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): August 1, 2017

 

 

JACOBS ENGINEERING GROUP INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   1-7463   95-4081636

(State of

Incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

1999 Bryan Street, Suite 1200, Dallas, Texas 75201

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

(214) 583-8500

(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:

 

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)

 

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))

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company  ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.  ☐

 

 

 


Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement

Agreement and Plan of Merger

On August 1, 2017, Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (“Jacobs”) entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”) with CH2M HILL Companies, Ltd., a Delaware corporation (“CH2M”), and Basketball Merger Sub Inc., a Delaware corporation and direct wholly-owned subsidiary of Jacobs (“Merger Sub”).

Transaction Structure

Pursuant to and subject to the terms and conditions of the Merger Agreement, Merger Sub will merge with and into CH2M, with CH2M continuing as the surviving corporation and becoming a wholly-owned subsidiary of Jacobs (the “Merger”). Pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement, at the effective time of the Merger (the “Effective Time”), each outstanding share of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of CH2M (“CH2M Common Stock”) (other than shares of CH2M Common Stock owned by (i) Jacobs, CH2M or any of their wholly-owned subsidiaries, which shares will be cancelled and will cease to exist or (ii) any person who is entitled to and properly demands statutory appraisal of his, her or its shares of CH2M Common Stock under Delaware law) will be converted into the right to receive, at the election of the holder thereof in accordance with, and subject to, the terms, conditions and procedures set forth in the Merger Agreement, in each case without interest the following consideration (the “Merger Consideration”): (i) the combination of (the “Mixed Consideration”) (a) $52.85 in cash and (b) 0.6677 shares of common stock, par value $1.00 per share, of Jacobs (“Jacobs Common Stock”); (ii) $88.08 in cash (the “Cash Consideration”); or (iii) 1.6693 shares of Jacobs Common Stock (the “Stock Consideration”).

Pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement, at the Effective Time, each outstanding share of preferred stock, par value $0.01 per share, of CH2M (“CH2M Preferred Stock”) will be deemed converted into shares of CH2M Common Stock pursuant to Section 2.2 of the Certificate of Designation of the Series A Preferred Stock of CH2M, and such shares will be converted into the right to receive, at the election of the holder thereof in accordance with, and subject to, the terms, conditions and procedures set forth in the Merger Agreement, the applicable Merger Consideration elected by such holder.

CH2M stockholders who elect to receive the Cash Consideration or the Stock Consideration will be subject to proration to ensure that the aggregate number of shares of Jacob Common Stock to be issued by the Company in the Merger and the aggregate amount of cash to be paid in the Merger will be the same as if all electing stockholders received the Mixed Consideration. Any CH2M stockholder who does not make an election will be treated as having elected to receive the Mixed Consideration.

Immediately prior to the Effective Time, each (i) outstanding share of restricted stock of CH2M (“CH2M Restricted Shares”), (ii) restricted stock unit in respect of CH2M Common Stock that is not an Assumed Restricted Stock Unit (as defined below), (iii) performance stock in respect of CH2M Common Stock that is not an Assumed Performance Stock Unit (as defined below), (iv) phantom stock right in respect of or economically linked to share of CH2M Common Stock, (v) option to purchase CH2M Common Stock, (vi) stock appreciation right in respect of CH2M Common Stock and (vii) any other equity or equity-based award in respect of, linked to or denominated in in respect of CH2M Common Stock other than the Assumed Restricted Stock Units and Assumed Performance Stock Units (collectively, “Company Accelerated Equity Awards”) will accelerate with respect to one hundred percent (100%) of the shares of CH2M Common Stock underlying such Company Accelerated Equity Award (treating for this purpose any performance-based vesting condition as having been attained at “target”).

In addition, immediately prior to the Effective Time, each Company Accelerated Equity Award (other than CH2M Restricted Shares which will be converted in the Merger pursuant to the terms described above) will be cancelled and exchanged for (i) any positive difference between the Mixed Consideration (valuing the Jacobs Common Stock in the Mixed Consideration based on the VWAP, defined below) and the exercise price per share of CH2M Common Stock, if applicable thereto, multiplied by (ii) the total number of shares of CH2M Common Stock subject to such Company Accelerated Equity Award as of immediately prior to such cancellation.

At Effective Time, each (i) restricted stock unit in respect of CH2M Common Stock granted after February 28, 2017 (“Assumed Restricted Stock Units”) will be converted into a restricted stock unit on the same terms and conditions (including applicable vesting requirements) in respect of the number of shares of Jacobs Common Stock equal to (a) the number of shares of CH2M Common Stock subject thereto immediately prior to the Effective Time, multiplied by (b) the Assumed Equity Award Exchange Ratio (as defined below) and (ii) performance stock unit in respect of CH2M Common Stock granted after to February 28, 2017 (“Assumed Performance Stock Units”) will be converted into a restricted stock unit on the same terms and conditions (with vesting to occur in substantially equal installments on each of the first three anniversaries of the original date of grant of the related Assumed Performance Stock Units, subject to such accelerated vesting, if any, provided to the holder thereof), in respect of the number of shares of Jacobs Common Stock equal to (a) the number of shares of CH2M Common Stock that would have vested at the end of the performance period if target performance had been achieved immediately prior to the Effective Time, multiplied by (b) the


Assumed Equity Award Exchange Ratio. The “Assumed Equity Award Exchange Ratio” means (x) the sum of the cash and stock portions of the Mixed Consideration, divided by (y) the volume weighted average trading price of Jacobs Common Stock on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) for the ten (10) consecutive trading days ending on the third complete trading day prior to (and excluding) the closing date (the “VWAP”).

Conditions

The consummation of the Merger is subject to customary closing conditions, including: (i) the approval of the Merger Agreement by the CH2M stockholders, (ii) the expiration or termination of applicable waiting periods under, or receipt of the applicable consents required under, the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended and certain foreign antitrust and competition laws, (iii) the absence of any order, applicable law or other legal restraints of certain specified governmental authorities enjoining or otherwise prohibiting the consummation of the Merger, (iv) the accuracy of certain representations and warranties of each of the parties contained in the Merger Agreement, subject to specified materiality qualifications, (v) compliance, in all material respects, by each of the parties with their respective covenants contained in the Merger Agreement, (vi) the effectiveness of the registration statement on Form S-4 to be filed by Jacobs for the issuance of the Jacobs Common Stock in the Merger and the approval of the listing of such shares of Jacobs Common Stock on the NYSE, (vii) the absence of a material adverse effect on either CH2M or Jacobs since the date of the Merger Agreement and (viii) the other conditions set forth in the Merger Agreement. The consummation of the Merger is not subject to a financing condition.

Other Terms of the Merger Agreement

The Merger Agreement contains customary representations, warranties and covenants for a transaction of this nature, including the obligation of CH2M to (i) carry on its business in the ordinary course during the period between the execution of the Merger Agreement and the consummation of the Merger and (ii) comply with certain other operating covenants, as set forth more fully in the Merger Agreement.

The Merger Agreement also provides that as of the Effective Time, the number of directors constituting the Board of Directors of Jacobs will be increased by one and that such vacancy shall be filled by one director from the CH2M board of directors who qualifies as an “independent director” under applicable NYSE rules.

The Merger Agreement also contains a customary “no solicitation” provision that, subject to certain exceptions, restricts CH2M’s ability to (i) solicit, initiate or knowingly encourage any inquiries or submission that could lead to a takeover proposal or (ii) enter into, engage or participate in discussions or negotiations with, furnish any nonpublic information relating to CH2M to, or execute any agreement with, third parties in connection with a takeover proposal. The no-solicitation provision is subject to a “fiduciary out” that permits CH2M, under certain circumstances and in compliance with certain obligations, to terminate the Merger Agreement and accept a superior proposal upon payment to Jacobs of the termination fee discussed below.

The Merger Agreement also contains certain customary termination rights for both Jacobs and CH2M, including, among others, (i) the ability of either Jacobs or CH2M to terminate the Merger Agreement if the Merger is not consummated on or before May 1, 2018, subject to the ability of either party to extend to August 1, 2018 to obtain relevant antitrust approvals, (ii) the ability of CH2M to terminate the Merger Agreement, under certain circumstances and in compliance with certain obligations (including payment to Jacobs of the termination fee), to enter into an agreement for a superior proposal, (iii) the ability of Jacobs to terminate the Merger Agreement due to a change in the recommendation of the CH2M board of directors with respect to the Merger, or (iv) the ability of either Jacobs or CH2M to terminate the Merger Agreement if the approval of CH2M stockholders is not obtained. Upon termination of the Merger Agreement in specified circumstances, including in connection with clauses (ii), (iii) and (iv) above, CH2M may be required to pay Jacobs a termination fee of $85,444,783.80.

The foregoing description of the Merger Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Merger Agreement, a copy which is filed hereto as Exhibit 2.1 and is incorporated herein by reference. The Merger Agreement is provided to inform investors of its terms and is not intended to provide any financial or other factual information about CH2M, Jacobs or Merger Sub or to modify or supplement any factual disclosures about Jacobs or CH2M in their respective public reports filed with the SEC. In particular, the representations, warranties and covenants contained in the Merger Agreement (i) were made only for purposes of that agreement and as of specific dates, (ii) were made solely for the benefit of the parties to the Merger Agreement, (iii) may be subject to limitations agreed upon by the parties for the purposes of allocating contractual risk between the parties to the Merger Agreement rather than establishing those matters as facts and (iv) may be subject to standards of materiality applicable to the contracting parties that differ from those generally applicable


to Jacobs’ or CH2M’s SEC filings. Moreover, information concerning the subject matter of the representations, warranties and covenants may change after the date of the Merger Agreement, which subsequent information may or may not be fully reflected in public disclosures by Jacobs or CH2M. Accordingly, the representations and warranties in the Merger Agreement should not be relied on as characterizations of the actual state of facts about Jacobs or CH2M.

Voting and Support Agreement

On August 1, 2017, in connection with the execution of the Merger Agreement, AP VIII CH2 Holdings, L.P. (the “Stockholder”), entered into a Voting and Support Agreement with Jacobs (the “Voting Agreement”), pursuant to which the Stockholder, who owns 100% of the issued and outstanding CH2M Preferred Stock, which is convertible into approximately 18% of the issued and outstanding shares of CH2M Common Stock as of the date hereof, has agreed to, among other things, vote all of its shares of CH2M Preferred Stock in favor of the adoption of the Merger Agreement and against any competing transaction. The Voting Agreement will terminate upon the earlier of (i) the conclusion of the CH2M special stockholders’ meeting and (ii) the termination of the Merger Agreement in accordance with its terms.

The foregoing description of the Voting Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Voting Agreement, a copy which is filed hereto as Exhibit 2.2 and is incorporated herein by reference.

The Stockholder also approved CH2M’s entry into the Merger Agreement in accordance with the requirements of the Certificate of Designation of the Series A Preferred Stock of CH2M.

Commitment Letters

In connection with entering into the Merger Agreement, Jacobs entered into a commitment letter, dated August 1, 2017 (the “Term Loan Commitment Letter”), with BNP Paribas, BNP Paribas Securities Corp. and The Bank of Nova Scotia (such financial institutions being referred to collectively as the “Term Loan Commitment Parties”), pursuant to which the Term Loan Commitment Parties have committed (the “Term Loan Facility Commitment”) to provide a three-year senior unsecured delayed-draw term loan facility in an aggregate principal amount of $1.2 billion (the “Term Loan Facility”), the proceeds of which will be used to finance a portion of the Cash Consideration and related transactions and to pay related fees and expenses. The Term Loan Facility Commitment Letter contains conditions to funding of the Term Loan Facility customary for commitments of this type.

Jacobs currently intends to obtain certain consents from the lenders party to its existing revolving credit agreement in connection with the Merger (the “Revolver Consents”). Jacobs has entered into a commitment letter, dated August 1, 2017 (the “Revolver Backstop Commitment Letter,” together with the Term Loan Facility Commitment Letter, the “Commitment Letters”), with BNP Paribas, BNP Paribas Securities Corp. and The Bank of Nova Scotia (such financial institutions being referred to collectively as the “Backstop Commitment Parties”) in order to backstop its existing revolving credit facility in the event that Jacobs is not able to obtain the Revolver Consents. Subject to certain terms and conditions, the Revolving Backstop Commitment Letter requires the Backstop Commitment Parties to provide a senior unsecured revolving credit facility in an aggregate principal amount of $1.6 billion (the “Revolver Backstop Facility”) to backstop Jacobs’ existing revolving credit agreement in the event that the Revolver Consents are not obtained. Subject to certain exceptions, the Revolver Backstop Facility will have terms substantially consistent with Jacobs’ existing revolving credit facility, including as to maturity and interest rate. In the event the Revolver Consents are not obtained and Jacobs enters into the Revolver Backstop Facility, borrowings thereunder will be used (i) to prepay all outstanding borrowings under Jacobs’ existing revolving credit agreement, (ii) to finance a portion of the Cash Consideration and related transactions and to pay related fees and expenses and (iii) for other general corporate purposes. The Revolver Backstop Commitment Letter contains certain conditions to funding of the Revolver Backstop Facility customary for commitments of this type.

The foregoing descriptions of the Term Loan Commitment Letter and the Revolver Backstop Commitment Letter do not purport to be complete and are qualified in their entirety by reference to the full text of the Term Loan Commitment Letter and the Revolver Backstop Commitment Letter, which are attached as Exhibits 10.1 and 10.2 to this Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.

Item 8.01 Other Events

On August 2, 2017, Jacobs and CH2M issued a joint press release announcing, among other things, the entry into the Merger Agreement. The text of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.


Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d) Exhibits.

 

EXHIBIT
NUMBER

  

EXHIBIT DESCRIPTION

  2.1    Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated August 1, 2017 by and among Jacobs Engineering Group Inc., CH2M HILL Companies, Ltd. and Basketball Merger Sub Inc.
  2.2    Voting and Support Agreement, dated August 1, 2017 by and among Jacobs Engineering Group Inc., Basketball Merger Sub Inc. and AP VIII CH2 Holdings, L.P.
10.1    Term Loan Commitment Letter, dated August 1, 2017, by and among Jacobs Engineering Group Inc., BNP Paribas, BNP Paribas Securities Corp. and The Bank of Nova Scotia
10.2    Revolver Backstop Commitment Letter, dated August 1, 2017, by and among Jacobs Engineering Group Inc., BNP Paribas, BNP Paribas Securities Corp. and The Bank of Nova Scotia
99.1    Joint Press Release, dated August 2, 2017.

Additional Information and Where to Find It

In connection with the proposed acquisition of CH2M by Jacobs pursuant to the terms of an Agreement and Plan of Merger by and among CH2M, Jacobs and Basketball Merger Sub Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Jacobs (“Merger Sub”), Jacobs intends to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) a Registration Statement on Form S-4 (the “Form S-4”) that will contain a proxy statement of CH2M and a prospectus of Jacobs, which proxy statement/prospectus will be mailed or otherwise disseminated to CH2M’s stockholders when it becomes available. BEFORE MAKING ANY VOTING OR INVESTMENT DECISION, INVESTORS ARE URGED TO READ THE PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS (INCLUDING ALL AMENDMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTS) BECAUSE THEY WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT JACOBS, CH2M AND THE MERGER. Investors may obtain free copies of the proxy statement/prospectus when it becomes available, as well as other filings containing information about Jacobs and CH2M, without charge, at the SEC’s Internet website (http://www.sec.gov). Copies of these documents may also be obtained for free from the companies’ websites at www.jacobs.com or www.ch2m.com

Participants in Solicitation

Jacobs, CH2M and their respective officers and directors may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies from the stockholders of CH2M in connection with the proposed Merger of Merger Sub with and into CH2M. Information about Jacobs’ executive officers and directors is set forth in its Annual Report on Form 10-K, which was filed with the SEC on November 22, 2016 and its proxy statement for its 2017 annual meeting of stockholders, which was filed with the SEC on December 9, 2016. Information about CH2M’s executive officers and directors is set forth in its Annual Report on Form 10-K, which was filed with the SEC on March 7, 2017, and the proxy statements for its 2017 annual meeting of stockholders, which was filed with the SEC on April 24, 2017. Investors may obtain more detailed information regarding the direct and indirect interests of Jacobs, CH2M and their respective executive officers and directors in the acquisition by reading the preliminary and definitive proxy statement/prospectus regarding the proposed transaction when it is filed with the SEC. When available, you may obtain free copies of these documents as described in the preceding paragraph.

No Offer or Solicitation

This document relates to a proposed business combination between Jacobs and CH2M. This document is for informational purposes only and shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities, nor shall there be any sale of securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to the registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction. This document is not a substitute for the prospectus or any other document that Jacobs or CH2M may file with the SEC in connection with the proposed transaction. No offering of securities shall be made, except by means of a prospectus meeting the requirements of Section 10 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

Certain statements contained in this document constitute forward-looking statements as such term is defined in Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and such statements are intended to be covered by the safe harbor provided by the same. Statements made in this document that are not based on historical fact are forward-looking statements, including statements regarding whether and when the proposed transaction


with CH2M will be consummated, the anticipated benefits thereof and Jacobs’ preliminary results for the third fiscal quarter of 2017. Although such statements are based on management’s current estimates and expectations, and currently available competitive, financial, and economic data, forward-looking statements are inherently uncertain, and you should not place undue reliance on such statements as actual results may differ materially. Jacobs cautions the reader that there are a variety of risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from what is contained, projected or implied by Jacobs’ forward-looking statements. The potential risks and uncertainties include, among others, the possibility that CH2M may be unable to obtain required stockholder approval or that other conditions to closing the transaction may not be satisfied, such that the transaction will not close or that the closing may be delayed; general economic conditions; the transaction may involve unexpected costs, liabilities or delays; risks that the transaction disrupts current plans and operations of the parties to the transaction; the ability to recognize the benefits of the transaction; the amount of the costs, fees, expenses and charges related to the transaction and the actual terms of any financings that will be obtained for the transaction; the outcome of any legal proceedings related to the transaction; the occurrence of any event, change or other circumstances that could give rise to the termination of the transaction agreement and the completion of Jacobs’ financial closing procedures, final adjustments and other developments that may arise between the date of this Current Report on Form 8-K and the time the financial results for Jacobs’ third fiscal quarter of 2017 are finalized. For a description of some additional factors that may occur that could cause actual results to differ from Jacobs’ forward-looking statements see Jacobs’ Annual Report on Form 10-K for the period ended September 30, 2016, and in particular the discussions contained under Item 1— Business; Item 1A—Risk Factors; Item 3— Legal Proceedings; and Item 7— Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, as well as Jacobs’ other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Neither Jacobs nor CH2M is under any duty to update any of the forward-looking statements after the date of this Current Report on Form 8-K to conform to actual results, except as required by applicable law.


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.

 

    Jacobs Engineering Group Inc.
Date: August 2, 2017     By:  

/s/ Kevin C. Berryman

      Kevin C. Berryman
      Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer


EXHIBIT INDEX

 

EXHIBIT
NUMBER

  

EXHIBIT DESCRIPTION

  2.1    Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated August 1, 2017 by and among Jacobs Engineering Group Inc., CH2M HILL Companies, Ltd. and Basketball Merger Sub Inc.
  2.2    Voting and Support Agreement, dated August 1, 2017 by and among Jacobs Engineering Group Inc., Basketball Merger Sub Inc. and AP VIII CH2 Holdings, L.P.
10.1    Term Loan Commitment Letter, dated August 1, 2017, by and among Jacobs Engineering Group Inc., BNP Paribas, BNP Paribas Securities Corp. and The Bank of Nova Scotia
10.2    Revolver Backstop Commitment Letter, dated August 1, 2017, by and among Jacobs Engineering Group Inc., BNP Paribas, BNP Paribas Securities Corp. and The Bank of Nova Scotia
99.1    Joint Press Release, dated August 2, 2017.

Exhibit 2.1

EXECUTION VERSION

AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER

among

JACOBS ENGINEERING GROUP INC. ,

BASKETBALL MERGER SUB INC.

and

CH2M HILL COMPANIES, LTD.

Dated as of August 1, 2017


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

 

          Page  

ARTICLE 1 THE MERGER

     2  

1.1

   The Merger      2  

1.2

   Closing and Effective Time of the Merger      3  

ARTICLE 2 CONVERSION OF SECURITIES IN THE MERGER

     3  

2.1

   Conversion of Securities      3  

2.2

   Election and Proration Procedures      4  

2.3

   Payment for Securities; Surrender of Certificates      6  

2.4

   Dissenting Shares      8  

2.5

   Treatment of Company Equity Awards; Company Equity Plans      9  

2.6

   Fractional Shares      11  

ARTICLE 3 REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY

     11  

3.1

   Organization and Qualification; No Subsidiaries      11  

3.2

   Capitalization      12  

3.3

   Authority      13  

3.4

   No Conflict      14  

3.5

   Required Filings and Consents      14  

3.6

   Permits; Compliance With Law      15  

3.7

   SEC Filings; Financial Statements      16  

3.8

   Internal Controls      17  

3.9

   State Takeover Laws      17  

3.10

   No Undisclosed Liabilities      17  

3.11

   Absence of Certain Changes or Events      18  

3.12

   Employee Benefit Plans      18  

3.13

   Labor and Other Employment Matters      20  

3.14

   Contracts      21  

3.15

   Litigation      23  

3.16

   Environmental Matters      23  

3.17

   Intellectual Property      24  

3.18

   Tax Matters      25  

3.19

   Insurance      26  

3.20

   Properties and Assets      27  

3.21

   Real Property      27  

3.22

   Government Contracts      27  

3.23

   Trade Controls      29  

3.24

   Opinions of Financial Advisors      30  

3.25

   Required Vote      30  

3.26

   Brokers      30  

3.27

   Related Party Transactions      30  

3.28

   Information Supplied      31  

3.29

   Customers and Suppliers      31  

3.30

   No Other Representations or Warranties      31  

 

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          Page  

ARTICLE 4 REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF PARENT AND MERGER SUB

     31  

4.1

   Organization, Qualification      32  

4.2

   Capitalization      32  

4.3

   Authority      33  

4.4

   No Conflict      33  

4.5

   Required Filings and Consents      33  

4.6

   SEC Filings; Financial Statements      34  

4.7

   Internal Controls      35  

4.8

   Compliance With Law      35  

4.9

   Absence of Certain Changes or Events.      36  

4.10

   Litigation      36  

4.11

   Information Supplied      36  

4.12

   Government Contracts      36  

4.13

   Ownership of Company Common Stock      37  

4.14

   No Required Vote      37  

4.15

   Financial Capability      37  

4.16

   Ownership of Merger Sub; No Prior Activities      38  

4.17

   Management Arrangements      38  

4.18

   Brokers      38  

4.19

   No Other Representations or Warranties      38  

ARTICLE 5 COVENANTS

     38  

5.1

   Conduct of Business by the Company Pending the Closing      38  

5.2

   Conduct of Business by Parent Pending the Closing      42  

5.3

   Access to Information; Confidentiality      42  

5.4

   No-Shop; Acquisition Proposals      43  

5.5

   Registration Statement; Proxy Statement/Prospectus; Stockholder Approval      47  

5.6

   Appropriate Action; Consents; Filings      48  

5.7

   Certain Notices      50  

5.8

   Public Announcements      50  

5.9

   Employee Benefit Matters      51  

5.10

   Indemnification of Directors and Officers      54  

5.11

   State Takeover Laws      55  

5.12

   Parent Agreement Concerning Merger Sub      55  

5.13

   Section 16 Matters      55  

5.14

   Exchange Act Deregistration      55  

5.15

   Resignations      55  

5.16

   Stockholder Litigation      55  

5.17

   Payoff Documentation; Financing      56  

5.18

   NYSE Listing Matters      59  

5.19

   FIRPTA Certificate      59  

5.20

   Insured Events      59  

5.21

   Parent Board of Directors      59  

 

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ARTICLE 6 CONDITIONS TO CONSUMMATION OF THE MERGER      59  
6.1    Conditions to Obligations of Each Party Under This Agreement      59  
6.2    Conditions to Obligations of Parent and Merger Sub      60  
6.3    Conditions to Obligations of the Company      61  
ARTICLE 7 TERMINATION, AMENDMENT AND WAIVER      61  
7.1    Termination      61  
7.2    Effect of Termination      63  
7.3    Amendment      64  
7.4    Waiver      64  
ARTICLE 8 GENERAL PROVISIONS      64  
8.1    Non-Survival of Representations and Warranties      64  
8.2    Fees and Expenses      65  
8.3    Notices      65  
8.4    Certain Definitions      66  
8.5    Terms Defined Elsewhere      76  
8.6    Headings      81  
8.7    Severability      81  
8.8    Entire Agreement      81  
8.9    Parties in Interest      81  
8.10    Assignment      81  
8.11    Mutual Drafting; Interpretation      81  
8.12    Governing Law; Consent to Jurisdiction; Waiver of Trial by Jury      82  
8.13    Counterparts; Electronic Delivery      83  
8.14    Specific Performance      83  
8.15    No Recourse to Financing Sources      84  

 

Exhibit A    Form of Certificate of Incorporation of the Surviving Corporation
Exhibit B    Form of Certificate of Merger

 

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AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER

THIS AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER, dated as of August 1, 2017 (this “ Agreement ”), is entered into by and among Jacobs Engineering Group Inc., a Delaware corporation (“ Parent ”), Basketball Merger Sub Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly-owned Subsidiary of Parent (“ Merger Sub ”), and CH2M HILL Companies, Ltd., a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”). All capitalized terms used in this Agreement will have the meanings assigned to such terms in Section 8.4 or as otherwise defined elsewhere in this Agreement.

RECITALS

WHEREAS, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, Merger Sub will be merged with and into the Company, with the Company continuing as the Surviving Corporation (the “ Merger ”), in accordance with the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the “ DGCL ”), whereby each issued and outstanding share of common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “ Company Common Stock ”), and preferred stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “ Company Preferred Stock ”), of the Company (which shares of Company Common Stock and Company Preferred Stock are hereinafter referred to as the “ Shares ”) (other than Shares to be cancelled in accordance with Section 2.1(c) and other than Dissenting Shares) will be converted into the right to receive the consideration set forth herein;

WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of the Company (the “ Company Board ”) has, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein, unanimously (i) approved this Agreement and declared this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, including the Merger, to be fair, advisable and in the best interests of the Company and its stockholders in accordance with the requirements of the DGCL, (ii) subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, directed that this Agreement be submitted for consideration at a meeting of the Company’s stockholders and (iii) subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, recommended that the holders of the Company Common Stock and Company Preferred Stock vote their Shares in favor of the adoption of this Agreement (the “ Company Board Recommendation ”);

WHEREAS, the Boards of Directors of Parent and Merger Sub have, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein, unanimously approved and declared advisable and in the best interests of Parent and Merger Sub and their respective stockholders, this Agreement, the Merger and the other transactions contemplated hereby;

WHEREAS, the sole holder of the outstanding shares of Company Preferred Stock has approved this Agreement, the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement (the “ Preferred Stockholder Approval ”) in accordance with Section 3.2 of the Certificate of Designation of the Series A Preferred Stock of the Company (the “ Preferred Certificate of Designation ”);

WHEREAS, contemporaneously with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, and as a condition and inducement to the willingness of Parent and Merger Sub to enter into this Agreement, certain stockholders of the Company are entering into a support agreement (the “ Support Agreement ”) with Parent and Merger Sub, pursuant to which each such stockholder of the Company has agreed, among other things and subject to the terms thereof, to vote the Shares beneficially held by such stockholder of the Company in favor of the adoption of this Agreement; and

WHEREAS, Parent, Merger Sub and the Company desire to make certain representations, warranties, covenants and agreements in connection with the Merger and also to prescribe various conditions to the Merger.


AGREEMENT

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and premises contained in this Agreement and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties to this Agreement, intending to be legally bound, agree as follows:

ARTICLE 1

THE MERGER

1.1 The Merger .

(a) Upon the terms and subject to the satisfaction or, to the extent provided herein, the waiver, of the conditions set forth in this Agreement, and in accordance with the DGCL, at the Effective Time, Merger Sub will be merged with and into the Company. As a result of the Merger, the separate corporate existence of Merger Sub will cease, and the Company will continue as the surviving corporation in the Merger (the “ Surviving Corporation ”). The Merger will have the effects set forth in the applicable provisions of the DGCL. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, at the Effective Time, all of the property, rights, privileges, immunities, powers and franchises of the Company and Merger Sub will vest in the Surviving Corporation, and all of the debts, liabilities and duties of the Company and Merger Sub will become the debts, liabilities and duties of the Surviving Corporation.

(b) At the Effective Time, the certificate of incorporation of the Company will, by virtue of the Merger, be amended so as to read in its entirety in the form set forth as Exhibit A hereto, and as so amended and restated shall be the certificate of incorporation of the Surviving Corporation until thereafter amended as provided therein or by applicable Law. In addition, the bylaws of Merger Sub in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time shall thereafter be the bylaws of the Surviving Corporation (other than in respect of the name of the Surviving Corporation), until thereafter amended as provided therein or by applicable Law.

(c) The directors of Merger Sub immediately prior to the Effective Time will, from and after the Effective Time, be the initial directors of the Surviving Corporation, each to hold office in accordance with the certificate of incorporation and bylaws of the Surviving Corporation until their respective successors have been duly elected, designated or qualified, or until their earlier death, resignation or removal in accordance with the certificate of incorporation and bylaws of the Surviving Corporation. The officers of Merger Sub immediately prior to the Effective Time, from and after the Effective Time, will be the officers of the Surviving Corporation, each to hold office in accordance with the certificate of incorporation and bylaws of the Surviving Corporation until their respective successors have been duly elected, designated or qualified, or until their earlier death, resignation or removal in accordance with the certificate of incorporation and bylaws of the Surviving Corporation.

(d) If at any time after the Effective Time, the Surviving Corporation determines, in its sole discretion, or is advised, that any deeds, bills of sale, instruments of conveyance, assignments, assurances or any other actions or things are necessary or desirable to vest, perfect or confirm of record or otherwise in the Surviving Corporation its right, title or interest in, to or under any of the rights, properties or assets of either of the Company or Merger Sub acquired or to be acquired by the Surviving Corporation as a result of, or in connection with, the Merger or otherwise to carry out this Agreement, then the officers and directors of the Surviving Corporation shall be authorized to execute and deliver, in the name and on behalf of either the Company or Merger Sub, all such deeds, bills of sale, instruments of conveyance, assignments and assurances and to take and do, in the name and on behalf of each of such corporations or otherwise, all such other actions and things as may be necessary or desirable to vest, perfect or confirm any and all right, title or interest in, to and under such rights, properties or assets in the Surviving Corporation or otherwise to carry out this Agreement.

 

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1.2 Closing and Effective Time of the Merger . The closing of the Merger (the “ Closing ”) will take place at 8:00 a.m., Eastern time, on the second Business Day (the “ Closing Date ”) after satisfaction or waiver of all of the conditions set forth in Article 6 (other than those conditions that by their nature are to be satisfied at the Closing, but subject to the fulfillment or waiver of those conditions at the Closing), at the offices of Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP, One New York Plaza, New York, New York, unless another time, date or place is agreed to by the parties hereto. Substantially contemporaneously with the Closing, or on such other date or at such other time as Parent and the Company may agree to in writing, the Company will cause the certificate of merger in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B (subject to such changes as may be mutually agreed to by Parent and the Company, the “ Certificate of Merger ”) to be duly executed and filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware in accordance with the relevant provisions of the DGCL and will make all other filings or recordings required under the DGCL. The Merger will become effective at the time the Certificate of Merger will have been duly filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware or such later date and time as is agreed upon by the parties and specified in the Certificate of Merger, such date and time hereinafter referred to as the “ Effective Time .”

ARTICLE 2

CONVERSION OF SECURITIES IN THE MERGER

2.1 Conversion o f Securities . At the Effective Time, by virtue of the Merger and without any action on the part of Parent, Merger Sub, the Company or the holders of any of the following securities:

(a) Conversion of Company Common Stock . Each Share of Company Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time (other than Shares to be cancelled in accordance with Section 2.1(c) and other than Dissenting Shares) will be automatically converted into the right to receive, at the election of the holder thereof in accordance with, and subject to, the terms, conditions and procedures set forth in this Article II (including the proration procedures in Section 2.2(d) ), the following consideration (the “ Merger Consideration ”), in each case without interest: (i) the combination (such election, a “ Mixed Election ”) of (A) $52.85 in cash (the “ Mixed Cash Consideration ”) and (B) 0.6677 validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable Parent Shares (the “ Mixed Stock Consideration ” and together with the Mixed Cash Consideration, the “ Mixed Election Consideration ”), (ii) (such election, a “ Cash Election ”) $88.08 in cash (the “ Cash Election Consideration ”), or (iii) (such election, a “ Stock Election ”) 1.6693 validly issued , fully paid and nonassessable Parent Shares (the “ Stock Election Consideration ”), in the case of each such election, payable to the holder upon surrender of the Certificate or Book-Entry Share formerly representing such Share in accordance with Section 2.2 and Section 2.3 . At the Effective Time, all of the Shares of Company Common Stock converted into the Merger Consideration pursuant to this Section 2.1(a) shall cease to be outstanding, shall be cancelled and shall cease to exist, and each Certificate or Book-Entry Share that immediately prior to the Effective Time represented any such Shares shall thereafter represent only the right to receive the Merger Consideration, without interest, including the right to receive, pursuant to Section 2.6 , cash in lieu of fractional shares of Parent Shares, if any, which would otherwise be issuable in respect of such Company Common Stock pursuant to this Section 2.1(a ) (the “ Fractional Share Consideration ”), together with the amounts, if any, payable pursuant to Section 2.3(f) .

 

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(b) Conversion of Company Preferred Stock . Each Share of Company Preferred Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time (other than Shares to be cancelled in accordance with Section 2.1(c) and other than Dissenting Shares) will be deemed converted into shares of Company Common Stock pursuant to Section 2.2 of the Preferred Certificate of Designation and such Shares of Company Common Stock will be automatically converted into the right to receive, at the election of the holder thereof in accordance with, and subject to, the terms, conditions and procedures set forth in this Article II (including the proration procedures in Section 2.2(d) ), the Merger Consideration in accordance with Section 2.1(a) , in the case of each such election, payable to the holder upon surrender of the Certificate or Book-Entry Share formerly representing such Share in accordance with Section 2.2 and Section 2.3 . At the Effective Time, all of the Shares converted into the Merger Consideration pursuant to this Section 2.1(b) shall cease to be outstanding, shall be cancelled and shall cease to exist, and each Certificate or Book-Entry Share that immediately prior to the Effective Time represented any such Shares shall thereafter represent only the right to receive the Merger Consideration, without interest, including the right to receive pursuant to Section 2.6 , if applicable, any Fractional Share Consideration, together with the amounts, if any, payable pursuant to Section 2.3(f) .

(c) Cancellation of Treasury Stock and Parent-Owned Stock . All Shares that are held in the treasury of the Company, and all Shares owned of record by Parent, Merger Sub or any wholly-owned Subsidiaries of the Company, Parent or Merger Sub, will be cancelled and will cease to exist, with no payment being made with respect thereto.

(d) Merger Sub Common Stock . Each share of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of Merger Sub (the “ Merger Sub Common Stock ”) issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time will be converted into and become one newly and validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable share of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Surviving Corporation, and such shares shall constitute the only outstanding shares of capital stock of the Surviving Corporation. From and after the Effective Time, all certificates representing Merger Sub Common Stock shall be deemed for all purposes to represent the number of shares of common stock of the Surviving Corporation into which they were converted in accordance with the preceding sentence.

2.2 Election and Proration Procedures.

(a) Parent shall prepare and file an election form in such form and substance reasonably acceptable to Parent and the Company (which form shall include the items described in clause (i) and (ii) of Section 2.3(b) ) (the “ Election Form ”) as an exhibit to the Registration Statement. Parent shall direct and cause the Exchange Agent to mail the Election Form with the Proxy Statement/Prospectus to all persons who are record holders of the Shares as of the record date for the Company Stockholder Meeting (the “ Mailing Date ”). Each Election Form shall permit a record holder of Shares (or the beneficial owner through appropriate and customary documentation and instructions) to specify (x) the number of such holder’s Shares with respect to which such holder makes a Mixed Election (each such share, a “ Mixed Election Share ”), (y) the number of such holder’s Shares with respect to which such holder makes a Cash Election (each such share, a “ Cash Election Share ”) and (z) the number of such holder’s Shares with respect to which such holder makes a Stock Election (each such share, a “ Stock Election Share ”).

(b) Parent shall make available one or more Election Forms as may reasonably be requested from time to time by all Persons who become holders (or beneficial owners) of Shares between the record date for the Company Stockholder Meeting and the close of business on the Business Day prior to the Election Deadline, and the Company shall provide to the Exchange Agent all information reasonably necessary for it to perform as specified herein.

 

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(c) Any Shares with respect to which the Exchange Agent has not received an effective, properly completed Election Form (including duly executed transmittal materials included with the Election Form) on or before 5:00 p.m., Eastern Time, on the date that is one Business Day immediately preceding the Company Stockholder Meeting (or such other time and date as Parent and the Company shall agree in writing) (the “ Election Deadline ”) (other than Shares to be cancelled in accordance with Section 2.1(c) and other than Dissenting Shares) shall be deemed to be “ No Election Shares ,” and the holders of such No Election Shares shall be deemed to have made a Mixed Election with respect to such No Election Shares. An Election Form shall be effective and properly made and completed if the Exchange Agent shall have actually received at its designated office by the Election Deadline, an Election Form (including duly executed transmittal materials included with the Election Form) properly completed and signed and accompanied by (i) Certificates representing the Shares to which such Election Form relates, duly endorsed in blank or otherwise in form acceptable for transfer on the books of the Company (or by an appropriate guarantee of delivery of such Certificates as set forth in such Election Form from a firm that is an “eligible guarantor institution” (as defined in Rule 17Ad-15 under the Exchange Act); provided , that such Certificates are in fact delivered to the Exchange Agent by the time set forth in such guarantee of delivery) or (ii) in the case of Book-Entry Shares, the documents required by the procedures set forth in the Election Form. The Election Form shall specify that delivery shall be made, and risk of loss and title to any Certificates or Book-Entry Shares, as applicable, shall pass, only upon proper delivery of the Election Form together with any Certificates and/or Book-Entry Shares representing such Shares to the Exchange Agent in accordance with the foregoing sentence.

(d) As soon as reasonably practicable following the Election Deadline (and in any event two (2) Business Days thereafter), Parent shall cause the Exchange Agent to effect the following prorations to the Merger Consideration allocations; provided that the payment of the Merger Consideration shall be made in accordance with Section 2.3 :

i. If the Cash Election Amount is greater than the Available Cash Election Amount, then each Cash Election Share shall, instead of being converted into the Cash Election Consideration, be converted into the right to receive (A) an amount of cash (without interest) equal to the product of the Cash Election Consideration, multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which shall be the Available Cash Election Amount and the denominator of which shall be the Cash Election Amount (such fraction, the “ Cash Fraction ”) and (B) a number of validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable Parent Shares equal to the product of the Stock Election Consideration, multiplied by a fraction equal to one (1) minus the Cash Fraction.

ii. If the Available Cash Election Amount is greater than the Cash Election Amount, then each Stock Election Share shall, instead of being converted into the right to receive the Stock Election Consideration, be converted into the right to receive (A) an amount of cash (without interest) equal to the amount of such excess divided by the number of Stock Election Shares and (B) a number of validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable Parent Shares equal to the product of the Stock Election Consideration multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which shall be the difference between (I) the Cash Election Consideration minus (II) the amount calculated in clause (A) of this paragraph, and the denominator of which shall be the Cash Election Consideration.

(e) Any Election Form may be revoked or changed by the authorized Person properly submitting such Election Form, by written notice received by the Exchange Agent prior to the Election Deadline. In the event an Election Form is revoked prior to the Election Deadline, the Shares represented by such Election Form shall become No Election Shares, except to the extent a subsequent election is properly made with respect to any or all of Shares prior to the Election Deadline. Subject to the terms of this Agreement and of the Election Form, the Exchange Agent shall have reasonable discretion to determine whether any election, revocation or change has been properly or timely made and to disregard immaterial defects in the Election Forms, and any good faith decisions of the Exchange Agent regarding such matters shall be binding and conclusive. None of Parent, the Company, Merger Sub or the Exchange Agent shall be under any obligation to notify any Person of any defect in an Election Form.

 

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2.3 Payment for Securities; Surrender of Certificates .

(a) Exchange Fund . Prior to the Mailing Date, Parent will designate a reputable bank or trust company, reasonably acceptable to the Company, to act as the paying and exchange agent for the purpose of effecting the payment and delivery of the Merger Consideration in connection with the Merger (the “ Exchange Agent ”). The Exchange Agent shall also act as the agent for the holders of Shares for the purposes of (i) mailing and receiving Election Forms and determining, in accordance with this Article II , the form of Merger Consideration to be received by each holder of Shares, and (ii) receiving and holding their Election Forms and certificate or certificates which immediately prior to the Effective Time represented outstanding Shares (the “ Certificates ”) and non-certificated Shares represented by book-entry (“ Book-Entry Shares ”) and shall obtain no rights or interests in the Shares represented thereby. At or immediately after the Effective Time, Parent shall deposit, or cause to be deposited, with the Exchange Agent (i) evidence of Parent Shares issuable pursuant to Section 2.1(a) and Section 2.1(b) in book-entry form equal to the aggregate number of Parent Shares to be issued as Merger Consideration (excluding any Fractional Share Consideration) and (ii) cash in immediately available funds in an amount sufficient to pay the aggregate cash to be paid as Merger Consideration, the aggregate Company Accelerated Equity Award Payments (except to the extent that any such Equity Award Payments are to be made through the payroll of the Surviving Corporation), any Fractional Share Consideration and any dividends under Section 2.3(f) (such evidence of book-entry Parent Shares and cash amounts, together with any dividends or other distributions with respect thereto, the “ Exchange Fund ”) in each case, for the sole benefit of the holders of the Shares converted pursuant to Section 2.1(a) and Section 2.1(b) and Company Accelerated Equity Awards. In the event the Exchange Fund shall be insufficient to pay the aggregate Merger Consideration, the Company Accelerated Equity Award Payments and the dividends under Section 2.3(f) , Parent shall promptly deposit, or cause to be promptly deposited, additional Parent Shares or cash with the Exchange Agent in the amount required to make such payments. Parent shall cause the Exchange Agent to make, and the Exchange Agent shall make, delivery of the Merger Consideration, including payment of the Fractional Share Consideration and any amounts payable in respect of dividends or other distributions on shares of Parent Stock in accordance with Section 2.3(f) , out of the Exchange Fund in accordance with this Agreement. The Exchange Fund shall not be used for any purpose that is not expressly provided for in this Agreement. The cash portion of the Exchange Fund shall be invested by the Exchange Agent as reasonably directed by Parent; provided , however , that no such investment or loss thereon shall affect the amounts payable to holders of Certificates or Book-Entry Shares pursuant to this Article II and to the extent of any such loss, Parent shall fund additional cash amounts into the Exchange Fund to enable such payments to be made. Any interest or other income from such investments shall be paid promptly to Parent or the Surviving Corporation, as Parent directs.

(b) Procedures for Surrender . Promptly after the Effective Time (and in any event, within three (3) Business Days thereafter), Parent will cause the Exchange Agent to mail to each holder of record of Certificates or Book-Entry Shares which were converted into the right to receive the Merger Consideration at the Effective Time pursuant to Section 2.1(a) and Section 2.1(b) (other than the holders of record of Certificates or Book-Entry Shares who have properly completed and submitted, and have not revoked, an Election Form pursuant to Section 2.2 prior to the Closing): (i) a letter of transmittal, which will specify that delivery will be effected, and risk of loss and title to the Certificates (if any) will pass, only upon delivery of such Certificates (or affidavits of loss in lieu thereof) to the Exchange Agent, and will otherwise be in such form and have such other provisions as Parent or the Exchange Agent may reasonably specify and (ii) instructions in customary form for effecting the surrender of the Certificates or Book-Entry Shares in exchange for payment of the Merger Consideration, including any amount payable in respect of Fractional Share Consideration or any dividends or other distributions on the Parent Shares

 

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in accordance with Section 2.3(f) . Upon surrender of Certificates (or affidavits of loss in lieu thereof) and Book-Entry Shares for cancellation to the Exchange Agent or to such other agent or agents as may be appointed by Parent, and upon delivery of an Election Form or letter of transmittal, duly executed and in proper form, with respect to such Certificates (or affidavits of loss in lieu thereof) or Book-Entry Shares, the holder of such Certificates or Book-Entry Shares will be entitled to receive the Merger Consideration pursuant to the provisions of this Article 2 , including any amount payable in respect of Fractional Share Consideration or any dividends or other distributions on the Parent Shares in accordance with Section 2.3(f) , for each Share formerly represented by such Certificates (or affidavits of loss in lieu thereof) and for each Book-Entry Share. Any Certificates so surrendered will forthwith be cancelled. All Merger Consideration, Fractional Share Consideration or other amounts due pursuant to Section 2.3(f) , paid upon the surrender for exchange of Certificates (or affidavits of loss in lieu thereof) and Book-Entry Shares will be deemed to have been paid in full satisfaction of all rights pertaining to the Shares formerly represented by such Certificates or Book-Entry Shares. If payment of the Merger Consideration is to be made to a Person other than the Person in whose name any surrendered Certificate is registered, it will be a condition precedent of payment that the Certificate so surrendered will be properly endorsed or will be otherwise in proper form for transfer, and the Person requesting such payment will have paid any transfer or similar Taxes required by reason of the payment of the Merger Consideration to a Person other than the registered holder of the Certificate so surrendered or will have established to the satisfaction of the Exchange Agent that such Taxes either have been paid or are not payable. Any other transfer or similar Taxes incurred in connection with the Merger will be paid by Parent. Payment of the Merger Consideration with respect to Book-Entry Shares will only be made to the Person in whose name such Book-Entry Shares are registered. Until surrendered as contemplated hereby, each Certificate or Book-Entry Share (other than Shares cancelled pursuant to Section 2.1(c) ) will be deemed at any time after the Effective Time to represent only the right to receive the Merger Consideration or the amount determined pursuant to Section 2.4 , as applicable, without interest.

(c) Transfer Books; No Further Ownership Rights in Shares . At the Effective Time, the stock transfer books of the Company will be closed and thereafter there will be no further registration of transfers of Shares that were previously outstanding on the records of the Company. From and after the Effective Time, the holders of Certificates and Book-Entry Shares outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time will cease to have any rights with respect to such Shares except as otherwise provided for herein or by applicable Law. If, after the Effective Time, Certificates or Book-Entry Shares are presented to the Surviving Corporation for any reason, then (subject to compliance with the exchange procedures of Section 2.3(b) ) they will be cancelled and exchanged as provided in this Agreement.

(d) Termination of Exchange Fund; Abandoned Property; No Liability . At any time following the first anniversary of the Effective Time, the Surviving Corporation will be entitled to require the Exchange Agent to deliver to it any portion of the Exchange Fund (including any interest accrued with respect thereto) not disbursed to holders of Certificates or Book-Entry Shares or Company Accelerated Equity Awards, and thereafter such holders will be entitled to look only to the Surviving Corporation (subject to abandoned property, escheat or other similar Laws) as general creditors thereof with respect to the Merger Consideration, including any amount payable in respect of Fractional Share Consideration or any dividends or other distributions on the Parent Shares in accordance with Section 2.3(f) , payable upon due surrender of their Certificates or Book-Entry Shares or Company Accelerated Equity Awards and compliance with the procedures in Section 2.3(b) , without interest. Any amounts remaining unclaimed by holders of Certificates or Book-Entry Shares immediately prior to such time as such amounts would otherwise escheat to or become the property of any Governmental Entity will, to the extent permitted by applicable Law, become the property of the Surviving Corporation free and clear of all claims or interest of any Person previously entitled thereto hereunder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, neither the Surviving Corporation nor the Exchange Agent will be liable to any holder of a Certificate or Book-Entry Shares for Merger Consideration delivered to a public official pursuant to any applicable abandoned property, escheat or similar Law.

 

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(e) Lost, Stolen or Destroyed Certificates . In the event that any Certificates have been lost, stolen or destroyed, the Exchange Agent will issue in exchange for such lost, stolen or destroyed Certificates, upon the making of an affidavit of that fact by the holder thereof, the Merger Consideration payable in respect thereof pursuant to Section 2.1(a) or (b)  hereof, including any amount payable in respect of Fractional Share Consideration or any dividends or other distributions on the Parent Shares in accordance with Section 2.3(f) ; provided , however , that Parent may, in its reasonable discretion and as a condition precedent to any such payment, require the owners of such lost, stolen or destroyed Certificates to deliver a customary affidavit of loss which includes an indemnity against any claim that may be made against Parent, Merger Sub, the Surviving Corporation or the Exchange Agent with respect to the Certificates alleged to have been lost, stolen or destroyed.

(f) Dividends or Distributions with Respect to Parent Shares . No dividends or other distributions with respect to Parent Shares with a record date after the Effective Time shall be paid to the holder of any unsurrendered Certificate or Book-Entry Share with respect to Parent Shares issuable hereunder, and all such dividends and other distributions shall be paid by Parent to the Exchange Agent and shall be included in the Exchange Fund, in each case until the surrender of such Certificate (or affidavit of loss in lieu thereof) or Book-Entry Share in accordance with this Agreement. Subject to applicable Laws, following surrender of any such Certificate (or affidavit of loss in lieu thereof) or Book-Entry Share there shall be paid to the holder thereof, without interest, (i) the amount of dividends or other distributions with a record date after the Effective Time theretofore paid with respect to the Parent Shares to which such holder is entitled pursuant to this Agreement and (ii) at the appropriate payment date, the amount of dividends or other distributions with a record date after the Effective Time but prior to such surrender and with a payment date subsequent to such surrender payable with respect to such Parent Shares.

(g) Withholding Rights . Each of Parent, the Surviving Corporation and the Exchange Agent, as applicable, shall be entitled to deduct and withhold from the consideration otherwise payable pursuant to this Agreement such amounts as Parent, the Surviving Corporation or the Exchange Agent, as applicable, is required to deduct and withhold with respect to the making of such payment under the Code or any other applicable state, local or foreign Tax Law. Except for any deduction or withholding with respect to Company Accelerated Equity Award Payments or any U.S. federal backup withholding attributable to a failure of a holder of Shares to provide a completed IRS Form W-8 or W-9, before making any such deduction or withholding, Parent, the Surviving Corporation or the Exchange Agent, as applicable, shall use commercially reasonable efforts to give the Company prior notice of its intention to make such deduction or withholding, and such notice shall include the authority, basis and method of calculation for the proposed deduction or withholding. To the extent that amounts are so withheld and notwithstanding any failure to comply with the preceding sentence, such withheld amounts (i) shall be remitted to the applicable Governmental Entity and (ii) shall be treated for all purposes of this Agreement as having been paid to the holder of Shares in respect of which such deduction and withholding was made.

2.4 Dissenting Shares . Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, Shares outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time and held by a holder of record who did not vote in favor of the adoption of this Agreement (or consent thereto in writing) who is entitled to demand and has properly demanded appraisal for such Shares in accordance with, and who complies in all respects with, Section 262 of the DGCL (such Shares, the “ Dissenting Shares ”) will not be converted into the right to receive the Merger Consideration, and will instead represent only the right to receive such consideration as may be determined to be due in respect of such Dissenting Shares pursuant to

 

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Section 262 of the DGCL. If any such holder fails to perfect or otherwise waives, withdraws or loses his, her or its right to appraisal under Section 262 of the DGCL, then the right of such holder to receive such payment in respect of such Dissenting Shares will cease and such Dissenting Shares will be deemed to have been converted, as of the Effective Time, into and will be exchangeable solely for the right to receive the Mixed Election Consideration, or other amounts payable pursuant to Section 2.3 , without interest. The Company will give Parent prompt notice of any demands received by the Company for appraisal of Shares, attempted withdrawals of such demands and any other instruments submitted pursuant to the DGCL and received by the Company relating to rights to be paid the fair value of Dissenting Shares, and Parent will have the right to control all negotiations and Proceedings with respect to such demands. Prior to the Effective Time, the Company will not, except with the prior written consent of Parent in its sole discretion, make any payment with respect to, or settle or compromise or offer to settle or compromise, any such demands, or approve any withdrawal of any such demands, or agree to do any of the foregoing.

2.5 Treatment of Company Equity Awards; Company Equity Plans .

(a) Vesting Acceleration . Prior to the Effective Time, the Company Board (or, if appropriate, any committee thereof) will adopt resolutions and take all other actions necessary and appropriate to provide that, as of immediately prior to the Effective Time, the vesting, and, if applicable, exercisability of each (i) outstanding Share subject to a right of repurchase in favor of the Company or risk of forfeiture (collectively, “ Company Restricted Shares ”), (ii) restricted stock unit granted in respect of Shares that is not a Company Assumed Restricted Stock Unit (collectively, “ Company Accelerated Restricted Stock Units ”), (iii) performance stock unit granted in respect of Shares that is not a Company Assumed Performance Stock Unit (collectively, “ Company Accelerated Performance Stock Units ”), (iv) phantom stock right in respect of or economically linked to Shares (collectively, “ Company Phantom Awards ”), (v) option to purchase Shares (collectively, “ Company Options ”), (vi) stock appreciation right in respect of Shares (collectively, “ Company Stock Appreciation Rights ”) and (vii) any other equity or equity-based award in respect of, linked to or denominated in Shares other than the Company Assumed Restricted Stock Units and Company Assumed Performance Stock Units (collectively with Company Restricted Shares, Company Accelerated Restricted Stock Units, Company Accelerated Performance Stock Units, Company Phantom Awards, Company Options and Company Stock Appreciation Rights, “ Company Accelerated Equity Awards ”) whether granted separately or under any employee or director stock option, stock purchase or equity compensation plan, arrangement or agreement of the Company, including the Company’s Amended and Restated 2009 Stock Option Plan, the Company’s Stock Appreciation Rights Plan, the Company’s Amended and Restated Phantom Stock Plan, the Company’s Amended and Restated Long-Term Incentive Plan and the Company’s Amended and Restated Restricted Stock Plan (collectively, “ Company Equity Plans ”), will accelerate with respect to one hundred percent (100%) of the Shares underlying such Company Accelerated Equity Award (treating for this purpose any performance-based vesting condition as having been attained at “target”) and all restrictions thereon shall lapse. After giving effect to such accelerated vesting, the Company Accelerated Equity Awards shall be treated in accordance with Section 2.5(b) or, in the case of Company Restricted Shares, Section 2.1 .

