UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 8-K

 

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): June 15, 2016

 

 

CAVIUM, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   001-33435   77-0558625

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

2315 N. First Street

San Jose, California

95131

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

(408) 943-7100

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

x Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

¨ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

x Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

 


Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

On June 15, 2016, Cavium, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“ Parent ” or “ Cavium ”), entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “ Merger Agreement ”) with Quasar Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of Cavium (“ Sub ”) and QLogic Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“ QLogic ” or the “ Company ”).

The Offer and the Merger

Upon the terms and subject to the conditions of the Merger Agreement, Sub will commence a tender offer (the “ Offer ”) for any and all outstanding shares of common stock of the Company (the “ Company Common Stock ”), for (i) $11.00 in cash (such amount, or any greater cash amount per share of Company Common Stock paid pursuant to the Offer, the “ Cash Consideration ”) and (ii) 0.098 (the “ Exchange Ratio ”) shares of common stock of Cavium (“ Cavium Common Stock ”) per share of Company Common Stock (the “ Share Consideration ” and together with the Cash Consideration, the “ Merger Consideration ”), without interest and subject to any required withholding for taxes. The Offer will be scheduled to expire on the 20 th business day following the commencement of the Offer unless extended in accordance with the terms of the Merger Agreement and applicable law. As soon as practicable following the consummation of the Offer, and subject to the satisfaction or waiver of certain conditions set forth in the Merger Agreement, Sub will merge with and into the Company (the “ Merger ”) pursuant to the provisions of Section 251(h) of the Delaware General Corporation Law, with no stockholder vote required to consummate the Merger. In the Merger, the Company will survive as a wholly owned subsidiary of Cavium, and each issued and outstanding share of Company Common Stock, other than shares of Company Common Stock held in treasury of the Company, shares of Company Common Stock owned by Cavium or any subsidiary of Cavium (including Sub) or shares of Company Common Stock owned by stockholders who have validly exercised their appraisal rights under Delaware law, will be converted into the right to receive the Merger Consideration. Cavium intends to fund the Merger Consideration with a combination of cash on hand and committed debt financing.

As a result of the Merger, at the effective time of the Merger (i) each outstanding and unvested Company Stock Option (as defined in the Merger Agreement) (other than any such unvested Company Stock Option that is an Underwater Option (as defined in the Merger Agreement)), shall be assumed by Cavium and converted into an option to purchase, on the same terms and conditions as were applicable under such Company Stock Option, that number of shares of Cavium Common Stock, as described by the Merger Agreement (including adjustment of the number of shares and exercise price of the Company Stock Option as set forth therein); (ii) each outstanding and vested Company Stock Option (including those Company Stock Options that become vested by their terms immediately prior to or as of the effective time of the Merger) with an exercise price less than the sum of (a) the Cash Consideration and (b) the Share Consideration Value, which means the product of the Exchange Ratio and the volume weighted average trading price of Cavium Common Stock on the Nasdaq Global Select Market (“ Nasdaq ”) for the five consecutive trading days ending on the trading day immediately preceding the closing date of the Merger, shall be cancelled and the holder thereof shall be entitled to receive Vested Option Consideration (as defined in the Merger Agreement), as described by the Merger Agreement; (iii) each outstanding Company Stock Option that is an Underwater Option shall be cancelled, and the holder thereof shall receive no payment on account thereof; (iv) the unvested Company Restricted Stock Units (as defined in the Merger Agreement) outstanding immediately prior to the effective time shall be assumed and converted into restricted stock units of Cavium Common Stock, as described by the Merger Agreement (including adjustment of the number of shares subject to the award as set forth therein); (v) each outstanding and vested Company Restricted Stock Unit (including those Company Restricted Stock Units that become vested by their terms immediately prior to or as of the effective time) shall be cancelled and extinguished and the holder thereof shall be entitled to receive an amount equal to the Merger Consideration that would be payable in respect of the total number of shares of Company Common Stock subject to such Company Restricted Stock Unit, as described by the Merger Agreement; and (vi) the unvested Company Performance Restricted Stock Units (as defined in the Merger Agreement) outstanding immediately prior to the effective time shall be assumed by Cavium and (after giving effect to any applicable change of control or other accelerated vesting provisions) converted into restricted stock units of Cavium Common Stock, as described by the Merger Agreement (including adjustment of the number of shares subject to the award as set forth therein and after giving effect to the determination of achievement of the applicable performance-based vesting requirements based on the Company’s relative total stockholder return, with such number determined as of the last trading day prior to the closing date of the Merger by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company (the “ Board ”)). Effective immediately prior to the time at which Sub first accepts for payment the shares of Company Common Stock tendered in the Offer, each Company Stock Option and Company Restricted Stock Unit granted to a member of the Board pursuant to the Non-Employee Director Equity Award Program adopted under the Company’s 2005 Performance Incentive Plan, as amended, that is then outstanding and unvested, shall accelerate and be fully vested and shall be treated as a vested Company Stock Option or vested Company Restricted Stock Unit, as applicable, under the Merger Agreement as described above.

Closing Conditions

The obligation of each party to consummate the Offer and the Merger is subject to the satisfaction or waiver of customary closing conditions set forth in the Merger Agreement, including (i) at least a majority of the outstanding Company Common Stock, when added to shares of Company Common Stock already owned by Sub, having been validly tendered into (and not withdrawn from) the Offer prior to the expiration date of the Offer (the “ Minimum Condition ”), (ii) the exchange of shares of Cavium Common Stock pursuant to the Offer and the Merger having been registered pursuant to a registration statement filed by Cavium with the Securities


and Exchange Commission (the “ SEC ”) and declared effective by the SEC, (iii) shares of Cavium Common Stock issuable pursuant to the Offer and the Merger having been authorized for listing on Nasdaq, (iv) the expiration or termination of any applicable regulatory waiting periods and/or receipt of regulatory clearance, (v) the absence of any order or ruling prohibiting the consummation of the Merger, and (vi) subject to certain exceptions, the accuracy of the other party’s representations and warranties and compliance with covenants. In addition, the obligation of Cavium and Sub to consummate the Merger is also subject to the satisfaction or waiver of the condition that no material adverse effect on the Company shall have occurred since the date of the Merger Agreement. Cavium’s and the Company’s obligations are not subject to any financing condition.

Representations and Warranties; Covenants

Each of the Company, Cavium and Sub has made customary representations and warranties and covenants in the Merger Agreement, including covenants to use their respective reasonable best efforts to secure required regulatory approvals. In addition, the Company has agreed to other customary covenants, including, among others, covenants to conduct its business in the ordinary course during the interim period between the execution of the Merger Agreement and the closing of the Merger, and not to solicit alternative transactions or, subject to certain exceptions, not to enter into discussions concerning, or provide confidential information in connection with, an alternative transaction, and Cavium and Sub have agreed to other customary covenants, including, among others, covenants to use their reasonable best efforts to consummate the committed debt financing.

Termination and Termination Fees

The Merger Agreement contains certain termination rights for each of the Company and Cavium, including, among others, if the Offer is not consummated at or prior to 11:59 p.m. (New York City Time) on November 12, 2016. Upon termination of the Merger Agreement under specified circumstances, including a termination by the Company to enter into an agreement for an alternative transaction pursuant to a “superior proposal,” the Company has agreed to pay Cavium a termination fee of $47.8 million.

The foregoing description of the Merger Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby does not purport to be complete and is subject to, and qualified in its entirety by, the full text of the Merger Agreement, which is attached hereto as Exhibit 2.1 and incorporated herein by reference.

The Merger Agreement has been included to provide investors and security holders with information regarding the terms of the Merger. It is not intended to provide any other factual information about the Company. The representations, warranties, covenants and agreements contained in the Merger Agreement, which were made only for purposes of that agreement and as of specific dates, were solely for the benefit of the parties to the Merger Agreement, may be subject to limitations agreed upon by the contracting parties (including being qualified by confidential disclosures made for the purposes of allocating contractual risk between the parties to the Merger Agreement instead of establishing these matters as facts) and may be subject to standards of materiality applicable to the contracting parties that differ from those applicable to investors and security holders. Investors and security holders are not third-party beneficiaries under the Merger Agreement and should not rely on the representations, warranties, covenants and agreements or any descriptions thereof as characterizations of the actual state of facts or condition of the Company, Cavium or Sub or any of their respective subsidiaries or affiliates. Moreover, information concerning the subject matter of the representations and warranties may change after the date of the Merger Agreement, which subsequent information may or may not be fully reflected in the Company’s public disclosures.

Commitment Letter

On June 15, 2016, Cavium entered into a commitment letter (the “ Commitment Letter ”) with JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. (“ JPMCB ”) pursuant to which JPMCB has committed to provide (i) a $650,000,000 senior secured term loan facility and (ii) a $100,000,000 senior secured interim term loan facility ((i) and (ii) together, the “ Facilities ” and the provision of such funds as set forth in the Commitment Letter, the “ Financing ”), subject to satisfaction of customary closing conditions. The Facilities are available to (i) finance the Offer and the Merger, (ii) repay existing indebtedness of the Company under its existing credit facility, and (iii) pay fees and expenses related to the Offer, the Merger and the Financing. Under the terms of the Commitment Letter, JPMCB will act as a joint lead arranger and a joint bookrunning manager. The actual documentation governing the Facilities has not been finalized, and accordingly, the actual terms may differ from the description of such terms in the Commitment Letter.

The foregoing summary of the Commitment Letter does not purport to be complete and is subject to, and qualified in its entirety by, the full text of the Commitment Letter attached as Exhibit 10.1 to this Report and incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 8.01. Other Events

On June 15, 2016, QLogic and Cavium issued a joint press release announcing entry into the Merger Agreement. The full text of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference. A copy of a presentation regarding the proposed transaction, which was made available by Cavium on June 15, 2016, is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.2 and will be made available on Cavium’s Investor Relations website at www.cavium.com.


Additional Information to be Filed with the SEC and Where to Find It

This document relates to a pending business combination transaction between Cavium and QLogic. The Offer referenced in this document has not yet commenced. This document does not constitute an offer to sell or exchange, or the solicitation of an offer to buy or exchange, any securities, nor shall there be any sale of securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, sale or exchange would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction. Cavium will file a registration statement on Form S-4 related to the transaction with the SEC and may file amendments thereto. Cavium and Sub will file a tender offer statement on Schedule TO (including a prospectus/offer to exchange, a related letter of transmittal and other exchange offer documents) related to the transaction with the SEC and may file amendments thereto. QLogic will file a solicitation/recommendation statement on Schedule 14D-9 with the SEC and may file amendments thereto. QLogic and Cavium may also file other documents with the SEC regarding the transaction. This document is not a substitute for any registration statement, Schedule TO, Schedule 14D-9 or any other document that QLogic or Cavium may file with the SEC in connection with the transaction. Investors and security holders are urged to read the registration statement, the Schedule TO (including the prospectus/offer to exchange, related letter of transmittal and other exchange offer documents), the solicitation/recommendation statement on Schedule 14D-9 and the other relevant materials with respect to the transaction carefully and in their entirety when they become available before making any investment decision with respect to the transaction, because they will contain important information about the transaction.

The prospectus/offer to exchange, the related letter of transmittal and certain other exchange offer documents, as well as the solicitation/recommendation statement, will be made available to all holders of QLogic’s stock at no expense to them. The exchange offer materials and the solicitation/recommendation statement will be made available for free at the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Additional copies of the exchange offer materials and the solicitation/recommendation statement may be obtained for free by contacting Cavium’s Investor Relations department at (408) 943-7417 or at angel.atondo@cavium.com. Additional copies of the solicitation/recommendation statement may be obtained for free by contacting QLogic’s Investor Relations department at (949) 542-1330 or at doug.naylor@qlogic.com.

In addition to the prospectus/offer to exchange, the related letter of transmittal and certain other exchange offer documents, as well as the solicitation/recommendation statement, Cavium and QLogic file annual, quarterly and current reports and other information with the SEC. You may read and copy any reports or other information filed by Cavium and QLogic at the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

 

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

 

Exhibit
No

  

Exhibit

  2.1    Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of June 15, 2016, by and among Cavium, Inc., QLogic Corporation, and Quasar Acquisition Corp.*
10.1    Commitment Letter, dated June 15, 2016, between JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. and Cavium, Inc.
99.1    Joint press release issued by QLogic Corporation and Cavium, Inc. on June 15, 2016
99.2    Investor presentation materials, dated June 15, 2016

 

* Schedules and exhibits to the Agreement and Plan of Merger have been omitted pursuant to Item 601(b)(2) of Regulation S-K. The Company will furnish copies of any such schedules and exhibits to the SEC upon request.


SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

   

CAVIUM, INC.

Dated: June 15, 2016     By:  

/s/ Vincent P. Pangrazio

    Name:   Vincent P. Pangrazio
    Title:   SVP, General Counsel and Secretary


Exhibit Index

 

  2.1    Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of June 15, 2016, by and among Cavium, Inc., QLogic Corporation, and Quasar Acquisition Corp.*
10.1    Commitment Letter, dated June 15, 2016, between JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. and Cavium, Inc.
99.1    Joint press release issued by Cavium, Inc. and QLogic Corporation on June 15, 2016
99.2    Investor presentation materials, dated June 15, 2016

 

* Schedules and exhibits to the Agreement and Plan of Merger have been omitted pursuant to Item 601(b)(2) of Regulation S-K. The Company will furnish copies of any such schedules and exhibits to the SEC upon request.

Exhibit 2.1

EXECUTION COPY

 

 

AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER

by and among

CAVIUM, INC.,

QUASAR ACQUISITION CORP.,

and

QLOGIC CORPORATION

June 15, 2016

 


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

          Page  

ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS AND TERMS

     2   

Section 1.1

   Definitions      2   

Section 1.2

   Other Definitional Provisions; Interpretation      17   

ARTICLE II THE OFFER

     18   

Section 2.1

   The Offer      18   

Section 2.2

   Company Action      22   

ARTICLE III THE MERGER

     23   

Section 3.1

   The Merger      23   

Section 3.2

   Effective Time      23   

Section 3.3

   Closing      24   

Section 3.4

   Effect of the Merger      24   

Section 3.5

   Certificate of Incorporation and By-laws of the Surviving Corporation      24   

Section 3.6

   Directors and Officers of the Surviving Corporation      24   

ARTICLE IV CONVERSION OF SHARES

     24   

Section 4.1

   Conversion of Shares      24   

Section 4.2

   Surrender and Payment      25   

Section 4.3

   Dissenting Stockholders      28   

Section 4.4

  

Treatment of Company Stock Options; Company Restricted Stock Units; and Company Performance Restricted Stock Units

     28   

Section 4.5

   Withholding Rights      31   

ARTICLE V REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY

     31   

Section 5.1

   Organization      31   

Section 5.2

   Capitalization; Subsidiaries      32   

Section 5.3

   Authorization; Validity of Agreement; Necessary Action      34   

Section 5.4

   Consents and Approvals; No Violations      35   

Section 5.5

   SEC Reports; Company Financial Statements      35   

Section 5.6

   No Undisclosed Liabilities      37   

Section 5.7

   Absence of Certain Changes      37   

Section 5.8

   Material Contracts      37   

Section 5.9

   Employee Benefit Plans; ERISA      40   

Section 5.10

   Litigation      42   

Section 5.11

   Compliance with Law      43   

Section 5.12

   Intellectual Property      44   

Section 5.13

   Taxes      47   

Section 5.14

   Real Property and Tangible Assets      48   

Section 5.15

   Environmental      50   

 

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          Page  

Section 5.16

   Labor Matters      51   

Section 5.17

   Licenses and Permits      53   

Section 5.18

   Insurance      53   

Section 5.19

   Significant Suppliers and Customers      53   

Section 5.20

   Brokers or Finders      54   

Section 5.21

   Vote Required      54   

Section 5.22

   Board Recommendation      54   

Section 5.23

   Opinion of Financial Advisors      54   

Section 5.24

   Takeover Statutes; No Rights Plan      54   

ARTICLE VI REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF PARENT AND SUB

     55   

Section 6.1

   Organization      55   

Section 6.2

   Authorization; Validity of Agreement; Necessary Action      55   

Section 6.3

   Capitalization      56   

Section 6.4

   Consents and Approvals; No Violations      56   

Section 6.5

   SEC Reports; Parent Financial Statements      57   

Section 6.6

   Absence of Certain Changes      58   

Section 6.7

   Litigation      58   

Section 6.8

   Brokers or Finders      58   

Section 6.9

   Vote Required      58   

Section 6.10

   Share Ownership      59   

Section 6.11

   Capitalization and Operations of Sub      59   

Section 6.12

   Availability of Funds; Financing      59   

Section 6.13

   Solvency      60   

ARTICLE VII COVENANTS

     61   

Section 7.1

   Interim Operations of the Company and Parent      61   

Section 7.2

   Access to Information      66   

Section 7.3

   Board Recommendation; Acquisition Proposals      67   

Section 7.4

   Employee Benefits      71   

Section 7.5

   Publicity      73   

Section 7.6

   Directors’ and Officers’ Insurance and Indemnification      74   

Section 7.7

   Reasonable Efforts      76   

Section 7.8

   ESPP      78   

Section 7.9

   Section 16 Matters      79   

Section 7.10

   Filing of Form S-8; Listing of Additional Shares      79   

Section 7.11

   Notification of Certain Matters      79   

Section 7.12

   Transaction Litigation      80   

Section 7.13

   Financing      81   

Section 7.14

   Financing Cooperation      84   

Section 7.15

   Approval of the Merger      86   

 

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          Page  

ARTICLE VIII CONDITIONS

     87   

Section 8.1

   Conditions to Each Party’s Obligation to Effect the Merger      87   

ARTICLE IX TERMINATION

     87   

Section 9.1

   Termination      87   

Section 9.2

   Effect of Termination      90   

ARTICLE X MISCELLANEOUS

     91   

Section 10.1

   Amendment and Modification      91   

Section 10.2

   Non-Survival of Representations and Warranties      92   

Section 10.3

   Notices      92   

Section 10.4

   Interpretation      93   

Section 10.5

   Counterparts      93   

Section 10.6

   Entire Agreement; Third-Party Beneficiaries      93   

Section 10.7

   Severability      94   

Section 10.8

   Governing Law      94   

Section 10.9

   Jurisdiction      95   

Section 10.10

   Service of Process      95   

Section 10.11

   Specific Performance; Remedies      95   

Section 10.12

   Assignment      96   

Section 10.13

   Expenses      96   

Section 10.14

   Headings      96   

Section 10.15

   Waivers      96   

Section 10.16

   WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL      97   

 

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AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER

AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER, dated as of June 15, 2016 (this “ Agreement ”), by and among QLogic Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”), Cavium, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“ Parent ”), and Quasar Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation and wholly-owned Subsidiary of Parent (“ Sub ”).

RECITALS

WHEREAS, the boards of directors of Parent, Sub and the Company have each determined that it is in the best interests of their respective stockholders for Parent to acquire the Company upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein;

WHEREAS, in furtherance of such acquisition, it is proposed that, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein, Sub make a tender offer to purchase each of the issued and outstanding shares of Company Common Stock (as defined herein) (other than shares of Company Common Stock to be cancelled in accordance with Section 4.1(b) ) for (i) $11.00 in cash, without interest (such amount, or any greater cash amount per Company Share paid pursuant to the Offer, the “ Cash Consideration ”) and (ii) 0.098 (the “ Exchange Ratio ”) duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable shares of Parent Common Stock per share of such Company Common Stock, net to the holder thereof (the “ Share Consideration ” and together with the Cash Consideration, the “ Merger Consideration ”) on the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement and the Offer (such offer, as it may be amended from time to time pursuant to the terms hereof, the “ Offer ” );

WHEREAS, Parent, Sub and the Company acknowledge and agree that as soon as practicable following the Acceptance Time, Sub will be merged with and into the Company, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement (the “ Merger ”), with the Merger to be effected pursuant to Section 251(h) of the DGCL (as defined herein);

WHEREAS, the board of directors of the Company has: (i) determined that the Offer and the Merger are fair to, and in the best interests of, the Company and its stockholders; (ii) adopted and declared advisable this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, including the Offer and the Merger; (iii) resolved that the Merger shall be effected as soon as practicable following the Acceptance Time without a vote of the Company’s stockholders pursuant to Section 251(h) of the DGCL; and (iv) subject to the terms hereof, resolved and agreed to recommend that holders of shares of Company Common Stock accept the Offer and tender their shares of Company Common Stock pursuant to the Offer;

WHEREAS, the board of directors of each of Parent and Sub has (a) determined that the Merger is advisable and fair to, and in the best interests of, Parent and Sub, respectively, and (b) approved, adopted and declared advisable this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, including the Offer and the Merger; and


WHEREAS, Parent, Sub and the Company desire to make certain representations, warranties and agreements in connection with, and also to prescribe certain conditions to, the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the representations, warranties, covenants and agreements set forth herein, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound hereby, agree as follows:

ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS AND TERMS

Section 1.1 Definitions . As used in this Agreement, the following terms have the meanings set forth below:

401(k) Plan ” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.4(f) .

Acquisition Proposal ” means any offer or proposal made by any Person or Persons other than Parent, Sub or any controlled Affiliate thereof relating to, in a single transaction or a series of related transactions, other than in the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, any (i) purchase or other acquisition, directly or indirectly, of beneficial ownership (as defined under Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act) of securities (or options, rights to purchase or securities convertible into or redeemable or exchangeable for such securities) representing fifteen percent (15%) or more of the issued and outstanding Company Common Stock, including pursuant to a merger, amalgamation, consolidation or other business combination, joint venture, recapitalization, sale of capital stock, issuance of securities, tender offer or exchange offer or other similar transaction involving the Company, (ii) purchase or other acquisition, directly or indirectly, of fifteen percent (15%) or more of the assets (including the capital stock of the Subsidiaries of the Company) of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, (iii) the issuance by the Company of securities representing fifteen (15%) or more of any class of its outstanding voting securities or (iv) a liquidation, dissolution or other winding up of the Company or, to the extent representing fifteen percent (15%) or more of the assets (including the capital stock of the Subsidiaries of the Company) of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, one or more Subsidiaries of the Company.

Action ” means litigation, suit, claim, charge, action, hearing, proceeding, arbitration or mediation.

Additional Offer Period ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(d) .

Affiliate ” has the meaning set forth in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Agreement ” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

Alternative Debt Financing ” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.13(c) .

 

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Antitrust Laws ” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.7(a) .

Benefit Plans ” means (a) each “employee benefit plan” as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA (whether or not subject to ERISA), (b) each employment, consulting, severance, change of control, retention or similar plan, agreement, arrangement or policy, and (c) each other plan, agreement, arrangement or policy (written or oral) providing for compensation, bonuses, perquisites, profit-sharing, equity or equity-related related rights, incentive or deferred compensation, paid time off, insurance (including any self-insured arrangements), health or medical benefits, employee assistance program, disability or sick leave benefits, workers’ compensation, supplemental unemployment benefits, severance, retention, or change in control benefits or post-employment or retirement benefits (including compensation, pension, health, medical or life insurance benefits), in each case maintained, sponsored or contributed to, or required to be contributed to, by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or with respect to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has any direct or indirect liability, other than any such benefits or arrangements required to be provided, maintained or contributed to under applicable Law.

Board Recommendation ” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.22 .

Book Entry Shares ” means outstanding non-certificated Company Common Stock represented by book-entry shares.

Business Day ” means a day other than a Saturday, a Sunday or another day on which commercial banking institutions in New York, New York are authorized or required by Law to be closed.

Cash Consideration ” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

Certificate of Merger ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.2 .

Certificates ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.1(a) .

Change of Recommendation ” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.3(d) .

Cleanup ” means any actions, activities or other measures required or necessary pursuant to Environmental Law to investigate, clean up, remove, treat, remediate, correct, abate, mitigate, or monitor any Hazardous Materials in any manner.

Closing ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.3 .

Closing Date ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.3 .

Code ” means the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

Company ” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

Company Arrangements ” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.9(g) .

 

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Company Balance Sheet ” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.6 .

Company Balance Sheet Date ” means April 3, 2016.

Company Common Stock ” means the Common Stock, $0.001 par value, of the Company.

Company Compensation Committee ” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.9(g) .

Company Credit Agreement ” means the Credit Agreement dated as of March 20, 2013, by and among the Company, the lenders from time to time party thereto, and JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time).

Company Disclosure Schedule ” means the disclosure schedule, delivered by the Company to Parent immediately prior to the execution of this Agreement.

Company Equity Plan ” means the Company’s 2005 Performance Incentive Plan, as amended and restated effective July 10, 2014.

Company Financial Advisor ” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.20 .

Company Financial Statements ” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.5(b) .

Company Material Adverse Effect ” means any event, circumstance, change, occurrence, development or effect that has or would reasonably be expected to result in a material adverse change in, or material adverse effect on, (a) the business, financial condition or results of operations of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or (b) the ability of the Company to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby on or before the Termination Date; provided , however , that for purposes of clause (a) a “Company Material Adverse Effect” shall not include or take into account any event, circumstance, change, occurrence, development or effect arising after the date hereof and resulting from or arising in connection with (i) conditions generally affecting the industries and markets in which the Company and its Subsidiaries operate, (ii) general economic, political or financial or securities market conditions, (iii) the announcement of this Agreement or the pendency of the transactions contemplated hereby (including any resulting loss or departure of officers or other employees of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or the termination, reduction (or potential reduction) or any other resulting negative development in the Company’s or any of its Subsidiaries’ relationships with any of its customers, suppliers, distributors or other business partners), (iv) natural disasters, acts of war, terrorism or sabotage, military actions or the escalation thereof, earthquakes, hurricanes, tornadoes or other natural disasters or other force majeure events, (v) changes in GAAP, in the interpretation of GAAP, in the accounting rules and regulations of the SEC, or in applicable Law, (vi) the taking of any action by the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company to the extent the taking of such action is expressly required by this Agreement, or the failure by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to take any action to the extent the taking of such action is expressly prohibited by this Agreement, (vii) any proceeding

 

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brought or threatened by stockholders of either Parent or the Company (whether on behalf of Company, Parent or otherwise) asserting allegations of breach of fiduciary duty relating to this Agreement or violations of securities Laws in connection with the Disclosure Documents, or (viii) any decrease or decline in the market price or trading volume of the Company Common Stock or any failure by the Company to meet any projections, forecasts or revenue or earnings predictions of the Company or of any securities analysts ( provided that, in the case of this clause (viii), the underlying cause of any such decrease, decline, or failure may be taken into account in determining whether a Company Material Adverse Effect has occurred unless otherwise excluded pursuant to another clause in this definition), except, in the case of clauses (i), (ii), (iv), and (v), to the extent that such event, circumstance, change, occurrence, development or effect materially and disproportionately affects the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, relative to other Persons engaged in the same industries, geographies, and markets in which the Company operates.

Company Performance Restricted Stock Unit ” means a performance-based restricted stock unit issued pursuant to the Company Equity Plan that remains unvested and subject to performance-based vesting criteria as of immediately prior to the Effective Time (before giving effect to any performance determination required under the terms of the award in connection with the Effective Time).

Company Preferred Stock ” means the Preferred Stock, $0.001 par value per share, of the Company.

Company Products ” means the products (including software) and services developed (including products for which development is ongoing), designed, manufactured, offered, provided, marketed, licensed, sold, distributed or otherwise made available by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.

Company Real Property ” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.14(b) .

Company Related Party ” means the Company, its Subsidiaries and its Affiliates and its and their respective Affiliates’ stockholders, partners, members, officers, directors, employees, controlling persons, agents and representatives.

Company Restricted Stock Unit ” means a restricted stock unit issued pursuant to the Company Equity Plan that remains outstanding as of immediately prior to the Effective Time (other than Company Performance Restricted Stock Units).

Company SEC Reports ” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.5(a) .

Company Stock Option ” means an option to purchase Company Common Stock granted pursuant to the Company Equity Plan.

 

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Confidentiality Agreement ” means that certain mutual confidentiality agreement dated as of April 19, 2016, by and between the Company and Parent.

Consideration Fund ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.2(a) .

Contract ” means any note, bond, mortgage, indenture, lease, license, contract, agreement and all other legally binding arrangements, whether oral or written.

Converted Parent Option ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.4(a) .

Converted PRSUs ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.4(f) .

Converted RSUs ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.4(d) .

Covered Securityholders ” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.9(g) .

Debt Commitment Letter ” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.12 .

Debt Financing ” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.12 .

Debt Financing Agreements ” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.13(b) .

D&O Indemnitee ” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.6(a) .

D&O Insurance ” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.6(b) .

DGCL ” means the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.

Disclosure Document ” means the Schedule 14D-9 and each other document required to be filed by the Company with the SEC or required to be distributed or otherwise disseminated to the Company’s stockholders in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

Dissenting Shares ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.3 .

Effective Time ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.2 .

Employees ” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.4(a) .

Employee Representative Body ” has the meaning set for in Section 5.16(a)

Environmental Claim ” means any claim, notice, directive, action, cause of action, investigation, suit, proceeding, demand, abatement order or any other order or notice by any Person alleging actual or potential liability (including, without limitation, actual or potential liability for investigatory costs, cleanup costs, governmental response costs, natural resources damages, property damages, personal injuries,

 

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attorneys’ fees or penalties) arising out of, based on, resulting from or relating to (a) the presence or release of any Hazardous Materials into the environment or at any location (whether or not owned or operated by the Company, now or in the past), or exposure to, any Hazardous Materials, or (b) circumstances forming the basis of any violation or alleged violation of any Environmental Law.

Environmental Laws ” means all Laws relating to pollution, or the protection of human health and safety, in respect of exposure to Hazardous Materials, or the environment (including, without limitation, ambient air, vapor, surface water, ground water, land surface or subsurface strata, and natural resources), including (a) Laws relating to (i) emissions, discharges, releases or threatened releases of, or exposure to, Hazardous Materials, (ii) the manufacture, processing, distribution, use, treatment, generation, storage, containment (whether above ground or underground), disposal, recycling, release, transport or handling of Hazardous Materials, (iii) recordkeeping, notification, disclosure and reporting requirements regarding Hazardous Materials, (iv) endangered or threatened species of fish, wildlife and plant and the management or use of natural resources, (v) the preservation of the environment or mitigation of adverse effects on or to human health or the environment, or (vi) emissions or control of greenhouse gases, and (b) Laws relating to, governing or requiring Permits for the importation, use, distribution and disposal of any materials, chemicals, equipment and substances within any member state of the European Union (or signatory thereto), including, without limitation, the Directive 2002/95/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 January 2003 on the Restriction of the Use of Certain Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment, as amended (RoHS), and the Directive 2002/96/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 January 2003 on Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment, as amended (WEEE), and Directive 2006/121/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 December 2006 on the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals, as amended (REACH), each as amended.

Equity Conversion Ratio ” means the sum of (i) the Exchange Ratio and (ii) the quotient obtained by dividing (x) the Cash Consideration by (y) the Parent Measurement Price.

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

ERISA Affiliate ” means any trade or business, whether or not incorporated, that together with the Company would be, or, within the preceding six years would have been, deemed to be a single employer for purposes of section 4001 of ERISA or Sections 414(b), (c), (m), (n) or (o) of the Code.

ESPP ” means the Company’s 1998 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as amended and restated effective May 28, 2015.

Exchange Act ” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

Exchange Ratio ” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

 

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Expiration Date ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(c) .

FCPA ” means the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended.

Financing Cooperation Indemnity ” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.14(b) .

Financing Information ” means (A) audited consolidated balance sheets and related statements of operations, income and cash flows and shareholders’ equity of the Company for the three (3) most recently completed fiscal years ended at least ninety (90) days prior to the Closing Date, (B) unaudited consolidated balance sheets and related statements of income, operations and cash flows of the Company for each subsequent fiscal quarter ended at least forty five (45) days prior to the Closing Date (but, excluding the fourth quarter of any fiscal year), and (C) all other customary financial information with respect to the financial condition, projections and prospects of the Company (that is reasonably available to or readily obtainable by the Company) as may be reasonably requested by Parent or its Financing Sources that is required to produce the financial statements and information identified in paragraph (v) of Annex II of the Debt Commitment Letter or otherwise required to be delivered in order to satisfy a condition precedent relating to financial information of the Company and its Subsidiaries to the funding of the Debt Financing under the Debt Commitment Letter (it being understood and agreed that the foregoing provisions of this definition shall not obligate the Company to prepare or provide (1) any pro forma financial statements or adjustments (including regarding any synergies, cost savings, ownership or other post-Closing adjustments) or projections (provided that the Company will reasonably cooperate and assist Parent in its preparation of such materials), (2) risk factors relating to all or any component of the Debt Financing or any Alternative Debt Financing, (3) separate financial statements in respect of the Company’s Subsidiaries, or (4) other information required by Rule 3-09, Rule 3-10 or Rule 3-16 of Regulation S-X or any Compensation, Discussion and Analysis required by Item 402(b) of Regulation S-K, or any other information customarily excluded from an offering memorandum for a Rule 144A offering involving high yield debt securities).

Financing Indemnitees ” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.14(b) .

Financing Sources ” means the agents, arrangers, lenders and other entities that have committed to provide or arrange all or any part of the Debt Financing or other financings in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby, including the parties to any joinder agreements, indentures or credit agreements entered pursuant thereto or relating thereto (but excluding Parent and Sub), together with their respective Affiliates, and their respective Affiliates’ officers, directors, employees, agents and representatives and their respective successors and assigns.

Foreign Antitrust Approvals ” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.7(a) .

Foreign Benefit Plan ” means any Benefit Plan that is maintained outside the jurisdiction of the United States, or covers any Service Provider residing or working outside the United States.

GAAP ” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.5(b) .

 

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Governmental Entity ” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.4 .

Hazardous Materials ” means any chemicals, pollutants, contaminants, wastes, petroleum and petroleum products, greenhouse gases, asbestos or asbestos-containing materials or products, polychlorinated biphenyls, lead or lead-based paints or materials, radon, fungus, mold, mycotoxins or other substances that may have an adverse effect on human health or the environment, and including, without limitation, any substance that is listed, defined, designated, regulated or classified as hazardous, toxic, radioactive, dangerous, a pollutant, a contaminant, petroleum, oil, or words of similar meaning or effect under any Environmental Law.

HSR Act ” means the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended.

Indemnified Parties ” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.6(a) .

Intellectual Property ” means all intellectual property rights throughout the world, including (i) patents and patent applications, including any provisionals, divisionals, continuations, continuations-in-part, re-examinations, renewals, extensions and reissues of the foregoing, (ii) trademarks, service marks, trade names, trade dress, logos, slogans, Internet domain names, and applications and registrations for the foregoing, (iii) copyrights (including any applications, registrations and renewals for the foregoing) and proprietary rights in software, (iv) rights in semiconductor mask works, (v) trade secrets, including in know-how, technical documentation, specifications, software code, designs, plans, and financial information, (vi) rights in databases, data and data collections, and (vi) any similar or equivalent rights to any of the foregoing.

Intervening Event ” means any event, circumstance, change, occurrence, development or effect that materially affects the business, assets or operations of the Company (other than any event, fact or development or occurrence resulting from a material breach of this Agreement by the Company) that was not known to, or reasonably foreseeable by, the board of directors of the Company as of the date hereof and becomes known to the board of directors of the Company after the date hereof and prior to the Acceptance Time; provided that in no event shall any event, circumstance, change, occurrence, development or effect resulting from or relating to any of the following give rise to an Intervening Event: (i) the receipt of any Acquisition Proposal; (ii) the public announcement, execution, delivery or performance of this Agreement, the identity of Parent or Sub, or the public announcement, pendency or consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby (or the public announcement of any discussions among the parties related thereto); (iii) any change in the trading price or trading volume of Company Common Stock on Nasdaq or any change in the Company’s credit rating (although for purposes of clarity, any underlying facts, events, changes, developments or set of circumstances, with respect to this clause (iii) relating to or causing such change may be considered, along with the effects or consequences thereof); (iv) the fact that the Company has exceeded or met any projections, forecasts, revenue or earnings predictions or expectations of the Company or any securities analysts for any period ending (or for which revenues or earnings are released) on or after the date hereof (although for purposes of clarity, any underlying facts, events, changes, developments or set of circumstances relating to or causing such material

 

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improvement or improvements may be considered, along with the effects or consequences thereof); (v) changes in GAAP, other applicable accounting rules or applicable Law (including the accounting rules and regulations of the SEC) or, in any such case, changes in the interpretation thereof after the date hereof; or (vi) any changes in general economic or political conditions, or in the financial, credit or securities markets in general (including changes in interest rates, exchange rates, stock, bond and/or debt prices).

IRS ” means the U.S. Internal Revenue Service or successors thereto.

Knowing and Intentional Breach ” means a material breach that is a consequence of an act undertaken by the breaching party with the knowledge that the taking of such act, or failure to act, would, or would be reasonably expected to, result in a breach of this Agreement.

Knowledge ” means, as of the date of determination, (i) with respect to the Company, the knowledge of the Persons set forth on Section 1.1 of the Company Disclosure Schedule, after reasonable inquiry, and (ii) with respect to Parent, the knowledge of Syed Ali, Arthur Chadwick and Vincent Pangrazio, after reasonable inquiry.

Law ” means any federal, state, local or foreign law (including common law), statute, ordinance, regulation, judgment, order, decree, injunction, arbitration award, franchise, license, agency requirement or permit of any Governmental Entity.

Leased Real Property ” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.14(b) .

Lien ” means, with respect to any property or asset, any mortgage, lien, pledge, charge, security interest, or encumbrance in respect of such property or asset, but does not include, with respect to Owned Intellectual Property (i) non-exclusive licenses or (ii) covenants not to assert that, in each of the case of the foregoing (i) and (ii), are not and would not be binding on the Intellectual Property of Parent or any of its Affiliates upon consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated hereby. For purposes of this Agreement, a Person shall be deemed to own subject to a lien any property or asset that it has acquired or holds subject to the interest of a vendor or lessor under any conditional sale agreement, capital lease or other title retention agreement relating to such property or asset.

Marketing Period ” means the first period of fifteen (15) consecutive Business Days after the date on which the Company shall have delivered to Parent the Financing Information and throughout and at the end of which all of the Tender Offer Conditions are satisfied (except (x) the Minimum Condition, subject to the satisfaction of the Minimum Condition as of the last day of such period, and (y) those other conditions that by their terms are to be satisfied at or immediately prior to the Acceptance Time, but subject to such conditions being able to be satisfied); provided that (i) if the Marketing Period has not been completed on or prior to August 19, 2016, then the Marketing Period shall not commence prior to September 5, 2016 and (ii) for the purposes of such fifteen (15) consecutive Business Day period, July 1, 2016 shall not be deemed a Business Day; provided,

 

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further, that in no event shall the fifteen (15) consecutive Business Days period be restarted or cease to continue if additional or updated financial information is required to be delivered pursuant to clauses (A) or (B) of the definition of “Financing Information” after the start of the Marketing Period so long as such additional or updated financial information is delivered in accordance with the definition thereof; provided, however, the Marketing Period shall end on any earlier date that is the date on which the full proceeds to be provided to Parent by the Financing Sources are made available to Parent to complete the transactions contemplated hereby. If the Company shall in good faith reasonably believe that it has provided the Financing Information, it may deliver to Parent a written notice to that effect (stating when it believes it completed such delivery), in which case the Company shall be deemed to have complied with such obligation to provide the Financing Information on the date such notice is received by the Parent unless Parent in good faith reasonably believes the Company has not completed the delivery of the Financing Information and, within three Business Days after the receipt of such notice from the Company, Parent delivers a written notice to the Company to that effect (stating with reasonable specificity which Financing Information the Company has not delivered).

Material Company License-In Agreements ” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.12(b) .

Material Company License-Out Agreements ” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.12(c) .

Material Contract ” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.8(a) .

Maximum Amount ” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.6(b) .

Merger ” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

Merger Consideration ” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

Minimum Condition ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(b) .

Nasdaq ” means the Nasdaq Global Select Market, but if the Nasdaq Global Select Market is not then the principal U.S. trading market for the Company Common Stock or Parent Common Stock, as applicable, then “Nasdaq” shall be deemed to mean the principal U.S. national securities exchange registered under the Exchange Act on which the Company Common Stock or Parent Common Stock, as applicable, is then traded.

Nasdaq Rules ” means the rules and regulations of Nasdaq.

New Debt Commitment Letter ” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.13(d) .

New Purchase Date ” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.8 .

OFAC ” means the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Treasury Department.

 

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Off-the-Shelf Software ” means any generally commercially available software in executable code form (other than development tools and development environments) that is available for a cost of not more than $25,000 for a perpetual license for a single user or workstation (or $100,000 in the aggregate for all users and workstations).

Offer ” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

Offer Commencement Date ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(a) .

Offer Documents ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(g) .

Offering Period ” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.8 .

Open Source Material ” means any software that is distributed as “free software”, “open source software” (a) under the GNU General Public License (GPL), GNU Lesser General Public License (LGPL), Mozilla Public License (MPL) or substantially similar licenses, or (b) is distributed subject to a requirement that, as a condition of the modification, distribution or other use of such software, the licensee of such software grants, or purports to grant, to any third party, rights or immunities under Intellectual Property owned by such licensee in any derivative works on the same terms and conditions as for such software, including that , as a condition of the modification, distribution or other use of such software, that any software incorporated into, derived from or distributed with such software be (i) disclosed or distributed in source code form, (ii) licensed for the purpose of making derivative works or (iii) redistributable at no charge or minimal charge, in each case to any third parties.

Owned Intellectual Property ” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.12(a) .

Owned Real Property ” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.14(b) .

Parent ” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

Parent Common Stock ” means the common stock, $0.001 par value per share, of Parent.

Parent Material Adverse Effect ” means any event, circumstance, change, occurrence, development or effect that has or would reasonably be expected to result in a material adverse change in, or material adverse effect on, (a) the business, financial condition or results of operations of Parent and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or (b) the ability of the Parent to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby on or before the Termination Date; provided , however , that for purposes of clause (a) a “Parent Material Adverse Effect” shall not include or take into account any event, circumstance, change, occurrence, development or effect arising after the date hereof and resulting from or arising in connection with (i) conditions generally affecting the industries and markets in which the Parent and its Subsidiaries operate, (ii) general economic, political or financial or securities market conditions, (iii) the announcement of this Agreement or the pendency of the transactions contemplated hereby (including any resulting loss or departure of officers or other employees of

 

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Parent or any of its Subsidiaries, or the termination, reduction (or potential reduction) or any other resulting negative development in Parent’s or any of its Subsidiaries’ relationships with any of its customers, suppliers, distributors or other business partners), (iv) natural disasters, acts of war, terrorism or sabotage, military actions or the escalation thereof, earthquakes, hurricanes, tornadoes or other natural disasters or other force majeure events, (v) changes in GAAP, in the interpretation of GAAP, in the accounting rules and regulations of the SEC, or in applicable Law, (vi) the taking of any action by Parent or any Subsidiary of Parent to the extent the taking of such action is expressly required by this Agreement, or the failure by the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries to take any action to the extent the taking of such action is expressly prohibited by this Agreement, (vii) any proceeding brought or threatened by stockholders of either Parent or the Company (whether on behalf of Company, Parent or otherwise) asserting allegations of breach of fiduciary duty relating to this Agreement or violations of securities Laws in connection with the Disclosure Documents, or (viii) any decrease or decline in the market price or trading volume of the Parent Common Stock or any failure by Parent to meet any projections, forecasts or revenue or earnings predictions of the Company or of any securities analysts ( provided that, in the case of this clause (viii), the underlying cause of any such decrease, decline, or failure may be taken into account in determining whether a Parent Material Adverse Effect has occurred unless otherwise excluded pursuant to another clause in this definition), except, in the case of clauses (i), (ii), (iv), and (v), to the extent that such event, circumstance, change, occurrence, development or effect materially and disproportionately affects Parent and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, relative to other Persons engaged in the same industries, geographies, and markets in which Parent operates.

Parent Measurement Price ” means the volume weighted average trading price of Parent Common Stock on the Parent Stock Exchange for the five (5) consecutive trading days ending on the trading day immediately preceding the Closing Date.

Parent SEC Reports ” means all reports and other documents required to be filed with or furnished to the SEC by Parent since December 31, 2013, together with any documents filed or furnished during such period by Parent to the SEC on a voluntary basis, and amendments thereto.

Parent Stock Exchange ” means the Nasdaq Global Select Market, but if the Nasdaq Global Select Market is not then the principal U.S. trading market for Parent’s common stock, then “Parent Stock Exchange” shall be deemed to mean the principal U.S. national securities exchange registered under the Exchange Act on which Parent’s common stock is then traded.

Partnership ” means any partnership, joint venture or similar entity in connection with which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries directly or indirectly holds an ownership interest in such entity.

Paying and Exchange Agent ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.2(a) .

Permits ” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.17 .

 

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Permitted Liens ” means (a) Liens for Taxes not yet due and payable or that are being contested in good faith and for which adequate reserves (as determined in accordance with GAAP) have been established on the Company Balance Sheet, (b) Liens in favor of vendors, carriers, warehousemen, repairmen, mechanics, workmen, materialmen, construction or similar Liens or other encumbrances arising in the ordinary course of business with respect to amounts not yet overdue or the validity of which is being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and for which adequate reserves (as determined in accordance with GAAP) have been established on the Company Balance Sheet, (c) Liens reflected in the Company Balance Sheet, as applicable, (d) with respect to any Company Real Property, Liens of record or imposed or promulgated by operation of applicable Law with respect to real property and improvements, including, zoning regulations, permits, licenses, utility easements, rights of way and similar Liens imposed or promulgated by any Governmental Entity which in each case are not violated by the current use or occupancy of the real property or the operation of the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries as presently conducted,(e) Liens of a collection bank arising under Section 4-210 of the Uniform Commercial Code on non-material items in the course of collection or in favor of a banking or other financing institution arising as a matter of law encumbering deposits or other funds maintained with a financial institution (including the right of set off) and which are customary in the banking industry but not related to indebtedness; and (f) Liens that do not materially detract from the value or materially interfere with any present or intended use or other exploitation of such property or assets.

Person ” means any natural person or any corporation, partnership, limited liability company, association, trust or other entity or organization, including any Governmental Entity.

Prime Rate ” means the rate of interest quoted in the print edition of The Wall Street Journal , “Money Rates” section, as the prime rate (currently defined as the base rate on corporate loans posted by at least 75% of the nation’s 30 largest banks), as in effect from time to time.

Preliminary Prospectus ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(g) .

Qualifying Transaction ” shall have the meaning assigned to the term “Acquisition Proposal,” except that all references therein to “fifteen percent (15%)” shall be deemed to be references to “fifty percent (50%)”.

Real Property Lease ” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.14(b) .

Registration Statement ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(g).

Representatives ” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.2 .

Sarbanes-Oxley Act ” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.5(d) .

Schedule 14D-9 ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.2(b) .

 

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SEC ” means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.

Section   262 ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.3 .

Securities Act ” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

Service Provider ” means any director, officer, employee or individual independent contractor of the Company or any Company Subsidiary.

Share Consideration ” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

Share Consideration Value ” means the product of the Exchange Ratio and the Parent Measurement Price.

Significant Customer ” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.19(a) .

Significant Supplier ” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.19(b) .

Standard Outbound License ” means a written Contract between the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and a third party pursuant to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries grants to customers, distributors, OEMs or end users a non-exclusive license or covenant not to assert Intellectual Property in connection with the sale of the products of the Company or its Subsidiaries in the ordinary course, which Contract does not materially differ in substance from the Company’s and its Subsidiaries’ standard form agreements, copies of which have been made available to Parent.

Sub ” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

Subsidiary ” means, as to any Person, any corporation, partnership, limited liability company, association or other business entity (i) of which such Person directly or indirectly owns securities or other equity interests representing more than fifty percent (50%) of the aggregate voting power or (ii) of which such Person possesses more than fifty percent (50%) of the right to elect directors or Persons holding similar positions.

Superior Proposal ” means any Acquisition Proposal (substituting the term “fifty percent (50%)” for the term “fifteen percent (15%)” in each instance where such term appears therein) that the Company’s board of directors determines in its good faith judgment, after consultation with its outside legal counsel and financial advisors, and after taking into account all of the terms and conditions of such Acquisition Proposal (including any required financing, termination or break-up fees, and conditions to consummation) and the likelihood and timing of consummation (as compared to the transactions contemplated hereby), and after taking into account all financial, legal, regulatory, and other aspects of such Acquisition Proposal, to be more favorable to the Company’s stockholders from a financial point of view than the transaction contemplated hereby, after giving effect to any changes to the terms of this Agreement proposed by Parent in response to such Acquisition Proposal.

