Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of May 4, 2022, by and among CONMED Corporation, Odyssey Merger Sub, Inc., In2Bones Global, Inc. and Sheryl Moroschak, solely in her capacity as representative of In2Bones equity holders
Exhibit 10.1
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AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER
by and among
IN2BONES GLOBAL, INC.,
CONMED CORPORATION,
ODYSSEY MERGER SUB, INC.
and
SHERYL MOROSCHAK
Dated as of May 4, 2022
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE I |
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The Merger; Closing; Effective Time |
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1.1. | The Merger | 1 | ||||
1.2. | Closing | 2 | ||||
1.3. | Effective Time | 2 | ||||
ARTICLE II |
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Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws |
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of the Surviving Corporation |
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2.1. | The Certificate of Incorporation | 2 | ||||
2.2. | The Bylaws | 2 | ||||
ARTICLE III |
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Directors and Officers of the Surviving Corporation |
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3.1. | Directors | 3 | ||||
3.2. | Officers | 3 | ||||
ARTICLE IV |
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Consideration; Effect on Capital Stock |
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4.1. | Closing Consideration | 3 | ||||
4.2. | Earn-Out Consideration | 9 | ||||
4.3. | Effect of the Merger on Capital Stock | 13 | ||||
4.4. | Payment for and Exchange of Company Equity Securities | 14 | ||||
ARTICLE V |
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Representations and Warranties |
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5.1. | Representations and Warranties of the Company | 17 | ||||
5.2. | Representations and Warranties of Parent and Merger Sub | 43 |
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ARTICLE VI |
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Covenants |
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6.1. | Interim Operations | 45 | ||||
6.2. | No Solicitation or Negotiation of Alternative Proposals | 49 | ||||
6.3. | Requisite Stockholder Approval | 50 | ||||
6.4. | Certificate of Incorporation Amendment | 51 | ||||
6.5. | Additional Stockholder Consents | 51 | ||||
6.6. | Information Statement; Stockholders Meeting | 51 | ||||
6.7. | Filings; Other Actions; Notification | 52 | ||||
6.8. | Access and Reports | 53 | ||||
6.9. | Publicity | 54 | ||||
6.10. | Employee Benefits | 54 | ||||
6.11. | Insurance | 56 | ||||
6.12. | Takeover Statutes | 56 | ||||
6.13. | Litigation | 57 | ||||
6.14. | Financing Matters | 57 | ||||
6.15. | Tax Matters | 58 | ||||
6.16. | Third-Party Consents | 61 | ||||
6.17. | RWI Policy | 61 | ||||
6.18. | Confidentiality | 61 | ||||
6.19. | Notification | 61 | ||||
ARTICLE VII |
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Conditions |
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7.1. | Conditions to Each Partys Obligation to Effect the Merger | 62 | ||||
7.2. | Conditions to Obligations of Parent and Merger Sub | 62 | ||||
7.3. | Conditions to Obligation of the Company | 64 | ||||
ARTICLE VIII |
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Termination |
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8.1. | Termination by Mutual Consent | 64 | ||||
8.2. | Termination by Either Parent or the Company | 64 | ||||
8.3. | Termination by the Company | 65 | ||||
8.4. | Termination by Parent | 65 | ||||
8.5. | Effect of Termination | 65 |
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ARTICLE IX |
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Survival and Indemnification |
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9.1. | Survival | 66 | ||||
9.2. | Indemnification | 67 | ||||
ARTICLE X |
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Miscellaneous and General |
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10.1. | Holder Representative | 73 | ||||
10.2. | Actions of the Holder Representative | 76 | ||||
10.3. | Modification or Amendment | 76 | ||||
10.4. | Waiver of Conditions | 76 | ||||
10.5. | Counterparts | 77 | ||||
10.6. | GOVERNING LAW AND VENUE; WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL; SPECIFIC PERFORMANCE | 77 | ||||
10.7. | Notices | 78 | ||||
10.8. | Entire Agreement | 79 | ||||
10.9. | No Other Representations or Warranties | 80 | ||||
10.10. | Expenses | 80 | ||||
10.11. | Assignment | 80 | ||||
10.12. | No Third Party Beneficiaries | 80 | ||||
10.13. | Obligations of Parent and of the Company | 80 | ||||
10.14. | Definitions | 80 | ||||
10.15. | Severability | 81 | ||||
10.16. | Interpretation; Construction | 81 | ||||
Annexes | ||||||
Annex A | Defined Terms | A-1 | ||||
Exhibits | ||||||
Exhibit 1 | Sample Working Capital Calculation | E1-1 | ||||
Exhibit 2 | Accounting Principles | E2-1 | ||||
Exhibit 3 | Form of Stockholder Written Consent | E3-1 | ||||
Exhibit 4 | Form of Parent Earn-Out Statement | E4-1 | ||||
Exhibit 5 | Form of Option Cancellation Agreement | E5-1 | ||||
Schedules | ||||||
Schedule 5.1(b)(ii) | Equity Holders |
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Schedule 5.1(c) | Payment Schedule |
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Schedule 5.1(d) | Agreements with Holders |
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Schedule 6.4 | Certificate of Incorporation Amendment | |
Schedule 9.2(a) | Indemnification Matters |
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AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER
THIS AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER (this Agreement), dated as of May 4, 2022, is by and among In2Bones Global, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the Company), CONMED Corporation, a Delaware corporation (Parent), Odyssey Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent (Merger Sub), and Sheryl Moroschak, solely in her capacity as representative of the Holders (Holder Representative).
RECITALS
WHEREAS, the respective boards of directors of each of Parent, Merger Sub and the Company have approved this Agreement and the merger of Merger Sub with and into the Company (the Merger) on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement;
WHEREAS, promptly following the execution and delivery of this Agreement, and as an inducement to Parents and Merger Subs willingness to enter into this Agreement, the Company has agreed to use its best efforts to obtain a written consent from certain stockholders of the Company pursuant to which such stockholders will approve and adopt this Agreement in accordance with Section 228 and Section 251(c) of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the DGCL) as more particularly set forth herein;
WHEREAS, concurrently with the execution of this Agreement, as an inducement to Parents and Merger Subs willingness to enter into this Agreement, Parent, Merger Sub and/or the Company, as applicable, are entering into with those individuals listed on Section A of the Company Disclosure Letter (each of such individuals, a Key Employee) (a) new employment agreements or retention arrangements and/or offer letters and/or (b) covenants not to compete (each of the foregoing, a New Employment Agreement), that will, in each case, become effective at the Effective Time; and
WHEREAS, the Company, Parent, Merger Sub and the Holder Representative desire to make certain representations, warranties, covenants and agreements in connection with this Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises, and of the representations, warranties, covenants and agreements contained herein, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
The Merger; Closing; Effective Time
1.1. The Merger. On the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, at the Effective Time, Merger Sub shall be merged with and into the Company and the separate corporate existence of Merger Sub shall thereupon cease. The Company shall be the surviving corporation in the Merger (sometimes hereinafter referred to as the Surviving Corporation), and the separate corporate existence of the Company, with all its rights, privileges, immunities, powers and franchises, shall continue unaffected by the Merger, except as set forth in Article II. The Merger shall have the effects specified in the DGCL.
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1.2. Closing. Unless otherwise mutually agreed in writing between the Company and Parent, the closing of the Merger (the Closing) shall take place by conference call and electronic exchange of signatures, documents and other deliverables required to be executed and/or delivered at the Closing on the third (3rd) business day (the Closing Date) following the day on which the last to be satisfied or waived of the conditions set forth in Article VII shall be satisfied or waived in writing in accordance with this Agreement (other than those conditions that by their nature are to be satisfied at the Closing, but subject to the satisfaction or waiver of such conditions); provided, that if all of the conditions set forth in Article VII (other than those conditions that by their nature are to be satisfied at the Closing) have not been satisfied or waived by June 21, 2022, the Closing shall not occur prior to July 1, 2022. For purposes of this Agreement, the term business day means any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday or other day on which bank institutions in New York, New York are authorized or required by Law to be closed.
1.3. Effective Time. As soon as practicable following, and on the date of, the Closing, the Company and Parent shall cause a Certificate of Merger (the Delaware Certificate of Merger) to be executed, acknowledged and filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware as provided in Section 251 of the DGCL. The Merger shall become effective at the time when the Delaware Certificate of Merger has been duly filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware or at such later time as may be agreed by the parties in writing and specified in the Delaware Certificate of Merger (the time the Merger becomes effective, the Effective Time).
ARTICLE II
Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws
of the Surviving Corporation
2.1. The Certificate of Incorporation. At the Effective Time, the certificate of incorporation of the Surviving Corporation (the Charter) shall, by virtue of the Merger, be amended and restated to be identical to the certificate of incorporation of Merger Sub in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time, until thereafter amended as provided therein or by applicable Law, except that the name of the Surviving Corporation shall be In2Bones Global, Inc..
2.2. The Bylaws. The bylaws of Merger Sub in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be the bylaws of the Surviving Corporation (the Bylaws), until thereafter amended as provided therein or by applicable Law.
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ARTICLE III
Directors and Officers of the Surviving Corporation
3.1. Directors. The board of directors of Merger Sub immediately prior to the Effective Time shall, from and after the Effective Time, be the directors of the Surviving Corporation until their successors shall have been duly elected or appointed and qualified or until their earlier death, resignation or removal in accordance with the Charter and the Bylaws.
3.2. Officers. The officers of Merger Sub immediately prior to the Effective Time shall, from and after the Effective Time, be the officers of the Surviving Corporation until their successors shall have been duly elected or appointed or until their earlier death, resignation or removal in accordance with the Charter and the Bylaws.
ARTICLE IV
Consideration; Effect on Capital Stock
4.1. Closing Consideration.
(a) Closing Consideration. The aggregate consideration for the Merger (the Closing Consideration) to be paid by Parent at the Closing shall be an amount in cash, calculated pursuant to Section 4.1(b), equal to (i) $145,000,000, plus (ii) the Company Cash, minus (iii) the Funded Debt, plus (iv) the amount, if any, by which Closing Net Working Capital exceeds the Net Working Capital Upper Boundary, minus (v) the amount, if any, by which Closing Net Working Capital is less than the Net Working Capital Lower Boundary, minus (vi) $2,000,000 (the Purchase Price Adjustment Holdback), minus (vii) the Holder Representative Expense Amount. The Closing Consideration shall be distributed to the holders of the Companys securities (each such holder of securities, a Holder) in the manner specified below and on the Payment Schedule.
(i) For each outstanding share of the Companys preferred stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the Preferred Shares), the Holder thereof (each, a Preferred Holder) shall be entitled to receive an amount equal to the quotient of (a) $2,999,997 (the Preferred Stock Liquidation Preference) divided by (b) the aggregate number of Preferred Shares issued and outstanding as of immediately prior to the Effective Time (the Preferred Stock Merger Consideration).
(ii) For each outstanding share of the Companys common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the Common Shares and, together with the Preferred Shares, the Shares), the Holder thereof (each, a Common Holder) shall be entitled to receive an amount (the Per Share Amount) equal to the quotient of (a) the Closing Consideration, plus the aggregate exercise price of all Company Options (whether vested or unvested) that are outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time, minus the Preferred Stock Liquidation Preference, divided by (b) the aggregate number of Common Shares (including Company Restricted Shares) issued and outstanding as of immediately prior to the Effective Time, plus the aggregate number of shares of common stock underlying the Company Options (whether vested or unvested) that are outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time.
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(iii) For the avoidance of doubt, in no event shall Parent or its Affiliates be obligated to make any payments to any Holders pursuant to this Agreement that, together with the Purchase Price Adjustment Holdback (to the extent it becomes payable), in the aggregate exceed (i) the Closing Consideration as calculated in this Section 4.1 and (ii) the Earn-Out Consideration (to the extent it becomes payable up to the Earn-Out Cap) on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in Section 4.2, other than payments in respect of indemnification of the Holders by Parent under Section 9.2(b).
(b) Calculation of Closing Consideration. Not less than five (5) business days prior to the Closing Date, the Company shall prepare, or cause to be prepared, and deliver to Parent a certificate containing a statement (the Estimated Closing Statement) representing the Companys good faith estimate of the Closing Consideration and each component thereof (the Estimated Closing Consideration) as of immediately prior to the Closing. The Estimated Closing Statement and all estimates and calculations contained therein shall be prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) on a basis consistent with the terms of this Agreement and the Agreed Accounting Principles and shall include supporting information and data reasonably necessary to support the calculations and estimates contained therein. After delivery of the Estimated Closing Statement, the Company shall make its representatives, including the Holder Representative, reasonably available to Parent to discuss the Estimated Closing Statement and related supporting documentation. No failure by Parent to dispute the Companys calculation of the Estimated Closing Consideration prior to the Closing shall be considered agreement with such amount for purposes of calculating the Closing Consideration or any component thereof.
(i) Cash. The Estimated Closing Statement shall set forth the Company Cash that the Company estimates will be held as of immediately prior to the Closing (the Estimated Company Cash). For purposes of the Agreement, Company Cash shall mean the amount of cash and cash equivalents reflected on the financial books and records of the Company and its Subsidiaries, minus the amount necessary to cover all overdrafts and all outstanding checks and wire transfers that have been mailed, transmitted or otherwise delivered by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries but have not cleared their respective bank or other accounts prior to the Closing, determined without duplication in accordance with GAAP.
(ii) Funded Debt. The Estimated Closing Statement shall set forth each of the following amounts that the Company estimates will be outstanding immediately prior to the Closing:
(A) the total amount of (1) all Indebtedness of the Company and its Subsidiaries outstanding immediately prior to the Closing, and (2) all obligations in respect of breakage costs, close out amounts, unwind costs, termination costs, redemption costs and other similar charges of the Company and its Subsidiaries under derivatives, swap or exchange agreements, hedging transactions or similar instruments resulting from all events occurring prior to or as of the Closing Date, including the Closing (clauses (1)-(2), collectively, the Debt Repayment Amount);
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(B) the total amount of all of the fees and expenses outstanding as of the Closing or payable after the Closing incurred by or on behalf of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in connection with the Merger and the other Transactions, including (1) all brokers or finders fees (if any) incurred by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries; plus, (2) all fees and expenses of counsel, advisors, consultants, investment bankers (including William Blair & Company (William Blair)), accountants or other professionals incurred by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries; plus (3) any Liabilities with respect to any costs of (a) sale, change in control, transaction, retention, deal completion or similar bonuses (in each case regardless of whether any such bonuses are paid on or after the Closing Date), (b) quarterly bonuses attributable to any completed performance period and to the pre-Closing portion of the quarter in which the Closing Date occurs, (c) severance (and other post-termination) obligations to any Person whose employment has been terminated on or prior to the Closing, (d) any earned and unused vacation or accrued paid-time-off obligations and all other accrued but unpaid payroll liabilities and obligations as of the Closing Date, (e) the Phantom Cash Awards (as defined in Schedule 9.2(a)) (excluding payments under the Phantom Cash Awards related to participation in the Holder Representative Expense Amount or Earn-Out Consideration) and (f) the employers portion of any applicable payroll Taxes attributable to (i) each of the foregoing clauses (a) through (f) and (ii) the payments in respect of Company Options and Company Restricted Shares as set forth on the Payment Schedule; minus (4) the total amount payable by the Company to any insurer with respect to the D&O Insurance and Products Liability Insurance obtained by the Company pursuant to Section 6.11 (the sum of clauses (1)-(4), collectively, the Transaction Expenses).
For purposes of this Agreement, (u) Funded Debt shall mean the sum (without duplication) of (1) the Debt Repayment Amount and (2) the Transaction Expenses; (v) Estimated Funded Debt shall mean the amount of Funded Debt set forth in the Estimated Closing Statement; (w) Affiliate shall mean, with respect to any specified Person, any other Person directly or indirectly controlling or controlled by or under direct or indirect common control with such specified Person; for purposes of this definition, control when used with respect to any specified Person shall mean the power to direct the management and policies of such Person, directly or indirectly, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise, and controlling and controlled shall have meanings correlative to the foregoing; (x) Indebtedness shall mean any of the following with respect to the Company and its Subsidiaries: (i) any obligations for borrowed money; (ii) any obligations evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or other similar instruments; (iii) any obligations as a lessee under leases that are required under GAAP to be treated as capital leases or to pay the deferred and unpaid purchase price of any business, line of business, property or equipment (including obligations related to earn-out arrangements) other than to the extent such obligations are taken into account in the calculation of Net Working Capital; (iv) all net cash payment obligations under swaps, options, derivatives and other hedging Contracts that would be payable upon the termination thereof (calculated assuming termination on the date of determination); (v) any accrued and unpaid interest, premiums, fees, charges, reimbursements and other expenses owed with respect to the foregoing, including, but not limited to, prepayment penalties; (vi) any guarantee of any of the foregoing types of Indebtedness referred to in clauses (i)-(v) of any Person; (vii) all Indebtedness of any other Person secured by a Lien on any property or asset the Company; and (viii) any Accrued Taxes; provided, that Indebtedness shall not include undrawn letters of credit, surety bonds and similar instruments,
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except to the extent such instruments relate to obligations of an entity other than the Company or its Subsidiaries; (y) Accrued Taxes shall mean an amount (not less than zero) equal to the liabilities or obligations of the Company and its Subsidiaries, without duplication of any other amount taken into account as Transaction Expenses or in Net Working Capital, for any Income Taxes with respect to a Pre-Closing Tax Period to the extent first due and payable after and not satisfied prior to the Closing Date, taking into account with respect to each particular type of Tax any previous overpayments, prepayments, or other deposits of estimated Taxes in respect of that particular Tax, which calculation shall be made (i) consistent with past practices of the Company and its Subsidiaries except as otherwise required by a change in applicable Laws, (ii) without recalculating any Taxes previously shown as due and payable on a Tax Return filed by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, except as required by a final determination under Section 1313 of the Code (or any similar provision of state, local or non-U.S. law), (iii) without regard to any non-tax, accounting concepts of deferred Tax liabilities or deferred Tax assets, (iv) considering transaction-related Tax deductions only to the extent such deductions (x) have the effect of reducing (not below zero) the particular current Tax liability to which such deductions are relevant and (y) are deductible by a member the Company or any of its Subsidiaries at least at a more likely than not level of confidence and taking into account any safe harbors that may apply to success-based fees, and (v) solely by taking into account only those jurisdictions (I) with respect to which the Company and its Subsidiaries have historically and consistently filed Tax Returns and paid Taxes (i.e., by applying the past principles and practices of the Company and its Subsidiaries for purposes of determining their Tax liabilities and payment and filing obligations) or (II) in which the Company and its Subsidiaries have first commenced operations on or before the Closing Date; and (z) Income Tax shall mean any Tax that is based on, or computed with respect to, gross or net income, receipts or earnings (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any franchise or margin Tax based on or computed with respect to such bases, including any withholding Tax with respect thereto, and excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, any sales, use, value-added or similar Tax).
(iii) Working Capital. The Estimated Closing Statement shall set forth each of the following amounts:
(A) the Companys estimate of the Net Working Capital as of the Closing Date (the Closing Net Working Capital and such estimate, the Estimated Closing Net Working Capital); and
(B) the amount, if any, by which Estimated Closing Net Working Capital is less than the Net Working Capital Lower Boundary; or
(C) the amount, if any, by which Estimated Closing Net Working Capital exceeds the Net Working Capital Upper Boundary.
For purposes of this Agreement, (x) Net Working Capital shall mean (i) the current assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries (excluding (1) Company Cash, (2) any receivables that are more than one hundred twenty (120) days overdue and (3) all deferred Tax assets) minus (ii) the current liabilities of the Company and its Subsidiaries (including any dividends or distributions declared by the Company, but excluding (1) Funded Debt and (2) all deferred Tax liabilities), in each case calculated in accordance with GAAP and the line items in the illustrative net working capital calculation set forth on Exhibit 1; (y) Net Working Capital Lower Boundary means $15,275,000; and (z) Net Working Capital Upper Boundary means $18,500,000.
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(c) Post-Closing Adjustments to Closing Consideration.
(i) Final Closing Statement. Within ninety (90) days following the Closing Date, Parent shall deliver to the Holder Representative a statement (the Closing Statement and, in its final and binding form as determined below, the Final Closing Statement) setting forth the Closing Consideration and each component thereof as of immediately prior to the Closing, including final determinations as to the amounts of (A) the Company Cash, (B) the Funded Debt and (C) the Closing Net Working Capital. The Final Closing Statement and the components thereof shall be prepared in accordance with GAAP on a basis consistent with the terms of this Agreement and the Agreed Accounting Principles. The Holder Representative shall cooperate as reasonably requested in connection with the preparation of the Closing Statement. During the thirty (30)-day period immediately following the Holder Representatives receipt of the Closing Statement, the Holder Representative shall be permitted to review Parents working papers related to the preparation of the Closing Statement and determination of the Closing Consideration and the components thereof. The Closing Statement shall become final and binding upon the parties upon the earlier of (x) thirty (30) days following the Holder Representatives receipt thereof, unless the Holder Representative shall give written notice of its disagreement (a Notice of Disagreement) to Parent prior to such date and (y) the date that Holder Representative notifies Parent of its acceptance thereof. Any Notice of Disagreement shall specify in reasonable detail the nature and dollar amount of any disagreement so asserted. The Closing Statement shall become final and binding upon the resolution in writing of all disagreements the parties may have with respect thereto (whether by the written agreement of the parties or pursuant to the arbitration provisions set forth below). During the thirty (30) days following delivery of a Notice of Disagreement, Parent and the Holder Representative shall seek in good faith to resolve in writing any differences which they may have with respect to the matters specified in the Notice of Disagreement. Following delivery of a Notice of Disagreement, Parent and its agents and Representatives shall be permitted to review the Holder Representatives and its Representatives working papers relating to the Notice of Disagreement. If, at the end of the thirty (30)-day period referred to above, the matters in dispute have not been fully resolved, then the parties shall submit to Ernst & Young LLP (or such other mutually agreed independent accountants of nationally recognized standing) (any such accounting firm, the Accounting Firm) for review and resolution of all matters (but only such matters) which remain in dispute, and the Accounting Firm shall make a final determination of the Closing Consideration and the components thereof to the extent such amounts are in dispute, in accordance with the guidelines and procedures set forth in this Agreement. The parties will reasonably cooperate with the Accounting Firm during the term of its engagement. The Accounting Firm shall be provided reasonable access to the books, records and other relevant information of the Company, Parent and the Holder Representative to the extent necessary to calculate the Closing Consideration. In resolving any matters in dispute, the Accounting Firm may not assign a value to any item in dispute greater than the greatest value for such item assigned by Parent in the Closing Statement, on the one hand, or the Holder Representative in the Notice of Disagreement, on the other hand, or less than the smallest value for such item assigned by Parent in the Closing Statement, on the one hand, or the Holder Representative in the Notice of Disagreement, on the other hand. The Accounting Firms determination shall be based solely on presentations by Parent and the Holder Representative
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which are in accordance with the guidelines and procedures set forth in this Agreement (i.e., not on the basis of an independent review). The Closing Statement and the determination of the Closing Consideration and the components thereof shall become final and binding on the parties on the date the Accounting Firm delivers its final resolution in writing to the parties (which the Accounting Firm shall be instructed to deliver not more than forty-five (45) days following submission of such disputed matters). The Accounting Firm shall act as an expert and not as an arbitrator to determine solely the matters in dispute based solely on the submissions and responses of Parent, on the one hand, and the Holder Representative, on the other hand. The Accounting Firm shall allocate its costs and expenses between Parent and the Holder Representative, on behalf of the Holders, based upon the percentage of the contested amount submitted to the Accounting Firm that is ultimately awarded to Parent, on the one hand, or the Holder Representative on behalf of the Holders, on the other hand, such that Parent bears a percentage of such costs and expenses equal to the percentage of the contested amount awarded to the Holders and the Holders bear a percentage of such costs and expenses equal to the percentage of the contested amount awarded to Parent (such amount awarded to Parent to be deducted from the Purchase Price Adjustment Holdback and retained by Parent in accordance with Section 4.1(c)(ii)). For the purposes of this Agreement, Agreed Accounting Principles means the Companys accounting methods, policies, practices and procedures, in each case in accordance with GAAP, applied consistently with the classification and estimation methodology used to prepare the Financial Statements. The Agreed Accounting Principles are set forth on Exhibit 2.
(ii) Closing Consideration Adjustments. At the Effective Time, Parent shall hold an amount equal to the Purchase Price Adjustment Holdback, which shall constitute a holdback from the Closing Consideration used to satisfy amounts owed to Parent pursuant to this Section 4.1(c)(ii). Within five (5) business days following the determination of the Final Closing Statement,
(A) in the event that the Closing Consideration (as finally determined pursuant to Section 4.1(c)(i)) is greater than the Estimated Closing Consideration (the positive number equal to the difference between the Closing Consideration and the Estimated Closing Consideration, the Upward Adjustment Amount), then Parent shall deposit with the Paying Agent for the benefit of the Holders such Upward Adjustment Amount, together with the Purchase Price Adjustment Holdback (after deduction of any applicable Accounting Firm costs and expenses pursuant to Section 4.1(c)(i)), in immediately available funds;
(B) in the event that the Estimated Closing Consideration is greater than the Closing Consideration (as finally determined pursuant to Section 4.1(c)(i)) (the absolute value of the negative number equal to the difference between the Estimated Closing Consideration and the Closing Consideration, the Downward Adjustment Amount), then Parent shall (1) retain an amount in cash equal to the Downward Adjustment Amount and (2) deposit with the Paying Agent for the benefit of the Holders the remainder (if any) of the Purchase Price Adjustment Holdback after deducting the Downward Adjustment Amount and any applicable Accounting Firm costs and expenses pursuant to Section 4.1(c)(i), in each case in immediately available funds; provided, however, that if the Downward Adjustment Amount exceeds the Purchase Price Adjustment Holdback, Parent shall be entitled to setoff any such difference against the unpaid portion of the Earn-Out Consideration; or
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(C) in the event that the Closing Consideration (as finally determined pursuant to Section 4.1(c)(i)) equals the Estimated Closing Consideration, then Parent shall deposit with the Paying Agent for the benefit of the Holders the Purchase Price Adjustment Holdback (after deduction of any applicable Accounting Firm costs and expenses pursuant to Section 4.1(c)(i)) in immediately available funds.
(d) Modifications to Payment Schedule. The Company may, in its reasonable discretion, modify, change or amend the Payment Schedule at any time and from time to time prior to the Closing Date to correct any inaccuracy in the Payment Schedule or to otherwise update the Payment Schedule to reflect changes to the Companys capital structure permitted in accordance with Section 6.1; provided, that the Company will provide the final Payment Schedule to Parent no later than 5:00 P.M. (Eastern Time) on the date that is at least two (2) business days prior to the Closing Date. For the avoidance of doubt, no modification, amendment or change made to the Payment Schedule shall alter the aggregate amount of Closing Consideration payable by Parent.
(e) Holder Representative Expense Amount. At the Closing, Parent shall deposit into an account designated by the Holder Representative (the Holder Representative Expense Account) an amount equal to $150,000 (the Holder Representative Expense Amount). The Holder Representative Expense Amount may be used at any time by the Holder Representative to fund any expenses incurred by it in the performance of its duties and obligations hereunder, including those duties and obligations identified in Section 10.1. The Holder Representative Expense Amount will be held by the Holder Representative for so long as the Holder Representative determines is reasonably necessary for her to fulfill her obligations and duties under this Agreement; provided, that following the completion of all such obligations and duties and the satisfaction of all expense reimbursements to which the Holder Representative is entitled in connection therewith, the Holder Representative shall distribute any amounts remaining in the Holder Representative Expense Account to the Paying Agent for further distribution to the Common Holders and Holders of Company Options, Company Restricted Shares or Phantom Cash Awards (collectively, Company Award Holders) in accordance with the Payment Schedule. The Holders will not receive any interest or earnings on the Holder Representative Expense Amount and irrevocably transfer and assign to the Holder Representative any ownership right that they may otherwise have had in any such interest or earnings. The Holder Representative will hold these funds separate from her personal funds, will not use these funds for any purpose inconsistent with this Agreement and will not voluntarily make these funds available to her creditors in the event of bankruptcy. For tax purposes, the Holder Representative Expense Amount will be treated as having been received and voluntarily set aside by the Holders at the time of the Closing.
