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Exhibit 2.1

 

 

AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER

 

by and among

 

IXYS CORPORATION,

 

LITTELFUSE, INC.

 

and

 

IRON MERGER CO., INC.

 

Dated as of August 25, 2017

 

 



 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

 

 

Page

 

ARTICLE I.

 

THE MERGERS

 

Section 1.1

The Mergers

2

Section 1.2

Closing

2

Section 1.3

Effective Time

3

Section 1.4

Effects of the Mergers

3

Section 1.5

Organizational Documents

3

Section 1.6

Officers and Directors of the Surviving Corporation

4

Section 1.7

Tax Consequences

4

 

 

 

ARTICLE II.

 

CONVERSION OF SHARES; EXCHANGE OF CERTIFICATES

 

Section 2.1

Effect on Capital Stock

4

Section 2.2

Exchange of Shares

7

Section 2.3

Company Stock Options

13

Section 2.4

Company ESPP

14

Section 2.5

Further Assurances

14

Section 2.6

Withholding Rights

14

 

 

 

ARTICLE III.

 

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY

 

Section 3.1

Organization

15

Section 3.2

Capital Stock

16

Section 3.3

Authority Relative to this Agreement; No Violation

17

Section 3.4

Reports and Financial Statements

19

Section 3.5

Internal Controls and Procedures

20

Section 3.6

No Undisclosed Liabilities

21

Section 3.7

Compliance with Law; Permits

21

Section 3.8

Environmental Laws and Regulations

23

Section 3.9

Employee Benefit Plans

23

Section 3.10

Absence of Certain Changes or Events

25

Section 3.11

Investigations; Litigation

26

Section 3.12

Information Supplied

26

Section 3.13

Tax Matters

26

Section 3.14

Employment and Labor Matters

28

Section 3.15

Intellectual Property and Information Technology

29

Section 3.16

Property

32

Section 3.17

Insurance

33

 

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Section 3.18

Opinion of Financial Advisor

33

Section 3.19

Material Contracts

33

Section 3.20

Government Contracts

37

Section 3.21

Finders or Brokers

37

Section 3.22

State Takeover Statutes

37

Section 3.23

Ownership of Parent Common Stock

38

 

 

 

ARTICLE IV.

 

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF PARENT AND MERGER SUB

 

Section 4.1

Organization

38

Section 4.2

Capitalization

39

Section 4.3

Authority Relative to this Agreement; No Violation

40

Section 4.4

Reports and Financial Statements

41

Section 4.5

Internal Controls and Procedures

42

Section 4.6

No Undisclosed Liabilities

43

Section 4.7

Compliance with Law; Permits

43

Section 4.8

Employee Benefit Plans

45

Section 4.9

Absence of Certain Changes or Events

45

Section 4.10

Investigations; Litigation

45

Section 4.11

Information Supplied

46

Section 4.12

Finders or Brokers

46

Section 4.13

Merger Sub

46

Section 4.14

State Takeover Statutes

46

Section 4.15

Ownership of Company Common Stock

46

Section 4.16

Sufficiency of Funds

46

Section 4.17

Reorganization

47

 

 

 

ARTICLE V.

 

COVENANTS AND AGREEMENTS

 

 

 

Section 5.1

Conduct of Business of the Company

47

Section 5.2

Conduct of Business of Parent

50

Section 5.3

Access

51

Section 5.4

No Solicitation by the Company

52

Section 5.5

Employee Matters

56

Section 5.6

Regulatory Approvals; Efforts

57

Section 5.7

Preparation of the Form S-4 and the Proxy Statement/Prospectus; Company Stockholders Meeting

59

Section 5.8

Takeover Statutes

61

Section 5.9

Public Announcements

61

Section 5.10

Indemnification and Insurance

62

Section 5.11

Control of Operations

63

Section 5.12

Section 16 Matters

64

Section 5.13

Actions with Respect to Certain Company Debt

64

 

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Section 5.14

Transaction Litigation

64

Section 5.15

Nasdaq Matters

64

Section 5.16

Additional Agreements

65

Section 5.17

Certain Tax Matters

65

Section 5.18

Advice of Changes

65

Section 5.19

Obligations of Merger Sub

65

Section 5.20

Director and Officer Resignations

66

Section 5.21

Certain Intellectual Property Matters

66

Section 5.22

Parent Board of Directors

66

Section 5.23

Change of Method

66

 

 

 

ARTICLE VI.

 

CONDITIONS TO CONSUMMATION OF THE MERGER

 

 

 

Section 6.1

Conditions to Each Party’s Obligation to Effect the Mergers

66

Section 6.2

Conditions to Obligations of Parent and Merger Sub

67

Section 6.3

Conditions to Obligations of the Company

68

 

 

 

ARTICLE VII.

 

TERMINATION

 

 

 

Section 7.1

Termination or Abandonment

69

Section 7.2

Effect of Termination

70

Section 7.3

Company Termination Fee

70

 

 

 

ARTICLE VIII.

 

MISCELLANEOUS

 

 

 

Section 8.1

No Survival

72

Section 8.2

Expenses

72

Section 8.3

Counterparts; Effectiveness

72

Section 8.4

Governing Law

72

Section 8.5

Jurisdiction; Specific Enforcement

72

Section 8.6

WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL

73

Section 8.7

Notices

73

Section 8.8

Assignment; Binding Effect

75

Section 8.9

Severability

75

Section 8.10

Entire Agreement

75

Section 8.11

Amendments; Waivers

75

Section 8.12

Headings

76

Section 8.13

No Third-Party Beneficiaries

76

Section 8.14

Interpretation

76

Section 8.15

Definitions

77

 

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AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER

 

This AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER (this “Agreement”), dated as of August 25, 2017, is by and among IXYS Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), Littelfuse, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Parent”), and Iron Merger Co., Inc., a Delaware corporation and wholly owned subsidiary of Parent (“Merger Sub”).  Parent, Merger Sub and the Company are each sometimes referred to herein as a “Party” and collectively as the “Parties.”

 

WITNESSETH:

 

WHEREAS, the Parties wish to effect a business combination by means of a merger of Merger Sub with and into the Company (the “Initial Merger”), with the Company continuing as the surviving corporation in the Initial Merger and a wholly owned Subsidiary of Parent, followed by the merger of the Company with and into Parent (the “Follow-On Merger”, and collectively with the Initial Merger, the “Mergers”), with Parent continuing as the surviving corporation in the Follow-On Merger;

 

WHEREAS, in connection with the Mergers, each outstanding share of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Company (the “Company Common Stock” or “Company Shares”) issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time (other than Cancelled Shares and Dissenting Shares) will be automatically converted into the right to receive the Merger Consideration upon the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement and in accordance with the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the “DGCL”);

 

WHEREAS, the board of directors of the Company (the “Company Board of Directors”) has unanimously (i) determined that the terms of this Agreement and the Mergers are fair to, and in the best interests of, the Company and its stockholders, (ii) determined that it is in the best interests of the Company and its stockholders, and declared it advisable, to enter into this Agreement, (iii) approved the execution and delivery by the Company of this Agreement, the performance by the Company of its covenants and agreements contained herein and the consummation of the Mergers upon the terms and subject to the conditions contained herein, and (iv) resolved to recommend the adoption of this Agreement by the stockholders of the Company (the “Company Recommendation”);

 

WHEREAS, the board of directors of Parent (the “Parent Board of Directors”) has unanimously (i) determined that the terms of this Agreement and the Mergers are fair to, and in the best interests of, Parent and its stockholders, (ii) determined that it is in the best interests of Parent and its stockholders, and declared it advisable, to enter into this Agreement, and (iii) approved the execution and delivery by Parent of this Agreement, the performance by Parent of its covenants and agreements contained herein and the consummation of the Mergers upon the terms and subject to the conditions contained herein, including the issuance of shares of Parent Common Stock in connection with the Mergers;

 

WHEREAS, the board of directors of Merger Sub has approved this Agreement and determined that this Agreement and the Mergers are advisable and in the best interests of Merger Sub and its sole stockholder;

 



 

WHEREAS, as a condition to Parent’s and Merger Sub’s willingness to enter into this Agreement, simultaneously with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, certain stockholders of the Company are entering into voting agreements pursuant to which each such stockholder is agreeing, among other things, on the terms and subject to the conditions of such voting agreement, to vote his, her or its shares of Company Common Stock in favor of the approval of the Mergers and to take certain other actions in furtherance thereof;

 

WHEREAS, the parties intend that the Mergers, taken together, will constitute a “reorganization” within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code and the Treasury regulations promulgated thereunder (the “Treasury Regulations”), and that this Agreement be, and hereby is, adopted as, a “plan of reorganization” for purposes of Sections 354 and 368 of the Code and the Treasury Regulations thereunder; and

 

WHEREAS, the Parties desire to make certain representations, warranties, covenants and agreements in connection with the Mergers and also prescribe various conditions to the Mergers.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements contained in this Agreement and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, the Parties agree as follows:

 

ARTICLE I.

 

THE MERGERS

 

Section 1.1                                    The Mergers.

 

(a)                                 Upon the terms and subject to the satisfaction or valid waiver of the conditions set forth in this Agreement, and in accordance with the DGCL, at the Effective Time, Merger Sub shall be merged with and into the Company, whereupon the separate existence of Merger Sub will cease, with the Company surviving the Initial Merger, such that following the Initial Merger, the Company will be a wholly owned direct subsidiary of Parent.  The Initial Merger shall have the effects provided in this Agreement and as specified in the DGCL.

 

(b)                                 Upon the terms and subject to the satisfaction or valid waiver of the conditions set forth in this Agreement, and in accordance with the DGCL, immediately following the Effective Time, the Company shall be merged with and into Parent, whereupon the separate existence of the Company will cease, with Parent surviving the Follow-On Merger (Parent, as the surviving entity in the Follow-On Merger, sometimes being referred to herein as the “Surviving Corporation”).  The Follow-On Merger shall have the effects provided in this Agreement and as specified in the DGCL.

 

Section 1.2                                    Closing.  The closing of the Mergers (the “Closing”) shall take place at the offices of Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, 51 West 52nd Street, New York, New York at 10:00 a.m., New York City time, on the second Business Day after the satisfaction or waiver (to the extent permitted) of the last of the conditions set forth in Article VI to be satisfied or waived (other than any such conditions that by their nature are to be satisfied by action taken at or immediately prior to the Closing, but subject to the satisfaction or (to the extent permitted)

 

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waiver of such conditions at the Closing), unless another date or place is agreed to in writing by the Company and Parent; provided, however, that in no event shall the Closing Date occur prior to January 2, 2018 without the prior written consent of the Company and Parent.  The date on which the Closing actually occurs is referred to as the “Closing Date.”

 

Section 1.3                                    Effective Time.

 

(a)                                 On the Closing Date, the Parties shall cause a certificate of merger with respect to the Initial Merger (the “Initial Certificate of Merger”) to be duly executed and filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware (the “Delaware Secretary”) as provided under the DGCL and make any other filings, recordings or publications required to be made by the Company, Merger Sub or Parent under the DGCL in connection with the Initial Merger.  The Initial Merger shall become effective at such time as the Initial Certificate of Merger is duly filed with the Delaware Secretary or on such other date and time as shall be agreed to by the Company and Parent and specified in the Initial Certificate of Merger (such date and time being hereinafter referred to as the “Effective Time”).

 

(b)                                 Immediately following the Effective Time, the Parties shall cause a certificate of merger with respect to the Follow-On Merger (the “Follow-On Certificate of Merger”) to be duly executed and filed with the Delaware Secretary as provided under the DGCL and make any other filings, recordings or publications required to be made by the Company or Parent under the DGCL in connection with the Follow-On Merger.  The Follow-On Merger shall become effective at such time as the Follow-On Certificate of Merger is duly filed with the Delaware Secretary or on such other date and time as shall be agreed to by the Company and Parent and specified in the Follow-On Certificate of Merger (such date and time being hereinafter referred to as the “Follow-On Merger Effective Time”).

 

Section 1.4                                    Effects of the Mergers.

 

(a)                                 The effects of the Initial Merger shall be as provided in this Agreement and in the applicable provisions of the DGCL.  Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, and subject thereto, at the Effective Time, all of the property, rights, privileges, powers and franchises of the Company and Merger Sub shall vest in the Company, and all debts, liabilities and duties of the Company and Merger Sub shall become the debts, liabilities and duties of the Company, all as provided under the DGCL.

 

(b)                                 The effects of the Follow-On Merger shall be as provided in this Agreement and in the applicable provisions of the DGCL.  Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, and subject thereto, at the Follow-On Merger Effective Time, all of the property, rights, privileges, powers and franchises of the Company and Parent shall vest in the Surviving Corporation, and all debts, liabilities and duties of the Company and Parent shall become the debts, liabilities and duties of the Surviving Corporation, all as provided under the DGCL.

 

Section 1.5                                    Organizational Documents.  At the Effective Time, the certificate of incorporation and the bylaws of Merger Sub, as in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time, shall be the certificate of incorporation and the bylaws of the Company, until the effective time of the Follow-On Merger.  At the Follow-On Effective Time, the certificate of incorporation

 

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and the bylaws of Parent, as in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time, shall be the certificate of incorporation and the bylaws of the Surviving Corporation, until thereafter amended in accordance with applicable Law.

 

Section 1.6                                    Officers and Directors of the Surviving Corporation.  Subject to applicable Law, the directors of Merger Sub immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be the directors of the Company as of the Effective Time and shall hold office until their respective successors are duly elected and qualified, or their earlier death, resignation or removal.  The officers of Merger Sub immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be the officers of the Company as of the Effective Time and shall hold office until their respective successors are duly elected and qualified, or their earlier death, resignation or removal.  Subject to applicable Law, the directors of Parent immediately prior to the Follow-On Merger Effective Time shall be the initial directors of the Surviving Corporation and shall hold office until their respective successors are duly elected and qualified, or their earlier death, resignation or removal.  The officers of Parent immediately prior to the Follow-On Merger Effective Time shall be the initial officers of the Surviving Corporation, and shall hold office until their respective successors are duly elected and qualified, or their earlier death, resignation or removal.

 

Section 1.7                                    Tax Consequences.  It is intended that the Mergers, taken together, shall qualify as a “reorganization” within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code and the Treasury Regulations thereunder, and that this Agreement will constitute, and is adopted as, a “plan of reorganization” for purposes of Sections 354 and 368 of the Code and the Treasury Regulations thereunder.

 

ARTICLE II.

 

CONVERSION OF SHARES; EXCHANGE OF CERTIFICATES

 

Section 2.1                                    Effect on Capital Stock.

 

(a)                                 At the Effective Time, by virtue of the Initial Merger and without any action on the part of any of the Parties or the holder of any shares of Company Common Stock or any shares of Merger Sub common stock:

 

(i)                                     Conversion of Company Common Stock.  At the Effective Time, subject to Section 2.1(d) and Section 2.2(a), and less any applicable withholding Tax, each share of Company Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time (other than any Cancelled Shares and any Dissenting Shares) shall be converted, in accordance with the procedures set forth in this Agreement, into the right to receive, without interest:

 

(A)                               for each share of Company Common Stock with respect to which an election to receive cash (a “Cash Election”) has been effectively made and not revoked or deemed revoked pursuant to Section 2.2(b) (collectively, the “Cash Election Shares”), an amount in cash equal to the Per Share Cash Consideration (the “Cash Consideration”);

 

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(B)                               for each share of Company Common Stock with respect to which an election to receive Parent Common Stock (a “Stock Election”) has been effectively made and not revoked or deemed revoked pursuant to Section 2.2(b) (collectively, the “Stock Election Shares”), a number of validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable shares of Parent Common Stock equal to the Exchange Ratio (the “Stock Consideration”); and

 

(C)                               for each share of Company Common Stock other than shares as to which a Cash Election or Stock Election has been effectively made and not revoked or deemed revoked pursuant to Section 2.2(b) (collectively, the “Non-Election Shares”), the right to receive such Stock Consideration or Cash Consideration as is determined in accordance with Section 2.2(a).

 

For purposes of this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

 

Exchange Ratio” means 0.1265.

 

Merger Consideration” means the Cash Consideration and/or Stock Consideration described in Section 2.1(a)(i), as applicable.

 

Per Share Cash Consideration” means $23.00.

 

From and after the Effective Time, all such shares of Company Common Stock (including all uncertificated shares of Company Common Stock represented by book-entry form (“Book-Entry Shares”) and each certificate that, immediately prior to the Effective Time, represented any such shares of Company Common Stock (each, a “Certificate”)) shall no longer be outstanding and shall automatically be cancelled and shall cease to exist, and each applicable holder of such shares of Company Common Stock shall cease to have any rights with respect thereto, except the right to receive the Merger Consideration (including the right to receive, pursuant to Section 2.1(d), the Fractional Share Cash Amount and dividends pursuant to Section 2.2(g), if any) upon the surrender of such shares of Company Common Stock in accordance with Section 2.2, together with the amounts, if any, payable pursuant to Section 2.2(g).

 

(ii)                                  Cancellation of Company Common Stock.  Each share of Company Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time that is owned or held in treasury by the Company and each share of Company Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time that is owned by Parent or Merger Sub shall no longer be outstanding and shall automatically be cancelled and shall cease to exist (the “Cancelled Shares”), and no consideration shall be delivered in exchange therefor.

 

(iii)                               Treatment of Merger Sub Common Stock.  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 share of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the surviving corporation in the Initial Merger.

 

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(b)                                 Shares of Dissenting Stockholders.  Anything in this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, shares of Company Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time and held by a holder of record who did not vote in favor of the adoption of this Agreement (or consent thereto in writing) and is entitled to demand and properly demands appraisal of such shares of Company Common Stock pursuant to, and who complies in all respects with, Section 262 of the DGCL (“DGCL 262” and any such shares meeting the requirement of this sentence, “Dissenting Shares”) shall not be converted into the right to receive the Merger Consideration, but instead at the Effective Time shall be converted into the right to receive payment of such amounts as are payable in accordance with DGCL 262 (it being understood and acknowledged that at the Effective Time, such Dissenting Shares shall no longer be outstanding, shall automatically be cancelled and shall cease to exist, and such holder shall cease to have any rights with respect thereto other than the right to receive the fair market value of such Dissenting Shares to the extent afforded by DGCL 262); provided, however, that if any such holder (including any holder of Proposed Dissenting Shares) shall fail to perfect or otherwise shall waive, withdraw or lose the right to payment of the fair market value of such Dissenting Shares under DGCL 262, then the right of such holder to be paid the fair market value of such holder’s Dissenting Shares shall cease and such Dissenting Shares shall be deemed to have been converted as of the Effective Time into, and to have become exchangeable solely for the right to receive, without interest or duplication, the Merger Consideration.  “Proposed Dissenting Shares” means shares of Company Common Stock whose holders provide demands for fair market value to the Company prior to the Company Stockholder Meeting and do not vote in favor of the adoption of this Agreement, in each case in accordance with DGCL 262.  The Company shall give prompt written notice to Parent of any demands received by the Company for fair market value of any Company Shares, of any withdrawals of such demands and of any other instruments served pursuant to the DGCL and received by the Company relating to DGCL 262 and any alleged dissenter’s rights, and Parent shall have the opportunity, at Parent’s expense, to participate in and direct all negotiations and proceedings with respect to such demands.  Prior to the Effective Time, the Company shall not, without the prior written consent of Parent, make any payment with respect to, or settle or compromise or offer to settle or compromise, any such demand, or agree to do any of the foregoing.

 

(c)                                  Certain Adjustments.  If, between the date of this Agreement and the Effective Time, the outstanding shares of Company Common Stock or Parent Common Stock shall have been changed into a different number of shares or a different class of shares by reason of any stock dividend, subdivision, reclassification, stock split, reverse stock split, combination or exchange of shares, or any similar event shall have occurred, then the Merger Consideration shall be equitably adjusted, without duplication, to proportionally reflect such change; provided that nothing in this Section 2.1(c) shall be construed to permit the Company to take any action with respect to its securities that is prohibited by the terms of this Agreement.

 

(d)                                 No Fractional Shares.  No fractional shares of Parent Common Stock shall be issued in connection with the Mergers, no certificates or scrip representing fractional shares of Parent Common Stock shall be delivered upon the conversion of Company Common Stock pursuant to Section 2.1(a)(i), and such fractional share interests shall not entitle the owner thereof to vote or to any other rights of a holder of shares of Parent Common Stock.  In lieu of fractional shares, each holder of shares of Company Common Stock who would otherwise have been entitled to receive as a result of the Initial Merger a fraction of a share of Parent Common

 

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Stock (after aggregating all shares represented by the Certificates and Book-Entry Shares delivered by such holder) shall receive, in lieu thereof and upon surrender thereof, cash (without interest) in an amount determined by multiplying (i) the Parent Closing Trading Price, rounded to the nearest one-hundredth of a cent by (ii) the fraction of a share (after taking into account all shares of Company Common Stock held by such holder at the Effective Time and rounded to the nearest one thousandth when expressed in decimal form) of Parent Common Stock to which such holder would otherwise be entitled (the “Fractional Share Cash Amount”).  No such holder shall be entitled to dividends, voting rights or any other rights in respect of any fractional share of Parent Common Stock that would otherwise have been issuable as part of the Merger Consideration.

 

Section 2.2                                    Exchange of Shares.

 

(a)                                 Proration.

 

(i)                                     Notwithstanding any other provision contained in this Agreement, the total number of shares of Company Common Stock to be entitled to receive the Cash Consideration pursuant to Section 2.1 shall be equal to 50% of the aggregate number of shares of Company Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time (other than any Cancelled Shares) (the “Maximum Cash Share Number”).

 

(ii)                                  Promptly (and in any event no later than five Business Days) after the Effective Time, Parent shall cause the Exchange Agent to effect the allocation among holders of Company Common Stock of rights to receive the Cash Consideration and the Stock Consideration as follows:

 

(A)                               If the aggregate number of shares of Company Common Stock with respect to which Cash Elections shall have been made (which, for this purpose, shall be deemed to include the Dissenting Shares determined as of the Effective Time) (the “Cash Election Number”) exceeds the Maximum Cash Share Number, then all Stock Election Shares and all Non-Election Shares shall be converted into the right to receive the Stock Consideration, and Cash Election Shares of each holder thereof will be converted into the right to receive the Cash Consideration in respect of that number of Cash Election Shares equal to the product obtained by multiplying (x) the number of Cash Election Shares held by such holder by (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is the Maximum Cash Share Number and the denominator of which is the Cash Election Number (with the Exchange Agent to determine, consistent with Section 2.2(a)(i), whether fractions of Cash Election Shares shall be rounded up or down), with the remaining number of such holder’s Cash Election Shares being converted into the right to receive the Stock Consideration; and

 

(B)                               If the Cash Election Number is less than the Maximum Cash Share Number (the amount by which the Maximum Cash Share Number exceeds the Cash Election Number being referred to herein as the “Shortfall Number”), then all Cash Election Shares shall be converted into the right to receive the Cash

 

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Consideration and the Non-Election Shares and Stock Election Shares shall be treated in the following manner:

 

(1)                       If the Shortfall Number is less than or equal to the number of Non-Election Shares, then all Stock Election Shares shall be converted into the right to receive the Stock Consideration, and the Non-Election Shares of each holder thereof shall be converted into the right to receive the Cash Consideration in respect of that number of Non-Election Shares equal to the product obtained by multiplying (x) the number of Non-Election Shares held by such holder by (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is the Shortfall Number and the denominator of which is the total number of Non-Election Shares (with the Exchange Agent to determine, consistent with Section 2.2(a)(i), whether fractions of Non-Election Shares shall be rounded up or down), with the remaining number of such holder’s Non-Election Shares being converted into the right to receive the Stock Consideration; or

 

(2)                       If the Shortfall Number exceeds the number of Non-Election Shares, then all Non-Election Shares shall be converted into the right to receive the Cash Consideration, and Stock Election Shares of each holder thereof shall be converted into the right to receive the Cash Consideration in respect of that number of Stock Election Shares equal to the product obtained by multiplying (x) the number of Stock Election Shares held by such holder by (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is the amount by which the Shortfall Number exceeds the total number of Non-Election Shares, and the denominator of which is the total number of Stock Election Shares (with the Exchange Agent to determine, consistent with Section 2.2(a)(i), whether fractions of Stock Election Shares shall be rounded up or down), with the remaining number of such holder’s Stock Election Shares being converted into the right to receive the Stock Consideration.

 

(b)                                 Election Procedures.  Each holder of record of shares of Company Common Stock to be converted into the right to receive the Merger Consideration in accordance with, and subject to, Section 2.1(b) and Section 2.2(a) (a “Holder”) shall have the right, subject to the limitations set forth in this Article II, to submit an election in accordance with the following procedures:

 

(i)                           Each Holder may specify in a request made in accordance with the provisions of this Section 2.2(b) (herein called an “Election”) (A) the number of shares of Company Common Stock owned by such Holder with respect to which such Holder desires to make a Stock Election and (B) the number of shares of Company Common

 

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Stock owned by such Holder with respect to which such Holder desires to make a Cash Election.

 

(ii)                                  Parent shall prepare a form reasonably acceptable to the Company, including appropriate and customary transmittal materials in such form as prepared by Parent and reasonably acceptable to the Company (the “Form of Election”), so as to permit Holders to exercise their right to make an Election.

 

(iii)                               Parent (A) shall initially make available and mail the Form of Election not less than 20 Business Days prior to the anticipated Election Deadline to Holders of record as of the Business Day prior to such mailing date, and (B) following such mailing date, shall use all reasonable efforts to make available as promptly as possible a Form of Election to any stockholder who requests such Form of Election prior to the Election Deadline.  The time period between such mailing date and the Election Deadline is referred to herein as the “Election Period”.

 

(iv)                              Any Election shall have been made properly only if the Exchange Agent shall have received, during the Election Period, a Form of Election properly completed and executed (including duly executed transmittal materials included in the Form of Election) and accompanied by any Certificates representing all certificated shares to which such Form of Election relates or by an appropriate customary guarantee of delivery of such Certificates, as set forth in such Form of Election, from a member of any registered national securities exchange or a commercial bank or trust company in the United States.  As used herein, unless otherwise agreed in advance by the Parties, “Election Deadline” means 5:00 p.m. local time (in the city in which the principal office of the Exchange Agent is located) on the date which the Parties shall agree is as near as practicable to two Business Days preceding the Closing Date.  The Company and Parent shall cooperate to issue a press release reasonably satisfactory to each of them announcing the date of the Election Deadline not more than 15 Business Days before, and at least five Business Days prior to, the Election Deadline.

 

(v)                                 Any Holder may, at any time during the Election Period, change or revoke his, her or its Election by written notice to the Exchange Agent prior to the Election Deadline accompanied by a properly completed and executed revised Form of Election.  If any Election is not properly made with respect to any shares of Company Common Stock (none of Parent, the Company or the Exchange Agent being under any duty to notify any Holder of any such defect), such Election shall be deemed to be not in effect, and the shares of Company Common Stock covered by such Election shall, for purposes hereof, be deemed to be Non-Election Shares, unless a proper Election is thereafter timely made.

 

(vi)                              Any Holder may, at any time during the Election Period, revoke his, her or its Election by written notice received by the Exchange Agent prior to the Election Deadline or by withdrawal prior to the Election Deadline of his, her or its Certificates, or of the guarantee of delivery of such Certificates, previously deposited with the Exchange Agent.  All Elections shall be automatically deemed revoked upon

 

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receipt by the Exchange Agent of written notification from the Parties that this Agreement has been terminated in accordance with the terms hereof.

 

(vii)                           Subject to the terms of this Agreement and the Form of Election, Parent, in the exercise of its reasonable, good faith discretion, shall have the right to make all determinations, not inconsistent with the terms of this Agreement, governing (A) the validity of the Forms of Election and compliance by any Holder with the Election procedures set forth herein, (B) the method of issuance of shares of Parent Common Stock into which shares of Company Common Stock are converted in the Mergers and (C) the method of payment of cash for shares of Company Common Stock converted into the right to receive the Cash Consideration and cash in lieu of fractional shares of Parent Common Stock.

 

(c)                                  Appointment of Exchange Agent.  Prior to the Effective Time, Parent shall appoint Parent’s transfer agent as exchange agent or another bank or trust company reasonably acceptable to the Company to act as exchange agent (the “Exchange Agent”) for the payment of the Merger Consideration in the Mergers and shall enter into an agreement (the “Exchange Agent Agreement”) relating to the Exchange Agent’s responsibilities under this Agreement.

 

(d)                                 Deposit of Merger Consideration.  At or prior to the Effective Time, Parent shall deposit, or cause to be deposited, with the Exchange Agent cash sufficient to pay the aggregate Cash Consideration payable in the Mergers and the Fractional Share Cash Amount (to the extent determinable) as is necessary for the payment to holders of Company Common Stock and shall deposit, or shall cause to be deposited, with the Exchange Agent evidence of Parent Common Stock in book-entry form (and/or certificates representing such Parent Common Stock, at Parent’s election) representing the number of shares of Parent Common Stock sufficient to deliver the aggregate Stock Consideration payable in the Mergers to holders of Company Common Stock (such cash, book-entry shares and certificates, together with any dividends or distributions with respect thereto, the “Exchange Fund”).  In the event that the cash portion of the Exchange Fund shall be insufficient to pay the aggregate amount of all Cash Consideration and Fractional Share Cash Amounts (including as a result of any investment of the Exchange Fund), Parent shall promptly deposit additional funds with the Exchange Agent in an amount that is equal to the deficiency in the amount required to make such payment.  Parent shall cause the Exchange Agent to make, and the Exchange Agent shall make, delivery of the Cash Consideration and Fractional Share Amounts in accordance with this Agreement.  The Exchange Fund shall not be used for any purpose that is not expressly provided for in this Agreement.  The Exchange Agent shall invest any cash included in the Exchange Fund as reasonably directed by Parent.  Any interest and other income resulting from such investments shall be paid to Parent upon demand.

