MERGER AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF REORGANIZATION

Exhibit 10.10

MERGER AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF REORGANIZATION

     THIS MERGER AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF REORGANIZATION (this “ Agreement ”) is made and entered as of August 21, 2006, by and among Orthodontix, Inc., a Florida corporation (“ Parent ”), Protalix Acquisition Co., Ltd., an Israeli company (“ Acquisition Subsidiary ”), which is a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent, and Protalix Ltd., an Israeli company (the “ Company ”).

      WHEREAS , the Boards of Directors of each of Parent, Acquisition Subsidiary and the Company have, pursuant to the laws of their respective States of incorporation, approved this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, including the merger of Acquisition Subsidiary with and into the Company (the “ Merger ”); and the Boards of Directors of each of the Company and Acquisition Subsidiary have declared that this Agreement is advisable, fair and in the best interests of their respective shareholders and approved the Merger upon the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement.

      NOW , THEREFORE , in consideration of the covenants, promises and representations set forth herein, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby expressly and mutually acknowledged, and intending to be legally bound hereby, the parties hereto agree as follows:

ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS

     Unless the context otherwise requires, the terms defined in this Article I shall have the meanings herein specified for all purposes of this Agreement, applicable to both the singular and plural forms of any of the terms herein defined.

     “ Acquisition Subsidiary ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

     “ Affiliate ” means any Person that directly or indirectly controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, the indicated Person. For the purpose hereof the term “control” shall mean the holding of shares in excess of fifty percent (50%) of the voting securities of a corporate entity.

     “ Agreement ” shall have the meaning assigned to it in the Preamble.

     “ Audited Financial Statements Date ” shall have the meaning assigned to it in Section 3.6.

     “ Business Day ” means any day, other than a Saturday or Sunday, on which the national banks in New York, New York as a general matter are open for business for substantially all of their banking functions.

     “ Certificate of Merger ” shall have the meaning assigned to it in Section 2.2.

     “ Closing ” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.1.

     “ Closing Date ” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.1.

     “ Code ” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

     “ Company ” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the Preamble.

     “ Company Board ” means the Board of Directors of the Company.

     “ Company Shares ” means, collectively, all of the issued and outstanding Company Ordinary Shares and Company Preferred Shares, and shall mean immediately following the closing of the Share Purchase Agreement, all of the issued and outstanding Company Ordinary Shares.

     “ Company Option Plan ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.8(a).

     “ Company Ordinary Shares ” means the ordinary shares of the Company, nominal value NIS0.01 per share.

     “ Company Preferred Shares ” means, collectively, the Series A Preferred Shares of the Company, nominal value NIS0.01 per share, the Series B Preferred Shares of the Company, nominal value NIS0.01 per share, and the Series C Preferred Shares of the company, nominal value NIS0.01 per share.

     “ Company Warrants ” shall mean all of the Company’s issued and outstanding warrants and options other than options issued under the Company Option Plan and other than the FG Warrants.

     “ Contingent Obligation ” means, as to any Person, any direct or indirect liability, contingent or otherwise, of that Person with respect to any indebtedness, lease, dividend or other obligation of another Person if the primary purpose or intent of the Person incurring such liability, or the primary effect thereof, is to provide assurance to the obligee of such liability that such liability will be paid or discharged, or that any agreements relating thereto will be complied with, or that the holders of such liability will be protected (in whole or in part) against loss with respect thereto.

     “ Effective Date ” means the date that the Registration Statement is first declared effective by the SEC.

     “ Effectiveness Period ” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.1.

     “ Eligible Market ” means the American Stock Exchange.

     “ Environmental Laws ” means all Israeli, federal, state, local or foreign laws relating to pollution or protection of human health or the environment (including, without limitation, ambient air, surface water, groundwater, land surface or subsurface strata), including, without limitation, laws relating to emissions, discharges, releases or threatened releases of chemicals, pollutants, contaminants, or toxic or hazardous substances or wastes (collectively, “ Hazardous Materials ”) into the environment, or otherwise relating to the manufacture, processing, distribution, use, treatment, storage, disposal, transport or handling of Hazardous Materials, as well as all authorizations, codes, decrees, demands or demand letters, injunctions, judgments,

licenses, notices or notice letters, orders, permits, plans or regulations issued, entered, promulgated or approved thereunder.

     “ Exchange Act ” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

     “ Exchange Ratio ” shall have the meaning assigned that term in Section 2.5(b).

     “ Existing Company Shareholders ” means the holders of Company Shares immediately prior to the Merger Effective Time.

     “ FG Holders ” means the holders of Company Ordinary Shares that purchased such Company Ordinary Shares pursuant to the Share Purchase Agreement.

     “ FG Warrants ” shall mean those certain warrants issued to the FG Holders pursuant to the Share Purchase Agreement.

     “ GAAP ” means United States and Israel generally accepted accounting principles consistently applied, as in effect from time to time.

     “ Governmental Authority ” means any foreign, federal, national, state or local judicial, legislative, executive or regulatory body, authority or instrumentality, including, without limitation, any such United States or Israeli authorities.

     “ Governmental Authorization ” means any consent, license, registration, authorization or permit issued, granted, given or otherwise made available by or under the authority of any Governmental Authority or pursuant to any Law.

     “ Holder ” means the holder of any Registrable Securities.

     “ Indebtedness ” of any Person means, without duplication (A) all indebtedness for borrowed money, (B) all obligations issued, undertaken or assumed as the deferred purchase price of property or services (other than trade payables entered into in the ordinary course of business), (C) all reimbursement or payment obligations with respect to letters of credit, surety bonds and other similar instruments, (D) all obligations evidenced by notes, bonds, debentures or similar instruments, including obligations so evidenced incurred in connection with the acquisition of property, assets or businesses, (E) all indebtedness created or arising under any conditional sale or other title retention agreement, or incurred as financing, in either case with respect to any property or assets acquired with the proceeds of such indebtedness (even though the rights and remedies of the seller or bank under such agreement in the event of default are limited to repossession or sale of such property), (F) all monetary obligations under any leasing or similar arrangement which, in connection with GAAP, consistently applied for the periods covered thereby, is classified as a capital lease, (G) all indebtedness referred to in clauses (A) through (F) above secured by (or for which the holder of such Indebtedness has an existing right, contingent or otherwise, to be secured by) any mortgage, lien, pledge, charge, security interest or other encumbrance upon or in any property or assets (including accounts and contract rights) owned by any Person, even though the Person which owns such assets or property has not assumed or become liable for the payment of such indebtedness and (H) all Contingent

Obligations in respect of indebtedness or obligations of others of the kinds referred to in clauses (A) through (G) above.