(b) Treatment of Company Accelerated Equity Awards . Effective as of immediately prior to the Effective Time, each Company Accelerated Equity Award, other than the Company Restricted Shares which shall be subject to Section 2.1 , shall be cancelled and, in exchange therefor, each former holder of any such cancelled Company Accelerated Equity Award will be entitled to receive, in consideration of the cancellation of such Company Accelerated Equity Award and in full settlement therefor, a payment in cash of an amount equal to the product of (A) the total number of Shares subject to such Company Accelerated Equity Award as of immediately prior to such cancellation and (B) any positive difference obtained by subtracting any exercise price per Share applicable to such Company Accelerated Equity Award (if applicable) from the Equity Award Consideration (such amounts payable

 

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hereunder being referred to as the “ Company Accelerated Equity Award Payments ”). For the avoidance of doubt, in the case of a Company Accelerated Equity Award that does not have an exercise price, the exercise price per Share for the purposes of the preceding sentence shall be zero. From and after the Effective Time, any such cancelled Company Accelerated Equity Awards will no longer be outstanding or exercisable by the former holder thereof, but will only entitle such holder to the payment of the Company Accelerated Equity Award Payment.

(c) Payments through Payroll . Any Company Accelerated Equity Award Payment to which an employee or former employee of the Company becomes entitled pursuant to Section 2.5(b) shall be made through the Surviving Corporation’s payroll no more than ten (10) Business Days following the Effective Time.

(d) Equity Award Rollover . Prior to the Effective Time, the Company Board (or, if appropriate, any committee thereof) will adopt resolutions and take all other actions necessary and appropriate to provide that each (i) restricted stock unit granted after February 28, 2017 under the Company’s Amended and Restated Long-Term Incentive Plan in respect of Shares and held by a Continuing Employee (the “ Company Assumed Restricted Stock Units ,” collectively with the Company Accelerated Restricted Stock Units, the “ Company Restricted Stock Units ”) that is outstanding immediately before the Effective Time, will be converted as of the Effective Time into a restricted stock unit (the “ Assumed Restricted Stock Unit ”) on the same terms and conditions (including applicable vesting requirements but subject to such accelerated vesting, if any, provided to the holder thereof in a plan set forth on Section 5.9(c) of the Company Disclosure Schedules or a Company Employee Agreement) under the Company’s Amended and Restated Long-Term Incentive Plan and award agreement evidencing such Company Assumed Restricted Stock Unit, in respect of the number of Parent Shares that is equal to the number of Shares subject to the Company Assumed Restricted Stock Unit immediately prior to the Effective Time multiplied by the Assumed Equity Award Exchange Ratio (rounded to the nearest whole share); and (ii) performance stock unit granted after February 28, 2017 under the Company’s Amended and Restated Long-Term Incentive Plan in respect of Shares and held by a Continuing Employee (collectively, “ Company Assumed Performance Stock Units ,” collectively with the Company Accelerated Performance Stock Units, the “ Company Performance Stock Units ”) that is outstanding immediately before the Effective Time, will be converted as of the Effective Time into a restricted stock unit (the “ Assumed Performance Stock Units ”) in accordance with the terms of the Company’s Amended and Restated Long-Term Incentive Plan and award agreement evidencing such Company Assumed Performance Stock Unit (with vesting to occur in substantially equal installments on each of the first three anniversaries of the original date of grant of the related Company Assumed Performance Stock Units, subject to such accelerated vesting, if any, provided to the holder thereof in a plan set forth on Section 5.9(c) of the Company Disclosure Schedules or a Company Employee Agreement) in respect of the number of Parent Shares that is equal to the number of Shares that would have vested at the end of the performance period if target performance had been achieved immediately prior to the Effective Time multiplied by the Assumed Equity Award Exchange Ratio (rounded to the nearest whole share). For purposes of this Agreement, the “ Assumed Equity Award Exchange Ratio ” means the quotient of (x) the Equity Award Consideration and (ii) the Parent Share VWAP. No later than the Effective Time, Parent shall file, and keep effective for so long as the Assumed Restricted Stock Units and Assumed Performance Stock Units are outstanding, a registration statement on Form S-8 (or any successor or other appropriate form) with respect to the Parent Shares subject to Assumed Restricted Stock Units and Assumed Performance Stock Units converted pursuant to this Section 2.5(d) .

(e) Termination of Company Equity Plans . As of the Effective Time, all Company Equity Plans, except the Company’s Amended and Restated Long-Term Incentive Plan, will be terminated, and no further Company Accelerated Equity Awards or other rights with respect to Shares will be granted thereunder.

 

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(f) Treatment of Company ESPP . The Company shall take such action as may be necessary to: (i) terminate the then-current offering period under the Company ESPP as of a date that is as soon as practicable following the date hereof and in no event later than immediately preceding the next scheduled purchase date under the terms of the Company ESPP (the “ Company ESPP Ending Date ”) and (ii) terminate the Company ESPP as of the Effective Time. On the Company ESPP Ending Date, the funds credited as of such date under the Company ESPP within the associated accumulated payroll withholding account for each participant under the Company ESPP shall be refunded to the participant in accordance with the terms of the Company ESPP for refunded contributions.

(g) Corporate Actions . At or prior to the Effective Time, the Company, the Company Board and the compensation committee of the Company Board, as applicable, shall adopt any resolutions and take any actions which are necessary to effectuate the provisions of this Section 2.5 . The Company shall take all actions necessary to ensure that from and after the Effective Time neither Parent nor the Surviving Corporation will be required to deliver to any Person any Shares or other Equity Interests of the Company, the Surviving Corporation or any other Person pursuant to or in settlement of Company Accelerated Equity Awards or other rights with respect to Shares.

2.6 Fractional Shares . No fractional Parent Shares shall be issued in connection with the Merger, no certificate or scrip representing fractional Parent Shares shall be issued upon the surrender for exchange of Certificates or Book-Entry Shares, and such fractional share interests shall not entitle the owner thereof to vote or to any other rights of a shareholder of Parent. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, each holder of Shares converted pursuant to the Merger who would otherwise have been entitled to receive a fraction of a Parent Share (after aggregating all shares represented by the Certificates and Book-Entry Shares delivered by such holder) shall receive, in lieu thereof and upon surrender thereof, cash, without interest, in an amount equal to such fractional part of a Parent Share (rounded to the nearest one thousandth when expressed in decimal form) multiplied by the Parent Share VWAP.

ARTICLE 3

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY

Except as set forth in (i) the Company SEC Documents filed with the SEC since January 1, 2015 and publicly available via the SEC’s EDGAR service at least two (2) Business Days prior to the date hereof (including exhibits and other information incorporated by reference therein, but excluding any disclosure contained in such Company SEC Documents under the heading “Risk Factors”, “Cautionary Note Regarding Forward Looking Statements” or similar heading); provided , that in no event shall any disclosure in any Company SEC Documents qualify or limit the representations and warranties of the Company set forth in Section 3.1 , Section 3.2 , Section 3.3 , Section 3.4 , Section 3.5 , Section 3.9 , Section 3.25 or Section 3.30 , or (ii) the disclosure schedule delivered by the Company to Parent and Merger Sub concurrently with the execution of this Agreement (the “ Company Disclosure Schedule ”) (with each exception set forth in the Company Disclosure Schedule being identified by reference to, or grouped under a heading referring to, a specific individual section or subsection of this Agreement and relating only to such section or subsection; provided , however , that a matter disclosed with respect to one representation or warranty shall also be deemed to be disclosed with respect to each other representation or warranty to which the relevance of such matter disclosed is reasonably apparent from the text of such disclosure), the Company hereby represents and warrants to Parent and Merger Sub as follows:

3.1 Organization and Qualification; No Subsidiaries .

(a) The Company is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of the State of Delaware.

 

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(b) The Company has all requisite corporate power and corporate authority to own, lease and operate its properties and assets and to carry on its business as it is now being conducted. The Company is duly qualified to do business and in good standing in each jurisdiction where the ownership, leasing or operation of its properties or assets or the conduct of its business requires such qualification, except where the failure to be so qualified or in good standing would not have a Company Material Adverse Effect.

(c) Section 3.1(c) of the Company Disclosure Schedule contains a complete and accurate list of the name and jurisdiction of organization of each Subsidiary of the Company (each a “ Company Subsidiary ” and, collectively, the “ Company Subsidiaries ”) as of the date of this Agreement and sets forth (i) the authorized and issued capital stock of, or other Equity Interest in, each Company Significant Subsidiary as of the date of this Agreement and (ii) the number and type of shares of capital stock of, or other Equity Interest in, such Company Significant Subsidiary that, as of the date of this Agreement, are owned, directly or indirectly by the Company. Each share of capital stock or other Equity Interest in each Company Subsidiary owned directly or indirectly by the Company is owned free and clear of any Liens (other than Permitted Liens). Each Company Subsidiary is a direct, or indirect, wholly owned Subsidiary of the Company. Each Company Subsidiary is duly organized, validly existing and, to the extent applicable, in good standing under the Laws of the jurisdiction of its organization and each Company Subsidiary has the requisite power and authority to own, lease and operate all of its properties and assets and to carry on its business as it is now being conducted, except when the failure to be so duly organized, validly existing, in good standing or have such power and authority would not have a Company Material Adverse Effect. Except for the capital stock of, or other Equity Interest in, the Company Subsidiaries, the Company does not own or have any contractual obligation or commitment to acquire, directly or indirectly, any material capital stock of, or other material Equity Interest in, any Person or have an obligation to otherwise make any material investment in any Person.

(d) The Company has made available to Parent and Merger Sub accurate and complete copies of the currently effective Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company and all further amendments thereto (the “ Company Charter ”), the Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company and all further amendments thereto (the “ Company Bylaws ”) and the equivalent organizational documents of each Company Significant Subsidiary. Neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary is in material violation of the Company Charter, the Company Bylaws or any equivalent organizational documents of any Company Subsidiary, as applicable, and each such organizational document is in full force and effect.

3.2 Capitalization .

(a) The authorized capital stock of the Company consists of (i)100,000,000 shares of Company Common Stock, of which, as of the close of business on July 28, 2017, there were 24,591,691 shares issued and outstanding and (ii) 50,000,000 shares of Company Preferred Stock, of which, as of the close of business on July 28, 2017, there were 4,821,600 shares issued and outstanding all of which are designated Series A Preferred Stock and which will be convertible into 6,502,663 shares of Company Common Stock at the Closing (assuming a Closing Date of November 30, 2017). 10,000,000 shares of Company Preferred Stock have been designated as Series A Preferred Stock.

(b) As of the close of business on July 28, 2017, there are no Shares reserved for issuance or issued and outstanding under any Company Equity Plans, except: (i) 2,395,380 shares of Company Common Stock were subject to and reserved for issuance pursuant to, outstanding Company Options (assuming target level achievement with respect to any performance conditions), of which Company Options to purchase 1,133,425 shares of Company Common Stock were vested, (ii) 120,480 Company Restricted Stock Units were outstanding (assuming target level achievement with respect to any performance conditions), (iii) 276,666 Company Performance Stock Units were outstanding (assuming target level achievement with respect to any

 

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performance conditions), (iv) 29,786 shares of Company Common Stock were subject to outstanding Company Stock Appreciation Rights, of which Company Stock Appreciation Rights in respect of 13,882 shares of Company Common Stock were vested and (v) 12,488 Company Phantom Awards were outstanding. Section 3.2(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedule sets forth, as of the close of business on July 28, 2017, a true, correct and complete list of all holders of Company Options, Company Restricted Stock Units, Company Performance Stock Units, Company Stock Appreciation Rights and Company Phantom Awards (or a unique number or pseudonym identifier), including the type of award, the number of shares of Company Common Stock subject to each award, the date of grant thereof, and, if applicable, the price per share payable upon exercise thereof. As of the close of business on July 28, 2017, the fully diluted Shares outstanding is 33,929,154 shares of Company Common Stock.

(c) Except as described in Section 3.2(a) and Section 3.2(b) and rights to purchase Company Common Stock issuable pursuant to the Company ESPP, there are no subscriptions, options, warrants, calls, conversion rights, stock appreciation rights, “phantom” stock rights, performance units, redemption rights, repurchase rights or other equity-based awards or rights or other preemptive or outstanding rights, agreements, arrangements or commitments of any character obligating the Company or any Company Subsidiary to issue, acquire or sell any Shares or other Equity Interests or rights derived therefrom of the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries or any securities obligations convertible or exchangeable into or exercisable for, or giving any Person a right to subscribe for or acquire, any securities of the Company or any Company Subsidiary, and no securities or obligations evidencing such rights are authorized, issued or outstanding.

(d) There are no outstanding contractual obligations or commitments of the Company or any Company Subsidiary (i) affecting the voting rights of, (ii) requiring the repurchase, redemption or disposition of, or containing any right of first refusal with respect to, (iii) requiring the registration for sale of or (iv) granting any preemptive or antidilutive rights with respect to, or restricting the transfer or issuance of, any Shares or other Equity Interests in the Company or any Company Significant Subsidiary. Except for this Agreement and the Support Agreement, there are no stockholders agreements, voting agreements or other similar agreements with respect to the acquisition, disposition or voting of Shares or other Equity Interests of the Company to which the Company or any Company Subsidiary is a party.

(e) All of the outstanding Shares and other Equity Interests in the Company and each Company Subsidiary have been duly authorized and validly issued and are fully paid, nonassessable and free of preemptive rights and were not issued in violation of any purchase option, call option, right of first refusal, preemptive right or similar right. No Company Subsidiary owns any Shares.

(f) All of the outstanding Company Options, Company Restricted Stock Units, Company Performance Stock Units, Company Stock Appreciation Rights and Company Phantom Awards were granted in compliance in all material respects with all applicable Laws and all of the terms and conditions of the Company Equity Plan pursuant to which it was issued.

3.3 Authority .

(a) The Company has all necessary corporate power and corporate authority to execute and deliver this Agreement, to perform its obligations hereunder and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby, including the Merger, subject to obtaining the Company Stockholder Approval. The execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Company and the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated hereby, including the Merger, have been duly authorized by all

 

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necessary corporate action, and no other corporate proceedings on the part of the Company and no votes or written consents are necessary to authorize this Agreement or to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby other than the Company Stockholder Approval and the filing of the Certificate of Merger with the Secretary of the State of Delaware. This Agreement has been duly and validly executed and delivered by the Company and, subject to due authorization, execution and delivery by Parent and Merger Sub, constitutes the 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 or other similar Laws, now or hereafter in effect, affecting creditors’ rights generally and (ii) the remedy of specific performance and injunctive and other forms of equitable relief may be subject to equitable defenses and to the discretion of the court before which any Proceeding therefor may be brought.

(b) At a meeting duly called and held prior to the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Company Board adopted resolutions by which the Company Board unanimously (i) approved this Agreement and declared this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, including the Merger to be fair, advisable and in the best interests of the Company and its stockholders in accordance with the requirements of the DGCL, (ii) subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, directed that this Agreement be submitted for consideration at a meeting of the Company’s stockholders and (iii) subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, recommended that the holders of the Company Common Stock and Company Preferred Stock vote their Shares in favor of the adoption of this Agreement, and, as of the date hereof, none of the aforesaid actions by the Company Board has been amended, rescinded or modified.

3.4 No Conflict . None of the execution, delivery or performance of this Agreement by the Company, the consummation by the Company of the Merger or any other transaction contemplated by this Agreement, or the Company’s compliance with any of the provisions of this Agreement will (with or without notice or lapse of time, or both): (a) subject to obtaining the Company Stockholder Approval, conflict with or violate any provision of the Company Charter or Company Bylaws or the organizational documents of any Company Subsidiary; (b) assuming the accuracy of the representations set forth in Section 4.14 and that all consents, approvals, authorizations and permits described in Section 3.5 have been obtained and all filings and notifications described in Section 3.5 have been made and any waiting periods thereunder have terminated or expired, conflict with or violate any Law applicable to the Company or any Company Subsidiary or any of their respective properties or assets; or (c) require any consent or approval under, violate, conflict with, result in any breach of or any loss of any benefit under, or constitute a change of control or default under, or result in termination or give to others any right of termination, vesting, amendment, acceleration or cancellation of, or result in the creation of a Lien upon any of the rights, respective properties or assets of the Company or any Company Subsidiary pursuant to, any Company Material Contract, except, with respect to clause (b), for any such conflicts, violations, consents, breaches, losses, changes of control, defaults, other occurrences or Liens which would not have a Company Material Adverse Effect.

3.5 Required Filings and Consents . None of the execution, delivery or performance of this Agreement by the Company, the consummation by the Company of the Merger or any other transaction contemplated by this Agreement, or the Company’s compliance with any of the provisions of this Agreement will require (with or without notice or lapse of time, or both) any consent, approval, authorization or permit of, or filing or registration with or notification to, any Governmental Entity, other than (a) the filing and recordation of the Certificate of Merger as required by the DGCL, (b) compliance with any applicable requirements of the HSR Act and the other applicable Competition Laws of the jurisdictions set forth on Section 3.5 of the Company Disclosure Schedule, (c) filings with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “ SEC ”) as may be required by the Company in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, including the Proxy

 

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Statement/Prospectus and (d) where the failure to obtain such consents, approvals, authorizations or

permits of, or to make such filings, registrations with or notifications to any Governmental Entity would not have a Company Material Adverse Effect.

3.6 Permits; Compliance With Law .

(a) The Company and each Company Subsidiary holds all authorizations, permits, certificates, exemptions, approvals, orders, consents, franchises, variances, easements, exemptions, registrations, licenses and clearances of any Governmental Entity (the “ Company Permits ”) necessary for the operation of the Business as currently conducted and all such Company Permits are in full force and effect, except where the failure to hold one or more such Company Permits would not have a Company Material Adverse Effect. The Company and each Company Subsidiary is operating in compliance with the terms of such Company Permits, except where the failure to be in compliance with such Company Permits would not have a Company Material Adverse Effect. Except as would not have a Company Material Adverse Effect, no suspension, modification, revocation or cancellation of any of such Company Permits is pending or threatened in writing.

(b) (i) The Company and each Company Subsidiary is, and since January 1, 2015 has been, in compliance with all Laws and Orders applicable to the Company or any Company Subsidiary or any assets owned or used by the Company or any Company Subsidiary (except in each case where such noncompliance would not have a Company Material Adverse Effect) and (ii) neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary has received any written communication since January 1, 2015 from, or since January 1, 2015 entered into any Contract or settlement with, a Governmental Entity that alleges that the Company or any Company Subsidiary has, at any time, not been in material compliance with any such Law or Order and, to the knowledge of the Company, there has not been any material investigation or inquiry by a Governmental Entity pending or threatened against the Company or any Company Subsidiary at any time since January 1, 2015.

(c) Neither the Company, nor the Company Subsidiaries, nor, to the knowledge of the Company, any Representatives acting on their behalf, have, in the past five (5) years, directly or indirectly, (i) used any funds for unlawful contributions, gifts, entertainment or other unlawful payments relating to political activity, or failed to disclose fully any such contributions in violation of law, (ii) given, offered, promised, or authorized to give, any money or thing of value to any foreign or domestic Government Official corruptly for the purpose of influencing an act or decision of the Government Official, or inducing the Government Official to use his or her influence or position to affect any government act or decision relating in any way to the business of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries; or (iii) given, offered, promised, or authorized to give, any money or thing of value to a Government Official or any other Person in violation of any applicable anti-corruption laws, including the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, the U.K. Bribery Act, any laws enacted pursuant to, or arising under, the OECD Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions, or any other applicable laws or regulations relating to bribery or corruption (collectively, “ Anti-Corruption Laws ”). There have been no intentionally false or fictitious entries made in the books or records of the Company and its Subsidiaries relating to any illegal payment or secret or unrecorded fund, and neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has established or maintained a secret or unrecorded fund. In the past five (5) years, there have been no charges, internal whistleblower reports, voluntary disclosures or Proceedings (or to the knowledge of the Company any external whistleblower reports or external investigations) against the Company or any Company Subsidiary under any applicable Anti-Corruption Laws, and to the Company’s knowledge, there are no pending or threatened external investigations or Proceedings involving suspected or confirmed violations thereof. The Company and the Company Subsidiaries maintain policies and procedures reasonably designed to ensure compliance with all applicable Anti-Corruption Laws.

 

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3.7 SEC Filings; Financial Statements .

(a) Since January 1, 2015, the Company has timely filed or otherwise furnished (as applicable) all registration statements, prospectuses, forms, reports, certifications, statements and other documents required to be filed or furnished by it under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, as the case may be, together with all certifications required pursuant to the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (the “ Sarbanes-Oxley Act ”) (such documents and any other documents publicly filed by the Company with the SEC, including any publicly filed supplements, modifications or amendments thereto, collectively, the “ Company SEC Documents ”). As of their respective effective dates (in the case of the Company SEC Documents that are registration statements filed pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act) and as of their respective SEC filing dates (in the case of all other Company SEC Documents), or in each case, if amended prior to the date hereof, as of the date of the last such amendment, the Company SEC Documents (i) complied in all material respects with the applicable requirements of the Exchange Act or the Securities Act, as the case may be, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, and the applicable rules and regulations promulgated thereunder 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 such statement were made, not misleading. All of the audited consolidated financial statements and unaudited consolidated interim financial statements of the Company included in the Company SEC Documents, including the related notes and schedules (collectively, the “ Company Financial Statements ”), (A) have been prepared in accordance with GAAP applied on a consistent basis during the periods involved (except as may be expressly indicated in the notes thereto or, in the case of interim financial statements, for normal and recurring year-end audit adjustments which are not expected to be material individually or in the aggregate), (B) fairly present in all material respects the consolidated financial position and the consolidated results of operations, cash flows and changes in stockholders’ equity of the Company as of the dates and for the periods referred to therein (except as may be expressly indicated in the notes thereto or, in the case of interim financial statements, for normal and recurring year-end audit adjustments which are not expected to be material individually or in the aggregate) and (C) complied 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.

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

(c) Without limiting the generality of Section 3.7(a) , (i) KPMG LLP has not resigned or been dismissed as independent public accountants of the Company as a result of or in connection with any disagreement with the Company on a matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure or auditing scope or procedure, (ii) since January 1, 2015, none of the Company or any Company Subsidiary or, to the knowledge of the Company, any director or officer of the Company or any Company Subsidiary, has formally received any material complaint, allegation, assertion or claim regarding the accounting or auditing practices, procedures, methodologies or methods of the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries or their internal accounting controls, including any material complaint, allegation, assertion or claim that the Company or any Company Subsidiary has engaged in questionable accounting or auditing practices, (iii) no executive officer of the Company has

 

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failed in any respect to make, without qualification, the certifications required of him or her under Section 302 or 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act with respect to any form, report or schedule filed by the Company with the SEC since the enactment of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and (iv) no enforcement action has been initiated or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened against the Company by the SEC relating to disclosures contained in any Company SEC Document.

(d) The Company has made available true, correct and complete copies of all comment letters received by the Company from the SEC staff since January 1, 2015 relating to the Company SEC Documents, together with all written responses of the Company thereto. As of the date of this Agreement, there are no outstanding or unresolved comments in any such comment letters received by the Company from the SEC. To the knowledge of the Company, as of the date of this Agreement, none of the Company SEC Documents is the subject of any ongoing review by the SEC. None of the Company Subsidiaries has or is required to file or furnish any forms, reports, or other documents with the SEC or pursuant to the Exchange Act.

3.8 Internal Controls . The Company maintains a system of internal controls over financial reporting (as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) of the Exchange Act) as required by Rule 13a-15 and 15d-15 under the Exchange Act and that is reasonably sufficient to provide reasonable assurances that (a) transactions are executed only in accordance with management’s general or specific authorizations, (b) access to assets of the Company or the Company Subsidiaries is permitted only in accordance with management’s general or specific authorization and (c) the recorded accountability for assets is compared with the existing assets at reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect to any differences. The Company’s internal controls over financial reporting have been designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of the Company’s consolidated financial reporting and the preparation of the Company consolidated financial statements for external purposes in accordance with GAAP. The Company has designed and maintains disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) of the Exchange Act) as required by Rule13a-15 and 15d-15 under the Exchange Act and that provide reasonable assurance that all material information (both financial and non-financial) required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms and is accumulated and communicated to the Company’s management as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure and to enable the chief executive officer and chief financial officer of the Company to make the required certifications under the Exchange Act with respect to such reports. Neither the Company, the audit committee of the Company Board, nor, to the knowledge of the Company, the Company auditors, is aware of or has received notification of (A) any significant deficiencies or material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal controls over financial reporting of the Company or (B) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the Company’s internal controls over financial reporting. The Company has not made, or been required to make, any such disclosures to the Company’s auditors.

3.9 State Takeover Laws . The Board of Directors of the Company has taken all necessary actions so that no “fair price,” “moratorium,” “control share acquisition” or other anti-takeover Law, including Section 203 of the DGCL, will apply with respect to or as a result of the execution of this Agreement or the Support Agreement or the consummation of the Merger or the other transactions contemplated hereby.

3.10 No Undisclosed Liabilities . Except for those liabilities and obligations (a) as reflected in or reserved against in the Company’s most recent consolidated balance sheet included in the Company Financial Statements (including expressly in the notes thereto) prior to the date of this Agreement, (b) incurred in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice since the date of

 

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the most recent consolidated balance sheet of the Company included in the Company Financial Statements or (c) incurred pursuant to this Agreement, the Company has no liabilities or obligations of a type required to be reflected on the face of a consolidated balance sheet of the Company prepared in accordance with GAAP.

3.11 Absence of Certain Changes or Events .

(a) Since April 1, 2017 until the date of this Agreement, each of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries has conducted its businesses in all material respects in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice.

(b) Since April 1, 2017 until the date of this Agreement, there has not occurred, arisen or come into existence any fact, change, event, development or circumstance, or any worsening thereof, (i) which would have a Company Material Adverse Effect or (ii) if taken during the period from the date of this Agreement through the Effective Time, would constitute a breach of Section 5.1(c) , 5.1(d) , 5.1(g) , 5.1(i) , 5.1(j) , 5.1(o) , 5.1(p) , 5.1(q) , or 5.1(t) .

3.12 Employee Benefit Plans .

(a) Section 3.12(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule sets forth a complete and accurate list of each Company Benefit Plan and Foreign Benefit Plan. With respect to each Company Benefit Plan and Foreign Benefit Plan, the Company has provided to Merger Sub complete and accurate copies of (i) each such Company Benefit Plan and Foreign Benefit Plan, including any material amendments thereto, and descriptions of all material terms of any such plan that is not in writing, (ii) each trust, insurance, annuity or other funding Contract related thereto, (iii) the most recent summary plan descriptions, including any summary of material modifications, prepared in respect thereto, (iv) the two most recent financial statements and actuarial or other valuation reports prepared with respect thereto, (v) the most recently received IRS determination letter or opinion letter, if any, issued by the IRS with respect to any (x) Company Benefit Plan that is intended to qualify under Section 401(a) of the Code and (y) an employee benefit plan that has been merged into a Company Benefit Plan is intended to qualify under Section 401(a) of the Code in the prior six years, (vi) the two most recent annual report on Form 5500 (and all schedules thereto) required to be filed with the IRS with respect thereto, (vii) all material agreements with the UK’s Pensions Regulator and Pension Protection Fund related to the provision of the UK defined benefit pension arrangements, and (viii) all other material filings and material correspondence with any Governmental Entity (including any correspondence regarding actual or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened audits or investigations) with respect to each Company Benefit Plan and Foreign Benefit Plan, in each case, made within one year prior to the date of this Agreement.

(b) Each Company Benefit Plan (and any related trust or other funding vehicle) has been established, maintained and administered in accordance with its terms in all material respects and is in compliance in all material respects with ERISA, the Code and all other applicable Laws.

(c) (i) Each Foreign Benefit Plan and related trust, if any, complies with and has been established, maintained and administered (A) in compliance in all material respects with the Laws of the applicable foreign country and (B) in compliance in all material respects with their terms and the terms of any collective bargaining, collective labor or works council agreements, (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, except as would not result in material liability to the Company or any Company Subsidiary; and (iii) no Foreign Benefit Plan has any material unfunded liabilities that, as of the Effective Time, will not be offset by insurance or fully accrued.

 

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(d) (i) Each Company Benefit Plan that is intended to be qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code has timely received or applied for a favorable determination letter or is entitled to rely on a favorable opinion letter from the IRS, in either case, that has not been revoked and, to the knowledge of the Company, no event or circumstance exists that has adversely affected or would reasonably be expected to materially and adversely affect such qualification or exemption and (ii) none of the Company, any Company Subsidiary, any Company Benefit Plan, any trustee, administrator or other third-party fiduciary or party-in-interest, with respect to any Company Benefit Plan, has engaged in any breach of fiduciary responsibility or non-exempt prohibited transaction (within the meaning of Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code) which could result in the imposition of a material penalty assessed pursuant to Section 502(i) of ERISA or a material Tax imposed by Section 4975 of the Code on the Company or any Company Subsidiary.

(e) No Company Benefit Plan is, and neither the Company nor any ERISA Affiliate thereof sponsors, maintains, contributes to, or has ever sponsored, maintained, contributed to, or has any actual or contingent liability with respect to any (i) single employer plan or other pension plan that is subject to Section 302 or Title IV of ERISA or Section 412 of the Code, or a (ii) any “multiemployer plan” within the meaning of Section 3(37) of ERISA). With respect to each Company Benefit Plan that is a plan as described in clause (i) above, to the knowledge of the Company, (x) no event or circumstance exists that has adversely affected or would reasonably be expected to materially and adversely affect the funded status of such plans as reported in the Company’s SEC Documents and most recently filed Form 5500 with the U.S. Department of Labor in respect of such plans, (y) no liability under Title IV of ERISA has been incurred by the Company or any ERISA Affiliate that has not been satisfied in full and (z) no Proceeding has been initiated by the Company or the PBGC to terminate such Company Benefit Plan. With respect to each Company Benefit Plan that is a plan as described in clause (ii) above, (A) the Company has no knowledge that such plan is insolvent within the meaning of ERISA and, to the knowledge of the Company, no condition exists which presents a risk of such plan becoming insolvent; (B) as of the Effective Date, the Company and, to the knowledge of the Company, each ERISA Affiliate will not have completely or partially withdrawn from such plan and will not be subject to any withdrawal liability as described in Section 4201 of ERISA for withdrawals that have occurred on or prior to the Effective Date; and (C) if the Company or any ERISA Affiliate were to incur a complete withdrawal (as described in Section 4203 of ERISA for each such plan as of the Effective Date, the aggregate withdrawal liability as determined under Section 4201 of ERISA, with respect to all such plans, would not reasonably be expected to result in a material liability to the Company and the Company Subsidiaries taken as a whole.

(f) No Company Benefit Plan is, and neither the Company nor any ERISA Affiliate thereof sponsors maintains, contributes to, or has ever sponsored, maintained, contributed to, or has any actual or contingent liability with respect to any (i) “multiple employer plan” within the meaning of Section 413(c) of the Code, or (ii) multiple employer welfare arrangement (within the meaning of Section 3(4) of ERISA).

(g) None of the execution, delivery or performance of this Agreement by the Company, the consummation by the Company of any transaction contemplated by this Agreement, nor the Company’s compliance with any of the provisions of this Agreement (alone or in conjunction with any other event, including any termination of employment on or following the Effective Time), will result in any “parachute payment” under Section 280G of the Code.

(h) Neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary has any liability in respect of, or obligation to provide, post-retirement health, medical, disability, life insurance benefits or other welfare benefits for former or current employees, officers, consultants, independent contractors or directors of the Company or any Company Subsidiary (the “ Service Providers ”) (or the spouses, dependent or beneficiaries of any Service Providers), whether under a Company Benefit Plan or otherwise, except as required to comply with Section 4980B of the Code or any similar law.

 

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(i) None of the execution, delivery or performance of this Agreement by the Company, the consummation by the Company of the Merger or any other transaction contemplated by this Agreement, or the Company’s compliance with any of the provisions of this Agreement will (either alone or in conjunction with any other event, including any termination of employment on or following the Effective Time) (i) entitle any Service Provider to any compensation or benefit, (ii) accelerate the time of payment or vesting, increase the amount of payment, or trigger any payment or funding, of any compensation or benefit or trigger any other material obligation under any Company Benefit Plan or Foreign Benefit Plan, (iii) trigger any funding (through a grantor trust or otherwise) of compensation, equity award or other benefits, (iv) will or is likely to result in the final and binding imposition of a financial support direction or a contribution notice (as defined in sections 43 and 38 of the UK Pensions Act 2014, respectively) or (v) otherwise give rise to any material liability under any Company Benefit Plan or Foreign Benefit Plan.

(j) No Company Benefit Plan provides for any gross-up, reimbursement or additional payment by reason of any Tax imposed under Section 409A or Section 4999 of the Code.

(k) Each “nonqualified deferred compensation plan” (as defined in Section 409A(d)(1) of the Code) maintained or sponsored by the Company or any Company Subsidiary has been operated in material compliance with Section 409A of the Code and the guidance issued thereunder.

(l) No Company Benefit Plan or Foreign Benefit Plan is under audit or investigation by the Internal Revenue Service, Department of Labor or comparable governmental regulator outside the United States or other Governmental Entity and, to the knowledge of the Company, no such audit or investigation is threatened.

(m) There are no pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened, actions, suits or claims with respect to any Company Benefit Plan or Foreign Benefit Plan or the assets or any fiduciary thereof (in that Person’s capacity as a fiduciary of such plan) that could result in material liability to the Company or any Company Subsidiary, other than ordinary course claims for benefits brought by participants or beneficiaries.

3.13 Labor and Other Employment Matters .

(a) The Company is in compliance in all material respects with all applicable Laws respecting labor, employment, immigration, fair employment practices, terms and conditions of employment, workers’ compensation, occupational safety, plant closings, compensation and benefits, wages and hours, overtime and classification as exempt/non-exempt employees. Neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary has any leased employees in the United States within the meaning of Section 414(n) of the Code.

(b) The Company has made available to Parent true and complete copies of all material collective bargaining agreements and other labor union Contracts (including all amendments thereto) applicable to any Company Employee (the “ Company CBAs ”) in effect as of the date of this Agreement with respect to their employment with the Company or any Company Subsidiary.

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i. no grievances, arbitrations or legal or administrative Proceedings which allege the violation of any Company CBA are pending, except as would not be reasonably expected to result in a material liability to the Company;

ii. there are no labor strikes, slowdowns, work stoppages, picketings, negotiated industrial actions or lockouts has occurred in the past two years, are pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened, against the Company;

iii. to the knowledge of the Company, no labor union, labor organization or works council has made a pending demand for recognition or certification to the Company, and there are no representation or certification proceedings or petitions seeking a representation proceeding presently pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened to be brought or filed with any labor relations tribunal or authority; and

iv. except as would not be reasonably be excepted to result in a material liability to the Company, there is no unfair labor practice charge pending against the Company before the National Labor Relations Board or any comparable labor relations authority and there is no pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened grievance, charge, complaint, audit or investigation by or before any Governmental Entity with respect to any Service Providers in their capacities as such.

3.14 Contracts .

(a) Section 3.14(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule lists each Contract in effect as of the date hereof (together with all amendments and supplements thereto) to which the Company, any Company Subsidiary or any of their respective assets is a party to or bound by which falls within any of the following categories:

i. any Contract that (A) limits or restricts in any material respect the Company or any Company Subsidiary from competing or engaging in any line of business or in any geographic area or with any Person (provided that the foregoing shall not include non-solicitation restrictions with respect to natural Persons, other than those entered into by the Company or any Company Subsidiary in connection with any Significant M&A Transaction consummated by the Company or any Company Subsidiary), (B) grants any right of first refusal, right of first offer, or similar right with respect to any material assets, rights, or properties of the Company or the Company Subsidiaries, (C) obligates the Company or any Company Subsidiary to conduct business on an exclusive basis or that contains a “most favored nation” or similar covenant, except with respect to (A) through (C) above, for any such Contract that (i) may be cancelled without penalty by the Company or any Company Subsidiary upon notice of 120 days or less and (ii) following such cancellation such limitation, restriction, right, covenant or obligation, as applicable, would not survive;

ii. each Contract that by its terms provides for payments by or to the Company and/or any Company Subsidiary of more than (A) $5,000,000, in the aggregate, in the 12-month period following the date hereof or (B) $15,000,000, in the aggregate, over the remaining term of such Contract, and, in each case, cannot be canceled by the Company or any Company Subsidiary upon 120 days or less notice without material penalty to the Company or any Company Subsidiary;

iii. any material revenue-generating Contract (excluding purchase orders, statements of work or similar ancillary documents) with the twenty-five (25) largest customers (“ Company Top Customers ”) of the Company or the Company Subsidiaries (determined on the basis of consolidated revenues received by the Company and the Company Subsidiaries in the fiscal years ended December 30, 2016 and December 25, 2015);

 

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iv. any master purchase, supply or service Contract (for the avoidance of doubt, excluding purchase orders, statements of work and standard confidentiality agreements) with the twenty-five (25) largest suppliers to or subcontractors (“ Company Top Suppliers ”) for the Company or the Company Subsidiaries (determined on the basis of consolidated purchase orders issued to the Company and the Company Subsidiaries in the fiscal years ended December 30, 2016 and December 25, 2015);

v. any Contracts involving the payment of royalties or other amounts by the Company or a Company Subsidiary calculated based upon the revenues or income of the Company or a Company Subsidiary where such payments are expected to exceed $5,000,000 in the 12-month period following the date hereof;

vi. any Contract relating to indebtedness for borrowed money (whether as borrower or lender) or any guarantee by the Company or any Company Subsidiary of any Liabilities of any other Person or to the mortgaging, pledging or otherwise placing of any Lien (other than Permitted Liens), on any asset of the Company or any Company Subsidiary in each case in excess of $5,000,000 individually, except for Contracts relating to indebtedness for borrowed money or guarantees of any such indebtedness between the Company and a Company Subsidiary or between Company Subsidiaries;

vii. any Contract pursuant to which the Company or any Company Subsidiary is a licensee of any Intellectual Property Rights that are material to the Business as currently conducted (other than “off-the-shelf” or “shrink-wrap” licenses for commercially available software or standard commercial service offerings that are generally available on standard terms);

viii. any Material Current Company Government Contract;

ix. any Contract relating to the acquisition or disposition by the Company or any Company Subsidiary of all or substantially all of the capital stock or assets of any Person or business for aggregate consideration under such Contract in excess of $25,000,000 (any such transaction, a “ Significant M&A Transaction ”) and pursuant to which the Company or any Company Subsidiary has any material ongoing obligations;

x. any partnership, joint venture, limited liability company agreement, or other Contract relating to the formation, creation, operation, management, or control of any material joint venture or similar relationship which (A) has revenues in excess of $25,000,000 during the Company’s fiscal year ended December 30, 2016, (B) is reasonably expected to have revenues in excess of $25,000,000 during the Company’s fiscal year ending December 29, 2017, or (C) pursuant to which the Company or any Company Subsidiary has an express obligation to make any investment in, or advancement or capital contribution to, any other Person in excess of $5,000,000, in the aggregate, in the 12-month period following the date hereof, in each case, other than any such Contract solely between the Company and its wholly-owned Company Subsidiaries or among wholly-owned Company Subsidiaries;

xi. Contracts involving (A) any material collective bargaining agreement or other material contract with a labor union, works council or similar body or (B) any Contract with any current or former officer, director or Affiliate of the Company or any Company Subsidiary or any of their respective “associates” or immediate family members” (as such terms are defined in Rule 12b-2 and Rule 16a-1 of the Exchange Act), other than Company Benefit Plans;

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

 

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Each Contract of the type described in this Section 3.14(a) is referred to herein as a “ Company Material Contract .” Accurate and complete copies of each Company Material Contract, including all amendments and supplements thereto, have been made available by the Company to Parent, or publicly filed with the SEC, in each case prior to the date of this Agreement.

(b) Except as would not have a Company Material Adverse Effect: (i) each Company Material Contract is a valid and binding obligation of the Company or the Company Subsidiary party thereto and, to the knowledge of the Company, of the other party or parties thereto, in accordance with its terms, and is in full force and effect except that (x) such enforcement may be subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar laws, now or hereafter in effect, affecting creditors’ rights generally and (y) 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; (ii) the Company and/or each Company Subsidiary party thereto has performed all obligations required to be performed by it under each Company Material Contract and is not otherwise in default or breach thereof and, to the knowledge of the Company, each other party to each Company Material Contract has performed all obligations required to be performed by it under such Company Material Contract; and (iii) neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary has received or delivered written notice of any violation or default under (nor, to the knowledge of the Company, does there exist any condition which upon the passage of time or the giving of notice or both would cause a violation of or default under) any Company Material Contract.

3.15 Litigation .

(a) There is no Proceeding pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened against or directly related to the Company or any Company Subsidiary that (i) seeks or alleges monetary damages in excess of $10,000,000 or (ii) if determined adversely to the Company or such Company Subsidiary, would have a Company Material Adverse Effect. As of the date of this Agreement, there are no Proceedings (excluding counterclaims) that the Company or any Company Subsidiary presently intend to initiate that if determined adversely to the Company or any Company Subsidiary would have a Company Material Adverse Effect.

(b) Neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary is subject to any Order that would have a Company Material Adverse Effect or would prevent or materially impair or materially delay consummation of the Merger or performance by the Company of any of its material obligations under this Agreement. Neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary is in material default with respect to any Order, writ, injunction, decree, ruling or decision of any court, commission or other Governmental Entity, or with respect to any ruling or decision of any arbitrator, that is applicable to the Company or any Company Subsidiary.

3.16 Environmental Matters .

(a) Except as would not have a Company Material Adverse Effect, (i) the Company and each Company Subsidiary is and has been in compliance with all applicable Environmental Laws and (ii) the Company and each Company Subsidiary has obtained, or has made timely and complete application for renewal of, and is and has been in compliance with, all Environmental Permits necessary for the conduct and operation of the Business.

(b) To the knowledge of the Company, (i) there are not any Hazardous Substances generated, treated, stored, processed, transported, disposed of, released, or otherwise existing on, under, about, or emanating (“ Hazardous Substance Matters ”) from or to, any property currently or previously owned, leased or operated by the Company or any Company Subsidiary, or to the knowledge

 

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of the Company, any property formerly owned, leased, or operated by the Company, any Company Subsidiary or any of their respective predecessors that would require material remediation under any Environmental Law; and (ii) there are no Hazardous Substance Matters arising from or related to the operations of or any products manufactured, marketed, sold or distributed by the Company, any Company Subsidiary or any of their predecessors, in each case, that would reasonably be likely to give rise to a violation of, or liability or obligation under, any Environmental Laws.

(c) In the past four (4) years, neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary has received any written notice of alleged liability for, or any inquiry or investigation regarding, any release or threatened release of Hazardous Substances or alleged material violation of, or material non-compliance with, any Environmental Law, except for such inquiries or investigations for which the Company or the Company Subsidiary liability has been determined and paid in full with no ongoing obligations.

(d) The Company has made available to Parent prior to the date of this Agreement true, correct and complete copies of any material reports, studies, assessments, and other material environmental information in its possession relating to Hazardous Substance Matters or otherwise relating to Environmental Law and pertaining to the Company, any Company Subsidiary, or their current or former material properties or operations.

3.17 Intellectual Property .

(a) Section 3.17(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule identifies, as of the date of this Agreement, each item of Company Registered Intellectual Property and for each such item, (i) the current owner(s), (ii) the jurisdiction of application or registration, (iii) the application or registration number, and (iv) the date of application or registration.

(b) The Company or any Company Subsidiary exclusively owns or has the right, subject to written agreements, to use all Intellectual Property Rights that are material to the Business as currently conducted (collectively referred to herein as the “ Company Material Intellectual Property ”), except as would not have a Company Material Adverse Effect; provided , that the foregoing shall not be deemed a representation or warranty of non-infringement of third party Intellectual Property Rights.

(c) Except as would not have a Company Material Adverse Effect, since January 1, 2016, no Proceedings have been instituted or are pending, or to the knowledge of the Company, have been threatened in writing against, the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries, that challenge the Company’s or the Company Subsidiaries’ ownership of the Company Material Intellectual Property owned by or registered or applied for in the name of the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries (the “ Company Owned Intellectual Property ”). Since January 1, 2016, neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary has received any written notice alleging the invalidity or unenforceability of any Company Owned Intellectual Property. Since January 1, 2016, no Person has notified the Company or any Company Subsidiary in writing that it is claiming any ownership of or right to use any Company Owned Intellectual Property.

(d) Except as would not have a Company Material Adverse Effect, the Company and each Company Subsidiary have taken reasonable steps to establish the Company’s rights in the Company Material Intellectual Property, and to safeguard and maintain the secrecy and confidentiality of all material trade secrets comprising Company Owned Intellectual Property. No present or former employee, officer, director, agent, outside contractor or consultant of the Company or the Company Subsidiaries holds any right, title or interest, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, in or to any Company Owned Intellectual Property.

 

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(e) To the knowledge of the Company, the conduct of the Business as currently conducted by the Company and its Company Subsidiaries does not infringe, misappropriate or otherwise violate in any material respect the Intellectual Property Rights of any third party. Since January 1, 2016, neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary has received any written claims of such infringement, misappropriation or other similar violation that have not been settled or withdrawn prior to the date of this Agreement.

(f) Except as would not have a Company Material Adverse Effect, (i) the Company and the Company Subsidiaries maintain and use reasonable efforts to enforce policies and procedures regarding data security, privacy, data transfer and the use of data (the “ Data Protection Program ”) that enable the Company and the Company Subsidiaries to comply with all applicable Laws in relation to data protection and the security of all information owned or used by the Company and Company Subsidiaries (“ Company Data ”); (ii) the Data Protection Program includes, in accordance with applicable Law, reasonable administrative, technical, personnel, organizational and physical safeguards designed to safeguard the security, confidentiality and integrity of Company Data and to protect it against loss and unauthorized access, use, modification, disclosure or other misuse; and (iii) the Company and Company Subsidiaries have used reasonable efforts to remediate information security breaches.

(g) Except as would not have a Company Material Adverse Effect, (i) all of the Company’s and the Company Subsidiaries’ information technology and computer systems (including computer software, information technology and telecommunication hardware and other equipment) relating to the transmission, storage, maintenance, organization, presentation, generation, processing or analysis of data and information whether or not in electronic format, including personally identifiable information (“ Company IT Systems ”) are reasonably maintained by technically competent personnel, in accordance with reasonably prudent policies and procedures; (ii) the Company IT Systems are reasonably sufficient for the Company’s and the Company Subsidiaries’ current needs in the operation of the Business as presently conducted; and (iii) since January 1, 2015, the Company and Company Subsidiaries have taken reasonable measures to provide for the back-up and recovery of the data and information, including personally identifiable information, necessary to the conduct of the Business as currently conducted (including such data and information that is stored on magnetic or optical media in the ordinary course) without disruption to, or interruption in, the conduct of the Business as currently conducted.

3.18 Tax Matters .

(a) The Company and each Company Subsidiary has timely filed (taking into account any extension of time within which to file) all material Tax Returns required to have been filed by or with respect to the Company or any Company Subsidiaries, and all such Tax Returns are true, complete and accurate in all material respects. Subject to exceptions as would not be material, no written claim has been made in the past three years by a Governmental Entity in a jurisdiction where the Company or any Company Subsidiary does not file Tax Returns that the Company or any Company Subsidiary is or may be subject to Taxes in such jurisdiction, which claim has not been resolved.

(b) All material Taxes of the Company and each Company Subsidiary required to be paid (whether or not shown on any Tax Return) have been timely paid.

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Subsidiaries (i) is the subject of any currently ongoing material Tax audit or other proceeding with respect to Taxes or (ii) has waived any statute of limitations in respect of any material Taxes or agreed to any extension of time with respect to a material Tax assessment or deficiency, which waiver or extension is currently in effect.

(d) Neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary has liability under any written agreement for the sharing, indemnification or allocation of material Taxes (excluding customary Tax indemnification provisions in ordinary-course commercial Contracts not primarily relating to Taxes).

(e) Neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary has any material liability for the Taxes of any Person (other than Taxes of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries) under Treasury Regulation section 1.1502-6 (or any similar provision of state, local or foreign law) or as a transferee or successor.

(f) Subject to exceptions as would not be material, each of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries has withheld and timely paid to the appropriate Governmental Entity all Taxes required by Applicable Law to have been withheld and paid in connection with amounts paid or owing to any employee, independent contractor, creditor, stockholder or other third party.

(g) Neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary (nor any predecessor of the Company or a Company Subsidiary) has been a “distributing corporation” or a “controlled corporation” (within the meaning of section 355 of the Code) in a transaction intended to qualify under section 355 of the Code within the past two years.

(h) Neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary has entered into any “listed transaction” within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 1.6011-4(b)(2).

(i) There are no Liens with respect to any material Taxes on any of the assets of the Company or the Company Subsidiaries, other than Permitted Liens.

(j) Neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary will be required to include any material item of income in, or exclude any material item of deduction from, taxable income for any taxable period (or portion thereof) ending after the Closing Date as a result of any: (i) change in method of accounting for a taxable period (or portion thereof) ending on or prior to the Closing Date and filed on or prior to the date hereof; (ii) closing agreement with a Governmental Entity executed on or prior to the date hereof; (iii) installment sale or open transaction disposition made on or prior to the date hereof; (iv) prepaid amount received or deferred revenue accrued on or prior to the date hereof, other than such prepaid amounts received or deferred revenue accrued in the ordinary course of business; (v) election under Section 108(i) of the Code filed on or prior to the date hereof; or (vi) to the knowledge of the Company, intercompany transaction described in the Treasury Regulations promulgated under Section 1502 of the Code that existed on or prior to the date hereof.

3.19 Insurance . The Company and each Company Subsidiary maintains insurance coverage with reputable and financially sound insurers, or maintains self-insurance practices, in such amounts and covering such risks as are in accordance with customary industry practice for companies engaged in businesses similar to that of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries. The Company has made available to Parent accurate and complete copies of all material insurance policies and all material self-insurance programs and arrangements relating to the business, equipment, properties, employees, officers, directors, assets or operations of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries (the “ Insurance Policies ”). Each of the Insurance Policies is in full force and effect, all premiums due and payable thereon have been paid when due and each of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries is in

 

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compliance in all material respects with the terms and conditions of such Insurance Policies. Since January 1, 2015, neither the Company nor any the Company Subsidiaries has received any written notice regarding any invalidation or cancellation of any Insurance Policy that has not been renewed in the ordinary course without any lapse in coverage. Since January 1, 2015 there has not been any material claim pending under any such Insurance Policy that (i) to the knowledge of the Company, has been denied or disputed by the insurer thereof or (ii) if not paid, would cause a Company Material Adverse Effect.

3.20 Properties and Assets . Except as would not have a Company Material Adverse Effect, (i) the Company or one of the Company Subsidiaries has valid and subsisting ownership interests in all of the material tangible personal property necessary to conduct the Business as now conducted and all of the tangible personal property reflected in the latest balance sheet included in the Company SEC Reports prior to the date hereof as being owned by the Company or one of the Company Subsidiaries or acquired after the date thereof (except tangible personal properties sold or otherwise disposed of since the date thereof in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice), free and clear of all Liens, other than Permitted Liens and (ii) the tangible personal property owned by the Company and the Company Subsidiaries is in good operating condition and repair for its continued use as it has been used in the ordinary course of business, subject to reasonable wear and tear.

3.21 Real Property .

(a) Section 3.21(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule sets forth (i) an accurate and complete list of all real property leased, subleased, or licensed by the Company or any Company Subsidiary that provides for payment by the Company and/or any Company Subsidiary of more than $1,000,000, in the aggregate, in annual base rent (collectively, the “ Leased Real Property ”), (ii) the address for each Leased Real Property, (iii) the expiration date of the lease underlying each Leased Real Property, (iv) the annual base rent of each Leased Real Property, (v) the name of the lessee(s) and third party lessor(s) thereof, and (vi) the date of the lease contract relating thereto. Except for the Leased Real Property and Owned Real Property, there are no other properties occupied by the Company or any Company Subsidiary that are material to the conduct of business by the Company or any Company Subsidiary. None of the Leased Real Property is subject to any leases, tenancies or occupancies other than that of Company or the Company Subsidiaries. All of the material buildings, fixtures and other improvements located on the Company Leased Real Property are reasonably adequate and suitable for the purpose of conducting the Business as presently conducted.

(b) Section 3.21(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedule sets forth a complete and accurate list of all real property owned by the Company or any Company Subsidiary (“ Owned Real Property ”). None of the Owned Real Property is subject to any leases, tenancies or occupancies other than that of Company or the Company Subsidiaries. Except as would not have a Company Material Adverse Effect, all of the buildings, fixtures and other improvements located on the Owned Real Property are reasonably adequate and suitable for the purpose of conducting the Business as presently conducted. The Company and each Company Subsidiary, as applicable, has good and marketable title in fee simple and free of any Liens (other than Permitted Liens) to the Owned Real Property. Neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary has assigned, transferred, conveyed or granted to any other Person any option to purchase, right of pre-emption or right of first refusal affecting its interest in any Owned Real Property.

3.22 Government Contracts .

(a) To the knowledge of the Company, each Material Current Company Government Contract is in full force and effect and constitutes a legal, valid and binding agreement, enforceable in accordance with its terms against the Company and the other party or parties thereto, and was awarded in compliance with applicable Law. Neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary has received written notice that any Material Current Company Government Contract is the subject of protest proceedings.

 

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(b) Except as described in Section 3.22(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, the Company and each Company Subsidiary since January 1, 2013 complied in all material respects with (i) the terms and conditions of each Material Current Company Government Contract, including all clauses, provisions and requirements incorporated expressly, by reference or by operation of law therein, and (ii) all Laws applicable to its Material Current Company Government Contracts, including without limitation, the FAR and any applicable agency supplements thereto, the FAR Cost Principles and the Cost Accounting Standards, where and as applicable to each Government Contract. Since January 1, 2013, all representations, certifications and statements executed, acknowledged or submitted by or on behalf of the Company or any Company Subsidiary to a Governmental Entity or any other Person in connection with any Government Contract or Government Bid were, to the knowledge of the Company, current, accurate and complete in all material respects as of their respective effective dates.