 

(e)                                  Exchange Procedures.  As soon as reasonably practicable, and in any event within five Business Days, after the Effective Time, Parent shall cause the Exchange Agent to mail to each holder of record of shares of Company Common Stock whose shares of Company Common Stock were converted pursuant to Section 2.1(a)(i) into the right to receive the Merger Consideration (i) a letter of transmittal, which shall specify that delivery shall be effected, and risk of loss and title to the Certificates shall pass, only upon delivery of the Certificates (or affidavits of loss in lieu thereof) to the Exchange Agent and shall be in such form and have such

 

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other provisions as Parent shall reasonably designate (the “Letter of Transmittal”) and (ii) instructions for use in effecting the surrender of Certificates (or affidavits of loss in lieu thereof) or Book-Entry Shares in exchange for the Merger Consideration and the Fractional Share Cash Amount and any dividends or other distributions to which such Certificates or Book-Entry Shares become entitled in accordance with Section 2.2(g).

 

(f)                                   Surrender of Certificates or Book-Entry Shares.  Upon surrender of Certificates (or affidavits of loss in lieu thereof) or Book-Entry Shares to the Exchange Agent together with the Letter of Transmittal, duly completed and validly executed in accordance with the instructions thereto, and such other documents as may customarily be required by the Exchange Agent, or any similar information from the holder of such Certificates or Book-Entry Shares, such holder shall be entitled to receive in exchange therefor the Merger Consideration into which the shares represented by such Certificates or Book-Entry Shares have been converted pursuant to this Agreement, together with the Fractional Share Cash Amount and any dividends or other distributions to which such Certificates or Book-Entry Shares become entitled in accordance with Section 2.2(g).  Parent shall instruct the Exchange Agent to pay such Merger Consideration and Fractional Share Cash Amount within five Business Days following the later to occur of (x) the Effective Time and (y) the Exchange Agent’s receipt of such Certificate (or affidavit of loss in lieu thereof) or Book-Entry Share, and the Certificate (or affidavit of loss in lieu thereof) or Book-Entry Share so surrendered shall be forthwith cancelled.  Any dividends or other distributions to which such Certificates or Book-Entry Shares become entitled in accordance with Section 2.2(g) shall become payable in accordance with Section 2.2(g).  In the event of a transfer of ownership of shares of Company Common Stock that is not registered in the transfer or stock records of the Company, any cash to be paid upon, or shares of Parent Common Stock to be issued upon, due surrender of the Certificate or Book-Entry Share formerly representing such shares of Company Common Stock shall be paid or issued, as the case may be, to such a transferee if such Certificate or Book-Entry Share is presented to the Exchange Agent, accompanied by all documents reasonably required to evidence and effect such transfer and to evidence to the reasonable satisfaction of the Exchange Agent and Parent that any applicable stock transfer or other similar Taxes have been paid or are not applicable.  No interest shall be paid or shall accrue on the cash payable upon surrender of any Certificate or Book-Entry Share.  Until surrendered as contemplated by this Section 2.2, each Certificate and Book-Entry Share shall be deemed at any time after the Effective Time to represent only the right to receive, upon such surrender, the Merger Consideration into which the shares represented by such Certificates or Book-Entry Shares have been converted pursuant to this Agreement, together with the Fractional Share Cash Amount and any dividends or other distributions to which such Certificates or Book-Entry Shares become entitled in accordance with Section 2.2(g).

 

(g)                                  Treatment of Unexchanged Shares.  No dividends or other distributions, if any, with a record date after the Effective Time with respect to Parent Common Stock, shall be paid to the holder of any unsurrendered share of Company Common Stock to be converted into shares of Parent Common Stock pursuant to Section 2.1(a)(i) until such holder shall surrender such share in accordance with this Section 2.2.  After the surrender in accordance with this Section 2.2 of a share of Company Common Stock to be converted into Parent Common Stock pursuant to Section 2.1(a)(i), Parent shall cause the holder thereof to be paid, without interest, (i) the amount of dividends or other distributions with a record date after the Effective Time and theretofore paid with respect to such shares of Parent Common Stock to which such holder is

 

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entitled pursuant to this Agreement and (ii) at the appropriate payment date, the amount of dividends or other distributions with a record date after the Effective Time but prior to such surrender and with a payment date subsequent to such surrender payable with respect to such shares of Parent Common Stock.  After the Effective Time, Parent shall cause the Company to pay on the applicable payment date the amount of dividends or other distributions on shares of Company Common Stock that have a record date prior to the Effective Time and a payment date after the Effective Time, such payment to be made to the holders of Company Common Stock on such record date.

 

(h)                                 No Further Ownership Rights in Company Common Stock.  The shares of Parent Common Stock delivered and cash paid in accordance with the terms of this Article II in respect of any shares of Company Common Stock shall be deemed to have been delivered and paid in full satisfaction of all rights pertaining to such shares of Company Common Stock (subject to DGCL 262).  From and after the Effective Time, (i) all holders of Certificates and Book-Entry Shares shall cease to have any rights as stockholders of the Company other than the right to receive the Merger Consideration into which the shares represented by such Certificates or Book-Entry Shares have been converted pursuant to this Agreement upon the surrender of such Certificate or Book-Entry Share in accordance with Section 2.2(f) (together with the Fractional Share Cash Amount and any dividends or other distributions to which such Certificates or Book-Entry Shares become entitled in accordance with Section 2.2(g)), without interest, and (ii) the stock transfer books of the Company shall be closed with respect to all shares of Company Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time.  From and after the Effective Time, there shall be no further registration of transfers on the stock transfer books of the Company of shares of Company Common Stock that were outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time.  If, after the Effective Time, any Certificates or Book-Entry Shares formerly representing shares of Company Common Stock are presented to Parent or the Exchange Agent for any reason, such Certificates or Book-Entry Shares shall be cancelled and exchanged as provided in this Article II, subject to applicable Law in the case of Dissenting Shares.

 

(i)                                     Termination of Exchange Fund.  Any portion of the Exchange Fund (including any interest or other amounts received with respect thereto) that remains unclaimed by, or otherwise undistributed to, the holders of Certificates and Book-Entry Shares for 180 days after the Effective Time shall be delivered to Parent upon Parent’s demand, and any holder of Certificates or Book-Entry Shares who has not theretofore complied with this Article II shall thereafter look only to Parent (subject to abandoned property, escheat or other similar Laws), as general creditors thereof, for satisfaction of its claim for Merger Consideration and any dividends and distributions which such holder has the right to receive pursuant to this Article II without any interest thereon.

 

(j)                                    No Liability.  None of Parent, the Company, Merger Sub or the Exchange Agent shall be liable to any person in respect of any portion of the Exchange Fund or the Merger Consideration delivered to a public official if required by any applicable abandoned property, escheat or similar Law.  Any other provision of this Agreement notwithstanding, any portion of the Merger Consideration or the cash to be paid in accordance with this Article II that remains undistributed to the holders of Certificates and Book-Entry Shares immediately prior to the date on which the Merger Consideration or such cash would otherwise escheat to or become the

 

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property of any Governmental Entity, shall, to the extent permitted by applicable Law, become the property of the Surviving Corporation, free and clear of all claims or interest of any person previously entitled thereto.

 

(k)                                 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 Parent or the Exchange Agent, the posting by such person of a bond in such amount as Parent or the Exchange Agent may determine is reasonably necessary as indemnity against any claim that may be made against it or the Surviving Corporation with respect to such Certificate, the Exchange Agent (or, if subsequent to the termination of the Exchange Fund and subject to Section 2.2(i), Parent) shall deliver, in exchange for such lost, stolen or destroyed Certificate, the Merger Consideration and any dividends and distributions deliverable in respect thereof pursuant to this Agreement.

 

Section 2.3                                    Company Stock Options.

 

(a)                                 At the Effective Time, each option to purchase shares of Company Common Stock granted by the Company under a Company Equity Plan (a “Company Stock Option”) that is outstanding and unexercised immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be assumed by Parent and converted into an option (a “Parent Stock Option”) to acquire (i) that number of whole shares of Parent Common Stock (rounded down to the nearest whole share) equal to the product of (A) the number of shares of Company Common Stock subject to such Company Stock Option immediately prior to the Effective Time multiplied by (B) the Exchange Ratio, (ii) at an exercise price per share of Parent Common Stock (rounded up to the nearest whole cent) equal to the quotient of (A) the exercise price per share of Company Common Stock of such Company Stock Option divided by (B) the Exchange Ratio.  Except as otherwise provided in this Section 2.3(a), each such Company Stock Option assumed and converted into a Parent Stock Option pursuant to this Section 2.3(a) shall continue to have, and shall be subject to, the same vesting schedule (including any accelerated vesting terms) and all other terms and conditions as applied to such Company Stock Option immediately prior to the Effective Time.

 

(b)                                 Prior to the Effective Time, the Company shall pass resolutions and take such other actions as are necessary to provide for the treatment of the Company Stock Options as contemplated by this Section 2.3.

 

(c)                                  At the Effective Time, Parent shall assume all of the obligations of the Company under the Company Equity Plans, and the number and kind of shares available for issuance under each Company Equity Plan shall be adjusted to reflect shares of Parent Common Stock in accordance with the provisions of the applicable Company Equity Plan.

 

(d)                                 As soon as reasonably practicable after the Effective Time (but in no event more than five Business Days thereafter), if and to the extent necessary to cause a sufficient number of shares of Parent Common Stock to be registered and issuable under Parent Stock Options, Parent shall file a post-effective amendment to the Form S-4 and/or a registration statement on Form S-8 (or any successor or other appropriate form) with respect to the shares of Parent Common Stock subject to Parent Stock Options.  Parent shall use commercially reasonable efforts to maintain the effectiveness of such post-effective amendment to the Form S-4

 

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and/or registration statement on Form S-8 (as applicable) for so long as such Parent Stock Options remain outstanding.

 

Section 2.4                                    Company ESPP.  As soon as practicable following the date of this Agreement, the Company shall take all actions with respect to the Company ESPP that are necessary to provide that:  (a) with respect to the offering period in effect as of the date hereof (the “Company ESPP Offering Period”), no employee who is not enrolled in the Company ESPP on the date hereof may participate in the Company ESPP and no participant in the Company ESPP who is enrolled in the Company ESPP on the date hereof may increase the percentage amount of his or her payroll deduction election from that in effect on the date hereof for the Company ESPP Offering Period; (b) if the Company ESPP Offering Period ends prior to the Closing Date, then following the purchase of Company Common Stock pursuant to the Company ESPP Offering Period, the Company ESPP shall be suspended and no new offering period shall be commenced under the Company ESPP prior to the Effective Time; (c) if the Company ESPP Offering Period has not ended prior to the Closing Date, then any accumulated payroll deductions under the Company ESPP as of the Closing Date shall be used to purchase shares of Company Common Stock immediately prior to the Effective Time; and (d) in all cases, subject to the consummation of the Mergers, the Company ESPP shall terminate, effective immediately prior to the Effective Time.

 

Section 2.5                                    Further Assurances.  If at any time before or after the Effective Time, Parent or the Company reasonably believes or is advised that any further instruments, deeds, assignments or assurances are reasonably necessary or desirable to consummate the Mergers or to carry out the purposes and intent of this Agreement at or after the Effective Time, including as necessary or desirable to secure and perfect full title in the Surviving Corporation to all Company Owned Intellectual Property, then Parent, Merger Sub, the Company and the Surviving Corporation and their respective officers and directors or managers shall execute and deliver all such proper instruments, deeds, assignments or assurances and do all other things reasonably necessary or desirable to consummate the Mergers and to carry out the purposes and intent of this Agreement.

 

Section 2.6                                    Withholding Rights.  Each of the Company, Parent, Merger Sub, the Surviving Corporation and the Exchange Agent shall be entitled to deduct and withhold from any amounts otherwise payable pursuant to this Agreement such amounts as may be required to be deducted or withheld with respect to the making of such payment under any applicable Tax Law.  Any amounts so deducted or withheld, and, if required by applicable Law, paid over to the applicable Governmental Entity, shall be treated for all purposes of this Agreement as having been paid to the person in respect of which such deduction or withholding was made.

 

ARTICLE III.

 

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY

 

Except as disclosed in (i) the Company SEC Documents filed or furnished since March 31, 2016 and prior to the date hereof (excluding any disclosures set forth in any “risk factor” or “forward-looking statements” sections), or (ii) the disclosure schedule delivered by the Company to Parent immediately prior to the execution of this Agreement (the “Company

 

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Disclosure Schedule”) (provided that disclosure in any section of such Company Disclosure Schedule shall apply only to the corresponding section of this Agreement except to the extent that the relevance of such disclosure to another section or representation is reasonably apparent), the Company represents and warrants to Parent as follows:

 

Section 3.1                                    Organization.

 

(a)                                 The Company is a corporation duly incorporated, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware.  The Company has all requisite corporate power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and assets and to carry on its business as presently conducted, except as would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect.  Each of the Company’s Subsidiaries is a legal entity duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of its respective jurisdiction of organization and has all requisite corporate or similar power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and assets and to carry on its business as presently conducted, except as 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, and has all necessary governmental approvals, to do business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which the property owned, leased or operated by it or the nature of the business conducted by it makes such approvals, qualification or licensing necessary, except where the failure to be so duly qualified or licensed, have such approvals and be in good standing would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect or to prevent, materially delay or materially impair the ability of the Company to perform its obligations under this Agreement or to consummate the Mergers.  As of the date of this Agreement, Section 3.1(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule sets forth a correct and complete list of all Subsidiaries of the Company and any joint ventures, partnerships or similar arrangements in which the Company or its Subsidiaries has any limited liability, partnership or other equity interest (and the amount and percentage of any such interest), excluding any passive investment comprising less than five percent of the outstanding shares of capital stock (or other ownership interests) of any such person that has publicly traded ownership interests.  Other than the Company’s Subsidiaries listed on Section 3.1(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, there is no person whose results of operations, cash flows, changes in shareholders’ equity or financial position are consolidated in the financial statements of the Company.

 

(b)                                 The Company has made available to Parent prior to the date of this Agreement a correct and complete copy of the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (the “Company Certificate”) and Amended and Restated Bylaws (the “Company Bylaws”) (collectively, the “Company Organizational Documents”).  The Company Organizational Documents and the certificate of incorporation, bylaws, limited partnership agreement, limited liability company agreement or comparable constituent or organizational documents for each Subsidiary of the Company (collectively, the “Company Subsidiary Organizational Documents”) are in full force and effect and neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is in violation of any of their provisions, except in the case of the Company’s Subsidiaries, as would not, individually or in the aggregate, be expected to constitute or result in a Company Material Adverse Effect or to prevent, materially delay or materially impair the

 

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ability of the Company to perform its obligations under this Agreement or to consummate the Mergers.

 

Section 3.2                                    Capital Stock.

 

(a)                                 The authorized capital stock of the Company consists of 80,000,000 shares of Company Common Stock and 5,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Company Preferred Stock”).  As of the close of business on August 24, 2017 (the “Company Capitalization Date”), (i) 32,610,410 shares of Company Common Stock were issued and outstanding, (ii) 5,773,341 shares of Company Common Stock were held in treasury, (iii) no shares of Company Preferred Stock were issued or outstanding, (iv) 4,706,250 shares of Company Common Stock were subject to outstanding Company Stock Options, (v) the amount of accumulated payroll deductions in respect of the Company ESPP Offering Period equaled $374,049.76 in the aggregate, (vi) 1,461,000 shares of Company Common Stock were reserved for issuance for future grants of awards or rights under the Company Equity Plans, (vii) 70,648 shares of Company Common Stock were reserved for issuance under the Company ESPP, and (viii) no other shares of capital stock or other voting securities of the Company were issued, reserved for issuance or outstanding.  Except for the Company Stock Options outstanding on the date hereof and the rights outstanding under the Company ESPP, in each case, as set forth in this Section 3.2(a), there are no outstanding subscriptions, options, warrants, calls, convertible securities, exchangeable securities or other similar rights, agreements or commitments to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party (whether or not currently exercisable) (A) obligating the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to (1) issue, transfer, exchange, sell or register for sale any shares of capital stock or other equity interests of the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company or securities convertible into or exchangeable for such shares or equity interests, (2) grant, extend or enter into any such subscription, option, warrant, call, convertible securities or other similar right, agreement or arrangement, (3) redeem or otherwise acquire any such shares of capital stock or other equity interests or (4) make any payment to any person the value of which is derived from or calculated based on the value of Company Common Stock or Company Preferred Stock, or (B) granting any preemptive or antidilutive or similar rights with respect to any security issued by the Company or its Subsidiaries.  All outstanding shares of Company Common Stock are, and shares of Company Common Stock reserved for issuance with respect to Company Stock Options and shares of Company Common Stock reserved for issuance under the Company ESPP, when issued in accordance with the respective terms thereof, will be, duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and free of preemptive rights.  No Subsidiary of the Company owns any shares of capital stock of the Company.  Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has outstanding any bonds, debentures, notes or other indebtedness, the holders of which have the right to vote (or which are convertible or exchangeable into or exercisable for securities having the right to vote) with the stockholders of the Company on any matter.  There are no voting trusts or other agreements or understandings to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party (x) with respect to the voting or registration of the capital stock or other equity interest of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or (y) that restrict any person from purchasing, selling, pledging or otherwise disposing of any shares of Company Common Stock.

 

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each Subsidiary of the Company, free and clear of any preemptive rights and any Liens other than Permitted Liens, and all of such shares of capital stock or other equity interests are duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and free of preemptive rights.  Except for equity interests in the Company’s Subsidiaries, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries owns, directly or indirectly, any equity interest in any person (or any security or other right, agreement or commitment convertible or exercisable into, or exchangeable for, any equity interest in any person), excluding any passive investment comprising less than five percent of the outstanding shares of the capital stock (or other ownership interests) of any person that has publicly traded ownership interests.  Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has any obligation to acquire any equity interest, security, right, agreement or commitment or to provide funds to or make any investment (in the form of a loan, capital contribution or otherwise) in, any person.

 

(c)                                  Section 3.2(c) of the Company Disclosure Schedule sets forth a true and complete list of all Company Stock Options outstanding as of the Company Capitalization Date, specifying, on a holder-by-holder basis, (i) the name of each holder, (ii) the number of shares of Company Common Stock subject to such Company Stock Option, (iii) the per share exercise price for such Company Stock Option, (iv) the grant date of each such Company Stock Option, (v) the vesting schedule of each such Company Stock Option, (vi) the expiration date of each such Company Stock Option, to the extent applicable, and (vii) the Company Equity Plan under which such Company Stock Option was granted.

 

Section 3.3                                    Authority Relative to this Agreement; No Violation.

 

(a)                                 The Company has the requisite corporate power and authority to enter into this Agreement and, subject to the receipt of the Company Stockholder Approval, to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including the Mergers.  The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by the Company and the consummation of the Mergers have been duly and validly authorized by the Company Board of Directors and, other than the Company Stockholder Approval and other than as set forth in Section 3.3(d), no corporate proceedings on the part of the Company or vote of the Company’s stockholders are necessary to authorize the execution and delivery by the Company of this Agreement and the consummation of the Mergers.  The Company Board of Directors has unanimously (i) determined that the terms of this Agreement and the Mergers are fair to, and in the best interests of, the Company and its stockholders, (ii) determined that it is in the best interests of the Company and its stockholders, and declared it advisable, to enter into this Agreement, (iii) duly and validly approved the execution and delivery by the Company of this Agreement, the performance by the Company of its covenants and agreements contained herein and the consummation of the Mergers upon the terms and subject to the conditions contained herein, (iv) directed that the adoption of this Agreement be submitted to a vote at a meeting of the Company’s stockholders and (v) resolved to make the Company Recommendation and, subject to Section 5.4, to include the Company Recommendation in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus.

 

(b)                                 The affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the issued and outstanding shares of Company Common Stock in favor of the adoption of this Agreement (the “Company Stockholder Approval”) is the only vote of the holders of any class or series of Company capital stock that is necessary under applicable Law and the Company Certificate and

 

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Company Bylaws to adopt, approve or authorize this Agreement, for the Company to engage in the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and to consummate the Mergers.

 

(c)                                  This Agreement has been duly and validly executed and delivered by the Company and, assuming this Agreement constitutes the legal, valid and binding agreement of Parent and Merger Sub, this Agreement constitutes the legal, valid and binding agreement of the Company and is enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, except that (i) such enforcement may be subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar Laws, now or hereafter in effect, affecting creditors’ rights generally and (ii) the remedy of specific performance and injunctive and other forms of equitable relief may be subject to equitable defenses and to the discretion of the court before which any proceeding therefor may be brought.

 

(d)                                 Other than in connection with or in compliance with (i) the filing of the Initial Certificate of Merger and Follow-On Certificate of Merger with the Delaware Secretary, (ii) the filing of the Form S-4 (including the Proxy Statement/Prospectus) with the SEC and any amendments or supplements thereto and declaration of effectiveness of the Form S-4, (iii) the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules promulgated thereunder (the “Exchange Act”), (iv) the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules promulgated thereunder (the “Securities Act”), (v) applicable state securities, takeover and “blue sky” laws, (vi) the rules and regulations of the Nasdaq, (vii) the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder (the “HSR Act”), (viii) the requisite clearances and approvals set forth in Section 3.3(d) of the Company Disclosure Schedule and (ix) the Company Stockholder Approval (collectively, the “Company Approvals”), no authorization, consent, order, license, permit or approval of, or registration, declaration, notice or filing with, any Governmental Entity is necessary, under applicable Law, for the consummation by the Company of the Mergers, except where the failure to obtain such consents, orders, licenses, approvals, authorizations or permits of, or to make such filings, declarations, registrations with or notifications to, any Governmental Entity, would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect or prevent or materially impede or delay the consummation of the Mergers.

 

(e)                                  The execution and delivery by the Company of this Agreement does not, and (assuming the Company Approvals are obtained) the consummation of the Mergers and compliance by the Company with the provisions of this Agreement will not, (i) result in any loss, or suspension, limitation or impairment of any right of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to own or use any assets required for the conduct of their business or result in any violation of, or default, with or without notice or lapse of time or both, under, or give rise to a right of termination, cancellation, first offer, first refusal, modification or acceleration of any obligation or the loss of a benefit under any Contract that is binding upon the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or by which or to which any of their respective properties, rights or assets are bound or subject, or result in the creation of any liens, claims, mortgages, encumbrances, pledges, security interests, equities or charges of any kind (each, a “Lien”) other than Permitted Liens, in each case, upon any of the properties or assets of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, (ii) conflict with or result in any violation of any provision of the Company Organizational Documents, (iii) conflict with or result in any violation of any provision of the Company Subsidiary Organizational Documents or (iv) conflict with or violate any applicable Laws

 

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except, in the case of clauses (i), (iii) and (iv), for such losses, suspensions, limitations, impairments, conflicts, violations, defaults, terminations, cancellation, first offers, first refusals, modifications, accelerations, losses of benefits or Liens as would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect or to prevent the Company from performing its obligations under this Agreement or consummating the Mergers.

 

Section 3.4                                    Reports and Financial Statements.

 

(a)                                 The Company and each of its Subsidiaries has timely filed or furnished all forms, documents and reports required to be filed or furnished by it with the SEC (including under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act) (all such documents and reports filed or furnished by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, the “Company SEC Documents”) since April 1, 2014.  As of their respective dates or, if amended, as of the date of the last such amendment (and, in the case of registration statements and proxy statements, on the dates of effectiveness and the dates of the relevant meetings, respectively), the Company SEC Documents filed since April 1, 2014 complied in all material respects with the requirements of the Securities Act, the Exchange Act and the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (the “Sarbanes-Oxley Act”), as the case may be, and the applicable rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, and none of the Company SEC Documents filed since April 1, 2014 contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.  None of the Company’s Subsidiaries is, or at any time since April 1, 2014 has been, required to file any forms, reports or other documents with the SEC.  Since April 1, 2014, no executive officer of the Company has failed in any respect to make the certifications required of him or her under Section 302 or 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.  As of the date of this Agreement, (i) there are no outstanding or unresolved comments in any comment letters of the staff of the SEC received by the Company relating to the Company SEC Documents and (ii) none of the Company SEC Documents is, to the knowledge of the Company, the subject of ongoing SEC review.

 

(b)                                 The consolidated financial statements (including all related notes and schedules) of the Company included in or incorporated by reference into the Company SEC Documents filed since April 1, 2014 (the “Company Financial Statements”) (i) fairly present in all material respects the consolidated financial position of the Company and its consolidated Subsidiaries, as at the respective dates thereof, and the consolidated results of their operations and their consolidated cash flows for the respective periods then ended, (ii) were prepared in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) (except, in the case of the unaudited statements, as permitted by Form 10-Q or any successor form under the Exchange Act and subject to normal year-end audit adjustments and the absence of footnote disclosure) applied on a consistent basis during the periods involved (except as may be indicated therein or in the notes thereto), (iii) have been prepared from, and are in accordance with, the books and records of the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries in all material respects and (iv) complied, as of their respective dates of filing with the SEC, in all material respects with the applicable accounting requirements and with the rules and regulations of the SEC, the Exchange Act and the Securities Act.  The books and records of the Company and its Subsidiaries have been, and are being, maintained in all material respects in accordance with GAAP and any other applicable legal and accounting requirements.  As of the date of this Agreement, BDO USA,

 

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LLP has not resigned (or informed the Company that it intends to resign) or been dismissed as independent public accountants of the Company as a result of or in connection with any disagreements with the Company on a matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure or auditing scope or procedure.

 

(c)                                  Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to, nor does it have any commitment to become a party to, any off-balance sheet joint venture, off-balance sheet partnership or any other “off-balance sheet arrangements” (as defined in Item 303(a) of Regulation S-K of the SEC).

 

(d)                                 Since April 1, 2014, (i) none of the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company nor, to the knowledge of the Company, any director or officer of the Company has received or otherwise had or obtained knowledge of any material complaint, allegation, assertion or claim, whether written or oral, regarding accounting, internal accounting controls or auditing practices, procedures, methodologies or methods of the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company or any material complaint, allegation, assertion or claim from employees of the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company regarding questionable accounting or auditing matters with respect to the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company, and (ii) no attorney representing the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company, whether or not employed by the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company, has reported evidence of a violation of securities Laws, breach of fiduciary duty or similar violation by the Company, any Subsidiary of the Company or any of their respective officers, directors, employees or agents to the Company Board of Directors or any committee thereof, or to the General Counsel or Chief Executive Officer of the Company.

 

Section 3.5                                    Internal Controls and Procedures.

 

(a)                                 The Company has established and maintains disclosure controls and procedures and internal control over financial reporting (as such terms are defined in paragraphs (e) and (f), respectively, of Rule 13a-15 under the Exchange Act) as required by Rule 13a-15 under the Exchange Act.  The Company’s disclosure controls and procedures are reasonably designed to ensure, that all material information required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports that it files or furnishes 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 material information is accumulated and communicated to the Company’s management as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure and to make the certifications required pursuant to Sections 302 and 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.  The Company’s management has completed an assessment of the effectiveness of the Company’s system of internal control over financial reporting in compliance with the requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2017, and such assessment concluded that such controls were effective and the Company’s independent registered accountant has issued an attestation report concluding that the Company maintained effective internal control over financial reporting as of March 31, 2017.  Based on such evaluation, management of the Company has disclosed to the Company’s auditors and the audit committee of the Company Board of Directors (i) any significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal controls over financial reporting and (ii) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the

 

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Company’s internal control over financial reporting, and each such deficiency, weakness and fraud so disclosed to auditors, if any, has been disclosed to Parent prior to the date hereof.

 

(b)           As of the date of this Agreement, the Company is in compliance in all material respects with all current listing requirements of the Nasdaq.

 

Section 3.6            No Undisclosed Liabilities.  There are no Liabilities of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries of any nature whatsoever (whether accrued, absolute, determined, contingent or otherwise and whether due or to become due), except for (a) Liabilities that are reflected or reserved against on the consolidated balance sheet of the Company and its Subsidiaries included in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2017 (including any notes thereto), (b) Liabilities incurred under this Agreement or in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby, including the Mergers, (c) Liabilities incurred in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice since March 31, 2017, and (d) Liabilities that have not had and would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to constitute or result in a Company Material Adverse Effect.

 

Section 3.7            Compliance with Law; Permits.

 

(a)           The Company and its Subsidiaries are, and since April 1, 2014 have been, in compliance with all applicable federal, state, local and foreign laws, statutes, ordinances, rules, regulations, judgments, orders, injunctions, decrees or agency requirements of Governmental Entities (collectively, “Laws” and each, a “Law”), except where such non-compliance has not had and would not reasonably be expected to be, individually or in the aggregate, material to the Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole.  Since April 1, 2014, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has (i) received any written notice or, to the knowledge of the Company, oral notice from any Governmental Entity regarding any actual or possible failure to comply with any Law in any material respect or (ii) provided any notice to any Governmental Entity regarding any material violation by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries of any Law.

