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Exhibit 2.6
PURCHASE AND SALE
AGREEMENT
AMONG
ANALOG DEVICES,
INC.
and
ANALOG DEVICES
B.V.
(the “ Sellers
”)
and
SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS
INDUSTRIES, LLC
and
ON SEMICONDUCTOR TRADING,
LTD.
(the “ Buyers
”)
November 8,
2007
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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| ARTICLE I ASSET PURCHASE |
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| 1.1 |
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Purchase
and Sale of Assets; Assumption of Liabilities |
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| 1.2 |
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Purchase
Price and Related Matters |
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| 1.3 |
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The
Closing. |
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| 1.4 |
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Consents
to Assignment |
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| 1.5 |
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Further
Assurances |
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| ARTICLE II REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE
SELLERS |
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| 2.1 |
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Organization, Qualification and Corporate Power |
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| 2.2 |
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Authority |
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| 2.3 |
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Noncontravention |
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| 2.4 |
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Financial
Statements; Taxes |
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| 2.5 |
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Absence
of Certain Changes |
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| 2.6 |
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Tangible
Personal Property |
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| 2.7 |
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Intellectual Property. |
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| 2.8 |
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[Intentionally omitted.] |
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| 2.9 |
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Entire
Business |
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| 2.10 |
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Litigation |
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| 2.11 |
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Employment Matters |
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| 2.12 |
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Employee
Benefits. |
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| 2.13 |
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Legal
Compliance |
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| 2.14 |
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Legal
Permits |
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| 2.15 |
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Warranties |
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| 2.16 |
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Customers
and Suppliers |
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| 2.17 |
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Broker |
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| ARTICLE III REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE
BUYERS |
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| 3.1 |
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Organization |
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| 3.2 |
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Authority |
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| 3.3 |
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Noncontravention |
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| 3.4 |
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Litigation |
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| 3.5 |
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Financing |
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| 3.6 |
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Solvency |
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| 3.7 |
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Due
Diligence by the Buyers |
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| 3.8 |
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Brokers
or Finders |
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| ARTICLE IV PRE-CLOSING COVENANTS |
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| 4.1 |
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Closing
Efforts; Hart-Scott-Rodino Act |
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| 4.2 |
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Operation
of Business. |
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| 4.3 |
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Access |
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| 4.4 |
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Exclusivity |
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| 4.5 |
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Schedules
and Notices |
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| 4.6 |
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Irish
Newco |
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| ARTICLE V CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO CLOSING |
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| 5.1 |
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Conditions to Obligations of the Buyers |
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| 5.2 |
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Conditions to Obligations of the Sellers |
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| ARTICLE VI INDEMNIFICATION |
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| 6.1 |
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Indemnification by the Parent |
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| 6.2 |
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Indemnification by SCI |
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| 6.3 |
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Claims
for Indemnification. |
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| 6.4 |
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Survival. |
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| 6.5 |
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Limitations. |
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| 6.6 |
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Treatment
of Indemnification Payments |
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| 6.7 |
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Termination of Indemnification |
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| ARTICLE VII TAX MATTERS |
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| 7.1 |
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Responsibility for Certain Taxes |
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| 7.2 |
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Cooperation on Tax Matters; Tax Proceedings |
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| 7.3 |
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Scope of
Article VII |
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| ARTICLE VIII TERMINATION |
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| 8.1 |
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Termination of Agreement |
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| 8.2 |
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Effect of
Termination |
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| ARTICLE IX EMPLOYEE MATTERS |
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| 9.1 |
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Covenants
Regarding Continuing Employees |
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| ARTICLE X OTHER POST-CLOSING COVENANTS |
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| 10.1 |
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Access to
Information; Record Retention; Cooperation. |
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| 10.2 |
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Covenant
Not to Compete |
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| 10.3 |
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Non-Solicitation. |
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| 10.4 |
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Transition Period for Retained Marks |
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| 10.5 |
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Use of
Retained Marks in Transferred Technology |
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| 10.6 |
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Payment
of Assumed Liabilities or Accounts Receivables |
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| ARTICLE XI DEFINITIONS |
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| ARTICLE XII MISCELLANEOUS |
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| 12.1 |
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Press
Releases and Announcements |
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| 12.2 |
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No Third
Party Beneficiaries |
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| 12.3 |
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Action to
be Taken by Affiliates |
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| 12.4 |
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Entire
Agreement |
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| 12.5 |
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Succession and Assignment |
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| 12.6 |
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Notices |
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| 12.7 |
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Amendments and Waivers |
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| 12.8 |
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Severability |
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| 12.9 |
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Expenses |
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| 12.10 |
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Governing
Law |
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| 12.11 |
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Arbitration |
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| 12.12 |
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Bulk
Transfer Laws |
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| 12.13 |
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Construction. |
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| 12.14 |
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Appointment of Representative |
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| 12.15 |
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Foreign
Exchange Conversions |
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| 12.16 |
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Incorporation of Exhibits and Schedules |
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| 12.17 |
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Counterparts and Facsimile Signature |
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Disclosure Schedule
Schedules:
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Schedule 1.1(a)(i)(A)
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Tangible
Personal Property |
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Schedule 1.1(a)(i)(B)
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Irish
Tangible Assets |
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Schedule 1.1(a)(ii)
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Intellectual
Property Rights |
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Schedule 1.1(a)(iii)
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Technology |
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Schedule 1.1(b)
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Excluded
Assets |
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Schedule 1.1(c)
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Assumed
Liabilities |
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Schedule 1.2(c)(i)
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Escrow
Matters |
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Schedule 1.2(c)(ii)
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Escrow
Matters |
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Schedule 5.1(e)
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Foreign
Filings |
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Schedule 5.1(f)(i)
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Required
Governmental Consents |
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Schedule 5.1(f)(ii)
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Third Party
Consents |
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Schedule 5.1(j)
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Key
Employees |
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Schedule 9.1(a)-1
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US
Employees |
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Schedule 9.1(a)-2
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Specified
Employees |
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Schedule 9.1(a)-3
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Applicable
Terms |
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Schedule 9.1(c)
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EU
Employees |
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Schedule 9.1(g)(iv)
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Pension
Schemes |
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Schedule 13.1
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Accrued
Vacation |
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Schedule 13.2
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Products |
Exhibits:
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| Exhibit A |
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Form of Bill of Sale |
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| Exhibit B |
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Form of License Agreement |
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| Exhibit C |
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Form of Assumption Agreement |
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| Exhibit D |
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Form of Foundry Agreement |
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| Exhibit E |
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Form of Transition Services Agreement |
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| Exhibit F |
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Form of Escrow Agreement |
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| Exhibit G |
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Form of ADICE License Agreement |
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PURCHASE AND SALE
AGREEMENT
This PURCHASE AND SALE
AGREEMENT (the “ Agreement ”) is entered into as
of November 8, 2007 among Analog Devices, Inc., a
Massachusetts corporation (the “ Parent ”),
Analog Devices B.V., an entity organized under the laws of The
Netherlands (“ ADBV ” and together with Parent,
each individually referred to herein as a “ Seller
” and collectively referred to herein as the “
Sellers ”), Semiconductor Components Industries, LLC,
a Delaware limited liability company (“ SCI ”),
and ON Semiconductor Trading, Ltd., an entity organized under the
laws of Bermuda and a wholly-owned subsidiary of SCI (“ ON
Bermuda ” and together with SCI, and Irish Newco (as
defined below), each, a “ Buyer ” and
collectively, the “ Buyers ”). The Sellers and
the Buyers are referred to collectively herein as the “
Parties .”