 

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Surviving Corporation ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1 .

Tax Incentive ” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.13(l) .

Tax Return ” means any report, return, document, statement, declaration or other information or filing required to be supplied to any Governmental Entity or jurisdiction (foreign or domestic) with respect to Taxes, including, without limitation, any information return, claim for refund, amended return or declaration of estimated Tax, and any amendments, schedules or attachments to any of the foregoing, and including, for the avoidance of doubt, FinCen Form 114.

Taxes ” means any and all taxes, charges, fees, levies, customs, duties or other assessments, including income, gross receipts, excise, real or personal property, escheat, sales, withholding, social security, occupation, use, service, service use, value added, license, net worth, payroll, franchise, transfer and recording taxes, fees and charges, imposed by the IRS or any other Governmental Entity (whether domestic or foreign including any state, local or foreign government or any subdivision or taxing agency thereof (including a United States possession)), whether computed on a separate, consolidated, unitary, combined or any other basis; and such term shall include any interest, penalties or additional amounts attributable to, or imposed upon, or with respect to, any such taxes, charges, fees, levies or other assessments.

Tender Offer Conditions ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(b) .

Termination Date ” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.1(b)(i) .

Total Cash Consideration ” means, with respect to each vested Company Stock Option, the product of (a) the Cash Consideration and (b) the number of shares of Company Common Stock subject to such vested Company Stock Option immediately prior to the Effective Time.

Total Cash Exercise Price ” means, with respect to each vested Company Stock Option, the aggregate exercise price of such vested Company Stock Option, multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is the Cash Consideration and the denominator of which is the sum of (a) the Cash Consideration and (b) the Share Consideration Value.

Total Share Consideration ” means, with respect to each vested Company Stock Option, the product of (a) the Share Consideration Value and (b) the number of shares of Company Common Stock subject to such vested Company Stock Option immediately prior to the Effective Time.

Total Share Exercise Price ” means, with respect to each vested Company Stock Option, the aggregate exercise price of such vested Company Stock Option reduced by the Total Cash Exercise Price.

 

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Underwater Option ” means, with respect to each Company Stock Option, each Company Stock Option (whether vested or unvested) with an exercise price equal to or greater than the sum of (a) the Cash Consideration and (b) the Share Consideration Value.

United States ” and “ U.S. ” mean the United States of America.

Vested Option Consideration ” means (a) an amount of cash equal to the positive difference, if any, between the Total Cash Consideration, less the Total Cash Exercise Price, and (b) a number of shares of Parent Common Stock equal to the positive difference, if any, between the Total Share Consideration less the Total Share Exercise Price, divided (ii) by the Parent Measurement Price, in each case as determined hereunder with respect to the particular vested Company Stock Option.

WARN Act ” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.16(g) .

Section 1.2 Other Definitional Provisions; Interpretation .

The words “hereof,” “herein” and words of similar import shall, unless otherwise stated, be construed to refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement, and references to articles, sections, paragraphs, clauses, exhibits and schedules are to the articles, sections, clauses and paragraphs of, and exhibits and schedules to, this Agreement, unless otherwise specified.

Whenever “include,” “includes” or “including” is used in this Agreement, such word shall be deemed to be followed by the phrase “without limitation.”

Words describing the singular number shall be deemed to include the plural and vice versa, words denoting any gender shall be deemed to include all genders and words denoting natural persons shall be deemed to include business entities and vice versa.

When used in reference to information or documents, the phrase “made available” means that the information or documents referred to have been made available in that certain virtual data room established by the Company, for the purposes of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement no later than 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the date which is one day prior to the date of this Agreement.

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ARTICLE II

THE OFFER

Section 2.1 The Offer .

(a) Provided , that this Agreement shall not have been terminated in accordance with its terms and provided that none of the events set forth in clause (v)(a) of Annex A shall have occurred and subject to no Law having been enacted, entered, enforced, promulgated, amended, issued or deemed applicable to Parent, the Company or any Subsidiary or Affiliate thereof having such effect, Sub shall (and Parent shall cause Sub to) commence (within the meaning of Rule 14d-2 under the Exchange Act) the Offer as promptly as reasonably practicable, and in any event within twenty (20) Business Days, after the date hereof (the date of such commencement, the “ Offer Commencement Date ”). Following such launch, each of Parent and Sub shall use its reasonable best efforts to consummate the Offer, subject to the terms and conditions hereof.

(b) The obligation of Sub to accept for payment, purchase and pay for any shares of Company Common Stock tendered pursuant to the Offer (and not validly withdrawn) shall only be subject to the satisfaction or waiver pursuant to the terms hereof of (x) the condition (the “ Minimum Condition ”) that at least that number of shares of Company Common Stock validly tendered and not withdrawn prior to the expiration date of the Offer (other than shares of Company Common Stock tendered by guaranteed delivery that have not yet been “received,” as such term is defined in Section 251(h) of the DGCL, by the depositary for the Offer), when added to any shares of Company Common Stock already owned by Sub, if any, equals a majority of the then outstanding shares of Company Common Stock, and (y) the other conditions set forth in Annex   A hereto (the conditions described in clauses (x) and (y) are collectively referred to as the “ Tender Offer Conditions ”). Sub expressly reserves the right (but shall not be obligated) at any time or from time to time, in its sole discretion, to amend or waive any such condition (other than the Minimum Condition which may not be amended or waived or the conditions set forth in clauses (ii), (iii), (iv) or (v)(a) of Annex A which may not be amended or waived without the Company’s prior written consent), to in good faith increase the price per share of Company Common Stock payable in the Offer, and to make any other changes in the terms and conditions of the Offer; provided , that without the prior written consent of the Company no change may be made that decreases the Merger Consideration (except as provided in Section 2.1(h) ), changes the form of consideration payable in the Offer, adds to the conditions to the Offer, decreases the number of shares of Company Common Stock sought to be purchased in the Offer, extends the Offer other than in a manner pursuant to and in accordance with the terms of this Section 2.1 or modifies, amends or supplements any Tender Offer Condition in any manner that broadens such conditions or is adverse to the holders of shares of Company Common Stock.

(c) Subject to the terms and conditions thereof, the Offer shall remain open until midnight, New York City time, at the end of the twentieth (20th) Business Day beginning with (and including) the date that the Offer is commenced (determined in accordance with Rule 14d-1(g)(3) under the Exchange Act) (the “ Expiration Date ”), unless the period of time for which the Offer is open shall have been extended pursuant to, and in accordance with, the provisions of this Section 2.1 or as required by applicable Laws or the interpretations of the SEC (in which event the term “Expiration Date” shall mean the earliest time and date that the Offer, as so extended, may expire).

 

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(d) Notwithstanding the foregoing or anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, unless this Agreement shall have been terminated in accordance with Section 9.1 ,

(i) Sub shall extend the Offer for any period required by any Law or any rule, regulation, interpretation or position of the SEC or its staff or the Nasdaq Stock Market that is applicable to the Offer; and

(ii) if, on the initial Expiration Date or any subsequent date as of which the Offer is scheduled to expire, any Tender Offer Condition is not satisfied and has not been waived, then Sub shall extend (and re-extend) the Offer and its expiration date beyond the initial Expiration Date or such subsequent date for one or more successive extension periods of up to ten (10) Business Days each (each such extension period, an “ Additional Offer Period ”); provided , however , that Sub shall not be required to extend the Offer pursuant to this clause (ii) on more than two (2) occasions if all Tender Offer Conditions other than the Minimum Condition are satisfied on the date on which the Offer is scheduled to expire, but the Minimum Condition is not satisfied, but may, in its sole and absolute discretion, elect to do so;

(iii) if, on the scheduled Expiration Date, each Tender Offer Condition has been satisfied, or waived by Parent or Sub if permitted hereunder, and the Marketing Period has not then ended, then Sub shall have the right in its sole discretion to extend the Offer to the Business Day immediately following the end of the Marketing Period or to such later date as may be required by the applicable rules, regulations, interpretations or positions of the SEC or its staff; and

(iv) if, immediately prior to the scheduled Expiration Date, each Tender Offer Condition has been satisfied, or waived by Parent or Sub if permitted hereunder, and the proceeds of the Debt Financing (or Alternative Debt Financing) are not available to Parent and Sub, in an amount sufficient (in combination with all funds held by or otherwise available to Parent and Sub, including the cash on hand of the Company) to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, then Sub shall have the right to, and, if requested by the Company, Sub shall, extend the Offer for no more than two (2) periods of up to ten (10) Business Days each (the length of such period to be determined by Parent, but in any event no later than five (5) Business Days prior to the Termination Date);

provided , however , that notwithstanding the foregoing clauses (i) – (iv) of this Section 2.1(d), in no event shall Sub be required to extend the Offer beyond the Termination Date (as the Termination Date may be extended pursuant to Section 9.1(b)(i) ); provided , further , that in no event shall Sub be permitted to extend the Offer beyond the Termination Date (as the Termination Date may be extended pursuant to Section 9.1(b)(i) ) without the prior consent of the Company; provided further , that the foregoing

 

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clauses (i) – (iv) of this Section 2.1(d) shall not be deemed to impair, limit or otherwise restrict in any manner the right of Parent or the Company to terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 9.1 .

(e) In the event that this Agreement is validly terminated pursuant to Section 9.1 , Sub shall (and Parent shall cause Sub to) promptly (and in any event within twenty four (24) hours of such termination), irrevocably and unconditionally terminate the Offer.

(f) The Merger Consideration shall, subject to applicable withholding of Taxes, be net to the applicable seller, upon the terms and subject to the conditions of the Offer. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, Sub or Parent on Sub’s behalf shall accept for payment and pay for all shares of Company Common Stock validly tendered and not withdrawn promptly following the expiration of the Offer; provided , however , that without the prior written consent of the Company, Sub shall not accept for payment or pay for any shares of Company Common Stock if, as a result, Sub would acquire less than the number of shares of Company Common Stock necessary to satisfy the Minimum Condition. The time at which Sub first accepts for payment the shares of Company Common Stock tendered in the Offer is referred to as the “ Acceptance Time .” If payment of the Merger Consideration is to be made to a person other than the person in whose name the surrendered certificate formerly evidencing shares of Company Common Stock is registered on the stock transfer books of the Company, it shall be a condition of payment that the certificate so surrendered shall be endorsed properly or otherwise be in proper form for transfer and that the person requesting such payment shall have paid all transfer and other similar Taxes required by reason of the payment of the Merger Consideration to a person other than the registered holder of the certificate surrendered, or shall have established to the satisfaction of Sub that such Taxes either have been paid or are not applicable. The Company shall register (and shall instruct its transfer agent to register) in the name of Sub the shares of Company Common Stock accepted for payment by Sub immediately after the Acceptance Time.

(g) As soon as reasonably practicable, and in any event within twenty (20) Business Days, after the date of this Agreement, Parent shall prepare and file with the SEC a registration statement on Form S–4 to register the offer and sale of Parent Common Stock pursuant to the Offer and the Merger (the “ Registration Statement ”). The Registration Statement will include a preliminary prospectus containing the information required under Rule 14d—4(b) under the Exchange Act (the “ Preliminary Prospectus ”). On the Offer Commencement Date, Parent and Sub shall: (i) cause to be filed with the SEC a Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO with respect to the Offer, which will contain or incorporate by reference the Preliminary Prospectus and forms of the related letter of transmittal and summary advertisement and other customary ancillary documents with respect to the Offer (such Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO and all exhibits, amendments and supplements thereto being referred to collectively in this Agreement as the “ Offer Documents ”); and (ii) cause the Offer Documents to be disseminated to holders of shares of Company Common Stock to the extent required by applicable Law. Parent and Sub shall use reasonable best efforts to cause the Registration Statement and the Offer Documents to comply in all material respects with applicable Law. The Company and its counsel shall be given reasonable opportunity to review and comment on the Registration Statement and the Offer

 

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Documents (including all amendments and supplements thereto) prior to the filing thereof with the SEC. Parent and Sub shall promptly provide the Company and its counsel with a copy or a description of any comments received by Parent, Sub or their counsel from the SEC or its staff with respect to the Registration Statement or the Offer Documents. Each of Parent and Sub shall use reasonable best efforts to respond promptly to any comments of the SEC or its staff with respect to the Registration Statement, the Offer Documents or the Offer. To the extent required by applicable Law, each of Parent, Sub and the Company shall use reasonable best efforts to (1) correct promptly any information provided by it for use in the Registration Statement or the Offer Documents to the extent that it becomes aware that such information shall have become false or misleading in any material respect, and (2) take all steps necessary to promptly cause the Registration Statement and the Offer Documents, as supplemented or amended to correct such information, to be filed with the SEC and to be disseminated to holders of shares of Company Common Stock. The Company shall promptly furnish to Parent and Sub all information concerning the Company and the Company’s stockholders that may be required or reasonably requested in connection with any action contemplated by this Section 2.1(g) . Parent shall use reasonable best efforts to have the Registration Statement declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly as possible after its filing and to maintain its effectiveness for so long as shall be required for the issuance of Parent Common Stock pursuant to the Offer and the Merger. Following the time the Registration Statement is declared effective, Parent shall file the final prospectus included therein under Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act.

(h) If, between the date of this Agreement and the Acceptance Time, any change in the number of issued or outstanding shares of Company Common Stock or Parent Common Stock shall occur as a result of a reclassification, recapitalization, share split (including a reverse share split), or combination, exchange or readjustment of shares, or any share dividend or share distribution (including any dividend or distribution of securities convertible into Company Common Stock or Parent Common Stock) with a record date during such period, the Merger Consideration shall be equitably adjusted to reflect such change to provide Parent and the holders of Company Common Stock (including Company Stock Options exercisable for Company Common Stock) the same economic effect as contemplated by this Agreement prior to such event. Nothing in this Section 2.1(h) shall be construed to permit the Company, Parent or Sub to take any action that is otherwise prohibited or restricted by any other provision of this Agreement.

(i) No fraction of a share of Parent Common Stock will be issued in connection with the Offer, but in lieu thereof each holder of Company Common Stock that would otherwise be entitled to a fraction of a share of Parent Common Stock (after aggregating all fractional shares of Parent Common Stock that otherwise would be received by such holder) shall in lieu of such fractional share, be paid an amount of cash (rounded to the nearest whole cent), without interest, equal to the product of: such fraction, multiplied by the Parent Measurement Price.

(j) Unless this Agreement is terminated pursuant to Section 9.1 , Sub shall not terminate or withdraw the Offer prior to any scheduled Expiration Date without the prior written consent of the Company in its sole and absolute discretion. In the event this Agreement is terminated pursuant to Section 9.1 , Sub shall promptly (and in any event within 24 hours) following such termination irrevocably and unconditionally terminate the Offer and shall

 

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not acquire any shares of Company Common Stock pursuant thereto. If the Offer is terminated in accordance with this Agreement prior to the Acceptance Time, Sub shall promptly return, or cause any depositary acting on behalf of Sub to return, all tendered shares of Company Common Stock to the tendering stockholders.

Section 2.2 Company Action .

(a) The Company hereby consents to and approves the Offer pursuant to the terms of this Agreement. The Company hereby further consents to the inclusion in the Offer Documents of such approval and Board Recommendation, unless the Company shall have withdrawn or modified such Board Recommendation as provided in Section 7.3(e) or Section 7.3(f) . The Company shall not withdraw or modify such Board Recommendation in any manner adverse to Sub or Parent except as provided in Section 7.3(e) or Section 7.3(f) .

(b) Promptly following the filing of the Schedule TO by Sub, the Company shall file with the SEC a Solicitation/Recommendation Statement on Schedule 14D-9 (together with all amendments and supplements thereto, the “ Schedule   14D-9 ”) containing, except as provided in Section 7.3(e) or Section 7.3(f) , the Board Recommendation. The Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause the Schedule 14D-9 to be filed with the SEC on the same day as the Schedule TO shall be filed with the SEC. The Company shall promptly mail the Schedule 14D-9 to the holders of shares of Company Common Stock together with the Offer Documents and shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause the Offer Documents to be disseminated in all material respects as required by applicable federal securities laws. The Company shall also include a notice, in compliance with Section 251(h) and Section 262 of the DGCL and reasonably satisfactory to Parent, of appraisal rights in connection with the Merger under the DGCL. The Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause the Schedule 14D-9 to comply in all material respects with the applicable requirements of federal securities laws. The Company, Parent and Sub agree to correct promptly any information provided by any of them for use in the Schedule 14D-9 that shall have become false or misleading in any material respect, and the Company further agrees to use its reasonable best efforts to cause the Schedule 14D-9, as so corrected, to be filed with the SEC and disseminated to holders of shares of Company Common Stock, in each case in all material respects as required by applicable federal securities laws. Parent or Sub shall promptly furnish to the Company all information concerning Parent and Sub that is required or reasonably requested by the Company in connection with its obligations relating to the Schedule 14D-9. Unless the Company’s board of directors has effected a Change of Recommendation, the Company shall give Parent, Sub and their counsel a reasonable opportunity to review and comment on the Schedule 14D-9 before it is filed with the SEC. In addition, unless the Company’s board of directors has effected a Change of Recommendation, the Company agrees to (i) provide Parent, Sub and their counsel in writing with any written comments the Company or its counsel may receive from time to time from the SEC or its staff with respect to the Schedule 14D-9 promptly after the receipt of such comments, (ii) use reasonable best efforts to provide Parent, Sub and their counsel a reasonably detailed description of any oral comments the Company or its counsel may receive from time to time from the SEC or its staff with respect to the Schedule 14D-9 promptly after the receipt of such comments, and (iii) provide Parent, Sub and their counsel reasonable opportunity to review and comment on any written or oral response to such comments or any proposed amendment to the Schedule 14D-9 prior to the filing thereof with the SEC.

 

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(c) In connection with the Offer, the Company shall promptly furnish or cause to be furnished (including by instructing its transfer agent to promptly furnish) to Sub mailing labels containing the names and addresses of all record holders of shares of Company Common Stock and with security position listings of shares of Company Common Stock held in stock depositories, each as of a recent date, together with all other available listings and computer files containing names, addresses and security position listings of record holders and non-objecting beneficial owners of shares of Company Common Stock. The Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to promptly furnish or cause to be furnished to Sub such additional information, including updated listings and computer files of stockholders, mailing labels and security position listings, and such other assistance in disseminating the Offer Documents to holders of shares of Company Common Stock as Parent or Sub may reasonably request. Subject to the requirements of Law, including applicable stock exchange rules, and except for such steps as are necessary to disseminate the Offer Documents and any other documents necessary to consummate the Offer or the Merger, Parent and Sub shall hold in confidence the information contained in such labels, listings and files and shall use such information only in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby. If the Offer is terminated or if this Agreement shall be terminated, Sub and Parent will promptly deliver and cause their Representatives to deliver to the Company (and delete electronic copies of) all copies, summaries and extracts of such information then in their possession or control.

ARTICLE III

THE MERGER

Section 3.1 The Merger . At the Effective Time and subject to and upon the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the applicable provisions of the DGCL, Sub shall be merged with and into the Company (the “ Merger ”), the separate corporate existence of Sub shall cease, and the Company shall continue as the surviving company and as a wholly owned Subsidiary of Parent. The Company, as the surviving corporation after the Merger, is hereinafter sometimes referred to as the “ Surviving Corporation ”. The Merger shall be effected under Section 251(h) of the DGCL and shall have the effects set forth in the applicable provisions of the DGCL. The parties hereto agree to take all necessary and appropriate actions to cause the Merger to become effective as soon as practicable following the Acceptance Time, without a vote of stockholders of the Company, in accordance with Section 251(h) of the DGCL.

Section 3.2 Effective Time . Subject to the terms of this Agreement, the parties shall prior to the Closing Date, prepare, and on the Closing Date, execute and file or cause to be filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware, the certificate of merger with respect to the Merger (the “ Certificate of Merger ”), in such form as required by, and executed in accordance with, the relevant provisions of the DGCL (the date and time of such filing of the Certificate of Merger, or such later time as is specified in the Certificate of Merger and as is agreed by the parties hereto, the “ Effective Time ”).

 

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Section 3.3 Closing . The closing of the Merger (the “ Closing ”) will take place at 10:00 A.M., New York City Time, on a date to be mutually agreed by the parties, which shall be no later than three (3) Business Days after satisfaction or waiver of all of the conditions set forth in Article VIII hereof (other than conditions that by their terms are to be satisfied at the Closing, but subject to the satisfaction or waiver of such conditions at the Closing), at the offices of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, 525 University Avenue, Palo Alto, California 94301, unless another time, date or place is agreed to in writing by the parties hereto (such date on which the Closing actually occurs is the “ Closing Date ”)

Section 3.4 Effect of the Merger . At the Effective Time, the effect of the Merger shall be as provided in this Agreement, the Certificate of Merger, and the applicable provisions of the DGCL. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, and subject thereto, at the Effective Time all the property, rights, privileges, powers and franchises of the Company and Sub shall vest in the Surviving Corporation, and all debts, liabilities and duties of the Company and Sub shall become the debts, liabilities and duties of the Surviving Corporation.

Section 3.5 Certificate of Incorporation and By-laws of the Surviving Corporation . The certificate of incorporation of the Company, as in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time, shall be the certificate of incorporation of the Surviving Corporation until thereafter amended in accordance with the DGCL and as provided in such certificate of incorporation. The by-laws of the Company, as in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time, shall be the by-laws of the Surviving Corporation until thereafter amended in accordance with the DGCL and as provided in such by-laws.

Section 3.6 Directors and Officers of the Surviving Corporation . The directors of Sub, as of immediately prior to the Effective Time shall, from and after the Effective Time, be the directors of the Surviving Corporation until their successors shall have been duly elected or appointed or qualified or until their earlier death, resignation or removal in accordance with the Surviving Corporation’s certificate of incorporation and by-laws. The officers of the Company at the Effective Time shall, from and after the Effective Time, be the initial officers of the Surviving Corporation until their successors shall have been duly elected or appointed or qualified or until their earlier death, resignation or removal in accordance with the Surviving Corporation’s certificate of incorporation and by-laws.

ARTICLE IV

CONVERSION OF SHARES

Section 4.1 Conversion of Shares .

(a) At the Effective Time, each share of the Company Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time (other than Company Common Stock to be cancelled pursuant to Section 4.1(b) and Dissenting Shares) shall be cancelled and extinguished and automatically converted into the right to receive the Merger Consideration. At the Effective Time, the holders of Book Entry Shares and the holders of certificates that, immediately prior to the Effective Time, represented outstanding Company Common Stock (the

 

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Certificates ”) shall cease to have any rights with respect thereto other than the right to receive, upon surrender of such Book Entry Shares or Certificates in accordance with Section 4.2, the Merger Consideration, without any interest thereon, for each such share of the Company Common Stock, or with respect to Dissenting Shares, the rights set forth in Section 262 of the DGCL.

(b) All shares of Company Common Stock that are owned by the Company as treasury shares and any shares of Company Common Stock owned by Parent, Sub or any other direct or indirect Subsidiary of Parent shall, at the Effective Time, be cancelled and shall cease to exist, and no consideration shall be delivered in exchange therefor.

(c) At the Effective Time, by virtue of the Merger and without any action on the part of the holder thereof, each share of common stock, par value $0.001 per share, of Sub issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be converted into and become one (1) validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable share of common stock, par value $0.001 per share, of the Surviving Corporation.

(d) No fraction of a share of Parent Common Stock will be issued by virtue of the Merger, but in lieu thereof each holder of Company Common Stock that would otherwise be entitled to a fraction of a share of Parent Common Stock (after aggregating all fractional shares of Parent Common Stock that otherwise would be received by such holder) shall, upon surrender of such holder’s Certificate(s) or Book Entry Share(s) or in the case of a lost, stolen or destroyed certificate, upon delivery of an affidavit in the manner provided in Section 4.2(g) , receive from Parent an amount of cash (rounded to the nearest whole cent), without interest, equal to the product of (i) such fraction, multiplied by (ii) the Parent Measurement Price.

Section 4.2 Surrender and Payment .

(a) At or prior to the Closing, Parent shall appoint a United States bank or trust company or other independent financial institution in the United States (the “ Paying and Exchange Agent ”) that is reasonably acceptable to the Company to act, among other things, as paying agent and exchange agent for the Merger and to deliver the Merger Consideration to former stockholders of the Company. The Company and Parent shall enter into a Paying and Exchange Agent agreement with the Paying and Exchange Agent, which agreement shall set forth the duties, responsibilities and obligations of the Paying and Exchange Agent consistent with the terms of this Agreement. Promptly after the Effective Time on the Closing Date, Parent shall deposit (or cause to be deposited) with the Paying and Exchange Agent, for the account and benefit of the former holders of Company Common Stock, the aggregate Cash Consideration payable and the aggregate number of shares of Parent Common Stock issuable pursuant to this Article IV , in an amount sufficient to pay the aggregate Merger Consideration required to be paid by the Paying and Exchange Agent in accordance with this Agreement (such cash and Parent Common Stock shall be referred to in this Agreement as the “ Consideration Fund ”). In addition, Parent shall make available as necessary cash in an amount sufficient for payment in lieu of fractional shares pursuant to Section 4.1(d) and any dividends or distributions which holders of Company Common Stock may be entitled pursuant to Section 4.2(h) . In the event the

 

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Consideration Fund shall be insufficient to pay the Merger Consideration (including with respect to Company Common Stock held by stockholders who did not exercise, or who shall have effectively withdrawn or lost, their rights to appraisal of such Company Common Stock under the DGCL), Parent shall promptly deliver, or cause to be delivered, additional funds and shares of Parent Common Stock to the Paying and Exchange Agent in an amount that is equal to the deficiency required to make such payments.

(b) Promptly after the Effective Time (and in any event within five (5) Business Days after the Effective Time), Parent shall cause the Paying and Exchange Agent to mail to each stockholder whose shares were converted into the right to receive the Merger Consideration pursuant to Section 4.1 : (i) a letter of transmittal, in customary form, that shall specify that delivery of such Certificates or transfer of such Book Entry Shares shall be deemed to have occurred, and risk of loss and title to the Certificates or Book Entry Shares, as applicable, shall pass, only upon proper delivery of the Certificates (or affidavits of loss in lieu thereof) or transfer of the Book Entry Shares to the Paying and Exchange Agent and (ii) instructions for use in effecting the surrender of the Certificates or transfer of the Book Entry Shares in exchange for payment of the Merger Consideration, the form and substance of which letter of transmittal and instructions shall be as reasonably agreed to by the Company and Parent and prepared prior to the Closing. Upon receipt of an “agent’s message” by the Paying and Exchange Agent in connection with the transfer of a Book Entry Share or surrender of a Certificate for cancellation to the Paying and Exchange Agent, in each case together with such letter of transmittal, duly executed and completed in accordance with the instructions thereto, and with such other documents as may be required pursuant to such instructions, the holder of such Book Entry Share or Certificate shall be entitled to receive in exchange therefor, subject to any required withholding of Taxes, the Merger Consideration pursuant to the provisions of this Article IV , and the Book Entry Share so transferred or Certificate so surrendered shall forthwith be cancelled. No interest will be paid to holders of Book Entry Shares or Certificates in connection with, or accrued on, the Merger Consideration, any cash paid in lieu of the issuance of any fractional shares or dividends or distributions payable with respect to Share Consideration. If any Merger Consideration is to be paid to a Person other than the stockholder in whose name the Book Entry Share transferred or Certificate surrendered in exchange therefor is registered, it shall be a condition of such exchange that the Person requesting such exchange shall pay to the Paying and Exchange Agent any transfer or other Taxes required by reason of payment of the Merger Consideration to a Person other than the stockholder owning the Book Entry Share transferred or Certificate surrendered, or shall establish to the reasonable satisfaction of the Paying and Exchange Agent that such Tax has been paid or is not applicable.

(c) The cash in the Consideration Fund shall be invested by the Paying and Exchange Agent as directed by Parent; provided , however , that any such investments shall be in short-term obligations of the United States with maturities of no more than thirty (30) days or guaranteed by the United States and backed by the full faith and credit of the United States. Earnings on the Consideration Fund in excess of the amounts payable to the Company’s former stockholders shall be the sole and exclusive property of Parent and shall be paid as Parent directs. No investment of the Consideration Fund shall relieve Parent, the Surviving Corporation or the Paying and Exchange Agent from promptly making the payments required by this Article IV , and following any losses from any such investment, Parent shall promptly provide additional cash funds to the Paying and Exchange Agent for the benefit of the Company’s stockholders at

 

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the Effective Time in the amount of such losses to the extent the funds in the Consideration Fund are insufficient for such purposes, which additional funds will be deemed to be part of the Consideration Fund.

(d) At and after the Effective Time, there shall be no transfers on the share transfer books of the Company of the shares of Company Common Stock that were outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time. If, after the Effective Time, Certificates or Book Entry Shares are presented to the Surviving Corporation or the Paying and Exchange Agent for any reason, they shall be cancelled and exchanged for the Merger Consideration pursuant to this Article IV , except as otherwise provided by Law.

(e) Any portion of the Consideration Fund (including the proceeds of any investments thereof) that remains unclaimed by the former Company stockholders one (1) year after the Effective Time shall, to the extent permitted by applicable Law, be delivered to Parent or the Surviving Corporation for no consideration. Any Company stockholder owning Certificates or Book Entry Shares who has not theretofore complied with this Article IV with respect to such Certificates or Book Entry Shares shall thereafter look only to Parent for payment of their claim for Merger Consideration in respect thereof.

(f) Notwithstanding the foregoing, neither the Paying and Exchange Agent nor any party hereto shall be liable to any Person in respect of cash from the Consideration Fund delivered to a public official pursuant to any applicable abandoned property, escheat or similar Law. If any Certificate or Book Entry Share shall not have been surrendered or transferred, respectively, prior to the date on which any Merger Consideration in respect thereof would otherwise escheat to or become the property of any Governmental Entity pursuant to applicable Law, any such Merger Consideration in respect of such Certificate or Book Entry Shares shall, to the extent permitted by applicable Law, become the property of Parent or the Surviving Corporation, and any stockholder of such Certificate or Book Entry Share who has not theretofore complied with this Article IV with respect thereto shall thereafter look only to Parent for payment of their claim for Merger Consideration in respect thereof.

(g) If any Certificate shall have been lost, stolen or destroyed, upon the making of an affidavit of that fact (which affidavit shall be in a form reasonably satisfactory to Parent and the Paying and Exchange Agent) by the Person claiming such certificate to be lost, stolen or destroyed, the Paying and Exchange Agent shall issue in exchange for such lost, stolen or destroyed Certificate the Merger Consideration to which such Person is entitled in respect of such Certificate pursuant to this Article IV .

(h) Whenever a dividend or other distribution is declared or made after the date hereof with respect to Parent Common Stock with a record date after the Effective Time, such declaration shall include a dividend or other distribution in respect of all Parent Common Stock issuable pursuant to this Agreement. No dividends or other distributions declared or made after the date hereof with respect to Parent Common Stock with a record date after the Effective Time, and no payment in lieu of fractional shares pursuant to Section 4.1(d) will be paid to the holders of any unsurrendered Certificates or Book Entry Shares with respect to Parent Common Stock represented thereby until the holders of record of such Certificates or Book Entry Shares shall surrender such Certificates or Book Entry Shares. Subject to applicable Law, following

 

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surrender of any such Certificates or Book Entry Shares, the Paying and Exchange Agent shall deliver to the holders thereof, without interest (i) promptly after such surrender, the Cash Consideration payable and the Share Consideration payable in exchange therefor, in each case pursuant to Section 4.1(a) , along with payment in lieu of fractional shares pursuant to Section 4.1(d) and the amount of any such dividends or other distributions with a record date after the Effective Time and theretofore paid with respect to such Parent Common Stock, and (ii) at the appropriate payment date, the amount of dividends or other distributions with a record date after the Effective Time and a payment date subsequent to such surrender payable with respect to such Parent Common Stock.

Section 4.3 Dissenting Stockholders . Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, shares of Company Common Stock that are outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time and that are held by any Person who is entitled to demand and properly demands appraisal of such shares (“ Dissenting Shares ”) pursuant to, and who complies in all respects with, Section 262 of the DGCL (“ Section   262 ”) shall not be converted into the right to receive the Merger Consideration as provided in Section 4.1 , but rather the holders of Dissenting Shares shall be entitled to payment by the Surviving Corporation of the “fair value” of such Dissenting Shares in accordance with Section 262; provided , however , that if any such holder shall fail to perfect or otherwise shall waive, withdraw or lose the right to appraisal under Section 262, then the right of such holder to be paid the fair 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 the Merger Consideration as provided in Section 4.1 . The Company shall provide prompt notice to Parent of any demands received by the Company for appraisal of any shares of Company Common Stock, withdrawals of such demands and any other instruments served pursuant to Section 262 received by the Company. To the extent permitted by applicable Law, Parent shall have the opportunity to participate in and control any and all negotiations and proceedings with respect to such demands. Neither the Company nor Parent shall, without the prior written consent of the other party, voluntarily make any payment with respect to, or settle, or offer to settle, any such demands or applications, or waive any failure to timely deliver a written demand for appraisal or agree to do any of the foregoing.

Section 4.4 Treatment of Company Stock Options; Company Restricted Stock Units; and Company Performance Restricted Stock Units .

(a) At the Effective Time, each outstanding and unvested Company Stock Option (other than any such unvested Company Stock Option that is an Underwater Option), shall, without any further action on the part of any holder thereof, be assumed by Parent and converted into an option to purchase, on the same terms and conditions as were applicable under such Company Stock Option, that number of 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 and (B) the Equity Conversion Ratio, at an exercise price per share of Parent Common Stock (rounded up to the nearest whole cent) equal to the quotient obtained by dividing (1) the per-share exercise price for the Company Common Stock subject to such Company Stock Option, by (2) the Equity Conversion Ratio (each, as so adjusted, a “ Converted Parent Option ”).

 

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(b) The Converted Parent Options shall have the same vesting schedule and other terms and conditions as such Company Stock Options; provided, that Parent shall convert Company Stock Options into Converted Parent Options in such a manner as to ensure that the Converted Parent Options are not subject to Section 409A of the Code as a result of the assumption and conversion; provided , that all references to the “Company” in the Company Equity Plan and award agreements will be references to Parent. For the avoidance of doubt, the Converted Parent Options will be subject to accelerated vesting pursuant to any change in control agreement in effect on the date hereof between the Company and the holder of the applicable Company Stock Option that provides for accelerated vesting of the holder’s outstanding equity awards upon a termination of the holder’s employment in connection with or following a change in control of the Company (for which purposes this transaction shall constitute a change of control).

(c) At the Effective Time, each outstanding and vested Company Stock Option with an exercise price less than the sum of (a) the Cash Consideration and (b) the Share Consideration Value (including those Company Stock Options that become vested by their terms immediately prior to or as of the Effective Time) shall, without any further action on the part of any holder thereof, be cancelled and the holder thereof shall be entitled to receive Vested Option Consideration (subject to any applicable withholding or other Taxes or other amounts required by applicable Law to be withheld, which withholding shall first be applied against the cash portion of the Vested Option Consideration). Following the Effective Time, any such cancelled Company Stock Option shall no longer be exercisable for shares of Company Common Stock and shall entitle the holder of such Company Stock Option only to the payment, if any, described in this Section 4.4(c) , which shall be made by the Surviving Corporation within ten (10) Business Days after the Effective Time. For the avoidance of doubt, at the Effective Time, each outstanding Company Stock Option that is an Underwater Option shall, without any further action on the part of any holder thereof, be cancelled, and the holder thereof shall receive no payment on account thereof.

(d) At the Effective Time, by virtue of the Merger, the unvested Company Restricted Stock Units outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be converted into that number of Parent restricted stock units of Parent Common Stock (“ Converted RSUs ”) equal to the product of (A) the number of shares of Company Common Stock subject to such Company Restricted Stock Units and (B) the Equity Conversion Ratio. Any Converted RSUs issued pursuant to this Section 4.4(d) shall be subject to the same terms and conditions as were applicable under such Company Restricted Stock Units; provided , that all references to the “Company” in the Company Equity Plan and award agreements will be references to Parent. For the avoidance of doubt, the Converted RSUs will be subject to accelerated vesting pursuant to any change in control agreement in effect on the date hereof between the Company and the holder of the applicable Company Restricted Stock Unit that provides for accelerated vesting of the holder’s outstanding equity awards upon a termination of the holder’s employment in connection with or following a change in control of the Company (for which purposes this transaction shall constitute a change of control).

 

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(e) At the Effective Time, each outstanding and vested Company Restricted Stock Unit (including those Company Restricted Stock Units that become vested by their terms immediately prior to or as of the Effective Time) shall, without any further action on the part of any holder thereof, be cancelled and extinguished, and the holder thereof shall be entitled to receive (subject to any applicable withholding or other Taxes or other amounts required by applicable Law to be withheld, which withholding shall first be applied against the cash portion of the consideration paid in respect of a vested Company Restricted Stock Unit) (i) an amount in cash equal to the product of (A) the Cash Consideration multiplied by (B) the total number of shares of Company Common Stock subject to such Company Restricted Stock Unit, and (ii) a number of shares of Parent Common Stock equal to the product of the (A) Share Consideration and (B) the total number of shares of Company Common Stock subject to such Company Restricted Stock Unit. Following the Effective Time, any such cancelled Company Restricted Stock Unit shall entitle the holder of such Company Restricted Stock Unit only to the payment described in this Section 4.4(c) , which shall be made by the Surviving Corporation within ten (10) Business Days after the Effective Time; provided , that such payment shall be made at such other time or times following the Effective Time consistent with the terms of the Company Restricted Stock Unit to the extent necessary to avoid the imposition of additional income tax under Section 409A of the Code.

(f) At the Effective Time, by virtue of the Merger, the unvested Company Performance Restricted Stock Units outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be assumed and converted into that number of restricted stock units of Parent Common Stock, rounded down to the nearest whole share (“ Converted PRSUs ”) equal to the product of (x) the number of shares of Company Common Stock subject to such Company Performance Restricted Stock Units, with such number determined as of the last trading day prior to the Closing Date based on achievement as of such date of the performance vesting terms applicable to such Company Performance Restricted Stock Units with respect of the performance period applicable to such Company Performance Restricted Stock Units and (y) the Equity Conversion Ratio. Any Converted PRSUs issued pursuant to this Section 4.4(f) shall vest based on the vesting date set forth in the award agreement applicable to the Company Performance Restricted Stock Units, subject only to the continued service of the grantee with the Surviving Corporation, Parent or an Affiliate through the applicable vesting date but shall not be subject to any performance-based vesting terms following the Effective Time, and shall otherwise be subject to the same terms and conditions (modified as appropriate to reflect the assumption) as were applicable under such Company Performance Restricted Stock Units (after giving effect to and including any applicable change of control or other accelerated vesting provisions, for which purposes this transaction shall constitute a change of control); provided , that all references to the “Company” in the Company Equity Plan and award agreements will be references to Parent. Each Converted PRSU that vests after the Effective Time shall be settled in shares of Parent Common Stock; provided , that in the event that Parent shall reasonably determine at any time prior to the Effective Time that it would not be permitted to consummate the Merger or the other transactions contemplated hereby without the prior approval of Parent’s stockholders under applicable Laws or the rules of Nasdaq, Parent shall have the power to provide that any such Converted PRSU that vests after the Effective Time shall be settled by a cash payment equal to the value of a share of Parent Common Stock at the time of such settlement. For the avoidance of doubt, the Converted PRSUs will be subject to accelerated vesting pursuant to any change in control agreement in

 

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effect on the date hereof between the Company and the holder of the applicable Company Performance Restricted Stock Unit that provides for accelerated vesting of the holder’s outstanding equity awards upon a termination of the holder’s employment in connection with or following a change in control of the Company (for which purposes this transaction shall constitute a change of control).

(g) Prior to the Effective Time, the parties shall take all actions necessary (including obtaining any required consents) to effectuate the provisions set forth in this Section 4.4 ; provided , that no action taken shall be required to be irrevocable until immediately prior to the Effective Time. The parties shall, to the extent necessary to minimize the tax impact of the provisions set forth in this Section 4.4 , cooperate in good faith prior to the Effective Time to develop a mechanism with respect to Company Stock Options, Company Restricted Stock Units and Company Performance Restricted Stock Units held by individuals subject to Taxes imposed by the Laws of a country other than the United States.

Section 4.5 Withholding Rights . The Paying and Exchange Agent, Parent, Sub and the Surviving Corporation shall be entitled to deduct and withhold from any Merger Consideration or other amounts payable pursuant to this Agreement such amounts as may be required under the Code or any other provision of applicable federal, state, local or foreign Tax Law. To the extent that such amounts are so deducted or withheld and are paid over to the applicable Governmental Entity, such deducted or withheld amounts shall be treated for all purposes of this Agreement as having been paid to the Person in respect of whom such deduction or withholding was made.

ARTICLE V

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY

Except as disclosed (a) in the Company SEC Reports filed or furnished at least one (1) Business Day prior to the date of this Agreement (but (i) without giving effect to any amendment thereof filed with or furnished to the SEC on or after such date, and (ii) excluding any disclosures contained under the heading “Risk Factors” and any disclosure of risks included in any “forward-looking statements” disclaimer or other such statements that are similarly predictive or forward-looking), but only to the extent such Company SEC Reports are publicly available on the SEC’s Electronic Data Gathering Analysis and Retrieval System, or (b) in the Company Disclosure Schedule (subject to Section 10.4 ), the Company represents and warrants to Parent and Sub as follows:

Section 5.1 Organization .

(a) The Company is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of Delaware, and has all requisite corporate power and authority to own its properties and assets and to conduct its business as it is currently being conducted. The Company is duly qualified to do business as a foreign corporation and, where applicable, is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which the nature of the business conducted by it makes such qualification necessary, except where the failure to be so qualified or to be in good standing would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect.

 

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(b) Section 5.1(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedule sets forth a true, correct and complete list of the Company’s Subsidiaries, as of the date of this Agreement. Each Subsidiary of the Company (i) has been duly organized and is validly existing, in good standing under the Laws of the jurisdiction of its organization; (ii) is duly qualified to do business and, where applicable, is in good standing as a foreign entity in all jurisdictions in which the nature of the business conducted by it makes such qualification necessary except where the failure to be so qualified and in good standing has not had and would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect; and (iii) has all corporate power and authority required to carry on its business as currently conducted, except as would not reasonably be expected to be material, individually or in the aggregate, to the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.

(c) The Company has made available to Parent (i) accurate and complete copies of the certificate of incorporation and by-laws (or equivalent constituent documents), including all amendments thereto through the date hereof, of the Company and its Subsidiaries, and (ii) the minutes of the meetings and other proceedings (including any actions taken by written consent or otherwise without a meeting) of the stockholders and board of directors (or to the extent applicable, any committee thereof) of the Company and its Subsidiaries, since December 31, 2013 through the date hereof. The minutes of the meetings and other proceedings (including any actions taken by written consent or otherwise without a meeting) of the board of directors (or to the extent applicable, any committee thereof) of Company made available to Parent were complete and redacted only with respect to discussions of the transaction contemplated hereby or other similar strategic transactions, and not with respect to other matters. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary of the Company is in violation of any of the provisions of the certificate of incorporation or by-laws (or equivalent constituent documents), including all amendments thereto, of such entity.

Section 5.2 Capitalization; Subsidiaries .

(a) The authorized capital stock of the Company consists of 500,000,000 shares of Company Common Stock and 1,000,000 shares of Company Preferred Stock. As of the close of business on June 14, 2016, there were issued and outstanding (i) 83,811,802 shares of Company Common Stock (with 135,118,123 shares of Company Common Stock held by the Company in treasury), (ii) no shares of Company Preferred Stock, (iii) Company Stock Options to purchase an aggregate of 4,615,746 shares of Company Common Stock (of which options to purchase an aggregate of 4,582,267 shares of Company Common Stock were exercisable), (iv) Company Restricted Stock Units in respect of 3,278,701 shares of Company Common Stock, and (v) Company Performance Restricted Stock Units in respect of 632,836 shares of Company Common Stock (assuming achievement of the target level of performance at the end of the applicable performance period), and (vii) no shares of Company Common Stock held by any Subsidiary of the Company. Since the close of business on June 14, 2016, no shares of Company Common Stock, shares of Company Preferred Stock, Company Stock Options, Company Restricted Stock Units or Company Performance Restricted Stock Units have been issued or granted except for shares of Company Common Stock issued pursuant

 

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to the exercise of Company Stock Options, or the vesting of Company Restricted Stock Units or Company Performance Restricted Stock Units, in each case outstanding on June 14, 2016 or issued or granted after June 14, 2016 in accordance with the requirements of this Agreement, and in accordance with their terms. All of the issued and outstanding shares of the Company’s capital stock are duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid, non-assessable and free of preemptive rights. As of the date hereof, all shares of the Company’s capital stock subject to issuance, upon issuance on terms and conditions specified in the instruments pursuant to which they are issuable, will be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid, non-assessable and free of any preemptive rights. As of the date of this Agreement, other than pursuant to the Company Equity Plan, or the ESPP, there are no existing (i) options, restricted stock units, shares of restricted stock, warrants, calls, subscriptions or other rights, convertible securities, agreements or commitments of any character obligating the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to issue, transfer or sell any capital stock or other equity interest (or securities convertible or exchangeable into such capital stock or equity interest) in, the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, (ii) rights that are linked to, or based upon, the value of Company Common Stock, (iii) contractual obligations of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any capital stock or other equity interests of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or (iv) voting trusts or similar agreements to which the Company is a party with respect to the voting of the capital stock or equity interests of the Company. There are no bonds, debentures, notes or other indebtedness of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries having the right to vote (or convertible into, or exchangeable for, securities having the right to vote) on any matters on which stockholders of the Company may vote.

(b) All of the outstanding capital stock or equivalent equity interests of each of the Company’s Subsidiaries are validly issued, fully paid (to the extent required under the applicable governing documents) and nonassessable and all such shares (other than directors’ qualifying shares) are owned of record and beneficially, directly or indirectly, by the Company, free and clear of all material Liens, pledges, security interests or other encumbrances.

(c) No Subsidiary of the Company has or is bound by any outstanding subscriptions, options, warrants, calls, commitments, rights agreements or agreements of any character calling for it to issue, deliver or sell, or cause to be issued, delivered or sold any of its equity securities or any securities convertible into, exchangeable for or representing the right to subscribe for, purchase or otherwise receive any such equity security, or obligating such Subsidiary to grant, extend or enter into any such subscriptions, options, warrants, calls, commitments, rights agreements or other similar agreements, except, in each case, to or with the Company or any other Subsidiary of the Company. There are no outstanding contractual obligations of any Subsidiary of the Company to repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any of its capital stock or other equity interests.

(d) Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries owns any interest or investments (whether equity or debt), or any interest or investment convertible into or exchangeable for any such interest or investment, in any corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other entity, other than a Subsidiary of the Company.

 

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(e) Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has agreed or is obligated to, directly or indirectly, make any future investment in or capital contribution or advance to any Person (other than in or to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries).

(f) Section 5.2(f) of the Company Disclosure Schedule accurately sets forth with respect to each award of Company Stock Options, Company Restricted Stock Units and Company Performance Restricted Stock Units that was outstanding on June 14, 2016: (i) the name and domicile address of the holder of such award; (ii) the extent to which such award is vested or unvested; (iii) the number of shares of Company Common Stock issuable upon the exercise or vesting of such award; (iv) the date on which such award was granted and the term of such award, if applicable; (v) the vesting schedule (including any provisions relating to accelerated vesting) and vesting commencement date for such award; (vi) the exercise price per share of Company Common Stock purchasable under such award, as applicable; and (vii) whether any Company Stock Option has been designated an “incentive stock option” as defined in Section 422 of the Code. Each grant of Company Stock Options was validly issued and properly approved by the board of directors of the Company (or a duly authorized committee or subcommittee thereof) in compliance with all applicable law and no such grants involved any “back dating” or similar practices with respect to the effect date of grant. No Company Stock Option or other right to acquire Company Common Stock or other equity of the Company (i) has an exercise price that was less than the fair market value of the underlying equity as of the date such Company Stock Option or right was granted or (ii) has any feature for the deferral of compensation other than the deferral of recognition of income until the later of exercise or disposition of such Company Stock Option or rights. All grants of Company Restricted Stock Units, and Company Performance Restricted Stock Units were validly issued and properly approved by the board of directors of the Company (or a committee thereof) in accordance with the applicable Company Equity Plan and applicable Law, including the Nasdaq Rules, and with the rules of any other applicable stock exchanges.