4.2. Earn-Out Consideration.
(a) Subject to the occurrence of the Closing and the terms and conditions set forth in this Section 4.2 and Article IX, Parent shall pay or cause to be paid additional consideration (the Earn-Out Consideration) of up to $110,000,000 (the Earn-Out Cap) to the Common Holders and Company Award Holders, pursuant to their respective allocations set forth on the Payment Schedule, to the extent achieved during the sixteen (16) successive quarters commencing on the first day of the first full quarter following the Closing Date (the Earn-Out Period), as follows:
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(i) If the aggregate Applicable Revenue for any period of four full successive quarters during the Earn-Out Period (an Applicable L4Q Period), is greater than both (i) the prior four quarters aggregate Applicable Revenue and (ii) the greatest Applicable Revenue for any prior four quarter period commencing with the four full successive quarters immediately preceding the commencement of the Earn-Out Period (the greater of clauses (i) and (ii) on any measurement date, the Highwater Mark), then Earn-Out Consideration for such Applicable L4Q Period shall be payable to the Common Holders and Company Award Holders, pursuant to their respective allocations set forth on the Payment Schedule, in an amount in the aggregate equal to (A) the Applicable Revenue for such Applicable L4Q Period minus the Highwater Mark, multiplied by (B) [***].
For purposes of this Agreement, the term Applicable Revenue shall mean revenues calculated in accordance with GAAP as reported by Parent for purposes of its filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) for commercial sales of Company Products anywhere in the world, less (a) outbound shipping charges actually paid or allowed by the selling party (and not reimbursed), (b) amounts actually allowed or credited due to returns or retroactive price decrease (solely to the extent refunded by the selling party after the selling partys receipt of the gross revenues from such sale and not deducted prior to the receipt of such gross revenues), and (c) credits or allowances given or made for recall of Company Products (whether voluntary or involuntary); provided, that in the event Parent replaces any allograft product of the Company, as contemplated in clause (2) below of the definition of Company Products, any revenue recognized by Parent with respect to such replacement allograft product shall be factored into the determination of Applicable Revenue in a manner no less favorable to Holders than a manner consistent with the revenue recognition approach used by the Company prior to Closing. For the avoidance of doubt, Applicable Revenue shall include amounts paid as commissions to non-employees. By way of clarification, and without amending any of the foregoing, inter-company or inter-affiliate transfers shall not be considered as revenues as reported by Parent. For purposes of this Agreement, the term Company Products shall mean (1) all commercially marketed products of the Company as of the Closing, (2) any allograft product of a preferred supplier of Parent, that, in Parents sole discretion, replaces any allograft product of the Company prior to Closing, in each case on an SKU by SKU basis to the extent any such replacement allograft product is sold (i) through distribution channels used by the Company prior to the Closing and (ii) to the Companys pre-Closing customers, and (3) all foot, ankle, hand and wrist products developed, marketed in accordance with applicable law, and launched commercially by the foot and ankle research and development team of Parent (and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole) during the Earn-Out Period; provided, however, that for the avoidance of doubt, Company Products shall not include (A) any products commercially marketed by Parent (Parent Products) as of the Closing Date or (B) any current or future Parent Products that are (x) designed and marketed for sports medicine or (y) powered instruments. For purposes of this Agreement, a quarter refers to a three (3) month period beginning on January 1, April 1, July 1, or October 1, as applicable.
(ii) For the avoidance of doubt, under no circumstances will the aggregate of all of the Earn-Out Consideration, if any, exceed the Earn-Out Cap.
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(b) Within seventy-five (75) days following the end of the initial fourth quarter during the Earn-Out Period and within seventy-five (75) days following each quarter during the Earn-Out Period thereafter, Parent shall prepare and deliver its good faith calculation of the aggregate Applicable Revenue and the Highwater Mark, in each case for the Applicable L4Q Period ended as of the end of such quarter (a Parent Earn-Out Statement) to the Holder Representative, together with a statement as to whether any Earn-Out Consideration is payable in connection therewith and if so, the amount thereof. Parent shall deliver the Parent Earn-Out Statements to the Holder Representative until the earlier of (A) the time when the aggregate Earn-Out Consideration has reached the Earn-Out Cap and (B) the delivery of the Parent Earn-Out Statement with respect to the final Applicable L4Q Period of the Earn-Out Period. A sample Parent Earn-Out Statement is attached to this Agreement as Exhibit 4.
(c) From and after the delivery of each Parent Earn-Out Statement, the Holder Representative and her Representatives shall be permitted to review Parents working papers related to the preparation of the Parent Earn-Out Statement. The Parent Earn-Out Statement, and the amount of Earn-Out Consideration (if any) set forth therein, shall become final and binding upon the parties upon the earlier of (x) thirty (30) days following the Holder Representatives receipt thereof, unless the Holder Representative gives written notice of its disagreement (an Earn-Out Notice of Disagreement), identifying in reasonable detail the specific calculations that are in dispute (the Disputed Calculations), to Parent prior to such date and (y) the date that Holder Representative notifies Parent of its acceptance thereof. In the event that the Holder Representative submits an Earn-Out Notice of Disagreement, Parent and the Holder Representative will negotiate in good faith to resolve any differences in their respective positions with respect to the Disputed Calculations set forth therein. If Parent and Holder Representative are unable to agree on the Disputed Calculations within forty-five (45) days of Parents receipt of an Earn-Out Notice of Disagreement, then either Parent or Holder Representative may submit such Disputed Calculations to the Accounting Firm for review and resolution of the Disputed Calculations in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 4.1(c)(i), except to the extent such disagreements rely on an interpretation of any Law or this Agreement.
(d) Within ten (10) business days of the final determination of the Earn-Out Consideration (if any) achieved with respect to an Applicable L4Q Period in accordance with Section 4.2(c) above, Parent will deposit with the Paying Agent for further distribution to the Common Holders and Company Award Holders in accordance with the Payment Schedule an amount equal to the excess, if any, of (i) the applicable Earn-Out Consideration, minus (ii) the aggregate amount of any and all Unpaid Indemnification Claims as of such time that have not previously been deducted from a prior Earn-Out Consideration payment.
(e) The right and power to enforce this Section 4.2 against Parent shall reside entirely with the Holder Representative (on behalf of the Holders), and none of the Holders shall be entitled to bring, commence, continue or prosecute any claim, legal action or proceeding under, in relation to, arising out of or in connection with a breach of this Section 4.2 or otherwise claiming that Parent has not complied with this Section 4.2. No Holder is permitted to assign its interest in the Earn-Out Consideration to any Person without the prior written consent of Parent; provided, however, that a Holder who is a natural person may assign its interest in the Earn-Out Consideration upon written notice to Parent, the Holder Representative and the Paying Agent for bona fide estate planning purposes, either during his or her lifetime or on death by will or intestacy; provided, further, that the Holder Representative shall be responsible for updating the Payment Schedule to reflect any valid assignment of a Holders interest in the Earn-Out Consideration.
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(f) The Company and the Holder Representative, on behalf of the Holders, hereby acknowledges and agrees that Parent (i) will have full control and sole discretion over the research and development, manufacturing, distribution, and marketing and sales of all Company Products, including, for the avoidance of doubt, all decisions regarding product design, clinical testing and research, licensing, product safety, regulatory approvals, compliance with Regulatory Laws and any orders or other requirements of the FDA or any other Governmental Entity, product recalls (whether voluntary or involuntary), and the replacement of any such Company Products with those of a preferred supplier of Parent, (ii) disclaims any obligation or duty to take any action, or fail to take any action, including any obligation to commercialize or employ any minimum level of efforts with respect to the commercialization of, any Company Products, and (iii) together with its Subsidiaries and Affiliates, currently and may in the future develop, acquire and/or commercialize products that compete with Company Products, and nothing set forth in this Agreement will restrict Parent or any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates from such competitive activities. Notwithstanding the foregoing, during the Earn-Out Period, Parent shall, and shall cause the Surviving Corporation to, (i) generate and maintain accurate and complete books, records and financial statements necessary to allow Parent to accurately prepare the Parent Earn-Out Statements and (ii) not, directly or indirectly, take any actions (or omit to take any actions) with the exclusive or primary purpose of avoiding or reducing the Earn-Out Consideration pursuant to this Section 4.2.
(g) After the Closing, until the earlier of (A) the time when the aggregate Earn-Out Consideration has reached the Earn-Out Cap and (B) the expiration of the Earn-Out Period, Parent will not, and will cause its Affiliates not to, consummate any sale of all or substantially all of the assets of any business unit or Subsidiary of the Parent which conducts the sale of the Company Products (including by merger, consolidation, recapitalization or other transaction in which any third party acquires, directly or indirectly, fifty percent (50%) or more of the combined voting power of all interests in such Subsidiary) to a third-party purchaser (the Sale Transaction), unless such third-party purchaser (the Third-Party Acquiror) agrees in writing (i) to assume all of Parents obligations under Section 4.2(a) upon the consummation of such Sale Transaction and (ii) that if the Third-Party Acquiror transfers the business unit or Subsidiary of the Parent which conducts the sale of the Company Products to another third-party substantially simultaneously with, or within three (3) months of, the consummation of the Sale Transaction, then any product sold by the Third-Party Acquiror as of the date of the consummation of the Sale Transaction that competes with any Company Products sold as of such date (on a SKU by SKU basis, and to the extent identified as a competing product immediately prior to the consummation of the Sale Transaction) will constitute a Company Product thereafter for the purposes of calculating Applicable Revenue.
(h) The parties hereto further understand and agree that, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, any Earn-Out Consideration received pursuant to this Agreement shall be treated as installment payments from an installment sale described in Section 453 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (the Code), unless any Holder makes an election pursuant to Section 453(d) of the Code, and a portion of which may be treated as imputed interest under Section 483 of the Code. The parties shall report consistently with such treatment, as applicable.
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(i) Each party hereto acknowledges and agrees that the failure of a party to strictly comply with the procedures set forth in subsections (b), (c) and (d) of this Section 4.2, as applicable, will not constitute a material breach or default under this Agreement, unless and only to the extent the other party is prejudiced by such failure to comply.
4.3. Effect of the Merger on Capital Stock.
(a) Merger Sub. At the Effective Time, by virtue of the Merger and without any action on the part of Parent or Merger Sub, each share of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of Merger Sub issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be converted into one validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable share of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Surviving Corporation, and such shares shall constitute the only outstanding shares of capital stock of the Surviving Corporation. From and after the Effective Time, all certificates representing the common stock of Merger Sub shall be deemed for all purposes to represent the number of shares of common stock of the Surviving Corporation into which they were converted in accordance with the preceding sentence.
(b) The Company.
(i) Shares. At the Effective Time, by virtue of the Merger and without any action on the part of Parent, Merger Sub, the Company or its Holders, each Share shall no longer be outstanding and shall automatically be cancelled and retired and cease to exist, and each holder of a certificate representing any of the Shares (each, a Certificate) or a non-certificated Share represented by book entry (a Book-Entry Share) shall cease to have any right with respect thereto (except the right to receive the amount of Closing Consideration and Earn-Out Consideration allocated to each such Share pursuant to the Payment Schedule).
(ii) Company Options. Each Company Option (whether vested or unvested) that is unexpired and unexercised immediately prior to the Effective Time shall, automatically and without any required action on the part of any Holder thereof, be deemed exercised and cancelled as of the Effective Time and converted into the right for the Holder thereof to receive (A) at the Closing, cash in an amount equal to (1) the excess, if any, of the Per Share Amount minus the per share exercise price of such Company Option multiplied by (2) the number of Common Shares covered by such Company Option immediately prior to the Effective Time (it being understood that any Company Option with an exercise price greater than the Per Share Amount will receive no cash at Closing in respect of this clause (A)) and (B) after the Closing, any cash disbursements required to be paid to such Holder pursuant to Sections 4.1(c), 4.1(e), or 4.2 (as allocated to such Holder pursuant to the Payment Schedule) (it being understood that any Company Option with an exercise price greater than the Per Share Amount will receive cash in respect of this clause (B) solely to the extent such post-Closing per share cash disbursements plus the Per Share Amount exceed the exercise price of such Company Option), in each case, less applicable Taxes.
(iii) Company Restricted Shares. Any vesting conditions applicable to a Common Share subject to vesting, repurchase or other lapse restriction granted under the Stock Plan (a Company Restricted Share) immediately prior to the Effective Time shall, automatically and without any required action on the part of any holder thereof, accelerate in full and, except for withholding of applicable Taxes or as otherwise expressly noted herein, each Company Restricted Share shall be treated like each other Common Share pursuant to this Article IV.
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(iv) Actions. Prior to the Effective Time, the Company shall take all actions reasonably necessary to effect the transactions anticipated by Sections 4.3(b)(ii) and (iii) under the Stock Plan and any award agreement applicable to any Company Option or Company Restricted Share (whether written or oral, formal or informal), including delivering all required notices (or obtaining waiver thereof), obtaining all necessary approvals and consents, soliciting, with respect to each Holder of Company Options, the receipt of an option cancellation agreement in the form attached as Exhibit 5 (an Option Cancellation Agreement) and, with respect to each Holder of Company Restricted Shares, a Letter of Transmittal, and delivering evidence reasonably satisfactory to Parent that all necessary determinations by the Board or applicable committee of the Board to treat the Company Options and Company Restricted Shares in accordance with Sections 4.3(b)(ii) and (iii) have been made. The Company shall take all actions reasonably necessary to terminate the Stock Plan, such termination to be effective as of immediately prior to the Effective Time. Without limiting the foregoing, the Company shall take all actions reasonably necessary to ensure that the Company will not at the Effective Time be bound by any options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock units, warrants or other rights or agreements which would entitle any Person, other than Parent, to own any capital stock of the Surviving Corporation or to receive any payment in respect thereof other than as provided for in this Agreement.
4.4. Payment for and Exchange of Company Equity Securities.
(a) Paying Agent. At or prior to the Closing Date, Parent shall make available, or deposit, or cause to be made available to a paying agent selected by Parent prior to Closing (the Paying Agent) a cash amount in immediately available funds equal to the Estimated Closing Consideration minus the aggregate amount of the Closing Consideration required to be paid in respect of the Company Options or Company Restricted Shares held by employees of the Surviving Corporation in accordance with the Payment Schedule (such cash, as it may thereafter be adjusted, being hereinafter referred to as the Exchange Fund).
(b) Exchange Procedures.
(i) Letter of Transmittal. Promptly after the Effective Time, the Paying Agent shall deliver to each Holder identified in the Payment Schedule (A) a letter of transmittal in customary form (the Letter of Transmittal) which shall specify that delivery shall be effected and risk of loss and title to the applicable equity security shall pass, only upon proper delivery of Book-Entry Shares and Certificates, as applicable, to the Paying Agent, and (B) instructions for effecting the surrender of the Book-Entry Shares or Certificates (or affidavits of loss in lieu of the Certificates as provided in Section 4.4(e)) to the Paying Agent representing Shares in exchange for the Closing Consideration. Proper delivery shall include (x) with respect to Book-Entry Shares, only delivery of an authorization form in customary form regarding the book-entry transfer of the Book-Entry Shares (or such other evidence, if any, of the transfer as the Paying Agent may reasonably request) and (y) with respect to Certificates, only delivery of the Certificates (or affidavits of loss in lieu of the Certificates as provided in Section 4.4(e)) to the Paying Agent.
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(ii) Certificates. Upon surrender of a Certificate (or an affidavit of loss in lieu of the Certificate as provided in Section 4.4(e)) representing Shares to the Paying Agent, together with a duly-executed Letter of Transmittal and such other documents as may be reasonably required by Parent, the Paying Agent or the Holder Representative, the holder of such Shares shall be entitled to receive in exchange therefor the portion of the Closing Consideration to which the holder of such Shares is entitled in accordance with the Payment Schedule pursuant to Section 4.1, and the Certificates so surrendered shall forthwith be cancelled. No interest will be paid or will accrue on any amounts payable upon due surrender of any such Shares.
(iii) Book-Entry Shares. Each Holder of one or more Book-Entry Shares shall, upon receipt by the Paying Agent of the agents message (or such other evidence, if any, as the Paying Agent may reasonably request), be entitled to receive the portion of the Closing Consideration to which the holder of such Shares is entitled in accordance with the Payment Schedule pursuant to Section 4.1, and the Book-Entry Shares so surrendered shall forthwith be cancelled. No interest will be paid or will accrue on any amounts payable upon due surrender of any such Shares.
(iv) Equity Awards. At or prior to the Closing Date, Parent shall make available, or deposit, or cause to be made available to the Surviving Corporation a cash amount in immediately available funds equal to the portion of the Estimated Closing Consideration required to be paid in respect of the Company Options and Company Restricted Shares held by employees of the Surviving Corporation in accordance with the Payment Schedule, and Parent shall cause the Surviving Corporation to promptly pay such amounts to the holders of Company Options or Company Restricted Shares who are employees of the Surviving Corporation through the payroll processing system of the Surviving Corporation in accordance with standard payroll practices; provided, that the Surviving Corporation shall not be required to distribute the portion of the Closing Consideration payable to such Holders prior to, with respect to a Holder of Company Options, the receipt of an Option Cancellation Agreement or, with respect to a Holder of Company Restricted Shares, a Letter of Transmittal.
(v) Other Equity Securities. Reasonable procedures for delivering, surrendering and cancelling the Companys other equity securities (other than Shares, Company Options and Company Restricted Shares), if any, shall be communicated to the holders thereof promptly after the Effective Time, after consultation with the Holder Representative, and compliance with such procedures shall be a condition of such Holders right to receive the applicable portion of the Closing Consideration in accordance with the Payment Schedule pursuant to Section 4.1.
(c) Transfers. From and after the Effective Time, there shall be no transfers on the stock transfer books of the Company of the Shares or other equity securities of the Company that were outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time. If, after the Effective Time, any Certificate or other instrument representing Shares or other equity securities (other than Company Options or Company Restricted Shares) is presented to the Surviving Corporation, Parent or the Paying Agent for transfer, it shall be (subject to compliance with the exchange procedures of Section 4.4(b)) cancelled and exchanged for the cash amount in immediately available funds to which the Holder thereof is entitled pursuant to this Article IV. In the event of a transfer of ownership of Shares that is not registered in the transfer records of the Company, a check for any cash to be exchanged upon due surrender of the Certificate may be issued to such transferee if the Certificate formerly representing such Shares is presented to the Paying Agent, accompanied by all documents reasonably required to evidence and effect such transfer and to evidence that any applicable stock transfer taxes have been paid or are not applicable.
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(d) Termination of Exchange Fund. Any portion of the Exchange Fund that remains unclaimed by the Holders one hundred eighty (180) calendar days after the Effective Time shall be delivered to Parent. Following receipt of such payment by Parent, any Holder who has not theretofore complied with this Article IV shall thereafter look only to Parent and the Surviving Corporation as unsecured creditors for payment of their claim for Closing Consideration. Notwithstanding the foregoing, none of Parent, the Surviving Corporation, the Holder Representative, the Paying Agent or any other Person shall be liable to any former holder of Shares in respect of any Closing Consideration properly delivered to a public official pursuant to any applicable abandoned property, escheat or similar Law. For the purposes of this Agreement, the term Person shall mean any individual, corporation (including not-for-profit), general or limited partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, estate, trust, association, organization, Governmental Entity or other entity of any kind or nature.
(e) Lost, Stolen or Destroyed Instruments. If any Certificate or other instrument representing Shares or other equity securities (other than Company Options or Company Restricted Shares) shall have been lost, stolen or destroyed, upon the making of an affidavit of that fact by the Person claiming such Certificate or other instrument to be lost, stolen or destroyed and subject to such other reasonable conditions as may be imposed by the Paying Agent (including, if required by the Paying Agent, the posting by such Person of a bond in such reasonable amount as the Paying Agent may reasonably direct as indemnity against any claim that may be made against it with respect to such Certificate or other instrument), the Paying Agent shall pay in respect of such lost, stolen or destroyed Certificate or other instrument, without interest, the portion of the Closing Consideration to which the holder of such Shares or other equity securities (other than Company Options or Company Restricted Shares), as applicable, is entitled in accordance with the Payment Schedule.
(f) Appraisal Rights. No Person who has perfected a demand for appraisal rights pursuant to Section 262 of the DGCL (each such Person, a Dissenting Stockholder) shall be entitled to receive the portion of the Closing Consideration to which such Person would otherwise be entitled pursuant to Section 4.1 with respect to the Shares owned by such Person unless and until such Person shall have effectively withdrawn or lost such Persons right to appraisal under the DGCL. Each Dissenting Stockholder shall be entitled to receive only the payment provided by Section 262 of the DGCL with respect to Shares owned by such Dissenting Stockholder. The Company shall give Parent (i) prompt notice of any written demands for appraisal, attempted withdrawals of such demands, and any other instruments served pursuant to applicable Laws that are received by the Company relating to stockholders rights of appraisal and (ii) the opportunity to direct all negotiations and proceedings with respect to Dissenting Stockholders under the DGCL, provided that the Company (prior to the Closing) and the Holder Representative (following the Closing) shall have the right to participate in such negotiations and proceedings at their own expense. Except to the extent otherwise permitted pursuant to Section 6.1(a), the Company shall not, except with the prior written consent of Parent, voluntarily make any payment with respect to any demands for appraisal, offer to settle or settle any such
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demands or approve any withdrawal of any such demands. Parent shall be entitled to retain any portion of Closing Consideration not paid on account of such Shares owned by such Dissenting Stockholder pending resolution, withdrawal or loss of claims of such holders. If any Person who would otherwise be deemed a Dissenting Stockholder shall have failed properly to perfect or shall have effectively withdrawn or lost the right to dissent with respect to any Shares, such Shares shall thereupon be treated as though such Shares had been converted into the right to receive a portion of the Closing Consideration in accordance with the Payment Schedule pursuant to Section 4.1. The aggregate amount, if any, by which any payment provided to Dissenting Stockholders by Section 262 of the DGCL exceeds the portion of the Closing Consideration to which such Dissenting Stockholders would otherwise be entitled pursuant to Section 4.1 shall be subject to the indemnification obligations set forth in Section 9.2(a).
(g) Withholding Rights. Each of Parent and the Surviving Corporation shall be entitled to deduct and withhold from any consideration payable or otherwise deliverable to any Holder pursuant to this Agreement such amounts as it is required to deduct or withhold therefrom with respect to the making of such payment under the Code or any other applicable state, local or foreign Tax Law; provided, however, that unless such deduction or withholding results from making a compensatory payment or as a result of the Companys failure to deliver the certificate described in Section 7.2(j), Parent and the Surviving Corporation shall provide three (3) business days notice to the Holder Representative prior to making such deduction or withholding (to the extent reasonably practicable otherwise as soon as reasonably practicable), and shall, to the extent commercially reasonable, reasonably cooperate with the Holder Representative to mitigate the imposition of any such deduction or withholding. To the extent such amounts are so deducted or withheld by the Surviving Corporation or Parent, as the case may be, and timely paid over to the applicable Governmental Entity, such amounts shall be treated for all purposes of this Agreement as having been paid to the Holder in respect of which such deduction and withholding was made by the Surviving Corporation or Parent, as the case may be.
ARTICLE V
Representations and Warranties
5.1. Representations and Warranties of the Company. Except as set forth in the corresponding sections or subsections of the disclosure letter delivered to Parent by the Company prior to entering into this Agreement (the Company Disclosure Letter), the Company hereby represents and warrants to Parent and Merger Sub as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date (except in the case or representations and warranties that are made as of a specified date, in which case such representations and warranties are true and correct as of such specified date) that:
(a) Organization, Good Standing and Qualification. The Company and each of its Subsidiaries is a legal entity duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of its respective jurisdiction of organization and has all requisite corporate or similar power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and assets and to carry on its business as presently conducted. The Company and each of its Subsidiaries is qualified to do business and is in good standing as a foreign corporation or other legal entity in each jurisdiction where the ownership, leasing or operation of its properties or assets or conduct of its business requires such
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qualification, except, in the case of the Companys Subsidiaries, where the failure to be so organized, qualified or in such good standing, or to have such power or authority, would not individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. The Company has made available to Parent complete and correct copies of the certificate of incorporation, bylaws or comparable governing document, each as amended to the date hereof, (the Organizational Documents) of the Company and its Subsidiaries, and each such Organizational Document as so delivered is in full force and effect. Section 5.1(a) of the Company Disclosure Letter contains a correct and complete list of each jurisdiction where the Company and its Subsidiaries are organized and qualified to do business.
As used in this Agreement, the term (i) Subsidiary means, with respect to any Person, any other Person of which at least a majority of the securities or ownership interests having by their terms ordinary voting power to elect a majority of the board of directors or other Persons performing similar functions is directly or indirectly owned or controlled by such Person and/or by one or more of its Subsidiaries, and (ii) Material Adverse Effect means any event, change, effect, development, state of facts, condition, circumstance or occurrence that (x) would reasonably be expected to prevent, materially delay or materially impair the ability of the Company or Merger Sub to consummate the Transactions on the terms set forth herein or (y) has had or is reasonably expected to have, individually or taken together with any or all other events, changes, effects, developments, state of facts, conditions, circumstances or occurrences, a material adverse effect on the condition (financial or otherwise), properties, assets, liabilities (contingent or otherwise), business or results of operations of the Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole; provided, however, that none of the following, in and of itself or themselves, shall constitute a Material Adverse Effect:
(A) changes in the economy or financial markets generally in the United States or other countries in which the Company conducts material operations;
(B) acts of war (whether or not declared), armed hostilities, sabotage (including by cyberattack), national emergency, or terrorism;
(C) changes that are the result of factors generally affecting the medical device industry in the United States or other countries in which the Company conducts material operations including, without limitation, France;
(D) changes in GAAP after the date hereof;
(E) any loss of, or adverse change in, the relationship of the Company with its customers, employees or suppliers that was proximately caused by the pendency or the announcement of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement;
(F) natural disasters, earthquakes, hurricanes, tsunamis, tornadoes, hail, storms, lightning, droughts, floods, mudslides or other natural or manmade disasters, acts of God, weather-related conditions, global health conditions, explosions or fires, or, in each case, any worsening thereof; and
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(G) the failure of the Company to meet any estimates, expectations, projections or budgets for any period; provided that the underlying cause of such failure may be taken into account in determining whether there is, has been or would reasonably be expected to be a Material Adverse Effect.
provided, further, that, with respect to clauses (A), (C) and (D) such events, changes, effects, developments, state of facts, conditions, circumstances or occurrences shall be taken into account in determining whether a Material Adverse Effect is occurring, has occurred, or would reasonably be expected to occur to the extent it disproportionately adversely affects the Company and its Subsidiaries as compared to other companies of similar size operating in the medical device industry.
(b) Capital Structure.
(i) The authorized capital stock of the Company consists of 29,000,000 Common Shares and 9,900,000 Preferred Shares. As of the close of business on May 3, 2022, 27,043,571 Common Shares (including 0 shares of restricted stock granted under the 2016 Equity Incentive Plan (as amended, the Stock Plan)) and 9,900,000 Preferred Shares were outstanding. All of the outstanding Shares have been duly authorized and are validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable. Other than 704,318 Shares reserved for issuance pursuant to outstanding stock options granted under the Stock Plan (each such stock option, a Company Option), the Company has no additional Shares reserved for issuance. The Company does not have outstanding any bonds, debentures, notes or other obligations the holders of which have the right to vote (or which are convertible into or exercisable for securities having the right to vote) with the stockholders of the Company on any matter. The Company has delivered to Parent a true and complete copy of each form of award agreement pertaining to each Company Option and Company Restricted Share, and has also delivered any other award agreements pertaining to Company Options or Company Restricted Shares to the extent there are variations from the general forms, specifically identifying the Persons to which such variant forms apply.
