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AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER
dated as of
February 28, 2007
among
HYPERION SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
ORACLE CORPORATION
and
HOTROD ACQUISITION CORPORATION
AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER
AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER (this "Agreement") dated as of February 28, 2007
among Hyperion Solutions Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), Oracle
Corporation, a Delaware corporation ("Parent"), and Hotrod Acquisition Corporation,
a Delaware corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent ("Merger Subsidiary").
WHEREAS, it is proposed that Merger Subsidiary shall commence a tender offer
(as it may be amended from time to time in accordance with this Agreement, the "Offer")
to purchase all of the outstanding shares (the "Company Shares") of Company Common
Stock (as defined herein), including the associated Company Rights (but excluding
any Company Restricted Shares, each as defined herein), at a price of $52.00 per
share (such amount, or any different amount per share offered pursuant to the Offer
in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, the "Offer Price"), on the terms
and subject to the conditions set forth herein;
WHEREAS, it is also proposed that, following the consummation of the Offer, Merger
Subsidiary will merge with and into the Company with the Company surviving as a
wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent (the "Merger"), and each Company Share that is
not tendered and accepted pursuant to the Offer will thereupon be canceled and converted
into the right to receive cash in an amount equal to the Offer Price, on the terms
and subject to the conditions set forth herein;
WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of each of the Company, Parent and Merger Subsidiary
have approved this Agreement and deems it advisable and in the best interests of
their respective stockholders to consummate the Offer, the Merger and the other
transactions contemplated hereby, on the terms and subject to the conditions set
forth herein; and
WHEREAS, concurrently with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, and
as a condition and inducement to Parents and Merger Subsidiarys willingness to
enter into this Agreement, certain stockholders of the Company are entering into
a Tender and Support Agreement substantially in the form attached as Exhibit A (the
"Tender and Support Agreement").
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the respective representations,
warranties, covenants and agreements set forth below, the parties hereto agree as
follows:
ARTICLE 1
Definitions
Section 1.01. Definitions.
(a) As used herein, the following terms have the following meanings:
"Acquisition Proposal" means, other than the transactions contemplated
by this Agreement, any offer, proposal, inquiry or indication of interest relating
to any transaction or series of related transactions involving (i) any acquisition
or purchase by any Third Party, directly or indirectly, of 15% or more of any class
of outstanding voting or equity securities of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries
whose assets, individually or in the aggregate, constitute 15% or more of the consolidated
assets of the Company, or any tender offer (including a self-tender offer) or exchange
offer that, if consummated, would result in any Third Party beneficially owning
15% or more of any class of outstanding voting or equity securities of the Company
or any of its Subsidiaries whose assets, individually or in the aggregate, constitute
15% or more of the consolidated assets of the Company, (ii) any merger, amalgamation,
consolidation, share exchange, business combination or other similar transaction
involving the Company or any of its Subsidiaries whose assets, individually or in
the aggregate, constitute 15% or more of the consolidated assets of the Company
pursuant to which the shareholders of the Company immediately preceding such transaction
hold, directly or indirectly, less than 85% of the equity interests in the surviving
or resulting entity of such transaction, (iii) any sale, lease (other than in the
ordinary course of business), exchange, transfer, license (other than in the ordinary
course of business), acquisition or disposition of 15% or more of the consolidated
assets of the Company (measured by the lesser of book or fair market value thereof),
or (iv) any liquidation, dissolution, recapitalization, extraordinary dividend or
other significant corporate reorganization of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries
whose assets, individually or in the aggregate, constitute 15% or more of the consolidated
assets of the Company.
"Affiliate" means, with respect to any Person, any other Person
directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by, or under common control with
such Person. As used in this definition, the term "control" (including the terms
"controlling," "controlled by" and "under common control with") means possession,
directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management
or policies of a Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by
contract or otherwise.
"Applicable Law" means, with respect to any Person, any international,
national, federal, state or local law (statutory, common or otherwise), constitution,
treaty, convention, ordinance, code, rule or regulation enacted, adopted, promulgated
or applied by a Governmental Authority that is binding upon or applicable to such
Person.
"Business Day" means a day, other than Saturday, Sunday or other
day on which commercial banks in New York, New York are authorized or required by
Applicable Law to close.
"Closing Date" means the date of Closing.
"Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
"Company Balance Sheet" means the unaudited consolidated balance
sheet of the Company and its Subsidiaries as of December 31, 2006 and the footnotes
thereto set forth in the Companys quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal
quarter ended December 31, 2006.
"Company Balance Sheet Date" means December 31, 2006.
"Company Board" means the Board of Directors of the Company.
"Company Common Stock" means the common stock, par value $0.001
per share, of the Company.
"Company Disclosure Schedule" means the disclosure schedule dated
the date hereof regarding this Agreement that has been provided by the Company to
Parent and Merger Subsidiary.
"Company IP" means all Intellectual Property Rights owned or exclusively
controlled by the Company and/or any of its Subsidiaries.
"Company Material Adverse Effect" means a material adverse effect
on the business, financial condition or results of operations of the Company and
its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, excluding any such effect resulting from or
arising out of (A) any adverse effect (including any loss of or adverse change in
the relationship of the Company and its Subsidiaries with their respective employees,
customers, distributors, licensors, partners, suppliers or similar relationship)
arising out of or related to the announcement, pendency or consummation of the Offer
or the Merger, (B) general economic, market or political conditions (including acts
of terrorism or war or other force majeure events) that do not disproportionately
affect the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, (C) general conditions
in the industry in which the Company and its Subsidiaries operate that do not disproportionately
affect the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, (D) any changes (after
the date hereof) in GAAP or Applicable Law, (E) any failure of the Company or any
of its Subsidiaries to take any action as a result of Parents refusal to grant
its consent to such action pursuant to Section 7.01, (F) any failure of the Company
to meet internal or analysts expectations or projections (it being understood that,
except as set forth in clauses (A), (B), (C), (D), (E), (G) or (H) of this definition,
any cause of any such failure may be deemed to constitute, in and of itself, a Company
Material Adverse Effect and may be taken into consideration when determining whether
a Company Material Adverse Effect has occurred), (G) any Proceeding made or brought
by any holder of Company Shares (on any holders own behalf or on behalf of the
Company) arising out of or related to this Agreement or any of the transactions
contemplated hereby (including the Offer and the Merger), or (H) any information
or adverse effect arising out of or related to compliance with Section 7.09.
"Company Restricted Share" means a restricted share of Company
Common Stock issued pursuant to any of the Company Stock Plans that remains unvested.
"Company Restricted Share Unit" means a deferred share unit or
restricted stock unit granted pursuant to any of the Company Stock Plans pursuant
to which any Company Common Stock remains unissued or unvested.
"Company Rights" means the preferred stock purchase rights issued
pursuant to the Company Rights Agreement.
"Company Rights Agreement" means the Rights Agreement dated as
of June 15, 1998 between the Company and Equiserve Trust Company, N.A. (f.k.a. Bank
Boston, N.A.), as Rights Agent thereunder.
"Company Software Products" means (i) all software products sold
or offered for sale by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and (ii) all other
software products proprietary to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries that are
used in the conduct of their respective businesses. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
the term "Company Software Products" shall not include any third party software
sold by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries on a stand-alone basis.
"Contract" means any contract, agreement, note, bond, indenture,
mortgage, guarantee, option, lease, license, sales or purchase order, warranty,
commitment or other instrument, obligation or binding arrangement or understanding
of any kind.
"Delaware Law" means the General Corporation Law of the State
of Delaware.
"Environmental Law" means any Applicable Law or any binding agreement
with any Governmental Authority governing or relating to the environment or Hazardous
Substances (including as such matters relate to human health and safety).
"ERISA" means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974.
"ERISA Affiliate" of any entity means any other entity that, together
with such entity, would be treated as a single employer under Section 414 of the
Code.
"GAAP" means generally accepted accounting principles in the United
States.
"Governmental Authority" means (i) any government or any state,
department, local authority or other political subdivision thereof, (ii) any governmental
body, agency, authority (including any central bank, Taxing Authority or transgovernmental
or supranational entity or authority), minister or instrumentality (including any
court or tribunal) exercising executive, legislative, judicial, regulatory or administrative
functions of or pertaining to government, or (iii) Nasdaq.
"Governmental Authorizations" means, with respect to any Person,
all licenses, permits (including construction permits), certificates, waivers, consents,
franchises, exemptions, variances, expirations and terminations of any waiting period
requirements and other authorizations and approvals issued to such Person by or
obtained by such Person from any Governmental Authority, or of which such Person
has the benefit under any Applicable Law.
"Hazardous Substance" means any pollutant, contaminant, waste
or chemical or any toxic, radioactive, ignitable, corrosive, reactive or otherwise
hazardous substance, waste or material, or any substance, waste or material having
any constituent elements displaying any of the foregoing characteristics, regulated
under any Environmental Law.
"HSR Act" means the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act
of 1976.
"Indebtedness" means, collectively, any (i) indebtedness for borrowed
money, (ii) indebtedness evidenced by any bond, debenture, note, mortgage, indenture
or other debt instrument or debt security, (iii) amounts owing as deferred purchase
price for the purchase of any property (other than trade payables and other current
liabilities arising in the ordinary course of business), or (iv) guarantees with
respect to any indebtedness or obligation of a type described in clauses (i) through
(iii) above of any other Person; provided, however, that Indebtedness shall not
include any inter-company indebtedness between the Company and any of its wholly-owned
Subsidiaries or between any of the Companys wholly-owned Subsidiaries.