(c) With respect to each Material Current Company Government Contract or Government Bid, there is no (i) material outstanding claim against the Company or any Company Subsidiary, (ii) criminal allegation under the False Statements Act (18 U.S.C. § 1001) or the False Claims Act (18 U.S.C. § 287) or comparable state Laws, (iii) civil fraud or criminal allegation or, to the knowledge of the Company, investigation by any Governmental Entity, (iv) request by a Governmental Entity for a material contract price adjustment based on a claimed disallowance by an applicable Governmental Entity or material claim of defective pricing, (v) material claim or request for equitable adjustment by the Company or any Company Subsidiary against a Governmental Entity; (vi) to the knowledge of the Company, material outstanding claims or disputes involving any Governmental Entity, any prime contractor, any higher-tier subcontractor or any third-party, (vii) fact or circumstance that is reasonably likely to give rise to a termination for default, or (viii) written notice received by the Company or any Company Subsidiary terminating any of the Material Current Company Government Contracts to which it is a party for convenience or indicating an intent to terminate any of the Material Current Company Government Contracts for convenience.

(d) Except as described in Section 3.22(d) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, since January 1, 2013, neither the Company, any Company Subsidiary, nor, to the knowledge of the Company, any of their respective personnel (i) has made any disclosure to any Governmental Entity pursuant to any voluntary disclosure agreement or the FAR mandatory disclosure provisions (FAR 9.406-2(b)(1)(vi), 9.407-2(a)(8) & 52.203-13), or (ii) has received credible evidence of a violation of federal criminal Law involving the fraud, conflict of interest, bribery, or gratuity provisions found in Title 18 of the U.S. Code, a violation of the civil False Claims Act, or a significant overpayment, in connection with the award, performance, or closeout of any Government Contract or receiving a Government Contract as a result of a Government Bid.

(e) Except as described in Section 3.22(e) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, since January 1, 2013, neither the Company, any Company Subsidiary nor, to the knowledge of the Company, any of their respective personnel, has been under administrative, civil or criminal investigation, or indictment by any Governmental Entity with respect to any alleged irregularity, misstatement or omission arising under or relating to any Government Contract or Government Bid, and neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary has conducted or initiated any internal investigation with respect to any irregularity, misstatement or omission arising under or relating to a Government Contract or Government Bid. To the knowledge of the Company, no Governmental Entity has initiated any investigations or asserted any allegations with respect to any Government Contract that could give rise to a claim under the False Claims Act, the Truth in Negotiations Act, or a request for a reduction in the price of any Government Contract.

 

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(f) Since January 1, 2013, neither the Company, any Company Subsidiary, nor, to the knowledge of the Company, any of their respective officers or directors, has been or is now suspended, debarred or proposed for suspension or debarment from government contracting. Additionally, to the knowledge of the Company, there exist no facts or circumstances that are reasonably likely to warrant the institution of suspension or debarment proceedings or ineligibility on the part of the Company, any Company Subsidiary or any of their respective principals.

(g) Except as set forth in Section 3.22(g) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, since January 1, 2013, neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary has undergone any Defense Contract Audit Agency (“ DCAA ”) (or other cognizant agency) audit of the Company’s or any Company Subsidiary’s cost practices and cost accounting system that has caused DCAA or other cognizant agency to (i) conclude that the Company or any Company Subsidiary has failed to comply with FAR Part 31 or applicable Cost Accounting Standards and (ii) request the repayment of more than $1,000,000 or require changes to accounting practices that are projected to reduce revenues by $1,000,000 or more in any of the next three fiscal years. The Company and the Company Subsidiaries maintain systems of internal controls (including, but not limited to, cost accounting systems, estimating systems, purchasing systems, and billing systems, and other required business systems) that are in compliance in all material respects with all requirements of the Government Contracts.

(h) Except as described in Section 3.22(h) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, the Company and each Company Subsidiary has since January 1, 2013 complied in all material respects with all applicable requirements relating to the safeguarding of and access to classified information, including those specified in the NISPOM and any applicable agency security requirements, and, to the knowledge of the Company, no facts currently exist which are reasonably likely to give rise to the revocation of any facility security clearance or accreditation of the Company or any Company Subsidiary, or any personnel security clearance of any director, officer, of key management personnel thereof.

3.23 Trade Controls .

(a) The Company, the Company Subsidiaries, and, to the Company’s knowledge, their respective directors, officers, employees, or persons acting on behalf thereof, are and since January 1, 2013 have been in compliance with United States and applicable foreign Laws, regulations, and orders pertaining to trade and economic sanctions, export and import controls, and anti-boycott requirements, including, without limitation, such laws and regulations administered and enforced by the U.S. Department of Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“ OFAC ”), the U.S. Department of State, the U.S. Department of Commerce, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Her Majesty’s Treasury of the United Kingdom, the United Nations, the European Union, and EU member states (collectively, “ Trade Controls ”). Since January 1, 2013, there have been no claims, complaints, charges, investigations (to the Company’s knowledge), voluntary disclosures or proceedings under Trade Controls involving the Company or any Company Subsidiary, and to the Company’s knowledge, there are no pending or threatened claims or investigations involving suspect or confirmed violations thereof.

(b) Neither the Company, the Company Subsidiaries, nor their respective directors, officers, employees, or Persons acting on behalf thereof, respectively, is: (1) located, organized, or resident in a country or territory that is or may, from time to time be, the target of comprehensive sanctions by the U.S. government (presently, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Sudan, Syria, or the Crimea region of Ukraine (collectively, “ Sanctioned Areas ”)); (2) the target of Trade Controls, including being identified

 

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on a U.S. government or applicable foreign restricted parties list, such as OFAC’s Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List, the Department of State’s Nonproliferation Sanctions List, or the Department of Commerce’s Denied Persons List and Entity List; or (3) owned fifty percent or more, in the aggregate, or otherwise controlled, by any Persons described in clauses (1) or (2) (Persons described in this clause (b), collectively, a “ Sanctioned Party ”).

(c) Neither the Company, the Company Subsidiaries, nor their respective directors, officers, employees, or Persons acting on behalf thereof, respectively, is engaged, directly or indirectly, in dealings or transactions in or with Sanctioned Areas or Sanctioned Parties in violation of U.S. Trade Controls.

(d) None of the proceeds from this transaction will be used, directly or indirectly, for the benefit of a Sanctioned Area or Sanctioned Party, or otherwise in violation of U.S. Trade Controls.

3.24 Opinions of Financial Advisors .

(a) The Company Board has received the opinion of Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated (“ BofA Merrill Lynch ”) to the effect that, as of the date of such opinion and based on and subject to the various assumptions, qualifications, limitations and other matters set forth therein, the consideration to be received by holders of Company Common Stock (other than holders of shares of Company Preferred Stock and their respective affiliates, which shares will be deemed converted into shares of Company Common Stock in connection with the Merger) in the Merger is fair, from a financial point of view, to such holders.

(b) The Company Board has received the opinion of Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC (“ Credit Suisse ”) to the effect that, as of the date of such opinion and based on and subject to the assumptions, qualifications, limitations and other matters considered in connection with rendering such opinion, the consideration to be received by the holders of Company Common Stock (other than holders of shares of Company Preferred Stock and their respective affiliates, which shares will be deemed converted into shares of Company Common Stock in connection with the Merger) in the Merger pursuant to the Agreement is fair, from a financial point of view, to such holders.

3.25 Required Vote . Assuming the accuracy of the representations set forth in Section 4.13 , other than the Preferred Stockholder Approval (which has been obtained as of the date hereof), the Company Stockholder Approval is the only vote of the holders of any class or series of the Company’s capital stock necessary to adopt or approve this Agreement, the Merger or any of the other transactions contemplated hereby.

3.26 Brokers . Except for the Company’s obligations to BofA Merrill Lynch and Credit Suisse, neither the Company nor any stockholder, director, officer, employee or affiliate of the Company, has incurred or will incur on behalf of the Company, any brokerage, finders’, financial advisory or similar fee in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including the Merger. The Company has made available to Parent accurate and complete copies of all agreements between the Company and each of BofA Merrill Lynch and Credit Suisse pursuant to which either such firm would be entitled to any payment, commission, fees or expenses in connection with the Merger or any other transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

3.27 Related Party Transactions . As of the date of this Agreement, the Company is not a participant in a “transaction” with any “related person” that would be required to be disclosed by the Company under Item 404 of Regulation S-K. For purposes of this Section 3.27 , the terms “related person” and “transaction” have the meanings given to such terms in Item 404 of Regulation S-K.

 

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3.28 Information Supplied . The information supplied by the Company in writing expressly for inclusion in the Registration Statement and the Proxy Statement/Prospectus will not (a) in the case of the Registration Statement, at the time the Registration Statement is declared effective under the Securities Act, and (b) in the case of the Proxy Statement/Prospectus, as of the date the Proxy Statement/Prospectus is first mailed to the stockholders of the Company and at the time of any meeting of the Company’s stockholders to be held in connection with the Merger, including the Company Stockholder Meeting, contain any untrue statement of a material fact, or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not false or misleading. Notwithstanding the foregoing sentence, the Company makes no representation or warranty with respect to statements made in any of the foregoing documents based on information supplied by Parent or Merger Sub for inclusion therein.

3.29 Customers and Suppliers.

(a) Section 3.29(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule sets forth a list of the Company Top Customers. Except as would not have a Company Material Adverse Effect, none of the Company or any Company Subsidiary (i) has any outstanding dispute with any Company Top Customer, (ii) has, since January 1, 2015, received any written notice from any Company Top Customer that such Company Top Customer shall not continue, or does not expect to continue, as a customer of the Company or any Company Subsidiary, as applicable, or that such Company Top Customer intends to materially reduce the scale of the business conducted with the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries, or (iii) has knowledge, as of the date of this Agreement, that any such Company Top Customer is contemplating or been threatened with bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings.

(b) Section 3.29(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedule sets forth a list of the Company Top Suppliers. Except as would not have a Company Material Adverse Effect, none of the Company or any Company Subsidiary (i) has any outstanding dispute with any Company Top Supplier, (ii) has, since January 1, 2015, received any written notice from any Company Top Supplier that such Company Top Supplier shall not continue, or does not expect to continue, as a supplier of the Company or any Company Subsidiary, as applicable, or that such Company Top Supplier intends to materially reduce the scale of the business conducted with the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries, or (iii) has knowledge, as of the date of this Agreement, that any such Company Top Supplier is contemplating or been threatened with bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings.

3.30 No Other Representations or Warranties . Except for the representations and warranties contained in Article 4 , the Company acknowledges that neither Parent nor any of its Subsidiaries nor any Representative of Parent or any of its Subsidiaries makes, and the Company acknowledges that it has not relied upon or otherwise been induced by, any other express or implied representation or warranty by or on behalf of Parent or any of its Subsidiaries.

ARTICLE 4

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF PARENT AND MERGER SUB

Except as set forth in (i) the Parent SEC Documents filed with the SEC since January 1, 2015 and publicly available via the SEC’s EDGAR service at least two (2) Business Days prior to the date of this Agreement (including exhibits and other information incorporated by reference therein, but excluding any disclosure contained in such Parent SEC Documents under the heading “Risk Factors”, “Cautionary Note Regarding Forward Looking Statements” or similar heading and other disclosures that

 

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are similarly predictive, cautionary or forward looking in nature); provided , that in no event shall any disclosure in any Parent SEC Document qualify or limit the representations and warranties of Parent set forth in Section 4.1 , Section 4.2 , Section 4.3 , Section 4.4 , Section 4.5 , Section 4.13 , Section 4.14 , Section 4.15 or Section 4.19 , or (ii) the disclosure schedule delivered by Parent and Merger Sub to the Company concurrently with the execution of this Agreement (the “ Parent Disclosure Schedule ”) (with each exception set forth in the Parent Disclosure Schedule being identified by reference to, or grouped under a heading referring to, a specific individual section or subsection of this Agreement and relating only to such section or subsection; provided , however , that a matter disclosed with respect to one representation or warranty shall also be deemed to be disclosed with respect to each other representation or warranty to which the relevance of such matter disclosed is reasonably apparent from the text of such disclosure), Parent and Merger Sub hereby represent and warrant to the Company as follows:

4.1 Organization, Qualification, Subsidiaries, etc .

(a) Parent is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of the State of Delaware, and Merger Sub is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of the State of Delaware.

(b) Each of the other significant Subsidiaries of Parent (each a “ Parent Subsidiary ” and, collectively, the “ Parent Subsidiaries ”) is a legal entity duly organized, validly existing and, where relevant, in good standing under the Laws of its respective jurisdiction of organization. Each of Parent, Merger Sub and the Parent Subsidiaries has all requisite corporate or similar power and corporate or similar authority to own, lease and operate its properties and assets and to carry on its business as presently conducted and is qualified to do business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction where the ownership, leasing or operation of its properties or assets or the conduct of its business requires such qualification, except where the failure to be so organized, validly existing, qualified or, where relevant, in good standing, or to have such power or authority, would not have a Parent Material Adverse Effect.

(c) Parent has made available to the Company accurate and complete copies of the currently effective Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws of Parent and Merger Sub, each as amended to the date hereof (the “ Parent Governing Documents ”). The Parent Governing Documents are in full force and effect, and Parent, Merger Sub and the Parent Subsidiaries are not in material violation of the Parent Governing Documents.

4.2 Capitalization.

(a) The authorized capital stock of Parent consists of 240,000,000 Parent Shares and 1,000,000 shares of Parent Preferred Stock, par value $1.00 per share (“ Parent Preferred Stock ”). As of the close of business on July 28, 2017 (the “ Parent Capitalization Date ”), (i)(A) 120,315,116 Parent Shares were issued and outstanding and (B) no Parent Shares were held in treasury, (ii) no shares of Parent Preferred Stock were issued and outstanding, (iii) 2,604,432 Parent Shares were subject to outstanding options to purchase Parent Shares and (iv) 2,618,300 Parent Shares were subject to outstanding restricted stock units. As of the close of business on July 28, 2017, the fully diluted Parent Shares outstanding is 121,510,732 Parent Shares.

(b) Except as described in Section 4.2(a) , there are no options, warrants, calls, conversion rights, stock appreciation rights, redemption rights, repurchase rights or other preemptive or outstanding rights, agreements, arrangements or commitments of any character obligating Parent to issue, acquire or sell any Parent Shares or other Equity Interests of Parent or any securities obligations convertible or exchangeable into or exercisable for, or giving any Person a right to subscribe for or acquire, any securities of Parent, and no securities or obligations evidencing such rights are authorized, issued or outstanding.

 

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(c) There are no outstanding contractual obligations of Parent (i) affecting the voting rights of, (ii) requiring the repurchase, redemption or disposition of, or containing any right of first refusal with respect to, (iii) requiring the registration for sale of or (iv) granting any preemptive or antidilutive rights with respect to, any Parent Shares or other Equity Interests in Parent.

(d) All Parent Shares to be issued as part of the Merger Consideration have been duly authorized and, when issued and delivered in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, will have been validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable and free of pre-emptive rights.

4.3 Authority . Each of Parent and Merger Sub has all necessary corporate power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement, to perform its obligations hereunder and to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including the Merger. The execution and delivery of this Agreement by each of Parent and Merger Sub, as applicable, and the consummation by Parent and Merger Sub of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including the Merger, have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action, and no other corporate proceedings on the part of Parent or Merger Sub and no votes are necessary to authorize this Agreement or to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, other than the adoption of this Agreement by Parent as the sole stockholder of Merger Sub. This Agreement has been duly and validly executed and delivered by Parent and Merger Sub, and assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by the Company, constitutes the valid and binding obligation of Parent and Merger Sub, enforceable against Parent and Merger Sub in accordance with its terms, except that (i) such enforcement may be subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar Laws, now or hereafter in effect, affecting creditors’ rights generally and (ii) the remedy of specific performance and injunctive and other forms of equitable relief may be subject to equitable defenses and to the discretion of the court before which any Proceeding therefor may be brought.

4.4 No Conflict . None of the execution, delivery or performance of this Agreement by Parent or Merger Sub, the consummation by Parent or Merger Sub of the Merger, or any other transaction contemplated by this Agreement, or compliance by Parent or Merger Sub with any of the provisions of this Agreement will (with or without notice or lapse of time, or both): (a) conflict with or violate any provision of the Parent Governing Documents, or the certificate of incorporation or by-laws or similar organizational and governing documents of Merger Sub or any Parent Subsidiary; (b) assuming that all consents, approvals, authorizations and permits described in Section 4.5 have been obtained and all filings and notifications described in Section 4.5 have been made and any waiting periods thereunder have terminated or expired, conflict with or violate any Law applicable to Parent or Merger Sub or any other Parent Subsidiary or any of their respective properties or assets; or (c) require any consent or approval under, violate, conflict with, result in any breach of or any loss of any benefit under, or constitute a default under, or result in termination or give to others any right of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation of, or result in the creation of a Lien upon any of the respective properties or assets of Parent, Merger Sub or any Parent Subsidiary pursuant to, any Contract, to which Parent, Merger Sub or any Parent Subsidiary is a party, except, with respect to clauses (b) and (c), for any such conflicts, violations, consents, breaches, losses, defaults, other occurrences or Liens which would not have a Parent Material Adverse Effect.

4.5 Required Filings and Consents . None of the execution, delivery or performance of this Agreement by Parent and Merger Sub, the consummation by Parent and Merger Sub of the Merger or any other transaction contemplated by this agreement, or compliance by Parent or Merger Sub with any of the provisions of this Agreement will require (with or without notice or lapse of time, or both) any

 

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consent, approval, authorization or permit of, or filing or registration with or notification to, any Governmental Entity, other than (a) the filing and recordation of the Certificate of Merger as required by the DGCL, (b) compliance with any applicable requirements of the HSR Act and the other applicable Competition Laws of the jurisdictions set forth on Section 3.5 of the Company Disclosure Schedule, (c) compliance with the applicable requirements of the Exchange Act, (d) compliance with the applicable requirements of the Securities Act, (e) compliance with any applicable foreign or state securities or Blue Sky Laws, (f) filings with the SEC as may be required by Parent or Merger Sub in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby and (g) where the failure to obtain such consents, approvals, authorizations or permits of, or to make such filings, registrations with or notifications to any Governmental Entity would not have a Parent Material Adverse Effect.

4.6 SEC Filings; Financial Statements.

(a) Since January 1, 2015, Parent has timely filed or otherwise furnished (as applicable) all registration statements, prospectuses, forms, reports, certifications, statements and other documents required to be filed or furnished by it under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, as the case may be, together with all certifications required pursuant to the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (such documents and any other documents filed by Parent with the SEC, including any publicly filed supplements, modifications or amendments, collectively, the “ Parent SEC Documents ”). As of their respective effective dates (in the case of the Parent SEC Documents that are registration statements filed pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act) and as of their respective SEC filing dates (in the case of all other Parent SEC Documents), or in each case, if amended prior to the date hereof, as of the date of the last such amendment, the Parent SEC Documents (i) complied in all material respects with the applicable requirements of the Exchange Act or the Securities Act, as the case may be, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and the applicable rules and regulations promulgated thereunder 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 such statement were made, not misleading. All of the audited consolidated financial statements and unaudited consolidated interim financial statements of Parent and its consolidated Parent Subsidiaries included in the Parent SEC Documents, including the related notes and schedules (collectively, the “ Parent Financial Statements ”), (A) have been prepared in accordance with GAAP applied on a consistent basis during the periods involved (except as may be expressly indicated in the notes thereto or, in the case of interim financial statements, for normal and recurring year-end audit adjustments which are not expected to be material individually or in the aggregate), (B) fairly present in all material respects the consolidated financial position and the consolidated results of operations, cash flows and changes in stockholders’ equity of Parent and the consolidated Parent Subsidiaries as of the dates and for the periods referred to therein (except as may be expressly indicated in the notes thereto or, in the case of interim financial statements, for normal and recurring year-end audit adjustments which are not expected to be material individually or in the aggregate) and (C) complied 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.

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

 

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(c) Without limiting the generality of Section 4.6(a) , (i) Ernst & Young LLP has not resigned or been dismissed as independent public accountants of Parent as a result of or in connection with any disagreement with Parent on a matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure or auditing scope or procedure, (ii) since January 1, 2015, none of the Parent nor, to the knowledge of the Parent, any director of officer of the Parent, has formally received any material complaint, allegation, assertion or claim regarding the accounting or auditing practices, procedures, methodologies or methods of the Parent or its internal accounting controls, including any material complaint, allegation, assertion or claim that the Company has engaged in questionable accounting or auditing practices, (iii) no executive officer of Parent has failed in any respect to make, without qualification, the certifications required of him or her under Section 302 or 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act with respect to any form, report or schedule filed by Parent with the SEC since the enactment of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and (iv) no enforcement action has been initiated or, to the knowledge of Parent, threatened against Parent by the SEC relating to disclosures contained in any Parent SEC Document.

4.7 Internal Controls . Parent maintains a system of internal controls over financial reporting (as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) of the Exchange Act) as required by Rule 13a-15 and 15d-15 under the Exchange Act and reasonably sufficient to provide reasonable assurances that (a) transactions are executed only in accordance with management’s general or specific authorizations, (b) access to assets of Parent is permitted only in accordance with management’s general or specific authorization and (c) the recorded accountability for assets is compared with the existing assets at reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect to any differences. The Parent’s internal controls over financial reporting have been designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of the Parent’s consolidated financial reporting and the preparation of the Parent consolidated financial statements for external purposes in accordance with GAAP. Parent has designed and maintains disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) of the Exchange Act) as required by Rules 13a-15 and 15d-15 of the Exchange Act and that provide reasonable assurance that all material information (both financial and non-financial) 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 SEC’s rules and forms and is accumulated and communicated to Parent’s management as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure to enable the chief executive officer and chief financial officer of the Parent to make the required certifications under the Exchange Act with respect to such report. Neither the Parent, the audit committee of the Parent Board, nor, to the knowledge of Parent, the Parent auditors, is aware of or has received notification of (A) any significant deficiencies or material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal controls over financial reporting of the Parent or (B) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in Parent’s internal controls over financial reporting. Parent has not made, or been required to make, any such disclosures to Parent’s auditors.

4.8 Compliance With Law .

(a) Except where such non-compliance would not have a Parent Material Adverse Effect: (i) Parent and each Parent Subsidiary is in compliance and since January 1, 2015 has been in compliance with all Laws and Orders applicable to Parent or any Parent Subsidiary or any assets owned or used by Parent or any Parent Subsidiary, and (ii) neither Parent nor any Parent Subsidiary has received any written communication since January 1, 2015 from a Governmental Entity that alleges that Parent or any Parent Subsidiary is not in compliance with any such Law or Order.

(b) Except as would not have a Parent Material Adverse Effect, since January 1, 2015, none of Parent, the Parent Subsidiaries, or, to Parent’s knowledge, any Representatives acting on their behalf, have, directly or indirectly, corruptly offered, promised, paid, authorized or given money or anything of value to any Government Official, for the purpose of: (i) influencing any act or decision of

 

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any Government Official; (ii) inducing any Government Official to do or omit to do an act in violation of a lawful duty; (iii) securing any improper business advantage; (iv) inducing any Government Official to influence the act or decision of a Governmental Entity; or (v) for any other corrupt, improper, or illegal purpose, each in order to obtain or retain business for Parent or the Parent Subsidiaries in violation of applicable Anti-Corruption Laws.

4.9 Absence of Certain Changes or Events . Since April 1, 2017 until the date of this Agreement, there has not occurred, arisen or come into existence any fact, change, event, development or circumstance, or any worsening thereof, which would have a Parent Material Adverse Effect.

4.10 Litigation .

(a) There is no Proceeding pending or, to the knowledge of Parent, threatened against Parent or Merger Sub that would have a Parent Material Adverse Effect.

(b) Neither Parent nor Merger Sub is subject to any outstanding Order that would have a Parent Material Adverse Effect.

4.11 Information Supplied . The information expressly supplied in writing by Parent and Merger Sub for inclusion in the Registration Statement and the Proxy Statement/Prospectus will not (a) in the case of the Registration Statement, at the time the Registration Statement is declared effective under the Securities Act, and (b) in the case of the Proxy Statement/Prospectus, as of the date the Proxy Statement/Prospectus is first mailed to the stockholders of the Company and at the time of any meeting of the Company’s stockholders to be held in connection with the Merger, including the Company Stockholder Meeting, contain any untrue statement of a material fact, or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not false or misleading. Notwithstanding the foregoing sentence, Parent and Merger Sub make no representation or warranty with respect to statements made in any of the foregoing documents based on information supplied by the Company for inclusion therein.

4.12 Government Contracts .

(a) Except as would not have a Parent Material Adverse Effect, each Material Current Parent Government Contract was legally awarded to Parent or a Parent Subsidiary, as applicable.

(b) Except as would not have a Parent Material Adverse Effect, (i) neither Parent nor any Parent Subsidiary is in material breach or default of any Material Current Parent Government Contract; and (ii) there are no outstanding material disputes between Parent or any Parent Subsidiary, on the one hand, and any Governmental Entity, prime contractor, or subcontractor, on the other hand, arising under any Material Current Parent Government Contract.

(c) Except as would not have a Parent Material Adverse Effect, since January 1, 2015 (i) neither Parent nor any Parent Subsidiary nor any of their respective current directors or current officers has been suspended or debarred, or proposed for debarment or suspension from government contracting; (ii) neither Parent nor any Parent Subsidiary has received any written notice of termination for default, cure notice, or show cause notice that remains unresolved and pertains to any Material Current Parent Government Contract; and (iii) neither Parent nor any Parent Subsidiary has made any voluntary or mandatory disclosure to any Governmental Entity with respect to any irregularity, misstatement, significant overpayment, or violation of law arising under or relating to any Material Current Parent Government Contract.

 

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4.13 Ownership of Company Common Stock . Neither Parent nor any of its Subsidiaries owns (beneficially or otherwise) any Shares or other Equity Interests in the Company or any options, warrants or other rights to acquire Company Common Stock or other Equity Interests in the Company (or any other economic interest through derivative securities or otherwise in the Company). Neither Parent, Merger Sub nor any of their respective “affiliates” or “associates” (as each term is defined in Section 203 of the DGCL) is, or at any time during the past three years has been, an “interested stockholder” of the Company as defined in Section 203 of the DGCL.

4.14 No Required Vote . No vote of the holders of any Equity Interest in Parent is required for Parent to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

4.15 Financial Capability . Parent has delivered to the Company a true and complete copy of each of the executed Debt Commitment Letters, and the Debt Fee Letters (redacted to delete the economic and “market flex” provisions of the Debt Fee Letters). Assuming (x) that the parties to the Debt Commitment Letters (other than the Parent and Merger Sub) perform their obligations in accordance with the terms thereof and (y) that the conditions set forth in Section 6.2(a) will be satisfied at the Closing, Parent and Merger Sub shall have at the Closing sufficient cash, available lines of credit or other sources of immediately available funds to make payment of all amounts to be paid by them hereunder on and after the Closing Date. The Debt Commitment Letters have not been amended or modified in any manner prior to the date of this Agreement (provided that the existence or exercise of “market flex” provisions contained in the Debt Fee Letters shall not be deemed to constitute an amendment or modification of the Debt Commitment Letters). Neither Parent nor any of its Affiliates has entered into any agreement, side letter or other commitment or arrangement relating to the financing of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, other than as set forth in the Debt Commitment Letters and the Debt Fee Letters. Assuming (x) that the parties to the Debt Commitment Letters (other than the Parent and Merger Sub) perform their obligations in accordance with the terms thereof and (y) that the conditions set forth in Section 6.2(a) will be satisfied at the Closing, the proceeds of the Debt Financing (both before and after giving effect to the exercise of any or all “market flex” provisions contained in the Debt Fee Letters), together with cash, available lines of credit or other sources of immediately available funds, will be sufficient to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby, including the payment of the aggregate cash to be paid as Merger Consideration and the aggregate Company Accelerated Equity Award Payments to which holders of Shares and Company Accelerated Equity Awards will be entitled pursuant to this Agreement and the repayment of the indebtedness contemplated by Sections 5.17(a) and 5.17(b) . As of the date hereof, the commitments contained in the Debt Commitment Letters have not been withdrawn or rescinded in any respect. As of the date hereof, the Debt Commitment Letters are in full force and effect and represent a valid, binding and enforceable obligation of Parent and, to the knowledge of Parent, each other party thereto, subject only to (i) the satisfaction or waiver of the Financing Conditions and (ii) the qualification that such enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other laws of general application relating to or affecting rights of creditors. Parent has fully paid (or caused to be paid) any and all commitment fees and other amounts that are due and payable on or prior to the date of this Agreement in connection with the Debt Financing. No event has occurred which, with or without notice, lapse of time or both, would constitute a breach or default that could reasonably be expected to result in a failure to satisfy a Financing Condition on the part of Parent or a breach or default by any other party thereto under any term of the Debt Commitment Letters. There are no conditions precedent or other contingencies related to the funding of the full amount of the Debt Financing, other than the Financing Conditions. Assuming the condition set forth in Section 6.2(a) regarding the representations and warranties of the Company contained in this Agreement and the condition set forth in Section 6.2(b) regarding the Company’s performance and compliance with all covenants and obligations under this Agreement required to be performed and complied with by it are satisfied on the Closing Date, Parent has no reason to believe that (i) any of the Financing Conditions will not be satisfied or (ii) the Debt Financing will not be made available to Parent on the Closing Date.

 

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Parent understands and acknowledges that under the terms of this Agreement, the obligations of Parent and Merger Sub to consummate the Merger are not in any way contingent upon or otherwise subject to the consummation by Parent or Merger Sub of any financing arrangements, the obtaining by Parent or Merger Sub of any financing or the availability, grant, provision or extension of any financing to Parent or Merger Sub.

4.16 Ownership of Merger Sub; No Prior Activities .

(a) Merger Sub was formed solely for the purpose of engaging in the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

(b) Except for obligations or liabilities incurred in connection with its incorporation or organization and the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, Merger Sub has not and will not prior to the Closing Date have incurred, directly or indirectly, through any Subsidiary or affiliate, any obligations or liabilities or engaged in any business activities of any type or kind whatsoever or entered into any agreements or arrangements with any Person.

4.17 Management Arrangements . As of the date hereof, other than the Support Agreement and except as previously disclosed to the Company, none of Parent or Merger Sub, or their respective executive officers, directors or affiliates, has entered into any agreement, arrangement or understanding with any of the executive officers, directors or Affiliates of the Company that is currently in effect or would become effective in the future (upon consummation of the Merger or otherwise) and that would be required to be disclosed under Item 1005(d) of Regulation M-A under the Exchange Act.

4.18 Brokers . Except for Parent’s obligations to Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC and Perella Weinberg Partners LP, neither Parent, Merger Sub nor any of their respective stockholders, directors, officers, employees or affiliates, has incurred or will incur on behalf of Parent, Merger Sub or any Parent Subsidiary, any brokerage, finders’, financial advisory or similar fee in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

4.19 No Other Representations or Warranties . Except for the representations and warranties contained in Article 3 , Parent and Merger Sub acknowledge that neither the Company nor any of the Company Subsidiaries nor any Representative of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries makes, and Parent and Merger Sub acknowledge that they have not relied upon or otherwise been induced by, any other express or implied representation or warranty by or on behalf of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.

ARTICLE 5

COVENANTS

5.1 Conduct of Business by the Company Pending the Closing . The Company covenants and agrees that, between the date of this Agreement and the earlier of the Effective Time and the termination of this Agreement in accordance with Article 7 , except as set forth in Section 5.1 of the Company Disclosure Schedule, as required by any other provision of this Agreement or as required by applicable Law, unless Parent will otherwise agree in writing (which agreement will not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned), the Company will and will cause each Company Subsidiary to conduct its operations in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice and use commercially reasonable efforts to (i) preserve substantially intact its business organization and (ii) maintain and preserve its assets, properties and positive material business relationships (including employees). Without limiting the foregoing, and as an extension thereof, except as set forth in Section 5.1 of the Company Disclosure Schedule, as required by any other provision of this Agreement or as required by

 

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applicable Law, the Company will not and will cause each Company Subsidiary not to (unless required by applicable Law), between the date of this Agreement and the Effective Time, directly or indirectly, do, or agree to do, any of the following without the prior written consent of Parent (which consent will not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned):

(a) amend the Company Charter or Company Bylaws or equivalent documents of any Company Subsidiary (other than routine amendments to the organizational documents of any Company Subsidiary in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice which are not reasonably likely to result in any adverse impact to Parent in any material respect);

(b) issue, deliver, sell, pledge, dispose of, grant, transfer or encumber, or authorize the issuance, sale, pledge, disposition, grant, transfer, or encumbrance of, any shares of capital stock of, or other Equity Interests in, the Company or any Company Subsidiary of any class, or securities convertible into, or exchangeable or exercisable for, any shares of such capital stock or other Equity Interests, or any options, warrants or other rights of any kind to acquire any shares of such capital stock or other Equity Interests or such convertible or exchangeable securities, or any other ownership interest (including, without limitation, any such interest represented by Contract right), of the Company or any Company Subsidiary, other than (i) the issuance of Shares upon the vesting, settlement or the exercise of Company Accelerated Equity Awards outstanding as of the date hereof in accordance with their terms, (ii) transactions between the Company and a wholly-owned Company Subsidiary or between wholly-owned Company Subsidiaries or (iii) the issuance of shares of Company Common Stock upon the conversion of shares of Company Preferred Stock in accordance with the Company Charter and Company Bylaws;

(c) sell, pledge, dispose of, transfer, lease, license or encumber any material property or assets of the Company or the Company Subsidiaries (other than non-exclusive grants of Intellectual Property Rights in the ordinary course of business) except pursuant to (i) any Company Material Contract in effect as of the date of this Agreement or (ii) any non-Company Material Contract, in effect as of the date of this Agreement and which sale, pledge, disposition, transfer, lease, license or encumbrance is individually not in excess of $10,000,000, or in the aggregate not in excess of $20,000,000;

(d) declare, set aside, make or pay any dividend or other distribution (whether payable in cash, stock, property or a combination thereof) with respect to any of its capital stock or Equity Interests (except as between the Company and its Subsidiaries or between the Company Subsidiaries) or enter into any agreement with respect to its capital stock or Equity Interests (except as between the Company and its Subsidiaries or between the Company Subsidiaries);

(e) reclassify, adjust, combine, split, subdivide or amend the terms of, or redeem, purchase or otherwise acquire, directly or indirectly, any of its capital stock or other Equity Interests, or authorize or propose the issuance of any other securities in respect of, in lieu of or in substitution for shares of its capital stock or other Equity Interests;

(f) merge or consolidate with any Person or adopt a plan of complete or partial liquidation or resolutions providing for a complete or partial liquidation, dissolution, consolidation, restructuring, recapitalization or other reorganization or file a petition in bankruptcy or consent to the filing of any bankruptcy petition under any applicable Law;

(g) directly or indirectly, acquire (including, without limitation, by merger, consolidation, acquisition of assets or acquisition of stock) any interest in any business, division, organization or any Person (or any material portion of the assets thereof), other than (i) as required pursuant to the terms of any existing Company Material Contract to which the Company or any Company Subsidiary is a party or (ii) as required pursuant to the terms of any existing non-Company Material Contract, and which acquisition is individually not in excess of $10,000,000, or in the aggregate not in excess of $20,000,000;

 

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(h) enter into any new line of business that is material to the Company;

(i) directly or indirectly, incur, assume or guarantee any indebtedness for borrowed money or issue or sell any debt securities (or rights to acquire debt securities) or assume, guarantee or endorse, or otherwise become responsible for the obligations of any Person for borrowed money, in each case other than (A) any indebtedness for borrowed money incurred by the Company or any Company Subsidiary pursuant to the Existing Credit Facilities in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice or (B) any indebtedness for borrowed money (or any guarantee of such indebtedness) solely between the Company and a wholly owned Company Subsidiary or between wholly owned Company Subsidiaries which indebtedness is incurred in compliance with this clause (i); except that any loan from the Company or any Company Subsidiary located in the United States to any Company Subsidiary located outside of the United States shall be limited to $10,000,000 in the aggregate;

(j) make any loans, guarantees, advances or capital contributions to, or investments in, any other Person in excess of $5,000,000 in the aggregate, other than (A) immaterial loans or advances to employees or independent contractors in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice, (B) without prejudice to Section 5.1(i) , loans solely between the Company and its wholly-owned Subsidiaries or between the Company’s wholly-owned Subsidiaries, (C) without prejudice to Section 5.1(i) , (i) as required pursuant to the terms of any existing Company Material Contract to which the Company or any Company Subsidiary is a party (or any Company Material Contract entered into after the date of this Agreement by the Company or any Company Subsidiary in compliance with the terms of this Agreement) or (ii) as required pursuant to the terms of any existing non-Company Material Contract, in effect as of the date of this Agreement and which loan, guarantee, advance or capital contribution is individually not in excess of $10,000,000, or in the aggregate not in excess of $20,000,000 and (D) extended payment terms for customers in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice;

(k) terminate, cancel, modify or amend any Company Material Contract, or cancel, modify, amend, release, assign or waive any rights or claims under any Company Material Contract, or enter into or amend any Contract that, if existing on the date hereof, would be a Company Material Contract, in each case other than in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice;

(l) make or authorize any capital expenditure in excess of the Company’s capital expenditure budget set forth on Section 5.1(l) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, other than capital expenditures that are not, in the aggregate, in excess of $5,000,000;

(m) except to the extent required by (i) applicable Law, (ii) the existing terms of any Company Benefit Plan, Foreign Benefit Plan or Company CBA, (iii) this Agreement or (iv) contractual commitments with respect to severance or termination pay in existence on the date of this Agreement: (A) increase the compensation or benefits payable or to become payable to any director, officer, employee or other service provider of the Company or any Company Subsidiary (except, in the case of individuals who are not officers or directors, for increases in connection with promotions or periodic reviews in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice), (B) grant any additional rights to severance or termination pay to, or enter into any severance agreement with, any director, officer employee or other service provider of the Company or any Company Subsidiary (except, in the case of individuals who are not officers or directors, such grants for severance or termination pay to a new hire employee or in connection with promotions in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice), (C) or establish, adopt, enter into or amend any collective bargaining, welfare, fringe benefit,

 

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incentive compensation, equity compensation, bonus, profit sharing, thrift, pension, retirement, deferred compensation, termination or severance plan, agreement, trust, fund, policy or arrangement for the benefit of any director, officer, employee or other service provider of the Company or any Company Subsidiary (except, (x) in the case of group health or medical coverage subject to annual review in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice, actions that would not increase the cost of such group health or medical coverage plan by more than 5% or result in an employer/employee cost sharing arrangement that is more favorable to the employee than is the case as of the date hereof, (y) in the case of collective bargaining agreements, amendments in the ordinary course of business that are not material to the Company and the Company Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, and (z) for awards in cash in lieu of (A) stock option awards or cash incentives that, but for this Agreement, would otherwise be granted to newly hired employees and (B) restricted stock unit awards or cash incentives that, but for this Agreement, would otherwise be granted to employees who are not officers in accordance with Company policies and practices for purposes of retention with a payout period of no more than one (1) year, with an aggregate cash award amount under sub clauses (A) and (B) of no more than $1,000,000), (D) terminate any Company Benefit Plan or Foreign Benefit Plan (except as contemplated by this Agreement);

(n) hire or appoint any Company executive officer (as defined by Rule 3b-7 promulgated under the Exchange Act) or director;

(o) forgive any loans to Service Providers or any of their respective affiliates;

(p) make any change in accounting policies, practices, principles, methods or procedures or payment or collection of accounts, other than as required by GAAP or by applicable Law;

(q) waive, release, assign, commence, compromise, settle or agree to settle any Proceeding (including any Proceeding relating to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby) other than compromises, settlements or agreements in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice that involve only the payment of monetary damages (net of any payments or proceeds received through insurance or indemnity arrangements) not in excess of $5,000,000 individually or $10,000,000 in the aggregate, in any case without the imposition of equitable relief on, or the admission of wrongdoing by, the Company, any Company Subsidiary or any of their respective directors, officers, employees or agents;

(r) (i) make or change any material Tax election, (ii) adopt or change any material Tax accounting method, (iii) file any material amendment to a Tax Return, (iv) enter into any closing agreement with a Governmental Entity with respect to Taxes, (v) settle or compromise any claim or assessment in respect of material Taxes, (vi) consent to any extension or waiver of the statutory period of limitations applicable to any claim or assessment in respect of Taxes, or (vii) enter into any material Tax sharing or similar agreement;

(s) terminate or modify in any material respect any Insurance Policy, or fail to maintain any Insurance Policy with at least substantially the same coverage and on terms and conditions not less advantageous to the insured than such existing Insurance Policy;

(t) write up, write down or write off the book value of any tangible assets, in the aggregate, in excess of $5,000,000, except for depreciation and amortization in accordance with GAAP consistently applied; or

(u) engage in any transactions, arrangements or understandings with any Affiliate or other Person that would be required to be disclosed under Item 404 of Regulation S-K under the Securities Act;

 

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(v) enter into any contract, make any commitment or take any action that requires consent of Apollo Global Management, LLC or any of its affiliates pursuant to Section 3.2(g) of the Preferred Certificate of Designation;

(w) authorize or enter into any Contract or otherwise make any commitment, in each case to do any of the foregoing in clauses (a)  through (v) .

5.2 Conduct of Business by Parent Pending the Closing . Parent agrees that between the date of this Agreement and the earlier of the Effective Time and the termination of this Agreement in accordance with Article 7, except as set forth in Section 5.2 of the Parent Disclosure Schedule, as specifically permitted by any other provision of this Agreement, as required by applicable Law or as consented to in writing by the Company (which consent will not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned), Parent shall not:

(a) amend the Parent Governing Documents in any manner that would reasonably be expected to materially delay, impede or prevent the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or amends the terms of the Parent Shares in any manner that would reasonably be expected to be adverse in any material respect to holders of Shares;

(b) declare, set aside, make or pay any dividend or other distribution (whether payable in cash, stock, property or a combination thereof) with respect to any of its capital stock, other than the quarterly dividend set forth on Section 5.2(b) of the Parent Disclosure Schedule and any share repurchases pursuant to the share repurchases program approved by the board of directors of Parent on July 23, 2015;

(c) reclassify, combine, split, subdivide or amend the terms of, directly or indirectly, any of its capital stock or other Equity Interests, or authorize or propose the issuance of any other securities in lieu of or in substitution for shares of its capital stock or other Equity Interests;

(d) merge or consolidate Parent with any Person or adopt a plan of complete or partial liquidation or resolutions providing for a complete or partial liquidation, dissolution, restructuring, recapitalization or other reorganization of Parent; or

(e) agree, in writing or otherwise, to take any of the foregoing actions.

5.3 Access to Information; Confidentiality .

(a) Except as (i) would result in the loss or waiver of any attorney-client, work product or other applicable privilege ( provided that the Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to allow for such access or disclosure to the maximum extent that does not result in the loss or waiver of any applicable privilege), or (ii) would violate applicable Law ( provided that the Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to make appropriate substitute arrangements to permit reasonable disclosure not in violation of applicable Law), from the date of this Agreement to the earlier of the Effective Time and the termination of this Agreement in accordance with its terms, the Company will, and will cause each Company Subsidiary and each of their respective directors, officers, employees, accountants, consultants, legal counsel, advisors, agents and other representatives, (collectively, “ Representatives ” and, with respect to the Company and the Company Subsidiaries, the “ Company Representatives ”) to: (A) provide to Parent and Merger Sub and their respective Representatives (the “ Parent Representatives ”) and to the Financing Sources through their respective officers, employees and Representatives, reasonable access at reasonable times during normal operating hours upon prior notice to the officers, employees, agents, properties, offices and other facilities of such party and its Subsidiaries

 

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and to the books and records thereof and (B) furnish promptly such information concerning the business, properties, Contracts, assets, liabilities, personnel and other aspects of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries as Parent or the Parent Representatives or any of the Financing Sources may reasonably request; provided , that no investigation pursuant to this Section 5.3 shall affect or be deemed to modify any representation or warranty made by the Company herein or any of the conditions to the obligations of the parties hereto under this Agreement; provided , further , that any investigation pursuant to this Section 5.3 shall be conducted in such manner as not to interfere unreasonably with the conduct of the Company. The information referred to in the previous sentence shall be subject to the Confidentiality Agreement, dated May 9, 2017, as amended, by and between the Company and Parent (the “C onfidentiality Agreement ”).

(b) Nothing contained in this Agreement will give Parent or Merger Sub, directly or indirectly, the right to control or direct the operations of the Company prior to the Effective Time. Prior to the Effective Time, the Company will exercise, consistent with the terms and conditions of this Agreement, complete control and supervision over its operations.

5.4 No-Shop; Acquisition Proposals .

(a) Except as otherwise permitted by this Section 5.4 , the Company will, and will cause each Company Subsidiary and each of their respective officers, directors and employees to, and the Company will use its reasonable best efforts to cause the other Company Representatives to:

i. (A) immediately cease and cause to be terminated any solicitation, encouragement, discussions or negotiations with any Persons that may be ongoing with respect to any Acquisition Proposal, and (B) immediately terminate access to any data room established for Project All-Star or other access to data of the Company, in each case relating to or in connection with, any potential Acquisition Proposal and instruct each Person that has previously executed a confidentiality agreement in connection with such Person’s consideration of an Acquisition Proposal to return to the Company or destroy any non-public information previously furnished to such Person or to any Person’s Representatives by or on behalf of the Company; and

ii. not, directly or indirectly: (A) solicit, initiate, seek or knowingly encourage or facilitate or take any action to solicit, initiate or seek or knowingly encourage or facilitate any inquiry, expression of interest, proposal or offer that constitutes or would reasonably be expected to lead to an Acquisition Proposal, (B) enter into, participate in, maintain or continue any discussions or negotiations relating to, any Acquisition Proposal with any Person other than Parent or Merger Sub, or their respective Representatives, (C) furnish (including access through any data room) to any Person other than Parent or Merger Sub any non-public information that the Company believes or should reasonably expect would be used for the purposes of formulating any Acquisition Proposal, (D) enter into any agreement, letter of intent, memorandum of understanding, agreement in principle or Contract providing for or otherwise relating to any Acquisition Proposal (other than an Acceptable Confidentiality Agreement entered into in accordance with the terms of this Agreement) (each, an “ Alternative Acquisition Agreement ”), (E) submit any Acquisition Proposal or any matter related thereto to the vote of the stockholders of the Company, or (F) resolve or agree to do any of the foregoing; provided , that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 5.4 , if the Company receives any inquiry, expression of interest, proposal or offer that constitutes or would reasonably be expected to lead to an Acquisition Proposal from any third party, the Company may inform such third party that the Company is contractually prohibited from engaging in discussions with, or otherwise responding to, such third party in response thereto.

 

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(b) From and after the date of this Agreement until the earlier of the Effective Time or the termination of this Agreement in accordance with its terms, the Company will promptly (and in any event within 48 hours) (i) notify Parent in writing in the event that the Company receives an Acquisition Proposal or any inquiry, expression of interest, proposal, offer or request for information that could reasonably be expected to result in an Acquisition Proposal and (ii) provide Parent with a written description of the terms and conditions of any Acquisition Proposal (including any change, amendment or modification thereto) that is received by the Company or any Company Representative from any Person (other than Parent or Merger Sub), including the identity of the third party making any such Acquisition Proposal and copies of all documentation related thereto (including copies of any proposed Alternative Acquisition Agreements and any related financing commitments).

(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in Section 5.4(a) , if at any time on or after the date of this Agreement until the earliest of the Effective Time, the termination of this Agreement in accordance with its terms and the time the Company Stockholder Approval is obtained, (i) the Company has received a bona fide written Acquisition Proposal from a third party, (ii) such Acquisition Proposal was not solicited, initiated, encouraged, facilitated or otherwise obtained in breach, in any material respect, of the provisions of this Agreement, (iii) the Company Board determines in good faith, after consultation with the Company’s outside legal counsel and financial advisors, that such Acquisition Proposal constitutes or is reasonably likely to lead to a Superior Proposal and (iv) after consultation with the Company’s outside legal counsel, the Company Board determines in good faith that the failure to take such actions would reasonably be expected to be inconsistent with its fiduciary duties to the stockholders of the Company under applicable Law, then the Company may take the following actions: (A) furnish information with respect to the Company to the Person making such Acquisition Proposal pursuant to one or more Acceptable Confidentiality Agreements and/or (B) participate in discussions or negotiations with the Person making such Acquisition Proposal regarding such Acquisition Proposal; provided , that (i) the Company will substantially concurrently provide to Parent any information concerning the Company provided to such other Person which was not previously provided to Parent or the Parent Representatives and (ii) the Company shall give Parent written notice of such determination promptly after the Company Board makes such determination and in any event prior to furnishing any such information or engaging in such negotiations or discussions.

(d) Subject to Section 5.4(e) and Section 5.4(f) , from the date hereof until the earlier of the Effective Time and the termination of this Agreement in accordance with its terms, neither the Company Board nor any committee thereof will, directly or indirectly, (i) withhold, withdraw, amend, modify or qualify (or publicly propose to withhold, withdraw, amend, qualify or modify) the Company Board Recommendation or any other approval, recommendation or declaration of advisability by the Company Board or any such committee of this Agreement, the Merger or any of the other transactions contemplated hereby, (ii) approve, recommend, endorse or otherwise declare advisable (or publicly propose to approve, recommend, endorse or otherwise declare advisable) any Acquisition Proposal, (iii) submit any Acquisition Proposal or any matter related thereto to the vote of the stockholders of the Company, (iv) fail to include the Company Board Recommendation in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus, (v) following the public announcement of any Acquisition Proposal (other than by the commencement of a tender offer or exchange offer), fail to issue a public press release within five (5) Business Days of such public announcement that the Company Board recommends rejection of such Acquisition Proposal and expressly reaffirming the Company Board Recommendation, (vi) following the commencement of a tender offer or exchange offer by a third party for equity securities of the Company, fail to recommend against acceptance by the Company’s stockholders of such tender offer or exchange offer (including for these purposes, by taking any position contemplated by Rule 14e-2 under the Exchange Act other than recommending rejection of such tender offer or exchange offer) within ten (10) Business Days of such commencement or (vii) announce its intention, authorize, commit, resolve or agree to take any such foregoing actions (each such action set forth in clauses (i) through (vii) being referred to as a “ Change of Board Recommendation ”).

 

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(e) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section 5.4 , if (i) the Company has received a bona fide written Acquisition Proposal from a third party that was not solicited, initiated, encouraged, facilitated or otherwise obtained in breach, in any material respect, of the provisions of this Agreement and that the Company Board determines in good faith, after consultation with the Company’s outside legal counsel and financial advisors, constitutes a Superior Proposal, after giving effect to all of the adjustments to the terms and conditions of this Agreement that have been proposed to the Company by Parent in writing during the Notice Period provided pursuant to this Section 5.4(e) and (ii) the Company Board determines in good faith, after consultation with the Company’s outside legal counsel and financial advisors, that a failure to make a Change of Board Recommendation and/or terminate this Agreement to enter into an Alternative Acquisition Agreement with respect to such Superior Proposal would reasonably be expected to violate the fiduciary duties owed by the Company Board to the stockholders of the Company under applicable Law, then, prior to the time (but not after) the Company Stockholder Approval is obtained, the Company Board may take the following actions: (y) effect a Change of Board Recommendation with respect to such Superior Proposal or (z) terminate this Agreement to enter into an Alternative Acquisition Agreement with respect to such Superior Proposal; provided , however , that the Company may not terminate this Agreement pursuant to the foregoing clause (z), and any purported termination pursuant to the foregoing clause (z) will be void and of no force or effect, unless and until the Company complies with the requirements of Section 7.1(d) and pays the Breakup Fee in accordance with Section 7.2(b) ; and provided , further , that the Company Board may not effect a Change of Board Recommendation pursuant to the foregoing clause (y) or terminate this Agreement pursuant to the foregoing clause (z) unless:

i. the Company has provided prior written notice to Parent, at least four (4) Business Days in advance (the “ Notice Period ”), of the Company’s intention to take such action with respect to such Superior Proposal (it being understood that the delivery of such notice and any amendment or update thereto and the determination to so deliver such notice, update or amendment will not, by itself, constitute a Change of Board Recommendation or otherwise give rise to a Triggering Event), which notice will specify the terms and conditions of such Superior Proposal (including the identity of the party making such Superior Proposal), and the Company has contemporaneously provided a copy of all material documents related to such Superior Proposal, including the relevant proposed transaction agreements with the party making such Superior Proposal, including any definitive agreement with respect to such Superior Proposal and any related financing commitments; and

ii. the Company has, and has caused the Company Representatives to, during the Notice Period, negotiate with Parent in good faith (to the extent Parent desires to negotiate) to make such adjustments in the terms and conditions of this Agreement so that such Acquisition Proposal ceases to constitute a Superior Proposal. In the event of any material revisions to the price, financing or other material terms of the Superior Proposal, the Company will be required to deliver a new written notice to Parent and to comply with the requirements of this Section 5.4(e) with respect to such new written notice; provided that references to the four (4) Business Day period above shall be deemed to be references to a three (3) Business Day period.

 

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(f) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, prior to the time (but not after) the Company Stockholder Approval is obtained, solely in response to an Intervening Event, the Company Board may make a Change of Board Recommendation for a reason unrelated to an Acquisition Proposal (it being understood and agreed that any Change of Board Recommendation proposed to be made in relation to an Acquisition Proposal may only be made pursuant to and in accordance with the terms of Section 5.4(e) ) if the Company Board has determined in good faith, after consultation with the Company’s outside legal counsel and financial advisors, that, in light of an Intervening Event and taking into account the results of any negotiations with Parent as contemplated by subsection (ii) below and any offer from Parent contemplated by subsection (iii) below, that the failure to make a Change of Board Recommendation would reasonably be expected to violate the fiduciary duties owed by the Company Board to the stockholders of the Company under applicable Law; provided , however , that the Company Board may not effect a Change of Board Recommendation pursuant to the foregoing unless:

i. the Company shall have provided prior written notice to Parent, at least five (5) Business Days in advance (the “ Intervening Event Notice Period ”), of the Company’s intention to make a Change of Board Recommendation (it being understood that the delivery of such notice and any amendment or update thereto and the determination to so deliver such notice, update or amendment shall not, by itself, constitute a Change of Board Recommendation or otherwise give rise to a Triggering Event), which notice shall (A) specify in detail the Company Board’s reason for proposing to effect such Change of Board Recommendation (including a description of such Intervening Event in reasonable detail) and (B) include all material documentation related to the Intervening Event;

ii. prior to effecting such Change of Board Recommendation, the Company shall, and shall cause the Company Representatives to, during the Intervening Event Notice Period negotiate with Parent in good faith (to the extent Parent desires to negotiate) to make such adjustments in the terms and conditions of this Agreement in such a manner that would obviate the need for the Company Board to effect such Change of Board Recommendation; and

iii. Parent shall not have, within the Intervening Event Notice Period, proposed in writing to modify the terms and conditions of this Agreement in a manner that the Company Board has in good faith determined (after consultation with the Company’s outside legal counsel and financial advisors) would obviate the need for the Company Board to effect such Change of Board Recommendation.

