UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 6-K 
Report of Foreign Private Issuer

 

Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

For the month of March 2019 (Report No. 2)

 

Commission File Number: 001-13138

 

Pointer Telocation Ltd.
(Translation of registrant’s name into English)

 

14 Hamelacha Street, Rosh Ha’ayin, Israel 4809133
(Address of principal executive offices)

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.

 

Form 20-F ☒  Form 40-F ☐

 

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1): ____

 

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7): ____

 

 

 

 

Transaction Overview

On March 13, 2019, Pointer Telocation Ltd. (the “Company”), entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”), by and among the Company, I.D. Systems, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“I.D. Systems”), PowerFleet, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of I.D. Systems (“Parent”), Powefleet Israel Holding Company Ltd., a private company limited by shares formed under the laws of the State of Israel and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent (“Holdco”), and Powerfleet Israel Acquisition Company Ltd., a private company limited by shares formed under the laws of the State of Israel and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Holdco (“Merger Sub”), pursuant to which Merger Sub will merge with and into the Company, with the Company surviving as a direct, wholly-owned subsidiary of Holdco (the “Merger”) in exchange for consideration consisting of cash and shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share of Parent (the “Parent Common Stock”), in the amounts described below.

Also on March 13, 2019, and in connection , and concurrently with the execution of the Merger Agreement, I.D. Systems entered into an Investment and Transaction Agreement (the “Investment Agreement”) by and among I.D. Systems, Parent, PowerFleet US Acquisition Inc., a Delaware corporation and wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent (“I.D. Systems Merger Sub”) and ABRY Senior Equity V, L.P. and ABRY Senior Equity Co-Investment Fund V, L.P. (the “Investors”), and affiliates of ABRY Partners II, LLC, pursuant to which I.D. Systems will reorganize into a new holding company structure by merging I.D. Systems Merger Sub with and into I.D. Systems, with I.D. Systems surviving as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent (the “I.D. Systems Merger”), and pursuant to which Parent will issue and sell in a private placement shares of Parent’s newly created Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Series A Preferred Stock”) to finance a portion of the cash consideration payable in the Merger. Each outstanding share of I.D. Systems common stock, $0.01 par value per share (the “I.D. Systems Common Stock”), will be exchanged for one share of Parent Common Stock, in the I.D. Systems Merger.

As a result of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement and the Investment Agreement (collectively, the “Agreements,” and the transactions contemplated thereunder, the “Transactions”), I.D. Systems and Holdco will each become direct, wholly-owned subsidiaries of Parent, and the Company will become an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent.

Subject to satisfaction of the closing conditions included in the Agreements and assuming that the Agreements are not terminated, the Transactions are expected to close in the summer of 2019. DBSI Investments Ltd., the controlling shareholder of the Company, has entered into a voting agreement to vote in favor of the transactions contemplated under the Merger Agreement. In addition, certain stockholders of I.D. Systems have agreed to vote their shares of I.D. Systems Common Stock in favor of the proposed transactions.

The Merger Agreement

Merger Consideration

At the effective time of the Merger (the “Merger Effective Time”), each outstanding ordinary share of the Company, par value NIS3.00 per share (“Company Ordinary Shares”), other than Company Ordinary Shares owned, directly or indirectly, by I.D. Systems, Parent or any of its subsidiaries or the Company or any of its wholly-owned subsidiaries, will be cancelled in exchange for $8.50 in cash, without interest (the “Cash Consideration”) and 1.272 shares of Parent Common Stock (the “Stock Consideration” and together with the Cash Consideration, the “Merger Consideration”).

At the Merger Effective Time, each award of options to purchase Company Ordinary Shares (each a “Company Option”) that is outstanding and vested immediately prior to such time (a “Vested Company Option”) will be cancelled in exchange for the right to receive the product of (x) the excess, if any, of (I) the Merger Consideration (allocated equally between the Cash Consideration and the Stock Consideration), over (II) the exercise price per Company Ordinary Share subject to such Vested Company Option multiplied by (y) the total number of Company Ordinary Shares underlying such Vested Company Option.

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At the Merger Effective Time, each Company Option that is outstanding and unvested immediately prior to such time (an “Unvested Company Option”) will be cancelled and substituted with options to purchase shares of Parent Common Stock under an Assumed I.D. Systems Equity Plan (as defined below) on the same material terms and conditions as were applicable under such Unvested Company Option immediately prior to the Merger Effective Time, except that (i) the number of shares of Parent Common Stock underlying such substituted Unvested Company Options will equal the product of (A) the number of Company Ordinary Shares underlying such Unvested Company Option immediately prior to the Merger Effective Time multiplied by (B) 2.544 (the “Company Equity Award Exchange Ratio”), and (ii) the per-share exercise price will equal the quotient obtained by dividing (A) the exercise price per Company Ordinary Share subject to such Unvested Company Option immediately prior to the Merger Effective Time by (B) the Company Equity Award Exchange Ratio (rounded up to the nearest whole cent).

At the Merger Effective Time, each award of restricted stock units of the Company (a “Company RSU”) that is outstanding and that vest immediately prior to such time will be cancelled in exchange for the right to receive the Merger Consideration, and each Company RSU that is outstanding and unvested immediately prior to such time (an “Unvested Company RSU”) will be cancelled and substituted with restricted stock units under an Assumed I.D. Systems Equity Plan representing the right to receive on the same material terms and conditions as were applicable under such Unvested Company RSU immediately prior to the Merger Effective Time, that number of shares of Parent Common Stock equal to the product of (i) the number of Company Ordinary Shares underlying such Unvested Company RSU immediately prior to the Merger Effective Time multiplied by (ii) the Company Equity Award Exchange Ratio, with any fractional shares rounded down to the nearest lower whole number of shares of Parent Common Stock.

Representations, Covenants and Conditions to Closing

Each of the Company, Parent, I.D. Systems, Holdco and Merger Sub has made customary representations and warranties in the Merger Agreement and has agreed to customary covenants regarding the operation of their respective businesses prior to the closing of the transactions contemplated thereby. In addition, the Company is entitled to rely on certain representations and warranties contained in the Investment Agreement.

From the date of the Merger Agreement until the earlier of (i) the Merger Effective Time or (ii) the termination of the Merger Agreement in accordance with the terms therein, the Company is subject to customary restrictions on its ability to (A) solicit or facilitate proposals from third parties with respect to transactions involving the sale of the Company (a “Company Acquisition Proposal”) or (B) provide non-public information to, or otherwise participate or engage in discussions or negotiations with, third parties or take certain other actions that would reasonably be expected to lead to a Company Acquisition Proposal.

Consummation of the Merger is subject to customary closing conditions, including, without limitation, (i) effectiveness of a Registration Statement on Form S-4 to be filed by Parent relating to the shares to be issued to the Company shareholders in the Transactions, (ii) obtaining Israeli securities law exemptions, (iii) obtaining all governmental authorizations, including the lapse of any waiting period, (iv) approval by the Company’s shareholders of the Merger Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereunder (“Company Shareholder Approval”), (v) required approvals of I.D. Systems’ stockholders, (vi) the listing of the Parent Common Stock on Nasdaq, and (vii) the closing of the transactions contemplated by the Investment Agreement.

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Termination

The Merger Agreement contains certain termination rights of Parent and of the Company, including, among others, the right of each party to terminate if the Merger has not been consummated on or prior to September 30, 2019 (the “ Outside Date ”). If the Merger Agreement is terminated under certain circumstances, including, among others, (A) if (i) Company Shareholder Approval is not obtained at a meeting of the Company’s shareholders duly convened therefor or at any adjournment or postponement thereof, or the Merger has not been consummated on or prior to the Outside Date, or upon a breach by the Company of its “no-shop” obligations or obligation to hold a shareholder meeting and solicit the required shareholder approval and (ii) a Company Acquisition Proposal is received at or prior to such termination and within 12 months after such termination, the Company or any of its affiliates enter into a definitive agreement with respect to any Company Acquisition Proposal, I.D. Systems may be entitled to a termination fee in the amount of $3,000,000 (the “Company Termination Fee”), which would be shared with the Investors pursuant to the Investment Agreement, as further described below, and (B) if Parent, Holdco and Merger Sub fail to satisfy certain covenants relating to the consummation of the Merger, Parent and I.D. Systems may be required to pay a termination fee in the amount of $2,000,000.

The Investment Agreement

The I.D. Systems Merger

Pursuant to the I.D. Systems Merger, I.D. Systems will reorganize into a new holding company structure by merging I.D. Systems Merger Sub with and into I.D. Systems, with I.D. Systems surviving as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent. At the effective time of the I.D. Systems Merger (the “I.D. Systems Merger Effective Time”), each share of I.D. Systems Common Stock, outstanding immediately prior to such time, other than any I.D. Systems Common Stock owned by I.D. Systems immediately prior to the I.D. Systems Merger Effective Time, will be converted automatically into the right to receive one share of Parent Common Stock. In addition, Parent will assume I.D. Systems’ equity compensation plans (each, an “Assumed I.D. Systems Equity Plan”), each of which will be amended as necessary to reflect such assumption, with (i) each outstanding option to purchase I.D. Systems Common Stock under any of I.D. Systems’ equity compensation plans, whether or not vested or exercisable, to be assumed under an Assumed I.D. Systems Equity Plan and converted automatically into an option to purchase an identical number of shares of Parent Common Stock, on the same terms and conditions applicable to such option prior to the I.D. Systems Merger and (ii) each outstanding restricted stock award of shares of I.D. Systems Common Stock under any of I.D. Systems’ equity compensation plans, whether or not vested, to be assumed under an Assumed I.D. Systems Equity Plan and converted automatically into a restricted stock award with respect to shares of Parent Common Stock, on the same terms and conditions applicable to such restricted stock award prior to the I.D. Systems Merger.

Immediately prior to the I.D. Systems Merger Effective Time, Parent’s existing certificate of incorporation will be amended and restated in the form attached as Exhibit F-1 to the Investment Agreement (the “Parent Charter”) to provide for, among other things, the designations, powers, preferences and rights of the Series A Preferred Stock.

Investment Transaction

Immediately following the I.D. Systems Merger, and pursuant to the Investment Agreement, Parent will issue and sell to the Investors up to 50,000 shares (the “Investment Shares”) of Series A Preferred Stock, convertible into shares of Parent Common Stock (the “Conversion Shares”), for an aggregate purchase price by the Investors of up to $50,000,000 for $1,000 per share (as may be adjusted under the Parent Charter, the “Series A Issue Price”).

The closing of the transactions contemplated by the Investment Agreement is conditioned upon the closing of the Merger and certain other customary closing conditions, including, among others, obtaining the approval of I.D. Systems stockholders.

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Debt Commitment Letter

I.D. Systems received from Bank Hapoalim a commitment letter for a $30,000,000 term loan and a $10,000,000 revolving credit facility. The debt financing is expected to close simultaneously with the closing of the transactions contemplated under the Merger Agreement. The financing includes a five-year $20,000,000 secured term loan A and a five-year $10,000,000 secured term loan B, all proceeds to be used to fund the acquisition of the Company; and a five-year $10,000,000 secured revolving credit facility, expected to be used for general corporate purposes.

The foregoing description of the Merger Agreement, the Investment Agreement and other related matters does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of (i) the Merger Agreement, which is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 6-K and incorporated by reference herein, and (ii) the Investment Agreement, which is filed as Exhibit 99.2 to this Current Report on Form 6-K and incorporated by reference herein.

Important Note

The representations, warranties and covenants contained in the agreements and documents described above were made only for purposes of those agreements and documents and as of the specified dates set forth therein, were solely for the benefit of the parties to those agreements and documents, may be subject to limitations agreed upon by those parties, including being qualified by confidential disclosures made for the purposes of allocating contractual risk between those parties instead of establishing particular matters as facts, and may be subject to standards of materiality applicable to the contracting parties that differ from those applicable to investors. Investors should not rely on these representations, warranties or covenants or any descriptions thereof as characterizations of the actual state of facts or conditions of I.D. Systems, Parent or the Company or any of their respective subsidiaries or affiliates. Moreover, information concerning the subject matter of the representations, warranties and covenants may change after the date of the agreement containing them, which subsequent information may or may not be fully reflected in the Company’s public disclosures.

 

Press Release

        

On March 13, 2019, the Company and I.D. Systems issued a joint press release announcing the execution of the Merger Agreement.  A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.4 to this Report on Form 6-K and incorporated by reference herein.  

 

In connection with the Company’s conference call held on March 14, 2019 at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time, the Company delivered an accompanying presentation. A copy of the presentation is furnished with this Report of Foreign Private Issuer on Form 6-K as Exhibit 99.5 and incorporated herein by reference.

   

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

 

Information provided in this Report of Foreign Private Issuer on Form 6-K includes statements relating to current expectations, estimates, forecasts and projections about future events that are “forward-looking statements” as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.  These forward-looking statements may include but are not limited to statements about the expected completion of the Transactions and the timing thereof, the satisfaction or waiver of any conditions to the Transactions and anticipated benefits.  Forward-looking statements are often characterized by the use of forward-looking terminology such as “may,” “will,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “continue,” “believe,” “should,” “intend,” “plan,” “project” or other similar words, but are not the only way these statements are identified.  These forward-looking statements are based upon Pointer’s management’s current estimates and projections of future results or trends.  Factors that could cause actual events, results, performance, circumstances or achievements to differ from such forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, the following: (1) Pointer may not be able to satisfy all of the conditions to the closing of the Transactions; (2) the Transactions may involve unexpected costs, liabilities or delays; (3) the outcome of any legal proceedings related to the Transactions; (4) Pointer may be adversely affected by other economic, business, and/or competitive factors; (5) the occurrence of any event, change or other circumstances that could give rise to the termination of the Merger Agreement; (6) other risks to consummation of the Transactions, including the risk that the Transactions will not be consummated within the expected time period or at all; and (7) the potential requirement for Pointer to pay a termination fee in connection with its failure to consummate the Merger. Actual results may differ materially from those projected as a result of those and certain other risks and uncertainties, including those risks discussed under the heading “Risk Factors” in Pointer’s most recent Annual Report on Form 20-F filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). These forward-looking statements are made only as of the date hereof, and Pointer undertakes no obligation to update or revise the forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

 

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Additional Information and Where to Find It

 

In connection with the proposed Merger, Pointer intends to submit relevant materials to the SEC and other governmental or regulatory authorities, including a proxy statement and form of proxy card.  INVESTORS ARE URGED TO READ THESE MATERIALS CAREFULLY WHEN THEY BECOME AVAILABLE BECAUSE THEY WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT Pointer, Parent, I.D. Systems and the Merger.  The proxy statement, proxy card and certain other relevant materials (when they become available) and any other documents submitted by Pointer to the SEC may be obtained free of charge at the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov.  In addition, the proxy statement will be available, without charge, at Pointer’s website at https://www.pointer.com.  Investors are urged to read the proxy statement and the other relevant materials carefully when they become available before making any voting or investment decision with respect to the Merger.

 

This Report on Form 6-K as well as Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2 are incorporated by reference into the Company’s registration statements on Form S-8 (Registration Statement Nos. 333-113420, 333-118897, 333-139717, 333-141306, 333-173155, 333-214775 and 333-217655) and Form F-3 (Registration Statement Nos. 333-111019, 333-119998, 333-126257, 333-143399, 333-194483, 333-199535 and 333-212326) of the Company, filed with the SEC, to be a part thereof from the date on which this report is submitted, to the extent not superseded by documents or reports subsequently filed or furnished.

 

Participants in the Solicitation

 

The Company and its directors and executive officers may be deemed participants in the solicitation of proxies from the Company’s shareholders with respect to the Merger Agreement. A list of the names of those directors and executive officers and a description of their interests in the Company is contained in the Company’s annual report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2017, which was filed with the SEC and is available free of charge at the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov, or by directing a request to: Mr. Yaniv Dorani, at yanivd@pointer.com. Additional information regarding the interests of such participants will be contained in the proxy statement/prospectus for the Merger Agreement when available.

 

I.D. Systems and its directors and executive officers may also be deemed participants in the solicitation of proxies from shareholders of the Company in connection with the Transactions. A list of the names of such directors and executive officers and information regarding their interests in the Transaction will be included in the proxy statement/prospectus for the Transaction when available.

 

No Offer or Solicitation

 

This Report on Form 6-K shall not constitute a solicitation of a proxy, consent or authorization with respect to any securities or in respect of the Transaction. This Report on Form 6-K shall also not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities, nor shall there be any sale of securities in any states or jurisdictions in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction. No offering of securities shall be made except by means of a prospectus meeting the requirements of section 10 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or an exemption therefrom.

 

Exhibit No.

 

99.1* Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated March 13, 2019, by and among the Pointer Telocation Ltd., I.D. Systems, Inc., PowerFleet Inc., Powerfleet Israel Holding Company Ltd. and Powerfleet Israel Acquisition Company Ltd.*
99.2* Investment and Transaction Agreement, dated March 13, 2019, by and among I.D. Systems, Inc., PowerFleet Inc., PowerFleet US Acquisition Inc., and ABRY Senior Equity V, L.P. and ABRY Senior Equity Co-Investment Fund V, L.P.*
99.3 Voting and Support Agreement, dated March 13, 2019, by and among DBSI Investments Ltd., as the Stockholder, Pointer Telocation Ltd., I.D. Systems, Inc., ABRY Senior Equity V, L.P. and ABRY Senior Equity Co-Investment Fund V, L.P.
99.4 Press release, dated March 13, 2019.
99.5 Investor presentation, dated March 14, 2019.
99.6 Transcript of conference call on March 14, 2019

 

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

 

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SIGNATURES

  

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, thereunto duly authorized.

 

  POINTER TELOCATION LTD.
  (Registrant)
   
Date: March 14, 2019 /s/ Yossi Ben Shalom
  By: Yossi Ben Shalom
  Title: Chairman of the Board of Directors

 

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Exhibit 99.1

 

Execution Version

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER

 

BY AND AMONG

 

POWERFLEET, INC.,

 

POWERFLEET ISRAEL HOLDING COMPANY LTD.,

 

I.D. SYSTEMS, INC.,

 

POINTER TELOCATION LTD.

 

and

 

POWERFLEET ISRAEL ACQUISITION COMPANY LTD.

 

MARCH 13, 2019

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Table of Contents

 

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Article 1. DEFINITIONS 2
Section 1.01 Definitions 2
Section 1.02 Other Definitional and Interpretative Provisions 17
   
Article 2. THE MERGER 19
Section 2.01 Closing 19
Section 2.02 The Merger 19
Section 2.03 Effect of the Merger on Share Capital of the Company and Merger Sub 20
Section 2.04 Certain Adjustments 21
Section 2.05 Fractional Shares 21
Section 2.06 Exchange of Company Ordinary Shares 22
Section 2.07 Further Assurances 26
Section 2.08 Company Share-Based Plans 26
Section 2.09 Appraisal Rights 28
Section 2.10 Withholding Tax 28
   
Article 3. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY 31
Section 3.01 Corporate Existence and Power 31
Section 3.02 Corporate Authorization 32
Section 3.03 Governmental Authorization 32
Section 3.04 Non-contravention 33
Section 3.05 Capitalization 33
Section 3.06 Subsidiaries 34
Section 3.07 SEC Filings and the Sarbanes-Oxley Act 35
Section 3.08 Financial Statements 37
Section 3.09 Absence of Certain Changes 38
Section 3.10 No Undisclosed Material Liabilities 38
Section 3.11 Compliance with Law and Court Orders; Governmental Authorization 38
Section 3.12 Litigation 39
Section 3.13 Properties 39
Section 3.14 Intellectual Property 40
Section 3.15 Taxes 44
Section 3.16 Employees and Employee Benefit Plans 50
Section 3.17 Environmental Matters 54
Section 3.18 Material Contracts 54
Section 3.19 Finders’ Fees, etc 57
Section 3.20 Opinion of Financial Advisor 58
Section 3.21 Anti-Takeover Law 58
Section 3.22 Customers and Suppliers 58
Section 3.23 Anti-Corruption; Sanctions; Anti-Money Laundering 59
Section 3.24 Insurance 60
Section 3.25 Company Bonds 60
Section 3.26 No Additional Representations 60

  

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Table of Contents

(continued)

  

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Article 4. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF PARENT, INFINITI, holdco AND MERGER SUB 61
Section 4.01 Corporate Existence and Power 61
Section 4.02 Corporate Authorization 61
Section 4.03 Governmental Authorization 62
Section 4.04 Non-contravention 62
Section 4.05 Capitalization 63
Section 4.06 Subsidiaries 64
Section 4.07 Finders’ Fees, etc 64
Section 4.08 Ownership of Company Ordinary Shares; Anti-Takeover Law 64
Section 4.09 Financing 65
Section 4.10 No Additional Representations 66
   
Article 5. COVENANTS OF THE COMPANY 67
Section 5.01 Conduct of the Company 67
Section 5.02 No Solicitation 72
Section 5.03 Disclosure Documents 74
Section 5.04 Company Shareholders’ Meeting 75
Section 5.05 Compensation Arrangements 76
Section 5.06 Repayment of Company Debt 76
   
Article 6. COVENANTS OF PARENT, INFINITI, HOLDCO AND MERGER SUB 76
Section 6.01 Obligations of Parent, Holdco and Merger Sub 76
Section 6.02 Director and Officer Indemnification 78
Section 6.03 Disclosure Documents 79
Section 6.04 Stock Exchange Listing 80
Section 6.05 Company Share-Based Plans 80
   
Article 7. ADDITIONAL COVENANTS 80
Section 7.01 Efforts 80
Section 7.02 Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus; Registration Statement 82
Section 7.03 Merger Proposals, Notice and Actions by Companies Registrar 84
Section 7.04 Public Announcements 85
Section 7.05 Notice of Certain Events 85
Section 7.06 Access to Information 85
Section 7.07 Stock Exchange De-listing; Exchange Act Deregistration 87
Section 7.08 Stockholder Litigation 87
Section 7.09 Israeli Securities Exemptions 87
Section 7.10 Anti-Takeover Law 88
Section 7.11 Corporate Governance Matters 88
Section 7.12 Financing 88
   
Article 8. CONDITIONS TO THE MERGER 91
Section 8.01 Conditions to Obligations of Each Party 91
Section 8.02 Conditions to the Obligations of Parent, Holdco and Merger Sub 92
Section 8.03 Conditions to the Obligations of the Company 94
   
Article 9. TERMINATION 95
Section 9.01 Termination 95
Section 9.02 Notice and Effect of Termination 97
Section 9.03 Termination Fee 98

  

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Table of Contents

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Article 10. MISCELLANEOUS 100
Section 10.01 No Survival of Representations and Warranties 100
Section 10.02 Amendment and Modification 100
Section 10.03 Extension; Waiver 101
Section 10.04 Expenses 101
Section 10.05 Notices 101
Section 10.06 Counterparts; Effectiveness 102
Section 10.07 Entire Agreement; Third Party Beneficiaries 102
Section 10.08 Severability 102
Section 10.09 Assignment 103
Section 10.10 Governing Law; Exclusive Jurisdiction 103
Section 10.11 Remedies; Enforcement 104
Section 10.12 WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL 105
Section 10.13 Representations, Warranties and Covenants of Infiniti 105
Section 10.14 Non-Recourse 105

     

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AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER

 

THIS AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER (this “ Agreement ”), dated as of March 13, 2019, is entered into by and among PowerFleet, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“ Parent ”), Powerfleet Israel Holding Company Ltd., a private company limited by shares formed under the laws of the State of Israel and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent (“ Holdco ”), Powerfleet Israel Acquisition Company Ltd., a private company limited by shares formed under the laws of the State of Israel and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Holdco (“ Merger Sub ”), I.D. Systems, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“ Infiniti ”), and Pointer Telocation Ltd., a public company limited by shares formed under the laws of the State of Israel (the “ Company ”). Capitalized terms used in this Agreement and not otherwise defined above or in the text below have the meanings given to them in Section 1.01.

 

W I T N E S S E T H:

 

WHEREAS, the Parties intend that, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, Merger Sub will be merged with and into the Company, with the Company continuing as the surviving company (the “ Merger ”), in accordance with the ICL, pursuant to which, except as otherwise provided herein, all of the issued and outstanding Company Ordinary Shares will be converted into the right to receive the Merger Consideration and the Company will become a direct wholly-owned subsidiary of Holdco, upon the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement;

 

WHEREAS, as of the date hereof, Parent and Infiniti have entered into the Investment Agreement and have available, or they have secured, the Debt Financing Commitment required to fund in full the Cash Consideration portion of the Merger Consideration and have confirmed that the closing of the transactions contemplated under this Agreement are not subject to obtaining financing;

 

WHEREAS, in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Investment Agreement, Parent and Infiniti will, concurrently with or immediately prior to the Merger, reorganize into a new holding company structure by merging PowerFleet US Acquisition Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent (“ Infiniti Merger Sub ”), with and into Infiniti, resulting in Infiniti surviving as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent (the “ Infiniti Merger ”);

 

WHEREAS, simultaneously with the execution and delivery of the Investment Agreement, certain stockholders of Infiniti are entering into certain voting undertakings with Parent, as contemplated by the Investment Agreement;

 

WHEREAS, the board of directors of the Company (the “ Company Board ”) has unanimously: (i) determined that this Agreement, the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement (the “ Transactions ”) are fair to, and in the best interests of, the Company and its shareholders; (ii) approved this Agreement and the Transactions; and (iii) determined to recommend that the shareholders of the Company approve this Agreement and the Transactions;

  

 

 

 

WHEREAS, the board of directors of Merger Sub, the board of directors of Holdco and the board of directors of Parent (the “ Parent Board ”) have each unanimously approved this Agreement and the Transactions, and the board of directors of Merger Sub has further determined: (i) that this Agreement and the Transactions are fair to, and in the best interests of, Merger Sub and its shareholders; and (ii) to recommend that the shareholders of Merger Sub approve this Agreement and the Transactions;

 

WHEREAS, the Parent Board has unanimously approved and declared advisable and in the best interests of Parent and Infiniti, the sole stockholder of Parent as of the date hereof, this Agreement and the Transactions;

 

WHEREAS, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, (i) the Merger, taken together with the Infiniti Merger and the Investment Transactions, is intended to qualify as a transaction described in Section 351 of the Code, (ii) the Infiniti Merger is intended to qualify as a “reorganization” within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code, and (iii) this Agreement is intended to constitute a “plan or reorganization” for purposes of Sections 354, 361 and 368 of the Code and the Treasury Regulations;

 

WHEREAS, simultaneously with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, and as a condition and inducement to Parent’s, Infiniti’s, Holdco’s and Merger Sub’s willingness to enter into this Agreement, the shareholders of the Company set forth on Exhibit A are entering into voting undertakings with Parent, each in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B (the “ Voting Agreements ”); and

 

WHEREAS, Parent, Holdco, Merger Sub, Infiniti and the Company desire to make certain representations, warranties, covenants and agreements specified herein in connection with the Transactions and also to prescribe certain conditions to the Transactions.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the representations, warranties, covenants and agreements set forth herein, as well as other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, and intending to be legally bound hereby, Parent, Holdco, Merger Sub, Infiniti and the Company hereby agree as follows:

 

Article 1.
DEFINITIONS

 

Section 1.01 Definitions .

 

(a) As used herein, the following terms have the following meanings:

 

102 Trustee ” means the trustee appointed by the Company from time to time in accordance with the provisions of the Ordinance, and approved by the ITA, with respect to the Company 102 Options and Company 102 Shares.

 

Affiliate ” means, with respect to any Person, any other Person that directly or indirectly controls or is controlled by, or is under common control with such Person. The term “control” (including its correlative meanings “controlled” and “under common control with”) shall mean possession, directly or indirectly, of power to direct or cause the direction of management or policies of a Person (whether though ownership of 50% or more of such Person’s securities or partnership or other ownership interests, or by Contract or otherwise).

  

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Business Day ” means any day that is not a Saturday, a Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in New York, New York, or Tel Aviv, Israel are authorized or required by Law or Order to close.

 

Cash and Cash Equivalents ” means all cash on hand, cash in bank accounts, certificates of deposit, commercial paper, treasury bills and notes, marketable securities and other cash equivalents, but specifically excluding any received but un-cleared checks, outbound ACH and issued but un-cleared checks.

 

Certificate of Merger ” has the meaning ascribed to such term in the Investment Agreement.

 

Closing Date ” means the date of the Closing.

 

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

 

Companies Registrar ” means the Registrar of Companies of the State of Israel.

 

Company 102 Award ” means a Company Award granted under Section 102(b)(2) and Section 102(b)(3) of the Ordinance.

 

Company 102 Share ” means a Company Ordinary Share issued upon exercise or settlement of a Company 102 Award.

 

Company 20-F ” means the Company’s annual report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2017, as amended.

 

Company Acquisition Proposal ” means (i) any proposal or offer (other than the Transactions or any other proposal or offer by Parent, Infiniti, Holdco, Merger Sub or their Affiliates) with respect to a merger, consolidation, business combination or similar transaction involving the Company or any one or more of its Subsidiaries (except for any transaction between or among two or more of the Company’s Subsidiaries); (ii) any proposal or offer to acquire, by tender offer, share exchange, stock or asset purchase, license acquisition or in any other manner, which, in each case with respect to clauses (i) and (ii), if consummated, would result in any Person or group of Persons (other than Parent, Infiniti, Holdco, Merger Sub or their Affiliates) becoming, in one or a series of related transactions, directly or indirectly, (A) the beneficial owner (as such term is defined in Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act) of 15% or more of the total voting power or of any class of equity securities of the Company or any one or more of its Subsidiaries which comprise 15% or more of the consolidated revenues, consolidated net income or fair market value of the consolidated total assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or, in the case of a transaction described in clause (i), the entity resulting from such transaction (to the extent such entity and the Subsidiaries of the merged or consolidated entity would comprise 15% or more of the consolidated revenues, consolidated net income or fair market value of the consolidated total assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, prior to such transaction) or (B) the owner of assets (including equity securities of any of the Company’s Subsidiaries) comprising 15% or more of the consolidated revenues, consolidated net income or fair market value of the consolidated total assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole; or (iii) a recapitalization, reorganization, joint venture, partnership, restructuring, liquidation, dissolution or other winding up of the Company and/or any of its Subsidiaries for consideration equal to 15% or more of the fair market value of (x) all of the issued and outstanding Company Ordinary Shares on the last trading day prior to the date hereof or (y) the consolidated total assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole (in each case prior to such transaction).

  

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Company Adverse Recommendation Change ” means any of the following actions by the Company, the Company Board or any committee thereof: (i) withholding, withdrawing, modifying or qualifying in a manner adverse to Parent, Infiniti, Holdco or Merger Sub or proposing publicly to withhold, withdraw, modify or qualify in a manner adverse to Parent, Infiniti, Holdco or Merger Sub, the Company Board Recommendation, (ii) failing to make the Company Board Recommendation or failing to include the Company Board Recommendation in (or removing it from) the Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus, (iii) approving, endorsing, recommending or otherwise publicly declaring to be advisable or proposing to approve, endorse, recommend or determine to be advisable any Company Acquisition Proposal, (iv) following the date any Company Acquisition Proposal or any modification to the price, form of consideration or conditionality thereto is first made public or sent or given to the shareholders of the Company, failing to publicly reaffirm the Company Board Recommendation within five (5) Business Days after Parent reasonably requests a reaffirmation thereof in writing, (v) following the commencement of any take-over bid, tender offer or exchange offer for Company Ordinary Shares that is publicly disclosed, publicly being neutral or failing to reject or recommend against acceptance of any such take-over bid, tender offer or exchange offer within five (5) Business Days of such commencement of such take-over bid, tender offer or exchange offer or recommending that the shareholders of the Company tender their respective Company Ordinary Shares in such take-over bid, tender offer or exchange offer, or (vi) publicly announcing an intention, or resolving, to take any of the foregoing actions; provided , however , none of (x) a termination of this Agreement by the Company pursuant to Section 9.01(f) , (y) a customary “stop, look and listen” or similar communication by the Company Board of the type contemplated by Rule 14d-9(f) under the Exchange Act (including disclosure of the Company’s receipt of a Company Acquisition Proposal and the operation of this Agreement with respect thereto) or (z) factually accurate public statements regarding financial results, operations or business conditions or developments shall, in any case, in and of itself constitute a Company Adverse Recommendation Change.

 

Company Award ” shall mean any Company Option or Company RSU.

 

Company Balance Sheet ” means the consolidated balance sheet of the Company as of December 31, 2017 and the footnotes thereto set forth in the Company 20-F.

 

Company Balance Sheet Date ” means December 31, 2017.

 

Company Disclosure Schedule ” means the disclosure schedule attached hereto and delivered by the Company to Parent, Infiniti, Holdco and Merger Sub in connection with, and immediately prior to the execution of, this Agreement.

  

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Company Intellectual Property Rights ” means, collectively Company Owned Intellectual Property Rights and Company Licensed Intellectual Property Rights.

 

Company IT Assets ” means any and all computers, computer software, source code, firmware, middleware, servers, workstations, routers, hubs, switches, data communications lines and all other information technology systems and equipment, and all associated documentation owned by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or licensed or leased to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (excluding any public networks).

 

Company Leased Real Property ” means each parcel of real property subject to a lease, sublease, license or occupancy agreement to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party as lessee, sub-lessee, licensee or occupant.

 

Company Licensed Intellectual Property Rights ” means any and all Intellectual Property Rights owned by a Third Party and licensed or sublicensed to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or for which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has obtained a covenant not to be sued.

 

Company Material Adverse Effect ” means any effect, change, condition, fact, development, occurrence or event that, individually or in the aggregate with all other effects, changes, conditions, facts, developments, occurrences or events, has had or would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the business, results of operations, or condition (financial or otherwise) of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, excluding any effect, change, condition, fact, development, occurrence or event resulting from or arising out of (i) changes in the financial, securities or credit markets or general economic, regulatory or political conditions in the United States, Israel or any other jurisdiction, (ii) changes or conditions generally affecting the industries, markets or geographical areas in which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries operate, (iii) geopolitical conditions, the outbreak or escalation of hostilities, civil disobedience, acts of war, sabotage or terrorism or any escalation or worsening of the foregoing or any natural disasters (including hurricanes, tornadoes, floods or earthquakes), (iv) changes or proposed changes in Law or authoritative interpretation thereof, (v) changes in GAAP or authoritative interpretation thereof, (vi) any action taken or not taken, in each case, by Parent, Infiniti, Holdco, Merger Sub or their respective Affiliates or by the Company or its Subsidiaries or their respective Affiliates at the written request of Parent or as required by the terms, conditions or restrictions of this Agreement or the Transactions, (vii) the entry into, the public announcement of, or pendency of this Agreement and the Transactions (it being understood that this clause (vii) shall not apply to any representation or warranty of the Company herein that is expressly intended to address the consequences of the execution, delivery or performance of this Agreement), (viii) any failure by the Company and its Subsidiaries to meet any internal or published projections, forecasts or predictions in respect of financial or operating performance for any future period ( provided that the underlying causes of such failure may be considered in determining whether a Company Material Adverse Effect has occurred if not otherwise expressly excluded hereunder), or (ix) any change in the market price or trading volume of the Company’s securities or in its credit ratings ( provided that the underlying causes of such change may be considered in determining whether a Company Material Adverse Effect has occurred if not otherwise expressly excluded hereunder); provided , however , in the case of clauses (i), (ii), (iii), (iv) and (v), any effect, change, condition, fact, development, occurrence or event resulting from or arising out of the matters referred to therein shall not be excluded to the extent the same disproportionately affects (individually or together with other effects, changes, conditions, facts, developments, occurrences or events) the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, as compared to other similarly situated Persons operating in the same industry in which the Company and its Subsidiaries operate. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary above, any labor organizational campaigns in and of themselves shall not be deemed a Company Material Adverse Effect; provided , however , that any effect, change, condition, fact, development, occurrence or event resulting from or arising out of such labor organizational campaigns may be considered in determining whether a Company Material Adverse Effect has occurred.

  

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Company Owned Intellectual Property Rights ” means any and all Intellectual Property Rights owned by, purported to be owned by or exclusively licensed to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.

 

Company Personal Data ” means an identifiable individual’s name, street address, telephone number, email address, photograph, social security number or tax identification number, driver’s license number, passport number, credit card number, bank information, or biometric identifiers or any other piece of information that, alone or in combination with other information held by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, allows the identification of or contact with an individual and any other information about such individual that can be traced back thereto.

 

Company RSU ” means a restricted stock unit covering Company Ordinary Shares.

 

Company Share Plans ” shall mean the Company’s Employee Share Option Plan (2003) and Global Share Incentive Plan (2013), in each case, as may be amended from time to time.

 

Company Superior Proposal ” means any bona fide and written Company Acquisition Proposal that the Company Board determines in good faith, after consultation with its outside legal counsel and financial advisors, is reasonably capable of being consummated substantially in accordance with its terms and, if consummated, would be more favorable from a financial point of view to the Company’s shareholders (in their capacity as such) than the Merger, in each case, after taking into account all relevant factors, including all terms and conditions of such Company Acquisition Proposal (including the likelihood that such Company Acquisition Proposal is consummated in accordance with its terms, after taking into account all legal, financial (including the certainty of financing) and regulatory aspects of the proposal and the Person making the Company Acquisition Proposal), and this Agreement (including any adjustment to the terms and conditions of this Agreement agreed to by Parent in writing pursuant to Section 5.02(b) in response to such Company Acquisition Proposal). For purposes of this definition, all references to “15% or more” in the definition of Company Acquisition Proposal shall be deemed to be references to “more than 50%”.

 

Company Tax Return ” means any Tax Return (including, without limitation, any consolidated, combined or unitary return) relating to or inclusive of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.

  

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Company Termination Fee ” means $3,000,000.

 

Competition Law ” means the Sherman Antitrust Act, the Clayton Antitrust Act, the HSR Act, the Federal Trade Commission Act, the Economic Competition Act and all other Laws designed or intended to prohibit, restrict or regulate actions having the purpose or effect of monopolization, lessening of competition or restraint of trade.

 

Confidentiality Agreement ” means the Mutual Nondisclosure Agreement, dated as of November 28, 2017 by and between Infiniti and the Company.

 

Contract ” means any agreement, contract, instrument, note, bond, mortgage, indenture, deed of trust, lease, license or other legally binding commitment, arrangement or understanding, whether written or oral.

 

Environmental Claim ” means any Proceeding or Order alleging potential or actual liability (including liability for investigatory costs, cleanup costs, governmental response costs, natural resources damages, property damages, personal injuries, attorneys’ fees, fines or penalties) arising out of, based on, resulting from or relating to (i) the presence, Release of, or exposure to any Hazardous Substances, (ii) circumstances forming the basis of any violation, or alleged violation, of any Environmental Law, or (iii) any other matters covered or regulated by, or for which liability is imposed under, Environmental Law.

 

Environmental Law ” means any Law or Order relating to pollution, the protection, restoration or remediation of or prevention of harm to the environment or natural resources, or the protection of human health and safety, including any Law or Order relating to: (i) the exposure to, or Releases or threatened Releases of, Hazardous Substances, (ii) the generation, manufacture, processing, distribution, use, treatment, containment, disposal, storage, transport or handling of Hazardous Substances, or (iii) recordkeeping, notification, disclosure and reporting requirements respecting Hazardous Substances.

 

Environmental Permits ” means all Governmental Authorizations required by Environmental Law.

 

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

 

ERISA Affiliate ” of any entity means each entity that is treated as a single employer with such entity for purposes of Section 4001(b)(1) of ERISA or Section 414(b), (c), (m) or (o) of the Code.

 

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

 

Funded Know-How ” means any know-how of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries developed in whole or in part with any funding by the IA.

 

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

  

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Governmental Authority ” means any (i) nation or government, any federal, state, province, city, town, municipality, county, local or other political subdivision thereof or thereto and any department, commission, board, bureau, instrumentality, agency or merger control authority, (ii) federal, state, provincial, local or non-U.S. court or tribunal, (iii) self-regulatory organization (including any national securities exchange), or (iv) other governmental, quasi-governmental, supranational or regulatory entity created or empowered under a statute (or rule, regulation or ordinance promulgated thereunder) or at the direction of any governmental authority, including those set forth in clauses (i), (ii) or (iii) of this definition, and that is empowered thereunder or thereby to exercise executive, legislative, judicial, taxing, regulatory or administrative powers or functions of or pertaining to government.

 

Governmental Authorization ” means any license, approval, clearance, permit, certificate, waiver, amendment, consent, exemption, variance, expiration and termination of any waiting period requirements (including pursuant to Competition Law), other actions by, and any notice, filing, registration, qualification, declaration and designation with, and other authorizations and approvals issued by or obtained from a Governmental Authority.

 

Hazardous Substance ” means any material, substance, chemical, or waste (or combination thereof) that is listed, defined, designated, regulated or classified as hazardous, toxic, radioactive, dangerous, a pollutant, a contaminant, petroleum, oil, or words of similar meaning or effect (i) under any Environmental Law, or (ii) that can form the basis of any liability under any Environmental Law or any Order relating to pollution, waste, the environment, or the protection of worker health and safety.

 

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

 

IA ” means the Innovation Authority under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Economy and Industry of the State of Israel.

 

IA Notification ” means a notification by the Company to the IA of the Transactions.

 

IA Undertaking ” means such undertaking to the IA as is required of Parent as a consequence of the Transactions and as a condition thereto, in the IA’s standard form.

 

ICL ” means the Israeli Companies Law, 5759-1999 (including those portions of the Israeli Companies Ordinance [New Version] 5743-1983 that continue to be in effect) and the regulations promulgated thereunder, as amended.

 

Infiniti 2018 Plan ” means the I.D. Systems, Inc., Inc. 2018 Incentive Plan.

 

Infiniti Adverse Recommendation Change ” has the meaning ascribed to the term “Company Adverse Recommendation Change” in the Investment Agreement.

 

Infiniti Closing Price ” means $6.68.

 

Infiniti Equity Plans ” means the following plans of Infiniti: the I.D. Systems, Inc. 2007 Equity Compensation Plan (as amended through June 21, 2012), I.D. Systems, Inc. 2009 Non-Employee Director Equity Compensation Plan, as amended, I.D. Systems, Inc. 2015 Equity Compensation Plan and the Infiniti 2018 Plan.

  

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Infiniti Material Adverse Effect ” has the meaning ascribed to the term “Material Adverse Effect” in the Investment Agreement.

 

Infiniti Option ” means each option to purchase shares of Infiniti Common Stock outstanding under any of the Infiniti Equity Plans.

 

Infiniti Permitted Liens ” has the meaning ascribed to the term “Permitted Liens” in the Investment Agreement.

 

Infiniti Restricted Stock Award ” means each restricted stock award of shares of Infiniti Common Stock outstanding under any of the Infiniti Equity Plans.

 

Infiniti Specified Stockholder Approval ” shall have the meaning ascribed to the term “Specified Stockholder Approval” in the Investment Agreement.

 

Infiniti Stockholders’ Meeting ” means a meeting of Infiniti’s stockholders held for the purpose of obtaining the Infiniti Stockholder Approval.

 

Intellectual Property ” means all intellectual property and technology, including (i) internet domain names, whether or not trademarks, web addresses, web pages, websites and related content, accounts with Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, YouTube, Google+ and other social media companies and the content found thereon and related thereto, and URLs; (ii) expressions, designs and other works of authorship; (iii) inventions, discoveries, trade secrets, business and technical information and know-how, databases, processes, procedures, research and development results, marketing plans and other confidential and proprietary information, excluding any Company Personal Data contained in any of the foregoing; and (iv) software and firmware, including data files, source code, object code, application programming interfaces, architecture, files, records, schematics, computerized databases, algorithms, structures, development tools and other related specifications, media and documentation, excluding any Company Personal Data contained in any of the foregoing.

 

Intellectual Property Rights ” means any and all common law or statutory intellectual property rights or proprietary rights and protections (anywhere in the world), including all such rights relating to, arising from, or associated with any Intellectual Property, including (i) trademarks, service marks and rights in trade names, brand names, logos, corporate names, trade dress, design rights and other similar designations of source, sponsorship, association or origin, and all registrations, applications and renewals for, any of the foregoing; (ii) copyrights, author, performer, moral and neighboring rights, and mask works and all registrations, applications for registration and renewals of any of the foregoing; (iii) trade secrets and other rights in confidential information; and (iv) patents (including all reissues, divisionals, provisionals, continuations and continuations-in-part, re-examinations, renewals, substitutions and extensions thereof), patent applications, and other patent rights and any other Governmental Authority-issued indicia of invention ownership (including inventor’s certificates, petty patents and patent utility models).

  

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Investment Agreement ” means the Investment and Transaction Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, among the Investors, Infiniti, Parent and Infiniti Merger Sub.

 

Investment Documents ” has the meaning ascribed to such term in the Investment Agreement.

 

Investment Securities ” has the meaning ascribed to the term “Securities” in the Investment Agreement.

 

Investment Transactions ” means the offering and sale of shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock of Parent pursuant to the terms of the Investment Agreement.

 

Investors ” means ABRY Senior Equity V, L.P. and ABRY Senior Equity Co-Investment Fund V, L.P.

 

ISA ” means the Israel Securities Authority.

 

Israeli Securities Law ” means the Israeli Securities Law, 1968 and the regulations promulgated thereunder, as amended.

 

ITA ” means the Israel Tax Authority.

 

Knowledge ” means, with respect to the Company, the actual knowledge of each of the individuals listed on  Section 1.01(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule and, with respect to Parent or Infiniti, the actual knowledge of each of the individuals listed on  Section 1.01(a) of the Parent Disclosure Schedule, in each case, after reasonable inquiry of the direct reports of such individuals who would reasonably have knowledge of the applicable matter.

 

Law ” means any United States, federal, state, provincial or local or any non-U.S. law (in each case, statutory, common or otherwise), constitution, treaty, convention, ordinance, code, rule, statute, regulation or other similar requirement enacted, issued, adopted, promulgated, entered into or applied by a Governmental Authority.

 

Lien ” means, with respect to any property or asset, any mortgage, hypothec, lien, pledge, charge, security interest, deed of trust, right of first refusal or offer, option, easement, right of way, or any other encumbrance (other than such a limitation arising under securities Law in respect of such property or asset).

 

Nasdaq ” means, with respect to Parent, the Nasdaq Global Market and, with respect to the Company, the Nasdaq Capital Market.

 

Open Source Material ” means software or other material that is licensed or distributed under a “free” source-code license, including any license meeting the Open Source Definition (as promulgated by the Open Source Initiative) or the Free Software Definition (as promulgated by the Free Software Foundation), or any substantially similar license, including but not limited to any license approved by the Open Source Initiative, or any Creative Commons License.

  

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Order ” means any order, writ, injunction, decree, consent decree, judgment, ruling, award, injunction, settlement or stipulation issued, promulgated, made, rendered or entered into by or with any Governmental Authority (in each case, whether temporary, preliminary or permanent) that is binding on any Person or its property under applicable Law.

 

Ordinance ” means the Israeli Income Tax Ordinance (New Version), 1961 and any rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, as amended.

 

Parent Charter ” has the meaning ascribed to such term in the Investment Agreement.

 

Parent Common Stock Issuance ” means the issuance of shares of Parent Common Stock as part of the Merger Consideration,

 

Parent Disclosure Schedule ” means the disclosure schedule attached hereto and delivered by Parent to the Company in connection with, and immediately prior to, the execution of, this Agreement.

 

Parent Material Adverse Effect ” means any effect, change, condition, fact, development, occurrence or event that, individually or in the aggregate with all other effects, changes, conditions, facts, developments, occurrences or events, has had or would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the business, results of operations, or condition (financial or otherwise) of Parent and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, excluding any effect, change, condition, fact, development, occurrence or event resulting from or arising out of (i) changes in the financial, securities or credit markets or general economic, regulatory or political conditions in the United States, Israel or any other jurisdiction, (ii) changes or conditions generally affecting the industries, markets or geographical areas in which Parent or any of its Subsidiaries operate, (iii) geopolitical conditions, the outbreak or escalation of hostilities, civil disobedience, acts of war, sabotage or terrorism or any escalation or worsening of the foregoing or any natural disasters (including hurricanes, tornadoes, floods or earthquakes), (iv) changes or proposed changes in Law or authoritative interpretation thereof, (v) changes in GAAP or authoritative interpretation thereof, (vi) any action taken or not taken, in each case, by Parent, Infiniti, Holdco, Merger Sub or their respective Affiliates or by the Company or its Subsidiaries or their respective Affiliates at the written request of the Company or as required by the terms, conditions or restrictions of this Agreement or the Transactions, (vii) the entry into, the public announcement of, or pendency of this Agreement and the Transactions (it being understood that this clause (vii) shall not apply to any representation or warranty of Parent herein that is expressly intended to address the consequences of the execution, delivery or performance of this Agreement), (viii) any failure by Parent and its Subsidiaries to meet any internal or published projections, forecasts or predictions in respect of financial or operating performance for any future period ( provided that the underlying causes of such failure may be considered in determining whether a Parent Material Adverse Effect has occurred if not otherwise excluded hereunder), or (ix) any change in the market price or trading volume of Parent securities or in its credit ratings ( provided that the underlying causes of such change may be considered in determining whether a Parent Material Adverse Effect has occurred if not otherwise excluded hereunder); provided , however , in the case of clauses (i), (ii), (iii), (iv) and (v), any effect, change, condition, fact, development, occurrence or event resulting from or arising out of the matters referred to therein shall not be excluded to the extent the same disproportionately affects (individually or together with other effects, changes, conditions, facts, developments, occurrences or events) Parent and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, as compared to other similarly situated Persons operating in the same industry in which Parent and its Subsidiaries operate.

  

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Parent Termination Fee ” means $2,000,000.

 

Party ” means each of Parent, Holdco, Merger Sub, Infiniti and the Company individually, as the context requires, and “ Parties ” means all of them collectively.

 

Permitted Liens ” means (i) Liens for Taxes not yet delinquent or being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and for which adequate reserves (as determined in accordance with GAAP) have been established on the Company Financial Statements, or (with respect to such Liens arising after the date hereof) on the financial books and records of the Company, (ii) Liens in favor of vendors, carriers, warehousemen, repairmen, mechanics, workmen, materialmen, construction or similar Liens arising in the ordinary course of business with respect to amounts not yet overdue or the validity of which is being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and for which adequate reserves (as determined in accordance with GAAP) have been established on the Company Financial Statements, or (with respect to such Liens arising after the date hereof) on the financial books and records of the Company, (iii) Liens reflected on the Company Balance Sheet, (iv) zoning, building and other land use regulations imposed by any Governmental Authority having jurisdiction over the Company Leased Real Property which are not violated by the current use and operation of the Company Leased Real Property in any manner that would reasonably be expected to materially impair the continued use and operation of the Company Leased Real Property as presently conducted, (v) Liens to secure indebtedness pursuant to the Loan Documents to be released as of the Effective Time, (vi) licenses or covenants not to sue with respect to Intellectual Property Rights, (vii) statutory, common law or contractual liens of landlords, (viii) title defects, encumbrances or irregularities that do not secure the payment of a sum of money or that would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to materially impair the continued use and operation of the assets to which they relate in the business of such entity and its Affiliates as presently conducted, (ix) extension of time of existing guarantees and new guarantees issued in the ordinary course of business in connection with bids, leases and contract performance, but, with respect to new guarantees, in no event exceeding a maximum aggregate obligation of $500,000 since the date hereof, and (x) any Liens set forth on Section 1.01 of the Company Disclosure Schedule.

 

Person ” means an individual, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, association, company, joint venture, estate, trust, association other entity or organization of any kind or nature, including a Governmental Authority or arbitrator (public or private), or group (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act).

 

Proceeding ” means any suit, audit, action, claim, litigation, arbitration, mediation, hearing, public inquiry, or similar proceeding (in each case, whether civil, criminal or administrative, whether public or private or whether written or oral) commenced, brought, conducted or heard by or before, or otherwise involving any Governmental Authority or arbitrator (public or private).

  

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Related Persons ” shall mean, with respect to any Person, each of such Person’s former, current and future direct or indirect equity holders, controlling persons, partners, stockholders, directors, officers, employees, agents, Affiliates, members, managers, general or limited partners or assignees.

 

Release ” shall have the same meaning as under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act, 42 U.S.C., Section 9601 (22).

 

Representative ” means a Person and its Subsidiaries’ directors, officers, employees, Affiliates, agents, attorneys, accountants, advisors, consultants and other authorized representatives.

 

Sarbanes-Oxley Act ” means the U.S. Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, as amended.

 

SEC ” means the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

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

 

Significant Subsidiary ” means a “significant subsidiary” as such term is defined in Rule 12b-2 under the Exchange Act.

 

Straddle Period ” means any Tax period beginning before the Closing Date and ending after the Closing Date.

 

Subsidiary ” means, with respect to any Person, another Person (other than a natural Person), of which such first Person (i) owns directly or indirectly (a) an aggregate amount of the voting securities, other voting ownership or voting partnership interests to elect or appoint a majority of the board of directors or other governing body or (b) if there are no such voting interests, a majority of the equity interests therein or (ii) has the right to appoint a majority of the directors or managers.

 

TASE ” means the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange.

 

Tax ” means (i) any and all federal, state, provincial, local, non-U.S. (including, for the avoidance of doubt, Israeli) and other taxes, levies, imposts, duties, and similar governmental charges (including any interest, consumer price index linkage, fines, assessments, penalties or additions to tax imposed in connection therewith or with respect thereto) including (x) taxes imposed on, or measured by, income, franchise, profits or gross receipts, and (y) ad valorem, value added, capital gains, sales, goods and services, harmonized sales, use, real or personal property, capital stock, license, escheat, unclaimed property, branch, payroll, estimated withholding, employment, social security (or similar), national health insurance, unemployment, compensation, utility, severance, production, excise, stamp, occupation, premium, windfall profits, transfer and gains taxes, and customs duties, (ii) any and all liability for the payment of any items described in clause (i) above as a result of being (or ceasing to be) a member of an affiliated, consolidated, combined, unitary or aggregate group (or being included (or being required to be included) in any Tax Return related to such group), and (iii) any and all liability for the payment of any amounts as a result of any express or implied obligation to indemnify any other person, or any successor or transferee liability, in respect of any items described in clause (i) or (ii) above.

  

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Tax Return ” means any report, return, document, declaration, election, schedule, opinion, statement or other information or filing supplied or required to be supplied to any Governmental Authority with respect to Taxes, including information returns, any documents to be supplied to any Governmental Authority with respect to or accompanying payments of estimated Taxes, or with respect to or accompanying requests for the extension of time in which to file any such report, return, document, declaration, election, schedule, opinion, statement or other information or any amendment to any of the foregoing.

  

Tax Sharing Agreement ” means any Contract binding a Party or any of its Subsidiaries that provides for the allocation, apportionment, sharing or assignment of any Tax liability or benefit (excluding any indemnification agreement or arrangement pertaining to the sale or lease of assets or subsidiaries and any commercially reasonable indemnity, sharing or similar agreements or arrangements where the inclusion of a Tax indemnification or allocation provision is customary or incidental to an agreement the primary nature of which is not Tax sharing or indemnification).

 

Third Party ” means any Person other than Parent, Infiniti, Holdco, Merger Sub, the Company or any of their respective Affiliates.

 

Treasury Regulations ” means the regulations promulgated under the Code.

 

Valid Tax Certificate ” means a valid certificate, ruling or any other written instructions regarding Tax withholding, issued by the ITA in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Parent (which, for the avoidance of doubt includes Parent’s opportunity to review and comment on the application to the ITA), that is applicable to the payments to be made to any holder of securities of the Company pursuant to this Agreement stating that no withholding, or reduced withholding, of Tax is required under Israeli law with respect to such payment or providing other instructions regarding such payment or withholding (including transfer of the withholding Tax amount to a trustee). For purposes hereof, the Withholding Tax Ruling, the 104H Tax Ruling and the Option Tax Ruling (and any interim ruling in respect thereof, if applicable) will be considered a Valid Tax Certificate, provided they include such instructions, and further provided that if the applicable ruling requires the affirmative consent of the relevant holder, such holder consented in writing to join any such applicable ruling.

 

Willful Breach ” means a material breach that is a consequence of an act undertaken or a failure to take an act by the breaching Party with the Knowledge that the taking of such act or the failure to take such act would, or would reasonably be expected to, cause a material breach of this Agreement, regardless of whether breaching was the object of the act or failure to act.

  

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(b) Each of the following terms is defined in the section set forth opposite such term:

 

Term

 

Section

104H Tax Ruling   Section 2.10(d)
Acceptable Company Confidentiality Agreement   Section 5.02(a)
Agreement   Preamble
Alternative Company Acquisition Agreement   Section 5.02(a)
Award   Section 10.10(e)
Base Amount   Section 6.02(c)
Book-Entry Shares   Section 2.03(a)(iii)
Cash Consideration   Section 2.03(a)(ii)
Certificate   Section 2.03(a)(iii)
Closing   Section 2.01
Closing Option Consideration   Section 2.08(b)
Company   Preamble
Company Board   Recitals
Company Board Recommendation   Section 3.02(b)
Company Financial Statements   Section 3.08
Company Indemnified Party   Section 6.02(a)
Company Material Contract   Section 3.18(a)
Company Option   Section 2.08(a)
Company Ordinary Shares   Section 3.05(a)
Company Plan   Section 3.16(a)
Company Privacy Policy   Section 3.14(n)
Company Real Property Leases   Section 3.13(b)
Company Registered IP   Section 3.14(d)
Company Required Consents   Section 3.04
Company RSUs   Section 3.05(a)
Company SEC Documents   Section 3.07(a)
Company Shareholder Approval   Section 3.02(a)
Company Shareholders’ Meeting   Section 5.04
Company Source Code   Section 3.14(i)
Company Specified Representations   Section 8.02(a)(ii)
Company Subsidiary Securities   Section 3.06(b)
Debt Financing   Section 4.09
Debt Financing Commitment   Section 4.09
DGCL   Section 4.02(b)
EDGAR   Article 3
Effective Time   Section 2.02
Enforceability Limitations   Section 3.02(a)
Equity Award Exchange Ratio   Section 2.08(a)
Equity Financing   Section 4.09
Exchange Agent   Section 2.06
Exchange Fund   Section 2.06
Exchange Ratio   Section 2.03(a)(ii)
FCPA   Section 3.23(a)
Financing   Section 4.09
Governmental Grant   Section 3.14(m)
Infiniti   Preamble
Infiniti Merger   Recitals

  

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Term

 

Section

Infiniti Merger Sub   Recitals
Interim 104H Tax Ruling   Section 2.10(d)
Interim Option Tax Ruling   Section 2.10(e)
internal controls   Section 3.07(f)
Israeli Employees   Section 3.16(j)
Israeli Offering   Section 7.09(a)
Israeli Offering Exemption   Section 7.09(a)
Israeli Options Exemption   Section 7.09(b)
Israeli Securities Exemption   Section 7.09(b)
Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus   Section 5.03
Loan Documents   Section 5.06
Merger   Recitals
Merger Certificate   Section 2.02
Merger Consideration   Section 2.03(a)(ii)
Merger Notice   Section 2.02
Merger Proposals   Section 7.03(a)
Merger Sub   Preamble
Multiemployer Plan   Section 3.16(c)
Option Tax Ruling   Section 2.10(e)
Outside Date   Section 9.01(c)
Parent   Preamble
Parent Board   Recitals
Parent Common Stock   Section 4.05(a)
Parent Specified Representations   Section 8.03(a)(ii)
Payee   Section 2.10(a)
Payor   Section 2.10(a)
Pre-Closing Period   Section 5.01
Public Official   Section 3.23(a)
Registered Intellectual Property Rights   Section 3.14(a)
Registration Statement   Section 5.03
Required Payments   Section 4.09
Section 14 Arrangement   Section 3.16(j)
Solvent   Section 4.10
Stock Consideration   Section 2.03(a)(ii)
Subject Company Customers, Suppliers and Dealers   Section 3.22
Substituted Option   Section 2.08(a)
Substituted RSU   Section 2.08(c)
Surviving Company   Section 2.02
Tax Incentive Program   Section 3.15(a)(xxx)
Transactions   Recitals
VAT   Section 3.15(a)(xxv)
Vested Company Option   Section 2.08(b)
Vested Company RSU   Section 2.08(d)
Voting Agreement   Recitals
Withholding Drop Date   Section 2.10(b)
Withholding Tax Ruling   Section 2.10(c)

  

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Section 1.02 Other Definitional and Interpretative Provisions . The words “hereof”, “herein” and “hereunder” and words of like import used in this Agreement shall refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement.

 

(a) The captions herein are included for convenience of reference only and shall be ignored in the construction or interpretation hereof. References to Articles, Sections, Annexes, Exhibits and Schedules are to Articles, Sections, Annexes, Exhibits and Schedules of this Agreement unless otherwise specified.

 

(b) All Annexes, Exhibits and Schedules annexed hereto or referred to herein are hereby incorporated in and made a part of this Agreement as if set forth in full herein. Any capitalized terms used in any Annex, Exhibit or Schedule but not otherwise defined therein, shall have the meaning as defined in this Agreement.

 

(c) Any reference in a particular Section of the Company Disclosure Schedule shall be deemed to be an exception to (or, as applicable, a disclosure for purposes of) (i) the representations and warranties (or covenants, as applicable) of the Company that are contained in the corresponding Section of this Agreement and (ii) all other representations and warranties of the Company that are contained in this Agreement (except for those contained in Section 3.01 and Section 3.05(a) ) if the relevance of that reference as an exception to (or a disclosure for purposes of) such representations and warranties would be reasonably apparent to an individual who has read that reference and such representations and warranties. The listing of any matter on the Company Disclosure Schedule shall not be deemed to constitute an admission by the Company, or to otherwise imply, that any such matter is material, is required to be disclosed by the Company under this Agreement or falls within relevant minimum thresholds or materiality standards set forth in this Agreement. No disclosure in the Company Disclosure Schedule relating to any possible breach or violation by the Company of any Contract or applicable Law, the enforceability of any Contract, the existence or non-existence of third-party rights or similar matters or statements shall be construed as an admission or indication to any Third Party with respect to any of the foregoing. Any disclosure in any Section of the Company Disclosure Schedule of information that is also filed with or disclosed in any Company SEC Document shall not be deemed a representation that there is no other information filed with or disclosed in any Company SEC Document that would qualify the corresponding representation. All disclosures in the Company Disclosure Schedule are intended only to allocate rights and risks between the parties to the Agreement and are not intended to be admissions against interests, be admissible against any Party by any Person who is not a Party (other than Affiliates, beneficiaries, or successors or assigns of any of the Parties), or give rise to any claim or benefit to any Person who is not a Party (other than Affiliates, beneficiaries, or successors or assigns of any of the Parties).

   

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(d) Any reference in a particular Section of the Parent Disclosure Schedule shall be deemed to be an exception to (or, as applicable, a disclosure for purposes of) (i) the representations and warranties (or covenants, as applicable) of Parent, Infiniti, Holdco and Merger Sub that are contained in the corresponding Section of this Agreement and (ii) all other representations and warranties of Parent, Infiniti, Holdco and Merger Sub that are contained in this Agreement (except for those contained in Section 4.01 and Section 4.05(a) ) if the relevance of that reference as an exception to (or a disclosure for purposes of) such representations and warranties would be reasonably apparent to an individual who has read that reference and such representations and warranties. The listing of any matter on the Parent Disclosure Schedule shall not be deemed to constitute an admission by the Parent, Infiniti, Holdco or Merger Sub, or to otherwise imply, that any such matter is material, is required to be disclosed by Parent, Infiniti, Holdco or Merger Sub under this Agreement or falls within relevant minimum thresholds or materiality standards set forth in this Agreement. No disclosure in the Parent Disclosure Schedule relating to any possible breach or violation by Parent, Infiniti, Holdco or Merger Sub of any Contract or applicable Law, the enforceability of any Contract, the existence or non-existence of third-party rights or similar matters or statements shall be construed as an admission or indication to any Third Party with respect to any of the foregoing. All disclosures in the Parent Disclosure Schedule are intended only to allocate rights and risks between the parties to the Agreement and are not intended to be admissions against interests, be admissible against any Party by any Person who is not a Party (other than Affiliates, beneficiaries, or successors or assigns of any of the Parties), or give rise to any claim or benefit to any Person who is not a Party (other than Affiliates, beneficiaries, or successors or assigns of any of the Parties).

 

(e) Any singular term in this Agreement shall be deemed to include the plural, and any plural term the singular, and words denoting either gender shall include both genders as the context requires. Where a word or phrase is defined herein, each of its other grammatical forms shall have a corresponding meaning.

 

(f) Whenever the words “include”, “includes” or “including” are used in this Agreement, they shall be deemed to be followed by the words “without limitation”, whether or not they are in fact followed by those words or words of like import.

 

(g) The use of the word “or” shall not be exclusive unless expressly indicated otherwise.

 

(h) Any reference to a Party or a party to any other agreement or document contemplated hereby shall include such Person’s successors and permitted assigns.

 

(i) Unless otherwise specifically indicated, all references to “dollars” or “$” shall refer to the lawful currency of the United States.

 

(j) A reference to any legislation or to any provision of any legislation shall include any modification, amendment, re-enactment thereof, any legislative provision substituted therefor and all rules, regulations and statutory instruments issued or related to such legislation; provided , that with respect to any representation or warranty contained in this Agreement, such reference shall mean the legislation or provision as exists as of the date that such representation or warranty is made.

 

(k) A reference to any Contract (including this Agreement) is to that Contract as amended, modified or supplemented (including by waiver or consent) from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof, except that with respect to any Contract listed on any schedule hereto, all such amendments, modifications or supplements must also be listed on such schedule in order to be included in such reference.

  

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(l) The word “will” shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect as the word “shall”.

 

(m) The Parties have participated jointly in the negotiation and drafting of this Agreement and, in the event an ambiguity or question of intent or interpretation arises, this Agreement shall be construed as jointly drafted by the Parties and no presumption or burden of proof shall arise favoring or disfavoring any Party by virtue of the authorship of any provision of this Agreement.

 

(n) References from or through any date mean, unless otherwise specified, from and including such date or through and including such date, respectively.

 

(o) References to any period of days will be deemed to be to the relevant number of calendar days unless otherwise specified.

 

(p) If the last day for the giving of any notice or the performance of any act required or permitted under this Agreement is a day that is not a Business Day, then the time for the giving of such notice or the performance of such action shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day.

 

(q) Whenever the phrase “ordinary course of business” is used in this Agreement, it shall be deemed to be followed by the words “consistent with past practice”, whether or not it is in fact followed by those words or words of like import.

 

Article 2.
THE MERGER

 

Section 2.01 Closing . Subject to the provisions of this Agreement, the closing of the Merger (the “ Closing ”) shall take place by the electronic exchange of documents as soon as practicable, but in any event within four (4) Business Days, following the satisfaction or, to the extent permitted hereunder, waiver of the conditions set forth in Article 8 (except for any conditions that by their nature can only be satisfied on the Closing Date, but subject to the satisfaction of such conditions on the Closing Date or waiver by the Party entitled to waive such conditions); provided , however , the Closing may occur on such other date or at such other time and place as agreed to in writing by Parent and the Company.

 

Section 2.02 The Merger . As soon as practicable following, but in any event within one (1) Business Day following, the satisfaction or, to the extent permitted hereunder, waiver of the conditions set forth in Article 8 (except for any conditions that by their nature can only be satisfied on the Closing Date, but subject to the satisfaction of such conditions on the Closing Date or waiver by the Party entitled to waive such conditions), Merger Sub and the Company shall each, substantially simultaneously and in coordination with each other, deliver to the Companies Registrar a notice (each, a “ Merger Notice ”) informing the Companies Registrar that all such conditions to the Merger have been met (except for any conditions that by their nature can only be satisfied on the Closing Date, but subject to the satisfaction of such conditions on the Closing Date or waiver by the Party entitled to waive such conditions) and requesting that the Companies Registrar issue a certificate evidencing the completion of the Merger in accordance with section 323(5) of the ICL (the “ Merger Certificate ”) on the Closing Date; provided , however , such delivery of Merger Notices to the Companies Registrar may occur on such other date as agreed in writing by Parent and the Company. The Merger shall become effective, and the Closing shall occur, upon the issuance by the Companies Registrar of the Merger Certificate in accordance with section 323(5) of the ICL (the time at which the Merger becomes effective is herein referred to as the “ Effective Time ”). As a result of the Merger, the separate existence of Merger Sub shall cease, and the Company shall continue its existence as a direct wholly-owned subsidiary of Holdco under the Law of the State of Israel. The Company, in its capacity as the company surviving the Merger, is sometimes referred to in this Agreement as the “ Surviving Company ”.

  

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(a) The Merger shall have the effects set forth in this Agreement, the Merger Certificate and the applicable provisions of the ICL.

 

(b) At the Effective Time, the articles of association of Merger Sub attached hereto as Exhibit C as in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be the articles of association of the Surviving Company, except that references to the name of Merger Sub shall be replaced by references to the name of the Surviving Company, until amended thereafter in accordance with the ICL and such articles of association.

 

(c) At the Effective Time, the directors of Merger Sub set forth on Schedule 2.02(c) shall be the directors of the Surviving Company, each to hold office in accordance with the articles of association of the Surviving Company, and the officers of Merger Sub set forth on Schedule 2.02(c) shall be the initial officers of the Surviving Company, in each case until their respective successors are duly elected or appointed and qualified or until their earlier death, resignation or removal.

 

(d) The parties shall take all actions necessary so that immediately after the Effective Time, (i) the Persons set forth on Schedule 2.02(d) shall be the directors of Parent and (ii) the Persons set forth on Schedule 2.02(d) shall be the officers of Parent, in each case, to hold office in accordance with the Certificate of Incorporation and the Bylaws of Parent from the Effective Time until their respective successors are duly elected or appointed and qualified or until their earlier death, resignation or removal.

 

(e) No later than thirty days after the date hereof, Porsche Holdco shall timely file an election on Internal Revenue Service Form 8832 to be classified as a disregarded entity for U.S. income tax purposes, effective as of its date of formation.

 

Section 2.03 Effect of the Merger on Share Capital of the Company and Merger Sub .

 

(a) At the Effective Time, by virtue of the Merger and without any action on the part of Parent, Infiniti, Holdco, Merger Sub, the Company or their respective shareholders or stockholders, as applicable:

 

(i) all Company Ordinary Shares that are owned, directly or indirectly, by (A) Infiniti, Parent or any of its Subsidiaries (including Holdco and Merger Sub) or (B) the Company (including Company Ordinary Shares held as treasury stock or otherwise and Company Ordinary Shares held of record by Nexus Telecommunication System Ltd. or Nexus Telocation Systems Ltd.) or any of its wholly-owned Subsidiaries, in each case immediately prior to the Effective Time, shall be automatically cancelled and shall cease to exist and no consideration shall be delivered in exchange therefor;

  

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(ii) each Company Ordinary Share issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time (other than shares to be cancelled in accordance with Section 2.03(a)(i) ) shall be converted into the right to receive, subject to the other provisions of this Article 2 (A) 1.272 (the “ Exchange Ratio ”) fully paid and non-assessable shares of Parent Common Stock (the “ Stock Consideration ”), and (B) $8.50 in cash, without interest (the “ Cash Consideration ” and, together with the Stock Consideration, the “ Merger Consideration ”);

 

(iii) each holder of a Company Ordinary Share converted into the right to receive the Merger Consideration pursuant to Section 2.03(a)(ii) that is (A) represented by a certificate (a “ Certificate ”) or (B) held in book-entry form (“ Book-Entry Shares ”) shall cease to have any rights with respect thereto, except (x) the amount of Merger Consideration due to such holder pursuant to this Section 2.03 and (y) the right to receive any other amounts, dividends and distributions as expressly provided herein, without interest, subject to compliance with the procedures set forth in Section 2.06 ; and

 

(iv) each ordinary share, par value NIS 0.01 of Merger Sub issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time shall automatically and without further action be converted into and become one (1) validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable ordinary share, par value NIS 0.01 per share, of the Surviving Company, which ordinary share shall constitute the only outstanding share capital of the Surviving Company and shall be beneficially owned by Holdco;

 

(b) Except as set forth in this Article 2 , any and all options, warrants or other contingent rights to acquire any securities of the Company as of the Effective Time will be cancelled or terminated in connection with the Merger without payment of any consideration therefor.

 

Section 2.04 Certain Adjustments . Without limiting the provisions of this Agreement, if, from the date hereof until the Effective Time, the outstanding shares of Parent Common Stock or Company Ordinary Shares shall have been changed into, or exchanged for, a different number of shares or a different class, by reason of any stock dividend, subdivision, reclassification, recapitalization, split, combination, exchange of shares, or similar transaction, the Merger Consideration and any items on which the calculation of the Merger Consideration depends, as the case may be, shall be correspondingly adjusted as appropriate to provide the holders of Company Ordinary Shares (including the holders of Company Options and Company RSUs) the same economic effect as contemplated by this Agreement prior to such event.

 

Section 2.05 Fractional Shares . Any fractional share of Parent Common Stock that otherwise would be issuable pursuant to the Merger shall be rounded up or down to the nearest whole share of Parent Common Stock.

  

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Section 2.06 Exchange of Company Ordinary Shares . Parent shall enter into a customary exchange agreement, with a nationally recognized financial institution or trust company designated by Parent and reasonably approved by the Company (the “ Exchange Agent ”). At or immediately following the Effective Time, Parent shall deposit or cause to be deposited with the Exchange Agent for the benefit of the holders of Company Ordinary Shares, for exchange in accordance with this Article 2 through the Exchange Agent, subject to Section 2.06(a)(ii) , an aggregate number of duly authorized, validly issued and fully paid and non-assessable and registered shares of Parent Common Stock to be issued in uncertificated or book-entry form comprising the number of shares of Parent Common Stock required to be issued pursuant to Section 2.03(a)(ii)(A) . In addition, Parent shall deposit or cause to be deposited with the Exchange Agent, as necessary from time to time after the Effective Time, cash sufficient to pay the aggregate Cash Consideration and any dividends or other distributions, if any, to which the holders of Company Ordinary Shares may be entitled pursuant to Section 2.06(b) (such Parent Common Stock and cash provided to the Exchange Agent, together with any dividends or other distributions with respect thereto, are hereinafter referred to as the “ Exchange Fund ”). In the event the Exchange Fund shall be insufficient to make the payments in connection with the aggregate Merger Consideration contemplated by Section 2.03 (including as a result of any losses resulting from the investments contemplated in Section 2.06(g) ), Parent shall promptly deposit, or cause to be deposited, additional funds or Parent Common Stock, as applicable, with the Exchange Agent in an amount that is equal to the deficiency. The Exchange Agent shall deliver the aggregate Merger Consideration to be issued pursuant to Section 2.03 out of the Exchange Fund. Except as provided in Section 2.06(a)(i) , the Exchange Fund shall not be used for any other purpose. No interest will be paid or will accrue on any cash payable pursuant to Section 2.03(a)(ii)(B) , Section 2.06(b) or Section 2.08 .

 

(a) Exchange Procedures .

 

(i) Certificates . Parent shall instruct the Exchange Agent to mail, as soon as reasonably practicable after the Effective Time and in any event not later than the fifth Business Day following the Effective Time, to each holder of record of a Certificate whose Company Ordinary Shares were converted into the Merger Consideration pursuant to Section 2.03 (other than Company 102 Shares), (i) a letter of transmittal (which shall specify that delivery shall be effected, and risk of loss and title to the Certificates shall pass, only upon delivery of the Certificates to the Exchange Agent and shall be in customary form and be reasonably acceptable to the Company), (ii) a declaration in which the beneficial owner of Company Ordinary Shares provides certain information necessary for Parent to determine whether any amounts need to be withheld from the Merger Consideration payable to such beneficial owner pursuant to the terms of the Ordinance (in each case, subject to the provisions of this Section 2.06 and Section 2.10 ), the Code, or any applicable provision of any Law, and (iii) instructions for use in effecting the surrender of the Certificates in exchange for the Merger Consideration. Upon proper surrender of a Certificate for cancellation to the Exchange Agent or to such other agent or agents as may be appointed by Parent, together with a letter of transmittal and the declaration for Tax withholding purposes and/or a Valid Tax Certificate, duly completed and validly executed in accordance with the instructions thereto, and such other documents as may reasonably be required by the Exchange Agent, the holder of such Certificate shall be entitled to receive in exchange therefor, and Parent shall cause the Exchange Agent to as promptly as practicable, (A) in the case of the Stock Consideration, credit in the stock ledger and other appropriate books and records of Parent the number of shares of Parent Common Stock into which the shares of Company Ordinary Shares represented by such Certificate have been converted pursuant to this Agreement, and (B) in the case of the Cash Consideration, pay, by delivery of a check or by wire transfer of immediately available funds, the amount, in United States dollars, of the aggregate Cash Consideration that such holder has the right to receive pursuant to this Agreement, together with any dividends or other distributions payable pursuant to Section 2.06(b)(i) , and the Certificate so surrendered shall forthwith be cancelled; provided , that any number of shares of Parent Common Stock so paid and delivered as part of such Merger Consideration shall be in book-entry form. In the event of a transfer of ownership of a Company Ordinary Share that is not registered in the transfer records of the Company, payment may be made and shares may be issued to a Person other than the Person in whose name the Certificate so surrendered is registered, if such Certificate shall be properly endorsed or otherwise be in proper form for transfer and the Person requesting such payment shall pay any transfer or other similar Taxes required by reason of the payment to a Person other than the registered holder of such Certificate or establish to the satisfaction of Parent that such Tax has been paid or is not applicable.