"Intellectual Property Rights" means all worldwide rights in (i)
inventions, whether or not patentable, (ii) patents and patent applications, (iii)
trademarks, service marks, trade dress, logos, Internet domain names and trade names,
whether or not registered, and all goodwill associated therewith, (iv) rights of
publicity and other rights to use the names and likeness of individuals, (v) copyrights,
rights in databases and related rights, whether or not registered, (vi) mask works,
(vii) computer software, data, databases, files, and documentation and other materials
related to the foregoing, (viii) trade secrets and confidential, technical and business
information, (ix) all rights to any of the foregoing provided by bilateral or international
treaties or conventions, (x) all other intellectual property or proprietary rights,
and (xi) all rights to sue or recover and retain damages and costs and attorneys
fees for past, present and future infringement or misappropriation of any of the
foregoing.
"IT Assets" means all computers, computer software, firmware,
middleware, servers, workstations, routers, hubs, switches, data communications
lines, and all other information technology equipment, and all associated documentation
owned by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or licensed or leased by the Company
or any of its Subsidiaries pursuant to written agreement (excluding any public networks).
"Lien" means, with respect to any property or asset, any mortgage,
lien, pledge, charge, security interest, encumbrance, claim, infringement, interference,
right of first refusal, preemptive right, community property right or other adverse
claim of any kind in respect of such property or asset (but excluding (i) licenses
and other agreements related to Intellectual Property Rights which are not intended
to secure an obligation, (ii) any obligation to accept returns of inventory, and
(iii) any obligation arising by reason of restrictions on transfer under federal,
state and foreign securities laws). For purposes of this Agreement, a Person shall
be deemed to own subject to a Lien, any property or asset that it has acquired or
holds subject to the interest of a vendor or lessor under any conditional sale agreement,
capital lease or other title retention agreement relating to such property or asset.
"Nasdaq" means The Nasdaq Stock Market.
"1933 Act" means the Securities Act of 1933.
"1934 Act" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
"Order" means, with respect to any Person, any order, injunction,
judgment, decree or ruling enacted, adopted, promulgated or applied by a Governmental
Authority or arbitrator that is binding upon or applicable to such Person or its
property.
"Parent Stock" means the common stock, par value $0.01 per share,
of Parent.
"Permitted Liens" means (i) Liens disclosed on the Company Balance
Sheet, (ii) Liens for Taxes not yet due or being contested in good faith by any
appropriate Proceedings (and for which adequate accruals or reserves have been established
on the Company Balance Sheet), and (iii) Liens (other than those securing Indebtedness)
incurred in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice which
do not materially interfere with any present use of the property or assets to which
such Lien relates.
"Person" means any individual, corporation, partnership, limited
liability company, association, trust or other entity or organization, including
any Governmental Authority.
"Proceeding" means any suit, claim, action, litigation, arbitration,
proceeding (including any civil, criminal, administrative, investigative or appellate
proceeding), hearing, audit, review, examination or investigation commenced, brought,
conducted or heard by or before, any court or other Governmental Authority or any
arbitrator or arbitration panel (but excluding non-inter-partes, normal course prosecution
proceedings before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, U.S. Copyright Office and
other IP registries).
"Registered IP" means all U.S., international and foreign (i)
patents and patent applications (including provisional applications and design patents
and applications) and all reissues, divisions, divisionals, renewals, extensions,
counterparts, continuations and continuations-in-part thereof, and all patents,
applications, documents and filings claiming priority thereto or serving as a basis
for priority thereof, (ii) registered trademarks, service marks, applications to
register trademarks, applications to register service marks, including intent-to-use
applications, (iii) registered copyrights and applications for copyright registration,
(iv) domain name registrations and Internet number assignments, and (v) other Intellectual
Property Rights that are the subject of an application, certificate, filing, or
registration issued or filed with, any Governmental Authority, in the case of each
of clauses (i)-(v) above, owned by, under obligation of assignment to, or filed
in the name of, the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.
"Representatives" means, with respect to any Person, the directors,
officers, employees, financial advisors, attorneys, accountants, consultants, agents
and other authorized representatives of such Person, acting in such capacity.
"Sarbanes-Oxley Act" means the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
"SEC" means the Securities and Exchange Commission.
"Subsidiary" means, with respect to any Person, any entity of
which securities or other ownership interests having ordinary voting power to elect
a majority of the board of directors or other persons performing similar functions
are at any time directly or indirectly owned by such Person.
"Superior Proposal" means any bona fide, written Acquisition Proposal
which did not result from a breach of Section 7.03 made by a Third Party which,
if consummated, would result in such Third Party (or in the case of a direct merger
between such Third Party or any Subsidiary of such Third Party and the Company,
the stockholders of such Third Party) owning, directly or indirectly, all of the
outstanding shares of Company Common Stock or all or substantially all of the consolidated
assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries, and which Acquisition Proposal the Company
Board determines in good faith by a majority vote, after considering the advice
of its outside legal counsel and of a financial advisor of nationally recognized
reputation and taking into account all of the terms and conditions of such Acquisition
Proposal, including any break-up fees, expense reimbursement provisions and other
conditions to consummation, (i) is more favorable and provides greater value to
the Companys stockholders (other than Parent and its Affiliates) than as provided
hereunder (including any changes to the terms of this Agreement or the Offer proposed
by Parent in response to such Superior Proposal or otherwise), (ii) is not subject
to any financing condition (and if financing is required, such financing is then
fully committed to the Third Party or reasonably determined to be available by the
Company Board), and (iii) is reasonably capable of being completed on the terms
proposed without unreasonable delay, taking into account all financial, legal, regulatory
and other aspects of such Acquisition Proposal.
"Third Party" means any Person or "group" as defined in Section
13(d) of the 1934 Act, other than Parent or any of its Affiliates or Representatives.
(b) Each of the following terms is defined in the Section set
forth opposite such term:
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Term |
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Section |
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Adverse Recommendation Change
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7.03 |
(a) |
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Agreement
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Preamble |
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Board Recommendation
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2.02 |
(a) |
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Capex Budget
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7.01 |
(e) |
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Certificates
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3.04 |
(a) |
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Closing
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3.01 |
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Company
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Preamble |
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Company Bylaws
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5.01 |
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Company Certificate of Incorporation
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4.01 |
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Company Compensation Approvals
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5.16 |
(l) |
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Company Compensation Arrangement
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5.16 |
(l) |
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Company Disclosure Documents
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5.09 |
(a) |
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Company Employee Plan
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5.16 |
(a) |
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Company ESPP
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3.06 |
(a) |
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Company SEC Documents
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5.07 |
(a) |
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Company Securities
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5.05 |
(c) |
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Company Shares
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Recitals |
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Company Stock Option
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3.06 |
(a) |
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Company Stock Plan
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3.06 |
(a) |
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Company Subsidiary Securities
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5.06 |
(c) |
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Compensation Committee
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5.16 |
(l) |
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Confidentiality Agreement
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7.03 |
(b) |
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Continuing Director
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2.03 |
(b) |
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Dissenting Shares
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3.05 |
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Effective Time
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3.02 |
(a) |
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Employee Plan
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5.16 |
(a) |
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Employment Compensation Arrangement
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5.16 |
(l) |
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End Date
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11.01 |
(b) |
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ESPP
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3.06 |
(d) |
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Exchange Agent
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3.04 |
(a) |
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Foreign Competition Laws
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5.03 |
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Grant Date
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5.05 |
(d) |
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Indemnification Agreements
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8.03 |
(a) |
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Indemnified Person
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8.03 |
(a) |
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Insurance Policies
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5.18 |
(a) |
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International Plans
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5.16 |
(k) |
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Leased Real Property
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5.21 |
(b) |
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Material Contract
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5.14 |
(b) |
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Merger
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Recitals |
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Merger Certificate
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3.02 |
(a) |
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Merger Consideration
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3.03 |
(a) |
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Merger Subsidiary
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Preamble |
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Minimum Condition
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2.01 |
(a) |
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Necessary IP Rights
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5.20 |
(a) |
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90% Top-Up Option
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2.04 |
(a) |
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90% Top-Up Option Shares
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2.04 |
(a) |
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Offer
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Recitals |
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Offer Documents
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2.01 |
(b) |
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Offer Price
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Recitals |
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Option Exchange Ratio
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3.06 |
(a) |
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Parent
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Preamble |
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Parent Restricted Shares
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3.06 |
(b) |
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Proxy Statement
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5.09 |
(a) |
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Publicly Available Software
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5.20 |
(h) |
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Schedule 14D-9
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2.02 |
(b) |
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Schedule TO
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2.01 |
(b) |
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Stockholder Approval
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5.02 |
(a) |
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Stockholder Meeting
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7.02 |
(a) |
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Subsequent Offering Period
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2.01 |
(a) |
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Surviving Corporation
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3.02 |
(b) |
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Tax
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5.15 |
(i) |
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Tax Asset
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5.15 |
(i) |
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Tax Return
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5.15 |
(i) |
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Tax Sharing Agreements
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5.15 |
(i) |
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Taxing Authority
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5.15 |
(i) |
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Uncertificated Shares
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3.04 |
(a) |
Section 1.02. Other Definitional and Interpretative Provisions.