(g) Nothing contained in this Agreement shall prohibit the Company (i) from taking and disclosing to the stockholders of the Company a position contemplated by Rule 14e-2(a) promulgated under the Exchange Act or complying with the provisions of Rule 14d-9 promulgated under the Exchange Act or (ii) making any disclosure to the stockholders of the Company that the Company Board determines to make in good faith (after consultation with the Company’s outside counsel) in order to fulfill its fiduciary duties under, or in order to otherwise comply with, applicable Law, in each case, so long as any such disclosure (A) includes the Company Board Recommendation, without any modification thereof and (B) does not contain a Change of Board Recommendation; provided , further , that no Change of Board Recommendation may be made except in accordance with the terms of Section 5.4(e) and Section 5.4(f) .

 

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5.5 Registration Statement; Proxy Statement/Prospectus; Stockholder Approval .

(a) As promptly as reasonably practicable following the date of this Agreement, the Company and Parent shall jointly prepare and file with the SEC the Registration Statement, which will include the Proxy Statement/Prospectus. Each of Parent and the Company will use their respective reasonable best efforts to (i) cause the Registration Statement and the Proxy Statement/Prospectus, when filed, to comply in all material respects with all legal requirements applicable thereto, (ii) respond as promptly as reasonably practicable to and resolve all comments received from the SEC or its staff concerning the Registration Statement and the Proxy Statement/Prospectus, (iii) have the Registration Statement declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly as practicable after such filing and (iv) keep the Registration Statement effective for so long as necessary to complete the Merger. No filing of, or amendment or supplement to, the Registration Statement or the Proxy Statement/Prospectus, or response to SEC comments with respect thereto, will be made by Parent or the Company, as applicable, without the other’s prior consent (which shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed) and without providing the other party a reasonable opportunity to review and comment thereon. The Company will cause the Proxy Statement/Prospectus to be mailed to its stockholders as promptly as reasonably practicable after the Registration Statement is declared effective under the Securities Act (but in no event earlier than the record date set by the Company for the Company Stockholder Meeting). Parent or the Company, as applicable, will promptly notify the other upon the receipt of any comments from the SEC or any request from the SEC for amendments or supplements to the Registration Statement or the Proxy Statement/Prospectus, and will, as promptly as practicable after receipt thereof, provide the other with copies of all material correspondence between it and its Representatives, on the one hand, and the SEC, on the other hand, and all written comments with respect to the Registration Statement or the Proxy Statement/Prospectus received from the SEC and advise the other on any oral comments with respect to the Registration Statement or the Proxy Statement/Prospectus received from the SEC. Parent will advise the Company, promptly after it receives notice thereof, of the time of effectiveness of the Registration Statement and the issuance of any stop order relating thereto or the suspension of the qualification of the Parent Shares issuable in connection with the Merger for offering or sale in any jurisdiction, and Parent and the Company will use their respective reasonable best efforts to have any such stop order or suspension lifted, reversed or otherwise terminated. Parent and the Company will also take any other action required to be taken under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, any applicable foreign or state securities or Blue Sky Laws and the rules and regulations thereunder in connection with the Merger, and the Company will use its reasonable best efforts to furnish all information concerning the Company and the holders of the Shares as Parent may reasonably request in connection with any such actions. If at any time prior to the Effective Time any information relating to Parent or the Company, or any of their respective Affiliates, officers or directors, is discovered by Parent or the Company which should be set forth in an amendment or supplement to the Registration Statement or the Proxy Statement/Prospectus, so that any of such documents would not include a misstatement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, the party that discovers such information shall promptly notify the other party hereto and each of Parent and the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause an appropriate amendment or supplement describing such information to be promptly filed with the SEC and, to the extent required by law, disseminated to the Company stockholders.

(b) The Company shall duly call, establish a record date for, give notice of and hold a meeting of its stockholders (the “ Company Stockholder Meeting ”) as soon as reasonably practicable after the Registration Statement is declared effective under the Securities Act for the purpose of voting on the adoption of this Agreement. The Company shall not, without the consent of Parent, adjourn or postpone, cancel, recess or reschedule, the Company Stockholder Meeting;  provided , that the Company may, without the consent of (but after consultation with) Parent, adjourn or postpone the Company Stockholder Meeting (A) if, as of the time for which the Company Stockholder Meeting is

 

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originally scheduled (as set forth in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus), there are insufficient Shares represented (either in person or by proxy) to constitute a quorum necessary to conduct the business of the Company Stockholder Meeting, (B) if the failure to adjourn or postpone the Company Stockholder Meeting would reasonably be expected to be a violation of applicable Law or for the distribution of any required supplement or amendment to the Proxy Statement/Prospectus or (C) to solicit additional proxies if the Company reasonably determines that it is advisable or necessary to do so in order to obtain the Company Stockholder Approval. Except to the extent that the Company Board shall have effected a Change of Board Recommendation, the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to obtain the Company Stockholder Approval and shall include in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus the Company Board Recommendation.

(c) Immediately following the execution of this Agreement, Parent shall execute and deliver, in accordance with Section 228 of the DGCL and in its capacity as the sole stockholder of Merger Sub, a written consent adopting this Agreement.

5.6 Appropriate Action; Consents; Filings .

(a) Subject to the terms of this Agreement (including Section 5.6(b) ), the Company and Parent will use their respective reasonable best efforts to (i) take, or cause to be taken, appropriate action and do, or cause to be done, those things necessary, proper or advisable under applicable Law or otherwise to consummate and make effective the transactions contemplated by this Agreement as promptly as practicable, (ii) obtain from any Governmental Entities any consents, licenses, permits, waivers, approvals, authorizations or orders required to be obtained by Parent or the Company or any of their respective Subsidiaries, or to avoid any action or proceeding by any Governmental Entity (including, without limitation, those in connection with the HSR Act and any other applicable Competition Laws), and (iii) submit any filings or notifications to the U.S. Department of State’s Directorate of Defense Trade Controls required under Section 122.4 of the International Traffic in Arms Regulations, in connection with the authorization, execution and delivery of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated herein, including the Merger; provided , that the Company and Parent will cooperate with each other in connection with (x) determining whether any action by or in respect of, or filing with, any Governmental Entity is required, in connection with the consummation of the Merger and (y) seeking any such actions, consents, approvals or waivers or making any such filings; provided , further , that notwithstanding the foregoing, no party shall be required to waive any right or remedy under this Agreement. The Company and Parent will furnish to each other all information reasonably required or requested in connection with any application or other filing under the rules and regulations of any applicable Law in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. The Company and Parent will use their respective commercially reasonable efforts to give (or will cause their respective Subsidiaries to give) any notices to third parties, and use, and cause their respective Subsidiaries to use, their commercially reasonable efforts to obtain any third-party consents (i) necessary, proper or advisable to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or (ii) required to be disclosed in Section 3.5 or Section 4.5 of the Company Disclosure Schedule or the Parent Disclosure Schedule, as applicable.

(b) In furtherance and not in limitation of Section 5.6(a) , and subject to the remainder of this Section 5.6(b) , each party hereto agrees to make any appropriate filings, if necessary or advisable, pursuant to the HSR Act or the other applicable Competition Laws of the jurisdictions set forth on Section 3.5 of the Company Disclosure Schedule with respect to the Merger as promptly as practicable, and in any event within ten (10) Business Days of the date of this Agreement with respect to filings under the HSR Act (unless otherwise mutually agreed between the parties). Each of Parent, Merger Sub and the Company will (i) cooperate and coordinate with the other in the making of any filings or submissions that are required to be made under any applicable Laws or requested to be made by any

 

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Governmental Entity in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, (ii) supply the other or its outside counsel with any information that may be required or requested by any Governmental Entity in connection with such filings or submissions, (iii) supply any additional information that may be required or requested by the Federal Trade Commission, the Department of Justice, or other Governmental Entities with which any such filings or submissions are made as promptly as practicable, (iv) use their reasonable best efforts to cause the expiration or termination of the applicable waiting periods under any applicable Laws as soon as reasonably practicable and (v) take, or cause to be taken, all actions and do, or cause to be done, all things necessary, proper or advisable to obtain any consents, licenses, permits, waivers, approvals, authorizations or orders required under or in connection with any applicable Laws or from any Governmental Entity, and to enable all waiting periods under applicable Laws to expire, and to avoid or eliminate each and every impediment under applicable Laws asserted by any Governmental Entity, in each case, to cause the Merger and the other transactions contemplated hereby, to occur as promptly as practicable following the date of this Agreement (and prior to the Outside Date), including but not limited to (A) promptly complying with any requests for additional information (including to certify that such party has “substantially complied” with any request for additional information or documentary material issued by a Governmental Entity under 15 U.S.C. Section 18(a)(e) in conjunction with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement as promptly as practicable) by any Governmental Entity, (B) if necessary to obtain clearance by any Governmental Entity before the Outside Date, but subject to the remainder of this Section 5.6(b) (including the limitations set forth below), offering, negotiating, committing to, taking and effecting, by consent decree, hold separate order or otherwise, the sale, divestiture, license or other disposition of any business or assets of Parent or its Subsidiaries, or the Company or the Company Subsidiaries, and any other actions that limit the freedom of action with respect to, or the ability to retain, any business or assets of Parent or its Subsidiaries or the Company or the Company Subsidiaries (in each case provided that such action is conditioned on the consummation of the Merger) (all of the foregoing a “ Divestiture Action ”) and (C) contesting, defending and appealing any lawsuit or other legal proceeding, whether judicial or administrative, threatened or pending preliminary or permanent injunction or other order, decree or ruling or statute, rule, regulation or executive order that would adversely affect the ability of any party hereto to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and taking any and all other actions to prevent the entry, enactment or promulgation thereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, neither Parent nor any of its Subsidiaries shall be required to, and the Company and the Company Subsidiaries shall not, without the prior written consent of Parent, offer, negotiate, commit to, take or effect any Divestiture Action, if doing so would, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the business, assets, results of operations or financial condition of (x) Parent or its Subsidiaries or (y) the Company or the Company Subsidiaries (in each case of (x) and (y), as measured on a scale relative to the Company and the Company Subsidiaries, taken as a whole).

(c) Without limiting the generality of anything contained in this Section 5.6 , each party hereto will: (i) give the other parties prompt notice of the making or commencement of any request, inquiry, investigation or Proceeding by or before any Governmental Entity with respect to the Merger or any of the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement; (ii) keep the other parties reasonably informed as to the status of any such request, inquiry, investigation or Proceeding; and (iii) except as may be prohibited by any Governmental Entity or by any applicable Law, promptly inform the other parties of any communication to or from the Federal Trade Commission, the Department of Justice or any other Governmental Entity regarding the Merger. Each party hereto will consult and cooperate with the other parties and will consider in good faith the views of the other parties in connection with any filing, analysis, appearance, presentation, memorandum, brief, argument, opinion or proposal made or submitted in connection with the Merger or any of the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement. In addition, except as may be prohibited by any Governmental Entity or by any applicable Law, in connection with any such request, inquiry, investigation or Proceeding, each party hereto will permit authorized Representatives of the other parties to be present at each meeting or conference relating to

 

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such request, inquiry, investigation or Proceeding and to have access to and be consulted in connection with any document, opinion or proposal made or submitted to any Governmental Entity in connection with such request, inquiry, investigation or Proceeding. Notwithstanding the foregoing, each party agrees that, with respect to the Competition Laws of the jurisdictions set forth on Section 3.5 of the Company Disclosure Schedule, Parent shall, acting reasonably and in good faith, on behalf of the parties, direct and control all communications and strategy relating to (x) obtaining any consents, approvals, authorizations or orders required to be obtained by Parent or the Company or any of their respective Subsidiaries or (y) contesting or avoiding any action, proceeding or litigation by any Governmental Entity under the applicable Competition Laws of the jurisdictions set forth on Section 3.5 of the Company Disclosure Schedule; provided , that Parent shall keep the Company fully informed on a reasonably current basis of all material developments related thereto and consult with the Company and consider in good faith the views of the Company.

5.7 Certain Notices . Without limiting any other obligations in this Agreement, from and after the date of this Agreement until the earlier of the Effective Time and the termination of this Agreement in accordance with its terms, each party hereto will promptly notify the other party hereto of (a) any notice or other communication received by such party from any Person alleging that the consent, approval, permission or waiver from such Person is or may be required in connection with the Merger or any of the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement, (b) the occurrence, or non-occurrence, of any event that would reasonably be expected to cause any condition to the obligations of any party to effect the Merger or any other transaction contemplated by this Agreement not to be satisfied or (c) the failure of such party to comply with or satisfy any covenant, condition or agreement to be complied with or satisfied by it pursuant to this Agreement which would reasonably be expected to cause any condition to the obligations of any party to effect the Merger or any other transaction contemplated by this Agreement not to be satisfied; provided , however , that the delivery of any notice pursuant to this Section 5.7 will not cure any breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement contained in this Agreement, be deemed to amend or supplement the Company Disclosure Schedule or the Parent Disclosure Schedule, as applicable, or otherwise limit or affect the remedies available hereunder to the party receiving such notice.

5.8 Public Announcements . Each of the Company, Parent and Merger Sub agrees that no public release or announcement (including, without limitation, internal written non-privileged announcements or internal scripts for oral non-privileged announcements, in each case, that are broadly distributed or broadly made available to the general employee population of the Company regarding the Merger between the date of this Agreement and the Closing) concerning the transactions contemplated hereby will be issued by any party without the prior written consent of the Company and Parent (which consent will not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned), except as such release or announcement may be required by applicable Law or Governmental Entity to which the relevant party is subject, in which case the party required to make the release or announcement will use its commercially reasonable efforts to allow each other party reasonable time to review and comment on such release or announcement in advance of such issuance (and incorporate all such comments reasonably proposed). The Company, Parent and Merger Sub agree that the press release announcing the execution and delivery of this Agreement will be a joint release of, and will not be issued prior to the approval of each of, the Company and Parent. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the parties may, without the prior consent of the other party, reasonably disseminate information previously included in a press release or other public disclosure made pursuant to this Section 5.8 .

 

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5.9 Employee Benefit Matters .

(a) For a period of one year following the Effective Time or such longer time as required by applicable Laws, Parent will provide, or will cause to be provided, to those employees of the Company who continue to be employed by Parent and Parent Subsidiaries (individually, “ Continuing Employee ” and collectively, “ Continuing Employees ”) who is not covered by a Company CBA (collectively, the “ Non-Union Continuing Employees ”) (i) cash compensation, including base salary rate (but not including non-statutory overtime compensation), commission and target bonus opportunity on terms at least as favorable in the aggregate as the total cash compensation opportunities provided to the Non-Union Continuing Employee by the Company immediately prior to the Effective Time or, if greater, on terms required by applicable Laws, and (ii) benefits (other than severance, which is governed by the covenant in Section 5.9(d) , and any equity compensation) on terms substantially similar in the aggregate to the benefits provided to the Non-Union Continuing Employee by the Company immediately prior to the Effective Time. The employment terms and conditions of each Company Employee whose employment is covered by a Company CBA shall be governed by the applicable Company CBA.

(b) As of and following the Effective Time, Parent will either (i) continue Company Benefit Plans with respect to Continuing Employees, (ii) permit Continuing Employees and, as applicable, their eligible dependents, to participate in the employee benefit plans, programs or policies (including without limitation any plan intended to qualify within the meaning of Section 401(a) of the Code and any vacation, sick, or personal time off plans or programs) of Parent, or (iii) a combination of clauses (i) and (ii). To the extent Parent elects to have Continuing Employees and their eligible dependents participate in its employee benefit plans, program or policies following the Effective Time, Parent shall, and shall cause the Surviving Corporation to, treat, and cause the applicable benefit plans in which Continuing Employees are entitled to participate to treat, the service of Continuing Employees with the Company or any of its predecessors to the extent previously recognized by the Company as of the date hereof attributable to any period before the Effective Time as service rendered to Parent, the Surviving Corporation, any Subsidiary of Parent for purposes of eligibility to participate, vesting and for other appropriate benefits including the applicability of minimum waiting periods for participation, but excluding benefit accrual (including minimum pension amount), equity incentive plans and eligibility for early retirement under any benefit plan of Parent or eligibility for retiree welfare benefit plans or as would otherwise result in a duplication of benefits. Without limiting the foregoing: (i) Parent shall cause any pre-existing conditions or actively at work or similar limitations, eligibility waiting periods, evidence of insurability requirements or required physical examinations under any health or similar plan of Parent to be waived with respect to Continuing Employees and their eligible dependents; provided , however , that with respect to preexisting conditions, such conditions shall be waived to the extent waived under the corresponding plan in which Continuing Employees participated immediately prior to the date Continuing Employees and their eligible dependents are transitioned to Parent’s health or similar plans and (ii) in the event Continuing Employees are placed onto Parent’s paid time off or vacation policy, program, plan or arrangement, Parent shall continue to recognize any paid time off balance theretofore accrued with the Company or, in lieu of such recognition, make a cash payment to Continuing Employees in an amount equal to any such accrued paid time off forfeited. Parent shall also use commercially reasonable efforts to cause any deductibles paid by Continuing Employees under any of the Company’s health plans in the plan year in which Continuing Employees and their eligible dependents are transitioned to Parent’s health or similar plans to be credited towards deductibles under the health plans of Parent or any Subsidiary of Parent.

(c) For a period of one year following the Effective Time or such longer time as required by applicable Laws, Parent will provide, or will cause to be provided severance in accordance with the Company’s severance plans as set forth in Section 5.9(c) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, or, if higher, in accordance with local laws outside of the United States.

(d) For the terms of the agreements or arrangements, Parent shall assume and cause the Company or the Surviving Corporation, as applicable, to honor, in accordance with their terms, the severance and change in control agreements and retention arrangements that are listed on Section 5.9(d) of the Company Disclosure Schedule (the “ Company Employee Agreements ”).

 

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(e) Parent shall, or shall cause one of its affiliates, to pay, to the extent not already paid prior to the Closing, bonuses to (i) employees of the Company as of immediately prior to the Closing who are participants of the Company’s Short-Term Incentive Plan, known as the “AIP,” in respect of calendar year 2017 (“ 2017 AIP Bonuses ”) and (ii) employees of the Company as of immediately prior to the Closing who are participants of the Company’s Performance Bonus Program, known as the “PBP,” in respect of calendar year 2017 (“ 2017 PBP Bonuses ”), such participants and their allocations of 2017 AIP Bonuses and 2017 PBP Bonuses, as applicable, to be determined by the Company and memorialized on a schedule to be provided to Parent no later than fifteen (15) Business Days prior to the anticipated Closing Date. The 2017 AIP Bonuses and 2017 PBP Bonuses shall be payable in two installments, as follows: (x) 75% of the actual 2017 AIP Bonus or actual 2017 PBP Bonus amount to which such employee would be entitled for the full calendar year under the terms of the applicable plan based on actual performance (as determined by the Company prior to the Closing) for the period beginning January 1, 2017 and ending September 30, 2017, up to an amount equal to 75% of such employee’s target 2017 AIP Bonus amount or target 2017 PBP Bonus amount, as applicable, which amount shall be paid to such employee following the occurrence of the Closing, through the Surviving Corporation’s payroll no more than ten (10) Business Days following the Effective Time; provided , that such payment amount will be pro-rated to take into account any such employee’s partial year of employment; and (y) an amount equal to the difference, if any, between (A) the actual 2017 AIP Bonus or actual 2017 PBP Bonus amount to which such employee would be entitled under the terms of the applicable plan for the full performance period based on actual performance during such period (evaluated and determined in accordance with the Company’s past practices prior to the Closing) and (B) the amount paid to such employee pursuant to subclause (x) above, with such second installment amount payable at the time that the 2017 AIP Bonuses or 2017 PBP Bonuses would normally be paid by the Company (but no later than March 15, 2018). Payments set forth in this Section 5.9(e) shall be subject to each employee’s continued employment through the date the final 2017 AIP Bonus or 2017 PBP Bonus is paid (unless otherwise provided in a Company Employee Agreement); provided , however , that if any such employee’s employment is terminated by Parent or any of its affiliates without cause following the Closing but prior to payment of such 2017 AIP Bonus or 2017 PBP Bonus, as applicable, such employee will continue to be eligible to receive any 2017 AIP Bonus or 2017 PBP Bonus to which such employee would have otherwise have been entitled, payable at same time the bonuses are paid to other employees.

(f) Parent shall, or shall cause one of its affiliates, to, to the extent not already paid prior to the Closing, pay bonuses to employees of the Company as of immediately prior to the Closing who participate in the Company’s 2017 Client Account Management Sales Incentive Plan, known as the “CAM” in respect of calendar year 2017 (“ 2017 CAM Bonuses ”) in an amount based on individual achievement under the terms of the 2017 CAM, as applicable to each such employee in the normal course under the terms of the 2017 CAM program. The 2017 CAM Bonuses shall be paid by Parent or one of its affiliates at the time that the 2017 CAM Bonuses would normally be paid by the Company (but no later than March 15, 2018), subject to the employee’s continued employment with the Parent or its affiliates until the date of payment; provided , that in the event of the termination of the employment of the employee entitled to receive such 2017 CAM Bonus by Parent or any of its affiliates without cause following the Closing but prior to payment of such 2017 CAM Bonus, such employee shall continue to be eligible to receive the 2017 CAM Bonus to which the employee would have otherwise have been entitled, payable at same time the 2017 CAM Bonuses are paid to other employees.

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the contrary in this Section 5.9 , Parent further agrees that the provisions of this Section 5.9 shall be subject to any applicable provisions of the Company CBA in respect of Continuing Employees, to the extent such provisions are inconsistent with or otherwise in conflict with the provisions of any such Company CBA.

(h) To the extent Parent elects to have Continuing Employees and their eligible dependents participate in its employee benefit plans, program or policies following the Effective Time, as soon as practicable following the Closing, Parent shall, or shall cause its Affiliates to, cause the Code Section 401(k) plan maintained by Parent or its Affiliates in which the Continuing Employees are eligible to participate to accept rollover contributions of “eligible rollover distributions” (within the meaning of Section 401(a)(31) of the Code) from under the Company’s 401(k) Plan (the “ 401(k) Plan ”), including the amount of any unpaid balance of any participant loan made under the 401(k) Plan provided that such rollover must be made in all cash. With respect to the calendar year quarter during which the Effective Time occurs, Parent shall, or shall cause one of its affiliates to, make matching employer contributions consistent with the Company’s past practice under the 401(k) Plan to each 401(k) Plan participant within 15 Business Days following the calendar year quarter end.

(i) To the extent Parent elects to have Continuing Employees and their eligible dependents participate in its employee benefit plans, program or policies following the Effective Time, following the Closing, the Code Section 125 flexible spending plan maintained or to be established by Parent or one of its Affiliates (the “ Parent 125 Plan ”) shall credit each Continuing Employee’s flexible spending account with the balance recognized by the Company immediately prior to Closing. Each Continuing Employee eligible to participate in the Parent 125 Plan shall be permitted to continue his or her election in effect under the flexible spending account maintained by an Acquired Company for the remainder of the calendar year in which the Closing Date occurs, subject to the limitation on contributions contained in the related Company Benefit Plan, and Parent shall, or shall cause its Affiliates to, honor any such election, and the Parent 125 Plan shall honor any claims incurred by a Continuing Employee during such calendar year that would otherwise be an eligible expense under the related Company Benefit Plan, whether or not such expense was incurred before, on or after the Closing Date.

(j) With respect to any Continuing Employees based outside of the United States, Parent’s obligations under this Section 5.9 shall be modified to the extent necessary to comply with applicable Laws of the foreign countries and political subdivisions thereof in which such Continuing Employees are based.

(k) Nothing in this Agreement will require the continued employment of any Person, and except as expressly set forth in this Section 5.9 and as set forth on Section 5.9 of the Company Disclosure Schedule, no provision of this Agreement will (i) prevent Parent or the Surviving Corporation from amending or terminating any Company Benefit Plan, Foreign Benefit Plan or benefit plans of any Parent or Parent Subsidiaries or (ii) be construed as to establish, amend or modify any benefit or compensation plan, program or agreement including any Company Benefit Plan and Foreign Benefit Plan.

(l) The Company and Parent acknowledge and agree that all provisions contained in this Section 5.9 with respect to employees are included for the sole benefit of the respective parties and will not create any right in any other Person, including any employees, former employees, any participant in any Company Benefit Plan or any beneficiary thereof.

 

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5.10 Indemnification of Directors and Officers .

(a) For a period of six years from and after the Effective Time, Parent and the Surviving Corporation will indemnify and hold harmless all past and present directors and officers of the Company to the same extent such Persons are required to be indemnified as of the date of this Agreement by the Company pursuant to applicable Law, the Company Charter, the Company Bylaws and indemnification agreements in existence on the date of this Agreement with any directors and officers of the Company and made available to Parent prior to the date of this Agreement, in each case arising out of acts or omissions in their capacity as directors or officers of the Company occurring or alleged to have occurred at or prior to the Effective Time, whether asserted or claimed prior to, at or after the Effective Time (including acts or omissions occurring in connection with the approval of this Agreement and the consummation of the Merger). Parent and the Surviving Corporation will advance as incurred expenses (including reasonable legal fees and expenses) to all past and present directors and officers of the Company incurred in the defense of any Proceedings with respect to the matters subject to indemnification pursuant to this Section 5.10(a) in accordance with the procedures set forth in the Company Bylaws and indemnification agreements in existence on the date of this Agreement and made available to Parent prior to the date of this Agreement, subject to the Surviving Company’s receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of such person to repay such expenses if it is ultimately determined that such person is not entitled to indemnification pursuant to this Section 5.10(a) . In the event of any Proceeding pursuant to which any person may claim indemnification pursuant to this Section 5.10 , (i) the Surviving Corporation may control the defense of any such Proceeding (other than in respect of any Proceeding that seeks non-monetary relief or involves criminal or quasi-criminal allegations) and (ii) no Person who may claim indemnification pursuant to this Section 5.10 may settle, compromise, or consent to the entry of any judgment in any such Proceeding without the prior written consent of the Surviving Corporation, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed.

(b) For a period of six years from and after the Effective Time, Parent will cause the certificate of incorporation and bylaws of the Surviving Corporation to contain provisions no less favorable with respect to exculpation and indemnification of and advancement of expenses to directors and officers of the Company for periods at or prior to the Effective Time than are currently set forth in the Company Charter and the Company Bylaws. Parent and the Surviving Corporation will cause the indemnification agreements in existence on the date of this Agreement and made available to Parent prior to the date of this Agreement with any of the directors or officers of the Company to continue in full force and effect in accordance with their terms following the Effective Time.

(c) For six years from and after the Effective Time, Parent will cause the Surviving Corporation to maintain for the benefit of the Company’s directors and officers, as of the date of this Agreement and as of the Effective Time, an insurance and indemnification policy that provides coverage for events occurring on or prior to the Effective Time (the “ D&O Insurance ”) that is substantially equivalent to and in any event not less favorable in the aggregate than the Company’s existing policy (accurate and complete copies which have been previously provided to Parent) or, if substantially equivalent insurance coverage is unavailable, the best available coverage; provided , however , that the Surviving Corporation will not be required to pay an annual premium for the D&O Insurance in excess of 300% of the last annual premium paid prior to the date of this Agreement (which annual premium is hereby represented and warranted by the Company to be as set forth in Section 5.10(c) of the Company Disclosure Schedule). The provisions of the immediately preceding sentence will be deemed to have been satisfied if prepaid policies have been obtained by either Parent or the Company prior to the Effective Time, which policies provide such directors and officers with coverage for an aggregate period of six years with respect to claims arising from facts or events that occurred on or before the Effective Time, including, without limitation, in respect of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement; provided , however , that the Company will not obtain any such prepaid policy if the cost of such policy will exceed 300% of the last annual premium paid prior to the date of this Agreement. If such prepaid policies have been obtained prior to the Effective Time, Parent will cause the Surviving Corporation to maintain such policies in full force and effect and continue to honor the obligations thereunder.

 

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

(e) The obligations under this Section 5.10 will (i) continue, notwithstanding any six-year limitation referred to above, until the final disposition of any action, suit, proceeding or investigation brought or commenced during such six-year period and (ii) not be terminated or modified in such a manner as to adversely affect any indemnitee to whom this Section 5.10 applies without the consent of such affected indemnitee (it being expressly agreed that the indemnitees to whom this Section 5.10 applies will be third-party beneficiaries of this Section 5.10 ).

5.11 State Takeover Laws . If any “control share acquisition,” “fair price,” “business combination” or other anti-takeover Laws becomes or is deemed to be applicable to the Company, Parent, Merger Sub or the Merger, including the acquisition of Shares pursuant thereto, the Support Agreement or any other transaction contemplated by this Agreement, then the Company Board will, as promptly as practicable, take all action necessary to render such Law inapplicable to the foregoing.

5.12 Parent Agreement Concerning Merger Sub . Parent agrees to cause Merger Sub to comply with its obligations under this Agreement.

5.13 Section 16 Matters . Prior to the Effective Time, the Company Board, or an appropriate committee of non-employee directors thereof, will adopt a resolution consistent with the interpretive guidance of the SEC so that the disposition by any officer or director of the Company who is a covered Person of the Company for purposes of Section 16 of the Exchange Act (“ Section 16 ”) of Shares or Company Accelerated Equity Awards pursuant to this Agreement and the Merger will be an exempt transaction for purposes of Section 16.

5.14 Exchange Act Deregistration . The Company and Parent will cooperate and use their respective reasonable best efforts to cause the deregistration under the Exchange Act of the shares of Company Common Stock as promptly as practicable following the Effective Time in compliance with applicable Law.

5.15 Resignations . At the Closing, the Company shall deliver to Parent evidence reasonably satisfactory to Parent of the resignation, effective at the Effective Time, of each director of the Company in office as of immediately prior to the Effective Time.

5.16 Stockholder Litigation . The Company will promptly provide Parent with any pleadings and correspondence relating to any Proceedings involving the Company or any of its officers or directors relating to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby, including disclosures made under securities laws and regulations related thereto, will keep Parent reasonably informed on a reasonably current basis with respect to the status thereof, and will cooperate with Parent in the defense or settlement of any such Proceeding, and no such settlement will be agreed to without the prior written consent of Parent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned). The Company will consult and cooperate with Parent and will consider in good faith the views of the Parent in connection with any stockholder litigation. In addition, to the extent reasonably practicable, the Company will permit authorized Representatives of Parent to be present at each meeting or conference relating to such stockholder litigation and to have access to and be consulted in connection with any document submitted in connection therewith.

 

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5.17 Payoff Documentation; Financing .

(a) The Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the lenders (or their agent or other representative) in respect of all debt for borrowed money of the Company or the Company Subsidiaries set forth on Section 5.17 of the Company Disclosure Schedule to deliver at least four (4) Business Days prior to the Closing Date a customary “payoff letter” providing, upon receipt of the applicable payoff amounts, (i) that such indebtedness shall have been repaid and (ii) if such indebtedness is secured, that all Liens held by or on behalf of such lenders in respect of the properties and assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries with respect to such secured indebtedness shall have been released. Parent shall pay, or shall cause one or more of its Subsidiaries to pay, the applicable payoff amounts in respect of such indebtedness on the Closing Date and Parent will cause standby letters of credit to be issued or other appropriate arrangements to made with respect to letters of credit issued under the Existing Credit Facilities so that the commitments under the Existing Credit Facilities may be terminated on the Closing Date.

(b) The Company shall, and shall cause the Company Subsidiaries to, solely to the extent permitted by the Senior Notes Indenture, (i) within 29 days following the date hereof, issue one or more notices of optional redemption for all of the outstanding aggregate principal amount of the Senior Notes, pursuant to the Senior Notes Indenture, in order to effect a redemption on the Closing Date; provided , that such redemption notice shall be subject to and conditioned upon the occurrence of the Closing, and (ii) at the written request of Parent, provide any other cooperation reasonably requested by Parent to facilitate the redemption of the Senior Notes effective as of and conditioned upon the occurrence of the Effective Time, including with respect to release of all Liens securing the Senior Notes (subject to the payment by Parent of all amounts owed to the holders thereof in connection with such redemption). Parent shall deposit, or shall cause one or more of its Subsidiaries to deposit with the appropriate Person under the Senior Notes Indenture, an amount sufficient to pay in full the redemption price of, accrued interest on, and the Applicable Prepayment Premium (as defined in the Senior Notes Indenture) with respect to, all the outstanding Senior Notes prior to 11:00 a.m. New York City time on the Closing Date.

(c) 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 do, or cause to be done, all things reasonably necessary or advisable to arrange the Debt Financing and to consummate the Debt Financing on or prior to the Closing Date. Such actions shall include, but not be limited to, the following: (i) maintaining in effect the Debt Commitment Letters (subject to the right of Parent to amend, replace, supplement or otherwise modify the Debt Commitment Letters and the Debt Fee Letters in accordance with this Section 5.17 ); (ii) satisfying on a timely basis (or, if deemed advisable by Parent, obtaining a waiver with respect to) all Financing Conditions; and (iii) negotiating, executing and delivering definitive debt agreements on terms and conditions no less favorable to Parent than those contained in the Debt Commitment Letters (including any “market flex” provisions contained in the Debt Fee Letters) or on such other terms acceptable to Parent and its financings sources. Parent shall give the Company prompt notice of any breach or repudiation by any party to any Debt Commitment Letter of which Parent becomes aware if such breach or repudiation would reasonably be expected to affect the timely availability of, or the amount of, the Debt Financing, or the ability of Parent to consummate the Merger. Without limiting Parent’s other obligations under this Section 5.17 , if a Financing Failure Event occurs, Parent shall (i) promptly notify the Company of such Financing Failure Event and the reasons therefor, (ii) as promptly as practicable following the occurrence of such event, use reasonable best efforts to obtain alternative financing from alternative financing sources, in an amount sufficient to pay the aggregate cash to be paid as Merger Consideration and the aggregate Company Accelerated Equity

 

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Award Payments pursuant to this Agreement and consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement as promptly as practicable following the occurrence of such event; provided that Parent shall not be required to arrange or obtain any alternative financing having terms and conditions (including “market flex” provisions) less favorable to Parent than those contained in the Debt Commitment Letters and the Debt Fee Letters (it being understood that the obligations of Parent and Merger Sub to consummate the Merger are not in any way contingent upon or otherwise subject to the consummation by Parent or Merger Sub of any financing arrangements, the obtaining by Parent or Merger Sub of any financing or the availability, grant, provision or extension of any financing to Parent or Merger Sub), and (iii) when obtained, provide the Company with a true and complete copy of, a new financing commitment that provides for such alternative financing (it being understood that any “market flex” provisions may be redacted). In the event that alternative financing is arranged in accordance with this Section 5.17(c) , the term “Debt Commitment Letters” shall mean the commitment letters for such alternative financing and the term “Debt Financing” shall include such alternative financing. Except for substitutions and replacements pursuant to the immediately preceding sentence, Parent shall not amend, modify, supplement, restate, assign, substitute or replace the Debt Commitment Letters in any manner that would (A) expand or impose new conditions precedent to the funding of the Debt Financing from those set forth therein on the date hereof, (B) extend the timing of the funding of the Debt Financing thereunder or reasonably be expected to impair, delay or prevent the availability of all or a portion of the Debt Financing or the ability of Parent to consummate the Merger in accordance with the terms of the Parent Credit Agreement, (C) reduce the aggregate cash amount of the Debt Financing (including by changing the amount of fees to be paid or original issue discount of the Debt Financing (except as set forth in any “market flex” provisions existing on the date hereof)) or (D) adversely impact in any material respect the remedies available to Parent under the Debt Commitment Letters or the definitive debt agreements with respect thereto, in each case, without the prior written approval of the Company, (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed) (it being understood that the exercise of any “market flex” provisions under the Debt Fee Letters shall not be deemed an amendment, replacement, supplement or other modification to or waiver of any provision of the Debt Commitment Letters); provided , that Parent may amend the Debt Commitment Letters to add lenders, lead arrangers, bookrunners, syndication agents or similar entities that have not executed a Debt Commitment Letter as of the date hereof. At the reasonable request of the Company, Parent shall keep the Company informed in reasonable detail of the status of Parent’s efforts to arrange the Debt Financing.

(d) The Company shall, and shall cause the Company Subsidiaries to, use reasonable best efforts (including using reasonable best efforts to cause its and their respective officers, employees and Representatives) to cooperate with Parent in connection with the arrangement of, and the satisfaction on a timely basis of, all conditions precedent to the Debt Financing (as is customary or required in accordance with the terms of the Debt Commitment Letters and as Parent may reasonably request in connection with the Debt Financing), including using reasonable best efforts with respect to the following actions:

i. cooperating and assisting in the preparation of any customary marketing materials, including customary confidential information memorandum, lenders presentations, and business projections reasonably requested by Parent and the Financing Sources;

ii. making executive officers of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries reasonably available for meetings (including customary one-on-one meetings with prospective lenders), due diligence sessions and drafting sessions;

iii. furnishing Parent and the Financing Sources as promptly as reasonably practicable following request therefor (a) the following financial statements required to be filed with the SEC in compliance with, and within the time frames set forth under, the Exchange Act:

 

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(I) audited consolidated balance sheets and related statements of income, stockholders’ equity and cash flows of the Company as of the last day of and for the three most recently completed fiscal years ended at least 90 days prior to the Closing Date; and (II) unaudited consolidated balance sheets and related statements of income, stockholders’ equity and cash flows of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries as of the last day of and for each subsequent fiscal quarter (other than the fourth fiscal quarter of the fiscal year of the Company) ended at least 45 days prior to the Closing Date and (b) information reasonably necessary for Parent to prepare a pro forma combined balance sheet and to prepare other related pro forma combined statements of income as of and for the twelve-month period ending on the last day of the most recently completed four-fiscal quarter period for which financial statements are required to be delivered pursuant to the foregoing clause (a), prepared after giving effect to the transactions contemplated hereby and other pro forma financial information required by Regulation S-X in connection with the Debt Financing (including, if applicable, any recasting of any of the Company’s or the Company Subsidiaries’ financial information to match the fiscal year end of Parent and providing appropriate related disclosure for purposes of preparing Regulation S-X compliant financial statements), in the case of the foregoing clause (a), prepared in accordance with applicable provisions of GAAP;

iv. executing and delivering any credit agreements, notes, guarantee documents, other definitive financing documents, and other customary closing certificates as may be reasonably requested by Parent (subject in each case, for the avoidance of doubt, to the provisions below);

v. furnishing Parent and the Financing Sources as promptly as reasonably practicable, and in any event no later than three (3) Business Days prior to Closing, with all documentation and other information required under applicable “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including the PATRIOT Act, that has been reasonably requested by Parent at least ten (10) Business Days prior to Closing;

vi. providing customary authorization letters to the Financing Sources authorizing the distribution of information to prospective lenders (including customary 10b-5 and material non-public information representations);

vii. causing its independent registered public accounting firm (1) to cooperate with Parent in connection with any financing arrangements, including, to the extent applicable, by providing customary “comfort letters” (including customary “negative assurances”) and (2) to provide customary assistance with the due diligence activities of Parent and the Financing Sources and the preparation by Parent of any customary pro forma financial statements, and customary consents to the inclusion of audit reports in any relevant marketing materials, registration statements and related government filings; and

viii. reasonably facilitating the taking of all corporate, limited liability company, partnership or other similar actions by the Company and the Company Subsidiaries that are reasonably necessary to permit the consummation of all financing agreements, including the Debt Financing, including the provision of guarantees; provided that no action of any board of directors (or similar governing body) shall be required to be taken prior to the Effective Date.

provided , however , that nothing herein shall require such cooperation to the extent it would interfere unreasonably with the business or operations of the Company or the Company Subsidiaries; provided, further, that the Company, the Company Subsidiaries and any of their respective directors or officers shall not be required to take any action in the capacity as a director or officer of the Company or any Company Subsidiary to authorize or approve the Debt Financing (other than providing customary authorization letters, described in clause (vi) above); provided , further , that neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary shall be required to commit to take any action (other than

 

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providing customary authorization letters, described in clause (vi) above) that is not contingent upon the Closing (including the entry into any agreement) or that would be effective prior to the Effective Time. Neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary shall be required to bear any cost or expense or to pay any commitment or other similar fee or make any other payment (other than reasonable out-of-pocket costs) or provide or agree to provide any indemnity in connection with the Debt Financing or any of the foregoing prior to the Effective Time. Parent shall, promptly upon request by the Company, reimburse the Company for all reasonable out-of-pocket costs incurred by the Company or any Company Subsidiary in connection with this Section 5.17(d) . Parent shall indemnify and hold harmless, the Company, each Company Subsidiary and its respective officers, employees and other Representatives, from and against any and all liabilities or losses suffered or incurred by them in connection with the arrangement of Debt Financing and any information utilized in connection therewith, except to the extent that any such liabilities or losses arise from the bad faith, gross negligence or willful misconduct of the Company or any Company Subsidiary.

5.18 NYSE Listing Matters . Parent shall file a notification of listing of additional shares (or such other form as may be required) with the New York Stock Exchange with respect to the Parent Shares to be issued in the Merger, and shall use reasonable best efforts to cause such Parent Shares to be approved for listing on the NYSE, subject to official notice of issuance, prior to the Closing Date.

5.19 FIRPTA Certificate . The Company shall deliver to Parent at the Closing a statement signed under penalties of perjury and dated as of the Closing Date, issued pursuant to Treasury Regulation sections 1.897-2(h) and 1.1445-2(c)(3)(i) and in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Parent, certifying that the stock of the Company is not a United States real property interest within the meaning of section 897 of the Code, together with a copy of a notice to the Internal Revenue Service, signed by the Company, that satisfies the requirements of Treasury Regulations Section 1.897-2(h)(2).

5.20 Insured Events . Prior to the Effective Time, the Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to, and to cause each Company Subsidiary to, give written notice to the insurer under each relevant Insurance Policy of any claim, fact, event, development, condition, occurrence, circumstance, state of facts or effect of which the Company has knowledge (including any pending or threatened third-party claim) that arose at any time prior to the Closing and is reasonably expected to be covered within the terms and conditions of any of the Insurance Policies; provided that for the purposes of this Section 5.20 , “knowledge” shall be limited to the Company’s (i) General Counsel, (ii) Chief Litigation Counsel and (iii) Director of Risk Management.

5.21 Parent Board of Directors . Prior to the Closing, Parent will take all actions reasonably necessary to expand the number of members of the Board of Directors of Parent by one. Thereafter and prior to the Closing, Parent will designate and take all actions reasonably necessary to appoint one director from the Company Board who qualifies as an “independent director” under applicable NYSE rules to the Board of Directors of Parent as of immediately after the Effective Time, to serve in such capacity until his or her successor is duly elected or appointed and qualified in accordance with applicable Law.

ARTICLE 6

CONDITIONS TO CONSUMMATION OF THE MERGER

6.1 Conditions to Obligations of Each Party Under This Agreement . The respective obligations of each party to consummate the Merger will be subject to the satisfaction or written waiver (to the extent permitted under applicable Law) at or prior to the Effective Time of each of the following conditions:

 

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

(b) (i) The waiting period applicable to the consummation of the Merger under the HSR Act shall have expired or been terminated and (ii) any applicable waiting period or any approval or authorization required to be obtained from any Governmental Entity under the Competition Laws of the jurisdictions set forth on Section 6.1(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedule for the consummation of the Merger shall have been expired or been obtained, as applicable.

(c) (i) No Governmental Entity set forth on Section 6.1(c) of the Company Disclosure Schedule shall have issued an Order or taken any other action enjoining or otherwise prohibiting the consummation of the Merger and (ii) there shall be no Law in effect which makes the Merger illegal or prohibits or otherwise prevents the consummation of the Merger.

(d) The Registration Statement shall have become effective in accordance with the provisions of the Securities Act and no stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement shall have been issued by the SEC and remain in effect and no proceeding to that effect shall have been commenced or threatened unless subsequently withdrawn.

(e) The Parent Shares to be issued in the Merger shall have been authorized and approved for listing on the NYSE subject to official notice of issuance.

6.2 Conditions to Obligations of Parent and Merger Sub . The obligations of Parent and Merger Sub to consummate the Merger will be subject to the satisfaction or written waiver (to the extent permitted under applicable Law) at or prior to the Effective Time of each of the following conditions:

(a) (i) The representations and warranties of the Company set forth in Section 3.2(a) – (c)  will be true and correct in all respects (except for any inaccuracies that would not, in the aggregate, reflect an underrepresentation of the number of fully diluted Shares outstanding, before giving effect to the Merger, of more than 0.50% from that reflected in such representations) as of the Closing Date with the same force and effect as if made on and as of such date, except for any representation and warranty that is expressly made as of a specific date or time (which needs only be true and correct as of such date or time), (ii) the representations and warranties of the Company contained in Section 3.1(a) and Section 3.3 of this Agreement shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the Closing Date with the same force and effect as if made on and as of such date, except for any representation and warranty that is expressly made as of a specific date or time (which needs only be true and correct as of such date or time) and (iii) all other representations and warranties of the Company contained in this Agreement (without giving effect to any references to any Company Material Adverse Effect or materiality qualifications and other qualifications based upon the concept of materiality or similar phrases contained therein) shall be true and correct in all respects as of the Closing Date with the same force and effect as if made on and as of such date, except for any representation and warranty that is expressly made as of a specific date or time (which needs only be true and correct as of such date or time), except as would not have a Company Material Adverse Effect.

(b) The Company shall have performed and complied in all material respects with the agreements and covenants to be performed or complied with by it under this Agreement at or prior to the Closing, or any breach or failure to do so shall have been cured.

(c) Since the date of this Agreement, there shall not have occurred any change, event, development, condition, occurrence or effect or state of facts that has had a Company Material Adverse Effect.

 

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(d) Parent shall have received a certificate of the Company, executed by an executive officer of the Company, dated as of the Closing Date, certifying that the conditions set forth in subsections (a), (b) and (c) of this Section 6.2 have been satisfied.

6.3 Conditions to Obligations of the Company . The obligation of the Company to consummate the Merger will be subject to the satisfaction or (to the extent permitted under applicable Law) written waiver at or prior to the Effective Time of each of the following conditions:

(a) (i) The representations and warranties of Parent and Merger Sub set forth in Section 4.2(a) and (b)  will be true and correct in all respects (except for any inaccuracies that would not, in the aggregate, reflect an underrepresentation of the number of fully diluted Parent Shares outstanding, before giving effect to the Merger, of more than 0.50% from that reflected in such representations) as of the Closing Date with the same force and effect as if made on and as of such date, except for any representation and warranty that is expressly made as of a specific date or time (which needs only be true and correct as of such date or time), (ii) the representations and warranties of Parent and Merger Sub contained in Section 4.1(a) , Section 4.2(d) , Section 4.3 and Section 4.13 of this Agreement shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the Closing Date with the same force and effect as if made on and as of such date, except for any representation and warranty that is expressly made as of a specific date or time (which needs only be true and correct as of such date or time) and (iii) all other representations and warranties of Parent and Merger Sub contained in this Agreement (without giving effect to any references to any Parent Material Adverse Effect or materiality qualifications and other qualifications based upon the concept of materiality or similar phrases contained therein) shall be true and correct in all respects as of the Closing Date with the same force and effect as if made on and as of such date, except for any representation and warranty that is expressly made as of a specific date or time (which needs only be true and correct as of such date or time), except as would not have a Parent Material Adverse Effect.

(b) Each of Parent and Merger Sub shall have performed and complied in all material respects with the agreements and covenants to be performed or complied with by it under this Agreement at or prior to the Closing, or any breach or failure to do so shall have been cured.

(c) Since the date of this Agreement, there shall not have occurred any change, event, development, condition, occurrence or effect or state of facts that has had a Parent Material Adverse Effect.

(d) The Company shall have received a certificate of Parent, executed by an executive officer of Parent, dated as of the Closing Date, certifying that the conditions set forth in subsections (a), (b) and (c) of this Section 6.3 have been satisfied.

ARTICLE 7

TERMINATION, AMENDMENT AND WAIVER

7.1 Termination . This Agreement may be terminated, and the Merger contemplated hereby may be abandoned by action taken or authorized by the Board of Directors of the terminating party or parties, whether before or after adoption of this Agreement by the stockholders of the Company or of Merger Sub:

(a) By mutual written consent of Parent and the Company, by action of their respective Boards of Directors, at any time prior to the Effective Time;

 

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(b) By either the Company or Parent, at any time prior to the Effective Time, if (i) any Governmental Entity set forth on Section 6.1(c) of the Company Disclosure Schedule has issued an Order or taken any other action permanently restraining, enjoining or otherwise prohibiting the Merger, which Order or other action has become final and nonappealable or (ii) any Law is in effect which makes the Merger illegal or prohibits or otherwise prevents the consummation of the Merger;

(c) By Parent, at any time prior to the Effective Time if a Triggering Event has occurred;

(d) By the Company, at any time prior to receipt of the Company Stockholder Approval, in connection with the Company Board’s causing the Company to enter into an Alternative Acquisition Agreement with respect to a Superior Proposal in accordance with Section 5.4(e) ; provided , however , that the right to terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section 7.1(d) will not be available unless (i) the Company shall have complied in all material respects with Section 5.4 , (ii) prior to or concurrently with such termination, the Company pays to Parent by wire transfer in immediately available funds the Breakup Fee and (iii) substantially concurrently with such termination, the Company duly executes and delivers a definitive Alternative Acquisition Agreement with respect to such Superior Proposal to the counterparty thereto;

(e) By Parent or the Company, if the Effective Time has not occurred on or before May 1, 2018 (as it may be extended, the “ Outside Date ”); provided , however , that either the Company or Parent may, upon written notice to the other party, extend the Outside Date to August 1, 2018 if the condition set forth in Section 6.1(b) (or Section 6.1(c) , to the extent related to Section 6.1(b) ) has not been satisfied prior to the initial Outside Date but all other conditions to Closing shall be fulfilled; provided , further , that the right to termination pursuant to this Section 7.1(e) shall not be available to any party whose material breach of any representation, warranty, covenant, or agreement set forth in this Agreement has been the principal cause of, or principally resulted in, the failure of the Merger to be consummated on or before the Outside Date;

(f) By Parent, prior to the Effective Time, if: (i) there is an Uncured Inaccuracy in any representation or warranty of the Company contained in this Agreement, a breach of any covenant of the Company contained in this Agreement or any fact, change, event, development, condition, occurrence, circumstance, state of facts or effect (“ Event ”), in any case, such that any condition to the Merger in Section 6.2(a) , Section 6.2(b) or Section 6.2(c) is not satisfied, (ii) Parent has delivered to the Company written notice of such Uncured Inaccuracy, breach or Event and (iii) either such Uncured Inaccuracy, breach or Event is not capable of cure or, if curable, has not been cured in all material respects prior to the earlier of (x) the Outside Date and (y) the twentieth (20 th ) day following the delivery of such written notice to the Company; provided , however , that Parent will not be permitted to terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section 7.1(f) if: (A) any material covenant of Parent or Merger Sub contained in this Agreement has been breached such that the condition to the Merger in Section 6.3(b) is not satisfied, and such breach has not been cured in all material respects; or (B) there is an Uncured Inaccuracy in any representation or warranty of Parent or Merger Sub contained in this Agreement such that any condition to the Merger in Section 6.3(a) is not satisfied, in each case as of the date of such termination; or

(g) By the Company, prior to the Effective Time, if: (i) there is an Uncured Inaccuracy in any representation or warranty of Parent or Merger Sub contained in this Agreement, a breach of any covenant of Parent or Merger Sub contained in this Agreement or Event, in any case, such that any condition to the Merger in Section 6.3(a) , Section 6.3(b) or Section 6.3(c) is not satisfied, (ii) the Company has delivered to Parent written notice of such Uncured Inaccuracy, breach or Event and (iii) either such Uncured Inaccuracy, breach or Event is not capable of cure or, if curable, has not been cured in all material respects prior to the earlier of (x) the Outside Date and (y) the twentieth (20 th ) day following the delivery of such written notice to Parent; provided , however , that the Company will not be

 

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permitted to terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section 7.1(g) if: (A) any material covenant of the Company contained in this Agreement has been breached such that any condition to the Merger in Section 6.2(b) is not satisfied and such breach has not been cured in all material respects; or (B) there is an Uncured Inaccuracy in any representation or warranty of the Company contained in this Agreement such that any condition to the Merger in Section 6.2(a) is not satisfied, in each case as of the date of such termination;.

(h) By Parent or the Company, if the Company Stockholder Approval shall not have been obtained at the Company Stockholder Meeting duly convened therefor or at any adjournment or postponement thereof.

7.2 Effect of Termination .

(a) In the event of termination of this Agreement by either the Company or Parent as provided in Section 7.1 , this Agreement will forthwith become void and of no effect, and there will be no liability or obligation on the part of Parent, Merger Sub or the Company or their respective Subsidiaries, officers or directors except (i) with respect to the last sentence of Section 5.3(a) , Section 5.8 , the second-to-last sentence of Section 5.17(d) , this Section 7.2 and Article 8 and (ii) with respect to any liabilities or damages incurred or suffered by a party as a result of the fraud or willful and material breach by another party of any of its representations, warranties, covenants or other agreements set forth in this Agreement prior to such termination.

(b) In the event that this Agreement is terminated pursuant to Section 7.1(c) or Section 7.1(d) , then the Company will pay to Parent prior to or concurrent with such termination, in the case of a termination by the Company, or within two (2) Business Days thereafter, in the case of a termination by Parent, the Breakup Fee.

(c) In the event that (i) this Agreement is terminated pursuant to Section 7.1(e) , Section 7.1(f) or Section 7.1(h) , (ii) prior to the date of the Company Stockholder Meeting (or prior to the termination of this Agreement if there has been no Company Stockholder Meeting) an Acquisition Proposal will have been publicly announced or will have become publicly known and is not withdrawn and (iii) within 12 months following the termination of this Agreement, the Company enters into a definitive written agreement providing for the consummation of any Acquisition Proposal or any Acquisition Proposal is consummated, then, prior to or concurrent with such consummation, the Company will pay to Parent the Breakup Fee, less the amount of any Expense Fee previously paid to Parent pursuant to Section 7.2(d) ( provided , that for purposes of this Section 7.2(c) , the term “Acquisition Proposal” will have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 8.4 , except that the references to “20%” will be deemed to be references to “more than 50.0%”).

