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Exhibit 2.1
MERGER
AGREEMENT
BY AND
AMONG
VIGNETTE
CORPORATION,
SILVER STREAM
CORPORATION,
AND
MICRONETS,
INC.
April 7,
2008
TABLE OF
CONTENTS
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Certain Definitions |
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1.1
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Certain Definitions |
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The Merger |
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2.1
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Effective Time |
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2.2
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Closing |
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2.3
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Effect
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Effect of Merger; Exchange of Certificates |
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3.1
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Merger
Consideration; Conversion of Company Capital Stock |
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3.2
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Cancellation of Company-Owned Stock |
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3.3
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Capital Stock of Merger Sub |
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3.4
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Treatment of Company Options and Warrants |
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3.5
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Appraisal Rights |
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3.6
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Exchange of Certificates |
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3.7
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Taking
of Necessary Action; Further Action |
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3.8
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Adjustments for Stock Splits |
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Representations and Warranties of the
Company |
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4.1
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Organization; Subsidiaries |
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4.2
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Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws |
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4.3
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Capitalization |
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4.4
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Authority Relative to this Agreement |
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4.5
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No
Conflict; Required Filings and Consents |
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4.6
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Legal
Compliance; Permits |
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4.7
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Export
Control Laws |
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4.8
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Financial Statements |
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4.9
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No
Undisclosed Liabilities |
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4.10
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Absence of Certain Changes or Events |
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4.11
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Employee Benefit Plans |
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4.12
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Certain Business Relationships With Company |
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4.13
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Restrictions on Business Activities |
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4.14
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Title
to Property |
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4.15
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Taxes |
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4.16
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Brokers |
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4.17
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Intellectual Property |
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4.18
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Agreements, Contracts and Commitments |
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4.19
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Board
Approval |
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4.20
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Vote
Required |
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4.21
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Insurance |
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4.22
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Tangible Assets |
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4.23
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Notes
and Accounts Receivable |
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4.24
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Litigation |
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4.25
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Product Warranty |
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4.26
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Product Liability |
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4.27
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Environment, Health, and Safety |
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4.28
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Voting
Agreements; Irrevocable Proxies |
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4.29
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Books
and Records |
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4.30
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Costs
and Expenses |
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4.31
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Bank
Accounts |
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Customers |
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4.33
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Full
Disclosure |
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5.
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Representations and Warranties of Parent |
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5.1
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Organization and Qualification; Subsidiaries |
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5.2
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Authority Relative to this Agreement |
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5.3
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Board
Approval |
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5.4
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Brokers |
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5.5
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Funds |
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Pre-Closing Covenants |
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6.1
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General |
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6.2
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Notices and Consents |
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6.3
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Operation of Business |
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6.4
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Confidentiality; Access to Information |
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6.5
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Notice
of Developments |
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6.6
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Exclusivity |
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6.7
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Stockholders Meeting |
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6.8
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Company 401(k) Plan |
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6.9
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FIRPTA
Certificate |
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6.10
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Tax
Matters |
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6.11
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Additional Covenants |
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6.12
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Closing Balance Sheet |
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Additional Agreements |
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7.1
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D&O Indemnification |
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7.2
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Retention; Employee Benefit Plans |
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Conditions to Obligations to Close |
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8.1
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Conditions to Parent’s and Merger Sub’s
Obligation to Close |
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8.2
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Conditions to Company’s Obligation to
Close |
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Survival of Representations, Warranties and Covenants;
Indemnification |
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9.1
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Survival of Representations and Warranties |
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9.2
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Indemnification |
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Termination |
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10.1
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Termination of the Agreement |
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10.2
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Effect
of Termination |
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10.3
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Transaction Expenses |
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Miscellaneous |
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11.1
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Press
Releases and Public Announcements |
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11.2
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No
Third-Party Beneficiaries |
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11.3
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Entire
Agreement |
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11.4
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Succession and Assignment |
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11.5
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Counterparts |
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11.6
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Headings |
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11.7
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Notices |
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11.8
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Governing Law |
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11.9
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Forum
Selection; Consent to Jurisdiction |
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11.10
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Amendments and Waivers |
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11.11
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Severability |
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11.12
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Construction |
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11.13
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Incorporation of Exhibits and Schedules |
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11.14
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Attorneys’ Fees |
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11.15
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Waiver
of Jury Trial |
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EXHIBITS
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Exhibit A Form of Voting
Agreement
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Exhibit B Legal Opinion
of Company Counsel
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Exhibit C Form of Offer
Letter/Non-Competition Agreement
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MERGER
AGREEMENT
This Merger Agreement (the
“ Agreement ”) is entered into as of
April 7, 2008, by and among Vignette Corporation, a Delaware
corporation (“ Parent ”), Silver Stream
Corporation, a Delaware corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary
of Parent (“ Merger Sub ”) and MicroNets, Inc.,
a Delaware corporation (“ Company ”). Parent,
Merger Sub and Company are sometimes referred to herein
individually as a “ Party ” and collectively as
the “ Parties .”
RECITALS
A. Upon the terms and subject
to the conditions of this Agreement and in accordance with the
Delaware General Corporation Law (“ DGCL ”),
Parent, Merger Sub and Company intend to enter into a business
combination transaction.
B. The Boards of Directors of
Company and Merger Sub (i) have determined that the merger of
Merger Sub and the Company (the “ Merger ”) is
consistent with and in furtherance of the long-term business
strategy of Company and Merger Sub and fair to, and in the best
interests of, Company and Merger Sub and their respective
stockholders, (ii) have approved this Agreement, the Merger
and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement,
(iii) have adopted resolutions declaring the Merger advisable
and (iv) have determined unanimously to recommend that the
stockholders of Company and Merger Sub, respectively, adopt this
Agreement and approve the Merger.
C. The Board of Directors of
Parent (i) has determined that the Merger is consistent with
and in furtherance of the long-term business strategy of Parent and
fair to, and in the best interests of, Parent and its stockholders,
(ii) has approved this Agreement, the Merger and the other
transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and (iii) has
adopted a resolution declaring the Merger advisable.
D. The Parties desire to
enter into this Agreement for the purpose of setting forth certain
representations, warranties and covenants made by each to the other
as an inducement to the execution and delivery of this Agreement,
and to serve as conditions precedent to the consummation of the
merger of Merger Sub into Company whereby Company will become a
wholly owned subsidiary of Parent.
E. In connection with the
Merger, each share of the Company’s Series A Preferred
Stock (the “ Company Preferred Stock ”) shall be
exchanged for cash upon the terms and subject to the conditions of
this Agreement.
F. Concurrently with the
execution of this Agreement and as a condition and inducement to
Parent’s willingness to enter into this Agreement certain
stockholders of Company are entering into agreements in the form
attached hereto as Exhibit A (the “ Voting
Agreements ”).
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G. At the time of the
execution of this Agreement, certain Company employees to be
identified by Parent will have (i) accepted employment with
Parent by executing offer letters or (ii) executed agreements
not to compete in any related business and not to solicit employees
of Parent or Company.
NOW, THEREFORE, in
consideration of these premises and of the mutual agreements,
representations, warranties and covenants herein contained, the
parties hereto do hereby agree as follows:
AGREEMENT
SECTION 1
1. Certain
Definitions
1.1 Certain
Definitions . As used in this Agreement, the following terms
have the following meanings. Certain other terms are defined in the
text of this Agreement.
