A true and complete copy (including all amendments) of each Company Contract, or a summary of each oral Company Contract, has been made available to Parent. Each contract set forth in Section 5.2(p)(i)-(x) of the Company Disclosure Schedule (a “Company Contract”) is in full force and effect. No condition exists or event has occurred which (whether with or without notice or lapse of time or both, or the happening or occurrence of any other event) would constitute a default by the Company or a Subsidiary of the Company or, to the Knowledge of the Company, any other party thereto under, or result in a right in termination of, any Company Contract, except as could not, individually or in the aggregate, be reasonably expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect on the Company.
For thepurpose of this Section 5.2(s), the following terms have the following definitions: (X) “Environmental Costs and Liabilities” means, with respect to the Company or the Surviving Corporation, any losses, liabilities, obligations, damages, fines, penalties, judgments, actions, claims, costs and expenses (including, without limitation, fees, disbursements and expenses of legal counsel, experts, engineers and consultants and the costs of investigation and feasibility studies, remedial or removal actions and cleanup activities) arising from or under any Environmental Law; (Y) “Environmental Laws” means any applicable federal, state, local or foreign law (including common law), statute, code, ordinance, rule, regulation or other requirement relating to the environment, natural resources, or public or employee health and safety; and (Z) “Hazardous Material” means any hazardous substance, material or waste regulated by federal, state or local government, including, without limitation, any substance, material or waste which is defined as a “hazardous waste,” “hazardous material,” “hazardous substance,” “toxic waster” or “toxic substance” under any provision of Environmental Law and including but not limited to petroleum and petroleum products.
�� (t)Title to Properties; Liens; Condition of Properties. The Company and its Subsidiaries have good and marketable title to, or a valid leasehold interest in, the real and personal property, shown on the most recent Company Financial Statements or acquired after the date thereof. Except as set forth in the Company SEC Reports, none of the property owned or used by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is subject to any mortgage, pledge, deed of trust, lien (other than for taxes not yet due and payable), conditional sale agreement, security title, encumbrance, or other adverse claim or interest of any kind. Except as set forth in the Company SEC Reports, since December 31, 2007, there has not been any sale, lease, or any other disposition or distribution by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries of any of its assets or properties material to the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, except transactions in the ordinary and regular course of business.
(u)Labor and Employee Relations.
(i) (A) None of the employees of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is represented in his or her capacity as an employee of such company by any labor organization; (B) neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has recognized any labor organization nor has any labor organization been elected as the collective bargaining agent of any of their employees, nor has the Company or any of its Subsidiaries signed any collective bargaining agreement or union contract recognizing any labor organization as the bargaining agent of any of their employees; and (C) to the Knowledge of the Company, there is no active or current union organization activity involving the employees of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, nor has there ever been union representation involving employees of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.
(ii) The Company and each of its Subsidiaries is in compliance with all Federal, foreign (as applicable and to the Company’s Knowledge), and state laws regarding employment practices, including laws relating to classification of exempt or nonexempt status, workers’ safety, sexual harassment or discrimination, except where the failure to so be in compliance, individually or in the aggregate, would not have a Material Adverse Effect on the Company.
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(v)Permits. The Company and each of its Subsidiaries hold all licenses, permits, registrations, orders, authorizations, approvals and franchises which are required to permit it to conduct its businesses as presently conducted, except where the failure to hold such licenses, permits, registrations, orders, authorizations, approvals or franchises could not reasonably be expected to, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect on the Company. All such licenses, permits, registrations, orders, authorizations, approvals and franchises are now, and will be after the Closing, valid and in full force and effect, and Surviving Corporation shall have full benefit of the same, except where the failure to be valid and in full force and effect or to have the benefit of any such license, permit, registration, order, authorization, approval or franchise could not reasonably be expected to, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect on the Company or Surviving Corporation. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has received any actual notification of any asserted present failure (or past and unremedied failure) by it to have obtained any such license, permit, registration, order, authorization, approval or franchise, except where such failure could not reasonably be expected to, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect on the Company or Surviving Corporation.
(w)Transactions with Affiliates. Except as set forth in the Company SEC Reports filed prior to the date of this Agreement, since the date of Company’s last proxy statement to its stockholders, no event has occurred that would be required to be reported by Company as a Certain Relationship or Related Transaction, pursuant to Item 404 of Regulation S-K promulgated by the SEC.
