AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER Byand Among WESTPORT INNOVATIONS INC., WHITEHORSE MERGER SUB INC. And FUEL SYSTEMS SOLUTIONS, INC. Dated as of September 1, 2015 TABLE OF CONTENTS
EXHIBIT 2.1
Execution Version
AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER
By and Among
WESTPORT INNOVATIONS INC.,
WHITEHORSE MERGER SUB INC.
And
FUEL SYSTEMS SOLUTIONS, INC.
Dated as of September 1, 2015
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE I. DEFINITIONS | 2 | |||||||
Section 1.1 | Definitions | 2 | ||||||
ARTICLE II. THE MERGER | 15 | |||||||
Section 2.1 | Merger | 15 | ||||||
Section 2.2 | Closing | 15 | ||||||
Section 2.3 | Effective Time | 16 | ||||||
Section 2.4 | Organizational Documents | 16 | ||||||
Section 2.5 | Surviving Entity Directors | 16 | ||||||
Section 2.6 | Tax Consequences | 16 | ||||||
ARTICLE III. EFFECT OF THE MERGER | 17 | |||||||
Section 3.1 | Effect on Shares | 17 | ||||||
Section 3.2 | Adjustments | 17 | ||||||
Section 3.3 | Exchange Fund; Exchange Agent | 18 | ||||||
Section 3.4 | Stock Options; Restricted Stock Units; Restricted Stock; Phantom Shares | 21 | ||||||
Section 3.5 | Withholding Rights | 23 | ||||||
Section 3.6 | Lost Certificates | 24 | ||||||
Section 3.7 | Dissenters Rights | 24 | ||||||
Section 3.8 | Fractional Shares | 24 | ||||||
ARTICLE IV. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY | 24 | |||||||
Section 4.1 | Organization and Qualification; Subsidiaries | 25 | ||||||
Section 4.2 | Organizational Documents | 25 | ||||||
Section 4.3 | Capital Structure | 25 | ||||||
Section 4.4 | Authority | 27 | ||||||
Section 4.5 | No Conflict; Required Filings and Consents | 28 | ||||||
Section 4.6 | Permits; Compliance with Law | 29 | ||||||
Section 4.7 | SEC Filings; Company Financial Statements | 31 | ||||||
Section 4.8 | Disclosure Documents | 33 | ||||||
Section 4.9 | Absence of Certain Changes or Events | 33 | ||||||
Section 4.10 | Employee Benefit Plans | 34 | ||||||
Section 4.11 | Labor and Other Employment Matters | 35 | ||||||
Section 4.12 | Material Contracts | 35 | ||||||
Section 4.13 | Litigation | 37 | ||||||
Section 4.14 | Environmental Matters | 37 | ||||||
Section 4.15 | Intellectual Property | 38 | ||||||
Section 4.16 | Properties | 39 |
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Section 4.17 | Taxes | 40 | ||||||
Section 4.18 | Insurance | 41 | ||||||
Section 4.19 | Opinion of Financial Advisor | 42 | ||||||
Section 4.20 | Takeover Statutes | 42 | ||||||
Section 4.21 | Vote Required | 42 | ||||||
Section 4.22 | Brokers | 42 | ||||||
Section 4.23 | Investment Company Act | 42 | ||||||
Section 4.24 | Affiliate Transactions | 42 | ||||||
Section 4.25 | Products Liability | 42 | ||||||
Section 4.26 | No Other Representations or Warranties | 43 | ||||||
ARTICLE V. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF PARENT AND MERGER SUB | 43 | |||||||
Section 5.1 | Organization and Qualification; Subsidiaries | 44 | ||||||
Section 5.2 | Organizational Documents | 45 | ||||||
Section 5.3 | Capital Structure | 45 | ||||||
Section 5.4 | Authority | 46 | ||||||
Section 5.5 | No Conflict; Required Filings and Consents | 47 | ||||||
Section 5.6 | Permits; Compliance with Law | 48 | ||||||
Section 5.7 | SEC Filings; Canadian Filings; Financial Statements | 50 | ||||||
Section 5.8 | Disclosure Documents | 52 | ||||||
Section 5.9 | Absence of Certain Changes or Events | 53 | ||||||
Section 5.10 | Employee Benefit Plans | 53 | ||||||
Section 5.11 | Labor and Other Employment Matters | 54 | ||||||
Section 5.12 | Material Contracts | 54 | ||||||
Section 5.13 | Litigation | 55 | ||||||
Section 5.14 | Environmental Matters | 55 | ||||||
Section 5.15 | Intellectual Property | 56 | ||||||
Section 5.16 | Properties | 57 | ||||||
Section 5.17 | Taxes | 57 | ||||||
Section 5.18 | Insurance | 59 | ||||||
Section 5.19 | Opinion of Financial Advisor | 59 | ||||||
Section 5.20 | Vote Required | 59 | ||||||
Section 5.21 | Brokers | 60 | ||||||
Section 5.22 | Investment Company Act | 60 | ||||||
Section 5.23 | Ownership of Merger Sub; No Prior Activities | 60 | ||||||
Section 5.24 | Ownership of Company Common Stock | 60 | ||||||
Section 5.25 | Affiliate Transactions | 60 | ||||||
Section 5.26 | No Other Representations or Warranties | 60 | ||||||
ARTICLE VI. COVENANTS AND AGREEMENTS | 61 | |||||||
Section 6.1 | Conduct of Business by the Company | 61 | ||||||
Section 6.2 | Conduct of Business by Parent | 64 | ||||||
Section 6.3 | Preparation of Form F-4, Circular and Proxy Statement; Stockholder Meetings | 66 | ||||||
Section 6.4 | Access to Information; Confidentiality | 69 |
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Section 6.5 | Acquisition Proposals | 70 | ||||||
Section 6.6 | Appropriate Action; Consents; Filings | 75 | ||||||
Section 6.7 | Notification of Certain Matters; Transaction Litigation | 77 | ||||||
Section 6.8 | Public Announcements | 77 | ||||||
Section 6.9 | Directors and Officers Indemnification and Insurance | 78 | ||||||
Section 6.10 | Employee Benefit Matters | 80 | ||||||
Section 6.11 | Certain Tax Matters | 81 | ||||||
Section 6.12 | Dividends | 82 | ||||||
Section 6.13 | Merger Sub | 83 | ||||||
Section 6.14 | Section 16 Matters | 83 | ||||||
Section 6.15 | Stock Exchange Listing | 83 | ||||||
Section 6.16 | Voting of Shares | 83 | ||||||
Section 6.17 | Post-Closing Directors and Officers | 83 | ||||||
Section 6.18 | Solicitation of Employees | 84 | ||||||
Section 6.19 | Amendment to Rights Agreement | 84 | ||||||
Section 6.20 | Financial Statement Cooperation | 85 | ||||||
Section 6.21 | Takeover Statutes | 85 | ||||||
Section 6.22 | Confidentiality | 85 | ||||||
Section 6.23 | Automotive and Industrial Operations | 85 | ||||||
Section 6.24 | Sales and Distribution Contracts | 86 | ||||||
ARTICLE VII. CONDITIONS | 86 | |||||||
Section 7.1 | Conditions to the Obligations of Each Party | 86 | ||||||
Section 7.2 | Conditions to the Obligations of Parent and Merger Sub | 87 | ||||||
Section 7.3 | Conditions to the Obligations of the Company | 87 | ||||||
ARTICLE VIII. TERMINATION, AMENDMENT AND WAIVER | 88 | |||||||
Section 8.1 | Termination | 88 | ||||||
Section 8.2 | Effect of Termination | 90 | ||||||
Section 8.3 | Termination Fee | 91 | ||||||
Section 8.4 | Amendment | 92 | ||||||
Section 8.5 | Waiver | 93 | ||||||
Section 8.6 | Fees and Expenses | 93 | ||||||
ARTICLE IX. GENERAL PROVISIONS | 93 | |||||||
Section 9.1 | Non-Survival of Representations and Warranties | 93 | ||||||
Section 9.2 | Notices | 93 | ||||||
Section 9.3 | Interpretation; Certain Definitions | 94 | ||||||
Section 9.4 | Severability | 95 | ||||||
Section 9.5 | Assignment; Delegation | 95 | ||||||
Section 9.6 | Entire Agreement | 95 | ||||||
Section 9.7 | No Third-Party Beneficiaries | 95 | ||||||
Section 9.8 | Specific Performance | 96 | ||||||
Section 9.9 | Counterparts | 96 | ||||||
Section 9.10 | Governing Law | 96 | ||||||
Section 9.11 | Consent to Jurisdiction | 96 | ||||||
Section 9.12 | WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL | 97 |
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Exhibits | ||
Exhibit A: | Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Surviving Entity | |
Exhibit B: | Form of Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Surviving Entity | |
Exhibit C: | List of Appointed Directors of Parent | |
Exhibit D: | Officers of the New Fuel Systems Automotive and Industrial Group Business | |
Unit a Wholly Owned Business Unit of Westport Fuel Systems |
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AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER
THIS AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER, dated as of September 1, 2015 (this Agreement), is made by and among Westport Innovations Inc., an Alberta, Canada corporation (Parent), Whitehorse Merger Sub Inc., a Delaware corporation and a direct wholly owned subsidiary of Parent (Merger Sub), and Fuel Systems Solutions, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the Company). Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective meanings ascribed thereto in Section 1.1.
W I T N E S S E T H:
WHEREAS, the parties hereto wish to effect a business combination transaction in which the Merger Sub will be merged with and into the Company, with the Company being the surviving entity (the Merger), and each outstanding share of common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the Company Common Stock), of the Company will be converted into the right to receive the applicable Merger Consideration (as defined herein), upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement and in accordance with the DGCL;
WHEREAS, the respective boards of directors of the Company and Parent have approved this Agreement, the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement and declared that this Agreement, the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement are advisable;
WHEREAS, the respective board of directors of the Company, Parent and Merger Sub, have directed that this Agreement, the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement be submitted for consideration at meetings of their respective stockholders and have resolved to recommend that their respective stockholders vote to approve this Agreement and the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement;
WHEREAS, for United States federal income tax purposes (and, where applicable, state and local income tax purposes), the parties intend that the Merger will (i) qualify as a reorganization within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the Code), and that this Agreement be, and is hereby adopted as, a plan of reorganization for purposes of Sections 354 and 361 of the Code;
WHEREAS, as a condition to each of Parent and the Company entering into this Agreement and incurring the obligations set forth herein, concurrently with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, (i) Parent is entering into Voting Agreements with certain stockholders of the Company, and (ii) the Company is entering into Voting Agreements with certain shareholders of Parent (each, a Voting Agreement and together, the Voting Agreements), pursuant to which inter alia each of those stockholders and shareholders has agreed, subject to the terms thereof, to vote all shares of the Company Common Stock or Parent Common Shares, as the case may be, owned by such stockholder or shareholder in accordance with the terms of such Voting Agreement; and
WHEREAS, three members of the Parent Board shall resign from the Parent Board, effective simultaneously with the consummation of the Merger, and the remaining members of the Parent Board shall elect three directors designated by the Company to fill the vacancies on the Parent Board resulting from such resignations.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the mutual representations, warranties and covenants and subject to the conditions herein contained, and intending to be legally bound hereby, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:
ARTICLE I.
DEFINITIONS
Section 1.1 Definitions.
(a) For purposes of this Agreement:
2009 Plan shall mean the Companys 2009 Restricted Stock Plan.
2011 Phantom Plan shall mean the Companys 2011 Phantom Stock Option Plan.
2011 Plan shall mean the Companys 2011 Stock Option Plan.
Acceptable Confidentiality Agreement shall mean a customary confidentiality agreement containing terms no less restrictive than the terms set forth in the Confidentiality Agreement; provided, however, that such confidentiality agreement shall not prohibit compliance by the Company with any of the provisions of Section 6.5, and shall not include any standstill provisions.
Action shall mean any claim, action, suit, proceeding, arbitration, mediation or other investigation.
Affiliate of a specified Person shall mean a Person who, directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, such specified Person.
Antitrust Laws shall mean the HSR Act, the Sherman Act, as amended, the Clayton Act, as amended, the Federal Trade Commission Act, as amended, and any other federal, state or foreign law, regulation or decree designed to prohibit, restrict or regulate actions for the purpose or effect of monopolization or restraint of trade or the significant impediment of effective competition.
Assets means, with respect to any Person, all of the assets, rights, interests and other properties, real, personal and mixed, tangible and intangible, owned by such Person.
Business Day shall mean any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or a day on which all banking institutions in New York, New York are authorized or obligated by Law or executive order to close.
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Company Benefit Plan shall mean each employee pension benefit plan (as defined in Section 3(2) of ERISA), each employee welfare benefit plan (as defined in Section 3(1) of ERISA), in each case whether or not subject to ERISA, each employment, termination or severance agreement and each other material plan, arrangement or policy (written or oral) relating to stock options, stock purchases, deferred compensation, bonus, profit-sharing, employment, severance, retention, fringe benefits, cash- or equity-based incentive, commission, health, medical, dental, disability, accident, life insurance, vacation, paid time off, perquisite, change of control, separation, non-competition, retirement, pension, or savings or other employee benefits, in each case maintained or contributed to, or required to be maintained or contributed to, by the Company or the Company Subsidiaries, other than any plan, arrangement or policy mandated by applicable Law.
Company Intervening Event shall mean a material event, fact, circumstance, development or occurrence that (i) affects the business, assets or operations of Company that was not known by the Company Board as of the date of this Agreement (or, if known, the consequences of which were not reasonably foreseeable to the Company Board as of the date of this Agreement), which event, fact, circumstance, development or occurrence becomes known to or by the Company Board prior to obtaining the Company Stockholder Approval and (ii) does not relate to a Company Acquisition Proposal; provided, however, that in no event shall changes in the market price or trading volume of the Company Common Stock or the Parent Common Shares, or the fact that a party meets or exceeds internal or published projections, forecasts or revenue or earnings predictions for any period be a Company Intervening Event; provided, further, however, that the underlying causes of such change or fact shall not be excluded by the preceding proviso.
Company Material Adverse Effect shall mean any event, circumstance, change or effect (a) that is material and adverse to the business, assets, properties, liabilities, condition (financial or otherwise) or results of operations of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries, taken as a whole or (b) that will, or would reasonably be expected to, prevent or materially impair the ability of the Company, Parent or Merger Sub to consummate the Merger before the Outside Date; provided, however, that for purposes of clause (a) Company Material Adverse Effect shall not include any event, circumstance, change or effect to the extent occurring from and after the date of this Agreement and arising out of or resulting from (i) any failure of the Company to meet any projections or forecasts or any decrease in the market price of the Company Common Stock (it being understood and agreed that any event, circumstance, change or effect giving rise to such failure or decrease shall be taken into account in determining whether there has been a Company Material Adverse Effect), (ii) any changes in the United States or global economy or capital, financial or securities markets generally, including changes in interest or exchange rates, (iii) any changes in the legal or regulatory conditions in the geographic regions in which the Company and the Company Subsidiaries operate, (iv) the commencement, escalation or worsening of a war or armed hostilities or the occurrence of acts of terrorism or sabotage, (v) the public announcement of this Agreement, or other transactions contemplated hereby, including the impact on relationships, contractual or otherwise, with tenants, suppliers, lenders, investors, future partners or employees, (vi) the taking of any action expressly required by, or the failure to take any action expressly prohibited by, this Agreement, or the taking of any action at the written request of Parent, (vii) earthquakes, hurricanes or other natural disasters, or (viii) changes in Law or GAAP or the interpretation or enforcement thereof,
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which in the case of each of clauses (ii), (iii), and (viii) do not disproportionately affect the Company and the Company Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, relative to other participants in the industry in which such party operates or the markets for any of such partys products or services in general.
Company Option shall mean any outstanding option to purchase shares of Company Common Stock granted pursuant to the Company Plans.
Company Phantom Share shall mean any phantom share awards granted pursuant to the Company Plans.
Company Plans shall mean the 2009 Plan, the 2011 Plan and the 2011 Phantom Plan.
Company Restricted Stock shall mean restricted stock award granted pursuant to the Company Plans.
Company Restricted Stock Unit shall mean any outstanding restricted stock unit covering shares of Company Common Stock granted pursuant to the Company Plans.
Company Stockholder Meeting shall mean the meeting of the holders of shares of Company Common Stock for the purpose of seeking the Company Stockholder Approval, including any postponement and adjournment thereof.
Company Subsidiary shall mean a Subsidiary of the Company.
Confidentiality Agreement shall mean the letter agreement, dated March 16, 2015, as amended from time to time, between the Company and Parent.
Contract shall mean any contract, agreement, license, note, bond, mortgage, indenture, commitment, lease or other instrument or obligation, whether written or oral.
control (including the terms controlled by and under common control with) shall mean the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of a person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, as trustee or executor, by Contract or otherwise.
CWI shall mean Cummins Westport Inc.
CWI Joint Venture Agreement shall mean that certain second and amended and restated joint venture agreement among Cummins Inc. and Parent, dated effective as of February 19, 2012.
Data Site shall mean the Project Engine electronic data site established and maintained by the Company at .sharefile.com.
Delaware Secretary shall mean the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware.
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DGCL shall mean the Delaware General Corporation Law, Title 8, Chapter 1 of the Delaware Code.
Environmental Law shall mean any Law relating to the pollution or protection of the environment (including air, surface water, groundwater, wildlife, land surface or subsurface land, and natural resources), or human health or safety (as such matters relate to Hazardous Materials), including Laws relating to (i) Releases or threatened Releases of, or exposure to, Hazardous Materials, (ii) the manufacture, processing, distribution, use, treatment, generation, storage, containment (whether above ground or underground), transport or handling of Hazardous Materials, (iii) recordkeeping, notification, disclosure, or reporting requirements regarding Hazardous Materials, and (iv) endangered or threatened species of fish, wildlife and plants, and the management or use of natural resources.
Environmental Permit shall mean any permit, approval, license or other authorization required under any applicable Environmental Law.
ERISA shall mean the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended.
ERISA Affiliate shall mean, with respect to any entity, trade or business, any other entity, trade or business that is, or was at the relevant time, a member of a group described in Section 414(b), (c), (m) or (o) of the Code or Section 4001(b)(1) of ERISA that includes or included the first entity, trade or business, or that is, or was at the relevant time, a member of the same controlled group as the first entity, trade or business pursuant to Section 4001(a)(14) of ERISA.
Exchange Act shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
Expenses shall mean all expenses (including all fees and expenses of counsel, accountants, investment bankers, experts and consultants to a party hereto and its affiliates) incurred by a party or on its behalf in connection with or related to the authorization, preparation, negotiation, execution and performance of this Agreement, the preparation, printing, and filing of the Form F-4, the preparation, printing, filing and mailing of the Proxy Statement and Circular and all SEC and Canadian Securities Commissions and other regulatory filing fees incurred in connection with the Form F-4, the Proxy Statement and the Circular, the solicitation of stockholder approvals, engaging the services of the Exchange Agent, obtaining third-party consents, any other filings with the SEC and Canadian Securities Commissions and all other matters related to the closing of the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
Fractional Share Consideration shall mean the aggregate amount paid with respect to fractional shares in accordance with Section 3.8.
GAAP shall mean the United States generally accepted accounting principles.
Governmental Authority shall mean any United States (federal, state or local) or foreign government, arbitration panel, or any governmental or quasi-governmental, regulatory, judicial or administrative authority, board, bureau, agency, commission or self-regulatory organization.
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Hazardous Materials shall mean (i) those substances listed in, defined in or regulated under any Environmental Law, including the following federal statutes and their state counterparts, as each may be amended from time to time, and all regulations thereunder: the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act, the Toxic Substances Control Act, the Clean Water Act, the Safe Drinking Water Act, the Atomic Energy Act and the Clean Air Act; (ii) petroleum and petroleum products, including crude oil and any fractions thereof; and (iii) polychlorinated biphenyls, methane, asbestos, or asbestos-containing materials, toxic mold, radon, or other substances that are regulated under Environmental Law due to possible adverse effects on human health or the environment.
HSR Act shall mean the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended.
In-The-Money Company Option shall mean a Company Option with an exercise price that is less than the per share dollar value of the Merger Consideration immediately prior to the Effective Time.
Indebtedness shall mean, with respect to any Person, (i) all indebtedness, notes payable, accrued interest payable or other obligations for borrowed money, whether secured or unsecured, (ii) all obligations of such Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or similar instruments, (iii) all obligations issued, undertaken or assumed as the deferred purchase price for any property, assets or services, (iv) all obligations under capital leases, (v) all obligations in respect of bankers acceptances or letters of credit, (vi) all obligations under interest rate cap, swap, collar or similar transaction or currency hedging transactions, (vii) the deferred purchase price of property or services (excluding trade payables and accrued expenses arising in the ordinary course of business), and (viii) any guarantee of any of the foregoing, whether or not evidenced by a note, mortgage, bond, indenture or similar instrument.
Indemnitee shall mean any individual who, on or prior to the Effective Time, was an officer or director of the Company or served on behalf of the Company as an officer or director (or the equivalent) of any of the Company Subsidiaries.
Intellectual Property shall mean all United States and foreign (i) patents, patent applications, invention disclosures, and all related continuations, continuations-in-part, divisionals, reissues, re-examinations, substitutions and extensions thereof, (ii) trademarks, service marks, trade dress, logos, trade names, corporate names, Internet domain names, design rights and other source identifiers, together with the goodwill symbolized by any of the foregoing, (iii) copyrightable works and copyrights, (iv) confidential and proprietary information, including trade secrets, know-how, ideas, formulae, models and methodologies, (v) all rights in the foregoing and in other similar intangible assets, and (vi) all applications and registrations for the foregoing.
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Investment Company Act shall mean the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
IRS shall mean the United States Internal Revenue Service.
Knowledge shall mean the actual knowledge of the following officers and employees of the Company and Parent, as applicable, after inquiry reasonable under the circumstances: (i) for the Company: Mariano Costamagna, Pietro Bersani, Michael Helfand, Massimiliano Fissore, Peter Chase and Andrea Alghisi; and (ii) for Parent: David R. Demers, Nancy S. Gougarty, Ashoka Achuthan and Salman Manki; provided that with respect to matters relating to Weichai Westport, Knowledge shall mean the actual knowledge of the foregoing individuals without inquiry.
Law shall mean any and all domestic (federal, state or local) or foreign laws, rules, regulations, orders, judgments or decrees promulgated by any Governmental Authority.
Lien shall mean with respect to any asset (including any security), any mortgage, deed of trust, hypothecation, claim, condition, covenant, lien, pledge, charge, security interest, preferential arrangement, option or other third party right (including right of first refusal or first offer), restriction, right of way, easement, title defect or encumbrance of any kind in respect of such asset, including any restriction on the use, voting, transfer, receipt of income or other exercise of any attributes of ownership.
Multiemployer Plan shall mean any multiemployer plan within the meaning of Section 3(37) or 4001(a)(3) of ERISA or Section 414(f) of the Code.
NASDAQ shall mean The NASDAQ Stock Market.
Occurrence shall mean any accident, happening or event which is caused or allegedly caused by any alleged hazard or alleged defect in manufacture, design, materials or workmanship of any Product that can reasonably be expected to result in an Action or loss.
Order shall mean a judgment, order or decree of a Governmental Authority.
Parent Acquisition Proposal shall mean any proposal or offer from any Third Party for (or expression by a Third Party that it is considering or may engage in), whether in one transaction or a series of related transactions, (i) any sale, lease, exchange, mortgage, pledge, license, transfer or other disposition, directly or indirectly, by merger, consolidation, sale of equity interests, share exchange, joint venture, business combination or otherwise, of any assets of Parent or any Parent Subsidiary (other than CWI) representing fifty percent (50%) or more of the consolidated assets of Parent and the Parent Subsidiaries (other than CWI), taken as a whole as determined on a book-value basis, (ii) any issue, sale or other disposition of (including by way of merger, consolidation, joint venture, business combination, share exchange or any similar transaction) securities (or options, rights or warrants to purchase, or securities convertible into, such securities) representing fifty percent (50%) or more of the voting power of Parent or any of the Parent Subsidiaries (other than CWI) whose business constitutes fifty percent (50%) or more of the net revenue, net income or assets of Parent and the Parent Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, (iii) any tender offer or exchange offer in which any Person or group (as such term is defined
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in Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act) shall seek to acquire beneficial ownership (as such term is defined in Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act), or the right to acquire beneficial ownership, of fifty percent (50%) or more of the outstanding shares of any class of voting securities of Parent, (iv) any recapitalization, restructuring, liquidation, dissolution or other similar type of transaction with respect to Parent in which a Third Party shall acquire beneficial ownership of fifty percent (50%) or more of the outstanding shares of any class of voting securities of Parent or (v) any transaction which is similar in form, substance or purpose to any of the foregoing transactions; provided, however, that the term Parent Acquisition Proposal shall not include (x) the Merger or the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement, or (y) any proposal or offer relating to any existing purchase option, right of first offer, right of first refusal or buy/sell provision contained in any agreement to which Parent or any Parent Subsidiary is a party.
Parent Benefit Plan shall mean each employee pension benefit plan (as defined in Section 3(2) of ERISA), each employee welfare benefit plan (as defined in Section 3(1) of ERISA), in each case whether or not subject to ERISA, each employment, termination or severance agreement and each other plan, arrangement or policy (written or oral) relating to stock options, stock purchases, deferred compensation, profit-sharing, bonus, employment, severance, retention, fringe benefits, cash- or equity-based incentive, commission, health, medical, dental, disability, accident, life insurance, vacation, paid time off, perquisite, change of control, separation, non-competition, retirement, pension, or savings or other employee benefit, in each case maintained or contributed to, or required to be maintained or contributed to, by Parent or Parent Subsidiaries, other than any plan, arrangement or policy mandated by applicable Law.
Parent Intervening Event shall mean a material event, fact, circumstance, development or occurrence that (i) affects the business, assets or operations of Parent that was not known by the Parent Board as of the date of this Agreement (or, if known, the consequences of which were not reasonably foreseeable to the Parent Board as of the date of this Agreement), which event, fact, circumstance, development or occurrence becomes known to or by the Parent Board prior to obtaining the Parent Shareholder Approval, and (ii) does not relate to a Parent Acquisition Proposal; provided, however, that in no event shall changes in the market price or trading volume of the Company Common Stock or the Parent Common Shares, or the fact that a party meets or exceeds internal or published projections, forecasts or revenue or earnings predictions for any period be a Parent Intervening Event; provided, further, however, that the underlying causes of such change or fact shall not be excluded by the preceding proviso.
Parent Material Adverse Effect shall mean any event, circumstance, change or effect (a) that is material and adverse to the business, assets, properties, liabilities, condition (financial or otherwise) or results of operations of Parent, Merger Sub and the other Parent Subsidiaries, taken as a whole or (b) that will, or would reasonably be expected to, prevent or materially impair the ability of the Company, Parent or Merger Sub to consummate the Merger before the Outside Date; provided, however, that for purposes of clause (a) Parent Material Adverse Effect shall not include any event, circumstance, change or effect to the extent occurring from and after the date of this Agreement and arising out of or resulting from (i) any failure of Parent to meet any projections or forecasts or any decrease in the market price of Parent Common Shares (it being understood and agreed that any event, circumstance, change or effect giving rise
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to such failure or decrease shall be taken into account in determining whether there has been a Parent Material Adverse Effect), (ii) any changes in the United States or global economy or capital, financial or securities markets generally, including changes in interest or exchange rates, (iii) any changes in the legal or regulatory conditions in the geographic regions in which Parent and the Parent Subsidiaries operate, (iv) the commencement, escalation or worsening of a war or armed hostilities or the occurrence of acts of terrorism or sabotage, (v) the public announcement of this Agreement or other transactions contemplated hereby, including the impact on relationships, contractual or otherwise, with tenants, suppliers, lenders, investors, future partners or employees, (vi) the taking of any action expressly required by, or the failure to take any action expressly prohibited by, this Agreement, or the taking of any action at the written request of the Company, (vii) earthquakes, hurricanes or other natural disasters, or (viii) changes in Law, GAAP or the interpretation or enforcement thereof, which in the case of each of clauses (ii), (iii), (iv), and (viii) do not disproportionately affect Parent and the Parent Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, relative to other participants in the industry in which such party operates or the markets for any of such partys products or services in general.
Parent Material Contract shall mean (i) each Contract in effect as of the date of this Agreement to which Parent or any Parent Subsidiary is a party that is required to be filed as an exhibit to the Parent SEC Filings pursuant to Items 601(b)(2), (4), (9) and (10) of Regulation S-K promulgated by the SEC, excluding (x) any Contract that will no longer be in effect following the Closing and (y) any Contract that is, or at the Closing will be, terminable-at-will (as defined below) or terminable upon not more than ninety (90) days notice by Parent or any Parent Subsidiary without penalty, (ii) the CWI Joint Venture Agreement and (iii) each Contract that is required to be filed by Parent with the Canadian Securities Commissions pursuant to Part 12 of National Instrument 51-102 of such administrators. A Contract is terminable-at-will, as that expression is used in this definition if it expressly provides that it is terminable-at-will, regardless of whether any covenant of good faith and fair dealing may be implied as a matter of law in connection with the termination thereof.
Parent Shareholder Meeting shall mean the meeting (including any postponement and adjournment thereof) of the holders of shares of Parent Common Shares for the purpose of seeking the Parent Shareholder Approval and the Parent Name Change Approval.
Parent Subsidiary shall mean a Subsidiary of Parent; provided, that for the avoidance of doubt, Weichai Westport shall not be deemed to be a Parent Subsidiary hereunder.
Permitted Liens means only (a) Liens for Taxes that are (1) not yet delinquent, or (2) being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings; provided that adequate reserves have been established in the applicable financial statements for such contested Liens; (b) workers or unemployment compensation Liens arising in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice; (c) mechanics, materialmans, suppliers, vendors or similar Liens arising in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice securing amounts that are not delinquent or past due or being contested in good faith and that are not material to the business, operations and financial condition of the Company or the Company Subsidiaries; (d) licenses of Intellectual Property arising in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practices; (e) zoning ordinances, easements and similar requirements affecting real property; and (f) in the case of any Leased Real Property, (i) the rights of any lessor and (ii) any Lien granted by any lessor of
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such Leased Real Property or any such lessors predecessors in title, which with respect to (e) and (f) would not, individually or in the aggregate, be reasonably expected to materially interfere with the present use, intended use, occupancy or value of such real property to the business of the Company or the Company Subsidiaries.
Person shall mean an individual, corporation, partnership, limited partnership, limited liability company, person (including, without limitation, a person as defined in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act), trust, association or other entity or a government or a political subdivision, agency or instrumentality of a government.
Release means any release, spill, emission, discharge, leaking, pumping, injection, deposit, disposal, dispersal, leaching or migration into the environment or into or out of any property, including the movement of Hazardous Materials through or in the air, soil, surface water, groundwater or property.
Representative shall mean, with respect to any Person, any of such Persons directors, officers, employees, consultants, advisors (including, without limitation, attorneys, accountants, consultants, investment bankers, and financial advisors), agents and other representatives.
Sarbanes-Oxley Act shall mean the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, as amended.
SEC shall mean the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (including the staff thereof).
Securities Act shall mean the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
Securitization Documents shall mean that certain Committed Credit Facility dated July 10, 2009 between the Company/IMPCO Technologies, Inc. and Intesa SanPaolo S.p.A. and (ii) that certain Loan Agreement between MTM, S.r.L. and Unicredit Banca Medio Credito S.p.A., dated December 2, 2004.