(ii) Set forth in Schedule 5.1(b)(ii) is a true and correct list of each equity holder of the Company (which, for the avoidance of doubt, includes, but is not limited to, holders of the Shares, the Company Options and the Company Restricted Shares), the number and type of equity securities held by each such equity holder (and in the case of Company Options and Company Restricted Shares, the original purchase price or exercise price per Share, if applicable, whether such Company Option or Company Restricted Share is or will become vested and exercisable in connection with the Merger and the other Transactions and the associated vesting schedule, and whether such Company Option is an incentive stock option or nonqualified stock option).
(iii) Except as set forth in Schedule 5.1(b)(iii) and the Company Options, there are no preemptive or other outstanding rights, options, warrants, conversion rights, stock appreciation rights, phantom stock rights, restricted stock rights, redemption rights, repurchase rights, agreements, arrangements, calls, commitments or rights of any kind that obligate the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to issue or sell any shares of capital stock or other securities of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any securities or obligations convertible or exchangeable into or exercisable for, or giving any Person a right to subscribe for or acquire, any securities of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, and no securities or obligations evidencing such rights are authorized, issued or outstanding.
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(iv) Section 5.1(b)(iv) of the Company Disclosure Letter sets forth (A) each of the Companys Subsidiaries and the ownership interest of the Company in each such Subsidiary, as well as the ownership interest of any other Person or Persons in each such Subsidiary and (B) the Companys or its Subsidiaries capital stock, equity interest or other direct or indirect ownership interest in any other Person other than securities in a publicly traded company held for investment by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and consisting of less than one percent (1%) of the outstanding capital stock of such company. No current or past holder of any capital stock, equity interest or other direct or indirect ownership interest of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (x) has (or has ever had) a controlling interest (within the meaning of Section 414 of the Code) in the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or (y) would otherwise be (or would have otherwise been) treated as a single employer with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries under Section 414 of the Code or Section 4001 of ERISA.
(v) Except as set forth in Section 5.1(b)(v) of the Company Disclosure Letter, each Company Option (A) was granted in compliance with all applicable Laws and, if applicable, in compliance with all of the terms and conditions of the Stock Plan and award agreement pursuant to which it was issued, (B) has an exercise price per Share equal to or greater than the fair market value of a Share at the close of business on the date of such grant, (C) has a grant date identical to the date on which the board of directors of the Company (the Company Board) or compensation committee thereof actually awarded such Company Option, (D) qualifies for the Tax and accounting treatment afforded to such Company Option in the Companys Tax Returns, and (E) does not trigger any liability for the holder thereof under Section 409A of the Code. Any Company Option granted under the Stock Plan was granted in a compensatory capacity to employees or service providers (or former employees or service providers) of the Company. Except as set forth in Section 5.1(b)(v) of the Company Disclosure Letter, each Company Option has an exercise price per Share less than the Per Share Amount.
(c) Payment Schedule. Set forth in Schedule 5.1(c) is a true and correct calculation as of the date of this Agreement of the respective percentages of the Closing Consideration and the Earn-Out Consideration entitled to be received in accordance with Article IV by holders of each of the Companys outstanding (i) Common Shares (including Company Restricted Shares), (ii) Preferred Shares, (iii) Company Options (taking into account the exercise price of each such Company Option), (iv) Phantom Cash Awards and (v) any other equity securities of the Company (such schedule, including any amendments thereto, the Payment Schedule). Except as set forth in the Payment Schedule, no Person is entitled to any portion of the Closing Consideration or the Earn-Out Consideration.
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(d) Agreements with Holders. The Contracts listed in Schedule 5.1(d) will terminate and be of no further force or effect from and after the Effective Time. No holders of the Companys equity securities will have any rights, and the Company will not have any obligations, under such Contracts from and after the Effective Time.
(e) Corporate Authority; Approval.
(i) The Company has all requisite corporate power and authority and has taken all corporate action necessary in order to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under this Agreement, and to consummate the Merger, subject only to adoption of this Agreement by the holders of a sufficient number of Shares required to approve such matter under the DGCL and the Companys Organizational Documents (such approval, the Requisite Stockholder Approval). This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Company and constitutes a valid and binding agreement of the Company enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium and similar Laws of general applicability relating to or affecting creditors rights and to general equity principles (the Bankruptcy and Equity Exception).
(ii) The Company Board has (A) unanimously determined that the Merger is fair to, and in the best interests of, the Company and its stockholders, approved and declared advisable this Agreement, the Merger and the other transactions contemplated hereby (collectively, the Transactions) and resolved to recommend adoption of this Agreement to the Companys stockholders (the Company Recommendation), and (B) directed that this Agreement be submitted to the stockholders for their adoption. The Company Board has taken all action so that Parent will not be an interested stockholder or prohibited from entering into or consummating a business combination with the Company (in each case as such term is used in Section 203 of the DGCL) as a result of the execution of this Agreement or the consummation of the Transactions.
(iii) The Requisite Stockholder Approval requires the approval of the holders of sixty-five percent (65%) of the Companys issued and outstanding capital stock, and no other approval or consent of any Holder is required for the Company to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under this Agreement or to consummate the Merger.
(f) Governmental Filings; No Violations; Certain Contracts.
(i) Other than (A) the filings and/or notices pursuant to Section 1.3 and (B) the filing of a notification and report form pursuant to the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 and the rules and regulations thereunder (the HSR Act) (clauses (A) and (B), collectively, the Company Approvals), no notices, reports or other filings are required to be made by the Company with, nor are any consents, registrations, approvals, permits or authorizations required to be obtained by the Company from, any domestic or foreign governmental or regulatory authority, agency, commission, body, court or other legislative, executive or judicial governmental entity (each a Governmental Entity), in connection with the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by the Company and the consummation of the Merger and the other Transactions, or in connection with the continuing operation of the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries following the Effective Time.
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(ii) Except as set forth in Section 5.1(f)(ii) of the Company Disclosure Letter, the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by the Company does not, and the consummation of the Merger and the other Transactions will not, constitute or result in (A) a breach or violation of, or a default under, the Organizational Documents of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, (B) with or without notice, lapse of time or both, a breach or violation of, a termination (or right of termination) or a default under, the creation or acceleration of any obligations under or the creation of a Lien on any of the assets of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries pursuant to any agreement, lease, license, contract, note, mortgage, indenture, arrangement or other obligation (each, a Contract) binding on the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or under any Law to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is subject, (C) the loss or impairment of, payment of any additional amounts with respect to, or the consent of any other Person being required in respect of, the Companys or any of its Subsidiaries ownership or use of, or its rights in or to, any Intellectual Property Rights, or (D) any change in the rights or obligations of any party under any Contract binding on the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, except, in the case of clause (B), (C) or (D) above, for any such breach, violation, termination, default, creation, acceleration or change that, individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to be material to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries. Section 5.1(f)(ii) of the Company Disclosure Letter sets forth a correct and complete list of Material Contracts pursuant to which consents or waivers are required prior to consummation of the Transactions (whether or not subject to the exception set forth with respect to clauses (B), (C) and (D) above).
(g) Financial Statements.
(i) The Company has made available to Parent true and complete copies of the audited consolidated balance sheets of the Company as of December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019, together with the related audited consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income, stockholders equity and cash flows of the Company and its consolidated Subsidiaries for the fiscal years then ended (collectively, the Financial Statements). The Financial Statements were prepared in accordance with GAAP and fairly present in all material respects the financial condition of the Company and its results of operations for the periods then ended subject, with respect to interim financial statements, to normal year-end adjustments and the absence of notes.
(ii) The books of account and other records of the Company and its consolidated Subsidiaries are, in all material respects, complete and correct and have been maintained in accordance with commercially reasonable business practices. The Financial Statements have been prepared in a manner consistent in all material respects with the books of account and other records of the Company and its consolidated Subsidiaries.
(iii) The charges, accruals and reserves for Taxes with respect to the Company and its consolidated Subsidiaries reflected on the books of the Company and the Subsidiaries (excluding any provision for deferred income taxes reflecting either differences between the treatment of items for accounting and income tax purposes or carryforwards) are adequate in accordance with GAAP.
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(iv) Except for (A) those liabilities that are reflected or reserved against on the Financial Statements, (B) liabilities incurred in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice since December 31, 2021, and (C) obligations incurred pursuant to this Agreement, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has incurred any liability of the type required to be set forth on a balance sheet prepared in accordance with GAAP that, individually or in the aggregate with other such liabilities, is or would reasonably be expected to be material.
(h) Absence of Certain Changes. Since December 31, 2021, the Company and its Subsidiaries have conducted their respective businesses only in, and have not engaged in any material transaction other than in accordance with, the ordinary course of such businesses consistent with past practices and there has not been:
(i) any change in the financial condition, properties, assets, liabilities, business, prospects or results of their operations or any circumstance, occurrence or development (including any adverse change with respect to any circumstance, occurrence or development existing on or prior to the most recent fiscal year end) to the Companys Knowledge which, individually or in the aggregate, has had, or would reasonably be expected to have, a Material Adverse Effect;
(ii) any material damage, destruction or other casualty loss with respect to any material asset or property owned, leased or otherwise used by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, whether or not covered by insurance;
(iii) any material change in any method of accounting or accounting practice or internal controls (including internal controls over financial reporting) by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries;
(iv) except to the extent required by applicable Laws, (A) any (1) increase in the compensation payable or to become payable to the officers or employees of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, except increases of less than $20,000 and increases with respect to employees in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice, (2) payment to any director or officer of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries of any material bonus, making to any director or officer of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries of any material profit-sharing or similar payment, except in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice, or (3) grant to any director or officer of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries of any rights to receive severance, termination, retention or Tax gross-up compensation or benefits or (B) any establishment, adoption, entry into or amendment of any collective bargaining, bonus, profit sharing, thrift, compensation, employment, termination, severance or other plan, agreement, trust, fund, policy or arrangement for the benefit of any director, officer or employee; or
(v) any agreement to do any of the foregoing.
For purposes of this Agreement, Companys Knowledge, Knowledge of the Company and similar formulations mean that one or more of Alan Taylor, Sheryl Moroschak, Christine Scifert, Tommy Turpin, Jean Christophe Giet, Bertrand Gauneau, Jonathon Simon, Rebecca Wahl, Eric Fourcault and Gaelle Quirantes (i) has actual knowledge of the fact or other matter at issue or (ii) should have had actual knowledge of such fact or other matter assuming the diligent exercise of such individuals duties as a director, officer or employee of the relevant member of the Company, as applicable, and after reasonable due inquiry.
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(i) Litigation and Liabilities. There are no (A) civil, criminal or administrative actions, suits, claims, hearings, arbitrations, investigations or other proceedings pending or, to the Companys Knowledge, threatened against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or (B) except as reflected or reserved against in the audited consolidated balance sheet of the Company as of December 31, 2021 (and the notes thereto) and for obligations or liabilities incurred in the ordinary course of business since December 31, 2021, obligations or liabilities of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, whether or not accrued, contingent or otherwise and whether or not required to be disclosed, or any other facts or circumstances to the Companys Knowledge that would reasonably be expected to result in any material claims against, or obligations or liabilities of, the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, including those relating to matters involving any Environmental Law. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to or subject to the provisions of any judgment, order, writ, injunction, decree or award of any Governmental Entity.
(j) Employee Benefits.
(i) All material Benefit Plans are accurately listed in Section 5.1(j)(i) of the Company Disclosure Letter. For purposes of this Agreement, Benefit Plans means all benefit and compensation plans, contracts, programs, practices, agreements, policies, arrangements or other obligations covering current or former employees of the Company and its Subsidiaries (the Employees) and current or former directors or consultants (who are natural persons) of the Company and its Subsidiaries, whether or not in writing and whether or not funded, in each case, which are sponsored, maintained or contributed to by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is obligated to contribute, or with respect to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their ERISA Affiliates has any liability, direct or indirect, contingent or otherwise, including, but not limited to, employee benefit plans within the meaning of Section 3(3) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), employment, consulting, retirement, vacation, deferred compensation, severance, termination, change in control, restricted stock, stock unit, phantom stock, stock option, stock purchase, stock appreciation rights, stock based, incentive, bonus, supplemental retirement, profit-sharing, insurance, medical, welfare, fringe or other benefit or remuneration plans, contracts, programs, practices, policies or arrangements and including, for the avoidance of doubt, the Stock Plan and any agreements pertaining to the grant of any awards. True and complete copies of (A) all material Benefit Plans listed on Section 5.1(j)(i) of the Company Disclosure Letter, including, but not limited to, any amendments thereto, trust instruments, insurance contracts or other funding vehicles, as well as any summary plan descriptions, (B) a written description of such Benefit Plan if such plan is not set forth in a written document and (C) all material correspondence to or from any Governmental Entity received in the last three (3) years with respect to any Benefit Plan, have been made available to Parent. The term ERISA Affiliate means all employers (whether or not incorporated) that would be treated together with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries as a single employer within the meaning of Section 414 of the Code.
(ii) (A) Except as set forth in Section 5.1(j)(ii) of the Company Disclosure Letter, each Benefit Plan (including any related trusts) has been established, operated and administered in compliance with its terms, ERISA, the Code and other applicable Laws in all material respects, (B) all contributions or other amounts payable by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries with respect to each Benefit Plan in respect of current or prior periods have been paid
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or accrued in accordance with GAAP, and (C) there are no pending or, to the Companys Knowledge, threatened claims (other than routine claims for benefits) or proceedings by a Governmental Entity by, on behalf of or against any Benefit Plan or any trust related thereto which could reasonably be expected to result in any liability to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.
(iii) Each Benefit Plan which is subject to ERISA (an ERISA Plan) that is an employee pension benefit plan within the meaning of Section 3(2) of ERISA (a Pension Plan) and that is intended to be qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code, has received a favorable determination letter from the Internal Revenue Service (the IRS) or is entitled to rely upon a favorable opinion issued by the IRS, and to the Companys Knowledge, nothing has occurred that would reasonably be expected to result in the loss of the qualification of such plan under Section 401(a) of the Code. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has engaged in any transaction in connection with which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries reasonably could be subject to either a civil penalty assessed pursuant to Section 409 or 502(i) of ERISA or a tax imposed pursuant to Section 4975 or 4976 of the Code.
(iv) With respect to each ERISA Plan, the Company has made available to Parent, to the extent applicable, (A) the most recent summary plan description together with any summaries of all material modifications thereto, (B) the most recent opinion or determination letter from the IRS, (C) the two most recent annual reports (Form 5500 or 990 series and all schedules and financial statements attached thereto) and (D) the most recently prepared actuarial report (if applicable).
(v) No Controlled Group Liability has been incurred by the Company or its ERISA Affiliates that has not been satisfied in full, and, to the Companys Knowledge, no condition exists that presents a risk to the Company or its ERISA Affiliates of incurring any such liability. Controlled Group Liability means any and all liabilities (A) under Title IV of ERISA, (B) under Section 302 of ERISA, (C) under Sections 412 and 4971 of the Code, and (D) as a result of a failure to comply with the continuation coverage requirements of Section 601 et seq. of ERISA and Section 4980B of the Code.
(vi) None of the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or any ERISA Affiliate has ever maintained, established, participated in or contributed to, or is or has been obligated to contribute to, or has otherwise incurred any obligation or liability (including any contingent liability) under, any (A) multiemployer plans within the meaning of Section 3(37) of ERISA or (B) single employer pension plan within the meaning of Section 4001(a)(15) of ERISA for which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries could incur liability under Section 4063 or 4064 of ERISA. No Benefit Plan is a multiple employer welfare arrangement (as defined in Section 3(40) of ERISA).
(vii) There are no pending or, to the Companys Knowledge, threatened, actions, suits, claims, hearings, arbitrations, investigations or other proceedings relating to any Benefit Plan. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has any obligations to provide retiree or post-employment medical, disability, life insurance or other welfare benefits and, except as required by applicable Law, no Benefit Plan provides such benefits.
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(viii) Except as set forth in Section 5.1(j)(viii) of the Company Disclosure Letter, each Benefit Plan that is a nonqualified deferred compensation plan (as such term is defined in Section 409A(d)(1) of the Code) has been administered in substantial compliance with its terms and the operational and documentary requirements of Section 409A of the Code and the regulations and guidance issued by the IRS provided thereunder.
(ix) There has been no amendment to, announcement by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries relating to, or change in employee participation or coverage under, any Benefit Plan that would increase the expense of maintaining such plan above the level of the expense incurred therefor for the most recent fiscal year.
(x) None of the execution or delivery of this Agreement, stockholder adoption or other approval of this Agreement, or the consummation of the Transactions will, either alone or in combination with another event, (A) entitle any Employees, directors, officers or consultants (who are natural persons) of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to any payment or benefit (including severance, bonus or otherwise), (B) except as set forth in Section 5.1(x) of the Company Disclosure Letter, accelerate the time of payment or vesting or result in any payment or funding (through a grantor trust or otherwise) of compensation or benefits under, increase the amount payable or result in any other obligation pursuant to, any of the Benefit Plans, (C) limit or restrict the right of the Company or, after the consummation of the Transactions, Parent to merge, amend, terminate or transfer the assets any of the Benefit Plans, (D) directly or indirectly cause the Company to transfer or set aside any assets to fund any benefits under any Benefit Plan, (E) otherwise give rise to any liability under any Benefit Plan or (F) except as set forth in Section 5.1(x) of the Company Disclosure Letter, result in the payment of any amount that could, individually or in combination with any other such payment, constitute an excess parachute payment as defined in Section 280G(b)(1) of the Code.
(xi) Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has any obligation to provide, and no Benefit Plan or other agreement provides any individual with the right to, a gross-up, indemnification, reimbursement or other payment for any excise or additional taxes, interests or penalties incurred pursuant to Section 409A or under Section 4999 of the Code or due to the failure of any payment to such disqualified individual to be deductible under Section 280G of the Code, or otherwise. No Benefit Plan provides, or reflects or represents any liability to provide, post-employment or retiree life insurance, health or other employee welfare benefits to any Person for any reason, except as may be required by the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985, as amended, or other applicable statute, and the Company has never represented, promised or contracted (whether in oral or written form) to any Employee (either individually or to Employees as a group) or any other person that such Employee(s) or other person would be provided with post-employment or retiree life insurance, health or other employee welfare benefits, except to the extent required by statute.
(xii) Each Benefit Plan can be amended, terminated or otherwise discontinued after the Effective Time in accordance with its terms, without liability to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries other than ordinary administration expenses typically incurred in a termination event.
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(xiii) All Benefit Plans maintained outside of the United States (such plans hereinafter being referred to as Non-U.S. Benefit Plans) are in compliance with the applicable Laws of the relevant jurisdiction (including any local regulatory or tax approval requirements) and with their terms, except as would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect. All Non-U.S. Benefit Plans are listed and separately identified on Section 5.1(j)(i) of the Company Disclosure Letter. As of the date hereof, there is no pending or, to the Companys Knowledge, threatened material litigation relating to Non-U.S. Benefit Plans, except as is not and would not reasonably be expected to be, individually or in the aggregate, material to the Company. All the Non-U.S. Benefit Plans which are intended, to the extent allowable under applicable Law, to obtain tax exemption on contributions, benefits and/or invested assets under applicable Law now meet, and have met, the requirements for such tax exemption under applicable Law, in each case, except as is not and would not reasonably be expected to be, individually or in the aggregate, material to the Company.
(k) Compliance with Laws; Licenses; Regulatory Matters.
(i) The businesses of each of the Company and its Subsidiaries have not been, and are not being, conducted in violation of any federal, state, local or foreign law, statute or ordinance, common law, or any rule, regulation, standard, judgment, order, writ, injunction, decree, arbitration award, agency requirement, license or permit of any Governmental Entity (collectively, Laws), except for violations that, individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Except with respect to regulatory matters covered by Section 6.7 or routine examinations of patent, trademark and copyright applications filed or to be filed with U.S. and foreign patent offices, no investigation or review by any Governmental Entity with respect to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is pending or, to the Companys Knowledge, threatened, nor has any Governmental Entity indicated an intention to conduct the same. To the Companys Knowledge, no material change is required in the Companys or any of its Subsidiaries processes, properties or procedures in connection with any such Laws, and the Company has not received any notice or communication of any material noncompliance with any such Laws that has not been cured as of the date hereof.
(ii) Each of the Company and its Subsidiaries has obtained and is in compliance with all permits, licenses, certifications, approvals, registrations, consents, authorizations, franchises, variances, exemptions and orders issued or granted by a Governmental Entity necessary to conduct its business as presently conducted, except those the absence of which would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
(iii) As to each product that is developed, manufactured, tested, distributed or marketed by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (a Medical Device) and that is subject to the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (the FDCA), or similar Laws (including Council Directive 93/42/EEC, and all related amendments, concerning medical devices and its implementing rules and guidance documents) in any foreign jurisdiction (the FDCA and such similar Laws, collectively, the Regulatory Laws), each such Medical Device has been and is being developed, manufactured, tested, distributed or marketed in compliance with all applicable requirements under the Regulatory Laws, including those relating to investigational use, premarket clearance or marketing approval to market a Medical Device, good manufacturing
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practices, labeling, advertising, record-keeping, filing of reports and security, and, as required under applicable Laws, in compliance with the Advanced Medical Technology Association Code of Ethics on Interactions with Healthcare Professionals, except failures in compliance that, individually or in the aggregate, have not had, and would not reasonably be expected to have, a Material Adverse Effect.
(iv) Except as set forth in Section 5.1(k)(iv) of the Company Disclosure Letter or where a failure in compliance, individually or in the aggregate, would not have had, and would not reasonably be expected to have, a Material Adverse Effect:
(A) The Company, its Subsidiaries and their respective contract manufacturers are, and for the past five (5) calendar years have been, in compliance with, and each Medical Device regulated as a medical device under the Regulatory Laws in current commercial distribution is, and has been, designed, manufactured, prepared, assembled, packaged, labeled, stored, installed, serviced, and processed in compliance with, the Quality System Regulation set forth in 21 C.F.R. Part 820.
(B) The Company is in compliance with the written procedures, record-keeping and the Federal Food and Drug Administration (the FDA) reporting requirements for Medical Device Reporting set forth in 21 C.F.R. Part 803 and Reports of Corrections and Removals set forth in 21 C.F.R. Part 806.
(v) Each Medical Device subject to the Regulatory Laws in current commercial distribution in the United States as an FDA regulated medical device is either a Class I or Class II medical device as defined under 21 U.S.C. § 360c(a)(1)(A), (B) and applicable rules and regulations thereunder and was first marketed under, and is covered by, a premarket notification owned and held exclusively by the Company and its Subsidiaries and in compliance with 21 U.S.C. § 360(k) and the applicable rules and regulations thereunder, or is exempt from such premarket notification in accordance with 21 U.S.C. § 360(l) or (m) and applicable rules and regulations thereunder.
(vi) Section 5.1(k)(vi) of the Company Disclosure Letter sets forth a list of all registrations, clearances and approvals issued under the FDCA (collectively, the FDCA Permits) and held exclusively by the Company and its Subsidiaries. Such listed FDCA Permits constitute the only FDCA Permits required for the Company and its Subsidiaries to conduct their respective businesses in the United States as presently conducted. Each such FDCA Permit is in full force and effect and no suspension, revocation, cancellation or withdrawal of any such FDCA Permit is threatened and to the Companys Knowledge there is no basis for the Company to believe that any such FDCA Permit will not be renewable upon expiration or will be suspended, revoked, cancelled or withdrawn. Each such FDCA Permit will continue in full force and effect immediately following the Effective Time.
(vii) Except as set forth in Section 5.1(k)(vii) of the Company Disclosure Letter, since January 1, 2016, no Medical Device has been recalled, withdrawn, suspended, seized or discontinued (other than for commercial or other business reasons) by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in the United States or outside the United States (whether voluntarily or otherwise) and as of the date hereof, none of such actions are under consideration by senior management of
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the Company or any of its Subsidiaries with respect to any Medical Device. As of the Closing Date, (A) to the Companys Knowledge, no Medical Device will be the subject of any recall, withdrawal, suspension, seizure or discontinuance (other than for commercial or other business reasons) by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in the United States or outside the United States (whether voluntarily or otherwise), where such recall, withdrawal, suspension, seizure or discontinuance would have a Material Adverse Effect and (B) none of the actions described in, and that would have the effect described in, the immediately preceding clause (A) will be under consideration by senior management of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries with respect to any Medical Device. To the Companys Knowledge, there is no action, suit, claim, hearing, arbitration, investigation or other proceeding against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any licensee of any Medical Devices (whether completed or pending) in the United States or outside of the United States seeking the recall, withdrawal, suspension, seizure or discontinuance of any Medical Device, which would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(viii) As to each Medical Device for which a premarket approval application, premarket notification, investigational device exemption or similar state or foreign regulatory application has been approved, the Company and its Subsidiaries are in compliance with 21 U.S.C. § 360, § 360(e) and § 360(j) and 21 C.F.R. Parts 807, 812 and 814, respectively, and all other similar Regulatory Laws and all terms and conditions of such licenses or applications, except for any such failure or failures to be in compliance which would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. In addition, the Company and its Subsidiaries are in compliance with all applicable registration and listing requirements set forth in 21 U.S.C. § 360 and 21 C.F.R. Part 807, Medical Device Reporting requirements set forth in 21 C.F.R. Part 803 and all other similar Regulatory Laws, except for any such failure or failures to be in compliance which would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(ix) No article of any Medical Device manufactured for or distributed by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is (A) adulterated within the meaning of 21 U.S.C. § 351 (or other similar Regulatory Laws), (B) misbranded within the meaning of 21 U.S.C. § 352 (or other similar Regulatory Laws) or (C) a product that is in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 360 or § 360(e) (or other similar Regulatory Laws), except for any such failure or failures to be in compliance with the foregoing that would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(x) Except as set forth in Section 5.1(k)(x) of the Company Disclosure Letter, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has conducted any clinical studies in the United States or sponsored the conduct of any clinical research in the United States.
(xi) Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries, nor, to the Companys Knowledge, any officer, Employee or agent of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, has made an untrue statement of a material fact or fraudulent statement to the FDA or any other Governmental Entity, failed to disclose a material fact required to be disclosed to the FDA or any other Governmental Entity, or committed an act, made a statement, or failed to make a statement that, at the time such disclosure was made, could reasonably be expected to provide a basis for the FDA or any other Governmental Entity to invoke its policy respecting Fraud, Untrue Statements of Material Facts, Bribery, and Illegal Gratuities, set forth in 56 Fed. Reg. 46191 (September 10, 1991) or any similar policy under any other similar Regulatory Law.
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(xii) Since January 1, 2016, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has received any written notice that the FDA or any other Governmental Entity has commenced, or threatened to initiate, any action to (A) withdraw its approval or request the recall of any Medical Device, (B) enjoin production of any Medical Device or (C) enjoin the production of any medical devices produced at any facility where any Medical Device is manufactured, tested or packaged.