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

Section 5.3 Authorization; Validity of Agreement; Necessary Action . The Company has the requisite corporate power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. The execution, delivery and performance by the Company of this Agreement and the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly authorized by its board of directors, and no other corporate action on the part of the Company is necessary to authorize the execution and delivery by the Company of this Agreement and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Company

 

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and, assuming due and valid authorization, execution and delivery hereof by Parent and Sub, is a valid and binding obligation of the Company enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, except that (i) such enforcement may be subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, fraudulent conveyance, moratorium or other similar laws, now or hereafter in effect, affecting creditors’ rights and remedies 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.

Section 5.4 Consents and Approvals; No Violations . The execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Company do not, and the performance by the Company of this Agreement and the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated hereby will not, (i) contravene or conflict with or result in a violation or breach of, any provision of the certificate of incorporation or by-laws of the Company or similar organizational documents of any of its Subsidiaries, (ii) assuming compliance with the matters referred to in Section 5.4(iv)(A) - (C) , require any consent by any Person under, contravene or conflict with or result in a violation or breach of, or constitute (with or without due notice or lapse of time or both) a default (or give rise to any right of termination, cancellation or acceleration), or require any consent, under any Material Contract to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party or by which any of them or any of their properties or assets is bound or result in the creation of any Lien in or upon any of the properties, rights or assets of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, (iii) violate any Law applicable to the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or any of their properties or assets, or (iv) other than in connection with or compliance with (A) the HSR Act and other Antitrust Laws, (B) Nasdaq Rules and listing standards, and (C) the Exchange Act, require the Company to make any filing or registration with or notification to, or require the Company to obtain any authorization, consent or approval of, any international, national, federal, state, provincial or local governmental, court, legislative, executive or regulatory authority or agency or other governmental authority or instrumentality (a “ Governmental Entity ”), except in the case of clauses (ii), (iii) and (iv), for such violations, breaches or defaults that, or filings, registrations, notifications, authorizations, consents or approvals the failure of which to make or obtain, would not reasonably be expected to be material, individually or in the aggregate, to the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.

Section 5.5 SEC Reports; Company Financial Statements .

(a) The Company has filed or furnished, as applicable, all registration statements, reports, forms, certifications, proxy statements and other documents required to be filed or furnished, as applicable, with the SEC by the Company since December 31, 2013 (such documents, together with any documents filed or furnished during such period by the Company to the SEC on a voluntary basis, and including any amendments thereto, the “ Company SEC Reports ”). All statements, reports, schedules, forms and other documents required to be filed or furnished by the Company with the SEC have been so filed or furnished on a timely basis. None of the Company’s Subsidiaries is required to file any document with the SEC. As of their respective filing dates or, if applicable, as of the time of their most recent amendment made prior to the date hereof, the Company SEC Reports (i) complied in all material respects with, to the extent in effect at the time of filing or

 

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amendment, the applicable requirements of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, and (ii) did not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, or are to be made, not misleading. As of the date of this Agreement, there are no outstanding or unresolved written comments from the SEC with respect to the Company SEC Reports. As of the date of this Agreement, to the Knowledge of the Company, none of the Company SEC Reports filed on or prior to the date hereof is the subject of ongoing SEC review.

(b) Each of the financial statements (including the related notes) of the Company included in the Company SEC Reports (collectively, the “ Company Financial Statements ”) (i) complied at the time it was filed as to form in all material respects with the applicable accounting requirements and the published rules and regulations of the SEC with respect thereto in effect at the time of such filing, (ii) was prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (“ GAAP ”) (except, in the case of unaudited statements, as permitted by the rules and regulations of the SEC) applied on a consistent basis during the periods involved (except as may be indicated in the notes thereto), and (iii) fairly presented in all material respects the consolidated financial position of the Company and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of the respective dates thereof and the consolidated results of their operations and cash flows for the respective periods then ended (subject, in the case of unaudited statements, to normal year-end adjustments and except as indicated in the notes to such Company Financial Statements or, in the case of unaudited statements, as permitted by Form 10-Q of the SEC, and except that the unaudited Company Financial Statements may not contain footnotes and are subject to normal year-end adjustments, none of which either individually or in the aggregate will be material in amount).

(c) Since December 31, 2013, there has been no change in the Company’s accounting policies or the methods of making accounting estimates or changes in estimates that are material to the Company Financial Statements, except as described in the Company SEC Reports or except as may be required by any regulatory authority. The reserves reflected in the Company’s financial statements are in accordance with GAAP and have been calculated in a consistent manner.

(d) With respect to each annual report on Form 10-K and each quarterly report on Form 10-Q included in the Company SEC Reports, the chief executive officer and chief financial officer of the Company have made all certifications required by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (the “ Sarbanes-Oxley Act ”) and any related rules and regulations promulgated by the SEC, and the statements contained in any such certifications are complete and correct as of their respective dates.

(e) The “disclosure controls and procedures” (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) of the Exchange Act) of the Company are reasonably designed to ensure that all information required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the rules and forms of the SEC, and that all such information is accumulated and communicated to the management of the Company as appropriate to allow timely decisions

 

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regarding required disclosure and to make the certifications of the chief executive officer and chief financial officer of the Company required under the Exchange Act with respect to such reports. To the Knowledge of the Company, the Company has disclosed, based on its most recent evaluation prior to the date of this Agreement, to its outside auditors and the audit committee of its board of directors: (i) all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect in any material respect its ability to record, process, summarize and report financial data and (ii) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in its internal control over financial reporting.

(f) Since the enactment of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, the Company has not made any prohibited loans to any executive officer of the Company (as defined in Rule 3b-7 under the Exchange Act) or director of the Company. There are no outstanding loans or other extensions of credit made by the Company to any executive officer (as defined in Rule 3b-7 under the Exchange Act) or director of the Company.

Section 5.6 No Undisclosed Liabilities . Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has, since the date of the most recent consolidated balance sheet of the Company included in the Company SEC Reports, incurred any liabilities or obligations of any nature (whether absolute, contingent, accrued, contingent, fixed or otherwise), except for (a) liabilities or obligations reflected or reserved against in the consolidated balance sheet of the Company and its consolidated Subsidiaries included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended April 3, 2016 or in the notes thereto (the “ Company Balance Sheet ”), (b) liabilities and obligations incurred in the ordinary course of business since the date of the Company Balance Sheet, (c) liabilities and obligations incurred in connection with the Merger or otherwise as contemplated or permitted by this Agreement, (d) liabilities owed by one wholly owned Company Subsidiary to another wholly owned Company Subsidiary or liabilities owed by the Company to any wholly owned Company Subsidiary, (e) liabilities and obligations that would not reasonably be expected to be material, individually or in the aggregate, to the Company and its Subsidiaries, take as a whole, or (f) liabilities or obligations listed on Section 5.6 of the Company Disclosure Schedule.

Section 5.7 Absence of Certain Changes . Since April 3, 2016 through the date hereof, (i) there has not occurred any event, circumstance, change, occurrence, development or effect that has had, individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect, and (ii) neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has taken any action that would be prohibited by Section 7.1(b) , if taken after the date hereof.

Section 5.8 Material Contracts .

(a) As of the date of this Agreement, the Company and its Subsidiaries are not a party to or bound by any Contract (excluding the Benefit Plans listed on Section 5.9(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule):

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(ii) that is or creates a Partnership with any other Person that is material to the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or that relates to the formation, operation, management or control of any such Partnership;

(iii) that (A) is an indenture, credit agreement, loan agreement, security agreement, guarantee of, note, mortgage or other agreement providing for indebtedness (including obligations under any capitalized leases) in excess of $500,000 (other than agreements between the Company and any wholly owned Subsidiary or between wholly owned Subsidiaries) or pursuant to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries guarantees any such indebtedness of any other Person (other than the Company or another wholly owned Subsidiary), (B) materially restricts the Company’s ability to incur indebtedness or guarantee the indebtedness of others, (C) grants a Lien (other than a Permitted Lien) or restricts the granting of Liens on any property or asset of the Company or its Subsidiaries that is material to the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or (D) is an interest rate derivative, currency derivative or other hedging contract other than foreign currency cash flow hedges entered into in the ordinary course of business and classified as cash flow hedges for accounting purposes;

(iv) that is a Contract (other than this Agreement) for the acquisition of any corporation, partnership or limited liability company or business, or sale of any of its Subsidiaries or businesses, in each case, after the date hereof, in each case with a fair market value or purchase price (including assumption of debt) in excess of $500,000 (other than (x) in the ordinary course of business or (y) intercompany agreements);

(v) that is a Contract providing for the outsourcing, contract manufacturing, testing, assembly or fabrication, as applicable, of any products, technology or services of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries under which the Company and its Subsidiaries have made or received payments in excess of $750,000 in the fiscal year ended March 29, 2015, or April 3, 2016, or that would otherwise reasonably be expected to be material to the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole;

(vi) that is a dealer, distributor, OEM (original equipment manufacturer), VAR (value added reseller), sales representative or similar Contract under which any third party is authorized to sell, sublicense, lease, distribute, market or take orders for the Company Products (A) with a third party that was one of the Company’s top twenty (20) customers by revenue in the fiscal year ended March 29, 2015, or April 3, 2016 or (B) under which the Company and its Subsidiaries made or received payments in excess of $750,000 in the fiscal year ended March 29, 2015, or April 3, 2016;

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assets, sale of capital stock, tender offer, exchange offer, or similar transaction) pursuant to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has (A) material continuing indemnification obligations (and was entered into after March 1, 2005), or (B) any “earn-out” or similar contingent payment obligations in excess of $500,000 (other than any Contract that provides solely for the acquisition of inventory, raw materials or equipment in the ordinary course);

(viii) that contains a right of first refusal, first offer, or first negotiation, or a call or put right, with respect to any asset that would reasonably be expected to be material to the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole;

(ix) that prohibits or restricts the payment of dividends or distributions in respect of the Company’s shares or capital stock;

(x) that is a purchase or sale agreement with any Significant Customer or Significant Supplier under which the Company and its Subsidiaries have made or received payments in excess of $500,000 in the fiscal year ended March 29, 2015, or April 3, 2016;

(xi) under which (A) any person (other than the Company or any of its Subsidiaries) is guaranteeing any liabilities or obligations of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or (B) the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has “take-or-pay” obligations;

(xii) that is between the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, on the one hand, and any of the Company’s or its Subsidiaries’ respective directors or officers or stockholders who own five percent (5%) or more of the Company Common Stock;

(xiii) providing for the creation or imposition of any Lien, other than a Permitted Lien, with respect to any assets (including Intellectual Property or other intangible assets) that would reasonably be expected to be material to the conduct of the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries as currently conducted, taken as a whole;

(xiv) that is a settlement, conciliation or similar agreement (x) with any Governmental Entity which (A) materially restricts or imposes material obligations upon the Company or its Subsidiaries, or (B) disrupts the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries as currently conducted in any material respect, or (y) which would require the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to make aggregate payments of more than $250,000 after the date of this Agreement; or

(xv) with any Governmental Entity, or for the purpose of fulfilling a Contract or order from any Governmental Entity as the ultimate customer, that would reasonably be expected to be material to the conduct of the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries as currently conducted, taken as a whole.

 

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Each such Contract described in clauses (i)-(xiv) or Section 5.8(c) , together with each Material Company License-In Agreement and Material Company License-Out Agreement, is referred to herein as a “ Material Contract ”.

(b) Except as would not reasonably be expected to be material, individually or in the aggregate, to the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, (i) each Material Contract is enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms and, to the Knowledge of the Company, each other party thereto, and is in full force and effect, (ii) the Company or its Subsidiaries, on the one hand, and, to the Knowledge of the Company, each other party to each Material Contract, on the other hand, have performed all obligations required to be performed by it under such Material Contract, and, to the Knowledge of the Company, no event has occurred, and no circumstance or condition exists, that (with or without notice or lapse of time) will, or would reasonably be expected to, (A) constitute such a violation or breach, (B) give any Person the right to accelerate the maturity or performance of any Material Contract, or (C) give any Person the right to cancel, terminate or modify any Material Contract, and (iv) as of the date of this Agreement, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has received written notice, or otherwise has Knowledge, (A) that any other party to any Material Contract intends to terminate or request material changes in any Material Contract, or (B) of any material dispute related to any Material Contract.

(c) As of the date of this Agreement, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to or bound by any Contract that (i) contains any provisions materially restricting the right of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (A) to engage in any line of business, compete or transact in any business or with any Person or in any geographic area, or (B) to acquire any material product or other material asset or service from any other Person; (ii) grants exclusive rights to license, market, sell or deliver any Company Product; or (iii) contains any “most favored nation” or similar provisions in favor of the other party.

Section 5.9 Employee Benefit Plans; ERISA .

(a) Section 5.9(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule lists, as of the date of this Agreement, all material Benefit Plans and separately identifies each material Foreign Benefit Plan. With respect to each material Benefit Plan, if applicable, the Company has made available to Parent true and complete copies of (i) the plan document (and, if applicable, related trust or funding agreements or insurance policies), including forms of equity award agreements (and any award agreement that materially deviates from the form) and all amendments thereto, (ii) the most recent summary plan description or prospectus and any summary of material modifications, (iii) the most recent annual report, including annual reports on Form 5500 (including all schedules thereto), (iv) if the Benefit Plan is intended to qualify under Section 401(a) of the Code, the most recent determination, advisory, or opinion letter received from the IRS, and (v) the most recent actuarial reports and financial statements, and (vi) all material correspondence to or from a Governmental Entity with respect to any Benefit Plan.

 

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(b) With respect to each Benefit Plan, except as would not reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to have a Company Material Adverse Effect, (i) each Benefit Plan is and has been in material compliance with applicable Law, including ERISA and the Code and has been administered in all material respects in accordance with its terms, and (ii) there are no pending or, to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened claims (other than claims for benefits in the ordinary course), lawsuits, charges, complaints, grievances, investigations, audits, proceedings or arbitrations that have been asserted or instituted with respect to any Benefit Plan. Each Benefit Plan intended to be qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code is the subject of an unrevoked favorable determination, advisory, or opinion letter from the IRS, and, to the Knowledge of the Company, nothing has occurred since the date of the most recent such determination that would reasonably be expected to adversely affect such qualification. Except as would not be material, no Benefit Plan (including any Company Stock Option, Company Restricted Stock Unit or Company Performance Restricted Stock Unit, in each case whether currently outstanding or previously exercised or settled) is, has been or would be, as applicable, subject to any tax penalty or interest under Section 409A of the Code

(c) Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary or ERISA Affiliate of the Company (i) maintains, sponsors or contributes to, or has within the past six (6) years maintained, sponsored or contributed to, a Benefit Plan that is a “defined benefit plan” (as defined in ERISA Section 3(35)) or otherwise subject to Title IV of ERISA, (ii) has an “obligation to contribute” (as defined in ERISA Section 4212) to a Benefit Plan that is a “multiemployer plan” (as defined in ERISA Sections 4001(a)(3) and 3(37)(A)) or a plan described in Section 413(c) of the Code, or (iii) has any liability, contingent or otherwise, under Title IV of ERISA with respect to a Benefit Plan. No Benefit Plan subject to ERISA holds securities issued by the Company or any of its current ERISA Affiliates.

(d) Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary of the Company sponsors, maintains or contributes to any plan, program or arrangement that provides for post-retirement or other post-employment welfare benefits (other than health care continuation coverage as required by Law, insured death or disability benefits, or benefits in the nature of severance pay pursuant to one or more severance arrangements listed on Section 5.9(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule).

(e) Except as contemplated by this Agreement, the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement will not (either alone or in combination with another event that would not in and of itself trigger such payment or benefit) (i) result in any payment from the Company or any of its Subsidiaries becoming due, or increase the amount of any compensation due, to any Service Provider, (ii) increase any benefits otherwise payable under any Benefit Plan, (iii) result in the acceleration of the time of payment or vesting of any compensation or benefits from the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to any Service Provider, or (iv) result in the forgiveness of any indebtedness, trigger any funding obligation, or limit or restrict the right of the Company to merge, amend or terminate any of the Benefit Plans. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, no amount payable to any Service Provider (whether in cash or property or as a result of accelerated vesting) as a result of the execution of this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (either alone or together with any other event) under any Benefit Plan or other compensation arrangement would be nondeductible under

 

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Sections 280G of the Code. Neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary has any obligation to compensate any Service Provider for any excise taxes incurred by such Service Provider, including under Sections 409A and 4999 of the Code.

(f) In all material respects, (i) each Foreign Benefit Plan and related trust, if any, complies with and has been administered in material compliance with its terms and the Laws of the applicable foreign country, (ii) each Foreign Benefit Plan which, under the Laws of the applicable foreign country, is required to be registered or approved by any Governmental Entity, has been so registered or approved, and (iii) each Foreign Benefit Plan intended to qualify for special tax treatment meets all the requirements for such treatment, and (iv) all Foreign Benefit Plans that are required to be funded are fully funded, and with respect to all other Foreign Benefit Plans, adequate reserves therefor have been established on the Company Balance Sheet.

(g) The parties acknowledge that certain payments have been made or are to be made and certain benefits have been granted or are to be granted according to employment compensation, severance and other employee benefit plans of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries or pursuant to other arrangements with the Company and the Company Subsidiaries, including the Plans, to holders of Company Common Stock and other securities of the Company (the “ Covered Securityholders ”) (with all such plans and arrangements being collectively referred to as the “ Company Arrangements ”). All such amounts payable under the Company Arrangements (i) have been or are being paid or granted as compensation for past services performed, future services to be performed, or future services to be refrained from performing, by the Covered Securityholders (and matters incidental thereto) and (ii) were not, and are not, calculated based on the number of shares tendered or to be tendered into the Offer by the applicable Covered Securityholder. The adoption, approval, amendment or modification of each Company Arrangement has been approved as an employment compensation, severance or other employee benefit arrangement solely by independent directors of the Company in accordance with the requirements of Rule 14d–10(d)(2) under the Exchange Act and the instructions thereto and the “safe harbor” provided pursuant to Rule 14d–10(d)(2) is otherwise applicable thereto as a result of the taking prior to the execution of this Agreement of all necessary actions by the board of directors of the Company, the compensation committee of the board of directors of the Company (the “ Company Compensation Committee ”) or its independent directors. A true and complete copy of any resolutions of any committee of the Company Board reflecting any approvals and actions referred to in the preceding sentence and taken on or after December 31, 2013 and prior to the date of this Agreement has been made available to Parent prior to the execution of this Agreement.

Section 5.10 Litigation . Except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect, (i) there is no action, claim, suit or proceeding pending against or, to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or any property or asset of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, (ii) there are no investigations by any Governmental Entity pending, or, to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, and (iii) neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries nor any of their respective assets, rights or properties is or are subject to any injunction, judgment, order or decree.

 

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Section 5.11 Compliance with Law .

(a) The Company and its Subsidiaries (i) are and have at all times since December 31, 2013 been in compliance with all applicable Laws, and (ii) since December 31, 2013, have not received any written notice from any Governmental Entity alleging, or to the Knowledge of the Company, has any Governmental Entity otherwise threatened, that the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is in violation of or under investigation in connection with any applicable Law, except as would not reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to be material to the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.

(b) The Company and each of its Subsidiaries are and have at all times since December 31, 2013, been in material compliance in all material respects with United States and foreign export control laws and regulations, including: the United States Export Administration Act and implementing Export Administration Regulations; the Arms Export Control Act and implementing International Traffic in Arms Regulations; and the various economic sanctions laws administered by OFAC, applicable to its export transactions. Without limiting the foregoing, there are no pending or, to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened claims or investigations by any Governmental Entity of potential violations against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries with respect to export activity or licenses or other approvals.

(c) Since December 31, 2013, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries nor, to the Knowledge of the Company, any agent, director, officer, employee or other Person associated with or acting on behalf of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has, directly or indirectly:

(i) made, offered, authorized or agreed to make, offer or authorize any unlawful contributions, gifts, entertainment or other unlawful expenses relating to political activity and related in any way to the Company’s or any of its Subsidiaries’ business;

(ii) made, offered, authorized or agreed to make, offer or authorize any unlawful payment to any foreign or domestic government official or employee, foreign or domestic political parties or campaigns, official of any public international organization, or official of any state-owned enterprise;

(iii) violated any provision of the FCPA, or any other applicable Laws relating to anti-corruption or anti-bribery; or

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Section 5.12 Intellectual Property .

(a) To the Knowledge of the Company, (i) the Company and/or one or more of its Subsidiaries are the sole owners of each item of Intellectual Property owned (or purported to be owned) by the Company and/or one or more of its Subsidiaries (the “ Owned Intellectual Property ”), free and clear of any Lien (except for Permitted Liens), (ii) each item of Owned Intellectual Property is not subject to any outstanding injunction, judgment, order, decree or ruling of which the Company has received written notice, (iii) no action, suit, proceedings, complaint or claim of which the Company has received written notice is pending before any court or arbitrator or was threatened in writing during the six (6) years prior to the date of this Agreement that challenges the validity, enforceability, or the Company’s ownership of any item of Owned Intellectual Property, (iv)  Section 5.12(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule contains a complete and accurate list of all registered Owned Intellectual Property and applications therefor (except for any registered Owned Intellectual Property that, as of the date hereof, is abandoned, lapsed, expired, terminated, canceled or withdrawn), each of which is subsisting and, to the Knowledge of the Company, valid and to the extent a registration has issued thereon, enforceable and (v) all fees currently due in the United States and, to the Knowledge of the Company, in any other jurisdiction, as of the signing date of this Agreement for maintaining any registered Owned Intellectual Property have been paid in full to the proper Governmental Entity, except as would not reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to be material to the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.

(b) Each material agreement under which, as of the date of this Agreement, a third party licenses or provides to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries any material Intellectual Property, except for Open Source Materials and Off-the-Shelf Software, including such licenses to software (including as a service) that the Company and any of its Subsidiaries use in the ordinary course of business, (“ Material Company License-In Agreements ”) (i) is in full force and effect, and (ii) to the Knowledge of the Company, is not the subject of a claim that the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is in material breach, in each case, except as would not reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to be material to the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole. Section 5.12(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedule contains a complete and accurate list of all Material Company License-In Agreements.

(c) Each material agreement pursuant to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has granted a license to a third party with respect to material Intellectual Property that is owned by the Company or such Subsidiary, including such licenses to software (“ Material Company License-Out Agreements ”) (i) is in full force and effect, and (ii) to the Knowledge of the Company, is not the subject of a claim that the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is in material breach, except as would not reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to be material to the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole. Section 5.12(c) of the Company Disclosure Schedule contains a complete and accurate list of all Material Company License-Out Agreements other than Standard Outbound Licenses.

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Company License-Out Agreements or require the consent of any third party to maintain or avoid the loss of rights under any Material Company License-In Agreements or Material Company License-Out Agreements. Neither this Agreement nor the transactions contemplated by this Agreement will result in (under any Contract under which Company or any of its Affiliates is a party) (i) any Person being granted rights or access to, or the placement in or release from escrow, of any source code of the Company or its Subsidiaries, (ii) Parent or the Surviving Corporation being obligated to grant to any third party any right in any Intellectual Property, (iii) Parent or the Surviving Corporation being bound by, or subject to, any non-compete or other restriction on the operation or scope of their respective businesses or (iv) Parent or the Surviving Corporation being obligated to pay any royalties or other amounts to any third party in excess of those payable by Company or its Subsidiaries prior to the Closing Date.

(e) To the Knowledge of the Company, no Person (including, any current or former employee or consultant of the Company or its Subsidiaries) is infringing, claiming ownership rights in, misappropriating or otherwise violating any of the Owned Intellectual Property.

(f) Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is infringing, misappropriating or otherwise violating any Intellectual Property owned by a third party, except as would not reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to be material to the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.  Section 5.12(f) of the Company Disclosure Schedule lists any written complaint, claim, notice or threat of any of the foregoing (including any notification that a license under any patent is or may be required), received by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries during the six (6) years prior to the date of this Agreement alleging any such infringement, misappropriation or other violation and any written request or demand for indemnification or defense of an infringement claim received by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries during the six (6) years prior to the date of this Agreement from any reseller, distributor, customer or end user of a Company Product, except as would not reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to be material to the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.

(g) There is no Intellectual Property that is owned by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in which any third party has any exclusive right(s), except as would not reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to be material to the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.

(h) There are no royalties or similar other payments based on revenues (such as earn-outs) that are payable by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to any third party (excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, salaries, benefits, employee invention and achievement award programs and any legally required payments to employees for inventions, patents or similar achievements that are payable to employees and independent contractors) for the use, license-in, manufacture, sale, offering for sale, copying, distribution, or disposition of any Intellectual Property of such third party used by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, except as would not reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to be material to the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.

 

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(i) The Company has maintained a process whereby each new employee of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries executes a written agreement expressly assigning to the Company or its Subsidiary all of such employee’s right, title and interest in any Intellectual Property created by such employee within the scope of his or her employment during the term of such employment. All employees of the Company and its Subsidiaries have executed written agreements expressly assigning to the Company or a Subsidiary all of such employee’s right, title and interest in any Intellectual Property created by such employees, except as would not reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to be material to the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.

(j) The Company and its Subsidiaries take commercially reasonable actions to protect the confidentiality and security of trade secrets, confidential information, personally identifiable information and of its information technology systems and material proprietary data, and, to the Knowledge of the Company, there have been no violations or unauthorized access to the same, except as would not reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to be material to the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.

(k) No source code that is Owned Intellectual Property and that is material to the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, has been disclosed, delivered or licensed by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to a third party, and no obligation exists to disclose, deliver or license any such source code in the future, except to employees, consultants, independent contractors and agents of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries acting on the Company’s or any of its Subsidiaries’ behalf. Except as would not reasonably be expected to be material to the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, the Company has not used and is not using Open Source Materials in any manner that would, with respect to any Owned Intellectual Property, (i) require its disclosure or distribution in source code form, (ii) require the licensing thereof for the purpose of making derivative works, (iii) impose any restriction on the consideration to be charged for the distribution thereof or (iv) create obligations for the Company or any of its Subsidiaries with respect to any Owned Intellectual Property or grant to any third party any rights under any Owned Intellectual Property. With respect to any Open Source Materials that are being used by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, the Company and its Subsidiaries are in material compliance with all applicable licenses with respect thereto.

(l) Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries (i) is obligated to license or otherwise make available any Intellectual Property to any forum, consortium, patent pool, standards body or similar entity, (ii) has made any submission or contribution to, and is not subject to any Contract with, any forum, consortium, patent pool, standards body or other entity that would obligate the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to grant licenses or other rights to, or otherwise impair its control of, any Owned Intellectual Property, or (iii) has received a request in writing from any third party for any licenses or other rights to any Owned Intellectual Property in connection with the activities of or any participation in any forum, consortium, patent pool, standards body or similar entity, except as would not reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to be material to the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole. No funding from any Governmental Entity or facilities of a university, college, other educational institution or non-profit organization were used in the development of the Owned Intellectual Property, and no Governmental Entity, university, college, other educational institution or non-profit organization has a claim or right to claim any right in the Owned Intellectual Property.

 

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Section 5.13 Taxes .

(a) Each of the Company and its Subsidiaries has (i) timely filed all income Tax Returns and all other material Tax Returns required to be filed by any of them (taking into account applicable extensions) and all such returns are true, correct and complete in all material respects and (ii) paid or accrued (in accordance with GAAP) all material Taxes due and payable other than such Taxes as are being contested in good faith by the Company or its Subsidiaries.

(b) There are no material federal, state, local or foreign audits or examinations of any Tax Return of the Company or its Subsidiaries ongoing or pending and neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has received written notice of any such material audit or examination. No claim for material unpaid Taxes has been asserted in writing against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries by a Governmental Entity, other than any claim that has been resolved prior to the date of this Agreement. No claim has been made in writing by a Governmental Entity in a jurisdiction where the Company or any of its Subsidiaries does not file Tax Returns that it is or may be subject to taxation by that jurisdiction.

(c) The Company and each of its Subsidiaries have withheld all material Taxes required to have been withheld, including from payments made to its employees, independent contractors, creditors, stockholders and other third parties and, to the extent required, such Taxes have been paid to the relevant Governmental Entity.

(d) There are no outstanding written waivers to extend the statutory period of limitations applicable to the assessment of any material Taxes or material deficiencies against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.

(e) Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to any agreement providing for the allocation or sharing of material Taxes, except for any such agreements that (i) are solely between the Company and/or any of its Subsidiaries, (ii) will terminate as of the Closing, or (iii) are entered into in the ordinary course of business, the principal purpose of which is not the allocation or sharing of Taxes.

(f) There are no material Liens for Taxes upon the assets of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries that are not provided for in the Company SEC Reports, except Liens for Taxes not yet due and payable and Liens for Taxes that are being contested in good faith and for which adequate reserves have been established on the Company Balance Sheet.

(g) In the last two (2) years, none of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has distributed stock of another Person or has had its stock distributed by another Person, in a transaction that was purported or intended to be governed in whole or in part by Section 355 of the Code (or any similar provision of state, local, or non-U.S. Law).

 

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(h) Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries (A) is or has been in the past five (5) years a member of a group (other than a group the common parent of which is the Company or one of its Subsidiaries) filing a consolidated, combined, affiliated, unitary or similar income Tax Return, or (B) has any liability for Taxes of any Person (other than the Company or any of its Subsidiaries) arising from the application of Treasury Regulation Section 1.1502-6 or any analogous provision of state, local or foreign Law, as a transferee or successor, or pursuant to any contractual obligation (other than contracts entered into in the ordinary course of business, the principal purpose of which is not the allocation or sharing of Taxes).

(i) Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has participated in any “listed transaction” within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 1.6011-4(b)(2).

(j) The U.S. federal income tax entity classification of each Subsidiary of the Company not organized within the United States is set forth on Section 5.13(j) of the Company Disclosure Schedule.

(k) The Company is not, and it has never been, a “United States real property holding corporation” within the meaning of Section 897 of the Code.

(l) The Company and each of its Subsidiaries (i) have made available to Parent true, correct and complete copies of all written agreements with any Governmental Entity relating to any material Tax exemption, Tax holiday or other Tax reduction agreement or order (“ Tax Incentive ”), as in effect as of the date hereof, and (ii) are in compliance in all material respects with all terms and conditions of any such Tax Incentive and (iii) the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement will not have any material adverse effect on the continued validity and effectiveness of any such Tax Incentive.

(m) No private letter rulings, technical advice memoranda or similar agreements or rulings have been entered into or issued by any Governmental Entity with respect to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries for any taxable year for which the statute of limitations has not yet expired.

(n) The Company and each of its Subsidiaries are in material compliance with all applicable Laws relating to transfer pricing, including (i) compliance with Section 482 of the Code or a similar provision of any applicable Law and (ii) the execution and maintenance of contemporaneous documentation substantiating the transfer pricing practices and methodology of the Company and its Subsidiaries.

(o) Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has incurred any material liabilities for Taxes since December 31, 2015, other than in the ordinary course of business or in connection with any transaction contemplated by this Agreement.

Section 5.14 Real Property and Tangible Assets .

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Real Property ”): (i) the Company or one of its Subsidiaries, as applicable, has good and marketable fee simple title to the Owned Real Property, free and clear of all Liens, except for Permitted Liens; (ii) there are no outstanding options, rights of first offer or first negotiation, or rights of first refusal in favor of any other party to purchase the Owned Real Property, or any portion of the Owned Real Property or interest therein; (iii) to the extent in the possession of the Company, the Company has delivered or made available to Parent complete and accurate copies of all deeds, mortgages, surveys, licenses, title insurance policies, or equivalent documentation with respect to the Owned Real Property and other documents relating to or affecting title to the Owned Real Property; and (iv) all Owned Real Property (A) are in reasonably good condition and repair in all material respects, subject to reasonable wear and tear, (B) have access to public roads or valid easements for such ingress and egress and (C) have access to water supply, storm and sanitary sewer facilities, telephone, gas and electrical connections, fire protection and drainage, and other utilities, in each case as sufficient to enable the Owned Real Property to continue to be used and operated in the manner currently being used by the Company or its applicable Subsidiaries.  Section 5.14(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule contains a complete list of the Owned Real Property.

(b) Except in each case as would not materially affect the business and operations of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, the Company or one of its Subsidiaries (i) has valid leasehold title (as applicable) to each location occupied or otherwise used by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries as of the date of this Agreement (the “ Leased Real Property ” and together with the Owned Real Property, collectively, the “ Company Real Property ”) pursuant to leases, subleases, licenses, occupancy or other similar agreements to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party (each, a “ Real Property Lease ”), and (ii) has good and marketable title or valid leasehold interest to the other tangible assets reflected on the Company Balance Sheet or acquired after the Company Balance Sheet Date, in each case, free and clear of all Liens, except (x) for Permitted Liens, and (y) for the property and assets that have been disposed of since the Company Balance Sheet Date in the ordinary course of business. Section 5.14(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedule contains a complete list of all Leased Real Property.

(c) Except as would not reasonably be expected to interfere in any material respects with the current use and operation of the applicable Leased Real Property by the Company or its Subsidiaries, (i) each Real Property Lease is valid, binding and in full force and effect, (ii) there is not under any Real Property Lease any existing default by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or to the Knowledge of the Company, any other party thereto, and (iii) to the Knowledge of the Company, there is not any condition or event which, with notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute a default under the provisions of such Real Property Lease. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has received written notice of any condemnation, expropriation or other proceeding in eminent domain affecting the Company Real Property or any portion thereof or interest therein, and to the Knowledge of the Company, no such proceedings are threatened or proposed. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has subleased, licensed or otherwise granted to any other person any rights to use, occupy or possess any part of the Company Real Property.

 

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Section 5.15 Environmental .

(a) Except for such matters that have not resulted, and would not reasonably be expected to result, in any liability that is material to the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or otherwise require disclosure under the Securities Act:

(i) The Company and its Subsidiaries are in compliance with all applicable Environmental Laws, which compliance includes the possession by the Company and its Subsidiaries of Permits required or necessary for their operations under Environmental Laws, and compliance with the terms and conditions thereof, and neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has received any written (or, if oral, reasonably likely to result in a formal notice or proceeding) notice or communication alleging that any of them are not in such compliance, and, to the Knowledge of the Company, there are no circumstances reasonably likely to prevent or interfere with such compliance in the future;

(ii) There is no Environmental Claim pending or threatened against or affecting the Company or any Subsidiary that would reasonably be expected to result in liability to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries;

(iii) There are no past or present actions, activities, circumstances, conditions, events or incidents, including, without limitation, the Cleanup of any Hazardous Materials that could reasonably be expected to (A) form the basis of any Environmental Claim against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or (B) otherwise result in any costs or liability to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or against any other Person for or to whom the Company or any of its Subsidiaries are responsible, under Environmental Law; and

(iv) Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has assumed or retained, by Contract or operation of law, any obligation under any Environmental Law or concerning any Hazardous Materials that could reasonably be expected to result in liability to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.

(b) Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is required by any Environmental Law or by virtue of the transactions set forth herein and contemplated hereby, or as a condition to the effectiveness of any transactions contemplated hereby, (i) to perform a site assessment for Hazardous Materials, (ii) to remove or remediate any Hazardous Materials, (iii) to give notice to or receive approval from any Governmental Entity or any other Person, or (iv) to record or deliver to any Person any disclosure document or statement pertaining to environmental matters.

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Subsidiaries with any Environmental Laws, except, in each case, those documents or communications that would not reasonably be considered material or currently relevant to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or any of their operations.

Section 5.16 Labor Matters .

(a) Except as set forth in Section 5.16(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, (i) Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to or bound by any collective bargaining agreement or other contract or agreement with any labor or trade union, works council or other employee representative body (collectively, “ Employee Representative Body ”), (ii) to the Knowledge of the Company, no employees of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries are represented by any Employee Representative Body in connection with employment by the Company or any of its subsidiaries, and (iii) to the Knowledge of the Company, there are no pending or threatened activities or proceedings of any Employee Representative Body to organize any employees of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.

(b) There is no pending or, to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened, labor strike, walkout, work stoppage, slowdown or lockout with respect to employees of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.

(c) There is no unfair labor practice or labor arbitration proceeding pending or, to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened against the Company or its Subsidiaries.

(d) Except as would not reasonably be expected to be material, individually or in the aggregate, to the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, (i) the Company and each of its Subsidiaries have complied with all applicable local, state, federal and foreign Laws relating to employment, including, without limitation, Laws relating to discrimination, hours of work and the payment of wages or overtime wages, classification of employees and independent contractors, health and safety, layoffs and plant closings, affirmative action, immigration and collective bargaining, (ii) the Company and its Subsidiaries have not received notice of any pending or threatened charge or complaint with respect to or relating to them before the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission or any other Governmental Entity responsible for the prevention of unlawful employment practices or the enforcement of labor, employment, wages and hours of work, child labor, affirmative action, immigration, or occupational safety and health Laws, or notice of the intent of any such Governmental Entity to conduct an investigation with respect to or relating to them or notice that such investigation is in progress, and (iii) there are no complaints or lawsuits, pending or, to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries brought by or on behalf of any applicant for employment, any current or former employee, independent contractor or consultant or any class of the foregoing, relating to any such Laws, or alleging breach of any express or implied contract of employment, wrongful termination of employment or any other discriminatory, wrongful or tortious conduct in connection with the employment relationship.

 

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(e) The Company has made available to Parent and Purchaser a true and complete list (as of the date shown thereon) of the Company employee identification numbers and current annual salary rates or current hourly wages, bonus opportunity, hire date, credited service, accrued vacation or paid-time-off, principal work location and leave status of all present employees of the Company and each of its Subsidiaries and, for employees located in the United States, each such employee’s status as being exempt or nonexempt from the application of state and federal wage and hour Laws applicable to employees who do not occupy a managerial, administrative, professional, or other nonexempt job position.

(f) Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is or has been (i) a “contractor” or “subcontractor” (as defined by Executive Order 11246), (ii) required to comply with Executive Order 11246, or (iii) required to maintain an affirmative action plan.

(g) Within the last three years, neither the Company nor any Subsidiary of the Company has taken any action which would constitute a “plant closing” or “mass layoff” within the meaning of the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act or similar foreign, state or local applicable Law (collectively, the “ WARN Act ”), issued any notification of a plant closing or mass layoff required by the WARN Act, or incurred any liability or obligation under the WARN Act with respect to which any obligation remains unsatisfied.

(h) To the Knowledge of the Company, no employee of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is in material violation of any term of any employment, consulting, nondisclosure or noncompetition agreement, fiduciary duty, restrictive covenant or other similar obligation: (i) to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or (ii) to a former employer or engager of any such individual, in each such instance, relating (A) to the right of such individual to work for the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or (B) to the knowledge or use of trade secrets or proprietary information.

(i) As of the date hereof, to the Knowledge of the Company, no current employee, consultant or independent contractor of the Company or any Company Subsidiary at the level of Vice President or above or making $300,000 or more in annual base compensation intends to terminate his or her employment, consulting, or independent contractor relationship.

(j) Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiarie s are delinquent in respect of any payments to any current or former employees, consultants or independent contractors for services or amounts required to be reimbursed or otherwise paid, except as would not reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to be material to the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.

(k) The Company and its Subsidiaries are in compliance with all Laws relating to the confidentiality, security, use and treatment of employee information and personally identifiable data, except as would not reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to be material to the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.

 

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Section 5.17 Licenses and Permits . Except in each case as would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect, (i) the Company and its Subsidiaries have, and at all times since December 31, 2013, have had, all licenses, permits, qualifications, accreditations, approvals and authorizations of any Governmental Entity (collectively, the “ Permits ”), and have made all necessary filings required under applicable Law, necessary to conduct the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries, (ii) since December 31, 2013, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has received any written notice of any violation of or failure to comply with any Permit or any actual or possible revocation, withdrawal, suspension, cancellation, termination or material modification of any Permit, and (iii) each such Permit has been validly issued or obtained and is in full force and effect.

Section 5.18 Insurance . The Company and its Subsidiaries are insured by insurers, believed by the Company to be financially responsible, against such losses and risks and in such amounts are customary in the business in which they are engaged. Except as would not reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to be material to the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, (i) all material insurance policies of the Company and its Subsidiaries are in full force and effect, (ii) since December 21, 2013, no written notice of default or termination has been received by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in respect thereof, and (iii) all premiums due thereon have been paid.

Section 5.19 Significant Suppliers and Customers.

(a) Section 5.19(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule sets forth an accurate and complete list of each customer (including distributors) (i) who was one of the twenty (20) largest sources of revenues for the Company during the fiscal year ended March 29, 2015, or April 3, 2016, based on amounts paid or payable or (ii) that would otherwise reasonably be expected to be material to the Company and its Subsidiaries (each, a “ Significant Customer ”). None of the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has any outstanding material dispute with any Significant Customer. As of the date of this Agreement, to the Knowledge of the Company, the Company has not received written notice from any Significant Customer that such Significant Customer shall not continue as a customer of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, as applicable, or that such customer intends to terminate or materially modify existing Contracts with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, as applicable, including by materially changing the terms of or reducing the scale of the business conducted with the Company and its Subsidiaries.

(b) Section 5.19(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedule sets forth an accurate and complete list of each supplier or service provider (i) who was one of the twenty (20) largest sources of amounts paid or payable to suppliers for the Company during any the fiscal year ended March 29, 2015, or April 3, 2016, based on amounts paid or payable or (ii) that would otherwise reasonably be expected to be material to the Company and its Subsidiaries (each a “ Significant Supplier ”). As of the date hereof, none of the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has any outstanding material dispute with any Significant Supplier. As of the date of this Agreement, to the Knowledge of the Company, the Company has not received written notice from any Significant Supplier that such Significant Supplier shall not continue as a supplier of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, as

 

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applicable, or that such supplier intends to terminate or materially modify existing Contracts with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, as applicable, including by materially changing the terms of or reducing the scale of the business conducted with the Company and its Subsidiaries.

Section 5.20 Brokers or Finders . No investment banker, broker, consultant, finder, financial advisor or intermediary, other than Qatalyst Partners LP (the “ Company Financial Advisor ”), the fees and expenses of which will be paid by the Company, is entitled to any investment banking, brokerage, consulting, finder’s or similar fee or commission in connection with this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby based upon arrangements made by or on behalf of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.

Section 5.21 Vote Required . No vote or consent of the holders of any class or series of capital stock of the Company is necessary to approve this Agreement or the Merger or the other transactions contemplated hereby.

Section 5.22 Board Recommendation . The Company’s board of directors, at a meeting duly called and held on June 15, 2016, at which all of the directors of the Company were present unanimously (a) determined that this Agreement, the Merger and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby are advisable, fair to, and in the best interests of the Company and its stockholders, (b) approved and adopted this Agreement, including the Offer and the Merger and the other transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, in accordance with the DGCL and (c) subject to Section 7.3 , resolved to recommend that the stockholders of the Company tender their shares into the Offer, ((a), (b) and (c) together, the “ Board Recommendation ”). As of the date of this Agreement, none of such actions by the Company’s board of directors has been amended, rescinded, or modified.

Section 5.23 Opinion of Financial Advisors . The board of directors of the Company has received from the Company Financial Advisor, an opinion to the effect that, as of the date of such opinion, and based upon and subject to the various matters and limitations set forth therein, the Merger Consideration to be received in the Offer and the Merger by the Company stockholders (other than Parent or any Affiliate of Parent) is fair, from a financial point of view, to such holders. A true, correct and complete copy of such opinion was or will be promptly delivered to Parent for information purposes only. The Company has been authorized by the Company Financial Advisor to permit the inclusion of such opinion in the Schedule 14D-9.

Section 5.24 Takeover Statutes; No Rights Plan . Assuming the accuracy of Parent’s representations and warranties set forth in Section 6.10 , the board of directors of the Company has taken all actions so that the restrictions applicable to business combinations contained in Section 203 of the DGCL are, and will be, inapplicable to the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and to the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. As of the date of this Agreement, none of such actions by the Company’s board of directors has been amended, rescinded, or modified. No other “fair price,” “moratorium,” “control share acquisition,” “interested stockholder” or other anti-takeover statute or regulation would restrict, prohibit or otherwise be applicable with respect to this Agreement

 

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and the transactions contemplated herein and therein (including the Offer and the Merger). The Company has no stockholder rights plan, “poison-pill” or other comparable agreement designed to have the effect of delaying, deferring or discouraging any Person from acquiring control of the Company.

ARTICLE VI

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF PARENT AND SUB

Except as disclosed in the Parent SEC Reports filed or furnished at least one (1) Business Day prior to the date of this Agreement (but (i) without giving effect to any amendment thereof filed with, or furnished to the SEC on or after such date, and (ii) excluding any disclosures contained under the heading “Risk Factors” and any disclosure of risks included in any “forward-looking statements” disclaimer or other such statements that are similarly predictive or forward-looking), but only to the extent such Parent SEC Reports are publicly available on the SEC’s Electronic Data Gathering Analysis and Retrieval System, Parent and Sub jointly and severally represent and warrant to the Company as follows:

Section 6.1 Organization .

(a) Each of Parent and Sub is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation, and has all requisite corporate power and authority to own its properties and assets and to conduct its business as it is currently being conducted. Each of Parent and Sub is duly qualified to do business and, where applicable, is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which the nature of the business conducted by it makes such qualification necessary, except where the failure to be so qualified or to be in good standing would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Parent Material Adverse Effect.

(b) Parent has made available to the Company a copy of Parent and Sub’s certificate of incorporation and by-laws, as currently in effect, and neither Parent nor Sub is in violation of any provision of, respectively, its certificate of incorporation or by-laws. The minutes of the meetings and other proceedings (including actions taken by written consent or otherwise without a meeting) of the board of directors (or to the extent applicable, any committee thereof) of Parent made available to the representatives of the Company were complete, other than with respect to the exhibits thereto, and redacted only with respect to discussions of the transaction contemplated hereby or other similar strategic transactions, and not with respect to other matters.

Section 6.2 Authorization; Validity of Agreement; Necessary Action . Each of Parent and Sub has the requisite corporate power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. The execution, delivery and performance by Parent and Sub of this Agreement, approval of this Agreement, and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly and validly authorized by all necessary action of Parent and Sub, and no other action on the part of Parent or Sub is necessary to authorize the execution and delivery by Parent and Sub of this Agreement and the consummation by them of the transactions contemplated hereby (other than the approval of this

 

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Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby by Parent in its capacity as sole stockholder of Sub, which approval shall be provided by the written consent of Parent immediately following execution of this Agreement). This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by Parent and Sub and, assuming due and valid authorization, execution and delivery hereof by the Company, is a valid and binding obligation of each of Parent and Sub, enforceable against each of them in accordance with its terms, except that (i) such enforcement may be subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, fraudulent conveyance, moratorium or other similar laws, now or hereafter in effect, affecting creditors’ rights and remedies 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.

Section 6.3 Capitalization . The authorized capital stock of Parent consists of 200,000,000 shares of Parent Common Stock and 10,000,000 shares of preferred stock of Parent. As of the close of business on June 13, 2016, there were issued and outstanding (i) 57,602,511 shares of Parent Common Stock (with no shares of Parent Common Stock held by Parent in treasury), (ii) no shares of Parent preferred stock, (iii) options to purchase an aggregate of 1,470,547 shares of Parent Common Stock (of which options to purchase an aggregate of 1,136,186 shares of Parent Common Stock were exercisable), (iv) 2,695,252 Parent restricted stock units, and (v) no warrants for shares of Parent Common Stock exercisable. From the close of business on June 13, 2016 until the date of this Agreement, no shares of Parent Common Stock or Parent preferred shares have been issued except for shares of Parent Common Stock issued pursuant to the exercise of Parent options or warrants, or the vesting of any restricted stock units of Parent, in each case outstanding on June 13, 2016 and in accordance with their terms. All of the issued shares of Parent’s capital stock are duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid, nonassessable, and free of preemptive rights. All of the rights granted and not yet exercised to subscribe for shares of Parent’s capital stock are duly authorized and free of preemptive rights. As of the date of this Agreement, other than pursuant to any equity plans or employee share purchase plans of Parent, there are no existing (i) options, warrants, calls, subscriptions or other rights, convertible securities, depositary receipts in respect of shares, agreements or commitments of any character obligating Parent or any of its Subsidiaries to issue, transfer or sell any capital stock or other equity interest in, Parent or any of its Subsidiaries, (ii) contractual obligations of Parent or any of its Subsidiaries to repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any capital stock of Parent or any of its Subsidiaries, or (iii) voting trusts or similar agreements to which Parent is a party with respect to the voting of the capital stock of Parent.

