UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON,
DC 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of report
(Date of earliest event reported): June 24,
2008
SILICON LABORATORIES INC.
(Exact Name of
Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Delaware
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000-29823
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74-2793174
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(State or Other
Jurisdiction
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(Commission File
Number)
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(IRS Employer
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of
Incorporation)
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Identification
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400 West
Cesar Chavez, Austin, TX 78701
(Address of
Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrants
telephone number, including area code: (512)
416-8500
Check the appropriate box
below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the
filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see
General Instruction A.2. below):
¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the
Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14a-12)
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the
Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the
Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Item 1.01. Entry into a Material
Definitive Agreement
On June 24, 2008,
Silicon Laboratories Inc., a Delaware corporation, (Silicon Laboratories),
Irving Merger Sub, Inc., a California corporation
and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Silicon Laboratories, Integration Associates
Incorporated, a California corporation (Integration Associates), and the
shareholders of Integration Associates entered into an Agreement and Plan of
Reorganization (the Agreement) pursuant to which Integration Associates would
become a wholly-owned subsidiary of Silicon Laboratories (the Merger).
Integration Associates develops silicon solutions for wireless, wireline and
power system management applications for a wide range of systems.
Under the terms of the
Agreement, Silicon Laboratories will acquire all of the outstanding capital
stock of Integration Associates in exchange for $80.0 million plus an amount
equal to the excess of Integration Associates cash and other assets minus
liabilities as of the closing date. Of such consideration, $9.0 million will
be withheld as security for breaches of representations and warranties and
certain other expressly enumerated matters.
The foregoing description
of the Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its
entirety by reference to the Agreement, which is filed as Exhibit 2.1
hereto, and is incorporated into this report by reference.
The press release
announcing the Agreement is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current
Report on Form 8-K.
Item 2.01 Completion of
Acquisition or Disposition of Assets.
The information set forth
in Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated herein by
reference.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
2.1 Agreement
and Plan of Reorganization, dated June 24, 2008, by and among Silicon Laboratories
Inc., Irving Merger Sub, Inc., Integration Associates Incorporated and Shareholder
Representative Services, LLC
99.1 Press
release of Silicon Laboratories Inc. dated June 24, 2008 entitled Silicon
Laboratories to Acquire Integration Associates, Diversified Mixed-Signal
Company
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the
requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly
caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly
authorized.
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SILICON
LABORATORIES INC.
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June 25, 2008
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/s/ Paul V.
Walsh, Jr.
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Paul V. Walsh, Jr.
Vice President of Finance
(Principal Accounting Officer)
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No.
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Description
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2.1
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Agreement and Plan of
Reorganization, dated June 24, 2008, by and among Silicon Laboratories
Inc., Irving Merger Sub, Inc., Integration Associates Incorporated and
Shareholder Representative Services, LLC
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99.1
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Press release of
Silicon Laboratories Inc. dated June 24, 2008 entitled Silicon
Laboratories to Acquire Integration Associates, Diversified Mixed-Signal
Company
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Exhibit 2.1
EXECUTION VERSION
AGREEMENT AND PLAN
OF REORGANIZATION
BY AND AMONG
SILICON
LABORATORIES INC.
IRVING MERGER SUB,
INC.
INTEGRATION
ASSOCIATES INCORPORATED
AND
SHAREHOLDER
REPRESENTATIVE SERVICES LLC, AS SHAREHOLDERS AGENT
JUNE 24, 2008
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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1.
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Definitions
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2.
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The Merger
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2.1
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The Merger
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8
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2.2
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Closing; Effective Time
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8
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2.3
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Effect of the Merger
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8
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2.4
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Articles of Incorporation; Bylaws
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8
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2.5
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Directors and Officers
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9
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2.6
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Effect on Capital Stock
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2.7
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Payment Procedures
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2.8
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Surplus
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2.9
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Tax Consequences
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3.
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Representations and Warranties of Target
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3.1
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Organization and Authority
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3.2
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Governmental Authorization
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3.3
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Financial Statements
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3.4
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Capital Structure
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3.5
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Absence of Certain Changes
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3.6
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Absence of Undisclosed Liabilities
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3.7
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Litigation
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3.8
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Restrictions on Business Activities
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3.9
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Intellectual Property
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3.10
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Interested Party Transactions
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3.11
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Minute Books
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3.12
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Complete Copies of Materials
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3.13
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Material Contracts
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3.14
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Inventory
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3.15
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Accounts Receivable
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3.16
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Customers and Suppliers
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3.17
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Employees and Consultants
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3.18
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Title to Property
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3.19
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Environmental Matters
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3.20
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Taxes
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3.21
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Employee Benefit Plans
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3.22
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Employee Matters
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3.23
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Insurance
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3.24
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Compliance With Laws
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3.25
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Brokers and Finders Fee
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3.26
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Privacy Policies and Web Site Terms and Conditions
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3.27
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International Trade Matters
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3.28
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Products
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3.29
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Claims
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3.30
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Representations Complete
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4.
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Representations and Warranties of Acquiror and
Merger Sub
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4.1
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Organization, Standing and Power
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4.2
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Authority
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4.3
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Adequacy of Funds
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5.
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Conduct Prior to the Effective Time
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5.1
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Conduct of Business
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5.2
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No Solicitation
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Additional Agreements
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6.1
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Access to Information
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6.2
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Confidentiality
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6.3
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Public Disclosure
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6.4
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Regulatory Approval; Further Assurances
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6.5
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Target Capitalization
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6.6
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Target Options
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6.7
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Cancellation of Target Other Equity Rights
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6.8
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Escrow Agreement
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6.9
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Key Employees
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6.10
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Non-Competition and Non-Solicitation Agreement
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6.11
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Employee Loans
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6.12
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D&O Coverage
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6.13
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Termination of 401(k) Plans
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6.14
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Expenses
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Conditions to the Merger
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7.1
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Conditions to Obligations of Each Party to Effect the Merger
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7.2
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Additional Conditions to the Obligations of Acquiror and Merger Sub
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7.3
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Additional Conditions to Obligations of Target
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Termination
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8.1
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Termination
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8.2
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Effect of Termination
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Escrow and Indemnification
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9.1
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Escrow Fund
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9.2
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Indemnification
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9.3
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Escrow Period; Release From Escrow
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9.4
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Claims Upon Escrow Fund
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9.5
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Objections to Claims
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9.6
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Resolution of Conflicts and Arbitration
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9.7
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Shareholders Agent
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9.8
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Actions of the Shareholders Agent
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9.9
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Third-Party Claims
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9.10
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Limitation on Recovery
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10.
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General Provisions
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10.1
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Notices
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10.2
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Taking of Necessary Action; Further Action
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10.3
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LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
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10.4
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Counterparts
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10.5
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Entire Agreement; Parties in Interest; Assignment
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10.6
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Severability
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10.7
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Remedies Cumulative
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10.8
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Governing Law
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10.9
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Rules of Construction
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10.10
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Amendment; Waiver
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LIST OF
EXHIBITS
Exhibit A
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Agreement of Merger
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Exhibit B
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Escrow Agreement
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Exhibit C
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Offer Letter
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Exhibit D
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Non-Competition and
Non-Solicitation Agreement
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Exhibit E
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Non-Employee
Non-Solicitation Agreement
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Exhibit F
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Restricted Stock
Purchase Agreement
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Exhibit G
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Transition Offer Letter
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AGREEMENT
AND PLAN OF REORGANIZATION
This
AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF REORGANIZATION (the Agreement) is made and
entered into as of June 24, 2008 by and among Silicon Laboratories Inc., a
Delaware corporation (Acquiror), Irving Merger Sub, Inc., a
California corporation (Merger
Sub) and wholly owned subsidiary of Acquiror, Integration Associates
Incorporated, a California corporation (Target), and, solely with
respect to Sections 2.8, 6.8, 9 and 10 hereof, Shareholder Representative
Services LLC (Shareholders Agent).
RECITALS
A. The Boards of Directors of Target, Acquiror and Merger
Sub believe it is in the best interests of their respective companies and the
shareholders of their respective companies that Target and Merger Sub combine
into a single company through the statutory merger of Merger Sub with and into
Target (the Merger) and, in furtherance thereof, have approved the
Merger.
B. Target, Acquiror and Merger Sub desire to make certain
representations and warranties and other agreements in connection with the
Merger.
C. Concurrently with the execution and delivery of this
Agreement, and as a condition and inducement to Acquirors willingness to enter
into this Agreement, holders of Target Capital Stock representing (i) a
majority of the issued and outstanding shares of Target Common Stock, (ii) a
majority of the issued and outstanding shares of Target Common Stock and Target
Preferred Stock (on an as-converted to Target Common Stock basis) and (iii) a
majority of the issued and outstanding shares of Target Preferred Stock have
executed and delivered to Target a written consent of the shareholders
approving the Merger and this Agreement and the transactions contemplated
hereby (collectively, the Shareholder Approval).
D. Concurrently with or prior to the execution and
delivery of this Agreement, and as a condition and inducement to Acquirors
willingness to enter into this Agreement, certain of the individuals on
Schedule 6.9 have signed (i) an Offer Letter and a PIIA or (ii) a
Foreign Employment Contract (each as defined herein).
NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the covenants and representations set forth
herein and for other good and valuable consideration, the parties, intending to
be legally bound, hereby agree as follows:
1. Definitions. As used in this Agreement, the following
terms shall have the following meanings:
401(k) Plans
has the meaning set forth in Section 6.13.
Accounting
Firm has the meaning set forth in Section 2.8(b).
Acquiror
has the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph.
Acquiror
Indemnified Person has the meanings set forth in Section 9.2(b).
Acquisition
Proposal has the meaning set forth in Section 5.2(a).
Agreement
of Merger has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1.
Antitrust
Law shall mean any statute, rule, regulation, order, decree, administrative
and judicial doctrine or other law that is designed or intended to prohibit,
restrict or regulate actions having the purpose or effect of monopolization or
restraint of trade or lessening of competition.
California
Law has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1.
CERCLA
has the meaning set forth in Section 3.19.
Certificates
shall mean each stock certificate that immediately prior to the Effective Time
represented one or more outstanding shares of Target Capital Stock.
Closing
has the meaning set forth in Section 2.2.
Closing
Date has the meaning set forth in Section 2.2.
COBRA
has the meaning set forth in Section 3.22.
Code
shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
Contributors
has the meaning set forth in Section 3.9(b)(xi).
Controlled
has the meaning set forth in Section 3.9.
Copyrighted
Works has the meaning set forth in Section 3.9.
Counted
Assets has the meaning set forth in Section 2.8.
Counted
Liabilities has the meaning set forth in Section 2.8.
Current
Policy has the meaning set forth in Section 6.9.
Damages
has the meaning set forth in Section 9.2(b).
Designated
ARS has the meaning set forth in Section 3.3(c).
Dissenting
Shares has the meaning set forth in Section 2.6(e).
Dissenting
Shareholder has the meaning set forth in Section 2.6(e).
Effective
Time has the meaning set forth in Section 2.2.
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Electronic
Data Room shall mean the electronic data room established by Target and to
which Acquiror has been provided access in connection with the due diligence
investigation conducted prior to the execution of this Agreement.
Encumbrance
shall mean any lien, pledge, hypothecation, charge, mortgage, security
interest, encumbrance, claim, infringement, interference, option, right of
first refusal, equitable interest, title retention or title reversion
agreement, preemptive right, community property interest or restriction of any
nature, whether accrued, absolute, contingent or otherwise.
Environmental
Laws has the meaning set forth in Section 3.19(a)(i).
ERISA
has the meaning set forth in Section 3.21.
ERISA
Affiliate has the meaning set forth in Section 3.21.
Escrow
Agent has the meaning set forth in Section 2.7(h).
Escrow
Agreement has the meaning set forth in Section 6.8.
Escrow
Amount shall mean $9,000,000 in cash.
Escrow
Consideration has the meaning set forth in Section 2.6(a).
Escrow
Fund has the meaning set forth in Section 2.7(h).
Excess
Surplus shall mean (i) an amount equal to (A) the Surplus minus (B) the
Surplus Threshold, plus (ii) interest on such amount, calculated at the
rate of four percent per annum, from the Closing Date to the Surplus
Determination Date.
Exchange
Act has the meaning set forth in Section 3.3.
Final
Target Capitalization Spreadsheet has the meaning set forth in Section 6.5.
Foreign
Employment Contract has the meaning set forth in Section 6.9.
Foreign
International Trade Laws has the meaning set forth in Section 3.27.
Fully-Diluted
Shares means the sum of (i) the Total Outstanding Stock; and (ii) the
aggregate number of shares of Target Capital Stock that are subject to purchase
upon exercise of all Target Options issued and outstanding immediately prior to
the Effective Time.
GAAP
shall mean United States Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.
Governmental
Entity has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1(a).
Hazardous
Materials has the meaning set forth in Section 3.19(a)(ii).
HIPAA
has the meaning set forth in Section 3.21(c).
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HSR
has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1(a).
Initial
Capital Stock Consideration shall mean (a) $87,000,000 divided by the
Fully-Diluted Shares minus (b) the Escrow Amount divided by the Total
Outstanding Stock.
Initial
Option Consideration shall mean $87,000,000 divided by the Fully-Diluted
Shares.
Individuals
has the meaning set forth in Section 3.26(a)(ii).
Intellectual
Property Agreements has the meaning set forth in Section 3.9.
Intellectual
Property Rights has the meaning set forth in Section 3.9.
International
Trade Laws has the meaning set forth in Section 3.27.
JAMS has the
meaning set forth in Section 9.6(a).
knowledge, knows and similar
references refer to a partys actual knowledge and such knowledge as such party
would have had following a reasonable inquiry of officers, directors, the
employees in charge of each functional division of such party and the
individuals listed in Section 1 of the Target Disclosure Schedule, which
includes the employees in charge of each functional division of Target as of the
date of this Agreement.
Liabilities
shall include all obligations and liabilities of any nature whether matured or
unmatured, fixed or contingent and whether or not required to be included in
financial statements under GAAP.
Material
Adverse Effect shall mean any event, change or effect that is, or could
reasonably be expected to be, materially adverse to the Target Business
(including the Target Business as proposed as of the date of this Agreement to
be conducted after the Effective Time), financial condition, properties,
assets, liabilities, business, operations or results of operations of Target
and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole; provided, however, that
no such event, change or effect shall constitute a Material Adverse Effect to
the extent it results solely from the following: (a) general economic or
business conditions or acts of war or terrorism, in each case, that do not
disproportionately affect Target and its Subsidiaries, (b) factors
affecting the semiconductor industry in general that do not disproportionately
affect Target and its Subsidiaries or (c) loss of, or adverse change in
relationship with, Targets customers, partners, suppliers or employees that
Target establishes through specific evidence was caused by the pendency or announcement
of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
Material
Contract has the meaning set forth in Section 3.13.
Merger
has the meaning set forth in Recital A.
Merger
Consideration has the meaning set forth in Section 2.6(a).
Merger
Sub has the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph.
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Non-Affiliate
Plan Fiduciary has the meaning set forth in Section 3.21(c).
Non-Competition
and Non-Solicitation Agreement has the meaning set forth in Section 6.10(a).
Nondisclosure
Agreement has the meaning set forth in Section 6.2.
Notice of
Disagreement has the meaning set forth in Section 2.8(b).
Offer Letter has
the meaning set forth in Section 6.9.
Officers
Certificate has the meaning set forth in Section 9.4.
Open
Source Materials has the meaning set forth in Section 3.9(b)(v).
Option
Consideration has the meaning set forth in Section 2.6(b).
Patentable
Inventions has the meaning set forth in Section 3.9(b)(i).
Patents
has the meaning set forth in Section 3.9.
Paying
Agent has the meaning set forth in Section 2.7.
Pension
Plans has the meaning set forth in Section 3.21(d).
PIIA
has the meaning set forth in Section 6.9.
Pre-Closing
Period has the meaning set forth in Section 6.1.
Preliminary
Target Capitalization Spreadsheet has the meaning set forth in Section 3.4(g).
Privacy
Statements has the meaning set forth in Section 3.26(a)(ii).
Proposed
Surplus Statement has the meaning set forth in Section 2.8(b).
Release
Date has the meaning set forth in Section 9.3(b).
Remaining
Escrow Amount shall mean the portion of the Escrow Amount that remains
available for distribution in the Escrow Fund after (i) satisfaction of
all obligations to Acquiror Indemnified Persons (including any potential
obligations and pending claims) pursuant to Section 9 hereof, (ii) payment
of any amount payable out of the Escrow Fund to Escrow Agent under the Escrow
Agreement and (iii) reimbursement of the Shareholders Agent pursuant to Section 9.7(d).
RCRA
has the meaning set forth in Section 3.19(a)(i).
Return
has the meaning set forth in Section 3.20.
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SEC
has the meaning set forth in Section 4.2.
Securities
Act shall mean the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
Shareholder
Contribution has the meaning set forth in Section 2.8(b).
Shareholders
Agent has the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph.
Standard
Sales Contracts has the meaning set forth in Section 3.13.
Subsidiary
shall mean an entity of which a party directly or indirectly owns, beneficially or of
record, at least 50% of the outstanding equity or financial interests of such
entity.
Surplus has the
meaning set forth in Section 2.8.
Surplus Consideration
has the meaning set forth in Section 2.6(a).
Surplus Determination
Date has the meaning set forth in Section 2.8(b).
Surplus Threshold
shall mean $7,000,000.
Surviving
Corporation has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1.
Tail
Policy has the meaning set forth in Section 6.12(b).
Target
has the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph.
Target
Balance Sheet has the meaning set forth in Section 3.6.
Target
Balance Sheet Date has the meaning set forth in Section 3.5.
Target
Business has the meaning set forth in Section 3.9.
Target
Capital Stock shall mean any shares of Target Common Stock and Target
Preferred Stock.
Target
Common Stock shall mean any shares of Common Stock of Target.
Target
Current Facilities has the meaning set forth in Section 3.19(b).
Target
Disclosure Schedule has the meaning set forth in Section 3.
Target
Employee Plans has the meaning set forth in Section 3.21(a).
Target
Facilities has the meaning set forth in Section 3.19(b).
Target
Financial Statements has the meaning set forth in Section 3.3.
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Target
Indemnified Persons has the meaning set forth in Section 6.12.
Target
International Employee Plans has the meaning set forth in Section 3.21(a).
Target
IP Assets has the meaning set forth in Section 3.9.
Target
IP Rights has the meaning set forth in Section 3.9.
Target
Option shall mean each option to purchase one share of Target Capital
Stock under a Target Option Plan, whether or not vested or exercisable.
Target
Optionholder shall mean each holder of record of a Target Option as of the
Effective Time.
Target
Option Plan shall mean each of Targets 1996 Stock Option Plan, 2001
Equity Incentive Plan and 2001 Nonstatutory Stock Option Plan.
Target
Other Equity Rights shall mean, other than Target Capital Stock and Target
Options, any other capital stock, ownership right, option, warrant, stock
appreciation right, phantom stock right, profit participation right, purchase
right, subscription right, conversion right, exchange right, in each case, with
respect to Target or Targets assets, or provision of any other contract or
commitment that could require Target to issue, sell, or otherwise cause to
become outstanding any of its capital stock (contingent or otherwise).
Target
Preferred Stock shall mean any shares of Preferred Stock of Target.
Target
Products has the meaning set forth in Section 3.9.
Target
Shareholder shall mean each holder of record of Target Capital Stock as of
the Effective Time.
Target
Sites has the meaning set forth in Section 3.26(a)(i).
Target
Transaction Expenses shall mean all costs and expenses incurred by Target
in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby.
Tax
and Taxes have the meanings set forth in Section 3.20(a).
Termination
Costs shall mean all Liabilities arising as a result of (a) Targets
termination of the employment of employees (except to the extent such employee
has, as of the Effective Time, received from Acquiror, entered into, and not
revoked such employees acceptance of, an Offer Letter and PIIA) or (b) a
Target Subsidiarys termination of the employment of employees of such
Subsidiary (except to the extent such employee has, as of the Effective Time,
received with Acquirors consent, entered into, and not revoked, a Foreign
Employment Contract).
Termination
Date has the meaning set forth in Section 9.2(a).
Terms
and Conditions has the meaning set forth in Section 3.26(a)(iii).
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Total
Outstanding Stock shall mean the total number of shares of Target Capital
Stock outstanding as of the Effective Time.
Total
Options shall mean the aggregate number of shares of Target Capital Stock
that are subject to purchase upon exercise of all Target Options as of the
Effective Time.
Trademark
has the meaning set forth in Section 3.9.
Transition
Offer Letters shall mean offer letters entered into with Acquiror in
substantially the form attached as Exhibit G hereto.
Transition
Payment Amount shall mean the total dollar amount of all Transition
Payments (as such term is defined in the Transition Offer Letters).
Wholly
Owned Target IP has the meaning set forth in Section 3.9(b)(vii).
2. The Merger.
2.1 The Merger. At the
Effective Time and subject to and upon the terms and conditions of this
Agreement, the Agreement of Merger attached hereto as Exhibit A
(the Agreement of Merger) and the California Corporations Code (California
Law), Merger Sub shall be merged with and into Target, the separate
corporate existence of Merger Sub shall cease and Target shall continue as the
surviving corporation (the Surviving Corporation).
2.2 Closing; Effective Time.
The closing of the transactions contemplated hereby (the Closing)
shall take place as soon as practicable, but no later than two business days,
after the satisfaction or waiver of each of the conditions set forth in Section 7
hereof, or at such other time as the parties hereto agree. The Closing shall take place at the offices
of DLA Piper US LLP, 1221 South Mopac, Suite 400, Austin, Texas 78746, or
at such other location as the parties hereto agree. In connection with the Closing, the parties
hereto shall cause the Merger to be consummated by effectively filing the
Agreement of Merger, together with any required certificates, with the Secretary
of State of the State of California, in accordance with the relevant provisions
of California Law (the time of such effective filing being the Effective
Time and the date on which such Effective Time occurs being the Closing
Date).