“ Affiliate
” of a person means any other person that directly or
indirectly, through one or more intermediaries, controls, is
controlled by or is under common control with such
person.
“ Company Capital
Stock ” shall mean the Company Series A Preferred Stock
and the Company Common Stock.
“ Knowledge
” shall mean with respect to a Party the actual knowledge of
the Party’s officers and other managerial employees, after
due and diligent inquiry of those other employees, consultants and
contract workers of such Party whom such individuals have reason to
believe would have actual knowledge of the matters
represented.
“ Material Adverse
Effect ” when used in connection with an entity means any
change, event, violation, inaccuracy, circumstance or effect that
is or would reasonably be expected to be materially adverse to the
business, assets (including intangible assets), capitalization,
prospects, condition (financial or otherwise) or results of
operations of such entity and its subsidiaries taken as a whole;
provided , however , that in no event shall
(i) any change in the market price, trading volume or Nasdaq
listing status of the Parent Common Stock, nor (ii) the
failure by Parent to meet revenue or earnings forecasts of equity
analysts reflected in the First Call consensus estimate, or any
other revenue or earnings forecasts, for any period ending on or
after the date of this Agreement, in and of itself constitute a
Material Adverse Effect with respect to Parent; and provided
further , however , that that none of the following
shall be deemed to constitute a Material Adverse Effect with regard
to any Party: any adverse change, event, development, or effect
arising from or relating to (A) general business or economic
conditions; (B) financial, banking or securities markets
(including any disruption thereof and any decline in the price of
any security or any market index), to the extent the same do not
disproportionately affect such Party; (C) changes in GAAP;
(D) the impact of this Agreement, the identity or business
plans of the Parent or its Affiliates, or the announcement or
consummation of the Merger on the Company’s relationships
with customers, suppliers, distributors or partners; or
(E) the taking of any action contemplated by the Transaction
Documents.
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“ Ordinary Course of
Business ” means the ordinary course of business
consistent with past custom and practice (including with respect to
quantity and frequency).
“Person”
shall mean any individual, firm, corporation (including any
non-profit corporation), general or limited partnership, company,
limited liability company, trust, joint venture estate,
association, organization, labor union or governmental
entity.
“Pre-Closing Tax
Period” shall mean any taxable period ending on or prior
to the Closing Date and the portion of any Straddle Period ending
on the Closing Date.
“Preferred Stock Per
Share Merger Consideration” shall mean
(x) $5,250,000.00 minus the Closing Costs, divided by
(y) 6,100,000. The Preferred Stock Per Share Merger
Consideration shall be set forth on the Merger Consideration
Schedule as the same shall be in effect as of the
Closing.
“Reasonable Best
Efforts” means best efforts, to the extent commercially
reasonable.
“Straddle
Period” shall mean any taxable period that includes but
does not end on the Closing Date. The real, personal and intangible
property Taxes (“ Property Taxes ”) imposed upon
the Company allocable to the Pre-Closing Tax Period shall be equal
to the amount of such Property Taxes for the entire Straddle Period
multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of
days during the Straddle Period that are in the Pre-Closing Tax
Period and the denominator of which is the number of days in the
Straddle Period; and the Taxes (other than Property Taxes) imposed
upon the Company allocable to the Pre-Closing Tax Period shall be
computed as if such Taxable Period ended on the Closing Date,
provided that exemptions, allowances or deductions that are
calculated on an annual basis (including depreciation and
amortization deductions), other than with respect to property
placed in service after the Closing, shall be allocated between the
Pre-Closing Tax Period and the period after the Closing Date in
proportion to the number of days in each period.
SECTION 2
2. The Merger
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2.1 Effective Time .
As soon as practicable on or after the Closing Date (as defined
herein), and upon the terms and subject to the conditions of this
Agreement, the Parties hereto shall cause the Merger to be
consummated by filing a Certificate of Merger (the “
Certificate of Merger ”) with the Secretary of State
of the State of Delaware in accordance with the applicable
provisions of the DGCL (the time of such filing (or such later time
as may be agreed upon in writing by Parent and Company and
specified in the Certificate of Merger) being referred to herein as
the “ Effective Time ”).
2.2 Closing . The
closing of the Merger (the “ Closing ”) will
take place as soon as practicable after satisfaction or waiver of
the latest to occur of the conditions set forth in Section 8
hereof (the “ Closing Date ”), at the offices of
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, Professional
Corporation, 900 South Capital of Texas Highway, Las Cimas IV,
Fifth Floor, Austin, Texas 78746-5546.
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2.3 Effect of the
Merger . At the Effective Time of the Merger, (i) the
separate existence of Merger Sub shall cease and Merger Sub shall
be merged with and into Company (Merger Sub and Company are
sometimes referred to herein as the “ Constituent
Corporations ” and Company after the Merger is sometimes
referred to herein as the “ Surviving Corporation
”), (ii) the Certificate of Incorporation of the Company
shall be amended and restated in its entirety to read identically
to the Certificate of Incorporation of the Merger Sub, as in effect
immediately prior to the Effective Time, (iii) the Bylaws of
Merger Sub shall be the Bylaws of the Surviving Corporation,
(iv) the directors and officers of Merger Sub shall be the
directors and officers of the Surviving Corporation and
(v) the Merger shall, from and after the Effective Time of the
Merger, have all the effects provided by applicable law.
SECTION 3
3. Effect of Merger;
Exchange of Certificates .
3.1 Merger Consideration;
Conversion of Company Capital Stock .
(a) Payment of Merger
Consideration; Company Capital Stock . On the terms and subject
to the conditions of this Agreement, the aggregate Merger
Consideration to be paid by Parent (the “ Merger
Consideration ”) shall consist of $6,550,000.00,
$1,300,000.00 of which has been paid prior to the Effective Time to
the Company in the form of convertible promissory notes. The
balance of $5,250,000.00, reduced by the closing expenses to be
paid by Parent as detailed on the Merger Consideration Schedule
(the “ Closing Costs ”), shall be paid in
accordance with this Section upon the Closing. As of the Effective
Time of the Merger, each share of Company Series A Preferred Stock
that is issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective
Time of the Merger (other than shares, if any, held by persons
exercising appraisal rights in accordance with Section 262 of
the DGCL (“ Dissenting Shares ”) as provided in
Section 3.5 below), shall, by virtue of the Merger and without
any action on the part of Company stockholders, be converted into
the right to receive the Preferred Stock Per Share Merger
Consideration. Each share of Company Common Stock issued and
outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time of the Merger
will be cancelled without receiving any Merger
Consideration.
(b) Merger Consideration
Schedule . Attached hereto as Schedule 3.1(b) is a
schedule (the “ Merger Consideration Schedule ”)
reflecting the amount of cash payable under Section 3.1 hereof
to each holder of the Company Capital Stock (as of the date hereof
in the Company’s transfer books) determined in accordance
with the terms hereof, including the mailing address for each
holder and specifying the amount to be paid to such holder upon the
Closing. No later than two (2) business days prior to the
Closing Date, Company shall deliver to Parent a revised
Schedule 3.1(b); provided that (i) all changes to
such schedule must be reasonably acceptable to Parent and
(ii) in no event will any such changes increase the aggregate
amount of Merger Consideration.