ARTICLE VI
Additional Covenants and Agreements
6.1Conduct of Business of the Company. During the period from the date of this Agreement and continuing until the earlier of the termination of this Agreement pursuant to its terms and the Effective Time, the Company (which for the purposes of this Section 6.1 shall include the Company and each of its Subsidiaries) agrees, except to the extent that Parent shall otherwise consent in writing (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed), to carry on its business in the usual, regular and ordinary course in substantially the same manner as heretofore conducted, and to use all commercially reasonable efforts consistent with past practices and policies to preserve its relationships with customers, suppliers, distributors, licensors, licensees, and others having business dealings with the Company. Except as expressly provided for by this Agreement, the Company shall not, prior to the Effective Time or earlier termination of this Agreement pursuant to its terms, without the prior written consent of Parent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed):
(a) Except as provided in the Company’s benefit plans and agreements, accelerate, amend or change the period of exercisability of options or restricted stock, or reprice options granted under the Company Option Plans or authorize cash payments in exchange for any options granted under any of such plans;
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(b) Enter into any material partnership arrangements, joint development agreements or strategic alliances;
(c) Except as provided in the Company’s benefit plans and agreements, grant any severance or termination pay (i) to any executive officer or (ii) to any other employee except payments made in connection with the termination of employees who are not executive officers in amounts consistent with Parent’s policies and past practices or pursuant to written agreements outstanding, or policies existing, on the date hereof and as previously disclosed in writing to Parent or pursuant to written agreements consistent with the Company’s past agreements under similar circumstances;
(d) Transfer or license to any person or entity or otherwise extend, amend or modify any rights to the Company Intellectual Property Rights (including rights to resell or relicense the Company Intellectual Property Rights) or enter into grants to future patent rights, other than licenses entered into in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practices;
(e) Commence any material litigation other than (i) for the routine collection of bills, (ii) for software piracy, or (iii) in such cases where the Company in good faith determines that failure to commence suit would result in the material impairment of a valuable aspect of the Company’s business, provided that the Company consults with Parent prior to the filing of such a suit (except that the Company shall not require the approval of, and shall not be required to consult with, Parent with respect to any claim, suit or proceeding by the Company against Parent or any of its affiliates);
(f) Declare or pay any dividends on or make any other distributions (whether in cash, stock or property) in respect of any of its capital stock, or split, combine or reclassify any of its capital stock or issue or authorize the issuance of any other securities in respect of, in lieu of or in substitution for shares of capital stock of the Company;
(g) Repurchase or otherwise acquire, directly or indirectly, any shares of its capital stock except from former employees, directors and consultants in accordance with agreements existing as of the date hereof requiring the repurchase of shares in connection with any termination of service to the Company;
(h) Issue, deliver or sell or authorize or propose the issuance, delivery or sale of, any shares of its capital stock of any class or securities convertible into, or subscriptions, rights, warrants or options to acquire, or enter into other agreements or commitments of any character obligating it to issue any such shares or other convertible securities, other than the issuance of shares of Company Capital Stock pursuant to the exercise of Company stock options or warrants therefor outstanding as of the date of this Agreement;
(i) Cause, permit or propose any amendments to the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws;
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(j) Sell, lease, license, encumber or otherwise dispose of any of the Company’s properties or assets, except in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice;
(k) Incur any indebtedness for borrowed money (other than ordinary course trade payables or pursuant to existing credit facilities in the ordinary course of business) or guarantee any such indebtedness or issue or sell any debt securities or warrants or rights to acquire debt securities of the Company or guarantee any debt securities of others, provided that the Company may incur additional indebtedness of up to $1,000,000 under the Working Capital Note;
(l) Except as required by law, adopt or amend any Company Scheduled Plan or increase the salaries or wage rates of any of its employees (except for wage increases in the ordinary course of business and consistent with past practices), including but not limited to (but without limiting the generality of the foregoing), the adoption or amendment of any stock purchase or option plan, the entering into of any employment contract or the payment of any special bonus or special remuneration to any director or employee;
(m) Revalue any of the Company’s assets, including without limitation writing down the value of inventory, writing off notes or accounts receivable, other than in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice;
(n) Except as set forth in the Company Disclosure Schedule, pay, discharge or satisfy in an amount in excess of $25,000 (in any one case) or $100,000 (in the aggregate), any claim, liability or obligation (absolute, accrued, asserted or unasserted, contingent or otherwise), including, without limitation, under any employment contract or with respect to any bonus or special remuneration, other than the payment, discharge or satisfaction in the ordinary course of business of liabilities of the type reflected or reserved against in the Company Financial Statements (or the notes thereto);
(o) Except as required by applicable Tax law, make or change any material election in respect of Taxes, adopt or change in any material respect any accounting method in respect of Taxes, file any material Return or any amendment to a material Return, enter into any closing agreement, settle any claim or assessment in respect of Taxes (except settlements effected solely through payment of immaterial sums of money), or consent to any extension or waiver of the limitation period applicable to any claim or assessment in respect of Taxes; provided, however, that the Company may take any such action without Parent’s prior written consent upon notice to Parent; or
(p) Take, or agree in writing or otherwise to take, any of the actions described in Section 6.1(a) through (o) above, or any action which would cause or would be reasonably likely to cause any of the conditions to the Merger set forth in Sections 7.1 or 7.3, not to be satisfied.