(xiii) Without limiting this Section 5.1(k), the Company and its operations (including operations carried out by third parties on behalf of Company) are and have been conducted in compliance with all Health Care Laws applicable to the Company enforced by the United States Department of Health and Human Services and its constituent agencies, including the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and the Office of Inspector General, and the United States Department of Justice (the DOJ), except for any such failure or failures to be in compliance which would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. For purposes of this Agreement, Health Care Laws means all Laws relating to participation in Federal Health Care Programs the False Claims Act (31 U.S.C. § 3729, et seq.), the Civil Monetary Penalties Law (42 U.S.C. § 1320a-7a), the Physician Payment Sunshine Act, federal and state anti-kickback statutes (including 42 U.S.C. § 1320a-7b), federal and state referral laws (including 42 U.S.C. § 1395nn), criminal false claims statutes (e.g., 18 U.S.C. §§ 287 and 1001), the Program Fraud Civil Remedies Act of 1986 (31 U.S.C. § 3801, et seq.), the Beneficiary Inducement Statute (42 U.S.C. § 1320a-7a(a)(5)), and HIPAA and the rules and regulations promulgated under the foregoing statutes.
(xiv) The Company has implemented a compliance program and conflict of interest process that materially complies with the guidance regarding an effective corporate compliance and ethics program identified in U.S.S.G. § 8B2.1 and the principles established by the Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General (the HHS-OIG). The compliance program includes policies, procedures, and training addressing compliance with all applicable laws described in this Section 5.1(k).
(xv) Except as set forth on Section 5.1(k)(xv) of the Company Disclosure Letter, since January 1, 2016, the Company has tracked and appropriately reported any reportable payments or transfers of value in compliance with the federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act, 42 U.S.C. § 1320a-7h or a comparable applicable Law.
(xvi) The Company has provided in Section 5.1(k)(xvi) of the Company Disclosure Letter a complete list of physicians and healthcare professionals that are known to the Company and its Subsidiaries to have a contractual or other financial relationship (including any ownership interests) with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.
(xvii) Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries, nor, to the Companys Knowledge, any officer, director, Employee, contractor or agent of the Company is, or is in anticipation of being (based on a conviction by the courts or a finding of fault by a regulatory authority): (A) debarred pursuant to the Generic Drug Enforcement Act of 1992 (21 U.S.C. § 335a); (B) disqualified from participating in clinical trials pursuant to 21 C.F.R. § 312.70 or § 812.119; (C) disqualified as a testing facility under 21 C.F.R. Part 58, Subpart K; (D) excluded, debarred or suspended from or otherwise ineligible to participate in a Federal Health Care
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Program as defined in 42 U.S.C. 1320a-7b(f) or any other governmental payment, procurement or non-procurement program; or (E) included on the HHS-OIG List of Excluded Individuals/Entities, the General Services Administrations List of Parties Excluded from Federal Programs, or the FDA Debarment List. To the Companys Knowledge, none of the Companys officers, directors, Employees, contractors, or agents have engaged in any activity that would reasonably be expected to lead to any of the results described in this paragraph.
(xviii) Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has been or are the subject of any actions, suits, claims, hearings, arbitrations, investigations or other proceedings that have been filed, commenced or, to the Companys Knowledge, threatened in writing, by any Person, including by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, the HHS OIG, the U.S. Department of Justice, state Attorneys General, state Medicaid agencies, state Medicaid Fraud Control Units, or any other Person against the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries or any of its or their respective members, directors, managers, officers, employees, or independent contractors acting on behalf of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, alleging any failure to comply with any Healthcare Law in the conduct of their respective businesses. The Company has not received from any Governmental Entity any inspection reports, notices of adverse findings, warning letters, untitled letters, suspension, consent decree, notice of criminal investigation, indictment, sentencing memorandum, plea agreement, court order or target or no-target letter or other correspondence concerning the Company or the Medical Devices in which any Governmental Entity asserted that the Medical Devices or the Companys operations or business may not be in compliance with applicable Laws.
(i) None of the Company, its Subsidiaries or any of their Representatives has directly or indirectly offered, paid or accepted any remuneration or other thing of value that is prohibited by applicable Law, including without limitation the Federal Anti-Kickback Statute, 42 U.S.C. § 1320a-7b(b) and the United States Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977. None of the Company, its Subsidiaries or any of their Representatives has directly or indirectly made or agreed to make any contribution, gift, bribe, rebate, payoff, influence payment, kickback or similar payment to any Person, including (A) to obtain favorable treatment in securing business, (B) to pay for favorable treatment for business secured, (C) to obtain special concessions or pay for special concessions already obtained, or (D) in connection with the approval or regulatory status of the Medical Devices or the facilities in which the Medical Devices are manufactured, packaged or stored, or from which Medical Devices are initially distributed.
(ii) To the Companys Knowledge, there are no facts, circumstances or conditions that would reasonably be expected to form the basis for any investigation, suit, claim, action, proceeding or imposition of any penalties against or affecting the Company and its Subsidiaries relating to or arising under (x) the FDCA or (y) the federal health care programs under Section 1128 or Section 1877 of the Social Security Act of 1935 or regulations of the HHS-OIG, in each case that has had, or would reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.
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(l) Material Contracts.
(i) Section 5.1(l)(i) of the Company Disclosure Letter sets forth an accurate and complete list of each Contract that is described in any of the following subsections to which the Company is a party (collectively, the Material Contracts):
(A) any Contract involving the payment or receipt of royalties or other amounts of more than $250,000 in the aggregate in any twelve (12)-month period calculated based upon the revenues or income of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or income or revenues related to any product of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries;
(B) any Contract with any Holder, other than employment agreements entered into in the ordinary course of business;
(C) any Contract containing any standstill or similar agreement pursuant to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has agreed not to acquire assets or securities of another Person or any of its Affiliates;
(D) any Contract providing for indemnification by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries of any Person, except for non-material Contracts entered into in the ordinary course of business;
(E) any Contract that was not negotiated and entered into on an arms length basis;
(F) any non-competition Contract or other Contract that (1) purports to limit in any material respect either the type of business in which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (or, after the Effective Time, Parent or its Subsidiaries) may engage or the manner or locations in which any of them may so engage in any business, (2) could require the disposition of any material assets or line of business of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or, after the Effective Time, Parent or its Subsidiaries, (3) grants most favored nation status that, following the Merger, would apply to Parent and its Subsidiaries, including the Company and its Subsidiaries or (4) prohibits or limits the Companys or any of its Subsidiaries right to make, sell or distribute any products or services or use, transfer, license, distribute or enforce any Company Intellectual Property;
(G) any Contract pursuant to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (1) grants or shares any license, sublicense, covenant not to sue, ownership right (including joint ownership right), option to acquire, release or similar right under any Intellectual Property Rights material to their respective businesses, other than non-exclusive licenses granted to customers (solely to permit such customers use of the Companys and its Subsidiaries products and services) or third-party service providers (solely for the purpose of facilitating their provision of services to or on behalf of the Company and its Subsidiaries), in each case, in the ordinary course of business, or (2) receives any license, sublicense, covenant not to sue, ownership right (including joint ownership right), option to acquire, release, or similar right under any Intellectual Property Rights material to their respective businesses, other than non-exclusive licenses granted on standardized, commercially available terms for non-customized software;
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(H) any Contract material to the businesses of the Company and its Subsidiaries, the primary purpose of which is the Processing of Personal Information (each as defined in Section 5.1(r));
(I) any Contract that contains a put, call or similar right pursuant to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries could be required to purchase or sell, as applicable, any equity interests of any Person or assets that have a fair market value or purchase price of more than $250,000;
(J) any joint venture Contract, partnership arrangements or other Contracts involving a sharing with any third party of profits, losses, costs or liabilities by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries;
(K) any Contract that restricts the ability of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries from (1) paying dividends or making any other distributions in respect of any capital stock or other equity interests of such Person, or paying Indebtedness owed to any of its Affiliates, (2) making loans or advances to, or other investments in, any of its Affiliates, or (3) transferring any of its assets to any of its Affiliates;
(L) any Contract relating to Indebtedness and any swap, option, derivative or other hedging agreement; or
(M) any Contract involving payments by the Company in excess of $250,000 in the aggregate in any twelve (12)-month period (1) relating to research or development or clinical studies to gather safety and effectiveness data about a Medical Device to support a premarket application or premarket notification, (2) relating to the sale, distribution, supply, licensing, co-promotion, marketing or manufacturing of any Medical Device, or (3) with any distributor of any Medical Device, except in each case for any such Contract that is entered into in the ordinary course of business; and
(N) any Contract that would prevent, materially delay or materially impede the Companys ability to consummate the Merger or other Transactions.
Each such Contract described in clauses (A) through (M) is referred to herein as a Material Contract.
(ii) Each of the Material Contracts is valid and binding on the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, as the case may be, and, to the Companys Knowledge, each other party thereto and is in full force and effect, except for such failures to be valid and binding or to be in full force and effect as would not reasonably be expected to, individually or in the aggregate, be material to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries. There is no default under any such Contracts by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and no event has occurred that with the lapse of time or the giving of notice or both would constitute a default thereunder by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, in each case except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to be material to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.
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(m) Real Property.
(i) Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries owns any real property.
(ii) With respect to the real property leased or subleased to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (the Leased Real Property), the lease or sublease for such property is valid, legally binding, enforceable and in full force and effect, and none of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is in breach of or default under such lease or sublease, and no event has occurred which, with notice, lapse of time or both, would constitute a breach or default by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or permit termination, modification or acceleration by any third party thereunder, or prevent, materially delay or materially impair the consummation of the Merger or the other Transactions, except in each case, for such invalidity, failure to be binding, unenforceability, ineffectiveness, breaches, defaults, terminations, modifications, accelerations or repudiations that are not, or would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to be material to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries. The Company has made available to Parent a complete and correct copy of all leases pertaining to the Leased Real Property, each as amended to the date hereof, and each as so delivered is in full force and effect.
(iii) The Company, or one of its Subsidiaries, owns good title to, or holds pursuant to valid and enforceable lease agreements, all of the personal property shown to be owned or leased by it on the Financial Statements (other than assets disposed of in the ordinary course of business), free and clear of all Liens.
(n) Takeover Statutes. No fair price, moratorium, control share acquisition or other similar anti-takeover statute or regulation (each, a Takeover Statute) or any anti-takeover provision in the Companys Organizational Documents is applicable to the Company, the Shares, the Merger or the other Transactions.
(o) Environmental Matters. (i) The Company and its Subsidiaries have complied at all times in all material respects with all applicable Environmental Laws and are currently in material compliance with all applicable Environmental Laws; (ii) no property currently, or to the Companys Knowledge formerly, owned, leased or operated by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is contaminated with any Hazardous Substance requiring remediation pursuant to any Environmental Law; (iii) neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is subject to liability for any Hazardous Substance disposal or contamination on any third party property; (iv) neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has received any notice, demand, letter, claim or request for information alleging that the Company or any of its Subsidiaries may be in violation of, or subject to liability under, any Environmental Law; (v) neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is subject to any order, decree, or injunction with any Governmental Entity or any indemnity or other agreement with any third party relating to liability under any Environmental Law or liability relating to Hazardous Substances; (vi) to the Companys Knowledge, there are no other circumstances or conditions involving the Company or any of its Subsidiaries that could reasonably be expected to result in any material claim, liability, investigation, cost or restriction on the ownership, use, or transfer of any property pursuant to any Environmental Law; (vii) the Company has delivered to Parent copies of all environmental reports, studies, assessments, sampling data and other environmental information in its possession
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relating to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or their respective current and former properties or operations; and (viii) the Company and its Subsidiaries possess all permits, licenses, registrations, identification numbers, authorizations and approvals required under applicable Environmental Laws.
As used herein, the term Environmental Law means any Law relating to: (x) the protection, investigation or restoration of the environment, health, safety, or natural resources, (y) the handling, use, presence, disposal, release or threatened release of any Hazardous Substance or (z) noise, odor, indoor air, employee exposure, wetlands, pollution, contamination or any injury or threat of injury to persons or property relating to any Hazardous Substance.
As used herein, the term Hazardous Substance means any substance that is: (x) listed, classified or regulated as a Hazardous Substance, Hazardous Waste, Hazardous Material, or Toxic Substance pursuant to any Environmental Law; (y) medical waste, infectious or biohazardous substances, any petroleum product or by-product, asbestos-containing material, lead-containing paint or plumbing, polychlorinated biphenyls, mold, per and polyfluoroalkyl substances, radioactive material or radon; and (z) any other substance which is regulated under Environmental Law due to a potential for harm.
(p) Taxes. Except as disclosed on Section 5.1(p) of the Company Disclosure Letter:
(i) The Company and each of its Subsidiaries: (A) have prepared in good faith and duly and timely filed (taking into account any valid extension of time within which to file) all U.S. federal, French and other material Tax Returns required to be filed by any of them with the appropriate taxing authority and all such filed Tax Returns are complete and accurate; (B) have duly and timely paid all U.S. federal, French and other material Taxes that are required to be paid by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (whether or not shown on any Tax Returns); (C) have withheld and timely paid to the appropriate taxing authorities all material Taxes in material compliance with all Tax withholding provisions; and (D) have materially complied with all information reporting (and related withholding) and record retention requirements.
(ii) There are no closing agreements, private letter rulings, gain recognition agreements, technical advance memoranda or similar agreements or rulings that have been entered into or issued by any taxing authority in respect of any Tax matters with respect to the Company.
(iii) No issues that have been raised in writing by the relevant taxing authority in connection with any examination of the Tax Returns referred to in Section 5.1(p)(i) above are currently pending, no such Tax Return is currently being examined by any taxing authority, nor have the Company or any of its Subsidiaries received any written notice from a taxing authority that it intends to conduct such examinations, and all deficiencies asserted or assessments made in writing, if any, as a result of any such examinations have been paid in full, settled or withdrawn. There are no Liens for Taxes (other than Taxes not yet due and payable or that are being contested in good faith and for which appropriate reserves have been established in accordance with GAAP) upon any of the assets of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.
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(iv) Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to any Contract or arrangement providing for allocation, sharing or indemnification with respect to Taxes with a Person other than the Company or a Subsidiary (other than any such commercial, financing, leasing or employment Contract or arrangement entered into in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice, the primary subject matter of which is not Taxes).
(v) No written claim has been made by a Governmental Entity in a jurisdiction where the Company or any of its Subsidiaries does not file Tax Returns that it is or may be subject to taxation by, or required to file any Tax Return in, that jurisdiction and no claim has been made by a Governmental Entity in a jurisdiction where the Company or any of its Subsidiaries does not file a Tax Return with respect to any type of Tax that the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is required to file any Tax Return with respect to Taxes of such type.
(vi) The Company and each of the Subsidiaries is not, and during the past five (5) years has never been, a United States real property holding corporation within the meaning of Section 897 of the Code.
(vii) Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has participated in any listed transaction (within the meaning of Section 6011 of the Code and the Treasury Regulations thereunder).
(viii) Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has ever been a member of any consolidated, combined, unitary or similar Tax group other than a group of which the Company is a common parent or has transferee or successor liability for the unpaid Taxes of any other Person under Treasury Regulations Section 1.1502-6 (or any similar provision of state, local or foreign Law), by Contract (other than any such commercial, financing, leasing or employment Contract or arrangement entered into in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice, the primary subject matter of which is not Taxes) or otherwise by operation of Law.
(ix) Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries (A) has granted any extension for the assessment or collection of Taxes (other than pursuant to extensions of time to file Tax Returns either granted automatically or obtained in the ordinary course of business), (B) has extended or waived the application of any statute of limitations of any jurisdiction regarding the assessment or collection of any Taxes or (C) has granted to any Person any power of attorney that is currently in force with respect to any Tax matter.
(x) Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries will be required to include any item of income in, or to exclude any item of deduction from, taxable income in any taxable period (or portion thereof) ending after the Closing Date as a result of any closing agreement as described in Section 7121 of the Code (or any similar provision of state, local or foreign Law), installment sale or open transaction on or prior to the Closing Date, change in the basis for determining any item referred to in Section 807(c) of the Code, any accounting method change or agreement with any Tax authority, any prepaid amount received on or prior to the Closing Date, any intercompany transaction or excess loss account described in Section 1502 of the Code (or any corresponding provision of state, local or foreign Law), or any election pursuant to Section 108(i) of the Code (or any similar provision of state, local or foreign Law) made with respect to any taxable period ending on or prior to the Closing Date. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries will be liable for Tax in any Straddle Period or the period beginning after the Closing Date as a result of any election under Section 965(h) of the Code.
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(xi) Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has distributed stock of another Person, or has had its stock distributed by another Person, in a transaction that was purported or intended to be governed in whole or in part by Section 355 or Section 361 of the Code.
(xii) The Company has been properly classified for United States federal income tax purposes as a C corporation at all times since formation.
(xiii) Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has availed itself of any government grants, Tax holidays, loans, or other Tax benefits or relief related to COVID-19, including a loan under the Paycheck Protection Program or relief pursuant to Section 2301 or Section 2302 of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (P.L. 116-136), as amended, or any similar applicable federal, state or local Law.
(xiv) Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has ever been subject to Tax in any jurisdiction outside of its country of organization by reason of having employees, a permanent establishment, an office or other place of business in such jurisdiction.
Except as set forth in Sections 5.1(p)(x), (xiii), and (xiv), no representation or warranty in this Section 5.1(p) may be relied upon for any taxable period (or portion thereof) beginning after the Closing Date.
As used in this Agreement, (x) the term Tax includes all federal, state, local and foreign income, license, profits, franchise, gross receipts, environmental, customs duty, capital stock, severances, stamp, payroll, sales, employment, social security (or similar), unemployment, disability, use, real property, personal property, transfer, registration, withholding, excise, medical device excise, production, value added, occupancy, alternative or add-on minimum, estimated and other taxes, duties or assessments of any nature whatsoever, together with all interest, penalties and additions imposed with respect to such amounts and any interest in respect of such penalties and additions, whether disputed or not and including any obligations to indemnify or otherwise assume or succeed to the Tax liability of any other Person, and (y) the term Tax Return includes all returns and reports (including elections, declarations, disclosures, schedules, estimates, claims for refund and information returns, including any attachments thereto and amendments thereof) supplied or required to be supplied to a Tax authority relating to Taxes.
(q) Labor Matters.
(i) As of the date of hereof, (A) neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to any collective bargaining agreement or other agreement with a labor union or like organization, (B) to the Companys Knowledge, there are no activities or proceedings of any individual or group of individuals, including representatives of any labor organizations or labor unions, to organize any employees of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and no demand for recognition as the exclusive bargaining representative of any employees has been made by or
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on behalf of any labor or like organization, (C) there is no strike, lockout, slowdown, work stoppage, job action, picketing, unfair labor practice or other labor dispute, question regarding representation or union organizing activity or any similar activity pending or, to the Companys Knowledge, threatened, that may interfere in any material respect with the respective business activities of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, (D) no employees of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries are represented by any labor union or works council, (E) there is no unfair labor practice charge against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries pending before the National Labor Relations Board or any comparable labor relations authority, and (F) there is no pending or, to the Companys Knowledge, threatened arbitration or grievance, charge, complaint, audit or investigation by or before any Governmental Entity with respect to any Employees of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.
(ii) The Company and each of its Subsidiaries is in material compliance with all applicable Laws respecting labor, employment, fair employment practices (including equal employment opportunity laws), terms and conditions of employment, including proper classification of independent contractors or employees, workers compensation, occupational safety and health, affirmative action, employee privacy, plant closings, wages and hours. The Company has paid in full to all current and former Employees, independent contractors, and consultants all wages, salaries, commissions, bonuses, benefits, and other compensation that are due and owing to such persons.
(iii) There are no actions, suits, claims, hearings, arbitrations, investigations or other proceedings pending or, to the Companys Knowledge, threatened against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in any forum by or on behalf of any Employee of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, any applicant for employment or classes of the foregoing alleging breach of any express or implied employment contract, violation of any Law governing employment or the termination thereof, or any other discriminatory, wrongful or tortious conduct on the part of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in connection with the employment relationship that, either individually or in the aggregate, would reasonably be expected to be material to the Company.
(iv) Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has incurred any liability or obligation under the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act and the regulations promulgated thereunder or any similar state or local Law that remains unsatisfied.
(v) No allegations of sexual harassment or sexual misconduct while employed by, or providing services to, the Company have been made, or to the Companys Knowledge, threatened, against any current or former officer, employee, manager or director of the Company. The Company has never entered into any settlement agreement or conducted any investigation related to allegations of sexual harassment or sexual misconduct by or regarding any current or former officer, manager or director of the Company. The Company has promptly, thoroughly and impartially investigated all employment discrimination and sexual harassment allegations of, or against, any Employee or former employee.
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(vi) No notice, consent or consultation obligations with respect to any employees of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or any labor union or other employee representative body, trade union or works council, will be a condition precedent to, or triggered by, the execution of this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.
(r) Intellectual Property; Data Privacy.
(i) Section 5.1(r)(i) of the Company Disclosure Letter sets forth a true, correct, and complete list of all Company Registered IP, indicating for each item, as applicable: (A) the name of the applicant/registrant and current legal and beneficial owner(s); (B) the jurisdiction where the application/registration is located (or, for Internet domain names, the applicable registrar); (C) the application or registration number; and (D) the filing date, issuance/registration/grant date and expiration date. All Company Registered IP is subsisting, valid and, other than Company Registered IP constituting applications, to the Companys Knowledge, enforceable, and since December 31, 2018, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has received any written notice challenging the validity or enforceability of, or the Companys or any of its Subsidiaries rights in or to, any Company Registered IP except as disclosed on Section 5.1(r)(i) of the Company Disclosure Letter.
(ii) Except as indicated on Section 5.1(r)(ii) of the Company Disclosure Letter, the Company and its Subsidiaries exclusively own or hold an exclusive license under, all Company Intellectual Property, free and clear of all Liens. No material Company Intellectual Property is subject to any outstanding order, judgment or decree adversely affecting the Companys or its Subsidiaries ownership or use of, or its rights in or to, such material Company Intellectual Property.
(iii) The Company and its Subsidiaries have sufficient and valid rights to use all Intellectual Property Rights necessary for, or otherwise used in and material to, their respective businesses as presently conducted, all of which rights shall survive the consummation of the Transactions to the same extent as available to the Company and its Subsidiaries on the date of this Agreement.
(iv) Except as has not resulted in, and would not reasonably be expected to result in, individually or in the aggregate, material liability or business disruption, (A) neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries, nor the operation of their respective businesses (including the development, manufacture, use, sale, commercialization or other exploitation of any product, service or other offering currently provided or under development by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries) has, within the past six (6) years infringed, misappropriated or otherwise violated the Intellectual Property Rights of any other Person, and (B) no actions, suits, claims, hearings, arbitrations, investigations or other proceedings regarding any of the foregoing are pending or threatened against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.
(v) Except as set forth on Section 5.1(r)(v) of the Company Disclosure Letter or as has not been, and would not reasonably be expected to be, individually or in the aggregate, material to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, to the Companys Knowledge, no third party is infringing, misappropriating, or otherwise violating any Company Intellectual Property, and except as set forth on Section 5.1(r)(v) of the Company Disclosure Letter, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has asserted or threatened to assert a claim of such infringement, misappropriation or violation against any third party since December 31, 2018.
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(vi) The Company and its Subsidiaries have taken commercially reasonable measures to maintain and preserve the enforceability of all material Company Intellectual Property, and to protect and preserve the confidentiality and value of all material Trade Secrets that are owned, used or held for use by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries. No material Trade Secrets constituting Company Intellectual Property have been made available to or, to the Companys Knowledge, discovered by any Person except pursuant to valid and appropriate confidentiality and non-disclosure obligations requiring any such Person to maintain the confidentiality thereof, and not to use such Trade Secrets except as authorized by the Company or the applicable Subsidiary, and such obligations have not, to the Companys Knowledge, been breached in any material respect.
(vii) All current and former Employees, officers, directors, consultants and contractors of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries who have contributed to the creation or development of any material Intellectual Property Rights for or on behalf of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries have executed and delivered to the Company or one of its Subsidiaries, as applicable, a valid written Contract containing an irrevocable present assignment to the Company or such Subsidiary of all of such Persons right, title and interest in any such Intellectual Property Rights. To the Companys Knowledge, no Employee, officer, director, stockholder, consultant, or contractor of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries retains or claims to retain any rights in, nor has any of them made application for, any such Intellectual Property Rights.
(viii) Except as set forth on Section 5.1(r)(viii) of the Company Disclosure Letter, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has distributed, made available for remote interaction, incorporated or linked to any Software that is subject to any open source license, in each case, in a manner that requires the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to (A) disclose, distribute or make available any proprietary source code constituting Company Intellectual Property, (B) refrain from charging fees or other consideration, or limit the fees or consideration that it may charge, in connection with their material proprietary Software, (C) grant any license or other right to decompile or reverse-engineer any of their material proprietary Software or (D) permit any Person to make derivative works of any of their material proprietary Software. The Company and its Subsidiaries have complied in all material respects with their respective obligations arising under any open source licenses relating to their material proprietary Software. None of the Companys or its Subsidiaries material proprietary Software is subject to any escrow agreement or similar contingent obligation to disclose any of their material proprietary Software in source code format.
(ix) The IT Assets owned, used or held for use (including through cloud-based or other third-party service providers) by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (A) operate and perform in all material respects in accordance with their documentation and functional specifications and otherwise as required by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in connection with their respective businesses, (B) have not materially malfunctioned or failed to function since December 31, 2018 and (C) are free from material bugs, defects, back doors, drop dead devices, time bombs, Trojan horses, viruses, worms, spyware (in each case, as such terms are commonly understood in the software industry) or any other disabling or malicious code. Since December 31, 2018, there has been no material unauthorized access to or misuse of such IT Assets. The Company and its Subsidiaries have implemented reasonable backup and disaster recovery technology consistent with best industry practices to protect the confidentiality, integrity and security of such IT Assets, as applicable.
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(x) The Company and its Subsidiaries have complied in all material respects with all applicable Privacy Laws and Company Privacy Commitments and, to the Companys Knowledge, no circumstance has arisen in which Privacy Laws, or any applicable guidance or codes of practice promulgated under Privacy Laws, would require the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to notify a Governmental Entity of any actual or suspected unauthorized acquisition of or access to Personal Information. Since December 31, 2018, the Company and its Subsidiaries have not received any written notice, order, inquiry, investigation, complaint or other communication alleging non-compliance with any Privacy Laws or Company Privacy Commitments.
(xi) The Company and its Subsidiaries have implemented and maintain a written information security program that complies with Privacy Laws and Company Privacy Commitments and contains commercially reasonable organizational, physical, administrative and technical measures, consistent in all material respects with best industry practices, and have otherwise taken all steps reasonably necessary, to ensure that Personal Information processed, collected, stored, transferred or otherwise used (Processed) by or on behalf of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is protected against loss, theft, misuse, or unauthorized access, use, modification or disclosure. There has been no material loss, theft, misuse of, or unauthorized access to, or acquisition, use, modification or disclosure of, such Personal Information Processed by or on behalf of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries. The Company and its Subsidiaries require, pursuant to valid, written Contracts, any Person who receives or Processes Personal Information from or on behalf of the Company or its Subsidiaries to comply with all applicable Privacy Laws and Company Privacy Commitments.
(xii) For purposes of this Agreement, the following terms have the following meanings:
Company Intellectual Property means all Intellectual Property Rights owned or purported to be owned by, or exclusively licensed to, the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.
Company Privacy Commitments means all contractual obligations and publicly-facing policies of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries with respect to Personal Information, privacy or data security.
Company Registered IP means all Intellectual Property Rights included in the Company Intellectual Property that are issued by, registered with, renewed by or the subject of a pending application before any Governmental Entity or Internet domain name registrar.
