UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 8-K

 

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): June 28, 2018

 

 

ECHELON CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   001-37755   77-0203595

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

2901 Patrick Henry Drive

Santa Clara, California 95054

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

(408) 938-5200

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

 

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.

On June 28, 2018, Echelon Corporation (the “Company”) entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”) with Adesto Technologies Corporation (“Parent”) and Circuit Acquisition Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent (“Merger Sub”).

The Merger Agreement provides for the merger of Merger Sub with and into the Company (the “Merger”), with the Company surviving as a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent.

At the effective time of the Merger, each share of common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Common Stock”), of the Company issued and outstanding as of immediately prior to the effective time of the Merger (other than shares held by (1) Parent, the Company or their respective subsidiaries; or (2) stockholders who have properly and validly exercised their appraisal rights under Delaware law) will be cancelled and automatically converted into the right to receive cash in an amount equal to $8.50 per share, without interest (the “Per Share Price”).

At the effective time of the Merger, whether vested or unvested, all shares of Common Stock underlying (1) option awards will be converted into the right to receive the spread between the Per Share Price and the applicable exercise price and (2) restricted stock unit awards will be converted into the right to receive the Per Share Price, with any performance targets deemed to be satisfied at the target level of performance.

Consummation of the Merger is subject to certain conditions, including (1) the receipt of the necessary approval from the Company’s stockholders; and (2) the absence of any law or order prohibiting the Merger. Each of Parent’s and the Company’s obligations to consummate the Merger are also subject to certain additional customary conditions, including (1) subject to specific standards, the accuracy of the representations and warranties of the other party; (2) performance in all material respects by the other party of its obligations under the Merger Agreement; and (3) the absence of a material adverse effect with respect to the Company since the date of the Merger Agreement. The Merger is not conditioned upon Parent’s receipt of financing.

The Company has made customary representations and warranties in the Merger Agreement and has agreed to customary covenants regarding the operation of the business of the Company and its subsidiaries prior to the closing of the Merger. The Company is also subject to customary restrictions on its ability to solicit alternative acquisition proposals from third parties and to provide information to, and enter into discussions or negotiations with, third parties regarding alternative acquisition proposals. However, prior to the receipt of the approval of the Merger from the Company’s stockholders, the solicitation restrictions are subject to a customary “fiduciary out” provision that allows the Company, under certain circumstances, to provide information to, and enter into discussions or negotiations with, third parties with respect to an alternative acquisition proposal if the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) determines in good faith (after consultation with its independent financial advisor and outside legal counsel) that (1) such alternative acquisition proposal constitutes or would reasonably be expected to lead to a superior proposal and (2) the failure to take such actions would be reasonably expected to be inconsistent with its fiduciary duties pursuant to applicable law.

The Merger Agreement contains certain termination rights for the Company and Parent, including that either Parent or the Company may terminate the Merger Agreement, subject to certain limitations, if the Merger is not consummated by December 1, 2018. Upon termination of the Merger Agreement under specified circumstances, the Company will be required to pay Parent a termination fee of $1,540,000, less the amount of any expenses previously paid to Parent. Specifically, this termination fee will be payable by the Company to Parent if the Merger Agreement is terminated by (1) Parent if at any time the Board has withdrawn or modified its recommendation of the Merger; or (2) the Company in connection with the Company accepting a superior proposal. This termination fee will also be payable by the Company to Parent if the Merger Agreement is terminated in certain circumstances and prior to such termination (but after the date of the Merger Agreement), a proposal to acquire at least 50% of the Company’s stock or assets is made by a third party and the Company subsequently consummates, or enters into a definitive agreement providing for, a transaction involving the acquisition of at least 50% of its stock or assets within one year of the termination and such transaction is subsequently consummated. Generally, the Company will be required to reimburse Parent for up to $440,000 of its expenses if the Merger Agreement is terminated because (1) the Merger is not consummated by December 1, 2018 and the Company’s stockholders have not approved the Merger; or (2) the Company fails to obtain the requisite stockholder approval of the Merger and the termination fee is not then otherwise payable by the Company to Parent.


Upon termination of the Merger Agreement under specified circumstances, Parent will be required to pay the Company a termination fee of $4,410,000. Specifically, if the Merger Agreement is terminated by the Company after Parent fails to consummate the Merger within three business days after the satisfaction or waiver of all closing conditions, then this termination fee will be payable by Parent to the Company. This termination right is not available to the Company until the later of (1) three business days after obtaining the requisite stockholder approval or (2) September 15, 2018. The Merger Agreement permits Adesto to extend this date to September 30, 2018, in certain circumstances.

The Merger Agreement also provides that the Company, on one hand, or Parent and Merger Sub, on the other hand, may specifically enforce each party’s respective obligations under the Merger Agreement.

The Merger Agreement contains representations and warranties by each of Parent, Merger Sub and the Company. These representations and warranties were made solely for the benefit of the parties to the Merger Agreement and:

 

    should not be treated as categorical statements of fact, but rather as a way of allocating the risk to one of the parties if those statements prove to be inaccurate;

 

    may have been qualified in the Merger Agreement by disclosures that were made to the other party in connection with the negotiation of the Merger Agreement;

 

    may apply contractual standards of “materiality” that are different from “materiality” under applicable securities laws; and

 

    were made only as of the date of the Merger Agreement or such other date or dates as may be specified in the Merger Agreement.

In connection with the Merger, on June 28, 2018, the Board approved an amendment (the “Tax Plan Amendment”) to the Tax Benefit Preservation Plan, dated as of April 22, 2016, as amended on April 17, 2017 (as amended, the “Tax Plan”), by and between the Company and Computershare Inc., as rights agent (the “Rights Agent”), to exclude Parent from the definition of “Acquiring Person” provided under the Tax Plan. On June 28, 2018, the Company and the Rights Agent executed the Tax Plan Amendment.

The foregoing description of the Merger Agreement, the transactions contemplated thereby and the Tax Plan Amendment is only a summary, does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Merger Agreement, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 2.1, and to the full text of the Tax Plan Amendment, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit 4.1 each of which is incorporated by reference.

 

Item 3.03. Material Modification to Rights of Security Holders.

The information included in the last two paragraphs of Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated by reference into this Item 3.03.

 

Item 5.03 Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws

On June 28, 2018, the Board amended and restated the Company’s bylaws (as amended, the “Amended Bylaws”) to include a forum selection clause that establishes the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware as the sole and exclusive forum for certain legal claims and actions, unless the Company consents in writing to the selection of an alternate forum.

The foregoing description of the Amended Bylaws is only a summary, does not purport to be complete, and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Amended Bylaws, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 3.1, and is incorporated into this report by reference.

 

Item 8.01 Other Events.

On June 28, 2018, the Company and Parent issued a joint press release announcing their entry into the Merger Agreement, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by reference.


Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits.

 

Exhibit No.   

Description

2.1    Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of June 28, 2018, by and among Adesto Technologies Corporation, Circuit Acquisition Corporation and Echelon Corporation*
3.1    Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company
4.1    Second Amendment to Tax Benefit Preservation Plan, dated as of June 28, 2018, by and between the Company and the Rights Agent
99.1    Press Release of Echelon Corporation dated June 29, 2018

 

* Schedules have been omitted pursuant to Item 601(b)(2) of Regulation S-K. Echelon Corporation agrees to furnish supplementally to the Securities and Exchange Commission a copy of any omitted schedule upon request.


SIGNATURE

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

 

ECHELON CORPORATION
By:   /s/ C. Michael Marszewski
  C. Michael Marszewski
  Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Date: June 29, 2018

Exhibit 2.1

EXECUTION VERSION

AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER

among

ADESTO TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION,

CIRCUIT ACQUISITION CORPORATION

and

ECHELON CORPORATION

Dated June 28, 2018


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

              Page  
Article I DEFINITIONS & INTERPRETATIONS      1  
  1.1    Certain Definitions      1  
  1.2    Additional Definitions      16  
  1.3    Certain Interpretations      17  
  1.4    Company Disclosure Letter      20  
Article II THE MERGER      20  
  2.1    The Merger      20  
  2.2    The Effective Time      20  
  2.3    The Closing      20  
  2.4    Effect of the Merger      21  
  2.5    Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws      21  
  2.6    Directors and Officers of the Surviving Corporation      21  
  2.7    Effect on Capital Stock      22  
  2.8    Equity Awards      23  
  2.9    Exchange of Certificates      24  
  2.10    No Further Ownership Rights in Company Common Stock      27  
  2.11    Lost, Stolen or Destroyed Certificates      27  
  2.12    Required Withholding      27  
  2.13    Future Dividends or Distributions      28  
  2.14    Necessary Further Actions      28  
Article III REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY      28  
  3.1    Subsidiaries; Due Organization; Authority      28  
  3.2    Charter and Bylaws      29  
  3.3    Capitalization, etc.      29  
  3.4    SEC Filings; Financial Statements      31  
  3.5    Absence of Changes      33  
  3.6    Real Property; Leaseholds      35  
  3.7    Intellectual Property      36  
  3.8    Contracts      39  
  3.9    Large Customers; Large Suppliers      39  
  3.10    Compliance with Laws; Export Control Laws      40  
  3.11    Compliance with Anti-Corruption Laws      41  
  3.12    Governmental Authorizations      41  
  3.13    Tax Matters      41  
  3.14    Employee and Labor Matters; Benefit Plans      42  
  3.15    Environmental Matters      44  
  3.16    Insurance      45  

 

 

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

(continued)

 

              Page  
  3.17    Transactions with Affiliates      45  
  3.18    Legal Proceedings; Orders      45  
  3.19    Authority; Binding Nature of Agreement      45  
  3.20    Inapplicability of Anti-Takeover Statutes      46  
  3.21    Vote Required      46  
  3.22    Non-Contravention; Governmental Consents      46  
  3.23    Financial Advisor      47  
  3.24    Fairness Opinion      47  
  3.25    Transaction Expenses      47  
  3.26    Related Party Transactions      47  
  3.27    Exclusivity of Representations and Warranties      47  
Article IV REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF PARENT AND MERGER SUB      48  
  4.1    Valid Existence, etc.      48  
  4.2    Authority; Binding Nature of Agreement      49  
  4.3    Non-Contravention; Governmental Consents      49  
  4.4    Financial Advisor      49  
  4.5    No Ownership of Company Common Stock      49  
  4.6    Merger Sub      50  
  4.7    Legal Proceedings      50  
  4.8    No Orders      50  
  4.9    No Parent Vote or Approval Required      50  
  4.10    Financing      50  
  4.11    Absence of Stockholder and Management Arrangements      50  
  4.12    Solvency      51  
  4.13    Exclusivity of Representations and Warranties      51  
Article V INTERIM OPERATIONS OF THE COMPANY      52  
  5.1    Affirmative Obligations      52  
  5.2    Forbearance Covenants.      52  
  5.3    No Solicitation      56  
  5.4    No Control of the Other Party’s Business      61  
Article VI ADDITIONAL COVENANTS      61  
  6.1    Efforts; Required Actions and Forbearance      61  
  6.2    Proxy Statement and Other Required SEC Filings      62  
  6.3    Company Stockholder Meeting      64  
  6.4    Financing      65  
  6.5    Financing Cooperation      67  
  6.6    Anti-Takeover Laws      72  
  6.7    Access      72  
  6.8    Section 16(b) Exemption      73  

 

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

(continued)

 

              Page  
  6.9    Directors’ and Officers’ Exculpation, Indemnification and Insurance      73  
  6.10    Employee Matters      76  
  6.11    Obligations of Merger Sub      78  
  6.12    Notification of Certain Matters      78  
  6.13    Public Statements and Disclosures      79  
  6.14    Transaction Litigation      79  
  6.15    Stock Exchange Delisting; Deregistration      80  
  6.16    Parent Vote at Merger Sub      80  
  6.17    NOL Plan      80  
  6.18    Closing Statement      80  
Article VII CONDITIONS TO THE MERGER      81  
  7.1    Conditions to Each Party’s Obligations to Effect the Merger      81  
  7.2    Conditions to the Obligations of Parent and Merger Sub to Effect the Merger      81  
  7.3    Conditions to the Company’s Obligations to Effect the Merger      82  
Article VIII TERMINATION, AMENDMENT AND WAIVER      83  
  8.1    Termination      83  
  8.2    Manner and Notice of Termination; Effect of Termination      84  
  8.3    Fees and Expenses      86  
  8.4    Amendment      89  
  8.5    Extension; Waiver      89  
Article IX GENERAL PROVISIONS      89  
  9.1    Survival of Representations, Warranties and Covenants      89  
  9.2    Notices      89  
  9.3    Assignment      91  
  9.4    Confidentiality      91  
  9.5    Entire Agreement      91  
  9.6    Third Party Beneficiaries      91  
  9.7    Severability      92  
  9.8    Remedies      92  
  9.9    Governing Law      93  
  9.10    Consent to Jurisdiction      93  
  9.11    WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL      93  
  9.12    Counterparts      94  
  9.13    No Limitation      94  

 

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AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER

This agreement and plan of merger (this “ Agreement ”) is dated June 28, 2018 (the “ Agreement Date ”), among Adesto Technologies Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“ Parent ”), Circuit Acquisition Corporation, a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent (“ Merger Sub ”), and Echelon Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”). Each of Parent, Merger Sub and the Company are sometimes referred to as a “ Party .” All capitalized terms that are used in this Agreement have the meanings given to them in Article I.

RECITALS

A. The Company Board has (i) determined that it is in the best interests of the Company and the Company Stockholders, and declared it advisable, to enter into this Agreement providing for the merger of Merger Sub with and into the Company (collectively with the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement, the “ Merger ”) in accordance with the DGCL upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement; (ii) determined that neither Parent nor Merger Sub shall be considered an “Acquiring Person” for purposes of the Tax Benefit Preservation Plan, dated as of April 22, 2016 and amended from time to time prior to the date hereof (the “ NOL Plan ”), by and between the Company and Computershare Inc., as rights agent, and that neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement nor the consummation of the Merger or any other transaction contemplated by this Agreement shall give rise to a “Distribution Date” or a “Shares Acquisition Date” under the NOL Plan; (iii) approved the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Company, the performance by the Company of its covenants and other obligations in this Agreement, and the consummation of the Merger upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement; (iv) directed that the adoption of this Agreement be submitted to a vote of the Company Stockholders; and (v) recommended that the Company Stockholders vote in favor of the adoption of this Agreement in accordance with the DGCL.

B. The board of directors of each of Parent and Merger Sub have (i) declared it advisable to enter into this Agreement; and (ii) approved the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the performance of their respective covenants and other obligations under this Agreement, and the consummation of the Merger upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement.

AGREEMENT

The Parties therefore agree as follows:

ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS & INTERPRETATIONS

1.1 Certain Definitions . For all purposes of this Agreement, the following capitalized terms have the following respective meanings:

(a) “ 2016 Equity Incentive Plan ” means the Company’s 2016 Equity Incentive Plan, approved by the Company Stockholders on October 4, 2016.

 

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(b) “ 2016 Inducement Equity Incentive Plan ” means the Company’s 2016 Inducement Equity Incentive Plan, as adopted effective April 20, 2016.

(c) “ Acceptable Confidentiality Agreement ” means a confidentiality agreement containing terms no less favorable to the Company than those contained in the Confidentiality Agreement (except for such changes specifically necessary in order for the Company to be able to comply with its obligations under this Agreement), it being understood that such confidentiality agreement need not contain any “standstill” or similar provisions or otherwise prohibit the making of any Acquisition Proposal, and that such confidentiality agreement may not prohibit, or adversely affect the rights of the Company thereunder upon, compliance by the Company with any of the terms of this Agreement.

(d) “ Acquired Entities ” means the Company and the Company Subsidiaries.

(e) “ Acquisition Proposal ” means any offer or proposal (other than an offer or proposal by Parent or Merger Sub) relating to an Acquisition Transaction.

(f) “ Acquisition Transaction ” means any transaction or series of related transactions (other than the Merger) involving:

(i) any direct or indirect purchase or other acquisition by any Person or Group, whether from the Company or any other Person, of securities representing more than 15% of the total outstanding voting power of the Company after giving effect to the consummation of such purchase or other acquisition, including pursuant to a tender offer or exchange offer by any Person or Group that, if consummated in accordance with its terms, would result in such Person or Group beneficially owning more than 15% of the total outstanding voting power of the Company after giving effect to the consummation of such tender offer or exchange offer;

(ii) any direct or indirect purchase (including by way of a merger, consolidation, business combination, recapitalization, reorganization, liquidation, dissolution or other transaction) or other acquisition by any Person or Group of assets constituting or accounting for more than 15% of the revenue, net income or consolidated assets of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries, taken as a whole; or

(iii) any merger, consolidation, business combination, recapitalization, reorganization, liquidation, dissolution or other transaction involving the Company (or any of the Company Subsidiaries whose business accounts for more than 15% of the revenue, net income or consolidated assets of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries, taken as a whole), where the stockholders of the Company (or such Company Subsidiary) prior to the transaction will not own, directly or indirectly, at least 85% of the surviving company.

 

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

(h) “ Business Day ” means each day that is not a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco is closed.

(i) “ Bylaws ” means the bylaws of the Company in effect as of the Agreement Date.

(j) “ Capitalization Date ” means 5:00 p.m., Pacific time, on June 22, 2018.

(k) “ Certificate of Merger ” means the certificate of merger, in customary form, relating to the Merger.

(l) “ Charter ” means the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company in effect as of the Agreement Date.

(m) “ Chosen Courts ” means the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware and any state appellate court therefrom within the State of Delaware (or, if the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware does not have subject matter jurisdiction (but only in such event), then the United States District Court for the District of Delaware or, if jurisdiction is not then available in the United States District Court for the District of Delaware (but only in such event), then any Delaware state court).

(n) “ Code ” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

(o) “ Company Benefit Plan ” means each material “employee benefit plan” (as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA), whether or not subject to ERISA, and each material employment, bonus, stock option, stock purchase or other equity-based, benefit, incentive compensation, profit sharing, savings, retirement, disability, insurance, vacation, deferred compensation, severance, termination, retention, change of control and other similar material fringe, welfare or other employee benefit plans, programs, agreements, contracts, policies or binding arrangements (whether or not in writing) that is in each case maintained or contributed to for the benefit of any current or former employee of the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries or any other trade or business (whether or not incorporated) that would be treated as a single employer with the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries pursuant to Section 414 of the Code (an “ ERISA Affiliate ”).

(p) “ Company Board ” means the Board of Directors of the Company.

(q) “ Company Capital Stock ” means the Company Common Stock and the Company Preferred Stock.

(r) “ Company Common Stock ” means the common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Company.

 

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(s) “ Company Equity Plans ” means, collectively, the Company’s 1997 Stock Plan (as amended and restated on each of March 26, 2004, August 18, 2010 and April 3, 2013), the 2016 Equity Incentive Plan and the 2016 Inducement Equity Incentive Plan.

(t) “ Company Financial Advisor ” means Piper Jaffray & Co.

(u) “ Company Financial Statements ” means the: (i) audited consolidated balance sheets of the Acquired Entities as of December 31, 2015, December 31, 2016, and December 31, 2017, and the related audited consolidated statements of operations, statement of comprehensive loss, statements of stockholders’ equity and statements of cash flows of the Acquired Entities for the years then ended, including the notes thereto and the reports of the Company’s independent public accounting firm thereon; and (ii) unaudited consolidated balance sheet of the Acquired Entities as of March 31, 2018, and the related unaudited consolidated statements of operations, statements of comprehensive loss, statements of stockholders’ equity and statements of cash flows of the Acquired Entities for the three months then ended.

(v) “ Company Intellectual Property Rights ” means any Intellectual Property Rights that are owned by the any of the Acquired Entities, or that any of the Acquired Entities purport to own, including the Company Registered Intellectual Property Rights.

(w) “ Company Material Adverse Effect ” means any change, event, violation, inaccuracy, effect or circumstance (each, an “ Effect ”) that, individually or taken together with all other Effects that exist or have occurred prior to the date of determination of the occurrence of the Company Material Adverse Effect, (A) has had or would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the business, financial condition or results of operations of the Acquired Entities, taken as a whole; or (B) would reasonably be expected to prevent or materially impair or materially delay the consummation of the Merger. None of the following (by itself or when aggregated) will be deemed to be or constitute a Company Material Adverse Effect for purposes of clause (A) hereof or will be taken into account when determining whether a Company Material Adverse Effect for purposes of clause (A) has occurred or may, would or could occur (subject to the limitations set forth below):

(i) changes in general economic conditions in the United States or any other country or region in the world, or changes in conditions in the global economy generally (except to the extent that such Effect has had a disproportionate adverse effect on the Company relative to other companies of a similar size operating in the industries in which the Acquired Entities conduct business, in which case only the incremental disproportionate adverse impact may be taken into account in determining whether there has occurred a Company Material Adverse Effect);

(ii) changes in conditions in the financial markets, credit markets or capital markets in the United States or any other country or region in the world, including (A) changes in interest rates or credit ratings in the United States or any other country; (B) changes in exchange rates for the currencies of any country; or (C) any suspension of trading in securities (whether equity, debt, derivative or hybrid securities) generally on any securities exchange or over-the-counter market operating in the United States or any other country or region in the world

 

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(except, in each case, to the extent that such Effect has had a disproportionate adverse effect on the Company relative to other companies of a similar size operating in the industries in which the Acquired Entities conduct business, in which case only the incremental disproportionate adverse impact may be taken into account in determining whether there has occurred a Company Material Adverse Effect);

(iii) changes in conditions in the industries in which the Company and the Company Subsidiaries conduct business (except to the extent that such Effect has had a disproportionate adverse effect on the Company relative to other companies of a similar size operating in the industries in which the Acquired Entities conduct business, in which case only the incremental disproportionate adverse impact may be taken into account in determining whether there has occurred a Company Material Adverse Effect);

(iv) changes in regulatory, legislative or political conditions in the United States or any other country or region in the world (except to the extent that such Effect has had a disproportionate adverse effect on the Company relative to other companies of similar size operating in the industries in which the Acquired Entities conduct business, in which case only the incremental disproportionate adverse impact may be taken into account in determining whether there has occurred a Company Material Adverse Effect);

(v) any geopolitical conditions, outbreak of hostilities, acts of war, sabotage, terrorism or military actions (including any escalation or general worsening of any such hostilities, acts of war, sabotage, terrorism or military actions) in the United States or any other country or region in the world (except to the extent that such Effect has had a disproportionate adverse effect on the Company relative to other companies of similar size operating in the industries in which the Acquired Entities conduct business, in which case only the incremental disproportionate adverse impact may be taken into account in determining whether there has occurred a Company Material Adverse Effect);

(vi) earthquakes, hurricanes, tsunamis, tornadoes, floods, mudslides, wild fires or other natural disasters, weather conditions and other force majeure events in the United States or any other country or region in the world (except to the extent that such Effect has had a disproportionate adverse effect on the Company relative to other companies of similar size operating in the industries in which the Acquired Entities conduct business, in which case only the incremental disproportionate adverse impact may be taken into account in determining whether there has occurred a Company Material Adverse Effect);

(vii) any Effect resulting from the public announcement of this Agreement or the pendency of the Merger, including the impact thereof on the relationships, contractual or otherwise, of the Acquired Entities with employees, suppliers, Customers, partners, vendors or any other third Person;

(viii) the compliance by any Party with the express terms of this Agreement, including any action taken or refrained from being taken pursuant to or in accordance with the express terms of this Agreement, other than the Company’s obligation to operate in the ordinary course consistent with past practices pursuant to Section 5.1 of this Agreement;

 

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(ix) any action taken or refrained from being taken, in each case to which Parent has expressly approved, consented to or requested in writing (including via email) following the Agreement Date, other than the Company’s obligation to operate in the ordinary course consistent with past practices pursuant to Section 5.1 of this Agreement;

(x) changes or proposed changes in GAAP or other accounting standards or Law (or the enforcement or interpretation of any of the foregoing) or changes in the regulatory accounting requirements applicable to any industry in which the Acquired Entities operate;

(xi) changes in the price or trading volume of the Company Common Stock or Indebtedness of the Company, in each case in and of itself (it being understood that any cause of such change may be deemed to constitute, in and of itself, a Company Material Adverse Effect and may be taken into consideration when determining whether a Company Material Adverse Effect has occurred);

(xii) any failure, in and of itself, by the Acquired Entities to meet (A) any public estimates or expectations of the Company’s revenue, earnings or other financial performance or results of operations for any period; or (B) any internal budgets, plans, projections or forecasts of its revenues, earnings or other financial performance or results of operations (it being understood that any cause of any such failure may be deemed to constitute, in and of itself, a Company Material Adverse Effect and may be taken into consideration when determining whether a Company Material Adverse Effect has occurred);

(xiii) the availability or cost of equity, debt or other financing to Parent or Merger Sub; and

(xiv) any Transaction Litigation or other Legal Proceeding threatened, made or brought by any of the current or former Company Stockholders (on their own behalf or on behalf of the Company) against the Company, any of its executive officers or other employees or any member of the Company Board arising out of the Merger or any other transaction contemplated by this Agreement.

(x) “ Company Options ” means options to purchase shares of Company Common Stock (whether granted by the Company pursuant to the Company Equity Plans, assumed by the Company in connection with any merger, acquisition or similar transaction or otherwise issued or granted).

(y) “ Company Preferred Stock ” means the preferred stock, par value $0.001 per share, of the Company.

(z) “ Company Products ” means (i) all products and services currently licensed, sold, distributed or offered for sale, or for which maintenance and support services are currently provided, by any Acquired Entity; and (ii) those products and services developed or currently under development by any Acquired Entity and listed on Section 1.1(z) of the Company Disclosure Letter.

 

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(aa) “ Company Registered Intellectual Property Rights ” means all of the Registered Intellectual Property Rights owned by, or filed in the name of, any of the Acquired Entities.

(bb) “ Company Restricted Stock ” means shares of Company Common Stock subject to vesting or other lapse restrictions (whether granted by the Company pursuant to the Company Equity Plans, assumed by the Company in connection with any merger, acquisition or similar transaction or otherwise issued or granted).

(cc) “ Company RSUs ” means each award of restricted stock units representing the right to receive shares of Company Common Stock or denominated in shares of Company Common Stock but settleable in cash (whether subject to time or performance vesting and whether granted by the Company pursuant to the Company Equity Plans, assumed by the Company in connection with a merger, acquisition or similar transaction or otherwise issued or granted).

(dd) “ Company SEC Documents ” means each report, schedule, registration statement, prospectus, proxy, form, statement or other document (including exhibits and all other information incorporated by reference) filed with, or furnished to, the SEC by the Company.

(ee) “ Company Source Code ” means, collectively, any software source code, schematics or RTL of electronic circuits, material proprietary algorithms, or any material portion or aspect of any of the foregoing, owned by any of the Acquired Entities and contained in or relating to Company Products.

(ff) “ Company Stockholders ” means the holders of shares of Company Capital Stock.

(gg) “ Company Subsidiary ” means each of the Subsidiaries of the Company.

(hh) “ Confidentiality Agreement ” means the confidentiality letter agreement, dated September 25, 2017, between the Company and Parent.

(ii) “ Consent ” means any consent, approval, clearance, waiver, Governmental Authorization or order.

(jj) “ Continuing Employees ” means each individual who is an employee of the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries immediately prior to the Effective Time and continues to be an employee of Parent or one of its Subsidiaries (including the Surviving Corporation) immediately following the Effective Time.

(kk) “ Contract ” means any written contract, lease, license, indenture, note, bond, agreement, concession, franchise or other instrument.

(ll) “ Customer ” means a customer or reseller that is a direct purchaser or licensee of the Company Products from any Acquired Entity.

 

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(mm) “ D&O Insurance ” means the Company’s current directors’ and officers’ liability insurance.

(nn) “ DGCL ” means the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.

(oo) “ DTC ” means the Depository Trust Company.

(pp) “ EDGAR ” means the Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis and Retrieval System administered by the SEC.

(qq) “ Enforceability Exceptions ” means legal limitations on: (i) enforceability arising from applicable bankruptcy and other similar Laws affecting the rights of creditors generally; (ii) enforceability arising from rules of law governing specific performance, injunctive relief and other equitable remedies; and (iii) the enforceability of provisions requiring indemnification against liabilities under securities laws in connection with the offering, sale or issuance of securities.

(rr) “ Entity ” means any corporation (including any non-profit corporation), general partnership, limited partnership, limited liability partnership, joint venture, estate, trust, company (including any company limited by shares, limited liability company or joint stock company), firm, society or other enterprise, association, organization or entity.

(ss) “ Environmental Law ” means all applicable Laws relating to pollution, worker health and safety with respect to exposure to Hazardous Substance, and protection of the environment (including ambient air, surface water, groundwater, land surface or subsurface strata).

(tt) “ ERISA ” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974.

(uu) “ Exchange Act ” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

(vv) “ Export Control Laws ” means (i) all applicable U.S. export and re-export control laws and economic sanction laws; and (ii) all other applicable export control laws that arise in countries in which any Acquired Entity conducts business.

(ww) “ FCPA ” means the United States Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977.

(xx) “ Financing ” means financing to be obtained by Parent (i) from a sale of Parent’s common stock or (ii) from the incurrence of alternative financing in accordance with Section 6.4(c), in each case the net proceeds of which will be sufficient to, after taking into consideration (A) the Company’s unrestricted cash-on-hand at the Closing, if any, and (B) Parent’s unrestricted cash-on-hand at the Closing in excess of the minimum amount required to be maintained by Parent pursuant to the terms of its credit agreement dated as of May 8, 2018, by and between the lenders from time to time party thereto, Cortland Capital Market Service LLC, as administrative agent for the lenders, and Obsidian Agency Services, Inc., as collateral agent for the secured parties (the “ Credit Agreement ”), pay the Required Amount.

 

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(yy) “ Financing Source Related Parties ” means Financing Sources, together with their respective Affiliates, and the respective officers, directors, employees, partners, trustees, shareholders, controlling persons, agents and representatives of the foregoing, and their respective successors and assigns.

(zz) “ Financing Sources ” means the third party or parties that are providing alternative financing in accordance with Section 6.4(c), if any.

(aaa) “ Foreign Subsidiary ” means any Company Subsidiaries that are “controlled foreign corporations” within the meaning of the Code.

(bbb) “ GAAP ” means generally accepted accounting principles, consistently applied, in the United States.

(ccc) “ Government Contract ” means any Contract between, on the one hand, the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries and, on the other hand: (i) any Governmental Authority; (ii) any prime contractor to any other Governmental Authority expressly engaging the Company or a Company Subsidiary as a subcontractor with respect to a prime contract with such Governmental Authority; or (iii) any subcontractor engaged by the Company or a Company Subsidiary solely with respect to any Contract described in clause (i).

(ddd) “ Governmental Authority ” means any federal, national, state, provincial or local, whether domestic or foreign, government or any court of competent jurisdiction, administrative agency or commission of any governmental authority or other governmental authority or instrumentality, whether domestic, foreign or supranational.

(eee) “ Governmental Authorization ” means any permits, licenses, variances, clearances, consents, commissions, exemptions, orders and approvals from Governmental Authorities.

(fff) “ Group ” means a “group” (as defined pursuant to Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act) of Persons.

(ggg) “ Hazardous Substance ” means any substance, material or waste that is characterized or regulated by a Governmental Authority pursuant to any Environmental Law as “hazardous,” “pollutant,” “contaminant,” “toxic” or “radioactive,” including petroleum and petroleum products.

(hhh) “ Indebtedness ” means, with respect to any Person, without duplication, (i) all obligations of such Person for borrowed money (including any principal, premium, accrued and unpaid interest, related expenses, prepayment penalties, commitment and other fees, sale or liquidity participation amounts, reimbursements, indemnities and all other amounts payable in connection with such borrowed money), or with respect to deposits or advances of any kind to such Person; (ii) all obligations of such Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or similar instruments; (iii) all capitalized lease obligations of such Person or obligations of such Person to pay the deferred and unpaid purchase price of property, equipment and software; (iv) all obligations of such Person

 

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pursuant to securitization or factoring programs or arrangements; (v) all guarantees and arrangements having the economic effect of a guarantee of such Person of any Indebtedness of any other Person; (vi) all obligations or undertakings of such Person to maintain or cause to be maintained the financial position or covenants of others or to purchase the obligations or property of others; (vii) net cash payment obligations of such Person under swaps, options, derivatives and other hedging agreements or arrangements that will be payable upon termination thereof (assuming they were terminated on the date of determination); or (viii) letters of credit, bank guarantees, and other similar contractual obligations entered into by or on behalf of such Person.

(iii) “ Intellectual Property Rights ” means the rights associated with or arising under any of the following anywhere in the world: (i) patents and applications therefor (“ Patents ”); (ii) copyrights, copyright registrations and applications therefor and all other rights corresponding thereto throughout the world (“ Copyrights ”); (iii) trademarks, trade names, logos, and service marks, and trademark and service mark registrations and applications therefor (“ Trademarks ”); (iv) trade secrets rights and corresponding rights in confidential business and technical information and know-how (“ Trade Secrets ”); (v) registered Internet domain names; and (vi) any similar, corresponding or equivalent rights to any of the foregoing anywhere in the world.

(jjj) “ Intervening Event ” means any Effect, or any material consequence thereof, that (i) as of the Agreement Date was not known to the Company and was not reasonably foreseeable to the Company Board as of the Agreement Date; and (ii) does not relate to (A) an Acquisition Proposal or inquiry that would reasonably be expected to lead to an Acquisition Proposal; or (B) the fact, in and of itself, that the Company meets or exceeds any internal or published projections, forecasts, estimates or predictions of revenue, earnings or other financial or operating metrics for any period ending on or after the Agreement Date.

(kkk) “ IRS ” means the United States Internal Revenue Service.

(lll) “ Knowledge ” of a Person, with respect to any matter in question, means, (i) with respect to the Company, the actual knowledge as of the Agreement Date of the individuals set forth on Section 1.1(lll) of the Company Disclosure Letter, and (ii) with respect to Parent, the actual knowledge of the executive officers of Parent, in each case after reasonable inquiry of those employees of the Company or Parent, as the case may be, who would reasonably be expected to have actual knowledge of the matter in question. With respect to matters involving the Company Intellectual Property Rights, Knowledge does not require the Company, or any of its directors, officers or employees, to have conducted or have obtained any freedom to operate opinions or any Patent, Trademark or other Intellectual Property Rights clearance searches. If not conducted or obtained, no knowledge of any Patents, Trademarks or other Intellectual Property Rights of any third Person that would have been revealed by such opinions or searches will be imputed to the Company or any of its directors, officers or employees.

(mmm) “ Large Customer ” means any Customer that, in the fiscal year ended December 31, 2017 or the three month period ended March 31, 2018, was one of the 10 largest sources of revenue for the Acquired Entities collectively, based on amounts recognized in accordance with GAAP during such periods.

 

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(nnn) “ Large Supplier ” means a supplier or vendor, including licensors of software and other technology, that in the fiscal year ended December 31, 2017 or the three month period ended March 31, 2018, was one of the 20 largest suppliers or vendors to the Acquired Entities collectively, based on amounts paid or payable during such periods.

(ooo) “ Law ” means any statute, law (including common law), ordinance, rule, regulation or stock exchange listing requirement.

(ppp) “ Leased Real Property ” means all real property leased to the Acquired Entities, including all buildings, structures, fixtures and other improvements leased to the Acquired Entities.

(qqq) “ Legal Proceeding ” means any claim, action, charge, lawsuit, litigation or other similarly formal legal proceeding brought by or pending before any Governmental Authority, arbitrator, mediator or other tribunal.

(rrr) “ Lien ” means any lien, pledge, hypothecation, mortgage, security interest, encumbrance, claim, option, right of first refusal, preemptive right, community property interest, restriction on the voting of any security, restriction on the transfer of any security, or restriction on the possession, exercise or transfer of ownership or any other attribute of ownership of any asset, but excluding, in each case, non-exclusive licenses of Intellectual Property Rights.

(sss) “ Material Contract ” means any of the following Contracts (other than a Company Benefit Plan) to which any of the Acquired Entities is a party:

(i) any Contract that would be required to be filed by the Company as a “material contract” pursuant to Item 601(b)(10) of Regulation S-K promulgated by the SEC (whether or not filed by the Company with the SEC) with respect to the Company and the Company Subsidiaries;

(ii) any Contract imposing any restriction on the right or ability of any Acquired Entity to conduct its business as presently conducted, and any Contract that grants to any third Person rights of first refusal or rights of first negotiation, or that limits or purports to limit the ability of the Company or any Company Subsidiary to own, operate, sell, transfer, pledge or otherwise dispose of any assets or businesses, in each case except as would not be material to the business of the Acquired Entities, taken as a whole;

(iii) any Contract (A) imposing any restriction on the right or ability of any Acquired Entity to compete with any other Person or in any line of business; (B) that grants to any third Person “most favored nation” pricing or terms with respect to the sale, distribution, license or support of any Company Product; or (C) that grants to any third Person any exclusivity with respect to any geographic territory, customer, market, product, service or Company Intellectual Property Rights, except, in the case of each of the foregoing sub-clauses (A), (B) and (C), as would not be material to the business of the Acquired Entities, taken as a whole;

 

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(iv) any Contract with respect to the formation, creation, operation, management or control of a joint venture, partnership entity or limited liability entity, or any other similar equity investment agreements involving a sharing of profits, or joint development agreement, other than Contracts that are solely among the Acquired Entities;

(v) any Contract relating to Indebtedness, other than solely among the Acquired Entities;

(vi) any Contract with any supplier that provides the counterparty with the right to serve as the sole or exclusive provider of goods or services that are material to the business of the Acquired Entities, taken as a whole;

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

(viii) any Government Contract that is material to the business of the Acquired Entities, taken as a whole;

(ix) (A) any Contract that requires the disposition or acquisition of material assets by the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries after the Agreement Date other than in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practices; or (B) any Contract pursuant to which the Company or any Company Subsidiary has (1) acquired a business or entity, or assets of a business or entity, whether by way of merger, consolidation, purchase of stock or assets or (2) has any material ownership interest in any other Person (other than its Subsidiaries) and, in each case, that contains material continuing rights or obligations of the Company or any Company Subsidiary as of the Agreement Date;

(x) any lease or sublease of Leased Real Property;

(xi) any Contract relating to the settlement of any Legal Proceeding within the past three years;

(xii) a Contract with a Large Customer for the sale or license of Company Products;

(xiii) a Contract with a Large Supplier for the purchase or supply of goods or services, including software and other technology;

(xiv) IP Contracts; and

(xv) any Contract requiring any capital commitment or capital expenditures (including any series of related expenditures) in excess of $50,000 (which, for the avoidance of doubt, does not include any Contracts related to the retention of independent contractors).

 

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(ttt) “ Most Recent Balance Sheet ” means the unaudited consolidated balance sheet of the Acquired Entities as of March 31, 2018, included in the Company SEC Documents.

(uuu) “ Nasdaq ” means The Nasdaq Stock Market.

(vvv) “ Open Source Materials ” means software or other material that is distributed as “free software,” “open source software” or under similar licensing or distribution terms (including the GNU General Public License (GPL), GNU Lesser General Public License (LGPL), Mozilla Public License (MPL), BSD licenses, the Artistic License, the Netscape Public License, the Sun Community Source License (SCSL), the Sun Industry Standards License (SISL), the Apache License and any license identified as an open source license by the Open Source Initiative (www.opensource.org)).

(www) “ Parent Material Adverse Effect ” means any Effect that, individually or taken together with all other Effects that exist or have occurred prior to the date of determination of the occurrence of the Parent Material Adverse Effect, would reasonably be expected to prevent or materially impair or materially delay the consummation of the Merger or the ability of Parent and Merger Sub to perform their respective covenants and obligations pursuant to this Agreement.