Section 6.4 Consents and Approvals; No Violations . The execution and delivery of this Agreement by Parent and Sub do not, and the performance by Parent and Sub of this Agreement and the consummation by Parent and Sub of the transactions contemplated hereby will not, (i) contravene or conflict with or result in a violation of breach of, any provision of the certificate of incorporation or by-laws of Parent or Sub, in each case, as currently in effect, (ii) assuming compliance with the matters referred to in Section 6.4(iv)(A) - (C) , require any consent by any Person under, contravene or conflict with or result in a violation or breach of, or constitute (with or without due notice or lapse of time or both) a default (or give rise to any right of termination, cancellation or acceleration), or require any consent, under, any Contract to which Parent or any of its Subsidiaries is a party or by which any of them or any of their properties or assets is bound, or result in the creation of any Lien in or upon any of the

 

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properties, rights or assets of Parent or Sub, (iii) violate any Law applicable to Parent, any of its Subsidiaries or any of their properties or assets, or (iv) other than in connection with or compliance with (A) the HSR Act and other Antitrust Laws, (B) Nasdaq Rules and listing standards, and (C) the Exchange Act and the Securities Act, require on the part of Parent or Sub any filing or registration with or notification to, or require Parent to obtain any authorization, consent or approval of, any Governmental Entity, except in the case of clauses (ii), (iii) and (iv), for such violations, breaches or defaults that, or filings, registrations, notifications, authorizations, consents or approvals the failure of which to make or obtain, would not reasonably be expected to be material, individually or in the aggregate, to Parent and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.

Section 6.5 SEC Reports; Parent Financial Statements .

(a) All Parent SEC Reports have been filed on a timely basis. As of their respective filing dates, or, if applicable, as of the time of their most recent amendment made prior to the date hereof, the Parent SEC Reports (i) complied in all material respects with, to the extent in effect at the time of filing, the applicable requirements of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, and (ii) did not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, or to be made, not misleading. As of the date of this Agreement, there are no material outstanding or unresolved written comments from the SEC with respect to the Parent SEC Reports. As of the date of this Agreement, to the Knowledge of Parent, none of the Parent SEC Reports filed on or prior to the date hereof is the subject of ongoing SEC review.

(b) Each of the financial statements (including the related notes) of Parent included in the Parent SEC Reports (collectively, the “ Parent Financial Statements ”) (i) complied at the time it was filed as to form in all material respects with the applicable accounting requirements and the published rules and regulations of the SEC with respect thereto in effect at the time of such filing, (ii) was prepared in accordance with GAAP (except, in the case of unaudited statements, as permitted by the rules and regulations of the SEC) applied on a consistent basis during the periods involved (except as may be indicated in the notes thereto), and (iii) fairly presented in all material respects the consolidated financial position of Parent and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of the respective dates thereof and the consolidated results of their operations and cash flows for the respective periods then ended (subject, in the case of unaudited statements, to normal year-end adjustments and except as indicated in the notes to such Parent Financial Statements or, in the case of unaudited statements, as permitted by Form 10-Q of the SEC, and except that the unaudited Parent Financial Statements may not contain footnotes and are subject to normal year-end adjustments, none of which individually or in the aggregate will be material in amount).

(c) Since December 31, 2013, there has been no change in Parent’s accounting policies or the methods of making accounting estimates or changes in estimates that are material to the Parent Financial Statements, except as described in the Parent SEC Reports or except as may be required by any regulatory authority. The reserves reflected in the Parent Financial Statements are in accordance with GAAP and have been calculated in a consistent manner.

 

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(d) With respect to each annual report on Form 10-K and each interim report on Form 10-Q included in the Parent SEC Reports, the chief executive officer and chief financial officer of Parent have made all certifications required by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and any related rules and regulations promulgated by the SEC, and the statements contained in any such certifications are complete and correct as of their respective dates.

(e) The “disclosure controls and procedures” (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) of the Exchange Act) of Parent are reasonably designed to ensure that all information required to be disclosed by Parent in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the rules and forms of the SEC, and that all such information is accumulated and communicated to the management of Parent as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure and to make the certifications of the chief executive officer and chief financial officer of Parent required under the Exchange Act with respect to such reports. To the Knowledge of Parent, Parent has disclosed, based on its most recent evaluation prior to the date of this Agreement, to its outside auditors and the audit committee of its board of directors: (i) all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect in any material respect its ability to record, process, summarize and report financial data, and (ii) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in its internal control over financial reporting.

Section 6.6 Absence of Certain Changes . Except as contemplated by this Agreement, since December 27, 2015 through the date hereof, Parent (i) has not suffered a Parent Material Adverse Effect, and (ii) has not taken any action that would be prohibited by Section 7.1(c) if taken after the date hereof.

Section 6.7 Litigation . Except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Parent Material Adverse Effect, (i) there is no action, claim, suit or proceeding pending against or, to the Knowledge of the Parent, threatened against the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries, or any property or asset of the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries, (ii) there are no investigations by any Governmental Entity pending, or, to the Knowledge of the Parent, threatened against the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries, and (iii) neither the Parent nor any of its Subsidiaries nor any of their respective assets, rights or properties is or are subject to any injunction, judgment, order or decree.

Section 6.8 Brokers or Finders . Except for J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, no investment banker, broker, consultant, finder, financial advisor or intermediary is entitled to any investment banking, brokerage, consulting, finder’s or similar fee or commission in connection with this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby based upon arrangements made by or on behalf of Parent or any of its Subsidiaries.

Section 6.9 Vote Required . No vote or consent of the holders of any class or series of capital stock of Parent is necessary to approve this Agreement or the Merger or the other transactions contemplated hereby. The vote or consent of Parent as the sole stockholder of Sub (which has been obtained) is the only vote or consent of the holders of any class or series of capital stock of Sub necessary to approve this Agreement or the Merger or the other transactions contemplated hereby.

 

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Section 6.10 Share Ownership . None of Parent, Sub or any of their respective controlled Affiliates beneficially owns (as such term is used in Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act) or owns (as such term is used in Section 203 of the DGCL) any Company Common Stock or any options, warrants or other rights to acquire Company Common Stock or other securities of, or any other economic interest (through derivatives, securities or otherwise) in the Company.

Section 6.11 Capitalization and Operations of Sub . The authorized capital stock of Sub consists solely of 1,000 shares of common shares, par value $0.001 per share, all of which are validly issued and outstanding. All of the issued and outstanding capital stock of Sub is, and at the Effective Time will be, owned by Parent or a direct or indirect wholly-owned Subsidiary of Parent. Sub has been formed solely for the purpose of engaging in the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, has not conducted any business prior to the date hereof, and has no, and prior to the Effective Time will have no, assets, liabilities or obligations of any nature other than those incident to its formation and pursuant to this Agreement, the Offer, the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

Section 6.12 Availability of Funds; Financing . Parent’s and Sub’s obligations hereunder are not subject to a condition regarding Parent’s or Sub’s obtaining of funds to consummate the Offer and the Merger and the other transactions contemplated hereby. Parent has delivered to the Company true, complete and correct copies of a fully executed commitment letter, together with the related fee letters (solely in the case of the fee letters, with only the fee amounts, pricing, “market flex” provisions and other economic terms that do not adversely affect the enforceability, availability or conditionality of, or the aggregate amount of proceeds available under, the Debt Financing contained therein redacted), each in effect as of the date of this Agreement from the Financing Sources parties thereto (together, as they may be amended, modified or replaced in accordance with Section 7.13 and together with all annexes, exhibits, schedules and other attachments thereto, the “ Debt Commitment Letter ”) to provide debt financing in an aggregate amount set forth therein and subject to the terms and conditions set forth therein (being collectively referred to as the “ Debt Financing ”). As of the date hereof, (i) the Debt Commitment Letter has not been amended or modified in any manner, and (ii) to the Knowledge of Parent, no amendment or modification of the Debt Commitment Letter is contemplated (except for any amendment or modification to add lenders, lead arrangers, bookrunners, syndication agents or similar entities). As of the date hereof, (i) the Debt Commitment Letter, including the commitments contained therein has not been terminated, reduced, withdrawn or rescinded in any respect and, (ii) to the Knowledge of Parent, no such termination, reduction, withdrawal or rescission is contemplated. Parent has paid in full any and all commitment fees or other fees and amounts in connection with the Debt Commitment Letter that are payable on or prior to the date of this Agreement and satisfied all of the other terms and conditions required to be satisfied by Parent as of the date hereof. As of the date hereof, the Debt Commitment Letter is in full force and effect and is the valid, binding and enforceable obligation of Parent and, to the Knowledge of Parent, the other parties thereto, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and similar Laws affecting creditors’ rights and remedies generally

 

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and except 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. There are no conditions precedent or other contingencies (other than pursuant to any “market flex” provisions set forth therein) related to the funding of the full amount (or any portion) of the Debt Financing, other than as expressly set forth in the Debt Commitment Letter. Assuming the Debt Financing is funded in accordance with the Debt Commitment Letter and the accuracy of the representations and warranties set forth in Article V and performance by the Company of its obligations under this Agreement, in each case, to the extent necessary to satisfy the conditions set forth in Section 8.1 and Annex A , the net cash proceeds contemplated by the Debt Commitment Letter, together with available cash on hand of the Parent, Sub and the Company, will, in the aggregate, be sufficient for Parent and Sub to pay all of the cash amounts required to be provided by Parent and Sub for the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including the amounts payable in connection with the consummation of the Offer and the Merger, and all related fees and expenses required to be paid as of the date of the consummation of the Merger. As of the date hereof, except as set forth in the Debt Commitment Letter, there are no side letters, understandings or other agreements, contracts or arrangements of any kind relating to the Debt Commitment Letter or the Debt Financing contemplated therein that could reasonably be expected to affect the availability of the Debt Financing contemplated by the Debt Commitment Letter. As of the date hereof, no event has occurred which (with or without notice, lapse of time or both) would, or would reasonably be expected to, constitute a default or breach or failure to satisfy a condition by Parent or, to the Knowledge of Parent, any other party thereto, under the terms and conditions of the Debt Commitment Letter and, assuming the conditions set forth in Section 8.1(a) and Annex A are satisfied at Closing, Parent does not have any reason to believe that any of the conditions to the Debt Financing will not be satisfied by Parent prior to the Acceptance Time or that the full amount of the Debt Financing will not be available to Parent on the date of the Closing.

Section 6.13 Solvency . Parent is not entering into this Agreement with the intent to hinder, delay or defraud either present or future creditors of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries. Immediately following the Closing after giving effect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and excluding the effect of any inaccuracy of the representations and warranties contained in Article V , Parent and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, will be Solvent. As used herein, “ Solvent ” means with respect to any Person on a particular date, that on such date (a) the fair value of the property of such Person is greater than the total amount of liabilities, including, contingent liabilities, of such Person, (b) the present fair salable value of the assets of such Person is not less than the amount that will be required to pay the probable liability of such Person on its debts as they become absolute and matured, (c) such Person has not incurred, and does not intend to incur, debts or liabilities beyond such Person’s ability to pay such debts and liabilities as they mature and (d) such Person is not engaged in business or a transaction, and is not about to engage in business or a transaction, for which such Person’s property would constitute an unreasonably small capital. The amount of contingent liabilities at any time shall be computed under this Section 6.13 as the amount that, in the light of all the facts and circumstances existing at such time, represents the amount that is probable to become an actual or matured liability.

 

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ARTICLE VII

COVENANTS

Section 7.1 Interim Operations of the Company and Parent .

(a) During the period from the date of this Agreement until the earlier of the Effective Time (except (w) as may be required by Law, (x) with the prior written consent of Parent, (y) as contemplated by this Agreement, or (z) as set forth in the Company Disclosure Schedule), the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries shall be conducted in the ordinary and usual course of business in all material respects, and, to the extent consistent therewith, the Company and its Subsidiaries shall use commercially reasonable efforts to (i) preserve intact their current business organization and (ii) preserve their relationships with customers, suppliers and others having business dealings with them; provided , however , that no action by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries with respect to matters addressed specifically by any provision of Section 7.1(b) shall be deemed a breach of this Section 7.1(a) unless such action would constitute a breach of such specific provision.

(b) Except (w) as may be required by Law, (x) with the prior written consent of Parent, (y) as contemplated by this Agreement, or (z) as set forth in the Company Disclosure Schedule, prior to the Effective Time, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries will:

(i) amend its certificate of incorporation or by-laws (or equivalent organizational documents), or enter into any written agreement with any of the Company’s stockholders in their capacity as such;

(ii) except as set forth in Section 7.1(b)(ii) of the Company Disclosure Schedules, and except for shares of Company Common Stock to be issued or delivered pursuant to the (A) Company Equity Plan on exercise or settlement of Company Stock Options, Company Restricted Stock Units and Company Performance Restricted Stock Units outstanding on the date hereof, or (B) the ESPP (subject to Section 7.8 ) in accordance with the requirements of this Agreement, issue, grant, deliver, sell, dispose of, or authorize or agree to the issuance, sale, grant or other disposition of (a) any capital stock or other ownership interest of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or any securities or rights convertible into, exchangeable for, or evidencing the right to subscribe for any capital stock or other ownership interest of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, (b) any rights, warrants, options, calls, rights agreements or plans, commitments or any other agreements of any character to purchase or acquire capital stock or any other ownership interest of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any securities or rights convertible into, exchangeable for, or evidencing the right to subscribe for, or based on the value or change in value of, any capital stock or other ownership interest of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or (c) any other securities of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in respect of, in lieu of, or in substitution for, Company Common Stock outstanding on the date hereof or such capital stock, ownership interests,

 

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securities or rights in any Subsidiary of the Company (other than, in each case, any such issuances, sales and dispositions by a wholly owned Subsidiary to the Company or any other wholly owned Subsidiary of the Company);

(iii) redeem, purchase or otherwise acquire, or agree to redeem, purchase or otherwise acquire, any outstanding Company Common Stock (except in respect of any Tax withholding or exercise price in connection with the Company Equity Plan) or other capital stock or other equity securities of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (other than a wholly-owned Subsidiary);

(iv) split, combine, subdivide or reclassify any Company Common Stock or other capital stock of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or declare, set aside for payment or pay any dividend (whether in cash, stock or property or any combination thereof) or other distribution in respect of any Company Common Stock or other capital stock of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (except dividends and distributions paid by Subsidiaries of the Company to the Company or to any of its wholly owned Subsidiaries) or otherwise make any payments to stockholders of the Company in their capacity as such;

(v) adopt a plan of complete or partial liquidation, dissolution, merger, amalgamation, consolidation, restructuring, recapitalization or other reorganization of the Company or any Subsidiary (other than solely among the Company’s wholly-owned Subsidiaries), other than the Offer or the Merger;

(vi) acquire, sell or dispose of, or agree to acquire, sell or dispose of, any assets material to the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, including any corporation, partnership, limited partnership, or business or division thereof, or any equity interest therein (whether by merger, amalgamation, consolidation or other business combination, sale of assets, sale of capital stock, tender offer, exchange offer or similar transaction) or any Company Real Property (or real property that would be Company Real Property if owned or leased by the Company as of the date of this Agreement), other than (x) acquisitions, sales, or dispositions among the Company and any of its Subsidiaries, or (y) purchases or sales of inventory or Company Products in the ordinary course of business;

(vii) incur any indebtedness for borrowed money in addition to that incurred as of the date of this Agreement or guarantee any such indebtedness or make any loans or advances to any other Person, other than (x) indebtedness, guarantees, loans and advances between or among the Company and its Subsidiaries, (y) letters of credit issued, maintained or guaranteed by the Company or its Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business and reimbursement obligations in respect thereof, or (z) performance bonds issued and maintained by the Company or its Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business;

 

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(viii) other than as set forth on Section 7.1(b)(viii) of the Company Disclosure Schedules, as required by applicable Law or agreements existing on the date hereof, or as required pursuant to the terms of any Benefit Plan in effect on the date hereof, or as required or contemplated by this Agreement, (A) enter into, adopt, terminate or materially amend any Benefit Plan or other compensation or benefit plan, policy, practice, arrangement or agreement or accelerate the vesting or payment of any equity award or other amount, (B) increase the benefits or compensation provided to any Service Provider (except for salary and/or target bonus increases to Service Providers below the vice president (or equivalent) level in connection with and corresponding to any promotion or job change that are provided in the ordinary course of business), or (C) hire, terminate or promote any employee (other than any employee below the vice president (or equivalent) level in the ordinary course of business or, in the case of terminations, a termination of a Service Provider for misconduct) or encourage any employee to resign from the Company;

(ix) change in (x) any material respect any of the accounting methods used by the Company and its Subsidiaries unless required by GAAP, SEC rules and regulations or applicable Law, or (y) with respect to the Subsidiaries of the Company, the accounting standards applicable to the preparation of the financial statements and accounts of each such Subsidiary unless required by applicable accounting standards or Law;

(x) incur any capital expenditures or any obligations or liabilities in respect thereof in excess of the Company’s capital expenditure budget as set forth on Section 7.1(b)(x) of the Company Disclosure Schedule other than capital expenditures that are not in excess of $750,000 in the aggregate in any fiscal quarter;

(xi) negotiate, enter into, amend or terminate any collective bargaining agreement or other contract or agreement with any Employee Representative Body;

(xii) convene any special meeting of the Company’s stockholders;

(xiii) initiate, compromise or settle any material litigation or arbitration proceeding, or any actual or threatened litigation (other than any such litigation arising out of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement) (except to enforce the Company’s rights thereunder) if the amount at issue is greater than $100,000;

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(xv) enter into any Contract with respect to, or grant any rights (including a license, release, covenant not to sue or immunity, as may be applicable), or any option to any of the foregoing under, or with respect to, or otherwise dispose of any Owned Intellectual Property, other than non-exclusive licenses to customers, suppliers, distributors, OEMs, resellers, VARs, or service providers granted in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice;

(xvi) change any material method of Tax accounting, settle or compromise any audit or other proceeding relating to a material amount of Tax (excluding for these purposes any settlement or compromise relating to a Tax item to the extent that such settlement or compromise does not materially exceed the reserves for such Tax item established in the Company Financial Statements), make or change any material Tax election or file any material Tax Return (including any material amended Tax Return), agree to an extension or waiver of the statute of limitations with respect to the assessment or determination of a material amount of Taxes, enter into any closing agreement with respect to any material amount of Tax or surrender any right to claim any material Tax refund;

(xvii) other than in the ordinary course of business, transfer or repatriate to the United States cash, cash equivalents or liquid short-term or long-term investments held outside the United States if any material U.S. withholding or income Taxes would be incurred in connection with such repatriation, in each case with respect to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries;

(xviii) enter into, modify or amend any material Contract outside of the ordinary course of business, or release or assign any material rights or claims thereunder outside of the ordinary course of business, which if so entered into, modified, amended, waived, released or assigned would reasonably be expected to be materially adverse to any business or product line of the Company or its Subsidiaries;

(xix) invest any funds available for investment (including any proceeds received upon maturity of existing investments) other than in “cash and cash equivalents” (as defined in the financial statements included in the Company SEC Reports);

(xx) (A) write-down any of its material assets, in excess of $750,000, except for depreciation and amortization in accordance with GAAP or in accordance with the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice or (B) make any change in any method of financial accounting principles, method or practices, in each case except for any such change required by GAAP or applicable Law, including Regulation S-X under the Exchange Act (in each case following consultation with the Company’s independent auditor);

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Subsidiaries (A) to engage in any line of business, compete or transact in any business or with any Person or in any geographic area, or (B) to acquire any material product or other material asset or service from any other Person; (ii) grants exclusive rights to license, market, sell or deliver any Company Product; or (iii) contains any “most favored nation” or similar provisions in favor of the other party, or which would have any such effect on Parent or any of its Affiliates after the consummation of the Merger or the Closing Date;

(xxii) cancel or terminate or allow to lapse without commercially reasonably substitute policy therefor, or amend in any material respect or enter into, any material insurance policy, other than the renewal of existing insurance policies or entering into comparable substitute policies therefor;

(xxiii) become party to or approve or adopt any stockholder rights plan or “poison pill” agreement; or

(xxiv) enter into any Contract, commitment or arrangement to do any of the foregoing.

(c) Except (w) as may be required by Law, (x) with the prior written consent of the Company, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned or (y) as contemplated or permitted by this Agreement, prior to the Effective Time, neither Parent nor any of its Subsidiaries will:

(i) amend its certificate of incorporation or by-laws (or equivalent organizational documents) in any manner that would prohibit or hinder, impede or delay in any material respect the Offer or the Merger or the consummation of the other transactions contemplated hereby or have a material and adverse impact on the value of the Parent Common Stock;

(ii) adopt a plan of complete or partial liquidation, dissolution, merger, amalgamation, consolidation, restructuring, recapitalization or other reorganization of Parent, other than the Offer or the Merger;

(iii) issue, split, combine, subdivide or reclassify any Parent capital stock, or declare, set aside for payment or pay any dividend of any Parent capital stock, or other distribution in respect of any Parent capital stock or otherwise make any payments to stockholders in their capacity as such (other than issuances of Parent Common Stock pursuant to (x) Parent’s employee equity plans or exercise of equity-based awards granted pursuant to Parent’s employee equity plans, or (y) in connection with acquisitions consistent with past practice, and except for the issuance, grant or delivery of equity-based awards granted pursuant to Parent’s employee equity plans in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice);

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or division thereof or any equity interest therein (whether by merger, amalgamation, consolidation or other business combination, sale of assets, sale of share capital, tender offer or exchange offer or similar transaction) that, at the time such action is taken would reasonably be likely to materially delay, prevent or impede the consummation of the Offer, the Merger and the other transactions contemplated hereby prior to the Termination Date;

(v) issue shares of Parent Common Stock (or securities convertible into or exercisable for Parent Common Stock) with the Knowledge that such action (or omission) would reasonably be expected to result in a requirement to seek the approval by holders of Parent Common Stock of the transactions contemplated hereby; or

(vi) enter into any Contract, commitment or arrangement to do any of the foregoing.

Section 7.2 Access to Information .

(a) The Company shall (and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to) afford to directors, officers, employees, counsel, investment bankers, accountants and other authorized representatives (“ Representatives ”) of Parent reasonable access, in a manner not unreasonably disruptive to the operations of the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries, during normal business hours and upon reasonable notice throughout the period prior to the Effective Time, to the properties, books and records of the Company and its Subsidiaries and, during such period, shall (and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to) furnish promptly to such Representatives all information concerning the business, properties and personnel of the Company and its Subsidiaries in each case as may reasonably be requested for reasonable purposes related to the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement; provided , however , that nothing herein shall require the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to disclose any information to Parent or Sub if such disclosure would, in the reasonable judgment of the Company, be expected to (i) violate applicable Law or the provisions of any agreement to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party as of the date of this Agreement (as long as the Company has used all commercially reasonable efforts to obtain the consent of the other party to the agreement), or (ii) constitute a waiver of the attorney-client, work product doctrine or other legal privilege held by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries; provided further , however , that nothing herein shall authorize Parent or its Representatives to undertake any invasive additional diligence investigation after the date of this Agreement, including investigations or sampling at any property owned, operated or leased by the Company or its Subsidiaries without the prior written consent of the Company. Without limiting the foregoing, in the event that the Company does not provide access or information in reliance on the immediately preceding sentence, it shall provide notice to Parent that it is withholding such access or information and shall use all reasonable efforts to communicate the applicable information in a way that would not violate the applicable Law, Contract or obligation or risk waiver of such privilege. The Confidentiality Agreement shall apply with respect to information furnished hereunder by or on behalf of the Company, its Subsidiaries and the Company’s Representatives (as defined in the Confidentiality Agreement). The Company agrees that the Confidentiality Agreement is hereby amended to permit the

 

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inclusion of all actual or prospective sources of debt financing (including convertible or equity-linked debt) (and representatives of such financing sources) in the term “Representative” as such term is defined therein.

(b) Each of Parent and Sub shall (and shall cause each of their respective Subsidiaries to) afford to Representatives of the Company reasonable access, in a manner not unreasonably disruptive to the operations of the business of Parent, Sub and their respective Subsidiaries, during normal business hours and upon reasonable notice throughout the period prior to the Effective Time, to the properties, books and records of Parent, Sub and their respective Subsidiaries and, during such period, shall (and shall cause each of their respective Subsidiaries to) furnish promptly to such Representatives all information concerning the business, properties and personnel of Parent, Sub and their respective Subsidiaries in each case as may reasonably be requested for reasonable purposes related to the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement; provided , however , that nothing herein shall require the Parent, Sub and their respective Subsidiaries to disclose any information to the Company if such disclosure would, in the reasonable judgment of Parent, be expected to (i) violate applicable Law or the provisions of any agreement to which Parent, Sub and their respective Subsidiaries is a party as of the date of this Agreement (as long as each of Parent and Sub has used all commercially reasonable efforts to obtain the consent of the other party to the agreement), or (ii) constitute a waiver of the attorney-client, work product doctrine or other legal privilege held by Parent, Sub or their respective Subsidiaries; provided further , however , that nothing herein shall authorize the Company or its Representatives to undertake any invasive additional diligence investigation after the date of this Agreement, including investigations or sampling at any property owned, operated or leased by Parent or its Subsidiaries without the prior written consent of Parent. Without limiting the foregoing, in the event that Parent or Sub does not provide access or information in reliance on the immediately preceding sentence, it shall provide notice to the Company that it is withholding such access or information and shall use all reasonable efforts to communicate the applicable information in a way that would not violate the applicable Law, Contract or obligation or risk waiver of such privilege. The Confidentiality Agreement shall apply with respect to information furnished hereunder by or on behalf of Parent, Sub, their respective Subsidiaries and their respective Representatives (as defined in the Confidentiality Agreement).

Section 7.3 Board Recommendation; Acquisition Proposals .

(a) The Company will not, will cause its Subsidiaries not to, and will cause each of the Company’s and its Subsidiaries respective officers, directors, employees and other Representatives not to, directly or indirectly (i) initiate, solicit, or knowingly take any action to facilitate or encourage, or participate or engage in any negotiations, inquiries or discussions with respect to any Acquisition Proposal, (ii) in connection with any potential Acquisition Proposal, disclose or furnish any nonpublic information or data to any Person (other than Parent or its Representatives) concerning the Company’s business or properties, or afford any Person other than Parent or its Representatives access to its properties, books, or records, except as required by Law or pursuant to a governmental request for information, (iii) enter into or execute, or propose to enter into or execute, any agreement or enter into, continue or otherwise participate in any discussions relating to an Acquisition Proposal, (iv) approve, endorse, recommend or make or authorize any public statement, recommendation, or solicitation

 

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in support of any Acquisition Proposal, or (v) waive, terminate, modify or fail to enforce any provision of any contractual “standstill,” confidentiality or similar obligation of any person other than Parent or its Affiliates (other than provisions in such obligations customarily referred to as “don’t ask” provisions); or (vi) take any action to render any provision of any “fair price,” “moratorium,” “control share acquisition,” “business combination” or other similar anti-takeover statute (including Section 203 of the DGCL) or any restrictive provision of any applicable anti-takeover provision in the Company’s organizational documents, in each case inapplicable to any person (other than Parent or any of its Affiliates) or any Acquisition Proposal (and the Company shall promptly take all steps necessary to terminate any waiver that may have been heretofore granted to any such person or Acquisition Proposal under any such provisions). The Company will, and will direct its Representatives to, cease immediately and cause to be terminated all discussions and negotiations that commenced prior to the date of this Agreement regarding any proposal that constitutes, or would reasonably be expected to lead to, an Acquisition Proposal, and shall terminate access to any virtual data room established by the Company and request that all confidential or proprietary information previously furnished to any party (other than Parent) in connection with any such discussions and negotiations be promptly returned or destroyed. Any breach of the foregoing provisions of this Section 7.3 by any of the Company’s Subsidiaries or the Company’s or its Subsidiaries’ Representatives shall be deemed to be a breach by the Company.

(b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, in the event that after the date hereof and prior to the Acceptance Time, the Company receives an unsolicited Acquisition Proposal that did not result or arise in connection with a material breach of the restrictions set forth in Section 7.3(a) , the Company and its board of directors may (I) participate in discussions or negotiations (including, as a part thereof, making any counterproposal) with, or (II) furnish nonpublic information to, any Person or Persons (but only after any such Person enters into a confidentiality agreement with the Company containing confidentiality provisions (but that need not contain standstill or similar restrictions) not less restrictive to such person than such provisions of the Confidentiality Agreement are to Parent, which may not provide for an exclusive right to negotiate with the Company and may not restrict the Company from complying with this Section 7.3(b) and Section 7.3(c) ) making such Acquisition Proposal and their respective Representatives and potential sources of financing, if prior to the Acceptance Time (i) the Company’s board of directors determines in good faith, after consultation with its financial advisors and outside legal counsel, that such Acquisition Proposal is, or would reasonably be expected to lead to, a Superior Proposal, and (ii) the Company’s board of directors determines in good faith, after consultation with outside legal counsel, that the failure to take such action, would reasonably be expected to constitute a breach by the Company’s directors of their fiduciary duties under applicable Law. In addition, nothing herein shall restrict the Company from complying with its disclosure obligations with regard to any Acquisition Proposal under applicable Law.

(c) The Company will as promptly as reasonably practicable (and in any event within twenty-four (24) hours after receipt) notify Parent of the receipt by the Company of any Acquisition Proposal (including for the avoidance of doubt any request for information or other inquiry which the Company would reasonably expect to lead to an Acquisition Proposal). The Company shall notify Parent, in writing, of any decision of its board of directors to enter into discussions or negotiations concerning any Acquisition

 

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Proposal or to provide non-public information with respect to the Company to any Person, which notice shall be given as promptly as practicable after such determination was reached (and in any event no later than twenty-four (24) hours after such determination was reached). The Company will (i) provide Parent with written notice setting forth all information that is material or reasonably necessary to keep Parent informed of the status and terms and conditions of any such Acquisition Proposal (including for the avoidance of doubt any request for information or other inquiry which the Company would reasonably expect to lead to an Acquisition Proposal) and of any changes or other amendments thereto, and the identity of the person making such Acquisition Proposal, and attach a copy of any such written Acquisition Proposal, or if such Acquisition Proposal is provided orally to the Company, the Company shall summarize in writing the terms and conditions of such Acquisition Proposal (including for the avoidance of doubt any such request or other inquiry), (ii) keep Parent informed as promptly as practicable with respect to any changes or proposed changes to the terms and conditions of an Acquisition Proposal submitted to the Company (and in any event within twenty-four (24) hours following any such changes or proposed changes), including by providing a copy of all written proposals received by the Company relating to any Acquisition Proposal, (iii) promptly (and in any event within twenty-four (24) hours) following the provision of any non-public information of the Company to any such Person, provide such information to Parent (including by posting such information to an electronic data room), to the extent such information has not previously been provided or made available to Parent and (iv) promptly (and in any event within twenty-four (24) hours of such determination) notify Parent of any determination by the Company’s board of directors that such Acquisition Proposal constitutes a Superior Proposal.

(d) Subject to Section 7.3(e) and Section 7.3(f) , unless and until this Agreement has been terminated in accordance with Section 9.1 , neither the board of directors of the Company nor any committee thereof shall, directly or indirectly, (A)(i) fail to make in accordance with the terms of Section 2.2(b) , withdraw or qualify (or amend or otherwise modify in a manner adverse to Parent), or propose publicly to withdraw or qualify (or amend or otherwise modify in a manner adverse to Parent) the Board Recommendation, (ii) fail to recommend against acceptance of any tender offer or exchange offer for the Company Common Stock within ten (10) Business Days of the commencement of such offer or (iii) approve, adopt, or recommend, or propose publicly to approve, adopt, or recommend, any Acquisition Proposal (any action described in clauses (i) - (iii) being referred to as a “ Change of Recommendation ”) or (B) approve, adopt or recommend, or publicly propose to approve, adopt or recommend, or allow the Company to execute or enter into, any letter of intent, memorandum of understanding, agreement in principle, merger agreement, acquisition agreement, option agreement, joint venture agreement, partnership agreement, or other similar agreement, arrangement, or understanding (other than a confidentiality agreement of the type described in Section 7.3(b) ) (i) constituting, or related to, or that would reasonably be expected to lead to, any Acquisition Proposal, or (ii) requiring it to abandon, terminate, or fail to consummate the Merger or any other transaction contemplated by this Agreement (any of the foregoing in clause (B) of this Section 7.3(d) , an “ Acquisition Agreement ”).

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in good faith, after consultation with its outside legal counsel, that the failure to take such action would reasonably be expected to constitute a breach by the Company’s directors of their fiduciary duties under applicable Law, (x) solely in response to a Superior Proposal, make a Change of Recommendation, or (y) cause the Company to terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 9.1(c)(ii) and concurrently with such termination enter into an Acquisition Agreement with respect to a Superior Proposal; provided , that the Company shall not be entitled to terminate this Agreement pursuant to the foregoing clause (y), and any purported termination pursuant to the foregoing clause (y) shall be void and of no force or effect, unless concurrently with such termination the Company pays by wire transfer of immediately available funds the termination fee in accordance with Section 9.2(b) ; provided , further , that the Company shall not be entitled to exercise its right to make a Change in Recommendation pursuant to this Section 7.3(e) or terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 9.1(c)(ii) , and any purported termination pursuant to the foregoing clause (B) shall be void and of no force or effect, unless:

(i) the Company notifies Parent at least four (4) Business Days in advance that it intends to take such action (it being understood and agreed that any amendment to the financial terms or any other material term of any Superior Proposal shall require a new notice with a new two (2) Business Day notice period), which notice must specify the reasons for taking such action and, if applicable, the terms and conditions of such proposal (including, if applicable, the most recent draft of any written agreement providing for the proposed transaction, and prior to taking such action, the Company shall, and shall cause its Representatives to, during such four (4) Business Day period (or two (2) Business Day period with respect to a “new notice” as such term is used in this sentence), negotiate with Parent in good faith (to the extent that Parent desires to negotiate) to make such adjustments to the terms and conditions of this Agreement so that the Change in Recommendation or termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 9.1(c)(ii) is no longer necessary; and

(ii) at the end of such four (4) Business Day period (or two (2) Business Day period with respect to a “new notice” as such term is used in Section 7.3(e)(i) ), (A) such Acquisition Proposal has not been withdrawn and the board of directors of the Company determines in good faith, after consultation with its outside legal counsel and financial advisors, that such Acquisition Proposal continues to constitute a Superior Proposal (taking into account any changes to the terms of this Agreement agreed to or proposed by Parent as a result of the negotiations required by clause (i) or otherwise) and the failure to take such action would reasonably be expected to constitute a breach by the Company’s directors of their fiduciary duties under applicable Law.

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Recommendation proposed to be made in relation to an Acquisition Proposal may only be made pursuant to and in accordance with  Section   7.3(e) ) in response to an Intervening Event;  provided , that:

(i) the Company has provided to Parent at least four (4) Business Days prior written notice that it intends to take such action, which notice must specify the reasons for proposing to take such action, and include a reasonably detailed description of the Intervening Event; and

(ii) Parent shall not have made a proposal that, if accepted, would be binding on Parent and that has not been withdrawn, within four (4) Business Days (during which period the Company shall, and shall cause its Representatives to, negotiate with Parent in good faith regarding any proposal by Parent) after receipt of such notice from the Company, to make adjustments in the terms and conditions of this Agreement such that (taking into account any such changes to the terms and conditions of this Agreement agreed to or proposed by Parent) failure by the Company’s directors to effect a Change of Recommendation would not reasonably be expected to constitute a breach by the Company’s directors of their fiduciary duties under applicable Law.

(g) Nothing in this Agreement shall prohibit the board of directors of the Company from (i) taking and disclosing to the stockholders of the Company a position contemplated by Rule 14e-2(a) under the Exchange Act or complying with the provisions of Rule 14d-9 promulgated under the Exchange Act, and (ii) making any disclosure to the stockholders of the Company that the board of directors of the Company determines in good faith (after consultation with its outside legal counsel) that the failure to make such disclosure would reasonably be expected to constitute a breach by the Company’s directors of their fiduciary duties under applicable Law; provided , that the foregoing shall not permit the board of directors of the Company to make a Change of Recommendation except as expressly permitted by Section 7.3(e) or Section 7.3(f) .

Section 7.4 Employee Benefits .

(a) For the benefit of employees of the Company and its Subsidiaries employed as of the Effective Time (the “ Employees ”), for a period of 12 months following the Effective Time (or, if shorter, during an Employee’s period of employment), and subject to the applicable Law of each jurisdiction where Employees are located, Parent agrees to provide or cause its Subsidiaries (including the Surviving Corporation) to provide each Employee with (i) a base salary or wage rate that is substantially comparable to the base salary or wage rate in effect for similarly situated employees of Parent immediately prior to the Effective Time, and (ii) with employee benefits (excluding equity and cash incentive compensation) that, in the aggregate, are substantially comparable to those in effect for similarly situated employees of Parent immediately prior to the Effective Time. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (x) to the extent required by applicable Law, base salary or wage rate and incentive compensation opportunities and employee benefits for any Employee shall be no less favorable than the base salary or wage rate and incentive compensation opportunity in effect for such Employee immediately prior to the Effective Time and (y) nothing in this Agreement shall be

 

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interpreted as conferring, or intending to confer, on any Employee a right to continued employment with Parent, the Surviving Corporation or any of their Subsidiaries. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, for the period following the Effective Time through December 31, 2016, Parent shall provide the Employees with severance benefits not less favorable than those provided by the Company and its Subsidiaries to such Employees pursuant to the Severance Guidelines adopted by the Company and as in effect on the date hereof and provided to Parent.

(b) With respect to each benefit plan, program, practice, policy or arrangement maintained by Parent or its Subsidiaries (including the Surviving Corporation) following the Effective Time and in which any of the Employees participate (the “ Parent Plans ”), and except to the extent necessary to avoid duplication of benefits, for purposes of determining eligibility to participate and vesting, service with the Company and its Subsidiaries (or predecessor employers to the extent the Company provides past service credit under its benefit plans) shall be treated as service with Parent and its Subsidiaries. Each applicable Parent Plan shall waive eligibility waiting periods and pre-existing condition limitations to the extent waived or not included under the corresponding Benefit Plan. Parent agrees to give or cause its Subsidiaries (including the Surviving Corporation) to give the Employees credit under the applicable Parent Plan for amounts paid prior to the Effective Time during the calendar year in which the Effective Time occurs under a corresponding Benefit Plan for purposes of applying deductibles, co-payments and out-of-pocket maximums as though such amounts had been paid in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Parent Plan.

(c) Parent shall, or shall cause the Surviving Corporation or relevant Subsidiary to, assume and honor in accordance with their terms all deferred compensation plans, agreements and arrangements, severance and separation pay plans, agreements and arrangements, and written employment, severance, retention, incentive, change in control and termination agreements (including any change in control provisions therein) set forth in Section 5.9(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule applicable to employees of the Company and its Subsidiaries, in the same manner and to the same extent that the Company or such Subsidiary would be required to perform and honor such plans, agreements and arrangements if the transactions contemplated by this Agreement had not been consummated.

(d) The parties hereto acknowledge and agree that all provisions contained in this Section 7.4 with respect to employees of the Company and its Subsidiaries are included for the sole benefit of the respective parties hereto and shall not create any direct or third party beneficiary right (i) in any other Person, including employees, former employees, any participant or any beneficiary thereof in any Benefit Plan, Foreign Benefit Plan or Parent Plans, or (ii) to continued employment with the Company and its Subsidiaries, Parent or the Surviving Corporation or their Subsidiaries. Notwithstanding anything in this Section 7.4 to the contrary, nothing in this Agreement, whether express or implied, shall be treated as an amendment or other modification of any Benefit Plan or Foreign Benefit Plan or any other employee benefit plans of the Company, any Company Subsidiary or Parent or prohibits Parent or any of its Subsidiaries, including the Surviving Corporation, from amending or terminating any employee benefit plan.

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terminate each 401(k) Plan sponsored or maintained by the Company or any ERISA Affiliate, effective as of no later than one day prior to Closing (but such termination may be contingent upon the Closing). Immediately prior to such termination, the Company (or such ERISA Affiliate) will have made all necessary payments to fund the contributions: (i) necessary or required to maintain the tax-qualified status of the 401(k) Plan; (ii) for elective deferrals made pursuant to the 401(k) Plan for the period prior to termination; and (iii) for any employer contributions (including, without limitation, any matching contributions) for the period prior to termination. For this purpose, the term “ 401(k) Plan ” means any plan intended to be qualified under Code Section 401(a) which includes a cash or deferred arrangement intended to qualify under Code Section 401(k). The Company shall provide Parent with a copy of resolutions duly adopted by the Company’s board of directors (or the board of directors of the applicable ERISA Affiliate) so terminating any such 401(k) Plan. In the event that termination of any such 401(k) Plan would reasonably be anticipated to trigger liquidation charges, surrender charges or other fees (other than ordinary administrative fees in connection with such termination), then the Company shall take such actions as are necessary to reasonably estimate the amount of such charges and/or fees and provide such estimate in writing to Parent no later than three (3) Business Days prior to the Closing Date. Promptly following the Closing, Parent shall cause its 401(k) Plan to accept (x) rollover contributions of amounts distributed to Employees from the Company’s 401(k) Plan and (y) in-kind rollovers of Employees’ loan balances, and will provide for continued repayments of any such loans through payroll deductions commencing not later than with the first payroll period ending not more than fourteen (14) days following the date of such rollover.

(f) If the Company or any of its Subsidiaries enters into, adopts, amends, modifies or terminates any Company Arrangement, all such amounts payable under such Company Arrangement shall (i) be paid or granted as compensation for past services performed, future services to be performed, or future services to be refrained from performing, by the Covered Securityholders (and matters incidental thereto) and (ii) shall not be calculated based on the number of shares tendered or to be tendered into the Offer by the applicable Covered Securityholder. Moreover, the Company shall take all actions necessary so that, prior to the Expiration Date: (i) the adoption, approval, amendment or modification of each such Company Arrangement shall be approved as an employment compensation, severance or other employee benefit arrangement solely by independent directors of the Company in accordance with the requirements of Rule 14d–10(d)(2) under the Exchange Act and the instructions thereto and (ii) the “safe harbor” provided pursuant to Rule 14d–10(d)(2) is otherwise applicable thereto as a result of the taking prior to the Expiration Date of all necessary actions by the board of directors of the Company, the Company Compensation Committee or its independent directors.

Section 7.5 Publicity . The initial press release by each of Parent and the Company with respect to the execution of this Agreement shall be approved by each of Parent and the Company. Thereafter, neither the Company nor Parent (nor any of their respective Affiliates) shall issue any other press release or make any other public announcement with respect to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby without the prior review and approval of the other party (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), except as may be required by Law or by any listing agreement with a national securities exchange, in which case the party proposing to issue such press release or make such public announcement shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to consult in good faith with

 

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the other party before making any such public announcements; provided , that the Company will not be required to obtain the prior approval of or consult with the other party in connection with any such press release or public announcement if (a) the Company’s board of directors has effected or in connection with a Change of Recommendation pursuant to Section 7.3(e) or Section 7.3(f) , (b) in connection with any such press release or public announcement pursuant to Section 7.3(e) or Section 7.3(f) , or (c) such press release or public announcement consists solely of information previously disclosed in all material respects in a previously distributed press release or public announcement.

Section 7.6 Directors and Officers Insurance and Indemnification.

(a) From and after the Effective Time, the Surviving Corporation shall, and Parent shall cause the Surviving Corporation to, indemnify and hold harmless, and advance expenses to, the individuals who at any time prior to the Effective Time were directors or officers of the Company or any of its present or former Subsidiaries (the “ Indemnified Parties ”) against any costs or expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines, losses, claims, damages or liabilities in connection with actions or omissions occurring at or prior to the Effective Time (including the transactions contemplated by this Agreement) to the fullest extent permitted by Law and by the by-laws of the Company or any applicable Subsidiary. After the Effective Time, Parent and the Surviving Corporation shall (and Parent shall cause the Surviving Corporation to) fulfill and honor, to the extent permitted by applicable Law, all rights to exculpation, advancement of expenses or indemnification for acts or omissions occurring prior to the Effective Time existing as of the Effective Time in favor of present or former directors and officers of the Company, its Subsidiaries or any of their predecessors in their capacity as officers or directors, and the heirs, executors, trustees, fiduciaries and administrators of such officer or director (each, a “ D&O Indemnitee ”), as provided in the Company’s or each of its Subsidiaries’ respective certificate of incorporation and by-laws (or comparable organizational or governing documents) or in any agreement, which shall survive the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and shall continue in full force and effect in accordance with their terms. After the Effective Time, Parent and the Surviving Corporation shall (and Parent shall cause the Surviving Corporation to) fulfill and honor such obligations to the extent permitted by applicable Law. In addition, for a period of six (6) years following the Effective Time, Parent shall, and shall cause the Surviving Corporation and its Subsidiaries to, cause the certificate of incorporation and by-laws (and other similar organizational documents) of the Surviving Corporation and its Subsidiaries to contain provisions with respect to indemnification, advancement of expenses and exculpation of the D&O Indemnities for actions prior to the Effective Time that are at least as favorable as the indemnification, advancement of expenses and exculpation provisions contained in the certificate of incorporation or by-laws (or other similar organizational documents) of the Company and its Subsidiaries immediately prior to the Effective Time, and during such six (6) year period, such provisions shall not be amended, repealed or otherwise modified with respect to the D&O Indemnities for actions taken prior to the Effective Time in any respect, except as required by applicable Law.

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coverage of the Company’s existing directors’ and officers’ insurance policies and the Company’s existing fiduciary liability insurance policies (collectively, the “ D&O Insurance ”), in each case for a claims reporting or discovery period of at least six (6) years from and after the Effective Time with respect to any claim related to any period of time at or prior to the Effective Time from an insurance carrier with the same or better credit rating as the Company’s current D&O Insurance carrier with respect to directors’ and officers’ liability insurance in an amount and scope at least as favorable as the Company’s existing policies; provided , that in no event shall the Company pay, and in no event shall Parent or the Surviving Corporation be required to pay, an aggregate annual premium for any such insurance policy or policies in excess of 250% of the annual premium currently paid by the Company for such coverage (the “ Maximum Amount ”); provided , further , that if the annual premium of such policy exceeds the Maximum Amount, Parent shall cause the Surviving Corporation to obtain a policy with the greatest coverage available for a cost not exceeding such amount. If the Company or the Surviving Corporation for any reason fails to obtain such “tail” insurance policies as of the Effective Time, (i) the Surviving Corporation shall continue to maintain in effect, for a period of at least six (6) years from and after the Effective Time, the D&O Insurance in place as of the date of this Agreement with the Company’s current insurance carrier or with an insurance carrier with the same or better credit rating as the Company’s current D&O Insurance carrier with respect to directors’ and officers’ liability insurance in an amount and scope at least as favorable as the Company’s existing policies, or (ii) Parent will provide, or cause the Surviving Corporation to provide, for a period of not less than six (6) years after the Effective Time, the D&O Indemnitees who are insured under the Company’s D&O Insurance with comparable D&O Insurance that provides coverage for events occurring at or prior to the Effective Time from an insurance carrier with the same or better credit rating as the Company’s current D&O Insurance carrier, that is no less favorable than the existing policy of the Company or, if substantially equivalent insurance coverage is unavailable, the best available coverage; provided , however , that Parent and the Surviving Corporation shall not be required to pay an annual premium for the D&O Insurance in excess of two hundred fifty percent (250%) of the annual premium currently paid by the Company for such insurance; and provided further , that if the annual premiums of such insurance coverage exceed such amount, Parent or the Surviving Corporation shall be obligated to obtain a policy with the greatest coverage available, with respect to matters occurring prior to the Effective Time, for a cost not exceeding such amount.  Section 7.6(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedule sets forth in reasonable detail a description of the Company’s D&O Insurance existing as of the date hereof, including the annual premium for such D&O Insurance.