The words "hereof", "herein" and "hereunder" and words of like import used in this
Agreement shall refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision
of this Agreement. The captions herein are included for convenience of reference
only and shall be ignored in the construction or interpretation hereof. References
to Articles, Sections, Exhibits and Schedules are to Articles, Sections, Exhibits
and Schedules of this Agreement unless otherwise specified. All Exhibits and Schedules
annexed hereto or referred to herein are hereby incorporated in and made a part
of this Agreement as if set forth in full herein. Any capitalized terms used in
any Exhibit or Schedule but not otherwise defined therein, shall have the meaning
as defined in this Agreement. Any singular term in this Agreement shall be deemed
to include the plural, and any plural term the singular. Whenever the words "include",
"includes" or "including" are used in this Agreement, they shall be deemed to be
followed by the words "without limitation", whether or not they are in fact followed
by those words or words of like import. "Writing", "written" and comparable terms
refer to printing, typing and other means of reproducing words (including electronic
media) in a visible form. References to any agreement or contract are to that agreement
or contract as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time in accordance
with the terms hereof and thereof; provided that with respect to any agreement or
contract listed on any schedules hereto, all such amendments, modifications or supplements
must also be listed. References to any Person include the successors and permitted
assigns of that Person. References to any statute are to that statute, as amended
from time to time, and to the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. References
to "$" and "dollars" are to the currency of the United States. References from or
through any date mean, unless otherwise specified, from and including or through
and including, respectively. References to a partys "knowledge" are references
to the actual knowledge of (i) the current executive officers of that party and
(ii) with respect to the Company, the employees of the Company and/or any of its
Subsidiaries listed on Section 1.02 of the Company Disclosure Schedule, to the extent
any such employee is not an executive officer of the Company.
ARTICLE 2
The Offer
Section 2.01. The Offer.
(a) Provided that nothing shall have occurred that, had the Offer
been commenced, would give rise to a right to terminate the Offer pursuant to any
of the conditions set forth in Annex I, as promptly as practicable after the date
hereof (and in any event no later than five Business Days after the date hereof),
Merger Subsidiary shall, and Parent shall cause Merger Subsidiary to, commence (within
the meaning of Rule 14d-2 under the 1934 Act) the Offer. The Offer shall be subject
to the condition that there shall be validly tendered in accordance with the terms
of the Offer, prior to the scheduled expiration of the Offer (as it may be extended
hereunder) and not withdrawn, a number of Company Shares that, together with the
Company Shares then directly or indirectly owned by Parent, represents at least
a majority of all Company Shares then outstanding (the "Minimum Condition") and
to the other conditions set forth in Annex I. Merger Subsidiary expressly reserves
the right to waive any of the conditions to the Offer and to make any change in
the terms of or conditions to the Offer; provided that unless otherwise provided
by this Agreement or previously approved by the Company in writing, (i) the Minimum
Condition may not be waived, (ii) no change may be made that changes the form of
consideration to be paid pursuant to the Offer, decreases the Offer Price or the
number of Company Shares sought in the Offer, imposes conditions to the Offer in
addition to those set forth in Annex I, or otherwise amends or modifies the Offer
in any manner materially adverse to the holders of Company Shares, and (iii) the
Offer may not be extended except as set forth in this Section 2.01(a). Subject to
the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Offer shall expire at midnight,
New York City time, on the date that is 20 Business Days (for this purpose calculated
in accordance with Section 14d-1(g)(3) under the 1934 Act) after the date that the
Offer is commenced. Merger Subsidiary shall extend the Offer (1) if, at the scheduled
or extended expiration date of the Offer, any of the conditions to the Offer shall
not have been satisfied or waived, from time to time, until the earliest to occur
of (x) the satisfaction or waiver of such conditions, (y) the reasonable determination
by Parent that any such condition to the Offer is not capable of being satisfied
on or prior to the End Date, provided that the inability to satisfy such condition
does not result from any breach of any provision of this Agreement by Parent or
Merger Subsidiary, and (z) the End Date, and (2) for any period required by any
rule, regulation, interpretation or position of the SEC or the staff thereof applicable
to the Offer or any period required by Applicable Law. Following expiration of the
Offer, Merger Subsidiary may, in its sole discretion, provide one or more subsequent
offering periods (each, a "Subsequent Offering Period") in accordance with Rule
14d-11 of the 1934 Act, if, as of the commencement of each such period, there shall
not have been validly tendered and not withdrawn pursuant to the Offer and any prior
Subsequent Offering Period that number of Company Shares necessary to permit the
Merger to be effected without a meeting of stockholders of the Company, in accordance
with Section 253(a) of Delaware Law. Subject to the foregoing, including the requirements
of Rule 14d-11, and upon the terms and subject to the conditions of the Offer, Merger
Subsidiary shall, and Parent shall cause Merger Subsidiary to, accept for payment
and pay for, as promptly as practicable, all Company Shares (A) validly tendered
and not withdrawn pursuant to the Offer after the final expiration of the Offer
and/or (B) validly tendered in any Subsequent Offering Period. The Offer Price payable
in respect of each Company Share validly tendered and not withdrawn pursuant to
the Offer or validly tendered in any Subsequent Offering Period shall be paid net
to the holder thereof in cash, subject to reduction for any applicable withholding
Taxes.
(b) As soon as practicable on the date of commencement of the
Offer, Parent and Merger Subsidiary shall (i) file with the SEC a Tender Offer Statement
on Schedule TO with respect to the Offer (together with all amendments and supplements
thereto and including exhibits thereto, the "Schedule TO") that shall include the
summary term sheet required thereby and, as exhibits or incorporated by reference
thereto, the Offer to Purchase and forms of letter of transmittal and summary advertisement,
if any, in respect of the Offer (collectively, together with any amendments or supplements
thereto, the "Offer Documents"), and (ii) cause the Offer Documents to be disseminated
to holders of Company Shares. The Company shall promptly furnish to Parent and Merger
Subsidiary in writing all information concerning the Company that may be required
by applicable securities laws or reasonably requested by Parent or Merger Subsidiary
for inclusion in the Schedule TO or the Offer Documents. Each of Parent, Merger
Subsidiary and the Company agrees promptly to correct any information provided by
it for use in the Schedule TO and the Offer Documents if and to the extent that
such information shall have become false or misleading in any material respect.
Parent and Merger Subsidiary agree to take all steps necessary to cause the Schedule
TO as so corrected to be filed with the SEC and the Offer Documents as so corrected
to be disseminated to holders of Company Shares, in each case as and to the extent
required by applicable U.S. federal securities laws. The Company and its counsel
shall be given a reasonable opportunity to review and comment on the Schedule TO
and the Offer Documents each time before any such document is filed with the SEC,
and Parent and Merger Subsidiary shall give reasonable and good faith consideration
to any comments made by the Company and its counsel. Parent and Merger Subsidiary
shall promptly provide the Company and its counsel with (A) any comments or other
communications, whether written or oral, that Parent, Merger Subsidiary or their
counsel may receive from time to time from the SEC or its staff with respect to
the Schedule TO or Offer Documents promptly after receipt of those comments or other
communications, and (B) a reasonable opportunity to participate in the response
of Parent and Merger Subsidiary to those comments and to provide comments on that
response (to which reasonable and good faith consideration shall be given), including
by participating with Parent and Merger Subsidiary or their counsel in any discussions
or meetings with the SEC.
Section 2.02. Company Action.
(a)(i) The Company hereby consents to the Offer and represents
that at a meeting duly called and held prior to the execution of this Agreement
at which all directors of the Company were present, the Company Board duly and unanimously
adopted resolutions (A) declaring that this Agreement and the transactions contemplated
hereby, including the Offer and the Merger, are fair to and in the best interests
of the Companys stockholders, (B) approving and declaring advisable this Agreement
and the transactions contemplated hereby, including the Offer and the Merger, (C)
approving and adopting an amendment to the Company Rights Agreement to render the
Company Rights inapplicable to this Agreement, the Tender and Support Agreement
and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, including the Offer and the
Merger, and (D) recommending that the Companys stockholders accept the Offer, tender
their Company Shares to Merger Subsidiary pursuant to the Offer and grant the Stockholder
Approval (such recommendation, the "Board Recommendation"). (ii) The Company hereby
consents to the inclusion of the foregoing determinations and approvals in the Offer
Documents and, to the extent that no Adverse Recommendation Change shall have occurred
in accordance with Section 7.03(b), the Company hereby consents to the inclusion
of the Board Recommendation in the Offer Documents. The Company shall promptly furnish
Parent with a list of its stockholders, mailing labels and any available listing
or computer file containing the names and addresses of all record holders of Company
Shares and lists of securities positions of Company Shares held in stock depositories,
in each case true and correct as of the most recent practicable date, and shall
provide to Parent such additional information (including updated lists of stockholders,
mailing labels and lists of securities positions) and such other assistance as Parent
may reasonably request in connection with the Offer. Parent and Merger Subsidiary
shall treat the information contained in such labels, listing or files and any additional
information referred to in the preceding sentence in accordance with the terms and
conditions of the Confidentiality Agreement.
(b) As soon as practicable on the day that the Offer is commenced,
the Company shall file with the SEC and disseminate to holders of Company Shares,
in each case, as and to the extent required by applicable U.S. federal securities
laws, a Solicitation/Recommendation Statement on Schedule 14D-9 (together with any
amendments or supplements thereto, the "Schedule 14D-9") that, subject to Section
7.03(b), shall reflect the Board Recommendation. Each of Parent and Merger Subsidiary
shall promptly furnish to the Company in writing all information concerning Parent
and Merger Subsidiary that may be required by applicable securities laws or reasonably
requested by the Company for inclusion in the Schedule 14D-9. Each of the Company,
Parent and Merger Subsidiary agrees promptly to correct any information provided
by it for use in the Schedule 14D-9 if and to the extent that it shall have become
false or misleading in any material respect. The Company agrees to take all steps
necessary to cause the Schedule 14D-9 as so corrected to be filed with the SEC and
to be disseminated to holders of Company Shares, in each case as and to the extent
required by applicable U.S. federal securities laws. Parent and its counsel shall
be given a reasonable opportunity to review and comment on the Schedule 14D-9 each
time before it is filed with the SEC, and the Company shall give reasonable and
good faith consideration to any comments made by Parent, Merger Subsidiary and their
counsel. The Company shall promptly provide Parent, Merger Subsidiary and their
counsel with (i) any comments or other communications, whether written or oral,
that Parent, Merger Subsidiary or their counsel may receive from time to time from
the SEC or its staff with respect to the Schedule 14D-9 promptly after receipt of
those comments or other communications, and (ii) a reasonable opportunity to participate
in the Companys response to those comments and to provide comments on that response
(to which reasonable and good faith consideration shall be given), including by
participating with the Company or its counsel in any discussions or meetings with
the SEC.