Subsidiary shall mean, with respect to any Person (a) any corporation of which at least fifty percent (50%) of the outstanding voting securities is directly or indirectly owned by such Person (b) any partnership, limited liability company, joint venture or other entity of which at least fifty percent (50%) of the total equity interest is directly or indirectly owned by such Person or of which such Person or any of its Subsidiaries is a general partner, manager, managing member or the equivalent.
Tax or Taxes shall mean all foreign and domestic federal, state, local and other taxes, assessments, charges, duties, tariffs, deficiencies, fees, levies or other governmental charges (including interest, fines, penalties or additions associated therewith), including, without limitation, income, franchise, capital stock, real property, personal property, tangible, withholding, employment, payroll, social security, social contribution, unemployment compensation, disability, transfer, sales, use, excise, gross receipts, value-added, alternative, estimated and all other taxes of any kind for which a Person may have any liability imposed by any Governmental Authority, whether disputed or not, or payable (i) pursuant to any tax sharing arrangement or any other Contract relating to sharing or payment or such tax, assessment, charge, duty, tariff, deficiency, fee, levy or other governmental charge or (ii) as a result of being
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a member of an affiliated, consolidated, combined or unitary group (in each case together with any interest, additions or penalties with respect thereto and any interest in respect of such additions or penalties).
Tax Return shall mean any report, return (including any information return), statement, schedule, notice, form, declaration, claim for refund or other statement, document or information (including any schedule or attachment thereto or amendment thereof) required to be supplied to a Governmental Authority in connection with the determination, assessment, collection or payment of any Taxes or in connection with the administration, implementation or enforcement of or compliance with any applicable Law relating to Taxes, including any estimated returns and reports of every kind, with respect to Taxes.
Termination Fee shall mean $5,500,000.
Third Party shall mean any Person or group of Persons other than Parent, Merger Sub and their respective Affiliates.
TSX shall mean the Toronto Stock Exchange.
VWAP of Parent Common Shares shall mean the volume weighted average price of Parent Common Shares on NASDAQ for the thirty (30) trading days ending on and including the trading day immediately prior to, but not including, the date hereof, as reported by Bloomberg.
Weichai Westport shall mean Weichai Westport Inc.
WPI shall mean Westport Power Inc.
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The following terms shall have the respective meanings set forth in the Section set forth below opposite such term:
2009 Plan | Section 1.1(a) | |||
2011 Phantom Plan | Section 1.1(a) | |||
2011 Plan | Section 1.1(a) | |||
Acceptable Confidentiality Agreement | Section 1.1(a) | |||
Action | Section 1.1(a) | |||
Affiliate | Section 1.1(a) | |||
Aggregate Merger Consideration | Section 3.3(a) | |||
Agreement | Preamble | |||
Alternative Acquisition Agreement | Section 6.5(a) | |||
Antitrust Laws | Section 1.1(a) | |||
Assets | Section 1.1(a) | |||
Book-Entry Share | Section 3.1(b) | |||
Business Day | Section 1.1(a) | |||
Canadian Securities Commissions | Section 5.7(f) | |||
Canadian Securities Laws | Section 5.7(f) | |||
Certificate | Section 3.1(b) | |||
Certificate of Merger | Section 2.3(a) | |||
Closing | Section 2.2 | |||
Closing Date | Section 2.2 | |||
Code | Recitals | |||
Combined Company Project | Section 6.23 | |||
Company | Preamble | |||
Company Acquisition Proposal | Section 8.3(c), Section 6.5(j)(i) | |||
Company Adverse Recommendation Change | Section 6.5(d) | |||
Company Benefit Plan | Section 1.1(a) | |||
Company Board | Section 4.4(a) | |||
Company Bylaws | Section 4.2 | |||
Company Charter | Section 4.2 | |||
Company Common Stock | Recitals | |||
Company Disclosure Letter | Article IV | |||
Company Employee | Section 6.10(a) | |||
Company Financial Information | Section 6.20 | |||
Company Financial Statements | Section 4.7(b) | |||
Company Intervening Event | Section 1.1(a) | |||
Company Material Adverse Effect | Section 1.1(a) | |||
Company Material Contract | Section 4.12(a)(ix) | |||
Company Option | Section 1.1(a) | |||
Company Permits | Section 4.6(a) | |||
Company Phantom Share | Section 1.1(a) | |||
Company Plans | Section 1.1(a) | |||
Company Preferred Stock | Section 4.3(a) | |||
Company Recommendation | Section 4.4(a) |
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Company Restricted Stock | Section 1.1(a) | |||
Company Restricted Stock Unit | Section 1.1(a) | |||
Company SEC Filings | Section 4.7(a) | |||
Company Stockholder Approval | Section 4.21 | |||
Company Stockholder Meeting | Section 1.1(a) | |||
Company Subsidiary | Section 1.1(a) | |||
Confidentiality Agreement | Section 1.1(a) | |||
Continuing Company Directors | Section 6.17(a) | |||
Contract | Section 1.1(a) | |||
control | Section 1.1(a) | |||
CWI | Section 1.1(a) | |||
CWI Joint Venture Agreement | Section 1.1(a) | |||
D&O Insurance | Section 6.9(c) | |||
Data Site | Section 1.1(a) | |||
Delaware Secretary | Section 1.1(a) | |||
DGCL | Section 1.1(a) | |||
dollars | Section 9.3 | |||
Effective Time | Section 2.3(a) | |||
Environmental Law | Section 1.1(a) | |||
Environmental Permit | Section 1.1(a) | |||
ERISA | Section 1.1(a) | |||
ERISA Affiliate | Section 1.1(a) | |||
Exchange Act | Section 1.1(a) | |||
Exchange Agent | Section 3.3(a) | |||
Exchange Fund | Section 3.3(a) | |||
Exchange Ratio | Section 3.1(b) | |||
Expenses | Section 1.1(a) | |||
Foreign Antitrust Approvals | Section 6.6(a) | |||
Form F-4 | Section 4.5(b) | |||
Fractional Share Consideration | Section 1.1(a) | |||
GAAP | Section 1.1(a) | |||
Governmental Authority | Section 1.1(a) | |||
Hazardous Materials | Section 1.1(a) | |||
HSR Act | Section 1.1(a) | |||
Indebtedness | Section 1.1(a) | |||
Indemnitee | Section 1.1(a) | |||
Inquiry | Section 6.5(a) | |||
Intellectual Property | Section 1.1(a) | |||
Interim Period | Section 6.1(a) | |||
Investment Company Act | Section 1.1(a) | |||
IRS | Section 1.1(a) | |||
J.P. Morgan | Section 4.19 | |||
Knowledge | Section 1.1(a) | |||
Law | Section 1.1(a) | |||
Leased Real Properties | Section 4.16(a) | |||
Leased Real Property | Section 4.16(a) |
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Letter of Transmittal | Section 3.3(c)(i) | |||
Lien | Section 1.1(a) | |||
Losses | Section 9.13 | |||
Merger | Recitals | |||
Merger Consideration | Section 3.1(b) | |||
Merger Sub | Preamble | |||
Merger Sub Common Shares | Section 3.1(c) | |||
Multiemployer Plan | Section 1.1(a) | |||
NASDAQ | Section 1.1(a) | |||
New Plans | Section 6.10(c) | |||
Notice of Superior Proposal | Section 6.5(f) | |||
Occurrence | Section 1.1(a) | |||
Order | Section 1.1(a) | |||
Organizational Documents | Section 2.4 | |||
Outside Date | Section 8.1(b)(i) | |||
Parent | Preamble | |||
Parent Acquisition Proposal | Section 1.1(a) | |||
Parent Adverse Recommendation Change | Section 6.5(e) | |||
Parent Articles | Section 5.2 | |||
Parent Benefit Plan | Section 1.1(a) | |||
Parent Board | Section 5.4(a) | |||
Parent Bylaws | Section 5.2 | |||
Parent Canadian Filings | Section 5.7(f) | |||
Parent Common Shares | Section 3.1(b) | |||
Parent Disclosure Letter | Article V | |||
Parent Intervening Event | Section 1.1(a) | |||
Parent Material Adverse Effect | Section 1.1(a) | |||
Parent Material Contract | Section 1.1(a) | |||
Parent Name Change Approval | Section 5.20 | |||
Parent Permits | Section 5.6(a) | |||
Parent Preferred Shares | Section 5.3(a) | |||
Parent Recommendation | Section 5.4(a) | |||
Parent SEC Filings | Section 5.7(a) | |||
Parent Securities Documents | Section 5.7(f) | |||
Parent Shareholder Approval | Section 5.20 | |||
Parent Shareholder Meeting | Section 1.1(a) | |||
Parent Stock | Section 5.3(a) | |||
Parent Subsidiary | Section 1.1(a) | |||
Permitted Liens | Section 1.1(a) | |||
Person | Section 1.1(a) | |||
Phantom Share Payment | Section 3.4(d) | |||
Products | Section 4.25(a) | |||
Prohibited Payment | Section 4.6(c) | |||
Proxy Statement | Section 4.5(b) | |||
Real Property Lease | Section 4.16(a) | |||
Real Property Leases | Section 4.16(a) |
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Related Person | Section 6.1(b)(xvi) | |||
Release | Section 1.1(a) | |||
Released Parties | Section 9.13 | |||
Representative | Section 1.1(a) | |||
Rights | Section 4.3(c) | |||
Rights Agreement | Section 4.3(c) | |||
Sarbanes-Oxley Act | Section 1.1(a) | |||
SEC | Section 1.1(a) | |||
Securities Act | Section 1.1(a) | |||
Securitization Documents | Section 1.1(a) | |||
SEDAR | Article V | |||
Skadden | Section 6.11(a) | |||
Stock Award Payment | Section 3.2 | |||
Subsidiary | Section 1.1(a) | |||
Superior Proposal | Section 6.5(j)(ii) | |||
Surviving Entity | Section 2.1 | |||
Takeover Statutes | Section 4.20 | |||
Tax | Section 1.1(a) | |||
Tax Return | Section 1.1(a) | |||
Taxes | Section 1.1(a) | |||
Termination Fee | Section 1.1(a) | |||
Third Party | Section 1.1(a) | |||
TSX | Section 1.1(a) | |||
Voting Agreement | Recitals | |||
Voting Agreements | Recitals | |||
VWAP of Parent Common Shares | Section 1.1(a) | |||
Weichai Westport | Section 1.1(a) |
ARTICLE II.
THE MERGER
Section 2.1 Merger. Upon the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement, and in accordance with the DGCL, at the Effective Time, the Merger Sub shall be merged with and into the Company, whereupon the separate existence of the Merger Sub shall cease, and the Company shall continue under the name Fuel Systems Solutions, Inc. as the surviving entity in the Merger (the Surviving Entity) and shall be governed by the laws of the State of Delaware. The Merger shall have the effects specified in the DGCL.
Section 2.2 Closing. The closing of the Merger (the Closing) shall occur as promptly as practicable (but in no event later than the third (3rd) Business Day) after all of the conditions set forth in Article VII (other than those conditions that by their terms are required to be satisfied or waived at the Closing, but subject to the satisfaction or waiver of such conditions) shall have been satisfied or waived by the party entitled to the benefit of the same and, subject to the foregoing, shall take place at such time and on a date to be specified by the parties (the Closing Date). The Closing shall take place at the offices of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, 4 Times Square, New York, New York, 10036, or at such other place as agreed to by the parties hereto.
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Section 2.3 Effective Time.
(a) At the Closing, the Company, Parent and Merger Sub shall (i) cause a certificate of merger with respect to the Merger (the Certificate of Merger) to be duly executed and filed with the Delaware Secretary as provided under the DGCL and (ii) make any other filings, recordings or publications required to be made by the Company or Merger Sub under the DGCL in connection with the Merger. The Merger shall become effective following the close of business on the Closing Date, with such date and time specified in the Certificate of Merger, or on such other date and time as shall be agreed to by the Company and Parent and specified in the Certificate of Merger, following acceptance for record by the Delaware Secretary (the Effective Time).
(b) The Merger shall have the effects set forth in the DGCL and this Agreement. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, and subject thereto, from and after the Effective Time, the Surviving Entity shall possess all properties, rights, privileges, powers and franchises of the Company and Merger Sub, and all of the claims, obligations, liabilities, debts and duties of the Company and Merger Sub shall become the claims, obligations, liabilities, debts and duties of the Surviving Entity.
Section 2.4 Organizational Documents. Subject to Section 6.9, at the Effective Time, the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation and Amended Bylaws of the Company (the Organizational Documents), as in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time, shall be amended and restated in their entirety to be substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A and Exhibit B, respectively, and such amended Company organizational documents shall be the articles of incorporation and bylaws of the Surviving Entity, until thereafter amended in accordance with applicable Law and the applicable provisions of such articles of incorporation and bylaws.
Section 2.5 Surviving Entity Directors. From and after the Effective Time, until successors are duly elected, appointed or otherwise designated in accordance with applicable Law, the directors of Merger Sub at the Effective Time shall be the directors of the Surviving Entity, each such initial director to hold office in accordance with the certificate of incorporation and bylaws of the Surviving Entity as in effect from and after the Effective Time.
Section 2.6 Tax Consequences. It is intended that, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, the Merger shall qualify as a reorganization within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code, and that this Agreement be, and is hereby adopted as, a plan of reorganization for purposes of Sections 354 and 361 of the Code.
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ARTICLE III.
EFFECT OF THE MERGER
Section 3.1 Effect on Shares. At the Effective Time, by virtue of the Merger and without any action on the part of the Company, Parent, Merger Sub or the holder of any securities of the Company, Parent or Merger Sub:
(a) Cancellation of Company Securities. Each share of Company Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time that is held by the Company as treasury stock or by any wholly owned Company Subsidiary or by Parent or by any Parent Subsidiary shall automatically be canceled and retired and shall cease to exist, and no payment shall be made with respect thereto.
(b) Conversion of Company Securities. Each share of Company Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time (other than shares to be canceled in accordance with Section 3.2) shall automatically be converted into the right to receive 2.129 common shares of Parent (the Parent Common Shares) (such number of Parent Common Shares, the Exchange Ratio), subject to adjustment as provided in Section 3.2 (the Merger Consideration). All shares of Company Common Stock, when so converted, shall no longer be outstanding and shall automatically be cancelled and retired and shall cease to exist, and each holder of a certificate (a Certificate) or book-entry share registered in the transfer books of the Company (a Book-Entry Share) that immediately prior to the Effective Time represented shares of Company Common Stock shall cease to have any rights with respect to such Company Common Stock other than the right to receive the Merger Consideration, in accordance with Section 3.3, including the right, if any, to receive, pursuant to Section 3.8, cash in lieu of fractional shares of Parent Common Shares into which such shares of Company Common Stock have been converted pursuant to this Section 3.1(b), together with the amounts, if any, payable pursuant to Section 3.3(d).
(c) Treatment of Merger Sub Securities. All issued and outstanding shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share of Merger Sub (the Merger Sub Common Shares) issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be converted into one fully-paid and nonassesable share of common stock, par value $0.001 per share, of the Surviving Entity.
(d) Parent Common Shares. Each share of Parent Common Shares outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time shall remain outstanding following the Effective Time.
Section 3.2 Adjustments. Without limiting the other provisions of this Agreement and subject to Section 6.1(b)(i) and Section 6.1(b)(ii), if at any time during the period between the date of this Agreement and the Effective Time, the Company should split, combine or otherwise reclassify the Company Common Stock, or make a distribution in Company Common Stock, or otherwise change the Company Common Stock into any other securities (including any dividend or other distribution of securities convertible into Parent Common Shares), or engage in a reclassification, reorganization, recapitalization or exchange or other like change, then (without limiting any other rights of Parent or Merger Sub hereunder), the Exchange Ratio shall be ratably adjusted to reflect fully the effect of any such change and any Phantom Share Payment to be received in the form of Parent Common Shares (each such payment, a Stock Award Payment) shall be ratably adjusted to reflect any such change. Without limiting the other provisions of this
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Agreement and subject to Section 6.2(b)(i) and Section 6.2(b)(ii), if at any time during the period between the date of this Agreement and the Effective Time, Parent should split, combine or otherwise reclassify the Parent Common Shares, or make a distribution in Parent Common Shares, or otherwise change the Parent Common Shares into other securities (including any dividend or other distribution of securities convertible into Parent Common Shares), or engage in a reclassification, reorganization, recapitalization or exchange or other like change, then the Exchange Ratio and all Stock Award Payments shall be ratably adjusted to reflect any such change. In addition, the Exchange Ratio and all Stock Award Payments shall be subject to adjustment as provided in Schedule 3.2.
Section 3.3 Exchange Fund; Exchange Agent.
(a) Prior to the Effective Time, Parent shall appoint a bank or trust company reasonably satisfactory to the Company to act as exchange agent (the Exchange Agent) for the payment and delivery of the Merger Consideration, the Stock Award Payments and the Fractional Share Consideration, as provided in Section 3.1(b), Section 3.3 and Section 3.8. On or before the Effective Time, Parent shall deposit, or cause to be deposited, with the Exchange Agent (i) the shares of Parent Common Shares sufficient to pay the Merger Consideration and the Stock Award Payments, and (ii) cash in immediately available funds in an amount sufficient to pay the Fractional Share Consideration (such shares of Parent Common Shares and cash amounts, the Aggregate Merger Consideration, and such Aggregate Merger Consideration as deposited with the Exchange Agent, the Exchange Fund), in each case, for the benefit of the holders of shares of Company Common Stock, In-The-Money Company Options, Company Restricted Stock Units and shares of Company Restricted Stock, and Company Phantom Shares. In the event the Exchange Fund shall be insufficient to make the payments contemplated by Section 3.8, Parent shall promptly deposit, or cause to be deposited, additional funds with the Exchange Agent in an amount which is equal to the deficiency in the amount required to make such payments, without interest. Parent shall cause the Exchange Agent to make, and the Exchange Agent shall make, payments of the Merger Consideration, amounts in respect of In-The-Money Company Options, Company Restricted Stock Units, shares of Company Restricted Stock and Company Phantom Shares and any amounts payable in respect of dividends or distributions on shares of Parent Common Shares in accordance with Section 3.3(d) or otherwise payable pursuant to Section 3.8 out of the Exchange Fund in accordance with this Agreement and the Certificate of Merger. The Exchange Fund shall not be used for any other purpose. Any and all interest earned on cash deposited in the Exchange Fund shall be paid to Parent.
(b) Share Transfer Books. At the Effective Time, the share transfer books of the Company shall be closed, and thereafter there shall be no further registration of transfers of shares of Company Common Stock. From and after the Effective Time, persons who held shares of Company Common Stock immediately prior to the Effective Time shall cease to have rights with respect to such shares, except as otherwise provided for herein. On or after the Effective Time, any Certificates presented to the Exchange Agent or the Surviving Entity for any reason shall be exchanged for the Merger Consideration with respect to the shares of Company Common Stock, formerly represented thereby.
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(c) Exchange Procedures.
(i) As promptly as practicable following the Effective Time (but in no event later than two (2) Business Days thereafter), Parent or the Surviving Entity shall cause the Exchange Agent to mail (and to make available for collection by hand) (A) to each holder of record of a Certificate evidencing Company Common Stock, (x) a letter of transmittal (a Letter of Transmittal), which shall specify that delivery shall be effected, and risk of loss and title to the Certificates shall pass only upon proper delivery of the Certificates (or affidavits of loss in lieu thereof) to the Exchange Agent, and which Letter of Transmittal shall be in such form and have such other provisions as the Surviving Entity may reasonably specify, and (y) instructions for use in effecting the surrender of the Certificates in exchange for the Merger Consideration into which the number of shares of Company Common Stock previously represented by such Certificate shall have been converted pursuant to this Agreement, together with any amounts payable in respect of dividends or distributions on shares of Parent Common Shares in accordance with Section 3.3(d) (which instructions shall provide that, at the election of the surrendering holder, (1) Certificates may be surrendered by hand delivery or otherwise or (2) the Merger Consideration in exchange therefor, together with any amounts payable in respect of dividends or distributions on shares of Parent Common Shares in accordance with Section 3.3(d), may be collected by hand by the surrendering holder or by check or wire transfer to the surrendering holder), (B) to each holder of an In-The-Money Company Option, written evidence representing an option to acquire shares of Parent Common Shares in an amount due and payable to such holder pursuant to Section 3.4(a) in respect of such Company Option, (C) to each holder of a share of Company Restricted Stock, shares of Parent Common Shares in an amount due and payable to such holder pursuant to Section 3.4(b) in respect of such share of Company Restricted Stock, and (D) to each holder of a Company Phantom Share, shares of Parent Common Shares in an amount due and payable to such holder pursuant to Section 3.4(b) in respect of such Company Phantom Share.
(ii) Upon surrender of a Certificate (or affidavit of loss in lieu thereof) for cancellation to the Exchange Agent, together with a Letter of Transmittal duly completed and validly executed in accordance with the instructions thereto, and such other documents as may reasonably be required by the Exchange Agent or Parent, the holder of such Certificate shall be entitled to receive in exchange therefor the Merger Consideration for each share of Company Common Stock formerly represented by such Certificate pursuant to the provisions of this Article III plus any cash such holder is entitled to receive in lieu of fractional shares of Parent Common Shares that such holder has the right to receive pursuant to the provisions of Section 3.1(b) and any amounts that such holder has the right to receive in respect of dividends or distributions on shares of Parent Common Shares in accordance with Section 3.3(d), to be mailed, made available for collection by hand or delivered by wire transfer, within two (2) Business Days following the later to occur of (A) the Effective Time or (B) the Exchange Agents receipt of such Certificate (or affidavit of loss in lieu thereof), and the Certificate (or affidavit of loss
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in lieu thereof) so surrendered shall be forthwith canceled. The Exchange Agent shall accept such Certificates (or affidavits of loss in lieu thereof) upon compliance with such reasonable terms and conditions as the Exchange Agent may impose to effect an orderly exchange thereof in accordance with normal exchange practices. Until surrendered as contemplated by this Section 3.3, each Certificate shall be deemed, at any time after the Effective Time, to represent only the right to receive, upon such surrender, the Merger Consideration as contemplated by this Article III. No interest shall be paid or accrued for the benefit of holders of the Certificates on the Merger Consideration payable upon the surrender of the Certificates.
(iii) As promptly as practicable following the Effective Time (but in no event later than two (2) Business Days thereafter), Parent or the Surviving Entity shall cause the Exchange Agent (A) to issue to each holder of Book-Entry Shares that number of uncertificated whole shares of Parent Common Shares that such holder is entitled to receive pursuant to Section 3.1(b) in respect of such Book-Entry Shares, and (B) to issue and deliver to each holder of Book-Entry Shares a check or wire transfer for any amounts payable in respect of dividends or distributions on shares of Parent Common Shares in accordance with Section 3.3(d) and any other amount such holder is entitled to receive in lieu of fractional shares of Parent Common Shares that such holder has the right to receive pursuant to the provisions of Section 3.1(b), in each case, without such holder being required to deliver a Certificate or an executed Letter of Transmittal to the Exchange Agent, and such Book-Entry Shares shall then be canceled. No interest shall be paid or accrued for the benefit of holders of Book-Entry Shares on the Merger Consideration in respect of the Book-Entry Shares.
(iv) In the event of a transfer of ownership of shares of Company Common Stock that is not registered in the transfer records of the Company, it shall be a condition of payment that any Certificate surrendered in accordance with the procedures set forth in this Section 3.3(c) shall be properly endorsed or shall be otherwise in proper form for transfer, or any Book-Entry Share shall be properly transferred, and that the Person requesting such payment shall have paid any transfer Taxes and other Taxes required by reason of the payment of the Merger Consideration to a person other than the registered holder of the Certificate or Book-Entry Share surrendered or shall have established to the satisfaction of Parent that such Tax either has been paid or is not applicable.
(v) All shares of Parent Common Shares to be issued in the Merger will be issued in book-entry form, without physical certificates.
(d) Dividends with Respect to Parent Common Shares. No dividends or other distributions with respect to Parent Common Shares with a record date after the Effective Time shall be paid to the holder of any unsurrendered Certificate with respect to the shares of Parent Common Shares issuable hereunder, and all such dividends and other distributions shall be paid by Parent to the Exchange Agent and shall be included in the Exchange Fund, in each case until the surrender of such Certificate (or affidavit of loss in lieu thereof) in accordance with this Agreement. Following surrender of any such Certificate (or affidavit of loss in lieu thereof) there shall be paid to the holder thereof in addition to the other amounts payable hereunder
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(i) promptly after the time of such surrender, the amount of dividends or other distributions with a record date after the Effective Time theretofore paid with respect to such whole shares of Parent Common Shares to which such holder is entitled pursuant to this Agreement and (ii) at the appropriate payment date, the amount of dividends or other distributions with a record date after the Effective Time but prior to such surrender and with a payment date subsequent to such surrender payable with respect to such whole shares of Parent Common Shares.
(e) Termination of Exchange Fund. Any portion of the Exchange Fund (including any interest and other income received with respect thereto) which remains undistributed to the former holders of shares of Company Common Stock on the first (1st) anniversary of the Effective Time shall be delivered to Parent, upon demand, and any former holders of shares of Company Common Stock who have not theretofore received any Merger Consideration to which they are entitled under this Article III shall thereafter look only to the Surviving Entity for payment of their claims with respect thereto.
(f) No Liability. None of Parent, Merger Sub, the Company, the Surviving Entity or the Exchange Agent, or any employee, officer, director, agent or Affiliate of any of them, shall be liable to any holder of shares of Company Common Stock in respect of any part of the Merger Consideration delivered to a public official pursuant to any applicable abandoned property, escheat or similar Law. Any amounts remaining unclaimed by holders of any such shares immediately prior to the time at which such amounts would otherwise escheat to, or become property of, any Governmental Authority shall, to the extent permitted by applicable Law, become the property of the Surviving Entity, free and clear of any claims or interest of any such holders or their successors, assigns or personal representatives previously entitled thereto.
(g) Investment of Exchange Fund. The Exchange Agent shall invest any cash included in the Exchange Fund as directed by Parent or, after the Effective Time, the Surviving Entity; provided, however, that (i) no such investment shall relieve Parent or the Exchange Agent from making the payments required by this Article III and, to the extent that there are losses with respect to such investments, or the Exchange Fund diminishes for other reasons below the level required to make prompt payments of the Aggregate Merger Consideration as contemplated hereby, Parent shall promptly replace or restore the portion of the Exchange Fund lost through investments or other events, without interest, so as to ensure that the Exchange Fund is, at all times, maintained at a level sufficient to make such payments, (ii) no such investment shall have maturities that could prevent or delay payments to be made pursuant to this Agreement, and (iii) such investments shall be in short-term obligations of the United States of America with maturities of no more than thirty (30) days or guaranteed by the United States of America and backed by the full faith and credit of the United States of America. Any net profit resulting from, or interest or income produced by, such investments, shall be property of, and paid to, Parent.
Section 3.4 Stock Options; Restricted Stock Units; Restricted Stock; Phantom Shares. All of the provisions of this Section 3.4 shall be effectuated without any action on the part of the holder of any Company Option, Company Restricted Stock and/or Company Phantom Shares.
(a) Treatment of Company Options. At the Effective Time, each In-The-Money Company Option which is outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time (whether
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or not then vested or exercisable) shall become vested and exercisable and shall thereafter be assumed by Parent and shall otherwise continue to have, and be subject to, the same terms and conditions as were applicable immediately prior to the Effective Time as set forth in the applicable Company Plan (including any applicable award agreement, other agreement or other document evidencing such Company Option) immediately prior to the Effective Time, except that, from and after the Effective Time, (i) each such In-The-Money Company Option will be exercisable for that number of whole shares of Parent Common Shares equal to the product (rounded down to the nearest whole number) of (x) the number of shares of Company Common Stock subject to such In-The-Money Company Option as of immediately prior to the Effective Time and (y) the Exchange Ratio, and (ii) the per share exercise price for the shares of Parent Common Shares issuable upon exercise of such assumed In-The-Money Company Option will be equal to the quotient (rounded up to the nearest whole cent) determined by dividing (x) the exercise price of each share of Company Common Stock at which such assumed In-The-Money Company Option was exercisable immediately prior to the Effective Time by (y) the Exchange Ratio. Any Company Option outstanding as of the Effective Time that has an exercise price per share of Company Common Stock that is greater than or equal to the per share dollar value of the Merger Consideration immediately prior to the Effective Time shall automatically be cancelled and forfeited for no consideration without any further action on the part of the holder of such Company Option, and all rights with respect to such Company Option shall terminate as of the Effective Time.
(b) Treatment of Company Restricted Stock Units. At the Effective Time, each Company Restricted Stock Unit that is outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be assumed by Parent and shall otherwise continue to have, and be subject to, the same terms and conditions, including vesting terms, as were applicable immediately prior to the Effective Time as set forth in the applicable Company Plan (including any applicable award agreement, other agreement or other document evidencing such Company Restricted Stock Unit) immediately prior to the Effective Time, except that, from and after the Effective Time, each such Company Restricted Stock Unit will be converted into a number of restricted stock units covering that number of whole shares of Parent Common Shares equal to the product (rounded down to the nearest whole number) of (i) the number of shares of Company Common Stock subject to such Company Restricted Stock Unit as of immediately prior to the Effective Time and (ii) the Exchange Ratio.
(c) Treatment of Company Restricted Stock. At the Effective Time, each share of Company Restricted Stock that is outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be assumed by Parent and shall otherwise continue to have, and be subject to, the same terms and conditions, including applicable restrictions and vesting terms, as were applicable immediately prior to the Effective Time as set forth in the applicable Company Plan (including any applicable award agreement, other agreement or other document evidencing such awards of Company Restricted Stock) immediately prior to the Effective Time, except that, from and after the Effective Time, each such share of Company Restricted Stock will be converted into a number of restricted shares of Parent Common Shares equal to the product (rounded down to the nearest whole number) of (i) the number of shares of Company Restricted Stock as of immediately prior to the Effective Time and (ii) the Exchange Ratio.
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(d) Treatment of Company Phantom Shares. Each Company Phantom Share outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time shall become fully vested and all restrictions with respect thereto shall lapse immediately prior to the Effective Time, and each such Company Phantom Share shall be converted into an amount, payable in cash, equal to the product of (i) the number of shares of Company Common Stock subject to such Company Phantom Share and (ii) the difference between (x) the per share dollar value of the Merger Consideration and (y) the applicable exercise price for such Company Phantom Share (the Phantom Share Payment). As of the Effective Time, each holder of Company Phantom Shares shall cease to have any rights with respect thereto, except the right to receive the Phantom Share Payment. Any Company Phantom Share outstanding as of the Effective Time that has an exercise price per share of Company Common Stock that is greater than or equal to the per share dollar value of the Merger Consideration shall automatically be cancelled and forfeited for no consideration without any further action on the part of the holder of such Company Phantom Share, and all rights with respect to such Company Phantom Share shall terminate as of the Effective Time.
(e) Company Assumed Awards. As soon as reasonably practicable after the Effective Time, but in no event later than five (5) Business Days following the Effective Time, Parent shall deliver to each holder of an In-The-Money Company Option, Company Restricted Stock Unit and share of Company Restricted Stock an appropriate notice setting forth such holders rights pursuant to such In-The-Money Company Option, Company Restricted Stock Unit or share of Company Restricted Stock, as applicable. Unless the shares of Parent Common Shares issuable upon exercise or settlement of the In-The-Money Company Option or upon vesting of the Company Restricted Stock Unit or share of Company Restricted Stock are otherwise covered by an existing registration statement on Form S-8 immediately upon the Effective Time, Parent shall prepare and file with the SEC such a registration statement with respect to such shares of Parent Common Shares no later than the Effective Time and Parent shall exercise reasonable best efforts to maintain the effectiveness of such registration statement for so long as such In-The-Money Company Options, Company Restricted Stock Units and shares of Company Restricted Stock remain outstanding (subject to blackout periods and similar restrictions in accordance with Parents policies). The Company and its counsel shall reasonably cooperate with and assist Parent in the preparation of any such registration statement.