2.3 Effect of the Merger.
At the Effective Time, the effect of the Merger shall be as provided in
this Agreement, the Agreement of Merger and the applicable provisions of
California Law. Without limiting the
generality of the foregoing, and subject thereto, at the Effective Time, all
the property, rights, privileges, powers and franchises of Target and Merger
Sub shall vest in the Surviving Corporation, and all debts, liabilities and
duties of Target and Merger Sub shall become the debts, liabilities and duties
of the Surviving Corporation.
2.4 Articles of Incorporation; Bylaws.
(a) At
the Effective Time, the Articles of Incorporation of the Surviving Corporation
shall be amended and restated in their entirety to read as did the Articles of
Incorporation of Merger Sub immediately prior to the Effective Time, except
that (i) Article I of the Articles of Incorporation of the Surviving
Corporation shall be amended to read as
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follows: The name of the corporation is Silicon Labs
Integration, Inc., (ii) any other changes necessary to reflect the
change referenced in clause (i) of this Section 2.4(a) shall be
made, and (iii) Article V of the Articles of Incorporation of the
Surviving Corporation shall be amended and restated in its entirety to read
substantially as set forth in Article IV of the Articles of Incorporation
of Target as of the date of this Agreement.
(b) At
the Effective Time, the Bylaws of the Surviving Corporation shall be amended
and restated in their entirety to read as did the Bylaws of Merger Sub
immediately prior to the Effective Time, except that the name of the Surviving
Corporation shall be Silicon Labs Integration, Inc.
2.5 Directors and Officers.
At the Effective Time, the directors and officers of Merger Sub
immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be the directors and officers of
the Surviving Corporation, to serve until their respective successors are duly
elected or appointed and qualified.
2.6 Effect on Capital Stock.
At the Effective Time, by virtue of the Merger and without any action on
the part of Merger Sub, Target or the holders of any of the following
securities:
(a) Target Capital Stock.
Each share of Target Capital Stock issued and outstanding immediately
prior to the Effective Time (excluding Dissenting Shares) shall
be converted and exchanged into the right to receive the following
(collectively, the Merger Consideration): cash equal to (i) the
Initial Capital Stock Consideration plus (ii) any Excess Surplus divided
by the Fully-Diluted Shares (the Surplus Consideration) plus (iii) any
Remaining Escrow Amount divided by the Total Outstanding Stock (the Escrow
Consideration).
(b) Target Options.
Neither Acquiror nor any of its Affiliates shall assume any Target
Option or substitute any similar stock award therefor. Each Target Option which
is outstanding and unexercised immediately prior to the Effective Time shall
become fully vested immediately prior to the Effective Time. As of the Effective Time, all Target Options
not exercised at or prior to the Effective Time shall terminate and no longer
be outstanding and shall automatically cease to exist, and each Target
Optionholder shall cease to have any rights with respect thereto. In the event
that any Target Option continues to exist after the Effective Time, it shall
evidence only the right to receive the following (collectively, the Option
Consideration): cash equal to (i) the excess, if any, of the Initial
Option Consideration over the exercise price per share of such Target Option
and (ii) the Surplus Consideration (but only to the extent the Initial
Option Consideration plus the Surplus Consideration exceeds the exercise price
per share of such Target Option).
(c) Target Other Equity Rights.
At the Effective Time, any Target Other Equity Rights shall be cancelled
to the extent permitted by applicable law.
(d) Capital Stock of Merger Sub.
At the Effective Time, each share of common stock of Merger Sub issued
and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be converted into
and exchanged for one validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable share
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of common stock of
the Surviving Corporation. Each stock
certificate of Merger Sub evidencing ownership of any such shares shall
continue to evidence ownership of such shares of capital stock of the Surviving
Corporation.
(e) Dissenters Rights.
Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, any
shares of Target Capital Stock held by a Target Shareholder that has not voted
in favor of the adoption of this Agreement or consented thereto in writing and
that has demanded and perfected such Target Shareholders right for appraisal
of such shares in accordance with California Law and that, as of the Effective
Time, has not effectively withdrawn or lost such right to appraisal (Dissenting
Shares), if any, shall not be converted into the Merger Consideration but
shall instead be converted into the right to receive such consideration as may
be determined to be due with respect to such Dissenting Shares pursuant to
California Law. Target shall give
Acquiror prompt notice of any demand received by Target to require Target to
purchase shares of Target Common Stock, and Acquiror shall have the right to
direct and participate in all negotiations and proceedings with respect to such
demand. Target agrees that, except with
the prior written consent of Acquiror, or as required under California Law, it
will not voluntarily make any payment with respect to, or settle or offer to
settle, any such purchase demand. Each
Target Shareholder holding Dissenting Shares (Dissenting Shareholder)
who, pursuant to the provisions of California Law, becomes entitled to payment
of the fair value for shares of Target Capital Stock shall receive payment
therefor (but only after the value therefor shall have been agreed upon or
finally determined pursuant to such provisions).
2.7 Payment Procedures .
(a) Acquiror to Provide Cash.
Acquiror shall supply to American Stock Transfer & Trust
Company (or such other institution selected by Acquiror with the reasonable
consent of Target) (the Paying Agent) all cash necessary for the
satisfaction of Acquirors obligations set forth in this Section 2.
(b) Exchange Procedures.
Promptly after the Effective Time, the Surviving Corporation shall cause
to be mailed to each Target Shareholder (i) a letter of transmittal which (A) shall
specify that delivery shall be effected, and risk of loss and title to the
Certificates shall pass, only upon receipt of the Certificates by the Paying
Agent, (B) shall contain such Target Shareholders release of each of
Acquiror, Target, Merger Sub and the Surviving Corporation and their respective
directors, officers and agents with respect to any claims arising on or prior
to such Target Shareholders delivery of such letter of transmittal (other than
claims for payment of the applicable Merger Consideration (and Option
Consideration, if applicable) under this Agreement), (C) shall contain the
Target Shareholders agreement to be bound by the terms of this Agreement
(including the indemnification obligations herein) and (D) shall be in
such form and have such other provisions as Acquiror may reasonably specify; (ii) such
other customary documents as may be required pursuant to such instructions; and
(iii) instructions for use in effecting the surrender of the
Certificates. Upon surrender of a
Certificate for cancellation to the Paying Agent, together with such letter of
transmittal and other documents, duly completed and validly executed in accordance
with the instructions thereto, the Certificate so surrendered shall forthwith
be canceled and such Target Shareholder holding such Certificate shall be
entitled to receive in exchange therefor (I) the Initial Capital Stock
Consideration (which shall be paid by the Paying Agent promptly following such
Target
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Shareholders
compliance with this Section 2.7(b)), (II) any Surplus Consideration
(which shall be paid by the Paying Agent promptly following the Surplus
Determination Date provided that
such Target Shareholder has complied with this Section 2.7(b)) and (III) any
Escrow Consideration (which shall be paid by the Escrow Agent in accordance
with Section 9 provided that
such Target Shareholder has complied with this Section 2.7(b)).
(c) Transfers of Ownership.
At the Effective Time, the stock transfer books of Target shall be
closed, and there shall be no further registration of transfers of Target
Capital Stock thereafter on the records of Target or the Surviving Corporation.
(d) Termination of Payment Fund.
Any amount held by the Paying Agent which remains undistributed in
accordance with this Agreement one year after the Effective Time shall be
delivered to the Acquiror upon demand.
Any shareholders of Target who have not previously complied with Section 2.7(b) shall
thereafter look only to Acquiror for payment of their claim for the Merger
Consideration.
(e) Lost, Stolen or Destroyed Certificates.
In the event any Certificate shall have been lost, stolen or destroyed,
the Paying Agent shall only be obligated to deliver the Merger Consideration
with respect to the Target Capital Stock represented by such lost, stolen or
destroyed Certificate upon delivery of (i) an affidavit by such Target
Shareholder regarding such lost, stolen or destroyed Certificate, (ii) an
agreement by such Target Shareholder to indemnify Acquiror and the Surviving
Corporation with respect to any claim that may be made against Acquiror, the
Surviving Corporation or any of their agents with respect to the Certificate
alleged to have been lost, stolen or destroyed and (iii) a bond in such
sum as Acquiror may reasonably direct as security for the owners indemnity
obligation under the foregoing clause (ii).
(f) Escheat.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 2.7,
neither the Paying Agent, the Surviving Corporation nor any party hereto shall
be liable to any person for any amount properly paid to a public official
pursuant to any applicable abandoned property, escheat or similar law.
(g) Dissenting Shares.
The provisions of this Section 2.7 shall also apply to Dissenting
Shares that lose their status as such, except that the obligations of Acquiror
and Paying Agent under this Section 2.7 shall commence on the date of loss
of such status and the Target Shareholder holding such shares shall be entitled
to receive in exchange for such shares the Merger Consideration to which such
Target Shareholder is entitled pursuant to Section 2.6 hereof.
(h) Escrow. As soon as
practicable after the Effective Time, and subject to and in accordance with the
provisions of Section 9 hereof, Acquiror shall deliver the Escrow Amount
to JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association (or other institution selected by
Acquiror with the reasonable consent of Target (on or prior to the Closing) or
the Shareholders Agent (following the Closing)) (the Escrow Agent). The amount held by the Escrow Agent at any
time shall be referred to herein as the Escrow Fund.
(i) No interest.
Any interest that accrues in the Escrow Fund shall be paid out in
accordance with the terms of the Escrow Agreement and Section 9. Except as set
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forth in the
preceding sentence, in the definition of Excess Surplus, and in Section 2.8,
no other interest shall be payable hereunder with respect to the Merger
Consideration or the Option Consideration.
(j) Withholding.
Each of Acquiror, the Surviving Corporation and the Paying Agent shall
be entitled to deduct and withhold from the consideration otherwise payable
pursuant to this Agreement to any Target Shareholder or Target Optionholder
such amounts as are required to be deducted or withheld under the Code or any
provision of state, local or foreign Tax law with respect to the making of such
payment or otherwise. Any such withheld
amounts shall be treated for all purposes of this Agreement as having been paid
to the holder of Target Capital Stock or Target Optionholder in respect of whom
such deduction and withholding was made.
2.8 Surplus.
(a) Key Terms.
(i) Surplus shall mean Counted
Assets minus Counted Liabilities. For
purposes of this Section 2.8, all references to Target shall mean Target
and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis.
(ii) Counted Assets shall mean (A) Targets
total current assets as of the Effective Time, determined in accordance with
GAAP (which shall not be reduced by the valuation allowance applicable to
Targets current deferred tax assets) plus (B) any Designated ARS owned by
Target as of the Effective Time plus (C) any Shareholder
Contribution. For purposes of the
Surplus calculation only, each Designated ARS shall be deemed to have a value
equal to the Deemed Value set forth opposite such Designated ARS in Section 3.3(c) of
the Target Disclosure Schedule.
(iii) Counted
Liabilities shall mean (a) all Liabilities of Target required to be
set forth in the liabilities column of a balance sheet prepared in accordance
with GAAP as of the Effective Time, plus (b) all of the following
Liabilities (whether or not required to be set forth in the liabilities column
of a balance sheet prepared in accordance with GAAP) to the extent incurred or
accrued, but not paid by Target or its Subsidiaries, as of the Effective Time: (A) the
Transition Payment Amount; (B) all Termination Costs; (C) all Target
Transaction Expenses; (D) any off-balance sheet Liabilities of Target; and
(E) any Liabilities of Target or the Surviving Corporation arising as a
result of the Closing.
(b) Surplus Determination.
Within 45 days after the Closing Date, Acquiror shall prepare and
deliver to the Shareholders Agent a statement (the Proposed Surplus
Statement) setting forth Acquirors determination of the Surplus. The Surplus set forth in the Proposed Surplus
Statement shall become final and binding on the 30th day following such
delivery, unless the Shareholders Agent shall have delivered written notice
setting forth the specific nature of its disagreement with the Proposed Surplus
Statement (a Notice of Disagreement) to the Acquiror on or prior to
30th day. During the 30-day period
following delivery of the Proposed Surplus Statement, Acquiror shall grant
Shareholders Agent (and its accountant and legal counsel) access at reasonable
times and on reasonable prior notice to the
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Surviving
Corporations books and records with respect to the Surplus. During the 45 day period following the
delivery of a Notice of Disagreement, Acquiror and the Shareholders Agent
shall seek in good faith to resolve in writing any differences that they may
have with respect to the matters specified in the Notice of Disagreement. If such dispute has not been resolved by the
end of such 45 day period, the Acquiror and the Shareholders Agent shall
submit for resolution any and all matters that remain in dispute and that were
properly included in the Notice of Disagreement to Seiler & Co. (or
such other nationally recognized independent accounting firm that is mutually
agreed upon by the Acquiror and the Shareholders Agent) (the Accounting
Firm) for resolution by a mutually acceptable partner of the Accounting
Firm. The Acquiror and the Shareholders
Agent shall retain the Accounting Firm no later than 10 days following the
expiration of such 45-day period. In the
event of a failure to retain the Accounting Firm during such time period,
either the Acquiror or the Shareholders Agent, acting individually, shall have
the right to retain the Accounting Firm on behalf of both the Acquiror and the
Shareholders Agent. The Acquiror and
the Shareholders Agent shall use their commercially reasonable efforts to
cause the Accounting Firm to render a decision resolving any matters submitted
to the Accounting Firm within 60 days following submission thereof. Judgment may be entered upon the
determination of the Accounting Firm in any court having jurisdiction over the
party against which such determination is to be enforced. Without limiting the generality of the
foregoing, the Acquiror, the Acquiror and the Shareholders Agent shall each
promptly provide, or cause to be provided, to the Accounting Firm all
information, and to make available to the Accounting Firm all personnel, as are
reasonably necessary to permit the Accounting Firm to resolve any disputes
pursuant to this Section 2.8. The
Shareholders Agent and the Acquiror shall each be responsible for (i) their
own fees and expenses incurred in connection with any arbitration under this Section 2.8
and (ii) 50% of the Accounting Firms fees. The scope of the disputes to be resolved by
the Accounting Firm, and the scope of the Accounting Firms review, shall be
limited to disputes concerning whether such calculation was performed in
accordance with the guidelines set forth in this Section 2.8, whether
there were errors in the Proposed Surplus Statement and the other matters
specifically set forth in this Section 2.8, and the Accounting Firm shall
not make any other determination. If a
Notice of Disagreement is received by Acquiror in a timely manner, then the
Surplus calculation shall become final and binding on the earlier of (i) the
date on which the Acquiror and the Shareholders Agent resolve in writing any
differences they have with respect to the matters specified in the Notice of
Disagreement or (ii) the date on which any disputed matters are finally
resolved in writing by the Accounting Firm.
The date on which the Surplus is finally determined in accordance with
this Section 2.8 is hereinafter referred to as the Surplus
Determination Date. At any time
prior to the Surplus Determination Date, the Shareholders Agent may deliver to
Acquiror, in cash, funds provided to it by one or more of the Target
Shareholders (a Shareholder Contribution). The Shareholders Agent shall
have no obligation under this Agreement to make any such Shareholder
Contribution.
(c) In the event that the Surplus is less
than the Surplus Threshold, each Target Stockholder and each Target
Optionholder shall pay Acquiror an amount per share of Target Capital Stock or
per Target Option, as applicable, equal to (i) (A) the amount by
which the Surplus is less than the Surplus Threshold plus (B) interest on
such amount, calculated at the rate of four percent per annum, from the Closing
Date to the Surplus Determination Date, divided by (ii) the Fully-Diluted
Shares; provided that in no event shall a Target Stockholder or Target
Optionholder be responsible for paying an amount that exceeds the aggregate
Initial Capital Stock Consideration or Initial Option Consideration received by
such Target Stockholder
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or Target
Optionholder, as applicable. To the
fullest extent permitted by applicable law, Acquiror shall be entitled to
offset the amount set forth in this Section 2.8(c) against any amount
otherwise payable by Acquiror to any such Target Stockholder or Target
Optionholder.
2.9 Tax Consequences.
It is intended by the parties hereto that the Merger shall constitute a
taxable stock purchase for U.S. federal income tax purposes. Acquiror makes no representation or
warranties to Target or any holder of Target Capital Stock or Target Options
regarding the Tax treatment of the Merger or any transactions contemplated by
this Agreement. Target, holders of
Target Capital Stock and holders of Target Options are relying solely on their
own Tax advisors in connection with this Agreement, the Merger and the other
transactions or agreements contemplated by this Agreement.
3. Representations and Warranties of Target.
Subject to the disclosures contained in the disclosure schedule
delivered to Acquiror by Target concurrently with the execution of this
Agreement (the Target Disclosure Schedule), Target represents and
warrants to Acquiror and Merger Sub that the statements contained in this Section 3
are true and correct. The Target
Disclosure Schedule is arranged in paragraphs corresponding to the numbered and
lettered paragraphs contained in this Section 3, and the disclosure in any
such numbered and lettered section of the Target Disclosure Schedule shall
qualify only the corresponding subsection in this Section 3 and each other
section of Section 3 to which it is clearly apparent on the face of the
disclosure that the disclosure relates.
3.1 Organization and Authority.
(a) Target is a corporation duly organized,
validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the state of
California. Each of Targets
Subsidiaries is an entity duly organized, validly existing and in good standing
under the laws of its jurisdiction of organization. Target and its Subsidiaries are duly
qualified to do business and are in good standing in each jurisdiction in which
the failure to be so qualified and in good standing could reasonably be
expected to prevent, materially alter or materially delay, any of the material
transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
Neither Target nor any of its Subsidiaries is in violation of any of the
provisions of its Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws or equivalent
organizational documents. Except as set
forth on Section 3.1 of the Target Disclosure Schedule, Target has no
Subsidiaries. With respect to each
Subsidiary set forth on Section 3.1 of the Target Disclosure Schedule,
Target owns all of the capital stock of each such Subsidiary and there is no
other capital stock, ownership right, option, warrant, stock appreciation
right, phantom stock right, profit participation right, purchase right,
subscription right, conversion right, exchange right, in each case, with
respect to such Subsidiary or such Subsidiarys assets, or other contract or
commitment that could require Target or such Subsidiary to issue, sell, or
otherwise cause to become outstanding any capital stock of any such Subsidiary
(contingent or otherwise). Target has
all requisite corporate power and authority to enter into this Agreement and to
consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. The execution and delivery of this Agreement
and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly
authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of Target. The Board of Directors of Target has (i) approved
this Agreement and the Merger and the transactions contemplated hereby; (ii) determined
that in its opinion the Merger is in the best interests of the shareholders of
Target and is on terms that are fair to such shareholders; and (iii) recommended
that the shareholders of
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Target approve this Agreement and the Merger and the transactions
contemplated hereby. Target has lawfully
solicited and obtained the Shareholder Approval and such Shareholder Approval
is binding and irrevocable. This
Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by Target and constitutes the
valid and binding obligation of Target enforceable against Target in accordance
with its terms. The execution
and delivery of this Agreement by Target does not, and the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby will not, conflict with, or result in any
violation of, or default under (with or without notice or lapse of time, or
both), or give rise to a right of termination, cancellation or acceleration of
any material obligation or loss of any material benefit under any provision of
the Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws or other organizational documents, as
amended, of Target or its Subsidiaries.
No consent, approval, order or authorization of, or registration,
declaration or filing with, any court, administrative agency or commission or
other governmental authority or instrumentality (Governmental Entity)
is required by or with respect to Target or its Subsidiaries in connection with
the execution and delivery of this Agreement or the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby, except for (I) the filing of the
Agreement of Merger, together with any required certificates, as provided in Section 2.2;
(II) compliance with the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of
1976, as amended (HSR); and (III) compliance with applicable
foreign Antitrust Laws.
(b) Target and its Subsidiaries each have the
corporate power to own its properties and to carry on its business as now being
conducted and as proposed to be conducted and is duly qualified to do business
and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which the failure to be so
qualified and in good standing could reasonably be expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect. Target has delivered a
true and correct copy of the Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws or other
charter documents, as applicable, of Target and its Subsidiaries, each as
amended to date, to Acquiror. Except for
Targets interest in Targets Subsidiaries listed in Section 3.1(a) of
the Target Disclosure Schedule, neither Target nor any Subsidiary directly or
indirectly owns any equity or similar interest in, or any interest convertible
or exchangeable or exercisable for, any equity or similar interest in, any
corporation, partnership, joint venture or other business association or
entity. The execution and delivery
of this Agreement by Target does not, and the consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby will not, conflict with, or result in any violation of, or
default under (with or without notice or lapse of time, or both), or give rise
to a right of termination, cancellation or acceleration of any material
obligation or loss of any material benefit under any Material Contract, permit,
concession, franchise, license, injunction, judgment, order, decree, statute,
law, ordinance, rule or regulation applicable to Target or its
Subsidiaries or any properties or assets of Target or its Subsidiaries.
3.2 Governmental Authorization.
Target and its Subsidiaries have obtained each federal, state, county,
local or foreign governmental consent, license, permit, grant, or other
authorization of a Governmental Entity (a) pursuant to which Target and
its Subsidiaries operates or holds any interest in any of its properties; or (b) that
is required for the operation of the Target Business or the holding of any such
interest and all of such authorizations are in full force and effect.
3.3 Financial Statements.
(a) Target has delivered to Acquiror its
audited financial statements for each of the fiscal years ended December 31,
2005, December 31, 2006, and December 31,
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2007,
respectively, and its unaudited financial statements (balance sheet, statement
of operations and statement of cash flows) on a consolidated basis as at and
for the four-month period ended April 30, 2008 (collectively, the Target
Financial Statements). The Target
Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with GAAP (except that
the unaudited financial statements do not contain footnotes and are subject to
normal recurring year-end audit adjustments, the effect of which will not,
individually or in the aggregate, be material) applied on a consistent basis
throughout the periods presented and consistent with each other. The Target Financial Statements fairly
present in all material respects the consolidated financial condition,
operating results and cash flow of Target and its Subsidiaries as of the dates,
and for the periods, indicated therein, all in accordance with GAAP (except
that the unaudited financial statements do not contain footnotes and are
subject to normal recurring year-end audit adjustments, the effect of which
will not, individually or in the aggregate, be material).
(b) Target and its Subsidiaries maintain a
system of internal accounting controls sufficient to provide reasonable
assurance that (i) transactions are executed in accordance with managements
general or specific authorizations; (ii) transactions are recorded as
necessary to permit preparation of consolidated financial statements of Target
and to maintain accountability for assets; (iii) access to the assets of Target
and its Subsidiaries is permitted only in accordance with managements general
or specific authorization; and (iv) the recorded accountability for assets
is compared with existing assets at reasonable intervals and appropriate action
is taken with respect to any differences.