 

(b)           The Company and its Subsidiaries hold, and have at all times since April 1, 2014 held, all franchises, grants, authorizations, licenses, permits, easements, variances, exceptions, consents, certificates, approvals, clearances, permissions, qualifications and registrations and orders of all applicable Governmental Entities necessary for the lawful operation of the businesses of the Company and its Subsidiaries (the “Company Permits”), and have filed all reports, notices and other documents with all Governmental Entities necessary for the Company and its Subsidiaries to own, lease and operate their properties and assets and to carry on their businesses as they are now being conducted and have paid all fees and assessments due and payable in connection therewith, except where the failure to have a Company Permit, to file such documents or to pay such fees and assessments would not reasonably be expected to be, individually or in the aggregate, material to the Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole.  Except as would not reasonably be expected to be, individually or in the aggregate, material to the Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole, (i) all Company Permits are valid and in full force and effect, are not subject to any administrative or judicial proceeding that would reasonably be expected to result in any modification, termination or revocation thereof and, to the knowledge of the Company, as of the date of this Agreement no suspension or cancellation of

 

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any such Company Permit is threatened; and (ii) the Company and each of its Subsidiaries is in compliance with the terms and requirements of all Company Permits.

 

(c)           Since April 1, 2014, none of the Company or its Subsidiaries, or to the knowledge of the Company, any director, officer, employee, agent or other person acting on behalf of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has, directly or indirectly, violated or is in violation of, or is aware of any action taken that would result in a violation of, the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder (the “FCPA”), the UK Bribery Act of 2010 or its predecessor laws (the “Bribery Act”), or any analogous anti-corruption Law (collectively, the “Anti-Corruption Laws”), nor, except as would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect, (i) used any funds of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries for unlawful contributions, unlawful gifts, unlawful entertainment or other unlawful expenses relating to political activity; (ii) made any unlawful payment to foreign or domestic governmental officials or employees or to foreign or domestic political parties or campaigns from funds of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries; (iii) established or maintained any unlawful fund of monies or other assets of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries; (iv) made any fraudulent entry on the books or records of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries; (v) made any unlawful bribe, unlawful rebate, unlawful payoff, unlawful influence payment, unlawful kickback or other unlawful payment to any person, private or public, regardless of form, whether in money, property or services, to obtain favorable treatment in securing business to obtain special concessions for the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or to influence any act or decision of a foreign government official or other person; or (vi) engaged in any transaction or dealing in property or interests in property of, received from or made any contribution of funds, goods or services to or for the benefit of, provided any payments or material assistance to, or otherwise engage in or facilitated any transactions with a Prohibited Person.  No proceeding by or before any Governmental Entity involving the Company, any Subsidiary of the Company or any Affiliate of the Company, or to the knowledge of the Company, any of their directors, officers, employees, agents or other persons acting on their behalf, with respect to any Anti-Corruption Law is pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened, nor have any disclosures been submitted to any Governmental Entity with respect to violations of any Anti-Corruption Law by the Company, any Subsidiary of the Company or any Affiliate of the Company, or to the knowledge of the Company, any of their directors, officers, employees, agents or other persons acting on their behalf.

 

(d)           Since April 1, 2014, each of the Company and its Subsidiaries has conducted its import and export transactions in accordance in all material respects with all applicable U.S. import, export and re-export Laws and controls and all other applicable import, export and re-export Laws and controls in other countries in which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries conducts business, including the Arms Export Control Act, the International Traffic in Arms Regulations, the Export Administration Regulations and executive orders and laws implemented by OFAC.

 

(e)           Since April 1, 2014, the Company and its Subsidiaries have obtained all material consents, orders and declarations from, provided all material notices to, and made all material filings with, all Governmental Entities required for (i) the export, import and re-export of its products, services, Software and technologies, and (ii) releases of technologies and

 

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Software to foreign nationals located in the U.S. and abroad (the “Export Approvals”), and each of the Company and its Subsidiaries is and, since April 1, 2014, has been in compliance in all material respects with the terms of all Export Approvals.  There are no pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened, claims against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries with respect to such Export Approvals.

 

Section 3.8            Environmental Laws and Regulations.  Except as would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect (i) the Company and its Subsidiaries are, and since April 1, 2014 have been, in compliance with all applicable Environmental Laws (which compliance includes the possession by the Company and each of its Subsidiaries of all Company Permits required under applicable Environmental Laws to conduct their respective businesses and operations, and compliance with the terms and conditions thereof), (ii) the Company and its Subsidiaries have all Company Permits required under applicable Environmental Laws to conduct their respective businesses and operations, (iii) there are no suits or proceedings (whether administrative or judicial) pending, or to the knowledge of the Company, any investigations pending or investigations, suits or proceedings threatened against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries alleging non-compliance with or other Liability under any Environmental Law and (iv) there have been no Releases at any Company Leased Real Property of Hazardous Materials by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or to the knowledge of the Company, as a result of any operations or activities of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or other contractors or third party operators, that would reasonably be expected to give rise to any Liability to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.  Except as required in the ordinary course of operations and in compliance with applicable Environmental Laws, no Hazardous Materials are present at, on, in or under any property currently or formerly owned or leased by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries that could reasonably be expected to result in Liabilities under applicable Environmental Laws and neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is subject to any Order or any indemnity obligation or other Contract with any other person that would reasonably be expected to result in Liabilities under any Environmental Law or concerning Hazardous Materials or Releases, except as would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect.  Since April 1, 2014, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has received any unresolved written claim, notice, complaint or request for information from a Governmental Entity or any other person relating to actual or alleged noncompliance with or Liability under applicable Environmental Laws.

 

Section 3.9            Employee Benefit Plans.

 

(a)           Section 3.9(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule sets forth a correct and complete list of each material Company Benefit Plan.  With respect to each material Company Benefit Plan, to the extent applicable, correct and complete copies of the following have been delivered or made available to Parent by the Company: (i) the Company Benefit Plan, if written (including all material amendments and attachments thereto); (ii) a written summary of the material terms thereof, if the Company Benefit Plan is not in writing; (iii) the most recent annual report (Form 5500) filed with the Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”); (iv) the most recent summary plan description for each Company Benefit Plan for which a summary plan description is required by applicable Law; (v) all related material, non-routine communications

 

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received from or sent to any Governmental Entity since April 1, 2014; and (vi) the most recent audited financial statement and/or actuarial valuation.

 

(b)           Except as would not reasonably be expected to be, individually or in the aggregate, material to the Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole, each Company Benefit Plan has been established, operated and administered in accordance with its terms and the requirements of all applicable Laws, including ERISA and the Code.  Except as would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect, all contributions required to be made with respect to any Company Benefit Plan by applicable Law or under the terms of such Company Benefit Plan (or any funding Contract related thereto), and all premiums due or payable with respect to insurance policies funding any Company Benefit Plan, have been timely made or paid in full or, to the extent not required to be made or paid on or before the date hereof, have been fully reflected on the books and records of the Company in accordance with GAAP.

 

(c)           The IRS has issued a favorable determination, opinion or advisory letter with respect to each Company Benefit Plan that is governed by the Laws of the United States (each, a “U.S. Company Benefit Plan”) that is intended to be qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code, and such determination, advisory or opinion letter has not been revoked (nor, to the knowledge of the Company, has revocation been threatened), and, to the knowledge of the Company, there are no existing circumstances and no events have occurred that would reasonably be expected to adversely affect the qualified status of any such U.S. Company Benefit Plan.  Each trust established in connection with any U.S. Company Benefit Plan that is intended to be exempt from federal income taxation under Section 501(a) of the Code is so exempt, and, to the knowledge of the Company, there are no existing circumstances and no events have occurred that would reasonably be expected to adversely affect the exempt status of any such trust.

 

(d)           No Company Benefit Plan is subject to Section 302 of ERISA or Title IV of ERISA or Section 412 of the Code.  During the immediately preceding six years, no Liability under Section 302 of ERISA or Title IV of ERISA has been incurred by the Company, its Subsidiaries or their respective ERISA Affiliates that has not been satisfied in full, and to the knowledge of the Company, no condition exists that would reasonably be expected to result in the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or any such ERISA Affiliate incurring any such Liability.

 

(e)           None of the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective ERISA Affiliates has, within the immediately preceding six years, maintained, established, contributed to or been obligated to contribute to any (i) Multiemployer Plan or (ii) a plan that has two or more contributing sponsors at least two of whom are not under common control, within the meaning of Section 4063 of ERISA.

 

(f)            There are no actions, suits, audits or investigations by any Governmental Entity, termination proceedings or other claims (except routine claims for benefits payable under the Company Benefit Plans) pending or, to the knowledge of the Company and its Subsidiaries, threatened, other than any such investigations, proceedings or claims that would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect.

 

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(g)           Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries sponsors or has any obligation with respect to any Company Benefit Plan that provides any post-employment or post-retirement medical or death benefits (whether or not insured) to current or former directors or employees, or their respective beneficiaries or dependents, except as required by Section 4980B of the Code or comparable U.S. state Laws or applicable non-U.S. Laws.

 

(h)           Neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement nor the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby will (either alone or in conjunction with any other event):  (i) entitle any current or former employee, officer, director or independent contractor of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to any payment or benefit under any Company Benefit Plan; (ii) increase the amount of any compensation, equity award or other benefit payable by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries under any Company Benefit Plan; (iii) result in the acceleration of the time of payment, funding or vesting of any compensation, equity award or other benefit under any Company Benefit Plan; or (iv) result in any “excess parachute payment” (within the meaning of Section 280G of the Code) becoming due to any current or former employee, officer, director or independent contractor of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.

 

(i)            Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to, or is otherwise obligated under, any plan, policy or Contract that provides for the gross-up or reimbursement by the Company or its Subsidiaries of Taxes imposed under Section 409A or 4999 of the Code (or any corresponding provisions of state or local Law relating to Tax).

 

(j)            Except as would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Company, Material Adverse Effect, each Company Benefit Plan that is governed by the Laws of a country other than the United States (each, a “Foreign Company Benefit Plan”) (i) has been operated in compliance with its terms, any applicable Collective Bargaining Agreement, and the applicable Laws in the jurisdiction(s) in which such Foreign Company Benefit Plan is primarily maintained, (ii) has obtained from the Governmental Entity having jurisdiction with respect to such Foreign Company Benefit Plan any required determinations, if any, that such Foreign Company Benefit Plan is in compliance with the applicable Laws of the relevant jurisdiction if such determinations are required in order to give effect to such Foreign Company Benefit Plan, (iii) that is intended to qualify for special Tax treatment meets all material requirements for such treatment, and (iv) if required to be fully funded and/or book-reserved, is fully funded and/or book-reserved, as appropriate, based upon reasonable actuarial assumptions.

 

Section 3.10          Absence of Certain Changes or Events.

 

(a)           Since April 1, 2017 through the date of this Agreement, the businesses of the Company and its Subsidiaries have been conducted in all material respects in the ordinary course of business, and none of the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company has undertaken any action that if taken after the date of this Agreement would require Parent’s consent pursuant to Section 5.1(c), (e), (f), (h), (i), (m) or (n).

 

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have, individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect or to prevent, materially delay or materially impair the ability of the Company to perform its obligations under this Agreement or to consummate the Mergers.

 

Section 3.11          Investigations; Litigation.  Except as would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect, (a) to the knowledge of the Company there is no investigation or review pending or threatened by any Governmental Entity with respect to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, (b) there are no actions, suits, claims or proceedings against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or subpoenas, civil investigative demands or other written requests for information issued to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries relating to potential violations of Law that are pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened, or to the knowledge of the Company any investigations or claims against or affecting the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or any of their respective properties relating to potential violations of Law and (c) there are no Orders of any Governmental Entity against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or under which the Company or any Company Subsidiary is subject to ongoing obligations.

 

Section 3.12          Information Supplied.  The information supplied or to be supplied by the Company in writing for inclusion in the Form S-4 (including the Proxy Statement/Prospectus) will not, at the time the Form S-4 (and any amendment or supplement thereto) is declared effective, on the date that the Proxy Statement/Prospectus is first mailed to the stockholders of the Company, or on the date of the Company Stockholder Meeting, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading, except that no representation or warranty is made by the Company with respect to statements made therein based on information supplied by Parent in writing expressly for inclusion therein.

 

Section 3.13          Tax Matters.

 

(a)           Except as would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect:

 

(i)            each of the Company and its Subsidiaries has prepared and timely filed (taking into account any valid extension of time within which to file) all Tax Returns required to be filed by it, and all such Tax Returns are correct and complete;

 

(ii)           each of the Company and its Subsidiaries has timely paid all Taxes required to be paid by it (whether or not shown on any Tax Return) other than such Taxes as are being contested in good faith by the Company or its Subsidiaries and for which adequate reserves have been established on the Company Financial Statements in accordance with GAAP;

 

(iii)          neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has in writing waived or extended any statute of limitations with respect to Taxes or agreed in writing to any extensions of time with respect to a Tax assessment or deficiency, which waiver or extension is currently effective;

 

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(iv)          all assessments for Taxes due from the Company or any of its Subsidiaries with respect to completed and settled audits or examinations or any concluded litigation have been timely paid in full;

 

(v)           no deficiencies for Taxes have been claimed, proposed or assessed by any Governmental Entity in writing against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries except for deficiencies which have been fully satisfied by payment, settled or withdrawn;

 

(vi)          no jurisdiction (whether within or without the United States) in which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has not filed a Tax Return has asserted in writing that the Company or such Subsidiary is required to file such Tax Return with respect to a material amount of Taxes in such jurisdiction;

 

(vii)         there are no audits, examinations, investigations or other proceedings pending or threatened in writing in respect of any Taxes (including Tax Returns) of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries;

 

(viii)        there are no Liens for Taxes on any of the assets of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries other than statutory Liens for Taxes not yet due and payable;

 

(ix)          each of the Company and its Subsidiaries has complied with all applicable Laws relating to the payment, collection, withholding and remittance of Taxes, including with respect to payments made to or received from any employee, creditor, stockholder, customer or other third party;

 

(x)           each of the Company and its Subsidiaries has taken reasonable measures to comply with rules regarding transfer pricing;

 

(xi)          neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has received or applied for a Tax ruling or entered into a “closing agreement” within the meaning of Section 7121 of the Code (or any similar or analogous provision of state, local or foreign Law), in each case, that would be binding upon the Company or any of its Subsidiaries after the Closing Date;

 

(xii)         neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries (i) is or has been a member of any affiliated, consolidated, combined, unitary or similar group for purposes of filing Tax Returns or paying Taxes (other than a group the common parent of which is the Company), (ii) is a party to any agreement or arrangement relating to the sharing, indemnification or allocation of any Tax or Tax asset (other than an agreement or arrangement (x) solely between or among the Company and/or its Subsidiaries or (y) is entered into in the ordinary course of business and the principal purpose of which is not the sharing, indemnification or allocation of Tax) or (iii) has any Liability for Taxes of any person (other than the Company or any of its Subsidiaries) under Treasury Regulations Section 1.1502-6 (or any analogous or similar provision of state, local or foreign Law), or as transferee or successor; and

 

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taxable income for any taxable period (or portion thereof) beginning after the Closing Date, as a result of any (i) change in method of accounting pursuant to Section 481(c) of the Code (or any analogous or similar provision of state, local or foreign Law) made prior to the Closing, (ii) installment sale or open transaction disposition made or entered into prior to the Closing, or any “excess loss account,” existing as of immediately prior to the Closing, (iii) prepaid amount received prior to the Closing, (iv) “closing agreement” within the meaning of Section 7121 of the Code (or any similar or analogous provision of state, local or foreign Law) entered into prior to the Closing, (v) “intercompany transaction” within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.1502-13  or (vi) election pursuant to Section 108(i) of the Code.

 

(b)           None of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has been a “controlled corporation” or a “distributing corporation” (within the meaning of Section 355(a)(1)(A) of the Code) in any distribution that was purported or intended to qualify for tax-free treatment under Section 355 of the Code (or any similar provision of state, local or foreign Law) occurring during the two-year period ending on the date of this Agreement.

 

(c)           None of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has participated in any “listed transaction” within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.6011-4(b)(2) (or any similar provision of state, local or foreign Law).

 

(d)           Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has taken any action, or knows of any fact or circumstance, that could reasonably be expected to prevent the Mergers, taken together, from qualifying as a “reorganization” within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code.

 

Section 3.14          Employment and Labor Matters.

 

(a)           Section 3.14(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule sets forth a complete and correct list of each collective bargaining agreement, labor union contract, works council or trade union agreement (each, a “Collective Bargaining Agreement”) to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party.

 

(b)           Since April 1, 2014, (i) to the knowledge of the Company, there have been no attempts by any labor or trade union to organize any employees of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries; and (ii) there has been no strike, lockout, slowdown, or work stoppage against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries nor, to the knowledge of the Company, is any such strike, lockout, slowdown or work stoppage currently threatened.

 

(c)           There is no pending or, to the knowledge of the Company and its Subsidiaries, threatened unfair labor practice charge or employee complaint against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries by the National Labor Relations Board or any comparable Governmental Entity, and none of the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party, or otherwise bound by, any consent decree with, or citation by, any Governmental Entity relating to employees or employment practices, in any case, except as would not be reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect.

 

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(d)           Except as would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect, the Company and its Subsidiaries are in compliance with all Laws regarding employment, employment practices (including anti-discrimination), terms and conditions of employment, wages and hours (including classification of employees and independent contractors, and equitable pay practices), reductions in force (including notice, information and consultation requirements), immigration, health and safety or privacy rights.

 

Section 3.15          Intellectual Property and Information Technology.

 

(a)           Section 3.15(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule contains a list of all Company Registrations, in each case, enumerating specifically the applicable filing or registration number, title, jurisdiction in which filing was made or from which registration issued, date of filing or issuance, names of all current applicant(s) and registered owners(s), as applicable.  To the knowledge of the Company, the Company and its Subsidiaries have clear title to any material Company Registrations, and all assignments of material Company Registrations to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries have been properly executed and recorded.  To the knowledge of the Company, (i) all material Company Registrations are valid and enforceable and (ii) none of the material Company Registrations has lapsed or been abandoned or cancelled.  To the knowledge of the Company, all issuance, renewal, maintenance and other payments that are or have become due with respect to the material Company Registrations have been timely paid by or on behalf of the Company or the relevant Subsidiary.

 

(b)           There are no pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened in writing inventorship or ownership challenges, reexaminations, cancellations, opposition or nullity proceedings or interferences with respect to any Company Registrations.

 

(c)           Each item of material Company Intellectual Property will be owned or available for use by the Surviving Corporation and its Subsidiaries immediately following the Closing on substantially identical terms and conditions as it was available to the Company and its Subsidiaries immediately prior to the Closing.  The Company or one of its Subsidiaries is the sole and exclusive owner of all Company Owned Intellectual Property, free and clear of any Liens other than Permitted Liens.  To the knowledge of the Company, the Company Intellectual Property and freely accessible and useable public domain know-how constitute all material Intellectual Property necessary to manufacture, license, sell, maintain, support and use the products currently sold or licensed by the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.

 

(d)           The Company and its Subsidiaries have taken reasonable measures to maintain the confidentiality of and protect the proprietary nature of each item of Company Owned Intellectual Property and to maintain the confidentiality of information owned by another person with respect to which the Company or any Company Subsidiary has a confidentiality obligation.

 

(e)           To the knowledge of the Company, neither the conduct of the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries, nor the sale or use of any product or service offered by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries by any of their resellers, distributors, customers or users, constitutes an infringement, violation or misappropriation of any Intellectual Property rights of

 

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any third party except as would not reasonably be expected to be, individually or in the aggregate, material to the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.  Section 3.15(e) of the Company Disclosure Schedule lists any complaint, claim or notice, or written threat of any of the foregoing (including any notification that a license under any Intellectual Property is or may be required), received by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries within six (6) years prior to the date of this Agreement alleging any such infringement, violation or misappropriation and any written request or demand for indemnification or defense received by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries within six (6) years prior to the date of this Agreement from any reseller, distributor, customer, user or any other third party.

 

(f)            To the knowledge of the Company, no person or entity (including any current or former employee or consultant of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries) is currently, or since April 1, 2014, has engaged in past activity, infringing, violating or misappropriating any of the Company Intellectual Property.

 

(g)           Section 3.15(g) of the Company Disclosure Schedule identifies, as of the date of this Agreement, each license, covenant or other agreement (other than confidentiality provisions under non-disclosure agreements and employment agreements, as well as customer, distributor or partner agreements, each as entered into in the ordinary course of business, or implied licenses granted in connection with the sale of the products and services of the Company) pursuant to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has assigned, transferred, licensed, distributed or otherwise granted any right or access to any person or entity, or covenanted not to assert any right, with respect to any past, existing or future Company Intellectual Property that is material to the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.  Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a member of or party to any patent pool, industry standards body, trade association or other organization pursuant to the rules of which it is obligated to license any existing or future Company Owned Intellectual Property to any person or entity.

 

(h)           Section 3.15(h) of the Company Disclosure Schedule identifies, as of the date of this Agreement, each item of Company Licensed Intellectual Property that is material to the development, manufacture or sale of Company products or the provision of services, or material to the operation of the business, the license or agreement pursuant to which the Company or a Subsidiary obtained a license under such Company Licensed Intellectual Property, and the amount or percentage of any ongoing and outstanding payment obligations associated with such license or agreement (excluding commercially available, off-the-shelf, software programs).

 

(i)            No event has occurred, and no circumstance or condition exists, that (with or without notice or lapse of time, or both) would reasonably be expected to, nor will the consummation of the Mergers, result in the disclosure or release by the Company of any material company-owned Software by the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or escrow agent(s) to any third party.

 

(j)            The products currently offered by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, and to the knowledge of the Company the Software and internal computer systems used by the Company and its Subsidiaries, do not contain any disabling device, virus, worm, back door,

 

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Trojan horse or other disruptive or malicious code that are intended to impair their intended performance or otherwise permit unauthorized access to, hamper, delete or damage any computer system, software, network or data except as would not reasonably be expected to be, individually or in the aggregate, material to the Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole.

 

(k)           Except as would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is in breach of any of the material terms or conditions of any license to any Open Source Materials.

 

(l)            The Company and each of its Subsidiaries has taken commercially reasonable measures to protect the Company’s or such Subsidiary’s rights in the material Trade Secrets owned by or licensed to the Company or such Subsidiary.  It is the policy and practice of the Company that each employee of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and each individual independent contractor of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries that creates or develops any Company Owned Intellectual Property executes a valid and binding written agreement in substantially the form(s) made available to Parent prior to the date of this Agreement, expressly assigning to the Company or a Subsidiary all right, title and interest in any inventions and works of authorship, whether or not patentable, invented, created, developed, authored, conceived or reduced to practice during the term of such employee’s employment or such independent contractor’s work for the Company or the relevant Subsidiary, and all Intellectual Property rights therein.  From and after April 1, 2014, and to the knowledge of the Company prior to April 1, 2014, none of the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company has received in writing any claim from any employee or individual independent contractor challenging or disputing the ownership of any Company Owned Intellectual Property, or challenging or disputing the ownership of any agreement with the Company or a Subsidiary of the Company relating to ownership of any Company Owned Intellectual Property.

 

(m)          Section 3.15(m) of the Company Disclosure Schedule contains a complete and accurate list as of the date of this Agreement of all material support, funding, resources or assistance from any U.S. federal, state, local or foreign governmental funding source that the Company or any of its Subsidiaries have received in connection with the development, design, testing, modification, manufacture, use, sale, reproduction, marketing, distribution, support or maintenance of any of the products or services offered or under development by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, other than customer agreements with supply of product by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries as subcontractor.  The Company and its Subsidiaries have complied in all material respects with all of the applicable terms of any such support, funding, resources or assistance, including with respect to any data rights and any Company Owned Intellectual Property associated with any such material support, funding, resources or assistance.

 

(n)           Since April 1, 2014, and except as would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect, there has been no material failure, breakdown, loss or impairment of, or, to the knowledge of the Company, any unauthorized access to or unauthorized use of, any information technology systems of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries that has resulted in a material disruption or material interruption in the operation of the business of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or that has resulted in unauthorized disclosure of any confidential information of the Company or any

 

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Subsidiary, or personally identifiable information, to any unauthorized person.  The Company and its Subsidiaries have in place commercially reasonable disaster recovery and business continuity plans and procedures.

 

(o)           Since April 1, 2014, the Company and each of the Company Subsidiaries have complied in all material respects with all Laws and applicable contractual and legal requirements pertaining to information privacy and security.  Since April 1, 2014, to the knowledge of the Company, there has been no material release of personally identifiable information by the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company in breach of either (i) a Contract to which the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company is bound or (ii) applicable Law.  Since April 1, 2014, none of the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company has been notified that they are the subject of any regulatory investigation, enforcement action or similar action or proceeding alleging breach of data security or privacy obligations.

 

Section 3.16          Property.  Except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect, with respect to the real property owned by the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company (the “Company Owned Real Property”), either the Company or a Subsidiary of the Company has good and valid title to such Company Owned Real Property, free and clear of all Liens other than any Permitted Liens.  As of the date of this Agreement, neither the Company nor any Subsidiary of the Company has received written notice of any pending condemnation proceeding with respect to any Company Owned Real Property, and to the knowledge of the Company no such proceeding is threatened.  Section 3.16 of the Company Disclosure Schedule sets forth a correct and complete list of all Company Owned Real Property as of the date of this Agreement.  Except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect, either the Company or a Subsidiary of the Company has a good and valid leasehold interest in each lease, sublease and other agreement under which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries uses or occupies or has the right to use or occupy any real property (such property subject to a lease, sublease or other agreement, the “Company Leased Real Property” and such leases, subleases and other agreements are, collectively, the “Company Real Property Leases”), in each case, free and clear of all Liens other than any Permitted Liens.  Section 3.16 of the Company Disclosure Schedule sets forth a correct and complete list of all Company Leased Property (other than Company Leased Property related to design or sales offices) as of the date of this Agreement.  Except as would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect, each Company Real Property Lease (a) is a valid and binding obligation of the Company or the Subsidiary of the Company that is party thereto (except in each case as enforcement may be subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar Laws affecting creditors’ rights generally, and that the remedy of specific performance and injunctive and other forms of equitable relief may be subject to equitable defenses and to the discretion of the court before which any proceeding therefor may be brought), and, to the knowledge of the Company, of each other party thereto, and is in full force and effect and (b) no uncured default on the part of the Company or, if applicable, its Subsidiary or, to the knowledge of the Company, the landlord thereunder, exists under any such Company Real Property Lease, and (c) no event has occurred or circumstance exists which, with the giving of notice, the passage of time, or both, would constitute a breach or default under any such Company Real Property Lease.  Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is currently subleasing, licensing or otherwise granting any person any right to use

 

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or occupy a Company Owned Real Property or a Company Leased Real Property that is material to the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.  Except as would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has since April 1, 2014 received notice of the existence of any outstanding Order or of any pending proceeding, and, to the knowledge of the Company, there is no such Order or proceeding threatened, relating to the ownership, lease, use, occupancy or operation by the Company or its Subsidiaries of the Company Owned Real Property or the Company Leased Real Property.

 

Section 3.17          Insurance.  The Company and its Subsidiaries maintain insurance with insurers in such amounts and against such risks as is customary for the industries in which it and its Subsidiaries operate and as the management of the Company has in good faith determined to be prudent and appropriate in all material respects.  Except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect, (a) all insurance policies maintained by or on behalf of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries as of the date of this Agreement are in full force and effect, (b) all premiums and other payments due on such policies have been paid by the Company or its Subsidiaries and all claims thereunder have been filed in due and timely fashion, (c) the Company and its Subsidiaries are in compliance with the terms and provisions of all insurance policies maintained by or on behalf of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries as of the date of this Agreement, and (d) neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is in breach or default under, has received any written notice of, or has taken any action that could permit cancellation, termination or modification of, any such material insurance policies.  During the one-year period prior to the date of this Agreement, neither the Company nor any Subsidiary of the Company has received any written communication notifying the Company or Subsidiary of the Company of any:  (i) premature cancellation or invalidation of any material insurance policy held by the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company; (ii) refusal of any coverage or rejection of any material claim under any material insurance policy held by the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company; or (iii) material adjustment in the amount of the premiums payable with respect to any material insurance policy held by the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company.  As of the date of this Agreement, there is no pending material claim by the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company against any insurance carrier under any insurance policy held by the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company.

 

Section 3.18          Opinion of Financial Advisor.  The Company Board of Directors has received the opinion of Needham & Company, LLC, to the effect that, as of the date thereof and subject to the assumptions, limitations, qualifications and other matters considered in the preparation thereof, the Merger Consideration to be received by the holders of Company Common Stock (other than holders of Cancelled Shares or Dissenting Shares) pursuant to this Agreement is fair, from a financial point of view, to such holders.  The Company will make available to Parent a copy of such opinion as soon as practicable following the execution of this Agreement for informational purposes only.

 

Section 3.19          Material Contracts.