INTRODUCTION
1. The Sellers are engaged,
among other matters, in the Business.
2. The Buyers desire to
purchase from the Sellers, and the Sellers desire to sell to the
Buyers, the Acquired Assets (other than Excluded Assets), subject
to the assumption of the Assumed Liabilities and upon the terms and
subject to the conditions set forth herein.
3. Prior to the Closing, SCI
will form a new corporate subsidiary under the laws of the Republic
of Ireland (“ Irish Newco ”) as provided in
Section 4.6 below, and, following such formation and
the execution by Irish Newco of a joinder hereto, Irish Newco shall
be deemed a “Buyer” hereunder.
4. Capitalized terms used in
this Agreement shall have the meanings ascribed to them in Article
XI.
NOW, THEREFORE, in
consideration of the representations, warranties, covenants and
agreements contained in this Agreement and other good and valuable
consideration, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the
Parties agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
ASSET
PURCHASE
1.1 Purchase and Sale of
Assets; Assumption of Liabilities .
(a) Transfer of Assets
. On the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this
Agreement, at the Closing, each Seller shall sell, convey, assign,
transfer and deliver to SCI, and SCI shall purchase and acquire
from each Seller, all of the Seller’s right, title and
interest in and to the Acquired Assets (other than the Irish
Acquired Assets), in each case free and clear of all Liens for
(a) the Adjusted Purchase Price payable as set forth in
Section 1.2 and (b) the assumption of the Assumed
Liabilities, in each case, in accordance with the Allocation
Schedule.
(b) Transfer of Irish
Assets . On the terms and subject to the conditions set forth
in this Agreement, at the Closing, each Seller shall sell to
(i) ON Bermuda all of the
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applicable Seller’s
right and title to the Irish Acquired Assets that constitute
intangible assets (the “ Irish Intangible Assets
”), free and clear of all Liens, and (ii) Irish Newco
all of the applicable Seller’s right and title to the
Irish Acquired Assets that constitute tangible assets (the “
Irish Tangible Assets ” and together with the Irish
Tangible Assets, the “ Irish Acquired Assets ”),
free and clear of all Liens, in each case for (A) the portion
of the Adjusted Purchase Price payable as set forth in
Section 1.2 and (B) in the case of Irish Newco,
the assumption of the Assumed Liabilities, all in accordance with
the Allocation Schedule; provided that , title to all Irish
Acquired Assets capable of delivery shall pass by delivery as
provided in Section 1.3(b)(xiv) below. The purchase and
sale of the Acquired Assets are referred herein collectively as the
“ Acquisition .”
(c) Excluded Assets .
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the
Acquired Assets shall not include any of the Excluded
Assets.
(d) Assumed
Liabilities . On the terms and subject to the conditions set
forth in this Agreement, SCI and Irish Newco shall assume,
effective as of the Closing, and from and after the Closing, SCI
and Irish Newco shall pay, perform and discharge when due the
Assumed Liabilities; provided that , the assumption
of the Assumed Liabilities by SCI and Irish Newco shall not enlarge
any rights of third parties under contracts or arrangements with
any Seller or Buyer and nothing herein shall prevent any Party
hereto from contesting in good faith with any third party any of
said liabilities.
(e) Excluded
Liabilities . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this
Agreement, none of the Buyers shall assume, or be bound by, the
Excluded Liabilities.
1.2 Purchase Price and
Related Matters .
(a) Purchase Price
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(i) In consideration for the
sale and transfer of the Acquired Assets (other than the Irish
Acquired Assets), SCI shall at the Closing assume the Assumed
Liabilities as provided in Section 1.1(d) and shall pay
to the Sellers an amount equal to (i) the Purchase Price,
less (ii) the Escrow Fund (defined in
Section 1.2(c) ), less (iii) the Irish
Purchase Price, less (iv) the WIP Adjustment Amount
(defined in Section 1.2(d) ), and less
(v) the Non-U.S. Vacation Liability (such resulting amount,
the “ Adjusted Purchase Price ”) in cash in
immediately available funds in accordance with wire transfer
instructions delivered to SCI by the Sellers not less than two
(2) Business Days prior to the Closing Date;
(ii) In consideration for the
sale and transfer of the Irish Intangible Assets, ON Bermuda shall
at the Closing pay to the Sellers an amount equal to the Irish
Intangible Asset Purchase Price, as reflected in the Allocation
Schedule, in cash in immediately available funds in accordance with
wire transfer instructions delivered to SCI by the Sellers not less
than two (2) Business Days prior to the Closing
Date;
(iii) In consideration for
the sale and transfer of the Irish Tangible Assets, Irish Newco
shall at the Closing assume the Assumed Liabilities as provided in
Section 1.1(d) and shall pay to the Sellers an amount
equal to the Irish Tangible Asset Purchase Price, as
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reflected in the Allocation
Schedule, in cash in immediately available funds in accordance with
wire transfer instructions delivered to SCI by the Sellers not less
than two (2) Business Days prior to the Closing
Date.
(iv) In the event the Closing
does not take place on or prior to December 31, 2007, the
Adjusted Purchase Price as set forth in
Section 1.2(a)(i) shall be increased by the amount
equal to the amount of any retention payments made by Parent to the
Employees who become Continuing Employees pursuant to the Retention
Bonus Plan disclosed on Section 2.5(a) of the
Disclosure Schedule.
(b) Allocation of Adjusted
Purchase Price and Assumed Liabilities . Prior to the Closing,
Parent, on behalf of the Sellers, and SCI on behalf of the Buyers,
shall jointly prepare and agree upon a schedule (the “
Allocation Schedule ”) setting forth the proposed
allocation of the Adjusted Purchase Price and the Assumed
Liabilities among the Acquired Assets transferred by each of the
Sellers and the covenant contained in Section 10.2 , in
accordance with Section 1060 of the Code.
(i) If SCI and the Parent
cannot reach agreement on such Allocation Schedule within 30 days
following the date hereof, then SCI and the Parent shall jointly
engage the Neutral Accountant. The Neutral Accountant shall prepare
the Allocation Schedule based upon its appraisal of the fair value
of the assets among which the Adjusted Purchase Price and the
Assumed Liabilities are to be allocated, and the Parent and SCI
shall jointly pay the fees and expenses of the Neutral Accountant
for its services under this Section 1.2(b) . The Parent
and SCI agree to provide to the Neutral Accountant such information
as the Neutral Accountant may reasonably request in connection with
the preparation of such schedule and shall request that the Neutral
Accountant prepare and deliver to the Parent and SCI such
Allocation Schedule as promptly as practicable. The Buyers and
Sellers agree that the procedure set forth in this
Section 1.2(b)(i) for resolving disputes with respect
to the Allocation Schedule shall be the sole and exclusive method
for resolving any such disputes.