(xxx) “ Permitted Lien ” means any of the following: (i) Liens for Taxes, assessments and governmental charges or levies either not yet due and payable or that are being contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings and for which reserves have been established in accordance with GAAP; (ii) mechanics, carriers’, workmen’s, warehouseman’s, repairmen’s, materialmen’s or other similar Liens or security interests that are not yet due or that are being contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings; (iii) third Person leases, subleases and licenses (other than capital leases and leases underlying sale and leaseback transactions) entered into the ordinary course of business consistent with past practices under which there exists no material default; (iv) pledges or deposits to secure obligations pursuant to workers’ compensation Laws or similar legislation or to secure public or statutory obligations; (v) pledges and deposits to secure the performance of bids, trade contracts, leases, surety and appeal bonds, performance bonds and other obligations of a similar nature, in each case in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practices; (vi) defects, imperfections or irregularities in title, easements, covenants and rights of way (unrecorded and of record) and other similar Liens (or other encumbrances of any type), in each case that do not, and are not reasonably likely to, adversely affect in any material respect the current use or occupancy of the applicable property owned, leased, used or held for use by the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries; (vii) zoning, building and other similar codes or restrictions that are not violated in any material respect by the current use or occupancy of the real property subject thereto; (viii) statutory, common law or contractual Liens of landlords under Leases or Liens against the fee interests of the landlord or owner of any Company properties unless caused by the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries, in each case that do not, and are not reasonably likely to, adversely affect in any material respect the current use or occupancy of the applicable property owned, leased, used or held for use by the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries; (ix) restrictions on transfer of securities imposed by applicable securities Laws; and (x) other similar Liens expressly consented to by Parent in writing (including by email), which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed.

 

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(yyy) “ Person ” means any individual, Entity or Governmental Authority.

(zzz) “ Registered Intellectual Property Rights ” means all (i) Patents; (ii) registered Trademarks; and (iii) registered Copyrights.

(aaaa) “ Sanctioned Country ” means, at any time, a country or territory that is itself the subject or target of any Sanctions (including Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Sudan and Syria).

(bbbb) “ Sanctioned Person ” means, at any time, any Person (i) listed on the OFAC Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List, Commerce’s Denied Persons List or Entity List, and the State Department’s Debarred List or other similar lists maintained by applicable jurisdictions; (ii) located, organized or resident in a Sanctioned Country; or (iii) owned 50% or more or otherwise controlled by any such Person or Persons described in clause (i) or (ii).

(cccc) “ Sanctions ” means economic or financial sanctions or trade embargoes imposed, administered or enforced from time to time by the U.S. government (including those administered by OFAC), the European Union, Her Majesty’s Treasury or other relevant sanctions authority.

(dddd) “ Sarbanes-Oxley Act ” means the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

(eeee) “ SEC ” means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.

(ffff) “ Section  409A ” mean Section 409A of the Code (or any state law equivalent) and the regulations and guidance thereunder.

(gggg) “ Securities Act ” means the Securities Act of 1933.

(hhhh) “ Solvent ,” when used with respect to any Person, means that, as of any date of determination, (i) the amount of the “fair saleable value” (determined on a going concern basis) of the assets of such Person will, as of such date, exceed the value of all “liabilities of such Person, including contingent and other liabilities,” as of such date, as such quoted terms are generally determined in accordance with applicable Laws governing determinations of the insolvency of debtors; (ii) such Person will not have, as of such date, an unreasonably small amount of capital for the operation of the businesses in which it is engaged or proposed to be engaged following such date; and (iii) such Person will be able to pay its liabilities, including contingent and other liabilities, as they mature. For purposes of this definition, “not have an unreasonably small amount of capital for the operation of the businesses in which it is engaged or proposed to be engaged” and “able to pay its liabilities, including contingent and other liabilities, as they mature” means that such Person will be able to generate enough cash from operations, asset dispositions or lines of credit, or a combination thereof, to meet its obligations as they become due.

(iiii) “ Subsidiary ” of any Person means (i) a corporation more than 50% of the combined voting power of the outstanding voting stock of which is owned, directly or indirectly, by such Person or by one or more other Subsidiaries of such Person or by such Person and one or more other Subsidiaries of such Person; (ii) a partnership of which such Person or one or more other

 

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Subsidiaries of such Person or such Person and one or more other Subsidiaries thereof, directly or indirectly, is the general partner and has the power to direct the policies, management and affairs of such partnership; (iii) a limited liability company of which such Person or one or more other Subsidiaries of such Person or such Person and one or more other Subsidiaries of such Person, directly or indirectly, is the managing member and has the power to direct the policies, management and affairs of such company; or (iv) any other Person (other than a corporation, partnership or limited liability company) in which such Person or one or more other Subsidiaries of such Person or such Person and one or more other Subsidiaries of such Person, directly or indirectly, has at least a majority ownership or the power to direct the policies, management and affairs thereof (including by contract).

(jjjj) “ Superior Proposal ” means any written Acquisition Proposal that was not solicited in breach of Section 5.3 on terms that the Company Board (or a committee thereof) has determined in good faith (after consultation with its financial advisor and outside legal counsel) would be more favorable, from a financial point of view, to the Company Stockholders (in their capacity as such) than the Merger, is not subject to a financing contingency and is reasonably capable of being consummated (taking into account (i) any revisions to this Agreement made or proposed in writing by Parent prior to the time of such determination; and (ii) those factors and matters deemed relevant in good faith by the Company Board (or any committee thereof), including the (A) identity of the Person making the proposal; (B) likelihood of consummation in accordance with the terms of such proposal; and (C) legal, financial (including the financing terms), regulatory, timing and other aspects of such proposal). For purposes of the reference to an “Acquisition Proposal” in this definition, all references to “15%” and “85%” in the definition of “Acquisition Transaction” will be deemed to be references to “50%.”

(kkkk) “ Tax ” means all taxes, customs, tariffs, imposts, levies, duties, fees or other like assessments or charges of any kind similar to a tax imposed by a Governmental Authority, together with all interest, penalties and additions imposed with respect to such amounts.

(llll) “ Tax Returns ” means all Tax returns, declarations, statements, reports, schedules, forms and information returns, including any attachments thereto or amendments thereof, filed or required to be filed with any Governmental Authority relating to Taxes.

(mmmm) “ Transaction Litigation ” means any Legal Proceeding commenced or threatened against a Party or any of its Subsidiaries, Affiliates or directors or otherwise relating to, involving or affecting such Party or any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates, in each case in connection with, arising from or otherwise relating to the Merger or any other transaction contemplated by this Agreement, including any Legal Proceeding alleging or asserting any misrepresentation or omission in the Proxy Statement, any Other Required Company Filing or any Other Required Parent Filing.

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1.2 Additional Definitions . The following capitalized terms have the respective meanings given to them in the respective Sections of this Agreement set forth opposite each of the capitalized terms below:

 

Term

  

Section Reference

8.1(i) Officer’s Certificate    8.2(a)
Agreement    Preamble
Agreement Date    Preamble
Alternative Acquisition Agreement    5.3(a)
Applicable Interest Rate    8.3(f)
Certificates    2.9(c)(i)
Closing    2.3
Closing Date    2.3
Closing Statement    6.18
Company    Preamble
Company Board Recommendation    3.19
Company Board Recommendation Change    5.3(c)(i)
Company Disclosure Letter    1.4
Company Leases    3.6(b)
Company Option Consideration    2.8(b)
Company Plans    6.10(c)
Company Related Parties    8.3(g)(i)
Company RSU Consideration    2.8(a)
Company Securities    3.3(e)
Company Stockholder Meeting    6.3(a)
Company Termination Fee    8.3(b)(i)
Copyrights    1.1(iii)
Credit Agreement    1.1(xx)
Dissenting Company Shares    2.7(c)(i)
DTC Payment    2.9(d)
Effect    1.1(w)
Effective Time    2.2
Electronic Delivery    9.12
ERISA Affiliate    1.1(o)
Exchange Fund    2.9(b)
Extended Financing Termination Date    8.2(a)
Extension Election    8.2(a)
Financing Termination Date    8.1(i)
Form S-3    6.4(a)
Grant Date    3.3(b)
Indemnified Persons    6.9(a)
International Employee Plans    3.14(a)
IP Contracts    3.7(f)
Maximum Annual Premium    6.9(c)
Merger    Recitals
Merger Sub    Preamble
New Plans    6.10(d)

 

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Term

  

Section Reference

NOL Plan    Recitals
Notice Period    5.3(d)(ii)(C)
OFAC    3.10(b)
Old Plans    6.10(d)
Other Required Parent Filing    6.2(f)
Owned Company Shares    2.7(a)(ii)
Parent    Preamble
Parent Expenses    8.3(d)
Parent Plans    6.10(c)
Parent Related Parties    8.3(g)(ii)
Parent Termination Fee    8.3(e)
Party    Preamble
Patents    1.1(iii)
Payment Agent    2.9(a)
Per Share Price    2.7(a)(iii)
Proxy Statement    6.2(a)
Recent SEC Reports    Article III
Representatives    5.3(a)
Requisite Stockholder Approval    3.21
Required Amount    4.10(a)
State Department    3.10(b)
Surviving Corporation    2.1
Tail Policy    6.9(c)
Termination Date    8.1(c)
Termination Notice    8.2(a)
Trade Secrets    1.1(iii)
Trademarks    1.1(iii)
Transaction Expenses    3.25
Uncertificated Shares    2.9(c)(ii)

1.3 Certain Interpretations .

(a) References to this Agreement. Unless otherwise indicated, when a reference is made in this Agreement to an Article, Section, Schedule or Exhibit, that reference is to an Article, Section, Schedule or Exhibit to this Agreement, as applicable.

(b) Hereof, Including, etc. When used in this Agreement, (i) the words “hereof,” “herein” and “herewith” and words of similar import will, unless otherwise stated, be construed to refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement; and (ii) the words “include,” “includes” and “including” will be deemed in each case to be followed by the words “without limitation.”

(c) Neither, etc. Unless the context otherwise requires, “neither,” “nor,” “any,” “either” and “or” are not exclusive.

 

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(d) Extent. The word “extent” in the phrase “to the extent” means the degree to which a subject or other thing extends, and does not simply mean “if.”

(e) Dollars. When used in this Agreement, references to “$” or “Dollars” are references to U.S. dollars.

(f) Gender and Number. The meaning assigned to each capitalized term defined and used in this Agreement is equally applicable to both the singular and the plural forms of such term, and words denoting any gender include all genders. Where a word or phrase is defined in this Agreement, each of its other grammatical forms has a corresponding meaning. All terms defined in this Agreement will have the defined meanings when used in any certificate or other document made or delivered pursuant to this Agreement unless otherwise defined in such certificate or document.

(g) References to Parties. When reference is made to any party to this Agreement or any other agreement or document, such reference includes that party’s successors and permitted assigns. References to any Person include the successors and permitted assigns of that Person.

(h) References to Subsidiaries. Unless the context otherwise requires, all references in this Agreement to the Subsidiaries of a Person will be deemed to include all direct and indirect Subsidiaries of such Person.

(i) Writings . References to “writing” mean the representation or reproduction of words, symbols or other information in a visible form by any method or combination of methods, whether in electronic form or otherwise, and including writings delivered by Electronic Delivery. “Written” will be construed in the same manner.

(j) Legislation. A reference to any specific legislation or to any provision of any legislation includes any amendment to, and any modification, re-enactment or successor thereof, any legislative provision substituted therefor and all rules, regulations and statutory instruments issued thereunder or pursuant thereto, except that, for purposes of any representations and warranties in this Agreement that are made as a specific date, references to any specific legislation will be deemed to refer to such legislation or provision (and all rules, regulations and statutory instruments issued thereunder or pursuant thereto) as of such date. References to any agreement or Contract are to that agreement or Contract as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time.

(k) Accounting Matters. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, all accounting terms used in this Agreement will be interpreted, and all accounting determinations hereunder will be made, in accordance with GAAP. An item arising with respect to a specific representation or warranty will be deemed to be “reflected on” or “set forth in” a balance sheet or financial statements, to the extent that any such phrase appears in such representation or warranty, if (i) there is a reserve, accrual or other similar item underlying a number on such balance sheet or financial statements that is related to the subject matter of such representation; (ii) such item is otherwise specifically set forth on the balance sheet or financial statements; or (iii) such item is specifically set forth on the balance sheet or financial statements and is specifically set forth in the notes thereto.

 

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(l) Headings. The table of contents and headings set forth in this Agreement are for convenience of reference purposes only and will not affect or be deemed to affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement or any term or provision of this Agreement.

(m) Calculation of Time Periods. Unless otherwise indicated, (i) when calculating the period of time before which, within which or following which any act is to be done or step taken pursuant to this Agreement, the date that is the reference date in calculating such period will be excluded; (ii) if the last day of such period is not a Business Day, then the period in question will end on the next Business Day; (iii) the measure of a period of one month or year for purposes of this Agreement will be the day of the following month or year corresponding to the starting date; and (iv) if no corresponding date exists, then the end date of such period being measured will be the next actual day of the following month or year (for example, one month following February 18 is March 18 and one month following March 31 is May 1). References to “from” or “through” any date mean, unless otherwise specified, from and including or through and including such date, respectively.

(n) Joint Drafting. The Parties agree that they have been represented by legal counsel during the negotiation and execution of this Agreement. Accordingly, they waive the application of any Law, regulation, holding or rule of construction providing that ambiguities in an agreement or other document will be construed against the Party drafting such agreement or document.

(o) Summaries. No summary of this Agreement or any Exhibit, Schedule or other document delivered with this Agreement that is prepared by or on behalf of any Party will affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement or such Exhibit, Schedule or document.

(p) No Admission. The information contained in this Agreement and in the Company Disclosure Letter is disclosed solely for purposes of this Agreement, and no information contained herein or therein will be deemed to be an admission by any Party to any third Person of any matter whatsoever, including (i) any violation of Law or breach of contract; or (ii) that such information is material or that such information is required to be referred to or disclosed under this Agreement. Disclosure of any information or document in the Company Disclosure Letter is not a statement or admission that it is material or required to be disclosed in the Company Disclosure Letter. Nothing in the Company Disclosure Letter constitutes an admission against the Company’s interest or represents the Company’s legal position or legal rights on the matter so disclosed.

(q) No Reliance by Others on Representations. The representations and warranties in this Agreement are the product of negotiations among the Parties and are for the sole benefit of the Parties. Any inaccuracies in such representations and warranties are subject to waiver by the Parties in accordance with Section 8.5 without notice or liability to any other Person. In some instances, the representations and warranties in this Agreement may represent an allocation among the Parties of risks associated with particular matters regardless of the knowledge of any of the Parties. Consequently, Persons other than the Parties may not rely on the representations and warranties in this Agreement as characterizations of actual facts or circumstances as of the Agreement Date or as of any other date.

 

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(r) Made Available. Documents or other information or materials will be deemed to have been “made available” by the Company if such documents, information or materials have been, at any time least 24 hours prior to the execution and delivery of this Agreement, (i) posted and available to Parent and its Representatives in the virtual data room managed by the Company at www.rrdvenue.com, and remain in such virtual data room at all times from the time posted through the Closing; or (ii) filed with or furnished to the SEC and available on EDGAR.

1.4 Company Disclosure Letter . The information set forth in the disclosure letter delivered by the Company to Parent and Merger Sub on the Agreement Date (the “ Company Disclosure Letter ”) is disclosed under separate and appropriate Section and subsection references that correspond to the Sections and subsections of this Agreement to which such information relates. The information set forth in each Section or subsection of the Company Disclosure Letter will be deemed to be an exception to (or, as applicable, a disclosure for purposes of) (a) the representations, warranties or covenants of the Company that are set forth in the corresponding Section or subsection of this Agreement; and (b) any other representations, warranties or covenants of the Company that are set forth in this Agreement, but in the case of this clause (b) only if the relevance of that disclosure as an exception to (or a disclosure for purposes of) such other representations, warranties or covenants is reasonably apparent on the face of such disclosure.

ARTICLE II

THE MERGER

2.1 The Merger . Upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, and the applicable provisions of the DGCL, at the Effective Time, (a) Merger Sub will be merged with and into the Company; (b) the separate corporate existence of Merger Sub will cease; and (c) the Company will continue as the surviving corporation of the Merger and a wholly owned Subsidiary of Parent. The Company, as the surviving corporation of the Merger, is sometimes referred to as the “ Surviving Corporation .”

2.2 The Effective Time . Upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, on the Closing Date, Parent, Merger Sub and the Company will cause the Merger to be consummated pursuant to the DGCL by filing the Certificate of Merger with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware in accordance with the applicable provisions of the DGCL (the time of such filing and acceptance with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware, or such later time as may be agreed in writing by Parent, Merger Sub and the Company and specified in the Certificate of Merger in accordance with the DGCL, the “ Effective Time ”).

2.3 The Closing . The consummation of the Merger will take place at a closing (the “ Closing ”) to occur at (a) 9:00 a.m., Pacific time, at the offices of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, Professional Corporation, located at 650 Page Mill Road, Palo Alto, CA 94304 (or remotely via the electronic exchange of documents), on a date to be agreed upon by Parent, Merger Sub and the Company that is no later than the third Business Day after the satisfaction or waiver (to the extent permitted under this Agreement) of the last to be satisfied or waived of the conditions set forth in Article VII (other than those conditions that by their terms are to be satisfied at the Closing, but

 

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subject to the satisfaction or waiver (to the extent permitted under this Agreement) of such conditions); or (b) such other time, location and date as Parent, Merger Sub and the Company mutually agree in writing. The date on which the Closing actually occurs is referred to as the “ Closing Date .”

2.4 Effect of the Merger . At the Effective Time, the effect of the Merger will be as provided in this Agreement and the applicable provisions of the DGCL. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, and subject thereto, at the Effective Time all (a) of the property, rights, privileges, powers and franchises of the Company and Merger Sub will vest in the Surviving Corporation; and (b) debts, liabilities and duties of the Company and Merger Sub will become the debts, liabilities and duties of the Surviving Corporation.

2.5 Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws .

(a) Certificate of Incorporation . At the Effective Time, subject to the provisions of Section 6.9(a), the Charter will be amended and restated in its entirety to read substantially identically to the certificate of incorporation of Merger Sub as in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time, and such amended and restated certificate of incorporation will become the certificate of incorporation of the Surviving Corporation until thereafter amended in accordance with the applicable provisions of the DGCL and such certificate of incorporation, except that at the Effective Time the certificate of incorporation of the Surviving Corporation will be amended so that the name of the Surviving Corporation will be “Echelon Corporation.”

(b) Bylaws . At the Effective Time, subject to the provisions of Section 6.9(a), the bylaws of Merger Sub, as in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time, will be the bylaws of the Surviving Corporation until thereafter amended in accordance with the applicable provisions of the DGCL, the certificate of incorporation of the Surviving Corporation and such bylaws.

2.6 Directors and Officers of the Surviving Corporation .

(a) Directors . The Parties will take all necessary actions so that at the Effective Time, the initial directors of the Surviving Corporation will be the directors of Merger Sub as of immediately prior to the Effective Time, each to hold office in accordance with the certificate of incorporation and bylaws of the Surviving Corporation until their respective successors are duly elected or appointed and qualified.

(b) Officers . The Parties will take all necessary actions so that at the Effective Time, the initial officers of the Surviving Corporation will be the officers of the Company as of immediately prior to the Effective Time, each to hold office in accordance with the certificate of incorporation and bylaws of the Surviving Corporation until their respective successors are duly appointed.

 

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2.7 Effect on Capital Stock .

(a) Capital Stock . Upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, 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, the following will occur:

(i) each share of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of Merger Sub that is outstanding as of immediately prior to the Effective Time will be converted into one validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable share of common stock of the Surviving Corporation, and each certificate representing ownership of such shares of common stock of Merger Sub will thereafter represent ownership of shares of common stock of the Surviving Corporation;

(ii) each share of Company Common Stock that is (A) held by the Company as treasury stock; (B) owned by Parent or Merger Sub; or (C) owned by any direct or indirect wholly owned Subsidiary of the Company, Parent or Merger Sub as of immediately prior to the Effective Time (collectively, the “ Owned Company Shares ”) will be cancelled and extinguished without any conversion thereof or consideration paid therefor; and

(iii) each share of Company Common Stock that is issued and outstanding as of immediately prior to the Effective Time (other than Owned Company Shares and Dissenting Company Shares) will be cancelled and extinguished and automatically converted into the right to receive cash in an amount equal to $8.50, without interest thereon (the “ Per Share Price ”), in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.9 (or in the case of a lost, stolen or destroyed certificate, upon delivery of an affidavit (and bond, if required) in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.11).

(b) Adjustment to the Per Share Price . The Per Share Price will be adjusted appropriately to reflect the effect of any stock split, reverse stock split, stock dividend (including any dividend or other distribution of securities convertible into Company Common Stock), reorganization, recapitalization, reclassification, combination, exchange of shares or other similar change with respect to the Company Common Stock occurring on or after the Agreement Date and prior to the Effective Time.

(c) Statutory Rights of Appraisal .

(i) Dissenting Company Shares . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, all shares of Company Common Stock that are issued and outstanding as of immediately prior to the Effective Time and held by Company Stockholders who have (A) neither voted in favor of the adoption of this Agreement nor consented thereto in writing and (B) properly and validly exercised their statutory rights of appraisal in respect of such shares of Company Common Stock in accordance with Section 262 of the DGCL (the “ Dissenting Company Shares ”) will not be converted into, or represent the right to receive, the Per Share Price pursuant to this Section 2.7. Such Company Stockholders will be entitled to receive payment of the appraised value of such Dissenting Company Shares in accordance with the provisions of Section 262 of the DGCL, except that all Dissenting Company Shares held by Company Stockholders who have failed to perfect or who have effectively withdrawn or lost their rights to appraisal of such Dissenting Company Shares pursuant to Section 262 of the DGCL will be deemed to have been converted into, and to have become exchangeable for, as of the Effective Time, the right to receive the Per Share Price, upon surrender of the Certificates or Uncertificated Shares that formerly evidenced such shares of Company Common Stock in the manner provided in Section 2.9.

 

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(ii) Notification of Parent of Demands for Appraisal . The Company will give Parent (A) prompt notice of any demands for appraisal received by the Company, withdrawals of such demands and any other instruments served pursuant to the DGCL and received by the Company in respect of Dissenting Company Shares; and (B) the opportunity to participate in and direct all negotiations and Legal Proceedings with respect to demands for appraisal pursuant to the DGCL in respect of Dissenting Company Shares. The Company may not, except with the prior written consent of Parent (which consent will not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), voluntarily make any payment with respect to any demands for appraisal or settle or offer to settle any such demands for payment in respect of Dissenting Company Shares.

2.8 Equity Awards .

(a) Company RSUs . Parent will not assume any Company RSUs. At the Effective Time, each Company RSU outstanding as of immediately prior to the Effective Time, whether vested or unvested, will, without any action on the part of Parent, Merger Sub, the Company or the holder thereof, be cancelled and converted into and will become a right to receive an amount in cash, without interest, equal to the product obtained by multiplying (i) the amount of the Per Share Price by (ii) the total number of shares of Company Common Stock underlying such Company RSU (the “ Company RSU Consideration ”). For the purposes of the previous sentence, the number of shares of Company Common Stock issuable pursuant to a Company RSU will be deemed to be the number of shares issuable following full performance and satisfaction of the target (to the extent applicable). The payment of the Company RSU Consideration will be subject to withholding for all required Taxes.

(b) Company Options . Parent will not assume any Company Options. At the Effective Time, each Company Option outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time, whether vested or unvested, will, without any action on the part of Parent, Merger Sub, the Company or the holder thereof, be cancelled and converted into and will become a right to receive an amount in cash, without interest, equal to the product obtained by multiplying (i) the amount of the Per Share Price (less the exercise price per share attributable to such Company Option) by (ii) the total number of shares of Company Common Stock underlying such Company Option (the “ Company Option Consideration ”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect to any Company Options for which the exercise price per share attributable to such Company Options is equal to or greater than the Per Share Price, such Company Options will be cancelled without any cash payment being made in respect thereof. The payment of the Company Option Consideration will be subject to withholding for all required Taxes.

(c) Payment Procedures . No later than three weeks following the Closing Date, Parent or the Surviving Corporation shall cause the applicable holders of Company RSUs and Company Options to receive a payment from the Company or the Surviving Corporation, through its payroll system or payroll provider (including by conducting a special payroll, if necessary), of all amounts required to be paid to such holders with respect to Company RSUs and Company Options

 

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that are cancelled and converted pursuant to Section 2.8(a) or Section 2.8(b), as applicable. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if any payment owed to a holder of Company RSUs or Company Options pursuant to Section 2.8(a) or Section 2.8(b), as applicable, cannot be made through the Company’s or the Surviving Corporation’s payroll system or payroll provider, then the Surviving Corporation will issue a check for such payment to such holder, which check will be sent by overnight courier to such holder promptly following the Closing Date (but in no event more than 15 Business Days thereafter).

(d) Necessary Further 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 that are necessary to effectuate the provisions of this Section 2.8 (including the satisfaction of the requirements of Rule 16b-3(e) promulgated under the Exchange Act). The Company shall take all actions that are necessary to ensure that all Company RSUs and all Company Equity Plans will terminate as of the Effective Time.

2.9 Exchange of Certificates .

(a) Payment Agent . Prior to the Closing, Parent will (i) select a bank or trust company reasonably acceptable to the Company to act as the payment agent for the Merger (the “ Payment Agent ”); and (ii) enter into a payment agent agreement, in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Company, with the Payment Agent.

(b) Exchange Fund . At or prior to the Closing, Parent will deposit (or cause to be deposited) with the Payment Agent, by wire transfer of immediately available funds, for payment to the holders of shares of Company Common Stock pursuant to Section 2.7, an amount of cash equal to the aggregate consideration to which such holders of shares of Company Common Stock become entitled pursuant to Section 2.7. Until disbursed in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement, such cash will be invested by the Payment Agent, as directed by Parent or the Surviving Corporation, in (i) obligations of or fully guaranteed by the United States or any agency or instrumentality thereof and backed by the full faith and credit of the United States with a maturity of no more than 30 days; (ii) commercial paper obligations rated A-1 or P-1 or better by Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. or Standard & Poor’s Corporation, respectively; or (iii) certificates of deposit, bank repurchase agreements or banker’s acceptances of commercial banks with capital exceeding $1,000,000,000 (based on the most recent financial statements of such bank that are then publicly available) (such cash and any proceeds thereon, the “ Exchange Fund ”). To the extent that (A) there are any losses with respect to any investments of the Exchange Fund; (B) the Exchange Fund diminishes for any reason below the level required for the Payment Agent to promptly pay the cash amounts contemplated by Section 2.7; or (C) all or any portion of the Exchange Fund is unavailable for Parent (or the Payment Agent on behalf of Parent) to promptly pay the cash amounts contemplated by Section 2.7 for any reason, then Parent will, or will cause the Surviving Corporation to, promptly replace or restore the amount of cash in the Exchange Fund so as to ensure that the Exchange Fund is at all times fully available for distribution and maintained at a level sufficient for the Payment Agent to make the payments contemplated by Section 2.7. Any interest or other income from investment of the Exchange Fund will be payable to Parent or the Surviving Corporation, as Parent directs.

 

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(c) Exchange and Payment Procedures .

(i) Certificates . Promptly following the Effective Time (and in any event within five Business Days), Parent and the Surviving Corporation will cause the Payment Agent to mail to each holder of record (as of immediately prior to the Effective Time) of a certificate that immediately prior to the Effective Time represented outstanding shares of Company Common Stock (other than Dissenting Company Shares and Owned Company Shares) (the “ Certificates ”) whose shares of Company Common Stock were converted into the right to receive the consideration payable in respect thereof pursuant to Section 2.7, (A) a letter of transmittal in customary form (which will specify that delivery will be effected, and risk of loss and title to the Certificates will pass, only upon delivery of the Certificates to the Payment Agent); and (B) instructions for use in effecting the surrender of the Certificates in exchange for the consideration payable in respect thereof pursuant to Section 2.7. Upon surrender to the Payment Agent of a Certificate (or affidavit of loss in lieu of a Certificate as provided in Section 2.11) for cancellation, together with such letter of transmittal, duly completed and validly executed, and such other documents as may be reasonably required by the Payment Agent in accordance with the terms of such materials and instructions, the holder of such Certificate will be entitled to receive in exchange for the number of shares represented by such Certificate (and Parent will cause the Payment Agent to pay and deliver in exchange therefor as promptly as practicable) an amount in cash equal to the product obtained by multiplying (1) the aggregate number of shares of Company Common Stock represented by such Certificate by (2) the Per Share Price (less any applicable withholding Taxes payable in respect thereof). The Certificate so surrendered will be cancelled. The Payment Agent will accept Certificates upon compliance with such reasonable terms and conditions as the Payment Agent may impose to cause an orderly exchange thereof in accordance with normal exchange practices. No interest will be paid or accrued for the benefit of any holder of the Certificates on the amount payable upon the surrender of such Certificates pursuant to this Section 2.9(c)(i). Until so surrendered, the Certificates will be deemed from and after the Effective Time to evidence only the right to receive the consideration payable in respect thereof pursuant to Section 2.7.

(ii) Uncertificated Shares . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, any holder of shares of Company Common Stock held in book-entry form (the “ Uncertificated Shares ”) will not be required to deliver a Certificate or an executed letter of transmittal to the Payment Agent to receive the consideration payable in respect thereof pursuant to Section 2.7. In lieu thereof, each holder of record (as of immediately prior to the Effective Time) of an Uncertificated Share that immediately prior to the Effective Time represented an outstanding share of Company Common Stock (other than Dissenting Company Shares and Owned Company Shares) whose shares of Company Common Stock were converted into the right to receive the consideration payable in respect thereof pursuant to Section 2.7 will, upon receipt of an “agent’s message” in customary form (it being understood that the holders of Uncertificated Shares will be deemed to have surrendered such Uncertificated Shares upon receipt of an “agent’s message” or such other evidence, if any, as the Payment Agent may reasonably request) at the Effective Time, be entitled to receive (and Parent will cause the Payment Agent to pay and deliver as promptly as practicable) an amount in cash equal to the product obtained by multiplying (A) the aggregate number of shares of Company Common Stock represented by such holder’s transferred Uncertificated Shares by (B) the Per Share Price (less any applicable withholding Taxes payable in

 

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respect thereof). The Uncertificated Shares so surrendered will be cancelled. The Payment Agent will accept transferred Uncertificated Shares upon compliance with such reasonable terms and conditions as the Payment Agent may impose to cause an orderly exchange thereof in accordance with normal exchange practices. No interest will be paid or accrued for the benefit of any holder of the Uncertificated Shares on the amount payable upon the surrender of such Uncertificated Shares pursuant to this Section 2.9(c)(ii). Until so surrendered, Uncertificated Shares will be deemed from and after the Effective Time to evidence only the right to receive the consideration payable in respect thereof pursuant to Section 2.7(a).

(d) DTC Payment . Prior to the Effective Time, Parent and the Company will cooperate to establish procedures with the Payment Agent and DTC with the objective that (i) if the Closing occurs at or prior to 11:30 a.m., Eastern time, on the Closing Date, then the Payment Agent will transmit to DTC or its nominees on the Closing Date an amount in cash, by wire transfer of immediately available funds, equal to the product obtained by multiplying (A) the number of shares of Company Common Stock (other than Owned Company Shares and Dissenting Company Shares) held of record by DTC or such nominee immediately prior to the Effective Time by (B) the Per Share Price (such amount, the “ DTC Payment ”); and (ii) if the Closing occurs after 11:30 a.m., Eastern time, on the Closing Date, then the Payment Agent will transmit the DTC Payment to DTC or its nominees on the first Business Day after the Closing Date.

(e) Transfers of Ownership . If a transfer of ownership of shares of Company Common Stock is not registered in the stock transfer books or ledger of the Company, or if the consideration payable is to be paid in a name other than that in which the Certificates surrendered or transferred in exchange therefor are registered in the stock transfer books or ledger of the Company, then the consideration payable pursuant to Section 2.7 may be paid to a Person other than the Person in whose name the Certificate so surrendered or transferred is registered in the stock transfer books or ledger of the Company only if such Certificate is properly endorsed and otherwise in proper form for surrender and transfer and the Person requesting such payment has paid to Parent (or any agent designated by Parent) any transfer Taxes required by reason of the payment of the Per Share Price to a Person other than the registered holder of such Certificate, or established to the satisfaction of Parent (or any agent designated by Parent) that such transfer Taxes have been paid or are otherwise not payable. Payment of the consideration payable with respect to Uncertificated Shares will only be made to the Person in whose name such Uncertificated Shares are registered.

(f) No Liability . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, none of the Payment Agent, Parent, the Surviving Corporation or any other Party will be liable to a Company Stockholder for any amount properly paid to a public official pursuant to any applicable abandoned property, escheat or similar Law. If any Certificates or Uncertificated Shares have not been surrendered immediately prior to the date on which any cash in respect of such Certificate or Uncertificated Share would otherwise escheat to or become the property of any Governmental Authority, then any such cash in respect of such Certificate or Uncertificated Share will, to the extent permitted by applicable Law, become the property of Parent, free and clear of all claims or interest of any person previously entitled thereto.

 

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(g) Distribution of Exchange Fund to Parent . Any portion of the Exchange Fund that remains undistributed to the holders of the Certificates or Uncertificated Shares on the date that is one year after the Effective Time will be delivered to Parent upon demand, and any holders of shares of Company Common Stock that were issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Merger who have not theretofore surrendered or transferred their Certificates or Uncertificated Shares representing such shares of Company Common Stock for exchange pursuant to this Section 2.9 will thereafter look for payment of the Per Share Price payable in respect of the shares of Company Common Stock represented by such Certificates or Uncertificated Shares solely to Parent (subject to abandoned property, escheat or similar Laws), solely as general creditors thereof, for any claim to the Per Share Price to which such holders may be entitled pursuant to Section 2.7.

2.10 No Further Ownership Rights in Company Common Stock . From and after the Effective Time, (a) all shares of Company Common Stock will no longer be outstanding and will automatically be cancelled and cease to exist; and (b) each holder of a Certificate or Uncertificated Shares previously representing any shares of Company Common Stock will cease to have any rights with respect thereto, except the right to receive the consideration payable therefor in accordance with Section 2.7 (or in the case of Dissenting Company Shares, the rights pursuant to Section 2.7(c)). The consideration paid in accordance with the terms of this Article II upon conversion of any shares of Company Common Stock will be deemed to have been paid in full satisfaction of all rights pertaining to such shares of Company Common Stock. From and after the Effective Time, there will be no further registration of transfers on the records of the Surviving Corporation of shares of Company Common Stock that were issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time, other than transfers to reflect, in accordance with customary settlement procedures, trades effected prior to the Effective Time. If, after the Effective Time, Certificates or Uncertificated Shares are presented to the Surviving Corporation for any reason, they will (subject to compliance with the exchange procedures of Section 2.9(c)) be cancelled and exchanged as provided in this Article II.

2.11 Lost, Stolen or Destroyed Certificates . In the event that any Certificates have been lost, stolen or destroyed, the Payment Agent will issue in exchange therefor, upon the making of an affidavit of that fact by the holder thereof, the Per Share Price payable in respect thereof pursuant to Section 2.7. Parent or the Payment Agent may, in its discretion and as a condition precedent to the payment of such Per Share Price, require the owners of such lost, stolen or destroyed Certificates to deliver a bond in such amount as it may direct as indemnity against any claim that may be made against Parent, the Surviving Corporation or the Payment Agent with respect to the Certificates alleged to have been lost, stolen or destroyed.

2.12 Required Withholding . Each of the Payment Agent, Parent, the Company and the Surviving Corporation, or any Subsidiary of Parent, the Company or the Surviving Corporation, will be entitled to deduct and withhold from any amounts payable pursuant to this Agreement to any Person such amounts as are required to be deducted or withheld therefrom pursuant to any applicable Laws relating to Taxes. To the extent that such amounts are so deducted or withheld and timely paid over to the appropriate Governmental Authority, such amounts will be treated for all purposes of this Agreement as having been paid to the Person in respect of whom such deduction and withholding was made.

 

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2.13 Future Dividends or Distributions . No dividends or other distributions with respect to capital stock of the Surviving Corporation with a record date on or after the Effective Time will be paid to the holder of any unsurrendered Certificates or Uncertificated Shares.

2.14 Necessary Further Actions . If, at any time after the Effective Time, any further action is necessary or desirable to carry out the purposes of this Agreement and to vest the Surviving Corporation with full right, title and possession to all assets, property, rights, privileges, powers and franchises of the Company and Merger Sub, then the directors and officers of the Company and Merger Sub as of immediately prior to the Effective Time will take all such lawful and necessary action.

ARTICLE III

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY

With respect to any Section of this Article III, except as (a) disclosed in any Company SEC Document filed with the SEC on or after January 1, 2018, and prior to the Agreement Date and publicly available on EDGAR (excluding any disclosures set forth in any section of any Company SEC Document entitled “Risk Factors,” “Forward-Looking Statements,” “Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk” and any other disclosures contained or referenced therein of information, factors or risks that are predictive, cautionary or forward-looking in nature) (the “ Recent SEC Reports ”) (it being understood that any matter disclosed in any Recent SEC Report will be deemed to be disclosed in the applicable section of the Company Disclosure Letter to the extent that it is reasonably apparent on the face of such disclosure in such Recent SEC Report that it is applicable to such section of the Company Disclosure Letter, except that nothing disclosed in the Recent SEC Reports will be deemed to modify or qualify the representations and warranties set forth in Section 3.4(a)); or (b) set forth in the Company Disclosure Letter (subject to Section 1.4), the Company represents and warrants to Parent and Merger Sub as of the Agreement Date as follows:

3.1 Subsidiaries; Due Organization; Authority .

(a) Subsidiaries . Section 3.1(a)(i) of the Company Disclosure Letter lists each of the Company Subsidiaries as of the Agreement Date and its place of organization, and indicates whether any such Company Subsidiaries are Foreign Subsidiaries. The Company has no Subsidiaries except for the Company Subsidiaries, and neither the Company nor any of the Company Subsidiaries owns any capital stock of, or any equity interest of any nature in, any other Entity, other than the Entities identified in Section 3.1(a)(ii) of the Company Disclosure Letter.

(b) Due Organization, etc . The Company is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the DGCL. Each of the Company Subsidiaries is an Entity duly organized, validly existing and in good standing (with respect to jurisdictions that recognize the concept of good standing) under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation, except where the failure to be in good standing would not have a Company Material Adverse Effect.

 

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(c) Necessary Power and Authority . The Company has all necessary corporate power and authority to conduct its business in the manner in which its business is currently being conducted and to own and use its assets in the manner in which its assets are currently owned and used. Each of the Company Subsidiaries has all necessary corporate, limited liability company or other Entity power and authority to conduct its business in the manner in which its business is currently being conducted and to own and use its assets in the manner in which its assets are currently owned and used, except as would not have a Company Material Adverse Effect.

(d) Qualification; Good Standing . Each of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries is qualified to do business as a foreign Entity, and is in good standing (with respect to jurisdictions that recognize the concept of good standing), under the laws of all jurisdictions where the nature of its business requires such qualification, except where the failure to be so qualified would not have a Company Material Adverse Effect.

3.2 Charter and Bylaws . The Company has made available to Parent true, correct and complete copies of the Charter and Bylaws, and the certificates of incorporation, bylaws and other similar organizational documents of each Company Subsidiary, each as amended to date. The Company is not in violation of the Charter or Bylaws. None of the Company Subsidiaries is in violation of its organizational documents, except for such violations that would not have a Company Material Adverse Effect.