3.2 Cancellation of
Company-Owned Stock . Each share of Company Common Stock
or Company Preferred Stock held by Company or any direct or
indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Company immediately prior to
the Effective Time shall be canceled and extinguished without any
conversion thereto.
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3.3 Capital Stock of
Merger Sub . Each share of the common stock, $0.001 par
value per share, of Merger Sub issued and outstanding immediately
prior to the Effective Time of the Merger shall be converted into
and exchanged for one validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable
share of common stock of the Surviving Corporation. Each stock
certificate of Merger Sub evidencing ownership of any such shares
shall continue to evidence ownership of such shares of capital
stock of the Surviving Corporation.
3.4 Treatment of Company
Options and Warrants .
(a) Each option to purchase
shares of Company Common Stock (a “ Company Option
”) that is not exercised prior to the Effective Time shall be
terminated in accordance with the terms of the Company’s 2006
Long-Term Incentive Plan (the “ Company Option Plan
”). Within a reasonable period of time following the Closing
Date, the Surviving Corporation shall notify each holder of a
Company Option that the shares of Company Common Stock were
exchanged for no Merger Consideration and that therefore the
Company Option should be considered terminated.
(b) At the Effective Time,
all warrants to purchase shares of the Company Capital Stock shall
either have been terminated or exercised in accordance with the
terms of such warrants.
3.5 Appraisal Rights
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(a) Notwithstanding anything
to the contrary contained in this Agreement, any shares of Company
Capital Stock held by a holder who has demanded and perfected
appraisal rights for such shares in accordance with Delaware Law
and who, as of the Effective Time, has not effectively withdrawn or
lost such appraisal or dissenters’ rights (“
Dissenting Shares ”) shall not be converted into or
represent the right to receive cash in accordance with
Section 3.1, and the holder or holders of such shares shall be
entitled only to such rights as may be granted to such holder or
holders pursuant to Section 262 of the DGCL.
(b) The Company shall give
Parent (i) prompt notice of any demands for appraisal or
purchase of any shares of Company Capital Stock, withdrawals of
such demands, and any other instruments served pursuant to Delaware
Law and received by Company, and (ii) the opportunity to
participate in all negotiations and proceedings with respect to
demands for appraisal under Delaware Law. The Company shall not,
except with the prior written consent of Parent, voluntarily make
any payment with respect to any demands for appraisal or purchase
of the Company Capital Stock or offer to settle or settle any such
demands.
3.6 Exchange of
Certificates .
(a) Exchange Agent .
Prior to the Closing Date, Parent shall appoint itself as the
exchange agent (the “ Exchange Agent ”) in the
Merger.
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(b) Parent to Provide
Cash . Promptly after the Effective Time of the Merger, Parent
shall make available for exchange in accordance with this
Section 3.6, through such reasonable procedures as Parent may
adopt, the amount of cash issuable pursuant to
Section 3.1.
(c) Exchange
Procedures . The Exchange Agent shall mail to each holder of
record of a certificate or certificates which immediately prior to
the Effective Time of the Merger represented outstanding shares of
Company Capital Stock (the “ Certificates ”)
whose shares are being converted into the Merger Consideration
pursuant to Section 3.1 hereof (i) a letter of
transmittal (which shall specify that delivery shall be effected,
and risk of loss and title to the Certificates shall pass, only
upon delivery of the Certificates to the Exchange Agent and which
shall be in such form and have such other provisions as Parent may
reasonably specify) (the “ Letter of Transmittal
”) and (ii) instructions for use in effecting the
surrender of the Certificates in exchange for the Merger
Consideration, in each case within five (5) business days
after the Effective Time of the Merger or, in the case of each such
holder who reasonably requests delivery thereof forthwith, as soon
as such Letter of Transmittal and instructions become available
before the Closing Date. Upon surrender of a Certificate for
cancellation to the Exchange Agent or to such other agent or agents
as may be appointed by Parent or, in lieu of such Certificate, an
Affidavit (as defined below), together with such letter of
transmittal, duly executed, the holder of such Certificate or
Affidavit, as the case may be, shall be entitled to receive in
exchange therefor the amount of cash to which the holder of Company
Capital Stock is entitled pursuant to Section 3.1 hereof. The
Certificate so surrendered shall forthwith be canceled. No interest
will accrue or be paid to the holder of any outstanding Company
Capital Stock. From and after the Effective Time of the Merger,
until surrendered as contemplated by this Section 3.6(c), each
Certificate shall be deemed for all corporate purposes to evidence
the amount of cash into which the shares of Company Capital Stock
represented by such Certificate have been converted. The Exchange
Agent, or such agent or agents as may be appointed by Parent, shall
be authorized to pay the cash attributable to any previously issued
Certificate that has been lost or destroyed upon receipt of
satisfactory evidence of ownership of Company Capital Stock
represented thereby and of a reasonable affidavit of loss (an
“ Affidavit ”).
(d) No Further Ownership
Rights in Capital Stock of Company . The Merger Consideration
delivered upon the surrender for exchange of shares of Company
Capital Stock in accordance with the terms hereof shall be deemed
to have been delivered in full satisfaction of all rights
pertaining to such Company Capital Stock. There shall be no further
registration of transfers on the stock transfer books of the
Surviving Corporation of Company Capital Stock which were
outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time of the Merger.
If, after the Effective Time of the Merger, Certificates are
presented to the Surviving Corporation for any reason, they shall
be canceled and exchanged as provided in Section 3.6(c);
provided that the presenting holder is listed on
Company’s stockholder list as a holder of Company Capital
Stock.
(e) Required
Withholding . Parent, the Surviving Corporation, the Exchange
Agent shall be entitled to deduct and withhold from any
consideration payable or otherwise deliverable pursuant to this
Agreement such amounts as may be required to be deducted or
withheld therefrom under the Code (as defined below) or state,
local or foreign law. To the extent such amounts are so deducted or
withheld, such amounts shall be treated for all purposes under this
Agreement as having been paid to the person to whom such amounts
would otherwise have been paid.
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(f) No Liability .
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 3.6,
neither the Parent or the Surviving Corporation shall be liable to
a holder of shares of Company Capital Stock for any amount properly
paid to a public official pursuant to any applicable abandoned
property, escheat or similar law.
(g) No Further
Transfers . At the Effective Time, holders of certificates
representing shares of Company Capital Stock that were outstanding
immediately prior to the Effective Time shall cease to have any
rights as stockholders of the Company, and the stock transfer books
of the Company shall be closed with respect to all shares of such
Company Capital Stock outstanding immediately prior to the
Effective Time. No further transfer of any such shares of Company
Capital Stock shall be made on such stock transfer books after the
Effective Time. If, after the Effective Time, a valid certificate
previously representing any of such shares of Company Capital Stock
is presented to the Surviving Corporation or Parent, such stock
certificate shall be canceled and shall be exchanged as provided in
Section 3.6 hereof.
3.7 Taking of Necessary
Action; Further Action . Parent, Merger Sub and Company
shall take all such actions as may be necessary or appropriate in
order to effect the Merger as promptly as possible. If, at any time
after the Effective Time of the Merger, any further action is
necessary or desirable to carry out the purposes of this Agreement
and to vest the Surviving Corporation with full right, title and
possession to all assets, property, rights, privileges, powers and
franchises of Company, the officers and directors of such
corporation are fully authorized in the name of the corporation or
otherwise to take, and shall take, all such action.
