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8-K - FORM 8-K - EMS TECHNOLOGIES INC | g27509e8vk.htm |
EX-2.1 - EX-2.1 - EMS TECHNOLOGIES INC | g27509exv2w1.htm |
Exhibit 4.1
EMS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
THIS AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO AMENDED AND RESTATED SHAREHOLDER RIGHTS PLAN (the Amendment) is made
as of the 12th day of June 2011, by EMS Technologies, Inc., a Georgia corporation (the
Company).
WHEREAS, the Company has previously adopted the Shareholder Rights Plan, dated as of August 6,
2009, which Shareholder Rights Plan was amended and restated as of January 4, 2011 (the Rights
Plan), pursuant to which the Board of Directors of the Company authorized and declared a dividend
of one Right for each share of the Companys common stock, $.10 per share par value (Common
Stock) outstanding at the close of business on the Record Date, with each Right representing the
right to purchase one share of Common Stock, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth
in the Rights Plan; and
WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of the Company has unanimously determined that it is in the
best interests of the Company to enter into a certain Agreement and Plan of Merger to be dated as
of June 13, 2011 (the Merger Agreement), by and among the Company, Honeywell International Inc.,
a Delaware corporation (Parent), and Egret Acquisition Corp., a Georgia corporation (Merger
Sub); and
WHEREAS, in connection with the execution of the Merger Agreement, the Company desires to
amend the Rights Plan to render it inapplicable to the Offer, the Top-Up Option, the Merger (as
such terms are defined in the Merger Agreement), the Merger Agreement and any other transaction
contemplated by the Merger Agreement; and
WHEREAS, in connection with the execution of the Merger Agreement, the Company further desires
to amend the Rights Plan to cause the Rights Plan to terminate immediately prior to the Effective
Time (as such term is defined in the Merger Agreement); and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 23 of the Rights Plan, the Company may, for so long as the Rights
are then redeemable, supplement or amend any provision of the Rights Plan or terminated the Rights
Plan without any approval of the holders of the Rights; and
WHEREAS, the Rights are redeemable as of the date hereof;
NOW, THEREFORE, in accordance with the procedures for amendment of the Rights Plan set forth
in Section 23 thereof, the Rights Plan is hereby amended as follows:
1. Capitalized terms that are not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to
them in the Rights Plan.
2. A new Section 31 is hereby added to the Rights Plan to read in its entirety as follows:
Section 31. Exempted Transaction. Notwithstanding any provision herein to the
contrary, this Plan shall not be applicable in any way to the Offer, the Top-Up
Option, the Merger (as such terms are defined in the Merger Agreement), the Merger
Agreement (as defined below) or any other transaction contemplated by the Merger
Agreement. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, none of Honeywell
International Inc., a Delaware corporation (Parent), or Egret Acquisition Corp., a
Georgia corporation (Merger Sub), or any of their Affiliates or Associates, shall
be considered an Acquiring Person under this Agreement or considered a Beneficial
Owner of any shares of Common Stock, no Distribution Date shall occur, no Triggering
Event shall occur, no Stock Acquisition Date shall occur, no adjustments or
conversions to the Rights pursuant to Section 11 or Section 13 shall occur or be
required and no Rights shall be issuable or exercisable pursuant to Section 3,
Section 7 or any other provision hereof, as a result of (i) the approval, execution
or delivery of that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of June 13, 2011
(the Merger Agreement, as it may be amended from time to time), by and among the
Company, Parent and Merger Sub, or (ii) the announcement, commencement or
consummation of
the Offer, the Top-Up Option (including the issuance and exercise thereof), the
Merger or any other transaction contemplated by the Merger Agreement.
3. A new Section 32 is hereby added to the Rights Plan to read in its entirety as follows:
Section 32. Termination. Notwithstanding any provision herein to the contrary,
this Plan and all Rights outstanding hereunder shall terminate immediately prior to
the Effective Time (as defined in the Merger Agreement).
4. Except as amended by this Amendment, the Rights Plan shall remain in full force and effect
in accordance with its terms.
5. This Amendment shall be deemed to be a contract made under the laws of the State of Georgia
and for all purposes shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of such State
applicable to contracts made and to be performed entirely within such State.