(d) In the event that this Agreement is terminated pursuant to Section 7.1(h) , the Company will pay to Parent prior to or concurrent with such termination, in the case of a termination by the Company, or within two (2) Business Days thereafter, in the case of a termination by Parent, the Expense Fee.

(e) In no event shall the Company be required to pay the Breakup Fee to Parent on more than one occasion. All payments under this Section 7.2 will be made by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the account designated by Parent on Section 7.2(e) of the Parent Disclosure Schedule. Each of the Company, Parent and Merger Sub acknowledges that (i) the agreements contained in this Section 7.2 are an integral part of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, (ii) without these agreements, Parent, Merger Sub and the Company would not enter into this Agreement and (iii) the Breakup Fee is not a penalty, but rather is liquidated damages in a reasonable amount that will

 

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compensate Parent and Merger Sub in the circumstances in which such Breakup Fee is payable for the efforts and resources expended and the opportunities forgone while negotiating this Agreement and in reliance on this Agreement and the expectation of the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Accordingly, if the Company fails to pay the fees due pursuant to this Section 7.2 or any portion thereof and, in order to obtain such payment, Parent and Merger Sub commences a suit which results in a final and nonappealable Order against the Company for such fee or any portion thereof, the Company shall pay to Parent and Merger Sub its costs and expenses (including reasonable attorney’s fees and disbursements) in connection with such suit, together with interest on the amount of the applicable fee (or any portion thereof that has not been paid timely in accordance with this Agreement) and on the amount of such costs and expenses, at the prime lending rate set forth in The Wall Street Journal in effect on the date such payment was required to be made. Any interest payable hereunder shall be calculated on a daily basis from the date such amounts were required to be paid until (but excluding) the date of actual payment.

(f) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, in the event that the Breakup Fee and the other amounts set forth in Section 7.2(e) are paid pursuant to this Section 7.2 , Parent’s right to receive payment of the Breakup Fee and such other amounts shall be the sole and exclusive remedy of Parent and its Affiliates and Representatives against the Company and its Affiliates and Representatives under this Agreement or arising out of or related to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby, and upon payment of such amount, none of the Company or any of its Affiliates or Representatives shall have any liability or obligation relating to or arising out of this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby, in each case whether based on contract, tort or strict liability, by the enforcement of any assessment, by any legal or equitable proceeding, by virtue of any statute, regulation or applicable Law or otherwise.

7.3 Amendment . This Agreement may be amended by the Company, Parent and Merger Sub by action taken by or on behalf of their respective Boards of Directors at any time prior to the Effective Time, whether before or after adoption of this Agreement by the stockholders of the Company or of Merger Sub; provided , however , that, after adoption of this Agreement by such stockholders, no amendment may be made which by Law requires further approval by such stockholders without obtaining such further approval. This Agreement may not be amended except by an instrument in writing signed by the parties hereto. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Section 7.3 and Sections 8.9 , 8.12 and 8.15 (and any related definition insofar as they affect such Sections) may not be amended, waived or supplemented in a manner adverse to the Financing Sources without the prior written consent of the Financing Sources (other than the Non-Party Affiliates).

7.4 Waiver . At any time prior to the Effective Time, Parent and Merger Sub, on the one hand, and the Company, on the other hand, may (i) extend the time for the performance of any of the obligations or other acts of the other, (ii) waive any Uncured Inaccuracies in the representations and warranties of the other contained herein or in any document delivered pursuant hereto and (iii) waive compliance by the other with any of the agreements or conditions contained herein. Any such extension or waiver will be valid only if set forth in an instrument in writing signed by the party or parties to be bound thereby, but such extension or waiver or failure to insist on strict compliance with an obligation, covenant, agreement or condition will not operate as a waiver of, or estoppel with respect to, any subsequent or other failure.

ARTICLE 8

GENERAL PROVISIONS

8.1 Non-Survival of Representations and Warranties . None of the representations and warranties in this Agreement or in any instrument delivered pursuant to this Agreement will survive the Effective Time. This Section 8.1 will not limit any covenant or agreement of the parties hereto which by its terms contemplates performance after the Effective Time.

 

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8.2 Fees and Expenses . Subject to Section 7.2 , all Expenses incurred by the parties hereto will be borne solely and entirely by the party which has incurred the same.

8.3 Notices . Any notices or other communications required or permitted under, or otherwise given in connection with, this Agreement will be in writing and will be deemed to have been duly given (i) when delivered or sent if delivered in Person or sent by facsimile or email transmission (provided confirmation of facsimile or email transmission is obtained) or (ii) on the next Business Day if transmitted by national overnight courier, in each case as follows:

If to Parent or Merger Sub, addressed to it at:

Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc.

1999 Bryan Street

Suite 1200

Dallas, TX 75201

Attn: Michael Tyler, General Counsel

Fax: (214) 638-0447

Email: Michael.Tyler@jacobs.com

with a copy to (for information purposes only):

Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP

One New York Plaza

New York, NY 10004

Attention:            Chris Ewan

Facsimile No.:      (212) 859-4000

Email:                   christopher.ewan@friedfrank.com

and

Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz

51 West 52 nd St.

New York, NY 10019

Attention:            David A. Katz

Facsimile No.:    (212) 403-2000

Email:                 DAKatz@wlrk.com

If to the Company, addressed to it at:

CH2M HILL Companies, Ltd.

919 South Jamaica Street

Englewood, CO 80112-5946

Attn: Thomas McCoy, Executive Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary

Fax: (720) 286-8686

Email: thomas.mccoy@ch2m.com

 

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with a copy to (for information purposes only):

Latham & Watkins LLP

140 Scott Drive

Menlo Park, California 94025

Attention:            Tad J. Freese

Facsimile No.:    (650) 463-2600

Email:                 tad.freese@lw.com

and

Richards Layton & Finger, P.A.

One Rodney Square, 920 North King Street

Wilmington, Delaware 19801

Attention:             Mark J. Gentile

Facsimile No.:     (302) 498-7722

Email:                  gentile@rlf.com

8.4 Certain Definitions . For purposes of this Agreement, the term:

Acceptable Confidentiality Agreement ” means any confidentiality agreement between the Company and another Person that (i) does not contain any provision prohibiting or otherwise restricting the Company from making any of the disclosures required to be made by Section 5.4 or otherwise complying with any provision of this Agreement and (ii) contains provisions that are no less favorable in the aggregate to the Company than those contained in the Confidentiality Agreement ( provided , that such agreement need not contain any standstill or similar obligation).

Acquisition Proposal ” means any inquiry, offer, indication of interest or proposal by a bona fide third party (in writing or otherwise) concerning or relating to any (a) merger, consolidation, reorganization, recapitalization, share exchange, business combination or similar transaction involving the Company or any Company Subsidiary, (b) sale, lease or other disposition of assets of the Company and/or any Company Subsidiary representing 20% or more of the consolidated assets of the Company (based on the fair market value thereof), (c) issuance or sale by the Company of Equity Interests representing 20% or more of the voting power of the Company or 20% or more of the outstanding Shares, (d) transaction in which any Person or group is proposing to acquire beneficial ownership or the right to acquire beneficial ownership or any group has been formed which beneficially owns or has the right to acquire beneficial ownership of, Equity Interests representing 20% or more of the voting power of the Company or 20% or more of the outstanding Shares or (e) any combination of the foregoing (in each case, other than the Merger and other transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and irrespective of whether any such transaction is a single or multi-step transaction or series of transactions).

Affiliate ” or “ affiliate ” means a Person that directly or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries, controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, the first-mentioned Person.

Available Cash Election Amount ” means the difference between (a) the product of the Mixed Cash Consideration multiplied by the total number of Shares (other than Shares to be cancelled in accordance with Section 2.1(c) ) issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time, minus (b) the product of (x) the total number of Mixed Election Shares (it being understood, for the avoidance of doubt, that No Election Shares shall be deemed to be Mixed Election Shares for this purpose), multiplied by (y) the Mixed Cash Consideration, minus (c) the product of (i) the total number of Dissenting Shares as of immediately prior to the Effective Time multiplied by (ii) the Cash Election Consideration.

 

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beneficial ownership ” has the meaning set forth in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act.

Blue Sky Laws ” means any state securities, “blue sky” or takeover law.

Breakup Fee ” means an amount, in cash, equal to $85,444,783.80.

Business ” means the business conducted by the Company and the Company Subsidiaries.

Business Day ” means any day (other than Saturday or Sunday) on which commercial banks banking in the County of New York, New York are not required or permitted by Law to close.

Cash Election Amount ” means the product of the number of Cash Election Shares multiplied by the Cash Election Consideration.

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

Company Benefit Plans ” means, other than Foreign Benefit Plans, all material “employee benefit plans” as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA (whether or not subject to ERISA) and all material bonus, stock option, stock purchase, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock, stock-based or other equity-based, incentive, retention, profit-sharing, deferred compensation, vacation, paid time off, insurance, medical, welfare, fringe, retirement, retiree medical or life insurance, supplemental retirement, severance, termination or change in control or other benefit plans, programs or arrangements, and all material employment, consulting, termination, severance or other contracts or agreements, whether or not in writing and whether or not funded, to which the Company is a party, with respect to which the Company has or may have any obligation or which are maintained, contributed to or sponsored by the Company for the benefit of any current or former employee, officer, director or consultant of the Company.

Company ESPP ” means the Company’s Payroll Deduction Stock Purchase Plan, as amended.

Company Material Adverse Effect ” means any fact, change, event, development, condition, occurrence, circumstance, state of facts or effect that (i) is, or would reasonably be expected to be, individually or in the aggregate, materially adverse to the business, financial condition, assets, liabilities or results of operations of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or (ii) would, individually or in the aggregate, prevent or materially delay beyond the Outside Date the ability of the Company to consummate the Merger or the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement; provided , however , that none of the following will be deemed in themselves, either alone or in combination, to constitute, and that none of the following will be taken into account in determining whether there has been or will be, a Company Material Adverse Effect: (a) any change generally affecting the global economy, financial markets or political, economic or regulatory conditions in any geographic region in which the Company conducts business; (b) changes in financial, credit or capital market conditions, including interest rates or exchange rates; (c) any change generally affecting the industries in which the Company and any Company Subsidiary operates; (d) any change primarily caused by the execution, announcement or pendency of the transactions contemplated hereby, including any litigation or any loss or threatened loss of, or disruption or threatened disruption in, the relationship of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries with respect to their respective customers, employees, labor unions, financing

 

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sources, suppliers, strategic partners or similar relationships, in each case, primarily resulting from the execution, announcement or pendency of the transactions contemplated hereby; (e) any change primarily caused by the Company’s compliance with the express terms of this Agreement or actions taken at Parent’s express request pursuant to this Agreement; (f) acts of war (whether or not declared), the commencement, continuation or escalation of a war, acts of armed hostility, sabotage or terrorism or any material worsening of such conditions threatened or existing as of the date of this Agreement; (g) any hurricane, earthquake, flood, or other natural disasters or acts of God; (h) changes in Laws after the date hereof; (i) changes in GAAP after the date hereof; or (j) any failure by the Company to meet any published or internally prepared estimates of revenues, earnings or other economic performance for any period ending on or after the date of this Agreement (it being understood that the facts and circumstances giving rise to such failure may be deemed to constitute, and may be taken into account in determining whether there has been, a Company Material Adverse Effect to the extent that such facts and circumstances are not otherwise described in clauses (a)-(i) of this definition); provided , that , the exceptions in clauses (a) through (c) and (f) through (i) will be taken into account for purposes of determining whether there has been or will be, a Company Material Adverse Effect if such change, effect, event, occurrence or development has had or would reasonably be expected to have a material and disproportionate effect on the Company and the Company Subsidiaries, as a whole, compared to other companies operating in the industry in which the Company and the Company Subsidiaries operate.

Company Registered Intellectual Property ” means all Intellectual Property Rights that are owned by the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries and are the subject of an application, certificate, filing or registration issued, filed with, or recorded by any Governmental Entity.

Company Significant Subsidiary ” means each Company Subsidiary set forth on Section 8.4(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule.

Company Stockholder Approval ” means the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of Company Common Stock and Company Preferred Stock entitled to vote upon the adoption of this Agreement at the Company Stockholder Meeting, voting together as a single class and on an as-converted to Company Common Stock basis.

Competition Law ” means any domestic or foreign antitrust, competition and merger control law or regulation that is applicable to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

Contracts ” means any contract, agreement, indenture, note, loan, mortgage, bond, license, sublicense, letter of intent, memorandum of understanding, lease or any other legally binding commitment, plan or other arrangement, whether oral or written.

control ” (including the terms “controlled by” and “under common control with”) means the possession, directly or indirectly or as trustee or executor, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of a Person, whether through the ownership of stock or as trustee or executor, by Contract or credit arrangement or otherwise.

Debt Commitment Letters ” means (i) the senior unsecured revolving credit facility commitment letter and (ii) the senior unsecured delayed-draw term loan facility commitment letter, in each case, dated as of the date hereof, between Parent, on the one hand, and BNP Paribas Securities Corp., BNP Paribas and The Bank of Nova Scotia, on the other hand, in each case as amended, supplemented or replaced in compliance with this Agreement or as required by Section 5.17 following a Financing Failure Event pursuant to which the financial institutions party thereto have agreed, subject only to the applicable Financing Conditions (and, in the case of the senior unsecured revolving credit facility commitment letter, subject to Parent not obtaining the requisite consents to its existing credit

 

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facilities referenced in the senior unsecured revolving credit facility commitment letter), to provide or cause to be provided the debt financing set forth therein for the purposes of financing the transactions contemplated hereby, including (i) the payment of the aggregate Merger Consideration and Company Equity Award Payments to which holders of Shares and Company Equity Awards will be entitled pursuant to this Agreement and (ii) the repayment of the indebtedness contemplated by Sections 5.17(a) and 5.17(b) .

Debt Fee Letters ” means the fee letters, dated as of the date hereof and delivered in connection with the Debt Commitment Letters, as amended, supplemented or replaced in compliance with this Agreement or as required by Section 5.17 .

Debt Financing ” means the debt financing incurred or intended to be incurred pursuant to the Debt Commitment Letters, and including any other related loans, credit facilities or debt financings incurred in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

Environmental Laws ” means any and all international, federal, state, local or foreign Laws, statutes, ordinances, regulations, treaties, policies, guidance, rules, judgments, orders, writs, court decisions or rule of common law, stipulations, injunctions, consent decrees, permits, restrictions and licenses, which (a) regulate or relate to the protection or clean-up of the environment; the use, treatment, storage, transportation, handling, disposal or release of Hazardous Substances, the preservation or protection of waterways, groundwater, drinking water, air, wildlife, plants or other natural resources, or the health and safety of Persons or property, including protection of the health and safety of employees; or (b) impose liability or responsibility with respect to any of the foregoing, including the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act, 42 U.S.C. § 9601, et seq., as amended, or any other law of similar effect.

Environmental Permits ” means any permit, approval, identification number, license and other authorization required under any applicable Environmental Law.

Equity Award Consideration ” means an amount equal to the sum of (i) the Mixed Cash Consideration and (ii) the Mixed Stock Consideration Value.

Equity Interest ” means any share, capital stock, partnership, member or similar interest in any Person, and any option, warrant, right or security (including debt securities) convertible, exchangeable or exercisable thereto or therefor.

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

ERISA Affiliate ” of any entity means any other entity which, together with such entity, would be treated as a single employer under Section 414(b), (c) or (m) of the Code.

Exchange Act ” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

Existing Credit Facilities ” means the credit facilities set forth in the Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of March 28, 2014, by and among the Company, the guarantors party thereto, the financial institutions party thereto as lenders, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as administrative agent and the other parties thereto, as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time and in effect as of the date hereof.

Expense Fee ” means an amount equal to the reasonable and documented out-of-pocket expenses actually incurred by Parent and its Subsidiaries in connection with this Agreement (including its negotiation) and the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, in an amount not to exceed $15.0 million.

 

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Expenses ” includes all out-of-pocket expenses (including all fees and expenses of counsel, accountants, investment bankers, financing sources, experts and consultants to a party hereto and its affiliates) incurred by a party or on its behalf in connection with or related to the authorization, preparation, negotiation, execution and performance of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, including the preparation, printing, filing and mailing of the Proxy Statement, the filing of any required notices under the HSR Act or foreign Competition Law, investment, trade regulation or similar Laws, or in connection with other regulatory approvals, any filings with the SEC, any solicitation of stockholder approvals and all other matters related to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

Financing Conditions ” means with respect to the Debt Financing, the conditions precedent set forth in the applicable “Conditions Precedent” Annexes of the Debt Commitment Letters.

Financing Failure Event ” means any of the following (a) the commitments with respect to all or any portion of the Debt Financing expiring or being terminated, (b) for any reason, all or any portion of the Debt Financing becoming unavailable or (c) a breach or repudiation by any party to the Debt Commitment Letters, in any such case in the foregoing clauses (a), (b) or (c), if such event would reasonably be expected to affect the timely availability of, or the amount of, the Debt Financing, or the ability of Parent to consummate the Merger in accordance with the terms of the Parent Credit Agreement.

Financing Sources ” means BNP Paribas and The Bank of Nova Scotia, together with any additional financing sources that join or become parties to the Debt Commitment Letters or provide any related loans, credit facilities or debt financings in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, together in each case with their affiliates and the current, former or future officers, directors, employees, partners, trustees, shareholders, equityholders, managers, members, limited partners, controlling persons, agents and representatives of each of them and the successors and assigns of the foregoing Persons; provided , however , that none of Parent, its affiliates and the current, former or future officers, directors, employees, partners, trustees, shareholders, equityholders, managers, members, limited partners, controlling persons, agents and representatives of each of them and the successors and assigns of the foregoing Persons shall be Financing Sources.

Foreign Benefit Plans ” means benefit plans that are comparable to Company Benefit Plans that are maintained for the benefit of any current or former employee, officer or director of the Company or any Company Subsidiaries who is located primarily in a country other than the United States and/or their dependents or that are subject to the laws of any jurisdictions other than the United States, excluding any benefit plan mandated or pursuant to which the Company or its Subsidiaries is required to contribute, in either case, under applicable Law.

GAAP ” means generally accepted accounting principles as applied in the United States.

Government Bid ” means any outstanding or pending quotation, bid or proposal made by the Company, which, if accepted or awarded, would lead to a Government Contract.

Government Contract ” means any prime contract, subcontract, facility contract, teaming agreement or arrangement, joint venture, basic ordering agreement, blanket purchase agreement, pricing agreement, letter contract, contract awarded under the Federal Supply Schedule program, individual purchase order, task order or delivery order or other Contract, between the Company, a Company Subsidiary, Parent or a Parent Subsidiary on one hand, and, on the other hand (a) any Governmental Entity, (b) any prime contractor of a Governmental Entity in its capacity as a prime contractor or (c) any subcontractor (or lower tier subcontractor at any tier) in connection with or with respect to any contract of a type described in clauses (a) or (b) immediately above.

 

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Governmental Entity ” means (i) any national, supranational, federal, state, county, municipal, local or foreign government, or other political subdivision thereof and any entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, regulatory, taxing or administrative functions of or pertaining to government, (ii) any public international organization (such as the World Bank or the United Nations) and (iii) any department, agency, or instrumentality thereof, including any company, business, enterprise or other entity owned or controlled, in whole or in part, by any government, including any court.

Government Official ” means (a) any official, officer, employee, representative or any person acting in an official capacity for or on behalf of any Governmental Entity, (b) any political party or party official or candidate for political office or (c) any official, officer, employee, representative, or any person acting in an official capacity for or on behalf of any public international organization or any department or agency thereof.

group ” has the meaning ascribed to in the Exchange Act, except where the context otherwise requires.

Hazardous Substances ” means any pollutant, chemical, substance, and any toxic, infectious, carcinogenic, reactive, corrosive, ignitable or flammable chemical, or chemical compound, or hazardous substance, material or waste, or any infectious agent or biological material, whether solid, liquid or gas, that is subject to regulation, control or remediation under any Environmental Laws, including without limitation, any quantity of asbestos in any form, urea formaldehyde, PCBs, radon gas, mold, crude oil or any fraction thereof, all forms of natural gas, petroleum products or by-products or derivatives.

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

Intellectual Property Rights ” means all (a) U.S. and foreign patents and patent applications and disclosures relating thereto (and any patents that issue as a result of those patent applications), and any renewals, reissues, reexaminations, extensions, continuations, continuations-in-part, divisions and substitutions relating to any of the patents and patent applications, as well as all related foreign patent and patent applications that are counterparts to such patents and patent applications, (b) U.S. and foreign trademarks, service marks, trade dress, logos, trade names and corporate names, whether registered or unregistered, and the goodwill associated therewith, together with any registrations and applications for registration thereof, (c) U.S. and foreign copyrights and rights under copyrights, whether registered or unregistered, and any registrations and applications for registration thereof, (d) rights in software, databases and data collections (including knowledge databases, customer lists and customer databases) under the laws of the United States or any other jurisdiction, whether registered or unregistered, and any applications for registration therefor, (e) trade secrets and other rights in know-how and confidential or proprietary information deriving economic value from the secret nature of the information, and (f) URL and Internet domain name registrations.

Intervening Event ” means, with respect to the Company, any material fact, change, event, development, condition, occurrence, circumstance, state of facts or effect that (i) first occurred or arose after the date of this Agreement and prior to the Company Stockholder Meeting, (ii) was not known to, or reasonably foreseeable by, any member of the Company Board, as of or prior to the date of this Agreement and (iii) did not result from or arise out of the announcement or pendency of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the breach of this Agreement by the Company; provided , however , that in no event shall the following be taken into account in determining if there has occurred an

 

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Intervening Event: (A) the receipt, existence, or terms of an Acquisition Proposal or any matter relating thereto or consequence thereof or any inquiry, proposal, offer, or transaction from any third party relating to an Acquisition Proposal (which, for the purposes of this Intervening Event definition, shall be read without reference to the percentage thresholds set forth in the definition thereof), (B) any changes in the market price or trading volume of Parent Shares (however, the underlying reasons for such events may constitute an Intervening Event), (C) any action taken (or refrained from being taken) by any party hereto pursuant to and in compliance with such party’s express obligations under this Agreement, or the consequences of any such action, (D) the timing of any consents, registrations, approvals, permits, clearances or authorizations required to be obtained prior to the Effective Time in connection with this Agreement or (E) the fact that, in and of itself, the Company exceeds any internal or published projections, estimates or expectations of the Company’s revenue, earnings or other financial performance or results of operations for any period, in and of itself (however, the underlying reasons for such events may constitute an Intervening Event).

IRS ” means the United States Internal Revenue Service.

knowledge ” of a Person means, with respect to the Company, the actual knowledge of each of the executive officers set forth on Section 8.4(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, and, with respect to the Parent and Merger Sub, the actual knowledge of each of the executive officers set forth on Section 8.4(b) of the Parent Disclosure Schedule.

Law ” means any federal, state, local, municipal, foreign or other law, statute, constitution, principle of common law, resolution, ordinance, code, edict, decree, rule, regulation, executive order, treaty, convention, ruling or requirement issued, enacted, adopted, promulgated, implemented or otherwise put into effect by or under the authority of any Governmental Entity.

Liabilities ” or “ liabilities ” means any and all debts, liabilities, guarantees, assurances, commitments and obligations, whether fixed, contingent or absolute, asserted or unasserted, matured or unmatured, liquidated or unliquidated, accrued or not accrued, known or unknown, due or to become due and whenever or however arising.

Lien ” means any lien, mortgage, pledge, conditional or installment sale agreement, encumbrance, restriction, charge, option, lease, right of first refusal, easement, security interest, deed of trust, right-of-way, encroachment, community property interest or other claim or restriction of any nature, whether voluntarily incurred or arising by operation of Law (including any restriction on the voting of any security, any restriction on the transfer of any security or other asset, and any restriction on the possession, exercise or transfer of any other attribute of ownership of any asset).

Material Current Company Government Contract ” shall mean each Government Contract that is reasonably expected to generate revenue for the Company or a Company Subsidiary, as applicable, in excess of $5,000,000 in the Company’s current fiscal year or any past or future fiscal year and the period of performance of which has not yet expired or been terminated, for which final payment has not yet been received or which remains subject to audit.

Material Current Parent Government Contract ” shall mean each Government Contract that is reasonably expected to generate revenue for the Parent or a Parent Subsidiary, as applicable, in excess of $5,000,000 in the Parent’s current fiscal year or any past or future fiscal year and the period of performance of which has not yet expired or been terminated, for which final payment has not yet been received or which remains subject to audit.

 

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Mixed Stock Consideration Value ” means the product of (i) the Mixed Stock Consideration and (ii) the Parent Share VWAP.

Non-Party Affiliates ” means, with respect to the Financing Sources, their respective affiliates and their and their respective affiliates’ current, former and future officers, directors, employees, partners, trustees, shareholders, equityholders, managers, members, limited partners, controlling persons, agents and representatives, and the successors and assigns of the foregoing Persons.

NYSE ” means the New York Stock Exchange.

Order ” means any injunction, judgment, decree, ruling or other order issued by a Governmental Entity of competent jurisdiction or any Contract settling any actual or threatened Proceeding.

Parent Credit Agreement ” means the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of February 7, 2014, among Parent, the subsidiaries of Parent from time to time party thereto, Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent, and the other financial institutions from time to time party thereto, as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

Parent Material Adverse Effect ” means any fact, change, event, development, condition, occurrence, circumstance, state of facts or effect that (i) is, or would reasonably be expected to be, individually or in the aggregate, materially adverse to the business, financial condition, assets, liabilities or results of operations of the Parent and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or (ii) would, individually or in the aggregate, prevent or materially delay beyond the Outside Date the ability of the Parent to consummate the Merger or the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement; provided , however , that none of the following will be deemed in themselves, either alone or in combination, to constitute, and that none of the following will be taken into account in determining whether there has been or will be, a Parent Material Adverse Effect: (a) any change generally affecting the global economy, financial markets or political, economic or regulatory conditions in any geographic region in which the Parent conducts business; (b) changes in financial, credit or capital market conditions, including interest rates or exchange rates; (c) any change generally affecting the industries in which Parent and any Parent Subsidiary operates; (d) any change primarily caused by the execution, announcement or pendency of the transactions contemplated hereby, including the Merger, including any litigation or any loss or threatened loss of, or disruption or threatened disruption in, the relationship of Parent and the Parent Subsidiaries with respect to their respective customers, employees, labor unions, financing sources, suppliers, strategic partners or similar relationships, in each case, resulting primarily resulting from the execution, announcement or pendency of the transactions contemplated hereby; (e) any change primarily caused by Parent’s compliance with the express terms of this Agreement or actions taken at the Company’s express request pursuant to this Agreement; (f) acts of war (whether or not declared), the commencement, continuation or escalation of a war, acts of armed hostility, sabotage or terrorism or any material worsening of such conditions threatened or existing as of the date of this Agreement; (g) any hurricane, earthquake, flood, or other natural disasters or acts of God; (h) changes in Laws after the date hereof; (i) changes in GAAP after the date hereof; or (j) any failure by Parent to meet any published or internally prepared estimates of revenues, earnings or other economic performance for any period ending on or after the date of this Agreement (it being understood that the facts and circumstances giving rise to such failure may be deemed to constitute, and may be taken into account in determining whether there has been, a Parent Material Adverse Effect to the extent that such facts and circumstances are not otherwise described in clauses (a)-(i) of this definition); provided , that , the exceptions in clauses (a) through (c) and (f) through (i) will be taken into account for purposes of determining whether there has been or will be, a Parent Material Adverse Effect if such change, effect, event, occurrence or development has had or would reasonably be expected to have a material and disproportionate effect on Parent and the Parent Subsidiaries, as a whole, compared to other companies operating in the industry in which Parent and the Parent Subsidiaries operate.

 

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Parent Shares ” mean the common stock, par value $1.00 of Parent.

Parent Share VWAP ” means the volume weighted average trading price of Parent Shares on the NYSE, calculated to four decimal places and determined without regard to after-hours trading or any other trading outside of the regular trading session trading hours, for the ten (10) consecutive trading days ending on the third complete trading day prior to (and excluding) the Closing Date as reported by Bloomberg, L.P. (or, if not reported therein, in another authoritative source mutually selected by the parties).

Permitted Liens ” means (a) Liens for Taxes not yet due and payable or that are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and for which appropriate reserves are reflected, in accordance with GAAP, on the most recent consolidated balance sheet of the Company included in the Company Financial Statements, (b) Liens in favor of vendors, carriers, warehousemen, repairmen, mechanics, workmen, materialmen, construction or similar liens or other encumbrances arising by operation of Law in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice for amounts not yet past due and payable, (c) non-exclusive licenses of tangible property or Intellectual Property Rights, (d) Liens that do not detract from the value and do not interfere with any present or intended use of such property or assets, in any material respect, and (e) Liens listed on Section 8.4(c) of the Company Disclosure Schedule.

Person ” or “ person ” means a natural person, partnership, corporation, limited liability company, legal entity, business trust, joint stock company, trust, unincorporated association, joint venture, Governmental Entity or other entity or organization.

Proceeding ” means any suit, claim, action, charge, complaint, examination, hearing, arbitration, investigation or other proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative.

Proxy Statement/Prospectus ” means the definitive proxy statement/prospectus (including any amendment or supplement thereto) included in the Registration Statement relating to the matters to be submitted to Company stockholders for approval at the Company Stockholder Meeting, which will also be used as a prospectus of Parent with respect to the issuance of Parent Shares in connection with the Merger.

Registration Statement ” means the registration statement on Form S-4, including any pre-effective or post-effective amendments or supplements thereto, filed with the SEC by Parent under the Securities Act registering the Parent Shares to be issued in connection with the Merger.

Securities Act ” means the Securities Act of 1933.

Senior Notes ” means the 10% senior second lien notes due 2020 issued by the Company pursuant to the Senior Notes Indenture.

Senior Notes Indenture ” means the Indenture, dated as of April 28, 2017, by and among the Company and Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee, as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

 

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Subsidiary ” or “ Subsidiaries ” means with respect to any Person, any corporation, limited liability company, partnership or other organization, whether incorporated or unincorporated, of which (a) at least a majority of the outstanding shares of capital stock of, or other equity interests, having by their terms ordinary voting power to elect a majority of the board of directors or others performing similar functions with respect to such corporation or other organization is directly or indirectly owned or controlled by such Person or by any one or more of its Subsidiaries, or by such Person and one or more of its Subsidiaries or (b) with respect to a partnership, such Person or any other Subsidiary of such Person is a general partner of such partnership.

Superior Proposal ” means a bona fide written Acquisition Proposal (except the references therein to “20%” will be replaced by “more than 50%”) made by a third party and that was not obtained as a result of any violation of Section 5.4 , in any material respect, that the Company Board has determined in its good faith judgment, after consultation with the Company’s outside legal counsel and financial advisors, (i) would, if consummated, result in a transaction that is more favorable to the Company’s stockholders, from a financial point of view, than the Merger (after giving effect to all adjustments to any revised terms proposed by Parent pursuant to Section 5.4(e) and considering the likelihood and timing of consummation, the identity of the third party making such proposal, the type of consideration offered by such third party, and the legal, financial, conditionality, financing, regulatory and other aspects of such proposal) and (ii) is not subject to any due diligence investigation or financing condition and is fully financed with available cash on hand or otherwise fully backed by written financing commitments that are in full force and effect.

Tax ” or “ Taxes ” means any and all taxes, levies, duties, tariffs or imposts in the nature of a tax imposed by any Governmental Entity, including, income, franchise, windfall or other profits, gross receipts, premiums, property, sales, use, net worth, capital stock, payroll, employment, social security (or similar), workers’ compensation, unemployment compensation, excise, withholding, ad valorem, stamp, transfer, value-added, gains tax and license, registration and documentation fees, severance, occupation, environmental, customs duties, disability, real property, personal property, registration, alternative or add-on minimum, or estimated tax, including any interest, penalty, additions to tax or additional amounts imposed with respect thereto.

Tax Return ” means any report, return, statement, certificate, claim for refund, election, estimated tax filing, declaration or other document filed or required to be filed with any Governmental Entity with respect to Taxes, including any schedule, information statement or attachment thereto, and including any amendments thereof.

Treasury Regulations ” means the regulations in force as final or temporary that have been issued by the U.S. Department of Treasury pursuant to its authority under the Code and any successor regulations.

Triggering Event ” will be deemed to have occurred if: (a) the Company Board effects a Change of Board Recommendation (whether or not in compliance with Section 5.4 ); (b) the Company enters into any Alternative Acquisition Agreement; (c) the Company Board publicly recommends to its stockholders any Acquisition Proposal; (d) an Acquisition Proposal has been publicly disclosed (other than by the commencement of a tender offer or exchange offer) and the Company Board shall have failed to publicly reaffirm the Company Board Recommendation within five (5) Business Days after such disclosure; (e) a tender offer or exchange offer for the equity securities of the Company is commenced by a bona fide third party and the Company Board shall have failed to recommend against acceptance by the Company’s stockholders of such tender offer or exchange offer (including for these purposes, by taking any position contemplated by Rule 14e-2 under the Exchange Act other than recommending rejection of such tender offer or exchange offer) within ten (10) Business Days of such commencement; or (f) the Company Board formally resolves to take, authorizes or announces its intention to take any of the foregoing actions.

 

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Uncured Inaccuracy ” with respect to a representation or warranty of a party to this Agreement as of a particular date will be deemed to exist only if such representation or warranty is inaccurate as of such date as if such representation or warranty were made as of such date; provided , however , that if such representation or warranty by its terms speaks as of the date of this Agreement or as of another particular date, then there will not be deemed to be an Uncured Inaccuracy in such representation or warranty unless such representation or warranty was inaccurate as of the date of this Agreement or such other particular date, as applicable.

8.5 Terms Defined Elsewhere . The following terms are defined elsewhere in this Agreement, as indicated below:

 

2017 AIP and 2017 PBP Bonuses    Section 5.9(e)

2017 CAM Bonuses

 

401(k) Plan

  

Section 5.9(f)

 

Section 5.9(h)

Agreement    Preamble
Alternative Acquisition Agreement    Section 5.4(a)(ii)
Anti-Corruption Laws    Section 3.6(c)
Assumed Equity Award Exchange Ratio    Section 2.5(d)

Assumed Performance Stock Units

 

Assumed Restricted Stock Unit

  

Section 2.5(d)

 

Section 2.5(d)

BofA Merrill Lynch    Section 3.24(a)
Book-Entry Shares    Section 2.3(a)
Cash Election    Section 2.1(a)
Cash Election Consideration    Section 2.1(a)
Cash Election Share    Section 2.2(a)
Cash Fraction    Section 2.2(d)(i)
Certificate of Merger    Section 1.2
Certificates    Section 2.3(a)
Chancery Court    Section 8.12(b)
Change of Board Recommendation    Section 5.4(d)
Closing    Section 1.2  

 

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Closing Date    Section 1.2
Company    Preamble
Company Accelerated Equity Awards    Section 2.5(a)
Company Accelerated Equity Award Payments    Section 2.5(b)
Company Board    Recitals
Company Board Recommendation    Recitals
Company Bylaws    Section 3.1(d)
Company CBA    Section 3.13(b)
Company Charter    Section 3.1(d)
Company Common Stock    Recitals

Company Data

 

Company Disclosure Schedule

  

Section 3.17(f)

 

Article 3

Company ESPP Ending Date    Section 2.5(e)
Company Equity Plans    Section 2.5(a)
Company Financial Statements    Section 3.7(a)
Company IT Systems    Section 3.17(g)
Company Material Contract    Section 3.14(a)
Company Material Intellectual Property    Section 3.17(b)
Company Options    Section 2.5(a)
Company Owned Intellectual Property    Section 3.17(c)

Company Permits

 

Company Phantom Awards

  

Section 3.6(a)

 

Section 2.5(a)  

 

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Company Accelerated Performance Stock Units

 

Company Accelerated Restricted Stock Units

 

Company Assumed Performance Stock Units

 

Company Assumed Restricted Stock Units

  

Section 2.5(a)

 

Section 2.5(a)

 

Section 2.5(d)

 

Section 2.5(d)

Company Preferred Stock    Recitals
Company Representatives    Section 5.3(a)

Company Restricted Shares

 

Company Restricted Stock Units

  

Section 2.5(a)

 

Section 2.5(d)

Company SEC Documents    Section 3.7(a)
Company Stock Appreciation Rights    Section 2.5(a)
Company Stockholder Meeting    Section 5.5(b)
Company Subsidiary    Section 3.1(c)
Company Top Customers    Section 3.14(a)(iii)
Company Top Suppliers    Section 3.14(a)(iv)
Confidentiality Agreement    Section 5.3(a)

Company Employee Agreements

 

Continuing Employees

  

Section 5.9(d)

 

Section 5.9(a)

Credit Suisse    Section 3.24(b)

D&O Insurance

 

Data Protection Program

 

DCAA

  

Section 5.10(c)

 

Section 3.17(f)

 

Section 3.22(g)

DGCL    Recitals

Dissenting Shares

 

Divestiture Action

  

Section 2.4

 

Section 5.6(b)  

 

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Effective Time    Section 1.2
Election Deadline    Section 2.2(c)
Election Form    Section 2.2(a)
Electronic Delivery    Section 8.13
Exchange Agent    Section 2.3(a)
Exchange Fund    Section 2.3(a)
Event    Section 7.1(f)
Fractional Share Consideration    Section 2.1(a)

Hazardous Substance Matters

 

Insurance Policies

  

Section 3.16(b)

 

Section 3.19

Intervening Event Notice Period    Section 5.4(f)(i)

Leased Real Property

 

Mailing Date

  

Section 3.21(a)

 

Section 2.2(a)

Merger    Recitals
Merger Consideration    Section 2.1(a)
Merger Sub    Preamble
Merger Sub Common Stock    Section 2.1(d)
Mixed Cash Consideration    Section 2.1(a)
Mixed Election    Section 2.1(a)
Mixed Election Consideration    Section 2.1(a)
Mixed Election Share    Section 2.2(a)
Mixed Stock Consideration    Section 2.1(a)
No Election Shares    Section 2.2(c)
Non-Union Continuing Employees    Section 5.9(a)
Notice Period    Section 5.4(e)(i)
OFAC    Section 3.23(a)  

 

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Outside Date    Section 7.1(e)
Owned Real Property    Section 3.21(b)
Parent    Preamble
Parent Capitalization Date    Section 4.2(a)
Parent Disclosure Schedule    Article 4
Parent Financial Statements    Section 4.6(a)
Parent Governing Documents    Section 4.1(c)
Parent Preferred Stock    Section 4.2(a)
Parent Representatives    Section 5.3(a)
Parent SEC Documents    Section 4.6(a)

Parent Subsidiary

 

Parent 125 Plan

  

Section 4.1(b)

 

Section 5.9(i)

Preferred Certificate of Designation    Recitals
Preferred Stockholder Approval    Recitals
Representatives    Section 5.3(a)
Sanctioned Areas    Section 3.23(b)
Sanctioned Party    Section 3.23(b)
Sarbanes-Oxley Act    Section 3.7(a)

SEC

 

Section 16

  

Section 3.5

 

Section 5.13

Service Providers    Section 3.12(h)
Shares    Recitals
Significant M&A Transaction    Section 3.14(a)(ix)
Stock Election    Section 2.1(a)
Stock Election Consideration    Section 2.1(a)
Stock Election Share    Section 2.2(a)  

 

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Support Agreement    Recitals
Surviving Corporation    Section 1.1(a)
Trade Controls    Section 3.23(a)

8.6 Headings . The headings contained in this Agreement are for reference purposes only and will not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.

8.7 Severability . If any term or other provision of this Agreement is determined to be invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced by reason of any rule of Law or public policy, all other conditions and provisions of this Agreement will nevertheless remain in full force and effect so long as the economic or legal substance of the transactions contemplated hereby is not affected in any manner materially adverse to any party hereto. Upon such determination that any term or other provision is invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced, the parties hereto will negotiate in good faith to modify this Agreement so as to effect the original intent of the parties hereto as closely as possible in an acceptable manner to the end that transactions contemplated hereby are fulfilled to the extent possible.

8.8 Entire Agreement . This Agreement (together with the Exhibits, Parent Disclosure Schedules and Company Disclosure Schedules and the other documents delivered pursuant hereto), the Support Agreement and the Confidentiality Agreement constitute the entire agreement of the parties hereto and supersede all prior agreements and undertakings, both written and oral, among the parties hereto, or any of them, with respect to the subject matter hereof.

8.9 Parties in Interest . This Agreement will be binding upon and inure solely to the benefit of each party hereto and their respective successors and assigns, and nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, is intended to or will confer upon any other Person any right, benefit or remedy of any nature whatsoever under or by reason of this Agreement except for the individuals referenced in Section 5.10 . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, the Financing Sources will be express third-party beneficiaries of this Section 8.9 and Sections 7.3 , 8.12 and 8.15 and each of such Sections shall expressly inure to the benefit of the Financing Sources and the Financing Sources shall be entitled to rely on and enforce the provisions of such Sections.

8.10 Assignment . This Agreement will not be assigned by any party hereto by operation of Law or otherwise without the prior written consent of the other parties hereto; provided , that Parent or Merger Sub may assign any of their respective rights and obligations to any direct or indirect Parent Subsidiary prior to the mailing of the Proxy Statement (so long as such assignment does not give rise to any withholding Tax under Section 2.3(g) ), but no such assignment will relieve Parent or Merger Sub, as the case may be, of its obligations hereunder.

8.11 Mutual Drafting; Interpretation . Each party hereto has participated in the drafting of this Agreement, which each party acknowledges is the result of extensive negotiations between the parties. If an ambiguity or question of intent or interpretation arises, this Agreement will be construed as if drafted jointly by the parties, and no presumption or burden of proof will arise favoring or disfavoring any party by virtue of the authorship of any provision. For purposes of this Agreement, whenever the context requires: the singular number will include the plural, and vice versa; the masculine gender will include the feminine and neuter genders; the feminine gender will include the masculine and neuter genders; and the neuter gender will include masculine and feminine genders. As used in this Agreement, the words “include” and “including,” and variations thereof, will not be deemed to be terms of limitation, but rather will be deemed to be followed by the words “without limitation.” Except as otherwise indicated, all references in this Agreement to “Sections,” “Exhibits,” “Annexes” and

 

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“Schedules” are intended to refer to Sections of this Agreement and Exhibits, Annexes and Schedules to this Agreement. All references in this Agreement to “$” are intended to refer to U.S. dollars. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, any Law defined or referred to herein will refer to such Law as amended and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. Unless otherwise specifically provided for herein, the term “or” will not be deemed to be exclusive.

8.12 Governing Law; Consent to Jurisdiction; Waiver of Trial by Jury .

(a) This Agreement will be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the Laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to laws that may be applicable under conflicts of laws principles (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, and any action, cause of action, claim, cross-claim or third-party claim of any kind or description, whether in law or in equity, whether in contract or in tort or otherwise, in any way relating to this Agreement or any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall also be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the Laws of the State of Delaware, without giving effect to any choice of Law 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. Notwithstanding the foregoing, each party hereto agrees, except as specifically set forth in the Debt Commitment Letters, that any action, cause of action, claim, cross-claim or third-party claim of any kind or description, whether in law or in equity, whether in contract or in tort or otherwise, against any of the Financing Sources in any way relating to this Agreement or any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including but not limited to any dispute arising out of or relating in any way to the Debt Commitment Letter or the performance thereof, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York, without giving effect to any choice of Law or conflict of Laws provision or rule (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.

(b) Each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably and unconditionally submits, for itself and its property, to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware (the “ Chancery Court ”), or, if the Chancery Court lacks subject matter jurisdiction of the action or proceeding, the Superior Court of the State of Delaware (Complex Commercial Division), or, if subject matter jurisdiction over the matter that is the subject of the action or proceeding is vested only in the federal courts of the United States of America, the United States District Court for the District of Delaware, and any appellate court from any thereof, in any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the agreements delivered in connection herewith or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby or for recognition or enforcement of any judgment relating thereto, and each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably and unconditionally (i) agrees not to commence any such action or proceeding except in such court, (ii) agrees that any claim in respect of any such action or proceeding may be heard and determined in such court, (iii) waives, to the fullest extent it may legally and effectively do so, any objection which it may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any such action or proceeding in any such court and (iv) waives, to the fullest extent permitted by Law, the defense of an inconvenient forum to the maintenance of such action or proceeding in any such court. Each of the parties hereto agrees that a final judgment in any such action or proceeding will be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by Law. Each party to this Agreement irrevocably consents to service of process in the manner provided for notices in Section 8.3 . Nothing in this Agreement will affect the right of any party to this Agreement to serve process in any other manner permitted by Law. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, each of the parties hereto agrees (i) that any action of any kind or nature, whether at law or equity, in contract, in tort or otherwise, against any of the Financing Sources in connection with this Agreement, the Debt Financing or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction

 

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of any state or federal court sitting in the Borough of Manhattan, New York, New York and any appellate court thereof and each party hereto submits for itself and its property with respect to any such action to the exclusive jurisdiction of such courts, (ii) not to bring or permit any of its affiliates or representatives to bring or support anyone else in bringing any such action in any other court, (iii) that a final judgment in any such action shall be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by law, (iv) that the laws described in the last sentence of Section 8.12(a) shall govern any such action and (v) to waive and hereby irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any objection which it may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of, and the defense of an inconvenient forum to the maintenance of, any such action in any such court.

(c) EACH PARTY ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT ANY CONTROVERSY WHICH MAY ARISE UNDER THIS AGREEMENT IS LIKELY TO INVOLVE COMPLICATED AND DIFFICULT ISSUES, AND THEREFORE IT HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY LITIGATION DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT AND ANY OF THE AGREEMENTS DELIVERED IN CONNECTION HEREWITH (INCLUDING THE DEBT COMMITMENT LETTERS) OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY (INCLUDING THE DEBT FINANCING OR ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING INVOLVING OR AGAINST THE FINANCING SOURCES). EACH PARTY CERTIFIES AND ACKNOWLEDGES THAT (I) 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 EITHER OF SUCH WAIVERS, (II) IT UNDERSTANDS AND HAS CONSIDERED THE IMPLICATIONS OF SUCH WAIVERS, (III) IT MAKES SUCH WAIVERS VOLUNTARILY AND (IV) IT HAS BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION 8.12(c) .

8.13 Counterparts; Electronic Delivery . This Agreement may be executed and delivered, including by e-mail of an attachment in Adobe Portable Document Format or other file format based on common standards (“ Electronic Delivery ”), in any number of counterparts, and by the different parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when executed and delivered will be deemed to be an original but all of which taken together will constitute one and the same agreement. Any such counterpart, to the extent delivered using Electronic Delivery will be treated in all manner and respects as an original executed counterpart and will be considered to have the same binding legal effect as if it were the original signed version thereof delivered in person. No party will raise the use of Electronic Delivery to deliver a signature or the fact that any signature or agreement or instrument was transmitted or communicated through the use of Electronic Delivery as a defense to the formation of a contract, and each such party forever waives any such defense, except to the extent that such defense relates to lack of authenticity.

8.14 Specific Performance . The parties hereto agree that irreparable damage would occur in the event that any of the provisions of this Agreement were not performed in accordance with their specific terms or were otherwise breached. It is accordingly agreed that the parties hereto will be entitled to an injunction or injunctions to prevent breaches of this Agreement and to enforce specifically enforce the terms and provisions hereof in any court referred to in Section 8.12(b) , this being in addition to any other remedy to which they are entitled at Law or in equity. Each party hereto further agrees that, in the event of any action for specific performance in respect of such breach or violation, it will not assert the defense that a remedy at law would be adequate or that the consideration reflected in this Agreement was inadequate or that the terms of this Agreement were not just and reasonable.

 

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8.15 No Recourse to Financing Sources .

(a) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, except as provided in Section 8.15(b) , the Company (on behalf of itself and its Affiliates and each officer, director, employee, member, manager, partner, controlling person, advisor, attorney, agent and representative thereof (as each of the foregoing is determined prior to the Closing Date)):

i. hereby waives any claims or rights against any Financing Source, and agrees that the Financing Sources shall have no liability, relating to or arising out of this Agreement, the Debt Financing, the Debt Commitment Letters and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, whether at law or in equity and whether in tort, contract or otherwise arising prior to the Closing Date;

ii. hereby agrees not to commence prior to the Closing Date any suit, action or proceeding against any Financing Source in connection with this Agreement, the Debt Financing, the Debt Commitment Letters and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, whether at law or in equity and whether in tort, contract or otherwise; and

iii. hereby agrees to cause any suit, action or proceeding asserted against any Financing Source prior to the Closing Date by or on behalf of the Company, any of its Affiliates or any officer, director, employee, member, manager, partner, controlling person, advisor, attorney, agent and representative thereof (as each of the foregoing is determined prior to the Closing Date) in connection with this Agreement, the Debt Financing, the Debt Commitment Letters and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby to be dismissed or otherwise terminated.

(b) The provisions of Section 8.15(a) shall not apply to any claims or rights, suit, action or proceeding against any Financing Sources relating to or arising out of any Contract (other than this Agreement, the Debt Commitment Letter or any Contract entered into in connection with or in contemplation of the Merger, the Debt Financing and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby) to which any of the Company or its Affiliates and each officer, director, employee, member, manager, partner, controlling person, advisor, attorney, agent and representative thereof, on the one hand, and any of the Financing Parties, on the other hand, are, were or may become parties or third party beneficiaries.

 

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

 

JACOBS ENGINEERING GROUP INC.
By:  

/s/ Robert Pragada

  Name: Robert Pragada
  Title: President of Buildings and Infrastructure
BASKETBALL MERGER SUB INC.
By:  

/s/ Michael J. Bante

  Name: Michael J. Bante
  Title: Secretary

[Signature Page to Agreement and Plan of Merger]


CH2M HILL COMPANIES, LTD.
By:  

/s/ Jacqueline Hinman

  Name: Jacqueline Hinman
  Title: Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

[Signature Page to Agreement and Plan of Merger]

Exhibit 2.2

Execution Version

VOTING AND SUPPORT AGREEMENT

This VOTING AND SUPPORT AGREEMENT (this “ Agreement ”), is dated as of August 1, 2017, by and among Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“ Parent ”), Basketball Merger Sub Inc., a Delaware corporation and wholly owned subsidiary of Parent (“ Merger Sub ”), and the stockholder of CH2M HILL Companies, Ltd. (the “ Company ”) listed on the signature pages hereto (the “ Stockholder ”). Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Merger Agreement.

W I T N E S S E T H:

WHEREAS, concurrently herewith, Parent, Merger Sub and the Company are entering into an Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of August 1, 2017 (the “ Merger Agreement ”), providing for, among other things and subject to the terms and conditions of the Merger Agreement, the merger of Merger Sub with and into the Company (the “ Merger ”), with the Company surviving the Merger.

WHEREAS, as of the date hereof, the Stockholder is the record and beneficial owner of the number of shares of Company Common Stock and Company Preferred Stock set forth on Exhibit  A hereto (together with such additional shares of Company Common Stock and Company Preferred Stock that become beneficially owned (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) by the Stockholder, whether upon the exercise of options, conversion of convertible securities or otherwise, after the date hereof, the “ Owned Shares ”).

WHEREAS, as a condition to each of Parent’s and Merger Sub’s willingness to enter into and perform its obligations under the Merger Agreement, each of Parent and Merger Sub has required that the Stockholder agree, and the Stockholder has agreed, to enter into this Agreement.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the premises, representations, warranties, covenants and agreements set forth in this Agreement and for other good and valuable consideration given to each party hereto, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties agree as follows:

ARTICLE 1

STOCKHOLDER CONSENT; AGREEMENT TO VOTE AND IRREVOCABLE PROXY

SECTION 1.1 Agreement to Vote . The Stockholder hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees that, from the date hereof until the earlier of (a) the time that the Company Stockholder Approval has been obtained and (b) termination of this Agreement in accordance with Section  5.1 (the “ Agreement Term ”), it shall (i) take all such actions as may be required to cause each Owned Share to be present, in person or by proxy, at any meeting of the stockholders of the Company, however called, in connection with the Merger Agreement or other transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement for the purposes of determining the presence of a quorum (including at any adjournments or postponements thereof, each a “ Company Stockholder Meeting ”) and (ii) at any Company Stockholder Meeting vote (or cause to be voted), to the extent entitled to vote thereon, all of its Owned Shares:

(a) in favor of (A) approval and adoption of the Merger Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby, including the Merger and (B) the approval of any proposal to adjourn or postpone such meeting to a later date if there are not sufficient votes for adoption of the Merger Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby, including the Merger; and

 


(b) against (A) any Acquisition Proposal, (B) any action that would reasonably be expected to result in a breach of or failure to perform, in any material respect, any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement of the Company under the Merger Agreement or of the Stockholder under this Agreement, (C) any action that would reasonably be expected to prevent, impede, frustrate, interfere with, delay, postpone or adversely affect the consummation of the Merger or the other transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement (in contravention of the terms and conditions of the Merger Agreement), (D) any merger agreement or merger (other than the Merger Agreement and the Merger), consolidation, combination, material business transaction, sale of assets, reorganization, recapitalization, dissolution, liquidation or winding up of the Company or any Company Subsidiary, or any other action or transaction involving the Company and (E) any amendment of the Company’s organizational documents that would reasonably be expected to materially impair the ability of Parent or Merger Sub to complete the Merger, or that would or would reasonably be expected to prevent, impede, frustrate, interfere with, delay, postpone or adversely affect the consummation of the Merger.

Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, this Section  1.1 shall not require the Stockholder to be present (in person or by proxy) or vote (or cause to be voted) any of its Owned Shares to amend the Merger Agreement or take any action that results or would reasonably be expected to result in the amendment or modification, or a waiver of a provision therein, in any such case, in a manner that (i) decreases the amount or changes the form of the Merger Consideration, (ii) imposes any material restrictions on or additional conditions on the payment of the Merger Consideration to stockholders of the Company and/or (iii) imposes any material restrictions or obligations on the Stockholder.

SECTION 1.2 Other Voting Rights . For the avoidance of doubt, except as expressly set forth in this Agreement, nothing in this Agreement shall limit the right of the Stockholder to vote in favor of, against, or abstain with respect to any matter presented to the Company’s stockholders not addressed by this Agreement.

