assumed by Acquirer. Each such Company Unvested Option so assumed
by Acquirer under this Agreement shall continue to have, and be
subject to, the same terms and conditions as are in effect
immediately prior to the Effective Time, except that (i) such
Acquirer Option shall be exercisable for that number of whole
shares of Acquirer Common Stock equal to the product (rounded down
to the next whole number of shares of Acquirer Common Stock, with
no cash being payable for any fractional share eliminated by such
rounding) of the number of Company Class A Units that were
issuable upon exercise of such option immediately prior to the
Effective Time and the Option Exchange Ratio, (ii) the per
share exercise price for the shares of Acquirer Common Stock
issuable upon exercise of such Acquirer Option shall be equal to
the quotient (rounded up to the next whole cent) obtained by
dividing the exercise price per Company Class A Unit at which
such Company Unvested Option was exercisable immediately prior to
the Effective Time by the Option Exchange Ratio, and (iii) no
Acquirer Option may be “early exercised” ( i.e.
, an Acquirer Option may be exercised for shares of Acquirer Common
Stock only to the extent such Acquirer Option is vested at the time
of exercise pursuant to the applicable vesting schedule). Except
with respect to the Twelve-Month Acceleration, the Merger shall not
terminate any of the outstanding Company Unvested Options held by
Continuing Employees under such plan or accelerate the
exercisability or vesting of such options or the shares of Acquirer
Common Stock which shall be subject to those options upon
Acquirer’s assumption of the
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options
in the Merger. As soon as reasonably practicable following the date
on which Acquirer first again becomes eligible to use Form S-8 (or
successor form) promulgated by the SEC under the Securities Act,
Acquirer will cause the shares of Acquirer Common Stock issuable
upon exercise of the Company Unvested Options assumed by Acquirer
under this Agreement to be registered or to be issued pursuant to
an effective registration statement on Form S-8 (or successor
form). Notwithstanding the foregoing, Acquirer will not be
obligated to register the issuance of any shares of Acquirer Common
Stock that are subject to an Acquirer Option held by a Person who
is ineligible to have such Person’s securities registered on
Form S-8 (or successor form).
(d)
Cancellation of Company-Owned Units . Notwithstanding
Section 2.2(b) , each Company Unit held by Company
immediately prior to the Effective Time will be canceled and
extinguished without any conversion thereof and without the
issuance or payment of any consideration.
(e)
Withholding Rights . Acquirer, the Surviving Company and the
Exchange Agent (as defined in Section 7.2(a) ) will be
entitled to deduct and withhold from the consideration otherwise
deliverable under this Agreement, and from any other payments
otherwise required pursuant to this Agreement, to any holder of
Company Units, or any Company Options such amounts as Acquirer, the
Surviving Company or the Exchange Agent is required to deduct and
withhold with respect to any such deliveries and payments under the
Code or any provision of state, local, provincial or foreign Tax
law. To the extent that amounts are so withheld, such withheld
amounts will be treated for all purposes of this Agreement as
having been delivered and paid to such holders in respect of which
such deduction and withholding was made.
2.3 Adjustments . In the event
of any stock split, reverse stock split, stock dividend (including
any dividend or distribution of securities convertible into capital
stock), reorganization, reclassification, combination,
recapitalization or other like change with respect to the Company
Units or Acquirer Common Stock occurring after the Agreement Date
and prior to the Effective Time, all references in this Agreement
to specified numbers of shares of any class or series affected
thereby, and all calculations provided for that are based upon
numbers of shares of any class or series (or trading prices
therefor) affected thereby, shall be equitably adjusted to the
extent necessary to provide the parties the same economic effect as
contemplated by this Agreement prior to such stock split, reverse
stock split, stock dividend, reorganization, reclassification,
combination, recapitalization or other like change.
2.4 Escrow . At the Effective
Time and pursuant to the Escrow Agreement (as defined in
Section 8.5 ), Acquirer will withhold from the portion
of the Total Merger Consideration payable to each Effective Time
Holder in the Merger upon conversion of his/her/its outstanding
Company Units and Company Vested Options pursuant to
Section 2.2 and shall cause to be deposited with the
Escrow Agent (as defined in Section 11.2 ) such
Effective Time Holder’s Pro Rata Share of the Escrow Cash.
The Escrow Cash shall constitute security for the indemnification
obligations of the Effective Time Holders pursuant to
Article 11 .
2.5 Total Merger Consideration
. At the Effective Time, Acquirer shall cause to be deposited with
the Exchange Agent (as defined in Section 7.2(a)) an
amount equal to (i) the Total Merger Consideration less
(ii) the Escrow Cash. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary
contained in this Agreement, in no event shall the aggregate
consideration paid by Acquirer to the holders of Company Units and
Company Options (including the value of the shares of Acquirer
Common Stock or other consideration, if any, that will be subject
to Company Unvested Options assumed by Acquirer (excluding the New
Company Options) at the Effective Time pursuant to Section
2.2(c) ) exceed the Total Merger Consideration, except to the
extent that any amount in excess of the Total Merger Consideration
is as a result of any changes in the price of Acquirer Common Stock
occurring after the calculation of the Average Price Per
Share.
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2.6 Net Working Capital
Adjustment .
(a) Company
shall deliver the Net Working Capital Certificate to Acquirer not
less than three business days prior to the Closing Date.
(b) At
Acquirer’s option, but in any event within 12 months of
the Closing Date (such date, for purposes hereof, the “
Audit Completion Date ”), Acquirer may object
to the Net Working Capital calculations included in the Net Working
Capital Certificate (the “ NWC Calculations
”) by delivering to the Representative a certificate (the
“ Acquirer NWC Certificate ”) executed by
Acquirer’s Chief Financial Officer setting forth
Acquirer’s calculation of Net Working Capital and the amount
by which Net Working Capital as calculated by Acquirer is less than
the Net Working Capital set forth in the Net Working Capital
Certificate.
(c) The
Representative may object to the Net Working Capital calculations
set forth in the Acquirer NWC Certificate by providing written
notice of such objection to Acquirer within 20 days after
Acquirer’s delivery of the Acquirer NWC Certificate (the
“ Notice of Objection ”).
(d) If
the Representative timely provides the Notice of Objection, then
the parties shall engage Deloitte & Touche USA LLP (the “
Reviewing Accountant ”) to review the NWC
Calculations. After review of the NWC Calculations and
Company’s books and records, the Reviewing Accountant shall
promptly determine the Net Working Capital and such determination
shall be final and binding on the parties.