(ii) The Buyers and the
Parent agree to (A) be bound by the Allocation Schedule,
(B) act in accordance with the Allocation Schedule in the
filing of all Tax Returns (including without limitation filing Form
8594 with their respective U.S. federal income tax returns for the
taxable year that includes the Closing Date) and in the court of
any Tax audit, Tax review or Tax litigation relating thereto and
(C) take no position and cause their respective Affiliates to
take no position inconsistent with the Allocation Schedule for
income Tax purposes.
(c) Escrow Fund . At
the Closing, the Buyers shall deposit a portion of the Purchase
Price equal to $7.5 million (the “ Escrow Fund
”) into an escrow account pursuant to an Escrow Agreement
referred to in Section 1.3(b) below which shall be
available to satisfy claims for Damages pursuant to
Section 6.1(d) and Section 6.1(e) in
respect of the matters described in (i) Schedule
1.2(c)(i) , and (ii) Schedule 1.2(c)(ii) hereof.
The Escrow Fund shall be held as a trust fund and shall not be
subject to any Lien, attachment, trustee process or any other
judicial process of any creditor of any party, and shall be held
and disbursed solely for the purposes and in accordance with the
terms of the Escrow Agreement. The escrow agent under the Escrow
Agreement (the “ Escrow Agent ”) shall be a
financial institution headquartered in the United
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States reasonably acceptable
to the Buyers and Parent. The Buyers and the Parent agree that the
Escrow Fund, and any reimbursement therefrom, shall be administered
in accordance with the terms of the Escrow Agreement.
(d) WIP and Vacation
Adjustments . Three (3) Business Days prior to the
Closing, the Sellers shall deliver to the Buyers a good faith
estimate, as of the Closing, of the book value amount of the WIP of
the Business (the “ WIP Adjustment Amount ”) and
of the Non-U.S. Vacation Liability and provide the Buyers with
access to the Books and Records of the Sellers as may be reasonably
requested by the Buyers in order to confirm the WIP Adjustment
Amount and the amount of the Non-U.S. Vacation Liability. The
Sellers covenant and agree that the WIP Adjustment Amount and the
Non-U.S. Vacation Liability shall be calculated in a manner
consistent in all respects with the manner in which the WIP
calculations previously provided to SCI have been calculated and
the manner in which the Non-U.S. Vacation Liability is calculated
on Schedule 13.2 hereto. The WIP Adjustment Amount and the
Non-U.S. Vacation Liability, as agreed to by Parent and SCI and
together with such adjustments thereto as shall be mutually agreed
to by Parent and SCI, will be final and binding on all
parties.
1.3 The Closing
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(a) Time and Location
. The closing of the Acquisition (the “ Closing
”) shall take place at the offices of Latham &
Watkins LLP in San Francisco, California, commencing at
10:00 a.m., local time, on the Closing Date.
(b) Actions at the
Closing .
At the Closing:
(i) the Buyers shall
collectively deliver to the Sellers the Adjusted Purchase Price and
Irish Purchase Price as set forth in Section 1.2
;
(ii) the Parent shall deliver
(or cause to be delivered) to SCI the various certificates,
instruments and documents required to be delivered under
Section 5.1 ;
(iii) SCI shall deliver (or
cause to be delivered) to Parent the various certificates,
instruments and documents required to be delivered under
Section 5.2 ;
(iv) the Sellers shall
execute and deliver a Bill of Sale with respect to the Acquired
Assets (other than the Irish Acquired Assets) in substantially the
form attached hereto as Exhibit A ;
(v) the Sellers and SCI shall
execute and deliver the License Agreement in substantially the form
attached hereto as Exhibit B ;
(vi) SCI shall execute and
deliver (or cause to be executed and delivered) to Sellers an
Assumption Agreement in substantially the form attached hereto as
Exhibit C ;
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(vii) the Sellers, SCI and ON
Bermuda shall execute and deliver a transitional foundry services
agreement and a transition services agreement in substantially the
forms attached hereto as Exhibits D and E,
respectively;
(viii) the Sellers and the
Buyers shall execute and deliver an Escrow Agreement in
substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit F
;
(ix) the Sellers and SCI
shall execute and deliver the ADICE License Agreement in
substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit
G;
(x) Parent and SCI shall
deliver the Allocation Schedule;
(xi) the Sellers shall
execute and deliver (or cause to be executed and delivered) such
other instruments of conveyance as SCI, on behalf of the Buyers,
may reasonably request in order to effect the sale, transfer,
conveyance and assignment to the relevant Buyer of valid ownership
of and title to all of the Acquired Assets, including, without
limitation, any Intellectual Property Rights assignment agreements
to be recorded with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and
foreign counterparts thereof;
(xii) SCI shall execute and
deliver (or cause to be executed and delivered) such other
instruments as any Seller may reasonably request in order to effect
the assumption by the relevant Buyer of the Assumed
Liabilities;
(xiii) each Seller shall
transfer the Books and Records;
(xiv) the Sellers shall
deliver to (A) SCI, or otherwise put SCI in possession and
control of, all of the Acquired Assets (other than the Irish
Acquired Assets) of a tangible nature, and (B) Irish Newco, or
otherwise put Irish Newco in possession and control of, all of the
Irish Tangible Assets, in each case in accordance with the
Allocation Schedule; and
(xv) the Parties shall
execute and deliver to each other a cross-receipt evidencing the
transactions referred to above.
1.4 Consents to
Assignment . Anything in this Agreement to the contrary
notwithstanding, this Agreement shall not constitute an agreement
to assign or transfer any contract, lease, authorization, license
or permit, or any claim, right or benefit arising thereunder or
resulting therefrom, if an attempted assignment or transfer
thereof, without the consent of a third party thereto or of the
issuing Governmental Entity, as the case may be, would constitute a
breach thereof.
1.5 Further Assurances
. At any time and from time to time after the Closing Date, as and
when requested by any Party hereto and at such Party’s
expense, the other Party or Parties shall promptly execute and
deliver, or cause to be executed and delivered, all such documents,
instruments and certificates and shall take, or cause to be taken,
all such further or other actions as are necessary to evidence and
effectuate the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement.
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ARTICLE II
REPRESENTATIONS AND
WARRANTIES OF THE SELLERS
Parent represents and
warrants to the Buyers that the statements contained in this
Article II are true and correct, except as set forth in the
Disclosure Schedule. The Disclosure Schedule shall be arranged in
sections and subsections corresponding to the numbered and lettered
sections and subsections contained in this Article II. The
disclosures in any section or subsection of the Disclosure Schedule
shall qualify other sections and subsections in this Article II to
the extent it is reasonably apparent from a reading of the
disclosure in any such section or subsection that such disclosure
is applicable to such other sections and subsections. The inclusion
of any information in the Disclosure Schedule (or any update
thereto) shall not be deemed to be an admission or acknowledgment,
in and of itself, that such information is required by the terms
hereof to be disclosed, is material to the Business, has resulted
in or would result in a Business Material Adverse Effect, or is
outside the ordinary course of business. For purposes of this
Agreement, the phrase “to the knowledge of the Sellers”
or any phrase of similar import shall mean and be limited to the
actual knowledge, after due inquiry of their respective direct
reports, of the following individuals: John Blake, Peter Henry,
Bill Martin and Margaret Seif.