Intellectual Property Rights means all rights anywhere in the world in or to any of the following: (A) trademarks, service marks, brand names, certification marks, collective marks, d/b/as, internet domain names, logos, symbols, trade dress, trade names, and other indicia of origin, all applications and registrations for any of the foregoing, and all goodwill associated therewith and symbolized thereby, including all renewals of same; (B) patents, patent applications, invention disclosures, provisional patent applications and similar instruments
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(including any and all substitutions, divisions, continuations, continuations-in-part, reissues, renewals, extensions, reexaminations, patents of addition, supplementary protection certificates, inventors certificates, or the like); (C) confidential or proprietary information, trade secrets and know-how, including inventions and discoveries, whether patentable or not, product specifications, processes, schematics, business methods, formulae, drawings, prototypes, models, designs, customer lists and supplier lists ( Trade Secrets); (D) published and unpublished works of authorship, whether copyrightable or not (including software, website and mobile content, data, databases and other compilations of information), copyrights therein and thereto, and registrations and applications therefor, and all renewals, extensions, restorations and reversions thereof; (E) Internet domain names and URLs; and (F) all other intellectual property, industrial or proprietary rights (in each case whether or not subject to statutory registration or protection).
IT Assets means technology devices, computers, software, firmware, middleware, servers, workstations, networks, routers, hubs, switches, data communications lines, and all other information technology equipment, and all data stored therein or processed thereby, and all associated documentation.
Personal Information means any information that (A) alone or in combination with other information held by the Company, can be used to identify an individual person, household, device or browser, or (B) is otherwise protected under applicable Privacy Laws.
Privacy Laws means all applicable Laws relating to data protection and privacy, electronic communications, electronic marketing and information security, including the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 and all implementing regulations thereof, the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act and all implementing regulations thereof and state health privacy laws.
Software means any computer program, application, microcode, firmware or software, including operating systems, software implementations of algorithms, models and methodologies, in each case, whether in source code, object code or other form or format, including libraries, subroutines and other components thereof, and all documentation relating thereto.
(s) No Trade Loading; Inventory.
(i) Since January 1, 2017, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has engaged in (A) any trade loading practices or any other promotional sales or discount activity or other practice with the effect of accelerating sales to the trade or otherwise that would otherwise be expected (in the ordinary course of business) to occur in later periods, (B) any practice which would have the effect of accelerating collections of receivables that would otherwise be expected (in the ordinary course of business) to be in later periods, (C) any practice which would have the effect of postponing payments by the Company that would otherwise be expected (in the ordinary course of business) to be made in earlier periods, or (D) any promotional sales, discount activity, deferred revenue activity or inventory overstocking or understocking activity, in each case in this clause (D) in a manner outside the ordinary course of business or contrary to generally accepted industry practices.
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(ii) Since January 1, 2017, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has sold, transferred or otherwise moved any raw materials, packaging materials, Medical Devices or components thereof or other supplies related thereto, in each case related to the Companys business, while and to the extent under the ownership of the Company, whether located at any premises of the Company or elsewhere (collectively, Inventory) from the Company other than in the ordinary course of business. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries or distributors currently holds, or will at any time at or prior to the Closing hold, more than one hundred eighty (180) days of Inventory.
(t) Insurance. All material fire and casualty, general liability, business interruption, product liability, and sprinkler and water damage insurance policies maintained by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (Insurance Policies) are with reputable insurance carriers, provide full and adequate coverage for all normal risks incident to the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries and their respective properties and assets, and are in character and amount at least equivalent to that carried by Persons engaged in similar businesses and subject to the same or similar perils or hazards, except for any such failures to maintain insurance policies that, individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Each Insurance Policy is in full force and effect and all premiums due with respect to all Insurance Policies have been paid, with only such exceptions that, individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(u) Brokers and Finders. Neither the Company nor any of its officers, directors or employees has employed any broker or finder or incurred any liability for any brokerage fees, commissions or finders fees in connection with the Merger or the other Transactions except that the Company has engaged William Blair as its financial advisor. The Company has made available to Parent a complete and accurate copy of all agreements pursuant to which William Blair is entitled to any fees and expenses in connection with any of the Transactions.
5.2. Representations and Warranties of Parent and Merger Sub. Except as set forth in the forms, statements, certifications, reports and documents filed with or furnished to the SEC prior to the date hereof by Parent pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or the Securities Act of 1933 (excluding, in each case, any disclosures set forth in any risk factor section or in any other section to the extent they are forward-looking statements or cautionary, predictive or forward-looking in nature), each of Parent and Merger Sub hereby represents and warrants to the Company as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date that:
(a) Organization, Good Standing and Qualification. Each of Parent and Merger Sub is a legal entity duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of its respective jurisdiction of organization and has all requisite corporate or similar power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and assets and to carry on its business as presently conducted and is qualified to do business and is in good standing as a foreign corporation in each jurisdiction where the ownership, leasing or operation of its assets or properties or conduct of its business requires such qualification, except with respect to its Subsidiaries where the failure to be so organized, qualified or in such good standing, or to have such power or authority, would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to prevent, materially delay or impair the ability of Parent and Merger Sub to consummate the Merger and the other Transactions.
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(b) Corporate Authority. No vote of holders of capital stock of Parent is necessary to approve this Agreement and the Merger and the other Transactions. Each of Parent and Merger Sub has all requisite corporate power and authority and has taken all corporate action necessary in order to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under this Agreement, subject only to the adoption of this Agreement by Parent, in its capacity as the sole stockholder of Merger Sub. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by each of Parent and Merger Sub and is a valid and binding agreement of each of Parent and Merger Sub enforceable against each of Parent and Merger Sub in accordance with its terms, subject to the Bankruptcy and Equity Exception.
(c) Governmental Filings; No Violations.
(i) Other than (A) the filings and/or notices pursuant to Section 1.3 and (B) the filing of a notification and report form pursuant to the HSR Act (clauses (A) and (B), collectively, the Parent Approvals), no notices, reports or other filings are required to be made by Parent or Merger Sub with, nor are any consents, registrations, approvals, permits or authorizations required to be obtained by Parent or Merger Sub from, any Governmental Entity in connection with the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by Parent and Merger Sub and the consummation by Parent and Merger Sub of the Merger and the other Transactions, except those that the failure to make or obtain would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to prevent or materially delay or impair the ability of Parent or Merger Sub to consummate the Merger and the other Transactions.
(ii) The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by Parent and Merger Sub do not, and the consummation by Parent and Merger Sub of the Merger and the other Transactions will not, constitute or result in (A) a breach or violation of, or a default under, the certificate of incorporation or bylaws of Parent or Merger Sub or the comparable governing instruments of any of its Subsidiaries, (B) with or without notice, lapse of time or both, a breach or violation of, a termination (or right of termination) or a default under, the creation or acceleration of any obligations under or the creation of a Lien on any of the assets of Parent or any of its Subsidiaries pursuant to, any Contracts binding upon Parent or any of its Subsidiaries or any Laws or governmental or non-governmental permit or license to which Parent or any of its Subsidiaries is subject; or (C) any change in the rights or obligations of any party under any of such Contracts, except, in the case of clauses (B) or (C) above, for any breach, violation, termination, default, creation, acceleration or change that would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to prevent or materially delay the ability of Parent or Merger Sub to consummate the Merger and the other Transactions.
(d) Available Funds. Parent and Merger Sub have available to them, or will have available to them, as and when needed to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, all funds necessary to satisfy all of their obligations under this Agreement and to make all payments hereunder including, without limitation, the Closing Consideration and the Earn-Out Consideration.
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(e) Capitalization of Merger Sub. The authorized capital stock of Merger Sub consists solely of 1,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, all of which are validly issued and outstanding. All of the issued and outstanding capital stock of Merger Sub is, and at the Effective Time will be, owned by Parent or a direct or indirect wholly-owned Subsidiary of Parent. Merger Sub has not conducted any business prior to the date hereof and has no, and prior to the Effective Time will have no, assets, liabilities or obligations of any nature other than those incident to its formation and pursuant to this Agreement, the Merger and the other Transactions.
(f) Brokers. Neither Parent nor Merger Sub, nor any of their respective officers, directors or employees has employed any broker or finder or incurred any liability for any brokerage fees, commissions or finders fees in connection with the Merger or the other Transactions.
(g) Acknowledgement by Parent. Parent has conducted to its satisfaction, an independent investigation and verification of the financial condition, results of operations, assets, liabilities, properties and projected operations of the Company and, in making its determination to proceed with the Transactions, Parent has relied on the results of its own independent investigation and verification and the representations and warranties, covenants and other agreements of the Company expressly and specifically set forth in this Agreement or any certificate delivered pursuant to this Agreement. Such representations and warranties by the Company constitute the sole and exclusive representations and warranties of the Company in connection with the Transactions, and Parent understands, acknowledges and agrees that all other representations and warranties of any kind or nature, expressed or implied, are specifically disclaimed by the Company and the Holders.
ARTICLE VI
Covenants
6.1. Interim Operations.
(a) The Company covenants and agrees as to itself and its Subsidiaries that, after the date hereof and prior to the Effective Time (unless Parent shall otherwise approve in advance in writing (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld), and except as otherwise expressly required by this Agreement or applicable Laws), the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries shall be conducted in the ordinary course consistent with past practice and, to the extent consistent therewith, the Company and its Subsidiaries shall use their respective commercially reasonable efforts to preserve their business organizations intact and maintain existing relations and goodwill with Governmental Entities, customers, suppliers, distributors, creditors, lessors, Employees, sales representatives and business associates and keep available the services of its and its Subsidiaries present Employees and agents. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, and in furtherance thereof, from the date hereof until the Effective Time, except (A) as otherwise expressly required by this Agreement or applicable Law, (B) as Parent may approve in advance in writing (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld) or (C) as set forth in Section 6.1 of the Company Disclosure Letter, the Company shall not and shall not permit its Subsidiaries to:
(i) adopt or propose any change in its certificate of incorporation or bylaws or other applicable governing instruments;
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(ii) merge or consolidate the Company or any of its Subsidiaries with any other Person, or restructure, reorganize or completely or partially liquidate or otherwise enter into any agreements or arrangements imposing material changes or restrictions on its assets, operations or businesses;
(iii) acquire assets outside of the ordinary course of business from any other Person, other than acquisitions pursuant to Contracts in effect as of the date hereof;
(iv) issue, sell, pledge, dispose of, grant, transfer, lease, license, guarantee, encumber, or authorize the issuance, sale, pledge, disposition, grant, transfer, lease, license, guarantee, or encumbrance of, any shares of capital stock of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (other than the issuance of shares (A) by a wholly-owned Subsidiary of the Company to the Company or another wholly-owned Subsidiary or (B) in respect of the exercise of Company Options outstanding as of the date of this Agreement in accordance with their terms and, as applicable, the Stock Plan as in effect as of the date of this Agreement), or securities convertible or exchangeable into, exercisable for or with a value measured by reference to any shares of such capital stock, or any options, warrants or other rights of any kind to acquire any shares of such capital stock or such convertible or exchangeable securities;
(v) create or incur any Lien (other than a Permitted Lien) not incurred in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice;
(vi) make any loans, advances, guarantees or capital contributions to or investments in any Person;
(vii) incur any Indebtedness, or issue or sell any debt securities or warrants or other rights to acquire any debt security of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, except for Indebtedness that will constitute Funded Debt as of the Closing;
(viii) except as set forth in the capital budgets in Section 6.1(a)(viii) of the Company Disclosure Letter and consistent therewith, make or authorize any capital expenditure;
(ix) enter into any Contract that would have been a Material Contract had it been entered into prior to this Agreement;
(x) make any changes with respect to accounting policies or procedures, except as required by changes in applicable generally accepted accounting principles;
(xi) settle any actions, suits, claims, hearings, arbitrations, investigations or other proceedings before a Governmental Entity for an amount in excess of $100,000 or any obligation or liability of the Company in excess of such amount;
(xii) amend, modify or terminate any Material Contract, or cancel, modify or waive any material debts or claims held by it or waive any material rights;
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(xiii) (A) make, change, or rescind any Tax election (other than an election made on a Tax Return filed in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice); (B) file any amended Tax Return; (C) adopt or change any method or period of Tax accounting; (D) settle or compromise any claim, audit, assessment or dispute relating to material Taxes; (E) surrender any material claim for a refund of Taxes; (F) enter into any closing agreement relating to Taxes; (G) file any Tax Return that is inconsistent with past practice; (H) consent to any extension or waiver of the limitation period applicable to any Tax claim or assessment (other than pursuant to extensions of time to file Tax Returns obtained in the ordinary course of business); or (I) take any action which is reasonably likely to result in an increase in the Tax liability of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or, in respect of any taxable period (or portion thereof) ending after the Closing Date, the Tax liability of the Parent or the Surviving Corporation;
(xiv) transfer, assign, sell, lease, license, mortgage, pledge, surrender, encumber, divest, cancel, abandon or allow to lapse or expire or otherwise dispose of any assets, licenses, operations, rights, product lines, businesses or interests therein of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, including capital stock of any of its Subsidiaries, except for Permitted Liens or in connection with services provided in the ordinary course of business and sales of obsolete assets and except for sales, leases, licenses or other dispositions of assets with a fair market value not in excess of $250,000 in the aggregate, other than pursuant to Contracts in effect prior to the date hereof; provided, that with respect to Company Intellectual Property, the foregoing shall be limited to granting non-exclusive licenses in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice with a fair market value under the foregoing threshold;
(xv) assign, grant any material right in, cancel, abandon or allow to lapse any Company Intellectual Property necessary or useful for the manufacture, use, sale, offer for sale or export of any Medical Device or that otherwise enables a third party to compete with the Company with respect to the manufacture or sale of any product that competes with any Medical Device, in each case other than non-exclusive licenses granted to customers (solely to permit such customers use of the Companys and its Subsidiaries products and services), or to third-party service providers (solely for the purpose of facilitating their provision of services to or on behalf of the Company and its Subsidiaries), in each case, in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice;
(xvi) except as required pursuant to existing written, binding agreements in effect prior to the date hereof, as set forth in Section 5.1(j)(i) of the Company Disclosure Letter, or as otherwise required by applicable Law, (A) grant or provide any severance or termination payments or benefits to any director, officer, employees or consultants of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, (B) increase in any manner the compensation or consulting fees, bonus, pension, welfare, fringe, severance, termination pay or other benefits of, or pay any bonus to, any current or former director, officer, employee or consultant (who is a natural person) of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, (C) grant any new awards, or amend or modify the terms of any outstanding awards, under any Benefit Plan, (D) become a party to, establish, adopt, commence participation in, amend or terminate any Benefit Plan or any arrangement that would have been a Benefit Plan had it been entered into prior to this Agreement, other than termination of the Company 401(k) Plan pursuant to Section 6.9(b), (E) take any action to accelerate the vesting, lapsing of restrictions or payment in respect of any award or benefit provided pursuant to any Benefit Plan, other than acceleration of vesting of Company Options and Company Restricted Shares pursuant to Section 4.3, (F) fund or in any other way secure the payment of compensation or benefits under any Benefit Plan, (G) hire any employee or engage any consultant (who is a natural person) with base compensation in excess of $75,000 annually, (H) change any actuarial or other assumptions used
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to calculate funding obligations with respect to any Benefit Plan or to change the manner in which contributions to such plans are made or the basis on which such contributions are determined, except as may be required by GAAP, (I) forgive any loans or issue any loans to any current or former directors, officers, employees or consultants (who are natural persons) of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or (J) terminate the employment of any employee other than for cause;
(xvii) become a party to, establish, adopt, amend or commence participation in any collective bargaining agreement or other agreement with a labor union, works council or similar organization;
(xviii) take any action or omit to take any action that would reasonably be expected to result in any of the conditions to the Merger set forth in Article VII not being satisfied;
(xix) engage in (A) any trade loading practices or any other promotional sales or discount activity or other practice with the effect of accelerating to pre-Closing periods sales to the trade or otherwise that would otherwise be expected (in the ordinary course of business) to occur in post-Closing periods, (B) any practice which would have the effect of accelerating collections to pre-Closing periods of receivables that would otherwise be expected (in the ordinary course of business) to occur in post-Closing periods, (C) any practice which would have the effect of postponing to post-Closing payments by the Company that would otherwise be expected (in the ordinary course of business) to be made in pre-Closing periods, or (D) any promotional sales, discount activity, deferred revenue activity or inventory overstocking or understocking activity, in each case in this clause (D) in a manner outside the ordinary course of business or contrary to generally accepted industry practices;
(xx) sell, transfer or otherwise move any Inventory from the Company other than in the ordinary course of business or hold, or take any action to facilitate or permit its distributors to hold, more than ninety (90) days of Inventory at any time at or prior to the Closing;
(xxi) form one or more additional Subsidiaries; or
(xxii) agree, authorize or commit to do any of the foregoing.
For purposes of this Agreement, (y) Lien means any lien, charge, pledge, security interest, claim or other encumbrance, and (z) Permitted Lien means (i) Liens for Taxes not yet due and payable or that are subject to a good faith contest if adequate reserves are maintained in accordance with GAAP, and (ii) zoning, building, land-use and similar restrictions imposed by Governmental Entities that do not impair in any material respect to the continued conduct of the Companys business as currently conducted.
(b) Prior to making any written or oral communications to the directors, officers, employees or consultants of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries pertaining to compensation or benefit matters that are affected by the Transactions, the Company shall provide Parent with a copy of the intended communication, Parent shall have a reasonable period of time to review and comment on the communication, and Parent and the Company shall cooperate in providing any such mutually agreeable communication.
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(c) The Company shall (i) consult with Parent in connection with any proposed meeting with the FDA or any other Governmental Entity relating to any Medical Device, (ii) promptly inform Parent of, and provide Parent with a reasonable opportunity to review, any material filing proposed to be made by or on behalf of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, and any material correspondence or other material communication proposed to be submitted or otherwise transmitted to the FDA or any other Governmental Entity by or on behalf of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, (iii) keep Parent promptly informed of (A) any communication (written or oral) with or from the FDA or any other Governmental Entity and (B) any material communications (written or oral) received from any Person relating to any material Company Intellectual Property, (iv) promptly inform Parent and provide Parent or Merger Sub with a reasonable opportunity (but no more than three (3) business days) to comment, in each case, prior to making any material change to any study protocol, adding any new trial, making any material change to a manufacturing plan or process, making any material change to a development timeline or initiating, or making any material change to, promotional or marketing materials or activities relating to any Medical Device, and (v) cooperate with, and provide reasonable access to, Parents representative for purposes of reviewing and assessing the Companys compliance with any and all relevant Laws, compliance programs, and procedures, and give due consideration to any resulting recommendations provided by Parents representative.
(d) The Company shall use reasonable best efforts through the Closing Date to obtain any and all agreements, in duly executed form, necessary to effect the assignment to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries of any Intellectual Property Rights arising from services performed for the Company or such Subsidiary by all Employees, officers, directors, consultants and independent contractors of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries who have contributed to the creation or development of any material Intellectual Property Rights for or on behalf of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, to the extent any such agreements have not been executed prior to the date of this Agreement. Without limiting the foregoing, the Company shall use reasonable best efforts through the Closing Date to take the actions described on Section 6.1(d) of the Company Disclosure Letter.
(e) Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing contained in this Agreement shall give Parent or Merger Sub, directly or indirectly, the right to control or direct the operations of the Company prior to the Effective Time. Prior to the Effective Time, the Company shall exercise, consistent with the terms and conditions of this Agreement, complete control and supervision over its operations, finances and employees.
6.2. No Solicitation or Negotiation of Alternative Proposals.
(a) The Company agrees that neither it nor any of its Subsidiaries shall, and that none of its or its Subsidiaries directors, officers, Employees, investment bankers, attorneys, accountants and other advisors or representatives (such persons, other than the Holder Representative, collectively, Representatives) shall, directly or indirectly: (i) initiate, solicit or knowingly encourage any inquiries or the making of any proposal or offer that constitutes, or could reasonably be expected to lead to, any Acquisition Proposal; (ii) engage in, continue or otherwise participate in any discussions or negotiations regarding, or provide any non-public information or data to any Person relating to, any Acquisition Proposal; (iii) agree to, approve, endorse, recommend or consummate any Acquisition Proposal; (iv) enter into any letter of intent,
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memorandum of understanding, agreement in principle, merger agreement, acquisition agreement or other agreement relating to an Acquisition Proposal; or (v) otherwise knowingly facilitate any effort or attempt to make an Acquisition Proposal. For purposes of this Agreement, Acquisition Proposal means (i) any proposal or offer with respect to a merger, joint venture, partnership, consolidation, dissolution, liquidation, tender offer, recapitalization, reorganization, share exchange, business combination or similar transaction involving the Company or any of its Subsidiaries pursuant to which the Holders immediately preceding such transaction would hold, directly or indirectly, less than eighty percent (80%) of the equity interests in the surviving or resulting entity of such transaction and (ii) any acquisition by any Person resulting in, or proposal or offer, which if consummated would result in, any Person becoming the beneficial owner of, directly or indirectly, in one or a series of related transactions, twenty percent (20%) or more of the total voting power or of any class of equity securities of the Company, or twenty percent (20%) or more of the consolidated total assets (including equity securities and assets of its Subsidiaries) of the Company, in each case other than the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
(b) No Change in Recommendation. Except to the extent required by the directors fiduciary duties prior to the time written consents constituting the Requisite Stockholder Approval have been delivered to Parent, the Company Board and each committee of the board shall not withhold, withdraw, qualify or modify (or propose or resolve to withhold, withdraw, qualify or modify), in a manner adverse to Parent, the Company Recommendation.
(c) Existing Discussions. The Company agrees that it will immediately cease and cause to be terminated any existing activities, discussions or negotiations with any parties conducted heretofore with respect to any Acquisition Proposal or any fundraising effort, including exploration of or preparation for an initial public offering. The Company also agrees that it will promptly after announcement of this Agreement request each Person that has heretofore executed a confidentiality agreement in connection with its consideration of an existing Acquisition Proposal or any fundraising effort to return or destroy all confidential information heretofore furnished to such Person by or on behalf of the Company.
(d) Notice. The Company agrees that it will promptly (and, in any event, within twenty-four (24) hours) notify Parent if any inquiries, proposals or offers with respect to an Acquisition Proposal are received by, or any such information is requested from, or any such discussions or negotiation are sought to be initiated or continued with, it or any of its Representatives indicating, in connection with such notice, the material financial terms and conditions of any proposals or offers (including, if applicable, copies of any written requests, proposals or offers, including proposed agreements) and thereafter shall keep Parent informed, on a current basis, of the status and material financial terms of any such proposals or offers (including any amendments thereto) and the status of any such discussions or negotiations, including any change in the Companys intentions as previously notified.
6.3. Requisite Stockholder Approval. In accordance with applicable Laws, including Section 228, Section 251(c) and Section 262 of the DGCL, and the Companys Organizational Documents, immediately following the execution of this Agreement, the Company shall seek and shall use its best efforts to obtain as promptly as practicable, and in any event, within the forty-eight (48) hours following the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the parties hereto (the Stockholder Consent Delivery Period), a written consent in the form attached to this
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Agreement as Exhibit 3 from stockholders of the Company holding the number of Shares sufficient to satisfy the Requisite Stockholder Approval in lieu of a meeting pursuant to Section 228 of the DGCL (such written consent, as duly executed and delivered by such holders, the Stockholder Written Consent) for the purposes of adopting this Agreement and acknowledging that the adoption is irrevocable and results in the waiver of any right of such stockholders to demand appraisal in connection with the Merger pursuant to Section 262 of the DGCL. As promptly as practicable and, in any event, prior to the expiration of the Stockholder Consent Delivery Period, if the Stockholder Written Consent is duly executed and delivered to the Company, the Company shall deliver to Parent a copy thereof (including by facsimile or other electronic image scan transmission), certified as correct and complete by an executive officer of the Company.
6.4. Certificate of Incorporation Amendment. In accordance with applicable Laws, including Section 242 of the DGCL, and the Companys Organizational Documents, immediately following the execution of this Agreement, the Company shall seek and shall use its best efforts to obtain as promptly as practicable, and in any event with seven (7) days following the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the parties hereto, a written consent from stockholders of the Company holding the number of Shares sufficient to approve an amendment to the Companys certification of incorporation in the form set forth in Schedule 6.4 (the Charter Amendment), and promptly thereafter, but in any event prior to the Closing, cause such Charter Amendment to be filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware as provided in Section 242 of the DGCL.
6.5. Additional Stockholder Consents. After the date of this Agreement and prior to the Effective Time, the Company shall use its best efforts to have written consents, to the extent not executed and delivered during the Stockholder Consent Delivery Period, executed and delivered by all remaining Holders such that, together with the Requisite Stockholder Approval, all Holders shall have executed and delivered written consents prior to the Closing Date ratifying the adoption of this Agreement, validly waiving all appraisal rights under the DGCL and any other applicable Laws, and duly adopting the Charter Amendment.
6.6. Information Statement; Stockholders Meeting.
(a) Information Statement. As soon as reasonably practicable, and in any event no later than ten (10) calendar days following the date on which the Requisite Stockholder Approval is obtained by the due execution and delivery of the Stockholder Written Consent, the Company shall prepare, subject to the review, comment and approval of Parent, and deliver to its stockholders an information statement related to the Stockholder Written Consent and the Merger consistent with the applicable provisions of the DGCL and its certificate of incorporation (including any amendments or supplements thereto, the Information Statement). The Information Statement shall contain the notices of action by written consent required by Section 228(e) of the DGCL and of availability of appraisal rights and related disclosure required by Section 262 of the DGCL. The Company agrees that none of the information it includes in the Information Statement will, at the date of delivery to stockholders of the Company or at the time of the Stockholders Meeting, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.
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(b) Stockholders Meeting. In the event that the Stockholder Written Consent is not obtained and Parent has not terminated this Agreement pursuant to Section 8.4(a), then as soon as reasonably practicable following the expiration of the Stockholder Consent Delivery Period, the Company shall take, in accordance with applicable Laws and its certificate of incorporation and bylaws, all reasonable action necessary to duly call, give notice of, convene and hold a meeting of its stockholders for the purpose of adopting this Agreement (the Stockholders Meeting) and shall use its best efforts to obtain the Requisite Stockholder Approval at the Stockholders Meeting.
6.7. Filings; Other Actions; Notification.
(a) Cooperation. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, the Company and Parent shall cooperate with each other and use (and shall cause their respective Subsidiaries to use) their respective reasonable best efforts to take or cause to be taken all actions, and do or cause to be done all things, reasonably necessary, proper or advisable on their respective parts under this Agreement and applicable Laws to consummate and make effective the Merger and the other Transactions as soon as practicable, including preparing and filing as promptly as practicable (and, with respect to the notification and report form required pursuant to the HSR Act, within ten (10) calendar days of the date of this Agreement) all documentation to effect all necessary notices, reports and other filings and to obtain as promptly as practicable all consents, registrations, approvals, permits and authorizations necessary or advisable to be obtained from any third party and/or any Governmental Entity in order to consummate the Merger or any of the other Transactions; provided, however, that nothing in this Agreement shall require, or be construed to require, Parent or any of its affiliates to take any other action under this Section 6.7 if the DOJ or the United States Federal Trade Commission authorizes its staff to seek a preliminary injunction or restraining order to enjoin consummation of the Merger. Subject to applicable Laws relating to the exchange of information, Parent shall have the right to direct all matters with any Governmental Entity consistent with its obligations hereunder; provided that Parent and the Company shall have the right to review in advance, and to the extent practicable, each shall consult with the other on and consider in good faith the views of the other in connection with, all of the information relating to Parent or the Company, as the case may be, and any of their respective Subsidiaries, that appears in any filing made with, or written materials submitted to, any third party and/or any Governmental Entity in connection with the Merger and the other Transactions. In exercising the foregoing rights, each of the Company and Parent shall act reasonably and as promptly as practicable. Parent shall pay all filing fees under the HSR Act in connection with the Transactions.
(b) Information. The Company and Parent each shall, upon request by the other, furnish the other with all information concerning itself, its Subsidiaries, directors, officers and stockholders and such other matters as may be reasonably necessary or advisable in connection with the Information Statement or any other statement, filing, notice or application made by or on behalf of Parent, the Company or any of their respective Subsidiaries to any third party and/or any Governmental Entity in connection with the Merger and the other Transactions.