Target and its Subsidiaries are not party to or otherwise involved in
any off-balance sheet arrangements (as defined in Item 303 of Regulation S-K
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act).
(c) Section 3.3(c) of the Target
Disclosure Schedule sets forth certain details regarding the auction-rate
securities owned by Target (the Designated ARS). The Designated ARS are included in the assets
reflected on Targets balance sheet as of April 30, 2008.
3.4 Capital Structure.
Except as set forth on Section 3.4 of the Target Disclosure
Schedule,
(a) The authorized capital stock of Target
consists exclusively of 80,000,000 shares of Target Common Stock and 16,250,000 shares
of Target Preferred Stock (of which 3,750,000 shares have been designated as Series A
Preferred Stock and 12,500,000 shares have been designated as Series B
Preferred Stock). As of the date of this
Agreement, 40,471,287 shares of Target Common Stock, 3,750,000 shares
of Series A Preferred Stock and 12,276,785 shares of Series B
Preferred Stock are issued and outstanding and there are no other shares of Target Capital Stock issued or
outstanding.
(b) All of the issued and outstanding shares
of Target Common Stock have been duly authorized and validly issued, are fully
paid and non-assessable and are free of any Encumbrances. The issued and outstanding shares of Target
Common Stock are not subject to, and the issuance thereof has not triggered
any, preemptive rights or rights of first refusal, in each case (i) created
by statute, (ii) the Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws of Target or (iii) any
agreement to which Target is a party or by which it is bound. Each share of Target Capital Stock
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has been issued in exchange for consideration equal to the fair market
value of such share as reasonably determined by Targets Board of Directors.
(c) Target has never sold securities in
violation of any applicable securities laws.
(d) Except for the warrants set forth in Section 3.4(d) of
the Target Disclosure Schedule, all of which shall be exercised prior the
Effective Time, no person or entity has any Target Other Equity Rights.
(e) Target has no obligation or right
(contingent or otherwise) to purchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any shares
of Target Capital Stock or any interest therein or to pay any dividend or make
any other distribution in respect thereof.
(f) There are no agreements of Target or
its Subsidiaries to register any securities under the Securities Act. There are no agreements to which Target
or any of its Subsidiaries is a party, or, to which any shares of Target
Capital Stock are subject, relating to the voting of shares of Target Capital
Stock or otherwise granting, limiting or affecting the rights pertaining to
shares of Target Capital Stock.
(g) The Target
Capitalization Spreadsheet attached as an exhibit to Section 3.4 of the Target Disclosure Schedule
(the Preliminary Target Capitalization Spreadsheet) sets forth a true
and complete list as of the date of this Agreement of: (i) all holders of Target Capital Stock
and the shares of Target Capital Stock held by each, (ii) all holders of
Target Other Equity Rights and the shares (and other material characteristics
of Target Other Equity Rights) held by each and (iii) all holders of
Target Options and the Target Options held by each and the exercise price per
share thereof.
3.5 Absence of Certain Changes.
From December 31, 2007 (the Target
Balance Sheet Date) through the date of this Agreement, Target and its
Subsidiaries have conducted the Target Business in the ordinary course
consistent with past practice and there has not occurred (a) any change,
event or condition (whether or not covered by insurance) that (i) has
resulted in, or could reasonably be expected to result in, a Material Adverse
Effect or (ii) that could reasonably be expected to prevent, materially
alter or materially delay, any of the material transactions contemplated by
this Agreement; (b) any acquisition, sale or transfer of any material
asset of Target or its Subsidiaries other than in the ordinary course of
business and consistent with past practice; (c) any change in accounting
methods or practices (including any change in depreciation or amortization
policies or rates) by Target or its Subsidiaries or any revaluation by Target
or its Subsidiaries of any of its assets; (d) any declaration, setting
aside, or payment of a dividend or other distribution with respect to the
shares of Target or any direct or indirect redemption, purchase or other
acquisition by Target of any shares of capital stock; (e) any Material
Contract entered into by Target, other than Material Contracts (I) entered
into prior to the date of this Agreement in the ordinary course of business
listed in Section 3.13 of the Target Disclosure Schedule or (II) entered
into on or after the date of this Agreement in compliance with Section 5.1,
or (f) any material amendment or termination of, or default under, any
Material Contract to which Target or any of its Subsidiaries is a party or by
which it is bound; (g) any amendment or change to the Articles of
Incorporation or Bylaws of Target; (h) any increase in or
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modification of
the compensation or benefits payable or to become payable by Target or its
Subsidiaries to any of their directors or employees; (i) any disposition
of any of the Designated ARS or (j) any negotiation or agreement by Target
or its Subsidiaries to do any of the things described in the preceding
clauses (a) through (i) (other than negotiations with Acquiror
and its representatives regarding the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement).
3.6 Absence of Undisclosed Liabilities. Neither Target nor any of its Subsidiaries has
any Liabilities other than (a) those specifically set forth in the
consolidated balance sheet of Target as of the Target Balance Sheet Date (the Target
Balance Sheet); (b) Liabilities (other than for breach thereof) under
Material Contracts, (c) immaterial Liabilities (other than for breach
thereof) under other contracts entered into in the ordinary course of business
consistent with past practice that either (i) were not required to be set
forth in the Target Balance Sheet or the footnotes to the Target Financial
Statements under GAAP, or (ii) have been incurred following the Target
Balance Sheet Date; (d) immaterial Liabilities incurred in the ordinary
course of business consistent with past practice on or prior to the Target
Balance Sheet Date and not required to be set forth in the Target Balance Sheet
or the footnotes to the Target Financial Statements under GAAP; (e) Liabilities
for accounts payable and payroll, in each case, incurred in the ordinary course
of business since the Target Balance Sheet Date, and (f) immaterial
Liabilities incurred in the ordinary course of business since the Target
Balance Sheet Date and consistent with past practice.
3.7 Litigation. There is no
private or governmental action, suit, dispute, proceeding, claim, arbitration
or investigation pending before any agency, court or tribunal, foreign or
domestic, or, to the knowledge of Target, threatened, against Target or any of
its Subsidiaries or any of their properties, or any of the current officers and
directors of Target or any of its Subsidiaries in their capacities as
such. To the knowledge of Target, there
are no facts or circumstances that cause any officer, director or employee in
charge of a functional division of Target or individual listed in Section 1
of the Target Disclosure Schedule to have a current apprehension of any private
or governmental action, suit, dispute, proceeding, claim, arbitration or
investigation prior to the first anniversary of the Closing Date. To the knowledge of Target, there is no
private or governmental action, suit, dispute, proceeding, claim, arbitration
or investigation pending before any agency, court or tribunal, foreign or
domestic, against any of the former officers or directors of Target or any of
its Subsidiaries in their capacities as such. There is no injunction, judgment,
decree or order against Target or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their
properties, or any of the current officers or directors of Target or its
Subsidiaries in their capacities as such.
To the knowledge of Target, there is no injunction, judgment, decree or
order against any of the former officers or directors of Target or any of its
Subsidiaries in their capacities as such.
There is no action, suit, dispute, proceeding, claim, arbitration or
investigation pending before any agency, court or tribunal, foreign or
domestic, that Target or any of its Subsidiaries has pending or threatened
against other parties. There is no
dispute between Target or any of its Subsidiaries and any person or entity
(including any employee, supplier, sales representative, distributor, customer
or other party) that would reasonably be expected to result in an action, suit,
proceeding, claim or arbitration brought by or against Target or any of its
Subsidiaries.
3.8 Restrictions on Business Activities.
There is no agreement, injunction, judgment, decree or order binding
upon Target or its Subsidiaries that has or could reasonably be
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expected to have
the effect of prohibiting or impairing any current business practice of Target
or its Subsidiaries, any acquisition of property by Target or its Subsidiaries
or the conduct of business by Target or its Subsidiaries as conducted or as
proposed to be conducted.
3.9 Intellectual Property.
(a) Definitions.
The following terms shall be defined as follows:
(i) Controlled means, for purposes
of Section 3.9(b), (1) exclusively licensed in a manner that gives
Target or any of its Subsidiaries any right, or imposes on Target or any of its
Subsidiaries any obligation, to participate in the prosecution, assertion or
defense of the applicable Intellectual Propriety Right, or (2) Target or
any of its Subsidiaries have any ownership interest in the applicable
Intellectual Property Right, whether full or partial, actual or contingent.
(ii) Copyrighted Works shall include
all works of authorship that are fixed in a tangible medium, including
software, documentation, semiconductor topography and mask works.
(iii) Intellectual
Property Rights means any and all rights existing now or in the future
under patent law, copyright law, neighboring rights law, industrial design
rights law, semiconductor chip or mask work protection law, moral rights law,
database protection law, trade secret law, trademark law, unfair competition
law, publicity rights law, privacy rights law, licenses and other conveyances
and any and all similar proprietary rights, and any and all renewals,
extensions and restorations thereof, now or hereafter in force and effect,
whether worldwide or in individual countries or regions, including Copyrighted
Works, Patents and Trademarks.
(iv) Intellectual Property Agreements
means agreements or arrangements relating in any way, whether wholly or partly,
to the Target IP Rights and to which Target or any of its Subsidiaries is a
party or which binds Target or any of its Subsidiaries as of the Effective
Time.
(v) Patents shall mean issued
patents or patent applications and any utility patent, design patent, patent of
importation, patent of addition, certificate of addition, certificate or model
of utility, whether domestic or foreign, and all divisions, continuations,
continuations-in-part, reissues, reexaminations, renewals or extensions
thereof, and any letters patent that issue thereon.
(vi) Target IP Assets means any and
all inventions (whether patentable or not), invention disclosures, works of
authorship (including but not limited to software), industrial designs,
improvements, trade secrets, confidential information, databases, data
collections and compilations, proprietary information, know how, process
technology, plans, drawings, blueprints, technical data, topography, customer
lists, customer databases, software (in source and object code form), and Target
Products, as well as all documentation relating to any of the foregoing, and
trademarks, service marks, domain names, and logos, which assets are either
owned by Target or any of its Subsidiaries or are used or proposed as of the
date
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of this Agreement to be used by Target or any of its Subsidiaries in
the conduct of the Target Business.
(vii) Target
IP Rights means any and all Intellectual Property Rights existing in,
accruing from, arising out of, or relating to the Target IP Assets.
(viii) Target
Business means the business of the Target and its Subsidiaries as
conducted as of and prior to the Effective Time and as proposed as of the date
of this Agreement to be conducted after the Effective Time, including the
development, manufacture, sale, distribution, license, support and repair of
Target Products, the provision of services related thereto and using, licensing
or otherwise exploiting the Target IP Assets.
(ix) Target Products means the past
current and planned products of Target or any of its Subsidiaries manufactured,
sold, offered for sale, distributed, or supported or proposed as of the
Effective Time to be manufactured, sold, offered for sale, distributed, or
supported by Target or any of its Subsidiaries.
(x) Trademark shall include all
trademarks, service marks, trade names, logos, insignia or other marks.
(b) Target IP Rights and Target IP Assets.
(i) Section 3.9(b)(i) of the Target
Disclosure Schedule sets forth a true and accurate list of all inventions for
which patent applications may be filed in any jurisdiction in the world by
Target as of the date of this Agreement (and for which patent applications have
not yet been filed as of the date of this Agreement) (Patentable Inventions)
and all Patents, included in the Target IP Assets or Target IP Rights and owned
or Controlled by Target or one of its Subsidiaries, and, for each item on such
list, indicates whether (1) wholly owned or Controlled by Target or by one
of its Subsidiaries, (2) subject to licenses granted by Target or any of
its Subsidiaries to one or more third parties, (3) a valid patent or
pending patent application exists and is held by the Target or any of its
Subsidiaries for each Patent, and (3) for each Patentable Invention, a
list of each inventor. Target or one of
its Subsidiaries wholly owns all such Patents and Patentable Inventions. For all Patentable Inventions, Target has
acquired the assignment of all rights in and to the Patentable Inventions from
all inventors of such Patentable Inventions, neither Target nor any of its
Subsidiaries has disclosed any such Patentable Invention to any third party
except as protected by a written confidentiality agreement, and neither Target
nor any of its Subsidiaries has sold or offered for sale such Patentable
Invention or any Target Products that utilize such Patentable Invention.
(ii) Section 3.9(b)(ii) of the
Target Disclosure Schedule sets forth a true and accurate list of all
Trademarks registered under the authority of any Governmental Entity, included
in the Target IP Assets or Target IP Rights and owned or Controlled by Target
or one of its Subsidiaries, and, for each item on such list, indicates whether (1) wholly
owned or Controlled by Target or by one of its Subsidiaries, (2) subject
to licenses granted by Target or its Subsidiaries to one or more third parties,
and (3) a valid registration or pending application for registration
exists and is held by Target or its Subsidiaries. Target wholly owns all such Trademarks.
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(iii) Section 3.9(b)(iii) of
the Target Disclosure Schedule sets forth a true and accurate list of all
Copyrighted Works registered under the authority of any Governmental Entity
included in the Target IP Assets or Target IP Rights and owned or Controlled by
Target or one of its Subsidiaries, and, for each item on such list, indicates
whether (1) wholly owned or Controlled by Target or by one of its
Subsidiaries, and (2) subject to licenses granted by Target or its
Subsidiaries to one or more third parties, and (3) a valid registration
or pending application for registration exists for such Trademark and is held
by Target or its Subsidiaries. Target
wholly owns all such Copyrighted Works.
(iv) Section 3.9(b)(iv) of the
Target Disclosure Schedule sets forth a true and accurate list of all Software
Licenses. All Software Licenses are in full force and effect. Target and its Subsidiaries are in compliance
with, and have not breached any term of any Software Licenses. As used in this Section, the term Software
Licenses shall mean any agreement or license under which Target or any of its
Subsidiaries is given the rights necessary to use software (including design
tools, productivity applications, utilities and other applications) used or
proposed to be used in the Target Business other than (x) any
non-exclusive license to software that is not incorporated into, or used in,
the development, manufacture, testing, distribution, maintenance, or support of
any Target Products with a purchase or license price of under $50,000, and (y) a
non-exclusive license to software that is generally available on standard terms
for a purchase or license price of under $50,000.
(v) Section 3.9(b)(v) of
the Target Disclosure Schedule lists all software or other material that is
distributed as free software, open source software or under a similar
licensing or distribution model (including but not limited to the GNU General
Public License (GPL), GNU Lesser General Public License (LGPL), Mozilla Public
License (MPL), BSD licenses, the Artistic License, the Netscape Public License,
the Sun Community Source License (SCSL), the Sun Industry Standards License
(SISL) and the Apache License) (Open Source Materials) used by Target
or its Subsidiaries in the development of and/or incorporated in Target
Products in any way, and describes the manner in which such Open Source
Materials were used (such description shall include whether (and, if so, how)
the Open Source Materials were modified or distributed by Target or its
Subsidiaries). Except as provided in Section 3.9(b)(v) of
the Target Disclosure Schedule, neither Target nor its Subsidiaries have (a) incorporated
Open Source Materials into, or combined Open Source Materials with, the Target
Products, (b) distributed Open Source Materials in conjunction with any
Target Products, or (c) used Open Source Materials in any manner that (1) creates,
or purports to create, obligations for Target or its Subsidiaries with respect
to Target IP Assets (including Target Products) or (2) grants, or purports
to grant, to any third party, any rights or immunities under Target IP Rights
(including, but not limited to, using any Open Source Materials in any manner
that requires, as a condition of use, modification or distribution of such Open
Source Materials that other software developed, commercially licensed or owned
by Target incorporated into, derived from or distributed with such Open Source
Materials be (i) disclosed or distributed in source code form, (ii) be
licensed for the purpose of making derivative works, or (iii) be
redistributable at no charge). Except as
provided in Section 3.9(b)(v) of the Target Disclosure Schedule, no
Target Products are subject to the terms of license of any such Open Source
Materials.
(vi) Section 3.9(b)(vi) of the
Target Disclosure Schedule sets forth a true and accurate list of all
Intellectual Property Agreements other than (a) those included
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in Section 3.9(b)(i-iii) of the Target Disclosure Schedule, (b) those
non-exclusive licenses that are not incorporated into, or used in, the
development, manufacture, testing, distribution, maintenance, or support of any
Target Products with a purchase or license price of under $50,000, (c)those
non-exclusive licenses to software that is generally available on standard
terms for a purchase or license price of under $50,000, (d) customary
nondisclosure agreements and confidentiality agreements, and (e) the
employment-related contracts listed in Section 3.21 of the Target
Disclosure Schedule. All Intellectual
Property Agreements required to be listed are in writing signed by the parties
to such agreements and in full force and effect. Target and its Subsidiaries are in compliance
with, and have not breached any term of any Intellectual Property Agreement
required to be listed and, to the knowledge of the Target, all other parties to
the Intellectual Property Agreements required to be listed are in compliance in
all respects with, and have not breached any term of, such Intellectual
Property Agreements. No proceeding has
been filed or threatened alleging breach of any Intellectual Property Agreement
required to be listed.
(vii) Target
or one of its Subsidiaries either (x) is the sole owner, free of any
Encumbrance (other than non-exclusive licenses granted by Target or any of its
Subsidiaries listed on Section 3.9(b)(i)-(iii) of the of the Target
Disclosure Schedule), of, or (y) has a valid and enforceable license
pursuant to an Intellectual Property Agreement, in each case, with respect to
all Target IP Assets and Target IP Rights to the extent (a) used or
proposed as of the date of this Agreement to be used in the Target Business,
and/or (b) sufficient for the conduct of the Target Business. Target and its Subsidiaries have the
exclusive right to file, prosecute, and maintain any applications and
registrations for the Target IP Rights and/or Target IP Assets indicated as
wholly owned or Controlled by Target or its Subsidiaries pursuant to Section 3.9(b) (i)-(iii) of
the Target Disclosure Schedule and any other Target IP Rights and/or Target IP
Assets owned by Target or its Subsidiaries (collectively such Target IP Rights
and Target IP Assets referred to hereinafter as Wholly Owned Target IP). Neither Target nor any of its Subsidiaries is
subject to any agreement that restricts the use, transfer, delivery or
licensing by Target or its Subsidiaries of such Wholly Owned Target IP and
neither Target nor any of its Subsidiaries has covenanted or agreed to forbear
asserting any such Wholly Owned Target IP.
With respect to any intellectual property used in the Target Business
licensed from third parties and subject to royalty or other payment obligation,
no royalties or continuing payment obligations are past due. The Target IP Rights comprise all
Intellectual Property Rights necessary for the conduct of the Target Business.
(viii) No
government funding; facilities of a university, college, other educational institution
or research center was used in the development of the such Wholly Owned Target
IP. There are no facts that could give
rise to a claim that any Wholly Owned Target IP is jointly owned by any other
person or entity nor that any other person or entity, including any
Governmental Entity, has any rights in such Wholly Owned Target IP whether by
implication, estoppel or otherwise.
Except as set forth Section 3.9(b)(vi) of the Target
Disclosure Schedule, no funds from private or commercial third parties was used
in the development the Wholly Owned Target IP that resulted in third parties
being granted an ownership interest in or a license to such Wholly Owned Target
IP. For each disclosure made in Section 3.9(b)(vi) of
the Target Disclosure Schedule, Section 3.9(b)(vi) of the Target
Disclosure Schedule contains a true and accurate description of the ownership
or license interest granted to such third parties.
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(ix) Target wholly owns all mask works for the
Target Products and no other person or entity has any rights to reproduce,
import or distribute such mask works.
(x) All granted Patents and registered
Trademarks or registered Copyrighted Works in the Wholly Owned Target IP are
valid, subsisting, and in full force. All maintenance and annual fees have been
fully paid by the applicable deadlines and all fees paid during prosecution and
after issuance of any Patent comprising or relating to such item have been paid
in the correct entity status amounts. Target has taken reasonable and necessary
steps (based on standard industry practice and in accordance with all
applicable rules, regulations and laws) to diligently prosecute all
applications in the Target IP Rights listed in Section 3.9(b) of the
Target Disclosure Schedule as pending and all such pending applications are in
good standing. As of the date of this
Agreement, none of the Wholly Owned Target IP is involved in any interference,
reissue, re-examination or opposition proceeding, and there has been no written
notice received by Target or any of its Subsidiaries that any such proceeding
will hereafter be commenced. No Wholly
Owned Target IP or, to Targets knowledge, Target IP Assets are subject to any
proceeding or outstanding decree, order, injunction, judgment, agreement or
stipulation of any governmental authority restricting in any manner the use,
transfer or licensing thereof by Target or the Surviving Corporation, or that
may affect the validity, use or enforceability of such Wholly Owned Target IP
and/or Target IP Assets related thereto.
All application and renewal fees, costs, charges and taxes required for
the maintenance of the in the Wholly Owned Target IP have been duly paid on
time.
(xi) Target and its Subsidiaries have secured
valid, written assignments or applicable rights under local laws from all
Contributors of their rights to any and all contributions made by such
Contributors to the Target IP Assets and/or Target IP Rights, which
contributions and all Intellectual Property Rights related thereto the Target
and its Subsidiaries did not fully own by operation of law prior to such
assignment. No past or present
Contributor retains any interest or right in relation to any part of the Target
IP Rights and/or Target IP Assets, except for moral rights (or equivalents
thereto) which are not capable of transfer to Target under applicable law, and
there are no royalties, fees or other payments payable to any Contributor under
any written or oral contract or understanding by reason of the ownership, use,
sale or disposition of any Target IP Rights and/or Target IP Assets. Except where prohibited by applicable law,
Target and its Subsidiaries have obtained the effective waiver from all
Contributors of any moral rights and/or rights of attribution arising under any
applicable jurisdiction. To the
knowledge of Target, no Contributor has performed any services for any
government, university, college or other educational institution or research
center during a period of time during which such Contributor was also
performing services for Target or any of its Subsidiaries. For purposes of this clause, Contributors
means any and all current or former consultants, contractors, employees,
officer, director or other individuals that have contributed to the creation,
development, improvement or modification of any or all of the Target IP Assets
and/or Target IP Rights.