(f) Manner of Effecting. Prior to the Effective Time, the Company and Parent agree that the Company shall, and shall be permitted under this Agreement to take all corporate action necessary to effectuate the provisions of this Section 3.4. From and after the Effective Time, unless the compensation committee of the Parent Board determines otherwise, all references to the Company in the Company Plans and in each award or other agreement evidencing or relating to any In-The-Money Company Options, Company Restricted Stock Units, Company Restricted Stock or Company Phantom Shares or any other Company equity-based award, shall be deemed (i) for all purposes relating to employment, consultancy or directorship (or words of similar meaning) to refer to Parent and its Subsidiaries and (ii) for all other purposes, to refer to Parent.
Section 3.5 Withholding Rights. Parent, the Surviving Entity or the Exchange Agent, as applicable, shall be entitled to deduct and withhold from the Merger Consideration and any amounts otherwise payable pursuant to this Agreement to any holder of shares of Company Common Stock, Company Options, Company Restricted Stock Units, shares of Company
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Restricted Stock and Company Phantom Shares, such amounts as Parent, the Surviving Entity or the Exchange Agent is required to deduct and withhold with respect to the making of such payment under the Code, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, or any provision of applicable Tax Law. To the extent that amounts are so deducted or withheld and paid over to the appropriate Governmental Authority by Parent, the Surviving Entity or the Exchange Agent, as applicable, such withheld amounts shall be treated for all purposes of this Agreement as having been paid to the person in respect of which such deduction and withholding was made by Parent, the Surviving Entity or the Exchange Agent, as applicable.
Section 3.6 Lost Certificates. If any Certificate shall have been lost, stolen or destroyed, then upon the making of an affidavit of that fact by the Person claiming such Certificate to be lost, stolen or destroyed and, if required by the Surviving Entity, the posting by such Person of a bond in such reasonable amount as the Surviving Entity may direct, as indemnity against any claim that may be made against it with respect to such Certificate, the Exchange Agent will issue in exchange for such lost, stolen or destroyed Certificate the Merger Consideration to which the holder thereof is entitled pursuant to this Article III.
Section 3.7 Dissenters Rights. No dissenters or appraisal rights shall be available with respect to the Merger or the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement, so long as the provisions of Section 262 of the DGCL are applicable to the transaction.
Section 3.8 Fractional Shares. No certificate or scrip representing fractional shares of Parent Common Shares shall be issued upon the surrender for exchange of Certificates or with respect to Book-Entry Shares, and such fractional share interests shall not entitle the owner thereof to vote or to any other rights of a stockholder of Parent. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, each holder of shares of Company Common Stock converted pursuant to the Merger who would otherwise have been entitled to receive a fraction of a share of Parent Common Shares shall receive, in lieu thereof, cash, without interest, in an amount equal to such fractional part of a share of Parent Common Shares multiplied by the VWAP of Parent Common Shares.
ARTICLE IV.
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
OF THE COMPANY
Except (a) as set forth in the corresponding sections of the disclosure letter that has been prepared by the Company and delivered by the Company to Parent immediately prior to the execution and delivery of this Agreement (the Company Disclosure Letter) (it being agreed that disclosure of any item in any Section of the Company Disclosure Letter with respect to any Section or subsection of Article IV of this Agreement shall be deemed disclosed with respect to any other Section or subsection of Article IV of this Agreement to the extent such relationship is reasonably apparent on the face of such disclosure, provided that nothing in the Company Disclosure Letter is intended to broaden the scope of any representation or warranty of the Company made herein), or (b) as disclosed in Company SEC Filings publicly available, filed with, or furnished to, as applicable, the SEC on or after January 1, 2013 and prior to the date of this Agreement (excluding any disclosure set forth in any section of a Company SEC Filing
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entitled Risk Factors or Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements or similarly titled section in any other disclosures included in the Company SEC Filings, in each case, to the extent that such disclosure is cautionary, predictive or forward-looking in nature), the Company hereby represents and warrants to Parent and Merger Sub that:
Section 4.1 Organization and Qualification; Subsidiaries.
(a) The Company is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware and has the requisite organizational power and authority and any necessary governmental authorization to own, lease and, to the extent applicable, operate its properties and to carry on its business as it is now being conducted. The Company is duly qualified or licensed to do business, and is in good standing, in each jurisdiction where the character of the properties owned, operated or leased by it or the nature of its business makes such qualification, licensing or good standing necessary, except for such failures to be so qualified, licensed or in good standing that, individually or in the aggregate, have not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect.
(b) Each Company Subsidiary is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing (to the extent such concept is recognized) under the Laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or organization, as the case may be, and has the requisite organizational power and authority and any necessary governmental authorization to own, lease and, to the extent applicable, operate its properties and to carry on its business as it is now being conducted. Each Company Subsidiary is duly qualified or licensed to do business, and is in good standing, in each jurisdiction where the character of the properties owned, operated or leased by it or the nature of its business makes such qualification, licensing or good standing necessary, except for such failures to be so qualified, licensed or in good standing that, individually or in the aggregate, have not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect.
(c) Section 4.1(c) of the Company Disclosure Letter sets forth a true and complete list of the Company Subsidiaries, together with (i) the jurisdiction of incorporation or organization, as the case may be, of each Company Subsidiary, (ii) the type of and percentage of interest held, directly or indirectly, by the Company in each Company Subsidiary, (iii) the names of and the type of and percentage of interest held by any Person other than the Company or a Company Subsidiary in each Company Subsidiary, and (iv) the classification for United States federal income tax purposes of each Company Subsidiary.
(d) Neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary directly or indirectly owns any interest or investment (whether equity or debt) in any Person (other than in the Company Subsidiaries and investments in short-term investment securities).
Section 4.2 Organizational Documents. The Company has made available to Parent complete and correct copies of (i) the Companys certificate of incorporation, as amended and supplemented to date (the Company Charter) and the Companys Bylaws, as currently in effect (the Company Bylaws), and (ii) the organizational documents of each Company Subsidiary, each as in effect on the date hereof.
Section 4.3 Capital Structure.
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(a) The authorized capital stock of the Company consists of 200,000,000 shares of Company Common Stock and 1,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $.001 per share (the Company Preferred Stock). At the close of business on August 28, 2015, (i) 20,142,627 shares of Company Common Stock were issued and 18,093,562 shares of Company Common Stock were outstanding, (ii) no shares of Company Preferred Stock were issued and outstanding, (iii) 2,049,065 shares of Company Common Stock were held by the Company as treasury shares, (v) 117,020 shares of Company Common Stock were reserved for issuance pursuant to the terms of outstanding Company Options, 43,340 shares of Company Common Stock were reserved for issuance pursuant to the terms of outstanding Company Restricted Stock and 301,000 shares of Company Common Stock were reserved for issuance pursuant to the terms of outstanding Company Restricted Stock Units, in each case granted pursuant to the Company Plans, (vi) 570,876 shares of Company Common Stock are available for grant under the 2009 Plan and the 2011 Plan, and (vii) outstanding Company Phantom Shares representing the economic equivalent of 118,750 shares of Company Common Stock (none of which are reserved or issuable thereunder as of the date hereof). All issued and outstanding shares of the capital stock of the Company are duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable, and no class of capital stock is entitled to preemptive rights. There are no outstanding bonds, debentures, notes or other indebtedness of the Company having the right to vote (or convertible into, or exchangeable for, securities having the right to vote) on any matter on which holders of shares of Company Common Stock may vote. There are no other rights to purchase or receive shares of Company Common Stock granted under the Company Benefit Plans or otherwise other than the Company Options, Company Restricted Stock Units and Company Restricted Stock.
(b) All of the outstanding shares of capital stock of each of the Company Subsidiaries that is a corporation are duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable. All equity interests in each of the Company Subsidiaries that is a partnership or limited liability company are duly authorized and validly issued. All shares of capital stock of (or other ownership interests in) each of the Company Subsidiaries which may be issued upon exercise of outstanding options or exchange rights are duly authorized and, upon issuance will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable.
(c) Except as set forth in this Section 4.3 and the rights (the Rights) issued pursuant to the Stockholder Protection Rights Agreement, dated as of June 27, 2006, as amended, between the Company and Mellon Investor Services LLC, as Rights Agent (the Rights Agreement), as of the date of this Agreement, there are no securities, options, warrants, calls, rights, commitments, agreements, rights of first refusal, arrangements or undertakings of any kind to which the Company or any Company Subsidiary is a party or by which any of them is bound, obligating the Company or any Company Subsidiary to issue, deliver or sell or create, or cause to be issued, delivered or sold or created, additional shares of Company Common Stock, shares of Company Preferred Stock, or other equity securities or phantom stock or other contractual rights the value of which is determined in whole or in part by the value of any equity security of the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries or obligating the Company or any Company Subsidiary to issue, grant, extend or enter into any such security, option, warrant, call, right, commitment, agreement, right of first refusal, arrangement or undertaking. As of the date of this Agreement, there are no outstanding contractual obligations of the Company or any Company Subsidiary to repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any shares of Company
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Common Stock or other equity securities of the Company or any Company Subsidiary (other than in satisfaction of withholding Tax obligations pursuant to certain awards outstanding under the Company Plans in the event the grantees fail to satisfy withholding Tax obligations). Neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary is a party to or bound by any agreements or understandings concerning the voting (including voting trusts and proxies) of any capital stock of the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries.
(d) Section 4.3(d)(i) of the Company Disclosure Letter sets forth a true, complete and correct list of all Persons who, as of the close of business on August 28, 2015, held outstanding Company Options, Company Restricted Stock Units, Company Restricted Stock or Company Phantom Shares, indicating, with respect to each Company Option, Company Restricted Stock Unit, share of Company Restricted Stock or Company Phantom Share then outstanding, the type of award granted, the number of shares of Company Common Stock subject to such Company Option, Company Restricted Stock Unit, Company Restricted Stock award or Company Phantom Share, the name of the Company Plan under which such Company Option, Company Restricted Stock Unit, share of Company Restricted Stock or Company Phantom Share was granted and the exercise price (if applicable), date of grant, vesting schedule and expiration date thereof. All Company Options, Company Restricted Stock Units, shares of Company Restricted Stock and Company Phantom Shares, as applicable, were (i) granted, accounted for, reported and disclosed in accordance with the applicable Laws, accounting rules, stock exchange requirements and the terms and conditions of the applicable Company Plan and granted with an exercise price (if applicable) that is equal or greater than the fair market value of the Company Common Stock on the applicable grant date and (ii) validly issued and properly approved by the Company Board (or a duly authorized committee or subcommittee thereof) in compliance with all applicable Law and recorded on the Companys financial statements in accordance with GAAP. Section 4.3(d)(ii) of the Company Disclosure Letter sets forth each employee or other Person with an offer letter or other contract or Company Benefit Plan that contemplates a grant of, or right to purchase or receive: (i) options or other equity awards with respect to the equity of the Company or (ii) other equity securities of the Company, that in each case, have not been issued or granted as of the date of this Agreement, together with the number of such options, other equity awards or other equity securities and any promised terms thereof.
Section 4.4 Authority.
(a) The Company has the requisite organizational power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement, to perform its obligations hereunder and, subject to receipt of the Company Stockholder Approval, to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. The execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Company and the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly and validly authorized by all necessary corporate action, and no other corporate proceedings on the part of the Company are necessary to authorize this Agreement or the Merger or to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby, subject, with respect to the Merger, to receipt of the Company Stockholder Approval and the filing and acceptance for record of the Certificate of Merger with the Delaware Secretary. The Companys board of directors (the Company Board) at a duly held meeting has, by unanimous vote, (i) duly and validly authorized the execution and delivery of this Agreement and declared advisable the consummation of the Merger and the other transactions
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contemplated hereby, (ii) determined that the Merger and the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are fair and in the best interest of the Company and its stockholders, (iii) directed that the Merger be submitted for consideration at the Company Stockholder Meeting, and (iv) resolved to recommend that the stockholders of the Company vote in favor of the Agreement and the approval of the Merger and the other transactions contemplated hereby (the Company Recommendation) and to include such recommendation in the Proxy Statement, subject to Section 6.5.
(b) This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Company and, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by each of Parent and Merger Sub, constitutes a legally valid and binding obligation of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar Laws affecting creditors rights generally and by general principles of equity (regardless of whether enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law).
Section 4.5 No Conflict; Required Filings and Consents.
(a) The execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Company does not, and the performance of this Agreement and the consummation of the Merger and the other transactions contemplated hereby by the Company will not, (i) assuming receipt of the Company Stockholder Approval, conflict with or violate any provision of the Company Charter or Company Bylaws or any equivalent organizational or governing documents of any Company Subsidiary, (ii) assuming that all consents, approvals, authorizations and permits described in Section 4.5(b) have been obtained, all filings and notifications described in Section 4.5(b) have been made and any waiting periods thereunder have terminated or expired, conflict with or violate any Law applicable to the Company or any Company Subsidiary or by which any property or asset of the Company or any Company Subsidiary is bound, or (iii) require any consent or approval under, result in any breach of or any loss of any benefit or material increase in any cost or obligation of the Company or any Company Subsidiary under, or constitute a default (or an event which with notice or lapse of time or both would become a default) under, or give to others any right of termination, acceleration or cancellation (with or without notice or the lapse of time or both) of, or give rise to any right of purchase, first offer or forced sale under or result in the creation of a Lien on any property or asset of the Company or any Company Subsidiary pursuant to, any note, bond, debt instrument, indenture, Contract, ground lease, Real Property Lease, license, permit or other legally binding obligation to which the Company or any Company Subsidiary is a party, except, as to clauses (ii) and (iii), respectively, for any such conflicts, violations, breaches, defaults or other occurrences which, individually or in the aggregate, have not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect.
(b) The execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Company does not, and the performance of this Agreement by the Company will not, require any consent, approval, authorization or permit of, or filing with or notification to, any Governmental Authority, other than (i) the filing with the SEC of (A) a proxy statement in preliminary and definitive form relating to the Company Stockholder Meeting (together with any amendments or supplements thereto, the Proxy Statement) and of a registration statement on Form F-4 pursuant to which the offer and sale of shares of Parent Common Shares in the Merger will be registered pursuant
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to the Securities Act and in which the Proxy Statement will be included as a prospectus (together with any amendments or supplements thereto, the Form F-4, and declaration of effectiveness of the Form F-4, and (B) such reports under, and other compliance with, the Exchange Act (and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder) and the Securities Act (and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder) as may be required in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, (ii) as may be required under the rules and regulations of NASDAQ, (iii) as may be required under the HSR Act, other Antitrust Laws, (iv) the filing of the Certificate of Merger and the acceptance thereof for record by the Delaware Secretary pursuant to the DGCL, (v) such filings and approvals as may be required by any applicable state securities or blue sky Laws, and (vi) such filings as may be required in connection with state and local transfer Taxes, except where failure to obtain such consents, approvals, authorizations or permits, or to make such filings or notifications, individually or in the aggregate, has not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect.
Section 4.6 Permits; Compliance with Law.
(a) Except for the authorizations, licenses, permits, certificates, approvals, variances, exemptions, orders, franchises, certifications and clearances that are the subject of Section 4.14, which are addressed solely in that Section, the Company and each Company Subsidiary is in possession of all authorizations, licenses, permits, certificates, approvals, variances, exemptions, orders, franchises, certifications and clearances of any Governmental Authority and accreditation and certification agencies, bodies or other organizations, including building permits and certificates of occupancy, necessary for the Company and each Company Subsidiary to own, lease and, to the extent applicable, operate its properties or to carry on its respective business substantially as it is being conducted as of the date hereof (the Company Permits), and all such Company Permits are valid and in full force and effect, except where the failure to be in possession of, or the failure to be valid or in full force and effect of, any of the Company Permits, individually or in the aggregate, has not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect. Neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary has received any claim or notice nor has any Knowledge indicating that the Company or any Company Subsidiary is currently not in compliance with the terms of any such Company Permits, except where the failure to be in compliance with the terms of any such Company Permits, individually or in the aggregate, have not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect.
(b) Neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary is or has, since January 1, 2013, been in conflict with, or in default or violation of (i) any Law applicable to the Company or any Company Subsidiary or by which any property or asset of the Company or any Company Subsidiary is bound (except for Laws addressed in Section 4.10, Section 4.11, Section 4.14, Section 4.15 or Section 4.17, which are the subject of the representations and warranties made therein), or (ii) any Company Permits (except for the Company Permits addressed in Section 4.14, which are the subject of the representations and warranties made therein), except in each case for any such conflicts, defaults or violations that, individually or in the aggregate, have not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect.
(c) Since January 1, 2013, none of the Company, any Company Subsidiary or, to the Knowledge of the Company, any of their respective officers or employees, directly or
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indirectly, has (i) made or received any payments in violation of any Law (including the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act), including any contribution, payment, commission, rebate, promotional allowance or gift of funds or property or any other economic benefit to or from any employee, official or agent of any Governmental Authority where either the contribution, payment, commission, rebate, promotional allowance, gift or other economic benefit, or the purpose thereof, was illegal under any Law (including the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act) (any such payment, a Prohibited Payment); (ii) provided or received any product or services in violation of any Law (including the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act); or (iii) been subject to any investigation by any Governmental Authority with regard to any Prohibited Payment.
(d) Each of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries has conducted its business in all material respects in accordance with applicable provisions of the United States economic sanctions and export control laws and regulations, including, without limitation, the Arms Export Control Act, the International Traffic in Arms Regulations, the Export Administration Act, the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, the Trading with the Enemy Act, the Export Administration Regulations, and regulations administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control (31 CFR Part V), and other applicable export laws of the countries where it conducts business. Without limiting the foregoing, during the past five (5) years:
(i) each of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries has obtained all material export licenses, registrations, approvals, and other authorizations required for its exports of products, software and technology from the United States and reexports of products, software and technology subject to the laws of the United States;
(ii) each of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries is and at all times has been in compliance in all material respects with the terms of such applicable export licenses, registrations, approvals, and other authorizations;
(iii) none of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries has received any written communication alleging that it is not or may not be in compliance with, or has, or may have any, liability under any such applicable export licenses, registrations, approvals, and other authorizations;
(iv) there are no pending or, to the Companys Knowledge, threatened claims or Actions against or involving the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries with respect to such export licenses, registrations, approvals, and other authorizations;
(v) there are no actions, conditions or circumstances pertaining to the Companys or any Company Subsidiarys export transactions that would reasonably be expected to give rise to any material future claims involving a Governmental Authority;
(vi) to the Companys Knowledge, neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary is subject to United States trade sanctions or has participated directly or indirectly in any illegal transaction that involves any commodity,
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software, technical data, products or services with a Person that is (i) located in, organized under the laws of, or the government of a country that is subject to comprehensive United States trade sanctions, or owned or controlled by any such Person, or (ii) denied United States export privileges or otherwise specially designated or debarred by the government of the United States.
Section 4.7 SEC Filings; Company Financial Statements.
(a) The Company has filed with, or furnished (on a publicly available basis) to, the SEC all forms, reports, schedules, statements and documents required to be filed or furnished by it under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, as the case may be, including any amendments or supplements thereto, from and after January 1, 2013 (collectively, the Company SEC Filings). Each Company SEC Filing, as amended or supplemented, if applicable, (i) as of its date, or, if amended or supplemented, as of the date of the most recent amendment or supplement thereto, complied in all material respects with the requirements of the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, as the case may be, and the applicable rules and regulations of the SEC thereunder, and (ii) did not, at the time it was filed (or became effective in the case of registration statements), or, if amended or supplemented, as of the date of the most recent amendment or supplement thereto, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements made therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. As of the date of this Agreement, no Company Subsidiary is separately subject to the periodic reporting requirements of the Exchange Act.
(b) Each of the consolidated financial statements contained or incorporated by reference in the Company SEC Filings (as amended, supplemented or restated, if applicable), including the related notes and schedules (the Company Financial Statements), was prepared (except as indicated in the notes thereto) in accordance with GAAP applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods indicated, and each such consolidated financial statement presented fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position, results of operations, stockholders equity and cash flows of the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries as of the respective dates thereof and for the respective periods indicated therein (subject, in the case of unaudited quarterly financial statements, to normal year-end adjustments).
(c) The Company is in compliance in all material respects with the provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and the provisions of the Exchange Act and Securities Act relating thereto which under the terms of such provisions (including the dates by which such compliance is required) have become applicable to the Company. Each of the principal executive officer of the Company and the principal financial officer of the Company has made all certifications required by Rule 13a-14 or 15d-14 under the Exchange Act or Sections 302 and 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and the rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder with respect to the Company SEC Filings. For purposes of the preceding sentence, principal executive officer and principal financial officer shall have the meanings given to such terms in the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. The records, systems, controls, data and information of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries that are used in the system of internal accounting controls described in the following sentence are recorded, stored, maintained and operated under means that are under the exclusive ownership and direct control of the Company or the Company
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Subsidiaries or accountants, except for any non-exclusive ownership and non-direct control that would not reasonably be expected to have a materially adverse effect on the system of internal accounting controls. The Company and the Company Subsidiaries have devised and maintain a system of internal accounting controls sufficient to provide reasonable assurances regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with GAAP, including that: (1) transactions are executed only in accordance with managements authorization; (2) transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of the financial statements of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries and to maintain accountability for the assets of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries; (3) access to such assets is permitted only in accordance with managements authorization; (4) the reporting of such assets is compared with existing assets at regular intervals; and (5) accounts, notes and other receivables and inventory are recorded accurately, and proper and adequate procedures are implemented to effect the collection thereof on a current and timely basis. The Companys principal executive officer and its principal financial officer have disclosed to the Companys auditors and the audit committee of the Company Board (i) all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal controls over financial reporting that are reasonably likely to adversely affect the Companys ability to record, process, summarize and report financial data, and (ii) any known fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the Companys internal controls, and the Company has made available to Parent copies of any material written materials relating to the foregoing. The Company has established and maintains disclosure controls and procedures (as such term is defined in Rule 13a-15 promulgated under the Exchange Act) designed to ensure that material information relating to the Company required to be included in reports filed under the Exchange Act, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to the Companys principal executive officer and its principal financial officer by others within those entities, particularly during the periods in which the periodic reports required under the Exchange Act are being prepared, and, to the Knowledge of the Company, such disclosure controls and procedures are effective in timely alerting the Companys principal executive officer and its principal financial officer to material information required to be included in the Companys periodic reports required under the Exchange Act. Since the enactment of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, none of the Company or any Company Subsidiary has made any prohibited loans to any director or executive officer of the Company (as defined in Rule 3b-7 promulgated under the Exchange Act).
(d) None of the Company or its consolidated subsidiaries has any liabilities or obligations of any nature (whether accrued, absolute, contingent or otherwise), except for liabilities or obligations (i) expressly contemplated by or under this Agreement, including without limitation Section 6.1 hereof, (ii) incurred in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice since the most recent balance sheet set forth in the Company SEC Filings made through and including the date of this Agreement, (iii) described in any section of the Company Disclosure Letter or (iv) that, individually or in the aggregate, have not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect.
(e) To the Knowledge of the Company, none of the Company SEC Filings is the subject of ongoing SEC review and the Company has not received any comments from the SEC with respect to any of the Company SEC Filings since January 1, 2013 which remain unresolved, nor has it received any inquiry or information request from the SEC as to any
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matters affecting the Company which has not been adequately addressed. The Company has made available to Parent true and complete copies of all written comment letters from the staff of the SEC received since January 1, 2013 through the date of this Agreement relating to the Company SEC Filings and all written responses of the Company thereto through the date of this Agreement. None of the Company SEC Filings is the subject of any confidential treatment request by the Company.
Section 4.8 Disclosure Documents.
(a) None of the information supplied or to be supplied by or on behalf of the Company or any Company Subsidiary for inclusion or incorporation by reference in (i) the Form F-4 will, at the time such document is filed with the SEC, at any time such document is amended or supplemented or at the time such document is declared effective by the SEC, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, (ii) the Circular will, at the time such document is filed with the applicable Canadian Securities Commissions, at any time such document is amended or supplemented, at the date it is first mailed to the shareholders of Parent, at the time of the Parent Shareholder Meeting or at the Effective Time, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, or (iii) the Proxy Statement will, at the date it is first mailed to the stockholders of the Company, at the time of the Company Stockholder Meeting, at the time the Form F-4 is declared effective by the SEC or at the Effective Time, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances in which they were made, not misleading. All documents that the Company is responsible for filing with the SEC in connection with the transactions contemplated herein, to the extent relating to the Company or any Company Subsidiary or other information supplied by or on behalf of the Company or any Company Subsidiary for inclusion therein, will comply as to form, in all material respects, with the provisions of the Securities Act or Exchange Act, as applicable, and the rules and regulations of the SEC thereunder and each such document required to be filed with any Governmental Authority (other than the SEC) will comply in all material respects with the provisions of any applicable Law as to the information required to be contained therein.
(b) The representations and warranties contained in this Section 4.8 will not apply to statements or omissions included in the Form F-4, the Circular or the Proxy Statement to the extent based upon information supplied to the Company by or on behalf of Parent or Merger Sub.
Section 4.9 Absence of Certain Changes or Events. Since June 30, 2015, except as contemplated by this Agreement or as set forth in Section 4.9 of the Company Disclosure Letter, (a) the Company and each Company Subsidiary has conducted its business in the ordinary course consistent with past practice, (b) except as set forth on Section 6.1(b) of the Company Disclosure Letter, neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary has taken any action that it would not be permitted to take after the date of this Agreement without the prior written consent of Parent pursuant to Section 6.1(b)(i), Section 6.1(b)(ii), Section 6.1(b)(v), Section 6.1(b)(vi), Section 6.1(b)(vii), Section 6.1(b)(xi), or Section 6.1(b)(xv); or agreed to do any of the foregoing, and
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(c) there has not been any Company Material Adverse Effect or any effect, event, development or circumstance that, individually or in the aggregate with all other effects, events, developments and changes, would reasonably be expected to result in a Company Material Adverse Effect.
Section 4.10 Employee Benefit Plans.
(a) Section 4.10(a) of the Company Disclosure Letter sets forth a true and complete list of each material Company Benefit Plan. Each Company Benefit Plan has been maintained and administered in all material respects in accordance with its terms and applicable Laws.
(b) Each Company Benefit Plan that is intended to qualify under Section 401(a) of the Code has either received, or may rely upon, a favorable determination or opinion letter from the IRS as to its qualified status and, to the Companys Knowledge, no event has occurred that could reasonably be expected to adversely affect the qualified status of any such Company Benefit Plan. To the Companys Knowledge, neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary has engaged in a non-exempt prohibited transaction (within the meaning of Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code) with respect to any Company Benefit Plan that could result in material liability to the Company and the Company Subsidiaries, taken as a whole. No material suit, administrative proceeding, action or other litigation has been brought, or to the Knowledge of the Company, is threatened against or with respect to any such Company Benefit Plan (other than routine benefits claims) and no such Company Benefit Plan is under audit or investigation by any Governmental Authority.
(c) None of the Company, any Company Subsidiaries or any of their ERISA Affiliates, maintains, contributes to, or participates in, or has ever during the past six (6) years maintained, contributed to, or participated in, or otherwise has any obligation or liability in connection with: (i) an employee pension benefit plan subject to Title IV or Section 302 of ERISA or Section 412 or 4971 of the Code, (ii) a multiple employer welfare arrangement (as defined in Section 3(40) of ERISA), a multiple employer plan (as defined in Section 413(c) of the Code) or a Multiemployer Plan, (iii) any plan or arrangement which provides post-employment retiree medical or welfare benefits, except as required by applicable Law; or (iv) any plan established or maintained outside of the United States or for the benefit of current or former employees of the Company or any Company Subsidiaries residing outside the United States.
(d) Except as set forth in Section 4.10(d) of the Company Disclosure Letter, neither the execution of this Agreement nor the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, either alone or in conjunction with another event, will: (A) accelerate the time of payment, vesting or funding or result in any payment of compensation or benefits to any current or former employee, officer, director or other service provider of any Company or Company Subsidiary; (B) give rise to any payment or benefit that, individually or in combination with any other such payment or benefit, will or may be made by the Company or any Company Subsidiary to any of their current or former employees or other service providers that could reasonably be expected to be characterized as a parachute payment within the meaning of Section 280G(b)(2) of the Code; (C) result in payments or benefits which would not be deductible under Section 280G of the Code; or (D) result in any severance or other payment becoming due, or
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increase the amount of any compensation or benefits due, to any current or former employee, officer, director, consultant or other service provider of the Company or any Company Subsidiary. No Person is entitled to receive any additional payment (including any tax gross-up or other payment) from the Company or any Company Subsidiary as a result of the imposition of the excise taxes required by Section 4999 of the Code or any taxes required by Section 409A of the Code.
Section 4.11 Labor and Other Employment Matters.
(a) Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to a collective bargaining agreement or similar agreement (other than national labor contracts). As of the date of this Agreement and except as would not reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect, or as set forth in Section 4.11(a) of the Company Disclosure Letter, with respect to employees of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries: (i) there is no labor-related strike, walkout or lockout pending or, to the Companys Knowledge, threatened in writing, and (ii) there is no pending, or, to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened union organizing campaign and no labor union has made a pending written demand for recognition or certification.
(b) Except as would not reasonably be expected to result in, either individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect, (i) the Company and each of its Subsidiaries is in compliance with all Laws relating to hiring of employees and the employment of labor, including all such Laws relating to fair employment practices, employment discrimination, terms and conditions of employment, workers compensation, occupational safety and health, overtime, wages and hours, plant closures and layoffs, worker classification and immigration, and (ii) there is no charge, complaint, lawsuit or other proceeding pending, or, to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries before any Governmental Authority brought by or on behalf of any current or former employee or any class of the foregoing, alleging breach of any express or implied contract of employment, any applicable Law governing employment or the termination thereof or other discriminatory, wrongful or tortious conduct in connection with the employment relationship.
Section 4.12 Material Contracts.