3.3 Capitalization, etc.

(a) Capital Stock . The authorized capital stock of the Company consists of: (i) 10,000,000 shares of Company Common Stock and (ii) 5,000,000 shares of Company Preferred Stock. As of the Capitalization Date, (A) the Company held 321,918 shares of Company Common Stock in its treasury; (B) 4,542,310 shares of Company Common Stock were issued and outstanding (not including shares held in treasury); (C) no shares of Company Preferred Stock were issued and outstanding; (D) 442,723 shares of Company Common Stock were subject to issuance pursuant to Company Options; (E) 552,431 shares of Company Common Stock were subject to issuance pursuant to Company RSUs; (F) 163,494 shares of Company Common Stock were reserved for future issuance pursuant to the 2016 Equity Incentive Plan; (G) 122,000 shares of Company Common Stock were reserved for future issuance pursuant to the 2016 Inducement Equity Incentive Plan; and (H) 1,000,000 Series A Participating Preferred Shares, $0.01 par value, were reserved for issuance upon exercise of all of the purchase rights under the NOL Plan. As of the Capitalization Date, the Company had no shares of Company Restricted Stock outstanding. None of the Company Subsidiaries holds any shares of Company Capital Stock or other Company Security. All of the outstanding shares of Company Common Stock have been duly authorized and validly issued, and are fully paid and non-assessable. None of the outstanding shares of Company Common Stock are subject to any preemptive right. None of the Acquired Entities is party to any Contracts relating to the voting or registration of, or restricting any Person from purchasing, selling, pledging or otherwise disposing of (or granting any option or similar right with respect to), any shares of Company Common Stock or equity interests in any Company Subsidiary.

 

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(b) Company Options . Each grant of a Company Option was duly authorized no later than the date on which the grant of such Company Option was by its terms to be effective (the “ Grant Date ”) by all necessary corporate action, including, as applicable, approval by the Company Board (or a duly constituted and authorized committee thereof) and any required stockholder approval by the necessary number of votes or written consents, the award agreement governing such grant (if any) was duly executed and delivered by each party thereto, each such grant was made in accordance with the terms of the applicable compensation plan or arrangement of the Company and all other applicable Law, and the per share exercise price of each Company Option was equal to the fair market value of a share of Company Common Stock on the applicable Grant Date. No grants of outstanding Company Options involve “back dating” with respect to the effective date of grant.

(c) Options and RSUs Ledger . Section 3.3(c) of the Company Disclosure Letter sets forth, as of the Capitalization Date, an accurate and complete list of (i) each outstanding Company Option and Company RSU; (ii) the portion of each Company Option or Company RSU that is vested and unvested; and (iii) the exercise or purchase price thereof, if applicable. Section 3.3(c) of the Company Disclosure Letter also sets forth, as of the Capitalization Date, for each outstanding Company Option and Company RSU, (A) the date of grant and (B) the Company Benefit Plan under which each Company Option and Company RSU, as the case may be, was granted and, for each applicable Company RSU, the applicable performance targets (unless such Company RSU is to be paid at the target level of performance in the Merger, in which case the number of Company RSUs that will be paid at the target level of performance will be provided).

(d) Capital Stock of Subsidiaries . All of the outstanding capital stock of, or other equity or voting interest in, each Company Subsidiary (i) has been duly authorized, validly issued and is fully paid and nonassessable; and (ii) except for director’s qualifying or similar shares, is owned by the Company or by such other Company Subsidiary as is set forth with respect to such Company Subsidiary on Section 3.3(b) of the Company Disclosure Letter, free and clear of all Liens (other than Permitted Liens).

(e) No Other Equity . Other than as set forth in Section 3.3(a), there is no: (i) issued, reserved for issuance or outstanding share of capital stock or other security of, or voting interests in, the Company; (ii) outstanding equity-based compensation award, subscription, option, call, warrant or right (whether or not currently exercisable) to acquire or issue, or arrangements obligating any of the Acquired Entities to acquire or issue, any shares of the capital stock or other securities of, or voting interest in, any of the Acquired Entities, or the securities, instruments or obligations described in clause (ii) hereof; (iii) outstanding security, instrument or obligation that is or may become convertible into or exchangeable for any shares of the capital stock or other securities of, or voting interest in, any of the Acquired Entities; (iv) other than the NOL Plan, stockholder rights plan (or similar plan commonly referred to as a “poison pill”), tax benefits preservation plan (or similar plan), or Contract under which any of the Acquired Entities is or may become obligated to sell or otherwise issue any shares of its capital stock or any other securities; or (v) obligations of any Acquired Entity to grant, extend or enter into any subscription, warrant, right, convertible or exchangeable security, or other similar Contract relating to any capital stock or other security of, or voting interest (including any voting debt) in, such Acquired Entity to any Person other than the Company or one of the Company Subsidiaries (the items in clauses (i) through (v) as applicable to the Company referred to collectively as, the “ Company Securities ”). There are no outstanding obligations of the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries to repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any Company Security.

 

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(f) Issuances in Compliance with Laws . All outstanding shares of Company Common Stock, outstanding Company Options, outstanding Company RSUs and other outstanding capital stock and equity-based compensation awards (whether payable in equity, cash or otherwise) of the Acquired Entities have been issued and granted in compliance with all applicable Laws.

(g) NOL Plan .

(i) No Acquiring Person . As of the Agreement Date, no Person is or has become, to the Knowledge of the Company, an “Acquiring Person” (as defined in the NOL Plan), except any “Exempt Person” (as defined in the Rights Agreement). Except in connection with a termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 8.1(a) or as provided by Section 6.17, neither the Company not the Company Board has rendered the NOL Plan inapplicable to any Person other than Parent and Merger Sub.

(ii) Actions Under the NOL Plan . The Company has made available to Parent a correct and complete copy of the NOL Plan. The Company has taken all necessary actions so that neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement, nor the consummation of the Merger and the other transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, will (A) cause the “Rights” (as defined in the NOL Plan) to become exercisable; (B) cause any Person to become an “Acquiring Person” (as defined in the NOL Plan); or (C) give rise to a “Distribution Date” or a “Shares Acquisition Date” (each as defined in the NOL Plan).

3.4 SEC Filings; Financial Statements .

(a) SEC Documents . Since January 1, 2015, the Company has filed all Company SEC Documents required to be filed by it pursuant to applicable Laws as of the Agreement Date. As of the Agreement Date, none of the Company Subsidiaries is required to file any documents with the SEC. As of the time that it was filed with the SEC (or, if amended or superseded by a filing prior to the Agreement Date, then on the date of such filing): (i) each of the Company SEC Documents complied in all material respects with the applicable requirements of the Securities Act or the Exchange Act (as the case may be); and (ii) none of the Company SEC Documents contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. As of the Agreement Date and except to the extent superseded by more recent filings prior to the Agreement Date and for the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, the Company SEC Documents, taken as a whole, do not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. As of the Agreement Date, there are no outstanding or unresolved comments in comment letters from the SEC staff with respect to any of the Company SEC Documents. As used in this Agreement, the term “file” and variations thereof, when used in reference to the SEC, will be broadly construed to include any manner in which a document or information is filed, furnished, supplied or otherwise made available to the SEC.

 

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(b) Internal Controls; Disclosure Controls . The Company has established and maintains “internal controls over financial reporting” (as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) and Rule 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) that are effective in providing reasonable assurances that: (i) transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP; (ii) transactions are executed only in accordance with the authorization of management; and (iii) access to assets that would have a material effect on the Company’s financial statements is permitted only in accordance with management’s general or specific authorization. The Company maintains a system of “disclosure controls and procedures” (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act) that is designed to ensure that all (i) material information required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports that it files or furnishes pursuant to the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the rules and forms of the SEC; and (ii) such material information is made known on a timely basis to the individuals responsible for the preparation of the Company’s filings with the SEC, including the Company’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure and to make the certifications of the chief executive officer and chief financial officer of the Company required under the Exchange Act with respect to such reports, including pursuant to Section 302 and 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.

(c) Financial Statements . Each of the financial statements (including any related notes) contained in the Company SEC Documents filed on or after January 1, 2015, including the Company Financial Statements: (i) was prepared from the Company’s books and records in accordance with GAAP applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods covered (except as may be indicated in the notes to such financial statements or, in the case of unaudited statements, as permitted by Form 10-Q of the SEC, and except that the unaudited financial statements may not contain footnotes and are subject to normal and recurring year-end adjustments that will not, individually or in the aggregate, be material in amount); and (ii) fairly present in all material respects the consolidated financial position of the Acquired Entities as of the respective dates thereof and the respective consolidated results of operations and cash flows of the Acquired Entities for the periods covered thereby (subject, in the case of unaudited statements, to normal and recurring year-end audit adjustments that were not, or are not expected to be, material in amount). To the extent required by applicable Law, all financial statements of the Acquired Entities have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the jurisdictions in which they are formed or conduct business. Except as have been described in the Company SEC Documents, there are no unconsolidated Company Subsidiaries or any off-balance sheet arrangements of the type required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 303(a)(4) of Regulation S-K promulgated by the SEC.

(d) Effectiveness of Internal Controls . The Company’s management has completed an assessment of the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting in compliance with the requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2017, and such assessment concluded that such system was effective. Since December 31, 2017 and through the Agreement Date, no events have occurred such that management would not be able to complete its assessment of the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting in compliance with the requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2018, and conclude, after such assessment, that such system was effective.

 

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(e) Required Certifications . Since January 1, 2017, each of the principal executive officer and the principal financial officer of the Company (or each former principal executive officer and each former principal financial officer of the Company, as applicable) has made all certifications required by Rule 13a-14 or 15d-14 under the Exchange Act and Sections 302 and 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act with respect to the Company SEC Documents (including the Company Financial Statements), and the statements contained in such certifications are true and accurate. For purposes of this Section 3.4, “principal executive officer” and “principal financial officer” will have the meanings given to such terms in the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. Neither the Company nor, to the Knowledge of the Company, the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm has identified or been made aware of any (i) significant deficiency or material weakness (each as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) of the Exchange Act) in the system of internal control over financial reporting utilized by the Company and the Company Subsidiaries that has not been subsequently remediated; or (ii) fraud, whether or not material, that involves the Company’s management or other employees who have a role in the preparation of financial statements or the internal control over financial reporting utilized by the Company and the Company Subsidiaries.

(f) Indebtedness . Section 3.5(f) of the Company Disclosure Letter contains a true, correct and complete list of all outstanding Indebtedness of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries as of the Agreement Date.

(g) Cash . As of the Agreement Date, the cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments (determined in accordance with GAAP) of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries is at least $17,400,000, of which $1,250,000 is restricted investments (determined in accordance with GAAP) and not more than $250,000 is held by Foreign Subsidiaries.

(h) No Undisclosed Liabilities . None of the Acquired Entities has any liabilities required to be reflected or reserved against on a balance sheet prepared in accordance with GAAP, except for liabilities: (a) identified in the Most Recent Balance Sheet (including the notes thereto) or in the consolidated financial statements of the Acquired Companies (including the notes thereto) included in the Company SEC Documents filed prior to the Agreement Date; (b) that have been incurred by the Acquired Entities since the date of the Most Recent Balance Sheet in the ordinary course of business (and not resulting from any breach of a Contract or violation of Law); (c) that, individually or in the aggregate, have not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect; or (d) that are included as Transaction Expenses.

3.5 Absence of Changes . Since the date of the Most Recent Balance Sheet and through the Agreement Date:

(a) except in connection with the execution of this Agreement and the Merger, the business of the Acquired Entities has been conducted in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practices;

 

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(b) there has not been any Company Material Adverse Effect;

(c) none of the Acquired Entities has: (i) declared, accrued, set aside or paid any dividend or made any other distribution (whether in cash, stock or otherwise) in respect of any shares of capital stock (other than consolidated cash management transfers among the Acquired Entities, the net effect of which does not change the consolidated cash balance of the Acquired Entities (excluding, for this purpose, any Foreign Subsidiaries)), except for cash dividends made by any direct or indirect wholly owned Company Subsidiary to the Company or one of its other wholly owned Subsidiaries; (ii) split, divided, subdivided, combined, consolidated or reclassified any shares of capital stock or other securities, or issued or authorized the issuance of any securities in lieu of or in substitution for shares of its capital stock or other securities; or (iii) repurchased, redeemed or otherwise reacquired any securities (other than (A) the acquisition by the Company of shares of Company Common Stock in connection with the surrender of shares of Company Common Stock by holders of Company Options in order to pay the exercise price of the Company Options; (B) the withholding of shares of Company Common Stock to satisfy Tax obligations with respect to awards granted pursuant to the Company Equity Plans; or (C) transactions between the Company and any Company Subsidiaries);

(d) none of the Acquired Entities has made any capital expenditure since the date of the Most Recent Balance Sheet, other than capital expenditures consistent with the capital expenditure budget set forth in Section 3.5(d) of the Company Disclosure Letter;

(e) none of the Acquired Entities has engaged in any transaction with, or entered into any agreement, arrangement or understanding with, any Affiliate of the Company covered by Item 404 of Regulation S-K promulgated by the SEC that would be required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 404;

(f) except as required by applicable Law or GAAP, and other than in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practices, none of the Acquired Entities has written off as uncollectible, or established any extraordinary reserve with respect to, any account receivable or other Indebtedness;

(g) none of the Acquired Entities has mortgaged, pledged or otherwise encumbered any assets, tangible or intangible, or created or suffered to exist any lien (other than Permitted Liens);

(h) none of the Acquired Entities has: (i) adopted, established or entered into any Company Benefit Plan; (ii) caused or permitted any Company Benefit Plan to be amended in any material respect or terminated, or waived any of its rights under, any Company Benefit Plan (except as required by applicable Laws); (iii) (A) increased the compensation of any director, officer or employee; or (B) paid any bonus or remuneration to any director, officer or employee other than regular salary; (iv) hired any employee at the level of director or above or with an annual base salary in excess of $150,000; (v) promoted any employee to a level of director or above; or (vi) terminate any employee at the level of director or above (except for “cause” and as disclosed to Parent);

 

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(i) none of the Acquired Entities has changed any of its methods of accounting or accounting practices in any respect, in each case except for any such change required by a change in GAAP or applicable Law;

(j) except as otherwise required by applicable Law, none of the Acquired Entities has (i) made any Tax election that is inconsistent with past practices; (ii) other than as reflected or reserved against in the Most Recent Balance Sheet, settled or otherwise compromised any claim or assessment relating to any amount of Tax; or (iii) consented to an extension or waiver of the statutory limitation period applicable to a claim or assessment in respect of any material Tax;

(k) none of the Acquired Entities has commenced or settled any Legal Proceeding, except for the settlement of any Legal Proceeding that is (i) reflected or reserved against in the Most Recent Balance Sheet; or (ii) for amounts that do not require payments of more than $50,000 by the Company or the Company Subsidiaries as its sole remedy;

(l) none of the Acquired Entities has (A) amended or permitted the adoption of any amendment to the Charter, Bylaws or its organizational documents, or (B) acquired, by merger, consolidation, acquisition of stock or assets, or otherwise, any business or Person or division thereof, or (C) made any loans, advances, or capital contributions to or investments in any Person (other than, with respect to this clause (C), (i) to or in an Acquired Entity (other than a Foreign Subsidiary); (ii) advances to directors, officers and other employees, in each case in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practices and extended payment terms or extensions of credits for Customers in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practices; (iii) investments in cash equivalents or short-term investments pursuant to cash management and treasury functions in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice);

(m) other than in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practices, none of the Acquired Entities has entered into any material agreement, agreement in principle, letter of intent, memorandum of understanding, or similar Contract with respect to any joint venture, strategic partnership or alliance;

(n) other than the Merger, none of the Acquired Entities has taken any action to merge or consolidate any Acquired Entity with any third party 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 any Acquired Entity; or

(o) none of the Acquired Entities has entered into or agreed or committed to enter into a Contract to take any of the actions prohibited by this Section 3.5.

3.6 Real Property; Leaseholds .

(a) Owned Real Property . Neither the Company nor any of the Company Subsidiaries owns or has ever owned any real property, nor are any of them party to any agreement to purchase or sell any real property.

 

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(b) Leased Real Property . Section 3.6(b) of the Company Disclosure Letter contains a true, correct and complete list, as of the Agreement Date, of all of the existing leases, subleases, licenses or other agreements pursuant to which any Acquired Entity uses or occupies, or has the right to use or occupy, now or in the future, any real property (the “ Company Leases ”). As of the Agreement Date, there are no subleases, licenses, occupancy agreements or other contractual obligations that grant the right of use or occupancy of any of the Leased Real Property to any Person other than the Acquired Entities, and there is no Person in possession of any of the Leased Real Property other than the Acquired Entities. The Leased Real Property identified in Section 3.6(b) of the Company Disclosure Letter comprise all of the real property used in the business of the Acquired Entities.

3.7 Intellectual Property .

(a) Registered Intellectual Property Rights; Proceedings . Section 3.7(a) of the Company Disclosure Letter sets forth a true, correct and complete list as of the Agreement Date of all material Company Registered Intellectual Property Rights, including the jurisdictions in which each such Company Registered Intellectual Property Right has been issued or registered, or in which any application for such issuance and registration has been filed, or in which any other filing or recordation has been made. Each such item of Company Registered Intellectual Property Rights is (i) subsisting and, to the Knowledge of the Company, valid (or in the case of applications, applied for), and (ii) as of the Agreement Date, all registration, maintenance and renewal fees due in connection with such Company Registered Intellectual Property Rights have been paid and all documents, recordations and certificates required to be filed with the applicable patent, copyright, trademark or other authorities in the United States or foreign jurisdictions, as the case may be, for the purposes of prosecuting, maintaining and perfecting such Company Registered Intellectual Property Rights, have been filed.

(b) Liens . The Acquired Entities own the Company Intellectual Property Rights free and clear of any Liens (other than Permitted Liens). Since January 1, 2015, none of the Acquired Entities has transferred to any third Person ownership of any Company Intellectual Property Rights that are or, as of the time of such transfer, were material to the business of any of the Acquired Entities, taken as a whole. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, none of the Acquired Entities has granted partial or joint ownership of, any material Company Intellectual Property Rights to any third Person and there are no royalties, honoraria, fees or other payments payable by any Acquired Entity to any Person (other than salaries, fees and other consideration payable to employees, consultants and independent contractors not contingent on or related to use of their work product) for the ownership, use, possession, license-in, license-out, sale or disposition of any Company Intellectual Property Rights by any Acquired Entity. None of the execution, delivery or performance of this Agreement or the consummation of the Merger will result in the payment of any additional amounts or consideration by an Acquired Entity for the exercise of its respective rights under the Company Intellectual Property Rights pursuant to any Contracts of an Acquired Entity, other than ongoing fees, royalties or payments that the Company or any Company Subsidiary would otherwise be required to pay under such Contracts.

(c) Standards Organizations. There is no current obligation to grant or offer to any other Person any license or right to any material Company Intellectual Property Rights by virtue of any Acquired Entity’s membership in or contributions to any industry standards body or any similar organization.

 

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(d) Proprietary Information Agreements . The Company and its Subsidiaries have and enforce a policy requiring each employee, consultant and contractor involved in the creation, invention or development of material Intellectual Property Rights for or on behalf of an Acquired Entity to execute a written assignment of rights to the Acquired Entity that, to the Knowledge of the Company, are valid and enforceable under applicable Law.

(e) No Legal Proceedings or Orders . No material Company Intellectual Property Rights included in the current Company’s Products is subject to any Legal Proceeding or outstanding order against any Acquired Entity, in effect as of the Agreement Date, prohibiting or materially restricting any Acquired Entity from using, transferring, or licensing of such Company Intellectual Property Rights.

(f) IP Contracts . Section 3.7(f) of the Company Disclosure Letter sets forth a true, correct and complete list of material Contracts in effect as of the Agreement Date pursuant to which (i) any Acquired Entity has granted a license to a third Person under any (x) Patent or (y) other material Company Intellectual Property Rights, other than (1) non-disclosure agreements entered in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practices; and (2) non-exclusive licenses granted by the Company (x) to its Customers, suppliers and vendors in connection with the design, manufacture, reproduction, marketing, sale, licensing, importation, distribution, provision or use of the Company Products or the products or services of such vendors or suppliers, in each case in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practices; or (y) otherwise in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practices as would not be material to the Acquired Entities, taken as a whole; or (ii) a third Person has licensed to any Acquired Entity any Intellectual Property Rights that are material to the operation of the business of the Company taken as a whole, excluding any (A) non-disclosure agreements entered in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practices; (B) non-exclusive licenses or related services Contracts for commercially available software, technology or Intellectual Property Rights that are not redistributed with, bundled with, or integrated into the Company Products; (C) any licenses to Open Source Materials; and (D) Contracts with employees or independent contractors for the assignment of, or license to, any Intellectual Property Rights, in each case entered into in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practices (all such Contracts that are, or are required to be, listed on Section 3.7(f) of the Company Disclosure Letter under clauses (i) and (ii) of this Section 3.7(f), the “ IP Contracts ”).

(g) Open Source Materials . To the Knowledge of the Company, none of the Acquired Entities has incorporated Open Source Materials into, or combined or distributed Open Source Materials with, the Company Intellectual Property Rights or currently shipping Company Products, or otherwise used Open Source Materials, in such a way that creates an obligation, as a condition of use, modification or distribution of such Open Source Materials, that any (i) material Company Source Code be (A) disclosed or distributed in source code form; (B) licensed for the purpose of making derivative works; or (C) redistributable at no charge; or (ii) licenses be granted with respect thereto under any Patents constituting material Company Intellectual Property Rights.

 

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(h) Source Code . None of the Acquired Entities has disclosed, delivered or licensed to any Person, or agreed or obligated itself to disclose, deliver or license material Company Source Code to any third Person, other than on a confidential basis in connection with the design, manufacture, reproduction, marketing, sale, licensing, importation, distribution, provision or use of the Company Products in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practices. The consummation of the Merger will not result in the release from escrow of, or a grant, acceleration or modification of rights with respect to, any Company Source Code for the benefit of a third Person.

(i) No Infringement . To the Knowledge of the Company, the conduct of the business of the Acquired Entities, including the design, manufacture, reproduction, marketing, sale, licensing, importation, distribution, provision or use of any Company Products, does not infringe or misappropriate the Intellectual Property Rights of any third Person. None of the Acquired Entities has received any formal written opinion from their counsel regarding whether any current Company Product, or the operation of their respective businesses since January 1, 2015, does or does not infringe, misappropriate or violate any Intellectual Property Right of a third person. To the Knowledge of the Company, there is no unauthorized use, unauthorized disclosure, infringement or misappropriation of any material Company Intellectual Property Rights by any third Person.

(j) No Notice of Infringement . Since January 1, 2015, (i) none of the Acquired Entities has received written notice from any third Person alleging that such Acquired Entity is required to obtain a license under any Intellectual Property Right of a third Person or that any Company Product, or the operation of any Acquired Entity’s business, infringes or misappropriates the Intellectual Property Right of any third Person and (ii) none of the Acquired Entities has brought any Legal Proceeding against any third Person for infringement or misappropriation of any Company Intellectual Property Right.

(k) Privacy and Data Security . The Acquired Entities have complied in all material respects with all applicable Laws and their respective privacy policies relating to the collection, use, storage, disclosure, receipt and transfer of any personally identifiable information collected, accessed or obtained by or on behalf of the Acquired Entities. The Acquired Entities are in material compliance with their obligations, under Contracts to which any Acquired Entity is a party, relating to the collection, use, storage, disclosure, receipt and transfer of personally identifiable information. Since January 1, 2015, none of the Acquired Entities have received a material written complaint regarding privacy or data security matters with respect to the collection, use, storage, disclosure, receipt or transfer of personally identifiable information or any written notice alleging any breach of Contract or violation of applicable Laws by any Acquired Entity with respect to such activities. To the Knowledge of the Company, the Company’s Products do not contain code, bugs, defects, vulnerabilities or errors that (i) materially and adversely affect their use, functionality, security or performance; or (ii) are designed or intended to adversely affect the privacy or security of user data collected or processed by such products. To the Knowledge of the Company, since January 1, 2015, none of the Acquired Entities has experienced any material breach of security or other unauthorized access by third parties to their respective Trade Secrets or confidential information, including personally identifiable information in any Acquired Entity’s possession, custody or control. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Acquired Entities have taken commercially reasonable steps to protect and preserve the security and confidentiality of their Trade Secrets and material confidential information, including personally identifiable information, including through the implementation of commercially reasonable administrative, electronic and physical safeguards.

 

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3.8 Contracts .

(a) Identification of Material Contracts . Section 3.8(a) of the Company Disclosure Letter lists each Material Contract. The Company has made available to Parent a true, correct and complete copy of each Material Contract, including any amendments thereto (in each case as in effect as of the Agreement Date).

(b) Validity . Each Material Contract is legal, valid and binding obligation of the Company or a Company Subsidiary and, to the Knowledge of the Company, of the other party or parties thereto, and is enforceable in accordance with its terms, subject to the Enforceability Exceptions.

(c) No Violation . None of the Acquired Entities has materially violated or breached, or is in default under, any Material Contract, and to the Knowledge of the Company, no other Person has materially violated or breached, or is in default under, any Material Contract.

3.9 Large Customers; Large Suppliers .

(a) Large Customers . As of the Agreement Date, neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary has any outstanding material dispute concerning the Company Products with any Large Customer. Each Large Customer is listed on Schedule 3.9(a) of the Company Disclosure Letter. From January 1, 2017, to the Agreement Date, neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary has received any written, or, to the Knowledge of the Company, oral notice from any Large Customer to the effect that such Large Customer will not continue as a Customer of, or intends to terminate or materially modify its business relationship with the Company or any Company Subsidiary after the Closing, or that such Large Customer intends to terminate existing Contracts with the Company or any Company Subsidiary or materially reduce the amount paid to the Company or any Company Subsidiary for Company Products. From January 1, 2017, to the Agreement Date, neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary has had Company Products returned by a Large Customer except for normal warranty returns consistent with past history.

(b) Large Supplier Matters . Neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary has any outstanding material dispute with a Large Supplier concerning the products or services provided by that Large Supplier. Each Large Supplier is listed on Schedule 3.9(b) of the Company Disclosure Letter. From January 1, 2017 to the Agreement Date, neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary has received any written notice of termination of any existing Contracts with any Large Supplier.

 

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3.10 Compliance with Laws; Export Control Laws .

(a) Compliance with Laws . Each of the Acquired Entities is, and has at all times since January 1, 2015, to the Agreement Date, been, in compliance with all Laws applicable to the Acquired Entities in all material respects. No representation or warranty is made in this Section 3.10 with respect to (i) compliance with Laws pertaining to privacy and personally identifiable information, which is exclusively addressed by Section 3.7; (ii) compliance with export controls matters, which is exclusively addressed by Section 3.9(b); (iii) compliance with anti-corruption Laws, which is exclusively addressed by Section 3.10; (iv) compliance with applicable Tax laws, which is exclusively addressed by Section 3.12; (v) compliance with ERISA and other Laws relating to employee benefits, which is exclusively addressed by Section 3.13; (vi) compliance with labor law matters, which is exclusively addressed by Section 3.13; and (vii) compliance with environmental matters and Environmental Laws, which is exclusively addressed by Section 3.15.

(b) Export Control Laws . Each of the Acquired Entities, at all times since January 1, 2015, to the Agreement Date, complied with, and has conducted its export transactions in compliance with, all Export Control Laws, including, as applicable, the Export Administration Regulations maintained by the U.S. Department of Commerce, trade and economic sanctions maintained by the U.S. Department of the Treasury, Office of Foreign Assets Control (“ OFAC ”), and the International Traffic in Arms Regulations maintained by the U.S. Department of State (the “ State Department ”), and any other applicable Sanctions. The Company represents that none of the Company, the Company Subsidiaries or, to the Knowledge of the Company, their respective employees, and, to the Knowledge of the Company, none of their respective agents or other person acting on behalf of the Company or any Company Subsidiary in their transactions conducted on behalf of the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries has, directly or indirectly, sold, exported, reexported, transferred, diverted, or otherwise disposed of any products, software, or technology (including products derived from or based on such technology) to any destination, entity, or person prohibited by applicable Laws of the United States, without obtaining any authorization from the competent Governmental Authorities that is required by applicable Law. Neither the Company nor the Company Subsidiaries export any equipment, products, software, systems, or technical data that are controlled under the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (22 C.F.R. §§ 120–130) or the Export Administration Regulations (15 C.F.R. §§ 730–774), except for items that are properly classified under EAR99. None of the Company, any Company Subsidiary, any employee of the Company or any Company Subsidiary, or, to the Knowledge of the Company, any agents or other person acting on behalf of the Company or any Company Subsidiary is designated as a Sanctioned Person. Since January 1, 2015, neither the Company nor any of the Company Subsidiaries has engaged in any transaction with any Sanctioned Person.

(c) No Legal Proceedings Related to Export Control Laws . Since January 1, 2015, to the Agreement Date, there have been, and are, (i) no pending or, to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened Legal Proceedings against the Acquired Entities alleging a violation of the Export Control Laws, or (ii) internal investigations, third-party investigations (including by any Governmental Authority or any state-owned or controlled entity), internal or external audit, or internal or external report that involves any allegation or information concerning possible violations of any Laws applicable to the Company or the Company Subsidiaries.

 

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3.11 Compliance with Anti-Corruption Laws . Since January 1, 2015, none of the Company, any Company Subsidiary or any employee of the Company or any Company Subsidiary has, and, to the Knowledge of the Company, no agent or other person acting on behalf of the Company or any Company Subsidiary has, directly or indirectly: (a) made or agreed to make any unlawful payment to any foreign or domestic government official or employee, foreign or domestic political parties or campaigns, official of any public international organization, or official of any state-owned enterprise; (b) made or agreed to make any bribe, payoff, influence payment, kickback or other similar unlawful payment; or (c) violated any provision of the FCPA or any other applicable Laws relating to anti-corruption or anti-bribery.

3.12 Governmental Authorizations . As of the Agreement Date, each of the Acquired Entities holds, to the extent legally required, all Governmental Authorizations necessary to enable such Acquired Entity to conduct its business in the manner in which such business is currently conducted by such Acquired Entity in all material respects. As of the Agreement Date, none of the Acquired Entities has received any communication in writing from any Governmental Authority regarding any asserted failure by it to have obtained any such Governmental Authorization. As of the Agreement Date, none of the Acquired Entities has received any communication in writing from any Governmental Authority alleging any violation of any Governmental Authorizations that remains outstanding, or suffered any suspension or cancellation of any Governmental Authorizations that was material to the Company or any Company Subsidiary.

3.13 Tax Matters .

(a) Timely Filings . The Acquired Entities have (i) timely filed (taking into account valid extensions) all income and other material Tax Returns required to be filed by any of them and (ii) paid, or have reserved in accordance with GAAP for the payment of, all material Taxes that are required to be paid, and the most recent financial statements contained in the Company SEC Documents reflect a reserve in accordance with GAAP for all material Taxes accrued but not then payable by the Acquired Entities through the date of such financial statements.

(b) No Waivers . None of the Acquired Entities has executed any waiver, except in connection with any ongoing Tax examination, of any statute of limitations on, or extended the period for the assessment or collection of, any material Tax, in each case that has not since expired.

(c) Withholding . The Acquired Entities have withheld with respect to their employees and other third Persons all material United States federal and state income taxes, Federal Insurance Contribution Act, Federal Unemployment Tax Act and other similar Taxes required to be withheld, and have timely paid over any material amounts so withheld to the appropriate Tax authority.

(d) No Audits . No audits or other examinations with respect to Taxes of the Acquired Entities are presently in progress or have been asserted or proposed in writing and have not been resolved.

(e) Section 355 . None of the Acquired Entities has constituted either a “distributing corporation” or a “controlled corporation” in a distribution of stock intended to qualify for tax-free treatment pursuant to Section 355 of the Code in the last two years.

 

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(f) Absence of Certain Tax Agreements . The Acquired Entities will not be required to include any material item of income in, or exclude any material item of deduction from, taxable income for any taxable period (or portion thereof) ending after the Closing Date as a result of any (i) change in method of accounting made on or prior to the Closing Date; (ii) “closing agreement” described in Section 7121 of the Code (or any corresponding or similar provision of state, local, or foreign Tax law) executed on or prior to the Closing; (iii) intercompany transactions or any excess loss account described in Treasury Regulations under Section 1502 of the Code (or any corresponding or similar provision of state, local, or foreign Tax law) with respect to a transaction occurring on or prior to the Closing; (iv) installment sale or open transaction disposition made on or prior to the Closing; (v) election under Section 108(i) of the Code made on or prior to the Closing; or (vi) prepaid amount received outside the ordinary course of business on or prior to the Closing.

(g) Transfer Pricing . The Acquired Entities are in substantial compliance with all applicable transfer pricing laws and regulations, including the execution and maintenance of contemporaneous documentation substantiating the transfer pricing practices and methodology of the Company.

(h) Sections 6662 or 6111 . None of the Acquired Entities has consummated or participated in, and is not currently participating in, any transaction that was or is a “Tax shelter” transaction as defined in Sections 6662 or 6111 of the Code or the Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder.

(i) No Listed Transactions . None of the Acquired Entities has participated in, and is currently participating in, a “Listed Transaction” within the meaning of Section 6707A(c)(2) of the Code or Treasury Regulation Section 1.6011-4(b)(2), or any transaction requiring disclosure under a corresponding or similar provision of state, local, or foreign law.

(j) No Tax Sharing . None of the Acquired Entities (i) is a party to or bound by, or currently has any material liability pursuant to, any Tax sharing, allocation or indemnification agreement or obligation, other than any such agreement or obligation (A) entered into in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practices the primary purpose of which is unrelated to Taxes or (B) solely by and among any of the Acquired Entities; or (ii) has any material liability for the Taxes of any Person other than the Acquired Entities pursuant to Treasury Regulations Section 1.1502-6 (or any similar provision of state, local or non-United States law) as a transferee or successor, or otherwise by operation of law.

3.14 Employee and Labor Matters; Benefit Plans .

(a) Company Benefit Plans . Section 3.14(a) of the Company Disclosure Letter sets forth a true, correct and complete list, as of the Agreement Date, of each Company Benefit Plan. With respect to each Company Benefit Plan other than an International Employee Plan, to the extent applicable, the Company has made available to Parent true, correct and complete copies of: (i) the most recent annual report on Form 5500 required to have been filed with the IRS for each Company Benefit Plan, including all schedules thereto; (ii) the most recent determination letter, if any, from the IRS for any Company Benefit Plan that is intended to qualify pursuant to Section 401(a) of the Code; (iii) the plan documents and the most recent summary plan description; (iv) any related trust

 

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agreements; and (v) any material correspondence within the past three years to or from the IRS or any office or representative of the United States Department of Labor or any similar Governmental Authority relating to any material compliance issues in respect of any such Company Benefit Plan. With respect to each Company Benefit Plan that is maintained primarily for the benefit of any current or former employee or director of the Acquired Entities based outside of the United States (the “ International Employee Plans ”), to the extent applicable, the Company has made available to Parent true, correct and complete copies of (A) the most recent annual report or similar compliance documents required to be filed with any Governmental Authority with respect to such plan; and (B) the most recent document, if any, comparable to the determination letter referenced pursuant to clause (ii) above issued by a Governmental Authority relating to the satisfaction of law necessary to obtain the most favorable tax treatment.

(b) Absence of Certain Plans . Neither the Company nor any of its ERISA Affiliates has ever maintained, sponsored or contributed to or currently maintains, sponsors or participates in, or contributes to, (i) a “multiemployer plan” (as defined in Section 3(37) of ERISA); (ii) a “multiple employer plan” (as defined in Section 4063 or Section 4064 of ERISA); or (iii) a defined benefit pension plan or plan subject to Section 302 of Title I of ERISA, Section 412 of the Code or Title IV of ERISA.

(c) Compliance of Company Benefit Plans. Each Company Benefit Plan has been maintained, funded, operated and administered in accordance with its terms and with all applicable Law, including the applicable provisions of ERISA, the Code and any applicable regulatory guidance issued by any Governmental Authority.

(d) Absence of Welfare Benefit Plan Features . No Company Benefit Plan that is a “welfare benefit plan” (as defined in Section 3(1) of ERISA) provides post-termination or retiree life insurance, health or other welfare benefits to any retired, former or current employees of the Company or any of its ERISA Affiliates, except as may be required by Section 4980B of the Code or any similar Law.

(e) Section  280G . No amount, payment or benefit that that could be, has been or will be received (whether in cash or property or the vesting of equity or property or the cancellation of indebtedness) by any “disqualified individual” within the meaning of Section 280G of the Code could be characterized as a parachute payment within the meaning of Section 280G of the Code.

(f) Section  409A . Each Company Benefit Plan maintained or sponsored by the Company has been operated in all material respects in material compliance with Section 409A of the Code. No Acquired Entity has any indemnity or gross-up obligation for any excise taxes or penalties or interest imposed or accelerated under Section 409A or Section 4999 of the Code.

(g) International Employee Plans . To the Knowledge of the Company, each International Employee Plan has been established, maintained and administered in accordance with its terms and conditions and with the requirements prescribed by any applicable Laws in all material respects. Furthermore, no International Employee Plan has material unfunded liabilities that as of the Effective Time will not be offset by insurance or fully accrued.

 

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(h) Union Matters . No Acquired Entity is a party to any collective bargaining agreement, labor union contract, works council contract or trade union agreement. To the Knowledge of the Company, there are no activities or proceedings of any labor or trade union to organize any employees of the Acquired Entities with regard to their employment with the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries. No collective bargaining agreement, labor union contract or trade union agreement is being negotiated by the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries. There is no strike, lockout, slowdown, or work stoppage against the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries pending or, to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened directly against the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries.

(i) No Acceleration . Except as described in Section 3.14(i) of the Company Disclosure Letter or as provided in Section 2.8, the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the consummation of the Merger will not either alone or in combination with any other event, (i) result in any payment becoming due, accelerate the time of payment or vesting of benefits, satisfy one of the stated conditions for the payment or provision of benefits (such as in a “double-trigger” severance or acceleration agreement) or materially increase the amount of compensation due to any employee under any Company Benefit Plan; (ii) result in any forgiveness of Indebtedness, trigger any funding obligation under any Company Benefit Plan; (iii) result in any gross-up or obligate the Company or any successor to provide a gross-up; or (iv) result in any limitation or restriction on the right of the Company or any Subsidiary to merge, amend or terminate any of the Company Benefit Plans (other than ordinary and customary administrative charges and notice provisions).

(j) Employment . Each current employee providing services in the United States is providing such services on an at-will basis and such employee’s employment may be terminated by the Acquired Entities without notice and without liability to the Acquired Entities or any successor thereto. Each current employee of the Acquired Entities providing services outside of the United States may have his or her employment terminated in accordance with the corresponding employment contracts of such employee and local laws.

(k) Classification . Individuals who are or were performing services as an employee or as a consultant of the Acquired Entities have been classified correctly in all material respects by the Company or the Company Subsidiaries as either “independent contractors” (or comparable status in the case of any of its Foreign Subsidiaries) or “employees” as the case may be.

(l) Employment Law Compliance . To the Knowledge of the Company, the Acquired Entities have complied in all material respects with applicable Laws with respect to employment (including applicable Laws, rules and regulations regarding wage and hour requirements, immigration status, tax withholding, discrimination in employment, employee health and safety, and collective bargaining).