3.8 Adjustments for Stock
Splits . The share and per share information herein shall
be adjusted to reflect appropriately the effect of any stock split,
reverse stock split, stock dividend (including any dividend or
distribution of securities convertible into or exercisable or
exchangeable for Company Capital Stock), reorganization,
recapitalization, reclassification, combination, exchange of shares
or other like change with respect to Company Capital Stock
occurring or having a record date on or after the date hereof and
prior to the Effective Time.
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4. Representations and
Warranties of the Company . The Company represents and
warrants to Parent and Merger Sub, subject to such exceptions as
are disclosed in writing in the disclosure schedule supplied by the
Company to Parent dated as of the date hereof (the “
Company Schedule ”), which disclosure shall provide an
exception to or otherwise qualify the representations or warranties
of the Company contained in the section of this Agreement
corresponding by number to such disclosure:
4.1 Organization;
Subsidiaries .
(a) Each of the Company and
its subsidiaries is a corporation or other business entity duly
organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of
the jurisdiction of its incorporation or formation and has the
requisite power and authority as a corporation or business entity
to own, lease and operate its assets and properties and to carry on
its business as it is now being conducted. Each of the Company and
its subsidiaries is duly qualified or
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licensed as a foreign corporation or
business entity to do business, and is in good standing, in each
jurisdiction where the character of its properties owned, leased or
operated by it or the nature of its activities makes such
qualification or licensing necessary, except for such failures to
be so duly qualified or licensed and in good standing that could
not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the
aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect.
(b) A true and complete list
of all of the Company’s subsidiaries, together with the
jurisdiction of formation of each subsidiary and the percentage of
each subsidiary’s outstanding capital stock or equity
interests owned by the Company or another subsidiary of the Company
is set forth in Section 4.1(b) of the Company Schedule. Other
than the Company’s subsidiaries listed in Section 4.1(b)
of the Company Schedule, neither the Company nor its subsidiaries
owns, directly or indirectly, any equity or similar interest in, or
any interest convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for
any equity or similar interest in, any corporation, partnership,
joint venture, limited liability company or other business
association or entity, whether incorporated or unincorporated. The
Company has not agreed to make nor is obligated to make nor is
bound by any written or oral agreement, contract, understanding,
negotiable instrument, commitment or undertaking of any nature (a
“ Contract ”) in effect as of the date hereof or
as may hereafter be in effect, under which it may become obligated
to make, any future investment in or capital contribution to any
other entity.
4.2 Certificate of
Incorporation and Bylaws . The Company has previously
furnished to Parent a complete and correct copy of the Certificate
of Incorporation and Bylaws for the Company and the equivalent
organizational documents for each subsidiary, in each case as
amended and in effect as of the date of this Agreement (together,
the “ Company Charter Documents ”). Such Company
Charter Documents are in full force and effect. The Company is not
in violation of any of the provisions of the Company Charter
Documents and none of the Company’s subsidiaries is in
violation of any of the provisions of its equivalent organizational
documents. Section 4.2 of the Company Schedule lists the
directors and officers of the Company and each of the
Company’s subsidiaries.
4.3
Capitalization
(a) As of the date of this
Agreement, the entire authorized and issued capital stock of the
Company and each of its subsidiaries consists of:
(i) 6,300,000 shares of
Preferred Stock, all of which are designated as Series A
Preferred, of which 6,100,000 shares are issued and outstanding,
and 12,900,000 shares of Common Stock, of which (A) 3,600,000
shares are issued and outstanding and (B) 6,100,000 shares are
reserved for issuance upon conversion of the Preferred Stock
currently outstanding (collectively, “ Company Capital
Stock ”).
(ii) 100 shares of Common
Stock of the Company’s subsidiary, MicroNets Corporation,
S.R.L. (“ MicroNets Romania ”), of which 100 are
issued and outstanding (“ Subsidiary Capital Stock
”).
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(iii) All of the issued and
outstanding shares of Company Capital Stock and Subsidiary Capital
Stock set forth above have been duly authorized, are validly
issued, fully paid, and non-assessable, are not subject to or
issued in violation of any purchase option, call option, right of
first refusal, preemptive right, subscription right, or any similar
right under any provision of the DGCL, the Company Charter
Documents or any contract to which the Company or any subsidiary is
a party or otherwise bound (in each case that has not been waived)
and are held of record by the respective stockholders as set forth
in the Merger Consideration Schedule (in the case of the Company)
or by the Company (in the case of 99% of the outstanding shares of
Common Stock of MicroNets Romania). Neither the Company nor any
subsidiary has declared, nor is there accrued, any dividend or
distribution with respect to any shares of Company Capital Stock or
Subsidiary Capital Stock. None of the issued and outstanding shares
of Company Capital Stock or Subsidiary Capital Stock has been
issued in violation of any preemptive rights or rights to subscribe
for or purchase securities.
(b) Section 4.3(b) of
the Company Schedule lists all of the holders, as of the date of
this Agreement, of options, warrants, purchase rights, subscription
rights, conversion rights, exchange rights and other rights that
could require the Company or any subsidiary to issue, sell or
otherwise cause to become outstanding any of its capital stock (the
“ Stock Rights ”), the number of shares of
Company Capital Stock or Subsidiary Capital Stock subject to such
Stock Rights and, if applicable, the number, class and series of
Company Capital Stock or Subsidiary Capital Stock subject thereto,
the date upon which each such Stock Right is exercisable, the
exercise price per share, the expiration date and the vesting
schedule of such Stock Rights. Each Stock Right was duly approved
by the Company’s Board of Directors or by the equivalent
authority of Micronets Romania as of the date of grant. There are
no outstanding or authorized stock appreciation, phantom stock,
profit participation, or similar rights with respect to the Company
or its subsidiaries.
(c) Company has made
available to Parent accurate and complete copies of all stock
option plans pursuant to which Company has granted such Company
Options or Stock Rights and the form of all stock option agreements
and stock option grants evidencing such Company Options or Stock
Rights.
(d) Except as set forth in
Section 4.3(d) of the Company Schedule, there are no
commitments or agreements of any character to which Company is
bound obligating Company to accelerate the vesting of any Company
Option or Stock Rights as a result of the Merger. All outstanding
shares of Company Capital Stock, all outstanding Company Options or
Stock Rights, and all outstanding shares of capital stock of each
subsidiary of Company, have been issued and granted in compliance
with (i) all applicable securities laws and other applicable
Legal Requirements (as defined below) in effect as of the time of
grant and issuance and (ii) all requirements set forth in
applicable Contracts by which Company is bound and which were in
effect as of the time of grant and issuance. “ Legal
Requirements ” means any federal, state, local,
municipal, foreign or other law, statute, constitution, principle
of common law, resolution, ordinance, code, edict, decree, rule,
regulation, ruling or requirement issued, enacted, adopted,
promulgated, implemented or otherwise put into effect by or under
the authority of any court, administrative agency, commission,
governmental or regulatory authority, domestic or foreign (a
“ Governmental Entity ”).