     “ Insolvent ” means, with respect to any Person, (i) the present fair saleable value of such Person’s assets is less than the amount required to pay such Person’s total Indebtedness, (ii) such Person is unable to pay its debts and liabilities, subordinated, contingent or otherwise, as such debts and liabilities become absolute and matured, (iii) such Person intends to incur or believes that it will incur debts that would be beyond its ability to pay as such debts mature or (iv) such Person has unreasonably small capital with which to conduct its business as such business is now conducted and is proposed to be conducted.

     “ Investors ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Share Purchase Agreement.

     “ Israeli Companies Law ” means the Israeli Companies Law, 5759-1999.

     “ Laws ” means any Israeli, federal, national, state, local or foreign statute, law, ordinance, regulation, rule, code, order or other requirement or rule of law.

     “ Letter of Transmittal ” shall have the meaning assigned to it in Section 5.7.

     “ Lien ” means any mortgage, pledge, security interest, encumbrance, lien or charge of any kind, including, without limitation, any conditional sale or other title retention agreement, any lease in the nature thereof and including any lien or charge arising by Law.

     “ Losses ” means any and all losses, claims, actions, damages, liabilities, penalties, fines, settlement costs and expenses, including, without limitation, costs of preparation and reasonable attorneys’ fees.

     “ Material Adverse Effect ” means, with respect to any Person, a change (or effect) in the condition (financial or otherwise), properties, assets, liabilities, rights, Business or results of operations or prospects of the Company, which change (or effect), individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to be materially adverse to such condition, properties, assets, liabilities, rights, Business or results of operations or prospects.

     “ Material Permits ” means, with respect to any Person, all certificates, authorizations and permits issued by the appropriate Governmental Authorities necessary to conduct the business of such Person, the lack of which would have a Material Adverse Effect.

     “ Merger ” shall have the meaning assigned to it in the Preamble.

     “ Merger Effective Time ” shall have the meaning assigned to it in Section 2.2.

     “ Merger Shares ” shall have the meaning assigned to it in Section 2.5(b).

     “ Parent ” shall have the meaning assigned to it in the Preamble.

     “ Parent Board ” means the Board of Directors of Parent.

     “ Parent Common Stock ” shall mean the common stock, par value $.0001 per share, of Parent.

     “ Person ” means all natural persons, corporations, business trusts, associations, unincorporated organizations, limited liability companies, partnerships, joint ventures and other entities and Governmental Authorities or any department or agency thereof.

     “ Proceeding ” means an action, claim, suit, investigation or proceeding (including, without limitation, an investigation or partial proceeding, such as a deposition), whether commenced or threatened in writing.

     “ Prospectus ” means the prospectus included in the Registration Statement (including, without limitation, a prospectus that includes any information previously omitted from a prospectus filed as part of an effective registration statement in reliance upon Rule 430A promulgated under the Securities Act), as amended or supplemented by any prospectus supplement, with respect to the terms of the offering of any portion of the Registrable Securities covered by the Registration Statement, and all other amendments and supplements to the Prospectus including post effective amendments, and all material incorporated by reference or deemed to be incorporated by reference in such Prospectus.

     “ Registrable Securities ” means the Merger Shares and the shares of Parent Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the warrants and the options issued pursuant to Section 5.8 below, together with any securities issued or issuable pursuant to the adjustment provisions set forth in the Warrants or upon any stock split, dividend or other distribution, recapitalization, exchange or similar event with respect to the foregoing.

     “ Registration Statement ” means each registration statement required to be filed under Article VIII, including (in each case) the Prospectus, amendments and supplements to such registration statement or Prospectus, including pre- and post-effective amendments, all exhibits thereto, and all material incorporated by reference or deemed to be incorporated by reference in such registration statement.

     “ SEC ” means the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

     “ Securities Act ” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

     “ Share Purchase Agreement ” means that certain Share Purchase Agreement entered into as of August 21, 2006, by and among the Company and the purchasers signatory thereto.

     “ Surviving Corporation ” shall have the meaning assigned to it in Section 2.1.

     “ Takeover Protections ” shall mean any control share acquisition, business combination, poison pill (including any distribution under a rights agreement) or other similar anti-takeover provision under an entity’s charter documents or the laws of its state of incorporation.

     “ Tax ” or “ Taxes ” means (a) any and all taxes, assessments, customs, duties, levies, fees, tariffs, imposts, deficiencies and other governmental charges of any kind whatsoever (including, but not limited to, taxes on or with respect to net or gross income, franchise, profits, gross

receipts, capital, sales, use, ad valorem, value added, transfer, real property transfer, transfer gains, transfer taxes, inventory, capital stock, license, payroll, employment, social security, unemployment, severance, occupation, real or personal property, estimated taxes, rent, excise, occupancy, recordation, bulk transfer, intangibles, alternative minimum, doing business, withholding and stamp), together with any interest thereon, penalties, fines, damages costs, fees, additions to tax or additional amounts with respect thereto, imposed by Israel, the United States (federal, state or local) or other applicable jurisdiction; (b) any liability for the payment of any amounts described in clause (a) as a result of being a member of an affiliated, consolidated, combined, unitary or similar group or as a result of transferor or successor liability, including, without limitation, by reason of Section 1.1502-6 of the Treasury Regulations promulgated under the Code; and (c) any liability for the payments of any amounts as a result of being a party to any tax sharing agreement or as a result of any express or implied obligation to indemnify any other Person with respect to the payment of any amounts of the type described in clause (a) or (b).

     “ Tax Return ” shall include all returns and reports (including elections, declarations, disclosures, schedules, estimates and information returns required to be supplied to a Tax authority relating to Taxes.

     “ Trading Day ” means (a) any day on which the Parent Common Stock is listed or quoted and traded on its primary Trading Market, (b) if the Common Stock is not then listed or quoted and traded on any Eligible Market, then a day on which trading occurs on the Eligible Market, or (c) if trading ceases to occur on the Eligible Market, any Business Day.