(xii) To
the knowledge of Target, none of the Wholly Owned Target IP has been or
is being infringed by any third parties and Target knows of no specific threat
to do so.
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(xiii) Neither
Target nor any of its Subsidiaries has received any written, or to Targets
knowledge non-written, demand, claim, notice, or inquiry from any third party
in respect of the Target IP Rights that challenges, threatens to challenge, or
inquires as to whether there is any basis to challenge, the validity,
enforceability, ownership or the rights of the Target or any of its
Subsidiaries in or to the Target IP Rights, and Target knows of no reasonable
basis for any such challenge.
(xiv) Neither
Target nor any of its Subsidiaries has granted to any third party any exclusive
licenses, non-assertion rights, rights of refusal or, except as set forth in Section 3.9(b)(i-iii)
of the Target Disclosure Schedule, other rights to any Wholly Owned Target IP
and/or Target IP Assets related thereto or, except in conjunction with the sale
or license of such Target Products in the ordinary course of business, to any
Target Products.
(xv) Target and its Subsidiaries have good and
valid title to all of the Wholly Owned Target IP free and clear of any
Encumbrance (except as contained in non-exclusive licenses granted by Target or
any of its Subsidiaries listed on Section 3.9(b)(i)-(iii) of the
Target Disclosure Schedule or as implied from the sale of Target Products in
the ordinary course of business through patent exhaustion).
(xvi) Neither
Target nor its Subsidiaries nor any of their employees during the course of
their employment for Target or its Subsidiaries, have participated in,
contributed to, or submitted materials for any industry setting standards
organization that would, whether under law, in equity or under the policies,
procedures, rules or regulations of such organization, adversely affect
Targets ownership in any Target IP Rights or Target IP Assets, including the
Patentable Inventions, or impose any obligation whatsoever on Target for the
licensing of any Target IP Rights or Target IP Assets.
(xvii) There
are no written settlements, forbearances to sue, consents, stipulations,
decrees, injunctions, judgments, orders or any similar obligations (whether
imposed or sanctioned by a Governmental Entity, resulting from a dispute or
otherwise arising), which in any material respect (a) restrict the right
of Target or its Subsidiaries to use, transfer, license or assert any Target IP
Rights or Target IP Assets, or (b) restrict the Target Business or the use
by the Target or its Subsidiaries of any Target IP Rights or Target IP Assets
in order to avoid infringing upon a third partys intellectual property rights
or (c) that permit third parties to use any Target IP Rights or Target IP
Assets, or (d) affect the validity, use or enforceability of any Target
IP Rights or Target IP Assets.
(xviii) Neither
Target nor its Subsidiaries, nor to the knowledge of Target, any shareholder,
officer or director of Target or its Subsidiaries nor any Contributor is in
breach of any non-compete, non-solicitation, or notice requirement relating to
the Target Business.
(xix) The
execution, delivery or performance of this Agreement or any agreement
contemplated hereby or the consummation of the Merger or any of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall not result in a breach of any
Intellectual Property Agreement or trigger, contravene, conflict with or result
in any third party non-compete, notification, non-solicitation, covenant not to
sue, right of first refusal, right of first
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negotiation, source code right or other third party right binding on
Target or any of its Subsidiaries with respect to any Target IP Assets or
Target IP Rights. Neither the execution,
delivery nor performance of this Agreement or any agreement contemplated hereby
nor the consummation of the Merger or any of the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement will contravene, conflict with or result in any limitation on
the Surviving Corporation and/or Targets right to own or use any Target IP
Assets or Target IP Rights. Immediately
following the Effective Time, the Surviving Corporation will be permitted to
exercise all rights under all Intellectual Property Agreements to the same
extent that Target would have been able to had the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement not occurred and without the payment of any additional amounts
or consideration other than ongoing fees, royalties, and other payments that
Target would otherwise be required to pay.
(c) Third-Party Intellectual Property Rights.
(i) The operation of the Target Business, has
not, does not, and will not (1) infringe or misappropriate any
Intellectual Property Rights of a third party or (2) constitute unfair
competition or trade practices under the laws of any applicable jurisdiction. Except for the technology licensed or
authorized pursuant to a covenant not to sue for use by Target or one of its
Subsidiaries pursuant to a written Intellectual Property Agreement and listed
on Section 3.9(b)(vi) of the Target Disclosure Schedule, all of the
technology included in Target Products was developed (i) by employees or
contractors of Target or its Subsidiaries without the unlawful or unauthorized
use of any third party technology or Intellectual Property Rights, and (ii) after
the expiration of any period of non-competition that would restrict such
development as set forth in any agreement between Target, or to Targets
knowledge any such contractor, and any third party.
(ii) Neither Target nor any of its
Subsidiaries has received any written, or to Targets knowledge non-written,
demand, claim, notice, or inquiry from any third person with respect to the
operation of the Target Business alleging, alluding to, or insinuating that
there may be any basis to claim (1) infringement, misappropriation,
dilution, or other actionable harm to any third-party Intellectual Property
Rights or (2) such operation constitutes unfair competition or trade
practices under the laws of any applicable jurisdiction, and Target knows of no
reasonable basis for any such allegation.
(iii) Target
and its Subsidiaries have taken commercially reasonable steps to cause (a) any
confidential information of third parties to be properly maintained and
returned or disposed of in accordance with any obligations imposed on the recipient
of such information (except for electronic copies stored in the back-up and
disaster recovery systems of Target and those of its Subsidiaries and except
for copies of agreements with third parties), (b) any confidential
information of third parties not to be used or disclosed in violation of any
obligation to any third party, and (c) any employee or contractor not to
use or disclose the confidential information of any previous employer or client
in the course of his or her employment or engagement with Target or its
Subsidiaries. Target or its Subsidiaries
have obtained legally binding written agreements from all employees with whom
Target or its Subsidiaries have shared confidential proprietary information (i) of
Target or its Subsidiaries or (ii) received from others which Target or
its Subsidiaries is obligated to treat as confidential, which agreements
require such employees to keep such information confidential. To the
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knowledge of Target, no employee of Target or its Subsidiaries is
obligated under any contract (including licenses, covenants or commitments of
any nature) or other agreement, or subject to any injunction, judgment, decree
or order of any court or administrative agency, that would interfere with their
duties to Target or its Subsidiaries, or that would conflict with the Target
Business.
(iv) To
the knowledge of Target, no person employed by or, consulting with, Target or
its Subsidiaries has during the course of their employment or consulting
relationship with Target or its Subsidiaries (a) violated or is violating
any of the terms or conditions of his employment, non-competition,
non-solicitation or non-disclosure agreement with any former employer or other
third party, (b) disclosed or is disclosing or utilized or utilizing any
trade secret or proprietary information or documentation of any former employer
or other third party or (c) interfered or is interfering in the employment
relationship between any third party and any of its present or former
employees. To the knowledge of Target,
no person employed by, or consulting with, Target or its Subsidiaries has used
any trade secret or any information or documentation proprietary to any third
party, nor has any such person violated any confidential relationship which
such person may have had with any third party, in connection with the
development, manufacture or sale of any Target Product or the development or
sale of any service or proposed service of the Target or its Subsidiaries, and
Target and its Subsidiaries have no reason to believe there will be any such
employment or violation.
(v) Neither
Target nor its Subsidiaries has entered into any agreement to indemnify any
other person against any charge of infringement of any Intellectual Property
Right, other than indemnification provisions in standard sales or agreements to
end users arising in the ordinary course of business, the forms of which have
been delivered to Acquiror.
(d) Confidentiality.
(i) With
respect to any information or materials disclosed to Target from a third party
that is or that Target knows should reasonably be considered confidential,
Target and its Subsidiaries have satisfied all material obligations, however
arising, it may have had or has at the Effective Time to treat such information
or materials confidentially. Target and
its Subsidiaries have refrained from using any such information or materials in
violation of any confidentiality obligation Target or any of its Subsidiaries
has with respect to such information or materials.
(ii) Target
and its Subsidiaries have taken commercially reasonable actions to protect and
maintain the confidentiality of all Target IP Assets that Target or its
Subsidiaries holds or purports to hold as a trade secret, including entering
into agreements requiring confidential treatment by any third parties to whom
any such Target IP Asset is disclosed.
3.10 Interested Party
Transactions. Neither Target nor any
of its Subsidiaries is indebted to any director, officer, employee or agent of
Target or its Subsidiaries (except for amounts due as normal salary for the
current payroll period and in reimbursement of ordinary expenses), and no such
person is indebted to Target or any of its Subsidiaries. There have been
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no transactions
since June 30, 2006 that would require disclosure if Target were subject
to the disclosure requirements of Item 404 of Regulation S-K under
the Securities Act.
3.11 Minute Books. The minute books of Target and the analogous
collection of corporate documents for each of its Subsidiaries have been
provided to the Acquiror through the Electronic Data Room and they contain
(a) a materially complete and accurate summary of all meetings of
directors and shareholders and copies of all actions by written consent since
the time of incorporation of Target and (b) a materially complete and
accurate summary of all meetings of the management bodies and equity holders
and copies of all actions by written consent since the time of organization of
each of its Subsidiaries.
3.12 Complete Copies of
Materials. Target has delivered to
Acquiror or Acquirors legal counsel, or made available to Acquiror through the
Electronic Data Room, true and complete copies of each document that has been
requested by Acquiror or its counsel in connection with their due diligence
review of Target and its Subsidiaries.
3.13 Material Contracts. Other than (i) the employment-related
contracts listed in Section 3.21 of the Target Disclosure Schedule and (ii) contracts
for the sale of Target Products in the ordinary course of business consistent
with past practice pursuant to Targets standard form of sales contract which
has been provided to Acquiror (Standard Sales Contracts), all Material
Contracts of Target or any of its Subsidiaries are listed in Section 3.13
of the Target Disclosure Schedule. With
respect to each Material Contract: (a) the Material Contract is legal,
valid, binding and enforceable and in full force and effect with respect to
Target or one of its Subsidiaries, except for such failures to be legal, valid,
binding, enforceable or in full force and effect that, without Targets
knowledge, have been caused by a party to such Material Contract other than
Target, and, to Targets knowledge, is legal, valid, binding, enforceable and
in full force and effect with respect to each other party thereto; (b) the
Material Contract will continue to be legal, valid, binding and enforceable and
in full force and effect immediately following the Effective Time in accordance
with its terms as in effect prior to the Effective Time, except for such
failures to be legal, valid, binding, enforceable or in full force and effect
that, without Targets knowledge, have been caused by a party to such Material
Contract other than Target; and (c) neither Target nor any of its
Subsidiaries nor, to Targets knowledge, any other party is in breach or
default, and no event has occurred that with notice or lapse of time would
constitute a breach or default by Target or any of its Subsidiaries, or to
Targets knowledge, by any such other party, or permit termination,
modification or acceleration, under such Material Contract. Neither Target nor any of its Subsidiaries is
a party to any oral contract, agreement or other legally-binding unwritten
arrangement. Material Contract
means any contract, agreement or commitment to which Target or any of its
Subsidiaries is a party (a) with expected receipts or expenditures in
excess of $50,000, (b) required to be listed pursuant to Section 3.9;
(c) requiring Target or any of its Subsidiaries to indemnify any person or
entity; (d) granting any exclusive rights to any party; (e) evidencing
indebtedness for borrowed or loaned money, including guarantees of
indebtedness; (f) evidencing a lease of real property; (g) that could
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect if breached by Target
or any of its Subsidiaries in such a manner as would (I) permit any other
party to cancel or terminate the same (with or without notice of passage of
time); (II) provide a basis for any other party to claim money damages
(either individually or in the aggregate with all other such claims under that
contract) from Target or any of its Subsidiaries; or (III) give rise to a
right of
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acceleration of
any material obligation or loss of any material benefit under such Material
Contract; (h) that could reasonably be expected to prevent, materially
alter or materially delay, any of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement. The execution, delivery or
performance of this Agreement or any agreement contemplated hereby or the
consummation of the Merger or any of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement shall not result in a breach of any third party agreement to which
the Target or any of its Subsidiaries is a party or trigger, contravene,
conflict with or result in any third party non-compete, notification,
non-solicitation, covenant not to sue, right of first refusal, right of first
negotiation or other third party right binding on Target or any of its
Subsidiaries.
3.14 Inventory. Subject to the reserve specifically
identified on the Target Balance Sheet, the inventories shown on the Target
Balance Sheet or thereafter acquired by Target, were acquired and maintained in
the ordinary course of business, are of good and merchantable quality, and
consist of items of a quantity and quality usable or salable in the ordinary
course of business. Since the Target
Balance Sheet Date, Target has continued to
replenish inventories in a normal and customary manner consistent with past
practices. Target has not received
notice that it will experience in the foreseeable future any difficulty in obtaining,
in the desired quantity and quality and at a reasonable price and upon
reasonable terms and conditions, the raw materials, supplies or component
products required for the manufacture, assembly or production of Target
Products. The values at which inventories
are carried reflect the inventory valuation policy of Target, which is
consistent with its past practice and in accordance with GAAP. Other than as set forth in the Target
Financial Statements, Target has no Liabilities with respect to the return of
any item of inventory in the possession of distributors, wholesalers, retailers
or other customers. As of and since the
Target Balance Sheet Date, adequate provision has been made on the books of
Target in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practices to
provide for all slow-moving, obsolete or unusable inventories to their
estimated useful or scrap values, and such inventory reserves are adequate to
provide for such slow-moving, obsolete or unusable inventory and inventory
shrinkage. No inventory used in the
Target Business is held by any Subsidiary of Target.
3.15 Accounts
Receivable. Subject to any reserves
specifically identified in the Target Financial Statements, the accounts
receivable shown on the Target Financial Statements are valid and genuine, have
arisen solely out of bona fide sales and deliveries of goods, performance of
services, and other business transactions in the ordinary course of business
consistent with past practices in each case with persons other than affiliates,
are not subject to any prior assignment or Encumbrance, and are
not subject to valid defenses, set-offs or counter claims. Targets accounts receivable are collectible
in accordance with their terms at their recorded amounts, subject only to any reserve
for doubtful accounts in the Target Financial Statements. No Subsidiary has any accounts receivable.
3.16 Customers and
Suppliers. Since the Target Balance
Sheet Date, no customer and no supplier of Target or its Subsidiaries (a) has
canceled or otherwise terminated, or delivered any written threat to Target or
its Subsidiaries to cancel or otherwise terminate, its relationship with
Target, (b) has decreased materially its services or supplies to Target or
its Subsidiaries in the case of any such supplier, or its usage of Targets
services or its purchase of Target Products in the case of such customer, and (c) has,
to Targets knowledge, indicated either orally or in writing that it intends to
cancel or otherwise terminate its relationship with Target or
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its Subsidiaries
or to decrease materially its services or supplies to Target or its
Subsidiaries or its usage of the services of Target or its Subsidiaries or its
purchase of Target Products, as the case may be. Neither Target nor any of its Subsidiaries
has engaged in any fraudulent conduct with respect to any customer or supplier
of Target.
3.17 Employees and
Consultants. The Schedule of
Employees and Consultants delivered to Acquiror by Target concurrently with the
execution of this Agreement lists the names of all full-time employees,
part-time employees, temporary employees, leased employees, other employees,
independent contractors and consultants of Target and its Subsidiaries, together
with their respective salaries or wages, other compensation, dates of
employment and positions.
3.18 Title to Property. Target and its Subsidiaries have good and
marketable title to all of their properties, interests in properties and
assets, real and personal, reflected in the Target Balance Sheet or acquired
after the Target Balance Sheet Date (except properties, interests in properties
and assets sold or otherwise disposed of since the Target Balance Sheet Date in
the ordinary course of business), or with respect to leased properties and
assets, valid leasehold interests therein, free and clear of all Encumbrances
of any kind or character, except (a) liens for current taxes not yet due
and payable; (b) such imperfections of title, liens and easements and
similar Encumbrances as do not and will not materially detract from or
interfere with the use of the properties subject thereto or affected thereby,
or otherwise materially impair business operations involving such properties; (c) liens
securing indebtedness for borrowed money that are reflected on the Target
Balance Sheet; (d) statutory or common law liens to secure obligations to
landlords, lessors or renters under leases or rental agreements incurred in the
ordinary course of business consistent with past practice; (e) deposits or
pledges made in connection with, or to secure payment of, workers
compensation, unemployment insurance or similar programs mandated by applicable
law incurred in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice;
and (f) statutory or common law liens in favor of carriers, warehousemen,
mechanics and materialmen, to secure claims for labor, materials or supplies,
and other like liens incurred in the ordinary course of business consistent
with past practice. The plants, property
and equipment of Target that are used in the Target Business are in all
material respects in good operating condition and repair, subject to normal
wear and tear. All properties used in
the Target Business are reflected in the Target Balance Sheet to the extent
required by GAAP. Target owns no real
property.
3.19 Environmental
Matters.
(a) The
following terms shall be defined as follows:
(i) Environmental
Laws shall mean any applicable foreign, federal, state or local
governmental laws (including common laws), statutes, ordinances, codes,
regulations, rules, policies, permits, licenses, certificates, approvals,
injunctions, judgments, decrees, orders, directives, or requirements that
pertain to the protection of the environment, protection of public health and
safety, or protection of worker health and safety, or that pertain to the
handling, use, manufacturing, processing, storage, treatment, transportation,
discharge, release, emission, disposal, re-use, recycling, or other contact or involvement
with Hazardous Materials (as defined in Section 3.19(a)(ii)), including
the federal Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability
Act of 1980, 42 U.S.C. Section 9601, et seq., as amended
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(CERCLA),
and the federal Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, 42 U.S.C. Section 6901,
et seq., as amended (RCRA).
(ii) Hazardous
Materials shall mean any material, chemical, compound, substance, mixture
or by-product that is identified, defined, designated, listed, restricted or
otherwise regulated under Environmental Laws as a hazardous constituent, hazardous
substance, hazardous material, acutely hazardous material, extremely
hazardous material, hazardous waste, hazardous waste constituent, acutely
hazardous waste, extremely hazardous waste, infectious waste, medical
waste, biomedical waste, pollutant, toxic pollutant, contaminant or
any other formulation or terminology intended to classify or identify
substances, constituents, materials or wastes by reason of properties that are
deleterious to the environment, natural resources, worker health and safety, or
public health and safety, including ignitability, corrosivity, reactivity,
carcinogenicity, toxicity and reproductive toxicity. The term Hazardous Materials shall include
any hazardous substances as defined, listed, designated or regulated under
CERCLA, any hazardous wastes or solid wastes as defined, listed, designated
or regulated under RCRA, any asbestos or asbestos-containing materials, any
polychlorinated biphenyls, and any petroleum or hydrocarbonic substance,
fraction, distillate or by-product.
(b) Target and its
Subsidiaries are and have been in compliance with all Environmental Laws
relating to the properties or facilities used, leased or occupied by Target or
any of its Subsidiaries at any time (collectively, Target Facilities;
such properties or facilities currently used, leased or occupied by Target or
any of its Subsidiaries are defined herein as Target Current Facilities),
and no discharge, emission, release, leak or spill of Hazardous Materials has
occurred at any Target Facilities that may or will give rise to liability of
Target or any of its Subsidiaries under Environmental Laws. To Targets knowledge, there are no Hazardous
Materials (including asbestos) present in the surface waters, structures,
groundwaters or soils of or beneath any Target Current Facilities. To Targets knowledge, there neither are nor
have been any aboveground or underground storage tanks for Hazardous Materials
at Target Current Facilities. To Targets
knowledge, no employee of Target or any of its Subsidiaries or other person has
claimed that Target or any of its Subsidiaries is liable for alleged injury or
illness resulting from an alleged exposure to a Hazardous Material. No civil, criminal or administrative action,
proceeding or investigation is pending against Target or any of its
Subsidiaries, or, to Targets knowledge, threatened against Target or any of
its Subsidiaries, with respect to Hazardous Materials or Environmental Laws;
and Target is not aware of any facts or circumstances that could reasonably
form the basis for assertion of a claim against Target or any of its
Subsidiaries or that could reasonably form the basis for liability of Target or
any of its Subsidiaries, regarding Hazardous Materials or regarding actual or
potential noncompliance with Environmental Laws.
3.20 Taxes.
(a) For purposes of this
Agreement:
(i) a Tax
or, collectively, Taxes, refers to any and all federal, state, local
and foreign taxes, assessments and other governmental charges, duties,
impositions and liabilities, including taxes based upon or measured by gross
receipts, income,
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profits, sales, use and occupation, and value added, ad valorem,
transfer, franchise, withholding, payroll, recapture, employment, excise and
property taxes, together with all interest, penalties and additions imposed
with respect to such amounts and any obligations under any agreements or
arrangements with any other person with respect to such amounts and including
any liability for taxes of a predecessor entity; and
(ii) Return
shall mean any return (including any information return), report, statement,
declaration, estimate, schedule, notice, notification, form, election,
certificate or other document or information filed with or submitted to, or
required to be filed with or submitted to, any taxing authority in connection
with the determination, assessment, collection or payment of any Tax or in
connection with the administration, implementation or enforcement of or
compliance with applicable law relating to any Tax.
(b) Except as set forth in Section 3.20
of the Target Disclosure Schedule, Target and each of its Subsidiaries has
prepared and timely filed, or has had prepared and timely filed on its behalf,
all Returns required to be filed with any taxing authority, and such Returns
are true, accurate and complete in all material respects.
(c) As of the Effective
Time, Target and each of its Subsidiaries: (i) will have paid, or will
have had paid on its behalf, all Taxes required to be paid on or prior to the
Effective Time and (ii) will have withheld and remitted to the appropriate
taxing authority all Taxes required to be withheld and remitted on or prior to
the Effective Time.
(d) There is no Tax
deficiency outstanding or assessed or, to Targets knowledge, proposed against
Target or any of its Subsidiaries that is not reflected as a liability on the
Target Balance Sheet, nor has Target or any of its Subsidiaries executed any
agreements or waivers extending any statute of limitations on or extending the
period for the assessment or collection of any Tax.
(e) The unpaid Taxes of
Target and its Subsidiaries did not, as of the Target Balance Sheet Date,
exceed the reserve for Tax liability (rather than any reserve for deferred
Taxes) set forth on the Target Balance Sheet.