(a) Section 4.12(a) of the Company Disclosure Letter sets forth all of the following Contracts to which the Company or any Company Subsidiary is a party, or by which any of the assets of the Company or any Company Subsidiary are bound, in each case as of the date hereof:
(i) each contract or agreement in effect as of the date of this Agreement to which the Company or any Company Subsidiary is a party that is required to be filed as an exhibit to the Parent SEC Filings pursuant to Items 601(b)(2), (4), (9) and (10) of Regulation S-K promulgated by the SEC, excluding (x) any contract or agreement that will no longer be in effect following the Closing and (y) any contract or agreement that is, or at the Closing will be, terminable-at-will (as defined below) or terminable upon not more than ninety (90) days notice by the Company or any Company Subsidiary without penalty;
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(ii) any Contract providing for any indemnification obligation or any guaranty by the Company or any Company Subsidiary, which indemnification or guaranty is material to the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, other than (A) any Contract providing for indemnification of customers that is entered into in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice and (B) any guaranty by the Company or a Company Subsidiary of any of the obligations of the Company or another Company Subsidiary;
(iii) any Contract relating to the disposition (other than sales or distribution Contracts) or acquisition by the Company or any Company Subsidiary after the date of this Agreement of any material assets or properties, in each case involving consideration in excess of $500,000;
(iv) any Contract providing that the Company or any Company Subsidiary shall not compete in any line of business or geographic area or that will restrict the Surviving Entity or any of its Affiliates from competing in any line of business or geographic area after the Closing Date;
(v) any acquisition Contract pursuant to which the Company or any Company Subsidiary has earn-out or other contingent purchase price payment obligations, in each case, that have not been paid in full prior to the date hereof;
(vi) any mortgages, indentures, guarantees, loans or credit agreements, security agreements or other Contracts, in each case, relating to indebtedness for borrowed money, whether as borrower or lender, in each case, in excess of $500,000, other than (A) accounts receivables and payables, and (B) loans to direct or indirect wholly-owned Subsidiaries of the Company;
(vii) any Contract which requires the expenditure by the Company or any Company Subsidiary, or pursuant to which the Company or any Company Subsidiary reasonably believes that it will expend, more than $500,000 in the aggregate in any future 12-consecutive-month period and that is not terminable with notice of ninety (90) days or less without further liability to the Company or any Company Subsidiary;
(viii) any material joint venture, strategic alliance, partnership or other similar agreement or arrangement involving a sharing of profits or expenses; and
(ix) any sales or distribution Contract (or series of Contracts with a party or related parties) that provides for annual payments by or to the Company or any Company Subsidiary, or pursuant to which the Company or any Company Subsidiary is reasonably likely to receive or make annual payments, in excess of $1,000,000.
(x) Each Contract set forth on (or required to be set forth on) Section 4.12 of the Company Disclosure Letter is referred to herein as a Company Material Contract.
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(b) Each Company Material Contract is in full force and effect and is valid, binding and enforceable against the Company and/or any Company Subsidiary party thereto, and, to the Knowledge of the Company, each other party thereto in accordance with its terms, except for such failures to be in such full force and effect or to be valid, binding and enforceable as are not reasonably likely to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect. None of the Company or any Company Subsidiary, nor, to the Knowledge of the Company, any other party thereto, is in material breach or violation of, or default under, any Company Material Contract, and no event has occurred that with notice or lapse of time or both would constitute a violation, breach or default under any Company Material Contract, except where in each case such breach, violation or default is not reasonably likely to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect. None of the Company or any Company Subsidiary has received any written notice of an event of default pursuant to the terms of any Company Material Contract.
Section 4.13 Litigation. Except as, individually or in the aggregate, has not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect, or as set forth in Section 4.13 of the Company Disclosure Letter, as of the date of this Agreement, (a) there is no Action pending or, to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened by or before any Governmental Authority, nor, to the Knowledge of the Company, is there any investigation pending by any Governmental Authority, in each case, against the Company or any Company Subsidiary, and (b) neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary, nor any of the Companys or any Company Subsidiarys respective property, is subject to any outstanding judgment, order, writ, injunction or decree of any Governmental Authority.
Section 4.14 Environmental Matters.
(a) Except as, individually or in the aggregate, has not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect:
(i) The Company and each Company Subsidiary are in compliance with applicable Environmental Laws, have applied for all Environmental Permits necessary to conduct their current operations and are in compliance with their respective Environmental Permits.
(ii) Neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary has received any written notice, demand, letter or claim alleging that the Company or any such Company Subsidiary is in violation of, or liable under, any Environmental Law or that any judicial, administrative or compliance order has been issued against the Company or any Company Subsidiary which remains unresolved. There is no litigation, investigation, request for information or other proceeding pending, or, to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened against the Company and any Company Subsidiary under any applicable Environmental Law.
(iii) Neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary has entered into or agreed to any consent decree or order or is subject to any judgment, decree or judicial, administrative or compliance order relating to compliance with Environmental Laws, Environmental Permits or the investigation, sampling,
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monitoring, treatment, remediation, removal or cleanup of Hazardous Materials and no investigation, litigation or other proceeding is pending or, to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened against the Company or any Company Subsidiary under any applicable Environmental Law.
(iv) Neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary has assumed, by Contract or operation of Law, any liability under any Environmental Law or relating to any Hazardous Materials, or is an indemnitor in connection with any threatened or asserted claim by any third-party indemnitee for any liability under any Environmental Law or relating to any Hazardous Materials.
(v) Neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary has caused, and to the Knowledge of the Company, no Third Party has caused any Release of a Hazardous Material that would be required to be investigated or remediated by the Company or any Company Subsidiary under any Environmental Law.
(b) This Section 4.14 contains the exclusive representations and warranties of the Company with respect to environmental matters.
Section 4.15 Intellectual Property.
(a) Section 4.15(a) of the Company Disclosure Letter sets forth a correct and complete list of all material Intellectual Property registrations and applications for registration owned by the Company or Company Subsidiary. The Company or a Company Subsidiary is the sole and exclusive owner of each such registration and application for Intellectual Property and each such item is subsisting and, to the Knowledge of the Company, valid and enforceable.
(b) Except as, individually or in the aggregate, has not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect, as of the date of this Agreement, (i) the Company and the Company Subsidiaries own or are licensed or otherwise possess valid rights to use all Intellectual Property necessary to conduct the business of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries as it is currently conducted, (ii) the conduct of the business of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries as it is currently conducted does not infringe, misappropriate or otherwise violate the Intellectual Property rights of any Third Party, (iii) there are no pending or, to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened claims with respect to any of the Intellectual Property rights owned by the Company or any Company Subsidiary, (iv) to the Knowledge of the Company, no Third Party is currently infringing or misappropriating Intellectual Property owned by the Company or any Company Subsidiary, (v) there are no orders, writs, injunctions, or decrees to which the Company or any Company Subsidiary is subject with respect to any material Intellectual Property and (vi) the Merger will not alter in a manner materially adverse to the Company or any Company Subsidiary, or materially impair the Companys or any Company Subsidiarys rights in, any Intellectual Property described in Section 4.15(b)(i).
(c) Except as, individually or in the aggregate, has not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect, (i) neither the Company nor the Company Subsidiaries has ever been a member or promoter of, or a contributor to, any
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industry standards body or any similar organization that could reasonably be expected to require or obligate the Company or a Company Subsidiary to grant or offer to any other Person any license or right to Intellectual Property owned or purported to be owned by the Company or a Company Subsidiary, and (ii) to the Knowledge of the Company, no funding, facilities or personnel of any Governmental Authority or any university, college, research institute or other educational institution has been or is being used, directly or indirectly, to create, in whole or in part, any Intellectual Property owned or purported to be owned by the Company or a Company Subsidiary, except for any such funding or use of facilities or personnel that does not result in such Governmental Authority or institution obtaining ownership rights or any other similar right, title or interest (including any march in rights) in or to such Intellectual Property.
(d) Except as, individually or in the aggregate, has not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect, to the Knowledge of the Company, there have been no material security breaches in the information technology systems of the Company or the Company Subsidiaries or the information technology systems of a Third Party to the extent used by or on behalf of the Company or a Company Subsidiary.
Section 4.16 Properties.
(a) Except as set forth in Section 4.16(a) of the Company Disclosure Letter, neither the Company nor the Company Subsidiaries own or has any options to purchase any real property. The Company has provided Parent true, correct and complete copies of all leases or Contracts (and all amendments, modifications, supplements, renewals, extensions and guarantees related thereto) under which the Company or the Company Subsidiaries lease, use, occupy, or have the right to lease, use or occupy any real property (such leases and Contracts together with all amendments, modifications, supplements, renewals, exhibits, schedules, extensions and guarantees related thereto, are hereby referred to individually as a Real Property Lease and collectively, as the Real Property Leases). Each Real Property Lease contains the street address of the real property that is leased pursuant to each Real Property Lease (each, a Leased Real Property and collectively, the Leased Real Properties). No Person other than the Company or the Company Subsidiaries has any option or right to terminate any of the Real Property Leases other than as expressly set forth in such Real Property Leases. The Company and the Company Subsidiaries own good, valid and marketable title, free and clear of all Liens (other than Permitted Liens), to all of their respective material tangible Assets. The Company and the Company Subsidiaries own, lease under valid leases or has use of and/or valid access under valid agreements to all material facilities, machinery, equipment and other material tangible Assets necessary for the conduct of their respective business as presently conducted. With respect to the material property and Assets they lease (including, without limitation, the Leased Real Properties), the Company and the Company Subsidiaries are in compliance in all material respects with such leases (including, without limitation, the Real Property Leases) and hold a valid and enforceable leasehold interest therein, free of any Liens, other than Permitted Liens. Each Real Property Lease is in full force and effect and there is no violation, breach, default, or any event or condition which, after notice or lapse of time or both, will constitute a violation, breach or default by the Company or a Company Subsidiary under any Real Property Lease, or, to the Knowledge of the Company or the Company Subsidiaries, by any other party thereto. There are no parties physically occupying or using any portion of any of the Leased Real Properties nor do any other parties have the right to physically occupy or use any portion of the Leased Real Properties, in each case, other than the Company or the Company Subsidiaries.
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Section 4.17 Taxes.
(a) The Company and each Company Subsidiary has filed with the appropriate Governmental Authority all Tax Returns required to be filed, taking into account any extensions of time within which to file such Tax Returns, and all such Tax Returns were complete and correct, subject in each case to such exceptions as, individually or in the aggregate, has not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect. The Company and each Company Subsidiary has duly paid (or there has been paid on their behalf), or made adequate provisions for, all material Taxes required to be paid by them.
(b) (i) There are no audits, investigations by any Governmental Authority or other proceedings pending with regard to any material Taxes or Tax Returns of the Company or any Company Subsidiary; (ii) no deficiency for Taxes of the Company or any Company Subsidiary has been claimed, proposed or assessed in writing or, to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened, by any Governmental Authority, which deficiency has not yet been settled, except for such deficiencies which are being contested in good faith or with respect to which the failure to pay, individually or in the aggregate, has not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect; (iii) neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary has waived any statute of limitations with respect to Taxes or agreed to any extension of time with respect to any Tax assessment or deficiency for any open tax year; and (iv) neither the Company nor any of the Company Subsidiaries has entered into any closing agreement as described in Section 7121 of the Code (or any corresponding or similar provision of state, local or foreign income Tax Law).
(c) The Company and the Company Subsidiaries have complied, in all material respects, with all applicable Laws, rules and regulations relating to the payment and withholding of Taxes (including withholding of Taxes pursuant to Sections 1441, 1442, 1445, 1446 and 3402 of the Code or similar provisions under any foreign Laws) and have duly and timely withheld and have paid over to the appropriate taxing authorities all material amounts required to be so withheld and paid over on or prior to the due date thereof under all applicable Laws.
(d) There are no Tax Liens upon any property or assets of the Company or any Company Subsidiary except Liens for Taxes not yet due and payable or that are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and for which adequate reserves have been established.
(e) Neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary has requested, has received or is subject to any written ruling of a Governmental Authority or has entered into any written agreement with a Governmental Authority with respect to any Taxes.
(f) There are no Tax allocation or sharing agreements or similar arrangements with respect to or involving the Company or any Company Subsidiary, and after the Closing Date neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary shall be bound by any such Tax allocation agreements or similar arrangements or have any liability thereunder for amounts due in respect of periods prior to the Closing Date.
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(g) Neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary (A) has been a member of an affiliated group filing a consolidated federal income Tax Return (other than a group the common parent of which was the Company) or (B) has any liability for the Taxes of any Person (other than the Company or any Company Subsidiary) under Treasury Regulations Section 1.1502-6 (or any similar provision of state, local, or foreign law), as a transferee or successor, by contract, or otherwise.
(h) Neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary has participated in any listed transaction or substantially similar transaction, within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.6011-4(b)(2).
(i) The Company has not taken or agreed to take any action, and is not aware of any fact or circumstance, that would (i) prevent, or could reasonably be expected to prevent, the Merger from qualifying as a reorganization within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code or (ii) result in gain recognition to holders of Company Common Stock in the Merger pursuant to Section 367(a) of the Code (assuming that, in the case of any holder who would be treated as a five-percent transferee shareholder within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.367(a)-3(c)(5)(ii), such holder enters into a five-year gain recognition agreement in the form provided in Treasury Regulations Section 1.367(a)-8, as provided for in Treasury Regulations Section 1.367(a)3(c)(1)(iii)(B), and complies with the requirements of that agreement and Treasury Regulations Section 1.367(a)-8 for avoiding the recognition of gain.
(j) Neither the Company nor any of the Company Subsidiaries has constituted either a distributing corporation or a controlled corporation (within the meaning of Section 355(a)(1)(A) of the Code) in a distribution of stock qualifying for tax-free treatment under Section 355 of the Code (A) in the two years prior to the date of this Agreement or (B) in a distribution which could otherwise constitute part of a plan or series of related transactions (within the meaning of Section 355(e) of the Code) in conjunction with transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
(k) Neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary will be required to include any item of income in, or exclude any item of deduction from, taxable income for any taxable period (or portion thereof) ending after the Closing Date as a result of any: (i) change in method of accounting for a taxable period ending on or prior to the Closing Date, (ii) installment sale or open transaction disposition made on or prior to the Closing Date, or (iii) prepaid amount received on or prior to the Closing Date or (iv) and election under Code Section 108(i).
(l) This Section 4.17 contains the exclusive representations and warranties of the Company with respect to tax matters.
Section 4.18 Insurance. The Company maintains policies of fire and casualty, liability and other forms of insurance in such amounts, with such deductibles and against such risks and losses as are, in the Companys judgment, reasonable for the business and Assets of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries. All such policies are in full force and effect, all
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premiums due and payable thereon have been paid (other than retroactive or retrospective premium adjustments that are not yet, but may be, required to be paid with respect to any period ending prior to the Closing Date), and no written notice of cancellation or termination has been received with respect to any such policy which has not been replaced on substantially similar terms prior to the date of such cancellation.
Section 4.19 Opinion of Financial Advisor. The Company has received the opinion of J.P. Morgan and & Co. (J.P. Morgan) that, as of the date of such opinion and subject to the assumptions and limitations set forth therein, the Exchange Ratio is fair from a financial point of view to the holders of shares of Company Common Stock.
Section 4.20 Takeover Statutes. Assuming the accuracy of the representations and warranties set forth in Section 5.24, the Company Board has taken all action necessary to render inapplicable to the Merger the restrictions on business combinations contained in Section 203 of the DGCL. No other business combination, control share acquisition, fair price, moratorium or other takeover or anti-takeover statute or similar federal or state Law (collectively, Takeover Statutes) are applicable to this Agreement, the Merger or the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
Section 4.21 Vote Required. The affirmative vote or consent of holders of not less than a majority of all outstanding shares of Company Common Stock (the Company Stockholder Approval) is the only vote of the holders of any class or series of shares of capital stock of the Company necessary to adopt this Agreement and approve the Merger and the other transactions contemplated hereby.
Section 4.22 Brokers. No broker, finder or investment banker (other than J.P. Morgan) is entitled to any brokerage, finders or other fee or commission in connection with the Merger based upon arrangements made by or on behalf of the Company or any Company Subsidiary.
Section 4.23 Investment Company Act. Neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary is required to be registered as an investment company under the Investment Company Act.
Section 4.24 Affiliate Transactions. Except as set forth in the Company SEC Filings made through and including the date of this Agreement or as permitted by this Agreement, from January 1, 2015 through the date of this Agreement there have been no transactions, agreements, arrangements or understandings between the Company or any Company Subsidiary, on the one hand, and any Affiliates (other than Company Subsidiaries) of the Company or other Persons, on the other hand, that would be required to be disclosed under Item 404 of Regulation S-K promulgated by the SEC.
Section 4.25 Products Liability.
(a) Except as set forth in Section 4.25 of the Company Disclosure Letter and for those matters that would not be reasonably expected to result in, individually or in the aggregate, any material liability on the Company or any Company Subsidiary, (i) there is no Action before any Governmental Authority pending, or to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened against the Company or any Company Subsidiary involving any products
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manufactured, produced, distributed or sold by or on behalf of the Company or any Company Subsidiary (including any parts or components) (collectively, Products), or class of claims or lawsuits involving the same or similar Product which is pending or, to the Companys Knowledge, threatened, resulting from an alleged defect in design, manufacture, materials or workmanship of any Product, or any alleged failure to warn, or from any breach of implied warranties or representations, and (ii) to the Knowledge of the Company, there has not been, within the past three (3) years, any Occurrence.
(b) Except as set forth in Section 4.25 of the Company Disclosure Letter and for those matters that would not be reasonably expected to result in, individually or in the aggregate, any material liability on the Company or any Company Subsidiary, to the Companys Knowledge, each Product manufactured, sold, leased, or delivered by the Company and any Company Subsidiary has been in conformity in all material respects with all applicable material contractual commitments and all applicable material express and implied warranties, and neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary has any liability (and, to the Knowledge of the Company, there is no basis for any present or future proceeding against any of them giving rise to any liability) for replacement or repair thereof or other damages in connection therewith (excluding customary warranty claims with respect to individual defected products). The Company has previously provided Parent with copies of the standard terms and conditions of sale or lease for each Product sold or leased by the Company and any Company Subsidiary (containing applicable guaranty, warranty, and indemnity provisions).
(c) Except as set forth in Section 4.25 of the Company Disclosure Letter, the Company and the Company Subsidiaries have no material liability (and, to the Companys Knowledge, there is no basis for any present or future proceeding against any the Company or any Company Subsidiary giving rise to any material liability) arising out of any injury to individuals or property as a result of the ownership, possession, or use of any Product manufactured, sold, leased, or delivered by the Company or any Company Subsidiary.
Section 4.26 No Other Representations or Warranties. Except for the representations and warranties contained in ARTICLE V, the Company acknowledges that neither Parent nor any other Person or entity on behalf of Parent has made, and the Company has not relied upon, any representation or warranty, whether express or implied, with respect to Parent or any of the Parent Subsidiaries or their respective businesses, affairs, assets, liabilities, financial condition, results of operations, future operating or financial results, estimates, projections, forecasts, plans or prospects (including the reasonableness of the assumptions underlying such estimates, projections, forecasts, plans or prospects) or with respect to the accuracy or completeness of any other information provided or made available to the Company by or on behalf of Parent.
ARTICLE V.
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
OF PARENT AND MERGER SUB
Except (a) as set forth in the corresponding sections of the disclosure letter that has been prepared by Parent and delivered by Parent to the Company immediately prior to the execution and delivery of this Agreement (the Parent Disclosure Letter) (it being agreed that disclosure
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of any item in any Section of the Parent Disclosure Letter with respect to any Section or subsection of ARTICLE V of this Agreement shall be deemed disclosed with respect to any other Section or subsection of ARTICLE V of this Agreement to the extent such relationship is reasonably apparent, provided that nothing in the Parent Disclosure Letter is intended to broaden the scope of any representation or warranty of Parent or Merger Sub made herein), (b) as disclosed in Parent SEC Filings, publicly available, filed with, or furnished to, as applicable, the SEC on or after January 1, 2013 and prior to the date of this Agreement (excluding any disclosure set forth in any section of a Parent SEC Filing entitled Risk Factors or Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements or similarly titled section in any other disclosures included in the Parent SEC Filings, in each case to the extent that such disclosure is cautionary, predictive or forward-looking in nature), or (c) as disclosed by Parent and made publicly available under the profile of Parent on the System for Electronic Document Analysis Retrieval (SEDAR), Parent and Merger Sub hereby jointly and severally represent and warrant to the Company that:
Section 5.1 Organization and Qualification; Subsidiaries.
(a) Parent is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of Alberta, Canada, and has the requisite organizational power and authority and any necessary governmental authorization to own, lease and, to the extent applicable, operate its properties and to carry on its business as it is now being conducted. Parent is duly qualified or licensed to do business, and is in good standing, in each jurisdiction where the character of the properties owned, operated or leased by it or the nature of its business makes such qualification, licensing or good standing necessary, except for such failures to be so qualified, licensed or in good standing that, individually or in the aggregate, have not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Parent Material Adverse Effect.
(b) Merger Sub is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware and has the requisite organizational power and authority and any necessary governmental authorization to own, lease and, to the extent applicable, operate its properties and to carry on its business as it is now being conducted. Merger Sub is duly qualified or licensed to do business, and is in good standing, in each jurisdiction where the character of the properties owned, operated or leased by it or the nature of its business makes such qualification, licensing or good standing necessary, except for such failures to be so qualified, licensed or in good standing that, individually or in the aggregate, have not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Parent Material Adverse Effect.
(c) Each of Weichai Westport and each Parent Subsidiary (other than Merger Sub) is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing (to the extent such concept is recognized) under the Laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or organization, as the case may be, and has the requisite organizational power and authority and any necessary governmental authorization to own, lease and, to the extent applicable, operate its properties and to carry on its business as it is now being conducted. Each of Weichai Westport and each Parent Subsidiary is duly qualified or licensed to do business, and is in good standing, in each jurisdiction where the character of the properties owned, operated or leased by it or the nature of its business makes such qualification, licensing or good standing necessary, except for such failures to be so qualified, licensed or in good standing that, individually or in the aggregate, have not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Parent Material Adverse Effect.
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(d) Except as disclosed in Section 5.1(d) of the Parent Disclosure Letter, none of Parent, Merger Sub or any Parent Subsidiary directly or indirectly owns any interest or investment (whether equity or debt) in any Person (other than in the Parent Subsidiaries and investments in short-term investment securities).
Section 5.2 Organizational Documents. Parent has made available to the Company complete and correct copies of (i) Parents articles of incorporation, as amended (the Parent Articles) and Bylaws, as currently in effect (the Parent Bylaws), (ii) Merger Subs charter and bylaws, as currently in effect, and (iii) the organizational documents of each of Weichai Westport and each Parent Subsidiary, each as in effect on the date hereof.
Section 5.3 Capital Structure.
(a) The authorized capital of Parent consists of an unlimited number of common shares and an unlimited number of preferred shares (the Parent Preferred Shares and, together with the Parent Common Shares, the Parent Stock). At the close of business on August 28, 2015, (i) 64,183,191 Parent Common Shares were issued and outstanding, (ii) no Parent Preferred Shares were issued and outstanding, and (iii) 9,650,493 Parent Common Shares were reserved for future issuance in respect of awards outstanding under the Parent Benefit Plans, consisting of 11,570 Parent Common Shares reserved for issuance upon exercise of outstanding options and 9,638,923 Parent Common Shares reserved for issuance upon conversion or settlement of outstanding performance and restricted share units under the Parent Benefit Plans. All issued and outstanding Parent Common Shares are duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable, and all Parent Common Shares to be issued as the Merger Consideration or as Stock Award Payments, when so issued in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, will be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable. Other than the Parent Preferred Shares, no class of Parent shares is entitled to preemptive rights. Except as disclosed in Section 5.3(a) of Parent Disclosure Letter, there are no outstanding bonds, debentures, notes or other indebtedness of Parent having the right to vote (or convertible into, or exchangeable for, securities having the right to vote) on any matter on which holders of shares of Parent Common Shares may vote.
(b) At the close of business on August 31, 2015, all of the Merger Sub Common Shares were owned by Parent. All of the Merger Sub Common Shares are duly authorized and validly issued, and are not entitled to preemptive rights. There are no outstanding bonds, debentures, notes or other indebtedness of Merger Sub having the right to vote (or convertible into, or exchangeable for, securities having the right to vote) on any matter on which holders of Merger Sub Common Shares may vote.
(c) All of the outstanding shares of capital stock of CWI that are owned directly or indirectly by Parent, and all of the outstanding shares of capital stock of each of the other Parent Subsidiaries that is a corporation, are duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable. All equity interests owned directly or indirectly by Parent in Weichai Westport and all equity interests of each of the Parent Subsidiaries that is a partnership or limited liability
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company are duly authorized and validly issued. All shares of capital stock of (or other ownership interests in) each of the Parent Subsidiaries (other than CWI) which may be issued upon exercise of outstanding options or exchange rights are duly authorized and, upon issuance will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable.
(d) Except as set forth in this Section 5.3, as of the date of this Agreement, there are no securities, options, warrants, calls, rights, commitments, agreements, rights of first refusal, arrangements or undertakings of any kind to which Parent, Merger Sub or any other Parent Subsidiary is a party or by which any of them is bound, obligating Parent, Merger Sub or any other Parent Subsidiary to issue, deliver or sell or create, or cause to be issued, delivered or sold or created, additional shares of Parent Stock or Merger Sub Common Shares or other equity securities or phantom stock or other contractual rights the value of which is determined in whole or in part by the value of any equity security of Parent, Merger Sub or any of the other Parent Subsidiaries or obligating Parent, Merger Sub or any other Parent Subsidiary to issue, grant, extend or enter into any such security, option, warrant, call, right, commitment, agreement, right of first refusal, arrangement or undertaking. As of the date of this Agreement, there are no outstanding contractual obligations of Parent, Merger Sub or any other Parent Subsidiary to repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any shares of Parent Stock, or other equity securities or interests of Parent, Merger Sub or any other Parent Subsidiary (other than in satisfaction of withholding Tax obligations pursuant to certain awards outstanding under the Parent Benefit Plans). Neither Parent, Merger Sub nor any other Parent Subsidiary is a party to or bound by any agreements or understandings concerning the voting (including voting trusts and proxies) of any Merger Sub Common Shares or capital stock of Parent, or equity interests in any of the other Parent Subsidiaries.
Section 5.4 Authority.
(a) Each of Parent and Merger Sub has the requisite organizational power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement, to perform its obligations hereunder and, subject to receipt of the Parent Shareholder Approval and the Parent Name Change Approval, to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. The execution and delivery of this Agreement by each of Parent and Merger Sub and the consummation by each of Parent and Merger Sub of the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly and validly authorized by all necessary corporate action, and no other corporate proceedings on the part of Parent or Merger Sub, as applicable, are necessary to authorize this Agreement or the Merger or to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby, subject with respect to the Merger, to receipt of the Parent Shareholder Approval and the filing and acceptance for record of the Certificate of Merger with the Delaware Secretary. Parents board of directors (the Parent Board) at a duly held meeting has, by unanimous vote, (i) duly and validly authorized the execution and delivery of this Agreement and declared advisable the consummation of the Merger and the other transactions contemplated hereby, (ii) determined that the Merger and the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are fair to and in the best interest of Parent and its shareholders, (iii) directed that the issuance of the Parent Common Shares as payment of the Merger Consideration be submitted for consideration at the Parent Shareholder Meeting, and (iv) resolved to recommend that the shareholders of Parent vote in favor of the payment of the Merger Consideration pursuant to this Agreement and the other transactions contemplated hereby (the Parent Recommendation) and to include such recommendation in the Circular.
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(b) This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by each of Parent and Merger Sub and, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by the Company, constitutes a legally valid and binding obligation of each of Parent and Merger Sub, enforceable against Parent and Merger Sub in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar Laws affecting creditors rights generally and by general principles of equity (regardless of whether enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law).
Section 5.5 No Conflict; Required Filings and Consents.
(a) The execution and delivery of this Agreement by each of Parent and Merger Sub does not, and the performance of this Agreement and the consummation of the Merger and the other transactions contemplated hereby by each of Parent and Merger Sub will not (i) assuming receipt of the Parent Shareholder Approval and the Parent Name Change Approval, conflict with or violate any provision of the Parent Articles or Parent Bylaws, Merger Subs charter or bylaws or any equivalent organizational or governing documents of any other Parent Subsidiary, (ii) assuming that all consents, approvals, authorizations and permits described in Section 5.5(b) have been obtained, all filings and notifications described in Section 5.5(b) have been made and any waiting periods thereunder have terminated or expired, conflict with or violate any Law applicable to Parent, Merger Sub or any other Parent Subsidiary or by which any property or asset of Parent, Merger Sub or any other Parent Subsidiary is bound, or (iii) require any consent or approval under, result in any breach of or any loss of any benefit or material increase in any cost or obligation of Parent or any Parent Subsidiary under, or constitute a default (or an event which with notice or lapse of time or both would become a default) under, or give to others any right of termination, acceleration or cancellation (with or without notice or the lapse of time or both) of, or give rise to any right of purchase, first offer or forced sale under or result in the creation of a Lien on any property or asset of Parent, Merger Sub or any other Parent Subsidiary pursuant to, any note, bond, debt instrument, indenture, Contract, ground lease, Real Property Lease, license, permit or other legally binding obligation to which Parent, Merger Sub or any other Parent Subsidiary is a party, except, as to clauses (ii) and (iii), respectively, for any such conflicts, violations, breaches, defaults or other occurrences which, individually or in the aggregate, have not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Parent Material Adverse Effect.
(b) The execution and delivery of this Agreement by each of Parent and Merger Sub does not, and the performance of this Agreement by each of Parent and Merger Sub will not, require any consent, approval, authorization or permit of, or filing with or notification to, any Governmental Authority, other than (i) the filing with the SEC of (A) the Form F-4, and the declaration of effectiveness of the Form F-4, and (B) such reports under, and other compliance with, the Exchange Act (and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder) and the Securities Act (and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder) as may be required in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, (ii) as may be required under the rules and regulations of NASDAQ (including the filing of a Supplemental Listing Application with the NASDAQ, if applicable, in connection with the issuance of the Merger Consideration), (iii) as may be required under the HSR Act and other Antitrust Laws, (iv) the filing of the Certificate of Merger and the acceptance thereof for record by the Delaware Secretary pursuant to the DGCL, (v) such filings and approvals as may be required by any
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applicable state securities or blue sky Laws, (vi) such filings as may be required in connection with state and local transfer Taxes, (vii) the filings with the Canadian Securities Commissions and the furnishing of such filings to the SEC as may be required in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, including the information circular in connection with the Parent Shareholder Meeting (the Circular), and (viii) the conditional acceptance of the TSX in respect of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the approval for listing on the TSX of the Merger Consideration issuable pursuant to this Agreement, except where failure to obtain such consents, approvals, authorizations or permits, or to make such filings or notifications, individually or in the aggregate, has not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Parent Material Adverse Effect.
Section 5.6 Permits; Compliance with Law.
(a) Except for the authorizations, licenses, permits, certificates, approvals, variances, exemptions, orders, franchises, certifications and clearances that are the subject of Section 5.14, which are addressed solely in that Section, Parent, Merger Sub, each other Parent Subsidiary and, to the Knowledge of Parent, Weichai Westport is in possession of all authorizations, licenses, permits, certificates, approvals, variances, exemptions, orders, franchises, certifications and clearances of any Governmental Authority and accreditation and certification agencies, bodies or other organizations, including building permits and certificates of occupancy, necessary for Parent, Merger Sub, each other Parent Subsidiary and Weichai Westport to own, lease and, to the extent applicable, operate its properties or to carry on its respective business substantially as it is being conducted as of the date hereof (the Parent Permits), and all such Parent Permits are valid and in full force and effect, except where the failure to be in possession of, or the failure to be valid or in full force and effect of, any of the Parent Permits, individually or in the aggregate, has not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Parent Material Adverse Effect. None of Parent, any Parent Subsidiary or, to the Knowledge of Parent, Weichai Westport has received any claim or notice nor has any Knowledge indicating that Parent or any Parent Subsidiary is currently not in compliance with the terms of any such Parent Permits, except where the failure to be in compliance with the terms of any such Parent Permits, individually or in the aggregate, have not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Parent Material Adverse Effect.