     “ Trading Market ” means any trading market of which the Parent Common Stock is listed or included for trading including the Eligible Market.

     “ Transactions ” means the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by or referenced in this Agreement.

     “ Transaction Form 8-K ” shall have the meaning assigned to it in Section 5.4.

     “ Transaction Documents ” means the Agreement and contracts, documents and instruments contemplated by or referenced in this Agreement.

ARTICLE II
THE MERGER

     Section 2.1 Merger . Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, at the Merger Effective Time, Acquisition Subsidiary shall be merged with the Company in accordance with the Israeli Companies Law, the separate legal existence of Acquisition Subsidiary shall cease, and the Company shall (i) be the surviving corporation of the Merger (sometimes hereinafter referred to as the “ Surviving Corporation ”); (ii) be governed and continue its corporate existence under the laws of the State of Israel; and (iii) succeed to and assume all of the rights and the properties and obligations of Acquisition Subsidiary and the Company in accordance with the Israeli Companies Law. With respect to references in this Agreement relating to any obligations or duties of the Company accruing after the Merger Effective Date, the usage of the defined term “Company” as opposed to “Surviving Corporation” shall not operate to negate any such obligation or duties.

     Section 2.2 Merger Effective Time . The Merger shall become effective on the date and at the time that the Registrar of Companies of the State of Israel (the “ Companies Registrar ”) provides the Surviving Corporation with the certificate of merger in accordance with Section 323(5) of the Israeli Companies Law (the “ Certificate of Merger ”) after receipt from the Company and Acquisition Subsidiary of the Merger Proposal (as defined below) pursuant to Section 5.9. The time at which the Merger shall become effective as aforesaid is referred to hereinafter as the “ Merger Effective Time .”

     Section 2.3 Articles of Association; Directors and Officers .

          (a) Articles of Association and Memorandum of Association . The Memorandum of Association of the Company, as in effect immediately prior to the Merger Effective Time, shall be the Memorandum of Association of the Surviving Corporation from and after the Merger Effective Time until further amended in accordance with applicable Law. The Company shall amend and restate its Articles of Association and such amended and restated Articles of Association shall be the Articles of Association of the Surviving Corporation (the “ Company Articles ”) from and after the Merger Effective Time until further amended in accordance with applicable Law.

          (b) Directors and Officers . The directors and officers of the Company immediately prior to the Merger Effective Time and two designees of Frost Gamma Investments Trust, who initially shall be Dr. Phillip Frost and Dr. Jane Hsiao, shall be the directors and officers of the Surviving Corporation, and each shall hold his respective office or offices from and after the Merger Effective Time until his successor shall have been elected and shall have qualified in accordance with applicable Law, or as otherwise provided in the Articles of Association of the Surviving Corporation.

     Section 2.4 Effects of the Merger . The Merger shall have the effects provided for herein and in the applicable provisions of the Israeli Companies Law. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing and subject thereto, at the Merger Effective Time, all of the properties, rights, privileges, powers and franchises of the Company and Acquisition Subsidiary shall vest in the Surviving Corporation and all debts, liabilities and duties of the Company and Acquisition Subsidiary shall become the debts, liabilities and duties of the Surviving Corporation.

     Section 2.5 Manner and Basis of Converting Shares .

          (a) Acquisition Subsidiary Ordinary Share Conversion . At the Merger Effective Time, each ordinary share of Acquisition Subsidiary that shall be outstanding immediately prior to the Merger Effective Time shall, by virtue of the Merger and without any action on the part of the holder thereof, be converted into the right to receive one ordinary share of the Surviving Corporation, so that at the Merger Effective Time, Parent shall be the holder of all of the issued and outstanding shares of the Surviving Corporation.

          (b) Conversion of Company Shares . At the Merger Effective Time, subject to the provisions of Section 2.5(c):

               (i) the Company Shares held by Existing Company Shareholders (other than FG Holders) prior to the Merger Effective Time (other than securities of the Company cancelled in accordance with Section 2.5(c)) shall be converted, on a pro rata basis, into the right to receive such number of shares of Parent Common Stock, which together with securities of Parent issued in exchange of the Company Options and the Company Warrants and in accordance with Section 2.8 and securities of Parent reserved in accordance with Section 2.8, shall constitute in the aggregate, 85% of the issued and outstanding share capital of the Parent upon the Merger Effective Time, calculated on a fully-diluted basis immediately after the Merger Effective Time, but excluding FG Warrant Shares and any warrants and options issuable by Parent pursuant to Section 5.8. The exact exchange ratio shall be computed immediately prior to the Merger Effective Time based on the above (“ Exchange Ratio ”);

               (ii) the Company Ordinary Shares held by FG Holders prior to the Merger Effective Time which were purchased under the Share Purchase Agreement, shall be converted into the right to receive such number of shares of Parent Common Stock, which, when added to all other securities held by holders of securities of the Parent immediately prior to the Merger Effective Time, shall constitute, in the aggregate, 15% of the issued and outstanding share capital of the Parent upon the Merger Effective Time, calculated on a fully-diluted basis immediately after the Merger Effective Time, but excluding FG Warrant Shares and any warrants and options issuable by Parent pursuant to Section 5.8; and

               (iii) each Company Ordinary Share held by FG Holders which was issued in connection with the exercise of any FG Warrants (the “ FG Warrant Shares ”) prior to the Merger Effective Time shall be converted into such number of shares of Parent Common Stock calculated by dividing: (i) the aggregate exercise price paid by such FG Holders to the Company upon the exercise of the FG Warrants; by (ii) the Ratio as defined in Section 2.6(c);

all of the shares of Parent Common Stock issuable pursuant to this Section 2.5(b) are referred to herein collectively as the “ Merger Shares ”.

          (c) Other Securities . Each of the Company Shares held in the treasury of the Company, if any, each share of any other class of shares of the Company (other than the Company Shares), if any, any debt or other securities convertible into or exercisable for the purchase of the Company Shares, if any, and securities of the Company held by Parent and/or Acquisition Subsidiary, if any, issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Merger Effective Time shall be canceled without payment of any consideration therefor and without any conversion thereof.