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(e) Except as set forth in
Section 4.3(b) hereof or in Section 4.3(b) of the Company
Schedule, as of the date hereof, there are no subscriptions,
options, warrants, equity securities, partnership interests or
similar ownership interests, calls, rights (including preemptive,
purchase or conversion rights), commitments or agreements of any
character to which the Company or any subsidiary is a party or by
which it is bound obligating the Company or its subsidiaries to
issue, deliver or sell, or cause to be issued, delivered or sold,
or repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire, or cause the
repurchase, redemption or acquisition of, any shares of capital
stock, partnership interests or similar ownership interests of the
Company or its subsidiaries or obligating the Company or its
subsidiaries to grant, extend, accelerate the vesting of or enter
into any such subscription, option, warrant, equity security, call,
right, commitment or agreement.
(f) As of the date of this
Agreement, there are no registration rights and there is no voting
trust, proxy, rights plan, anti-takeover plan or other agreement
currently in effect to which the Company or any subsidiary is a
party or by which it is bound with respect to any equity security
of any class of the Company or such subsidiary. Other than as
contemplated by Section 3.5 hereof, stockholders of the
Company or its subsidiaries will not be entitled to appraisal or
dissenters rights under applicable state laws in connection with
the Merger.
(g) As of the Closing Date,
the Merger Consideration Schedule accurately reflects the
allocation of the Merger Consideration in accordance with the
Company Certificate of Incorporation and, to the Knowledge of the
Company, contains accurate wire transfer instructions for the
payments to the extent indicated therein.
4.4 Authority Relative to
this Agreement . The Company has all necessary corporate
power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and all
the other agreements contemplated hereby (the “ Company
Ancillary Agreements ”) and to perform its obligations
hereunder and thereunder and, subject to adoption of this Agreement
by the stockholders of the Company in accordance with the DGCL and
the Company Charter Documents, to consummate the transactions
contemplated hereby. The execution and delivery of this Agreement
by the Company and the consummation by the Company of the
transactions contemplated hereby have been duly and validly
authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of the
Company, and no other corporate proceedings on the part of the
Company are necessary to authorize this Agreement or to consummate
the transactions contemplated hereby (other than the adoption of
this Agreement by the stockholders of the Company in accordance
with the DGCL and the Company Charter Documents). This Agreement
has been duly and validly executed and delivered by the Company
and, assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery by
Parent and Merger Sub, constitutes the legal and binding obligation
of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with
its terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization,
moratorium or other similar laws of general application relating to
or affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights and the
exercise by courts of equitable powers.
4.5 No Conflict; Required
Filings and Consents .
(a) The execution and
delivery of this Agreement by the Company does not, and the
performance of its obligations under this Agreement by the Company
will not, (i) conflict with or violate the Company Charter
Documents or the equivalent organizational
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documents of its subsidiaries,
(ii) subject to obtaining the vote of the Company’s
stockholders in favor of the adoption of this Agreement and
compliance with the requirements set forth in Section 4.5(b)
below, conflict with or violate any law, rule, regulation, order,
judgment or decree applicable to the Company or its subsidiaries or
by which their properties are bound or affected, or
(iii) require any consent of a third party or result in any
breach of or constitute a default (or an event that with notice or
lapse of time or both would become a default) under any provision
of, or alter the rights or obligations of the Company or of any
third party against or to the Company or its subsidiaries under, or
give to others any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration
or cancellation of, or result in the creation of any liens,
pledges, hypothecations, charges, mortgages, easements, security
interests, claims, options, rights of first refusal, preemptive
rights or similar restrictions or other encumbrances of any sort
(including any restriction on the voting of any security, any
restriction on the transfer of any security or other asset, or any
restriction on the possession, exercise or transfer of any other
attribute of ownership of any asset) (an “ Encumbrance
”) on any of the properties or assets of the Company or its
subsidiaries pursuant to, any mortgage, Contract, permit, franchise
or other obligation to which the Company or its subsidiaries is a
party or by which the Company or its subsidiaries or their
properties are bound (a “ Company Obligation
”).
(b) Except as set forth on
Schedule 4.5(b) of the Company Schedule, the execution and
delivery of this Agreement by the Company does not, and the
performance of this Agreement by the Company shall not, require the
Company or its subsidiaries to obtain or make, at or prior to the
Effective Time, any consent, approval, authorization or permit of,
or filing with or notification to, any Governmental Entity, or
third party except the filing and recordation of a Certificate of
Merger, as required by the DGCL.
4.6 Legal Compliance;
Permits .
(a) The Company and its
subsidiaries are not, in any material respect, in conflict with, or
in default or violation of, any federal, state, local, municipal,
foreign or other law, statute, constitution, principle of common
law, resolution, ordinance, code, edict, decree, rule, regulation,
ruling or requirement issued, enacted, adopted, promulgated,
implemented or otherwise put into effect by or under the authority
of any Governmental Entity or Company Obligation. No charge,
complaint, claim, demand, notice, inquiry, investigation, action,
suit, proceeding, hearing or review by any Governmental Entity,
which, if determined adversely to the Company or its subsidiaries,
would have a Company Material Adverse Effect, is pending or, to the
Knowledge of the Company, being threatened against the Company or
its subsidiaries, nor, to the Company’s Knowledge, has any
Governmental Entity indicated to the Company or its subsidiaries in
writing an intention to conduct the same.
(b) The Company and its
subsidiaries hold all franchises, grants, authorizations, permits,
licenses, variances, exemptions, easements, consents,
certifications, orders and approvals from Governmental Entities
which are necessary to the operation of the business of the Company
(collectively, the “ Company Permits ”), and the
Company and its subsidiaries are in compliance in with the terms of
the Company Permits, with such exceptions as would not have,
individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse
Effect.
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4.7 Export Control
Laws . Company and its subsidiaries have conducted their
export transactions materially in accordance with applicable
provisions of United States export control laws and regulations,
including but not limited to the Export Administration Act and
implementing Export Administration Regulations. Without limiting
the foregoing:
(a) Company and its
subsidiaries have obtained all export licenses and other approvals
required for their exports of products, software and technologies
from the United States;
(b) Company and its
subsidiaries are in material compliance with the terms of all
applicable export licenses or other approvals;
(c) There are no pending or,
to the Company’s Knowledge, threatened claims against Company
or its subsidiaries with respect to such export licenses or other
approvals;
(d) To Company’s
Knowledge there are no actions, conditions or circumstances
pertaining to the export transactions of Company or its
subsidiaries that may give rise to any future claims;
and
(e) No consents or approvals
for the transfer of export licenses to Parent are required, or such
consents and approvals can be obtained expeditiously without
material cost.
4.8 Financial
Statements . Section 4.8 of the Company Schedule
contains the following financial statements for the Company
(collectively, the “ Financial Statements ”):
(i) an unaudited balance sheet and statements of income and
cash flows as of and for the fiscal year ended December 31,
2005; (ii) audited consolidated balance sheet and statements
of income and cash flows as of and for the fiscal year ended
December 31, 2006, accompanied by a report of the
Company’s independent registered public accounting firm; and
(iii) an unaudited balance sheet and statements of income and
cash flows (the “ Most Recent Financial Statements
”) as of and for the 12-month period ended December 31,
2007 (the “ Most Recent Fiscal Period End ”).