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(c) Status. Subject to applicable Laws and as required by any Governmental Entity, the Company and Parent each shall keep the other apprised of the status of matters relating to completion of the Transactions, including promptly furnishing the other with copies of notices or other communications received by Parent or the Company, as the case may be, or any of their respective Subsidiaries, from any third party and/or any Governmental Entity with respect to the Merger and the other Transactions. The Company and Parent shall each give prompt notice to the other of any change, fact or condition that is reasonably expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect or of any failure of any condition to their respective obligations to effect the Merger. Neither the Company nor Parent shall permit any of its officers or any other Representatives or agents to participate in any meeting with any Governmental Entity in respect of any filings, investigation or other inquiry relating to the Merger and the other Transactions unless it consults with the other party in advance and, to the extent permitted by such Governmental Entity, gives the other party the opportunity to attend and participate thereat.
(d) Limitations on Parent Actions. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, the parties hereby agree and acknowledge that neither this Section 6.7 nor the reasonable best efforts standard shall require, or be construed to require, other than as set forth in the proviso below, Parent or the Company or any of their respective Subsidiaries or other Affiliates to (A) (1) sell, lease, license, transfer, dispose of, divest or otherwise encumber, or hold separate pending any such action, or (2) propose, negotiate or offer to effect, or consent or commit to, any such sale, leasing, licensing, transfer, disposal, divestiture or other encumbrance, or holding separate, before or after the Effective Time, of any assets, licenses, operations, rights, product lines, businesses or interest therein of Parent, the Company or the Surviving Corporation (or any of their respective Subsidiaries or other Affiliates), or (B) take or agree to take any other action or agree or consent to any limitations or restrictions on freedom of actions with respect to, or its ability to retain, or make changes in, any such assets, licenses, operations, rights, product lines, businesses or interest therein of Parent, the Company or the Surviving Corporation (or any of their respective Subsidiaries or other Affiliates), except, in each case as would not be reasonably likely, individually or in the aggregate, to have a material adverse effect on the projected revenues of the Company in any year from and after the Closing; provided, however, that Parent can compel the Company to take any of the actions referred to above (or agree to take such actions) if such actions are only effective after the Effective Time.
6.8. Access and Reports. Subject to applicable Law, upon reasonable notice, the Company shall (and shall cause its Subsidiaries to) afford Parents officers and other authorized Representatives reasonable access, during normal business hours throughout the period prior to the Effective Time, to its Employees, properties, assets, books, contracts, Tax Returns and records and, during such period, the Company shall (and shall cause its Subsidiaries to) furnish promptly to Parent all information concerning its business, properties, finances, operations, assets, litigation matters, environmental compliance, cash-flow reports and personnel as may reasonably be requested; provided that no investigation pursuant to this Section 6.8 shall affect or be deemed to modify any representation or warranty made by the Company herein or the conditions to the obligations of the parties hereto under this Agreement; and provided, further, that the foregoing shall not require the Company to (a) permit any inspection, or to disclose any information, that in the reasonable judgment of the Company (after consultation with its outside legal counsel) would result in the disclosure of any trade secrets of third parties or violate any of its obligations with respect to confidentiality if the Company shall have used reasonable best efforts to obtain the consent of such third party to such inspection or disclosure or (b) disclose any privileged information of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries. All requests for information made pursuant to this Section 6.8 shall be directed to the executive officer or other Person designated by the Company. All such information shall be governed by the terms of the Confidentiality Agreement.
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6.9. Publicity. Each of the Company and Parent shall consult with the other prior to issuing any press releases or otherwise making public announcements with respect to the Merger and the other Transactions and prior to making any filings with any third party and/or any Governmental Entity (including any national securities exchange) with respect thereto, except (a) in any case in which the management of any such party hereto shall have determined in good faith (after consultation with its outside legal counsel) that such disclosure is required by applicable Law or by obligations pursuant to any listing agreement with or rules of any national securities exchange or by the request of any Governmental Entity or (b) in any case in which such disclosure is made in connection with any dispute between the parties hereto regarding this Agreement, the Merger or the Transactions.
6.10. Employee Benefits.
(a) Parent agrees that, during the period commencing at the Effective Time and continuing through the end of the calendar year in which the Closing occurs, the Employees of the Company and its Subsidiaries will continue to be provided (i) a base salary or hourly wage and annual incentive compensation opportunities that are each no less favorable than the base salary or hourly wage and annual incentive compensation that are generally made available to similarly situated employees of Parent or its Subsidiaries (other than the Company and its Subsidiaries), and (ii) employee welfare benefits (within the meaning of Section 3(1) of ERISA) and employee pension benefits (within the meaning of Section 3(2) of ERISA) (excluding, in each case, equity awards and long-term incentive compensation) that are substantially comparable in the aggregate to the employee welfare benefits and employee pension benefits that are generally made available to similarly situated employees of Parent or its Subsidiaries (other than the Company and its Subsidiaries); provided, that Parent will be deemed to be in compliance with this clause (ii) during any period Parent allows Employees of the Company and its Subsidiaries to continue participating in the Companys welfare benefit plans and employee pension benefit plans in existence immediately prior to the Closing.
(b) Immediately prior to the Effective Time, if requested by Parent in writing no fewer than fifteen (15) days prior to the Closing Date, to the extent permitted by applicable Law and the terms of the applicable plan or arrangement, the Company shall (i) cause to be amended the employee benefit plans and arrangements of the Company and its Subsidiaries to the extent necessary to provide that no employees of Parent and its Subsidiaries shall commence participation therein following the Effective Time unless the Surviving Corporation or such Subsidiary explicitly authorizes such participation and (ii) cause the Companys In2Bones USA LLC 401(K) Profit Sharing Plan and Trust (the Company 401(k) Plan) to be terminated, effective immediately prior to the Effective Time. In the event that Parent requests that the Company 401(k) Plan be terminated, the Company shall provide Parent with evidence that the Company 401(k) Plan will be terminated, effective immediately prior to the Effective Time, pursuant to resolution of the Company Board (the form and substance of which shall be subject to review and approval by Parent at least three (3) business days prior to the Effective Time) not later than the day immediately preceding the Effective Time.
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(c) (i) At least five (5) business days prior to the Closing Date, the Company shall submit for approval by its stockholders, in conformance with Section 280G of the Code and the regulations thereunder (the 280G Stockholder Vote), any payments that could constitute a parachute payment pursuant to Section 280G of the Code (each, a Parachute Payment), (ii) at least seven (7) business days prior to the Closing Date, the right to any Parachute Payment shall have been irrevocably waived by each of the applicable disqualified individuals (as defined under Section 280G of the Code and the regulations promulgated thereunder) and (iii) the Company shall have delivered to Parent true and complete copies of all disclosures and documents that comprise the stockholder approval of each Parachute Payment in sufficient time to allow Parent to comment thereon but no less than five (5) business days prior to the 280G Stockholder Vote, and shall reflect all reasonable comments of Parent thereon. To the extent any disqualified individual fails to waive any Parachute Payments or the Company fails to perform a proper 280G Stockholder Vote with respect to any disqualified individual, despite the Companys reasonable efforts to obtain such waiver or 280G Stockholder Vote, as applicable, then (i) such failure shall not, by itself, constitute a breach of this Section 6.9(c) and (ii) the value of any otherwise available U.S. federal Tax deduction associated with Parachute Payments made by Parent, the Surviving Corporation or any of their affiliates on or following the Closing Date and lost pursuant to Section 280G of the Code shall be treated as Transaction Expenses.
(d) If the Closing Date occurs prior to the Companys payment of 2022 annual incentive compensation, Parent agrees to pay to the Employees of the Company and its Subsidiaries, in the aggregate, annual incentive compensation in respect of 2022 at least equal to the 2022 Pro Rata Bonus Amount, which shall be paid on Parents regularly scheduled annual incentive payment date in 2023 and no later than March 15, 2023 (subject to the Employees continued employment through such date) and will apply towards satisfying Parents obligations under Section 6.9(a)(i). For purposes of the foregoing, 2022 Pro Rata Bonus Amount means the aggregate amount accrued by the Company in respect of incentive compensation for the period from January 1, 2022 through the Closing Date, or if earlier, December 31, 2022. For the avoidance of doubt, if the Closing occurs in 2023 and bonuses in respect of 2022 have been paid in full, the 2022 Pro Rata Bonus Amount will be equal to $0.
(e) The Company agrees to cause each of its officers and directors to repay any outstanding loans or notes to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries prior to the Effective Time.
(f) Prior to making any written or oral communications to the directors, officers or employees of the Company pertaining to compensation or benefit matters that are affected by the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, the Company shall provide Parent with a copy of the intended communication, Parent shall have a reasonable period of time to review and comment on the communication, and the Company shall consider any such comments in good faith.
(g) Nothing contained in this Agreement is intended to (i) be treated as an amendment of any particular Benefit Plan (other than Section 6.10(b)), (ii) create any third-party beneficiary rights in any employee of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or any beneficiary or dependent thereof, with respect to the compensation, terms and conditions of employment and/or benefits that may be provided to any continuing employee by Parent, the Surviving Corporation or any of their affiliates or under any benefit plan which Parent, the Surviving Corporation or any of their affiliates may maintain or (iii) prevent Parent, the Surviving Corporation or any of their affiliates from (A) amending or terminating any particular benefit plan in accordance with its terms or (B) terminating the employment of any particular employee.
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6.11. Insurance.
(a) D&O Insurance. Prior to the Effective Time, the Company shall obtain tail insurance policies (providing coverage for Indemnified Parties at least equal to coverage currently provided in the Companys policies) with a claims period of at least six (6) years from and after the Effective Time from an insurance carrier with the same or better credit rating as the Companys current insurance carrier with respect to directors and officers liability insurance and fiduciary liability insurance (collectively, D&O Insurance) with benefits and levels of coverage at least as favorable as the Companys existing policies with respect to matters existing or occurring at or prior to the Effective Time (including in connection with this Agreement or the Transactions); provided, however, that the premium under such D&O Insurance shall not exceed three hundred percent (300%) of the amount per annum the Company paid in its last full fiscal year for D&O Insurance, which amount is set forth in Section 6.11(a) of the Company Disclosure Letter. Parent agrees that all rights to indemnification or exculpation now existing in favor of the directors and officers of the Company (collectively, D&O Indemnified Persons), as provided in the Companys Organizational Documents in effect as of the date hereof, shall survive the Closing and shall continue in full force and effect until the date that is the sixth (6th) anniversary of the Closing Date, and that Parent shall, and shall cause the Surviving Corporation to, perform and discharge the Companys obligations to provide such indemnity and exculpation after the Closing. To the maximum extent permitted by applicable Law, such indemnification shall be mandatory rather than permissive, and Parent and/or the Company shall advance expenses in connection with such indemnification as provided in the Companys Organizational Documents, in each case, on the terms in such Organizational Documents as of the date hereof. The indemnification and liability limitation or exculpation provisions of the Companys Organizational Documents shall not be amended, repealed, or otherwise modified after the Effective Time in any manner that would adversely affect the rights thereunder of individuals who, as of the Closing Date or at any time prior to the Closing Date, were D&O Indemnified Persons, unless such modification is required under applicable Law.
(b) Product Liability Insurance. Prior to the Effective Time, the Company shall obtain a product liability tail insurance policy (the Products Liability Insurance) from an insurance carrier with the same or better credit rating as the Companys current insurance, and with benefits and levels of coverage at least as favorable as the Companys policies, with respect to all products manufactured or distributed by the Company prior to the Closing.
6.12. Takeover Statutes. If any Takeover Statute is or may become applicable to the Merger or the other Transactions, the Company and the Company Board shall grant such approvals and take such actions as are necessary so that such Transactions may be consummated as promptly as practicable on the terms contemplated by this Agreement and otherwise act to eliminate or minimize the effects of such statute or regulation on such Transactions.
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6.13. Litigation. Each party hereto shall promptly provide the other parties hereto with prompt notice of, and copies of all pleadings and correspondence relating to, any civil, criminal or administrative actions, suits, claims, hearings, arbitrations, investigations or other proceedings against any such party hereto or any of its directors or officers arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the Transactions (a Transaction Proceeding). The Company shall give Parent the opportunity to participate in the defense, settlement, or compromise of any such Transaction Proceeding against the Company or any of its directors or officers, and no such settlement or compromise shall be agreed to without the prior written consent of Parent.
6.14. Financing Matters.
(a) Company Indebtedness. At the Closing, Parent and the Company shall effect the indefeasible payment in full in cash of all of the Funded Debt.
(b) Parent Financing. From the date of this Agreement to the earlier of (i) the Closing Date and (ii) the date this Agreement is terminated in accordance with its terms, (A) the Company shall provide to Parent (x) unaudited consolidated quarterly financial statements of the Company and its Subsidiaries within fifty (50) calendar days after the end of each fiscal quarter of the Company (including the fiscal quarter of the Company ended on March 31, 2022), and (y) audited consolidated annual financial statements of the Company and its Subsidiaries within sixty (60) calendar days after the end of each fiscal year of the Company, and (B) the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts, and shall cause its Subsidiaries and their respective officers, employees and advisors to use their reasonable best efforts, to (t) provide such reasonable and customary cooperation and information as may be reasonably requested by Parent in connection with obtaining any financing in connection with consummating the Merger and the other Transactions, including (1) any financial or business information reasonably necessary to assist Parent in preparing pro forma financial statements or otherwise of the type and form required to be included in a disclosure document for a registered securities offering and (2) any supplemental, amended or updated information or data necessary in order to ensure that any of the foregoing does not contain any untrue statement of material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements contained therein not misleading; provided, that reference to the foregoing in this clause (2) applies only to that information provided by the Company to the Parent pursuant to the foregoing clauses (A) and (B)(t)((1) of this Section 6.13(b); provided, further, that the Company shall have no liability to any third parties with respect to any document or other information prepared by Parent or provided by Parent to third parties which does not contain Company information or contains or is based upon Company information that differs from the relevant information provided by the Company; provided, however, that the Company shall not be relieved of any liability to Parent for the accuracy and completeness of any Company information provided to Parent, (u) cause appropriate members of the Companys management team to participate in meetings, lender presentations, road show presentations, due diligence sessions, drafting sessions, calls and meetings with prospective lenders and ratings agencies, in each case, upon reasonable notice at mutually agreed times and places, and cooperating with prospective lenders, placement agents, initial purchasers, underwriters and their respective advisors in performing their due diligence, (v) assist Parent in the preparation of customary materials for rating agency presentations, confidential information memoranda, offering memoranda, private placement memoranda, prospectuses and similar documents reasonably necessary in connection with any financing, (w) provide customary authorization and representation letters and using commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Companys accountants to provide customary accountants comfort letters (including negative assurance comfort) and consents to the use of accountants audit
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reports relating to the Company and its Subsidiaries in connection with the Companys financial information and to participate in due diligence sessions, (x) assist Parent in the preparation of any certificates and schedules related to any financing and in facilitating the pledging of collateral contemplated by any financing, (y) provide at least five (5) business days prior to the Closing Date all documentation and other information customarily required by bank regulatory authorities under applicable know-your-customer and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including the USA PATRIOT Act and 31 C.F.R. 1010.230, relating to the Company and its Subsidiaries, and (z) obtain customary payoff letters, Lien terminations and instruments of discharge to be delivered on the Closing Date to allow for the payoff, discharge and termination in full on the Closing Date of any debt of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries that Parent desires to payoff, discharge and terminate on the Closing Date or that is otherwise subject to mandatory prepayment (howsoever described) as a result of the consummation of the Merger or the other Transactions. For the avoidance of doubt, the obligations of Parent and Merger Sub to consummate the Merger and the other Transactions are not contingent on Parent obtaining any equity or debt financing.
6.15. Tax Matters.
(a) Post-Closing Actions. Without the prior written consent of the Holder Representative (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), neither Parent, the Surviving Corporation, nor any Subsidiary thereof shall (a) file, amend or cause to be amended, any Tax Return for any Pre-Closing Tax Period for any of the Surviving Corporation, the Company or its subsidiaries (other than in accordance with Section 6.14(c)), (b) make or change any election with respect to, or that has retroactive effect to any Pre-Closing Tax Period for any of the Surviving Corporation, the Company or its Subsidiaries, or (c) enter into any voluntary disclosure agreement or similar agreement or procedure with regard to any Tax or Tax Return of any of the Surviving Corporation, the Company or its Subsidiaries for any Pre-Closing Tax Period, in each case, to the extent that such amendment or election or approach would reasonably be expected to result in any Holder Taxes.
(b) Tax Refunds. The Holders shall be entitled to any refunds of any Holder Taxes (excluding (i) any refund attributable to a carryback from a taxable period (or portion thereof) beginning after the Closing Date and (ii) any refund actually taken into account in Funded Debt or Closing Net Working Capital) (Tax Refund); provided, however, that the amount of such Tax Refund shall be net of any related expenses incurred in connection with the preparation and filing of any Tax Return giving rise to such Tax Refund and any increases in Taxes (including as the result of any reduction in Tax attributes) of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries as a result of such Tax Refund. The amount of any Tax Refund shall be determined by Parent in its sole discretion exercised in good faith. For the avoidance of doubt, in the event that Parent or the Surviving Corporation is required to repay such Tax Refund to the relevant taxing authority, the Holders shall repay to Parent or the Surviving Corporation, as applicable, the amount paid over pursuant to this paragraph as a Holder Tax (plus any penalties, interest or other charges imposed by the relevant Governmental Entity). This paragraph shall not be construed to require Parent or the Surviving Corporation or any of their affiliates to make available their Tax returns (or any other information relating to its Taxes that they deem confidential) to the Holders or any other person.
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The parties hereto agree to treat all payments made pursuant to this Section 6.14(b) as adjustments to the purchase price (as determined for Tax purposes) for all Tax purposes and that such treatment shall govern for purposes hereof, except to the extent applicable Law provides otherwise.
(c) Tax Returns.
(i) The Company shall prepare and timely file (including extensions) all Tax Returns of the Company and its Subsidiaries that are required to be filed on or before the Closing Date, and such Tax Returns shall be prepared consistent with the past practice of the Company and its Subsidiaries unless otherwise required by applicable Law. The Company shall timely pay or shall cause to be timely paid any and all Taxes due with respect to such Tax Returns. Company shall provide the Parent a reasonable opportunity to review any Tax Returns which the Company and its Subsidiaries file on or before the Closing Date and shall consider in good faith any reasonable written comments received from Parent with respect to such Tax Returns.
(ii) Parent or the Surviving Corporation shall file, or cause to be filed, when due all Tax Returns of the Company and its Subsidiaries that are required to be filed after the Closing Date; provided, however, that Parent or the Surviving Corporation, as applicable, shall provide the Holder Representative a reasonable opportunity to review any Tax Returns that reflect any Holder Taxes, and Parent and the Surviving Corporation shall unreasonably fail to incorporate any reasonable comments timely provided by the Holder Representative.
(d) Contest Provisions.
(i) Parent shall notify the Holder Representative in writing within ten (10) business days of receipt by Parent, the Surviving Corporation or their respective Subsidiaries of notice of any pending or threatened Tax audits or assessments which may affect the Tax liabilities of the Surviving Corporation or its Subsidiaries that are Holder Taxes (Tax Contest); provided, however, that Parents failure to comply with such notice requirement shall not affect Parents right to indemnification if Holder Representatives ability to contest such liability is not materially adversely affected.
(ii) The Holder Representative shall have the right, at its election and expense, to control any Tax Contest related solely to Holder Taxes; provided, however, that (A) Parent shall have the right at its own expense, directly or through its designated representatives, to participate fully in such Tax Contest, including to review in advance and comment upon submissions made in the course of such Tax Contest and to attend any in-person or telephonic meetings and (B) Parents consent (not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed) shall be required for any settlement by the Holder Representative that could affect the Tax liability of Parent, the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in any taxable period to the extent such Tax liability would not be a Holder Tax. With respect to all Tax Contests that the Holder Representative does not elect to control pursuant to the immediately preceding sentence and all other proceedings with respect to Taxes, Parent shall have the sole responsibility for, and shall control, such Tax Contest or proceedings; provided, however, that the Holder Representatives consent (not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned, or delayed) shall be required for any settlement that could affect the liability of the Holders or an amount payable to the Holders under this Agreement. These procedures, and not the procedures set forth in this Section 9.2(d), shall apply to any audits, examinations, proposed adjustments or other type of controversy involving any Tax matters.
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(e) Survival of Obligations. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the provisions of this Section 6.15 shall survive for the full period of all applicable statutes of limitations (giving effect to any waiver, mitigation or extension thereof).
For purposes of this Agreement, (x) the term Holder Taxes shall mean (1) any and all Taxes (including any Taxes the payment of which has been deferred) imposed on or with respect to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or for which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries may otherwise be liable, for any Pre-Closing Tax Period, (2) any and all Taxes of any other Person for which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is or has been liable as a transferee or successor, (3) any obligation or other liability of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to indemnify any other Person in respect of or relating to Taxes or for any amounts calculated by reference to Taxes or to pay an amount pursuant to any Tax sharing or Tax allocation agreement (other than any such (i) commercial, financing, leasing or employment Contract or arrangement entered into in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice, the primary subject matter of which is not Taxes or (ii) agreement solely among the Company and its Subsidiaries) entered into prior to the Closing Date, (4) any Taxes of the Holders, or any other direct or indirect beneficial owner of the Companys securities, for any taxable period, (5) any Transfer Taxes for which the Holders are liable under this Agreement, and (6) any and all Taxes of any member of any consolidated, combined or unitary group of which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (or any predecessor of each such entity) was a member prior to the Closing by reason of Treasury Regulations Section 1.1502-6(a) or any analogous or similar foreign, state or local Law. In the case of any Taxes that are imposed on or with respect to income, gains, receipts, sales or payments and are payable for a Straddle Period, the portion of such Taxes related to the Pre-Closing Tax Period shall be deemed equal to the amount which would be payable if the relevant Tax period ended on and included the Closing Date (and for such purpose, the Taxable period of any partnership or other pass-through entity or non-U.S. entity in which the Company holds a beneficial interest shall be deemed to terminate at such time), provided that (except as contemplated by this agreement) any transactions after the Closing on the Closing Date and outside the ordinary course of business shall not be taken into account in the Pre-Closing Tax Period. In the case of any other Taxes for a Straddle Period, the portion of such Taxes related to the Pre-Closing Tax Period shall be deemed to be the amount of such Tax for the entire taxable period multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days in the taxable period prior to and including the Closing Date and the denominator of which is the number of days in such Straddle Period; (y) the term Pre-Closing Tax Period shall mean any taxable year or other taxable period (or portion thereof) ending on or before the Closing Date; and (z) the term Straddle Period shall mean any taxable period that begins on or before and ends after the Closing Date.
(a) Transfer Taxes. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, all transfer, documentary, sales, use, stamp, registration and other such Taxes and fees (including penalties and interest) incurred in connection with the Merger and the other Transactions (Transfer Taxes) shall be borne equally by Parent, on one hand, and the Holders, on the other hand. Such Transfer Taxes shall be paid by the party legally responsible to pay such Taxes (with the other party paying the party that is legally responsible to pay the tax its share of such Tax at least five (5) business days before the Tax payment due date). The Holder Representative shall arrange payment of all Transfer Taxes for which the Holders are liable pursuant to this Section 6.15(e). The parties agree to cooperate in the filing of any returns with respect to Transfer Taxes, including by promptly supplying any information in a partys possession that is reasonably necessary to complete such returns.
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6.16. Third-Party Consents. The Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain prior to the Closing, and deliver to Parent at or prior to the Closing, all consents, waivers and approvals (i) under each Contract listed or described in Schedule 6.16 hereto or (ii) requested by Parent or identified by the Company prior to the Closing.
6.17. RWI Policy. Parent and the Company shall cooperate with each other and use (and shall cause their respective Subsidiaries to use, as applicable) their respective commercially reasonable efforts to obtain a representations and warranties insurance policy (an RWI Policy) for Parent and to have such RWI Policy issued and in full force and effect prior to or upon Closing. The Company and its Subsidiaries and their respective Affiliates shall, and shall direct their representatives to, cooperate and promptly provide the insurer under the RWI Policy and its attorneys with access to all information reasonably requested during normal business hours to complete the due diligence process with respect to the RWI Policy. There shall be no limitation set forth in this Agreement or otherwise on survival claims for fraud. For the avoidance of doubt and notwithstanding the foregoing, the limitations on survival set forth in this Section 6.17 shall not control with respect to the RWI Policy, which contains limitations on survival periods that shall control for purposes thereunder.
6.18. Confidentiality. The parties acknowledge the Confidentiality Agreement, which agreement shall be deemed incorporated herein as if it were set forth in its entirety, and agree that the Confidentiality Agreement shall continue in full force and effect in accordance with its terms until the earlier of (i) the Effective Time or (ii) the expiration of the Confidentiality Agreement according to its terms; provided, however, that to the extent any provisions of the Confidentiality Agreement are inconsistent with any provision of this Agreement, the provisions of this Agreement shall control.
6.19. Notification. From and after the date hereof until the earlier of the Closing Date and the termination of this Agreement, the Company shall give prompt notice to Parent, and Parent shall give prompt notice to the Company, of (a) any notice or other communication received by such party from any Governmental Entity in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or from any Person alleging that the consent of such Person is or may be required in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, (b) any material communications (written or oral) received from any Person relating to the Company Intellectual Property and (c) any matter (including a breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement contained in this Agreement) that would reasonably be expected to lead to the failure to satisfy any of the conditions to Closing in Article VII.
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ARTICLE VII
Conditions
7.1. Conditions to Each Partys Obligation to Effect the Merger. The respective obligations of each party to effect the Merger are subject to the satisfaction or waiver by such party at or prior to the Effective Time of each of the following conditions:
(a) Stockholder Approval. This Agreement shall have been duly adopted by holders of Shares constituting the Requisite Stockholder Approval and shall have been duly adopted by Parent as the sole stockholder of Merger Sub.
(b) No Order. No court or other Governmental Entity of competent jurisdiction shall have enacted, issued, promulgated, enforced or entered any Law (whether temporary, preliminary or permanent) that is in effect and restrains, enjoins or otherwise prohibits consummation of the Merger or the other Transactions (collectively, an Order).
(c) HSR Act. Any applicable waiting period (or extensions thereof) under the HSR Act relating to the Merger shall have expired or been terminated.
(d) Governmental Consents. Other than the filing pursuant to Section 1.3, all Company Approvals and all Parent Approvals shall have been obtained or made.
7.2. Conditions to Obligations of Parent and Merger Sub. The obligations of Parent and Merger Sub to effect the Merger are also subject to the satisfaction or waiver by Parent at or prior to the Effective Time of the following conditions:
(a) Representations and Warranties. (i) The representations and warranties of the Company set forth in Section 5.1(b) (Capital Structure), Section 5.1(c) (Payment Schedule), and Section 5.1(e) (Corporate Authority; Approval) shall be true and correct in all respects as of the date of this Agreement and as of the Closing Date as though made on and as of such date and time (except to the extent that any such representation and warranty expressly speaks as of an earlier date, in which case such representation and warranty shall be true and correct as of such earlier date); (ii) the other Fundamental Representations shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the date of this Agreement and as of the Closing Date as though made on and as of such date and time (except to the extent that any such representation and warranty expressly speaks as of an earlier date, in which case such representation and warranty shall be true and correct as of such earlier date); and (iii) the other representations and warranties of the Company set forth in Article V, without giving effect to any materiality or Material Adverse Effect qualifier set forth therein, shall be true and correct as of the date of this Agreement and as of the Closing Date as though made on and as of such date and time (except to the extent that any such representation and warranty expressly speaks as of an earlier date, in which case such representation and warranty shall be true and correct as of such earlier date), except, in the case of this clause (iii) only, for any failure of any such representation and warranty to be so true and correct that has not had and would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect. Parent shall have received at the Closing a certificate signed on behalf of the Company by the Chief Executive Officer of the Company to the effect that such Chief Executive Officer has read this Section 7.2(a) and the conditions set forth in this Section 7.2(a) have been satisfied.