     Section 2.6 Surrender and Exchange of Securities . (a) As soon as practicable after the Merger Effective Time and upon (i) surrender of a certificate or certificates representing the Company Shares that were outstanding immediately prior to the Merger Effective Time to Parent (or, in case such certificates shall be lost, stolen or destroyed, an affidavit of that fact by the holder thereof) (each a “ Certificate ”) and (ii) delivery to Parent of an executed Letter of Transmittal (as described in Section 5.7), Parent shall deliver to the record holder of the Company Shares surrendering such certificate or certificates, a certificate or certificates (or evidence of shares in book-entry form) registered in the name of such shareholder representing the number of shares of Parent Common Stock to which such holder is entitled under Section

2.5, including any cash paid in lieu of any fractional shares pursuant to Section 2.6(c). In the event of a transfer of ownership of Company Shares that is not registered in the transfer records of the Company, a certificate (or evidence of shares in book-entry form) representing the proper number of whole shares of Parent Common Stock may be issued to a Person other than the Person in whose name the Certificate so surrendered is registered, if, upon delivery by the holder thereof at the Closing, such Certificate shall be properly endorsed or shall otherwise be in proper form for transfer and the Person requesting such issuance shall have paid any transfer and other Taxes required by reason of the issuance of shares of Parent Common Stock to a Person other than the registered holder of such Certificate or shall have established to the reasonable satisfaction of Parent that such Tax either has been paid or is not applicable. As of the Merger Effective Time, each Company Share issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Merger Effective Time shall no longer be outstanding and shall automatically be canceled and retired and until the certificate or certificates evidencing such shares are surrendered, each certificate that immediately prior to the Merger Effective Time represented any outstanding Company Share shall be deemed at and after the Merger Effective Time to represent only the right to receive upon surrender as aforesaid the consideration specified in Section 2.5 for the holder thereof.

          (b) Transfer Books; No Further Ownership Rights in Company Shares . All shares of Parent Common Stock issued upon the surrender for exchange of Certificates in accordance with the terms of this Article II (including any cash paid in lieu of any fractional shares pursuant to Section 2.6(c)) shall be deemed to have been issued (and paid) in full satisfaction of all rights pertaining to the Company Shares previously represented by such Certificates, and at the Merger Effective Time, the share transfer books of the Company shall be closed and thereafter there shall be no further registration of transfers on the share transfer books of the Surviving Corporation of the Company Shares that were outstanding immediately prior to the Merger Effective Time. From and after the Merger Effective Time, the holders of Certificates that evidenced ownership of the Company Shares outstanding immediately prior to the Merger Effective Time shall cease to have any rights with respect to such shares, except as otherwise provided for herein or by applicable Law.

          (c) No Fractional Shares . No fraction of a share of Parent Common Stock shall be issued upon the surrender for exchange of a Certificate (or evidence of such shares in book-entry form), no dividends or other distributions of Parent shall relate to such fractional share interests and such fractional share interests will not entitle the owner thereof to vote or to any rights of a stockholder of Parent. In lieu of such fractional share interests, Parent shall pay to each holder of a Certificate (upon surrender thereof as provided in this Article II) an amount in cash equal to the product obtained by multiplying the fractional share interest to which such holder (after aggregating all shares of Parent Common Stock into which the Company Shares held at the Merger Effective Time by such holder are exchangeable) would otherwise be entitled by the quotient obtained by dividing (A) US$106.67 million by (B) the aggregate number of issued and outstanding shares of Parent Common Stock, on a fully diluted basis, calculated immediately upon the Merger Effective Time, excluding any shares of Parent Common Stock issued upon the Closing in exchange for the FG Warrant Shares or issuable upon conversion or exercise of any warrants and options issuable by Parent pursuant to Section 5.8 (such quotient being referred to as the “ Ratio ”).

          (d) Lost, Stolen or Destroyed Certificates . If any Certificate shall have been lost, stolen or destroyed, upon the making of an affidavit of that fact by the Person claiming such Certificate to be lost, stolen or destroyed and, if required by Parent, the written agreement by such Person to indemnify Parent and the Surviving Corporation against any claim that may be made against it with respect to such Certificate, Parent will issue, in exchange for such lost, stolen or destroyed Certificate, the Merger Shares and cash in lieu of any fractional shares of Parent Common Stock to which such Person would be entitled pursuant to Section 2.6(c), in each case pursuant to this Agreement.

          (e) No Liability . Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, none of the parties hereto or the Surviving Corporation shall be liable to any Person in respect of any shares of Parent Common Stock (or dividends or other distributions with respect thereto) or cash in lieu of any fractional shares of Parent Common Stock, in each case required to be delivered and delivered to a public official pursuant to any applicable abandoned property, escheat or similar Law.

     Section 2.7 Parent Common Stock . Parent agrees that it will issue the Merger Shares into which the Company Shares are converted at the Merger Effective Time pursuant to Section 2.5 to the respective holder under Section 2.5 and will pay any cash amount in lieu of any fractional shares as set forth in Section 2.6(c).

     Section 2.8 Company Options; Company Warrants .

          (a) Before the Closing, the Company Board shall adopt such resolutions or take such other actions as may be required to effect the following:

               (i) adjust the terms of all outstanding options of the Company to purchase Company Ordinary Shares under the Company’s 2003 Stock Option Plan (“ Company Options ” and “ Company Option Plan ”), whether vested or unvested, as necessary to provide that, at the Merger Effective Time, each Company Option outstanding immediately prior to the Merger Effective Time shall be assumed and converted into an option to acquire, on the same terms and conditions as were applicable under the Company Options and the Company Option Plan, the number of shares of Parent Common Stock (rounded down to the nearest whole share) determined by Existing Holder multiplying the number of Company Ordinary Shares subject to the Company Options by the Exchange Ratio (each, as so converted, an “ Assumed Option ”); provided , that the aggregate exercise price of each Company Option shall remain unchanged; and

               (ii) make such other changes to the Company Option Plan as appropriate to give effect to the Merger and any rulings or tax benefits of Israeli tax authorities with respect to the Assumed Options, including the Israeli Income Tax Ruling referred to below.

          (b) At the Merger Effective Time, by virtue of the Merger and without the need of any further corporate action, Parent shall assume the Company Option Plan with the result that all obligations of the Company under the Company Option Plan, including with respect to Company Options outstanding at the Merger Effective Time, shall become the obligations of Parent following the Merger Effective Time, entitling the holders thereof to the Assumed Options referred to in Section 2.8(a).