(f) Neither Target nor any
of its Subsidiaries is a party to any tax-sharing agreement or similar
arrangement with any other party.
Neither Target nor any of its Subsidiaries has assumed any obligation to
pay any Tax obligations of, or with respect to any transaction relating to, any
other person or agreed to indemnify any other person with respect to any Tax.
(g) No Returns of Target or
any of its Subsidiaries are being audited by any government or taxing
authority, nor has Target or any of its Subsidiaries been notified of any
request for such an audit or other examination.
(h) Neither Target nor any
of its Subsidiaries has ever been a member of an affiliated group of
corporations within the meaning of Code Section 1504 (other than the group
of which Target is the common parent corporation), and neither Target nor any
of its Subsidiaries has liability under Treasury Regulation Section 1.1502-6
(or any similar provision of state, local or foreign law), as a transferee or
successor, by contract or otherwise.
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(i) Target has
disclosed to Acquiror (i) any Tax exemption, Tax holiday or other
Tax-sparing arrangement that Target or any of its Subsidiaries has in any
jurisdiction, including the nature, amount and lengths of such Tax exemption,
Tax holiday or other Tax-sparing arrangement; and (ii) any expatriate tax
programs or policies affecting Target or any of its Subsidiaries. Target and its Subsidiaries are in compliance
with all terms and conditions required to maintain such Tax exemption, Tax
holiday or other Tax-sparing arrangement or order of any governmental entity
and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby will not have any
adverse effect on the continuing validity and effectiveness of any such Tax
exemption, Tax holiday or other Tax-sparing arrangement or order.
(j) Target has made
available to Acquiror copies of all income Tax Returns and other material Tax
Returns filed by Target and each of its Subsidiaries for all periods since December 31,
2001.
(k) Neither Target nor
any of its Subsidiaries has filed any consent agreement under former Code Section 341(f) or
agreed to have former Code Section 341(f)(4) apply to any disposition
of assets owned by Target or any of its Subsidiaries.
(l) Neither Target nor
any of its Subsidiaries has been at any time a United States Real Property
Holding Corporation within the meaning of Section 897(c)(2) of the
Code.
(m) Neither Target nor
any of its Subsidiaries is a party to any contract, agreement, plan or
arrangement, including but not limited to the provisions of this Agreement,
covering any employee or former employee of Target or any of its Subsidiaries
that, individually or collectively, could give rise to the payment of any
amount that would not be deductible pursuant to Sections 280G, 404 or 162(m) of
the Code by Target or Merger Sub as an expense under applicable law.
(n) Neither
Target nor any of its Subsidiaries has constituted either a distributing
corporation or a controlled corporation in a distribution of stock
qualifying for tax-free treatment under Code Section 355 (i) in the
two years prior to the date of this Agreement or (ii) in a distribution
which could otherwise constitute part of a plan or series of related
transactions (within the meaning of Code Section 355(e)) in conjunction
with the Merger.
(o) Neither
Target nor any of its Subsidiaries will be required to include any item of
income in, or exclude any item of deduction from, taxable income for any
taxable period (or portion thereof) ending after the Closing as a result of
any: (1) change in method of
accounting for a taxable period ending on or before the Closing; (2) closing
agreement as described in section 7121 of the Code or other agreement with a
Governmental Authority executed on or before the closing; (3) intercompany
transaction or excess loss account described in Treasury Regulations under
section 1502 of the Code; (4) installment sale or open transaction
disposition made on or before the Closing; or (5) prepaid amount received
on or before the Closing.
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(p) Neither
Target nor any of its Subsidiaries has received any notice from any taxing
authority in a jurisdiction where Target or any of its Subsidiaries has not
filed Returns that Target or any of its Subsidiaries may be subject to taxation
in such jurisdiction.
(q) Target and each of
its Subsidiaries has disclosed on all applicable Returns all positions taken
therein that could give rise to a substantial understatement of federal income
Tax within the meaning of Code Section 6662. Neither Target nor any of its Subsidiaries
has participated in a reportable transaction within the meaning of Treasury
Regulations Section 1.6011-4(b)(1).
(r) Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary in this Section 3.20, no representation or
warranty is made as to the availability, with respect to post-Closing tax
periods, of any of Targets or its Subsidiaries net operating loss or other Tax
carryovers.
3.21 Employee
Benefit Plans.
(a) Section 3.21(a)(1) of
the Target Disclosure Schedule contains a complete and accurate list of each
plan, program, policy, contract, agreement or other arrangement providing for
employment, compensation, retirement, deferred compensation, loans, severance,
separation, relocation, termination pay, performance awards, bonus, incentive,
stock option, stock purchase, stock bonus, phantom stock, stock appreciation
right, supplemental retirement, fringe benefits, short and long term
disability, medical, dental, welfare, cafeteria benefits or other benefits,
whether written or unwritten, including each employee benefit plan within the
meaning of Section 3(3) of the Employee Retirement Income Security
Act of 1974, as amended (ERISA), which is or has been sponsored,
maintained, contributed to, or required to be contributed to by Target or any
of its Subsidiaries and, with respect to any such plans which are subject to
Code Section 401(a), any trade or business (whether or not incorporated)
that is or at any relevant time was treated as a single employer with Target
within the meaning of Section 414 of the Code or Section 4001 of
ERISA, (an ERISA Affiliate) for the benefit of any person who performs
or who has performed services for Target or with respect to which Target or any
ERISA Affiliate has any Liabilities (collectively, the Target Employee
Plans). Section 3.21(a)(2) of
the Target Disclosure Schedule lists each Target Employee Plan that has been
adopted or maintained by Target or any of its Subsidiaries, whether formally or
informally, for the benefit of employees outside the United States
(collectively, the Target International Employee Plans).
(b) Target has made
available to the Acquiror: (i) a
complete copy of each Target Employee Plan as amended (or a summary of any oral
Target Employee Plan); (ii) a copy of the most recently received
determination letter or opinion letter, if any, and any and all rulings or
notices issued by a governmental authority, with respect to each such Target
Employee Plan; (iii) a copy of the Form 5500 Annual Report, if any,
for the three most recent plan years for each such Target Employee Plan; (iv) a
copy of the most recent summary plan description and/or summary of material
modifications, if any, with respect to each such Target Employee Plan; (v) all
contracts and agreements (and any amendments thereto) relating to each such
Target Employee Plan, including, without limitation, all trust agreements,
investment management agreements, annuity contracts, insurance contracts,
bonds, indemnification agreements and service provider agreements; (vi) the
most recent annual actuarial valuation, if any, prepared for
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each such Target
Employee Plan; (vii) all written communications during the last three
years relating to the creation, amendment or termination of each such Target
Employee Plan, or an increase or decrease in benefits, acceleration of payments
or vesting or other events that could result in liability to Target or any
Subsidiary; (viii) all correspondence to or from any governmental or
quasi-governmental agency relating to each such Target Employee Plan; and (ix) all
coverage, nondiscrimination, and other qualification-related tests, if any,
performed with respect to each such Target Employee Plan for the last three
years.
(c) Each Target Employee
Plan and each trust or other funding medium, if any, established in connection
with such Target Employee Plan has at all times been established, maintained
and operated in substantial compliance with its terms and the requirements
prescribed by applicable law, including, but not limited to, ERISA, the Code
and the provisions imposed by the Health Insurance Portability and
Accountability Act of 1996, as amended (HIPAA). All amendments and actions required to bring
each of the Target Employee Plans into conformity with all of the applicable
provisions of ERISA, the Code, HIPAA and other applicable laws have been made
or taken except to the extent that such amendments or actions are not required
by law to be made or taken until a date after the Effective Time. From January 1, 2007 through the date of
this Agreement, all reports, Returns, information returns and other information
relating to such Target Employee Plan required to be filed with any
Governmental Entity have been accurately, timely and properly filed; from January 1,
2007 through the date of this Agreement, all notices, statements, reports and
other disclosure required to be given or made to participants in such Target
Employee Plan or their beneficiaries have been accurately, timely and properly
disclosed or provided. With respect to
the period prior to January 1, 2007, there is no report, Return,
information return or other information relating to any Target Employee Plan
that was required to be filed with any Governmental Entity which was
delinquent, improperly filed or inaccurate and which could result in Liability
after the Effective Time. None of
Target, any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective officers, directors
or employees or, to the knowledge of Target, any trustee or other fiduciary or
administrator of any Target Employee Plan or trust created thereunder, in each
case, who is not an officer, director or employee of Target or any of its
Subsidiaries (a Non-Affiliate Plan Fiduciary) has engaged in any transaction
or acted or failed to act in a manner that is reasonably likely to subject
Target, any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective officers, directors
or employees or, to the knowledge of Target, any Non-Affiliate Plan Fiduciary,
to a material tax or penalty on prohibited transactions imposed by Section 4975
of the Code or sanctions imposed under Title I of ERISA; and none of Target,
any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective officers, directors or
employees, or, to the knowledge of Target, any Non-Affiliate Plan Fiduciary,
has engaged in any transaction or acted in a manner, or failed to act in a
manner, that is reasonably likely to subject Target, any of its Subsidiaries
or, to the knowledge of Target, any Non-Affiliate Plan Fiduciary to any
material liability for breach of fiduciary duty under ERISA.
(d) With respect to
those Target Employee Plans which are pension plans within the meaning of Section 3(2) of
ERISA (Pension Plans) that are intended to be qualified under Section 401(a) of
the Code, such Pension Plans are the subject of determination letters or
opinion letters from the IRS to the effect that such Pension Plans are
qualified and exempt from taxes under Sections 401(a) and 501(a),
respectively, of the Code, and no such determination letter has been revoked
nor has any event occurred since the date of its most recent
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determination
letter, opinion letter or application therefore that would adversely affect its
qualification. None of the Pension Plans
are subject to Title IV of ERISA or Section 412 of the Code.
(e) Neither Target nor
any ERISA Affiliate has sponsored, maintained, contributed to or been obligated
to maintain or contribute to, or has any actual or contingent liability under, (i) any
multiemployer plan (as defined in Section 3(37) of ERISA), or (ii) any
multiple employer welfare arrangement (as defined in Section 3(40) of
ERISA).
(f) All Target Employee
Plans have complied, to the extent applicable, with the requirements of Section 4980B
of the Code and Part 6 of Subtitle B of Title I of ERISA (or such
similar state law). Except as required
pursuant to the preceding sentence and except as otherwise provided at the
expense of a participant or participants beneficiary in a Target Employee
Plan, no Target Employee Plan provides for post-retirement medical, life
insurance or disability benefits.
(g) There are no suits,
actions, disputes, claims (other than routine claims for benefits),
arbitrations, administrative or other proceedings pending or, to the knowledge
of Target, threatened, anticipated or expected to be asserted with respect to
any Target Employee Plan or any related trust or other funding medium or with
respect to Target or any Subsidiary, as the sponsor or fiduciary thereof. To the knowledge of Target, no Target
Employee Plan or any related trust or other funding medium or any fiduciary is
the subject of an audit, investigation or examination by a governmental or quasi-governmental
agency.
(h) Neither Target nor
any of its ERISA Affiliates has any commitment or intention to create,
terminate (except as set forth herein) or adopt any Target Employee Plan; and
since the beginning of the current fiscal year of Target, no event has occurred
and no condition or circumstance has existed that reasonably would be expected
to result in an increase in the benefits under or the expense of maintaining a
Target Employee Plan from the level of benefits or expense incurred for the
most recently completed fiscal year of Target when determined on a
participant-by-participant basis.
(i) All contributions
required to be made under the terms of any Target Employee Plan as of the date
hereof have been timely made or, if not yet due, have been fully reserved for
and specifically identified in the Target Balance Sheet. Neither Target nor any of its ERISA
Affiliates has incurred, or is reasonably likely to incur, any unfunded
liabilities in relation to any Target Employee Plan that have not been properly
accounted for under GAAP.
(j) The consummation of
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement will not (i) entitle any
current or former employee or other service provider of Target or any ERISA
Affiliate to severance benefits or any other additional payment (including
golden parachute, bonus or benefits under any Target Employee Plan), except as
expressly provided in this Agreement; or (ii) accelerate the time of
payment or vesting of any such benefits or increase the amount of compensation
due any such employee or service provider except, with respect to clause (ii),
as provided in Section 2.6(b). No
benefit payable or that may become payable by Target or any of its Subsidiaries
pursuant to any Target Employee Plan or as a result of or arising under this
Agreement shall constitute an excess parachute payment (as defined in
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Section 280G(b)(1) of
the Code) subject to the imposition of an excise Tax under Section 4999 of
the Code.
(k) Target or one or
more of its Subsidiaries, as applicable, may terminate any Target Employee Plan
maintained by Target or such Subsidiary or may cease contributions to the
Target Employee Plans without incurring any liability other than (i) a
benefit liability accrued in accordance with the terms of each such Target
Employee Plan immediately prior to such termination or ceasing of
contributions; or (ii) expenses attendant to the termination of each such
Target Employee Plan. The execution and
delivery of this Agreement, the consummation of the Merger and the other
transactions contemplated by this Agreement (alone or in combination with any
other event) and compliance by Target and its Subsidiaries with the provisions
of this Agreement do not and will not (I) trigger any funding (through a
grantor trust or otherwise) of, or increase the cost of, or give rise to any
other obligation under, any Target Employee Plan except as provided in this
Agreement, (II) trigger the forgiveness of indebtedness owed by any
employee, former employee or director of Target or its Subsidiaries or (III) result
in any violation or breach of, or a default (with or without notice or lapse of
time or both) under, or limit to Targets ability to amend, or modify, any
Target Employee Plan.
(l) Neither Target nor
any of its ERISA Affiliates has incurred any liability for any excise tax,
penalty or fee with respect to any Target Employee Plan, including, but not
limited to, taxes arising under the Code or penalties arising under ERISA, and no event has occurred and no
circumstance has existed (including the consummation of the obligations set
forth in this Agreement) that reasonably would be expected to give rise to any
such liability.
(m) No Target Employee
Plan or payment or benefit provided pursuant to any Target Employee Plan
between Target or any of its Subsidiaries, on the one hand, and any service
provider, on the other hand, including the grant, vesting or exercise of any
stock option or stock appreciation right, will provide for the deferral of
compensation subject to Section 409A of the Code, whether pursuant to the
execution and delivery of this Agreement or the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby (either alone or upon the occurrence of any
additional or subsequent events) or otherwise.
Each Target Employee Plan that is a nonqualified deferred compensation
plan subject to Section 409A of the Code, has been operated and
administered in good faith compliance with Section 409A of the Code, IRS
Notice 2005-1, Treasury Regulations promulgated under Section 409A of the
Code, and any applicable guidance that the IRS issued relating to Section 409A
of the Code from the period beginning January 1, 2005 through the date
hereof. As of the Effective Time, the
exercise price of each Target Option which was granted or became vested on or
after January 1, 2005 either (i) is not less than the fair market
value (within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code or Section 422
of the Code, as applicable) of the underlying Common Stock on the date the
Target Option was granted; or (ii) has been amended in a manner such that
the Target Option complies with (or is exempt from) the provisions of Section 409A
of the Code.
(n) International
Employee Plans. Each of the Target
International Employee Plans has been established, maintained and administered
in compliance in all material respects with its terms and conditions and with the
requirements prescribed by any and all statutory or regulatory laws applicable
to such International Target Employee Plan.
No Target International Employee Plan has unfunded liabilities that as
of the Effective Time will not be
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offset by
insurance or fully accrued. All Target
International Employee Plans required to have been approved by a non-United
States Governmental Entity (or permitted to have been approved to obtain any
beneficial tax or other status) have been so approved or timely submitted for
approval, no such approval has been revoked (nor, as of the Agreement, has
revocation been threatened in writing) and no event known to Target has
occurred since the date of the most recent approval relating to any such Target
International Employee Plan that is reasonably likely to adversely affect any
such approval relating thereto. Except
as required by law, no condition exists that would prevent Target or its
Subsidiaries or Acquiror from terminating or amending any International Target
Employee Plan at any time for any reason..
3.22 Employee Matters. Target and its Subsidiaries are in compliance
with all applicable laws and regulations respecting terms and conditions of
employment, including applicant and employee background checking, immigration
laws, discrimination laws, retaliation laws, verification of employment
eligibility, employee leave laws, classification of workers as employees and
independent contractors, classification of employees as exempt from state and
federal overtime laws, wage and hour laws, and occupational safety and health
laws. There are no proceedings pending
or, to Targets knowledge, reasonably expected or threatened, between Target or
any of its Subsidiaries, on the one hand, and any or all of its current or
former employees, on the other hand, including any claims for actual or alleged
harassment or discrimination based on race, national origin, age, sex, sexual
orientation, religion, disability, or similar tortious conduct, retaliation,
breach of contract, wrongful termination, defamation, intentional or negligent
infliction of emotional distress, interference with contract or interference
with actual or prospective economic disadvantage. There are no claims pending, or, to Targets
knowledge, reasonably expected or threatened, against Target or any of its
Subsidiaries under any workers compensation or long-term disability plan or
policy. Target and its Subsidiaries have
no material unsatisfied obligations to any employees, former employees, or
qualified beneficiaries pursuant to Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation
Act of 1985 (COBRA), FMLA or any state law governing health care
coverage extension or continuation.
Neither Target nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to any collective
bargaining agreement or other labor union contract, nor does Target know of any
activities or proceedings of any labor union to organize its employees. Target and its Subsidiaries have provided all
employees with all wages, benefits, relocation benefits, stock options, bonuses
and incentives, and all other compensation that has become due and
payable. Any unpaid compensation (other
than salary for the current payroll period) is set forth in Section 3.22
of the Target Disclosure Schedule. No
employee of Target or any of its Subsidiaries has any entitlement to the use of
any vehicle owned or leased by Target.
3.23 Insurance. Target and its Subsidiaries have policies of
insurance and bonds of the type and in amounts customarily carried by persons
conducting businesses similar to those of Target. There is no material claim pending under any
of such policies or bonds as to which coverage has been questioned, denied or
disputed by the underwriters of such policies or bonds. All premiums due and payable under all such
policies and bonds have been paid and Target and its Subsidiaries are otherwise
in compliance with the terms of such policies and bonds. Target has no knowledge of any threatened
termination of, or material premium increase with respect to, any of such
policies.
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3.24 Compliance With Laws. Target and its Subsidiaries have complied
with, are not in violation of and have not received any notices of violation
with respect to, any federal, state, local or foreign statute, law or
regulation with respect to the conduct of the Target Business, except for
violations and instances of noncompliance with respect to which both (i) such
violation or instance of noncompliance has been cured without the receipt of
any notice from any Governmental Entity and (ii) Target has no
Liabilities.
3.25 Brokers and Finders
Fee. No broker, finder or investment
banker is entitled to brokerage or finders fees or agents commissions or investment
bankers fees or any similar charges from or through Target or its Subsidiaries
in connection with the Merger, this Agreement or any transaction contemplated
hereby.
3.26 Privacy
Policies and Web Site Terms and Conditions.
(a) For purposes of this Section 3.26:
(i) Target Sites
means all of Targets public sites on the World Wide Web.
(ii) Privacy
Statements means, collectively, any and all of Targets privacy policies
published on the Target Sites or otherwise made available by Target regarding
the collection, retention, use and distribution of the personal information of
individuals, including from visitors of any of the Target Sites (Individuals);
and
(iii) Terms and
Conditions means any and all of the visitor terms and conditions published
on the Target Sites governing Individuals use of and access to the Target
Sites.
(b) A Privacy Statement is
posted and is accessible to Individuals on each Target Site. Target maintains a hypertext link to a
Privacy Statement from the homepage of each Target Site, and Target
includes a hypertext link to a Privacy Statement from every page of the
Target Sites on which personal information is collected from Individuals.
(c) The Privacy Statements
include, at a minimum, accurate notice to Individuals about Targets
collection, retention, use and disclosure policies and practices with respect
to Individuals personal information.
The Privacy Statements are accurate and consistent with the Terms and
Conditions and Targets actual practices with respect to the collection,
retention, use and disclosure of Individuals personal information.
(d) Target (i) substantially
complies with the Privacy Statements as applicable to any given set of personal
information collected by Target from Individuals; (ii) substantially
complies with all applicable privacy laws and regulations regarding the
collection, retention, use and disclosure of personal information; and (iii) takes
the appropriate and industry standard measures to protect and maintain the
confidential nature of the personal information provided to Target by
Individuals. Target has adequate
technological and procedural measures in place to protect personal information
collected from Individuals against loss, theft and unauthorized access or
disclosure. Target does not knowingly
collect information from or target
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children under the
age of thirteen. Target does not sell,
rent or otherwise make available to third parties any personal information
submitted by individuals.
(e) Targets collection,
retention, use and distribution of all personal information collected by Target
from Individuals is governed by the Privacy Statement pursuant to which the
data was collected. Each Privacy
Statement contains rules for the review, modification and deletion of
personal information by the applicable Individual, and Target is and has been
at all times in compliance with such rules.
All versions of the Privacy Statements are attached hereto in Section 3.26
of the Target Disclosure Schedule. Other
than as constrained by the Privacy Statements and by applicable laws and
regulations, Target is not restricted in its use and/or distribution of
personal information collected by Target.
(f) Target has the full
power and authority to transfer all rights Target has in all Individuals
personal information in Targets possession and/or control to Acquiror. The Privacy Statements expressly permit the
transfer of all personal information collected from Individuals by Target in
accordance with the acquisition or sale of all or substantially all of the
assets of the Target. Target is not a
party to any Material Contract, or is subject to any other obligation that,
following the Effective Time, would prevent Acquiror and/or its affiliates from
using the information governed by the Privacy Statements in a manner consistent
with applicable privacy laws and industry standards regarding the disclosure
and use of information. No claims or
controversies have arisen regarding the Privacy Statements or the
implementation thereof or of any of the foregoing.
(g) The Terms and
Conditions are posted and are accessible to Individuals on the Target
Site. The Terms and Conditions expressly
permit the transfer of personal information collected from Individuals by
Target in accordance with the acquisition or sale of all or substantially all
of the assets of Target. No claims or
controversies have arisen regarding the Terms and Conditions or the implementation
thereof or of any of the foregoing. References in this Section to the Target
shall include its Subsidiaries.