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(b) Performance of Obligations of the Company. The Company shall have performed in all material respects all obligations required to be performed by it under this Agreement at or prior to the Closing Date, and Parent shall have received a certificate signed on behalf of the Company by the Chief Executive Officer of the Company to the effect that the condition set forth in this Section 7.2(b) has been satisfied.
(c) Payment of Transaction Expenses. The Company shall have provided copies of customary payoff letters in connection with the payment of Transaction Expenses from the Persons listed on Schedule 7.2(c) hereto.
(d) No Restraints. There shall not be threatened, instituted or pending any suit, action or proceeding in which a Governmental Entity of competent jurisdiction is seeking (i) an Order or (ii) to (A) prohibit, limit, restrain or impair Parents ability to own or operate or to retain or change all or a material portion of the assets, licenses, operations, rights, product lines, businesses or interest therein of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or other Affiliates from and after the Effective Time or any of the assets, licenses, operations, rights, product lines, businesses or interest therein of Parent or its Subsidiaries (including by requiring any sale, divestiture, transfer, license, lease, disposition of or encumbrance or hold separate arrangement with respect to any such assets, licenses, operations, rights, product lines, businesses or interest therein) or (B) prohibit or limit in any material respect Parents ability to vote, transfer, receive dividends or otherwise exercise full ownership rights with respect to the stock of the Surviving Corporation, and no Governmental Entity of competent jurisdiction shall have enacted, issued, promulgated, enforced or entered any Law deemed applicable to the Merger individually or in the aggregate resulting in, or that would reasonably be expected to result in, any of the foregoing.
(e) No Material Adverse Effect. Since the date of this Agreement, there shall not have occurred any Material Adverse Effect, and Parent shall have received a certificate signed on behalf of the Company by the Chief Executive Officer of the Company to the effect that the condition set forth in this Section 7.2(e) has been satisfied.
(f) Written Consents; Appraisal Waivers. Holders representing at least eight-five percent (85%) of the Companys issued and outstanding Common Stock shall have executed written consents, certified copies of which shall have been provided to Parent, and have validly waived all appraisal rights under DGCL and any other applicable Laws.
(g) Charter Amendment. The Charter Amendment shall have been duly adopted by sufficient holders of Shares in accordance with applicable Laws, including Section 242 of the DGCL, and the Companys Organizational Documents, and the Company shall have caused the Charter Amendment to be executed and filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware and remain in effect.
(h) Consents Under Agreements. The Company shall have obtained the consent or approval of each Person whose consent or approval shall be required under any Contract listed in Section 5.1(l), except those for which the failure to obtain such consent or approval, individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
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(i) Certain Employees. Each Key Employee shall have remained actively employed by the Company through the Effective Time, other than for reasons of death or permanent and total disability, and, to the Companys knowledge, no Key Employee shall have any intention not to honor such individuals New Employment Agreement.
(j) FIRPTA Certificate. The Company shall have delivered to Parent a certificate pursuant to Treasury Regulations Section 1.1445-2(c)(3), duly executed and acknowledged, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Parent and on the basis of which Parent shall not be required to withhold Tax under Section 1445 of the Code, certifying that interests in the Company are not U.S. real property interests, together with the notice required to be mailed to the IRS under Treasury Regulations Section 1.897-2(h).
7.3. Conditions to Obligation of the Company. The obligation of the Company to effect the Merger is also subject to the satisfaction or waiver by the Company at or prior to the Effective Time of the following conditions:
(a) Representations and Warranties. (i) The representations and warranties of Parent set forth in this Agreement shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the date of this Agreement and as of the Closing Date as though made on and as of such date and time (except to the extent that any such representation and warranty expressly speaks as of an earlier date, in which case such representation and warranty shall be true and correct as of such earlier date), and (ii) the Company shall have received at the Closing a certificate signed on behalf of Parent by any Vice President of Parent to the effect that such Vice President has read this Section 7.3(a) and the conditions set forth in this Section 7.3(a) have been satisfied.
(b) Performance of Obligations of Parent and Merger Sub. Each of Parent and Merger Sub shall have performed in all material respects all obligations required to be performed by it under this Agreement at or prior to the Closing Date, and the Company shall have received a certificate signed on behalf of Parent and Merger Sub by any Vice President of Parent to the effect that the condition set forth in this Section 7.3(b) has been satisfied.
ARTICLE VIII
Termination
8.1. Termination by Mutual Consent. This Agreement may be terminated and the Merger and other Transactions may be abandoned at any time prior to the Effective Time by mutual written consent of the Company and Parent.
8.2. Termination by Either Parent or the Company. This Agreement may be terminated and the Merger and other Transactions may be abandoned at any time prior to the Effective Time by either Parent or the Company if:
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(a) the Merger shall not have been consummated by 5:00 p.m. (Eastern Time) on November 4, 2022 (the Termination Date); provided, however, that if the condition set forth in Section 7.1(c) has not been satisfied or waived prior to the Termination Date, but all other conditions set forth in Article VII have been satisfied or waived (except for those conditions that by their nature are to be satisfied at the Closing), the Termination Date will be automatically extended to 5:00 p.m. (Eastern Time) on February 4, 2023; or
(b) any Order permanently restraining, enjoining or otherwise prohibiting consummation of the Merger shall become final and non-appealable (whether before or after the adoption of this Agreement by the Requisite Stockholder Approval);
provided, that the right to terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section 8.2 shall not be available to any party that has breached in any material respect its obligations under this Agreement in any manner that shall have proximately contributed to the occurrence of the failure of a condition to the consummation of the Merger.
8.3. Termination by the Company. This Agreement may be terminated by the Company and the Merger and other transactions contemplated by this Agreement may be abandoned at any time prior to the Effective Time by the Company if there has been a breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement made by Parent in this Agreement, or any such representation and warranty shall have become untrue after the date of this Agreement, such that Section 7.3(a) or 7.3(b) would not be satisfied and such breach or condition is not curable or, if curable, is not cured within the earlier of (x) thirty (30) days after written notice thereof is given by the Company to Parent and (y) three (3) business days prior to the Termination Date.
8.4. Termination by Parent. This Agreement may be terminated and the Merger and other transactions contemplated by this Agreement may be abandoned at any time prior to the Effective Time by Parent if:
(a) a copy of the Stockholder Written Consent evidencing that the Requisite Stockholder Approval has been obtained has not been delivered to Parent at or prior to the expiration of the Stockholder Consent Delivery Period; or
(b) there has been a breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement made by the Company in this Agreement, or any such representation and warranty shall have become untrue after the date of this Agreement, such that Sections 7.2(a) or (b) would not be satisfied and such breach or condition is not curable or, if curable, is not cured within the earlier of (x) thirty (30) days after written notice thereof is given by Parent to the Company and (y) three (3) business days prior to the Termination Date.
8.5. Effect of Termination. If this Agreement is terminated pursuant to this Article VIII, this Agreement will forthwith become null and void, and there will be no liability to any Person on the part of any party hereto (or any of their respective Representatives or Affiliates) in respect of this Agreement, except as provided in this Section 8.5 and except that the provisions of Section 6.18 and Article X will continue to apply following any termination; provided, however, that nothing in this Section 8.5 shall release any party from liability for any willful and material breach of this Agreement by such party prior to the termination of this Agreement.
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ARTICLE IX
Survival and Indemnification
9.1. Survival.
(a) All representations and warranties in this Agreement and the schedules and exhibits attached hereto (but excluding the exhibits attached hereto that will be governed by the terms set forth therein), and the right to commence any claim with respect thereto, shall survive the Closing as follows:
(i) all representations and warranties in this Agreement and the schedules attached hereto, other than the Fundamental Representations, and the right to commence any claim with respect thereto, shall survive the Closing and continue in effect until the second (2nd) anniversary of the Closing Date; and
(ii) the Fundamental Representations, and the right to commence any claim with respect thereto, shall survive the Closing and continue in effect until the expiration of the applicable statutes of limitations with respect thereto (after giving effect to any extensions or waivers thereof).
For purposes of this Agreement, Fundamental Representations means the representations and warranties set forth in in Section 5.1(a) (Organization, Good Standing and Qualification), Section 5.1(b) (Capital Structure), Section 5.1(c) (Payment Schedule), Section 5.1(d) (Agreements with Holders), Section 5.1(e) (Corporate Authority; Approval), Section 5.1(n) (Takeover Statutes), Section 5.1(p) (Taxes) and Section 5.1(u) (Broker and Finders).
(b) The covenants and agreements of the parties contained in this Agreement and the schedules and exhibits attached hereto (but excluding any agreements the forms of which are attached as exhibits hereto that will be governed by the terms set forth therein), shall survive the Closing and continue in effect until the expiration of the applicable statute of limitations with respect thereto.
(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, any representation or warranty or covenant or agreement in respect of which indemnity may be sought under Section 9.2 below, and the indemnity with respect thereto, shall survive the time at which it would otherwise terminate pursuant to this Section 9.1 if notice of the claim, inaccuracy or breach or potential inaccuracy or breach thereof giving rise to such right or potential right of indemnity shall have been given to the party against whom such indemnity may be sought prior to such time (regardless of when the Losses in respect thereof may actually be incurred).
For purposes of this Agreement, (x) the term Losses shall mean any loss, Liabilities, cost, damage, royalty, deficiency, penalty, Tax, fine or expense, whether or not arising out of a Third Party Claim (including interest, penalties, reasonable attorneys fees and expenses and all reasonable amounts paid in investigation or defense, and all amounts paid in settlement, of any of the foregoing) and (y) the term Liabilities shall mean any liabilities, obligations or commitments of any nature whatsoever, asserted or unasserted, known or unknown, absolute or contingent, accrued or unaccrued, matured or unmatured or otherwise.
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9.2. Indemnification.
(a) Indemnification by the Holders.
(i) Indemnification. The Holders shall hold Parent, the Surviving Corporation and each of their respective officers, directors, and employees (the Parent Indemnified Parties) harmless from and against any and all Losses when incurred as a result of, in connection with, relating to or arising out of: (A) any breach by the Company of any representation or warranty made by the Company in this Agreement or any of the schedules and exhibits attached hereto (but excluding any agreements the forms of which are attached as exhibits hereto that will be governed by the terms set forth therein), or in any of the certificates furnished by the Company pursuant to this Agreement determined without regard to any Material Adverse Effect or other materiality or knowledge qualification contained in such representations and warranties; (B) any breach of any covenant or agreement by the Company under this Agreement or any of the schedules and exhibits attached hereto (but excluding any agreements the forms of which are attached as exhibits hereto that will be governed by the terms set forth therein), or in any of the certificates furnished by the Company pursuant to this Agreement; (C) any claim asserted at any time by any actual or alleged holder of Company securities relating to the allocation or entitlement to a portion of the Closing Consideration or Earn-Out Consideration or other amount paid or to be paid in connection with the Transactions, including any assertion of contractual, employment or other rights and any assertion of rights to own or acquire any security; (D) the aggregate amount, if any, by which any payment provided to the Dissenting Stockholders pursuant to Section 262 of the DGCL exceeds the portion of the Closing Consideration to which such Dissenting Stockholders would otherwise be entitled pursuant to Section 4.4(f); (E) any Holder Taxes, or (F) any of the matters set forth in Schedule 9.2(a) hereto.
(ii) Limitations on Indemnification.
(A) Solely with respect to Losses not covered by the RWI Policy, the Holders shall not have any liability under clause (A) of Section 9.2(a)(i) above (other than with respect to breaches of the Fundamental Representations), unless and until the aggregate amount of all Losses related thereto for which the Holders would, but for this Section 9.2(a)(ii)(A), be liable exceeds on a cumulative basis an amount equal to $100,000. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, nothing in this Agreement shall limit or restrict any of Parents right to maintain or recover any amounts in connection with any action or claim based upon actual fraud.
(B) With respect to Losses within the scope of coverage provided by the RWI Policy, the Holders shall be liable under clause (A) of Section 9.2(a)(i) above dollar for dollar with the Parent Indemnified Parties for any such Losses that erode the retention amount under the RWI Policy; provided, that the liability of the Holders under this Section 9.2(a)(ii)(B) shall not exceed the amount that is fifty percent (50%) of the aggregate retention amount payable under the RWI Policy.
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(C) The Holders liability under clause (A) of Section 9.2(a)(i) above (other than with respect to breaches of the Fundamental Representations) shall not exceed $25,000,000.
(iii) Payments; RWI Policy.
(A) All indemnification of the Parent Indemnified Parties by the Holders under this Section 9.2(a) shall be satisfied as follows: (1) first, for any claims within the scope of coverage provided by the RWI Policy, by the assertion of claims by Parent Indemnified Parties thereunder until such time as the policy limit set forth in the RWI Policy has been reached; provided, that the Holders shall be liable for fifty percent (50%) of the aggregate amount of the retention amount under the RWI Policy, without duplication, as set forth in Section 9.2(a)(ii)(B), and (2) with respect to any indemnification amounts not covered by the RWI Policy, or following the expiration of the RWI Policy, by the Holders in accordance with Section 9.2(a)(iii)(B) below.
(B) The sole and exclusive recourse for any and all amounts payable by the Holders to any Parent Indemnified Party under this Section 9.2(a) will be to setoff such amounts against the unpaid portion of the Earn-Out Consideration (whether or not accrued), if any, as of the date each Claim Notice asserting Losses is submitted by any Parent Indemnified Party to the Holder Representative. Any such setoff will be applied to the Holders in accordance with the Payment Schedule. Notwithstanding the foregoing, neither the exercise of, nor the failure to exercise, such right of setoff will limit or affect (1) the rights of Parent under the RWI Policy, (2) the rights of the parties under Section 10.6(c) with respect to any covenants to be performed by the parties, or (3) Parents right to maintain or recover any amounts in connection with any action or claim based upon actual fraud. To the extent that liability for or the amount of indemnifiable Losses in respect of a claim for indemnification pursuant to this Section 9.2(a) has not yet been finally determined in accordance with this Agreement, Parent will be entitled to withhold payment from the accrued and unpaid portion of the Earn-Out Consideration otherwise due and payable to the Holders in an amount up to Parents good faith estimate of such Losses set forth in the Claim Notice until the amount of such indemnifiable Losses has been finally determined (any such claim, an Unpaid Indemnification Claim). The exercise of such right of setoff by Parent in accordance with the terms of this Section 9.2(a)(iii)(B) will not constitute a breach of Parents obligation to pay the Earn-Out Consideration or any other amounts due under this Agreement.
(b) Indemnification by Parent and Surviving Corporation. Parent and, after the Closing, Parent and the Surviving Corporation each agree to and shall indemnify the Holders and hold them harmless against any Losses which any such Holder may suffer, sustain or become subject to, as the result of, in connection with, relating or incidental to or by virtue of the breach by Parent of any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement made by Parent or Merger Sub in this Agreement, any of the schedules or exhibits attached hereto or any of the certificates furnished by Parent pursuant to this Agreement. The amount of Parents and, after the Closing, Parents and the Surviving Corporations aggregate liability under this Section 9.2(b) shall not exceed $25,000,000. All indemnification of the Holders by Parent under this Section 9.2(b) shall be effected by payment by Parent to the Holder Representative or its designee in immediately available funds by wire transfer to be distributed to the Holders in proportion to their respective portion of the Closing Consideration and Earn-Out Consideration in accordance with the Payment Schedule.
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(c) For purposes of this Article IX, the amount of any Indemnified Partys Losses will be reduced by (i) any amounts actually recovered by such Indemnified Party under any insurance policies and (ii) any amounts actually recovered by such Indemnified Party pursuant to any indemnification right, claim, recovery, settlement, reimbursement arrangement, contract or payment by or against a third-party.
(d) Indemnification Procedures.
(i) Definitions. For purposes of this Agreement, a party entitled to indemnification under this Agreement shall be referred to as an Indemnified Party, and a party obligated to indemnify an Indemnified Party under this Agreement shall be referred to as an Indemnifying Party.
(ii) Claim Notices. Each Indemnified Party shall provide written notice to the Indemnifying Party of any claim or demand that it may have under this Section 9.2 (a Claim Notice), and, in the event that there is asserted against an Indemnified Party any claim, demand, action, proceeding or investigation instituted by a Person other than Parent or the Holder Representative on behalf of the Holders for which the Indemnifying Party may be obligated to indemnify hereunder (such claim, a Third Party Claim), such Indemnified Party shall provide a Claim Notice with respect thereto within thirty (30) days following such Indemnified Partys receipt of such Third Party Claim; provided, however, that failure to give such notification shall not affect the indemnification provided hereunder except to the extent the Indemnifying Party shall have been actually prejudiced as a result of such failure.
(A) A Claim Notice with respect to a claim other than a Third Party Claim shall contain a reasonably detailed summary of the facts underlying or related to such claim to the extent then known by the Indemnified Party, the subsection(s) of this Section 9.2 pursuant to which the Indemnified Party is seeking indemnification, a list of those representations, warranties and covenants that the Indemnified Party believes may have been breached in relation to such claim (if any), the Indemnified Partys good faith estimate of the Losses incurred as a result of, in connection with, relating to or arising out of such claim, and a statement that the Indemnified Party seeks indemnification for Losses relating to such claim.
(B) A Claim Notice with respect to a Third Party Claim shall contain a reasonably detailed summary of the facts underlying or relating to such claim to the extent then known by the Indemnified Party and any correspondence or notices (including court papers) received from the relevant third party (to the extent not prohibited by contract or applicable Law from furnishing), the subsection(s) of this Section 9.2 pursuant to which the Indemnified Party is seeking indemnification, a list of those representations, warranties and covenants that the Indemnified Party believes may have been breached in relation to such claim (if any), the amount of damages alleged to have been suffered by the relevant third party or the Indemnified Partys good faith estimate of
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the Losses incurred as a result of, in connection with, relating to or arising out of such claim, and a statement that the Indemnified Party seeks indemnification for Losses relating to such claim. From and after the delivery of a Claim Notice with respect to a Third Party Claim, the Indemnified Party shall deliver to the Indemnifying Party, within ten (10) business days after the Indemnified Partys receipt thereof, copies of all notices and documents (including court papers) received by the Indemnified Party relating to the Third Party Claim.
(iii) Control of Contests by Indemnifying Party. The Indemnifying Party shall be entitled to assume, conduct and control, through counsel of its own choosing (reasonably acceptable to the Indemnified Party) and at its own expense, the defense of any Third Party Claim (unless (A) the claim for indemnification relates to or arises in connection with any criminal or quasi-criminal proceeding, action, indictment, allegation or investigation; (B) the Indemnified Party reasonably believes an adverse determination with respect to the action, lawsuit, investigation, proceeding or other claim giving rise to such claim for indemnification would be detrimental to or injure the Indemnified Partys reputation or future business prospects; (C) the claim seeks an injunction or equitable relief against the Indemnified Party; (D) the Indemnified Party has been advised by counsel that a reasonable likelihood exists of a conflict of interest between the Indemnifying Party and the Indemnified Party; (E) upon petition by the Indemnified Party, the appropriate court rules that the Indemnifying Party failed or is failing to vigorously prosecute or defend such claim; or (F) the Indemnified Party reasonably believes that the Loss relating to the claim would materially exceed the maximum amount that such Indemnified Party could then be entitled to recover under the applicable provisions of this Section 9.2; in which case the Indemnified Party could elect in its sole discretion to assume, conduct and control such defense and the Indemnifying Party, if it had previously assumed such defense but no longer meets all of the conditions set forth in clauses (A) through (F) above, will cooperate with the Indemnified Party with respect to the prompt transfer of such defense from the Indemnifying Party to the Indemnified Party if so elected by the indemnified party). The Holder Representative shall act on behalf of the Holders where they are Indemnifying Parties hereunder in assuming, conducting and controlling the defense of Third Party Claims, including those Third Party Claims set forth in Schedule 9.2(a) hereto. Unless the Indemnified Party shall have notified the Indemnifying Party of the existence of one or more of the conditions set forth in clauses (A) through (F) of the first sentence of this Section 9.2(d)(iii), the Indemnifying Party shall have thirty (30) days (or such lesser number of days set forth in the Claim Notice as may be required by any Governmental Entity, any court proceedings or regulatory inquiry or investigation) from receipt of the Claim Notice with respect to a Third Party Claim (the Notice Period) to notify the Indemnified Party of its election to assume the defense of such Third Party Claim; provided, that the Holder Representative, on behalf of the Holders, shall be entitled, immediately following the Effective Time without regard to the notice provisions above, to assume the defense of those Third Party Claims set forth in Schedule 9.2(a) hereto. If the Indemnifying Party notifies the Indemnified Party within the Notice Period that it elects to assume the defense of such Third Party Claim, it shall be conclusively established for purposes of this Agreement that the Indemnifying Party is obligated to and shall indemnify and hold harmless the Indemnified Party from, against and in respect of all Losses incurred or suffered by the Indemnified Party to the extent arising from such Third Party Claim, without any reservation of rights, subject only to the limitations contained in this Section 9.2. If the Indemnifying Party notifies the Indemnified Party within the Notice Period that it elects to defend such Third Party Claim, it shall have the right to so defend, with
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counsel selected by the Indemnifying Party that is reasonably acceptable to the Indemnified Party, at the Indemnifying Partys expense. Once the Indemnifying Party has duly assumed the defense of a Third Party Claim, the Indemnified Party shall have the right, but not the obligation, to participate in the defense thereof, including the opportunity to participate in any discussions or correspondence with any Governmental Entity and to employ counsel separate from the counsel employed by the Indemnifying Party. The Indemnified Party shall participate in any such defense at its own expense unless (x) the Indemnifying Party and the Indemnified Party are both named parties to the proceedings and the Indemnified Party shall have concluded in good faith that representation of both parties by the same counsel would be inappropriate due to actual or potential differing interests between them or the availability to the Indemnified Party of one or more defenses or counterclaims that are inconsistent with one or more of those that may be available to the Indemnifying Party in respect thereof or (y) the Indemnified Party assumes the defense of a Third Party Claim after the Indemnifying Party has failed to diligently pursue a Third Party Claim it has assumed, as provided hereunder, and in the case of both (x) or (y), all such expenses incurred by the Indemnified Party in connection with such participation shall be borne by the Indemnifying Party.
(iv) Control of Contests by Indemnified Party. In the event the Indemnifying Party (A) elects not to defend the Indemnified Party against a Third Party Claim, whether by not giving the Indemnified Party timely notice of its desire to so defend or otherwise, (B) is not entitled to defend the Third Party Claim as a result of the Indemnified Partys election to defend the Third Party Claim as provided hereunder, or (C) after assuming the defense of a Third Party Claim, fails to conduct the defense of such Third Party Claim in a reasonably diligent manner within ten (10) days after receiving written notice from the Indemnified Party to the effect that the Indemnifying Party has so failed, the Indemnified Party shall have the right but not the obligation to assume its own defense; it being understood that the Indemnified Partys right to indemnification for such Third Party Claim shall not be adversely affected by assuming the defense of such Third Party Claim.
(v) Settlement of Claims. Whether or not the Indemnifying Party shall have assumed the defense of a Third Party Claim, the Indemnifying Party shall have no Liability with respect to any compromise or settlement of such claims effected without its written consent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned) unless (A) there is no finding or admission of any violation of Law or any violation of the rights of any person and no effect on any other claims that may be made against the Indemnifying Party or any of its Affiliates, (B) there is no imposition of a consent order, decree, injunction or other equitable relief that would restrict the future activity of the Indemnifying Party or its Affiliates, (C) the sole relief provided is monetary damages and a full, complete and unconditional release from all Liabilities with respect to such claim is provided to the Indemnifying Party and its Affiliates, and (D) the monetary damages payable in connection with such compromise or settlement does not exceed $1,000,000. The Indemnifying Party shall not consent to the entry of judgment, admit any liability with respect to, or settle, compromise or discharge, such Third Party Claim without the Indemnified Partys prior written consent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned) unless (x) there is no finding or admission of any violation of Law or any violation of the rights of any person and no effect on any other claims that may be made against the Indemnified Party or any of its Affiliates, (y) there is no imposition of a consent order, decree, injunction or other equitable relief that would restrict the future activity of the Indemnified Party or its Affiliates, and (z) the sole relief provided is monetary damages that are concurrently paid in full by the Indemnifying Party and a full, complete and unconditional release from all Liabilities with respect to such claim is provided to the Indemnified Party and its Affiliates.
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(vi) Cooperation. Each party shall cooperate, and cause their respective Affiliates to cooperate, in the defense or prosecution of any Third Party Claim and shall furnish or cause to be furnished such records, information and testimony, and attend such conferences, discovery proceedings, hearings, trials or appeals, as may be reasonably requested in connection therewith. Such cooperation also shall include the retention and, upon the Indemnifying Partys request, the provision to the Indemnifying Party of records and information which are reasonably relevant to such Third Party Claim, and making employees available on a mutually convenient basis to provide additional information and explanation of any material provided hereunder; provided, that such cooperation shall not unreasonably interfere with the business or operations of such party. All Losses incurred or suffered by the Indemnified Party in connection with responding to, complying with or satisfying the Indemnifying Partys requests for cooperation shall be promptly reimbursed by the Indemnifying Party. If the Indemnifying Party disputes the amount of, or otherwise refuses or fails to reimburse, any such Losses which the Indemnified Party has incurred and for which the Indemnified Party has sought reimbursement from the Indemnifying Party, the Indemnified Party shall not be obligated to continue providing cooperation with respect to the defense of the relevant Third Party Claim until such dispute has been resolved or all such Losses have been reimbursed in full.
(e) Type of Damages. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, no Person shall be liable under this Article IX for any consequential, special, exemplary or punitive damages, except to the extent awarded in a final determination in connection with a Third Party Claim.
(f) Characterization of Indemnification Payments. The parties agree to treat all payments made pursuant to this Article IX as adjustments to the Closing Consideration for Tax purposes, unless otherwise required by applicable Law.
(g) Coordination with Tax Covenant. In the event any provision of this Article IX is inconsistent with any provision of Section 6.15, the provisions of Section 6.15 shall control.
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ARTICLE X
Miscellaneous and General
10.1. Holder Representative.
(a) Appointment of Holder Representative. The Holder Representative is hereby designated to, and shall act as, the representative of the Holders, and is hereby authorized to act on behalf of the Holders and to take any and all actions required or permitted to be taken by the Holder Representative under this Agreement. The Holder Representative shall have the sole and exclusive right to seek to enforce any and all rights of the Holders under this Agreement.
(b) Representations and Warranties of Holder Representative. The Holder Representative hereby represents and warrants to each of Parent, Merger Sub and the Company that: (i) the Holder Representative is a natural person residing in the State of Tennessee; (ii) the Holder Representative has the legal capacity to enter into and perform her obligations under this Agreement and the Merger and the other Transactions contemplated hereby; and (iii) this Agreement constitutes the valid and binding obligation of the Holder Representative enforceable against the Holder Representative in accordance with its terms, subject to the Bankruptcy and Equity Exception.
(c) Scope of Authority of Holders Representative.
