affiliates) incurred by a party or on its behalf in connection with or related to the authorization, preparation, negotiation, execution and performance of this Agreement, the solicitation of stockholder approvals and all other matters related to the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.
“Federal Trade Commission Act”means 15 U.S.C. §§ 41-58, as amended.
“FTC”has the meaning set forth inSection 6.4(b).
“GAAP” means accounting principles generally accepted in the United States consistently applied by a specified Person.
“Governmental Entity” means any domestic, foreign or supranational government or subdivision thereof, administrative, governmental, prosecutorial or regulatory authority, agency, commission, Court, tribunal or body or self-regulatory organization.
“Hazardous Substance” has the meaning set forth inSection 3.12(b).
“HSR Act” has the meaning set forth inSection 3.5.
“HSR Condition” has the meaning set forth inSection 8.1(e).
“Indemnified Party” has the meaning set forth inSection 6.8(b).
“Insurance Amount” has the meaning set forth inSection 6.8(c).
“Intellectual Property Rights” has the meaning set forth inSection 3.16(a).
“IRS” means the United States Internal Revenue Service.
“Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus” has the meaning set forth inSection 3.5.
“Knowledge” means, with respect to the Company, the actual knowledge (without independent inquiry or investigation) of the Company’s chief executive officer, divisional presidents, chief financial officer, corporate controller, senior vice president of technology and vice presidents of the Company’s business units, and with respect to Parent, the actual knowledge (without independent inquiry or investigation) of Parent’s chief executive officer, chief financial officer, corporate controller, and any vice president.
“Law” or “Laws” means any statute, law, code (including the Code) ordinance, Regulation, rule, guidance, Order, writ, injunction or decree of any state, commonwealth, federal, foreign, territorial or other court or Governmental Entity, subdivision, agency, department, commission, board, bureau or instrumentality of a Governmental Entity, including all decisions of Courts having the effect of Law in each such jurisdiction.
“Legal Requirement” means any federal, state, local, municipal, foreign or other Law, statute, constitution, principle of common Law, resolution, ordinance, code (including the Code), edict, decree, Regulation, ruling or requirement issued, enacted, adopted, promulgated,
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implemented or otherwise put into effect by or under the authority of any Governmental Entity (or under the authority of NASDAQ).
“Lien” means any mortgage, pledge, security interest, deed of trust, encumbrance, lien or charge of any kind (including any agreement to give any of the foregoing), any conditional sale or other title retention agreement, any lease in the nature thereof or the filing of or agreement to give any financing statement under the Uniform Commercial Code of any jurisdiction, in all instances except to the extent any such Lien is a permitted Encumbrance.
“Merger” has the meaning set forth inSection 1.1.
“Merger Consideration” has the meaning set forth inSection 2.1(a).
“Merger Sub” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.
“NASDAQ” means the Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc.
“OBCA” means the Oregon Business Corporation Act.
“Order” means any judgment, order or decree of any Court or Governmental Entity, federal, foreign, state or local.
“Outside Date” has the meaning set forth inSection 8.1(e).
“Parent” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.
“Parent 401(k) Plan” has the meaning set forth inSection 6.18.
“Parent Assets” has the meaning set forth inSection 4.9(a).
“ParentBenefit Plan” means any material “employee benefit plan,” as such term is defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA, and any other material employment, incentive (equity-based or otherwise), severance, retention, change in control or other compensatory plan, contract, policy or arrangement that is maintained, administered or contributed to by Parent or any Parent Subsidiary in which any present or former employee of Parent or any Parent Subsidiary is a participant.
“Parent Board” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
“Parent Board Recommendation” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
“Parent Bylaws” means the Bylaws of Parent.
“Parent Charter” means the Certificate of Incorporation of Parent, as amended.
“Parent Common Stock” means the common stock, without par value, of Parent.
“Parent Consents” has the meaning set forth inSection 4.5.
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“Parent Disclosure Letter” has the meaning set forth in the first paragraph ofArticle IV.
“Parent ESPP” has the meaning set forth inSection 4.3(a).
“Parent Financial Advisor” has the meaning set forth inSection 4.19.
“Parent Financial Statements”has the meaning set forth inSection 4.6(b).