  

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(ii) Book-Entry Shares . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, any holder of Book-Entry Shares shall not be required to deliver a Certificate or an executed letter of transmittal to the Exchange Agent to receive the applicable form of Merger Consideration that such holder is entitled to receive pursuant to this Article 2 , but shall be required to deliver an “agent’s message” (which shall be in customary form and be reasonably acceptable to the Company) regarding the book-entry transfer of such Book-Entry Shares (or such other evidence, if any, of such transfer as the Exchange Agent may reasonably request) and a declaration in which the beneficial owner of Company Ordinary Shares provides certain information necessary for Parent to determine whether any amounts need to be withheld from the Merger Consideration payable to such beneficial owner pursuant to the terms of the Ordinance (in each case, subject to the provisions of this Section 2.06 and Section 2.10 ), the Code, or any applicable provision of any Law. Upon proper delivery of an “agent’s message” and the declaration for Tax withholding purposes and/or a Valid Tax Certificate, duly completed and validly executed in accordance with the instructions thereto, each holder of record of one (1) or more Book-Entry Shares whose Company Ordinary Shares were converted into the Merger Consideration pursuant to Section 2.03 shall be entitled to receive, and Parent shall cause the Exchange Agent to as promptly as practicable after the Effective Time, (A) in the case of the Stock Consideration, credit in the stock ledger and other appropriate books and records of Parent the number of shares of Parent Common Stock into which such Book-Entry Shares have been converted pursuant to this Agreement, and (B) in the case of the Cash Consideration, pay and deliver a check in the amount of the aggregate Cash Consideration that such holder has the right to receive pursuant to this Agreement, together with any dividends or other distributions payable pursuant to Section 2.06(b)(ii) , and the Book-Entry Shares of such holder shall forthwith be cancelled; provided , that any number of shares of Parent Common Stock so paid and delivered as part of such Merger Consideration shall be in book-entry form.

  

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(iii) Company Transfer Books . At the Effective Time: (A) all holders of Certificates and all holders of Book Entry Shares that were outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time shall cease to have any rights as shareholders of the Company and (B) the share transfer books of the Company shall be closed with respect to all Company Ordinary Shares outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time. No further transfer of any such Company Ordinary Shares shall be made on such share transfer books after the Effective Time other than transfers to reflect, in accordance with customary settlement procedures, trades effected prior to the Effective Time.

 

(iv) Company 102 Shares and Company Ordinary Shares subject to the 104H Tax Ruling . Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, (A) any Merger Consideration (and any dividends or other distributions payable pursuant to Section 2.06(b)(i) ) payable in respect of Company 102 Shares shall be transferred by the Exchange Agent on the Closing Date to the 102 Trustee for the benefit of the beneficial owners thereof and shall be released by the 102 Trustee to the beneficial holders of such Company 102 Shares, in accordance with the requirements of Section 102 of the Ordinance and the Option Tax Ruling, and (B) any Merger Consideration (and any dividends or other distributions payable pursuant to Section 2.06(b)(i) ) payable in respect of Company Ordinary Shares subject to the 104H Tax Ruling shall be transferred by the Exchange Agent on the Closing Date to a trustee appointed and approved under the 104H Tax Ruling, to the extent required by the 104H Tax Ruling for the benefit of the beneficial owners thereof, and shall be held and released (or otherwise treated) by said trustee to the beneficial holders of such Company Ordinary Shares in accordance with the requirements of the 104H Tax Ruling.

 

(b) Distributions with Respect to Un-exchanged Shares .

 

(i) Certificates . No dividends or other distributions with respect to Parent Common Stock with a record date after the Effective Time shall be paid to the holder of any Certificate formerly representing Company Ordinary Shares, until the surrender of such Certificate in accordance with this Article 2 . Until so surrendered, outstanding Certificates will be deemed from and after the Effective Time, for all corporate purposes, to evidence only the right to receive the Merger Consideration payable in respect of the Company Ordinary Shares represented by such Certificates in accordance with this Article 2 . Subject to applicable Law, following surrender of any such Certificate, subject to Section 2.06(a)(i) there shall be paid to the holder of the Parent Common Stock issued in exchange therefor, without interest, (A) at the time of delivery of such Parent Common Stock by the Exchange Agent pursuant to Section 2.06(a)(i) , the amount of dividends or other distributions with a record date after the Effective Time theretofore paid with respect to such Parent Common Stock and (B) at the appropriate payment date, the amount of dividends or other distributions with a record date after the Effective Time but prior to such delivery of such Parent Common Stock by the Exchange Agent pursuant to Section 2.06(a)(i) , and a payment date subsequent to such delivery of such Parent Common Stock by the Exchange Agent pursuant to Section 2.06(a)(i) , payable with respect to such Parent Common Stock.

   

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(ii) Book-Entry Shares . Subject to applicable Law and this Section 2.06(b)(ii) , there shall be paid to the holder of the Parent Common Stock issued in exchange for Book-Entry Shares in accordance with this Article 2 , without interest, (A) at the time of delivery of such Parent Common Stock by the Exchange Agent pursuant to Section 2.06(a)(ii) , the amount of dividends or other distributions with a record date after the Effective Time theretofore paid with respect to such Parent Common Stock and (B) at the appropriate payment date, the amount of dividends or other distributions with a record date after the Effective Time but prior to the time of such delivery by the Exchange Agent pursuant to Section 2.06(a)(ii) , and a payment date subsequent to the time of such delivery by the Exchange Agent pursuant to Section 2.06(a)(ii) , payable with respect to such Parent Common Stock.

 

(c) The Merger Consideration issued and paid in accordance with the terms of this Article 2 upon the surrender of the Certificates (or, immediately, in the case of the Book-Entry Shares) shall be deemed to have been issued and paid in full satisfaction of all rights pertaining to such Company Ordinary Shares (other than the right to receive dividends or other distributions, if any, in accordance with Section 2.06(b) ). After the Effective Time, there shall be no further registration of transfers on the stock transfer books of the Surviving Company of Company Ordinary Shares that were outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time. If, after the Effective Time, any Certificates formerly representing Company Ordinary Shares are presented to the Surviving Company or the Exchange Agent for any reason, they shall be cancelled and exchanged as provided in this Article 2 .

 

(d) Any portion of the Exchange Fund that remains undistributed to the former holders of Company Ordinary Shares for six (6) months after the Effective Time shall be delivered to the Surviving Company, upon demand, and any former holder of Company Ordinary Shares who has not theretofore complied with this Article 2 shall thereafter look only to the Surviving Company for payment of its claim for the Merger Consideration and any dividends or distributions with respect to Parent Common Stock as contemplated by Section 2.06(b) .

 

(e) None of Parent, Infiniti, Holdco, Merger Sub, the Company, the Surviving Company or the Exchange Agent shall be liable to any Person in respect of any Parent Common Stock (or dividends or distributions with respect thereto) or cash from the Exchange Fund delivered to a public official pursuant to any applicable abandoned property, escheat or similar Law. Any Merger Consideration remaining unclaimed by former holders of Company Ordinary Shares immediately prior to such time as such amounts would otherwise escheat to or become property of any Governmental Authority shall, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law, become the property of the Surviving Company free and clear of any claims or interest of any Person previously entitled thereto.

 

(f) In the event any Certificate shall have been lost, stolen or destroyed, upon the making of an affidavit and indemnification, in form and substance reasonably acceptable to Parent, of that fact by the Person claiming such Certificate to be lost, stolen or destroyed and, if required by Parent or the Exchange Agent, the posting by such Person of a bond in reasonable amount as Parent or the Exchange Agent may direct, as indemnity against any claim that may be made against it or the Surviving Company with respect to such Certificate, the Exchange Agent will issue in exchange for such lost, stolen or destroyed Certificate the Merger Consideration and any unpaid dividends or other distributions that would be payable or deliverable in respect thereof pursuant to Section 2.06(b) had such lost, stolen or destroyed Certificate been surrendered as provided in this Article 2 .

  

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(g) The Exchange Agent shall invest the cash included in the Exchange Fund as directed by Parent ; provided , however , no such investment income or gain or loss thereon shall affect the amounts payable to holders of Company Ordinary Shares pursuant to ‎Section 2.03 . Any interest, gains and other income resulting from such investments shall be the sole and exclusive property of Parent payable to or at the direction of Parent upon its request, and no part of such interest, gains and other income shall accrue to the benefit of holders of Company Ordinary Shares; provided , however , any investment of such cash shall in all events be limited to direct short-term obligations of, or short-term obligations fully guaranteed as to principal and interest by, the U.S. government, in commercial paper rated A-1 or P-1 or better by Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. or Standard & Poor’s Corporation, respectively, or in certificates of deposit, bank repurchase agreements or banker’s acceptances of commercial banks with capital exceeding $10 billion (based on the most recent financial statements of such bank that are then publicly available), and that no such investment or loss thereon shall affect the amounts payable to holders of Company Ordinary Shares pursuant to this Article 2 .

 

Section 2.07 Further Assurances . If, at any time after the Effective Time, the Surviving Company shall determine that any actions are necessary or desirable to vest, perfect or confirm of record or otherwise in the Surviving Company its right, title or interest in, to or under any of the rights, properties or assets of either the Company or Merger Sub acquired or to be acquired by the Surviving Company as a result of, or in connection with, the Merger or otherwise to carry out this Agreement, then the officers and directors of the Surviving Company shall be authorized to take all such actions as may be necessary or desirable to vest all right, title or interest in, to and under such rights, properties or assets in the Surviving Company or otherwise to carry out this Agreement.

 

Section 2.08 Company Share-Based Plans .

 

(a) Subject to Section 2.08(f) below, at the Effective Time, by virtue of the Merger and without any action on the part of the holders thereof, each award of options to purchase Company Ordinary Shares (a “ Company Option ”) that is outstanding but unvested immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be cancelled and substituted with option(s) to purchase shares of Parent Common Stock to be granted under the Infiniti 2018 Plan (each, a “ Substituted Option ”), (i) representing the right to purchase that number of shares of Parent Common Stock equal to the product of (A) the number of Company Ordinary Shares underlying such Company Option immediately prior to the Effective Time multiplied by (B) the sum of (1) the Exchange Ratio and (2) the quotient (rounded to four decimal places) obtained by dividing the Cash Consideration by the Infiniti Closing Price (such sum, the “ Equity Award Exchange Ratio ”), with any fractional shares rounded down to the nearest whole number of shares of Parent Common Stock, and (ii) with a per-share exercise price of such Substituted Option equal to the quotient obtained by dividing (A) the exercise price per Company Ordinary Share subject to such Company Option immediately prior to the Effective Time by (B) the Equity Award Exchange Ratio (rounded up to the nearest whole cent). Each Substituted Option shall have the same material terms and conditions applicable to the corresponding Company Option immediately prior to the Effective Time, including all time-based vesting conditions and expiration date (but subject to any conflicting provisions in the Infiniti 2018 Plan). To the extent applicable to each grantee, the number of shares of Parent Common Stock underlying any such Substituted Option, the exercise price, and the other terms and conditions of any such Substituted Option will be determined in a manner consistent with the requirements of Section 409A of the Code and/or under Section 102(b)(2) and Section 102(b)(3) of the Ordinance.

  

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(b) Notwithstanding anything in Section 2.08(a) to the contrary, at the Effective Time, by virtue of the Merger and without any action on the part of the holders thereof, each Company Option that is outstanding and vested in accordance with its terms immediately prior to the Effective Time (each, a “ Vested Company Option ”) shall be cancelled in exchange for the right to receive the product of (x) the excess, if any, of (I) the Merger Consideration (allocated between the Cash Consideration and the Stock Consideration in the same proportion as in Section 2.03(a)(ii) ), over (II) the exercise price per Company Ordinary Share subject to such Vested Company Option multiplied by (y) the total number of Company Ordinary Shares underlying such Vested Company Option (the “ Closing Option Consideration ”). The Closing Option Consideration payable for Vested Company Options which also qualify as Company 102 Awards shall be treated as Company 102 Shares, and as such shall be transferred by the Exchange Agent immediately following the Effective Time to the 102 Trustee for the benefit of the beneficial owners thereof and shall be released by the 102 Trustee to the beneficial holder of such Vested Company Option, in accordance with the requirements of Section 102 of the Ordinance and the Option Tax Ruling, and subject to the execution by such holder of a waiver and acknowledgement letter in a customary form acceptable to Parent and the Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the exercise price of the applicable Company Option is equal to or greater than the Closing Option Consideration, such Company Option shall be cancelled without any payment being made in respect thereof.

 

(c) Subject to Section 2.08(f) below, at the Effective Time, by virtue of the Merger and without any action on the part of the holders thereof, each Company RSU award that is outstanding but unvested as of immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be cancelled and substituted with restricted share units to be granted under the Infiniti 2018 Plan (each, a “ Substituted RSU ”) representing the right to receive that number of shares of Parent Common Stock equal to the product of (i) the number of Company Ordinary Shares underlying such Company RSU award immediately prior to the Effective Time multiplied by (ii) the Equity Award Exchange Ratio, with any fractional shares rounded down to the nearest lower whole number of shares of Parent Common Stock. Each Substituted RSU shall have the same material terms and conditions applicable to the corresponding Company RSU immediately prior to the Effective Time, including all vesting conditions (but subject to any conflicting provisions in the Infiniti 2018 Plan) and/or the requirements of Section 409A of the Code and/or Section 102(b)(2) and Section 102(b)(3) of the Ordinance.

 

(d) Notwithstanding anything in Section 2.08(c) to the contrary, at the Effective Time, by virtue of the Merger and without any action on the part of the holders thereof, each Company RSU that is vested in accordance with its terms immediately prior to the Effective Time (each, a “ Vested Company RSU ”) shall be cancelled in exchange for the right to receive the Merger Consideration. The Merger Consideration payable for Vested Company RSUs which also qualify as Company 102 Awards shall be treated as Company 102 Shares, and as such be transferred by the Exchange Agent immediately following the Effective Time to the 102 Trustee for the benefit of the beneficial owners thereof and shall be released by the 102 Trustee to the beneficial holders of such Vested Company RSU, in accordance with the requirements of Section 102 of the Ordinance and the Option Tax Ruling, and subject to the execution by such holder of a waiver and acknowledgement letter in a customary form acceptable to Parent and the Company.

   

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(e) Following the Effective Time, no holder of a Company Option or Company RSU or any participant in a Company Plan or other employee benefit arrangement of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or under any employment agreement, shall have any right hereunder to acquire any share capital or other equity interests (including any “phantom” stock or stock appreciation rights) in the Surviving Company or its Subsidiaries.

 

(f) Prior to the Effective Time, the Company shall take all necessary or appropriate action (including obtaining any required consents) to effectuate the substitution of the Company Options and Company RSU awards by Parent in accordance with the terms of this Section 2.08 and the assignment to Parent of the authorities and responsibilities of the Company Board or any committee thereof under the applicable Company Plans that govern such Company Options and Company RSU awards. The substitution of the unvested Company 102 Awards shall be effectuated in accordance with the requirements of Section 102 of the Ordinance and the Option Tax Ruling, if obtained. The substitution of the Company Awards subject to Section 3(i) of the Ordinance shall be effectuated in accordance with the requirements of the Ordinance and the Option Tax Ruling, if obtained.

 

Section 2.09 Appraisal Rights . No dissenters’ or appraisal rights shall be available with respect to the Merger or the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

 

Section 2.10 Withholding Tax .

 

(a) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, Parent, the Surviving Company, any of its Subsidiaries, the 102 Trustee or the Exchange Agent (each, a “ Payor ”) shall be entitled to deduct and withhold from any amounts payable under, or in connection with, this Agreement to any former holder of Company Ordinary Shares or Company Awards (for the avoidance of doubt, including Vested Company Options and Vested Company RSUs) (each, a “ Payee ”) pursuant to this Agreement such amounts as may be required to be deducted and withheld with respect to the making of such payment under the Code, or under any provision of state, local or non-U.S. tax Law; provided, however, that with respect to withholding of Israeli Tax, in the event any Payee provides a Payor with a Valid Tax Certificate issued by the ITA regarding the withholding (or exemption from withholding) of Israeli Tax from the consideration payable in respect thereof in accordance with this Section 2.10 , then the deduction and withholding of any amounts under the Ordinance or any other provision of Israeli Law or requirement shall be made only in accordance with the provisions of such Valid Tax Certificate. Any amount deducted or withheld pursuant to this Section 2.10 and paid over to the relevant taxing authority shall be treated as having been paid to the Payee in respect of which such deduction or withholding was made. Parent shall pay, or shall cause to be paid, all amounts so deducted or withheld to the appropriate taxing authority within the period required under applicable Law. For the avoidance of doubt, the Exchange Agent will be authorized to sell on the open market any amount of shares of Parent Common Stock required to cover any amount required to be deducted or withheld under this Section 2.10 .

  

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(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 2.10(a) above, with respect to Taxes required to be withheld under Israeli Law, the consideration payable to each Payee shall be retained by the Exchange Agent for the benefit of each such Payee for a period of up to 180 days following the Closing (the “ Withholding Drop Date ”), during which time no Payor shall make any payments to such Payee or withhold any amounts for Taxes due under Israeli Law from the payments deliverable pursuant to this Agreement, except as provided below and during which time each Payee may obtain a Valid Tax Certificate. If a Payee delivers, no later than five (5) Business Days prior to the Withholding Drop Date, a Valid Tax Certificate to Payor, then the deduction and withholding of any Taxes due under Israeli Law shall be made only in accordance with the provisions of such Valid Tax Certificate and the balance ‎of the payment that is not withheld shall be paid to such Payee subject to any non-Israeli withholding which is applicable to the payment (if any). If any Payee (i) does not provide Payor with a Valid Tax Certificate, by no later than five (5) Business Days before the Withholding Drop Date, or (ii) submits a written request with Payor to release its portion of the consideration prior to ‎the Withholding Drop Date and fails to submit a Valid Tax Certificate at or before such time, then the amount to be withheld from such Payee’s portion of the consideration shall be calculated according to the applicable withholding rate as reasonably ‎determined by Parent in accordance with applicable Law (increased by interest plus linkage differences, as defined in Section 159A of the Ordinance, for the period between the fifteenth (15 th ) day of the calendar month following the month during which the Closing occurs and the time the relevant payment is made, and calculated in NIS based on a USD-NIS exchange rate not lower than the effective exchange rate at the Closing Date).

 

(c) As soon as practicable following the date hereof, the Company shall instruct its Israeli counsel, advisors and/or accountants to prepare and file with the ITA an application for a ruling, in a form provided to Parent prior to the date hereof and acceptable to Parent, (i) with respect to holders of Company Ordinary Shares that are non-Israeli residents (as defined in the Ordinance or as will be determined by the ITA), (A) exempting the applicable Payor from any obligation to withhold Israeli Tax from any consideration payable or otherwise deliverable pursuant to this Agreement, including the Merger Consideration, or clarifying that no such obligation exists, or (B) instructing such Payor how such withholding is to be executed, and in particular, with respect to the classes or categories of holders of the Company Shares from which Tax is to be withheld (if any), the rate or rates of withholding to be applied and how to identify any such non-Israeli residents; and (ii) with respect to holders of Company Ordinary Shares (other than Company 102 Shares or Company Ordinary Shares subject to the 104H Tax Ruling) that are Israeli residents (as defined in the Ordinance or as will be determined by the ITA) (x) exempting the applicable Payor from any obligation to withhold Israeli Tax from any consideration payable or otherwise deliverable pursuant to this Agreement, including the Merger Consideration, or clarifying that no such obligation exists, or (y) instructing such Payor how such withholding is to be executed, and in particular, with respect to the classes or categories of holders of the Company Ordinary Shares from which Tax is to be withheld (if any), the rate or rates of withholding to be applied; and (iii) with respect to non-Israeli resident holders of Company Awards or Company Ordinary Shares who were granted such securities as awards in consideration for work or services, (x) exempting the applicable Payor from any obligation to withhold Israeli Tax from any consideration payable or otherwise deliverable pursuant to this Agreement, including the Merger Consideration, or clarifying that no such obligation exists, or (y) instructing such Payor how such withholding is to be executed (the “ Withholding Tax Ruling ”).

  

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(d) As soon as reasonably practicable, but in no event more than five (5) Business Days after the date hereof, the Company will cause its Israeli counsel, advisors and/or accountants to prepare and file with the ITA an application for a ruling, in a form provided to Parent prior to the date hereof and acceptable to Parent, permitting any holders of the Company Ordinary Shares that are not otherwise exempt from Israeli tax with respect to the Merger Consideration to defer any applicable Israeli Tax with respect to the Stock Consideration that such Payee will receive pursuant to this Agreement until the sale, transfer or other conveyance for cash of such Stock Consideration by such Payee or such other date set forth in Section 104H of the Ordinance (the “ 104H Tax Ruling ”). If the 104H Tax Ruling is not granted prior to the Closing or in accordance with the instructions of the ITA, the Company shall take all necessary action to obtain an interim tax ruling prior to the Closing, confirming, among other things, that Payor shall be exempt from Israeli withholding tax in relation to any payments made with respect to Company Ordinary Shares listed in such interim tax ruling to the Exchange Agent or the trustee designated in such interim tax ruling in connection with the Merger (the “ Interim 104H Tax Ruling ”). If prior to the Closing an Interim 104H Tax Ruling shall have been obtained, then all references herein to the 104H Tax Ruling shall be deemed to refer to such Interim 104H Tax Ruling, until such time that a final definitive 104H Tax Ruling is obtained.

 

(e) As soon as reasonably practicable, but in no event more than five (5) Business Days after the date hereof, the Company shall instruct its Israeli counsel, advisors and/or accountants to prepare and file with the ITA an application for a ruling, in a form provided to Parent prior to the date hereof and acceptable to Parent, confirming that the treatment of the Company 102 Awards in accordance with Section 2.08 and exchange of the Company 102 Shares in accordance with Section 2.06 shall not be regarded as a violation of the “requisite holding period” (as such term is defined in Section 102 of the Ordinance) so long as the consideration for such securities is deposited with the 102 Trustee until the end of the respective holding period (which ruling may be subject to customary conditions regularly associated with such a ruling) (the “ Option Tax Ruling ”). The Company shall include in any request for the Option Tax Ruling a request to exempt any Payor and its respective agents from any withholding obligation in relation to any payments made with respect to any Company 102 Awards or Company 102 Shares. If the Option Tax Ruling is not granted prior to the Closing or in accordance with the instructions of the ITA, the Company shall take all necessary action to obtain prior to the Closing an interim tax ruling confirming, among other things, that Payor shall be exempt from Israeli withholding tax in relation to any payments made with respect to any Company 102 Awards or Company 102 Shares to the Exchange Agent or the 102 Trustee in connection with the Merger (the “ Interim Option Tax Ruling ”). If prior to the Closing an Interim Option Tax Ruling shall have been obtained, then all references herein to the Option Tax Ruling shall be deemed to refer to such Interim Option Tax Ruling, until such time that a final definitive Option Tax Ruling is obtained.

  

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(f) Without limiting the generality of this Section 2.10 , each of the Company and Parent shall cause their respective Israeli counsel, advisors and accountants to coordinate all material activities and to cooperate with each other with respect to the preparation and filing of such applications and in the preparation of any written or oral submissions that may be necessary, proper or advisable to obtain the Option Tax Ruling (including the Interim Option Tax Ruling) the Withholding Tax Ruling and the 104H Tax Ruling (including any interim ruling or approvals related thereto). In any event, the final text of the Option Tax Ruling, the Withholding Tax Ruling and the 104H Tax Ruling (and any other interim rulings or approvals related thereto) shall be subject to the prior written confirmation of Parent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed. The Company shall keep Parent reasonably informed, on a reasonably prompt basis (and, in any event, within 24 hours) of its receipt of any notice or information in connection with any of the above rulings or approvals.

 

(g) Subject to Section 7.13 , each party hereto is relying solely on the advice of his, her or its own Tax advisors with respect to the Tax consequences of the Merger.

 

Article 3.
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY

 

Except (a) as set forth in the Company Disclosure Schedule (subject to the first sentence of Section 1.02(c) ) or (b) as disclosed in the Company SEC Documents filed or furnished with the SEC at least one (1) Business Day prior to the date hereof (but (i) without giving effect to any amendment thereof filed with, or furnished to, the SEC after one (1) Business Day prior to the date hereof; (ii) excluding any disclosures contained under the heading “Risk Factors” that are not historical facts and any disclosure of risks included in any general “forward-looking statements” disclaimer or other statements that are not historical facts to the extent that they are general, cautionary, predictive or forward-looking in nature; and (iii) not in respect of Section 3.01 or Section 3.05(a) , which matters shall only be qualified by specific disclosure in the corresponding section of the Company Disclosure Schedule, or Section 3.09(b) ), but only to the extent (A) such Company SEC Documents are publicly available on the SEC’s Electronic Data Gathering Analysis and Retrieval System (“ EDGAR ”) and (B) the relevance of the applicable disclosure as an exception to the applicable representations and warranties would be reasonably apparent on its face, the Company represents and warrants to Parent, Infiniti, Holdco and Merger Sub that:

 

Section 3.01 Corporate Existence and Power . The Company is a company limited by shares, duly formed and validly existing under the Law of the State of Israel and is not a “breaching company” within the meaning of Section 362.A of the ICL. The Company has all corporate power and authority to carry on its business as now conducted and is duly qualified to do business as a foreign corporation and is in good standing in each jurisdiction (to the extent the concept of good standing or its equivalent is applicable under the Laws of such jurisdiction) where such qualification is necessary, except where any failure to have such power or authority or to be so qualified would not reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, (i) to have a Company Material Adverse Effect or (ii) to prevent, materially delay or materially impair the ability of the Company to perform its obligations under this Agreement or to consummate the Transactions. Prior to the date hereof, the Company has made available to Parent true and complete copies of the articles of association of the Company as in effect on the date hereof. The Company is not in violation of, in conflict with, or in default under, its articles of association.

  

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Section 3.02 Corporate Authorization .

 

(a) The execution, delivery and performance by the Company of this Agreement and the consummation by the Company of the Transactions are within the Company’s corporate power and authority and, except (if required by applicable Law) for the required approval of the Company’s shareholders in connection with the consummation of the Merger, have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of the Company. The affirmative approval of this Agreement and the Transactions by the holders of a majority of the outstanding Company Ordinary Shares (the “ Company Shareholder Approval ”) is the only vote of the holders of any of the Company’s share capital necessary in connection with the consummation of the Transactions. This Agreement, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by Parent, Infiniti, Holdco and Merger Sub, constitutes a valid and binding agreement of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or any other similar Law affecting creditors’ rights generally or by general principles of equity (regardless of whether enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at Law) (collectively, the “ Enforceability Limitations ”).

 

(b) At a meeting duly called and held, the Company Board has, by the unanimous vote of all directors of the Company, (i) determined that this Agreement and the Transactions are fair to, advisable and in the best interests of the Company and the Company’s shareholders; (ii) approved and adopted this Agreement and approved the Transactions in accordance with the requirements of the ICL and any other applicable Law; (iii) declared the advisability of this Agreement; (iv) resolved to recommend that the shareholders of the Company approve this Agreement (the unanimous recommendation of the Company Board that the shareholders of the Company approve this Agreement being referred to as the “ Company Board Recommendation ”); and (v) directed that this Agreement be submitted to the Company’s shareholders for adoption at a duly held meeting of such shareholders for such purpose. As of the date hereof, none of the actions described in the immediately preceding sentence has been amended, rescinded or modified in any respect.

 

Section 3.03 Governmental Authorization . The execution, delivery and performance by the Company of this Agreement and the consummation by the Company of the Transactions require no action by or in respect of, or filing with, any Governmental Authority, other than (a) the filing of the Merger Certificate, (b) compliance with any applicable requirements of the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, the Israeli Securities Law, the ICL and any other applicable securities Law, (c) compliance with any applicable requirements of the TASE and Nasdaq, (d) making the IA Notification and providing the IA Undertaking to the IA and (e) any actions or filings the absence of which would not reasonably be expected to, individually or in the aggregate, (x) have a Company Material Adverse Effect, or (y) have an effect that would prevent, materially delay or materially impair the ability of the Company to perform its obligations under this Agreement or to consummate the Merger.

 

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Section 3.04 Non-contravention . The execution, delivery and performance by the Company of this Agreement and the consummation of the Transactions by the Company do not and will not, assuming the authorizations, consents and approvals referred to in Section 3.03 (the “ Company Required Consents ”) are obtained, (a) contravene, conflict with, or result in any violation or breach of any provision of the organizational documents of the Company, (b) contravene, conflict with or result in a violation or breach of any provision of any applicable Law or Order, (c) require any consent or other action by any Person under, constitute a default or a violation, or an event that, with or without notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute a default or a violation, under or of, or cause or permit the termination, cancellation, acceleration or other change of any right or obligation or the loss of any benefit to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is entitled under, any provision of any agreement or other instrument binding upon the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any governmental license, franchise, permit, certificate, approval or other similar authorization affecting, or relating in any way to, the assets or business of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or (d) result in the creation or imposition of any Lien, other than any Permitted Lien, on any asset of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, except, in the case of each of clauses (b), (c) and (d), which have not had, and would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, (x) a Company Material Adverse Effect or (y) an effect that would prevent, materially delay or materially impair the ability of the Company to perform its obligations under this Agreement or to consummate the Merger.

 

Section 3.05 Capitalization .

 

(a) The authorized share capital of the Company consists of 16,000,000 ordinary shares, par value NIS3.00 per share (the “ Company Ordinary Shares ”). As of the close of business on March 12, 2019, there were (i) 8,156,553 shares of Company Ordinary Shares issued and outstanding; (iii) 288,500 options to purchase Company Ordinary Shares issued and outstanding, each of which is or will be exercisable for one (1) Company Ordinary Share; (iv) 209,250 restricted stock units (“ Company RSUs ”) issued and outstanding, each of which is payable upon vesting as one (1) Company Ordinary Share. The Company does not have outstanding any warrants, bonds, debentures, notes or other obligations that give the holders thereof the right to vote (or are convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for securities having the right to vote) with the shareholders of the Company on any matter. Except as set forth in the foregoing clauses (i) through (iv), as of the date hereof, there are no issued, reserved for issuance or outstanding (A) shares of share capital or other voting securities of or other ownership interests in the Company, (B) securities of the Company convertible into or exchangeable for share capital or other voting securities of or other ownership interests in the Company, (C) warrants, calls, options or other rights to acquire from the Company, or other obligation of the Company to issue, deliver or sell, any share capital, voting securities or securities convertible into or exchangeable for share capital or other voting securities of or other ownership interests in the Company, including, without limitation, pursuant to any earn-out or similar provision, or (D) restricted shares, stock appreciation rights, performance units, contingent value rights, “phantom” stock or similar securities or rights issued or granted by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries that are derivative of, or provide economic benefits based, directly or indirectly, on the value or price of, any share capital or other voting securities of or other ownership interests in the Company.

  

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(b) Section 3.05(b)(1) of the Company Disclosure Schedule sets forth, as of the date hereof, the holder of each outstanding Company Option, the grant date of such Company Option, the number of Company Ordinary Shares subject to such Company Option, the per-share exercise price of such Company Option, the expiration date of such Company Option, the vesting conditions applicable to such Company Option (including the vesting schedule and any provisions for accelerated vesting applicable to such Company Option), whether each such Company Option was granted and is subject to Tax pursuant to Section 3(i) or Section 102 of the Ordinance and the applicable sub-section of Section 102, and for Company Options subject to Section 102(b)(2) of the Ordinance, the date of deposit of such Company Option with the 102 Trustee. Section 3.05(b)(2) of the Company Disclosure Schedule sets forth, as of the date hereof, the holder of each outstanding Company RSU award, the grant date of such Company RSU award, the number of Company Ordinary Shares subject to such Company RSU award, the vesting conditions applicable to such Company RSU award (including the vesting schedule and any provisions for accelerated vesting applicable to such Company RSU award), whether each such Company RSU was granted and is subject to Tax pursuant to Section 102 of the Ordinance and the applicable sub-section of Section 102, and for Company RSUs subject to Section 102(b)(2) of the Ordinance, the date of deposit of such Company RSU with the 102 Trustee. The Company has not taken any action to accelerate the vesting of any Company Option or Company RSU in connection with the Transactions or otherwise.

 

(c) All outstanding share capital of the Company has been, and all shares that may be issued pursuant to any equity compensation plan or arrangement will be, when issued in accordance with the respective terms thereof, duly authorized and validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable and free of preemptive rights.

 

(d) There are no outstanding obligations of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any securities of the Company, and neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries maintains an employee stock purchase plan. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to any voting trust, proxy, voting agreement or other similar agreement with respect to the voting of any securities of the Company. All outstanding share capital of the Company’s Subsidiaries has been duly authorized and validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable and free of preemptive rights. No Subsidiary of the Company owns any share capital of the Company or any securities of the Company.

 

Section 3.06 Subsidiaries .

 

(a) Each Subsidiary of the Company is an entity duly incorporated or otherwise duly organized, validly existing and (where applicable or recognized) in good standing under the Law of its jurisdiction of incorporation or organization, except where the failure to be in good standing can be corrected without the payment of a material sum and would not reasonably be expected to be material to the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole. Each Subsidiary of the Company has all corporate, limited liability company or comparable powers and all Governmental Authorizations required to carry on its business as now conducted, except for those powers or Governmental Authorizations the absence of which has not been, and would not reasonably be expected to be, material to the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole. Each such Subsidiary is duly qualified to do business and is in good standing (to the extent the concept of good standing or its equivalent is applicable under the Laws of such jurisdiction) in each jurisdiction where such qualification is necessary, except for those jurisdictions where failure to be so qualified has not had, and would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect.

  

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(b) All of the outstanding capital stock or other voting securities of or other ownership interests in each Subsidiary of the Company are owned by the Company, directly or indirectly, free and clear of any Lien and free of any other limitation or restriction (including any restriction on the right to vote, sell or otherwise dispose of such capital stock or other voting securities or other ownership interests), in each case other than Permitted Liens. Section 3.06(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedule contains a complete and accurate list of the name and jurisdiction of organization of each Subsidiary of the Company. Except as set forth in Section 3.06(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, each Subsidiary of the Company is directly or indirectly wholly-owned by the Company. Except as set forth in Section 3.06(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, there are no issued, reserved for issuance or outstanding (x) securities of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries convertible into, or exchangeable for, shares of capital stock or other voting securities of or other ownership interests in any Subsidiary of the Company, (y) warrants, calls, options or other rights to acquire from the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or other obligations of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to issue, any shares of capital stock or other voting securities of or other ownership interests in or any securities convertible into, or exchangeable for, any shares of capital stock or other voting securities of or other ownership interests in any Subsidiary of the Company, or (z) restricted shares, stock appreciation rights, performance units, contingent value rights, “phantom” stock or similar securities or rights issued or granted by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries that are derivative of, or provide economic benefits based, directly or indirectly, on the value or price of, any capital stock or other voting securities of or other ownership interests in any Subsidiary of the Company (the items in clauses (x) through (z), together with the capital stock of, other voting securities of, and any other equity interests in each Subsidiary of the Company being referred to collectively as the “ Company Subsidiary Securities ”). There are no outstanding contractual obligations of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any of the Company Subsidiary Securities.

 

Section 3.07 SEC Filings and the Sarbanes-Oxley Act .

 

(a) The Company has filed with or furnished to the SEC on a timely basis (including following any extensions of time for filing provided by Rule 12b-25 promulgated under the Exchange Act) all reports, schedules, forms, statements, prospectuses, registration statements and other documents required to be filed or furnished, as the case may be, by the Company since December 31, 2015 (collectively, together with any exhibits and schedules thereto and other information incorporated therein, the “ Company SEC Documents ”).

 

(b) As of its filing date (or, if amended or supplemented, as of the date of the most recent amendment or supplement filed prior to the date hereof), each Company SEC Document complied in all material respects with the applicable requirements of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act and the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, and any rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, as the case may be.

 

(c) As of its filing date (or, if amended or supplemented, as of the date of the most recent amendment or supplement filed prior to the date hereof), each Company SEC Document filed or furnished pursuant to the Exchange Act did not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading in any material respect.

   

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(d) The Company has heretofore furnished or made available to Parent complete and correct copies of all comment letters from the SEC since December 31, 2015 through the date hereof with respect to any of the Company SEC Documents, together with all written responses of the Company thereto, to the extent that such comment letters and written responses are not publicly available on EDGAR. As of the date hereof, there are no outstanding or unresolved comments in comment letters received from the SEC staff with respect to any of the Company SEC Documents, and, to the Knowledge of the Company, none of the Company SEC Documents are subject to ongoing SEC review.

 

(e) The Company has established and maintains disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Exchange Act). Such disclosure controls and procedures are reasonably designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Company in reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, including controls and procedures designed to ensure that such information is accumulated and communicated to the Company’s management, including its principal executive officer and principal financial officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure of such information in the Company’s periodic and current reports required under the Exchange Act. The management of the Company has completed an assessment of the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures as of December 31, 2017, and such assessment concluded that as of such date such controls were effective at the reasonable assurance level.

 

(f) The Company has established and maintains a system of internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) under the Exchange Act) (“ internal controls ”). Such internal controls are sufficient to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of the Company’s consolidated financial reporting and the preparation of Company consolidated financial statements for external purposes in accordance with GAAP and applicable Law. The Company has disclosed, based on its most recent evaluation of internal controls prior to the date hereof, to the Company’s auditors and audit committee (i) any significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal controls which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the Company’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information and (ii) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in internal controls. Since December 31, 2015, neither the Company nor its auditors has identified any significant deficiencies or material weaknesses in the Company’s internal controls and, as of the date hereof, to the Knowledge of the Company, nothing has come to the attention of the Company that has caused the Company to believe that there are any material weaknesses or significant deficiencies in such internal controls. To the Knowledge of the Company, since December 31, 2015, no complaints from any source regarding accounting, internal controls or auditing matters have been received by the Company, which, if the allegations underlying such complaints were true, would be reasonably likely to be material to the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, and the Company has not received any complaints through the Company’s whistleblower hotline or equivalent system for receipt of employee concerns regarding possible violations of applicable Law.

  

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(g) Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has extended or maintained credit, arranged for the extension of credit, or renewed an extension of credit, in the form of a personal loan to or for any executive officer (as defined in Rule 3b-7 under the Exchange Act) or director of the Company in violation of Section 402 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.

 

(h) The Company is in compliance, and has complied since December 31, 2015, in each case in all material respects, with (i) the applicable provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and (ii) the applicable listing and corporate governance rules and regulations of Nasdaq and TASE.

 

(i) Each of the principal executive officer and principal financial officer of the Company (or each former principal executive officer and principal financial officer of the Company, as applicable) have made all certifications required by Rule 13a-14 and 15d-14 under the Exchange Act and Sections 302 and 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and any related rules and regulations promulgated by the SEC, Nasdaq or the TASE, and the statements contained in any such certifications are complete and correct in all material respects.

 

(j) Since the Company Balance Sheet Date, except as set forth in Section 3.07(j) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, there has been no transaction or series of similar transactions, agreements, arrangements or understandings, nor is there any proposed transaction as of the date hereof, or series of similar transactions, agreements, arrangements or understandings to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries was or is to be a party, that would be required to be disclosed under Item 7.B. ("Related party transactions") of Form 20-F under the Exchange Act that has not been disclosed in the Company SEC Documents publicly filed or furnished with the SEC following the Company Balance Sheet Date.

 

(k) The Company is, and will continue to be until the Closing, a “foreign private issuer” as such term is defined in Rule 3b-4 promulgated under the Exchange Act.

 

(l) The Company has filed with the ISA on a timely basis all Company SEC Documents and all other documents required to be so filed by the Company pursuant to applicable Israeli law since December 31, 2015.

 

Section 3.08 Financial Statements . The audited consolidated financial statements and unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements of the Company included or incorporated by reference in the Company SEC Documents (including all related notes and schedules thereto) (the “ Company Financial Statements ”) (a) fairly present in all material respects, in conformity with GAAP (except, in the case of unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements, as permitted by Form 6-K of the SEC) applied on a consistent basis (except as may be indicated therein or in the notes thereto), the consolidated financial position of the Company and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of the dates thereof and their consolidated results of operations and cash flows for the periods then ended (subject to normal year-end audit adjustments in the case of any unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements), (b) comply in all material respects with the applicable accounting requirements and with the published rules and regulations of the SEC with respect thereto, and (c) have been prepared in accordance with GAAP applied on a consistent basis during the periods involved (except as may be indicated in the notes thereto and except, in the case of the unaudited interim statements, as may be permitted under Form 20-F of the Exchange Act).

   

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Section 3.09 Absence of Certain Changes .

 

(a) Except as set forth in Section 3.09 of the Company Disclosure Schedule, from the Company Balance Sheet Date and through the date hereof, (i) the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries has been conducted in the ordinary course of business in all material respects (except for actions taken in connection with this Agreement) and (ii) there has not been any action taken by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries that, if taken during the period from the date hereof through the Effective Time without Parent’s consent, would constitute a breach of Section 5.01 .

 

(b) Since the Company Balance Sheet Date, there has not been a Company Material Adverse Effect.

 

Section 3.10 No Undisclosed Material Liabilities . Except as set forth in Section 3.10 of the Company Disclosure Schedule, there are no liabilities or obligations of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries that would be required by GAAP, as in effect on the date hereof, to be reflected on the consolidated balance sheet of the Company (including the notes thereto), other than:

 

(a) liabilities or obligations disclosed, reflected, reserved against or otherwise provided for in the Company Balance Sheet or in the notes thereto;

 

(b) liabilities or obligations incurred in the ordinary course of business since the Company Balance Sheet Date;

 

(c) liabilities or obligations arising out of, in connection with this Agreement or the Transactions;

 

(d) liabilities or obligations that have been discharged or paid in full prior to the date hereof; and

 

(e) liabilities or obligations that have not had, and would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect.

 

Section 3.11 Compliance with Law and Court Orders; Governmental Authorization .

 

(a) Except as set forth in Section 3.11(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule or as would not reasonably be expected to be, individually or in the aggregate, material to the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, the Company and each of its Subsidiaries is and since December 31, 2015 has been in compliance with all applicable Laws and Orders, and to the Knowledge of the Company, is not under investigation by a Governmental Authority with respect to any Law or Order. There is no Order of any Governmental Authority or arbitrator (public or private) outstanding against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries that is material to the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.

  

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(b) The Company and each of its Subsidiaries has all material Governmental Authorizations necessary for the ownership and operation of its businesses as presently conducted, and each such Governmental Authorization is in full force and effect. Except as set forth in Section 3.11(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, the Company and each of its Subsidiaries is and since December 31, 2015, has been in compliance with the terms of all Governmental Authorizations necessary for the ownership and operation of its businesses and since December 31, 2015, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has received written notice from any Governmental Authority alleging any conflict with or breach of any such Governmental Authorization and which allegations in such written notice have not been fully resolved to the satisfaction of such Governmental Authority prior to the date hereof.

 

Section 3.12 Litigation . Except as set forth in Section 3.12 of the Company Disclosure Schedule, there is no material Proceeding or, to the Knowledge of the Company, material investigation, pending against, or, to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened, in writing or otherwise, against the Company, any of its Subsidiaries, any present or former officer, director or employee of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (in their capacities as such or related to their activities with the Company or any Subsidiary), and, to the Knowledge of the Company, there are no facts or circumstances that would reasonably be expected to form the basis for any Proceedings or investigation, nor is the Company or any of its Subsidiaries subject to any material Order of, settlement agreement or other similar written agreement with any Governmental Authority or arbitrator (public or private) under which the Company or any such Subsidiary has any outstanding legal obligations.

 

Section 3.13 Properties .

 

(a) Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries own any real property or is a party to any Contract (including any option agreement) to purchase any interest in real property.

 

(b) Section 3.13(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedule sets forth as of the date hereof, the address of all Company Leased Real Property over 4,000 square feet, the identity of the lessor, lessee and current occupant (if different from the lessee) of such Company Leased Real Property and a list, as of the date hereof, of all such leases, subleases, licenses and other occupancy agreements related thereto, including all amendments and supplements thereto and guaranties thereof (the “ Company Real Property Leases ”). The Company has made available to Parent complete, correct and accurate copies of each Company Real Property Lease. Except as set forth in Section 3.13(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has leased, subleased, licensed or otherwise granted to any Person the right to use or occupy any of the Company Leased Real Property over 4,000 square feet or any portion thereof. The Company Leased Real Property constitutes all of the real property used or occupied by the Company and its Subsidiaries in the conduct of their respective businesses.

 

(c) The Company or one of its Subsidiaries owns good and valid and legally compliant leasehold title (to the extent such concepts are applicable in the jurisdiction(s) governing such leasehold title) to the Company Leased Real Property free and clear of all Liens, except (i) Permitted Liens and (ii) in respects that would not reasonably be expected to be, individually or in the aggregate, material to the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.

  

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Section 3.14 Intellectual Property .

 

(a) The Company and its Subsidiaries (i) exclusively own, without Liens or restrictions except for Permitted Liens, all Company Owned Intellectual Property Rights, and (ii) have a valid right and license to use all Company Licensed Intellectual Property Rights that are sufficient for carrying out the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries. To the Knowledge of the Company, all of the Intellectual Property Rights registered, issued or the subject of a pending application with a Governmental Authority (“ Registered Intellectual Property Rights ”) of the Company and its Subsidiaries are valid and in full force and effect, and payment of all renewal and maintenance fees and expenses in respect thereof, and all filings related thereto, have been duly made. Nothing in this Section 3.14(a) shall be deemed to be a representation or warranty regarding the infringement or misappropriation of the Intellectual Property Rights of any Person, for which the sole representations and warranties are set forth in Section 3.14(b) .

 

(b) As of the date hereof, to the Knowledge of the Company, the conduct of the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries does not infringe, misappropriate or otherwise violate any Intellectual Property Rights of any Person, except as would not reasonably be expected to be, individually or in the aggregate, material to the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole. Since January 1, 2015, to the Knowledge of the Company, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has infringed, misappropriated or otherwise violated any Intellectual Property Rights of any Person except as was not, and would not reasonably be expected to be, individually or in the aggregate, material to the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole. There is no Proceeding to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party or, to the Knowledge of the Company, investigation, pending against or, to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened in writing against, the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (A) based upon, or challenging or seeking to deny or restrict, the rights of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in any of the Company Owned Intellectual Property Rights or Company Licensed Intellectual Property Rights, (B) alleging that any Company Intellectual Property Right is invalid or unenforceable, or seeking to oppose or cancel any Company Owned Intellectual Property Right, or (C) alleging that the use of any Company Owned Intellectual Property Rights or that the conduct of the business of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries do or may conflict with, misappropriate, infringe or otherwise violate any Intellectual Property Right of any Person, except for each of (A), (B) and (C) for matters that would not reasonably be expected to be, individually or in the aggregate, material to the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.

 

(c) None of the Company Owned Intellectual Property Rights and, to the Knowledge of the Company, none of the Company Licensed Intellectual Property Rights have been adjudged invalid or unenforceable in whole or part. To the Knowledge of the Company, no Person has infringed, misappropriated or otherwise violated any Company Owned Intellectual Property Rights, except as was not and would not reasonably be expected to be, individually or in the aggregate, material to the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.

  

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(d) Section 3.14(d) of the Company Disclosure Schedule contains a true and complete list of all United States, international and foreign (i) patents and patent applications (including provisional applications), (ii) registered trademarks, applications to register trademarks, intent-to-use applications, or other registrations or applications related to trademarks, (iii) registered internet domain names, (iv) registered copyrights and applications for copyright registration, and (v) any other Intellectual Property that is, including in each case of (i) through (iv), the subject of an application, certificate, filing, registration or other document issued, filed, or recorded by or with any Governmental Authority or quasi-governmental authority anywhere in the world, including internet domain name registries, which are owned by, registered or filed in the name of, the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, and where applicable the jurisdiction in which each of the foregoing items has been applied for, filed, issued or registered (collectively, the “ Company Registered IP ”). Section 3.14(d) of the Company Disclosure Schedule sets forth a list of all actions that are required to be taken by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries within one hundred and twenty (120) days of the Closing with respect to any of the Company Registered IP in order to avoid prejudice to, impairment or abandonment of the Company Registered IP.

 

(e) Except as set forth in Section 3.14(e) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has (i) granted any third party exclusive rights to or under any Company Intellectual Property Rights, (ii) transferred ownership of any Intellectual Property to any third party, or (iii) permitted the Company’s or any Company Subsidiary’s rights in any Company Owned Intellectual Property Rights to lapse or enter the public domain.

 

(f) Neither the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement or any ancillary agreements will (i) constitute a breach of or default under any instrument, license or other Contract pursuant to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries granted to any third party any rights in any Company Intellectual Property Rights or pursuant to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries received licenses in any Company Licensed Intellectual Property Rights, (ii) cause the forfeiture or termination of, or give rise to a right of forfeiture or termination of, any Company Intellectual Property Rights, or (iii) materially impair the right of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to use, develop, make, have made, offer for sale, sell, import, copy, modify, create derivative works of, distribute, license, or dispose of any Company Intellectual Property Rights.

 

(g) Except as set forth in Section 3.14(g) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, there are no royalties, honoraria, fees or other payments payable by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to any third party as a result of the use, license-in, manufacture, sale, offering for sale, copying, distribution, or disposition of any Company Intellectual Property Rights and none shall become payable as a result of the consummation of the transactions set forth herein.

 

(h) The Company and each of its Subsidiaries has taken all commercially reasonable steps to protect, preserve and maintain the secrecy and confidentiality of all of its confidential information and all confidential information disclosed to it by third parties. All current and former officers, employees, consultants and independent contractors of the Company and any of its Subsidiaries having access to confidential information and/or proprietary information of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries have executed and delivered to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries an agreement regarding the protection of such information. The Company and each of its Subsidiaries has obtained proprietary information and invention disclosure and assignment agreements substantially in the form provided to Parent from all current and former employees and consultants of the Company and each of its Subsidiaries. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company and each of its Subsidiaries has secured valid written assignments from all of the Company’s or any of its Subsidiaries’ current and former consultants, independent contractors, founders and employees, who were involved in or who contributed to the creation or development of any Company Intellectual Property Rights, pursuant to which (i) the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has obtained unencumbered, unrestricted and exclusive ownership of all Intellectual Property Rights therein and (ii) the assignee waived all right, title and interest in and to all Intellectual Property Rights therein, including moral rights and the right to receive royalties or other consideration. No current or former employee, officer, director, consultant or independent contractor of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has any right, license, claim or interest whatsoever in or with respect to any Company Intellectual Property Rights.

  

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(i) None of the Company, any of its Subsidiaries and any other party acting on behalf of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has disclosed or delivered to any party, or permitted the disclosure or delivery to any escrow agent or other party of, any Company Source Code. No event has occurred, and no circumstance or condition exists, that (with or without notice or lapse of time, or both) shall, or could reasonably be expected to, result in the disclosure or delivery by the Company, any of its Subsidiaries, or any other party acting on behalf of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to any party of any Company Source Code. As used in this Section 3.14(i) , “ Company Source Code ” means, with respect to any Company Intellectual Property Rights, collectively, any human readable software source code, or any material portion or aspect of the software source code, or any material proprietary information or algorithm contained in or relating to any software source code.

 

(j) Section 3.14(j) of the Company Disclosure Schedule lists all Open Source Materials that have been incorporated into, combined with or distributed with any Company products or services. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries or a third party acting on behalf of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has distributed or incorporated into, combined with or used with any Company Intellectual Property Rights any Open Source Material that is subject to any agreement or license with terms or conditions that impose any requirement that any software using, linked with, incorporating, distributed with, based on, derived from or accessing, the software (A) be disclosed, made available or distributed in source code or object code form; (B) be licensed for the purpose of making derivative works available and/or redistributable; (C) be licensed under terms that allow or permit any third party to decompile, recompile, update, modify, reverse engineer, reverse assemble or disassemble all or any part of the software or merge the software into any other software; or (D) be redistributable at no charge.

 

(k) Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is or has ever been a member or promoter of or a contributor to any industry standards body or any similar organization that could reasonably be expected to require the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to grant or offer to any third party any license or right to any Company Intellectual Property Rights.

 

(l) Except as was not and would not reasonably be expected to be, individually or in the aggregate, material to the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, (i) the Company and its Subsidiaries have taken commercially reasonable actions to protect the confidentiality, integrity and security of material Company IT Assets in the control of the Company and its Subsidiaries (and all information and transactions stored or contained therein or transmitted thereby) against any unauthorized use, access, interruption, modification or corruption, and (ii) to the Knowledge of the Company, no Person has gained unauthorized access to such material Company IT Assets (or, to the Knowledge of the Company, the information and transactions stored or contained therein or transmitted thereby). To the Knowledge of the Company, the Company IT Assets and Company Owned Intellectual Property Rights do not contain any virus, software routine or hardware component designed to permit unauthorized access or to disable or otherwise harm any computer, systems or software, or any software routine designed to disable a computer program automatically with the passage of time or under the positive control of a Person other than an authorized licensee or owner of the software, other than documented security features.

   

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(m) Other than as set forth in Section 3.14(m) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, no government funding or other incentives, facilities or resources of a university, college, other educational institution or research center, or funding from third parties (a “ Governmental Grant ”) was used in or received for the development of the Company's products, services or any Company Owned Intellectual Property Rights or, to the Knowledge of the Company, Company Licensed Intellectual Property Rights and neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has requested to receive any such funding or incentives. No current or former employee, consultant or independent contractor of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries who was involved in, or who contributed to, the creation or development of any Company Owned Intellectual Property Rights has performed services for the government, for a university, college or other educational institution or for a research center during a period of time during which such employee, consultant or independent contractor was also performing services for the Company or any of its Subsidiaries. No Governmental Authority has any rights in any Company Intellectual Property Rights. Section 3.14(m) of the Company Disclosure Schedule describes in detail all Governmental Grants used in the development of Company Owned Intellectual Property Rights, all agreements in respect of said Governmental Grants and a list of all Company Owned Intellectual Property Rights that was developed using any Governmental Grants. The Company’s products (either marketed and/or under development) are not subject to any obligations or restrictions arising in connection with Government Grants and the Company’s products (either marketed and/or under development) do not incorporate any Company Owned Intellectual Property Rights that are arising from or consist of Intellectual Property Rights that were developed using any Governmental Grants. The Company and its Subsidiaries are in full compliance with all applicable laws, rule, guidelines, undertakings and agreements related to the Governmental Grants and no circumstances have occurred that will result in the cancellation of and/or an obligation by the Company, its Subsidiaries or Parent or its Subsidiaries to return any Governmental Grant.

 

(n) Except as set forth in Section 3.14(n) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, the Company and its Subsidiaries have a privacy policy (the “ Company Privacy Policy ”) regarding the collection and use of Company Personal Data, a true, correct and complete copy of which has been made available to Parent prior to the date hereof. Except as would not reasonably be expected to be, individually or in the aggregate, material to the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, the Company and each of its Subsidiaries is in material compliance with all applicable Laws (and such party’s respective contractual commitments) regarding the collection, use, retention, transfer and protection of Company Personal Data and with the Company Privacy Policy, including database registration requirements. Except as would not reasonably be expected to be, individually or in the aggregate, material to the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, the Company and its Subsidiaries take commercially reasonable actions (including implementing and monitoring compliance with measures with respect to technical and physical security) intended to protect Company Personal Data maintained by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries against loss and against unauthorized access, use, modification, disclosure or other misuse. To the Company’s Knowledge, no Person has gained unauthorized access to or made any unauthorized use of any such Company Personal Data maintained by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, except as would not reasonably be expected to be, individually or in the aggregate, material to the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole. The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and all related documents and the consummation of the Transactions do not materially violate the Company Privacy Policy. Upon Closing, except as would not reasonably be expected to be, individually or in the aggregate, material to the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, the Company and/or its applicable Subsidiaries will continue to have the right to use Company Personal Data on identical terms and conditions as the Company or its Subsidiaries enjoyed immediately prior to the Closing.

  

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(o) None of the Funded Know-How is material to the Company’s business as currently conducted and as proposed to be conducted and none of the Funded Know-How is contained or incorporated in any of the Cellocator products of the Company.

 

Section 3.15 Taxes .

 

(a) (i) Each Company Tax Return required to be filed with any Governmental Authority by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has been filed when due (taking into account extensions) in accordance with applicable Law, each of which is true, accurate and complete;

 

(ii) the Company and each of its Subsidiaries has timely paid to the appropriate Governmental Authority all Taxes due and payable;

 

(iii) the Company and each of its Subsidiaries has complied with all applicable Law relating to the payment and withholding of any Tax and has, within the time and in the manner prescribed by Law, withheld and paid over to the proper Governmental Authority all amounts required to be so withheld and paid over;

 

(iv) the Company and each of its Subsidiaries have established adequate accruals or reserves, in accordance with GAAP, for all Taxes for taxable periods beginning on or after the date of the most recent Company Financial Statements;

 

(v) there is no Proceeding against or with respect to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in respect of any Tax or any Company Tax Return and there is no investigation against or with respect to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, pending or threatened or otherwise in respect of any Tax or any Company Tax Return. All deficiencies asserted or assessments made against the Company in writing as a result of any examinations by any Governmental Authority have been fully paid;

 

(vi) none of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has consented or requested to extend the time, or is the recipient of any extension of time, in which any Tax may be assessed or collected by any Governmental Authority (other than any extension which is no longer in effect and routine extensions in the ordinary course of business) and none of the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has waived any statute of limitations;

  

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(vii) no jurisdiction where no Company Tax Return has been filed or no Tax has been paid has made or, to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened to make a claim for the payment of any Tax or the filing of any Company Tax Return;

 

(viii) Except as otherwise provided on Section 3.15(a)(viii) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, no power of attorney granted by or with respect to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries for Taxes is currently in force, no ruling with respect to Taxes has been requested by or on behalf of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries; and no closing agreement pursuant to Section 7121 of the Code (or any predecessor provision) or any similar provision of any state, local or non-U.S. Law has been entered into or requested by or with respect to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries;

 

(ix) the Company has provided or made available to Parent prior to the date hereof true, correct and complete copies of all material Company Tax Returns, examination reports, and statements of deficiencies filed, assessed against, or agreed to by the Company and each of its Subsidiaries with respect to Taxes and all correspondence with any Governmental Authority regarding Taxes;

 

(x) Except as otherwise provided on Section 3.15(a)(x) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, the Company is neither a controlled foreign corporation (as defined in Section 957 of the Code or any similar provision of any state, local or non-U.S. Law) nor a passive foreign investment company (as defined in Section 1297 of the Code). None of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries owns any interest in any controlled foreign corporation (as defined in Section 957 of the Code or any similar provision of any state, local or non-U.S. Law), or passive foreign investment company (as defined in Section 1297 of the Code) or other entity the income of which is or could be required to be included in the income of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries;

 

(xi) none of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is or has been a United States real property holding corporation within the meaning of Section 897(c)(2) of the Code during the applicable period specified in Section 897(c)(1)(A)(ii) of the Code;

 

(xii) none of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries will be required to include any item of income in, or exclude any item of deduction from, taxable income for (A) any Tax period (or portion thereof), as a result of any deferred foreign income within the meaning of Section 965 of the Code, including, but not limited to, as the result of an election under Section 965(h) of the Code, or (B) any Tax period (or portion thereof) ending after the Closing Date, as a result of any (1) deferred intercompany gain or any excess loss account described in Treasury Regulations under Section 1502 of the Code (or any corresponding provision of state, local or non-U.S. Tax Law); (2) installment sale or other open transaction disposition made on or prior to the Closing Date; (3) prepaid amount, refund or credit received on or prior to the Closing Date (other than prepaid amount incurred in the ordinary course of business and listed on Section 3.15(a)(xii) of the Company Disclosure Schedule); (4) change in accounting method for a taxable period ending on or prior to the Closing Date; (5) use of an improper method of accounting for a taxable period ending on or prior to the Closing Date; or (6) “closing agreement” as described in Section 7121 of the Code (or any corresponding or similar provision of state, local or non-U.S. Tax Law) executed on or prior to the Closing Date;

  

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(xiii) Section 3.15(a)(xiii) of the Company Disclosure Schedule sets forth each corporation, joint venture, partnership, or other entity in which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries owns an equity interest and in which any Person other than the Company or any of its Subsidiaries also owns an equity interest, and the interest owned by such Person;

 

(xiv) all payments by, to, or among the Company and its Subsidiaries comply in all material respects with all applicable transfer pricing requirements imposed by any Governmental Authority and the Company complies, and has always been compliant, with the requirements of Section 85A of the Ordinance and the regulations promulgated thereunder and Section 482 of the Code and the Treasury Regulations thereunder, where applicable;

 

(xv) none of the assets or liabilities of the Company or its Subsidiaries is a debt obligation that (i) is subject to any provisions of applicable Law that would limit or disallow a deduction for interest expense relating to intercompany liability or (ii) would require the collection of withholding Tax by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries;

 

(xvi) all material records which the Company and each of its Subsidiaries is required to keep for Tax purposes or which would be needed to substantiate any claim made or position taken in relation to Taxes by the Company and each of its Subsidiaries, have been duly kept and are available for inspection at the premises of the Company or applicable Subsidiary;

 

(xvii) except has set forth in Section 3.15(a)(xvii) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, the Company and each of its Subsidiaries is in compliance with all material terms and conditions of any Tax exemption, Tax holiday or other Tax reduction agreement or order of a Governmental Authority, and the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement will not have any material adverse effect on the continued validity and effectiveness of any such Tax exemption, Tax holiday or other Tax reduction agreement or order;

 

(xviii) all of the Company’s and each of its Subsidiaries’ property that is subject to property Tax has been properly listed and described on the property Tax rolls of the appropriate Tax jurisdiction and no portion of any the Company’s or any of its Subsidiaries’ property constitutes omitted property for property Tax purposes;

 

(xix) none of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has participated in, or cooperated with, an international boycott within the meaning of Section 999 of the Code;

 

(xx) none of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has made an election under Section 108(i) of the Code to defer the recognition of any cancellation of indebtedness income;

 

(xxi) except as set forth in Section 3.15(a)(xxi) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, there is no material property or obligation of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, including uncashed checks to vendors, customers, or employees, non-refunded overpayments or unclaimed subscription balances, that is escheatable to any state or municipality under any applicable escheatment Laws, that may at any time become escheatable to any state or municipality under an applicable escheatment Laws;

  

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

 

(xxiii) the Company has provided to Parent all documentation relating to any Tax holidays or incentives applicable to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, the Company and each of its Subsidiaries, as applicable, are in compliance in all material respects with the requirements of any applicable Tax holidays or incentives and none of such Tax holidays or incentives will be jeopardized by the Transactions;

 

(xxiv) the Company does not and has never participated or engaged in any transaction listed in Section 131(g) of the Ordinance and the Israeli Income Tax Regulations (Reportable Tax Planning), 5767-2006, promulgated thereunder, the Company does not and has never taken a tax position that is subject to reporting under Section 131E of the Ordinance, and the Company has never obtained a legal or tax opinion that is subject to reporting under Section 131D of the Ordinance;

 

(xxv) the Company is duly registered for the purposes of Israeli value added tax and has complied in all respects with all requirements concerning value added Taxes (“ VAT ”). The Company (i) has not made any exempt transactions (as defined in the Israel Value Added Tax Law of 1975) and there are no circumstances by reason of which there might not be an entitlement to full credit of all VAT chargeable or paid on inputs, supplies, and other transactions and imports made by it, (ii) has collected and remitted in a timely manner to the ITA all output VAT which it is required to collect and remit under any applicable Law and (iii) has not received a refund for input VAT for which it is not entitled under any applicable Law. No Company Subsidiary has ever been, and no Company Subsidiary currently is, required to effect Israeli VAT registration;

 

(xxvi) each of the Company Share Plans that are intended to qualify as a capital gains route plan under Section 102 of the Ordinance has received a favorable determination or approval letter from, or is otherwise approved by or deemed approved by passage of time without objection by, the ITA. All Company 102 Awards and Company 102 Shares have been granted and issued, as applicable, in compliance with the applicable requirements of Section 102 and the written requirements and guidance of the ITA, including the filing of the necessary documents with the ITA, the appointment of an authorized trustee, and the due deposit of such securities with the 102 Trustee pursuant to the terms of Section 102 of the Ordinance and the guidance published by the ITA on July 24, 2012, and clarification dated November 6, 2012;

  

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(xxvii) the Company is not and has never been a real property corporation (Igud Mekarke’in) within the meaning of this term under Section 1 of the Israeli Land Taxation Law (Appreciation and Acquisition), 5723-1963;

 

(xxviii) neither the Company nor any holder of Company securities is subject to any restrictions or limitations pursuant to Part E2 of the Ordinance or pursuant to any Tax ruling made with reference to the provisions of Part E2;

 

(xxix) no independent contractor was, or to the Knowledge of the Company will be, entitled to be considered to be an employee of the Company by any applicable Tax authority; and

 

(xxx) the Company has provided to Parent all material documentation relating to, and each of the Company and its Subsidiaries is in material compliance with all terms and conditions of, any “Preferred Enterprise” program for purposes of Israeli Tax Law (a “ Tax Incentive Program ”). Section 3.15(a)(xxx) of the Company Disclosure Schedule lists each Tax Incentive Program to which the Company and each Subsidiary is entitled under the Laws of the State of Israel, the period for which Tax benefits under such Tax Incentive Programs apply, and the nature of such Tax Incentive Program. The Company and its Subsidiaries (as applicable) have been in material compliance with all terms of the Tax Incentive Programs, and the consummation of the Transactions is not reasonably likely to have any material adverse effect on the continued validity and effectiveness of any such Tax Incentive Programs.

 

(b) Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries have distributed stock of another Person nor have their stock been distributed by another Person in a transaction that was purported or intended to be governed in whole or in part by Code Section 355 or Code Section 361.

 

(c) None of the net operating losses or other Tax attributes of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries are, prior to the Merger, subject to limitation under Sections 382 or 383 of the Code or otherwise (including any similar provision of state, local or non-U.S. Tax Law).

 

(d) No election under Code Section 338 or any similar provision of applicable Law has been made or required to be made by or with respect to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.

 

(e) Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has ever filed an entity classification election under Code Section 7701.

 

(f) Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries (i) has (or has ever had) any (A) place of management, (B) branch, (C) office (or any other place of business), (D) operations or employees, (E) agent with binding authority, or (F) other activities, in each case that gives rise to a permanent establishment or taxable presence in any country other than the country where the Company or such Subsidiary was organized, (ii) has ever entered into a gain recognition agreement pursuant to Treasury Regulation 1.367(a)-8, or (iii) has ever transferred an intangible, the transfer of which would be subject to the rules of Code Section 367(d).

  

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(g) Neither the Company nor any of its non-U.S. Subsidiaries is, or at any time has been, engaged in the conduct of a trade or business within the United States within the meaning of Section 864(b) or Section 882(a) of the Code, or considered to be so engaged under Section 882(d) or Section 897 of the Code or, if applicable, considered to have a U.S. permanent establishment as defined under any applicable or relevant bilateral income tax treaty or otherwise.

 

(h) (i) Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is, or has been, a party to any Tax Sharing Agreement (other than an agreement exclusively between or among the Company and its Subsidiaries or among the Company’s Subsidiaries) pursuant to which it will have any obligation to make any payments for Taxes after the Effective Time, (ii) neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has been a member of a group filing a consolidated, combined or unitary Tax Return (other than a group the common parent of which is or was the Company or any of its Subsidiaries), and (iii) neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has any liability for the payment of any Tax imposed on any Person (other than the Company or any of its Subsidiaries) as a transferee or successor.

 

(i) Each of the Company and its Subsidiaries has filed all reports and has created and retained all records required under Code Section 6038A with respect to its ownership by, and transactions with, related parties. Each of the Company and any of its Subsidiaries that files U.S. federal income Tax Returns has disclosed on its U.S. federal income Tax Returns all positions taken therein that could give rise to a substantial understatement of federal income Tax within the meaning of Code Section 6662.

 

(j) Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has ever been a beneficiary or otherwise participated in any “reportable transaction” as defined in Code Section 6707A(c)(1)) and Treasury Regulation Section 1.6011-4(b)(1).

 

(k) With the exception of Israeli VAT, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is, or is required to be, registered as a taxable person for purpose of value added Taxes or any similar indirect Tax.

 

(l) Except as set forth in Section 3.15(l) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has any item of income that could constitute (i) subpart F income within the meaning of Section 952 of the Code or (ii) global intangible low taxed income within the meaning of Section 951A of the Code, in each case, for the period commencing on the first day of any Straddle Period and ending at the close of business on the Closing Date.

 

(m) None of the Company's Subsidiaries holds assets that constitute U.S. property within the meaning of Code Section 956.

 

(n) As of the Closing, all net operating losses shown on the most recent Tax returns filed are true and accurate with respect to both their amounts and their character for Israeli Tax purposes, and there are no limitations on the utilization, as provided under applicable Israeli Law or any other applicable Law, of the net operating losses, built in losses, capital losses, Tax credits, or similar items of the Company or any of the Subsidiaries under any Israeli Law.

  

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(o) Neither the Company nor any of the Company’s Subsidiaries has taken or agreed to take any action, or is aware of the existence of any facts or circumstances, that could reasonably be expected to impede or prevent (i) the Merger, taken together with the Infiniti Merger and the Investment Transactions, from qualifying as a transaction described in Section 351 of the Code or (ii) the Infiniti Merger from qualifying as a “reorganization” within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code.

 

Section 3.16 Employees and Employee Benefit Plans .

 

(a) Section 3.16(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule contains a correct and complete list identifying each material Company Plan. Except as would not reasonably be expected to result in a material liability to the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, each Company Plan complies in form and has been maintained and operated in all material respects in accordance with its terms and applicable Law. “ Company Plan ” means each “employee benefit plan”, as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA, each employment agreement, consulting agreement, advisor agreement, severance agreement or plan, and each other plan, practice, program, fund, agreement or other arrangement, whether written or unwritten, providing for employment, compensation, bonuses, performance awards, commissions, profit-sharing, equity (or equity-based) compensation or other forms of incentive or deferred compensation, insurance (including any self-insured arrangements), provident or pension funds (including education funds), severance pay, fringe benefits, vacation, health or medical benefits, disability or sick-leave payments, loans, separation, relocation, work permits, change of control payments, or post-employment or retirement benefits (including compensation, pension, health, medical or life insurance benefits) which is maintained, administered or contributed to by the Company or any of its ERISA Affiliates and covers any current or former employee, officer, director, or other service provider of the Company or any of its ERISA Affiliates, or with respect to which the Company or any of its ERISA Affiliates has any liability, other than a Multiemployer Plan. The Company has made available to Parent with respect to each material Company Plan: (A) copies of all material documents embodying and relating to each such Company Plan, including the plan document (or, if not written, a written summary of its terms, excluding in this respect, Company Plans that provide benefits solely to the extent mandated by applicable Law), administrative service agreements, group insurance Contracts, all amendments thereto and all related trust documents, (B) all material correspondence to or from any Governmental Authority relating to any Company Plan and the most recent annual report (including Form 5500) and tax return (including Form 990), if any, required under ERISA, the Code or any other applicable Law in connection therewith, (C) the most recent actuarial report (if applicable), (D) the most recent summary plan description, if any, required under ERISA, (E) the most recent Internal Revenue Service determination or opinion letter issued with respect to each such Company Plan intended to be qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code, and (F) copies of all currently valid agreements with Israeli human resource contractors, service agreement in the field of cleaning, catering, security and protection manpower contractors including their licenses or with Israeli consultants, sub-contractors or freelancers.

 

(b) Neither the Company nor any of its ERISA Affiliates maintains, contributes to, sponsors, is required to contribute to or has any liability, contingent or otherwise, with respect to (or has in the past six (6) years maintained, contributed to, sponsored, been required to contribute to or had any liability, contingent or otherwise, with respect to) a (i) single employer plan or other pension plan that is subject to Title IV of ERISA or the funding requirements of Section 302 of ERISA or Section 412 of the Code or (ii) “multiple employer plan” within the meaning of Section 413(c) of the Code.

  

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(c) Neither the Company nor any of its ERISA Affiliates maintains, contributes to, sponsors, is required to contribute to or has any liability, contingent or otherwise, with respect to (or has in the past six (6) years maintained, contributed to, sponsored, been required to contribute to or had any liability, contingent or otherwise, with respect to) a multiemployer plan as defined in Section 3(37) of ERISA (a “ Multiemployer Plan ”).

 

(d) Except as set forth in Section 3.16(d) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, the consummation of the Transactions will not (either alone or together with any other event) (i) entitle any employee, officer, director, or other independent contractor of the Company or its Subsidiaries (whether current, former or retired) or their beneficiaries to any payment (including severance pay, unemployment compensation, golden parachute, bonus, salary raise, the redemption of any accrued entitlements or otherwise) or benefit under a Company Plan (other than payments in accordance with applicable Law), (ii) accelerate the time of payment or vesting or trigger any payment or funding (through a grantor trust or otherwise) of compensation or benefits under any Company Plan, (iii) increase the amount payable or trigger any other financial obligation pursuant to any Company Plan, or (iv) result in the forgiveness in whole or in part of any outstanding loans made by the Company to any Person or result in any amounts payable to any “disqualified individual” failing to be deductible for federal income tax purposes by virtue of Section 280G of the Code or subject to an excise tax under Section 4999 of the Code. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has any obligation to gross up, indemnify or otherwise reimburse any current or former employee, director or other independent contractor of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries for any Tax incurred by such individual (or beneficiary, as applicable) under Section 409A or 4999 of the Code.

 

(e) Except as would not reasonably be expected to result in a material liability to the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, each Company Plan (i) if intended to qualify for special tax treatment, meets all the requirements for such treatment, (ii) if required, to any extent, to be funded, book-reserved or secured by an insurance policy, is fully funded, book-reserved or secured by an insurance policy, as applicable, based on reasonable actuarial assumptions in accordance with applicable accounting principles, and (iii) has been maintained in compliance with all applicable Law.

 

(f) Each Company Plan that is subject to Section 409A of the Code has been operated in compliance with Section 409A of the Code and all applicable regulatory guidance (including, without limitation, proposed regulations, notices, rulings and final regulations).

 

(g) With respect to each Company Plan, (i) no non-exempt “prohibited transaction,” within the meaning of Section 4975 of the Code or Section 406 of ERISA, has occurred, (ii) as of the date of this Agreement, there are no actions, suits or claims pending, or, to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened or anticipated (other than routine claims for benefits), and (iii) as of the date of this Agreement, there are no audits, inquiries or proceedings pending or, to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened by any Governmental Authority, in each case of clauses (i) through (iii) which would reasonably be expected to result in a liability that is material to the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.

  

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(h) Except as set forth in Section 3.16(h) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, none of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party to, bound by or has any obligation with respect to any collective bargaining agreement or other labor union Contract, nor has it experienced any actual or threatened strikes, grievances, claims of unfair labor practices or other collective bargaining disputes. Except as has not resulted in, and would not reasonably be expected to result in, a material liability to the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, (i) none of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has breached or otherwise failed to comply with the provisions of any Company collective bargaining agreement and there are no grievances or arbitrations outstanding thereunder; (ii) there are no labor organizational campaigns, corporate campaigns, petitions, demands for recognition or, to the Knowledge of the Company, other unionization activities seeking recognition of a bargaining unit at the Company or any of its Subsidiaries; (iii) there are no unfair labor practice charges, grievances, arbitrations or other complaints or union matters before the National Labor Relations Board or other labor board of Governmental Authority or arbitrator (public or private) that would reasonably be expected to affect the employees of the Company and its Subsidiaries; (iv) there are no current or, to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened strikes, slowdowns, lockouts, organized labor disputes or work stoppages, and no such strike, slowdown, lockout, organized labor dispute or work stoppage has occurred within the two (2) years preceding the date hereof; (v) the execution of this Agreement and the consummation of the Transactions will not result in any breach or other violation of any collective bargaining agreement; (vi) the execution of this Agreement will not result in any breach or other violation of any notice, information or consultation obligations under applicable labor Law; (vii) the Company and its Subsidiaries are in compliance in all material respects with (x) the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act of 1988, or any similar applicable Law relating to plant closings and layoffs and (y) applicable Law respecting labor, employment, immigration, fair employment practices (including equal employment opportunity Law), terms and conditions of employment, classification of employees, workers’ compensation and mandatory social insurance, occupational safety and health, affirmative action, plant closings, and wages and hours; and (viii) there are no legal actions, government investigations, or labor grievances pending, or, to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened, relating to any employment related matter involving any current or former employee of the Company or any Subsidiary or applicant, including, but not limited to, charges of unlawful discrimination, retaliation or harassment, failure to provide reasonable accommodation, denial of a leave of absence, failure to provide compensation or benefits, unfair labor practices, or other alleged violations of Law. The Company is in compliance with applicable laws in respect of its Israeli human resource contractors and cleaning, catering, security and protection contractors and service agreements.