3.15 Environmental Matters . Except as would not be material to the Acquired Entities, taken as a whole, none of the Acquired Entities (a) has received any written notice alleging that any Acquired Entity has violated any applicable Environmental Law; (b) has transported, produced, processed, manufactured, generated, used, treated, handled, stored, released or disposed of any Hazardous Substances in violation of any applicable Environmental Law; (c) has exposed any

 

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employee to Hazardous Substances in violation of any applicable Environmental Law; (d) has violated any Environmental Law or (e) has been or is a party to or has been or is the subject of any pending or, to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened Legal Proceeding that is (i) alleging the noncompliance by any Acquired Entity with any Environmental Law; or (ii) seeking to impose any financial responsibility for any investigation, cleanup, removal or remediation pursuant to any Environmental Law. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the representations and warranties contained in this Section 3.15 are the sole representations and warranties made by the Company in this Agreement with respect to environmental matters and Environmental Laws.

3.16 Insurance . Except as would not be material to the Acquired Entities, taken as a whole, each of the insurance policies maintained by the Company is in full force and effect and, in the aggregate, the insurance policies maintained by the Company provide insurance in such amounts and against such risks as the Company reasonably has determined to be prudent, taking into account the industries in which the Acquired Entities operate, and are sufficient to comply with applicable Laws in all material respects. As of the Agreement Date, none of the Acquired Entities has received any written notice or other written communication regarding any actual or possible: (a) cancelation or invalidation of any insurance policy; (b) refusal of any coverage or rejection of any material claim under any insurance policy; or (c) material adjustment in the amount of the premiums payable with respect to any insurance policy. To the Knowledge of the Company, there is no pending material workers’ compensation or other material claim under or based upon any insurance policy of any of the Acquired Entities.

3.17 Transactions with Affiliates . Between the date of the Company’s last proxy statement filed with the SEC and the Agreement Date, except for compensation or other employment arrangements in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practices, and not including any wholly owned Company Subsidiary, no event has occurred or is currently proposed that would be required to be reported by the Company pursuant to Item 404 of Regulation S-K promulgated by the SEC.

3.18 Legal Proceedings; Orders .

(a) No Legal Proceedings . As of the Agreement Date, there is no Legal Proceeding pending, or, to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened against (i) the Acquired Entities; or (ii) any officer or director of the Acquired Entities in such individual’s capacity as such. From January 1, 2016, to the Agreement Date, (A) no Legal Proceeding against any third party has been brought by the Company or any Company Subsidiary; and (B) neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary has threatened in writing a Legal Proceeding against any third party.

(b) No Prohibitive Orders . As of the Agreement Date, there is no order against the Acquired Entities that would prevent or materially delay the consummation of the Merger or the ability of the Company to fully perform its covenants and obligations pursuant to this Agreement.

3.19 Authority; Binding Nature of Agreement . The Company has all necessary corporate right, power and authority to enter into and to perform its obligations under this Agreement and, assuming that the Requisite Stockholder Approval is obtained, to consummate the Merger. The execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Company and, assuming that the Requisite

 

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Stockholder Approval is obtained, the consummation by the Company of the Merger has been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of the Company, and no additional corporate proceedings on the part of the Company are necessary to authorize the execution, delivery and performance by the Company of this Agreement or (other than the filing of the certificate of merger with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware) the consummation by the Company of the Merger. The Company Board (at a meeting duly called and held) has (i) determined that it is in the best interests of the Company and its stockholders, and declared it advisable, to enter into this Agreement and consummate the Merger upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement; (ii) approved the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Company, the performance by the Company of its covenants and other obligations in this Agreement, and the consummation of the Merger upon the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement; (iii) directed that adoption of this Agreement be submitted to a vote at a meeting of the stockholders of the Company; and (iv) resolved to recommend that the Company Stockholders vote in favor of adoption of this Agreement in accordance with the DGCL (collectively, the “ Company Board Recommendation ”). This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Company and, assuming due execution and delivery by Parent and Merger Sub, constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, subject to the Enforceability Exceptions.

3.20 Inapplicability of Anti-Takeover Statutes . Assuming that the representations of Parent and Merger Sub set forth in Section 4.5 are true and correct, the Company Board has taken all necessary actions so that the restrictions on business combinations set forth in Section 203 of the DGCL and any other similar applicable “anti-takeover” Law will not be applicable to the Merger.

3.21 Vote Required . The affirmative vote of the holders of shares representing a majority of the voting power of the outstanding shares of the Company Common Stock entitled to vote thereon at the Company Stockholders Meeting is the only vote required of the holders of capital stock of the Company to adopt this Agreement and approve the Merger (the “ Requisite Stockholder Approval ”).

3.22 Non-Contravention; Governmental Consents .

(a) Non-Contravention . None of: (i) the execution, delivery or performance of this Agreement; or (ii) assuming that the Requisite Stockholder Approval is obtained, the consummation of the Merger will (A) contravene, conflict with or result in a violation of any of the provisions of the Charter or Bylaws; (B) assuming compliance with the matters referred to in Section 3.22(b), and in the case of the consummation of the Merger, subject to obtaining the Requisite Stockholder Approval, conflict with in any respect, or result in a violation of, any Law applicable to the Acquired Entities as of the Agreement Date or by which any of their respective properties or assets are bound; (C) contravene or conflict with in any respect, or result in a violation or breach of, or result in a default under, result in the termination of, accelerate the performance required by, or result in a right of termination or acceleration of, any Material Contract; or (D) result in the creation of any Lien (other than Permitted Liens) in or upon any of the properties, assets or rights of the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries, except in each of the case of each of clauses (B), (C) and (D) for such violations, conflicts, breaches, defaults, terminations, accelerations or liens that would not have a Company Material Adverse Effect.

 

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(b) Governmental Consents . Except as may be required by the Exchange Act, the Securities Act, state securities or “blue sky” laws, the DGCL, and the rules and regulations of Nasdaq, and, assuming that the Requisite Stockholder Approval is obtained, none of the Acquired Entities is be required to make any filing with or give any notice to, or to obtain any Consent from, any Governmental Authority in connection with the Merger.

3.23 Financial Advisor . Except for the Company Financial Advisor, there is no financial advisor, investment banker, broker, finder, agent or other Person that has been retained by or is authorized to act on behalf of the Company or any Company Subsidiary who is entitled to any financial advisor, investment banking, brokerage, finder’s or other fee or commission in connection with the Merger.

3.24 Fairness Opinion . The Company Board has received the opinion of the Company Financial Advisor to the effect that, as of the date of such opinion, and based upon and subject to the considerations, limitations, qualifications and other matters set forth therein, the consideration to be received by the holders of Company Common Stock (other than Parent, Merger Sub or their respective Affiliates) in the Merger is fair to such holders from a financial point of view. As of the Agreement Date, such opinion has not been withdrawn, revoked or modified.

3.25 Transaction Expenses . The Company and the Company Subsidiaries are not required to pay any fees or other amounts to any advisor, including the Company Financial Advisor, or consultant in connection with this Agreement, the transactions contemplated thereby and the Merger (collectively, the “ Transaction Expenses ”) other than as set forth in Section 3.25 of the Company Disclosure Letter.

3.26 Related Party Transactions . As of the Agreement Date, there are no outstanding amounts payable to or receivable from, or advances by any Acquired Entity to, and no Acquired Entity is otherwise a creditor or debtor to, or party to any Contract or transaction with, any holder of 5% or more of the shares of capital stock of any Acquired Entity or any director, officer, employee or affiliate of any Acquired Entity, or to any relative of any of the foregoing, except for employment or compensation arrangements with directors, officers and employees made in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice.

3.27 Exclusivity of Representations and Warranties .

(a) No Other Representations and Warranties. The Company, on behalf of itself and the Company Subsidiaries, acknowledges and agrees that, except for the representations and warranties expressly set forth in Article IV:

(i) None of Parent, Merger Sub or any of their respective Subsidiaries (or any other Person) makes, or has made, any representation or warranty relating to Parent or Merger Sub, their Subsidiaries or any of their businesses, operations or otherwise in connection with this Agreement or the Merger;

 

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(ii) no Person has been authorized by Parent or Merger Sub, any of their Subsidiaries or any of their respective Affiliates or Representatives to make any representation or warranty relating to Parent or Merger Sub, their respective Subsidiaries or any of their businesses or operations or otherwise in connection with this Agreement or the Merger, and if made, such representation or warranty must not be relied upon by the Company or any of its Affiliates or Representatives as having been authorized by Parent or Merger Sub, any of their respective Subsidiaries or any of their Affiliates or Representatives (or any other Person); and

(iii) the representations and warranties made by Parent or Merger Sub in this Agreement are in lieu of and are exclusive of all other representations and warranties, including any express or implied or as to merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose, and each of Parent and Merger Sub disclaims any other or implied representations or warranties, notwithstanding the delivery or disclosure to the Company or any of its Affiliates or Representatives of any documentation or other information (including any financial information, supplemental data or financial projections or other forward-looking statements).

(b) No Reliance. The Company, on behalf of itself and the Company Subsidiaries, acknowledges and agrees that, except for the representations and warranties expressly set forth in Article IV, it is not acting (including, as applicable, by entering into this Agreement or consummating the Merger) in reliance on:

(i) any representation or warranty, express or implied; or

(ii) any estimate, projection, prediction, data, financial information, memorandum, presentation or other materials or information provided or addressed to the Company or any of its Affiliates or Representatives, in connection with presentations by or discussions with Parent’s management whether prior to or after the Agreement Date or in any other forum or setting; or the accuracy or completeness of any other representation, warranty, estimate, projection, prediction, data, financial information, memorandum, presentation or other materials or information.

ARTICLE IV

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF PARENT AND MERGER SUB

Parent and Merger Sub represent and warrant to the Company as of the Agreement Date as follows:

4.1 Valid Existence, etc .

(a) Valid Existence . Parent is a corporation, duly organized, validly existing and, to the extent such concept is applicable, in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation. Merger Sub is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware.

(b) Power and Authority . Each of Parent and Merger Sub has all necessary corporate power and authority to (i) conduct its business in a manner in which its business is currently being conducted; and (ii) own and use its assets in the manner in which its assets are currently owned and used.

 

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4.2 Authority; Binding Nature of Agreement . Each of Parent and Merger Sub has all necessary corporate right, power and authority to enter into and to perform its obligations under this Agreement and consummate the Merger. The execution, delivery of this Agreement by each of Parent and Merger Sub, the performance by each of Parent and Merger Sub of its respective obligations hereunder and the consummation of the Merger have been duly authorized by all necessary action on the part of each of Parent and Merger Sub and their respective boards of directors (or comparable governing bodies), and no additional corporate proceedings on the part of Parent or Merger Sub are necessary to (i) authorize the execution, and delivery of this Agreement by each of Parent and Merger Sub; (ii) the performance by each of Parent and Merger Sub of its respective covenants and obligations hereunder; or (iii) the consummation of the Merger (other than the filing of the certificate of merger with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware). This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by each of Parent and Merger Sub and, assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery by the Company, constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of each of Parent and Merger Sub, enforceable against each of Parent and Merger Sub in accordance with its terms, subject to the Enforceability Exceptions.

4.3 Non-Contravention; Governmental Consents .

(a) Non-contravention . The execution and delivery of this Agreement by each of Parent and Merger Sub, the performance by each of Parent and Merger Sub of their respective covenants and obligations hereunder, and the consummation of the Merger will not (i) violate or conflict with any provision of the certificate of incorporation or bylaws of Parent or Merger Sub; (ii) result in a default by Parent or Merger Sub under any Contract to which Parent or Merger Sub is a party, or result in a contravention or conflict with any such Contract; or (iii) result in a violation by Parent or Merger Sub of any order, writ, injunction, judgment or decree to which Parent or Merger Sub is subject, except in the case of clauses (ii) and (iii) above, for such violations, conflicts or defaults that would not have a Parent Material Adverse Effect.

(b) Governmental Consents . Except as may be required by the Exchange Act, the Securities Act, state securities or “blue sky” laws, the DGCL, none of the Acquired Entities is be required to make any filing with or give any notice to, or to obtain any Consent from, any Governmental Authority in connection with the Merger.

4.4 Financial Advisor . No broker, finder or investment banker is entitled to any brokerage fee, finder’s fee, opinion fee, success fee, transaction fee or other fee or commission or expense reimbursement in connection with the Merger payable by any Acquired Entity based upon arrangements made by or on behalf of Parent and Merger Sub.

4.5 No Ownership of Company Common Stock . Neither Parent nor Merger Sub is, nor at any time during the last three years has it been, an “interested stockholder” of the Company within the meaning of Section 203 of the DGCL.

 

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4.6 Merger Sub . Merger Sub was formed solely for the purpose of engaging in the Merger. Except for obligations or liabilities incurred in connection with its incorporation or organization or the negotiation and consummation of this Agreement and the Merger, Merger Sub has not incurred any obligations or liabilities, has not engaged in any business or activities of any type or kind whatsoever, and has not entered into any Contracts or arrangements with any Person. All of the issued and outstanding capital stock of Merger Sub is owned directly or indirectly by Parent.

4.7 Legal Proceedings . As of the Agreement Date, there is no pending Legal Proceeding, and, to the Knowledge of Parent, no Person has threatened to commence any Legal Proceeding against Parent or Merger Sub that would have a Parent Material Adverse Effect.

4.8 No Orders . Neither Parent nor Merger Sub is subject to any order of any kind or nature that would have a Parent Material Adverse Effect.

4.9 No Parent Vote or Approval Required . No vote or consent of the holders of any capital stock of, or other equity or voting interest in, Parent is necessary to approve this Agreement or the Merger.

4.10 Financing .

(a) Sufficient Resources . Assuming the consummation of the Financing, funds available to Parent as of the Closing (including funds on hand of Parent and of the Company and their respective Subsidiaries and the net proceeds of the Financing), are sufficient to (i) make all cash payments payable at Closing pursuant to Article II in connection with or as a result of the Merger; (ii) repay, prepay or discharge (after giving effect to the Merger) the principal of and interest on, and all other indebtedness outstanding pursuant to, any credit agreements of the Company that are disclosed in Section 3.5(f) of the Company Disclosure Letter; and (iii) pay all fees and expenses required to be paid at the Closing by the Company, Parent or Merger Sub in connection with the Merger and the Financing that are, in the case of fees and expenses of the Company, disclosed in Section 3.25 of the Company Disclosure Letter (such amounts described in clauses (i) through (iii), the “ Required Amount ”).

(b) Cash . As of the Agreement Date, the cash and cash equivalents (including short-term investments) (determined in accordance with GAAP) of Parent and its Subsidiaries is at least $7,500,000, of which none is restricted cash (determined in accordance with GAAP) and not more than $200,000 is held by Subsidiaries of Parent that are “controlled foreign corporations” within the meaning of the Code.

4.11 Absence of Stockholder and Management Arrangements . As of the Agreement Date, none of Parent, Merger Sub or any of their respective Affiliates is a party to any Contract, or has authorized, made or entered into, or committed or agreed to enter into, any formal or informal arrangements or other understandings (whether or not binding) with any stockholder, director, officer, employee or other Affiliate of the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries (a) relating to (i) this Agreement or the Merger; or (ii) the Surviving Corporation or any of the Company Subsidiaries, businesses or operations (including as to continuing employment) from and after the

 

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Effective Time; or (b) pursuant to which any (A) holder of Company Common Stock would be entitled to receive consideration of a different amount or nature than the Per Share Price in respect of such holder’s shares of Company Common Stock; (B) holder of Company Common Stock has agreed to approve this Agreement or vote against any Superior Proposal; or (C) Person has agreed to provide, directly or indirectly, an equity investment to Parent, Merger Sub or the Company to finance any portion of the Merger.

4.12 Solvency . Neither Parent nor Merger Sub is entering into this Agreement with the intent to hinder, delay or defraud either present or future creditors. As of the Effective Time, assuming the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Article VII, the accuracy of the representations and warranties of the Company set forth in Article III and the consummation of the Financing, immediately after giving effect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, the Surviving Corporation and its Subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis, will be Solvent.

4.13 Exclusivity of Representations and Warranties .

(a) No Other Representations and Warranties . Each of Parent and Merger Sub, on behalf of itself and its Subsidiaries, acknowledges and agrees that, except for the representations and warranties expressly set forth in Article III:

(i) neither the Company nor any of the Company Subsidiaries (or any other Person) makes, or has made, any representation or warranty relating to the Company, the Company Subsidiaries or any of their businesses, operations or otherwise in connection with this Agreement or the Merger;

(ii) no Person has been authorized by the Company, any of the Company Subsidiaries or any of its or their respective Affiliates or Representatives to make any representation or warranty relating to the Company, the Company Subsidiaries or any of their businesses or operations or otherwise in connection with this Agreement, or the Merger, and if made, such representation or warranty must not be relied upon by Parent, Merger Sub or any of their respective Affiliates or Representatives as having been authorized by the Company, any of the Company Subsidiaries or any of its or their respective Affiliates or Representatives (or any other Person); and

(iii) the representations and warranties made by the Company in this Agreement are in lieu of and are exclusive of all other representations and warranties, including any express or implied or as to merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose, and the Company disclaims any other or implied representations or warranties, notwithstanding the delivery or disclosure to Parent, Merger Sub or any of their respective Affiliates or Representatives of any documentation or other information (including any financial information, supplemental data or financial projections or other forward-looking statements).

(b) No Reliance . Each of Parent and Merger Sub, on behalf of itself and its Subsidiaries, acknowledges and agrees that, except for the representations and warranties expressly set forth in Article III, it is not acting (including, as applicable, by entering into this Agreement or consummating the Merger) in reliance on:

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(ii) any estimate, projection, prediction, data, financial information, memorandum, presentation or other materials or information provided or addressed to Parent, Merger Sub or any of their respective Affiliates or Representatives, including (A) any materials or information made available in the virtual data room hosted by or on behalf of the Company in connection with the Merger; (B) in connection with presentations by or discussion with the Company’s management (whether prior to or after the Agreement Date); or (C) in any other forum or setting; or

(iii) the accuracy or completeness of any other representation, warranty, estimate, projection, prediction, data, financial information, memorandum, presentation or other materials or information.

ARTICLE V

INTERIM OPERATIONS OF THE COMPANY

5.1 Affirmative Obligations . Except (a) as expressly contemplated by this Agreement; (b) as set forth in Section 5.1 or Section 5.2 of the Company Disclosure Letter; or (c) as approved in writing (including by email) by Parent, at all times during the period commencing with the execution and delivery of this Agreement and continuing until the earlier to occur of the (1) termination of this Agreement pursuant to Article VIII and (2) Effective Time, the Company will, and will cause each of the Company Subsidiaries to, (i) use its respective reasonable best efforts to maintain its existence in good standing pursuant to applicable Law; (ii) subject to the restrictions and exceptions set forth in Section 5.2 or elsewhere in this Agreement, conduct its business and operations in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practices; and (iii) use its reasonable best efforts to (A) preserve intact its material assets, properties, Contracts and business organizations; (B) keep available the services of its current officers and key employees; and (C) preserve the current relationships with material Customers, suppliers, distributors, lessors, licensors, licensees, creditors, contractors and other Persons with whom the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries has business relations, in each case solely to the extent that the Company has not, as of the Agreement Date, already notified such third Person of its intent to terminate those relationships.

5.2 Forbearance Covenants . Except (A) as set forth in Section 5.2 of the Company Disclosure Letter; (B) as approved in writing (including by email) by Parent (it being understood that Parent will not unreasonably withhold, condition or delay its consent to take (or refrain from taking) any action contemplated by Section 5.2(h), Section 5.2(j), Section 5.2(q), Section 5.2(t), Section 5.2(y) and, solely with respect to the foregoing clauses, Section 5.2(z)); or (C) as expressly required by the terms of this Agreement, at all times during the period commencing with the execution and delivery of this Agreement and continuing until the earlier to occur of the (1) termination of this Agreement pursuant to Article VIII and (2) Effective Time, the Company will not, and will not permit any of the Company Subsidiaries, to:

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consolidated cash management transfers among the Acquired Entities, the net effect of which does not change the consolidated cash balance of the Acquired Entities), or repurchase, redeem or otherwise reacquire any of its shares of capital stock or other securities or rights, warrants or options to acquire any such shares or securities of the Company, other than: (i) the acquisition by the Company of shares of Company Common Stock in connection with the surrender of shares of Company Common Stock by holders of Company Options in order to pay the exercise price of the Company Options, (ii) the withholding of shares of Company Common Stock to satisfy Tax obligations with respect to awards granted pursuant to the Company Equity Plans; and (iii) the acquisition by the Company of Company Options or Company Restricted Stock in accordance with their terms in effect as of the Agreement Date in connection with the forfeiture of such awards;

(b) sell, issue, grant, authorize the issuance or grant of, or materially amend the terms of any: (i) capital stock or other security; (ii) option, restricted stock unit, restricted stock award or other equity-based compensation award (whether payable in cash, stock or otherwise), call, warrant or right to acquire any capital stock or other security; or (iii) instrument convertible into or exchangeable for any capital stock or other security, in each case whether issued pursuant to an Company Equity Plan or not (except that the Company may issue shares of Company Common Stock upon the valid exercise of Company Options outstanding as of the Agreement Date or the vesting or settlement of Company RSUs);

(c) split, divide, subdivide, combine, consolidate or reclassify any shares of its capital stock or other securities (including all Company Securities), or issue or authorize the issuance of any securities in lieu of or in substitution for shares of its capital stock or other securities (including all Company Securities);

(d) except as otherwise stated in Section 2.8, amend or waive any of its rights under, or accelerate the vesting under, any provision of any of the Company’s stock option or equity compensation plans (including the Company Equity Plans), any provision of any agreement evidencing any outstanding Company Options, any outstanding Company RSUs, or otherwise modify any of the terms of any outstanding equity-based compensation award or other security or any related Contract;

(e) adopt, approve or implement any stockholder rights plan (or similar plan commonly referred to as a “poison pill”), tax benefits preservation plan (or similar plan), or related agreement, other than to expressly permit the transactions contemplated hereby under the NOL Plan;

(f) amend or permit the adoption of any amendment to its organizational documents, or acquire or enter into an agreement to acquire, by merger, consolidation, acquisition of stock or assets, or otherwise, any business or Person or division thereof or make any loans, advances, or capital contributions to or investments in any Person (other than (A) to or in an Acquired Entity or (B) for employee loans or advances of travel and reasonable business expenses and extended payment terms for Customers, in each case subject to applicable Laws and only in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practices);

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(h) make any capital expenditure, except that the Acquired Entities may make capital expenditures that, when added to all other capital expenditures made on behalf of the Acquired Entities during the period commencing with the execution and delivery of this Agreement and continuing until the earlier to occur of the (1) termination of this Agreement pursuant to Article VIII and (2) Effective Time, do not exceed $150,000 in the aggregate in any given three month period, commencing from the Agreement Date;

(i) other than in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practices, terminate, enter into or amend or modify in any material respect, or consent to the termination of (other than at its stated expiry date), any Material Contract or any other Contract that, if in effect as of the Agreement Date, would constitute a Material Contract, it being understood that the restrictions set forth in this clause (i) shall not prohibit the Company and the Company Subsidiaries from renewing or entering into Contracts with Customers that would by their terms generate revenue for the benefit of the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries to the extent that the renewal or entering into of such Contract is done in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practices and in a manner and on terms that are consistent in all material respects with the past practices of the Company;

(j) (i) acquire, lease or license any material right or asset (including any Intellectual Property Rights) from any other Person; (ii) sell or otherwise dispose of, or lease or license, any material right or asset to any other Person; or (iii) waive or relinquish any right, except in case of each of (i), (ii) and (iii) above, for (A) non-exclusive licenses of commercially available, “off-the-shelf” software in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practices; (B) non-exclusive licenses of Company Intellectual Property Rights to Customers in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practices; and (C) leases, which are addressed in subsection (k) below;

(k) enter into any Contract to purchase or sell any interest in real property, enter into any lease, sublease, license or other occupancy agreement with respect to any real property, or alter, amend, modify, violate or terminate any of the terms of any Company Lease, in each case including renewals of existing Company Leases;

(l) repurchase, prepay or incur any Indebtedness for borrowed money or guaranteed any such Indebtedness of another Person, issue or sell any debt securities or options, warrants, calls, or other rights to acquire any debt securities or other Indebtedness of the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries, guarantee any debt securities of another Person, enter into any “keep well” or other Contract to maintain any financial statement condition of any other Person (other than a wholly owned Subsidiary of such Acquired Entity); or enter into any arrangement having the economic effect of any of the foregoing;

(m) except as required by applicable Law or GAAP, write off as uncollectible, or establish any extraordinary reserve with respect to, any account receivable or other Indebtedness;

(n) make any pledge of any of its assets or otherwise permit any of its assets to become subject to any liens (other than Permitted Liens), except as such pledges and liens relate to immaterial assets made in the ordinary course of business and consistent with past practices;

 

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(o) (i) adopt, establish or enter into any Company Benefit Plan; (ii) except as otherwise stated in Section 2.8 or as required by applicable Laws, cause or permit any Company Benefit Plan to be amended in any material respect or terminated, or waive any rights under, or permit the acceleration of vesting under any provision of any Company Benefit Plan; (iii) make any contribution to any Company Benefit Plan, other than contributions required by applicable Laws, the terms of such Company Benefit Plans as in effect on the date hereof, or that are made in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practices; or (iv) grant or pay any bonus or make any profit-sharing or similar payment to, or increase the amount of the wages, salary, commissions, fringe benefits or other compensation or remuneration payable to, or grant any rights to receive severance, termination, retention or tax gross up compensation or benefits to, any of its current or former directors, officers or employees;

(p) (i) hire any employee at the level of director or above; (ii) hire any employee with an annual base salary in excess of $150,000; (iii) promote any employee to a level of director or above; or (iv) terminate any employee (except for “cause”);

(q) change any of its pricing policies, product return policies, product maintenance policies, service policies, product modification or upgrade policies, personnel policies or other business policies in a manner that is material to the business of the Acquired Entities or otherwise engage in any of the following activities in any manner that is outside the ordinary course of business consistent with past practices: (i) any promotional sales or discount activity with any Customers with the intent of accelerating to prior fiscal quarters (including the current fiscal quarter) sales that would otherwise be expected (based on past practice) to occur in subsequent fiscal quarters; (ii) any practice that would have the effect of accelerating to prior fiscal quarters (including the current fiscal quarter) collections of receivables that would otherwise be expected (based on past practice) to be made in subsequent fiscal quarters; (iii) any practice that would have the effect of postponing to subsequent fiscal quarters any payments by the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries that would otherwise be expected (based on past practice) to be made in prior fiscal quarters (including the current fiscal quarter); or (iv) any other promotional sales or discount activity in a manner outside the ordinary course of business consistent with past practices;

(r) change any of its methods of accounting or accounting practices or internal controls (including internal controls over financial reporting) in any material respect, in each case except for any such change required by a change in GAAP or applicable Law;

(s) except as otherwise required by applicable Laws, (i) prepare or file any income or other material Tax Return or make any Tax election, in each case, that is inconsistent with past practices; (ii) settle or otherwise compromise any claim, notice, audit report or assessment relating to any Tax, enter into any closing agreement or similar agreement relating to any Tax, or otherwise settle any dispute relating to any Tax; (iii) request any ruling or similar guidance with respect to Taxes; or (iv) consent to an extension or waiver of the statutory limitation period applicable to a claim or assessment in respect of any material Tax;

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(u) enter into any material transaction with any of its Affiliates (other than the Company and any Company Subsidiary), other than pursuant to written arrangements in effect on the Agreement Date and set forth in the Company Disclosure Letter;

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

(w) except in connection with actions permitted by Section 5.3, take any action to exempt any Person from, or make any acquisition of securities of the Company by any Person not subject to, any state takeover statute or similar statute or regulation that applies to Company with respect to an Acquisition Proposal or otherwise, including the restrictions on “business combinations” set forth in Section 203 of the DGCL, except, in each case, for Parent, Merger Sub or any of their respective Subsidiaries or Affiliates, or the Merger;

(x) incur or pay (i) any Transaction Expenses to Persons not specified on Section 3.25 of the Company Disclosure Letter without the prior written consent of Parent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed with respect to the addition of advisors not specified on Section 3.25 of the Company Disclosure Letter); or (ii) any Transaction Expenses in excess of (A) in the case of the Company Financial Advisor, the amount required to be paid by the Company under the engagement letter with the Company Financial Advisor in the form provided to Parent, as set forth in Section 3.25 of the Company Disclosure Letter; and (B) in the case of other advisors identified in Section 3.25 of the Company Disclosure Letter, such advisors’ regular hourly rates as in effect from time to time;

(y) pay any liability in advance of the date on which it is due and payable in accordance with its terms other than in the ordinary course of business; or

(z) agree or commit to take, or authorize, any of the actions prohibited by this Section 5.2.

5.3 No Solicitation .

(a) No Solicitation or Negotiation . Subject to the terms of Section 5.3(b), from the Agreement Date until the earlier to occur of the (i) termination of this Agreement pursuant to Article VIII and (ii) Effective Time, the Company will cease and cause to be terminated any discussions or negotiations with, and terminate any data room access (or other access to diligence) of, any Person and its Affiliates, directors, officers, employees, consultants, agents, representatives and advisors (collectively, “ Representatives ”) relating to an Acquisition Transaction. Unless the Company has already so requested prior to the Agreement Date, promptly following the Agreement Date, the Company will request that each Person (other than Parent and its Representatives) that has, prior to the Agreement Date, executed a confidentiality agreement in connection with its consideration of an Acquisition Transaction, promptly return or destroy, in accordance with the terms of such confidentiality agreement, all non-public information furnished to such Person by or on behalf of the Company or the Company Subsidiaries prior to the Agreement Date. Subject to the terms of Section 5.3(b) and Section 5.3(d), from the Agreement Date until the earlier to occur of the

 

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(i) termination of this Agreement pursuant to Article VIII and (ii) Effective Time, the Company and the Company Subsidiaries, and their respective directors and executive officers, will not, and the Company will not authorize or direct any of its or the Company Subsidiaries’ employees, consultants or other Representatives to, directly or indirectly, (i) solicit, initiate, propose or induce the making, submission or announcement of, or knowingly encourage, facilitate or assist, any proposal that constitutes, or would reasonably be expected to lead to, an Acquisition Proposal; (ii) furnish to any Person (other than Parent, Merger Sub or any of their respective designees) any non-public information relating to the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries or afford to any Person access to the business, properties, assets, books, records or other non-public information, or to any personnel, of the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries (other than Parent, Merger Sub or any of their respective designees), in any such case in connection with any Acquisition Proposal or with the intent to induce the making, submission or announcement of, or to knowingly encourage, facilitate or assist, an Acquisition Proposal or the making of any proposal that would reasonably be expected to lead to an Acquisition Proposal; (iii) participate, or engage in discussions or negotiations, with any Person with respect to an Acquisition Proposal or with respect to any inquiries from third Persons relating to the making of, or that would reasonably be expected to lead to, an Acquisition Proposal (other than only informing such Persons of the provisions contained in this Section 5.3); (iv) approve, endorse or recommend any proposal that constitutes, or could reasonably be expected to lead to, an Acquisition Proposal; (v) enter into any letter of intent, memorandum of understanding, merger agreement, acquisition agreement or other Contract relating to an Acquisition Transaction, other than an Acceptable Confidentiality Agreement (any such letter of intent, memorandum of understanding, merger agreement, acquisition agreement or other Contract relating to an Acquisition Transaction, an “ Alternative Acquisition Agreement ”); or (vi) authorize or commit to do any of the foregoing. From the Agreement Date until the earlier to occur of the (i) termination of this Agreement pursuant to Article VIII and (ii) Effective Time, the Company will not be required to enforce, and following prior notice to Parent (including providing the identity of any Person requesting such waiver), will be permitted to waive, any provision of any standstill or confidentiality agreement to the extent (and only to the extent) that such provision prohibits or purports to prohibit a confidential proposal being made to the Company Board (or any committee thereof) without any public disclosure thereof (except as required by the rules of the SEC in the Proxy Statement).

(b) Superior Proposals . Notwithstanding anything to contrary in this Section 5.3, from the Agreement Date until the Company’s receipt of the Requisite Stockholder Approval, the Company and the Company Board (or a committee thereof) may, directly or indirectly through one or more of their Representatives (including the Company Financial Advisor), following the execution of an Acceptable Confidentiality Agreement, (i) participate or engage in discussions or negotiations with; (ii) furnish any non-public information relating to the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries to; or (iii) afford access to the business, properties, assets, books, records or other non-public information, or to any personnel, of the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries to, in each case, any Person or its Representatives that has made or delivered to the Company a written Acquisition Proposal after the Agreement Date that was not solicited in breach of this Section 5.3, but only if the Company Board (or a committee thereof) has determined in good faith (after consultation with its financial advisor and outside legal counsel) that (A) such Acquisition Proposal either constitutes a Superior Proposal or is reasonably likely to lead to a

 

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Superior Proposal; and (B) the failure to take the actions contemplated by this Section 5.3(b) would be reasonably expected to be inconsistent with its fiduciary duties pursuant to applicable Law. In connection with the foregoing, the Company will (1) provide written notice to Parent immediately following the Company Board’s determination referred to in the prior sentence; and (2) substantially contemporaneously make available to Parent any non-public information concerning the Company and the Company Subsidiaries that is provided to any such Person or its Representatives that was not previously made available to Parent.

(c) No Change in Company Board Recommendation or Entry into an Alternative Acquisition Agreement . Except as provided by Section 5.3(d), at no time after the Agreement Date may the Company Board (or a committee thereof):

(i) (A) withhold, withdraw, amend, qualify or modify, or publicly propose to withhold, withdraw, amend, qualify or modify, the Company Board Recommendation in a manner adverse to Parent; (B) adopt, approve or recommend an Acquisition Proposal; (C) fail to publicly reaffirm the Company Board Recommendation within 10 Business Days of the occurrence of a material event or development, or of any public disclosure regarding any Acquisition Proposal, and after Parent so requests in writing (or, if the Company Stockholder Meeting is scheduled to be held within 10 Business Days, then within one Business Day after Parent so requests in writing); (D) take or fail to take any formal action or make or fail to make any recommendation in connection with a tender or exchange offer, other than a recommendation against such offer or a “stop, look and listen” communication by the Company Board (or a committee thereof) to the Company Stockholders pursuant to Rule 14d-9(f) promulgated under the Exchange Act (or any substantially similar communication) (it being understood that the Company Board (or a committee thereof) may refrain from taking a position with respect to an Acquisition Proposal until 5:30 p.m., Eastern time, on the 10th Business Day after the commencement of a tender or exchange offer in connection with such Acquisition Proposal without such action being considered a violation of this Section 5.3, subject to compliance with the reaffirmation request referred to in clause (C)); or (E) fail to include the Company Board Recommendation in the Proxy Statement (any action described in clauses (A) through (E), a “ Company Board Recommendation Change ”), it being understood that none of (1) the determination in itself by the Company Board (or a committee thereof) that an Acquisition Proposal constitutes, or is reasonably likely to lead to, a Superior Proposal; (2) the delivery in itself by the Company to Parent of any notice contemplated by Section 5.3(d); or (3) the public disclosure in itself of the items in clauses (1) and (2) if and to the extent required by applicable Law will constitute a Company Board Recommendation Change or violate this Section 5.3; or

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(d) Company Board Recommendation Change; Entry into Alternative Acquisition Agreement . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, at any time prior to obtaining the Requisite Stockholder Approval:

(i) other than in connection with a written Acquisition Proposal that constitutes a Superior Proposal, the Company Board (or a committee thereof) may effect a Company Board Recommendation Change in response to an Intervening Event if the Company Board (or a committee thereof) determines in good faith (after consultation with its financial advisor and outside legal counsel) that the failure to do so would be reasonably expected to be inconsistent with its fiduciary duties pursuant to applicable Law if and only if:

(A) the Company has provided prior written notice to Parent at least four Business Days in advance to the effect that the Company Board (or a committee thereof) has (A) so determined; and (B) resolved to effect a Company Board Recommendation Change pursuant to this Section 5.3(d)(i), which notice will describe the Intervening Event in reasonable detail; and

(B) prior to effecting such Company Board Recommendation Change, the Company and its Representatives, during such four Business Day period, have (A) negotiated with Parent and its Representatives in good faith (to the extent that Parent desires to so negotiate) to make such adjustments to the terms and conditions of this Agreement so that the Company Board (or a duly authorized committee thereof) no longer determines in good faith (after consultation with its financial advisor and outside legal counsel) that the failure to make a Company Board Recommendation Change in response to such Intervening Event would be reasonably expected to be inconsistent with its fiduciary duties pursuant to applicable Law; and (B) permitted Parent and its Representatives to make a presentation to the Company Board regarding this Agreement and any adjustments with respect thereto (to the extent that Parent requests to make such a presentation); or

(ii) if the Company has received a written Acquisition Proposal that the Company Board (or a committee thereof) has concluded in good faith (after consultation with its financial advisor and outside legal counsel) is a Superior Proposal, then the Company Board may (A) effect a Company Board Recommendation Change with respect to such Superior Proposal; or (B) authorize the Company to terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 8.1(h) to enter into an Alternative Acquisition Agreement with respect to such Superior Proposal, in each case if and only if:

(A) the Company Board (or a committee thereof) determines in good faith (after consultation with its financial advisor and outside legal counsel) that the failure to do so would be reasonably expected to be inconsistent with its fiduciary duties pursuant to applicable Law;

(B) the Company has complied in all material respects with its obligations pursuant to this Section 5.3 with respect to such Acquisition Proposal and with respect to the party making such Acquisition Proposal; and

(C) (1) the Company has provided prior written notice to Parent at least four Business Days in advance (the “ Notice Period ”) to the effect that the Company Board (or a duly authorized committee thereof) has (a) received a written Acquisition Proposal that has not been withdrawn; (b) concluded in good faith (after consultation with its financial advisor and outside legal counsel) that such Acquisition Proposal constitutes a Superior Proposal; and (c) resolved to effect a Company Board Recommendation Change or to terminate this Agreement pursuant to this

 

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Section 5.3(d)(ii), which notice will describe the basis for such Company Board Recommendation Change or termination, including the identity of the Person or Group making such Acquisition Proposal, the material terms of such Acquisition Proposal and include copies of all relevant documents relating to such Acquisition Proposal; and (2) prior to effecting such Company Board Recommendation Change or termination, the Company and its Representatives, during the Notice Period, have (a) negotiated with Parent and its Representatives in good faith (to the extent that Parent desires to so negotiate) to make such adjustments to the terms and conditions of this Agreement so that such Acquisition Proposal would cease to constitute a Superior Proposal; and (b) permitted Parent and its Representatives to make a presentation to the Company Board regarding this Agreement and any adjustments with respect thereto (to the extent that Parent requests to make such a presentation), it being understood that (i) in the event of any material revision, amendment, update or supplement to such Acquisition Proposal, the Company will be required to deliver a new written notice to Parent and to comply with the requirements of this Section 5.3(d)(ii)(C) with respect to such new written notice (with the “Notice Period” in respect of such new written notice being two Business Days); and (ii) at the end of the Notice Period, the Company Board (or a committee thereof) must have in good faith (after consultation with its financial advisor and outside legal counsel) reaffirmed its determination that such Acquisition Proposal is a Superior Proposal.

(e) Notice to Parent . From the Agreement Date until the earlier to occur of the (i) termination of this Agreement pursuant to Article VIII and (ii) Effective Time, the Company will promptly (and, in any event, by 24 hours from the receipt thereof) notify Parent in writing if any Acquisition Proposal, or inquiry from any Person or Group related to making a potential Acquisition Proposal, is, to the Knowledge of the Company (which, for all purpose of this clause (e), will be deemed to include each member of the Company Board and will not be deemed to be only as of the Agreement Date), received by, any non-public information is requested from, or any discussions or negotiations are sought to be initiated or continued with, the Company or any of its Representatives. Such notice must include (i) the identity of the Person or Group making such proposal, inquiry, request or offer; and (ii) a summary of the material terms and conditions of such proposal, inquiry, request or offer and, if writing, a copy thereof, together with all documents provided therewith. Thereafter, the Company must keep Parent reasonably informed, by providing notice within 24 hours after obtaining Knowledge thereof, of any changes in the status and terms of any such offers or proposals (including any updates or amendments thereto) and the status of, and any material developments with respect to, any such discussions or negotiations.