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6.2Conduct by Parent. During the period from the date of this Agreement and continuing until the earlier of the termination of this Agreement pursuant to its terms and the Effective Time, except as expressly provided for by this Agreement, Parent shall not, prior to the Effective Time or earlier termination of this Agreement pursuant to its terms, without the prior written consent of the Company (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed):
(a) adopt a plan of complete or partial liquidation, dissolution, merger or consolidation (other than any merger or consolidation in which Parent would not become a Subsidiary of any other person);
(b) adopt any amendments to its Certificate of Incorporation which would materially adversely affect the terms and provisions of the Parent Shares or the rights of the holders of such shares;
(c) effect or agree to effect or announce an intention or proposal to effect, any acquisition, business combination or other transaction which would reasonably be expected to impair the ability of the Parties to consummate the Merger at the earliest possible time; or
(d) take, or agree in writing or otherwise to take, any of the actions described in this Section 6.2, or any action which would cause or would be reasonably likely to cause, any of the conditions to the Merger set forth in Sections 7.1 or 7.2 not to be satisfied.
6.3Solicitation.
(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement to the contrary, during the period beginning on the date of this Agreement and continuing until 11:59 p.m. (EST) on the date that is the earlier of (x) forty-five (45) calendar days after the date of this Agreement and (y) the date of the mailing of the Proxy Statement to the stockholders of the Company and Parent (the “Solicitation Period End-Date”), the Company and its directors, officers, investment bankers, affiliates, representatives and agents shall have the right (acting under the direction of the Board of Directors of the Company) to directly or indirectly: (i) initiate, solicit and encourage Company Acquisition Proposals, including by way of providing access to non-public information pursuant to one or more confidentiality agreements, and (ii) participate in discussions or negotiations with respect to Company Acquisition Proposals or otherwise cooperate with or assist or participate in, or facilitate any such discussions or negotiations.
(b) (i) From and after the Solicitation Period End-Date until the Effective Time or the earlier termination of this Agreement in accordance with its terms, the Company and its Subsidiaries will not, and will not permit their respective directors, officers, investment bankers, affiliates, representatives and agents to, (i) solicit, initiate, or knowingly encourage (including by way of furnishing information), or take any other action to facilitate, any inquiries or proposals that constitute, or could reasonably be expected to lead to, any Company Acquisition Proposal, or (ii) engage in, or enter into, any negotiations or discussions concerning any Company Acquisition Proposal; provided, however, the Company may (A) enter into one or more customary confidentiality agreements with applicable counterparties in furtherance of a Company SuperiorProposal, and (B) continue to take any of the actions described in clauses (i) and (ii) above from and after the Solicitation Period End-Date with respect to any party that has made a Company Acquisition Proposal prior to the Solicitation Period End-Date or with whom the Company is having ongoing discussions or negotiations as of the Solicitation Period End-Date regarding a possible Company Acquisition Proposal.
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(ii) Notwithstanding the foregoing, and in addition to the rights of the Company pursuant to Section 6.3(a), in the event that, notwithstanding compliance with Section 6.3(b)(i), the Company receives a Company Superior Proposal the Company may, to the extent that the Board of Directors of the Company determines in good faith (in consultation with outside counsel) that such action would, in the absence of the foregoing proscriptions, be required by its fiduciary duties, participate in discussions regarding any Company Superior Proposal in order to be informed and make a determination with respect thereto. In such event, the Company shall, (A) no less than twenty-four (24) hours after receipt of such Company Superior Proposal, if practicable, inform Parent of the material terms and conditions of such Company Superior Proposal, including the identity of the Person making such Company Superior Proposal and (B) promptly keep Parent informed of the status including any material change to the terms of any such Company Superior Proposal.