 

(a)           Except as set forth in Section 3.19 of the Company Disclosure Schedule and except for Company Benefit Plans, as of the date of this Agreement, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to or bound by:

 

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(i)            any “material contract” (as such term is defined in Item 601(b)(10) of Regulation S-K of the SEC);

 

(ii)           any Contract between the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company, on the one hand, and any officer, director or Affiliate (other than a wholly owned Subsidiary of the Company) of the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company or any of their respective “associates” or “immediate family” members (as such terms are defined in Rule 12b-2 and Rule 16a-1 of the Exchange Act), on the other hand, including (but not limited to) any Contract pursuant to which the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company has an obligation to indemnify such officer, director, Affiliate or family member;

 

(iii)          any Contract that imposes any restriction on the right or ability of the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or any Affiliate of them, to compete with any other person in any line of business or geographic region, or solicit any customer (or that following the Effective Time will restrict the right or ability of Parent or its Subsidiaries to engage in any line of business or compete in any geographic area) excluding any Contracts with sales representatives or distributors;

 

(iv)          any Contract that obligates the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (or following the Effective Time, Parent or its Subsidiaries) to conduct business with any third party on a preferential or exclusive basis or which contains a “most favored nation” or similar covenant excluding any Contracts with sales representatives or distributors;

 

(v)           any acquisition or divestiture Contract that contains any “earnout” or other contingent payment obligations that are outstanding obligations of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries as of the date of this Agreement;

 

(vi)          a mortgage, indenture, security agreement, guaranty, pledge or other agreement or instrument relating to Indebtedness (other than accounts receivable or accounts payable in the ordinary course of business and consistent with past practice) in an amount in excess of $500,000 in the aggregate;

 

(vii)         any Contract that grants any right of first refusal or right of first offer or similar right with respect to any assets, rights or properties of the Company or its Subsidiaries that are material;

 

(viii)        any Contract that provides for the acquisition or disposition by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries of any assets (other than acquisitions or dispositions of assets in the ordinary course of business) or a business (whether by merger, sale of stock or otherwise) that contains ongoing obligations that are material to the Company and the Company’s Subsidiaries, taken as a whole;

 

(ix)          any joint venture, partnership or limited liability company agreement or other similar Contract relating to the formation, creation, operation, management or control of any joint venture, partnership or limited liability company, other than any such Contract solely between the Company and its Subsidiaries or among the Company’s Subsidiaries;

 

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(x)           any Contract expressly limiting or restricting the ability of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (A) to make distributions or declare or pay dividends in respect of their capital stock, partnership interests, membership interests or other equity interests, as the case may be, (B) to make loans to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or (C) to grant Liens on the property owned by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries;

 

(xi)          any Contract that obligates the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to make any loans, advances or capital contributions to, or investments in, any person, except for (A) loans or advances for indemnification, attorneys’ fees, or travel and other business expenses in the ordinary course of business, (B) extended payment terms for customers in the ordinary course of business or (C) loans, advances or capital contributions to, or investments in, any Person that is not an Affiliate or employee of the Company not in excess of $150,000 individually;

 

(xii)         any settlement agreement (A) with a Governmental Entity, (B) that requires the Company and its Subsidiaries to pay more than $250,000 after the date of this Agreement or (C) imposes any restrictions on the business of the Company or its Subsidiaries;

 

(xiii)        any Contract with a Top Customer, Top Distributor or Top Supplier (excluding, for clarity, purchase orders issued in the ordinary course of business, confidentiality agreements, statements of work and other ancillary agreements);

 

(xiv)        any Contract that involved the payment of more than $1,000,000 by the Company and its Subsidiaries in the fiscal year ended March 31, 2017 or that is expected to result in the payment of such amount by the Company and its Subsidiaries in the fiscal year ending March 31, 2018 (excluding Contracts (A) with customers, distributors, suppliers or Representatives or (B) that are purchase orders issued in the ordinary course of business);

 

(xv)         any Contract that involved the receipt of more than $1,000,000 by the Company and its Subsidiaries in the fiscal year ended March 31, 2017 or that is expected to result in the receipt of such amount by the Company and its Subsidiaries in the fiscal year ending March 31, 2018 (excluding Contracts (A) with customers, distributors, suppliers or Representatives or (B) that are purchase orders issued in the ordinary course of business);

 

(xvi)        any Contract relating to the supply of any item used by the Company or a Subsidiary of the Company that is a sole source of supply of any raw material, component or service and under which the Company paid more than $1,000,000 to the relevant supplier in the fiscal year ended March 31, 2017 or that is expected to result in the payment of such amount by the Company and its Subsidiaries in the fiscal year ending March 31, 2018 (excluding purchase orders issued in the ordinary course of business);

 

(xvii)       any material Government Contract that has not been closed out;

 

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(xviii)      any Contract relating to the creation of any Lien (other than Permitted Liens) with respect to any material asset of the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company; or

 

(xix)        any Contract involving the licensing of any material Company Owned Intellectual Property from the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to any third party, or the licensing of any material Company Licensed Intellectual Property from any third party to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (excluding non-exclusive licenses granted in connection with the sale of products and services to customers in the ordinary course of the business, and excluding commercially available, off-the-shelf, software programs), in each case with present or future obligations binding on the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.

 

All contracts of the types referred to in clauses (i) through (xix) above (whether or not set forth on Section 3.19 of the Company Disclosure Schedule), are referred to herein as “Company Material Contracts.”  The Company has made available to Parent prior to the date of this Agreement a complete and correct copy of each Company Material Contract as in effect on the date of this Agreement.

 

(b)           Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary of the Company is in breach of or default under the terms of any Company Material Contract and, to the knowledge of the Company, no other party to any Company Material Contract is in breach of or default under the terms of any Company Material Contract and no event has occurred or not occurred through the Company’s or any of its Subsidiaries’ action or inaction or, to the knowledge of the Company, through the action or inaction of any third party, that with notice or the lapse of time or both would constitute a breach of or default under the terms of any Company Material Contract, in each case except as would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect.  Each Company Material Contract is a valid and binding obligation of the Company or the Subsidiary of the Company that is party thereto and, to the knowledge of the Company, of each other party thereto (except in each case as enforcement may be subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar Laws, now or hereafter in effect, affecting creditors’ rights generally, and that the remedy of specific performance and injunctive and other forms of equitable relief may be subject to equitable defenses and to the discretion of the court before which any proceeding therefor may be brought), and is in full force and effect, in each case except as would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect.  There are no disputes pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened with respect to any Company Material Contract and as of the date of this Agreement, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has received any written notice of the intention of any other party to any Company Material Contract to terminate for default, convenience or otherwise any Company Material Contract prior to its stated expiration date, nor to the knowledge of the Company, is any such party threatening to do so, in each case except as would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect.

 

(c)           Since April 1, 2016 and prior to the date of this Agreement, no Top Supplier, Top Customer or Top Distributor has canceled, terminated or substantially curtailed its relationship with the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company, given written notice to the

 

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Company or any Subsidiary of the Company of any intention to cancel, terminate or substantially curtail its relationship with the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company, or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened to do any of the foregoing.

 

Section 3.20          Government Contracts.

 

(a)           Except as would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect, each Government Contract that has not been closed out is valid and binding and in full force and effect, was awarded or novated in the name of the Company or a Subsidiary of the Company, and, to the knowledge of the Company, is not the subject of any proposed assignment or novation to any third party.

 

(b)           Except as would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect, since April 1, 2014, each of the Company and its Subsidiaries, with respect to each Government Contract or Bid, (i) has complied with all terms and conditions and all applicable requirements of Law, (ii) not been in breach of any contractual requirement or requirement of Law, and (iii) has had no money due to the Company or such Subsidiary withheld or set off or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened to be withheld or set off.

 

(c)           Since April 1, 2014, neither the Company, any Subsidiary of the Company, nor, to the knowledge of the Company, any officer, director, owner or employee of the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company, has been suspended, debarred, proposed for debarment or excluded from any Government Contract or government program, or determined to be nonresponsible with respect to any Government Contract or program, and, to the knowledge of the Company, there is no threat, proposal or valid basis for such suspension, debarment, proposal for debarment or exclusion of any of the Company, any Subsidiary of the Company, or any officer, director, owner or employee of the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company.

 

(d)           Since April 1, 2014, neither the Company nor any Subsidiary of the Company has been, with respect to any Government Contract or Bid, audited or investigated by any Governmental Entity, or subject to any civil claim, indictment or information, tolling or consent agreement, termination for convenience or default, notice of intent to terminate for default, adverse size determination, cure notice, stop work notice, show cause notice, recoupment or refund, notice of deficiency, material disallowance of claimed costs or penalty for expressly unallowable costs and, to the knowledge of the Company, none of the foregoing actions have been threatened.

 

Section 3.21          Finders or Brokers.  Except for Needham & Company, LLC, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has employed any investment banker, broker or finder in connection with the Mergers who would be entitled to any fee or any commission in connection with or upon consummation of the Mergers.

 

Section 3.22          State Takeover Statutes.  Assuming the accuracy of Parent’s representations in Section 4.15, the Company Board of Directors has taken all action necessary to render inapplicable to this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby (including the

 

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Mergers) all potentially applicable state anti-takeover statutes or regulations (including Section 203 of the DGCL) and any similar provisions in the Company Certificate or Company Bylaws.

 

Section 3.23          Ownership of Parent Common Stock.  As of and for the three years prior to the date of this Agreement, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries beneficially owns or owned, directly or indirectly, any shares of Parent Common Stock or other securities convertible into, exchangeable into or exercisable for shares of Parent Common Stock.  Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries, nor any “affiliate” or “associate” of any thereof, is, or has been at any time during the period commencing three years prior to the date of this Agreement through the date of this Agreement, an “interested stockholder” of Parent, as such terms are defined in Section 2.03 of the DGCL. There are no voting trusts or other agreements or understandings to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party with respect to the voting of the capital stock or other equity interests of Parent or any of its Subsidiaries.

 

ARTICLE IV.

 

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF PARENT AND MERGER SUB

 

Except as disclosed in (i) the Parent SEC Documents filed or furnished since December 31, 2015 and prior to the date hereof (excluding any disclosures set forth in any “risk factor” or “forward-looking statements” sections), or (ii) the disclosure schedule delivered by Parent to the Company immediately prior to the execution of this Agreement (the “Parent Disclosure Schedule”) (provided that disclosure in any section of such Parent Disclosure Schedule shall apply only to the corresponding section of this Agreement except to the extent that the relevance of such disclosure to another section or representation is reasonably apparent), Parent and Merger Sub jointly and severally represent and warrant to the Company as follows:

 

Section 4.1            Organization.

 

(a)           Each of Parent and Merger Sub is duly incorporated, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware.  Each of Parent and Merger Sub has all requisite power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and assets and to carry on its business as presently conducted, except as would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Parent Material Adverse Effect.  Each of Parent’s Subsidiaries is a legal entity duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of its respective jurisdiction of organization and has all requisite corporate or similar power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and assets and to carry on its business as presently conducted, except as would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Parent Material Adverse Effect.  Each of Parent and its Subsidiaries is duly qualified or licensed, and has all necessary governmental approvals, to do business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which the property owned, leased or operated by it or the nature of the business conducted by it makes such approvals, qualification or licensing necessary, except where the failure to be so duly qualified or licensed, have such approvals and be in good standing would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Parent Material Adverse Effect or to prevent Parent from performing its obligations under this Agreement or consummating the Mergers.

 

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(b)           Parent has made available to the Company prior to the date of this Agreement a correct and complete copy of Parent’s Certificate of Incorporation (the “Parent Certificate”), Parent’s Bylaws, as amended and restated, (the “Parent Bylaws” and together with the Parent Certificate, the “Parent Organizational Documents”), Merger Sub’s certificate of incorporation (the “Merger Sub Certificate”) and Merger Sub’s bylaws (the “Merger Sub Bylaws” and together with the Merger Sub Certificate, the “Merger Sub Organizational Documents”), in each case, as amended and in effect through the date of this Agreement.  The Parent Organizational Documents and the Merger Sub Organizational Documents are in full force and effect and neither Parent nor Merger Sub is in violation of any of their provisions.

 

Section 4.2            Capitalization.

 

(a)           The authorized capital stock of Parent consists of 34,000,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Parent Common Stock”), and 1,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Parent Preferred Stock”).  As of the close of business on August 24, 2017, (i) 22,712,756 shares of Parent Common Stock were issued and outstanding, (ii) 439,137 shares of Parent Common Stock were held in treasury, (iii) no shares of Parent Preferred Stock were issued or outstanding, (iv) 404,301 shares of Parent Common Stock were subject to outstanding Parent Stock Options, (v) 212,875 shares of Parent Common Stock were subject to restricted stock unit awards in respect of Parent Common Stock (“Parent RSU Awards”), and (vi) no other shares of capital stock or other voting securities of Parent were issued, reserved for issuance or outstanding.  All outstanding shares of Parent Common Stock are, and shares of Parent Common Stock reserved for issuance with respect to Parent Equity Awards, when issued in accordance with the respective terms thereof, will be, duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and free of preemptive rights.  Except as set forth in Section 4.2 of the Parent Disclosure Schedule, there are no outstanding subscriptions, options, warrants, calls, convertible securities, exchangeable securities or other similar rights, agreements or commitments to which Parent or any of its Subsidiaries is a party (A) obligating Parent or any of its Subsidiaries to (1) issue, transfer, exchange, sell or register for sale any shares of capital stock or other equity interests of Parent or any Subsidiary of Parent or securities convertible into or exchangeable for such shares or equity interests, (2) grant, extend or enter into any such subscription, option, warrant, call, convertible securities or other similar right, agreement or arrangement, (3) redeem or otherwise acquire any such shares of capital stock or other equity interests or (4) make any payment to any person the value of which is derived from or calculated based on the value of Parent Common Stock or Parent Preferred Stock, or (B) granting any preemptive or antidilutive or similar rights with respect to any security issued by Parent or its Subsidiaries.  Neither Parent nor any of its Subsidiaries has outstanding any bonds, debentures, notes or other indebtedness, the holders of which have the right to vote (or which are convertible or exchangeable into or exercisable for securities having the right to vote) with the stockholders of Parent on any matter.  There are no voting trusts or other agreements or understandings to which Parent or any of its Subsidiaries is a party (x) with respect to the voting or registration of the capital stock or other equity interest of Parent or any of its Subsidiaries or (y) that restrict any person from purchasing, selling, pledging or otherwise disposing of any shares of Parent Common Stock.

 

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Parent, free and clear of any preemptive rights and any Liens other than Permitted Liens, and all of such shares of capital stock or other equity interests are duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and free of preemptive rights.  Neither Parent nor any of its Subsidiaries has any obligation to acquire any equity interest, security, right, agreement or commitment or to provide funds to or make any investment (in the form of a loan, capital contribution or otherwise) in, any person.

 

Section 4.3            Authority Relative to this Agreement; No Violation.

 

(a)           Each of Parent and Merger Sub has the requisite power and authority to enter into this Agreement and to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including the Mergers.  The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by Parent and Merger Sub and the consummation by each of them of the Mergers have been duly and validly authorized by the Parent Board of Directors and the board of directors of Merger Sub and, assuming the accuracy of Section 3.2, no other proceedings on the part of either of Parent or Merger Sub or vote of Parent’s stockholders is necessary to authorize the execution and delivery by Parent and Merger Sub of this Agreement and the consummation of the Mergers.  The Parent Board of Directors has unanimously (i) determined that the terms of this Agreement and the Mergers, including the issuance of shares of Parent Common Stock in connection with the Mergers, are fair to, and in the best interests of, Parent and its stockholders, (ii) determined that it is in the best interests of Parent and its stockholders, and declared it advisable, to enter into this Agreement, (iii) duly and validly approved the execution and delivery by Parent of this Agreement, the performance by Parent of its covenants and agreements contained herein and the consummation of the Mergers upon the terms and subject to the conditions contained herein, and (iv) directed the issuance of shares of Parent Common Stock in connection with the Mergers.

 

(b)           This Agreement has been duly and validly executed and delivered by Parent and Merger Sub and, assuming this Agreement constitutes the legal, valid and binding agreement of the Company, this Agreement constitutes the legal, valid and binding agreement of Parent and Merger Sub and is enforceable against Parent and Merger Sub in accordance with its terms, except that (i) such enforcement may be subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar Laws, now or hereafter in effect, affecting creditors’ rights generally and (ii) the remedy of specific performance and injunctive and other forms of equitable relief may be subject to equitable defenses and to the discretion of the court before which any proceeding therefor may be brought.

 

(c)           Other than in connection with or in compliance with (i) the filing of the Initial Certificate of Merger and Follow-On Certificate of Merger with the Delaware Secretary, (ii) the filing of the Form S-4 (including the Proxy Statement/Prospectus) with the SEC and any amendments or supplements thereto and declaration of effectiveness of the Form S-4, (iii) the Exchange Act, (iv) the Securities Act, (v) applicable state securities, takeover and “blue sky” laws, (vi) the rules and regulations of the Nasdaq, (vii) the HSR Act, (viii) the requisite clearances and approvals set forth in Section 4.3(c) of the Parent Disclosure Schedule and (ix) the adoption of this Agreement by Parent as the sole stockholder of Merger Sub, which will occur immediately following the execution of this Agreement (collectively, the “Parent Approvals”), no authorization, consent, order, license, permit or approval of, or registration, declaration, notice or filing with, any Governmental Entity is necessary, under applicable Law,

 

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for the consummation by Parent or Merger Sub of the Mergers, except where the failure to obtain such consents, orders, licenses, approvals, authorizations or permits of, or to make such filings, declarations, registrations with or notifications to, any Governmental Entity, would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Parent Material Adverse Effect or prevent the consummation of the Mergers.

 

(d)           The execution and delivery by Parent and Merger Sub of this Agreement does not, and (assuming the Parent Approvals are obtained) the consummation of the Mergers and compliance by Parent and Merger Sub with the provisions of this Agreement will not, (i) result in any loss, or suspension, limitation or impairment of any right of Parent or any of its Subsidiaries to own or use any assets required for the conduct of their business or result in any violation of, or default, with or without notice or lapse of time or both, under, or give rise to a right of termination, cancellation, first offer, first refusal, modification or acceleration of any obligation or the loss of a benefit under any material Contract that is binding upon Parent or any of its Subsidiaries or by which or to which any of their respective properties, rights or assets are bound or subject, or result in the creation of any Liens other than Permitted Liens, in each case, upon any of the properties or assets of Parent or any of its Subsidiaries, (ii) conflict with or result in any violation of any provision of the Parent Organizational Documents or (iii) conflict with or violate any applicable Laws except, in the case of clauses (i) and (iii), for such losses, suspensions, limitations, impairments, conflicts, violations, defaults, terminations, cancellation, first offers, first refusals, modifications, accelerations, losses of benefits or Liens as would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Parent Material Adverse Effect or to prevent Parent from performing its obligations under this Agreement or consummating the Mergers.

 

Section 4.4            Reports and Financial Statements.

 

(a)           Parent and each of its Subsidiaries has timely filed or furnished all forms, documents and reports required to be filed or furnished by it with the SEC (including under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act) (all such documents and reports filed or furnished by Parent or any of its Subsidiaries, the “Parent SEC Documents”) since March 30, 2014.  As of their respective dates or, if amended, as of the date of the last such amendment (and, in the case of registration statements and proxy statements, on the dates of effectiveness and the dates of the relevant meetings, respectively), the Parent SEC Documents filed since March 30, 2014 complied in all material respects with the requirements of the Securities Act, the Exchange Act and the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, as the case may be, and the applicable rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, and none of the Parent SEC Documents filed since March 30, 2014 contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.  None of Parent’s Subsidiaries is, or at any time since March 30, 2014 has been, required to file any forms, reports or other documents with the SEC.  Since March 30, 2014, no executive officer of Parent has failed in any respect to make the certifications required of him or her under Section 302 or 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.  As of the date of this Agreement, (i) there are no outstanding or unresolved comments in any comment letters of the staff of the SEC received by Parent relating to the Parent SEC Documents and (ii) none of the Parent SEC Documents is, to the knowledge of Parent, the subject of ongoing SEC review.

 

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(b)           The consolidated financial statements (including all related notes and schedules) of Parent included in or incorporated by reference into the Parent SEC Documents filed since March 30, 2014 (the “Parent Financial Statements”) (i) fairly present in all material respects the consolidated financial position of Parent and its consolidated Subsidiaries, as at the respective dates thereof, and the consolidated results of their operations and their consolidated cash flows for the respective periods then ended, (ii) were prepared in conformity with GAAP (except, in the case of the unaudited statements, as permitted by Form 10-Q or any successor form under the Exchange Act and subject to normal year-end audit adjustments and the absence of footnote disclosure) applied on a consistent basis during the periods involved (except as may be indicated therein or in the notes thereto), (iii) have been prepared from, and are in accordance with, the books and records of Parent and its consolidated subsidiaries in all material respects and (iv) complied, as of their respective dates of filing with the SEC, in all material respects with the applicable accounting requirements and with the rules and regulations of the SEC, the Exchange Act and the Securities Act.  As of the date of this Agreement, Grant Thornton LLP has not resigned (or informed Parent that it intends to resign) or been dismissed as independent public accountants of Parent as a result of or in connection with any disagreements with Parent on a matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure or auditing scope or procedure.

 

(c)           Neither Parent nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to, nor does it have any commitment to become a party to, any off-balance sheet joint venture, off-balance sheet partnership or any other “off-balance sheet arrangements” (as defined in Item 303(a) of Regulation S-K of the SEC).

 

(d)           Since March 30, 2014, (i) none of Parent or any Subsidiary of Parent nor, to the knowledge of Parent, any director or officer of Parent has received or otherwise had or obtained knowledge of any material complaint, allegation, assertion or claim, whether written or oral, regarding accounting, internal accounting controls or auditing practices, procedures, methodologies or methods of Parent or any Subsidiary of Parent or any material complaint, allegation, assertion or claim from employees of Parent or any Subsidiary of Parent regarding questionable accounting or auditing matters with respect to Parent or any Subsidiary of Parent, and (ii) no attorney representing Parent or any Subsidiary of Parent, whether or not employed by Parent or any Subsidiary of Parent, has reported evidence of a violation of securities Laws, breach of fiduciary duty or similar violation by Parent, any Subsidiary of Parent or any of their respective officers, directors, employees or agents to the Parent Board of Directors or any committee thereof, or to the General Counsel or Chief Executive Officer of Parent.

 

Section 4.5            Internal Controls and Procedures.

 

(a)           Parent has established and maintains disclosure controls and procedures and internal control over financial reporting (as such terms are defined in paragraphs (e) and (f), respectively, of Rule 13a-15 under the Exchange Act) as required by Rule 13a-15 under the Exchange Act.  Parent’s disclosure controls and procedures are reasonably designed to ensure, that all material information required to be disclosed by Parent in the reports that it files or furnishes 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 material information is accumulated and communicated to Parent’s management as appropriate to allow timely decisions

 

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regarding required disclosure and to make the certifications required pursuant to Sections 302 and 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.  Parent’s management has completed an assessment of the effectiveness of Parent’s system of internal control over financial reporting in compliance with the requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2017, and such assessment concluded that such controls were effective and Parent’s independent registered accountant has issued an attestation report concluding that Parent maintained effective internal control over financial reporting as of March 31, 2017.  Based on such evaluation, management of Parent has disclosed to Parent’s auditors and the audit committee of the Parent Board of Directors (i) any significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal controls over financial reporting and (ii) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in Parent’s internal control over financial reporting, and each such deficiency, weakness and fraud so disclosed to auditors, if any, has been disclosed to the Company prior to the date hereof.

 

(b)           As of the date of this Agreement, Parent is in compliance in all material respects with all current listing requirements of the Nasdaq.

 

Section 4.6            No Undisclosed Liabilities.  There are no Liabilities of Parent or any of its Subsidiaries of any nature whatsoever (whether accrued, absolute, determined, contingent or otherwise and whether due or to become due) that would be required by GAAP to be reflected on a consolidated balance sheet of Parent, except for (a) Liabilities that are reflected or reserved against on the consolidated balance sheet of Parent and its Subsidiaries included in its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended April 1, 2017 (including any notes thereto), (b) Liabilities incurred under this Agreement or in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby, including the Mergers, (c) Liabilities incurred in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice since April 1, 2017, and (d) Liabilities that have not had and would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to constitute or result in a Parent Material Adverse Effect.

 

Section 4.7            Compliance with Law; Permits.

 

(a)           Parent and its Subsidiaries are, and since March 30, 2014 have been, in compliance with all applicable Laws except where such non-compliance has not had and would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Parent Material Adverse Effect.  Since March 30, 2014, neither Parent nor any of its Subsidiaries has (i) received any written notice or, to the knowledge of Parent, oral notice from any Governmental Entity regarding any actual or possible failure to comply with any Law in any material respect or (ii) provided any notice to any Governmental Entity regarding any material violation by Parent or any of its Subsidiaries of any Law.

 

(b)           Parent and its Subsidiaries hold all franchises, grants, authorizations, licenses, permits, easements, variances, exceptions, consents, certificates, approvals, clearances, permissions, qualifications and registrations and orders of all applicable Governmental Entities necessary for the lawful operation of the businesses of Parent and its Subsidiaries (the “Parent Permits”), and have filed all tariffs, reports, notices and other documents with all Governmental Entities necessary for Parent and its Subsidiaries to own, lease and operate their properties and assets and to carry on their businesses as they are now being conducted and have paid all fees

 

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and assessments due and payable in connection therewith, except where the failure to have a Parent Permit, to file such documents or to pay such fees and assessments would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Parent Material Adverse Effect.  Except as would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Parent Material Adverse Effect, (i) all Parent Permits are valid and in full force and effect, and to the knowledge of Parent, are not subject to any administrative or judicial proceeding that would reasonably be expected to result in any modification, termination or revocation thereof and to the knowledge of Parent, as of the date of this Agreement no suspension or cancellation of any such Parent Permit is threatened; and (ii) Parent and each of its Subsidiaries is in compliance with the terms and requirements of all Parent Permits.

 

(c)           Since March 30, 2014, none of Parent or its Subsidiaries, or to the knowledge of Parent, any director, officer, employee, agent or other person acting on behalf of Parent or any of its Subsidiaries has, directly or indirectly, violated or is in violation of, or is aware of any action taken that would result in a violation of, the Anti-Corruption Laws, nor, except as would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Parent Material Adverse Effect, (i) used any funds of Parent or any of its Subsidiaries for unlawful contributions, unlawful gifts, unlawful entertainment or other unlawful expenses relating to political activity; (ii) made any unlawful payment to foreign or domestic governmental officials or employees or to foreign or domestic political parties or campaigns from funds of Parent or any of its Subsidiaries; (iii) established or maintained any unlawful fund of monies or other assets of Parent or any of its Subsidiaries; (iv) made any fraudulent entry on the books or records of Parent or any of its Subsidiaries; (v) made any unlawful bribe, unlawful rebate, unlawful payoff, unlawful influence payment, unlawful kickback or other unlawful payment to any person, private or public, regardless of form, whether in money, property or services, to obtain favorable treatment in securing business to obtain special concessions for Parent or any of its Subsidiaries or to influence any act or decision of a foreign government official or other person; or (vi) engaged in any transaction or dealing in property or interests in property of, received from or made any contribution of funds, goods or services to or for the benefit of, provided any payments or material assistance to, or otherwise engage in or facilitated any transactions with a Prohibited Person.  No proceeding by or before any Governmental Entity involving Parent, any Subsidiary of Parent or any Affiliate of Parent, or to the knowledge of Parent, any of their directors, officers, employees, agents or other persons acting on their behalf, with respect to any Anti-Corruption Law is pending or, to the knowledge of Parent, threatened, nor have any disclosures been submitted to any Governmental Entity with respect to violations of any Anti-Corruption Law by Parent, any Subsidiary of Parent or any Affiliate of Parent, or to the knowledge of Parent, any of their directors, officers, employees, agents or other persons acting on their behalf.

 

(d)           Since March 30, 2014, to the knowledge of Parent, each of Parent and its Subsidiaries has conducted its import and export transactions in accordance in all material respects with all applicable U.S. import, export and re-export Laws and controls and all other applicable import, export and re-export Laws and controls in other countries in which Parent or any of its Subsidiaries conducts business, including the Arms Export Control Act, the International Traffic in Arms Regulations, the Export Administration Regulations and executive orders and laws implemented by OFAC.

 

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(e)           Since March 30, 2014, Parent and its Subsidiaries have obtained all material consents, orders and declarations from, provided all material notices to, and made all material filings with, all Governmental Entities required for the Export Approvals, and each of Parent and its Subsidiaries is and, since March 30, 2014, has been in compliance in all material respects with the terms of all Export Approvals.  There are no pending or, to the knowledge of Parent, threatened, claims against Parent or any of its Subsidiaries with respect to such Export Approvals.

 

Section 4.8            Employee Benefit Plans.  Except as would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Parent Material Adverse Effect, (i) each Parent Benefit Plan has been established, operated and administered in accordance with its terms and the requirements of all applicable Laws, including ERISA and the Code; (ii) during the immediately preceding six years, no Liability under Section 302 of ERISA or Title IV of ERISA has been incurred by Parent, its Subsidiaries or their respective ERISA Affiliates that has not been satisfied in full, and, to the knowledge of Parent, no condition exists that would reasonably be expected to result in Parent, any of its Subsidiaries or any such ERISA Affiliate incurring any such Liability; and (iii) none of Parent, any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective ERISA Affiliates has, within the immediately preceding six years, maintained, established, contributed to or been obligated to contribute to any (A) Multiemployer Plan or (B) plan that has two or more contributing sponsors at least two of whom are not under common control, within the meaning of Section 4063 of ERISA.

 

Section 4.9            Absence of Certain Changes or Events.

 

(a)           Since April 1, 2017 through the date of this Agreement, the businesses of Parent and its Subsidiaries have been conducted in all material respects in the ordinary course of business, and none of Parent or any Subsidiary of Parent has undertaken any action that if taken after the date of this Agreement would require the Company’s consent pursuant to Section 5.2(a), (c) or (d).

 

(b)           Since April 1, 2017, there has not been any fact, change, circumstance, event, occurrence, condition or development that has had or would reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Parent Material Adverse Effect or to prevent Parent or Merger Sub from performing its obligations under this Agreement or consummating the Mergers.

 

Section 4.10          Investigations; Litigation.  Except as would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Parent Material Adverse Effect, (a) to the knowledge of Parent there is no investigation or review pending or threatened by any Governmental Entity with respect to Parent or any of its Subsidiaries, (b) there are no actions, suits, claims or proceedings against Parent or any of its Subsidiaries or subpoenas, civil investigative demands or other written requests for information issued to Parent or any of its Subsidiaries relating to potential violations of Law that are pending or, to the knowledge of Parent, threatened, or to the knowledge of Parent any investigations or claims against or affecting Parent or any of its Subsidiaries, or any of their respective properties relating to potential violations of Law and (c) there are no Orders of any Governmental Entity against Parent or any

 

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of its Subsidiaries or under which Parent or any Parent Subsidiary is subject to ongoing obligations.