(f) Permitted Disclosures . So long as the Company Board (or a committee thereof) expressly reaffirms the Company Board Recommendation in such disclosure and public statement (other than in a customary “stop, look and listen” communication to the Company Stockholders pursuant to Rule 14d-9 promulgated under the Exchange Act):

(i) nothing in this Agreement will prohibit the Company or the Company Board (or a committee thereof) from taking and disclosing to the Company Stockholders a position contemplated by Rule 14e-2(a) promulgated under the Exchange Act or complying with Rule 14d-9 promulgated under the Exchange Act, in each case in response to a tender offer, but, except as otherwise permitted under Section 5.3, such disclosure must be limited to: (A) making a “stop, look and listen” communication by the Company Board (or a committee thereof) to the Company

 

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Stockholders pursuant to Rule 14d-9(f) promulgated under the Exchange Act (or any substantially similar communication); (B) an express rejection of any applicable Acquisition Proposal complying with Item 1012(a) of Regulation M-A promulgated under the Exchange Act; or (C) informing any Person of the existence of the provisions contained in this Section 5.3; and

(ii) it is understood and agreed that, for purposes of this Agreement, a factually accurate public statement by the Company or the Company Board (or a duly authorized committee thereof) that (A) describes the Company’s receipt of an Acquisition Proposal; (B) identifies the Person or Group making such Acquisition Proposal; (C) provides the material terms of such Acquisition Proposal; or (D) describes the operation of this Agreement with respect thereto will not, in any case, be deemed to be (1) a withholding, withdrawal, amendment, qualification or modification, or proposal by the Company Board (or a committee thereof) to withhold, withdraw, amend, qualify or modify, the Company Board Recommendation; (2) an adoption, approval or recommendation with respect to such Acquisition Proposal; or (3) a Company Board Recommendation Change.

(g) Breach by Representatives . Any action taken by a Company Subsidiary, or by a Representative of the Company or a Company Subsidiary, that, if taken by the Company, would constitute a breach of this Section 5.3 will be deemed to constitute a breach by the Company for purposes of Section 5.3(b).

5.4 No Control of the Other Party s Business . The Parties acknowledge and agree that the restrictions set forth in this Agreement are not intended to give Parent or Merger Sub, on the one hand, or the Company, on the other hand, directly or indirectly, the right to control or direct the business or operations of the other at any time prior to the Effective Time. Prior to the Effective Time, each of Parent and the Company will exercise, subject to the terms, conditions and restrictions of this Agreement, complete control and supervision over their respective businesses and operations.

ARTICLE VI

ADDITIONAL COVENANTS

6.1 Efforts; Required Actions and Forbearance .

(a) Reasonable Best Efforts . Upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, Parent and Merger Sub, on the one hand, and the Company, on the other hand, will use their respective reasonable best efforts to (A) take (or cause to be taken) all actions; (B) do (or cause to be done) all things; and (C) assist and cooperate with the other Parties in doing (or causing to be done) all things, in each case as are necessary, proper or advisable pursuant to applicable Law or otherwise to consummate and make effective, the Merger, including by using reasonable best efforts to:

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(ii) (A) seek to obtain all consents, waivers, approvals, orders and authorizations from Governmental Authorities; and (B) make all registrations, declarations and filings with Governmental Authorities, in each case that are necessary or advisable to consummate the Merger; and

(iii) with respect to the Company, if requested by, and in consultation with, Parent or Merger Sub, (A) seek to obtain all consents, waivers and approvals and (B) deliver all notifications pursuant to any Material Contracts in connection with this Agreement and the consummation of the Merger so as to seek to maintain and preserve the benefits to the Surviving Corporation of such Material Contracts as of and following the consummation of the Merger.

(b) Forbearance of Certain Actions . In addition to the foregoing, subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, neither Parent or Merger Sub, on the one hand, nor the Company, on the other hand, will take any action (or fail to take any action) that is intended to or that would reasonably be expected to have the effect of requiring any consent, waiver, approval, order or authorization from any Governmental Authority for the transactions contemplated by this Agreement if obtaining such consents, waivers, approvals, orders or authorizations would reasonably be expected to prevent or materially impair or materially delay the consummation of the Merger. For the avoidance of doubt, no action by the Company taken in compliance with Section 5.3 will be considered a violation of this Section 6.1(b).

(c) No Consent Fee . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Section 6.1 or elsewhere in this Agreement, neither Parent, the Company nor any of their respective Subsidiaries will be required to agree to the payment of a consent fee, “profit sharing” payment or other consideration (including increased or accelerated payments), or the provision of additional security (including a guaranty), in connection with the Merger, including in connection with obtaining any consent pursuant to any Material Contract.

6.2 Proxy Statement and Other Required SEC Filings .

(a) Preparation . Promptly after the execution of this Agreement, the Company will prepare (with Parent’s reasonable cooperation) and file with the SEC a preliminary proxy statement to be sent to the Company Stockholders in connection with the Company Stockholder Meeting (the proxy statement, including any amendments or supplements, the “ Proxy Statement ”). The Company will use it reasonable best efforts to file the Proxy Statement within 10 Business Days of the Agreement Date. The Company will not file the Proxy Statement with the SEC without first providing Parent and its counsel a reasonable opportunity to review and comment thereon, and the Company will give good faith consideration all reasonable additions, deletions or changes suggested by Parent or its counsel. Prior to filing the Proxy Statement, the Parties will cause their respective legal counsel to discuss and use their respective reasonable best effort to resolve all disagreements related to the content of the Proxy Statement. Unless there has been a Company Board Recommendation Change in compliance with Section 5.3, the Company will (i) include the Company Board Recommendation in the Proxy Statement; and (ii) use its reasonable best efforts to solicit proxies to obtain the Requisite Stockholder Approval. Promptly, and in any event within two Business Days following the (A) confirmation by the SEC that it has no further comments or (B) expiration of the 10-day waiting period contemplated by Rule 14a-6(a) promulgated under the Exchange Act, the Company will cause the Proxy Statement in definitive form to be mailed to the Company Stockholders.

 

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(b) Mutual Assistance . Each of the Company, Parent and Merger Sub will furnish all information concerning such Person and its Affiliates to the other, and provide such other assistance, as may be reasonably requested by such other Party to be included therein and will otherwise reasonably assist and cooperate with the other in the preparation, filing and distribution of the Proxy Statement and the resolution of any comments to either received from the SEC.

(c) SEC Correspondence . The Parties will notify each other as promptly as practicable of the receipt of any comments, whether written or oral, from the SEC and of any request by the SEC for amendments or supplements to the Proxy Statement, any Other Required Company Filing or any Other Required Parent Filing, or for additional information, and will supply each other with copies of all correspondence between it or any of its Representatives, on the one hand, and the SEC, on the other hand, with respect to such filings. The Parties will use their respective reasonable best efforts to resolve all SEC comments, if any, with respect to the Proxy Statement as promptly as practicable after the receipt thereof.

(d) No Amendments to Proxy Statement . Except to the extent required by applicable Law in connection with a Company Board Recommendation Change or thereafter, no amendment or supplement to the Proxy Statement will be made by the Company without the approval of Parent, which approval will not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed.

(e) Other Required Company Filings . If the Company determines that it is required to file any document other than the Proxy Statement with the SEC in connection with the Merger pursuant to applicable Law (such document, as amended or supplemented, an “ Other Required Company Filing ”), then the Company will use its reasonable best efforts to promptly prepare and file such Other Required Company Filing with the SEC. The Company will use its reasonable best efforts to cause the Proxy Statement and any Other Required Company Filing to comply as to form in all material respects with the applicable requirements of the Exchange Act and the rules of the SEC and Nasdaq. Except in the case of an Other Required Company Filing made in connection with a Company Board Recommendation Change or thereafter, the Company may not file any Other Required Company Filing with the SEC without first providing Parent and its counsel a reasonable opportunity to review and comment thereon, and the Company will give due consideration to all reasonable additions, deletions or changes suggested by Parent or its legal counsel. Except as provided in the prior sentence, prior to filing any Other Required Company Filing, the Parties will cause their respective legal counsel to discuss and use their respective reasonable best effort to resolve all disagreements related to the content of such Other Required Company Filing.

(f) Other Required Parent Filings . If Parent or Merger Sub determines that it is required to file any document with the SEC as a result of the Merger or the Company Stockholder Meeting pursuant to applicable Law (an “ Other Required Parent Filing ”), then Parent and Merger Sub will use their respective reasonable best efforts to promptly prepare and file such Other

 

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Required Parent Filing with the SEC. Parent and Merger Sub will cause any Other Required Parent Filing to comply as to form in all material respects with the applicable requirements of the Exchange Act and the rules of the SEC. Neither Parent nor Merger Sub may file any Other Required Parent Filing with the SEC without first providing the Company and its counsel a reasonable opportunity to review and comment thereon, and Parent will give due consideration to all reasonable additions, deletions or changes suggested by the Company or its legal counsel. Except as provided in the prior sentence, prior to filing any Other Required Parent Filing, the Parties will cause their respective counsel to discuss and use their respective reasonable best effort to resolve all disagreements related to the content of such Other Required Parent Filing.

(g) Accuracy; Supplied Information .

(i) Company . On the date of filing, the date of mailing to the Company Stockholders (if applicable) and at the time of the Company Stockholder Meeting, neither the Proxy Statement nor any Other Required Company Filing will contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they are made, not false or misleading. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no covenant is made by the Company with respect to any information supplied by Parent, Merger Sub or any of their Affiliates for inclusion or incorporation by reference in the Proxy Statement or any Other Required Company Filing. The information supplied by the Company for inclusion or incorporation by reference in the Proxy Statement or any Other Required Parent Filings will not, at the time that such Proxy Statement or Other Required Parent Filing is filed with the SEC, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading.

(ii) Parent . On the date of filing, no Other Required Parent Filing will contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they are made, not false or misleading. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no covenant is made by Parent or Merger Sub with respect to any information supplied by the Company for inclusion or incorporation by reference in any Other Required Parent Filing. The information supplied by Parent, Merger Sub and their respective Affiliates for inclusion or incorporation by reference in the Proxy Statement or any Other Required Company Filing will not, at the time that the Proxy Statement or such Other Required Company Filing is filed with the SEC, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading.

6.3 Company Stockholder Meeting .

(a) Call of Company Stockholder Meeting . The Company will take all action necessary in accordance with applicable Law, the Charter and the Bylaws to establish a record date for, duly call, give notice of, convene and hold a meeting of the Company Stockholders (including any adjournment, postponement or other delay thereof, the “ Company Stockholder Meeting ”) as

 

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promptly as reasonably practicable following the mailing of the Proxy Statement to the Company Stockholders for the purpose of (i) seeking the Requisite Stockholder Approval; and (ii) in accordance with Regulation 14A under the Exchange Act, seeking advisory approval of a proposal in connection with a non-binding, advisory vote to approve certain compensation that may become payable to the Company’s named executive officers in connection with the consummation of the Merger. The Company shall consult with Parent regarding the date of such record date for the Company Stockholder Meeting. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the Company will not be required to convene and hold the Company Stockholder Meeting at any time prior to the 20th Business Day, and shall convene and hold the Company Stockholder Meeting no later than the 30 th Business Day, following the mailing of the Proxy Statement to the Company Stockholders. Unless and until the Company Board (or a committee thereof) has made a Company Board Recommendation Change, the Company will (A) submit this Agreement for adoption by the Company Stockholders at the Company Stockholder Meeting; and (B) use its reasonable best efforts to solicit (or cause to be solicited) from the Company Stockholders proxies in favor of the matters to be considered at the Company Stockholder Meeting.

(b) Adjournment of Company Stockholder Meeting . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the Company will, and will only, postpone or adjourn the Company Stockholder Meeting if (i) there are holders of insufficient shares of the Company Common Stock present or represented by proxy at the Company Stockholder Meeting to constitute a quorum and to obtain the Requisite Stockholder Approval at the Company Stockholder Meeting; (ii) the Company is required to postpone or adjourn the Company Stockholder Meeting by applicable Law, order or a request from the SEC; or (iii) the Company Board (or a committee thereof) has determined in good faith (after consultation with outside legal counsel) that it is required by applicable Law to postpone or adjourn the Company Stockholder Meeting (including, if the Company Board (or a committee thereof) has determined in good faith (after consultation with outside legal counsel) that it is required by applicable Law) including in order to give the Company Stockholders sufficient time to evaluate any information or disclosure that the Company has sent to the Company Stockholders or otherwise made available to the Company Stockholders by issuing a press release, filing materials with the SEC or otherwise. The Company shall consult with Parent before postponing or adjourning the Company Stockholder Meeting. The Company Stockholder Meeting will not be postponed or adjourned without the prior written consent of Parent (A) by more than 10 calendar days at a time; or (B) with respect to Section 6.3(b)(i), by more than 30 calendar days after the date on which the Company Stockholder Meeting was (or was required to be) originally scheduled. In no event will the record date of the Company Stockholder Meeting be changed without Parent’s prior written consent, unless required by applicable Law.

6.4 Financing .

(a) Taking of Necessary Actions . Parent will use its reasonable best efforts to take (or cause to be taken) all actions and to do (or cause to be done) all things necessary, proper and advisable to arrange and obtain the Financing, including using its reasonable best efforts to (i) until the Financing is consummated or unless alternative financing described in Section 6.4(c) is obtained, maintain in effect, and, if necessary, supplement and amend the Registration Statement on Form S-3 filed with the SEC on May 9, 2018 (the “ Form S-3 ”), as required by the instructions applicable to

 

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such registration form or by the Securities Act; (ii) until the Financing is consummated or unless alternative financing described in Section 6.4(c) is obtained, prevent the issuance of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Form S-3 or the issuance of any order preventing or suspending the use of any preliminary prospectus and, if any such order is issued, obtain the withdrawal of any such order at the earliest possible moment; (iii) select one or more nationally recognized investment banking firms to act as the managing underwriters for the Financing, which investment banking firms will be reasonably acceptable to the Company; (iv) enter into customary agreements (including an underwriting agreement in customary form) and take all other actions necessary to facilitate the disposition of the shares of Parent’s common stock pursuant to the Financing, including by (A) making such representations and warranties to the underwriters with respect to the business of Parent and its Subsidiaries, and the Form S-3, prospectus and other documents, if any, incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference therein, in each case, in form, substance and scope as are customarily made by issuers to underwriters in underwritten offerings, and, if true, confirm the same if and when requested; and (B) using its reasonable best efforts to furnish the underwriters with opinions of counsel to Parent and updates thereof (which counsel and opinions (in form, scope and substance) shall be reasonably satisfactory to the managing underwriters), addressed to each of the underwriters, covering the matters customarily covered in opinions requested in underwritten offerings and such other matters as may be reasonably requested by such underwriters and their counsel; (v) obtain one or more “cold comfort” letters and updates thereof from Parent’s independent public accountants (and, if necessary, any other applicable independent public accountants) who have certified the financial statements in the Form S-3, addressed to each of the underwriters; (vi) cause its officers to partake in the marketing of the shares of Parent’s common stock issued pursuant to the Financing (including participation in customary “road shows” and investor meetings); (vii) to the extent required by Nasdaq, list all shares of Parent’s common stock sold pursuant to the Financing on Nasdaq; (viii) cooperate with each underwriter participating in the Financing and its respective counsel in connection with any filings required to be made with Nasdaq or any other securities exchange; (ix) prepare (and, if required, file with the SEC) any necessary pro forma financial information and pro forma financial statements; and (x) consummate and make effective the Financing and receive the proceeds thereof. Parent will keep the Company reasonably informed on a prompt basis with respect to all material developments concerning the Financing and the status of its efforts to arrange and obtain the Financing.

(b) Parent to Maintain Cash Resources . At all times during the period commencing with the execution and delivery of this Agreement and continuing until the earlier to occur of the (i) termination of this Agreement pursuant to Article VIII and (ii) Effective Time, Parent will keep sufficient unrestricted cash on the hand (in the form of cash or cash equivalents) (determined in accordance with GAAP) in an amount at least equal to the Parent Termination Fee. From time to time as reasonable requested by the Company, Parent will provide evidence reasonably acceptable to the Company of Parent’s compliance with this Section 6.4(b).

(c) Alternative Financing . In the event that Parent is unable to obtain all or a portion of the Financing from a sale of Parent’s common stock on terms reasonably satisfactory to Parent, then Parent shall promptly notify the Company thereof and use its reasonable best efforts to obtain alternative financing on terms that are reasonably satisfactory to Parent in an amount sufficient to pay, when added to any unrestricted cash of the Company and Parent and proceeds from

 

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the equity financing, in each case that is available to Parent, the Required Amount as promptly as practicable and in any event on or prior to the Closing; provided, however, that this Section 6.4(c) shall not relieve Parent from its obligations under Section 6.4(a) (unless Parent has obtained proceeds from alternative financing pursuant to this Section 6.4(c) at least equal to the Required Amount (after taking into consideration (A) the Company’s unrestricted cash-on-hand at the Closing, if any, and (B) Parent’s unrestricted cash-on-hand at the Closing in excess of the minimum amount required to be maintained by Parent pursuant to the terms of the Credit Agreement) or Section 6.4(b). Parent shall deliver to the Company true and complete copies of any and all documentation relating to such alternative financing and use reasonable best efforts to keep the Company reasonably informed on a prompt basis of the status of its efforts to arrange and obtain such alternative financing. To the extent that Parent obtains alternative financing pursuant to this Section 6.4(c), references to the “Financing” (and other like terms in this Agreement) shall be deemed to include such alternative financing.

(d) No Financing Condition . Parent and Merger Sub each acknowledge and agree that financing is not a condition to the Closing. Whether or not any financing has not been obtained, Parent and Merger Sub will each continue to be obligated, subject to the satisfaction or waiver of the conditions set forth in Article VII, to consummate the Merger.

6.5 Financing Cooperation .

(a) Cooperation . Prior to the Effective Time, the Company will use its reasonable best efforts, and will cause each of the Company Subsidiaries to use its respective reasonable best efforts, and will use reasonable best efforts to cause its Representatives, to provide to Parent and Merger Sub and their respective Affiliates such reasonable cooperation in connection with the Financing and any alternative financing arrangements as Parent may seek or obtain pursuant to Section 6.4(c) as may be reasonably requested by Parent and Merger Sub and their respective Affiliates, which reasonable best efforts shall include:

(i) making senior management and advisors of the Company available to participate in a reasonable and limited number of meetings, presentations, road shows, due diligence sessions and drafting sessions;

(ii) assisting Parent or any underwriter, placement agent or other financing sources or prospective financing sources with the timely preparation of offering documents, registration statements, prospectuses, memoranda and similar documents required or customary in connection with the Financing;

(iii) solely with respect to financial information and data derived from the Company’s historical books and records, assisting Parent with the preparation of pro forma financial information and pro forma financial statements, it being agreed that the Company will not be required to provide any information or assistance relating to (A) the proposed aggregate amount of Financing, together with assumed interest rates, dividends (if any) and fees and expenses relating to the Financing; (B) any post-Closing or pro forma cost savings, synergies, capitalization, ownership or other pro forma adjustments desired to be incorporated into any information used in connection with the Financing (but the Company shall reasonably assist in preparing forecasts of financial

 

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statements of the Surviving Corporation for one or more periods following the Closing Date and providing reasonably available historical information for purposes of cost synergy analysis, in each case based on financial information and data derived from the Company’s historical books and records); or (C) any financial information related to Parent or any of its Subsidiaries or any adjustments that are not directly related to the acquisition of the Company by Parent;

(iv) if Parent shall pursue any debt financing, assisting Parent in connection with the preparation of (but not executing prior to the Effective Time) any pledge and security documents and other definitive financing documents as may be reasonably requested by Parent or the Financing Sources and otherwise reasonably facilitating the pledging of collateral and the granting of security interests in respect of the Financing, it being understood that such documents will not be recorded or take effect until the Effective Time;

(v) using reasonable best efforts to obtain, to the extent applicable, consents of accountants for use of their reports in any materials relating to the Financing and accountants’ comfort letters, in each case as reasonably requested by Parent;

(vi) furnishing Parent and Merger Sub and any other Financing Source, as promptly as practicable after written request by Parent, with all necessary financial statements, financial data, audit reports and other reasonably available information regarding the Company and the Company Subsidiaries, including information required by Regulation S-X promulgated by the SEC and Regulation S-K promulgated by the SEC for a registered public offering on a registration statement on Form S-3 under the Securities Act of the Company (including all audited financial statements (which, for the avoidance of doubt, will include audited financial statements for and as of the fiscal year ended December 31, 2017) and all unaudited financial statements (which will have been reviewed by the Company’s independent accountants as provided in Statement on Auditing Standards 100)), and to the extent customary for a financing of the type being incurred, such other pertinent and customary information regarding the Company and the Company Subsidiaries as may be reasonably requested by Parent (which, for the avoidance of doubt, will not include (or be deemed to require the Company to prepare) any (A) pro forma financial statements or adjustments or projections; (B) description of all or any portion of the Financing; (C) risk factors relating to all or any component of the Financing other than any risk factors that are specific to the Company; (D) financial statements in respect of the Company Subsidiaries; (E) any financial information not reasonably available to the Company from its books and records or reasonably obtainable under its current reporting system or (F) other information required by Rule 3-09, Rule 3-10 or Rule 3-16 of Regulation S-X, any Compensation Discussion and Analysis required by Item 402(b) of Regulation S-K, any information required by Items 10 through 14 of Form 10-K) or otherwise necessary to receive from the Company’s independent accountants (and any other accountant) to the extent customary for a financing of the type being incurred, customary “comfort” (including “negative assurance” comfort), together with drafts of customary comfort letters that such independent accountants are prepared to deliver upon the “pricing” of any offering or sale of securities, with respect to the financial information to be included in the prospectus, prospectus supplement, registration statement or offering memorandum with respect to the Financing, it being understood that (x) if the Company in good faith reasonably believes that it has provided the information requested by Parent pursuant to this Section 6.5(a)(vi) for any period, it may deliver to

 

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Parent a written notice stating when the Company believes that it completed such delivery therefor, in which case the Company will be deemed to have complied with this Section 6.5(a)(vi) at such time with respect to such information (assuming that such information provided was accurate), unless Parent in good faith reasonably believes that the Company has not completed delivery of the information required by this Section 6.5(a)(vi) and, within five Business Days after its receipt of such notice from the Company, Parent delivers a written notice to the Company to that effect (stating with specificity which information the Company has not delivered) and (y) nothing in clause (x) shall limit Parent’s ability to reasonably request, and the Company’s obligation to provide pursuant to this Section 6.5(a)(vi), (1) financial data, and other reasonably available information regarding the Company and the Company Subsidiaries not covered in the notice delivered pursuant to clause (x) or (2) any update of, or supplement to, the information covered by such notice delivered pursuant to clause (x), it being agreed that any such subsequent request by Parent will not affect the rights of the Company pursuant to clause (x) with respect to the information that had been previously provided;

(vii) delivering notices of prepayment within the time periods required by the relevant agreements governing indebtedness and obtaining customary payoff letters, lien terminations and instruments of discharge to be delivered at the Closing, and giving any other necessary notices, to allow for the payoff, discharge and termination in full at the Closing of all indebtedness;

(viii) providing reasonable and customary cooperation with any marketing efforts of Parent for the Financing; and

(ix) taking all corporate and other actions, subject to the occurrence of the Closing, reasonably requested by Parent to permit the consummation of the Financing.

(b) Obligations of the Company . Nothing in this Section 6.5 will require the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries or their respective Representatives to (i) waive or amend any terms of this Agreement or any other Contract, provide any additional security or guaranties or agree to pay any fees or reimburse any expenses prior to the Effective Time for which it has not received prior reimbursement by or on behalf of Parent; (ii) enter into any definitive agreement prior to the Closing; or (iii) give any indemnities in connection with the Financing that are effective prior to the Effective Time. Furthermore, nothing in this Section 6.5 shall require any cooperation by the Company or the Company Subsidiaries to the extent that it would interfere unreasonably with the conduct of the business or operations of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries or create an unreasonable risk of material damage or destruction to any property or assets of the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries. In addition, (A) no action, liability or obligation of the Company, any of the Company Subsidiaries or any of their respective Representatives pursuant to any certificate, agreement, arrangement, document or instrument relating to the Financing (other than customary representation letters and authorization letters (including with respect to the presence or absence of material non-public information about the Company and the Company Subsidiaries and the accuracy of the information contained in the disclosure and marketing materials related to the Company and the Company Subsidiaries)) will be effective until the Effective Time; and (B) neither the Company nor any of the Company Subsidiaries will be required to take any action pursuant to any certificate, agreement, arrangement,

 

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document or instrument relating to the Financing (other than customary representation letters and authorization letters (including with respect to the presence or absence of material non-public information about the Company and the Company Subsidiaries and the accuracy of the information contained in the disclosure and marketing materials related to the Company and the Company Subsidiaries)) that is not contingent on the occurrence of the Closing or that must be effective prior to the Effective Time. Nothing in this Section 6.5 will require (1) any Representative of the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries to deliver any certificate or opinion or take any other action under this Section 6.5 that could reasonably be expected to result in personal liability to such Representative; (2) the Company Board to approve any financing or Contracts related thereto prior to the Closing; (3) the Company and the Company Subsidiaries to take any action that would conflict with or violate its organizational documents, any applicable Laws or result in, prior to the Closing, a violation or breach of, or default under, any agreement to which the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries is a party; or (4) the Company and the Company Subsidiaries to provide any information (a) the disclosure of which is prohibited or restricted under applicable Law or any agreement binding on the Company or the Company Subsidiaries; or (b) where access to such information would (i) give rise to a material risk of waiving any attorney-client privilege, work product doctrine or other privilege applicable to such information; or (ii) violate or cause a default pursuant to, or give a third Person the right terminate or accelerate the rights pursuant to, any Contract to which the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries is a party or otherwise bound, it being understood that the Company shall inform Parent as to the general nature of what is being withheld as a result of the foregoing and shall use its reasonable best efforts to disclose such information in a way that would not waive such privilege or contravene any applicable Law or binding agreement (including, if practicable, by obtaining consent for the disclosure thereof).

(c) Use of Logos . The Company consents to the use of its and the Company Subsidiaries’ logos in connection with the Financing so long as such logos are used (i) solely in a manner that is not intended to or likely to harm or disparage the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries or the reputation or goodwill of the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries or any of their respective Intellectual Property Rights; and (ii) otherwise in a manner consistent with the other terms and conditions that the Company reasonably imposes.

(d) Confidentiality . Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement or in the Confidentiality Agreement to the contrary, all non-public or other confidential information provided by the Company, any of the Company Subsidiaries or any of their respective Representatives pursuant to this Agreement will be kept confidential in accordance with the Confidentiality Agreement, except that Parent and Merger Sub and their respective Representatives will be permitted to disclose such information to the underwriters in the Financing or, if applicable, the Financing Sources (and, in each case, to their respective counsel and auditors), and the Financing Source Related Parties, to the extent necessary, but in each case, subject to customary confidentiality undertakings entered into by any underwriter, Financing Source or Financing Source Related Party, as the case may be.

(e) Reimbursement . Promptly upon request by the Company, Parent will reimburse the Company for any documented and reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses (including documented and reasonable out-of-pocket attorneys’ fees) incurred by the Company or the Company Subsidiaries in connection with the cooperation of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries contemplated by this Section 6.5.

 

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(f) Indemnification . The Company, the Company Subsidiaries and their respective Representatives will be indemnified and held harmless by Parent from and against any and all liabilities, losses, damages, claims, costs, expenses (including documented and reasonable out-of-pocket attorneys’ fees), interest, awards, judgments, penalties and amounts paid in settlement suffered or incurred by them in connection with their cooperation in arranging the Financing or the provision of information utilized in connection therewith (including any action taken in accordance with this Section 6.5) and any information utilized in connection therewith (other than information provided specifically for use in connection with the Financing by or on behalf of the Company or the Company Subsidiaries), in each case, except to the extent actually suffered or incurred as a result of willful misconduct or fraud committed by the Company or the Company Subsidiaries, or, in each case, their respective Representatives, with respect to matters covered by this Section 6.5.

(g) No Exclusive Arrangements . In no event will Parent, Merger Sub or any of their respective controlled Affiliates enter into any Contract prohibiting or seeking to prohibit any bank, investment bank or other potential provider of financing from providing or seeking to provide financing or financial advisory services to any Person, in each case in connection with a transaction relating to the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries or in connection with the Merger.

(h) Company Financial Statements .

(i) Interim Financial Statements . If the Closing does not occur prior to August 1, 2018, the Company will deliver to Parent as promptly as practicable following the closing of the fiscal quarter of the Company ending on June 30, 2018 (but in any event on or prior to August 15, 2018), the unaudited consolidated balance sheet of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries as at the end of, and related consolidated statements of operations, comprehensive income and cash flows of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries for, such fiscal quarter, together with financial statements for the corresponding portion of the previous year, in each case, prepared in accordance with GAAP, except for the absence of footnotes and subject to normal year-end adjustments.

(ii) Monthly Statements . The Company shall, within five Business Days after the end of each calendar month, and at such other times as Parent may reasonably request, provide Parent with (A) a statement of the unrestricted cash and cash equivalents (as defined in accordance with GAAP) of (1) the Company and the Company Subsidiaries; and (2) the Company and the Company Subsidiaries other than its Foreign Subsidiaries; (B) its estimated Transaction Expenses; and (C) to the extent otherwise prepared by the Company, an updated forecast of its revenue, gross margin, operating income and the information set forth in clause (A) for each month through the end of calendar year 2018.

(iii) No Omissions . All information provided under this Section 6.5(h) (other than information provided under Section 6.5(h)(ii)(C)) shall be complete and correct in all material respects and shall not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements contained therein not materially misleading and the Company shall not have been informed by such auditors that it is required to restate, and the Company shall not have restated, any such information or announced any intention to restate or that such restatement is under consideration or may be a reasonable possibility.

 

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6.6 Anti-Takeover Laws . The Company and the Company Board will (a) take all actions within their power to ensure that no “anti-takeover” Law is or becomes applicable to the Merger; and (b) if any “anti-takeover” Law becomes applicable to the Merger, take all action within their power to ensure that the Merger may be consummated as promptly as practicable on the terms contemplated by this Agreement and otherwise to eliminate or minimize the effect of such Law on the Merger.

6.7 Access . At all times during the period commencing with the execution and delivery of this Agreement and continuing until the earlier to occur of the (i) termination of this Agreement pursuant to Article VIII and (ii) Effective Time, the Company will, and will cause the Company Subsidiaries to, afford Parent and its Representatives reasonable access during normal business hours, upon reasonable advance notice, to the properties, books and records and personnel of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries, and furnish promptly such financial, operational and other data and information concerning its business, operations, personnel, assets, liabilities, results of operations and properties as Parent may reasonably request (so long as such financial data is reasonably available to the Company under, or derivable from, the Company’s current reporting system), except that the Company may restrict or otherwise prohibit access to any documents or information to the extent that (a) any applicable Law requires the Company to restrict or otherwise prohibit access to such documents or information; (b) access to such documents or information would waive any attorney-client privilege, work product doctrine or other privilege applicable to such documents or information, but that the Company shall inform Parent as to the general nature of what is being withheld as a result of the foregoing and shall use its reasonable best efforts to disclose such information in a way that would not waive such privilege (including, if practicable, by obtaining consent for the disclosure thereof from the applicable third Person); (c) access to a Contract to which the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries is a party or otherwise bound would violate or cause a default pursuant to, or give a third Person the right terminate or accelerate the rights pursuant to such Contract, but that the Company shall inform Parent as to the general nature of what is being withheld as a result of the foregoing and shall use its reasonable best efforts to disclose such information in a way that would not waive such privilege (including, if practicable, by obtaining consent for the disclosure thereof from the applicable third Person); or (d) such documents or information are reasonably pertinent to any adverse Legal Proceeding between the Company and its Affiliates, on the one hand, and Parent and its Affiliates, on the other hand. Nothing in this Section 6.7 will be construed to require the Company, any of the Company Subsidiaries or any of their respective Representatives to prepare any reports, analyses, appraisals, opinions or other information. Any investigation conducted pursuant to the access contemplated by this Section 6.7 will be conducted in a manner that does not unreasonably interfere with the conduct of the business of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries or create a risk of damage or destruction to any property or assets of the Company or the Company Subsidiaries. Any access to the properties of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries will be subject to the Company’s reasonable security measures and insurance requirements and will not include the right to perform invasive testing. The terms and conditions of the Confidentiality Agreement will apply to any information obtained by Parent or any of its Representatives in connection with any investigation conducted pursuant to the access contemplated by this Section 6.7. All requests for access pursuant to this Section 6.7 must be directed to the Company’s General Counsel or another person designated in writing by the Company in advance of the Closing.

 

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6.8 Section  16(b) Exemption . The Company will take all actions reasonably necessary to cause the Merger, and any dispositions of equity securities of the Company (including derivative securities) in connection with the Merger by each individual who is a director or executive officer of the Company to be exempt pursuant to Rule 16b-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act.

6.9 Directors and Officers Exculpation, Indemnification and Insurance .

(a) Indemnified Persons . The Surviving Corporation and its Subsidiaries will (and Parent will cause the Surviving Corporation and its Subsidiaries to) honor and fulfill, in all respects to the extent permitted under applicable Law, the obligations of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries pursuant to any indemnification agreements that have been provided to Parent between the Company and any of the Company Subsidiaries, on the one hand, and any of their respective current or former directors or officers (and any person who becomes a director or employee of the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries prior to the Effective Time), on the other hand (collectively, the “ Indemnified Persons ”). In addition, during the period commencing at the Effective Time and ending on the sixth anniversary of the Effective Time, the Surviving Corporation and its Subsidiaries will (and Parent will cause the Surviving Corporation and its Subsidiaries to) cause the certificates of incorporation, bylaws and other similar organizational documents of the Surviving Corporation and its Subsidiaries to contain provisions with respect to indemnification, exculpation and the advancement of expenses that are at least as favorable as the indemnification, exculpation and advancement of expenses provisions set forth in the Charter, the Bylaws and the other similar organizational documents of the Subsidiaries of the Company, as applicable, as of the Agreement Date. During such six-year period or such period in which an Indemnified Person is asserting a claim for indemnification pursuant to Section 6.9(b), whichever is longer, such provisions may not be repealed, amended or otherwise modified in any manner except as required by applicable Law.

(b) Indemnification Obligation . Without limiting the generality of Section 6.9(a), during the period commencing at the Effective Time and ending on the sixth anniversary of the Effective Time, the Surviving Corporation will (and Parent will cause the Surviving Corporation to) indemnify and hold harmless, each Indemnified Person to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law or to the same extent that such Indemnified Persons are indemnified as of the Agreement Date pursuant to applicable Law, the Charter and Bylaws and other organizational documents of the Company Subsidiaries and indemnification agreements that have been provided to Parent between the Company and any of the Company Subsidiaries, on the one hand, and any of their respective current or former directors or officers, on the other, from and against any costs, fees and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and investigation expenses), judgments, fines, losses, claims, damages, liabilities and amounts paid in settlement or compromise in connection with any Legal Proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, to the extent that such Legal Proceeding arises, directly or indirectly, out of or pertains, directly or indirectly, to any action or omission, or alleged action or omission, in such Indemnified Person’s capacity as a director, officer

 

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or agent of the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries or other Affiliates (regardless of whether such action or omission, or alleged action or omission, occurred prior to or at the Effective Time), including the Merger, as well as any actions taken by the Company, Parent or Merger Sub with respect thereto. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if, at any time prior to the sixth anniversary of the Effective Time, any Indemnified Person delivers to Parent a written notice asserting a claim for indemnification pursuant to this Section 6.9(b) with respect to a Legal Proceeding commenced or threatened in writing prior to the sixth anniversary of the Effective Time, then the claim asserted in such notice will survive the sixth anniversary of the Effective Time until such claim is fully and finally resolved. Upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of such Indemnified Person to repay any amount if it is ultimately determined that such Indemnified Person is not entitled to indemnification, the Surviving Corporation will advance all fees and expenses (including reasonable fees and expenses of any counsel) as incurred by an Indemnified Person in the defense of any Legal Proceeding with respect to the matters subject to indemnification pursuant to this Section 6.9(b), to the extent required by the terms of, and in accordance with the procedures set forth in, the Charter, the Bylaws, the corresponding organizational documents of the Company Subsidiaries, and indemnification agreements, in each case in effect as of the Effective Time and that have been provided to Parent. In connection with such Legal Proceedings, (A) the Surviving Corporation will have the right to control the defense thereof after the Effective Time (it being understood that, by electing to control the defense thereof, the Surviving Corporation will be deemed to have waived any right to object to the Indemnified Person’s entitlement to indemnification under this Section 6.9 with respect thereto); (B) each Indemnified Person will be entitled to retain his or her own counsel but the Surviving Corporation will not be liable to any Indemnified Person for any fees of counsel subsequently incurred by any Indemnified Person with respect to the same Legal Proceeding, it being understood that (1) the Indemnified Person shall have the right to employ his or her counsel in any such proceeding such Indemnified Person’s expense; and (2) if (x) the employment of counsel by the Indemnified Person has been previously authorized by the Surviving Corporation, (y) the Indemnified Person shall have reasonably concluded that there may be a conflict of interest between the Surviving Corporation and the Indemnified Person in the conduct of any such defense, or (z) the Surviving Corporation shall not, in fact, have employed counsel to assume the defense of such proceeding, then the reasonable fees and expenses of the Indemnified Person’s counsel shall be at the expense of the Surviving Corporation; and (C) no Indemnified Person will be liable for any settlement of such Legal Proceeding effected without his or her prior written consent (unless such settlement relates only to monetary damages for which the Surviving Corporation is entirely responsible). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, none of Parent, the Surviving Corporation or any of their respective Affiliates will settle or otherwise compromise or consent to the entry of any judgment with respect to, or otherwise seek the termination of, any Legal Proceeding for which indemnification may be sought by an Indemnified Person pursuant to this Agreement unless: (a) such settlement, compromise, consent or termination includes an unconditional release from all liability arising out of such Legal Proceeding for each Indemnified Person covered by such settlement, compromise, consent or termination; or (b) each Indemnified Person covered by such settlement, compromise, consent or termination provides their consent. Any determination required to be made with respect to whether the conduct of any Indemnified Person complies or complied with any applicable standard will be made by independent legal counsel selected by the Surviving Corporation (which counsel will be reasonably acceptable to such Indemnified Person, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld), the fees and expenses of which will be paid by the Surviving Corporation.

 

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(c) D&O Insurance . During the period commencing at the Effective Time and ending on the sixth anniversary of the Effective Time, the Surviving Corporation will (and Parent will cause the Surviving Corporation to) maintain in effect the D&O Insurance in respect of acts or omissions occurring at or prior to the Effective Time on terms (including with respect to coverage, conditions, retentions, limits and amounts) that are equivalent to those of the D&O Insurance (except that Parent may substitute therefor policies with a carrier with comparable credit ratings to the existing carrier of at least the same coverage and amounts containing terms and conditions that are no less favorable to the insured). In satisfying its obligations pursuant to this Section 6.9(c), the Surviving Corporation will not be obligated to pay annual premiums in excess of 300% of the amount paid by the Company for coverage for its last full fiscal year (such 300% amount, the “ Maximum Annual Premium ”). If the annual premiums of such insurance coverage exceed the Maximum Annual Premium, then the Surviving Corporation will be obligated to obtain a policy with the greatest coverage available for a cost not exceeding the Maximum Annual Premium from an insurance carrier with a comparable credit rating as the Company’s current directors’ and officers’ liability insurance carrier. Prior to the Effective Time, and in lieu of maintaining the D&O Insurance pursuant to this Section 6.9(c), the Company may (or, if the Parent requests, the Company will) purchase a prepaid “tail” policy (the “ Tail Policy ”) with respect to the D&O Insurance from an insurance carrier with a comparable credit rating as the Company’s current directors’ and officers’ liability insurance carrier so long as the annual cost for the Tail Policy does not exceed the Maximum Annual Premium. If the Company purchases the Tail Policy prior to the Effective Time, then the Surviving Corporation will (and Parent will cause the Surviving Corporation to) maintain the Tail Policy in full force and effect and continue to honor its obligations thereunder for so long as the Tail Policy is in full force and effect.