 

(i) Except as set forth in Section 3.16(i) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, to the Knowledge of the Company, no current key employee of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (i) has informed the Company that they intend to terminate his or her employment with the Company or such Subsidiary, (ii) has informed the Company that they received an offer to join a business that may be competitive with the Company’s or its Subsidiary’s business, or (iii) is bound by any confidentiality agreement, noncompetition agreement or other Contract (with any Person other than the Company) that may materially interfere with such employee’s performance of his or her duties or responsibilities to the Company or such Subsidiary.

   

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(j) Solely with respect to employees, consultants or independent contractors of the Company and its Subsidiaries who reside or work in Israel or whose employment or engagement is otherwise subject to the law of the State of Israel (“ Israeli Employees ”): (i) set forth on Section 3.16(j) of the Company Disclosure Schedule is a complete list of all Israeli Employees and their current status (e.g., employee or consultant and employee’s classification as either exempt or non-exempt from the overtime requirements under any Applicable Law), title and/or job description, work location, start date, material compensation, base compensation (monthly base salary or hourly wage rate and overtime consideration as applicable), commission/bonuses and all fringe benefits, including entitlements to Company Awards pursuant to a Company Plan, vacation entitlement and accrued vacation or paid time-off balance, travel pay or car maintenance or car entitlement, sick leave entitlement and accrual, recuperation pay entitlement and accrual, entitlement to pension arrangement and/or any other provident fund (including manager’s insurance and education fund), their respective contribution rates and the base salary for such contributions, whether such employee is subject to the Section 14 Israeli Severance Pay Law, 5723 1963 (“ Section 14 Arrangement ”) (and, to the extent such employee is subject to the Section 14 Arrangement, an indication of whether such arrangement has been applied to such person from the commencement date of their employment and on the basis of their entire salary), notice period entitlement and legal status for purposes of eligibility to work in Israel; (ii) other than the Israeli Employees’ salaries, employees of the Company and its Subsidiaries are not entitled to any payment or benefit that may be reclassified as part of their determining salary for all intent and purposes, including for their social contributions; (iii) except for the foregoing subsections (i) and (ii) and except as set forth in Section 3.16(j) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, none of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has any obligation to pay any amount or provide any benefit to any former employee, other than obligations (x) for which the Company has established a reserve for such amount on the Company Balance Sheet and (y) pursuant to Contracts entered into after the date of the Company Balance Sheet and disclosed on Section 3.16(j) of the Company Disclosure Schedule; (iv) all amounts that the Company and the Company’s Subsidiaries are legally or contractually required either (x) to deduct from their employees’ salaries or to transfer to such employees’ pension or provident, life insurance, incapacity insurance, continuing education fund or other similar funds or (y) to withhold from their employees’ salaries and benefits and to pay to any Governmental Authority as required by the Israeli Tax Ordinance and Israeli National Insurance Law, health insurance or otherwise have, in each case, been duly deducted, transferred, withheld and paid; (v) the Company is not subject to and none of the Company's employees benefits from any extension order ( tzavei harchava ) except for extension orders which generally apply to all employees in Israel; and (vi) except as set forth in Section 3.16(j) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, upon the termination of employment of any of the employees of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in Israel, the Company or such Subsidiary will make payments either (x) required by Israeli Severance Pay Law 5723-1963 and supplemental payments solely from the Company’s specific reserves set aside for such purpose and set forth in the Company Financial Statements or (y) in accordance with the Section 14 Arrangement.

  

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Section 3.17 Environmental Matters .

 

(a) Except as set forth in Section 3.17(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, there is no material Environmental Claim pending or, to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened in writing against the Company, any of its Subsidiaries, or, to the Knowledge of the Company, against any Person whose liability for such Environmental Claims the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has retained or assumed either contractually or by operation of law.

 

(b) Except as would not reasonably be expected to be, individually or in the aggregate, material to the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, the Company and its Subsidiaries are and, since December 31, 2015, have been in compliance with all applicable Environmental Laws and all of the Company’s necessary Environmental Permits.

 

(c) There are no actions, activities, circumstances, facts, conditions, events or incidents, including the presence or Release of any Hazardous Substance, which would be reasonably likely to form the basis of any material Environmental Claim against the Company, any of its Subsidiaries, or to the Knowledge of the Company, against any Person whose liability for such Environmental Claims the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has retained or assumed either contractually or by operation of law.

 

Section 3.18 Material Contracts .

 

(a) Section 3.18(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule sets forth a true and complete list of each of the following types of Contracts to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has any current or future rights, responsibilities, obligations or liabilities (in each case, whether contingent or otherwise) or to which any of their respective properties or assets is subject, in each case as of the date hereof, but excluding any purchase orders, invoices, requisition forms, or other form purchasing documents and any Company Plans disclosed on Section 3.16(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule:

 

(i) (A) contains any exclusivity or similar provision that is binding on the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (or would purport to be binding, after the Effective Time, on Parent or any of its Subsidiaries) or (B) otherwise limits or restricts the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (or would purport to limit or restrict, after the Effective Time, Parent or any of its Subsidiaries) from (1) engaging or competing in any line of business in any location or with any Person, (2) selling any products or services of or to any other Person or in any geographic region, or (3) obtaining products or services from any Person, in each case of clause (A) and clauses (1), (2) and (3) of clause (B), that is material to the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole;

 

(ii) includes (A) any “most favored nation” terms and conditions (including with respect to pricing) granted by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to a Third Party, or (B) any arrangement whereby the Company or any of its Subsidiaries grants any right of first refusal or right of first offer or similar right to a Third Party, in each case of clauses (A) and (B) that is material to the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole;

  

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(iii) is a joint venture, strategic alliance or partnership agreement that either (A) is material to the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or (B) would reasonably be expected to require the Company and its Subsidiaries to make expenditures in excess of $300,000 in the aggregate during the 12-month period following the date hereof;

 

(iv) is a loan, guarantee of indebtedness or credit agreement, note, bond, mortgage, indenture or other binding commitment (other than letters of credit and those between the Company and its wholly-owned Subsidiaries) relating to indebtedness for borrowed money in an amount in excess of $500,000 individually;

 

(v) is a Contract with respect to an interest, rate, currency or other swap or derivative transaction (other than those between the Company and its Subsidiaries) with a fair value in excess of $100,000;

 

(vi) is a material Contract with respect to any Company Intellectual Property Rights and not for “off-the-shelf” software or hardware generally commercially available on standard and non-discriminatory terms;

 

(vii) is an acquisition agreement, asset purchase or sale agreement, stock purchase or sale or purchase agreement or other similar agreement, in each case for the purchase or sale of a corporation, partnership, or other business organization or business thereof (including all or substantially all of the assets of such business), pursuant to which (A) any other Person has the right to acquire any assets of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or (B) any other Person has the right to acquire any equity interests in the Company or any of its Subsidiaries;

 

(viii) is a settlement or similar agreement with any Governmental Authority or arbitrator (public or private) (including any corporate integrity agreement, monitoring agreement or deferred prosecution agreement) or order or consent of a Governmental Authority or arbitrator (public or private) (including any consent decree or settlement order) to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is subject involving performance on or after the date hereof by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and in an amount in excess of $100,000 individually;

 

(ix) any Contract (or series of related Contracts) pursuant to which the Company or any Subsidiary has continuing “earn-out” or similar obligations that could result in payments from the Company or any Subsidiary in an amount in excess of $100,000 per Contract;

 

(x) any Contract (or series of related Contracts) that creates an obligation of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to make any capital commitment, loan or capital expenditure in an amount in excess of $100,000 per twelve-month period after the date hereof;

 

(xi) any Contract with the Subject Company Customers, Suppliers and Dealers;

  

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(xii) any Contract that contains a change in control provision that would be triggered in connection with consummation of the Transactions, provided that (i) such Contract has provided $100,000 or more of revenue to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, individually or in the aggregate, in the twelve-month period prior to the date hereof, or would reasonably be expected to provide $100,000 or more of revenue to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, individually or in the aggregate, in the twelve-month period after the date hereof or (ii) such change in control provision expressly requires aggregate payments by the Company or any its Subsidiaries, individually or in the aggregate, in excess of $100,000;

 

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

 

(xiv) any shareholder, investors rights, registration rights or similar agreement or arrangement;

 

(xv) any Contract pursuant to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has continuing obligations or interests involving (A) “milestone” or other similar contingent payments to be made to or by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries upon the achievement of certain milestones, including upon the achievement of regulatory or commercial milestones or (B) payment of royalties or other amounts calculated based upon any revenues or income of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, in each case (x) which payments after the date hereof would reasonably be expected to be: (i) in the case of suppliers and subcontractors, more than $200,000 in the twelve (12) month period following the date hereof, and (ii) in the case of employees and sales representatives, more than $100,000 in the twelve (12) month period following the date hereof, and (y) that cannot be terminated by the Company or such Subsidiary without more than sixty (60) days’ notice without material payment or penalty;

 

(xvi) any employment, severance, consulting or other agreements which provide for compensating or providing benefits to, or that otherwise govern the terms of employment of, present or former employees or consultants of the Company or its Subsidiaries, which provide for base compensation payable to any employee or consultant of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in excess of $100,000 per year;

 

(xvii) any material collective bargaining agreement or other material Contract with any labor union;

 

(xviii) any Contract (including any option agreement) to purchase or sell any interest in real property, and any Company Real Property Lease;

  

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(xix) any Contract relating to the indemnification of a Company Indemnified Party that deviates from the form of indemnification agreement made available to Parent; or

 

(xx) 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 under the Securities Act or disclosed by the Company under Item 1.01 on a Current Report on Form 8-K.

 

Each Contract of the type described in clauses (i) through (xx) is referred to herein as a “ Company Material Contract ”.

 

(b) Except for this Agreement or as set forth in Section 3.18(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, as of the date hereof, none of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party to or bound by any “material contract” (as such term is defined in Item 601(b)(10) of Regulation S-K under the Securities Act) that is to be performed after the date hereof that has not been filed as an exhibit to or incorporated by reference in a Company SEC Document.

 

(c) Each Company Material Contract is valid and binding and in full force and effect and, to the Company’s Knowledge, enforceable against the other party or parties thereto in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by the Enforceability Limitations. Since December 31, 2015, (i) except for breaches, violations or defaults which have not had, and would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries, nor to the Company’s Knowledge any other party to a Company Material Contract, is in violation of any provision of, or taken or failed to take any act which, with or without notice, lapse of time, or both, would constitute a default under the provisions of such Company Material Contract, and (ii) neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has received written notice that it has breached, violated or defaulted under any Company Material Contract which has not been cured or resolved. True and complete copies of the Company Material Contracts and any material amendments thereto have been made available to Parent.

 

(d) Section 3.18(d ) of the Company Disclosure Schedule sets forth a true, complete and correct list of all Contracts providing for the lease of any telecommunication tower or similar structure by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, including a true, accurate and complete description of the tower location, rental fees, term and renewal options contained therein, in each case as of the date hereof.

 

Section 3.19 Finders’ Fees, etc . Except for Roth Capital Partners, LLC and except as set forth on Section 3.19 of the Company Disclosure Schedule, there is no investment banker, broker or finder that has been retained by or is authorized to act on behalf of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries who might be entitled to any fee or commission from the Company or any of its Affiliates in connection with the Transactions. Set forth on Section 3.19 of the Company Disclosure Schedule is a good-faith estimate, as of the date hereof, of all financial, legal, accounting or other advisory fees and expenses incurred or payable, or to be incurred or payable, by the Company or its Subsidiaries in connection with this Agreement and the consummation of the Transactions.

  

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Section 3.20 Opinion of Financial Advisor . The Company Board has received the opinion of Roth Capital Partners, LLC, financial advisor to the Company, to the effect that, as of the date of such opinion, and based upon and subject to the factors and assumptions set forth therein, the Merger Consideration to be received by the holders of Company Ordinary Shares pursuant to this Agreement is fair to such holders from a financial point of view, and a copy of such opinion will be delivered to Parent concurrently with the execution and delivery of this Agreement for informational purposes.

 

Section 3.21 Anti-Takeover Law . The Company Shareholder Approval is the only vote of the Company’s shareholders necessary to adopt this Agreement or to approve the Transactions. No “fair price”, “moratorium”, “control share acquisition”, or other anti-takeover statute or regulation of any Governmental Authority is applicable to the Company or the Transactions.

 

Section 3.22 Customers and Suppliers . Section 3.22 of the Company Disclosure Schedule sets forth a true and complete list of (a) the ten (10) largest customers (by revenue) and five (5) largest suppliers (by expenditure) of the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries during the 2018 fiscal year, (b) the revenue attributed to such customers or spent with such suppliers in such fiscal year, and (c) all dealers that provide installation services for or on behalf of the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries in Israel during each of the 2018 and 2017 fiscal years and the number of units installed by, and the aggregate amount paid to, each such dealer in each such fiscal year (collectively, the “ Subject Company Customers, Suppliers and Dealers ”). Except as set forth in Section 3.22 of the Company Disclosure Schedule, none of the Subject Customers, Suppliers and Dealers: (i) has terminated or, to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened, either in writing or orally, to terminate or not to renew or extend its relationship with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries; (ii) has notified the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, either in writing or orally, that it intends to adversely modify its relationship with, or reduce its purchases from or other business with, the Company or any Company Subsidiary; (iii) has adversely changed its pricing terms or any other terms of its business with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries; or (iv) to the Knowledge of the Company, has any plan or intention to do any of the foregoing. Since January 1, 2017, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has received any complaint from any of its customers or suppliers (including, without limitation, any of the Subject Company Customers, Suppliers and Dealers) concerning the products and/or services provided to or from the Company and/or any of its Subsidiaries, nor has the Company or any of its Subsidiaries had any of its respective products returned by a purchaser thereof, other than complaints and returns made in the ordinary course of business of the Company that, individually or in the aggregate, have not had a material adverse effect on the business, assets, condition (financial or otherwise), or results of operations of the Company and its Subsidiaries.

  

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Section 3.23 Anti-Corruption; Sanctions; Anti-Money Laundering .

 

(a) In the last five (5) years, the Company and its Subsidiaries have been and are in compliance with all applicable anti-corruption Law, including (i) the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977 (15 U.S.C. § 78dd-1, et seq.) (the “ FCPA ”), (ii) any applicable Law promulgated to implement the OECD Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions, signed on December 17, 1997, and (iii) any other applicable Law of similar purpose and scope in any jurisdiction. In the last five (5) years, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries nor any director or officer of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries nor, to the Company’s Knowledge, any (x) agent or Representative of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in connection with its performance of its business with the Company or (y) employee of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has, directly or indirectly, given, made, offered or received or agreed to give, make, offer or receive any payment, gift, contribution, commission, rebate, promotional allowance, expenditure or other economic advantage: (A) which would violate any applicable anti-corruption Law or (B) to or for a Public Official with the intention of: (1) improperly influencing any official act or decision of such Public Official; (2) inducing such Public Official to do or omit to do any act in violation of his lawful duty; or (3) securing any improper advantage in each case in violation of applicable anti-corruption Law. For the purposes of this Agreement, “ Public Official ” includes any Person holding, representing or acting on behalf of a legislative, administrative or judicial office, and any Person employed by, representing or acting on behalf of a Governmental Authority or enterprise thereof (including a state-owned or state-controlled enterprise) or a public international organization, any representative or official of a political party or any candidate for any political office, but it does not include employees who are members of the reserve components of the United States Armed Forces. No officer or director of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a Public Official and, to the Company’s Knowledge, no employee of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (in each case, that is not a director or officer) is a non-U.S. Public Official.

 

(b) In the last five (5) years, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries nor any director or officer of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries nor, to the Company’s Knowledge, (x) any agent or Representative of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in connection with its performance of its business with the Company, or (y) employee of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has violated or operated in noncompliance with any, been subject to actual, pending, or threatened civil, criminal or administrative actions, suits, demands, claims, hearings, written notices of violation, investigations, proceedings, demand letters, settlements or enforcement actions or made any voluntary disclosures to any Governmental Authority in any way relating to anti-corruption or anti-money laundering Law or Law related to terrorism financing. The Company has instituted policies and procedures reasonably designed to ensure compliance by the Company, its Subsidiaries, directors, officers, employees, agents and Representatives with applicable anti-corruption Law, anti-money laundering Law and applicable Law related to terrorism financing.

 

(c) In the last five (5) years, the Company, its Subsidiaries, their respective directors and officers and, to the Company’s Knowledge, their respective agents, Representatives and employees acting on their behalf, (i) have complied in all material respects with all sanctions, export control, anti-boycott or customs Laws, and (ii) have not been subject to actual, pending, or threatened civil, criminal or administrative actions, suits, demands, claims, hearings, written notices of violation, investigations, proceedings, demand letters, settlements or enforcement actions or made any voluntary disclosures to any Governmental Authority relating to material violation of sanctions, export control, anti-boycott or customs Laws. The Company has instituted policies and procedures reasonably designed to ensure material compliance by the Company, its Subsidiaries, directors, officers, employees, agents and Representatives acting on behalf of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries with applicable sanctions, export control, anti-boycott and customs Laws.

  

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Section 3.24 Insurance . Each of the insurance policies and self- insurance programs and arrangements relating to the business, assets and operations of the Company and its Subsidiaries is in full force and effect and are valid and enforceable and cover against the risks as are customary in all material respects for companies of similar size in the same or similar lines of business and all premiums due thereunder have been paid. Except as set forth on Section 3.24 of the Company Disclosure Schedule, as of the date hereof, since December 31, 2015, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has received any written notice regarding any actual or possible: (a) cancellation or invalidation of any such insurance policy, other than such cancellation or invalidation that would not constitute a Company Material Adverse Effect or (b) written notice of refusal of any coverage or rejection of any claim under any such insurance policy that if not paid would constitute a Company Material Adverse Effect. With respect to each Proceeding that has been filed or investigation initiated against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries since December 31, 2015, no insurance carrier has issued a denial of coverage with respect to any such Proceeding or investigation, or informed any of the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries of its intent to do so, other than such denial that would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect.

 

Section 3.25 Company Bonds . Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to any surety bond, letter of credit or other similar debt instrument, including security interests issued at the application or for the benefit of the Company.

 

Section 3.26 No Additional Representations . Except for the representations and warranties expressly made by Parent, Holdco and Merger Sub in Article 4 and the representations and warranties expressly made by Infiniti in Section 10.13 , the Company acknowledges that none of Parent, Infiniti, Holdco, Merger Sub or any other Person makes, and that the Company has not relied upon, any express or implied representation or warranty whatsoever and specifically (but without limiting the foregoing), that none of Parent, Infiniti, Holdco, Merger Sub or any of their Representatives makes, nor has the Company relied upon, any representation or warranty with respect to (a) Infiniti, Parent or any of their respective Subsidiaries or any of their respective businesses, operations, assets, liabilities, conditions (financial or otherwise), prospects or any other matter relating to Infiniti, Parent or any of their respective Subsidiaries or (b) any documentation, forecasts, budgets, projections, estimates or other information (including the accuracy or completeness of, or the reasonableness of the assumptions underlying, such documentation, forecasts, budgets, projections, estimates or other information) provided by Parent or Infiniti or any of their respective Representatives, including in any “data rooms” or management presentations.

  

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Article 4.
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF PARENT, INFINITI, holdco AND MERGER SUB

 

Except as set forth in the Parent Disclosure Schedule (subject to the first sentence of Section 1.02(d) ), Parent, Infiniti, Holdco and Merger Sub represent and warrant to the Company that:

 

Section 4.01 Corporate Existence and Power . Parent is a corporation duly incorporated, validly existing and in good standing under the Law of the State of Delaware. Infiniti is a corporation duly incorporated, validly existing and in good standing under the Law of the State of Delaware. Holdco is a company limited by shares duly formed and validly existing under the Law of the State of Israel and is not a “breaching company” within the meaning of Section 362.A of the ICL. Merger Sub is a company limited by shares duly formed and validly existing under the Law of the State of Israel and is not a “breaching company” within the meaning of Section 362.A of the ICL. Each of Parent, Infiniti, Holdco and Merger Sub has all corporate power and authority to carry on its business as now conducted. Prior to the date hereof, Parent has made available to the Company true and complete copies of the organizational documents of Parent, Infiniti, Holdco and Merger Sub as in effect on the date hereof. None of Parent, Infiniti, Holdco or Merger Sub is in violation of, in conflict with, or in default under, its organizational documents.

 

Section 4.02 Corporate Authorization .

 

(a) The execution, delivery and performance by Parent, Infiniti, Holdco and Merger Sub of this Agreement and the consummation by Parent, Infiniti, Holdco and Merger Sub of the Transactions are within the corporate power and authority of Parent, Infiniti, Holdco and Merger Sub and have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of Parent, Infiniti, Holdco and Merger Sub, except for the Infiniti Stockholder Approval. This Agreement, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by the Company, constitutes a valid and binding agreement of each of Parent, Infiniti, Holdco and Merger Sub, enforceable against Parent, Infiniti, Holdco and Merger Sub in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by the Enforceability Limitations.

  

(b) The Parent Board, has by the unanimous vote of all directors of Parent, (i) approved and adopted this Agreement and approved the Transactions in accordance with the requirements of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the “ DGCL ”) and (ii) determined that the Transactions, including the Merger, are advisable, fair to and in the best interests of Parent and Infiniti, the sole stockholder of Parent as of the date hereof.

 

(c) As of the date hereof, (i) the board of directors of Holdco has approved and declared advisable this Agreement and the Transactions as required under applicable Law and (ii) Parent, as the sole shareholder of Holdco, has adopted this Agreement in accordance with the ICL.

 

(d) As of the date hereof, (i) the board of directors of Merger Sub has approved and declared advisable this Agreement and the Transactions as required under applicable Law and (ii) Holdco, as the sole shareholder of Merger Sub, has adopted this Agreement in accordance with the ICL.

 

(e) As of the date hereof, the board of directors of Infiniti has approved and declared advisable this Agreement, the Transactions and the Investment Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby as required under applicable Law.

 

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Section 4.03 Governmental Authorization .

 

(a) The execution, delivery and performance by Parent, Infiniti, Holdco and Merger Sub of this Agreement and the consummation by Parent, Infiniti, Holdco and Merger Sub of the Transactions require no action by or in respect of, or filing with, any Governmental Authority, other than (i) the filing of the Merger Certificate, (ii) compliance with any applicable requirements of the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, the Israeli Securities Law, the ICL and any other applicable securities Law, (iii) compliance with any applicable requirements of Nasdaq and the TASE, (iv) making the IA Notification and providing the IA Undertaking to the IA and (v) any actions or filings the absence of which would not reasonably be expected to, individually or in the aggregate, (x) have a Parent Material Adverse Effect or a Material Adverse Effect (as defined in the Investment Agreement) or (y) have an effect that would prevent, materially delay or materially impair the ability of Parent, Infiniti, Holdco or Merger Sub to perform its obligations under this Agreement or to consummate the Merger.

 

(b) The execution, delivery and performance by Infiniti of the Investment Agreement and the offer, issuance and sale of the Investment Securities require no action by or in respect of, or filing with, any Governmental Authority, other than (i) the filing of the Certificate of Merger and the Parent Charter with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware, (ii) compliance with any applicable requirements of the Securities Act, the Exchange Act and any other applicable securities Law, (iii) compliance with any applicable requirements of the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange and Nasdaq, (iv) compliance with applicable Israeli Law, and (v) any actions or filings the absence of which would not reasonably be expected to, individually or in the aggregate, (x) have an Infiniti Material Adverse Effect, or (y) have an effect that would prevent, materially delay or materially impair the ability of Infiniti to perform its obligations under the Investment Agreement or to consummate the transactions contemplated thereby.

 

Section 4.04 Non-contravention .

 

(a) The execution, delivery and performance by Parent, Infiniti, Holdco and Merger Sub of this Agreement and the consummation by Parent, Infiniti, Holdco and Merger Sub of the Transactions do not and will not, assuming the authorizations, consents and approvals referred to in Section 4.03 are obtained, (i) contravene, conflict with, or result in any violation or breach of any provision of the organizational documents of Parent, Infiniti, Holdco or Merger Sub, (ii) contravene, conflict with or result in a violation or breach of any provision of any applicable Law or Order, (iii) require any consent or other action by any Person under, constitute a default or a violation, or an event that, with or without notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute a default or a violation, under or of, or cause or permit the termination, cancellation, acceleration or other change of any right or obligation or the loss of any benefit to which Parent, Infiniti or any of their respective Subsidiaries is entitled under, any provision of any agreement or other instrument binding upon Parent, Infiniti or any of their respective Subsidiaries or any governmental license, franchise, permit, certificate, approval or other similar authorization affecting, or relating in any way to, the assets or business of Parent, Infiniti and their respective Subsidiaries, or (iv) result in the creation or imposition of any Lien, other than any Permitted Lien, on any asset of Parent, Infiniti or any of their respective Subsidiaries, except, in the case of each of clauses (ii), (iii) and (iv), which have not had, and would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, (x) a Parent Material Adverse Effect or a Material Adverse Effect (as defined in the Investment Agreement) or (y) an effect that would prevent, materially delay or materially impair the ability of Parent, Infiniti, Holdco or Merger Sub to perform its obligations under this Agreement or to consummate the Merger.

 

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(b) Subject to the filing of the Certificate of Merger and the Parent Charter with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware and the receipt of the Infiniti Stockholder Approval, the execution, delivery and performance of the Investment Documents by Infiniti and the issuance and sale of the Investment Securities will not (i) conflict with, contravene or result in any breach or violation of (A) any of the terms and provisions of, or constitute a default under any of its Certificates of Incorporation or Bylaws, or (B) any provision of any applicable Law or Order, or (ii) conflict with, or constitute a default (or an event that with or without notice or lapse of time or both would become a default) under, result in the creation or imposition of any Lien, other than an Infiniti Permitted Lien, or other adverse claim upon any of the properties or assets of Infiniti or any of its Subsidiaries, require any consent or other action by any Person under, or cause, permit or give to others any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration, cancellation (with or without notice, lapse of time or both) or other change of any right or obligation or the loss of any benefit to which Infiniti or any of its Subsidiaries is entitled under, any provision of any agreement or other instrument binding upon Infiniti or any of its Subsidiaries or any governmental license, franchise, permit, certificate, approval or other similar authorization affecting, or relating in any way to, the assets or business of Infiniti or any of its Subsidiaries, except, in the case of each of clauses (i)(B) and (ii), which have not had and would not reasonably be expected to have an Infiniti Material Adverse Effect, individually or in the aggregate.

 

Section 4.05 Capitalization .

 

(a) As of the date hereof, the authorized capital stock of Parent consists of 5,000 shares of Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share (“ Parent Common Stock ”). As of the date hereof, there are 100 shares of Parent Common Stock issued and outstanding, all of which are owned by Infiniti free and clear of any Liens.

 

(b) The authorized capital stock of Infiniti consists of 50,000,000 shares of Infiniti Common Stock and 5,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.01 per share (“ Infiniti Preferred Stock ”). As of the close of business on March 12, 2019, there were (i) 17,650,829 shares of Infiniti Common Stock outstanding (not including outstanding Infiniti Restricted Stock Awards), (ii) an aggregate of 1,588,929 shares of Infiniti Common Stock subject to outstanding Infiniti Options, (iii) an aggregate of 565,996 shares of Infiniti Common Stock subject to outstanding Infiniti Restricted Stock Awards, (iv) 1,041,974 shares of Infiniti Common Stock held by Infiniti as treasury shares and (v) no shares of Infiniti Preferred Stock issued or outstanding. Except as set forth in this Section 4.05 (including Section 4.05(b) of the Parent Disclosure Schedule), there are no issued, reserved for issuance or outstanding: (i) shares of capital stock or other equity interests in or voting securities of Infiniti; (ii) securities of Infiniti convertible into or exchangeable for shares of capital stock or other equity interests in or voting securities of Infiniti; (iii) warrants, calls, options or other rights, commitments or Contracts to acquire from Infiniti, or other obligation of Infiniti to issue, transfer, deliver or sell, or cause to be issued, transferred, delivered or sold, any capital stock of or other equity interest in or voting securities of or securities convertible into or exchangeable for capital stock or other equity interests in or voting securities of Infiniti; (iv) restricted shares, stock appreciation rights, performance units, contingent value rights, “phantom” stock or similar securities, rights or other commitments that are derivative of, or provide economic benefits based, directly or indirectly, on the value or price of, any capital stock of or voting securities of Infiniti; or (v) other obligations by Infiniti to make any payments based on the price or value of any Infiniti Securities (the items in clauses (i) through (v) being referred to collectively as the “ Infiniti Securities ”).

 

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(c) All outstanding shares of capital stock of Parent have been duly authorized and validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable and free of preemptive rights.

 

(d) The Parent Common Stock to be issued pursuant to this Agreement in connection with the Merger, when issued and delivered in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, subject to receipt of the Parent Stockholder Approval, will have been duly authorized and validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable and not subject to or issued in violation of any purchase option, call option, right of first refusal, preemptive right, subscription right or any similar right under applicable Law, the organizational documents of Parent or any agreement to which Parent is a party or otherwise bound.

 

(e) Since its date of incorporation, none of Parent, Holdco or Merger Sub has carried on any business or conducted any operations other than the execution of this Agreement, the performance of its obligations hereunder and matters ancillary thereto.

 

(f) The authorized capital stock of Holdco consists of 1,000 shares, NIS 0.01 par value per share, 100 of which have been validly issued, are fully paid and non-assessable and are owned directly by Parent, free and clear of any Lien.

 

(g) The authorized capital stock of Merger Sub consists of 1,000 shares, NIS 0.01 par value per share, 100 of which has been validly issued, are fully paid and non-assessable and are owned directly by Holdco, free and clear of any Lien.

 

(h) The consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Investment Agreement will not, and Infiniti has not taken any action to, accelerate the vesting of any Infiniti Option or Infiniti Restricted Stock Award in connection with such transactions.

 

Section 4.06 Subsidiaries . Parent has no Subsidiaries other than Infiniti Merger Sub, Holdco and Merger Sub.

 

Section 4.07 Finders’ Fees, etc . Except for Canaccord Genuity and except as set forth on Section 4.07 of the Parent Disclosure Schedule, there is no investment banker, broker or finder that has been retained by or is authorized to act on behalf of Parent or any of its Subsidiaries who might be entitled to any fee or commission from Parent or any of its Affiliates in connection with the Transactions. Set forth on Section 4.07 of the Parent Disclosure Schedule is a good-faith estimate, as of the date hereof, of all financial, legal, accounting or other advisory fees and expenses incurred or payable, or to be incurred or payable, by Parent or its Subsidiaries in connection with this Agreement and the consummation of the Transactions.

 

Section 4.08 Ownership of Company Ordinary Shares; Anti-Takeover Law . Neither Parent nor any of its respective Subsidiaries (including Holdco and Merger Sub) “beneficially owns” (as defined in Rule 13d-3 of the Exchange Act) any Company Ordinary Shares, nor have any of them during the past three years “owned” any Company Ordinary Shares within the meaning of Section 203 of the DGCL. Parent is not subject to any “fair price”, “moratorium”, “control share acquisition”, “interested stockholder”, “business combination” or similar restriction set forth in Section 203 of the DGCL or, to the Knowledge of Parent, set forth in any other Law, that would apply to the Transactions.

 

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Section 4.09 Financing . Parent has delivered to the Company (a) a true and complete copy of an executed written commitment from the lender to the borrower thereunder (as the same may be amended or modified from time to time after the date hereof in accordance with Section 7.12(b) , the “ Debt Financing Commitment ”), pursuant to which the lender party thereto has agreed, subject only to the terms and conditions set forth therein, to provide or cause to be provided to Holdco and the Company debt financing in the amounts set forth therein for the purposes of financing the Transactions and related fees and expenses and the other purposes set forth therein (the “ Debt Financing ”) and (b) a true and complete copy of the Investment Agreement, providing for an equity investment in Parent for the purposes of financing the Transactions and related fees and expenses (the “ Equity Financing ” and, together with the Debt Financing, the “ Financing ”). As of the date of this Agreement, the Debt Financing Commitment has not been amended or modified, the Debt Financing Commitment has not been withdrawn or rescinded, the lender has not indicated in writing that it will not proceed according to the terms of the Debt Financing Commitment and the Investors have not indicated in writing that they will not proceed according to the terms of the Investment Agreement. Parent has fully paid or caused to be paid any and all commitment fees or other fees in connection with the Debt Financing Commitment and Equity Financing that are required to be paid on or before the date of this Agreement in connection therewith or pursuant thereto, and each of the Debt Financing Commitment and the Investment Agreement are in full force and effect in accordance with their terms. There are no conditions precedent or other contingencies related to the funding of the full amount of the Financing, other than as set forth in the Debt Financing Commitment and the Investment Agreement. No event has occurred which, with or without notice, lapse of time or both, would constitute a breach or default on the part of Parent, Infiniti, Holdco or Merger Sub under the Debt Financing Commitment or the Investment Agreement. Subject to the terms and conditions of the Debt Financing Commitment and the Investment Agreement, and subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the aggregate proceeds contemplated by the Debt Financing Commitment and the Investment Agreement, together with the cash on hand of Infiniti and the Company at the Effective Time, will be sufficient to pay the aggregate Cash Consideration and any other amounts required to be paid in connection with the consummation of the Transactions and to pay all related fees and expenses (collectively, the “ Required Payments ”).

 

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Section 4.10 Solvency . Assuming (a) that the Company is solvent immediately prior to the Effective Time, (b) the satisfaction of the conditions to Parent’s, Holdco’s and Merger Sub’s obligations to consummate the Merger, or waiver of such conditions, (c) the accuracy and completeness of the representations and warranties of the Company set forth in Article 3 , and (d) that the Company Financial Statements fairly present in all material respects the consolidated financial condition of the Company and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of the dates thereof and their consolidated results of operations and cash flows for the periods then ended, and after giving effect to the Transactions, including the Financing, any alternative financing and the payment of the aggregate Cash Consideration, the Surviving Company will be Solvent as of the Effective Time and immediately after the consummation of the Transactions. For the purposes of this Agreement, the term “ Solvent ” when used with respect to any Person means that, as of any date of determination, (i) the amount of the “fair saleable value” of the assets of such Person will, as of such date, exceed (A) 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, and (B) the amount that will be required to pay the probable liabilities of such Person on its existing debts (including contingent and other liabilities) as such debts become absolute and mature, (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 refinancing, or a combination thereof, to meet its obligations as they become due.

 

Section 4.11 Tax Matters . Neither Parent, Holdco, Merger Sub, Infiniti, the Company, nor each of its respective Subsidiaries has taken or agreed to take any action, or is aware of the existence of any facts or circumstances, that could reasonably be expected to impede or prevent (i) the Merger, taken together with the Infiniti Merger and the Investment Transactions, from qualifying as a transaction described in Section 351 of the Code or (ii) the Infiniti Merger from qualifying as a “reorganization” within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code.

 

Section 4.12 No Additional Representations . Except for the representations and warranties expressly made by the Company in Article 3 , each of Parent, Infiniti, Holdco and Merger Sub acknowledges that neither the Company nor any other Person makes, and that none of Parent, Infiniti, Holdco or Merger Sub have relied upon, any express or implied representation or warranty whatsoever and specifically (but without limiting the foregoing), that neither the Company nor any Representative of the Company makes, nor has Parent, Infiniti, Holdco or Merger Sub relied upon, any representation or warranty with respect to (a) the Company or its Subsidiaries or any of their respective businesses, operations, assets, liabilities, conditions (financial or otherwise), prospects or any other matter relating to the Company or its Subsidiaries or (b) any documentation, forecasts, budgets, projections, estimates or other information (including the accuracy or completeness of, or the reasonableness of the assumptions underlying, such documentation, forecasts, budgets, projections, estimates or other information) provided by the Company or any Representative of the Company, including in any “data rooms” or management presentations.

 

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Article 5.
COVENANTS OF THE COMPANY

 

Section 5.01 Conduct of the Company . From the date hereof until the earlier of the Effective Time or the termination of this Agreement in accordance with Article 9 (the “ Pre-Closing Period ”), except as expressly contemplated by this Agreement, as set forth in Section 5.01 of the Company Disclosure Schedule, as consented to in writing by Parent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), or as required by applicable Law or Order, the Company shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, conduct its business in the ordinary course consistent with past practice and, to the extent consistent with the foregoing, use commercially reasonable efforts to (i) preserve intact its business organization, goodwill and reputation, (ii) preserve in all material respects its business relationships with its customers, lenders, suppliers, licensors, licensees, distributors and others having business relationships with it and with Governmental Authorities with jurisdiction over the Company’s operations and (iii) keep available its current officers and key employees. In addition, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, during the Pre-Closing Period, except as expressly contemplated by this Agreement, as set forth in Section 5.01 of the Company Disclosure Schedule, as consented to in writing by Parent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed) or as required by applicable Law or Order, the Company shall not, nor shall it permit any of its Subsidiaries to:

 

(a) amend the articles of association or other similar organizational documents (whether by merger, consolidation or otherwise), in each case, of the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company;

 

(b) directly or indirectly split, combine or reclassify any shares of capital stock of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or declare, set aside or pay any dividend or other distribution (whether in cash, stock or property or any combination thereof) in respect of the share capital of the Company or its Subsidiaries, or redeem, repurchase or otherwise acquire or offer to redeem, repurchase, or otherwise acquire any equity securities of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, except for (i) the declaration, setting aside or payment of any dividends or other distributions by any of its wholly-owned Subsidiaries to the Company or any other wholly-owned Subsidiary, or in connection with any internal reorganization transactions solely among the wholly-owned Subsidiaries of the Company or (ii) acquisitions, or deemed acquisitions, of (A) Company Ordinary Shares in connection with the payment of the exercise price of Company Options with Company Options or Company Ordinary Shares (including in connection with “net exercises”), (B) Company Ordinary Shares in connection with required Tax withholding in connection with the exercise of Company Options or the vesting of or issuance of Company Ordinary Shares subject to Company RSUs, or (C) equity securities of any Subsidiary of the Company by the Company or its Subsidiaries;

 

(c) (i) issue, deliver or sell, or authorize the issuance, delivery or sale of, any equity securities of the Company of any of its Subsidiaries or any securities convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for equity securities of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (including pursuant to any employee stock purchase plan), other than (x) the issuance of any Company Ordinary Shares pursuant to the exercise of Company Options or the vesting of Company RSUs, in each case that are outstanding as of the date hereof and in accordance with their terms as in effect on the date hereof, and (y) the issuance, delivery or sale of any equity securities of any of the Company’s Subsidiaries to the Company or any of its wholly-owned Subsidiaries, or (ii) amend any term of any equity security of the Company or its Subsidiaries (in each case, whether by merger, consolidation or otherwise);

 

(d) incur or commit to any capital expenditures, except for (i) those as may be contemplated by the Company’s fiscal 2019 budget and capital expenditure plan made available to Parent prior to the date hereof (whether or not such capital expenditures are made during the 2018 fiscal year), (ii) any capital expenditures (or series of related capital expenditures) of less than $300,000 in the aggregate per fiscal quarter, or (iii) capital expenditures in connection with leases of devices made in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice, not to exceed $750,000 in the aggregate per fiscal quarter;

 

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(e) acquire from any Third Party (by merger, consolidation, acquisition of substantial equity interests in or substantial assets or otherwise), directly or indirectly, any corporation, partnership, or other business organization or business thereof, other than (i) inventory, supplies and materials in the ordinary course of business of the Company and its Subsidiaries, (ii) pursuant to Contracts in effect on the date hereof, or (iii) assets, securities, properties, interests or businesses of the Company or any of its wholly-owned Subsidiaries;

 

(f) sell, license, lease or otherwise transfer, exchange, swap, dispose of or abandon or create or incur any Lien on, directly or indirectly, any of the Company’s or its Subsidiaries’ assets, securities, properties, interests, leases or businesses, other than (i) sales of inventory, of products or services, or obsolete equipment, or non-exclusive licensing of Intellectual Property Rights, all in the ordinary course of business, (ii) sales, licenses, leases or transfers that are pursuant to Contracts in effect on the date hereof, (iii) Permitted Liens, or (iv) sales, licenses, leases or other transfers to, or Liens in favor of, the Company or any of its wholly-owned Subsidiaries or (v) Liens in an amount less than $500,000 in the aggregate;

 

(g) make any loans, advances or capital contributions to, or investments in, any other Person, or form or acquire any Subsidiary that is not wholly-owned by the Company or any of its wholly-owned Subsidiaries, other than (i) in connection with actions permitted by Section 5.01(d) or  (e) , (ii) loans, advances or capital contributions to, or investments in, the Company or any of its wholly-owned Subsidiaries, (iii) advances of expenses to employees or other service providers of the Company or its Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business, for amounts individually not exceeding $25,000 and in the aggregate not exceeding $200,000, (iv) advances to customers of the Company or its Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business in connection with the sale of the Company’s products and services, or (v) investments made in connection with treasury functions and cash management in the ordinary course of business;

 

(h) redeem, repurchase, prepay (other than prepayments of revolving loans in the ordinary course of business), defease, incur, assume, endorse, guarantee or otherwise become liable for or modify in any material respect the terms of any indebtedness for borrowed money or guarantees thereof in a manner that increases the aggregate liability (including any contingent liability) of the Company or any Subsidiary thereunder, or issue or sell any debt securities, except for (i) indebtedness or guarantees solely between or among the Company and any of its wholly-owned Subsidiaries, (ii) indebtedness for borrowed money that will be paid prior to the Closing, and which does not subject the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to any pre-payment or other penalties, that is incurred in the ordinary course of business and in an amount not to exceed $500,000 in aggregate principal amount, or (iii) letters of credit issued and maintained in the ordinary course of business to the extent undrawn;

 

(i) enter into any agreement or arrangement that limits or otherwise restricts the Company or any of its Subsidiaries from engaging or competing in any line of business, in any location or with any Person, or would purport to limit, after the Effective Time, Parent or any of its Subsidiaries;

 

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(j) enter into any new line of business outside of the existing business of the Company and its Subsidiaries and outside the mobile resources management space, other than pursuant to any product roadmaps in existence as of the date hereof and natural extensions or changes to such product roadmaps, in each case, which product roadmaps have been disclosed to Parent prior to the date hereof;

 

(k) (i) other than (x) in the ordinary course of business (including renewals consistent with the terms thereof) or (y) in a manner not material to the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, amend or modify or terminate (excluding terminations or renewals upon expiration of the term thereof in accordance with the terms thereof) any Contract which constitutes a Company Material Contract or waive, release or assign any material rights, claims or benefits under any Company Material Contract or (ii) enter into any Contract (other than any Contracts entered into in the ordinary course of business or Contracts with customers) that would have been a Company Material Contract had it been entered into prior to the date hereof. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 5.01(k) , if another subsection of this ‎Section 5.01 governs conduct or actions of the same type or nature as this ‎Section 5.01(k) , and such other subsection expressly permits such conduct or actions to be taken by the Company in conflict with this ‎Section 5.01(k) , then the Company or its Subsidiaries shall be permitted to take such conduct or action;

 

(l) (i) unless required by applicable Law, recognize any new labor organization, union, employee association, trade union, works council or other similar employee representative or (ii) negotiate, enter into, amend, modify or terminate any collective bargaining agreement;

 

(m) grant, amend or terminate, or authorize or provide for any payment of cash (whether in connection with the Transactions or otherwise) in respect of, any equity or equity-based awards (including Company Ordinary Shares, Company Options or Company RSUs), other than the grant of Company Options and Company RSUs covering not more than 40,000 Company Ordinary Shares in the aggregate, to newly-hired non-executive employees in the ordinary course of business and with such terms as are consistent with past practice (including vesting requirements and any provisions for acceleration upon specified events, provided that such awards will not provide for any vesting acceleration to occur as a result of the consummation of the Transactions);

 

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(n) except (x) as required pursuant to the express provisions of a Company Plan in effect and provided to Parent prior to the date hereof, (y) as otherwise required by applicable Law, or (z) as set forth in Section 5.01(n) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, (i) grant or provide any severance or termination payments or benefits (including pursuant to any agreement or arrangement or amendment to any existing agreement or arrangement) to any current or former employee, officer, non-employee director, independent contractor or consultant of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (including any obligation to gross-up, indemnify or otherwise reimburse any such individual for any Tax incurred by any such individual, including under Section 409A or 4999 of the Code), (ii) accelerate the time of payment or vesting of, or the lapsing of restrictions with respect to, or fund or otherwise secure the payment of, any compensation or benefits to any current or former employee, officer, non-employee director, independent contractor or consultant of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, (iii) increase the compensation payable to any current or former employee, officer, non-employee director, independent contractor or consultant of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, other than (A) increases of compensation payable to non-executive employees of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or independent contractors and consultants of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice, in an amount not to exceed $350,000 in the aggregate, (B) increases in the compensation of any executive employee of not greater than an aggregate of 3% of the current consideration payable to such person, and (C) increases in compensation required by Brazilian law, (iv) establish, adopt, terminate or amend any material Company Plan (including, without limitation, with respect to any plan, program, agreement, or other arrangement by and between the Company and any current or former employee, officer, non-employee director, independent contractor or consultant of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries that provides for any payments or benefits in connection with a change in control, whether alone or in combination with other events such as a termination of service, or any plan, program, arrangement, policy or agreement that would be a material Company Plan if it were in existence on the date hereof, (v) terminate the employment of any current employee of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries with a title of senior vice-president or above other than for cause or for performance related reasons, or (vi) promote any employee of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to a position that reports directly to the chief executive officer of the Company;

 

(o) waive, release, limit or condition any restrictive covenant obligation of any current or former employee or independent contractor of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries;

 

(p) change the Company’s methods of financial accounting, except as required by concurrent changes in GAAP or in Regulation S-X of the Exchange Act (or any interpretation thereof), any Governmental Authority or applicable Law;

 

(q) (i) make or change any material election with respect to Taxes other than elections in the ordinary course of business, (ii) adopt or change any method of Tax accounting, (iii) amend any Tax Return, (iv) settle any claim or assessment in respect of Taxes, (v) agree to an extension or waiver of the limitation period for any claim or assessment in respect of Taxes, (vi) enter into any closing agreement, or (vii) surrender any right to claim a Tax refund, offset or other reduction in Tax liability;

 

(r) (i) compromise or settle any Proceeding, in each case made or pending by or against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (for the avoidance of doubt, including any compromise or settlement with respect to matters in which any of them is a plaintiff), or any of their employees, officers or directors in their capacities as such, other than the compromise or settlement of Proceedings that: (x) are for an amount (in excess of insurance proceeds), individually or in the aggregate, not to exceed $500,000 or that are outstanding as of the date hereof and are disclosed in Section 5.01 of the Company Disclosure Schedule, (y) do not involve an admission of guilt or impose any injunctive relief or a material restriction on the Company or its Subsidiaries, and (z) do not involve material Company Owned Intellectual Property Rights or (ii) commence any Proceeding, other than in the ordinary course of business;

 

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(s) take any actions that would or would be reasonably likely to (i) result in any of the conditions set forth in Article 8 not being satisfied, (ii) result in new or additional required approvals from any Governmental Authority in connection with the Transactions that would materially delay the consummation of the Transactions, or (iii) materially impair the ability of Parent, Infiniti, the Company, Holdco or Merger Sub to consummate the Transactions in accordance with the terms of this Agreement or materially delay such consummation;

 

(t) authorize, apply for or cause to be approved the listing of Company Ordinary Shares on any stock exchange other than Nasdaq and TASE;

 

(u) fail to pay any maintenance and similar fees or fail to take any other appropriate actions as necessary to prevent the abandonment, invalidation, loss, impairment or dedication to the public domain of any Company Intellectual Property Rights that are material to the conduct of the Company’s business;

 

(v) fail to repay or redeem any indebtedness to a third party in an amount exceeding $250,000 that becomes due and payable as a result of the Transactions or otherwise;

 

(w) cancel, terminate, fail to keep in place, fail to pay any premium on or reduce the amount of any insurance coverage provided by existing insurance policies without obtaining substantially equivalent (in the aggregate) substitute insurance coverage, other than in the ordinary course of business or if the Company, in its reasonable judgment, determines that such cancellation, termination or failure to pay such premium or keep in place would not result in the Company and its Subsidiaries having inadequate coverage, including after giving effect to any insured self-retention or co-insurance feature;

 

(x) adopt or publicly propose a plan of complete or partial liquidation or resolutions providing for or authorizing such a liquidation or a dissolution, in each case, of the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company;

 

(y) acquire any fee interest in real property;

 

(z) enter into any material interest rate swaps, non-U.S. exchange or other similar hedging arrangements other than for purposes of offsetting a bona fide exposure (including counterparty risk); or

 

(aa) agree, resolve or commit to do any of the foregoing.

 

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Section 5.02 No Solicitation .

 

(a) The Company shall, cause its Subsidiaries to and shall request that its Representatives, immediately cease (i) any communications, discussions or negotiations with any Person that may be ongoing with respect to a Company Acquisition Proposal, (ii) furnishing to any Person (other than Parent, Infiniti, Holdco, Merger Sub, their respective Representatives and the Company’s Representatives) any information with respect to a Company Acquisition Proposal and (iii) cooperating with, assisting in, participating in, knowingly facilitating or encouraging a Company Acquisition Proposal and, if applicable, shall request to have returned to the Company or destroyed any confidential information that has been provided to any Person during any such communications, discussions or negotiations occurring in the six (6) months prior to the date hereof. From and after the date hereof until the earlier to occur of the Effective Time or the date of termination of this Agreement in accordance with Article 9 , the Company shall not, nor shall it permit any of its Subsidiaries or authorize or knowingly permit any of its Representatives to (and shall use reasonable best efforts to cause such Persons not to), directly or indirectly, (A) solicit, initiate or knowingly encourage (including by way of furnishing information which has not been previously publicly disseminated) or knowingly facilitate any inquiry or the making or submission of any inquiry, proposal, indication of interest or offer which constitutes, or would reasonably be expected to lead to, a Company Acquisition Proposal, (B) subject to Section 5.02(b) , approve, recommend or publicly propose to approve or recommend, a Company Acquisition Proposal, (C) subject to Section 5.02(b) , approve, recommend, publicly propose to approve or recommend or execute or enter into any letter of intent, memorandum of understanding, merger agreement or other agreement, arrangement or understanding, in each case relating to a Company Acquisition Proposal (other than an Acceptable Company Confidentiality Agreement) or a Company Superior Proposal (each an “ Alternative Company Acquisition Agreement ”), (D) enter into, continue or otherwise participate in any discussions or negotiations regarding any Company Acquisition Proposal, or (E) agree to do any of the foregoing; provided , however , if, prior to the receipt of the Company Shareholder Approval, following the receipt of a bona fide written Company Acquisition Proposal that the Company Board determines in good faith, after consultation with the Company’s outside financial advisors and outside legal counsel, is or could reasonably be expected to lead to a Company Superior Proposal and that was not solicited in violation of this Section 5.02(a) and was made after the date hereof, the Company may, in response to such Company Acquisition Proposal and subject to compliance with Section 5.02(b) , furnish information with respect to the Company to the Person making such Company Acquisition Proposal and engage in discussions or negotiations with such Person regarding such Company Acquisition Proposal; provided , that (1) prior to furnishing, or causing to be furnished, any such nonpublic information relating to the Company to such Person, the Company enters into a confidentiality agreement with the Person making such Company Acquisition Proposal (an “ Acceptable Company Confidentiality Agreement ”) that (x) does not contain any provision that would prevent the Company from complying with its obligation to provide any disclosure to Parent required pursuant to this Section 5.02 and (y) contains provisions that in the aggregate are no less restrictive on such Person than those contained in the Confidentiality Agreement as in effect immediately prior to the execution of this Agreement (provided that such agreement does not need to contain any provision prohibiting (including any direct or indirect “standstill” or similar provisions that prohibit) the making of any Company Acquisition Proposal), and (2) promptly (but in any event within 24 hours) following furnishing any such nonpublic information to such Person, the Company furnishes such nonpublic information to Parent (to the extent such nonpublic information has not been previously so furnished to Parent or its Representatives).

 

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(b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, prior to the receipt of the Company Shareholder Approval, the Company Board may effect a Company Adverse Recommendation Change if (and only if): (I) a written Company Acquisition Proposal that was not solicited in violation of Section 5.02(a) is made to the Company by a Third Party and such Company Acquisition Proposal is not withdrawn; (II) the Company Board concludes in good faith, after consultation with the Company’s outside financial advisors and outside legal counsel, that such Company Acquisition Proposal constitutes a Company Superior Proposal; and (III) the Company Board concludes in good faith, after consultation with the Company’s outside legal counsel, that the failure to make a Company Adverse Recommendation Change would be inconsistent with the fiduciary duties of the Company Board under the circumstances and applicable Law; provided , however , none of the Company, the Company Board or any committee thereof shall make a Company Adverse Recommendation Change and/or authorize the Company to enter into any Alternative Company Acquisition Agreement unless:

 

(i) the Company Board provides Parent at least five (5) days’ prior written notice of its intention to take such action (it being understood that the delivery of such notice and any amendment or update thereto and the determination to so deliver such notice, update or amendment shall not, by itself, constitute a Company Adverse Recommendation Change), which notice shall specify in detail the reasons therefor and shall include the information with respect to the Company Superior Proposal that is specified in Section 5.02(c) , as well as a copy of such Company Acquisition Proposal and any related Alternative Company Acquisition Agreement;

 

(ii) during the five (5) days following such written notice described in the foregoing clause (i) (or such shorter period as is specified in this Section 5.02 below), the Company Board and its Representatives have negotiated in good faith with Parent (unless Parent has expressly agreed in writing not to negotiate) regarding any revisions to the terms of this Agreement that may, at Parent’s sole discretion, be proposed by Parent in response to such Company Superior Proposal (it being understood that any modification to the financial or other material terms of such Company Superior Proposal shall result in a new five (5) day period under this Section 5.02(b)(ii) ); and

 

(iii) at the end of the five (5) day period described in the foregoing clause (i) (or such shorter period as specified in this Section 5.02 below), the Company Board concludes in good faith, after consultation with the Company’s outside legal counsel and financial advisors (and taking into account any adjustment or modification of the terms of this Agreement proposed), that the Company Acquisition Proposal continues to be a Company Superior Proposal and the failure to make such Company Adverse Recommendation Change would be inconsistent with the fiduciary duties owed by the Company Board to the Company under the circumstances and applicable Law.

 

Any amendment or modification to the conditionality, price or form of consideration of any Company Superior Proposal will be deemed to be a new Company Acquisition Proposal for purposes of this Section 5.02 , and the Company shall promptly (but in any event within 24 hours of occurrence) notify Parent of any such new Company Acquisition Proposal and the Parties shall comply with the provisions of this Section 5.02 with respect thereto; provided , however , that the “matching period” set forth above shall in such circumstance expire on the later of three (3) days after the Company Board provides written notice of such new Company Acquisition Proposal to Parent and the end of the original five (5) day period described in clause (ii) above; provided , further , (x) whether or not there is a Company Adverse Recommendation Change, unless this Agreement has been terminated in accordance with Section 9.01 , the Company Board shall submit this Agreement for approval by the Company shareholders at the Company Shareholders’ Meeting (provided, however that, for so long as there is a Company Adverse Recommendation Change, the Company Board shall nevertheless be required in such case to solicit proxies in favor of the adoption of the Merger Agreement and the Transactions); and (y) in the event there is a Company Adverse Recommendation Change made in compliance with this Section 5.02 with respect to a Company Superior Proposal, the Company shall only enter into an Alternative Company Acquisition Agreement with respect thereto by terminating this Agreement in accordance with Section 9.01(f) .

 

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(c) In addition to the obligations of the Company set forth in Section 5.02(a) and Section 5.02(b) , the Company shall promptly (and in any event within 24 hours) notify Parent in writing (i) of any inquiries, proposals or offers with respect to a Company Acquisition Proposal that are received by, or any non-public information with regard to such Company Acquisition Proposal is requested from, or any discussions or negotiations are sought to be initiated regarding such Company Acquisition Proposal with, the Company (or any of its Representatives), indicating, in connection with such notice, the identity of the Person or group of Persons making the inquiry, proposal or offer and the material terms and conditions of any such inquiries, proposals or offers (and providing copies of all related written inquiries, proposals or offers, including proposed agreements) and (ii) of the Company’s intention to participate or engage in discussions or negotiations with, or furnish non-public information to, such Person making such Company Acquisition Proposal, information request or inquiry. In no event shall the Company begin providing any such information or engage in such discussions or negotiations prior to providing Parent with the notice required by the preceding sentence. The Company thereafter shall (x) keep Parent reasonably informed, on a reasonably prompt basis (and, in any event, within 24 hours) of the status of any material discussions or negotiations with respect to any such inquiries, proposal or offers and the details of any material changes to the status and material terms of any such inquiries, proposals or offers (including any material amendments thereto or any change to the scope or material terms or conditions thereof, and including copies of any written inquiries, proposals or offers, including proposed agreements and material modifications thereto) and (y) substantially concurrently with the delivery to any such Person, provide to Parent any information concerning the Company or any of its Subsidiaries that is provided or made available to such Person or its Representatives unless such information has been previously provided or made available to Parent.

 

Section 5.03 Disclosure Documents . None of the documents required to be filed by the Company with the SEC after the date hereof in connection with the Transactions will, on the date of such filing, 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. In furtherance and not in limitation of the foregoing, and subject to the last sentence of this Section 5.03 , the Company hereby covenants and agrees that none of the information supplied by or on behalf of the Company specifically for inclusion or incorporation by reference in (a) a registration statement on Form S-4 (or similar successor form) to register the issuance of Parent Common Stock in connection with the Merger (including any amendments or supplements, the “ Registration Statement ”) will, at the time the Registration Statement becomes effective under the Securities Act (or, with respect to any post-effective amendment or supplement, at the time such post-effective amendment or supplement becomes effective), contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading or (b) the definitive Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus included in the Registration Statement at the time it becomes effective to be sent to the Company’s shareholders in connection with the Merger and the other Transactions and Infiniti’s stockholders in connection with the Transactions (including any amendments or supplements, the “ Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus ”) will, at the date it is first mailed to the Company’s shareholders or at the time of the Company Shareholders’ Meeting, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 5.03, no representation or warranty is made by the Company with respect to information or statements made or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement or the Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus which were not supplied by or on behalf of the Company.

 

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Section 5.04 Company Shareholders’ Meeting . The Company shall duly call, give notice of, convene and hold a meeting of its shareholders (the “ Company Shareholders’ Meeting ”) as promptly as practicable after the date the Registration Statement is declared effective under the Securities Act (except as provided in this Section 5.04 ) for the purpose of voting on the approval and adoption of this Agreement and the Transactions in accordance with applicable Law. In connection with the Company Shareholders’ Meeting, the Company shall (i) subject to Section 5.02(b) , recommend approval and adoption of this Agreement and the Transactions by the Company’s shareholders in the Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus and (ii) otherwise comply with all legal requirements applicable to such meeting. Subject to Section 5.02(b) , regardless of whether there has been a Company Adverse Recommendation Change, the Company will use its reasonable best efforts to solicit from its shareholders proxies in favor of (it being understood that a proxy card will be deemed “in favor of” a matter to be acted upon by the Company’s shareholders if it provides the shareholder with the ability to either vote for, vote against or abstain from voting on such matter) the adoption of this Agreement and take all other actions reasonably necessary or advisable to secure the approval and adoption of this Agreement and the Transactions by the Company’s shareholders, provided that nothing in this Section 5.04 shall prohibit the Company Board or any committee thereof from making a Company Adverse Recommendation Change in compliance with this Agreement. The Company shall keep Parent, Infiniti, Holdco and Merger Sub reasonably updated with respect to proxy solicitation results as reasonably requested by Parent, Infiniti, Holdco or Merger Sub, and shall direct its proxy soliciting agent to provide Parent and its Representatives with the results of all proxy tabulations provided by such proxy soliciting agent to the Company. The Company shall not, without the prior written consent of Parent, adjourn or postpone the Company Shareholders’ Meeting; provided , however , the Company shall have the right to adjourn or postpone the Company Shareholders’ Meeting: (i) after consultation with Parent, for not more than two (2) periods not to exceed ten (10) Business Days each if on the date on which the Company Shareholders’ Meeting is then scheduled, the Company has not received proxies representing a sufficient number of Company Ordinary Shares to obtain the Company Shareholder Approval; (ii) if on the date on which the Company Shareholders’ Meeting is then scheduled, there are insufficient Company Ordinary Shares represented (either in person or by proxy) to constitute a quorum necessary to conduct the business of the Company Shareholders’ Meeting; or (iii) after consultation with Parent, if the failure to adjourn or postpone the Company Shareholders’ Meeting would reasonably be expected to be a violation of applicable Law for the distribution of any required amendment or supplement to the Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus to be timely provided to the holders of Company Ordinary Shares. Once the Company has established a record date for the Company Shareholders’ Meeting, the Company shall not change such record date or establish a different record date for the Company Shareholders’ Meeting without the prior written consent of Parent (not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned), unless required to do so by applicable Law or the Company’s organizational documents. Without the prior written consent of Parent, the adoption of this Agreement and the approval of the Transactions (including the Merger) shall be the only matters (other than matters of procedure and matters required by applicable Law to be voted on by the Company’s shareholders in connection with the approval of this Agreement and the Transactions) that the Company shall propose to be acted on by the shareholders of the Company at the Company Shareholders’ Meeting. Regardless of whether there is a Company Adverse Recommendation Change, the Company Shareholders’ Meeting shall be held in accordance with the terms hereof unless this Agreement is terminated in accordance with Article 9 .

 

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Section 5.05 Compensation Arrangements . At or prior to the Effective Time, the Company, the Company Board and the compensation committee of the Company Board, as applicable, shall take any actions which are necessary to effect the provisions of Section 2.08 . The compensation arrangements of the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer following the Effective Time are set forth on Schedule 5.05 .

 

Section 5.06 Repayment of Company Debt . The Company shall obtain and deliver to Parent no later than five (5) Business Days prior to the Effective Time customary payoff letters with respect to (i) the satisfaction and release of all of the Company and its Subsidiaries’ liabilities and obligations (including all indebtedness for borrowed money, if any, of the Company and its Subsidiaries outstanding as of the Closing, but excluding any indemnification obligations that survive termination) under any Contract pursuant to which the Company is required to repay or redeem any Indebtedness at or prior to the Closing (the “ Loan Documents ”), which Loan Documents are set forth on Section 5.06 of the Company Disclosure Schedule, (ii) the termination of the Loan Documents, (iii) the release of all Liens held pursuant to or otherwise related to the Loan Documents, and (iv) such other matters as Parent may reasonably request; unless, in all cases, the counterparty to any such Contract provides a written unconditional waiver to the Company, in form reasonably satisfactory to Parent, of any and all liabilities and obligations that the Company might have in connection with or as a result of this Agreement or the Transactions, including, without limitation, acceleration of any such liabilities and obligations. The principal amount of the Debt Financing less such portion of the Debt Financing to be used to pay the Cash Consideration shall be at least equal to the aggregate principal amount outstanding under the Loan Documents as of the date hereof and shall be used to fulfill Porsche’s undertaking under this Section 5.06 .

 

Section 5.07 Termination of Company Stock Purchase Plan . Prior to the Effective Time, the Company shall terminate any employee stock purchase plan and deliver to Parent evidence reasonably acceptable to Parent of such termination.

 

Article 6.
COVENANTS OF PARENT, INFINITI, HOLDCO AND MERGER SUB

 

Section 6.01 Obligations of Parent, Infiniti, Holdco and Merger Sub .

 

(a) Infiniti shall cause Parent to perform when due its obligations under this Agreement and to consummate the Merger and the other Transactions pursuant to the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement. Each of Infiniti and Parent shall cause each of Holdco and Merger Sub to perform when due its respective obligations under this Agreement and to consummate the Merger and the other Transactions pursuant to the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement.

 

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(b) During the Pre-Closing Period, Parent will not offer, issue, deliver or sell, or authorize the issuance, delivery or sale of, any equity securities of Parent or any securities convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for equity securities of Parent other than as provided for in this Agreement and the Investment Agreement.

 

(c) During the Pre-Closing Period, except as expressly contemplated by this Agreement or the Investment Agreement, as set forth in Section 6.01 of the Parent Disclosure Schedule, as consented to in writing by the Company (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), or as required by applicable Law or Order, Infiniti shall not, nor shall it permit any of its Subsidiaries, including, without limitation, Parent, to:

 

(i) directly or indirectly split, combine or reclassify any shares of capital stock of Infiniti or any of its Subsidiaries, or redeem, repurchase or otherwise acquire or offer to redeem, repurchase, or otherwise acquire any equity securities of Infiniti or any of its Subsidiaries, except for acquisitions, or deemed acquisitions, of (A) Infiniti Common Stock in connection with the payment of the exercise price of Infiniti Options with Infiniti Options or Infiniti Common Stock (including in connection with “net exercises”), (B) Infiniti Common Stock in connection with required Tax withholding in connection with the exercise of Infiniti Options or the vesting of or issuance of Infiniti Common Stock subject to Infiniti Restricted Stock Awards or (C) equity securities of any Subsidiary of Infiniti by Infiniti or any of its Subsidiaries;

 

(ii) (A) issue, deliver or sell, or authorize the issuance, delivery or sale of, any equity securities of Infiniti or any of its Subsidiaries or any securities convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for equity securities of Infiniti or any of its Subsidiaries, other than (x) the issuance of any Infiniti Common Stock pursuant to the exercise of Infiniti Options or the vesting of Infiniti Restricted Stock Awards, in each case that are outstanding as of the date hereof, and in accordance with their terms as in effect on the date hereof and (y) the grant of equity or equity-based awards in the ordinary course of business, or (B) amend any term of any equity security of Infiniti or any of its Subsidiaries (in each case, whether by merger, consolidation or otherwise); or

 

(iii) take any action to accelerate the vesting of any Infiniti Option or Infiniti Restricted Stock Award.

 

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Section 6.02 Director and Officer Indemnification .

 

(a) At and after the Effective Time, Parent shall, and shall cause the Surviving Company to, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law, indemnify and hold harmless each past and present director or officer of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (each, together with such person’s heirs, executors or administrators, a “ Company Indemnified Party ”) against any costs or expenses (including advancing attorneys’ fees and expenses in advance of the final disposition of any actual or threatened claim, suit, proceeding or investigation to each Company Indemnified Party), judgments, fines, losses, claims, damages, liabilities and amounts paid in settlement in connection with any actual or threatened claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative arising out of (i) actions or omissions occurring at or prior to the Effective Time (and whether asserted or claimed prior to, at or after the Effective Time) to the extent that they are based on or arise out of the fact that such person is or was a director or officer of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or (ii) to the extent they are based on or arise out of or pertain to the Transactions, including the Merger, whether asserted or claimed prior to, at or after the Effective Time, and including any expenses incurred in enforcing such person’s rights under this Section 6.02 ; ( provided such Company Indemnified Party agrees in advance to return any such funds to which a court of competent jurisdiction has determined in a final, non-appealable judgment such Company Indemnified Party is not ultimately entitled), in each case to the same extent that the Company or its Subsidiaries would have been required to do so pursuant to the Company’s organizational documents and indemnification agreements (to the extent such agreements have been made available to Parent prior to the date hereof) of the Company or its Subsidiaries, as applicable. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if any Company Indemnified Party notifies the Surviving Company on or prior to the seventh anniversary of the Effective Time of a matter in respect of which such Person may seek indemnification pursuant to this Section 6.02 , the provisions of this Section 6.02 shall continue in effect with respect to such matter until the final disposition of all claims, actions, investigations, suits and proceedings relating thereto.

 

(b) Subject to Section 6.02(a) , for seven years after the Effective Time, Parent shall, (i) except to the extent such agreement provides for an earlier termination, cause to be maintained in effect the provisions regarding elimination of liability, indemnification and advancement of expenses in any agreements (other than insurance Contracts) of the Company and its Subsidiaries with any Company Indemnified Party that are in existence on the date hereof, to the extent such agreements have been made available to Parent prior to the date hereof, and (ii) not amend, modify or repeal such provisions in any manner that would materially and adversely affect the rights or protections thereunder of any such Company Indemnified Party in respect of acts or omissions occurring or alleged to have occurred at or prior to the Effective Time (including acts or omissions occurring in connection with the adoption of this Agreement and the consummation of the Merger).

 

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(c) Prior to the Effective Time, in consultation with Parent as provided in this Section 6.02(c) , the Company shall be permitted to, and if the Company fails to do so, Parent shall, obtain and fully pay the premium for a seven-year prepaid “tail” policy for the extension of the directors’ and officers’ liability coverage of the Company’s existing directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies, for a claims reporting or discovery period of seven years from and after the Effective Time, on terms and conditions providing coverage retentions, limits and other material terms substantially equivalent to the current policies of directors’ and officers’ liability insurance maintained by the Company with respect to matters arising on or before the Effective Time, covering without limitation the transactions contemplated hereby; provided , however , that the Company shall, in cooperation with Parent, use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain the most favorable pricing and most comprehensive coverage reasonably available for such “tail” policy and neither the Company nor Parent shall commit or spend on such “tail” policy more than 300% of the last aggregate annual premium paid by the Company prior to the date hereof for the Company’s current policies of directors’ and officers’ liability insurance (the “ Base Amount ”), and if the cost of such “tail” policy would otherwise exceed the Base Amount, the Company shall be permitted to, or in the case of Parent, shall, purchase as much coverage as reasonably practicable for the Base Amount. After the Effective Time, Parent shall cause such “tail” policy to be maintained in full force and effect, for its full term, and shall honor all of its obligations thereunder, and no Party shall have any other obligation to purchase or pay for any insurance hereunder. The Company shall in good faith cooperate and consult with Parent prior to the Effective Time with respect to the procurement of such “tail” policy, including with respect to the selection of the broker, available policy price and coverage options, and shall in good faith consider Parent’s recommendations with respect thereto. If the Company and Parent for any reason fail to obtain such “tail” insurance policy as of the Effective Time, Parent shall (i) maintain in effect for a period of at least seven (7) years from and after the Effective Time (and for so long thereafter as any claims brought before the end of such seven-year period thereunder have not exceeded the applicable statute of limitations) the directors’ and officers’ liability coverage in place as of the date hereof with terms, conditions, retentions and limits of liability that are at least as favorable in all material respects as provided in the Company’s existing policies as of the date hereof or (ii) purchase comparable directors’ and officers’ liability coverage for such seven-year period (and for so long thereafter as any claims brought before the end of such seven-year period thereunder have not exceeded the applicable statute of limitations) with terms, conditions, retentions and limits of liability that are at least as favorable in all material respects as provided in the Company’s existing policies as of the date hereof; provided , however , in each case, in no event shall Parent be required to commit or spend more than the Base Amount on any such directors’ and officers’ liability coverage.

 

(d) The provisions of this Section 6.02 (i) are intended to be for the benefit of, and shall be enforceable by, each Company Indemnified Party, and (ii) are in addition to, and not in substitution for, any other rights to indemnification or contribution that any such person may have by Contract or otherwise.

 

Section 6.03 Disclosure Documents . None of the documents required to be filed by Parent or Infiniti with the SEC after the date hereof in connection with the Transactions will, on the date of such filing, 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. In furtherance and not in limitation of the foregoing, and subject to the last sentence of this Section 6.03 , Parent, Infiniti, Holdco and Merger Sub hereby covenant and agree that none of the information supplied by or on behalf of Parent, Infiniti, Holdco or Merger Sub specifically for inclusion or incorporation by reference in (a) the Registration Statement will, at the time the Registration Statement becomes effective under the Securities Act (or, with respect to any post-effective amendment or supplement, at the time such post-effective amendment or supplement becomes effective), contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading or (b) the Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus will, at the date it is first mailed to Infiniti’s stockholders or at the time of the Infiniti Stockholders’ Meeting, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 6.03 , no representation or warranty is made by Parent, Infiniti, Holdco or Merger Sub with respect to information or statements made or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement or the Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus which were not supplied by or on behalf of Parent, Infiniti, Holdco or Merger Sub.

 

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Section 6.04 Stock Exchange Listing . Parent shall use reasonable best efforts to cause the Parent Common Stock to be issued pursuant to this Agreement to be approved for listing on the Nasdaq or the New York Stock Exchange, subject to official notice of issuance, at or prior to the Effective Time.

 

Section 6.05 Company Share-Based Plans . Parent shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to take such actions as are necessary for the assumption and conversion of Company Options and Company RSUs as provided in Section 2.08 , including the reservation and listing of Parent Common Stock subject to such awards following the Closing. Following the Effective Time, Parent shall prepare and file with the SEC a registration statement on Form S-8 (or similar successor form), or a post-effective amendment to a registration statement previously filed under the Securities Act, with respect to the Parent Common Stock subject to the Substituted Options and Substituted RSUs.

 

Article 7.
ADDITIONAL COVENANTS

 

Section 7.01 Efforts .

 

(a) Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, each of Parent, Infiniti, Holdco, Merger Sub and the Company shall use reasonable best efforts to take, or cause to be taken, all actions and to do, or cause to be done, and assist and cooperate with the other in doing, all things necessary, proper or advisable under applicable Law or Order to consummate and make effective the Transactions as promptly as reasonably practicable, including (i) preparing and filing as promptly as reasonably practicable with any Governmental Authority (including the ISA, the Companies Registrar and any other Israeli Governmental Authority) or other Third Party all documentation to effect all necessary, proper or advisable filings, notices, petitions, statements, registrations, submissions of information, applications and other documents and (ii) obtaining and maintaining all approvals, consents, registrations, permits, authorizations and other confirmations required to be obtained from any Governmental Authority or other Third Party that are necessary, proper or advisable to consummate and make effective the Transactions (whether or not such approvals, consents, registrations, permits, authorizations and other confirmations are conditions to the consummation of the Merger pursuant to Article 8); provided , however , that none of the Company, its Subsidiaries nor any of their respective Representatives shall provide notice to, or request consent from, any Third Party with respect to this Agreement or the Transactions without first obtaining the prior written consent of Parent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed).

 

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(b) Except as prohibited by applicable Law or Order or by applicable Governmental Authority, each of Parent, Infiniti, Holdco, Merger Sub and the Company shall use reasonable best efforts to (i) cooperate with each other in connection with any filing or submission with a Governmental Authority in connection with the Transactions and in connection with any investigation or other inquiry by or before a Governmental Authority relating to the Transactions, including any proceeding initiated by a private party, (ii) promptly inform the other Parties of (and if in writing, supply to the other Parties) any communication (other than any ministerial communications) received by such Party from, or given by such Party to, any Governmental Authority and of any material communication received or given in connection with any proceeding by a private party, in each case regarding any of the Transactions, (iii) consult with each other prior to taking any material position in discussions with or filings to be submitted to any Governmental Authority regarding any of the Transactions, (iv) permit the other parties to review and discuss in advance, and consider in good faith the views of the other in connection with, any analyses, presentations, memoranda, briefs, arguments, opinions, proposals and litigation to be submitted to any Governmental Authority regarding any of the Transactions, and (v) coordinate with the other Parties in preparing and exchanging such information and promptly provide the other (and its counsel) with copies of all filings, presentations or submissions (and a summary of any oral presentations) made by such Party with any Governmental Authority relating to this Agreement or the Transactions. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, Parent shall, on behalf of the Parties, have control over and lead all communications and strategy, in coordination with the Company, including all analyses, presentations, memoranda, briefs, arguments, opinions, proposals and litigation, relating to obtaining all approvals, consents, waivers, registrations, permits, authorizations and other confirmations from any Governmental Authority in connection with consummating the Transactions, except for stockholder litigation as set forth in Section 7.08 . The Parties shall take reasonable best efforts to share information protected from disclosure under the attorney-client privilege, work product doctrine, joint defense privilege or any other privilege pursuant to this Section 7.01 in a manner so as to preserve the applicable privilege.

 

(c) Unless prohibited by applicable Law or Order or by the applicable Governmental Authority, each of Parent, Infiniti, Holdco, Merger Sub and the Company shall (i) to the extent reasonably practicable, not participate in or attend any meeting, or engage in any conversation (other than ministerial conversations) with any Governmental Authority in respect of the Transactions (including with respect to any of the actions referred to in Section 7.01(a) ) without the other Parties, (ii) to the extent reasonably practicable, give the other Parties reasonable prior notice of any such meeting or conversation and (iii) in the event one such Party is prohibited by applicable Law or Order or by the applicable Governmental Authority from participating or attending any such meeting or engaging in any such conversation, keep such non-participating Parties reasonably apprised with respect thereto.