(e) If
the Net Working Capital, as determined pursuant to
Section 2.6(b) (in the event there is no Notice of
Objection) or Section 2.6(d) , is in fact less than the
Net Working Capital set forth in the Net Working Capital
Certificate (such difference, the “ Negative Adjustment
Amount ”), then, if and only if the Total Merger
Consideration would be reduced after giving effect to the Negative
Adjustment Amount, Acquirer shall be indemnified in accordance with
Article 11 , without giving effect to the Basket (as defined
in Section 11.4(a) ) and without any dispute by the
Representative, for the full amount of:
(i) the
Negative Adjustment Amount;
(ii) if
Net Working Capital as determined by the Reviewing Accountant is
less than or equal to Net Working Capital as set forth in the
Acquirer NWC Certificate, all fees and expenses of the Reviewing
Accountant relating to the review of the NWC Calculations;
and
(iii) if
Net Working Capital as determined by the Reviewing Accountant is
greater than Net Working Capital as set forth in the Acquirer NWC
Certificate, a percentage of the fees and expenses of the Reviewing
Accountant, which percentage shall equal the difference between Net
Working Capital as set forth in the Net Working Capital Certificate
and Net Working Capital as determined by the Reviewing Accountant
divided by the difference between Net Working Capital as set
forth in the Net Working Capital Certificate and Net Working
Capital as set forth in the Acquirer NWC Certificate.
(f) Except
to the extent set forth in Section 2.6(e), all fees and
expenses of the Reviewing Accountant relating to the review of the
NWC Calculations shall be paid by Acquirer.
2.7 Effects of the Merger
.
(a)
General . At the Effective Time, the effect of the Merger
will be as provided in this Agreement and the applicable provisions
of New York Law. Without limiting the generality of the
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foregoing, at the Effective Time, all of the properties, rights,
privileges, powers and franchises of Company and Sub will vest in
the Surviving Company, and all Liabilities and duties of Company
and Sub will become the Liabilities and duties of the Surviving
Company.
(b)
Articles of Organization . The Articles of Organization of
Sub immediately prior to the Effective Time will be the Articles of
Organization of the Surviving Company immediately after the
Effective Time until thereafter amended in accordance with the
provisions thereof or as provided by law; provided ,
however , that Article I of the Articles of
Organization of the Surviving Company will be amended at the
Effective Time to read: “The name of the limited liability
company is Optimost LLC.”
(c)
Operating Agreement . The Operating Agreement of Sub
immediately prior to the Effective Time will continue unchanged and
be the Operating Agreement of the Surviving Company immediately
after the Effective Time until thereafter amended in accordance
with the provisions thereof or as provided by law.
(d)
Manager . At the Effective Time, the initial managers of the
Surviving Company will be the managers of Sub immediately prior to
the Effective Time, until their respective successors are duly
elected or appointed and qualified.
2.8 Tax Consequences . The
parties intend the merger to be a taxable sale of the Company Units
by the Company Unitholders consistent with IRS Revenue Ruling 99-6.
Acquirer makes no representations or warranties to Company or to
any holder of Company Units or Company Options regarding the Tax
treatment of the Merger, or any of the Tax consequences to Company
or any holder of Company Units or Company Options of this
Agreement, the Merger or any of the other transactions or
agreements contemplated hereby. Company acknowledges that Company
and the holders of Company Capital Units and Company Options are
relying solely on their own Tax advisors in connection with this
Agreement, the Merger and the other transactions and agreements
contemplated hereby.
2.9 Further Assurances .
Company agrees that if, at any time after the Effective Time,
Acquirer believes or is advised that any further deeds, assignments
or assurances are reasonably necessary or desirable to vest,
perfect, confirm or continue in the Surviving Company, Sub or
Acquirer title to any property or any right of Company as provided
herein, Acquirer and any of its officers are hereby authorized by
Company to execute and deliver all such proper deeds, assignments
and assurances and do all other things necessary or desirable to
vest, perfect, confirm or continue title to such property or rights
in the Surviving Company, Sub or Acquirer and otherwise to carry
out the purposes of this Agreement, in the name of Company or
otherwise. The parties further agree that, upon Acquirer’s
request, the parties will amend this Agreement to cause Company to
merge into Sub (with Sub to be the surviving corporation) or to
cause Company to merge into a different direct or indirect
Subsidiary of Acquirer.
2.10 Rights Not Transferable .
The rights of the Company Unitholders and the holders of Company
Options, in each case as of immediately prior to the Effective
Time, are personal to each such securityholder and will not be
transferable for any reason otherwise than by operation of law,
will or the laws of descent and distribution. Any attempted
transfer of such right by any holder thereof (otherwise than as
permitted by the immediately preceding sentence) will be null and
void.
ARTICLE 3
Representations and
Warranties of Company
Company represents and warrants to
Acquirer that, except as set forth in the letter addressed to
Acquirer from Company and dated as of the Agreement Date, including
all Schedules thereto (referencing the appropriate Sections of this
Agreement) which has been delivered by Company to Acquirer
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concurrently with the parties’ execution of this Agreement
(the “ Company Disclosure Letter ”), each
of the representations, warranties and statements contained in the
following Sections of this Article 3 is true and
correct. For all purposes of this Agreement, the statements
contained in the disclosures and Schedules to the Company
Disclosure Letter will also be deemed to be representations and
warranties made and given by Company under or, as applicable,
limitations upon and exceptions to the representation and
warranties in, this Article 3.
3.1 Organization and Good
Standing . Company is a limited liability company duly
organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of
the State of New York. Company has the corporate power and
authority to own, operate and lease its properties and to carry on
the Company Business and is duly qualified or licensed to do
business 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 or licensing necessary (each
such jurisdiction being listed on Schedule 3.1 of the
Company Disclosure Letter), except where the failure to be so
qualified or licensed would not, individually or in the aggregate,
reasonably be expected to be material to Company. Company is not in
violation of its Articles of Organization or the Company Operating
Agreement.
3.2 Subsidiaries .
Schedule 3.2 of the Company Disclosure Letter sets
forth a true, correct and complete list of each Subsidiary of
Company, and each such Subsidiary is wholly owned by Company.
Except for any Subsidiary, Company has no equity interest, direct
or indirect, in, or loans to, any Person. Company is not obligated
to make, nor bound by any Contract to make, any investment in or
capital contribution in or on behalf of any other Person.
Schedule 3.2 of the Company Disclosure Letter sets forth,
with respect to each Subsidiary of Company, (a) its
jurisdiction of incorporation or organization, (b) a correct
and complete list of all jurisdictions in which it is qualified to
do business, and (c) the address of its principal executive
offices. Each Subsidiary of Company is duly organized, validly
existing and in good standing (or appropriately recognized as
legally in existence and active under the laws of its jurisdiction)
under the laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation or organization
identified on Schedule 3.2 of the Company Disclosure
Letter and has the power and authority to own, operate and lease
its properties and to carry on its business as presently being
conducted. Each Subsidiary of Company is duly qualified or licensed
to do business 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 or licensing necessary,
except where the failure to be so qualified or licensed would not,
individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect on
such Subsidiary. Neither Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a
general or limited partner of any general partnership, limited
partnership or other entity.
3.3 Power, Authorization and
Validity .