“Parent Material Adverse Effect” means any change, event, development or effect that (a) prevents Parent from consummating the Merger substantially on the terms and conditions provided for herein, (b) solely for purposes ofSection 4.3(a), causes any inaccuracies in such representation and warranty resulting in an increase, individually or in the aggregate, of at least 269,945 shares of Parent Common Stock issued and outstanding or issuable pursuant to options and other rights beyond the number of shares of Parent Common Stock shown to be outstanding on September 27, 2008 in such section, (c) results in the exercise of, or the expiration of the ability of Parent to redeem, rights to purchase shares of Parent capital stock issued under the Rights Plan, or (d) is material and adverse to the business, financial condition or continuing results of operations of Parent and the Parent Subsidiaries taken as a whole;provided,however, that no change, event, development or effect relating to or resulting from the following, either alone or in combination, shall constitute, or be taken into account in determining whether there is or has been, a Parent Material Adverse Effect:
(i) changes in conditions affecting (x) generally, the semiconductor or any of the other industries with which the Company is involved or (y) the United States or global economy (unless, in the case of either (x) or (y), there is a substantially and materially disproportionate impact on Parent and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, relative to other companies operating in the same industries as Parent and its Subsidiaries),
(ii) general political, economic or business conditions or changes therein (including without limitation the commencement, continuation or escalation of a war, material armed hostilities or other material international or national calamity or acts of terrorism or earthquakes, hurricanes or other natural disasters or acts of God) that do not affect Parent and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, in a substantially and materially disproportionate manner compared to other companies participating in the same industries as Parent,
(iii) changes, events or occurrences in financial, credit, banking or securities markets (including any disruption thereof and any decline in the price of any security or market index) or any interest rate or exchange rate changes or general financial or capital market conditions, including interest rates, or changes therein,
(iv) the negotiation, execution, announcement or performance of this Agreement or the performance or consummation of the transactions contemplated in this Agreement, any litigation resulting therefrom, or the impact thereof on relationships, contractual or otherwise, with customers, suppliers, lenders, investors or employees (including without limitation, any cancellations of or delays in customer agreements, any reduction in sales, any disruption in supplier, distributor, partner or similar relationships or any loss of employees),
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(v) any action or omission required by this Agreement or pursuant to the express request of the Company, or any action otherwise taken by Parent or Merger Sub,
(vi) the effect of incurring and paying expenses to the Parent Financial Advisor and other advisors to Parent in connection with negotiating, entering into, performing and consummating the transactions contemplated by this Agreement,
(vii) any changes in applicable Laws or the interpretation thereof after the date hereof,
(viii) changes in GAAP or other accounting standards, or authoritative interpretations thereof after the date hereof,
(ix) a decrease in the market price of the shares of Parent Common Stock;providedthat the exception in this clause (ix) shall not prevent or otherwise affect a determination that any change or effect underlying such a decrease in market price has resulted in, or contributed to, a Parent Material Adverse Effect,
(x) any failure by Parent to meet any internal or publicly disclosed projections, forecasts or estimates of revenue or earnings or the issuance of revised projections that are not as optimistic as those in existence as of the date hereof;provided that the exception in this clause (x) shall not prevent or otherwise affect a determination that such failure or revision has resulted in, or contributed to, a Parent Material Adverse Effect, and
(xi) any Proceeding made or brought by any holder of shares of Parent Common Stock (on the holder’s own behalf or on behalf of Parent) arising out of or related to this Agreement.
“Parent Material Contract” has the meaning set forth inSection 4.10(a).
“Parent Options” has the meaning set forth inSection 4.3(a).
“Parent Preferred Stock” has the meaning set forth inSection 4.3(a).
“Parent Restricted Stock Units” has the meaning set forth inSection 4.3(a).
“Parent SEC Documents” has the meaning set forth inSection 4.6(a).
“Parent Stock Plans” has the meaning set forth inSection 4.3(a).
“Parent Stockholder Approval” shall mean the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of Parent Common Stock entitled to vote to approve the issuance of the Merger Consideration in the Merger represented at a meeting at which a quorum is present in accordance with the OBCA, the Parent Charter and the rules of the NASDAQ Global Market.
“Parent Stockholders” means the holders of Parent Common Stock.
“Parent Stockholders Meeting” shall have the meaning set forth inSection 6.1(b).