Section 2.03. Directors.
(a) Effective upon the acceptance for payment of any Company Shares
pursuant to the Offer, Parent shall be entitled to designate the number of directors,
rounded up to the next whole number, on the Company Board that equals the product
of (x) the total number of directors on the Company Board (giving effect to the
election of any additional directors pursuant to this Section), and (y) the percentage
that the number of Company Shares beneficially owned by Parent and/or Merger Subsidiary
(including Company Shares accepted for payment) bears to the total number of Company
Shares outstanding, and the Company shall take all action necessary to cause Parents
designees to be elected or appointed to the Company Board, including increasing
the number of directors, and seeking and accepting resignations of incumbent directors.
At such time, the Company shall take all action necessary to cause individuals designated
by Parent to constitute the number of members, rounded up to the next whole number,
on (i) each committee of the Company Board and (ii) each board of directors of each
Subsidiary of the Company (and each committee thereof) that represents the same
percentage as such individuals represent on the Company Board, in each case to the
fullest extent permitted by Applicable Law. Notwithstanding the foregoing, until
Parent and/or Merger Subsidiary acquires a majority of the outstanding Company Shares
on a fully diluted basis, the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to ensure
that all of the members of the Company Board and such committees and boards as of
the date hereof who are not employees of the Company shall remain members of the
Company Board and such committees and boards.
(b) The Companys obligations to appoint Parents designees to
the Company Board shall be subject to Section 14(f) of the 1934 Act and Rule 14f-1
promulgated thereunder. The Company shall promptly take all actions, and shall include
in the Schedule 14D-9 such information with respect to the Company and its officers
and directors, as Section 14(f) and Rule 14f-1 require in order to fulfill its obligations
under this Section. Parent shall supply to the Company in writing any information
with respect to itself and its nominees, officers, directors and affiliates required
by Section 14(f) and Rule 14f-1.
(c) Following the election or appointment of Parents designees
pursuant to Section 2.03(a) and until the Effective Time, the approval of a majority
of the directors of the Company then in office who were not designated by Parent
(the "Continuing Directors") (or the approval of the sole Continuing Director if
there shall be only one Continuing Director) shall be required to authorize (and
such authorization shall constitute the authorization of the Company Board and no
other action on the part of the Company, including any action by any other director
of the Company, shall be required to authorize) any termination of this Agreement
by the Company, any amendment of this Agreement, including any decrease in or change
of form of the Merger Consideration, any extension of time for performance of any
obligation or action hereunder by Parent or Merger Subsidiary, any waiver of compliance
with any of the agreements or conditions contained herein for the benefit of the
Company, and any amendment or change to Section 8.03. Following the election or
appointment of Parents designees pursuant to Section 2.03(a) and until the Effective
Time, any actions with respect to the enforcement of this Agreement by the Company
shall be effected only by the action of a majority of the Continuing Directors (or
the approval of the sole Continuing Director if there shall be only one Continuing
Director).
Section 2.04. 90% Top-Up Option.
(a) The Company hereby irrevocably grants to Merger Subsidiary
an option (the "90% Top-Up Option"), exercisable upon the terms and conditions set
forth in this Section 2.04, to purchase that number of Company Shares (the "90%
Top-Up Option Shares") equal to the lowest number of Company Shares that, when added
to the number of Company Shares directly or indirectly owned by Parent at the time
of such exercise, shall constitute one share more than 90% of the Company Shares
then outstanding (taking into account the issuance of the 90% Top-Up Option Shares)
at a price per share equal to the Offer Price; provided that in no event shall the
90% Top-Up Option be exercisable for a number of Company Shares (i) that would require
the Company to obtain stockholder approval under Applicable Law, or (ii) in excess
of the Companys then authorized and unissued shares of Company Common Stock (giving
effect to Company Shares reserved for issuance under the Company Stock Plans as
if such shares were outstanding).
(b) Merger Subsidiary may exercise the 90% Top-Up Option, in whole
but not in part, at any time after the consummation of the Offer and prior to the
earlier to occur of (i) the Effective Time and (ii) the termination of this Agreement
in accordance with its terms.
(c) Parent and Merger Subsidiary acknowledge that the Company
Shares which Merger Subsidiary may acquire upon exercise of the 90% Top-Up Option
will not be registered under the 1933 Act and will be issued in reliance upon an
exemption thereunder for transactions not involving a public offering. Parent and
Merger Subsidiary represent and warrant to the Company that Merger Subsidiary is,
or will be upon the purchase of the 90% Top-Up Option Shares, an "accredited investor",
as defined in Rule 501 of Regulation D under the 1933 Act. Merger Subsidiary agrees
that the 90% Top-Up Option and the 90% Top-Up Option Shares to be acquired upon
exercise of the 90% Top-Up Option are being and will be acquired by Merger Subsidiary
for the purpose of investment and not with a view to, or for resale in connection
with, any distribution thereof (within the meaning of the 1933 Act).
ARTICLE 3
The Merger
Section 3.01. The Closing. Upon the terms and subject to the conditions
set forth herein, the closing of the Merger (the "Closing") will take place at 10:00
a.m., San Francisco time, as soon as practicable (and, in any event, within two
Business Days) after satisfaction or, to the extent permitted hereunder, waiver
of all conditions to the Merger set forth in Article 10 (excluding conditions that,
by their terms, are satisfied at the Closing, but subject to the satisfaction or
waiver (to the extent permitted hereunder) of such conditions), unless this Agreement
has been terminated pursuant to its terms or unless another time or date is agreed
to in writing by the parties hereto. The Closing shall be held at the offices of
Davis Polk & Wardwell, 1600 El Camino Real, Menlo Park, California 94025, unless
another place is agreed to by the parties hereto.
Section 3.02. The Merger.
(a) As soon as practicable after satisfaction or, to the extent
permitted hereunder, waiver of all conditions to the Merger, the Company and Merger
Subsidiary shall file a certificate of merger (the "Merger Certificate") with the
Delaware Secretary of State and make all other filings or recordings required by
Delaware Law in connection with the Merger. The Merger shall become effective at
such time (the "Effective Time") as the Merger Certificate is duly filed with the
Delaware Secretary of State or at such later time as is specified in the Merger
Certificate.
(b) At the Effective Time, Merger Subsidiary shall be merged with
and into the Company in accordance with Delaware Law, whereupon the separate existence
of Merger Subsidiary shall cease, and the Company shall be the surviving corporation
(the "Surviving Corporation"). From and after the Effective Time, the Surviving
Corporation shall possess all the rights, powers, privileges and franchises and
be subject to all of the obligations, liabilities, restrictions and disabilities
of the Company and Merger Subsidiary, all as provided under Delaware Law.
Section 3.03. Conversion of Shares. At the Effective Time, by
virtue of the Merger and without any action on the part of the holders thereof:
(a) except as otherwise provided in Sections 3.03(b), 3.03(c),
3.05 or 3.06(b), each Company Share outstanding immediately prior to the Effective
Time (together with the Company Rights attached to each such share) shall be converted
into the right to receive $52.00 in cash or any different amount as may have been
paid per Company Share in the Offer, without interest (the "Merger Consideration");
(b) each Company Share held by the Company as treasury stock or
owned by Parent or Merger Subsidiary (whether pursuant to the Offer or otherwise)
immediately prior to the Effective Time (together with the Company Rights attached
to each such share) shall be canceled, and no payment shall be made with respect
thereto;
(c) each Company Share held by any Subsidiary of either the Company
or Parent (other than Merger Subsidiary) immediately prior to the Effective Time
(together with the Company Rights attached to each such share) shall be converted
into such number of shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share, of the Surviving
Corporation such that each such Subsidiary owns the same percentage of Surviving
Corporation immediately following the Effective Time as such Subsidiary owned in
the Company immediately prior to the Effective Time; and
(d) each share of common stock of Merger Subsidiary outstanding
immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be converted into and become one share
of common stock, par value $0.001 per share, of the Surviving Corporation with the
same rights, powers and privileges as the shares so converted and (in addition to
shares referred to in Section 3.03(c)) shall constitute the only outstanding shares
of capital stock of the Surviving Corporation.
Section 3.04. Surrender and Payment.
(a) Prior to the Effective Time, Parent shall appoint an exchange
agent reasonably acceptable to the Company (the "Exchange Agent") for the purpose
of exchanging for the Merger Consideration (i) certificates representing Company
Shares (the "Certificates") and (ii) uncertificated Company Shares (the "Uncertificated
Shares"). Promptly after the Effective Time, Parent shall pay to the Exchange Agent,
the Merger Consideration to be paid in respect of the Certificates and the Uncertificated
Shares. Promptly after the Effective Time (but in no event later than five Business
Days after the Effective Time), Parent shall send, or shall cause the Exchange Agent
to send, to each record holder of Company Shares at the Effective Time a letter
of transmittal and instructions (which shall specify that the delivery shall be
effected, and risk of loss and title shall pass, only upon proper delivery of the
Certificates or transfer of the Uncertificated Shares to the Exchange Agent) for
use in such exchange.
(b) Each holder of Company Shares that have been converted into
the right to receive the Merger Consideration shall be entitled to receive the Merger
Consideration in respect of the Company Common Stock represented by a Certificate
or Uncertificated Share, upon (i) surrender to the Exchange Agent of a Certificate,
together with a properly completed letter of transmittal, or (ii) receipt of an
"agents message" by the Exchange Agent (or such other evidence, if any, of transfer
as the Exchange Agent may reasonably request) in the case of a book-entry transfer
of Uncertificated Shares. Until so surrendered or transferred, as the case may be,
each such Certificate or Uncertificated Share shall represent after the Effective
Time for all purposes only the right to receive such Merger Consideration.