 

(d) Parent, Infiniti, Holdco, Merger Sub and the Company shall use reasonable best efforts to take, or cause to be taken, all actions necessary to consummate the Transactions. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each Party: (i) shall make all filings (if any) and give all notices (if any) required to be made and given by such Party in connection with the Transactions; (ii) shall use reasonable best efforts to obtain each consent (if any) required to be obtained (pursuant to any applicable Law or Contract, request by a Governmental Authority, or otherwise) by such Party in connection with the Transactions; and (iii) shall use reasonable best efforts to lift or cause to be overturned any restraint, injunction or other legal bar to the Transactions.

 

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Section 7.02 Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus; Registration Statement .

 

(a) As promptly as practicable after the execution of this Agreement, Parent shall cause to be prepared (with the Company’s reasonable cooperation) and filed with the SEC the Registration Statement, including the Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus. Each of Parent and the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to ensure that the Registration Statement, including the Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus, complies as to form in all material respects with the rules and regulations promulgated by the SEC under the Exchange Act and the Securities Act and with all other applicable Law. The Company and Parent (as applicable) shall ensure that the Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus includes (i) the opinion of the Company’s financial advisor referred to in Section 3.20 ; and (ii) a summary of the financial analysis conducted by such financial advisor. Subject to Section 7.02(d) and Section 5.02 , the Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus shall include (i) a statement to the effect that the Company Board has determined that this Agreement and the Merger are fair to and in the best interests of the Company and its shareholders and has approved and declared advisable the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the consummation of the Merger and (ii) the recommendation of the Company Board in favor of approval and adoption of this Agreement and the Merger. Parent and the Company shall use their respective reasonable best efforts to have the Registration Statement declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly as practicable after such filing (including by responding to comments of the SEC). Parent and the Company shall make all necessary filings with respect to the Merger and the Transactions under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act and any necessary state securities Laws or “blue sky” notice requirements in connection with the issuance of Parent Common Stock. As promptly as practicable after the Registration Statement shall have become effective, the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause the Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus to be delivered to its shareholders in accordance with applicable Law and the rules and regulations of Nasdaq.

 

(b) Each of Parent and the Company shall furnish all information concerning such Party and its Affiliates to the other, and provide such other assistance, as may be reasonably requested by such other Party and shall otherwise reasonably assist and cooperate with the other in the preparation, filing and distribution of the Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus, the Registration Statement, and the resolution of any comments either Party received from the SEC. If at any time prior to the later of the receipt of the Company Shareholder Approval and Infiniti Stockholder Approval, any information relating to the Company or Parent, or any of their respective Affiliates, directors or officers, should be discovered by the Company or Parent which is required to be set forth in an amendment or supplement to either the Registration Statement or the Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus, so that either such document would not include any misstatement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, the Party which discovers such information shall promptly notify the other Party and an appropriate amendment or supplement describing such information shall be promptly filed with the SEC and, with respect to the Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus, to the extent required by applicable Law, disseminated to the shareholders of the Company.

 

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(c) The Parties shall notify each other promptly of the receipt of any comments, whether written or oral, from the SEC or the staff of the SEC and of any request by the SEC or the staff of the SEC for amendments or supplements to the Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus or the Registration Statement or for additional information and shall supply, within one (1) day of receipt thereof, the other Parties with copies of (A) all correspondence between it or any of its Representatives, on the one hand, and the SEC or the staff of the SEC, on the other hand, with respect to the Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus, or the Registration Statement and (B) all stop orders of the SEC relating to the Registration Statement. Each Party shall give the other Parties and their respective counsel a reasonable opportunity to participate in preparing the proposed response by such Party to comments received from the SEC or its staff and to provide comments on any proposed response thereto, and such Party shall give reasonable consideration to any such comments. Each Party shall use reasonable best efforts to respond promptly to any comments of the SEC or their respective staff with respect to the Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus or the Registration Statement, as applicable.

 

(d) For the avoidance of doubt, no amendment or supplement to the Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus or the Registration Statement will be made by Parent or the Company without the approval of the other Parties, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed; provided , that the Company, in connection with a Company Adverse Recommendation Change made in compliance with the terms hereof may (and Parent shall comply with any request by the Company to) amend or supplement the Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus (including by incorporation by reference) pursuant to an amendment or supplement (including by incorporation by reference) to the extent it contains (i) a Company Adverse Recommendation Change, (ii) a statement of the reason of the Company Board for making such a Company Adverse Recommendation Change, and (iii) additional information reasonably related to the foregoing Adverse Recommendation Change. Notwithstanding a Company Adverse Recommendation Change, unless this Agreement is terminated in accordance with Article 9 , the Company shall nonetheless timely set a record date for, duly call, give notice of, convene and hold the Company Shareholders’ Meeting and submit this Agreement for adoption by the Company shareholders and use its reasonable best efforts to solicit from such shareholders proxies in favor of (it being understood that a proxy card will be deemed “in favor of” a matter to be acted upon by the Company’s shareholders if it provides the shareholder with the ability to either vote for, vote against or abstain from voting on, such matter) the adoption of this Agreement and take all other actions reasonably necessary or advisable to secure the approval and adoption of this Agreement and the Transactions by the Company’s shareholders, provided that nothing in this Section 7.02 shall prohibit the Company Board or any committee thereof from making a Company Adverse Recommendation Change in compliance with this Agreement.

 

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Section 7.03 Merger Proposals, Notice and Actions by Companies Registrar .

 

(a) Subject to the ICL, as promptly as practicable after the execution of this Agreement: (i) each of the Company and Merger Sub will cause a merger proposal (in the Hebrew language) in the form required under the ICL and attached as Exhibit D (together, the “ Merger Proposals ”) to be executed in accordance with Section 316 of the ICL; (ii) the Company will take the actions necessary to obtain approval from its shareholders pursuant to Section 5.04 , it being understood that the sole shareholder of Merger Sub shall have approved the Merger prior to the execution and delivery of this Agreement; and (iii) within three (3) Business Days from the date that notice of the Company Shareholders’ Meeting is sent pursuant to Section 5.04 , the Company and Merger Sub will jointly deliver and file their respective Merger Proposals with the Companies Registrar in accordance with Section 317(a) of the ICL. Each of the Company and Merger Sub will cause a copy of its Merger Proposal to be delivered to each of their secured creditors, if any, no later than three (3) days following the date on which the Merger Proposals are delivered to the Companies Registrar, and will promptly inform its unsecured creditors, if any, of its Merger Proposal and the contents thereof in accordance with Section 318 of the ICL and the regulations promulgated thereunder. Subject to the ICL, promptly after the Company and Merger Sub will have complied with the preceding sentence, but in any event no more than three (3) Business Days following the date on which such notice was sent to the creditors, the Company and Merger Sub will inform the Companies Registrar, in accordance with Section 317(b) of the ICL, that notice was given to their respective creditors pursuant to Section 318 of the ICL and the regulations promulgated thereunder. In addition to the above, each of the Company and, if applicable, Merger Sub, will (A) publish a notice to its creditors, stating that a Merger Proposal was submitted to the Companies Registrar and that the creditors may review the Merger Proposal at the office of the Companies Registrar, the Company’s registered offices or Merger Sub’s registered offices, as applicable, and at such other locations as the Company or Merger Sub, as applicable, may determine, in (1) two daily Hebrew newspapers circulated in the State of Israel on the day that the Merger Proposals are submitted to the Companies Registrar, (2) one newspaper circulated in the United States, no later than three (3) Business Days following the day on which the Merger Proposals were submitted to the Companies Registrar, and (3) in such other manner as may be required by applicable Laws, (B) within four (4) Business Days following the date of submission of the Merger Proposals to the Companies Registrar, send a notice by registered mail to all of the “Substantial Creditors” (as such term is defined in the ICL) of which the Company or Merger Sub, as applicable, is aware, in which it will state that a Merger Proposal was submitted to the Companies Registrar and that the creditors may review the Merger Proposal at such additional locations, if such locations were determined in the notice referred to in subsection (A) above, and (C) display in a prominent place at the Company’s premises a copy of the notice published in a daily Hebrew newspaper (as referred to in subsection (A)(1) above), no later than three (3) Business Days following the date on which the Merger Proposals were submitted to the Companies Registrar.

 

(b) The Merger will become effective in accordance with Section 323 of the ICL and this Agreement no earlier than (i) the later of thirty (30) days from the date of the Company Shareholder Approval or fifty (50) days from the submission of the Merger Proposals to the Companies Registrar and (ii) the receipt of the Merger Certificate from the Companies Registrar.

 

(c) Each of the Company and Merger Sub will (in accordance with Section 317(b) of the ICL and the regulations thereunder) inform the Companies Registrar of the decision of the respective general meetings of shareholders or written consent in lieu of a meeting, as applicable, with respect to approval of the Merger within three (3) days following the approval by the shareholders of the Company and Merger Sub, respectively.

 

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Section 7.04 Public Announcements . The initial press release with respect to the execution of this Agreement and the Transactions shall be a joint press release in a form reasonably acceptable to Parent and the Company. Except (a) for communications consistent with the final form of such joint press release, (b) as may be required by applicable Law or by obligations pursuant to any listing agreement with or rules of Nasdaq, (c) subject to Section 5.02 , in connection with or relating to an Acquisition Proposal received by the Company, or (d) subject to Section 5.02 , in connection with a Company Adverse Recommendation Change made in compliance with this Agreement, the Company and Parent shall consult with each other, and provide meaningful opportunity for review and give due consideration to reasonable comment by the other Party, prior to issuing any press releases or other public written communications or otherwise making planned public statements with respect to the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Notwithstanding the forgoing, nothing in this Section 7.04 shall prevent any current or prospective Affiliate of Parent that is a private equity or similar investment fund, or any manager or general partner of any such fund, from reporting or disclosing with respect to fundraising, marketing, informational or reporting activities, on a confidential basis, to its partners, investors, potential investors or similar parties, general information regarding this Agreement and the Transactions, in each case subject to customary obligations of confidentiality with respect to non-public information such as transaction value or other specific economic terms; provided, that Parent shall be liable for any disclosures made by the recipients pursuant to this sentence.

 

Section 7.05 Notice of Certain Events . Each of Parent and the Company shall promptly notify and provide copies to the other of:

 

(a) any material written notice from any Person alleging that the approval or consent of such Person is or may be required in connection with the Transactions; and

 

(b) any written notice or other communication from any Governmental Authority or securities exchange in connection with the Transactions.

 

Section 7.06 Access to Information .

 

(a) Subject to Section 7.06(b) , during the Pre-Closing Period, the Company shall, and shall cause its Subsidiaries and Representatives to: (a) provide Parent and its Representatives with reasonable access during normal business hours to the personnel and assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries and to all existing books, records, Tax Returns, work papers (including accountant work papers and shall cause its accountants to grant access thereto) and other documents and information relating to the Company and its Subsidiaries; and (b) provide Parent and its Representatives with such copies of the existing books, records, Tax Returns, work papers (including accountant work papers and shall cause its accountants to grant access thereto) and other documents and information relating to the Company and its Subsidiaries, and with such additional financial, operating and other data and information regarding the Company and its Subsidiaries as Parent may reasonably request. All information exchanged pursuant to this Section 7.06 shall be subject to the provisions of the Confidentiality Agreement. Without limiting the generality of any of the foregoing and subject to Section 7.06(b) , during the Pre-Closing Period, the Company shall promptly provide Parent upon its reasonable request with copies of:

 

(i) all material operating and financial reports to the extent prepared by the Company and its Subsidiaries for the Company’s senior management, including copies of unaudited monthly consolidated balance sheets of the Company and its Subsidiaries and related unaudited monthly consolidated statements of operations, statements of stockholders’ equity and statements of cash flows; and (B) copies of any sales forecasts, marketing plans, development plans, discount reports, write-off reports, hiring reports and capital expenditure reports prepared for the senior management of the Company;

 

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(ii) any written materials or communications distributed by or on behalf of the Company to its shareholders;

 

(iii) any material notice, correspondence, document or other communication sent by or on behalf of any of the Company or its Subsidiaries to any party to any Company Material Contract, or sent to any of the Company or its Subsidiaries by any party to any Company Material Contract (other than any communication that relates solely to routine commercial transactions between the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and the other party to any such Contract and that is of the type sent in the ordinary course of business);

 

(iv) any notice, report or other document filed with or sent to any Governmental Authority on behalf of any of the Company or its Subsidiaries in connection with the Merger or any of the other Transactions; and

 

(v) any material notice, report or other document received by any of the Company or its Subsidiaries from any Governmental Authority.

 

(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions in Section 7.06(a) , the Company may restrict or otherwise prohibit access to any documents or information to the extent that: (i) any applicable Law requires the Company to restrict or otherwise prohibit access to such documents or information; (ii) access to such documents or information would waive any attorney-client privilege, work product doctrine or other applicable privilege applicable to such documents or information or would result in the disclosure of any trade secrets of any third party; or (iii) access to a Contract to which any of the Company or its Subsidiaries is a party as of the date hereof or otherwise bound as of the date hereof if such access would violate or cause a default under, or give a third party the right to terminate or accelerate the rights under, such Contract; provided , that, in the case of each of clauses (i), (ii) and (iii), the Company shall: (A) give reasonable notice to Parent of the fact that it is restricting or otherwise prohibiting access to such documents or information pursuant to this Section 7.06(b) ; (B) inform Parent with sufficient detail of the reason for such restriction or prohibition; and (C) use, and cause its Subsidiaries to use, reasonable best efforts to cause the documents or information that are subject to such restriction or prohibition to be provided in a manner that would not reasonably be expected to violate such restriction or prohibition.

 

(c) Any investigation conducted pursuant to the access contemplated by this Section 7.06 shall be conducted in a manner that does not unreasonably interfere with the conduct of the business of the Company or its Subsidiaries or, create a material risk of damage or destruction to any material property or material assets of the Company or its Subsidiaries, and that complies with the terms, conditions and insurance requirements of the applicable Company Real Property Lease. Such access shall not include the right to perform “invasive” testing, soil, air or groundwater sampling or any Phase II environmental assessments.

 

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Section 7.07 Stock Exchange De-listing; Exchange Act Deregistration . Prior to the Effective Time, the Company shall cooperate with Parent, Holdco and Merger Sub and shall take, or cause to be taken, all actions, and do or cause to be done all things, necessary, proper or advisable on its part under applicable Law and the respective rules and policies of Nasdaq and the TASE to enable the de-listing by the Surviving Company of the Company Ordinary Shares from Nasdaq and the TASE and the deregistration of the Company Ordinary Shares and other securities of the Company under the Exchange Act and the Israeli Securities Law as of the Effective Time.

 

Section 7.08 Stockholder Litigation . Each of Parent, Infiniti, Holdco and Merger Sub, on the one hand, and the Company, on the other hand, shall promptly notify the other Party of any stockholder litigation against it or any of its Subsidiaries or Representatives arising out of or relating to this Agreement, the Merger or the other Transactions and shall keep the other reasonably informed regarding any such stockholder litigation. Each of Parent, Infiniti, Holdco and Merger Sub, on the one hand, and the Company, on the other hand, shall give the other Party and the Investors reasonable opportunity to consult with it regarding the defense or settlement of any such stockholder litigation and shall give due consideration to the other Party’s views with respect to such stockholder litigation; provided that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the Company shall not settle any such litigation for an amount exceeding $250,000 (individually or in the aggregate) or involving equitable relief without the prior written consent of Parent and the Investors (which consent shall not be unreasonably conditions, withheld or delayed).

 

Section 7.09 Israeli Securities Exemptions .

 

(a) Parent shall take those actions reasonably necessary to cause the offering of Parent Common Stock pursuant to the Merger (the “ Israeli Offering ”) to comply with the Israeli Securities Law, with the coordination of the ISA, which actions may include listing the Parent Common Stock on the TASE on or promptly following the Closing Date pursuant to Section E’3 of the Israeli Securities Law and obtaining a permit from the ISA based on the Registration Statement or obtaining a valid exemption from the requirement to publish an Israeli prospectus under the Israeli Securities Law (any such permit or exemption, the “ Israeli Offering Exemption ”). Each of the Parties hereto agrees to fully cooperate with the other Parties with respect to the foregoing and in submitting requests or filings to, sharing correspondence from and holding joint discussions or meetings with any Governmental Authority in connection with the Israeli Offering Exemption.

 

(b) As promptly as practicable after the date hereof, Parent shall cause its Israeli counsel to prepare and file with the ISA an application for an exemption from the requirements of the Israeli Securities Law concerning the publication of an Israeli prospectus in respect of the assumption by Parent and the conversion of the Company Options into Substituted Options in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.08 hereof, pursuant to Section 15D of the Israeli Securities Law (the “ Israeli Options Exemption ”, and together with the Israeli Offering Exemption, the “ Israeli Securities Exemptions ”). The Company shall cooperate and cause its Representatives to cooperate with Parent in connection with the preparation and filing of such application and in the preparation of any written or oral submissions that may be necessary, proper or advisable to obtain the Israeli Options Exemption. Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, Parent shall use commercially reasonable efforts to promptly take, or cause to be taken, all action and to do, or cause to be done, all things necessary, proper or advisable under applicable Law to obtain the Israeli Options Exemption as promptly as practicable.

 

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Section 7.10 Anti-Takeover Law . If any anti-takeover Law is or may become applicable to the Merger or any of the other Transactions, the Company, the Company Board and the Parent Board shall grant such approvals and take such actions as are necessary so that the Transactions may be consummated as promptly as practicable on the terms contemplated by this Agreement and otherwise act to eliminate or minimize the effects of such anti-takeover law on the Transactions to the greatest extent permissible under such anti-takeover law.

 

Section 7.11 Corporate Governance Matters . At the Closing, the Company shall deliver to Parent evidence reasonably satisfactory to Parent of the resignation of the directors of the Company and of any Subsidiary as agreed between Parent and the Company, effective at the Effective Time.

 

Section 7.12 Financing .

 

(a) The Company agrees to use its reasonable best efforts to provide, and shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause its officers, directors, employees, financial advisors, counsel, accountants and other Representatives and Affiliates to provide, all cooperation reasonably requested by Parent, Holdco or Merger Sub to assist them in connection with the arrangement of the Financing. Such cooperation shall include but shall not be limited to the following:

 

(i) participating (with appropriate seniority and expertise, of the Company to participate as possible) at reasonable times, upon reasonable advance notice, in meetings, presentations, due diligence sessions, and sessions with rating agencies, and otherwise cooperating with the marketing efforts for any of the Debt Financing;

 

(ii) assisting Parent and the lenders under the Debt Financing with the timely preparation of customary: (1) materials for rating agency presentations, bank information memoranda and similar documents required in connection with the Debt Financing; (2) memoranda and similar documents, in each case required in connection with the Debt Financing; and (3) forecasts of financial statements for one or more periods following the Closing Date (which, for the avoidance of doubt, will not include or be deemed to require the Company to prepare such forecasts of financial statements);

 

(iii) cooperating with Parent in connection with the preparation and registration of any pledge and security documents, currency or interest hedging arrangements and other definitive financing documents as may be reasonably requested by Parent or lenders under the Debt Financing (including using best efforts to obtain consents of accountants for use of their reports in any materials relating to the Debt Financing and accountants’ comfort letters, in each case as reasonably requested by Parent), and otherwise reasonably facilitating the pledging of collateral, including but not limited to stock certificates, and the granting of security interests in respect of the Debt Financing;

 

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(iv) furnishing Parent, Holdco, Merger Sub and the lenders under the Debt Financing, as promptly as practicable, with all financial information reasonably required to be provided pursuant to the Debt Financing Commitment (all such information and documents in this Section 7.12(a)(iv) , the “ Required Financing Information ”); provided, that such Required Financing Information will be deemed to not have been delivered if, at any point prior to the completion of the Debt Financing, such Required Financing Information contains any untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state any material fact necessary in order to make such Required Financing Information, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, unless and not until in each case the deficiency has been rectified;

 

(v) cooperating with Parent to obtain customary and reasonable corporate and facilities ratings, consents, landlord waivers and estoppels, non-disturbance agreements, non-invasive environmental assessments, legal opinions, surveys and title insurance as reasonably requested by Parent;

 

(vi) reasonably facilitating the pledging or the reaffirmation of the pledge of collateral (including obtaining and delivering any pay-off letters and other cooperation in connection with the repayment or other retirement of existing indebtedness and the release and termination of any and all related liens) on or prior to the Closing Date;

 

(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 authorization letters to the lenders under the Debt Financing authorizing the distribution of information to prospective lenders or investors, in connection with any marketing efforts in connection with the Debt Financing, provided that the recipients of such information agree to customary confidentiality arrangements;

 

(ix) taking corporate actions reasonably requested by Parent to permit the consummation of the Debt Financing; and

 

(x) if requested by Parent or a lenders under the Debt Financing at least three (3) Business Days prior to the Closing Date, within a reasonable time furnishing Parent and the lenders under the Debt Financing with all documentation and other information about the Company and its Subsidiaries and Affiliates as is reasonably requested by Parent relating to applicable “know your customer” anti-money laundering and any other applicable governmental rules and regulations. The Company hereby consents to the reasonable use of its logos (without granting to any person any right, title or interest therein except for the limited rights expressly provided in this sentence) in connection with the Financing so long as such logos are used solely in a manner that is not intended to nor reasonably likely to harm or disparage the Company or the reputation or goodwill of the Company or any of its marks or other Company Intellectual Property Rights. If any portion of the Financing becomes unavailable on the terms and conditions contemplated in the Debt Financing Commitment or the Investment Agreement, the Company shall provide such cooperation as may be reasonably requested by Parent, Holdco or Merger Sub necessary for them to obtain alternative financing from alternative sources.

 

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(b) Parent agrees that it will not, without the Company’s prior written approval, (i) add any conditions precedent to the Debt Financing Commitment, (ii) amend any existing conditions precedent to the Debt Financing Commitment in a manner that is material and adverse to the Company, or (iii) materially increase the principal amount or interest rate or otherwise materially amend the economic terms under the Debt Financing (including changes to financial covenants), to the extent that such increase or change, if in effect on the date hereof, would have reasonably resulted in the Company Board being unable to make the determination, as of the date of this Agreement, under Section 315 of the ICL that there is not a reasonable suspicion that the Surviving Company will not be able to pay its debts to its creditors following the Merger.

 

(c) No lender under the Debt Financing will have any liability to the Company or any of its Affiliates relating to or arising out of this Agreement, the Debt Financing or otherwise, whether at law or equity, in contract, in tort or otherwise. The Company or any of its Affiliates will not have any liability to the lender or any of its Affiliates relating to or arising out, the Debt Financing or otherwise, whether at law or equity, in contract, in tort or otherwise.

 

(d) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, none of the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or any of its or their respective directors or officers or other personnel, shall be required by this Section 7.12(d) to take any action or provide any assistance that unreasonably interferes in any material respect with the ongoing operations of the Company and its Subsidiaries or to execute or deliver any certificate, document, instrument or agreement that is effective prior to the Closing or agree to any change or modification of any existing certificate, document, instrument or agreement that is effective prior to the Closing.

 

(e) Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, none of the Company or its Subsidiaries shall be required to (i) pay any commitment or other similar fee, including under any guarantee or pledge or any other document relating to the Financing prior to the Closing or (ii) enter into any binding agreement or commitment or any resolution or otherwise take any corporate or similar action with respect to the Financing that, in each case, is not conditioned on the occurrence of the Closing.

 

(f) Infiniti and Parent shall (i) indemnify and hold harmless the Company and its Subsidiaries and its and their respective Representatives (collectively, the “ Section 7.12 Indemnitees ”) from and against any and all reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines, claims, losses, penalties, damages, interest, awards, liabilities or obligations directly or indirectly suffered or incurred by the Section 7.12 Indemnitees in connection with their cooperation and assistance obligations set forth in this  Section 7.12 , other than reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines, claims, losses, penalties, damages, interest, awards, liabilities or obligations directly or indirectly suffered or incurred by the Section 7.12 Indemnitees resulting from the gross negligence of any Section 7.12 Indemnitees, and (ii) reimburse the Company for all reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) incurred by Company and its Subsidiaries (and its and their respective Representatives) in connection with their cooperation and assistance obligations set forth in this  Section 7.12 .

 

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Section 7.13 Tax Treatment . The Parties intend that (a) the Merger, taken together with the Infiniti Merger and the Investment Transactions, qualify as a transaction described in Section 351 of the Code, (b) the Infiniti Merger qualify as a “reorganization” within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code and (c) this Agreement constitute a “plan or reorganization” for purposes of Sections 354, 361 and 368 of the Code and the Treasury Regulations. Each of Parent, Holdco, Merger Sub, Infiniti and the Company (together with each of its respective Subsidiaries) shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause the Merger, taken together with the Infiniti Merger and the Investment Transactions, to qualify, and shall not take any action or fail to take any action that could reasonably be expected to impede or prevent the Merger, taken together with the Infiniti Merger and the Investment Transactions, from qualifying, as a transaction described in Section 351 of the Code. Each of Parent, Holdco, Merger Sub, Infiniti and the Company (together with each of its respective Subsidiaries) shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause the Infinity Merger to qualify, and shall not take any action or fail to take any action that could reasonably be expected to impede or prevent the Infiniti Merger from qualifying, as a “reorganization” within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code. Each of Parent, Holdco, Merger Sub, Infiniti and the Company (together with each of its respective Subsidiaries) agrees to file each Tax Return in a manner that is consistent with the Tax treatment described in this Section 7.13 and shall not otherwise take any Tax position that is inconsistent with the Tax treatment described in this Section 7.13 unless, in each case, otherwise required by applicable Law. The Parties hereby adopt this Agreement as a “plan of reorganization” for purposes of Sections 354, 361 and 368 of the Code and the Treasury Regulations.

 

Article 8.CONDITIONS TO THE MERGER

 

Section 8.01 Conditions to Obligations of Each Party . The obligations of Parent, Holdco, Merger Sub and the Company to consummate the Merger are subject to the satisfaction, at or prior to the Closing, of the following conditions (which may be waived, in whole or in part, to the extent permitted by Law, by the mutual consent of Parent and the Company):

 

(a) Company Shareholder Approval . The Company shall have obtained the Company Shareholder Approval.

 

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

 

(c) Statutes and Injunctions . No Law or Order (whether temporary, preliminary or permanent) shall have been promulgated, entered, enforced, enacted or issued or made applicable to the Merger or the Parent Common Stock Issuance by any Governmental Authority that prohibits, restrains, or makes illegal the consummation of the Merger or Parent Common Stock Issuance as contemplated hereunder.

 

(d) Registration Statement . The Registration Statement shall have become effective under the Securities Act and shall not be the subject of any stop order that is in effect, or pending Proceedings seeking a stop order.

 

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(e) Governmental Consents . The Parties shall have made any material filing required to obtain all material Governmental Authorizations applicable to the Transactions, including pursuant to any material Competition Law, and all such Governmental Authorizations, including the lapse of any applicable waiting period, shall have been obtained, as applicable.

 

(f) Israeli Securities Exemptions . The Israeli Securities Exemptions shall have been obtained.

 

(g) Investment Agreement . The closing of the transactions contemplated by the Investment Agreement shall have occurred or shall occur concurrently with the Closing.

 

(h) Infiniti Specified Stockholder Approval . Infiniti shall have obtained the Infiniti Specified Stockholder Approval.

 

Section 8.02 Conditions to the Obligations of Parent, Holdco and Merger Sub . The obligations of Parent, Holdco and Merger Sub to consummate the Merger are subject to the satisfaction, at or prior to the Closing, of the following conditions (which may be waived, in whole or in part, to the extent permitted by Law, by Parent):

 

(a) Representations and Warranties .

 

(i) Each of the representations and warranties of the Company contained in this Agreement, other than the Company Specified Representations and the representations and warranties contained in Section 3.05(a) (Capitalization), shall be true, accurate and complete in all respects as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date as if made on and as of the Closing Date (other than any such representation and warranty made as of a specific earlier date, which shall have been accurate in all respects as of such earlier date), except where any inaccuracy in such representations and warranties, individually or in the aggregate, has not had, and would not reasonably be expected to have or result in, a Company Material Adverse Effect; provided , however , for purposes of determining the accuracy of such representations and warranties: all materiality qualifications limiting the scope of such representations and warranties shall be disregarded;

 

(ii) each of the representations and warranties contained in the first sentence of Section 3.01 (Corporate Existence and Power), Section 3.02(a) (Corporate Authorization), the first two sentences of Section 3.06(a) (Subsidiaries), the first and third sentences of Section 3.06(b) (Subsidiaries), Section 3.09(b)  (Absence of Certain Changes), Section 3.19 (Finder’s Fees, etc.), Section 3.20 (Opinion of Financial Advisor), and Section 3.21 (Anti-Takeover Law) (collectively, the “ Company Specified Representations ”) shall be true, accurate and complete in all respects as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date as if made on and as of the Closing Date (other than such representations and warranties made as of a specific earlier date, which shall have been accurate in all respects as of such earlier date); and

 

(iii) the representations and warranties contained in Section 3.05(a) shall be true, accurate and complete in all respects as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date as if made on and as of the Closing Date (other than such representations and warranties made as of a specific earlier date, which shall have been accurate in all respects as of such earlier date), except for inaccuracies that are de minimis in aggregate.

 

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(b) Performance of Obligations . The Company shall have complied with or performed in all material respects all of the Company’s covenants and agreements it is required to comply with or perform at or prior to the Closing Date.

 

(c) Company Material Adverse Effect . Since the date hereof, there shall not have been, nor shall there have occurred any effect, change, condition, fact, development, occurrence or event that, individually or in the aggregate with all other effects, changes, conditions, facts, developments, occurrences or events, would reasonably be likely to result in, any Company Material Adverse Effect.

 

(d) Certificate . Parent shall have received a certificate on behalf of the Company by the Company’s chief executive officer and chief financial officer, in their capacity as such and not individually, confirming that the conditions set forth in clauses (a), (b) and (c) have been duly satisfied.

 

(e) [Reserved.]

 

(f) DBSI Management Services Agreement . The Company shall have delivered to Parent evidence reasonably satisfactory to Parent of the termination of that certain Management Services Agreement, dated as of June 29, 2017, by and between the Company and D.B.S.I. Investments Ltd.

 

(g) Minimum Cash . The Company shall have not less than $3,000,000 in Cash and Cash Equivalents (net of indebtedness of the Company and its Subsidiaries) as of the Effective Time.

 

(h) Ministry of Communications . The Company shall have delivered to Parent the following consents, which shall be in form and substance acceptable to, and shall not impose any adverse conditions, limitations, restrictions or other criteria (including, without limitation, with respect to the composition of the board of directors and/or officers of Parent, Infiniti or any of Infiniti’s Subsidiaries, other than the Company) that are not acceptable to, Infiniti and the Investors: (i) the Consent of the Ministry of Communications in connection with the Trade License issued pursuant to the Wireless Telegraph Ordinance [New Version] 5732–1972, and (ii) the Consent of the Minister of the Ministry of Communications in connection with the Special License issued pursuant to the Communications Law (Telecommunications and Broadcasting), 5742-1982 and the Wireless Telegraph Ordinance [New Version] 5732–1972.

 

(i) Mexican Subsidiaries . The Company shall have delivered to Parent evidence satisfactory to Parent that the Company owns at least 99.99% of the issued and outstanding shares of each of Pointer Recuperación de México, S.A. de C.V. and Pointer Logistica y Monitoreo, each, a company organized under the laws of Mexico (collectively, the “ Mexican Subsidiaries ”), and that each Mexican Subsidiary maintains all of the corporate books that it is required to maintain under Mexican Law.

 

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Section 8.03 Conditions to the Obligations of the Company . The obligation of the Company to consummate the Merger is subject to the satisfaction, at or prior to the Closing, of the following conditions (which may be waived, in whole or in part, to the extent permitted by Law, by the Company):

 

(a) Representations and Warranties .

 

(i) Each of the representations and warranties of Parent contained in this Agreement, other than Parent Specified Representations and the representations and warranties contained in Section 4.05(a) (Capitalization), shall be true, accurate and complete in all respects as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date as if made on and as of the Closing Date (other than any such representation and warranty made as of a specific earlier date, which shall have been accurate in all respects as of such earlier date), except where any inaccuracy in such representations and warranties, individually or in the aggregate, has not had, and would not reasonably be expected to have or result in, a Parent Material Adverse Effect; provided , however , for purposes of determining the accuracy of such representations and warranties: all materiality qualifications limiting the scope of such representations and warranties shall be disregarded;

 

(ii) each of the representations and warranties contained in the first sentence of Section 4.01 (Corporate Existence and Power), Section 4.02 (Corporate Authorization), Section 4.06 (Subsidiaries), Section 4.07 (Finder’s Fees, etc.), and Section 4.08 (Ownership of Company Ordinary Shares; Anti-Takeover Law) (collectively, the “ Parent Specified Representations ”) shall be true, accurate and complete in all respects as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date as if made on and as of the Closing Date (other than such representations and warranties made as of a specific earlier date, which shall have been accurate in all respects as of such earlier date);

 

(iii) the representations and warranties contained in Section 4.05(a) shall be true, accurate and complete in all respects as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date as if made on and as of the Closing Date (other than any such representation and warranty made as of a specific earlier date, which shall have been accurate in all respects as of such earlier date);

 

(iv) each of the representations and warranties of Infiniti contained in Article 5 of the Investment Agreement, other than the Specified Representations (as defined in the Investment Agreement) of Infiniti and the representations and warranties of Infiniti contained in Section 5.06(a) (Capitalization) of the Investment Agreement, shall be true, accurate and complete as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date as if made on the Closing Date (other than any such representation and warranty made as of a specific earlier date, which shall have been accurate in all respects as of such earlier date), except where any inaccuracy in such representations and warranties, individually or in the aggregate, has not had, and would not reasonably be expected to have or result in, a Material Adverse Effect (as defined in the Investment Agreement); provided , however , for purposes of determining the accuracy of such representations and warranties all “material,” “in all material respects,” “Material Adverse Effect” (as defined in the Investment Agreement) or similar materiality qualifications limiting the scope of such representations and warranties shall be disregarded;

 

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(v) each of the Specified Representations (as defined in the Investment Agreement) of Infiniti shall be true, accurate and complete in all material respects as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date as if made on and as of the Closing Date (other than such representations and warranties made as of a specific earlier date, which shall have been accurate in all material respects as of such earlier date); and

 

(vi) the representations and warranties of Infiniti contained in Section 5.06(a) (Capitalization) of the Investment Agreement shall be true, accurate and complete in all respects as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date as if made on and as of the Closing Date (other than such representations and warranties made as of a specific earlier date, which shall have been accurate in all material respects as of such earlier date), except for inaccuracies that are de minimis in the aggregate.

 

(b) Performance of Obligations . Each of Parent and Infiniti shall have complied with or performed in all material respects all of its covenants and agreements it is required to comply with or perform at or prior to the Closing Date.

 

(c) Certificate . The Company shall have received a certificate on behalf of each of Parent and Infiniti by their respective chief executive officers and chief financial officers, in their capacity as such and not individually, confirming that the conditions set forth in clauses (a) and (b), as applicable, have been duly satisfied.

 

(d) Parent Material Adverse Effect . Since the date hereof, there shall not have been, nor shall there have occurred any effect, change, condition, fact, development, occurrence or event that, individually or in the aggregate with all other effects, changes, conditions, facts, developments, occurrences or events, would reasonably be likely to result in, any Parent Material Adverse Effect, where the definition of Parent Material Adverse Effect shall be deemed to cover, in addition to the Parent and its Subsidiaries, also Infiniti.

 

Article 9.
TERMINATION

 

Section 9.01 Termination . This Agreement may be terminated and the Merger may be abandoned, only as follows:

 

(a) by mutual written consent of Parent and the Company at any time prior to the Effective Time (notwithstanding receipt of the Company Shareholder Approval and/or the Infiniti Stockholder Approval);

 

(b) by either Parent or the Company at any time prior to the Effective Time (notwithstanding receipt of the Company Shareholder Approval and/or the Infiniti Stockholder Approval) if a Governmental Authority of competent jurisdiction shall have issued a final and non-appealable Order, or shall have enacted, issued, promulgated, entered, enforced or deemed applicable to the Merger a Law, or shall have taken any other action, having the effect of: (A) permanently restraining, enjoining or otherwise prohibiting the Merger or Parent Common Stock Issuance; or (B) making the consummation of the Merger or the Parent Common Stock Issuance illegal; provided , however , that the right to terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section 9.01(b) shall not be available to any Party whose breach of any provision of this Agreement results in the issuance of such final and non-appealable Order, the enactment, issuance, promulgation, entry or enforcement of such Law or the taking of any such other action by such Governmental Authority;

 

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(c) by either Parent or the Company if the Effective Time shall not have occurred on or prior to September 30, 2019 (the “ Outside Date ”); provided , however , that the right to terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section 9.01(c) shall not be available to any Party whose breach of any provision of this Agreement results in the failure of the Effective Time to have occurred by such time;

 

(d) by either Parent or the Company if the Company Shareholder Approval shall not have been obtained at the Company Shareholders’ Meeting duly convened therefor or at any adjournment or postponement thereof; provided , however , that the right to terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section 9.01(d) shall not be available to the Company if the breach of any provision of this Agreement by the Company results in the failure to obtain the Company Shareholder Approval at the Company Shareholders’ Meeting;

 

(e) by Parent (i) prior to the receipt of the Company Shareholder Approval, if the Company, the Company Board or any committee thereof shall have effected a Company Adverse Recommendation Change, (ii) upon a willful and intentional breach by the Company of its obligations pursuant to Section 5.02 , or (iii) upon a breach of the Company’s obligation to hold the Company Shareholders’ Meeting and use its reasonable best efforts to solicit from its shareholders proxies in favor of the adoption of this Agreement and take all other actions reasonably necessary or advisable to secure the approval and adoption of this Agreement and the Transactions by the Company’s shareholders, in accordance with the terms of Section 5.04 ;

 

(f) by the Company prior to the receipt of the Company Shareholder Approval if (i) the Company Board authorizes the Company to enter into an Alternative Company Acquisition Agreement with respect to a Company Superior Proposal in accordance with the terms of Section 5.02(b) that did not result from a solicitation in breach of Section 5.02(a) , (ii) substantially concurrent with the termination of this Agreement, the Company enters into an Alternative Company Acquisition Agreement providing for a Company Superior Proposal that did not result from a solicitation in breach of, failure to comply with requirements to provide a “matching period” as set forth in, or any other willful and intentional breach of, Section 5.02 , and (iii) prior to or concurrently with such termination, the Company pays to Parent in immediately available funds any fees required to be paid pursuant to Section 9.03(b) ;

 

(g) by the Company, if Parent, Infiniti, Holdco or Merger Sub shall have breached or failed to perform any of their respective representations, warranties, covenants or agreements set forth in this Agreement, or if any representation or warranty of Parent, Infiniti, Holdco or Merger Sub shall have become untrue, which breach or failure to perform or to be true (i) would result in the failure of any of the conditions set forth in Section 8.03(a) or Section 8.03(b) to be satisfied and (ii) cannot be cured by the Outside Date or, if curable prior to the Outside Date, has not been cured by the earlier of (A) the Outside Date and (B) 30 days after the giving of written notice by the Company to Parent of such breach, failure to perform or failure to be true; provided that the Company shall not have the right to terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section 9.01(g) if the Company is then in breach of any of its representations, warranties, covenants or agreements set forth in this Agreement such that a condition contained in Section 8.02(a) or Section 8.02(b) would not be satisfied;

 

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(h) by Parent, if the Company shall have breached or failed to perform any of its representations, warranties, covenants or agreements set forth in this Agreement (other than with respect to a Willful Breach of Section 5.02 , as to which Section 9.01(e) will apply), or if any representation or warranty of the Company shall have become untrue, which breach or failure to perform or to be true (i) would result in the failure of any of the conditions set forth in Section 8.02(a) or Section 8.02(b) to be satisfied and (ii) cannot be cured by the Outside Date or, if curable prior to the Outside Date, has not been cured by the earlier of (A) the Outside Date and (B) 30 days after the giving of written notice by Parent to the Company of such breach, failure to perform or failure to be true; provided that Parent shall not have the right to terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section 9.01(h) if Parent or Infiniti is then in breach of any of its representations, warranties, covenants or agreements set forth in this Agreement such that a condition contained in Section 8.03(a) or Section 8.03(b) would not be satisfied;

 

(i) by either Parent or the Company if the Investment Agreement shall have been terminated in accordance with its terms; or

 

(j) by Parent, upon the occurrence of, or if there shall have occurred any effect, change, condition, fact, development, occurrence or event that, individually or in the aggregate with all other effects, changes, conditions, facts, developments, occurrences or events, could reasonably be likely to result in, any Company Material Adverse Effect.

 

(k) by the Company if (i) all of the conditions to the Closing set forth in Section 8.01 and Section 8.02 (other than the closing of the Investment Transactions and any conditions that by their nature can only be satisfied on the Closing Date and which were, at the time of termination, capable of being satisfied), (ii) the Company confirmed to Parent in writing that all conditions set forth in Section 8.03 have been satisfied (or that it is willing to irrevocably waive (to the extent permitted by Law) any unsatisfied conditions set forth in Section 8.03 ) and that it stands and will stand ready, willing and able to consummate the Merger, and (iii) Parent, Holdco and Merger Sub have failed to consummate the Closing because of a failure to consummate the Investment Transactions or obtain the Debt Financing (or any alternative financing) by two (2) Business Days before the Outside Date.

 

Section 9.02 Notice and Effect of Termination .

 

(a) A Party terminating this Agreement pursuant to Section 9.01 (other than Section 9.01(a) ) shall deliver a written notice to the other Parties setting forth specific basis for such termination and the specific provision of Section 9.01 pursuant to which this Agreement is being terminated. A valid termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 9.01 (other than Section 9.01(a) ) shall be effective upon receipt by the non-terminating Party of the foregoing written notice.

 

(b) In the event of the termination of this Agreement as provided in Section 9.01 , this Agreement shall be of no further force or effect; provided , however , (i)  Section 7.04 , this Section 9.02 , Section 9.03 , Article 10 and the Confidentiality Agreement shall survive the termination of this Agreement and shall remain in full force and effect; and (ii) the termination of this Agreement shall not relieve any Party from any liability for any Willful Breach of any representation, warranty or covenant contained in this Agreement.

 

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Section 9.03 Termination Fee .

 

(a) If this Agreement is terminated by Parent or the Company pursuant to Section 9.01(c) or Section 9.01(d) or by Parent pursuant to Section 9.01(e)(ii) or Section 9.01(e)(iii) , and (A) at or prior to the time of such termination a Company Acquisition Proposal shall have been disclosed, announced, commenced, submitted or made or, in the case of a termination pursuant to Section 9.01(c) , Section 9.01(e)(ii) or Section 9.01(e)(iii) , shall have been received by the Company or any of its Representatives; and (B) within 12 months after the date of any such termination, the Company or any of its Affiliates shall have entered into a definitive agreement with respect to any Company Acquisition Proposal or any Company Acquisition Proposal is consummated (regardless of whether it is the same Company Acquisition Proposal), then the Company shall pay, or cause to be paid, to Parent, in cash at the earlier of such time as such agreement is entered into or such transaction is consummated, a non-refundable fee in the amount of the Company Termination Fee; provided , however , for purposes of clause (B) above, all references to “15% or more” in the definition of Company Acquisition Proposal shall be deemed to be references to “more than 50%”.

 

(b) If this Agreement is terminated by: (i) Parent pursuant to Section 9.01(e)(i) ; (ii) by the Company pursuant to Section 9.01(f); or (iii) unless the Company Shareholder Approval was received prior to such termination, by the Company pursuant to Section 9.01(c) and the Company Board or any committee thereof made a Company Adverse Recommendation Change; then in each case, the Company shall pay, or cause to be paid, to Parent a non-refundable fee in the amount of the Company Termination Fee. In the case of termination of this Agreement in the manner set forth in clauses (i) or (iii) of this Section 9.03(b) , the Company Termination Fee shall be paid by or on behalf of the Company within two (2) Business Days after such termination; and in the case of termination of this Agreement in the manner set forth in clause (B) of this Section 9.03(b) , the Company Termination Fee shall be paid by the Company immediately prior to or concurrently with such termination.

 

(c) If this Agreement is terminated (i) by the Company pursuant to Section 9.01(k) or (ii) by the Company or Parent pursuant to Section 9.01(i) as a result of the termination of the Investment Agreement pursuant to Section 10.01(d) thereof if, following the date hereof, an Infiniti Adverse Recommendation Change is made under the Investment Agreement and remains in effect until the time of the Infiniti Stockholders’ Meeting or (iii) by the Company or Parent pursuant to Section 9.01(i) as a result of the termination of the Investment Agreement pursuant to Section 10.01(e), then Parent and Infiniti, severally and jointly, shall pay, or cause to be paid, to the Company a non-refundable fee in the amount of the Parent Termination Fee. The Parent Termination Fee shall be paid by or on behalf of Parent and Infiniti within one (1) Business Day after such termination.

 

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(d) Each of Parent, Infiniti and the Company acknowledges and agrees that (i) the agreements contained in this Section 9.03 are an integral part of the Transactions, (ii) without these agreements, Parent, Infiniti, Holdco, Merger Sub and the Company would not have entered into this Agreement and (iii) any amount payable pursuant to this Section 9.03 is not a penalty, but rather is liquidated damages in a reasonable amount that will compensate Parent, Infiniti, Holdco and Merger Sub, in the case of Section 9.03(a) and Section 9.03(b) , or the Company, in the case of Section 9.03(c) , in the circumstances in which such amount is payable. The Parties acknowledge and agree that in no event shall the Company be required to pay the Company Termination Fee on more than one occasion and in no event shall Parent or Infiniti be required to pay the Parent Termination Fee on more than one occasion. If the Company fails to pay when due any amount payable under this Section 9.03 , then: (A) the Company shall reimburse Parent for all costs and expenses (including fees and disbursements of counsel) incurred in connection with the collection of such overdue amount and the enforcement by Parent of its rights under this Section 9.03 incurred in connection with defending such Proceeding to collect such fees); and (B) the Company shall pay to Parent interest on such overdue amount (for the period commencing as of the date such overdue amount was originally required to be paid and ending on the date such overdue amount is actually paid to Parent in full) at a rate per annum equal to 300 basis points over the “prime rate” (as reported by Bloomberg L.P. on the date such overdue amount was originally required to be paid). If neither Parent nor Infiniti pays when due any amount payable under this Section 9.03 , then: (x) Parent and Infiniti, severally and jointly, shall reimburse the Company for all costs and expenses (including fees and disbursements of counsel) incurred in connection with the collection of such overdue amount and the enforcement by the Company of its rights under this Section 9.03 incurred in connection with defending such Proceeding to collect such fees); and (y) Parent and Infiniti, severally and jointly, shall pay to the Company interest on such overdue amount (for the period commencing as of the date such overdue amount was originally required to be paid and ending on the date such overdue amount is actually paid to the Company in full) at a rate per annum equal to 300 basis points over the “prime rate” (as reported by Bloomberg L.P. on the date such overdue amount was originally required to be paid).

 

(e) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, except in the case of a Willful Breach (and subject to Section 9.03(d) ), (i) if this Agreement is terminated under circumstances where the Company Termination Fee would be payable pursuant to this Section 9.03 , the indefeasible payment by the Company of the Company Termination Fee in accordance with this Agreement shall be the sole and exclusive remedy of Parent and its Related Persons against the Company and its Representatives and Affiliates for (A) any loss suffered, directly or indirectly, as a result of the failure of the Merger to be consummated, (B) the termination of this Agreement, (C) any liabilities or obligations arising under this Agreement, or (D) any claims or actions arising out of or relating to any breach, termination or failure of or under this Agreement, (ii) in no event will Parent, Infiniti, Holdco or Merger Sub seek to recover any other money damages or seek any other remedy (including any remedy for specific performance, except solely in compliance with Section 10.11 ) based on a claim in law or equity with respect to (A) any loss suffered, directly or indirectly, as a result of the failure of the Merger to be consummated, (B) the termination of this Agreement, (C) any liabilities or obligations arising under this Agreement, or (D) any claims or actions arising out of or relating to any breach, termination or failure of or under this Agreement, and (iii) upon payment of the Company Termination Fee in accordance with this Section 9.03 , neither the Company nor any of its Affiliates or Representatives shall have any further liability or obligation to Parent, Infiniti, Holdco or Merger Sub relating to or arising out of this Agreement.

 

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(f) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, except in the case of a Willful Breach (and subject to Section 9.03(d) ), (i) if this Agreement is terminated under circumstances where the Parent Termination Fee would be payable pursuant to this Section 9.03 , the indefeasible payment by Parent of the Parent Termination Fee in accordance with this Agreement shall be the sole and exclusive remedy of the Company and its Related Persons against Parent, Infiniti, Holdco and Merger Sub and their respective Representatives and Affiliates for (A) any loss suffered, directly or indirectly, as a result of the failure of the Merger to be consummated, (B) the termination of this Agreement, (C) any liabilities or obligations arising under this Agreement, or (D) any claims or actions arising out of or relating to any breach, termination or failure of or under this Agreement, (ii) in no event will the Company seek to recover any other money damages or seek any other remedy (including any remedy for specific performance, except solely in compliance with Section 10.11 ) based on a claim in law or equity with respect to (A) any loss suffered, directly or indirectly, as a result of the failure of the Merger to be consummated, (B) the termination of this Agreement, (C) any liabilities or obligations arising under this Agreement, or (D) any claims or actions arising out of or relating to any breach, termination or failure of or under this Agreement, and (iii) upon payment of the Parent Termination Fee in accordance with this Section 9.03 , none of Parent, Infiniti, Holdco or Merger Sub or any of their respective Affiliates or Representatives shall have any further liability or obligation to the Company relating to or arising out of this Agreement.

 

Article 10.
MISCELLANEOUS

 

Section 10.01 No Survival of Representations and Warranties . None of the representations and warranties in this Agreement or in any schedule, certificate, instrument or other document delivered pursuant to this Agreement shall survive the Effective Time. This Section 10.01 shall not limit Section 9.02 , Section 9.03 or any covenant or agreement of the Parties which by its terms contemplates performance after the Effective Time.

 

Section 10.02 Amendment and Modification . Subject to applicable Law, this Agreement may be amended, modified and supplemented in any and all respects, whether before or after any vote of the shareholders of the Company contemplated hereby, by written agreement of the Parties hereto, at any time prior to the Closing Date with respect to any of the terms contained herein; provided , however , that after the receipt of the Company Shareholder Approval, there shall be no amendment or waiver that would require the further approval of the shareholders of the Company under applicable Law without such approval having first been obtained. A termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 9.01 or a material amendment or waiver of this Agreement pursuant to Section 10.02 or Section 10.03 shall, in order to be effective, require, in the case of Parent, Infiniti, Holdco, Merger Sub and the Company, action by their respective board of directors (or a committee thereof), as applicable.

 

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Section 10.03 Extension; Waiver . At any time prior to the Effective Time, the Parties may, to the extent legally allowed, (a) extend the time for the performance of any of the obligations or other acts of the other Parties, (b) waive any inaccuracies in the representations and warranties contained in this Agreement or in any document delivered pursuant to this Agreement, or (c) subject to the provisions of Section 10.02 , waive compliance with any of the agreements or conditions contained in this Agreement. Except as required by applicable Law, no waiver of this Agreement shall require the approval of the shareholders or stockholders, as applicable, of any of Parent, Infiniti, Holdco, Merger Sub or the Company. Any agreement on the part of a Party to any such extension or waiver shall be valid only if set forth in an instrument in writing signed on behalf of such Party. The failure of any Party to assert any of its rights under this Agreement or otherwise shall not constitute a waiver of such rights, nor shall any single or partial exercise by any Party of any of its rights under this Agreement preclude any other or further exercise of such rights or any other rights under this Agreement.

 

Section 10.04 Expenses . Except as otherwise provided herein, all costs and expenses incurred in connection with this Agreement shall be paid by the Party incurring such cost or expense. The Company (or the applicable Subsidiary) shall file all Tax Returns that to the Company’s Knowledge are required by applicable law or that Parent reasonably notifies the Company in writing are required by applicable law with respect to all transfer, documentary, sales, use, stamp, registration, value added and other such Taxes and fees in connection with the consummation of the Merger, and, if required by applicable Law, Parent (or the applicable Subsidiary) shall, and shall cause its Affiliates to, join in the execution of any such Tax Returns.

 

Section 10.05 Notices . All notices and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed given if delivered personally (notice deemed given upon receipt), transmitted by email (notice deemed given upon transmitter’s confirmation of delivery to recipient), or sent by a nationally recognized overnight courier service, such as Federal Express (notice deemed given upon receipt of proof of delivery), to the Parties at the following addresses (or at such other address for a Party as shall be specified by like notice made pursuant to this Section 10.05 ):

 

if to Parent, Infiniti, Holdco or Merger Sub, to:

 

I.D. Systems, Inc.
123 Tice Boulevard

Woodcliff Lake, NJ 07677
Attention: Chris Wolfe
Email: cwolfe@id-systems.com

 

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

 

Olshan Frome Wolosky LLP
1325 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10019
Attention: Jeffrey S. Spindler
Email: jspindler@olshanlaw.com

 

and

 

Lowenstein Sandler LLP

1251 Avenue of the Americas

New York, NY 10020

Attention: Steven E. Siesser

Email: ssiesser@lowenstein.com

 

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if to the Company, to:

 

Pointer Telocation Ltd.

14 Hamelacha Street

Rosh Haayin 4809133

Israel
Attention: David Mahlab, President and Chief Executive Officer
Email: Davidm@pointer.com

 

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

 

Zysman, Aharoni, Gayer & Co. (ZAG/S&W)
Beit Zion, 41-45 Rothschild

Blvd, Tel Aviv 6578401
Israel
Attention: Shy S. Baranov
Email: sbaranov@zag-sw.com

 

Section 10.06 Counterparts; Effectiveness . This Agreement may be signed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be an original, with the same effect as if the signatures thereto and hereto were upon the same instrument. This Agreement shall become effective when each Party shall have received a counterpart hereof signed by all of the other Parties. Until and unless each Party has received a counterpart hereof signed by the other Parties, this Agreement shall have no effect and no Party shall have any right or obligation hereunder (whether by virtue of any other oral or written agreement or other communication). The exchange of a fully executed Agreement (in counterparts or otherwise) by electronic mail transmission (including in portable document format (pdf) or otherwise) or by facsimile shall be sufficient to bind the Parties to the terms and conditions of this Agreement.

 

Section 10.07 Entire Agreement; Third Party Beneficiaries . This Agreement (including the Exhibits hereto and the documents and the instruments referred to herein), the Confidentiality Agreement and any agreements entered into contemporaneously herewith (a) constitute the entire agreement and supersede all prior agreements and understandings, both written and oral, among the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof; provided , however , (x) any provisions of the Confidentiality Agreement conflicting with this Agreement shall be superseded by this Agreement and (y) all standstill or similar provisions set forth in the Confidentiality Agreement shall be superseded to the extent necessary to permit Parent to make additional proposals under Section 5.02(b) , and (b) are not intended to confer any rights, benefits, remedies, obligations or liabilities upon any Person other than the Parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns; provided , however , notwithstanding the foregoing clause (b), following the Effective Time, the provisions of Section 6.02 shall be enforceable by each Party entitled to indemnification hereunder and his or her heirs and his or her Representatives.

 

Section 10.08 Severability . If any term, provision, covenant or restriction of this Agreement is held by a court of competent jurisdiction or other authority to be invalid, void, unenforceable or against its regulatory policy, the remainder of the terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions of this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect and shall in no way be affected, impaired or invalidated, so long as the economic and legal substance of the Transactions, taken as a whole, are not affected in a manner materially adverse to any Party. Upon such a determination, the Parties shall negotiate in good faith to modify this Agreement, subject to Section 10.02 , so as to effect the original intent of the Parties as closely as possible in an acceptable manner in order that the Transactions be consummated as originally contemplated to the fullest extent possible.

 

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Section 10.09 Assignment . Neither this Agreement nor any of the rights, interests or obligations hereunder shall be assigned by any of the Parties hereto in whole or in part (whether by operation of Law or otherwise) without the prior written consent of the other Parties, and any such assignment without such consent shall be null and void; provided , however , (a) Parent may designate, prior to the Effective Time, by written notice to the Company, another wholly-owned direct or indirect Subsidiary to be a party to the Merger in lieu of Holdco or Merger Sub, in which event all references herein to Holdco or Merger Sub, as the case may be, shall be deemed references to such other Subsidiary (except with respect to representations and warranties made herein with respect to Holdco or Merger Sub, as applicable, as of the date hereof) and all representations and warranties made herein with respect to Holdco or Merger Sub, as applicable, as of the date hereof shall also be made with respect to such other Subsidiary as of the date of such designation and (b) Parent, Holdco and Merger Sub may collaterally assign any or all of their respective rights or obligations hereunder to any Debt Financing sources; provided , further , such assignment shall not relieve Parent, Holdco and Merger Sub, as the case may be, of its obligations hereunder or otherwise enlarge, alter or change any obligation of any other Party or due to Parent or such other Subsidiary. Any purported assignment without such consent shall be void. This Agreement shall be binding upon, inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the Parties and their respective successors and permitted assigns.

 

Section 10.10 Governing Law; Exclusive Jurisdiction .

 

(a) Except with respect to the fiduciary duties of the Company Board and the matters set forth in Article 2 that relate to the effectuation of the Merger, which are exclusively governed by the Law of the State of Israel, this Agreement shall be governed and construed in accordance with the Law of the State of Delaware without giving effect to the principles of conflicts of law thereof or of any other jurisdiction that would result in the application of the Law of any other jurisdiction.

 

(b) With respect to any matter governed by the laws of the State of Delaware pursuant to Section 10.10(a) , the Parties and the Investors hereby irrevocably submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware, or if that court does not have jurisdiction, a federal court sitting in Wilmington, Delaware, or if such federal court does not have jurisdiction, any court of the State of Delaware having jurisdiction in respect of the interpretation and enforcement of the provisions of this Agreement and of the documents referred to in this Agreement, and in respect of the Transactions, and hereby waive, and agree not to assert, as a defense in any Proceeding for the interpretation or enforcement hereof or thereof, that it is not subject thereto or that such Proceeding may not be brought or is not maintainable in said courts or that the venue thereof may not be appropriate or that this Agreement or any such document may not be enforced in or by such courts, and the Parties and the Investors irrevocably agree that all claims with respect to such Proceeding shall be heard and determined in such courts. The Parties and the Investors hereby consent to and grant any such court jurisdiction over the person of such Parties and the Investors and over the subject matter of such dispute and agree that mailing of process or other papers in connection with any such Proceeding in the manner provided in Section 10.05 or in such other manner as may be permitted by applicable Law, shall be valid and sufficient service thereof.

 

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(c) With respect to any matter governed by the laws of the State of Israel pursuant to Section 10.10(a) , the Parties and the Investors hereby irrevocably submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of any court of competent jurisdiction sitting in Tel Aviv Jaffa, Israel, and hereby waive, and agree not to assert, as a defense in any Proceeding for the interpretation or enforcement hereof or thereof, that it is not subject thereto or that such Proceeding may not be brought or is not maintainable in said courts or that the venue thereof may not be appropriate or that this Agreement or any such document may not be enforced in or by such courts, and the Parties and the Investors irrevocably agree that all claims with respect to such Proceeding shall be heard and determined in such courts. The Parties and the Investors hereby consent to and grant any such court jurisdiction over the person of such Parties and the Investors and over the subject matter of such dispute and agree that mailing of process or other papers in connection with any such Proceeding in the manner provided in Section 10.05 or in such other manner as may be permitted by applicable Law, shall be valid and sufficient service thereof.

 

(d) Each Party and the Investors hereby irrevocably consents and agrees that all costs, expenses and fees (including legal and any other professional fees) incurred by a party prevailing in any court, in Proceedings brought under this Section 10.10 (including by way of another party withdrawing its claim prior to any judicial decision or award) shall be paid by the other party in full within 30 days of submission by the prevailing party of valid invoices evidencing such costs. For the purpose of this Section 10.10(d) , a party shall be considered, on the one hand, the Company and/or any of its Subsidiaries and, on the other hand, Parent and/or any of its Subsidiaries and/or the Investors.

 

(e) Each Party and the Investors hereby irrevocably consents and agrees, for the benefit of each other party, that any legal action, suit or proceeding against it with respect to the confirmation and/or enforcement of an award rendered in a Delaware court or Tel Aviv court, as applicable, pursuant hereto (an “ Award ”) may be brought in the courts of Israel, Delaware or any court in a jurisdiction where the assets of such party are located, and hereby irrevocably accepts and submits to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of each such court with respect to any such action, suit or proceeding to confirm or enforce an Award. Each Party and the Investors waives any objection which it may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any of the aforesaid actions, suits or proceedings brought in any such court to confirm an Award and hereby further waives and agrees not to plead or claim in any such court that any such action or proceeding brought therein has been brought in an inconvenient forum.

 

Section 10.11 Remedies; Enforcement .

 

(a) The Parties agree that irreparable damage would occur and be suffered by the other in the event that any of the provisions of this Agreement were not performed in accordance with their specific terms or were otherwise breached. Each Party agrees that in the event of any breach or threatened breach by any other Party of any covenant or obligation contained in this Agreement, the non-breaching Party shall be entitled (in addition to any other remedy that may be available to it whether in law or equity, including, subject to Section 9.03 , monetary damages) to obtain (i) a decree or order of specific performance to enforce the observance and performance of such covenant or obligation and (ii) an injunction restraining such breach or threatened breach.

 

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(b) Each Party further agrees that (i) it will not oppose the granting of an injunction, specific performance and other equitable relief as provided herein on the basis that the other Parties have an adequate remedy at law or an award of specific performance is not an appropriate remedy for any reason at law or equity and (ii) no other Party or any other Person shall be required to obtain, furnish or post any bond or similar instrument in connection with or as a condition to obtaining any remedy referred to in this Section 10.11 , and each Party irrevocably waives any right it may have to require the obtaining, furnishing or posting of any such bond or similar instrument.

 

(c) Notwithstanding Section 10.11(a) or anything else to the contrary in this Agreement, the Company shall not be entitled to enforce specifically Parent’s, Infiniti’s, Holdco’s and Merger Sub’s obligations to consummate the Merger unless (i) all of the conditions set forth in Sections 8.01 and 8.02 (other than those conditions that by their nature are to be satisfied at the Closing (provided that such conditions would have been satisfied or waived assuming the Closing were to occur)) shall have been satisfied (or are capable of being satisfied at the Closing) or (to the extent permissible under applicable Law) waived; (ii) the Company has irrevocably confirmed in writing to Parent that (A) all of the conditions to the Company’s obligations have been satisfied or waived (other than those conditions that by their nature are to be satisfied at the Closing; provided that such conditions would have been satisfied or waived assuming the Closing were to occur), and (B) if specific performance is granted and the Financing is funded, then it is ready, willing and able to take the actions within its control to cause the Closing to occur; (iii) the Debt Financing has been funded or will be funded at the Closing assuming the Equity Financing is funded; and (iv) Parent, Infiniti, Holdco and Merger Sub have failed to complete the Closing by the date the Closing is required to have occurred pursuant to this Agreement .

 

Section 10.12 WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL . EACH OF THE PARTIES HEREBY KNOWINGLY, INTENTIONALLY AND VOLUNTARILY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY AND ALL RIGHTS TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS.

 

Section 10.13 Representations, Warranties and Covenants of Infiniti . Infiniti hereby represents and warrants to the Company, subject to the Disclosure Schedule (as defined in the Investment Agreement) and the preamble to Article 5 of the Investment Agreement, on and as of the date hereof, that the representations and warranties made by Infiniti pursuant to Article 5 of the Investment Agreement are true and correct in all respects as of the date hereof; provided none of the representations and warranties of Infiniti in this Agreement, the Investment Agreement or in any schedule, certificate, instrument or other document delivered pursuant hereto or thereto shall survive the Effective Time under the terms of this Agreement or the Investment Agreement. Infiniti hereby covenants and agrees that it shall perform and comply with Section 7.01 (Conduct of the Company) , Section 7.03 (Stockholders’ Meeting) , Section 7.04 (Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus; Registration Statement) and Section 7.13 (Access to Information) of the Investment Agreement in accordance with their respective terms, mutatis mutandis , for the benefit of the Company. Infiniti agrees to promptly (and in any event within 24 hours) provide the Company with copies of all notices given or received by Infiniti under the Investment Agreement. Infiniti further agrees that it will not agree, without the prior written consent of the Company, to any amendment of or modification to, or grant any waiver with respect to, the Investment Agreement as in effect on the date hereof, in any manner that is material and adverse to the Company or its shareholders.

 

Section 10.14 Non-Recourse . Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, no Representative, Affiliate of, or direct or indirect equity owner in, the Company shall have any personal liability to either Parent, Holdco or Merger Sub or any other Person as a result of the breach of any representation, warranty, covenant, agreement or obligation of the Company in this Agreement, and no Representative, Affiliate of, or direct or indirect equity owner in, either Parent or Infiniti, including, without limitation, the Investors, shall have any personal liability to the Company or any other Person as a result of the breach of any representation, warranty, covenant, agreement or obligation of any of Parent, Holdco or Merger Sub in, or otherwise in connection with, this Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, the Investors do not have, and shall not have, any obligation or duties under or in respect of this Agreement for which they can be held liable to any Party or other Person under this Agreement.

 

[ Signature pages follow ]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed by their respective authorized officers as of the date set forth on the cover page of this Agreement.

 

  POINTER TELOCATION LTD.
   
  By: /s/ Yossi Ben Shalom
    Name:  Yossi Ben Shalom
    Title: Chairman of the Board of Directors
       
  POINTER TELOCATION LTD.
   
  By: /s/ David Mahlab
    Name: David Mahlab
    Title: President and Chief Executive Officer

 

[ Signature Page to Merger Agreement ]

 

 

 

 

  POWERFLEET, INC.
   
  By: /s/ Ned Mavrommatis
    Name:  Ned Mavrommatis
    Title: President
       
  POWERFLEET ISRAEL HOLDING COMPANY LTD.
   
  By: /s/ Ned Mavrommatis
    Name: Ned Mavrommatis
    Title: Director
       
  POWERFLEET ISRAEL ACQUISITION COMPANY LTD.
   
  By: /s/ Ned Mavrommatis
    Name: Ned Mavrommatis
    Title: Director
   
  I.D. SYSTEMS, INC.
   
  By: /s/ Chris Wolfe
    Name: Chris Wolfe
    Title: Chief Executive Officer

 

[ Signature Page to Merger Agreement ]

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 99.2

 

Execution Version

 

 

 

 

 

INVESTMENT AND TRANSACTION AGREEMENT

 

BY AND AMONG

 

I.D. SYSTEMS, INC.,

 

POWERFLEET, INC.,

 

POWERFLEET US ACQUISITION INC.

 

and

 

THE INVESTORS NAMED HEREIN

 

MARCH 13, 2019

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

      PAGES
ARTICLE 1 INVESTMENT AND ACQUISITION TRANSACTIONS   3
     
1.01 Parent Charter   3
1.02 Parent Merger   3
1.03 Purchase and Sale of the Investment Shares  

3

1.04 Porsche Holdco Loan and Contribution Transactions   3
1.05 Debt Financing   3
1.06 The Acquisition   3
       
ARTICLE 2 THE PARENT MERGER   3
     
2.01 The Parent Merger   3
2.02 Parent Merger Effective Time   4
2.03 Organizational Documents   4
2.04 Directors and Officers   5
2.05 Additional Actions   5
       
ARTICLE 3 EFFECTS OF THE PARENT MERGER   5
     
3.01 Conversion of Securities   5
3.02 No Appraisal Rights   6
3.03 No Surrender of Certificates; Book-Entry Shares   6
3.04 Company Options   6
3.05 Company Restricted Stock Awards   6
       
ARTICLE 4 PURCHASE AND SALE OF SECURITIES   6
     
4.01 Purchase and Sale of the Investment Shares   6
4.02 Time and Place of Closing   7
4.03 Use of Proceeds   7
       
ARTICLE 5 REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY, PARENT AND MERGER SUB   7
     
5.01 Organization and Qualification   7
5.02 Authorization; Enforcement; Validity   8
5.03 No Conflicts   8
5.04 Consents   9
5.05 Valid Issuance   9
5.06 Capitalization   9
5.07 Subsidiaries   11
5.08 SEC Filings and the Sarbanes-Oxley Act   12
5.09 Financial Statements   14
5.10 No Undisclosed Material Liabilities   15
5.11 Absence of Certain Changes   15
5.12 Litigation   15
5.13 Compliance with Laws and Orders; Governmental Authorization   15

 

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5.14 Taxes   16
5.15 Employees and Employee Benefit Plans   20
5.16 Labor and Employment Matters   2 2
5.17 Insurance   23
5.18 Properties   23
5.19 Intellectual Property   24
5.20 Environmental Matters   28
5.21 Material Contracts   28
5.22 Customers and Suppliers   32
5.23 Compliance with Anti-Corruption, Money Laundering, Import, Export Controls and Economic Sanctions   32
5.24 Finders’ Fees, etc   33
5.25 Related Party Transactions   33
5.26 Application of Takeover Protections; Rights Agreements   33
5.27 Tax Treatment   34
5.28 No Directed Selling Efforts or General Solicitation   34
5.29 No Integrated Offering   34
5.30 Rule 506 Compliance   34
5.31 Private Placement   35
5.32 Shell Company Status   35
5.33 Investment Company   3 5
5.34 No Fiduciary   35
5.35 Acquisition Transactions   35
5.36 Disclosure Documents   35
5.37 Full Disclosure   36
       
ARTICLE 6 REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE INVESTORS   36
     
6.01 Organization and Existence   36
6.02 Authorization   36
6.03 Investment Intent   37
6.04 Investment Experience   37
6.05 Disclosure of Information   37
6.06 Legends   37
6.07 Accredited Investor   38
6.08 No General Solicitation   38
6.09 Brokers and Finders   38
6.10 Rule 506 Compliance   38
6.11 Disclosure Documents   38
6.12 Tax Matters   38
       
ARTICLE 7 COVENANTS AND AGREEMENTS   39
     
7.01 Conduct of the Company   39
7.02 No Solicitation   44
7.03 Stockholders’ Meeting   47
7.04 Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus; Registration Statement   48
7.05 Reservation of Common Stock   50
7.06 Reports; Furnishing of Information   50

 

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7.07 Listing of Underlying Shares and Related Matters; Furnishing of Information   50
7.08 Removal of Legends   51
7.09 Porsche Merger Agreement   51
7.10 Transfer Restrictions   52
7.11 Efforts   52
7.12 Notice of Certain Events   53
7.13 Access to Information   53
7.14 Stockholder Litigation   55
7.15 Debt Financing   55
7.16 Standstill   57
7.17 Tax Consequences   58
       
ARTICLE 8 ADDITIONAL ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN  IN CONNECTION WITH THE PARENT MERGER   59
     
8.01 Assumption of Equity Compensation Plans and Employment Agreements   59
8.02 Intentionally Omitted   59
8.03 Insurance   59
8.04 Section 16   59
       
ARTICLE 9 CONDITIONS TO CLOSING   60
     
9.01 Conditions to the Investors’ Obligations   60
9.02 Conditions to Obligations of the Company and Parent   63
       
ARTICLE 10 TERMINATION AND ABANDONMENT   64
     
10.01 Termination   64
10.02 Notice and Effect of Termination; Expense Reimbursement   65
       
ARTICLE 11 INDEMNIFICATION   66
     
11.01 Survival   66
11.02 Indemnification   67
11.03 Conduct of Indemnification Proceedings   68
       
ARTICLE 12 MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS   69
     
12.01 Publicity   69
12.02 Amendment and Modification   69
12.03 Extension; Waiver   70
12.04 Expenses   70
12.05 Representation; Conflict Waiver   70
12.06 Notices   71
12.07 Counterparts; Effectiveness   72
12.08 Entire Agreement; Third Party Beneficiaries   72
12.09 Severability   72
12.10 Assignment   72
12.11 Governing Law; Exclusive Jurisdiction   72
12.12 Remedies; Enforcement   73
12.13 WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL   74
12.14 Non-Recourse   74
12.15 Definitions   74
12.16 Other Definitional and Interpretative Provisions   87

 

EXHIBITS    
Exhibit A:   Registration Rights Agreement
Exhibit B-1:   Company Stockholders Party to Voting Agreements
Exhibit B-2:   Voting Agreement
Exhibit C:   Certificate of Merger
Exhibit D:   Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company
Exhibit E:   Restated Bylaws of the Company
Exhibit F-1:   Parent Charter
Exhibit F-2:   Restated Bylaws of Parent
Exhibit G:   Legal Opinion
Exhibit H:   Indemnification Agreement

 

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INVESTMENT AND TRANSACTION AGREEMENT

 

THIS INVESTMENT AND TRANSACTION AGREEMENT (this “ Agreement ”), dated as of March 13, 2019, is entered into by and among I.D. Systems, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”), PowerFleet, Inc., a Delaware corporation and, as of the date hereof, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company (“ Parent ”), PowerFleet US Acquisition Inc., a Delaware corporation and wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent (“ Merger Sub ”) and the investors set forth on Schedule I , affixed hereto, as such Schedule may be amended from time to time in accordance with the terms of this Agreement (each an “ Investor ” and collectively, the “ Investors ”). Capitalized terms used in this Agreement and not otherwise defined above or in the text below have the meanings given to them in Section 12.15 .

 

W   I   T   N   E   S   S   E   T   H :

 

WHEREAS, simultaneously with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, and as a condition and inducement to the Investors’ willingness to enter into this Agreement, Parent is entering into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “ Porsche Merger Agreement ”), pursuant to which Powerfleet Israel Holding Company Ltd., a newly-formed Israeli corporation and wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent (“ Porsche Holdco ”) will, concurrently with or immediately following the Closing, acquire Pointer Telocation Ltd. (“ Porsche ”), upon the terms and conditions set forth in the Porsche Merger Agreement for consideration consisting of cash and shares of Parent Common Stock (the “ Acquisition ”);

 

WHEREAS, the terms, conditions and inducements to Parent and Porsche Holdco entering into the Porsche Merger Agreement are likewise inducements to the Investors entering into this Agreement, without which, the Investors would not enter into this Agreement;

 

WHEREAS, in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Porsche Merger Agreement, the Company desires to reorganize into a new holding company structure by merging Merger Sub with and into the Company (the “ Parent Merger ”), with the Company surviving as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent;

 

WHEREAS, Parent desires to issue and sell to the Investors, and the Investors desire to purchase from Parent, upon the terms and conditions stated in this Agreement, an aggregate of up to 50,000 shares (the “ Investment Shares ”) of Parent’s newly created Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “ Series A Preferred Stock ”), such Series A Preferred Stock to have the designations, powers, preferences and rights, and the qualifications, limitations and restrictions thereof, set forth in the Parent Charter, including the right to convert into shares of Parent Common Stock (subject to adjustment) (the “ Conversion Shares ”) upon the terms and conditions set forth in the Parent Charter, at a purchase price of $1,000.00 per whole Investment Share (the “ Per Share Price ”) for an aggregate purchase price of up to $50,000,000.00 (the “ Purchase Price ”);

 

WHEREAS, contemporaneous with the sale of the Investment Shares, Parent and the Investors will enter into a Registration Rights Agreement, in the form of Exhibit A annexed hereto and made a part hereof (the “ Registration Rights Agreement ”), pursuant to which, among other things, Parent will agree to provide certain registration rights to the Investors with respect to the Securities under the Securities Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, and applicable state securities laws;

 

 

 

 

WHEREAS, the Company, Parent and the Investors are executing and delivering this Agreement in reliance upon the exemption from securities registration afforded by the provisions of Regulation D (“ Regulation D ”), as promulgated by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “ SEC ”) under the Securities Act;

 

WHEREAS, immediately after the sale of the Investment Shares, Parent desires to (i) make certain loans to Porsche Holdco pursuant to one or more capital notes, (ii) contribute all or a portion of the proceeds from the sale of the Investment Shares to Porsche Holdco and (iii) contribute the Acquisition Shares to Porsche Holdco, in each case to facilitate the Acquisition (collectively, the “ Porsche Holdco Loan and Contribution Transactions ”);

 

WHEREAS, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, it is intended that (a) taken together with the issuance and sale of the Investment Shares to the Investors and the Acquisition pursuant to the Porsche Merger Agreement, the Parent Merger and the receipt of Parent Common Stock for Company Common Stock by the historic stockholders of the Company shall qualify as an exchange described in Section 351 of the Code, (b) the Parent Merger qualify as a “reorganization” within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code and (c) this Agreement constitute a “plan of reorganization” for purposes of Sections 354, 361 and 368 of the Code and the Treasury Regulations;

 

WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of each of the Company, Parent and Merger Sub has (a) determined that the Parent Merger and the other Investment Transactions are fair to and in the best interests of their respective companies and respective stockholders, (b) approved and declared advisable the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the consummation of the Parent Merger and the other Investment Transactions, (c) resolved, in the case of the Company and Merger Sub, to recommend to their respective stockholders that such holders adopt this Agreement, and (d) directed, in the case of the Company and Merger Sub, that this Agreement be submitted to their respective stockholders for their adoption;

 

WHEREAS, simultaneously with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, and as a condition and inducement to the Investors’ willingness to enter into this Agreement, the stockholders of the Company set forth on Exhibit B-1 are entering into voting undertakings with the Investors, the Company and Porsche, each in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B-2 (the “ Voting Agreements ”);

 

WHEREAS, Parent, as the sole stockholder of Merger Sub, has acted by written consent in lieu of a meeting to adopt this Agreement in accordance with the DGCL and the Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws of Merger Sub, in each case as in effect as of the date hereof, which consent by its terms shall be effective immediately following the execution of this Agreement by the Parties; and

 

WHEREAS, the Parties desire to make certain representations, warranties, covenants and agreements specified herein in connection with the Investment Transactions and also to prescribe certain conditions to the Investment Transactions.