2.1 Organization,
Qualification and Corporate Power . Each of the Sellers is a
corporation duly organized, validly existing and, where applicable,
in good standing under the laws of its respective jurisdiction of
organization and is duly qualified to conduct business under the
laws of each jurisdiction where the character of the properties
owned, leased or operated by it or the nature of its activities as
they relate exclusively to the Business, makes such qualification
necessary, except for any such failure to be qualified that would
not reasonably be expected to result in a Business Material Adverse
Effect. Each Seller has all requisite corporate power and authority
to carry on the business in which it is now engaged and to own and
use the properties now owned and used by it.
2.2 Authority . Each
Seller has all requisite corporate power and authority to execute
and deliver this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements to which it
will be a party and to perform its obligations hereunder and
thereunder. The execution and delivery by each Seller of this
Agreement and such Ancillary Agreements and the consummation by
each Seller of the Acquisition and the other transactions
contemplated hereby and thereby have been duly and validly
authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of each
Seller. This Agreement has been, and such Ancillary Agreements will
be, validly executed and delivered by each Seller and, assuming
this Agreement and each such Ancillary Agreement constitute the
valid and binding obligation of the Buyers, constitutes or will
constitute a valid and binding obligation of each Seller,
enforceable against each Seller in accordance with its terms,
except as enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency,
fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium or other similar
laws relating to or affecting the rights of creditors generally and
by equitable principles, including those limiting the availability
of specific performance, injunctive relief and other equitable
remedies and those providing for equitable defenses.
2.3 Noncontravention .
Subject to compliance with the applicable requirements of the
Hart-Scott-Rodino Act, and applicable foreign antitrust or trade
regulation laws, neither the execution and delivery by any Seller
of this Agreement or the Ancillary Agreements to which
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such Seller will be a party, nor the
consummation by any Seller of the Acquisition or the other
transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, will:
(a) conflict with or violate
any provision of the charter or bylaws of such Seller;
(b) require on the part of
any Seller any filing with, or any permit, authorization, consent
or approval of, any Governmental Entity, except for any filing,
permit, authorization, consent or approval which if not obtained or
made would not reasonably be expected to result in a Business
Material Adverse Effect;
(c) conflict with, result in
a breach of, constitute (with or without due notice or lapse of
time or both) a default under, result in the acceleration of
obligations under, create in any party the right to terminate or
modify, or require any notice, consent or waiver under, any
contract, lease, sublease, license, sublicense, franchise, permit,
indenture, agreement or mortgage for borrowed money, instrument of
indebtedness or Lien to which any Seller is a party or by which any
Seller is bound or to which any of its respective assets is
subject, except for (i) any conflict, breach, default,
acceleration or right to terminate or modify that would not
reasonably be expected to result in a Business Material Adverse
Effect or (ii) any notice, consent or waiver the absence of
which would not reasonably be expected to result in a Business
Material Adverse Effect; or
(d) violate any order, writ,
injunction or decree specifically naming, or statute, rule or
regulation applicable to, any Seller or any of or their respective
properties or assets, except for any violation that would not
reasonably be expected to result in a Business Material Adverse
Effect.
2.4 Financial Statements;
Taxes .
(a) The income statements for
the Business for the fiscal years ended October 30,
2004, October 29, 2005 and October 28, 2006, and for
the fiscal quarters ended February 3, 2007, May 5,
2007 and August 4, 2007 are attached as
Section 2.4 of the Disclosure Schedule. Such income
statements were prepared by management of the Business and are
consistent with the books and records of the Sellers as they relate
to the Business; provided however , that such income
statements are based on the combined revenues, expenses, assets and
liabilities of Sellers relevant to the Business. Such income
statements were not necessarily prepared in accordance with
generally accepted accounting principles, including with respect to
the allocation or estimation of costs, operating expenses, assets
and liabilities that were included in the Business.
(b) All Tax Returns required
to be filed by or with respect to the Business have been timely
filed, and all such Tax Returns are complete and correct in all
material respects. All Taxes due and payable with respect to the
Business, whether or not shown on such Tax Returns, have been paid
in full. There is no action pending with respect to any Tax with
respect to the Business which could reasonably be expected to
result in a Lien on the Acquired Assets.
2.5 Absence of Certain
Changes . Since August 4, 2007, there have not been any
changes in the financial condition or results of operations of the
Business, except for any changes
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that would not reasonably be expected to
result in a Business Material Adverse Effect. Since August 4,
2007, each Seller has conducted the Business in the ordinary course
consistent with past practice, and no Seller has taken any of the
following actions (or permitted any of the following events to
occur) with respect to the Acquired Assets or the
Business:
(a) sold, assigned or
transferred any portion of the Acquired Assets, except for sales of
Products in the ordinary course of business;
(b) suffered any
extraordinary damages, destruction or losses (whether or not
covered by insurance);
(c) made any capital
expenditures or commitments therefor, except any such capital
expenditures made in the ordinary course of business and any such
commitments that do not constitute Assumed Liabilities;
(d) created, or allowed or
suffered to exist, any Liens on any of the Acquired Assets, other
than any Liens with respect to which Sellers will obtain releases
as of the closing;
(e) acquired any operating
business, whether by merger, stock purchase or asset purchase,
except for any such business which did not become part of the
Business;
(f) incurred or guaranteed
any indebtedness for borrowed money, except which do not constitute
Assumed Liabilities;
(g) entered into any
employment, compensation or deferred compensation agreement (or any
amendment or modification to any such existing agreement) with any
Employee whose annual base salary exceeds $100,000, except in the
ordinary course of business;
(h) incurred any material
loss of Employees, or material change in the terms and conditions
of the employment of Employees as a whole;
(i) incurred any obligation
or liability by a Seller to any of its Employees, or made any loans
or advances made by a Seller to any of its Employees, except normal
compensation and expense allowances payable in the ordinary course
of business; or
(j) entered into any
agreement or commitment with respect to any of the matters referred
to in paragraphs (a) through (i) of this
Section 2.5 .
2.6 Tangible Personal
Property . The applicable Seller has good, valid and (if
applicable) marketable title to, a valid leasehold interest in or a
valid license or right to use, all Tangible Personal Property, free
and clear of all Liens. All Tangible Personal Property is in good
operating condition (ordinary wear and tear excepted), and is
suitable for its intended uses.
2.7 Intellectual
Property .
(a) Except as set forth in
Section 2.7(a) of the Disclosure Schedule, there are no
pending or threatened claims of which a Seller has been given
written notice, by any Person
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alleging that the conduct of
the Business or any Product infringes, misappropriates or
constitutes unlawful use of any of such Person’s Intellectual
Property Rights and, to the knowledge of the Sellers, no Person has
made any such claims. Except as set forth in
Section 2.7(a) of the Disclosure Schedule, no Person
has notified a Seller that a Seller requires a license to any of
such Person’s Intellectual Property Rights in connection with
the conduct of the Business and no Seller has received any
unsolicited written offer to license any Person’s
Intellectual Property Rights in connection with the conduct of the
Business. Except as set forth in Section 2.7(a) of the
Disclosure Schedule, to the Seller’s knowledge, the conduct
of the Businesses as conducted by the Sellers prior to or on the
Closing Date does not, and the Products made, sold, offered for
sale and imported by a Buyer after the Closing Date, including
without limitation the Products made by the Sellers and sold by the
Sellers to a Buyer under the Foundry Agreement, do not and will
not, infringe, constitute contributory infringement, inducement to
infringe, misappropriation or unlawful use of the Intellectual
Property Rights of any Person. The foregoing representation shall
not apply to the extent the infringement arises out of a
modification made to the Products by or for a Buyer, including any
modification made by a Seller at the request of or with the written
authorization of a Buyer, nor shall the foregoing representation
apply to the extent the infringement arises out of (i) any
combination of the Products by or for a Buyer with any existing or
future elements, components, features, functions, products or
services of a Buyer or any third party, except for combinations
with other the Products specifically listed on Schedule 13.2
in the configurations currently offered by Seller as of the Closing
Date, or (ii) the use by a Buyer of different manufacturing
processes from those used by the Sellers as of the Closing
Date.