(c) If any portion of the Merger Consideration is to be paid to
a Person other than the Person in whose name the surrendered Certificate or the
transferred Uncertificated Share is registered, it shall be a condition to such
payment that (i) either such Certificate shall be properly endorsed or shall otherwise
be in proper form for transfer or such Uncertificated Share shall be properly transferred,
and (ii) the Person requesting such payment shall pay to the Exchange Agent any
transfer or other Tax required as a result of such payment to a Person other than
the registered holder of such Certificate or Uncertificated Share or establish to
the satisfaction of the Exchange Agent that such Tax has been paid or is not payable.
(d) After the Effective Time, there shall be no further registration
of transfers of Company Shares. If, after the Effective Time, Certificates or Uncertificated
Shares are presented to the Surviving Corporation, they shall be canceled and exchanged
for the Merger Consideration provided for, and in accordance with the procedures
set forth, in this Article 3.
(e) Any portion of the Merger Consideration paid to the Exchange
Agent pursuant to Section 3.04(a) (and any interest or other income earned thereon)
that remains unclaimed by holders of Company Shares six months after the Effective
Time shall be returned to Parent, upon demand, and any such holder who has not exchanged
such Company Shares for the Merger Consideration in accordance with this Section
3.04 prior to that time shall thereafter look only to Parent for payment of the
Merger Consideration in respect of such Company Shares without any interest thereon.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, Parent shall not be liable to any holder of Company
Shares for any amounts paid to a public official pursuant to applicable abandoned
property, escheat or similar laws.
(f) Any portion of the Merger Consideration paid to the Exchange
Agent pursuant to Section 3.04(a) in respect of any Dissenting Shares shall be returned
to Parent, upon demand.
Section 3.05. Dissenting Shares. Notwithstanding Section 3.03,
any Company Shares outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time (together
with the Company Rights attached to each such share) (collectively, the "Dissenting
Shares") held by a holder who has not voted in favor of adoption of this Agreement
or the Merger or consented thereto in writing and who has demanded appraisal for
such Company Shares in accordance with Delaware Law shall not be converted into
a right to receive the Merger Consideration, unless such holder fails to perfect,
withdraws or otherwise loses the right to appraisal. If, after the Effective Time,
such holder fails to perfect, withdraws or loses the right to appraisal, such Company
Shares (together with the Company Rights attached to each such share) shall be treated
as if they had been converted as of the Effective Time into a right to receive the
Merger Consideration. The Company shall give Parent prompt notice of any demands
received by the Company for appraisal of Company Shares, and Parent shall have the
right to participate in all negotiations and proceedings with respect to such demands.
Except with the prior written consent of Parent, the Company shall not make any
payment with respect to, or offer to settle or settle, any such demands.
Section 3.06. Company Stock Options; Restricted Share Awards;
ESPP.
(a) Effective as of the Effective Time, by virtue of the Merger
and without any action on the part of the holders thereof, each option to purchase
shares of Company Common Stock, other than pursuant to the Companys Employee Stock
Purchase Plan (the "Company ESPP"), (each, a "Company Stock Option") outstanding
under any stock option or equity compensation plan or agreement (the "Company Stock
Plans") that is outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time, whether or
not then vested or exercisable, shall be converted automatically at the Effective
Time into an option to acquire shares of Parent Stock, on substantially the same
terms and conditions as were applicable under such Company Stock Option (including
vesting schedule and any acceleration of vesting, pursuant to any Company Employee
Plan as in effect on the date hereof and set forth on Section 5.05(b) of the Company
Disclosure Schedule), except that (i) the number of shares of Parent Stock subject
to each such Company Stock Option shall be determined by multiplying the number
of shares of Company Common Stock subject to such Company Stock Option immediately
prior to the Effective Time by a fraction (the "Option Exchange Ratio"), the numerator
of which is the per share Merger Consideration and the denominator of which is the
average closing price of Parent Stock on Nasdaq over the ten trading days immediately
preceding (but not including) the Closing Date (rounded down to the nearest whole
share) and (ii) the exercise price per share of Parent Stock subject to each such
Company Stock Option (rounded up to the nearest whole cent) shall equal (x) the
per share exercise price for the shares of Company Common Stock otherwise purchasable
pursuant to such Company Stock Option immediately prior to the Effective Time divided
by (y) the Option Exchange Ratio. As soon as reasonably practicable following the
Effective Time (and in no event later than 15 Business Days after the Effective
Time), Parent shall deliver to each holder of a Company Stock Option an appropriate
notice setting forth the terms of such assumption and conversion. With respect to
any Company Stock Option that is an incentive stock option (within the meaning of
Section 422 of the Code) immediately prior to the Effective Time, the parties hereto
intend that such assumption and conversion, to the extent reasonably practicable,
shall conform to the requirements of Section 424(a) of the Code.
(b) Effective as of the Effective Time, by virtue of the Merger
and without any action on the part of the holders thereof, (i) each Company Restricted
Share outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time (together with the Company
Rights attached to each such share) shall be converted automatically into that number
of restricted shares of Parent Stock ("Parent Restricted Shares") equal to the Option
Exchange Ratio (rounded down to the nearest whole share in respect of the aggregate
number of Parent Restricted Shares into which the aggregate number of Company Restricted
Shares owned by each holder thereof immediately prior to the Effective Time shall
be so converted) and each Parent Restricted Share issued pursuant to this Section
3.06(b) shall remain subject to the same terms and conditions as were applicable
under such Company Restricted Share (including vesting schedule and any acceleration
of vesting, pursuant to any Company Employee Plan as in effect on the date hereof
and set forth on Section 5.05(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedule) (and shall
bear a legend containing the same restrictions on transferability), and (ii) each
outstanding Company Restricted Share Unit shall be converted automatically into
a substantially similar award for Parent Stock and shall remain subject to the same
terms and conditions as were applicable under such Company Restricted Share (including
vesting schedule and any acceleration of vesting, pursuant to any Company Employee
Plan as in effect on the date hereof and set forth on Section 5.05(b) of the Company
Disclosure Schedule), except that the number of shares of Parent Stock subject to
each such assumed award shall be determined by multiplying the number of Company
Shares subject to such Company Restricted Share Unit by the Option Exchange Ratio
(rounded down to the nearest whole share).
(c) Parent shall take such actions as are necessary for the assumption
of the Company Stock Options and Company Restricted Stock Units and the issuance
of Parent restricted Shares pursuant to this Section 3.06, including the reservation,
issuance and listing of Parent Stock as is necessary to effectuate the transactions
contemplated by this Section 3.06. Parent shall prepare and file with the SEC a
registration statement on Form S-8 with respect to the shares of Parent Stock subject
to the Company Stock Options and Company Restricted Stock Units and the Parent Restricted
Shares promptly following the Effective Time (and in no event later than 15 Business
Days after the Effective Time) and Parent shall use reasonable best efforts to maintain
the effectiveness of such registration statement for as long as such Company Stock
Options, Company Restricted Stock Units or Parent Restricted Shares remain outstanding.
(d) The Company shall take such actions as are necessary to (i)
cause the exercise of each outstanding purchase right under the Company ESPP no
less than five Business Days prior to the initial scheduled expiration of the Offer;
(ii) provide that no further purchase period or offering period shall commence under
the Company ESPP following the date hereof; and (iii) terminate the Company ESPP
immediately prior to and effective as of the Effective Time.
Section 3.07. Adjustments. If, during the period between the date
of this Agreement and the Effective Time, any change in the outstanding shares of
capital stock of the Company shall occur by reason of any stock split (including
reverse stock split), or any stock dividend thereon with a record date during such
period, the Offer Price, the Merger Consideration and any other amounts payable
pursuant to this Agreement shall be appropriately adjusted.
Section 3.08. Withholding Rights. Each of Merger Subsidiary, the
Surviving Corporation and Parent shall be entitled to deduct and withhold from the
consideration otherwise payable to any Person pursuant to Articles 2 or 3 such amounts
as it is required to deduct and withhold with respect to the making of such payment
under any provision of any Tax law. If Merger Subsidiary, the Surviving Corporation
or Parent, as the case may be, so withholds amounts, such amounts shall be treated
for all purposes of this Agreement as having been paid to the Person in respect
of which Merger Subsidiary, the Surviving Corporation or Parent, as the case may
be, made such deduction and withholding.
Section 3.09. Lost 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 posting by such Person of a bond, in such reasonable amount as Parent
may direct, as indemnity against any claim that may be made against it with respect
to such Certificate, the Exchange Agent shall pay, in exchange for such lost, stolen
or destroyed Certificate, the Merger Consideration to be paid in respect of the
Company Shares formerly represented by such Certificate, as contemplated under this
Article 3.
ARTICLE 4
The Surviving Corporation
Section 4.01. Certificate of Incorporation. The certificate of
incorporation of the Company (the "Company Certificate of Incorporation") shall
be amended at the Effective Time as set forth in Exhibit B and, as so amended, shall
be the certificate of incorporation of the Surviving Corporation until amended in
accordance with Applicable Law.
Section 4.02. Bylaws. The bylaws of Merger Subsidiary in effect
immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be the bylaws of the Surviving Corporation
until amended in accordance with Applicable Law.
Section 4.03. Directors and Officers. From and after the Effective
Time, except as otherwise duly elected or appointed and qualified in accordance
with Applicable Law, (i) the directors of Merger Subsidiary immediately prior to
the Effective Time shall be the directors of the Surviving Corporation, and (ii)
the officers of Merger Subsidiary immediately prior to the Effective Time shall
be the officers of the Surviving Corporation.