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“Parent Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary of Parent (including Merger Sub) and “Parent Subsidiaries” means all of the Subsidiaries of Parent.
“Parent Superior Proposal” shall have the meaning set forth inSection 5.5(d).
“ParentTakeover Proposal” shall have the meaning set forth inSection 5.5(d).
“Permit” means any and all permits, licenses, authorizations, certificates, franchises, registrations or other approvals granted by any Governmental Entity.
“Permitted Encumbrances” means the following: (a) Liens for taxes, assessments and other governmental charges not delinquent or which are currently being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings; provided that, in the latter case, the specified Person or one of its Subsidiaries will have set aside on its books adequate reserves with respect thereto; (b) mechanics’ and materialmen’s Liens not filed of record and similar charges not delinquent or which are filed of record but are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings;provided that, in the latter case, the specified Person or one of its Subsidiaries will have set aside on its books adequate reserves with respect thereto; (c) Liens in respect of judgments or awards with respect to which the specified Person or one of its Subsidiaries will in good faith currently be prosecuting an appeal or other proceeding for review and with respect to which such Person or such Subsidiary will have secured a stay of execution pending such appeal or such proceeding for review; provided that, such Person or such Subsidiary will have set aside on its books adequate reserves with respect thereto; (d) easements, leases, reservations or other rights of others in, or minor defects and irregularities in title to, property or assets of a specified Person or any of its Subsidiaries;provided that such easements, leases, reservations, rights, defects or irregularities do not materially impair the use of such property or assets for the purposes for which they are held; (e) any Lien or privilege vested in any lessor or licensor for rent or other obligations of a specified Person or any of its Subsidiaries thereunder so long as the payment of such rent or the performance of such obligations is not delinquent; and (f) encumbrances which secure deposits of public funds as required by Law.
“Person” means an individual, partnership, limited liability company, corporation, joint stock company, trust, estate, joint venture, association or unincorporated organization, or any other form of business or professional entity, but does not include a Governmental Entity or Court.
“Registration Statement” has the meaning set forth inSection 4.5.
“Regulation” means any rule or regulation of any Governmental Entity having the effect of Law.
“Regulation S-K” means 17 CFR § 229.10,et seq.
“Regulation S-X” means 17 CFR § 210.1 -01,et seq.
“Representative” means any officer, director, employee, accountant, counsel, financial advisor, agent or other representative of the specified Person.
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“Restricted Stock Agreement” has the meaning set forth inSection 2.3(c).
“Rights Plan” means the Amended and Restated Rights Agreement, dated as of March 1, 2001, between Parent and Mellon Investor Services LLC, as amended.
“SEC” means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
“Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the Regulations promulgated thereunder.
“Shares” has the meaning set forth inSection 2.1(d).
“Sherman Act”means the Sherman Antitrust Act, 15 U.S.C. §§1-7, as amended.
“Solvent” means, with respect to any Person, that (i) the property of such Person, at a fair valuation, exceeds the sum of its debts (including contingent and unliquidated debts), (ii) the present fair saleable value of the property of such Person exceeds the amount that will be required to pay such Person’s probable liability on its existing debts as they become absolute and matured, (iii) such Person does not have unreasonably small capital with which to conduct its business and (iv) such Person does not intend or believe that it will incur debts beyond its ability to pay as they mature. For purposes of this definition, the amount of contingent or unliquidated liabilities at any time shall be the amount which, in light of all the facts and circumstances existing at such time, represents the amount that can reasonably be expected to become actual or matured liabilities.
“SOX” means the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, and the Regulations promulgated thereunder.
A “Subsidiary” of a specified Person means any corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture or other legal entity of which the specified Person (either alone or through or together with any other Subsidiary) owns, directly or indirectly, fifty percent (50%) or more of the stock or other equity or partnership interests the holders of which are generally entitled to vote for the election of the board of directors or other governing body of such corporation or other legal entity.
“Surviving Company” shall have the meaning set forth inSection 1.1.
“Surviving Company Employee Plan” shall have the meaning set forth inSection 6.7(b).
“Tax Proceedings” has the meaning set forth inSection 3.15(b).
“Tax Returns” means all returns, declarations, reports, information returns or reports, elections, claims for refund or other statements or forms relating to Taxes, including all schedules or attachments thereto, and including all amendments thereof.