(a) Company
has the corporate power and authority to enter into and perform its
obligations under this Agreement and all Company Ancillary
Agreements. The execution, delivery and performance of this
Agreement and the Company Ancillary Agreements, and the Merger have
been duly and validly approved and authorized by Company and the
Managing Member, and this Agreement has been duly executed and
delivered by Company. Except for the approval of holders of a
majority of the outstanding Company Class A Units, no other
approval or authorization of the Company Unitholders or any officer
of Company to approve the Merger, this Agreement and, if required,
each Company Ancillary Agreement is required to approve the Merger,
this Agreement and, if required, each Company Ancillary Agreement
and all other agreements, transactions and actions contemplated
hereby and thereby.
(b) No
filing, authorization, consent, approval, permit, order,
registration or declaration, governmental or otherwise, is
necessary to enable Company to enter into, and to perform its
obligations under, this Agreement or the Company Ancillary
Agreements, except for: (i) the approval of holders of a
majority of the outstanding Company Class A Units (the “
Company Unitholder Approval ”); (ii) the
filing
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of the
Certificate of Merger with the New York Secretary of State; and
(iii) such other filings, authorizations, consents, approvals,
permits, orders, registrations and declarations, if any, that if
not made or obtained by Company would not be material to
Company’s ability to consummate the Merger or to perform its
obligations under this Agreement and the Company Ancillary
Agreements and would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a
Material Adverse Effect on Company.
(c) This
Agreement and the Company Ancillary Agreements are, or when
executed by Company will be, valid and binding obligations of
Company enforceable against Company in accordance with their
respective terms, subject only to the effect, if any, of
(i) applicable bankruptcy and other similar laws affecting the
rights of creditors generally and (ii) rules of law governing
specific performance, injunctive relief and other equitable
remedies.
3.4 Capitalization .
(a) The
issued and outstanding membership units of Company consist solely
of (i) 20,792,554.55 Company Class A Units and
(ii) 415.97 Company Class B Units. Except as set forth in
the preceding sentence, (i) there are no other issued and
outstanding Company Units or other securities of Company, other
than Company Options as of the Agreement Date and (ii) there
are no outstanding Contracts to issue any Company Units or other
securities of Company as of the Agreement Date.
Schedule 3.4(a)-1 of the Company Disclosure Letter
accurately sets forth, as of the Agreement Date, the name of each
Person that is the registered owner of any Company Units and the
number of Company Units so owned by such Person. The number of
Company Units set forth as being so owned by such Person
constitutes the entire interest of such Person in the issued and
outstanding membership units or voting securities of Company as of
the Agreement Date. All issued and outstanding Company Units are
duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable and
are free of any Encumbrances, preemptive rights, rights of first
refusal or “put” or “call” rights created
by statute, Company’s Articles of Organization, the Company
Operating Agreement or any Contract to which Company is a party or
by which Company is bound. All issued and outstanding Company Units
were issued in material compliance with all Applicable Laws and all
material requirements set forth in applicable Contracts. There are
no outstanding Unvested Company Units. There is no distributions in
respect of Company Units accrued and/or unpaid by Company. Company
is not under any obligation to register under the Securities Act
any Company Units or any other securities of Company, whether
currently outstanding or that may subsequently be issued.
(b) As
of the Agreement Date, the Company has reserved an aggregate of
3,859,000 Company Units for issuance to employees, non-employee
directors and consultants pursuant to Company Options, of which
1,693,500 Company Units are subject to outstanding and unexercised
Company Options and 2,165,000 Company Units remain available for
issuance thereunder. Schedule 3.4(b)-1 of the Company
Disclosure Letter sets forth, as of the Agreement Date, a true,
correct and complete list of all holders of outstanding Company
Options, including the number of Company Units subject to each such
option, the exercise or vesting schedule (and the terms of any
acceleration thereof), and the exercise price per share. No Company
Options qualify for special tax treatment under Section 421(a) of
the Code. Schedule 3.4(b)-2 of the Company Disclosure
Letter sets forth a true, correct and complete list (which schedule
will be a subset of Schedule 3.4(b)-1 of the Company
Disclosure Letter), as of the Agreement Date, of all holders of
outstanding Company Options that are held by Persons that are not
employees of Company or any of its Subsidiaries (including
non-employee directors, consultants, advisory board members,
vendors, service providers or other similar persons). All issued
and outstanding Company Options and Company Warrants were issued in
compliance with all Applicable Laws and all requirements set forth
in applicable Contracts. All Unvested Company Options to be assumed
by Acquirer pursuant to Section 2.2(c) were granted
under, and in compliance with, Rule 701 promulgated under the
Securities Act and any applicable guidance issued thereunder.
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(c) As
of the Agreement Date, there are outstanding Company Warrants to
purchase 17,857.14 Company Units. Schedule 3.4(c) of
the Company Disclosure Letter sets forth, as of the Agreement Date,
a true, correct and complete list of all holders of outstanding
Company Warrants, including the number of Company Units covered by
each such Company Warrant, the date of grant, the exercise or
vesting schedule (and the terms of any acceleration thereof) and
the exercise price per Company Unit. Other than as set forth on
Schedules 3.4(a) , 3.4(b)-1 , 3.4(b)-2 and
3.4(c) of the Company Disclosure Letter, as of the Agreement
Date, no Person has any right to acquire from Company or any
Company Unitholder any Company Units or any options, warrants or
other rights to purchase Company Units or other securities of
Company.
(d) No
bonds, debentures, notes or other indebtedness of Company or its
Subsidiaries (i) having the right to vote on any matters on which
Company Unitholders may vote (or which is convertible into, or
exchangeable for, securities having such right) or (ii) the
value of which is in any way based upon or derived from capital or
voting units of Company, is issued or outstanding as of the
Agreement Date (collectively, “ Company Voting
Debt ”).
(e) Except
for the Company Options described in Schedule 3.4(b)-1
and 3.4(b)-2 of the Company Disclosure Letter and the
Company Warrants described in Schedule 3.4(c) of the
Company Disclosure Letter, there are no options, warrants, calls,
rights or Contracts of any character to which Company is a party or
by which it is bound obligating Company to issue, deliver, sell,
repurchase or redeem, or cause to be issued, delivered, sold,
repurchased or redeemed, any Company Units, options, warrants or
other rights to purchase Company Units or other securities of
Company, or any Company Voting Debt, or obligating Company to
grant, extend, accelerate the vesting and/or repurchase rights of,
change the price of, or otherwise amend or enter into any such
option, warrant, call, right or Contract. There are no Contracts
relating to voting, purchase or sale of any Company Units
(i) between or among Company and any of its securityholders,
other than written contracts granting Company the right to purchase
unvested Company Units upon termination of employment or service,
and (ii) to Company’s Knowledge, between or among any of
Company’s securityholders. Except as set forth on
Schedule 3.4(e) , neither the Company Option Plan nor
any Contract of any character to which Company and/or its
Subsidiaries is a party to or by which Company and/or its
Subsidiaries is bound relating to any Company Options require or
otherwise provide for any accelerated vesting of any Company
Options in connection with the Merger or any other transaction
contemplated by this Agreement or upon termination of employment or
service with Company, Acquirer or any of their respective
Subsidiaries, or any other event, before, upon or following the
Merger or otherwise. A true and complete copy of the Company Option
Plan, all agreements and instruments relating to or issued under
the Company Option Plan (including executed copies of all Contracts
relating to the Company Option and the Company Units purchased
under such option) and each Company Warrant have been made
available to Acquirer’s counsel, and such plans and Contracts
have not been amended, modified or supplemented since being made
available to Acquirer’s counsel, and there are no Contracts
or understandings to amend, modify or supplement such plans or
Contracts in any case from those made available to Acquirer’s
counsel.