ARTICLE 5
Representations and Warranties of the Company
Subject to Section 12.05, except as set forth in the Company Disclosure
Schedule, the Company represents and warrants to Parent that:
Section 5.01. Corporate Existence and Power. The Company is a
corporation duly incorporated, validly existing and in good standing under the laws
of the State of Delaware and has all corporate powers required to carry on its business
as now conducted. The Company is duly qualified to do business and is in good standing
in each jurisdiction where such qualification is necessary, except for those jurisdictions
where failure to be so qualified would not reasonably be expected to have, individually
or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect. The Company has heretofore
made available to Parent complete and correct copies of the Company Certificate
of Incorporation and bylaws of the Company ("Company Bylaws"), as currently in effect.
The Company has heretofore made available to Parent complete and correct copies
of the minutes (or, in the case of draft minutes, the most recent drafts thereof)
of all meetings of the stockholders of the Company, the Company Board and each committee
of the Company Board, held since January 1, 2004, as of the date hereof.
Section 5.02. Corporate Authorization.
(a) The execution, delivery and performance by the Company of
this Agreement and the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated
hereby are within the Companys corporate powers and, except for obtaining the Stockholder
Approval, if required, have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action
on the part of the Company. The affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of
the outstanding shares of Company Common Stock in favor of the approval and adoption
of this Agreement and the Merger (the "Stockholder Approval") is the only vote of
the holders of any of the Companys capital stock necessary in connection with the
consummation of the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
This Agreement constitutes a valid and binding agreement of the Company enforceable
against the Company in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability
may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium and other similar Applicable
Law affecting creditors rights generally and by general principles of equity.
(b) At a meeting duly called and held, prior to the execution
of this Agreement, at which all directors of the Company were present, the Companys
Board of Directors duly and unanimously adopted resolutions (i) declaring that this
Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby are fair to and in the best interests
of the Companys stockholders, (ii) approving and declaring advisable this Agreement,
the Merger and the other transactions contemplated hereby, (iii) approving and adopting
an amendment to the Company Rights Agreement to render the Company Rights inapplicable
to the Merger, this Agreement, the Tender and Support Agreement and the transactions
contemplated hereby and thereby, (iv) directing that the adoption of this Agreement
and the Merger be submitted to the Stockholder Meeting, if required to consummate
the Merger under Delaware Law, and (v) making the Board Recommendation.
Section 5.03. Governmental Authorization. The execution, delivery
and performance by the Company of this Agreement and the consummation by the Company
of the transactions contemplated hereby require no action by or in respect of, or
filing with, any Governmental Authority, other than (i) the filing of the Merger
Certificate with the Delaware Secretary of State and appropriate documents with
the relevant authorities of other states in which the Company is qualified to do
business, (ii) compliance with any applicable requirements of (A) the HSR Act and
(B) any Applicable Law analogous to the HSR Act or otherwise regulating antitrust,
competition or merger control matters and in each case existing in foreign jurisdictions
("Foreign Competition Laws"), (iii) compliance with any applicable requirements
of the 1933 Act, the 1934 Act and any other applicable U.S. state or federal securities
laws, and (iv) any actions or filings the absence of which would not reasonably
be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse
Effect.
Section 5.04. Non-contravention. The execution, delivery and performance
by the Company of this Agreement and the consummation by the Company of the Merger
and the other transactions contemplated hereby do not and will not (i) contravene,
conflict with, or result in any violation or breach of any provision of the Company
Certificate of Incorporation or the Company Bylaws, (ii) assuming compliance with
the matters referred to in Section 5.03, contravene, conflict with, or result in
a violation or breach of any provision of any Applicable Law or Order, (iii) require
any consent or other action by any Person under, constitute a default, or an event
that, with or without notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute a default
under, or cause or permit the termination, cancellation, acceleration or other change
of any right or obligation or the loss of any benefit under, any provision of any
Material Contract binding upon the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or any Governmental
Authorization affecting, or relating in any way to, the material assets or business
of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or (iv) result in the creation or imposition
of any Lien on any asset of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, with such exceptions,
in the case of each of clauses (ii) through (iv), as would not reasonably be expected
to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect; provided
that in determining whether a Company Material Adverse Effect would result, any
adverse effect otherwise excluded by clause (A) of the definition of "Company Material
Adverse Effect" shall be taken into account.
Section 5.05. Capitalization.
(a) The authorized capital stock of the Company consists of 300,000,000
shares of Company Common Stock and 5,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value
$0.001 per share, of the Company (of which 300,000 shares have been designated as
Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock and reserved for issuance upon exercise
of the Company Rights). As of the close of business on February 27, 2007, (i) 59,178,935
Company Shares were issued and outstanding (of which an aggregate of 325,462 were
Company Restricted Shares), (ii) no shares of preferred stock of the Company were
issued and outstanding, (iii) Company Stock Options to purchase an aggregate of
6,976,971 Company Shares were issued and outstanding (of which Company Stock Options
to purchase an aggregate of 3,517,351 Company Shares were exercisable), (iv) an
aggregate of 578,211 Company Shares were reserved for settlement of Company Restricted
Share Units, (v) an aggregate of 9,651,198 Company Shares were reserved for settlement
of authorized Company Stock Options, and (vi) an aggregate of 1,255,558 Company
Shares were reserved for issuance under the Company ESPP. All outstanding shares
of capital stock of the Company have been, and all shares that may be issued pursuant
to any Company Stock Plan will be, when issued in accordance with the respective
terms thereof, duly authorized and validly issued and are (or, in the case of shares
that have not yet been issued, will be) fully paid, nonassessable and free of preemptive
rights.
(b) Section 5.05(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedule sets forth,
as of the close of business on February 27, 2007, a complete and correct list of
(i) all outstanding Company Stock Options, including with respect to each such option,
the number of shares subject to such option, the title, position and employee identity
number of the holder, the grant date, the exercise price per share, the vesting
schedule (including any portion that would become vested as a result of the transactions
contemplated hereby) and expiration date of each such option, whether the option
is intended to qualify as an "incentive stock option" under Section 422 of the Code
or a non-qualified stock option, and the form of Company Stock Option award agreement
pursuant to which such option was granted, (ii) all outstanding Company Restricted
Shares, including with respect to each such award, the title, position and employee
identity number of the holder, the grant date and vesting schedule (including any
portion that would become vested as a result of the transactions contemplated hereby),
whether a Section 83(b) election was taken under the Code (if available) with respect
to such Company Restricted Share, and the form of Company Restricted Share grant
agreement pursuant to which such award was granted, and (iii) all outstanding Company
Restricted Share Units, including with respect to each such award, the title, position
and employee identity number of the holder, the grant date and vesting schedule
(including any portion that would become vested as a result of the transactions
contemplated hereby), and the form of Company Restricted Share Unit grant agreement
pursuant to which such award was granted. The Company Stock Plans set forth on Section
5.05(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedule are the only plans or programs the Company
or any of its Subsidiaries maintains under which stock options, restricted shares,
restricted share units, stock appreciation rights, performance shares or other compensatory
equity-based awards have been granted and remain outstanding or may be granted.
All Company Stock Options, Company Restricted Shares and Company Restricted Share
Units may, by their terms, be treated in accordance with Section 3.06.
(c) Except, in the case of clauses (i)-(iv) below, (w) as set
forth in this Section 5.05, (x) for changes since February 27, 2007, resulting from
the exercise of Company Stock Options outstanding on such date and disclosed on
Section 5.05(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, (y) for issuances of shares
of Company Common Stock and grants of Company Stock Options expressly permitted
under clauses (A) and (B) of Section 7.01(c)(i), or (z) for issuance of shares of
Company Common Stock upon the exercise of purchase rights pursuant to the Company
ESPP in accordance with Section 3.06(d), there are no outstanding (i) shares of
capital stock or voting securities of the Company, (ii) securities of the Company
convertible into or exchangeable for shares of capital stock or voting securities
of the Company, (iii) options, warrants or other rights or arrangements to acquire
from the Company, or other obligations or commitments of the Company to issue, any
capital stock or other voting securities or ownership interests in, or any securities
convertible into or exchangeable for capital stock or other voting securities or
ownership interests in, the Company, (iv) restricted shares, restricted share units,
stock appreciation rights, performance shares, contingent value rights, "phantom"
stock or similar securities or rights that are derivative of, or provide economic
benefits based, directly or indirectly, on the value or price of, any capital stock
of, or other voting securities or ownership interests in, the Company (the items
in clauses (i)-(iv) being referred to collectively as the "Company Securities"),
(v) voting trusts, proxies or other similar agreements or understandings to which
Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party or by which the Company or any of
its Subsidiaries is bound with respect to the voting of any shares of capital stock
of Company or any of its Subsidiaries, (vi) except as may be required by applicable
securities laws and regulations, obligations or commitments of any character restricting
the transfer of, or requiring the registration for sale of, any shares of capital
stock of Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or (vii) obligations or commitments
of any character of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to repurchase, redeem
or otherwise acquire any of the Company Securities. No Company Securities are owned
by any Subsidiary of the Company.
(d) With respect to the Company Stock Options, (i) each Company
Stock Option intended to qualify as an "incentive stock option" under Section 422
of the Code so qualifies, (ii) each grant of a Company Stock Option was duly authorized
no later than the date on which the grant of such Company Stock Option was by its
terms to be effective (the "Grant Date") by all necessary corporate action, including,
as applicable, approval by the Company Board (or a duly constituted and authorized
committee thereof), or a duly authorized delegate thereof, and any required stockholder
approval by the necessary number of votes or written consents, (iii) each such grant
was made in all material respects in accordance with the terms of the applicable
Company Stock Plan, the 1934 Act and all other Applicable Law, including the Nasdaq
Marketplace Rules, and (iv) the per share exercise price of each Company Stock Option
was not less than the fair market value of a share of Company Common Stock on the
applicable Grant Date.