          (c) As soon as practicable after the Merger Effective Time, Parent shall deliver to the holders of Company Options appropriate notices setting forth such holders’ rights under the Assumed Options subject to the adjustments required and limitations imposed by Section 2.8(a).

          (d) Except as otherwise contemplated by Section 2.8 and except to the extent required under the respective terms of the Company Options, all restrictions or limitations on transfer and vesting with respect to Company Options awarded under the Company Option Plan or any other plan, program or arrangement of the Company, to the extent that such restrictions or limitations shall not have already lapsed, shall remain in full force and effect with respect to such Assumed Options after giving effect to the Merger and any rulings of Israeli tax authorities as set forth in Section 2.8(a).

          (e) Each Company Warrant shall similarly be assumed by Parent and amended and converted into the right to acquire upon exercise thereof the number of shares of Parent Common Stock (rounded down to the nearest whole share) determined by multiplying the number of Company Ordinary Shares issuable upon the exercise of each Company Warrant by the Exchange Ratio; provided , that the aggregate exercise price of each Company Warrant shall remain unchanged.

     Section 2.9 Further Assurances . From time to time, from and after the Merger Effective Time, as and when requested by Parent or its respective successors or assigns, the proper officers and directors of the Company or Acquisition Subsidiary (as applicable) in office immediately prior to the Merger Effective Time shall, for and on behalf and in the name of the Company or Acquisition Subsidiary (as applicable), execute and deliver all such deeds, bills of sale, assignments and other instruments and take or cause to be taken such further actions as Parent or its respective successors or assigns may deem necessary or desirable in order to confirm or record or otherwise transfer to the Surviving Corporation title to and possession of all of the properties, rights, privileges, powers, franchises and immunities of the Company and the Acquisition Subsidiary or otherwise to carry out fully the provisions and purposes of this Agreement and the Certificate of Merger.

ARTICLE III
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY

     The Company hereby represents and warrants to Parent and Acquisition Subsidiary that the statements contained in this Article III are true and correct, except as set forth in the disclosure schedule provided by the Company to Parent and Acquisition Subsidiary, as of the date hereof (the “ Company Disclosure Schedules ”). For purposes of this Article III, the phrase “to the knowledge of the Company” or any phrase of similar import shall be deemed to refer to the actual knowledge of the Chief Executive Officer of the Company and Dr. Yoseph Shaaltiel, the founder of the Company, as well as any other knowledge which such persons would have possessed had they made reasonable inquiry of appropriate officers and employees (whether current or former), agents and affiliates of the Company with respect to the matter in question.

     Section 3.1 Subsidiaries . The Company does not own or control, directly or indirectly, any interest in any other corporation, partnership, company, association, limited

liability company or other business entity. The Company is not a party to, or a participant in, any joint venture, partnership or similar arrangement. Except as set forth on Schedule 3.1 of the Company Disclosure Schedules, the Company is not a party to, or a participant in, any joint venture or similar arrangement, including strategic relationships to develop or promote the Company’s products and services, which relationships are conducted through contractual relationships between the Company and third parties, but do not involve any interest of the Company in any separate legal entities.

     Section 3.2 Organization and Qualification . The Company is duly organized and validly existing under the laws of the State of Israel and has all requisite corporate power and authority to own, lease and operate its assets and properties and to carry on its business (the “ Business ”) as now conducted. Except as set forth on Schedule 3.2 of the Company Disclosure Schedules, the Company is duly qualified to transact business under the laws of the State of Israel and in such other jurisdictions where the character of the properties owned, leased or operated by it or the nature of the Business makes such qualification or licensing necessary and has not taken any action or failed to take any action, which action or failure, as applicable, are reasonably expected to interfere in any material respect with, preclude or prevent the Company from carrying on its Business as now conducted. The Company is not in default with respect to the Company Articles.

     Section 3.3 Capitalization .

          (a) The registered share capital of the Company as of the date hereof consists of NIS 22,900 divided into: 1,516,468 Ordinary Shares, 190,486 Series A Preferred Shares, nominal value NIS 0.01 per share, 183,046 Series B Preferred Shares, nominal value NIS 0.01 per share and 400,000 Series C Preferred Shares, nominal value NIS 0.01 per share. As of the closing of the Share Purchase Agreement, all issued and outstanding Company Preferred Shares shall be converted into Company Ordinary Shares and the registered share capital of the Company shall consist of NIS 22,900 divided into 2,290,000 Ordinary Shares.

          (b) The issued and outstanding Company Shares have been duly authorized and validly issued, are fully paid, non-assessable, and have been issued in compliance with the Israeli Securities Law, 1968, other applicable securities laws, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. The issued and outstanding share capital of the Company, on a fully diluted basis, including a true and correct list of the holders (beneficially and of record) of shares or rights (vested or contingent) to acquire shares in the Company dated as of the date hereof is as set forth in Schedule 3.3 of the Company Disclosure Schedules.

          (c) Except: (i) as set forth in this Agreement and as specified in Schedule 3.3 of the Company Disclosure Schedules, (ii) as set forth in the Articles; and (iii) as set forth in the Amendment to the Shareholders’ Rights Agreement between the Company and certain shareholders of the Company (the “ Amended Shareholders Agreement ”), the Company is not a party or subject to any agreement or understanding with respect to any security of the Company and there are no outstanding options, warrants, convertible securities, rights (including registration rights, voting rights, conversion or preemptive rights and rights of first refusal), or agreements of any kind for the purchase or acquisition of securities from the Company.

          (d) Attached to Schedule 3.3 of the Company Disclosure Schedules is a true and correct copy of the Company Option Plan. True and correct copies of all Company Options and Company Warrants were provided to Parent.

          (e) Except as set forth in the Company Articles, the Amended Shareholders Agreement and as specified in Schedule 3.3 of the Company Disclosure Schedules, the Company is not a party or subject to any agreement or understanding, and, to the Company’s knowledge, there is no agreement or understanding between any other persons and/or entities that affects or relates to the voting or giving of written consents with respect to any security or the voting by a director or shareholder of the Company.