The Financial Statements (including the notes thereto) are true and
correct and have been prepared in accordance with generally
accepted accounting principles (“ GAAP ”)
applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods covered
thereby, with the exception of the financial results of MicroNets
Romania, which results have been accounted for as a single-expense
line item in the 2007 unaudited financial statements. The Financial
Statements present fairly the financial condition of Company as of
such dates and the results of operations of Company for such
periods; provided , however , that the Most Recent
Financial Statements lack footnotes, have not been consolidated
with MicroNets Romania and are subject to normal, year-end
adjustments that will not, either individually or in the aggregate,
be material. The books of account of Company reflect in all
material respects, as of the dates shown thereon, all items of
income and expenses, and all assets, liabilities and accruals of
Company required to be reflected therein. In addition,
Section 4.8 of the Company Schedule contains the following
financial statements of Micronets Romania (“ MR
Financials ”): unaudited balance sheet and statement of
income. The MR Financials are true and correct in all material
respects and have been prepared in accordance with applicable
Romanian accounting standards. Section 4.8 of the Company
schedule also sets forth a balance sheet of the Company as of the
date of this Agreement; such balance sheet is correct in all
material respects.
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4.9 No Undisclosed
Liabilities . Except as set forth in Schedule 4.9 of
the Company Schedule, neither the Company nor any of its
subsidiaries has any debts, claims, commitments, liabilities or
obligations of any nature, whether known or unknown, absolute,
accrued, contingent or otherwise and whether due or to become due,
asserted or unasserted, that would be disclosed in financial
statements, including the notes thereto, prepared in accordance
with GAAP, except liabilities (i) provided for in the
Financial Statements or (ii) incurred since the Most Recent
Fiscal Period End in the Ordinary Course of Business and that are
not material, individually or in the aggregate, in amount. The
Company knows of no basis for the assertion against the Company or
any of its subsidiaries of any other liability or loss contingency
for which a reserve is required to be disclosed in the Financial
Statements in accordance with GAAP that is not disclosed.
Section 4.9 of the Company Schedule lists all debts, claims,
commitments, liabilities or obligations of any nature, whether
absolute, accrued, contingent or otherwise and whether due or to
become due, asserted or unasserted, that are required to be
disclosed in financial statements, including the notes thereto,
prepared in accordance with GAAP.
4.10 Absence of Certain
Changes or Events . Except as set forth in
Section 4.10 of the Company Schedule, since the Most Recent
Fiscal Period End:
(a) there has not been any
Material Adverse Effect on Company;
(b) there has not been any
declaration, setting aside or payment of any dividend on, or other
distribution (whether in cash, stock or property) in respect of,
any of the capital stock of the Company or any of its subsidiaries,
or any purchase, redemption or other acquisition by Company or its
subsidiaries of any of their capital stock or other securities or
any options, warrants, calls or rights to acquire any such shares
or other securities;
(c) there has not been any
split, combination or reclassification of any of Company’s or
any of its subsidiaries’ capital stock;
(d) except as expressly
contemplated by this Agreement or effected in response to the
request of the Parent, there has not been any granting by Company
or any of its subsidiaries of any increase in compensation or
fringe benefits or any change in employment terms or any payment by
Company or any of its subsidiaries of any bonus, or any granting by
Company or any of its subsidiaries of any increase in severance or
termination pay or any entry by Company or any of its subsidiaries
into any currently effective employment, severance, termination or
indemnification agreement or any agreement the benefits of which
would be contingent or the terms of which would be materially
altered upon the consummation of the transactions contemplated
hereby;
(e) there has not been any
adoption or amendment of any employee benefit plan, policy or
arrangement, or employee stock purchase or stock option plan, or
waiver of any stock repurchase rights, acceleration, amendment or
change to the period of exercisability of options, restricted stock
or any other equity or similar incentive awards (including without
limitation any long term incentive awards), or repricing of options
granted under any employee, consultant, director or other stock
plans or authorization of cash payments in exchange for any options
granted under any of such plans;
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(f) there has not been any
change by Company in its accounting methods, principles or
practices, except as required by concurrent changes in GAAP, nor
have there been any Tax (as defined below) claims settled or
compromised, any material Tax elections made or changed, any change
of Tax accounting methods, or any consent to any extension or
waiver of the limitation period applicable to any claim or
assessment in respect of Taxes;
(g) there has not been any
revaluation by Company of any of its assets, including, without
limitation, writing down the value of capitalized inventory or
writing off notes or accounts receivable;
(h) neither the Company nor
any of its subsidiaries have sold, leased, transferred or assigned
any material assets or properties, tangible or intangible, outside
the Ordinary Course of Business;
(i) neither the Company nor
its subsidiaries have entered into any agreement to purchase or
sell any interest in real property, granted any security interest
in any real property, entered into any lease, sublease, license or
other occupancy agreement with respect to any real property or
altered, amended, modified or terminated any of the terms of the
Company Leases;
(j) neither the Company nor
its subsidiaries has entered into, assumed or become bound under or
obligated by any agreement, Contract, lease or commitment or
extended or modified the terms of any such agreement, Contract,
lease or commitment which (i) involves the payment of greater
than $25,000 per annum or which extends for more than one
(1) year, (ii) involves any payment or obligation to any
Affiliate of Company or its subsidiaries (iii) involves the
sale of any assets outside the Ordinary Course of Business,
(iv) involves any OEM relationship, or (v) involves any
license or other agreement with respect to Company Intellectual
Property (as defined herein) outside the Ordinary Course of
Business;
(k) no party (including
Company and its subsidiaries) has accelerated, terminated, made
modifications to, or canceled any agreement, Contract, lease, or
any customer services contract or license that is material to the
conduct of the business of the Company and its subsidiaries and to
which the Company or its subsidiaries is a party or by which it is
bound, and Company and its subsidiaries have not modified, canceled
or waived or settled any debts or claims held by them, outside the
Ordinary Course of Business, or waived or settled any rights or
claims of a substantial value, whether or not in the Ordinary
Course of Business;
(l) none of the assets of
Company, tangible or intangible, has become subject to any security
interest or other lien or Encumbrance;
(m) neither the Company nor
its subsidiaries have made any capital investment in, or any loan
to, any other person;
(n) neither the Company nor
its subsidiaries have created, incurred, assumed, prepaid or
guaranteed any indebtedness for borrowed money or capitalized lease
obligations, or extended or modified any existing
indebtedness;
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(o) there has been no change
made or authorized in the Company Charter Documents or the
equivalent organizational documents of its subsidiaries;
(p) neither the Company nor
its subsidiaries have experienced any damage, destruction, or loss
(whether or not covered by insurance) to its property in excess of
$5,000 in the aggregate of all such damage, destruction and
losses;
(q) neither the Company nor
its subsidiaries have suffered any repeated, recurring or prolonged
shortage, cessation or interruption of inventory shipments,
supplies or utility services;
(r) neither the Company nor
its subsidiaries have made any loan to, or entered into any other
transaction with, or paid any bonuses to, any of its Affiliates,
directors, officers, or employees or their Affiliates,
thereof;
(s) neither the Company nor
its subsidiaries have entered into any employment contract (other
than an employment contract that is terminable by the Company or
any of its subsidiaries at will) or collective bargaining
agreement, written or oral, or modified the terms of any existing
such contract or agreement;
(t) except as expressly
contemplated by this Agreement, neither the Company nor its
subsidiaries have adopted, amended, modified, or terminated any
bonus, profit-sharing, incentive, severance, or other plan,
contract, or commitment for the benefit of any of its directors,
officers, or employees (or taken any such action with respect to
any other employee benefit plan);
(u) neither the Company nor
its subsidiaries have suffered any adverse change or to the
Company’s Knowledge, any threat of any adverse change in its
relations with, or any loss or, to the Company’s Knowledge,
threat of loss of, any of its major customers, distributors or
dealers;
(v) neither the Company nor
its subsidiaries have suffered any adverse change or to the
Company’s Knowledge, any threat of any adverse change in its
relations with, or any loss or to the Company’s Knowledge,
threat of loss of, any of it major suppliers;
(w) neither the Company nor
its subsidiaries have received notice or had Knowledge of any
actual or threatened labor trouble or strike, or any other
occurrence, event or condition of a similar character;
(x) neither the Company nor
its subsidiaries have entered into any transaction other than in
the Ordinary Course of Business; and
(y) neither the Company nor
its subsidiaries are obligated to do any of the
foregoing.