(f) Company
has good and marketable title to all of the issued and outstanding
stock or other securities or equity interests of each of its
Subsidiaries set forth on Schedule 3.4(f) of the
Company Disclosure Letter, free and clear of any Encumbrance. All
such issued and outstanding stock or other securities or equity
interests have been duly authorized and validly issued, are fully
paid and nonassessable, are not subject to any right of rescission,
right of first refusal or preemptive right, and have been offered,
issued, sold and delivered by the relevant Subsidiary of Company in
compliance with all requirements of Applicable Laws and all
requirements set forth in applicable Contracts. There are no stock
appreciation rights, options, warrants, calls, rights, commitments,
conversion privileges or preemptive or other rights or agreements
outstanding to purchase or otherwise acquire any stock or other
securities or equity interests of any Subsidiary of Company or any
securities or debt convertible into or
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exchangeable for such stock or other securities or equity interests
or obligating such Subsidiary of Company to grant, extend or enter
into any such option, warrant, call, right, commitment, conversion
privilege or preemptive or other right or agreement.
3.5 No Conflicts . Neither the
execution and delivery of this Agreement or the Company Ancillary
Agreements, nor the consummation of any of the transactions
contemplated herein or therein, will (a) conflict with, result
in any violation or default under (with or without notice or lapse
of time, or both), give rise to a right of termination,
cancellation or acceleration or any obligation or loss of any
benefit under, or require any consent, approval or waiver from any
Person pursuant to (i) any provision of Company’s
Articles of Organization or the Company Operating Agreement or
similar charter documents of any of Company’s Subsidiaries,
each as currently in effect, (ii) any Applicable Law, or
(iii) any Contract to which Company or any of its Subsidiaries
is a party or by which Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any of
their respective assets or properties are bound or affected,
except, in the case of clauses (ii) and (iii), as would not be
material to Company or (b) result in the creation of any
Encumbrance, except for Permitted Encumbrances, on any of the
material properties or assets of Company or any of its Subsidiaries
or, to Company’s Knowledge, any of the Company Units.
3.6 Litigation .
(a) There
is no action, suit, arbitration, mediation, proceeding, claim or,
to Company’s Knowledge, investigation pending against Company
or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective assets or
properties (or to Company’s Knowledge against any director,
officer, employee, agent or other similar representative of Company
or any of its Subsidiaries in their capacity as such or relating to
their employment, services or relationship with Company or any of
its Subsidiaries) before any Governmental Authority or arbitrator,
nor, to Company’s Knowledge, is any such action, suit,
arbitration, mediation, proceeding, claim or investigation
threatened, nor is there any reasonable basis for any such action,
suit, arbitration, mediation, proceeding, claim or
investigation.
(b) There
is no judgment, decree, injunction, rule or order against Company
or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective assets or
properties (or, to the Knowledge of Company and its Subsidiaries,
against any director, officer, employee, agent or other similar
representative of Company or any of its Subsidiaries in their
capacity as such or relating to their employment, services or
relationship with Company or any of its Subsidiaries).
(c) To
Company’s Knowledge, there is no reasonable basis for any
Person to assert a claim against Company or any of its Subsidiaries
based upon Company’s entering into this Agreement or any
Company Ancillary Agreement or consummating the Merger or any of
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any Company
Ancillary Agreement.
(d) Neither
Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has any action, suit,
arbitration, mediation, proceeding, claim or investigation pending
against any other Person.
3.7 Financial Statements
.
(a) Company
made available to Acquirer its consolidated unaudited financial
statements for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2006, and
for the eight (8) month period ended August 31, 2007
(including, in each case, balance sheets, statements of operations
and statements of cash flows and including consolidated unaudited
financial statements for the eight (8) month period ended
August 31, 2007) (collectively, the “ Financial
Statements ”), which are included as
Schedule 3.7(a) of the Company Disclosure Letter.
Except as set forth on Schedule 3.7 of the Company
Disclosure Letter, the Financial Statements (i) are derived
from and are in accordance with the books and records of
Company,
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(ii) complied as to form in all material respects with
applicable accounting requirements with respect thereto as of their
respective dates, (iii) have been prepared in accordance with
GAAP applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods indicated
and consistent with each other, (iv) fairly present the
consolidated financial condition of Company and its Subsidiaries at
the dates therein indicated and the consolidated results of
operations and cash flows of Company and its Subsidiaries for the
periods therein specified, and (v) are true, complete and
correct in all material respects. Neither Company nor any of its
Subsidiaries has any Liabilities other than (i) those set forth or
adequately provided for in the Balance Sheet included in the
Financial Statements as of August 31, 2007 (the “
Balance Sheet ”), (ii) those incurred in
the conduct of Company’s business since August 31, 2007
(the “ Balance Sheet Date ”) in the
ordinary course, consistent with past practice, which are of the
type that ordinarily recur and, individually or in the aggregate,
are not material in nature or amount and do not result from any
breach of Contract, tort or violation of law, (iii) those
Liabilities that are not required to be included in financial
statements prepared in accordance with GAAP and (iv) those
incurred by Company in connection with the execution of this
Agreement. Except for Liabilities reflected in the Financial
Statements, Company has no off balance sheet Liability of any
nature to, or any financial interest in, any third party or
entities, the purpose or effect of which is to defer, postpone,
reduce or otherwise avoid or adjust the recording of expenses
incurred by Company. All reserves that are set forth in or
reflected in the Balance Sheet have been established in accordance
with GAAP consistently applied and to the knowledge of the Company
are adequate.