(d) Successors and Assigns . If Parent, the Surviving Corporation or any of their respective successors or assigns (i) consolidates with or merges into any other Person and is not the continuing or surviving corporation or entity in such consolidation or merger; or (ii) transfers all or substantially all of its properties and assets to any Person, then, in each case, proper provisions will be made so that the successors and assigns of Parent, the Surviving Corporation or any of their respective successors or assigns will assume all of the obligations of Parent and the Surviving Corporation set forth in this Section 6.9, unless such successor or assign assumes such obligations by operation of law.

(e) No Impairment; Third Person Beneficiary Rights . The obligations set forth in this Section 6.9 may not be terminated, amended or otherwise modified in any manner that adversely affects any Indemnified Person (or any other person (and his or her heirs and representatives) who is a beneficiary pursuant to the D&O Insurance or the Tail Policy) without the prior written consent of such affected Indemnified Person or other person. Each of the Indemnified Persons or other persons (and his or her heirs and representatives) who are beneficiaries pursuant to the D&O Insurance or the Tail Policy are intended to be third party beneficiaries of this Section 6.9, with full rights of enforcement. The rights of the Indemnified Persons (and other persons (and his or her heirs and representatives) who are beneficiaries pursuant to the D&O Insurance or the Tail Policy) pursuant to

 

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this Section 6.9 will be in addition to, and not in substitution for, any other rights that such persons may have pursuant to (i) the Charter and Bylaws; (ii) the similar organizational documents of the Subsidiaries of the Company; (iii) any and all indemnification agreements entered into with the Company Subsidiaries, in each case as in effect on the Agreement Date and provided to Parent; or (iv) applicable Law.

(f) Joint and Several Obligations . The obligations of the Surviving Corporation, Parent and their respective Subsidiaries pursuant to this Section 6.9 will be joint and several.

(g) Other Claims . Nothing in this Agreement is intended to, or will be construed to, release, waive or impair any rights to directors’ and officers’ insurance claims pursuant to any applicable insurance policy or indemnification agreement that is or has been in existence with respect to the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries for any of their respective directors, officers or other employees, it being understood and agreed that the indemnification provided for in this Section 6.9 is not prior to or in substitution for any such claims pursuant to such policies or agreements.

6.10 Employee Matters .

(a) Change of Control Acknowledgement . Parent acknowledges and agrees that a “change of control” (or similar phrase) within the meaning of each of the Company Benefit Plans, as applicable, will occur as of the Effective Time.

(b) Existing Arrangements . From and after the Effective Time, the Surviving Corporation will (and Parent will cause the Surviving Corporation to) honor all of the Company Benefit Plans and compensation and severance arrangements in accordance with their terms as in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time. Notwithstanding the foregoing but subject to Section 6.10(c), nothing will prohibit the Surviving Corporation from amending or terminating any such Company Benefit Plans or compensation or severance arrangements in accordance with their terms or if otherwise required pursuant to applicable Law.

(c) Employment; Benefits . For a period of one year following the Effective Time and with respect to the Continuing Employees employed within that period, (i) the Surviving Corporation and its Subsidiaries will (and Parent will cause the Surviving Corporation and its Subsidiaries to) either (A) maintain for the benefit of each Continuing Employee the Company Benefit Plans and any other employee benefit plans (other than opportunity to participate in equity-based benefits, severance and, subject to Section 6.10(b), individual employment agreements) of the Surviving Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries (the “ Company Plans ”) on terms and conditions that are no less favorable in the aggregate than those in effect at the Company or the Company Subsidiaries on the Agreement Date, and provide benefits to each Continuing Employee pursuant to such Company Plans; (B) provide benefits to each Continuing Employee that, taken as a whole, are no less favorable in the aggregate to those benefits provided to similarly situated employees of Parent or its Affiliates (“ Parent Plans ”); or (C) provide some combination of Company Plans and Parent Plans such that each Continuing Employee receives benefits that, taken as a whole, are no less favorable in the aggregate to those benefits provided to similarly situated employees of Parent; (ii) Parent or its Subsidiaries shall provide Continuing Employees with severance benefits that are no

 

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less favorable in the aggregate to those benefits provided to similarly situated employees of Parent or its Affiliates; and (iii) neither Parent nor its Subsidiaries shall reduce the aggregate cash compensation, including base salary and target incentive compensation opportunity, payable to any Continuing Employee. The Company will consult in good faith with Parent regarding the content of communications to Company employees regarding the Merger prior to the release of any such communications.

(d) New Plans . To the extent that a Company Plan or Parent Plan is made available to any Continuing Employee at or after the Effective Time, the Surviving Corporation and its Subsidiaries will (and Parent will cause the Surviving Corporation and its Subsidiaries to) cause to be granted to such Continuing Employee credit for all service with the Company and the Company Subsidiaries prior to the Effective Time for purposes of eligibility to participate, vesting and entitlement to benefits where length of service is relevant (including for purposes of vacation accrual and severance pay entitlement), except that such service need not be credited to the extent that it would result in duplication of coverage or benefits. In addition, and without limiting the generality of the foregoing, (i) each Continuing Employee will be immediately eligible to participate, without any waiting period, in any and all employee benefit plans sponsored by the Surviving Corporation and its Subsidiaries (other than the Company Plans) (such plans, the “ New Plans ”) to the extent that coverage pursuant to any New Plan replaces coverage pursuant to a comparable Company Plan in which such Continuing Employee participates immediately before the Effective Time (such plans, the “ Old Plans ”); (ii) for purposes of each New Plan providing medical, dental, pharmaceutical, vision, disability or other welfare benefits to any Continuing Employee, the Surviving Corporation will use its reasonable best efforts to cause all waiting periods, pre-existing conditions or limitations, physical examination requirements, evidence of insurability requirements and actively-at-work or similar requirements of such New Plan to be waived for such Continuing Employee and his or her covered dependents, and the Surviving Corporation will use its reasonable best efforts to cause any eligible expenses incurred by such Continuing Employee and his or her covered dependents during the portion of the plan year of the Old Plan ending on the date that such Continuing Employee’s participation in the corresponding New Plan begins to be given full credit pursuant to such New Plan for purposes of satisfying all deductible, co-payments, coinsurance and maximum out-of-pocket requirements applicable to such Continuing Employee and his or her covered dependents for the applicable plan year as if such amounts had been paid in accordance with such New Plan; and (iii) credit the accounts of such Continuing Employees pursuant to any New Plan that is a flexible spending plan with any unused balance in the account of such Continuing Employee. Any vacation or paid time off accrued but unused by a Continuing Employee as of immediately prior to the Effective Time will be credited to such Continuing Employee following the Effective Time, will not be subject to accrual limits or other forfeiture and will not limit future accruals. Effective as of the day immediately preceding the Closing Date, unless otherwise requested by Parent no later than five Business Days prior to the Closing, the Company shall terminate all Company Benefit Plans that are intended to include a Section 401(k) arrangement (unless Parent provides written notice to the Company no later than three Business Days prior to the Closing Date that such 401(k) plans shall not be terminated). The Company shall provide Parent with evidence that such Company Benefit Plan(s) have been terminated (effective no later than the day immediately preceding the Closing Date) pursuant to resolutions of the Company Board or any applicable committee thereof. The form and substance of such resolutions shall be subject to the

 

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reasonable review and approval by Parent (the approval of which shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed). In the event that termination of the Company’s 401(k) plan would reasonably be anticipated to trigger liquidation charges, surrender charges or other fees, then the Company shall take such actions as are necessary to reasonably estimate the amount of such charges or fees and provide such estimate in writing to Parent prior to the Closing.

(e) No Third Person Beneficiary Rights . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, neither this Section 6.10 nor any provisions of this Agreement relating to Company Benefit Plans will be deemed to (i) guarantee employment for any period of time for, or preclude the ability of Parent, the Surviving Corporation or any of their respective Subsidiaries to terminate any Continuing Employee for any reason; (ii) subject to the limitations and requirements specifically set forth in this Section 6.10, require Parent, the Surviving Corporation or any of their respective Subsidiaries to continue any Company Plan or prevent the amendment, modification or termination thereof after the Effective Time; (iii) create any third party beneficiary rights in any Person; or (iv) be treated as an amendment of, or undertaking to amend, any Company Benefit Plan.

6.11 Obligations of Merger Sub . Parent will take all action necessary to cause Merger Sub and the Surviving Corporation to perform their respective obligations pursuant to this Agreement and to consummate the Merger upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement. Parent and Merger Sub will be jointly and severally liable for the failure by either of them to perform and discharge any of their respective covenants, agreements and obligations pursuant to this Agreement.

6.12 Notification of Certain Matters .

(a) Notification by the Company . At all times during the period commencing with the execution and delivery of this Agreement and continuing until the earlier to occur of the (1) termination of this Agreement pursuant to Article VIII and (2) Effective Time, the Company will give prompt notice to Parent upon becoming aware that any representation or warranty made by it in this Agreement has become untrue or inaccurate in any material respect, or of any failure by the Company to comply with or satisfy in any material respect any covenant, condition or agreement to be complied with or satisfied by it pursuant to this Agreement, in each case if and only to the extent that such untruth, inaccuracy, or failure would reasonably be expected to cause any of the conditions to the obligations of Parent and Merger Sub to consummate the Merger set forth in Section 7.2(a) or Section 7.2(b) to fail to be satisfied at the Closing. No such notification will affect or be deemed to modify any representation or warranty of the Company set forth in this Agreement or the conditions to the obligations of Parent and Merger Sub to consummate the Merger or the remedies available to the Parties under this Agreement. The terms and conditions of the Confidentiality Agreement apply to any information provided to Parent pursuant to this Section 6.12(a).

(b) Notification by Parent . At all times during the period commencing with the execution and delivery of this Agreement and continuing until the earlier to occur of the (1) termination of this Agreement pursuant to Article VIII and (2) Effective Time, Parent will give prompt notice to the Company upon becoming aware that any representation or warranty made by Parent or Merger Sub in this Agreement has become untrue or inaccurate in any material respect, or

 

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of any failure by Parent or Merger Sub to comply with or satisfy in any material respect any covenant, condition or agreement to be complied with or satisfied by it pursuant to this Agreement, in each case if and only to the extent that such untruth, inaccuracy or failure would reasonably be expected to cause any of the conditions to the obligations of the Company to consummate the Merger set forth in Section 7.3(a) or Section 7.3(b) to fail to be satisfied at the Closing. No such notification will affect or be deemed to modify any representation or warranty of Parent or Merger Sub set forth in this Agreement or the conditions to the obligations of the Company to consummate the Merger or the remedies available to the Parties under this Agreement. The terms and conditions of the Confidentiality Agreement apply to any information provided to the Company pursuant to this Section 6.12(b).

6.13 Public Statements and Disclosures . The initial press release concerning this Agreement and the Merger will be a joint press release reasonably acceptable to the Company and Parent and will be issued promptly following the execution and delivery of this Agreement. Thereafter, the Company (unless the Company Board (or a committee thereof) has made a Company Board Recommendation Change, and then only with respect to disclosure relating thereto that is required by Law), on the one hand, and Parent and Merger Sub, on the other hand, will use their respective reasonable best efforts to consult with the other Parties before (a) participating in any media interviews; (b) engaging in any meetings or calls with analysts, institutional investors or other similar Persons; or (c) providing any statements that are public or are reasonably likely to become public, in each case to the extent relating to this Agreement or the Merger, and the Company shall not make any such communications without having received the prior written consent of Parent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed, except that the Company will not be obligated to obtain prior written consent from Parent with respect to communications that are (i) required by applicable Law; (ii) principally directed to employees, suppliers, Customers, partners or vendors so long as such communications are consistent with (and do not contain any information not previously contained in) previous press releases, public disclosures or public statements made jointly by the Parties or previously approved by Parent; or (iii) principally related to a Superior Proposal or Company Board Recommendation Change (and then only with respect to disclosure relating thereto that is required by Law), to the extent permitted by Section 5.3.

6.14 Transaction Litigation . At all times during the period commencing with the execution and delivery of this Agreement and continuing until the earlier to occur of the (1) termination of this Agreement pursuant to Article VIII and (2) Effective Time, the Company will provide Parent with prompt notice of all Transaction Litigation (including by providing copies of all pleadings with respect thereto) and keep Parent reasonably informed with respect to the status thereof. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 9.2, the notice contemplated by the prior sentence will only be delivered to counsel to Parent and may be delivered by email. The Company will (a) give Parent the opportunity to participate in the defense, settlement or prosecution of any Transaction Litigation; (b) consult with Parent with respect to the defense, settlement and prosecution of any Transaction Litigation; and (c) consider in good faith Parent’s advice with respect to any Transaction Litigation. The Company may not compromise, settle or come to an arrangement regarding, or agree to compromise, settle or come to an arrangement regarding, any Transaction Litigation unless Parent has consented thereto in writing (which consent will not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed).

 

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6.15 Stock Exchange Delisting; Deregistration . Prior to the Effective Time, the Company will cooperate with Parent and 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, proper or advisable on its part pursuant to applicable Law to cause (a) the delisting of the Company Common Stock from Nasdaq as promptly as practicable after the Effective Time; and (b) the deregistration of the Company Common Stock pursuant to the Exchange Act as promptly as practicable after such delisting.

6.16 Parent Vote at Merger Sub . Promptly following the execution and delivery of this Agreement, Parent, in its capacity as the sole stockholder of Merger Sub, will execute and deliver to Merger Sub (with a copy also sent to the Company) a written consent adopting this Agreement in accordance with the DGCL.

6.17 NOL Plan . Except with respect to a Superior Proposal to the extent that the Company is in compliance with Section 5.3, the Company shall take all actions necessary to (a) apply the Rights Agreement to any “Acquiring Person” (as defined in the NOL Plan) except Parent or Merger Sub; and (b) cause the NOL Plan to terminate immediately prior to the Effective Time. Without Parent’s prior written consent, the Company shall not (i) redeem, or cause the termination of, the Rights Agreement other than in accordance with this Section 6.17; or (ii) take any action to exempt any Person other than Parent or Merger Sub or any action by such Person from, or make such Person or such action not subject to, the NOL Plan, except that Company may take action to exempt a party to a Superior Proposal immediately prior to termination of this Agreement if and only if payment of the Company Termination Fee required under Section 8.3(b)(ii) or (iii) has been wired as set forth therein.

6.18 Closing Statement . The Company shall deliver to Parent at least five Business Days prior to the Closing, a statement (the “ Closing Statement ”) of (i) the Company’s consolidated cash and cash equivalents (including short-term investments) (determined in accordance with GAAP) as of the date of the Closing Statement; (ii) the amount of such cash and cash equivalents that is held by Foreign Subsidiaries; (iii) the amount of such cash that is “restricted cash” under GAAP; (iv) the amount of Transaction Expenses as of the date of the Closing Statement; (v) the amount of any Indebtedness of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries; (vi) a statement of the number of shares of Company Common Stock outstanding as of the date of the Closing Statement; and (vii) the information set forth in Section 3.3(c) of the Company Disclosure Letter as of the date of the Closing Statement. The Company’s Chief Financial Officer shall certify, in his capacity as an officer of the Company and not in his personal capacity, that, to his Knowledge, the Closing Statement is true, accurate and complete as of its date. Parent and its accountants shall be permitted reasonable access to review the Company’s books and records and work papers related to the preparation of the Closing Statement. Parent and its accountants may make reasonable inquiries of the Company and its Chief Financial Officer and accountants regarding questions concerning or disagreements with the Closing Statement arising in the course of their review thereof, and the Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause its Chief Financial Officer and accountants to cooperate with such review and respond to such inquiries.

 

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ARTICLE VII

CONDITIONS TO THE MERGER

7.1 Conditions to Each Party s Obligations to Effect the Merger . The respective obligations of Parent, Merger Sub and the Company to consummate the Merger are subject to the satisfaction or waiver (where permissible pursuant to applicable Law) at or prior to the Effective Time of each of the following conditions:

(a) Requisite Stockholder Approval . The Company’s receipt of the Requisite Stockholder Approval at the Company Stockholder Meeting.

(b) No Prohibitive Injunctions or Laws . No temporary restraining order, preliminary or permanent injunction or other judgment or order issued by any court of competent jurisdiction or other legal or regulatory restraint or prohibition preventing the consummation of the Merger will be in effect, and no action will have been taken by any Governmental Authority of competent jurisdiction, and no Law will have been enacted, entered, enforced or deemed applicable to the Merger, that, in each case, prohibits, makes illegal or enjoins the consummation of the Merger.

7.2 Conditions to the Obligations of Parent and Merger Sub to Effect the Merger . The obligations of Parent and Merger Sub to consummate the Merger will be subject to the satisfaction or waiver (where permissible pursuant to applicable Law) at or prior to the Effective Time of each of the following conditions, any of which may be waived exclusively by Parent:

(a) Representations and Warranties .

(i) Other than the representations and warranties listed in Section 7.2(a)(ii) and Section 7.2(a)(iii), the representations and warranties of the Company set forth in this Agreement will be true and correct (without giving effect to any materiality or Company Material Adverse Effect qualifications set forth therein) as of the Closing Date as if made at and as of the Closing Date (except to the extent that any such representation and warranty expressly speaks as of an earlier date (other than the reference to “Agreement Date” in the introductory paragraph to Article III, which will be disregarded for purposes of this Section 7.2(a)(i)), in which case such representation and warranty will be true and correct as of such earlier date), except for such failures to be true and correct, individually or in the aggregate, that have not had and would not have a Company Material Adverse Effect.

(ii) The representations and warranties set forth in Section 3.1(b), Section 3.1(c), Section 3.2, Section 3.5(b), Section 3.17, Section 3.18, Section 3.19, Section 3.21 and Section 3.22 that (A) are not qualified by materiality or Company Material Adverse Effect will be true and correct in all material respects as of the Closing Date as if made at and as of the Closing Date (except to the extent that any such representation and warranty expressly speaks as of an earlier date (other than the reference to “Agreement Date” in the introductory paragraph to Article III, which will be disregarded for purposes of this Section 7.2(a)(ii)), in which case such representation and warranty will be true and correct in all material respects as of such earlier date); and (B) that are qualified by materiality or Company Material Adverse Effect will be true and correct in all respects

 

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(without disregarding such materiality or Company Material Adverse Effect qualifications) as of the Closing Date as if made at and as of the Closing Date (except to the extent that any such representation and warranty expressly speaks as of an earlier date, in which case such representation and warranty will be true and correct in all respects as of such earlier date).

(iii) The representations and warranties set forth in the second sentence of Section 3.3(a), Section 3.3(c)(i), Section 3.3(c)(iii) and Section 3.3(e) will be true and correct as of the Capitalization Date, except for such inaccuracies that are de minimis in the aggregate.

(b) Performance of Obligations of the Company . The Company will have performed and complied in all material respects with all covenants and obligations in this Agreement required to be performed and complied with by it prior to the Closing.

(c) Officer s Certificate . Parent and Merger Sub will have received a certificate of the Company, validly executed for and on behalf of the Company and in its name by a duly authorized executive officer thereof, certifying that the conditions set forth in Section 7.2(a) and Section 7.2(b) have been satisfied.

(d) Company Material Adverse Effect . No Company Material Adverse Effect will have occurred after the Agreement Date that is continuing.

7.3 Conditions to the Company s Obligations to Effect the Merger . The obligations of the Company to consummate the Merger are subject to the satisfaction or waiver (where permissible pursuant to applicable Law) at or prior to the Effective Time of each of the following conditions, any of which may be waived exclusively by the Company:

(a) Representations and Warranties . The representations and warranties of Parent and Merger Sub set forth in this Agreement will be true and correct (without giving effect to any materiality or Parent Material Adverse Effect qualifications set forth therein) as of the Closing Date as if made at and as of the Closing Date (except to the extent that any such representation and warranty expressly speaks as of an earlier date (other than the reference to “Agreement Date” in the introductory paragraph to Article IV, which will be disregarded for purposes of this Section 7.3(a)), in which case such representation and warranty will be true and correct as of such earlier date), except for such failures to be true and correct, individually or in the aggregate, that have not had and would not have a Parent Material Adverse Effect.

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

(c) Officer s Certificate . The Company will have received a certificate of Parent and Merger Sub, validly executed for and on behalf of Parent and Merger Sub and in their respective names by a duly authorized officer thereof, certifying that the conditions set forth in Section 7.3(a) and Section 7.3(b) have been satisfied.

 

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ARTICLE VIII

TERMINATION, AMENDMENT AND WAIVER

8.1 Termination . This Agreement may be validly terminated at any time prior to the Effective Time, whether before or after the receipt of the Requisite Stockholder Approval (except as provided in this Agreement), only as follows (it being understood and agreed that this Agreement may not be terminated for any other reason or on any other basis):

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

(b) by either Parent or the Company if any (i) permanent injunction or other judgment or order issued by any court of competent jurisdiction or other legal or regulatory restraint or prohibition preventing the consummation of the Merger is in effect, or any action has been taken by any Governmental Authority of competent jurisdiction, that, in each case, prohibits, makes illegal or enjoins the consummation of the Merger and has become final and non-appealable; or (ii) Law is enacted, entered, enforced or deemed applicable to the Merger that prohibits, makes illegal or enjoins the consummation of the Merger;

(c) by either Parent or the Company, if the Effective Time has not occurred by 11:59 p.m., Pacific time, on December 1, 2018 (such time and date, the “ Termination Date ”), it being understood that the right to terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section 8.1(c) will not be available to (i) Parent if the Company has the right to terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 8.1(g); (ii) the Company if Parent has the right to terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 8.1(e); and (iii) any Party whose action or failure to act (which action or failure to act constitutes a breach by such Party of this Agreement) has been the primary cause of, or primarily resulted in, either (A) the failure to satisfy the conditions to the obligations of the terminating Party to consummate the Merger set forth in Article VII prior to the Termination Date; or (B) the failure of the Effective Time to have occurred prior to the Termination Date;

(d) by either Parent or the Company if the Company fails to obtain the Requisite Stockholder Approval at the Company Stockholder Meeting at which a vote is taken on the adoption of this Agreement, except that the right to terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section 8.1(d) will not be available to any Party whose action or failure to act (which action or failure to act constitutes a breach by such Party of this Agreement) has been the primary cause of, or primarily resulted in, the failure to obtain the Requisite Stockholder Approval at the Company Stockholder Meeting;

(e) by Parent if the Company has breached or failed to perform in any material respect any of its representations, warranties, covenants or other agreements contained in this Agreement, which breach or failure to perform would result in the failure of a condition set forth in Section 7.1 or Section 7.2, except that if such breach or failure to perform is capable of being cured by the Termination Date, Parent will not be entitled to terminate this Agreement prior to the delivery by Parent to the Company of written notice of such breach or failure to perform, delivered at least 20 days prior to such termination, stating Parent’s intention to terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section 8.1(e) and the basis for such termination, it being understood that Parent will not be entitled to terminate this Agreement if such breach or failure to perform has been cured prior to termination;

 

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(f) by Parent if at any time the Company Board (or a committee thereof) has effected a Company Board Recommendation Change;

(g) by the Company if Parent or Merger Sub has breached or failed to perform in any material respect any of its respective representations, warranties, covenants or other agreements contained in this Agreement, which breach or failure to perform would result in a failure of a condition set forth in Section 7.1 or Section 7.3, except that if such breach or failure to perform is capable of being cured by the Termination Date, the Company will not be entitled to terminate this Agreement prior to the delivery by the Company to Parent of written notice of such breach or failure to perform, delivered at least 20 days prior to such termination, stating the Company’s intention to terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section 8.1(g) and the basis for such termination, it being understood that the Company will not be entitled to terminate this Agreement if such breach or failure to perform has been cured prior to termination;

(h) by the Company (at any time prior to receiving the Requisite Stockholder Approval) if (i) the Company has received a Superior Proposal; (ii) the Company Board (or a committee thereof) has authorized the Company to enter into an Alternative Acquisition Agreement to consummate the Acquisition Transaction contemplated by that Superior Proposal; (iii) the Company pays, or causes to be paid, to Parent or its designee the Company Termination Fee pursuant to Section 8.3(b)(iii) at or before the time of such termination; and (iv) the Company has complied with Section 5.3 with respect to such Superior Proposal; or

(i) by the Company if (i) all of the conditions set forth in Article VII have been satisfied or waived (other than those conditions that by their terms are to be satisfied at the Closing, each of which is then capable of being satisfied); (ii) the Company has provided irrevocable written notice to Parent at least three Business Days prior to such termination that it is prepared, willing and able to effect the Closing; (iii) at all times during such three Business Day period, the Company stood ready, willing and able to consummate the Merger; and (iv) Parent has failed to consummate the Merger and effect the Closing by the end of such three Business Day period; provided that the Company shall not be entitled to terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section 8.1(i) prior to the later of (A) the close of business on the day that is three business days following receipt of the Requisite Stockholder Approval and (B) September 15, 2018 (such later date, the “ Financing Termination Date ”), unless the Financing Termination Date is extended pursuant to Section 8.2(a).

8.2 Manner and Notice of Termination; Effect of Termination .

(a) Manner of Termination . The Party terminating this Agreement pursuant to Section 8.1 (other than pursuant to Section 8.1(a)) must deliver prompt written notice thereof to the other Parties setting forth in reasonable detail the provision of Section 8.1 pursuant to which this Agreement is being terminated and the facts and circumstances forming the basis for such termination pursuant to such provision (such notice, the “ Termination Notice ”). In the event that the Company delivers a Termination Notice pursuant to Section 8.1(i) on the Financing Termination Date, then the Company shall be required to deliver to Parent, at or prior to 9:00 a.m., Pacific time,

 

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on the Financing Termination Date, together with the Termination Notice, a certificate of the Company pursuant to Section 7.2(c), validly executed for and on behalf of the Company and in its name by a duly authorized executive officer thereof as of the Financing Termination Date (the “ 8.1(i) Officer s Certificate ”), and upon receipt of such 8.1(i) Officer’s Certificate, Parent shall be permitted to elect, and shall notify the Company in writing of such election within 12 hours of receiving the 8.1(i) Officer’s Certificate, to extend the Financing Termination Date to September 30, 2018 (such election, the “ Extension Election ” and the extension date, the “ Extended Financing Termination Date ”); provided that if Parent delivers an Extension Election to the Company on the Financing Termination Date in advance of receipt of the 8.1(i) Officer’s Certificate (and stating that it is delivered in anticipation of potential receipt of an 8.1(i) Officer’s Certificate), such Extension Election shall be deemed to have been timely delivered as if it had been delivered immediately following receipt of such 8.1(i) Officer’s Certificate. If Parent makes the Extension Election, then (i) effective as of the Financing Termination Date, (x) the closing conditions set forth in Section 7.2 (including the requirement to deliver a certificate in accordance with Section 7.2(c)) shall be deemed to have been satisfied or waived by Parent and Merger Sub for all purposes of this Agreement (so long as the Company has not intentionally breached Section 5.2(a), Section 5.2(b), Section 5.2(c), Section 5.2(d), Section 5.2(e), Section 5.2(f), Section 5.2(n), Section 5.2(o), Section 5.2(p), Section 5.2(u), Section 5.2(x) or, with respect to the foregoing clauses, Section 5.2(z)) and (y) the 8.1(i) Officer’s Certificate shall be deemed conclusively to be accurate and shall not be subject to challenge by any Party; and (ii) the Company shall not be permitted to terminate this Agreement until the Extended Financing Termination Date. Notwithstanding the previous sentence, in the event that Parent is (A) able to consummate the Merger and effect the Closing prior to the Extended Financing Termination Date, then the Termination Notice delivered by the Company shall be automatically, and without any action by the Company, deemed to be withdrawn (and the Parties shall consummate the Merger (giving effect to the satisfaction or waiver of the closing conditions set forth in Section 7.2 as of the Financing Termination Date as described in the previous sentence) and effect the Closing); and (B) not able to consummate the Merger and effect the Closing prior to the Extended Financing Termination Date, then the Termination Notice delivered by the Company shall be effective as of 12:01 a.m., Pacific time, on the Extended Financing Termination Date and this Agreement shall be deemed to be validly terminated pursuant to Section 8.1(i) as of such time unless the Company has revoked the Termination Notice in writing prior to such time. During the 10 day period prior to the Financing Termination Date, the Parties shall communicate in good faith regarding their intention to deliver a Termination Notice and an Extension Election, respectively.

(b) Effect of Termination . Any valid termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 8.1 will be effective immediately upon the mutual written agreement of Parent and the Company or the delivery of written notice by the terminating Party to the other Parties in compliance with Section 8.1. Following the termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 8.1, this Agreement will be of no further force or effect without liability of any Party (or any equity holder, controlling person, partner, member, manager, stockholder, director, officer, employee, Affiliate, agent or other representative of such Party) to the other Parties, as applicable, except that, and subject in all respects to this Section 8.2, Section 8.3, Section 6.5(e), Section 6.5(f), Section 6.13, Section 8.3 and Article IX will each survive the termination of this Agreement, in each case, in accordance with their respective terms and conditions. Notwithstanding the previous sentence, nothing in this Agreement will relieve (i) any Party from any liability for any willful breach of this

 

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Agreement; and (ii) the Company or (subject in all respects to this Section 8.2, Section 8.3 and Section 9.8 (in each case, including the limitations set forth herein or therein)) Parent or Merger Sub from any liability for its fraud prior to the valid termination of this Agreement (which liability in the case of each of (i) and (ii) the Parties acknowledge and agree (A) will not necessarily be limited to reimbursement of expenses or out-of-pocket costs; and (B) in the case of any damages sought by the non-breaching Party, may include the benefit of the bargain lost by the non-breaching Party). No valid termination of this Agreement will affect the rights or obligations of any Party pursuant to the Confidentiality Agreement or the Financing, which rights, obligations and agreements will survive the valid termination of this Agreement in accordance with their respective terms.

8.3 Fees and Expenses .

(a) General . Except as set forth in this Section 8.3, all fees and expenses incurred in connection with this Agreement and the Merger will be paid by the Party incurring such fees and expenses whether or not the Merger is consummated. For the avoidance of doubt, Parent or the Surviving Corporation will be responsible for all fees and expenses of the Payment Agent. Except as set forth in Section 2.9(e), Parent will pay or cause to be paid all (i) transfer, stamp and documentary Taxes or fees; and (ii) sales, use, gains, real property transfer and other similar Taxes or fees, in each case arising out of or in connection with the consummation of the Merger.

(b) Company Payments .

(i) Future Transactions . If (A) this Agreement is validly terminated pursuant to Section 8.1(c) (if, at the time of such termination, Parent would have been entitled to terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 8.1(d) or (e)), Section 8.1(d) or Section 8.1(e); (B) at the time of such termination, the conditions set forth in (x) Section 7.1(b) would have been satisfied or capable of being satisfied and (y) Section 7.3(a) and Section 7.3(b) would be satisfied, in each case if the date of such termination was the Closing Date; (C) following the execution and delivery of this Agreement and prior to the termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 8.1(c), Section 8.1(d) or Section 8.1(e), an Acquisition Proposal has been publicly announced or publicly disclosed and not publicly withdrawn or otherwise publicly abandoned; and (D) within one year of such termination of this Agreement, either an Acquisition Transaction is consummated or the Company enters into a definitive agreement providing for the consummation of an Acquisition Transaction and such Acquisition Transaction is subsequently consummated (whether such consummation occurs before or after the one-year anniversary of such termination), then the Company will, concurrently with the consummation of such Acquisition Transaction, pay or cause to be paid to Parent or its designee an amount equal to $1,540,000 in cash (the “ Company Termination Fee ”), less the amount of Parent Expenses previously paid to Parent pursuant to Section 8.3(d), by wire transfer of immediately available funds to an account or accounts designated in writing by Parent. For purposes of this Section 8.3(b)(i), all references to “15%” and “85%” in the definition of “Acquisition Transaction” will be deemed to be references to “50%.”

(ii) Company Board Recommendation Change . If this Agreement is validly terminated pursuant to Section 8.1(f), then the Company must promptly (and in any event within two Business Days following such termination) pay or cause to be paid to Parent or its designee the Company Termination Fee by wire transfer of immediately available funds to an account or accounts designated in writing by Parent.

 

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(iii) Superior Proposal . If this Agreement is validly terminated pursuant to Section 8.1(h), then the Company must concurrently with such termination pay or cause to be paid to Parent or its designee the Company Termination Fee by wire transfer of immediately available funds to an account or accounts designated in writing by Parent.

(c) Single Payment Only . The Parties acknowledge and agree that in no event will the Company be required to pay the Company Termination Fee on more than one occasion, whether or not the Company Termination Fee may be payable pursuant to more than one provision of this Agreement at the same or at different times and upon the occurrence of different events.

(d) Parent Expenses . In the event that this Agreement is terminated (i) pursuant to (A) Section 8.1(c) (if, at the time of such termination, the Company Stockholders Meeting has not been held or if Parent would have been entitled to terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 8.1(d)) or (B) Section 8.1(d) (under circumstances in which the Company Termination Fee is not then payable pursuant to Section 8.3(b)) and (ii) as of the time of such termination by Parent (or the Company, as applicable), Parent and Merger Sub were not in material breach of their representations, warranties, covenants or other agreements contained in this Agreement, then within two Business Days after demand by Parent, the Company shall pay to Parent up to $440,000 of Parent’s reasonable and documented out-of-pocket fees and expenses (including attorneys’ fees and expenses) incurred by Parent and its Affiliates on or prior to the termination of this Agreement in connection with the Merger (collectively, the “ Parent Expenses ”) by wire transfer of immediately available funds to an account or accounts designated in writing by Parent; it being understood that (1) the existence of circumstances that could require the Company Termination Fee to become subsequently payable by the Company pursuant to Section 8.3(b)(i) shall not relieve the Company of its obligations to pay the Parent Expenses pursuant to this Section 8.3(d); and (2) the payment by the Company of the Parent Expenses pursuant to this Section 8.3(d) shall not relieve the Company of any subsequent obligation to pay the Company Termination Fee pursuant to Section 8.3(b)(i) except to the extent indicated in Section 8.3(b)(i).

(e) Parent Termination Fee . If this Agreement is validly terminated by the Company pursuant to Section 8.1(i) or by Parent pursuant to Section 8.1(c) (at a time when the Company is then entitled to terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 8.1(i)), then Parent must, within two Business Days of such termination, pay or cause to be paid to the Company or its designee an amount equal to $4,410,000 in cash (the “ Parent Termination Fee ”) by wire transfer of immediately available funds to an account or accounts designated in writing by the Company.

(f) Payments; Default . The Parties acknowledge and agree that the agreements contained in this Section 8.3 are an integral part of the Merger and that, without these agreements, the Parties would not enter into this Agreement. Accordingly, (i) if the Company fails to promptly pay any amount due pursuant to Section 8.3(b) and Section 8.3(d) and, in order to obtain such payment, Parent commences a Legal Proceeding that results in a judgment against the Company for the amount set forth in Section 8.3(b) or Section 8.3(d) or any portion thereof, then the Company

 

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will pay or cause to be paid to Parent the reasonable and documented out-of-pocket costs and expenses (including reasonable and documented attorneys’ fees) of Parent in connection with such Legal Proceeding, together with interest on such amount or portion thereof at an annual rate equal to the prime rate (as published in The Wall Street Journal in effect on the date that such payment or portion thereof was required to be made) plus 5% through the date that such payment or portion thereof was actually received, or a lesser rate that is the maximum permitted by applicable Law (the “ Applicable Interest Rate ”); and (ii) if Parent fails to promptly pay any amount due pursuant to Section 8.3(e) and, in order to obtain such payment, the Company commences a Legal Proceeding that results in a judgment against Parent for the amount of the Parent Termination Fee or any portion thereof, then Parent will pay or cause to be paid to the Company the reasonable and documented out-of-pocket costs and expenses (including reasonable and documented attorneys’ fees) of the Company in connection with such Legal Proceeding, together with interest on such amount or portion thereof at the Applicable Interest Rate.

(g) Sole and Exclusive Remedy .

(i) With Respect to Parent . Parent’s receipt of the Company Termination Fee to the extent owed pursuant to Section 8.3(b) or the Parent Expenses to the extent owed pursuant to Section 8.3(d) will be the sole and exclusive remedy of Parent and Merger Sub and each of their respective Affiliates against (A) the Company, the Company Subsidiaries and each of their respective Affiliates; and (B) the former, current and future holders of any equity, controlling persons, directors, officers, employees, agents, attorneys, Affiliates, members, managers, general or limited partners, stockholders and assignees of each of the Company, the Company Subsidiaries and each of their respective Affiliates (the Persons in clauses (A) and (B) collectively, the “ Company Related Parties ”) in respect of this Agreement and the Merger, and upon payment of such amount, none of the Company Related Parties will have any further monetary liability or obligation to Parent or Merger Sub relating to or arising out of this Agreement or the Merger (except that the Parties (or their Affiliates) will remain obligated with respect to, and the Parties may be entitled to remedies with respect to, the Confidentiality Agreement, Section 8.3(a) and Section 8.3(d), as applicable).

(ii) With Respect to the Company . The Company’s receipt of the Parent Termination Fee to the extent owed pursuant to Section 8.3(e) will be the sole and exclusive remedy of the Company, the Company Stockholders and their respective Affiliates against (A) Parent, Merger Sub and each of their respective Affiliates; and (B) the former, current and future holders of any equity, controlling persons, directors, officers, employees, agents, attorneys, Affiliates, members, managers, general or limited partners, stockholders and assignees of each of Parent, Merger Sub and each of their respective Affiliates (the Persons in clauses (A) and (B) collectively, the “ Parent Related Parties ”) in respect of this Agreement and the Merger, including the failure of Parent to obtain the Financing, any breach or default under Section 6.4 or its failure to consummate the Merger and effect the Closing, and upon payment of such amount, none of the Parent Related Parties will have any further liability or obligation (monetary or otherwise) to the Company, the Company Stockholders or any of their respective Affiliates relating to or arising out of this Agreement or the Merger (except that the Parties (or their Affiliates) will remain obligated with respect to, and the Parties may be entitled to remedies with respect to, the Confidentiality Agreement, Section 8.3(a) and Section 8.3(d), as applicable).

 

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8.4 Amendment . Subject to applicable Law and the other provisions of this Agreement, this Agreement may be amended by the Parties at any time by execution of an instrument in writing signed on behalf of each of Parent, Merger Sub and the Company (pursuant to authorized action by the Company Board (or a committee thereof)), except that if the Company has received the Requisite Stockholder Approval, then no amendment may be made to this Agreement that requires the approval of the Company Stockholders pursuant to the DGCL without receiving such approval.

8.5 Extension; Waiver . At any time and from time to time prior to the Effective Time, any Party may, to the extent legally allowed and except as otherwise set forth in this Agreement, (a) extend the time for the performance of any of the obligations or other acts of the other Parties, as applicable; (b) waive any inaccuracies in the representations and warranties made to such Party in this Agreement; and (c) subject to the requirements of applicable Law, waive compliance with any of the agreements or conditions for the benefit of such Party contained in this Agreement. Any agreement by a Party to any such extension or waiver will be valid only if set forth in an instrument in writing signed by such Party. Any delay in exercising any right pursuant to this Agreement will not constitute a waiver of such right.