(b) The Sellers are the sole
and exclusive owners of and have good and marketable title to all
of the Transferred Intellectual Property Rights, free and clear of
all Liens. No Person other than the Sellers has any ownership
right, title or interest in or to the Transferred Intellectual
Property Rights, including, without limitation, any employee or
contractor that have not been either assigned to a Seller or
exclusively licensed to a Seller on a worldwide, royalty-free basis
with the right to sublicense. To the Sellers’ knowledge, the
Sellers have the right to grant the licenses granted in the License
Agreement and the ADICE License Agreement.
(c) [Intentionally
omitted.]
(d) The Transferred
Intellectual Property Rights and the Licensed Intellectual Property
Rights, other than in-licensed third party Intellectual Property
Rights specified in Section 2.7(d) of the Disclosure
Schedule, constitute all the Intellectual Property Rights used in
the conduct of the Business or that are necessary in connection
with the conduct of the Business on and before the Closing
Date.
(e) Except as set forth in
Section 2.7(e) of the Disclosure Schedule, no Seller
has granted any Person any right of first refusal/negotiation,
covenant not to assert/sue or other right, license or other
interest in or to the Transferred Intellectual Property Rights or
the Licensed Intellectual Property Rights, including, without
limitation, the right to make, have made, sell, offer for sale or
import any Product.
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(f) Except as set forth in
Section 2.7(f) of the Disclosure Schedule, and except
for the in-licensing of standard, “off-the-shelf”
commercial software (excluding Public Software and excluding
software included in any Product), no Person has granted a Seller
any covenant not to assert/sue, right, license or other interest in
or to any Intellectual Property Rights in connection with a
Seller’s conduct of the Business or the using, making,
selling, offer for sale or importing any Product.
(g) Neither Seller has
delivered or disclosed to any Person or granted to any Person any
license to use or right to access and use any source code of
software used in any Product and neither Seller has deposited into
any technology escrow any such source code.
(h) Except as set forth in
Section 2.7(h) of the Disclosure Schedule, neither
Seller is a party to any contract or agreement limiting or
restricting the Seller’s ability to transact or conduct the
Business in any market, field or geographical area or with any
Person, or that restricts the use, sale, transfer, delivery or
licensing of any Transferred Intellectual Property Rights, Licensed
Intellectual Property or Products, including, without limitation,
any covenant not to compete.
(i) Except as set forth in
Section 2.7(i) of the Disclosure Schedule, neither
Seller has any obligation to pay any royalties, license fees or
other amounts or provide or pay any other consideration to any
Person by reason of the conduct of the Business or the use,
manufacture, distribution, sale or importation of any
Product.
(j) Except as set forth in
Section 2.7(j) of the Disclosure Schedule, no Product
and no software, firmware or middleware included in any Product
contains, interfaces with or incorporates any Public Software and
no Public Software has been distributed with, in whole or in part,
any Product. For purposes of the foregoing, the term “
Public Software ” shall mean any software that
contains, or is derived in any manner (in whole or in part) from,
any software that is distributed as free software, open source
software (e.g., Linux) or similar licensing or distribution models
that requires the distribution of source code to licensees,
including, without limitation, software licensed or distributed
under any of the following licenses or distribution models, or
licenses or distribution models similar to any of the following:
(i) GNU’s General Public License (GPL) or Lesser/Library
GPL (LGPL); (ii) the Artistic License (e.g., PERL);
(iii) the Mozilla Public License; (iv) the Netscape
Public License; (v) the Sun Community Source License (SCSL);
(vi) the Sun Industry Standards License (SISL); (vii) the
BSD License; and (viii) the Apache License.
(k) Except as set forth in
Section 2.7(k) of the Disclosure Schedule, no Person
has challenged in writing or, to the knowledge of the Sellers,
threatened to challenge and no Person has asserted in writing or,
to the knowledge of the Sellers, threatened to assert a claim or
made a demand, nor is there any proceeding pending or, to the
knowledge of the Sellers, threatened, which would
(i) materially adversely affect the Sellers’ right,
title or interest in, to or under the Licensed Intellectual
Property Rights, (ii) materially adversely affect the
Sellers’ right, title or interest in, to or under the
Transferred Intellectual Property Rights, (iii) materially
adversely affect the validity, enforceability or claim construction
of any Patents included in the Licensed Intellectual Property
Rights, or (iv) materially adversely affect the
validity,
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enforceability or claim
construction of any Patents included in the Transferred
Intellectual Property Rights. No Seller has received any written
notice regarding any such challenge, claim, demand or
proceeding.
(l) Neither of the Sellers is
subject to any proceeding or outstanding decree, order, judgment or
stipulation restricting in any manner the use, transfer or
licensing of the Transferred Intellectual Property Rights or the
Licensed Intellectual Property Rights, or the use, manufacture,
transfer, sale, importation or licensing of any Product, or which
might affect the validity, use or enforceability of any of the
Transferred Intellectual Property Rights in any material
respect.
(m) To the Sellers’
knowledge, no Licensed Intellectual Property Rights have been
infringed by any Person in any material respect in the Field of Use
as defined in the License Agreement. To the Sellers’
knowledge, no Transferred Intellectual Property Rights have been
infringed by any Person in any material respect. To the
Seller’s knowledge, there is no unauthorized use or
disclosure or misappropriation by any Person of the Transferred
Intellectual Property Rights or the Licensed Intellectual Property
Rights.
(n) All registered Copyrights
and registered Trademarks included in the Transferred Intellectual
Property Rights (i) have been duly filed or registered (as
applicable) with the applicable Governmental Entity, and
maintained, including the timely submission of all necessary
filings and payment of fees in accordance with the legal and
administrative requirements or the appropriate jurisdictions,
(ii) have not lapsed, expired or been abandoned and
(iii) are not the subject of any opposition proceedings that
have been commenced related thereto in any jurisdictions which such
procedures are available nor does there exist any fact that could
lead to any such opposition. Section 2.7(n) of the
Disclosure Schedule sets forth the registered Copyrights (including
without limitation mask works) and registered trademarks included
in the Acquired Assets, setting forth in each case (a) the
jurisdictions in which Copyrights and Trademarks have been
registered or for which applications for registrations have been
filed and (b) any payments or filings that are required during
the ninety (90) day period following the date of this
Agreement.
(o) All Patents included in
the Transferred Intellectual Property Rights have been duly filed
or registered (as applicable) with the applicable Governmental
Entity, and have been prosecuted and maintained, including without
limitation the timely submission of all necessary filings and fees,
in accordance with the legal and administrative requirements of the
appropriate Governmental Entity, and have not lapsed, expired or
been abandoned. Section 2.7(o) of the Disclosure
Schedule sets forth the Patents included in the Acquired Assets,
setting forth in each case (a) the jurisdictions in which
issued Patents have issued and Patent applications have been filed
and (b) any payments or response to office actions or other
filings that are required during the ninety (90) day period
following the date of this Agreement.