(b) Company
has established and maintains a system of internal accounting
controls sufficient to provide reasonable assurances that
(i) transactions, receipts and expenditures of Company and its
Subsidiaries are being executed and made only in accordance with
appropriate authorizations of the Managing Member,
(ii) transactions are recorded as necessary (A) to permit
preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP and
(B) to maintain accountability for assets, (iii) provide
reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of
unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of the assets of
Company and its Subsidiaries, (iv) the amount recorded for
assets on the books and records of Company is compared with the
existing assets at reasonable intervals and appropriate action is
taken with respect to any differences. Neither Company, any of its
Subsidiaries or Company’s independent auditors nor, to
Company’s Knowledge, any current or former employee,
consultant, director or manager of Company or any of its
Subsidiaries has identified or been made aware of any fraud,
whether or not material, that involves Company’s management
or other current or former employees, consultants, directors or
management of Company or any of its Subsidiaries who have a role in
the preparation of financial statements or the internal accounting
controls utilized by Company or its Subsidiaries, or any claim or
allegation regarding any of the foregoing. Neither Company nor any
of its Subsidiaries nor, to Company’s Knowledge, the Managing
Member or any manager, officer, employee, auditor, accountant or
representative of Company or any of its Subsidiaries has received
or otherwise had or obtained knowledge of any material complaint,
allegation, assertion or claim, whether written or oral, in each
case regarding deficient accounting or auditing practices,
procedures, methodologies or methods of Company or any of its
Subsidiaries or their respective internal accounting controls or
any material inaccuracy in Company’s financial statements. No
attorney representing Company or any of its Subsidiaries, whether
or not employed by Company or any of its Subsidiaries, has reported
to the Managing Member or to any manager or officer of Company
evidence of a material violation of securities laws, breach of
fiduciary duty or similar violation by Company, its Subsidiaries or
any of their respective officers, directors, managers, employees or
agents. There are no significant deficiencies or material
weaknesses in the design or operation of Company’s internal
controls which could adversely affect Company’s ability to
record, process, summarize and report financial data. At the
Balance Sheet Date, there were no material loss contingencies (as
such term is used in Statement of Financial Accounting Standards
No. 5 (“ Statement No. 5 ”)
issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board in
March 1975) that are not adequately provided for in the
Balance Sheet as required by said Statement No. 5. There
has
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been no
change in Company accounting policies since Company’s
inception, except as described in the Financial Statements.
(c)
Schedule 3.7(c) of the Company Disclosure Letter sets
forth the names and locations of all banks, trust companies,
savings and loan associations and other financial institutions at
which Company and its Subsidiaries maintain accounts of any nature
and the names of all persons authorized to draw thereon or make
withdrawals therefrom.
(d)
Schedule 3.7(d) of the Company Disclosure Letter
accurately lists all indebtedness of Company and its Subsidiaries
for money borrowed (“ Debt ”), including,
for each item of Debt, the agreement governing the Debt and the
interest rate, maturity date and any assets or properties securing
such Debt. All Debt may be prepaid at the Closing without penalty
under the terms of the Contracts governing such Debt.
3.8 Intentionally
Omitted .
3.9 Taxes .
(a) Company
and each of its Subsidiaries have timely filed all returns,
reports, declarations, claims for refund, estimates and information
returns and statements or other documents relating to Taxes,
including any schedule or attachment thereto and any amendment
thereof (the “ Returns ”), required to be
filed by Company or such Subsidiary under all Applicable Laws and
regulations. All such Returns were true, complete and correct in
all respects and were prepared in substantial compliance with all
Applicable Laws. Company and each of its Subsidiaries have paid all
Taxes due and owning (whether or not shown on any Return).
(b) The
unpaid Taxes of Company and its Subsidiaries (i) did not, as
of the Balance Sheet Date, exceed the reserve for Tax Liability
(rather than any reserve for deferred Taxes established to reflect
timing differences between book and Tax income) set forth on the
face of the Balance Sheet (rather than in any notes thereto) and
(ii) do not exceed that reserve as adjusted for the passage of
time through the Closing Date in accordance with the past custom
and practice of Company and its Subsidiaries in filing their
Returns. Since the Balance Sheet Date, neither Company nor any of
its Subsidiaries has incurred any Liability for Taxes arising from
extraordinary gains or losses, as that term is used in GAAP,
outside the ordinary course of business consistent with past custom
and practice. There are no Encumbrances, except for Permitted
Encumbrances, for Taxes (other than Taxes not yet due and payable)
upon any of the assets of Company or any of its Subsidiaries.
Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has or will have any
Liability for unpaid Taxes for any period or portion of a period
ending on or before the Closing Date, except for such Liabilities
for Taxes that are included in calculating the Net Working
Capital.
(c) No
deficiencies for any Tax have been threatened, claimed, proposed or
assessed against Company or any of its Subsidiaries which have not
been settled or paid. No Return of Company or any of its
Subsidiaries has ever been audited by the Internal Revenue Service
or any other Taxing agency or authority, no such audit is in
progress and neither Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has been
notified of any request for such an audit or other examination. No
claim has ever been made by a Governmental Authority in a
jurisdiction where Company or any of its Subsidiaries does not file
Returns that Company or any of its Subsidiaries is or may be
subject to taxation by that jurisdiction. No adjustment relating to
any Returns filed by Company or any of its Subsidiaries has been
proposed in writing by any Governmental Authority to Company or any
of its Subsidiaries (or any representative thereof). There is not
in effect any waiver by Company or any of its Subsidiaries of any
statute of limitations with respect to any Taxes or agreement to
any extension of time for filing any Return which
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has not
been filed, and Company has not consented to extend to a date later
than the Agreement Date the period in which any Tax may be assessed
or collected by any Governmental Authority. Company has made
available to Acquirer correct and complete copies of all federal
and state income tax Returns, examination reports and statements of
deficiencies assessed against or agreed to by Company or any of its
Subsidiaries.
(d) Company
is not a party to, and does not owe any amount under, any
Tax-sharing or allocation agreement. Company has not been a member
of an affiliated group filing a consolidated federal income Tax
return (other than a group the common parent of which was Company)
and has no Liability for the Taxes of any Person (other than
Company and its Subsidiaries) as a transferee or successor, by
contract or otherwise.
(e) Company
and each of its Subsidiaries have withheld and paid (and until
Closing will withhold and pay) all Taxes required to have been
withheld and paid in connection with any amounts paid or owing to
any employee, independent contractor, creditor, stockholder or
other third party.
(f) Each
of Company and its Subsidiaries has disclosed on its federal income
tax Returns all positions taken therein that could give rise to a
substantial understatement of federal income Tax within the meaning
of Section 6662 of the Code. None of Company or any of its
Subsidiaries has consummated, has participated in or is currently
participating in any transaction which was or is a “Tax
shelter” transaction as defined in Section 6662, 6011,
6111 or 6112 of the Code or the Regulations. None of Company or any
of its Subsidiaries has entered into any reportable transaction as
defined in Section 1.6011-4(b) of the Regulations.
(g) Neither
Company nor any of its Subsidiaries will be required to include any
item of income in, or exclude any item of deduction from, taxable
income for any taxable period (or portion thereof) ending after the
Closing Date as a result of any: (i) change in method of
accounting for a taxable period ending on or prior to the Closing
Date; (ii) “closing agreement” as described in
Section 7121 of the Code (or any corresponding or similar
provision of state, local or foreign income Tax law) executed on or
prior to the Closing Date; (iii) intercompany transaction;
(iv) installment sale or open transaction disposition made on or
prior to the Closing Date; or (v) prepaid amount received on or
prior to the Closing Date.
(h) Neither
Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to or bound by any
Tax allocation or sharing agreement.
(i) Company
has not made an election to be classified as an association taxable
as a corporation for federal income tax purposes.
(j) Company
owns no United States real property interest as defined in Section
897(c) of the Code.