ARTICLE IX

GENERAL PROVISIONS

9.1 Survival of Representations, Warranties and Covenants . The representations, warranties and covenants of the Company, Parent and Merger Sub contained in this Agreement will terminate at the Effective Time, except that any covenants that by their terms survive the Effective Time will survive the Effective Time in accordance with their respective terms.

9.2 Notices . All notices and other communications under this Agreement must be in writing and will be deemed to have been duly delivered and received hereunder (a) four Business Days after being sent by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid; (b) one Business Day after being sent for next Business Day delivery, fees prepaid, via a reputable nationwide overnight courier service; (c) upon confirmation of receipt, when sent by email (but only if such confirmation is not automatically generated); or (d) immediately upon delivery by hand or by fax (with a written or electronic confirmation of delivery), in each case to the intended recipient as set forth below:

if to Parent, Merger Sub or the Surviving Corporation, to:

Adesto Technologies Corporation

3600 Peterson Way

Santa Clara, CA 95054

Attn: Narbeh Derhacobian

Fax: (408) 400-0721

Email: narbeh.derhacobian@adestotech.com

 

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with a copy (which will not constitute notice) to:

Fenwick & West LLP

Silicon Valley Center

801 California Street

Mountain View, CA 94041

Attn: Mark Leahy

         David K. Michaels

Fax: (415) 281-1350

Email: mleahy@fenwick.com, dmichaels@fenwick.com

if to the Company (prior to the Effective Time), to:

Echelon Corporation

2901 Patrick Henry Drive

Santa Clara, CA 95054

Attn: Ron Sege, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer

Email: rsege@echelon.com

with a copy (which will not constitute notice) to:

Echelon Corporation

2901 Patrick Henry Drive

Santa Clara, CA 95054

Attn: Alicia Moore, Senior Vice President, Chief Legal and Administration Officer

Email: amoore@echelon.com

and

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Professional Corporation

650 Page Mill Road

Palo Alto, CA 94304-1050

Attn: Larry W. Sonsini

Bradley L. Finkelstein

Douglas K. Schnell

Fax: (650) 493-6811

Email: lsonsini@wsgr.com, bfinkelstein@wsgr.com, dschnell@wsgr.com

Any notice received at the addressee’s location on any Business Day after 5:00 p.m., addressee’s local time, or on any day that is not a Business Day will be deemed to have been received at 9:00 a.m., addressee’s local time, on the next Business Day. From time to time, any Party may provide notice to the other Parties of a change in its address, email address or fax number through a notice given in accordance with this Section 9.2, except that notice of any change to the address or any of the other details specified in or pursuant to this Section 9.2 will not be deemed to have been received until, and will be deemed to have been received upon, the later of the date (A) specified in such notice; or (B) that is five Business Days after such notice would otherwise be deemed to have been received pursuant to this Section 9.2. Rejection or other refusal to accept, or the inability to deliver because of changed address of which no notice is given, will be deemed to be receipt of the notice as of the date of rejection, refusal or inability to deliver.

 

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9.3 Assignment . No Party may assign either this Agreement or any of its rights, interests, or obligations under this Agreement without the prior written approval of the other Parties, except that Parent and Merger Sub will have the right to assign all or any portion of their respective rights and obligations pursuant to this Agreement from and after the Effective Time (a) in connection with a merger or consolidation involving Parent or Merger Sub or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of Parent, Merger Sub or the Surviving Corporation; (b) to any of their respective Affiliates, it being understood that, in each case, such assignment will not impede or materially delay the consummation of the Merger or otherwise materially impede the rights of the holders of shares of Company Common Stock, Company RSUs or Company Options; or (c) to the extent that Parent incurs alternative financing in accordance with Section 6.4(c), the Financing Sources (or any agent, trustee or other representative acting on behalf or for the benefit of the Financing Sources) for purposes of creating a security interest in this Agreement or otherwise assigning as collateral in respect of the Financing. Subject to the preceding sentence, this Agreement will be binding upon and will inure to the benefit of the Parties and their respective successors and permitted assigns. No assignment by any Party will relieve such Party of any of its obligations under this Agreement.

9.4 Confidentiality . Parent, Merger Sub and the Company acknowledge that Parent and the Company have previously executed the Confidentiality Agreement, which will continue in full force and effect in accordance with its terms. Each of Parent, Merger Sub, the Company and their respective Representatives will hold and treat all documents and information concerning the Merger in accordance with the Confidentiality Agreement.

9.5 Entire Agreement . This Agreement and the documents and instruments and other agreements among the Parties as contemplated by or referred to in this Agreement, including the Confidentiality Agreement and the Company Disclosure Letter, constitute the entire agreement among the Parties with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement and supersede all prior agreements and understandings, both written and oral, among the Parties with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the Confidentiality Agreement will (a) not be superseded; (b) survive any termination of this Agreement; and (c) continue in full force and effect until the earlier to occur of the (i) Effective Time and (ii) date on which the Confidentiality Agreement expires in accordance with its terms or is validly terminated by the parties thereto.

9.6 Third Party Beneficiaries . Except as set forth in Section 6.9 and this Section 9.6, the Parties agree that their respective representations, warranties and covenants set forth in this Agreement are solely for the benefit of the other Parties in accordance with and subject to the terms of this Agreement. This Agreement is not intended to, and will not, confer upon any other Person any rights or remedies under this Agreement, except (a) as set forth in or contemplated by Section 6.9; (b) if Parent or Merger Sub wrongfully terminates or willfully breaches this Agreement, then, following the termination of this Agreement, the Company, to the extent permitted by this Agreement, may seek damages and other relief (including equitable relief) on behalf of the holders

 

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of shares of Company Common Stock, Company RSUs and Company Options (which Parent and Merger Sub acknowledge and agree may include damages based on a decrease in share value or lost premium); and (c) from and after the Effective Time, the rights of the holders of shares of Company Common Stock, Company RSUs and Company Options to receive the merger consideration set forth in Article II. The rights granted pursuant to clause (b) of the second sentence of this Section 9.6 will only be enforceable on behalf of the holders of shares of Company Common Stock, Company RSUs and Company Options by the Company, in its sole and absolute discretion, as agent for such holders, and it is understood and agreed that any and all interests in such claims will attach to such shares of the Company Common Stock, Company RSUs or Company Options and subsequently transfer therewith and, consequently, any damages, settlements or other amounts recovered or received by the Company with respect to such claims (net of expenses incurred by the Company in connection therewith) may, in the Company’s sole and absolute discretion, be (A) distributed, in whole or in part, by the Company to such holders as of any date determined by the Company; or (B) retained by the Company for the use and benefit of the Company in any manner that the Company deems fit.

9.7 Severability . In the event that any provision of this Agreement, or the application thereof, becomes or is declared by a court of competent jurisdiction to be illegal, void or unenforceable, the remainder of this Agreement will continue in full force and effect and the application of such provision to other Persons or circumstances will be interpreted so as reasonably to effect the intent of the Parties. The Parties further agree to replace such void or unenforceable provision of this Agreement with a valid and enforceable provision that will achieve, to the extent possible, the economic, business and other purposes of such void or unenforceable provision.

9.8 Remedies .

(a) Remedies Cumulative . Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, any and all remedies expressly conferred upon a Party will be deemed cumulative with and not exclusive of any other remedy conferred by this Agreement or by applicable Law on such Party, and the exercise by a Party of any one remedy will not preclude the exercise of any other remedy.

(b) Specific Performance .

(i) Irreparable Damage . The Parties agree that irreparable damage for which monetary damages, even if available, would not be an adequate remedy would occur in the event that the Parties do not perform the provisions of this Agreement (including any Party failing to take such actions that are required of it by this Agreement in order to consummate the Merger) in accordance with its specified terms or otherwise breach such provisions. The Parties acknowledge and agree that (A) the Parties will be entitled, in addition to any other remedy to which they are entitled at law or in equity, to an injunction, specific performance and other equitable relief to prevent breaches (or threatened breaches) of this Agreement and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions of this Agreement; and (B) the right of specific enforcement is an integral part of the Merger and without that right, neither the Company nor Parent would have entered into this Agreement.

 

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(ii) No Objections . The Parties agree not to raise any objections to (A) the granting of an injunction, specific performance or other equitable relief to prevent or restrain breaches or threatened breaches of this Agreement by the Company, on the one hand, or Parent and Merger Sub, on the other hand; and (B) the specific performance of the terms and provisions of this Agreement to prevent breaches or threatened breaches of, or to enforce compliance with, the covenants, obligations and agreements of the Parties pursuant to this Agreement. Any Party seeking an injunction or injunctions to prevent breaches (or threatened breaches) of this Agreement and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions of this Agreement will not be required to provide any bond or other security in connection with such injunction or enforcement, and each Party irrevocably waives any right that it may have to require the obtaining, furnishing or posting of any such bond or other security.

(iii) Inapplicability of Specific Performance . The Parties agree that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, in the event that (A) this Agreement is terminated by the Company pursuant to Section 8.1(i) and (B) the Parent Termination Fee is paid to the Company pursuant to Section 8.3(e), then in no event shall the Company be entitled to seek or receive specific performance or other equitable relief to enforce specifically the terms and provisions of this Agreement against Parent (including the obligation to consummate the Closing or pay the amounts contemplated by Article II). In such instance, the Parent Termination Fee shall be the Company’s sole and exclusive remedy, as provided by Section 8.3(g)(ii).

9.9 Governing Law . This Agreement is governed by and construed in accordance with the Laws of the State of Delaware.

9.10 Consent to Jurisdiction . Each of the Parties (a) irrevocably consents to the service of the summons and complaint and any other process (whether inside or outside the territorial jurisdiction of the Chosen Courts) in any Legal Proceeding relating to the Merger, for and on behalf of itself or any of its properties or assets, in accordance with Section 9.2 or in such other manner as may be permitted by applicable Law, but nothing in this Section 9.10 will affect the right of any Party to serve legal process in any other manner permitted by applicable Law; (b) irrevocably and unconditionally consents and submits itself and its properties and assets in any Legal Proceeding to the exclusive general jurisdiction of the Chosen Courts in the event that any dispute or controversy arises out of this Agreement or the Merger; (c) agrees that it will not attempt to deny or defeat such personal jurisdiction by motion or other request for leave from any Chosen Court; (d) agrees that any Legal Proceeding arising in connection with this Agreement or the Merger will be brought, tried and determined only in the Chosen Courts; (e) waives any objection that it may now or hereafter have to the venue of any such Legal Proceeding in the Chosen Courts or that such Legal Proceeding was brought in an inconvenient court and agrees not to plead or claim the same; and (f) agrees that it will not bring any Legal Proceeding relating to this Agreement or the Merger in any court other than the Chosen Courts. Each of Parent, Merger Sub and the Company agrees that a final judgment in any Legal Proceeding in the Chosen Courts will be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by applicable Law.

9.11 WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL . EACH PARTY ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT ANY CONTROVERSY THAT MAY ARISE PURSUANT TO THIS AGREEMENT IS LIKELY TO INVOLVE COMPLICATED AND DIFFICULT ISSUES, AND THEREFORE EACH PARTY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT THAT SUCH

 

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PARTY MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING (WHETHER FOR BREACH OF CONTRACT, TORTIOUS CONDUCT OR OTHERWISE) DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT, THE MERGER OR THE FINANCING. EACH PARTY ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT (a) NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER; (b) IT UNDERSTANDS AND HAS CONSIDERED THE IMPLICATIONS OF THIS WAIVER; (c) IT MAKES THIS WAIVER VOLUNTARILY; AND (d) IT HAS BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION 9.11.

9.12 Counterparts . This Agreement and any amendments hereto may be executed in one or more counterparts, all of which will be considered one and the same agreement and will become effective when one or more counterparts have been signed by each of the Parties and delivered to the other Parties, it being understood that all Parties need not sign the same counterpart. Any such counterpart, to the extent delivered by fax or .pdf, .tif, .gif, .jpg or similar attachment to electronic mail (any such delivery, an “ 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 may raise the use of an Electronic Delivery to deliver a signature, or the fact that any signature or agreement or instrument was transmitted or communicated through the use of an Electronic Delivery, as a defense to the formation of a contract, and each Party forever waives any such defense, except to the extent such defense relates to lack of authenticity.

9.13 No Limitation . It is the intention of the Parties that, to the extent possible, unless provisions are mutually exclusive and effect cannot be given to both or all such provisions, (a) the representations, warranties, covenants and closing conditions in this Agreement will be construed to be cumulative; (b) each representation, warranty, covenant and closing condition in this Agreement will be given full, separate and independent effect; and (c) nothing set forth in any provision in this Agreement will (except to the extent expressly stated) in any way be deemed to limit the scope, applicability or effect of any other provision of this Agreement.

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The Parties are signing this Agreement on the date stated in the introductory clause.

 

ADESTO TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
By:   /s/ Narbeh Derhacobian
  Name: Narbeh Derhacobian
  Title: President and Chief Executive Officer

 

CIRCUIT ACQUISITION CORPORATION
By:   /s/ Narbeh Derhacobian
  Name: Narbeh Derhacobian
  Title: President and Chief Executive Officer

 

ECHELON CORPORATION
By:   /s/ Ronald A. Sege
  Name: Ronald A. Sege
  Title: Chairman of the Board & CEO

[Signature Page to Agreement and Plan of Merger]

Exhibit 3.1

AMENDED AND RESTATED BYLAWS

OF

ECHELON CORPORATION

(as amended through June 28, 2018)


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

          Page  

ARTICLE I CORPORATE OFFICES

     1

1.1

   REGISTERED OFFICE      1

1.2

   OTHER OFFICES      1

ARTICLE II MEETINGS OF STOCKHOLDERS

     1

2.1

   PLACE OF MEETINGS      1

2.2

   ANNUAL MEETING      1

2.3

   SPECIAL MEETING      2

2.4

   NOTICE OF STOCKHOLDERS’ MEETINGS      2

2.5

   MANNER OF GIVING NOTICE: AFFIDAVIT OF NOTICE      2

2.6

   QUORUM      2

2.7

   ADJOURNED MEETING: NOTICE      2

2.8

   CONDUCT OF BUSINESS      3

2.9

   VOTING      3

2.10

   WAIVER OF NOTICE      3

2.11

   STOCKHOLDER ACTION BY WRITTEN CONSENT WITHOUT A MEETING      4

2.12

   RECORD DATE FOR STOCKHOLDER NOTICE; VOTING; GIVING CONSENTS      4

2.13

   PROXIES      5

2.14

   LIST OF STOCKHOLDERS ENTITLED TO VOTE      5

2.15

   ADVANCE NOTICE OF STOCKHOLDER NOMINEES      5

2.16

   ADVANCE NOTICE OF STOCKHOLDER BUSINESS      6

ARTICLE III DIRECTORS

     7

3.1

   POWERS      7

3.2

   NUMBER OF DIRECTORS      7

3.3

   ELECTION, QUALIFICATION AND TERM OF OFFICE OF DIRECTORS      7

3.4

   RESIGNATION AND VACANCIES      7

3.5

   PLACE OF MEETINGS; MEETINGS BY TELEPHONE      8

3.6

   REGULAR MEETINGS      9

3.7

   SPECIAL MEETINGS; NOTICE      9

3.8

   QUORUM      9

3.9

   WAIVER OF NOTICE      9

3.10

   BOARD ACTION BY WRITTEN CONSENT WITHOUT A MEETING      10

3.11

   FEES AND COMPENSATION OF DIRECTORS      10

3.12

   APPROVAL OF LOANS TO OFFICERS      10

3.13

   REMOVAL OF DIRECTORS      10

ARTICLE IV COMMITTEES

     11

4.1

   COMMITTEES OF DIRECTORS      11

4.2

   COMMITTEE MINUTES      11

4.3

   MEETINGS AND ACTION OF COMMITTEES      12


TABLE OF CONTENTS

(continued)

 

          Page  

ARTICLE V OFFICERS

     12

5.1

   OFFICERS      12

5.2

   APPOINTMENT OF OFFICERS      12

5.3

   SUBORDINATE OFFICERS      12

5.4

   REMOVAL AND RESIGNATION OF OFFICERS      12

5.5

   VACANCIES IN OFFICES      13

5.6

   CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD      13

5.7

   PRESIDENT      13

5.8

   VICE PRESIDENTS      13

5.9

   SECRETARY      13

5.10

   CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER      14

5.11

   ASSISTANT SECRETARY      14

5.12

   ASSISTANT TREASURER      15

5.13

   REPRESENTATION OF SHARES OF OTHER CORPORATIONS      15

5.14

   AUTHORITY AND DUTIES OF OFFICERS      15

ARTICLE VI INDEMNITY

     15

6.1

   THIRD PARTY ACTIONS      15

6.2

   ACTIONS BY OR IN THE RIGHT OF THE CORPORATION      16

6.3

   SUCCESSFUL DEFENSE      16

6.4

   DETERMINATION OF CONDUCT      16

6.5

   PAYMENT OF EXPENSES IN ADVANCE      17

6.6

   INDEMNITY NOT EXCLUSIVE      17

6.7

   INSURANCE INDEMNIFICATION      17

6.8

   THE CORPORATION      17

6.9

   EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS      17

6.10

   CONTINUATION OF INDEMNIFICATION AND ADVANCEMENT OF EXPENSES      18

ARTICLE VII RECORDS AND REPORTS

     18

7.1

   MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION OF RECORDS      18

7.2

   INSPECTION BY DIRECTORS      19

7.3

   ANNUAL STATEMENT TO STOCKHOLDERS      19

ARTICLE VIII GENERAL MATTERS

     19

8.1

   CHECKS      19

8.2

   EXECUTION OF CORPORATE CONTRACTS AND INSTRUMENTS      19

8.3

   STOCK CERTIFICATES; PARTLY PAID SHARES      20  

8.4

   SPECIAL DESIGNATION ON CERTIFICATES      20

8.5

   LOST CERTIFICATES      20

 

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

(continued)

 

          Page  

8.6

   CONSTRUCTION; DEFINITIONS      21

8.7

   DIVIDENDS      21

8.8

   FISCAL YEAR      21

8.9

   SEAL      21

8.10

   TRANSFER OF STOCK      21

8.11

   STOCK TRANSFER AGREEMENTS      21

8.12

   REGISTERED STOCKHOLDERS      22

ARTICLE IX EXCLUSIVE FORUM

     22

ARTICLE X AMENDMENTS

     22

10.1

   AMENDMENTS BY STOCKHOLDERS AND DIRECTORS      22

10.2

   SUPERMAJORITY VOTE      23

 

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BYLAWS

OF

ECHELON CORPORATION

ARTICLE I

CORPORATE OFFICES

1.1 REGISTERED OFFICE

The registered office of the corporation shall be in the City of Wilmington, County of New Castle, State of Delaware. The name of the registered agent of the corporation at such location is The Corporation Trust Company.

1.2 OTHER OFFICES

The board of directors may at any time establish other offices at any place or places where the corporation is qualified to do business.

ARTICLE II

MEETINGS OF STOCKHOLDERS

2.1 PLACE OF MEETINGS

Meetings of stockholders shall be held at any place, within or outside the State of Delaware, designated by the board of directors. In the absence of any such designation, stockholders’ meetings shall be held at the registered office of the corporation.

2.2 ANNUAL MEETING

The annual meeting of stockholders shall be held each year on a date and at a time designated by the board of directors. In the absence of such designation the annual meeting of stockholders shall be held on the second Tuesday of March of each year at 10:00 a.m. However, if such day falls on a legal holiday, then the meeting shall be held at the same time and place on the next succeeding business day. At the meeting, directors shall be elected and any other proper business may be transacted.


2.3 SPECIAL MEETING

Except as otherwise required by law, a special meeting of the stockholders may be called only by the Board of Directors, the Chairman of the Board, or the President: provided however, that if at any time no directors remain in office, then a special meeting for the purpose of electing directors may be called in accordance with the procedure set forth in the Bylaws. No business may be transacted at such special meeting otherwise than as specified in the notice of such meeting.

2.4 NOTICE OF STOCKHOLDERS MEETINGS

All notices of meetings with stockholders shall be in writing and shall be sent or otherwise given in accordance with Section 2.5 of these bylaws not less than ten (10) nor more than sixty (60) days before the date of the meeting to each stockholder entitled to vote at such meeting. The notice shall specify the place, date, and hour of the meeting, and, in the case of a special meeting, the purpose or purposes for which the meeting is called.

2.5 MANNER OF GIVING NOTICE: AFFIDAVIT OF NOTICE

Written notice of any meeting of stockholders, if mailed, is given when deposited in the United States mail, postage prepaid, directed to the stockholder at such shareholder’s address as it appears on the records of the corporation. An affidavit of the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary or of the transfer agent of the corporation that the notice has been given shall, in the absence of fraud, be prima facie evidence of the facts stated therein.

2.6 QUORUM

The holders of a majority of the stock issued and outstanding and entitled to vote thereat, present in person or represented by proxy, shall constitute a quorum at all meetings of the stockholders for the transaction of business except as otherwise provided by statute or by the certificate of incorporation. If, however, such quorum is not present or represented at any meeting of the stockholders, then either (i) the Chairman of the meeting or (ii) the stockholders entitled to vote thereat, present in person or represented by proxy, shall have power to adjourn the meeting from time to time, without notice other than announcement at the meeting, until a quorum is present or represented. At such adjourned meeting at which a quorum is present or represented, any business may be transacted that might have been transacted at the meeting as originally noticed.

2.7 ADJOURNED MEETING: NOTICE

When a meeting is adjourned to another time or place, unless these bylaws otherwise require, notice need not be given of the adjourned meeting if the time and place thereof are announced at the meeting at which the adjournment is taken. At the adjourned meeting the corporation may transact any business that might have been transacted at the original meeting. If the adjournment is for more than thirty (30) days, or if after the adjournment a new record date is fixed for the adjourned meeting, a notice of the adjourned meeting shall be given to each stockholder of record entitled to vote at the meeting.

 

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2.8 CONDUCT OF BUSINESS

The chairman of any meeting of stockholders shall determine the order of business and the procedure at the meeting, including such regulation of the manner of voting and the conduct of business.

2.9 VOTING

The stockholders entitled to vote at any meeting of stockholders shall be determined in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.12 of these bylaws, subject to the provisions of Sections 217 and 218 of the General Corporation Law of Delaware (relating to voting rights of fiduciaries, pledgors and joint owners of stock and to voting trusts and other voting agreements).

Except as provided in the last paragraph of this Section 2.9, or as may be otherwise provided in the certificate of incorporation, each stockholder shall be entitled to one vote for each share of capital stock held by such stockholder.

At a stockholders’ meeting at which directors are to be elected, each stockholder shall be entitled to cumulate votes (i.e., cast for any candidate a number of votes greater than the number of votes which such stockholder normally is entitled to cast) if the candidates’ names have been properly placed in nomination (in accordance with these bylaws) prior to commencement of the voting and the stockholder requesting cumulative voting or any other stockholder voting at the meeting in person or by proxy has given notice prior to commencement of the voting of the stockholder’s intention to cumulate votes. If cumulative voting is properly requested, each holder of stock, or of any class or classes or of a series or series thereof, who elects to cumulate votes shall be entitled to as many votes as equals the number of votes which (absent this provision as to cumulative voting) such holder would be entitled to cast for the election of directors with respect to the holder’s shares of stock multiplied by the number of directors to be elected by the holder, and the holder may cast all of such votes for a single director or may distribute them among the number to be voted for, or for any two or more of them, as the holder may see fit.

2.10 WAIVER OF NOTICE

Whenever notice is required to be given under any provision of the General Corporation Law of Delaware or of the certificate of incorporation or these bylaws, a written waiver thereof, signed by the person entitled to notice, whether before or after the time stated therein, shall be deemed equivalent to notice. Attendance of a person at a meeting shall constitute a waiver of notice of such meeting, except when the person attends a meeting for the express purpose of objecting, at the beginning of the meeting, to the transaction of any business because the meeting is not lawfully called or convened. Neither the business to be transacted at, nor the purpose of, any regular or special meeting of the stockholders need be specified in any written waiver of notice unless so required by the certificate of incorporation or these bylaws.

 

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2.11 STOCKHOLDER ACTION BY WRITTEN CONSENT WITHOUT A MEETING

Unless otherwise provided in the certificate of incorporation, any action required by this chapter to be taken at any annual or special meeting of stockholders of a corporation, or any action that may be taken at any annual or special meeting of such stockholders, may be taken without a meeting, without prior notice, and without a vote if a consent in writing, setting forth the action so taken, is signed by the holders of outstanding stock having not less than the minimum number of votes that would be necessary to authorize or take such action at a meeting at which all shares entitled to vote thereon were present and voted.

Prompt notice of the taking of the corporate action without a meeting by less than unanimous written consent shall be given to those stockholders who have not consented in writing. If the action which is consented to is such as would have required the filing of a certificate under any section of the General Corporation Law of Delaware if such action had been voted on by stockholders at a meeting thereof, then the certificate filed under such section shall state, in lieu of any statement required by such section concerning any vote of stockholders, that written notice and written consent have been given as provided in Section 228 of the General Corporation Law of Delaware.

Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 2.11, this Section 2.11 shall be null and void effective upon the closing of a firm commitment underwritten public offering pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, covering the offer and sale of equity securities for the account of the Corporation to the public at an aggregate price (prior to underwriter’s commissions and offering expenses) of not less than $15,000,000.

2.12 RECORD DATE FOR STOCKHOLDER NOTICE; VOTING; GIVING CONSENTS

In order that the corporation may determine the stockholders entitled to notice of or to vote at any meeting of stockholders or any adjournment thereof, or entitled to express consent to corporate action in writing without a meeting, or entitled to receive payment of any dividend or other distribution or allotment of any rights, or entitled to exercise any rights in respect of any change, conversion or exchange of stock or for the purpose of any other lawful action, the board of directors may fix, in advance, a record date, which shall not be more than sixty (60) nor less than ten (10) days before the date of such meeting, nor more than sixty (60) days prior to any other action.

If the board of directors does not so fix a record date:

(i) The record date for determining stockholders entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting of stockholders shall be at the close of business on the day next preceding the day on which notice is given, or, if notice is waived, at the close of business on the day next preceding the day on which the meeting is held.

(ii) The record date for determining stockholders entitled to express consent to corporate action in writing without a meeting, when no prior action by the board of directors is necessary, shall be the day on which the first written consent is expressed.

(iii) The record date for determining stockholders for any other purpose shall be at the close of business on the day on which the board of directors adopts the resolution relating thereto.

 

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A determination of stockholders of record entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting of stockholders shall apply to any adjournment of the meeting; provided, however, that the board of directors may fix a new record date for the adjourned meeting.

2.13 PROXIES

Each stockholder entitled to vote at a meeting of stockholders or to express consent or dissent to corporate action in writing without a meeting may authorize another person or persons to act for the stockholder by a written proxy, signed by the stockholder and filed with the secretary of the corporation, but no such proxy shall be voted or acted upon after three (3) years from its date, unless the proxy provides for a longer period. A proxy shall be deemed signed if the stockholder’s name is placed on the proxy (whether by manual signature, typewriting, telegraphic transmission or otherwise) by the stockholder or the stockholder’s attorney-in-fact. The revocability of a proxy that states on its face that it is irrevocable shall be governed by the provisions of Section 212(c) of the General Corporation Law of Delaware.

2.14 LIST OF STOCKHOLDERS ENTITLED TO VOTE

The officer who has charge of the stock ledger of a corporation shall prepare and make, at least ten (10) days before every meeting of stockholders, a complete list of the stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting, arranged in alphabetical order, and showing the address of each stockholder and the number of shares registered in the name of each stockholder. Such list shall be open to the examination of any stockholder, for any purpose germane to the meeting, during ordinary business hours, for a period of at least ten (10) days prior to the meeting, either at a place within the city where the meeting is to be held, which place shall be specified in the notice of the meeting, or, if not so specified, at the place where the meeting is to be held. The list shall also be produced and kept at the time and place of the meeting during the whole time thereof, and may be inspected by any stockholder who is present. Such list shall presumptively determine the identity of the stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting and the number of shares held by each of them.

2.15 ADVANCE NOTICE OF STOCKHOLDER NOMINEES

Nominations of persons for election to the Board of Directors of the corporation may be made at a meeting of stockholders by or at the direction of the Board of Directors or by any stockholder of the corporation entitled to vote in the election of directors at the meeting who complies with the notice procedures set forth in this Section. Such nominations, other than those made by or at the direction of the Board of Directors, shall be made pursuant to timely notice in writing to the Secretary of the corporation. To be timely, a stockholder’s notice shall be delivered to or mailed and received at the principal executive offices of the corporation not less than twenty (20) days nor more than sixty (60) days prior to the meeting; provided, however, that in the event less than thirty (30) days notice or prior public disclosure of the date of the meeting is given or made to

 

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stockholders, notice by the stockholder to be timely must be so received not later than the close of business on the tenth day following the day on which such notice of the date of the meeting was mailed or such public disclosure was made. Such stockholder’s notice shall set forth (a) as to each person, if any, whom the stockholder proposes to nominate for election or re-election as a director: (i) the name, age, business address and residence address of such person, (ii) the principal occupation or employment of such person, (iii) the class and number of shares of the corporation which are beneficially owned by such person, (iv) any other information relating to such person that is required by law to be disclosed in solicitations of proxies for election of directors, and (v) such person’s written consent to being named as a nominee and to serving as a director if elected; and (b) as to the stockholder giving the notice: (i) the name and address, as they appear on the corporation’s books, of such stockholder, and (ii) the class and number of shares of the corporation which are beneficially owned by such stockholder, and (iii) a description of all arrangements or understandings between such stockholder and each nominee and any other person or persons (naming such person or persons) relating to the nomination. At the request of the Board of Directors any person nominated by the Board for election as a director shall furnish to the Secretary of the corporation that information required to be set forth in the stockholder’s notice of nomination which pertains to the nominee. No person shall be eligible for election as a director of the corporation unless nominated in accordance with the procedures set forth in this Section. The chairman of the meeting shall, if the facts warrant, determine and declare at the meeting that a nomination was not made in accordance with the procedures prescribed by these Bylaws, and if he should so determine, he shall so declare at the meeting and the defective nomination shall be disregarded.

2.16 ADVANCE NOTICE OF STOCKHOLDER BUSINESS

At an annual meeting of the stockholders, only such business shall be conducted as shall have been properly brought before the meeting. To be properly brought before an annual meeting, business must be: (a) as specified in the notice of meeting (or any supplement thereto) given by or at the direction of the Board of Directors, (b) otherwise properly brought before the meeting by or at the direction of the Board of Directors, or (c) otherwise properly brought before the meeting by a stockholder. Business to be brought before an annual meeting by a stockholder shall not be considered properly brought if the stockholder has not given timely notice thereof in writing to the Secretary of the corporation. To be timely, a stockholder’s notice must be delivered to or mailed and received at the principal executive offices of the corporation not less than twenty (20) nor more than sixty (60) days prior to the meeting; provided, however, that in the event that less than thirty (30) days notice or prior public disclosure of the date of the meeting is given or made to stockholders, notice by the stockholder to be timely must be so received not later than the close of business on the tenth day following the day on which such notice of the date of the annual meeting was mailed or such public disclosure was made. A stockholder’s notice to the Secretary shall set forth as to each matter the stockholder proposes to bring before the annual meeting: (i) a brief description of the business desired to be brought before the annual meeting and the reasons for conducting such business at the annual meeting, (ii) the name and address of the stockholder proposing such business, (iii) the class and number of shares of the corporation which are beneficially owned by the stockholder, (iv) any material interest of the stockholder in such business, and (v) any other information that is required by law to be provided by the stockholder in his capacity as a proponent

 

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of a stockholder proposal. Notwithstanding anything in these bylaws to the contrary, no business shall be conducted at any annual meeting except in accordance with the procedures set forth in this Section. The chairman of the annual meeting shall, if the facts warrant, determine and declare at the meeting that business was not properly brought before the meeting and in accordance with the provisions of this Section, and, if he should so determine, he shall so declare at the meeting that any such business not properly brought before the meeting shall not be transacted.

ARTICLE III

DIRECTORS

3.1 POWERS

Subject to the provisions of the General Corporation Law of Delaware and any limitations in the certificate of incorporation or these bylaws relating to action required to be approved by the stockholders or by the outstanding shares, the business and affairs of the corporation shall be managed and all corporate powers shall be exercised by or under the direction of the board of directors.

3.2 NUMBER OF DIRECTORS

The authorized number of directors shall be determined from time to time by resolution of the Board, provided the Board shall consist of at least one member. No reduction of the authorized number of directors shall have the effect of removing any director before that director’s term of office expires.

3.3 ELECTION, QUALIFICATION AND TERM OF OFFICE OF DIRECTORS

Except as provided in Section 3.4 of these bylaws, directors shall be elected at each annual meeting of stockholders to hold office until the next annual meeting. Directors need not be stockholders unless so required by the certificate of incorporation or these bylaws, wherein other qualifications for directors may be prescribed. Each director, including a director elected to fill a vacancy, shall hold office until his or her successor is elected and qualified or until the director’s earlier resignation or removal.

Elections of directors need not be by written ballot.

3.4 RESIGNATION AND VACANCIES

Any director may resign at any time upon written notice to the attention of the Secretary of the corporation. When one or more directors so resigns and the resignation is effective at a future date, a majority of the directors then in office, including those who have so resigned, shall have power to fill such vacancy or vacancies, the vote thereon to take effect when such resignation or resignations shall become effective, and each director so chosen shall hold office as provided in this section in the filling of other vacancies.

 

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Unless otherwise provided in the certificate of incorporation or these bylaws:

(i) Vacancies and newly created directorships resulting from any increase in the authorized number of directors elected by all of the stockholders having the right to vote as a single class may be filled by a majority of the directors then in office, although less than a quorum, or by a sole remaining director.

(ii) Whenever the holders of any class or classes of stock or series thereof are entitled to elect one or more directors by the provisions of the certificate of incorporation, vacancies and newly created directorships of such class or classes or series may be filled by a majority of the directors elected by such class or classes or series thereof then in office, or by a sole remaining director so elected.

If at any time, by reason of death or resignation or other cause, the corporation should have no directors in office, then any officer or any stockholder or an executor, administrator, trustee or guardian of a stockholder, or other fiduciary entrusted with like responsibility for the person or estate of a stockholder, may call a special meeting of stockholders in accordance with the provisions of the certificate of incorporation or these bylaws, or may apply to the Court of Chancery for a decree summarily ordering an election as provided in Section 211 of the General Corporation Law of Delaware.

If, at the time of filling any vacancy or any newly created directorship, the directors then in office constitute less than a majority of the whole board (as constituted immediately prior to any such increase), then the Court of Chancery may, upon application of any stockholder or stockholders holding at least ten (10) percent of the total number of the shares at the time outstanding having the right to vote for such directors, summarily order an election to be held to fill any such vacancies or newly created directorships, or to replace the directors chosen by the directors then in office as aforesaid, which election shall be governed by the provisions of Section 211 of the General Corporation Law of Delaware as far as applicable.

3.5 PLACE OF MEETINGS; MEETINGS BY TELEPHONE

The board of directors of the corporation may hold meetings, both regular and special, either within or outside the State of Delaware.

Unless otherwise restricted by the certificate of incorporation or these bylaws, members of the board of directors, or any committee designated by the board of directors, may participate in a meeting of the board of directors, or any committee, by means of conference telephone or similar communications equipment by means of which all persons participating in the meeting can hear each other, and such participation in a meeting shall constitute presence in person at the meeting.

 

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3.6 REGULAR MEETINGS

Regular meetings of the board of directors may be held without notice at such time and at such place as shall from time to time be determined by the board.

3.7 SPECIAL MEETINGS; NOTICE

Special meetings of the board of directors for any purpose or purposes may be called at any time by the chairman of the board, the president, any vice president, the secretary or any two (2) directors.

Notice of the time and place of special meetings shall be delivered personally or by telephone to each director or sent by first-class mail or telegram, charges prepaid, addressed to each director at that director’s address as it is shown on the records of the corporation. If the notice is mailed, it shall be deposited in the United States mail at least four (4) days before the time of the holding of the meeting. If the notice is delivered personally or by telephone or by telegram, it shall be delivered personally or by telephone or to the telegraph company at least forty-eight (48) hours before the time of the holding of the meeting. Any oral notice given personally or by telephone may be communicated either to the director or to a person at the office of the director who the person giving the notice has reason to believe will promptly communicate it to the director. The notice need not specify the purpose or the place of the meeting, if the meeting is to be held at the principal executive office of the corporation.

3.8 QUORUM

At all meetings of the board of directors, a majority of the authorized number of directors shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business and the act of a majority of the directors present at any meeting at which there is a quorum shall be the act of the board of directors, except as may be otherwise specifically provided by statute or by the certificate of incorporation. If a quorum is not present at any meeting of the board of directors, then the directors present thereat may adjourn the meeting from time to time, without notice other than announcement at the meeting, until a quorum is present.

A meeting at which a quorum is initially present may continue to transact business notwithstanding the withdrawal of directors, if any action taken is approved by at least a majority of the required quorum for that meeting.

3.9 WAIVER OF NOTICE

Whenever notice is required to be given under any provision of the General Corporation Law of Delaware or of the certificate of incorporation or these bylaws, a written waiver thereof, signed by the person entitled to notice, whether before or after the time stated therein, shall be deemed equivalent to notice. Attendance of a person at a meeting shall constitute a waiver of notice of such meeting, except when the person attends a meeting for the express purpose of objecting, at the beginning of the meeting, to the transaction of any business because the meeting is not lawfully

 

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called or convened. Neither the business to be transacted at, nor the purpose of, any regular or special meeting of the directors, or members of a committee of directors, need be specified in any written waiver of notice unless so required by the certificate of incorporation or these bylaws.

3.10 BOARD ACTION BY WRITTEN CONSENT WITHOUT A MEETING

Unless otherwise restricted by the certificate of incorporation or these bylaws, any action required or permitted to be taken at any meeting of the board of directors, or of any committee thereof, may be taken without a meeting if all members of the board or committee, as the case may be, consent thereto in writing or by electronic transmission and the writing or writings or electronic transmission or transmissions are filed with the minutes of proceedings of the board or committee. Such filing shall be in paper form if the minutes are maintained in paper form and shall be in electronic form if the minutes are maintained in electronic form.

3.11 FEES AND COMPENSATION OF DIRECTORS

Unless otherwise restricted by the certificate of incorporation or these bylaws, the board of directors shall have the authority to fix the compensation of directors.

3.12 APPROVAL OF LOANS TO OFFICERS

The corporation may lend money to, or guarantee any obligation of, or otherwise assist any officer or other employee of the corporation or of its subsidiary, including any officer or employee who is a director of the corporation or its subsidiary, whenever, in the judgment of the directors, such loan, guaranty or assistance may reasonably be expected to benefit the corporation. The loan, guaranty or other assistance may be with or without interest and may be unsecured, or secured in such manner as the board of directors shall approve, including, without limitation, a pledge of shares of stock of the corporation. Nothing in this section contained shall be deemed to deny, limit or restrict the powers of guaranty or warranty of the corporation at common law or under any statute.

3.13 REMOVAL OF DIRECTORS

Unless otherwise restricted by statute, by the certificate of incorporation or by these bylaws, any director or the entire board of directors may be removed, with or without cause, by the holders of a majority of the shares then entitled to vote at an election of directors; provided, however, that, so long as shareholders of the corporation are entitled to cumulative voting, if less than the entire board is to be removed, no director may be removed without cause if the votes cast against the director’s removal would be sufficient to elect the director if then cumulatively voted at an election of the entire board of directors.