(c) This Section 7.6 is intended to benefit the Indemnified Parties and the D&O Indemnitees, and shall be enforceable by, each Indemnified Party or D&O Indemnitee, his or her heirs and his or her representatives.

(d) In the event that Parent, the Surviving Corporation or any of their respective successors or assigns (i) consolidates or amalgamates with or merges into any other Person and shall not be the continuing or surviving Person of such consolidation or merger, or (ii) transfers or conveys a majority of its properties and assets to any Person, then, and in each such case, proper provision shall be made so that the successors, assigns and transferees of Parent or the Surviving Corporation, or their respective successors or assigns, as the case may be, assume the obligations set forth in this Section 7.6 .

 

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Section 7.7 Reasonable Efforts .

(a) Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the parties hereto agree to make an appropriate filing of a Notification and Report Form pursuant to the HSR Act and to make all other filings required by, or advisable under, applicable foreign Antitrust Laws (collectively, “ Foreign Antitrust Approvals ”) with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby as promptly as practicable and in any event prior to the expiration of any applicable legal deadline ( provided , that the submission or filing (i) of a Notification and Report Form pursuant to the HSR Act will be made within ten (10) Business Days of the date of this Agreement, and (ii) for applicable foreign Antitrust Laws shall be submitted by the parties with the relevant notification forms, or a draft thereof, for jurisdictions where submission of a draft prior to formal notification is appropriate, within forty-five (45) calendar days of the date of this Agreement; provided , further that, in the case of clause (ii), if a party is not prepared to file any such submission or filing within such period, such party’s senior executives shall discuss the reasons for the failure to meet such submission or filing deadlines with the senior executives from the other party) and to supply as promptly as practicable any additional information and documentary material that may be requested pursuant to the HSR Act and any other filings required or advisable in connection with the Foreign Antitrust Approvals or any other Antitrust Law. Parent shall be entitled to direct the antitrust defense of the transaction contemplated by this Agreement in any investigation or litigation by, or negotiations with, any Governmental Entity or other person relating to the Offer or the Merger or regulatory filings under applicable Antitrust Laws, provided that Parent shall consult with, and consider in good faith the views of, the Company throughout the antitrust defense of the transaction contemplated by this Agreement, including by providing the Company with reasonable opportunity to evaluate, as promptly as practicable, steps to be taken in pursuit of such defense. The Company shall not make any offer, acceptance or counter-offer to or otherwise engage in negotiations or discussions with any Governmental Entity with respect to any proposed settlement, consent decree, commitment or remedy, or, in the event of litigation, discovery, admissibility of evidence, timing or scheduling, except as specifically requested by or agreed with Parent. The Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to support Parent in all material respects in all such investigations, litigation, negotiations and discussions to the extent requested by Parent. Without limiting the foregoing, the parties shall provide to the other parties in advance, any analyses, appearances, presentations, memoranda, briefs, arguments, opinions and proposals made or submitted by or on behalf of any party hereto in connection with proceedings under or relating to any such Antitrust Laws. The parties hereto agree to (i) give each other reasonable advance notice of all meetings with any Governmental Entity relating to any Antitrust Laws, (ii) give each other an opportunity to participate in each of such meetings, (iii) to the extent practicable, give each other reasonable advance notice of all substantive oral communications with any Governmental Entity relating to any Antitrust Laws, (iv) if any Governmental Entity initiates a substantive oral communication regarding any Antitrust Laws, promptly notify the other party of the substance of such communication, (v) provide each other with a reasonable advance opportunity to review and comment upon all written communications (including any analyses, presentations, memoranda, briefs, arguments, opinions and proposals) with a Governmental Entity regarding any Antitrust Laws, and (vi) provide each other promptly with copies of all written communications to or from any Governmental Entity relating to any Antitrust Laws. Any such disclosures or provision of copies by one party to the other may be made on an outside counsel basis if appropriate.

 

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Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, and without limiting Parent’s right to direct the antitrust defense of the transaction contemplated by this Agreement, each of the Company and Parent agrees, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries, to use reasonable best efforts to obtain any consents, clearances or approvals required under or in connection with the HSR Act, the Sherman Act, as amended, the Clayton Act, as amended, the Federal Trade Commission Act, as amended, and any other federal, state or foreign law, regulation or decree designed to prohibit, restrict or regulate actions for the purpose or effect of monopolization or restraint of trade or the significant impediment of effective competition (collectively “ Antitrust Laws ”), to enable all waiting periods under applicable Antitrust Laws to expire, and to avoid or eliminate each and every impediment under applicable Antitrust Laws asserted by any Governmental Entity, in each case, to cause the consummation of the Offer, the Merger and the other transactions contemplated hereby to occur prior to the Termination Date, including but not limited to (x) promptly complying with or modifying any requests for additional information (including any second request) by any Governmental Entity. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, nothing in this Agreement shall require Parent or any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates to consent or proffer to divest, hold separate, or enter into any license or similar Contract with respect to, or agree to restrict the ownership or operation of, any business or assets of Parent or any of its Subsidiaries. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, nothing in this Agreement shall require Parent or any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates to (and, without the prior written consent of Parent, the Company shall not and shall not allow any of its Subsidiaries to) consent or proffer to divest, hold separate, or enter into any license or similar Contract with respect to, or agree to restrict the ownership or operation of, any business or assets of Company and its Subsidiaries that would reasonably be expected to reduce the benefits to Parent of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement in any material respect. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, in no event shall Parent or any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates be obligated to litigate or participate in the litigation of any suit, claim, charge, action, hearing, proceeding, arbitration or mediation, whether judicial or administrative, brought by any Governmental Entity or appeal any order (i) challenging or seeking to make illegal, delaying materially or otherwise directly or indirectly restraining or prohibiting the consummation of the Merger or seeking to obtain from Parent or any of its Subsidiaries any damages in connection therewith, (ii) seeking to prohibit or limit in any respect, or place any conditions on, the ownership or operation by the Company, Parent or any of their respective Affiliates of all or any portion of the business or assets of Parent or the Company or any of their respective Subsidiaries or to require any such person to dispose of, license (whether pursuant to an exclusive or nonexclusive license) or hold separate all or any portion of the business or assets of Parent, the Company or any of their respective Subsidiaries, in each case as a result of or in connection with the Merger, (iii) seeking, directly or indirectly, to impose or confirm limitations on the ability of Parent or any of its Affiliates to acquire or hold, or exercise full rights of ownership of, any shares of the Company’s capital stock or any shares of capital stock of the Surviving Corporation on all matters properly presented to the stockholders of the Company or the Surviving Corporation, respectively, (iv) seeking to require divestiture by Parent, the Company or any of their respective Subsidiaries of any shares of Company Common Stock or any business or assets of the Company or its Subsidiaries or Parent or its Subsidiaries, or (v) that would reasonably be expected to impede, interfere with, prevent or materially delay the Merger or that would reasonably be expected to dilute materially the benefits to Parent of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

 

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(b) Subject to the terms hereof, and except with regard to the Antitrust Laws which shall be governed by Section 7.7(a) , the Company, Parent and Sub shall, and Parent and the Company shall cause their respective Subsidiaries to, each use their reasonable best efforts to:

(i) take, or cause to be taken, all actions, and do, or cause to be done, and to assist and cooperate with the other parties in doing, all things necessary, proper or advisable to consummate and make effective the transactions contemplated hereby as promptly as reasonably practicable;

(ii) obtain from any Governmental Entity or any other third party any consents, licenses, permits, waivers, approvals, authorizations, or orders, and send any notices, in each case, which are required to be obtained, made or sent by such party or any of their Subsidiaries in connection with the authorization, execution and delivery of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby; provided , that in connection therewith none of Parent, Sub, the Company or their respective Subsidiaries will be required to make or agree to make any material payment or accept any material conditions or obligations, including amendments to existing conditions and obligations;

(iii) as promptly as practicable, make all necessary filings and notifications, and thereafter make any other required submissions and applications with respect to this Agreement, the Offer and the Merger required under any applicable statute, law, rule or regulation; and

(iv) execute or deliver any additional instruments necessary to consummate the transactions contemplated by, and to fully carry out the purposes of, this Agreement.

The Company and Parent shall cooperate with each other in connection with the making of all such filings, submissions, applications and requests. The Company and Parent shall each use their reasonable best efforts to furnish to each other (on an outside counsel basis if appropriate) all information required for any filing, submission, application or request to be made pursuant to the rules and regulations of any applicable statute, law, rule or regulation in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, Parent and the Company agree that nothing contained in this Section 7.7(b) shall modify, limit or otherwise affect their respective rights and responsibilities under Section 7.7(a) .

Section 7.8 ESPP . The ESPP shall continue to be operated in accordance with its terms and past practice, provided , that if the Closing is expected to occur prior to the end of an Offering Period (as defined in the ESPP) (“ Offering Period ”), the Company shall take action to provide for an earlier Purchase Date (as defined in the ESPP) concurrent with the Closing Date (“ New Purchase Date ”) with respect to each Purchase Period (as defined in the ESPP) then in progress in accordance with Section 10.5 of the ESPP and each then-outstanding option under the ESPP with respect to such Offering Period shall be exercised on the New Purchase Date (making such pro-rata adjustments as may be necessary to reflect the shortened Offering Period but otherwise

 

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treating such shortened Offering Period as a fully effective and completed Offering Period for all purposes under the ESPP). Such earlier New Purchase Date shall be as reasonably close to the Closing Date as is administratively practicable, and the Company shall notify each participant in writing at least ten (10) days prior to the New Purchase Date that the exercise date for his or her option (including for purposes of determining the Purchase Price (as defined in the ESPP) of such option) has been changed to the New Purchase Date, and that his or her option will be exercised automatically on the New Purchase Date, unless prior to such date he or she has withdrawn from the Offering Period as provided in Sections 8.1 and 10.5 of the ESPP. After the date of this Agreement, no new participants shall be permitted to enroll in the ESPP, no participant may increase the rate of his or her participation in the ESPP from the level in effect on the date of this Agreement, and no new Offering Period shall commence under the ESPP.

Section 7.9 Section   16 Matters . Prior to the Expiration Date, the board of directors of the Company, or an appropriate committee of non-employee directors, shall adopt a resolution consistent with the interpretive guidance of the SEC so that the disposition of Company Common Stock, Company Stock Options, Company Performance Restricted Stock Units and Company Restricted Stock Units pursuant to this Agreement by any officer or director of the Company who is a covered person for purposes of Section 16 of the Exchange Act shall be an exempt transaction for purposes of Section 16 of the Exchange Act. Prior to the Expiration Date, the board of directors of Parent, or an appropriate committee of non-employee directors, shall adopt a resolution consistent with the interpretative guidance of the SEC so that the acquisition of Parent Common Stock, Converted Parent Options, Converted PRSUs and Converted RSUs pursuant to this Agreement by any officer or director of the Company who may become a covered person for purposes of Section 16 of the Exchange Act shall be an exempt transaction for purposes of Section 16 of the Exchange Act.

Section 7.10 Filing of Form S-8; Listing of Additional Shares . Parent agrees to file, as soon as reasonably practicable but in no event later than ten (10) Business Days following the Effective Time, a registration statement on Form S-8 (or any successor form) with respect to the shares of Parent Common Stock issuable with respect to Converted Parent Options, Converted PRSUs, and Converted RSUs and shall use commercially reasonable efforts to maintain the effectiveness of such registration statement or registration statements (and maintain the current status of the prospectus or prospectuses contained therein) for so long as the Converted Parent Options, Converted PRSUs and Converted RSUs assumed in accordance with this Agreement remain outstanding. Parent shall at times ensure that there will remain a sufficient amount of unissued shares of Parent Common Stock to meet its share issuance obligations in connection with the Company Stock Options, Company Performance Restricted Stock Units and Company Restricted Stock Units. Parent shall take all action reasonably necessary to cause the shares of Parent Common Stock to be issuable upon the exercise of Company Stock Options, or vesting of the Company Restricted Stock Units and the Company Performance Restricted Stock Units, to be approved for listing on Nasdaq at or prior to the Effective Time.

Section 7.11 Notification of Certain Matters . The Company shall promptly notify Parent in writing, and Parent shall promptly notify the Company in writing, of: (a) any written communication from any Person alleging that the consent of such Person (or another Person) is or may be required in connection with the Offer, the Merger and the transactions

 

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contemplated hereby, (b) any written communication from any Governmental Entity in connection with the Offer, the Merger and the transactions contemplated hereby (other than such communications contemplated by Section 7.7(a) , which shall be governed by such Section) or (c) any actions, claims, investigations, suits or proceedings commenced or, to the Knowledge of the Company or Parent, as applicable, threatened against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (in the case of the Company) or Parent or any of its Subsidiaries (in the case of Parent) that are related to the Offer, the Merger and the transactions contemplated hereby (including any transaction litigation brought by a stockholder of the Company or Parent, as applicable). The Company shall give prompt notice to Parent, and Parent shall give prompt notice to the Company, of the occurrence, or non-occurrence of any event, of which either party becomes aware, which would be reasonably likely to cause (i) any representation or warranty of such party contained in this Agreement that is qualified as to materiality to not be true and accurate in any respect as if such representation or warranty were made at such time, or any such representation or warranty that is not so qualified to not be true and accurate in any material respect as if such representation were made at such time, or (ii) the Company or Parent, as applicable, to fail to comply with or satisfy in any material respect any covenant, condition or agreement to be complied with or satisfied by it under this Agreement; provided , that no such notification shall be deemed to cure any breach or otherwise affect the representations, warranties, covenants or agreements of the Company or the conditions to the obligations of the parties hereunder.

Section 7.12 Transaction Litigation . Subject to applicable Law, other than with respect to any litigation where Parent is adverse to the Company, the Company will give Parent the reasonable opportunity, at Parent’s sole cost and expense, to participate, subject to a customary joint defense agreement, in (but not control) the defense of any action, claim, suit or proceeding against the Company or its directors or officers relating to the Offer, the Merger or the other transactions contemplated hereby, and no such settlement will be agreed to or offered without the prior written consent of Parent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed); provided , that Parent shall not be obligated to consent to any settlement (i) which does not include full release of Parent and its Affiliates or which imposes an injunction or other equitable relief upon Parent or any of its Affiliates (including, after the Effective Time, the Surviving Corporation), or (ii) that would result in the payment by Parent, the Company or any Subsidiary thereof of any amount in excess of the retention or deductible under any applicable insurance policy of the Company. Subject to applicable Law, other than with respect to any litigation where the Company is adverse to Parent, Parent will give the Company the reasonable opportunity, at the Company’s sole cost and expense, to participate, subject to a customary joint defense agreement, in (but not control) the defense or settlement of any action, claim, suit or proceeding against Parent or its directors or officers relating to the Offer, the Merger or the other transactions contemplated hereby. Prior to the consummation of the Merger, without the prior written consent of the Company, Parent shall not settle any action, claim, suit or proceeding related to the Offer, the Merger or the other transactions contemplated hereby unless such settlement provides a full and unconditional release for the Company and each officer and director of the Company party to such litigation. The Company shall not settle or make an offer to settle any litigation against the Company or any director by any stockholder relating to this Agreement or the Merger, without the prior written consent of Parent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed); provided , that Parent shall not be obligated to consent to any settlement (i) which does not include full release of Parent and its

 

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Affiliates or which imposes an injunction or other equitable relief upon Parent or any of its Affiliates (including, after the Effective Time, the Surviving Corporation), or (ii) that would result in the payment by Parent, the Company or any Subsidiary thereof of any amount in excess of the retention or deductible under any applicable insurance policy of the Company. Each of the Company and Parent shall, and shall cause their respective Subsidiaries to, cooperate in the defense or settlement of any litigation contemplated by this Section 7.12 . The parties acknowledge that this Section 7.12 in no way limits the parties’ obligations under Section 7.7(a) .

Section 7.13 Financing .

(a) Parent shall take, or cause to be taken, all actions, and do, or cause to be done, all things necessary, proper or advisable to obtain funds sufficient to fund the aggregate Cash Consideration and the funds otherwise necessary to effect the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement on or prior to the date upon which the Merger is required to be consummated pursuant to the terms hereof. In furtherance and not in limitation of the foregoing, subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, Parent shall use its reasonable best efforts to take, or cause to be taken, all actions and to do, or cause to be done, all things necessary, advisable or proper to arrange and obtain the Debt Financing on the terms and conditions (including any “market flex” provisions) described in the Debt Commitment Letter pursuant to the terms thereof, including using reasonable best efforts to (i) maintain in effect the Debt Commitment Letter; (ii) negotiate, execute and deliver definitive documentation for the Debt Financing that reflects the terms contained in the Debt Commitment Letter (subject to any “market flex” provisions included in the fee letters or any fee letters relating to an Alternative Debt Financing) or such other terms that are more favorable to Parent; (iii) satisfy (or seek a waiver of) on a timely basis all of the conditions precedent set forth in the Debt Commitment Letter and any definitive document related to the Debt Financing, in each case that are within the control of Parent and comply with their obligations thereunder; and (iv) to seek to enforce its rights with respect to funding under the Debt Commitment Letter in the event of a breach thereof by the financing provider(s) thereunder. Without the consent of the Company, Parent shall not permit any amendment, supplement, replacement or modification to be made to, or any waiver of any provision under, the Debt Commitment Letter (other than pursuant to “flex” provisions contained in the Debt Commitment Letter) if such amendment, supplement, replacement, modification or waiver (A) subject to Parent’s right to obtain substitute financing set forth in this Section 7.13 , reduces the aggregate amount of the Debt Financing (including by increasing the amount of fees to be paid or original issue discount) to an amount below the amount needed (in combination with all funds held by or otherwise available to Parent and Sub, including the cash on hand of the Company) to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, or (B) imposes new or additional conditions to the initial funding of the Debt Financing or otherwise expands, amends or modifies any of the conditions to the receipt of the initial Debt Financing, or otherwise expands, amends or modifies any other provision of the Debt Commitment Letter, in each case, in a manner that would reasonably be expected to (x) delay or prevent or make less likely the funding in full of the Debt Financing (or satisfaction of the conditions to the Debt Financing) on the Closing Date, (y) adversely impact the ability of Parent and Sub to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby or (z) adversely impact the ability of Parent to enforce its rights with respect to funding against other parties to the Debt Commitment Letter or the definitive agreements with respect thereto ( provided , that Parent may amend the Debt Commitment Letter to add lenders, lead arrangers, bookrunners, syndication

 

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agents or similar entities so long as such action would not reasonably be expected to delay or prevent or make less likely the Acceptance Time, Closing or Parent’s ability to consummate the Debt Financing (or satisfaction of the conditions to the Debt Financing)). Parent shall promptly deliver to the Company true, complete and correct copies of any such amendment, supplement, modification or replacement (including, all such amendments, supplements, modifications or replacements that are permitted hereunder).

(b) Parent shall, and shall cause its Subsidiaries to, use its reasonable best efforts (A) to, subject to Parent’s right to obtain substitute financing set forth in this Section 7.13 , maintain in full force and effect the Debt Commitment Letter, (B) to negotiate and enter into definitive agreements with respect to the Debt Commitment Letter (the “ Debt Financing Agreements ”) on the terms and conditions contained in the Debt Commitment Letter (including any “market flex” provisions related thereto) or on other terms that are on terms no less favorable, in all material respects to Parent and Sub than the terms and conditions (including any “market flex” provisions related thereto) contained in the Debt Commitment Letter, or, if available, obtain alternative financing on other terms that are acceptable to Parent, provided , that (i) Parent promptly provides notice to the Company of such other terms (in the case of the fee letters, with only the fee amounts, pricing, “market flex” provisions and other economic terms that do not adversely affect the enforceability, availability or conditionality of, or the aggregate amount of proceeds available under, the Debt Financing contained therein redacted) or such alternative financing, and (ii) such other terms or the terms of such alternative financing are (x) in respect of certainty of funding, equivalent in all material respects to (or more favorable to Parent, Sub and the Company than) the conditions set forth in the Debt Commitment Letter as in effect on the date hereof and (y) no less beneficial in any material respect to Parent in terms of its ability to enforce its rights against the other parties to the Debt Commitment Letter as in effect on the date hereof or the definitive agreements with respect thereto, (C) to satisfy on a timely basis (or obtain the waiver of), and in a manner that will not adversely impede the ability of the parties to consummate the Offer or the Merger, all conditions to receipt of the full amount of the Debt Financing at the Closing set forth therein that are within its control and, upon satisfaction of the conditions set forth in the Debt Commitment Letter, to consummate the Debt Financing at or prior to the Closing, (D) to comply with its obligations under the Debt Commitment Letter, and (E) to consummate the Debt Financing at or prior to the Effective Time. Parent and Sub shall use their reasonable best efforts to enforce their rights with respect to funding under, and cause the Financing Sources, lenders and the other persons providing or committing to provide the Debt Financing to comply with their obligations with respect to funding under the Debt Commitment Letter and definitive financing agreements and to fund on or before the Effective Time the Debt Financing. Parent shall keep the Company informed on a current basis and in reasonable detail of the status of its efforts to arrange the Debt Financing, including, as the Company’s request, promptly providing copies of all executed definitive agreements for the Debt Financing Agreements.

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Debt Commitment Letter or any Debt Financing Agreement or any provisions of the Debt Commitment Letter or any Debt Financing Agreement, (iii) if for any reason Parent or Sub believes in good faith that it will not be able to obtain all or any portion of the Debt Financing required (together with available cash on hand of the Parent, Sub and the Company) for Parent and Sub to pay all of the cash amounts required to be provided by Parent, Sub and the Company for the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, (iv) a counterparty indicates in writing or orally that it will not provide, or it refuses to provide, all or any portion of the Debt Financing contemplated by the Debt Commitment Letter on the terms set forth therein. Parent shall promptly provide any information reasonably requested by the Company relating to any circumstances referred to in this Section 7.13(c) ; provided , however , that in no event will Parent be under any obligation to disclose (x) any ordinary course negotiations with respect to the terms of the Financing and (y) any information shared among Parent and its professional advisors in connection with matters contemplated by this Section 7.13(c) that is subject to attorney-client or similar privilege if Parent shall have used its reasonable best efforts to disclose such information in a way that would not waive such privilege. Parent shall not, nor shall it permit any of its Subsidiaries to, without the prior written consent of the Company, take any action or enter into any transaction that could reasonably be expected to impair, delay or prevent consummation of all or any portion of the Debt Financing. Without limiting Parent’s other obligations under this Section 7.13(c) , if the commitments with respect to all or any portion of the Debt Financing expire or are terminated or all or any portion of the Debt Financing otherwise becomes unavailable or it becomes reasonably likely that any portion of the Debt Financing may become unavailable to Parent on the terms and conditions set forth in the Debt Commitment Letter, and such portion of the Debt Financing are reasonably required to consummate the Merger and other transactions contemplated hereby, then Parent shall (x) promptly notify the Company of such event and the reasons therefor, (y) use reasonable best efforts to arrange and obtain, at its sole expense, in replacement thereof alternative financing from the same or alternative financing sources in an amount sufficient to pay all amounts required to be paid by Parent and Sub in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, as promptly as practicable following the occurrence of such event (the “ Alternative Debt Financing ”), and (z) obtain, and when obtained, promptly provide the Company with a true, correct and complete copy of each alternative financing commitment in respect of such Alternative Debt Financing (“ New Debt Commitment Letter ”), together with all related fee letters and associated engagement letters (solely in the case of the fee letters, with only the fee amounts, pricing, “market flex” provisions and other economic terms that do not adversely affect the enforceability, availability or conditionality of, or the aggregate amount of proceeds available under, the Debt Financing contained therein redacted). Parent’s obligations under the foregoing sentence in this Section 7.13(c) shall apply to any other Alternative Debt Financing. In the event any New Debt Commitment Letter is obtained, (i) any reference in this Agreement to the “Debt Financing” shall include the debt financing contemplated by the Debt Commitment Letter as modified pursuant to clause (ii) below, (ii) any reference in this Agreement to the “Debt Commitment Letter” shall be deemed to include the Debt Commitment Letter which is not superseded by a New Debt Commitment Letter at the time in question and each New Debt Commitment Letter to the extent then in effect, and (iii) any reference in this Agreement to “fee letter” shall be deemed to include any fee letter relating to the Debt Commitment Letter that is not superseded by any New Debt Commitment Letter at the time in question and each fee letter relating to New Debt Commitment Letter to the extent then in effect.

 

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(d) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, Parent’s obligations under this Agreement are not subject to a condition regarding Parent’s or any of its Affiliates’ obtaining funds to consummate the Offer, the Merger and the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

(e) On the Closing Date, Parent shall provide all funds required to effect the repayment of all indebtedness under the Company Credit Agreement in full in accordance with the Company Credit Agreement, subject to compliance with Section 7.14(a)(x) .

Section 7.14 Financing Cooperation .

(a) Subject to Section 7.14(b) , (c) and (d) , prior to the Closing Date, the Company shall use reasonable best efforts to provide, and shall use reasonable best efforts to cause its Subsidiaries and its and its Subsidiaries Representatives to provide, at Parent’s sole cost and expense, to Parent such cooperation as may reasonably be requested by Parent in connection with the Debt Financing including, without limitation, (i) participation, upon reasonable advance notice, by senior management in a reasonable number of meetings, presentations, sessions with rating agencies, drafting sessions and due diligence sessions at times and in locations reasonably acceptable to the Company, (ii) furnishing Parent and its Representatives with all Financing Information and, to the extent reasonably available to the Company, other financial and other material information not otherwise available to Parent relating to the Company and its Subsidiaries, including any such customary information contemplated by the Debt Commitment Letter to be delivered after the date of this Agreement, as is necessary or customary and as may be reasonably requested in connection with the Debt Financing, in each case, as and when it becomes available (in the case of the Financing Information, at the times required by the Debt Commitment Letter), (iii) reasonably assisting Parent and its Financing Sources (to the extent relating to the Company and its Subsidiaries) in the preparation of customary rating agency presentations, syndication documents and materials, information memoranda, lender presentations and similar marketing documents to be used, in connection with the Debt Financing, including providing customary authorization letters related thereto, (iv) assisting in the preparation of definitive financing documents, as may be reasonably requested by Parent, (v) facilitating the pledging of collateral for the Debt Financing, (vi) using commercially reasonable efforts to obtain such material consents, approvals, authorizations and instruments which may be reasonably requested by Parent in connection with the Debt Financing and collateral arrangements, including, without limitation, customary payoff letters, releases of liens, instruments of termination or discharge, legal opinions, surveys and title insurance, (vii) using commercially reasonable efforts to ensure that the syndication efforts for the Debt Financing benefit from the Company’s existing lending and banking relationships, (viii) using commercially reasonable efforts in assisting Parent in its efforts to obtain corporate credit or family ratings of Parent, (ix) to the extent reasonably requested by Parent, subject to customary confidentiality agreements, cooperate with reasonable due diligence requests from the Financing Sources, including as promptly as practicable after reasonable request thereof, furnishing the Financing Sources with reasonable documents or other information reasonably requested by the Financing Sources relating to the Company and its Subsidiaries required by bank regulatory

 

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authorities with respect to the Debt Financing under applicable “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including the U.S.A. Patriot Act of 2011, (x) obtaining a customary repayment notice, payoff letter and other customary payoff and release documentation and authorizations on or prior to the Closing Date of all obligations under the Company Credit Agreement; and (xi) using commercially reasonable efforts to cooperate with Parent to satisfy the conditions precedent to the Debt Financing to the extent reasonably requested by Parent and within the control of the Company and its Subsidiaries, and using commercially reasonable efforts to take all corporate actions, subject to the occurrence of the Closing, reasonably requested by Parent to permit the consummation of the Debt Financing; provided , however , that, no obligation of the Company under any agreement, certificate, document or instrument shall be effective until the Closing. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company shall ensure that all financial and other projections concerning the Company and its Subsidiaries that are made available to Parent by the Company after the date of this Agreement and prior to the Closing are prepared in good faith and, prior to the earlier of the Closing Date and the termination of this Agreement, the Company will use its reasonable best efforts to provide to Parent and its Financing Sources such information as may be necessary so that the Financing Information provided by the Company (other than projections, budgets, estimates and other forward-looking information or information of a general economic or general industry nature) is, when taken as a whole, complete and correct in all material respects and does not and will not, taken as a whole, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements contained therein, in the light of the circumstances under which such statements are made, not materially misleading. The Company consents to the use of all of its and its Subsidiaries’ logos in connection with the Debt Financing; provided that such logos are used solely in a manner that is not intended to, and is not reasonably likely to harm or disparage the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or the reputation or goodwill of the Company, its Subsidiaries and its or their respective marks, products, services, offerings or intellectual property rights. Nothing contained in this Section 7.14 or otherwise shall require the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, prior to the Closing, to be an issuer or other obligor with respect to the Debt Financing. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the parties agree that the Tender Offer Condition set forth in clause (v)(d) of Annex A , as applied to the Company’s obligations under this Section 7.14(a) , shall be deemed satisfied unless the Debt Financing has not been obtained as a direct and primary result of the Company’s Knowing and Intentional Breach of its obligations under Section 7.14(a) as determined in a final, non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction.

(b) Parent shall promptly, upon request by the Company, reimburse the Company and its Subsidiaries, as applicable, for all reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses (including attorneys’ fees) incurred by the Company or its Subsidiaries and their respective Representatives (collectively, the “ Financing Indemnitees ”) as applicable, in connection with the Debt Financing or the cooperation of the Financing Indemnitees, as applicable, contemplated by this Section 7.14 . Parent shall indemnify and hold harmless the Financing Indemnitees from and against any and all losses, damages, claims, costs, expenses (including attorney’s fees), awards, judgments and penalties suffered or incurred by any of them in connection with the Debt Financing and any information used in connection therewith or providing the assistance contemplated by this Section 7.14 , in each case except to the extent any of the foregoing arise from the Financing Indemnitees’ bad faith, fraud, intentional misrepresentation or willful misconduct, as finally

 

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determined by a court of competent jurisdiction (the obligations of Parent in this sentence, the “ Financing Cooperation Indemnity ”). The Financing Cooperation Indemnity shall survive the consummation of the Merger and any termination of this Agreement.

(c) Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, (x) neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries shall be required to take or permit the taking of any action that would (A) unreasonably interfere with the business or operations of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, (B) cause any representation or warranty or covenant in this Agreement to be breached by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or cause the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to become unable to satisfy any Tender Offer Condition, (C) require the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective Affiliates to pay (or agree to pay) any fees, or reimburse any expenses prior to the Closing for which it is not promptly reimbursed, or otherwise incur any other obligations or give any indemnities prior to the Closing that are not contingent on the Closing (D) cause any director, officer, employee or stockholder of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to incur any personal liability, (E) conflict with the organizational documents of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any applicable material Laws, (F) result in the contravention or breach of, or default under, any material Contract to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party, (G) provide access to or disclose information that would jeopardize any attorney-client privilege of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or that would be prohibited by applicable Law or legal proceeding, or (H) prepare separate financial statements for any Subsidiary of the Company or change any fiscal period or prepare any financial statements or information that are not available to it and prepared in the ordinary course of its financial reporting practice; (y) none of the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective directors or officers shall be obligated to adopt resolutions or execute consents to approve or authorize the execution of the Debt Financing; provided that this clause (y) shall not prohibit the adoption or execution of any resolutions or consents effective no earlier than the Closing Date (after giving effect to the Closing) by any persons that shall remain or will become officers or directors of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries as of the Effective Time; and (z) any documentation executed by the Company of any of its Subsidiaries shall not become effective until the Effective Time.

(d) Parent acknowledges and agrees that, other than reasonable out–of–pocket costs and expense subject to reimbursement pursuant to this Section 7.14 , neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries and Representatives shall have any responsibility for, or incur any liability to, any Person under, any Debt Financing that Parent may raise in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any cooperation provided pursuant to this Section 7.14 . All non–public or otherwise confidential information regarding the Company or any of its Affiliates and Subsidiaries obtained by Parent or its Affiliates or Representatives pursuant to this Section 7.14 shall be kept confidential in accordance with the Confidentiality Agreement or customary confidential undertakings in connection with the Debt Financing.

Section 7.15 Approval of the Merger . The Merger shall be governed by Section 251(h) of the DGCL and shall be effected by Parent, Sub and the Company as soon as practicable following the Acceptance Time without a stockholders meeting or a vote of stockholders pursuant to Section 251(h) of the DGCL.

 

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ARTICLE VIII

CONDITIONS

Section 8.1 Conditions to Each Party s Obligation to Effect the Merger . The obligations of the Company, on the one hand, and Parent and Sub, on the other hand, to consummate the Merger are subject to the satisfaction (or waiver by the Company, Parent and Sub, if permissible under applicable Law) of the following conditions:

(a) no Governmental Entity having jurisdiction over the Company, Parent or Sub shall have issued an order, decree or ruling or taken any other material action enjoining or otherwise prohibiting consummation of the Merger substantially on the terms contemplated by this Agreement; provided , that any order, decree or ruling with respect to foreign Antitrust Laws shall be disregarded for purposes of this Section 8.1(a) where the failure to comply with such order, decree or ruling would not reasonably be expected to reduce the benefits to Parent of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement in any material respects; and

(b) Sub shall have accepted for payment all shares of Company Common Stock validly tendered and not withdrawn pursuant to the Offer.

ARTICLE IX

TERMINATION

Section 9.1 Termination . Anything herein or elsewhere to the contrary notwithstanding, this Agreement may be terminated and the Offer and the Merger contemplated herein may be abandoned at any time prior to the Acceptance Time:

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

(b) by either the Company or Parent:

(i) if the Acceptance Time shall not have occurred at or prior to 11:59 p.m. (New York City Time) on November 12, 2016 (the “ Termination Date ”); provided , however , that (i) if the Marketing Period has commenced and is continuing, but the Acceptance Time has not yet occurred as of the Termination Date, then the Termination Date shall automatically be extended to (and shall be deemed for all purposes to be) the date that is three (3) Business Days following the then-scheduled end date of the Marketing Period; and (ii) the right to terminate this Agreement under this Section 9.1(b)(i) shall not be available to any party whose action or failure to fulfill any obligation under this Agreement proximately caused (A) any of the conditions to the Offer set forth in Annex   A having failed to be satisfied or such action or failure to act constitutes a material breach of this Agreement or (B) the expiration or termination of the Offer in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the Offer without Sub having accepted for payment any shares of Company Common Stock tendered in the Offer and such action or failure constitutes a material breach of this Agreement;

 

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(ii) if any Governmental Entity having jurisdiction over the Company, Parent or Sub shall have issued an order, decree or ruling or taken any other action, in each case, such that the conditions set forth in Section 8.1(a) or clause   (v)(a) of Annex A would not be satisfied, and such order, decree, ruling or other action shall have become final and non-appealable, provided , however, that the party seeking to terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section 9.1(b)(ii) shall have used its reasonable best efforts to have such order, decree, ruling or other action avoided or lifted; or

(c) by the Company:

(i) upon a breach of any covenant or agreement on the part of Parent or Sub, or if any of the representations and warranties of Parent and the Sub shall be untrue, in any case such that any of the representations of Parent and the Sub (assuming that the date of such determination is the Closing Date) (x) set forth in Section 6.3 shall not be true and correct except for inaccuracies that have not had and would not reasonably be expected to, individually or in the aggregate, result in more than a de minimis impact on the aggregate consideration payable by Parent and Sub pursuant to this Agreement, as of immediately prior to the expiration of the Offer as though made on or as of such date (other than those representations and warranties that address matters only as of a particular date or only with respect to a specified period of time, which need only be true and correct as of such date or with respect to such period), (y) set forth in Section 6.1(a) , Section 6.2 and Section 6.8 shall not be true and correct in all material respects as of the date of this Agreement and as of the Closing Date as if made on and as of the Closing Date (unless any such representation or warranty addresses matters only as of a particular date or with respect to a specific period in which event such representation or warranty shall be so true and correct in all material respects only as of such particular date or with respect to such specific period), or (z) set forth in this Agreement, other than those Sections specifically identified in clauses (x) or (y) of this Section 9.1(c)(i) , shall not be true and correct as of the date of this Agreement and as of the Closing Date (unless any such representation or warranty addresses matters only as of a particular date or with respect to a specific period in which event such representation or warranty shall be true and correct only as of such particular date or with respect to such specific period), except, in the case of this clause (z), where the failure to be so true and correct (without giving effect to any limitation as to “materiality”, “Parent Material Adverse Effect” or similar qualifications as set forth therein) would not, either individually or in the aggregate, have a Parent Material Adverse Effect, or (assuming that the date of such determination is the Closing Date) if Parent or Sub shall not have performed in all material respects all of the respective obligations hereunder required to be performed by Parent or Sub, as the case may be, at or prior to the Closing; provided , that if such breach is reasonably capable of being cured by Parent and Sub through the exercise of their reasonable best efforts

 

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within the earlier of (A) the forty-five (45) day period following notification by the Company to Parent of such breach or inaccuracy or (B) the then-scheduled expiration date of the Offer ( provided , for purposes of this clause (B), Parent may extend the expiration date of the Offer up to the forty-fifth day after the notice contemplated by clause (A) in order to extend the cure period to forty-five days, provided that Parent may not extend the expiration date of the Offer beyond the Termination Date), and in each case Parent and Sub continue to exercise such reasonable best efforts, the Company may not terminate this Agreement under this Section 9.1(c)(i) prior to the expiration of such period; provided further that the right to terminate this Agreement under this Section 9.1(c)(i) shall not be available to the Company if it has failed to perform in any material respect any of its obligations under or in connection with this Agreement or is in breach of any representation or warranty such that the conditions set forth in clauses (v)(c) or (v)(d) of Annex A would not be satisfied; or

(ii) prior to the Acceptance Time, if all of the following occur: (A) the Company shall have received a Superior Proposal; (B) the Company shall have complied in all material respects with its obligations under Section 7.3(e) in order to accept a Superior Proposal in compliance with Section 7.3 ; (C) the board of directors of the Company approves, and the Company substantially concurrently with the termination of this Agreement, enters into, a definitive agreement with respect to such Superior Proposal; and (D) prior to or substantially concurrently with such termination, the Company pays to the Parent the amounts contemplated by Section 9.2(b) .

(d) by Parent:

(i) upon a breach of any covenant or agreement on the part of the Company, or if any representation or warranty of the Company shall be untrue, in any case such that the events set forth in clauses (v)(c) or (v)(d) of Annex A shall have occurred; provided , that if such breach is reasonably capable of being cured by the Company through the exercise of its reasonable best efforts during the forty-five (45) day period following notification by Parent to the Company of such breach or inaccuracy and the Company continues to exercise such reasonable best efforts, Parent may not terminate this Agreement under this Section 9.1(d)(i) prior to the expiration of such period; provided further that the right to terminate this Agreement under this Section 9.1(d)(i) shall not be available to Parent if it has failed to perform in any material respect any of its obligations under or in connection with this Agreement or if any of the representations and warranties of Parent and the Sub (assuming that the date of such determination is the Closing Date) (x) set forth in Section 6.3 shall not be true and correct except for inaccuracies that have not had and would not reasonably be expected to, individually or in the aggregate, result in more than a de minimis impact on the aggregate consideration payable by Parent and Sub pursuant to this Agreement, as of immediately prior to the expiration of the Offer as though made on or as of such date (other than those representations and warranties that address matters only as of a particular date or only with respect to

 

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a specified period of time, which need only be true and correct as of such date or with respect to such period), (y) set forth in Section 6.1(a) , Section 6.2 and Section 6.8 shall not be true and correct in all material respects as of the date of this Agreement and as of the Closing Date as if made on and as of the Closing Date (unless any such representation or warranty addresses matters only as of a particular date or with respect to a specific period in which event such representation or warranty shall be so true and correct in all material respects only as of such particular date or with respect to such specific period), or (z) set forth in this Agreement, other than those Sections specifically identified in clauses (x) or (y) of this Section 9.1(d)(i) , shall not be true and correct as of the date of this Agreement and as of the Closing Date (unless any such representation or warranty addresses matters only as of a particular date or with respect to a specific period in which event such representation or warranty shall be true and correct only as of such particular date or with respect to such specific period), except, in the case of this clause (z), where the failure to be so true and correct (without giving effect to any limitation as to “materiality”, “Parent Material Adverse Effect” or similar qualifications as set forth therein) would not, either individually or in the aggregate, have a Parent Material Adverse Effect; or

(ii) prior to the Acceptance Time, if either of the following occur: (A) a Change of Recommendation shall have occurred or been otherwise publicly disclosed, or (B) the Company shall have committed a Knowing and Intentional Breach of its obligations under Section 7.3 .

Section 9.2 Effect of Termination.

(a) In the event of the termination of this Agreement in accordance with Section 9.1 , written notice thereof shall forthwith be given to the other party or parties specifying the provision hereof pursuant to which such termination is made (other than in the case of termination pursuant to Section 9.1(a) ), and this Agreement shall forthwith become null and void, and there shall be no damages or liability on the part of Parent, Sub or the Company or their respective directors, officers, employees, stockholders, Representatives, agents or advisors other than, with respect to Parent, Sub and the Company, the obligations pursuant to the Confidentiality Agreement, the Financing Cooperation Indemnity set forth in Section 7.14(b) , this Section 9.2 , and Article X . Nothing contained in this Section 9.2 shall relieve Parent, Sub or the Company from liability for fraud or a Knowing and Intentional Breach of this Agreement.

(b) If, but only if,

(i) this Agreement is terminated by the Company pursuant to Section 9.1(c)(ii) ,

(ii) this Agreement is terminated by Parent pursuant to Section 9.1(d)(ii) , or

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Minimum Condition prior to such termination, (B) there has been received after the date of this Agreement and not withdrawn or publicly disclosed prior to the termination of this Agreement an Acquisition Proposal and (C) within twelve (12) months after such termination, either (1) the Company enters into a definitive agreement with respect to a Qualifying Transaction, which is subsequently consummated, or (2) a Qualifying Transaction is consummated,

then the Company shall pay to Parent a termination fee of forty-seven million eight hundred thousand dollars ($47,800,000) in cash,

(iv) concurrently with any termination pursuant to Section 9.1(c)(ii) ;

(v) within three (3) Business Days following any termination pursuant to Section 9.1(d)(ii) ; and

(vi) within three (3) Business Days after the consummation of a Qualifying Transaction following a termination of this Agreement under the circumstances set forth in Section 9.2(b)(iii) ;

it being understood that in no event shall the Company be required to pay the fee referred to in this Section 9.2(b) on more than one occasion. Upon payment of such fee, the Company shall have no further liability to Parent or Sub with respect to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby, provided , that nothing herein shall release any party from liability for fraud or a Knowing and Intentional Breach of this Agreement.

(c) All payments contemplated by this Section 9.2 shall be made by wire transfer of immediately available funds to an account designated by Parent and shall be reduced by any amounts required to be deducted or withheld therefrom under applicable Law in respect of Taxes. If the Company fails to timely pay any amount due pursuant to this Section 9.2 , or any portion thereof, (i) such amount or portion shall accrue interest from the date such payment was required to be made through the date of payment at the Prime Rate in effect on the date such payment was required to be made plus five percent (5%) and (ii) the Company shall pay to Parent its out-of-pocket costs and expenses (including attorneys’ fees) in connection with any suit that results in a judgment against the Company in respect of the amount set forth in Section 9.2 or any portion thereof.

ARTICLE X

MISCELLANEOUS

Section 10.1 Amendment and Modification . Subject to applicable Law, this Agreement may be amended, modified and supplemented in any and all respects by written agreement signed by each of the parties hereto as approved by action taken by each of their respective boards of directors, at any time prior to the Closing Date with respect to any of the terms contained herein; provided , that Section 10.6 , Section 10.8 , Section 10.9 , Section 10.11 , Section 10.16 and this Section 10.1 (to the extent an amendment, supplement, waiver or other modification of such provision would modify the substance of such Sections) may not be

 

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amended, supplemented, waived or otherwise modified in any manner that is adverse in any respect to the Financing Sources without the prior written consent of the adversely affected Financing Sources.

Section 10.2 Non-Survival of Representations and Warranties . None of the representations and warranties in this Agreement or in any schedule, instrument or other document delivered pursuant to this Agreement shall survive the Effective Time or the termination of this Agreement. This Section 10.2 shall not limit any covenant or agreement contained in this Agreement that by its terms is to be performed in whole or in part after the Effective Time or the termination of this Agreement.

Section 10.3 Notices . All notices, consents and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be given (and shall be deemed to have been duly given upon receipt) by hand delivery, by prepaid overnight courier (providing written proof of delivery), by confirmed e-mail transmission or by certified or registered mail (return receipt requested and first class postage prepaid), addressed as follows:

(a) if to Parent or Sub, to:

Cavium, Inc.

2315 N. First Street

San Jose, CA 95131

Attention:    Vincent P. Pangrazio
Email:    Vince.Pangrazio@cavium.com

with a copy to:

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

525 University Avenue

Palo Alto, California 94301

Attention:    Kenton J. King
   Michael J. Mies
Email:    kenton.king@skadden.com
   michael.mies@skadden.com

(b) if to the Company, to:

QLogic Corporation

26650 Aliso Viejo Parkway

Aliso Viejo, California 92656

Attention:    Michael Hawkins
Email:    Michael.hawkins@qlogic.com

 

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with a copy to:

O’Melveny & Myers LLP

610 Newport Center Drive, 17 th Floor

Newport Beach, CA 92660

Attention:    Mark D. Peterson
   Andor Terner
Email:    mpeterson@omm.com
   aterner@omm.com

or to such other address (i.e., e-mail address) for a party as shall be specified in a notice given in accordance with this Section 10.3 ; provided , that any notice received by email transmission or otherwise at the addressee’s location on any Business Day after 5:00 P.M. (addressee’s local time) shall be deemed to have been received at 9:00 A.M. (addressee’s local time) on the next Business Day; provided further that notice of any change to the address or any of the other details specified in or pursuant to this Section 10.3 shall not be deemed to have been received until, and shall be deemed to have been received upon, the later of the date specified in such notice or the date that is five (5) Business Days after such notice would otherwise be deemed to have been received pursuant to this Section 10.3 .

Section 10.4 Interpretation . The parties have participated jointly in the negotiation and drafting of this Agreement. In the event an ambiguity or question of intent or interpretation arises, this Agreement shall be construed as if drafted jointly by the parties, and no presumption or burden of proof shall arise favoring or disfavoring any party by virtue of the authorship of any provisions of this Agreement. Information disclosed in one section or subsection of the Company Disclosure Schedule shall be deemed to be included in each other section or subsection of such Company Disclosure Schedule to which the relevance of such information would be reasonably apparent on the face thereof without further inquiry. The inclusion of any item in the Company Disclosure Schedule shall not be deemed to be an admission or evidence of materiality of such item, nor shall it establish any standard of materiality for any purpose whatsoever. References to “$”, “dollar”, or “dollars” are to the lawful currency of the United States. References to “ordinary course of business,” when used with respect to a party’s business, means the ordinary course of such party’s business, consistent with past practice, including with respect to frequency and amount.

Section 10.5 Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in multiple counterparts, each of which when executed and delivered shall be deemed to be an original but all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement.

Section 10.6 Entire Agreement; Third-Party Beneficiaries . This Agreement (including the Company Disclosure Schedule and the exhibits and instruments referred to herein) and the Confidentiality Agreement (a) constitute the entire agreement and supersede all prior agreements and understandings, both written and oral, among the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof, (b) are not intended to confer upon any Person or any of their respective successors and permitted assigns, other than the parties hereto, any rights, benefits, remedies, obligations or liabilities hereunder or to otherwise create any third-party beneficiary hereto, except for, from and after the Effective Time, as provided in this Section 10.6 and in Section 7.6

 

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(which is intended for the benefit of the Indemnified Parties and the D&O Indemnitees) and in Section 7.14 (which is intended for the benefit of the Financing Indemnitees); provided , that each of the Financing Sources shall be express third party beneficiaries of the first proviso in Section 10.1 (Amendment and Modification), Section 10.8(b) (Governing Law), Section 10.9(b) (Jurisdiction), Section 10.11(b) (Specific Performance; Remedies), Section 10.16 (Waiver of Jury Trial) and this proviso in this Section 10.6 , each of such Sections shall expressly inure to the benefit of the Financing Sources and each of the Financing Sources shall be entitled to rely on and enforce the provisions of such Sections.