(i) Effective as of the date hereof, the Holder Representative shall have the power and authority to take all such actions on behalf of each Holder as the Holder Representative, in its sole reasonable discretion, may deem in good faith to be appropriate on all matters related to or arising from this Agreement. Such powers shall include:
(A) executing and delivering this Agreement and any and all supplements, amendments, waivers or modifications thereto in accordance with the terms thereof and all certificates, consents and other documents contemplated by this Agreement or as may be necessary or appropriate to effect the transactions contemplated by this Agreement;
(B) giving and receiving notices and other communications relating to this Agreement;
(C) taking or refraining from taking any actions (whether by negotiation, settlement, litigation or otherwise) to resolve or settle all matters and disputes arising out of or related to this Agreement and the performance or enforcement of the obligations, duties and rights pursuant to this Agreement, including in connection with any of the following:
(1) determining what documentation is required from Holders in connection with receiving the Closing Consideration in accordance with Article IV of this Agreement;
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(2) participating in the receipt, preparation, provision and review of the Estimated Closing Statement and the Final Closing Statement and the related working papers in accordance with Sections 4.1(b) and (c) of this Agreement;
(3) paying the reasonable fees of any Accounting Firm in accordance with Sections 4.1(c) and 4.2(c) of this Agreement;
(4) receiving, authorizing, disputing and/or distributing any adjustment to the Closing Consideration and delivering instructions to the Paying Agent in connection therewith, in each case in accordance with Section 4.1(c) of this Agreement;
(5) complying with its tax filing and payment responsibilities, authorizing and/or disputing tax payment obligations, conducting or participating in the conduct of Tax Contests and retaining books and records in accordance with Section 6.15 of this Agreement; and
(6) conducting and controlling the defense of, and negotiating, agreeing to, settling, paying or contesting, Third Party Claims in accordance with Section 9.2(d) of this Agreement and paying reasonable expenses in connection therewith;
(D) holding back, depositing into escrow, paying or withholding for purposes of indemnification any amounts otherwise payable to the Holders hereunder and directing the actions of any escrow agent with respect thereto (including with respect to the investment and disposal of amounts in escrow);
(E) engaging and paying escrow agents, attorneys, accountants, financial and other advisors, paying agents and other Representatives deemed necessary or appropriate, in the sole reasonable discretion of the Holder Representative in the performance of its duties under this Agreement;
(F) disbursing any funds received by the Holder Representative on behalf of the Holders under this Agreement to each Holder in accordance herewith;
(G) negotiating, executing and delivering, and settling any disputes with respect to any documents, equity security certificates, options or derivative securities, and executing such further instruments of assignment as Parent, Merger Sub or the Surviving Corporation shall reasonably request; and
(H) taking all actions necessary or appropriate in the judgment of the Holder Representative for the accomplishment of the foregoing or the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and taking all other actions to be taken by or on behalf of the Holders in connection with this Agreement.
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(ii) The Company (prior to the Closing) and the Holders (after the Closing) shall reimburse the Holder Representative for its reasonable costs and expenses (including attorneys fees) incurred in connection with its duties as the Holder Representative.
(iii) The Holder Representative may perform any and all of its duties through its agents, representatives, attorneys, custodians, and/or nominees.
(d) Indemnification. The Company (prior to the Closing) and the Holders (after the Closing), severally and not jointly, on a pro rata basis pursuant to their portion of the Closing Consideration and the Earn-Out Consideration in accordance with the Payment Schedule (taking into account any Shares or other equity security of the Company owned by the Holder Representative), shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Holder Representative from and against any and all Losses that the Holder Representative may suffer or incur by reason of any action, claim or proceeding brought against the Holder Representative, unless such Loss shall have been directly caused by the willful misconduct, bad faith or gross negligence of the Holder Representative. For the avoidance of doubt, this Section 10.1(d) shall survive the resignation of the Holder Representative.
(e) Limitation of Liability. THE HOLDER REPRESENTATIVE SHALL NOT BE LIABLE, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, FOR ANY (i) LOSSES ARISING OUT OF THE SERVICES PROVIDED UNDER THIS AGREEMENT, OTHER THAN LOSSES THAT HAVE DIRECTLY RESULTED FROM THE HOLDER REPRESENTATIVES WILLFUL MISCONDUCT, BAD FAITH OR GROSS NEGLIGENCE OR (ii) SPECIAL, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES OR LOSSES OF ANY KIND WHATSOEVER (INCLUDING LOST PROFITS), EVEN IF THE HOLDER REPRESENTATIVE HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH LOSSES OR DAMAGES AND REGARDLESS OF THE FORM OF ACTION.
(f) Resignation; Successor Holder Representative. The Holder Representative may resign by furnishing written notice of her resignation to the Holders, Parent, Merger Sub and the Company (if such resignation occurs prior to the Closing) or to Parent and the Surviving Corporation (if resignation occurs after the Closing). In addition, the Holder Representative may be removed in her capacity as such upon the affirmative vote of the Holders entitled to receive at least sixty-five percent (65%) of the Earn-Out Consideration, as determined in accordance with the Payment Schedule (the Requisite Holder Percentage). Such resignation or removal shall be effective thirty (30) days after the delivery of such notice or upon the earlier appointment by the Holders of a successor, and the Holder Representatives sole responsibility thereafter shall be to safely keep any assets then held by her on behalf of the Holders and to deliver the same to a successor Holder Representative. If the Holders have failed to appoint a successor Holder Representative prior to the expiration of thirty (30) days following the delivery of such notice of resignation, the Holder Representative may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor Holder Representative or for other appropriate relief, and any such resulting appointment shall be binding upon the Holders, Parent, Merger Sub, the Company and the Surviving Corporation.
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(g) Termination of Holder Representative Role. Subject to Section 8.5, upon the termination of this Agreement in accordance with its terms or the removal of the Holder Representative in accordance with this Section 10.1, the Holder Representative shall have no further responsibilities hereunder or authority to act; it being understood that following any termination of this Agreement, the Companys obligation to reimburse the Holder Representative for its reasonable expenses under this Section 10.1 shall survive until the expiration of the applicable statute of limitations.
(h) Effect on Rights of Parent and Merger Sub. Anything set forth in this Section 10.1 to the contrary notwithstanding, in no event shall anything contained in this Section 10.1 amend, alter, waive, terminate (or otherwise limit) or be deemed to amend, alter, waive terminate (or otherwise limit) any of the rights and remedies of Parent or Merger Sub set forth in any other provision of this Agreement (including the schedules and exhibits hereto), including Section 4.1, Section 4.2 and Section 9.2 of this Agreement.
10.2. Actions of the Holder Representative(i) . A decision, act, consent or instruction of the Holder Representative shall constitute a decision of all Holders and shall be final, binding and conclusive upon each such Holder, and Parent, Merger Sub and, following the Closing, the Surviving Corporation, shall be entitled to rely conclusively on the decisions, actions, consents or instructions of the Holder Representative as being the decision, action, consent or instruction of each and all such Holders. Parent is 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 Holder Representative.
10.3. Modification or Amendment. Any provision of this Agreement may be amended, modified, supplemented or waived only by an instrument in writing duly executed by, if executed prior to the Effective Time, Parent, the Company, Merger Sub and the Holder Representative, and if executed after the Effective Time, Parent and the Holder Representative; provided, however, that the Holder Representative may not agree to any amendment, modification, supplement or waiver which materially and adversely impacts the rights of the Holders hereunder without first obtaining the affirmative vote of the Requisite Holder Percentage. Any such amendment, modification, supplement or waiver shall be for such period and subject to such conditions as shall be specified in the instrument effecting the same and shall be binding upon the parties thereto, and any such waiver shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the purposes for which given.
10.4. Waiver of Conditions. The conditions to each of the parties obligations to consummate the Merger are for the sole benefit of such party and may be waived by such party in whole or in part to the extent permitted by applicable Laws; provided, that, no failure on the part of any party to exercise and no delay in exercising, and no course of dealing with respect to, any right, remedy, power or privilege under this Agreement shall operate as a waiver of such right, remedy, power or privilege, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right, remedy, power or privilege under this Agreement preclude any other or further exercise of any such right, remedy, power or privilege or the exercise of any other right, remedy, power or privilege. The rights, remedies, powers and privileges provided in this Agreement are cumulative and not exclusive of any rights, remedies, powers and privileges provided by applicable Laws.
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10.5. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each such counterpart being deemed to be an original instrument, and all such counterparts shall together constitute the same agreement. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page to this agreement may be made by electronic or digital delivery such as in Adobe Portable Document Format or using generally recognized e-signature technology (e.g., DocuSign or Adobe Sign).
10.6. GOVERNING LAW AND VENUE; WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL; SPECIFIC PERFORMANCE.
(a) THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE MADE IN AND IN ALL RESPECTS SHALL BE INTERPRETED, CONSTRUED AND GOVERNED BY AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAW OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE WITHOUT REGARD TO THE CONFLICTS OF LAW PRINCIPLES THEREOF TO THE EXTENT THAT SUCH PRINCIPLES WOULD DIRECT A MATTER TO ANOTHER JURISDICTION. The parties hereby irrevocably submit to the personal jurisdiction of the courts of the State of Delaware and the Federal courts of the United States of America located in the State of Delaware solely in respect of the interpretation and enforcement of the provisions of this Agreement and of the documents referred to in this Agreement, and all claims or causes of action (whether in contract or tort) that may be based upon, arise out of or relate to the negotiation, execution or performance of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, and hereby waive the right to assert, and agree not to assert, as a defense in any action, suit or proceeding for the interpretation or enforcement hereof or of any such document, that it is not subject thereto or that such action, suit or proceeding may not be brought or is not maintainable in said courts or that the venue thereof may not be appropriate or that this Agreement or any such document may not be enforced in or by such courts, and the parties hereto irrevocably agree that all claims relating to such action, proceeding, or transactions shall be heard and determined in such a Delaware State or Federal court. The parties hereby consent to and grant any such court jurisdiction over the person of such parties and, to the extent permitted by applicable Law, over the subject matter of such dispute and agree that mailing of process or other papers in connection with any such action or proceeding in the manner provided in Section 10.7 or in such other manner as may be permitted by Law shall be valid and sufficient service thereof.
(b) EACH PARTY ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT ANY CONTROVERSY WHICH MAY ARISE UNDER THIS AGREEMENT IS LIKELY TO INVOLVE COMPLICATED AND DIFFICULT ISSUES, AND THEREFORE EACH SUCH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT SUCH PARTY MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY LITIGATION DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT, OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED BY THIS AGREEMENT. EACH PARTY CERTIFIES AND ACKNOWLEDGES THAT (i) NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER, (ii) EACH PARTY
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UNDERSTANDS AND HAS CONSIDERED THE IMPLICATIONS OF THIS WAIVER, (iii) EACH PARTY MAKES THIS WAIVER VOLUNTARILY, AND (iv) EACH PARTY HAS BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION 10.6.
(c) The parties agree that irreparable damage would occur in the event that any of the provisions of this Agreement were not performed in accordance with their specific terms or were otherwise breached. It is accordingly agreed that the parties shall be entitled to an injunction or injunctions to prevent breaches of this Agreement and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions of this Agreement in the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware, this being in addition to any other remedy to which such party is entitled at Law or in equity.
10.7. Notices. Any notice, request, demand, waiver, consent, approval or other communication which is required or permitted hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed given: (a) on the date such notice was delivered personally, (b) on the date delivered by a private courier, (c) on the date sent by electronic mail, with confirmation of receipt, if sent prior to 5:00 p.m. New York time, or if sent later, then on the next business day, or (d) on the fifth (5th) business day after the date mailed, by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid. Such communications, to be valid, must be addressed as follows (or to such other persons or addresses as may be designated in writing by the party to receive such notice as provided below):
If to Parent or Merger Sub:
CONMED Corporation
11311 Concept Boulevard
Largo, FL 33773
Attention: Peter Shagory, EVP, Strategy and Corporate Development
Dan Jonas, EVP, Legal Affairs, General Counsel & Secretary
Email:   ***@***
  ***@***
with copies (which shall not constitute notice) to:
CONMED Corporation
11311 Concept Boulevard
Largo, FL 33773
Attention: Patrick Beyer, President International and Global Orthopedics
Sarah Oliker, Assistant General Counsel, Assistant Secretary
Email:   ***@***
  ***@***
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Sullivan & Cromwell LLP
125 Broad Street
New York, NY 10004
Attention: Bob Downes
Melissa Sawyer
Lauren Boehmke
Email:   ***@***
  ***@***
  ***@***
If to the Company:
In2Bones Global, Inc.
6000 Poplar Ave., Suite 115
Memphis, TN 38119
Attention: Alan Taylor, Chief Executive Officer
Email: ***@***
with copies (which shall not constitute notice) to:
The Nilson Law Group PLLC
10 East 40th Street, Suite 3310
New York, NY 10016
Attention: Emily Ayoob
Email:   ***@***
K&L Gates LLP
70 W. Madison Street, Suite 3100
Chicago, IL 60602-4207
Attention: J. Craig Walker
Email:   ***@***
10.8. Entire Agreement. This Agreement (including any annexes and exhibits hereto), the Company Disclosure Letter and the confidentiality and non-disclosure agreement, dated October 15, 2021, between Parent and the Company (the Confidentiality Agreement) constitute the entire agreement, and supersede all other prior agreements, understandings, representations and warranties both written and oral, among the parties, with respect to the subject matter hereof. No party shall be bound by, or be liable for, any alleged representation, promise, inducement or statement of intention not contained herein. The Confidentiality Agreement shall survive any termination of this Agreement.
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10.9. No Other Representations or Warranties. EACH PARTY HERETO AGREES THAT, EXCEPT FOR THE REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES CONTAINED IN THIS AGREEMENT, NEITHER PARENT AND MERGER SUB NOR THE COMPANY MAKES ANY OTHER REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES, AND EACH HEREBY DISCLAIMS ANY OTHER REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, OR AS TO THE ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF ANY OTHER INFORMATION, MADE BY, OR MADE AVAILABLE BY, ITSELF, ANY OF ITS REPRESENTATIVES OR THE OTHER PARTY OR ANY OF THE OTHER PARTYS REPRESENTATIVES, WITH RESPECT TO, OR IN CONNECTION WITH, THE NEGOTIATION, EXECUTION OR DELIVERY OF THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY, NOTWITHSTANDING THE DELIVERY OR DISCLOSURE TO THE OTHER OR THE OTHERS REPRESENTATIVES OF ANY DOCUMENTATION OR OTHER INFORMATION WITH RESPECT TO ANY ONE OR MORE OF THE FOREGOING.
10.10. Expenses. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, whether or not the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are consummated, each party hereto will pay its own costs and expenses incurred in connection with the negotiation, execution and consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including the Merger.
10.11. Assignment. This Agreement shall not be assignable by operation of Law or otherwise; provided, however, that Parent may designate, by written notice to the Company, another wholly-owned direct or indirect Subsidiary in lieu of Merger Sub, in which event all references herein to Merger Sub shall be deemed references to such other Subsidiary, except that all representations and warranties made herein with respect to Merger Sub as of the date hereof shall be deemed representations and warranties made with respect to such other Subsidiary as of the date of such designation. Any purported assignment in violation of this Agreement is void.
10.12. No Third Party Beneficiaries. Except as provided in Section 6.10(a) (D&O Insurance) and Section 9.2 (Indemnification), Parent and the Company hereby agree that their respective representations, warranties and covenants set forth herein are solely for the benefit of the other party hereto, in accordance with and subject to the terms of this Agreement, and this Agreement is not intended to, and does not, confer upon any Person other than the parties hereto any rights or remedies hereunder, including the right to rely upon the representations and warranties set forth herein. The representations and warranties in this Agreement are the product of negotiations among the parties hereto and are for the sole benefit of the parties hereto. Any inaccuracies in such representations and warranties are subject to waiver by the parties hereto in accordance with Section 10.4 without notice or liability to any other Person. Persons other than the parties hereto may not rely upon the representations and warranties in this Agreement as characterizations of actual facts or circumstances as of the date hereof or as of any other date.
10.13. Obligations of Parent and of the Company. Whenever this Agreement requires a Subsidiary of Parent to take any action, such requirement shall be deemed to include an undertaking on the part of Parent to cause such Subsidiary to take such action. Whenever this Agreement requires a Subsidiary of the Company to take any action, such requirement shall be deemed to include an undertaking on the part of the Company to cause such Subsidiary to take such action and, after the Effective Time, on the part of the Surviving Corporation to cause such Subsidiary to take such action.
10.14. Definitions. For the convenience of the parties hereto, each of the terms set forth in Annex A is defined in the Section of this Agreement set forth opposite such term.
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10.15. Severability. The provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed severable and the invalidity or unenforceability of any provision shall not affect the validity or enforceability of the other provisions hereof. If any provision of this Agreement, or the application of such provision to any Person or any circumstance, is invalid or unenforceable, (a) a suitable and equitable provision shall be substituted therefor in order to carry out, so far as may be valid and enforceable, the intent and purpose of such invalid or unenforceable provision and (b) the remainder of this Agreement and the application of such provision to other Persons or circumstances shall not be affected by such invalidity or unenforceability, nor shall such invalidity or unenforceability affect the validity or enforceability of such provision, or the application of such provision, in any other jurisdiction.
10.16. Interpretation; Construction.
(a) The table of contents, captions and headings appearing in this Agreement are for convenience of reference only, do not constitute part of this Agreement and shall not be deemed to limit or otherwise affect any of the provisions hereof. Where a reference in this Agreement is made to an Article, Section, Annex, Exhibit or Schedule, such reference shall be to an Article, Section, Annex, Exhibit or Schedule to this Agreement unless otherwise indicated. Whenever the words include, includes or including are used in this Agreement, they shall be deemed to be followed by the words without limitation or words of like import. The use of the masculine, feminine or neuter gender, or the singular or plural form of words used herein (including defined terms) shall not limit any provision of this Agreement. Reference herein to a particular Person includes such Persons successors and assigns to the extent such successors and assigns are permitted by the terms of any applicable Contract. Reference to a particular Contract (including this Agreement), document or instrument means such Contract, document or instrument as amended or modified and in effect from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof. Any reference to a particular Law means such Law as amended, modified or supplemented (including all rules and regulations promulgated thereunder) and, unless otherwise provided, as in effect from time to time. The terms cash and $ mean United States Dollars. The use of the terms hereunder, hereof, hereto and words of similar import shall refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular Article, Section, paragraph or clause of, or Annex to, this Agreement.
(b) The parties have participated jointly in negotiating and drafting this Agreement. In the event that an ambiguity or a question of intent or interpretation arises, this Agreement shall be construed as if drafted jointly by the parties, and no presumption or burden of proof shall arise favoring or disfavoring any party by virtue of the authorship of any provision of this Agreement.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the duly authorized officers of the parties hereto as of the date first written above.
IN2BONES GLOBAL, INC. | ||||
By: | /s/ Alan Taylor | |||
Name: | Alan Taylor | |||
Title: | Chief Executive Officer |
[Signature Page to Merger Agreement]
CONMED CORPORATION | ||||
By: | /s/ Curt R. Hartman | |||
Name: | Curt R. Hartman | |||
Title: | Chair, President and Chief Executive Officer | |||
ODYSSEY MERGER SUB, INC. | ||||
By: | /s/ Daniel S. Jonas, Esq. | |||
Name: | Daniel S. Jonas, Esq. | |||
Title: | Vice President, Legal Affairs, General Counsel and Secretary |
[Signature Page to Merger Agreement]
/s/ Sheryl Moroschak |
Sheryl Moroschak, solely in her capacity as the Holder Representative |
[Signature Page to Merger Agreement]
ANNEX A
Defined Terms
Terms | Section | |
2022 Pro Rata Bonus Amount | 6.10(d) | |
280G Stockholder Vote | 6.10(c) | |
Accounting Firm | 4.1(c)(i) | |
Accrued Taxes | 4.1(b)(ii) | |
Acquisition Proposal | 6.2(a) | |
Affiliate | 4.1(b)(ii) | |
Agreement | Preamble | |
Agreed Accounting Principles | 4.1(c)(i) | |
Applicable L4Q Period | 4.2(a)(i) | |
Applicable Revenue | 4.2(a)(i) | |
Bankruptcy and Equity Exception | 5.1(e)(i) | |
Benefit Plans | 5.1(j)(i) | |
Book-Entry Share | 4.3(b)(i) | |
business day | 1.2 | |
Bylaws | 2.2 | |
Certificate | 4.3(b)(i) | |
Charter | 2.1 | |
Claim Notice | 9.2(d)(ii) | |
Closing | 1.2 | |
Closing Consideration | 4.1(a) | |
Closing Date | 1.2 | |
Closing Net Working Capital | 4.1(b)(iii)(A) | |
Closing Statement | 4.1(c)(i) | |
Code | 4.2(h) | |
Common Holder | 4.1(a)(ii) | |
Common Shares | 4.1(a)(ii) | |
Company | Preamble | |
Company 401(k) Plan | 6.10(b) | |
Company Approvals | 5.1(f)(i) | |
Company Award Holders | 4.1(e) | |
Company Board | 5.1(b)(v) | |
Company Cash | 4.1(b)(i) | |
Company Disclosure Letter | 5.1 | |
Company Intellectual Property | 5.1(r)(xii) | |
Companys Knowledge | 5.1(h) | |
Company Option | 5.1(b)(i) | |
Company Privacy Commitments | 5.1(r)(xii) |
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Company Products | 4.2(a) | |
Company Recommendation | 5.1(e)(ii) | |
Company Registered IP | 5.1(r)(xii) | |
Company Restricted Shares | 4.4(b)(v) | |
Competitive Products | 4.2(f) | |
Confidentiality Agreement | 10.8 | |
Contract | 5.1(f)(ii) | |
Controlled Group Liability | 5.1(j)(v) | |
D&O Indemnified Persons | 6.11(a) | |
D&O Insurance | 6.11 | |
Debt Repayment Amount | 4.1(b)(ii)(A) | |
Delaware Certificate of Merger | 1.3 | |
DGCL | Recitals | |
Disputed Calculations | 4.2(c) | |
Dissenting Stockholders | 4.4(f) | |
DOJ | 5.1(k)(xiii) | |
Downward Adjustment Amount | 4.1(c)(ii)(B) | |
Earn-Out Cap | 4.2(a) | |
Earn-Out Consideration | 4.2(a) | |
Earn-Out Period | 4.2(a) | |
Earn-Out Notice of Disagreement | 4.2(c) | |
Effective Time | 1.3 | |
Employees | 5.1(j)(i) | |
Environmental Law | 5.1(o) | |
ERISA | 5.1(j)(i) | |
ERISA Affiliate | 5.1(j)(i) | |
ERISA Plan | 5.1(j)(iii) | |
Estimated Closing Net Working Capital | 4.1(b)(iii)(A) | |
Estimated Closing Statement | 4.1(b) | |
Estimated Company Cash | 4.1(b)(i) | |
Estimated Funded Debt | 4.1(b)(ii) | |
Estimated Closing Consideration | 4.1(b) | |
Exchange Fund | 4.4(a) | |
FDA | 5.1(k)(iv)(B) | |
FDCA | 5.1(k)(iii) | |
FDCA Permits | 5.1(k)(vi) | |
Final Closing Statement | 4.1(c)(i) | |
Financial Statements | 5.1(g)(i) | |
Fundamental Representations | 9.1(a)(ii) | |
Funded Debt | 4.1(b)(ii) | |
GAAP | 4.1(b) | |
Governmental Entity | 5.1(f)(i) | |
Hazardous Substance | 5.1(o) | |
Health Care Laws | 5.1(k)(xiii) | |
HHS | 5.1(k)(xviii) | |
HHS-OIG | 5.1(k)(xiv) |
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Highwater Mark | 4.2(a)(i) | |
Holder | 4.1(a) | |
Holder Representative | Preamble | |
Holder Representative Expense Account | 4.1(e) | |
Holder Representative Expense Amount | 4.1(e) | |
Holder Taxes | 6.15(f) | |
HSR Act | 5.1(f)(i) | |
Income Tax | 4.1(b)(ii) | |
Indebtedness | 4.1(b)(ii) | |
Indemnified Party | 9.2(d)(i) | |
Indemnifying Party | 9.2(d)(i) | |
Information Statement | 6.6(a) | |
Insurance Policies | 5.1(t) | |
Intellectual Property Rights | 5.1(r)(xii) | |
Inventory | 5.1(s)(ii) | |
IRS | 5.1(j)(iii) | |
IT Assets | 5.1(r)(xii) | |
Key Employee | Recitals | |
Knowledge of the Company | 5.1(h) | |
Laws | 5.1(k)(i) | |
Leased Real Property | 5.1(m)(ii) | |
Letter of Transmittal | 4.4(b)(i) | |
Liabilities | 9.1 | |
Lien | 6.1(a)(xxii) | |
Losses | 9.1 | |
Material Adverse Effect | 5.1(a) | |
Material Contracts | 5.1(l) | |
Medical Device | 5.1(k)(iii) | |
Merger | Recitals | |
Merger Sub | Preamble | |
Net Working Capital | 4.1(b)(iii) | |
Net Working Capital Lower Boundary | 4.1(b)(iii) | |
Net Working Capital Upper Boundary | 4.1(b)(iii) | |
New Employment Agreement | Recitals | |
Non-U.S. Benefit Plans | 5.1(j)(xiii) | |
Notice of Disagreement | 4.1(c)(i) | |
Notice Period | 9.2(d)(iii) | |
Option Cancellation Agreement | 4.3(b)(iv) | |
Order | 7.1(b) | |
Organizational Documents | 5.1(a) | |
Parachute Payment | 6.10(c) | |
Parent | Preamble | |
Parent Approvals | 5.2(c)(i) | |
Parent Earn-Out Statement | 4.2(b) | |
Parent Products | 4.2(a) | |
Paying Agent | 4.4(a) |
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Payment Schedule | 5.1 | (c) | ||
Pension Plan | 5.1 | (j)(iii) | ||
Permitted Lien | 6.1 | (a)(xxii) | ||
Per Share Amount | 4.1 | (a)(ii) | ||
Person | 4.4 | (d) | ||
Personal Information | 5.1 | (r)(xii) | ||
Pre-Closing Tax Period | 6.15 | |||
Preferred Holder | 4.1 | (a)(i) | ||
Preferred Shares | 5.1 | (b)(i) | ||
Preferred Stock Liquidation Preference | 4.1 | (a)(i) | ||
Preferred Stock Merger Consideration | 4.1 | (a)(i) | ||
Privacy Laws | 5.1 | (r)(xii) | ||
Processed | 5.1 | (r) | ||
Products Liability Insurance | 6.11 | (b) | ||
Purchase Price Adjustment Holdback | 4.1 | (a) | ||
Regulatory Laws | 5.1 | (k)(iii) | ||
Representatives | 6.2 | (a) | ||
Requisite Stockholder Approval | 5.1 | (e)(i) | ||
RWI Policy | 6.17 | |||
SEC | 4.2 | (a) | ||
Shares | 4.1 | (a)(ii) | ||
Software | 5.1 | (r)(xii) | ||
Stock Plan | 5.1 | (b)(i) | ||
Stockholder Consent Delivery Period | 6.3 | |||
Stockholder Written Consent | 6.3 | |||
Stockholders Meeting | 6.6 | (b) | ||
Straddle Period | 6.15 | (f) | ||
Subsidiary | 5.1 | (a) | ||
Surviving Corporation | 1.1 | |||
Takeover Statute | 5.1 | (n) | ||
Tax | 5.1 | (p) | ||
Tax Contest | 6.15 | (d)(i) | ||
Tax Refund | 6.15 | (b) | ||
Tax Return | 5.1 | (p) | ||
Termination Date | 8.2 | (a) | ||
Third Party Claim | 9.2 | (d)(ii) | ||
Trade Secrets | 5.1 | (r)(xii) | ||
Transaction Expenses | 4.1 | (b)(ii)(B) | ||
Transaction Proceeding | 6.13 | |||
Transactions | 5.1 | (e)(ii) | ||
Transfer Taxes | 6.15 | (e) | ||
Unpaid Indemnification Claim | 9.2 | (a)(iii) | ||
Upward Adjustment Amount | 4.1 | (c)(ii)(A) | ||
William Blair | 4.1 | (b)(ii)(B) |
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