(iii) As used herein, the term “Company Acquisition Proposal” shall mean any bona fide inquiry, proposal or offer relating to any (1) merger, consolidation, business combination, or similar transaction involving the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company, (2) sale, lease or other disposition, directly or indirectly, by merger, consolidation, share exchange or otherwise, of assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries in one or more transactions, (3) issuance, sale, or other disposition of (including by way of merger, consolidation, share exchange or any similar transaction) securities (or options, rights or warrants to purchase such securities, or securities convertible into such securities) of the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company, (4) liquidation, dissolution, recapitalization or other similar type of transaction with respect to the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company, (5) tender offer or exchange offer for Company securities; in the case of (1), (2), (3), (4) or (5) above, which transaction would result in a third party (or its shareholders) acquiring more than twenty percent (20%) of the voting power of the Company or assets representing more than twenty percent (20%) of the net income, net revenue or total assets of the Company on a consolidated basis, (6) transaction which is similar in form, substance or purpose to any of the foregoing transactions, or (7) public announcement of an agreement, proposal, plan or intention to do any of the foregoing; provided, however, that the term “Company Acquisition Proposal” shall not include the Merger and the transactions contemplated thereby. For purposes of this Agreement, “Company Superior Proposal” means any offer made by a third party (including any affiliate of the Company) which, if consummated, would result in such third party (or its shareholders) owning, directly or indirectly, more than fifty percent (50%) of the Company Shares then outstanding (or of the surviving entity in a merger) or all or substantially all of the assets of Company and its Subsidiaries, taken together, and otherwise on terms which the Board of Directors of the Company determines in good faith (based on its consultation with a Updata Capital, Inc. or another financial advisor of nationally recognized reputation and other such matters that it deems relevant) would, if consummated, result in a transaction more favorable to the Company’s stockholders from a financial point of view than the Merger and, in the reasonable good faith judgment of the Board of Directors of the Company after consultation with its financial advisor, is reasonably capable of being completed, taking into account all financial, legal and regulatory aspects thereof.
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(c) Neither the Board of Directors of the Company nor any committee thereof shall, except as required by their fiduciary duties as determined in good faith in consultation with outside counsel, (i) withdraw or modify, or propose publicly to withdraw or modify, in a manner adverse to Parent or Merger Sub, the approval or recommendation by the Board of Directors of the Company or such committee of this Agreement or the Merger, (ii) approve, recommend or endorse any Company Acquisition Proposal, or (iii) cause the Company to enter into any letter of intent, agreement in principle, acquisition agreement or similar agreement (each a “Company Acquisition Agreement”) with respect to any Company Acquisition Proposal. Nothing contained in this Section 6.3 shall prohibit the Company from taking and disclosing to its stockholders a position contemplated by Rule 14d-9 or 14e-2 promulgated under the Exchange Act or from making any disclosure to the Company’s stockholders if, in the good faith judgment of the Board of Directors of the Company, in consultation with outside counsel, such disclosure is necessary for the Board of Directors to comply with its fiduciary duties under applicable law; provided, however, that, except as required by their fiduciary duties as determined in good faith and in consultation with outside counsel, neither the Company nor its Board of Directors nor any committee thereof shall withdraw or modify, or propose publicly to withdraw or modify, its position with respect to this Agreement or the Merger or approve or recommend or propose publicly to approve or recommend, a Company Acquisition Proposal.