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4.11 Employee Benefit
Plans .
(a) All employee
compensation, incentive, fringe or benefit plans, programs,
policies, commitments or other similar arrangements (whether or not
set forth in a written document and including, without limitation,
all “employee benefit plans” within the meaning of
Section 3(3) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of
1974, as amended (“ ERISA ”)) (i) covering
any active employee, former employee, director or consultant of
Company or any subsidiary of Company or any trade or business
(whether or not incorporated) which is a member of a controlled
group or which is under common control with Company within the
meaning of Section 414 of the Code (an “ ERISA
Affiliate ”) or (ii) with respect to which Company
has liability as of the date hereof, and covering any active,
former employee, director or consultant of Company, any subsidiary
of Company or any ERISA Affiliate, are listed in
Section 4.11(a) of the Company Schedule (the “ ERISA
Plans ”). Company has provided or made available to
Parent: (i) correct and complete copies of all documents
embodying each ERISA Plan including (without limitation) all
amendments thereto, and all related trust documents; (ii) the
three (3) most recent annual reports (Form Series 5500
and all schedules and financial statements attached thereto), if
any, required under ERISA or the Code in connection with each ERISA
Plan; (iii) the most recent summary plan description, as
applicable, together with the summary(ies) of material
modifications thereto, if any, required under ERISA with respect to
each ERISA Plan; (iv) the most recent IRS determination,
opinion, notification and advisory letters; (v) all model
forms of notice and election documents related to continuation of
group health coverage under the Consolidated Omnibus Budget
Reconciliation Act of 1985, as amended (“ COBRA
”); (vi) all discrimination tests performed with respect
to each ERISA Plan for the most recent three (3) plan years;
(vii) if the ERISA Plan is funded, the most recent annual and
periodic accounting of ERISA Plan assets; (viii) all
administrative service agreements, group annuity contracts, group
insurance contracts and similar written agreements and contracts
relating to each ERISA Plan; and (ix) all communications to
employees or former employees relating to any amendments,
terminations, establishments, increases or decreases in benefits,
acceleration of payments or vesting schedules which would result in
a material liability under any ERISA Plan or proposed ERISA
Plan.
(b) Each ERISA Plan has been
maintained and administered in compliance with its terms and with
the requirements prescribed by any and all statutes, orders, rules
and regulations, including but not limited to ERISA and the Code,
which are applicable to such ERISA Plans, except with respect to
such instances of noncompliance as would not have a Company
Material Adverse Effect. No suit, action or other litigation
(excluding claims for benefits incurred in the ordinary course of
ERISA Plan activities) has been brought or, to the Knowledge of
Company, is threatened, against or with respect to any such ERISA
Plan. There are no audits, inquiries or proceedings pending or, to
the Knowledge of Company, threatened by the Internal Revenue
Service (the “ IRS ”), Department of Labor (the
“ DOL ”) or any other governmental agency with
respect to any ERISA Plans. All contributions, reserves or premium
payments required to be made or accrued as of the date hereof to
the ERISA Plans have been timely made or accrued. Any ERISA Plan
intended to be qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code and
each related trust intended to qualify under Section 501(a) of
the Code has either obtained a favorable determination,
notification, advisory and/or opinion letter, as applicable, as to
its qualified status from the IRS or still has a remaining period
of time under applicable Treasury Regulations or IRS pronouncements
in which to apply for such letter and to make any amendments
necessary to obtain a favorable determination. Company does not
have any plan or commitment to establish any new ERISA Plan or to
modify any ERISA Plan (except to the extent required by law or to
conform any such ERISA Plan to the
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requirements of any applicable law, in
each case as previously disclosed to Parent in writing). Each ERISA
Plan can be amended, terminated or otherwise discontinued after the
Effective Time in accordance with its terms, without liability to
Parent, Company or any of its ERISA Affiliates except as otherwise
provided in the ERISA Plan.
(c) Neither Company nor any
of its ERISA Affiliates has at any time ever maintained,
established, sponsored, participated in, or contributed to any plan
subject to Title IV of ERISA or Section 412 of the Code, and
at no time has Company or any of its ERISA Affiliates contributed
to or been requested to contribute to any “multiemployer
plan,” as such term is defined in ERISA or to any plan
described in Section 413(c) of the Code. Neither Company, any
of its ERISA Affiliates, nor, to the Knowledge of Company, any
officer or director of Company or any of ERISA Affiliates is
subject to any liability or penalty under Section 4975 through
4980B of the Code or Title I of ERISA.
(d) Each ERISA Plan that is
an employee welfare benefit plan under Section 3(1) of ERISA
is funded through an insurance company contract and is not a
“welfare benefit fund” within the meaning of
Section 419 of the Code. Neither the Company nor any of its
ERISA Affiliates has any current or future liability for life,
health, medical or other welfare benefits to former employees or
beneficiaries or dependents thereof, except for health continuation
coverage as required by Section 4980B of the Code or Part 6 of
Title I of ERISA (or similar state law) and at no expense to the
Company (other than administrative expenses). No ERISA Plan is
intended to meet the requirements of Code
Section 501(c)(9).
(e) Neither Company nor any
of its subsidiaries is bound by or subject to (and none of its
respective assets or properties is bound by or subject to) any
arrangement with any labor union. No employee of Company or any of
its subsidiaries is represented by any labor union or covered by
any collective bargaining agreement relating to Company or any of
its subsidiaries and, to the Knowledge of Company, no campaign to
establish such representation is in progress. Neither Company nor
any of its subsidiaries experienced any labor interruptions over
the past three (3) years. There are no actions, suits, claims,
labor disputes or grievances pending, or, to the Knowledge of
Company, threatened relating to any labor, safety or discrimination
matters involving any Company employee, including, without
limitation, charges of unfair labor practices or discrimination
complaints. Neither Company nor any of its subsidiaries has engaged
in any unfair labor practices within the meaning of the National
Labor Relations Act. The Company and each of its subsidiaries is in
material compliance with all applicable foreign, federal, state and
local laws, rules and regulations respecting employment, employment
practices, terms and conditions of employment, employee safety and
wages and hours, and in each case, with respect to its current and
former employees and consultants: (i) has withheld and
reported all amounts required by law or by agreement to be withheld
and reported with respect to wages, salaries and other payments to
current and former employees and consultants, (ii) is not
liable for any arrears of wages, severance pay or any taxes or any
penalty for failure to comply with any of the foregoing, and
(iii) is not liable for any payment to any trust or other fund
governed by or maintained by or on behalf of any governmental
authority, with respect to unemployment compensation benefits,
social security or other benefits or obligations for current or
former employees or consultants (other than routine payments to be
made in the normal course of business and consistent with past
practice). Except as otherwise set forth in any written employment
Contract listed in Section 4.11(e) of the Company Schedule,
the services provided by the Company employees are terminable at
the will of the Company and its subsidiaries.