Section 5.06. Subsidiaries.
(a) Section 5.06(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule sets forth
a complete and correct list of each Subsidiary of the Company, its place and form
of organization and each jurisdiction in which it is authorized to conduct or actually
conducts business. No Subsidiary of the Company would constitute a "significant
subsidiary" within the meaning of Rule 1-02 of Regulation S-X under the 1934 Act.
(b) Each Subsidiary of the Company is a corporation or other business
entity duly incorporated or organized (as applicable), validly existing and in good
standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation or organization and
has all corporate or other organizational powers required to carry on its business
as now conducted. Each such Subsidiary is duly qualified to do business and is in
good standing in each jurisdiction where such qualification is necessary, except
for those jurisdictions where failure to be so qualified would not reasonably be
expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect.
(c) All of the outstanding capital stock of, or other voting securities
or ownership interests in, each Subsidiary of the Company, is owned by the Company,
directly or indirectly, free and clear of any Lien and free of any other limitation
or restriction (including any restriction on the right to vote, sell or otherwise
dispose of such capital stock or other voting securities or ownership interests).
There are no outstanding (i) securities of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries
convertible into or exchangeable for shares of capital stock or other voting securities
or ownership interests in any Subsidiary of the Company, (ii) options, warrants
or other rights or arrangements to acquire from the Company or any of its Subsidiaries,
or other obligations or commitments of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to
issue, any capital stock of or other voting securities or ownership interests in,
or any securities convertible into or exchangeable for any capital stock of or other
voting securities or ownership interests in, any Subsidiary of the Company, or (iii)
restricted shares, stock appreciation rights, performance shares, contingent value
rights, "phantom" stock or similar securities or rights that are derivative of,
or provide economic benefits based, directly or indirectly, on the value or price
of, any capital stock of, or other voting securities or ownership interests in,
any Subsidiary of the Company (the items in clauses (i)-(iii), in addition to all
shares of capital stock or voting securities of the Companys Subsidiaries, being
referred to collectively as the "Company Subsidiary Securities"). There are no outstanding
obligations of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to repurchase, redeem or otherwise
acquire any of the Company Subsidiary Securities.
(d) Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries directly or
indirectly owns any equity, ownership, profit, voting or similar interest in or
any interest convertible, exchangeable or exercisable for, any equity, profit, voting
or similar interest in, any Person (other than a Subsidiary of the Company).
Section 5.07. SEC Filings and the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.
(a) The Company has made available to Parent through the Companys
filings with the SEC, complete and correct copies of (i) the Companys annual reports
on Form 10-K for its fiscal years ended June 30, 2006, 2005 and 2004, (ii) its quarterly
reports on Form 10-Q for its fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2006 and December
31, 2006 (iii) its proxy or information statements relating to meetings of the stockholders
of the Company since June 30, 2006, and (iv) all of its other reports, statements,
schedules and registration statements filed with the SEC since June 30, 2006 (the
documents referred to in this Section 5.07(a), together with all information incorporated
by reference therein in accordance with applicable SEC regulations, are collectively
referred to in this Agreement as the "Company SEC Documents").
(b) Since June 30, 2006, the Company has filed with or furnished
to the SEC each report, statement, schedule, form or other document or filing required
by Applicable Law to be filed or furnished by the Company at or prior to the time
so required. No Subsidiary of the Company is required to file or furnish any report,
statement, schedule, form or other document with, or make any other filing with,
or furnish any other material to, the SEC.
(c) As of its filing date (or, if amended or superseded by a filing
prior to the date hereof, on the date of such filing), each Company SEC Document
complied, and each such Company SEC Document filed subsequent to the date
hereof and prior to the consummation of the Offer will comply,
as to form in all material respects with the applicable requirements of the 1933
Act and the 1934 Act, as the case may be.
(d) As of its filing date (or, if amended or superseded by a filing
prior to the date hereof, on the date of such filing), each Company SEC Document
filed pursuant to the 1934 Act did not, and each such Company SEC Document filed
subsequent to the date hereof and prior to the consummation of the Offer will 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. Each Company SEC Document that is a
registration statement, as amended or supplemented, if applicable, filed pursuant
to the 1933 Act, as of the date such registration statement or amendment became
effective, did not, and each such Company SEC Document filed subsequent to the date
hereof and prior to the consummation of the Offer will not, contain any untrue statement
of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein
or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading.
(e) The Company has made available to Parent copies of all comment
letters received by the Company from the SEC since January 1, 2004 relating to the
Company SEC Documents, together with all written responses of the Company thereto.
As of the date hereof, there are no outstanding or unresolved comments in any such
comment letters received by the Company from the SEC. As of the date of this Agreement,
to the knowledge of the Company, none of the Company SEC Documents is the subject
of any ongoing review by the SEC.
(f) Each required form, report and document containing financial
statements that has been filed with or submitted to the SEC by the Company since
July 31, 2002 was accompanied by the certifications required to be filed or submitted
by the Companys chief executive officer and/or chief financial officer, as required,
pursuant to the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and, at the time of filing or submission of each
such certification, such certification was true and accurate and complied with the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act.
Section 5.08. Financial Statements; Internal Controls.
(a) The audited consolidated financial statements and unaudited
consolidated interim financial statements of the Company included in the Company
SEC Documents fairly present, in conformity with GAAP applied on a consistent basis
(except as may be indicated in the notes thereto) the consolidated financial position
of the Company and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of the dates thereof and their
consolidated results of operations and cash flows for the periods then ended (subject
to normal year-end adjustments, condensation or omission of certain information
and footnote disclosure in the case of any unaudited interim financial statements).
(b) The Companys system of internal controls over financial reporting
is reasonably sufficient in all material respects to provide reasonable assurance
(i) that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial
statements in conformity with GAAP, (ii) that receipts and expenditures are executed
in accordance with the authorization of management, and (iii) regarding prevention
or timely detection of the unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of the Companys
assets that would materially affect the Companys financial statements. No significant
deficiency or material weakness was identified in managements assessment of internal
controls as of June 30, 2006 (nor, as of the date hereof, has any such deficiency
or weakness been identified).
(c) The Companys "disclosure controls and procedures" (as defined
in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the 1934 Act) are reasonably designed to
ensure that (i) all information (both financial and non-financial) required to be
disclosed by the Company in the reports that it files or submits under the 1934
Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported to the individuals responsible
for preparing such reports within the time periods specified in the rules and forms
of the SEC, and (ii) all such information is accumulated and communicated to the
Companys management as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required
disclosure and to make the certifications of the principal executive officer and
principal financial officer of the Company required under the 1934 Act with respect
to such reports.
(d) The audit committee of the Company Board includes an Audit
Committee Financial Expert, as defined by Item 401(h)(2) of Regulation S-K.
(e) The Company has adopted a code of ethics, as defined by Item
406(b) of Regulation S-K, for senior financial officers, applicable to its principal
financial officer, comptroller or principal accounting officer, or persons performing
similar functions. The Company has promptly disclosed any change in or waiver of
the Companys code of ethics with respect to any such persons, as required by Section
406(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. To the knowledge of the Company, there have been
no violations of provisions of the Companys code of ethics by any such persons.
Section 5.09. Disclosure Documents.
(a) Each document required to be filed by the Company with the
SEC or required to be distributed or otherwise disseminated to the Companys stockholders
in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (the "Company
Disclosure Documents"), including the Schedule 14D-9, the proxy or information statement
of the Company (the "Proxy Statement"), if any, to be filed with the SEC for use
in connection with the solicitation of proxies from the Companys stockholders in
connection with the Merger and the Stockholder Meeting, and any amendments or supplements
thereto, when filed, distributed or disseminated, as applicable, will comply as
to form in all material respects with the applicable requirements of the 1934 Act.
The representations and warranties contained in this Section 5.09(a) will not apply
to statements or omissions included in the Company Disclosure Documents based upon
information furnished to the Company in writing by Parent or Merger Subsidiary specifically
for use therein.
(b) (i) The Proxy Statement, as supplemented or amended, if applicable,
at the time such Company Proxy Statement or any amendment or supplement thereto
is first mailed to stockholders of the Company and at the time such stockholders
vote on adoption of this Agreement, and (ii) any Company Disclosure Document (other
than the Proxy Statement), at the time of the filing of such Company Disclosure
Document or any supplement or amendment thereto and at the time of any distribution
or dissemination thereof, will 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.
The representations and warranties contained in this Section 5.09(b) will not apply
to statements or omissions included in the Company Disclosure Documents based upon
information furnished to the Company in writing by Parent or Merger Subsidiary specifically
for use therein.
(c) The information with respect to the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries that the Company furnishes to Parent in writing specifically for use
in the Schedule TO and the Offer Documents, at the time of the filing of the Schedule
TO, at the time of any distribution or dissemination of the Offer Documents and
at the time of the consummation of the Offer, will not contain any untrue statement
of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein
or necessary in order to make the statements made therein, in the light of the circumstances
under which they were made, not misleading.
Section 5.10. Absence of Certain Changes. Since the Company Balance
Sheet Date through the date hereof, (i) the business of the Company and each of
its Subsidiaries has been conducted in the ordinary course consistent with past
practice, (ii) there has not been any event, change, development or set of circumstances
that has had or would reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate,
a Company Material Adverse Effect, and (iii) there has not been any action or event,
nor any authorization, commitment or agreement by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries
with respect to any action or event, that if taken or if it occurred after the date
hereof would be prohibited by Section 7.01.