 

Section 4.11          Information Supplied.  The information supplied or to be supplied by Parent in writing for inclusion in the Form S-4 (including the Proxy Statement/Prospectus) will not, at the time the Form S-4 (and any amendment or supplement thereto) is declared effective, on the date that the Proxy Statement/Prospectus is first mailed to the stockholders of the Company, or on the date of the Company Stockholder Meeting, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading, except that no representation or warranty is made by Parent with respect to statements made therein based on information supplied by the Company in writing expressly for inclusion therein.

 

Section 4.12          Finders or Brokers.  Except for Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, neither Parent nor any of Parent’s Subsidiaries has employed any investment banker, broker or finder in connection with the Mergers who would be entitled to any fee or any commission in connection with or upon consummation of the Mergers.

 

Section 4.13          Merger Sub.  Parent is the sole stockholder of Merger Sub.  Since its date of formation, Merger Sub has not carried on any business nor conducted any operations other than the execution of this Agreement, the performance of its obligations hereunder and matters ancillary thereto.

 

Section 4.14          State Takeover Statutes.  Assuming the accuracy of the Company’s representations in Section 3.23, the Parent Board of Directors has taken all action necessary to render inapplicable to this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby (including the Mergers) all potentially applicable state anti-takeover statutes or regulations and any similar provisions in the Parent Certificate or Parent Bylaws.

 

Section 4.15          Ownership of Company Common Stock.  As of and for the three years prior to the date of this Agreement, neither Parent nor any of its Subsidiaries beneficially owns or owned, directly or indirectly, any shares of Company Common Stock or other securities convertible into, exchangeable into or exercisable for shares of Company Common Stock.  Neither Parent nor any of its Subsidiaries, nor any “affiliate” or “associate” of any thereof, is, or has been at any time during the period commencing three years prior to the date of this Agreement through the date of this Agreement, an “interested stockholder” of the Company, as such terms are defined in Section 2.03 of the DGCL.  There are no voting trusts or other agreements or understanding to which Parent or any of its Subsidiaries is a party with respect to the voting of the capital stock or other equity interest of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.

 

Section 4.16          Sufficiency of Funds.  Parent has as of the date of this Agreement and will have as of the Closing sufficient funds (or available borrowing capacity under Parent’s credit facilities) to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and to satisfy its obligations under this Agreement, including payment of the Cash Consideration and payment of all related fees and expenses required to be paid by Parent pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.  Each of Parent and Merger Sub expressly acknowledges that its respective

 

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obligations hereunder, including their obligations to consummate the Mergers, are not subject to a condition regarding Parent’s or Merger Sub’s obtaining of funds to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

 

Section 4.17          Reorganization.  Parent has not taken any action, and knows of no fact or circumstance, that could reasonably be expected to prevent the Mergers, taken together, from qualifying as a “reorganization” within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code.

 

ARTICLE V.

 

COVENANTS AND AGREEMENTS

 

Section 5.1            Conduct of Business of the Company.  During the period from the date of this Agreement until the earlier of the termination of this Agreement or the Effective Time, except (i) as may be required by applicable Law, (ii) with the prior written consent of Parent, not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed, (iii) as required by this Agreement or (iv) as set forth in Section 5.1 of the Company Disclosure Schedule, the Company shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, conduct its business in all material respects in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice, and to use commercially reasonable efforts to (A) maintain and preserve intact its business organization, (B) keep available the services of key employees and (C) maintain satisfactory relationships with customers, suppliers and distributors having material relationships with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.  Without limiting the foregoing, during the period from the date hereof until the earlier of the termination of this Agreement or the Effective Time, except (i) as may be required by applicable Law, (ii) with the prior written consent of Parent, not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed, (iii) as required by this Agreement or (iv) as set forth in Section 5.1 of the Company Disclosure Schedule, the Company shall not, and shall cause its Subsidiaries not to:

 

(a)           amend the Company Organizational Documents or the Company Subsidiary Organizational Documents, or otherwise take any action to exempt any person from any provision of the Company Organizational Documents or the Company Subsidiary Organizational Documents;

 

(b)           split, combine, subdivide, amend the terms of or reclassify any of its capital stock;

 

(c)           make, declare or pay any dividend, or make any other distribution on, or directly or indirectly redeem, purchase or otherwise acquire, any shares of its capital stock, or any other securities or obligations convertible (whether currently convertible or convertible only after the passage of time or the occurrence of certain events) into or exchangeable for any shares of its capital stock, except (A) dividends paid by any of the wholly owned Subsidiaries of the Company to the Company or to any of their wholly owned Subsidiaries, respectively or (B) the acceptance, surrender or withholding of shares of Company Common Stock as payment for the exercise price of Company Stock Options or for withholding Taxes incurred in connection with the exercise of Company Stock Options, in each case, in accordance with past practice and the terms of the Company Equity Plans or agreements evidencing Company Stock Options thereunder;

 

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(d)           (A) issue, sell, grant or otherwise permit to become outstanding any additional shares of its capital stock or securities convertible or exchangeable into, or exercisable for, any shares of its capital stock or any options, warrants, or other rights of any kind to acquire any shares of its capital stock, including any Company Stock Options, except as permitted pursuant to the exercise of any purchase rights under the Company ESPP in accordance with the terms of Section 2.4, the exercise of Company Stock Options in accordance with their terms or pursuant to the grant of Company Stock Options in accordance with Section 5.1(d) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, or (B) enter into any agreement, understanding or arrangement with respect to the sale or voting of its capital stock or other equity interests;

 

(e)           adopt a plan of complete or partial liquidation, dissolution, restructuring, recapitalization or other similar form of reorganization, other than transactions between the Company and any direct or indirect wholly owned Company Subsidiary or between direct or indirect wholly owned Company Subsidiaries;

 

(f)            (A) incur, assume, endorse, guarantee or otherwise become liable for any Indebtedness (other than Indebtedness described in clause (F) of the definition of Indebtedness that is incurred in the ordinary course of business) or issue or sell any debt securities or calls, options, warrants or other rights to acquire any debt securities (directly, contingently or otherwise), except for any Indebtedness for borrowed money owed solely among the Company and/or its wholly owned Subsidiaries and other than (1) borrowings in an aggregate amount not to exceed $750,000 incurred in the ordinary course of business pursuant to existing credit facilities, and (2) purchase money financings and capital leases entered into in the ordinary course of business in an aggregate amount not to exceed $250,000 at any time outstanding; or (B) incur any Lien relating to Indebtedness on any of its material property or assets, except for Permitted Liens securing Indebtedness expressly permitted by the foregoing clause (A)(2), provided that in the case of (A)(2) such Lien shall extend only to the property the purchase or lease of which is financed thereby;

 

(g)           make any loans or advances to any other person, except for (A) loans or advances for indemnification, attorneys’ fees, travel and other business expenses in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice or (B) extended payment terms for customers in the ordinary course of business;

 

(h)           (A) sell, transfer, mortgage, license, encumber or otherwise dispose of any of its Intellectual Property rights, material properties or assets to any person other than (1) to the Company or a wholly owned Subsidiary of the Company, (2) sales of products, services, inventory or obsolete equipment in the ordinary course of business or pursuant to written contracts or commitments existing as of the date of this Agreement, and (3) non-exclusive licenses granted in connection with the sale of products and services to customers in the ordinary course of business, or (B) cancel, release or assign any Indebtedness of any person owed to it or any claims held by it against any person other than the release of claims held by it in the ordinary course of business or in an amount not to exceed $100,000;

 

(i)            (A) acquire (whether by merger or consolidation, acquisition of stock or assets or by formation of a joint venture or otherwise) any other person or business or any assets, deposits or properties of any other person, or (B) make any investment in any other person either

 

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by purchase of stock or securities, contributions to capital, or property transfers except in each case of the foregoing (A) or (B) for (1) acquisitions from wholly owned Company Subsidiaries, (2) investments in equity and debt instruments that constitute cash or cash equivalents consistent with the Company’s past cash management programs, (3) the purchase of equipment, supplies and inventory in the ordinary course of business and (4) inbound paid-up licenses of Intellectual Property in the ordinary course of business;

 

(j)            make any commitments with respect to capital expenditures in excess of an aggregate amount equal to $2,000,000 (regardless of when the amounts would be paid) during any fiscal quarter;

 

(k)           other than in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice (except with respect to any Company Material Contract of the type (or that would be of the type) described in Section 3.19(a)(iii) or Section 3.19(a)(iv) (in each case disregarding the exclusion of Contracts with sales representatives or distributors)), terminate (other than upon the expiration of its term), materially amend, or waive, release or assign any material right under, any Company Material Contract or enter into any contract that would constitute a Company Material Contract if it were in effect on the date of this Agreement;

 

(l)            except as required by the terms of any Company Benefit Plan as in effect on the date of this Agreement, (A) increase the cash compensation or benefits payable or to become payable to any of its directors, officers, employees or individual independent contractors, (B) grant to any of its directors, officers, employees or individual independent contractors any new, or increase in, severance or termination pay, (C) pay or award, or commit to pay or award, any bonuses or incentive compensation to any of its officers or employees, (D) enter into any employment, service, severance, change of control or retention agreement (excluding offer letters or other agreements that do not provide for severance, termination, retention or change of control benefits) with any of its directors, officers, employees or individual independent contractors, (E) establish, adopt, enter into, amend or terminate any Collective Bargaining Agreement or Company Benefit Plan, other than amendments to Company Benefit Plans that are health and welfare plans that do not materially increase the aggregate annual cost to the Company of maintaining such plans, (F) accelerate the vesting or payment of, or fund, any compensation or benefit under any Company Benefit Plan, (G) hire or terminate the employment or service of any employee or individual independent contractor whose total annual cash compensation exceeds $300,000, other than for cause, or (H) hire or engage any employee or individual independent contractor whose total annual cash compensation exceeds $300,000;

 

(m)          implement or adopt any material change in its financial accounting principles, practices or methods, other than as may be required by changes in GAAP;

 

(n)           commence, settle or compromise any litigation, suit, action or proceeding, except for commencements, settlements or compromises that (A) involve solely monetary remedies with a value not in excess of $250,000 with respect to any individual litigation, suit, action or proceeding or $500,000 in the aggregate, (B) do not impose any material restriction on the Company’s business or the business of any of the Company’s Subsidiaries and (C) do not relate to any litigation by the Company’s stockholders in connection with this Agreement or the Mergers;

 

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(o)           make, change or revoke any material Tax election, change or adopt any Tax accounting period or change any material method of Tax accounting, amend any material Tax Return, enter into any “closing agreement” within the meaning of Section 7121(a) of the Code (or any similar provision of state, local or foreign Law) or other material agreement with any taxing authority with respect to any material Tax, request any Tax ruling from any Governmental Entity, settle or compromise any material Tax liability or any audit, examination or other proceeding relating to a material amount of Taxes, or surrender any claim for a material refund of Taxes, enter into any material Tax sharing, allocation, indemnity or similar agreement or arrangement (other than customary provisions in commercial arrangements entered into in the ordinary course of its business and the primary purpose of which is not related to Taxes) or, except in the ordinary course of business, agree to an extension or waiver of the statute of limitations with respect to a material amount of Taxes;

 

(p)           materially reduce the amount of insurance coverage or fail to renew any material existing insurance policies;

 

(q)           (i) amend any Company Permits in a manner that adversely impacts its ability to conduct its business in any material respect, or (ii) terminate or allow to lapse, any Company Permits that are material to its ability to conduct its business;

 

(r)            (i) cancel, or fail to reasonably apply for, continue to prosecute or maintain, or permit to lapse, or fail to comply with any material obligation with respect to, any material Company Registrations, (ii) fail to comply with any material obligation with respect to any agreements pursuant to which the Company or any Company Subsidiary licenses or obtains the right to use any material Company Licensed Intellectual Property, or (iii) disclose to any third party any material Trade Secret of the Company or any Company Subsidiary in a way that results in loss of trade secret protection or confidentiality;

 

(s)            enter into any Contract under which the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company agrees to pay any royalties or any other monetary obligation with respect to any material Intellectual Property; or

 

(t)            agree to take, or make any commitment to take, any of the foregoing actions that are prohibited pursuant to this Section 5.1.

 

Section 5.2            Conduct of Business of Parent.  During the period from the date hereof through the Effective Time, except (i) as may be required by applicable Law, (ii) with the prior written consent of the Company, not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed, (iii) as required by this Agreement or (iv) as set forth in Section 5.2 of the Parent Disclosure Schedule, Parent shall not, and shall cause its Subsidiaries not to:

 

(a)           make, declare or pay any dividend, or make any other distribution on, or directly or indirectly redeem, purchase or otherwise acquire, any shares of its capital stock, or any other securities or obligations convertible (whether currently convertible or convertible only after the passage of time or the occurrence of certain events) into or exchangeable for any shares of its capital stock, except (A) dividends paid by any of the wholly owned Subsidiaries of Parent to Parent or to any of their wholly owned Subsidiaries, respectively, (B) the acceptance surrender

 

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or withholding of shares of Parent Common Stock as payment for the exercise price of Parent Stock Options or for withholding Taxes incurred in connection with the exercise, vesting or settlement of Parent Equity Awards in accordance with past practice and the terms of the applicable Parent Equity Award, or (C) the declaration and payment of quarterly cash dividends with respect to the Parent Common Stock in the ordinary course consistent with past practice, in a quarterly amount not to exceed the amount set forth on Section 5.2 of the Parent Disclosure Schedule or (D) stock buybacks in an amount not to exceed the amount set forth on Section 5.2 of the Parent Disclosure Schedule;

 

(b)                                 split, combine, subdivide, amend the terms of or reclassify any of Parent’s capital stock;

 

(c)                                  adopt a plan of complete or partial liquidation, dissolution, restructuring, recapitalization or other similar form of reorganization, other than transactions between the Parent and any direct or indirect wholly owned Parent Subsidiary or between direct or indirect wholly owned Parent Subsidiaries;

 

(d)                                 (A) acquire (whether by merger or consolidation, acquisition of stock or assets or by formation of a joint venture or otherwise) any other person or business or any material assets, deposits or properties of any other person, or (B) make any material investment in any other person either by purchase of stock or securities, contributions to capital, property transfers or purchase of property or assets of any person other than a wholly owned Subsidiary of Parent, except in each case of the foregoing (A) or (B) for acquisitions or investments that in each case would not reasonably be expected to materially delay or impede the consummation of the Mergers;

 

(e)                                  amend the Parent Organizational Documents or the Merger Sub Organizational Documents in any manner that would be adverse in any material respect to holders of Company Common Stock;

 

(f)                                   knowingly take any action that would reasonably be expected to materially delay or impede the consummation of the Mergers; or

 

(g)                                  agree to take, or make any commitment to take, any of the foregoing actions that are prohibited pursuant to this Section 5.2.

 

Section 5.3                                    Access.

 

(a)                                 For purposes of furthering the Mergers but subject to the following sentence, the Company shall, and shall cause the Company Subsidiaries to, (x) afford Parent and its Representatives reasonable access during normal business hours and upon reasonable notice, throughout the period prior to the Effective Time, to its and its Subsidiaries’ personnel, properties, Contracts, books and records and any report, schedule or other document filed or received by it pursuant to the requirements of applicable Laws and, during such period and (y) make available to Parent and its Representatives all other available information concerning its business, developed and in-development products, properties and personnel as Parent may reasonably request.  Parent will use its reasonable best efforts to minimize any disruption to the businesses of the Company that may result from such requests for access, data and information.

 

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The Company shall, and shall cause its Subsidiaries to, without limitation to the preceding obligations, make available to Parent and its Representatives (i) a copy of each report, schedule, registration statement and other document filed or received by it during such period pursuant to the requirements of U.S. federal securities laws (other than reports or documents that the Company is not permitted to disclose under applicable Law) and (ii) a copy of all substantive correspondence between the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, on the one hand, and any party to a Contract, on the other hand, with regard to any material action, consent, approval or waiver that is required to be taken or obtained with respect to such Contract in connection with the consummation of the Mergers.  The foregoing notwithstanding, the Company shall not be required to provide access to or make available to any person any document or information if doing so would, in the reasonable judgment of the Company, as applicable, after consultation with its outside counsel, (A) violate any Law, (B) result in a violation of a confidentiality agreement with a third party entered into prior to the date of this Agreement or (C) jeopardize the attorney-client, attorney work product or other legal privilege of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.

 

(b)                                 No investigation by the Company or Parent or their respective Representatives shall affect or be deemed to modify or waive the representations and warranties of the other Party set forth in this Agreement.

 

(c)                                  The Parties hereby agree that all information provided to them or their respective Representatives in connection with this Agreement and the consummation of the Mergers shall be governed in accordance with the confidentiality agreement, dated as of March 20, 2017, by and between the Company and Parent (the “Confidentiality Agreement”).

 

Section 5.4                                    No Solicitation by the Company.

 

(a)                                 Except as expressly permitted by this Section 5.4, the Company shall and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries and its and their respective officers, directors and employees, and shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause its other Representatives:  (i) to immediately cease and cause to be terminated any solicitation, knowing encouragement, discussions or negotiations with any persons (other than Parent) that is ongoing with respect to a Company Takeover Proposal and (ii) not to, directly or indirectly, (A) solicit, initiate, knowingly encourage or knowingly facilitate any inquiries regarding, or the making of any proposal or offer that constitutes, or would reasonably be expected to lead to, a Company Takeover Proposal, (B) engage in, continue or otherwise participate in any discussions or negotiations regarding, or furnish to any other person any information in connection with or for the purpose of soliciting, initiating, encouraging or facilitating, a Company Takeover Proposal (other than, solely in response to an unsolicited inquiry, to refer the inquiring person to this Section 5.4, and provided, that the Company and its Representatives may make inquiries of a person making an unsolicited Company Takeover Proposal (and its Representatives) to ascertain facts regarding such Company Takeover Proposal for the sole purpose of the Company Board of Directors informing itself about such Company Takeover Proposal and the person making it, but in each case limiting its communication exclusively to such referral and such ascertaining of facts), or (C) approve, adopt, recommend or enter into, or propose to approve, adopt, recommend or enter into, any letter of intent or similar document, agreement, commitment, or agreement in principle (whether written or oral, binding or nonbinding) with respect to a Company Takeover Proposal.  The

 

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Company shall not, and shall cause its controlled affiliates not to, release any third party from, or waive, amend or modify any provision of, or grant permission under, or fail to enforce, any standstill provision in any agreement to which the Company or any of its controlled affiliates is a party; provided that, if the Company Board of Directors determines in good faith, after consultation with the Company’s outside legal counsel, that the failure to take such action would be inconsistent with the directors’ fiduciary duties under applicable Laws, the Company may waive any such standstill provision applicable to any such persons solely to the extent necessary to permit a third party to make a Company Takeover Proposal to the Company Board of Directors.

 

(b)                                 The Company shall, and shall cause its Affiliates to, promptly request any person that has executed a confidentiality or non-disclosure agreement in connection with any actual or potential Company Takeover Proposal that remains in effect as of the date of this Agreement to return or destroy all confidential information in the possession of such person or its Representatives.

 

(c)                                  Anything to the contrary contained in Section 5.4(a) notwithstanding, if at any time after the date of this Agreement and prior to the time that the Company Stockholder Approval is obtained, the Company or any of its Representatives receives a bona fide unsolicited written Company Takeover Proposal from any person that did not result from a breach by the Company, its Subsidiaries or their respective Representatives of this Section 5.4 and if the Company Board of Directors determines in good faith, after consultation with its independent financial advisor and outside legal counsel, that such Company Takeover Proposal constitutes or would reasonably be expected to lead to a Company Superior Proposal, then the Company and its Representatives may, (i) furnish, pursuant to an Acceptable Confidentiality Agreement, information (including non-public information) with respect to the Company and its Subsidiaries to the person who has made such Company Takeover Proposal and its Representatives; provided that the Company shall substantially concurrently with the delivery to such person provide or make available to Parent any non-public information concerning the Company or any of its Subsidiaries that is provided or made available to such person or its Representatives unless such non-public information has been previously provided or made available to Parent and (ii) engage in or otherwise participate in discussions or negotiations with the person making such Company Takeover Proposal and its Representatives regarding such Company Takeover Proposal.  The Company shall promptly (and in any event within one Business Day) notify Parent if the Company Board of Directors makes a determination that a Company Takeover Proposal constitutes or would reasonably be expected to lead to a Company Superior Proposal or if the Company furnishes non-public information and/or enters into discussions or negotiations as provided in this Section 5.4(c).

 

(d)                                 Without limiting the foregoing, the Company shall promptly (and in no event later than one Business Day after its receipt) notify Parent in writing in the event that the Company or any of its Representatives receives a Company Takeover Proposal or a request for information relating to the Company or its Subsidiaries that is reasonably likely to lead to or that contemplates a Company Takeover Proposal, including the identity of the person making the Company Takeover Proposal and the material terms and conditions thereof (including an unredacted copy of such Company Takeover Proposal or, where such Company Takeover Proposal is not in writing, a description of the financial and other material terms thereof).  The

 

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Company shall keep Parent reasonably informed, on a reasonably current basis, as to the status of (including any material developments related thereto) such Company Takeover Proposal, inquiry or request, shall promptly (and in any event within one Business Day) provide Parent with any draft agreements relating to such Company Takeover Proposal and shall promptly (and in any event within one Business Day) notify Parent of any material modifications to the financial or other material terms of any such Company Takeover Proposal, inquiry or request.  The Company agrees that it and its Subsidiaries will not enter into any agreement with any person subsequent to the date of this Agreement which prohibits the Company from providing any information to Parent in accordance with, or otherwise complying with, this Section 5.4.

 

(e)                                  Except as expressly permitted by this Section 5.4(e), the Company Board of Directors shall not (i) (A) fail to include the Company Recommendation in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus when disseminated to the Company’s stockholders, (B) change, qualify, withhold, withdraw or modify, or publicly propose or announce an intention to change, qualify, withhold, withdraw or modify, in either case, in a manner adverse to Parent, the Company Recommendation or (C) adopt, approve or recommend to stockholders of the Company, or publicly propose or announce its intention to adopt, approve or recommend to stockholders of the Company, a Company Takeover Proposal (any action described in this clause (i) being referred to as a “Company Adverse Recommendation Change”), or (ii) authorize, cause or permit the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to enter into any letter of intent, memorandum of understanding, agreement (including an acquisition agreement, merger agreement, joint venture agreement or other agreement), commitment or agreement in principle with respect to any Company Takeover Proposal (other than an Acceptable Confidentiality Agreement entered into in accordance with Section 5.4(c)) (a “Company Acquisition Agreement”).  Anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement notwithstanding, prior to the time that the Company Stockholder Approval is obtained, but not after, the Company Board of Directors may, with respect to a bona fide, unsolicited Company Takeover Proposal that did not result from a material breach by the Company, its Subsidiaries or its Representatives of this Section 5.4, make a Company Adverse Recommendation Change or cause the Company to terminate this Agreement in accordance with Section 7.1(g) (including paying the Company Termination Fee) in order to enter into a definitive agreement relating to such Company Superior Proposal if, and only if, prior to taking either such action the Company Board of Directors has determined in good faith after consultation with the Company’s independent financial advisor and outside legal counsel that such Company Takeover Proposal constitutes a Company Superior Proposal; provided, however, that, prior to making such Company Adverse Recommendation Change or terminating this Agreement in accordance with Section 7.1(g), (A) the Company has given Parent at least four Business Days’ prior written notice of its intention to take such action and has provided to Parent the identity of the person making such Company Takeover Proposal, a copy of any proposed Company Acquisition Agreements constituting such Company Takeover Proposal, and a copy of any financing commitments relating thereto (or, in each case, if not provided in writing to the Company, a written summary of the material terms thereof), (B) following the end of such notice period, the Company Board of Directors shall have considered in good faith any revisions to the terms of this Agreement proposed by Parent, and shall have determined, after consultation with the Company’s independent financial advisor and outside legal counsel, that the Company Superior Proposal would nevertheless continue to constitute a Company Superior Proposal if the revisions proposed by Parent were to be accepted by the Company and given effect, and (C) in the event of any change to any of the financial terms

 

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(including the form, amount and timing of payment of consideration) or any other change to the material terms of such Company Superior Proposal, the Company shall, in each case, have delivered to Parent an additional notice consistent with that described in clause (A) above of this proviso and a new notice period under clause (A) of this proviso shall commence (except that the four Business Day notice period referred to in clause (A) above of this proviso shall instead end at the later of (1) 11:59 p.m. (Eastern Time) on the third Business Day immediately following Parent’s receipt of such notice and (2) the end of the original notice period; during which time the Company shall be required to comply with the requirements of clauses (B) and (C) above of this proviso.  The actions of the Company Board of Directors in making a determination that a Company Takeover Proposal constitutes a Company Superior Proposal and the Company’s authorizing and providing the notices to Parent required by this Section 5.4(e), if done in accordance with this Section 5.4(e), shall not in and of itself, constitute a Company Adverse Recommendation Change, a violation of this Section 5.4 or a termination of this Agreement.  Anything to the contrary contained herein notwithstanding, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries shall enter into any Company Acquisition Agreement unless this Agreement has been terminated in accordance with its terms.

 

(f)                                   Anything in this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, other than in connection with a Company Takeover Proposal, the Company may, at any time prior to, but not after, the date the Company Stockholder Approval has been obtained, make a Company Adverse Recommendation Change in response to a Company Intervening Event if the Company has complied with its obligations under this Section 5.4 and prior to taking such action, the Company Board of Directors has determined in good faith, after consultation with the Company’s independent financial advisor and outside legal counsel, that the failure to take such action would be inconsistent with the fiduciary duties of the members of the Company Board of Directors under applicable Law; provided, however, that prior to making such Company Adverse Recommendation Change, (i) the Company has given Parent at least four Business Days’ prior written notice of its intention to take such action, and specifying the reasons therefor, including specifying in reasonable detail the applicable Company Intervening Event and (ii) following the end of such notice period, the Company Board of Directors shall have considered in good faith any revisions to the terms of this Agreement proposed in writing by Parent, and shall have determined, after consultation with the Company’s independent financial advisor and outside legal counsel, that the failure to make such Company Adverse Recommendation Change would be inconsistent with the fiduciary duties of the members of the Company Board of Directors under applicable Law; provided, that the actions of the Company Board of Directors in making such determination and the Company’s authorizing and providing of such notice pursuant to this Section 5.4(f) shall not, if done in accordance with Section 5.4(f), in and of itself, constitute a Company Adverse Recommendation Change, a violation of this Section 5.4 or a termination of this Agreement.

 

(g)                                  Nothing contained in this Agreement shall prohibit the Company or the Company Board of Directors from (i) taking and disclosing to the stockholders of the Company a position contemplated by Rule 14e-2(a) or Rule 14d-9 promulgated under the Exchange Act, making any “stop, look and listen” communication to the stockholders of the Company pursuant to Rule 14d-9(f) under the Exchange Act pending disclosure of its position thereunder or otherwise complying with its disclosure obligations under applicable Law with regard to a Company Takeover Proposal; or (ii) directing any person (or the representative of that person)

 

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that makes a Company Takeover Proposal to the provisions of this Section 5.4; provided that in the case of either clause (i) or (ii) no such action, position or disclosure that would amount to a Company Adverse Recommendation Change shall be permitted, made or taken other than in compliance with Section 5.4(e).

 

(h)                                 Any violation of the restrictions contained in this Section 5.4 by any of the Company’s Representatives shall be deemed to be a breach of this Section 5.4 by the Company.

 

Section 5.5                                    Employee Matters.

 

(a)                                 During the period commencing at the Effective Time and ending on the first anniversary of the Effective Time, Parent shall provide or cause its Subsidiaries to provide to each employee of the Company or its Subsidiaries who continues to be employed by Parent or any of its Subsidiaries following the Effective Time (collectively, the “Continuing Employees”) for so long as such Continuing Employee remains employed by Parent during such period, (i) a base salary or base wage rate, as applicable, that is no less than that provided to such Continuing Employee immediately prior to the Effective Time, (ii) a target quarterly and/or annual cash bonus or commission opportunity, as applicable, that is no less favorable than that provided to such Continuing Employee immediately prior to the Effective Time, and (iii) other compensation opportunities and employee benefits (including, without limitation, equity or equity-based compensation and severance, retirement, health and welfare benefits) that are no less favorable in the aggregate than those provided to similarly situated employees of Parent and its Subsidiaries; provided that Parent may satisfy its obligation under this Section 5.5(a)(iii) for the period commencing at the Effective Time and ending on the earlier of (A) the first anniversary of the Effective Time and (B) December 31, 2018 (the earlier such date, the “Benefit Plan Transition Date”) by providing employee benefits on terms that are no less favorable in the aggregate to those provided to such Continuing Employee by the Company and its Subsidiaries immediately prior to the Effective Time.