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(f) Except as set forth on
Schedule 4.11(f) of the Company Schedule, neither the
execution and delivery of this Agreement by Company nor the
consummation by Company of the transactions contemplated hereby
will (i) result in any payment (including severance,
unemployment compensation, golden parachute, bonus or otherwise)
becoming due to any stockholder, director or employee of Company or
any of its subsidiaries under any ERISA Plan or otherwise,
(ii) increase any benefits otherwise payable under any ERISA
Plan, or (iii) except as required by the Code, result in the
acceleration of the time of payment or vesting of any such
benefits.
(g) To the actual knowledge
of Mark Brenner and Thomas Gilley (without any obligation to
inquire of any other employees), no officer, key employee, or
significant group of employees plans to terminate employment with
Company during the next 12 months.
(h) Each ERISA Plan that
covers employees who perform services outside the United States is
specifically identified in Section 4.11(h) of the Company
Schedule (the “ International Plans ”). Each
International Plan has been established, maintained and
administered in compliance with its terms and conditions and with
the requirements prescribed by any and all statutory or regulatory
laws that are applicable to such International Plan. Furthermore,
no International Plan has unfunded liabilities, that as of the
Effective Time will not be offset by insurance or fully accrued.
Except as required by law, no condition exists that would prevent
Company or Parent from terminating or amending any International
Plan at any time for any reason without liability to Parent,
Company or its ERISA Affiliates (other than ordinary administration
expenses or routine claims for benefits).
(i) To the Company’s
Knowledge, no employee, consultant, or advisor of Company (a
“ Company Service Provider ”) is in violation of
any term of any employment contract, patent disclosure agreement,
non-competition agreement, or any restrictive covenant to a former
employer that in any way adversely affects (a) the right of
any Company Service Provider to provide services to Company or the
scope or type of work in which the Service Provider may be engaged
in connection with services to be provided to Company, or
(b) the ability of Company to conduct its business. To the
Company’s Knowledge, no Company Service Provider has
misappropriated any trade secret of any third party in the
development of any Company Intellectual Property. There is neither
pending nor, to Company’s Knowledge, any threatened actions,
suits, proceedings or claims, or to Company’s Knowledge any
basis therefor, with respect to any contract, agreement, covenant
or obligation referred to in the preceding sentence. Company does
not believe it is, or will be, necessary to utilize the inventions
of any Company Service Provider made prior to the commencement of
their relationship with Company.
(j) Company has complied with
all requirements under the Worker Adjustment and Retraining
Notification Act (the “ WARN Act ”) and any
state or local equivalents with respect to any plant closing or
mass layoff completed prior to the Closing Date. Company has not
terminated any Company employees since December 31, 2007,
except as listed in Section 4.11(i) of the Company Schedule.
Section 4.11(i) of the Company Schedule shall include the
name, hire date, termination date, and work location of each
employee terminated by Company effective on or after
December 31, 2007.
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4.12 Certain Business
Relationships With Company .
(a) Except as set forth on
Section 4.12(a) of the Company Schedule, neither the Company
nor any of its subsidiaries is party to any Contract with any
Company stockholder (other than as a board member or pursuant to
the Company’s financing activities) or (except for employment
arrangements with its employees) with any employees or, in either
case, to the Company’s Knowledge, with any of their
respective Affiliates, associates or relatives.
(b) No executive officer or
director of the Company or any of its subsidiaries owns any
interest in any property or assets of the Company or any of its
subsidiaries (except as stockholder of the Company) and, to the
Company’s Knowledge, no executive officer of the Company or
any of its subsidiaries owns any interest in (i) any current
competitor, customer or supplier of the Company or any of its
subsidiaries or (ii) any Person that is currently a party to
any material Contract or agreement with the Company or any of its
subsidiaries, in either case other than holdings of less than 1% of
a class of any such Person’s publicly traded
securities.
4.13 Restrictions on
Business Activities . Except as set forth on
Section 4.13 of the Company’s Schedule, there is no
non-competition or similar agreement, judgment, injunction, order
or decree binding upon Company or its subsidiaries or to which
Company or any of its subsidiaries is a party which has or would
reasonably be expected to have the effect of prohibiting or
restricting any current business practice of Company or any of its
subsidiaries, any acquisition of property by Company or any of its
subsidiaries or the conduct of any material aspect of the business
by Company or any of its subsidiaries as currently conducted or
selling, licensing or otherwise distributing any Company
Intellectual Property, or providing services, to customers or
potential customers, in any geographic area, during any period of
time or any segment of the market or line of business.
4.14 Title to Property
. Neither Company nor any of its subsidiaries owns, nor have
they previously owned, any real property. Company and each of its
subsidiaries have good and valid title to, or valid leasehold
interests in, all of their material properties and assets, free and
clear of all Encumbrances except for (i) liens for taxes or
other governmental charges or levies not yet due and payable,
(ii) materialmen’s, mechanics and other similar liens
arising by operation of law in respect of obligations not in
default and (iii) minor encumbrances or defects in title that
do not materially detract from the use of the properties and assets
in question (all of the foregoing, “ Permitted
Encumbrances ”). All leases or subleases, including all
amendments, terminations, modifications and guarantees thereof,
pursuant to which Company or any of its subsidiaries leases from
others real or personal property are set forth in Section 4.14
of the Company Schedule (the “ Company Leases
”). Company has delivered to Parent full and complete copies
of all Company Leases as amended to date. Each of the Company
Leases is in full force and effect in accordance with their
respective terms and there is not, under any of such leases, any
material existing default or event of default (or an event that
with notice or lapse of time or both would become a default) of the
Company or any of its subsidiaries or, to Company’s
Knowledge, any other party, of any provision thereof. No party
other than the Company occupies or has the right to occupy the
premises subject
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to the Company Leases. No party,
including, without limitation, any Company Stockholder, has any
option, right of first refusal, right of first offer, preemptive
right or any other right of any nature to acquire any material
assets of the Company or any of its subsidiaries. The real property
improvements leased by the Company or its subsidiaries, including
the improvements thereon, are in good operating condition and are
suitable for the conduct of the business as presently conducted
therein and, to the actual knowledge of the Company without any
inquiry, do not violate in any material respect any applicable
building code, zoning requirement or statute relating to such
property, and any such non-violation is not dependent on so-called
non-conforming use exceptions. Neither the Company nor any of its
subsidiaries could be required to expend more than $10,000 under
any of the Company Leases in causing any of the leased premises to
comply with the surrender conditions set forth in the applicable
Company Lease.
4.15 Taxes
.
(a) Definition of
Taxes . For the purposes of this Agreement, “ Tax
” or “ Taxes ” refers to (i) any and
all U.S. federal, state, local and non-U.S. taxes, assessments and
other governmental charges, duties, impositions and liabilities
relating to taxes, including taxes based upon or measured by gross
recei
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