“Taxes” means all taxes, charges, imposts, tariffs, fees, levies or other similar assessments or liabilities, including income taxes, ad valorem taxes, excise taxes, withholding taxes, stamp taxes or other taxes of or with respect to gross receipts, premiums, real property,
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personal property, windfall profits, sales, use, transfers, licensing, employment, payroll and franchises imposed by or under any Law; and such terms will include any interest, fines, penalties, assessments or additions to tax resulting from, attributable to or incurred in connection with any such tax or any contest or dispute thereof.
“Termination Fee” shall have the meaning set forth inSection 8.3(b).
“Third Party” means, (i) with respect to the Company, and Person or group other than Parent, Merger Sub or any Affiliate thereof, and (ii) with respect to Parent, any Person or group other than the Company or an Affiliate thereof.
“Transfer Agent” has the meaning set forth inSection 2.6(a).
Section 9.2Non-Survival of Representations, Warranties and Agreements. The representations, warranties and agreements in this Agreement shall terminate at the Effective Time or upon termination of this Agreement, except that the agreements set forth inArticle II,Section 6.7 (Employee Benefit Plans),Section 6.8 (Indemnification of Directors and Officers),Section 8.3 (Expenses and Termination Fees) and thisArticle IX shall survive the Effective Time.
Section 9.3Specific Performance. Parent, Merger Sub and the Company agree that money damages would not be a sufficient remedy for any breach of this Agreement by any party hereto. It is hereby agreed that each party shall be entitled to specific performance and injunctive or other equitable relief as a remedy for any such breach, and to enforce compliance with those covenants of any other party set forth inArticle V orArticle VI. In connection with any request for specific performance or equitable relief by any party, each party waives any requirement for the security or posting of any bond in connection with such remedy. Such remedy shall not be deemed to be the exclusive remedy for breach of this Agreement but shall be in addition to all other remedies available at law or equity to each party.
Section 9.4Notices. All notices and other communications given or made pursuant hereto shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given when delivered personally (including by courier or overnight courier with confirmation), telecopied (with confirmation), or delivered by an overnight courier (with confirmation) to the parties at the following addresses or sent by electronic transmission to the telecopier number specified below:
(a) If to the Parent or Merger Sub, to:
Electro Scientific Industries, Inc.
13900 NW Science Park Drive
Portland, OR 97229
Attention: Nicholas Konidaris
Fax No.: (503) 671-5698
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Stoel Rives LLP
900 SW Fifth Avenue, Suite 2600
Portland, OR 97204
Attention: Henry H. Hewitt, Esq.
Steven Hull, Esq.
Fax No.: (503) 220-2480
(b)If to the Company, to:
Zygo Corporation
Laurel Brook Road
Middlefield, CT 06455
Attention: J. Bruce Robinson
Fax No.: (860) 347-8372
Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P.
666 Fifth Avenue, 31st Floor
New York, NY 10103
Attention: Paul Jacobs, Esq.
Sheldon G. Nussbaum, Esq.
Fax No.: (212) 318-3400
or to such other address or telecopier number as any party may, from time to time, designate in a written notice given in a like manner.
Section 9.5Amendments and Waivers. Any provision of this Agreement may be amended or waived prior to the Effective Time if, but only if, such amendment or waiver is in writing and is signed, in the case of an amendment, by each party to this Agreement or, in the case of a waiver, by each party against whom the waiver is to be effective;provided that an amendment made subsequent to adoption of this Agreement by the Company Stockholders shall not (a) alter or change the amount or kind of consideration to be received on conversion of Company Common Stock or (b) alter or change any of the terms and conditions of this Agreement if such alteration or change would adversely affect the Company Stockholders in any material respect.
Section 9.6Severability. In the event that any provision of this Agreement, or the application thereof, becomes or is declared by a court of competent jurisdiction to be illegal, void, invalid or unenforceable, the remainder of this Agreement shall continue in full force and effect and the application of such provision to other Persons or circumstances shall be interpreted so as reasonably to effect the intent of the parties hereto. The parties further agree to replace such illegal, void, invalid or unenforceable provision of this Agreement with a legal, valid and enforceable provision that shall achieve, to the extent possible, the economic, business and other purposes of such illegal, void, invalid or unenforceable provision.