          (f) Except as set forth on Schedule 3.3 of the Company Disclosure Schedules, there is no share option plan, share purchase, option or other right, or any agreement or understanding, between the Company and any holder of its securities (or of any right to obtain a security), or to the Company’s knowledge, any agreement or understanding between shareholders of the Company that (i) provides for redemption, acceleration or other changes in the vesting provisions or other terms of such agreement or understanding, as a result of any merger, consolidation, sale of shares or assets, change in control or similar transaction in respect of the Company or (ii) that relates to the acquisition (including, without limitation, through anti-dilution, conversion, preemptive (contractual or otherwise) or similar rights), disposition or registration for the public sale of any securities of the Company. Except as set forth on Schedule 3.3 of the Company Disclosure Schedules, the Company does not have any right to purchase or otherwise acquire from any third party (including, without limitation, employees, officers, directors, consultants and business parties) shares of the Company or rights to acquire the same.

     Section 3.4 Authorization . Except as set forth on Schedule 3.4 of the Company Disclosure Schedules, all corporate action on the part of the Company, its officers and directors necessary for: (i) the due authorization, execution and delivery of this Agreement and (ii) the performance of all obligations of the Company hereunder has been taken as of the date hereof, except as set forth in Section 5, 6 and 9. All corporate action on the part of the Company’s shareholders necessary for the due authorization, execution and delivery of this Agreement and the performance of all obligations of the Company hereunder has been or will be taken prior to or upon the Closing. The requisite number of the Company’s shareholders has executed the Amended Shareholders Agreement as of the closing of the Share Purchase Agreement. This Agreement has been duly executed by the Company and, assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery by the other parties thereto, constitutes and will constitute a valid and legally binding obligation of the Company, (i) subject, to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, fraudulent conveyance, moratorium or similar laws of general application affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, (ii) subject to a court’s discretionary authority with respect to the granting of specific performance, injunctive relief or other equitable remedies and (iii) except to the extent the indemnification and contribution provisions, if any, contained in any such agreement may be limited by Israeli securities laws or unenforceable as against public policy.

     Section 3.5 Compliance with Other Instruments; No Conflict . The Company is not in violation or breach of, conflict with, or in default under (with or without the passage of time or the giving of notice or both) any provision of (a) the Company Articles or (b) any mortgage,

indenture, lease, license or any other agreement or instrument, judgment, order, writ or decree to which it is a party or by which it or its properties is bound, or, any statute, rule or regulation applicable to it or its properties, except, in the case of clause (b) above for such possible violations, breaches, conflicts or defaults which could not, individually or in the aggregate, result in a Material Adverse Effect. Except as set forth in Schedule 3.5 of the Company Disclosure Schedules, the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby will not, to the Company’s knowledge, result in any such violation, breach, conflict or default or result in the creation of any Lien upon any assets of the Company or the suspension, revocation, impairment, forfeiture or nonrenewal of any franchise, permit, license, authorization or approval applicable to the Company or the Business which individually or in the aggregate (a) could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on the Company; or (b) prevent or materially delay the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.

     Section 3.6 Absence of Changes . Since December 31, 2005, the date of the latest audited financial statements provided to Parent (the “ Audited Financial Statements Date ”), except as disclosed in Schedule 3.6 of the Company Disclosure Schedules or incident to the transactions contemplated hereby or in connection with the Merger, (i) there has been no event, occurrence or development that, individually or in the aggregate, has had or that could result in a Material Adverse Effect, (ii) the Company has not incurred any material liabilities or Indebtedness that has had or could result in a Material Adverse Effect other than (A) trade payables and expenses incurred in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice and (B) liabilities not required to be reflected in the Company’s financial statements pursuant to GAAP, (iii) the Company has not altered its method of accounting or the identity of its auditors, except as disclosed in its audited financial statements, (other than the Company’s election to start preparing the Company Financial Statements (as defined below) in accordance with GAAP (as defined below)), (iv) the Company has not declared or made any dividend or distribution of cash or other property to its shareholders, in their capacities as such, or purchased, redeemed or made any agreements to purchase or redeem any of its share capital and (v) the Company has not issued any equity securities to any officer, director or Affiliate, except pursuant to an existing Company Option Plan. Set forth on Schedule 3.6 of the Company Disclosure Schedules is a list of all Options issued since December 31, 2005, including the identity of the persons to whom such Options were issued and the exercise prices thereof. The Company has not taken any steps to seek protection pursuant to any bankruptcy law nor does the Company have any knowledge or reason to believe that its creditors intend to initiate involuntary bankruptcy proceedings or any actual knowledge of any fact that would reasonably lead a creditor to do so. The Company is not Insolvent as of the date hereof, and after giving effect to the transactions contemplated hereby to occur at the Closing, will not be Insolvent.

     Section 3.7 Absence of Litigation .

          (a) There is no action, suit, claim or Proceeding pending, or to the knowledge of the Company currently threatened, against the Company, and the Company is not aware of any event or circumstance that may form a basis for any such action, suit, claim, proceeding other than those set forth on Schedule 3.7(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedules that might result, either individually or in the aggregate, in any Material Adverse Effect. The foregoing includes, to the Company’s knowledge, actions, suits, claims or proceedings pending or

threatened against the Company (or any basis therefor known to the Company) involving the prior employment of any of the Company’s employees, their use in connection with the Business of any information or techniques allegedly proprietary to any of their former employers, or their obligations under any agreements with former employers.

          (b) Except as set forth on Schedule 3.7(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedules, the Company is not a party or subject to the provisions of any order, writ, injunction, judgment or decree of any court or Government Authority that might, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect on the Company.

          (c) There is no action, suit, claim or proceeding by the Company that is currently pending or that the Company intends to initiate.

          (d) There is no action, suit, claim or proceeding pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened, that questions the validity of this Agreement or the right of the Company to enter into this Agreement, or to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby.

     Section 3.8 Compliance . The Company, except in each case as could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have or result in a Material Adverse Effect, (i) is not in default under or in violation of (and no event has occurred that has not been waived that, with notice or lapse of time or both, would result in a default by the Company under), nor has the Company received written notice of a claim that it is in default under or that it is in violation of, any indenture, loan or credit agreement or any other agreement or instrument to which it is a party or by which it or any of its properties is bound (whether or not such default or violation has been waived), (ii) is not in violation of any order of any court, arbitrator or governmental body or (iii) is not or has not been in violation of any statute, rule or regulation of any Governmental Authority.