Section 10.7 Severability . If any term, provision, covenant or restriction of this Agreement is held by a court of competent jurisdiction or other authority to be invalid, void, unenforceable or against its regulatory policy, the remainder of the terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions of this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect and shall in no way be affected, impaired or invalidated.

Section 10.8 Governing Law .

(a) This Agreement and all litigation, claims, actions, suits, hearings or proceedings (whether civil, criminal or administrative and whether based on contract, tort or otherwise), directly or indirectly, arising out of or relating to this Agreement, any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the actions of Parent, Sub or the Company in the negotiation, administration, performance and enforcement hereof or thereof, shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the Laws of the State of Delaware, without giving effect to any choice or conflict of Laws provision or rule (whether of the State of Delaware or any other jurisdiction) that would cause the application of the Laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of Delaware.

(b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, any and all claims or causes of action (whether civil, criminal or administrative and whether based on contract, tort or otherwise), directly or indirectly, arising out of or relating to the Debt Financing (including any claim, controversy or dispute against or involving any Financing Source, including their respective successors and permitted assigns) shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York (except as otherwise provided in the Debt Commitment Letter), without giving effect to any choice of law or conflicts of laws rules or provisions (whether of the State of New York or any other jurisdiction) that would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of New York; provided , that, notwithstanding the foregoing, it is understood and agreed that any proceeding with respect to the Debt Financing, any Financing Source or the Debt Commitment Letter involving (a) the interpretation of the definition of “Company Material Adverse Effect” (and whether or not a Company Material Adverse Effect has occurred), (b) the determination of the accuracy of any Specified Merger Agreement Representation (as defined in the Debt Commitment Letter) and whether as a result of any inaccuracy thereof Parent and/or Sub have the right to terminate its obligations under this Agreement or decline to consummate the Offer and the Merger and (c) the determination of whether the Merger has been consummated in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, in each case shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Delaware, regardless of the laws that might otherwise govern under applicable principles of conflicts of laws thereof.

 

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Section 10.9 Jurisdiction .

(a) Each of the parties hereto hereby (i) expressly and irrevocably submits to the exclusive personal jurisdiction of the Delaware Court of Chancery and any state appellate court therefrom within the State of Delaware (or, if the Delaware Court of Chancery and any state appellate court therefrom declines to accept jurisdiction over a particular matter, any United States federal court located in the State of Delaware or any Delaware state court) in the event any dispute arises out of this Agreement or any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, (ii) agrees that it will not attempt to deny or defeat such personal jurisdiction by motion or other request for leave from any such court, and (iii) agrees that it will not bring any action relating to this Agreement or any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement in any court other than the Delaware Court of Chancery and any state appellate court therefrom within the State of Delaware (or, if the Delaware Court of Chancery and any state appellate court therefrom declines to accept jurisdiction over a particular matter, any United States federal court located in the State of Delaware or any Delaware state court); provided , that each of the parties shall have the right to bring any action or proceeding for enforcement of a judgment entered by any United States federal court located in the State of Delaware or any Delaware state court in any other court or jurisdiction.

(b) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, each of the parties agrees that it will not bring or support any proceeding involving the Financing Sources or their respective Affiliates and representatives in any way relating to this Agreement or any of the transactions contemplated hereby (or the abandonment or termination thereof), including but not limited to any dispute arising out of or relating in any way to the Debt Commitment Letter or the performance thereof or the definitive documentation for the Debt Financing (and the termination hereof and thereof) or in respect of any oral representations made or alleged to be made in connection herewith or therewith, in any forum other than the Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of New York, Borough of Manhattan or, if under applicable law exclusive jurisdiction is vested in the Federal courts, the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (and appellate courts thereof), County of New York, Borough of Manhattan.

Section 10.10 Service of Process . Each party irrevocably consents to the service of process outside the territorial jurisdiction of the courts referred to in Section 10.9 in any such action or proceeding in connection with this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby by mailing copies thereof by registered United States mail, postage prepaid, return receipt requested, to its address as specified in or pursuant to Section 10.3 . However, the foregoing shall not limit the right of a party to effect service of process on the other party by any other legally available method.

Section 10.11 Specific Performance; Remedies .

(a) The parties hereby acknowledge and agree that the failure of any party to perform its agreements and covenants hereunder, including its failure to take all actions as are necessary on its part to consummate the Offer and the Merger, will cause irreparable injury to the non-breaching parties, for which damages, even if available, will not be an adequate remedy. Accordingly, each party hereby consents to the granting of injunctive relief by any

 

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court of competent jurisdiction to prevent breaches of this Agreement, to enforce specifically the terms and provisions hereof, and to compel performance of such party’s obligations (including the taking of such actions as are required of such party to consummate the Offer and the Merger), this being in addition to any other remedy to which any party is entitled under this Agreement. The parties further agree to waive any requirement for the securing or posting of any bond in connection with any such remedy, and that such remedy shall be in addition to any other remedy to which a party is entitled at law or in equity.

(b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, no Company Related Party (other than Parent and Sub) shall have any rights or claims against any Financing Source in connection with this Agreement, the Debt Financing or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, and no Financing Source shall have any rights or claims against any Company Related Party (other than Parent or Sub) in connection with this Agreement, the Debt Financing or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, whether at law or equity, in contract, in tort or otherwise; provided that, following the Closing and the consummation of the Debt Financing, the foregoing will not limit any rights the Financing Sources have against the Company and its Subsidiaries (after giving effect to the Merger) under the Debt Commitment Letter.

Section 10.12 Assignment . Neither this Agreement nor any of the rights, interests or obligations hereunder shall be assigned by any of the parties hereto (whether by operation of law or otherwise) without the prior written consent of the other parties, except that the Parent and/or Sub may assign this Agreement to any direct or indirect wholly owned Subsidiary of Parent without the consent of the Company; provided that Parent and/or Sub, as the case may be, shall remain liable for all of its obligations under this Agreement. Subject to the preceding sentence, this Agreement will be binding upon, inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the parties and their respective permitted successors and assigns. Any assignment in violation of this Section 10.12 shall be null and void.

Section 10.13 Expenses . Subject to Section 9.2(c), all costs and expenses incurred in connection with the Offer, the Merger, this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby shall be paid by the party incurring such costs and expenses, whether or not the Offer, the Merger or any of the other transactions contemplated hereby is consummated.

Section 10.14 Headings . Headings of the articles and sections of this Agreement and the table of contents, schedules and exhibits are for convenience of the parties only and shall be given no substantive or interpretative effect whatsoever.

Section 10.15 Waivers . Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, any failure of any of the parties to comply with any obligation, covenant, agreement or condition herein may be waived by the party or parties entitled to the benefits thereof only by a written instrument signed by the party granting such waiver, but such waiver or failure to insist upon strict compliance with such obligation, covenant, agreement or condition shall not operate as a waiver of, or estoppel with respect to, any subsequent or other failure.

 

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Section 10.16 WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL . EACH OF PARENT, SUB AND THE COMPANY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING OR COUNTERCLAIM (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, INCLUDING IN ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING OR COUNTERCLAIM AGAINST ANY FINANCING SOURCE) ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT, THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE DEBT FINANCING AND ANY RELATED COMMITMENT LETTER OR FEE LETTERS RELATED THERETO) OR THE ACTIONS OF PARENT, SUB OR THE COMPANY IN THE NEGOTIATION, ADMINISTRATION, PERFORMANCE AND ENFORCEMENT THEREOF. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO CERTIFIES AND ACKNOWLEDGES THAT (A) NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER, (B) EACH SUCH PARTY UNDERSTANDS AND HAS CONSIDERED THE IMPLICATIONS OF THIS WAIVER, (C) EACH SUCH PARTY MAKES THIS WAIVER VOLUNTARILY, AND (D) EACH SUCH PARTY HAS BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION 10.16 .

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company, Parent and Sub have caused this Agreement to be signed by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized as of the date first written above.

 

QLOGIC CORPORATION
By:  

/s/ Jean Hu

  Name:   Jean Hu
  Title:   Acting Chief Executive Officer, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
CAVIUM, INC.
By  

/s/ Syed B. Ali

  Name:   Syed B. Ali
  Title:   President and Chief Executive Officer
QUASAR ACQUISITION CORP.
By:  

/s/ Vincent P. Pangrazio

  Name:   Vincent P. Pangrazio
  Title:   President

 

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INDEX OF DEFINED TERMS

 

    

Section

401(k) Plan    Section 7.4(e)
Acceptance Time    Section 2.1(f)
Acquisition Agreement    Section 7.3(d)
Acquisition Proposal    Section 1.1
Action    Section 1.1
Additional Offer Period    Section 2.1(d)(ii)
Affiliate    Section 1.1
Agreement    Preamble
Alternative Debt Financing    Section 7.13(c)
Antitrust Laws    Section 7.7(a)
Benefit Plans    Section 1.1
Board Recommendation    Section 5.22
Book Entry Shares    Section 1.1
Business Day    Section 1.1
Cash Consideration    Recitals
Certificate of Merger    Section 3.2
Certificates    Section 4.1(a)
Change of Recommendation    Section 7.3(d)
Cleanup    Section 1.1
Closing    Section 3.3
Closing Date    Section 3.3
Code    Section 1.1
Company    Preamble
Company Arrangements    Section 5.9(g)
Company Balance Sheet    Section 5.6
Company Balance Sheet Date    Section 1.1
Company Common Stock    Section 1.1
Company Compensation Committee    Section 5.9(g)
Company Credit Agreement    Section 1.1
Company Disclosure Schedule    Section 1.1
Company Equity Plan    Section 1.1
Company Financial Advisor    Section 5.20
Company Financial Statements    Section 5.5(b)
Company Material Adverse Effect    Section 1.1
Company Performance Restricted Stock Unit    Section 1.1
Company Preferred Stock    Section 1.1
Company Products    Section 1.1
Company Real Property    Section 5.14(b)
Company Related Party    Section 1.1
Company Restricted Stock Unit    Section 1.1
Company SEC Reports    Section 5.5(a)

 

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Company Stock Option    Section 1.1
Confidentiality Agreement    Section 1.1
Consideration Fund    Section 4.2(a)
Contract    Section 1.1
Converted Parent Option    Section 4.4(a)
Converted PRSUs    Section 4.4(f)
Converted RSUs    Section 4.4(d)
Covered Securityholders    Section 5.9(g)
D&O Indemnitee    Section 7.6(a)
D&O Insurance    Section 7.6(b)
Debt Commitment Letter    Section 6.12
Debt Financing    Section 6.12
Debt Financing Agreements    Section 7.13(b)
DGCL    Section 1.1
Disclosure Document    Section 1.1
Dissenting Shares    Section 4.3
Effective Time    Section 3.2
Employee Representative Body    Section 5.16(a)
Employees    73
Environmental Claim    Section 1.1
Environmental Laws    Section 1.1
Equity Conversion Ratio    Section 1.1
ERISA    Section 1.1
ERISA Affiliate    Section 1.1
ESPP    Section 1.1
Exchange Act    Section 1.1
Exchange Ratio    Recitals
Expiration Date    Section 2.1(c)
FCPA    Section 1.1
Financing Cooperation Indemnity    Section 7.14(b)
Financing Indemnitees    Section 7.14(b)
Financing Information    Section 1.1
Financing Sources    Section 1.1
Foreign Antitrust Approvals    Section 7.7(a)
Foreign Benefit Plan    Section 1.1
GAAP    Section 5.5(b)
Governmental Entity    Section 5.4
Hazardous Materials    Section 1.1
HSR Act    Section 1.1
Indemnified Parties    Section 7.6(a)
Intellectual Property    Section 1.1
IRS    Section 1.1
Knowing and Intentional Breach    Section 1.1
Knowledge    Section 1.1
Law    Section 1.1
Leased Real Property    Section 5.14(b)

 

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Marketing Period    Section 1.1
Material Company License-In Agreements    Section 5.12(b)
Material Company License-Out Agreements    Section 5.12(c)
Material Contract    Section 5.8(a)(xv)
Maximum Amount    Section 7.6(b)
Merger    Section 3.1, Recitals
Merger Consideration    Recitals
Minimum Condition    Section 2.1(b)
Nasdaq    Section 1.1
Nasdaq Rules    Section 1.1
New Debt Commitment Letter    Section 7.13(c)
New Purchase Date    Section 7.8
OFAC    Section 1.1
Offer    Recitals
Offer Commencement Date    Section 2.1(a)
Offer Documents    Section 2.1(g)
Offering Period    Section 7.8
Off-the-Shelf Software    Section 1.1
Open Source Material    Section 1.1
Owned Intellectual Property    Section 5.12(a)
Owned Real Property    Section 5.14(a)
Parent    Preamble
Parent Common Stock    Section 1.1
Parent Financial Statements    Section 6.5(b)
Parent Material Adverse Effect    Section 1.1
Parent Measurement Price    Section 1.1
Parent Plans    Section 7.4(b)
Parent SEC Reports    Section 1.1
Parent Stock Exchange    Section 1.1
Partnership    Section 1.1
Paying and Exchange Agent    Section 4.2(a)
Permits    Section 5.17
Permitted Liens    Section 1.1
Person    Section 1.1
Preliminary Prospectus    Section 2.1(g)
Prime Rate    Section 1.1
Qualifying Transaction    Section 1.1
Real Property Lease    Section 5.14(b)
Registration Statement    Section 2.1(g)
Representatives    Section 7.2(a)
Sarbanes-Oxley Act    Section 5.5(d)
Schedule 14D-9    Section 2.2(b)
SEC    Section 1.1
Section 262    Section 4.3
Securities Act    Section 1.1
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Share Consideration    Recitals
Share Consideration Value    Section 1.1
Significant Customer    Section 5.19(a)
Significant Supplier    Section 5.19(b)
Solvent    Section 6.13
Standard Outbound License    Section 1.1
Sub    Preamble
Subsidiary    Section 1.1
Superior Proposal    Section 1.1
Surviving Corporation    Section 3.1
Tax Incentive    Section 5.13(l)
Tax Return    Section 1.1
Taxes    Section 1.1
Tender Offer Conditions    Section 2.1(b)
Termination Date    Section 9.1(b)(i)
Total Cash Consideration    Section 1.1
Total Cash Exercise Price    Section 1.1
Total Share Consideration    Section 1.1
Total Share Exercise Price    Section 1.1
U.S.    Section 1.1
Underwater Option    Section 1.1
United States    Section 1.1
Vested Option Consideration    Section 1.1
WARN Act    Section 5.16(g)

 

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Annex A

Conditions to the Offer

Notwithstanding any other provision of the Offer, but subject to the terms of this Agreement and in addition to (and not in limitation of) Sub’s right to extend or amend the Offer at any time pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, neither Parent nor Sub shall be required to accept for payment or, subject to any applicable rules and regulations of the SEC, pay for any shares of Company Common Stock tendered pursuant to the Offer if at the expiration of the Offer:

(i) the Minimum Condition is not satisfied;

(ii) any applicable waiting period (and any extensions thereof) applicable to the Offer and the Merger under the HSR Act shall not have expired or otherwise been terminated;

(iii) the Registration Statement shall not have been declared effective by the SEC under the Securities Act, a stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement shall have been issued by the SEC or a proceedings for that purpose shall have been initiated or threatened in writing by the SEC;

(iv) the shares of Parent Common Stock issuable pursuant to the Offer and the Merger shall not be authorized for listing on Nasdaq, subject to official notice of issuance;

(v) any of the following shall have occurred and continue to exist as of immediately prior to the expiration of the Offer:

(a) a Governmental Entity having jurisdiction over the Company, Parent or Sub shall have issued an order, decree or ruling or taken any other material action enjoining or otherwise prohibiting consummation of the Offer or the Merger substantially on the terms contemplated by this Agreement; provided , that any order, decree or ruling with respect to foreign Antitrust Laws shall be disregarded for purposes of this clause (v)(a) ;

(b) a Company Material Adverse Effect shall have occurred and be continuing;

(c) any of the representations and warranties of the Company (I) set forth in Section 5.2 shall not be true and correct except for inaccuracies that have not had and would not reasonably be expected to, individually or in the aggregate, result in more than a de minimis increase in the aggregate consideration payable by Parent and Sub pursuant to this Agreement, as of immediately prior to the expiration of the Offer as though made on or as of such date (other than those representations and warranties that address matters only as of a particular date or only with respect to a specified period of time, which need only be true and correct as of such date or with respect to such period), (II) set forth in Section 5.1(a) , Section 5.3 , Section 5.20 , Section 5.21, or Section 5.23 or Section 5.24 shall not be true and correct in all material respects as of the date of this Agreement and as of immediately prior to the expiration of the Offer as though made

 

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on or as of such date (other than those representations and warranties that address matters only as of a particular date or only with respect to a specified period of time, which need only be true and correct as of such date or with respect to such period), (III) set forth in Section 5.7(i) shall be true and correct as of immediately prior to the expiration of the Offer as though made on or as of such date (excluding, however, clause (b) of the definition of Company Material Adverse Effect for the purposes of this clause (III)), and (IV) set forth in this Agreement, other than those Sections specifically identified in clauses (I), (II) and (III) of this clause (d) , shall not be true and correct as of immediately prior to the expiration of the Offer as though made on or as of such date (other than those representations and warranties that address matters only as of a particular date or only with respect to a specified period of time, which need only be true and correct as of such date or with respect to such period), except, in the case of this clause (IV), where the failure to be so true and correct (without giving effect to any limitation as to “materiality”, “Company Material Adverse Effect” or similar qualifications as set forth therein) would not, either individually or in the aggregate, have a Company Material Adverse Effect;

(d) the Company shall have failed to comply with or perform in all material respects its obligations hereunder required to be performed at or prior to the Expiration Date;

(e) the Company shall not have furnished Parent with a certificate signed by an authorized officer of the Company, dated as of the Expiration Date, to the effect that, to the knowledge of such officer, the conditions set forth in clauses (v)(c) and (v)(d) of this Annex A shall not have occurred; or

(f) the Agreement shall have been terminated in accordance with its terms or the Offer shall have been terminated in accordance with the terms of the Agreement.

The foregoing conditions are for the sole benefit of Sub and Parent and subject to the terms of the Agreement and rules and regulations of the SEC, may be asserted by Sub or Parent regardless of the circumstances giving rise to any such condition or may be waived by Sub or Parent in whole or in part at any time and from time to time in their sole discretion, provided , that the Minimum Condition may not be waived, in each case, subject to the terms of the Agreement and the rules and regulations of the SEC. The failure by Parent or Sub at any time to exercise any of the foregoing rights shall not be deemed a waiver of any such right; the waiver of any such right with respect to particular facts and other circumstances shall not be deemed a waiver with respect to any other facts and circumstances; and each such right shall be deemed an ongoing right that may be asserted at any time and from time to time.

The capitalized terms used in this Annex A shall have the meanings set forth in the Agreement to which it is attached.

 

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The following schedules have been omitted pursuant to Item 601(b)(2) of Regulation S-K promulgated by the SEC. Cavium, Inc. agrees to furnish supplementally a copy of any omitted schedules to the SEC upon request.

 

    The Company Disclosure Schedule

Exhibit 10.1

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.

383 Madison Avenue

New York, New York 10179

June 15, 2016

Cavium, Inc.

2315 N. First Street

San Jose, CA 95131

Attention:  Arthur Chadwick and Vincent Pangrazio

Project Quasar

Commitment Letter

Ladies and Gentlemen:

Cavium, Inc. (“ you ” or the “ Borrower ”) has advised JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. (“ JPMCB ” and, together with any Additional Arrangers appointed pursuant to Section 1 below, the “ Commitment Parties ”, “ we ” or “ us ”) that you intend to acquire (the “ Acquisition ”) an entity identified to us as “Quasar” (“ Quasar ” or the “ Target ”; the Target collectively with its subsidiaries, the “ Acquired Business ”). The Acquisition will be effected through (i) the purchase of shares of common stock of the Target by a newly formed wholly owned subsidiary of the Borrower (“ Merger Sub ”) in the Offer (as defined in the Acquisition Agreement (as defined below)) and (ii) promptly following the closing of the Offer, the merger (the “ Merger ”) of Merger Sub with and into the Target pursuant to Section 251(h) of the Delaware General Corporation Law, with the Target surviving the Merger as your direct or indirect wholly-owned subsidiary (the date of consummation of the Merger, the “ Merger Closing Date ”). In connection with the Acquisition, existing indebtedness of the Acquired Business under that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of March 20, 2013, among the Target, the lenders party thereto and JPMCB, as administrative Agent (as amended from time to time, the “ Target Credit Agreement ”), will be repaid in full, all commitments thereunder will be terminated and the security interests with respect thereto (if any) will be released (the “ Refinancing ”). The Borrower, the Acquired Business and their respective subsidiaries are sometimes collectively referred to herein as the “ Companies ”.

You have also advised us that in connection with the Acquisition you intend to incur: (a) $650,000,000 aggregate principal amount of senior secured term B loans (the “ Term B Loan Facility ) and (b) $100,000,000 aggregate principal amount of senior secured interim loans for interim financing (the “ Interim Term Loan Facility ” and, together with the Term B Loan Facility, the “ Term Loan Facilities ”). The Acquisition, the Refinancing, the entering into and initial funding of the Term Loan Facilities and all related transactions are hereinafter collectively referred to as the “ Transaction ”. The date of the acceptance of the tendered shares in the Offer and funding of the Term B Loan Facility and (if applicable) the Interim Term Loan Facility is referred to herein as the “ Closing Date ”.


1. Commitments.  In connection with the foregoing, (a) JPMCB is pleased to advise you of its commitment to provide 100% of the principal amount of each of the Term Loan Facilities (in such capacities, together with any Additional Arrangers appointed as described below, the “ Initial Lenders ”), in each case, subject only to the conditions set forth in paragraph 5 hereto; and (b) JPMCB is pleased to advise you of its willingness, and you hereby engage JPMCB to act as a joint lead arranger and a joint bookrunning manager (in such capacities, together with any Additional Arrangers appointed as described below, the “ Lead Arrangers ”) for the Term Loan Facilities, and in connection therewith to form a syndicate of lenders for the Term Loan Facilities (collectively, the “ Lenders ”), in consultation with you and reasonably acceptable to you. It is understood and agreed that (x) JPMCB shall have “top left” placement in any listing of the Lead Arrangers, (y) JPMCB shall act as administrative agent for the Term Loan Facilities (in such capacity, the “ Administrative Agent ”) and (z) JPMCB may perform its responsibilities hereunder as a Lead Arranger through its affiliate, J.P. Morgan Securities LLC. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the commitments of the Initial Lenders with respect to the initial fundings of the Term Loan Facilities will be subject only to the satisfaction (or waiver by the Initial Lenders) of the conditions precedent set forth in paragraph 5 hereof. All capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein shall have the same meanings as specified therefor in Annexes I and II hereto (the “ Summary of Terms ”).

Except as set forth below, you agree that no other agents, co-agents, arrangers or bookrunners will be appointed, no other titles will be awarded and no compensation (other than compensation expressly contemplated by this Commitment Letter and the Fee Letter referred to below) will be paid to any Lender in order to obtain its commitment to participate in any of the Term Loan Facilities unless you and we shall so agree; provided that you may, on or prior to the date which is 10 business days after the date of your acceptance of this Commitment Letter, appoint up to two additional joint bookrunners, arrangers, agents, co-agents, managers or co-managers (the “ Additional Arrangers ”) for the Term Loan Facilities, and award such Additional Arrangers titles in a manner and with economics set forth in the immediately succeeding proviso (it being understood that, to the extent you appoint any Additional Arranger or confer other titles in respect of the Term Loan Facilities, then, notwithstanding anything in paragraph 2 to the contrary, the commitments of the Initial Lenders in respect of the Term Loan Facilities, in each case pursuant to and in accordance with this proviso, will be permanently reduced by the amount of the commitments of such appointed entities (or their relevant affiliates) in respect of the Term Loan Facilities, with such reduction allocated to reduce the commitments of the Initial Lenders in respect of the Term Loan Facilities at such time (excluding any Initial Lender that becomes a party hereto pursuant to this proviso) on a pro rata basis according to the respective amounts of their commitments, upon the execution by such Additional Arranger (and any relevant affiliate) of customary joinder documentation and, thereafter, each such Additional Arranger (and any relevant affiliate) shall constitute a “Commitment Party” and/or “Lead Arranger” hereunder and it or its relevant affiliate providing such commitment shall constitute an “Initial Lender” hereunder); provided , further , that, in connection with the appointment of any Additional Arranger in accordance with the immediately preceding proviso, (a) the aggregate economics payable to all such Additional Arrangers (or any relevant affiliate thereof) in respect of the Term Loan Facilities shall not exceed 25% of the total underwriting economics payable to the Commitment Parties in respect of the Term Loan Facilities pursuant to the Fee Letter (exclusive of any fees payable to the Administrative Agent in its capacity as such and exclusive of ticking fees accruing prior to the date of such joinder), (b) no Additional Arranger (or its relevant affiliates) shall receive a greater percentage of the economics in respect of the Term Loan Facilities than JPMCB and (c) each Additional Arranger (or its relevant affiliates) shall assume a proportion of the commitments with respect to the Term Loan Facilities that is equal to the proportion of the economics allocated to such Additional Arranger pursuant to customary joinder documentation executed by such Additional Arranger (and any relevant affiliate).

2. Syndication.  The Lead Arrangers intend to commence syndication of the Term Loan Facilities promptly after your acceptance of the terms of this Commitment Letter and the Fee Letter

 

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(as hereinafter defined); provided that we agree not to syndicate our commitments to certain banks, financial institutions and other institutional lenders and any competitors (or Known Affiliates (as defined below) of competitors) of the Companies, in each case, that have been specified to us by you in writing prior to the date hereof (collectively, “ Disqualified Lenders ”); provided , further , that you, upon reasonable notice to us after the date hereof and prior to the launch of general syndication (or to the Administrative Agent after the Closing Date), shall be permitted to supplement in writing the list of persons that are Disqualified Lenders to the extent such supplemented person is or becomes a competitor or a Known Affiliate of a competitor of the Companies, which supplement shall be in the form of a list provided to us (or the Administrative Agent) and become effective upon delivery to us (or the Administrative Agent), but which supplement shall not apply retroactively to disqualify any parties that have previously acquired an assignment in the loans under any of the Term Loan Facilities. As used herein, “ Known Affiliates ” of any person means, as to such person, known affiliates readily identifiable by name, but excluding any affiliate that is a bona fide debt fund or investment vehicle that is primarily engaged in, or that advises funds or other investment vehicles that are engaged in, making, purchasing, holding or otherwise investing in commercial loans, bonds or similar extensions of credit or securities in the ordinary course and with respect to which the Disqualified Lender does not, directly or indirectly, possess the power to direct or cause the direction of the investment policies of such entity. Without limiting your obligations to assist with syndication efforts as set forth herein, it is understood that the Initial Lenders’ commitments hereunder are not conditioned upon the syndication of, or receipt of commitments or participations in respect of, the Term Loan Facilities and in no event shall the commencement or successful completion of syndication of the Term Loan Facilities constitute a condition to the availability of the Term Loan Facilities on the Closing Date. You agree, until the Syndication Date (as hereinafter defined), to actively assist, and, to the extent provided for in the Acquisition Agreement, to use your commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Acquired Business to actively assist, the Lead Arrangers in achieving a syndication of the Term Loan Facilities that is reasonably satisfactory to the Lead Arrangers and you; provided that, notwithstanding each Lead Arranger’s right to syndicate the Term Loan Facilities and receive commitments with respect thereto, it is agreed that (i) syndication of, or receipt of commitments or participations in respect of, all or any portion of an Initial Lender’s commitments hereunder prior to the date of the consummation of the Acquisition and the date of the initial funding under the Term Loan Facilities shall not be a condition to such Initial Lender’s commitments and (ii) (a) except as you in your sole discretion may otherwise agree in writing, no Initial Lender shall be relieved, released or novated from its obligations hereunder (including its obligation to fund the Term Loan Facilities on the Closing Date) in connection with any syndication, assignment or participation of the Term Loan Facilities, including its commitments in respect thereof, until after the initial funding of the Term Loan Facilities has occurred; (b) no assignment or novation shall become effective with respect to all or any portion of any Initial Lender’s commitments in respect of the Term Loan Facilities until after the initial funding of all of the Term Loan Facilities; and (c) each Initial Lender shall retain exclusive control over all rights and obligations with respect to its commitments in respect of the Term Loan Facilities, including all rights with respect to consents, modifications, supplements, waivers and amendments, until the Closing Date has occurred and the initial funding under the Term Loan Facilities has been made. Such assistance shall include (a) your providing and (subject to customary non-reliance agreements) causing your advisors to provide, and, to the extent provided for in the Acquisition Agreement, using your commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Acquired Business, its subsidiaries and its advisors to provide, the Lead Arrangers upon request with all customary and reasonably available information reasonably deemed necessary by the Lead Arrangers to complete such syndication, including, but not limited to (x) customary and reasonably available information relating to the Transaction as may be reasonably requested by us (including the Projections (as hereinafter defined) and (y) customary forecasts prepared by management of the Borrower of balance sheets, income statements and cash flow statements for each fiscal quarter for the first twelve months following the Closing Date and for each year commencing with the first fiscal year following the Closing Date and for each of the succeeding fiscal years thereafter through 2022; (b) your assistance in the preparation of a customary information memorandum with respect to the Term Loan Facilities (an “ Information Memorandum ”)

 

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and other customary materials to be used in connection with the syndication of the Term Loan Facilities (collectively with the Summary of Terms and any additional summary of terms prepared for distribution to Lenders, the “ Information Materials ”); (c) your using your commercially reasonable efforts to make your appropriate management available to participate in the marketing of the Term Loan Facilities at mutually agreed upon times and locations following the completion of the Information Memorandum; (d) your using commercially reasonable efforts to ensure that the syndication efforts of the Lead Arrangers benefit from your existing lending relationships, if any, and, to the extent provided for in the Acquisition Agreement, the existing banking relationships of the Acquired Business; (e) your using commercially reasonable efforts to obtain, prior to the launch of syndication of the Term Loan Facilities, monitored public corporate credit or family ratings (but not any specific rating) for you after giving effect to the Transaction and ratings of the Term Loan Facilities from Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. (“ Moody’s ”) and Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services, a Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC business (“ S&P ”) (collectively, the “ Ratings ”); (f) until the later of the Syndication Date and the Closing Date, your ensuring, and with respect to the Acquired Business, using your commercially reasonable efforts to ensure, to the extent not in contravention of the Acquisition Agreement, that none of the Companies shall syndicate or issue, attempt to syndicate or issue, or announce or authorize the announcement of the syndication or issuance of, any debt of the Companies (other than the Term Loan Facilities), in each case, that would materially and adversely affect the primary syndication of the Term Loan Facilities without the prior written consent (not to be unreasonably withheld) of the Lead Arrangers (it being understood that borrowings under the existing revolving credit facility of the Target, ordinary course capital lease, purchase money and equipment financings of any of the Companies and other indebtedness permitted to be outstanding or issued under the Acquisition Agreement shall be permitted); and (f) your making appropriate officers of you, and, to the extent provided for in the Acquisition Agreement, using your commercially reasonable efforts to make the appropriate officers of the Acquired Business, available from time to time upon reasonable advance notice to attend and make presentations regarding the business and prospects of the Companies and the Transaction at a reasonable number of meetings of prospective Lenders at mutually agreed upon times and locations. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Commitment Letter or the Fee Letter or any other letter agreement or undertaking concerning the financing of the Transaction to the contrary, neither the obtaining of the Ratings referenced above nor the compliance with any of the other provisions set forth in clauses (a) through (f) above or any other provision of this paragraph shall constitute a condition to the commitments hereunder or the funding of the Term Loan Facilities on the Closing Date.

It is understood and agreed that the Lead Arrangers will manage and control all aspects of the syndication of the Term Loan Facilities in consultation with you, including any titles offered to prospective Lenders (subject to your consent rights set forth herein and your rights of appointment set forth in paragraph 1 and excluding Disqualified Lenders), when commitments will be accepted, the final allocations of the commitments among the Lenders and the amount and distribution of the fees among the Lenders. It is further understood that the Initial Lenders’ commitments hereunder are not conditioned upon the syndication of, or receipt of commitments in respect of, the Term Loan Facilities and in no event shall the commencement of successful completion of syndication of the Term Loan Facilities constitute a condition to availability of the Term Loan Facilities on the Closing Date.

3. Information Requirements. You hereby represent and warrant (with respect to Information relating to the Acquired Business, to your knowledge) that (a) all written factual information, other than Projections (as defined below), budgets, estimates and other forward-looking information or information of a general economic or industry nature, that has been or is hereafter made available to the Lead Arrangers or any of the Lenders by or on behalf of you or any of your representatives in connection with any aspect of the Transaction (including such information, to your knowledge, relating to the Acquired Business) (the “ Information ”) is and will be correct when taken as a whole, in all material respects, and does not and will not, taken as a whole, contain any untrue statement of a fact or omit to state

 

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a fact necessary to make the statements contained therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not materially misleading (in each case, after giving effect to all supplements and updates with respect thereto) and (b) all financial projections concerning the Companies that have been or are hereafter made available to the Lead Arrangers or any of the Lenders by or on behalf of you or any of your representatives (the “ Projections ”) (to your knowledge, in the case of Projections provided by the Acquired Business) have been or will be prepared in good faith based upon assumptions believed by you to be reasonable at the time provided (it being understood and agreed that the Projections are as to future events and are not to be viewed as facts or a guarantee of performance or achievement, that the Projections are subject to significant uncertainties and contingencies, many of which are beyond your control, and that actual results may differ from the Projections and such differences may be material). You agree that if at any time prior to the later of (a) the earlier of (i) the date on which a Successful Syndication (as defined in the Fee Letter) is achieved and (ii) 45 days following the Closing Date (the earlier of such dates, the “ Syndication Date ”) and (b) the Closing Date, any of the representations in the preceding sentence would be incorrect in any material respect if the Information and Projections were being furnished, and such representations were being made, at such time, then you will promptly supplement, or cause to be supplemented (or in the case of Information or Projections relating to the Acquired Business, you will promptly notify the Lead Arrangers upon becoming aware that any such Information or Projections are incorrect in any material respect and, to the extent provided for in the Acquisition Agreement, will use commercially reasonable efforts to supplement), the Information and Projections so that such representations (to your knowledge, in the case of the Acquired Business) will be correct in all material respects at such time, it being understood in each case that such supplementation shall cure any breach of such representation and warranty. In issuing this commitment and in arranging and syndicating the Term Loan Facilities, the Commitment Parties are and will be using and relying on the Information and the Projections without independent verification thereof. For the avoidance of doubt, nothing in this paragraph will constitute a condition to the availability of the Term Loan Facilities on the Closing Date.

You acknowledge that (a) the Lead Arrangers on your behalf will make available, on a confidential basis, Information Materials to the proposed syndicate of Lenders by posting the Information Materials on IntraLinks or another similar electronic system (the “ Platform ”) and (b) certain prospective Lenders (such Lenders, “ Public Lenders ”; all other Lenders, “ Private Lenders ”) may have personnel that do not wish to receive material non-public information (within the meaning of the United States federal securities laws, “ MNPI ”) with respect to the Companies, their respective affiliates or any other entity, or the respective securities of any of the foregoing, and who may be engaged in investment and other market-related activities with respect to such entities’ securities. If requested, you will assist the Lead Arrangers in preparing an additional version of the Information Materials not containing MNPI (the “ Public Information Materials ”) to be distributed to prospective Public Lenders.

Before distribution of any Information Materials (a) to prospective Private Lenders, you shall provide the Lead Arrangers with a customary letter authorizing the dissemination of the Information Materials; and (b) to prospective Public Lenders, you shall provide the Lead Arrangers with a customary letter authorizing the dissemination of the Public Information Materials and confirming the absence of MNPI therefrom and, in each case, which exculpate the Companies and us and our affiliates with respect to any liability related to the use of the contents of the Information Materials or related marketing materials by the recipients thereof. In addition, you hereby agree that (x) you will use commercially reasonable efforts to identify (and, at the reasonable request of the Lead Arrangers or the Administrative Agent (or its affiliates), shall identify) that portion of the Information Materials that may be distributed to the Public Lenders by clearly and conspicuously marking the same as “PUBLIC”; (y) all Information Materials marked “PUBLIC” are permitted to be made available through a portion of the Platform designated “Public Investor”; and (z) the Lead Arrangers and the Administrative Agent (and its affiliates) shall be entitled to treat any Information Materials that are not marked “PUBLIC” as being suitable only for posting on a portion of the Platform not designated “Public Investor.”

 

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You agree that, subject to the confidentiality and other provisions of this Commitment Letter, the Lead Arrangers and the Administrative Agent (and its affiliates) on your behalf may distribute the following documents to all prospective Lenders, unless you advise the Lead Arrangers and Administrative Agent in writing (including by email) within a reasonable time prior to their intended distributions that such material should only be distributed to prospective Private Lenders ( provided that such materials have been provided to you and your counsel for review a reasonable period of time prior thereto): (a) administrative materials for prospective Lenders such as lender meeting invitations and funding and closing memoranda, (b) notifications of changes to the terms of the Term Loan Facilities and (c) drafts approved in writing by you and the Administrative Agent (or its affiliates) and final versions of definitive documents with respect to the Term Loan Facilities. If you advise the Lead Arrangers and the Administrative Agent that any of the foregoing items should be distributed only to Private Lenders, then the Lead Arrangers and the Administrative Agent will not distribute such materials to Public Lenders without your prior consent. You agree that Information Materials made available to prospective Public Lenders in accordance with this Commitment Letter shall not contain MNPI.

4. Fees and Indemnities .

(a) You agree to reimburse the Commitment Parties from time to time upon receipt of a reasonably detailed invoice therefor for all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket fees and expenses (in the case of fees and expenses of counsel, limited to the reasonable and documented out-of-pocket fees, disbursements and other out-of-pocket expenses of (x) one firm of lead counsel to the Commitment Parties (it being understood and agreed that Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP shall act as counsel to the Commitment Parties) and (y) one firm of local counsel in each relevant jurisdiction reasonably retained by the Administrative Agent) incurred in connection with the Term Loan Facilities, the syndication thereof, the preparation of the Credit Documentation (as defined below) therefor and the other transactions contemplated hereby, whether or not the Closing Date occurs or any of the Credit Documentation is executed and delivered or any extensions of credit are made under the Term Loan Facilities; provided that if the Closing Date does not occur and no termination fee is paid to you pursuant to Section 9.2(b) of the Acquisition Agreement, the aggregate reimbursement by you of such fees and expenses shall not exceed $250,000. Such amounts shall be paid on the earlier of (i) the Closing Date or (ii) three (3) business days following the termination of this Commitment Letter as provided below (the “ Payment Date ”), in each case to the extent you have received a reasonably detailed invoice at least three (3) business days in advance of the Payment Date. You agree to pay (or cause to be paid) the fees set forth in the separate fee letter addressed to you dated the date hereof from the Commitment Parties (the “ Fee Letter ”), if and to the extent payable.

(b) You also agree to indemnify and hold harmless each of the Commitment Parties, each other Lender and each of their affiliates, successors and assigns and their respective partners, officers, directors, employees, trustees, agents, advisors, controlling persons and other representatives involved in the Transaction (each, an “ Indemnified Party ”) from and against (and will reimburse each Indemnified Party within 30 days following written demand (accompanied by reasonable back-up therefor)) any and all claims, damages, losses, liabilities and reasonable and documented out-of-pocket expenses (including, without limitation, the reasonable and documented fees, disbursements and other charges of one firm of counsel for all such Indemnified Parties, taken as a whole and, if necessary, by a single firm of local counsel in each appropriate jurisdiction (which may include a single firm of special counsel acting in multiple jurisdictions) for all such Indemnified Parties, taken as a whole (and, in the case of a conflict of interest where the Indemnified Party affected by such conflict notifies you of the existence of such conflict and thereafter retains its own counsel, by another firm of counsel for all such affected Indemnified Parties)) of amounts payable by you pursuant to clause (a) above) that may be incurred by or asserted or awarded against any Indemnified Party, in each case arising out of or in connection with or by reason of (including, without limitation, in connection with any investigation, litigation or proceeding or preparation

 

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of a defense in connection therewith) (a) any aspect of the Transaction or any of the other transactions contemplated thereby or (b) the Term Loan Facilities, or any use made or proposed to be made with the proceeds thereof, in each case, except to the extent such claim, damage, loss, liability or expense (A) is found in a final non-appealable judgment by a court of competent jurisdiction to have resulted from such Indemnified Party’s (or any of its affiliate’s or related party’s) gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct, (B) arises from a breach of such Indemnified Party’s (or any of its affiliate’s or related party’s) obligations hereunder (C) arises from a proceeding by an Indemnified Party against an Indemnified Party (or any of their respective affiliates or related parties) (other than an action involving (i) conduct by you or any of your affiliates or (ii) against an arranger or administrative agent in its capacity as such) or (D) resulted from any agreement governing any settlement by such Indemnified Party that is effective without your prior written consent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld). In the case of any claim, litigation, investigation or proceeding (any of the foregoing, a “ Proceeding ”) to which the indemnity in this paragraph applies, such indemnity shall be effective whether or not such Proceeding is brought by you, your equity holders or creditors or an Indemnified Party, whether or not an Indemnified Party is otherwise a party thereto and whether or not any aspect of the Transaction is consummated. It is agreed that none of you (or any of your subsidiaries), the Target (or any of its subsidiaries) or any Indemnified Party shall be liable for any indirect, special, punitive or consequential damages (including, without limitation, any loss of profits, business or anticipated savings) in connection with this Commitment Letter, the Fee Letter or with respect to any activities related to the Term Loan Facilities, including the preparation of this Commitment Letter, the Fee Letter and the Credit Documentation. It is further agreed that the Commitment Parties shall only have liability to you (as opposed to any other person), and that the Commitment Parties shall be severally liable solely in respect of their respective commitments to the Term Loan Facilities and agreements set forth herein, on a several, and not joint, basis with any other Lender. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Commitment Letter, no Indemnified Party shall be liable for any damages arising from the use by others of information or other materials obtained through electronic telecommunications or other information transmission systems, other than for direct, actual damages resulting from the gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct of such Indemnified Party (or any of its affiliates or related parties) as determined by a final non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction. You shall not, without the prior written consent of an Indemnified Party, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, effect any settlement of any pending or threatened Proceeding against an Indemnified Party in respect of which indemnity could have been sought hereunder by such Indemnified Party unless (i) such settlement includes an unconditional release of such Indemnified Party from all liability or claims that are the subject matter of such Proceeding and (ii) does not include any statement as to any admission of liability. In case any Proceeding is instituted involving any Indemnified Party for which indemnification is to be sought hereunder by such Indemnified Party, then such Indemnified Party will promptly notify you of the commencement of any Proceedings. You shall not be liable for any settlement of any Proceeding affected without your written consent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld).

5. Conditions to Financing.  The commitment of each Initial Lender with respect to the initial funding of the Term Loan Facilities is subject solely to (a) the satisfaction (or waiver by the Lead Arrangers) of each of the conditions set forth in Annex II hereto and (b) the execution and delivery of customary definitive credit documentation by the Borrower and the Guarantors with respect to the Term Loan Facilities consistent with this Commitment Letter and the Fee Letter and subject in all respects to the Funds Certain Provisions and giving effect to the Documentation Standard (as defined in Annex I )) (the “ Credit Documentation ”) prior to such initial funding. There are no conditions (implied or otherwise) to the commitments hereunder, and there will be no conditions (implied or otherwise) under the Credit Documentation to the funding of the Term Loan Facilities on the Closing Date, other than those that are expressly referred to in the immediately preceding sentence.

 

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Notwithstanding anything in this Commitment Letter, the Fee Letter, the Credit Documentation or any other letter agreement or other undertaking concerning the financing of the Transaction to the contrary, (a) the Credit Documentation shall be in a form such that the terms thereof do not impair availability of the Term Loan Facilities on the Closing Date if the conditions in this paragraph 5 shall have been satisfied or waived by the Lead Arrangers (it being understood that to the extent any security interest in Collateral (including the creation or perfection of any security interest) (other than any Collateral the security interest in which may be perfected by the filing of a UCC financing statement or the delivery of certificates, if any, evidencing equity interests of any material wholly-owned restricted domestic subsidiary of the Borrower and the subsidiary Guarantors that is part of the Collateral) is not perfected or provided on the Closing Date after your use of commercially reasonable efforts to do so without undue burden or expense, the provision and perfection of such Collateral and security interest shall not constitute a condition precedent to the availability of the Term Loan Facilities on the Closing Date but shall be required to be perfected not later than 90 days (subject to extensions as may be agreed to by the Administrative Agent) after the Closing Date pursuant to arrangements to be mutually agreed by the Borrower and Administrative Agent), and (b) the only representations and warranties the accuracy of which shall be a condition to the availability of the Term Loan Facilities on the Closing Date shall be (x) such of the representations made by the Target in the Acquisition Agreement as are material to the interests of the Lenders, but only to the extent that you (or your affiliate) have the right (taking into account any applicable notice and cure provisions) to terminate your (and/or its) obligations under the Acquisition Agreement or decline to consummate the Acquisition (in each case, in accordance with the terms thereof) as a result of a breach of such representations in the Acquisition Agreement (to such extent, the “ Acquisition Agreement Representations ”) and (y) the Specified Representations (as defined below). “ Specified Representations ” shall mean the representations and warranties of the Borrower and Target in the Credit Documentation relating to: (i) (A) corporate status of the Borrower and the Target and (B) corporate power and authority to enter into the Credit Documentation by the Borrower and the Target, (ii) due authorization, execution, delivery and enforceability of the Credit Documentation by the Borrower and the Target, (iii) no conflicts of the Credit Documentation with charter documents of the Borrower and the Target, (iv) compliance with Federal Reserve margin regulations and the use of proceeds of borrowing under the Term Loan Facilities on the Closing Date not violating OFAC, AML, FCPA and the U.S.A. Patriot Act, (v) the Investment Company Act, (vi) solvency of the Borrower and its subsidiaries on a consolidated basis and on a pro forma basis for the Transaction (such representations to be substantially identical to those set forth in the Solvency Certificate attached as Annex III to the Commitment Letter (the “ Solvency Certificate ”)), and (vii) subject to the limitations set forth in this paragraph, the creation, validity and perfection of the security interests granted in the Collateral. The provisions of this paragraph are referred to herein as the “ Funds Certain Provisions ”.

Each of the parties hereto agrees that each of this Commitment Letter and the Fee Letter is a binding and enforceable agreement (subject to the effects of bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization and other similar laws relating to or affecting creditors’ rights generally and general principles of equity (whether considered in a proceeding in equity or law)) with respect to the subject matter contained herein, including an agreement to negotiate in good faith the Credit Documentation by the parties hereto in a manner consistent with this Commitment Letter and, to the extent applicable, the Fee Letter, it being acknowledged and agreed that the funding of the Term Loan Facilities is subject only to the conditions precedent as set forth in this paragraph 5. For clarity, all terms referenced herein to being defined in the Credit Documentation shall be defined in accordance with the Documentation Standard (unless otherwise provided for herein).