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Section 9.7Entire Agreement. This Agreement and the documents and instruments and other agreements specifically referred to herein or delivered pursuant hereto, including the Exhibits, the Company Disclosure Letter and the Parent Disclosure Letter, constitute the entire agreement among the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede all prior agreements and understandings, both written and oral, among the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof, except for the Confidentiality Agreement, which shall continue in full force and effect, and shall survive any termination of this Agreement or the Closing, in accordance with its terms. EACH PARTY HERETO AGREES THAT, EXCEPT FOR THE REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES CONTAINED IN THIS AGREEMENT, NONE OF PARENT, MERGER SUB OR THE COMPANY MAKES ANY OTHER REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES AND EACH HEREBY DISCLAIMS ANY OTHER REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES MADE BY ITSELF OR ANY OF ITS OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, FINANCIAL AND LEGAL ADVISORS OR OTHER REPRESENTATIVES, WITH RESPECT TO THE EXECUTION AND DELIVERY OF THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY, NOTWITHSTANDING THE DELIVERY OR DISCLOSURE TO ANY OTHER PARTY OR ANY OTHER PARTY’S REPRESENTATIVES OF ANY DOCUMENT OR OTHER INFORMATION WITH RESPECT TO ONE OR MORE OF THE FOREGOING.
Section 9.8Assignment. Neither this Agreement nor any of the rights, interests or obligations shall be assigned by any of the parties hereto (whether by operation of law or otherwise) without the prior written consent of the other parties. Subject to the preceding sentence, this Agreement will be binding upon, inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the parties and their respective successors and assigns.
Section 9.9Third Party Beneficiaries. Except for (a) the rights of the Company Stockholders to receive the Merger Consideration after the Effective Time, (b) the rights of holders of Company equity awards pursuant toSection 2.3, (c) the provisions ofSection 6.7(c), and (d) the provisions ofSection 6.8 (Indemnification of Directors and Officers), this Agreement is not intended to and shall not confer upon any Person other than the parties hereto any rights or remedies hereunder.
Section 9.10Governing Law; Exclusive Jurisdiction.
(a)THIS AGREEMENT AND THE AGREEMENTS, INSTRUMENTS AND DOCUMENTS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY AND ALL DISPUTES BETWEEN THE PARTIES UNDER OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES LEADING TO ITS EXECUTION, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE (WITHOUT REFERENCE TO SUCH STATE’S PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAW). THE DELAWARE COURT OF CHANCERY SITTING IN WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (AND IF THE DELAWARE COURT OF CHANCERY SHALL BE UNAVAILABLE, ANY DELAWARE STATE COURT AND THE FEDERAL COURT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA SITTING IN THE STATE OF DELAWARE) WILL HAVE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OVER ANY AND ALL DISPUTES BETWEEN THE PARTIES HERETO, WHETHER IN LAW OR
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EQUITY, BASED UPON, ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT AND THE AGREEMENTS, INSTRUMENTS AND DOCUMENTS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THE FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES LEADING TO ITS EXECUTION, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE. EACH OF THE PARTIES IRREVOCABLY CONSENTS TO AND AGREES TO SUBMIT TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF SUCH COURTS, AGREES THAT PROCESS MAY BE SERVED UPON THEM IN ANY MANNER AUTHORIZED BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE, AND HEREBY WAIVES, AND AGREES NOT TO ASSERT IN ANY SUCH DISPUTE, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY CLAIM THAT (i) SUCH PARTY IS NOT PERSONALLY SUBJECT TO THE JURISDICTION OF SUCH COURTS, (ii) SUCH PARTY AND SUCH PARTY’S PROPERTY IS IMMUNE FROM ANY LEGAL PROCESS ISSUED BY SUCH COURTS OR (iii) ANY LITIGATION COMMENCED IN SUCH COURTS IS BROUGHT IN AN INCONVENIENT FORUM.