(k) To
Company’s Knowledge, no payment pursuant to any Employee
Plans or other arrangement between Company or a Subsidiary and any
“service provider” (as such term is defined in
Section 409A of the Code and the United States Treasury
Regulations and IRS guidance thereunder), including, without
limitation, the grant, vesting or exercise of any equity option,
would subject any Person to a tax pursuant to Section 409A of
the Code, whether pursuant to the consummation of the Merger, any
other transaction contemplated by this Agreement or
otherwise.
(l) All
Company Options have been appropriately authorized by the Committee
(as defined in the Company Option Plan), including approval of the
option exercise price or the methodology
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for
determining the option exercise price and the substantive option
terms. All Company Options (excluding the New Company Options
granted to Mark Wachen, Lance Lovett, Scott Simonelli and Andrew
Eisner) granted to employees in the United States that are
potentially subject to Code Section 409A have a per unit
exercise price that reflects the fair market value of the Company
Class A Units as determined in good faith compliance with
Section 409A of the Code and the regulations issued thereunder
on the date that the option was granted. To Company’s
Knowledge, as of the date of this Agreement no Company Options have
been retroactively granted, or the exercise price of any Company
Option determined retroactively.
(m) No
Company Unitholder is a foreign person within the meaning of
Section 1445(f)(3) of the Code.
3.10 Title to Assets and
Properties; Condition of Equipment and Property . Company and
its Subsidiaries have good and valid title to, or a valid leasehold
interest in, all of the assets and properties used in the Company
Business or shown on the Balance Sheet, free and clear of any
Encumbrance except Permitted Encumbrances,. Such assets and
properties are sufficient for the continued operation of the
business of Company and its Subsidiaries as presently being
conducted in all material respects. All machinery, vehicles,
equipment and other tangible personal property owned or leased by
Company or any of its Subsidiaries or used in the Company Business
are (a) suitable for the uses to which they are currently employed,
(b) in generally serviceable operating condition,
(c) regularly and properly maintained, and (d) not
obsolete, dangerous or in need of renewal or replacement, except
for renewal or replacement in the ordinary course of business,
consistent with past practice. All properties used in the
operations of Company or any of its Subsidiaries are reflected on
the Balance Sheet to the extent required under GAAP to be so
reflected. All leases of real or personal property to which Company
or any of its Subsidiaries is a party are fully effective and
afford Company or such Subsidiary peaceful and undisturbed
leasehold possession of the subject matter of the lease.
Schedule 3.10-1 of the Company Disclosure Letter
identifies each parcel of real property leased by Company or any
Subsidiary. Company has heretofore made available to
Acquirer’s counsel true, correct and complete copies of all
leases, subleases and other agreements under which Company and/or
any Subsidiary uses or occupies or has the right, subject to such
leases, subleases and other agreements, to use or occupy, now or in
the future, any real property or facility, including all
modifications, amendments and supplements thereto. Neither Company
nor any of its Subsidiaries owns any real property. Company and its
Subsidiaries have adequate rights of ingress and egress into any
real property used in the operation of the Company Business.
Schedule 3.10-2 of the Company Disclosure Letter sets
forth a complete and accurate list of all personal property owned
or leased by Company or any of its Subsidiaries with an individual
value of $10,000 or greater.
3.11 Absence of Certain
Changes . Since June 30, 2007, Company and each of its
Subsidiaries has carried on its business in the ordinary course in
accordance with the procedures and practices in effect on
June 30, 2007, and since June 30, 2007 there has not been
with respect to Company or any of its Subsidiaries:
(a) any
Material Adverse Change;
(b) any
Liability incurred other than in the ordinary course of business,
consistent with past practice, or any borrowing of monies in excess
of $50,000 in the aggregate;
(c) any
making of any loan, advance or capital contribution to, or
investment in, any Person other than travel loans or advances made
in the ordinary course of business, consistent with past
practice;
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(d) any
Contract with respect to any acquisition, sale or transfer of any
asset of Company or any of its Subsidiaries (other than the sale or
nonexclusive license of Company Products to its customers in the
ordinary course of business consistent with past practice)
involving obligations (contingent or otherwise) of or payments to
it in excess of $20,000 individually or $50,000 in the
aggregate;
(e) any
material damage, destruction or loss, whether or not covered by
insurance, affecting its assets, properties or business;
(f) any
declaration, setting aside or payment of any dividend on, or the
making of any other distribution in respect of, the Company Units,
any Company Unit split, Company Unit dividend or combination or
recapitalization of the Company Units or any direct or indirect
redemption, purchase or other acquisition by it of Company
Units;
(g) any
entry into, amendment of, or relinquishment, termination or
nonrenewal by it of any Contract or other right or obligation other
than in the ordinary course of business, consistent with past
practice, involving obligations (contingent or otherwise) of or
payments to it in excess of $20,000 individually or $50,000 in the
aggregate;
(h) any
Liability incurred by it to any of its directors, managers,
officers or Company Unitholders, other than in the ordinary course
of business consistent with past practice;
(i) any
sale, disposition, transfer or license to any Person of any rights
to Company IP Rights other than in the ordinary course of business
consistent with past practice or any acquisition or license from
any Person of any Intellectual Property other than in the ordinary
course of business consistent with past practice, or any sale,
disposition, transfer or providing of any copy of any Company
Source Code to any Person;
(j) any
deferral of the payment of any accounts payable other than in the
ordinary course of business, consistent with past practice, or in
an amount which is not material, or any discount, accommodation or
other concession made other than in the ordinary course of
business, consistent with past practice, in order to accelerate or
induce the collection of any receivable;
(k) any
material change in the manner in which it extends discounts,
credits or warranties to its customers or otherwise deals with its
customers;
(l) any
labor dispute or claim of unfair labor practices;
(m) any
change with respect to its executive officers or management
employees (collectively, the “ Management
Employees ”);
(n) any
termination of employment of any of its employees;
(o) any
increase in severance compensation payable, or to become payable,
to any of its directors, managers, officers or employees;
(p) any
increase in or modification of 10% or more of any benefits payable,
or to become payable, compensation, any bonus, pension, insurance
or other employee benefit plan, payment or arrangement (including
the granting of options, awards or appreciation rights with respect
to its membership units, other than the New Company Options) made
to, for or with any of its directors, managers, officers,
employees, consultants or independent contractors;
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(q) any
modification or change to the right to exercise or convert, or to
the exercise or purchase prices of, any Company Units or other
securities, or any acceleration or other modification of
(i) the vesting of or right to exercise any option, warrant or
other right to purchase Company Units or other securities or
(ii) the vesting or release of any Company Units or other
securities from any repurchase options or rights of refusal held by
it or any other party or any other restrictions;
(r) any
amendment or change to Company’s Articles of Organization or
the Company Operating Agreement or other equivalent organizational
or governing documents of Company or any Subsidiary; or
(s) any
entry into any Contract by Company or any Subsidiary to do any of
the things described in the preceding clauses (a) through
(r).