SECTION 1.3 Grant of Irrevocable Proxy . The Stockholder hereby irrevocably appoints Parent and any designee of Parent, and each of them individually, as the Stockholder’s proxy and attorney-in-fact, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, to vote at any annual or special meeting of stockholders at which any of the matters described in Section  1.1 is to be considered during the Agreement Term, with respect to the Owned Shares as of the applicable record date, in each case solely to the extent and in the manner specified Section  1.1 ; provided , however, that the Stockholder’s grant of the proxy contemplated by this Section  1.3 shall be effective if, and only if, the Stockholder has not delivered to the Secretary of the Company, at least two (2) Business Days prior to the applicable meeting, a duly executed irrevocable proxy card directing that the Owned Shares be voted in accordance with Section  1.1 . This proxy, if it becomes effective, is given to secure the performance of the duties of the Stockholder under this Agreement, and its existence will not be deemed to relieve the Stockholder of its obligations under this Agreement. This proxy shall only expire and be deemed revoked automatically at the expiration of the Agreement Term.

SECTION 1.4 Nature of Irrevocable Proxy . The proxy and power of attorney granted pursuant to Section  1.3 by the Stockholder is irrevocable during the Agreement Term, shall be deemed to be coupled with an interest sufficient in law to support an irrevocable proxy and shall revoke any and all prior proxies granted by the Stockholder with regard to the Stockholder’s Owned Shares and the Stockholder acknowledges that the proxy constitutes an inducement for Parent and Merger Sub to enter into the Merger Agreement. The power of attorney granted by the Stockholder is a durable power of attorney and shall survive the bankruptcy, dissolution, death or incapacity of the Stockholder.

 

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ARTICLE 2

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE STOCKHOLDER

The Stockholder hereby represents and warrants to Parent and Merger Sub as of the date of this Agreement and as of the Company Stockholder Meeting as follows:

SECTION 2.1 Power; Due Authorization; Binding Agreement . The Stockholder has the requisite power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement, to perform its obligations hereunder and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the consummation by the Stockholder of the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly and validly authorized by all necessary corporate, partnership or other applicable action on the part of the Stockholder, and no other proceedings on the part of the Stockholder are necessary to authorize this Agreement or to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. This Agreement has been duly and validly executed and delivered by the Stockholder and, assuming the due and valid authorization, execution and delivery hereof by the other parties hereto, constitutes a valid and binding agreement of the Stockholder, enforceable against the Stockholder in accordance with its terms, except that (i) such enforcement may be subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar Laws, now or hereafter in effect, relating to creditors’ rights generally and (ii) equitable remedies 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 2.2 Ownership of Shares . On the date hereof, the Owned Shares set forth opposite the Stockholder’s name on Exhibit  A hereto are owned beneficially and of record by the Stockholder. Other than restrictions in favor of Parent pursuant to this Agreement and except for such transfer restrictions of general applicability as may be provided under the Securities Act or the “blue sky” Laws of the various states of the United States, and any restrictions contained in the organizational documents of the Company, as of the date hereof the Stockholder has, and at any stockholder meeting of the Company held during the Agreement Term to vote regarding approval and adoption of the Merger Agreement, the Stockholder will have (except as otherwise permitted by this Agreement), sole voting power and sole dispositive power with respect to the matters set forth in Section  1.1 in respect of all of the Owned Shares of the Stockholder and no proxies have been given in respect of any or all of such Owned Shares other than proxies which have been validly revoked prior to the date hereof.

SECTION 2.3 No Conflict . The execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Stockholder does not, and the performance of the terms of this Agreement by the Stockholder will not, (a) require the consent or approval of, or any filing with, any other Person or Governmental Entity, (b) conflict with or violate any organizational document of the Stockholder, (c) conflict with or violate or result in any breach of, or default (with or without notice or lapse of time, or both) under, or give to others any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation of, or result in the creation of a Lien on, any of the Owned Shares pursuant to, any Contract to which the Stockholder is a party or by which the Stockholder or any of the Owned Shares are bound or (d) violate any Law applicable to the Stockholder or any of its assets (including the Owned Shares), except for any of the foregoing which would not, individually or in the aggregate, prevent, materially delay or impair in any material respect the Stockholder’s ability to perform its obligations under this Agreement.

SECTION 2.4 Acknowledgment . The Stockholder understands and acknowledges that Parent is entering into the Merger Agreement in reliance upon the Stockholder’s execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement.

 

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SECTION 2.5 Transaction Fee . The Stockholder has not employed any investment banker, broker or finder in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement who is entitled to any fee or any commission from Parent or the Company or any of their respective Subsidiaries in connection with or upon consummation of the Merger or any other transaction contemplated by the Merger Agreement.

SECTION 2.6 Actions and Proceedings . As of the date hereof, there are no (a) Proceedings pending or, to the knowledge of the Stockholder, threatened against the Stockholder or any of its assets or (b) outstanding Orders to which the Stockholder or any of its assets are subject or bound, in each case, which could reasonably be expect to, individually or in the aggregate, prevent, materially delay or impair in any material respect the Stockholder’s ability to perform its obligations under this Agreement.

ARTICLE 3

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF PARENT AND MERGER SUB

Each of Parent and Merger Sub hereby represents and warrants to the Stockholder as of the date of this Agreement and as of the Company Stockholder Meeting as follows:

SECTION 3.1 Power; Due Authorization; Binding Agreement . Each of Parent and Merger Sub has the requisite power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement, to perform its obligations hereunder and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the consummation by each of Parent and Merger Sub of the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly and validly authorized by all necessary corporate or other applicable action on the part of Parent or Merger Sub, and no other proceedings on the part of Parent or Merger Sub are necessary to authorize this Agreement or to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. This Agreement has been duly and validly executed and delivered by each of Parent and Merger Sub and, assuming the due and valid authorization, execution and delivery hereof by the other parties hereto, constitutes a valid and binding agreement of each of Parent and Merger Sub, enforceable against each of Parent and Merger Sub in accordance with its terms, except that (i) such enforcement may be subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar Laws, now or hereafter in effect, relating to creditors’ rights generally and (ii) equitable remedies 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 3.2 No Conflict . The execution and delivery of this Agreement by each of Parent and Merger Sub does not, and the performance of the terms of this Agreement by each of Parent and Merger Sub will not, (a) require the consent or approval of, or any filing with, any other Person or Governmental Entity, (b) conflict with or violate any organizational document of Parent or Merger Sub, (c) conflict with or violate or result in any breach of, or default (with or without notice or lapse of time, or both) under any Contract to which the Stockholder is a party or by which Parent or Merger Sub are bound or (d) violate any Law applicable to Parent or Merger Sub or any of their respective assets, except for any of the foregoing which would not, individually or in the aggregate, prevent, materially delay or impair in any material respect Parent or Merger Sub’s ability to perform its obligations under this Agreement.

ARTICLE 4

COVENANTS OF THE STOCKHOLDER

SECTION 4.1 Restriction on Transfer, Proxies and Non-Interference . The Stockholder hereby agrees, during the Agreement Term, not to, directly or indirectly, (i) sell, transfer, pledge, encumber, assign or otherwise dispose of, or enter into any Contract, option or other arrangement or understanding with respect to the sale, transfer, pledge, encumbrance, assignment or other disposition of, or limitation on the voting rights of, any of the Owned Shares or any economic interest therein (any such action, a “ Transfer ”), (ii) grant any proxies or powers of attorney with respect to the Owned Shares of the

 

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Stockholder, deposit any such Owned Shares into a voting trust or enter into a voting agreement with respect to any such Owned Shares, in each case with respect to any vote on the approval and adoption of the Merger Agreement or any other matters set forth in Section  1.1 of this Agreement, (iii) acquire, offer or propose to acquire or agree to acquire, directly or indirectly, any additional securities (or options, rights or warrants to purchase, or securities convertible into or exchangeable for, such securities) of the Company, (iv) form, join, encourage, influence, advise or in any way participate in any “group” (as such term is defined in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act) with any persons with respect to any securities of the Company or (v) commit or agree to take any of the foregoing actions during the Agreement Term; provided that, the foregoing notwithstanding, the following Transfers are permitted: (A) Transfers of Owned Shares to any Affiliate of the Stockholder who has agreed in writing (the form and substance of which is reasonably acceptable to Parent) to be bound by the terms of this Agreement; and (B) Transfers of Owned Shares with Parent’s prior written consent.

SECTION 4.2 Merger Agreement Obligations . The Stockholder (solely in the Stockholder’s capacity as such) agrees that it shall not, and shall not authorize or permit any investment banker, attorney or other advisor or representative to act on the Stockholder’s behalf to, directly or indirectly, (a) solicit, initiate, knowingly facilitate or knowingly encourage the submission of any Acquisition Proposal, (b) participate in any discussions or negotiations regarding an Acquisition Proposal with, or furnish any nonpublic information regarding an Acquisition Proposal to, any Person that has made or, to the Company’s knowledge, is seeking to make, an Acquisition Proposal, except to notify such Person as to the existence of the provisions of this Section  4.2 or (c) enter into any letter of intent, agreement, contract or agreement in principle regarding an Acquisition Proposal; provided that the foregoing shall not restrict the Stockholder, or any of the Stockholder’s directors, officers, employees, partners, managers, members or Affiliates, from taking any such actions on behalf of or as a representative of the Company if, at such time, the Company is permitted to engage in discussions or negotiations with such Person regarding an Acquisition Proposal pursuant to the Merger Agreement.

SECTION 4.3 No Limitations on Actions . Parent expressly acknowledges that the Stockholder is entering into this Agreement solely in its capacity as the beneficial owner of the Owned Shares and this Agreement shall not limit or otherwise affect the actions or fiduciary duties of the Stockholder, or any affiliate, trustee, beneficiary, settlor, employee or designee of the Stockholder or any of its affiliates (collectively, “ Affiliates ”) in its capacity, if applicable, as a director of the Company. Parent shall not assert any claim that any action taken by the Stockholder or any of its Affiliates in its capacity as a director of the Company violates any provision of this Agreement.

SECTION 4.4 Further Assurances . From time to time, at the reasonable request of Parent and without further consideration, the Stockholder shall execute and deliver such additional documents and take all such further action as may be reasonably necessary or desirable to comply with its obligations under this Agreement.

SECTION 4.5 Appraisal and Dissenters’ Rights . The Stockholder hereby irrevocably and unconditionally waives any and all rights that may arise with respect to the Merger or any of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement to demand appraisal of any Owned Shares (including, without limitation, under Section 262 of the DGCL) or any rights that the Stockholder may have to dissent from the Merger.

SECTION 4.6 General Covenants . The Stockholder agrees that the Stockholder shall not: (a) enter into any Contract with any Person or take any other action that violates or conflicts with or would reasonably be expected to violate or conflict with, or result in or give rise to a violation of or conflict with, the Stockholder’s representations, warranties, covenants and obligations under this Agreement; or (b) take any action that would restrict or otherwise affect the Stockholder’s legal power, authority and right to comply with and perform the Stockholder’s covenants and obligations under this Agreement.

 

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ARTICLE 5

MISCELLANEOUS

SECTION 5.1 Termination of this Agreement . This Agreement, and all obligations, terms and conditions contained herein, shall automatically terminate without any further action required by any party hereto upon the earliest to occur of: (a) the termination of the Merger Agreement in accordance with its terms and (b) the Effective Time. In addition to the foregoing, this Agreement may be terminated (i) at any time by written consent of the parties hereto or (ii) by the Stockholder upon written notice to the Parent at any time following any amendment or other modification to any provision of the Merger Agreement that (I) decreases the amount or changes the form of the Merger Consideration, (II) imposes any material restrictions on or additional conditions on the payment of the Merger Consideration to stockholders of the Company or (III) imposes any material restrictions or obligations on the Stockholder.

SECTION 5.2 Effect of Termination . In the event of termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section  5.1 , this Agreement shall become void and of no effect with no liability on the part of any party hereto; provided , however, no such termination shall relieve any party hereto from any liability for any breach of this Agreement occurring prior to such termination and the provisions of this Article  5 , including Section  5.11 , shall survive any such termination. Notwithstanding the foregoing, termination of this Agreement shall not prevent any party from seeking any remedies (at law or in equity) against any other party for that party’s breach of any of the terms of this Agreement prior to the date of termination.

SECTION 5.3 Entire Agreement; Assignment . This Agreement (together with the Merger Agreement, to the extent referred to in this Agreement) and any documents delivered by the parties in connection herewith constitutes the entire agreement among the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all other prior agreements and understandings, both written and oral, among the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof. Other than as set forth in Section  5.4 , nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, is intended to or shall confer upon any person other than the parties hereto any rights or remedies hereunder. Neither this Agreement nor any of the rights, interests or obligations under this Agreement may be assigned or delegated, in whole or in part, by operation of Law or otherwise, by any party without the prior written consent of the other parties, and any such assignment without such prior written consent shall be null and void. 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 successors and assigns.

SECTION 5.4 Amendments and Waivers; Third Party Beneficiary . This Agreement may only be amended or waived if, and only if, such amendment or waiver is in writing and signed, in the case of an amendment, by each of the parties hereto, or in the case of a waiver, by the party against whom the waiver is to be effective. The parties hereto expressly agree that the Company is intended to, and shall, be a third party beneficiary of the covenants and agreements of the parties hereto, which covenants and agreements shall not be amended, modified or waived without the prior written consent of the Company. The foregoing notwithstanding, no failure or delay by the Company or Parent in exercising any right hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof nor shall any single or partial exercise thereof preclude any other or further exercise of any other right hereunder.

SECTION 5.5 Notices . Any notices or other communications required or permitted under, or otherwise given in connection with, this Agreement will be in writing and will be deemed to have been duly given (i) when delivered or sent if delivered in Person or sent by email transmission (provided confirmation of email transmission is obtained) or (ii) on the next Business Day if transmitted by national overnight courier, in each case as follows:

 

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If to the Stockholder:

AP VIII CH2 Holding, L.P.

c/o Apollo Management VIII, L.P.

9 West 57 th Street

New York, New York 10019

Fax No.: (646) 607-0528

Attn:        Laurie Medley, Esq.

Email:     lmedley@apollolp.com

with a copy to:

Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP

1285 Avenue of the Americas

New York, New York 10019-6064

Fax No.: (212) 757-3990

Attn:        Brian P. Finnegan

Email:     bfinnegan@paulweiss.com

If to the Company:

CH2M HILL Companies, Ltd.

919 South Jamaica Street

Englewood, CO 80112-5946

Attn: Thomas McCoy, Executive Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary

Fax:        (720) 286-8686

Email:     thomas.mccoy@ch2m.com

with a copy to:

Latham & Watkins LLP

140 Scott Drive

Menlo Park, California 94025

Fax No.: (650) 463-2600

Attn:        Tad J. Freese

Email:      tad.freese@lw.com

If to Parent or Merger Sub:

Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc.

1999 Bryan Street

Suite 1200

Dallas, TX 75201

Attn: Michael Tyler, General Counsel

Fax:        (214) 638-0447

Email:     Michael.Tyler@jacobs.com

 

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with a copy to:

Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP

One New York Plaza

New York, NY 10004

Fax No.: (212) 859-4000

Attn:        Chris Ewan

Email:     christopher.ewan@friedfrank.com

and

Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz

51 West 52nd St.

New York, NY 10019

Fax No.: (212) 403-2000

Attn:        David A. Katz

Email:     DAKatz@wlrk.com

SECTION 5.6 Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Waiver of Jury Trial.

(a) This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, without giving effect to any choice or conflict of law provision or rule (whether of the State of Delaware or any other jurisdiction) that would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of Delaware. In addition, each of the parties hereto irrevocably agrees that any legal action or proceeding with respect to this Agreement and the rights and obligations arising hereunder, or for recognition and enforcement of any judgment in respect of this Agreement and the rights and obligations arising hereunder brought by the other party hereto or its successors or assigns, shall be brought and determined exclusively in the Delaware Court of Chancery and any state appellate court therefrom within the State of Delaware (or, if the Delaware Court of Chancery declines to accept jurisdiction over a particular matter, any state or federal court within the State of Delaware). Each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably submits with regard to any such action or proceeding for itself and in respect of its property, generally and unconditionally, to the personal jurisdiction of the aforesaid courts and agrees that it will not bring any action relating to this Agreement or any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement in any court other than the aforesaid courts.

(b) Each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert as a defense, counterclaim or otherwise, in any action or proceeding with respect to this Agreement, (i) any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of the above named courts for any reason other than the failure to serve in accordance with this Section  5.6 , (ii) any claim that it or its property is exempt or immune from the jurisdiction of any such court or from any legal process commenced in such courts (whether through service of notice, attachment prior to judgment, attachment in aid of execution of judgment, execution of judgment or otherwise) and (iii) to the fullest extent permitted by the applicable Law, any claim that (x) the suit, action or proceeding in such court is brought in an inconvenient forum, (y) the venue of such suit, action or proceeding is improper or (z) this Agreement, or the subject matter hereof, may not be enforced in or by such courts.

(c) WITHOUT LIMITING SECTION  5.6(a) THROUGH (b) , EACH OF THE PARTIES TO THIS AGREEMENT HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING OR COUNTERCLAIM ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT, THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY, THE MERGER AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED THEREBY. EACH PARTY MAKES THIS WAIVER VOLUNTARILY AND SUCH PARTY HAS BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS CONTAINED IN THIS SECTION  5.6(c) .

 

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SECTION 5.7 Specific Performance .

(a) The parties agree that irreparable damage would occur in the event that any of the provisions of this Agreement were not performed in accordance with their specific terms or were otherwise breached. Each party agrees that in the event of any breach or threatened breach by any other party of any covenant or obligation contained in this Agreement, the non-breaching party shall be entitled (in addition to any other remedy that may be available to it whether in law or equity, including monetary damages) to (i) a decree or order of specific performance to enforce the observance and performance of such covenant or obligation, and (ii) an injunction restraining such breach or threatened breach.

(b) Each party further agrees that (x) it will not oppose the granting of an injunction, specific performance and other equitable relief as provided herein on the basis that the other party has an adequate remedy at law or an award of specific performance is not an appropriate remedy for any reason at law or equity and (y) no other party or any other Person shall be required to obtain, furnish or post any bond or similar instrument in connection with or as a condition to obtaining any remedy referred to in this Section  5.7 , and each party irrevocably waives any right it may have to require the obtaining, furnishing or posting of any such bond or similar instrument.

SECTION 5.8 Counterparts; Effectiveness . This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be an original, with the same effect as if the signatures thereto and hereto were upon the same instrument, and shall become effective when one or more counterparts have been signed by each of the parties and delivered (by telecopy or otherwise) to the other parties. This Agreement may be executed by facsimile signature or by emailed portable document format (.pdf) file signature and a facsimile or .pdf signature shall constitute an original for all purposes.

SECTION 5.9 Headings . Headings of the Articles and Sections of this Agreement are for convenience of the parties only and shall be given no substantive or interpretive effect whatsoever.

SECTION 5.10 Severability . Any term or provision of this Agreement which is invalid or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to that jurisdiction, be ineffective to the sole extent of such invalidity or unenforceability without rendering invalid or unenforceable the remainder of such term or provision or the remaining terms and provisions of this Agreement in any jurisdiction. If any provision of this Agreement is so broad as to be unenforceable, such provision shall be interpreted to be only so broad as is enforceable.

SECTION 5.11 Non-Recourse . Each of Parent and Merger Sub agrees that any proceeding to enforce any breach of this Agreement by the Stockholders or its or its affiliates’ directors, officers, employees, partners, members or controlling persons will be brought against the Stockholder only.

SECTION 5.12 Interpretation .

(a) When a reference is made in this Agreement to an Article or Section, such reference shall be to an Article or Section of this Agreement unless otherwise indicated. Whenever the words “include,” “includes” or “including” are used in this Agreement, they shall be deemed to be followed by the words “without limitation.” The words “hereof,” “herein” and “hereunder” and words of similar import when used in this Agreement shall refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement. All terms defined in this Agreement shall have the defined meanings when used in any certificate or other document made or delivered pursuant thereto unless otherwise defined therein. The definitions contained in this Agreement are applicable to the singular as well as the plural forms of such terms and to the masculine as well as to the feminine and neuter genders of such terms.

 

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(b) Any agreement, instrument or statute defined or referred to herein or in any agreement or instrument that is referred to herein means such agreement, instrument or statute as from time to time amended, modified or supplemented, including (in the case of agreements or instruments) by waiver or consent and (in the case of statutes) by succession of comparable successor statutes and references to all attachments thereto and instruments incorporated therein. Each of the parties has participated in the drafting and negotiation of this Agreement. If an ambiguity or question of intent or interpretation arises, this Agreement must be construed as if it is drafted by all the parties, and no presumption or burden of proof shall arise favoring or disfavoring any party by virtue of authorship of any of the provisions of this Agreement.

SECTION 5.13 Publication . The Stockholder hereby permits Parent, the Company and Merger Sub to publish and disclose in any documents or schedules filed with the SEC and any other disclosures or filings required by applicable Law the Stockholder’s identity and ownership of the Owned Shares and the nature of the Stockholder’s commitments pursuant to this Agreement.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Voting and Support Agreement to be duly executed as of the day and year first above written.

 

PARENT:
JACOBS ENGINEERING GROUP INC.
By:  

/s/ Robert Pragada

  Name: Robert Pragada
  Title: President of Buildings and Infrastructure
MERGER SUB:
BASKETBALL MERGER SUB INC.
By:  

/s/ Michael J. Bante

  Name: Michael J. Bante
  Title: Secretary
STOCKHOLDER:
AP VIII CH2 HOLDINGS, L.P.
By:   CH2 Holdings GP, LLC, its general partner
By:  

/s/ Laurie D. Medley

  Name: Laurie D. Medley
  Title: Vice President, Assistant Secretary

 

[ Signature Page to Voting and Support Agreement ]


EXHIBIT A

COMPANY STOCK OWNERSHIP

 

Stockholder

   Number of Shares  

AP VIII CH2 HOLDINGS, L.P.

     4,821,600  

 

Exhibit 10.1

Execution Copy

 

BNP PARIBAS SECURITIES CORP.

BNP PARIBAS

787 Seventh Avenue

New York, New York 10019

 

THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA

250 Vesey Street

New York, New York 10281

CONFIDENTIAL

August 1, 2017

Jacobs Engineering Group Inc.

1999 Bryan Street, Suite 1200

Dallas, Texas 75201

Attention:

Project Charlotte

$1,200,000,000 Senior Unsecured Delayed-Draw Term Loan Facility

Commitment Letter

Ladies & Gentlemen:

You have informed each of BNP Paribas (“ BNPP ”), BNP Paribas Securities Corp. (“ BNPPSC ” and, together with BNPP, “ BNP Paribas ”) and The Bank of Nova Scotia (“ Scotiabank ”, together with BNP Paribas, the “ Commitment Parties ”, “ we ” or “ us ”) that Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. and its subsidiaries (the “ Company ” or “ you ”) intend to acquire, through a merger (the “ Acquisition ”), the company you have identified to us as “Project Charlotte” and its subsidiaries (collectively, the “ Acquired Business ”) in a transaction that will result in you owning the Acquired Business.

You have further informed us that:

(a) you intend the financing for the Acquisition will include a $1,200,000,000 senior unsecured delayed-draw term loan facility (the “ Term Loan Facility );

(b) (x) you are party to that certain Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of February 7, 2014 (as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time and in effect as of the date hereof, the “ Existing Revolving Credit Agreement ”), among the Company, certain subsidiaries of the Company, the several lenders from time to time parties thereto, each issuer of letters of credit from time to time party hereto, and Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent and swing line lender and (y) you intend to solicit the approvals required under the Existing Revolving Credit Agreement for certain consents and amendments related to the Acquisition (such consents and amendments collectively, the “ Amendment ”; the approvals required under the Existing Revolving Credit Agreement in connection with such Amendment, the “ Required Approvals ”); and

(c) solely in the event that the Required Approvals are not obtained for any reason, you intend that financing for the Transaction will also include a new $1,600,000,000 senior unsecured revolving credit facility (the “ New Revolving Credit Facility ”) as described in that certain letter agreement among us and you, of even date herewith (the “ Revolving Credit Facility Commitment Letter ”).

Capitalized terms used but not defined herein are used with the meanings assigned to them in the Summary of Terms and Conditions attached hereto as Annex A (the “ Term Sheet ”), the Schedule of Conditions Precedent to the Term Loan Facility on the Closing Date attached hereto as Annex B

 

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(“ Conditions to Closing Schedule ”) and the Schedule of Conditions Precedent to the Term Loan Facility on the Funding Date attached hereto as Annex C (“ Conditions to Funding Schedule ”, and together with the Conditions to Closing Schedule, the “ Conditions Schedules ”, and the Term Sheet, the Conditions Schedules and this letter, collectively, the “ Commitment Letter ”). The Acquisition, the Term Loan Facility, the repayment of certain existing indebtedness of the Acquired Business, the Amendment, or if the Required Approvals are not obtained for any reason, the New Revolving Credit Facility, and the payment of related fees and expenses are hereinafter referred to collectively as the “ Transaction ”.

 

  1. Engagement, Commitments and Conditions .

Subject to the terms and conditions described in this Commitment Letter and in the confidential fee letter between you and us of even date herewith (the “ Fee Letter ”), we are pleased to confirm the arrangements under which (a) each of BNPPSC and Scotiabank is exclusively authorized by you to act, and each of BNPPSC and Scotiabank hereby agree to act, as the joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners (in such capacities, the “ Lead Arrangers ”) for the Term Loan Facility, (b) BNPP is exclusively authorized by you to act, and BNPP hereby agrees to act, as the administrative agent (in such capacity, the “ Administrative Agent ”) for the Term Loan Facility, (c) the Lead Arrangers will manage, the syndication of the Term Loan Facility to a syndicate of banks, financial institutions and other persons that will participate in the Term Loan Facility and that are reasonably acceptable to us and to you (your consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) (such banks, financial institutions and other persons, including BNPP and Scotiabank, the “ Lenders ”), and (d) each of BNPP and Scotiabank (in such capacity, the “ Initial Lenders ”) commits, on a several but not joint basis, to provide the principal amount of the Term Loan Facility set forth opposite such Commitment Party’s name on Schedule I attached hereto (for the avoidance of doubt, in each case, after giving effect to any original issue discount as contemplated herein or in the Fee Letter).

The commitments of the Initial Lenders hereunder and the undertaking of the Lead Arrangers to provide the services described herein are subject only to the satisfaction of each of the conditions precedent set forth in the Conditions Schedules.

 

  2. Syndication .

The Lead Arrangers intend to commence syndication of the Term Loan Facility promptly upon your acceptance of this Commitment Letter and the Fee Letter, and until the earlier of (i) a Successful Syndication and (ii) 60 days after the Closing Date (the earlier thereof, the “ Syndication Date ”), you agree to assist, and use your commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Acquired Business to assist, the Lead Arrangers in attempting to achieve a Successful Syndication. Such assistance shall include your using commercially reasonable efforts to (a) provide the Lead Arrangers with all information reasonably deemed necessary by the Lead Arrangers to achieve a Successful Syndication, including, but not limited to, all customary information with respect to the Acquired Business, the Transaction and the other transactions contemplated hereby, including all customary financial information and customary projections relating to the Acquired Business (including financial estimates, budgets, forecasts and other forward-looking information for the life of the Term Loan Facility, the “ Projections ”); (b) assist in the preparation of a customary confidential information memorandum (the “ Confidential Information Memorandum ”) and other customary marketing materials to be used in connection with the syndication of the Term Loan Facility; (c) ensure that the syndication efforts of the Lead Arrangers benefit materially from your existing lending relationships and the existing banking relationships of the Acquired Business; (d) cause direct contact between your senior management, representatives and advisors (and your using commercially reasonable efforts to cause direct contact between senior management, representatives and advisors of the Acquired Business) and the proposed Lenders and the Lead Arrangers; and (e) host, with the Lead Arrangers, one or more meetings (including telephonically) of prospective Lenders at times and locations to be mutually agreed upon (and your using commercially reasonable efforts to cause senior management of the Acquired Business to be available for such meetings).

 

 

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You acknowledge that the Lead Arrangers on your behalf will make available an information package and presentation to the proposed syndicate of Lenders by posting the information package and presentation on DebtDomain, SyndTrak, IntraLinks or another similar electronic system. You also acknowledge that certain prospective Lenders may be “public side” Lenders (i.e., Lenders that have personnel that do not wish to receive material non-public information (within the meaning of the United States federal securities laws) with respect to you, the Acquired Business, your or its subsidiaries, the respective securities of any of the foregoing or the Transaction and who may be engaged in investment and other market-related activities with respect to such entities’ securities). At the reasonable request of the Lead Arrangers, you agree to assist in the preparation of a version of the information package and presentation consisting exclusively of information and documentation with respect to the Acquired Business, the Acquired Business’ securities and the Transaction that is either (a) information is publicly available, (b) not material with respect to you, the Acquired Business, your or its respective subsidiaries, the Transaction or any of your or their respective securities for purposes of United States federal and state securities laws or (c) of a type that would be publicly disclosed in connection with any issuance by the Acquired Business or any of their respective subsidiaries of any debt or equity securities issued pursuant to a public offering, Rule 144A offering or other private placement where assisted by a placement agent (all such information and documentation being “ Public Lender Information ” and with any information and documentation that is not Public Lender Information being referred to herein as “ Private Lender Information ”). It is understood that in connection with your assistance described above, customary authorization letters will be included in any information package and presentation whereby you or the Acquired Business authorize the distribution of such information to prospective Lenders, containing a representation by you or the Acquired Business to the Lead Arrangers that the Public Lender Information does not include information about the Company, its subsidiaries or its securities other than as described in clauses (a) through (c) above, and the Public Lender Information will contain customary language exculpating us, our affiliates, you, the Acquired Business and your and their affiliates with respect to any liability related to the use of the contents of such Public Lender Information or any related marketing material by the recipients thereof in violation of applicable securities laws. You acknowledge and agree that the following documents may be distributed to potential Lenders wishing to receive only the Public Lender Information (unless you promptly notify us otherwise and provided that you have been given a reasonable opportunity to review such documents): (x) drafts and final definitive documentation with respect to the Term Loan Facility (excluding, if applicable, any specifically identified confidential schedules thereof); (y) administrative materials prepared by the Lead Arrangers for prospective Lenders (such as a Lender meeting invitation, allocations and funding and closing memoranda (but excluding any projections)); and (z) notification of changes in the terms of the Term Loan Facility. You also agree to identify that portion of any other Information (as defined below) as relating to you or the Acquired Business (the “ Acquired Business Materials ”) to be distributed to “public side” Lenders and that you will clearly and conspicuously mark such materials “PUBLIC” which, at a minimum, shall mean that the word “PUBLIC” shall appear prominently on the first page thereof. By marking the Acquired Materials “PUBLIC,” you shall be deemed to have authorized the Lead Arrangers and the proposed Lenders to treat the Acquired Business Materials as not containing any information with respect to the Acquired Business Materials or its securities other than as described in clauses (a) through (c) above. You agree that, unless expressly identified as Public Lender Information, each document to be disseminated by the Lead Arrangers to any Lender in connection with the Term Loan Facility will be deemed to contain Private Lender Information (except with respect to those documents described in clauses (x), (y) and (z) of the second preceding sentence).

To ensure an orderly and effective syndication of the Term Loan Facility and the commitments provided herein, you agree that, after your acceptance hereof but and until the later of the Closing Date and the Syndication Date, (i) you will not and will not permit any of your affiliates to, and (ii) you will

 

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use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Acquired Business and its subsidiaries not to syndicate or issue, attempt to syndicate or issue, announce or authorize the announcement of the syndication or issuance of any offering, placement or arrangement of any debt securities or syndicated bank financing (other than (a) indebtedness incurred in the ordinary course of business for general corporate purposes and consistent with past practices for capital expenditures and working capital purposes, (b) the Term Loan Facility, (c) revolving borrowings and letters of credit issued under the Existing Revolving Credit Agreement or, if applicable, the New Revolving Credit Facility, in each case, incurred in the ordinary course of business for general corporate purposes consistent with past practices and (d) indebtedness permitted to be incurred and/or remain outstanding under the Acquisition Agreement as in effect on the date hereof, if any (“ Permitted Surviving Debt ”)) by or on behalf of you, the Acquired Business, or any of your or the Acquired Business’ subsidiaries, without the prior written consent of the Lead Arrangers if such debt securities or syndicated bank financing would have, in the reasonable judgment of the Lead Arrangers, a detrimental effect upon the primary syndication of the Term Loan Facility.

It is understood and agreed that the Lead Arrangers will manage and control all aspects of the syndication in consultation with you, including decisions as to the selection of prospective Lenders (which selection shall, for the avoidance of doubt, be subject to your consent (not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed)), when commitments will be accepted, and final allocations of the commitments among the Lenders. You agree that no other agents, co-agents, arrangers, syndication agents or book managers or bookrunners will be appointed, no other titles will be awarded and no compensation (other than that expressly contemplated by the Fee Letter) will be paid in connection with the Term Loan Facility unless otherwise agreed between the Commitment Parties and you. It is also understood and agreed that the amount and distribution of the fees among the Lenders will be at the sole and absolute discretion of the Lead Arrangers. You and we also agree that BNP Paribas will have “left” placement and Scotiabank will appear to its immediate right in any and all marketing materials or other documentation used in connection with the Term Loan Facility.

Notwithstanding any other provision of this Commitment Letter to the contrary and notwithstanding any syndication, assignment or other transfer by the Initial Lenders, (a) the Initial Lenders shall not be relieved, released or novated from its obligations hereunder (including its obligation to fund its applicable percentage of the Term Loan Facility on the Funding Date) in connection with any syndication, assignment or other transfer until after the funding of the Term Loan Facility on the Funding Date, (b) no such syndication, assignment or other transfer shall become effective with respect to any portion of the Initial Lenders’ commitments in respect of the Term Loan Facility until the funding of the Term Loan Facility on the Funding Date, and (c) unless the Company agrees in writing, the Initial Lenders shall retain exclusive control over all rights and obligations with respect to its commitments in respect of the Term Loan Facility, including all rights with respect to consents, waivers, modifications, supplements and amendments, until the Funding Date has occurred.

The Commitment Parties hereby acknowledge and agree that the syndication described in this Section 2 is not a condition to the obligation of the Initial Lenders to fund the Term Loan Facility.

 

  3. Information .

You hereby represent, warrant that (with respect to information provided by or relating to the Acquired Business or its respective operations or assets, to your knowledge) (a) all written factual information and written factual data, other than (i) the Projections (defined below), estimates, budgets and other forward-looking information and (ii) information of a general economic or industry specific nature (such written information and data other than as described in the immediately preceding clauses (i) and (ii), the “ Information ”), that has been or will be made available to the Lead Arrangers or the other Lenders, directly or indirectly, by you, the sellers of the Acquired Business, the Acquired Business or by

 

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any of your or their respective representatives on your behalf in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby, when taken as a whole after giving effect to all supplements and updates provided thereto, is or will be, when furnished, supplemented or updated, correct in all material respects and does not or will not, when furnished, supplemented or updated, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements contained therein not materially misleading in light of the circumstances under which such statements are made (after giving effect to all supplements and updates provided thereto through the later of the Closing Date and the Syndication Date) and (b) the Projections, when taken as a whole, have been, or will be, prepared in good faith based upon assumptions that are believed by you to be reasonable at the time prepared and at the time the related Projections are so furnished; it being understood that (i) the Projections are merely a prediction as to future events and are not to be viewed as facts, (ii) the Projections are subject to significant uncertainties and contingencies, many of which are beyond the control of you and/or the Acquired Business, and (iii) no assurance can be given that any particular Projections will be realized and that actual results during the period or periods covered by any such Projections may differ significantly from the projected results and such differences may be material. You agree that if, at any time prior to the later of the Syndication Date and the Closing Date, you become aware that any of the representations in the preceding sentence would be incorrect in any material respect if the Information or the Projections were being furnished and such representations were being made at such time, you will (or, with respect to Information and Projections concerning the Acquired Business, you will, subject to any applicable limitations on your rights as set forth in the Acquisition Agreement, use commercially reasonable efforts to) supplement the Information and the Projections from time to time until such later date such that (to your knowledge with respect to the Acquired Business and its subsidiaries) the representations and warranties will be correct under those circumstances, it being understood that such supplementation (to the extent made prior to the Closing Date) shall cure any breach of such representation and warranty. You understand that in arranging and syndicating the Term Loan Facility, the Lead Arrangers will be using and relying on the Information and the Projections without independent verification thereof.

The Commitment Parties hereby acknowledge and agree that the requirement to provide the information described in this Section 3 is not a condition to the obligation of the Initial Lenders to fund the Term Loan Facility.

 

  4. Expenses; Indemnification .

Whether or not a definitive financing agreement is entered into, you shall pay (or cause to be paid) our reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses (including the reasonable fees and expenses of one primary law firm and one local counsel for each of BNP Paribas and Scotiabank in each reasonably necessary, relevant and material jurisdiction, professional fees of consultants and other experts, and syndication and due diligence expenses) incurred before or after the date of this Commitment Letter arising in connection with the Commitment Letter, the Fee Letter, the definitive documentation for the Term Loan Facility, the syndication of the Term Loan Facility and the other transactions contemplated hereby, whether or not the Term Loan Facility closes, provided that you shall not be required to pay our legal expenses relating to enforcement of the Company’s rights under this Commitment Letter or the Fee Letter.

You hereby agree to indemnify and hold harmless the Administrative Agent, the Commitment Parties and their respective affiliates and each director, officer, employee, agent, attorney and affiliate thereof (each such person, an “ Indemnified Person ”) from and against any losses, claims, damages, liabilities or other expenses to which an Indemnified Person may become subject, insofar as such losses, claims, damages, liabilities (or actions or other proceedings commenced or threatened in respect thereof) or other expenses arise out of or in any way relate to or result from the Transaction, the Commitment Letter and the Fee Letter or any other transaction contemplated by the foregoing, and to reimburse, on

 

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demand, each Indemnified Person for any reasonable legal or other expenses of one primary law firm and one local counsel (and, in the case of an actual conflict of interest, one additional counsel to the affected Indemnified Persons) in each reasonably necessary, relevant and material jurisdiction, or other reasonable and documented out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with investigating, defending or participating in any such investigation, litigation or other proceeding (a “ Proceeding ”) (whether or not any such investigation, litigation or other proceeding involves claims made among you, the Acquired Business, its subsidiaries or any third party (other than any Indemnified Person), on the one hand, and any such Indemnified Person, on the other hand, and whether or not any such Indemnified Person is a party to any Proceeding out of which any such expenses arise); provided, the indemnity contained herein shall not apply to the extent that it is determined in a final nonappealable judgment by a court of competent jurisdiction that such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or other expenses result from (a) the bad faith, gross negligence or willful misconduct of any Indemnified Person or any material breach of any Indemnified Person’s obligations hereunder, (b) the material breach of any Indemnified Person’s obligations under this Commitment Letter, or (c) disputes arising solely among Indemnified Persons, other than (x) disputes involving BNP Paribas or Scotiabank solely in each of their respective capacities as administrative agent, book-runner or lead arranger (as applicable) for the Term Loan Facility but solely with respect to BNP Paribas or Scotiabank in such capacity and not to any other Indemnified Person, person or entity involved therewith and (y) claims not arising out of any act or omission of you, the Acquired Business or any of your or their respective subsidiaries or affiliates. You shall not be liable for any settlement of any Proceeding (or expenses solely in respect of such settlement) effected without your consent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned but in any event not be required during an event of default under the Credit Documents), but if settled with your written consent (if required), or if there is a final judgment against an Indemnified Person in any such Proceeding, you agree to indemnify and hold harmless each Indemnified Person to the extent and in the manner set forth above. You shall not, without the prior written consent of the affected Indemnified Person (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed), effect any settlement of any pending or threatened Proceeding against such Indemnified Person in respect of which indemnity could have been sought hereunder by such Indemnified Person unless such settlement (x) includes an unconditional release of such Indemnified Person from all liability or claims that are the subject matter of such Proceeding and (y) does not include any statement as to any admission of fault or culpability. The obligations to indemnify each Indemnified Person and to pay such legal and other expenses shall remain effective until the Closing Date, and thereafter the indemnification and expense reimbursement obligations contained herein shall automatically terminate and be superseded by those contained in the definitive documentation for the Term Loan Facility pursuant to which the Company shall be liable for such indemnification and expense reimbursement obligations as provided therein. No party hereto shall be liable for any damages arising from the use by others of the Information or other materials obtained through internet, DebtDomain, SyndTrak, IntraLinks or similar information transmission systems in connection with the Term Loan Facility, except to the extent any such damages are found in a final non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction to have resulted from the gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct of, or material breach of this Commitment Letter or the Fee Letter by, such person (or its controlled affiliates and controlling persons and their respective directors, officers, employees, partners, advisors, agents and other representatives); provided , nothing contained in this sentence shall limit your indemnification and reimbursement obligations to the extent expressly set forth herein. No Indemnified Person or any indemnifying person shall be responsible or liable to any other party or any other person for any indirect, consequential, punitive or special damages in connection with the Transaction, this Commitment Letter, the Fee Letter or any other transaction contemplated by the foregoing. The foregoing provisions of this paragraph shall be in addition to any rights that any Indemnified Person may have at common law or otherwise.

 

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  5. Marketing Period .

You will afford us a marketing period of at least 20 consecutive business days (the “ Marketing Period ”) following the earlier of (x) launch of the general syndication of the Term Loan Facility (which launch will be deemed to occur on the date of the initial meeting (including, telephonically) of the prospective Lenders) and (y) the delivery by the Borrower to the Lead Arrangers of the Required Information. “ Required Information ” will mean the materials required to be delivered pursuant to clauses (a) and (b) in paragraph 2 hereof.

The Commitment Parties hereby acknowledge and agree that the Marketing Period described in this Section 5 is not a condition to the obligation of the Initial Lenders to fund the Term Loan Facility.

 

  6. Confidentiality and Sharing Information .

This Commitment Letter is delivered to you on the understanding that neither this Commitment Letter nor the Fee Letter nor any of their terms or substance shall be disclosed, directly or indirectly, by you to any other person or entity except (a) to your affiliates officers, directors, employees, attorneys, accountants and advisors who are directly involved in the consideration of this matter and on a confidential and need-to-know basis, (b) as required by applicable law or compulsory legal process or in connection with any pending legal proceeding or regulatory review (in each case under this clause (b), you agree, to the extent permitted by applicable law, to inform us promptly thereof) or (c) to the extent that such information becomes publicly available other than by reason of improper disclosure by you; provided that you may disclose this Commitment Letter and the Fee Letter (but as to the Fee Letter, only to the extent the Fee Letter has been redacted to delete all of the economic provisions thereof) (i) to the Acquired Business, its affiliates and their respective officers, directors, employees, attorneys, accountants, agents and advisors, in each case who are directly involved in the consideration of this matter and on a confidential and need-to-know basis, (ii) to any rating agencies, (iii) to actual or prospective counterparties (or their advisors) to any swap or derivative transaction relating to you or any of your affiliates or any of their respective obligations, (iv) after your acceptance of this Commitment Letter and the Fee Letter, in required filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission and other applicable regulatory authorities and stock exchanges, (v) in connection with any action or proceeding relating to this Commitment Letter, the Fee Letter or the transactions contemplated hereby or the enforcement of any rights hereunder or thereunder and (vi) as we may permit in writing.

We agree to hold all non-public information regarding you, the Acquired Business, your and its affiliates and business, identified as such by you and obtained by us in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby, in accordance with our respective customary procedures for handling confidential information of such nature, it being understood and agreed by you that, in any event, we (a) may make disclosures of such non-public information (i) to our affiliates and to our and our affiliates’ respective employees, legal counsel, independent auditors and other experts or agents and advisors or to our current or prospective financing sources and to other persons authorized by any of us to organize, present or disseminate such information in connection with disclosures otherwise made in accordance with this paragraph 6 (it being understood that the persons to whom such disclosure is made will be informed of the confidential nature of such information and instructed to keep such information confidential), (ii) to any actual or potential assignee, transferee, participant or securitization party of any rights, benefits, interests and/or obligations arising out of the Term Loan Facility or to any direct or indirect contractual counterparties (or the professional advisors thereto) in swap or derivative transactions related to the Term Loan Facility (it being understood that the persons to whom such disclosure is made will be informed of the confidential nature of such information and instructed to keep such information confidential), (iii) to (x) any rating agency in connection with rating you, your subsidiaries or the Term Loan Facility or (y) the CUSIP Service Bureau or any similar agency in connection with the issuance and monitoring of CUSIP numbers with respect to the Term Loan Facility, (iv) as required or requested by any regulatory authority purporting to have jurisdiction over any of us or any of our respective affiliates (including any self-

 

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regulatory authority, such as the National Association of Insurance Commissioners) (in which case the applicable Commitment Party shall, except with respect to any audit or examination conducted by bank accountants or any governmental bank regulatory authority exercising examination or regulatory authority, promptly notify you, in advance, to the extent lawfully permitted to do so), (v) to the extent required by order of any court, governmental agency or representative thereof or in any pending legal or administrative proceeding, or otherwise as required by applicable law or judicial process (in which case, to the extent permitted by law, the applicable Commitment Party agrees to inform you promptly thereof), (vi) in connection with any action or proceeding relating to this Commitment Letter, the Fee Letter or the transactions contemplated hereby or the enforcement of any rights hereunder or thereunder, (vii) for purposes of establishing a “due diligence” defense, (viii) with the consent of you, or (ix) to the extent such information (x) becomes publicly available other than as a result of a breach of this paragraph 6, (y) becomes available to us or any of our respective affiliates on a non-confidential basis from a source other than you, the Acquired Business, or your or their respective affiliates, or (z) is independently developed by us or any of our respective affiliates; (b) after the closing of the Transaction, may disclose the existence of the Credit Documents and the information about such Credit Documents to market data collectors and similar services providers to the lending industry (including without limitation for league table designation purposes) and to service providers to us or any of our respective affiliates in connection with the administration and management of such Credit Documents; and (c) after the closing of the Transaction, we may (at our own expense) place advertisements in financial and other newspapers and periodicals or on a home page or similar place for dissemination of information on the Internet or worldwide web as we may choose, and circulate similar promotional materials, in the form of a “tombstone” or otherwise describing the names of you and your affiliates (or any of them), and the amount, type and closing date with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby. Our respective obligations under this paragraph shall automatically terminate and be superseded by the confidentiality provisions contained in the definitive documentation for the Term Loan Facility upon the funding of the Term Loan Facility.

You agree, on behalf of yourself and your affiliates, that all information (including but not limited to the Projections) provided by or on behalf of you and your affiliates to us in connection with the Term Loan Facility may be disseminated by or on behalf of us and made available to prospective Lenders who have agreed to be bound by customary confidentiality undertakings (including, “click-through” agreements), all in accordance with our and our respective affiliates’ standard loan syndication practices (whether transmitted electronically by means of a website, e-mail or otherwise, or made available orally or in writing, including at prospective Lender or other meetings). You hereby further authorize us to download copies of your and the Acquired Business’ logos from their respective websites and post copies thereof on a DebtDomain, SyndTrak, IntraLinks or similar workspace and use such logos on any confidential information memoranda, presentations and other marketing materials.

 

  7. Absence of Fiduciary Relationship; Affiliate Activities .

You acknowledge that any Commitment Party or its affiliates may be providing financing or other services to parties whose interests may conflict with yours. You further acknowledge and agree that (a) no fiduciary, advisory or agency relationship between you and us or any of our respective affiliates is intended to be or has been created in respect of any of the transactions contemplated by this Commitment Letter, irrespective of whether we or any of our respective affiliates has advised or is advising you on other matters, (b) the Commitment Parties, on the one hand, and you, on the other hand, have an arms-length business relationship that does not directly or indirectly give rise to, nor do you rely on, any fiduciary duty on the part of any Commitment Party, (c) you are capable of evaluating and understanding, and you understand and accept, the terms, risks and conditions of the transactions contemplated by the Commitment Letter, (d) you have been advised that each Commitment Party is engaged in a broad range of transactions that may involve interests that differ from your interests and that none of the Commitment

 

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Parties has any obligation to disclose such interests and transactions to you by virtue of any fiduciary, advisory or agency relationship, and (e) you waive, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any claims you may have against any Commitment Party for breach of fiduciary duty or alleged breach of fiduciary duty and agree that none of the Commitment Parties shall have any liability (whether direct or indirect) to you in respect of such a fiduciary duty claim or to any person asserting a fiduciary duty claim on behalf of or in right of you, including your stockholders, employees or creditors. Additionally, you acknowledge and agree that none of the Commitment Parties is advising you as to any legal, tax, investment, accounting or regulatory matters in any jurisdiction. You shall consult with your own advisors concerning such matters and shall be responsible for making your own independent investigation and appraisal of the transactions contemplated hereby, and none of the Commitment Parties shall have any responsibility or liability to you with respect thereto. Any review by any Commitment Party of the Company, the Acquired Business, the Transaction, the other transactions contemplated hereby or other matters relating to such transactions will be performed solely for the benefit of such Commitment Party and shall not be on behalf of you or any of your affiliates.

 

  8. PATRIOT Act Notification .

We hereby notify you that pursuant to the requirements of the USA PATRIOT Improvement and Reauthorization Act, Title III of Pub. L. 109-177 (signed into law March 9, 2009) (as amended from time to time, the “ PATRIOT Act ”), each of us and each of the Lenders may be required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies the Company and any other borrowers under the Term Loan Facility, which information includes the name, address, tax identification number and other information regarding the Company and such other borrowers that will allow us and the Lenders to identify the Company and such other borrowers in accordance with the PATRIOT Act. This notice is given in accordance with the requirements of the PATRIOT Act and is effective as to us and each Lender.

 

  9. Governing Law; Submission to Jurisdiction; Waiver of Jury Trial .

This Commitment Letter and the Fee Letter shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York. Each of the parties hereto expressly agrees that the state or federal courts located in New York County, State of New York shall have exclusive jurisdiction to hear and determine any claims pertaining to this Commitment Letter and the Fee Letter or any transaction relating hereto, any other financing related thereto, and any investigation, litigation or proceeding related to or arising out of any such matter and hereby submits and consents in advance to such jurisdiction in any action or suit commenced in any such court, and hereby waives any objection which any of them may have based on lack of personal jurisdiction, improper venue or inconvenient forum, provided, that, notwithstanding the preceding sentence and the governing law provisions of this Commitment Letter and the Fee Letter, it is understood and agreed that (a) the interpretation of the definition of “Company Material Adverse Effect” and whether there shall have occurred a “Company Material Adverse Effect,” (b) whether the Acquisition has been consummated in accordance with the terms of the Acquisition Agreement (as defined in Annex C) and (c) whether the Specified Acquisition Agreement Representations (as defined in Annex C) are true and correct in all material respects as of the Funding Date (or, with respect to such representations that are qualified by materiality, material adverse effect or language of similar effect are true and correct in all respects as of the Funding Date) and whether the Company has the right to terminate its obligations, or decline to consummate the Acquisition, under the Acquisition Agreement as a result of such representations and warranties failing to be true and correct, shall be determined in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware without regard to conflict of laws principles that may be applicable under conflicts of laws principles (whether of the State of Delaware or any other jurisdiction). Each of the parties hereto 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 any Commitment Party in the negotiation, performance or enforcement hereof or thereof.

 

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  10. Surviving Provisions .

Paragraphs 5-10 hereof shall (except as otherwise therein provided) remain in full force and effect regardless of whether the Credit Documents are executed and delivered and notwithstanding the termination of this Commitment Letter or any commitment or undertaking of the Commitment Parties hereunder. In addition, in the event the Credit Documents are executed and delivered, the provisions in paragraph 2 hereof shall survive until the Syndication Date.

 

  11. Assignment; Amendments; Counterparts; Etc.

This Commitment Letter is not assignable by you (other than to affiliates reasonably acceptable to the Commitment Parties in connection with the structuring of the Transaction) without our prior written consent and is intended to be solely for the benefit of the parties hereto and each Indemnified Person. Any and all obligations of, and services to be provided by, the Commitment Parties hereunder may be performed and any and all rights of the Commitment Parties hereunder may be exercised by or through any of its affiliates or branches. This Commitment Letter and the Fee Letter may not be amended or waived except by an instrument in writing signed by the Commitment Parties and you. This Commitment Letter and the Fee Letter may be executed in counterparts which, when taken together, shall constitute one original. Delivery of an executed counterpart of this Commitment Letter or the Fee Letter by telecopier, facsimile or electronic format (i.e., “pdf” or “tif”) shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart thereof.

This Commitment Letter, together with the Fee Letter, embodies the entire agreement and understanding among us, you and your affiliates with respect to the Term Loan Facility and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings, whether written or oral, relating to the specific matters hereof. Matters that are not covered or made clear in this Commitment Letter or in the Fee Letter are subject to mutual agreement of the parties hereto. No party has been authorized by any Commitment Party to make any oral or written statements that are inconsistent with this Commitment Letter.

 

  12. Acceptance and Termination .

This Commitment Letter and all commitments and undertakings of the Commitment Parties hereunder will expire automatically and without further action or notice and without further obligation to you at 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on August 1, 2017 unless you execute this Commitment Letter and the Fee Letter and return them prior to that time to (i) BNP Paribas at 787 Seventh Avenue, New York, New York 10019, Attention: Brendan Heneghan and (ii) Scotiabank at 250 Vesey Street, New York, New York 10281, Attention: Michael Grad. Thereafter, all commitments and undertakings of the Commitment Parties hereunder will expire on the earliest to occur of (a) August 1, 2018, unless the Closing Date occurs on or prior thereto, (b) any time after the execution of the Acquisition Agreement and prior to the consummation of the Transaction, the date of the termination of the Acquisition Agreement (other than with respect to ongoing indemnities, confidentiality provisions and similar provisions), and (c) the closing of the Acquisition without the use of the Term Loan Facility.

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

 

Sincerely yours,
BNP PARIBAS SECURITIES CORP.
By:  

/s/ Brendan Heneghan

  Name: Brendan Heneghan
  Title: Director
By:  

/s/ Karim Remtoula

  Name: Karim Remtoula
  Title: Vice President
BNP PARIBAS
By:  

/s/ Brendan Heneghan

  Name: Brendan Heneghan
  Title: Director
By:  

/s/ Karim Remtoula

  Name: Karim Remtoula
  Title: Vice President

[Signature page to Commitment Letter]


THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA
By:  

/s/ Michael Grad

  Name: Michael Grad
  Title: Director

 

[Signature page to Commitment Letter]


Agreed and Accepted

this 1st day of August, 2017

 

JACOBS ENGINEERING GROUP INC.
By:  

/s/ Kevin C. Berryman

  Name: Kevin C. Berryman
  Title: Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

 

[Signature page to Commitment Letter]


SCHEDULE I

Commitments

 

Initial Lenders

   Commitments  

BNP Paribas

   $ 600,000,000  

The Bank of Nova Scotia

   $ 600,000,000  

Total

   $ 1,200,000,000  


Execution Copy

Annex A

JACOBS ENGINEERING GROUP INC.