(d) Notwithstanding the obligations of the Company set forth in clause (i) of Section 6.3(c), (i) at any time prior to adoption of this Agreement by holders of Company Shares, other than in connection with a Company Acquisition Proposal, the Board of Directors of the Company may take the actions prohibited by clause (i) of Section 6.3(c) (and in each case modify accordingly the statement of the Company’s Board of Directors included or to be included in the Proxy Statement issued pursuant to Section 6.5) if the Board of Directors of the Company determines in good faith (after consultation with its outside legal counsel and/or financial advisor) that the failure to take such action would result in a breach of its fiduciary duties under applicable law;provided,however, that the Company shall have, at least five (5) days prior to taking such action, provided to Parent written notice which shall state expressly that the Company intends to take such action, and (ii) in response to the receipt of a Company Superior Proposal, the Board of Directors of the Company may withhold, withdraw, amend or modify its recommendation of this Agreement or the Merger and, in the case of a Company Superior Proposal that is a tender or exchange offer made directly to its stockholders, may recommend that its stockholders accept the tender or exchange offer (and in each case modify accordingly the statement of the Company’s Board of Directors included or to be included in the Proxy Statement issued pursuant to Section 6.5) (any of the foregoing actions in response to the receipt of a Company Superior Proposal, whether by the Board of Directors of the Company or a committee thereof, a “Change of Recommendation”), if all of the following conditions in clauses (A) through (E) are met:
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(A) A Company Superior Proposal with respect to it has been made and has not been withdrawn;
(B) The Company Stockholders Meeting has not occurred;
(C) The Company shall have at least five (5) days prior to a Change of Recommendation, provided to Parent written notice which shall state expressly (x) that the Company has received such Company Superior Proposal, (y) the material terms and conditions of such Company Superior Proposal and the identity of the Person or group making the Company Superior Proposal, and (z) that the Company intends to effect a Change of Recommendation and the manner in which it intends to do so;
(D) The Board of Directors of the Company has concluded in good faith, after receipt of advice of its outside legal counsel and/or financial advisor, that, in light of such Company Superior Proposal, the failure of the Board of Directors to effect a Change of Recommendation would reasonably be expected to result in a breach of its fiduciary duties to its stockholders under applicable law; and
(E) The Company shall not have materially breached (directly or indirectly) any of the provisions set forth in this Section 6.3 with respect to obtaining such Company Superior Proposal and which breach is continuing.
(e) In addition to the obligations of the Company set forth in paragraphs (b) and (c) of this Section 6.3, the Company will promptly (and in any event within twenty-four (24) hours) advise Parent, orally and in writing, if any Company Acquisition Proposal is made or proposed to be made or any information or access to properties, books or records of the Company is requested in connection with a Company Acquisition Proposal, the principal terms and conditions of any such Company Acquisition Proposal or potential Company Acquisition Proposal or inquiry (and will disclose any written materials received by the Company in connection with such Company Acquisition Proposal, potential Company Acquisition Proposal or inquiry) and the identity of the party making such Company Acquisition Proposal, potential Company Acquisition Proposal or inquiry. The Company will keep Parent advised of the status and details (including amendments and proposed amendments) of any such request or Company Acquisition Proposal.
6.4Meetings of Stockholders.
(a) Promptly after the date hereof, and subject to the fiduciary duties of the Company’s board of directors under applicable law, the Company shall take all action necessary in accordance with the DGCL, NCM rules and its Certificate of Incorporation and by-laws to convene a meeting of stockholders (“Company Stockholders Meeting”) to be held as promptly as practicable for the purposes of voting upon this Agreement and the Merger.
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(b) Promptly after the date hereof, and subject to the fiduciary duties of Parent’s board of directors under applicable law, Parent shall take all action necessary in accordance with the DGCL, the NCM listing requirements and its Certificate of Incorporation and by-laws to convene a meeting of stockholders (“Parent Stockholders Meeting”) to be held as promptly as practicable for the purposes of voting upon this Agreement and the Merger
6.5Registration Statement. Parent will, as promptly as practicable, prepare and file with the SEC a registration statement on Form S-4 (the “S-4 Registration Statement”), containing a proxy statement/prospectus and a form of proxy, in connection with the registration under the Securities Act of the Parent Shares issuable upon conversion of the Company Shares and the Substitute Warrants issuable upon conversion of the Company Warrants and the other transactions contemplated hereby. The Company and Parent will, as promptly as practicable, prepare and file with the SEC a proxy statement that will be the same proxy statement/prospectus contained in the S-4 Registration Statement and a form of proxy, in connection with the vote of Parent’s and the Company’s stockholders with respect to the Merger (such proxy statement/prospectus, together with any amendments thereof or supplements thereto, in each case in the form or forms mailed to Parent’s and the Company’s stockholders, is herein called the “Proxy Statement”). The Company and Parent will, and will cause their accountants and lawyers to, use their reasonable efforts to have or cause the S-4 Registration Statement declared effective as promptly as practicable, including, without limitation, causing their accountants to deliver necessary or required instruments such as opinions, consents and certificates, and will take any other action required or necessary to be taken under federal or state securities laws or otherwise in connection with the registration process. Each of Parent and the Company will use its reasonable efforts to cause the Proxy Statement to be mailed to its stockholders at the earliest practicable date and Parent and the Company shall each use its commercially reasonable efforts to hold its respective stockholder meeting as soon as practicable after the date hereof. Parent shall also take any action required to be taken under state blue sky or other securities laws in connection with the issuance of Parent Shares and Substitute Warrants in the Merger.