(p) (i) All Patents included
in the Transferred Intellectual Property Rights have been
prosecuted in good faith and are in good standing,
(ii) neither Seller has received any inventorship challenges
to any such Patents nor to Seller’s knowledge does there
exist any fact that could lead to any such challenge, (iii) no
interference been declared or provoked relating to
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any such Patents nor to
Sellers’ knowledge does there exist any fact that could lead
to any such interference, and (iv) no opposition proceeding
has been commenced related to such Patents in any jurisdiction nor
to Seller’s knowledge does there exist any fact that could
lead to such opposition proceeding.
(q) Sellers have taken
commercially reasonable and customary measures and precautions
necessary to protect and maintain the confidentiality of all
material Trade Secrets included in the Transferred Intellectual
Property Rights and all material Trade Secrets included in the
Licensed Intellectual Property Rights and otherwise to maintain and
protect the value of all such Trade Secrets. Neither Seller has
disclosed any such Trade Secrets to any Person without having the
recipient thereof execute a written agreement regarding the
non-disclosure and non-use thereof.
(r) The Sellers have not
intentionally incorporated into any Product, any “back
door,” “time bomb,” “Trojan horse,”
“worm,” “drop dead device,”
“virus” or other software routines or hardware
components designed to permit unauthorized access or to disable or
erase software, hardware or data without the consent of the user
(except to the extent that software or data is erased and replaced
in the course of ordinary operation of the Product) and the Sellers
have used reasonable efforts to prevent the introduction of such
into any Products.
(s) Each Product actually
offered for sale or sold by the Sellers as of the date of this
Agreement conforms and complies in all material respects with the
terms and requirements of any applicable warranty, the agreement
related to such Product and with all Applicable Laws. Since
October 28, 2006, no customer or other Person has asserted or,
to the knowledge of the Sellers, threatened to assert any claim
against a Seller under or based upon any warranty provided by or on
behalf of a Seller. Since October 28, 2006, each Product
offered for sale or sold by the Sellers was free of any design
defect or other defect or deficiency at the time it was sold or
otherwise made available, other than any immaterial bug that would
not adversely affect in any material respect such Product or other
asset, product or system (or the operation or performance of any of
the foregoing). Since October 28, 2006, no product liability
claims have been filed against or, to the knowledge of the Sellers,
threatened or alleged against a Seller related to any Product sold
or offered for sale by the Sellers.
(t) Except as set forth in
Section 2.7(t) of the Disclosure Schedule, no Seller is
or has ever been a member or promoter of, or a contributor to or
made any commitments or agreements regarding any patent pool,
industry standards body, standard setting organization, industry or
other trade association or similar organization, in each case that
could or does require or obligate a Seller to grant or offer to any
other Person any license or right to the Transferred Intellectual
Property Rights or the Licensed Intellectual Property
Rights.
(u) Except as set forth in
Section 2.7(u) of the Disclosure Schedule, no funding,
facilities or personnel of any Governmental Entity were used,
directly or indirectly, to develop or create, in whole or in part,
any Transferred Intellectual Property Rights, any Licensed
Intellectual Property Rights or any Product.
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(v) The execution, delivery
or performance of this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements, the
consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or
such Ancillary Agreements and the satisfaction of any closing
condition hereto or thereto will not contravene, conflict with or
result in any limitation on the Buyers’ right, title or
interest in or to the Transferred Intellectual Property or on the
Sellers’ granting the licenses under the License Agreement or
the ADICE License Agreement.
(w) The products listed in
the product development roadmap in Exhibit D of the License
Agreement are all of the thermal and power management products
intended for use in the Restricted Field that are currently under
development by either Seller. The Products included in the Acquired
Assets as listed in Exhibit A of the License Agreement
represent all of thermal and power management products that are
currently manufactured and sold by Sellers and intended for use
exclusively in the Restricted Field.
The Parties agree that the only
representations and warranties of the Sellers herein as to any
Intellectual Property Rights are those contained in this
Section 2.7 . Without limiting the generality of the
foregoing, each Buyer specifically acknowledges that the
representations and warranties contained in Sections 2.6 ,
2.10 , 2.14 and 2.15 do not relate to
Intellectual Property Rights.
2.8 [Intentionally
omitted. ]
2.9 Entire Business .
Except for the Excluded Assets, the Acquired Assets, when utilized
by a labor force substantially similar to that employed by the
Sellers in connection with the Business, are adequate to conduct
the Business in all material respects as currently
conducted.
2.10 Litigation .
Section 2.10 of the Disclosure Schedule lists, as of
the date of this Agreement, each pending, or to the knowledge of
the Sellers, threatened (a) judgment, order, decree,
stipulation or injunction of any Governmental Entity specifically
naming any Seller that involves the Acquired Assets or relates
exclusively to the Business and (b) action, suit or proceeding
or, to the knowledge of Sellers, investigation by or before any
Governmental Entity specifically naming any Seller that involves
the Acquired Assets or relates exclusively to the Business, except
in the case of either clause (a) or (b), any that would not
reasonably be expected to result in a Business Material Adverse
Effect.
2.11 Employment
Matters .
(a)
Section 2.11(a) of the Disclosure Schedule contains a
list, as of the date of this Agreement, of all Employees, along
with, for each Employee, the position, current base salary, date
and amount of last base salary increase, annual bonus, commissions,
or other incentive compensation, benefit plans, programs or
arrangements in which participating, job location, job grade, job
shift, and severance terms applicable to such person, and
indicating if such person is on leave of absence. Each current
Employee has entered into a confidentiality/assignment of
inventions agreement with the applicable Seller, a copy or form of
which has previously been delivered to SCI.
Section 2.11 of the Disclosure Schedule contains
a
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list of all Employees who are
a party to a non-competition agreement with any Seller; copies of
such agreements have previously been delivered to SCI.
(b) No Seller is a party to
or bound by any collective bargaining agreement relating to the
Business, nor has any Seller experienced, since January 1,
2002, any material strikes, slowdowns, grievances, claims of unfair
labor practices or other collective bargaining disputes with
respect to the Business, nor to the knowledge of the Sellers, are
any such actions, claims or disputes threatened.
(c) Each Seller is in
material compliance with all Applicable Laws pertaining to the
Seller’s employment practices, terms and conditions of
employment, and wages and hours (including, but not limited to,
proper classification of employees for ERISA purposes and as exempt
or non-exempt, proper characterization of service providers as
consultants and independent contractors, immigration related
obligations with respect to each Employee and the withholding,
remittance and reporting of applicable Taxes on wages). There are
no claims of any nature pending or, to the knowledge of the
Sellers, threatened by any Employee or former Employee of each
Seller against such Seller in connection with the Seller’s
employment (or termination thereof) of such Employee or former
Employee.
(d) There has been no
“mass layoff” or “plant closing” as defined
by the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act, as
amended, in respect of the Sellers within the past ninety
(90) days. Section 2.11(d) of the Disclosure
Schedule lists all Employees whose employment has been
involuntarily terminated or who have received notice of involuntary
termination of their employment during the six-month period prior
to the date of this Agreement.