     Section 3.9 Title to Assets . The Company does not own any real property and has good and marketable title in all personal property owned by the Company that is material to the Business, in each case free and clear of all Liens, except for Liens that do not, individually or in the aggregate, have or result in a Material Adverse Effect. Any real property and facilities held under lease by the Company are held by the Company under valid, subsisting and enforceable leases of which the Company is in material compliance.

     Section 3.10 Proprietary Rights . The Company does not have any knowledge of, and the Company has not received any notice of, any pending conflicts with or infringement of the rights of others with respect to any patents, patent applications, inventions, trademarks, trade names, applications for registration of trademarks, service marks, service mark applications, copyrights, know-how, manufacturing processes, formulae, trade secrets, licenses and rights in any thereof which are material to the Business, as now conducted or as proposed to be conducted (herein called the “ Company Proprietary Rights ”). No action, suit, arbitration or legal, administrative or other Proceeding is pending or, to the Company’s knowledge, threatened which involves any Company Proprietary Rights. The Company is not subject to any judgment, order, writ, injunction or decree of any court or any local, foreign or other governmental department, commission, board, bureau, agency or instrumentality, domestic or foreign, or any arbitrator, and the Company has not entered into nor is the Company a party to any contract which restricts or

impairs the use of any such Company Proprietary Rights in a manner which could have a Material Adverse Effect. To the Company’s knowledge, the Company owns or licenses all the Company Proprietary Rights which are necessary for the Business as now conducted and as contemplated to be conducted, and has the right to use such Company Proprietary Rights without payment to a third party, other than in respect of the licenses disclosed in Schedule 3.10 of the Company Disclosure Schedules. Except as disclosed in Schedule 3.10 of the Company Disclosure Schedules, the Company has not granted or assigned to any other person or entity any right to manufacture, have manufactured or assemble the products or proposed products or to provide the services or proposed services of the Company. Except as disclosed in Schedule 3.10 of the Company Disclosure Schedules, the Company does not have any obligation to compensate any person for the use of any Company Proprietary Rights nor has the Company granted to any person any license or other rights to use in any manner any Company Proprietary Rights of the Company. Except as disclosed in Schedule 3.10 of the Company Disclosure Schedules, all of the issued patents included in the Company Proprietary Rights are valid and enforceable.

     Section 3.11 Insurance . The Company maintains third party liability, fire, theft, equipment and employee claim insurance and such other customary insurance policies of types and in amounts as necessary to conduct its Business.

     Section 3.12 Permits . Except as set forth on Schedule 3.12 of the Company Disclosure Schedules, the Company has all Material Permits necessary for the conduct of the Business as now conducted. The Company is not in material breach of or default under any of such Material Permits.

     Section 3.13 Interested and Related-Party Transactions . Except as set forth in Schedule 3.13 of the Company Disclosure Schedules, no shareholder, officer or director of the Company is indebted to the Company, nor is the Company indebted to (or committed to make loans or extend or guarantee credit of) any of them. Except as set forth in Schedule 3.13 of the Company Disclosure Schedules, to the Company’s knowledge, no shareholder, officer or director of the Company (i) has any direct or indirect interest in any contract to which the Company is a party or by which it or its properties may be bound or affected, (ii) has any direct or indirect interest in any entity which transacts business with the Company, (iii) has a direct or indirect interest in any property, asset or right which is used by the Company in the conduct of its Business or (iv) owns any asset used by the Company in connection with its Business.

     Section 3.14 Employee Relations . The Company is not a party to any collective bargaining agreement nor does the Company employ any member of a union. The Company believes that its relations with its employees are good. No executive officer of the Company has notified the Company that such officer intends to leave the Company or otherwise terminate such officer’s employment with the Company. The Company is in compliance with all applicable laws and regulations respecting labor, employment and employment practices and benefits, terms and conditions of employment and wages and hours, except where failure to be in compliance would not, either individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect on the Company.

     Section 3.15 Environmental Laws . The Company (i) is in compliance with any and all Environmental Laws applicable to the Company, (ii) has received all permits, licenses or other

approvals required of the Company under applicable Environmental Laws to conduct the Business and (iii) is in compliance with all terms and conditions of any such permit, license or approval where, in each of the foregoing clauses (i), (ii) and (iii), the failure to so comply could be reasonably expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect on the Company.

     Section 3.16 Tax Status . The Company has timely made or filed all material income and all other tax returns, reports and declarations required by any taxing authority to which it is subject (unless and only to the extent that the Company is contesting in good faith such unpaid and unreported taxes and has set aside on its respective books provisions reasonably adequate for the payment of all such unpaid and unreported taxes), all such tax returns have been prepared in compliance with all applicable laws and regulations and all such tax returns are true, accurate and complete in all respects. The Company has timely paid all taxes and other governmental assessments and charges, that are material in amount, shown or determined to be due on such returns, reports and declarations, except those being contested in good faith, and has set aside on its books provisions reasonably adequate for the payment of all taxes for periods subsequent to the periods to which such returns, reports or declarations apply. To the knowledge of the Company, there are no unpaid taxes in any material amount claimed to be due by the taxing authority of any jurisdiction, other than those incurred in the ordinary course of business and liabilities which are reflected in the Company Financial Statements. The Company has not executed a waiver with respect to the statute of limitations relating to the assessment or collection of any Israeli, foreign, federal, state or local tax. None of the Company’s tax returns are presently being audited or the subject of any action, suit or Proceeding by any taxing Governmental Authority, and, to the best of the Company’s knowledge, no such audit, action, suit or Proceeding is being threatened against the Company by such taxing Governmental Authority. The Company has made available to Parent true, correct and complete copies of all Tax Returns with respect to income taxes filed by or with respect to it with respect to taxable periods ended on or after December 31, 2003, and has delivered or made available to Parent all relevant documents and information with respect thereto, including without limitation work papers, records, examination reports, and statements of deficiencies assessed against or agreed to by the Company. There are no outstanding adjustments, deficiencies, additional assessments or refund claims proposed or outstanding with respect to any Tax or Tax Return of the Company. The Company is not a party to or bound by any tax sharing or allocation agreement and has no current or potential contractual obligation to indemnify any other Person with respect to Taxes.