No reduction of the authorized number of directors shall have the effect of removing any director prior to the expiration of such director’s term of office.

 

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ARTICLE IV

COMMITTEES

4.1 COMMITTEES OF DIRECTORS

The board of directors may, by resolution passed by a majority of the whole board, designate one or more committees, with each committee to consist of one or more of the directors of the corporation. The board may designate one or more directors as alternate members of any committee, who may replace any absent or disqualified member at any meeting of the committee. In the absence or disqualification of a member of a committee, the member or members thereof present at any meeting and not disqualified from voting, whether or not such member or members constitute a quorum, may unanimously appoint another member of the board of directors to act at the meeting in the place of any such absent or disqualified member. Any such committee, to the extent provided in the resolution of the board of directors or in the bylaws of the corporation, shall have and may exercise all the powers and authority of the board of directors in the management of the business and affairs of the corporation, and may authorize the seal of the corporation to be affixed to all papers that may require it; but no such committee shall have the power or authority to (i) amend the certificate of incorporation (except that a committee may, to the extent authorized in the resolution or resolutions providing for the issuance of shares of stock adopted by the board of directors as provided in Section 151(a) of the General Corporation Law of Delaware, fix the designations and any of the preferences or rights of such shares relating to dividends, redemption, dissolution, any distribution of assets of the corporation or the conversion into, or the exchange of such shares for, shares of any other class or classes or any other series of the same or any other class or classes of stock of the corporation or fix the number of shares of any series of stock or authorize the increase or decrease of the shares of any series), (ii) adopt an agreement of merger or consolidation under Sections 251 or 252 of the General Corporation Law of Delaware, (iii) recommend to the stockholders the sale, lease or exchange of all or substantially all of the corporation’s property and assets, (iv) recommend to the stockholders a dissolution of the corporation or a revocation of a dissolution, or (v) amend the bylaws of the corporation; and, unless the board resolution establishing the committee, the bylaws or the certificate of incorporation expressly so provide, no such committee shall have the power or authority to declare a dividend, to authorize the issuance of stock, or to adopt a certificate of ownership and merger pursuant to Section 253 of the General Corporation Law of Delaware.

4.2 COMMITTEE MINUTES

Each committee shall keep regular minutes of its meetings and report the same to the board of directors when required.

 

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4.3 MEETINGS AND ACTION OF COMMITTEES

Meetings and actions of committees shall be governed by, and held and taken in accordance with, the provisions of Article III of these bylaws, Section 3.5 (place of meetings and meetings by telephone), Section 3.6 (regular meetings), Section 3.7 (special meetings and notice), Section 3.8 (quorum), Section 3.9 (waiver of notice), and Section 3.10 (action without a meeting), with such changes in the context of those bylaws as are necessary to substitute the committee and its members for the board of directors and its members; provided, however, that the time of regular meetings of committees may be determined either by resolution of the board of directors or by resolution of the committee, that special meetings of committees may also be called by resolution of the board of directors and that notice of special meetings of committees shall also be given to all alternate members, who shall have the right to attend all meetings of the committee. The board of directors may adopt rules for the government of any committee not inconsistent with the provisions of these bylaws.

ARTICLE V

OFFICERS

5.1 OFFICERS

The officers of the corporation shall be a president, a secretary, and a chief financial officer. The corporation may also have, at the discretion of the board of directors, a chairman of the board, one or more vice presidents, one or more assistant vice presidents, one or more assistant secretaries, one or more assistant treasurers, and any such other officers as may be appointed in accordance with the provisions of Section 5.3 of these bylaws. Any number of offices may be held by the same person.

5.2 APPOINTMENT OF OFFICERS

The officers of the corporation, except such officers as may be appointed in accordance with the provisions of Sections 5.3 or 5.5 of these bylaws, shall be appointed by the board of directors, subject to the rights, if any, of an officer under any contract of employment.

5.3 SUBORDINATE OFFICERS

The board of directors may appoint, or empower the president to appoint, such other officers and agents as the business of the corporation may require, each of whom shall hold office for such period, have such authority, and perform such duties as are provided in these bylaws or as the board of directors may from time to time determine.

5.4 REMOVAL AND RESIGNATION OF OFFICERS

Subject to the rights, if any, of an officer under any contract of employment, any officer may be removed, either with or without cause, by an affirmative vote of the majority of the board of directors at any regular or special meeting of the board or, except in the case of an officer chosen by the board of directors, by any officer upon whom such power of removal may be conferred by the board of directors.

 

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Any officer may resign at any time by giving written notice to the corporation. Any resignation shall take effect at the date of the receipt of that notice or at any later time specified in that notice; and, unless otherwise specified in that notice, the acceptance of the resignation shall not be necessary to make it effective. Any resignation is without prejudice to the rights, if any, of the corporation under any contract to which the officer is a party.

5.5 VACANCIES IN OFFICES

Any vacancy occurring in any office of the corporation shall be filled by the board of directors.

5.6 CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD

The chairman of the board, if such an officer be elected, shall, if present, preside at meetings of the board of directors and exercise and perform such other powers and duties as may from time to time be assigned to him or her by the board of directors or as may be prescribed by these bylaws. If there is no president, then the chairman of the board shall also be the chief executive officer of the corporation and shall have the powers and duties prescribed in Section 5.7 of these bylaws.

5.7 PRESIDENT

Subject to such supervisory powers, if any, as may be given by the board of directors to the chairman of the board, if there be such an officer, the president shall be the chief executive officer of the corporation and shall, subject to the control of the board of directors, have general supervision, direction, and control of the business and the officers of the corporation. The president shall preside at all meetings of the stockholders and, in the absence or nonexistence of a chairman of the board, at all meetings of the board of directors. The president shall have the general powers and duties of management usually vested in the office of president of a corporation and shall have such other powers and duties as may be prescribed by the board of directors or these bylaws.

5.8 VICE PRESIDENTS

In the absence or disability of the president, the vice presidents, if any, in order of their rank as fixed by the board of directors or, if not ranked, a vice president designated by the board of directors, shall perform all the duties of the president and when so acting shall have all the powers of, and be subject to all the restrictions upon, the president. The vice presidents shall have such other powers and perform such other duties as from time to time may be prescribed for them respectively by the board of directors, these bylaws, the president or the chairman of the board.

5.9 SECRETARY

The secretary shall keep or cause to be kept, at the principal executive office of the corporation or such other place as the board of directors may direct, a book of minutes of all meetings and actions of directors, committees of directors, and stockholders. The minutes shall show the time and place of each meeting, whether regular or special (and, if special, how authorized and the notice given), the names of those present at directors’ meetings or committee meetings, the number of shares present or represented at stockholders’ meetings, and the proceedings thereof.

 

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The secretary shall keep, or cause to be kept, at the principal executive office of the corporation or at the office of the corporation’s transfer agent or registrar, as determined by resolution of the board of directors, a share register, or a duplicate share register, showing the names of all stockholders and their addresses, the number and classes of shares held by each, the number and date of certificates evidencing such shares, and the number and date of cancellation of every certificate surrendered for cancellation.

The secretary shall give, or cause to be given, notice of all meetings of the stockholders and of the board of directors required to be given by law or by these bylaws. The secretary shall keep the seal of the corporation, if one be adopted, in safe custody and shall have such other powers and perform such other duties as may be prescribed by the board of directors or by these bylaws.

5.10 CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

The chief financial officer shall keep and maintain, or cause to be kept and maintained, adequate and correct books and records of accounts of the properties and business transactions of the corporation, including accounts of its assets, liabilities, receipts, disbursements, gains, losses, capital retained earnings, and shares. The books of account shall at all reasonable times be open to inspection by any director.

The chief financial officer shall deposit all moneys and other valuables in the name and to the credit of the corporation with such depositories as may be designated by the board of directors. The chief financial officer shall disburse the funds of the corporation as may be ordered by the board of directors, shall render to the president and directors, whenever they request it, an account of all his or her transactions as chief financial officer and of the financial condition of the corporation, and shall have other powers and perform such other duties as may be prescribed by the board of directors or these bylaws.

The chief financial officer shall be the treasurer of the corporation.

5.11 ASSISTANT SECRETARY

The assistant secretary, or, if there is more than one, the assistant secretaries in the order determined by the stockholders or board of directors (or if there be no such determination, then in the order of their election) shall, in the absence of the secretary or in the event of his or her inability or refusal to act, perform the duties and exercise the powers of the secretary and shall perform such other duties and have such other powers as may be prescribed by the board of directors or these bylaws.

 

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5.12 ASSISTANT TREASURER

The assistant treasurer, or, if there is more than one, the assistant treasurers, in the order determined by the stockholders or board of directors (or if there be no such determination, then in the order of their election), shall, in the absence of the chief financial officer or in the event of his or her inability or refusal to act, perform the duties and exercise the powers of the chief financial officer and shall perform such other duties and have such other powers as may be prescribed by the board of directors or these bylaws.

5.13 REPRESENTATION OF SHARES OF OTHER CORPORATIONS

The chairman of the board, the president, any vice president, the chief financial officer, the secretary or assistant secretary of this corporation, or any other person authorized by the board of directors or the president or a vice president, is authorized to vote, represent, and exercise on behalf of this corporation all rights incident to any and all shares of any other corporation or corporations standing in the name of this corporation. The authority granted herein may be exercised either by such person directly or by any other person authorized to do so by proxy or power of attorney duly executed by such person having the authority.

5.14 AUTHORITY AND DUTIES OF OFFICERS

In addition to the foregoing authority and duties, all officers of the corporation shall respectively have such authority and perform such duties in the management of the business of the corporation as may be designated from time to time by the board of directors or the stockholders.

ARTICLE VI

INDEMNITY

6.1 THIRD PARTY ACTIONS

The corporation shall indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending, or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (other than an action by or in the right of the corporation) by reason of the fact that he is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture trust or other enterprise, against expenses (including attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement (if such settlement is approved in advance by the corporation, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld) actually and reasonably incurred by him in connection with such action, suit or proceeding if he acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his conduct was unlawful. The termination of any action, suit or proceeding by judgment, order, settlement, conviction, or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent, shall not, of itself, create a presumption that the person did not act in good faith and in a manner which such person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interest of the corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had reasonable cause to believe that his conduct was unlawful.

 

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6.2 ACTIONS BY OR IN THE RIGHT OF THE CORPORATION

The corporation shall indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action or suit by or in the right of the corporation to procure a judgment in its favor by reason of the fact that such person is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise against expenses (including attorneys’ fees) and amounts paid in settlement (if such settlement is approved in advance by the corporation, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld) actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection with the defense or settlement of such action or suit if the person acted in good faith and in manner the person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, except that no indemnification shall be made in respect of any claim, issue or matter as to which such person shall have been adjudged to be liable to the corporation unless and only to the extent that the Delaware Court of Chancery or the court in which such action or suit was brought shall determine upon application that, despite the adjudication of liability but in view of all the circumstances of the case, such person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses which the Delaware Court of Chancery or such other court shall deem proper. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Article VI, no person shall be indemnified hereunder for any expenses or amounts paid in settlement with respect to any action to recover short-swing profits under Section 16(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

6.3 SUCCESSFUL DEFENSE

To the extent that a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation has been successful on the merits or otherwise in defense of any action, suit or proceeding referred to in Sections 6.1 and 6.2, or in defense of any claim, issue or matter therein, such person shall be indemnified against expenses (including attorneys’ fees) actually and reasonably incurred by the person in connection therewith.

6.4 DETERMINATION OF CONDUCT

Any indemnification under Sections 6.1 and 6.2 (unless ordered by a court) shall be made by the corporation only as authorized in the specific case upon a determination that the indemnification of the director, officer, employee or agent is proper in the circumstances because the person has met the applicable standard of conduct set forth in Sections 6.1 and 6.2. Such determination shall be made (1) by the Board of Directors or the Executive Committee by a majority vote of a quorum consisting of directors who were not parties to such action, suit or proceeding or (2) or if such quorum is not obtainable or, even if obtainable, a quorum of disinterested directors so directs, by independent legal counsel in a written opinion, or (3) by the stockholders. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation shall be entitled to contest any determination that the director, officer, employee or agent has not met the applicable standard of conduct set forth in Sections 6.1 and 6.2 by petitioning a court of competent jurisdiction.

 

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6.5 PAYMENT OF EXPENSES IN ADVANCE

Expenses incurred in defending a civil or criminal action, suit or proceeding, by an individual who may be entitled to indemnification pursuant to Section 6.1 or 6.2, shall be paid by the corporation in advance of the final disposition of such action, suit or proceeding upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of the director, officer, employee or agent to repay such amount if it shall ultimately be determined that the individual is not entitled to be indemnified by the corporation as authorized in this Article VI.

6.6 INDEMNITY NOT EXCLUSIVE

The indemnification and advancement of expenses provided by or granted pursuant to the other sections of this Article VI shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which those seeking indemnification or advancement of expenses may be entitled under any by-law, agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors or otherwise, both as to action in their official capacity and as to action in another capacity while holding such office.

6.7 INSURANCE INDEMNIFICATION

The corporation shall have the power to purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any person who is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, against any liability asserted against the person and incurred by the person in any such capacity or arising out of the person’s status as such, whether or not the corporation would have the power to indemnify such person against such liability under the provisions of this Article VI.

6.8 THE CORPORATION

For purposes of this Article VI, references to “the corporation” shall include, in addition to the resulting corporation, any constituent corporation (including any constituent of a constituent) absorbed in a consolidation or merger which, if its separate existence had continued, would have had power and authority to indemnify its directors, officers, and employees or agents, so that any person who is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of such constituent corporation, or is or was serving at the request of such constituent corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, shall stand in the same position under and subject to the provisions of this Article VI (including, without limitation the provisions of Section 6.4) with respect to the resulting or surviving corporation as the person would have with respect to such constituent corporation if its separate existence had continued.

6.9 EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS

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include any service as a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation which imposes duties on, or involves services by, such director, officer, employee, or agent with respect to an employee benefit plan, its participants, or beneficiaries; and a person who acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in the interest of the participants and beneficiaries of an employee benefit plan shall be deemed to have acted in a manner “not opposed to the best interests of the corporation” as referred to in this Article VI.

6.10 CONTINUATION OF INDEMNIFICATION AND ADVANCEMENT OF EXPENSES

The indemnification and advancement of expenses provided by, or granted pursuant to, this Article VI shall, unless otherwise provided when authorized or ratified, continue as to a person who has ceased to be a director, officer, employee or agent and shall inure to the benefit of the heirs, executors and administrators of such person.

ARTICLE VII

RECORDS AND REPORTS

7.1 MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION OF RECORDS

The corporation shall, either at its principal executive officer or at such place or places as designated by the board of directors, keep a record of its stockholders listing their names and addresses and the number and class of shares held by each stockholder, a copy of these bylaws as amended to date, accounting books, and other records.

Any stockholder of record, in person or by attorney or other agent, shall, upon written demand under oath stating the purpose thereof, have the right during the usual hours for business to inspect for any proper purpose the corporation’s stock ledger, a list of its stockholders, and its other books and records and to make copies or extracts therefrom. A proper purpose shall mean a purpose reasonably related to such person’s interest as a stockholder. In every instance where an attorney or other agent is the person who seeks the right to inspection, the demand under oath shall be accompanied by a power of attorney or such other writing that authorizes the attorney or other agent so to act on behalf of the stockholder. The demand under oath shall be directed to the corporation at its registered office in Delaware or at its principal place of business.

The officer who has charge of the stock ledger of the corporation shall prepare and make, at least ten (10) days before every meeting of stockholders, a complete list of the stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting, arranged in alphabetical order, showing the address of each stockholder and the number of shares registered in the name of each stockholder. Such list shall be open to the examination of any stockholder, for any purpose germane to the meeting, during ordinary business hours, for a period of at least ten (10) days prior to the meeting, either at a place within the city where the meeting is to be held, which place shall be specified in the notice of the meeting, or, if not so specified, at the place where the meeting is to be held. The list shall also be produced and kept at the time and place of the meeting during the whole time thereof, and may be inspected by any stockholder who is present.

 

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7.2 INSPECTION BY DIRECTORS

Any director shall have the right to examine the corporation’s stock ledger, a list of its stockholders, and its other books and records for a purpose reasonably related to his or her position as a director. The Court of Chancery is hereby vested with the exclusive jurisdiction to determine whether a director is entitled to the inspection sought. The Court may summarily order the corporation to permit the director to inspect any and all books and records, the stock ledger, and the stock list and to make copies or extracts therefrom. The Court may, in its discretion, prescribe any limitations or conditions with reference to the inspection, or award such other and further relief as the Court may deem just and proper.

7.3 ANNUAL STATEMENT TO STOCKHOLDERS

The board of directors shall present at each annual meeting, and at any special meeting of the stockholders when called for by vote of the stockholders, a full and clear statement of the business and condition of the corporation.

ARTICLE VIII

GENERAL MATTERS

8.1 CHECKS

From time to time, the board of directors shall determine by resolution which person or persons may sign or endorse all checks, drafts, other orders for payment of money, notes or other evidences of indebtedness that are issued in the name of or payable to the corporation, and only the persons so authorized shall sign or endorse those instruments.

8.2 EXECUTION OF CORPORATE CONTRACTS AND INSTRUMENTS

The board of directors, except as otherwise provided in these bylaws, may authorize any officer or officers, or agent or agents, to enter into any contract or execute any instrument in the name of and on behalf of the corporation; such authority may be general or confined to specific instances. Unless so authorized or ratified by the board of directors or within the agency power of an officer, no officer, agent or employee shall have any power or authority to bind the corporation by any contract or engagement or to pledge its credit or to render it liable for any purpose or for any amount.

 

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8.3 STOCK CERTIFICATES; PARTLY PAID SHARES

The shares of the corporation shall be represented by certificates, provided that the board of directors of the corporation may provide by resolution or resolutions that some or all of any or all classes or series of its stock shall be uncertificated shares. Any such resolution shall not apply to shares represented by a certificate until such certificate is surrendered to the corporation. Notwithstanding the adoption of such a resolution by the board of directors, every holder of stock represented by certificates and upon request every holder of uncertificated shares shall be entitled to have a certificate signed by, or in the name of the corporation by the chairman or vice-chairman of the board of directors, or the president or vice-president, and by the chief financial officer or an assistant treasurer, or the secretary or an assistant secretary of such corporation representing the number of shares registered in certificate form. Any or all of the signatures on the certificate may be a facsimile. In case any officer, transfer agent or registrar who has signed or whose facsimile signature has been placed upon a certificate has ceased to be such officer, transfer agent or registrar before such certificate is issued, it may be issued by the corporation with the same effect as if the person were such officer, transfer agent or registrar at the date of issue.

The corporation may issue the whole or any part of its shares as partly paid and subject to call for the remainder of the consideration to be paid therefor. Upon the face or back of each stock certificate issued to represent any such partly paid shares, upon the books and records of the corporation in the case of uncertificated partly paid shares, the total amount of the consideration to be paid therefor and the amount paid thereon shall be stated. Upon the declaration of any dividend on fully paid shares, the corporation shall declare a dividend upon partly paid shares of the same class, but only upon the basis of the percentage of the consideration actually paid thereon.

8.4 SPECIAL DESIGNATION ON CERTIFICATES

If the corporation is authorized to issue more than one class of stock or more than one series of any class, then the powers, the designations, the preferences, and the relative, participating, optional or other special rights of each class of stock or series thereof and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions of such preferences and/or rights shall be set forth in full or summarized on the face or back of the certificate that the corporation shall issue to represent such class or series of stock; provided, however, that, except as otherwise provided in Section 202 of the General Corporation Law of Delaware, in lieu of the foregoing requirements there may be set forth on the face or back of the certificate that the corporation shall issue to represent such class or series of stock a statement that the corporation will furnish without charge to each stockholder who so requests the powers, the designations, the preferences, and the relative, participating, optional or other special rights of each class of stock or series thereof and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions of such preferences and/or rights.

8.5 LOST CERTIFICATES

Except as provided in this Section 8.5, no new certificates for shares shall be issued to replace a previously issued certificate unless the latter is surrendered to the corporation and cancelled at the same time. The corporation may issue a new certificate of stock or uncertificated shares in the place of any certificate theretofore issued by it, alleged to have been lost, stolen or destroyed, and the corporation may require the owner of the lost, stolen or destroyed certificate, or the owner’s legal representative, to give the corporation a bond sufficient to indemnify it against any claim that may be made against it on account of the alleged loss, theft or destruction of any such certificate or the issuance of such new certificate or uncertificated shares.

 

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8.6 CONSTRUCTION; DEFINITIONS

Unless the context requires otherwise, the general provisions, rules of construction, and definitions in the Delaware General Corporation Law shall govern the construction of these bylaws. Without limiting the generality of this provision, the singular number includes the plural, the plural number includes the singular, and the term “person” includes both a corporation and a natural person.

8.7 DIVIDENDS

The directors of the corporation, subject to any restrictions contained in (i) the General Corporation Law of Delaware or (ii) the certificate of incorporation, may declare and pay dividends upon the shares of its capital stock. Dividends may be paid in cash, in property, or in shares of the corporation’s capital stock.

The directors of the corporation may set apart out of any of the funds of the corporation available for dividends a reserve or reserves for any proper purpose and may abolish any such reserve. Such purposes shall include but not be limited to equalizing dividends, repairing or maintaining any property of the corporation, and meeting contingencies.

8.8 FISCAL YEAR

The fiscal year of the corporation shall be fixed by resolution of the board of directors and may be changed by the board of directors.

8.9 SEAL

The corporation may adopt a corporate seal, which shall be adopted and which may be altered by the board of directors, and may use the same by causing it or a facsimile thereof to be impressed or affixed or in any other manner reproduced.

8.10 TRANSFER OF STOCK

Transfers of record of shares of stock of the corporation shall be made only upon its books by the holders thereof, in person or by an attorney duly authorized, and, if such stock is certificated, upon the surrender of a certificate or certificates for a like number of shares, properly endorsed or accompanied by proper evidence of succession, assignation or authority to transfer.

8.11 STOCK TRANSFER AGREEMENTS

The corporation shall have power to enter into and perform any agreement with any number of stockholders of any one or more classes of stock of the corporation to restrict the transfer of shares of stock of the corporation of any one or more classes owned by such stockholders in any manner not prohibited by the General Corporation Law of Delaware.

 

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8.12 REGISTERED STOCKHOLDERS

The corporation shall be entitled to recognize the exclusive right of a person registered on its books as the owner of shares to receive dividends and to vote as such owner, shall be entitled to hold liable for calls and assessments the person registered on its books as the owner of shares, and shall not be bound to recognize any equitable or other claim to or interest in such share or shares on the part of another person, whether or not it shall have express or other notice thereof, except as otherwise provided by the laws of Delaware.

ARTICLE IX

EXCLUSIVE FORUM

Unless the corporation consents in writing to the selection of an alternative forum, the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware (the “Chosen Court”) will be the sole and exclusive forum for (i) any derivative action or proceeding brought on behalf of the corporation; (ii) any action asserting a claim of breach of a fiduciary duty owed by any current or former director, officer or other employee of the corporation to the corporation or the corporation’s stockholders; (iii) any action asserting a claim arising pursuant to any provision of the General Corporation Law of Delaware; (iv) any action to interpret, apply, enforce or determine the validity of our amended and restated certificate of incorporation or our amended and restated bylaws (in each case as may be amended from time to time); or (v) any action asserting a claim against the corporation governed by the internal affairs doctrine (each, an “Action”), subject to the Chosen Court having personal jurisdiction over the indispensable parties named as defendants therein. Any person or entity purchasing or otherwise acquiring any interest in shares of capital stock of the corporation shall be deemed to have notice of and consented to the provisions of this bylaw. If any Action is filed in a court other than the Chosen Court (a “Foreign Action”) in the name of any stockholder, such stockholder shall be deemed to have consented to (i) the personal jurisdiction of the Chosen Court in connection with any Action brought in any such court; and (ii) having service of process made upon such stockholder in any such Action by service upon such stockholder’s counsel in the Foreign Action as agent for such stockholder.

ARTICLE X

AMENDMENTS

10.1 AMENDMENTS BY STOCKHOLDERS AND DIRECTORS

The bylaws of the corporation may be adopted, amended or repealed by the stockholders entitled to vote; provided, however, that the corporation may, in its certificate of incorporation, confer the power to adopt, amend or repeal bylaws upon the directors. The fact that such power has been so conferred upon the directors shall not divest the stockholders of the power, nor limit their power to adopt, amend or repeal bylaws.

 

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10.2 SUPERMAJORITY VOTE

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the bylaws, neither Section 2.3 (special meeting), Section 2.15 (advance notice of stockholder nominees), Section 2.16 (advance notice of stockholder business), nor this Section 10.2 (supermajority vote) of the bylaws shall be repealed or amended, nor shall any provision inconsistent with the aforementioned provisions be adopted and added to the bylaws except upon the affirmative vote of not less than two-thirds of the shares of the corporation issued and outstanding.

 

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Exhibit 4.1

SECOND AMENDMENT TO TAX BENEFIT PRESERVATION PLAN

This second amendment to Tax Benefit Preservation Plan, dated as of June 28, 2018 (this “ Amendment ”), is by and between Echelon Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”), and Computershare Inc., as rights agent (the “ Rights Agent ”).

RECITALS

A. The Company and the Rights Agent are parties to a Tax Benefit Preservation Plan, dated as of April 22, 2016, as amended on April 17, 2017 (the “ Plan ”).

B. All capitalized terms used in this Amendment and not otherwise defined have the meaning given to them in the Plan.

C. The Board has determined that it is in the best interests of the Company to amend the Plan to exclude Adesto Technologies Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“ Parent ”), and Circuit Acquisition Corporation, a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent, from the definition of “Acquiring Person” under the Plan.

E. Pursuant to Section 28 of the Plan, prior to the occurrence of a Distribution Date, the Company may in its sole discretion, and the Rights Agent must, if the Company so directs, supplement or amend the Plan in any respect.

F. A Distribution Date has not occurred.

AGREEMENT

The parties agree as follows:

1. Amendments to Section  1(a). Section 1(a) of the Plan is amended by deleting the current Section 1(a) in its entirety and replacing it with:

“(a) “ Acquiring Person ” means any Person who or that, together with all Affiliates and Associates of such Person, is the Beneficial Owner of 4.99% or more of the Common Shares then outstanding, but shall not include (i) any Exempt Person; (ii) any Existing Holder, unless and until such time as such Existing Holder becomes the Beneficial Owner of one or more additional Common Shares (other than pursuant to a dividend or distribution paid or made by the Company on the outstanding Common Shares in Common Shares or pursuant to a split or subdivision of the outstanding Common Shares), unless upon becoming the Beneficial Owner of such additional Common Shares, such Existing Holder does not Beneficially Own 4.99% or more of the Common Shares then outstanding; (iii) Adesto Technologies Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“ Parent ”); or (iv) Circuit Acquisition Corporation, a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Person will be deemed to be an Acquiring Person as the result of an acquisition of Common Shares by an Exempt Person that, by reducing the number of Common Shares then outstanding, increases the proportionate number of

 

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Common Shares that are Beneficially Owned by such Person to 4.99% or more of the Common Shares then outstanding; provided , however , that if a Person becomes the Beneficial Owner of 4.99% or more of the Common Shares then outstanding solely as the result of a reduction in the number of Common Shares then outstanding due to an acquisition of Common Shares by an Exempt Person and, after such acquisition by such Exempt Person, becomes the Beneficial Owner of one or more additional Common Shares (other than pursuant to a dividend or distribution paid or made by the Company on the outstanding Common Shares in Common Shares or pursuant to a split or subdivision of the outstanding Common Shares), then such Person will be deemed to be an Acquiring Person unless, upon becoming the Beneficial Owner of such additional Common Shares, such Person does not Beneficially Own 4.99% or more of the Common Shares then outstanding. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Board determines in good faith that a Person who would otherwise be an Acquiring Person has become such inadvertently (including because (A) such Person was unaware that it Beneficially Owned a percentage of the Common Shares that would otherwise cause such Person to be an Acquiring Person or (B) such Person was aware of the extent of the Common Shares that it Beneficially Owned but had no actual knowledge of the consequences of such Beneficial Ownership pursuant to this Plan) and without any intention of changing or influencing control of the Company, and if such Person divested or divests (including by entering into an agreement with the Company, which agreement is satisfactory to the Board in its sole discretion, to divest and subsequently divests in accordance with the terms of such agreement, without exercising or retaining any power, including voting power, with respect to such Common Shares) as promptly as practicable a sufficient number of Common Shares so that such Person would no longer be an Acquiring Person, then such Person will not be deemed to be or to have become an Acquiring Person at any time for any purposes of this Plan. For all purposes of this Plan, any calculation of the number of Common Shares outstanding at any particular time, including for purposes of determining the particular percentage of the outstanding Common Shares of which any Person is the Beneficial Owner, will be calculated in accordance with Section 382 and the Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder.”

2. Effectiveness . This Amendment is effective as of the date first written above as if executed on such date. Except as expressly provided in this Amendment, the Plan is not being amended, modified or supplemented in any respect, and it remains in full force and effect.

3. Miscellaneous .

(a) Governing Law . This Amendment will be deemed to be a contract made pursuant to the laws of the State of Delaware and for all purposes will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware applicable to contracts made and to be performed entirely within the State of Delaware.

(b) Severability . If any term, provision, covenant or restriction of this Amendment is held by a court of competent jurisdiction or other authority to be invalid, void or unenforceable, the remainder of the terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions of this Amendment will remain in full force and effect and shall in no way be affected, impaired or invalidated.

 

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(c) Headings . Descriptive headings of the several Sections of this Amendment are inserted for convenience only and will not control of affect the meaning or construction of any of the provisions of this Amendment.

(d) Counterparts . This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts and each of such counterparts will for all purposes be deemed to be an original, and all such counterparts will together constitute but one and the same instrument. A signature to this Amendment transmitted electronically (including by fax and .pdf) will have the same authority, effect, and enforceability as an original signature. No party may raise the use of such electronic transmission to deliver a signature, or the fact that any signature or agreement or instrument was transmitted or communicated through such electronic transmission, as a defense to the formation of a contract, and each party forever waives any such defense, except to the extent such defense relates to lack of authenticity.

[ Signature page follows .]

 

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The parties are signing this Amendment as of the dates stated in the introductory clause.

 

ECHELON CORPORATION
By:   /s/ Ronald A. Sege
 

Name: Ronald A. Sege

Title: Chairman of the Board and CEO

 

COMPUTERSHARE INC.
By:   /s/ Kerri Altig
 

Name: Kerri Altig

Title: Vice President and Manager

[Signature Page to Second Amendment to Tax Benefit Preservation Plan]

Exhibit 99.1

 

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Adesto Announces Agreement to Acquire Echelon

Further Extends Leadership in Semiconductor-Based Solutions for the Industrial IoT

SANTA CLARA, CA – June  29, 2018 – Adesto Technologies (NASDAQ: IOTS), a leading provider of innovative application-specific semiconductors for the IoT era, and Echelon Corporation (NASDAQ: ELON) today announced a definitive agreement under which Adesto will acquire Echelon for $8.50 per share. Echelon is a pioneer in the development of open-standard networking platforms for connecting, monitoring and controlling devices in commercial and industrial applications. The acquisition price represents a total equity value of approximately $45 million, and a total enterprise value of about $30 million, after accounting for Echelon’s cash and investments on its balance sheet at March 31, 2018, as well as expected transaction expenses of approximately $4 million.

Benefits to Adesto of completing the transaction include:

 

    Increases revenue and accelerates margin expansion opportunities

 

    Expected to be accretive to EBITDA and non-GAAP earnings within the first 12 months

 

    Significantly increases Served Available Market (SAM)

 

    Enhances technology assets and capabilities to include broad range of semiconductors, software and systems solutions for Industrial IoT (IIoT)

“With the acquisition of Echelon, we are continuing to advance toward our vision of becoming a significant player in semiconductor and communication systems for IoT markets, in particular industrial IoT,” said Narbeh Derhacobian, CEO of Adesto. “Adesto started out providing application specific non-volatile memories for IoT, and we’ve continued to expand our memory portfolio with a wide range of differentiated devices. Through S3 Semiconductors, we added strong mixed-signal and RF ASIC capabilities. Following the acquisition of Echelon, we will be able to provide not only semiconductors, but also powerful software and deep systems and solutions expertise for industrial systems and enterprise automation, with a loyal customer base. We’re excited about the potential this acquisition presents as Adesto enters its next phase of growth.”

Ronald Sege, Chairman and CEO, Echelon Corp., said, “This transaction provides immediate and significant value to our stockholders. Our customers have become particularly excited about our strategy of helping them embrace our estimated 140 million installed LON-powered devices, extend them with new technologies and enhance them with cloud-based analytics to achieve better business outcomes across a variety of applications including smart buildings, smart manufacturing and smart lighting. The combination of Adesto and Echelon promises to accelerate this growth strategy through expected synergies in product, engineering, sales, marketing and service. We look forward to working closely with the Adesto team to ensure a smooth transition and complete the transaction as quickly as possible.”


The transaction is subject to customary closing conditions, including approval by Echelon’s stockholders. Adesto expects the transaction to close in the third calendar quarter of 2018, after which time Echelon will become a business unit within Adesto.

Adesto expects to finance the transaction through a combination of existing cash and equity and/or debt. Adesto today issued a separate announcement regarding its financing plans.

Canaccord Genuity is serving as financial advisor to Adesto, and Fenwick and West LLP is serving as legal counsel to Adesto. Piper Jaffray & Co is serving as financial advisor to Echelon and Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, Professional Corporation is serving as legal counsel to Echelon.

Conference Call and Slide Presentation Information

Adesto will host a conference call today at 6:00 a.m. Pacific Time to discuss details of the transaction. The call will be broadcast live over the Internet and as an archived webcast with a slide presentation that can be accessed by all interested parties in the Investor Relations section of Adesto’s website at http://www.adestotech.com . Investors and analysts may also join the call by dialing 1-844-419-1786 and providing confirmation code 7076827 . International callers may join the teleconference by dialing +1-216-562-0473 using the same confirmation code.

A telephone replay of the conference call will be available approximately two hours after the conference call until July 6, 2018 at midnight Pacific Time. The replay dial-in number is 1-855-859-2056. International callers should dial +1-404-537-3406. The pass code is 7076827.

About Adesto Technologies

Adesto Technologies (NASDAQ:IOTS) is a leading provider of innovative application-specific semiconductors for the IoT era. The company’s technology is used by more than 2,000 customers worldwide who are creating differentiated solutions across industrial, consumer, medical and communications markets. With its growing portfolio of high-value technologies, Adesto is helping its customers usher in the era of the Internet of Things. See: www.adestotech.com .

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About Echelon Corp.

For 30 years Echelon (NASDAQ: ELON) has pioneered the development of open-standard networking platforms for connecting, monitoring and controlling devices in commercial and industrial applications. With more than 140 million connected devices installed worldwide, Echelon’s solutions host a range of applications enabling customers to reduce energy and operational costs, improve safety and comfort, and create efficiencies through optimizing physical systems. Echelon is focusing today on two IoT (Internet of Things) market areas: creating smart cities and smart campuses through connected outdoor lighting systems and enabling device makers to bring connected products to market faster via a range of IoT optimized embedded systems. More information about Echelon can be found at www.echelon.com .


Forward-looking Statements

This document contains forward-looking statements related to the proposed transaction between Adesto and Echelon, including statements regarding the expected benefits of the transaction, the time frame in which the transaction will occur and Adesto’s financing of the acquisition, as well as statements regarding the companies’ products and markets. Forward-looking statements are predictions, projections and other statements about future events that are based on current expectations and assumptions and, as a result, are subject to risks and uncertainties. Many factors could cause actual future events to differ materially from the forward-looking statements in this document, including the following, among others: Echelon stockholders may not approve the transaction; closing of the transaction may not occur or may be delayed; expected synergies and other financial benefits of the transaction may not be realized; integration of the acquisition post-closing may not occur as anticipated; litigation related to the transaction may delay or negatively impact the transaction; unanticipated restructuring costs may be incurred or undisclosed liabilities assumed; attempts to retain key personnel and customers may not succeed; the business combination or the combined company’s products may not be supported by third parties; actions by competitors may negatively impact results; and there may be negative changes in general economic conditions in the regions or the industries in which Adesto and Echelon operate. In addition, please refer to the documents that Adesto and Echelon file with the SEC on Forms 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K. These filings identify and address other important risks and uncertainties that could cause events and results to differ materially from those contained in the forward-looking statements set forth in this document. Readers are cautioned not to put undue reliance on forward-looking statements, and Adesto and Echelon assume no obligation and do not intend to update these forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

Additional Information and Where to Find It

Echelon Corporation (the “Company”), its directors and certain executive officers are participants in the solicitation of proxies from stockholders in connection with the acquisition of the Company (the “Transaction”). The Company plans to file a proxy statement (the “Transaction Proxy Statement”) with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) in connection with the solicitation of proxies in connection with the Transaction.

Ronald A. Sege, Robert J. Finocchio, Jr., Armas Clifford Markkula, Jr., Robert R. Maxfield and Betsy Rafael, all of whom are members of the Company’s Board of Directors, and C. Michael Marszewski, Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, are participants in the Company’s solicitation. Of such participants, each of Messrs. Markkula, Maxfield and Sege owns in excess of 1% of the Company’s common stock. Additional information regarding such participants, including their direct or indirect interests, by security holdings or otherwise, will be included in the Transaction Proxy Statement and other relevant documents to be filed with the SEC in connection with the Transaction. Information relating to the foregoing can also be found in the Company’s definitive proxy statement for its 2018 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “2018 Proxy Statement”), which was filed with the SEC on April 6, 2018. To the extent that holdings of Company’s securities have changed since the amounts printed in the 2018 Proxy Statement, such changes have been or will be reflected on Statements of Change in Ownership on Form 4 filed with the SEC.


Promptly after filing its definitive Transaction Proxy Statement with the SEC, the Company will mail the definitive Transaction Proxy Statement and a proxy card to each stockholder entitled to vote at the special meeting to consider the Transaction. STOCKHOLDERS ARE URGED TO READ THE TRANSACTION PROXY STATEMENT (INCLUDING ANY AMENDMENTS OR SUPPLEMENTS THERETO) AND ANY OTHER RELEVANT DOCUMENTS THAT THE COMPANY WILL FILE WITH THE SEC WHEN THEY BECOME AVAILABLE BECAUSE THEY WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION. Stockholders may obtain, free of charge, the preliminary and definitive versions of the Transaction Proxy Statement, any amendments or supplements thereto and any other relevant documents filed by the Company with the SEC in connection with the Transaction at the SEC’s website ( http://www.sec.gov ). Copies of the Company’s definitive Transaction Proxy Statement, any amendments or supplements thereto and any other relevant documents filed by the Company with the SEC in connection with the Transaction will also be available, free of charge, at the Company’s website ( http://www.echelon.com ) or by writing to Investor Relations, Echelon Corporation, 2901 Patrick Henry Dr., Santa Clara, CA 95054.

Adesto Technologies and the Adesto logo are trademarks of Adesto Technologies in the United States and other regions. Echelon and the Echelon logo are trademarks of Echelon Corporation that may be registered in the United States and other countries. Other product or service names mentioned herein are the trademarks of their respective owners. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners.

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Adesto Technologies Media Contact:

Jen Bernier-Santarini

+1 650-336-4222

press@adestotech.com

Adesto Technologies Investor Relations:

Leanne K. Sievers Shelton Group

949-224-3874

sheltonir@sheltongroup.com

Echelon Investor Relations Contact:

Rhonda Bennetto

Streetsmart Investor Relations

250-307-9030

rhonda@streetsmartir.com