3.27 International Trade
Matters. Target and its Subsidiaries
are, and at all times have been, in compliance with and have not been and are
not in violation of any International Trade Law (defined below) or any Foreign
International Trade Law (defined below).
Neither Target nor any of its Subsidiaries has received, and does not
reasonably expect to receive, any actual or threatened order, notice, or other
communication from any governmental body of any actual or potential violation
or failure to comply with any International Trade Law or Foreign International
Trade Law, including pre-penalty notice, notice of penalty, subpoena or request
for documents, or notice of audit, investigation or inquiry. International Trade Law shall
mean the Export Administration
Regulations (EAR), the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, the Arms Export
Control Act, the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), the
International Emergency Economic Powers Act, the Trading with the Enemy Act,
the U.S. Customs laws and regulations, the Foreign Asset Control Regulations,
and any regulations or orders issued thereunder. Foreign International Trade Law shall mean
foreign statutes, laws and regulations (a) to the extent governing the
import or export of commodities, software or technology into any country or
from any country in which the Target Business is conducted and the payment of
required duties and tariffs in connection with same and (b) to the extent
that compliance with such laws is permissible under U.S. statutes, laws or
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regulations. Target or its Subsidiaries have neither been
required to obtain nor currently possess any licenses from the United States
Departments of Commerce or State or an authorized body thereof under ITAR or
EAR relating to the export of any items, including but not limited to any
commodities, software or technology.
3.28 Products.
(a) Each Target
Product designed, manufactured, sold or delivered by Target or any of its
Subsidiaries has been in conformity with all applicable law, contracts,
specifications and express and implied warranties and neither Target nor any of
its Subsidiaries has any Liabilities for replacement or repair thereof or other
Damages in connection therewith, except to the extent of the reserve for such
Liabilities in the Target Balance Sheet.
(b) There are
no facts which could reasonably be expected to give rise to a product liability
claim or an epidemic defect, product recall or hazard condition with respect to
a Target Product.
3.29 Claims. No customer or other person or entity has
asserted or, to the knowledge of the Target, threatened to assert any claim
against Target or any of its Subsidiaries (i) under or based upon any
warranty provided by or on behalf of Target or any of its Subsidiaries, (ii) under
or based upon any other warranty relating to any Target Product, or (iii) under
or based on any product liability claim relating to the Target Products.
3.30 Representations
Complete. The representations and warranties made by
Target herein or in any Schedule or Exhibit hereto, including the Target
Disclosure Schedule, or certificate furnished by Target pursuant to this
Agreement and any written statements furnished to Acquiror pursuant hereto or
in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby, when all such
documents are read together in their entirety (disregarding any statements
therein to the extent they have been corrected or superseded by later
statements therein), do not contain, and will not contain at the Effective
Time, any untrue statement of a material fact.
4. Representations
and Warranties of Acquiror and Merger Sub. Acquiror and Merger Sub represent and
warrant to Target that the statements contained in this Section 4 are true
and correct.
4.1 Organization,
Standing and Power. Each of Acquiror
and Merger Sub is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good
standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of organization.
4.2 Authority. Acquiror and Merger Sub have all requisite
corporate power and authority to enter into this Agreement and to consummate
the transactions contemplated hereby.
The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby have been duly authorized by all necessary
corporate action on the part of Acquiror and Merger Sub. This Agreement has been duly executed and
delivered by Acquiror and Merger Sub and constitutes the valid and binding
obligations of Acquiror and Merger Sub enforceable against Acquiror and Merger
Sub in accordance with its terms. No
consent, approval, order or authorization of, or registration, declaration or
filing with, any Governmental Entity, is required by or with respect to
Acquiror or Merger Sub in connection with the execution
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and delivery of
this Agreement by Acquiror and Merger Sub or the consummation by Acquiror and
Merger Sub of the Merger and the other transactions contemplated hereby, except
for (i) the filing of the Agreement of Merger, together with any required
certificates, as provided in Section 2.2; (ii) any required filings
under the Exchange Act, (iii) compliance with HSR; (iv) compliance
with foreign Antitrust Laws and (iv) such other consents, authorizations,
filings, approvals and registrations which, if not obtained or made, could not
reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on Acquiror and could
not prevent, materially alter or materially delay any of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement.
4.3 Adequacy of Funds. Acquiror has adequate financial resources to
satisfy its monetary and other obligations under this Agreement.
5. Conduct
Prior to the Effective Time.
5.1 Conduct of Business. During the period from the date of this
Agreement and continuing until the earlier of the termination of this Agreement
or the Effective Time, except (i) as set forth in Section 5.1 of the
Target Disclosure Schedule, (ii) to the extent expressly required by this
Agreement, or (iii) as consented to in writing by Acquiror (which consent
shall not be withheld, delayed or conditioned if withholding, delaying or
conditioning such consent would be unreasonable), Target agrees: (a) to
carry on its business in the usual regular and ordinary course in substantially
the same manner as heretofore conducted; (b) to pay its debts and Taxes
when due subject to good faith disputes over such debts or Taxes; (c) to
pay or perform other obligations when due; and (d) to use all reasonable
efforts to preserve intact its present business organizations, keep available
the services of its present officers and key employees and preserve its
relationships with customers, suppliers, distributors, licensors, licensees,
and others having business dealings with it, to the end that its goodwill and
ongoing businesses shall be unimpaired at the Effective Time. Target agrees to promptly notify Acquiror of (a) any
event which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; (b) any
event that could reasonably be expected to prevent, materially alter or
materially delay, any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and (c) any
change in its capitalization as set forth in Section 3.4 other than changes
resulting from the exercise of options and warrants or the conversion of
convertible securities, in each case in accordance with the terms of such
instruments. Without limiting the
foregoing, except as expressly contemplated by this Agreement or the Target
Disclosure Schedule, neither Target nor any of its Subsidiaries shall do, cause
or permit any of the following, without the prior written consent of Acquiror:
(a) Charter Documents. Cause or permit any amendments to its
Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws;
(b) Dividends; Changes
in Capital Stock. Declare or pay any
dividends on or make any other distributions (whether in cash, stock or
property) in respect of any of its capital stock, or split, combine or
reclassify any of its capital stock or issue or authorize the issuance of any
other securities in respect of, in lieu of or in substitution for shares of its
capital stock, or repurchase or otherwise acquire, directly or indirectly, any
shares of its capital stock except from former employees, directors and
consultants in accordance with agreements providing for the repurchase of
shares in connection with any termination of service to it;
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(c) Stock Option Plans,
Etc. Accelerate, amend or change the
period of exercisability or vesting of options or other rights granted under
its stock plans or authorize cash payments in exchange for any options or other
rights granted under any of such plans;
(d) Issuance of
Securities. Issue, deliver or sell or
authorize or propose the issuance, delivery or sale of, or purchase or propose
the purchase of, any shares of its capital stock or securities convertible
into, or subscriptions, rights, warrants or options to acquire, or other
agreements or commitments of any character obligating it to issue any such
shares or other convertible securities other than the issuance of shares of its
Common Stock pursuant to the exercise of stock options, warrants or other
rights therefore outstanding as of the date of this Agreement;
(e) Intellectual
Property. Transfer to any person or
entity any Target IP Rights or Target IP Assets, or enter into, terminate or
amend, any agreement relating to the license, transfer or other disposition or
acquisition of Intellectual Property Rights, other than as implied from the
sale of Target Products in the ordinary course of business consistent with past
practice;
(f) Exclusive Rights. Enter into or amend any agreements pursuant
to which any other party is granted exclusive marketing or other exclusive
rights of any type or scope with respect to any Target Products, Target IP
Rights or Target IP Assets;
(g) Dispositions. Sell, lease, license or otherwise dispose of
or encumber any of its properties or assets that are material, individually or
in the aggregate, to its business, taken as a whole, other than sales of
inventory in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice;
(h) Indebtedness. Incur any indebtedness for borrowed money, or
guarantee any such indebtedness, or issue or sell any debt securities or
guaranty any debt securities of others;
(i) Agreements. Enter into, terminate or amend, in a manner
that will adversely affect the Target Business, (i) any agreement
involving the obligation to pay or the right to receive $50,000 or more, or (ii) any
agreement that is or would be a Material Contract, in each case, other than
Standard Sales Contracts in the ordinary course of business;
(j) Payment of
Obligations. Pay, discharge or
satisfy, in an amount in excess of $50,000 in the aggregate, any claims,
liabilities or obligations (absolute, accrued, asserted or unasserted,
contingent or otherwise) not set forth on the Target Balance Sheet or arising
in the ordinary course of business;
(k) Capital Expenditures. Make any capital expenditures, capital
additions or capital improvements, in excess of $50,000 in the aggregate, other
than in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice;
(l) Insurance. Materially reduce the amount of any material
insurance coverage provided by existing insurance policies;
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(m) Termination or
Waiver. Terminate or waive any right
of substantial value;
(n) Employee Benefit
Plans. Amend any Target Employee
Plan or Target International Employee Plan or adopt any plan that would
constitute a Target Employee Plan or Target International Employee Plan except
in order to comply with applicable laws or regulations;
(o) New Hires; Pay
Increases. Hire any new
officer-level employee, pay any special bonus, special remuneration or special
noncash benefit (except payments and benefits made pursuant to written
agreements outstanding on the date of this Agreement), or increase the
benefits, salaries or wage rates of its employees;
(p) Severance
Arrangements. Except for payments
made pursuant to written agreements outstanding on the date hereof and
disclosed on the Target Disclosure Schedule, grant or pay any severance or
termination pay or benefits to any director, officer or employee;
(q) Lawsuits. Commence a lawsuit other than (i) for
the routine collection of bills, (ii) in such cases where Target in good
faith determines that failure to commence suit would result in the material
impairment of a valuable right, provided that it consults with Acquiror prior
to the filing of such a suit or (iii) to enforce its rights under this
Agreement;
(r) Acquisitions. Acquire or agree to acquire by merging with,
or by purchasing a substantial portion of the stock or assets of, or by any
other manner, any business or any corporation, partnership, association or
other business organization or division thereof or otherwise acquire or agree
to acquire any assets that are material individually or in the aggregate, to
its business, taken as a whole;
(s) Taxes. Make or change any material election in
respect of Taxes, adopt or change any material accounting method in respect of
Taxes, file any material Return or any amendment to a material Return, enter
into any closing agreement, settle any material claim or assessment in respect
of Taxes, or consent to any extension or waiver of the limitation period
applicable to any material claim or assessment in respect of Taxes;
(t) Revaluation. Revalue any of its assets, including writing
down the value of inventory or writing off notes or accounts receivable other
than in the ordinary course of business or as required by changes in GAAP;
(u) Disposition of
Designated ARS. Dispose of any of
the Designated ARS; or
(v) Other. Take or agree in writing or otherwise to
take, any of the actions described in this Section 5.1.
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5.2 No
Solicitation.
(a) From and after the
date of this Agreement until the Effective Time, neither Target nor any of its
Subsidiaries shall, directly or indirectly through any officer, director,
employee, representative or agent of Target or any of its Subsidiaries or
otherwise: (i) solicit, initiate, or encourage any inquiries or proposals
that constitute, or could reasonably be expected to lead to, a proposal or
offer for a merger, consolidation, share exchange, business combination, sale
of all or substantially all assets, sale of shares of capital stock or similar
transactions involving Target or its Subsidiaries other than the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement (any of the foregoing inquiries or proposals an Acquisition
Proposal); (ii) engage or participate in negotiations or discussions
concerning, or provide any non-public information to any person or entity
relating to, any Acquisition Proposal; or (iii) agree to, enter into,
accept, approve or recommend any Acquisition Proposal. Target represents and warrants that it has
the legal right to terminate any pending discussions or negotiations relating
to an Acquisition Proposal without payment of any fee or other penalty.
(b) Target shall notify
Acquiror as promptly as possible (and no later than 48 hours) after
receipt by Target or any of its Subsidiaries (or their advisors) of any
Acquisition Proposal or any request for nonpublic information in connection
with an Acquisition Proposal or for access to the properties, books or records
of Target or any of its Subsidiaries by any person or entity that informs
Target or any of its Subsidiaries (or their advisors) that it is considering
making, or has made, an Acquisition Proposal.
Such notice shall be made orally and in writing and shall indicate in
reasonable detail the identity of the offeror and the terms and conditions of
such proposal, inquiry or contact.
6. Additional
Agreements.
6.1 Access
to Information.
(a) Target covenants
that Target and its Subsidiaries shall afford Acquiror and its accountants,
counsel and other representatives, reasonable access during business hours
during the period from the date of this Agreement through the earlier of (i) the
Termination Date and (ii) the Effective Time (the Pre-Closing Period),
to (A) all properties, personnel, books, contracts, commitments and
records of Target and its Subsidiaries and (B) all other information
concerning the business, properties and personnel of Target and its
Subsidiaries as Acquiror may reasonably request.
(b) Subject to
compliance with applicable law, from the date hereof until the Effective Time,
Target shall confer on a regular and frequent basis with one or more
representatives of the Acquiror to report regarding Targets operational
matters of materiality and the general status of Targets ongoing operations.
(c) No information or
knowledge obtained by Acquiror in any investigation pursuant to this Section 6.1
or otherwise shall affect or be deemed to modify any representation, warranty
or covenant contained herein, the indemnification obligations set forth herein
or the conditions to the obligations of the parties to consummate the Merger.
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6.2 Confidentiality. The parties acknowledge that Acquiror and
Target have previously executed a Non-Disclosure Agreement dated March 1,
2008 (the Nondisclosure Agreement), which Nondisclosure Agreement is hereby
incorporated herein by reference and shall continue in full force and effect in
accordance with its terms.
6.3 Public Disclosure. Target covenants that Target and its
Subsidiaries shall not, without the consent of Acquiror, issue any press
release or otherwise make any public statement or make any other public (or
non-confidential) disclosure (whether or not in response to an inquiry)
regarding the terms of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby,
except as may be required by law. Except
with respect to any disclosures required by law or by obligations pursuant to
any listing agreement with Nasdaq or any applicable national securities
exchange, Acquiror shall consult with Target before issuing any press release
regarding the terms of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby
during the Pre-Closing Period.
6.4 Regulatory
Approval; Further Assurances.
(a) Subject to the terms
hereof, the parties shall each use their reasonable best efforts to (i) take,
or cause to be taken, all actions, and do, or cause to be done, and to assist
and cooperate with each other in doing, all things necessary, proper or
advisable to consummate and make effective the transactions contemplated hereby
as promptly as practicable, (ii) as promptly as practicable, obtain from
any Governmental Entity or any other third party any consents, licenses,
permits, waivers, approvals, authorizations, actions, nonactions, or orders
required to be obtained or made by the parties
in connection with the authorization, execution and delivery of this
Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, (iii) make
the filings required under HSR within the five business day period beginning on
the date of the Agreement, and thereafter make any other required or reasonably
necessary submissions with respect to this Agreement and the Merger required
under HSR, (iv) as promptly as practicable, make all necessary filings,
and thereafter make any other required or reasonably necessary submissions,
with respect to this Agreement and the Merger under any foreign Antitrust Laws;
and (v) execute or deliver any additional instruments reasonably necessary
to consummate the transactions contemplated by, and to fully carry out the
purposes of, this Agreement. The parties
shall cooperate with each other in connection with the making of all such
filings (subject to legal requirements regarding the sharing of information),
including providing copies of all such documents to the other partys advisors
prior to filing and, if requested, accepting all reasonable additions,
deletions or changes suggested in connection therewith. The parties shall each use their reasonable
best efforts (subject to legal requirements regarding the sharing of
information) to furnish to each other all information required for any
application or other filing to be made pursuant to the rules and
regulations of any applicable law in connection with the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement.
(b) Subject to the terms
hereof, the parties agree, and shall cause each of their respective
Subsidiaries, to cooperate and to use their reasonable best efforts to obtain
any government clearances, approvals, actions, or nonactions required for
Closing under any Antitrust Law, to respond to any government requests for
information under any Antitrust Law, and to contest and resist any action,
including any legislative, administrative or judicial action, and to have
vacated, lifted, reversed or overturned any decree, judgment, injunction or
other order (whether temporary, preliminary or permanent) that restricts,
prevents or prohibits, or
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threatens to
restrict, prevent, or prohibit, the consummation of the Merger or any other
transactions contemplated by this Agreement under any Antitrust Law. To the extent reasonable and permitted by
law, the parties will consult and cooperate with one another, and consider in
good faith the views of one another, in connection with any analyses,
appearances, presentations, memoranda, briefs, arguments, opinions and
proposals made or submitted by or on behalf of any party hereto in connection
with proceedings under or relating to any Antitrust Law. Acquiror shall be entitled to direct any
proceedings or negotiations with any Governmental Entity relating to any of the
foregoing. In furtherance and not in
limitation of the foregoing, each of Acquiror, on the one hand, and the Target,
on the other hand, shall (i) keep the other party informed of any
communication received from, or given to, the United States Federal Trade
Commission, the United States Department of Justice, or any other federal,
state, or foreign Governmental Entity and of any communication received from or
given to any person or entity (other than such partys employees, agents,
attorneys, representatives, advisors, consultants, or affiliates) in connection
with any proceeding by a private party, in each case regarding any of the
transactions contemplated hereby; and (ii) permit the other party to
review in advance any communication given by the first party to, and consult
with the other party in advance of any meeting or conference with, the United
States Federal Trade Commission, the United States Department of Justice, or
any other federal, state, or foreign Governmental Entity or, in connection with
any proceeding by a private party, with any other person or entity (other than
the employees, agents, attorneys, representatives, advisors, consultants, or
affiliates of Acquiror, the Target, or their affiliates, as the case may be)
and, to the extent permitted by the United States Federal Trade Commission, the
United States Department of Justice, or any other federal, state, or foreign
Governmental Entity or other person or entity, give the other party the
opportunity to attend and participate in such meetings and conferences.
(c) Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, Acquiror shall not have
any obligation under this Agreement, and Target shall not agree without
Acquirors prior written consent, to: (i) divest, sell, dispose of or
transfer, or cause any of its Subsidiaries to divest, sell, dispose of or
transfer, any assets or operations, or to commit to cause the Acquiror, Target,
or any of their respective Subsidiaries to divest, sell, dispose of or transfer
any assets or operations; (ii) discontinue or cause any of its
Subsidiaries to discontinue offering any product or service, or commit to cause
the Acquiror, Target, or any of their respective Subsidiaries to discontinue
offering any product or service; (iii) license or otherwise make
available, or cause any of its Subsidiaries to license or otherwise make available,
to any person, any Intellectual Property Rights, or commit to cause the
Acquiror, Target, or any of their respective Subsidiaries to license or
otherwise make available to any person any Intellectual Property Rights; (iv) hold
separate or cause any of its Subsidiaries to hold separate any assets or
operations (either before or after the Effective Time), or commit to cause the
Acquiror, Target, or any of their respective Subsidiaries to hold separate any
assets or operations; or (v) make or cause any of its Subsidiaries to make
any commitment (to any Governmental Entity or otherwise) regarding its future
operations or the future operations of the Acquiror, Target, any of their
respective Subsidiaries, or the Surviving Corporation.
6.5 Target
Capitalization. Target covenants that at the Effective
Time, Target shall deliver to Acquiror an updated Target Capitalization
Spreadsheet setting forth a true and complete list as of the Effective Time of:
(i) all holders of Target Capital Stock and the shares of Target Capital
Stock held by each, (ii) all holders of Target Other Equity Rights and the
shares
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(and other material characteristics of Target Other Equity Rights held
by each ) and (iii) all holders of Target Options and the Target Options
held by each and the exercise price per share thereof (the Final Target
Capitalization Spreadsheet) and certified as accurate on behalf of Target
by an officer of Target.
6.6 Target
Options. Target covenants that the
Board of Directors of the Target shall make such amendments and adjustments to
or make such determinations with respect to the Target Options as are necessary
to implement the provisions of this Agreement (including Section 2.6(b)). Target covenants that Target shall take all
actions necessary to terminate all of its Target Stock Plans, such termination
to be effective at or before the Effective Time.
6.7 Cancellation
of Target Other Equity Rights. Target covenants that Target shall
have terminated all Target Other Equity Rights on or before the Effective Time
such that neither the Surviving Corporation nor Acquiror shall have any
Liabilities with respect to any Target Other Equity Rights (whether or not set
forth on the Preliminary or Final Target Capitalization Spreadsheet).
6.8 Escrow
Agreement. On or before the Effective Time, Acquiror,
Merger Sub, Target and the Shareholders Agent will execute the Escrow
Agreement contemplated by Section 9 in substantially the form attached as Exhibit B
(Escrow Agreement).
6.9 Key
Employees. Acquiror shall either offer to each person
listed in Section 6.9 of the Target Disclosure Schedule (a) post-Closing
employment with Acquiror (or one of Acquirors Subsidiaries) on competitive
terms pursuant to an offer letter in the form set forth as Exhibit C
hereto (Offer Letter) or (b) post-Closing employment with one of
the Surviving Corporations Subsidiaries on competitive terms subject to an
employment contract acceptable to Acquiror (Foreign Employment Contract). Target shall use its reasonable efforts to
cause each person listed in Section 6.9 of the Target Disclosure Schedule
to execute and deliver to Acquiror such Offer Letter and a New-Hire Proprietary
Information, Inventions and Non-Solicitation Agreement in the form provided by
Acquiror (PIIA) or such Foreign Employment Contract, as
applicable. Target shall terminate all
employees of Target at the Effective Time.
Each Target Subsidiary shall terminate all employees of such Target
Subsidiary as of the Effective Time except to the extent an employee has
entered into a Foreign Employment Contract.
Nothing in this Agreement is intended to restrict Acquirors rights (or
the rights of the Surviving Corporations Subsidiaries following the Closing)
to (a) terminate any employee with or without cause following the
Effective Time or (b) terminate any of its benefit plans in a manner
consistent with their terms.
6.10 Non-Competition
and Non-Solicitation Agreement.