Section 5.11. No Undisclosed Material Liabilities. There are no
liabilities or obligations of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries of any kind
whatsoever, whether accrued, contingent, absolute, determined, determinable or otherwise,
and there is no existing condition, situation or set of circumstances that could
reasonably be expected to result in such a liability or obligation, other than:
(a) liabilities or obligations disclosed and provided for in the
Company Balance Sheet or disclosed in the notes thereto;
(b) liabilities or obligations incurred under this Agreement or
in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby; and
(c) liabilities or obligations incurred in the ordinary course
of business since the Company Balance Sheet Date in amounts consistent with past
practice that would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate,
a Company Material Adverse Effect.
Section 5.12. Litigation.
(a) There is no Proceeding pending against or, to the knowledge
of the Company, threatened against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any
of their respective businesses or assets or any of the directors or employees of
the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or, to the knowledge of the Company, any
of its stockholders or Representatives (in each case insofar as any such matters
relate to their activities with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries) that would,
individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Company Material
Adverse Effect.
(b) Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is subject
to any Order against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or naming the Company
or any of its Subsidiaries as a party that would, individually or in the aggregate,
reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect.
Section 5.13. Compliance with Applicable Law and Orders.
(a) The Company and each of its Subsidiaries is and, since June
30, 2005 has been, in compliance with all Applicable Laws and Orders, and, to the
knowledge of the Company, no condition or state of facts exists that is reasonably
likely to give rise to a violation of, or a liability or default under, any Applicable
Law or Order, except such noncompliance, violations, liabilities or defaults that
have not had and would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the
aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect. Neither the Company nor any of its
Subsidiaries has received any written notice since June 30, 2005 until the date
hereof (i) of any administrative or civil, or criminal investigation or audit (other
than Tax audits) by any Governmental Authority relating to the Company or any of
its Subsidiaries, or (ii) from any Governmental Authority alleging that the Company
or any of its Subsidiaries are not in compliance in any material respect with any
Applicable Law or Order.
(b) Each of the Company and its Subsidiaries has in effect all
material Governmental Authorizations necessary for it to own, lease or otherwise
hold and to operate its properties and assets and to carry on its businesses and
operations as now conducted, except where the failure to have such Governmental
Authorizations has not had and would not reasonably be expected to have, individually
or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect. There have occurred no defaults
(with or without notice or lapse of time or both) under, violations of, or events
giving rise to any right of termination, amendment or cancellation of any such Governmental
Authorizations, except where such defaults, violations or events have not had and
would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Company
Material Adverse Effect.
Section 5.14. Material Contracts.
(a) Section 5.14 of the Company Disclosure Schedule contains a
complete and correct list of each of the following Contracts to which the Company
or any of its Subsidiaries is a party or by which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries
is legally bound as of the date hereof:
(i) (A) each of the 20 largest Contracts between the Company or
any of its Subsidiaries and an end-user customer for the license of Company Software
Products (determined on the basis of aggregate license revenues received by the
Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, over the four consecutive fiscal
quarter period ended December 31, 2006), (B) each of the 10 largest Contracts between
the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and a non-end user customer, including any
customer that embeds one or more Company Software Product into one or more product
of such customer for the license of Company Software Products (determined on the
basis of aggregate license revenues received by the Company and its Subsidiaries,
taken as a whole, over the four consecutive fiscal quarter period ended December
31, 2006), and (C) each of the 10 largest Contracts between the Company or any of
its Subsidiaries and a customer for the provision of services, including professional
or consulting services, other than maintenance and support services provided solely
in connection with licenses of Company Software Products (determined on the basis
of aggregate revenues received by the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole,
over the four consecutive fiscal quarter period ended December 31, 2006);
(ii) except for the Contracts disclosed in clause (i) above, each
Contract that involves license of Company Software Products, or performance of services
(including maintenance and support services) by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries,
providing for annual payments to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries of $1,000,000
or more (determined on the basis of aggregate payments to the Company or any of
its Subsidiaries over the four consecutive fiscal quarter period ended December
31, 2006);
(iii) (A) each of the 10 largest Contracts between the Company
or any of its Subsidiaries and any licensor of Intellectual Property Rights, other
than non-exclusive in-licenses for non-customized commercial off the shelf software
that is generally available on standard terms, (determined on the basis of aggregate
payments made by the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, over the four
consecutive fiscal quarter period ended December 31, 2006), and (B) each of the
10 largest Contracts between the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and any supplier
(other than a licensor), including any supplier of outsourcing or development services,
to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole (determined on the basis
of aggregate payments made by the including supplier of outsourcing services over
the four consecutive fiscal quarter period ended December 31, 2006);
(iv) each Contract that contains any exclusivity or non-competition
provisions (A) restricting the Company or any of its Subsidiaries from competing
in any line of business or with any Person or in any area or engaging in any activity
or business (including with respect to the development, manufacture, marketing or
distribution of their respective products or services), or pursuant to which the
Company has agreed to refrain from granting license or franchise rights to any other
Person under Company IP, or pursuant to which any benefit or right is required to
be given or lost as a result of so competing or engaging, or (B) which would have
any such effect on Parent or any of its Affiliates after the consummation of the
Offer or the Closing Date;
(v) each Contract that (A) grants any exclusive license, exclusive
supply or exclusive distribution agreement or other material exclusive rights, (B)
grants any "most favored nation" rights, rights of first refusal, rights of first
negotiation or similar material rights with respect to any product, service or Intellectual
Property Rights, or (C) contains any provision that requires the purchase of all
or a given portion of the Companys or any of its Subsidiaries requirements from
a given third party, or any other similar material provision;
(vi) each Contract pursuant to which the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries has agreed or is required to provide any third party with access to
source code contingently or otherwise, for which license revenues to the Company
or any of its Subsidiaries exceeded $500,000 (determined on the basis of aggregate
payments to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries over the four consecutive fiscal
quarter period ended December 31, 2006);
(vii) each Contract pursuant to which the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries has been granted any license to Intellectual Property Rights material
to the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, other than
non-exclusive licenses granted in the ordinary course of business of the Company
and its Subsidiaries consistent with past practice;
(viii) each lease or sublease of real property and each lease
or sublease of personal property providing for either (x) annual payments of $500,000
or more or (y) aggregate future payments of $2,500,000 or more to which the Company
or any of its Subsidiaries is party as either lessor or lessee;
(ix) each Contract relating to Indebtedness, except any such Contract
with an aggregate outstanding principal amount not exceeding $500,000 and which
may be prepaid on not more than 30 days notice without the payment of any penalty;
(x) each Contract creating or granting a material Lien (including
Liens upon properties acquired under conditional sales, capital leases or other
title retention or security devices), other than Permitted Liens;
(xi) each Contract under which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries
has, directly or indirectly, made any material loan, capital contribution to, or
other investment in, any Person (other than any loan, capital contribution or other
investment in any wholly-owned Subsidiary of the Company or extensions of credit
made, and interests in marketable securities acquired, in the ordinary course of
business consistent with past practices);
(xii) each Contract under which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries
has any material obligations that have not been satisfied or performed relating
to the acquisition or disposition of all or any portion of any business of the Company
(whether by merger, sale of stock, sale of assets or otherwise);
(xiii) each Contract (i) (A) between the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries and any Governmental Authority, or (B) between the Company or any of
its Subsidiaries, as a subcontractor and any prime contractor to any Governmental
Authority, or (ii) to the knowledge of the Company, financed by any Governmental
Authority and subject to the rules and regulations of any Governmental Authority
concerning procurement;
(xiv) each partnership, joint venture or other similar Contract
or arrangement currently in effect (but excluding non-exclusive outbound or inbound
partnering agreements (such as marketing, reselling, consulting, OEM and distributor
agreements) entered into by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in the ordinary
course of business);
(xv) each employee collective bargaining agreement or other Contract
with any labor union, and each employment Contract (other than for employment at-will
or similar arrangements) that has an aggregate future liability in excess of $100,000
that is not terminable by the Company without notice and without cost to the Company;
(xvi) each material Contract entered into in the last three years
in connection with the settlement or other resolution of any Proceeding that has
any continuing obligations, liabilities or restrictions or involved payment of more
than $500,000; or
(xvii) except for the Contracts disclosed above, each Contract
currently in effect and required to be filed by the Company pursuant to Item 601(b)(10)
of Regulation S-K under the 1933 Act, or that is otherwise material to Company and
its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, and not entered into in the ordinary course
of business consistent with past practice.
(b) Each Contract disclosed in Section 5.14(a) of the Company
Disclosure Schedule, required to be disclosed pursuant to this Section or which
would have been required to be so disclosed if it had existed on the date of this
Agreement (each, a "Material Contract") is in full force and effect and is a valid
and binding agreement of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, as the case may
be, and, to the knowledge of the Company, of each other party thereto, enforceable
against the Company or such Subsidiary, as the case may be, and, to the knowledge
of the Company, against the other party or parties thereto, in each case, in accordance
with its terms except as such enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency,
moratorium and other similar Applicable Law affecting creditors rights generally
and by general principles of equity. None of the Company, any of its Subsidiaries
or, to the knowledge of the Company, any other party thereto is in default or breach
under the terms of any Material Contract in any respect which would permit the Company
or any of its Subsidiaries, on the one hand, or any other party thereto, on the
other hand, to terminate such Material Contract, including with notice or lapse
of time or both.
(c) Complete and correct copies of each Material Contract in existence
as of the date hereof have been made available by the Company to Parent prior to
the date hereof.
Section 5.15. Taxes.
(a) All income, franchise and other material Tax Returns required
by Applicable Law to be filed with any Taxing Authority by, or on behalf of, the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries have been filed when due in accordance with all
Applicable Laws, and all such Tax Returns are, or shall be at the time of filing,
true and complete in all material respects.
(b) The Company and each of its Subsidiaries has paid (or has
had paid on its behalf) or has withheld and remitted to the appropriate Taxing Authority
all material Taxes due and payable, or, where payment is not yet due, has established
(or has had established on its behalf and for its sole benefit and recourse) |