Section 9.11 Waiver of Jury Trial . THE PARTIES HEREBY KNOWINGLY, VOLUNTARILY AND INTENTIONALLY WAIVE ANY RIGHT WHICH ANY PARTY MAY HAVE TO TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY PROCEEDING, LITIGATION OR COUNTERCLAIM BASED ON, OR ARISING OUT OF, UNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY COURSE OF CONDUCT, COURSE OF DEALING, STATEMENTS (WHETHER VERBAL OR WRITTEN) OR ACTIONS OF ANY PARTY. IF THE SUBJECT MATTER OF ANY LAWSUIT IS ONE IN WHICH THE WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL IS PROHIBITED, NO PARTY TO THIS AGREEMENT SHALL PRESENT AS A NON-COMPULSORY COUNTERCLAIM IN ANY SUCH LAWSUIT ANY CLAIM BASED ON, OR ARISING OUT OF, UNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT. FURTHERMORE, NO PARTY TO THIS AGREEMENT SHALL SEEK TO CONSOLIDATE ANY SUCH ACTION IN WHICH A JURY TRIAL CANNOT BE WAIVED.
Section 9.12Disclosure Letters. Disclosure of any matter in any section of the Company Disclosure Letter or the Parent Disclosure Letter shall be deemed to be disclosed with respect to any other Section of this Agreement to which the relevance of such information is reasonably apparent on its face. The mere inclusion of an item in such Company Disclosure Letter or the Parent Disclosure Letter as an exception to a representation or warranty shall not be deemed an admission that such item represents a material exception or material fact, event or circumstance or that such item has had or would have a Company Material Adverse Effect or a Parent Material Adverse Effect, as applicable.
Section 9.13Interpretation; Rules of Construction. When a reference is made in this Agreement to an Article, Section, Exhibit or Schedule, such reference is to an Article or Section of, or an Exhibit or Schedule to, this Agreement unless otherwise indicated. The phrase “the date of this Agreement” and terms of similar import, unless the context otherwise requires, shall be deemed to refer to the date set forth in the first paragraph of this Agreement. The table of contents and headings contained in this Agreement are for reference purposes only and do not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement. As used in this Agreement, (i) the words “include,” “includes” or “including” shall be deemed to be followed by the words “without limitation,” (ii) the word “or” shall not be exclusive, (iii) the words “hereof,” “herein,” “hereunder” and “hereto” words of similar import refer to this Agreement as a whole (including
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any Exhibits and Schedules hereto) and not to any particular provision of this Agreement, (iv) all references to any period of days shall be to the relevant number of calendar days unless otherwise specified, (v) all references to dollars or $ shall be references to United States dollars, and (vi) all accounting terms shall have their respective meanings under GAAP. All terms defined in this Agreement will have the defined meanings when used in any certificate or other document made or delivered pursuant hereto unless otherwise defined therein. The definitions contained in this Agreement are applicable to the singular as well as the plural forms of such terms and to the masculine as well as to the feminine and neuter genders of such term. Any agreement, instrument or statute defined or referred to herein or in any agreement or instrument that is referred to herein means such agreement, instrument or statute as from time to time amended, modified or supplemented, including (in the case of agreements or instruments) by waiver or consent and (in the case of statutes) by succession of comparable successor statutes. The parties hereto have participated jointly in the negotiating and drafting of this Agreement and, in the event an ambiguity or question of intent arises, this Agreement shall be construed as jointly drafted by the parties hereto 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.
Section 9.14Personal Liability. Neither this Agreement nor any other document delivered in connection with this Agreement shall create or be deemed to create or permit any personal liability or obligation on the part of any officer or director or manager of the Company or of Parent or Merger Sub.
Section 9.15Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, all of which shall be considered one and the same agreement and shall become effective when one or more counterparts have been signed by each of the parties and delivered to the other parties, it being understood that all parties need not sign the same counterpart. Facsimile or PDF transmission of any signature will be deemed the same as delivery of an original.
(Signature Page Follows)
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties hereto has caused this Agreement to be executed as of the date first written above by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized.
ZYGO CORPORATION
By: /s/ J. Bruce Robinson |
Name: J. Bruce Robinson |
Title: President and Chief Executive Officer |
ELECTRO SCIENTIFIC INDUSTRIES, INC.
By: /s/ Nicholas Konidaris |
Name: Nicholas Konidaris |
Title: President and Chief Executive Officer |
ZIRKON MERGER SUB, LLC
By: Electro Scientific Industries, Inc., its Manager
By: /s/ Nicholas Konidaris |
Name: Nicholas Konidaris |
Title: President and Chief Executive Officer |
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