 

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NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual benefits to be derived from this Agreement and of the representations, warranties, conditions, agreements and promises contained herein and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Parties, intending to be legally bound, hereby agree as follows:

 

ARTICLE 1
INVESTMENT AND ACQUISITION TRANSACTIONS

 

The Parties hereby agree that, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the applicable Transaction Documents, the Transactions shall be consummated as follows:

 

1.01 Parent Charter . The Company and Parent shall cause the Parent Charter to be filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware, to be effective as of 8:00 A.M. New York time on the Closing Date (the “ Parent Charter Effective Time ”), in accordance with Section 2.03 of this Agreement.

 

1.02 Parent Merger . The Company, Parent and Merger Sub shall cause the Parent Merger to become effective as of 8:01 A.M. New York time on the Closing Date (the “ Parent Merger Effective Time ”) in accordance with ARTICLE 2 and ARTICLE 3 of this Agreement.

 

1.03 Purchase and Sale of the Investment Shares . Parent and the Investors shall consummate the purchase and sale of the Investment Shares effective as of 8:02 A.M. New York time on the Closing Date (the “ Investment Effective Time ”) in accordance with ARTICLE 4 of this Agreement.

 

1.04 Porsche Holdco Loan and Contribution Transactions . Parent shall, and shall cause Porsche Holdco to, consummate the Porsche Holdco Loan and Contribution Transactions effective as of 8:03 A.M. New York time on the Closing Date, on the terms, and pursuant to such documentation and instruments, as are acceptable to, and approved in advance by, the Investors in their sole and absolute discretion.

 

1.05 Debt Financing . Parent shall, and shall cause Porsche Holdco and Porsche Merger Sub to, consummate the Debt Financing effective as of 8:04 A.M. New York time on the Closing Date, on the terms, and pursuant to such documentation and instruments, as are acceptable to, and approved in advance by, the Investors in their sole and absolute discretion.

 

1.06 The Acquisition . Parent shall, and shall cause Porsche Holdco and Porsche Merger Sub to, consummate the Acquisition and the other Acquisition Transactions effective as of 8:05 A.M. New York time on the Closing Date in accordance with the Acquisition Documents as in effect of the date hereof, as applicable, or with such changes, or in such form and substance, as the Investors shall have consented to in writing.

 

ARTICLE 2
THE PARENT MERGER

 

2.01 The Parent Merger . In accordance with the applicable provisions of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the “ DGCL ”) and subject to and upon the terms and conditions of this Agreement, Merger Sub shall, at the Parent Merger Effective Time, be merged with and into the Company, the separate corporate existence of Merger Sub shall cease and the Company shall continue as the surviving corporation (the “ Surviving Corporation ”) and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent.

 

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2.02 Parent Merger Effective Time .

 

(a) As soon as practical on the Closing Date, and in any event at or prior to the Parent Merger Effective Time, Parent, the Company and Merger Sub shall cause the Parent Merger to be consummated by filing a certificate of merger, substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit C (the “ Certificate of Merger ”) with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware and making all other filings or recordings required under the DGCL to effect the Parent Merger. The Parent Merger shall become effective as of the Parent Merger Effective Time.

 

(b) The Parent Merger shall have the effects set forth herein and in the applicable provisions of the DGCL. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, at the Parent Merger Effective Time all the assets and property of every kind and every interest in the assets and property, wherever located, and the rights, privileges, immunities, powers, franchises and authority of Merger Sub and the Company shall vest in the Surviving Corporation, and all obligations and liabilities of Merger Sub and the Company shall become the obligations and liabilities of the Surviving Corporation.

 

2.03 Organizational Documents .

 

(a) Certificate of Incorporation of the Surviving Corporation . At the Parent Merger Effective Time, by virtue of the Parent Merger and without any action on the part of Merger Sub or the Company, the Certificate of Incorporation of the Company shall be amended and restated in its entirety to read in the form attached hereto as Exhibit D and as so amended and restated shall be the certificate of incorporation of the Surviving Corporation, until thereafter amended in accordance with the provisions thereof and applicable Law.

 

(b) Bylaws of the Surviving Corporation . As of the Parent Merger Effective Time, by virtue of the Parent Merger and without any action on the part of Merger Sub or the Company, the Bylaws of the Company shall be amended and restated in their entirety to read in the form attached hereto as Exhibit E and as so amended and restated shall be the Bylaws of the Surviving Corporation until thereafter changed or amended as provided therein and in accordance with the DGCL and the certificate of incorporation of the Surviving Corporation.

 

(c) Parent . As soon as practical on the Closing Date, and in any event at or prior to the Parent Charter Effective Time, Parent agrees to file (and the Company as the sole stockholder of Parent hereby approves the filing of) an Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Parent in the form attached hereto as Exhibit F-1 (the “ Parent Charter ”), with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware, to be effective as of the Parent Charter Effective Time. At the Parent Charter Effective Time, the Bylaws of Parent shall be amended and restated in their entirety to read in the form attached hereto as Exhibit F-2 and as so amended and restated shall be the Bylaws of Parent until thereafter changed or amended as provided therein and in accordance with the DGCL and the Parent Charter.

 

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2.04 Directors and Officers .

 

(a) Surviving Corporation . The Parties shall take all actions necessary so that immediately after the Parent Merger Effective Time, (i) the Persons set forth on Schedule 2.04(a)(i) shall be the directors of the Surviving Corporation and (ii) the Persons set forth on Schedule 2.04(a)(ii) shall be the officers of the Surviving Corporation, in each case, to hold office in accordance with the Certificate of Incorporation and the Bylaws of the Surviving Corporation from the Parent Merger Effective Time until their respective successors are duly elected or appointed and qualified or until their earlier death, resignation or removal.

 

(b) Parent . The Parties shall take all actions necessary so that immediately after the Parent Merger Effective Time, (i) the Persons set forth on Schedule 2.04(b)(i) shall be the directors of Parent and (ii) the Persons set forth on Schedule 2.04(b)(ii) shall be the officers of Parent, in each case, to hold office in accordance with the Certificate of Incorporation and the Bylaws of the Parent from the Parent Merger Effective Time until their respective successors are duly elected or appointed and qualified or until their earlier death, resignation or removal.

 

2.05 Additional Actions . Subject to the terms of this Agreement, the Parties shall take all such reasonable and lawful action as may be necessary or appropriate in order to effectuate the Parent Merger and to comply with the requirements of the applicable provisions of the DGCL. At any time after the Parent Merger Effective Time, the officers and directors of the Surviving Corporation shall be authorized to secure and deliver, in the name and on behalf of each of Merger Sub and the Company, any deeds, bills of sale, assignments and assurances, and to take and do, in the name and on behalf of each of Merger Sub and the Company or otherwise, all such actions and things, as may be necessary or desirable to vest, perfect or confirm in the Surviving Corporation any and all right, title and interest in, to and under any of the rights, properties or assets of either Merger Sub or the Company acquired or to be acquired by the Surviving Corporation as a result of, or in connection with, the Parent Merger, or otherwise to carry out this Agreement.

 

ARTICLE 3
EFFECTS OF THE PARENT MERGER

 

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

 

(a) Conversion of Company Common Stock . Each share of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Company (the “ Company Common Stock ”) issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Parent Merger Effective Time (other than any Company Common Stock to be cancelled pursuant to Section 3.01(b) ) shall be converted automatically into the right to receive one validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable share of Parent Common Stock.

 

(b) Cancellation of Treasury Stock . Each share of Company Common Stock that is owned by the Company immediately prior to the Parent Merger Effective Time shall automatically be canceled and shall cease to exist, and no consideration shall be delivered in exchange therefor.

 

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(c) Common Stock of Merger Sub . Each share of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of Merger Sub, issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Parent Merger Effective Time shall be cancelled and extinguished and converted automatically into one validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable share of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Surviving Corporation.

 

(d) Common Stock of Parent . As of the Parent Merger Effective Time, the Company shall surrender each share of Parent Common Stock that is owned by the Company immediately prior to the Parent Merger Effective Time for cancellation and each such share shall automatically be cancelled and shall cease to exist, and no consideration shall be delivered in exchange therefor.

 

3.02 No Appraisal Rights . In accordance with the DGCL, no appraisal rights shall be available to any holders of Company Common Stock in connection with the Parent Merger.

 

3.03 No Surrender of Certificates; Book-Entry Shares . Until thereafter surrendered for transfer or exchange in the ordinary course, each outstanding certificate that, immediately prior to the Parent Merger Effective Time, evidenced shares of Company Common Stock shall, from the Parent Merger Effective Time, be deemed and treated for all corporate purposes to evidence the ownership of the same number of shares of Parent Common Stock. In addition, each outstanding book-entry share that, immediately prior to the Parent Merger Effective Time, evidenced shares of Company Common Stock shall, from and after the Parent Merger Effective Time, be deemed and treated for all corporate purposes to evidence the ownership of the same number of shares of Parent Common Stock.

 

3.04 Company Options . At the Parent Merger Effective Time, each Company Option then outstanding, whether or not vested or exercisable, shall be converted automatically into a stock option to purchase an identical number of shares of Parent Common Stock, on the same terms and conditions (including vesting schedule and per share exercise price) as applied to such Company Option immediately prior to the Parent Merger Effective Time, and as set forth in the documentation relating to such Company Option, including any applicable Company Equity Plan (and related documents).

 

3.05 Company Restricted Stock Awards . At the Parent Merger Effective Time, each Company Restricted Stock Award then outstanding, whether or not vested or exercisable, shall be converted automatically into a restricted stock award with respect to shares of Parent Common Stock, on the same terms and conditions (including vesting schedule) as applied to such Company Restricted Stock Award immediately prior to the Parent Merger Effective Time, and as set forth in the documentation relating to such Company Restricted Stock Award, including any applicable Company Equity Plan (and related documents).

 

ARTICLE 4
PURCHASE AND SALE OF SECURITIES

 

4.01 Purchase and Sale of the Investment Shares . Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, at the Investment Effective Time, each Investor shall severally, and not jointly, purchase, and Parent shall issue and sell to each Investor, Investment Shares in the amount set forth opposite such Investor’s name on the signature pages attached hereto in exchange for the portion of the Purchase Price equal to the Per Share Price multiplied by the number of Investment Shares to be purchased by such Investor.

 

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4.02 Time and Place of Closing . Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, and unless this Agreement shall have been terminated or abandoned pursuant to the provisions of ARTICLE 10 , the closing of the Investment Transactions (the “ Closing ”) shall be held on the date that is three (3) Business Days after the date on which all of the conditions set forth in ARTICLE 9 have then been satisfied or waived in accordance with the terms thereof (except for any conditions that by their nature can only be satisfied on the Closing Date, but subject to the satisfaction of such conditions on the Closing Date or waiver by the Party entitled to waive such conditions in accordance with the terms thereof), or on such other date as is mutually agreed between the Company and the Investors (the “ Closing Date ”), at such time (subject to the sequencing and timing set forth in ARTICLE 1 ) and at such place or places as the Company and the Investors shall mutually agree.

 

4.03 Use of Proceeds . Parent and the Company shall use one hundred percent (100%) of the proceeds in the manner set forth in Schedule 4.03 , as may be amended from time to time upon the mutual agreement of the Company and the Investors.

 

ARTICLE 5
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
OF THE COMPANY, PARENT AND MERGER SUB

 

Each of the Company, Parent and Merger Sub hereby represents and warrants to the Investors on and as of the date hereof and on the Closing Date, knowing and intending their reliance hereon, that, except as set forth in (a) the disclosure schedules delivered on the date hereof (collectively, the “ Disclosure Schedule ”) or (b) the Company SEC Documents (other than any disclosures contained or referenced therein under the captions “Risk Factors” or “Forward-Looking Statements”, and any other forward looking statements contained therein) filed prior to March 8, 2019:

 

5.01 Organization and Qualification . Each of the Company, Parent and Merger Sub is an entity duly incorporated, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware, with the requisite corporate power and authority to own or lease and use its respective properties and assets and to carry on its business as currently conducted. None of the Company, Parent or Merger Sub is in violation of any of the provisions of its respective certificate of incorporation or bylaws. Each of the Company, Parent and Merger Sub is duly qualified to conduct business and is in good standing as a foreign corporation or other entity in each jurisdiction in which the nature of the business conducted or property owned by it makes such qualification necessary, except where the failure to be so qualified or in good standing, as the case may be, would not have a Material Adverse Effect. Since the date of its incorporation, Parent has not engaged in any activities other than incident to its formation and in connection with or as contemplated by this Agreement. As of the date of this Agreement the Company owns, and until the Parent Merger Effective Time will own, beneficially (through Parent, in the case of Merger Sub) and of record all of the outstanding capital stock of each of Parent and Merger Sub, free and clear of all Liens.

 

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5.02 Authorization; Enforcement; Validity . Each of the Company, Parent and Merger Sub has the requisite corporate power and authority to enter into and to consummate the Transactions and otherwise to carry out its obligations hereunder and thereunder. Except for the filing of the Certificate of Merger and the Parent Charter with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware and the approval of the Company Proposals by the holders of the requisite number of shares of Company Common Stock as contemplated in Section 7.03 (the “ Stockholder Approval ”), each of the Company, Parent and Merger Sub has taken all requisite action, respectively, on the part of the Company, Parent and Merger Sub, and its officers, directors and stockholders necessary for (i) the authorization, execution and delivery of the Transaction Documents, (ii) the authorization of the performance of all obligations of the Company, Parent and Merger Sub, respectively, under the Transaction Documents, and (iii) the authorization, issuance (or reservation for issuance) and delivery of the Securities and the Acquisition Shares. Each of the Transaction Documents to which the Company, Parent or Merger Sub is a party has been (or upon delivery will have been) duly executed by each such Person, and is, or when delivered in accordance with the terms hereof, assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery by the other parties thereto, will constitute the legal, valid and binding obligation of each such Person enforceable against each such Person in accordance with its terms, except that such enforceability (i) may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium and other similar laws of general application affecting or relating to the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and (ii) is subject to general principles of equity, whether considered in a proceeding at law or in equity (clause (i) and (ii), collectively, the “ Bankruptcy and Equity Exception ”).

 

5.03 No Conflicts . Subject to the filing of the Certificate of Merger and the Parent Charter with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware and the receipt of the Stockholder Approval, neither (x) the execution, delivery and performance of the Investment Documents by the Company, Parent and Merger Sub and the issuance and sale of the Securities nor (y) the execution, delivery and performance of the Acquisition Documents by Parent and Porsche Holdco and the consummation by Parent, Porsche Holdco and Porsche Merger Sub of the Acquisition and the other Acquisition Transactions, including, without limitation, the issuance of the Acquisition Shares, will (i) conflict with, contravene or result in any breach or violation of (a) any of the terms and provisions of, or constitute a default under any of their respective Certificates of Incorporation or Bylaws (true and complete copies of which have been made available to the Investors), or (b) any provision of any applicable Law or Order, or (ii) conflict with, or constitute a default (or an event that with or without notice or lapse of time or both would become a default) under, result in the creation or imposition of any Lien, other than a Permitted Lien, or other adverse claim upon any of the properties or assets of the Company, Parent, Merger Sub or any Company Subsidiary, require any consent or other action by any Person under, or cause, permit or give to others any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration, cancellation (with or without notice, lapse of time or both) or other change of any right or obligation or the loss of any benefit to which the Company, Parent, Merger Sub or any Company Subsidiary is entitled under, any provision of any agreement or other instrument binding upon the Company, Parent, Merger Sub or any Company Subsidiaries or any governmental license, franchise, permit, certificate, approval or other similar authorization affecting, or relating in any way to, the assets or business of the Company, Parent, Merger Sub or any Company Subsidiaries, except, in the case of each of clauses (i)(b) and (ii), which have not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, individually or in the aggregate.

 

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5.04 Consents . The execution, delivery and performance by the Company, Parent and Merger Sub of the Transaction Documents and the offer, issuance and sale of the Securities and the Acquisition Shares require no action by or in respect of, or filing with, any Governmental Authority, other than (a) the filing of the Certificate of Merger and the Parent Charter with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware, (b) compliance with any applicable requirements of the Securities Act, the Exchange Act and any other applicable securities Law, (c) compliance with any applicable requirements of the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange and Nasdaq, (d) compliance with applicable Israeli Law and (e) any actions or filings the absence of which would not reasonably be expected to, individually or in the aggregate, (x) have a Material Adverse Effect, or (y) have an effect that would prevent, materially delay or materially impair the ability of the Company, Parent and Merger Sub to perform their respective obligations under the Transaction Documents or to consummate the Transactions.

 

5.05 Valid Issuance . Upon the filing of the Parent Charter with the Secretary of State of Delaware, the Investment Shares will have been duly and validly authorized and, when issued and paid for pursuant to this Agreement, will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, and shall be free and clear of all encumbrances and restrictions (other than those created by the Investors), except for restrictions on transfer set forth in the Transaction Documents or imposed by applicable securities laws and except for those created by the Investors. Upon the due conversion of the Investment Shares in accordance with the Parent Charter, the Conversion Shares will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable and shall be free and clear of all encumbrances and restrictions, except for restrictions on transfer set forth in the Investment Documents or imposed by applicable securities laws and except for those created by the Investors. Parent has reserved a sufficient number of shares of Common Stock for issuance upon the conversion of the Investment Shares.

 

5.06 Capitalization .

 

(a) The authorized capital stock of the Company consists of 50,000,000 shares of Company Common Stock and 5,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.01 per share (“ Company Preferred Stock ”). As of the close of business on March 12, 2019, there were (i) 17,650,829 shares of Company Common Stock outstanding (not including outstanding Company Restricted Stock Awards), (ii) an aggregate of 1,588,929 shares of Company Common Stock subject to outstanding Company Options, (iii) an aggregate of 565,996 shares of Company Common Stock subject to outstanding Company Restricted Stock Awards, (iv) 1,041,974 shares of Company Common Stock held by the Company as treasury shares and (v) no shares of Company Preferred Stock issued or outstanding. Except as set forth in this Section 5.06 (including Section 5.06(a) of the Disclosure Schedule), there are no issued, reserved for issuance or outstanding: (i) shares of capital stock or other Equity Interests in or voting securities of the Company; (ii) securities of the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries convertible into or exchangeable for shares of capital stock or other Equity Interests in or voting securities of the Company; (iii) warrants, calls, options or other rights, commitments or Contracts to acquire from the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries, or other obligation of the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries to issue, transfer, deliver or sell, or cause to be issued, transferred, delivered or sold, any capital stock of or other Equity Interest in or voting securities of or securities convertible into or exchangeable for capital stock or other Equity Interests in or voting securities of the Company; (iv) restricted shares, stock appreciation rights, performance units, contingent value rights, “phantom” stock or similar securities, rights or other commitments that are derivative of, or provide economic benefits based, directly or indirectly, on the value or price of, any capital stock of or voting securities of the Company; or (v) other obligations by the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries to make any payments based on the price or value of any Company Securities (the items in clauses (i) through (v) being referred to collectively as the “ Company Securities ”).

 

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(b) All outstanding shares of capital stock of the Company have been, and all shares that may be issued pursuant to any Company Equity Plan will be, when issued in accordance with the respective terms thereof, duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable and free of preemptive rights, rights of first refusal, rights of repurchase, rights of redemption or similar rights and issued in compliance with applicable state and Federal securities law and any rights of third parties.

 

(c) Since September 30, 2018, the Company has not (i) issued any shares of Company Common Stock other than pursuant to the exercise of Company Options or (ii) granted, committed to grant or otherwise created or assumed any obligation with respect to any Company Options, stock appreciation rights, phantom stock or other rights or other commitments or Contracts to acquire from the Company or that obligates the Company to issue, any capital stock of, or other Equity Interest or voting interest in, the Company. Section 5.06(c) of the Disclosure Schedule sets forth, with respect to each Company Option and Company Restricted Stock Award, (1) the name of each holder of such Company Option or Company Restricted Stock Award and an indication of whether such holder is a current or former employee, director or consultant of the Company or the Company Subsidiaries, (2) the date each such Company Option or Company Restricted Stock Award was granted, (3) the number of shares of Company Stock subject to each such Company Option or Company Restricted Stock Award, (4) the expiration date of each such Company Option or Company Restricted Stock Award, (5) the exercise price of each such Company Option, (6) whether each such Company Option or Company Restricted Stock Award was granted under the Company Equity Plan and (7) whether or not each such Company Option is intended to qualify as an “incentive stock option” under Section 422 of the Code.

 

(d) With respect to the Company Options, (i) each Company Option intended to qualify as an “incentive stock option” under Section 422 of the Code so qualifies, (ii) each grant of a Company Option was made in all material respects in accordance with the terms of the applicable Company Equity Plan, the Exchange Act and all other applicable Law and regulatory rules or requirements, including the rules of Nasdaq and any other exchange on which Company securities are traded and (iii) the per share exercise price of each Company Option was not less than the fair market value (within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code or, if intended to qualify as an incentive stock option, within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code) of a share of Company Stock on the date on which such Company Option was granted. No award agreement evidencing any Company Option contains material terms that are inconsistent with, or in addition to, such forms (except with respect to the number of shares of Company Stock covered thereby, the grant date, the exercise price, the vesting schedule or the expiration date, as applicable). Each Company Option may, by its terms, be treated in accordance with Section 3.04 .

 

(e) Except as set forth in Section 5.06(e) of the Disclosure Schedule, the issuance and sale of the Securities hereunder or the Acquisition Shares will not obligate the Company (or Parent) to issue shares of Company Common Stock (or Parent Common Stock) or other securities to any other Person (other than the Investors) and will not result in the adjustment of the exercise, conversion, exchange or reset price of any outstanding security. Except for the Voting Agreements, there are no stockholder agreements, voting agreements, or other similar arrangements with respect to the Company’s or Parent’s capital stock to which the Company or Parent is a party or, to Parent’s Knowledge, between or among any of the Company’s stockholders. Except for the Investment Documents and the Voting Agreements, neither the Company, Parent nor any of the Company Subsidiaries is a party to any Contract relating to the voting of, requiring registration of, or granting any preemptive rights, anti-dilutive rights or rights of first refusal or other similar rights with respect to any securities of Parent or the Company.

 

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5.07 Subsidiaries .

 

(a) Each of the Company’s Subsidiaries (each, a “ Company Subsidiary ” and collectively, the “ Company Subsidiaries ”) is an entity duly incorporated or otherwise duly organized, validly existing and (where applicable or recognized) in good standing under the Law of its jurisdiction of incorporation or organization, except where the failure to be in good standing can be corrected without the payment of a material sum and would not reasonably be expected to be material to the Company and the Company Subsidiaries, taken as a whole. Each Company Subsidiary has all corporate, limited liability company or comparable powers and all Governmental Authorizations required to carry on its business as now conducted, except for those powers or Governmental Authorizations the absence of which has not been, and would not reasonably be expected to be, material to the Company and the Company Subsidiaries, taken as a whole. Each Company Subsidiary is duly qualified to do business and is in good standing (to the extent the concept of good standing or its equivalent is applicable under the Laws of such jurisdiction) in each jurisdiction where such qualification is necessary, except for those jurisdictions where failure to be so qualified has not had, and would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(b) All of the outstanding capital stock or other voting securities of or other ownership interests in each Company Subsidiary are owned by the Company, directly or indirectly, free and clear of any Lien and free of any other limitation or restriction (including any restriction on the right to vote, sell or otherwise dispose of such capital stock or other voting securities or other ownership interests), in each case other than Permitted Liens. Section 5.07(b) of the Disclosure Schedule contains a complete and accurate list of the name and jurisdiction of organization of each Company Subsidiary. Except as set forth in Section 5.07(b) of the Disclosure Schedule, each Company Subsidiary is directly or indirectly wholly-owned by the Company. Except as set forth in Section 5.07(b) of the Disclosure Schedule, there are no issued, reserved for issuance or outstanding (x) securities of the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries convertible into, or exchangeable for, shares of capital stock or other voting securities of or other ownership interests in any Company Subsidiary, (y) warrants, calls, options or other rights to acquire from the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries, or other obligations of the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries to issue, any shares of capital stock or other voting securities of or other ownership interests in or any securities convertible into, or exchangeable for, any shares of capital stock or other voting securities of or other ownership interests in any Company Subsidiary, or (z) restricted shares, stock appreciation rights, performance units, contingent value rights, “phantom” stock or similar securities or rights issued or granted by the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries that are derivative of, or provide economic benefits based, directly or indirectly, on the value or price of, any capital stock or other voting securities of or other ownership interests in any Company Subsidiary (the items in clauses (x) through (z), together with the capital stock of, other voting securities of, and any other equity interests in each Company Subsidiary being referred to collectively as the “ Company Subsidiary Securities ”). There are no outstanding contractual obligations of the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries to repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any of the Company Subsidiary Securities.

 

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5.08 SEC Filings and the Sarbanes-Oxley Act .

 

(a) The Company has filed with or furnished to the SEC on a timely basis (including following any extensions of time for filing provided by Rule 12b-25 promulgated under the Exchange Act) all reports, schedules, forms, statements, prospectuses, registration statements and other documents required to be filed or furnished, as the case may be, by the Company since December 31, 2015 (collectively, together with any exhibits and schedules thereto and other information incorporated therein, the “ Company SEC Documents ”).

 

(b) As of its filing date (or, if amended or supplemented, as of the date of the most recent amendment or supplement filed prior to the date hereof), each Company SEC Document complied in all material respects with the applicable requirements of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act and the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, and any rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, as the case may be.

 

(c) As of its filing date (or, if amended or supplemented, as of the date of the most recent amendment or supplement filed prior to the date hereof), each Company SEC Document filed or furnished pursuant to the Exchange Act did not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading in any material respect.

 

(d) The Company has heretofore furnished or made available to the Investors complete and correct copies of all comment letters from the SEC since December 31, 2015 through the date hereof with respect to any of the Company SEC Documents, together with all written responses of the Company thereto, to the extent that such comment letters and written responses are not publicly available on EDGAR. As of the date hereof, there are no outstanding or unresolved comments in comment letters received from the SEC staff with respect to any of the Company SEC Documents, and, to the Knowledge of the Company, none of the Company SEC Documents are subject to ongoing SEC review.

 

(e) The Company maintains a system of internal accounting controls sufficient to provide reasonable assurance that (i) transactions are executed in accordance with management’s general or specific authorizations, (ii) transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP and to maintain asset accountability, (iii) access to assets is permitted only in accordance with management's general or specific authorization, and (iv) the recorded accountability for assets is compared with the existing assets at reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect to any differences.

 

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(f)   The Company has established and maintains disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act). Such disclosure controls and procedures are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Company in reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, including controls and procedures designed to ensure that such information is accumulated and communicated to the Company’s management, including its principal executive officer and principal financial officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure of such information in the Company’s periodic and current reports required under the Exchange Act, particularly during the period in which the Company’s most recently filed periodic report under the 1934 Act, as the case may be, is being prepared. The management of the Company has completed an assessment of the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures as of December 31, 2017, and such assessment concluded that as of such date such controls were effective at the reasonable assurance level.

 

(g) The Company has established and maintains a system of internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act). Such internal controls are sufficient to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of the Company’s consolidated financial reporting and the preparation of the Company’s consolidated financial statements for external purposes in accordance with GAAP and applicable Law. The Company’s certifying officers have evaluated the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures and the Company’s internal control over financial reporting (collectively, “ internal controls ”) as of the end of the period covered by the most recently filed periodic report under the Exchange Act (such date, the “ Evaluation Date ”). To the extent required to do so, the Company presented in its most recently filed periodic report under the Exchange Act the conclusions of the certifying officers about the effectiveness of such internal controls based on their evaluations as of the Evaluation Date. The Company has disclosed, based on its most recent evaluation of internal controls prior to the date hereof, to the Company’s auditors and audit committee (i) any significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal controls which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the Company’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information and (ii) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in internal controls. Since December 31, 2015, neither the Company nor its auditors has identified any significant deficiencies or material weaknesses in the Company’s internal controls and, as of the date hereof, to the Knowledge of the Company, nothing has come to the attention of the Company that has caused the Company to believe that there are any material weaknesses or significant deficiencies in such internal controls or, to the Company’s Knowledge, any other factors that could significantly affect the Company’s internal controls. To the Knowledge of the Company, since December 31, 2015, no complaints from any source regarding accounting, internal controls or auditing matters have been received by the Company, which, if the allegations underlying such complaints were true, would be reasonably likely to be material to the Company and the Company Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, and the Company has not received any complaints through the Company’s whistleblower hotline or equivalent system for receipt of employee concerns regarding possible violations of applicable Law. The Company maintains and will continue to maintain a standard system of accounting established and administered in accordance with GAAP and the applicable requirements of the Exchange Act.

 

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(h) Neither the Company nor any of the Company Subsidiaries has extended or maintained credit, arranged for the extension of credit, or renewed an extension of credit, in the form of a personal loan to or for any executive officer (as defined in Rule 3b-7 under the Exchange Act) or director of the Company in violation of Section 402 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.

 

(i) The Company is in compliance, and has complied since December 31, 2015, in each case in all material respects, with (i) the applicable provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and (ii) the applicable listing and corporate governance rules and regulations of Nasdaq.

 

(j) Each of the principal executive officer and principal financial officer of the Company (or each former principal executive officer and principal financial officer of the Company, as applicable) have made all certifications required by Rule 13a-14 and 15d-14 under the Exchange Act and Sections 302 and 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and any related rules and regulations promulgated by the SEC or Nasdaq, and the statements contained in any such certifications are complete and correct in all material respects.

 

(k) Since the Company Balance Sheet Date, except as set forth in Section 5.08(k) of the Disclosure Schedule, there has been no transaction or series of similar transactions, agreements, arrangements or understandings, nor is there any proposed transaction as of the date hereof, or series of similar transactions, agreements, arrangements or understandings to which the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries was or is to be a party, that would be required to be disclosed under Item 13 of Form 10-K under the Exchange Act that has not been disclosed in the Company SEC Documents publicly filed or furnished with the SEC following the Company Balance Sheet Date.

 

5.09 Financial Statements . The audited consolidated financial statements and unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements of the Company and the consolidated Company Subsidiaries included or incorporated by reference in the Company SEC Documents (including all related notes and schedules thereto) (the “ Financial Statements ”) (a) fairly present in all material respects, in conformity with GAAP (except as may be indicated in such financial statements or the notes thereto or as permitted by the rules and regulations of the SEC, or, in the case of unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements, the absence of notes thereto) applied on a consistent basis (except as may be indicated therein or in the notes thereto), the consolidated financial position of the Company and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of the dates thereof and their consolidated results of operations and cash flows for the periods then ended (subject to normal year-end audit adjustments in the case of any unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements), (b) comply in all material respects with the applicable accounting requirements and with the published rules and regulations of the SEC with respect thereto, and (c) have been prepared in accordance with GAAP applied on a consistent basis during the periods involved (except as may be indicated in the notes thereto and except, in the case of the unaudited interim statements, the absence of notes thereto).

 

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5.10 No Undisclosed Material Liabilities . Except as set forth in Section 5.10 of the Disclosure Schedule, there are no liabilities or obligations of the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries that would be required by GAAP, as in effect on the date hereof, to be reflected on the consolidated balance sheet of the Company (including the notes thereto), other than:

 

(a) liabilities or obligations disclosed, reflected, reserved against or otherwise provided for in the Company Balance Sheet or in the notes thereto;

 

(b) liabilities or obligations incurred in the ordinary course of business since the Company Balance Sheet Date;

 

(c) liabilities or obligations arising out of, in connection with this Agreement or the Transactions;

 

(d) liabilities or obligations that have been discharged or paid in full prior to the date hereof; and

 

(e) liabilities or obligations that have not had, and would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.

 

5.11 Absence of Certain Changes .

 

(a) Except as set forth in Section 5.11(a) of the Disclosure Schedule, from the Company Balance Sheet Date and through the date hereof, (i) the business of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries has been conducted in the ordinary course of business in all material respects (except for actions taken in connection with this Agreement) and (ii) there has not been any action taken by the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries that, if taken during the period from the date hereof through the Closing Date without the Investors’ consent, would constitute a breach of Section 7.01 .

 

(b) Since the Company Balance Sheet Date, there has not been a Material Adverse Effect.

 

5.12 Litigation . Except as set forth in Section 5.12 of the Disclosure Schedule, there is no material Proceeding or, to the Knowledge of the Company, material investigation, pending against, or, to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened, in writing or otherwise, against the Company, any of the Company Subsidiaries, any present or former officer, director or employee of the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries (in their capacities as such or related to their activities with the Company or any Company Subsidiary), and, to the Knowledge of the Company, there are no facts or circumstances that would reasonably be expected to form the basis for any Proceedings or investigation, nor is the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries subject to any material Order of, settlement agreement or other similar written agreement with any Governmental Authority or arbitrator (public or private) under which the Company or any such Company Subsidiary has any outstanding legal obligations.

 

5.13 Compliance with Laws and Orders; Governmental Authorization .

 

(a) Except as set forth in Section 5.13(a) of the Disclosure Schedule or as would not reasonably be expected to be, individually or in the aggregate, material to the Company and the Company Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, the Company and each of the Company Subsidiaries is and since December 31, 2015 has been in compliance with all applicable Laws and Orders, and, to the Knowledge of the Company, is not under investigation by a Governmental Authority with respect to any Law or Order. There is no Order of any Governmental Authority or arbitrator (public or private) outstanding against the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries that is material to the Company and the Company Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.

 

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(b) The Company and each of the Company Subsidiaries has all material Governmental Authorizations necessary for the ownership and operation of its businesses as presently conducted, and each such Governmental Authorization is in full force and effect. Except as set forth in Section 5.13(b) of the Disclosure Schedule, the Company and each of the Company Subsidiaries is and since December 31, 2015, has been in compliance with the terms of all Governmental Authorizations necessary for the ownership and operation of its businesses and since December 31, 2015, neither the Company nor any of the Company Subsidiaries has received written notice from any Governmental Authority alleging any conflict with or breach of any such Governmental Authorization and which allegations in such written notice have not been fully resolved to the satisfaction of such Governmental Authority prior to the date hereof.

 

5.14 Taxes .

 

(a) (i) Each Tax Return required to be filed with any Governmental Authority by the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries has been filed when due (taking into account extensions) and is accurate and complete in all material respects;

 

(ii) the Company and each of the Company Subsidiaries has timely paid to the appropriate Governmental Authority all income and other material Taxes due and payable (whether or not shown on any Tax Return);

 

(iii) the Company and each of the Company Subsidiaries has complied in all material respects with all applicable Law relating to the payment and withholding of Taxes and has, within the time and in the manner prescribed by law, withheld and paid over to the proper Governmental Authority all amounts required to be so withheld and paid over, and all Tax Returns required with respect thereto have been properly completed in all material respects and timely filed, in each case except with respect to matters for which adequate accruals or reserves have been established, in accordance with GAAP, on the Financial Statements;

 

(iv) the Company and each of the Company Subsidiaries have established adequate accruals or reserves, in accordance with GAAP, for all Taxes for taxable periods beginning on or after the date of the most recent Financial Statements;

 

(v) there is no Proceeding against or with respect to the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries in respect of any Tax and, to the Knowledge of the Company, there is no investigation, material dispute or claim against or with respect to the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries, pending or, to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened or otherwise claimed or raised in respect of any Tax;

 

(vi) none of the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries has consented or requested to extend the time, or is the recipient of any extension of time, in which any Tax Return may be filed or any Tax may be assessed or collected by any Governmental Authority (other than any extension which is no longer in effect) and none of the Company nor any of the Company Subsidiaries has waived any statute of limitations;

 

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(vii) no power of attorney granted by or with respect to the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries for Taxes is currently in force, no ruling with respect to Taxes has been requested by or on behalf of the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries; and no closing agreement pursuant to Section 7121 of the Code (or any predecessor provision) or any similar provision of any state, local or foreign law has been entered into or requested by or with respect to the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries;

 

(viii) the Company has provided or made available to the Company prior to the date hereof true, correct and complete copies of all Tax Returns, examination reports, and statements of deficiencies filed, assessed against, or agreed to by the Company and each of the Company Subsidiaries with respect to Taxes and all correspondence with any Governmental Authority regarding Taxes;

 

(ix) none of the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries owns any interest in any controlled foreign corporation (as defined in Section 957 of the Code or any similar provision of any state, local or foreign law), or passive foreign investment company (as defined in Section 1297 of the Code) or other entity the income of which is or could be required to be included in the income of the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries;

 

(x) none of the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries has been a United States real property holding corporation within the meaning of Section 897(c)(2) of the Code during the applicable period specified in Section 897(c)(1)(A)(ii) of the Code;

 

(xi) none of the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries will be required to include any item of income in, or exclude any item of deduction from, taxable income for any tax period (or portion thereof) beginning after the Closing as a result of any: (i) deferred intercompany transactions or any excess loss account described in Treasury Regulations under Section 1502 of the Code (or any corresponding provision of state, local or foreign Tax law); (ii) installment sale or other open transaction disposition made on or prior to the Closing Date or application of the completed contract method of accounting or the cash method of accounting to any transaction occurring on or prior to the Closing Date; (iii) prepaid amount, advance payment or deferred revenue received on or prior to the Closing Date; (iv) change in accounting method for a taxable period wending on or prior to the Closing Date; or (v) use of an improper method of accounting for a taxable period ending on or prior to the Closing Date; (vi) “closing agreement” as described in Section 7121 of the Code (or any corresponding or similar provision of state, local or foreign income law) executed on or prior to the Closing Date; (vii) election under Section 965 of the Code; or (viii) application of Section 951, 951A, 956 or 965 of the Code to any interest held in a “deferred foreign income corporation” or in a “controlled foreign corporation” (as respectively defined in Sections 965 and 957 of the Code) with respect to income earned or recognized, payments received or ownership of “United States property” (as defined in Section 956 of the Code) on or prior to the Closing Date (determined without regard to the limitations under Section 952(c)(1) of the Code);

 

(xii) Section 5.14(a)(xii) of the Disclosure Schedule sets forth each corporation, joint venture, partnership, or other entity in which the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries owns an equity interest and in which any Person other than the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries also owns an equity interest, and the interest owned by such Person;

 

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(xiii) all payments by, to, or among the Company and the Company Subsidiaries comply in all material respects with all applicable transfer pricing requirements imposed by any Governmental Authority;

 

(xiv) none of the assets or liabilities of the Company or the Company Subsidiaries is a debt obligation that (i) is subject to any provisions of applicable Law that would limit or disallow a deduction for interest expense relating to such liability or (ii) would require the collection of withholding Tax by the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries;

 

(xv) all records which the Company and each of the Company Subsidiaries is required to keep for Tax purposes or which would be needed to substantiate any claim made or position taken in relation to Taxes by the Company and each of the Company Subsidiaries, have been duly kept in all material respects and are available for inspection at the premises of the Company or applicable Subsidiary;

 

(xvi) except as set forth in Section 5.14(a)(xvi) of the Disclosure Schedule, the Company and each of the Company Subsidiaries is in compliance in all material respects with all terms and conditions of any Tax exemption, Tax holiday or other Tax reduction agreement or order of a Governmental Authority, and the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement will not have any adverse effect on the continued validity and effectiveness of any such Tax exemption, Tax holiday or other Tax reduction agreement or order;

 

(xvii) all of the Company’s and each of the Company Subsidiaries’ property that is subject to property Tax has been properly listed and described on the property Tax rolls of the appropriate Tax jurisdiction and no portion of any of the Company’s or any of the Company Subsidiaries’ property constitutes omitted property for property Tax purposes;

 

(xviii) none of the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries has participated in, or cooperated with, an international boycott within the meaning of Section 999 of the Code;

 

(xix) none of the Company or any of the Company Subsidiary has made an election under Section 108(i) of the Code to defer the recognition of any cancellation of indebtedness income;

 

(xx) except as set forth in Section 5.14(a)(xx) of the Disclosure Schedule, there is no material property or obligation of the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries, including uncashed checks to vendors, customers, or employees, non-refunded overpayments or unclaimed subscription balances, that is escheatable to any state or municipality under any applicable escheatment laws, that may at any time become escheatable to any state or municipality under an applicable escheatment laws; and

 

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(xxi) there are no Liens for Taxes on any of the assets of the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries other than for Taxes not yet due and payable.

 

(b) During the three (3)-year period ending on the date of this Agreement, neither the Company nor any of the Company Subsidiaries was a distributing corporation or a controlled corporation in a transaction intended to be governed by Section 355 or 361 of the Code.

 

(c) (i) Neither the Company nor any of the Company Subsidiaries is, or has been, a party to any Tax Sharing Agreement (other than an agreement exclusively between or among the Company and the Company Subsidiaries or among the Company Subsidiaries) pursuant to which it will have any obligation to make any payments for Taxes after the Closing Date, (ii) neither the Company nor any of the Company Subsidiaries has been a member of a group filing a consolidated, combined or unitary Tax Return (other than a group the common parent of which is or was the Company), and (iii) neither the Company nor any of the Company Subsidiaries has any liability for the payment of any Tax imposed on any Person (other than the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries) as a transferee or successor.

 

(d) As of December 31, 2017, the Company had net operating losses of approximately $ 79,100,000. As of December 31, 2018, the Company did not have any net operating losses or other tax attributes subject to limitation under Section 279, 382, 383, or 384 of the Code, or of the federal consolidated return regulations.

 

(e) Each of I.D. Systems Gmbh and I.D. Systems (UK) Ltd. is, and always has been, treated as a corporation for U.S. federal, and applicable state and local, tax purposes. Each of Asset Intelligence, LLC and Keytroller, LLC is, and always has been, treated as an entity disregarded from its sole owners for U.S. federal, and applicable state and local, tax purposes.

 

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

 

(g) No jurisdiction in which neither the Company nor any of the Company Subsidiaries files Tax Returns has made a claim in writing which has not been resolved that the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries is or may be liable for Tax in that jurisdiction. Neither the Company nor any of the Company Subsidiaries (i) has a permanent establishment (within the meaning of any applicable Tax treaty), or otherwise has an office, fixed place of business or other presence through employees or otherwise, in a country outside of its country of formation, or (ii) is subject to Tax in any country outside of its country of formation by virtue of having a source of income in that jurisdiction.

 

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5.15 Employees and Employee Benefit Plans .

 

(a) Section 5.15(a) of the Disclosure Schedule contains a correct and complete list identifying each material Company Plan. Except as would not reasonably be expected to result in a material liability to the Company and the Company Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, each Company Plan complies in form and has been maintained and operated in all material respects in accordance with its terms and applicable Law. “ Company Plan ” means each “employee benefit plan”, as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA, each employment agreement, consulting agreement, advisor agreement, severance agreement or plan, and each other plan, practice, program, fund, agreement or other arrangement, whether written or unwritten, providing for employment, compensation, bonuses, performance awards, commissions, profit-sharing, equity (or equity-based) compensation or other forms of incentive or deferred compensation, insurance (including any self-insured arrangements), provident or pension funds (including education funds), severance pay, fringe benefits, vacation, health or medical benefits, disability or sick-leave payments, loans, separation, relocation, work permits, change of control payments, or post-employment or retirement benefits (including compensation, pension, health, medical or life insurance benefits) which is maintained, administered or contributed to by the Company or any of its ERISA Affiliates and covers any current or former employee, officer, director, or other service provider of the Company or any of its ERISA Affiliates, or with respect to which the Company or any of its ERISA Affiliates has any liability, other than a Multiemployer Plan. The Company has made available to the Investors with respect to each material Company Plan: (A) copies of all material documents embodying and relating to each such Company Plan, including the plan document (or, if not written, a written summary of its terms, excluding in this respect, Company Plans that provide benefits solely to the extent mandated by applicable Law), administrative service agreements, group insurance Contracts, all amendments thereto and all related trust documents, (B) all material correspondence to or from any Governmental Authority relating to any Company Plan and the most recent annual report (including Form 5500) and tax return (including Form 990), if any, required under ERISA, the Code or any other applicable Law in connection therewith, (C) the most recent actuarial report (if applicable), (D) the most recent summary plan description, if any, required under ERISA, (E) the most recent Internal Revenue Service determination or opinion letter issued with respect to each such Company Plan intended to be qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code and (F) non-discrimination test results for the most recent three (3) years. Each Company Plan (other than an employment agreement or any similar agreement that cannot be terminated without the consent of the other party) can be amended, terminated or otherwise discontinued at any time, without the consent of plan participants or any other Person and without liability to the Company and any Subsidiary (other than ordinary administrative expenses and in respect of accrued benefits thereunder).

 

(b) All Company Plans that are intended to be qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code have received currently effective determination letters from the IRS to the effect that such Company Plans are qualified and the plans and trusts related thereto are exempt from federal income taxes under Sections 401(a) and 501(a), respectively, of the Code, or are based on prototype or volume submitter documents that have received such letters, no such determination letter has been revoked, and to Knowledge of the Company, no such revocation has been threatened, and no act or omission has occurred, that would reasonably be expected to adversely affect such Company Plan’s qualification.

 

(c) Neither the Company nor any of its ERISA Affiliates maintains, contributes to, sponsors, is required to contribute to or has any liability, contingent or otherwise, with respect to (or has in the past six (6) years maintained, contributed to, sponsored, been required to contribute to or had any liability, contingent or otherwise, with respect to) a (i) single employer plan or other pension plan that is subject to Title IV of ERISA or the funding requirements of Section 302 of ERISA or Section 412 of the Code or (ii) “multiple employer plan” within the meaning of Section 413(c) of the Code.

 

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(d) Neither the Company nor any of its ERISA Affiliates maintains, contributes to, sponsors, is required to contribute to or has any liability, contingent or otherwise, with respect to (or has in the past six (6) years maintained, contributed to, sponsored, been required to contribute to or had any liability, contingent or otherwise, with respect to) a multiemployer plan as defined in Section 3(37) of ERISA (a “ Multiemployer Plan ”).

 

(e) Except as set forth in Section 5.15(e) of the Disclosure Schedule, the consummation of the Transactions will not (either alone or together with any other event) (i) entitle any employee, officer, director, or other independent contractor of the Company or the Company Subsidiaries (whether current, former or retired) or their beneficiaries to any payment (including severance pay, unemployment compensation, golden parachute, bonus, salary raise, the redemption of any accrued entitlements or otherwise) or benefit under a Company Plan (other than payments in accordance with applicable Law), (ii) accelerate the time of payment or vesting or trigger any payment or funding (through a grantor trust or otherwise) of compensation or benefits under any Company Plan, (iii) increase the amount payable or trigger any other financial obligation pursuant to any Company Plan, or (iv) result in the forgiveness in whole or in part of any outstanding loans made by the Company to any Person or result in any amounts payable to any “disqualified individual” failing to be deductible for federal income tax purposes by virtue of Section 280G of the Code or subject to an excise tax under Section 4999 of the Code. Neither the Company nor any of the Company Subsidiaries has any obligation to gross up, indemnify or otherwise reimburse any current or former employee, director or other independent contractor of the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries for any Tax incurred by such individual (or beneficiary, as applicable) under Section 409A or 4999 of the Code.

 

(f) Except as would not reasonably be expected to result in a material liability to the Company and the Company Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, each Company Plan (i) if intended to qualify for special tax treatment, meets all the requirements for such treatment, (ii) if required, to any extent, to be funded, book-reserved or secured by an insurance policy, is fully funded, book-reserved or secured by an insurance policy, as applicable, based on reasonable actuarial assumptions in accordance with applicable accounting principles, and (iii) has been maintained in compliance with all applicable Law.

 

(g) Each Company Plan that is subject to Section 409A of the Code has been operated in compliance with Section 409A of the Code and all applicable regulatory guidance (including, without limitation, proposed regulations, notices, rulings and final regulations).

 

(h) Except as set forth in Section 5.15(h) of the Disclosure Schedule, none of the Company Plans promises or provides retiree medical or other retiree welfare benefits to any Person, except as required by applicable law.

 

(i) With respect to each Company Plan, (i) no non-exempt “prohibited transaction,” within the meaning of Section 4975 of the Code or Section 406 of ERISA, has occurred, (ii) as of the date of this Agreement, there are no actions, suits or claims pending, or, to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened or anticipated (other than routine claims for benefits), and (iii) as of the date of this Agreement, there are no audits, inquiries or proceedings pending or, to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened by any Governmental Authority, in each case of clauses (i) through (iii) which would reasonably be expected to result in a liability that is material to the Company and the Company Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.

 

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5.16 Labor and Employment Matters .

 

(a) Except as set forth in Section 5.16(a) of the Disclosure Schedule, none of the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries is a party to, bound by or has any obligation with respect to any collective bargaining agreement or other labor union Contract, nor has it experienced any actual or threatened strikes, grievances, claims of unfair labor practices or other collective bargaining disputes. Except as has not resulted in, and would not reasonably be expected to result in, a material liability to the Company and the Company Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, (i) none of the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries has breached or otherwise failed to comply with the provisions of any Company collective bargaining agreement and there are no grievances or arbitrations outstanding thereunder; (ii) there are no labor organizational campaigns, corporate campaigns, petitions, demands for recognition or, to the Knowledge of the Company, other unionization activities seeking recognition of a bargaining unit at the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries; (iii) there are no unfair labor practice charges, grievances, arbitrations or other complaints or union matters before the National Labor Relations Board or other labor board of Governmental Authority or arbitrator (public or private) that would reasonably be expected to affect the employees of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries; (iv) there are no current or, to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened strikes, slowdowns, lockouts, organized labor disputes or work stoppages, involving the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries, and no such strike, slowdown, lockout, organized labor dispute or work stoppage has occurred within the two (2) years preceding the date hereof; (v) the execution of this Agreement and the consummation of the Transactions will not result in any breach or other violation of any collective bargaining agreement; (vi) the execution of this Agreement will not result in any breach or other violation of any notice, information or consultation obligations under applicable labor Law; (vii) the Company and the Company Subsidiaries are and have at all times been in compliance in all material respects with (x) the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act of 1988, or any similar applicable Law relating to plant closings and layoffs and (y) applicable Law respecting labor, employment, hiring, termination, immigration, fair employment practices (including equal employment opportunity Law), terms and conditions of employment, classification of employees, workers’ compensation, disability, discrimination, engagement of independent contractors, harassment, retaliation, and mandatory social insurance, occupational safety and health, affirmative action, plant closings, and wages and hours; and (viii) there are no legal actions, government investigations, or labor grievances pending, or, to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened, relating to any employment related matter involving any current or former employee of the Company or any Subsidiary or applicant, including, but not limited to, charges of unlawful discrimination, retaliation or harassment, failure to provide reasonable accommodation, denial of a leave of absence, failure to provide compensation or benefits, unfair labor practices, or other alleged violations of Law.

 

(b) Except as set forth in Section 5.16(b) of the Disclosure Schedule, to the Knowledge of the Company, no current key employee of the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries (i)  intends to terminate his or her employment with the Company or such Subsidiary, (ii) has received an offer to join a business that may be competitive with the Company’s or the Company Subsidiary’s business, or (iii) is bound by any confidentiality agreement, noncompetition agreement or other Contract (with any Person other than the Company) that may materially interfere with such employee’s performance of his or her duties or responsibilities to the Company or such Subsidiary.

 

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5.17 Insurance . Each of the insurance policies and self-insurance programs and arrangements relating to the business, assets and operations of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries is in full force and effect and are valid and enforceable and cover against the risks as are customary in all material respects for companies of similar size in the same or similar lines of business and all premiums due thereunder have been paid. As of the date hereof, since December 31, 2015, neither the Company nor any of the Company Subsidiaries has received any written notice regarding any actual or possible: (a) cancellation or invalidation of any such insurance policy, other than such cancellation or invalidation that would not constitute a Material Adverse Effect; or (b) written notice of refusal of any coverage or rejection of any claim under any such insurance policy that if not paid would constitute a Material Adverse Effect. With respect to each Proceeding that has been filed or investigation initiated against the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries since December 31, 2015, no insurance carrier has issued a denial of coverage with respect to any such Proceeding or investigation, or informed any of the Company nor any of the Company Subsidiaries of its intent to do so, other than such denial that would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.

 

5.18 Properties .

 

(a) Neither the Company nor any of the Company Subsidiaries own any real property or is a party to any Contract (including any option agreement) to purchase any interest in real property.

 

(b) Section 5.18(b) of the Disclosure Schedule sets forth as of the date hereof, the address of all Leased Real Property over 4,000 square feet, the identity of the lessor, lessee and current occupant (if different from the lessee) of such Leased Real Property and a list, as of the date hereof, of all such leases, subleases, licenses and other occupancy agreements related thereto, including all amendments and supplements thereto and guaranties thereof (the “ Company Real Property Leases ”). The Company has made available to the Investors complete, correct and accurate copies of each Company Real Property Lease. Except as set forth in Section 5.18(b) of the Disclosure Schedule, neither the Company nor any of the Company Subsidiaries has leased, subleased, licensed or otherwise granted to any Person the right to use or occupy any of the Leased Real Property over 4,000 square feet or any portion thereof. The Leased Real Property constitutes all of the real property used or occupied by the Company and the Company Subsidiaries in the conduct of their respective businesses.

 

(c) The Company or one of the Company Subsidiaries owns good and valid and legally compliant leasehold title (to the extent such concepts are applicable in the jurisdiction(s) governing such leasehold title) to the Leased Real Property free and clear of all Liens, except (i) Permitted Liens and (ii) in respects that would not reasonably be expected to be, individually or in the aggregate, material to the Company and the Company Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.

 

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5.19 Intellectual Property .

 

(a) The Company and the Company Subsidiaries (i) exclusively own, without Liens or restrictions, except for Permitted Liens, all Owned Intellectual Property Rights, and (ii) have a valid right and license to use all Licensed Intellectual Property Rights that are sufficient for carrying out the business of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries. To the Knowledge of the Company, all of the Intellectual Property Rights registered, issued or the subject of a pending application with a Governmental Authority (“ Registered Intellectual Property Rights ”) of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries are valid and in full force and effect, and payment of all renewal and maintenance fees and expenses in respect thereof, and all filings related thereto, have been duly made. Nothing in this Section 5.19(a) shall be deemed to be a representation or warranty regarding the infringement or misappropriation of the Intellectual Property Rights of any Person, for which the sole representations and warranties are set forth in Section 5.19(b) .

 

(b) As of the date hereof, to the Knowledge of the Company, the conduct of the business of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries does not infringe, misappropriate or otherwise violate any Intellectual Property Rights of any Person, except as would not reasonably be expected to be, individually or in the aggregate, material to the Company and the Company Subsidiaries, taken as a whole. Since January 1, 2015, to the Knowledge of the Company, neither the Company nor any of the Company Subsidiaries has infringed, misappropriated or otherwise violated any Intellectual Property Rights of any Person except as was not, and would not reasonably be expected to be, individually or in the aggregate, material to the Company and the Company Subsidiaries, taken as a whole. There is no Proceeding to which the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries is a party or, to the Knowledge of the Company, investigation, pending against or, to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened in writing against, the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries (A) based upon, or challenging or seeking to deny or restrict, the rights of the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries in any of the Owned Intellectual Property Rights or Licensed Intellectual Property Rights, (B) alleging that any Company Intellectual Property Right is invalid or unenforceable, or seeking to oppose or cancel any Owned Intellectual Property Right, or (C) alleging that the use of any Owned Intellectual Property Rights or that the conduct of the business of the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries do or may conflict with, misappropriate, infringe or otherwise violate any Intellectual Property Right of any Person, except for each of (A), (B) and (C) for matters that would not reasonably be expected to be, individually or in the aggregate, material to the Company and the Company Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.

 

(c) None of the Owned Intellectual Property Rights and, to the Knowledge of the Company, none of the Licensed Intellectual Property Rights have been adjudged invalid or unenforceable in whole or part. To the Knowledge of the Company, no Person has infringed, misappropriated or otherwise violated any Owned Intellectual Property Rights, except as was not and would not reasonably be expected to be, individually or in the aggregate, material to the Company and the Company Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.

 

(d) Section 5.19(d) of the Disclosure Schedule contains a true and complete list of all United States, international and foreign (i) patents and patent applications (including provisional applications), (ii) registered trademarks, applications to register trademarks, intent-to-use applications, or other registrations or applications related to trademarks, (iii) registered internet domain names, (iv) registered copyrights and applications for copyright registration, and (v) any other Intellectual Property that is, including in each case of (i) through (iv), the subject of an application, certificate, filing, registration or other document issued, filed, or recorded by or with any Governmental Authority or quasi-governmental authority anywhere in the world, including internet domain name registries, which are owned by, registered or filed in the name of, the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries, and where applicable the jurisdiction in which each of the foregoing items has been applied for, filed, issued or registered (collectively, the “ Company Registered IP ”). Section 5.19(d) of the Disclosure Schedule sets forth a list of all actions that are required to be taken by the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries within one hundred and twenty (120) days of the Closing with respect to any of the Company Registered IP in order to avoid prejudice to, impairment or abandonment of the Company Registered IP.

 

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(e) Except as set forth in Section 5.19(e) of the Disclosure Schedule, neither the Company nor any of the Company Subsidiaries has (i) granted any third party exclusive rights to or under any Company Intellectual Property Rights, (ii) transferred ownership of any Intellectual Property to any third party, or (iii) permitted the Company’s or any Company Subsidiary’s rights in any Owned Intellectual Property Rights to lapse or enter the public domain.

 

(f) Neither the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement or any ancillary agreements will (i) constitute a breach of or default under any instrument, license or other Contract pursuant to which the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries granted to any third party any rights in any Company Intellectual Property Rights or pursuant to which the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries received licenses in any Licensed Intellectual Property Rights, (ii) cause the forfeiture or termination of, or give rise to a right of forfeiture or termination of, any Company Intellectual Property Rights, or (iii) materially impair the right of the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries to use, develop, make, have made, offer for sale, sell, import, copy, modify, create derivative works of, distribute, license, or dispose of any Company Intellectual Property Rights.

 

(g) Except as set forth in Section 5.19(g) of the Disclosure Schedule, there are no royalties, honoraria, fees or other payments payable by the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries to any third party as a result of the use, license-in, manufacture, sale, offering for sale, copying, distribution, or disposition of any Company Intellectual Property Rights and none shall become payable as a result of the consummation of the transactions set forth herein.

 

(h) The Company and each of the Company Subsidiaries has taken all commercially reasonable steps to protect, preserve and maintain the secrecy and confidentiality of all of its confidential information and all confidential information disclosed to it by third parties. All current and former officers, employees, consultants and independent contractors of the Company and any of the Company Subsidiaries having access to confidential information and/or proprietary information of the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries have executed and delivered to the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries an agreement regarding the protection of such information. The Company and each of the Company Subsidiaries has obtained proprietary information and invention disclosure and assignment agreements substantially in the form provided to Parent from all current and former employees and consultants of the Company and each of the Company Subsidiaries. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company and each of the Company Subsidiaries has secured valid written assignments from all of the Company’s or any of the Company Subsidiaries’ current and former consultants, independent contractors, founders and employees, who were involved in or who contributed to the creation or development of any Company Intellectual Property Rights, pursuant to which (i) the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries has obtained unencumbered, unrestricted and exclusive ownership of all Intellectual Property Rights therein and (ii) the assignee waived all right, title and interest in and to all Intellectual Property Rights therein, including moral rights and the right to receive royalties or other consideration. No current or former employee, officer, director, consultant or independent contractor of the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries has any right, license, claim or interest whatsoever in or with respect to any Company Intellectual Property Rights.

 

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(i) None of the Company, any of the Company Subsidiaries and any other party acting on behalf of the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries has disclosed or delivered to any party, or permitted the disclosure or delivery to any escrow agent or other party of, any Company Source Code. No event has occurred, and no circumstance or condition exists, that (with or without notice or lapse of time, or both) shall, or could reasonably be expected to, result in the disclosure or delivery by the Company, any of the Company Subsidiaries, or any other party acting on behalf of the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries to any party of any Company Source Code. As used in this Section 5.19(i) , “ Company Source Code ” means, with respect to any Company Intellectual Property Rights, collectively, any human readable software source code, or any material portion or aspect of the software source code, or any material proprietary information or algorithm contained in or relating to any software source code.

 

(j) Section 5.19(j) of the Disclosure Schedule lists all Open Source Materials that have been incorporated into, combined with or distributed with any Company products or services. Neither the Company nor any of the Company Subsidiaries or a third party acting on behalf of the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries has distributed or incorporated into, combined with or used with any Company Intellectual Property Rights any Open Source Material that is subject to any agreement or license with terms or conditions that impose any requirement that any software using, linked with, incorporating, distributed with, based on, derived from or accessing, the software (A) be disclosed, made available or distributed in source code or object code form; (B) be licensed for the purpose of making derivative works available and/or redistributable; (C) be licensed under terms that allow or permit any third party to decompile, recompile, update, modify, reverse engineer, reverse assemble or disassemble all or any part of the software or merge the software into any other software; or (D) be redistributable at no charge.

 

(k) Neither the Company nor any of the Company Subsidiaries is or has ever been a member or promoter of or a contributor to any industry standards body or any similar organization that could reasonably be expected to require the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries to grant or offer to any third party any license or right to any Company Intellectual Property Rights.

 

(l) Except as was not and would not reasonably be expected to be, individually or in the aggregate, material to the Company and the Company Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, (i) the Company and the Company Subsidiaries have taken commercially reasonable actions to protect the confidentiality, integrity and security of material Company IT Assets in the control of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries (and all information and transactions stored or contained therein or transmitted thereby) against any unauthorized use, access, interruption, modification or corruption, and (ii) to the Knowledge of the Company, no Person has gained unauthorized access to such material Company IT Assets (or, to the Knowledge of the Company, the information and transactions stored or contained therein or transmitted thereby). To the Knowledge of the Company, the Company IT Assets and Owned Intellectual Property Rights do not contain any virus, software routine or hardware component designed to permit unauthorized access or to disable or otherwise harm any computer, systems or software, or any software routine designed to disable a computer program automatically with the passage of time or under the positive control of a Person other than an authorized licensee or owner of the software, other than documented security features.

 

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(m) Other than as set forth in Section 5.19(m) of the Disclosure Schedule, no government funding or other incentives, facilities or resources of a university, college, other educational institution or research center, or funding from third parties (a “ Governmental Grant ”) was used in or received for the development of the Company’s products, services or any Owned Intellectual Property Rights or, to the Knowledge of the Company, Licensed Intellectual Property Rights and neither the Company nor any of the Company Subsidiaries has requested to receive any such funding or incentives. No current or former employee, consultant or independent contractor of the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries who was involved in, or who contributed to, the creation or development of any Owned Intellectual Property Rights has performed services for the government, for a university, college or other educational institution or for a research center during a period of time during which such employee, consultant or independent contractor was also performing services for the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries. No Governmental Authority has any rights in any Company Intellectual Property Rights. Section 5.19(m) of the Disclosure Schedule describes in detail all Governmental Grants used in the development of Owned Intellectual Property Rights, all agreements in respect of said Governmental Grants and a list of all Owned Intellectual Property Rights that was developed using any Governmental Grants. The Company’s products (either marketed and/or under development) do not incorporate any Owned Intellectual Property Rights that was developed using any Governmental Grants. The Company and the Company Subsidiaries are in full compliance with all applicable laws, rule, guidelines, undertakings and agreements related to the Governmental Grants and no circumstances have occurred that will result in the cancellation of and/or an obligation by the Company, the Company Subsidiaries or Parent or the Company Subsidiaries to return any Governmental Grant.

 

(n) The Company and the Company Subsidiaries have a privacy policy (the “ Company Privacy Policy ”) regarding the collection and use of Personal Data, a true, correct and complete copy of which has been made available to the Investors prior to the date hereof. Except as would not reasonably be expected to be, individually or in the aggregate, material to the Company and the Company Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, the Company and each of the Company Subsidiaries is in material compliance with all applicable Laws (and such party’s respective contractual commitments) regarding the collection, use, retention, transfer and protection of Personal Data and with the Company Privacy Policy, including database registration requirements. Except as would not reasonably be expected to be, individually or in the aggregate, material to the Company and the Company Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, the Company and the Company Subsidiaries take commercially reasonable actions (including implementing and monitoring compliance with measures with respect to technical and physical security) intended to protect Personal Data maintained by the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries against loss and against unauthorized access, use, modification, disclosure or other misuse. To the Company’s Knowledge, no Person has gained unauthorized access to or made any unauthorized use of any such Personal Data maintained by the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries, except as would not reasonably be expected to be, individually or in the aggregate, material to the Company and the Company Subsidiaries, taken as a whole. The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and all related documents and the consummation of the Transactions do not materially violate the Company Privacy Policy. Upon Closing, except as would not reasonably be expected to be, individually or in the aggregate, material to the Company and the Company Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, the Company and/or its applicable Company Subsidiaries will continue to have the right to use Personal Data on identical terms and conditions as the Company or the Company Subsidiaries enjoyed immediately prior to the Closing.

 

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5.20 Environmental Matters .

 

(a) Except as set forth in Section 5.20(a) of the Disclosure Schedule, there is no material Environmental Claim pending or, to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened in writing against the Company, any of the Company Subsidiaries, or, to the Knowledge of the Company, against any Person whose liability for such Environmental Claims the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries has retained or assumed either contractually or by operation of law.

 

(b) Except as would not reasonably be expected to be, individually or in the aggregate, material to the Company and the Company Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, the Company and the Company Subsidiaries are and, since December 31, 2015, have been in compliance with all applicable Environmental Laws and all of the Company’s necessary Environmental Permits.

 

(c) There are no actions, activities, circumstances, facts, conditions, events or incidents, including the presence or Release of any Hazardous Substance, which would be reasonably likely to form the basis of any material Environmental Claim against the Company, any of the Company Subsidiaries, or to the Knowledge of the Company, against any Person whose liability for such Environmental Claims the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries has retained or assumed either contractually or by operation of law.

 

5.21 Material Contracts .

 

(a) Section 5.21(a) of the Disclosure Schedule sets forth a true and complete list of each of the following types of Contracts to which the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries has any current or future rights, responsibilities, obligations or liabilities (in each case, whether contingent or otherwise) or to which any of their respective properties or assets is subject, in each case as of the date hereof, but excluding any purchase orders, invoices, requisition forms, or other form purchasing documents and any Company Plans disclosed on Section 5.15(a) of the Disclosure Schedule:

 

(i) (A) contains any exclusivity or similar provision that is binding on the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries (or would purport to be binding, after the Closing Date, on Parent or any of the Company Subsidiaries) or (B) otherwise limits or restricts the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries (or would purport to limit or restrict, after the Closing Date, Parent or any of the Company Subsidiaries) from (1) engaging or competing in any line of business in any location or with any Person, (2) selling any products or services of or to any other Person or in any geographic region, or (3) obtaining products or services from any Person, in each case of clause (A) and clauses (1), (2) and (3) of clause (B), that is material to the Company and the Company Subsidiaries, taken as a whole;

 

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(ii) includes (A) any “most favored nation” terms and conditions (including with respect to pricing) granted by the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries to a Third Party, or (B) any arrangement whereby the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries grants any right of first refusal or right of first offer or similar right to a Third Party, in each case of clauses (A) and (B) that is material to the Company and the Company Subsidiaries, taken as a whole;

 

(iii) is a joint venture, strategic alliance or partnership agreement that either (A) is material to the Company and the Company Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or (B) would reasonably be expected to require the Company and the Company Subsidiaries to make expenditures in excess of $300,000 in the aggregate during the 12-month period following the date hereof;

 

(iv) is a loan, guarantee of indebtedness or credit agreement, note, bond, mortgage, indenture or other binding commitment (other than letters of credit and those between the Company and the Company Subsidiaries) relating to indebtedness for borrowed money in an amount in excess of $500,000 individually;

 

(v) is a Contract with respect to an interest, rate, currency or other swap or derivative transaction (other than those between the Company and the Company Subsidiaries) with a fair value in excess of $100,000;

 

(vi) is a material Contract with respect to any Company Intellectual Property Rights and not for “off-the-shelf” software or hardware generally commercially available on standard and non-discriminatory terms;

 

(vii) is an acquisition agreement, asset purchase or sale agreement, stock purchase or sale or purchase agreement or other similar agreement, in each case for the purchase or sale of a corporation, partnership, or other business organization or business thereof (including all or substantially all of the assets of such business), pursuant to which (A) any other Person has the right to acquire any assets of the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries or (B) any other Person has the right to acquire any equity interests in the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries;

 

(viii) is a settlement or similar agreement with any Governmental Authority or arbitrator (public or private) (including any corporate integrity agreement, monitoring agreement or deferred prosecution agreement) or order or consent of a Governmental Authority or arbitrator (public or private) (including any consent decree or settlement order) to which the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries is subject involving performance on or after the date hereof by the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries and in an amount in excess of $100,000 individually;

 

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(ix) any Contract (or series of related Contracts) pursuant to which the Company or any Company Subsidiary has continuing “earn-out” or similar obligations that could result in payments from the Company or any Company Subsidiary in an amount in excess of $100,000 per Contract;

 

(x) any Contract (or series of related Contracts) that creates an obligation of the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries to make any capital commitment, loan or capital expenditure in an amount in excess of $100,000 per twelve-month period after the date hereof;

 

(xi) any Contract with the Company Customers and Suppliers;

 

(xii) any Contract that contains a change in control provision that would be triggered in connection with consummation of the Transactions, provided that (i) such Contract has provided $100,000 or more of revenue to the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries, individually or in the aggregate, in the twelve-month period prior to the date hereof, or would reasonably be expected to provide $100,000 or more of revenue to the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries, individually or in the aggregate, in the twelve-month period after the date hereof or (ii) such change in control provision expressly requires aggregate payments by the Company or any the Company Subsidiaries, individually or in the aggregate, in excess of $100,000;

 

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

 

(xiv) any stockholder, investors rights, registration rights or similar agreement or arrangement;

 

(xv) any Contract pursuant to which the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries has continuing obligations or interests involving (A) “milestone” or other similar contingent payments to be made to or by the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries upon the achievement of certain milestones, including upon the achievement of regulatory or commercial milestones or (B) payment of royalties or other amounts calculated based upon any revenues or income of the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries, in each case (x) which payments after the date hereof would reasonably be expected to be: (i) in the case of suppliers and subcontractors, more than $200,000 in the twelve (12) month period following the date hereof, and (ii) in the case of employees and sales representatives, more than $100,000 in the twelve (12) month period following the date hereof, and (y) that cannot be terminated by the Company or such Company Subsidiary without more than sixty (60) days’ notice without material payment or penalty;

 

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(xvi) any employment, severance, consulting or other agreements which provide for compensating or providing benefits to, or that otherwise govern the terms of employment of, present or former employees or consultants of the Company or the Company Subsidiaries, which provide for base compensation payable to any employee or consultant of the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries in excess of $100,000 per year;

 

(xvii) any material collective bargaining agreement or other material Contract with any labor union;

 

(xviii) any Contract (including any option agreement) to purchase or sell any interest in real property, and any Company Real Property Lease;

 

(xix) any Contract relating to the indemnification of any director or officer of the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries that deviates from the form of indemnification agreement made available to the Investors; or

 

(xx) 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 under the Securities Act or disclosed by the Company under Item 1.01 on a Current Report on Form 8-K.

 

Each Contract of the type described in clauses (i) through (xx) is referred to herein as a “ Company Material Contract .”

 

(b) Except for this Agreement or as set forth in Section 5.21(a) of the Disclosure Schedule, as of the date hereof, none of the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries is a party to or bound by any “material contract” (as such term is defined in Item 601(b)(10) of Regulation S-K under the Securities Act) that is to be performed after the date hereof that has not been filed as an exhibit to or incorporated by reference in a Company SEC Document.

 

(c) Each Company Material Contract is valid and binding and in full force and effect and, to the Company’s Knowledge, enforceable against the other party or parties thereto in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by the Bankruptcy and Equity Exception. Since December 31, 2015, (i) except for breaches, violations or defaults which have not had, and would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect, neither the Company nor any of the Company Subsidiaries, nor to the Company’s Knowledge any other party to a Company Material Contract, is in violation of any provision of, or taken or failed to take any act which, with or without notice, lapse of time, or both, would constitute a default under the provisions of such Company Material Contract, and (ii) neither the Company nor any of the Company Subsidiaries has received written notice that it has breached, violated or defaulted under any Company Material Contract which has not been cured or resolved. True and complete copies of the Company Material Contracts and any material amendments thereto have been made available to the Investors.

 

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5.22 Customers and Suppliers . Section 5.22 of the Disclosure Schedule sets forth a true and complete list of (a) the ten (10) largest customers (by revenue) and five (5) largest suppliers (by expenditure) of the business of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries during the 2018 fiscal year and (b) the revenue attributed to such customers or spent with such suppliers in such fiscal year (collectively, the “ Company Customers and Suppliers ”). None of the Company Customers and Suppliers: (i) has terminated or, to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened, either in writing or orally, to terminate or not to renew or extend its relationship with the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries; (ii) has notified the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries, either in writing or, to the Knowledge of the Company, orally, that it intends to materially and adversely modify its relationship with, or materially reduce its purchases from or other business with, the Company or any Company Subsidiaries; (iii) has materially and adversely changed its pricing terms or any other terms of its business with the Company or any Company Subsidiaries; or (iv) to the Knowledge of the Company, has any plan or intention to do any of the foregoing. Since January 1, 2016, neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary has received any written or, to the Knowledge of the Company, oral complaint from any of its customers or suppliers (including, without limitation, any of the Company Customers and Suppliers) concerning the products and/or services provided to or from the Company and/or any Company Subsidiaries, nor has the Company or any Company Subsidiaries had any of its respective products returned by a purchaser thereof, other than complaints and returns made in the ordinary course of business of the Company that, individually or in the aggregate, have not had a Material Adverse Effect.

 

5.23 Compliance with Anti-Corruption, Money Laundering, Import, Export Controls and Economic Sanctions .

 

(a) In the last five (5) years, the Company and the Company Subsidiaries have been and are in compliance with all applicable anti-corruption Law, including (i) the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977 (15 U.S.C. § 78dd-1, et seq.) (the “ FCPA ”), (ii) any applicable Law promulgated to implement the OECD Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions, signed on December 17, 1997, and (iii) any other applicable Law of similar purpose and scope in any jurisdiction. In the last five (5) years, neither the Company nor any of the Company Subsidiaries nor any director or officer of the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries nor, to the Company’s Knowledge, any (x) agent or Representative of the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries in connection with its performance of its business with the Company or (y) employee of the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries, has, directly or indirectly, given, made, offered or received or agreed to give, make, offer or receive any payment, gift, contribution, commission, rebate, promotional allowance, expenditure or other economic advantage: (A) which would violate any applicable anti-corruption Law or (B) to or for a Public Official with the intention of: (1) improperly influencing any official act or decision of such Public Official; (2) inducing such Public Official to do or omit to do any act in violation of his lawful duty; or (3) securing any improper advantage in each case in violation of applicable anti-corruption Law. For the purposes of this Agreement, “ Public Official ” includes any Person holding, representing or acting on behalf of a legislative, administrative or judicial office, and any Person employed by, representing or acting on behalf of a Governmental Authority or enterprise thereof (including a state-owned or state-controlled enterprise) or a public international organization, any representative or official of a political party or any candidate for any political office, but it does not include employees who are members of the reserve components of the United States Armed Forces. No officer or director of the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries is a Public Official and, to the Company’s Knowledge, no employee of the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries (in each case, that is not a director or officer) is a non-U.S. Public Official.

 

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(b) In the last five (5) years, neither the Company nor any of the Company Subsidiaries nor any director or officer of the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries nor, to the Company’s Knowledge, (x) any agent or Representative of the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries in connection with its performance of its business with the Company, or (y) employee of the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries has violated or operated in noncompliance with any, been subject to actual, pending, or threatened civil, criminal or administrative actions, suits, demands, claims, hearings, written notices of violation, investigations, proceedings, demand letters, settlements or enforcement actions or made any voluntary disclosures to any Governmental Authority in any way relating to anti-corruption or anti-money laundering Law or Law related to terrorism financing. The Company has instituted policies and procedures reasonably designed to ensure compliance by the Company, the Company Subsidiaries, directors, officers, employees, agents and Representatives with applicable anti-corruption Law, anti-money laundering Law and applicable Law related to terrorism financing.