(b) None of Parent, Merger Sub, any other Parent Subsidiary or, to the Knowledge of Parent, Weichai Westport is or has, since January 1, 2013, been in conflict with, or in default or violation of (i) any Law applicable to Parent, Merger Sub, any other Parent Subsidiary or Weichai Westport or by which any property or asset of Parent, Merger Sub, any other Parent Subsidiary or Weichai Westport is bound (except for Laws addressed in Section 5.10, Section 5.11, Section 5.14, Section 5.15 or Section 5.17, which are the subject of the representations and warranties made therein), or (ii) any Parent Permits (except for Parent Permits addressed in Section 5.14, which are the subject of the representations and warranties made therein), except in each case for any such conflicts, defaults or violations that, individually or in the aggregate, have not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Parent Material Adverse Effect.
(c) Since January 1, 2013, none of Parent, any Parent Subsidiary or, the Knowledge of Parent, Weichai Westport, or, to the Knowledge of Parent, any of their respective
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officers or employees, directly or indirectly, has (i) made or received any Prohibited Payment; (ii) provided or received any product or services in violation of any Law (including the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act); or (iii) been subject to any investigation by any Governmental Authority with regard to any Prohibited Payment.
(d) Each of Parent and the Parent Subsidiaries and, to the Knowledge of Parent, Weichai Westport has conducted its business in all material respects in accordance with applicable provisions of the United States economic sanctions and export control laws and regulations, including, without limitation, the Arms Export Control Act, the International Traffic in Arms Regulations, the Export Administration Act, the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, the Trading with the Enemy Act, the Export Administration Regulations, and regulations administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control (31 CFR Part V), and other applicable export laws of the countries where it conducts business. Without limiting the foregoing, during the past five (5) years:
(i) each of Parent and the Parent Subsidiaries has obtained all material export licenses, registrations, approvals, and other authorizations required for its exports of products, software and technology from the United States and reexports of products, software and technology subject to the laws of the United States;
(ii) each of Parent and the Parent Subsidiaries is and at all times has been in compliance in all material respects with the terms of such applicable export licenses, registrations, approvals, and other authorizations;
(iii) none of Parent and the Parent Subsidiaries has received any written communication alleging that it is not or may not be in compliance with, or has, or may have any, liability under any such applicable export licenses, registrations, approvals, and other authorizations;
(iv) there are no pending or, to Parents Knowledge, threatened claims or Actions against or involving Parent or any of the Parent Subsidiaries with respect to such export licenses, registrations, approvals, and other authorizations;
(v) there are no actions, conditions or circumstances pertaining to Parents or any Parent Subsidiarys export transactions that would reasonably be expected to give rise to any material future claims involving a Governmental Authority;
(vi) to Parents Knowledge, none of Parent, any Parent Subsidiary or, to the Knowledge of Parent, Weichai Westport is subject to United States trade sanctions or has participated directly or indirectly in any illegal transaction that involves any commodity, software, technical data, products or services with a Person that is (i) located in, organized under the laws of, or the government of a country that is subject to comprehensive United States trade sanctions, or owned or controlled by any such Person, or (ii) denied United States export privileges or otherwise specially designated or debarred by the government of the United States.
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Section 5.7 SEC Filings; Canadian Filings; Financial Statements.
(a) Parent has filed with, or furnished (on a publicly available basis) to, the SEC all forms, reports, schedules, statements and documents required to be filed or furnished by it under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, as the case may be, including any amendments or supplements thereto, from and after January 1, 2013 (collectively, the Parent SEC Filings). Each Parent SEC Filing, as amended or supplemented, if applicable, (i) as of its date, or, if amended or supplemented, as of the date of the most recent amendment or supplement thereto, complied in all material respects with the requirements of the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, as the case may be, and the applicable rules and regulations of the SEC thereunder, and (ii) did not, at the time it was filed (or became effective in the case of registration statements), or, if amended or supplemented, as of the date of the most recent amendment or supplement thereto, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements made therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. As of the date of this Agreement, neither Merger Sub nor any other Parent Subsidiary is separately subject to the periodic reporting requirements of the Exchange Act.
(b) Each of Parents consolidated financial statements contained or incorporated by reference in the Parent SEC Filings (as amended, supplemented or restated, if applicable), including the related notes and schedules, was prepared (except as indicated in the notes thereto) in accordance with GAAP applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods indicated, and each such consolidated financial statement presented fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position, results of operations, stockholders equity and cash flows of Parent and its consolidated subsidiaries as of the respective dates thereof and for the respective periods indicated therein (subject, in the case of unaudited quarterly financial statements, to normal year-end adjustments).
(c) Parent is in compliance in all material respects with the provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and the provisions of the Exchange Act and Securities Act relating thereto which under the terms of such provisions (including the dates by which such compliance is required) have become applicable to Parent. Each of the principal executive officer of Parent and the principal financial officer of Parent has made all certifications required by Rule 13a-14 or 15d-14 under the Exchange Act or Sections 302 and 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and the rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder with respect to the Parent SEC Filings. For purposes of the preceding sentence, principal executive officer and principal financial officer shall have the meanings given to such terms in the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. The records, systems, controls, data and information of Parent and the Parent Subsidiaries that are used in the system of internal accounting controls described in the following sentence are recorded, stored, maintained and operated under means that are under the exclusive ownership and direct control of Parent or the Parent Subsidiaries or accountants, except for any non-exclusive ownership and non-direct control that would not reasonably be expected to have a materially adverse effect on the system of internal accounting controls. Parent and the Parent Subsidiaries have devised and maintain a system of internal accounting controls sufficient to provide reasonable assurances regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with GAAP, including that: (1) transactions are executed only in accordance with managements authorization; (2) transactions are recorded as necessary to
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permit preparation of the financial statements of Parent and the Parent Subsidiaries and to maintain accountability for the assets of Parent and the Parent Subsidiaries; (3) access to such assets is permitted only in accordance with managements authorization; (4) the reporting of such assets is compared with existing assets at regular intervals; and (5) accounts, notes and other receivables and inventory are recorded accurately, and proper and adequate procedures are implemented to effect the collection thereof on a current and timely basis. Parents principal executive officer and its principal financial officer have disclosed to Parents auditors and the audit committee of the Parent Board (i) all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal controls over financial reporting that are reasonably likely to adversely affect Parents ability to record, process, summarize and report financial data, and (ii) any known fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in Parents internal controls, and Parent has made available to the Company copies of any material written materials relating to the foregoing. Parent has established and maintains disclosure controls and procedures (as such term is defined in Rule 13a-15 promulgated under the Exchange Act) designed to ensure that material information relating to Parent required to be included in reports filed under the Exchange Act, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to Parents principal executive officer and its principal financial officer by others within those entities, particularly during the periods in which the periodic reports required under the Exchange Act are being prepared, and, to the Knowledge of Parent, such disclosure controls and procedures are effective in timely alerting Parents principal executive officer and its principal financial officer to material information required to be included in Parents periodic reports required under the Exchange Act. Since the enactment of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, none of Parent, Merger Sub or any other Parent Subsidiary has made any prohibited loans to any director or executive officer of Parent (as defined in Rule 3b-7 promulgated under the Exchange Act).
(d) None of Parent or its consolidated subsidiaries has any liabilities or obligations of any nature (whether accrued, absolute, contingent or otherwise), except for liabilities or obligations (i) expressly contemplated by or under this Agreement, including without limitation Section 6.2 hereof, (ii) incurred in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice since the most recent balance sheet set forth in the Parent SEC Filings made through and including the date of this Agreement, (iii) described in any section of the Parent Disclosure Letter or (iv) that, individually or in the aggregate, have not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Parent Material Adverse Effect.
(e) To the Knowledge of Parent, none of the Parent SEC Filings is the subject of ongoing SEC review and Parent has not received any comments from the SEC with respect to any of the Parent SEC Filings since January 1, 2013 which remains unresolved, nor has it received any inquiry or information request from the SEC as to any matters affecting Parent which has not been adequately addressed. Parent has made available to the Company true and complete copies of all written comment letters from the staff of the SEC received since January 1, 2013 through the date of this Agreement relating to the Parent SEC Filings and all written responses of Parent thereto through the date of this Agreement. None of the Parent SEC Filings is the subject of any confidential treatment request by Parent.
(f) Parent has timely filed all reports, registrations, schedules, forms, statements and other documents, together with any amendments required to be made with respect
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thereto, including all reports, schedules, registration statements or other documents that it was required to file since January 1, 2013 with the TSX, the Canadian provincial securities commissions (collectively, the Canadian Securities Commissions), or with other Governmental Authorities or pursuant to applicable federal, state or provincial securities Laws (the Parent Canadian Filings), and has paid all fees and assessments due and payable in connection therewith, except in each case where the failure to file such report, registration, schedule, form, statement or other document, or to pay such fees and assessments, would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Parent Material Adverse Effect. No publicly available final registration statement, prospectus, report, form, schedule, release or proxy material (including any financial statements or schedules included or incorporated by reference therein) filed since January 1, 2013 and prior to the close of business on the date hereof by Parent with the Canadian Securities Commissions or pursuant to the applicable securities Laws of the provinces of Canada and the respective regulations and rules made thereunder, including the regulations and rules of the TSX, together with all applicable published policy statements, notices, blanket orders and rulings and all discretionary orders or rulings, if any, of the Canadian Securities Commissions and the TSX (collectively, Canadian Securities Laws) (collectively, the Parent Securities Documents), as of their respective dates or, if amended or superseded prior to the date of this Agreement, as of the date of such amendment or applicable subsequent filing, contained a misrepresentation (as defined under Canadian Securities Laws). As of their respective filing dates, or if amended or superseded prior to the date of this Agreement, as of the date of the last such amendment or applicable subsequent filing, all Parent Securities Documents complied as to form in all material respects with the applicable requirements of Canadian Securities Laws. Parent and its Subsidiaries are engaged in all material respects only in the business described in the Parent SEC Filings and the Parent Canadian Filings contain a complete and accurate description in all material respects of the business of Parent and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole. Parent has not filed any confidential material change report with any Canadian Securities Commissions which as of the date hereof remains confidential.
Section 5.8 Disclosure Documents.
(a) None of the information supplied or to be supplied by or on behalf of Parent, Merger Sub or any other Parent Subsidiary for inclusion or incorporation by reference in (i) the Form F-4 will, at the time such document is filed with the SEC, at any time such document is amended or supplemented or at the time such document is declared effective by the SEC, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, (ii) the Circular will, at the time such document is filed with the applicable Canadian Securities Commissions, at any time such document is amended or supplemented, at the date it is first mailed to the shareholders of Parent, at the time of the Parent Shareholder Meeting or at the Effective Time, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, or (iii) the Proxy Statement will, at the date it is first mailed to the stockholders of the Company, at the time of the Company Stockholder Meeting, at the time the Form F-4 is declared effective by the SEC or at the Effective Time, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances in which they were made, not misleading. All documents that Parent is responsible for filing with the SEC in connection with the transactions contemplated herein, to
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the extent relating to Parent or any Parent Subsidiary or other information supplied by or on behalf of Parent or any Parent Subsidiary for inclusion therein, will comply as to form, in all material respects, with the provisions of the Securities Act or Exchange Act, as applicable and the rules and regulations of the SEC thereunder and each such document required to be filed with any Governmental Authority (other than the SEC) will comply in all material respects with the provisions of any applicable Law as to the information required to be contained therein.
(b) The representations and warranties contained in this Section 5.8 will not apply to statements or omissions included in the Form F-4 or the Proxy Statement to the extent based upon information supplied to Parent by or on behalf of the Company.
Section 5.9 Absence of Certain Changes or Events. Since June 30, 2015, except as contemplated by this Agreement or as set forth in Section 5.9 of the Parent Disclosure Letter, (a) Parent and each Parent Subsidiary has conducted its business in the ordinary course consistent with past practice, (b), neither the Parent nor any Parent Subsidiary has taken any action that it would not be permitted to take after the date of this Agreement without the prior written consent of the Company pursuant to Section 6.2(b)(i), Section 6.2(b)(ii), or Section 6.2(b)(vii), or agreed to do any of the foregoing, and (c) there has not been any Parent Material Adverse Effect or any effect, event, development or circumstance that, individually or in the aggregate with all other effects, events, developments and changes, would reasonably be expected to result in a Parent Material Adverse Effect.
Section 5.10 Employee Benefit Plans.
(a) Section 5.10(a) of the Parent Disclosure Letter sets forth a true and complete list of each material Parent Benefit Plan. Each Parent Benefit Plan has been administered in all material respects in accordance with its terms and applicable Laws.
(b) Each Parent Benefit Plan that is intended to qualify under Section 401(a) of the Code has either received, or may rely upon, a favorable determination or opinion letter from the IRS as to its qualified status and, to Parents Knowledge, no event has occurred that could be reasonably expected to adversely affect the qualified status of any such Parent Benefit Plan. To Parents Knowledge, neither Parent nor any Parent Subsidiary has engaged in a non-exempt prohibited transaction (within the meaning of Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code) with respect to any Parent Benefit Plan that could result in material liability to Parent and the Parent Subsidiaries, taken as a whole. No material suit, administrative proceeding, action or other litigation has been brought, or to the Knowledge of Parent, is threatened against or with respect to any such Parent Benefit Plan (other than routine benefits claims) and no such Parent Benefit Plan is under audit or investigation by any Governmental Authority.
(c) None of Parent, any Parent Subsidiaries or any of their ERISA Affiliates, has or could reasonably be expected to have material liability in connection with: (i) an employee pension benefit plan subject to Title IV or Section 302 of ERISA or Section 412 or 4971 of the Code, (ii) a multiple employer welfare arrangement (as defined in Section 3(40) of ERISA), a multiple employer plan (as defined in Section 413(c) of the Code) or a Multiemployer Plan, (iii) any plan or arrangement which provides post-employment retiree medical or welfare benefits, except as required by applicable Law.
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(d) Except as set forth in Section 5.10(d) of the Parent Disclosure Letter, neither the execution of this Agreement nor the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, either alone or in conjunction with another event, will: (A) accelerate the time of payment, vesting or funding or result in any payment of compensation or benefits to any current or former employee, officer, director or other service provider of Parent or any Parent Subsidiary; (B) give rise to any payment or benefit that, individually or in combination with any other such payment or benefit, will or may be made by Parent or any Parent Subsidiary to any of their current or former employees or other service providers that could reasonably be expected to be characterized as a parachute payment within the meaning of Section 280G(b)(2) of the Code; (C) result in payments or benefits which would not be deductible under Section 280G of the Code; or (D) result in any severance or other payment becoming due, or increase the amount of any compensation or benefits due, to any current or former employee, officer, director, consultant or other service provider of Parent or any Parent Subsidiary. No Person is entitled to receive any additional payment (including any tax gross-up or other payment) from Parent or any Parent Subsidiary as a result of the imposition of the excise taxes required by Section 4999 of the Code or any taxes required by Section 409A of the Code.
Section 5.11 Labor and Other Employment Matters.
(a) Neither Parent nor any of the Parent Subsidiaries is a party to a collective bargaining agreement or similar agreement (other than national labor contracts). As of the date of this Agreement and except as would not reasonable be expected to have a Parent Material Adverse Effect, with respect to employees of Parent or any of its Subsidiaries: (i) there is no labor-related strike, walkout or lockout pending or, to Parents Knowledge, threatened in writing, and (ii) there is no pending, or, to the Knowledge of Parent, threatened union organizing campaign and no labor union has made a pending written demand for recognition or certification.
(b) Except as would not reasonably be expected to result in, either individually or in the aggregate, a Parent Material Adverse Effect, (i) Parent and each of its Subsidiaries is in compliance with all Laws relating to the hiring of employees and the employment of labor, including all such Laws relating to fair employment practices, employment discrimination, terms and conditions of employment, workers compensation, occupational safety and health, overtime, wages and hours, plant closures and layoffs, worker classification and immigration, and (ii) there is no charge, complaint, lawsuit or other proceeding pending, or, to the Knowledge of Parent, threatened against Parent or any of its Subsidiaries before any Governmental Authority brought by or on behalf of any current or former employee or any class of the foregoing, alleging breach of any express or implied contract of employment, any applicable Law governing employment or the termination thereof or other discriminatory, wrongful or tortious conduct in connection with the employment relationship.
Section 5.12 Material Contracts. All Parent Material Contracts have been filed as exhibits to the Parent SEC Filings or included in the Parent Canadian Filings, as the case may be, made through and including the date of this Agreement. Each Parent Material Contract is in full force and effect and is valid, binding and enforceable against Parent and/or any Parent Subsidiary party thereto, and, to the Knowledge of Parent, each other party thereto in accordance with its terms, except for such failures to be in such full force and effect or to be valid, binding and enforceable as are not reasonably likely to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Parent
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Material Adverse Effect. None of Parent or any Parent Subsidiary, nor, to the Knowledge of Parent, any other party thereto, is in material breach or violation of, or default under, any Parent Material Contract, and no event has occurred that with notice or lapse of time or both would constitute a violation, breach or default under any Parent Material Contract, except where in each case such breach, violation or default is not reasonably likely to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Parent Material Adverse Effect. None of Parent or any Parent Subsidiary has received any written notice of an event of default pursuant to the terms of any Parent Material Contract.
Section 5.13 Litigation. Except as, individually or in the aggregate, has not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Parent Material Adverse Effect, as of the date of this Agreement, (a) there is no Action pending or, to the Knowledge of Parent, threatened by or before any Governmental Authority, nor, to the Knowledge of Parent, is there any investigation pending by any Governmental Authority, in each case, against Parent, Merger Sub, any other Parent Subsidiary, and (b) none of Parent, Merger Sub or any other Parent Subsidiary, nor any of Parent or any Parent Subsidiarys respective property, is subject to any outstanding judgment, order, writ, injunction or decree of any Governmental Authority.
Section 5.14 Environmental Matters.
(a) Except as, individually or in the aggregate, has not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Parent Material Adverse Effect:
(i) Parent and each Parent Subsidiary are in compliance with applicable Environmental Laws, have applied for all Environmental Permits necessary to conduct their current operations and are in compliance with their respective Environmental Permits.
(ii) Neither Parent nor any Parent Subsidiary has received any written notice, demand, letter or claim alleging that Parent or any such Parent Subsidiary is in violation of, or liable under, any Environmental Law or that any judicial, administrative or compliance order has been issued against Parent or any Parent Subsidiary which remains unresolved. There is no litigation, investigation, request for information or other proceeding pending, or, to the Knowledge of Parent, threatened against Parent and any Parent Subsidiary under any applicable Environmental Law.
(iii) Neither Parent nor any Parent Subsidiary has entered into or agreed to any consent decree or order or is subject to any judgment, decree or judicial, administrative or compliance order relating to compliance with Environmental Laws, Environmental Permits or the investigation, sampling, monitoring, treatment, remediation, removal or cleanup of Hazardous Materials and no investigation, litigation or other proceeding is pending or, to the Knowledge of Parent, threatened against Parent or any Parent Subsidiary under any applicable Environmental Law.
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(iv) Neither Parent nor any Parent Subsidiary has assumed, by Contract or operation of Law, any liability under any Environmental Law or relating to any Hazardous Materials, or is an indemnitor in connection with any threatened or asserted claim by any third-party indemnitee for any liability under any Environmental Law or relating to any Hazardous Materials.
(v) Neither Parent nor any Parent Subsidiary has caused, and to the Knowledge of Parent, no Third Party has caused any Release of a Hazardous Material that would be required to be investigated or remediated by Parent or any Parent Subsidiary under Environmental Law.
(b) This Section 5.14 contains the exclusive representations and warranties of Parent and Merger Sub with respect to environmental matters.
Section 5.15 Intellectual Property.
(a) Section 5.15(a) of the Parent Disclosure Letter sets forth a correct and complete list of all material Intellectual Property registrations and applications for registration owned by Parent or a Parent Subsidiary. Except as set forth in Section 5.15(a) of the Parent Disclosure Letter, Parent or a Parent Subsidiary is the sole and exclusive owner of each such registration and application for Intellectual Property and each such item is subsisting and, to the Knowledge of Parent, valid and enforceable.
(b) Except as, individually or in the aggregate, has not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Parent Material Adverse Effect, as of the date of this Agreement, (i) Parent and the Parent Subsidiaries own or are licensed or otherwise possess valid rights to use all Intellectual Property necessary to conduct the business of Parent and the Parent Subsidiaries as it is currently conducted, (ii) the conduct of the business of Parent and the Parent Subsidiaries as it is currently conducted does not infringe, misappropriate or otherwise violate the Intellectual Property rights of any Third Party, (iii) there are no pending or, to the Knowledge of Parent, threatened claims with respect to any of the Intellectual Property rights owned by Parent or any Parent Subsidiary, (iv) except as set forth in Section 5.15(b)(iv) of the Parent Disclosure Letter, to the Knowledge of Parent, no Third Party is currently infringing or misappropriating Intellectual Property owned by Parent or any Parent Subsidiary, (v) there are no orders, writs, injunctions, or decrees to which Parent or any Parent Subsidiary is subject with respect to any material Intellectual Property, and (vi) the Merger will not alter in a manner materially adverse to Parent or any Parent Subsidiary, or materially impair Parents or any Parent Subsidiarys rights in, any Intellectual Property described in Section 5.15(b)(i).
(c) Except as, individually or in the aggregate, has not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Parent Material Adverse Effect, (i) neither Parent nor the Parent Subsidiaries has ever been a member or promoter of, or a contributor to, any industry standards body or any similar organization that could reasonably be expected to require or obligate Parent or a Parent Subsidiary to grant or offer to any other Person any license or right to Intellectual Property owned or purported to be owned by Parent or a Parent Subsidiary, and (ii) except as set forth in Section 5.15(c)(ii) of the Parent Disclosure Letter, to the Knowledge of Parent, no funding, facilities or personnel of any Governmental Authority or any university,
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college, research institute or other educational institution has been or is being used, directly or indirectly, to create, in whole or in part, any Intellectual Property owned or purported to be owned by Parent or a Parent Subsidiary, except for any such funding or use of facilities or personnel that does not result in such Governmental Authority or institution obtaining ownership rights or any other similar right, title or interest (including any march in rights) in or to such Intellectual Property.
(d) Except as, individually or in the aggregate, has not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Parent Material Adverse Effect, to the Knowledge of the Parent, there have been no material security breaches in the information technology systems of Parent or the Parent Subsidiaries or the information technology systems of a Third Party to the extent used by or on behalf of Parent or a Parent Subsidiary.
Section 5.16 Properties.
(a) Except as set forth on Section 5.16(a) of the Parent Disclosure Letter, neither Parent nor the Parent Subsidiaries own or has any options to purchase any real property. Parent has provided the Company true, correct and complete copies of all Real Property Leases. No Person other than Parent or the Parent Subsidiaries has any option or right to terminate any of the Real Property Leases other than as expressly set forth in such Real Property Leases. Parent and the Parent Subsidiaries own good, valid and marketable title, free and clear of all Liens (other than Permitted Liens), to all of their respective material tangible Assets. Parent and the Parent Subsidiaries own, lease under valid leases or has use of and/or valid access under valid agreements to all material facilities, machinery, equipment and other material tangible Assets necessary for the conduct of their respective business as presently conducted. With respect to the material property and Assets they lease (including, without limitation, the Leased Real Properties), Parent and the Parent Subsidiaries are in compliance in all material respects with such leases (including, without limitation, the Real Property Leases) and hold a valid and enforceable leasehold interest therein, free of any Liens, other than Permitted Liens. Each Real Property Lease is in full force and effect and there is no violation, breach, default, or any event or condition which, after notice or lapse of time or both, will constitute a violation, breach or default by Parent or a Parent Subsidiary under any Real Property Lease, or, to the Knowledge of Parent or the Parent Subsidiaries, by any other party thereto. There are no parties physically occupying or using any portion of any of the Leased Real Properties nor do any other parties have the right to physically occupy or use any portion of the Leased Real Properties, in each case, other than Parent or the Parent Subsidiaries.
Section 5.17 Taxes.
(a) Parent, Merger Sub and each other Parent Subsidiary has filed with the appropriate Governmental Authority all Tax Returns required to be filed, taking into account any extensions of time within which to file such Tax Returns, and all such Tax Returns were complete and correct, subject in each case to such exceptions as, individually or in the aggregate, has not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Parent Material Adverse Effect. Parent and each Parent Subsidiary has duly paid (or there has been paid on their behalf), or made adequate provisions for, all material Taxes required to be paid by them.
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(b) (i) There are no audits, investigations by any Governmental Authority or other proceedings pending with regard to any material Taxes or Tax Returns of Parent, Merger Sub or any other Parent Subsidiary; (ii) no deficiency for Taxes of Parent, Merger Sub or any other Parent Subsidiary has been claimed, proposed or assessed in writing or, to the Knowledge of Parent, threatened, by any Governmental Authority, which deficiency has not yet been settled, except for such deficiencies which are being contested in good faith or with respect to which the failure to pay, individually or in the aggregate, has not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Parent Material Adverse Effect; (iii) none of Parent, Merger Sub or any other Parent Subsidiary has waived any statute of limitations with respect to Taxes or agreed to any extension of time with respect to any Tax assessment or deficiency for any open tax year; and (iv) none of Parent, Merger Sub or any of the other Parent Subsidiaries has entered into any closing agreement as described in Section 7121 of the Code (or any corresponding or similar provision of state, local or foreign income Tax Law).
(c) Parent, Merger Sub and the other Parent Subsidiaries have complied, in all material respects, with all applicable Laws, rules and regulations relating to the payment and withholding of Taxes (including withholding of Taxes pursuant to Sections 1441, 1442, 1445, 1446 and 3402 of the Code or similar provisions under any foreign Laws) and have duly and timely withheld and have paid over to the appropriate taxing authorities all material amounts required to be so withheld and paid over on or prior to the due date thereof under all applicable Laws.
(d) There are no Tax Liens upon any property or assets of Parent, Merger Sub or any other Parent Subsidiary except Liens for Taxes not yet due and payable or that are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and for which adequate reserves have been established.
(e) Neither Parent nor any Parent Subsidiary has requested, has received or is subject to any written ruling of a Governmental Authority or has entered into any written agreement with a Governmental Authority with respect to any Taxes.
(f) There are no Tax allocation or sharing agreements or similar arrangements with respect to or involving Parent or any Parent Subsidiary, and after the Closing Date neither Parent nor any Parent Subsidiary shall be bound by any such Tax allocation agreements or similar arrangements or have any liability thereunder for amounts due in respect of periods prior to the Closing Date.
(g) Neither Parent nor any Parent Subsidiary (A) has been a member of an affiliated group filing a consolidated federal income Tax Return (other than a group the common parent of which was Parent) or (B) has any liability for the Taxes of any Person (other than Parent or any Parent Subsidiary) under Treasury Regulations Section 1.1502-6 (or any similar provision of state, local, or foreign law), as a transferee or successor, by contract, or otherwise.
(h) Neither Parent nor any Parent Subsidiary has participated in any listed transaction or substantially similar transaction, within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.6011-4(b)(2).
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(i) Parent has not taken or agreed to take any action, and is not aware of any fact or circumstance, that would (i) prevent, or could reasonably be expected to prevent, the Merger from qualifying as a reorganization within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code or (ii) result in gain recognition to holders of Company Common Stock in the Merger pursuant to Section 367(a) of the Code (assuming that, in the case of any holder who would be treated as a five-percent transferee shareholder within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.367(a)-3(c)(5)(ii), such holder enters into a five-year gain recognition agreement in the form provided in Treasury Regulations Section 1.367(a)-8, as provided for in Treasury Regulations Section 1.367(a)3(c)(1)(iii)(B), and complies with the requirements of that agreement and Treasury Regulations Section 1.367(a)-8 for avoiding the recognition of gain.
(j) Neither Parent nor any of the Parent Subsidiaries has constituted either a distributing corporation or a controlled corporation (within the meaning of Section 355(a)(1)(A) of the Code) in a distribution of stock qualifying for tax-free treatment under Section 355 of the Code (A) in the two years prior to the date of this Agreement or (B) in a distribution which could otherwise constitute part of a plan or series of related transactions (within the meaning of Section 355(e) of the Code) in conjunction with transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
(k) Neither Parent nor any Parent Subsidiary will be required to include any item of income in, or exclude any item of deduction from, taxable income for any taxable period (or portion thereof) ending after the Closing Date as a result of any: (i) change in method of accounting for a taxable period ending on or prior to the Closing Date; (ii) installment sale or open transaction disposition made on or prior to the Closing Date; or (iii) prepaid amount received on or prior to the Closing Date or (iv) and election under Code Section 108(i).
(l) This Section 5.17 contains the exclusive representations and warranties of Parent with respect to tax matters.
Section 5.18 Insurance. Parent maintains policies of fire and casualty, liability and other forms of insurance in such amounts, with such deductibles and against such risks and losses as are, in Parents judgment, reasonable for the business and Assets of Parent and the Parent Subsidiaries. All such policies are in full force and effect, all premiums due and payable thereon have been paid (other than retroactive or retrospective premium adjustments that are not yet, but may be, required to be paid with respect to any period ending prior to the Closing Date), and no written notice of cancellation or termination has been received with respect to any such policy which has not been replaced on substantially similar terms prior to the date of such cancellation.
Section 5.19 Opinion of Financial Advisor. Parent Board has received the opinion of Rothschild Inc. to the effect that, as of the date of such opinion and based on and subject to the assumptions and limitations set forth therein, the Exchange Ratio is fair from a financial point of view to Parent.
Section 5.20 Vote Required. The affirmative vote of (A) the majority of the total votes cast to approve (i) the issuance of the Merger Consideration and (ii) the assumption by Parent of Company Restricted Stock Units and Company Restricted Stock pursuant to Section 3.4 ((i) and
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(ii) together, the Parent Shareholder Approval); and (B) the holders of 66 2/3% of the total votes cast to approve the change of the name of Parent to Westport Fuel Systems Inc. (the Parent Name Change Approval) are the only votes of the holders of any class or series of shares of Parent required to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
Section 5.21 Brokers. No broker, finder or investment banker (other than Rothschild Inc.) is entitled to any brokerage, finders or other fee or commission in connection with the Merger based upon arrangements made by or on behalf of Parent, Merger Sub or any other Parent Subsidiary.
Section 5.22 Investment Company Act. None of Parent, Merger Sub or any other Parent Subsidiary is required to be registered as an investment company under the Investment Company Act.
Section 5.23 Ownership of Merger Sub; No Prior Activities.
(a) Merger Sub was formed solely for the purpose of engaging in the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. All of the interests of Merger Sub are owned directly or indirectly by Parent.
(b) Except for the obligations or liabilities incurred in connection with its organization and the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, Merger Sub has not, and will not have prior to the Effective Time, incurred, directly or indirectly, through any subsidiary or Affiliate, any obligations or liabilities or engaged in any business activities of any type or kind whatsoever or entered into any agreements or arrangements with any Person.
Section 5.24 Ownership of Company Common Stock. None of Parent, Merger Sub or any other Parent Subsidiary is, nor at any time during the last three years has been, an interested stockholder of the Company as defined in Section 203 of the DGCL.
Section 5.25 Affiliate Transactions. Except as set forth in the Parent SEC Filings made through and including the date of this Agreement or as permitted by this Agreement, from January 1, 2015 through the date of this Agreement there have been no transactions, agreements, arrangements or understandings between Parent or any Parent Subsidiary, on the one hand, and any Affiliates (other than Parent Subsidiaries) of Parent or other Persons, on the other hand, that would be required to be disclosed under Item 404 of Regulation S-K promulgated by the SEC.
Section 5.26 No Other Representations or Warranties. Except for the representations and warranties contained in Article IV, each of Parent and Merger Sub acknowledge that neither the Company nor any other Person or entity on behalf of the Company has made, and neither Parent nor Merger Sub has relied upon, any representation or warranty, whether express or implied, with respect to the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries or their respective businesses, affairs, assets, liabilities, financial condition, results of operations, future operating or financial results, estimates, projections, forecasts, plans or prospects (including the reasonableness of the assumptions underlying such estimates, projections, forecasts, plans or prospects) or with respect to the accuracy or completeness of any other information provided or made available to Parent or Merger Sub by or on behalf of the Company.
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ARTICLE VI.
COVENANTS AND AGREEMENTS
Section 6.1 Conduct of Business by the Company.
(a) The Company covenants and agrees that, between the date of this Agreement and the earlier to occur of the Effective Time and the date, if any, on which this Agreement is terminated pursuant to Section 8.1 (the Interim Period), except to the extent required by Law, as may be agreed in writing by Parent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned), as may be expressly required or permitted pursuant to this Agreement, or as set forth in Section 6.1(a) of the Company Disclosure Letter, the Company shall, and shall cause each of the Company Subsidiaries to (i) conduct its business in the ordinary course and in a manner consistent with past practice in all material respects, and (ii) use its commercially reasonable efforts to preserve intact in all material respects its current business organization, goodwill, ongoing businesses and relationships with third parties that have material business dealings with the Company and the Company Subsidiaries, and keep available the services of its present officers and key employees.
(b) Without limiting the foregoing, the Company covenants and agrees that, during the Interim Period, except to the extent required by Law, as may be agreed in writing by Parent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned), as may be expressly required or permitted pursuant to this Agreement, or as set forth in Section 6.1(b) of the Company Disclosure Letter, the Company shall not, and shall not cause or permit any Company Subsidiary to, do any of the following:
(i) amend or propose to amend the Company Charter or Company Bylaws (or such equivalent organizational or governing documents of any Company Subsidiary);
(ii) declare or pay any dividend on or make any other distribution (whether in cash, stock or property) in respect of any of its capital stock, or split, combine or reclassify any of its capital stock or issue or authorize the issuance of any other securities in respect of, in lieu of or in substitution for any of its capital stock, or any repurchase or otherwise acquire, directly or indirectly, any of its capital stock;
(iii) except as otherwise contemplated in Section 6.1(b)(iv), issue, sell, deliver, redeem or purchase any of its equity securities, or grant or enter into any options, warrants, rights, agreements or commitments with respect to the issuance of its securities, or amend any terms of any such equity securities or agreements, in each case except for issuances of securities upon the exercise of outstanding options and warrants and redemptions or purchases pursuant to the terms of existing Contracts of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries;
(iv) grant, issue, confer, award, except as may be specifically required under a Company Benefit Plan in effect as of the date hereof and listed in Section 4.10(a) of the Company Disclosure Letter, or modify the terms of any options,
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convertible securities, restricted stock, phantom shares, equity-based compensation or other rights to acquire, or denominated in, capital stock of the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries (except issuances in connection with the exercise or settlement of Company Options, Company Restricted Stock Units, shares of Company Restricted Stock or Company Phantom Shares outstanding on the date of this Agreement in accordance with their terms);
(v) acquire or agree to acquire (including by merger, consolidation or acquisition of stock or assets) any real property, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, other business organization or any division or material amount of assets thereof, for a purchase price in excess of $1,000,000;
(vi) sell, pledge, lease, dispose of, abandon, permit to lapse or encumber (other than a Permitted Lien) any material property or assets, other than disposition of inventory in the ordinary course of business;
(vii) incur, create or assume any Indebtedness for borrowed money or issue or amend the terms of any debt securities or assume, guarantee or endorse, or otherwise become responsible for the Indebtedness of any other person or entity (other than a wholly owned Company Subsidiary), except (A) Indebtedness incurred under the Companys Securitization Documents or (B) Indebtedness incurred to refinance or refund any existing Indebtedness or Indebtedness permitted under this Agreement;
(viii) make any loans, advances or capital contributions to, or investments in, any other Person, or make any change in its existing borrowing or lending arrangements for or on behalf of any of such Persons, whether pursuant to a Company Benefit Plan or otherwise, other than (A) by the Company or a wholly owned Company Subsidiary to the Company or a wholly owned Company Subsidiary or (B) advances subject to repayment or right of set-off not in excess of $5,000 to employees in the ordinary course of employment relations and consistent with the Companys policies on advancement of expenses in effect as of the date hereof;
(ix) materially amend, modify or consent to the termination of any Company Material Contract, or amend, waive, modify or consent to the termination of the Companys or any Company Subsidiarys material rights thereunder, other than in the ordinary course of business and consistent with past practice;
(x) except as required pursuant to any Company Benefit Plans in effect as of the date hereof and listed in Section 4.10(a) of the Company Disclosure Letter, as otherwise required by Law, (A) hire or terminate (other than for cause) any employee, officer, director or consultant (that is an individual) of the Company or any Company Subsidiary with an annual salary or wage rate or consulting fee in excess of $150,000 or who is not terminable at will without
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the payment of any severance or other payment or promote or appoint any Person to a position of officer or director of the Company or any Company Subsidiary; (B) increase or promise to increase the compensation, bonus, perquisites or pension, welfare, severance or other benefits payable or to become payable to any current or former employees, officers, directors or consultants (that are individuals) of the Company or any Company Subsidiary (other than promotion-related increases of base salary in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice), (C) grant or promise to grant any severance, retention, termination or similar payments to, or enter into any severance or similar agreement with, any employee, officer, director or consultant (that is an individual) of the Company or any Company Subsidiary, (D) enter into any employment, change of control, severance or retention agreement with any current or former employee, officer, director or consultant (that is an individual) of the Company or any Company Subsidiary, (E) except as specifically provided herein, accelerate the vesting or payment, or fund or in any way secure the payment, of the compensation payable or the benefits provided to or to become payable or provided to any current or former employees, officers, directors or consultants (that are individuals) of the Company or any Company Subsidiary, (F) establish, adopt, enter into or amend any Company Benefit Plan, collective bargaining agreement, plan, trust, fund, policy or arrangement with, or for the benefit of, any current or former directors, officers, employees or consultants (that are individuals) of the Company or any Company Subsidiary or any of their beneficiaries, or any agreement, plan, policy or arrangement that would constitute a Company Benefit Plan if it were in existence on the date hereof, (G) forgive or promise to forgive any loans to any current or former directors, officers, employees or consultants (that are individuals) of the Company or any Company Subsidiary, or (H) change any actuarial or other assumptions used to calculate funding obligations with respect to any Company Benefit Plan, or change the manner in which contributions to such plans are made or the basis on which such contributions are determined;
(xi) make any material change to its methods of accounting in effect at December 31, 2014, except as required by a change in GAAP (or any interpretation thereof) or in applicable Law;
(xii) fail to duly and timely file all material reports and other material documents required to be filed with all Governmental Authorities and other authorities (including NASDAQ), subject to extensions permitted by Law;
(xiii) make, change or rescind any election relating to Taxes, change a material method of Tax accounting, amend any material Tax Return, settle or compromise any material federal, state, local or foreign income Tax liability, audit, claim or assessment, enter into any material closing agreement related to Taxes, or knowingly surrender any right to claim any material Tax refund, except in each case unless required by Law or necessary or appropriate to qualify or preserve the status of any Company Subsidiary as a disregarded entity or partnership for United States federal income tax purposes;
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(xiv) take any action that could, or fail to take any action, the failure of which could, reasonably be expected to prevent the Merger from qualifying as a reorganization within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code;
(xv) adopt a plan of merger, arrangement or amalgamation, complete or partial liquidation or resolutions providing for or authorizing such merger, liquidation or a dissolution, consolidation, recapitalization or bankruptcy reorganization;
(xvi) enter into any Contract or transaction with (including the making of any payment to) a director or officer of the Company or members of their immediate family (as such terms are defined in Rule 16a-1 of the Exchange Act) (each of the foregoing, a Related Person) (other than the Company or a Company Subsidiary) or an Affiliate of a Related Person (other than the Company or a Company Subsidiary), in each case of a type that would be required to be disclosed under Item 404 of Regulation S-K under the Securities Act;
(xvii) waive, release, assign, settle or compromise any Action, including any state or federal regulatory proceeding seeking damages or injunction or other equitable relief, that would, (A) require the payment of monetary damages by the Company or any Company Subsidiary after the date hereof of $500,000 per Action or $1,000,000 in the aggregate or (B) involve any injunctive or other non-monetary relief which, in either case, imposes material restrictions on the business operations of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries, taken as a whole;
(xviii) fail to use commercially reasonable efforts to maintain, with financially responsible insurance companies, insurance in such amounts and against such risks and losses as is maintained by it at present;
(xix) take, or agree in writing or otherwise to take any other action that would prevent the Company from performing, or cause the Company not to perform, any of its covenants and agreements hereunder;
(xx) take, or agree to commit 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; or
(xxi) authorize, or enter into any Contract, commitment or arrangement to do any of the foregoing.
Section 6.2 Conduct of Business by Parent.
(a) Parent covenants and agrees that, during the Interim Period, except to the extent required by Law, as may be agreed in writing by the Company (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned), as may be expressly required or permitted pursuant to this Agreement, or as set forth in Section 6.2(a) of the Parent Disclosure Letter, Parent shall, and shall cause each of the Parent Subsidiaries to, (i) conduct its business in the ordinary course and in a manner consistent with past practice in all material respects, and (ii) use
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its commercially reasonable efforts to preserve intact in all material respects its current business organization, goodwill, ongoing businesses and relationships with third parties that have material business dealings with the Parent and the Parent Subsidiaries, and keep available the services of its present officers and key employees.
(b) Without limiting the foregoing, Parent covenants and agrees that, during the Interim Period, except to the extent required by Law, as may be agreed in writing by the Company (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned), as may be expressly required or permitted pursuant to this Agreement, or as set forth in Section 6.2(b) of the Parent Disclosure Letter, Parent shall not, and shall not cause or permit any of the Parent Subsidiaries to, do any of the following:
(i) amend or propose to amend the Parent Articles or Parent Bylaws (or such equivalent organizational or governing documents of any Parent Subsidiary material to Parent and the Parent Subsidiaries, considered as a whole, if such amendment would be adverse to Parent or the Company);
(ii) declare or pay any dividend on or make any other distribution (whether in cash, stock or property) in respect of any of its capital stock, or split, combine or reclassify any of its capital stock or issue or authorize the issuance of any other securities in respect of, in lieu of or in substitution for any of its capital stock, or any repurchase or otherwise acquire, directly or indirectly, any of its capital stock;
(iii) except as otherwise contemplated in Section 6.2(b)(iv), issue, sell, deliver, redeem or purchase any of its equity securities, or grant or enter into any options, warrants, rights, agreements or commitments with respect to the issuance of its securities, or amend any terms of any such equity securities or agreements, in each case except for issuances of securities upon the exercise of outstanding options and warrants and redemptions or purchases pursuant to the terms of existing Contracts of the Parent and the Parent Subsidiaries;
(iv) grant, issue, confer or award or modify the terms of any options, convertible securities, restricted stock, phantom shares, equity-based compensation or other rights to acquire, or denominated in, any of Parents or any of the Parent Subsidiaries capital stock or take any action not otherwise contemplated by this Agreement to cause to be exercisable any otherwise unexercisable option under any existing stock plan of Parent or any Parent Subsidiary (except as (i) explicitly provided by the terms of any unexercisable options or other equity awards outstanding on the date of this Agreement, (ii) except in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice or (iii) as may be required under agreements executed prior to the date of this Agreement or under any existing Parent Benefit Plan);
(v) acquire or agree to acquire (including by merger, consolidation or acquisition of stock or assets), any real property, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, other business organization or any division or material amount
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of assets thereof that would, or would reasonably be expected to, prevent, delay or materially impair the ability of Parent or Merger Sub to consummate the Merger before the Outside Date;
(vi) adopt a plan of merger, arrangement or amalgamation, complete or partial liquidation or resolutions providing for or authorizing such merger, liquidation or a dissolution, consolidation, recapitalization or bankruptcy reorganization;
(vii) fail to duly and timely file all material reports and other material documents required to be filed with all Governmental Authorities and other authorities (including NASDAQ and the TSX), subject to extensions permitted by Law;
(viii) incur, create or assume any Indebtedness for borrowed money or issue or amend the terms of any debt securities or assume, guarantee or endorse, or otherwise become responsible for the Indebtedness of any other person or entity (other than a wholly owned Parent Subsidiary);
(ix) take any action that could, or fail to take any action, the failure of which could, reasonably be expected to prevent the Merger from qualifying as a reorganization within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code;
(x) take, or agree in writing or otherwise to take any other action that would prevent Parent from performing, or cause Parent not to perform, any of its covenants and agreements hereunder;
(xi) take, or agree to commit 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; or
(xii) authorize, or enter into any Contract, commitment or arrangement to do any of the foregoing.
(c) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, CWI shall not be deemed to be a Parent Subsidiary for purposes of this Section 6.2.
Section 6.3 Preparation of Form F-4 , Circular and Proxy Statement; Stockholder Meetings.
(a) As promptly as reasonably practicable, and in any event within 40 days following the date of this Agreement (or, if such date is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day), (i) the Company shall prepare and cause to be filed with the SEC the Proxy Statement, and (ii) the Company and Parent shall prepare, and Parent shall cause to be filed with the SEC, the Form F-4, which will include the Proxy Statement as a prospectus. Each of the Company and Parent shall use its reasonable best efforts to have the Form F-4 declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly as practicable after such filing and keep the Form F-4 effective for so long as necessary to complete the Merger. Each of the Company and Parent shall
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furnish all information concerning itself, its Affiliates and the holders of its capital stock to the other and provide such other assistance as may be reasonably requested in connection with the preparation, filing and distribution of the Form F-4, Proxy Statement and the Circular. The Form F-4, Proxy Statement and the Circular shall include all information reasonably requested by such other party to be included therein. Each of the Company and Parent shall promptly notify the other upon the receipt of any comments from the SEC or the Canadian Securities Commissions, as applicable, or any request from the SEC or the Canadian Securities Commissions, as applicable, for amendments or supplements to the Form F-4, the Circular or Proxy Statement, and shall provide the other with copies of all correspondence between it and its Representatives, on one hand, and the SEC or the Canadian Securities Commissions, as applicable, on the other hand. The Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to respond as promptly as practicable to any comments from the SEC with respect to the Proxy Statement, and Parent shall use its reasonable best efforts to respond as promptly as practicable to any comment from the SEC or the Canadian Securities Commissions with respect to the Circular or the Form F-4, as applicable. Notwithstanding the foregoing, prior to filing the Form F-4 (or any amendment or supplement thereto) or mailing the Proxy Statement or any other materials used in connection with the Company Stockholder Meeting that constitute proxy materials or solicitation materials as those terms are used in Rules 14a-1 through 14a-17 under the Exchange Act or are otherwise used for the solicitation of proxies as those terms are defined in Rule 14a-1 under the Exchange Act (or any amendment or supplement thereto) or mailing the Circular or any other materials used in connection with the Parent Shareholder Meeting that constitute an information circular, proxy-related materials or are otherwise used for the solicitation of proxies as those terms are used under applicable Canadian securities Law or proxy materials or solicitation materials as those terms are used in Rules 14a-1 through 14a-17 under the Exchange Act or are otherwise used for the solicitation of proxies as those terms are defined in Rule 14a-1 under the Exchange Act (or any amendment or supplement thereto) or responding to any comments of the SEC or the Canadian Securities Commissions, as applicable, with respect thereto, each of the Company and Parent (i) shall provide the other an opportunity to review and comment on such document or response (including the proposed final version of such document or response) and (ii) shall include in such document or response all comments reasonably proposed by the other. Parent shall advise the Company, promptly after it receives notice thereof, of the time of effectiveness of the Form F-4, the issuance of any stop order relating thereto or the suspension of the qualification of the Parent Common Shares issuable in connection with the Merger for offering or sale in any jurisdiction, and Parent shall use its reasonable best efforts to have any such stop order or suspension lifted, reversed or otherwise terminated. Parent will advise the Company promptly after it receives notice of the issuance by any Canadian Securities Commission, any other securities regulatory authority, the TSX or by any other Governmental Authority of any order to cease or suspend trading of any securities of Parent or the institution or threat of institution of any proceeding for that purpose. Parent shall also take any other action (other than qualifying to do business in any jurisdiction in which it is not now so qualified) required to be taken under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, any applicable foreign or state securities or blue sky Laws and the rules and regulations thereunder in connection with the issuance of Parent Common Shares in the Merger, and the Company shall furnish all information concerning the Company and the holders of its capital stock as may be reasonably requested in connection with any such actions.
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(b) If, at any time prior to the Effective Time, any information relating to the Company or Parent, or any of their respective Affiliates, should be discovered by the Company or Parent which, in the reasonable judgment of the Company or Parent, should be set forth in an amendment of, or a supplement to, any of the Form F-4, the Circular or the Proxy Statement, so that any of such documents would not include any misstatement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, the party which discovers such information shall promptly notify the other parties hereto, and the Company and Parent shall cooperate in the prompt filing with the SEC and the Canadian Securities Commissions, as applicable, of any necessary amendment of, or supplement to, the Proxy Statement, the Circular or the Form F-4 and, to the extent required by Law, in making or otherwise disseminating the information contained in such amendment or supplement to stockholders of the Company or Shareholders of Parent, as applicable. Nothing in this Section 6.3(b) shall limit the obligations of any party under Section 6.3(a). For purposes of Section 4.8, Section 5.8 and this Section 6.3, any information concerning or related to the Company, its Affiliates or the Company Stockholder Meeting will be deemed to have been provided by the Company, and any information concerning or related to Parent or its Affiliates or the Parent Shareholder Meeting will be deemed to have been provided by Parent.
(c) As promptly as reasonably practicable following the date of this Agreement, the Company shall, in accordance with applicable Law and the Company Charter and Company Bylaws, establish a record date for, duly call, give notice of, convene and hold the Company Stockholder Meeting. Without the prior written consent of Parent, the adoption of this Agreement by the stockholders of the Company and related matters shall be the only proposals to be submitted to, or voted on by, the stockholders of the Company at the Company Stockholder Meeting. The Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause the Proxy Statement to be mailed to the stockholders of the Company and to hold the Company Stockholder Meeting as soon as reasonably practicable after the Form F-4 is declared effective under the Securities Act. The Company shall, through the Company Board, recommend to its stockholders that they give the Company Stockholder Approval, include such recommendation in the Proxy Statement and solicit and use its reasonable best efforts to obtain the Company Stockholder Approval, except to the extent that the Company Board shall have made a Company Adverse Recommendation Change as permitted by Section 6.5(d). Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the Company shall not postpone or adjourn the Company Stockholder Meeting without the consent of Parent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed), other than (i) to solicit additional proxies for the purpose of obtaining Company Stockholder Approval, (ii) in the absence of a quorum, and (iii) to allow reasonable additional time for the filing and/or mailing of any supplemental or amended disclosure that the Company Board has determined, after consultation with outside legal counsel, is necessary under applicable Law and for such supplemental or amended disclosure to be disseminated and reviewed by the stockholders of the Company prior to the Company Stockholder Meeting.
(d) As promptly as reasonably practicable following the date of this Agreement, Parent shall, in accordance with applicable Law and the Parent Articles and Parent Bylaws, establish a record date for, duly call, give notice of, convene and hold the Parent Shareholder Meeting. Parent shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause the Circular to be mailed to the shareholders of Parent and to hold the Parent Shareholder Meeting as soon as
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reasonably practicable after the Form F-4 is declared effective under the Securities Act. Parent shall, through the Parent Board, recommend to its shareholders that they give the Parent Shareholder Approval and the Parent Name Change Approval, include such recommendations in the Circular and solicit and use its reasonable best efforts to obtain the Parent Shareholder Approval and Parent Name Change Approval, except to the extent that the Parent Board shall have made a Parent Adverse Recommendation Change as permitted by Section 6.5(e).
Section 6.4 Access to Information; Confidentiality.
(a) During the Interim Period, to the extent permitted by applicable Law and Contracts, and subject to the reasonable restrictions imposed from time to time upon advice of counsel, each of the Company and Parent shall, and shall cause each of the Parent Subsidiaries and the Company Subsidiaries, respectively, to, afford to the other party and to the Representatives of such other party reasonable access during normal business hours and upon reasonable advance notice to all of their respective properties, offices, books, Contracts, commitments, personnel and records and, during such period, each of the Company and Parent shall, and shall cause each of the Company Subsidiaries and the Parent Subsidiaries, respectively, to, furnish reasonably promptly to the other party (i) a copy of each report, schedule, registration statement and other document filed by it during such period pursuant to the requirements of federal or state securities Laws, and (ii) all other information (financial or otherwise) concerning its business, properties and personnel as such other party may reasonably request. Without limiting the foregoing, from the date hereof until the earlier of (i) the Effective Time and (ii) the termination of this Agreement, the Company shall maintain, or cause to be maintained, and provide Parent and its Representatives continued access to, the Data Site, and shall not remove any documents or information loaded onto the Data Site prior to, on or after the date hereof. The Company shall not remove any of the documents or items provided in the Data Site through and including the Closing Date.
(b) This Section 6.4 shall not require either the Company or Parent to permit any access, or to disclose any information, that in the reasonable, good faith judgment (after consultation with counsel) of such party (i) would reasonably be expected to result in any violation of any Contract or Law to which such party or its Subsidiaries is a party or is subject or cause any privilege (including attorney-client privilege) that such party or any of its Subsidiaries would be entitled to assert to be undermined with respect to such information and such undermining of such privilege could in such partys good faith judgment (after consultation with counsel) adversely affect in any material respect such partys position in any pending or, what such party believes in good faith (after consultation with counsel) could be, future litigation or (ii) is reasonably pertinent to any litigation, if any, in which such party or any of its Subsidiaries, on the one hand, and the other party or any of its Subsidiaries, on the other hand, are adverse parties; provided, that, in the case of clause (i), the parties hereto shall cooperate in seeking to find a way to allow disclosure of such information (including by entering into a joint-defense or similar agreement) to the extent doing so (A) would not (in the good faith belief of the party being requested to disclose the information (after consultation with counsel)) reasonably be likely to result in the violation of any such Contract or Law or reasonably be likely to cause such privilege to be undermined with respect to such information or (B) could reasonably (in the good faith belief of the party being requested to disclose the information (after consultation with counsel)) be managed through the use of customary clean-room arrangements pursuant to
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which non-employee Representatives of the other party shall be provided access to such information; provided, further, that the party being requested to disclose the information shall (x) notify the other party that such disclosures are reasonably likely to violate its or its Subsidiaries obligations under any such Contract or Law or are reasonably likely to cause such privilege to be undermined, (y) communicate to the other party in reasonable detail the facts giving rise to such notification and the subject matter of such information (to the extent it is able to do so in accordance with the first proviso in this Section 6.4(b)) and (z) in the case where such disclosures are reasonably likely to violate its or its Subsidiaries obligations under any Contract, use reasonable commercial efforts to seek consent from the applicable Third Party to any such Contract with respect to the disclosures prohibited thereby (to the extent not otherwise expressly prohibited by the terms of such Contract).
(c) Each of the Company and Parent will hold, and will cause its Representatives and Affiliates to hold, any nonpublic information, including any information exchanged pursuant to this Section 6.4, in confidence to the extent required by and in accordance with, and will otherwise comply with, the terms of the Confidentiality Agreement.
Section 6.5 Acquisition Proposals.
(a) Subject to the other provisions of this Section 6.5, during the Interim Period, the Company shall not, and shall cause each of the Company Subsidiaries, and its and their officers and directors, managers or equivalent not to, and shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause any other Representatives of the Company or the Company Subsidiaries not to, directly or indirectly through another Person, (i) solicit, initiate, knowingly encourage or knowingly facilitate any inquiry, discussion, offer or request that constitutes, or could reasonably be expected to lead to, a Company Acquisition Proposal (an Inquiry), (ii) engage in any discussions or negotiations regarding, or furnish to any Third Party any non-public information in connection with, or otherwise cooperate in any way with, or knowingly facilitate in any way any effort by, any Third Party in connection with, any Company Acquisition Proposal or Inquiry, (iii) approve or recommend a Company Acquisition Proposal, or enter into any letter of intent, memorandum of understanding, agreement in principle, acquisition agreement, merger agreement, share purchase agreement, asset purchase agreement, share exchange agreement, option agreement or other similar definitive agreement (other than an Acceptable Confidentiality Agreement entered into in accordance with Section 6.5(b)) providing for or relating to a Company Acquisition Proposal (an Alternative Acquisition Agreement), or (iv) propose or agree to do any of the foregoing.
(b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 6.5, at any time prior to obtaining the requisite Company Stockholder Approval, the Company may, in response to an unsolicited bona fide written Company Acquisition Proposal by a Third Party made after the date of this Agreement (that did not result from a breach of this Section 6.5) (i) furnish non-public information to such Third Party (and such Third Partys Representatives) making a Company Acquisition Proposal (provided, however, that (A) prior to so furnishing such information, the Company receives from the Third Party an executed Acceptable Confidentiality Agreement, and (B) any non-public information concerning the Company or the Company Subsidiaries that is provided to such Third Party shall, to the extent not previously provided to Parent or Merger Sub, be provided to Parent or Merger Sub prior to or simultaneously with
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providing it to such Third Party), and (ii) engage in discussions or negotiations with such Third Party (and such Third Partys Representatives) with respect to the Company Acquisition Proposal if, in the case of each of clauses (i) and (ii): (x) the Company Board determines in good faith, after consultation with its financial and legal advisors, that such Company Acquisition Proposal constitutes, or could reasonably be expected to lead to, a Superior Proposal, and (y) the Company Board determines in good faith, after consultation with legal counsel, that failure to take such action would be reasonably likely to be inconsistent with the directors fiduciary duties under applicable Law.
(c) The Company shall notify Parent promptly (and in any event within twenty-four (24) hours) after receipt of any Company Acquisition Proposal or any request for nonpublic information relating to the Company or any Company Subsidiary by any Third Party, or any Inquiry from any Person seeking to have discussions or negotiations with the Company relating to a possible Company Acquisition Proposal. Such notice shall indicate the identity of the Third Party making the Company Acquisition Proposal or Inquiry and all of the material terms and conditions of any Company Acquisition Proposal or Inquiries. The Company shall also promptly notify Parent if it enters into discussions or negotiations concerning any Company Acquisition Proposal or provides nonpublic information or data to any person in accordance with this Section 6.5(c) and keep the other party informed of the status and terms of any such proposals, offers, discussions or negotiations on a current basis, including by providing a copy of all material documentation or correspondence relating thereto.
(d) Except as permitted by this Section 6.5(d), neither the Company Board nor any committee thereof shall (i) withhold, withdraw, qualify or modify (or publicly propose to withhold, withdraw, qualify or modify), in a manner adverse to Parent or Merger Sub, the Company Recommendation, (ii) approve, adopt or recommend (or publicly propose to approve, adopt or recommend) any Company Acquisition Proposal, (iii) fail to include the Company Recommendation in the Proxy Statement or any Schedule 14D-9, as applicable, (iv) fail to publicly recommend against any Company Acquisition Proposal within five (5) business days of the request of Parent and reaffirm the Company Recommendation within five (5) business days (any of the actions described in clauses (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv) of this Section 6.5(d), a Company Adverse Recommendation Change), or (v) approve, adopt, declare advisable or recommend (or agree to, resolve or propose to approve, adopt, declare advisable or recommend), or cause or permit the Company to enter into, any Alternative Acquisition Agreement (other than an Acceptable Confidentiality Agreement entered into in accordance with this Section 6.5). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, at any time prior to obtaining the Company Stockholder Approval, the Company Board shall be permitted to (x) terminate this Agreement to enter into a definitive agreement, including an Alternative Acquisition Agreement, with respect to a Superior Proposal, subject to compliance with Section 6.5(f) and Section 8.3, if the Company Board (A) has received a Company Acquisition Proposal that, in the good faith determination of the Company Board, after consultation with its financial and legal advisors, constitutes, or could reasonably be expected to lead to, a Superior Proposal, after having complied with, and giving effect to all of the adjustments which may be offered by Parent and Merger Sub pursuant to, Section 6.5(f), and (B) determines in good faith, after consultation with its financial and legal advisors, that failure to take such action would be inconsistent with the directors fiduciary duties under applicable Law, or (y) effect a Company Adverse Recommendation Change in response to a Company Intervening Event if the Company
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Board determines in good faith, after consultation with its financial and legal advisors, that failure to take such action would be inconsistent with the directors fiduciary duties under applicable Law.
(e) Except as permitted by this Section 6.5(e), neither the Parent Board nor any committee thereof shall (i) withhold, withdraw, qualify or modify (or publicly propose to withhold, withdraw, qualify or modify), in a manner adverse to the Company or the Parent Recommendation, or (ii) fail to include the Parent Recommendation in the Circular or any Schedule 14D-9, as applicable (any of the actions described in clauses (i) or (ii), a Parent Adverse Recommendation Change). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, at any time prior to obtaining the Parent Shareholder Approval, and subject to compliance with Section 6.5(g) and Section 8.3, the Parent Board shall be permitted to effect a Parent Adverse Recommendation Change if, after the date of this Agreement a Parent Intervening Event has occurred or arisen and the Parent Board determines in good faith, after consultation with its financial and legal advisors, that failure to take such action would be inconsistent with the directors fiduciary duties under applicable Law.
(f) The Company Board shall not be entitled to terminate this Agreement or effect a Company Adverse Recommendation Change as permitted under Section 6.5(d) in circumstances involving or relating to a Company Acquisition Proposal unless (i) the Company has provided a written notice (a Notice of Superior Proposal) to Parent and Merger Sub that the Company intends to take such action and describing the material terms and conditions of, and attaching a complete copy of, the Superior Proposal that is the basis of such action (it being understood that such material terms need not include the identity of the Third Party), (ii) during the five (5) Business Day period following Parents and Merger Subs receipt of the Notice of Superior Proposal, the Company shall, and shall cause its Representatives to, negotiate with Parent and Merger Sub in good faith (to the extent Parent and Merger Sub desire to negotiate) to make such adjustments in the terms and conditions of this Agreement so that such Superior Proposal ceases to constitute a Superior Proposal, and (iii) following the end of the five (5) Business Day period, the Company Board shall have determined in good faith, after consultation with its financial and legal advisors, taking into account any changes to this Agreement proposed in writing by Parent and Merger Sub in response to the Notice of Superior Proposal or otherwise, that the Superior Proposal giving rise to the Notice of Superior Proposal continues to constitute a Superior Proposal. Any material amendment to the financial terms or any other material amendment of such Superior Proposal shall require a new Notice of Superior Proposal, and the Company shall be required to comply again with the requirements of this Section 6.5(f); provided, however, that references to the five (5) Business Day period above shall then be deemed to be references to a three (3) Business Day period.
(g) Other than in connection with a Company Acquisition Proposal (which shall be subject to Section 6.5(f) and shall not be subject to this Section 6.5(g)), nothing in this Agreement shall prohibit or restrict the Company Board from making a Company Adverse Recommendation in response to a Company Intervening Event to the extent that (i) the Company Board determines in good faith, after consultation with the Companys outside legal counsel, that the failure of the Company Board to effect a Company Adverse Recommendation Change would be inconsistent with its fiduciary duties under applicable Law, and (ii) (A) the Company provides Parent five (5) Business Days written notice of its intention to take such action, which notice
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shall specify the reasons therefor, (B) after providing such notice and prior to making such Company Adverse Recommendation Change, the Company shall negotiate in good faith with Parent during such five (5) Business Day period (to the extent that Parent desires to negotiate) to make such revisions to the terms of this Agreement as would not permit the Company Board to make a Company Adverse Recommendation Change pursuant to this Section 6.5(g), and (C) the Company Board shall have considered in good faith any changes to this Agreement offered in writing by Parent, and following such five (5) Business Day period, shall have determined in good faith, after consultation with its outside legal counsel and financial advisors, that the Company Boards fiduciary duties under applicable Law would continue to require a Company Adverse Recommendation Change with respect to such Company Intervening Event.
(h) Nothing contained in this Section 6.5 or elsewhere in this Agreement shall prohibit the Company or the Company Board, directly or indirectly through its Representatives, from disclosing to the Companys stockholders a position contemplated by Rule 14e-2(a) and Rule 14d-9 promulgated under the Exchange Act; provided, however, that any disclosure other than a stop, look and listen or similar communication of the type contemplated by Rule 14d-9(f) promulgated under the Exchange Act, an express rejection of any applicable Company Acquisition Proposal or an express reaffirmation of the Company Recommendation to the Companys stockholders in favor of the Merger shall be deemed to be an Company Adverse Recommendation Change.
(i) The Company shall, and shall cause each of the Company Subsidiaries and its and their officers and directors, managers or equivalent, and shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause any other Representatives of the Company or the Company Subsidiaries to immediately cease any existing discussions, negotiations or communications (including discontinuing access to the Data Site) with any Person conducted heretofore with respect to any Company Acquisition Proposal. The Company shall, within ten (10) Business Days of the date hereof, request that, and use all commercially reasonable efforts to cause, all Third Parties who have been furnished confidential information regarding the Company in connection with the solicitation of or discussions regarding a Company Acquisition Proposal within the twelve (12) months prior to the date of this Agreement to promptly return or destroy such information (to the extent that the Company is entitled to have such information returned or destroyed).
(j) For purposes of this Agreement:
(i) Company Acquisition Proposal shall mean any unsolicited bona fide indication of interest, inquiry, proposal or offer from any Third Party for (or expression by a Third Party that it is considering or may engage in), whether in one transaction or a series of related transactions, (i) any sale, lease, exchange, mortgage, pledge, license, transfer or other disposition, directly or indirectly, by merger, consolidation, sale of equity interests, share exchange, joint venture, business combination or otherwise, of any assets of the Company or any Company Subsidiary representing twenty percent (20%) or more of the consolidated assets of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries, taken as a whole as determined on a book-value basis, or to which twenty percent (20%) or more of the consolidated revenues or earnings are attributable, (ii) any issue, sale or other disposition of (including by way of merger, consolidation, joint venture,
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business combination, share exchange or any similar transaction) securities (or options, rights or warrants to purchase, or securities convertible into, such securities) representing twenty percent (20%) or more of the voting power of the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries whose business constitutes 20% or more of the net revenue, net income or assets of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, (iii) any tender offer or exchange offer in which any Person or group (as such term is defined in Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act) shall seek to acquire beneficial ownership (as such term is defined in Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act), or the right to acquire beneficial ownership, of twenty percent (20%) or more of the outstanding shares of any class of voting securities of the Company, (iv) any recapitalization, restructuring, liquidation, dissolution or other similar type of transaction with respect to the Company in which a Third Party shall acquire beneficial ownership of twenty percent (20%) or more of the outstanding shares of any class of voting securities of the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries whose business constitutes 20% or more of the net revenue, net income or assets of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or (v) any transaction which is similar in form, substance or purpose to any of the foregoing transactions; provided, however, that the term Company Acquisition Proposal shall not include the Merger or the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
(ii) Superior Proposal shall mean a bona fide written Company Acquisition Proposal (except that, for purposes of this definition, the references in the definition of Company Acquisition Proposal to twenty percent (20%) shall be replaced by fifty percent (50%)) on its most recently amended or modified terms, if amended or modified, made by a Third Party on terms that the Company Board determines in good faith, after consultation with the Companys financial and legal advisors, taking into account all financial, legal, regulatory and any other aspects of the transaction described in such proposal (including the identity of the Person making such proposal, any termination or break-up fees, expense reimbursement provisions, and conditions to, and timing and likelihood of consummation as well as post-closing synergies and pro forma economics, to the extent applicable), as well as any changes to the financial terms of this Agreement proposed by Parent and Merger Sub in response to such proposal or otherwise, to be more favorable to the Company and the Companys stockholders (solely in their capacity as such) from a financial point of view than the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Reference to this Agreement in this paragraph shall be deemed to include any proposed alteration of the terms of this Agreement by Parent.
(k) Parent shall notify the Company promptly (and in any event within twenty-four (24) hours) after receipt of any Parent Acquisition Proposal or any request for nonpublic information relating to Parent or any Parent Subsidiary by any Third Party, or any Inquiry from any Person seeking to have discussions or negotiations with Parent relating to a possible Parent Acquisition Proposal. Such notice shall indicate the identity of the Third Party making the Parent Acquisition Proposal or Inquiry and the material terms and conditions of any Parent Acquisition Proposal or Inquiries. Parent shall also promptly notify the Company if it
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enters into discussions or negotiations concerning any Parent Acquisition Proposal or provides nonpublic information or data to any person in accordance with this Section 6.5(k) and keep the other party informed of the status and terms of any such proposals, offers, discussions or negotiations on a current basis, including by providing a copy of all material documentation or correspondence relating thereto.
Section 6.6 Appropriate Action; Consents; Filings.
(a) The parties hereto agree to make an appropriate filing of a Notification and Report Form pursuant to the HSR Act and to make all other filings required to be made prior to the Effective Time by applicable foreign Antitrust Laws (collectively, Foreign Antitrust Approvals) with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby as promptly as practicable and in any event prior to the expiration of any applicable legal deadline (provided, that the submission or filing of a Notification and Report Form pursuant to the HSR Act will be made within ten (10) Business Days of the date of this Agreement) and to supply as promptly as practicable any additional information and documentary material that may be requested pursuant to the HSR Act and any other filings required in connection with the Foreign Antitrust Approvals or any other Antitrust Law. Each of the Company and Parent shall (and shall cause the Company Subsidiaries and the Parent Subsidiaries, respectively, to) take any and all actions necessary to obtain any consents, clearances or approvals required under or in connection with any Antitrust Laws, and to enable all waiting periods under applicable Antitrust Laws to expire, and to avoid or eliminate each and every impediment under applicable Antitrust Laws asserted by an Governmental Authority, in each case, to cause the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement to occur prior to the Outside Date, including but not limited to (x) promptly complying with or modifying any request for additional information (including any second request) by any Governmental Authority, (y) if necessary to obtain clearance by any Governmental Authority before the Outside Date, offering, negotiating, committing to, taking and effecting, by consent decree, hold separate order or otherwise, the sale, divestiture, license or other disposition of any and all of the share capital, assets, rights, products or business of the Company and Parent and their respective Subsidiaries, and any other actions that limit the freedom of action with respect to, or the ability to retain, any of the businesses of the Company and Parent and their respective Subsidiaries, and (z) contesting, defending and appealing any lawsuit or other legal proceeding, whether judicial or administrative, threatened or pending preliminary or permanent injunction or other order, decree or ruling or statute, rule, regulation or executive order that would adversely affect the ability of any party hereto to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and taking any and all other actions to prevent the entry, enactment or promulgation thereof; provided, however, that in no event shall the Company or Parent or any of their respective Subsidiaries be obligated to commit to any actions that would, individually or in combination, materially reduce the reasonably anticipated benefits of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
(b) Upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement (including Section 6.5), and except with regard to the Antitrust Laws which shall be governed by Section 6.6(a), each of the Company and Parent shall (and shall cause the Company Subsidiaries and the Parent Subsidiaries, respectively, to) use its reasonable best efforts to take, or cause to be taken, all actions, and to do, or cause to be done, and to assist and cooperate with the other party in doing, all things necessary, proper or advisable under applicable Law or pursuant to any
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Contract to consummate and make effective, as promptly as practicable, the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including (i) the taking of all actions necessary to cause the conditions to Closing set forth in Article VII to be satisfied, (ii) the obtaining of all necessary actions or nonactions, waivers, consents and approvals from Governmental Authorities or other Persons necessary in connection with the consummation of the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the making of all necessary registrations and filings (including filings with Governmental Authorities, if any) and the taking of all reasonable steps as may be necessary to obtain an approval or waiver from, or to avoid an action or proceeding by, any Governmental Authority or other Persons necessary in connection with the consummation of the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement, (iii) the defending of any lawsuits or other legal proceedings, whether judicial or administrative, challenging this Agreement or the consummation of the Merger or the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including seeking to have any stay or temporary restraining order entered by any court or other Governmental Authority vacated or reversed, and (iv) the execution and delivery of any additional instruments necessary to consummate the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement and to fully carry out the purposes of this Agreement.
(c) In connection with and without limiting the foregoing, each of Parent and the Company shall give (or shall cause the Parent Subsidiaries or the Company Subsidiaries, respectively, to give) any notices to Third Parties, and Parent shall use, and cause each of its Subsidiaries to use, its reasonable best efforts, and the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to cooperate with Parent in its efforts, to obtain any Third Party consents not covered by Sections 6.6(a) and 6.6(b) that are necessary, proper or advisable to consummate the Merger. Notwithstanding the foregoing, obtaining any approval or consent from any third party pursuant to this Section 6.6(c) shall not be considered a condition to the obligations of Parent and Merger Sub to consummate the Merger.
(d) Each of the parties hereto will furnish to the other such necessary information and reasonable assistance as the other may request in connection with the preparation of any required governmental filings or submissions and will cooperate in responding to any inquiry from a Governmental Authority, including promptly (and in any event within twenty-four (24) hours) informing the other party of such inquiry, consulting in advance before making any presentations or submissions to a Governmental Authority, and supplying each other with copies of all material correspondence, filings or communications between either party and any Governmental Authority with respect to this Agreement. To the extent practicable, and permitted by a Governmental Authority, each party hereto shall permit representatives of the other party to participate in meetings (whether by telephone or in person) with such Governmental Authority.
(e) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, in connection with obtaining any approval or consent from any Person (other than any Governmental Authority) with respect to the Merger, without the prior written consent of Parent, none of the Company, any of the Company Subsidiaries or any of the Companys or Company Subsidiarys Representatives, shall pay or commit to pay to such Person whose approval or consent is being solicited any cash or other consideration, make any accommodation or commitment or incur any liability or other obligation to such Person. The Company shall cooperate with Parent and the Merger Sub with respect to accommodations that may be requested or appropriate to obtain such consents.
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Section 6.7 Notification of Certain Matters; Transaction Litigation.
(a) The Company shall give prompt notice to Parent, and Parent shall give prompt notice to the Company, of any notice or other communication received by such party from any Governmental Authority in connection with this Agreement, the Merger or the other 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 Merger or the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
(b) The Company shall give prompt notice to Parent, and Parent shall give prompt notice to the Company, to the extent in each case it obtains Knowledge thereof, of (i) any inaccuracy of any representation or warranty of the Company or Parent, as applicable, contained herein at any time during the term hereof, (ii) the discovery of any fact or circumstance that, or the occurrence or non-occurrence of any event the occurrence or non-occurrence of which, would result in the failure to be satisfied of any of the conditions to the Closing in Article VII and (iii) any material failure of such party to comply with or satisfy any covenant or agreement to be complied with or satisfied by it hereby which would result in the failure to be satisfied of any of the conditions to the Closing in Article VII; provided that, in the case of clauses (i), (ii) and (iii), the failure to comply with this Section 6.7(b) shall not result in the failure to be satisfied of any of the conditions to the Closing in Article VII, or give rise to any right to terminate this Agreement under Article VIII, if the underlying fact, circumstance, event or failure would not in and of itself give rise to such failure or right.
(c) The Company shall give prompt notice to Parent, and Parent shall give prompt notice to the Company, of any actions, suits, claims, investigations or proceedings commenced or, to such partys Knowledge, threatened against, relating to or involving such party or any of the Company Subsidiaries or the Parent Subsidiaries, respectively, which relate to this Agreement, the Merger or the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement. The Company shall give Parent the opportunity to reasonably participate in the defense and settlement of any stockholder litigation against the Company and/or its directors relating to this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, and no such settlement shall be agreed to without Parents prior written consent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed). Parent shall give the Company the opportunity to reasonably participate in the defense and settlement of any stockholder litigation against Parent and/or its directors relating to this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, and no such settlement shall be agreed to without the Companys prior written consent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), unless such settlement involves only the payment of money and the amount of such settlement shall be fully covered by insurance proceeds.
Section 6.8 Public Announcements. Except as otherwise required by this Agreement, neither the Company, Parent nor Merger Sub shall issue or cause the publication of any press release or other public announcement or disclosure to any third party of the existence or any subject matter relating to, or terms or conditions of, this Agreement unless mutually approved by
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Parent and the Company, prior to release, announcement or disclosure; provided, however, that a party or its Representatives may issue a public announcement or other public disclosures required by Law or the rules of any stock exchange upon which such partys equity securities are traded, provided that such Party uses reasonable best efforts to afford the other party an opportunity to first review the content of the proposed disclosure and provide reasonable comment regarding same. The Merger and this Agreement will be publicly announced in a mutually agreed form and at a mutually agreed time by Parent and Company.
Section 6.9 Directors and Officers Indemnification and Insurance.
(a) Parent and Merger Sub agree that all rights to exculpation and indemnification for acts or omissions occurring at or prior to the Effective Time, whether asserted or claimed prior to, at or after the Effective Time (including any matters arising in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement), now existing in favor of the Indemnitees as provided in the Company Charter or the Company Bylaws or each of the Company Subsidiaries respective articles or certificates of incorporation or bylaws (or comparable organizational or governing documents) shall survive the Merger and shall continue in full force and effect in accordance with their terms. The Surviving Entity shall (and Parent shall cause the Surviving Entity to) (i) indemnify, defend and hold harmless, and advance expenses to, Indemnitees with respect to all acts or omissions by them in their capacities as such at any time prior to the Effective Time, to the fullest extent required by the Company Charter or Company Bylaws, or the articles or certificates of incorporation or bylaws (or comparable organizational or governing documents) of any of the Company Subsidiaries, in each case, as in effect on the date of this Agreement, or applicable Law, and (ii) not amend, repeal or otherwise modify any such provisions in any manner that would adversely affect the rights thereunder of any Indemnitees.
(b) Without limiting the provisions of Section 6.9(a), during the period commencing as of the Effective Time and ending on the sixth (6th) anniversary of the Effective Time, Parent and the Surviving Entity shall (and Parent shall cause the Surviving Entity to): (i) indemnify and hold harmless each Indemnitee against and from any costs or expenses (including attorneys fees), judgments, fines, losses, claims, damages, liabilities and amounts paid in settlement in connection with any claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, to the extent such claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation arises out of or pertains to (x) any action or omission or alleged action or omission in such Indemnitees capacity as a director, officer, partner, member, trustee or employee of the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries, or (y) this Agreement and any of the transactions contemplated hereby, including the Merger; and (ii) pay in advance of the final disposition of any such claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation the expenses (including attorneys fees) of any Indemnitee upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of such Indemnitee to repay such amount if it shall ultimately be determined that such Indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section 6.9(b) or elsewhere in this Agreement, neither Parent nor the Surviving Entity shall (and Parent shall cause the Surviving Entity not to) settle or compromise or consent to the entry of any judgment or otherwise seek termination with respect to any claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation for which indemnification may be sought under this Section 6.9(b) unless such settlement, compromise, consent or termination includes an unconditional release of all
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Indemnitees from all liability arising out of such claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation, and does not include an admission of fault or wrongdoing by any Indemnitee. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, Parent or the Surviving Entity (i) shall not be liable for any settlement effected without their prior written consent and (ii) shall not have any obligation hereunder to any Indemnitee to the extent that a court of competent jurisdiction shall determine in a final and non-appealable order that such indemnification is prohibited by applicable Law, in which case the Indemnitee shall promptly refund to Parent or the Surviving Entity the amount of all such expenses theretofore advanced pursuant hereto.
(c) Prior to the Effective Time, the Company shall or, if the Company is unable to, Parent shall cause the Surviving Entity as of the Effective Time to, obtain and fully pay the premium for the non-cancellable extension of the directors and officers liability coverage of the Companys existing directors and officers insurance policies and the Companys existing fiduciary liability insurance policies (collectively, the D&O Insurance), in each case, for a claims reporting or discovery period of at least six (6) years from and after the Effective Time with respect to any claim related to any period of time at or prior to the Effective Time from an insurance carrier with the same or better credit rating as the Companys current insurance carrier with respect to D&O Insurance with terms, conditions, retentions and limits of liability that are no less favorable than the coverage provided under the Companys existing policies and with policy limits no less than the limits on the Companys existing policies as long as the annual premium does not exceed 300% of the annual premium under the Companys existing policies. If the Company or the Surviving Entity for any reason fails to obtain such tail insurance policies as of the Effective Time, (i) the Surviving Entity shall continue to maintain in effect, for a period of at least six (6) years from and after the Effective Time, the D&O Insurance in place as of the date hereof with the Companys current insurance carrier or with an insurance carrier with the same or better credit rating as the Companys current insurance carrier with respect to D&O Insurance with terms, conditions, retentions and limits of liability that are no less favorable than the coverage provided under the Companys existing policies as of the date hereof, or (ii) Parent shall provide, or shall cause the Surviving Entity to provide, for a period of not less than six (6) years after the Effective Time, the Indemnitees who are insured under the Companys D&O Insurance with comparable D&O Insurance that provides coverage for events occurring at or prior to the Effective Time from an insurance carrier with the same or better credit rating as the Companys current insurance carrier, that is no less favorable than the existing policy of the Company (which may be provided under Parents D&O Insurance policy) or, if substantially equivalent insurance coverage is unavailable, the best available coverage; provided, however, that Parent and the Surviving Entity shall not be required to pay an annual premium for the D&O Insurance in excess of 300% of the annual premium currently paid by the Company for such insurance; and provided, further, that if the annual premiums of such insurance coverage exceed such amount, Parent or the Surviving Entity shall be obligated to obtain a policy with the greatest coverage available, with respect to matters occurring prior to the Effective Time, for a cost not exceeding such amount.
(d) The Indemnitees to whom this Section 6.9 applies shall be third party beneficiaries of this Section 6.9. The provisions of this Section 6.9 are intended to be for the benefit of each Indemnitee and his or her successors, heirs, executors, trustees, fiduciaries, administrators or representatives. Parent shall pay all reasonable expenses, including attorneys fees, that may be incurred by any Indemnitee in successfully enforcing the indemnity and other obligations provided in this Section 6.9.
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(e) Notwithstanding anything contained in Section 9.1 or Section 9.7 to the contrary, this Section 6.9 shall survive the consummation of the Merger in accordance with its terms and shall be binding, jointly and severally, on all successors and assigns of Parent, the Surviving Entity and its subsidiaries, and shall be enforceable by the Indemnitees and their successors, heirs or representatives. In the event that Parent or the Surviving Entity or any of its successors or assigns consolidates with or merges into any other person and shall not be the continuing or surviving corporation or entity of such consolidation or merger, or transfers or conveys all or a majority of its properties and assets to any Person, then, and in each such case, commercially reasonable efforts shall be made so that the successors and assigns of Parent or the Surviving Entity, as applicable, shall succeed to the obligations set forth in this Section 6.9.
Section 6.10 Employee Benefit Matters.
(a) During the one (1)-year period commencing at the Effective Time, Parent shall, or shall cause the Surviving Entity to, provide to each employee of the Company and any of the Company Subsidiaries who is employed by the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries immediately prior to the Effective Time and continues to be employed by the Surviving Entity or any of the Company Subsidiaries immediately following the Effective Time (each a Company Employee) (i) a base salary (or wage rate) and target cash incentive compensation opportunity at least equal to such Company Employees base salary (or wage rate) and target cash incentive compensation opportunity in effect as of immediately prior to the Effective Time and (ii) employee benefits (excluding equity arrangements, deferred compensation arrangements, retiree health and welfare benefits and defined benefit pension plans) that are, in the aggregate, no less favorable than the employee benefits provided to the Company Employees by the Company and the Company Subsidiaries as of immediately prior to the Effective Time.
(b) Parent shall provide, or shall cause the Surviving Entity to provide, to each Company Employee whose employment with the Surviving Entity, Company Subsidiaries and its Affiliates is involuntarily terminated in a severance-qualifying manner during the one (1)-year period following the Effective Time, severance benefits that are no less favorable, in the aggregate, than the severance benefits, if any, that would have been provided to such Company Employee pursuant to the terms of the severance pay arrangements maintained by the Company and the Company Subsidiaries upon such an involuntary severance-qualifying termination of employment immediately prior to the Effective Time.
(c) For purposes of eligibility and vesting, benefit accrual and determination of level of benefits under the compensation and benefit plans, programs agreements and arrangements of Parent, the Company, the Parent Subsidiaries, the Company Subsidiaries, the Surviving Entity and any of its subsidiaries or any respective Affiliate thereof providing benefits to any Company Employees after the Closing (the New Plans), including for purposes of accrual of vacation and other paid time off and severance benefits under New Plans, but excluding for purposes of benefit accruals under any defined benefit plan or for purposes of vesting in any new equity-based compensation plan, program, agreement or arrangement, each
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Company Employee shall be credited with his or her years of service with the Company, the Company Subsidiaries and their respective Affiliates (and any additional service with any predecessor employer) before the Effective Time, to the same extent as such Company Employee was entitled, before the Effective Time, to credit for such service under any similar Company Benefit Plan, except (i) for New Plans as to which employees who are similarly situated to the Company Employees are not provided such service credit or (ii) where such credit would result in a duplication of benefits. In addition, and without limiting the generality of the foregoing, with respect to any plan that is an employee welfare benefit plan (as defined in Section 3(1) of ERISA), Parent shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause: (i) each Company Employee to be immediately eligible to participate, without any waiting time, in any and all New Plans to the extent coverage under such New Plan replaces coverage under a comparable Company Benefit Plan in which such Company Employee participated immediately before such replacement; and (ii) for purposes of each New Plan providing medical, dental, pharmaceutical and/or vision benefits to any Company Employee, all pre-existing condition exclusions and actively-at-work requirements of such New Plan to be waived for such Company Employee and his or her covered dependents (except to the extent such restrictions were applicable and not satisfied by the Company Employee as of the Effective Time under the comparable Company Benefit Plan), and any eligible expenses incurred by such Company Employee and his or her covered dependents under a Company Benefit Plan during the portion of the plan year prior to the Effective Time to be taken into account under such New Plan for purposes of satisfying all deductible, co-insurance, co-payment and maximum out-of-pocket requirements applicable to such employee and his or her covered dependents for the applicable plan year as if such amounts had been paid in accordance with such New Plan.
(d) Prior to making any material broad-based written or oral communications to the directors, officers or employees of the Company or the Company Subsidiaries 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 Parent and the Company shall cooperate in providing any such mutually agreeable communication.
(e) The parties hereto acknowledge and agree that all provisions contained in this Section 6.10 with respect to employees of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries are included for the sole and exclusive benefit of the respective parties hereto and shall not create any right, express or implied (i) in any other person, including employees, former employees, any participant or any beneficiary thereof in any Company Benefit Plan or (ii) to continued employment with Parent or any Parent Subsidiary. Notwithstanding anything in this Section 6.10 to the contrary, nothing in this Agreement, whether express or implied, shall be treated as an amendment or other modification of any Company Benefit Plan, Parent Benefit Plan or any other employee benefit plans of the Company or Parent.
Section 6.11 Certain Tax Matters.
(a) Company, Parent and Merger Sub shall each use its reasonable best efforts (i) to cause the Merger to qualify as a reorganization within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code and (ii) to provide such information as reasonably requested by the Company in
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connection with the Companys request for an IRS private letter ruling and/or for an opinion of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP (Skadden), counsel to the Company, as applicable, regarding the application of Sections 368 and/or 367(a) of the Code to the Merger, including executing and delivering officers certificates containing representations from the officers of the Company and Parent in connection with such IRS private letter ruling and/or opinions, as applicable.
(b) Neither Parent nor the Company shall take or fail to take (and, following the Merger, Parent will cause the Company not to take or fail to take) any action which action (or failure to act) would reasonably be expected to (i) cause the Merger to fail to qualify as a reorganization within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code. With respect to the Merger, if applicable, Parent will (and following the Merger, Parent will cause the Company to) file all required information with its Tax Returns and maintain all records required for Tax purposes, including, if applicable, the reporting requirements contained in Treasury Regulations Section 1.367(a)-3(c)(6).
(c) If the Company obtains a favorable IRS private letter ruling or believes based on advice from counsel that it is more likely than not that the Merger is not subject to Section 367(a)(1) of the Code, Parent will make commercially reasonable arrangements with each five-percent transferee shareholder (as defined in Treasury Regulations Section 1.367(a)-3(c)(5)(ii)) and each 5-percent shareholder (within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.367(a)-3(b)(1)(ii)), if any, to ensure that such shareholder will be informed of any triggering event within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.367(a)-8(j)(1) or (2).
(d) Parent and the Company shall cooperate in the preparation, execution and filing of all Tax Returns, questionnaires, applications or other documents regarding any real property transfer or gains, sales, use, transfer, value added, stock transfer and stamp taxes, and transfer, recording, registration and other fees and similar Taxes which become payable in connection with the Merger that are required or permitted to be filed on or before the Effective Times. Parent shall pay, without deduction from any amount payable to holders of Company Common Stock and without reimbursement from the other party, any such Taxes or fees imposed on it by any Governmental Authority (or for which its shareholders are primarily liable), which becomes payable in connection with the Merger.
(e) Prior to the Closing Date, the Company shall deliver to Parent a duly executed certificate, dated not more than thirty (30) days prior to the Closing Date, certifying that (A) the Company is not and in the preceding five-year period has never been a United States real property holding corporation as defined in Section 897(c)(2) of the Code and the Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder and (B) none of the Company Common Stock constitutes a United States real property interest as defined in Section 897(c) of the Code and the Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder, which certificate shall be in accordance with Treasury Regulations Sections 1.897-2(h) and 1.1445-2(c)(3) and in a form reasonably satisfactory to Parent.
Section 6.12 Dividends. In the event that a distribution with respect to the shares of Company Common Stock permitted under the terms of this Agreement (including pursuant to Section 6.1(b)(ii) above) has (i) a record date prior to the Effective Time and (ii) has not been
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paid as of the Effective Time, the holders of shares of Company Common Stock shall be entitled to receive such distribution from the Company at the time such shares are exchanged pursuant to ARTICLE III of this Agreement.
Section 6.13 Merger Sub. Parent shall take all actions necessary to (a) cause Merger Sub to perform its obligations under this Agreement and to consummate the Merger on the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, and (b) ensure that, prior to the Effective Time, Merger Sub shall not conduct any business or make any investments other than as specifically contemplated by this Agreement, or incur or guarantee any indebtedness.
Section 6.14 Section 16 Matters. Assuming that the Company delivers to Parent, in a timely fashion prior to the Effective Time, all requisite information necessary for Parent and Merger Sub to take the actions contemplated by this Section 6.14, the Company, Parent and Merger Sub each shall take all such steps as may be necessary or appropriate to ensure that (a) any dispositions of Company Common Stock (including derivative securities related to such stock) resulting from the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement by each individual who is subject to the reporting requirements of Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act with respect to the Company immediately prior to the Effective Time are exempt under Rule 16b-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act, and (b) any acquisitions of Parent Common Shares (including derivative securities related to such stock) resulting from the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement by each individual who may become subject to the reporting requirements of Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act with respect to Parent are exempt under Rule 16b-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act.
Section 6.15 Stock Exchange Listing. Parent shall cause the shares of Parent Common Shares to be issued in the Merger to be approved for listing on NASDAQ and the TSX, subject to official notice of issuance, prior to the Effective Time.
Section 6.16 Voting of Shares. Parent shall vote all shares of Company Common Stock beneficially owned by it or any of the Parent Subsidiaries as of the record date for the Company Stockholder Meeting in favor of adoption of this Agreement and approval of the Merger. The Company shall vote all shares of Parent Common Shares beneficially owned by it or any of the Company Subsidiaries as of the record date for the Parent Shareholder Meeting in favor of adoption of this Agreement, approval of the Merger, and issuance of shares of Parent Common Shares in connection therewith.
Section 6.17 Post-Closing Directors and Officers.
(a) Parent shall take all necessary actions to cause, concurrent with the Closing (i) the name of Parent to be changed to Westport Fuel Systems Inc., (ii) three members of the Parent Board to be determined in Parents sole discretion prior to Closing to resign from the Parent Board, (iii) the appointment of the three directors set forth on Exhibit C attached hereto or such other individuals as may be mutually agreed between Parent and the Company (the Continuing Company Directors) to fill the vacancies on the Parent Board resulting from such resignations, and (iv) each committee of the Parent Board to include such number of Continuing Company Directors as determined by Parent after taking into account each such Continuing Company Directors relevant experience and expertise.
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(b) From and after the Closing, the Parent Board shall take all necessary actions to nominate, and to cause the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee of Parent to recommend that the Parent Board nominate, the Continuing Company Directors for election to the Parent Board at the 2016 annual meeting of shareholders of Parent, the 2017 annual meeting of shareholders of Parent and the 2018 annual meeting of shareholders of Parent; provided, that no Continuing Company Director shall be subject to re-nomination in accordance with this Section 6.17(b) in the event such Continuing Company Director fails (i) to comply in all material respects with the governance guidelines and policies of Parent applicable to Parent directors during the fiscal year immediately preceding such Continuing Company Directors re-nomination or (ii) to attend in-person at least seventy-five percent (75%) of the duly called meetings of the Parent Board for the Parent fiscal year immediately preceding such re-nomination. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, in the event of the death, resignation or removal for cause of a Continuing Company Director, Parent and the Parent Board shall have no obligation to nominate or appoint a replacement Continuing Company Director to fill the vacancy created by such death, resignation or removal. The Continuing Company Directors shall be third party beneficiaries of this Section 6.17. Parent shall pay all reasonable expenses, including attorneys fees, that may be incurred by any Continuing Company Director in seeking the enforcement of the rights and obligations provided for in this Section 6.17.
Section 6.18 Solicitation of Employees.
(a) Prior to the Closing Date, neither the Company nor any of Company Subsidiary shall directly, or indirectly, either on its own account or for any person, firm or company (except by means of a generally public solicitation or by retaining an executive recruiting firm that has not been directed to approach and does not approach employees of Parent or any Parent Subsidiary), solicit, or endeavor to cause, any employee of Parent or any Parent Subsidiary to alter in any way, terminate or breach his, her or its relationship or agreement with Parent or any Parent Subsidiary.
(b) Prior to the Closing Date, neither Parent nor any Parent Subsidiary shall directly, or indirectly, either on its own account or for any person, firm or company (except by means of a generally public solicitation or by retaining an executive recruiting firm that has not been directed to approach and does not approach employees of Company or any Company Subsidiary), solicit, or endeavor to cause, any employee of the Company or any Company Subsidiary to alter in any way, terminate or breach his, her or its relationship or agreement with Company or any Company Subsidiary.
Section 6.19 Amendment to Rights Agreement. The Company Board shall take all necessary action so that none of the performance by the respective parties hereto of their obligations hereunder, nor any of the transactions contemplated hereunder will cause (i) the Rights to become exercisable under the Rights Agreement; (ii) Parent or Merger Sub or any of their Affiliates to be deemed an Acquiring Person (as defined in the Rights Agreement); or (iii) the Stock Acquisition Date (as defined in the Rights Agreement) to occur upon any such event. The Separation Time (as defined in the Rights Agreement) will not have occurred.
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Section 6.20 Financial Statement Cooperation. To the extent requested by Parent during the Interim Period, the Company shall, and shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the independent auditors of the Company to, provide customary assistance to Parent and its underwriters in connection with the preparation of financial statements of the Company and its Subsidiaries and related information (collectively, the Company Financial Information) sufficient to enable Parent to prepare financial statements sufficient for inclusion in any registration statement under the Securities Act, including compliance with the applicable provisions of Regulation S-X, including making work papers available to Parents Representatives, the provision of comfort letters in customary form in connection with any offering or financing, delivery of consents to the inclusion of the financial statements required in connection with any offering or financing, participation in due diligence matters with respect to any offering or financing and assistance in responding to comments or questions from the SEC with respect to the Company Financial Information. The Company shall cause each of the Companys Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, in their capacity as officers of the Company, to execute officers certificates or management representation letters and deliver such officers certificates and management representation letters to the independent auditors of Parent with respect to the Company Financial Information, in a customary form and substance, to permit such auditors to issue unqualified reports with respect to the audited Company Financial Information and in connection with procuring the consent of such auditors to the inclusion of such financial information in connection with any offering or financing. Parent shall reimburse the Company for the reasonable costs and expenses incurred by the Company pursuant to this Section 6.20 (including fees and expenses payable to the independent auditors).
Section 6.21 Takeover Statutes. If any Takeover Statute may become, or may purport to be, applicable to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, each of Parent and the Company and the members of its respective board of directors, to the extent permissible under applicable Law, shall grant such approvals and take such actions, in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, as are necessary so that the transactions contemplated by this Agreement may be consummated as promptly as practicable, and in any event prior to the Outside Date, on the terms and conditions contemplated hereby and otherwise, to the extent permissible under applicable Law, act to eliminate the effect of any Takeover Statute on any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
Section 6.22 Confidentiality. The obligations of Parent and the Company under the Confidentiality Agreement shall remain in full force and effect and all information provided to any party hereto or its Representatives pursuant to or in connection with this Agreement is deemed to be Evaluation Material as defined under the Confidentiality Agreement; provided, that nothing in the Confidentiality Agreement shall be deemed to restrict the performance by the Company or Parent of their respective obligations under this Agreement and, in the case of any conflict between the terms of this Agreement and the terms of the Confidentiality Agreement, the terms of this Agreement shall control.
Section 6.23 Automotive and Industrial Operations. Representatives of Parent and the Company jointly have developed an agreed upon business plan for the Automotive, Industrial and Operations Combined Company Project to be named the Fuel Systems Automotive and Industrial Group (the Combined Company Project), which they intend to implement within the 36 months following the Closing. Exhibit D hereto sets forth a list of the management team,
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who shall be officers of Fuel Systems Automotive and Industrial Group, to be charged with undertaking the implementation of the Combined Company Project. Consistent with the Combined Company Project, following the Closing the Surviving Entity the headquarters of the Automotive Division of the Fuel Systems Automotive and Industrial Group and its associated operations will be in Cherasco, Italy. Subject to Law and the reasonable business judgment of the Parent Board, Parent shall use commercially reasonable efforts to assist the implementation of the Combined Company Project, as may be modified from time to time by the management of the Fuel Systems Automotive Industrial Group and approved by Parent, by maintaining sufficient capital in the Fuel Systems Automotive Industrial Group consistent with the needs of the Fuel Systems Automotive Industrial Group to achieve the Combined Company Project as it may be modified from time to time.
Section 6.24 Sales and Distribution Contracts. As soon as reasonably practicable after the date hereof, the Company shall provide Parent with a schedule of any sales or distribution Contracts (or series of Contracts with a party or related parties) that provide for annual payments by or to the Company or any Company Subsidiary, or pursuant to which the Company or any Company Subsidiary is reasonably likely to receive or make annual payments, in excess of $500,000 that had no previously been scheduled pursuant to Section 4.12.
ARTICLE VII.
CONDITIONS
Section 7.1 Conditions to the Obligations of Each Party. The respective obligations of each party to effect the Merger and to consummate the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall be subject to the satisfaction or (to the extent permitted by Law) waiver by each of the parties, at or prior to the Effective Time, of the following conditions:
(a) Stockholder Approvals. The Company Stockholder Approval and the Parent Shareholder Approval shall have been obtained.
(b) No Restraints. No Governmental Authority having jurisdiction over the Company or Parent shall have enacted, issued, promulgated, enforced or entered any Law or Order (whether temporary, preliminary or permanent) which is then in effect and has the effect of making the Merger illegal or otherwise restricting, preventing or prohibiting consummation of the Merger or otherwise restraining, enjoining, preventing, prohibiting or making illegal the acquisition of some or all of the shares of Company Common Stock by Parent. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, (i) the waiting period (and any extension thereof) applicable to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement under the HSR Act shall have expired or been terminated and (ii) any mandatory waiting period or required consent under any other applicable Antitrust Laws shall have expired or been obtained; provided, that any order, decree or ruling with respect to foreign Antitrust Laws other than those set forth on Schedule 7.1(b) shall be disregarded for the purposes of this Section 7.1(b).
(c) Form F-4. The Form F-4 shall have become effective under the Securities Act, and no stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Form F-4 shall have been issued and no proceedings for that purpose shall have been initiated or be threatened by the SEC that has not been withdrawn.
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(d) Listing. The Parent Common Shares to be issued in the Merger shall have been authorized for listing on the NASDAQ and the TSX, subject to official notice of issuance.
(e) TSX Acceptance. Parent shall have received the conditional acceptance of the TSX in respect of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
Section 7.2 Conditions to the Obligations of Parent and Merger Sub. The respective obligations of Parent and Merger Sub to effect the Merger and to consummate the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement are subject to the satisfaction or (to the extent permitted by Law) waiver by Parent, at or prior to the Effective Time, of the following additional conditions:
(a) Representations and Warranties. (i) The representations and warranties set forth in Section 4.1(a) (Organization and Qualification; Subsidiaries), Section 4.3(a) (Capital Structure) (except for the first two sentences), Section 4.4 (Authority), Section 4.19 (Opinion of Financial Advisor), Section 4.20 (Takeover Statute), Section 4.21 (Vote Required), Section 4.22 (Brokers) and Section 4.23 (Investment Company Act) shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the date of this Agreement and as of the Effective Time, as though made as of the Effective Time, (ii) the representations and warranties set forth in the first two sentences of Section 4.3(a) (Capital Structure) shall be true and correct in all but de minimis respects as of the date of this Agreement and as of the Effective Time, as though made as of the Effective Time, and (iii) each of the other representations and warranties of the Company contained in this Agreement shall be true and correct as of the date of this Agreement and as of the Effective Time, as though made as of the Effective Time, except (x) in each case, representations and warranties that are made as of a specific date shall be true and correct only on and as of such date, and (y) in the case of clause (iii) where the failure of such representations or warranties to be true and correct (without giving effect to any materiality or Company Material Adverse Effect qualifications set forth therein) does not have, and would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect.
(b) Agreements and Covenants. The Company shall have performed or complied in all material respects with all agreements and covenants required by this Agreement to be performed or complied with by it on or prior to the Closing Date.
(c) Officers Certificate. The Company shall have delivered to Parent a certificate, dated the date of the Closing and signed by its chief executive officer or another senior officer on behalf of the Company, certifying to the effect that the conditions set forth in Section 7.2(a) and Section 7.2(b) have been satisfied.
(d) Absence of Material Adverse Effect. Since the date of this Agreement, there shall not have been any event, change or occurrence that, individually or in the aggregate, has had or would reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect.
Section 7.3 Conditions to the Obligations of the Company. The obligations of the Company to effect the Merger and to consummate the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement are subject to the satisfaction or (to the extent permitted by Law) waiver by the Company, at or prior to the Effective Time, of the following additional conditions:
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(a) Representations and Warranties. (i) The representations and warranties set forth in Section 5.1(a) and (b) (Organization and Qualification; Subsidiaries), Section 5.3(a) (Capital Structure) (except the first two sentences), Section 5.4 (Authority), Section 5.21 (Brokers) and Section 5.22 (Investment Company Act) shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the date of this Agreement and as of the Effective Time, as though made as of the Effective Time, (ii) the representations and warranties set forth in the first two sentences of Section 5.3(a) (Capital Structure) shall be true and correct in all but de minimis respects as of the date of this Agreement and as of the Effective Time, as though made as of the Effective Time, and (iii) each of the other representations and warranties of Parent and Merger Sub contained in this Agreement shall be true and correct as of the date of this Agreement and as of the Effective Time, as though made as of the Effective Time, except (x) in each case, representations and warranties that are made as of a specific date shall be true and correct only on and as of such date, and (y) in the case of clause (iii) where the failure of such representations or warranties to be true and correct (without giving effect to any materiality or Parent Material Adverse Effect qualifications set forth therein) does not have, and would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Parent Material Adverse Effect.
(b) Agreements and Covenants. Parent and Merger Sub shall have performed or complied in all material respects with all agreements and covenants required by this Agreement to be performed or complied with by them on or prior to the Closing Date.
(c) Officers Certificate. Parent shall have delivered to the Company a certificate, dated the date of the Closing and signed by its chief executive officer or another senior officer on behalf of Parent, certifying to the effect that the conditions set forth in Section 7.3(a) and Section 7.3(b) have been satisfied.
(d) Absence of Material Adverse Effect. Since the date of this Agreement, there shall not have been any event, change or occurrence that, individually or in the aggregate, has had or would reasonably be expected to have a Parent Material Adverse Effect.
ARTICLE VIII.
TERMINATION, AMENDMENT AND WAIVER
Section 8.1 Termination. This Agreement may be terminated at any time prior to the Effective Time, whether before or after receipt of the Company Stockholder Approval or the Parent Shareholder Approval (except as otherwise expressly noted), as follows:
(a) by mutual written agreement of each of Parent and the Company; or
(b) by either Parent or the Company, if:
(i) the Effective Time shall not have occurred on or before April 30, 2016 (the Outside Date); provided, however, that the right to terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section 8.1(b)(i) shall not be available to any party if the failure of such party (and in the case of Parent, including the failure of Merger Sub) to perform any of its obligations under this Agreement has been a principal cause of, or resulted in, the failure of the Merger to be consummated on or before
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such date; provided further that if the waiting period applicable to the transactions contemplated by the Agreement under the HSR Act shall not have expired or been terminated or any other mandatory waiting period or required consent under any other applicable Antitrust Laws that is a condition to the partys obligations to effect the Merger under Section 7.1(b) shall not have expired or been obtained, then the Outside Date shall be extended until August 31, 2016;
(ii) any Governmental Authority of competent jurisdiction shall have issued an Order or taken any other action permanently restraining, enjoining or otherwise prohibiting the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and such Order or other action shall have become final and non-appealable; provided, however, that the right to terminate this Agreement under this Section 8.1(b)(ii) shall not be available to a party if the issuance of such final, non-appealable Order was primarily due to the failure of such party (and in the case of Parent, including the failure of Merger Sub) to perform any of its obligations under this Agreement; or
(iii) the Company Stockholder Approval shall not have been obtained at a duly held Company Stockholder Meeting, or at any adjournment or postponement thereof at which this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby have been voted upon, provided, however, that the right to terminate this Agreement under this Section 8.1(b)(iii) shall not be available to the Company if the failure to obtain such Company Stockholder Approval was primarily due to the Companys failure to perform any of its obligations under this Agreement;
(iv) the Parent Shareholder Approval shall not have been obtained at a duly held Parent Shareholder Meeting, or at any adjournment or postponement thereof at which this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby have been voted upon, provided, however, that the right to terminate this Agreement under this Section 8.1(b)(iv) shall not be available to Parent if the failure to obtain such Parent Shareholder Approval was primarily due to Parents failure to perform any of its obligations under this Agreement; or
(c) by the Company, if:
(i) Parent or Merger Sub shall have breached or failed to perform in any material respect any of its representations, warranties, covenants or other agreements set forth in this Agreement, which breach or failure to perform (x) would, or would reasonably be expected to, result in a failure of a condition set forth in Section 7.3(a) or Section 7.3(b) and (y) cannot be cured on or before the Outside Date or, if curable, is not cured by Parent within twenty (20) days of receipt by Parent of written notice of such breach or failure; provided that the Company shall not have the right to terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section 8.1(c)(i) if the Company is then in breach of any of its respective representations, warranties, covenants or agreements set forth in this Agreement such that the conditions set forth in either Section 7.2(a) or Section 7.2(b) would not be satisfied;
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(ii) the Company Board has determined to enter into an Alternative Acquisition Agreement with respect to a Superior Proposal to the extent permitted by, and subject to the terms and conditions of Section 6.5; provided, that the right to terminate under this Section 8.1(c)(ii) shall not be available after the receipt of the Company Stockholder Approval; provided, further, that any such purported termination pursuant to this Section 8.1(d)(ii) shall be void and of no force or effect unless the Company has complied with Section 8.3(a); provided, further, however, that in the event of such termination, the Company substantially concurrently enters into such Alternative Acquisition Agreement; or
(iii) if (x) the Parent Board authorizes, approves or recommends a Parent Acquisition Proposal; (y) Parent or any Parent Subsidiary enters into a written Contract relating to a Parent Acquisition Proposal (other than a confidentiality agreement); or (z) Parent or any Parent Subsidiary consummates any transaction regarding a Parent Acquisition Proposal.
(d) by Parent, if:
(i) the Company shall have breached or failed to perform in any material respect any of its representations, warranties, covenants or other agreements set forth in this Agreement, which breach or failure to perform (x) would, or would reasonably be expected to, result in a failure of a condition set forth in Section 7.2(a) or Section 7.2(b) and (y) cannot be cured on or before the Outside Date or, if curable, is not cured by the Company within twenty (20) days of receipt by the Company of written notice of such breach or failure; provided that Parent shall not have the right to terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section 8.1(d)(i) if Parent or Merger Sub are then in breach of any of their respective representations, warranties, covenants or agreements set forth in this Agreement such that the conditions set forth in either Section 7.3(a) or Section 7.3(b) would not be satisfied, or
(ii) prior to the receipt of the Company Stockholder Approval, (A) a Company Adverse Recommendation Change shall have occurred, (B) a material and willful breach of any of the Companys obligations under Section 6.5 by (directly or indirectly) the Companys or any Company Subsidiarys officers, directors or Representatives shall have occurred or (C) the Company or any Company Subsidiary or the Company Board shall have approved, recommended, adopted or entered into, or publicly announced its intention to approve, recommend, adopt or enter into, an Alternative Acquisition Agreement (other than an Acceptable Confidentiality Agreement) whether or not permitted by Section 6.5.
Section 8.2 Effect of Termination. In the event that this Agreement is terminated and the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement are abandoned pursuant to Section 8.1, written notice thereof shall be given to the other party or parties, specifying the provisions hereof pursuant to which such termination is made and describing the basis therefor in reasonable detail, and this Agreement shall forthwith become null and void and of no further
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force or effect whatsoever without liability on the part of any party hereto (or any of the Company Subsidiaries, Parent Subsidiaries or any of the Companys or Parents respective Representatives), and all rights and obligations of any party hereto shall cease; provided, however, that, notwithstanding anything in the foregoing to the contrary (a) no such termination shall relieve any party hereto of any liability or damages resulting from or arising out of any willful or intentional breach of this Agreement; and (b) the Confidentiality Agreement, this Section 8.2, Section 8.3, Section 8.6, Article IX and the definitions of all defined terms appearing in such sections shall survive any termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 8.1. If this Agreement is terminated as provided herein, all filings, applications and other submissions made pursuant to this Agreement, to the extent practicable, shall be withdrawn from the agency or other person to which they were made.
Section 8.3 Termination Fee.
(a) In the event this Agreement is terminated by the Company pursuant to Section 8.1(c)(ii) or by Parent pursuant to Section 8.1(d)(ii), then the Company shall pay, or cause to be paid, to Parent the Termination Fee, by wire transfer of same day funds to an account designated by Parent, within two (2) Business Days of such termination.
(b) In the event this Agreement is terminated by the Company pursuant to Section 8.1(c)(iii), then Parent shall pay, or cause to be paid, to the Company the Termination Fee, by wire transfer of same day funds to an account designated by the Company within two (2) Business Days of such termination.
(c) In the event that, prior to the Company Stockholder Meeting, a Company Acquisition Proposal is publicly proposed or publicly disclosed and this Agreement is terminated by Parent or the Company pursuant to Section 8.1(b)(iii) or by Parent pursuant to Section 8.1(d)(i) as a result of a willful breach by the Company or Section 8.1(d)(ii)(A), then the Company shall pay to Parent the Expenses of Parent within two (2) Business Days after receipt following such termination of documentation supporting such Expenses of Parent. If, concurrently, or within twelve (12) months after any such termination described in the immediately preceding sentence, the Company enters into a definitive agreement with respect to, or otherwise consummates, any Company Acquisition Proposal (substituting fifty percent (50%) for the twenty percent (20%) threshold set forth in the definition of Company Acquisition Proposal) for all purposes under this Section 8.3(c), then the Company shall pay to Parent the Termination Fee as promptly as possible (but in any event within two (2) Business Days) following the consummation of such Company Acquisition Proposal, unless the Termination Fee has already been paid to Parent pursuant to Section 8.1(a). Parents right to receive the one-time payment of the Termination Fee (if and when due) and the Expenses of Parent from the Company as provided in this Section 8.3(c) shall be the sole and exclusive remedy available to Parent against the Company with respect to this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby in the event that this Agreement is terminated by Parent or the Company pursuant to Section 8.1(b)(iii) or by Parent pursuant to Section 8.1(d)(i) as a result of a willful breach by the Company or Section 8.1(d)(ii)(A).
(d) In the event that, prior to Parent Shareholder Meeting, (i) a Parent Acquisition Proposal is publicly proposed or publicly disclosed, (ii) the Third Party making such
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Parent Acquisition Proposal has publicly indicated to the Parent shareholders to the effect that they should not vote in favor of any of the matters required by the Parent Shareholder Approval, and (iii) this Agreement is terminated by Parent or the Company pursuant to Section 8.1(b)(iv) or by the Company pursuant to Section 8.1(c)(i) as a result of a willful breach by Parent, then Parent shall pay to the Company the Expenses of the Company within two (2) Business Days after receipt following such termination of documentation supporting such Expenses of the Company. If, concurrently, or within twelve (12) months after any such termination described in the immediately preceding sentence, the Parent enters into a definitive agreement with respect to, or otherwise consummates, any Parent Acquisition Proposal for all purposes under this Section 8.3(d), then Parent shall pay to the Company the Termination Fee as promptly as possible (but in any event within two (2) Business Days) following the consummation of such Parent Acquisition Proposal. The Companys right to receive the one-time payment of the Termination Fee (if and when due) and the Expenses of the Company from Parent as provided in this Section 8.3(d) shall be the sole and exclusive remedy available to the Company against Parent with respect to this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby in the event that this Agreement is terminated by the Company or Parent pursuant to Section 8.1(b)(iv) or by the Company pursuant to Section 8.1(c)(i) as a result of a willful breach by Parent.
(e) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, the parties agree that:
(i) under no circumstances shall the Company be required to pay the Termination Fee earlier than one (1) full Business Day after receipt of appropriate wire transfer instructions from Parent; and
(ii) under no circumstances shall the Company be required to pay the Termination Fee on more than one occasion.
(f) Each of the parties hereto acknowledges that (i) the agreements contained in this Section 8.3 are an integral part of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, (ii) the Termination Fee is not a penalty, but is liquidated damages, in a reasonable amount that will compensate the Company or Parent, as the case may be, in the circumstances in which such fee is payable for the efforts and resources expended and opportunities foregone while negotiating this Agreement and in reliance on this Agreement and on the expectation of the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, which amount would otherwise be impossible to calculate with precision, and (iii) without these agreements, the parties would not enter into this Agreement; accordingly, if the Company or Parent, as the case may be, fails to timely pay any amount due pursuant to this Section 8.3 and, in order to obtain such payment, either the Company or Parent, as the case may be, commences a suit that results in a judgment against the other party for the payment of any amount set forth in this Section 8.3, such paying party shall pay the other party its costs and Expenses in connection with such suit, together with interest on such amount at the annual rate of ten percent (10%) for the period from the date such payment was required to be made through the date such payment was actually received, or such lesser rate as is the maximum permitted by applicable Law.
Section 8.4 Amendment. Subject to compliance with applicable Law, this Agreement may be amended by mutual agreement of the parties hereto by action taken or authorized by their
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respective boards of directors (or similar governing body or entity) at any time before or after receipt of the Company Stockholder Approval and prior to the Effective Time; provided, however, that after the Company Stockholder Approval has been obtained, there shall not be (a) any amendment of this Agreement that changes the amount or the form of the consideration to be delivered under this Agreement to the holders of Company Common Stock, or which by applicable Law or in accordance with the rules of any stock exchange requires the further approval of the stockholders of the Company or Parent without such further approval of such stockholders, or (b) any amendment or change not permitted under applicable Law. This Agreement may not be amended except by an instrument in writing signed by each of the parties hereto.
Section 8.5 Waiver. At any time prior to the Effective Time, subject to applicable Law, any party hereto may (a) extend the time for the performance of any obligation or other act of any other party hereto, (b) waive any inaccuracy in the representations and warranties of the other party contained herein or in any document delivered pursuant hereto, and (c) subject to the proviso of Section 8.4, waive compliance with any agreement or condition contained herein. Any agreement on the part of a party hereto to any such extension or waiver shall be valid only if set forth in an instrument in writing signed by the party or parties to be bound thereby. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no failure or delay by the Company, Parent or Merger Sub in exercising any right hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof nor shall any single or partial exercise thereof preclude any other or further exercise of any other right hereunder.
Section 8.6 Fees and Expenses. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, all Expenses incurred in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall be paid by the party incurring such expenses, whether or not the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are consummated; provided, however, that the Company and Parent shall share equally all Expenses related to the printing and filing of the Form F-4 and the printing, filing and distribution of the Proxy Statement and the Circular, other than attorneys and accountants fees.
ARTICLE IX.
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Section 9.1 Non-Survival of Representations and Warranties. None of the representations, warranties or covenants that are to be performed prior to the Closing in this Agreement or any certificate or other writing delivered pursuant to this Agreement, including any rights arising out of any breach of such representations or warranties, shall survive the Effective Time. The terms of Article I and this Article IX, as well as the covenants and other agreements set forth in Article II and Article VI, that by their terms apply, or that are to be performed in whole or in part after the Closing, shall survive the consummation of the transactions contemplated herein in accordance with their terms.
Section 9.2 Notices. Any notice, request, claim, demand and other communications hereunder shall be sufficient if in writing and sent (i) by facsimile transmission (providing confirmation of transmission) or e-mail of a pdf attachment (provided that any notice received by facsimile or e-mail transmission or otherwise at the addressees location on any Business Day
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after 5:00 p.m. (Pacific time) shall be deemed to have been received at 9:00 a.m. (Pacific time) on the next Business Day), or (ii) by reliable overnight delivery service (with proof of service), hand delivery or certified or registered mail (return receipt requested and first-class postage prepaid), addressed as follows (or at such other address for a party as shall be specified in a notice given in accordance with this Section 9.2):
if to Parent or Merger Sub:
Westport Innovations Inc.
1750 West 75th Avenue, Suite 101
Vancouver, British Columbia
Canada V6P 6G2
Phone:   ###-###-####
Email :   ***@***
Attention: Salman Manki, General Counsel
with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:
Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP
787 Seventh Avenue
New York,
New York 10019
Phone:   ###-###-####
Fax:   ###-###-####
Attention: Gordon R. Caplan. Esq.
Matthew J. Guercio, Esq.
if to the Company:
Fuel Systems Solutions, Inc.
780 Third Avenue, 25th Floor
New York, New York 10017
Phone: (646)  ###-###-####
Fax:   ###-###-####
Attention: Pietro Bersani
with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
300 South Grand Avenue, Suite 3400
Los Angeles, California 90071
Phone: (213)  ###-###-####
Fax: (213)  ###-###-####
Attention: Brian J. McCarthy, Esq.
Section 9.3 Interpretation; Certain Definitions. The parties hereto have participated jointly in the negotiation and drafting of this Agreement. Consequently, in the event an ambiguity or question of intent or interpretation arises, this Agreement shall be construed as if drafted jointly by the parties hereto, and no presumption or burden of proof shall arise favoring
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or disfavoring any party by virtue of the authorship of any provision of this Agreement. When a reference is made in this Agreement to an Article, Section, Schedule or Exhibit, such reference shall be to an Article or Section of, or a Schedule or Exhibit to, this Agreement, unless otherwise indicated. The table of contents and headings for this Agreement are for reference purposes only and shall not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement. Whenever the words include, includes or including are used in this Agreement, they shall be deemed to be followed by the words without limitation. The words hereof, herein and hereunder and words of similar import when used in this Agreement shall refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement. All terms defined in this Agreement shall have the defined meanings when used in any certificate or other instrument made or delivered pursuant hereto unless otherwise defined therein. The definitions contained in this Agreement are applicable to the singular as well as the plural forms of such terms and to the masculine as well as to the feminine and neuter genders of such term. Any Law defined or referred to herein or in any agreement or instrument that is referred to herein means such Law as from time to time amended, modified or supplemented, including (in the case of statutes) by succession of comparable successor Laws. References to a person are also to its successors and permitted assigns. All references to dollars or $ refer to currency of the United States of America.
Section 9.4 Severability. If any term or other provision of this Agreement is invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced under any present or future Law, or public policy, (a) such term or other provision shall be fully separable, (b) this Agreement shall be construed and enforced as if such invalid, illegal or unenforceable provision had never comprised a part hereof, and (c) all other conditions and provisions of this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect and shall not be affected by the illegal, invalid or unenforceable term or other provision or by its severance herefrom so long as the economic or legal substance of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement is not affected in any manner materially adverse to any party. Upon such determination that any term or other provision is invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced, the parties hereto shall negotiate in good faith to modify this Agreement so as to effect the original intent of the parties as closely as possible in a mutually acceptable manner in order that transactions contemplated by this Agreement be consummated as originally contemplated to the fullest extent possible.
Section 9.5 Assignment; Delegation. Neither this Agreement nor any rights, interests or obligations hereunder shall be assigned or delegated, in whole or in part, by any of the parties hereto (whether by operation of Law or otherwise) without the prior written consent of the other parties hereto (except to the Surviving Entity).
Section 9.6 Entire Agreement. This Agreement (including the exhibits, annexes and appendices hereto) constitutes, together with the Confidentiality Agreement, the Company Disclosure Letter and the Parent Disclosure Letter, the entire agreement between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings, both written and oral, among the parties, or any of them, with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof.
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respective successors and permitted assigns, except for the provisions of Section 6.9 and 6.17. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the parties acknowledge and agree that the provisions contained in Section 6.23 are included for the sole and exclusive benefit of the respective parties hereto and shall not create any right, express or implied in any other Person. 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 8.5 without notice or liability to any other person. The representations and warranties in this Agreement may represent an allocation among the parties hereto of risks associated with particular matters regardless of the knowledge of any of the parties hereto. Accordingly, 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 of this Agreement or as of any other date.
Section 9.8 Specific Performance. The parties hereto agree that irreparable damage, for which monetary damages (even if available) would not be an adequate remedy, would occur in the event that the parties hereto do not perform the provisions of this Agreement (including failing to take such actions as are required of it hereunder to consummate the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement) in accordance with its specified terms or otherwise breach such provisions. Accordingly, the parties acknowledge and agree that the parties shall be entitled to an injunction, specific performance and other equitable relief to prevent breaches of this Agreement and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions hereof, in addition to any other remedy to which they are entitled at Law or in equity. Each of the parties agrees that it will not oppose the granting of an injunction, specific performance and other equitable relief on the basis that any other party has an adequate remedy at Law or that any award of specific performance is not an appropriate remedy for any reason at Law or in equity. Any party seeking an injunction or injunctions to prevent breaches of this Agreement and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions of this Agreement shall not be required to provide any bond or other security in connection with any such order or injunction.
Section 9.9 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, and by the different parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when executed shall be deemed to be an original but all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page to this Agreement by facsimile transmission or by e-mail of a pdf attachment shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Agreement.
Section 9.10 Governing Law. This Agreement and all actions, proceedings or counterclaims (whether based on contract, tort or otherwise) directly or indirectly arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the actions of Parent, Merger Sub or the Company in the negotiation, administration, performance and enforcement thereof, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Delaware, without giving effect to any choice or conflict of Laws provision or rule (whether of the State of Delaware or any other jurisdiction) that would cause the application of the Laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of Delaware.
Section 9.11 Consent to Jurisdiction.
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(a) Each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the State of Delaware and to the jurisdiction of the United States District Court for the District of Delaware, for the purpose of any action, proceeding or counterclaim (whether based on contract, tort or otherwise) directly or indirectly arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the actions of the parties hereto in the negotiation, administration, performance and enforcement thereof, and each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably agrees that all claims in respect to such action or proceeding may be heard and determined exclusively in any state or federal court located in the State of Delaware.
(b) Each of the parties hereto (i) irrevocably consents to the service of the summons and complaint and any other process in any other action or proceeding relating to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, on behalf of itself or its property, by personal delivery of copies of such process to such party and nothing in this Section 9.11 shall affect the right of any party to serve legal process in any other manner permitted by Law, (ii) consents to submit itself to the personal jurisdiction of any United States federal court located in the State of Delaware or any Delaware state court in the event any dispute arises out of this Agreement or the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, (iii) agrees that it will not attempt to deny or defeat such personal jurisdiction by motion or other request for leave from any such court and (iv) agrees that it will not bring any action relating to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated by this Agreement in any court other than any United States federal court located in the State of Delaware or any Delaware state court. Each of Parent, Merger Sub and the Company agrees that a final judgment in any action or proceeding shall be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by Law.
Section 9.12 WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT ANY CONTROVERSY WHICH MAY ARISE OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT IS LIKELY TO INVOLVE COMPLICATED AND DIFFICULT ISSUES, AND THEREFORE EACH SUCH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT SUCH PARTY MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING OR COUNTERCLAIM (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE) DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY, OR THE ACTIONS OF THE PARTIES HERETO IN THE NEGOTIATION, ADMINISTRATION, PERFORMANCE AND ENFORCEMENT THEREOF. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO CERTIFIES AND ACKNOWLEDGES THAT (A) 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, (B) EACH SUCH PARTY UNDERSTANDS AND HAS CONSIDERED THE IMPLICATIONS OF THIS WAIVER, (C) EACH SUCH PARTY MAKES THIS WAIVER VOLUNTARILY, AND (D) EACH SUCH PARTY HAS BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION 9.12.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Parent, Merger Sub and the Company have caused this Agreement to be executed as of the date first written above by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized.
WESTPORT INNOVATIONS INC. | ||||
By: | /s/ David R. Demers | |||
Name: David R. Demers | ||||
Title: Chief Executive Officer | ||||
WHITEHORSE MERGER SUB INC. | ||||
By: | /s/ David R. Demers | |||
Name: David R. Demers | ||||
Title: Chief Executive Officer | ||||
FUEL SYSTEMS SOLUTIONS, INC. | ||||
By: | /s/ Mariano Costamagna | |||
Name: Mariano Costamagna | ||||
Title: CEO |