 

(b)                                 Following the Closing Date, Parent shall cause any Parent Benefit Plans in which the Continuing Employees are eligible to participate following the Closing Date to recognize the service of each Continuing Employee with the Company and its Affiliates (and their respective predecessors) prior to the Closing Date for purposes of eligibility, vesting and benefit accrual (other than benefit accruals under defined benefit pension plans or retiree welfare plans) under such Parent Benefit Plans, in each case, to the same extent such service was recognized immediately prior to the Effective Time under comparable Company Benefit Plans; provided that such recognition of service shall not (i) operate to duplicate any benefits of a Continuing Employee with respect to the same period of service, or (ii) apply for purposes of any Parent Benefit Plan that is grandfathered or frozen, either with respect to level of benefits or participation.  With respect to any Parent Benefit Plan that provides medical, dental, hospital, pharmaceutical or vision insurance benefits, for the plan year in which such Continuing Employee is first eligible to participate, Parent shall (A) cause any preexisting condition limitations or eligibility waiting periods under such plan to be waived with respect to such Continuing Employee and his or her covered dependents to the extent such limitation would have been waived or satisfied under the corresponding Company Benefit Plans in which such Continuing Employee and his or her covered dependents participated immediately prior to the Effective Time, and (B) credit each Continuing Employee and his or her dependents for an

 

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amount equal to any medical, dental or vision expenses incurred by such Continuing Employee in the plan year in which such Continuing Employee is first eligible to participate in such Parent Benefit Plan, for purposes of any applicable deductible and annual out-of-pocket expense requirements under any such Parent Benefit Plan to the extent such expenses would have been credited under comparable Company Benefit Plans in which such Continuing Employee and his or her covered dependents participated immediately prior to the Effective Time.

 

(c)                                  If requested by Parent in writing not less than fifteen Business Days before the anticipated Closing Date, the Company Board of Directors (or the appropriate committee thereof) shall adopt resolutions and take such other action as is necessary to terminate any Company Benefit Plan that is a defined contribution plan intended to be qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code (collectively, the “Company 401(k) Plan”), effective as of the day immediately prior to the Effective Time.  In the event such request is made and the Company 401(k) Plan is terminated, then following the Effective Time and as soon as practicable following receipt of a favorable determination letter from the IRS regarding the termination of the Company 401(k) Plan, the assets thereof shall be distributed to the participants and Parent shall permit the Continuing Employees who are then actively employed by Parent or a Subsidiary thereof to make rollover contributions of “eligible rollover distributions” (within the meaning of Section 401(a)(31) of the Code) (excluding loans) distributed to such Continuing Employee from the Company 401(k) Plan to Parent’s 401(k) plan.

 

(d)                                 Nothing in this Agreement shall confer upon any Continuing Employee or other service provider any right to continue in the employ or service of Parent or any Affiliate of Parent, or shall interfere with or restrict in any way the rights of Parent or any of its Affiliates, which rights are hereby expressly reserved, to discharge or terminate the services of any Continuing Employee or other service provider at any time for any reason whatsoever, with or without cause.  In no event shall the terms of this Agreement be deemed to (i) establish, amend or modify any Company Benefit Plan, Parent Benefit Plan or any other compensation or employee benefit plan, program, agreement or arrangement maintained or sponsored by Parent, the Surviving Corporation, the Company or any of their Subsidiaries or Affiliates; or (ii) alter or limit the ability of Parent, the Surviving Corporation, the Company or any of their Subsidiaries or Affiliates to amend, modify or terminate any Company Benefit Plan, Parent Benefit Plan or any other compensation or employee benefit plan, program, agreement or arrangement after the Closing Date.  Without limiting the generality of Section 8.13, nothing in this Section 5.5 shall create any third party beneficiary rights in any person other than the Parties, including any Continuing Employee or current or former service provider of the Company or its Affiliates (or any beneficiaries or dependents thereof).

 

Section 5.6                                    Regulatory Approvals; Efforts.

 

(a)                                 Prior to the Closing, Parent, Merger Sub and the Company shall use their respective reasonable best efforts to take, or cause to be taken, all reasonable actions, and to do, or cause to be done, all reasonable things necessary, proper or advisable under any applicable Laws to consummate and make effective the Mergers, including (i) the preparation and filing of all forms, registrations and notices required to be filed to consummate the Mergers, (ii) the satisfaction of the conditions to consummating the Mergers, (iii) taking all reasonable actions necessary to obtain (and cooperating with each other in obtaining) any consent, authorization,

 

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Order, waiting period expiration or approval of, or any exemption by, any third party, including any Governmental Entity (which actions shall include furnishing all information and documentary material required under the HSR Act and the clearances and approvals set forth in Section 5.6(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule required to be obtained or made by Parent, Merger Sub, the Company or any of their respective Subsidiaries in connection with the Mergers or the taking of any action contemplated by this Agreement, and (iv) the execution and delivery of any reasonable additional instruments necessary to consummate the Mergers and to fully carry out the purposes of this Agreement.  Additionally, each of Parent, Merger Sub and the Company shall use reasonable best efforts to not take any action after the date of this Agreement that would reasonably be expected to materially delay the obtaining of, or result in not obtaining, any permission, approval or consent from any such Governmental Entity necessary to be obtained prior to the Closing.

 

(b)                                 Parent and the Company shall jointly devise and implement the strategy for all filings, notifications, submissions and communications in connection with any filing, notice, petition, statement, registration, submission of information, application or similar filing subject to this Section 5.6.  Parent and the Company shall each keep the other apprised of the status of matters relating to the completion of the Mergers and work cooperatively in connection with obtaining all required consents, authorizations, Orders, waiting period expirations or approvals of, or any exemptions by, any Governmental Entity undertaken pursuant to the provisions of this Section 5.6.  In that regard, prior to the Closing, each Party shall promptly consult with the other Parties to this Agreement with respect to and provide any necessary information and assistance as the other Parties may reasonably request with respect to (and, in the case of correspondence, provide the other Parties (or their counsel) copies of) all notices, submissions, or filings made by such Party with any Governmental Entity or any other information supplied by such Party to, or correspondence with, a Governmental Entity in connection with this Agreement and the Mergers.  Each Party to this Agreement shall (A) promptly inform the other Parties to this Agreement, and if in writing, furnish the other Parties with copies of (or, in the case of oral communications, advise the other Parties orally of) any communication from or to any Governmental Entity regarding the Mergers, (B) permit the other Parties to review and discuss in advance, and consider in good faith the views of the other Parties in connection with, any proposed communication with any such Governmental Entity, and (C) to the extent permitted by any applicable Governmental Entity, give the other Party a reasonable opportunity to attend and participate in any in-person meetings with such Governmental Entity regarding the Mergers.   If any Party to this Agreement or any Representative of such Parties receives a request for additional information or documentary material from any Governmental Entity with respect to the Mergers, then such Party will use reasonable best efforts to make, or cause to be made, promptly and after consultation with the other Parties to this Agreement in good faith, an appropriate response in substantial compliance with such request.  Each Party shall furnish the other Parties with copies of all correspondence, filings and communications (and memoranda setting forth the substance thereof) between it and any such Governmental Entity with respect to this Agreement and the Mergers, and furnish the other Parties with such necessary information and reasonable assistance as the other Parties may reasonably request in connection with its preparation of necessary filings or submissions of information to any such Governmental Entity; provided, however, that Parent and the Company may, as each deems advisable and necessary, reasonably designate any competitively sensitive material provided to the other under this Section 5.6 as “Antitrust Counsel Only Material.”  Such materials and the

 

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information contained therein shall be given only to the outside antitrust counsel of the recipient and will not be disclosed by such outside counsel to employees, officers or directors of the recipient unless express permission is obtained in advance from the source of the materials (Parent or the Company, as the case may be) or its legal counsel.  Anything to the contrary contained in this Section 5.6 notwithstanding, materials provided pursuant to this Section 5.6 may be redacted (i) to remove references concerning the valuation of Parent, the Company and the Mergers and other confidential information, (ii) as necessary to comply with contractual arrangements, and (iii) as necessary to address reasonable privilege concerns.

 

(c)                                  The Company and Parent shall use reasonable best efforts to file, as promptly as practicable, but in any event no later than 15 Business Days after the date of this Agreement, all notifications required under the HSR Act.  In the event that the Parties receive a request for information or documentary material pursuant to the HSR Act (a “Second Request”), the Parties will use their respective reasonable best efforts to respond to such Second Request as promptly as practicable, and counsel for both Parties will closely cooperate during the entirety of any such Second Request review process.  The Parties agree to use reasonable best efforts to supply as promptly as practicable and advisable any additional information and documentary material that may be required under any other Antitrust Law.

 

Section 5.7                                    Preparation of the Form S-4 and the Proxy Statement/Prospectus; Company Stockholders Meeting.

 

(a)                                 As promptly as reasonably practicable following the date of this Agreement, (i) the Company and Parent shall jointly prepare and cause to be filed with the SEC the Proxy Statement/Prospectus in preliminary form, and (ii) Parent shall prepare and cause to be filed with the SEC, the Form S-4 with respect to the shares of Parent Common Stock issuable in the Mergers, which will include the Proxy Statement/Prospectus with respect to the Company Stockholder Meeting.  Each of the Company and Parent shall use its reasonable best efforts to (A) have the Form S-4 declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly as practicable after such filing, (B) ensure that the Form S-4 complies in all material respects with the applicable provisions of the Exchange Act or Securities Act, and (C) keep the Form S-4 effective for so long as necessary to complete the Mergers.  Each of the Company and Parent shall furnish all information concerning itself, its Affiliates and the holders of its shares to the other and provide such other assistance as may be reasonably requested in connection with the preparation, filing and distribution of the Form S-4 and Proxy Statement/Prospectus.  Each of the Company and Parent shall promptly notify the other upon the receipt of any comments from the SEC or any request from the SEC for amendments or supplements to the Form S-4 or Proxy Statement/Prospectus, and shall, as promptly as practicable after receipt thereof, provide the other with copies of all correspondence between it and its Representatives, on one hand, and the SEC, on the other hand, and all written comments with respect to the Proxy Statement/Prospectus or the Form S-4 received from the SEC and advise the other party on any oral comments with respect to the Proxy Statement/Prospectus or the Form S-4 received from the SEC.  Each of the Company and Parent shall use its reasonable best efforts to respond as promptly as practicable to any comments from the SEC with respect to the Proxy Statement/Prospectus, and Parent shall use its reasonable best efforts to respond as promptly as practicable to any comment from the SEC with respect to the Form S-4.  The foregoing notwithstanding, prior to filing the Form S-4 (or any amendment or supplement thereto) or

 

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mailing the Proxy Statement/Prospectus (or any amendment or supplement thereto) or responding to any comments of the SEC with respect thereto, each of the Company and Parent shall cooperate and provide the other a reasonable opportunity to review and comment on such document or response in advance (including the proposed final version of such document or response), except to the extent such disclosures relate to a Company Takeover Proposal.  Parent shall advise the Company, promptly after it receives notice thereof, of the time of effectiveness of the Form S-4, the issuance of any stop order relating thereto or the suspension of the qualification of the shares of Parent Common Stock issuable in connection with the Mergers for offering or sale in any jurisdiction, and Parent shall use its reasonable best efforts to have any such stop order or suspension lifted, reversed or otherwise terminated.  Parent shall also take any other action required to be taken under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, any applicable foreign or state securities or “blue sky” Laws and the rules and regulations thereunder in connection with the issuance of the shares of Parent Common Stock in the Mergers, and the Company shall furnish all information concerning the Company and the holders of the Company Common Stock as may be reasonably requested in connection with any such actions.

 

(b)                                 If, at any time prior to the receipt of the Company Stockholder Approval, any information relating to the Company or Parent, or any of their respective Affiliates, should be discovered by the Company or Parent which, in the reasonable judgment of the Company or Parent, should be set forth in an amendment of, or a supplement to, any of the Form S-4 or the Proxy Statement/Prospectus, so that any of such documents would not include any misstatement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, the Party which discovers such information shall promptly notify the other Parties, and the Company and Parent shall cooperate in the prompt filing with the SEC of any necessary amendment of, or supplement to, the Proxy Statement/Prospectus or the Form S-4 and, to the extent required by Law, in disseminating the information contained in such amendment or supplement to stockholders of the Company.  Nothing in this Section 5.7(b) shall limit the obligations of any Party under Section 5.7(a).  For purposes of this Section 5.7, any information concerning or related to the Company, its Affiliates or the Company Stockholder Meeting will be deemed to have been provided by the Company, and any information concerning or related to Parent or its Affiliates will be deemed to have been provided by Parent.

 

(c)                                  The Company shall take, in accordance with applicable Law and the Company Organizational Documents, all action necessary to mail the Proxy Statement/Prospectus to the Company’s stockholders as promptly as reasonably practicable after the Form S-4 is declared effective by the SEC and to convene a meeting of the Company’s stockholders to consider the proposal to adopt this Agreement (the “Company Stockholder Meeting”) as promptly as reasonably practicable after the date of mailing of the Proxy Statement/Prospectus (including setting an appropriate record date for the Company Stockholder Meeting). The Company shall, through the Company Board of Directors, make the Company Recommendation, include such Company Recommendation in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus and solicit and use its reasonable best efforts to obtain the Company Stockholder Approval, except, in each case, during such time as a valid Company Adverse Recommendation Change is in effect, and shall not submit any other proposal (other than, if the Company Stockholder Meeting is also the Company’s annual stockholder meeting, proposals customarily brought in connection with the Company’s annual stockholder meeting) to such holders in connection with

 

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the Company Stockholder Meeting without the prior written consent of Parent.  The foregoing provisions of this Section 5.7(c) notwithstanding, the Company shall have the right, without the prior consent of Parent, to make one or more successive postponements or adjournments of the Company Stockholder Meeting (A) to ensure that any supplement or amendment to the Proxy Statement/Prospectus required under applicable Law is timely provided to the stockholders of the Company within a reasonable amount of time, in the good faith judgment of the Company Board of Directors (after consultation with its outside counsel), in advance of the Company Stockholder Meeting, (B) if required by applicable Law or a request from the SEC or its staff or (C) if, on a date for which the Company Stockholder Meeting is scheduled, the Company has not received proxies representing a sufficient number of shares of Company Common Stock to obtain the Company Stockholder Approval, whether or not a quorum is present; provided that (1) the duration of any such adjournment or postponement shall be limited to the minimum duration reasonably necessary to remedy the circumstances giving rise to such adjournment or postponement; (2) no single such adjournment or postponement shall be for more than five Business Days except as may be required by federal securities Laws; and (3) in the case of clause (C), the Company Stockholder Meeting shall not be postponed to later than the date that is 20 Business Days after the date for which the Company Stockholder Meeting was originally scheduled without the prior written consent of Parent.  All other postponements or adjournments shall require the prior written consent of Parent.  Nothing contained in this Agreement, including, for the avoidance of doubt, a Company Adverse Recommendation Change, shall be deemed to relieve the Company of its obligations to submit this Agreement to its stockholders for a vote on the approval and adoption thereof.

 

Section 5.8                                    Takeover Statutes.  The Parties shall use their respective reasonable best efforts (a) to take all action necessary so that no “moratorium,” “control share acquisition,” “fair price,” “supermajority,” “affiliate transactions” or “business combination statute or regulation” or other similar state anti-takeover Laws and regulations becomes applicable to the Mergers or any of the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement and (b) if any such Law may become, or may purport to be, applicable to the Mergers or any of the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement, to grant such approvals and take such actions as are reasonably necessary so that the Mergers and the transactions contemplated by this Agreement may be consummated as promptly as practicable on the terms contemplated by this Agreement and otherwise eliminate or minimize the effects of such Law on the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

 

Section 5.9                                    Public Announcements.  The Parties shall consult with one another prior to issuing, and provide each other with the opportunity to review and comment upon, any public announcement, statement or other disclosure with respect to this Agreement or the Mergers and shall not issue any such public announcement or statement prior to such consultation, except as may be required by Law or by the rules and regulations of the Nasdaq (in which event such Party shall endeavor, on a basis reasonable under the circumstances, to provide a meaningful opportunity to the other Party to review and comment upon such public announcement or statement in advance and shall give due consideration to all reasonable additions, deletions or changes suggested thereto); provided that, (i) each of the Company and Parent may make press releases or public announcements concerning this Agreement or the Mergers that consist solely of information previously disclosed in previous press releases or announcements made by Parent and/or the Company in compliance with this Section 5.9 and (ii)

 

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each of the Company and Parent may make any public statements in response to questions by the press, analysts, investors or analysts or those participating in investor calls or industry conferences, so long as such statements consist solely of information previously disclosed in previous press releases, public disclosures or public statements made by Parent and/or the Company in compliance with this Section 5.9.  The Company shall not be required to provide any review or comment to Parent regarding any statement, release or disclosure in response to or in connection with the receipt and existence of a Company Takeover Proposal, its consideration of making or its making of a Company Adverse Recommendation Change or any matters related thereto, and following any public statement, release or disclosure by the Company in respect of any of the foregoing matters, Parent shall not be required to provide any review or comment to the Company regarding any statement, release or disclosure made by Parent with respect to such matters.  The Company and Parent agree to issue the previously agreed upon form of joint press release announcing the execution and delivery of this Agreement promptly following the execution of this Agreement.

 

Section 5.10                             Indemnification and Insurance.

 

(a)                                 Parent shall ensure that all rights to indemnification and exculpation from Liabilities for acts or omissions occurring at or prior to the Effective Time and related advancement of expenses now existing in favor of any present and former director, officer and employee of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and each person who served as a director, officer, member, trustee or fiduciary of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, pension or other employee benefit plan or enterprise at the request or for the benefit of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (in each case, when acting in such capacity) (collectively, together with their respective heirs, executors and administrators, the “Company Indemnified Parties”) as provided in the Company Organizational Documents (or Company Subsidiary Organizational Documents) as in effect on the date of this Agreement or any indemnification agreements in existence as of, and disclosed to Parent prior to, the date hereof, shall survive the Mergers and shall continue in full force and effect in accordance with their terms.  The foregoing notwithstanding, if any claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation (whether arising before, at or after the Effective Time) is made against any Company Indemnified Party with respect to matters subject to indemnification hereunder on or prior to the sixth anniversary of the Effective Time, the rights to indemnification and exculpation from Liabilities and advancement of expenses referenced in the preceding sentence shall continue in effect until the final disposition of such claim, action, suit proceeding or investigation.

 

(b)                                 From and after the Effective Time, the Surviving Corporation shall indemnify and hold harmless each Company Indemnified Party against any costs or expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines, losses, damages or Liabilities incurred in connection with any claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, arising out of the fact that such person was a director or officer of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or other fiduciary in any entity, trust, pension or other employee benefit plan or enterprise at the request or for the benefit of the Company and pertaining to matters existing or occurring or actions or omissions taken prior to or at the Effective Time, including with respect to this Agreement and the Mergers, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law, and the Surviving Corporation shall also advance expenses to the Company Indemnified Parties as incurred to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law;

 

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provided that the Company Indemnified Party to whom expenses are advanced provides an undertaking to repay such advances if it is ultimately determined by a final and nonappealable judicial determination that such Company Indemnified Party is not entitled to indemnification under this Section 5.10 or otherwise.

 

(c)                                  For a period of six years after the Effective Time, the Surviving Corporation shall maintain in effect the current policies of directors’ and officers’ liability insurance maintained by the Company (provided that the Surviving Corporation may substitute therefor policies with a substantially comparable insurer of at least the same coverage and amounts containing terms and conditions which are no less advantageous to the insured) with respect to claims arising from facts or events, or actions or omissions, which occurred or are alleged to have occurred at or before the Effective Time; provided, however, that the Surviving Corporation shall not be obligated to make annual premium payments for such insurance to the extent such premiums exceed 300% of the annual premiums paid as of the date hereof by the Company for such insurance (the “Premium Cap”), and if such premiums for such insurance would at any time exceed the Premium Cap, then the Surviving Corporation shall cause to be maintained policies of insurance which, in the Surviving Corporation’s good faith determination, provide the maximum coverage available at an annual premium equal to the Premium Cap.  In lieu of the foregoing, the Company, in consultation with, but only upon the consent of Parent, may (and at the request of Parent, the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to) obtain at or prior to the Effective Time a six-year prepaid “tail” policy providing equivalent coverage to that described in the preceding sentence; provided that if the total cost for such prepaid “tail” policy exceeds the Premium Cap, then the Surviving Corporation may obtain a prepaid “tail” policy with the maximum coverage available for a total cost of the Premium Cap.  If such prepaid policies have been obtained prior to the Effective Time, the Surviving Corporation shall maintain such policies in full force and effect, and continue to honor the obligations thereunder.

 

(d)                                 In the event that the Surviving Corporation (i) consolidates with or merges into any other person and shall not be the continuing or surviving entity of such consolidation or merger or (ii) transfers all or substantially all of its properties and assets to any person, then proper provision shall be made so that such continuing or surviving entity or transferee of such assets, as the case may be, shall assume the obligations set forth in this Section 5.10.

 

(e)                                  The rights of each Company Indemnified Party pursuant to this Section 5.10 shall be in addition to, and not in limitation of, any other rights such Company Indemnified Party may have under the Company Organizational Documents (or Company Subsidiary Organizational Documents) or under applicable Law.  The provisions of this Section 5.10 shall survive the Effective Time and are intended to be for the benefit of, and shall be enforceable by, each Company Indemnified Party and his or her heirs and representatives.

 

Section 5.11                             Control of Operations.  Without in any way limiting any Party’s rights or obligations under this Agreement, the Parties understand and agree that (a) nothing contained in this Agreement shall give Parent or the Company, directly or indirectly, the right to control or direct the other Party’s operations prior to the Effective Time and (b) prior to the Effective Time, each of the Company and Parent shall exercise, consistent with the terms and conditions of this Agreement, complete control and supervision over its operations.

 

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Section 5.12                             Section 16 Matters.  Prior to the Effective Time, Parent and the Company shall take all such steps as may be required to cause any dispositions of Company Common Stock (including derivative securities with respect to Company Common Stock) or acquisitions of shares of Parent Common Stock (including derivative securities with respect to Parent Common Stock) resulting from the Mergers by each individual who is subject to the reporting requirements of Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act with respect to the Company or will become subject to such reporting requirements with respect to Parent, to be exempt under Rule 16b-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act, to the extent permitted by applicable Law.

 

Section 5.13                             Actions with Respect to Certain Company Debt.  At least two Business Days prior to the Closing, the Company shall deliver an executed payoff letter with respect to the Revolving Credit Agreement and an executed payoff letter with respect to the Loan Agreement, in each case in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Parent.  The Company shall provide a draft of each such payoff letter to Parent no less than four Business Days prior to the anticipated Closing Date.  Each such payoff letter shall (a) confirm the full outstanding amount then outstanding, along with accrued interest thereon and all fees and other obligations of the Company and its Subsidiaries accrued under the Revolving Credit Agreement or the Loan Agreement, as applicable, (b) contain payment instructions and (c) evidence the satisfaction, release and discharge of the debt and liabilities under the Revolving Credit Agreement or the Loan Agreement, as applicable, and the agreement by the lenders thereunder (or their agent) to release all liens upon the payment of such amount in accordance with the payment instructions.  Prior to or at the Closing, the Company and its Subsidiaries shall have obtained documents, including an authorization to file UCC termination statements upon such payment, executed terminations and releases of any outstanding mortgages, as are reasonably necessary to release such liens.  Prior to or at the Closing, the Company shall cause all outstanding obligations under the Revolving Credit Agreement and Loan Agreement to be repaid in full, and the Company shall deliver evidence reasonably satisfactory to Parent of such repayment and of the satisfaction, release and discharge of all other Indebtedness of the Company and its Subsidiaries, other than Indebtedness owed solely among the Company and/or its wholly owned Subsidiaries.

 

Section 5.14                             Transaction Litigation.  Subject to execution of a customary joint defense agreement, the Company shall give Parent the opportunity, at Parent’s expense, to participate in the Company’s defense or settlement of any stockholder litigation against the Company and/or its directors or executive officers relating to this Agreement and/or the Mergers.  The Company agrees that it shall not settle or offer to settle any litigation commenced prior to or after the date of this Agreement against the Company or its directors, executive officers or similar persons by any stockholder of the Company relating to this Agreement and/or the Mergers without the prior written consent of Parent (not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed).

 

Section 5.15                             Nasdaq Matters.

 

(a)                                 Parent shall file a notification of listing of additional shares (or such other form as may be required) with the Nasdaq with respect to the shares of Parent Common Stock to be issued in the Initial Merger and such other shares of Parent Common Stock to be reserved for issuance in connection with the Initial Merger, and shall use reasonable best efforts to cause the shares of Parent Common Stock to be issued in the Initial Merger and such other shares of Parent

 

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Common Stock to be reserved for issuance in connection with the Initial Merger to be approved for listing on the Nasdaq, subject to official notice of issuance, prior to the Effective Time.

 

(b)                                 Parent and the Company agree to cooperate in taking, or causing to be taken, all actions necessary to delist the Company Common Stock from the Nasdaq and terminate its registration under the Exchange Act, in each case, as promptly as practicable after the Effective Time, provided that such delisting and termination shall not be effective until after the Effective Time.

 

Section 5.16                             Additional Agreements.  In case at any time after the Effective Time any further action is necessary or desirable to carry out the purposes of this Agreement or to vest the Surviving Corporation with full title to all properties, assets, rights, approvals, immunities and franchises of any of the Parties to the Mergers, the officers of the Surviving Corporation shall be authorized to, in the name and on behalf of the Company, execute and deliver such deeds, bills of sale, assignment or assurances and take all such other action as may be necessary in connection therewith.

 

Section 5.17                             Certain Tax Matters.  Each Party shall not (and shall cause its respective Subsidiaries not to) take or fail to take any action which action (or failure to act) could reasonably be expected to prevent or impede the Mergers, taken together, from qualifying as a “reorganization” within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code.  Each of Parent and the Company will use its reasonable best efforts and will cooperate with one another to obtain the opinions of counsel referred to in Section 6.2(c) and Section 6.3(c).  In connection therewith, (a) Parent shall deliver to each such counsel a duly executed certificate containing such customary representations, warranties and covenants as shall be reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to each such counsel and reasonably necessary or appropriate to enable each such counsel to render the opinion described in Section 6.2(c) or Section 6.3(c), as applicable (the “Parent Tax Certificate”), (b) the Company shall deliver to each such counsel a duly executed certificate containing such customary representations, warranties and covenants as shall be reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to each such counsel and reasonably necessary or appropriate to enable each such counsel to render the opinion described in Section 6.2(c) or Section 6.3(c), as applicable (the “Company Tax Certificate”), in each case of (a) and (b), dated as of the Closing Date, and (c) Parent and the Company shall provide such other information as reasonably requested by each such counsel for purposes of rendering the opinion described in Section 6.2(c) or Section 6.3(c), as applicable.

 

Section 5.18                             Advice of Changes.  The Company and Parent shall each promptly advise the other Party of (a) any notice or other communication from any person alleging that the consent of such person is or may be required in connection with the Mergers or (b) upon receiving any written communication from any Governmental Entity or third party whose consent or approval is required for consummation of the Mergers that causes such Party to believe that there is a reasonable likelihood that any such consent or approval will not be obtained or that the receipt of any such consent or approval will be materially delayed.

 

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Section 5.20                             Director and Officer Resignations.  As requested by Parent, the Company shall cause to be delivered to Parent prior to the Closing resignations executed by directors and officers of the Company and its Subsidiaries, in each case to be effective upon the Effective Time.

 

Section 5.21                             Certain Intellectual Property Matters.  At the Closing, the Company shall provide Parent with a schedule that lists all of the filing actions and maintenance and renewal fees, and corresponding due dates, with respect to any Company Owned Intellectual Property needed to be taken, met or paid during the 120 day period following the Closing in order to prosecute or maintain such Company Owned Intellectual Property.

 

Section 5.22                             Parent Board of Directors.  Parent shall take all appropriate action so that, as of the Effective Time, the number of directors constituting the Parent Board of Directors shall be increased by one member, who shall be Dr. Nathan Zommer (the current Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Technology Officer of the Company), subject to such individual completing Parent’s director and officer questionnaire form, together with such supporting documentation or other information that Parent may reasonably request.

 

Section 5.23                             Change of Method.  Parent may at any time change the method of effecting the Mergers, including by causing the Follow-On Merger to be a merger of the Company with and into a wholly owned disregarded limited liability company subsidiary of Parent, if and to the extent requested by Parent, and Company agrees to enter into such amendments to this Agreement as Parent may reasonably request in order to give effect to such restructuring; provided, however, that no such change or amendment shall (i) alter or change the amount or kind of the Merger Consideration provided for in this Agreement, (ii) adversely affect the Tax treatment of the Mergers with respect to the Company’s stockholders or (iii) be reasonably likely to cause the Closing to be materially delayed or cause any condition of the Closing to fail to be met.

 

ARTICLE VI.

 

CONDITIONS TO CONSUMMATION OF THE MERGER

 

Section 6.1                                    Conditions to Each Party’s Obligation to Effect the Mergers.  The respective obligations of each Party to effect the Mergers shall be subject to the fulfillment (or waiver by the Company and Parent, to the extent permissible under applicable Law) on or prior to the Closing Date of the following conditions:

 

(a)                                 Stockholder Approval.  The Company Stockholder Approval shall have been obtained.

 

(b)                                 Registration Statement.  The Form S-4 shall have been declared effective by the SEC under the Securities Act and no stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Form S-4 shall have been issued by the SEC and no proceedings for that purpose shall have been initiated or threatened by the SEC.

 

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in each case that temporarily or permanently prohibits, enjoins or makes illegal the consummation of the Mergers.

 

(d)                                 Regulatory Approval.  Any waiting period (and extensions thereof) applicable to the Mergers under the HSR Act shall have expired or been terminated and the clearances and approvals set forth in Section 5.6(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule shall have been obtained.

 

(e)                                  Listing.  The shares of Parent Common Stock to be issued in the Initial Merger shall have been approved for listing on the Nasdaq, subject to official notice of issuance.