 

(c) In the last five (5) years, the Company, the Company Subsidiaries, their respective directors and officers and, to the Company’s Knowledge, their respective agents, Representatives and employees acting on their behalf, (i) have complied in all material respects with all sanctions, export control, anti-boycott or customs Laws, and (ii) have not been subject to actual, pending, or threatened civil, criminal or administrative actions, suits, demands, claims, hearings, written notices of violation, investigations, proceedings, demand letters, settlements or enforcement actions or made any voluntary disclosures to any Governmental Authority relating to material violation of sanctions, export control, anti-boycott or customs Laws. The Company has instituted policies and procedures reasonably designed to ensure material compliance by the Company, the Company Subsidiaries, directors, officers, employees, agents and Representatives acting on behalf of the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries with applicable sanctions, export control, anti-boycott and customs Laws.

 

5.24 Finders’ Fees, etc . Except as set forth in Section 5.24 of the Disclosure Schedule, there is no investment banker, broker or finder that has been retained by or is authorized to act on behalf of the Company, Parent or any Company Subsidiary who might be entitled to any fee or commission from the Company, Parent or any of their respective Affiliates in connection with the Transactions.

 

5.25 Related Party Transactions . Except (a) for indemnification, compensation, employment or other similar arrangements between the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries, on the one hand, and any stockholder, director, officer or other Affiliate thereof, on the other hand, (b) as set forth in Section 5.25 of the Disclosure Schedule and (c) as disclosed in the Company SEC Documents filed prior to the date hereof, there are no transactions, agreements, arrangements or understandings between the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries, on the one hand, and stockholder, director, officer or other Affiliate thereof, but not including any wholly-owned Subsidiary of the Company, on the other hand, that would be required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 404 of Regulation S-K under the Securities Act in the Company’s Form 10-K or proxy statement pertaining to an annual meeting of stockholders.

 

5.26 Application of Takeover Protections; Rights Agreements . The Company and the Company Board and Parent and the Parent Board have taken all necessary action, if any, in order to render inapplicable any restrictions contained in Section 203 of the DGCL applicable to a “business combination” (as defined in such Section 203), control share acquisition, business combination, or other similar anti-takeover provision under the Company’s or Parent’s charter documents or the laws of its state of incorporation that is or would reasonably be expected to become applicable to any of the Investors as a result of the Investors, on the one hand, and the Company and Parent, on the other hand, fulfilling their obligations or exercising their respective rights under this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents, including, without limitation, Parent’s issuance of the Investment Shares and the Acquisition Shares and the Investors’ ownership of the Investment Shares and, when issued, the Conversion Shares, other than with respect to any transfer of any of the Investment Shares or Conversion Shares by any of the Investors. Neither the Company nor Parent has or has adopted a rights agreement, “poison pill” anti-takeover plan or other agreement or understanding relating to accumulations of beneficial ownership of Company Common Stock or Parent Common Stock or a change in control of the Company or Parent, respectively.

 

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5.27 Tax Treatment . None of the Company, Parent, Merger Sub nor any of the respective Affiliates of each such Person has taken or agreed to take any action that would be reasonably likely to prevent, taken together with the issuance and sale of the Investment Shares to the Investors and the Acquisition pursuant to the Porsche Merger Agreement, the Parent Merger and the receipt of Parent Common Stock for Company Common Stock by the historic stockholders of the Company from qualifying as a transaction described in Section 351 of the Code.

 

5.28 No Directed Selling Efforts or General Solicitation . Neither the Company, Parent nor any Person acting on either of their behalf has conducted any general solicitation or general advertising (as those terms are used in Regulation D) in connection with the offer or sale of any of the Securities.

 

5.29 No Integrated Offering . Neither the Company, Parent nor any of their respective Affiliates, nor any Person acting on any of their behalf has, directly or indirectly, made any offers or sales of any Company or Parent security or solicited any offers to buy any security, under circumstances that would adversely affect reliance by the Company and Parent on Section 4(a)(2) for the exemption from registration for the transactions contemplated hereby or would require registration of the Securities under the Securities Act.

 

5.30 Rule 506 Compliance . To the Knowledge of the Company, neither the Company, Parent nor any Insider is subject to any of the “Bad Actor” disqualifications described in Rule 506(d)(1)(i) to (viii) (a “ Disqualification Event ”), except for a Disqualification Event covered by Rule 506(d)(2)(i) or (d)(3). Neither the Company nor Parent is disqualified from relying on Rule 506 of Regulation D under the Securities Act (“ Rule 506 ”) for any of the reasons stated in Rule 506(d) in connection with the issuance and sale of the Securities to the Investors pursuant to this Agreement. The Company and Parent have exercised reasonable care, including without limitation, conducting a factual inquiry that is appropriate in light of the circumstances, into whether any such disqualification under Rule 506(d) exists. The Company has furnished to each Investor, a reasonable time prior to the date hereof, a description in writing of any matters, that would have triggered disqualification under Rule 506(d) but which occurred before September 23, 2013, in each case, in compliance with the disclosure requirements of Rule 506(e). The Company has exercised reasonable care, including without limitation, conducting a factual inquiry that is appropriate in light of the circumstances, into whether any such disqualification under Rule 506(d) would have existed and whether any disclosure is required to be made to the Investors under Rule 506(e). Any outstanding securities of the Company (of any kind or nature) that were issued in reliance on Rule 506 at any time on or after September 23, 2013 have been issued in compliance with Rule 506(d) and (e) and no party has any reasonable basis for challenging any such reliance on Rule 506 in connection therewith.

 

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5.31 Private Placement . Assuming the accuracy of the representations and warranties of the Investors in ARTICLE 6 hereof, the offer and sale of the Securities to the Investors as contemplated hereby is exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act.

 

5.32 Shell Company Status . Neither the Company nor Parent is, and has ever been, an issuer identified in Rule 144(i)(1) under the Securities Act.

 

5.33 Investment Company . Neither the Company nor Parent is required to be registered as, and is not an Affiliate of, and immediately following the Closing will not be required to register as, an “investment company” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

 

5.34 No Fiduciary . The Company acknowledges that none of the Investors is acting as a financial advisor or fiduciary of the Company (or in any similar capacity) with respect to this Agreement, the other Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, and any advice or other guidance provided by any Investor or any of its representatives and agents with respect to this Agreement, the other Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby is merely incidental to such Investor’s entry into such transactions. The Company’s decision to enter into this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents has been based solely on the independent evaluation by the Company and its representatives and agents.

 

5.35 Acquisition Transactions . The Company has provided the Investors and their counsel with true and complete copies of the Acquisition Documents. The representations and warranties of Parent and Porsche Holdco and, to the Knowledge of the Company, the other parties to the Porsche Merger Agreement and the other Acquisition Documents are true and correct in all respects. To the Knowledge of the Company, there is no reason that Parent, Porsche Holdco or any of the other parties to the Porsche Merger Agreement or any other Acquisition Document will not be able to perform in all material respects their respective covenants and obligations set forth therein on a timely basis when due. Other than the Acquisition Documents expressly referenced in the Porsche Merger Agreement, to the Knowledge of the Company, there are no other agreements, arrangements, side letters or other understandings relating to the Acquisition.

 

5.36 Disclosure Documents . None of the documents required to be filed by the Company or Parent with the SEC after the date hereof in connection with the Transactions will, on the date of such filing, 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. In furtherance and not in limitation of the foregoing, and subject to the last sentence of this Section 5.36 , none of the information supplied by or on behalf of the Company, Parent or Merger Sub specifically for inclusion or incorporation by reference in (a) the Registration Statement will, at the time the Registration Statement becomes effective under the Securities Act (or, with respect to any post-effective amendment or supplement, at the time such post-effective amendment or supplement becomes effective), contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading or (b) the definitive Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus included in the Registration Statement at the time it becomes effective to be sent to the Company’s stockholders in connection with the Investment Transactions and Porsche’s shareholders in connection with the Acquisition Transactions (including any amendments or supplements, the “ Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus ”)] will, at the date it is first mailed to the Company’s stockholders or at the time of the Stockholders’ Meeting, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 5.36 no representation or warranty is made by the Company, Parent or Merger Sub with respect to information or statements made or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement or the Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus which were not supplied by or on behalf of the Company, Parent or Merger Sub.

 

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5.37 Full Disclosure . No representation, warranty or other statement made by the Company, Parent or Merger Sub or any of their Affiliates in this Agreement or any other Transaction Document, or in any certificate delivered pursuant hereto or thereto by or on behalf of the Company, Parent or Merger Sub or any of their Affiliates contains any untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements contained in such documents or certificates not misleading in light of the circumstances in which the same were made. There is no fact known to the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries on the date hereof that the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries have not disclosed to the Investors in writing prior to the date of this Agreement that, individually or in the aggregate, has had or would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in the foregoing, none of the Company, Parent or Merger Sub makes any representation or warranty with respect to any forecasts, budgets, projections, estimates or other similar information provided by or on behalf of the Company, Parent or any of their respective Representatives, including in any “data rooms” or management presentations.

 

ARTICLE 6
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE INVESTORS

 

Each of the Investors hereby severally, and not jointly, represents and warrants to Parent and the Company on and as of the date hereof and on the Closing Date, knowing and intending that Parent and the Company are relying thereon, that:

 

6.01 Organization and Existence . Such Investor is a duly organized and validly existing corporation, limited partnership or limited liability company and has all requisite corporate, partnership or limited liability company power and authority to invest in the Securities pursuant to this Agreement.

 

6.02 Authorization . The execution, delivery and performance by such Investor of the Transaction Documents to which it is a party have been duly authorized and each constitute or will constitute, assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery thereof by the other parties thereto, the valid and legally binding obligation of such Investor, enforceable against such Investor in accordance with their respective terms, subject to the Bankruptcy and Equity Exception.

 

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6.03 Investment Intent . Such Investor understands that the Securities are characterized as “restricted securities” under the U.S. Federal securities laws inasmuch as they are being acquired from Parent in a transaction not involving a public offering and that under such laws and applicable regulations such securities may be resold without registration under the Securities Act only in certain limited circumstances. The Securities to be received by such Investor hereunder will be acquired for its own account, not as nominee or agent, and not with a view to the resale or distribution of any part thereof in violation of the Securities Act, and such Investor has no present intention of selling, granting any participation in, or otherwise distributing the same in violation of the Securities Act; provided , however , that by making the representations herein, such Investor does not agree to hold any of the Securities for any minimum period of time and reserves the right, subject to the provisions of this Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement, at all times to sell or otherwise dispose of all or any part of such Securities pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act or under an exemption from such registration and in compliance with applicable securities Laws. Such Investor is not a registered broker dealer or an entity engaged in the business of being a broker dealer.

 

6.04 Investment Experience . Such Investor acknowledges that it can bear the economic risk and complete loss of its investment in the Securities and has such knowledge and experience in financial or business matters that it is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of the investment contemplated hereby. Such Investor has significant experience in making private investments, similar to the purchase of the Securities hereunder.

 

6.05 Disclosure of Information . Such Investor has had an opportunity to receive all additional information related to Parent and the Company requested by it and to ask questions of and receive answers from Parent and the Company regarding Parent and the Company, the Company’s business and the terms and conditions of the offering of the Securities. Neither such inquiries nor any other due diligence investigation conducted by such Investor shall modify, amend or affect such Investor’s right to rely on Parent’s and the Company’s representations and warranties contained in this Agreement.

 

6.06 Legends . It is understood that, except as provided below, certificates evidencing the Securities may bear the following or any similar legend:

 

(a) “The securities represented hereby have not been registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission or the securities commission of any state in reliance upon an exemption from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and, accordingly, may not be transferred unless (i) such securities have been registered for sale pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, (ii) such securities may be sold pursuant to Rule 144, or (iii) the Company has received an opinion of counsel reasonably satisfactory to it that such transfer may lawfully be made without registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.”

 

(b) If required by the authorities of any state in connection with the issuance of sale of the Securities, the legend required by such state authority.

 

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6.07 Accredited Investor . Such Investor is an “accredited investor” as defined in Rule 501(a) of Regulation D, as amended, under the Securities Act.

 

6.08 No General Solicitation . Such Investor did not learn of the investment in the Securities as a result of any “general advertising” or “general solicitation” as those terms are contemplated in Regulation D, as amended, under the Securities Act.

 

6.09 Brokers and Finders . No Person will have, as a result of the Transactions, any valid right, interest or claim against or upon Parent, Company or any Company Subsidiary or Subsidiary of Parent for any broker’s, finder’s financial advisor’s or other commission or similar fee, or reimbursement in connection therewith, pursuant to any agreement, arrangement or understanding entered into by or on behalf of such Investor.

 

6.10 Rule 506 Compliance . Neither such Investor nor, to the Knowledge of such Investor, any of its directors, executive officers, other officers that may serve as a director or officer of any company in which it invests, general partners or managing members is subject to any Disqualification Event, except for Disqualification Events covered by Rule 506(d)(2)(ii) or (iii) under the Securities Act and disclosed in writing in reasonable detail to the Company.

 

6.11 Disclosure Documents . Subject to the last sentence of this Section 6.11 , none of the information supplied by or on behalf of such Investor specifically for inclusion or incorporation by reference in (a) the Registration Statement will, at the time the Registration Statement becomes effective under the Securities Act (or, with respect to any post-effective amendment or supplement, at the time such post-effective amendment or supplement becomes effective), contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading or (b) the Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus will, at the date it is first mailed to the Company’s stockholders or at the time of the Stockholders’ Meeting, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 6.11 , no representation or warranty is made by such Investor with respect to information or statements made or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement or the Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus which were not supplied by or on behalf of such Investor specifically for inclusion or incorporation by reference therein.

 

6.12 Tax Matters . Such Investor is not subject to a binding commitment and has not otherwise agreed to sell, exchange, transfer by gift or otherwise dispose of any of the Investment Shares received by it pursuant to this Agreement, or take any other action that would be reasonably likely to prevent, taken together with the issuance and sale of the Investment Shares to the Investors and the Acquisition pursuant to the Porsche Merger Agreement, the Parent Merger and the receipt of Parent Common Stock for Company Common Stock by the historic stockholders of the Company, from qualifying as a transaction described in Section 351 of the Code.

 

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ARTICLE 7
COVENANTS AND AGREEMENTS

 

7.01 Conduct of the Company . From the date hereof until the earlier of the Parent Merger Effective Time or the termination of this Agreement in accordance with ARTICLE 10 (the “ Pre-Closing Period ”), except as expressly contemplated by this Agreement, as set forth in Section 7.01 of the Disclosure Schedule, as consented to in writing by the Investors (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), or as required by applicable Law or Order, the Company shall, and shall cause each Company Subsidiary, including, without limitation, Parent, to, conduct its business in the ordinary course consistent with past practice and, to the extent consistent with the foregoing, use commercially reasonable efforts to (i) preserve intact its business organization, goodwill and reputation, (ii) preserve in all material respects its business relationships with its customers, lenders, suppliers, licensors, licensees, distributors and others having business relationships with it and with Governmental Authorities with jurisdiction over the Company’s operations and (iii) keep available its current officers and key employees. In addition, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, during the Pre-Closing Period, except as expressly contemplated by this Agreement, as set forth in Section 7.01 of the Disclosure Schedule, as consented to in writing by the Investors (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed) or as required by applicable Law or Order, the Company shall not, nor shall it permit any Company Subsidiary, including, without limitation, Parent, to:

 

(a) amend the Certificate of Incorporation, Bylaws or other similar organizational documents (whether by merger, consolidation or otherwise), in each case, of the Company or any Company Subsidiary;

 

(b) directly or indirectly split, combine or reclassify any shares of capital stock of the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries or declare, set aside or pay any dividend or other distribution (whether in cash, stock or property or any combination thereof) in respect of the capital stock of the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries, or redeem, repurchase or otherwise acquire or offer to redeem, repurchase, or otherwise acquire any equity securities of the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries, except for (i) the declaration, setting aside or payment of any dividends or other distributions by any of the Company Subsidiaries to the Company or any other wholly-owned Company Subsidiary, or in connection with any internal reorganization transactions solely among the wholly-owned Company Subsidiaries or (ii) acquisitions, or deemed acquisitions, of (A) Company Common Stock in connection with the payment of the exercise price of Company Options with Company Options or Company Common Stock (including in connection with “net exercises”), (B) Company Common Stock in connection with required Tax withholding in connection with the exercise of Company Options or the vesting of or issuance of Company Common Stock subject to Company Restricted Stock Awards or (C) equity securities of any Company Subsidiary by the Company or any Company Subsidiary;

 

(c) issue, deliver or sell, or authorize the issuance, delivery or sale of, any equity securities of the Company or any Company Subsidiary or any securities convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for equity securities of the Company or any Company Subsidiary, other than (x) the issuance of any Company Common Stock pursuant to the exercise of Company Options or the vesting of Company Restricted Stock Awards, in each case that are outstanding as of the date hereof and set forth on Section 5.06(c) of the Disclosure Schedule, and in accordance with their terms as in effect on the date hereof and (y) as otherwise permitted pursuant to Section  7.01(m) and set forth in the corresponding section of the Disclosure Schedule or (ii) amend any term of any equity security of the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries (in each case, whether by merger, consolidation or otherwise);

 

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(d) incur or commit to any capital expenditures, except for (i) those as may be contemplated by the Company’s fiscal 2019 budget and capital expenditure plan made available to the Investors prior to the date hereof (whether or not such capital expenditures are made during the 2019 fiscal year) or (ii) any capital expenditures (or series of related capital expenditures) of less than $250,000 in the aggregate per fiscal quarter;

 

(e) acquire from any Third Party (by merger, consolidation, acquisition of substantial equity interests in or substantial assets or otherwise), directly or indirectly, any corporation, partnership, or other business organization or business thereof for an aggregate purchase price in excess of $1,000,000, other than (i) inventory, supplies and materials in the ordinary course of business of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries, (ii) pursuant to Contracts in effect on the date hereof and set forth in Section 5.21(a)(vii) or Section 5.21(a)(xviii) of the Disclosure Schedule, or (iii) assets, securities, properties, interests or businesses of the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries;

 

(f) sell, license, lease or otherwise transfer, exchange, swap, dispose of or abandon or create or incur any Lien on, directly or indirectly, any of the Company’s or any Company Subsidiary’s assets, securities, properties, interests, leases or businesses, other than (i) sales of inventory, of products or services, or obsolete equipment, or non-exclusive licensing of Intellectual Property Rights, all in the ordinary course of business, (ii) sales, licenses, leases or transfers that are pursuant to Contracts in effect on the date hereof and set forth in Section 5.21(a)(iv) , Section 5.21(a)(vii) or Section 5.21(a)(xviii) of the Disclosure Schedule, (iii) Permitted Liens, (iv) sales, licenses, leases or other transfers to, or Liens in favor of, the Company or any of the wholly-owned Company Subsidiaries or (v) Liens in an amount less than $100,000 in the aggregate;

 

(g) make any loans, advances or capital contributions to, or investments in, any other Person, or form or acquire any Subsidiary that is not wholly-owned by the Company or any of the wholly-owned Company Subsidiaries, other than (i) in connection with actions permitted by Section 7.01(d) or (e) , (ii) loans, advances or capital contributions to, or investments in, the Company or any of the wholly-owned Company Subsidiaries, (iii) advances of expenses to employees or other service providers of the Company or the Company Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business, for amounts individually not exceeding $50,000 and in the aggregate not exceeding $200,000, (iv) advances to customers of the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice in connection with the sale of the Company’s products and services, or (iv) investments made in connection with treasury functions and cash management in the ordinary course of business;

 

(h) redeem, repurchase, prepay (other than prepayments of revolving loans in the ordinary course of business), defease, incur, assume, endorse, guarantee or otherwise become liable for or modify in any material respect the terms of any indebtedness for borrowed money or guarantees thereof in a manner that increases the aggregate liability (including any contingent liability) of the Company or any Company Subsidiary thereunder, or issue or sell any debt securities, except for (i) indebtedness or guarantees between or among the Company and any of its wholly owned Subsidiaries and (ii) letters of credit issued and maintained in the ordinary course of business to the extent undrawn;

 

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(i) enter into any agreement or arrangement that limits or otherwise restricts the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries from engaging or competing in any line of business, in any location or with any Person, or would purport to limit, after the consummation of the Acquisition Transactions, Porsche or any of its Subsidiaries from engaging or competing in any line of business;

 

(j) enter into any new line of business outside of the existing business of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries, other than pursuant to any product roadmaps in existence as of the date hereof and natural extensions or changes to such product roadmaps, in each case, which product roadmaps have been disclosed in writing to the Investors prior to the date hereof;

 

(k) other than (x) in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice (including renewals consistent with the terms thereof) or (y) in a manner not material to the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries, (i) amend or modify in any material respect or terminate (excluding terminations or renewals upon expiration of the term thereof in accordance with the terms thereof) any Contract which constitutes a Company Material Contract or waive, release or assign any material rights, claims or benefits under any Company Material Contract, or (ii) enter into any Contract (other than any non-material amendments entered into in the ordinary course of business) that would have been a Company Material Contract had it been entered into prior to the date hereof;

 

(l) (i) recognize any new labor organization, union, employee association, trade union, works council or other similar employee representative, or (ii) negotiate, enter into, amend, modify or terminate any collective bargaining agreement;

 

(m) grant, amend or terminate any equity or equity-based awards (including Company Common Stock, Company Options or Company Restricted Stock Awards), other than the grant of Company Options and Company Restricted Stock Awards covering not more than 40,000 shares of Company Common Stock in the aggregate, to newly-hired non-executive employees in the ordinary course of business and with such terms as are consistent with past practice (including vesting requirements and any provisions for acceleration upon specified events, provided that such awards will not provide for any vesting acceleration to occur as a result of the consummation of the Transactions);

 

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(n) except (x) as required pursuant to the express provisions of a Company Plan in effect and provided in writing to the Investors prior to the date hereof, (y) as otherwise required by applicable Law or (z) as set forth in Section 7.01 of the Disclosure Schedule, (i) grant or provide any severance or termination payments or benefits (including pursuant to any agreement or arrangement or amendment to any existing agreement or arrangement) to any current or former employee, officer, non-employee director, independent contractor or consultant of the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries (including any obligation to gross-up, indemnify or otherwise reimburse any such individual for any Tax incurred by any such individual, including under Section 409A or 4999 of the Code), (ii) accelerate the time of payment or vesting of, or the lapsing of restrictions with respect to, or fund or otherwise secure the payment of, any compensation or benefits to any current or former employee, officer, non-employee director, independent contractor or consultant of the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries, (iii) increase the compensation payable to any current or former employee, officer, non-employee director, independent contractor or consultant of the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries, other than (A) increases of compensation payable to non-executive employees of the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries or independent contractors and consultants of the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries, in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice in an amount not to exceed $350,000 in the aggregate, and (B) increases in the compensation of any executive employee of not greater than an aggregate of three percent (3%) of the current consideration payable to such person, (iv) establish, adopt, terminate or amend any material Company Plan (including, without limitation, with respect to any plan, program, agreement, or other arrangement by and between the Company and any current or former employee, officer, non-employee director, independent contractor or consultant of the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries that provides for any payments or benefits in connection with a change in control, whether alone or in combination with other events such as a termination of service, or any plan, program, arrangement, policy or agreement that would be a material Company Plan if it were in existence on the date hereof, (v) terminate the employment of any current employee of the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries with a title of senior vice-president or above other than for cause or for performance-related reasons or (vi) promote any employee of the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries to a position that reports directly to the chief executive officer of the Company;

 

(o) waive, release, limit or condition any restrictive covenant obligation of any current or former employee or independent contractor of the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries;

 

(p) change the Company’s methods of financial accounting, except as required by concurrent changes in GAAP or in Regulation S-X of the Exchange Act (or any interpretation thereof), any Governmental Authority or applicable Law;

 

(q) (i) make or change any material election with respect to Taxes, (ii) adopt or change any method of Tax accounting or change any annual accounting period, (iii) amend any Tax Return, (iv) settle any claim or assessment in respect of Taxes, (v) agree to an extension or waiver of the limitation period for any claim or assessment in respect of Taxes, (vi) enter into any closing agreement or (vii) surrender any right to claim a Tax refund, offset or other reduction in Tax liability;

 

(r) (i) compromise or settle any Proceeding, in each case made or pending by or against the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries (for the avoidance of doubt, including any compromise or settlement with respect to matters in which any of them is a plaintiff), or any of their employees, officers or directors in their capacities as such, other than the compromise or settlement of Proceedings that: (x) are for an amount (in excess of insurance proceeds), individually or in the aggregate, not to exceed $500,000, (y) do not involve an admission of guilt or impose any injunctive relief or a material restriction on the Company or the Company Subsidiaries and (z) do not involve material Owned Intellectual Property Rights or (ii) commence any Proceeding, other than in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice;

 

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(s) take any actions that would or would be reasonably likely to (i) result in any of the conditions set forth in ARTICLE 9 not being satisfied, (ii) result in new or additional required approvals from any Governmental Authority in connection with the Transactions that would materially delay the consummation the Transactions or (iii) materially impair the ability of Parent, the Company, Porsche Holdco or Merger Sub to consummate the Transactions in accordance with the applicable terms of the Transaction Documents or materially delay such consummation;

 

(t) authorize, apply for or cause to be approved the listing of Company Common Stock on any stock exchange other than Nasdaq;

 

(u) fail to pay any maintenance and similar fees or fail to take any other appropriate actions as necessary to prevent the abandonment, invalidation, loss, impairment or dedication to the public domain of any Company Intellectual Property Rights that are material to the conduct of the Company’s business;

 

(v) fail to repay or redeem any indebtedness in an amount exceeding $250,000 that becomes due and payable as a result of the Transactions or otherwise;

 

(w) cancel, terminate, fail to keep in place, pay any premium on, or reduce the amount of any insurance coverage provided by existing insurance policies without obtaining substantially equivalent (in the aggregate) substitute insurance coverage, unless the Company, in its reasonable judgment, determines that such cancellation, termination, failure to pay such premium or keep in place would not result in the Company and the Company Subsidiaries having inadequate coverage, including after giving effect to any insured self-retention or co-insurance feature;

 

(x) adopt or publicly propose a plan of complete or partial liquidation or resolutions providing for or authorizing such a liquidation or a dissolution, in each case, of the Company or any Company Subsidiary;

 

(y) acquire any fee interest in real property;

 

(z) enter into any material interest rate swaps, non-U.S. exchange or other similar hedging arrangements other than for purposes of offsetting a bona fide exposure (including counterparty risk); or

 

(aa) agree, resolve or commit to do any of the foregoing.

 

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7.02 No Solicitation .

 

(a) The Company shall, shall cause the Company Subsidiaries to and shall use reasonable best efforts to cause its Representatives to, immediately cease (i) any communications, discussions or negotiations with any Person that may be ongoing with respect to a Company Acquisition Proposal, (ii) furnishing to any Person (other than the Investors, Porsche, their respective Representatives and the Company’s Representatives) any information with respect to a Company Acquisition Proposal and (iii) cooperating with, assisting in, participating in, facilitating or encouraging a Company Acquisition Proposal and, if applicable, shall request to have returned to the Company or destroyed any confidential information that has been provided to any Person during any such communications, discussions or negotiations occurring in the six (6) months prior to the date hereof. From and after the date hereof until the earlier to occur of the Parent Merger Effective Time or the date of termination of this Agreement in accordance with ARTICLE 10 , the Company shall not, nor shall it permit any of the Company Subsidiaries or authorize or permit any of its Representatives to (and shall use reasonable best efforts to cause such Persons not to), directly or indirectly, (A) solicit, initiate or encourage (including by way of furnishing information) or facilitate any inquiry or the making or submission of any inquiry, proposal, indication of interest or offer which constitutes, or would reasonably be expected to lead to, a Company Acquisition Proposal, (B) subject to Section 7.02(b) , approve, recommend or publicly propose to approve or recommend, a Company Acquisition Proposal, (C) subject to Section 7.02(b) approve, recommend, publicly propose to approve or recommend or execute or enter into any letter of intent, memorandum of understanding, merger agreement or other agreement, arrangement or understanding, in each case relating to a Company Acquisition Proposal (other than an Acceptable Company Confidentiality Agreement) or a Company Superior Proposal (each an “ Alternative Company Acquisition Agreement ”), (D) enter into, continue or otherwise participate in any discussions or negotiations regarding any Company Acquisition Proposal, or (E) agree or commit, and the Company Board shall not resolve, to do any of the foregoing; provided , however , if, prior to the receipt of the Stockholder Approval, following the receipt of a bona fide written Company Acquisition Proposal that the Company Board determines in good faith, based on the advice of the Company’s outside financial advisors and outside legal counsel, is or could reasonably be expected to lead to a Company Superior Proposal and that was not solicited in violation of this Section 7.02(a) and was made after the date hereof, the Company may, in response to such Company Acquisition Proposal and to the extent that the Company Board determines that the failure to take any such action would result in a violation of the fiduciary duties of the Company Board under applicable Law, and subject to compliance with Section 7.02(b) , furnish information with respect to the Company to the Person making such Company Acquisition Proposal and engage in discussions or negotiations with such Person regarding such Company Acquisition Proposal; provided , that (1) prior thereto the Company informs the Investors in writing of any such action, (2) prior to furnishing, or causing to be furnished, any such nonpublic information relating to the Company to such Person, the Company enters into a confidentiality agreement with the Person making such Company Acquisition Proposal (an “ Acceptable Company Confidentiality Agreement ”) that (x) does not contain any provision that would prevent the Company from complying with its obligation to provide any disclosure to the Investors or Porsche required pursuant to this Section 7.02 and (y) contains provisions that in the aggregate are no less restrictive on such Person than those contained in the Confidentiality Agreement as in effect immediately prior to the execution of this Agreement (provided that such agreement does not need to contain any provision prohibiting (including any direct or indirect “standstill” or similar provisions that prohibit) the making of any Company Acquisition Proposal), and (3) promptly (but in any event within 24 hours) following furnishing any nonpublic information to such Person, the Company furnishes such nonpublic information to the Investors (to the extent such nonpublic information has not been previously so furnished to the Investors or their Representatives).

 

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(b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, prior to the receipt of the Stockholder Approval, the Company Board may effect a Company Adverse Recommendation Change if (and only if): (I) (A) a written Company Acquisition Proposal that was not solicited in violation of Section 7.02(a) is made to the Company by a Third Party and such Company Acquisition Proposal is not withdrawn or (B) there has been a Company Intervening Event; (II) in the case of a Company Acquisition Proposal, the Company Board concludes in good faith, based on the advice of the Company’s outside financial advisors and outside legal counsel, that such Company Acquisition Proposal constitutes a Company Superior Proposal; and (III) the Company Board concludes in good faith, based on the advice of the Company’s outside legal counsel, that the failure to make a Company Adverse Recommendation Change would result in a violation of the fiduciary duties of the Company Board under applicable Law; provided , however , none of the Company, the Company Board or any committee thereof shall make a Company Adverse Recommendation Change unless:

 

(i) the Company Board provides the Investors at least five (5) Business Days’ prior written notice of its intention to take such action (it being understood that the delivery of such notice and any amendment or update thereto and the determination to so deliver such notice, update or amendment shall not, by itself, constitute a Company Adverse Recommendation Change), which notice shall specify in reasonable detail the reasons therefor and shall include, as applicable, (A) the information with respect to the Company Superior Proposal that is specified in Section 7.02(c) , as well as a copy of such Company Acquisition Proposal and any related Alternative Company Acquisition Agreement, or (B) the facts and circumstances in reasonable detail of the Company Intervening Event;

 

(ii) during the five (5) Business Days following such written notice described in the foregoing clause (i) (or such shorter period as is specified in this Section 7.02(b) below), the Company Board and its Representatives have negotiated in good faith with the Investors (unless the Investors have expressly agreed in writing (e-mail is sufficient) not to negotiate) regarding any revisions to the terms of this Agreement that may, at the Investors’ sole discretion, be proposed by the Investors in response to such Company Superior Proposal or Company Intervening Event, as applicable; and

 

(iii) at the end of the five (5) Business Day period described in the foregoing clause (i) (or such shorter period as specified below in this Section 7.02(b) ), the Company Board concludes in good faith, based on the advice of the Company’s outside legal counsel and financial advisors (and taking into account any adjustment or modification of the terms of this Agreement proposed in writing (e-mail is sufficient) by the Investors), that, as applicable (A) the Company Acquisition Proposal continues to be a Company Superior Proposal or (B) the Company Intervening Event continues to warrant a Company Adverse Recommendation Change and, in each case, that the failure to make such Company Adverse Recommendation Change would result in a violation of the fiduciary duties owed by the Company Board under applicable Law.

 

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Any amendment or modification to any Company Superior Proposal will be deemed to be a new Company Acquisition Proposal for purposes of this Section 7.02 and the Company shall promptly (but in any event within 24 hours of occurrence) notify the Investors of any such new Company Acquisition Proposal and the Parties shall comply with the provisions of this Section 7.02(b) with respect thereto; provided , however , that the “matching period” set forth above shall in such circumstance expire on the later of three (3) Business Days after the Company Board provides written notice of such new Company Acquisition Proposal to the Investors and the end of the original five (5)-Business Day period described in clause (ii) above; provided , further , (x) whether or not there is a Company Adverse Recommendation Change, unless this Agreement has been terminated in accordance with Section 10.01 , the Company Board shall submit this Agreement for adoption, and the other Company Proposals for approval, by the Company stockholders at the Stockholders’ Meeting ( provided , however that, for so long as there is a Company Adverse Recommendation Change, the Company Board shall nevertheless be required in such case to solicit proxies in favor of (it being understood that a proxy card will be deemed “in favor of” a matter to be acted upon by the Company’s stockholders if it provides the stockholder with the ability to either vote for, vote against or abstain from voting on, such matter) the adoption of this Agreement and the approval of the other Company Proposals); and (y) in the event there is a Company Adverse Recommendation Change made in compliance with this Section 7.02(b) with respect to a Company Superior Proposal, the Company shall not enter into an Alternative Company Acquisition Agreement. For purposes of clarity, if there is a Company Adverse Recommendation Change, the Company may clearly and unambiguously disclose the Company Adverse Recommendation Change in the Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus soliciting approval in favor of the adoption of this Agreement and the approval of the other Company Proposals.

 

(c) In addition to the obligations of the Company set forth in Section 7.02(a) or Section 7.02(b) , the Company shall promptly (and in any event within 24 hours) notify the Investors in writing (i) of any inquiry, proposal, indication of interest or offer which constitutes, or would reasonably be expected to lead to, a Company Acquisition Proposal that are received by, or any non-public information with regard to any inquiry, proposal, indication of interest or offer which constitutes, or would reasonably be expected to lead to, a Company Acquisition Proposal is requested from, or any discussions or negotiations are sought to be initiated regarding any inquiry, proposal, indication of interest or offer which constitutes, or would reasonably be expected to lead to, a Company Acquisition Proposal with, the Company (or any of its Representatives), indicating, in connection with such notice, the identity of the Person or group of Persons making the inquiry, proposal, indication of interest or offer and the material terms and conditions of any such inquiries, proposals, indication of interests or offers (and providing copies of all related written inquiries, proposals, indication of interests or offers, including proposed agreements) and (ii) of the Company’s intention to participate or engage in discussions or negotiations with, or furnish non-public information to, such Person making such Company Acquisition Proposal, information request or inquiry. In no event shall the Company begin providing any such information or engage in such discussions or negotiations prior to providing the Investors with the notice required by the preceding sentence. The Company thereafter shall (x) keep the Investors reasonably informed, on a reasonably prompt basis (and, in any event, within 24 hours) of the status of any material discussions or negotiations with respect to any such inquiries, proposal, indication of interests or offers and the details of any material changes to the status and material terms of any such inquiries, proposals, indication of interests or offers (including any material amendments thereto or any change to the scope or material terms or conditions thereof, and including copies of any written inquiries, proposals, indication of interests or offers, including proposed agreements and material modifications thereto) and (y) substantially concurrently with the delivery to any such Person, provide to the Investors any information concerning the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries that is provided or made available to such Person or its Representatives unless such information has been previously provided or made available to the Investors or their Representatives.

 

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7.03 Stockholders’ Meeting . The Company shall duly call, give notice of, convene and hold a meeting of its stockholders (including any adjournment or postponement thereof) (the “ Stockholders’ Meeting ”) as promptly as practicable after the date the Registration Statement is declared effective under the Securities Act (except as provided in this Section 7.03 ) for the purpose of voting on the Company Proposals. In connection with the Stockholders’ Meeting, subject to Section 7.02(b) , the Company, acting through the Company Board, shall (i) recommend the adoption of this Agreement and approval of the other Company Proposals by the Company’s stockholders in the Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus, (ii) otherwise comply with all legal and Nasdaq requirements applicable to such meeting, (iii) regardless of whether or not there has been a Company Adverse Recommendation Change, use its reasonable best efforts to solicit from its stockholders proxies in favor of (it being understood that a proxy card will be deemed voted “in favor of” a matter to be acted upon by the Company’s stockholders if it provides the stockholder with the ability to either vote for, vote against or abstain from voting on, such matter) the adoption of this Agreement and approval of the other Company Proposals and (iv) subject to the parenthetical in the immediately preceding clause (iii), take all other actions reasonably necessary or advisable to secure the adoption of this Agreement and approval of the other Company Proposals by the Company’s stockholders in order to satisfy the requirement of applicable Law and the rules and regulations of Nasdaq, including, without limitation, timely setting a record date, provided that nothing in this Section 7.03 shall prohibit the Company Board or any committee thereof from making a Company Adverse Recommendation Change in compliance with this Agreement. The Company shall keep the Investors reasonably updated with respect to proxy solicitation results as reasonably requested by the Investors, and shall direct its proxy soliciting agent to provide the Investors and their Representatives with the results of all proxy tabulations provided by such proxy soliciting agent to the Company. The Company, acting through the Company Board, shall not, without the prior written consent of the Investors, adjourn or postpone the Stockholders’ Meeting; provided , however , the Company shall have the right to adjourn or postpone the Stockholders’ Meeting: (1) after consultation with the Investors, for not more than two (2) periods not to exceed ten (10) Business Days each if on the date on which the Stockholders’ Meeting is then scheduled, the Company has not received proxies representing a sufficient number of shares of Company Common Stock to obtain the Stockholder Approval; (2) if on the date on which the Stockholders’ Meeting is then scheduled, there are insufficient shares of Company Common Stock represented (either in person or by proxy) to constitute a quorum necessary to conduct the business of the Stockholders’ Meeting; or (3) after consultation with the Investors, if the failure to adjourn or postpone the Stockholders’ Meeting would reasonably be expected to be a violation of applicable Law for the distribution of any required amendment or supplement to the Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus to be timely provided to the holders of Company Common Stock. Once the Company has established a record date for the Stockholders’ Meeting, the Company shall not change such record date or establish a different record date for the Stockholders’ Meeting without the prior written consent of the Investors (not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned), unless required to do so by applicable Law or the Company’s organizational documents. Without the prior written consent of the Investors, the adoption of this Agreement and approval of the other Company Proposals shall be the only matters (other than matters of procedure, including a motion to adjourn in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, and matters required by applicable Law to be voted on by the Company’s stockholders in connection with the adoption of this Agreement and approval of the other Company Proposals) that the Company shall propose to be acted on by the stockholders of the Company at the Stockholders’ Meeting.

 

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7.04 Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus; Registration Statement .

 

(a) As promptly as practicable after the execution of this Agreement, notwithstanding anything in the Porsche Merger Agreement to the contrary, the Company shall cause to be prepared (with the initial draft to be prepared by Investor Counsel in cooperation with the Company’s outside legal counsel) and filed with the SEC, the Registration Statement, including the Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus. The Company and Parent shall use their reasonable best efforts to ensure that the Registration Statement, including the Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus, complies as to form in all material respects with the rules and regulations promulgated by the SEC under the Exchange Act and the Securities Act and with all other applicable Law. Subject to Section 7.02(b) , the Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus shall include (i) a statement to the effect that the Company Board has determined that this Agreement, the Parent Merger and the other Investment Transactions are fair to and in the best interests of the Company, Parent and Merger Sub and their respective stockholders and has approved and declared advisable the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the consummation of the Parent Merger and the other Investment Transactions and (ii) the recommendation of the Company Board in favor of the adoption of this Agreement and approval of the other Company Proposals (the “ Company Board Recommendation ”). The Company and Parent shall use their reasonable best efforts to have the Registration Statement declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly as practicable after such filing (including by responding to comments of the SEC). The Company and Parent shall make all necessary filings with respect to the Parent Merger and the Investment Transactions under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act and any necessary state securities Laws or “blue sky” notice requirements in connection with the issuance of Parent Common Stock. As promptly as practicable after the Registration Statement shall have become effective, the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause the Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus to be delivered to its stockholders in accordance with applicable Law and the rules and regulations of Nasdaq.

 

(b) Each of the Company, on the one hand, and the Investors, on the other hand, shall furnish all information concerning such Party and its Affiliates to the other, and provide such other assistance, as may be reasonably requested by such other Party and shall otherwise reasonably assist and cooperate with the other in the preparation, filing and distribution of the Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus, the Registration Statement, and the resolution of any comments received by the Company or Parent from the SEC. If at any time prior to the later of the receipt of the Stockholder Approval and Porsche Shareholder Approval, any information relating to the Company or the Investors, or any of their respective Affiliates, directors or officers, should be discovered by such Party which is required to be set forth in an amendment or supplement to either the Registration Statement or the Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus, so that either such document would not include any misstatement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, the Party which discovers such information shall promptly notify the other Party and an appropriate amendment or supplement describing such information shall be promptly filed with the SEC and, with respect to the Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus, to the extent required by applicable Law, disseminated to the stockholders of the Company.

 

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(c) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, to the extent reasonably practicable, the Company and Parent shall cooperate and consult, in good faith, with the Investors with respect to the filing with, or submission to, the SEC and Nasdaq of all forms, reports, applications or other documents (including, without limitation, the Registration Statement and any amendments or supplements thereto) to be so filed or submitted in connection with the Transactions, which shall include, without limitation, providing the Investors the reasonable opportunity to review and comment on any such form, report, application or other document. The Company and Parent shall give due consideration to the Investors’ comments with respect to any such form, report, application or other document and shall not file or submit any of the foregoing without the Investors’ prior written approval, not to be unreasonably withheld.

 

(d) The Company or Parent, as applicable, shall notify the Investors promptly of the receipt of any comments, whether written or oral, from the SEC or the staff of the SEC and of any request by the SEC or the staff of the SEC for amendments or supplements to the Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus or the Registration Statement or for additional information and shall supply, within one (1) day of receipt thereof, the Investors with copies of (A) all correspondence between the Company, Parent or any of their Representatives, on the one hand, and the SEC or the staff of the SEC, on the other hand, with respect to the Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus, or the Registration Statement and (B) all stop orders of the SEC relating to the Registration Statement. The Company and Parent shall give the Investors and their counsel a reasonable opportunity to participate in preparing the proposed response by the Company and/or Parent to comments received from the SEC or its staff and to provide comments on any proposed response thereto, and the Company and Parent shall give reasonable consideration to any such comments and shall not submit any such response without the Investors’ prior review and written approval, not to be unreasonably withheld. The Company and Parent, as applicable shall use reasonable best efforts to respond promptly to any comments of the SEC or their respective staff with respect to the Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus or the Registration Statement, as applicable. For the avoidance of doubt, no amendment or supplement to the Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus or the Registration Statement will be made by Parent or the Company without the Investors’ prior review and written approval, not to be unreasonably withheld, except for amendments and supplements made in accordance with the immediately following sentence, which shall not require the Investors’ written approval. Subject to the Company’s compliance with its obligations under Section 7.03 , the Investors shall cooperate in good faith with the Company, in connection with a Company Adverse Recommendation Change made in compliance with the terms hereof with any request by the Company to (and the Company shall comply with any request by the Investors to) amend or supplement the Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus (including by incorporation by reference) pursuant to an amendment or supplement (including by incorporation by reference) to the extent it contains (i) a Company Adverse Recommendation Change, (ii) a statement of the reason of the Company Board for making such a Company Adverse Recommendation Change, and (iii) additional information reasonably related to the foregoing. Notwithstanding a Company Adverse Recommendation Change, unless this Agreement is terminated in accordance with ARTICLE 10 , the Company shall nonetheless (x) timely set a record date for, duly call, give notice of, convene and hold the Stockholders’ Meeting and submit this Agreement for adoption, and submit the other Company Proposals for approval, by the Company stockholders and use its reasonable best efforts to solicit from such stockholders proxies in favor of (it being understood that a proxy card will be deemed voted “in favor of” a matter to be acted upon by the Company’s stockholders if it provides the stockholder with the ability to either vote for, vote against or abstain from voting on, such matter) the adoption of this Agreement and approval of the other Company Proposals and (y) subject to the parenthetical in the immediately preceding clause (x), take all other actions reasonably necessary or advisable to secure the adoption of this Agreement and approval of the other Company Proposals by the Company’s stockholders, provided that nothing in this Section 7.04 shall prohibit the Company Board or any committee thereof from making a Company Adverse Recommendation Change in compliance with this Agreement.

 

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7.05 Reservation of Common Stock . Parent shall at all times reserve and keep available out of its authorized but unissued shares of Parent Common Stock, solely for the purpose of providing for the conversion of the Investment Shares, such number of shares of Parent Common Stock as shall from time to time equal the number of shares sufficient to permit the conversion of the Investment Shares issued pursuant to this Agreement. This covenant shall survive the Closing for so long as any Securities remain outstanding.

 

7.06 Reports; Furnishing of Information . From the date hereof until the Parent Merger Effective Time, Parent and the Company will (i) furnish to the Investors and/or their assignees such information relating to Parent, the Company and the Company Subsidiaries as from time to time may reasonably be requested by the Investors and (ii) provide the Investors with copies of all forms, reports, press releases, and other documents proposed to be filed by Parent or the Company with the SEC or otherwise publicly disclosed (other than those that are related to the Transactions, which are covered by Section 7.04 ) as promptly as practicable prior to the filing or disclosure date so as to give the Investors reasonable opportunity to review and consult with the Company regarding such forms, reports and other documents and provide comments thereon, which, if any, Parent and the Company shall consider in good faith prior to filing or release.

 

7.07 Listing of Underlying Shares and Related Matters; Furnishing of Information . Promptly following the date hereof, the Company and Parent shall take all necessary action to cause the Conversion Shares to be listed on Nasdaq no later than the Closing Date. Further, subject to Section 7.01(t) , if the Company (or Parent after the Parent Merger Effective Time) applies to have the Company Common Stock (or the Parent Common Stock after the Parent Merger Effective Time) or other securities traded on any other principal stock exchange or market, it shall include in such application the Conversion Shares and will take such other action as is necessary to cause such Company Common Stock (and after the Parent Merger Effective Time, such Parent Common Stock) to be so listed. The Company (and after the Parent Merger Effective Time for as long as any Securities are outstanding, Parent) will use reasonable best efforts to continue the listing and trading of the Company Common Stock (and after the Parent Merger Effective Time, the Parent Common Stock) on Nasdaq and, in accordance, therewith, will use reasonable best efforts to comply in all material respects with the Company’s (and after the Parent Merger Effective Time, Parent’s) reporting, filing and other obligations under the bylaws or rules of such market or exchange, as applicable.

 

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7.08 Removal of Legends . In connection with any sale or disposition of the Securities by an Investor pursuant to Rule 144 promulgated by the SEC pursuant to the Securities Act, as such Rule may be amended from time to time (“ Rule 144 ”), or pursuant to any other exemption under the Securities Act such that the purchaser acquires freely tradable shares and upon compliance by such Investor with the requirements of this Agreement, Parent shall or, in the case of Parent Common Stock, shall cause the transfer agent for the Parent Common Stock (the “ Transfer Agent ”) to issue replacement certificates representing the Securities sold or disposed of without restrictive legends. Upon the earlier of (and for so long as the following events remain in effect) (i) registration for resale of the Conversion Shares pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement or (ii) the Securities becoming freely tradable without restriction or limitation by a non-affiliate pursuant to the last sentence of Rule 144(b)(1)(i), Parent shall (A) deliver to the Transfer Agent irrevocable instructions that the Transfer Agent shall reissue a certificate representing shares of Parent Common Stock without legends upon receipt by such Transfer Agent of the legended certificates for such shares, together with either (1) a customary representation by such Investor that Rule 144 applies to the shares of Parent Common Stock represented thereby or (2) a statement by such Investor that such Investor has sold the shares of Parent Common Stock represented thereby in accordance with the Plan of Distribution contained in the resale registration statement, and (B) cause its counsel to deliver to the Transfer Agent one or more blanket opinions to the effect that the removal of such legends in such circumstances may be effected under the Securities Act. From and after the earlier of such dates, upon an Investor’s written request, Parent shall promptly cause certificates evidencing such Investor’s Securities to be replaced with certificates which do not bear such restrictive legends, and Conversion Shares subsequently issued upon due conversion of the Investment Shares shall not bear such restrictive legends provided the provisions of either clause (i) or clause (ii) above, as applicable, are satisfied with respect thereto. When Parent is required to cause an unlegended certificate to replace a previously issued legended certificate, if: (1) the unlegended certificate is not delivered to an Investor within three (3) Business Days of submission by that Investor of a legended certificate and supporting documentation to the Transfer Agent as provided above and (2) prior to the time such unlegended certificate is received by such Investor, such Investor, or any third party on behalf of such Investor or for such Investor’s account, purchases (in an open market transaction or otherwise) shares of Parent Common Stock to deliver in satisfaction of a sale by such Investor of shares represented by such certificate (a “ Buy-In ”), then Parent shall pay in cash to such Investor (for costs incurred either directly by such Investor or on behalf of a third party) the amount by which the total purchase price paid for Parent Common Stock as a result of the Buy-In (including brokerage commissions, if any) exceeds the proceeds received by such Investor as a result of the sale to which such Buy-In relates. Such Investor shall provide Parent written notice indicating the amounts payable to such Investor in respect of the Buy-In.

 

7.09 Porsche Merger Agreement .

 

(a) Parent shall not, and shall cause Porsche Holdco not to, exercise any right (except for Parent’s termination rights) under, agree to any amendment of or modification to, or provide any consent or approval under, or grant any waiver or take any other action with respect to, or otherwise perform any obligation under, the Porsche Merger Agreement or any other Acquisition Document (except for actions and obligations expressly required thereunder or contemplated thereby) without the prior written consent of the Investors. Parent shall, and shall cause Porsche Holdco to, promptly (but no later than the next Business Day) provide the Investors with copies of all notices and other written communications given or received by Parent and/or Porsche Holdco under the Porsche Merger Agreement or any other Acquisition Document; provided , however , nothing in this Section 7.09(a) shall prohibit Parent from exercising its right to terminate the Porsche Merger Agreement in accordance with the terms thereof, and the Investors will not have any rights to terminate the Porsche Merger Agreement or to prevent Parent from exercising any such termination rights. For the avoidance of doubt, if the Investors consent or agree to, or do not object to, an election by Parent to terminate the Porsche Merger Agreement, the Investors shall not be deemed to, and shall not, have waived their rights, or in any way impaired their rights, under this Agreement, including, without limitation, their right to payment under Section 7.09(b) or Section 10.02 . The Parties acknowledge that the Investors are intended third party beneficiaries of the Porsche Merger Agreement, and the Porsche Merger Agreement may be enforced by the Investors (except for the termination provisions thereof), and Parent shall not, nor shall the Company cause Parent to, take any action which would have the effect of eliminating, limiting or otherwise impairing such rights of the Investors.

 

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(b) Notwithstanding the termination of this Agreement, in the event that Parent or any Affiliate or designee thereof receives the Company Termination Fee, following the payment by Parent, the Company and their respective Affiliates of all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket fees and expenses incurred by any of them in connection with any of the Transactions (including fees and expenses of the Investors as provided in Section 12.04 ), Parent shall pay, or cause to be paid, fifty (50%) of the remaining amount of such Company Termination Fee (less the amount of all such fees and expenses) to the Investors (with such amount to be allocated among the Investors as they may determine in their sole discretion). If Parent fails to pay such amount in full in a timely manner to the Investors after such amount has been received by Parent and applied to the fees and expenses as set forth above, and in order to obtain such payment, any of the Investors commence a suit that results in a judgment against Parent or any Affiliate thereof for the payment of such amount or any portion thereof, then Parent shall pay or cause to be paid to the Investors their reasonable costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) in connection with such suit, together with interest (at the rate of Prime Rate, as reported in The Wall Street Journal , plus two percent (2.0%)) on the amount payable to the Investors from and including the date payment of such amount was due to but excluding the date of actual payment.

 

7.10 Transfer Restrictions . The Company agrees, with respect to each stockholder that is a party to any Voting Agreement, that if any such stockholder attempts to Transfer (as defined in the Voting Agreement), vote or provide any other person with the authority to vote any of the shares of Company Common Stock owned by such stockholder other than in strict compliance with the Voting Agreement, the Company shall not (a) permit any such Transfer on the Company’s books and records, (b) issue a new certificate representing any of the shares of Company Common Stock or permit any book entries for any such Transfer with respect to any shares of Company Common Stock that are in uncertificated form or (c) record such vote, in each case, unless and until such stockholder shall have complied with the terms of the Voting Agreement.

 

7.11 Efforts . The Company, Parent, Merger Sub and the Investors shall use reasonable best efforts to take, or cause to be taken, all actions necessary to consummate and make effective the Transactions (including, without limitation, the Acquisition) as promptly as reasonable practicable. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each of the Company, Parent, Merger Sub and the Investors: (i) shall make all filings (if any) and give all notices (if any) required to be made and given by such entity in connection with the Transactions; (ii) shall use reasonable best efforts to obtain each consent (if any) required to be obtained (pursuant to any applicable Law or Contract, request by a Governmental Authority or otherwise) by such entity in connection with the Transactions; and (iii) shall use reasonable best efforts to lift or cause to be overturned any restraint, injunction or other legal bar to the Transactions. Unless prohibited by applicable Law or Order or by the applicable Governmental Authority, each of the Company, Parent and Merger Sub shall (i) to the extent reasonably practicable, not participate in or attend any meeting, or engage in any conversation (other than ministerial or other immaterial conversations) with any Governmental Authority in respect of the Transactions without the Investors, (ii) to the extent reasonably practicable, give the Investors reasonable prior notice of any such meeting or conversation and (iii) in the event the Investors are prohibited by applicable Law or Order or by the applicable Governmental Authority from participating or attending any such meeting or engaging in any such conversation, keep the Investors reasonably apprised with respect thereto.

 

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7.12 Notice of Certain Events . Without limitation of the Company’s obligations under any other provision of this Agreement, the Company shall as promptly as reasonably practicable notify in writing and provide copies to the Investors of:

 

(a) any material written notice from any Person alleging that the approval or consent of such Person is or may be required in connection with the Transactions;

 

(b) any written notice or other communication from any Governmental Authority or securities exchange in connection with the Transactions; and

 

(c) upon first becoming aware thereof, the failure of any representation or warranty of the Company, Parent or Merger Sub contained in this Agreement, the Porsche Merger Agreement or any other Transaction Document to be true or accurate at or prior to the Closing, or the occurrence of any effect, change, condition, fact, development, occurrence or event, in either case, that would reasonably be expected to give rise to the failure of any of the conditions to closing set forth in (i) Section 9.01 or (ii) the Porsche Merger Agreement, to be satisfied.

 

No notification given by the Company pursuant to this Section 7.12 shall (x) limit or otherwise affect any of the representations, warranties, covenants, obligations or conditions contained in this Agreement (including, without limitation, the rights to indemnification under ARTICLE 11 ) or (y) otherwise prejudice in any way the rights and remedies of the Investors under this Agreement.

 

7.13 Access to Information .

 

(a) Subject to Section 7.13(b) during the Pre-Closing Period, the Company shall, and shall cause the Company Subsidiaries and their respective Representatives to: (a) provide the Investors and their Representatives with reasonable access during normal business hours to the personnel and assets of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries and to all existing books, records, Tax Returns, work papers (including accountant work papers and shall cause its accountants to grant access thereto) and other documents and information relating to the Company and the Company Subsidiaries; and (b) provide the Investors and their Representatives with such copies of the existing books, records, Tax Returns, work papers (including accountant work papers and shall cause its accountants to grant access thereto) and other documents and information relating to the Company and the Company Subsidiaries, and with such additional financial, operating and other data and information regarding the Company and the Company Subsidiaries as the Investors may reasonably request. All information exchanged pursuant to this Section 7.13 shall be subject to the provisions of the Confidentiality Letter dated June 12, 2018, between the Company and Abry Partners II, LLC. Without limiting the generality of any of the foregoing and subject to Section 7.13(b) , during the Pre-Closing Period, the Company shall promptly provide the Investors upon their reasonable request with copies of:

 

(i) all material operating and financial reports to the extent prepared by the Company and/or the Company Subsidiaries for the Company’s senior management, including copies of the unaudited monthly consolidated balance sheets of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries and the related unaudited monthly consolidated statements of operations, statements of stockholders’ equity and statements of cash flows; and (B) copies of any sales forecasts, marketing plans, development plans, discount reports, write-off reports, hiring reports and capital expenditure reports prepared for the senior management of the Company;

 

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(ii) any written materials or communications distributed by or on behalf of the Company to its stockholders;

 

(iii) any material notice, correspondence, document or other communication sent by or on behalf of any of the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries to any party to any Company Material Contract, or sent to any of the Company or the Company Subsidiaries by any party to any Company Material Contract (other than any communication that relates solely to routine commercial transactions between the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries and the other party to any such Contract and that is of the type sent in the ordinary course of business);

 

(iv) any notice, report or other document filed with or sent to any Governmental Authority on behalf of any of the Company or the Company Subsidiaries or, to the extent provided or made available to the Company, Porsche or any of its Subsidiaries, in connection with the Transactions; and

 

(v) any material notice, report or other document received by any of the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries from any Governmental Authority.

 

(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions in Section 7.13(a) , the Company may restrict or otherwise prohibit access to any documents or information to the extent that: (i) any applicable Law requires the Company to restrict or otherwise prohibit access to such documents or information; or (ii) access to such documents or information would waive any attorney-client privilege, work product doctrine or other applicable privilege applicable to such documents or information; provided , that, in the case of each of clauses (i) and (ii), the Company shall: (A) give reasonable notice to the Investors of the fact that it is restricting or otherwise prohibiting access to such documents or information pursuant to this Section 7.13(b) ; (B) inform the Investors with sufficient detail of the reason for such restriction or prohibition; and (C) use, and cause the Company Subsidiaries to use, reasonable best efforts to cause the documents or information that are subject to such restriction or prohibition to be provided in a manner that would not reasonably be expected to violate such restriction or prohibition.

 

(c) Any investigation conducted pursuant to the access contemplated by this Section 7.13 shall be conducted in a manner that does not unreasonably interfere with the conduct of the business of the Company or the Company Subsidiaries or, create a material risk of damage or destruction to any material property or material assets of the Company or the Company Subsidiaries, and that complies with the terms, conditions and insurance requirements of the applicable Company Real Property Lease. Such access shall not include the right to perform “invasive” testing, soil, air or groundwater sampling or any Phase II environmental assessments.

 

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7.14 Stockholder Litigation . The Company shall promptly notify the Investors of any direct, derivative or other stockholder (or shareholder) litigation, claim, demand or threat of any of the foregoing against or on behalf of the Company or any of its Affiliates or Representatives or, to the Knowledge of the Company, Porsche or any of its Affiliates or Representatives arising out of or relating to this Agreement, the Parent Merger, the Acquisition or the other Transactions (collectively, “ Stockholder Litigation ”) and shall keep the Investors reasonably informed regarding any Stockholder Litigation. The Company and Parent shall give the Investors reasonable opportunity to consult with it regarding the defense or settlement of Stockholder Litigation and shall give due consideration to the Investors’ views with respect to such Stockholder Litigation; provided that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the Company shall not settle any such litigation without the prior written consent of the Investors (which consent shall not be unreasonably conditioned, withheld or delayed).

 

7.15 Debt Financing . The Company and Parent agree (i) to use their reasonable best efforts to provide, and to use their reasonable best efforts to cause their respective officers, directors, employees, financial advisors, counsel, accountants and other Representatives and Affiliates to provide, and (ii) to exercise, at the request of the Investors, their rights under the Porsche Merger Agreement to seek compliance by Porsche with its obligations to provide, all cooperation reasonably requested by the lenders under the Debt Financing and/or Investors in connection with the arrangement of the Debt Financing, provided that nothing in this clause (ii) shall require the Company or Parent to commence a Proceeding against Porsche. Such cooperation shall include but shall not be limited to the following:

 

(a) participating (with appropriate seniority and expertise of the Company to participate as possible) at reasonable times, upon reasonable advance notice, in meetings, presentations, due diligence sessions, and sessions with rating agencies, and otherwise cooperating with the marketing efforts for any of the Debt Financing;

 

(b) assisting the lenders under the Debt Financing and/or the Investors (in connection with the arrangement of the Debt Financing) with the timely preparation of customary: (1) materials for rating agency presentations, bank information memoranda and similar documents; (2) memoranda and similar documents; and (3) forecasts of financial statements for one or more periods following the Closing Date (which, for the avoidance of doubt, will not include or be deemed to require the Company to prepare such forecasts of financial statements), in each case, as requested by the lenders under the Debt Financing or as otherwise required in connection therewith;

 

(c) cooperating with the lenders under the Debt Financing and/or the Investors (in connection with the arrangement of the Debt Financing) in connection with the preparation and registration of any pledge and security documents, currency or interest hedging arrangements and other definitive financing documents as may be reasonably requested by the lenders under the Debt Financing (including using reasonable best efforts to obtain consents of accountants for use of their reports in any materials relating to the Debt Financing and accountants’ comfort letters, in each case, as reasonably requested by the lenders under the Debt Financing and/or the Investors (in connection with the arrangement of the Debt Financing)), and otherwise reasonably facilitating the pledging of collateral, including but not limited to stock certificates, and the granting of security interests in respect of the Debt Financing;

 

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(d) furnishing the lenders under the Debt Financing and/or the Investors (in connection with the arrangement of the Debt Financing), as promptly as practicable, with the Required Financing Information;

 

(e) cooperating with the lenders under the Debt Financing to obtain customary and reasonable corporate and facilities ratings, consents, landlord waivers and estoppels, non-disturbance agreements, non-invasive environmental assessments, legal opinions, surveys and title insurance as reasonably requested by such lenders;

 

(f) reasonably facilitating the pledging or the reaffirmation of the pledge of collateral (including obtaining and delivering any pay-off letters and other cooperation in connection with the repayment or other retirement of existing indebtedness and the release and termination of any and all related liens) on or prior to the Closing Date;

 

(g) 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;

 

(h) providing authorization letters to the lenders under the Debt Financing authorizing the distribution of information to prospective lenders or investors, in connection with any marketing efforts in connection with the Debt Financing, provided that the recipients of such information agree to customary confidentiality arrangements;

 

(i) taking all corporate and other actions reasonably requested by the lenders under the Debt Financing to permit the consummation of the Debt Financing; and

 

(j) if requested by the Investors (in connection with the arrangement of the Debt Financing) or lenders under the Debt Financing at least three (3) Business Days prior to the Closing Date, within a reasonable time furnishing the lenders under the Debt Financing with all documentation and other information about the Company and the Company Subsidiaries and Affiliates as is reasonably requested by such lenders relating to applicable “know your customer” anti-money laundering and any other applicable governmental rules and regulations. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company and its Subsidiaries shall comply, and shall seek to have Porsche and its Subsidiaries comply, with the covenants applicable to any of them set forth in the Porsche Merger Agreement with respect to the Debt Financing, and shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause to be satisfied all conditions to fund the Debt Financing. The Company hereby consents to the reasonable use of its logos (without granting to any person any right, title or interest therein except for the limited rights expressly provided in this sentence) in connection with the Debt Financing so long as such logos are used solely in a manner that is not intended to nor reasonably likely to harm or disparage the Company or the reputation or goodwill of the Company or any of its marks or other Company Intellectual Property Rights. If any portion of the Debt Financing becomes unavailable on the terms and conditions contemplated in the Debt Financing Commitment, the Company shall provide, and shall seek to have Porsche and its officers, directors, employees, financial advisors, counsel, accountants and other Representatives and Affiliates provide, such cooperation as may be reasonably requested by the Investors in connection with obtaining alternative financing from alternative sources.

 

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(k) No lender under the Debt Financing will have any liability to the Company or any of its Affiliates relating to or arising out of this Agreement, the Debt Financing or otherwise, whether at law or equity, in contract, in tort or otherwise. Neither the Company nor any of its Affiliates will have any liability to the lender or any of its Affiliates relating to or arising out the Debt Financing or otherwise, whether at law or equity, in contract, in tort or otherwise.

 

(l) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, none of the Company, any of the Company Subsidiaries or any of its or their respective directors or officers or other personnel, shall be required by this Section 7.15 to take any action or provide any assistance that unreasonably interferes in any material respect with the ongoing operations of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries or to execute or deliver any certificate, document, instrument or agreement that is effective prior to the Closing or agree to any change or modification of any existing certificate, document, instrument or agreement that is effective prior to the Closing.

 

(m) Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, none of the Company or the Company Subsidiaries shall be required to (a) pay any commitment or other similar fee, including under any guarantee or pledge or any other document relating to the Debt Financing prior to the Closing or (b) enter into any binding agreement or commitment or any resolution or otherwise take any corporate or similar action with respect to the Debt Financing that, in each case, is not conditioned on the occurrence of the Closing.

 

7.16 Standstill .

 

(a) From the Closing Date until the Standstill Termination Date, the Investors will not, and will cause Abry Partners II, LLC and Abry Partners II, LLC’s controlled Affiliates not to, do any of the following:

 

(i) engage in any “solicitation” of proxies or consents or become a “participant” in a “solicitation” (as such terms are defined in Regulation 14A under the Exchange Act) of proxies or consents (including, without limitation, any solicitation of consents that seeks to call a special meeting of stockholders of Parent) to vote any voting securities of the Parent, in each case inconsistent with the recommendations of the Parent Board;

 

(ii) grant a proxy with respect to the voting of any securities of Parent to any Person other than the Parent Board and executive officers of Parent;

 

(iii) seek representation on the Parent Board, submit nominations for the election or removal of any directors of Parent, or seek to remove any directors of Parent (in each case, other than with respect to, or in their capacity as, the Series A Directors in accordance with the Parent Charter);

 

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(iv) initiate, propose, submit, encourage or otherwise solicit stockholders of Parent for the approval of one or more stockholder proposals in a manner inconsistent with the recommendations of the Parent Board;

 

(v) form, join or participate in a “group” (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act), with respect to any voting securities of Parent, for the purpose of acquiring, holding, voting or disposing of any voting securities of Parent (in each case other than solely among the Investors and their Affiliates);

 

(vi) advise, assist, knowingly encourage or influence, or direct any Person to do, or to advise, assist, knowingly encourage or influence, or direct any other Person to do, any of the following: (A) any of the foregoing or otherwise circumventing any of the limitations of this Section or (B) voting any voting securities of Parent in a manner inconsistent with the recommendations of the Parent Board; or

 

(vii) make any request or submit any proposal to waive, terminate or amend the terms of this Section 7.16 other than through non-public communications with Parent.

 

(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this Section 7.16 will limit: (i) the Investors’ ability to (1) either vote for, vote against or abstain from voting on, any proposal submitted for a vote of stockholders which is not initiated or conducted in violation of Section 7.16(a) , (2) privately make and submit to the Parent and/or the Parent Board any proposal that is intended by the Investors to be made and submitted on a non-publicly disclosed or announced basis (and would not reasonably be expected to require public disclosure by any Person), (3) exercise rights as a holder of Series A Preferred Stock under the Parent Charter or any other Transaction Document or (4) in response to an unsolicited inquiry or proposal from any Person in respect of any action prohibited, or reasonably likely to be prohibited, by Section 7.16(a) , to ascertain facts from the Person making such inquiry or proposal for the sole purpose of informing themselves about such inquiry or proposal and the Person that made it and to refer such Person to this Section 7.16 and to limit its conversation or other communication exclusively to such referral and such ascertaining of facts; (ii) any Series A Director in taking any action as a member of the Parent Board, including, without limitation, voting or otherwise taking any action in respect of his or her legal duties or otherwise acting in his or her capacity as a member of the Parent Board; or (iii) the Investors’ ability to dispose of any of its securities of the Parent, either publicly or privately.

 

7.17 Tax Consequences . Each of the parties (together with each of its respective Affiliates) shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause the Parent Merger and the receipt of Parent Common Stock for Company Common Stock by the historic stockholders of the Company, taken together with the issuance and sale of the Investment Shares to the Investors and the Acquisition pursuant to the Porsche Merger Agreement, to qualify, and shall not take any action or fail to take any action that could reasonably be expected to impede or prevent the Parent Merger and the receipt of Parent Common Stock for Company Common Stock by the historic stockholders of the Company, taken together with the issuance and sale of the Investment Shares to the Investors and the Acquisition pursuant to the Porsche Merger Agreement, from qualifying, as an exchange described in Section 351 of the Code. Each of Parent, the Company and Merger Sub (together with each of its respective Affiliates) shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause the Parent Merger to qualify, and shall not take any action or fail to take any action that could reasonably be expected to impede or prevent the Parent Merger from qualifying, as a “reorganization” within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code. Each of the relevant parties (together with each of its respective Affiliates) agrees to file each Tax Return in a manner that is consistent with the Tax treatment described in this Section 7.17 and shall not otherwise take any Tax position that is inconsistent with the Tax treatment described in this Section 7.17 unless, in each case, otherwise required by applicable Law. The parties hereby adopt this Agreement as a “plan of reorganization” for purposes of Sections 354, 361 and 368 of the Code and the Treasury Regulations.

 

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ARTICLE 8
ADDITIONAL ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN
IN CONNECTION WITH THE PARENT MERGER

 

8.01 Assumption of Equity Compensation Plans and Employment Agreements . Parent and the Company hereby agree that, from and after the Parent Merger Effective Time, the Company will assign to Parent, and Parent will assume and agree to perform, (a) all obligations of the Company pursuant to (i) the Company Equity Plans and (ii) each stock option agreement, restricted stock award agreement, restricted stock unit award agreement and any other similar agreement entered into pursuant to the Equity Compensation Plans (collectively, the “ Award Agreements ”) and (b) all obligations of the Company pursuant to any employment agreements entered into by the Company (the “ Employment Agreements ”). At or promptly following the Parent Merger Effective Time, the Company Equity Plans, the Award Agreements and the Employment Agreements shall each be amended as necessary to reflect the assignment to and assumption by Parent of the Company Equity Plans, the Award Agreements and the Employment Agreements. For the avoidance of doubt, neither the consummation of the Parent Merger nor of any of the other Investment Transactions shall amend or otherwise modify the existing terms and conditions (including vesting schedule and per share exercise price) of any of the Company Equity Plans or any of the outstanding Award Agreements.

 

8.02 Intentionally Omitted .

 

8.03 Insurance . Parent will procure directors’ and officers’ liability insurance, such that, at the Parent Merger Effective Time, Parent will have directors’ and officers’ liability insurance coverage insuring Parent, Merger Sub, the Company, Porsche Holdco, each of their Subsidiaries and each of their directors and officers that is no less favorable than the insurance coverage held by the Company immediately prior to the Parent Merger and that is otherwise acceptable to the Investors.

 

8.04 Section 16 . The Company and Parent will cause any disposition of shares of Company Common Stock or acquisitions of shares of Parent Common Stock resulting from the Transactions by each officer or director of the Company who is subject to the reporting requirements of Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act with respect to the Company to be exempt under Rule 16b-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act.

 

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ARTICLE 9
CONDITIONS TO CLOSING

 

9.01 Conditions to the Investors’ Obligations . The obligation of the Investors to purchase the Investment Shares at Closing is subject to the fulfillment, on or prior to the Closing Date, of the following conditions, any of which may be waived in writing by the Investors in their sole discretion (to the extent legally permissible):

 

(a) Representations and Warranties .

 

(i) Each of the representations and warranties of the Company, Parent and Merger Sub contained in this Agreement, other than the Specified Representations, shall be true, accurate and complete in all respects as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date as if made on and as of the Closing Date (other than any such representation and warranty made as of a specific earlier date, which shall have been accurate in all respects as of such earlier date), except where any inaccuracy in such representations and warranties, individually or in the aggregate, has not had, and would not reasonably be expected to have or result in, a Material Adverse Effect; provided , however , for purposes of determining the accuracy of such representations and warranties all “material,” “in all material respects,” “Material Adverse Effect” or similar materiality qualifications limiting the scope of such representations and warranties shall be disregarded;

 

(ii) each of the Specified Representations, other than the representations and warranties contained Section 5.06(a) (Capitalization), shall be true, accurate and complete in all respects as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date as if made on and as of the Closing Date (other than such representations and warranties made as of a specific earlier date, which shall have been accurate in all respects as of such earlier date); and

 

(iii) the representations and warranties contained in Section 5.06(a) (Capitalization) shall be true, accurate and complete in all respects as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date as if made on and as of the Closing Date (other than such representations and warranties made as of a specific earlier date, which shall have been accurate in all respects as of such earlier date), except for inaccuracies that are de minimis in the aggregate;

 

(b) Performance of Obligations . The Company, Parent and Merger Sub shall have complied with or performed in all material respects all of their respective covenants and agreements they are required to comply with or perform at or prior to the Closing Date;

 

(c) Material Adverse Effect . Since the date hereof, there shall not have been, nor shall there have occurred any effect, change, condition, fact, development, occurrence or event that, individually or in the aggregate with all other effects, changes, conditions, facts, developments, occurrences or events, would reasonably be likely to result in, any Material Adverse Effect;

 

(d) Officer’s Certificate . The Investors shall have received a certificate on behalf of each of the Company and Parent by their respective chief executive officer and chief financial officer, in their capacity as such and not individually, confirming that the conditions set forth in clauses (a), (b) and (c) of this Section 9.01 have been duly satisfied;

 

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(e) Specified Stockholder Approval . The Company, Parent and Merger Sub shall have obtained the Specified Stockholder Approval;

 

(f) Governmental Consents . The Parties shall have made any material filing required to obtain all material Governmental Authorizations applicable to the Transactions, and all such Governmental Authorizations, including the lapse of any applicable waiting period, shall have been obtained;

 

(g) Statutes and Injunctions . No Law or Order (whether temporary, preliminary or permanent) shall have been promulgated, entered, enforced, enacted or issued or made applicable to the Parent Merger, the issuance of the Investment Shares or any of the other Investment Transactions by any Governmental Authority that prohibits, restrains, or makes illegal the consummation of the Parent Merger, the issuance of the Investment Shares or any of the other Investment Transactions as contemplated hereunder;

 

(h) Secretary’s Certificate . Each of the Company and Parent shall have delivered a Certificate, respectively, executed on behalf of each of the Company and Parent by its Secretary, dated as of the Closing Date, certifying the resolutions adopted by each of the Company Board and Parent Board approving the Investment Transactions, certifying the current versions of each of the Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws of the Company and Parent and certifying as to the signatures and authority of persons signing the Investment Transaction Documents and all related documents on behalf of each of the Company and Parent;

 

(i) Investment Documents . The Company, Parent and each other party thereto (other than the Investors) shall have executed and delivered all of the Investment Documents, together with evidence of the filing of the Parent Charter with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware;

 

(j) Acquisition Documents . Parent, Porsche Holdco and each other party thereto shall have executed and delivered all of Acquisition Documents, each in form and substance provided to the Investors and their counsel;

 

(k) Implementing Transactions . Each of the Transactions described in Sections 1.01 through and including Section 1.06 of this Agreement, including, without limitation, the Debt Financing and the Acquisition Transactions, shall have been consummated on the Closing Date (subject to the sequencing and timing set forth in ARTICLE 1 ) in accordance with the terms of the applicable Transaction Documents, in each case, as in effect of the date hereof, as applicable, or with such changes, or in such form and substance, as the Investors shall have consented to in writing;

 

(l) Legal Opinion . The Investors shall have received an opinion from Olshan Frome Wolosky LLP, the Company’s counsel, or such other firm as is reasonably selected by the Company and is acceptable to the Investors, dated as of the Closing Date, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit G ;

 

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(m) Share Listing . The shares of Parent Common Stock into which the Company Common Stock shall be converted by virtue of the Parent Merger shall have been approved for listing on Nasdaq, subject to official notice of issuance;

 

(n) Additional Share Listing . Parent shall have filed with Nasdaq a Notification Form: Listing of Additional Shares for the listing of the Conversion Shares on Nasdaq, a copy of which shall have been provided to the Investors;

 

(o) No Stop Order . No stop order or suspension of trading shall have been imposed by Nasdaq, the SEC or any other Governmental Authority with respect to public trading in the Parent Common Stock;

 

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

 

(q) Registration Statement . The Registration Statement shall have become effective under the Securities Act and shall not be the subject of any stop order that is in effect, or pending Proceedings seeking a stop order;

 

(r) Facility Fee . The Facility Fee shall have been paid by Parent or the Company to the Investors (in such allocation among them as they may determine in their sole discretion);

 

(s) Investor Fees . The Investor Fees incurred through and including the Closing Date shall have been paid by Parent or the Company to the Investors (in such allocation among them as they may determine in their sole discretion);

 

(t) Indemnification Agreements . Parent shall have entered into an Indemnification Agreement with each of the Persons set forth on Schedule 9.01(t) in the form attached hereto as Exhibit H ;

 

(u) Flow of Funds Statement . The Flow of Funds Statement shall have been finalized (the initial draft of which shall have been delivered by the Company to the Investors no later than three (3) Business Days prior to the Closing Date);

 

(v) Cash and Cash Equivalents . Prior to giving effect to the issuance and sale of the Investment Shares and the receipt of the aggregate Purchase Price, the Company and the Company Subsidiaries shall have Cash and Cash Equivalents of no less than $8,500,000; and

 

(w) Other Deliverables . The Company and the Company Subsidiaries, as applicable, shall have executed and delivered the additional agreements, documents and instruments set forth on Schedule 9.01(w) .