6. Confidentiality and Other Obligations.  This Commitment Letter and the Fee Letter and the contents hereof and thereof are confidential and may not be disclosed in whole or in part to any person or entity without the prior written consent of the Commitment Parties (not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed) except (i) this Commitment Letter and the Fee Letter and contents

 

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hereof and thereof may be disclosed (A) on a confidential basis to your subsidiaries, directors, officers, employees, accountants, attorneys and other representatives and professional advisors who need to know such information in connection with the Transaction and are informed of the confidential nature of such information, (B) pursuant to the order of any court or administrative agency in any pending legal or administrative proceeding, or otherwise as required by applicable law or stock exchange requirement or compulsory legal process (in which case you agree to use commercially reasonable efforts to inform the Commitment Parties promptly thereof prior to such disclosure to the extent permitted by applicable law), and (C) on a confidential basis to the affiliates, members, partners, stockholders, equity holders, controlling persons, directors, officers, employees, accountants, attorneys and other representatives and professional advisors of the Acquired Business; provided that any such disclosure of the Fee Letter shall be subject to customary redaction of the fees and the economic “market flex” provisions contained therein, (ii) Annex I and the existence of this Commitment Letter and the Fee Letter (but not the contents of this Commitment Letter and the Fee Letter) may be disclosed to Moody’s, S&P and any other rating agency on a confidential basis, (iii) the aggregate amount of the fees (including upfront fees and original issue discount) payable under the Fee Letter may be disclosed as part of generic disclosure regarding sources and uses for closing of the Acquisition, projections, and pro forma information (but without disclosing any specific fees, market flex or other economic terms set forth therein), (iv) this Commitment Letter and the Fee Letter may be disclosed on a confidential basis to your auditors or persons performing customary accounting functions for customary accounting purposes, including accounting for deferred financing costs, (v) to the directors, officers, attorneys and other professional advisors of the Target on a confidential “need to know” basis in connection with the Transaction; provided that any disclosure of the Fee Letter and the contents thereof shall be redacted in a manner satisfactory to the Commitment Parties, (vi) you may disclose this Commitment Letter (but not the Fee Letter) and its contents in any information memorandum or syndication distribution, as well as in any proxy statement or other public filing or other marketing materials relating to the Acquisition or the Term Loan Facilities, (vii) this Commitment Letter and the Fee Letter may be disclosed to a court, tribunal or any other applicable administrative agency or judicial authority in connection with the enforcement of your rights hereunder (in which case you agree to inform the Commitment Parties promptly thereof prior to such disclosure to the extent permitted by applicable law) and (viii) you may disclose this Commitment Letter and the Fee Letter and the contents of each thereof to any Additional Arranger in either case to the extent in contemplation of appointing such person pursuant to paragraph 1 of this Commitment Letter and to any such person’s affiliates and its and their respective officers, directors, employees, agents, attorneys, accountants and other advisors, on a confidential basis.

The Commitment Parties shall use all confidential information provided to them by or on behalf of you hereunder solely for the purpose of providing the services which are the subject of this Commitment Letter and otherwise in connection with the Transaction and shall treat confidentially all such information; provided , however , that nothing herein shall prevent any Commitment Party from disclosing any such information (i) pursuant to the order of any court or administrative agency or in any pending legal or administrative proceeding, or otherwise as required by applicable law or compulsory legal process (in which case such Commitment Party agrees to inform you promptly thereof to the extent not prohibited by law, rule or regulation), (ii) upon the request or demand of any regulatory authority having jurisdiction over such Commitment Party or any of its affiliates, (iii) to the extent that such information becomes publicly available other than by reason of disclosure in violation of this Commitment Letter, the Fee Letter or other confidential obligation owed by such Commitment Party, (iv) to such Commitment Party’s affiliates, employees, legal counsel, independent auditors and other experts, professionals or agents who need to know such information in connection with the Transaction and are informed of the confidential nature of such information, (v) for purposes of establishing a “due diligence” defense available under securities laws, (vi) to the extent that such information is received by such Commitment Party from a third party that is not to such Commitment Party’s knowledge subject to confidentiality obligations to you, (vii) to the extent that such information is independently developed by such Commitment Party,

 

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(viii) to potential Lenders, participants, assignees or any direct or indirect contractual counterparties to any swap or derivative transaction relating to you or your obligations under the Term Loan Facilities (other than a Disqualified Lender), in each case, who agree to be bound by the terms of this paragraph (or language not less restrictive than this paragraph or as otherwise reasonably acceptable to you and such Commitment Party, including as may be agreed in any confidential information memorandum or other marketing material), (ix) to Moody’s and S&P and to Bloomberg, LSTA and similar market data collectors with respect to the syndicated lending industry; provided that such information is limited to Annex I and is supplied only on a confidential basis, or (x) with your prior written consent. This paragraph shall terminate on the earlier of (a) the initial funding under the Term Loan Facilities and (b) the second anniversary of the date of this Commitment Letter.

You acknowledge that the Commitment Parties or their affiliates may be providing financing or other services to parties whose interests may conflict with yours. The Commitment Parties agree that they will not furnish confidential information obtained from you to any of their other customers and will treat confidential information relating to the Companies and their respective affiliates with the same degree of care as they treat their own confidential information. The Commitment Parties further advise you that they will not make available to you confidential information that they have obtained or may obtain from any other customer.

In connection with all aspects of each transaction contemplated by this Commitment Letter, you acknowledge and agree, and acknowledge your affiliates’ understanding, that: (i) the Term Loan Facilities and any related arranging or other services described in this Commitment Letter is an arm’s-length commercial transaction between you and your affiliates, on the one hand, and the Commitment Parties, on the other hand, (ii) the Commitment Parties have not provided any legal, accounting, regulatory or tax advice with respect to any of the transactions contemplated hereby and you have consulted your own legal, accounting, regulatory and tax advisors to the extent you have deemed appropriate, (iii) you are capable of evaluating, and understand and accept, the terms, risks and conditions of the transactions contemplated hereby, (iv) in connection with the financing transactions contemplated hereby and the process leading to such transactions, each of the Commitment Parties has been, is, and will be acting solely as a principal and has not been, is not, and will not be acting as an advisor, agent or fiduciary for you or any of your affiliates, stockholders, creditors or employees or any other party, (v) the Commitment Parties have not assumed and will not assume an advisory, agency or fiduciary responsibility in your or your affiliates’ favor with respect to any of the financing transactions contemplated hereby or the process leading thereto, and the Commitment Parties have no obligation to you or your affiliates with respect to the financing transactions contemplated hereby except those obligations expressly set forth in this Commitment Letter, and (vi) the Commitment Parties and their respective affiliates may be engaged in a broad range of transactions that involve interests that differ from yours and those of your affiliates, and the Commitment Parties have no obligation to disclose any of such interests to you or your affiliates. To the fullest extent permitted by law and without limiting the provisions of paragraph 4(b), you hereby waive and release any claims that you may have against the Commitment Parties with respect to any breach or alleged breach of agency or fiduciary duty in connection with any aspect of any financing transaction contemplated by this Commitment Letter.

The Commitment Parties hereby notify you that pursuant to the requirements of the USA PATRIOT Act, Title III of Pub. L. 107-56 (signed into law October 26, 2001) (the “ U.S.A. Patriot Act ”), each of them is required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies you and the Guarantors, which information includes the name and address of such person and other information that will allow the Commitment Parties, as applicable, to identify each such person in accordance with the U.S.A. Patriot Act.

 

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7. Survival of Obligations.  The provisions of paragraphs 2, 3, 4, 6 and 8 shall remain in full force and effect regardless of whether any Credit Documentation shall be executed and delivered and notwithstanding the termination of this Commitment Letter or any commitment or undertaking of the Commitment Parties hereunder, provided that (i) the provisions of paragraphs 2 and 3 shall not survive if all of the commitments and undertakings of the Commitment Parties are terminated by any party hereto prior to the effectiveness of the Term Loan Facilities and (ii) if the Term Loan Facilities close and the Credit Documentation is executed and delivered, the provisions of paragraphs 2 and 3 shall survive only until the Syndication Date and your obligations under this Commitment Letter, other than your obligations in paragraphs 2 and 3, confidentiality of the Fee Letter and paragraph 4 to the extent not addressed in the Credit Documentation, shall automatically terminate and be superseded by the provisions of the Credit Documentation upon the execution and delivery thereof, and you shall automatically be released from all liability in connection therewith at such time. You may terminate this Commitment Letter and/or the Initial Lenders’ commitments with respect to any of the Term Loan Facilities (or any portion thereof, including on a non-pro rata basis across the Term Loan Facilities) hereunder at any time subject to the provisions of the preceding sentence (any such commitment termination shall reduce the commitments of each Initial Lender on a pro rata basis based on their respective commitments to the relevant Term Loan Facility as of the date hereof).

8. Miscellaneous. This Commitment Letter and the Fee Letter may be executed in multiple counterparts and by different parties hereto in separate counterparts, all of which, taken together, shall be deemed an original. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page to this Commitment Letter or the Fee Letter by telecopier, facsimile or other electronic transmission (e.g., a “pdf” or “tiff”) shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart thereof. Headings are for convenience of reference only and shall not affect the construction of, or be taken into consideration when interpreting, this Commitment Letter or the Fee Letter.

This Commitment Letter and the Fee Letter shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York without regard to conflict of law principles that would result in the application of any other laws other than the state of New York; provided that, notwithstanding the foregoing, it is understood and agreed that (a) interpretation the definition of “Company Material Adverse Effect” (as defined in Annex II ) or the equivalent term under the Acquisition Agreement and whether a Company Material Adverse Effect (or the equivalent term) has occurred, (b) the determination of the accuracy of any Acquisition Agreement Representation and whether as a result of any inaccuracy thereof you have the right (taking into account any applicable cure provisions) to terminate your obligations under the Acquisition Agreement or decline to consummate the Acquisition and (c) the determination of whether the Acquisition has been consummated in accordance with the terms of the Acquisition Agreement, in each case shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Delaware, regardless of the laws that might otherwise govern under applicable principles of conflicts of law thereof. EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING OR COUNTERCLAIM (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE) ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS COMMITMENT LETTER, THE FEE LETTER, THE TRANSACTION AND THE OTHER TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY AND THEREBY OR THE ACTIONS OF THE COMMITMENT PARTIES IN THE NEGOTIATION, PERFORMANCE OR ENFORCEMENT HEREOF. Each party hereto hereby irrevocably and unconditionally submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of any New York State court or Federal court of the United States of America sitting in the Borough of Manhattan in New York City in respect of any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to the provisions of this Commitment Letter, the Fee Letter, the Transaction and the other transactions contemplated hereby and thereby and irrevocably agrees that all claims in respect of any such suit, action or proceeding may be heard and determined in any such court. The parties hereto agree that service of any process, summons, notice or document by registered mail addressed to you shall be effective service of

 

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process against you for any suit, action or proceeding relating to any such dispute. Each party hereto waives, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any objection that it may now or hereafter have to the laying of the venue of any such suit, action or proceedings brought in any such court, and any claim that any such suit, action or proceeding brought in any such court has been brought in an inconvenient forum. A final judgment in any such suit, action or proceeding brought in any such court may be enforced in any other courts to whose jurisdiction the applicable party is or may be subject by suit upon judgment.

This Commitment Letter, together with the Fee Letter and the administrative fee letter between you and JPMCB dated the date hereof, embodies the entire agreement and understanding among the parties hereto and your affiliates with respect to the Term Loan Facilities and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings relating to the subject matter hereof. No party has been authorized by the Commitment Parties to make any oral or written statements that are inconsistent with this Commitment Letter. Neither this Commitment Letter (including the attachments hereto) nor the Fee Letter may be amended or any term or provision hereof or thereof waived or modified except by an instrument in writing signed by each of the parties hereto.

This Commitment Letter may not be assigned by you without our prior written consent (and any purported assignment without such consent will be null and void), is intended to be solely for the benefit of the parties hereto and is not intended to confer any benefits upon, or create any rights in favor of, any person other than the parties hereto (and the Indemnified Parties). Each Commitment Party may assign its commitment hereunder, in whole or in part, to any of its affiliates or, subject to the provisions of this Commitment Letter, to any Lender; provided that, other than with respect to an assignment to which you otherwise consent in writing (which consent, in the case of an assignment by a Commitment Party to its affiliates, shall not be unreasonably withheld by you), such Commitment Party shall not be released from the portion of its commitment hereunder so assigned to the extent such assignee fails to fund the portion of the commitment assigned to it on the Closing Date notwithstanding the satisfaction of the conditions to funding set forth herein.

Please indicate your acceptance of the terms of the Term Loan Facilities set forth in this Commitment Letter and the Fee Letter by returning to the Lead Arrangers executed counterparts of this Commitment Letter and the Fee Letter not later than 11:59 p.m. (New York City time) on June 15, 2016, whereupon the undertakings of the parties with respect to the Term Loan Facilities shall become effective to the extent and in the manner provided hereby. This offer shall terminate with respect to the Term Loan Facilities if not so accepted by you at or prior to that time. Thereafter, all commitments and undertakings of the Commitment Parties hereunder will expire, unless extended by us in our sole discretion, on the earliest of (a) 11:59 p.m., New York City time, on November 12, 2016, unless the Closing Date occurs on or prior thereto, (b) as to any Facility, the consummation of the Merger without the use of such Facility and (c) the termination of the Acquisition Agreement by you in a signed writing in accordance with its terms.

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We are pleased to have the opportunity to work with you in connection with this important financing.

 

Very truly yours,
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
By:  

/s/ Timothy D. Lee

  Name:   Timothy D. Lee
  Title:   Vice President

 

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The provisions of this Commitment Letter are accepted and agreed to as of the date first written above:
CAVIUM, INC.
By:  

/s/ Syed Ali

  Name:   Syed Ali
  Title:   President and Chief Executive Officer

 

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A NNEX I

SUMMARY OF TERMS AND CONDITIONS

$650,000,000 TERM B LOAN FACILITY

$100,000,000 INTERIM TERM LOAN FACILITY

Capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein have the same meanings as specified therefor in the Commitment Letter to which this Annex I is attached.

 

Borrower:    Cavium, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Borrower ”).
   The Credit Documentation will permit a newly formed Cayman Islands company to which, directly or indirectly through one or more of its subsidiaries, substantially all of the assets of the Target (excluding, certain tangible U.S. assets, will be transferred (via a contribution of the Target and conversion of the Target to a limited liability company) (such transfer and conversion, the “ Outbound F Reorganization ”)) to assume, on December 30, 2016, the obligations of the Borrower in respect of the Interim Term Loan Facility pursuant to loan documentation to be agreed (the “ Assumption ”) subject to (i) no default or event of default, (ii) receipt of customary deliverables, (iii) arrangements with respect to minimum cash at the Cayman Islands company and its subsidiaries reasonably satisfactory to the Lenders under the Interim Term Loan Facility, (iv) arrangements such that, on January 2, 2017, following the consummation of the Assumption, the Interim Term Loan Facility shall be guaranteed by substantially all of the Borrower’s foreign subsidiaries and secured by substantially all of the assets of such foreign subsidiaries, in each case subject to limitations to be agreed and (v) other customary closing conditions.
Guarantors:    The obligations of the Borrower under the Term Loan Facilities (as hereinafter defined) will be unconditionally guaranteed jointly and severally on a senior basis (the “ Guarantees ”) by each of the Borrower’s wholly-owned material restricted U.S. subsidiaries (and consistent with the principles set forth herein) (collectively, the “ Guarantors ”); provided that Guarantors shall not include (i) unrestricted subsidiaries, (ii) immaterial subsidiaries (to be defined in a mutually acceptable manner as to individual and aggregate revenues or assets excluded), (iii) any subsidiary that is prohibited, but only so long as such subsidiary is prohibited, by applicable law, rule or regulation or by any contractual obligation existing on the Closing Date or existing at the time of acquisition thereof after the Closing Date (so long as such prohibition did not arise as part of such acquisition), in each case, from guaranteeing the Term Facilities or which would require governmental (including regulatory) consent, approval, license or authorization to provide a Guarantee unless such consent, approval, license or authorization has been received (but without obligation to seek the same), (iv) any direct or indirect subsidiary of a “controlled foreign corporation” within the meaning of Section 957 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (a “ CFC ”), (v) any CFC, (vi) any domestic subsidiary with no material assets other than equity interests (including, for this purpose, any debt or other instrument treated as equity for U.S. federal income tax purposes) of one or more foreign subsidiaries that are CFCs (a “ Disregarded Domestic Person ”), (vii) not-for-profit subsidiaries, (viii) any other subsidiary with respect to

 

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   which the Borrower (in consultation with the Administrative Agent) has reasonably determined that the material adverse tax consequences of providing a guarantee shall be excessive relation to of the benefits to be obtained by the Lenders therefrom, and (ix) special purpose entities. In addition, the Credit Documentation will contain carve outs for “non-ECP Guarantors”, consistent with the LSTA provisions. All guarantees will be guarantees of payment and not of collection. The Target and its subsidiaries included in the Acquired Business that are not excluded from the foregoing requirements pursuant to the terms described above shall be required to become Guarantors (and grant liens in their assets constituting Collateral that can be perfected by filing UCC financing statements) on the Closing Date. Notwithstanding the forgoing, it is understood and agreed that neither the Target nor any of its subsidiaries shall be required to be Guarantors until the Merger is consummated on the Merger Closing Date.
   Notwithstanding the foregoing, additional subsidiaries may be excluded from the guarantee requirements in circumstances where the Borrower and the Administrative Agent reasonably agree that the cost of providing such a guarantee is excessive in relation to the value afforded thereby.
Administrative and Collateral Agent:    JPMCB will act as sole and exclusive administrative and collateral agent for the Lenders (the “ Administrative Agent ”).
Joint Lead Arrangers and Joint Bookrunners:    JPMCB and any Additional Arrangers appointed in accordance with Section 1 of the Commitment Letter will act as joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners for the Term Loan Facilities (in such capacities, the “ Lead Arrangers ”); provided that JPMCB may perform its responsibilities hereunder as a Lead Arranger through its affiliate, J.P. Morgan Securities LLC.
Lenders:    Banks, financial institutions and institutional lenders selected by the Lead Arrangers in consultation with and reasonably acceptable to the Borrower and excluding any Disqualified Lenders and, after the initial funding of the Term Loan Facilities, subject to the restrictions set forth in the Assignments and Participations section below (the “ Lenders ”).
Term Loan Facilities:    (a) A senior secured first lien term loan B facility (the “ Term B Loan Facility ”) in an aggregate principal amount of $650 million.
   (a) A senior secured first lien interim term loan facility (the “ Interim Term Loan Facility ” and, together with the Term B Loan Facility, the “ Term Loan Facilities ”) in an aggregate principal amount of $100 million.
Purpose:    The proceeds of the borrowings under the Term Loan Facilities, together with cash on the balance sheet of the Companies, shall be used (i) to finance the Acquisition and the Refinancing and (ii) to pay fees and expenses incurred in connection therewith.

 

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Availability:    The Term Loan Facilities will be available in a single drawing on the Closing Date; provided that in the event the Merger Date does not occur on the Closing Date, a portion of the proceeds of the Term Loan Facilities sufficient to pay the consideration in the Merger shall be deposited in escrow pending consummation of the Merger with JPMCB as escrow agent; provided, however, that the only conditions to the release of the escrowed funds to the Borrower shall be the conditions to the funding of the Term Loan Facilities described in paragraph 5 of the Commitment Letter. Amounts borrowed under the Term Loan Facilities that are repaid or prepaid may not be reborrowed.
Interest Rates:    The interest rates per annum applicable to each Term Loan Facility will be, at the option of the Borrower, (i) LIBOR plus the Applicable Margin (as hereinafter defined) or (ii) the Base Rate plus the Applicable Margin. The Applicable Margin means (x) with respect to the Term B Loan Facility, 4.00% per annum, in the case of LIBOR advances, and 3.00% per annum, in the case of Base Rate advances and (y) with respect to the Interim Term Loan Facility, 2.00% per annum, in the case of LIBOR advances, and 1.00% per annum, in the case of Base Rate advances.
   The Borrower may select interest periods of one, two, three or six months (and, if agreed to by all applicable Lenders, a period shorter than one month or a period of twelve months) for LIBOR advances. Interest shall be payable at the end of the selected interest period, but no less frequently than quarterly.
   LIBOR ” and “ Base Rate ” will have meanings customary and appropriate for financings of this type; provided that (x) LIBOR will be deemed to be not less than (i) with respect to the Term B Loan Facility, 0.75% per annum (the “ LIBOR Floor ”) and (ii) with respect to the Interim Term Loan Facility, 0% per annum and (y) the Base Rate will be deemed to be not less than 100 basis points higher than one-month LIBOR (after giving effect to the LIBOR Floor).
   During the continuance of an event of default for non-payment of principal, interest or fees, interest will accrue on such overdue principal, interest or fees at the Default Rate (as defined below). During the continuance of a bankruptcy event of default, the principal amount of all outstanding obligations will bear interest at the Default Rate. As used herein, “ Default Rate ” means (i) on the principal of any loan at a rate of 200 basis points in excess of the rate otherwise applicable to such loan and (ii) on any other overdue amount at a rate of 200 basis points in excess of the non-default rate of interest then applicable to Base Rate loans .

 

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Calculation of Interest:    Other than calculations in respect of interest at the Base Rate when calculated by reference to the Administrative Agent’s prime rate (which shall be made on the basis of actual number of days elapsed in a 365/366 day year), all calculations of interest shall be made on the basis of actual number of days elapsed in a 360-day year.
Cost and Yield Protection:    Subject to the Documentation Standard (as defined below) and customary for transactions and facilities of this type, including, without limitation, in respect of breakage or redeployment costs incurred in connection with prepayments (other than loss of margin), changes in capital adequacy and capital requirements or their interpretation, illegality, unavailability, reserves without proration or offset and payments free and clear of withholding or other taxes; provided that for all purposes of the Credit Documentation, (i) the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and all requests, rules, guidelines and directives promulgated thereunder and (ii) all requests, rules, guidelines or directives promulgated by the Bank for International Settlements, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (or any successor or similar authority) or the United States regulatory authorities, in each case, pursuant to Basel III, shall be deemed introduced or adopted after the Closing Date, so long as, in each case, any amounts with respect thereto assessed by any Lender shall also be so assessed by such Lender against its similarly situated customers generally under agreements containing comparable yield protection provisions.
Maturity:    The Term B Loan Facility will mature on the date that is 6 years after the Closing Date. The Interim Term Loan Facility will mature on February 15, 2017. The Credit Documentation shall contain customary “amend and extend” provisions pursuant to which individual Lenders may agree to extend the maturity date of their outstanding loans or loans under any Term Loan Facility or any Incremental Facility (which may include, among other things, an increase in the interest rate payable in respect of such extended loans, with such extensions not subject to any “default stoppers”, financial tests or “most favored nation” pricing provisions) upon the request of the Borrower and without the consent of any other Lender (it is understood that (i) no existing Lender will have any obligation to commit to any such extension and (ii) each Lender under the class being extended shall have the opportunity to participate in such extension on the same terms and conditions as each other Lender under such class).
Incremental Facilities:    Following the repayment in full of the Interim Term Loan Facility, the Credit Documentation will permit the Borrower to (a) add one or more incremental term loan facilities to the Term Loan Facilities or to increase the existing Term B Loan Facility (each, an “ Incremental Term Facility ”) and/or (b) add one or more incremental revolving credit facilities (each an “ Incremental Revolving Facility ” and, together with the Incremental Term Facility, the “ Incremental Facilities ” and each an “ Incremental Facility ”) in an aggregate principal amount of up to (x) $150,000,000 plus (y) all voluntary prepayments of the Term Loan Facilities

 

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   and voluntary prepayments of revolving loans to the extent accompanied by a permanent reduction of the revolving commitments made prior to such date of incurrence and not funded with the proceeds of long term debt plus (z) an unlimited amount so long as, in the case of clause (z) only, on a pro forma basis the First Lien Leverage Ratio (as defined below) would not exceed 2.50:1.00, after giving effect to any acquisition consummated in connection therewith and all other appropriate pro forma adjustments (in the case of any Incremental Revolving Facility, calculated assuming the entire amount of such Incremental Revolving Facility was drawn on such date) (it being understood that the Borrower shall be deemed to have used amounts under clause (y) prior to utilization of amounts under clause (x) or (z), and the Borrower shall be deemed to have used amounts under clause (z) (to the extent compliant therewith) prior to utilization of amounts under clause (x)); provided that (i) no Lender will be required to participate in any such Incremental Facility, (ii) subject to customary limited conditionality provisions in connection with any Incremental Facility incurred to finance a permitted acquisition or similar investment, no event of default or default exists or would exist after giving effect thereto, (iii) subject to customary limited conditionality provisions in connection with any Incremental Facility incurred to finance a permitted acquisition or similar investment, the representations and warranties in the Credit Documentation shall be true and correct in all material respects, (iv) the maturity date of any such Incremental Term Facility shall be no earlier than the maturity date for the Term B Loan Facility, (v) the weighted average life to maturity of any Incremental Term Facility shall be no shorter than the weighted average life to maturity of the Term B Loan Facility, (vi) the interest margins for the Incremental Facility shall be determined by the Borrower and the lenders of the Incremental Facility; provided that in the event that the interest margins for any Incremental Term Facility are greater than the Applicable Margin for the Term B Loan Facility by more than 50 basis points, then the Applicable Margin for the Term B Loan Facility shall be increased to the extent necessary so that the interest margins for the Incremental Term Facility are not more than 50 basis points higher than the Applicable Margin for the Term B Loan Facility; provided , further , that in determining the interest margins applicable to the Term B Loan Facility and the Applicable Margins for any Incremental Term Facility, (x) original issue discount (“ OID ”) or upfront fees (which shall be deemed to constitute like amounts of OID) payable by the Borrower for the account of the Lenders of the Term B Loan Facility in the primary syndication thereof shall be included (with OID being equated to interest based on an assumed four-year life to maturity), (y) customary arrangement, structuring, underwriting, amendment or commitment fees payable to one or more arrangers shall be excluded, and (z) if the LIBOR or Base Rate floor for any Incremental Term Facility is greater than the LIBOR or Base Rate floor, respectively, for the existing Term B Loan Facility, the difference between such floor for the Incremental Term Facility and the Term B Loan Facility shall be equated to an increase in the Applicable Margin for purposes of this clause (vi) (all adjustments made pursuant to this clause (vi), the “ MFN Adjustment ”); provided that if any Incremental

 

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   Term Facility is incurred after the date that is 18 months after the Closing Date, the MFN Adjustment shall not apply, (vii) each Incremental Facility shall be secured by pari passu liens on the Collateral (as hereinafter defined) securing the Term B Loan Facility and no other assets and shall be guaranteed by the Guarantors and no other persons and (viii) any Incremental Facility shall be on terms and pursuant to documentation to be determined, provided that, to the extent such terms and documentation are not consistent with the Term B Loan Facility (except to the extent permitted by clause (i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (v) or (vi) above, as applicable), they shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent. The Borrower may seek commitments in respect of any Incremental Facility from existing Lenders or from additional banks, financial institutions and other institutional lenders reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent who will become Lenders in connection therewith.
Refinancing Facilities:    The Credit Documentation will permit the Borrower to refinance loans under the Term B Loan Facility or loans under any Incremental Facility (each, “ Refinanced Debt ”) from time to time, in whole or part, with (x) one or more new term facilities (each, a “ Refinancing Term Facility ”) under the Credit Documentation with the consent of the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the institutions providing such Refinancing Term Facility or (y) one or more series of unsecured notes or loans, notes secured by the Collateral on a pari passu basis with the Term Loan Facilities or notes or loans secured by the Collateral on a subordinated basis to the Term Loan Facilities, which will be subject to customary intercreditor terms reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower (any such notes or loans, “ Refinancing Notes ” and together with the Refinancing Term Facilities, the “ Refinancing Indebtedness ”); provided that (i) any Refinancing Term Facility or Refinancing Notes do not mature prior to the maturity date of, or have a shorter weighted average life than, the applicable Refinanced Debt (without giving effect to any amortization or prepayments on the outstanding loans under the Term B Loan Facility or loans made under any Incremental Facility, as applicable), (ii) any Refinancing Notes consisting of notes do not mature prior to the maturity date of the applicable Refinanced Debt or have any scheduled amortization, (iii) there shall be no issuers, borrowers or guarantors in respect of any Refinancing Indebtedness that are not the Borrower or a Guarantor, (iv) any Refinancing Notes shall not contain any mandatory prepayment provisions (other than related to customary asset sale and change of control offers or events of default) that could result in prepayments of such Refinancing Notes prior to the maturity date of the applicable Refinanced Debt, (v) the other terms and conditions of such Refinancing Indebtedness (excluding pricing, interest rate margins, rate floors, discounts, fees and optional prepayment or optional redemption provisions) are not materially more favorable (when taken as a whole) to the lenders or investors providing such Refinancing Indebtedness than the terms of the applicable Refinanced Debt unless (1) Lenders under the corresponding Refinanced Debt also receive the benefit of such more restrictive terms or (2) any such provisions apply after the maturity date of the Term B Loan Facility and (vi) the proceeds of

 

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   such Refinancing Indebtedness (a) shall not be in an aggregate principal amount greater than the aggregate principal amount of the applicable Refinanced Debt plus any fees and premiums associated therewith, and costs and expenses related thereto and (b) shall be immediately applied to permanently prepay in whole or in part the applicable Refinanced Debt.
Documentation Standard:    The Credit Documentation for the Term Loan Facilities (i) shall be based upon the Credit Agreement, dated February 26, 2016, of RPX Corporation with appropriate modifications to baskets and materiality thresholds to reflect the size, industry, leverage and ratings of the Borrower after giving effect to the Acquisition and with appropriate modifications to reflect the structure of the Term B Loan Facility as a “term B loan facility”, (ii) shall contain the terms and conditions set forth in this Summary of Terms, (iii) shall reflect the operational and strategic requirements of the Borrower and its subsidiaries (after giving effect to the Acquisition) in light of their size, industries and practices and (iv) shall reflect the customary agency and operational requirements of the Administrative Agent (collectively, the “ Documentation Standard ”), in each case, subject to the Funds Certain Provisions. The Credit Documentation shall, subject to the “market flex” provisions contained in the Fee Letter, contain only those conditions to borrowing, mandatory prepayments, representations and warranties, covenants (affirmative, negative and financial) and events of default expressly set forth in this Summary of Terms, in each case, applicable to the Borrower and its restricted subsidiaries and, subject to the Documentation Standard and limitations as set forth herein, with materiality thresholds, standards, qualifications, exceptions, “baskets”, and grace and cure periods to be mutually agreed and consistent with the Documentation Standard.
Limited Condition Acquisitions:    For purposes of (i) determining compliance with any provision of the Credit Documentation which requires the calculation of the First Lien Leverage Ratio or the Total Leverage Ratio, (ii) determining compliance with representations, warranties, defaults or events of default or (iii) testing availability under baskets set forth in the Credit Documentation (including baskets measured as a percentage of Consolidated EBITDA), in each case, in connection with an acquisition (or similar investment) by one or more of the Borrower and its restricted subsidiaries of any assets, business or person permitted to be acquired by the Credit Documentation, in each case whose consummation is not conditioned on the availability of, or on obtaining, third party financing (any such acquisition, a “ Limited Condition Acquisition ”), at the option of the Borrower (the Borrower’s election to exercise such option in connection with any Limited Condition Acquisition, an “ LCA Election ”), the date of determination of whether any such action is permitted hereunder, shall be deemed to be the date the definitive agreements for such Limited Condition Acquisition are entered into (the “ LCA Test Date ”), and if, after giving pro forma effect to the Limited Condition Acquisition and the other transactions to be entered into in connection therewith as if they had occurred at

 

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   the beginning of the most recent test period ending prior to the LCA Test Date, the Borrower could have taken such action on the relevant LCA Test Date in compliance with such ratio or basket, such ratio or basket shall be deemed to have been complied with.
   For the avoidance of doubt, if the Borrower has made an LCA Election and any of the ratios or baskets for which compliance was determined or tested as of the LCA Test Date are exceeded as a result of fluctuations in any such ratio or basket (including due to fluctuations in pro forma Consolidated EBITDA, including of the target of any Limited Condition Acquisition) at or prior to the consummation of the relevant transaction or action, such baskets or ratios will not be deemed to have been exceeded as a result of such fluctuations; however, if any ratios improve or baskets increase as a result of such fluctuations, such improved ratios or baskets may be utilized. If the Borrower has made an LCA Election for any Limited Condition Acquisition, then in connection with any subsequent calculation of any ratio or basket on or following the relevant LCA Test Date and prior to the earlier of (i) the date on which such Limited Condition Acquisition is consummated or (ii) the date that the definitive agreement for such Limited Condition Acquisition is terminated or expires without consummation of such Limited Condition Acquisition, any such ratio or basket shall be calculated on a pro forma basis assuming such Limited Condition Acquisition and other transactions in connection therewith (including any incurrence of debt and the use of proceeds thereof) have been consummated.
Financial Definitions:    The “ First Lien Leverage Ratio ” means the ratio of (i) debt for borrowed money of the Borrower and its restricted subsidiaries that is secured on a senior or pari passu basis with the Term Loan Facilities to (ii) trailing four-quarter EBITDA (as defined below).
   The “ Total Leverage Ratio ” means the ratio of (i) debt for borrowed money of the Borrower and its restricted subsidiaries to (ii) trailing four-quarter EBITDA.
   Undrawn letters of credit shall not constitute debt for purposes of calculating the First Lien Leverage Ratio or the Total Leverage Ratio.
   EBITDA ” is to be defined in a manner consistent with the Documentation Standard beginning with Consolidated Net Income, with add-backs (and corresponding deductions, to the extent applicable) to include, without limitation and without duplication, the following:

 

   i.   expected cost savings, operating expense reductions, restructuring charges and expenses and synergies related to the Transaction projected by the Borrower in good faith to result from actions with respect to which substantial steps have been, will be, or are expected to be, taken and which are expected to be realized (in the good faith determination of the Borrower) on or prior to December 31, 2017, which are factually supportable; provided that the aggregate amount added back to EBITDA pursuant to

 

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     this clause (i) and clause (ii) below in any test period shall not exceed 15% of EBITDA for such test period (calculated prior to giving effect to such add-backs);
   ii.   expected cost savings, operating expense reductions, restructuring charges and expenses and synergies related to mergers and other business combinations, acquisitions, divestitures, restructuring, cost savings initiatives which are factually supportable and other similar initiatives and projected by the Borrower in good faith to result from actions with respect to which substantial steps have been, will be, or are expected to be, taken and which are expected to be realized (in the good faith determination of the Borrower) within 12 months after such transaction or initiative is consummated; provided that the aggregate amount added back to EBITDA pursuant to this clause (ii) and clause (i) above in any test period shall not exceed 15% of EBITDA for such test period (calculated prior to giving effect to such add-backs);
   iii.   non-cash losses, charges and expenses (including non-cash compensation charges);
   iv.   extraordinary, unusual or non-recurring losses, charges and expenses;
   v.   cash restructuring and related charges and business optimization expenses;
   vi.   unrealized gains and losses due to foreign exchange adjustments (including, without limitation, losses and expenses in connection with currency and exchange rate fluctuations);
   vii.   costs and expenses in connection with the Transaction;
   viii.   expenses or charges related to any equity offering, permitted investment, acquisition, disposition, recapitalization or incurrence of permitted indebtedness (whether or not consummated), including non-operating or non-recurring professional fees, costs and expenses related thereto;
   ix.   interest, taxes, amortization and depreciation; and
   x.   losses from discontinued operations.

 

Scheduled Amortization:    The Term B Loan Facility shall be subject to quarterly amortization of principal equal to 0.25% of the original aggregate principal amount of the Term B Loan Facility, with the balance payable on the final maturity date. The Interim Term Loan Facility shall not amortize and shall be payable in full on the final maturity date.
Mandatory Prepayments:    In addition to the amortization set forth above and subject to the next two paragraphs, mandatory prepayments required with respect to the Term B Loan Facility shall be limited to: (i) subject to customary exceptions and thresholds (with exceptions for, among others, ordinary course dispositions,

 

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   dispositions of obsolete or worn-out property, property no longer used or useful in the business and other exceptions to be mutually agreed), from the receipt of net cash proceeds by the Borrower or any of its restricted subsidiaries in excess of an amount to be mutually agreed from any disposition of assets outside the ordinary course of business or casualty event by the Borrower or any of its restricted subsidiaries, in each case, to the extent such proceeds are not reinvested (or committed to be reinvested) in the business of the Borrower or any of its subsidiaries within twelve months after the date of receipt of such proceeds from such disposition or casualty event and, if so committed to be reinvested, reinvested no later than 180 days after the end of such twelve month period; (ii) following the receipt of net cash proceeds from the issuance or incurrence after the Closing Date of additional debt of the Borrower or any of its restricted subsidiaries (other than debt permitted under the Credit Documentation other than Refinancing Indebtedness); and (iii) in an amount equal to 50% of annual Excess Cash Flow (to be defined in the Credit Documentation) of the Borrower and its restricted subsidiaries, beginning with the first full fiscal year commencing after the Closing Date, with step downs to 25% at 2.50:1.00 First Lien Leverage Ratio and 0% at 1.75:1.00 First Lien Leverage Ratio, of the Borrower (with a dollar-for-dollar credit for optional prepayments of the Term Loan Facilities subsequent to the first day of the relevant year other than to the extent financed with long-term debt), in each case of clauses (i) - (iii), subject to the limitations set forth in the paragraph immediately following, such amounts shall be applied, without premium or penalty, to the remaining amortization payments under the Term B Loan Facility in direct order of maturity.
   Any Lender under the Term B Loan Facility may elect not to accept its pro rata portion of any mandatory prepayment other than a prepayment made with the proceeds of a Refinancing Debt (each a “ Declining Lender ”). Any prepayment amount declined by a Declining Lender may be retained by the Borrower (such amount, a “ Declined Amount ”).
   Mandatory prepayments in clauses (i) and (iii) above shall be limited to the extent the upstreaming or transfer of such amounts from a foreign subsidiary to the Borrower or any other applicable subsidiary would result in material adverse tax consequences until such time as the Borrower or its applicable subsidiary may upstream or transfer such amounts and shall be subject to permissibility under local law of upstreaming proceeds (including financial assistance and corporate benefit restrictions and fiduciary and statutory duties of the relevant directors). The non-application of any mandatory prepayment amounts as a consequence of the foregoing provisions will not, for the avoidance of doubt, constitute a default or an event of default, and such amounts shall be available for working capital purposes of the Borrower and its subsidiaries.
   The Interim Term Loan Facility shall not be subject to any mandatory prepayments.

 

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Optional Prepayments:    The Term Loan Facilities may be prepaid at any time in whole or in part without premium or penalty, upon written notice, at the option of the Borrower, except (x) that any prepayment of LIBOR advances other than at the end of the applicable interest periods therefor shall be made with customary reimbursement for any funding losses and redeployment costs (but not loss of margin) of the Lenders resulting therefrom and (y) with respect to the Term B Loan Facility, as set forth in “Soft-Call Premium” below. Each optional prepayment of the Term Loan Facilities shall be applied as directed by the Borrower (and absent such direction, in direct order of maturity thereof).
Soft-Call Premium:    In the event that all or any portion of the Term B Loan Facility is (i) repaid, prepaid, refinanced or replaced with term loan indebtedness with a lower effective yield (to be defined) than the effective yield of such Term B Loan Facility or (ii) repriced through any waiver, consent or amendment that has the effect of reducing the effective yield of the Term B Loan Facility (a “ Repricing Transaction ”), in each case, prior to the six-month anniversary of the Closing Date and other than in connection with a change of control or any transformative acquisition (to be defined), such repayment, prepayment, refinancing, replacement or repricing will be accompanied by a premium of 1% of the principal amount so repaid, prepaid, refinanced, replaced or repriced. If all or any portion of the Term B Loan Facility held by any Lender is required to be assigned pursuant to a “yank-a-bank” provision in the Credit Documentation as a result of, or in connection with a Repricing Transaction prior to the six-month anniversary of the Closing Date, such Lender not agreeing or otherwise consenting to any waiver, consent or amendment referred to in clause (ii) above (or otherwise in connection with a Repricing Transaction), such replacement will be accompanied by a premium equal to 1% of the principal amount so required to be assigned.
Security:    Subject to the Funds Certain Provisions, the Borrower and each of the Guarantors shall grant the Administrative Agent (for its benefit and for the benefit of the Lenders) a first-priority (subject to permitted liens and other customary exceptions) security interest in (i) 100% of the capital stock held by the Borrower and the Guarantors (but limited in the case of the voting capital stock of any first-tier CFC or Disregarded Domestic Person, to 65% of such capital stock), (ii) substantially all material owned real property located in the United States and equipment of the Borrower and the Guarantors and (iii) substantially all other personal property of the Borrower and the Guarantors, including, without limitation, contracts, patents, copyrights, trademarks, other general intangibles and all proceeds of the foregoing, in each case, excluding the Excluded Assets (as defined below) (collectively, but excluding the Excluded Assets (as defined below), the “ Collateral ”).
  

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, the Collateral shall exclude the following: (i) any fee-owned real property located outside of the United States or with a fair market value of less than an amount to be agreed (with all required mortgages being permitted to be delivered post-closing)

 

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   and all leasehold interests in real property; (ii) motor vehicles, aircrafts and other assets subject to certificates of title (except to the extent perfection can be accomplished through the filing of UCC-1 financing statements); (iii) letter of credit rights (except to the extent perfection can be accomplished through the filing of UCC-1 financing statements) and commercial tort claims with a value of less than an amount to be agreed; (iv) pledges and security interests prohibited by applicable law, rule or regulation (including the requirement to obtain consent of any governmental authority) after giving effect to the applicable anti-assignment provisions of the Uniform Commercial Code, other than proceeds and receivables thereof, the assignment of which is expressly deemed effective under the Uniform Commercial Code notwithstanding such prohibition; (v) equity interests in any person other than wholly-owned subsidiaries to the extent not permitted by the terms of such person’s organizational or joint venture documents after giving effect to the applicable anti-assignment provisions of the Uniform Commercial Code, other than proceeds and receivables thereof, the assignment of which is expressly deemed effective under the Uniform Commercial Code notwithstanding such prohibition; (vi) any lease, permit, license or other agreement or any property subject to a purchase money security interest or similar arrangement to the extent that a grant of a security interest therein would violate or invalidate such lease, permit, license or agreement or arrangement or create a right of termination in favor of, or require the consent of, any other party thereto (other than the Borrower or any of its restricted subsidiaries) after giving effect to the applicable anti-assignment provisions of the Uniform Commercial Code, other than proceeds and receivables thereof, the assignment of which is expressly deemed effective under the Uniform Commercial Code notwithstanding such prohibition; (vii) those assets as to which the Administrative Agent and the Borrower reasonably agree that the cost of obtaining such a security interest or perfection thereof are excessive in relation to the benefit to the Lenders of the security to be afforded thereby; (viii) voting equity interests in excess of 65% of any first tier CFC or Disregarded Domestic Person; (ix) any of the equity interests of a subsidiary of a CFC or Disregarded Domestic Person; (x) any governmental licenses or state or local franchises, charters and authorizations, to the extent security interests in such licenses, franchises, charters or authorizations are prohibited or restricted thereby after giving effect to the applicable anti-assignment provisions of the Uniform Commercial Code; (xi) “intent-to-use” trademark or service mark applications; (xii) (a) payroll and other employee wage and benefit accounts, (b) sales tax accounts, (c) escrow accounts for the benefit of unaffiliated third parties, and (d) fiduciary or trust accounts for the benefit of unaffiliated third parties, and, in the case of clauses (a) through (d), the funds or other property held in or maintained in any such account in each case, other than to the extent perfected by the filing of a UCC financing statement or are proceeds of Collateral (collectively, the “ Excluded Accounts ”); (xiii) any acquired property (including property acquired through acquisition or merger of another entity) if at the time of such acquisition the granting of a security interest therein or the pledge thereof is prohibited by any contract or other agreement (in each case,

 

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   not created in contemplation thereof) to the extent and for so long as such contract or other agreement prohibits such security interest or pledge after giving effect to the applicable anti-assignment provisions of the Uniform Commercial Code, other than proceeds and receivables thereof, the assignment of which is expressly deemed effective under the Uniform Commercial Code notwithstanding such prohibition; (xiv) equity interests issued by, or assets of, unrestricted subsidiaries, immaterial subsidiaries, not for profit subsidiaries, special purpose entities and captive insurance subsidiaries; (xv) margin stock, and (xvi) other exceptions to be mutually agreed upon (the foregoing described in clauses (i) through (xvi) are, collectively, the “ Excluded Assets ”). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, the Borrower and the Guarantors shall not be required, nor shall the Administrative Agent be authorized, (i) to perfect the above-described pledges, security interests and mortgages by any means other than by (A) filings pursuant to the Uniform Commercial Code in the office of the secretary of state (or similar central filing office) of the relevant state(s) and filings in the applicable real estate records with respect to mortgaged properties constituting Collateral or any fixtures relating to mortgaged properties constituting Collateral, (B) filings in United States government offices with respect to intellectual property as expressly required in the Credit Documentation, (C) delivery to the Administrative Agent for its possession of all Collateral consisting of material intercompany notes, stock (or equivalent) certificates of material wholly-owned restricted subsidiaries and material instruments issued to the Borrower or a Guarantor (excluding Excluded Assets) or (D) mortgages in respect of fee-owned real property located in the United States (excluding Excluded Assets) with a fair market value in excess of an amount to be mutually agreed between the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, in each case as expressly required in the Credit Documentation, (ii) other than as set forth in clause (C) of this paragraph, to perfect security interests in any Collateral (including deposit accounts and other bank or securities accounts, etc.) through control agreements or perfection by “control” or (iii) to take any action outside of the United States with respect to any assets titled or located outside the United States. All the above-described pledges, security interests and mortgages shall be created on terms, and pursuant to documentation, subject to the Documentation Standard and the Funds Certain Provisions and reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower. Assets will be excluded from the Collateral in circumstances to be agreed and in circumstances where the Administrative Agent reasonably determines in consultation with the Borrower that the cost of obtaining a security interest in such assets is excessive in relation to the value afforded thereby, and in any event such exclusions shall include vehicles, trust, payroll and escrow accounts, certain leasehold interests in real property (except as noted above), assets subject to capital leases and purchase money arrangements, cash which secures permitted letters of credit, assets held in jurisdictions outside the U.S. (solely to the extent action would be required in such other jurisdictions to obtain such security interests) and assets sold in accordance with the Credit Documentation.