3.12 Contracts . Except for
this Agreement and the Contracts specifically identified in the
specific subsections of Schedule 3.12 of the Company
Disclosure Letter, neither Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a
party or subject to any of the following (whether oral or in
writing):
(a) any
distribution, original equipment manufacturing, reseller,
marketing, sales representative or similar Contract under which any
third party is authorized to sell, sublicense, lease, distribute,
market or take orders for any product, service or technology owned,
marketed, licensed or provided by it;
(b) any
Contract for the purchase, sale, license, provision or manufacture
of products, materials, supplies, equipment or services, including
online marketing, media purchase and optimization Contracts,
requiring payment to or from it in an amount in excess of $25,000
per annum which may not be canceled without penalty upon notice of
60 days or less;
(c) any
Contract in which it has granted or received most favored customer
pricing provisions, exclusive sales, distribution, marketing,
manufacturing or on-line distribution rights, rights of refusal,
rights of first negotiation or similar rights or any Contract
otherwise limiting the right of Company or any of its Subsidiaries
to sell, distribute or manufacture any products or services or to
purchase or otherwise obtain any software, components, parts,
subassemblies or services, with respect to any product, service,
technology or Intellectual Property rights that is now or hereafter
owned by it, provided to it or provided by it;
(d) any
Contract providing for the development of any software, content
(including textual content and visual or graphics content),
technology or Intellectual Property rights, independently or
jointly, by or for (or for the benefit or use of) it;
(e) any
Contract under which it is a licensor of Intellectual Property
rights or a provider of services or under which it is a licensee of
Intellectual Property rights of any other Person or any Contract
under which it agrees to encumber, not assert, transfer or sell
rights in or with respect to any Intellectual Property or to
provide source code to any third party;
(f) any
Contract to license or authorize any third party to manufacture or
reproduce any of its products, services, technology or Intellectual
Property;
(g) any
joint venture or partnership Contract, any Contract relating to a
limited liability company or any other Contract which has involved,
or is reasonably expected to involve, a sharing of revenues,
profits, cash flows, expenses or losses by it with any other
party;
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(h) any
Contract for or relating to the employment or hiring for services
of any of its directors, managers, officers, employees, consultants
or independent contractors or any other type of Contract with any
of its directors, managers, officers, employees, consultants or
independent contractors requiring annual payments by it of $100,000
or more which is not terminable by it upon notice of 30 days
or less without cost or other Liability to it, including any
Contract requiring it to make a payment to any director, officer,
employee, consultant or independent contractor on account of the
Merger, any transaction contemplated by this Agreement or any
Contract that is entered into in connection with this
Agreement;
(i) any
Contract or trust deed encumbering any of its assets or properties,
any promissory note, any credit line, credit facility, loan
agreement or other Contract for the borrowing of money pursuant to
which it may borrow or loan funds, any security agreement
encumbering any of its assets or properties, any security agreement
encumbering any asset or property of a third party for its benefit,
any guarantee by it of any obligation or indebtedness of another
party or any guarantee of any of its obligations or indebtedness,
and any Contract for a leasing transaction of a type required to be
capitalized in accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting
Standards No. 13 of the Financial Accounting Standards Board,
in all instances excluding use of credit cards by Company employees
in the ordinary course with respect to the business or affairs of
Company;
(j) any
Contract containing indemnification, warranty or similar provisions
with respect to products or services or any Contract containing any
support, maintenance or service obligation or cost on the part of
Company or any of its Subsidiaries (other than under its unmodified
forms of standard customer or distributor agreement, the forms of
which have been made available to Acquirer’s counsel);
(k) any
Contract under which it is lessee of or holds or operates any items
of tangible personal property or real property owned by any third
party and under which payments to such third party exceed $20,000
per annum, and any Contract for the sale, purchase or disposition
of any real property;
(l) any
Contract for the sale, licensing or leasing by or to it of any
assets, properties, products, services or rights having a value in
excess of $25,000 per annum or which is otherwise material to the
Company Business;
(m) any
Company IP Rights Agreement (as defined in
Section 3.14(g) ) that (i) involves or involved a
payment to or from it of $20,000 or more per annum,
(ii) grants any exclusive rights, including any exclusivity
with respect to any product, service, market, industry, field of
use or geographic territory, (iii) requires the ongoing
payment of any royalties or periodic fees or payments by it, or
(iv) is material to the Company Business, its Intellectual
Property rights or technology or any of its current or proposed
products or services;
(n) any
application hosting, application management, application usage,
website hosting, website linking, consent or data sharing, data
feed, information exchange, advertising, fee sharing, lead or
customer referral, commerce, co-branding, framing, service, order
or transaction processing or similar Contract relating to any
aspect or element of any of the Company Websites (as defined in
Section 3.15(a) ) or any other website or use of the
public internet, or the extranet or intranet of any Person;
(o) any
Contract or plan (including any Company Unit option, Company Unit
purchase and/or Company Unit bonus plan) relating to the sale,
issuance, grant, exercise, award, purchase, repurchase or
redemption of any Company Units or any other securities of Company
or any of its Subsidiaries or any options, warrants, convertible
notes or other rights to purchase or otherwise acquire any Company
Units, other securities or options, warrants or other rights
therefor, except for those Contracts disclosed on
Schedule 3.4(b)-1 or Schedule 3.4(c) of the
Company Disclosure Letter;
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(p) any
Contract under which it provides any services to any third party,
including any consulting Contract, professional Contract or
software implementation, deployment or development services
Contract;
(q) any
Contract with any labor union or any collective bargaining
agreement or similar Contract with its employees;
(r) any
Contract pursuant to which it has acquired a business or entity, or
assets of a business or entity, whether by way of merger,
consolidation, purchase of stock, purchase of assets, license or
otherwise;
(s) any
other Contract to which it is a party or by which it or any of its
assets or properties are bound (i) that is material to the
Company Business or to its operations, assets, properties,
operating results or financial condition or (ii) that involves
a future financial commitment by it in excess of $50,000 per annum;
or
(t) any
Contract between Company and any Governmental Authority or any
Governmental Permit (as defined in Section 3.16
).
All
Contracts required by subsections (a) through (u) of this
Section 3.12 to be listed on Schedule 3.12
of the Company Disclosure Letter (collectively, “
Material Agreements ”) are valid and in full
force and effect. A true and complete copy of each Material
Agreement and all amendments and schedules thereto has been
delivered to Acquirer’s counsel. No statement of work or
contract order will be deemed to be disclosed on
Schedule 3.12 of the Company Disclosure Letter unless
such statement of work or contract order, as applicable, is
specifically listed and identified by number on
Schedule 3.12 of the Company Disclosure Letter.
3.13 No Default; No
Restrictions .