 

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9.02 Conditions to Obligations of the Company and Parent . Parent’s obligation to sell and issue the Investment Shares at the Closing and to consummate the other Investment Transactions is subject to the fulfillment, on or prior to the Closing Date, of the following conditions, any of which may be waived in writing by Parent (to the extent legally permissible):

 

(a) Representations and Warranties . Each of the representations and warranties of the Investors contained in ARTICLE 6 of this Agreement shall be true, accurate and complete in all respects as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date as if made on and as of the Closing Date;

 

(b) Performance of Obligations . The Investors shall have complied with or performed in all material respects all of their respective covenants and agreements they are required to comply with or perform at or prior to the Closing Date;

 

(c) Registration Rights Agreement . Parent shall have received a duly executed counterpart of the Registration Rights Agreement from each of the Investors;

 

(d) Purchase Price . The Investors shall have delivered the Purchase Price to Parent;

 

(e) Statutes and Injunctions . No Law or Order (whether temporary, preliminary or permanent) shall have been promulgated, entered, enforced, enacted or issued or made applicable to the Parent Merger, the issuance of the Investment Shares or any of the other Investment Transactions by any Governmental Authority that prohibits, restrains, or makes illegal the consummation of the Parent Merger, the issuance of the Investment Shares or any of the other Investment Transactions as contemplated hereunder;

 

(f) Specified Stockholder Approval . The Company shall have obtained the Specified Stockholder Approval;

 

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

 

(h) Registration Statement . The Registration Statement shall have become effective under the Securities Act and shall not be the subject of any stop order that is in effect, or pending Proceedings seeking a stop order;

 

(i) Governmental Consents . The Parties shall have made any material filing required to obtain all material Governmental Authorizations applicable to the Transactions, and all such Governmental Authorizations, including the lapse of any applicable waiting period, shall have been obtained; and

 

(j) Porsche Merger Agreement . The closing of the Acquisition Transactions shall have occurred or shall occur concurrently with the Closing.

 

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ARTICLE 10
TERMINATION AND ABANDONMENT

 

10.01 Termination . This Agreement and the obligations of the Company, Parent and Merger Sub, on the one hand, and the Investors, on the other hand, to effect the Closing, may be terminated (whether before or after Stockholder Approval) only as follows:

 

(a) by mutual written consent of the Company and the Investors at any time prior to the Parent Merger Effective Time;

 

(b) by either the Company or the Investors at any time prior to the Parent Merger Effective Time if a Governmental Authority of competent jurisdiction shall have issued a final and non-appealable Order, or shall have enacted, issued, promulgated, entered, enforced or deemed applicable to the Transactions a Law, or shall have taken any other action, having the effect of: (A) permanently restraining, enjoining or otherwise prohibiting any of the Transactions; or (B) making the consummation of any of the Transaction illegal; provided , however , that the right to terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section 10.01(b) shall not be available to any Party whose (or any of its Affiliates) breach of any provision of the Investment Documents and, in the case of the Company, the Acquisition Documents, results in the issuance of such final and non-appealable Order, the enactment, issuance, promulgation, entry or enforcement of such Law or the taking of any such other action by such Governmental Authority;

 

(c) by either the Company or the Investors if the Closing shall not have occurred on or prior to September 30, 2019 (the “ Outside Date ”); provided , however , that the right to terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section 10.01(c) shall not be available to any Party whose (or any of its Affiliates) breach of any provision of any of the Investment Documents and, in the case of the Company, the Acquisition Documents, results in the failure of the Closing to have occurred by such time;

 

(d) by either the Company or the Investors if the Specified Stockholder Approval shall not have been obtained at the Stockholders’ Meeting duly convened therefor or at any adjournment or postponement thereof at which a vote on the adoption of this Agreement and approval of the other Company Proposals was taken; provided , however , that the right to terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section 10.01(d) shall not be available to the Company if its (or any of its Affiliates) breach of any provision of the Transaction Documents results in the failure of the Specified Stockholder Approval to have been obtained;

 

(e) by the Investors (i) if the Company, the Company Board or any committee thereof shall have effected a Company Adverse Recommendation Change, or (ii) upon a material breach by the Company of its obligations pursuant to Section 7.02 ;

 

(f) by the Company, if the Investors shall have breached or failed to perform any of their respective representations, warranties, covenants or agreements set forth in this Agreement, or if any representation or warranty of the Investors shall have become untrue, which breach or failure to perform or to be true (i) would result in the failure of any of the conditions set forth in Section 9.02(a) or Section 9.02(b) to be satisfied and (ii) cannot be cured by the Outside Date or, if curable prior to the Outside Date, has not been cured by the earlier of (A) the Outside Date and (B) thirty (30) days after the giving of written notice by the Company to the Investors of such breach, failure to perform or failure to be true; provided that the Company shall not have the right to terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section 10.01(f) if the Company is then in breach of any of its representations, warranties, covenants or agreements set forth in this Agreement such that a condition contained in Section 9.01(a) or Section 9.01(b) would not be satisfied;

 

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(g) by the Investors, if (x) the Company, Parent or Merger Sub shall have breached or failed to perform any of its representations, warranties, covenants or agreements set forth in this Agreement (other than with respect to a breach described under Section 10.01(e) , as to which such Section 10.01(e) will apply), or if any representation or warranty of the Company, Parent or Merger Sub shall have become untrue, which breach or failure to perform or to be true (i) would result in the failure of any of the conditions set forth in Section 9.01(a) or Section 9.01(b) to be satisfied and (ii) cannot be cured by the Outside Date or, if curable prior to the Outside Date, has not been cured by the earlier of (A) the Outside Date and (B) thirty (30) days after the giving of written notice by Investors to the Company of such breach, failure to perform or failure to be true or (y) Parent, Porsche Holdco or Porsche Merger Sub shall have breached or failed to perform any of its representations, warranties, covenants or agreements set forth in the Porsche Merger Agreement, or if any representation or warranty of Parent, Porsche Holdco or Porsche Merger Sub under the Porsche Merger Agreement shall have become untrue, which breach or failure to perform or to be true (i) would result in the failure of any of the conditions to closing set forth in Section 8.03(a) or Section 8.03(b) of the Porsche Merger Agreement to be satisfied and (ii) cannot be cured by the Outside Date or, if curable prior to the Outside Date, has not been cured in accordance with the terms of the Porsche Merger Agreement; provided that the Investors shall not have the right to terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section 10.01(g) if the Investors are then in breach of any of their representations, warranties, covenants or agreements set forth in this Agreement such that a condition contained in Section 9.02(a) or Section 9.02(b) would not be satisfied;

 

(h) by the Investors upon a breach of any Voting Agreement or Porsche Voting Agreement, or if any Voting Agreement or Porsche Voting Agreement, at any time after its execution and delivery and for any reason other than as expressly permitted thereunder, ceases to be in full force and effect and enforceable against the parties thereto in accordance with its terms, as a result of which the Specified Stockholder Approval or the Company Shareholder Approval (as defined in the Porsche Merger Agreement) is not obtained at the meeting convened therefor or at any adjournment or postponement thereof;

 

(i) by either the Company or the Investors if the Porsche Merger Agreement shall have been terminated in accordance with its terms; or

 

(j) by the Investors upon the occurrence of, or if shall there have occurred any effect, change, condition, fact, development, occurrence or event that, individually or in the aggregate with all other effects, changes, conditions, facts, developments, occurrences or events, would reasonably be likely to result in, any Material Adverse Effect or Company Material Adverse Effect (as defined in the Porsche Merger Agreement).

 

10.02 Notice and Effect of Termination; Expense Reimbursement .

 

(a) A Party terminating this Agreement pursuant to Section 10.01 (other than Section 10.01(a) ) shall deliver a written notice to the other Parties setting forth specific basis for such termination and the specific provision of Section 10.01 pursuant to which this Agreement is being terminated. A valid termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 10.01 (other than Section 10.01(a) ) shall be effective upon receipt by the non-terminating Party of the foregoing written notice. A valid termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 10.01(a) shall be effective at the time stated in the applicable written consent of the Company and the Investors.

 

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(b) In the event of the termination of this Agreement as provided in Section 10.01 , this Agreement shall be of no further force or effect; provided , however , (i)  Section 7.09 , this Section 10.02 , ARTICLE 12 and the Confidentiality Agreement shall survive the termination of this Agreement and shall remain in full force and effect; and (ii) the termination of this Agreement shall not relieve any Party from any liability for any willful breach of any representation, warranty or covenant contained in this Agreement.

 

(c) In the event of the termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 10.01 (other than pursuant to Section 10.01(f) ), within one (1) Business Day following such termination, the Company shall pay, or cause to be paid, to the Investors their reasonable costs and expenses (including attorneys’ fees) incurred in connection with the Transactions; provided , however , that, notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall the Company’s payment obligation under this Section 10.02(c) as a result of a termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 10.01(a) , Section 10.01(b) or Section 10.01(c) exceed $250,000 in the aggregate. If Parent fails to pay the amount of such expense reimbursement in full in a timely manner to the Investors, and in order to obtain such payment, any of the Investors commence a suit that results in a judgment against Parent or any Affiliate thereof for the payment of the amount of such expense reimbursement or any portion thereof, then Parent shall pay or cause to be paid to the Investors their reasonable costs and expenses (including attorneys’ fees) in connection with such suit, together with interest (at the rate of Prime Rate, as reported in The Wall Street Journal, plus two percent (2.0%)) on the amount of such expense reimbursement payable to the Investors from and including the date payment of such amount was due to but excluding the date of actual payment.

 

ARTICLE 11
INDEMNIFICATION

 

11.01 Survival . All representations and warranties contained in this Agreement shall survive the Closing Date until the eighteen (18) month anniversary of the Closing Date; provided , however , that (a) the Specified Representations shall survive indefinitely; and (b)  Sections 5.14 (Taxes), 5.15 (Employees and Employee Benefit Plans), 5.19 (Intellectual Property) and 5.20 (Environmental Matters) shall survive until ninety (90) days after the expiration of the applicable statute of limitations. The covenants contained in this Agreement shall survive the Closing until they are otherwise terminated by their respective terms. Any representation, warranty, covenant or other agreement in respect of which indemnity may be sought under this ARTICLE 11 , and the indemnity with respect thereto, shall survive the time at which it would otherwise terminate pursuant to this Section 11.01 (but only with respect to any claim made, and not settled or resolved, prior to the termination of the applicable survival period) if written notice of the claim giving rise to such right or potential right of indemnity shall have been given to the Indemnifying Parties prior to such time and, in any such case, notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, such representation, warranty, covenant or other agreement shall survive only with respect to such claim and until such claim for indemnity related to such inaccuracy or breach or potential inaccuracy or breach is settled or resolved. The representations, warranties and covenants contained in this Agreement or in any certificate delivered in connection with this Agreement shall survive for the periods set forth in this Section 11.01 and shall in no event be affected by any investigation, inquiry or examination made for or on behalf of any Indemnified Party, or the knowledge of any Indemnified Party’s Representatives or the acceptance by any Indemnified Party of any certificate or opinion hereunder.

 

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11.02 Indemnification . The Company, Parent and the Company Subsidiaries (the “ Indemnifying Parties ”) shall jointly and severally, indemnify and hold harmless the Investors, their respective Affiliates, and their respective directors, officers, members, managers, partners, employee, agents and representatives, and any Person claiming by or through any of them (each, an “ Indemnified Party ”), against and in respect of any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities and expenses (including, without limitation, reasonable counsel’s fees and other costs and expenses reasonably incurred investigating or otherwise incident to any suit, action or Proceeding) (collectively, “ Damages ”) incurred by the Indemnified Parties arising out of, resulting from or in connection with:

 

(a) any breach of representation or warranty made on the part of the Company, Parent, Merger Sub or any of their respective Affiliates under the Investment Documents or on the part of Parent, Porsche Holdco, Porsche or any of their respective Affiliates under the Acquisition Documents;

 

(b) any breach of covenant or agreement made by or to be performed on the part of the Company, Parent, Merger Sub or any of their respective Affiliates under the Investment Documents or on the part of Parent, Porsche Holdco, Porsche or any of their respective Affiliates under the Acquisition Documents; or

 

(c) any act or omission by any of the Indemnifying Parties prior to the Closing that is intended to cause, or which act or omission was reckless and as a result of such recklessness caused, an outcome that is either harmful or adverse to the Investors’ investment in the Investment Shares or the Conversion Shares.

 

The indemnification obligations of the Indemnifying Parties (i) under Section 11.02(a) , other than with respect to Specified Representations, shall be subject to a maximum liability equal to fifteen percent (15%) of the aggregate Purchase Price, and (ii) under this Section 11.02 in the aggregate shall be subject to a maximum liability equal to one hundred fifty percent (150%) of the aggregate Purchase Price; provided , however , that the indemnifications obligations of the Indemnifying Parties under (x) Section 11.02(a) , with respect to all such representations and warranties (including the Specified Representations), (y)  Section 11.02(b) , with respect to any breach of covenant or agreement made by or to be performed on the part of the Porsche or any of its Affiliates under the Acquisition Documents and (z) Section 11.02(c) , in the aggregate, shall be subject to a maximum liability equal to the aggregate Purchase Price; provided , further that the foregoing limitations in clauses (i) and (ii) shall not apply in the event of fraudulent conduct, willful breach or intentional misrepresentation. For the purposes of calculating the amount of any Damages related to a breach of any representation or warranty (but, for the avoidance of doubt, not for purposes of determining whether a breach has occurred), the representations and warranties set forth in this Agreement shall be considered without regard to any “Knowledge,” “material,” “in all material respects,” “Material Adverse Effect” or similar qualifications set forth therein.

 

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11.03 Conduct of Indemnification Proceedings .

 

(a) Procedures for Third Party Claims . In the case of any claim for indemnification arising from a claim of a third party (a “ Third Party Claim ”), an Indemnified Party shall give prompt written notice, following such Indemnified Party’s receipt of such claim or demand, to the Indemnifying Party of any claim or demand of which such Indemnified Party has knowledge and as to which it may request indemnification hereunder; provided, however , that failure to give such notice will not affect such Indemnified Party’s rights furnished hereunder unless, and then solely to the extent that, the rights of the parties from whom indemnity is sought are materially prejudiced as a result of such failure. The Indemnifying Party shall have the right (and if they elect to exercise such right, to do so within twenty (20) days after receiving such notice from the Indemnified Party) to defend and to direct the defense against any such claim or demand, in its name or in the name of the Indemnified Party, as the case may be, at the expense of the Indemnifying Party, and with counsel selected by the Indemnifying Party; provided , that the Indemnifying Party shall only be entitled to assume control of the defense of such action only to the extent the Indemnifying Party acknowledges in writing its indemnity obligations and assumes and holds the Indemnified Party harmless from and against the full amount of any Damages resulting therefrom to which the Indemnified Party is entitled to indemnification hereunder; and provided further that the Indemnifying Party shall not be entitled to assume control of such defense if: (i) the Indemnifying Party shall not have taken any action to defend such third party claim within such twenty (20) day period; (ii) such claim or demand seeks an injunction or other equitable relief against the Indemnified Party; (iii) the Indemnified Party shall have reasonably concluded that (x) there is a conflict of interest between the Indemnified Party and the Indemnifying Party in the conduct of the defense of such claim or demand or (y) the Indemnified Party has one or more defenses not available to the Indemnifying Party; (iv) such claim relates to or arises in connection with any criminal proceeding, action, indictment, allegation or investigation; or (v) the appropriate court rules that the Indemnifying Party failed or is failing to vigorously prosecute or defend such third party claim. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the Indemnified Party shall, at the expense of the Indemnifying Party, cooperate with the Indemnifying Party, and keep the Indemnifying Party fully informed, in the defense of such claim or demand. The Indemnified Party shall have the right to participate in the defense of any claim or demand with counsel employed at its own expense; provided , however , that, in the case of any claim or demand described in clauses (i) through (v) of the second preceding sentence or as to which the Indemnifying Party shall not in fact have timely employed counsel to assume the defense of such claim or demand, the reasonable fees and disbursements of one firm of counsel shall be at the expense of the Indemnifying Party. The Indemnifying Party shall have no indemnification obligations with respect to any such claim or demand which shall be settled by the Indemnified Party without the prior written consent of the Indemnifying Party, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. The Indemnifying Party shall not settle any such claim without the prior written consent of the Indemnified Party, unless such claim solely involves a claim for monetary Damages and such settlement is accompanied by a document releasing the Indemnified Party from all Liability with respect to the matter in controversy, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Investors.

 

(b) Procedures for Inter-Party Claims . In the event that an Indemnified Party determines that it has a claim for Damages against an Indemnifying Party hereunder (other than as a result of a Third Party Claim), the Indemnified Party shall give prompt written notice thereof to the Indemnifying Party, specifying, to the extent then known, the amount of such claim and any relevant facts and circumstances relating thereto. The Indemnified Party and the Indemnifying Party shall negotiate in good faith for a thirty (30) day period regarding the resolution of any disputed claims for Damages. If no resolution is reached with regard to such disputed claim between the Indemnifying Party and the Indemnified Party within such thirty (30) day period, the Indemnified Party shall be entitled to seek appropriate remedies in accordance with the terms hereof. Promptly following the final determination of the amount of any Damages claimed by the Indemnified Party, the Indemnifying Party shall pay such Damages to the Indemnified Party by wire transfer or check made payable to the order of the Indemnified Party, without interest. In the event that the Indemnified Party is required to institute a Proceeding in order to recover Damages to which it is entitled pursuant to a final determination hereunder, the cost of such Proceeding (including costs of investigation and reasonable attorneys’ fees and disbursements) shall be added to the amount of Damages payable to the Indemnified Party if the Indemnified Party recovers Damages in such Proceeding.

 

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ARTICLE 12
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

 

12.01 Publicity .

 

(a) The initial press release with respect to the execution of this Agreement and the Transactions shall be a joint press release by the Company and Porsche in a form reasonably acceptable to the Investors. Except as otherwise set forth in this Section 12.01 , no public release or announcement concerning the Transactions shall be issued by the Company or the Investors without the prior consent of the Company (in the case of a release or announcement by the Investors) or the Investors (in the case of a release or announcement by the Company) (which consents shall not be unreasonably withheld), except as such release or announcement may be required by Law or the applicable rules or regulations of any securities exchange or securities market, in which case the Company or the Investors, as the case may be, shall allow the Investors or the Company, as applicable, to the extent reasonably practicable in the circumstances, reasonable time to comment on such release or announcement in advance of such issuance. By 8:30 a.m. (New York time) on the trading day immediately following the Closing Date, the Company shall issue a press release disclosing the consummation of the Transactions. No later than the fourth trading day following the Closing Date, the Company will file a Current Report on Form 8-K attaching the press release described in the foregoing sentence as well as copies of the Investment Documents. In addition, the Company will make such other filings and notices in the manner and time required by the SEC or Nasdaq.

 

(b) Notwithstanding the forgoing, nothing in this Section 12.01 shall prevent the Investors, or any manager or general partner thereof, from reporting or disclosing with respect to fundraising, marketing, informational or reporting activities, on a confidential basis, to its partners, investors, potential investors or similar parties, general information regarding this Agreement and the Transactions, in each case subject to customary obligations of confidentiality with respect to non-public information such as transaction value or other specific economic terms; provided , that the Investors shall be liable for any disclosures made by the recipients pursuant to this sentence.

 

12.02 Amendment and Modification . Subject to applicable Law, this Agreement may be amended, modified and supplemented in any and all respects, whether before or after any vote of the stockholders of the Company contemplated hereby, by written agreement of the Parties hereto at any time prior to the Closing Date with respect to any of the terms contained herein; provided , however , that after the receipt of the Stockholders’ Approval, there shall be no amendment or waiver that would require the further approval of the stockholders of the Company under applicable Law without such approval having first been obtained.

 

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12.03 Extension; Waiver . At any time prior to the Closing, the Parties may, to the extent legally allowed, (a) extend the time for the performance of any of the obligations or other acts of the other Parties, (b) waive any inaccuracies in the representations and warranties contained in this Agreement or in any document delivered pursuant to this Agreement or (c) subject to the proviso of Section 12.02 , waive compliance with any of the agreements or conditions contained in this Agreement. Except as required by applicable Law, no waiver of this Agreement shall require the approval of the stockholders of any of the Company, Parent, or Merger Sub. Any agreement on the part of a Party to any such extension or waiver shall be valid only if set forth in an instrument in writing signed on behalf of such Party. The failure of any Party to assert any of its rights under this Agreement or otherwise shall not constitute a waiver of such rights, nor shall any single or partial exercise by any Party of any of its rights under this Agreement preclude any other or further exercise of such rights or any other rights under this Agreement.

 

12.04 Expenses . The Company shall pay the fees and expenses of the Investors, including without limitation, the reasonable and customary fees and expenses of Investor Counsel, in connection with the negotiation, preparation, execution and delivery of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents and any amendments, modifications or waivers thereto, as well as any fees and expenses reasonably incurred by the Investors in connection with their administration, monitoring and supervision of their investment in the Company, including without limitation, travel, meals, and lodging, as and when such fees and expenses are incurred (the “ Investor Fees ”). The Investor Fees incurred through the Closing Date shall be paid to the Investors (in such allocation among them as they may determine in their sole discretion) on the Closing Date. The Company, Parent and Merger Sub shall bear their own expenses in connection with the negotiation, preparation, execution and delivery of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents.

 

12.05 Representation; Conflict Waiver .

 

(a) Recognizing that Lowenstein Sandler LLP is representing the Investors in connection with the Transactions, each Party agrees that Lowenstein Sandler LLP (“ Investor Counsel ”) may continue to serve as counsel to the Investors and any of their Affiliates in connection with any matters unrelated or related to this Agreement, including any litigation, claim or obligation arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the Transactions notwithstanding any representation by Lowenstein Sandler LLP prior to the date hereof, and waives any claim it has or may have that Lowenstein Sandler LLP has a conflict of interest or is otherwise prohibited from engaging in such representation. Each Party hereby agrees that in the event a dispute arises after the date hereof between the Investors and/or any of their Affiliates, on the one hand, and Parent, the Company, the Company Subsidiaries and/or any of their Affiliates, on the other hand, Lowenstein Sandler LLP may represent the Investors and/or any of their Affiliates in such dispute even though the interests of such Person(s) may be directly adverse to Parent and/or the Company.

 

(b) Each Party further acknowledges that Lowenstein Sandler LLP has in the past performed, currently performs and may continue to perform legal services for the Company and the Company Subsidiaries in matters unrelated to the Transactions. Accordingly, each Party hereby acknowledges that they have had an opportunity to ask for information relevant to this disclosure. Each of Parent and the Company hereby consents to, and waives the conflict of interest arising from Lowenstein Sandler LLP’s representation of the Investors in connection with the Transactions and any and all existing or future matters of every type and description, whether such matters on behalf of the Investors are adverse to Parent, the Company, the Company Subsidiaries and/or any of their respective Affiliates, or otherwise, and further agrees that it will not seek to disqualify Lowenstein Sandler LLP from such representation of the Investors. Each of the Investors hereby consents to, and waives the conflict of interest arising from Lowenstein Sandler LLP’s continued (or future) representation of Parent, the Company, the Company Subsidiaries and their respective Affiliates in matters unrelated to the Transactions, now and in the future, and any and all existing or future matters of every type and description, other than in connection with matters in which the Investors or any of their Affiliates is adverse to Parent, the Company, the Company Subsidiaries and/or any of their respective Affiliates.

 

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12.06   Notices . All notices and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed given if delivered personally (notice deemed given upon receipt), transmitted by email (notice deemed given upon transmitter’s confirmation of delivery to recipient), or sent by a nationally recognized overnight courier service, such as Federal Express (notice deemed given upon receipt of proof of delivery), to the Parties at the following addresses (or at such other address for a Party as shall be specified by like notice made pursuant to this Section 12.06 ):

 

If to the Company, Parent or Merger Sub:

 

I.D. Systems, Inc.
123 Tice Boulevard

Woodcliff Lake, NJ 07677

Attention: Chris Wolfe
E-Mail: cwolfe@id-systems.com

 

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

 

Olshan Frome Wolosky LLP
1325 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10019
Attention: Jeffrey S. Spindler
E-mail: jspindler@olshanlaw.com

 

If to any of the Investors:

 

to the addresses set forth on Schedule I affixed hereto.

 

With a copy to:

 

Lowenstein Sandler LLP
1251 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10020
Attention: Steven E. Siesser, Esq.
E-mail: ssiesser@lowenstein.com

 

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12.07   Counterparts; Effectiveness . This Agreement may be signed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be an original, with the same effect as if the signatures thereto and hereto were upon the same instrument. This Agreement shall become effective when each Party shall have received a counterpart hereof signed by all of the other Parties. Until and unless each Party has received a counterpart hereof signed by the other Parties, this Agreement shall have no effect and no Party shall have any right or obligation hereunder (whether by virtue of any other oral or written agreement or other communication). The exchange of a fully executed Agreement (in counterparts or otherwise) by electronic mail transmission (including in portable document format (pdf) or otherwise) or by facsimile shall be sufficient to bind the Parties to the terms and conditions of this Agreement.

 

12.08   Entire Agreement; Third Party Beneficiaries . This Agreement (including the Exhibits hereto and the documents and the instruments referred to herein), the Confidentiality Agreement and any agreements entered into contemporaneously herewith (a) constitute the entire agreement and supersede all prior agreements and understandings, both written and oral, among the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof, and (b) are not intended to confer any rights, benefits, remedies, obligations or liabilities upon any Person other than the Parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns; provided , however , notwithstanding the foregoing clause (b), the provisions of ARTICLE 11 shall be enforceable by each Indemnified Party.

 

12.09   Severability . If any term, provision, covenant or restriction of this Agreement is held by a court of competent jurisdiction or other authority to be invalid, void, unenforceable or against its regulatory policy, the remainder of the terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions of this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect and shall in no way be affected, impaired or invalidated, so long as the economic and legal substance of the Investment Transactions, taken as a whole, are not affected in a manner materially adverse to any Party. Upon such a determination, the Parties shall negotiate in good faith to modify this Agreement so as to effect the original intent of the Parties as closely as possible in an acceptable manner in order that the Investment Transactions be consummated as originally contemplated to the fullest extent possible.

 

12.10   Assignment . Neither this Agreement nor any of the rights, interests or obligations hereunder shall be assigned by any of the Parties hereto in whole or in part (whether by operation of Law or otherwise) without the prior written consent of the other Parties, and any such assignment without such consent shall be null and void; provided , however , an Investor may assign its rights and delegate its duties hereunder in whole or in part to an Affiliate acquiring some or all of its Investment Shares without the prior written consent of the Company; provided , further , that any such assignment shall not relieve the assigning Party of its obligations hereunder. Any purported assignment without such consent shall be void. This Agreement shall be binding upon, inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the Parties and their respective successors and permitted assigns.

 

12.11   Governing Law; Exclusive Jurisdiction .

 

(a) This Agreement shall be governed and construed in accordance with the Law of the State of Delaware without giving effect to the principles of conflicts of law thereof or of any other jurisdiction that would result in the application of the Law of any other jurisdiction.

 

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(b) The Parties hereby irrevocably submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware, or if that court does not have jurisdiction, a federal court sitting in Wilmington, Delaware, or if such federal court does not have jurisdiction, any court of the State of Delaware having jurisdiction in respect of the interpretation and enforcement of the provisions of this Agreement and of the documents referred to in this Agreement, and in respect of the Investment Transactions, and hereby waive, and agree not to assert, as a defense in any Proceeding for the interpretation or enforcement hereof or thereof, that it is not subject thereto or that such Proceeding may not be brought or is not maintainable in said courts or that the venue thereof may not be appropriate or that this Agreement or any such document may not be enforced in or by such courts, and the Parties irrevocably agree that all claims with respect to such Proceeding shall be heard and determined in such courts. The Parties hereby consent to and grant any such court jurisdiction over the person of such Parties and over the subject matter of such dispute and agree that mailing of process or other papers in connection with any such Proceeding in the manner provided in Section 12.06 or in such other manner as may be permitted by applicable Law, shall be valid and sufficient service thereof.

 

(c) Each Party hereby irrevocably consents and agrees, for the benefit of each other Party, that any legal action, suit or proceeding against it with respect to the confirmation and/or enforcement of an award rendered in a Delaware court pursuant hereto (an “ Award ”) may be brought in the courts of Delaware or any court in a jurisdiction where the assets of such Party are located, and hereby irrevocably accepts and submits to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of each such court with respect to any such action, suit or proceeding to confirm or enforce an Award. Each Party waives any objection which it may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any of the aforesaid actions, suits or proceedings brought in any such court to confirm an Award and hereby further waives and agrees not to plead or claim in any such court that any such action or proceeding brought therein has been brought in an inconvenient forum.

 

12.12   Remedies; Enforcement .

 

(a) The Parties agree that irreparable damage would occur in the event that any of the provisions of this Agreement were not performed in accordance with their specific terms or were otherwise breached. Each Party agrees that (i) each of the Parties hereto shall be entitled to, and may seek in the alternative, such remedies as are available at law and in equity, and (ii)(A) the Parties shall be entitled to an injunction or injunctions to prevent breaches of this Agreement and to specific performance of the terms hereof, this being in addition to any other remedy to which they are entitled at law or in equity, (B) no Party or any other Person shall be required to secure or post any bond or similar instrument in connection with the obtaining of any specific performance or injunctive relief and each Party irrevocably waives and shall not be entitled to assert any right it may have to require the securing or posting of any such bond or similar instrument and (C) the Parties irrevocably waive and shall not be entitled to assert, in any action for specific performance, injunctive relief or other equitable relief, the defense of adequacy of a remedy at law or that an award of specific performance, injunctive relief or other equitable relief is not an appropriate remedy for any reason at law or equity. A Party’s pursuit of specific performance at any time will not be deemed an election of remedies or waiver of the right to pursue any other right or remedy to which such Party may be entitled, including the right to pursue remedies for liabilities or damages incurred or suffered by such Party or its Affiliates. For the avoidance of doubt, (x) the Investors shall be entitled to the remedies provided herein in the alternative, and not be required to elect their remedies, in any Proceeding brought to seek redress for the failure of the Company, Parent and/or any of their Affiliates to consummate the Transactions pursuant to this Agreement or any of the other Transaction Documents and (y) notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the failure of any of the conditions set forth in Section 9.02 to be satisfied shall not be a defense to, and shall in no way limit or impair, the Investors’ rights to enforce specifically the Company’s, Parent’s and/or Merger Sub’s obligations hereunder if such failure results, directly or indirectly, from the Company’s, Parent’s and/or Merger Sub’s breach or failure to perform any of their respective representations, warranties, covenants or agreements set forth in this Agreement or any other Transaction Document, and, solely for purposes of enforcing this Agreement, any such condition(s) shall nevertheless be deemed satisfied.

 

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(b) Notwithstanding Section 12.12(a) or anything else to the contrary in this Agreement, the Company shall not be entitled to enforce specifically the Investors’ obligations to consummate the purchase of the Investment Shares unless (i) all of the conditions set forth in Section 9.01 (other than those conditions that by their nature are to be satisfied at the Closing (provided that such conditions would have been satisfied or waived assuming the Closing were to occur)) shall have been satisfied (or are capable of being satisfied at the Closing) or (to the extent permissible under applicable Law) waived; (ii) the Company has irrevocably confirmed in writing to the Investors that (A) all of the conditions to the Investors’ obligations have been satisfied or waived (other than those conditions that by their nature are to be satisfied at the Closing; provided that such conditions would have been satisfied or waived assuming the Closing were to occur), and (B) if specific performance is granted, then it is ready, willing and able to take the actions within its control to cause the Closing to occur; and (iii) the Investors have failed to complete the Closing by the date the Closing is required to have occurred pursuant to this Agreement.

 

12.13   WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL . EACH OF THE PARTIES HEREBY KNOWINGLY, INTENTIONALLY AND VOLUNTARILY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY AND ALL RIGHTS TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS.

 

12.14   Non-Recourse . Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, no representative, Affiliate of, or direct or indirect equity owner in, the Company shall have any personal liability to the Investors or any other Person as a result of the breach of any representation, warranty, covenant, agreement or obligation of the Company, Parent or Merger Sub in this Agreement or any other Investment Document, and no representative, Affiliate of, or direct or indirect equity owner in, any of the Investors, shall have any personal liability to the Company, Parent, Merger Sub or any other Person as a result of the breach of any representation, warranty, covenant, agreement or obligation of any of the Investors in this Agreement or any other Investment Document.

 

12.15   Definitions .

 

(a) As used herein, the following terms have the following meanings:

 

Acquisition Documents ” means the Porsche Merger Agreement and the other agreements entered into by Parent, Porsche Holdco, the Company and/or Porsche in connection with the Acquisition.

 

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Acquisition Shares ” means the shares of Parent Common Stock issued as consideration to the Porsche shareholders pursuant to the Porsche Merger Agreement.

 

Acquisition Transactions ” means the Acquisition and the other transactions contemplated by the Porsche Merger Agreement and the other Acquisition Documents.

 

Affiliate ” means, with respect to any Person, any other Person that directly or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries, controls or is controlled by, or is under common control with such Person. The term “control” (including its correlative meanings “controlled” and “under common control with”) shall mean (a) the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of management or policies of a Person (whether through ownership of voting securities, Contract, or otherwise or (b) the ownership, directly or indirectly, of more than fifty percent (50%) of the voting securities or other ownership interest of a business entity (or, with respect to a limited partnership or other similar entity, its general partner or controlling entity). For the avoidance of doubt, the Investors will not be deemed to be Affiliates of Parent, Porsche, the Company or any of their respective Subsidiaries.

 

Business Day ” means any day that is not a Saturday, a Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in New York, New York are authorized or required by Law or Order to close.

 

Cash and Cash Equivalents ” means all unrestricted cash on hand, cash in bank accounts, certificates of deposit, commercial paper, treasury bills and notes, marketable securities and other cash equivalents, including any received but un-cleared checks, but specifically excluding outbound ACH, drafts and wires and issued but un-cleared checks, each as determined in accordance with GAAP.

 

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

 

Company 10-K ” means the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K for the annual period ended December 31, 2017.

 

Company Acquisition Proposal ” means (i) any proposal or offer (other than the Transactions or any other proposal or offer by the Investors or their Affiliates) with respect to a merger, consolidation, business combination or similar transaction involving the Company or any one or more of the Company Subsidiaries (except for any transaction between or among two or more of the Company’s Subsidiaries); (ii) any proposal or offer to acquire, by tender offer, share exchange, stock or asset purchase, license acquisition or in any other manner, which, in each case with respect to clauses (i) and (ii), if consummated, would result in any Person or group of Persons (other than the Investors, Parent, Merger Sub or their respective Affiliates) becoming, in one or a series of related transactions, directly or indirectly, the beneficial owner (as such term is defined in Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act) of (A) 15% or more of the total voting power or of any class of equity securities of the Company or any one or more of the Company Subsidiaries which comprise 15% or more of the consolidated revenues, consolidated net income or fair market value of the consolidated total assets of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or, in the case of a transaction described in clause (i), the entity resulting from such transaction (to the extent such entity would comprise 15% or more of the consolidated revenues, consolidated net income or fair market value of the consolidated total assets of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, prior to such transaction) or (B) assets (including equity securities of any of the Company’s Subsidiaries) comprising 15% or more of the consolidated revenues, consolidated net income or fair market value of the consolidated total assets of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries, taken as a whole; or (iii) a recapitalization, reorganization, joint venture, partnership, restructuring, liquidation, dissolution or other winding up of the Company and/or any of the Company Subsidiaries for consideration equal to 15% or more of the fair market value of (x) all of the issued and outstanding Company Common Stock on the last trading day prior to the date of this Agreement or (y) the consolidated total assets of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries, taken as a whole (in each case prior to such transaction).

 

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Company Adverse Recommendation Change ” means any of the following actions by the Company, the Company Board or any committee thereof: (i) withholding, withdrawing, modifying or qualifying in a manner adverse to the Investors or proposing publicly to withhold, withdraw, modify or qualify in a manner adverse to the Investors, the Company Board Recommendation, (ii) failing to make the Company Board Recommendation or failing to include the Company Board Recommendation in (or removing it from) the Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus, (iii) approving, endorsing, recommending or otherwise publicly declaring to be advisable or proposing to approve, endorse, recommend or determine to be advisable any Company Acquisition Proposal, (iv) following the date any Company Acquisition Proposal or any modification to the price, form of consideration or conditionality thereto is first made public or sent or given to the stockholders of the Company, failing to publicly reaffirm the Company Board Recommendation within five (5) Business Days after the Investors reasonably requests a reaffirmation thereof in writing, (v) following the commencement of any take-over bid, tender offer or exchange offer for Company Common Stock that is publicly disclosed, publicly being neutral or failing to reject or recommend against acceptance of any such take-over bid, tender offer or exchange offer within five (5) Business Days of such commencement of such take-over bid, tender offer or exchange offer or recommending that the stockholders of the Company tender their respective Company Common Stock in such take-over bid, tender offer or exchange offer, or (vi) publicly announcing an intention, or resolving, to take any of the foregoing actions; provided , however , neither (x) a customary “stop, look and listen” or similar communication by the Company Board of the type contemplated by Rule 14d-9(f) under the Exchange Act (including disclosure of the Company’s receipt of a Company Acquisition Proposal and the operation of this Agreement with respect thereto) or (y) factually accurate public statements regarding financial results, operations or business conditions or developments shall, in any case, in and of itself constitute a Company Adverse Recommendation Change.

 

Company Balance Sheet ” means the consolidated balance sheet of the Company and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of December 31, 2017 and the notes thereto set forth in the Company 10-K.

 

Company Balance Sheet Date ” means December 31, 2017.

 

Company Board ” means the Board of Directors of the Company.

 

Company Equity Plans ” means the following plans of the Company: the I.D. Systems, Inc. 2007 Equity Compensation Plan (as amended through June 21, 2012), I.D. Systems, Inc. 2009 Non-Employee Director Equity Compensation Plan, as amended, I.D. Systems, Inc. 2015 Equity Compensation Plan and I.D. Systems, Inc. 2018 Incentive Plan.

 

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Company Intellectual Property Rights ” means, collectively Owned Intellectual Property Rights and Licensed Intellectual Property Rights.

 

Company Intervening Event ” means a material positive event, change in circumstances or development materially affecting the business or financial condition of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, that was not known or reasonably foreseeable as of the date of this Agreement, which event, change or development first becomes known to the Company Board prior to the receipt of the Stockholder Approval and which causes the Company Board to conclude in good faith, based on the advice of the Company’s outside financial advisors and legal counsel duly licensed to practice law in the State of Delaware, that the failure to make a Company Adverse Recommendation Change would result in a violation of the fiduciary duties of the Company Board under applicable Law; provided that in no event shall the following events, changes or developments constitute an Intervening Event: (A) the receipt, existence or terms of a Company Acquisition Proposal or any matter relating thereto or consequence thereof; (B) any change in the price or trading volume of the Company Common Stock or any other securities of the Company or the securities of Porsche ( provided that, except as otherwise provided in clause (D) below, the underlying causes thereof may constitute or be taken into account in determining whether there has been an Intervening Event); (C) the fact that the Company or any Company Subsidiary meets or exceeds any internal or published budgets, plans, forecasts or projections for any period ( provided that the underlying causes thereof may constitute or be taken into account in determining whether there has been an Intervening Event); (D) any event, change or development relating to Porsche, its business opportunities, prospects or financial condition, or to the Porsche Merger Agreement; or (E) an increase or potential increase, or events leading to or reasonably anticipated to lead to, orders or purchases from new or existing customers or business partners.

 

Company IT Assets ” means any and all computers, computer software, source code, firmware, middleware, servers, workstations, routers, hubs, switches, data communications lines and all other information technology systems and equipment, and all associated documentation owned by the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries or licensed or leased to the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries (excluding any public networks).

 

Company Option ” means each option to purchase shares of Company Common Stock outstanding under any of the Company Equity Plans.

 

Company Proposals ” means (i) the adoption of this Agreement and approval of the Parent Merger, (ii) approval of the issuance of the Investment Shares, (iii) approval of the issuance of the Acquisition Shares, (iv) approval of the amendment to the I.D. Systems, Inc. 2018 Incentive Plan, (v) approval of the authorized share capital of Parent as set forth in Article Fifth of the Parent Charter, (vi) approval of the indemnification provisions in Article Eleventh of the Parent Charter, (vii) approval of the corporate opportunity provisions in Article Twelfth of the Parent Charter, and (viii) approval of the exclusive forum provisions in Article Sixteenth of the Parent Charter.

 

Company Restricted Stock Award ” means each restricted stock award of shares of Company Common Stock outstanding under any of the Company Equity Plans.

 

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Company Superior Proposal ” means any bona fide and written Company Acquisition Proposal that the Company Board determines in good faith, based on the advice of with its outside legal counsel and financial advisors, is reasonably capable of being consummated substantially in accordance with its terms and, if consummated, would be more favorable from a financial point of view to the Company’s stockholders (in their capacity as such) than the Transactions, in each case, after taking into account all relevant factors, including all terms and conditions of such Company Acquisition Proposal (including the likelihood that such Company Acquisition Proposal is consummated in accordance with its terms, after taking into account all legal, financial (including the certainty of financing) and regulatory aspects of the proposal and the Person making the Company Acquisition Proposal), and this Agreement (including any adjustment to the terms and conditions of this Agreement agreed to by the Investors in writing pursuant to Section 7.02(b) in response to such Company Acquisition Proposal). For purposes of this definition, all references to “15% or more” in the definition of Company Acquisition Proposal shall be deemed to be references to “more than 50%”.

 

Company Termination Fee ” has the meaning ascribed to such term in the Porsche Merger Agreement.

 

Contract ” means any legally binding agreement, contract, instrument, note, bond, mortgage, indenture, deed of trust, lease, license or other legally binding commitment, arrangement or understanding, whether written or oral.

 

Debt Financing ” has the meaning ascribed to such term in the Porsche Merger Agreement.

 

Debt Financing Commitment ” has the meaning ascribed to such term in the Porsche Merger Agreement.

 

EDGAR ” means the SEC’s Electronic Data Gathering Analysis and Retrieval System.

 

Environmental Claim ” means any Proceeding or Order alleging potential or actual liability (including liability for investigatory costs, cleanup costs, governmental response costs, natural resources damages, property damages, personal injuries, attorneys’ fees, fines or penalties) arising out of, based on, resulting from or relating to (i) the presence, Release of, or exposure to any Hazardous Substances, (ii) circumstances forming the basis of any violation, or alleged violation, of any Environmental Law, or (iii) any other matters covered or regulated by, or for which liability is imposed under, Environmental Law.

 

Environmental Law ” means any Law or Order relating to pollution, the protection, restoration or remediation of or prevention of harm to the environment or natural resources, or the protection of human health and safety, including any Law or Order relating to: (i) the exposure to, or Releases or threatened Releases of, Hazardous Substances, (ii) the generation, manufacture, processing, distribution, use, treatment, containment, disposal, storage, transport or handling of Hazardous Substances, or (iii) recordkeeping, notification, disclosure and reporting requirements respecting Hazardous Substances.

 

Environmental Permits ” means all Governmental Authorizations required by Environmental Law.

 

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Equity Interest ” shall mean any share, capital stock, partnership, limited liability company, membership or similar interest in any Person, and any option, warrant, right or security convertible, exchangeable or exercisable therefor or other instrument, obligation or right the value of which is based on any of the foregoing, in each case issued, granted, entered into, agreed to or authorized by such Person.

 

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

 

ERISA Affiliate ” of any entity means each entity that is treated as a single employer with such entity for purposes of Section 4001(b)(1) of ERISA or Section 414(b), (c), (m) or (o) of the Code.

 

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

 

Facility Fee ” means an amount equal to two percent (2.0%) of the aggregate Purchase Price funded at the Closing.

 

Flow of Funds Statement ” means a “flow of funds” statement, prepared for purposes of distributing the amounts payable in connection with the closing of the Transactions, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Investors.

 

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

 

Governmental Authority ” means any (i) nation or government, any federal, state, province, city, town, municipality, county, local or other political subdivision thereof or thereto and any department, commission, board, bureau, instrumentality, agency or merger control authority, (ii) federal, state, provincial, local or non-U.S. court or tribunal, (iii) self-regulatory organization (including any national securities exchange), or (iv) other governmental, quasi-governmental, supranational or regulatory entity created or empowered under a statute (or rule, regulation or ordinance promulgated thereunder) or at the direction of any governmental authority, including those set forth in clauses (i), (ii) or (iii) of this definition, and that is empowered thereunder or thereby to exercise executive, legislative, judicial, taxing, regulatory or administrative powers or functions of or pertaining to government.

 

Governmental Authorization ” means any license, approval, clearance, permit, certificate, waiver, amendment, consent, exemption, variance, expiration and termination of any waiting period requirements, other actions by, and any notice, filing, registration, qualification, declaration and designation with, and other authorizations and approvals issued by or obtained from a Governmental Authority.

 

Hazardous Substance ” means any material, substance, chemical, or waste (or combination thereof) that is listed, defined, designated, regulated or classified as hazardous, toxic, radioactive, dangerous, a pollutant, a contaminant, petroleum, oil, or words of similar meaning or effect (i) under any Environmental Law, or (ii) that can form the basis of any liability under any Environmental Law or any Order relating to pollution, waste, the environment, or the protection of worker health and safety.

 

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Intellectual Property ” means all intellectual property and technology, including: (i) internet domain names, whether or not trademarks, web addresses, web pages, websites and related content, accounts with Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, YouTube, Google+ and other social media companies and the content found thereon and related thereto, and URLs; (ii) expressions, designs and other works of authorship; (iii) inventions, discoveries, trade secrets, business and technical information and know-how, databases, processes, procedures, research and development results, marketing plans and other confidential and proprietary information, excluding any Personal Data contained in any of the foregoing; and (iv) software and firmware, including data files, source code, object code, application programming interfaces, architecture, files, records, schematics, computerized databases, algorithms, structures, development tools and other related specifications, media and documentation, excluding any Personal Data contained in any of the foregoing.

 

Intellectual Property Rights ” means any and all common law or statutory intellectual property rights or proprietary rights and protections (anywhere in the world), including all such rights relating to, arising from, or associated with any Intellectual Property, including: (i) trademarks, service marks and rights in trade names, brand names, logos, corporate names, trade dress, design rights and other similar designations of source, sponsorship, association or origin, and all registrations, applications and renewals for, any of the foregoing; (ii) copyrights, author, performer, moral and neighboring rights, and mask works and all registrations, applications for registration and renewals of any of the foregoing; (iii) trade secrets and other rights in confidential information; and (iv) patents (including all reissues, divisionals, provisionals, continuations and continuations-in-part, re-examinations, renewals, substitutions and extensions thereof), patent applications, and other patent rights and any other Governmental Authority-issued indicia of invention ownership (including inventor’s certificates, petty patents and patent utility models).

 

Insider ” means each director, executive officer, other officer of the Company participating in the offering, any beneficial owner of 20% or more of the Company’s outstanding voting equity securities, calculated on the basis of voting power, and any promoter connected with the Company in any capacity on the date hereof.

 

Investment Documents ” means this Agreement, the Parent Charter, the Registration Rights Agreement, and each other document, agreement, instrument and certificate executed and delivered in connection therewith in respect of the Parent Merger and/or the offering and sale of the Securities.

 

Investment Transactions ” means the Parent Merger, the offering and sale of the Securities and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the other Investment Documents.

 

Knowledge ” of the Company means the actual knowledge, after reasonable inquiry, of the individuals listed on Schedule 12.15 .

 

Law ” means any United States, federal, state, provincial or local or any non-U.S. law (in each case, statutory, common or otherwise), constitution, treaty, convention, ordinance, code, rule, statute, regulation or other similar requirement enacted, issued, adopted, promulgated, entered into or applied by a Governmental Authority.

 

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Leased Real Property ” means each parcel of real property subject to a lease, sublease, license or occupancy agreement to which the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries is a party as lessee, sublessee, licensee or occupant.

 

Liability ” means any liability, indebtedness obligation or commitment of any kind (whether accrued, absolute, contingent, matured, unmatured or otherwise, and whether or not required to be recorded or reflected on a balance sheet prepared in accordance with GAAP).

 

Licensed Intellectual Property Rights ” means any and all Intellectual Property Rights owned by a Third Party and licensed or sublicensed to the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries or for which the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries has obtained a covenant not to be sued.

 

Lien ” means, with respect to any property or asset, any mortgage, hypothecation, lien, pledge, charge, security interest, deed of trust, right of first refusal or offer, option, easement, right of way, or any other encumbrance (other than such a limitation arising under securities Law in respect of such property or asset).

 

Material Adverse Effect ” means any effect, change, condition, fact, development, occurrence or event that, individually or in the aggregate with all other effects, changes, conditions, facts, developments, occurrences or events, has had or would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the business, results of operations, or condition (financial or otherwise) of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, excluding any effect, change, condition, fact, development, occurrence or event resulting from or arising out of (i) changes in the financial, securities or credit markets or general economic, regulatory or political conditions in the United States or any other jurisdiction, (ii) changes or conditions generally affecting the industries, markets or geographical areas in which the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries operate, (iii) geopolitical conditions, the outbreak or escalation of hostilities, civil disobedience, acts of war, sabotage or terrorism or any escalation or worsening of the foregoing or any natural disasters (including hurricanes, tornadoes, floods or earthquakes), (iv) changes or proposed changes in Law or authoritative interpretation thereof, (v) changes in GAAP or authoritative interpretation thereof, (vi) any action taken or not taken, in each case, by Parent, Merger Sub or any of their respective Affiliates or by any of the Company or the Company Subsidiaries or their respective Affiliates at the written direction or with the written consent of the Investors or as expressly required by the terms, conditions or restrictions of this Agreement or the Transactions, (vii) the entry into, the public announcement of, or pendency of this Agreement and the Transactions (it being understood that this clause (vii) shall not apply to any representation or warranty of the Company herein that is expressly intended to address the consequences of the execution, delivery or performance of this Agreement), (viii) any failure by the Company and the Company Subsidiaries to meet any internal or published projections, forecasts or predictions in respect of financial or operating performance for any future period, or (ix) any change in the market price or trading volume of the Company’s securities or in its credit ratings; provided , however , (A) in the case of clauses (i), (ii), (iii), (iv) and (v), any effect, change, condition, fact, development, occurrence or event resulting from or arising out of the matters referred to therein shall not be excluded to the extent the same disproportionately affects (individually or together with other effects, changes, conditions, facts, developments, occurrences or events) the Company and the Company Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, as compared to other similarly situated Persons operating in the same industry in which the Company and the Company Subsidiaries operate; and (B) in the case of clauses (viii) and (ix), the underlying causes of any failure or adverse change shall not be excluded unless otherwise specifically excluded by clauses (i) through (vii).

 

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Nasdaq ” means The Nasdaq Global Market LLC.

   

Open Source Material ” means software or other material that is licensed or distributed under a “free” source-code license, including any license meeting the Open Source Definition (as promulgated by the Open Source Initiative) or the Free Software Definition (as promulgated by the Free Software Foundation), or any substantially similar license, including but not limited to any license approved by the Open Source Initiative, or any Creative Commons License.

 

Order ” means any order, writ, injunction, decree, consent decree, judgment, ruling, award, injunction, settlement or stipulation issued, promulgated, made, rendered or entered into by or with any Governmental Authority (in each case, whether temporary, preliminary or permanent) that is binding on any Person or its property under applicable Law.

 

Owned Intellectual Property Rights ” means any and all Intellectual Property Rights owned by, purported to be owned by or exclusively licensed to the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries.

 

Parent Board ” means the Board of Directors of Parent.

 

Parent Common Stock ” means the common stock of Parent, par value $0.01 per share, together with any securities into which such shares may be reclassified, whether by merger, charter amendment or otherwise, to the extent the Investment Shares, in connection with any such reclassification, become convertible into such securities pursuant to the Parent Charter.

 

Party ” means each of the Company, Parent, Merger Sub and the Investors individually, as the context requires, and “ Parties ” means all of them collectively.

 

Permitted Liens ” means (i) Liens for Taxes not yet delinquent or being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and for which adequate reserves (as determined in accordance with GAAP) have been established on the Financial Statements, or (with respect to such Liens arising after the date of this Agreement) on the financial books and records of the Company, (ii) Liens in favor of vendors, carriers, warehousemen, repairmen, mechanics, workmen, materialmen, construction or similar Liens arising in the ordinary course of business with respect to amounts not yet overdue or the validity of which is being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and for which adequate reserves (as determined in accordance with GAAP) have been established on the Financial Statements, or (with respect to such Liens arising after the date of this Agreement) on the financial books and records of the Company, (iii) Liens reflected on the Company Balance Sheet, (iv) zoning, building and other land use regulations imposed by any Governmental Authority having jurisdiction over the Leased Real Property which are not violated by the current use and operation of the Leased Real Property in any manner that would reasonably be expected to materially impair the continued use and operation of the Leased Real Property as presently conducted, (v) licenses or covenants not to sue with respect to Intellectual Property Rights, (vi) statutory, common law or contractual liens of landlords, (vii) title defects, encumbrances or irregularities that do not secure the payment of a sum of money or that would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to materially impair the continued use and operation of the assets to which they relate in the business of such entity and its Affiliates as presently conducted, and (viii) any Liens set forth on Schedule 12.15 .

 

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Person ” means an individual, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, association, company, joint venture, estate, trust, association other entity or organization of any kind or nature, including a Governmental Authority or arbitrator (public or private), or group (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act).

 

Personal Data ” means an identifiable individual’s name, street address, telephone number, email address, photograph, social security number or tax identification number, driver’s license number, passport number, credit card number, bank information, or biometric identifiers or any other piece of information that, alone or in combination with other information held by the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries, allows the identification of or contact with an individual and any other information about such individual that can be traced back thereto.

 

Porsche Shareholder Approval ” means the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the outstanding ordinary shares of Porsche in favor of the Porsche Merger Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby.

 

Porsche Voting Agreement ” has the meaning ascribed to the term “Voting Agreement” in the Porsche Merger Agreement.

 

Proceeding ” means any suit, audit, action, claim, litigation, arbitration, mediation, hearing, public inquiry, or similar proceeding (in each case, whether civil, criminal or administrative, whether public or private or whether written or oral) commenced, brought, conducted or heard by or before, or otherwise involving any Governmental Authority or arbitrator (public or private).

 

Registration Statement ” has the meaning ascribed to such term in the Porsche Merger Agreement.

 

Release ” shall have the same meaning as under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act, 42 U.S.C., Section 9601 (22).

 

Representatives ” means a Person and its Subsidiaries’ directors, officers, employees, Affiliates, agents, attorneys, accountants, advisors, consultants and other authorized representatives.

 

Required Financing Information ” has the meaning ascribed to such term in the Porsche Merger Agreement.

 

Sarbanes-Oxley Act ” means the U.S. Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, as amended.

 

SEC ” means the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

Securities ” means the Investment Shares and the Conversion Shares.

 

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

 

Series A Director ” has the meaning ascribed to such term in the Parent Charter.

   

Specified Representations ” means the representations and warranties contained in the first sentence of Section 5.01 (Organization and Qualification), Section 5.02 (Authorization; Enforcement; Validity), Section 5.05 (Valid Issuance), Section 5.06(a) (Capitalization), the first two sentences of Section  5.07(a) (Subsidiaries), the first and third sentences of Section 5.07(b) (Subsidiaries), Section 5.11(b) (Absence of Certain Changes), Section 5.24 (Finders’ Fees, etc.), Section 5.26 (Application of Takeover Protections; Rights Agreements), Section 5.28 (No Directed Selling Efforts or General Solicitation), Section 5.29 (No Integrated Offering), Section 5.30 (Rule 506 Compliance), Section 5.31 (Private Placement) and Section 5.33 (Investment Company); provided , however , that, for purposes of ARTICLE 11 , Section 5.11(b) shall not be deemed to be a Specified Representation.

 

Specified Stockholder Approval ” means the approval of the following Company Proposals by the holders of the requisite number of shares of Company Common Stock: (i) the adoption of this Agreement and approval of the Parent Merger, (ii) approval of the issuance of the Investment Shares, (iii) approval of the issuance of the Acquisition Shares, and (iv) approval of the authorized share capital of Parent as set forth in Article Fifth of the Parent Charter.

 

Standstill Termination Date ” means the earlier to occur of (i) such date as the Investors and their respective Affiliates collectively cease to beneficially own five percent (5%) of the outstanding Parent Common Stock (determined on a fully-diluted basis) or (ii) the thirteen (13) month anniversary of the Optional Redemption Date (as defined in the Parent Charter) in connection with an Optional Redemption Notice (as defined in the Parent Charter) providing for a redemption of such number of shares of Series A Preferred Stock as would result, if consummated (whether or not consummated), in the Investors and their respective Affiliates collectively ceasing to beneficially own at least five percent (5%) of the outstanding Parent Common Stock (determined on a fully-diluted basis) as of such Optional Redemption Date, whether or not any shares of Series A Preferred Stock then remain outstanding.

 

Subsidiary ” means, with respect to any Person, another Person (other than a natural Person), of which such first Person (i) owns directly or indirectly (a) an aggregate amount of the voting securities, other voting ownership or voting partnership interests to elect or appoint a majority of the board of directors or other governing body or (b) if there are no such voting interests, a majority of the equity interests therein or (ii) has the right to appoint a majority of the directors or managers.

 

Taxes ” means (i) any and all federal, state, provincial, local, non-U.S. and other taxes, levies, imposts, duties, and similar governmental charges (including any interest, consumer price index linkage, fines, assessments, penalties or additions to tax imposed in connection therewith or with respect thereto) including (x) taxes imposed on, or measured by, income, franchise, profits or gross receipts, and (y) ad valorem, value added, capital gains, sales, goods and services, harmonized sales, use, real or personal property, capital stock, license, branch, payroll, estimated withholding, employment, social security (or similar), national health insurance, unemployment, compensation, utility, severance, production, excise, stamp, occupation, premium, windfall profits, transfer and gains taxes, and customs duties, (ii) any and all liability for the payment of any items described in clause (i) above as a result of being (or ceasing to be) a member of an affiliated, consolidated, combined, unitary or aggregate group (or being included (or being required to be included) in any Tax Return related to such group), and (iii) any and all liability for the payment of any amounts as a result of any express or implied obligation to indemnify any other person, or any successor or transferee liability, in respect of any items described in clause (i) or (ii) above.

 

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Tax Return ” means any report, return, document, declaration or other information or filing supplied or required to be supplied to any Governmental Authority with respect to Taxes, including information returns, any documents to be supplied to any Governmental Authority with respect to or accompanying payments of estimated Taxes, or with respect to or accompanying requests for the extension of time in which to file any such report, return, document, declaration or other information.

 

Tax Sharing Agreement ” means any Contract binding a Party or any of its Subsidiaries that provides for the allocation, apportionment, sharing or assignment of any Tax liability or benefit (excluding any indemnification agreement or arrangement pertaining to the sale or lease of assets or subsidiaries and any commercially reasonable indemnity, sharing or similar agreements or arrangements where the inclusion of a Tax indemnification or allocation provision is customary or incidental to an agreement the primary nature of which is not Tax sharing or indemnification).

 

Third Party ” means any Person other than the Company, Parent, Merger Sub or any of their respective Affiliates.

 

Transaction Documents ” means the Investment Documents and the Acquisition Documents.

 

Transactions ” means the Investment Transactions and the Acquisition Transactions.

 

Treasury Regulations ” means the regulations promulgated under the Code.

 

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(b) Each of the following terms is defined in the section set forth opposite such term:

 

Defined Term   Section
Acceptable Company Confidentiality Agreement   7.02(a)
Acquisition   Recitals
Agreement   Preamble
Alternative Company Acquisition Agreement   7.02(a)
Award   12.11(c)
Award Agreements   8.01
Bankruptcy and Equity Exception   5.02
Buy-In   7.08
Certificate of Merger   2.02(a)
Closing   4.02
Closing Date   4.02
Company   Preamble
Company Board Recommendation   7.04(a)
Company Common Stock   3.01(a)
Company Customers and Suppliers   5.22
Company Material Contract   5.21(a)
Company Plan   5.15(a)
Company Preferred Stock   5.06(a)
Company Privacy Policy   5.19(n)
Company Real Property Leases   5.18(b)
Company Registered IP   5.19(d)
Company SEC Documents   5.08(a)
Company Securities   5.06(a)
Company Source Code   5.19(i)
Company Subsidiary or Company Subsidiaries   5.07(a)
Company Subsidiary Securities   5.07(b)
Conversion Shares   Recitals
Damages   11.02
DGCL   2.01
Disclosure Schedule   ARTICLE 5
Disqualification Event   5.30
Employment Agreements   8.01
Evaluation Date   5.08(g)
FCPA   5.23(a)
Financial Statements   5.09
Governmental Grant   5.19(m)
Indemnified Party   11.02
Indemnifying Parties   11.02
internal controls   5.08(g)
Investment Effective Time   1.03
Investment Shares   Recitals
Investor or Investors   Preamble
Investor Counsel   12.05(a)
Investor Fees   12.04
Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus   5.36
Merger Sub   Preamble
Multiemployer Plan   5.15(d)
Outside Date   10.01(c)
Parent   Preamble
Parent Charter   2.03(c)
Parent Charter Effective Time   1.01
Parent Merger   Recitals
Parent Merger Effective Time   1.02
Per Share Price   Recitals
Porsche   Recitals
Porsche Holdco   Recitals
Porsche Holdco Loan and Contribution Transactions   Recitals
Porsche Merger Agreement   Recitals
Pre-Closing Period   7.01
Public Official   5.23(a)
Purchase Price   Recitals
Registered Intellectual Property Rights   5.19(a)
Registration Rights Agreement   Recitals

 

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Defined Term   Section

Regulation D   Recitals
Rule 144   7.08
Rule 506   5.30
SEC   Recitals
Series A Preferred Stock   Recitals
Stockholder Approval   5.02
Stockholder Litigation   7.14
Stockholders’ Meeting   7.03
Surviving Corporation   2.01
Third Party Claim   11.03(a)
Transfer Agent   7.08
Voting Agreements   Recitals

 

 

12.16   Other Definitional and Interpretative Provisions . The words “hereof”, “herein” and “hereunder” and words of like import used in this Agreement shall refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement.

 

(a) The captions herein are included for convenience of reference only and shall be ignored in the construction or interpretation hereof. References to Articles, Sections, Annexes, Exhibits and Schedules are to Articles, Sections, Annexes, Exhibits and Schedules of this Agreement unless otherwise specified.

 

(b) All Annexes, Exhibits and Schedules annexed hereto or referred to herein are hereby incorporated in and made a part of this Agreement as if set forth in full herein. Any capitalized terms used in any Annex, Exhibit or Schedule but not otherwise defined therein, shall have the meaning as defined in this Agreement.

 

(c) Any reference in a particular Section of the Disclosure Schedule shall be deemed to be an exception to (or, as applicable, a disclosure for purposes of) the representations and warranties (or covenants, as applicable) of the Company, Parent and Merger Sub that are contained in any other Section of this Agreement (except for those contained in in the first sentence of Section 5.01 (Organization and Qualification) and Section 5.06(a) (Capitalization)) if the relevance of that reference as an exception to (or a disclosure for purposes of) such other representations and warranties of the Company, Parent and Merger Sub set forth in this Agreement would be reasonably apparent to an individual who has read that reference and such representations and warranties. The listing of any matter on the Disclosure Schedule shall not be deemed to constitute an admission by the Company, Parent and Merger Sub, or to otherwise imply, that any such matter is material, is required to be disclosed by the Company, Parent and Merger Sub under this Agreement or falls within relevant minimum thresholds or materiality standards set forth in this Agreement. No disclosure in the Disclosure Schedule relating to any possible breach or violation by the Company, Parent and Merger Sub of any Contract or applicable Law, the enforceability of any Contract, the existence or non-existence of third-party rights or similar matters or statements shall be construed as an admission or indication with respect to any of the foregoing. Any disclosure in any Section of the Disclosure Schedule of information that is also filed with or disclosed in any Company SEC Document shall not be deemed a representation that there is no other information filed with or disclosed in any Company SEC Document that would qualify the corresponding representation. All disclosures in the Disclosure Schedule are intended only to allocate rights and risks between the parties to the Agreement and are not intended to be admissions against interests, be admissible against any Party by any Person who is not a Party (other than Affiliates, beneficiaries, or successors or assigns of any of the Parties), or give rise to any claim or benefit to any Person who is not a Party (other than Affiliates, beneficiaries, or successors or assigns of any of the Parties).

 

(d) Any singular term in this Agreement shall be deemed to include the plural, and any plural term the singular, and words denoting either gender shall include both genders as the context requires. Where a word or phrase is defined herein, each of its other grammatical forms shall have a corresponding meaning.

 

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(e) Whenever the words “include”, “includes” or “including” are used in this Agreement, they shall be deemed to be followed by the words “without limitation,” whether or not they are in fact followed by those words or words of like import.

 

(f)   The use of the word “or” shall not be exclusive unless expressly indicated otherwise.

 

(g) Any reference to a Party or a party to any other agreement or document contemplated hereby shall include such Person’s successors and permitted assigns.

 

(h) Unless otherwise specifically indicated, all references to “dollars” or “$” shall refer to the lawful currency of the United States.

 

(i) A reference to any legislation or to any provision of any legislation shall include any modification, amendment, re-enactment thereof, any legislative provision substituted therefor and all rules, regulations and statutory instruments issued or related to such legislation; provided , that with respect to any representation or warranty contained in this Agreement, such reference shall mean the legislation or provision as exists as of the date that such representation or warranty is made.

 

(j) A reference to any Contract (including this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents) is to that Contract as amended, modified or supplemented (including by waiver or consent) from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof, except that with respect to any Contract listed on any schedule hereto, all such amendments, modifications or supplements must also be listed on such schedule in order to be included in such reference.

 

(k) The word “will” shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect as the word “shall.”

 

(l) The Parties have participated jointly in the negotiation and drafting of this Agreement and, in the event an ambiguity or question of intent or interpretation arises, this Agreement shall be construed as jointly drafted by the Parties and no presumption or burden of proof shall arise favoring or disfavoring any Party by virtue of the authorship of any provision of this Agreement.

 

(m) References from or through any date mean, unless otherwise specified, from and including such date or through and including such date, respectively.

 

(n) References to any period of days will be deemed to be to the relevant number of calendar days unless otherwise specified.

 

(o) If the last day for the giving of any notice or the performance of any act required or permitted under this Agreement is a day that is not a Business Day, then the time for the giving of such notice or the performance of such action shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day.

 

(p) Whenever the phrase “ordinary course of business” is used in this Agreement, it shall be deemed to be followed by the words “consistent with past practice”, whether or not it is in fact followed by those words or words of like import.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the undersigned has executed this Investment and Transaction Agreement or caused its duly authorized officer to execute this Investment and Transaction Agreement as of the date first above written.

 

 

  I.D. SYSTEMS, INC.
   
  By: /s/ Chris Wolfe
    Name:   Chris Wolfe
    Title: Chief Executive Officer

 

  POWERFLEET, INC.
   
  By: /s/ Ned Mavrommatis
    Name:  Ned Mavrommatis
    Title: President

 

  POWERFLEET US ACQUISITION INC.
   
  By: /s/ Ned Mavrommatis
    Name:   Ned Mavrommatis
    Title: President

 

 

[Company, Parent and Merger Sub Signature Page to
Investment and Transaction Agreement]

 

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Investment and Transaction Agreement or caused a duly authorized person to execute this Investment and Transaction Agreement as of the date first above written.

 

  INVESTOR:
     
  ABRY Senior Equity V, L.P.
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  By: /s/ John Hunt
    Name: John Hunt
    Title: Managing Partner
     
  Delaware
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Address:

Abry Partners

888 Boylston Street

Suite 1600

Boston, MA 02199

Attention: John Hunt

E-mail: jhunt@abry.com

 

Aggregate dollar amount of Investment Shares committed to be purchased pursuant to the terms of the Agreement:

 

$41,960,000.00  

 

Number of Investment Shares:

 

41,960

 

[ Investor Signature Page to Investment and Transaction Agreement ]

 

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Investment and Transaction Agreement or caused a duly authorized person to execute this Investment and Transaction Agreement as of the date first above written.

 

  INVESTOR:
     
  ABRY Senior Equity Co-Investment Fund V, L.P.
  Print name of entity
     
  By: /s/ John Hunt
    Name: John Hunt
    Title: Managing Partner
     
  Delaware
  Print jurisdiction of organization of entity
 

 

Address:

Abry Partners

888 Boylston Street

Suite 1600

Boston, MA 02199

Attention: John Hunt

E-mail: jhunt@abry.com

 

Aggregate dollar amount of Investment Shares committed to be purchased pursuant to the terms of the Agreement:

 

$8,040,000.00  

 

Number of Investment Shares:

 

8,040  

 

[Investor Signature Page to Investment and Transaction Agreement]

 

 

 

Exhibit 99.3

 

VOTING AND SUPPORT AGREEMENT

 

This VOTING AND SUPPORT AGREEMENT (this “ Agreement ”), dated as of March 13, 2019, is entered into by and among DBSI Investments Ltd., an Israeli company (“ Shareholder ”), in its capacity as a shareholder of Pointer Telocation Ltd., a public company limited by shares formed under the laws of the State of Israel (the “ Company ”), the Company, I.D. Systems, Inc,, a Delaware corporation (“ Infiniti ”) and ABRY Senior Equity V, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, and ABRY Senior Equity Co-Investment Fund V, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (collectively, “ Audi ”). Shareholder, the Company, Infiniti and Audi are referred to herein together as the “ Parties ” and each as a “ Party .” Capitalized terms used herein but not otherwise defined herein have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Merger Agreement (as defined below).

 

WHEREAS, Shareholder owns of record and beneficially the number of Ordinary Shares of the Company set forth on Schedule A hereto (such Company Ordinary Shares held by Shareholder together with any other Company Ordinary Shares acquired by Shareholder after the date hereof and during the Term (as defined below) being collectively referred to herein as the “ Subject Shares ”);

 

WHEREAS, Shareholder owns of record and beneficially the number of Company Options and Company RSUs, and other securities convertible into, exchangeable for or evidencing the right to subscribe for or purchase, or exercisable for or convertible into Company Ordinary Shares or other equity securities set forth on Schedule B hereto (such Company Options, Company RSUs and other such securities held by Shareholder together with any other Company Options, Company RSUs or other such securities of the Company acquired by Shareholder after the date hereof and during the Term being collectively referred to herein as the “ Other Shares ,” and together with the Subject Shares, the “ Company Shares ”);

 

WHEREAS, simultaneously with the execution of this Agreement, PowerFleet, Inc., a Delaware corporation and, as of the date hereof, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Infiniti (“ Parent ”), Infiniti, Porsche Holdco, Porsche Merger Sub and the Company are entering into an Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of the date hereof (as the same may be amended or supplemented in accordance with its terms, the “ Merger Agreement ”), pursuant to which, among other things, Porsche Holdco will acquire the Company for consideration consisting of cash and shares of Parent Common Stock, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Merger Agreement (the “ Merger ”);

 

WHEREAS, simultaneously with the execution and delivery of the Merger Agreement, Infiniti , Parent, PowerFleet US Acquisition Inc. , a Delaware corporation and, as of the date hereof, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent (“ Infiniti Merger Sub ”), and the Investors set forth on Schedule I affixed thereto (each being an affiliated fund of Audi), are entering into an Investment and Transaction Agreement, dated as of the date hereof (as the same may be amended or supplemented in accordance with its terms, the “ Investment Agreement ”), pursuant to which, among other things, (i) Infiniti will reorganize into a new holding company structure by merging Infiniti Merger Sub with and into the Company (the “ Infiniti Merger ”), with Infiniti surviving as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent and (ii) Parent will issue and sell to the Investors, and the Investors will purchase from Parent, the Investment Shares (as defined in the Investment Agreement), in each case, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Investment Agreement;

 

WHEREAS, the Boards of Directors of the Company has unanimously approved and declared advisable and in the best interests of the Company and its shareholders, the Merger Agreement, the Merger and other Transactions; and

 

 

 

 

WHEREAS, as a condition, and as a material inducement, to their willingness to enter into the Merger Agreement and/or the Investment Agreement (as applicable), Infiniti and the Investors have required that certain shareholders of the Company, including Shareholder, each execute and deliver a voting and support agreement, in the form and substance of this Agreement, simultaneously with the execution and delivery of the Merger Agreement and the Investment Agreement. In addition, the Shareholder understands and acknowledges that Infiniti, Audi and the Investors are entitled to rely on (i) the truth and accuracy of the Shareholder’s representations and warranties contained herein and (ii) the Shareholder’s performance of the obligations set forth herein.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants and agreements contained herein, and as a material inducement to Infiniti and the Investors entering into the Merger Agreement and/or the Investment Agreement (as applicable), the Parties agree as follows:

 

1.                    Representations and Warranties of Shareholder . Shareholder hereby represents and warrants to the Company, Infiniti and Audi as follows:

 

(a)                 Authority; Execution and Delivery; Enforceability .

 

(i)                   Shareholder has all requisite power, authority and legal capacity to enter into, execute and deliver this Agreement and to perform the obligations to be performed by Shareholder hereunder and consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. The execution and delivery by Shareholder of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly authorized by all necessary action on the part of Shareholder. Shareholder has duly executed and delivered this Agreement, and this Agreement constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of Shareholder, enforceable against Shareholder in accordance with its terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, and other similar Laws affecting the rights and remedies of creditors generally and general principles of equity.

 

(ii)                 The execution, delivery and performance by Shareholder of this Agreement does not, and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and compliance with the terms hereof will not, conflict with, or result in any breach of, require the consent, or constitute a default (with or without notice or lapse of time, or both) under, or give rise to a right of termination, cancellation or acceleration of any obligation or to loss of a material benefit under, or result in the creation of any Lien upon any of the properties or assets of Shareholder under, any provision of any contract or agreement to which Shareholder is a party or by which any properties or assets of Shareholder are bound or any provision of any Order or Law applicable to Shareholder or the properties or assets of Shareholder.

 

(iii)               No consent or approval of, or registration, declaration or filing with, any Governmental Authority or other Person is required to be obtained or made by or with respect to Shareholder in connection with the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, other than the filing with the SEC of any Schedules 13D or 13G or amendments to Schedules 13D or 13G and filings under Section 16 and Section 14 (as applicable) of the Exchange Act, as may be required in connection with this Agreement.

 

(b)                 Company Shares .

 

(i)                   Shareholder is the record and beneficial owner of and has good and marketable title to the Company Shares, free and clear of all Liens and any other material limitation or restriction (including any restriction on the right to vote or otherwise transfer of the Subject Shares) other than pursuant to this Agreement and, with respect to Other Shares, the Company Share Plans and except for such transfer restrictions of general applicability as may be provided under the Securities Act, “blue sky” laws or applicable other securities laws.  Shareholder does not own, of record or beneficially, any shares of capital stock of the Company, or other rights to acquire shares of capital stock of the Company, in each case, other than the Company Shares. Shareholder has the sole right to dispose of the Company Shares, and none of the Company Shares are subject to any pledge, disposition, transfer or other agreement, arrangement or restriction, except as contemplated by this Agreement.

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(ii)                 Shareholder has the sole right to vote the Subject Shares, and none of Shareholder’s Subject Shares is subject to any proxy, voting trust or other agreement, arrangement or restriction with respect to the voting of the Subject Shares (other than this Agreement).

 

(iii)               Shareholder has not entered into or agreed to enter into any option (other than with respect to the Other Shares), call, put, derivative, hedging, swap, forward or other similar arrangement in respect of Company Ordinary Shares, and has no agreement, arrangement or understanding with respect to any of the foregoing.

 

(c)                 Company Acquisition Proposals . Shareholder is not currently engaged in any discussions or negotiations with any Person (other than Infiniti and the other parties to the Merger Agreement) regarding any Company Acquisition Proposal.

 

(d)        Legal Proceedings . There is no pending or, to the knowledge of Shareholder, threatened in writing, Proceeding against Shareholder that could reasonably be expected to prevent or delay Shareholder’s performance under this Agreement.