     Section 3.17 “Approved Enterprise” Status . Except as set forth on Schedule 3.17 of the Company Disclosure Schedules, the Company is in compliance with all conditions and requirements stipulated by (i) the instruments of approval granted to it with respect to the “Approved Enterprise” status of any of the facilities of the Company as well as with respect to the other tax benefits received by the Company and (ii) Israeli laws and regulations relating to such “Approved Enterprise” status and the aforementioned other tax benefits received by the Company, except to the extent that noncompliance with the foregoing, individually or in the aggregate, would not result in a Material Adverse Effect and would not prevent or delay the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby. The Company has not received any notice of any proceeding or investigation relating to revocation or modification of any “Approved Enterprise” status granted with respect to any of the facilities of the Company and the Transactions will not result in any such revocation or modification.

     Section 3.18 Manipulation of Price . The Company has not, and to its knowledge no one acting on its behalf has, (i) taken, directly or indirectly, any action designed to cause or to result in the stabilization or manipulation of the price of Parent Common Stock, (ii) sold, bid for, purchased, or paid any compensation for soliciting purchases of, any shares of Parent Common Stock or (iii) paid or agreed to pay to any Person any compensation for soliciting another to purchase any shares of Parent Common Stock.

     Section 3.19 Material Agreements . A list of the oral and written material agreements of the Company is set forth on Schedule 3.19 of the Company Disclosure Schedules (each a “ Material Agreement ”). The Company, to the extent applicable, and to the Company’s knowledge, each other party thereto, have in all material respects performed all the obligations required to be performed by them to date (or such non-performing party has received a valid, enforceable and irrevocable written waiver with respect to its non-performance), have received no notice of default and are not in default (with due notice or lapse of time or both) under any Material Agreement. The Company has no knowledge of any breach or anticipated breach by the other party to any Material Agreement to which the Company is a party.

     Section 3.20 Office of Chief Scientist . Except as set forth on Schedule 3.20 of the Company Disclosure Schedules, the Company has satisfied all conditions and requirements of the instruments of approval granted to it by the Office of Chief Scientist of the Israeli Ministry of Industry and Trade (the “ OCS ”) and any applicable laws and regulations, including the Law for the Encouragement of Industrial Research and Development, 1984, with respect to any research and development grants given to it by such office, except to the extent that noncompliance with the foregoing, individually or in the aggregate, would not result in a Material Adverse Effect and would not prevent or delay the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby. All information supplied by the Company with respect to such applications was true, correct and complete in all material respects when supplied to the appropriate authorities.

     Section 3.21 Disclosure . All disclosures provided by the Company to Parent and Acquisition Subsidiary regarding the Company, the Business and the transactions contemplated hereby, including the Company Disclosure Schedules, are true and correct in all material respects and do not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements made therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading as of the date hereof.

     Section 3.22 Consents . Except as set forth in Schedule 3.22 of the Company Disclosure Schedules, no consent, approval, order or authorization of, or registration, qualification, designation, declaration or filing with, any Government Authority, or any other Person, is required in connection with the execution and delivery of, and the consummation of the transactions contemplated by, this Agreement, except any filing required any applicable securities laws or regulations or as set forth herein.

     Section 3.23 Broker’s and other Fees . The Company has not incurred, nor will it incur, directly or indirectly, any liability for brokerage or finders fees or agent’s commissions or any similar charges in connection with this Agreement or any transaction contemplated hereby.

     Section 3.24 Application of Takeover Protections . Except as described in Schedule 3.24 of the Company Disclosure Schedules, to the knowledge of the Company, there are no Takeover Protections that are or could become applicable to the Company as a result of the Company, Parent and Acquisition Subsidiary fulfilling their obligations or exercising their rights under the Transaction Documents.

     Section 3.25 Financial Statements .

          (a) The Company has delivered to Parent copies of: (i) the balance sheets of the Company as of December 31, 2005 and December 31, 2004, and the statements of operations, and changes in shareholders’ equity and cash flows for the years ended December 31, 2005, December 31, 2004 and December 31, 2003, in each case accompanied by the audit report of PriceWaterhouseCoopers, LLP – Kesselman & Kesselman, independent accountants with respect to the Company, and (ii) the unaudited balance sheets of the Company as of June 30, 2006 (the “ Company June Balance Sheets ”) and the unaudited statements of operations, and shareholders’ equity and cash flows for the six-month period ended June 30, 2006 (collectively, the “ Company Financial Statements ”). The Company Financial Statements (including the related notes) have been prepared in accordance with United States and Israeli generally accepted accounting principles consistently applied (“ GAAP ”) during the periods involved (except as may be indicated therein or in the notes thereto), and present fairly the consolidated financial position of the Company as of the respective dates set forth therein, and the consolidated results of the Company’s operations and its cash flows for the respective periods set forth therein in accordance with GAAP (subject, in case of any unaudited interim financial statements, to normal year-end adjustments).

          (b) The books and records of the Company are being maintained in material compliance with applicable legal and accounting requirements.

     Section 3.26 Foreign Corrupt Practices . Neither the Company nor any director, officer, agent, employee or other Person acting on behalf of the Company has, in the course of its actions for, or on behalf of, the Company (i) used any corporate funds for any unlawful contribution, gift, entertainment or other unlawful expenses relating to political activity, (ii) made any direct or indirect unlawful payment to any foreign or domestic government official or employee from corporate funds, (iii) violated or is in violation of any provision of the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended, or (iv) made any unlawful bribe, rebate, payoff, influence payment, kickback or other unlawful payment to any foreign or domestic government official or employee.

     Section 3.27 OFAC . The Company (i) is not a Person whose property or interest in property is blocked or subject to blocking pursuant to Section 1 of Executive Order 13224 of September 23, 2001 Blocking Property and Prohibiting Transactions with Persons Who Commit, Threaten to Commit, or Support Terrorism (66 Fed. Reg. 49079 (2001)), (ii) does not engage in any dealings or transactions prohibited by Section 2 of such executive order, or is otherwise associated with any such Person in any manner violative of Section 2 of such executive order or (iii) is not a Person on the list of Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons or subject to the limitations or prohibitions under any other U.S. Department of Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control regulation or executive order.

     Section 3.28 Patriot Act . Assuming the foregoing were applicable to the Company, the Company would be in compliance, in all material respects, with the (i) Trading with the Enemy Act, as amended, and each of the foreign assets control regulations of the United States Treasury Department (31 CFR, Subtitle B, Chapter V, as amended) and any other enabling legislation or executive order relating thereto and (ii) Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct