AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER among AMPLEXOR USA INC. AMPLEXOR FALCON, INC. and SAJAN, INC. dated as of April 25, 2017

Contract Categories: Mergers & Acquisitions - Merger Agreements
EX-2.1 2 v465201_ex2-1.htm EXHIBIT 2.1

Exhibit 2.1

 

 

 

 

AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER

 

 

among

AMPLEXOR USA INC.

 

AMPLEXOR FALCON, INC.

 

 

and

 

SAJAN, INC.

 

dated as of

 

April 25, 2017

 

 

 

 

 

Article I The Merger 2
     
  Section 1.01 The Merger 2
       
  Section 1.02 Closing 2
       
  Section 1.03 Effective Time 2
       
  Section 1.04 Effects of the Merger 2
       
  Section 1.05 Certificate of Incorporation; By-laws 3
       
  Section 1.06 Directors and Officers 3
       
Article II Closing Payments and Conversion of Shares 3
     
  Section 2.01 Conversion of Shares of Common Stock 3
       
  Section 2.02 Surrender and Payment. 4
       
  Section 2.03 Dissenting Shares 5
       
  Section 2.04 Adjustments 6
       
  Section 2.05 Withholding Rights 6
       
  Section 2.06 Lost Certificates 6
       
  Section 2.07 Treatment of Stock Options 7
       
Article III Representations and Warranties of the Company 7
     
  Section 3.01 Organization; Standing and Power; Charter Documents; Minutes; Subsidiaries. 7
       
  Section 3.02 Capitalization. 8
       
  Section 3.03 Authority; Non-contravention; Governmental Consents. 11
       
  Section 3.04 SEC Filings; Financial Statements; Internal Controls; Sarbanes-Oxley Act Compliance. 13
       
  Section 3.05 Absence of Certain Changes or Events 15
       
  Section 3.06 Taxes 15
       
  Section 3.07 Intellectual Property and Security 18
       
  Section 3.08 Compliance; Permits. 21
       
  Section 3.09 Litigation 22
       
  Section 3.10 Brokers’ and Finders’ Fees 22
       
  Section 3.11 Related Party Transactions 22
       
  Section 3.12 Employee Matters 22
       
  Section 3.13 Real Property and Personal Property Matters. 26
       
  Section 3.14 Environmental Matters 28
       
  Section 3.15 Material Contracts 29

 

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  Section 3.16 Proxy Statement 30
       
  Section 3.17 Fairness Opinion 31
       
Article IV Representations and Warranties of Buyer and Merger Sub 31
     
  Section 4.01 Organization 31
       
  Section 4.02 Authority; Non-contravention; Governmental Consents 31
       
  Section 4.03 Proxy Statement 32
       
  Section 4.04 Financial Capability 33
       
  Section 4.05 Legal Proceedings 33
       
  Section 4.06 Ownership of Company Common Stock 33
       
Article V Covenants 33
     
  Section 5.01 Conduct of Business of the Company 33
       
  Section 5.02 Other Actions 37
       
  Section 5.03 Access to Information; Confidentiality. 36
       
  Section 5.04 No Solicitation. 37
       
  Section 5.05 Stockholders Meeting; Preparation of Proxy Materials. 39
       
  Section 5.06 Notices of Certain Events 40
       
  Section 5.07 Employees; Benefit Plans. 41
       
  Section 5.08 Directors’ and Officers’ Indemnification and Insurance 42
       
  Section 5.09 Reasonable Best Efforts. 44
       
  Section 5.10 Public Announcements 45
       
  Section 5.11 Takeover Statutes 45
       
  Section 5.12 Section 16 Matters 46
       
  Section 5.13 Further Assurances 46
       
Article VI Conditions 46
     
  Section 6.01 Conditions to Each Party’s Obligation to Effect the Merger 46
       
  Section 6.02 Conditions to Obligations of Buyer and Merger Sub 47
       
  Section 6.03 Conditions to Obligation of the Company 48
       
Article VII Termination, Amendment and Waiver 48
     
  Section 7.01 Termination By Mutual Consent 48
       
  Section 7.02 Termination By Either Buyer or the Company 48
       
  Section 7.03 Termination By Buyer 49
       
  Section 7.04 Termination By the Company 50

 

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  Section 7.05 Notice of Termination; Effect of Termination 50
       
  Section 7.06 Fees and Expenses Following Termination. 51
       
  Section 7.07 Amendment 52
       
  Section 7.08 Extension; Waiver 52
       
Article VIII Miscellaneous 52
     
  Section 8.01 Interpretation; Construction. 52
       
  Section 8.02 Survival 53
       
  Section 8.03 Governing Law 53
       
  Section 8.04 Consent to Jurisdiction; Waiver of Jury Trial 53
       
  Section 8.05 Notices 54
       
  Section 8.06 Entire Agreement 55
       
  Section 8.07 No Third Party Beneficiaries 55
       
  Section 8.08 Severability 55
       
  Section 8.09 Assignment 56
       
  Section 8.10 Remedies 56
       

 

Section 8.11 Specific Performance 56
       
  Section 8.12 Counterparts; Effectiveness 56

 

 

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AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER

 

This Agreement and Plan of Merger (this “Agreement”), is entered into as of April 25, 2017, by and among SAJAN, INC., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), AMPLEXOR USA INC., a Delaware corporation (“Buyer”), and AMPLEXOR FALCON, INC., a Delaware corporation and a wholly-owned Subsidiary of Buyer (“Merger Sub”). Capitalized terms used herein (including in the immediately preceding sentence) and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings set forth in Exhibit A attached hereto.

 

RECITALS

 

WHEREAS, upon the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement and in accordance with the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the “DGCL”), Buyer and the Company will enter into a business combination transaction pursuant to which Merger Sub, an entity organized for the sole purpose of entering into the transactions contemplated hereby, will merge with and into the Company with the Company as the surviving corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Buyer;

 

WHEREAS, in the Merger, upon the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement, each share of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Company (the “Company Common Stock”) will be converted into the right to receive the Merger Consideration;

 

WHEREAS, the respective boards of directors of Buyer, Merger Sub, and the Company (with regard to the Company only, and including the special committee of the Company Board, the “Company Board”) have approved this Agreement, the Merger, and the related transactions contemplated hereby, and have determined that the Merger is advisable to, and in the best interests of, the respective companies and their respective stockholders and have resolved to recommend that their respective stockholders consent to and approve this Agreement, the Merger and the related transactions contemplated hereby upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein;

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and promises herein made, and in consideration of the representations and warranties herein contained, and for other good and valuable consideration the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto, intending to become legally bound, hereby agree as follows:

 

  

 

 

Article I
The Merger

 

Section 1.01 The Merger. On the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, and in accordance with the DGCL, at the Effective Time, (a) Merger Sub will merge with and into the Company (the “Merger”), and (b) the separate corporate existence of Merger Sub will cease and the Company will continue its corporate existence under the DGCL as the surviving corporation in the Merger (sometimes referred to herein as the “Surviving Corporation”).

 

Section 1.02 Closing. Upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein, the closing of the Merger (the “Closing”) will take place at 10:00 a.m., Chicago time, as soon as practicable (and, in any event, within three (3) Business Days) after satisfaction or, to the extent permitted hereunder, waiver of all conditions to the Merger set forth in Article VI (other than those conditions that by their nature are to be satisfied at the Closing, but subject to the satisfaction or, to the extent permitted hereunder, waiver of all such conditions), unless this Agreement has been terminated pursuant to its terms or unless another time or date is agreed to in writing by the parties hereto. The Closing shall be held at the offices of Quarles & Brady LLP, 300 North LaSalle Street, Chicago, Illinois 60654, unless another place is agreed to in writing by the parties hereto, and the actual date of the Closing is hereinafter referred to as the “Closing Date”.

 

Section 1.03 Effective Time. Subject to the provisions of this Agreement, at the Closing, the Company, Buyer and Merger Sub will cause a certificate of merger in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B (the “Certificate of Merger”) to be executed, acknowledged and filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware in accordance with the relevant provisions of the DGCL and shall make all other filings or recordings required under the DGCL. The Merger will become effective at such time as the Certificate of Merger has been duly filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware or at such later date or time as may be agreed by the Company and Buyer in writing and specified in the Certificate of Merger in accordance with the DGCL (the effective time of the Merger being hereinafter referred to as the “Effective Time”).

 

Section 1.04 Effects of the Merger. The Merger shall have the effects set forth herein, in the Certificate of Merger and in the applicable provisions of the DGCL. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, and subject thereto, from and after the Effective Time, all property, rights, privileges, immunities, powers, franchises, licenses and authority of the Company and Merger Sub shall vest in the Surviving Corporation, and all debts, liabilities, obligations, restrictions and duties of each of the Company and Merger Sub shall become the debts, liabilities, obligations, restrictions and duties of the Surviving Corporation.

 

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Section 1.05 Certificate of Incorporation; By-laws. At the Effective Time: (a) the certificate of incorporation of the Company shall be amended and restated so as to read in its entirety as set forth in Exhibit C, and, as so amended and restated, shall be the certificate of incorporation of the Surviving Corporation until thereafter amended in accordance with the terms thereof or as provided by applicable Law; and (b) the by-laws of Merger Sub, as in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time, will be the by-laws of the Surviving Corporation (except with respect to the name of the Surviving Corporation, which shall be “Sajan, Inc.”), until thereafter amended in accordance with the terms thereof, the certificate of incorporation of the Surviving Corporation or as provided by applicable Law.

 

Section 1.06 Directors and Officers. The directors and officers of Merger Sub, in each case, immediately prior to the Effective Time shall, from and after the Effective Time, be the directors and officers, respectively, of the Surviving Corporation until their successors have been duly elected or appointed and qualified or until their earlier death, resignation or removal in accordance with the certificate of incorporation and by-laws of the Surviving Corporation.

 

Article II
Closing Payments and Conversion of Shares

 

Section 2.01 Conversion of Shares of Common Stock. At the Effective Time, by virtue of the Merger and without any action on the part of Buyer, Merger Sub, the Company or the holder of any capital stock of Buyer, Merger Sub or the Company:

 

(a)       Each share of Company Common Stock that is held in the treasury of the Company immediately prior to the Effective Time will be cancelled and retired without any conversion thereof and no payment or distribution will be made with respect thereto.

 

(b)       Each share of Company Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time (other than (i) shares of Company Common Stock to be cancelled and retired in accordance with Section 2.01(a), and (ii) Dissenting Shares) will be converted into the right to receive $5.83 in cash, without interest (the “Merger Consideration”).

 

(c)       At the Effective Time, all shares of Company Common Stock will no longer be outstanding, will be cancelled and retired, and will cease to exist, and, subject to Section 2.03, each holder of a certificate formerly representing any such shares of Company Common Stock (each, a “Certificate”) will cease to have any rights with respect thereto, except the right to receive the Merger Consideration in accordance with Section 2.02 hereof.

 

(d)       Each share of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of Merger Sub issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be converted into and become one newly issued, fully paid and non-assessable share of common stock of the Surviving Corporation.

 

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Section 2.02 Surrender and Payment.

 

(a)       Prior to the Effective Time, Buyer shall appoint an exchange agent reasonably acceptable to the Company (the “Exchange Agent”) to act as the agent for the purpose of exchanging for the Merger Consideration for: (i) the Certificates, or (ii) book-entry shares which immediately prior to the Effective Time represented the shares of Company Common Stock (the “Book-Entry Shares”). On and after the Effective Time, Buyer shall deposit, or cause the Surviving Corporation to deposit, with the Exchange Agent, sufficient funds to pay the aggregate Merger Consideration that is payable in respect of all of the shares of Company Common Stock represented by the Certificates and the Book-Entry Shares (the “Payment Fund”) in amounts and at the times necessary for such payments. If for any reason the Payment Fund is inadequate to pay the amounts to which holders of shares of Company Common Stock shall be entitled under Section 2.01(b), Buyer shall take all steps necessary to enable or cause the Surviving Corporation promptly to deposit in trust additional cash with the Exchange Agent sufficient to make all payments required under this Agreement, and Buyer and the Surviving Corporation shall in any event be liable for the payment thereof. The Payment Fund shall not be used for any other purpose. The Surviving Corporation shall pay all charges and expenses, including those of the Exchange Agent, in connection with the exchange of shares of Company Common Stock for the Merger Consideration. Promptly after the Effective Time, Buyer shall send, or shall cause the Exchange Agent to send, to each record holder of shares of Company Common Stock at the Effective Time, a letter of transmittal and instructions (which shall specify that the delivery shall be effected, and risk of loss and title shall pass, only upon proper delivery of the Certificates or transfer of the Book-Entry Shares to the Exchange Agent) for use in such exchange.

 

(b)       Each holder of shares of Company Common Stock that have been converted into the right to receive the Merger Consideration shall be entitled to receive the Merger Consideration in respect of the shares of Company Common Stock represented by a Certificate or Book-Entry Share upon (i) surrender to the Exchange Agent of a Certificate, together with a duly completed and validly executed letter of transmittal and such other documents as may reasonably be requested by the Exchange Agent, or (ii) receipt of an “agent’s message” by the Exchange Agent (or such other evidence, if any, of transfer as the Exchange Agent may reasonably request) in the case of Book-Entry Shares. Until so surrendered or transferred, as the case may be, and subject to the terms set forth in Section 2.03, each such Certificate or Book-Entry Share, as applicable, shall represent after the Effective Time for all purposes only the right to receive the Merger Consideration payable in respect thereof. No interest shall be paid or accrued on the cash payable upon the surrender or transfer of any Certificate or Book-Entry Share. Upon payment of the Merger Consideration pursuant to the provisions of this Article II, each Certificate or Certificates so surrendered shall immediately be cancelled.

 

(c)       If any portion of the Merger Consideration is to be paid to a Person other than the Person in whose name the surrendered Certificate or the transferred Book-Entry Share, as applicable, is registered, it shall be a condition to such payment that (i) such Certificate shall be properly endorsed or shall otherwise be in proper form for transfer or such Book-Entry Share shall be properly transferred, and (ii) the Person requesting such payment shall pay to the Exchange Agent any transfer or other Tax required as a result of such payment to a Person other than the registered holder of such Certificate or Book-Entry Share, as applicable, or establish to the reasonable satisfaction of the Exchange Agent that such Tax has been paid or is not payable.

 

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(d)       All Merger Consideration paid upon the surrender of Certificates or transfer of Book-Entry Shares in accordance with the terms hereof shall be deemed to have been paid in full satisfaction of all rights pertaining to the shares of Company Common Stock formerly represented by such Certificate or Book-Entry Shares, and from and after the Effective Time, there shall be no further registration of transfers of shares of Company Common Stock on the stock transfer books of the Surviving Corporation. If, after the Effective Time, Certificates or Book-Entry Shares are presented to the Surviving Corporation, they shall be cancelled and exchanged for the Merger Consideration provided for, and in accordance with the procedures set forth, in this Article II.

 

(e)       Any portion of the Payment Fund that remains unclaimed by the holders of shares of Company Common Stock six (6) months after the Effective Time shall be returned to Buyer, upon demand, and any such holder who has not exchanged shares of Company Common Stock for the Merger Consideration in accordance with this Section 2.02 prior to that time shall thereafter look only to Buyer for payment of the Merger Consideration. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Buyer shall not be liable to any holder of shares of Company Common Stock for any amounts paid to a public official pursuant to applicable abandoned property, escheat or similar Laws. Any amounts remaining unclaimed by holders of shares of Company Common Stock two (2) years after the Effective Time (or such earlier date immediately prior to such time when the amounts would otherwise escheat to or become property of any Governmental Entity) shall become, to the extent permitted by applicable Law, the property of Buyer free and clear of any claims or interest of any Person previously entitled thereto.

 

(f)       Any portion of the Merger Consideration made available to the Exchange Agent in respect of any Dissenting Shares shall be returned to Buyer, upon demand.

 

Section 2.03 Dissenting Shares. Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, including Section 2.01, shares of Company Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time (other than shares cancelled and retired in accordance with Section 2.01(a)) and held by a holder who has not voted in favor of adoption of this Agreement or consented thereto in writing and who has properly exercised appraisal rights of such shares in accordance with Section 262 of the DGCL (such shares of Company Common Stock being referred to collectively as the “Dissenting Shares” until such time as such holder fails to perfect or otherwise loses such holder’s appraisal rights under the DGCL with respect to such shares of Company Common Stock) shall not be converted into a right to receive the Merger Consideration, but instead shall be entitled to only such rights as are granted by Section 262 of the DGCL; provided, however, that if, after the Effective Time, such holder fails to perfect, withdraws or loses such holder’s right to appraisal pursuant to Section 262 of the DGCL or if a court of competent jurisdiction shall determine that such holder is not entitled to the relief provided by Section 262 of the DGCL, such shares of Company Common Stock shall be treated as if they had been converted as of the Effective Time into the right to receive the Merger Consideration in accordance with Section 2.01(b), without interest thereon, upon surrender of such Certificate formerly representing such share of Company Common Stock or transfer of such Book-Entry Share, as the case may be. The Company shall provide Buyer prompt written notice of any demands received by the Company for appraisal of shares of Company Common Stock, any withdrawal of any such demand and any other demand, notice or instrument delivered to the Company prior to the Effective Time pursuant to the DGCL that relates to such demand, and Buyer shall have the opportunity and right to direct all negotiations and proceedings with respect to such demands. Except with the prior written consent of Buyer, the Company shall not make any payment with respect to, or settle or offer to settle, any such demands.

 

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Section 2.04 Adjustments. Without limiting the other provisions of this Agreement, if at any time during the period between the date of this Agreement and the Effective Time, any change in the outstanding shares of capital stock of the Company shall occur (other than the issuance of additional shares of capital stock of the Company as permitted by this Agreement), including by reason of any reclassification, recapitalization, stock split (including reverse stock split) or combination, exchange or readjustment of shares, or any stock dividend or distribution paid in stock, the Merger Consideration and any other amounts payable pursuant to this Agreement shall be appropriately adjusted to reflect such change.

 

Section 2.05 Withholding Rights. Each of the Exchange Agent, Buyer, Merger Sub and the Surviving Corporation shall be entitled to deduct and withhold from the consideration otherwise payable to any Person pursuant to this Article II such amounts as may be required to be deducted and withheld with respect to the making of such payment under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and applicable Treasury Regulations issued pursuant thereto (the “Code”), or any provision of state, local or foreign Tax Law. To the extent that amounts are so deducted and withheld by the Exchange Agent, Buyer, Merger Sub or the Surviving Corporation, as the case may be, such amounts shall be treated for all purposes of this Agreement as having been paid to the Person in respect of which the Exchange Agent, Buyer, Merger Sub or the Surviving Corporation, as the case may be, made such deduction and withholding.

 

Section 2.06 Lost Certificates. If any Certificate shall have been lost, stolen or destroyed, upon the making of an affidavit of that fact by the Person claiming such Certificate to be lost, stolen or destroyed and, if required by Buyer, the posting by such Person of a bond, in such reasonable amount as Buyer 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 be paid in respect of the shares of Company Common Stock formerly represented by such Certificate as contemplated under this Article II.

 

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Section 2.07 Treatment of Stock Options.

 

(a)       The Company shall take all requisite action so that, at the Effective Time, each option to acquire shares of Company Common Stock (each, a “Company Stock Option”) that is outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time, whether or not then vested or exercisable, shall immediately accelerate and vest and become exercisable and shall be, by virtue of the Merger and without any action on the part of Buyer, Merger Sub, the Company, the holder of that Company Stock Option or any other Person, cancelled and converted into the right to receive from Buyer and the Surviving Corporation, as promptly as reasonably practicable after the Effective Time (but in no event later than the later of fifteen (15) calendar days following the Closing and the first Business Day on which the Surviving Corporation pays payroll following the Closing), an amount in cash, without interest, equal to the product of (i) the aggregate number of shares of Company Common Stock subject to such Company Stock Option, multiplied by (ii) the excess, if any, of the Merger Consideration over the per share exercise price of such Company Stock Option, less any Taxes required to be withheld in accordance with Section 2.05.

 

(b)       At or prior to the Effective Time, the Company, the Company Board and the compensation committee of the Company Board, as applicable, shall adopt any resolutions and take any actions (including obtaining any employee consents) that may be necessary to effectuate the provisions of paragraph (a) of this Section 2.07.

 

Article III
Representations and Warranties of the Company

 

Except (a) as disclosed in the Company SEC Documents, in each case filed or furnished on or after January 1, 2017 and prior to the date hereof (excluding any forward-looking disclosures contained in “Forward Looking Statements” and “Risk Factors” sections of the Company SEC Documents and any other disclosures included therein to the extent they are primarily predictive, cautionary or forward-looking in nature, other than any factual information contained therein), or (b) as set forth in the correspondingly numbered Section of the disclosure letter, dated the date of this Agreement and delivered by the Company to Buyer contemporaneously with the execution of this Agreement (the “Company Disclosure Letter”), the Company hereby represents and warrants to Buyer and Merger Sub as follows:

 

Section 3.01 Organization; Standing and Power; Charter Documents; Minutes; Subsidiaries.

 

(a)       Organization; Standing and Power. The Company and each of its Subsidiaries is a corporation, limited liability company or other legal entity duly organized, validly existing and in good standing (with respect to jurisdictions that recognize the concept of good standing) under the Laws of its jurisdiction of organization, and has the requisite corporate, limited liability company or other organizational, as applicable, power and authority to own, lease and operate its assets and to carry on its business as now conducted, except, with respect to the Company’s Subsidiaries, where the failure to be so validly existing and in good standing would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect. Each of the Company and its Subsidiaries is duly qualified or licensed to do business as a foreign corporation, limited liability company or other legal entity and is in good standing (with respect to jurisdictions that recognize the concept of good standing) in each jurisdiction where the character of the assets and properties owned, leased or operated by it or the nature of its business makes such qualification or license necessary, except where the failure to be so qualified or licensed or to be in good standing, would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect.

 

 

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(b)       Charter Documents. The Company has delivered or made available to Buyer a true and correct copy of the certificate of incorporation (including any certificate of designations), by-laws or like organizational documents, each as amended to date (collectively, the “Charter Documents”), of the Company and each of its Subsidiaries. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is in violation of any of the provisions of its Charter Documents.

 

(c)       Subsidiaries. Section 3.01(c)(i) of the Company Disclosure Letter lists each of the Subsidiaries of the Company as of the date hereof and its place of organization. Each Subsidiary of the Company is, directly or indirectly, wholly-owned by the Company. All of the outstanding shares of capital stock of, or other equity or voting interests in, each Subsidiary of the Company have been validly issued, were issued free of pre-emptive rights and are fully paid and non-assessable, and are free and clear of all Liens, including any restriction on the right to vote, sell or otherwise dispose of such capital stock or other equity or voting interests, except for any Liens (x) imposed by applicable securities Laws or (y) arising pursuant to the Charter Documents of any non-wholly-owned Subsidiary of the Company. Except for the capital stock of, or other equity or voting interests in, its Subsidiaries, the Company does not own, directly or indirectly, any capital stock of, or other equity or voting interests in, any Person.

 

Section 3.02 Capitalization.

 

(a)       Capital Stock. The authorized capital stock of the Company consists of: (i) thirty-five million (35,000,000) shares of Company Common Stock and (ii) ten million (10,000,000) shares of preferred stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Company (the “Company Preferred Stock”). As of the close of business on March 31, 2017, (x) four million seven hundred ninety-six thousand three hundred eighty-three (4,796,383) shares of Company Common Stock were issued and outstanding, (y) no shares of Company Common Stock were issued and held by the Company in its treasury, and (z) no shares of Company Preferred Stock were issued and outstanding or held by the Company in its treasury, and since March 31, 2017 and through the date hereof, no additional shares of Company Common Stock or shares of Company Preferred Stock have been issued other than the issuance of shares of Company Common Stock upon the exercise of Company Stock Options. All of the outstanding shares of capital stock of the Company are, and all shares of capital stock of the Company which may be issued as contemplated or permitted by this Agreement will be, when issued, duly authorized and validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable and not subject to any pre-emptive rights. No Subsidiary of the Company owns any shares of Company Common Stock.

 

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(b)       Stock Options.

 

(i)       As of the close of business on March 31, 2017, an aggregate of four hundred sixty-two thousand eight hundred twenty-six (462,826) shares of Company Common Stock were reserved for issuance pursuant to Company Stock Options granted under the Sajan, Inc. 2004 Amended and Restated Long Term Incentive Plan and the Sajan, Inc. 2014 Equity Incentive Plan (the plans referred to immediately above and the award or other applicable agreements entered into thereunder, in each case as amended, are collectively referred to herein as the “Company Stock Plans”), and since March 31, 2017 and through the date hereof, no Company Stock Options have been granted. Section 3.02(b)(i) of the Company Disclosure Letter sets forth as of the close of business on March 31, 2017 a list of each outstanding Company Stock Option granted under the Company Stock Plans and (A) the name of the holder of such Company Stock Option, (B) the number of shares of Company Common Stock subject to such outstanding Company Stock Option, (C) the exercise price, purchase price or similar pricing of such Company Stock Option, (D) the date on which such Company Stock Option was granted or issued, (E) the extent to which such Company Stock Option is vested and exercisable as of March 31, 2017, (F) the governing agreement or arrangement respect thereto, (G) the type of Company Stock Option (incentive stock option or non-qualified stock option), and (H) the date on which such Company Stock Option expires. All shares of Company Common Stock reserved for issuance pursuant to Company Stock Options, upon issuance in accordance with the terms and conditions specified in the instruments pursuant to which they are issuable, will be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable.

 

(ii)       Except for the Company Stock Plans, there are no other outstanding stock option plans or any other plans or agreements providing for equity compensation to any Person and there are no Contracts to which the Company is a party obligating the Company to accelerate the vesting of any Company Stock Options as a result of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (whether alone or upon occurrence of any additional or subsequent events). The Company Stock Plans have been duly authorized, approved, and adopted by the Company Board and the Company’s stockholders and are in full force and effect. The Company has reserved for issuance two hundred one thousand seven hundred fifty (201,750) shares of Company Common Stock pursuant to the Company Stock Plans, excluding shares set aside for issuance pursuant to outstanding Company Stock Options. Each compensatory grant of an equity interest in the Company, whether in the form of Company Stock Options or otherwise, and all shares of capital stock of the Company underlying each such grant (A) have been issued in accordance with and are in compliance in all material respects with all applicable securities Laws, the Company Stock Plans and the Charter Documents of the Company and (B) were not issued in violation of any preemptive rights or similar rights.

 

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(iii)       Other than the Company Stock Options, as of the date hereof, there are no outstanding (A) securities of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries convertible into or exchangeable for Voting Debt or shares of capital stock of the Company, (B) options, warrants or other agreements or commitments to acquire from the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or obligations of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to issue, any Voting Debt or shares of capital stock of (or securities convertible into or exchangeable for shares of capital stock of) the Company or (C) restricted shares, restricted stock units, stock appreciation rights, performance shares, profit participation rights, contingent value rights, “phantom” stock or similar securities or rights that are derivative of, or provide economic benefits based, directly or indirectly, on the value or price of, any shares of capital stock of the Company, in each case that have been issued by the Company or its Subsidiaries (the items in clauses (A), (B) and (C), together with the capital stock of the Company, being referred to collectively as “Company Securities”). All outstanding shares of Company Common Stock, all outstanding Company Stock Options, and all outstanding shares of capital stock, voting securities or other ownership interests in any Subsidiary of the Company have been issued or granted, as applicable, in compliance in all material respects with all applicable securities Laws.

 

(iv)       There are no outstanding Contracts requiring the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to repurchase, redeem, acquire or otherwise transfer any Company Securities or Company Subsidiary Securities (including any agreements relating to rights of first refusal, “co-sale” rights or “drag-away” rights). Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to any voting agreement with respect to any Company Securities or Company Subsidiary Securities.

 

(c)       Voting Debt. There are no bonds, debentures, notes or other indebtedness issued by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (i) having the right to vote on any matters on which stockholders or equityholders of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries may vote (or which is convertible into, or exchangeable for, securities having such right), or (ii) the value of which is directly based upon or derived from the capital stock, voting securities or other ownership interests of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, are issued or outstanding (collectively, “Voting Debt”).

 

(d)       Company Subsidiary Securities. As of the date hereof, there are no outstanding (i) securities of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries convertible into or exchangeable for Voting Debt, capital stock, voting securities or other ownership interests in any Subsidiary of the Company, (ii) options, warrants or other agreements or commitments to acquire from the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or obligations of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to issue, any Voting Debt, capital stock, voting securities or other ownership interests in (or securities convertible into or exchangeable for capital stock, voting securities or other ownership interests in) any Subsidiary of the Company, or (iii) restricted shares, restricted stock units, stock appreciation rights, performance shares, profit participation rights, contingent value rights, “phantom” stock or similar securities or rights that are derivative of, or provide economic benefits based, directly or indirectly, on the value or price of, any capital stock or voting securities of, or other ownership interests in, any Subsidiary of the Company, in each case that have been issued by a Subsidiary of the Company (the items in clauses (i), (ii) and (iii), together with the capital stock, voting securities or other ownership interests of such Subsidiaries, being referred to collectively as “Company Subsidiary Securities”).

 

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Section 3.03 Authority; Non-contravention; Governmental Consents.

 

(a)       Authority. The Company has all requisite corporate power and authority to enter into and to perform its obligations under this Agreement and, subject to, in the case of the consummation of the Merger, adoption of this Agreement by the affirmative vote or consent of the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of Company Common Stock (the “Company Requisite Vote”), 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 has been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of the Company and no other corporate proceedings on the part of the Company are necessary to authorize the execution and delivery of this Agreement or to consummate the Merger and the other transactions contemplated hereby, subject only, in the case of consummation of the Merger, to the receipt of the Company Requisite Vote. The Company Requisite Vote is the only vote or consent of the holders of any class or series of the Company’s capital stock necessary to approve and adopt this Agreement, approve the Merger and consummate the Merger and the other transactions contemplated hereby. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Company and, assuming due execution and delivery by Buyer and Merger Sub, constitutes the valid and binding obligation of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium and other similar Laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and by general principles of equity.

 

(b)       Non-contravention. The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by the Company, and the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including the Merger, do not and will not: (i) contravene or conflict with, or result in any violation or breach of, the Charter Documents of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries; (ii) subject to compliance with the requirements set forth in clauses (i) through (v) of Section 3.03(c) and, in the case of the consummation of the Merger, obtaining the Company Requisite Vote, conflict with or violate any Law applicable to the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective properties or assets; (iii) result in any breach of or constitute a default (or an event that with notice or lapse of time or both would become a default) under, or alter the rights or obligations of any third party under, or give to others any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation, or require any Consent under, any Contract to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party or otherwise bound as of the date hereof; or (iv) result in the creation of a Lien (other than Permitted Liens) on any of the properties or assets of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, except, in the case of each of clauses (ii), (iii) and (iv), for any conflicts, violations, breaches, defaults, alterations, terminations, amendments, accelerations, cancellations or Liens, or where the failure to obtain any Consents, in each case, would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect.

 

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(c)       Governmental Consents. No consent, approval, order or authorization of, or registration, declaration or filing with, or notice to (any of the foregoing being a “Consent”), any supranational, national, state, municipal, local or foreign government, any instrumentality, subdivision, court, administrative agency or commission or other governmental authority, or any quasi-governmental or private body exercising any regulatory or other governmental or quasi-governmental authority (a “Governmental Entity”) is required to be obtained or made by the Company in connection with the execution, delivery and performance by the Company of this Agreement or the consummation by the Company of the Merger and other transactions contemplated hereby, except for: (i) the filing of the Certificate of Merger with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware; (ii) the filing of the Company Proxy Statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) in accordance with the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and such reports under the Exchange Act as may be required in connection with this Agreement, the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement; (iii) such Consents as may be required under any Laws that are designed or intended to prohibit, restrict or regulate actions having the purpose or effect of monopolization or restraint of trade or significant impediments or lessening of competition or creation or strengthening of a dominant position through merger or acquisition (“Antitrust Laws”), in any case that are applicable to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement; (iv) such Consents as may be required under applicable state securities or “blue sky” Laws and the securities Laws of any foreign country or the rules and regulations of the NASDAQ Stock Market, LLC (“Nasdaq”); (v) the other Consents of Governmental Entities listed in Section 3.03(c) of the Company Disclosure Letter; and (vi) such other Consents which if not obtained or made would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect.

 

(d)       Board Approval. The Company Board, by resolutions duly adopted by unanimous vote at a meeting of all committee members or directors of the Company, as applicable, duly called and held and, as of the date hereof, not subsequently rescinded or modified in any way, has, as of the date hereof (i) determined that this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, including the Merger, are fair to, and in the best interests of, the Company’s stockholders, (ii) approved and declared advisable the “agreement of merger” (as such term is used in Section 251 of the DGCL) contained in this Agreement and the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including the Merger, in accordance with the DGCL, (iii) directed that the “agreement of merger” contained in this Agreement be submitted to Company’s stockholders for adoption, and (iv) resolved to recommend that Company stockholders adopt the “agreement of merger” set forth in this Agreement (collectively, the “Company Board Recommendation”) and directed that such matter be submitted for consideration of the stockholders of the Company at the Company Stockholders Meeting.

 

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(e)       Takeover Statutes. Assuming the accuracy of Section 4.06 hereof, no “fair price,” “moratorium,” “control share acquisition,” “business combination” or other similar anti-takeover statute or regulation (including Section 203 of the DGCL) enacted under any federal, state, local or foreign laws applicable to the Company is applicable to this Agreement, the Merger or any of the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Assuming the accuracy of Section 4.06 hereof, the Company Board has taken all actions so that the restrictions contained in Section 203 of the DGCL applicable to a “business combination” (as defined in such Section 203) will not apply to the execution, delivery or performance of this Agreement and the consummation of the Merger and the other transactions contemplated hereby.

 

Section 3.04 SEC Filings; Financial Statements; Internal Controls; Sarbanes-Oxley Act Compliance.

 

(a)       SEC Filings. The Company has timely filed with or furnished to, as applicable, the SEC all registration statements, prospectuses, reports, schedules, forms, statements and other documents (including exhibits and all other information incorporated by reference) required to be filed or furnished by it with the SEC since January 1, 2015 (the “Company SEC Documents”). The Company has made available to Buyer all such Company SEC Documents that it has so filed or furnished prior to the date hereof. As of their respective filing dates (or, if amended or superseded by a subsequent filing, as of the date of the last such amendment or superseding filing prior to the date hereof), each of the Company SEC Documents complied as to form in all material respects with the applicable requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and the Exchange Act, and the rules and regulations of the SEC thereunder applicable to such Company SEC Documents. None of the Company SEC Documents, including any financial statements, schedules or exhibits included or incorporated by reference therein at the time they were filed (or, if amended or superseded by a subsequent filing, as of the date of the last such amendment or superseding filing prior to the date hereof), contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. None of the Company’s Subsidiaries is required to file or furnish any forms, reports or other documents with the SEC.

 

(b)       Financial Statements. Each of the consolidated financial statements (including, in each case, any related notes thereto) contained in the Company SEC Documents: (i) complied as to form in all material respects with the published rules and regulations of the SEC with respect thereto as of their respective dates; (ii) was prepared in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods involved (except as may be indicated in the notes thereto and, in the case of unaudited interim financial statements, as may be permitted by the SEC for Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q); and (iii) fairly presented in all material respects the consolidated financial position of the Company and its consolidated Subsidiaries at the respective dates thereof and the consolidated results of the Company’s operations and cash flows for the periods indicated therein, subject, in the case of unaudited interim financial statements, to normal and year-end audit adjustments as permitted by GAAP and the applicable rules and regulations of the SEC.

 

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(c)       Internal Controls. The Company and each of its Subsidiaries has established and maintains a system of “internal control over financial reporting” (as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) of the Exchange Act) that is sufficient to provide reasonable assurance (i) regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with GAAP, (ii) that receipts and expenditures of the Company and its Subsidiaries are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and the Company Board, and (iii) regarding prevention or timely detection of the unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of the Company’s and its Subsidiaries’ assets that could have a material effect on the Company’s financial statements.

 

(d)       Disclosure Controls and Procedures. The Company’s “disclosure controls and procedures” (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) of the Exchange Act) are designed to ensure that all information (both financial and non-financial) required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the rules and forms of the SEC, and that all such information is accumulated and communicated to the Company’s management as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure and to make the certifications of the chief executive officer and chief financial officer of the Company required under the Exchange Act with respect to such reports. The Company has disclosed, based on its most recent evaluation of such disclosure controls and procedures prior to the date of this Agreement, to the Company’s auditors and the audit committee of the Company Board and on Section 3.04(d) of the Company Disclosure Letter (i) any significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal controls over financial reporting that could adversely affect in any material respect the Company’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information, and (ii) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the Company’s internal controls over financial reporting. For purposes of this Agreement, the terms “significant deficiency” and “material weakness” shall have the meaning assigned to them in Public Company Accounting Oversight Board Auditing Standard 2, as in effect on the date of this Agreement.

 

(e)       Undisclosed Liabilities. The audited balance sheet of the Company dated as of December 31, 2016 contained in the Company SEC Documents filed prior to the date hereof is hereinafter referred to as the “Company Balance Sheet.” Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has any Liabilities other than Liabilities that (i) are reflected or recorded on the Company Balance Sheet (including in the notes thereto), (ii) were incurred since the date of the Company Balance Sheet in the ordinary course of business, (iii) are incurred in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, or (iv) would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect.

 

(f)       Off-balance Sheet Arrangements. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to, or has any commitment to become a party to, any joint venture, off balance sheet partnership or any similar Contract (including any Contract or arrangement relating to any transaction or relationship between or among the Company and any of its Subsidiaries, on the one hand, and any unconsolidated affiliate, including any structured finance, special purpose or limited purpose entity or person, on the other hand, or any “off balance sheet arrangements” (as defined in Item 303(a) of Regulation S-K under the Exchange Act)), where the result, purpose or intended effect of such Contract is to avoid disclosure of any material transaction involving, or material liabilities of, the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in the Company’s or such Subsidiary’s published financial statements or other Company SEC Documents.

 

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(g)       Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance. Each of the principal executive officer and the principal financial officer of the Company (or each former principal executive officer and each former principal financial officer of the Company, as applicable) has made all certifications required by Rule 13a-14 or 15d-14 under the Exchange Act and Sections 302 and 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (including the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, the “Sarbanes-Oxley Act”) with respect to the Company SEC Documents, and the statements contained in such certifications are true and accurate in all material respects. For purposes of this Agreement, “principal executive officer” and “principal financial officer” shall have the meanings given to such terms in the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has outstanding (nor has arranged or modified since the enactment of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act) any “extensions of credit” (within the meaning of Section 402 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act) to directors or executive officers (as defined in Rule 3b-7 under the Exchange Act) of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries. The Company is otherwise in compliance with all applicable provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and the applicable listing and corporate governance rules of Nasdaq, except for any non-compliance that would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect.

 

Section 3.05 Absence of Certain Changes or Events. Since the date of the Company Balance Sheet, except in connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, the business of the Company and each of its Subsidiaries has been conducted in the ordinary course of business and there has not been or occurred:

 

(a)       any Company Material Adverse Effect or any event, condition, change or effect that could reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect; or

 

(b)       any event, condition, action or effect that, if taken during the period from the date of this Agreement through the Effective Time, would constitute a breach of Section 5.01.

 

Section 3.06 Taxes.

 

(a)       Tax Returns and Payment of Taxes. The Company and each of its Subsidiaries have duly and timely filed or caused to be filed (taking into account any valid extensions) all material Tax Returns required to be filed by them. Such Tax Returns are true, complete and correct in all material respects. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is currently the beneficiary of any extension of time within which to file any Tax Return other than extensions of time to file Tax Returns obtained in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice. All material Taxes due and owing by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (whether or not shown on any Tax Return) have been timely paid or, where payment is not yet due, the Company has made an adequate provision for such Taxes in the Company’s financial statements (in accordance with GAAP). The Company’s most recent financial statements reflect an adequate reserve (in accordance with GAAP) for all material Taxes payable by the Company and its Subsidiaries through the date of such financial statements. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has incurred any material liability for Taxes since the date of the Company’s most recent financial statements outside the ordinary course of business or otherwise inconsistent with past practice.

 

 

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(b)       Availability of Tax Returns. The Company has made available to Buyer complete and accurate copies of all federal, state, local and foreign income, franchise and other material Tax Returns filed by or on behalf of the Company or its Subsidiaries for any Tax period ending after December 31, 2013.

 

(c)       Withholding. The Company and each of its Subsidiaries have withheld and paid each Tax required to have been withheld and paid in connection with amounts paid or owing to any employee, independent contractor, creditor, customer, shareholder or other party, and materially complied with all information reporting and backup withholding provisions of applicable Law.

 

(d)       Liens. There are no Liens for material Taxes upon the assets of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries other than for current Taxes not yet due and payable or for Taxes that are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and for which adequate reserves in accordance with GAAP has been made in the Company’s financial statements. There are no unresolved questions, claims or disputes concerning the material liability for Taxes of or with respect to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries other than those for which there are adequate reserves in accordance with GAAP has been made in the Company’s financial statements.

 

(e)       Tax Deficiencies and Audits. No deficiency for any material amount of Taxes which has been proposed, asserted or assessed in writing by any taxing authority against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries remains unpaid. There are no waivers or extensions of any statute of limitations currently in effect with respect to Taxes of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries. There are no audits, suits, proceedings, investigations, claims, examinations or other administrative or judicial proceedings ongoing or pending with respect to any material Taxes of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries. There are no outstanding subpoenas or requests for information with respect to any of the Tax Returns which include any income, gain, loss deduction or credit or other items of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries that are relevant for Taxes.

 

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(f)       Tax Jurisdictions. No claim has ever been made in writing by any taxing authority in a jurisdiction where the Company and its Subsidiaries do not file Tax Returns that the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is or may be subject to Tax in that jurisdiction.

 

(g)       Tax Rulings. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has requested or is the subject of or bound by any private letter ruling, technical advice memorandum or similar ruling or memorandum with any taxing authority with respect to any material Taxes, nor is any such request outstanding.

 

(h)       Consolidated Groups, Transferee Liability and Tax Agreements. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries: (i) has been a member of an affiliated group filing a consolidated Tax Return (other than a group the common parent of which was the Company), (ii) has any liability for the Taxes of any Person (other than the Company or any of its Subsidiaries) under Treasury Regulations Section 1.1502-6 (or any similar provision of local, state or foreign Law), as a transferee or successor, by Contract, or otherwise, or (iii) is a party to, bound by or has any material liability under any Tax sharing, allocation or indemnification agreement or arrangement (other than with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and other than customary Tax indemnifications contained in credit or other commercial agreements the primary purpose of which agreements does not relate to Taxes).

 

(i)       Change in Accounting Method. Neither Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has agreed to make, nor is it required to make, any adjustment under Sections 481(a) of the Code or any comparable provision of state, local or foreign Tax Laws by reason of a change in accounting method or otherwise.

 

(j)       Post-Closing Tax Items. The Company and its Subsidiaries will not be required to include any material item of income in, or exclude any material item of deduction from, taxable income for any taxable period (or portion thereof) ending after the Closing Date as a result of any (i) “closing agreement” as described in Section 7121 of the Code (or any corresponding or similar provision of state, local or foreign income Tax Law) executed 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.

 

(k)       Ownership Changes. Without regard to this Agreement, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has undergone an “ownership change” within the meaning of Section 382 of the Code.

 

(l)       US Real Property Holding Corporation. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has been a United States real property holding corporation (as defined in Section 897(c)(2) of the Code) during the applicable period specified in Section 897(c)(1)(a) of the Code.

 

(m)       Section 355. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has been a “distributing corporation” or a “controlled corporation” in connection with a distribution described in Section 355 of the Code.

 

(n)       Reportable Transactions. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has been a party to, or a promoter of, a “reportable transaction” within the meaning of Section 6707A(c)(1) of the Code and Treasury Regulations Section 1.6011-4(b). All transactions that could give rise to an underpayment of tax (within the meaning of Section 6662 of the Code) were reported by the Company and its Subsidiaries in a manner for which there is substantial authority or were adequately disclosed on the Tax Returns as required in accordance with Section 6662(d)(2)(B) of the Code.

 

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(o)       Parachute Payments. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to any Contract that would result, separately or in the aggregate, in the payment of any "excess parachute payments" within the meaning of Section 280G of the Code, and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby will not be a factor causing payments to be made by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries that are not deductible (in whole or in part) as a result of the application of Section 280G of the Code, assuming that no current employees are terminated and owed severance payments in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. In addition, there is no Contract, plan or arrangement, including this Agreement, by which any current or former employee of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries would be entitled to receive any payment from the Company or any of its Subsidiaries as a result of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement that would not be deductible pursuant to Section 404 or 162(m) of the Code, assuming that no current employees are terminated and owed severance payments in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

 

(p)       Other Entities. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has been a member of any partnership or joint venture or the holder of a beneficial interest in any trust for any period for which the statute of limitations (or any applicable assessment period) for any Taxes potentially applicable as a result of such membership or holding has not expired.

 

(q)       Additional Tax Matters. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries (i) has an “overall foreign loss” within the meaning of Section 904 of the Code or a “dual consolidated loss” within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.1503-2, (ii) is a “passive foreign investment corporation” as defined in Section 1297 of the Code or a “foreign personal holding company” as defined in Section 552 of the Code or (iii) participates in or cooperates with (or has at any time participated in or cooperated with) an international boycott within the meaning of Section 999(b)(3) of the Code.

 

Section 3.07 Intellectual Property and Security.

 

(a)       Section 3.07 of the Company Disclosure Letter sets forth a list of all (i) issued patents and pending patent applications, (ii) trademark and service mark registrations and applications, (iii) copyright registrations and applications, and (iv) internet domain name registrations, in each case that are owned by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (collectively, the “Company Registered Intellectual Property”), including for each item listed in (i) through (iii) as applicable, the owner, the jurisdiction, the serial/application number, the patent or registration number, the filing date, and the issuance or registration date, and for each item listed in (iv), the registrant, the registrar, and the expiration date. With respect to each item required to be listed in Section 3.07(a) of the Company Disclosure Letter, (i) either the Company or one of its Subsidiaries is the sole owner and possesses all right, title and interest in and to the item, free and clear of all Liens (other than Permitted Liens), and (ii) no action, suit, proceeding, hearing, investigation, charge, complaint, claim, or demand is pending or, to the Company’s Knowledge, is threatened, that challenges the legality, validity, enforceability, registration, use or ownership of the item. Each item of Company Registered Intellectual Property that is shown as registered, filed, issued, or applied for in Section 3.07(a) of the Company Disclosure Letter has been duly registered in, filed in or issued by the official governmental registers and/or issuers (or officially recognized registers or issuers) for such Intellectual Property. Each such registration, filing, issuance and/or application (i) has not been abandoned, cancelled or otherwise compromised, (ii) has been maintained effective by all requisite filings, renewals and payments, and (iii) remains in full force and effect. Section 3.07(a) of the Company Disclosure Letter sets forth all payments and filings that are due, and all other actions that must be taken, with respect to the Company Registered Intellectual Property, within ninety (90) days after the Closing Date.

 

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(b)       Section 3.07(b) of the Company Disclosure Letter sets forth a complete and accurate listing of all Company-Owned Intellectual Property comprising works of authorship (including Software), trademarks or service marks that are material to the business of the Company and that are not Company Registered Intellectual Property.

 

(c)       Either the Company or one of its Subsidiaries owns and possesses all right, title and interest in and to (or has the right pursuant to a valid and enforceable Inbound License listed, or required to be listed, in Section 3.15(a)(xiii) of the Company Disclosure Letter) all Intellectual Property that is necessary for or used or held for use in the conduct of the Company’s business as presently conducted, free of any outstanding decree, order, judgment, Contract (including any settlement agreement), injunction, stipulation or decree restricting in any manner the use, transfer, or licensing thereof by the Company, or which may affect the validity, use or enforceability thereof other than the restrictions on the scope of the Inbound Licenses set forth in such Contracts.

 

(d)       Section 3.07(d) of the Company Disclosure Letter lists all Software owned by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries that is material to the Company’s business and that is not Company Registered Intellectual Property (collectively, the “Company Owned Software”). Except as set forth in Section 3.07(d) of the Company Disclosure Letter, none of the Company Owned Software incorporates or is comprised of or distributed with any Publicly Available Software, or is otherwise subject to the provisions of any “open source” or third party license agreement that (i) requires the distribution of source code in connection with the distribution of such software in object code form; (ii) materially limits the freedom of the Company or its Subsidiaries to seek full compensation in connection with marketing, licensing, and distributing such applications; or (iii) allows a customer or requires that a customer have the right to decompile, disassemble or otherwise reverse engineer the software by its terms and not by operation of law. With respect to each item of the Company Owned Software, either the Company or its Subsidiaries is in actual possession and control of the applicable source code, object code, code writes, notes, documentation, programmers’ notes, source code annotations, user manuals and know-how to the extent required for use, distribution, development, enhancement, maintenance and support of such Software, subject to any licenses granted to third parties therein. Except as set forth in Section 3.07(d) of the Company Disclosure Letter, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has disclosed to any third party or escrowed, or agreed to disclose to any third party or escrow, any source code of any Company Owned Software. None of the Company Owned Software, or to the Company's Knowledge other Software, distributed by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in its client applications or made available to other Persons as a service incorporates or otherwise contains any Unauthorized Code or Self-Help Code.

 

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(e)       Except as set forth in Section 3.07(e) of the Company Disclosure Letter, (i) to the Knowledge of the Company, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is infringing, misappropriating, diluting, or otherwise violating the Intellectual Property rights of any Person; (ii) neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has received any charge, complaint, claim, demand, or notice during the past three (3) years (or earlier, if presently not resolved) alleging any such infringement, misappropriation, dilution, or violation (including any claim that the Company or any of its Subsidiaries must license or refrain from using any Intellectual Property rights of any Person); (iii) to the Company’s Knowledge, no Person is infringing, misappropriating, diluting or otherwise violating any Company-Owned Intellectual Property; and (iv) neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has made or asserted any charge, complaint, claim, demand or notice during the past three (3) years (or earlier, if presently not resolved) alleging any such infringement, misappropriation, dilution, or violation.

 

(f)       The Company and its Subsidiaries have taken commercially reasonable steps to maintain, police, and protect their Intellectual Property. All Company-Owned Intellectual Property that derives independent economic value, actual or potential, from not being generally known to the public or to other persons who can obtain economic value from its disclosure or use has been maintained in confidence in accordance with protection procedures that are adequate for protection, and in accordance with procedures customarily used in the industry to protect rights of like importance. To the Company’s Knowledge, there has been no unauthorized use or disclosure of any Company-Owned Intellectual Property. All former and current officers, directors, employees, personnel, consultants, advisors, agents, and independent contractors of the Company and its Subsidiaries who have contributed to or participated in the conception and development of any Company-Owned Intellectual Property for the Company or any of its Subsidiaries have entered into valid and binding proprietary rights agreements with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries vesting ownership of such Intellectual Property in the Company or one of its Subsidiaries, or ownership of such Company-Owned Intellectual Property has vested in the Company or its Subsidiaries by operation of law. No such Person has asserted, and to the Company’s Knowledge, no such Person has, any right, title, interest or other claim in, or the right to receive any royalties or other consideration with respect to, any Company-Owned Intellectual Property.

 

(g)       Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries use, collect, or receive any: (i) personally identifiable information (including name, address, telephone number, electronic mail address, social security number, bank account number or credit card number) other than from its employees, distributors, customers and potential customers; or (ii) sensitive personal information and any special categories of personal information regulated under HIPAA.

 

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(h)       The computers, software, servers, work stations, routers, hubs, switches, circuits, networks, data communication lines, and all other information technology equipment owned, used, or held for use by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries the (“IT Assets”) (i) operate and perform in all material respects in accordance with their documentation and functional specifications in the possession of the Company or its Subsidiaries and otherwise as required by the Company and its Subsidiaries and have not materially malfunctioned or failed within the past three (3) years; and (ii) to the Company’s Knowledge, do not contain any Self-Help Code or Unauthorized Code. The Company and its Subsidiaries takes commercially reasonable actions, consistent with current industry standards, to protect the confidentiality, integrity and security of the IT Assets (and all information and transactions stored or contained therein or transmitted thereby) against any unauthorized use, access, interruption, modification or corruption, including (i) the use of strong encryption technology (at least 128-bit), and (ii) the implementation of a comprehensive security plan which (x) identifies any and all internal and external risks to the security of the Company’s confidential information, and (y) implements, monitors and improves adequate and effective safeguards to control those risks. The Company and its Subsidiaries have implemented commercially reasonable data backup, data storage, system redundancy, and disaster avoidance and recovery procedures, as well as a commercially reasonable business continuity plan, in each case consistent with industry practices.

 

Section 3.08 Compliance; Permits.

 

(a)       Compliance. The Company and each of its Subsidiaries is and, since December 31, 2015, has been in compliance with, all Laws or Orders applicable to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or by which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective businesses or properties is bound, except for such non-compliance that would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect. Since December 31, 2015, no Governmental Entity has issued any notice or notification stating that the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is not in compliance with any Law, except where such non-compliance would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect.

 

(b)       Permits. The Company and its Subsidiaries hold, to the extent legally required to operate their respective businesses as such businesses are being operated as of the date hereof, all permits, licenses, clearances, authorizations and approvals from Governmental Entities (collectively, “Permits”), except for any Permits for which the failure to obtain or hold would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect. No suspension or cancellation of any Permits of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is pending or, to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened, except for any such suspension or cancellation which would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect. The Company and each of its Subsidiaries is and, since December 31, 2015, has been in compliance with the terms of all Permits, except where the failure to be in such compliance would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect.

 

 

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Section 3.09 Litigation. As of the date hereof, there is no claim, action, suit, arbitration, proceeding or, to the Knowledge of the Company, governmental investigation (each, a “Legal Action”), pending, or to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective properties or assets or, to the Knowledge of the Company, any executive officer or director of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in their capacities as such, in each case by or before any Governmental Entity, other than any such Legal Action that (a) does not involve an amount in controversy in excess of $50,000, and (b) does not seek material injunctive or other material non-monetary relief. None of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is subject to any order, writ, assessment, decision, injunction, decree, ruling or judgment of a Governmental Entity (“Order”), whether temporary, preliminary or permanent, which would reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect. As of the date hereof, to the Knowledge of the Company, there are no SEC inquiries or investigations, other governmental inquiries or investigations or internal investigations pending or, to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened, in each case regarding any accounting practices of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any malfeasance by any executive officer of the Company.

 

Section 3.10 Brokers’ and Finders’ Fees. Except for fees payable to Dougherty & Company, LLC (the “Company Financial Advisor”) pursuant to an engagement letter listed in Section 3.10 of the Company Disclosure Letter, a correct and complete copy of which has been provided to Buyer, the Company has not incurred, nor will it incur, directly or indirectly, any liability for brokerage or finders’ fees or agents’ commissions or any similar charges in connection with this Agreement or any transaction contemplated hereby.

 

Section 3.11 Related Party Transactions. Except as set forth in Section 3.11 of the Company Disclosure Letter, no executive officer or director of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any person owning 5% or more of the shares of Company Common Stock (or any of such person’s immediate family members or Affiliates or associates) is a party to any Contract with or binding upon the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective assets, rights or properties or has any interest in any property owned by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or has engaged in any transaction with any of the foregoing within the last twelve (12) months.

 

Section 3.12 Employee Matters.

 

(a)       Schedule. Section 3.12(a) of the Company Disclosure Letter contains an accurate and complete list, as of the date hereof, of each material plan, program, policy, agreement, collective bargaining agreement or other arrangement providing for compensation, severance, deferred compensation, performance awards, stock or stock-based awards, fringe, retirement, death, disability or medical benefits or other employee benefits or remuneration of any kind, including each employment, severance, retention, change in control or consulting plan, program arrangement or agreement, in each case whether written or unwritten or otherwise, funded or unfunded, including each “employee benefit plan,” within the meaning of Section 3(3) of ERISA, whether or not subject to ERISA, which is or has been sponsored, maintained, contributed to, or required to be contributed to, by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries for the benefit of any current or former employee, independent contractor, consultant or director of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (each, a “Company Employee”), or with respect to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has or may have any material Liability (collectively, the “Company Employee Plans”).

 

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(b)       Documents. The Company has made available to Buyer correct and complete copies (or, if a plan is not written, a written description) of all Company Employee Plans and amendments thereto in each case that are in effect as of the date hereof, and, to the extent applicable, (i) all related trust agreements, funding arrangements and insurance contracts now in effect or required in the future as a result of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or otherwise, (ii) the most recent determination letter received, or with respect to a prototype or volume submitter plan, the applicable opinion or advisory letter from the IRS to the prototype or volume submitter plan sponsor, regarding the tax-qualified status of each Company Employee Plan, (iii) the most recent financial statements for each Company Employee Plan, (iv) the Form 5500 Annual Returns/Reports for the most recent plan year for each Company Employee Plan, (v) the current summary plan description for each Company Employee Plan and (vi) all actuarial valuation reports related to any Company Employee Plans.

 

(c)       Employee Plan Compliance. (i) Each Company Employee Plan has been established, administered, and maintained in all material respects in accordance with its terms and in material compliance with applicable Laws, including but not limited to ERISA and the Code; (ii) all the Company Employee Plans that are intended to be qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code are so qualified and have received timely determination letters from the IRS received a favorable and current determination letter from the IRS, or with respect to a prototype or volume submitter plan, can rely upon an opinion or advisory letter from the IRS to the prototype or volume submitter plan sponsor, and, as of the date hereof, no such determination letter (or applicable opinion or advisory letter) has been revoked nor, to the Knowledge of the Company, has any such revocation been threatened, and to the Knowledge of the Company, as of the date hereof, no circumstance exists that is likely to result in the loss of such qualified status under Section 401(a) of the Code; (iii) the Company and its Subsidiaries, where applicable, have timely made all contributions and other payments required by and due under the terms of each Company Employee Plan and applicable Law, and all benefits accrued under any unfunded Company Employee Plan have been paid, accrued or otherwise adequately reserved to the extent required by, and in accordance with GAAP; (iv) except to the extent limited by applicable Law, each Company Employee Plan can be amended, terminated or otherwise discontinued after the Effective Time in accordance with its terms, without material liability to Buyer, the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (other than ordinary administration expenses and in respect of accrued benefits thereunder); (v) as of the date hereof, there are no audits, inquiries or Legal Actions pending or, to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened by the IRS or the U.S. Department of Labor, or any similar Governmental Entity with respect to any Company Employee Plan; (vi) as of the date hereof, there are no Legal Actions pending, or, to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened with respect to any Company Employee Plan (in each case, other than routine claims for benefits); (vii) to the Knowledge of the Company, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has engaged in a transaction that could subject the Company or any Subsidiary to a tax or penalty imposed by either Section 4975 of the Code or Section 502(i) of ERISA; and (viii) each individual who is classified by the Company as an independent contractor has been properly classified for purposes of participation and benefit accrual under each Company Employee Plan.

 

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(d)       Neither the Company nor any Company ERISA Affiliate has incurred or reasonably expects to incur, either directly or indirectly, any material liability under Title I or Title IV of ERISA, or related provisions of the Code or foreign Law or regulations relating to employee benefit plans.

 

(e)       Certain Company Employee Plans. With respect to each Company Employee Plan:

 

(i)       no such plan is a “multi-employer plan” within the meaning of Section 3(37) of ERISA or a “multiple employer plan” within the meaning of Section 413(c) of the Code and neither the Company nor any of its ERISA affiliates has at any time contributed to or had any liability or obligation in respect of any such multi-employer plan or multiple employer plan;

 

(ii)       no Legal Action has been initiated by the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation to terminate any such plan or to appoint a trustee for any such plan;

 

(iii)       no such plan is subject to the minimum funding standards of Section 302 of ERISA or Section 412 of the Code; and

 

(iv)       no “reportable event,” as defined in Section 4043 of ERISA, has occurred with respect to any such plan.

 

(f)       No Post-Employment Obligations. No Company Employee Plan provides post-termination or retiree welfare benefits to any person for any reason, except as may be required by COBRA or other applicable Law, and neither the Company nor any Company ERISA Affiliate has any Liability to provide post-termination or retiree welfare benefits to any person or ever represented, promised or contracted to any Company Employee (either individually or to Company Employees as a group) or any other person that such Company Employee(s) or other person would be provided with post-termination or retiree welfare benefits, except to the extent required by COBRA or other applicable Law.

 

(g)       No Company Employee Plan has within the three years prior to the date hereof, been the subject of an examination or audit by a Governmental Entity or is the subject of an application or filing under, or is a participant in, an amnesty, voluntary compliance, self-correction or similar program sponsored by any Governmental Entity.

 

 

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(h)       Section 409A Compliance. Each Company Employee Plan that is subject to Section 409A of the Code has been administered in compliance with its terms and the operational and documentary requirements of Section 409A of the Code and all applicable regulatory guidance (including notices, rulings, and proposed and final regulations) thereunder. The Company does not have any obligation to gross up, indemnify, or otherwise reimburse any individual for any excise taxes, interest, or penalties incurred pursuant to Section 409A of the Code.

 

(i)       Health Care Compliance. Each of the Company and its Subsidiaries complies in all material respects with the applicable requirements of COBRA or any similar state statute with respect to each Company Employee Plan that is a group health plan within the meaning of Section 5000(b)(1) of the Code or such state statute.

 

(j)       Effect of Transaction. Neither the execution of this Agreement, the consummation of the Merger, nor any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement will (either alone or upon the occurrence of any additional or subsequent events): (i) entitle any current or former director, employee, contractor or consultant of the Company to severance pay or any other payment; (ii) accelerate the time of payment, funding, or vesting, or increase the amount of compensation due to any such individual, (iii) limit or restrict the right of the Company to merge, amend or terminate any Company Employee Plan, (iv) increase the amount payable or result in any other material obligation pursuant to any Company Employee Plan, (v) result in “excess parachute payments” within the meaning of Section 280G(b) of the Code or (vi) require a “gross-up” or other payment to any “disqualified individual” within the meaning of Section 280G(c) of the Code.

 

(k)       Employment Law Matters. The Company and each of its Subsidiaries: (i) is in compliance with all applicable Laws and Company Employee Plans respecting hiring, employment, termination of employment, plant closing and mass layoff, employment discrimination, harassment, retaliation and reasonable accommodation, leaves of absence, terms and conditions of employment, wages and hours of work, employee health and safety, leasing and supply of temporary and contingent staff, engagement of independent contractors, including proper classification of same, payroll taxes, and immigration with respect to Company Employees and contingent workers; and (ii) is in compliance with all applicable Laws relating to the relations between it and any labor organization, trade union, work council or other body representing Company Employees, except, in the case of clauses (i) and (ii) immediately above, where the failure to be in compliance with the foregoing would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect. There has been no “mass layoff” or “plant closing” within the meaning of the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act of 1988 (“WARN”) and any similar state or local laws with respect to the Company within the six months prior to closing. To the knowledge of the Company no key employee or group of employees intends to terminate employment with the Company.

 

 

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(l)       Labor. Neither Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is party to, or subject to, any collective bargaining agreement or other agreement with any labor organization, work council or trade union with respect to any of its or their operations. No material work stoppage, slowdown or labor strike against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries with respect to employees who are employed within the United States is pending, threatened or has occurred in the last two (2) years, and, to the Knowledge of the Company, no material work stoppage, slowdown or labor strike against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries with respect to employees who are employed outside the United States is pending, threatened or has occurred in the last two (2) years. As of the date hereof, none of the Company Employees are represented by a labor organization, work council or trade union and, to the Knowledge of the Company, there is no organizing activity, Legal Action, election petition, union card signing or other union activity or union corporate campaigns of or by any labor organization, trade union or work council directed at the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or any Company Employees.

 

(m)       No Legal Actions. As of the date hereof, there are no Legal Actions, government investigations, or labor grievances pending, or, to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened relating to any employment related matter involving any Company Employee or applicant, including, but not limited to, charges of unlawful discrimination, retaliation or harassment, failure to provide reasonable accommodation, denial of a leave of absence, failure to provide compensation or benefits, terms and conditions of employment, wages and hours, unfair labor practices, occupational health and safety, immigration, income tax, workers compensation or other alleged violations of Law, except for any of the foregoing which would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect.

 

Section 3.13 Real Property and Personal Property Matters.

 

(a)       Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries owns or has ever owned, any real property.

 

(b)       Section 3.13(b) of the Company Disclosure Letter lists the street address of each parcel of real property currently leased, subleased, licensed or occupied by the Company and its Subsidiaries (together with all improvements, fixtures and rights appurtenant thereto, the “Leased Real Estate”) and the identity of the lessor, lessee and current occupant (if different from lessee) of each such parcel of Leased Real Estate. The Leased Real Estate constitutes all of the real property leased, subleased, licensed or otherwise occupied by the Company and its Subsidiaries and used in connection with the Company’s business. With respect to each such parcel of Leased Real Estate, (i) there are no pending or, to the Company’s Knowledge, threatened Legal Actions (including condemnation proceedings or any other matter affecting the current or currently proposed use, occupancy or value) relating to such Leased Real Estate or any portion thereof, (ii) neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries nor, to the Company’s Knowledge, any third party has entered into any sublease, license, option, right, concession or other agreement or arrangement, written or oral, granting to any Person the right to use or occupy such Leased Real Estate or any portion thereof or any interest therein, (iii) the use, occupancy and operation of the Leased Real Estate in the manner in which it is now used, occupied and operated comply with all zoning, building, use, safety or other similar statutes, ordinances or regulations of any Governmental Entity, and such Leased Real Estate has received all approvals of Governmental Entities (including licenses and permits) required in connection with the use, occupation and operation thereof for the purposes of the Company’s business, (iv) all facilities located on such Leased Real Estate are supplied with utilities and other services necessary for the operation of such Leased Real Estate for the purposes of operating the Company’s business, including gas, electricity, water, telephone, sanitary sewer and storm sewer, all of which services are, to the Company’s Knowledge, adequate and in accordance with all applicable Laws and are provided via public roads or via permanent, irrevocable, appurtenant easements or servitudes benefiting such parcel, (v) all improvements making up such Leased Real Estate, including the mechanical systems, HVAC systems, plumbing, electrical, security, utility and sprinkler systems, are in reasonable, working condition, subject only to normal, scheduled maintenance, are reasonably sufficient for the operation of such Leased Real Estate for its current use, there are no material structural or other physical defects or deficiencies in the condition of such improvements, and there are no facts or conditions that would, individually or in the aggregate, interfere in any material respect with the use or occupancy of such improvements or any portion thereof in the operation of the Company’s business as currently conducted on such Leased Real Estate, and (vi) neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has received any notice of any special Tax, levy or assessment for benefits or betterments that affect any parcel of Leased Real Estate and, to the Company’s Knowledge, no such special Taxes, levies or assessments are pending or contemplated.

 

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True, correct, and complete copies of the leases, subleases, licenses or occupancy agreements in effect on the date hereof relating to each Leased Real Estate (together with all amendments, modifications or supplements thereto collectively, the “Leases”) have been made available to Buyer and Merger Sub. Each Lease is a valid and subsisting agreement of the Company or one of its Subsidiaries in full force and effect and is enforceable against the Company or one of its Subsidiaries and, to the Company’s Knowledge, is the legal, valid and binding agreement of the other parties thereto, except as such enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium and other similar Laws affecting creditor rights generally and by general principles of equity. Either the Company or one of its Subsidiaries has good and valid title to each Leased Real Estate for the full term of the applicable Lease, free and clear of any Liens (other than the Permitted Liens). Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries and, to the Company’s Knowledge, no lessor is in default in any material respect under any of the Leases and neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has received notice that any lessor intends to terminate any Lease, and to the Company’s Knowledge, no conditions or events exist which, with the giving of notice or passage of time, or both, would constitute a default by any party under any Lease. Neither the execution, delivery, nor performance of this Agreement by the Company does or will conflict with, or result in a breach of or default under any Lease. With respect to each Lease, (i) neither the possession and quiet enjoyment of the Leased Real Estate by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries under such Lease has ever been disturbed, and there are no current disputes with respect to such Lease, (ii) no security deposit or portion thereof deposited with respect to such Lease has been applied in respect of a breach or default under such Lease which has not been redeposited in full, (iii) neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries owes, or will owe in the future, any brokerage commissions or finder’s fees with respect to such Lease and (iv) neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has collaterally assigned or granted any security interest in such Lease or any interest therein.

 

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(c)       The Company and its Subsidiaries have good and marketable title to all its assets, whether tangible or intangible, free and clear of all Liens, except Permitted Liens. All machinery, equipment, assets, and other tangible property owned or leased by the Company or its Subsidiaries are (a) adequate and sufficient for the continued conduct of the Company’s business immediately after the Closing in substantially the same manner as conducted immediately prior to the date of this Agreement and (b) in good working order and condition, ordinary wear and tear excepted. Either the Company or one of its Subsidiaries owns, or has the right to use pursuant to a valid and enforceable lease, license, or similar contractual arrangement, all of the properties and assets (whether tangible or intangible) that are used or required for use in the operation of the Company’s business.

 

Section 3.14 Environmental Matters. Except for such matters as would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect:

 

(a)       The Company and its Subsidiaries are, and have been, in compliance with all Environmental Laws, which compliance includes the possession, maintenance of, compliance with, or application for, all Permits required under applicable Environmental Laws for the operation of the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries as currently conducted.

 

(b)       Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has (i) produced, processed, manufactured, generated, transported, treated, handled, used, stored, disposed of or released any Hazardous Substances, except in compliance with Environmental Laws, or (ii) exposed any employee or any third party to any Hazardous Substances under circumstances reasonably expected to give rise to any material Liability or obligation under any Environmental Law.

 

(c)       Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has received written notice of and there is no Legal Action pending, or to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, alleging any Liability or responsibility under or non-compliance with any Environmental Law or seeking to impose any financial responsibility for any investigation, cleanup, removal, containment or any other remediation or compliance under any Environmental Law. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is subject to any Order or written agreement by or with any Governmental Entity or third party imposing any material Liability or obligation with respect to any of the foregoing.

 

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Section 3.15 Material Contracts.

 

(a)       Material Contracts. For purposes of this Agreement, “Company Material Contract” shall mean the following to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party or any of the respective assets are bound (excluding any Leases):

 

(i)       any “material contract” (as such term is defined in Item 601(b)(10) of Regulation S-K of the Securities Act), whether or not filed by the Company with the SEC;

 

(ii)       any employment or consulting Contract (in each case with respect to which the Company has continuing obligations as of the date hereof) with any current or former (x) executive officer of the Company, (y) member of the Company Board, or (z) Company Employee providing for an annual base salary in excess of $50,000;

 

(iii)       any Contract providing for indemnification or any guaranty by the Company or any Subsidiary thereof, in each case that is material to the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, other than (x) any guaranty by the Company or a Subsidiary thereof of any of the obligations of (A) the Company or another wholly-owned Subsidiary thereof or (B) any Subsidiary (other than a wholly-owned Subsidiary) of the Company that was entered into in the ordinary course of business pursuant to or in connection with a customer Contract, or (y) any Contract providing for indemnification of customers or other Persons pursuant to Contracts entered into in the ordinary course of business;

 

(iv)       any Contract that purports to limit in any material respect the right of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (or, at any time after the consummation of the Merger, Buyer or any of its Subsidiaries) (x) to engage in any line of business, or (y) to compete with any Person or operate in any geographical location;

 

(v)       any Contract relating to the disposition or acquisition, directly or indirectly (by merger or otherwise), by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries after the date of this Agreement of assets with a fair market value in excess of $50,000;

 

(vi)       any Contract that contains any provision that requires the purchase of all of the Company’s or any of its Subsidiaries’ requirements for a given product or service from a given third party, which product or service is material to the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole;

 

(vii)       any Contract that obligates the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to conduct business on an exclusive or preferential basis with any third party or upon consummation of the Merger will obligate Buyer, the Surviving Corporation or any of their respective Subsidiaries to conduct business on an exclusive or preferential basis with any third party;

 

(viii)       any partnership, joint venture or similar Contract that is material to the Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole;

 

(ix)       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 $50,000, other than (x) accounts receivables and payables, and (y) loans to direct or indirect wholly-owned Subsidiaries of the Company;

 

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(x)       any employee collective bargaining agreement or other Contract with any labor union;

 

(xi)       any other Contract under which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is obligated to make payment or incur costs in excess of $50,000 in any year and which is not otherwise described in clauses (i)–(x) above;

 

(xii)       any Contract which is not otherwise described in clauses (i)-(xi) above that is material to the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, and listed on Section 3.15(b) of the Company Disclosure Letter; or

 

(xiii)       any Contract pursuant to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries uses or is granted any license (including any covenant not to sue), option or other rights with respect to any third-party Software or other Intellectual Property (“Inbound Licenses”), but not including shrink-wrap, click-wrap and other commercially available off-the-shelf Software with annual license, maintenance, support and other fees of less than $1,000;

 

(xiv)       any Contract pursuant to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has granted any third party any license (including any covenant not to sue), option or other rights with respect to any Software or other Intellectual Property or any product, service offering or technology of the Company, including any Contracts pursuant to which the Company has agreed to any restriction on the right of the Company to use or enforce any Intellectual Property (“Outbound Licenses”);

 

(b)       Schedule of Material Contracts; Documents. Section 3.15(b) of the Company Disclosure Letter sets forth a true and complete list as of the date hereof of all Company Material Contracts. The Company has made available to Buyer correct and complete copies of all Company Material Contracts, including any amendments thereto.

 

(c)       No Breach. (i) All the Company Material Contracts are valid and binding on the Company or its applicable Subsidiary, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, and is in full force and effect, (ii) neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries nor, to the Knowledge of the Company, any third party has violated any provision of, or failed to perform any obligation required under the provisions of, any Company Material Contract, and (iii) neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries nor, to the Knowledge of the Company, any third party is in breach, or has received written notice of breach, of any Company Material Contract.

 

Section 3.16 Proxy Statement. None of the information included or incorporated by reference in the letter to the stockholders, notice of meeting, proxy statement and forms of proxy (collectively, the “Company Proxy Statement”), to be filed with the SEC in connection with the Merger, will, at the date it is first mailed to the Company’s stockholders or at the time of the Company Stockholders Meeting or at the time of any amendment or supplement thereof, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements made therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no representation or warranty is made by the Company with respect to statements made or incorporated by reference therein based on information supplied by Buyer or Merger Sub expressly for inclusion or incorporation by reference in the Company Proxy Statement. The Company Proxy Statement will comply as to form in all material respects with the requirements of the Exchange Act.

 

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Section 3.17 Fairness Opinion. The Company has received the oral opinion of the Company Financial Advisor to the effect that, as of the date of this Agreement and based upon and subject to the qualifications and assumptions set forth therein, the Merger Consideration is fair, from a financial point of view, to the holders of shares of Company Common Stock, and, as of the date of this Agreement, such opinion has not been withdrawn, revoked or modified.

 

Article IV
Representations and Warranties of Buyer and Merger Sub

 

Buyer and Merger Sub hereby jointly and severally represent and warrant to the Company as follows:

 

Section 4.01 Organization. Each of Buyer and Merger Sub is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of the State of Delaware.

 

Section 4.02 Authority; Non-contravention; Governmental Consents.

 

(a)       Authority. Each of Buyer and Merger Sub has all requisite corporate power and authority to enter into and to perform its obligations under this Agreement and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. The execution and delivery of this Agreement by Buyer and Merger Sub and the consummation by Buyer and Merger Sub of the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of Buyer and Merger Sub and no other corporate proceedings on the part of Buyer or Merger Sub are necessary to authorize the execution and delivery of this Agreement or to consummate the Merger and the other transactions contemplated hereby, subject only to the filing of the Certificate of Merger pursuant to the DGCL. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by Buyer and Merger Sub and, assuming due execution and delivery by the Company, constitutes the valid and binding obligation of Buyer and Merger Sub, enforceable against Buyer and Merger Sub in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium and other similar Laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and by general principles of equity.

 

(b)       Non-contravention. The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by Buyer and Merger Sub and the consummation by Buyer and Merger Sub of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, do not and will not: (i) contravene or conflict with, or result in any violation or breach of, the certificate of incorporation or by-laws of Buyer or Merger Sub; (ii) subject to compliance with the requirements set forth in clauses (i)-(iv) of Section 4.02(c), conflict with or violate any Law applicable to Buyer or Merger Sub or any of their respective properties or assets; (iii) result in any breach of or constitute a default (or an event that with notice or lapse of time or both would become a default) under, or give to others any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation, or require any Consent under any Contract to which Buyer or its Subsidiaries, including Merger Sub, are a party or otherwise bound; or (iv) result in the creation of any Lien (other than Permitted Liens) on any of the properties or assets of Buyer or Merger Sub, except, in the case of each of clauses (ii), (iii) and (iv), for any conflicts, violations, breaches, defaults, terminations, amendments, accelerations, cancellations or Liens, or where the failure to obtain any Consents, in each case, would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a material adverse effect on Buyer’s and Merger Sub’s ability to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

 

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(c)       Governmental Consents. No Consent of any Governmental Entity is required to be obtained or made by Buyer or Merger Sub in connection with the execution, delivery and performance by Buyer and Merger Sub of this Agreement or the consummation by Buyer and Merger Sub of the Merger and other transactions contemplated hereby, except for: (i) the filing of the Certificate of Merger with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware and appropriate documents with the relevant authorities of other states in which the Company and/or Buyer are qualified to do business; (ii) the filing of the Company Proxy Statement with the SEC in accordance with the Exchange Act, and such reports under the Exchange Act as may be required in connection with this Agreement, the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement; (iii) such Consents as may be required under Antitrust Laws, in any case that are applicable to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement; (iv) such Consents as may be required under applicable state securities or “blue sky” laws and the securities Laws of any foreign country or the rules and regulations of Nasdaq; and (v) such other Consents which if not obtained or made would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on Buyer’s and Merger Sub’s ability to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

 

Section 4.03 Proxy Statement. None of the information with respect to Buyer or Merger Sub that Buyer or any of its Representatives furnishes in writing to the Company expressly for use in the Company Proxy Statement, will, at the date such Proxy Statement is first mailed to the Company’s stockholders or at the time of the Company Stockholders Meeting or at the time of any amendment or supplement thereof, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements made therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no representation or warranty is made by Buyer or Merger Sub with respect to statements made or incorporated by reference therein supplied by the Company or its Representatives expressly for inclusion or incorporation by reference in the Company Proxy Statement.

 

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Section 4.04 Financial Capability. Buyer has or will have, and will cause Merger Sub to have, prior to the Effective Time, sufficient funds to pay the aggregate Merger Consideration contemplated by this Agreement and to perform the other obligations of Buyer and Merger Sub contemplated by this Agreement.

 

Section 4.05 Legal Proceedings. As of the date hereof, there is no pending or, to the Knowledge of Buyer, threatened, Legal Action against Buyer or any of its Subsidiaries, including Merger Sub, nor is there any injunction, order, judgment, ruling or decree imposed upon Buyer or any of its Subsidiaries, including Merger Sub, in each case, by or before any Governmental Entity, that would, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on Buyer’s and Merger Sub’s ability to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

 

Section 4.06 Ownership of Company Common Stock. Neither Buyer nor any of its Affiliates beneficially owns (as defined in Rule 13d-3 of the Exchange Act) any shares of Company Common Stock.

 

Article V
Covenants

 

Section 5.01 Conduct of Business of the Company. The Company shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, during the period from the date of this Agreement until the Effective Time, except as expressly contemplated by this Agreement or as required by applicable Law or with the prior written consent of Buyer, conduct its business in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice, and, to the extent consistent therewith, the Company shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, use its reasonable best efforts to preserve substantially intact its and its Subsidiaries’ business organization, to keep available the services of its and its Subsidiaries’ current officers and employees, to preserve its and its Subsidiaries’ present relationships with customers, suppliers, distributors, licensors, licensees and other Persons having business relationships with it. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, between the date of this Agreement and the Effective Time, except as otherwise expressly contemplated by this Agreement or as set forth on Section 5.01 of the Company Disclosure Letter or as required by applicable Law, the Company shall not, nor shall it permit any of its Subsidiaries to, without the prior written consent of Buyer (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed):

 

(a)       amend or propose to amend its certificate of incorporation or by-laws (or other comparable organizational documents);

 

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(b)       (i) split, combine or reclassify any Company Securities or Company Subsidiary Securities, (ii) repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire, or offer to repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire, any Company Securities or Company Subsidiary Securities, (iii) declare, set aside or pay any dividend or distribution (whether in cash, stock, property or otherwise) in respect of, or enter into any Contract with respect to the voting of, any shares of its capital stock (other than dividends from its direct or indirect wholly-owned Subsidiaries);

 

(c)       issue, sell, pledge, dispose of or encumber any Company Securities or Company Subsidiary Securities, other than (i) the issuance of shares of Company Common Stock upon the exercise of any Company Stock Options outstanding as of the date of this Agreement in accordance with its terms, (ii) the issuance of shares of Company Common Stock in respect of other equity compensation awards outstanding under Company Stock Plans as of the date of this Agreement in accordance with their terms, or (iii) the issuance of Company Stock Options and the issuance of shares of Company Common Stock upon the exercise of such Company Stock Options (other than to or by directors or executive officers of the Company) in accordance with their terms in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice;

 

(d)       except as required by applicable Law or by any Company Employee Plan or Contract in effect as of the date of this Agreement, (i) increase the compensation payable or that could become payable by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to directors, officers or employees, other than increases in compensation made in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice, (ii) enter into any new or amend in any material respect, any existing employment, severance, retention or change in control agreement with any of its past or present officers or employees, (iii) promote any officers or employees, except employee promotions made in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice, or (iv) establish, adopt, enter into, amend, terminate, exercise any discretion under, or take any action to accelerate rights under any Company Employee Plans or any plan, agreement, program, policy, trust, fund or other arrangement that would be a Company Employee Plan if it were in existence as of the date of this Agreement, or make any contribution to any Company Employee Plan, other than contributions required by Law, the terms of such Company Employee Plans as in effect on the date hereof or that are made in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice;

 

(e)       acquire, by merger, consolidation, acquisition of stock or assets, or otherwise, any business or Person or division thereof or make any loans, advances or capital contributions to or investments in any Person in excess of $50,000 in the aggregate;

 

(f)       (i) transfer, license, sell, lease or otherwise dispose of any assets (whether by way of merger, consolidation, sale of stock or assets, or otherwise), including the capital stock or other equity interests in any Subsidiary of the Company, provided that the foregoing shall not prohibit the Company and its Subsidiaries from transferring, licensing, selling, leasing or disposing of obsolete equipment or assets being replaced, in each case in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice, or (ii) adopt or effect a plan of complete or partial liquidation, dissolution, restructuring, recapitalization or other reorganization;

 

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(g)       repurchase, prepay or incur any indebtedness for borrowed money or guarantee any such indebtedness of another Person, issue or sell any debt securities or options, warrants, calls or other rights to acquire any debt securities of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, guarantee any debt securities of another Person, enter into any “keep well” or other Contract to maintain any financial statement condition of any other Person (other than any wholly-owned Subsidiary of it) or enter into any arrangement having the economic effect of any of the foregoing, other than in connection with the financing of ordinary course trade payables consistent with past practice;

 

(h)       enter into or amend or modify in any material respect, or consent to the termination of (other than at its stated expiry date), any Company Material Contract or any Lease or any other Contract, if in effect as of the date hereof would constitute a Company Material Contract or Lease;

 

(i)       institute, settle or compromise any Legal Actions pending or threatened before any arbitrator, court or other Governmental Entity involving the payment of monetary damages by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries of any amount exceeding $50,000 in the aggregate, other than (i) any Legal Action brought against Buyer or Merger Sub arising out of a breach or alleged breach of this Agreement by Buyer or Merger Sub, and (ii) the settlement of claims, liabilities or obligations reserved against on the most recent balance sheet of the Company included in the Company SEC Documents; provided that neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries shall settle or agree to settle any Legal Action which settlement involves a conduct remedy or injunctive or similar relief or has a restrictive impact on the Company’s business;

 

(j)       make any material change in any method of financial accounting principles or practices, in each case except for any such change required by a change in GAAP or applicable Law;

 

(k)       (i) settle or compromise any material Tax claim, audit or assessment, (ii) make or change any material Tax election, change any annual Tax accounting period, adopt or change any method of Tax accounting, (iii) amend any material Tax Returns or file claims for material Tax refunds, or (iv) enter into any material closing agreement, surrender in writing any right to claim a material Tax refund, offset or other reduction in Tax liability or consent to any extension or waiver of the limitation period applicable to any material Tax claim or assessment relating to the Company or its Subsidiaries;

 

(l)       enter into any material agreement, agreement in principle, letter of intent, memorandum of understanding or similar Contract with respect to any joint venture, strategic partnership or alliance, other than reseller agreements entered into in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice;

 

(m)       except in connection with actions permitted by Section 5.04 hereof, take any action to exempt any Person from, or make any acquisition of securities of the Company by any Person not subject to, any state takeover statute or similar statute or regulation that applies to Company with respect to a Takeover Proposal or otherwise, including the restrictions on “business combinations” set forth in Section 203 of the DGCL, except for Buyer, Merger Sub or any of their respective Subsidiaries or Affiliates, or the transactions contemplated by this Agreement;

 

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(n)       abandon, encumber, convey title (in whole or in part), exclusively license or grant any right or other licenses to Company-Owned Intellectual Property, other than in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice; or

 

(o)       agree or commit to do any of the foregoing.

 

Section 5.02 Other Actions. From the date of this Agreement until the earlier to occur of the Effective Time or the termination of this Agreement in accordance with the terms set forth in Article VII, the Company and Buyer shall not, and shall not permit any of their respective Subsidiaries to, take, or agree or commit to take, any action that would reasonably be expected to, individually or in the aggregate, prevent, materially delay or materially impede the consummation of the Merger or the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

 

Section 5.03 Access to Information; Confidentiality.

 

(a)       From the date of this Agreement until the earlier to occur of the Effective Time or the termination of this Agreement in accordance with the terms set forth in Article VII, the Company shall, and shall cause its Subsidiaries to, afford to Buyer and Buyer’s Representatives reasonable access, at reasonable times and in a manner as shall not unreasonably interfere with the business or operations of the Company or any Subsidiary thereof, to the officers, employees, accountants, agents, properties, offices and other facilities and to all books, records, contracts and other assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries, and the Company shall, and shall cause its Subsidiaries to, furnish promptly to Buyer such other information concerning the business and properties of the Company and its Subsidiaries as Buyer may reasonably request from time to time. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries shall be required to provide access to or disclose information where such access or disclosure would jeopardize the protection of attorney-client privilege or contravene any Law (it being agreed that the parties shall use their reasonable best efforts to cause such information to be provided in a manner that would not result in such jeopardy or contravention). No investigation shall affect the Company’s representations and warranties contained herein, or limit or otherwise affect the remedies available to Buyer or Merger Sub pursuant to this Agreement.

 

(b)       Buyer and the Company shall comply with, and shall cause their respective Representatives to comply with, all of their respective obligations under the Confidentiality and Non-Disclosure Agreement dated February 3, 2016 between Buyer and the Company (the “Confidentiality Agreement”), which shall survive the termination of this Agreement in accordance with the terms set forth therein.

 

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Section 5.04 No Solicitation.

 

(a)       The Company shall not, and shall cause its Subsidiaries not to, and shall not authorize or give permission to its and its Subsidiaries’ directors, officers, employees, advisors and investment bankers (with respect to any Person, the foregoing Persons are referred to herein as such Person’s “Representatives”) to, directly or indirectly, solicit, initiate or knowingly take any action to facilitate or encourage the submission of any Takeover Proposal or the making of any proposal that could reasonably be expected to lead to any Takeover Proposal, or, subject to Section 5.04(b), (i) conduct or engage in any discussions or negotiations with, disclose any non-public information relating to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to, afford access to the business, properties, assets, books or records of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to, or knowingly assist, participate in, facilitate or encourage any effort by, any third party that is seeking to make, or has made, any Takeover Proposal, (ii) (A) amend or grant any waiver or release under any standstill or similar agreement with respect to any class of equity securities of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or (B) approve any transaction under, or any third party becoming an “interested stockholder” under, Section 203 of the DGCL, or (iii) enter into any agreement in principle, letter of intent, term sheet, acquisition agreement, merger agreement, option agreement, joint venture agreement, partnership agreement or other Contract relating to any Takeover Proposal (each, a “Company Acquisition Agreement”). Subject to Section 5.04(b), neither the Company Board nor any committee thereof shall fail to make, withdraw, amend, modify or materially qualify, in a manner adverse to Buyer or Merger Sub, the Company Board Recommendation, or recommend a Takeover Proposal, fail to recommend against acceptance of any tender offer or exchange offer for the shares of Company Common Stock within ten (10) Business Days after the commencement of such offer, or make any public statement inconsistent with the Company Board Recommendation, or resolve or agree to take any of the foregoing actions (any of the foregoing, a “Company Adverse Recommendation Change”). The Company shall, and shall cause its Subsidiaries to cease immediately and cause to be terminated, and shall not authorize or knowingly permit any of its or their Representatives to continue, any and all existing activities, discussions or negotiations, if any, with any third party conducted prior to the date hereof with respect to any Takeover Proposal and shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause any such third party (or its agents or advisors) in possession of non-public information in respect of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries that was furnished by or on behalf of the Company and its Subsidiaries to return or destroy (and confirm destruction of) all such information.

 

(b)       Notwithstanding Section 5.04(a), prior to the receipt of the Company Requisite Vote, the Company Board, directly or indirectly through any Representative, may, subject to Section 5.04(c) (i) participate in negotiations or discussions with any third party that has made (and not withdrawn) a bona fide, unsolicited Takeover Proposal orally or in writing that the Company Board believes in good faith, after consultation with outside legal counsel and the Company Financial Advisor, constitutes or would reasonably be expected to result in a Superior Proposal, (ii) thereafter furnish to such third party non-public information relating to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries pursuant to an executed confidentiality agreement that constitutes an Acceptable Confidentiality Agreement (a copy of which confidentiality agreement shall be promptly (in all events within forty-eight (48) hours) provided for informational purposes only to Buyer), (iii) following receipt of and on account of a Superior Proposal, make a Company Adverse Recommendation Change, (iv) following the occurrence of an Intervening Event, make a Company Adverse Recommendation Change, and/or (v) take any action that any court of competent jurisdiction orders the Company to take (which order remains unstayed), but in each case referred to in the foregoing clauses (i) through (v), only if the Company Board determines in good faith, after consultation with outside legal counsel, that the failure to take such action would reasonably be expected to cause the Company Board to be in breach of its fiduciary duties under applicable Law. Nothing contained herein shall prevent the Company Board from disclosing to the Company’s stockholders a position contemplated by Rule 14d-9 and Rule 14e-2 promulgated under the Exchange Act with regard to a Takeover Proposal, if the Company determines, after consultation with outside legal counsel, that failure to disclose such position would constitute a violation of applicable Law.

 

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(c)       The Company may respond to unsolicited inbound inquiries (orally or in writing) from third parties that communicate an interest in pursuing a Takeover Proposal but the Company Board shall not take any of the actions referred to in clauses (i) through (iii) of Section 5.04(b) unless the Company shall have delivered to Buyer a prior written notice advising Buyer that it intends to take such action. The Company shall notify Buyer promptly (but in no event later than forty-eight (48) hours) after it obtains Knowledge of the receipt by the Company (or any of its Representatives) of any Takeover Proposal, any inquiry that would reasonably be expected to lead to a Takeover Proposal, any request for non-public information relating to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or for access to the business, properties, assets, books or records of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries by any third party. In such notice, the Company shall identify the third party making, and details of the material terms and conditions of, any such Takeover Proposal, indication or request. The Company shall promptly (and within forty-eight (48) hours) notify Buyer of the status and material terms of any such Takeover Proposal, indication or request, including any material amendments or proposed amendments as to price and other material terms thereof. The Company shall provide Buyer with at least forty-eight (48) hours prior notice of any meeting of the Company Board (or such lesser notice as is provided to the members of the Company Board) at which the Company Board is reasonably expected to consider any Takeover Proposal. The Company shall promptly provide Buyer with a list of any non-public information concerning the Company’s business, present or future performance, financial condition or results of operations, provided to any third party, and, to the extent such information has not been previously provided to Buyer, copies of such information.

 

(d)       Except as set forth in this Section 5.04(d), the Company Board shall not make any Company Adverse Recommendation Change or enter into (or permit any Subsidiary to enter into) a Company Acquisition Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, at any time prior to the receipt of the Company Requisite Vote, the Company Board may make a Company Adverse Recommendation Change or enter into (or permit any Subsidiary to enter into) a Company Acquisition Agreement, if: (i) the Company promptly notifies Buyer, in writing, at least five (5) Business Days (the “Notice Period”) before making a Company Adverse Recommendation Change or entering into (or causing a Subsidiary to enter into) a Company Acquisition Agreement, of its intention to take such action with respect to a Superior Proposal, which notice shall state expressly that the Company has received a Takeover Proposal that the Company Board intends to declare a Superior Proposal and that the Company Board intends to make a Company Adverse Recommendation Change and/or the Company intends to enter into a Company Acquisition Agreement; (ii) the Company provides the material terms of the proposed Company Acquisition Agreement; (iii) the Company shall, and shall cause its Subsidiaries to, and shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause its and its Subsidiaries’ Representatives to, during the Notice Period, negotiate with Buyer in good faith to make such adjustments in the terms and conditions of this Agreement so that such Takeover Proposal ceases to constitute a Superior Proposal, if Buyer, in its discretion, proposes to make such adjustments (it being agreed that in the event that, after commencement of the Notice Period, there is any material revision to the terms of a Superior Proposal, including, any revision in price, the Notice Period shall be extended, if applicable, to ensure that at least three (3) Business Days remains in the Notice Period subsequent to the time the Company notifies Buyer of any such material revision (it being understood that there may be multiple extensions)); and (iv) the Company Board determines in good faith, after consulting with outside legal counsel and its Company Financial Advisor, that such Takeover Proposal continues to constitute a Superior Proposal after taking into account any adjustments made by Buyer during the Notice Period in the terms and conditions of this Agreement.

 

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Section 5.05 Stockholders Meeting; Preparation of Proxy Materials.

 

(a)       Subject to the terms set forth in this Agreement, the Company shall take all action necessary to duly call, give notice of, convene and hold the Company Stockholders Meeting as soon as reasonably practicable after the date of this Agreement, and, in connection therewith, the Company shall mail the Company Proxy Statement to the holders of Company Common Stock in advance of such meeting. Except to the extent that the Company Board shall have effected a Company Adverse Recommendation Change as permitted by Section 5.04(b) hereof, the Company Proxy Statement shall include the Company Board Recommendation. Subject to Section 5.04 hereof, the Company shall use reasonable best efforts to (i) solicit from the holders of Company Common Stock proxies in favor of the adoption of this Agreement and approval of the Merger and (ii) take all other actions necessary or advisable to secure the vote or consent of the holders of Company Common Stock required by applicable Law to obtain such approval. The Company shall keep Buyer and Merger Sub updated with respect to proxy solicitation results as requested Buyer or Merger Sub. Once the Company Stockholders Meeting has been called and noticed, the Company shall not postpone or adjourn the Company Stockholders Meeting without the consent of Buyer (other than (i) in order to obtain a quorum of its stockholders or (ii) as reasonably determined by the Company to comply with applicable Law). At the Company Stockholders Meeting, Buyer and its Affiliates shall vote all shares of Company Common Stock owned by them in favor of adoption of this Agreement and approval of the Merger. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, the Company shall not be required to hold the Company Stockholders Meeting if this Agreement is terminated before the meeting is held.

 

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(b)       In connection with the Company Stockholders Meeting, as soon as reasonably practicable following the date of this Agreement the Company shall prepare and file the Company Proxy Statement with the SEC. Buyer, Merger Sub and the Company will cooperate and consult with each other in the preparation of the Company Proxy Statement. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each of Buyer and Merger Sub will furnish the Company the information relating to it required by the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder to be set forth in the Company Proxy Statement. The Company shall not file the Company Proxy Statement, or any amendment or supplement thereto, without providing Buyer a reasonable opportunity to review and comment thereon (which comments shall be reasonably considered by the Company). The Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to resolve, and each party agrees to consult and cooperate with the other party in resolving, all SEC comments with respect to the Company Proxy Statement as promptly as practicable after receipt thereof and to cause the Company Proxy Statement in definitive form to be cleared by the SEC and mailed to the Company’s stockholders as promptly as reasonably practicable following filing with the SEC. The Company agrees to consult with Buyer prior to responding to SEC comments with respect to the preliminary Company Proxy Statement. Each of Buyer, Merger Sub and the Company agree to correct any information provided by it for use in the Company Proxy Statement which shall have become false or misleading and the Company shall promptly prepare and mail to its stockholders an amendment or supplement setting forth such correction. The Company shall as soon as reasonably practicable (i) notify Buyer of the receipt of any comments from the SEC with respect to the Company Proxy Statement and any request by the SEC for any amendment to the Company Proxy Statement or for additional information and (ii) provide Buyer with copies of all written correspondence between the Company and its Representatives, on the one hand, and the SEC, on the other hand, with respect to the Company Proxy Statement.

 

Section 5.06 Notices of Certain Events. The Company shall notify Buyer and Merger Sub, and Buyer and Merger Sub shall notify the Company, promptly of (i) any notice or other communication from any Person alleging that the consent of such Person is or may be required in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, (ii) any notice or other communication from any Governmental Entity in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, (iii) any Legal Actions commenced, or to such party’s knowledge, threatened, against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or Buyer or its Subsidiaries, as applicable, that are related to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and (iv) any event, change or effect between the date of this Agreement and the Effective Time which causes or is reasonably likely to cause the failure of the conditions set forth in Section 6.02(a) or Section 6.02(b) of this Agreement (in the case of the Company and its Subsidiaries) or Section 6.03(a) or Section 6.03(b) of this Agreement (in the case of Buyer and Merger Sub), to be satisfied. In no event shall (x) the delivery of any notice by a party pursuant to this Section 5.06 limit or otherwise affect the respective rights, obligations, representations, warranties, covenants or agreements of the parties or the conditions to the obligations of the parties under this Agreement, or (y) disclosure by the Company or Buyer be deemed to amend or supplement the Company Disclosure Letter or constitute an exception to any representation or warranty. This Section 5.06 shall not constitute a covenant or agreement for purposes of Section 6.02(b) or Section 6.03(b).

 

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Section 5.07 Employees; Benefit Plans.

 

(a)       During the period commencing at the Effective Time and ending on the date which is twelve (12) months from the Effective Time (or if earlier, the date of the employee’s termination of employment with Buyer and its Subsidiaries), Buyer shall cause the Surviving Corporation and each of its Subsidiaries, as applicable, to provide the employees of the Company and its Subsidiaries who remain employed immediately after the Effective Time (collectively, the “Company Continuing Employees”) with base salary, target bonus opportunities (excluding equity-based compensation), and employee benefits that are, in the aggregate, no less favorable than the base salary, target bonus opportunities (excluding equity-based compensation), and employee benefits provided by the Company and its Subsidiaries on the date of this Agreement.

 

(b)       With respect to any “employee benefit plan” as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA maintained by Buyer or any of its Subsidiaries, excluding both any retiree healthcare plans or programs maintained by Buyer or any of its Subsidiaries and any equity compensation arrangements maintained by Buyer or any of its Subsidiaries (collectively, “Buyer Benefit Plans”) in which any Company Continuing Employees will participate effective as of the Effective Time, Buyer shall, or shall cause the Surviving Corporation to, recognize all service of the Company Continuing Employees with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, as the case may be as if such service were with Buyer, for vesting and eligibility purposes (but not for (i) purposes of early retirement subsidies under any Buyer Benefit Plan that is a defined benefit pension plan or (ii) benefit accrual purposes, except for vacation, if applicable) in any Buyer Benefit Plan in which such Company Continuing Employees may be eligible to participate after the Effective Time; provided, that such service shall not be recognized to the extent that (x) such recognition would result in a duplication of benefits or (y) such service was not recognized under the corresponding Company Employee Plan.

 

(c)       This Section 5.07 shall be binding upon and inure solely to the benefit of each of the parties to this Agreement, and nothing in this Section 5.07, express or implied, shall confer upon any other Person any rights or remedies of any nature whatsoever under or by reason of this Section 5.07. Nothing contained herein, express or implied (i) shall be construed to establish, amend or modify any benefit plan, program, agreement or arrangement or (ii) shall alter or limit the ability of the Surviving Corporation, Buyer or any of their respective Affiliates to amend, modify or terminate any benefit plan, program, agreement or arrangement at any time assumed, established, sponsored or maintained by any of them. The parties hereto acknowledge and agree that the terms set forth in this Section 5.07 shall not create any right in any Company Employee or any other Person to any continued employment with the Surviving Corporation, Buyer or any of their respective Subsidiaries or compensation or benefits of any nature or kind whatsoever other than as provided in Section 5.07(a).

 

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(d)       With respect to matters described in this Section 5.07, the Company will not send any written notices or other written communication materials to Company Employees without the prior written consent of Buyer.

 

Section 5.08 Directors’ and Officers’ Indemnification and Insurance.

 

(a)       Buyer and Merger Sub agree that all rights to indemnification, advancement of expenses and exculpation by the Company now existing in favor of each Person who is now, or has been at any time prior to the date hereof or who becomes prior to the Effective Time an officer or director of the Company or its Subsidiaries (each an “Indemnified Party”) as provided in the Company Charter Documents, in each case as in effect on the date of this Agreement, or pursuant to any other Contracts in effect on the date hereof and disclosed in Section 5.08, shall be assumed by the Surviving Corporation in the Merger, without further action, at the Effective Time and shall survive the Merger and shall remain in full force and effect in accordance with their terms, and, in the event that any proceeding is pending or asserted or any claim made during such period, until the final disposition of such proceeding or claim.

 

(b)       For six years after the Effective Time, to the fullest extent permitted under applicable Law, Buyer and the Surviving Corporation (the “Indemnifying Parties”) shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless each Indemnified Party against all losses, claims, damages, liabilities, fees, expenses, judgments and fines arising in whole or in part out of actions or omissions in their capacity as such occurring at or prior to the Effective Time (including in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement), and shall reimburse each Indemnified Party for any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by such Indemnified Party in connection with investigating or defending any such losses, claims, damages, liabilities, fees, expenses, judgments and fines as such expenses are incurred, subject to the Surviving Corporation’s receipt of an undertaking by such Indemnified Party to repay such legal and other fees and expenses paid in advance if it is ultimately determined in a final and non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction that such Indemnified Party is not entitled to be indemnified under applicable Law; provided, however, that the Surviving Corporation will not be liable for any settlement effected without the Surviving Corporation’s prior written consent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed). Additionally, the certificate of incorporation and by-laws of the Surviving Corporation shall contain provisions no less favorable with respect to exculpation and indemnification than are set forth in the Company’s current certificate of incorporation and by-laws, which provisions shall not be amended, repealed or otherwise modified for a period of six (6) years from the Effective Time in any manner than would adversely in any manner affect the rights thereunder of individuals who, at or prior to the Effective Time, were directors or officers of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.

 

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(c)       The Surviving Corporation shall, and Buyer shall cause the Surviving Corporation to, (i) maintain in effect for a period of six (6) years after the Effective Time, if available, the current policies of directors’ and officers’ liability insurance maintained by the Company immediately prior to the Effective Time (provided that the Surviving Corporation may substitute therefor policies, of at least the same coverage and amounts and containing terms and conditions that are not less advantageous to the directors and officers of the Company and its Subsidiaries when compared to the insurance maintained by the Company as of the date hereof), or (ii) obtain as of the Effective Time “tail” insurance policies with a claims period of six (6) years from the Effective Time with at least the same coverage and amounts and containing terms and conditions that are not less advantageous to the directors and officers of the Company and its Subsidiaries, in each case with respect to claims arising out of or relating to events which occurred before or at the Effective Time (including in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement); provided, however, that in no event will the Surviving Corporation be required to expend an annual premium for such coverage in excess of three hundred percent (300%) of the last annual premium paid by the Company for such insurance prior to the date of this Agreement, which amount is set forth on Section of the Company Disclosure Letter (the “Maximum Premium”). If such insurance coverage cannot be obtained at an annual premium equal to or less than the Maximum Premium, the Surviving Corporation will obtain, and Buyer will cause the Surviving Corporation to obtain, that amount of directors’ and officers’ insurance (or “tail” coverage) obtainable for an annual premium equal to the Maximum Premium.

 

(d)       The obligations of Buyer and the Surviving Corporation under this Section 5.08 shall survive the consummation of the Merger and shall not be terminated or modified in such a manner as to adversely affect any Indemnified Party to whom this Section 5.08 applies without the consent of such affected Indemnified Party (it being expressly agreed that the Indemnified Parties to whom this Section 5.08 applies shall be third party beneficiaries of this Section 5.08, each of whom may enforce the provisions of this Section 5.08).

 

(e)       In the event Buyer, the Surviving Corporation or any of their respective successors or assigns (i) consolidates with or merges into any other Person and shall not be the continuing or surviving corporation or entity in such consolidation or merger or (ii) transfers all or substantially all of its properties and assets to any Person, then, and in either such case, proper provision shall be made so that the successors and assigns of Buyer or the Surviving Corporation, as the case may be, shall assume all of the obligations set forth in this Section 5.08. The agreements and covenants contained herein shall not be deemed to be exclusive of any other rights to which any Indemnified Party is entitled, whether pursuant to Law, Contract or otherwise. Nothing in this Agreement is intended to, shall be construed to or shall release, waive or impair any rights to directors’ and officers’ insurance claims under any policy that is or has been in existence with respect to the Company or its officers, directors and employees, it being understood and agreed that the indemnification provided for in this Section 5.08 is not prior to, or in substitution for, any such claims under any such policies.

 

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Section 5.09 Reasonable Best Efforts.

 

(a)       Upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement (including those contained in this Section 5.09), each of the parties hereto shall, and shall cause its Subsidiaries 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 parties in doing, all things necessary, proper or advisable to consummate and make effective, and to satisfy all conditions to, in the most expeditious manner practicable, the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including (i) the obtaining of all necessary permits, waivers, consents, approvals and actions or nonactions from Governmental Entities and the making of all necessary registrations and filings (including filings with Governmental Entities) and the taking of all steps as may be necessary to obtain an approval or waiver from, or to avoid an action or proceeding by, any Governmental Entities, (ii) the obtaining of all necessary consents or waivers from third parties, and (iii) the execution and delivery of any additional instruments necessary to consummate the Merger and to fully carry out the purposes of this Agreement. Buyer will take all action necessary to 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. The Company and Buyer shall, subject to applicable Law, promptly (x) cooperate and coordinate with the other in the taking of the actions contemplated by clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) immediately above and (y) supply the other with any information that may be reasonably required in order to effectuate the taking of such actions. Each party hereto shall promptly inform the other party or parties hereto, as the case may be, of any communication from any Governmental Entity regarding any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. If the Company or Buyer receives a request for additional information or documentary material from any Governmental Entity with respect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, then it shall use reasonable best efforts to make, or cause to be made, as soon as reasonably practicable and after consultation with the other party, an appropriate response in compliance with such request, and, if permitted by applicable Law and by any applicable Governmental Entity, provide the other party’s counsel with advance notice and the opportunity to attend and participate in any meeting with any Governmental Entity in respect of any filing made thereto in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Neither Buyer nor the Company shall commit to or agree (or permit their respective Subsidiaries to commit to or agree) with any Governmental Entity to stay, toll or extend any applicable waiting period under the HSR Act or other applicable Antitrust Laws, without the prior written consent of the other (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed).

 

(b)       In the event that any administrative or judicial action or proceeding is instituted (or threatened to be instituted) by a Governmental Entity or private party challenging the Merger or any other transaction contemplated by this Agreement, or any other agreement contemplated hereby, the Company shall cooperate in all respects with Buyer and Merger Sub and shall use its reasonable best efforts to contest and resist any such action or proceeding and to have vacated, lifted, reversed or overturned any Order, whether temporary, preliminary or permanent, that is in effect and that prohibits, prevents or restricts consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, none of Buyer, Merger Sub or any of their Affiliates shall be required to defend, contest or resist any action or proceeding, whether judicial or administrative, or to take any action to have vacated, lifted, reversed or overturned any Order, in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

 

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(c)       None of Buyer, Merger Sub or any of their Subsidiaries shall be required to, and the Company may not, without the prior written consent of Buyer, become subject to, consent to, or offer or agree to, or otherwise take any action with respect to, any requirement, condition, limitation, understanding, agreement or order to (i) other than pursuant to Section 5.01 hereto, sell, license, assign, transfer, divest, hold separate or otherwise dispose of any assets, business or portion of business of the Company, the Surviving Corporation, Buyer, Merger Sub or any of their respective Subsidiaries, (ii) conduct, restrict, operate, invest or otherwise change the assets, business or portion of business of the Company, the Surviving Corporation, Buyer, Merger Sub or any of their respective Subsidiaries in any manner, or (iii) impose any restriction, requirement or limitation on the operation of the business or portion of the business of the Company, the Surviving Corporation, Buyer, Merger Sub or any of their respective Subsidiaries; provided that, if requested by Buyer, the Company will become subject to, consent to, or offer or agree to, or otherwise take any action with respect to, any such requirement, condition, limitation, understanding, agreement or order so long as such requirement, condition, limitation, understanding, agreement or order is only binding on the Company in the event the Closing occurs.

 

Section 5.10 Public Announcements. The initial press release with respect to this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby shall be a release mutually agreed to by the Company and Buyer. Thereafter, each of the Company, Buyer and Merger Sub agrees that no public release or announcement concerning the transactions contemplated hereby shall be issued by any party without the prior written consent of the Company and Buyer (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed), except as such release or announcement may be permitted by Section 5.04 or required by applicable Law or the rules or regulations of any applicable United States securities exchange or Governmental Entity to which the relevant party is subject, wherever situated, in which case the party required to make the release or announcement shall consult with the other party about, and allow the other party reasonable time to comment on such release or announcement in advance of such issuance.

 

Section 5.11 Takeover Statutes. If any “control share acquisition”, “fair price”, “moratorium” or other anti-takeover Law becomes or is deemed to be applicable to the Company, Buyer, Merger Sub, the Merger or any other transaction contemplated by this Agreement, then each of the Company, Buyer, Merger Sub, and their respective board of directors shall grant such approvals and take such actions as are necessary so that the transactions contemplated hereby may be consummated as promptly as practicable on the terms contemplated hereby and otherwise act to render such anti-takeover Law inapplicable to the foregoing.

 

 

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Section 5.12 Section 16 Matters. Prior to the Effective Time, the Company shall take all such steps as may be required to cause to be exempt under Rule 16b-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act any dispositions of shares of Company Common Stock (including derivative securities with respect to such shares) that are treated as dispositions under such rule and result from the transactions contemplated by this Agreement by each director or officer of the Company who is subject to the reporting requirements of Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act with respect to the Company.

 

Section 5.13 Guaranty. Contemporaneously with the execution of this Agreement, Buyer shall cause Amplexor International S.A. to execute and deliver the Guaranty to Company.

 

Section 5.14 Further Assurances. At and after the Effective Time, the officers and directors of the Surviving Corporation shall be authorized to execute and deliver, in the name and on behalf of the Company or Merger Sub, any deeds, bills of sale, assignments or assurances and to take and do, in the name and on behalf of the Company or Merger Sub, any other actions and things to vest, perfect or confirm of record or otherwise in the Surviving Corporation any and all right, title and interest in, to and under any of the rights, properties or assets of the Company acquired or to be acquired by the Surviving Corporation as a result of, or in connection with, the Merger.

 

Article VI
Conditions

 

Section 6.01 Conditions to Each Party’s Obligation to Effect the Merger. The respective obligations of each party to this Agreement to effect the Merger is subject to the satisfaction or waiver on or prior to the Closing Date of each of the following conditions:

 

(a)       Company Stockholder Approval. This Agreement will have been duly adopted by the Company Requisite Vote.

 

(b)       No Injunctions, Restraints or Illegality. No Governmental Entity having jurisdiction over any party hereto shall have enacted, issued, promulgated, enforced or entered any Laws or Orders, whether temporary, preliminary or permanent, that make illegal, enjoin or otherwise prohibit consummation of the Merger or the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

 

(c)       Governmental Consents. All consents, approvals and other authorizations of any Governmental Entity set forth in Section 6.01 of the Company Disclosure Letter and required to consummate the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement (other than the filing of the Certificate of Merger with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware) shall have been obtained, free of any condition that would reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect or a material adverse effect on Buyer’s and Merger Sub’s ability to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

 

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(d)       Employment Agreement. The Employment Agreement will have been duly executed by the Company and Shannon Zimmerman.

 

Section 6.02 Conditions to Obligations of Buyer and Merger Sub. The obligations of Buyer and Merger Sub to effect the Merger are also subject to the satisfaction or waiver by Buyer and Merger Sub on or prior to the Closing Date of the following conditions:

 

(a)       Representations and Warranties. (i) The representations and warranties of the Company (other than in Section 3.01(a), Section 3.02(a) (second sentence), Section 3.02(b)(i) (first sentence), Section 3.02(c), Section 3.03(a), Section 3.05(a) and Section 3.10) set forth in Article III of this Agreement shall be true and correct in all respects (without giving effect to any limitation indicated by the words “Company Material Adverse Effect,” “in all material respects,” “in any material respect,” “material” or “materially”) when made and as of immediately prior to the Effective Time, as if made at and as of such time (except those representations and warranties that address matters only as of a particular date, which shall be true and correct in all respects as of that date), except where the failure of such representations and warranties to be so true and correct would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect, (ii) the representations and warranties of the Company contained in Section 3.02(a) (second sentence), Section 3.02(b)(i) (first sentence), and Section 3.02(c) shall be true and correct when made and as of immediately prior to the Effective Time, as if made at and as of such time (except those representations and warranties that address matters only as of a particular date, which shall be true and correct in all material respects as of that date), except where the failure of such representations and warranties to be so true and correct would not reasonably be expected to result in an increase in the aggregate consideration required to be paid by Buyer under Article II, individually or in the aggregate, by more than $25,000, and (iii) the representations and warranties contained in Section 3.01(a), Section 3.03(a), Section 3.05(a) and Section 3.10 shall be true and correct in all respects when made and as of immediately prior to the Effective Time, as if made at and as of such time (except those representations and warranties that address matters only as of a particular date, which shall be true and correct in all respects as of that date).

 

(b)       Performance of Covenants. The Company shall have performed in all material respects all obligations, and complied in all material respects with the agreements and covenants, required to be performed by or complied with by it hereunder.

 

(c)       Company Material Adverse Effect. Since the date of this Agreement, there shall not have been any Company Material Adverse Effect or any event, change or effect that would, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect.

 

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(d)       Officers Certificate. Buyer will have received a certificate, signed by the chief executive officer or chief financial officer of the Company, certifying as to the matters set forth in Section 6.02(a) and Section 6.02(b) hereof.

 

Section 6.03 Conditions to Obligation of the Company. The obligation of the Company to effect the Merger is also subject to the satisfaction or waiver by the Company on or prior to the Closing Date of the following conditions:

 

(a)       Representations and warranties. The representations and warranties of Buyer and Merger Sub set forth in Article IV of this Agreement shall be true and correct in all respects (without giving effect to any limitation indicated by the words “material adverse effect,” “in all material respects,” “in any material respect,” “material” or “materially”) when made and as of immediately prior to the Effective Time, as if made at and as of such time (except those representations and warranties that address matters only as of a particular date, which shall be true and correct in all respects as of that date), except where the failure of such representations and warranties to be so true and correct would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a material adverse effect on Buyer’s and Merger Sub’s ability to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

 

(b)       Performance of covenants. Buyer and Merger Sub shall have performed in all material respects all obligations, and complied in all material respects with the agreements and covenants, required to be performed by or complied with by them hereunder.

 

(c)       Officers Certificate. The Company will have received a certificate, signed by an officer of Buyer, certifying as to the matters set forth in Section 6.03(a) and Section 6.03(b).

 

Article VII
Termination, Amendment and Waiver

 

Section 7.01 Termination By Mutual Consent. This Agreement may be terminated at any time prior to the Effective Time (notwithstanding any approval of this Agreement by the stockholders of the Company) by mutual written consent of Buyer, Merger Sub and the Company.

 

Section 7.02 Termination By Either Buyer or the Company. This Agreement may be terminated by either Buyer or the Company at any time prior to the Effective Time (notwithstanding any approval of this Agreement by the stockholders of the Company):

 

(a)       if the Merger has not been consummated on or before October 25, 2017 (the “End Date”); provided, however, that the right to terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section 7.02(a) shall not be available to any party whose breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement set forth in this Agreement has been the cause of, or resulted in, the failure of the Merger to be consummated on or before the End Date;

 

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(b)       if any Governmental Entity of competent jurisdiction shall have enacted, issued, promulgated, enforced or entered any Law or Order making illegal, permanently enjoining or otherwise permanently prohibiting the consummation of the Merger or the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and such Law or Order shall have become final and nonappealable; provided, however, that the right to terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section 7.02(b) shall not be available to any party whose breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement set forth in this Agreement has been the cause of, or resulted in, the issuance, promulgation, enforcement or entry of any such Law or Order; or

 

(c)       if this Agreement has been submitted to the stockholders of the Company for adoption at a duly convened Company Stockholders Meeting and the Company Requisite Vote shall not have been obtained at such meeting (including any adjournment or postponement thereof).

 

Section 7.03 Termination By Buyer. This Agreement may be terminated by Buyer at any time prior to the Effective Time (notwithstanding any approval of this Agreement by the stockholders of the Company):

 

(a)       if (i) a Company Adverse Recommendation Change shall have occurred, (ii) the Company shall have entered into, or publicly announced its intention to enter into, a Company Acquisition Agreement (other than an Acceptable Confidentiality Agreement), (iii) the Company shall have intentionally breached or failed to perform in any material respect any of the covenants and agreements set forth in Section 5.04, (iv) the Company Board fails to reaffirm (publicly, if so requested by Buyer) the Company Board Recommendation within five (5) Business Days after the date any Takeover Proposal (or material modification thereto) is first publicly disclosed by the Company or the Person making such Takeover Proposal, (v) a tender offer or exchange offer relating to Company Common Stock shall have been commenced by a Person unaffiliated with Buyer and the Company shall not have sent to its stockholders pursuant to Rule 14e-2 under the Securities Act, within ten (10) Business Days after such tender offer or exchange offer is first published, sent or given, a statement reaffirming the Company Board Recommendation and recommending that stockholders reject such tender or exchange offer, or (vi) the Company or the Company Board (or any committee thereof) shall publicly announce its intentions to do any of actions specified in this Section 7.03(a); or

 

(b)       if there shall have been a breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement on the part of the Company set forth in this Agreement such that the conditions to the Closing of the Merger set forth in Section 6.02(a) or Section 6.02(b), as applicable, would not be satisfied and, in either such case, such breach is incapable of being cured by the End Date; provided that Buyer shall have given the Company at least ten (10) days written notice prior to such termination stating Buyer’s intention to terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section 7.03(b) and Buyer shall not have the right to terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section 7.03(b) if Buyer is then in breach of any of its representations, warranties, covenants or agreements hereunder.

 

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Section 7.04 Termination By the Company. This Agreement may be terminated by the Company at any time prior to the Effective Time (notwithstanding, in the case of Section 7.04(b) immediately below, any approval of this Agreement by the stockholders of the Company):

 

(a)       if prior to the receipt of the Company Requisite Vote at the Company Stockholders Meeting, the Company Board authorizes the Company, in full compliance with the terms of this Agreement, including Section 5.04(b) hereof, to enter into a Company Acquisition Agreement (other than an Acceptable Confidentiality Agreement) in respect of a Superior Proposal; provided that the Company shall have paid any amounts due pursuant to Section 7.06(b) hereof in accordance with the terms, and at the times, specified therein; and provided further that in the event of such termination, the Company substantially concurrently enters into such Company Acquisition Agreement; or

 

(b)       if there shall have been a breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement on the part of Buyer or Merger Sub set forth in this Agreement such that the conditions to the Closing of the Merger set forth in Section 6.03(a) or Section 6.03(b), as applicable, would not be satisfied and, in either such case, such breach is incapable of being cured by the End Date; provided that the Company shall have given Buyer at least ten (10) days written notice prior to such termination stating the Company’s intention to terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section 7.04(b) and the Company shall not have the right to terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section 7.04(b) if the Company is then in breach of any of its representations, warranties, covenants or agreements hereunder.

 

Section 7.05 Notice of Termination; Effect of Termination. The party desiring to terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Article VII (other than pursuant to Section 7.01) shall deliver written notice of such termination to each other party hereto specifying with particularity the reason for such termination, and any such termination in accordance with Section 7.05 shall be effective immediately upon delivery of such written notice to the other party. If this Agreement is terminated pursuant to this Article VII, it will become void and of no further force and effect, with no liability on the part of any party to this Agreement (or any stockholder, director, officer, employee, agent or Representative of such party) to any other party hereto, except (i) with respect to Section 5.03(b), this Section 7.05, Section 7.06 and Article VIII (and any related definitions contained in any such Sections or Article), which shall remain in full force and effect and (ii) with respect to any liabilities or damages incurred or suffered by a party, to the extent such liabilities or damages were the result of fraud or the willful and material breach by another party of any of its representations, warranties, covenants or other agreements set forth in this Agreement. For purposes of this Section 7.05, a "willful and material breach" shall mean a material breach that is a consequence of an act undertaken by the breaching party with the knowledge (actual or constructive) that the taking of such act would, or would be reasonably expected to cause a breach of this Agreement.

 

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Section 7.06 Fees and Expenses Following Termination.

 

(a)       If this Agreement is terminated by Buyer pursuant to Section 7.03(a), then the Company shall pay to Buyer (by wire transfer of immediately available funds), within two (2) Business Days after such termination, a fee in an amount equal to the Termination Fee.

 

(b)       If this Agreement is terminated by the Company pursuant to Section 7.04(a), then the Company shall pay to Buyer (by wire transfer of immediately available funds), at or prior to such termination, the Termination Fee.

 

(c)       If this Agreement is terminated (i) by Buyer pursuant to Section 7.03(b), provided that the Company Requisite Vote shall not have been obtained at the Company Stockholders Meeting (including any adjournment or postponement thereof) or (ii) by the Company or Buyer pursuant to (x) Section 7.02(a) hereof and provided that the Company Requisite Vote shall not have been obtained at the Company Stockholders Meeting (including any adjournment or postponement thereof) or (y) Section 7.02(c) hereof and, in the case of clauses (i) and (ii) immediately above, (A) prior to such termination (in the case of termination pursuant to Section 7.02(a) or Section 7.03(b)) or the Company Stockholders Meeting (in the case of termination pursuant to Section 7.02(c)), a Takeover Proposal shall (1) in the case of a termination pursuant to Section 7.02(a) or Section 7.02(c), have been publicly disclosed and not withdrawn or (2) in the case of a termination pursuant to Section 7.03(b), have been publicly disclosed or otherwise made or communicated to the Company or the Company Board, and not withdrawn, and (B) within twelve (12) months following the date of such termination of this Agreement the Company shall have entered into a definitive agreement with respect to any Takeover Proposal, or any Takeover Proposal shall have been consummated (in each case whether or not such Takeover Proposal is the same as the original Takeover Proposal made, communicated or publicly disclosed), then in any such event the Company shall pay to Buyer (by wire transfer of immediately available funds), immediately prior to and as a condition to consummating such transaction, the Termination Fee (it being understood for all purposes of this Section 7.06(c), all references in the definition of Takeover Proposal to 15% shall be deemed to be references to “more than 50%” instead). If a Person (other than Buyer) makes a Takeover Proposal that has been publicly disclosed and subsequently withdrawn prior to such termination or the Company Stockholder Meeting, as applicable, and, within twelve (12) months following the date of the termination of this Agreement, such Person or any of its controlled Affiliates makes a Takeover Proposal that is publicly disclosed, such initial Takeover Proposal shall be deemed to have been “not withdrawn” for purposes of clauses (1) and (2) of this paragraph (c).

 

(d)       The Company acknowledges and hereby agrees that the provisions of this Section 7.06 are an integral part of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (including the Merger), and that, without such provisions, Buyer and Merger Sub would not have entered into this Agreement. If the Company shall fail to pay in a timely manner the amounts due pursuant to this Section 7.06, and, in order to obtain such payment, Buyer makes a claim against the Company that results in a judgment against the Company, the Company shall pay to Buyer the reasonable costs and expenses of Buyer (including its reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses) incurred or accrued in connection with such suit, together with interest on the amounts set forth in this Section 7.06 at the prime lending rate prevailing during such period as published in The Wall Street Journal. Any interest payable hereunder shall be calculated on a daily basis from the date such amounts were required to be paid until (but excluding) the date of actual payment, and on the basis of a 360-day year. The parties acknowledge and agree that in no event shall the Company be obligated to pay the Termination Fee on more than one occasion.

 

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(e)       Except as expressly set forth in this Section 7.06, all Expenses incurred in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby will be paid by the party incurring such Expenses.

 

Section 7.07 Amendment. At any time prior to the Effective Time, this Agreement may be amended or supplemented in any and all respects, whether before or after receipt of the Company Requisite Vote, by written agreement signed by each of the parties hereto; provided, however, that following the receipt of the Company Requisite Vote, there shall be no amendment or supplement to the provisions of this Agreement which by Law or in accordance with the rules of any relevant self-regulatory organization would require further approval by the holders of Company Common Stock without such approval.

 

Section 7.08 Extension; Waiver. At any time prior to the Effective Time, Buyer or Merger Sub, on the one hand, or the Company, on the other hand, may (a) extend the time for the performance of any of the obligations of the other party(ies), (b) waive any inaccuracies in the representations and warranties of the other party(ies) contained in this Agreement or in any document delivered under this Agreement, or (c) unless prohibited by applicable Law, waive compliance with any of the covenants, agreements or conditions contained in this Agreement. Any agreement on the part of a party to any extension or waiver will be valid only if set forth in an instrument in writing signed by such party. The failure of any party to assert any of its rights under this Agreement or otherwise will not constitute a waiver of such rights.

 

Article VIII
Miscellaneous

 

Section 8.01 Interpretation; Construction.

 

(a)       The table of contents and headings herein are for convenience of reference only, do not constitute part of this Agreement and shall not be deemed to limit or otherwise affect any of the provisions hereof. Where a reference in this Agreement is made to a Section, Exhibit or Schedule, such reference shall be to a Section of, Exhibit to or Schedule of this Agreement unless otherwise indicated. Whenever the words “include,” “includes” or “including” are used in this Agreement, they shall be deemed to be followed by the words “without limitation.” A reference in this Agreement to $ or dollars is to U.S. dollars. 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. References to “this Agreement” shall include the Company Disclosure Letter.

 

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(b)       The parties have participated jointly in negotiating and drafting this Agreement. In the event that an ambiguity or a question of intent or interpretation arises, this Agreement shall be construed as if drafted jointly by the parties, and no presumption or burden of proof shall arise favoring or disfavoring any party by virtue of the authorship of any provision of this Agreement.

 

Section 8.02 Survival. None of the representations and warranties contained in this Agreement or in any instrument delivered under this Agreement will survive the Effective Time. This Section 8.02 does not limit any covenant of the parties to this Agreement which, by its terms, contemplates performance after the Effective Time. The Confidentiality Agreement will (a) survive termination of this Agreement in accordance with its terms and (b) terminate as of the Effective Time.

 

Section 8.03 Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal laws of the State of Delaware without giving effect to any choice or conflict of law provision or rule (whether of the State of Delaware or any other jurisdiction) that would cause the application of Laws of any jurisdiction other than those of the State of Delaware.

 

Section 8.04 Consent to Jurisdiction; Waiver of Jury Trial.

 

(a)       Each of the parties irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state courts and federal courts in the State of Delaware for the purposes of any suit, action or other proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or any transaction contemplated hereby (and agrees not to commence any action, suit or proceeding relating hereto except in such courts). Each of the parties further agrees that service of any process, summons, notice or document hand delivered or sent by U.S. registered mail to such party’s respective address set forth in Section 8.05 will be effective service of process for any action, suit or proceeding in Delaware with respect to any matters to which it has submitted to jurisdiction as set forth in the immediately preceding sentence. Each of the parties irrevocably and unconditionally waives any objection to the laying of venue of any action, suit or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby in the state courts and federal courts in the State of Delaware, and hereby further irrevocably and unconditionally waives and agrees not to plead or claim in any such court that any such action, suit or proceeding brought in any such court has been brought in an inconvenient forum. Notwithstanding the foregoing, each party agrees that a final judgment in any action or proceeding so brought shall be conclusive and may be enforced by suit on the judgment in any jurisdiction or in any other manner provided in law or in equity.

 

 

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(b)       EACH PARTY ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT ANY CONTROVERSY WHICH MAY ARISE UNDER THIS AGREEMENT IS LIKELY TO INVOLVE COMPLICATED AND DIFFICULT ISSUES AND, THEREFORE, EACH SUCH PARTY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY LEGAL ACTION ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED BY THIS AGREEMENT. EACH PARTY TO THIS AGREEMENT CERTIFIES AND ACKNOWLEDGES THAT: (A) NO REPRESENTATIVE OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER IN THE EVENT OF A LEGAL ACTION; (B) SUCH PARTY HAS CONSIDERED THE IMPLICATIONS OF THIS WAIVER; (C) SUCH PARTY MAKES THIS WAIVER VOLUNTARILY; AND (D) SUCH PARTY HAS BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION 8.06.

 

Section 8.05 Notices. All notices, requests, consents, claims, demands, waivers and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been given (a) when delivered by hand (with written confirmation of receipt), (b) when received by the addressee if sent by a nationally recognized overnight courier (receipt requested), (c) on the date sent by e-mail of a PDF document (with confirmation of transmission) if sent during normal business hours of the recipient, and on the next Business Day if sent after normal business hours of the recipient, or (d) on the third day after the date mailed, by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid. Such communications must be sent to the respective parties at the following addresses (or at such other address for a party as shall be specified in a notice given in accordance with this Section 8.05):

 

 

If to Buyer or Merger Sub, to:   AMPLEXOR USA INC.
1650 West End Blvd., Suite 100
St. Louis Park, MN 55416
Attention:  Michael Such
E-mail: ***@***
     
with a copy (which will not constitute notice to Buyer or Merger Sub) to:  

Quarles & Brady LLP
300 N. LaSalle St., Suite 4000
Chicago, IL 60654
Attention: Kevin Slaughter
E-mail: ***@***

 

AMPLEXOR International SA
55 rue de Luxembourg
L-8077 Bertrange, Luxembourg
Attention: Mark Evenepoel
E-mail: ***@***

 

 

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If to the Company, to:   Sajan, Inc.
625 Whitetail Blvd.
River Falls, WI 54022
Attention: Shannon Zimmerman
E-mail: ***@***
     
with a copy (which will not constitute notice to the Company) to:   Fredrikson & Byron P.A.
200 South Sixth Street, Suite 4000
Minneapolis, MN 555402
Attention: John Houston  
E-Mail: ***@***

  

  or to such other Persons, addresses or facsimile numbers as may be designated in writing by the Person entitled to receive such communication as provided above.

 

Section 8.06 Entire Agreement. This Agreement (including the Exhibits to this Agreement), the Company Disclosure Letter and the Confidentiality Agreement constitute the entire agreement among the parties with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement and supersede all other prior agreements and understandings, both written and oral, among the parties to this Agreement with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement. In the event of any inconsistency between the statements in the body of this Agreement, the Confidentiality Agreement and the Company Disclosure Letter (other than an exception expressly set forth as such in the Company Disclosure Letter), the statements in the body of this Agreement will control.

 

Section 8.07 No Third Party Beneficiaries. Except as provided in Section 5.08 hereof (which shall be to the benefit of the parties referred to in such section), this Agreement is for the sole benefit of the parties hereto and their permitted assigns and respective successors and nothing herein, express or implied, is intended to or shall confer upon any other Person or entity any legal or equitable right, benefit or remedy of any nature whatsoever under or by reason of this Agreement.

 

Section 8.08 Severability. If any term or provision of this Agreement is invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability shall not affect any other term or provision of this Agreement or invalidate or render unenforceable such term or provision in any other jurisdiction. Upon such determination that any term or other provision is invalid, illegal or unenforceable, 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 the transactions contemplated hereby be consummated as originally contemplated to the greatest extent possible.

 

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Section 8.09 Assignment. This Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns. Neither party may assign its rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of the other party, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed; provided, however, that prior to the Effective Time, Merger Sub may, without the prior written consent of the Company, assign all or any portion of its rights under this Agreement to Buyer or to one or more of Buyer’s direct or indirect wholly-owned subsidiaries. No assignment shall relieve the assigning party of any of its obligations hereunder.

 

Section 8.10 Remedies. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, any and all remedies expressly conferred upon a party to this Agreement will be cumulative with, and not exclusive of, any other remedy contained in this Agreement, at Law or in equity. The exercise by a party to this Agreement of any one remedy will not preclude the exercise by it of any other remedy.

 

Section 8.11 Specific Performance. The parties hereto agree that irreparable damage would occur if any provision of this Agreement were not performed in accordance with the terms hereof and that the parties shall be entitled to an injunction or injunctions to prevent breaches or threatened breaches of this Agreement or to enforce specifically the performance of the terms and provisions hereof in any federal court located in the State of Delaware or any Delaware state court, in addition to any other remedy to which they are entitled at Law or in equity.

 

Section 8.12 Counterparts; Effectiveness. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, all of which will be one and the same agreement. This Agreement will become effective when each party to this Agreement will have received counterparts signed by all of the other parties.

 

 

 

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed as of the date first written above by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized.

 

 

SAJAN, INC.

 

 

By /s/ Shannon Zimmerman

 

Name: Shannon Zimmerman

Title: Chief Executive Officer

 

 

AMPLEXOR USA INC.

 

 

By /s/ Mark Evenepoel

 

Name: Mark Evenepoel

Title: Director

   
 

By /s/ Michael Such

 

Name: Michael Such

Title: Director

 

 

AMPLEXOR FALCON, INC.

 

 

By /s/ Mark Evenepoel

 

Name: Mark Evenepoel

Title: Director

   
 

By /s/ Michael Such

 

Name: Michael Such

Title: Director

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EXHIBIT A

 

DEFINITIONS

 

Definitions. For purposes of this Agreement, the following terms will have the following meanings when used herein with initial capital letters:

 

Acceptable Confidentiality Agreement” means a confidentiality and standstill agreement that contains confidentiality and standstill provisions that are no less favorable to the Company than those contained in the Confidentiality Agreement.

 

Affiliate” means, with respect to any Person, any other Person that directly or indirectly controls, is controlled by or is under common control with, such first Person. For the purposes of this definition, “control” (including, the terms “controlling,” “controlled by” and “under common control with”), as applied to any Person, means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of that Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by Contract or otherwise.

 

Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

 

Book-Entry Shares” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.02(a).

 

Business Day” means any day, other than Saturday, Sunday or any day on which banking institutions located in Minneapolis, Minnesota are authorized or required by Law or other governmental action to close.

 

Buyer” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

 

Buyer Benefit Plans” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.07(b).

 

Certificate” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.01(c).

 

Certificate of Merger” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.03.

 

Charter Documents” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.01(b).

 

Closing” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.02.

 

Closing Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.02.

 

COBRA” means the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985, as amended, and as codified in Section 4980B of the Code and Section 601 et. seq. of ERISA.

 

Code” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.05.

 

 

 

 

Company” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

 

Company Acquisition Agreement” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.04(a).

 

Company Adverse Recommendation Change” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.04(a).

 

Company Balance Sheet” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.04(e).

 

Company Board” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

 

Company Board Recommendation” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.03(d).

 

Company Common Stock” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

 

Company Continuing Employees” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.07(a).

 

Company Disclosure Letter” has the meaning set forth in the introductory language in Article III.

 

Company Employee” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.12(a).

 

Company Employee Agreement” means any Contract between the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and a Company Employee.

 

Company Employee Plans” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.12(a).

 

Company ERISA Affiliate” means, with respect to any Person, any other Person that, together with such first Person, would be treated as a single employer within the meaning of Section 414(b), (c), (m) or (o) of the Code.

 

Company Financial Advisor” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.10.

 

Company Material Adverse Effect” means any event, occurrence, fact, condition or change that is, or would reasonably be expected to become, individually or in the aggregate with any other event, occurrence, fact, condition or change, materially adverse to (i) the business, results of operations, condition (financial or otherwise), or assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or (ii) the ability of the Company to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby on a timely basis; provided, however, that, for the purposes of clause (i), a Company Material Adverse Effect shall not be deemed to include events, occurrences, facts, conditions or changes arising out of, relating to or resulting from: (a) changes generally affecting the economy, financial or securities markets; (b) the announcement of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement; (c) any outbreak or escalation of war or any act of terrorism; (d) general conditions in the industry in which the Company and its Subsidiaries operate; (e) any change in accounting requirements or principles required by GAAP (or any authoritative interpretations thereof) or required by any change in applicable Law after the date hereof; (f) any adoption, implementation, promulgation, repeal or modification of any applicable Law after the date hereof; (g) compliance with the express terms of, or the taking of any action expressly required by, this Agreement (excluding the Company operating in the normal course of business) or the taking of any action consented to or requested in writing by Buyer prior to the taking of such action; or (h) any legal proceedings made or brought by any current or former securityholders of the Company (on their own behalf or on behalf of the Company) arising out of or related to this Agreement or any transactions contemplated by this Agreement; provided further, however, that any event, change and effect referred to in clauses (a), (c), (d), (e) and (f) immediately above shall be taken into account in determining whether a Company Material Adverse Effect has occurred or would reasonably be expected to occur to the extent that such event, change or effect has a disproportionate effect on the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, compared to other participants in the industries in which the Company and its Subsidiaries conduct their businesses.

 

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Company Material Contract” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.15(a).

 

Company-Owned Intellectual Property” means the Intellectual Property owned by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.

 

Company Owned Software” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.07(d).

 

Company Preferred Stock” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.02(a).

 

Company Proxy Statement” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.16.

 

Company Registered Intellectual Property” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.07(a).

 

“Company Requisite Vote” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.03(a).

 

Company SEC Documents” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.04(a).

 

Company Securities” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.02(b).

 

Company Stock Option” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.07(a).

 

Company Stock Plans” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.02(b).

 

Company Stockholders Meeting” means the special meeting of the Stockholders of the Company to be held to consider the adoption of this Agreement.

 

Company Subsidiary Securities” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.02(d).

 

Confidentiality Agreement” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.03.

 

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Consent” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.03(c).

 

Contracts” means any contracts, agreements, licenses, notes, bonds, mortgages, indentures, leases or other binding instruments or binding commitments, whether written or oral.

 

DGCL” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

 

Dissenting Shares” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.03.

 

Effective Time” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.03.

 

Employment Agreement” means the amended and restated employment agreement by and between the Company and Shannon Zimmerman, substantially in the form of Exhibit D.

 

End Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.02(a).

 

Environmental Laws” means any applicable Law, and any Order or binding agreement with any Governmental Entity: (a) relating to pollution (or the cleanup thereof) or the protection of natural resources, endangered or threatened species, human health or safety, or the environment (including ambient air, soil, surface water or groundwater, or subsurface strata); or (b) concerning the presence of, exposure to, or the management, manufacture, use, containment, storage, recycling, reclamation, reuse, treatment, generation, discharge, transportation, processing, production, disposal or remediation of any Hazardous Substance. The term “Environmental Law” includes, without limitation, the following (including their implementing regulations and any state analogs): the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, as amended by the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986, 42 U.S.C. §§ 9601 et seq.; the Solid Waste Disposal Act, as amended by the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976, as amended by the Hazardous and Solid Waste Amendments of 1984, 42 U.S.C. §§ 6901 et seq.; the Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, as amended by the Clean Water Act of 1977, 33 U.S.C. §§ 1251 et seq.; the Toxic Substances Control Act of 1976, as amended, 15 U.S.C. §§ 2601 et seq.; the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act of 1986, 42 U.S.C. §§ 11001 et seq.; the Clean Air Act of 1966, as amended by the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990, 42 U.S.C. §§ 7401 et seq.; and the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, as amended, 29 U.S.C. §§ 651 et seq.

 

ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended.

 

Exchange Act” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.03(c).

 

Exchange Agent” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.02(a).

 

Expenses”  means, with respect to any Person, all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket fees and expenses (including all fees and expenses of counsel, accountants, financial advisors and investment bankers of such Person and its Affiliates), incurred by such Person or on its behalf in connection with or related to the authorization, preparation, negotiation, execution and performance of this Agreement and any transactions related thereto, any litigation with respect thereto, the preparation, printing, filing and mailing of the Proxy Statement, the filing of any required notices under the HSR Act or Foreign Antitrust Laws, or in connection with other regulatory approvals, and all other matters related to the Merger and the other transactions contemplated hereby.

 

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GAAP” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.04(b).

 

Governmental Entity” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.03(c).

 

Guaranty” shall mean the guaranty in the form substantially set forth in Exhibit E.

 

Hazardous Substance” shall mean (a) any material, substance, chemical, waste, product, derivative, compound, mixture, solid, liquid, mineral or gas, in each case, whether naturally occurring or man-made, that is hazardous, acutely hazardous, toxic, or words of similar import or regulatory effect under Environmental Laws, and (b) any petroleum or petroleum-derived products, radon, radioactive materials or wastes, asbestos in any form, lead or lead-containing materials, urea formaldehyde foam insulation and polychlorinated biphenyls.

 

Indemnified Party” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.08(a).

 

Indemnifying Parties” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.08(b).

 

Intellectual Property” means all United States and foreign intellectual property and proprietary rights, including all (a) inventions (whether or not patentable and whether or not reduced to practice), all improvements thereto, and all patents, patent applications, and patent disclosures, together with all provisionals, reissues, continuations, continuations-in-part, divisions, revisions, extensions, and reexaminations thereof, (b) trademarks, service marks, trade names, trade dress, logos, corporate names, brand names, and other source identifiers (whether registered or unregistered) together with all translations, adaptations, derivations, and combinations thereof, all applications, registrations, and renewals in connection therewith, and all goodwill associated therewith, (c) domain names, uniform resource locators and other names and locators associated with the Internet, and all registrations in connection therewith, (d) works of authorship (whether or not published), and all copyrights, moral rights, designs and mask works, and all registrations, applications and renewals in connection therewith, (e) Software, (f) websites and their contents (including text, artwork, graphics, photos, images, audios, videos and data), and other proprietary rights and technology included on or used to operate and maintain websites, including all data, documentation, files, cgi and other scripts, HTML code, member/subscriber/user data (including personally identifiable data and aggregate data), archives, and server and traffic logs relating to such sites, (g) rights relating to the use of a natural person’s name, likeness, photos, images, voice, biographical information, or any other element of such natural person’s identity, and (h) trade secrets, confidential business information, and other proprietary information (including ideas, know-how, formulas, compositions, processes and techniques, research and development information, data, designs, drawings, specifications, research records, records of inventions, test information, financial, marketing and business data, pricing and cost information, business and marketing plans and proposals and customer and supplier lists and information).

 

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Intervening Event” means any material event, circumstance, change, effect, development or condition (other than a Takeover Proposal or any inquiry, offer or proposal that would reasonably be expected to lead to a Takeover Proposal) first occurring or arising after the date of this Agreement that was not known or reasonably foreseeable by the Company Board as of the date of this Agreement (or if known, the magnitude or material consequences of which were not known or reasonably foreseeable by the Company Board as of the date of this Agreement).

 

IRS” means the United States Internal Revenue Service.

 

“IT Assets” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.07(h).

 

Knowledge” means: (a) when used with respect to the Company, the actual knowledge of Shannon Zimmerman, Angela Zimmerman, Benno G. Sand, Benjamin F. Allen, Michael W. Rogers, Thomas Magne, Lori Bechtel, or Thomas P. Skiba, after due and reasonable inquiry; and (b) when used with respect to Buyer, the actual knowledge of any officer or director, after due and reasonable inquiry.

 

Laws” means any domestic or foreign laws, common law, statutes, ordinances, rules, regulations, codes, Orders or legally enforceable requirements enacted, issued, adopted, promulgated, enforced, ordered or applied by any Governmental Entity.

 

Lease” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.13(b).

 

Leased Real Estate” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.13(b).

 

Legal Action” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.09.

 

Liability” shall mean any liability, indebtedness or obligation of any kind (whether accrued, absolute, contingent, matured, unmatured or otherwise, and whether or not required to be recorded or reflected on a balance sheet under GAAP).

 

Liens” means, with respect to any property or asset, all pledges, liens, mortgages, charges, encumbrances, hypothecations, options, rights of first refusal, rights of first offer and security interests of any kind or nature whatsoever.

 

Maximum Premium” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.08(c).

 

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Merger” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.01.

 

Merger Sub” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

 

Merger Consideration” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.01(b).

 

Notice Period” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.04(d).

 

Nasdaq” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.03(c).

 

Order” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.09.

 

Payment Fund” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.02(a).

 

Permits” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.08(b).

 

Permitted Liens” means (a) statutory Liens for current Taxes or other governmental charges not yet due and payable or the amount or validity of which is being contested in good faith (provided appropriate reserves required pursuant to GAAP have been made in respect thereof), (b) mechanics’, carriers’, workers’, repairers’ and similar statutory Liens arising or incurred in the ordinary course of business for amounts which are not delinquent or which are being contested by appropriate proceedings (provided appropriate reserves required pursuant to GAAP have been made in respect thereof), (c) zoning, entitlement, building and other land use regulations imposed by Governmental Entities having jurisdiction over such Person’s owned or leased real property, which are not violated by the current use and operation of such real property, (d) covenants, conditions, restrictions, easements and other similar non-monetary matters of record affecting title to such Person’s owned or leased real property, which do not materially impair the occupancy or use of such real property for the purposes for which it is currently used in connection with such Person’s businesses, (e) any right of way or easement related to public roads and highways, which do not materially impair the occupancy or use of such real property for the purposes for which it is currently used in connection with such Person’s businesses, and (f) Liens arising under workers’ compensation, unemployment insurance, social security, retirement and similar legislation.

 

Person” means any individual, corporation, limited or general partnership, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, trust, association, joint venture, Governmental Entity and other entity and group (which term will include a “group” as such term is defined in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act).

 

Publicly Available Software” means (a) any Software that contains, or is derived in any manner (in whole or in part) from, any Software that is distributed as “free software” or “open source software” (e.g. Linux), or pursuant to “open source,” “copyleft” or similar licensing and distribution models; and (b) any Software that requires as a condition of use, modification, and/or distribution of such Software that such Software or other Software incorporated into, derived from, or distributed with such Software (i) be disclosed or distributed in source code form; (ii) be licensed for the purpose of making derivative works; or (iii) be redistributable at no or minimal charge. Publicly Available Software includes, without limitation, Software licensed or distributed pursuant to any of the following licenses or distribution models similar to any of the following: (a) GNU General Public License (GPL) or Lesser/Library GPL (LGPL), (b) the Artistic License (e.g. PERL), (c) the Mozilla Public License, (d) BSD licenses, (e) the Netscape Public License, (f) the Sun Community Source License (SCSL), the Sun Industry Source License (SISL), and (g) the Apache Software License.

 

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Real Estate” means the Owned Real Estate and the Leased Real Estate.

 

Representatives” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.04(a).

 

Company Requisite Vote” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.03(a).

 

Sarbanes-Oxley Act” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.04(g).

 

SEC” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.03(c).

 

Securities Act” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.04(a).

 

Self-Help Code” means any back door, time bomb, drop dead device, or other software routine designed to disable a computer program automatically with the passage of time or under the positive control of a Person other than the user of the program.

 

Software” means (a) software, firmware, middleware, and computer programs, including any and all software implementations of algorithms, models and methodologies, whether in source code, object code, executable or binary code, (b) databases and compilations, including any and all libraries, data and collections of data, whether machine readable, on paper or otherwise, (c) descriptions, flow-charts and other work product used to design, plan, organize, maintain, support or develop any of the foregoing, (d) the technology supporting, and the contents and audiovisual displays on any web sites, (e) all documentation, including programmers’ notes and source code annotations, user manuals and training materials relating to any of the foregoing, including any translations thereof, and (f) all other works of authorship and media relating to or embodying any of the foregoing or on which any of the foregoing is recorded.

 

Subsidiary” means, when used with respect to any party, and except as set forth on Section 8.01(iii) of the Company Disclosure Letter, any corporation or other organization, whether incorporated or unincorporated, a majority of the securities or other interests of which having by their terms ordinary voting power to elect a majority of the board of directors or others performing similar functions with respect to such corporation or other organization is directly or indirectly owned or controlled by such party or by any one or more of its subsidiaries, or by such party and one or more of its subsidiaries.

 

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Superior Proposal” means a bona fide written Takeover Proposal involving the direct or indirect acquisition pursuant to a tender offer, exchange offer, merger, consolidation or other business combination, of all or substantially all of the Company’s consolidated assets or a majority of the outstanding Company Common Stock, that the Company Board determines in good faith (after consultation with outside legal counsel and the Company Financial Advisor) is more favorable from a financial point of view to the holders of Company Common Stock than the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, taking into account (a) all financial considerations, (b) the identity of the third party making such Takeover Proposal, (c) the anticipated timing, conditions (including any financing condition or the reliability of any debt or equity funding commitments) and prospects for completion of such Takeover Proposal, (d) the other terms and conditions of such Takeover Proposal and the implications thereof on the Company, including relevant legal, regulatory and other aspects of such Takeover Proposal deemed relevant by the Company Board and (e) any revisions to the terms of this Agreement and the Merger proposed by Buyer during the Notice Period set forth in Section 5.04(d).

 

Surviving Corporation” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.01.

 

Takeover Proposal” means a proposal or offer from, or indication of interest in making a proposal or offer by, any Person (other than Buyer and its Subsidiaries, including Merger Sub) relating to any (a) direct or indirect acquisition of assets of the Company or its Subsidiaries (including any voting equity interests of Subsidiaries, but excluding sales of assets in the ordinary course of business) equal to fifteen percent (15%) or more of the fair market value of the Company’s consolidated assets or to which fifteen percent (15%) or more of the Company’s net revenues or net income on a consolidated basis are attributable, (b) direct or indirect acquisition of fifteen percent (15%) or more of the voting equity interests of the Company, (c) tender offer or exchange offer that if consummated would result in any Person beneficially owning (within the meaning of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act) fifteen percent (15%) or more of the voting equity interests of the Company, (d) merger, consolidation, other business combination or similar transaction involving the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, pursuant to which such Person would own fifteen percent (15%) or more of the consolidated assets, net revenues or net income of the Company, taken as a whole, or (e) liquidation or dissolution (or the adoption of a plan of liquidation or dissolution) of the Company or the declaration or payment of an extraordinary dividend (whether in cash or other property) by the Company.

 

Taxes” means all federal, state, local, foreign and other income, gross receipts, sales, use, production, ad valorem, transfer, franchise, registration, profits, license, lease, service, service use, withholding, payroll, employment, unemployment, estimated, excise, severance, environmental, stamp, occupation, premium, property (real or personal), real property gains, windfall profits, customs, duties or other taxes, fees, assessments or charges of any kind whatsoever, together with any interest, additions or penalties with respect thereto and any interest in respect of such additions or penalties.

 

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Tax Returns” means any return, declaration, report, claim for refund, information return or statement or other document required to be filed with or provided to any taxing authority in respect of Taxes, including any schedule or attachment thereto, and including any amendment thereof.

 

Termination Fee” means One Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($1,500,000).

 

Treasury Regulations” means the Treasury regulations promulgated under the Code.

 

Unauthorized Code” means any virus, bug, Trojan horse, worm, or other software routines or hardware components designed to permit unauthorized access, to disable, erase, or otherwise harm software, hardware, or data.

 

Voting Debt” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.02(c).

 

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