(a) Section 6.10(a) of
the Target Disclosure Schedule lists individuals who are both significant
shareholders of Target and key employees of Target. In the course of their employment at Target,
these individuals have obtained confidential, proprietary information of
Target. As a result of the sale of all
of their Target Capital Stock in connection with the Merger, these individuals
shall receive substantial economic benefit; likewise, Acquiror will benefit
from the transfer of their goodwill to Acquiror. In order to protect this transfer of goodwill,
Target
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shall use its reasonable efforts to cause each person set forth in Section 6.10(a) of
the Target Disclosure Schedule to execute and deliver to Acquiror a
Non-Competition and Non-Solicitation Agreement in substantially the form set
forth as Exhibit D (the Non-Competition and Non-Solicitation
Agreement).
(b) Target
shall use its reasonable efforts to cause each person or entity set forth in Section 6.10(b) of
the Target Disclosure Schedule to execute and deliver to Acquiror a
Non-Solicitation Agreement in substantially the form set forth as Exhibit E
(the Non-Employee Non-Solicitation Agreement).
6.11 Employee
Loans. Target shall cause all loans
to Targets employees to be repaid in full in accordance with their terms as of
or prior to the Effective Time
6.12 D&O
Coverage.
(a) Until
the sixth anniversary of the Effective Time, Acquiror shall cause the Surviving
Corporation and its Subsidiaries to fulfill and honor in all respects the obligations
of Target and its Subsidiaries to all current and former directors and officers
of Target and its Subsidiaries pursuant to any indemnification provisions under
the articles of incorporation and bylaws of Target and the equivalent
organization documents of its Subsidiaries as each is in effect on the date of
this Agreement (the persons entitled to be indemnified pursuant to such
provisions being referred to collectively as the Target Indemnified Persons). Acquiror shall cause the articles of incorporation
and bylaws of the Surviving Corporation to contain the provisions with respect
to indemnification and exculpation from liability set forth in Targets
articles of incorporation and bylaws on the date of this Agreement, which
provisions shall not be amended, repealed or otherwise modified prior to the
sixth anniversary of the Effective Time in any manner that would adversely
affect the rights thereunder of any Target Indemnified Person. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in
this Section 6.12(a), no exculpation from liability or indemnification in
favor of any current or former director or officer of Target and its
Subsidiaries shall be applicable to the extent related to any Damages of an
Acquiror Indemnified Person.
(b) Prior
to the Effective Time, notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in
this Agreement, Target shall purchase a tail officers and directors
liability insurance policy covering Target Indemnified Persons, which by its
terms shall survive the Merger for six years following the Effective Time on
limits, terms, and conditions no less favorable than the Targets existing
officers and directors liability insurance (Tail Policy), with the
following additional conditions: (1) the Tail Policy shall consist of the
same coverages currently contained in Targets CNA D&O policy (including
without limitation D&O and entity coverage, fiduciary liability coverage,
and employment practices liability coverage) (the Current Policy); (2) the
Tail Policy shall be endorsed in a manner that expressly provides Acquiror and
the Surviving Corporation with direct rights to access the Tail Policy for Side
B coverage and does not impair Side C rights of Acquiror and the Surviving
Corporation as they may exist by operation of the Merger (as it is the full
intent of this Agreement that all insurance policy rights of Target that are
transferable shall be transferred); and (3) separate retentions shall not
exceed $25,000.
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(c) This
Section 6.12 shall survive the consummation of the Merger and the
Effective Time, is intended to benefit and may be enforced by the Target
Indemnified Persons, and shall be binding on all successors and assigns of
Acquiror and the Surviving Corporation.
6.13 Termination
of 401(k) Plans. Effective no
later than the last day of the payroll period immediately preceding the
Effective Time, Target and its ERISA Affiliates, as applicable, shall each
terminate any and all plans intended to include a Code Section 401(k) arrangement
(collectively, the 401(k) Plans) unless Acquiror provides written
notice to Target that any 401(k) Plan shall not be so terminated. Unless Acquiror provides such written notice
to Target, no later than 7 days prior to the Effective Time, Target shall
provide to Acquiror (i) copies of duly adopted resolutions by Targets
Board of Directors authorizing the termination of such 401(k) Plans and (ii) with
respect to each 401(k) Plan, an executed amendment to the 401(k) Plan
sufficient to assure compliance with all applicable requirements of the Code
and regulations thereunder so that the tax-qualified status of the 401(k) Plan
shall be maintained at the time of termination.
The form and substance of such resolutions and amendment shall be
subject to the prior review and approval of Acquiror. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement or
the 401(k) Plans to the contrary, on or before the Effective Time, Target
shall contribute all employer contributions (including matching contributions)
payable under the 401(k) Plans.
6.14 Expenses. Whether or not the Merger is consummated, all
costs and expenses incurred in connection with this Agreement and the
transactions contemplated hereby shall be paid by the party incurring such
expense.
7. Conditions
to the Merger.
7.1 Conditions
to Obligations of Each Party to Effect the Merger. The respective obligations of each party to
this Agreement to consummate and effect this Agreement and the transactions
contemplated hereby shall be subject to the satisfaction at or prior to the
Effective Time of each of the following conditions, any of which may be waived,
in writing, by agreement of all the parties hereto:
(a) No
Injunctions or Restraints; Illegality.
No temporary restraining order, preliminary or permanent injunction or
other order issued by any court of competent jurisdiction or other legal or
regulatory restraint or prohibition preventing the consummation of the Merger
shall be and remain in effect, nor shall there be any action taken, or any
statute, rule, regulation or order enacted, entered, enforced or deemed
applicable to the Merger, which makes the consummation of the Merger illegal.
(b) Governmental
Approval. Acquiror, Target and
Merger Sub shall have timely obtained all approvals, waivers, actions,
nonactions and consents, necessary to be obtained from Governmental Entities
for consummation of or in connection with the Merger and the several
transactions contemplated hereby, including such approvals, waivers, actions,
nonactions and consents as may be required under HSR and all applicable foreign
Antitrust Laws, other than filings and approvals relating to the Merger or
affecting Acquirors ownership
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of Target or any
of its properties if failure to obtain such approval, waiver or consent could
not reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on Acquiror after
the Effective Time.
7.2 Additional
Conditions to the Obligations of Acquiror and Merger Sub. The obligations of Acquiror and Merger Sub to
consummate and effect this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby
shall be subject to the satisfaction at or prior to the Effective Time of each
of the following conditions, any of which may be waived, in writing, by
Acquiror:
(a) Representations,
Warranties and Covenants. The
representations and warranties of Target in this Agreement shall be true and
correct in all material respects, without regard to any qualification as to
materiality contained in such representation or warranty, on and as of the date
of this Agreement and on and as of the Effective Time as though such
representations and warranties were made on and as of such Effective Time
(except for such representations and warranties that speak specifically as of
the date hereof or as of another date, which shall be true and correct in all
material respects as of such date).
(b) Performance
of Obligations. Target shall have
performed and complied in all material respects with all covenants, obligations
and conditions of this Agreement required to be performed and complied with by
it as of the Closing.
(c) Certificate
of Officers. Acquiror and Merger Sub
shall have received a certificate executed on behalf of Target by the chief
executive officer and chief financial officer of Target certifying that the
conditions set forth in Sections 7.2(a), 7.2(b) and 7.2(l) shall
have been satisfied.
(d) Third
Party Consents. All consents or
approvals required to be obtained in connection with the Merger and the other
transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall have been obtained and shall
be in full force and effect.
(e) No
Governmental Litigation. There shall
not be pending or threatened any legal proceeding in which a Governmental
Entity is or is threatened to become a party or is otherwise involved, and
neither Acquiror nor Target shall have received any communication from any
Governmental Entity in which such Governmental Entity indicates the probability
of commencing any legal proceeding or taking any other action: (i) challenging
or seeking to restrain or prohibit the consummation of the Merger; (ii) relating
to the Merger and seeking to obtain from Acquiror or any of its Subsidiaries,
or Target, any damages or other relief that would be material to Acquiror; (iii) seeking
to prohibit or limit in any material respect Acquirors ability to vote,
receive dividends with respect to or otherwise exercise ownership rights with
respect to the stock of Target; or (iv) that would materially and
adversely affect the right of the Surviving Corporation to own the assets or
operate the business of Target.
(f) No
Other Litigation. There shall not be
pending any legal proceeding: (i) challenging or seeking to restrain or
prohibit the consummation of the Merger or any of the other transactions
contemplated by this Agreement; (ii) relating to the Merger and seeking to
obtain from Acquiror or any of its Subsidiaries, or Target, any damages or
other relief that would be material to Acquiror; (iii) seeking to prohibit
or limit in any material respect Acquirors ability to vote, receive dividends
with respect to or otherwise exercise ownership
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rights with
respect to the stock of Target; or (iv) that would materially and
adversely affect the right of the Surviving Corporation to own the assets or
operate the business of Target.
(g) Employees. With respect to the individuals listed on Section 6.9
of the Target Disclosure Schedule, (i) 100% percent of the individuals
marked with three asterisks, (ii) at least 93% of the individuals marked
with a single asterisk and (iii) at least 85% of the individuals not
marked with any asterisks shall have executed and delivered to Acquiror (or one
of the Surviving Corporations Subsidiaries, as applicable) either (A) the
Offer Letter and PIIA or (B) a Foreign Employment Contract and, in each
case, shall not have revoked their acceptance of Acquirors (or the Surviving
Corporations Subsidiarys) offer of employment.
(h) Non-Competition
and Non-Solicitation Agreement. All
of the individuals set forth in Section 6.10(a) of the Target
Disclosure Schedule, shall have executed and delivered to Acquiror the
Non-Competition and Non-Solicitation Agreement.
(i) Non-Employee
Non-Solicitation Agreement. All of
the persons and entities set forth in Section 6.10(b) of the Target
Disclosure Schedule, shall have executed and delivered to Acquiror the
Non-Employee Non-Solicitation Agreement.
(j) Restricted
Stock Purchase Agreement. Jean-Luc
Neaulau shall have executed and delivered to Acquiror the Restricted Stock
Purchase Agreement in the form attached hereto as Exhibit F.
(k) Escrow
Agreement. Target, Escrow Agent and
the Shareholders Agent shall have entered into an Escrow Agreement.
(l) No
Material Adverse Effect. Since the
date of this Agreement, there shall not have occurred any Material Adverse
Effect.
(m) Dissenters
Rights. Not more than 8% of the
Total Outstanding Stock shall be eligible for treatment as Dissenting Shares.
(n) Target
Other Equity Rights. All Target
Other Equity Rights shall have been terminated immediately prior to the
Effective Time.
(o) Opinion. Counsel for Target shall have delivered to
Acquiror an opinion in a form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Acquiror
and its counsel.
7.3 Additional
Conditions to Obligations of Target.
The obligations of Target to consummate and effect this Agreement and
the transactions contemplated hereby shall be subject to the satisfaction at or
prior to the Effective Time of each of the following conditions, any of which
may be waived, in writing, by Target:
(a) Representations,
Warranties and Covenants. The
representations and warranties of Acquiror and Merger Sub in this Agreement
shall be true and correct in all material respects without regard to any qualification as to materiality contained in such
representation or warranty on and as of the date of this Agreement and
on and as of the Effective Time as though such representations and warranties
were made on and as of such time (except
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for such
representations and warranties that speak specifically as of the date hereof or
as of another date, which shall be true and correct in all material respects as
of such date).
(b) Performance
of Obligations. Acquiror and Merger
Sub shall have performed and complied in all material respects with all
covenants, obligations and conditions of this Agreement required to be
performed and complied with by them as of the Closing.
(c) Certificate
of Officers. Target shall have
received a certificate executed on behalf of Acquiror certifying that the
conditions set forth in Sections 7.3(a) and 7.3(b) have been
satisfied.
(d) Escrow
Agreement. Acquiror and Escrow Agent
shall have entered into the Escrow Agreement.
(e) No
Governmental Litigation. There shall
not be pending before any court of competent jurisdiction any legal proceeding
commenced by a Governmental Entity that is likely to result in a judgment in
favor of such Governmental Entity and that challenges or seeks to restrain or
prohibit the consummation of the Merger.
8. Termination.
8.1 Termination. This Agreement may be terminated at any time
prior to the Effective Time (with respect to Section 8.1(b) through Section 8.1(d),
by written notice by the terminating party to the other party):
(a) by the
mutual written consent of Acquiror and Target;
(b) by either
Acquiror or Target if the Merger shall not have been consummated by September 30,
2008; provided, however, that the right to terminate this
Agreement under this Section 8.1(b) shall not be available to any
party whose failure to comply with or perform in any material respect any
covenant under this Agreement has been the cause of or resulted in the failure
of the Merger to occur on or before such date;
(c) by either
Acquiror or Target if a court of competent jurisdiction or other Governmental
Entity shall have issued a nonappealable final order, decree or ruling or taken
any other action, in each case having the effect of permanently restraining,
enjoining or otherwise prohibiting the Merger; or
(d) by either
Acquiror or Target, if (i) there has been a breach of or inaccuracy in any
representation, warranty, covenant or agreement on the part of the other party
set forth in this Agreement, such that the conditions set forth in Section 7.2(a) or
(b) (in the case of termination by Acquiror) or Section 7.3(a) or
(b) (in the case of termination by Target) will not be satisfied and (ii) such
breach or inaccuracy shall not have been cured within 30 days following receipt
by the breaching party of written notice of such breach or inaccuracy from the
other party.
8.2 Effect
of Termination. In the event of
termination of this Agreement as provided in Section 8.1, there shall be
no Liability on the part of Acquiror, Target, Merger Sub
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or their
respective officers, directors, or stockholders, except to the extent that such
termination results from the breach by such party of any of its representations,
warranties or covenants set forth in this Agreement; provided, however,
that the provisions of Sections 6.2, 6.3, 6.14, and 10 shall remain in
full force and effect and survive any termination of this Agreement.
9. Escrow
and Indemnification.
9.1 Escrow
Fund. The Escrow Fund shall be
available to compensate Acquiror pursuant to the indemnification obligations of
the shareholders of Target. Except as
expressly set forth in this Agreement, resort to the Escrow Fund shall be the
sole source of recovery by Acquiror Indemnified Persons for Damages pursuant to
this Agreement following the Closing.
9.2 Indemnification.
(a) Survival
of Warranties. All representations
and warranties made by Target, herein, or in any certificate, schedule or
exhibit delivered pursuant hereto, shall survive the Closing and continue in
full force and effect until: (a) the expiration of all applicable statutes
of limitations with respect to the matters set forth in Section 3.1(a) and
Section 3.4, and (b) 18 months after the Closing Date with respect to
all other matters or (the Termination Date).
(b) Damages
shall include all losses, diminution in value, costs, damages, Liabilities,
taxes, expenses, interest (without duplication of any interest paid under the
Escrow Agreement), penalties, attorneys fees, third party expert fees,
consultant fees, costs for redesign and rework of technology, fees incurred in
connection with the enforcement of the rights of any Acquiror Indemnified
Person, fines, judgments and awards. For
purposes of computing the amount of any Damages incurred by an Acquiror
Indemnified Person, there shall be deducted an amount equal to the amount of
any insurance proceeds (net of any increased insurance premiums and other
similar amounts resulting from making the claim that resulted in payment of
such proceeds), indemnification payments, contribution payments or
reimbursements, in each case, actually received by such Acquiror Indemnified
Person with respect to such Damages. The
term Damages shall as used herein is not limited to matters asserted by third
parties, but also includes Damages incurred in the absence of claims by a third
party. Subject to the terms of this
Agreement, the Target Shareholders will indemnify and hold harmless Acquiror
and the Surviving Corporation and their respective officers, directors, and
employees (each an Acquiror Indemnified Person) from and against:
(i) any and all Damages arising out of or in
connection with any inaccuracy in, or any breach of, any representation or warranty
of Target with respect to the matters set forth in Section 3 of this
Agreement, or with respect to such matters in any certificate, instrument,
document or agreement delivered by or on behalf of Target pursuant to or in
connection with this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby;
(ii) any and all Damages arising out of or in
connection with any inaccuracy in, or any breach of, any representation or
warranty of Target with respect to the matters set forth in Section 3.1(a) or
Section 3.4 of this Agreement, or with respect to such
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matters in the officers certificate delivered pursuant to Section 7.2(c) by
or on behalf of Target pursuant to this Agreement or any inaccuracy in the
Final Target Capitalization Spreadsheet;
(iii) any
and all Damages arising out of or in connection with any inaccuracy in, or any
breach of, any representation or warranty of Target with respect to the matters
set forth in Section 3.9, Section 3.20 or Section 3.29 of this
Agreement, or with respect to such matters in the officers certificate
delivered pursuant to Section 7.2(c) by or on behalf of Target
pursuant to this Agreement;
(iv) any and all Damages arising out of or in
connection with a breach of any covenant or agreement to be performed by Target
prior to or as of the Effective Time pursuant to this Agreement;
(v) 50% of any and all Damages arising out of
or in connection with any negotiations, settlements or proceedings related to a
demand for appraisal rights by a holder of Dissenting Shares provided that with respect to this clause, Damages shall
only be deemed incurred to the extent (x) the aggregate amount of such
Damages with respect to such negotiations, settlements or proceedings to all
Dissenting Shares exceeds (y) the aggregate amount of Merger Consideration
that such Merger Consideration that would have been received by such holders of
Dissenting Shares had they exchanged their shares of Target Capital Stock
pursuant to 2.7(b);
(vi) any and all Damages arising out of or in
connection with Transition Payments, Termination Costs and Transaction Expenses
to the extent not paid upon or prior to the Closing or included in the Surplus
calculation;
(vii) any
and all Damages arising out of or in connection with any failure of the Target
Shareholders or Target Optionholders to fulfill their obligations pursuant to Section 2.8(c);
(viii) any
and all Damages arising out of or in connection with fraud, intentional
misrepresentation, willful misconduct or willful concealment by Target (prior
to or as of the Effective Time) or by Target Shareholders.
(c) Only
Acquiror (or a person or entity designated in writing by Acquiror) may bring a
Claim to recover for Damages that are economic losses of the Surviving Corporation
or Acquiror.
(d) For
purposes of determining the amount of any Damages with respect thereto, all
such representations and warranties of Target that are qualified as to
materiality or by reference to a Material Adverse Effect shall be deemed to be
not so qualified.
(e) The
parties hereto acknowledge and agree that the rights of any Acquiror
Indemnified Person to indemnification pursuant to this Section 9.2 are an
essential part of the economic terms of the Merger, and that Acquirors and any
other Acquiror Indemnified Persons rights to indemnification therefor shall in
no way be limited or eliminated or otherwise affected by the fact that such
Acquiror Indemnified Person, or any of its directors, officers, employees or
advisors, was at any time prior to or as of the Effective Time or the execution
of
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this Agreement aware (or should have become aware) of any fact
(including that any representation or warranty was untrue or incorrect or that
any covenant or agreement had been breached).
(f) The
sole recourse of the Acquiror Indemnified Persons pursuant to this Agreement
with respect to Damages related: (i) to Section 9.2(b)(i) (and
not related to Section 9.2(b)(ii) or Section 9.2(b)(iii)) shall be
limited to the Escrow Fund, (ii) to Section 9.2(b)(ii) shall be
limited to 100% of the aggregate Merger Consideration, inclusive of all other
amounts received by the Acquiror Indemnified Persons by operation of Section 9,
(iii) to Section 9.2(b)(iii) shall be limited to 20% of the
aggregate Merger Consideration, inclusive of all other amounts received by the
Acquiror Indemnified Persons by operation of Section 9. In the case of Damages relating to Section 9.2(b)(ii) and
Section 9.2(b)(iii), Acquiror Indemnified Persons shall first seek
recovery from the Escrow Fund before seeking recovery from any Target
Shareholder.
(g) Nothing
in this Agreement shall limit the liability in amount or otherwise of (A) Target
for any breach of any representation, warranty or covenant if the Closing does
not occur; or (B) any Target Shareholder in connection with any breach by
such shareholder of any representation or covenant in the Non-Compete and
Non-Solicitation Agreement, Offer Letter, PIIA, Non-Employee Non-Solicitation
Agreement or other agreement delivered pursuant hereto; or (C) Target or
any Target Shareholder with respect to fraud, criminal activity or breach of
any covenant contained in this Agreement.
(h) Threshold
for Claims. No claim for Damages
shall be made with respect to Section 9.2(b)(i), Section 9.2(b)(ii),
or Section 9.2(b)(iii) unless all Damages of all Acquiror Indemnified
Persons under all such Sections, in the aggregate, exceed $500,000, in which
case the Acquiror Indemnified Person shall be entitled to indemnification for
all Damages from the first dollar (without regard to the limitation set forth
in this Section 9.2(h)).
(i) Tax
Treatment of Indemnification Payments.
Except as otherwise required by applicable law, the parties shall treat
any indemnification payment made hereunder as an adjustment to the Merger
Consideration.
(j) Damages
shall not include any amount treated as a Liability in determining the Surplus
Consideration.
9.3 Escrow
Period; Release From Escrow.
(a) The
Escrow Period shall terminate upon the expiration of 18 months after the
Effective Time; provided, however, that a portion of the Escrow
Fund that, in the reasonable judgment of Acquiror subject to the objection of
the Shareholders Agent and the subsequent arbitration of the matter in the
manner provided in Section 9 hereto, is necessary to satisfy any
unsatisfied claims specified in any Officers Certificate (as defined in Section 9.4
below) delivered to the Escrow Agent prior to termination of the Escrow Period
with respect to facts and circumstances existing prior to expiration of the
Escrow Period, shall remain in the Escrow Fund until such claims have been
resolved.
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(b) Within 5
days after the Termination Date (the Release Date), the Escrow Agent
shall send to each Target Shareholder that has complied with Section 2.7,
the Escrow Consideration that is not subject to any pending but unresolved
indemnification claims of any Acquiror Indemnified Person. Any Escrow Consideration subject to any
pending but unresolved indemnification claims of any Acquiror Indemnified
Person shall be released to the shareholders of Target or released to Acquiror
(as appropriate) promptly upon resolution of each specific indemnification
claim involved.
(c) Without
Acquirors written approval, no Escrow Consideration or any beneficial interest
therein may be assigned or transferred, including by operation of law, by any
Target Shareholder or be taken or reached by any legal or equitable process in
satisfaction of any debt or other liability of any such Shareholder, prior to
the delivery to such Shareholder of such Shareholders Escrow Consideration.