2.12 Employee Benefits
.
(a) Section 2.12
of the Disclosure Schedule contains a complete and accurate list of
all Business Benefit Plans. Correct and complete copies have been
delivered or made available to SCI by the Parent of all Business
Benefit Plans (including all amendments and attachments thereto);
the most recent determination letter from the Internal Revenue
Service (if applicable); and the most recent summary plan
descriptions for the Business Benefit Plans (if
applicable).
(b) The Business Benefit
Plans that are intended to be qualified under Section 401(a)
of the Code have received determination letters from the Internal
Revenue Service to the effect that such Business Benefit Plans are
qualified and the plans and the trusts related thereto are exempt
from federal income Taxes under Sections 401(a) and 501(a),
respectively, of the Code, and each such determination letter
covers all tax-qualification provisions that are required to be
stated in the applicable plan as of the date of this Agreement (or
such plan is within the applicable remedial amendment period for
making any required changes). To the knowledge of the Sellers, no
event has occurred and no circumstance exists that will or could
give rise to the disqualification of any such Business Benefit Plan
or the loss of tax exemption for the trust thereunder.
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(c) Each Business Benefit
Plan has been maintained, funded, and administered in all material
respects in accordance with its terms and Applicable Law. All
contributions required to be made to any Business Benefit Plan have
been made or a reasonable amount has been accrued for contributions
to and funding obligations of each Business Benefit Plan. No
violation of or failure to comply with Applicable Law exists with
respect to any Business Benefit Plan maintained by any Seller, any
of their respective Affiliates or any ERISA Affiliate that could
subject any Buyer to any fine, penalty, Tax or liability of any
kind imposed under ERISA or the Code, and no Employment Liabilities
of any Seller or any ERISA Affiliate could become a liability of
any Buyer, except as specifically provided in this Agreement or in
Section 2.12(c) of the Disclosure Schedule.
(d) Except as set forth in
Section 2.12(d) of the Disclosure Schedule, there are
no unfunded obligations under any Business Benefit Plan providing
welfare benefits after termination of employment to any Employee
(or to any beneficiary of any such employee), excluding
continuation of health coverage required to be continued under
Section 4980B of the Code or other similar applicable
laws.
(e) Except as set forth in
Section 2.12(e) of the Disclosure Schedule, there are
no pending investigations, claims or lawsuits which have been
asserted or instituted by or against any Business Benefit Plan,
against the assets of any of the trusts under such plans or by or
against the plan sponsor, plan administrator, or any fiduciary of
any Business Benefit Plan with respect to the operation or
administration of such plans (other than routine benefit claims)
nor do the Sellers have knowledge of facts that could form the
basis for any such claim or lawsuit.
(f) Neither the Sellers nor
any ERISA Affiliate has ever maintained, contributed to or been
required to contribute to, or has any liability with respect to a
plan that is subject to Title IV of ERISA. No Business Benefit Plan
is a nonqualified deferred compensation plan (as described in Code
Section 409A) which would subject any Person to tax pursuant
to Section 409A of the Code based upon a good faith
interpretation of all applicable regulations, notices and
regulatory guidance.
(g) Except as specifically
disclosed in Section 2.12(g) of the Disclosure
Schedule, the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement will not: (i) entitle any Employee to any severance
pay, unemployment compensation, retention bonus or similar payment;
or (ii) accelerate the time of payment or vesting, or increase
the amount of any compensation or benefits due to, or in respect
of, any Employee.
(h) Except as specifically
disclosed in Section 2.12(h) of the Disclosure
Schedule, no Business Benefit Plan provides health, medical or life
insurance benefits with respect to current or former Employees
beyond their retirement or termination of service other than
(i) coverage mandated by Applicable Law, or (ii) benefits
the full cost of which is borne by the current or former Employee
(or his or her beneficiary).
(i) Each Business Benefit
Plan which provides medical, dental, health or long-term disability
benefits is fully insured by a third party insurer and claims with
respect to
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any participant or covered
dependent under such Business Benefit Plan could not result in
uninsured liability to the Sellers.
(j) No representations or
communications, written or oral, with respect to participation,
eligibility for benefits, vesting, benefit accrual, or coverage
under the Business Benefit Plans have been made by the Sellers to
any participant or beneficiary thereof other than those which are
in accordance with the terms and provisions of such Business
Benefit Plans.
2.13 Legal Compliance
. Each Seller is, with respect to the Business, in compliance, with
all Applicable Laws (including rules and regulations thereunder) of
any Governmental Entity, currently in effect with respect to the
Business, except where the failure to comply therewith would not
reasonably be expected to result in a Business Material Adverse
Effect. No Seller has received written notice of any pending
action, suit, proceeding, hearing, investigation, claim, demand or
notice relating to the Business alleging any failure to so comply,
except for any that would not reasonably be expected to result in a
Business Material Adverse Effect.
2.14 Legal Permits .
There are no material Legal Permits that are necessary or required
for the ownership or use of the Acquired Assets, other than the
Intellectual Property Rights or Technology, or for the operation or
conduct of the Business as currently conducted.
2.15 Warranties .
Section 2.15 of the Disclosure Schedule sets forth a
description of the standard warranties currently offered or still
in effect with respect to the Business as of the date of this
Agreement (other than warranties under Applicable Law).
2.16 Customers and
Suppliers . Section 2.16 of the Disclosure Schedule
sets forth a list of (a) the top ten customers (by revenues)
of the Business during the last full fiscal year and the amount of
revenues accounted for by such customer during each such period and
(b) the top ten suppliers (by expenditures) of any significant
product or service to the Business during the last full fiscal
year. Since October 28, 2006, no Seller has received any
written notice that such customer or supplier intends to terminate
or materially reduce its business relationship with such Seller as
it relates exclusively to the Business (other than a negotiation
for a new or renewal of a purchase order).
2.17 Broker . No
broker, finder, investment banker or other firm or person is or
will be entitled to any broker’s or finder’s fee or any
other commission or similar fee in connection with any of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement, except Credit Suisse
Securities (USA) LLC, whose fees will be paid by
Sellers.
ARTICLE III
REPRESENTATIONS AND
WARRANTIES OF THE BUYERS
SCI represents and warrants
to each Seller that the statements contained in this Article III
are true and correct. The representations and warranties relating
to the Irish Newco shall be made as of and be true and correct as
of the date Irish Newco becomes a party to this Agreement and on
the Closing Date.
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3.1 Organization .
Each Buyer is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing
under the laws of the jurisdiction in which it was formed and is
duly qualified to conduct business under the laws of each
jurisdiction where the character of the properties owned, leased or
operated by it or the nature of its activities makes such
qualification necessary, except for any such failure to be
qualified that would not reasonably be expected to result in a
Buyer Material Adverse Effect. Each Buyer has all requisite limited
liability company or corporate power, as the case may be, and
authority to carry on the business in which it is now engaged and
to own and use the properties now owned and used by it.