6.6Reasonable Efforts. The Parties shall: (a) promptly make their respective filings and thereafter make any other required submissions under all applicable laws with respect to the Merger and the other transactions contemplated hereby; and (b) use their reasonable best efforts to promptly take, or cause to be taken, all other actions and do, or cause to be done, all other things necessary, proper or appropriate to consummate and make effective the transactions contemplated by this Agreement as soon as practicable.
6.7Access to Information. Upon reasonable notice, Parent, on the one hand, and the Company, on the other, shall (and shall cause each of their Subsidiaries to) afford to officers, employees, counsel, accountants and other authorized representatives of the other such party (the “Authorized Representatives”) reasonable access, during normal business hours throughout the period prior to the Effective Time, to their properties, assets, books and records and, during such period, shall (and shall cause each of their Subsidiaries to) furnish promptly to such Authorized Representatives all information concerning their business, properties, assets and personnel as may reasonably be requested for purposes of appropriate and necessary due diligence, provided that no investigation pursuant to this Section 6.7 shall affect or be deemed to modify any of the representations or warranties made by the Parties in this Agreement. The Parties each agree to treat (and cause their Authorized Representatives to treat) any and all information provided pursuant to this Section 6.7 in strict compliance with the terms of that certain Confidentiality Agreement, entered by and between the Company and Parent, dated February 1, 2009 (the “Confidentiality Agreement”).
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6.8Publicity. The Parties agree that they will consult with each other concerning any proposed press release or public announcement pertaining to the Merger in order to agree upon the text of any such press release or the making of such public announcement, which agreement shall not be unreasonably withheld, except as may be required by applicable law or by obligations pursuant to any listing agreement with a national securities exchange or national automated quotation system, in which case the Party proposing to issue such press release or make such public announcement shall use reasonable efforts to consult in good faith with the other Party before issuing any such press release or making any such public announcement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event the Board of Directors of Parent or the Company withdraws its recommendation of this Agreement in compliance herewith, neither Party will be required to consult with or obtain the agreement of the other in connection with any press release or public announcement.
6.9Maintenance of Insurance. Between the date hereof and through the Effective Time, the Company will maintain in full force and effect all of its and its Subsidiaries presently existing policies of insurance or insurance comparable to the coverage afforded by such policies.
6.10Representations and Warranties. Each of the Company and Parent shall give prompt notice to the other of any circumstances that would cause any of their respective representations and warranties set forth in Section 5.1 or 5.2, as the case may be, not to be true and correct in all material respects at and as of the Effective Time.
6.11Filings; Other Action. Subject to the terms and conditions herein provided, the Parties shall: (a) promptly make their respective filings and thereafter make any other required submissions under the HSR Act, the Securities Act and the Exchange Act with respect to the Merger; (b) cooperate in the preparation of such filings or submissions under the HSR Act; and (c) use reasonable efforts promptly to take, or cause to be taken, all other actions and do, or cause to be done, all other things necessary, proper or appropriate under applicable laws and regulations to consummate and make effective the transactions contemplated by this Agreement as soon as practicable.
6.12Tax-Free Reorganization Treatment. Prior to the Effective Time, the Parties shall use their best efforts to cause the Merger to be treated as a reorganization within the meaning of Section 368 of the Code and shall not knowingly take or fail to take any action which action or failure to act would jeopardize the qualification of the Merger as a reorganization within Section 368(a) of the Code.
6.13Company Warrants.
(a) After the Effective Time, except as provided above, each Substitute Warrant shall be subject to the same terms and conditions as were applicable under the related Company Warrant immediately prior to the Effective Time. The Company agrees that it will not grant any stock appreciation rights or limited stock appreciation rights and will not permit cash payments to holders of Company Warrants in lieu of the substitution therefor of Substitute Warrants, as described herein. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, the exercise price for the Substitute Warrants shall be adjusted as a result of any adjustment to the Exchange Ratio set forth in Section 4.1(g).
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(b) Prior to the Effective Time, the Company will use commercially reasonable best efforts to cause the holders of Company Warrants to exercise such Warrants.