 

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Conditions Precedent to Initial Borrowing on the Closing Date:    The availability of the Term Loan Facilities on the Closing Date will be limited to those applicable conditions specified in paragraph 5 of the Commitment Letter.
Representations and Warranties:    Subject to the Documentation Standard, with customary exceptions, thresholds and baskets to be reasonably and mutually agreed, representations and warranties applicable to the Borrower and its restricted subsidiaries (with materiality qualifiers to be mutually agreed), limited to the following: (i) legal existence, qualification and power; (ii) due authorization of the Credit Documentation and, with respect to the execution, delivery and performance of the Credit Documentation, no contravention of law, material contracts or organizational documents; (iii) with respect to the execution, delivery and performance of the Credit Documentation, governmental approvals and consents; (iv) enforceability of the Credit Documentation; (v) accuracy and completeness of specified financial statements and other information and no event or circumstance, either individually or in the aggregate, that has had or would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect (to be defined in the Credit Documentation) (after the Closing Date); (vi) no material litigation; (vii) ownership of property; (viii) insurance matters; (ix) environmental matters; (x) tax matters; (xi) ERISA; (xii) identification of loan parties and subsidiaries of loan parties, and equity interests owned by loan parties; (xiii) use of proceeds; (xiv) status under Investment Company Act; (xv) material compliance with laws; (xvi) intellectual property; (xvii) consolidated solvency as of the Closing Date (with solvency being determined in a manner consistent with Annex III); (xviii) collateral documents (subject to permitted liens and other exceptions to perfection to be mutually agreed); (xix) labor matters; (xx) FCPA and related matters; and (xxi) foreign assets control regulations and related matters.
Covenants:    Subject to the Documentation Standard, with customary materiality qualifiers, limitations, exceptions, thresholds and baskets to be reasonably and mutually agreed, covenants shall be limited to the following:
   (a)    Affirmative Covenants:  To be applicable to the Borrower and its restricted subsidiaries: (i) delivery of audited annual consolidated financial statements within 90 days after the end of any fiscal year and quarterly unaudited consolidated financial statements within 45 days after the end of the first three fiscal quarters of any fiscal year; (ii) compliance certificates and annual budgets; (iii) notification of default and material litigation; (iv) payment of material taxes; (v) preservation of existence; (vi) maintenance of properties (subject to casualty, condemnation and normal wear and tear); (vii) maintenance of insurance; (viii) material compliance with laws; ERISA; (ix) maintenance of books and records; (x) inspection rights of the Administrative

 

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      Agent (subject to frequency and cost reimbursement limitations and other than information subject to confidentiality obligations or attorney-client privilege); (xi) use of proceeds; (xii) joinder of subsidiaries as guarantors; (xiii) pledge of capital stock and other property; and (xiv) further assurances with respect to Collateral and guarantees; (xv) commercially reasonable efforts to maintain facility and corporate ratings from Moody’s and S&P (but not any specific ratings), (xvi) annual Lender conference calls if requested by the Administrative Agent, (xvii) FCPA, foreign asset control regulations and related matters and (xviii) a covenant to use commercially reasonable efforts to prepay the Interim Term Loan Facility as soon as practicable on or after January 1, 2017 and prior to the final maturity date thereof.
   (b)    Negative Covenants:   To be applicable to the Borrower and its restricted subsidiaries: restrictions on (i) liens (to include, among other exceptions, a general lien basket of at least the greater of (i) a fixed dollar amount to be mutually agreed and (ii) an equivalent percentage of consolidated LTM EBITDA); (ii) investments (to include, among other exceptions, the (a) ability to make investments subject to no event of default and pro forma compliance with a 2.50:1.00 Total Leverage Ratio, (b) and Permitted Acquisitions (as defined below) and (c) investments using the Available Amount Basket, subject to (other than in the case of the Starter Basket) a pro forma Total Leverage Ratio of not greater than 3.50:1.00); (iii) indebtedness (to include, among other exceptions, the ability to incur indebtedness subject to pro forma compliance with a 3.50:1.00 Total Leverage Ratio); (iv) mergers and dissolutions; (v) dispositions (to include, among other exceptions, dispositions of any other assets on an unlimited basis for fair market value so long as at least 75% of the consideration for such dispositions in excess of a threshold amount consists of cash or cash equivalents and the proceeds thereof are applied in accordance with the mandatory prepayment provisions (including the reinvestment provisions)); (vi) restricted payments (to include, among other exceptions, the ability to make restricted payments (a) subject to no event of default and pro forma compliance with a 2.25:1.00 Total Leverage Ratio and (b) using the Available Amount Basket (as defined below), subject to (other than in the case of the Starter Basket) a pro forma Total Leverage Ratio of not greater than 3.50:1.00); (vii) material change in nature of business; (viii) change in fiscal year without Administrative Agent’s consent; (ix) transactions with affiliates above an agreed-upon threshold; (x) voluntarily prepaying, redeeming or repurchasing certain junior or subordinated debt (to include, among other exceptions, the ability to prepay, redeem or repurchase such junior or subordinated debt (a) subject to no event of default and pro forma compliance with a 2.25:1.00 Total

 

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      Leverage Ratio and (b) using the Available Amount Basket (as defined below), subject to (other than in the case of the Starter Basket) a pro forma Total Leverage Ratio of not greater than 3.50:1.00); (xi) granting negative pledges that limit or restrict the Administrative Agent from taking or perfecting its lien in the intended Collateral; (xii) amending (x) organizational documents or (y) certain junior debt instruments, in each case solely to the extent that such amendments are materially adverse to the Lenders and (xiii) limitation on restrictions on subsidiary distributions. The foregoing limitations shall be subject to exceptions and baskets to be mutually and reasonably agreed as are consistent with the Documentation Standard.
      Monetary baskets in the negative covenants will include basket builders based on a percentage of Consolidated EBITDA of the Borrower and its restricted subsidiaries equivalent to the initial monetary amount of each such basket. In addition, certain negative covenants shall include an “ Available Amount Basket ”, which shall mean a cumulative amount equal to (a) $25 million (the “ Starter Basket ”) plus (b) the retained portion of excess cash flow plus (c) the cash proceeds of new equity issuances of the Borrower (other than disqualified stock), plus (d) returns, profits, distributions and similar amounts received in cash or cash equivalents by the Borrower and its restricted subsidiaries on investments made using the Available Amount Basket (not to exceed the amount of such investments) or otherwise received from an unrestricted subsidiary (including the net proceeds of any sale, or issuance of stock, of an unrestricted subsidiary) designated using the Available Amount Basket, plus (e) the investments of the Borrower and its restricted subsidiaries in any unrestricted subsidiary that has been re-designated as a restricted subsidiary or that has been merged or consolidated with or into the Borrower or any of its restricted subsidiaries (up to the lesser of (i) the fair market value (as determined in good faith by the Borrower) of the investments of the Borrower and its restricted subsidiaries in such unrestricted subsidiary at the time of such re-designation or merger or consolidation and (ii) the fair market value of the original investments by the Borrower and its restricted subsidiaries in such unrestricted subsidiary). The Available Amount Basket may be used for investments, restricted payments and the prepayment, repurchase or redemption of junior or subordinated debt; provided that use of the Available Amount Basket (other than the Available Amount Basket attributable to clause (c) above (such amounts, the “ Available Equity Basket ”)) shall be subject to the absence of any continuing event of default.
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      assets (or all or substantially all the assets constituting a business unit, division, product line or line of business) of any person (each, a “ Permitted Acquisition ”) so long as (a) at the time of execution of the applicable acquisition agreement, no event of default has occurred and is continuing, (b) the acquired company or assets are in the same or a generally related or ancillary line of business as the Borrower and its subsidiaries and (c) subject to the limitations set forth in “Guarantors” and “Security” above, the acquired company and its subsidiaries (other than any subsidiaries of the acquired company designated as an unrestricted subsidiary as provided in “Unrestricted Subsidiaries” below) will become Guarantors and pledge their Collateral to the Administrative Agent. Acquisitions of entities that do not become Guarantors and made with the proceeds of any consideration provided by the Borrower or a Guarantor will be limited to an amount to be agreed.
      Notwithstanding the foregoing, certain of the baskets and exceptions in the negative covenants shall be more restrictive in a manner to be agreed during the period from the Closing Date to the date of repayment in full of the Interim Term Loan Facility such that significant activities outside the ordinary course of business that could be materially adverse to ensuring the timely repayment in full of the Interim Term Loan Facility are limited. These more restrictive provisions may be waived or amended solely by Lenders holding a majority of the Interim Term Loan Facility.
      Notwithstanding the foregoing covenants, the Credit Documentation shall permit the Outbound F Reorganization.
   (c)    Financial Covenants:
      (i) Term B Loan Facility: None.
      (ii) Interim Term Loan Facility: At any time that loans under the Interim Loan Facility are outstanding, maintenance by the Borrower (collectively with its restricted subsidiaries) of a Minimum Liquidity of $150 million at any time (the “Minimum Liquidity Covenant” ). “Minimum Liquidity” means, collectively, all unrestricted cash and cash equivalents of the Borrower and its restricted subsidiaries (it being understood that any cash collateralization in favor of the Administrative Agent (in its capacity as such) shall not deem any such cash “unrestricted” for such purposes).
Unrestricted Subsidiaries:    The Credit Documentation will contain provisions pursuant to which, so long as no event of default is continuing, the Borrower will be permitted to designate any existing or subsequently acquired or organized subsidiary as an “unrestricted subsidiary” and subsequently re-designate any

 

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   such unrestricted subsidiary as a restricted subsidiary; provided , that (x) such designation of a restricted subsidiary as an unrestricted subsidiary shall be deemed to constitute an investment (or reduction in an outstanding investment in the case of a designation of an unrestricted subsidiary as a restricted subsidiary in an amount equal to the fair market value thereof), (y) after giving pro forma effect to such designation or re-designation, the Borrower shall be able to incur at least $1 of debt under the Total Leverage Ratio test described above under clause (iii) under “Negative Covenants” and (z) any re-designation of an unrestricted subsidiary to a restricted subsidiary shall be deemed to be an incurrence of indebtedness and liens of such subsidiary existing at such time. Unrestricted subsidiaries will not be subject to the mandatory prepayments, representations and warranties, covenants, events of default or other provisions of the Credit Documentation, and the results of operations and indebtedness of unrestricted subsidiaries will not be taken into account for purposes of calculating any financial ratios contained in the Credit Documentation.
Events of Default:    Subject to the Documentation Standard, with thresholds and grace periods to be mutually agreed, events of default shall be limited to the following (to be applicable to the Borrower and its restricted subsidiaries): (i) (a) nonpayment of principal and (b) nonpayment of interest or fees and nonpayment of other amounts (with a five (5) day grace period for interest, fees and other amounts); (ii) any representation or warranty proving to have been inaccurate in any material respect when made or confirmed; (iii) failure to perform or observe covenants set forth in the Credit Documentation (subject, in the case of affirmative covenants, to a grace period of 30 days following written notice from the Administrative Agent (other than in respect of maintenance of the Borrower’s existence and notices of default)); (iv) cross-defaults to other indebtedness in an amount to be agreed; (v) bankruptcy and insolvency defaults; (vi) monetary judgment defaults to the extent not paid or covered by indemnities or insurance above an amount to be agreed; (vii) actual or asserted impairment of security with respect to the Security Documents, the Guarantees or a material portion of the Collateral; (viii) Change of Control with respect to Borrower (to be defined in a customary and mutually agreeable reasonable manner); and (ix) ERISA and (x) failure to consummate the Merger within 3 business days after the Closing Date; provided that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Credit Documentation, a breach of the Minimum Liquidity Covenant will not constitute an event of default for purposes of the Term B Loan Facility or any other facility other than the Interim Term Loan Facility, and the Lenders under the Term B Loan Facility (or any other facility other than the Interim Term Loan Facility) will not be permitted to exercise any remedies with respect to an uncured breach of the Minimum Liquidity Covenant until the date, if any, on which the commitments under the Interim Term Loan Facility have been terminated and the loans under the Interim Term Loan Facility have been accelerated as a result of such breach.

 

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Assignments and Participations:    Each Lender will be permitted to make assignments in minimum amounts to be agreed to other entities approved by (x) the Administrative Agent and (y) so long as no payment or bankruptcy default has occurred and is continuing, the Borrower, each such approval not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed; provided , however, that (i) no approval of the Borrower shall be required in connection with assignments to other Lenders or any of their affiliates or approved funds, (ii) the Borrower shall be deemed to have given consent to an assignment if they shall have failed to respond to a written request within 10 business days of Borrower’s receipt of such written request and (iii) no approval of the Administrative Agent shall be required in connection with assignments to other Lenders or any of their affiliates or approved funds. Each Lender will also have the right, without consent of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, to assign as security all or part of its rights under the Credit Documentation to any Federal Reserve Bank. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the consent of the Borrower shall be required with respect to any assignment if the Initial Lenders (and their respective affiliates) would not hold, in the aggregate after giving effect to such assignment, more than 50% of the Interim Term Loan Facility. Lenders will be permitted to sell participations with voting rights limited to customary significant matters. An assignment fee in the amount of $3,500 will be charged with respect to each assignment unless waived by the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no loans or commitments shall be assigned or participated to Disqualified Lenders to the extent the list of Disqualified Lenders has been made available to all Lenders.
   Assignments of loans under the Term Loan Facilities to the Borrower or any of their subsidiaries shall be permitted subject to satisfaction of conditions to be set forth in the Credit Documentation, including that (i) no event of default shall exist or result therefrom, (ii) the Borrower or such subsidiary shall make an offer to all Lenders in accordance with “Dutch auction” procedures to be agreed, (iii) the Borrower or any such subsidiaries shall either (x) make a representation that it is not in possession of material non-public information with respect to the Borrower, its subsidiaries or their respective securities or (y) disclose to the assigning Lender that it cannot make such representation and (iv) upon the effectiveness of any such assignment, such loans shall be retired.
Waivers and Amendments:    Amendments and waivers of the provisions of the Credit Documentation will require the approval of Lenders holding more than 50% of the aggregate Term Loan Facilities (the “ Required Lenders ”), except that (a) the consent of each Lender directly and adversely affected thereby will also be required with respect to (i) increases in commitment amount of such Lender, (ii) reductions of principal, interest, or fees payable to such Lender (other than waivers of default interest, a default or event of default or mandatory prepayment); provided that any change in the definitions of any ratio used in the calculation of any rate of interest or fees (or

 

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   the component definitions) shall not constitute a reduction in any rate of interest or fees, (iii) extensions of scheduled maturities or times for payment of amounts payable to such Lender (it being understood and agreed that the amendment or waiver of any mandatory prepayment, waiver of default interest, default or event of default shall only require the consent of the Required Lenders) and (iv) changes in certain pro rata provisions and the waterfall from enforcement, (b) the consent of each Term Loan Lender shall be required with respect to (i) releases of all or substantially all of the Collateral or the release of all or substantially all of the value of any guaranties (other than in connection with permitted asset sales, dispositions, mergers, liquidations or dissolutions or as otherwise permitted under the Credit Documentation) and (ii) the percentage contained in the definition of Required Lenders or other voting provisions and (c) the consent of only the lenders in respect of the Interim Term Loan Facility holding a majority of loans under the Interim Term Loan Facility shall be required to amend or waive the terms of the Minimum Liquidity Covenant, any event of default with respect to the Borrower’s failure to comply with the Minimum Liquidity Covenant and any definition related to the Minimum Liquidity Covenant.
   In connection with any proposed amendment, modification, waiver or termination (a “ Proposed Change ”) requiring the consent of all Lenders or all directly and adversely affected Lenders, if the consent to such Proposed Change of other Lenders whose consent is required is not obtained (but the consent of the Required Lenders or Lenders holding more than 50% of the directly and adversely affected facility, as applicable, is obtained) (any such Lender whose consent is not obtained being referred to as a “ Non-Consenting Lender ”), then the Borrower may, at its option and at its sole expense and effort, upon notice to such Non-Consenting Lender and the Administrative Agent, require such Non-Consenting Lender to assign and delegate, without recourse (in accordance with and subject to customary restrictions on assignment), all its interests, rights and obligations under the Credit Documentation to an assignee that shall assume such obligations (which assignee may be another Lender, if a Lender accepts such assignment); provided that, such Non-Consenting Lender shall have received payment of an amount equal to the outstanding principal of its loans, accrued interest thereon, accrued fees and all other amounts then due and owing to it under the Credit Documentation (at the option of the Borrower, with respect to the class or classes of loans or commitments subject to such Proposed Change) from the assignee (to the extent of such outstanding principal and accrued interest and fees) or the Borrower (in the case of all other amounts). The Credit Documentation shall contain other customary “yank-a-bank” provisions.
   Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein, the Credit Documentation shall provide that the Borrower may at any time and from time to time request that all or a portion of any loans under the Term B Loan Facility be converted to extend the scheduled maturity date of any payment of principal with respect to all or a portion of any

 

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   principal amount of such loans (any such loans which have been so converted, “ Extended Loans ”) and upon such request of the Borrower any individual Term Loan Lender shall have the right to agree to extend the maturity date of its outstanding loans without the consent of any other Term Loan Lender or Required Lenders; provided that all such requests shall be made pro rata to all Lenders within the Term B Loan Facility. The terms of Extended Loans shall be identical to the loans of the existing class from such Extended Loans are converted except for interest rates, fees, amortization (so long as the weighted average life to maturity of the Extended Loans exceeds the then remaining weighted average life to maturity of the Term B Loan Facility), final maturity date or final termination date, provisions permitting optional and mandatory prepayments to be directed first to the non-extended loans prior to being applied to Extended Loans and certain other customary provisions to be agreed.
   In addition, loans under any of the Term Loan Facilities may be purchased by and assigned to the Borrower or any of its subsidiaries on a non-pro rata basis through (a) open market purchases subject to a cap of 25% of the original principal amount of the loans under any of the Term Loan Facilities or (b) Dutch auctions open to all applicable Lenders on a pro rata basis in accordance with customary procedures, so long as (1) no event of default is has occurred and is continuing, (2) any such loans are permanently cancelled immediately upon acquisition thereof and (3) the Borrower or any such subsidiaries shall either (x) make a representation that it is not in possession of material non-public information with respect to the Borrower, its subsidiaries or their respective securities or (y) disclose to the assigning Lender that it cannot make such representation.
Indemnification:    The Administrative Agent, the Lead Arrangers and the Lenders and their respective affiliates and controlling persons and their respective officers, directors, employees, partners, agents, advisors and other representatives (each, an “ indemnified person ”) will be indemnified for and held harmless against, any losses, claims, damages and liabilities (it being understood that any such losses, claims, damages or liabilities that consist of legal fees and/or expenses shall be limited to the reasonable and documented out-of-pocket fees, disbursements and other charges of one firm of counsel for all such indemnified persons, taken as a whole and, if necessary, by a single firm of local counsel in each appropriate jurisdiction (which may include a single firm of special counsel acting in multiple jurisdictions) for all such indemnified persons, taken as a whole (and, in the case of a conflict of interest where the indemnified person affected by such conflict notifies Borrower of the existence of such conflict and thereafter retains its own counsel, by another firm of counsel for all such affected indemnified persons)) incurred in respect of the Credit Documentation, the Term Loan Facilities or the use or the proposed use of proceeds thereof, the Transactions or any other transactions contemplated hereby, except to the extent they arise from the (a) bad faith, gross negligence or willful misconduct of, or material breach of the Credit

 

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   Documentation by, such indemnified person (or any of its affiliates or any of its or their respective officers, directors, employees, agents, advisors, representatives and controlling persons’), or (b) material breach of such indemnified persons’ (or any of its controlled affiliates’ or any of its officers’, directors’, employees’, agents’, advisors’, representatives’ and controlling persons’) obligations under the Credit Documentation, in each case as determined by a final, non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction or (c) any dispute solely among the indemnified persons (or any of their respective controlled affiliates or any of their respective officers, directors, employees, agents, advisors, representatives and controlling persons) (other than any claims against an indemnified person in its capacity as the Administrative Agent or Lead Arranger or similar role under any Term Loan Facility) and not arising out of any act or omission of the Borrower or any of its subsidiaries. Notwithstanding the foregoing, each indemnified person shall be obligated to promptly refund and return any and all amounts paid by the Borrower under this paragraph to such indemnified person for any losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses to the extent such indemnified person is not entitled to payment of such amounts in accordance with the terms hereof.
Governing Law :    New York.
Expenses:    Following written demand (including documentation reasonably supporting such request), the Borrower will pay all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket costs and expenses associated with the preparation, due diligence, administration, syndication and closing of all Credit Documentation (in the case of legal fees and expenses, limited to the reasonable and documented fees and out-of-pocket expenses of Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP and of any local counsel to the Lenders retained by the Lead Arrangers or the Administrative Agent, limited to one counsel in each relevant jurisdiction, which, in each case, shall exclude allocated costs of in-house counsel), regardless of whether or not the Closing Date occurs; provided that if the Closing Date does not occur and no termination fee is paid to you pursuant to Section 9.2(b) of the Acquisition Agreement, the aggregate reimbursement by the Borrower of such costs and expenses shall not exceed $250,000. The Borrower will also pay the reasonable and documented out-of-pocket expenses of the Administrative Agent and one other counsel (in total) to all of the Lenders (in the absence of conflict) in connection with the enforcement of any of the Credit Documentation.
Counsel to the Commitment Parties:    Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP
Miscellaneous:    Each of the parties shall (i) waive its right to a trial by jury and (ii) submit to New York jurisdiction. The Credit Documentation shall contain (x) customary provisions for replacing the commitments of a (i) “defaulting lender” and (ii) a Lender seeking indemnity for increased costs or grossed-up tax payments and (y) customary EU “Bail-In” provisions.

 

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ANNEX II

CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO CLOSING

Capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein have the same meanings as specified therefor in the Commitment Letter to which this Annex II is attached.

The initial extensions of credit under the Term Loan Facilities will, subject in all respects to the Funds Certain Provisions, be subject to satisfaction of the following conditions precedent:

(i) The Offer shall have been, or shall substantially concurrently be, consummated in accordance with the terms of the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated June 15, 2016 among Merger Sub, the Borrower and the Target (together with all Schedules and Exhibits thereto, the “ Acquisition Agreement ”) without giving effect to any amendment, change or supplement or waiver of any provision thereof (including any change in the purchase price) in any manner that is materially adverse to the interests of the Initial Lenders or the Lead Arrangers (in their capacities as such) without the prior written consent (not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned) of the Commitment Parties holding a majority of the aggregate amount of outstanding commitments in respect of the Term Loan Facilities (the “ Majority Lead Arrangers ”); provided that (i) any reduction in the purchase price for the Acquisition set forth in the Acquisition Agreement shall not be deemed to be material and adverse to the interests of the Initial Lenders (in their capacities as such) so long as such reduction is applied to reduce the Term B Loan Facility (on a dollar-for-dollar basis) and (ii) any increase in the purchase price set forth in the Acquisition Agreement shall be deemed to be not material and adverse to the interests of the Initial Lenders (in their capacities as such) so long as such purchase price increase is funded with proceeds of common equity of the Borrower.

(ii) No Company Material Adverse Effect (as defined in the Acquisition Agreement) shall have occurred and be continuing.

(iii) The Administrative Agent shall have received the Solvency Certificate from the Borrower’s chief financial officer or other person with similar responsibilities in substantially the form attached hereto on Annex III .

(iv) The Administrative Agent shall have received (A) customary opinions of counsel to the Borrower and the Guarantors, (B) customary corporate (or other organizational) resolutions from the Borrower and the Guarantors, customary secretary’s certificates from the Borrower and the Guarantors appending such resolutions, charter documents and an incumbency certificate and (C) a customary borrowing notice ( provided that such notice shall not include any representation or statement as to the absence (or existence) of any default or event of default).

(v) The Administrative Agent shall have received: (A) the audited consolidated balance sheets and related consolidated statements of operations, cash flows and shareholders’ equity of each of the Borrower and the Target for the three most recently completed fiscal years of the Borrower and the Target, respectively, ended at least 90 days before the Closing Date; (B) the unaudited consolidated balance sheets and related statements of operations and cash flows of each

 

 

 

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of the Borrower and the Target for each subsequent fiscal quarter of the Borrower and the Target, respectively, ended at least 45 days before the Closing Date (the “ Quarterly Financial Statements ”); and (C) a pro forma balance sheet and related statement of operations of the Borrower and its subsidiaries (including the Acquired Business) as of and for the twelve-month period ending with the latest quarterly period of the Borrower covered by the Quarterly Financial Statements, in each case after giving effect to the Transaction (the “ Pro Forma Financial Statements ”), which need not comply with the requirements of Regulation S-X under the Securities Act, as amended, or include adjustments for purchase accounting or any reconciliation to generally accepted accounting principles in the United States.

(vi) The Lead Arrangers shall have received a customary Information Memorandum (other than portions thereof customarily provided by financing arrangers and limited, in the case of financial information, to the financial statements described clauses (A) and (B) of paragraph (v) above) (the “ Required Information ”) for the Term Loan Facilities not later than 15 consecutive business days prior to the Closing Date; provided that such 15 consecutive business day period shall exclude July 1, 2016, which for purposes of such calculation shall not constitute a business day (the “ Marketing Period ”); provided further that if the Marketing Period has not been completed on or prior to August 19, 2016, then the Marketing Period shall not commence prior to September 5, 2016. If the Borrower in good faith reasonably believes it has delivered the Required Information, it may deliver to the Lead Arrangers a written notice to that effect, in which case the Borrower shall be deemed to have complied with such obligation to furnish the Required Information on the date such notice is received by the Lead Arrangers, and the 15 consecutive business day period referred to above will be deemed to have commenced on the date such notice is received by the Lead Arrangers, in each case, unless the Lead Arrangers in good faith reasonably believe that the Borrower has not completed delivery of such Required Information requested by the Lead Arrangers in accordance with the preceding sentence for use in the Information Memorandum and, within two business days after the receipt of such notice from the Borrower, the Lead Arrangers deliver a written notice to the Borrower to that effect (stating with reasonable specificity which such Required Information has not been delivered); provided, that notwithstanding the foregoing, the delivery of the Required Information shall be satisfied at any time at which (and so long as) the Lead Arrangers shall have actually received the Required Information, regardless of whether or when any such notice is delivered by the Borrower.

(vii) All fees due to the Administrative Agent, the Lead Arrangers and the Lenders under the Fee Letter and the Commitment Letter to be paid on or prior to the Closing Date, and all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket expenses to be paid or reimbursed under the Commitment Letter to the Administrative Agent and the Lead Arrangers on or prior to the Closing Date that have been invoiced at least three business days prior to the Closing Date, shall have been paid, in each case, from the proceeds of the initial funding under the Term Loan Facilities (which amounts may be offset against the proceeds of the Term Loan Facilities).

(viii) The Refinancing shall have been, or shall substantially concurrently with the initial funding of the Term Loan Facilities be, consummated.

(ix) The Borrower and each of the Guarantors shall have provided the documentation and other information to the Administrative Agent that are required by regulatory authorities under applicable “know-your-customer” rules and regulations, including the Patriot Act, at least 3 business days prior to the Closing Date to the extent such information has been reasonably requested in writing by the Administrative Agent at least 10 business days prior to the Closing Date.

 

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(x) Subject in all respects to the Funds Certain Provisions, all documents and instruments required to create and perfect the Administrative Agent’s security interests in the Collateral shall have been executed and delivered by the Borrower and the Guarantors (or, where applicable, the Borrower and the Guarantors shall have authorized the filing of financing statements under the Uniform Commercial Code) and, if applicable, be in proper form for filing.

 

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ANNEX III

SOLVENCY CERTIFICATE 1

[            ], 201[    ]

This SOLVENCY CERTIFICATE (this “ Certificate ”) is delivered in connection with that certain Credit Agreement dated as of [            ], 201[    ] (as amended, supplemented, amended and restated, replaced, or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Credit Agreement ”) among Cavium, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Borrower ”), [                    ], as administrative agent and collateral agent, the financial institutions from time to time party thereto as lenders and the other parties thereto. Capitalized terms used herein without definition have the same meanings as in the Credit Agreement.

As of the date hereof, in my capacity as a Responsible Officer of Company (as defined below), and not in my individual or personal capacity, I believe that:

1. Company (as used herein “ Company ” means the Borrower and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole) is not now, nor will the incurrence of the obligations under the Credit Agreement and the consummation of the Acquisition on the Closing Date (and after giving effect to the application of the proceeds of the Loans), on a pro forma basis, render Company “insolvent” as defined in this paragraph; in this context, “insolvent” means that (i) the fair value of assets (on a going concern basis) of the Company is less than the amount that will be required to pay the total liability on existing debts as they become absolute and matured, (ii) the present fair salable value of assets (on a going concern basis) of the Company is less than the amount that will be required to pay the probable liability on existing debts as they become absolute and matured in the ordinary course of business, or (iii) the Company ceases to pay its current obligations in the ordinary course of business as they generally become due, or (iv) the Company’s aggregate property is not, at a fair valuation, sufficient, or if disposed of at a fairly conducted sale under legal process, would not be, sufficient to enable payment of all obligations, due and accruing due. The term “debts” as used in this Certificate includes any legal liability, whether matured or unmatured, liquidated or unliquidated, absolute, fixed or contingent and “values of assets” shall mean the amount of which the assets (both tangible and intangible) in their entirety would change hands between a willing buyer and a willing seller, with a commercially reasonable period of time, each having reasonable knowledge of the relevant facts, with neither being under compulsion to act.

2. The incurrence of the obligations under the Credit Agreement and the consummation of the other Transactions on the Closing Date (and after giving effect to the application of the proceeds of the Loans), on a pro forma basis, will not leave Company with property remaining in its hands constituting “unreasonably small capital.” I understand that “unreasonably small capital” depends upon the nature of the particular business or businesses conducted or to be conducted, and I have reached my conclusion based on my current assumptions regarding the needs and anticipated needs for capital of the businesses conducted or anticipated to be conducted by Company in light of projected financial statements and available credit capacity, which current assumption I do not believe to be unreasonable in light of the circumstances applicable thereto.

 

1   Defined terms to be aligned with those in the definitive Credit Agreement, but consistent with this form of solvency certificate.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Solvency Certificate in such undersigned’s capacity as an officer of the Borrower, on behalf of the Borrower, and not individually, as of the date first above written.

 

CAVIUM, INC.
By:  

 

  Name:
  Title:

Signature Page to Solvency Certificate

Exhibit 99.1

 

LOGO    LOGO

Cavium to Acquire QLogic

 

    Opportunity to drive significant growth at scale in data center and storage markets

 

    Substantial customer and revenue diversification

 

    Transaction enterprise value of $1 billion

 

    $45 million of identified annualized cost synergies to be realized by the end of 2017

 

    $0.60 to $0.70 accretive to Cavium’s CY 2017 non-GAAP EPS

San Jose and Aliso Viejo, CA, June 15, 2016  – Cavium, Inc. (NASDAQ:CAVM) (“Cavium”), a leading provider of semiconductor products that enable intelligent processing for enterprise, data center, cloud, wired and wireless networking, and QLogic Corp. (NASDAQ:QLGC) (“QLogic”), a leading supplier of high performance networking infrastructure solutions, today announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement for Cavium to acquire all of the outstanding QLogic common stock for approximately $15.50 per share, comprised of $11.00 per share in cash and 0.098 of a share of Cavium common stock for each share of QLogic common stock (valued at approximately $4.50 based on the volume weighted average Cavium trading price for the three trading days beginning June 10, 2016), through an exchange offer. The transaction values QLogic at approximately $1.36 billion in equity value, inclusive of approximately $355 million of cash on QLogic’s balance sheet, and has been unanimously approved by the boards of directors of both companies.

The acquisition provides:

 

    Opportunity to drive significant growth at scale in data center and storage markets: QLogic’s leading portfolio of advanced connectivity and storage solutions is highly complementary to Cavium’s extensive portfolio of networking, compute, and security solutions. The combination enables Cavium to offer a complete end-to-end offering to customers in Enterprise, Cloud, Data Center, Storage, Telco and Networking markets. QLogic adds an incremental $2+ billion market opportunity for Cavium.

 

    Substantial customer and revenue diversification: The combined customer base includes market leading OEMs and end-customers across a broad set of end markets that diversifies Cavium’s revenue and presents a unique opportunity to accelerate further growth.

 

    $0.60 to $0.70 of accretion to Cavium’s CY 2017 non-GAAP EPS: The combined company will have nearly $900 million in LTM revenue, with strong profitability and cash flow generation. There are $45 million of identified annualized cost synergies across COGS and operating expenses expected to be realized by the end of 2017. The transaction is expected to create significant value for the shareholders of both companies.

“Today’s acquisition of QLogic is highly complementary and strategic to Cavium and it creates a diversified pure-play infrastructure semiconductor leader,” stated Syed Ali, President and Chief Executive Officer of Cavium. “QLogic’s industry leading products extend our market position in data center, cloud and storage markets, and further diversifies our revenue and customer base.


In addition to the compelling strategic benefits, the manufacturing, sales and operating synergies will create significant value for our shareholders.”

“QLogic with Cavium is a winning combination for customers and employees and is financially compelling for QLogic shareholders,” said Christine King, Executive Chairman of QLogic. “The scale of operations of a nearly $1 billion revenue business will allow the combined company to deliver better solutions for customers and create more career opportunities for employees. Shareholders will benefit from both the immediate premium, as well as the opportunity to participate in the long-term value creation from the combined company’s strong growth prospects.”

The transaction will be funded with a combination of $220 million balance sheet cash, $750 million of committed financing, which includes $650 million of term loan and $100 million of short-term bridge debt, and $400 million in new Cavium equity.

Under the terms of the definitive merger agreement, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Cavium will commence an exchange offer to acquire all of the outstanding shares of QLogic common stock for $11.00 in cash and 0.098 of a share of Cavium common stock (approximately $4.50 per share based on the volume weighted average Cavium trading price for the three trading days beginning June 10, 2016) for each share of QLogic common stock tendered in the exchange offer. Upon satisfaction of the conditions to the exchange offer, and after the shares tendered in the exchange offer are accepted for payment, the agreement provides for the parties to effect, as promptly as practicable, a merger, which would not require a vote of QLogic’s stockholders, and which would result in each share of QLogic common stock not tendered in the exchange offer being converted into the right to receive $11.00 in cash and 0.098 of a share of Cavium common stock. The transaction is expected to close in the third quarter of calendar year 2016 pending customary closing conditions, including the tender into the exchange offer by QLogic stockholders of shares representing at least a majority of the outstanding shares of QLogic common stock, and the receipt of relevant regulatory approvals, including the expiration or termination of the applicable waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act.

J.P. Morgan acted as exclusive financial adviser and provided a financing commitment to Cavium; Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP acted as Cavium’s legal counsel. Qatalyst Partners acted as exclusive financial adviser to QLogic and O’Melveny & Myers LLP acted as QLogic’s legal counsel.

Conference Call

Cavium management will host a conference call to discuss details of the transaction. A live webcast and the accompanying presentation relating to the transaction will be available in the “Investors” section of Cavium’s website at  http://www.Cavium.com  in advance of the conference call.

Conference call date: June 15, 2016

Time: 2:00pm Pacific (5:00pm Eastern)

Dial in #: US 888-576-4398, International +1 719-325-2281

Passcode is 7994851


A replay of the call will be available for one week by dialing 888-203-1112 (US) or +1 719-457-0820 (International) and the passcode is 7994851. A webcast of the conference call will also be available in the “Investors” section of Cavium’s website at http://www.Cavium.com .

About Cavium

Cavium is a leading provider of highly integrated semiconductor products that enable intelligent processing in enterprise, data center, cloud, wired and wireless service provider applications. Cavium offers a broad portfolio of integrated, software compatible processors ranging in performance up to 100 Gbps that enable secure, intelligent functionality in enterprise, data center, broadband and access & service provider equipment. Cavium’s processors are supported by ecosystem partners that provide operating systems, tool support, reference designs and other services. Cavium’s principal offices are in San Jose, California with design team locations in California, Massachusetts, India, and China. For more information, please visit:  http://www.Cavium.com .

About QLogic

QLogic is a global leader and technology innovator in high performance server and storage networking connectivity products. Leading OEMs and channel partners worldwide rely on QLogic for their server and storage networking solutions. QLogic is headquartered in Aliso Viejo, California, with offices in Mountain View, California, India and Israel. For more information, visit  www.QLogic.com .

Cautionary Note Concerning Forward-Looking Statements

Certain statements made herein, including, for example, information regarding the proposed transaction between Cavium and QLogic, the expected timetable for completing the transaction, and the potential benefits of the transaction, are “forward-looking statements.” These forward-looking statements reflect the current analysis of existing information and are subject to various risks and uncertainties. As a result, caution must be exercised in relying on forward-looking statements. Due to known and unknown risks, our actual results may differ materially from our expectations or projections.

The following factors, among others, could cause actual results to differ materially from those described in these forward-looking statements: the occurrence of any event, change or other circumstances that could give rise to the termination of the merger agreement; the outcome of any legal proceedings that could be instituted against QLogic or its directors or Cavium related to the merger agreement; the possibility that various conditions to the consummation of the Cavium exchange offer and merger may not be satisfied or waived, including the receipt of all regulatory clearances related to the merger; the failure of Cavium to obtain the necessary financing pursuant to the arrangements set forth in the debt commitment letter delivered pursuant to the merger agreement or otherwise; uncertainty as to how many shares of QLogic common stock will be tendered into the Cavium exchange offer; the risk that the Cavium exchange offer and merger will not close within the anticipated time periods; risks related to the ultimate


outcome and results of integrating the operations of Cavium and QLogic, the ultimate outcome of Cavium’s operating strategy applied to QLogic and the ultimate ability to realize synergies; the effects of the business combination on Cavium and QLogic, including the increased level of indebtedness resulting from the transaction, and the combined company’s future financial condition, operating results, strategy and plans; risks that the proposed transaction disrupts current plans and operations, and potential difficulties in employee retention as a result of the merger; the risk of downturns in the semiconductor and networking industries; the effects of local and national economic, credit and capital market conditions on the economy in general; and other risks and uncertainties described herein, as well as those risks and uncertainties discussed from time to time in our other reports and other public filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), including, but not limited to, those detailed in QLogic’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended April 3, 2016, and Cavium’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015 and Cavium’s most recent Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the SEC. The forward-looking statements contained herein are made only as of the date hereof, and we undertake no obligation to update or revise the forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

Additional Information and Where to Find It

This document relates to a pending business combination transaction between Cavium and QLogic. The exchange offer referenced in this document has not yet commenced. This document does not constitute an offer to sell or exchange, or the solicitation of an offer to buy or exchange, any securities, nor shall there be any sale of securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, sale or exchange would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction. Cavium will file a registration statement on Form S-4 related to the transaction with the SEC and may file amendments thereto. Cavium and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Cavium will file a tender offer statement on Schedule TO (including a prospectus/offer to exchange, a related letter of transmittal and other exchange offer documents) related to the transaction with the SEC and may file amendments thereto. QLogic will file a solicitation/recommendation statement on Schedule 14D-9 with the SEC and may file amendments thereto. QLogic and Cavium may also file other documents with the SEC regarding the transaction. This document is not a substitute for any registration statement, Schedule TO, Schedule 14D-9 or any other document which QLogic or Cavium may file with the SEC in connection with the transaction. Investors and security holders are urged to read the registration statement, the Schedule TO (including the prospectus/offer to exchange, related letter of transmittal and other exchange offer documents), the solicitation/recommendation statement on Schedule 14D-9 and the other relevant materials with respect to the transaction carefully and in their entirety when they become available before making any investment decision with respect to the transaction, because they will contain important information about the transaction.

The prospectus/offer to exchange, the related letter of transmittal and certain other exchange offer documents, as well as the solicitation/recommendation statement, will be made available to all holders of QLogic’s stock at no expense to them. The exchange offer materials and the solicitation/recommendation statement will be made available for free at the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov . Additional copies of the exchange offer materials and the


solicitation/recommendation statement may be obtained for free by contacting Cavium’s Investor Relations department at (408) 943-7417 or at angel.atondo@cavium.com . Additional copies of the solicitation/recommendation statement may be obtained for free by contacting QLogic’s Investor Relations department at (949) 542-1330 or at doug.naylor@qlogic.com .

In addition to the prospectus/offer to exchange, the related letter of transmittal and certain other exchange offer documents, as well as the solicitation/recommendation statement, Cavium and QLogic file annual, quarterly and current reports and other information with the SEC. You may read and copy any reports or other information filed by Cavium and QLogic at the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov .

Cavium Contact

Angel Atondo

Sr. Marketing Communications Manager

Tel:  (408) 943-7417

Email:  angel.atondo@Cavium.com

QLogic Contact

Doug Naylor

Investor Contact

Tel:  (949) 542-1330

Email:  doug.naylor@QLogic.com

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Cavium to acquire QLogic June 15, 2016 Cavium to acquire QLogic Soft colors Object titles 211, 213, 219 223, 235, 250 213, 231, 255 217, 219, 237 222, 245, 240 247, 241, 215 219, 244, 222 213, 215, 232 221, 222, 224 Exhibit 99.2


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Certain statements made herein, including, for example, information regarding the proposed transaction between Cavium and QLogic, the expected timetable for completing the transaction, and the potential benefits of the transaction, are "forward-looking statements." These forward-looking statements reflect the current analysis of existing information and are subject to various risks and uncertainties. As a result, caution must be exercised in relying on forward-looking statements. Due to known and unknown risks, our actual results may differ materially from our expectations or projections.  The following factors, among others, could cause actual results to differ materially from those described in these forward-looking statements: the occurrence of any event, change or other circumstances that could give rise to the termination of the merger agreement; the outcome of any legal proceedings that could be instituted against QLogic or its directors or Cavium related to the merger agreement; the possibility that various conditions to the consummation of the Cavium exchange offer and merger may not be satisfied or waived, including the receipt of all regulatory clearances related to the merger; the failure of Cavium to obtain the necessary financing pursuant to the arrangements set forth in the debt commitment letter delivered pursuant to the merger agreement or otherwise; uncertainty as to how many shares of QLogic common stock will be tendered into the Cavium exchange offer; the risk that the Cavium exchange offer and merger will not close within the anticipated time periods; risks related to the ultimate outcome and results of integrating the operations of Cavium and QLogic, the ultimate outcome of Cavium's operating strategy applied to QLogic and the ultimate ability to realize synergies; the effects of the business combination on Cavium and QLogic, including the increased level of indebtedness resulting from the transaction, and the combined company's future financial condition, operating results, strategy and plans; risks that the proposed transaction disrupts current plans and operations, and potential difficulties in employee retention as a result of the merger; the risk of downturns in the semiconductor and networking industries; the effects of local and national economic, credit and capital market conditions on the economy in general; and other risks and uncertainties described herein, as well as those risks and uncertainties discussed from time to time in our other reports and other public filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"), including, but not limited to, those detailed in QLogic's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended April 3, 2016, and Cavium's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015 and Cavium's most recent quarterly report filed with the SEC. The forward-looking statements contained herein are made only as of the date hereof, and we undertake no obligation to update or revise the forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. Cautionary Note Concerning Forward-Looking Statements


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This document relates to a pending business combination transaction between Cavium and QLogic. The exchange offer referenced in this document has not yet commenced. This document does not constitute an offer to sell or exchange, or the solicitation of an offer to buy or exchange, any securities, nor shall there be any sale of securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, sale or exchange would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction. Cavium will file a registration statement on Form S-4 related to the transaction with the SEC and may file amendments thereto. Cavium and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Cavium will file a tender offer statement on Schedule TO (including a prospectus/offer to exchange, a related letter of transmittal and other exchange offer documents) related to the transaction with the SEC and may file amendments thereto. QLogic will file a solicitation/recommendation statement on Schedule 14D-9 with the SEC and may file amendments thereto. QLogic and Cavium may also file other documents with the SEC regarding the transaction. This document is not a substitute for any registration statement, Schedule TO, Schedule 14D-9 or any other document which QLogic or Cavium may file with the SEC in connection with the transaction. Investors and security holders are urged to read the registration statement, the Schedule TO (including the prospectus/offer to exchange, related letter of transmittal and other exchange offer documents), the solicitation/recommendation statement on Schedule 14D-9 and the other relevant materials with respect to the transaction carefully and in their entirety when they become available before making any investment decision with respect to the transaction, because they will contain important information about the transaction.  The prospectus/offer to exchange, the related letter of transmittal and certain other exchange offer documents, as well as the solicitation/recommendation statement, will be made available to all holders of QLogic’s stock at no expense to them. The exchange offer materials and the solicitation/recommendation statement will be made available for free at the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Additional copies of the exchange offer materials and the solicitation/recommendation statement may be obtained for free by contacting Cavium’s Investor Relations department at (408) 943-7417 or at angel.atondo@cavium.com. Additional copies of the solicitation/recommendation statement may be obtained for free by contacting QLogic’s Investor Relations department at (949) 542-1330 or at doug.naylor@qlogic.com. In addition to the prospectus/offer to exchange, the related letter of transmittal and certain other exchange offer documents, as well as the solicitation/recommendation statement, Cavium and QLogic file annual, quarterly and current reports and other information with the SEC. You may read and copy any reports or other information filed by Cavium and QLogic at the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov. Additional Information and Where to Find It 


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Strategic rationale Creates a leading, diversified pure-play infrastructure semiconductor company with significant growth at scale QLogic’s market-leading advanced connectivity and storage solutions expand Cavium’s footprint by adding an incremental $2+ billion TAM Manufacturing and sales synergies can drive revenue growth across combined customer base $45 million of identified annualized cost synergies $0.60 to $0.70 accretive to CY 2017 non-GAAP EPS 1 2 3 4 5


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Cavium to acquire QLogic for approximately $15.50 per share $11.00 per share in cash Fixed exchange ratio of 0.098 in Cavium stock ($4.50 per share) Equity value: $1.36 billion Enterprise value: $1.01 billion ~$220 million cash from balance sheet $750 million in new committed debt financing $650 million term loan and $100 million short-term bridge debt ~$400 million in new Cavium equity $0.60 to $0.70 accretive to Cavium’s CY 2017 non-GAAP EPS Expected to close in Q3 2016 Unanimously approved by Cavium and QLogic’s Boards of Directors Subject to customary regulatory approvals and closing conditions Purchase price Value Financing Financial impact Closing Transaction overview


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QLogic – Data Center pure play Provider of intelligent high-performance connectivity solutions for server and storage market Feature-rich, out-of-the-box solutions with extensive mature software that creates stickiness with strong brand loyalty Strong design wins footprint for next generation Ethernet (10/25/50/100Gb) and Fibre Channel (16/32Gb) connectivity expected to drive growth Strong IP portfolio – 378 patents granted and 78 pending Founded in 1992 Headquartered in Aliso Viejo, CA, with offices in Mountain View, CA, India and Israel 782 employees Great products, out of the box solutions, feature rich compatible software therefore strong brand and stickiness [Compatible with Linux, windows etc] Strong customer relationships with incumbent position


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Source: Dell’Oro, QLogic internal; 1 Measured in number of ports shipped Transition from 10Gbs upwards Ethernet switching Converged DCB switching LOM/NIC cLOM/FCoE iSCSI adapter #2 10Gb+ market share1 Growth drivers Data connectivity explosion – network traffic to grow at ~30% CAGR Transition to 25/50/100Gb connectivity FC switching FC adapters Standard Mezzanine Custom #1 market share Ethernet FCoE/iSCSI ASICs/adapters #1 market share FC adapters FC ASICs Growth drivers Transition to higher speeds from 8Gb to 16Gb to 32Gb Increasing adoption of All Flash Arrays (70–80% Fibre Channel attach rate) Accelerating adoption of Fibre Channel in Asia driving significant growth Feature-rich, out-of-the-box solutions with extensive mature software that creates stickiness with strong brand loyalty = main competitors Ethernet Fibre Channel Server connectivity Storage QLogic’s comprehensive portfolio for storage and server markets 1 2 3 1 2 Feature rich out-of-the-box solutions with extensive mature software that creates stickiness with strong brand loyalty Feature rich out-of-the-box solutions with robust extensible software that creates stickiness and strong brand loyalty


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Cloud QLogic target markets Supplier to each of the top 10 server and top 10 storage OEMs Storage MSP/Telco Enterprise Private data centers OpenStack, software defined Dominated by the big three OEMs Leverage offloads NVMe and storage back end Need for 25/50/100GbE speed Value programmability Search, apps, e-commerce Scalable services


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(Core revenue driver) Complementary portfolio for compute, network and storage Enables Cavium to more effectively address the massive infrastructure opportunity Networking / communication equipment Cavium QLogic Switches Storage (SAN/NAS) Server NITROX OCTEON (New revenue driver) XPliant Liquid IO (New revenue driver) ThunderX Broad portfolio of NICs and HBA Ethernet and Fibre Channel Ethernet and Fibre Channel HBAs / Storage controllers OCTEON Ethernet and converged NICs LiquidSecurity ThunderX


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Customer diversification and revenue synergies by cross-selling to expanded OEM customers Revenue overlap across leading customers under 10% Customer overlap greater than 60% Leverage Cavium channels to increase sales of QLogic products to cloud and service provider customers Leverage QLogic enterprise and storage channels to increase sales of Cavium products Cavium’s new data center products have strong revenue potential in QLogic’s top customers Cavium top customers QLogic top customers Top 10 customers Top 10 customers <10% revenue overlap


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$1.7bn $0.5bn $2.2bn Incremental TAM contribution


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Focus on advanced connectivity and storage portfolio that has an excellent strategic fit with Cavium’s product portfolio Expect to end-of-life QLogic Legacy products that are primarily Fibre Channel switches and other low bandwidth solutions that have been in secular decline QLogic’s CY 2013–2015 revenue CAGR ex-end-of-life products has been ~8%, and we expect to increase growth to 10%+ Expect QLogic’s core business to contribute $400–410 million in annualized revenue $45 million of identified synergies across COGS and opex, expected to be realized by the end of 2017 QLogic business contribution to Cavium Focus on advanced connectivity portfolio that is core to Cavium Target to end of life by end of year their Legacy products (primarily Fiber Channel switch products and lower speed connectivity cards) Fiber Channel to be less than 25% of our combined business exiting CY 2017 Combined business to run at Cavium’s operating model exiting 2017 Expect QLogic’s core business to contribute $[410–420]mm annualized


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Synergy opportunities Consolidate sales efforts across the two companies Focus on large OEM accounts Potential for additional synergies with distribution partners Rationalize resources across combined R&D teams Potential to accelerate road maps by leveraging know-how across teams Eliminate redundant costs including public company expenses Consolidate finance, HR and other administrative functions Additional synergies by combining ERP, HR and other IT systems Drive cost efficiencies and manufacturing synergies Reduced procurement and service costs due to increased volumes Consolidated operations teams Sales & Marketing Research & Development General & Administrative Manufacturing / Operations Integration to be led by joint Cavium and QLogic team


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Pro forma incremental QLogic financial model QLogic CYQ1 Incremental model (end of 2017) Gross margin (non-GAAP) 63% 64–66% Operating margin (non-GAAP) 23% 30–35% Tax rate (non-GAAP) 12%


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Summary Identified synergies achievable within first year of close $0.60 to $0.70 accretive to Cavium’s CY 2017 non-GAAP EPS Creates diversified infrastructure semiconductor company with critical scale, earnings and cash flow R&D synergies and product scale to accelerate roadmaps for both companies Manufacturing and sales synergies to drive revenue growth across combined customer base 1 2 4 5 3