$1,200,000,000 Senior Unsecured Delayed-Draw Term Loan Facility

Summary of Terms and Conditions

This Summary of Terms and Conditions describes the principal terms of the Term Loan Facility referred to in the Commitment Letter of which this Annex A is a part. All capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the meanings given to them in the Commitment Letter.

 

Borrower:    Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (the “ Borrower ”).
Joint Lead Arrangers and Joint Bookrunners:    BNP Paribas Securities Corp (“ BNPPSC ”) and The Bank of Nova Scotia (“ Scotiabank ”), in their capacities as Joint Lead Arrangers and Joint Bookrunners (collectively, the “ Lead Arrangers ”).
Administrative Agent:    BNP Paribas (“ BNPP ”) in its capacity as administrative agent (the “ Administrative Agent ”).
Syndication Agent:    To be determined.
Documentation Agent:    To be determined.
Lenders:    Such banks, financial institutions and other lenders (including BNPP and Scotiabank, collectively, the “ Lenders ”) selected by the Lead Arrangers.
Transaction:    The acquisition (the “ Acquisition ”) of “Project Charlotte” and its subsidiaries (the “ Acquired Business ”), the Term Loan Facility, the Amendment or, if the Required Approvals are not obtained, the New Revolving Credit Facility, the repayment of certain existing indebtedness of the Acquired Business, and the payment of all related fees and expenses (collectively, the “ Transaction ”).
Closing Date:    The date on which all conditions listed on the Conditions to Closing Schedule have occurred (the “ Closing Date ”).
Funding Date:    The date on which the Acquisition is consummated and the funding of the Term Loan Facility has occurred (the “ Funding Date ”), but in any event no later than August 1, 2018 (the “ Outside Date ”).
Term Loan Facility:    $1,200,000,000 senior unsecured delayed-draw term loan facility (the “ Term Loan Facility ”, and the commitments under the Term Loan Facility are referred to herein as the “ Commitments ”, and the loans under the Term Loan Facility are referred to herein as the “ Term Loans ”).

 

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Incremental Facility:    The Borrower will have the right from time to time, on one or more occasions, to add one or more incremental term loan facilities and/or increase the Term Loan Facility (each, a “ Incremental Term Loan Facility ”; the loans thereunder, the “ Incremental Term Loans ”) in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $400,000,000, subject to terms and conditions as are usual and customary for financings of this kind.
   No existing Lender will be required to participate in any Incremental Term Loan Facility without its consent.
   For the avoidance of doubt, references herein to the “Term Loan Facility” will include the Incremental Term Loan Facility and references to “Term Loans” will include the Incremental Term Loans.
Credit Documents:    The definitive financing documentation for the Term Loan Facility (the “ Credit Documents ”) will contain conditions to borrowing, representations, warranties, financial, affirmative and negative covenants and events of default, in each case, with customary exceptions, qualifications, baskets, grace periods and thresholds to be mutually agreed, as set forth in this Term Sheet and as are usual and customary for financings of this kind and such other terms as may be mutually agreed; it being understood and agreed that the terms and conditions of the Credit Documents will be substantially consistent with the terms and conditions of the Existing Revolving Credit Agreement, as modified to reflect the terms of the Amendment (the “ Amended Revolving Credit Agreement ”).
Purpose/Use of Proceeds:    Proceeds will be used to fund the Transaction.
Availability:    One drawing may be made under the Term Loan Facility on the Funding Date. If the Term Loans have not been funded on or prior to the earlier of (a) the date of termination of the Acquisition Agreement in accordance with its terms and (b) the Outside Date (such earlier date, the “ Termination Date ”), the Term Loan Facility shall be permanently cancelled.
Maturity:    Three (3) years after the Funding Date.
Interest Rate:   

At the Borrower’s option, the Term Loans will bear interest as follows:

 

•    Adjusted Eurodollar Rate plus the Applicable Margin , or

 

•    Base Rate plus the Applicable Margin.

 

As used herein, the terms “Adjusted Eurodollar Rate” and “Base Rate” will have meanings customary and appropriate for financings of this type (including with respect to statutory reserve requirements), and the basis for calculating accrued interest and the interest periods for Term Loans bearing interest based upon the Adjusted Eurodollar Rate (“ Eurodollar Loans ”) will be customary and appropriate for financings of this type; provided , that the Adjusted Eurodollar Rate shall be no less than zero. In no event will Term Loans bearing interest based upon the Base Rate (“ Base Rate Loans ”) be less than the sum of (a) the one-

 

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month Adjusted Eurodollar Rate (after giving effect to any “floor”) plus (b) the difference between
the applicable stated margin for Eurodollar Loans and the applicable stated margin for Base Rate
Loans.

 

As used herein, the term “Applicable Margin”, means the following percentage per annum, based
upon the following Consolidated Leverage Ratio level:

 

Consolidated Leverage Ratio

   Eurodollar Loans     Base Rate Loans  

£ 1.25:1.00

     1.000     0.000

> 1.25:1.00 but < 1.75:1.00

     1.250     0.250

³ 1.75:1.00 but < 2.25:1.00

     1.375     0.375

³ 2.25:1.00

     1.500     0.500

 

    

After the occurrence and during the continuance of a payment or bankruptcy event of default,
interest on all amounts then outstanding will accrue at a rate equal to (x) the otherwise applicable
rate (or if no such rate, then by reference to the Base Rate) plus (y) an additional two percentage
points (2.00%) per annum and will be payable on demand.

 

    

For purposes of determining the Applicable Margin described above and Fees described below,
Consolidated Leverage Ratio, Consolidated Net Income and Consolidated EBITDA will be defined
in a manner substantially consistent with the Amendment or, if the Required Approvals are not able
to be obtained, the New Revolving Credit Facility.

 

Interest Payments:   

Quarterly for Base Rate Loans; except as set forth below, on the last day of selected interest
periods (which will be one, two, three and six months (or, if available, twelve months, with the
consent of all affected Lenders), for Eurodollar Loans (and at the end of every three months, in the
case of interest periods longer than three months); and upon prepayment (to the extent accrued on
the amount being prepaid), in each case payable in arrears and computed on the basis of a 360-day
year (365/366 day year with respect to Base Rate Loans).

 

Ticking Fee:    A ticking fee (“ Ticking Fee ”) shall be payable to each Lender on the Ticking Fee Payment Date
(as defined below) in an amount equal to (x) 0.100% per annum, times (y) the undrawn portion of
the Term Loan Facility, with step-ups to (a) 0.150% per annum based on a Consolidated Leverage
Ratio of greater than 1.25:1.00, but less than 1.75:1.00, (b) 0.200% per annum based on a
Consolidated Leverage Ratio of equal to or greater than 1.75:1.00, but less than 2.25:1.00 and (c)
0.250% per annum based on a Consolidated Leverage Ratio of 2.25:1.00 or greater. The Ticking
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   360-day year and actual days elapsed and will accrue from and including September 30, 2017 until the earlier of (x) the Funding Date and (y) the Termination Date (the “ Ticking Fee Payment Date ”).
Other Fees:    See separate confidential Fee Letter.
Amortization:    Payable at maturity (no required amortization).
Voluntary Prepayments:    The Term Loan Facility may be prepaid in whole or in part without premium or penalty, but subject to payment of breakage costs for Eurodollar Loans prepaid other than on the last day of the related interest periods.
Representations and Warranties:    The Credit Documents will contain such representations and warranties by the Borrower and its subsidiaries as are usual and customary for financings of this kind (but with customary exceptions, qualifications and baskets to be agreed) and shall be substantially consistent with, and in any event no more burdensome on the Borrower, than the representations and warranties in the Amended Revolving Credit Agreement.
Financial Definitions:    See Annex D for the definitions of Consolidated Net Income and Consolidated EBITDA.
Financial Covenants:    The Credit Documents will contain the following financial covenants (the “ Financial Covenants ”):
   Consolidated Leverage Ratio : Substantially consistent with the Existing Revolving Credit Agreement, except the level of the Consolidated Leverage Ratio test shall be modified as follows:
  

a.      with respect to any fiscal quarter ending on or prior to the one year anniversary of the Closing Date, 3.25:1.00; and

  

b.      thereafter, 3.00:1.00;

   provided that , at the request of the Borrower following a material Permitted Acquisition (other than the Acquisition), such level shall be increased to 3.50:1.00 for a period of twelve months (“ Elevated Compliance Period ”); provided further , that the Consolidated Leverage Ratio shall be brought within the 3.00:1:00 level required by the Consolidated Leverage Ratio test for one full fiscal quarter period prior to any subsequent Elevated Compliance Period.
   Consolidated Net Worth : The Borrower will not permit Consolidated Net Worth (to be defined in a manner consistent with the Amended Revolving Credit Agreement) at any time to be less than the sum of (a) $2,650,000,000, (b) an amount equal to 50% of the Consolidated Net Income (as defined in Annex D)earned after September 30, 2011 (with

 

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   no deduction for a net loss in any such fiscal year), and (c) an amount equal to 100% of the aggregate increases in shareholders’ equity of the Borrower and its subsidiaries after September 30, 2011, by reason of the issuance and sale of capital stock or other equity interests of the Borrower or any subsidiary (other than issuances to the Borrower or a wholly-owned subsidiary and other than proceeds received from any issue of new shares of the Borrower’s or its subsidiaries’ common stock in connection with an employee stock option plan), including upon any conversion of debt securities of the Borrower into such capital stock or other equity interests, less any decreases in shareholders’ equity of the Borrower after September 30, 2011, by reason of any repurchase of shares of capital stock of the Borrower (x) that are intended to be used to satisfy the Borrower’s or a subsidiary’s obligations under an employee stock or option plan, or (y) in an aggregate number that does not exceed the number of shares issued for that purpose in the six months prior to any such repurchase.
Affirmative Covenants:    The Credit Documents will contain such affirmative covenants of the Borrower and subsidiaries as are usual and customary for financings of this kind (but with customary exceptions, qualifications and baskets to be agreed), and shall be substantially consistent with, and in any event no more burdensome on the Borrower, than the affirmative covenants in the Amended Revolving Credit Agreement.
Negative Covenants:    The Credit Documents will contain such negative covenants of the Borrower and its subsidiaries as are usual and customary for financings of this kind (but with customary exceptions, qualifications and baskets to be agreed), and shall be substantially consistent with, and in any event no more burdensome on the Borrower, than the negative covenants in the Amended Revolving Credit Agreement.
Events of Default:    The Credit Documents will contain such events of default (with customary exceptions, materiality, notice and grace provisions and other qualifications to be agreed) as are usual and customary for financings of this kind, and shall be substantially consistent with, and in any event no more burdensome on the Borrower, than the events of default in the Amended Revolving Credit Agreement.
Conditions Precedent to the Closing Date:    The conditions to the closing of the Term Loan Facility on the Closing Date will be subject only to those conditions listed in the Conditions to Closing Schedule.
Conditions Precedent to the Funding Date:    The conditions to the funding of the Term Loan Facility on the Funding Date will be subject only to those conditions listed in the Conditions to Funding Schedule.
Assignments and Participations:    The Lenders may assign all or, in amounts to be mutually agreed, any part of their respective shares of the Term Loan Facility to their affiliates or one or more banks, financial institutions or other persons (but not to any natural person) that are “ eligible assignees ” (to be defined in the Credit Documents) which are acceptable to the

 

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   Administrative Agent and the Borrower, each such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed; provided such consent of the Administrative Agent shall not be required if such assignment is made to another Lender or an affiliate or approved fund of a Lender; provided further , (x) no consent of the Borrower will be required (a) if such assignment is made to another Lender or an affiliate or approved fund of a Lender or (b) after the occurrence and during the continuance of an event of default, and (y) the Borrower shall be deemed to have consented to any such assignment unless it shall object thereto by written notice to the Administrative Agent within ten Business Days after having received notice thereof. Upon such assignment, such affiliate, bank, financial institution or entity will become a Lender for all purposes under the Credit Documents. Assignments made to another Lender or an affiliate or approved fund of a Lender will not be subject to the above minimum assignment amount requirements. Assignor will pay a $3,500 fee to the Administrative Agent upon each assignment.
   The Lenders will be permitted to sell participations in the Term Loans and Commitments without restriction. Voting rights of participants will be limited to matters in respect of (a) any increase in Commitments of such participant, (b) any reduction of principal, interest (but not default interest) or fees payable to such participant, and (c) any extension of final maturity or scheduled amortization of the Term Loans or Commitments in which such participant participates.
Amendments and Waivers:    Amendments and waivers of the provisions of the Credit Documents will require the approval of Lenders holding Commitments or Term Loans (as applicable) representing more than 50% of the aggregate Term Loans outstanding under the Term Loan Facility (the “ Required Lenders ”); provided , (a) the consent of each Lender directly affected thereby will be required with respect to (a) any increase in Commitment amounts, (b) any reduction of principal, interest (other than default interest) or fees, (c) any extension of scheduled payments of any Term Loans (including at final maturity) or times for payment of interest or fees and (d) any modification to the pro rata sharing or payment provisions or the voting percentages.
   In addition, if the Administrative Agent and the Borrower shall have jointly identified an obvious error or any error or omission of a technical nature in the Credit Documents, then the Administrative Agent and the Borrower shall be permitted to amend such provision without any further action or consent of any other party with notice given to Lenders of any such amendment; provided further , that the Administrative Agent may, upon reasonable notice to the Borrower, amend the Credit Documents without the consent of any other party to implement the “market flex” provisions of the Fee Letter.
Taxes; Yield Protection; “EU Bail-In”:    The Credit Documents will provide that all payments are to be made free and clear of any taxes, imposts, assessments, withholdings or other deductions whatsoever, subject in each case to customary exceptions.

 

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The Borrower will indemnify the Lenders against customary Eurodollar Rate breakage costs as well as all increased costs of capital resulting from reserve requirements or otherwise imposed, in each case subject to customary increased costs, capital adequacy and similar provisions to the extent not taken into account in the calculation of the Base Rate or Adjusted Eurodollar Rate.

 

The Credit Documents will include customary “EU Bail-In” provisions.

Non-Consenting and Defaulting Lenders:    The Credit Documents will include customary provisions for (a) replacing non-consenting Lenders in connection with amendments and waivers, and (b) addressing “defaulting” Lenders (which shall include a Lender becoming subject to an “EU Bail-In Action”), including, without limitation, the suspension of voting rights and rights to receive certain fees, and the termination or assignment of the Term Loans of defaulting Lenders.
Indemnity and Expenses:    The Credit Documents will provide that the Administrative Agent, the Lead Arrangers, and the Lenders (and their affiliates and their respective officers, directors, employees, agents, advisors and other representatives) (each, an “ indemnified person ”) will be indemnified for and held harmless against, any losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses (but limited, in the case of legal fees and expenses, to the reasonable and out-of-pocket fees, disbursements and other charges of one counsel to all indemnified persons taken as a whole and, solely in the case of a conflict of interest, one additional counsel to all affected indemnified persons taken as a whole, and, if reasonably necessary, one local counsel in each relevant material jurisdiction to all indemnified persons) incurred in respect of the Term Loan Facility or the use or the proposed use of proceeds thereof, except to the extent arising from the gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct of, or breach of the Credit Documents by, such indemnified person, in each case as determined by a final, non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction or any dispute solely among the indemnified persons (other than any claims against an indemnified person in its capacity as the Administrative Agent or a Lead Arranger) and not arising out of any act or omission of the Borrower or any of its subsidiaries.
   In addition, the Borrower will pay on demand (a) all reasonable out-of- pocket expenses of the Lead Arrangers, the Administrative Agent and Lenders (but limited, in the case of legal fees and expenses, to the reasonable and out-of-pocket fees, disbursements and other charges of one counsel to all such persons taken as a whole and, if reasonably necessary, one local counsel in each relevant material jurisdiction to all such persons) in connection with the syndication of the Term Loan Facility, the preparation and administration of the Credit Documents and amendments, modifications and waivers thereto, and (b) all out-of- pocket expenses of the Lead Arrangers, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders (but limited, in the case of legal fees and expenses, to the reasonable and out-of-pocket fees, disbursements and other charges of one counsel to all such persons taken as a whole and, solely in the case

 

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   of a conflict of interest, one additional counsel to all affected persons taken as a whole, and, if reasonably necessary, one local counsel in each relevant material jurisdiction to all such persons) in connection with the enforcement of the Credit Documents or protection of rights thereunder.
Governing Law and Forum:    New York.
Counsel to Lead Arrangers and Administrative Agent:    Winston & Strawn LLP.

 

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Annex B

Schedule of Conditions Precedent to the Term Loan Facility on the Closing Date

This Schedule of Conditions Precedent to the Term Loan Facility sets forth the conditions to closing the Term Loan Facility on the Closing Date and is the Conditions to Closing Schedule referred to in the Commitment Letter of which this Annex B is a part. Certain capitalized terms used herein are defined in the Commitment Letter, the Summary of Terms and Conditions attached thereto as Annex A and the Conditions to Funding Schedule attached thereto as Annex C.

 

1. Representations and Warranties . Each of the representations and warranties made by Borrower set forth in the Credit Documents relating to (a) existence, qualification and power (as to the execution, delivery and performance of the applicable Credit Documents); (b) authorization (as to the execution, delivery, and performance of the applicable Credit Documents); (c) binding effect and enforceability of the Credit Documents; (d) no conflicts of the Credit Documents with charter documents or applicable law; (e) margin regulations and Investment Company Act, (f) use of proceeds not violating OFAC, PATRIOT ACT or FCPA; (g) solvency; (h) status of the Term Loan Facility as senior debt and (i) no payment, financial covenants (tested on a standalone (non-pro-forma) basis and without giving effect to the Acquisition or any indebtedness incurred in connection with the Acquisition) or bankruptcy Event of Default; (the “ Specified Representations ”) shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the Closing Date (provided any such representations that are qualified by materiality, material adverse effect or language of similar effect shall be true and correct in all respects as of the Closing Date).

 

2. Credit Documents . The Borrower and all other relevant parties will have executed and delivered the applicable Credit Documents.

 

3. Financial Information . The Lead Arrangers will have received (a) audited consolidated balance sheets and related statements of income, stockholders’ equity and cash flows of the Borrower as of the last day of and for the three most recently completed fiscal years ended at least 90 days prior to the Closing Date, and the Lead Arrangers hereby acknowledge receipt of such financial statements for the 2016 fiscal year of the Borrower; (b) unaudited consolidated balance sheets and related statements of income, stockholders’ equity and cash flows of the Borrower as of the last day of and for each subsequent fiscal quarter (other than the fourth fiscal quarter of the fiscal year of the Acquired Business) ended at least 45 days prior to the Closing Date, and the Lead Arrangers hereby acknowledge receipt of such financial statements for the fiscal quarter ending on March 31, 2017; (c) pro forma balance sheet and income statements of the Borrower as of and for the twelve-month period ending on the last day of the most recently completed four fiscal quarter period for which financial statements have been delivered pursuant to this paragraph, prepared after giving effect to the Transaction as if the Transaction had occurred as of such date (in the case of the balance sheet) or at the beginning of such period (in the case of such statement of income); and (d) financial projections prepared by the Borrower and its subsidiaries on an annual basis thereafter to and including 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020, which financial projections are in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Lead Arrangers, and the Lead Arrangers hereby acknowledge receipt of financial projections which satisfy the requirements of this paragraph 3(d).

 

4. Fees and Expenses . All fees and expenses related to the Transaction payable to the Lead Arrangers, the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and third party service providers that are specifically required to be paid on the Closing Date by the Term Sheet and under the Commitment Letter and the Fee Letter shall have been paid.

 

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5. Closing Deliverables . The Borrower will have delivered the following: (a) customary evidence of authorization of the Credit Documents; (b) customary officer’s certificates; (c) good standing certificates (to the extent applicable) in the jurisdiction of organization of the Borrower; (d) a customary solvency certificate on a consolidated basis from the chief financial officer of the Borrower; and (e) customary legal opinions. So long as requested by the Administrative Agents at least ten business days prior to the Closing Date, the Administrative Agent will have received, no later than five business days prior to the Closing Date, all documentation and other information reasonably necessary for reasonably satisfactory compliance with applicable know your customer and anti-money laundering rules and regulations and the PATRIOT Act.

 

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Annex C

Schedule of Conditions Precedent to the Term Loan Facility on the Funding Date

This Schedule of Conditions Precedent to the Term Loan Facility sets forth the conditions to funding the Term Loan Facility on the Funding Date and is the Conditions to Funding Schedule referred to in the Commitment Letter of which this Annex C is a part. Certain capitalized terms used herein are defined in the Commitment Letter, the Summary of Terms and Conditions attached thereto as Annex A and the Conditions to Closing Schedule attached thereto as Annex B.

 

1. Concurrent Transactions . Concurrent with or prior to the funding of the Term Loan Facility on the Funding Date, the following will occur:

(a) Either (x) the Required Approvals shall have been obtained and the lenders constituting the applicable “Required Lenders” under the Existing Revolving Credit Agreement and each other party to the Revolving Credit Facility Amendment shall have executed and delivered the Revolving Credit Facility Amendment on terms (and subject to conditions) consistent with the Revolving Credit Facility Commitment Letter and as otherwise required by the consenting lenders thereunder and otherwise reasonably satisfactory to the Commitment Parties or (y) the Borrower and each other party to the New Revolving Credit Facility shall have executed and delivered the New Revolving Credit Facility Documentation on terms consistent with the Revolving Credit Facility Commitment Letter and otherwise reasonably satisfactory to the Commitment Parties.

(b) The Acquisition will have been consummated in accordance with the terms of the Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of the date of the Commitment Letter among the Borrower, the Charlotte entity specified therein and the other parties thereto (as amended, supplemented, or otherwise modified in accordance with this paragraph 2(b), the “ Acquisition Agreement ”), which will be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Lead Arrangers (and the Lead Arrangers hereby acknowledge that the Acquisition Agreement delivered to them as of August 1, 2017 is satisfactory), and all conditions precedent for the Borrower to the consummation of the Acquisition, as set forth in the Acquisition Agreement, will have been satisfied in all material respects without any waiver, amendment, supplement or other modification that is materially adverse to the Lenders unless the Lead Arrangers will have consented thereto; provided that (x) any change in the definition of “Company Material Adverse Effect” (as defined in the Acquisition Agreement) and (y) any materially adverse modifications to any of the following provisions contained in Sections 7.3, 8.9, 8.12 and 8.15 of the Acquisition Agreement that relate to the Administrative Agent’s or any Lender’s liability, jurisdiction, or status as a third party beneficiary under the Acquisition Agreement, in each case, shall be deemed to be materially adverse to the interest of the Lenders.

 

2. Representations and Warranties .

(a) Each of the Specified Representations shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the Funding Date (provided any such representations that are qualified by materiality, material adverse effect or language of similar effect shall be true and correct in all respects as of the Funding Date).

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respects as of the Funding Date (provided any such representations that are qualified by materiality, material adverse effect or language of similar effect shall be true and correct in all respects as of the Funding Date), but only to the extent that Borrower has the right to terminate its obligations, or decline to consummate the Acquisition, under the Acquisition Agreement as a result of such representations and warranties failing to be true and correct.

 

3. No Material Adverse Change . Since the date of the Acquisition Agreement, there has not occurred any change, event, development, condition, occurrence or effect or state of facts that has had a Company Material Adverse Effect (as defined in the Acquisition Agreement).

 

4. Financial Information . The Lead Arrangers will have received (a) audited consolidated balance sheets and related statements of income, stockholders’ equity and cash flows of the Acquired Business as of the last day of and for the three most recently completed fiscal years ended at least 90 days prior to the Funding Date, and the Lead Arrangers hereby acknowledge receipt of such financial statements for the 2014, 2015, and 2016 fiscal years of the Acquired Business; and (b) unaudited consolidated balance sheets and related statements of income, stockholders’ equity and cash flows of the Acquired Business as of the last day of and for each subsequent fiscal quarter (other than the fourth fiscal quarter of the fiscal year of the Acquired Business) ended at least 45 days prior to the Funding Date, and the Lead Arrangers hereby acknowledge receipt of such financial statements for the fiscal quarter ending on March 31, 2017;

 

5. Fees and Expenses . All fees and expenses related to the Transaction payable to the Lead Arrangers, the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and third party service providers that are specifically required to be paid on the Funding Date by the Term Sheet and under the Commitment Letter and the Fee Letter shall have been paid.

 

6. Funding Deliverables . The Administrative Agent shall have received an executed notice of borrowing for the funding of the Term Loan Facility and reasonably satisfactory confirmation of arrangements for the repayment of and release of liens with respect to all existing third-party indebtedness for borrowed money of the Borrowers and the Acquired Business (except for Permitted Surviving Debt).

 

7. Funding Date . The Funding Date will have occurred on or prior to the Termination Date.

 

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Annex D

Consolidated Net Income and Consolidated EBITDA Definitions

Consolidated Net Income ” means, for any period, the consolidated net income of the Company and its Subsidiaries as determined in accordance with GAAP.

Consolidated EBITDA ” means, for any period, an amount determined for the Company and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis equal to:

(a) Consolidated Net Income for such period, plus ,

(b) the following to the extent deducted in calculating such Consolidated Net Income, the sum, without duplication, of amounts for:

 

  i. Consolidated Interest Charges,

 

  ii. the provision for Federal, state, local and foreign income taxes payable by the Company and its Subsidiaries,

 

  iii. depreciation and amortization,

 

  iv. any extraordinary, unusual, infrequent or non-recurring losses,

 

  v. any costs, charges, accruals, reserves or expenses attributable to the undertaking and/or implementation of cost savings, operating expense reductions, restructuring, severance, business optimization, integration, transition, decommissioning, lease termination payments, consolidation and other restructuring costs, charges, accruals, reserves or expenses in an amount not to exceed (i) with respect to any four-fiscal quarter period the last day of which is on or prior to the first anniversary of the consummation of the Charlotte Acquisition (x) $200,000,000 in the aggregate in respect of any such cash costs, charges, accruals, reserves or expenses attributable to Company and its Subsidiaries (other than the Acquired Business) and (y) $200,000,000 in the aggregate in respect any such cash costs, charges, accruals, reserves or expenses attributable to the Acquired Business, and (ii) with respect to any four-fiscal quarter period the last day of which is after the first anniversary of the consummation of the Charlotte Acquisition, the greater of (x) 10% of Consolidated EBITDA (calculated prior to giving effect to any adjustment pursuant to this clause) and (y) $100,000,000, in the aggregate in respect any such cash costs, charges, accruals, reserves or expenses attributable to the Company and its Subsidiaries (including the Acquired Business), provided that, in calculating the amount of cash costs, charges, accruals, reserves or expenses attributable to the Company and its Subsidiaries (including the Acquired Business) for purposes of this clause (b)(v)(ii), any amount of cash costs, charges, accruals, reserves or expenses attributable to the Company and its Subsidiaries (including the Acquired Business) included pursuant to clause (b)(v)(i)(x) or (y) above during such four fiscal quarter period shall count towards the limit described in this clause (b)(v)(ii),

 

  vi. fees and expenses in connection with the Acquisition and the related transactions contemplated by the Acquisition Agreement (including fees and expenses related to Amendment No. 1 and the entry into the Term Loan Credit Agreement),

 

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  vii. fees and expenses incurred during such period in connection with any proposed or actual equity issuance or any proposed or actual issuance or incurrence of any Indebtedness, or any proposed or actual Acquisitions, Investments or Dispositions, including any financing fees and any merger and acquisition fees,

 

  viii. any losses during such period resulting from the sale or Disposition of any assets of, or the discontinuation of any operations of, in each case, the Company or any Subsidiary,

 

  ix. non-cash charges and expenses that are either (a) related to stock option awards or other equity compensation, (b) in connection with any Acquisition, Investment or Disposition or (c) impairment charges,

 

  x. any other non-cash charges or expenses ( provided , that any cash payment made with respect to any such non-cash charge shall be subtracted in computing Consolidated EBITDA during the period in which such cash payment is made), and

 

  xi. any cash or non-cash charges related to project losses in an aggregate amount not to exceed $50,000,000 for the twelve month period following the consummation of the Charlotte Acquisition, minus ,

(c) without duplication and to the extent included in arriving at such Consolidated Net Income, any extraordinary, unusual, infrequent or non-recurring gains for such period,

provided , however , that if there has occurred a Permitted Acquisition, Investment or Disposition during the relevant period, Consolidated EBITDA shall be calculated, at the option of the Company, on a pro forma basis after giving effect to such Permitted Acquisition, Investment or Disposition as if such Permitted Acquisition, Investment or Disposition occurred on the first day of such period, and

provided , further , that Consolidated EBITDA may, at the option of the Company, be further adjusted for any pro forma adjustments that are made in accordance with the SEC pro forma reporting rules under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

 

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Exhibit 10.2

Execution Copy

 

BNP PARIBAS SECURITIES CORP.

BNP PARIBAS

787 Seventh Avenue

New York, New York 10019

  

THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA

250 Vesey Street

New York, New York 10281

CONFIDENTIAL

August 1, 2017

Jacobs Engineering Group Inc.

1999 Bryan Street, Suite 1200

Dallas, Texas 75201

Attention:

Project Charlotte

$1,600,000,000 Senior Unsecured Revolving Credit Facility

Commitment Letter

Ladies & Gentlemen:

You have informed each of BNP Paribas (“ BNPP ”), BNP Paribas Securities Corp. (“ BNPPSC ” and, together with BNPP, “ BNP Paribas ”) and The Bank of Nova Scotia (“ Scotiabank ”, together with BNP Paribas, the “ Commitment Parties ”, “ we ” or “ us ”) that Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. and its subsidiaries (the “ Company ” or “ you ”) intend to acquire, through a merger (the “ Acquisition ”), the company you have identified to us as “Project Charlotte” and its subsidiaries (collectively, the “ Acquired Business ”) in a transaction that will result in you owning the Acquired Business.

You have further informed us that:

(a) you intend the financing for the Acquisition will include a $1,200,000,000 senior unsecured delayed-draw term loan facility (the “ Term Loan Facility ) as described in that certain letter agreement among us and you, of even date herewith (the “ Term Loan Facility Commitment Letter ”);

(b) (x) you are party to that certain Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of February 7, 2014 (as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time and in effect as of the date hereof , the “ Existing Revolving Credit Agreement ”), among the Company, certain subsidiaries of the Company, the several lenders from time to time parties thereto, each issuer of letters of credit from time to time party hereto, and Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent and swing line lender and (y) you intend to solicit the approvals required under the Existing Revolving Credit Agreement for certain consents and amendments that would permit the closing of the Acquisition without any further consents from the Lenders and subject to no conditions other than the conditions in the Conditions Schedules (as defined below) (such consents and amendments collectively, the “ Amendment ”; the approvals required under the Existing Revolving Credit Agreement in connection with such Amendment, the “ Required Approvals ”); and

(c) solely in the event that the Required Approvals are not obtained for any reason (such event, an “ Amendment Failure ”), you intend that financing for the Transaction will also include a new $1,600,000,000 senior unsecured revolving credit facility (the “ New Revolving Credit Facility ”).

 

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Capitalized terms used but not defined herein are used with the meanings assigned to them in the Summary of Terms and Conditions attached hereto as Annex A (the “ Term Sheet ”), the Schedule of Conditions Precedent to the New Revolving Credit Facility on the Closing Date attached hereto as Annex B (“ Conditions to Closing Schedule ”) and the Schedule of Conditions Precedent to the New Revolving Credit Facility on the Funding Date attached hereto as Annex C (“ Conditions to Funding Schedule ”, and together with the Conditions to Closing Schedule, the “ Conditions Schedules ”, and the Term Sheet, the Conditions Schedules and this letter, collectively, the “ Commitment Letter ”). The Acquisition, the Term Loan Facility, the repayment of certain existing indebtedness of the Acquired Business, the Amendment, or if the Required Approvals are not obtained for any reason, the New Revolving Credit Facility, and the payment of related fees and expenses are hereinafter referred to collectively as the “ Transaction ”.

1. Engagement, Commitments and Conditions .

Amendment . Subject to the terms and conditions described in this Commitment Letter and in the confidential fee letter between you and us of even date herewith (the “ Fee Letter ”), we are pleased to confirm the arrangements under which each of BNPPSC and Scotiabank will commit to use their commercially reasonable efforts to solicit the Required Approvals and arrange the Amendment (in such capacity, the “ Amendment Arrangers ”) . For the avoidance of doubt, this commitment to use commercially reasonable efforts to solicit the Required Approvals and arrange the Amendment is not a guarantee with respect to the successful outcome of the Amendment and does not constitute or give rise to a commitment to purchase commitments with respect to or loans under the Existing Revolving Credit Facility in order to ensure the successful outcome of the Amendment.

New Revolving Credit Facility . Subject to the terms and conditions described in this Commitment Letter and in the confidential Fee Letter, we are pleased to confirm (but solely in the event of an Amendment Failure) that (a) each of BNPPSC and Scotiabank is exclusively authorized by you to act, and each of BNPPSC and Scotiabank hereby agree to act, as the joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners (in such capacities, the “ New Revolving Credit Facility Arrangers ” and, together with the Amendment Arrangers, the “ Lead Arrangers ”) for the New Revolving Credit Facility, (b) BNPP is exclusively authorized by you to act, and BNPP hereby agrees to act, as the administrative agent (in such capacity, the “ Administrative Agent ”) for the New Revolving Credit Facility, (c) the Lead Arrangers will manage the syndication of the New Revolving Credit Facility to a syndicate of banks, financial institutions and other persons that will participate in the New Revolving Credit Facility and that are reasonably acceptable to us and to you (your consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) (such banks, financial institutions and other persons, including BNPP and Scotiabank, the “ Lenders ”), and (d) each of BNPP and Scotiabank (in such capacity, the “ Initial Lenders ”) commits, on a several but not joint basis, to provide the principal amount of the New Revolving Credit Facility set forth opposite such Commitment Party’s name on Schedule I attached hereto (for the avoidance of doubt, in each case, after giving effect to any original issue discount as contemplated herein or in the Fee Letter).

The commitments of the Initial Lenders hereunder and the undertaking of the Lead Arrangers to provide the services described herein are subject only to the satisfaction of each of the conditions precedent set forth in the Conditions Schedules. For the avoidance of doubt, the commitment of the Initial Lenders shall automatically and immediately terminate upon the occurrence, prior to or concurrent with the consummation of the Acquisition, of the receipt of the Required Approvals.

2. Solicitation and Syndication .

Amendment . The Lead Arrangers intend to commence the solicitation of the Required Approvals and the arrangement of the Amendment promptly following the date hereof. You agree to assist, and use your commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Acquired Business to assist, the Lead Arrangers in attempting to solicit the Required Approvals and arrange the Amendment. Such assistance shall include your using commercially reasonable efforts to (a) provide the Lead Arrangers with all information reasonably deemed necessary by the Lead Arrangers to obtain the Required Approvals and arrange the

 

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Amendment, including, but not limited to, all customary information with respect to the Acquired Business, the Transaction and the other transactions contemplated hereby, including, the Projections (as defined below); (b) assist in the preparation of customary marketing materials to be used in connection with the solicitation of the Required Approvals and arrangement of the Amendment; (c) ensure that the solicitation and arrangement efforts of the Lead Arrangers benefits materially from your existing lending relationships and the existing banking relationships of the Acquired Business; (d) cause direct contact between your senior management, representatives and advisors (and your using commercially reasonable efforts to cause direct contact between senior management, representatives and advisors of the Acquired Business) and the lenders under Existing Revolving Credit Agreement (the “ Existing Revolving Lenders ”) and the Lead Arrangers; and (e) host, with the Lead Arrangers, one or more meetings (including telephonically) of the Existing Revolving Lenders at times and locations to be mutually agreed upon (and your using commercially reasonable efforts to cause senior management of the Acquired Business to be available for such meetings).

New Revolving Credit Facility . In the event of an Amendment Failure, the Lead Arrangers intend to commence syndication of the New Revolving Credit Facility promptly following an Amendment Failure, and until the earlier of (i) a Successful Syndication and (ii) 60 days after the Closing Date (the earlier thereof, the “ Syndication Date ”), you agree to assist, and use your commercially reasonable efforts to cause, the Acquired Business to assist, the Lead Arrangers in attempting to achieve a Successful Syndication. Such assistance shall include your using commercially reasonable efforts to (a) provide the Lead Arrangers with all information reasonably deemed necessary by the Lead Arrangers to achieve a Successful Syndication, including, but not limited to, all customary information with respect to the Acquired Business, the Transaction and the other transactions contemplated hereby, including all customary financial information and customary projections relating to the Acquired Business (including financial estimates, budgets, forecasts and other forward-looking information for the life of the New Revolving Credit Facility, the “ Projections ”); (b) assist in the preparation of a customary confidential information memorandum (the “ Confidential Information Memorandum ”) and other customary marketing materials to be used in connection with the syndication of the New Revolving Credit Facility; (c) ensure that the syndication efforts of the Lead Arrangers benefit materially from your existing lending relationships and the existing banking relationships of the Acquired Business; (d) cause direct contact between your senior management, representatives and advisors (and your using commercially reasonable efforts to cause direct contact between senior management, representatives and advisors of the Acquired Business) and the proposed Lenders and the Lead Arrangers; and (e) host, with the Lead Arrangers, one or more meetings (including telephonically) of prospective Lenders at times and locations to be mutually agreed upon (and your using commercially reasonable efforts to cause senior management of the Acquired Business to be available for such meetings).

You acknowledge that the Lead Arrangers on your behalf will make available an information package and presentation to the Existing Revolving Lenders or proposed syndicate of Lenders by posting the information package and presentation on DebtDomain, SyndTrak, IntraLinks or another similar electronic system. You also acknowledge that certain Existing Revolving Lenders or prospective Lenders may be “public side” Lenders (i.e., Existing Revolving Lenders or Lenders that have personnel that do not wish to receive material non-public information (within the meaning of the United States federal securities laws) with respect to you, the Acquired Business, your or its subsidiaries, the respective securities of any of the foregoing or the Transaction and who may be engaged in investment and other market-related activities with respect to such entities’ securities). At the reasonable request of the Lead Arrangers, you agree to assist in the preparation of a version of the information package and presentation consisting exclusively of information and documentation with respect to the Acquired Business, the Acquired Business’ securities and the Transaction that is either (a) information is publicly available, (b) not material with respect to you, the Acquired Business, your or its respective subsidiaries, the Transaction or any of your or their respective securities for purposes of United States federal and state securities laws or (c) of a type that would be publicly disclosed in connection with any issuance by the

 

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Acquired Business or any of their respective subsidiaries of any debt or equity securities issued pursuant to a public offering, Rule 144A offering or other private placement where assisted by a placement agent (all such information and documentation being “ Public Lender Information ” and with any information and documentation that is not Public Lender Information being referred to herein as “ Private Lender Information ”). It is understood that in connection with your assistance described above, customary authorization letters will be included in any information package and presentation whereby you or the Acquired Business authorize the distribution of such information to Existing Revolving Lenders or prospective Lenders, containing a representation by you or the Acquired Business to the Lead Arrangers that the Public Lender Information does not include information about the Company, its subsidiaries or its securities other than as described in clauses (a) through (c) above, and the Public Lender Information will contain customary language exculpating us, our affiliates, you, the Acquired Business and your and their affiliates with respect to any liability related to the use of the contents of such Public Lender Information or any related marketing material by the recipients thereof in violation of applicable securities laws. You acknowledge and agree that the following documents may be distributed to potential Lenders wishing to receive only the Public Lender Information (unless you promptly notify us otherwise and provided that you have been given a reasonable opportunity to review such documents): (x) drafts and final definitive documentation with respect to the Amendment or, if applicable, the New Revolving Credit Facility (excluding, if applicable, any specifically identified confidential schedules thereof); (y) administrative materials prepared by the Lead Arrangers for Existing Revolving Lenders or prospective Lenders (such as a Lender meeting invitation, allocations and funding and closing memoranda (but excluding any projections)); and (z) notification of changes in the terms of the Amendment or, if applicable, the New Revolving Credit Facility. You also agree to identify that portion of any other Information (as defined below) as relating to you or the Acquired Business (the “ Acquired Business Materials ”) to be distributed to “public side” Lenders and that you will clearly and conspicuously mark such materials “PUBLIC” which, at a minimum, shall mean that the word “PUBLIC” shall appear prominently on the first page thereof. By marking the Acquired Materials “PUBLIC,” you shall be deemed to have authorized the Lead Arrangers and the proposed Lenders to treat the Acquired Business Materials as not containing any information with respect to the Acquired Business Materials or its securities other than as described in clauses (a) through (c) above. You agree that, unless expressly identified as Public Lender Information, each document to be disseminated by the Lead Arrangers to any Lender in connection with the New Revolving Credit Facility will be deemed to contain Private Lender Information (except with respect to those documents described in clauses (x), (y) and (z) of the second preceding sentence).

To ensure an orderly and effective solicitation of the Required Approvals or, if applicable, the syndication of the New Revolving Credit Facility and the commitments provided herein, you agree that, after your acceptance hereof but and until the later of the Closing Date and the Syndication Date, (i) you will not and will not permit any of your affiliates to, and (ii) you will use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Acquired Business and its subsidiaries not to, in each case, solicit or attempt to solicit the Required Approvals, arrange or attempt to arrange the Amendment, syndicate or issue, attempt to syndicate or issue, announce or authorize the announcement of the syndication or issuance of any offering, placement or arrangement of any debt securities or syndicated bank financing (other than (a) indebtedness incurred in the ordinary course of business for general corporate purposes and consistent with past practices for capital expenditures and working capital purposes, (b) the Term Loan Facility, (c) revolving borrowings and letters of credit issued under the Existing Revolving Credit Agreement or, if applicable, the New Revolving Credit Facility, in each case, incurred in the ordinary course of business for general corporate purposes consistent with past practices and (d) indebtedness permitted to be incurred and/or remain outstanding under the Acquisition Agreement as in effect on the date hereof, if any (“ Permitted Surviving Debt ”)) by or on behalf of you, the Acquired Business or any of your or the Acquired Business’ subsidiaries, without the prior written consent of the Lead Arrangers if such solicitation of Required Approvals, arrangement of the Amendment or debt securities or syndicated bank financing would have, in the reasonable judgment of the Lead Arrangers, a detrimental effect upon the solicitation of the Required Approvals, arrangement of the Amendment or primary syndication of the New Revolving Credit Facility.

 

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It is understood and agreed that the Lead Arrangers will manage and control all aspects of the solicitation of the Required Approvals or, if applicable, the syndication in consultation with you, including decisions as to the selection of prospective Lenders (which selection shall, for the avoidance of doubt, be subject to your consent (not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed)), when commitments will be accepted, and final allocations of the commitments among the Lenders. You agree that no other agents, co-agents, arrangers, syndication agents or book managers or bookrunners will be appointed, no other titles will be awarded and no compensation (other than that expressly contemplated by the Fee Letter) will be paid in connection with the solicitation of the Required Approvals or, if applicable, the New Revolving Credit Facility unless otherwise agreed between the Commitment Parties and you. It is also understood and agreed that the amount and distribution of the fees among the Lenders will be at the sole and absolute discretion of the Lead Arrangers. You and we also agree that BNP Paribas will have “left” placement and Scotiabank will appear to its immediate right in any and all marketing materials or other documentation used in connection with the New Revolving Credit Facility.

Notwithstanding any other provision of this Commitment Letter to the contrary and notwithstanding any syndication, assignment or other transfer by the Initial Lenders, (a) the Initial Lenders shall not be relieved, released or novated from its obligations hereunder (including its obligation to fund its applicable percentage of the New Revolving Credit Facility on the Funding Date) in connection with any syndication, assignment or other transfer until after the funding of the New Revolving Credit Facility on the Funding Date, (b) no such syndication, assignment or other transfer shall become effective with respect to any portion of the Initial Lenders’ commitments in respect of the New Revolving Credit Facility until the funding of the New Revolving Credit Facility on the Funding Date, and (c) unless the Company agrees in writing, the Initial Lenders shall retain exclusive control over all rights and obligations with respect to its commitments in respect of the New Revolving Credit Facility, including all rights with respect to consents, waivers, modifications, supplements and amendments, until the Funding Date has occurred.

The Commitment Parties hereby acknowledge and agree that the syndication described in this Section 2 is not a condition to the obligation of the Initial Lenders to fund the New Revolving Credit Facility.

3. Information .

You hereby represent, warrant that (with respect to information provided by or relating to the Acquired Business or its respective operations or assets, to your knowledge) (a) all written factual information and written factual data, other than (i) the Projections (defined below), estimates, budgets and other forward-looking information and (ii) information of a general economic or industry specific nature (such written information and data other than as described in the immediately preceding clauses (i) and (ii), the “ Information ”), that has been or will be made available to the Lead Arrangers or the other Lenders, directly or indirectly, by you, the sellers of the Acquired Business, the Acquired Business or by any of your or their respective representatives on your behalf in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby, when taken as a whole after giving effect to all supplements and updates provided thereto, is or will be, when furnished, supplemented or updated, correct in all material respects and does not or will not, when furnished, supplemented or updated, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements contained therein not materially misleading in light of the circumstances under which such statements are made (after giving effect to all supplements and updates provided thereto through the later of the Closing Date and the Syndication Date) and (b) the Projections, when taken as a whole, have been, or will be, prepared in good faith based upon

 

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assumptions that are believed by you to be reasonable at the time prepared and at the time the related Projections are so furnished; it being understood that (i) the Projections are merely a prediction as to future events and are not to be viewed as facts, (ii) the Projections are subject to significant uncertainties and contingencies, many of which are beyond the control of you and/or the Acquired Business, and (iii) no assurance can be given that any particular Projections will be realized and that actual results during the period or periods covered by any such Projections may differ significantly from the projected results and such differences may be material. You agree that if, at any time prior to the later of the Syndication Date and the Closing Date, you become aware that any of the representations in the preceding sentence would be incorrect in any material respect if the Information or the Projections were being furnished and such representations were being made at such time, you will (or, with respect to Information and Projections concerning the Acquired Business, you will, subject to any applicable limitations on your rights as set forth in the Acquisition Agreement, use commercially reasonable efforts to) supplement the Information and the Projections from time to time until such later date such that (to your knowledge with respect to the Acquired Business and its subsidiaries) the representations and warranties will be correct under those circumstances, it being understood that such supplementation (to the extent made prior to the Closing Date) shall cure any breach of such representation and warranty. You understand that in arranging and syndicating the New Revolving Credit Facility, the Lead Arrangers will be using and relying on the Information and the Projections without independent verification thereof.

The Commitment Parties hereby acknowledge and agree that the requirement to provide the information described in this Section 3 is not a condition to the obligation of the Initial Lenders to fund the New Revolving Credit Facility.

4. Expenses; Indemnification .

Whether or not a definitive financing agreement is entered into, you shall pay (or cause to be paid) our reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses (including the reasonable fees and expenses of one primary law firm and one local counsel for each of BNP Paribas and Scotiabank in each reasonably necessary, relevant and material jurisdiction, professional fees of consultants and other experts, and syndication and due diligence expenses) incurred before or after the date of this Commitment Letter arising in connection with the Commitment Letter, the Fee Letter, the definitive documentation for the Amendment or New Revolving Credit Facility, the solicitation of the Required Approvals, the syndication of the New Revolving Credit Facility and the other transactions contemplated hereby, whether or not the Amendment or New Revolving Credit Facility closes; provided that you shall not be required to pay our legal expenses relating to enforcement of the Company’s rights under this Commitment Letter or the Fee Letter.

You hereby agree to indemnify and hold harmless the Administrative Agent, the Commitment Parties and their respective affiliates and each director, officer, employee, agent, attorney and affiliate thereof (each such person, an “ Indemnified Person ”) from and against any losses, claims, damages, liabilities or other expenses to which an Indemnified Person may become subject, insofar as such losses, claims, damages, liabilities (or actions or other proceedings commenced or threatened in respect thereof) or other expenses arise out of or in any way relate to or result from the Transaction, the solicitation of the Required Approvals, this Commitment Letter and the Fee Letter or any other transaction contemplated by the foregoing, and to reimburse, on demand, each Indemnified Person for any reasonable legal or other expenses of one primary law firm and one local counsel (and, in the case of an actual conflict of interest, one additional counsel to the affected Indemnified Persons) in each reasonably necessary, relevant and material jurisdiction, or other reasonable and documented out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with investigating, defending or participating in any such investigation, litigation or other proceeding (a “ Proceeding ”) (whether or not any such investigation, litigation or other proceeding involves claims made among you, the Acquired Business, its subsidiaries or any third party (other than any Indemnified

 

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Person), on the one hand, and any such Indemnified Person, on the other hand, and whether or not any such Indemnified Person is a party to any Proceeding out of which any such expenses arise); provided, the indemnity contained herein shall not apply to the extent that it is determined in a final nonappealable judgment by a court of competent jurisdiction that such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or other expenses result from (a) the bad faith, gross negligence or willful misconduct of any Indemnified Person or any material breach of any Indemnified Person’s obligations hereunder, (b) the material breach of any Indemnified Person’s obligations under this Commitment Letter, or (c) disputes arising solely among Indemnified Persons, other than (x) disputes involving BNP Paribas or Scotiabank solely in each of their respective capacities as administrative agent, amendment arranger, book-runner or lead arranger (as applicable) for the Amendment or, if applicable, the New Revolving Credit Facility but solely with respect to BNP Paribas or Scotiabank in such capacity and not to any other Indemnified Person, person or entity involved therewith and (y) claims not arising out of any act or omission of you, the Acquired Business or any of your or their respective subsidiaries or affiliates. You shall not be liable for any settlement of any Proceeding (or expenses solely in respect of such settlement) effected without your consent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned but in any event not be required during an event of default under the Existing Revolving Credit Agreement or, if applicable, the Credit Documents), but if settled with your written consent (if required), or if there is a final judgment against an Indemnified Person in any such Proceeding, you agree to indemnify and hold harmless each Indemnified Person to the extent and in the manner set forth above. You shall not, without the prior written consent of the affected Indemnified Person (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed), effect any settlement of any pending or threatened Proceeding against such Indemnified Person in respect of which indemnity could have been sought hereunder by such Indemnified Person unless such settlement (x) includes an unconditional release of such Indemnified Person from all liability or claims that are the subject matter of such Proceeding and (y) does not include any statement as to any admission of fault or culpability. The obligations to indemnify each Indemnified Person and to pay such legal and other expenses shall remain effective until the Closing Date, and thereafter the indemnification and expense reimbursement obligations contained herein shall automatically terminate and be superseded by those contained in the definitive documentation for the Amendment or, if applicable, the New Revolving Credit Facility pursuant to which the Company shall be liable for such indemnification and expense reimbursement obligations as provided therein. No party hereto shall be liable for any damages arising from the use by others of the Information or other materials obtained through internet, DebtDomain, SyndTrak, IntraLinks or similar information transmission systems in connection with the solicitation of the Required Approvals, the Amendment or the New Revolving Credit Facility, except to the extent any such damages are found in a final non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction to have resulted from the gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct of, or material breach of this Commitment Letter or the Fee Letter by, such person (or its controlled affiliates and controlling persons and their respective directors, officers, employees, partners, advisors, agents and other representatives); provided , nothing contained in this sentence shall limit your indemnification and reimbursement obligations to the extent expressly set forth herein. No Indemnified Person or any indemnifying person shall be responsible or liable to any other party or any other person for any indirect, consequential, punitive or special damages in connection with the Transaction, the solicitation of the Required Approvals, the New Revolving Credit Facility, this Commitment Letter, the Fee Letter or any other transaction contemplated by the foregoing. The foregoing provisions of this paragraph shall be in addition to any rights that any Indemnified Person may have at common law or otherwise.

5. Marketing Period .

You will afford us a marketing period of at least 20 consecutive business days (the “ Marketing Period ”) following the earlier of (x) launch of the general syndication of the Term Loan Facility (which launch will be deemed to occur on the date of the initial meeting (including telephonically) of the prospective Lenders) and (y) the delivery by the Borrower to the Lead Arrangers of the Required Information. “ Required Information ” will mean the materials required to be delivered pursuant to clauses (a) and (b) in paragraph 2 hereof.

 

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The Commitment Parties hereby acknowledge and agree that the Marketing Period described in this Section 5 is not a condition to the obligation of the Initial Lenders to fund the New Revolving Credit Facility.

6. Confidentiality and Sharing Information .

This Commitment Letter is delivered to you on the understanding that neither this Commitment Letter nor the Fee Letter nor any of their terms or substance shall be disclosed, directly or indirectly, by you to any other person or entity except (a) to your affiliates officers, directors, employees, attorneys, accountants and advisors who are directly involved in the consideration of this matter and on a confidential and need-to-know basis, (b) as required by applicable law or compulsory legal process or in connection with any pending legal proceeding or regulatory review (in each case under this clause (b), you agree, to the extent permitted by applicable law, to inform us promptly thereof) or (c) to the extent that such information becomes publicly available other than by reason of improper disclosure by you; provided that you may disclose this Commitment Letter and the Fee Letter (but as to the Fee Letter, only to the extent the Fee Letter has been redacted to delete all of the economic provisions thereof) (i) to the Acquired Business, its affiliates and their respective officers, directors, employees, attorneys, accountants, agents and advisors, in each case who are directly involved in the consideration of this matter and on a confidential and need-to-know basis, (ii) to any rating agencies, (iii) to actual or prospective counterparties (or their advisors) to any swap or derivative transaction relating to you or any of your affiliates or any of their respective obligations, (iv) after your acceptance of this Commitment Letter and the Fee Letter, in required filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission and other applicable regulatory authorities and stock exchanges, (v) in connection with any action or proceeding relating to this Commitment Letter, the Fee Letter or the transactions contemplated hereby or the enforcement of any rights hereunder or thereunder and (vi) as we may permit in writing.