 

Section 6.2                                    Conditions to Obligations of Parent and Merger Sub.  The respective obligations of Parent and Merger Sub to effect the Mergers shall be subject to the fulfillment (or waiver by Parent, to the extent permissible under applicable Law) on or prior to the Closing Date of the following additional conditions:

 

(a)                                 Representations and Warranties.  The representations and warranties of the Company set forth in (i) Article III (other than in Section 3.1(a) (the first sentence only), Section 3.2, Section 3.3(a), Section 3.3(b), Section 3.3(c), Section 3.3(d), Section 3.3(e)(ii), Section 3.10(b), Section 3.21 and Section 3.22) shall be true and correct both at and as of the date of this Agreement and at and as of the Closing Date as though made at and as of the Closing Date, other than for failures to be so true and correct (without regard to materiality, Company Material Adverse Effect and similar qualifiers contained in such representations and warranties) that would not, individually or in the aggregate, have or reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect, (ii) Section 3.1(a) (the first sentence only), Section 3.2 (other than the first three sentences of Section 3.2(a)), Section 3.3(a), Section 3.3(b), Section 3.3(c), Section 3.3(d), Section 3.3(e)(ii), Section 3.21 and Section 3.22 shall be true and correct (without regard to materiality, Company Material Adverse Effect and similar qualifiers contained in such representations and warranties) in all material respects both at and as of the date of this Agreement and at and as of the Closing Date as though made at and as of the Closing Date, (iii) Section 3.2(a) (the first three sentences only) shall be true and correct both at and as of the date of this Agreement and at and as of the Closing Date as though made at and as of the Closing Date, except for any inaccuracies that are in the aggregate de minimis as compared to the total number of shares subject to Section 3.2(a) (the first three sentences only), and (iv) Section 3.10(b) shall be true and correct both at and as of the date of this Agreement and at and as of the Closing Date as though made at and as of the Closing Date; provided, however, that representations and warranties that are made as of a particular date or period need be true and correct (in the manner set forth in clauses (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv), as applicable) only as of such date or period.

 

(b)                                 Performance of Obligations of the Company.  The Company shall have performed or complied in all material respects with all covenants required by the Agreement to be performed or complied with by it prior to the Closing Date.

 

(c)                                  Tax Opinion.  Parent shall have received a written opinion from Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz (or other nationally recognized outside counsel), in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Parent, dated as of the Closing Date, to the effect that, on the basis of

 

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certain facts, representations and assumptions described or referred to in such opinion, the Mergers, taken together, will qualify as a “reorganization” within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code.  In rendering such opinion, counsel may require and rely upon representations contained in the Parent Tax Certificate and the Company Tax Certificate.

 

(d)                                 Closing Certificate.  The Company shall have delivered to Parent a certificate, dated the Closing Date and signed by its Chief Executive Officer, certifying to the effect that the conditions set forth in Section 6.2(a) and Section 6.2(b) have been satisfied.

 

(e)                                  Company Repayment of Certain Indebtedness.  The Company shall have repaid all outstanding obligations under the Revolving Credit Agreement and Loan Agreement and delivered to Parent evidence reasonably satisfactory to Parent of such repayment.

 

Section 6.3                                    Conditions to Obligations of the Company.  The obligations of the Company to effect the Mergers shall be subject to the fulfillment (or waiver by the Company, to the extent permissible under applicable Law) on or prior to the Closing Date of the following additional conditions:

 

(a)                                 Representations and Warranties.  The representations and warranties of Parent set forth in (i) Article IV (other than in Section 4.1(a) (the first sentence only), Section 4.2(a) (the first four sentences only), Section 4.3(a), Section 4.3(b), Section 4.12 and Section 4.14) shall be true and correct both at and as of the date of this Agreement and at and as of the Closing Date as though made at and as of the Closing Date, other than for failures to be so true and correct (without regard to materiality, Parent Material Adverse Effect and similar qualifiers contained in such representations and warranties) that would not, individually or in the aggregate, have or reasonably be expected to have a Parent Material Adverse Effect and (ii) Section 4.1(a) (the first sentence only), Section 4.2(a) (the first four sentences only), Section 4.3(a), Section 4.3(b), Section 4.12 and Section 4.14 shall be true and correct (without regard to materiality, Parent Material Adverse Effect and similar qualifiers contained in such representations and warranties) in all material respects both at and as of the date of this Agreement and at and as of the Closing Date as though made at and as of the Closing Date; provided, however, that representations and warranties that are made as of a particular date or period need be true and correct (in the manner set forth in clauses (i) and (ii), as applicable) only as of such date or period.

 

(b)                                 Performance of Obligations of Parent and Merger Sub.  Parent and Merger Sub shall have performed or complied in all material respects with all covenants required by the Agreement to be performed or complied with by them prior to the Closing Date.

 

(c)                                  Tax Opinion.  The Company shall have received a written opinion from Latham & Watkins LLP (or other nationally recognized outside counsel), in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Company, dated as of the Closing Date, to the effect that, on the basis of certain facts, representations and assumptions described or referred to in such opinion, the Mergers, taken together, will qualify as a “reorganization” within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code.  In rendering such opinion, counsel may require and rely upon representations contained in the Parent Tax Certificate and the Company Tax Certificate.

 

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(d)                                 Closing Certificate.  Parent shall have delivered to the Company a certificate, dated the Closing Date and signed by an executive officer, certifying to the effect that the conditions set forth in Section 6.3(a) and Section 6.3(b) have been satisfied.

 

ARTICLE VII.

 

TERMINATION

 

Section 7.1                                    Termination or Abandonment.  Anything in this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, this Agreement may be terminated and the Mergers may be abandoned at any time prior to the Effective Time (except as otherwise provided below, whether before or after receipt of the Company Stockholder Approval), as follows:

 

(a)                                 by the mutual written consent of the Company and Parent;

 

(b)                                 by either the Company or Parent, if the Effective Time shall not have occurred on or prior to 11:59 p.m., Eastern Time, on February 28, 2018 (the “Initial End Date”); provided, however, that if on the Initial End Date all of the conditions to Closing, other than the conditions set forth in Section 6.1(c) or Section 6.1(d) as it relates to an Antitrust Law, shall have been satisfied or waived (other than those conditions that by their nature are to be satisfied at the Closing, which conditions shall be capable of being satisfied at such time), the Initial End Date will automatically be extended to May 28, 2018 (the “Outside End Date”) and provided, further, that the right to terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section 7.1(b) shall not be available to any Party whose action or failure to fulfill any obligation under this Agreement proximately caused or resulted in the Effective Time not occurring prior to the End Date;

 

(c)                                  by either the Company or Parent, if a Governmental Entity of competent jurisdiction shall have entered or issued a final and nonappealable Order that remains in effect or shall have adopted or enacted a Law that is final and nonappealable and remains in effect, in either case that permanently restrains, enjoins or makes illegal the consummation of the Mergers; provided, however, that the right to terminate this Agreement under this Section 7.1(c) shall not be available to a Party if such Order (or such Order becoming final and nonappealable) was due to the material breach by such Party of any covenant or other agreement of such Party set forth in this Agreement;

 

(d)                                 by either the Company or Parent, if the Company Stockholder Approval shall not have been obtained at the Company Stockholder Meeting or at any adjournment or postponement thereof, in each case at which a vote on such approval was taken;

 

(e)                                  by the Company (provided that the Company is not then in material breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or other agreement contained herein) if (i) Parent or Merger Sub has breached any representation, warranty, covenant or other agreement contained in this Agreement, which breach would result in the conditions in Article VI not being satisfied and (ii) which breach, failure to perform or inaccuracy is either not curable or is not cured by the earlier of (A) the End Date and (B) the date that is 30 Business Days following written notice from the Company to Parent describing such breach or failure in reasonable detail and of the Company’s intention to terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section 7.1(e);

 

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(f)                                   by Parent (provided that Parent is not then in material breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or other agreement contained herein), (i) if the Company has breached any representation, warranty, covenant or other agreement contained in this Agreement, which breach would result in the conditions in Article VI not being satisfied; and (ii) which breach, failure to perform or inaccuracy is either not curable or is not cured by the earlier of (A) the End Date and (B) the date that is 30 Business Days following written notice from Parent to the Company describing such breach or failure in reasonable detail and of Parent’s intention to terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section 7.1(f);

 

(g)                                  by the Company, prior to the receipt of the Company Stockholder Approval, in accordance with Section 5.4 in order to accept a Company Superior Proposal, subject to the prior or concurrent payment of the Company Termination Fee to Parent; or

 

(h)                                 by Parent, prior to receipt of the Company Stockholder Approval, at any time following a Company Adverse Recommendation Change or if the Company shall be in Willful Breach of Section 5.4.

 

The party seeking to terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section 7.1 shall give written notice of such termination to the other parties in accordance with Section 8.7, specifying the provision of this Agreement pursuant to which such termination is effected.

 

Section 7.2                                    Effect of Termination.  In the event of termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 7.1, this Agreement shall terminate (except that the Confidentiality Agreement and the provisions of this Section 7.2, Section 7.3 and Article VIII shall survive any termination), and there shall be no other Liability on the part of the Company, on the one hand, or Parent or Merger Sub, on the other hand, to the other except (i) as provided in Section 7.3 or (ii) Liability arising out of or resulting from fraud or any Willful Breach of any provision of this Agreement occurring prior to termination (in which case the aggrieved Party shall be entitled to all rights and remedies available at law or in equity).

 

Section 7.3                                    Company Termination Fee.

 

(a)                                 If (i) Parent or the Company terminates this Agreement pursuant to Section 7.1(b) (and at the End Date all of the conditions to the Company’s obligations to close other than receipt of the Company Stockholder Approval have been satisfied, or are capable of satisfaction had the Closing occurred on the End Date), Section 7.1(d) or Section 7.1(f) (arising from a Willful Breach of the Company’s covenants or agreements set forth in this Agreement), (ii) a Company Takeover Proposal shall have been publicly announced or publicly disclosed after the date of this Agreement and prior to (A) the End Date (in the case of a termination pursuant to Section 7.1(b)), (B) the Company Stockholder Meeting (in the case of a termination pursuant to Section 7.1(d)) or (C) the date of the breach giving rise to such termination (in the case of a termination pursuant to Section 7.1(f) (arising from a Willful Breach of the Company’s covenants or agreements set forth in this Agreement)), and was not definitively withdrawn at least three Business Days prior to (X) the End Date (in the case of a termination pursuant to Section 7.1(b)), (Y) the Company Stockholder Meeting (in the case of a termination pursuant to Section 7.1(d)) or (Z) the date of the breach giving rise to such termination (in the case of a termination pursuant to Section 7.1(f) (arising from a Willful Breach of the Company’s

 

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covenants or agreements set forth in this Agreement)) and (iii) at any time on or prior to the date that is 12 months following the date of such termination, the Company or any of its Subsidiaries enters into a definitive agreement with respect to, or consummates, a transaction included within the definition of a Company Takeover Proposal with any Person (a “Company Takeover Transaction”), the Company shall pay or cause to be paid to Parent the Company Termination Fee, by wire transfer (to an account designated by Parent) in immediately available funds, upon the earlier of entering into such definitive agreement with respect to any Company Takeover Transaction and the consummation of any Company Takeover Transaction; provided that for the purposes of clause (iii) only, all references in the definition of Company Takeover Proposal to “25%” shall be deemed to be references to “50%.”

 

(b)                                 If Parent terminates this Agreement pursuant to Section 7.1(h), the Company shall pay or cause to be paid to Parent the Company Termination Fee, by wire transfer (to an account designated by Parent) in immediately available funds, within three Business Days after such termination.

 

(c)                                  If this Agreement is terminated by the Company pursuant to Section 7.1(g), the Company shall pay or cause to be paid to Parent the Company Termination Fee immediately prior to or concurrently with, and as a condition to the effectiveness of, such termination.

 

(d)                                 Company Termination Fee” shall mean $28,500,000, in cash.  Anything to the contrary in this Agreement notwithstanding, if the Company Termination Fee shall become due and payable in accordance with this Section 7.3, from and after such termination and payment of the Company Termination Fee in full pursuant to and in accordance with this Section 7.3, the Company and its Affiliates and Representatives (in the case of a payment of the Company Termination Fee by the Company) shall have no further Liability of any kind for any reason in connection with this Agreement or the termination contemplated hereby other than as provided under this Section 7.3, except in the case of fraud or a Willful Breach of this Agreement.  Each of the Parties acknowledges that the Company Termination Fee is not intended to be a penalty, but rather is liquidated damages in a reasonable amount that will compensate Parent in the circumstances in which the Company Termination Fee is due and payable and which do not involve fraud or Willful Breach of this Agreement, for the efforts and resources expended and opportunities foregone while negotiating this Agreement and in reliance on this Agreement and on the expectation of the consummation of the Mergers, which amount would otherwise be impossible to calculate with precision.  In no event shall Parent be entitled to more than one payment of the Company Termination Fee in connection with a termination of this Agreement pursuant to which such Company Termination Fee is payable.  For the avoidance of doubt, while Parent and Merger Sub may pursue both a grant of specific performance in accordance with Section 8.5 and the payment of the Company Termination Fee under this Section 7.3, under no circumstances shall Parent and Merger Sub be permitted or entitled to receive the Company Termination Fee (if entitled under this Section 7.3) if the Mergers are consummated.

 

(e)                                  The Company acknowledges that the agreements contained in this Section 7.3 are an integral part of the Mergers, and that, without these agreements, Parent and Merger Sub would not enter into this Agreement.  Accordingly, if the Company fails to pay in a

 

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timely manner any amount due pursuant to this Section 7.3, then (i) the Company shall reimburse Parent for all costs and expenses (including disbursements and reasonable fees of counsel) incurred in the collection of such overdue amount, including in connection with any related claims, actions or proceedings commenced, and (ii) the Company shall pay or cause to be paid to Parent interest on such amount from and including the date payment of such amount was due to but excluding the date of actual payment at the prime rate set forth in The Wall Street Journal in effect on the date such payment was required to be made.

 

ARTICLE VIII.

 

MISCELLANEOUS

 

Section 8.1                                    No Survival.  None of the representations, warranties, covenants and agreements in this Agreement or in any instrument delivered pursuant to this Agreement shall survive the Mergers, except for covenants and agreements which contemplate performance after the Effective Time or otherwise expressly by their terms survive the Effective Time.

 

Section 8.2                                    Expenses.  Except as set forth in Section 7.3, whether or not the Mergers are consummated, all costs and expenses incurred in connection with the Mergers, this Agreement and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall be paid by the Party incurring or required to incur such expenses.

 

Section 8.3                                    Counterparts; Effectiveness.  This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be an original, with the same effect as if the signatures thereto and hereto were upon the same instrument, and shall become effective when one or more counterparts have been signed by each of the Parties and delivered (by telecopy, electronic delivery or otherwise) to the other Parties.  Signatures to this Agreement transmitted by facsimile transmission, by electronic mail in “portable document format” (“.pdf”) form, or by any other electronic means intended to preserve the original graphic and pictorial appearance of a document, will have the same effect as physical delivery of the paper document bearing the original signature.

 

Section 8.4                                    Governing Law.  This Agreement, and all claims or causes of action (whether at Law, in contract or in tort or otherwise) that may be based upon, arise out of or relate to this Agreement or the negotiation, execution or performance hereof, shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, without giving effect to any choice or conflict of law provision or rule (whether of the State of Delaware or any other jurisdiction) that would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of Delaware.

 

Section 8.5                                    Jurisdiction; Specific Enforcement.  The Parties agree that irreparable damage would occur in the event that any of the provisions of this Agreement were not performed, or were threatened to be not performed, in accordance with their specific terms or were otherwise breached.  It is accordingly agreed that, in addition to any other remedy that may be available to it, including monetary damages, each of the Parties shall be entitled to an injunction or injunctions to prevent breaches of this Agreement and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions of this Agreement exclusively in the Delaware Court of Chancery and any

 

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state appellate court therefrom within the State of Delaware (or, if the Delaware Court of Chancery declines to accept jurisdiction over a particular matter, any state or federal court within the State of Delaware), and all such rights and remedies at law or in equity shall be cumulative, except as may be limited by Section 7.3.  The Parties further agree that no Party to this Agreement shall be required to obtain, furnish or post any bond or similar instrument in connection with or as a condition to obtaining any remedy referred to in this Section 8.5 and each Party waives any objection to the imposition of such relief or any right it may have to require the obtaining, furnishing or posting of any such bond or similar instrument.  In addition, each of the Parties irrevocably agrees that any legal action or proceeding with respect to this Agreement and the rights and obligations arising hereunder, or for recognition and enforcement of any judgment in respect of this Agreement and the rights and obligations arising hereunder brought by another Party or its successors or assigns, shall be brought and determined exclusively in the Delaware Court of Chancery and any state appellate court therefrom within the State of Delaware (or, if the Delaware Court of Chancery declines to accept jurisdiction over a particular matter, any state or federal court within the State of Delaware).  Each of the Parties hereby irrevocably submits with regard to any such action or proceeding for itself and in respect of its property, generally and unconditionally, to the personal jurisdiction of the aforesaid courts and agrees that it will not bring any action relating to this Agreement or the Mergers in any court other than the aforesaid courts.  Each of the Parties hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert, by way of motion, as a defense, counterclaim or otherwise, in any action or proceeding with respect to this Agreement, (i) any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of the above named courts, (ii) any claim that it or its property is exempt or immune from jurisdiction of any such court or from any legal process commenced in such courts (whether through service of notice, attachment prior to judgment, attachment in aid of execution of judgment, execution of judgment or otherwise) and (iii) to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law, any claim that (A) the suit, action or proceeding in such court is brought in an inconvenient forum, (B) the venue of such suit, action or proceeding is improper or (C) this Agreement, or the subject matter hereof, may not be enforced in or by such courts.  To the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law, each of the Parties hereby consents to the service of process in accordance with Section 8.7; provided, however, that nothing herein shall affect the right of any Party to serve legal process in any other manner permitted by Law.

 

Section 8.6                                    WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL.  EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE MERGERS.

 

Section 8.7                                    Notices.  All notices and other communications hereunder shall be in writing in one of the following formats and shall be deemed given (a) upon actual delivery if personally delivered to the Party to be notified if received prior to 5 p.m. in the place of receipt on a Business Day, otherwise such notice or communication shall be deemed not to have been received until the next succeeding Business Day; (b) when sent if sent by email or facsimile to the Party to be notified if received prior to 5 p.m. in the place of receipt on a Business Day, otherwise such notice or communication shall be deemed not to have been received until the next succeeding Business Day; provided, however, that notice given by email or facsimile shall not be effective unless (i) such notice specifically states that it is being delivered pursuant to this Section 8.7 and (ii) either (A) a duplicate copy of such email or facsimile notice is promptly

 

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given by one of the other methods described in this Section 8.7 or (B) the receiving Party delivers a written confirmation of receipt for such notice either by email (excluding “out of office” or similar automated replies) or facsimile or any other method described in this Section 8.7; or (c) when delivered if sent by a courier (with confirmation of delivery) if received prior to 5 p.m. in the place of receipt on a Business Day, otherwise such notice or communication shall be deemed not to have been received until the next succeeding Business Day; in each case to the Party to be notified at the following address:

 

If to Parent or Merger Sub, to:

 

Littelfuse, Inc.

8755 W. Higgins Road, Suite 500

Chicago, IL 60631

Facsimile:                                         (773) 628-0894

Attention:                                         Ryan K. Stafford, General Counsel

(Email:  RStafford@littelfuse.com)

 

with copies (which shall not constitute notice) to:

 

Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz
51 West 52nd Street
New York, New York  10019
Facsimile:
                                         (212) 403-2000
Attention:                                         Edward D. Herlihy (E-mail:  EDHerlihy@wlrk.com)

Mark F. Veblen (E-mail:  MFVeblen@wlrk.com)

 

If to the Company, to:

 

IXYS Corporation

1590 Buckeye Drive

Milpitas, CA 95035

Facsimile:                                         (408) 416-0224

Attention:                                         James R. Jones, General Counsel (Email:  j.jones@ixys.net)

 

with copies (which shall not constitute notice) to:

 

Latham & Watkins LLP

140 Scott Drive

Menlo Park, California  94025

Facsimile:                                         (650) 463-2600

Attention:                                         Luke J. Bergstrom (E-mail: luke.bergstrom@lw.com)

Chad G. Rolston (E-mail: chad.rolston@lw.com)

 

or to such other address as any Party shall specify by written notice so given.  All such notices and other communications shall be deemed received on the date of receipt by the recipient thereof if received prior to 5 p.m. in the place of receipt and such day is a Business Day in the place of receipt.  Otherwise, any such notice, request or communication shall be deemed not to

 

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have been received until the next succeeding Business Day in the place of receipt.  Any Party may notify any other Party of any changes to the address or any of the other details specified in this paragraph; provided, however, that such notification shall be effective only on the date specified in such notice or five Business Days after the notice is given, whichever is later.  Rejection or other refusal to accept or the inability to deliver because of changed address of which no notice was given shall be deemed to be receipt of the notice as of the date of such rejection, refusal or inability to deliver.

 

Section 8.8                                    Assignment; Binding Effect.  Neither this Agreement nor any of the rights, interests or obligations hereunder shall be assigned or delegated by any of the Parties without the prior written consent of the other Parties; provided, however, that each of Merger Sub and Parent may assign any of their rights hereunder to a wholly owned direct or indirect Subsidiary of Parent without the prior written consent of the Company, but no such assignment shall relieve Parent or Merger Sub of any of its obligations hereunder.  Subject to the first sentence of this Section 8.8, this Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the Parties and their respective successors and assigns.  Any purported assignment not permitted under this Section 8.8 shall be null and void.

 

Section 8.9                                    Severability.  Any term or provision of this Agreement which is invalid or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to that jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such invalidity or unenforceability without rendering invalid or unenforceable the remaining terms and provisions of this Agreement in any other jurisdiction.  If any provision of this Agreement is so broad as to be unenforceable, such provision shall be interpreted to be only so broad as is enforceable.

 

Section 8.10                             Entire Agreement.  This Agreement together with the exhibits and schedules hereto, Company Disclosure Schedule, the Parent Disclosure Schedule and the Confidentiality Agreement constitute the entire agreement, and supersede all other prior agreements and understandings, both written and oral, between or among the Parties, with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof, and this Agreement is not intended to grant standing to any person other than the Parties.

 

Section 8.11                             Amendments; Waivers.  At any time prior to the Effective Time, any provision of this Agreement may be amended or waived if, and only if, such amendment or waiver is in writing and signed, in the case of a waiver, by the Party against whom such waiver is to be effective, and in the case of an amendment, by the Company, Parent, and Merger Sub, provided that after receipt of the Company Stockholder Approval, no amendment to this Agreement shall be made that by Law requires further approval by the Company’s stockholders without obtaining such further approval.  At any time and from time to time prior to the Effective Time, either the Company, on the one hand, or Parent and Merger Sub, on the other hand, may, to the extent permissible by applicable Law and except as otherwise set forth herein, (a) extend the time for the performance of any of the obligations or other acts of Parent or Merger Sub, in the case of an extension by the Company, or of the Company, in the case of an extension by Parent and Merger Sub, as applicable, (b) waive any inaccuracies in the representations and warranties made to such Party contained herein or in any document delivered pursuant hereto or (c) waive compliance with any of the agreements or conditions for the benefit of any such Party contained herein.  The foregoing notwithstanding, no failure or delay by any Party in exercising

 

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any right hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof nor shall any single or partial exercise thereof preclude any other or further exercise of any other right hereunder.

 

Section 8.12                             Headings.  Headings of the Articles and Sections of this Agreement are for convenience of the Parties only and shall be given no substantive or interpretive effect whatsoever.  The table of contents to this Agreement is for reference purposes only and shall not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.

 

Section 8.13                             No Third-Party Beneficiaries.  Each of Parent, Merger Sub and the Company agrees that (a) its representations, warranties, covenants and agreements set forth herein are solely for the benefit of the Company (in the case of Parent’s or Merger Sub’s representations, warranties, covenants and agreements) or Parent and Merger Sub (in the case of the Company’s representations, warranties, covenants and agreements), in accordance with and subject to the terms of this Agreement, and (b) except for (i) after the Effective Time, the right of the Company’s stockholders to receive the Merger Consideration, which shall be enforceable by such holders and (ii) the provisions of Section 5.10, this Agreement is not intended to, and does not, confer upon any person other than the Parties any rights or remedies hereunder, including the right to rely upon the representations and warranties set forth herein.

 

Section 8.14                             Interpretation.  When a reference is made in this Agreement to an Article or Section, such reference shall be to an Article or Section 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.”  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, unless the context otherwise requires.  The word “since” when used in this Agreement in reference to a date shall be deemed to be inclusive of such date.  All terms defined in this Agreement shall have the defined meanings included in this Agreement when used in any certificate or other document made or delivered pursuant hereto unless otherwise defined therein.  Unless otherwise indicated, all references herein to the Subsidiaries of a Person shall be deemed to include all direct and indirect Subsidiaries of such Person unless otherwise indicated or the context otherwise requires.  Any dollar or percentage thresholds set forth herein shall not be used as a benchmark for determination of what is or is not “material” or a “Material Adverse Effect” under this Agreement.  “Writing”, “written” and comparable terms refer to printing, typing and other means of reproducing words (including electronic media) in a visible form.  The words “shall” and “will” may be used interchangeably herein and shall have the same meaning.  The definitions contained in this Agreement are applicable to the singular as well as the plural forms of the defined terms and to the masculine as well as to the feminine and neuter genders of such defined terms.  References in this Agreement to specific Laws or to specific provisions of Laws shall include all rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, and any statute defined or referred to herein or in any agreement or instrument referred to herein shall mean such statute as from time to time amended, modified or supplemented, including by succession of comparable successor statutes.  References herein to a person are also to such person’s successors and permitted assigns.  All references in this Agreement to “$”or other monetary amounts refer to U.S. dollars.  Unless otherwise specifically provided for herein, the term “or” shall be deemed not to be exclusive.  Each of the Parties has participated in the drafting and negotiation of this Agreement.  If an ambiguity or question of intent or interpretation arises, this Agreement must be

 

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construed as if it is drafted by all the Parties, and no presumption or burden of proof shall arise favoring or disfavoring any Party by virtue of authorship of any of the provisions of this Agreement.

 

Section 8.15                             Definitions.

 

(a)                                 General DefinitionsReferences in this Agreement to “Subsidiaries” of any Party means any corporation, partnership, association, trust or other form of legal entity of which (i) more than 50% of the voting power of the outstanding voting securities are directly or indirectly owned by such Party or (ii) such Party or any Subsidiary of such Party is a general partner or managing member.  References in this Agreement (except as specifically otherwise defined) to “Affiliates” means, as to any person, any other person which, directly or indirectly, controls, or is controlled by, or is under common control with, such person.  As used in this definition, “control” (including, with its correlative meanings, “controlled by” and “under common control with”) means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of management or policies of a person, whether through the ownership of securities or partnership or other ownership interests, by contract or otherwise.  References in this Agreement (except as specifically otherwise defined) to “person” means an individual, a corporation, a partnership, a limited liability company, an association, a trust or any other entity, group (as such term is used in Section 13 of the Exchange Act) or organization, including a Governmental Entity, and any permitted successors and assigns of such person.  As used in this Agreement, “knowledge” means (i) with respect to Parent and its Subsidiaries, the knowledge, after reasonable inquiry, of the individuals listed in Section 8.15(a) of the Parent Disclosure Schedule and (ii) with respect to the Company and its Subsidiaries, the knowledge, after reasonable inquiry, of the individuals listed on Section 8.15(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule.

 

(b)                                 Certain Specified Definitions.  As used in this Agreement:

 

(i)                                     Acceptable Confidentiality Agreement” means any customary confidentiality agreement that contains provisions that are materially no less favorable to the Company than those that are contained in the Confidentiality Agreement (excluding standstill restrictions).

 

(ii)                                  Antitrust Laws” means any antitrust, competition or trade regulation Laws that are designed or intended to prohibit, restrict or regulate actions having the purpose or effect of monopolization or restraint of trade or lessening competition through merger or acquisition, including, but not limited to, the HSR Act.

 

(iii)                               Benefit Plan” means each employee benefit plan, program, policy, agreement or arrangement, including pension, retirement, supplemental retirement, profit-sharing, deferred compensation, stock option, change in control, retention, employment, equity or equity-based compensation, stock purchase, employee stock ownership, severance or termination pay, vacation, bonus or other incentive plans, medical, retiree medical, vision, dental or other health plans, life insurance plans and each other compensatory or employee benefit plan or fringe benefit plan, including any “employee benefit plan” as that term is defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA (whether or not

 

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subject to ERISA), in each case, whether oral or written, funded or unfunded, or insured or self-insured, but, in each case, excluding any Multiemployer Plan or any plans, programs or arrangements that are required under applicable Law, other than the Laws of the United States, or sponsored or maintained by any Governmental Entity.

 

(iv)                              Bid” means any outstanding quotation, bid or proposal by the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company which, if accepted or awarded, would lead to a Government Contract for the supply of goods, licensing of tangible property, or provision of services by the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company.

 

(v)                                 Business Day” means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or any other day on which commercial banks in New York, New York are authorized or required by Law to close.

 

(vi)                              Code” means the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

 

(vii)                           Company Benefit Plan” means each Benefit Plan maintained by the Company or any Subsidiary, or to which the Company or any Subsidiary has any Liability.

 

(viii)                        Company Equity Plans” means, collectively, the IXYS Corporation 1999 Equity Incentive Plan, the IXYS Corporation 2009 Equity Incentive Plan, the IXYS Corporation 2011 Equity Incentive Plan, the IXYS Corporation 2013 Equity Incentive Plan, the IXYS Corporation 2016 Equity Incentive Plan, the Zilog, Inc. 2002 Omnibus Stock Incentive Plan and the Zilog, Inc. 2004 Omnibus Stock Incentive Plan.

 

(ix)                              Company ESPP” means the IXYS Corporation Amended and Restated 1999 Employee Stock Purchase Plan.