 

2.                    Covenants of Shareholder . Shareholder covenants and agrees as follows, during the Term:

 

(a)                 Voting of Shares .

 

(i)                   At the Company Shareholders’ Meeting, and at any adjournment or postponement thereof, and in any other circumstances upon which a vote, consent or other approval (including by written consent) with respect to the Merger Agreement, the other Transaction Documents or any of the Transactions is sought, Shareholder shall, including by executing a written consent solicitation if requested by the Company or Infiniti, vote (or cause to be voted), in person or by proxy, the Subject Shares in favor of (i) granting the Company Shareholder Approval, (ii) any matter or transaction that would reasonably be expected to facilitate, or that otherwise arises in connection with, the Merger, including, without limitation, matters related to compensation or treatment of equity of directors and officers of Porsche which the Company supports and (iii) any proposal to adjourn the Company Shareholders’ Meeting which the Company supports.

 

(ii)                 At every meeting of shareholders of the Company or at any adjournment or postponement thereof and in any other circumstances upon which Shareholder’s vote, consent or other approval (including by written consent) is sought, Shareholder shall vote (or cause to be voted) the Subject Shares against any (i) Company Adverse Recommendation Change, (ii) Company Acquisition Proposal or Company Superior Proposal, (iii) action, proposal, transaction or agreement which would reasonably be expected to result in a breach of any covenant, representation or warranty or any other obligation or agreement of the Company or any of the Company’s Affiliates under the Merger Agreement, and (iv) amendment of the Company’s Memorandum of Association or Articles of Association or other action, proposal or transaction involving the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, which amendment or other action, proposal or transaction would reasonably be expected to impede, interfere with, delay, frustrate, prevent or nullify any provision of the Investment Agreement, the Merger Agreement or any other Investment Documents or Transaction Documents, inhibit the timely consummation of the Investment Transactions or Transactions or change in any manner the voting rights of any class of share capital of the Company. Shareholder shall not commit or agree to take any action inconsistent with the foregoing.

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(b)                 Reserved .

 

(c)                 Transfers . Shareholder shall not, (i) directly or indirectly offer, sell (including short sales), transfer, tender, assign, exchange, pledge, encumber or otherwise dispose of (including by gift, merger or operation of law) (collectively, “ Transfer ”), or enter into any contract, option, derivative, hedging, swap, forward or other agreement, understanding or other arrangement (including any profit sharing arrangement) with respect to a Transfer of, any of the Company Shares, or any interest therein, to any Person, (ii) enter into any voting arrangement, whether by proxy, voting agreement or otherwise, with respect to any of the Subject Shares, (iii) grant any proxies or powers of attorney with respect to any or all of the Subject Shares, (iv) agree to divest itself of any voting rights in the Subject Shares or (v) commit or agree to take any of the foregoing actions. Shareholder agrees that any Transfer of Subject Shares not permitted hereby shall be null and void ab initio and that any such prohibited Transfer may and should be enjoined. If any involuntary Transfer of any of the Company Shares occurs (including, but not limited to, a sale by Shareholder’s trustee in any bankruptcy, or a sale to a purchaser at any creditor’s or court sale), the transferee (which term, as used herein, shall include any and all transferees and subsequent transferees of the initial transferee) shall take and hold such Company Shares subject to all of the restrictions, liabilities and rights under this Agreement, which shall continue in full force and effect for the Term. The Company agrees that if Shareholder attempts to Transfer, vote or provide any other Person with the authority to vote any of the Company Shares other than in strict compliance with this Agreement, the Company shall not (x) permit any such Transfer on the Company’s books and records, (y) issue a new certificate or instrument representing any of the Company Shares or permit any book entries for any such Transfer with respect to any Company Shares that are in uncertificated form or (z) record such vote, in each case, unless and until Shareholder shall have complied with the terms of this Agreement.

 

(d)                 Other Offers . Shareholder shall not engage, nor shall Shareholder authorize or permit any investment banker, attorney, accountant or other representative or agent (collectively, the “ Shareholder Representatives ”) of Shareholder to engage, directly or indirectly, in any of the following actions: (i) initiate, solicit or knowingly encourage a Company Acquisition Proposal; (ii) furnish to any Person (other than the Investors and Infiniti, Audi and their respective affiliates and representatives) any non-public information relating to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or afford to any Person (other than Infiniti, Audi, the Investors and their respective affiliates and representatives) access to the properties, books, records or other non-public information of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, in any such case, with the intent to induce the making, submission or announcement of, or the intent to encourage, a Company Acquisition Proposal or any inquiries or the making of any proposal that would reasonably be expected to lead to a Company Acquisition Proposal; (iii) participate or engage in discussions or negotiations with any Person with respect to a Company Acquisition Proposal; or (iv) enter into or accept any letter of intent, memorandum of understanding, agreement in principle, merger agreement, acquisition agreement or other similar document or agreement relating to a Company Acquisition Proposal. Without limiting the foregoing, it is understood that any violation of the foregoing restrictions by any Affiliate of Shareholder or by a Shareholder Representative or any of its Affiliates shall be deemed to be a breach of this Section 2(d) by Shareholder. For the avoidance of doubt, nothing in this Section 2(d) shall limit or affect any actions or omissions taken by Shareholder in its capacity as a director or officer of the Company and no such actions or omissions shall be deemed a breach of this Section 2(d) .

 

(e)                 Voting Trusts . Shareholder agrees that it will not, nor will it permit any entity under its control to, deposit any of the Subject Shares in a voting trust or subject any of the Subject Shares to any arrangement with respect to the voting of the Subject Shares other than as provided herein.

 

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(f)                  Communications . Shareholder shall not, and shall not permit the Shareholder Representatives to, issue any press release or make any other public statement with respect to this Agreement, the Investment Agreement, the Merger Agreement, the other Investment Documents or Transaction Documents, any Company Acquisition Proposal, or any of the Investment Transactions or Transactions without the prior written consent of the Company, Infiniti and Audi, other than as required by the Exchange Act or any other applicable securities laws. Shareholder hereby (i) consents to and authorizes the publication and disclosure by Infiniti, Audi, Parent, Infiniti Merger Sub and the Company (including in any publicly filed documents relating to the Investment Transactions or Transactions) of: (x) Shareholder’s identity; (y) Shareholder’s beneficial ownership of the Company Shares; and (z) the nature of Shareholder’s commitments, arrangements and understandings under this Agreement, and any other information that Infiniti, Audi, Parent, Infiniti Merger Sub or the Company determines to be necessary in any SEC disclosure document, or any other disclosure document required under any applicable laws, in connection with the Investment Transactions or Transactions and (ii) agrees as promptly as practicable to notify Infiniti, Audi and the Company of any required corrections with respect to any written information supplied by Shareholder specifically for use in any such disclosure document.

 

(g)                 No Limitation . Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, Shareholder shall not be limited or restricted in any way from taking any action (or failing to take any action) in good faith in his or her capacity as a director or officer of the Company (including to the extent permitted by the Merger Agreement), or in the exercise of his or her fiduciary duties in his or her capacity as a director or officer of the Company, and no action taken in good faith in any such capacity as an officer or director of the Company shall be deemed to constitute a breach of this Agreement; provided that any action so taken or omitted shall not relieve Shareholder from its obligations hereunder. All rights, ownership and economic benefits of and relating to the Company Shares shall remain vested in and belong to Shareholder, and, notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, Shareholder shall not be limited or restricted in any way from voting in its sole discretion on any matter other than the matters referred to in Section 2(a) hereof.

 

(h)                 Reserved .

 

(i)                  No Additional Consideration . Shareholder hereby acknowledges that it is familiar with and has reviewed the Investment Agreement and the Merger Agreement and understands that the only consideration such Shareholder is entitled to receive as a holder of Company Shares in connection with the Investment Transactions and Transactions is the consideration to be paid pursuant to the Merger Agreement and such Shareholder hereby consents to such consideration, including the amount and form thereof.

 

3.                    Termination . The term of this Agreement (the “ Term ”) shall begin on the date hereof and shall terminate upon the earliest to occur of (i) the mutual consent of the Parties set forth in a written instrument signed by each of the Parties, (ii) the Effective Time, (iii) the effectiveness of any amendment, modification or supplement to the Merger Agreement or waiver under the Merger Agreement, in each case, where such amendment, modification, supplement or waiver would decrease, or change the form of, the consideration to be received under the Merger Agreement by holders of the Company Shares, (iv) the occurrence of a Company Adverse Recommendation Change made by the Company Board in compliance with the terms of the Merger Agreement and (v) the termination of the Merger Agreement in accordance with its terms; provided , however , that (x) this Section 3 and Section 5 shall survive the termination of this Agreement and (y) the termination of this Agreement shall not relieve Shareholder from liability for its willful and material breach of any terms of this Agreement.

 

4.                    Further Assurances . Shareholder shall, from time to time, without payment of additional consideration, execute and deliver, or cause to be executed and delivered, such additional or further consents, documents and other instruments as the Company, Infiniti or Audi may reasonably request for the purpose of effectively carrying out the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

 

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5.                    General Provisions .

 

(a)                 Amendment and Modification . Subject to applicable Law, this Agreement may be amended, modified and supplemented in any and all respects, whether before or after any vote of the shareholders of the Company contemplated hereby, by written agreement of Infiniti, Audi and Shareholder at any time prior to the Closing Date with respect to any of the terms contained herein; provided , however , that any amendment, modification or supplement that materially and adversely affects the rights of the Company, or materially increases the obligations of the Company, shall be made only with the approval of the Company.

 

(b)                 Extension; Waiver . Subject to the remainder of this Section 5(b) , at any time prior to the Closing, either Infiniti, Audi or Shareholder may, to the extent legally allowed (a) extend the time for the performance of any of the obligations or other acts of any other Party, (b) waive any inaccuracies in the representations and warranties contained in this Agreement or in any document delivered pursuant to this Agreement or (c) waive compliance with any of the agreements or conditions contained in this Agreement. Any such extension or waiver shall be valid only if set forth in an instrument in writing signed by: (i) in the case of any such waiver or extension of which Shareholder is the beneficiary, each of Infiniti or Audi; (ii) in the case of any such waiver or extension of which Infiniti or Audi is the beneficiary, Audi or Infiniti, respectively, and, in each case, Shareholder; and (iii) in the case of any such waiver or extension of which the Company is the beneficiary, Shareholder, Infiniti and Audi. The failure of any Party to assert any of its rights under this Agreement or otherwise shall not constitute a waiver of such rights, nor shall any single or partial exercise by such Party, as the case may be, of any of its rights under this Agreement preclude any other or further exercise of such rights or any other rights under this Agreement.

 

(c)                 Interpretation . Unless otherwise expressly provided, for purposes of this Agreement and any schedules attached hereto, the following rules of interpretation shall apply:

 

(i)                   The schedules to this Agreement are hereby incorporated and made a part hereof and is an integral part of this Agreement. Any capitalized terms used in such schedules but not otherwise defined therein shall be defined as set forth in this Agreement;

 

(ii)                 Any reference in this Agreement to gender shall include all genders, and words imparting the singular number only shall include the plural and vice versa;

 

(iii)               The division of this Agreement into Sections and other subdivisions and the insertion of headings are for convenience of reference only and shall not affect or be utilized in construing or interpreting this Agreement. All references in this Agreement to any “Section” are to the corresponding Section of this Agreement unless otherwise specified;

 

(iv)                The words such as “herein,” “hereinafter,” “hereof,” and “hereunder” refer to this Agreement as a whole and not merely to a subdivision in which such words appear unless the context otherwise expressly requires;

 

(v)                 The word “including” or any variation thereof means “including, without limitation,” and shall not be construed to limit any general statement that it follows to the specific or similar items or matters immediately following it; and

 

(vi)                The Parties have participated jointly in the negotiation and drafting of this Agreement and, in the event an ambiguity or question of intent or interpretation arises, this Agreement shall be construed as jointly drafted by the Parties and no presumption or burden of proof shall arise favoring or disfavoring any Party by virtue of the authorship of any provision of this Agreement.

 

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(d)                 Severability . If any term, provision, covenant or restriction of this Agreement is held by a court of competent jurisdiction or other authority to be invalid, void, unenforceable or against its regulatory policy, the remainder of the terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions of this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect and shall in no way be affected, impaired or invalidated, so long as the economic and legal substance of the Investment Transactions and Transactions, taken as a whole, are not affected in a manner materially adverse to any Party. Upon such a determination, the Parties shall negotiate in good faith to modify this Agreement so as to effect the original intent of the Parties, as closely as possible in an acceptable manner in order that the Investment Transactions and Transactions be consummated as originally contemplated to the fullest extent possible.

 

(e)                 Counterparts; Effectiveness . This Agreement may be signed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be an original, with the same effect as if the signatures thereto and hereto were upon the same instrument. The exchange of a fully executed Agreement (in counterparts or otherwise) by electronic mail transmission (including in portable document format (pdf) or otherwise) or by facsimile shall be sufficient to bind the Parties to the terms and conditions of this Agreement.

 

(f)                  Notices . All notices and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed given if delivered personally (notice deemed given upon receipt), transmitted by email (notice deemed given upon transmitter’s confirmation of delivery to recipient), or sent by a nationally recognized overnight courier service, such as Federal Express (notice deemed given upon receipt of proof of delivery), to the Parties at the following addresses (or at such other address for a Party as shall be specified by like notice made pursuant to this Section 5(f) ):

 

If to Audi:

 

Abry Partners
888 Boylston Street

Suite 1600

Boston, MA 02199
Attention: John Hunt
E-Mail: jhunt@abry.com

 

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

 

Lowenstein Sandler LLP
1251 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10020
Attention: Steven E. Siesser, Esq.
E-mail: ssiesser@lowenstein.com

 

If to Infiniti:

 

I.D. Systems, Inc.
123 Tice Boulevard

Woodcliff Lake, NJ 07677
Attention: Chris Wolfe
E-Mail: cwolfe@id-systems.com

 

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

 

Olshan Frome Wolosky LLP
1325 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10019
Attention: Jeffrey S. Spindler
E-mail: jspindler@olshanlaw.com

 

If to Company:

 

Pointer Telocation Ltd.

14 Hamelacha Street

Rosh Haayin 4809133

Israel

Attention: David Mahlab

E-Mail: Davidm@pointer.com

 

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

 

Zysman, Aharoni, Gayer & Co. (ZAG/S&W)
Beit Zion, 41-45 Rothschild
Blvd, Tel Aviv 6578401
Israel
Attention: Shy S. Baranov
Email: sbaranov@zag-sw.com

 

If to Shareholder:

 

to the address set forth on Shareholder’s signature page affixed hereto.

 

(g)                 Entire Agreement; Third-Party Beneficiaries . This Agreement (a) constitutes the entire agreement and supersede all prior agreements and understandings, both written and oral, among the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof, and (b) is not intended to confer any rights, benefits, remedies, obligations or liabilities upon any Person other than the Parties and their respective successors and permitted assigns.

 

(h)                 Governing Law; Exclusive Jurisdiction .

 

(i)                   Except with respect to matters arising under Section 2(a) and Section 2(c) , solely to the extent that such matters relate to non-dispositive provisions of the ICL (as defined below), which will be exclusively governed by the ICL, this Agreement shall be governed and construed in accordance with the Law of the State of Delaware without giving effect to the principles of conflicts of law thereof or of any other jurisdiction that would result in the application of the Law of any other jurisdiction. The “ ICL ” shall mean the Israeli Companies Law, 5759-1999 (including those portions of the Israeli Companies Ordinance [New Version] 5743-1983 that continue to be in effect) and the regulations promulgated thereunder, as amended.

 

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(ii)                 With respect to any matter governed by the laws of the State of Delaware pursuant to Section 5(h)(i) , the Parties hereby irrevocably submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware, or if that court does not have jurisdiction, a federal court sitting in Wilmington, Delaware, or if such federal court does not have jurisdiction, any court of the State of Delaware having jurisdiction in respect of the interpretation and enforcement of the provisions of this Agreement and of the documents referred to in this Agreement, and in respect of the Transactions, and hereby waive, and agree not to assert, as a defense in any Proceeding for the interpretation or enforcement hereof or thereof, that it is not subject thereto or that such Proceeding may not be brought or is not maintainable in said courts or that the venue thereof may not be appropriate or that this Agreement or any such document may not be enforced in or by such courts, and the Parties irrevocably agree that all claims with respect to such Proceeding shall be heard and determined in such courts. The Parties hereby consent to and grant any such court jurisdiction over the person of such Parties and over the subject matter of such dispute and agree that mailing of process or other papers in connection with any such Proceeding in the manner provided in Section 5(f) or in such other manner as may be permitted by applicable Law, shall be valid and sufficient service thereof.

 

(iii)               With respect to any matter governed by the laws of the State of Israel pursuant to Section 5(h) , the Parties hereby irrevocably submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of any court of competent jurisdiction sitting in Tel Aviv Jaffa, Israel, and hereby waive, and agree not to assert, as a defense in any Proceeding for the interpretation or enforcement hereof or thereof, that it is not subject thereto or that such Proceeding may not be brought or is not maintainable in said courts or that the venue thereof may not be appropriate or that this Agreement or any such document may not be enforced in or by such courts, and the Parties irrevocably agree that all claims with respect to such Proceeding shall be heard and determined in such courts. The Parties hereby consent to and grant any such court jurisdiction over the person of such Parties and over the subject matter of such dispute and agree that mailing of process or other papers in connection with any such Proceeding in the manner provided in Section 5(f) or in such other manner as may be permitted by applicable Law, shall be valid and sufficient service thereof.

 

(iv)                Each Party hereby irrevocably consents and agrees that all costs, expenses and fees (including legal and any other professional fees) incurred by a party prevailing in any court, in Proceedings brought under this Section 5(h) (including by way of another party withdrawing its claim prior to any judicial decision or award) shall be paid by the other party in full within 30 days of submission by the prevailing party of valid invoices evidencing such costs. For the purpose of this Section 5(h)(iv) , a party shall be considered, on the one hand, the Company and/or any of its Subsidiaries and, on the other hand, Infiniti and/or any of its Subsidiaries and/or Audi.

 

(v)                 Each Party hereby irrevocably consents and agrees, for the benefit of each other party, that any legal action, suit or proceeding against it with respect to the confirmation and/or enforcement of an award rendered in a Delaware court or Tel Aviv court, as applicable, pursuant hereto (an “ Award ”) may be brought in the courts of Israel, Delaware or any court in a jurisdiction where the assets of such party are located, and hereby irrevocably accepts and submits to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of each such court with respect to any such action, suit or proceeding to confirm or enforce an Award. Each Party waives any objection which it may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any of the aforesaid actions, suits or proceedings brought in any such court to confirm an Award and hereby further waives and agrees not to plead or claim in any such court that any such action or proceeding brought therein has been brought in an inconvenient forum.

 

(i)                  Binding Effect; Assignment . This Agreement shall be binding upon, inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the Parties and their respective successors and permitted assigns. Neither this Agreement nor any of the rights, interests or obligations hereunder shall be assigned by any of the Parties in whole or in part (whether by operation of Law or otherwise) without the prior written consent of the other Party, and any such assignment without such consent shall be null and void; provided , however , that Audi may assign, or may cause its permitted Affiliates to assign, this Agreement to any entity in accordance with the procedures set forth in the following sentence. Audi and/or the Company may assign (without Shareholder’s consent) this Agreement and any or all of its respective rights or obligations hereunder to any of its respective Affiliates or to any lender to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.

 

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(j)                  Remedies . The Parties agree that irreparable damage would occur in the event that any term or provision of this Agreement was not performed by any Party in accordance with the terms hereof and that each Party shall be entitled to (after obtaining the appropriate court order pursuant to this Section 5(j) ) an injunction or injunctions to prevent breaches of this Agreement or specific performance of the terms and provisions hereof, in addition to any other remedies to which Infiniti, Audi or Shareholder is entitled at law or in equity, in each case without the requirement of posting any bond or other type of security or proving the adequacy or inadequacy of damages or remedies at Law. Each of the Parties hereby agrees not to raise any objection or legal or equitable defense to the availability of the equitable remedy of specific performance to prevent or restrain breaches of this Agreement by another Party, and to specifically enforce the terms and provisions of this Agreement to prevent breaches or threatened breaches of, or to enforce compliance with, the covenants and obligations of another Party under this Agreement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, any Party’s pursuit of specific performance at any time will not be deemed an election of remedies or waiver of the right to pursue any other right or remedy to which such Party may be entitled at law or in equity, including the right to pursue remedies for liabilities or monetary damages incurred or suffered by such Party.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each Party has duly executed this Agreement as of the date first written above.

  I.D. SYSTEMS, INC.
     
     
     
  By: /s/ Chris Wolfe
    Name: Chris Wolfe
    Title: Chief Executive Officer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each Party has duly executed this Agreement as of the date first written above.

  ABRY SENIOR EQUITY V, L.P.
     
     
     
  By: /s/ John Hunt
    Name: John Hunt
    Title: Managing Partner

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each Party has duly executed this Agreement as of the date first written above.

  ABRY SENIOR EQUITY V, L.P.
     
     
     
  By: /s/ John Hunt
    Name: John Hunt
    Title: Managing Partner

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each Party has duly executed this Agreement as of the date first written above.

  ABRY SENIOR EQUITY CO-INVESTMENT
  FUND V, L.P.
     
     
     
  By: /s/ John Hunt
    Name: John Hunt
    Title: Managing Partner

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each Party has duly executed this Agreement as of the date first written above.

  POINTER TELOCATION LTD.
     
     
     
  By: /s/ Yossi Ben Shalom
    Name: Yossi Ben Shalom
    Title: Chairman of the Board of Directors
     
     
     
  By: /s/ David Mahlab
    Name: David Mahlab
    Title: President and Chief Executive Officer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each Party has duly executed this Agreement as of the date first written above.

  DBSI INVESTMENTS LTD.
     
     
     
  By: /s/ Yossi Ben Shalom
    Name: Yossi Ben Shalom
    Title: Director
     
     
     
  By: /s/ Nir Cohen
    Name: Nir Cohen
    Title: Chief Financial Officer

 

 

   
  Israel
  Print jurisdiction of organization of entity
   
  Address:
  DBSI Investments Ltd.
  85 Medinat Ha-Yehudim St.
  Hertzliya 4676670, Israel
  Attention: Nir Cohen
  E-mail: ncohen@dbsi.co.il

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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SCHEDULE A

Shareholder Number of
Subject Shares
DBSI Investments Ltd. 1,491,250

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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SCHEDULE B

Shareholder Number of
Company Options
Number of
Company RSUs
DBSI Investments Ltd. 0 0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Exhibit 99.4

 

     

 

I.D. Systems to Acquire Pointer Telocation, a Leading Telematics and Mobile IoT Solutions Company, for $140 Million in Cash and Stock

 

Creates Leading, Global IoT Telematics Software and Solutions Company to be Rebranded PowerFleet, Inc.

Combined Company with 500,000+ Monthly Subscribers at Closing and Expected 600,000+ Subscribers by End of 2019

Combination Provides Significant Operational Synergies and Financial Scale with $131 Million of Total Revenue, including $72 Million of High-Margin Recurring Solutions and Services Revenue in 2018

Company Also Secures $50 Million Strategic Growth Equity Investment from Abry Partners

Conference Call Scheduled for Tomorrow, March 14, 2019 at 9:00 a.m. Eastern time

 

Woodcliff Lake, NJ — March 13, 2019 — I.D. Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: IDSY), a leading provider of enterprise asset management and Industrial Internet of Things (IoT) technology, and Pointer Telocation Ltd. (NASDAQ: PNTR; TASE: PNTR) , a leading provider of telematics and mobile IoT solutions, have entered into a definitive agreement whereby I.D. Systems will acquire all of the outstanding shares of Pointer in a cash and stock transaction valued at approximately $140 million.

 

Acquisition Summary and Key Developments

Total consideration of $140 million comprised of approximately $72 million in cash and approximately 11 million shares of PowerFleet, Inc., a newly-created holding company
Combined business generated $131 million of revenue, including $72 million in recurring revenue and $14 million of adjusted EBITDA for fiscal 2018 (excluding selected non-cash and non-recurring items)
Approximately $3.5 million of cost savings expected to be realized within the first 12 to 18 months following the close of the acquisition
Expected to be accretive to non-GAAP earnings per share (EPS) in first 12 months following the close of the acquisition
Abry Partners to invest $50 million in a convertible preferred equity investment that will be funded contemporaneously with closing of the Pointer acquisition
John Hunt (Managing Partner) and Anders Bjork (Principal) of Abry Partners will join the PowerFleet Board of Directors at the closing
I.D. Systems has secured a commitment from Bank Hapoalim for a $30 million term loan and a $10 million revolving credit facility, which will be funded contemporaneously with closing of the Pointer acquisition
Combined company is expected to have over $20 million of cash on-hand and credit facilities at closing
I.D. Systems CEO, Chris Wolfe, and CFO, Ned Mavrommatis, to lead combined company with Pointer CEO, David Mahlab, to serve as CEO International and as a member of the PowerFleet Board of Directors, Pointer CFO, Yaniv Dorani to serve as Deputy to CEO International

 

 

 

 

     

 

Acquisition expected to close in the Summer of 2019
The combined company is expected to be dual listed on Nasdaq and the Tel Aviv Stock Exchanges under the rebranded PowerFleet name
Pointer Telocation and Cellocator brands will continue as the international go-to-market brands

 

Pointer Telocation Overview

Pointer Telocation is a leading provider of innovative telematics and mobile IoT solutions to the automotive, insurance and logistics (cargo, assets and containers) industries. Pointer’s cloud-based software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform, which has more than 275,000 monthly subscriber units, extracts and captures data from an organization’s mission critical mobility points, including drivers, routes, points-of-interest, logistics network, vehicles, trailers, containers and cargo. Pointer’s platform then analyzes and converts this data into actionable intelligence optimizing customers’ assets and improving profitability. Pointer’s technology is currently deployed in approximately three million light and heavy commercial vehicles across 80 countries.

 

Management Commentary

“We believe this is a transformative acquisition for I.D. Systems and our industry, as it combines our market and product leadership in North America with Pointer’s technology leadership, supply chain acumen and broad international footprint,” said Wolfe. “The acquisition builds on a two-year strategic working relationship with David and the Pointer team, where we have been co-developing numerous award-winning products. Through our collaboration, it became increasingly evident that our business values and strategy are well aligned on the shared mission of improving our customers’ operations through innovative design, engineering discipline, and building industrial-grade solutions. By unifying our businesses, we plan to create significant operational, technological and go-to-market synergies, which will enable faster time-to-market of revenue generating new products and features. Realizing these product development and delivery opportunities is enhanced by the fact that we both utilize the same tech stack in our development and hosting environments. Together, I.D. Systems and Pointer will join a select group of IoT companies with more than 500,000 subscribers, and have the added benefit of being vertically integrated, unlike others in the market.”

 

Mahlab commented: “Pointer has built a successful and profitable company in the high-growth telematics industry. We have earned a reputation for technology rich products, expert technical services, advanced software solutions and innovative IoT mobile solutions, all under a brand that is valued by our customers and the industry for quality and reliability. The combination of I.D. Systems and Pointer will deliver high-value, technology leading, IoT products globally. By expanding our product offerings and services, we expect to extend our leadership position in the growing mobile IoT and connected vehicle market, increase our penetration in North America, as well as expand our share of the global multi-billion-dollar IoT telematics market. I am extremely proud of Pointer’s track record of improving shareholder value and this combination marks yet another step in delivering on our commitment to that goal.”

 

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Wolfe added: “From a cross-selling standpoint, the acquisition is expected to provide exciting opportunities for both companies. First, it should enable I.D. Systems to more effectively sell its solutions internationally through Pointer’s Cellocator division’s direct and indirect channel network. Secondly, we plan to leverage our enterprise and SMB distribution channels to bring Pointer’s solutions to the massive North American market. Additionally, Pointer has been developing connected car and light duty truck solutions for years. By joining our platforms and solutions, we will create immediate leverage and greatly accelerate the combined company’s connected vehicle strategy. Ultimately, all vehicles will be connected in order to optimize the in-car and fleet-management experience, and our combined offering will help to better facilitate and fast-track this vision.

 

“Together, our combined team of exceptional employees will serve thousands of customers globally across 80 countries. These unique characteristics provide us not only with tremendous scale but, as important, position us to accelerate organic growth potential as well. Our combination establishes a robust global IoT platform with expansive product offerings, which we expect will enable us to capture greater share of the global multi-billion-dollar IoT telematics software and solutions market.”

 

Transaction Structure and Details

The acquisition will be effected through a newly-created holding company structure, whereby I.D. Systems and Pointer will each become wholly-owned subsidiaries of PowerFleet, Inc. In the acquisition, Pointer shareholders will receive $8.50 in cash and 1.272 shares of PowerFleet common stock for each share of Pointer common stock they own, implying approximately 50% cash and 50% stock consideration, and total consideration valued at approximately $16.44 per share based on I.D. Systems’ closing stock price on March 12, 2019. As part of the transactions, each share of I.D. Systems will be exchanged for one share of PowerFleet common stock, which is expected to be dual listed on Nasdaq and the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange. The transactions will be funded through a combination of a $50 million convertible preferred equity investment by Abry Partners and a $30 million debt financing by Bank Hapoalim. The transactions have been unanimously approved by the Boards of Directors of both companies, are subject to customary closing conditions, including approval by the stockholders of I.D. Systems and Pointer, and are expected to close in the Summer of 2019. After the closing of the transactions, the combined business will be rebranded PowerFleet, Inc., establishing a new global power in telematics software and solutions.

 

Combined Business Financial Outlook

I.D. Systems believes the combined business has the potential to generate:

 

Total revenue of more than $150 million for the first full year after the transaction closing
Organic annual revenue growth of at least 15%
Services and recurring revenue of over 55% of total revenue
Adjusted EBITDA margin of 15%-20% for the first full year after the transaction closing

 

$50 Million Convertible Preferred Equity Investment from Abry Partners

Under the definitive agreement with Abry Partners, PowerFleet will issue an aggregate of $50 million of shares of convertible preferred stock (the “Preferred Shares”). The Preferred Shares will have an initial minimum dividend rate of 7.5% per annum, which will be payable in cash or Preferred Shares at PowerFleet’s election (subject to certain conditions) and will vote together with the common stock on an as-converted basis. Subject to certain limitations, the accreted value of each Preferred Share may be converted into common shares of PowerFleet at an initial conversion price equal to a 30% premium above the volume weighted average trading price of I.D. Systems’ common stock during a defined period prior to either the signing or the closing. In connection with the convertible preferred equity investment, Abry Partners will also have customary registration, redemption, preemptive, board designation and consent rights.

 

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$30 Million Term Loan and $10 Million Revolving Credit Facility

Bank Hapoalim issued a commitment letter for a $30 million term loan and a $10 million revolving credit facility. The debt financing is expected to close simultaneously with the closing of the Pointer acquisition. The financing includes a five-year $20 million secured term loan A and a five-year $10 million secured term loan B, all proceeds to be used to fund the Pointer acquisition; and a five-year $10 million secured revolving credit facility, expected to be used for general corporate purposes.

 

Board of Directors

In connection with Abry Partners’ convertible preferred equity investment, I.D. Systems has agreed to appoint Managing Partner, John Hunt, and Principal, Anders Bjork, to the PowerFleet Board of Directors, effective upon closing of the investment. Hunt and Bjork will replace directors Ken Brakebill and Christopher Formant. Additionally, Pointer CEO, David Mahlab, will be added to the PowerFleet Board upon closing of the acquisition. Following these changes, the PowerFleet Board of Directors will consist of seven directors, including five independent directors and two management directors.

 

I.D. Systems Chairman Michael Brodsky added: “I am excited to welcome John, Anders and David to the Board, especially during a time of rapid growth and transformation in our company. All three individuals bring a wealth of experience to our company, and we look forward to benefiting from their collective guidance and insights as we seek to capitalize on the significant synergies and growth opportunities of the combined business.”

 

Hunt joined Abry Partners in 2004 and currently serves as a Managing Partner and head of the firm’s senior equity funds, primarily focusing on the information services, software and telecommunications industries. Prior to joining Abry, Hunt was a General Partner at Boston Ventures Management, a media and communications focused private equity fund. Mr. Hunt currently serves on the boards of several portfolio companies. He is a graduate of the University of Massachusetts Amherst.

 

Hunt commented: “We’ve followed the transportation and logistics industry for years, and recognized the need for a global, vertically-integrated IoT telematics company with an end-to-end software and solutions offering. The combination of I.D. Systems and Pointer fills that gap perfectly, and we look forward to working closely with the leadership team to scale the business to an even higher level of growth and profitability.”

 

Bjork joined Abry Partners in 2017 and focuses on Abry’s senior equity funds. During his tenure, he has sourced, supervised and sold numerous technology companies. Prior to joining Abry, Bjork served in senior roles at investment firms Fir Tree Partners, Guggenheim Partners and Veronis Suhler Stevenson, as well as at IHS Markit, a leader in critical information, analytics and solutions. Bjork is a graduate of the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.

 

Mahlab has served as President and CEO of Pointer since 2011. Under his leadership, Mahlab refocused the company’s business and technology on IoT and grew its topline by more than 50% organically. Prior to Pointer, Mahlab was the co-founder of Scopus Video Networks, a digital video networking solutions provider, serving as CEO from 1995 to 2007 and chairman from 2007 through its acquisition by Harmonic in 2009. Mahlab holds a BSc. and an MSc. in Electrical Engineering from the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, in addition to an LLB and an MBA from Tel Aviv University.

 

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Transaction Advisors

Canaccord Genuity is acting as financial advisor to I.D. Systems and Olshan Frome Wolosky LLP and Goldfarb Seligman & Co. are acting as legal advisors to I.D. Systems. ROTH Capital Partners is acting as financial advisor to Pointer and ZAG-S&W LLP is acting as U.S. and Israeli legal advisor to Pointer. Lowenstein Sandler LLP and Meitar Liquornik Geva Lesham Tal are acting as legal advisors to Abry Partners.

 

Acquisition Conference Call Information

I.D. Systems and Pointer management will discuss the acquisition on a conference call tomorrow (March 14, 2019) at 9:00 a.m. Eastern time (3:00 p.m. Israel time) (6:00 a.m. Pacific time).

 

I.D. Systems’ CEO Chris Wolfe, I.D. Systems’ CFO Ned Mavrommatis, Pointer’s CEO David Mahlab and Pointer’s CFO Yaniv Dorani will host the call, followed by a question and answer session where institutional investors and analysts will have the opportunity to ask questions.

 

U.S. dial-in: (877) 307-1379

International dial-in: (443) 877-4066

Conference ID: 2480999

 

The conference call will be broadcast simultaneously and available for replay here as well as in the investor section of the company’s website at www.id-systems.com.

 

If you have any difficulty connecting with the conference call, please contact I.D. Systems’ investor relations team at (949) 574-3860.

 

About I.D. Systems
Headquartered in Woodcliff Lake, New Jersey, with subsidiaries in Texas, Florida, Germany and the United Kingdom, I.D. Systems is a leading global provider of wireless M2M solutions for securing, controlling, tracking, and managing high-value enterprise assets such as industrial vehicles, rental cars, trailers, containers, and cargo. The company’s patented technologies address the needs of organizations to monitor and analyze their assets to increase efficiency and productivity, reduce costs, and improve profitability. For more information, please visit www.id-systems.com.

 

About Pointer Telocation

For more than 20 years, Pointer has rewritten the rules for the MRM market and is a pioneer in the Connected Car segment. Pointer has deep knowledge of the needs of the MRM market and developed a full suite of tools, technology and services to address them. The company’s innovative cloud-based SaaS platform extracts and captures an organization’s critical mobility data points, analyzes it and provides customers with actionable insights to improve their bottom lines. For more information, please visit www.pointer.com.

 

About Abry Partners

Founded in 1989 and headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, Abry Partners is an experienced and successful private equity investment firm focused on media, communications, insurance, business and information services. Since its founding, Abry Partners has completed more than $82 billion of transactions, representing investments in more than 650 properties.

 

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Important Information for Investors and Stockholders

This communication does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities or a solicitation of any vote or approval. It does not constitute a prospectus or prospectus equivalent document. No offering of securities shall be made except by means of a prospectus meeting the requirements of Section 10 of the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

 

In connection with the proposed transactions, PowerFleet, Inc., I.D. Systems and Pointer will file relevant materials with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), including a PowerFleet registration statement on Form S-4 that will include a joint proxy statement of I.D. Systems and Pointer that also constitutes a prospectus of PowerFleet, and a definitive joint proxy statement/prospectus will be mailed to stockholders of I.D. Systems and Pointer. INVESTORS AND SECURITY HOLDERS OF I.D. SYSTEMS AND POINTER ARE URGED TO READ THE JOINT PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS AND OTHER DOCUMENTS THAT WILL BE FILED WITH THE SEC CAREFULLY AND IN THEIR ENTIRETY WHEN THEY BECOME AVAILABLE BECAUSE THEY WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION. Investors and security holders will be able to obtain free copies of the registration statement and the joint proxy statement/prospectus (when available) and other documents filed with the SEC by PowerFleet, I.D. Systems or Pointer through the website maintained by the SEC at www.sec.gov.

 

Certain Information Regarding Participants

I.D. Systems, Pointer and their respective directors and executive officers may be considered participants in the solicitation of proxies in connection with the proposed transaction. Information about the directors and executive officers of I.D. Systems is set forth in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017, which was filed with the SEC on March 30, 2018, its proxy statement for its 2018 annual meeting of stockholders, which was filed with the SEC on April 30, 2018, and its Current Report on Form 8-K, which was filed with the SEC on July 12, 2018. Information about the directors and executive officers of Pointer is set forth in its Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2017, which was filed with the SEC on March 27, 2018, its amended Annual Report on Form 20-F/A for the year ended December 31, 2017, which was filed with the SEC on April 30, 2018 and the reports on Form 6-K furnished to the SEC on May 2, 2018, June 11, 2018 and June 18, 2018. Other information regarding the participants in the proxy solicitations and a description of their direct and indirect interests, by security holdings or otherwise, will be contained in the joint proxy statement/prospectus and other relevant materials to be filed with the SEC regarding the proposed transactions when they become available. You may obtain these documents (when they become available) free of charge through the website maintained by the SEC at http://www.sec.gov.

 

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Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of federal securities laws. I.D. Systems’, Pointer’s and the combined business’s actual results may differ from their expectations, estimates and projections and consequently, you should not rely on these forward-looking statements as predictions of future events. Words such as “expect,” “estimate,” “project,” “budget,” “forecast,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “plan,” “may,” “will,” “could,” “should,” “believes,” “predicts,” “potential,” “continue,” and similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements include, without limitation, I.D. Systems’ and Pointer’s expectations with respect to their beliefs, plans, goals, objectives, expectations, anticipations, assumptions, estimates, intentions and future performance, as well as anticipated financial impacts of the proposed transaction, the satisfaction of the closing conditions to the proposed transaction and the timing of the completion of the proposed transaction. Forward-looking statements involve significant known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, which may cause their actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from the future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. All statements other than statements of historical fact are statements that could be forward-looking statements. For example, forward-looking statements include statements regarding: prospects for additional customers; potential contract values; market forecasts; projections of earnings, revenues, synergies, accretion or other financial information of I.D. Systems, Pointer and the combined business; emerging new products; and plans, strategies and objectives of management for future operations, including growing revenue, controlling operating costs, increasing production volumes, and expanding business with core customers. Most of these factors are outside the parties’ control and are difficult to predict. The risks and uncertainties referred to above include, but are not limited to: (1) the occurrence of any event, change or other circumstances that could give rise to the termination of the transaction agreements for the proposed transactions or could otherwise cause the proposed transactions to fail to close; (2) the risks or uncertainties of taking on significant new indebtedness and/or issuance of significant new equity to finance the transactions; (3) conditions to the closing of the transactions may not be satisfied and required regulatory approvals may not be obtained; (4) the outcome of any legal proceedings that may be instituted against I.D. Systems or Pointer following the announcement of the transaction agreements and the proposed transactions; (5) the inability to complete the proposed transactions, including due to failure to obtain approval of the stockholders of I.D. Systems or Pointer or other conditions to closing in transaction agreements; (6) the receipt of an unsolicited offer from another party for an alternative business transaction that could interfere with the proposed transactions; (7) the inability to obtain or maintain the listing of the shares of common stock of PowerFleet, Inc. on Nasdaq; (8) the risk that the proposed transactions disrupt current plans and operations as a result of the announcement and consummation of the proposed transactions; (9) the ability to recognize the anticipated benefits of the proposed transactions, which may be affected by, among other things, the ability of I.D. Systems to integrate successfully the business, operations and employees of Pointer and the ability of the combined company to grow and manage growth profitably and retain its key employees; (10) costs related to the proposed transactions; (11) changes in applicable laws or regulations; (12) the possibility that I.D. Systems or Pointer may be adversely affected by other economic or business conditions, and/or competitive factors; (13) the loss of I.D. Systems’ or Pointer’s key customers or reduction in the purchase of products or services by any such customers; (14) the failure of the market for I.D. Systems’ or Pointer’s products and services to continue to develop; (15) the inability to protect I.D. Systems’ or Pointer’s intellectual property; (16) the effects of competition from a variety of local, regional, national and other providers of wireless solutions; and (17) other risks and uncertainties detailed from time to time in I.D. Systems’ and Pointer’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including I.D. Systems’ annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017 and Pointer’s annual report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2017, and its amended Annual Report on Form 20-F/A for the year ended December 31, 2017. These risks could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in any forward-looking statements made by, or on behalf of, I.D. Systems or Pointer. Unless otherwise required by applicable law, I.D. Systems and Pointer assume no obligation to update the information contained in this press release, and expressly disclaim any obligation to do so, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

 

I.D. Systems Company Contact

Ned Mavrommatis, CFO

ned@id-systems.com

(201) 996-9000

 

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I.D. Systems Investor Contact

Matt Glover

Liolios

IDSY@liolios.com

(949) 574-3860

 

I.D. Systems Media Contact

Mike Hardman

Hardman Group

mike@hardmangrp.com

(330) 285-4141

 

Pointer Telocation Company Contact

Yaniv Dorani, CFO

+972-3-5723111

yanivd@pointer.com

 

Pointer Telocation Investor Contact

Brett Maas

Hayden IR, LLC

(646) 536-7331

brett@haydenir.com

 

 

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Exhibit 99.6

The following is a transcript of an investor call held on March 14, 2019.

I.D. Systems, Inc. NasdaqGM:IDSY

M&A Call

Thursday, March 14, 2019 1:00 PM GMT

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Call Participants

EXECUTIVES

Chris Adam Wolfe

CEO & Director

I.D. Systems, Inc.

 

David Mahlab

Chief Executive Officer and President

Pointer Telocation Ltd.

 

Ned Mavrommatis

CFO, Treasurer & Corporate Secretary

I.D. Systems, Inc.

 

ANALYSTS

 

Glenn George Mattson

Ladenburg Thalmann & Co. Inc.,

Research Division

 

Jeff Silver

 

Matthew Evan Galinko

National Securities Corporation, Research Division

 

Michael Joshua Nichols

B. Riley FBR, Inc., Research Division

 

Shawn Boyd

Next Mark Capital, LLC

 

William Tennent Gibson

Roth Capital Partners, LLC, Research Division

 

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Presentation

Operator

Good morning. Welcome to I.D. Systems Conference Call to discuss its acquisition of Pointer Telocation. My name is Bridget, and I'll be your operator for today's call. Joining us for today's presentation is I.D. Systems' CEO, Chris Wolfe; I.D. Systems' CFO, Ned Mavrommatis; Pointer's CEO, David Mahlab; and Pointer's CFO, Yaniv Dorani. Management has made available a supplementary slide presentation, which we'll be referencing during today's call. If you haven't done so already, please visit the Investor Relations section of I.D. Systems' website to download it.

And finally, before I turn the call over to your hosts, I will refer you to the slide presentation for legal disclosures, including the cautionary note regarding forward-looking statements in the slide presentation. I would like to remind everyone that this call will be made available for a replay in the Investor Relations section of the company's website. Now I would like to turn the call over to I.D. Systems' CEO, Mr. Chris Wolfe. Sir, please proceed.

Chris Adam Wolfe
CEO & Director

Thank you, Bridget. Welcome, everyone, and good morning. As you saw after the market close yesterday, we issued a press release announcing our acquisition of Pointer Telocation, a leading provider of telematics and mobile IoT solutions. Needless to say, the acquisition of Pointer marks a very exciting time for I.D. Systems, our valued customers, our committed partners, our talented employees and our supportive shareholders. It also sets us on an entirely new trajectory, which will accelerate our growth and profitability as well as position us even more strongly in the global multibillion dollar IoT telematics software and solutions in the market.

If you turn to Slide 2 and look at the agenda, I'd like to go and say how excited we are about what this means for I.D. Systems and Pointer and the combined business. Along that line, I would like to welcome the entire Porter team and its shareholders. Today marks an important inflection point in our value-creation journey together. I'd also like to personally welcome Pointer's CEO, David Mahlab, and CFO, Yaniv Dorani, who are on the -- today's call and available to answer your questions, and also they can kind of give you their words on why this makes -- why this deal and this transaction makes so much sense.

I'd like to first start by briefly covering the agenda. If you look at we're going to cover why Pointer, why now, talk about the strategic rationale, go through the growth and synergy opportunities, go through the transaction highlights and also cover about the brand. We'll also do a deep dive in the why Pointer helps us really scale into a much more competitive and larger and rapidly growing company. Then Ned will walk us through the components of the transaction as well as the outlook and the target model. Finally, I'll briefly summarize the key takeaways as well as to discuss the new brand at the combined business before opening your call to questions.

If you turn to Slide 3, why Pointer, why now? We'll talk about many synergies between I.D. Systems and Pointer. We have known David, Yaniv and the rest of the Pointer team for many years. In fact, the acquisition builds on a 2-year strategic working relationship with Pointer, we have been codeveloping award-winning products, including our recently launched logistics visibility series, which won the heavy-duty trucking Top 20 for 2019 award. Through our collaboration, it became increasingly evident that our business values and strategy were closely aligned in our shared mission of improving customer operations through innovative design, engineering discipline and building industrial-grade solutions. The combination also puts us in a rarified group of IoT solution providers, such as Trimble or TomTom mobility, who have more than 500,000 subscribers. However, unlike others in the space, we will have a truly global footprint, and perhaps more importantly, we'll be vertically integrated, which will facilitate significant pricing, cost and technology advantages. I can go on about all the exciting benefits the combination brings, but I think it would be helpful if you hear it from Pointer's perspective. And with that, I'll turn it over to David to make a couple of comments. Hi, David.

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David Mahlab

Chief Executive Officer and President

Thank you, Chris. This is truly an exciting day for Pointer, for our shareholder and for me, personally. As many of you know, Pointer has built a successful and profitable company in the high-growth telematics industry. We have established a reputation of technology reach product, expert technical services, advanced software solutions and innovative IoT mobile solutions, all under the brand that is valued in the industry and in our customers for quality and reliability. Combining with I.D. Systems will create a robust global platform and comprehensive product offering, delivering digital and core technology capabilities. By expanding our product offerings and solutions, we expect to create immediate leverage and empower our leadership in a position in the growing mobile IoT and Connected Car vehicles. We've strengthened and increased our North American penetration as well as expand our share in the global multibillion IoT telematics market for both entities. I know I.D. Systems increased values, the experience, skill and innovation of IoT in Israel and the work being done in our subsidiary. Israel's exceptional engineering software platform, development and services, supply chain services will remain at -- impact -- intact and enhanced and Pointer brand will continue to be maintained. The expansion into the North American market will create additional demand to be supported by the Israeli team as well. That has always been a part of our -- of Pointer strategy and we find this partnership at the right way to implement the strategy. I am extremely proud of our track record of improving shareholder value and this combination is yet another step in delivering our long-term commitment to the goal. I do believe that we still have a long way to go together and I would -- and I really appreciate the opportunity and I do believe it's a great opportunity for all of us. Chris?

Chris Adam Wolfe

CEO & Director

Thanks, David. Thank you, David. If you turn now to Slide 4, we'll just talk about the strategic rationale and the benefits of the acquisition, and I'll dig deeper in a moment. But this slide lays out really the strategic foundation to help you think about the ways in which this acquisition helps accelerate our business. As I mentioned, the combined business at close will add more than 500,000 subscribers. While that number alone is impressive, even more impressive is how it translate into recurring revenue. At 500,000 subscribers, the combined business will generate more than $75 million of high-margin recurring subscription and services revenue on a run-rate basis. And what is even more exciting is what we expect by the end of fiscal 2019, with more than 600,000 subscribers on our platform, reflecting solid forecasted organic subscriber growth for the combined businesses.

The second major benefit is that the combination gives us necessary financial scale and product portfolio to effectively compete and win globally. Size does matter, particularly in large multinational, multimillion-dollar tenders. On a pro forma basis for the fiscal year 2018, the combined business generated approximately $131 million in revenue, including $72 million of recurring revenue and $14 million of adjusted EBITDA. Not only will the financial scale and resources enable us to more effectively compete for global -- business globally, but we will have perhaps the deepest most innovative technology portfolio in the telematics industry. In addition to providing scale and product depth, our collective strength in R&D and technology will enable faster new future development and time to market. This is a critical differentiator, especially as we look to aggressively take market share in the verticals we serve.

As you can see on Slide 5, this is a transformational acquisition, not only for I.D. Systems but also for our industry, as it combines I.D. Systems' market leadership in North America with Pointer's technology leadership in broad international footprint. Over the past 2 years, we've been executing on our communicated strategy to expand and strengthen our position in Fleet Management value chain both through organic and inorganic means. Our customers, potential customers as well as the broader industry have been asking for a complete bumper-to-bumper telematics offering. This transformational acquisition perfectly addresses the market needs by joining 2 companies that share foundational values to create a globally vertically integrated telematics software and solutions provider. Our full solution stack, or IoT M2M, and Mobile Resource Management or MRM, will encompass analytics, Software as a Service, telemetry devices and sensor integration.

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With this strategic foundation set, let's take a deeper dive into the overview of Pointer, which can be seen on Slide 6. As you can see, as I mentioned before, $78 million in revenue, 67% of recurring services and recurring revenue, $14 million of EBITDA. Pointer's solid financial results from 2018 reflect the company's continued success as a leading provider of innovative telematics and mobile IoT solutions for the automotive, insurance and logistics industries. Pointer's cloud-based SaaS platform, which has more than 275,000 monthly subscriber units, extracts and captures data from the organization's mission-critical mobility points. This includes data from everything such as drivers, routes, points of interest, logistics, networks, vehicles, trailers, containers and cargo. Pointer's platform then analyze and encrypts this data into actual intelligence, optimizing customers' assets in improving profitability. Pointer's technology is currently deployed in nearly 3 million light and heavy commercial vehicles across 80 countries. The company has 9 offices worldwide and employed 700 dedicated professionals with a strong engineering acumen, technical expertise and deep vertical market knowledge. We are looking forward to benefiting from their collective knowledge base.

Turning to Slide 7. Building on my earlier comments, the unification of our business creates significant operational and technological synergies. This includes the ability to leverage our complementary strength in R&D, engineering, software development, supply chain, sales and marketing. Realizing expedited product delivery and development opportunities is enhanced by the fact that we both share the same technology stack in our development and hosting environments. Not only will this reduce overhead and optimize our overall cost structure by approximately $3.5 million in the first part of 2018 -- in first 12 to 18 months post-close, it will enable faster time to market. More specifically, Pointer provides us with increased control over our logistics product feature, price leverage and enables us to move more aggressively and profitably go-to-market with IoT solutions.

From a cross-selling standpoint, the combination enables I.D. Systems to more effectively sell our solutions internationally through the Pointer's Cellocator divisions direct and indirect channel network. We also plan to leverage our established enterprise in small and medium business distribution channels to bring Pointer's solutions to the massive North American market. As it relates to the Connected Car business, Pointer has been developing Connected Car and light-duty truck solutions for many years. By joining our platforms and solutions, we expect to create immediate leverage and greatly accelerate the combined companies connected vehicle strategy. Ultimately, all vehicles will be connected, which will enhance and optimize the in-car and Fleet Management experience, and our combined offering will help better facilitate and fast track this vision. I'll now turn the call over to Ned to walk us through the combined -- what the combined company looks like from a financial perspective as well as our outlook and target model. Ned?

Ned Mavrommatis

CFO, Treasurer & Corporate Secretary

Thanks, Chris, and good morning, everyone. I'd like to spend a couple of minutes going over the details of the transaction itself, which can be seen on Slide 8. The total considered operation of $140 million is comprised of approximately $72 million in cash and approximately 11 million shares. The acquisition will be effected through a new -- newly created holding company structure, PowerFleet, where I.D. Systems and Pointer will become wholly owned subsidiaries of PowerFleet. Pointer's shareholders will receive $80.5 in cash and 1.272 shares of PowerFleet common stock for each share of Pointer common stock they own, implying approximately 50% cash and 50% stock consideration and total consideration valued at approximately $16.44 per share based on I.D. Systems' closing stock price on March 12.

As part of the transaction, each share of I.D. Systems will be exchanged for 1 share of PowerFleet common stock, which was expected to be dual-listed on the NASDAQ and the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange. In addition to issuing the stock consideration to Pointer shareholders, the transaction will be funded through a combination of $50 million convertible preferred equity investment by private equity firm Abry Partners and a $30 million debt financing by Bank Hapoalim. The total consideration as well as any deal-related expenses will be funded by the process from the preferred equity investment that turns debt and available cash in hand. At closing, we expect to have more than $20 million in cash on hand and available credit facilities. The transactions have been unanimously approved by the Board of Directors of both companies and are expected to close this summer.

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After the closing of the transactions, the combined business will be rebranded PowerFleet, which Chris will talk about in a minute. In connection with Abry Partners' investment, we have agreed to appoint Managing Partner, John Hunt and Principal, Anders Bjork to the Board of Directors who will replace Ken Brakebill and Chris Formant, effective upon the closing of the investment. David will also join the board and assume the new position of CEO International. On behalf of the entire I.D. Systems' team, I would like to thank Ken and Chris for their service and contributions to our company over the years. I would also like to welcome John, Anders and David to the board. All 3 individuals bring a wealth of experience to our company and we look forward to benefiting from their collective guidance and insight as we seek to capitalize on the significant synergies and growth opportunities of the combined business.

Following these changes, the PowerFleet Board of Directors will consist of 7 directors, including 5 independent directors and 2 management directors. Now I would like to walk you through the combined company. With the combined company, it looks like at closing as well as our outlook for the first 12 months post-closing, which can be seen on Slide 9. As many of you know, last week, I.D. Systems reported its financial results for the fiscal year 2018. If you haven't had the opportunity to review our numbers, I encourage you to visit our website to study our earnings release in more detail. But to summarize, we generated a record $53 million in revenue, which was up 30% over 2017. Of this amount, 37% was recurring in nature. From a profitability standpoint, we achieved essentially adjusted EBITDA breakeven. Looking at Pointer's results for the fiscal 2018, which they reported on February 28, revenue was $78 million, recurring and services revenue was 67% of total revenue and adjusted EBITDA totaled $14 million or 18% of total revenue. Aggregating these figures on a pro forma basis, the combined company who have -- would have generated approximately $131 million in revenue, of which, 55% is high-margin services and recurring revenue and $14 million in adjusted EBITDA for fiscal 2018. This financial scale along with significant cross-selling opportunities and other strategic and operational benefits gives us confidence in our ability to generate double-digit organic growth and expanding profitability in the first full year after the transaction closing. In fact, we believe that the combined business has the potential to generate revenue of more than $150 million, representing an organic growth rate of at least 15%. We also expect to generate services in recurring revenue or over 55% and total -- over 55% of total revenue and adjusted EBITDA margin of 15% to 20%. We anticipate the acquisition to be accretive to non-GAAP EPS in the first 12 months post-closing.

These preliminary numbers are meant to give investors a sense of scale and the 12-month planned trajectory of the business as well as to highlight our commitment to profitable growth.

Turning to Slide 10. Slide 10 lays out the pro forma target model, which should give you an even better chance of the significant operating leverage of the combined company. As you can see, at $200 million in annual revenue, we expect to generate at least $120 million of recurring high-margin service revenue and $100 million of gross profit and $50 million of adjusted EBITDA. From a margin perspective, you'll notice that our target model closed for expanded margins for both I.D. Systems and the combined business pro forma fiscal '18 results. I will now turn the call over back to Chris for closing remarks. Chris?

Chris Adam Wolfe

CEO & Director

Thanks, Ned. If you turn to Slide 11, it summarizes the key takeaways of the acquisition, specifically the ways in which it will help us drive shareholder value. The slide shows 4 engines that will drive our success going forward: The first is scale, growth and profits; the second is capitalizing on the attractive cross-selling opportunities in front of us; the third is realizing significant operational synergies and vertical integration of the combined business going forward; and the fourth is shareholder value. The acquisition creates significant value, not only today, but it positions us to drive continued value in the years ahead. To that end, as Ned pointed out, $150 million of revenue is absolutely within reach in the first 12 months post-closing. However, what the Slide 11 doesn't illustrate, what I mentioned earlier, is the fact that we expect to grow our subscriber base by at least 20% from 500,000 to more than 600,000 subscribers by the end of 2019. The Pointer acquisition provides significant scale, accelerates our growth and increases our profitability. It also strengthens our position in the IoT telematics market, opening up significant cross-selling opportunities for both customer bases. Pointer also provides the combined company with unique operational synergies and further vertical integration, which we believe will not only have immediate cost savings and efficiencies, but also more control over our product features, costs and pricing. Over the coming quarters and years, we look to leverage this more robust platform and expand some product offerings and to further expand our organic growth and to capture greater share in the global, multibillion-dollar IoT telematics software and solutions market, all of which should help us create significantly higher value for our shareholders. I am equally excited about our positioning within our peer group as we would upscale our business in many fronts and those that are considered our peers today, will not be tomorrow. Having a great in Abry also allows a wider view of IoT and telematics marketplace and brings us into opportunities for portfolio strengthening and possible strategic expansion. And finally on Slide 12, after the closing of the acquisition, the combined business will be rebranded as PowerFleet, which basically -- that's what we do. So it's great to say, everyone was excited about this rebranding name and I think it actually represents what we are experts at. With this is establishing a global power in the telematics and software solutions, PowerFleet will be dual-listed in the NASDAQ and Tel Aviv Stock Exchanges under the symbol PWFL or Powerful or PowerFleet. Pointer Telocation and Cellocator will continue as our go-to-market international brands. As you can see on the slide, the new logo combines the circle globe field, the existing I.D. Systems logo with the richer color concept from the Pointer logo. The removal of the dog and the adoption of the circle of this shield broadens the meaning beyond security and location identification. So in closing, the combination of I.D. Systems and Pointer is truly a powerful one. Together, PowerFleet will be a leading vertically integrated IoT telematics software and solutions company with a scale and product portfolio to effectively compete and win and take share globally. Not with that, we are ready to open the call for your questions. Operator?

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Question and Answer

Operator

[Operator Instructions] Our first question comes from the line of Josh Nichols with B. Riley FBR.

Michael Joshua Nichols

B. Riley FBR, Inc., Research Division

Nice to see such a big jump in subscriber race for the combined entity with scale. I was wondering, could you provide any high-level commentary about the ARPU and churn of the combined entity? Just since I now Pointer has some high-value solutions such as driver behavior and whatnot that have historically commended. Well, I think it would be accretive ARPU?

Chris Adam Wolfe

CEO & Director

 

David, do you want to take that one from your ARPU perspective on your products?

David Mahlab

Chief Executive Officer and President

Yes. Basically, if you look at the basic ARPU of Pointer, it's about 180 to 190 in average per subscriber globally. Of course, it varies from a low ARPU to the high ARPU guide. Some of the ARPU -- some of the clients are paying double the ARPU, depends on the value added that we provide them. And some are low ARPU. The number that I mentioned, of course, is on a yearly basis.

Chris Adam Wolfe

CEO & Director

David, let me add on to that for Josh too on the U.S. side to give him a perspective. So on our side, obviously, some of our products like with -- on the Avis Connected Car lower ARPU, but we don't pay for the date on that contract. On our new LVS products, which we launched, those actually have higher ARPU than they have historically on the new products that we've codeveloped. And lastly with the CarrierWeb acquisition, the in-cab units, just as in a point of scale like the in-cab units, there are like 5 to 6x what our normal ARPU would be. So like, in the $30 to $35 range. So -- and that product, the CarrierWeb product is one of those products that we see a lot of cross-market opportunities.

Michael Joshua Nichols

B. Riley FBR, Inc., Research Division

And then to follow up on that, I just wanted to ask a little bit. Pointer's obviously been more internationally focused whereas IDSY has a strong footprint domestically, could you dive in a little bit more about some of the cross-selling opportunities you see both domestically and abroad?

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Chris Adam Wolfe

CEO & Director

 

Yes, I'd love to do that. So as part of the due diligence and getting to know the Pointer team, I have had the opportunity to obviously visit their subsidies and the geographies. And they have some great talent, actually phenomenally impressed. So if you look at what they're doing in Mexico, it's kind of interesting that they've gotten the telemetry solutions work done with FEMSA, which is one of the largest Coca-Cola distributors actually in Latin America. They have done some phenomenal work there and if you look at what we're doing in the logistics visibility side in the U.S, there's a lot of overlap in -- if you're in a distribution model in Mexico and you're in a distribution model like with the CarrierWeb acquisition or with Walmart that we own as a great customer, they have very similar models. And so the cross selling there is the solution they've built for FEMSA can be brought up in the United States and the solutions that we have through CarrierWeb and with Walmart can actually be brought down into the Mexican market. Simultaneously, with that are very similar is what they've done in Brazil. So if you look at what they've done in Brazil, they acquired Cielo. Cielo is like CarrierWeb. Basically, their customer base is very similar in the private fleet distribution space, actually improving grocery, they have a strong foothold. So what they lacked by the way in Cielo, was 2-way command and control for refrigerated. And so that's actually what we got with the CarrierWeb acquisition. So taking the CarrierWeb platforms and the technologies down into Mexico and Brazil as well as our industrial truck solutions, we've had a lot of our multinational customers want to take the industrial truck solutions into Brazil, but we've not been able to do that effectively because we don't have boots on the ground. So let's reverse the question and kind of pursue the Cellocator platforms that can be brought into United States. If you look at our Avis platform and if you have a chance to go out to the Cellocator site and look at their products, you'll see a lot of similarities in those products. But under the covers and that's actually our teams have been working on this, Pointer's actually ODMing and CMing our platform for Avis on the 75,000 unit order. So we've already started working on the Connected Car and Fleet Management systems. We're going to do that even further in the future, and we want to able to take a combined platform, with a combined feature set, and take it after what we call the Class 1 to 5 vehicles in the United States. There's about 25 million vehicles. Gartner expects the penetration there to be about 26% in 2021. Right now, everybody in that space needs to change from 3G to LTE. So it's -- similarly, what we're doing in the LVS side with the codeveloped products, we're going to do on what we call the lower vehicle side in the U.S. So there's a huge opportunity there because historically, Cellocator has not been able to penetrate the U.S. market at that low end. But we can actually use our infrastructure to help facilitate that. Hopefully, that answers.

Michael Joshua Nichols
B. Riley FBR, Inc., Research Division

No, thank you, Chris. A lot of great detail there. The last question for me, then I'll pass it towards, really nice to see the pro forma target model laid out with scale at $200 million, 25% EBITDA margins. I want to ask like, you're talking about 15% growth, it seems like that achieving that $200 million in revenue to get that scale with the EBITDA margin expansion is with insight, maybe just 2 to 3 years based on the growth rate, is that fair assessment?

Ned Mavrommatis
CFO, Treasurer & Corporate Secretary

I think that's a great assessment. I think David and I, I think, we both share that. I think the opportunity is right in front of us.

Operator

[Operator Instructions] Our next question comes from the line of William Gibson with Roth Capital.

William Tennent Gibson
Roth Capital Partners, LLC, Research Division

I've got a question for Ned. The new credit line you mentioned in approximate 6% interest rate. Is that fixed or floating?

Ned Mavrommatis
CFO, Treasurer & Corporate Secretary

So there are 3 loans, Bill. There is a Loan A and Loan B that those 2 loans combined -- those loans are combined for $30 million. Those will be fixed on average approximately 6%. And then there will be a $10 million in credit line reach we do not expect to use it, but we would have it available, that will be floating. And we've got a lower rate.

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Operator

Our next question comes from the line of Jeff Silver with Corrado Financial.

Jeff Silver

Congrats on the acquisition to all parties involved. I think that scale in all -- throughout all the economy, but especially in this business is incredibly important. You answered -- Chris, you've sort of answered a couple of the questions I had. But I'm just wondering maybe you could spend a little bit of time on integration, how the 2 businesses will be integrated with specifically, maybe talking about integration of the research and development effort and then, sales integration as well?

Chris Adam Wolfe
CEO & Director

Absolutely. So first of all, what I have been telling our employees, and I think David and I are kind of locked up with this is, if you remember our -- it's a lot smaller acquisition, obviously, but I do have a track record in my past of being able to do this successfully, and I've actually had unsuccessful. So I kind of know what not to do from mistakes in the past, which is a good thing to learn. But what we don't need to do here is both companies have missions, both companies have strategic objectives today. Tactically, we just need to execute on what's on our plates. Because our plates have already started to be intertwined and integrated. So the good thing about this acquisition and our partnering is that we've been working with Pointer and David's team and their engineering teams for over 2 years developing our logistics visibility platform. So if you think about it, our team is more of a content experts in the logistics space in the U.S. and their team is basically the engineering house behind it as far as on the hardware, the sensors, et cetera. So we've already started the integration in a way. So this is just going to be a follow-on of a deeper integration capability. We also, as I mentioned earlier, we basically of -- gave them the Avis contract specifically so our groups could start integrating on the NextGen platform. So we're busy working and ramping up production for the Avis 75,000 units. But at the same time, our teams have already started working on okay, how do we combine our platforms because if you look under the covers, and you look at, let's say, their CANiQ product and you look at our UTP product, probably 80% of the WOM is shared and that means there's a lot of cost savings between those 2 platforms and then the feature sets just need to be pulled together. So again, I know it's a long answer to your question, but we've already started that integration. I think between now and closing now that both teams have been fully aware, it enables us to actually put a very methodical plan together and kind of much map out exactly how we pull things as far as integrate the companies a lot deeper. On the sales and marketing side, very quickly, obviously, we have a rebranding of the corporate company and I.D. Systems itself will be rebranded as PowerFleet. We will be keeping, as we mentioned before, the Pointer Telocation and Cellocator brands internationally. So -- but from a sales perspective, if you think about Cellocator today, they sell their products globally. And in a way, we're just going to be another part of the Cellocator channel in a way. So I think that integration of our supply chain and production and manufacturing and all of that will ultimately shift under the Cellocator Company. So they're doing it today for us. It's just they're going to be doing a lot more of it tomorrow. So hopefully, I addressed your question.

Operator

[Operator Instructions] And question comes from the line of Glenn Mattson from Ladenburg.

Glenn George Mattson
Ladenburg Thalmann & Co. Inc., Research Division

I'm just -- the story kind of changes dramatically with -- as a result of this acquisition, and 48 hours ago, I.D. was a company that had a solid base of growth industrial truck. I was hoping to turn the wrong kind of negative trends and logistics. And now, this shifts the entire story more -- much more heavily weighted toward the logistics side of the business, which has historically struggled. And you're projecting like really good subscriber growth in that segment. And I want you to hit a lot of this this like type of cross sell opportunities and stuff like that, but maybe, Chris, can you go on just a little bit more, give investors perhaps more confidence that those kind of lofty targets for what's been a weak -- the weaker of the 2 segments in the past that those are achievable?

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Chris Adam Wolfe
CEO & Director

Okay. So again, I think if you took -- look at our logistics visibility segment, prior to actually having a product launch that we just launched, again it was recognized by the industry, that was really just a division that was more or less, I'd say, in stasis mode. It's cash cow. When we assess what to do with that business and solid change from 3G to LTE that was happening, we had a couple of decisions to make and I think I've mentioned this in other earnings calls. The CarrierWeb acquisition was phenomenally strategic and the timing was critical because that acquisition, we will actually observe that. We're actually getting a lot of traction right now prospects and field trials and pilots because of that, because of the bumper-to-bumper capability and the refrigerated control. So a lot of businesses right now, a lot of trucking companies and carriers, have both refrigerated and dry van or container parts of their business. And if you don't have a full suite, you're not even considered. So like right now, we're actually in many, many pilots that are tens of thousands of units. Now we have to execute to win those, but again, what we're seeing is phenomenally favorable on the high-end, what I call the class and this is why it's important for everybody to know how the market segments. The Class 7 or 8 vehicles, that's the CarrierWeb and the logistics visibility products that we came out with. The class 1 to 5 are the -- what we call the more smaller vehicle fleets -- commercial fleets, that's actually what Cellocator brings to the table for us. So -- and that's what they do globally. So that's a brand new market area for us to penetrate in the U.S. So it's not just doubling down on the logistics visibility side, it's actually a broader brush in that. Just as an example, there's 25 million, basically what I call Class 1 to 5s. We don't even play in that space typically in the U.S. except for in the Avis Connected Car if you want to serve automobiles in there. But those aren't even considered in that number. So this is brand new greenfield opportunity for us on the Cellocator side coming to the States.

Glenn George Mattson
Ladenburg Thalmann & Co. Inc., Research Division

That's very helpful, Chris. And then maybe, perhaps -- the business has been performing well. You mentioned the opportunity of CarrierWeb, the other kind of large recent announcements that you had -- that you've had. But can you just talk about management's focus on executing between now and close like the ability to keep your eye on the current business why you're doing this rather large integration.

Chris Adam Wolfe
CEO & Director

Yes, I'm very much aware, and I think I mentioned earlier, but I think it's more important that both companies -- what's great is we got 2 companies, where we've been growing -- we grew 30% last year, we're executing. If you look at the Keytroller acquisition, again, much smaller, but they're actually growing at 20%, and we didn't stop that in the middle of integrating, right? So there is a way to do this and do it right. And I think Dave and I have a great working relationship. Our teams have a very good working relationship today. We know what we have to get done in the short term. So literally, if we both just execute on our business plans for 2019, we're going to be just fine. So that gives us a chance to again, I said methodically, put a strategy together and a plan that we can execute on to bring integration over time. There's no reason to -- there's nothing pressing us to do something that could put the business in jeopardy today. So I think right now, we both discuss we're working hand-in-hand on many of these programs, it's -- we just need to execute. And at the same time, I'm doing this today and like what net and are doing, we've been educating on everybody in the value prop, need to get out to our customer basis, which we'll be doing and making sure everybody understands what this really means because it is transformational for us and our customers.

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Operator

Our next question comes from the line of Matthew Galinko with National Securities.

Matthew Evan Galinko
National Securities Corporation, Research Division

A couple of questions for me. One being, you mentioned maybe some commonalities in your cloud stack so I was curious because going into a little bit more detail there and then secondly, on the last conference call, I think you talked about a little bit of cross-pollination between the industrial truck, I guess, distribution and the logistics? So can you kind of talk about how that might benefit from this acquisition or if that -- there is any commonality there at all?

Chris Adam Wolfe
CEO & Director

Let me address the second part of your question first, and that's really the interplay between industrial truck and logistics visibility. And historically, we haven't -- it's kind of interesting. A lot of the big players that were in the private fleet space, if you -- and this is one of our strategic vertical market approaches going forward. If you look at what Pointer does with FEMSA in Mexico, if you look at what they're doing down in Brazil, it's really these large private fleets. And the key about our private fleet is, they care about the driver, they care about the truck, they care about the trailer, and they also care about the freight and side, right? So the other thing about our private fleet is they have distribution centers, right? They have distribution centers and stores and those distribution centers and stores all have material handling equipment. And our goal and our ultimate vision is, what I call bend the fork, which is the time. So been the times, times to trailer, trailer to times and times to been. So if you think about it, it's from been-to-been. So we should be able to track the freight. We should be able to track the assets that touch the freight and should be able to track the people that touch the assets and touch the freight. And so that's our ultimate technology vision. And we're actually seeing some traction with this -- with some pilots that we have going right now in the logistics visibility side. So I think the cross-pollination is really at the distribution center for private fleets. And then we're also -- our opportunity though is to take it to when you're doing over-the-road transportation is the forklift at a manufacturing facility. Like if you think about it, we're in almost all the GM plants in the U.S. We're at almost all the Toyota manufacturing plants in the U.S. There's trucks going in and out of there every day. There is no reason that we can't do the exact same model from parts distribution through the asset to the forklift, to the station and the manufacturing facility. All that visibility in the supply chain can actually help with the velocity of the entire chain. Also I think what will happen and I don't remember the first part of your question, but Jungheinrich deal and if -- that was announced here just recently in our Q4 call. That's a transformational deal all by itself, and what's great about that is in the industrial truck space is, just volume, scale and reach and now with the Cellocator global platform of people in support, we can actually -- hopefully, get the support behind Jungheinrich to be successful globally and ratchet up what they've committed to with us a lot faster than we should have -- or could have before.

Matthew Evan Galinko

National Securities Corporation, Research Division

Got it, that's very helpful. Yes, I [indiscernible] on the cloud stack.

Chris Adam Wolfe
CEO & Director

Okay. Yes. Thank you. So the technology stack, we both use the Microsoft stack. So all the way from -- if you look at Azure to the development tools itself, SQL Server, that -- so what's great about that is our team, if you're using the team foundation services, we're already on a lot of the same technologies today and so it makes it a lot easier for the development teams to work together and codevelop globally when you're on the exact same stack.

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Operator

[Operator Instructions] Our next question comes from the line of Shawn Boyd with Next Mark Capital.

Shawn Boyd

Next Mark Capital, LLC

Can you hear me okay?

Chris Adam Wolfe

CEO & Director

Yes.

Shawn Boyd

Next Mark Capital, LLC

 

Congrats on the combination. And just a quick one for Ned, and then I want to come back to you, Chris, if I could. On the convertible preferred conversion prices, 30% above VWAP from what period was that?

 

Ned Mavrommatis

CFO, Treasurer & Corporate Secretary

It's the 7 days of VWAP at signing or the 60-day VWAP at closing, whichever is lower. If you look at the 7-day VWAP at signing, it was 651, so the conversion, is as right now is 846.

Shawn Boyd

Next Mark Capital, LLC

Got it, helpful. And Chris, going over to this number of subscribers, 500,000 combined, going to over 600,000 by the end of the year, there's been a lot of talk about cross-sells, but I'm guessing, getting to that just in the very near term, getting to that 600,000 is more related to business already kind of in-hand at both companies or are you also leaning on some very specific cross-sells that you're targeting to that?

Chris Adam Wolfe

CEO & Director

 

No, what's great about that, if you think about our Avis contract, which we'll be delivering on this year, so it's a contract in hand, gets us to 600,000.

Operator

And I'll now turn the call back over to Mr. Wolfe for closing remarks.

Chris Adam Wolfe

CEO & Director

Thank you very much for participating in today's call about the Pointer acquisition, which truly represents a monumental day in the history and evolution of I.D. Systems and Pointer. In closing, I would like to personally welcome the Pointer team to -- into our company, and I look forward to working together and are building a very successful company in the future. And I want to thank our shareholders, employees and our partners for their support, and we look forward to a great 2019 and beyond. Thank you. Operator?

Operator

Thank you for joining us today for our presentation. You may now disconnect.

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In connection with the proposed transactions, PowerFleet, Inc., I.D. Systems and Pointer will file relevant materials with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"), including a PowerFleet registration statement on Form S-4 that will include a joint proxy statement of I.D. Systems and Pointer that also constitutes a prospectus of PowerFleet, and a definitive joint proxy statement/prospectus will be mailed to stockholders of I.D. Systems and Pointer. INVESTORS AND SECURITY HOLDERS OF I.D. SYSTEMS AND POINTER ARE URGED TO READ THE JOINT PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS AND OTHER DOCUMENTS THAT WILL BE FILED WITH THE SEC CAREFULLY AND IN THEIR ENTIRETY WHEN THEY BECOME AVAILABLE BECAUSE THEY WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION. Investors and security holders will be able to obtain free copies of the registration statement and the joint proxy statement/prospectus (when available) and other documents filed with the SEC by PowerFleet, I.D. Systems or Pointer through the website maintained by the SEC at www.sec.gov.

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The risks and uncertainties referred to above include, but are not limited to: (1) the occurrence of any event, change or other circumstances that could give rise to the termination of the transaction agreements for the proposed transactions or could otherwise cause the proposed transactions to fail to close; (2) the risks or uncertainties of taking on significant new indebtedness and/or issuance of significant new equity to finance the transactions; (3) conditions to the closing of the transactions may not be satisfied and required regulatory approvals may not be obtained; (4) the outcome of any legal proceedings that may be instituted against I.D. Systems or Pointer following the announcement of the transaction agreements and the proposed transactions; (5) the inability to complete the proposed transactions, including due to failure to obtain approval of the stockholders of I.D. 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