9.4 Claims
Upon Escrow Fund. Upon receipt by
the Escrow Agent on or before the Release Date of a certificate signed by any
officer of Acquiror (an Officers Certificate) stating that Damages
exist with respect to the indemnification obligations of the shareholders of
Target set forth in Section 9.2, and specifying in reasonable detail the
individual items of such Damages included in the amount so stated, the date
each such item was paid, or properly accrued or arose, and the nature of the
misrepresentation, breach of warranty, covenant or claim to which such item is
related, the Escrow Agent shall, subject to the provisions of this Section 9,
deliver to Acquiror out of the Escrow Fund, as promptly as practicable, cash
having a value equal to such Damages.
9.5 Objections
to Claims.
(a) At the time
of delivery of any Officers Certificate to the Escrow Agent, a duplicate copy
of such Officers Certificate shall be delivered to the Shareholders
Agent. For a period of 30 days after
such delivery, the Escrow Agent shall make no payment out of the Escrow Fund
pursuant to Section 9.4 unless the Escrow Agent shall have received
written authorization from the Shareholders Agent to make such payment. After the expiration of such 30 day period,
the Escrow Agent shall make payment out of the Escrow Fund in accordance with Section 9.4,
unless the Shareholders Agent shall object in a written statement to the claim
made in the Officers Certificate, and such statement shall have been delivered
to the Escrow Agent and to Acquiror prior to the expiration of such 30 day
period.
(b) In case
the Shareholders Agent shall so object in writing to any claim or claims by
Acquiror made in any Officers Certificate, Acquiror shall have 30 days to
respond in a written statement to the objection of the Shareholders Agent. If after such 30 day period there remains a
dispute as to any claims, the Shareholders Agent and Acquiror shall attempt in
good faith for 45 days to agree upon the rights of the respective parties with
respect to each of such claims. If the
Shareholders Agent and Acquiror should so agree, a memorandum setting forth
such agreement shall be prepared and signed by both parties and shall be
furnished to the Escrow Agent. The
Escrow Agent shall be entitled to rely on any such memorandum and shall distribute
the cash from the Escrow Fund in accordance with the terms thereof.
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9.6 Resolution
of Conflicts and Arbitration.
(a) If no
agreement can be reached after good faith negotiation between the parties
pursuant to Section 9.5, either Acquiror or the Shareholders Agent may,
by written notice to the other, demand arbitration of the matter unless the
amount of the Damages is at issue in pending litigation with a third party, in
which event arbitration shall not be commenced until such amount is ascertained
or both parties agree to arbitration; and in either such event the matter shall
be settled by arbitration conducted by one arbitrator. Acquiror and the Shareholders Agent shall
agree on the arbitrator, provided that if Acquiror and the Shareholders Agent
cannot agree on such arbitrator, either Acquiror or Shareholders Agent can
request that Judicial Arbitration and Mediation Services (JAMS) select
the arbitrator. The arbitrator shall set
a limited time period and establish procedures designed to reduce the cost and
time for discovery while allowing the parties an opportunity, adequate in the
sole judgment of the arbitrator, to discover relevant information from the
opposing parties about the subject matter of the dispute. The arbitrator shall rule upon motions
to compel or limit discovery and shall have the authority to impose sanctions,
including attorneys fees and costs, to the same extent as a court of competent
law or equity, should the arbitrator determine that discovery was sought
without substantial justification or that discovery was refused or objected to
without substantial justification. The
decision of the arbitrator shall be written, shall be in accordance with
applicable law and with this Agreement, and shall be supported by written
findings of fact and conclusions of law which shall set forth the basis for the
decision of the arbitrator. The decision
of the arbitrator as to the validity and amount of any claim in such Officers Certificate
shall be binding and conclusive upon the parties to this Agreement, and
notwithstanding anything in Section 9 hereof, the Escrow Agent and the
parties shall be entitled to act in accordance with such decision and the
Escrow Agent shall be entitled to make or withhold payments out of the Escrow
Fund in accordance therewith.
(b) Judgment
upon any award rendered by the arbitrator may be entered in any court having
jurisdiction. Any such arbitration shall
be held in Austin, Texas and shall be governed by the JAMS Comprehensive
Arbitration Rules and Procedures (located at www.jamsadr.com), except to
the extent those rules and procedures conflict with provisions of this
Agreement, in which case the provisions set forth in this Agreement regarding
arbitration shall govern. The
Shareholders Agent and the Acquiror shall each be responsible for (i) their
own fees and expenses incurred in connection with any arbitration under this Section 9
and (ii) 50% of the arbitrators fees, in each of cases (i) and (ii),
except to the extent such fees and expenses constitute Damages hereunder (in
which case they shall be paid and reimbursed in accordance with the provisions
of this Section 9.
9.7 Shareholders
Agent.
(a) The
Shareholders Agent shall be constituted and appointed as agent for and on
behalf of the Target Shareholders to give and receive notices and
communications, to authorize delivery to Acquiror of cash from the Escrow Fund
in satisfaction of claims by Acquiror, to object to such deliveries, to agree
to, negotiate, enter into settlements and compromises of, and demand
arbitration and comply with orders of courts and awards of arbitrators with
respect to such claims, and to take all actions necessary or appropriate in the
judgment of the Shareholders Agent for the accomplishment of the
foregoing. A new
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Shareholders
Agent may be designated by the holders of a majority in interest of the Escrow
Fund upon not less than 10 days prior written notice to Acquiror. No bond shall be required of the Shareholders
Agent, and the Shareholders Agent shall receive no compensation for its
services from Target, Acquiror or any of their Affiliates after the Effective
Time. Notices or communications to or
from the Shareholders Agent shall constitute notice to or from each of the
Target Shareholders.
(b) The
Shareholders Agent shall not be liable for any act done or omitted hereunder
as Shareholder Agent while acting in good faith and in the exercise of reasonable
judgment and any act done or omitted pursuant to the advice of counsel shall be
conclusive evidence of such good faith.
The Target Shareholders shall jointly and severally indemnify and hold
the Shareholders Agent harmless against any loss, liability or expense
incurred without gross negligence or bad faith on the part of the Shareholders
Agent and arising out of or in connection with the acceptance or administration
of its duties hereunder.
(c) The
Shareholders Agent shall have reasonable access to information about Target
and the reasonable assistance of Targets officers and employees for purposes
of performing his duties and exercising his rights hereunder, provided that the
Shareholders Agent and its members, managers, directors, officers, agents and
employees shall treat confidentially and not disclose any nonpublic information
from or about Target to anyone, except as reasonably necessary to perform his
duties under this Agreement.
(d) Upon the
Release Date, the Shareholders Agent shall be entitled to reimbursement of all
reasonable expenses incurred by it, or incurred by Target Shareholders at its
request,in connection with fulfilling its duties as set forth in this Agreement
from the Escrow Fund, but only to the extent of the Escrow Amount that remains
available for distribution after satisfaction of all obligations to Acquiror
Indemnified Persons (including any potential obligations and pending claims)
pursuant to Section 9 hereof.
9.8 Actions
of the Shareholders Agent. A
decision, act, consent or instruction of the Shareholders Agent shall
constitute a decision of all Target Shareholders for whom shares of Acquiror
Common Stock otherwise issuable to them are deposited in the Escrow Fund and
shall be final, binding and conclusive upon each such Target Shareholder, and
the Escrow Agent and Acquiror may rely upon any decision, act, consent or
instruction of the Shareholders Agent as being the decision, act, consent or
instruction of each and every such Target Shareholder. The Escrow Agent and Acquiror are hereby
relieved from any liability to any person for any acts done by them in
accordance with such decision, act, consent or instruction of the Shareholders
Agent.
9.9 Third-Party
Claims. In the event Acquiror
becomes aware of a third-party claim which Acquiror believes may result in a
demand against the Escrow Fund, Acquiror shall notify the Shareholders Agent
of such claim. Acquiror shall have the
right in its sole discretion to settle any such claim. In the event that the Shareholders Agent has
consented to any such settlement, the Shareholders Agent shall have no power
or authority to object under Section 9.5 or any other provision of this Section 9
to the amount of any claim by Acquiror against the Escrow Fund for indemnity with
respect to such settlement.
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9.10 Limitation
on Recovery
(a) Following
the Closing, the indemnification rights provided in this Section 9 shall
constitute the sole and exclusive remedy and the sole basis and means of
recourse for the Acquiror Indemnified Persons with respect to Damages of any
kind or nature arising out of or in connection with any breach of or inaccuracy
in any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement contained in this Agreement
or in any certificate, instrument, document or agreement delivered by or on
behalf of Target pursuant to or in connection with this Agreement or the
transactions contemplated hereby, other than with respect to fraud, intentional
misrepresentation, willful misconduct or willful concealment by Target (prior
to or as of the Effective Time) or by Target Shareholders.
(b) No
Target Shareholder shall be liable for any Damages in excess of such Target
Shareholders pro rata portion of the total amount of such Damages, which pro
rata portion shall be based on the Merger Consideration received by such Target
Shareholder in comparison to the total Merger Consideration received by all
Target Shareholders. In no event shall a
Target Shareholders liability pursuant to the terms of Section 9 be
greater than the Merger Consideration received by such Shareholder.
10. General
Provisions.
10.1 Notices. All notices and other communications
hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed duly delivered: (i) upon
receipt if delivered personally; (ii) three (3) business days after
being mailed by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, return receipt
requested; (iii) one (1) business day after it is sent by commercial
overnight courier service; or (iv) upon transmission if sent via facsimile
or electronic mail with confirmation of receipt to the parties at the following
address (or at such other address for a party as shall be specified upon like
notice:
(a) if to
Acquiror or Merger Sub, to:
Silicon
Laboratories Inc.
400 West Cesar Chavez
Austin, Texas 78701
Attention: General Counsel
Fax: 512.428.1666
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with a copy to:
DLA Piper US LLP
1221 South Mopac, Suite 400
Austin, Texas 78746
Attention: Philip Russell, P.C.
Fax: 512.457.7001
(b) if to
Target, to:
Integration Associates Incorporated
110 Pioneer Way
Mountain View, California 94041
Attention: Joe E. Brock
Fax: 650.969.4453
with a copy to:
Cooley Godward Kronish LLP
101 California Street, 5th Floor
San Francisco, California 94111
Attention: Kenneth L. Guernsey
Fax: 415.693.2222
(c) if to
Shareholders Agent, to:
Shareholder
Representative Services LLC
999 18th Street, Suite 1825
Denver, CO 80202
Attention: Managing Director
Fax: 720.306.3015
10.2 Taking of Necessary
Action; Further Action. Each of
Acquiror, Merger Sub and Target will take all such reasonable and lawful action
as may be necessary or desirable in order to effectuate the Merger in
accordance with this Agreement as promptly as possible. If, at any time after the Effective Time, any
further action is necessary or desirable to carry out the purposes of this
Agreement and to vest the Surviving Corporation with full right, title and
possession to all assets, property, rights, privileges, powers and franchises
of Target and Merger Sub, the officers and directors of Target and Merger Sub
are fully authorized in the name of their respective corporations or otherwise
to take, and will take, all such lawful and necessary action, so long as such
action is not inconsistent with this Agreement.
10.3 LIMITATION
OF LIABILITY. NEITHER ACQUIROR NOR
THE SURVIVING CORPORATION SHALL BE LIABLE FOR INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL,
CONSEQUENTIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES PURSUANT TO THE MERGER, THIS
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AGREEMENT OR THE
TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY. As of
and following the Effective Time, neither Acquiror nor the Surviving
Corporation shall have any Liabilities pursuant to the Merger or this Agreement
or the transactions contemplated hereby other than for (a) payment of the
Merger Consideration and Option Consideration pursuant to the terms of this
Agreement, (b) the indemnification obligations set forth in Section 6.12
or (c) Acquirors fraud, intentional misrepresentation, willful misconduct
or willful concealment.
10.4 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more
counterparts, all of which shall be considered one and the same agreement and
shall become effective when one or more counterparts have been signed by each
of the parties and delivered to the other parties, it being understood that all
parties need not sign the same counterpart.
10.5 Entire
Agreement; Parties in Interest; Assignment.
This Agreement and the documents and instruments and other agreements
specifically referred to herein or delivered pursuant hereto, including the
exhibits and schedules hereto, including the Target Disclosure Schedule
together constitute the entire agreement among the parties with respect to the
subject matter hereof and supersede all prior agreements and understandings,
both written and oral, among the parties with respect to the subject matter
hereof except for the Nondisclosure Agreement, which shall continue in full
force and effect, and shall survive any termination of this Agreement or the
Closing, in accordance with its terms.
The terms and provisions of this Agreement are intended solely for the
benefit of each party hereto and their respective successors or permitted
assigns, and it is not the intention of the parties to confer third-party
beneficiary rights, and this Agreement does not confer any such rights, upon
any other person other than (a) to Target Shareholders and Target
Optionholders pursuant to Section 2.7 and Section 2.8, (b) to
Target Indemnified Persons pursuant to Section 6.12 and (c) to
Acquiror Indemnified Persons pursuant to Section 9. This Agreement shall not be assigned by
operation of law or otherwise without the written consent of Acquiror.
10.6 Severability. In the event that any provision of this
Agreement or the application thereof becomes or is declared by a court of
competent jurisdiction to be illegal, void or unenforceable, the remainder of
this Agreement will continue in full force and effect and the application of
such provision to other persons or circumstances will be interpreted so as
reasonably to effect the intent of the parties hereto. The parties further agree to replace such
void or unenforceable provision of this Agreement with a valid and enforceable
provision that will achieve, to the extent possible, the economic, business and
other purposes of such void or unenforceable provision.
10.7 Remedies
Cumulative. Except as otherwise
provided herein, any and all remedies expressly conferred in this Agreement
upon a party will be deemed cumulative with and not exclusive of any other
remedy expressly conferred by this Agreement, and the exercise by a party of
any one remedy under this Agreement will not preclude the exercise of any other
remedy expressly conferred by this Agreement.
10.8 Governing
Law. This Agreement shall be
governed by and construed in accordance with the internal laws of California
applicable to parties residing in California, without regard applicable
principles of conflicts of law.
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10.9 Rules of
Construction. The parties hereto
agree that they have been represented by counsel during the negotiation,
preparation and execution of this Agreement and, therefore, waive the
application of any law, regulation, holding or rule of construction
providing that ambiguities in an agreement or other document will be construed
against the party drafting such agreement or document. When a reference is made in this Agreement to
an Article, Section, Exhibit or Schedule, such reference shall be to an Article or
Section of, or an Exhibit or Schedule to, this Agreement unless
otherwise indicated. References herein
to a Section shall be deemed to also refer to all subsection under such Section (e.g. a reference to Section 3.10(b) would be
deemed to refer to Section 3.10(b)(i) and Section 3.10(b)(ii) as
well). The table of contents and headings contained in this Agreement are for
reference purposes only and shall not affect in any way the meaning or
interpretation of this Agreement.
Whenever the words include, includes or including are used in this
Agreement, they shall be deemed to be followed by the words without limitation. References herein to the Target shall be
deemed to also refer to the Surviving Corporation unless the context requires
otherwise. The definitions contained in
this Agreement are applicable to the singular as well as the plural forms of
such terms and to the masculine as well as to the feminine and neuter genders
of such term.
10.10 Amendment;
Waiver. This Agreement may be
amended and any provision hereof may be waived at any time, in each case, only
by execution of an instrument in writing signed by both (i) Acquiror and (ii) Target
(if the amendment or waiver occurs prior to the Effective Time) or the
Shareholders Agent (if the amendment or waiver occurs after the Effective
Time). The Target Shareholders and
Target Optionholders shall be bound by any amendment or waiver signed by the
Target or the Shareholders Agent. The
failure of a party to exercise any of its rights hereunder or to insist upon
strict adherence to any term or condition hereof on any one occasion shall not
be construed as a waiver or deprive that party of the right thereafter to
insist upon strict adherence to the terms and conditions of this Agreement at a
later date. Further, no waiver of any of
the terms and conditions of this Agreement shall be deemed to or shall
constitute a waiver of any other term of condition hereof (whether or not
similar) unless explicitly waived.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, Target, Acquiror, Merger Sub and Shareholders Agent have
caused this Agreement to be executed and delivered by each of them or their
respective officers thereunto duly authorized, all as of the date first written
above.
INTEGRATION ASSOCIATES
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/s/ Jean-Luc Nauleau
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Jean-Luc Nauleau
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President and Chief
Executive Officer
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SILICON LABORATORIES
INC.
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/s/ Necip Sayiner
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Necip Sayiner
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Chief Executive Officer
and President
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IRVING MERGER SUB, INC.
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/s/ Nestor F. Ho
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Nestor F. Ho
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Secretary, Chief
Financial Officer and
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General Counsel
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SHAREHOLDERS AGENT
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SHAREHOLDER
REPRESENTATIVE
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SERVICES LLC
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Paul Koenig
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Exhibit 99.1
NEWS RELEASE
SILICON LABORATORIES TO
ACQUIRE INTEGRATION ASSOCIATES,
DIVERSIFIED MIXED-SIGNAL COMPANY
Acquisition Brings
New Product Vectors and High Caliber Development Team
AUSTIN, Texas, June 24, 2008
Silicon Laboratories Inc. (Nasdaq: SLAB) today announced it
has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Silicon Valley-based Integration
Associates, an innovator in analog-intensive, highly integrated ICs, for net
$80 million, taking into consideration Integration Associates cash balances
and net current assets. Integration Associates brings a diverse portfolio of connectivity,
wireless and power solutions, quality revenue and nearly 100 engineers to
Silicon Laboratories.
Integration Associates
portfolio is aligned with Silicon Laboratories objective to broaden system
content within existing applications and to enter new markets. Specifically, the
acquisition augments Silicon Laboratories R&D investments currently in
place in short range wireless, a large market that includes home automation, remote
keyless entry and automated meter reading applications. This is an untapped
market for Silicon Laboratories where Integration Associates has developed
innovative products, an expanding customer base and a growing revenue stream.
Integration Associates
products will also accelerate Silicon Laboratories expansion into the audio
subsystem, a natural extension of the current broadcast audio portfolio. And,
the companys power portfolio is a strategic addition to Silicon Laboratories nascent
power product line, which is in the early stages of revenue ramp.
This acquisition will
enable us to address new product vectors, accelerate time to revenue for
current investments and further scale our engineering team with the addition of
an experienced
group of mixed-signal
design and application engineers, said Necip Sayiner, president and CEO of
Silicon Laboratories. Additionally, good quality revenue and attractive growth
potential further enhance our operational profile as we expect this transaction
to be accretive in 2009.
We have developed a
solid business based on innovative technology, and were at a key inflection
point with new products, said Jean-Luc Nauleau, CEO of Integration Associates.
The timing is right for us to leverage the sales channel and infrastructure of
a larger company and Silicon Labs is the perfect partner. Our technology focus
and core competency are well aligned with Silicon Labs capabilities, and we
will also have an opportunity to jump start a number of very promising new
products as a result of the combination.
Integration Associates is
a private company based in Mountain View, California with additional design
centers in Europe. The company has built quarterly revenue to a run rate of
approximately $8 million. The acquisition is expected to be slightly dilutive
to Silicon Laboratories in 2008, offset by better than previously anticipated
performance in Silicon Labs existing business. The acquisition is expected to
be accretive in 2009. The board of directors of each company has approved the
merger, which awaits the satisfaction of regulatory requirements and other
customary closing conditions.
Conference Call Wednesday, June 25th
An investor conference
call and presentation is scheduled for 7:30 a.m. Central Time tomorrow, June 25th.
To access the presentation and audio webcast, visit Silicon Laboratories
website under Investor Relations at http://www.silabs.com. A replay will be available after the call at
the website listed above or by calling 866-431-5843 (U.S.) or +1 203-369-0958
(international). These replays will be
available through July 9th.
About Integration Associates
Integration Associates is
a fabless semiconductor company headquartered in Mountain View, California,
with offices and design centers in Europe and North America. Integration
Associates designs and delivers silicon solutions for wireless, wireline and
power system management applications for a wide range of systems. For more
information about Integration Associates and
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its products, visit
www.integration.com.
About
Silicon Laboratories Inc.
Silicon Laboratories is an industry leader in the innovation of
high-performance, analog-intensive, mixed-signal ICs. Developed by a world-class engineering team
with unsurpassed expertise in mixed-signal design, Silicon Labs diverse
portfolio of highly-integrated, easy-to-use products offers customers
significant advantages in performance, size and power consumption. These patented solutions serve a broad set of
markets and applications including consumer, communications, computing,
industrial and automotive.
Headquartered
in Austin, TX, Silicon Labs is a global enterprise with operations, sales and
design activities worldwide. The company
is committed to contributing to our customers success by recruiting the
highest quality talent to create industry-changing innovations. For more
information about Silicon Labs, please visit www.silabs.com.
Cautionary Language
This press release
contains forward-looking statements based on Silicon Laboratories current
expectations. The words believe, estimate, expect, intend, anticipate,
plan, project, will, expanding, growing, and similar phrases as they
relate to Silicon Laboratories or Integration Associates are intended to
identify such forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements
reflect the current views and assumptions of Silicon Laboratories and are
subject to various risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to
differ materially from expectations. Among the factors that could cause actual
results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements are
the following: risks that ;the acquisition may not yield the expected benefits
due to the failure to properly integrate the acquired business and employees;
risks that the customer base and revenue of the acquired business may cease to
expand or may decline; risks that the acquired business products under
development may fail to achieve market acceptance; risks of disputes regarding
the acquired business; risks that the performance of Silicon Laboratories
existing business may not offset the dilutive effect of the acquisition; risks
associated with quarterly fluctuations in revenues and operating results; risks
that average selling prices of products may decrease significantly and
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rapidly,
dependence on a limited number of products and customers; risks associated with
the competitive and cyclical nature of the semiconductor industry and other
factors that are detailed in Silicon Laboratories filings with the SEC.
Silicon Laboratories disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise
any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future
events or otherwise.
Note to
editors: Silicon Laboratories, Silicon Labs and the Silicon Labs logo are
trademarks of Silicon Laboratories Inc. All other product names noted herein
may be trademarks of their respective holders.
CONTACT:
Silicon Laboratories Inc., Shannon Pleasant, (512) 464 9254,
shannon.pleasant@silabs.com
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