3.2 Authority . Each
Buyer has all requisite limited liability company or corporate
power, as the case may be, and authority to execute and deliver
this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements to which it will be a
party and to perform its obligations hereunder and thereunder. The
execution and delivery by each Buyer of this Agreement and such
Ancillary Agreements to which it is a party and the consummation by
each Buyer of the Acquisition and other transactions contemplated
hereby and thereby have been duly and validly authorized by all
necessary limited liability company or corporate action, as the
case may be on the part of each Buyer. This Agreement has been, and
such Ancillary Agreements to which a Buyer is a party will be,
validly executed and delivered by each such Buyer and, assuming
this Agreement and each such Ancillary Agreement constitute the
valid and binding obligation of the Sellers, this Agreement and
such Ancillary Agreements to which a Buyer is a party constitute or
will constitute a valid and binding obligation of each such Buyer,
in each case, enforceable against each such Buyer, in accordance
with its terms, except as enforceability may be limited by
bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, fraudulent transfer,
moratorium or other similar laws relating to or affecting the
rights of creditors generally and by equitable principles,
including those limiting the availability of specific performance,
injunctive relief and other equitable remedies and those providing
for equitable defenses.
3.3 Noncontravention .
Subject to compliance with the applicable requirements of the
Hart-Scott-Rodino Act and applicable foreign antitrust or trade
regulation laws, neither the execution and delivery by a Buyer of
this Agreement or the Ancillary Agreements to which such Buyer will
be a party, nor the consummation by such Buyer of the Acquisition
and the other transactions contemplated hereby or thereby,
will:
(a) conflict with or violate
any provision of the certificate of formation or operating
agreement of such Buyer;
(b) require on the part of
such Buyer any filing with, or permit, authorization, consent or
approval of, any Governmental Entity, except for any filing,
permit, authorization, consent or approval which if not obtained or
made would not reasonably be expected to result in a Buyer Material
Adverse Effect;
(c) conflict with, result in
a breach of, constitute (with or without due notice or lapse of
time or both) a default under, result in the acceleration of
obligations under, create in any party any right to terminate or
modify, or require any notice, consent or waiver under, any
contract or agreement to which such Buyer is a party or by which
such Buyer is bound, except for (i) any conflict, breach,
default, acceleration or right to terminate or modify that would
not
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reasonably be expected to
result in a Buyer Material Adverse Effect or (ii) any notice,
consent or waiver the absence of which would not reasonably be
expected to result in a Buyer Material Adverse Effect;
or
(d) violate any order, writ,
injunction or decree specifically naming, or statute, rule or
regulation applicable to, such Buyer or any of its properties or
assets, except for any violation that would not reasonably be
expected to result in a Buyer Material Adverse Effect.
3.4 Litigation . There
are no actions, suits, claims or legal, administrative or
arbitratorial proceedings pending against, or, to any Buyer’s
knowledge, threatened against, a Buyer which would adversely affect
such Buyer’s performance under this Agreement or the
consummation of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement.
3.5 Financing . The
Buyers have, and at the Closing will have, sufficient sources of
financing in order to consummate the transactions contemplated by
the Agreement and to fulfill their obligations hereunder,
including, without limitation, payment to the Sellers of the
Adjusted Purchase Price at the Closing, and the Buyers have
provided to Parent evidence thereof. There are no conditions
precedent or other contingencies related to the funding of the full
amount of the Adjusted Purchase Price or the Irish Purchase Price,
as the case may be.
3.6 Solvency .
Immediately after giving effect to the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement and the closing of any financing to be obtained by
each Buyer or any of its Affiliates in order to effect the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement, each Buyer shall be
able to pay its debts as they become due and shall own property
having a fair saleable value greater than the amounts required to
pay its debts (including a reasonable estimate of the amount of all
contingent liabilities). Immediately after giving effect to the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the closing of any
financing to be obtained by each Buyer or any of its Affiliates in
order to effect the transactions contemplated by this Agreement,
each Buyer shall have adequate capital to carry on its business. No
transfer of property is being made and no obligation is being
incurred in connection with the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement and the closing of any financing to be obtained by each
Buyer or any of its Affiliates in order to effect the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement with the intent to hinder, delay or
defraud either present or future creditors of any Buyer.
3.7 Due Diligence by the
Buyers . The Buyers each acknowledge that it and its
representatives have conducted to its satisfaction an independent
investigation of the Acquired Assets and Assumed Liabilities and,
in making the determination to proceed with the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement, the Buyers have each relied solely
on the results of its own independent investigation and the
representations and warranties of the Sellers set forth in Article
II, including the Disclosure Schedule and other Schedules hereto
(and any updates thereto), certificates delivered herewith and any
Ancillary Agreements. Such representations and warranties
constitute the sole and exclusive representations and warranties of
the Sellers to the Buyers in connection with the transactions
contemplated hereby, and each Buyer acknowledges and agrees that
the Sellers are not making any representation or warranty
whatsoever, express or implied, beyond those expressly given in
this Agreement, including any implied warranty as to
merchantability or suitability of the Acquired Assets. Each Buyer
further acknowledges and
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agrees that any cost estimates,
projections or other predictions that may have been provided to
such Buyer or any of its employees, agents or representatives are
not representations or warranties of the Sellers or any of their
Affiliates.
3.8 Brokers or Finders
. No broker, finder, investment banker or other firm or person is
or will be entitled to any broker’s or finder’s fee or
any other commission or similar fee from any Seller based on any
arrangement or agreement made by or on behalf of any Buyer in
connection with any of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement.
ARTICLE IV
PRE-CLOSING
COVENANTS
4.1 Closing Efforts;
Hart-Scott-Rodino Act .
(a) Subject to the terms
hereof, including Section 4.1(b ), each of the Parties
shall use commercially reasonable efforts to take all actions and
to do all things reasonably necessary or advisable to consummate
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including using
commercially reasonable efforts to: (i) obtain all
Governmental Consents and Third Party Consents, (ii) effect
all Governmental Filings and (iii) otherwise comply in all
material respects with all Applicable Laws in connection with the
consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
Each of the Parties shall promptly notify each of the other Parties
of any fact, condition or event known to it that would reasonably
be expected to prohibit, make unlawful or delay the consummation of
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
(b) Without limiting the
generality of the foregoing, each of the Parties shall (or shall
cause the appropriate Affiliate thereof to) (i) within ten
(10) Business Days of the date hereof file any Notification
and Report Forms and related material that it may be required to
file with the Federal Trade Commission and the Antitrust Division
of the United States Department of Justice under the
Hart-Scott-Rodino Act, (ii) use reasonable commercial efforts
to obtain an early termination of the applicable waiting period
under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act, (iii) make any further
filings or information submissions pursuant thereto that may be
reasonably necessary or advisable and (iv) promptly make any
filings or submissions required under any applicable foreign
antitrust or trade regulation law. Each of the Parties shall use
commercially reasonable efforts to resolve any objections that may
be asserted by any Governmental Entity with respect to the
transactions contemplated hereby, and, to the extent permitted by
Applicable Law, shall cooperate with each other to take all other
procedural actions required in order to obtain any necessary
Governmental Consents or to cause any applicable waiting periods to
commence and expire or be terminated. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, none of the Buyers shall be required to consent to the
divestiture, license or other disposition or holding separate
(through the establishment of a trust or otherwise) of any of its
assets or any Acquired Assets nor shall any Seller consent to the
same or to any alternation of the practice of the Business or use
of the Acquired Assets, and none of the Buyers shall have an
obligation
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