 

(x)                                 Company Intellectual Property” means the Company Owned Intellectual Property and the Company Licensed Intellectual Property.

 

(xi)                              Company Intervening Event” means any fact, change, circumstance, event, occurrence or development or combination thereof that (A) was not known and the material consequences of which (based on facts known to members of the Company Board of Directors as of the date of this Agreement) were not reasonably foreseeable by the Company Board of Directors as of the date of this Agreement and (B) does not relate to any Company Takeover Proposal; provided, however, that any change in the price or trading volume of the Company Common Stock or Parent Common Stock shall not be taken into account for purposes of determining whether a Company Intervening Event has occurred (it being understood, however, that any underlying cause thereof may be taken into account for purposes of determining whether a Company Intervening Event has occurred).

 

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(xii)                           Company Licensed Intellectual Property” means all Intellectual Property that is licensed to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries by any third party (other than any commercial software program that is available off-the-shelf).

 

(xiii)                        Company Material Adverse Effect” means any fact, change, circumstance, event, occurrence, condition, development or combination of the foregoing which is materially adverse to the business, results of operations or financial condition of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole; provided, however, that in determining whether there has been or would reasonably be expected to be a Company Material Adverse Effect, any fact, change, circumstance, event, occurrence, condition or development to the extent attributable to, or arising from, any of the following shall be disregarded:  (A) changes after the date of this Agreement in GAAP; (B) changes after the date of this Agreement in Laws; (C) changes after the date of this Agreement in global or national political, economic or market conditions; (D) earthquakes, hurricanes or other natural disasters; (E) any acts of war, sabotage, armed hostilities, terrorism or military actions or the escalation thereof; (F) the announcement of this Agreement or the pendency of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement; (G) any change in the trading price of Company Common Stock, or any failure (in and of itself) of the Company to meet any public estimates or expectations of the Company’s financial performance or results of operations for any period, or any failure (in and of itself) by the Company to meet any internal estimates or expectations of the Company’s financial performance or results of operations (it being understood that the underlying facts giving rise or contributing to such change or failure may be taken into account in determining whether there has been a Company Material Adverse Effect, to the extent otherwise permitted by this definition) and (H) any actions taken or omitted to be taken by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries at the written request of Parent; provided, further, that any fact, change, circumstance, event, occurrence, condition or development set forth in clause (A), (B), (C), (D) or (E) may be taken into account in determining whether there has been a Company Material Adverse Effect to the extent such fact, change, circumstance, event, occurrence, condition or development disproportionately adversely affects the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, in relation to similarly situated persons in the industries in which the Company and its Subsidiaries operate.

 

(xiv)                       Company Owned Intellectual Property” means all Intellectual Property that, in whole or in part, is owned or purported to be owned by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and that is material to the Company and its Subsidiaries, the development, manufacture and sale of its products, or the operation of its businesses, taken as a whole.

 

(xv)                          Company Registrations” means all Intellectual Property Registrations that are registered or filed in the name of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, alone or jointly with others, including with respect to Company Owned Intellectual Property.

 

(xvi)                       Company Superior Proposal” means a bona fide, written Company Takeover Proposal (A) that if consummated would result in a third party (or in the case of a direct merger between such third party and the Company, the stockholders

 

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of such third party) acquiring, directly or indirectly, more than 50% of the outstanding Company Common Stock or more than 50% of the assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries (as measured by fair market value as determined in good faith by the Company Board of Directors), taken as a whole and (B) that the Company Board of Directors determines in good faith, after consultation with its independent financial advisor and outside legal counsel, taking into account such factors as the Company Board of Directors considers in good faith to be appropriate and relevant, including the timing and likelihood of consummation relative to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, all other financial, legal, regulatory, tax and other aspects of such proposal and the person making such Company Takeover Proposal, is more favorable to the stockholders of the Company than the Mergers after giving effect to any changes to this Agreement proposed by Parent in response to such Company Takeover Proposal.

 

(xvii)       “Company Takeover Proposal” means any proposal or offer from any person (other than Parent and its Subsidiaries) relating to, in a single transaction or a series of related transactions, (A) a merger, consolidation, business combination, recapitalization, binding share exchange, liquidation, dissolution, joint venture or other similar transaction involving the Company, (B) any acquisition of 25% or more of the outstanding Company Common Stock or securities of the Company representing more than 25% of the voting power of the Company, (C) any acquisition (including the acquisition of stock in any Subsidiary of the Company) of assets or businesses of the Company or its Subsidiaries, including pursuant to a joint venture, representing 25% or more of the consolidated assets, revenues or net income of the Company (as measured by fair market value as determined in good faith by the Company Board of Directors), (D) any tender offer or exchange offer that if consummated would result in any person beneficially owning 25% or more of the outstanding Company Common Stock or securities of the Company representing more than 25% of the voting power of the Company, or (E) any combination of the foregoing types of transactions if the sum of the percentage of consolidated assets, consolidated revenues or earnings and Company Common Stock (or voting power of securities of the Company other than the Company Common Stock) involved is 25% or more.

 

(xviii)      “Contract” means any contract, note, bond, mortgage, indenture, deed of trust, license, lease, agreement, arrangement, commitment or other instrument or obligation that is legally binding.

 

(xix)        “Copyrights” means copyrights, design rights, rights in data and databases and registrations and applications for registration thereof, and all rights associated with works of authorship, including Software and Mask Works.

 

(xx)         “Documentation” means printed, visual or electronic materials, reports, white papers, documentation, specifications, designs, flow charts, code listings, instructions, user manuals, frequently asked questions, release notes, recall notices, error logs, diagnostic reports, marketing materials, packaging, labeling, service manuals and other information describing the use, operation, installation, configuration, features, functionality, pricing, marketing or correction of a product, whether or not provided to end users.

 

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(xxi)        “End Date” means the Initial End Date or, if extended pursuant to Section 7.1(b), the Outside End Date.

 

(xxii)       “Environmental Law” means any Law relating to the protection, preservation or restoration of the environment (including air, surface water, groundwater, drinking water supply, surface land, subsurface land, plant and animal life or any other natural resource), or any exposure to or release of, or the management of (including the use, storage, recycling, treatment, generation, transportation, processing, handling, labeling, production or disposal of any Hazardous Materials), in each case as in effect as of the date of this Agreement.

 

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

 

(xxiv)     “ERISA Affiliate” means, with respect to any entity, trade or business, any other entity, trade or business that is, or was at the relevant time, a member of a group described in Section 414(b), (c), (m) or (o) of the Code or Section 4001(b)(1) of ERISA that includes or included the first entity, trade or business, or that is, or was at the relevant time, a member of the same “controlled group” as the first entity, trade or business pursuant to Section 4001(a)(14) of ERISA.

 

(xxv)      “Government Contract” means any prime contract, subcontract, basic ordering agreement, letter contract, purchase order, delivery order, change order, grant, funding, arrangement or other commitment of any kind between the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company, on the one hand, and any Governmental Entity or prime contractor or subcontractor to a Governmental Entity, on the other hand.

 

(xxvi)     “Governmental Entity” means any U.S. federal, state, local or foreign government, any transnational governmental organization or any court of competent jurisdiction, arbitral, administrative agency or commission or other governmental authority or instrumentality, domestic or foreign, or any national securities exchange or national quotation system or any SRO.

 

(xxvii)    “Hazardous Materials” means all substances defined as Hazardous Substances, Oils, Pollutants or Contaminants in the National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan, 40 C.F.R. § 300.5, or defined as such by, or regulated as such under, any Environmental Law, including any regulated pollutant or contaminant (including any constituent, raw material, product or by-product thereof), petroleum or natural gas hydrocarbons or any liquid or fraction thereof, asbestos or asbestos-containing material, polychlorinated biphenyls, lead paint, any hazardous, industrial or solid waste, and any toxic, radioactive, infectious or hazardous substance, material or agent.

 

(xxviii)   “Indebtedness” means, with respect to any person, without duplication, as of the date of determination, (A) all obligations of such person for borrowed money, including accrued and unpaid interest, and any prepayment fees or penalties, (B) all obligations of such person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or

 

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similar instruments, (C) all obligations of such person issued or assumed as the deferred purchase price of property (including any potential future earn-out, purchase price adjustment, release of “holdback” or similar payment, but excluding obligations of such person incurred in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice), (D) all lease obligations of such person that are required to be capitalized in accordance with GAAP on the books and records of such person, (E) all Indebtedness of others secured by a Lien on property or assets owned or acquired by such person, whether or not the Indebtedness secured thereby have been assumed, (F) all obligations of such person under interest rate, currency or commodity derivatives or hedging transactions or similar arrangement (valued at the termination value thereof), (G) all letters of credit or performance bonds issued for the account of such person, to the extent drawn upon, and (H) all guarantees and keepwell arrangements of such person of any Indebtedness of any other person other than a wholly owned subsidiary of such person.

 

(xxix)     “Intellectual Property” means the following, subsisting anywhere in the world:

 

(A)          Patent Rights;

 

(B)          registered trademarks and service marks, logos, Internet domain names, corporate names and doing business designations and all registrations and applications for registration of the foregoing, common law trademarks and service marks and trade dress (“Trademarks”), and all goodwill in the foregoing;

 

(C)          Copyrights;

 

(D)          Software;

 

(E)           Mask Works;

 

(F)           inventions, invention disclosures, statutory invention registrations, trade secrets and confidential business information, know-how, manufacturing and product processes and techniques, research and development information, financial, marketing and business data, pricing and cost information, business and marketing plans and customer and supplier lists and information, whether patentable or nonpatentable, whether copyrightable or noncopyrightable and whether or not reduced to practice, but in each case that derives value from being held confidential (“Trade Secrets”); and

 

(G)          other proprietary rights relating to any of the foregoing (including remedies against infringement thereof and rights of protection of interest therein under the laws of all jurisdictions).

 

(xxx)      “Intellectual Property Registrations” means Patent Rights, registrations and applications for Trademarks, registrations and applications for Copyrights and registrations and applications for Mask Works, and any other registrations and applications for Intellectual Property, in each case with a Governmental Entity.

 

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(xxxi)     “Liability” means any and all debts, liabilities and obligations, whether fixed, contingent or absolute, matured or unmatured, accrued or not accrued, determined or determinable, secured or unsecured, disputed or undisputed, subordinated or unsubordinated, or otherwise.

 

(xxxii)    Loan Agreement” means the Loan Agreement, dated as of April 1, 2015, by and between IXYS Semiconductor GmbH and IKB Deutsche Industriebank AG.

 

(xxxiii)   “Mask Works” means mask works and registrations and applications for registrations thereof, including any rights in semiconductor topologies under the laws of any jurisdiction.

 

(xxxiv)   “Multiemployer Plan” means any “multiemployer plan” within the meaning of Section 3(37) of ERISA.

 

(xxxv)    “Nasdaq” means the Nasdaq Global Select Market.

 

(xxxvi)   “OFAC” means the U.S. Department of Treasury, Office of Foreign Assets Control.

 

(xxxvii)  “Open Source Material” means any Software, Documentation or other material that (A) is distributed as “free software,” “open source software” or under a similar licensing or distribution model, including all versions of the GNU General Public License (GPL), GNU Lesser General Public License (LGPL), Mozilla Public License (MPL), or any other license described by the Open Source Initiative as set forth on www.opensource.org, and (B) grants, or purports to grant, to any third party, any rights or immunities under Intellectual Property (including that require, as a condition of the modification, distribution or other use of such material, that any Software, Documentation or other material incorporated into, derived from or distributed with such material be (1) disclosed or distributed in source code form, (2) licensed for the purpose of making derivative works or (3) redistributable at no charge or minimal charge).

 

(xxxviii) “Order” means any order, writ, injunction, judgment, decree, ruling, directive or award of a Governmental Entity, whether civil, criminal or administrative and whether formal or informal.

 

(xxxix)   Parent Benefit Plan” means each Benefit Plan maintained by Parent or any Subsidiary, or to which Parent or any Subsidiary has any Liability.

 

(xl)          “Parent Closing Trading Price” means the volume weighted average price per share (calculated to the nearest one-hundredth of one cent) of Parent Common Stock on the Nasdaq, for the consecutive period of ten trading days beginning on the opening of trading on the twelfth trading day immediately preceding the Effective Time and concluding at the close of trading on the third trading day immediately preceding the Effective Time, as calculated by Bloomberg Financial LP under the function “VWAP”.

 

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(xli)         “Parent Equity Awards” means Parent Stock Options and Parent RSU Awards.

 

(xlii)        “Parent Material Adverse Effect” means any fact, change, circumstance, event, occurrence, condition, development or combination of the foregoing which is materially adverse to the business, results of operations or financial condition of Parent and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole; provided, however, that in determining whether there has been or would reasonably be expected to be a Parent Material Adverse Effect, any fact, change, circumstance, event, occurrence, condition or development to the extent attributable to, or arising from, any of the following shall be disregarded:  (A) changes after the date of this Agreement in GAAP; (B) changes after the date of this Agreement in Laws; (C) changes after the date of this Agreement in global or national political, economic or market conditions; (D) earthquakes, hurricanes or other natural disasters; (E) any acts of war, sabotage, armed hostilities, terrorism or military actions or the escalation thereof; (F) the announcement of this Agreement or the pendency of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement; (G) any change in the trading price of Parent Common Stock, or any failure (in and of itself) of Parent to meet any public estimates or expectations of Parent’s financial performance or results of operations for any period, or any failure (in and of itself) by Parent to meet any internal estimates or expectations of Parent’s financial performance or results of operations (it being understood that the underlying facts giving rise or contributing to such change or failure may be taken into account in determining whether there has been a Parent Material Adverse Effect, to the extent otherwise permitted by this definition) and (H) any actions taken or omitted to be taken by Parent or any of its Subsidiaries at the written request of the Company; provided, further, that any fact, change, circumstance, event, occurrence, condition or development set forth in clause (A), (B), (C), (D) or (E) may be taken into account in determining whether there has been a Parent Material Adverse Effect to the extent such fact, change, circumstance, event, occurrence, condition or development disproportionately adversely affects Parent and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, in relation to similarly situated persons in the industries in which Parent and its Subsidiaries operate.

 

(xliii)       “Patent Rights” means all patents, patent applications (including provisional patent applications), utility models, design registrations and certificates of invention and other governmental grants for the protection of inventions or industrial designs (including all related continuations, continuations-in-part, divisionals, reissues and reexaminations, and any renewals, extensions or substitutes thereof).

 

(xliv)       “Permitted Lien” means (A) any Lien for Taxes (x) not yet due or delinquent or (y) which are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and for which adequate reserves have been established in the applicable financial statements in accordance with GAAP, (B) Liens disclosed in the Company Financial Statements or Parent Financial Statements, as applicable, (C) except with respect to Intellectual Property, vendors’, mechanics’, materialmen’s, carriers’, workers’, landlords’, repairmen’s, warehousemen’s, construction and other similar Liens arising or incurred in the ordinary course of business, (D) Liens imposed or promulgated by applicable Law or any Governmental Entity, (E) Liens imposed on the underlying fee interest in leased real

 

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property, (F) pledges or deposits in connection with workers’ compensation, unemployment insurance, and other social security legislation, (G) Liens relating to intercompany borrowings among a person and its wholly owned subsidiaries, (H) non-exclusive licenses to Intellectual Property granted in connection with the sale of products and services to customers in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice and (I) covenants, imperfections in title, easements, restrictions and other Liens which do not materially detract from the value of, or materially interfere with, the present use and enjoyment of the asset or property subject thereto or affected thereby.

 

(xlv)        “Prohibited Person” means (A) an entity that has been determined by a competent authority to be the subject of a prohibition on such conduct of any Law, regulation, rule or executive order administered by OFAC; (B) the government, including any political subdivision, agency or instrumentality thereof, of any country against which the United States maintains comprehensive economic sanctions or embargoes; (C) any individual or entity that acts on behalf of or is owned or controlled by a government of a country against which the United States maintains comprehensive economic sanctions or embargoes; (D) any individual or entity that has been identified on the OFAC Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List (Appendix A to 31 C.F.R. Ch. V), as amended from time to time, or 50% or more of which is owned, directly or indirectly, by an such individual or entity; or (E) any individual or entity that has been designated on any similar list or order published by a Governmental Entity in the United States.

 

(xlvi)       “Proxy Statement/Prospectus” means the prospectus of Parent related to the registration of the shares of Parent Common Stock to be issued in the Mergers, which shall include the proxy statement of the Company related to the Company Stockholder Meeting.

 

(xlvii)      “Release” means any release, spill, emission, discharge, leaking, pumping, injection, deposit, disposal, dispersal, leaching or migration into the indoor or outdoor environment (including ambient air, surface water, groundwater and surface or subsurface strata) or into or out of any property, including the movement of Hazardous Materials through or in the air, soil, surface water, groundwater or property.

 

(xlviii)     “Representatives” means, when used with respect to Parent, Merger Sub or the Company, the directors, officers, employees, consultants, financial advisors, accountants, legal counsel, investment bankers, lenders and other agents, advisors and representatives of Parent or the Company, as applicable, and its Subsidiaries.

 

(xlix)       Revolving Credit Agreement” means the Revolving Credit Agreement, dated as of November 20, 2015, as amended, by and among IXYS Corporation, Bank of the West, KeyBank National Association, MUFG Union Bank, N.A. and Comerica Bank.

 

(l)            “SEC” means the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

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(li)           “Significant Subsidiary” means, with respect to any Party, any Subsidiary of such Party that is a “significant subsidiary,” as that term is as defined in Rule 1-02(w) of Regulation S-X promulgated under the Exchange Act, of such Party.

 

(lii)          “Software” means computer software code, applications, utilities, libraries, development tools, diagnostics, databases and embedded systems, whether in source code, interpreted code, object code or executable form.

 

(liii)         “SRO” means (A) any “self-regulatory organization” as defined in Section 3(a)(26) of the Exchange Act and (B) any other United States or foreign securities exchange, futures exchange, commodities exchange or contract market.

 

(liv)         “Tax” means any federal, state, local or foreign tax, impost, levy, duty, fee or other governmental charge in the nature of a tax (including any net income, gross receipts, capital, sales, use, ad valorem, value added, transfer, franchise, profits, inventory, capital stock, license, withholding, payroll, employment, social security, unemployment, excise, severance, stamp, occupation, real or personal property and estimated tax, customs duty, or other tax), together with any interest, penalty or addition to tax imposed by any Governmental Entity responsible for the imposition of any such tax with respect thereto.

 

(lv)          “Tax Return” means any return, report, information return, election, claim for refund, estimated tax filing or declaration or similar filing (including any attached schedules, supplements and additional or supporting material) filed or required to be filed with respect to Taxes, including any amendments thereof.

 

(lvi)         Top Customer” means a top 15 customer of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, based on revenues during the 12 months ended March 31, 2017.

 

(lvii)        Top Distributor” means a top 5 distributor of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, based on revenues during the 12 months ended March 31, 2017.

 

(lviii)       Top Supplier” means a top 10 supplier of products or services to the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, based on expenditures during the 12 months ended March 31, 2017.

 

(lix)         “Willful Breach” means a breach that is the result of a willful or intentional act or failure to act where the breaching party knows, or would reasonably be expected to have known, that such act or failure to act is, or would reasonably be expected to result in, a breach.

 

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Index of Defined Terms

 

 

 

Section

 

 

 

.pdf

 

Section 8.3

Acceptable Confidentiality Agreement

 

Section 8.15(b)(i)

Affiliates

 

Section 8.15(a)

Agreement

 

Preamble

Anti-Corruption Laws

 

Section 3.7(c)

Antitrust Laws

 

Section 8.15(b)(ii)

Benefit Plan

 

Section 8.15(b)(iii)

Benefit Plan Transition Date

 

Section 5.5(a)

Bid

 

Section 8.15(b)(iv)

Book-Entry Shares

 

Section 2.1(a)(i)

Bribery Act

 

Section 3.7(c)

Business Day

 

Section 8.15(b)(v)

Cancelled Shares

 

Section 2.1(a)(ii)

Cash Consideration

 

Section 2.1(a)(i)(A)

Cash Election

 

Section 2.1(a)(i)(A)

Cash Election Number

 

Section 2.2(a)(ii)(A)

Cash Election Shares

 

Section 2.1(a)(i)(A)

Certificate

 

Section 2.1(a)(i)

Closing

 

Section 1.2

Closing Date

 

Section 1.2

Code

 

Section 8.15(b)(vi)

Collective Bargaining Agreement

 

Section 3.14(a)

Company

 

Preamble

Company 401(k) Plan

 

Section 5.5(c)

Company Acquisition Agreement

 

Section 5.4(e)

Company Adverse Recommendation Change

 

Section 5.4(e)

Company Approvals

 

Section 3.3(d)

Company Benefit Plan

 

Section 8.15(b)(vii)

Company Board of Directors

 

Recitals

Company Bylaws

 

Section 3.1(b)

Company Capitalization Date

 

Section 3.2(a)

Company Certificate

 

Section 3.1(b)

Company Common Stock

 

Recitals

Company Disclosure Schedule

 

Article III

Company Equity Plans

 

Section 8.15(b)(viii)

Company ESPP

 

Section 8.15(b)(ix)

Company ESPP Offering Period

 

Section 2.4

Company Financial Statements

 

Section 3.4(b)

Company Indemnified Parties

 

Section 5.10(a)

Company Intellectual Property

 

Section 8.15(b)(x)

Company Intervening Event

 

Section 8.15(b)(xi)

Company Leased Real Property

 

Section 3.16

Company Licensed Intellectual Property

 

Section 8.15(b)(xii)

 

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Company Material Adverse Effect

 

Section 8.15(b)(xiii)

Company Material Contracts

 

Section 3.19(a)

Company Organizational Documents

 

Section 3.1(b)

Company Owned Intellectual Property

 

Section 8.15(b)(xiv)

Company Owned Real Property

 

Section 3.16

Company Permits

 

Section 3.7(b)

Company Preferred Stock

 

Section 3.2(a)

Company Real Property Leases

 

Section 3.16

Company Recommendation

 

Recitals

Company Registrations

 

Section 8.15(b)(xv)

Company SEC Documents

 

Section 3.4(a)

Company Shares

 

Recitals

Company Stock Option

 

Section 2.3(a)

Company Stockholder Approval

 

Section 3.3(b)

Company Stockholder Meeting

 

Section 5.7(c)

Company Subsidiary Organizational Documents

 

Section 3.1(b)

Company Superior Proposal

 

Section 8.15(b)(xvi)

Company Takeover Proposal

 

Section 8.15(b)(xvii)

Company Takeover Transaction

 

Section 7.3(a)

Company Tax Certificate

 

Section 5.17

Company Termination Fee

 

Section 7.3(d)

Confidentiality Agreement

 

Section 5.3(c)

Continuing Employees

 

Section 5.5(a)

Contract

 

Section 8.15(b)(xviii)

control

 

Section 8.15(a)

Copyrights

 

Section 8.15(b)(xix)

Delaware Secretary

 

Section 1.3(a)

DGCL

 

Recitals

DGCL 262

 

Section 2.1(b)

Dissenting Shares

 

Section 2.1(b)

Documentation

 

Section 8.15(b)(xx)

Effective Time

 

Section 1.3(a)

Election

 

Section 2.2(b)(i)

Election Deadline

 

Section 2.2(b)(iv)

Election Period

 

Section 2.2(b)(iii)

End Date

 

Section 8.15(b)(xxi)

Environmental Law

 

Section 8.15(b)(xxii)

ERISA

 

Section 8.15(b)(xxiii)

ERISA Affiliate

 

Section 8.15(b)(xxiv)

Exchange Act

 

Section 3.3(d)

Exchange Agent

 

Section 2.2(c)

Exchange Agent Agreement

 

Section 2.2(c)

Exchange Fund

 

Section 2.2(d)

Exchange Ratio

 

Section 2.1(a)(i)

Export Approvals

 

Section 3.7(e)

FCPA

 

Section 3.7(c)

 

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Follow-On Certificate of Merger

 

Section 1.3(b)

Follow-On Merger

 

Recitals

Follow-On Merger Effective Time

 

Section 1.3(b)

Foreign Company Benefit Plan

 

Section 3.9(j)

Form of Election

 

Section 2.2(b)(ii)

Fractional Share Cash Amount

 

Section 2.1(d)

GAAP

 

Section 3.4(b)

Government Contract

 

Section 8.15(b)(xxv)

Governmental Entity

 

Section 8.15(b)(xxvi)

Hazardous Materials

 

Section 8.15(b)(xxvii)

Holder

 

Section 2.2(b)

HSR Act

 

Section 3.3(d)

Indebtedness

 

Section 8.15(b)(xxviii)

Initial Certificate of Merger

 

Section 1.3

Initial End Date

 

Section 7.1(b)

Initial Merger

 

Recitals

Intellectual Property

 

Section 8.15(b)(xxix)

Intellectual Property Registrations

 

Section 8.15(b)(xxx)

IRS

 

Section 3.9(a)

knowledge

 

Section 8.15(a)

Law

 

Section 3.7(a)

Laws

 

Section 3.7(a)

Letter of Transmittal

 

Section 2.2(e)

Liability

 

Section 8.15(b)(xxxi)

Lien

 

Section 3.3(e)

Loan Agreement

 

Section 8.15(b)(xxxii)

Mask Works

 

Section 8.15(b)(xxxiii)

Maximum Cash Share Number

 

Section 2.2(a)(i)

Merger Consideration

 

Section 2.1(a)(i)

Merger Sub

 

Preamble

Merger Sub Bylaws

 

Section 4.1(b)

Merger Sub Certificate

 

Section 4.1(b)

Merger Sub Organizational Documents

 

Section 4.1(b)

Mergers

 

Recitals

Multiemployer Plan

 

Section 8.15(b)(xxxiv)

Nasdaq

 

Section 8.15(b)(xxxv)

Non-Election Shares

 

Section 2.1(a)(i)(C)

OFAC

 

Section 8.15(b)(xxxvi)

Open Source Material

 

Section 8.15(b)(xxxvii)

Order

 

Section 8.15(b)(xxxviii)

Outside End Date

 

Section 7.1(b)

Parent

 

Preamble

Parent Approvals

 

Section 4.3(c)

Parent Benefit Plan

 

Section 8.15(b)(xxxix)

Parent Board of Directors

 

Recitals

Parent Bylaws

 

Section 4.1(b)

 

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Parent Certificate

 

Section 4.1(b)

Parent Closing Trading Price

 

Section 8.15(b)(xl)

Parent Common Stock

 

Section 4.2(a)

Parent Disclosure Schedule

 

Article IV

Parent Equity Awards

 

Section 8.15(b)(xli)

Parent Financial Statements

 

Section 4.4(b)

Parent Material Adverse Effect

 

Section 8.15(b)(xlii)

Parent Organizational Documents

 

Section 4.1(b)

Parent Permits

 

Section 4.7(b)

Parent Preferred Stock

 

Section 4.2(a)

Parent RSU Awards

 

Section 4.2(a)

Parent SEC Documents

 

Section 4.4(a)

Parent Stock Option

 

Section 2.3(a)

Parent Tax Certificate

 

Section 5.17

Parties

 

Preamble

Party

 

Preamble

Patent Rights

 

Section 8.15(b)(xliii)

Per Share Cash Consideration

 

Section 2.1(a)(i)

Permitted Lien

 

Section 8.15(b)(xliv)

person

 

Section 8.15(a)

Premium Cap

 

Section 5.10(c)

Prohibited Person

 

Section 8.15(b)(xlv)

Proposed Dissenting Shares

 

Section 2.1(b)

Proxy Statement/Prospectus

 

Section 8.15(b)(xlvi)

Release

 

Section 8.15(b)(xlvii)

Representatives

 

Section 8.15(b)(xlviii)

Revolving Credit Agreement

 

Section 8.15(b)(xlix)

Sarbanes-Oxley Act

 

Section 3.4(a)

SEC

 

Section 8.15(b)(l)

Second Request

 

Section 5.6(c)

Securities Act

 

Section 3.3(d)

Shortfall Number

 

Section 2.2(a)(ii)(B)

Significant Subsidiary

 

Section 8.15(b)(li)

Software

 

Section 8.15(b)(lii)

SRO

 

Section 8.15(b)(liii)

Stock Consideration

 

Section 2.1(a)(i)(B)

Stock Election

 

Section 2.1(a)(i)(B)

Stock Election Shares

 

Section 2.1(a)(i)(B)

Subsidiaries

 

Section 8.15(a)

Surviving Corporation

 

Section 1.1(b)

Tax

 

Section 8.15(b)(liv)

Tax Return

 

Section 8.15(b)(lv)

Top Customer

 

Section 8.15(b)(lvi)

Top Distributor

 

Section 8.15(b)(lvii)

Top Supplier

 

Section 8.15(b)(lviii)

Trade Secrets

 

Section 8.15(b)(xxix)(F)

 

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Trademarks

 

Section 8.15(b)(xxviii)(B)

Treasury Regulations

 

Recitals

U.S. Company Benefit Plan

 

Section 3.9(c)

Willful Breach

 

Section 8.15(b)(lix)

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused this Agreement to be duly executed and delivered as of the date first above written.

 

 

IXYS CORPORATION

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Uzi Sasson

 

 

Name: Uzi Sasson

 

 

Title: President and Chief Executive Officer

 

[Signature Page to Agreement and Plan of Merger]

 



 

 

LITTELFUSE, INC.

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Ryan K. Stafford

 

 

Name: Ryan K. Stafford

 

 

Title: Executive Vice President, Chief Legal and Human Resources Officer and Corporate Secretary

 

[Signature Page to Agreement and Plan of Merger]

 



 

 

IRON MERGER CO., INC.

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Ryan K. Stafford

 

 

Name: Ryan K. Stafford

 

 

Title: President

 

[Signature Page to Agreement and Plan of Merger]