We agree to hold all non-public information regarding you, the Acquired Business, your and its affiliates and business, identified as such by you and obtained by us in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby, in accordance with our respective customary procedures for handling confidential information of such nature, it being understood and agreed by you that, in any event, we (a) may make disclosures of such non-public information (i) to our affiliates and to our and our affiliates’ respective employees, legal counsel, independent auditors and other experts or agents and advisors or to our current or prospective financing sources and to other persons authorized by any of us to organize, present or disseminate such information in connection with disclosures otherwise made in accordance with this paragraph 6 (it being understood that the persons to whom such disclosure is made will be informed of the confidential nature of such information and instructed to keep such information confidential), (ii) to any actual or potential assignee, transferee, participant or securitization party of any rights, benefits, interests and/or obligations arising out of the New Revolving Credit Facility or to any direct or indirect contractual counterparties (or the professional advisors thereto) in swap or derivative transactions related to the New Revolving Credit Facility (it being understood that the persons to whom such disclosure is made will be informed of the confidential nature of such information and instructed to keep such information confidential), (iii) to (x) any rating agency in connection with rating you, your subsidiaries or the New Revolving Credit Facility or (y) the CUSIP Service Bureau or any similar agency in connection with the issuance and monitoring of CUSIP numbers with respect to the New Revolving Credit Facility, (iv) as required or requested by any regulatory authority purporting to have jurisdiction over any of us or any of our respective affiliates (including any self-regulatory authority, such as the National Association of Insurance Commissioners) (in which case the applicable Commitment Party shall, except with respect to any audit or examination conducted by bank accountants or any governmental bank regulatory

 

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authority exercising examination or regulatory authority, promptly notify you, in advance, to the extent lawfully permitted to do so), (v) to the extent required by order of any court, governmental agency or representative thereof or in any pending legal or administrative proceeding, or otherwise as required by applicable law or judicial process (in which case, to the extent permitted by law, the applicable Commitment Party agrees to inform you promptly thereof), (vi) in connection with any action or proceeding relating to this Commitment Letter, the Fee Letter or the transactions contemplated hereby or the enforcement of any rights hereunder or thereunder, (vii) for purposes of establishing a “due diligence” defense, (viii) with the consent of you, or (ix) to the extent such information (x) becomes publicly available other than as a result of a breach of this paragraph 6, (y) becomes available to us or any of our respective affiliates on a non-confidential basis from a source other than you, the Acquired Business, or your or their respective affiliates, or (z) is independently developed by us or any of our respective affiliates; (b) after the closing of the Transaction, may disclose the existence of the Amendment, or in the event of an Amendment Failure, the Credit Documents and the information about such Amendment or Credit Documents to market data collectors and similar services providers to the lending industry (including without limitation for league table designation purposes) and to service providers to us or any of our respective affiliates in connection with the administration and management of such Amendment or Credit Documents; and (c) after the closing of the Transaction, we may (at our own expense) place advertisements in financial and other newspapers and periodicals or on a home page or similar place for dissemination of information on the Internet or worldwide web as we may choose, and circulate similar promotional materials, in the form of a “tombstone” or otherwise describing the names of you and your affiliates (or any of them), and the amount, type and closing date with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby. Our respective obligations under this paragraph shall automatically terminate and be superseded by the confidentiality provisions contained in the definitive documentation for the Amendment or, in the event of an Amendment Failure, the definitive documentation for the New Revolving Credit Facility upon the initial funding of the New Revolving Credit Facility.

You agree, on behalf of yourself and your affiliates, that all information (including but not limited to the Projections) provided by or on behalf of you and your affiliates to us in connection with soliciting the Required Approvals or the New Revolving Credit Facility may be disseminated by or on behalf of us and made available to prospective Lenders who have agreed to be bound by customary confidentiality undertakings (including, “click-through” agreements), all in accordance with our and our respective affiliates’ standard loan syndication practices (whether transmitted electronically by means of a website, e-mail or otherwise, or made available orally or in writing, including at prospective Lender or other meetings). You hereby further authorize us to download copies of your and the Acquired Business’ logos from their respective websites and post copies thereof on a DebtDomain, SyndTrak, IntraLinks or similar workspace and use such logos on any confidential information memoranda, presentations and other marketing materials.

7. Absence of Fiduciary Relationship; Affiliate Activities .

You acknowledge that any Commitment Party or its affiliates may be providing financing or other services to parties whose interests may conflict with yours. You further acknowledge and agree that (a) no fiduciary, advisory or agency relationship between you and us or any of our respective affiliates is intended to be or has been created in respect of any of the transactions contemplated by this Commitment Letter, irrespective of whether we or any of our respective affiliates has advised or is advising you on other matters, (b) the Commitment Parties, on the one hand, and you, on the other hand, have an arms-length business relationship that does not directly or indirectly give rise to, nor do you rely on, any fiduciary duty on the part of any Commitment Party, (c) you are capable of evaluating and understanding, and you understand and accept, the terms, risks and conditions of the transactions contemplated by the Commitment Letter, (d) you have been advised that each Commitment Party is engaged in a broad range of transactions that may involve interests that differ from your interests and that none of the Commitment

 

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Parties has any obligation to disclose such interests and transactions to you by virtue of any fiduciary, advisory or agency relationship, and (e) you waive, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any claims you may have against any Commitment Party for breach of fiduciary duty or alleged breach of fiduciary duty and agree that none of the Commitment Parties shall have any liability (whether direct or indirect) to you in respect of such a fiduciary duty claim or to any person asserting a fiduciary duty claim on behalf of or in right of you, including your stockholders, employees or creditors. Additionally, you acknowledge and agree that none of the Commitment Parties is advising you as to any legal, tax, investment, accounting or regulatory matters in any jurisdiction. You shall consult with your own advisors concerning such matters and shall be responsible for making your own independent investigation and appraisal of the transactions contemplated hereby, and none of the Commitment Parties shall have any responsibility or liability to you with respect thereto. Any review by any Commitment Party of the Company, the Acquired Business, the Transaction, the other transactions contemplated hereby or other matters relating to such transactions will be performed solely for the benefit of such Commitment Party and shall not be on behalf of you or any of your affiliates.

8. PATRIOT Act Notification .

We hereby notify you that pursuant to the requirements of the USA PATRIOT Improvement and Reauthorization Act, Title III of Pub. L. 109-177 (signed into law March 9, 2009) (as amended from time to time, the “ PATRIOT Act ”), each of us and each of the Lenders may be required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies the Company and any other borrowers under the New Revolving Credit Facility, which information includes the name, address, tax identification number and other information regarding the Company and such other borrowers that will allow us and the Lenders to identify the Company and such other borrowers in accordance with the PATRIOT Act. This notice is given in accordance with the requirements of the PATRIOT Act and is effective as to us and each Lender.

9. Governing Law; Submission to Jurisdiction; Waiver of Jury Trial .

This Commitment Letter and the Fee Letter shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York. Each of the parties hereto expressly agrees that the state or federal courts located in New York County, State of New York shall have exclusive jurisdiction to hear and determine any claims pertaining to this Commitment Letter and the Fee Letter or any transaction relating hereto, any other financing related thereto, and any investigation, litigation or proceeding related to or arising out of any such matter and hereby submits and consents in advance to such jurisdiction in any action or suit commenced in any such court, and hereby waives any objection which any of them may have based on lack of personal jurisdiction, improper venue or inconvenient forum, provided, that, notwithstanding the preceding sentence and the governing law provisions of this Commitment Letter and the Fee Letter, it is understood and agreed that (a) the interpretation of the definition of “Company Material Adverse Effect” and whether there shall have occurred a “Company Material Adverse Effect,” (b) whether the Acquisition has been consummated in accordance with the terms of the Acquisition Agreement (as defined in Annex C) and (c) whether the Specified Acquisition Agreement Representations (as defined in Annex C) are true and correct in all material respects as of the Funding Date (or, with respect to such representations that are qualified by materiality, material adverse effect or language of similar effect are true and correct in all respects as of the Funding Date) and whether the Company has the right to terminate its obligations, or decline to consummate the Acquisition, under the Acquisition Agreement as a result of such representations and warranties failing to be true and correct, shall be determined in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware without regard to conflict of laws principles that may be applicable under conflicts of laws principles (whether of the State of Delaware or any other jurisdiction). Each of the parties hereto 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 any Commitment Party in the negotiation, performance or enforcement hereof or thereof.

 

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10. Surviving Provisions .

Paragraphs 5-10 hereof shall (except as otherwise therein provided) remain in full force and effect regardless of whether the definitive documentation with respect to the Amendment or the Credit Documents are executed and delivered and notwithstanding the termination of this Commitment Letter or any commitment or undertaking of the Commitment Parties hereunder. In addition, in the event the Credit Documents are executed and delivered, the provisions in paragraph 2 hereof shall survive until the Syndication Date.

11. Assignment; Amendments; Counterparts; Etc.

This Commitment Letter is not assignable by you (other than to affiliates reasonably acceptable to the Commitment Parties in connection with the structuring of the Transaction) without our prior written consent and is intended to be solely for the benefit of the parties hereto and each Indemnified Person. Any and all obligations of, and services to be provided by, the Commitment Parties hereunder may be performed and any and all rights of the Commitment Parties hereunder may be exercised by or through any of its affiliates or branches. This Commitment Letter and the Fee Letter may not be amended or waived except by an instrument in writing signed by the Commitment Parties and you. This Commitment Letter and the Fee Letter may be executed in counterparts which, when taken together, shall constitute one original. Delivery of an executed counterpart of this Commitment Letter or the Fee Letter by telecopier, facsimile or electronic format (i.e., “pdf” or “tif”) shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart thereof.

This Commitment Letter, together with the Fee Letter, embodies the entire agreement and understanding among us, you and your affiliates with respect to the New Revolving Credit Facility and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings, whether written or oral, relating to the specific matters hereof. Matters that are not covered or made clear in this Commitment Letter or in the Fee Letter are subject to mutual agreement of the parties hereto. No party has been authorized by any Commitment Party to make any oral or written statements that are inconsistent with this Commitment Letter.

12. Acceptance and Termination .

This Commitment Letter and all commitments and undertakings of the Commitment Parties hereunder will expire automatically and without further action or notice and without further obligation to you at 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on August 1, 2017 unless you execute this Commitment Letter and the Fee Letter and return them prior to that time to (i) BNP Paribas at 787 Seventh Avenue, New York, New York 10019, Attention: Brendan Heneghan and (ii) Scotiabank at 250 Vesey Street, New York, New York 10281, Attention: Michael Grad. Thereafter, all commitments and undertakings of the Commitment Parties hereunder will expire on the earliest to occur of (a) August 1, 2018, unless the Closing Date occurs on or prior thereto, (b) any time after the execution of the Acquisition Agreement and prior to the consummation of the Transaction, the date of the termination of the Acquisition Agreement (other than with respect to ongoing indemnities, confidentiality provisions and similar provisions), and (c) the closing of the Acquisition without the receipt of the Required Approvals or the use of the New Revolving Credit Facility.

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

 

Sincerely yours,
BNP PARIBAS SECURITIES CORP.
By:  

/s/ Brendan Heneghan

  Name: Brendan Heneghan
  Title: Director
By:  

/s/ Karim Remtoula

  Name: Karim Remtoula
  Title: Vice President
BNP PARIBAS
By:  

/s/ Brendan Heneghan

  Name: Brendan Heneghan
  Title: Director
By:  

/s/ Karim Remtoula

  Name: Karim Remtoula
  Title: Vice President

[Signature page to Commitment Letter]


THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA
By:  

/s/ Michael Grad

  Name: Michael Grad
  Title: Director

 

[Signature page to Commitment Letter]


Agreed and Accepted
this 1st day of August, 2017
JACOBS ENGINEERING GROUP INC.
By:  

/s/ Kevin C. Berryman

  Name: Kevin C. Berryman
  Title: Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

 

[Signature page to Commitment Letter]


SCHEDULE I

Commitments

 

Initial Lenders

   Commitments  

BNP Paribas

   $ 800,000,000  

The Bank of Nova Scotia

   $ 800,000,000  

Total

   $ 1,600,000,000  


Execution Copy

Annex A

JACOBS ENGINEERING GROUP INC.

$1,600,000,000 Senior Unsecured Revolving Credit Facility

Summary of Terms and Conditions

This Summary of Terms and Conditions describes the principal terms of the New Revolving Credit Facility referred to in the Commitment Letter of which this Annex A is a part. All capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the meanings given to them in the Commitment Letter.

 

Borrower:    Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (the “ Company ”) and certain subsidiaries of the Company (each a “ Designated Borrower ” and, together with the Company, the “ Borrowers ” and each, a “ Borrower ”).
Joint Lead Arrangers and Joint Bookrunners:    BNP Paribas Securities Corp (“ BNPPSC ”) and The Bank of Nova Scotia (“ Scotiabank ”), in their capacities as Joint Lead Arrangers and Joint Bookrunners (collectively, the “ Lead Arrangers ”).
Administrative Agent:    BNP Paribas (“ BNPP ”) in its capacity as administrative agent (the “ Administrative Agent ”).
Syndication Agent:    To be determined.
Documentation Agent:    To be determined.
Lenders:    Such banks, financial institutions and other lenders (including BNPP and Scotiabank, collectively, the “ Lenders ”) selected by the Lead Arrangers.
Transaction:    The acquisition (the “ Acquisition ”) of “Project Charlotte” and its subsidiaries (the “ Acquired Business ”), the Term Loan Facility, the Amendment or, if the Required Approvals are not obtained, the New Revolving Credit Facility, the repayment of certain existing indebtedness of the Acquired Business, and the payment of all related fees and expenses (collectively, the “ Transaction ”).
Closing Date:    The date on which all conditions listed on the Conditions to Closing Schedule have occurred (the “ Closing Date ”).
Funding Date:    The date on which the Acquisition is consummated and the initial funding of the New Revolving Credit Facility has occurred (the “ Funding Date ”), but in any event no later than August 1, 2018 (the “ Outside Date ”).
Revolving Credit Facility:    $1,600,000,000 senior unsecured revolving credit facility (the “ New Revolving Credit Facility ”, and the commitments under the New Revolving Credit Facility are referred to herein as the “ Commitments ”, and the loans thereunder, together with (unless the context otherwise requires) the Swing Line Loans (as defined below), the “ New Revolving Loans ”).

 

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The New Revolving Credit Facility will include a $1,055,000,000 multicurrency tranche (“ Tranche 1 ”, and the commitments under Tranche 1 are referred to herein as the “ Tranche 1 Commitments ” and the loans thereunder, the “ Tranche 1 Loans ) and (ii) a $545,000,000 multicurrency tranche (“ Tranche 2 ”, and the commitments under Tranche 2 are referred to herein as the “ Tranche 2 Commitments ” and the loans thereunder, the “ Tranche 2 Loans ).

 

A portion of the Tranche 1 Commitments, in amounts and on terms substantially consistent with the Existing Revolving Credit Agreement, will be made available to certain of the Borrowers by the Administrative Agent (in such capacity, the “ Swing Line Lender ”) as swing line loans (the “ Swing Line Loans ”).

 

A portion of the Tranche 1 Commitments, in amounts and on terms substantially consistent with the Existing Revolving Credit Agreement, will be made available to certain of the Borrowers by the Administrative Agent (and each other consenting Lender that is acceptable to the Company and the Administrative Agent (each, an “ Issuing Lender ”)) for the issuance of letters of credit (“ Letters of Credit ”).

Increase in Commitments:

   The New Revolving Credit Facility will permit the Borrowers to increase Commitments under the New Revolving Credit Facility in amounts and on terms substantially consistent with the Existing Revolving Credit Agreement.

Credit Documents:

   The definitive financing documentation for the New Revolving Credit Facility (the “ Credit Documents ”) will contain conditions to borrowing, representations, warranties, financial, affirmative and negative covenants and events of default, in each case, with customary exceptions, qualifications, baskets, grace periods and thresholds to be mutually agreed, as set forth in this Term Sheet and as are usual and customary for financings of this kind and such other terms as may be mutually agreed; it being understood and agreed that the terms and conditions of the Credit Documents will be substantially consistent with the terms and conditions of the Existing Revolving Credit Agreement, as modified to incorporate the Required Approvals (the “ Amended Revolving Credit Agreement ”).

Purpose/Use of Proceeds:

   Proceeds will be used to fund the Transaction, including to refinance all amounts outstanding under the Existing Revolving Credit Agreement.

Availability:

   Amounts available under the New Revolving Credit Facility may be borrowed, repaid and reborrowed on and after the Funding Date until the maturity date. If the New Revolving Loans have not been funded on or prior to the earlier of (a) the date of termination of the Acquisition Agreement in accordance with its terms and (b) the Outside Date (such earlier date, the “ Termination Date ”), the New Revolving Credit Facility shall be permanently cancelled.

 

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Maturity:    Same as the revolving credit commitments under the Existing Revolving Credit Agreement.
Guarantees:    Substantially consistent to the guarantees under the Existing Revolving Credit Agreement.
Interest Rate:   

At the Borrowers’ option, the New Revolving Loans will bear interest as follows:

 

•    Adjusted Eurodollar Rate plus the Applicable Margin , or

 

•    Base Rate plus the Applicable Margin.

 

As used herein, the terms “Adjusted Eurodollar Rate” and “Base Rate” will have meanings customary and appropriate for financings of this type (including with respect to statutory reserve requirements), and the basis for calculating accrued interest and the interest periods for New Revolving Loans bearing interest based upon the Adjusted Eurodollar Rate (“ Eurodollar Loans ”) will be customary and appropriate for financings of this type; provided , that the Adjusted Eurodollar Rate shall be no less than zero. In no event will New Revolving Loans bearing interest based upon the Base Rate (“ Base Rate Loans ”) be less than the sum of (a) the one-month Adjusted Eurodollar Rate (after giving effect to any “floor”) plus (b) the difference between the applicable stated margin for Eurodollar Loans and the applicable stated margin for Base Rate Loans. Each Swing Line Loan will be outstanding only as a Base Rate Loan.

 

As used herein, the term “Applicable Margin”, means the following percentage per annum, based upon the following Consolidated Leverage Ratio level:

 

Consolidated Leverage Ratio

   Eurodollar Loans     Base Rate Loans  

£ 1.25:1.00

     1.000     0.000

> 1.25:1.00 but < 1.75:1.00

     1.250     0.250

³ 1.75:1.00 but < 2.25:1.00

     1.375     0.375

³ 2.25:1.00

     1.500     0.500

 

   After the occurrence and during the continuance of a payment or bankruptcy event of default, interest on all amounts then outstanding will accrue at the following rates: (a) with respect to obligations other than Tranche 2 Loans and Letter of Credit Fees, (x) the Base Rate plus (y) the Applicable Margin, if any, applicable to Base Rate Loans (iii)

 

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plus an additional two percentage points (2.00%) per annum , provided, however, that with respect to Eurodollar Loans, the default rate shall be an otherwise applicable rate plus 2% per annum. (b) with respect to the Tranche 2 Loans, (x) the otherwise applicable rate (or if no such rate, then by reference to the Base Rate) plus (y) an additional two percentage points (2.00%) per annum and (c) with respect to Letter of Credit Fees, a rate equal to (x) the Applicable Margin plus (y) an additional two percentage points (2.00%) per annum .

 

For purposes of determining the Applicable Margin described above and Fees described below, Consolidated Leverage Ratio, Consolidated Net Income and Consolidated EBITDA will be defined in a manner substantially consistent with the Existing Revolving Credit Agreement (without giving effect to any amendments or modification to the definitions of Consolidated Net Income or Consolidated EBITDA as described herein).

Interest Payments:    Quarterly for Base Rate Loans; except as set forth below, on the last day of selected interest periods (which will be one, two, three and six months (or, if available, twelve months, with the consent of all affected Lenders), for Eurodollar Loans (and at the end of every three months, in the case of interest periods longer than three months); and upon prepayment (to the extent accrued on the amount being prepaid), in each case payable in arrears and computed on the basis of a 360-day year (365/366 day year with respect to Base Rate Loans).
Fee:   

Commitment Fees : Payable to the Lenders under the New Revolving Credit Facility equal to (x) 0.100% per annum , times (y) the daily average undrawn portion of the New Revolving Credit Facility (reduced by the amount of Letters of Credit issued and outstanding), with step- ups to (i) 0.150% per annum based on a Consolidated Leverage Ratio of greater than 1.25:1.00, but less than 1.75:1.00, (ii) 0.200% per annum based on a Consolidated Leverage Ratio of equal to or greater than 1.75:1.00, but less than 2.25:1.00 and (iii) 0.250% per annum based on a Consolidated Leverage Ratio of greater than 2.25:1.00.

 

Letter of Credit Fees : Payable to Lenders under the New Revolving Credit Facility equal to (a) in the case of Financial Credits (as defined in the Existing Revolving Credit Agreement): (x) the applicable margin then in effect for Eurodollar Loans under the Revolving Facility, times (y) the daily average maximum amount available under all issued and undrawn Letters of Credit and (b) in the case of Performance Credits (as defined in the Existing Revolving Credit Agreement): (x) 0.625% per annum , times (y) the daily average maximum amount available under all issued and undrawn Letters of Credit, with step-ups to (i) 0.750% per annum based on a Consolidated Leverage Ratio of greater than 1.25:1.00, but less than 1.75:1.00, (ii) 0.875% per annum based on a Consolidated Leverage Ratio of equal to or greater than 1.75:1.00, but less than 2.25:1.00, and (iii) 1.000% per annum based on a Consolidated Leverage Ratio of greater than 2.25:1.00.

 

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Each of the foregoing fees will be computed on the basis of a 360-day year and actual days elapsed and will accrue and be payable quarterly in arrears.

 

In addition, the Borrowers will pay to each Issuing Lender certain other customary fees assessed with respect to each Letter of Credit issued thereby.

Other Fees:    See separate confidential Fee Letter.
Amortization:    Payable at maturity (no required amortization).
Voluntary Prepayments:    Voluntary prepayments may be made subject to provisions substantially consistent with those under the Existing Revolving Credit Agreement.
Representations and Warranties:    Substantially consistent with the Existing Revolving Credit Agreement.
Financial Definitions:    See Annex D for the definitions of Consolidated Net Income and Consolidated EBITDA, solely for the purpose of testing compliance with the Consolidated Leverage Ratio and Consolidated Net Worth.
Financial Covenants:   

Substantially consistent with the Existing Revolving Credit Agreement, except the level of the Consolidated Leverage Ratio test shall be modified as follows:

 

a.      with respect to any fiscal quarter ending on or prior to the one year anniversary of the Closing Date, 3.25:1.00; and

 

b.      thereafter, 3.00:1.00;

 

provided that , at the request of the Company following a material Permitted Acquisition (other than the Acquisition), such level shall be increased to 3.50:1.00 for a period of twelve months (“ Elevated Compliance Period ”); provided further, that the Consolidated Leverage Ratio shall be brought within the 3.00:1:00 level required by the Consolidated Leverage Ratio test for one full fiscal quarter period prior to any subsequent Elevated Compliance Period.

Affirmative Covenants:    Substantially consistent with the Existing Revolving Credit Agreement.
Negative Covenants:    Substantially consistent with the Existing Revolving Credit Agreement.
Events of Default:    Substantially consistent with the Existing Revolving Credit Agreement.
Conditions Precedent to the Closing Date:    The conditions to the closing of the New Revolving Credit Facility on the Closing Date will be subject only to those conditions listed in the Conditions to Closing Schedule.
Conditions Precedent to the Borrowings and Issuances on the Funding Date:    The conditions to the initial funding of the New Revolving Credit Facility and the issuances of any Letters of Credit on the Funding Date will be subject only to those conditions listed in the Conditions to Funding Schedule.

 

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Conditions Precedent to Subsequent Borrowings and Issuances:    Substantially consistent with the Existing Revolving Credit Agreement.
Assignments and Participations:    Substantially consistent with the Existing Revolving Credit Agreement.
Amendments and Waivers:    Substantially consistent with the Existing Revolving Credit Agreement.
Taxes; Yield Protection; “EU Bail-In”:   

The Credit Documents will provide that all payments are to be made free and clear of any taxes, imposts, assessments, withholdings or other deductions whatsoever, subject in each case to customary exceptions.

 

The Borrowers will indemnify the Lenders against customary Eurodollar Rate breakage costs as well as all increased costs of capital resulting from reserve requirements or otherwise imposed, in each case subject to customary increased costs, capital adequacy and similar provisions to the extent not taken into account in the calculation of the Base Rate or Adjusted Eurodollar Rate. The Credit Documents will include customary “EU Bail-In” provisions.

Non-Consenting and Defaulting Lenders:    Substantially consistent with the Existing Revolving Credit Agreement.
Indemnity and Expenses:    Substantially consistent with the Existing Revolving Credit Agreement.
Governing Law and Forum:    New York.
Counsel to Lead Arrangers and Administrative Agent:    Winston & Strawn LLP.

 

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Annex B

Schedule of Conditions Precedent to the New Revolving Credit Facility on the Closing Date

This Schedule of Conditions Precedent to the New Revolving Credit Facility sets forth the conditions to closing the New Revolving Credit Facility on the Closing Date and is the Conditions to Closing Schedule referred to in the Commitment Letter of which this Annex B is a part. Certain capitalized terms used herein are defined in the Commitment Letter, the Summary of Terms and Conditions attached thereto as Annex A and the Conditions to Funding Schedule attached thereto as Annex C.

 

1. Representations and Warranties . Each of the representations and warranties made by Borrowers set forth in the Credit Documents relating to (a) existence, qualification and power (as to the execution, delivery and performance of the applicable Credit Documents); (b) authorization (as to the execution, delivery, and performance of the applicable Credit Documents); (c) binding effect and enforceability of the Credit Documents; (d) no conflicts of the Credit Documents with charter documents or applicable law; (e) margin regulations and Investment Company Act, (f) use of proceeds not violating OFAC, PATRIOT ACT or FCPA; (g) solvency; (h) status of the New Revolving Credit Facility as senior debt and (i) no payment, financial covenants (tested on a standalone (non-pro-forma) basis and without giving effect to the Acquisition or any indebtedness incurred in connection with the Acquisition) or bankruptcy Event of Default (the “ Specified Representations ”) shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the Closing Date (provided any such representations that are qualified by materiality, material adverse effect or language of similar effect shall be true and correct in all respects as of the Closing Date).

 

2. Credit Documents . The Borrowers and all other relevant parties will have executed and delivered the applicable Credit Documents.

 

3. Financial Information . The Lead Arrangers will have received (a) audited consolidated balance sheets and related statements of income, stockholders’ equity and cash flows of the Company as of the last day of and for the three most recently completed fiscal years ended at least 90 days prior to the Closing Date, and the Lead Arrangers hereby acknowledge receipt of such financial statements for the 2016 fiscal year of the Company; (b) unaudited consolidated balance sheets and related statements of income, stockholders’ equity and cash flows of the Company as of the last day of and for each subsequent fiscal quarter (other than the fourth fiscal quarter of the fiscal year of the Acquired Business) ended at least 45 days prior to the Closing Date, and the Lead Arrangers hereby acknowledge receipt of such financial statements for the fiscal quarter ending on March 31, 2017; (c) pro forma balance sheet and income statements of the Company as of and for the twelve-month period ending on the last day of the most recently completed four fiscal quarter period for which financial statements have been delivered pursuant to this paragraph, prepared after giving effect to the Transaction as if the Transaction had occurred as of such date (in the case of the balance sheet) or at the beginning of such period (in the case of such statement of income); and (d) financial projections prepared by the Company and its subsidiaries on an annual basis thereafter to and including 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020, which financial projections are in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Lead Arrangers, and the Lead Arrangers hereby acknowledge receipt of financial projections which satisfy the requirements of this paragraph 3(d).

 

4. Fees and Expenses . All fees and expenses related to the Transaction payable to the Lead Arrangers, the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and third party service providers that are specifically required to be paid on the Closing Date by the Term Sheet and under the Commitment Letter and the Fee Letter shall have been paid.

 

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5. Closing Deliverables . The Company will have delivered the following: (a) customary evidence of authorization of the Credit Documents; (b) customary officer’s certificates; (c) good standing certificates (to the extent applicable) in the jurisdiction of organization of the Borrowers; (d) a customary solvency certificate on a consolidated basis from the chief financial officer of the Company; and (e) customary legal opinions. So long as requested by the Administrative Agents at least ten business days prior to the Closing Date, the Administrative Agent will have received, no later than five business days prior to the Closing Date, all documentation and other information reasonably necessary for reasonably satisfactory compliance with applicable know your customer and anti-money laundering rules and regulations and the PATRIOT Act.

 

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Annex C

Schedule of Conditions Precedent to the New Revolving Credit Facility on the Funding Date

This Schedule of Conditions Precedent to the New Revolving Credit Facility sets forth the conditions to the initial availability and borrowing of the New Revolving Credit Facility on the Funding Date and is the Conditions to Funding Schedule referred to in the Commitment Letter of which this Annex C is a part. Certain capitalized terms used herein are defined in the Commitment Letter, the Summary of Terms and Conditions attached thereto as Annex A and the Conditions to Closing Schedule attached thereto as Annex B.

 

1. Concurrent Transactions . Concurrent with or prior to the initial availability of and borrowing under New Revolving Credit Facility on the Funding Date, the following will occur:

(a) The Company and each other party to the Term Loan Credit Facility shall have executed and delivered the Term Loan Credit Facility Documentation on terms consistent with the Term Loan Facility Commitment Letter and otherwise reasonably satisfactory to the Commitment Parties.    

(b) The Acquisition will have been consummated in accordance with the terms of the Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of the date of the Commitment Letter, among the Company, the Charlotte entity specified therein and the other parties thereto (as amended, supplemented, or otherwise modified in accordance with this paragraph 2(b), the “ Acquisition Agreement ”), which will be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Lead Arrangers (and the Lead Arrangers hereby acknowledge that the Acquisition Agreement delivered to them as of August 1, 2017 is satisfactory), and all conditions precedent for the Company to the consummation of the Acquisition, as set forth in the Acquisition Agreement, will have been satisfied in all material respects without any waiver, amendment, supplement or other modification that is materially adverse to the Lenders unless the Lead Arrangers will have consented thereto; provided that (x) any change in the definition of “Company Material Adverse Effect” (as defined in the Acquisition Agreement) and (y) any materially adverse modifications to any of the following provisions contained in Sections 7.3, 8.9, 8.12 and 8.15 of the Acquisition Agreement that relate to the Administrative Agent’s or any Lender’s liability, jurisdiction, or status as a third party beneficiary under the Acquisition Agreement, in each case, shall be deemed to be materially adverse to the interest of the Lenders.

 

2. Representations and Warranties .

(a) Each of the Specified Representations shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the Funding Date (provided any such representations that are qualified by materiality, material adverse effect or language of similar effect shall be true and correct in all respects as of the Funding Date).

(b) Each of the representations and warranties made by the Acquired Business in the Acquisition Agreement as are material to the interests of the Lenders (the Specified Acquisition Agreement Representations ”) shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the Funding Date (provided any such representations that are qualified by materiality, material adverse effect or language of similar effect shall be true and correct in all respects as of the Funding Date), but only to the extent that Company has the right to terminate its obligations, or decline to consummate the Acquisition, under the Acquisition Agreement as a result of such representations and warranties failing to be true and correct.

 

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3. No Material Adverse Change . Since the date of the Acquisition Agreement, there has not occurred any change, event, development, condition, occurrence or effect or state of facts that has had a Company Material Adverse Effect (as defined in the Acquisition Agreement).

 

4. Financial Information . The Lead Arrangers will have received (a) audited consolidated balance sheets and related statements of income, stockholders’ equity and cash flows of the Acquired Business as of the last day of and for the three most recently completed fiscal years ended at least 90 days prior to the Funding Date, and the Lead Arrangers hereby acknowledge receipt of such financial statements for the 2014, 2015, and 2016 fiscal years of the Acquired Business; and (b) unaudited consolidated balance sheets and related statements of income, stockholders’ equity and cash flows of the Acquired Business as of the last day of and for each subsequent fiscal quarter (other than the fourth fiscal quarter of the fiscal year of the Acquired Business) ended at least 45 days prior to the Funding Date, and the Lead Arrangers hereby acknowledge receipt of such financial statements for the fiscal quarter ending on March 31, 2017;

 

5. Fees and Expenses . All fees and expenses related to the Transaction payable to the Lead Arrangers, the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and third party service providers that are specifically required to be paid on the Funding Date by the Term Sheet and under the Commitment Letter and the Fee Letter shall have been paid.

 

6. Funding Deliverables . The Administrative Agent shall have received an executed notice of borrowing for the funding of the New Revolving Credit Facility and reasonably satisfactory confirmation of arrangements for the repayment of and release of liens with respect to all existing third-party indebtedness for borrowed money of the Borrowers and the Acquired Business (except for Permitted Surviving Debt).

 

7. Funding Date . The Funding Date will have occurred on or prior to the Termination Date.    

 

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Annex D

Consolidated Net Income and Consolidated EBITDA Definitions

Consolidated Net Income ” means, for any period, the consolidated net income of the Company and its

Subsidiaries as determined in accordance with GAAP.

Consolidated EBITDA ” means, for any period, an amount determined for the Company and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis equal to:

(a) Consolidated Net Income for such period, plus ,

(b) the following to the extent deducted in calculating such Consolidated Net Income, the sum, without duplication, of amounts for:

 

  i. Consolidated Interest Charges,

 

  ii. the provision for Federal, state, local and foreign income taxes payable by the Company and its Subsidiaries,

 

  iii. depreciation and amortization,

 

  iv. any extraordinary, unusual, infrequent or non-recurring losses,

 

  v. any costs, charges, accruals, reserves or expenses attributable to the undertaking and/or implementation of cost savings, operating expense reductions, restructuring, severance, business optimization, integration, transition, decommissioning, lease termination payments, consolidation and other restructuring costs, charges, accruals, reserves or expenses in an amount not to exceed (i) with respect to any four-fiscal quarter period the last day of which is on or prior to the first anniversary of the consummation of the Charlotte Acquisition (x) $200,000,000 in the aggregate in respect of any such cash costs, charges, accruals, reserves or expenses attributable to Company and its Subsidiaries (other than the Acquired Business) and (y) $200,000,000 in the aggregate in respect any such cash costs, charges, accruals, reserves or expenses attributable to the Acquired Business, and (ii) with respect to any four-fiscal quarter period the last day of which is after the first anniversary of the consummation of the Charlotte Acquisition, the greater of (x) 10% of Consolidated EBITDA (calculated prior to giving effect to any adjustment pursuant to this clause) and (y) $100,000,000, in the aggregate in respect any such cash costs, charges, accruals, reserves or expenses attributable to the Company and its Subsidiaries (including the Acquired Business), provided that, in calculating the amount of cash costs, charges, accruals, reserves or expenses attributable to the Company and its Subsidiaries (including the Acquired Business) for purposes of this clause (b)(v)(ii), any amount of cash costs, charges, accruals, reserves or expenses attributable to the Company and its Subsidiaries (including the Acquired Business) included pursuant to clause (b)(v)(i)(x) or (y) above during such four fiscal quarter period shall count towards the limit described in this clause (b)(v)(ii),

 

  vi. fees and expenses in connection with the Acquisition and the related transactions contemplated by the Acquisition Agreement (including fees and expenses related to the Amendment, the New Revolving Credit Facility and the entry into the Term Loan Credit Agreement),

 

  vii. fees and expenses incurred during such period in connection with any proposed or actual equity issuance or any proposed or actual issuance or incurrence of any Indebtedness, or any proposed or actual Acquisitions, Investments or Dispositions, including any financing fees and any merger and acquisition fees,

 

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  viii. any losses during such period resulting from the sale or Disposition of any assets of, or the discontinuation of any operations of, in each case, the Company or any Subsidiary,

 

  ix. non-cash charges and expenses that are either (a) related to stock option awards or other equity compensation, (b) in connection with any Acquisition, Investment or Disposition or (c) impairment charges,

 

  x. any other non-cash charges or expenses ( provided , that any cash payment made with respect to any such non-cash charge shall be subtracted in computing Consolidated EBITDA during the period in which such cash payment is made), and

 

  xi. any cash or non-cash charges related to project losses in an aggregate amount not to exceed $50,000,000 for the twelve month period following the consummation of the Charlotte Acquisition, minus ,

(c) without duplication and to the extent included in arriving at such Consolidated Net Income, any extraordinary, unusual, infrequent or non-recurring gains for such period,

provided , however , that if there has occurred a Permitted Acquisition, Investment or Disposition during the relevant period, Consolidated EBITDA shall be calculated, at the option of the Company, on a pro forma basis after giving effect to such Permitted Acquisition, Investment or Disposition as if such Permitted Acquisition, Investment or Disposition occurred on the first day of such period, and

provided , further , that Consolidated EBITDA may, at the option of the Company, be further adjusted for any pro forma adjustments that are made in accordance with the SEC pro forma reporting rules under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

 

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Exhibit 99.1

 

LOGO    LOGO
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE    August 2, 2017

Jacobs to Acquire CH2M to Create Premier $15 Billion Global Solutions Provider

 

    Extends Complementary Capabilities Across Jacobs’ Global Platform to Deliver Differentiated Client Value Proposition and Accelerate Profitable Growth

 

    Provides Jacobs with Leading Position and New Expertise in Targeted High Margin, High Growth Infrastructure and Government Services Sectors, Which Will Represent 56% of Pro Forma Revenue Compared to 45% Currently

 

    Transaction Equity Value of $2.85 Billion to be Paid 60% in Cash and 40% in Jacobs Common Stock

 

    $150 Million in Annual Cost Synergies Expected

 

    Enterprise Value Multiple of 6.9x TTM Adjusted EBITDA, Including Full Run-Rate of Cost Synergies

 

    Expected to be 25% Accretive to Jacobs’ Adjusted Cash Earnings Per Share and 15% Accretive to Adjusted Earnings Per Share in the First Full Year Post-Close

 

    Maintains Jacobs’ Investment Grade Credit Profile with Net Debt-to-TTM Adjusted EBITDA of 1.9x Following Close of Transaction

DALLAS and DENVER – Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (NYSE:JEC) and CH2M HILL Companies Ltd. today announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which Jacobs will acquire all of the outstanding shares of CH2M in a cash and stock transaction with an enterprise value (EV) of approximately $3.27 billion, including approximately $416 million of CH2M net debt.

The combination unites two industry-leading, innovative companies with complementary capabilities, cultures and relationships, resulting in a differentiated, end-to-end value proposition for clients and an enhanced platform for sustainable, profitable growth.

With trailing twelve month (TTM) revenues of $4.4 billion 1 and a team of 20,000 employees, CH2M is a world-renowned design, engineering and program management firm, and is a leader in key infrastructure and government service sectors that Jacobs has previously targeted for growth, including water, transportation, environmental and nuclear. Applying CH2M’s advanced design, technical and program management expertise across Jacobs’ global footprint will enable the combined company to deliver more solutions to more clients in both the government and private sector.

 

1   Pro forma for the deconsolidation of CNEA JV (a large nuclear project in a consolidated Canadian joint venture)


“By increasing our industry reach and adding to our already extensive skills, this transaction enhances our value to our clients and bolsters Jacobs’ position as a premier consulting, design, engineering, construction, and operations and maintenance technical services firm. CH2M brings to Jacobs a talented, engaged team with capabilities and values that are very complementary to our own. Together, we will bring more solutions to our clients, give more opportunity to our employees and create increased value for Jacobs’ shareholders. In addition this transaction is consistent with our M&A criteria, accelerating our ability to achieve our financial growth targets and propelling Jacobs toward our vision of providing innovative solutions for a more connected, sustainable world,” said Steve Demetriou, Jacobs’ Chairman and CEO.

“We are delighted about the prospects of combining CH2M with Jacobs,” said CH2M Chairman and CEO Jacqueline Hinman. “Since late 2014, we’ve been transparent about our plans to pursue an ownership transition, providing sustained access to capital for growth. Considering all of the options, we focused on securing greater opportunities for our employees, delivering superior value to our clients and enhanced value for our stockholders, all while continuing to serve the higher purpose our company is known for, providing sustainable solutions for a better world. Throughout this time, we strengthened our business portfolio and performance, which put us in a position to deliver the best possible value and outcome for the future of the company. This was the unanimous choice of our Board, and the value Jacobs will provide to our stockholders, reflects genuine appreciation for our employees and the world-class work we deliver to our clients.”

Compelling Strategic Benefits: Advancing Jacobs’ Strategy to Grow in High Margin, High Growth Business Lines 2

 

    Provides Leading Position in Infrastructure, Including Water and Transportation: Water represents an approximately $100 billion opportunity, growing 4% to 5% on a compounded annual rate. Engineering News-Record has identified CH2M as the top water design firm in the world. By leveraging CH2M’s world-renowned technical expertise in water across Jacobs’ global operating platform and strong project delivery skills, the combined company will have a premier global water business with the scale, critical mass and experience needed to more fully capitalize on industry growth trends.

Jacobs is already a global leader in the resource-constrained $300 billion transportation sector, which includes highways, rail, aviation and ports, and is growing 4% to 5% on a compounded annual rate. This sector has large spend and significant momentum given population growth and associated need for all transportation modes in multiple geographies, particularly in the United States, Australia, New Zealand, Southeast Asia, the Middle East and the United Kingdom. Jacobs’ premier position in transportation with CH2M is expected to make the combined company an employer of choice, enabling it to better attract and retain talent and address the sector’s resource constraints. Capitalizing on Jacobs’ and CH2M’s combined talent, resources and scale creates a unique opportunity to better serve clients and improve the quality and dependability of their infrastructure.

 

 

2   Source for all business line opportunity figures: Internal assessment and third-party research

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    Better Positions Jacobs to Achieve Significant Growth in the Government Services Sector by Establishing Jacobs as a Tier 1 Service Provider to the Global Nuclear Industry and Significantly Expanding its Environmental Capabilities: Nuclear represents an approximately $145 billion opportunity, growing 2% to 3% on a compounded annual basis, with nuclear-related projects requiring specialized capabilities that are difficult to replicate. CH2M’s preeminent brand for program and project delivery in large scale environmental remediation in the nuclear industry, coupled with Jacobs’ complementary experience with governmental agencies around the world, including nuclear decommissioning, create significant business expansion opportunities.

Environmental work represents an approximately $160 billion opportunity, growing 4% to 5% on a compounded annual rate. The combined company will have among the broadest and deepest environmental capabilities in the industry. In addition, CH2M’s environmental expertise builds on Jacobs’ existing U.S. Federal client base, positioning the combined company to be a stronger partner for global government clients. Further, this leading environmental capability, from planning and permitting to remediation, is transferable across Jacobs’ private sector client base, creating the opportunity for substantial upside potential for the combined company.

 

    Strengthens Capabilities in Industrials, and Petroleum and Chemicals: In Industrials, the transaction combines both companies’ superior engineering skills and proven construction management of high tech facilities to result in world-class clean manufacturing expertise. This differentiated, end-to-end offering will better position Jacobs to respond to cyclical customer requirements in this sector.

The transaction also enhances Jacobs’ existing position in the petroleum and chemicals industry by providing additional operational and maintenance capabilities for upstream and midstream clients and enabling infrastructure for major petroleum and chemicals projects.

Compelling Financial Benefits: Delivering on Jacobs’ M&A Framework

 

    Creates Significant Cost Savings: Jacobs expects to achieve $150 million of annual run-rate cost savings by the end of the second year following the close of the transaction. Savings are expected to come from real estate, optimization of corporate operations, alignment of organizational structures, procurement and IT systems. Jacobs expects to incur approximately $225 million in one-time costs to achieve these savings.

 

    Creates Significant Upside Revenue Potential: Through this transaction, Jacobs expects to serve more clients with more solutions in more geographies around the world. This differentiator, combined with CH2M’s proven Program Management / Construction Management (PM/CM) expertise, is expected to create significant revenue upside potential given the companies’ complementary offerings and cross-sell opportunities. For example, following the close of the transaction, Jacobs will be able to offer CH2M’s water capabilities to existing Jacobs clients, deepening the company’s relationships in this growing sector and expanding Jacobs’ scope of work.

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    Transaction Value Represents Attractive Multiple: The transaction value represents an attractive enterprise value multiple of 6.9x TTM adjusted EBITDA 3 , including cost synergies. Excluding the synergy benefits, the transaction enterprise value represents a multiple of 10.1x TTM adjusted EBITDA. TTM adjusted EBITDA through June 2017 for CH2M is $323 million 3 .

 

    Strong Accretion to Jacobs’ Earnings: The transaction is expected to be 25% accretive to Jacobs’ adjusted cash earnings per share and 15% accretive to Jacobs’ adjusted earnings per share in the first full year post-close 4 .

 

    Maintains Jacobs’ Strong Balance Sheet and Financial Flexibility: Following the close of the transaction, Jacobs expects to maintain an investment grade credit profile with net debt-to-TTM adjusted EBITDA of 1.9x.

 

    Maintains Jacobs’ Low-Risk Profile: Post-close, 85% of Jacobs’ combined revenue is expected to be derived from projects with reimbursable or lower risk services – continuing to be one of the best risk profiles in the industry.

Comprehensive, Focused, Disciplined Integration Plan

Jacobs has formed an Integration Management Office (IMO) to oversee the integration of the two companies. The IMO will be jointly led by senior executives from both companies on a dedicated, full-time basis, including, as announced separately today, Gary Mandel, most recently Jacobs President of Petroleum & Chemicals, who has been appointed Executive Vice President of Integration for Jacobs, and Lisa Glatch, Executive Vice President for Growth and Sales at CH2M. In addition, Jacobs has hired a leading independent consulting firm to support the integration. Rigorous integration processes and protocols are being established to ensure transparency and accountability for synergy capture. Jacobs’ executive leadership team will be actively involved in integration planning with the Company’s Board of Directors engaged in oversight. At the close of the transaction, Jacobs’ Board will be expanded to include an additional director from CH2M.

In connection with integration planning, Demetriou continued, “Jacobs is leveraging lessons learned from past experiences and is focused on critical success factors, including retaining talent, building on the strong culture foundations of both companies, ensuring base business performance, and developing and delivering cost and growth synergies.

“Jacobs and CH2M have complementary cultures and shared values that put people at the heart of the business. With this foundation and the clear integration plan we have developed, we expect to successfully bring our companies together. We admire CH2M’s engaging culture and look forward to coming together as we work to realize the full benefits of a united team.”

 

 

 

3   TTM as of June 2017; excludes restructuring charges and Inpex/MOPAC changes in project estimates
4   Adjusted cash earnings per share and adjusted earnings per share exclude transaction and integration costs. Adjusted earnings per share also excludes estimated amortization of intangibles

Jacobs Engineering Group Inc.


Terms and Financing

Under the terms of the merger agreement, which has been unanimously approved by the Boards of Directors of both companies, CH2M’s stockholders will have the option to elect to receive either $88.08 in cash, 1.6693 shares of Jacobs common stock or a mix of $52.85 in cash and 0.6677 shares of Jacobs common stock subject to proration such that the aggregate consideration paid to CH2M stockholders will equal 60% cash and 40% Jacobs common stock. Following the close of the transaction, CH2M stockholders will own 15% of Jacobs shares on a fully diluted basis based on the number of Jacobs shares outstanding today.

The transaction is not subject to a financing condition. Jacobs expects to finance the $2.4 billion cash required for the transaction through a combination of cash on hand, borrowings under the Company’s existing revolving credit facility and $1.2 billion of new committed 3-year term debt arranged by BNP Paribas and The Bank of Nova Scotia. Jacobs’ post-close liquidity is expected to remain robust at approximately $900 million.

Approvals

The transaction, which is expected to close in Jacobs’ fiscal 2018 first quarter, is subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions, including regulatory approvals and approval by CH2M stockholders. Apollo Global Management, LLC (NYSE: APO), which has an approximately 18% voting interest in CH2M, has agreed to vote in favor of the transaction.

Advisors

Perella Weinberg Partners LP and Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC are serving as financial advisors to Jacobs. Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP and Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz are serving as legal counsel to Jacobs.

BofA Merrill Lynch and Credit Suisse are serving as financial advisors to CH2M. Latham & Watkins LLP and Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A. are serving as legal counsel to CH2M.

Jacobs Conference Call and Webcast

Jacobs will host a conference call today, August 2, 2017, at 7:30 A.M. CT / 8:30 A.M. ET to discuss this announcement with the financial community. The conference call can be accessed by dialing (833) 231-8270 (U.S./Canada) or (647) 689-4115 (International) and giving the passcode 65134301. A replay of the call will be available from August 2, 2017 until August 8, 2017 by dialing (800) 585-8367 (U.S./Canada) or (416) 621-4642 (International) and by entering the passcode 65134301.

Interested parties can listen to the conference call and view accompanying slides on the internet at www.Jacobs.com.

Jacobs Engineering Group Inc.


CH2M Conference Call and Webcast

CH2M will host a special Stockholder Call today, August 2, 2017 at 10:00 A.M. MT / 12:00 P.M. ET, to discuss the details of its proposed combination with Jacobs. Further information about how to participate may be found at ir.ch2m.com.

Note to Editors: Additional information about the transaction can be found at www.Jacobs.com/CH2M.

About Jacobs

Jacobs is one of the world’s largest and most diverse providers of full-spectrum technical, professional and construction services for industrial, commercial and government organizations globally. The company employs over 54,000 people and operates in more than 25 countries around the world. For more information, visit www.jacobs.com.

About CH2M

More than 20,000 employees strong, CH2M leads the professional services industry delivering sustainable solutions to promote positive societal, environmental and economic outcomes through the delivery of infrastructure. CH2Mers make a positive difference providing consulting, design, engineering, operations and maintenance, and program management services for clients needing world-class solutions in environmental; industrial and advanced facilities; transportation; and water, from iconic infrastructure like the Panama Canal to the 2012 Olympic Games in London.

Ranked among the World’s Most Ethical Companies and top firms in environmental consulting and program management, CH2M is the only firm in the engineering and construction industry to receive several prestigious awards, such as the World Environment Center Gold Medal Award for International Corporate Achievement in Sustainable Development, the Stockholm Industry Water Award for its leadership in potable water reuse, and the Catalyst Award for our success in recruiting, developing and advancing women in the workplace. Connect with CH2M at www.ch2m.com; LinkedIn; Twitter; and Facebook.

Jacobs Engineering Group Inc.


Forward Looking Statements

Certain statements contained in this document constitute forward-looking statements as such term is defined in Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and such statements are intended to be covered by the safe harbor provided by the same. Statements made in this press release that are not based on historical fact are forward-looking statements, including statements regarding whether and when the proposed transaction between Jacobs and CH2M will be consummated and the anticipated benefits thereof. Although such statements are based on management’s current estimates and expectations, and currently available competitive, financial, and economic data, forward-looking statements are inherently uncertain, and you should not place undue reliance on such statements as actual results may differ materially. We caution the reader that there are a variety of risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from what is contained, projected or implied by our forward-looking statements. The potential risks and uncertainties include, among others, the possibility that CH2M may be unable to obtain required stockholder approval or that other conditions to closing the transaction may not be satisfied, such that the transaction will not close or that the closing may be delayed; general economic conditions; the possibility of unexpected costs, liabilities or delays in connection with the transaction; risks that the transaction disrupts current plans and operations of the parties to the transaction; the ability to recognize the benefits of the transaction; the amount of the costs, fees, expenses and charges related to the transaction and the actual terms of any financings that will be obtained for the transaction; the outcome of any legal proceedings related to the transaction; the occurrence of any event, change or other circumstances that could give rise to the termination of the transaction agreement. For a description of some additional factors that may occur that could cause actual results to differ from our forward-looking statements see Jacobs’ Annual Report on Form 10-K for the period ended September 30, 2016, and CH2M’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the period ended December 30, 2016 and in particular ”Risk Factors” discussing thereunder, as well as Jacobs’ and CH2M’s other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Neither Jacobs nor CH2M is under any duty to update any of the forward-looking statements after the date of this press release to conform to actual results, except as required by applicable law.

Additional Information and Where to Find It

In connection with the proposed acquisition of CH2M by Jacobs pursuant to the terms of an Agreement and Plan of Merger by and among CH2M, Jacobs and Basketball Merger Sub Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Jacobs (“Merger Sub”), Jacobs intends to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) a Registration Statement on Form S-4 (the “Form S-4”) that will contain a proxy statement of CH2M and a prospectus of Jacobs, which proxy statement/prospectus will be mailed or otherwise disseminated to CH2M’s stockholders when it becomes available. BEFORE MAKING ANY VOTING OR INVESTMENT DECISION, INVESTORS ARE URGED TO READ THE PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS (INCLUDING ALL AMENDMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTS) BECAUSE THEY WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT JACOBS, CH2M AND THE MERGER. Investors may obtain free copies of the proxy statement/prospectus when it becomes available, as well as other filings containing information about Jacobs and CH2M, without charge, at the SEC’s Internet website (http://www.sec.gov). Copies of these documents may also be obtained for free from the companies’ websites at www.jacobs.com or www.ch2m.com

Participants in Solicitation

Jacobs, CH2M and their respective officers and directors may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies from the stockholders of CH2M in connection with the proposed Merger of Merger Sub with and into CH2M. Information about Jacobs’ executive officers and directors is set forth in its Annual Report on Form 10-K, which was filed with the SEC on November 22, 2016 and its proxy statement for its 2017 annual meeting of stockholders, which was filed with the SEC on December 9, 2016. Information about CH2M’s executive officers and directors is set forth in its Annual Report on Form 10-K, which was filed with the SEC on March 7, 2017, and the proxy statements for its 2017 annual meeting of stockholders, which was filed with the SEC on April 24, 2017. Investors may obtain more detailed information regarding the direct and indirect interests of Jacobs, CH2M and their respective executive officers and directors in the acquisition by reading the preliminary and definitive proxy statement/prospectus regarding the proposed transaction when it is filed with the SEC. When available, you may obtain free copies of these documents as described in the preceding paragraph.

No Offer or Solicitation

This press release relates to a proposed business combination between Jacobs and CH2M. This press release is for informational purposes only and shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities, nor shall there be any sale of securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to the registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction. This document is not a substitute for the prospectus or any other document that Jacobs or CH2M may file with the SEC in connection with the proposed transaction. No offering of securities shall be made, except by means of a prospectus meeting the requirements of Section 10 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

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Contacts for Jacobs

Media

Mendi Head

Vice President, Global Communications

214 920 8015 - office

972 743 7699 - mobile

mendi.head@jacobs.com

 

Joele Frank, Wilkinson Brimmer Katcher

Barrett Golden or Joseph Sala

212 355 4449

 

Investors

Jonathan Doros

Vice President, Investor Relations

214 583 8596 – office

817 239 3457

jonathan.doros@jacobs.com

  

Contact for CH2M

CH2M Corporate Communications

Lorrie Paul Crum

720 286 0255 – office

303 525 2916 – mobile

lorrie.crum@ch2m.com

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