(a) Company
and its Subsidiaries are not, nor to Company’s Knowledge is
any other party, in material breach or default under any Material
Agreement. No event has occurred, and no circumstance or condition
exists, that (with or without notice or lapse of time, or both)
will, or would reasonably be expected to, (i) result in a
violation or breach by Company of any provision of any Material
Agreement or (ii) to Company’s Knowledge, give any third
party (A) the right to declare a default or exercise any
remedy under any Material Agreement, (B) the right to a
material rebate, chargeback, refund, credit, penalty or change in
delivery schedule under any Material Agreement, (C) the right
to accelerate the maturity or performance of any obligation of
Company or any of its Subsidiaries under any Material Agreement, or
(D) the right to cancel, terminate or modify any Material
Agreement. Neither Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has received
any notice or other communication regarding any actual or possible
violation or breach of, default under, or intention to cancel or
modify any Material Agreement. Neither Company nor any of its
Subsidiaries has any material Liability for renegotiation of
government Contracts or subcontracts.
(b) Neither
Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to, and no asset or
property of Company or any of its Subsidiaries is bound or affected
by, any judgment, injunction, order, decree or Contract that
restricts or prohibits, or purports to restrict or prohibit,
Company or any of its Subsidiaries or, following the Effective
Time, the Surviving Company, from freely engaging in the Company
Business or from competing anywhere in the world (including any
judgments, injunctions, orders, decrees or Contracts restricting
the geographic area in which Company or any of its Subsidiaries may
sell, license, market, distribute or support any products or
technology or provide services or restricting the markets,
customers or industries that Company or any of its Subsidiaries may
address in operating the Company
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Business
or restricting the prices which Company or any of its Subsidiaries
may charge for their respective products, technology or services)
or that includes any grants by Company or any of its Subsidiaries
of exclusive rights or licenses.
3.14 Intellectual Property
.
(a) Company
and its Subsidiaries (i) own and have independently developed
or acquired all Company Owned IP Rights and (ii) have the
valid right or license to Company In-Licensed IP Rights.
(b) Neither
Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has transferred ownership of
any Intellectual Property that is or was Company-Owned IP Rights,
to any third party, or knowingly permitted Company’s rights
in any material copyrighted work that is or was Company-Owned IP
Rights to enter the public domain or, with respect to any
Intellectual Property for which Company or its Subsidiaries has
submitted an application or obtained a registration, to lapse
(other than through the expiration of registered Intellectual
Property at the end of its maximum statutory term).
(c) Company
and its Subsidiaries own and have good and exclusive title to each
item of Company-Owned IP Rights free and clear of any Encumbrances
(other than non-exclusive object code licenses of software by
Company or any of its Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of its
business consistent with past practice on its standard unmodified
form of customer agreement (a true, correct and complete copy of
which has been made available to Acquirer’s counsel) (“
Standard Form Agreements ”)). The right,
license and interest of Company or any of its Subsidiaries of
Company in and to all third-party Intellectual Property rights
licensed by Company or any of its Subsidiaries from a third party
are free and clear of all Encumbrances (excluding restrictions
contained in the applicable license agreements with such third
parties and Standard Form Agreements).
(d) Neither
the execution and delivery or effectiveness of this Agreement nor
the performance of Company’s obligations under this Agreement
will cause the forfeiture or termination of, or give rise to a
right of forfeiture or termination of, any Company-Owned IP Right
or impair the right of Company or any of its Subsidiaries to use,
possess, sell or license any Company-Owned IP Right or portion
thereof. Schedule 3.14(d) of the Company Disclosure
Letter lists all Company Products by name and version number.
(e)
Schedule 3.14(e) of the Company Disclosure Letter lists
all Company Registered Intellectual Property, including the
jurisdictions in which each such item of Intellectual Property has
been issued or registered or in which any application for such
issuance and registration has been filed or in which any other
filing or recordation has been made. Schedule 3.14(e)
of the Company Disclosure Letter sets forth a list of all actions
that are required to be taken by Company or any of its Subsidiaries
within 120 days of the Agreement Date with respect to any of
the Company Registered Intellectual Property in order to avoid
prejudice to, or impairment or abandonment of, such Company
Registered Intellectual Property. Each item of Company Registered
Intellectual Property is valid and subsisting or, in the case of
applications, applied for.
(f)
Schedule 3.14(f) of the Company Disclosure Letter lists
(i) all Contracts as to which Company or any of its
Subsidiaries is a party and pursuant to which any Person is
authorized to use any Company Owned IP Rights and Company IP Rights
that are licensed by the Company from any third parties (“
Company In-Licensed IP Rights ”) and
(ii) other than “shrink wrap” and similar
generally available commercial end-user licenses to software that
is not incorporated into, integrated or bundled with, or used by
Company or any of its Subsidiaries in the development, manufacture,
compilation or provision of any of the Company Products that have
an acquisition cost of $5,000 or less, all Contracts to
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which
Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party and pursuant to which
Company or any of its Subsidiaries acquired or is authorized to use
any third-party Intellectual Property rights.
(g) Neither
Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is or will be, as a result of
the execution and delivery or effectiveness of this Agreement or
the performance of Company’s obligations under this
Agreement, in breach of any Contract governing any Company Owned IP
Rights or Company In-Licensed IP Rights (the “ Company
IP Rights Agreements ”) and the consummation of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement will not result in the
modification, cancellation, termination, suspension of, or
acceleration of any payments with respect to the Company IP Rights
Agreements, or give any non-Company party to any Company IP Rights
Agreement the right to do any of the foregoing. There are no
royalties, honoraria, fees or other payments payable by Company or
any of its Subsidiaries to any Person (other than salaries payable
to employees, consultants and independent contractors not
contingent on or related to use of their work product and fees
payable with respect to prosecution or maintenance of any Company
Registered Intellectual Property) as a result of the ownership,
use, possession, license-in, license-out, sale, marketing,
advertising or disposition of any Company-Owned IP Rights by
Company or any of its Subsidiaries.
(h) To
Company’s Knowledge, there is no unauthorized use,
unauthorized disclosure, infringement or misappropriation of any
Company-Owned IP Rights by any third party, including any employee
or former employee of Company or any of its Subsidiaries. Neither
Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has brought any action, suit or
proceeding for infringement or misappropriation of any Intellectual
Property or breach of any Company IP Rights Agreement.
(i) Neither
Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has been sued in any suit,
action or proceeding (or received any written or, to
Company’s Knowledge, oral notice which involves a claim of
infringement or misappropriation of any Intellectual Property right
of any third party or which contests the validity, ownership or
right of Company or any of its Subsidiaries to exercise any
Intellectual Property right. Neither Company nor any of its
Subsidiaries has received any written communication that involves
an offer to license or grant any other rights or immunities under
any third-party Intellectual Property right.
(j) The
operation of the Company Business by Company or any of its
Subsidiaries, including (i) the design, development, manufacturing,
reproduction, marketing, licensing, sale, offer for sale,
importation, distribution, provision and/or use of any Company
Product and (ii) the use by Company or any of its Subsidiaries
of any product, device or process used in the Company Business,
does not infringe or misappropriate and has not infringed or
misappropriated the Intellectual Property of any third party and
does not constitute unfair competition or unfair trade practices in
a
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