6.14Stockholders Agreements. Concurrently with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, each of the Company Voting Stockholders has executed and delivered a Company Stockholders Agreement and each of the Parent Voting Stockholders has executed a Parent Stockholders Agreement.
6.15Nasdaq Listing. Parent agrees to authorize for listing on the NCM the shares of Parent Common Stock issuable, and those required to be reserved for issuance, in connection with the Merger, upon official notice of issuance.
6.16Exemption from Liability Under Section 16(b).
(a) Provided that the Company delivers to Parent the Section 16 Information with respect to the Company prior to the Effective Time, the Board of Directors of Parent, or a committee of Non-Employee Directors thereof (as such term is defined for purposes of Rule 16b-3(d) under the Exchange Act), shall adopt a resolution in advance of the Effective Time providing that the receipt by the Company Insiders of Parent Shares in exchange for Company Shares, and of options to purchase Parent Shares in exchange for options to purchase Company Shares, in each case pursuant to the transactions contemplated hereby and to the extent such securities are listed in the Section 16 Information, are intended to be exempt from liability pursuant to Rule 16b-3 under the Exchange Act.
(b) “Section 16 Information” shall mean information accurate in all respects regarding the Company Insiders, the number of Company Shares or other Company equity securities deemed to be beneficially owned by each Company Insider and expected to be exchanged for Parent Shares in connection with the Merger.
(c) “Company Insiders” shall mean those officers and directors of Company who are subject to the reporting requirements of Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act who are listed in Section 16 Information.
6.17Employees.
(a) To the extent permissible under the applicable provisions of the Code and ERISA, for purposes of crediting periods of service for eligibility to participate and vesting, but not for benefit accrual purposes, under the Section 401(k) plan maintained by Parent, as applicable, individuals who are employees of the Company at the Effective Time and who become eligible to participate in such plans will be credited with periods of service with the Company before the Effective Time as if such service had been with Parent, as applicable.
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(b) If required by Parent in writing delivered to the Company not less than five business days before the Effective Time, the Company shall, at the Effective Time or effective one day prior to the Effective Time contingent on the Closing occurring, (i) terminate any Company Plan that includes a qualified cash or deferred arrangement within the meaning of Code Section 401(k) (collectively, the “401(k) Plans”) and no further contributions shall be made to any 401(k) Plan after such termination, or (ii) freeze the 401(k) Plans and no further contributions shall be made to any 401(k) Plan after such freeze, or (iii) cause the 401(k) Plans to be merged in to the Parent 401(k) Plan as soon as administratively possible after the Closing Date and the participants of the 401(k) Plans shall be governed by the Parent 401(k) Plan. The Company shall provide to Parent (i) certified copies of resolutions adopted by the Board of Directors of the Company, as applicable, authorizing such termination and (ii) an executed amendment to each 401(k) Plan in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Parent to conform the plan document for such 401(k) Plan with all applicable requirements of the Code and regulations thereunder relating to the tax-qualified status of such 401(k) Plan. To the extent the applicable 401(k) Plan has been amended pursuant to this section, Parent will not be obligated to make any matching or other employer contributions to any 401(k) Plan after the Merger.
(c) After the Effective Time, except to the extent that Parent continues Company Plans in effect, employees of the Company who become employed by Parent or any of its Subsidiaries will be eligible for employee benefits that Parent or such Subsidiary, as the case may be, provides to its employees generally and, except as otherwise required by this Agreement, on substantially the same basis as is applicable to such employees, provided that nothing in this Agreement shall require any duplication of benefits. Parent will or will cause its Subsidiaries to give credit to employees of the Company, with respect to the satisfaction of the limitations as to pre-existing condition exclusions and waiting periods for participation and coverage that are applicable under the employee welfare benefit plans (within the meaning of Section 3(1) of ERISA) of Parent and credit employees of the Company with an amount equal to the credit that any such employee had received as of the Effective Time towards the satisfaction of any co-insurance, co-payment, deductible or out-of-pocket limit under the comparable employee welfare benefit plans of the Company.
6.18Indemnification and Insurance.
(a) In the event of any threatened or actual claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation, whether civil, criminal or administrative, in which any person who is now, or has been at any time prior to the date of this Agreement, or who becomes prior to the Effective Time, a director or officer or employee of the Company (the “Indemnified Parties”) is, or is threatened to be, made a party based in whole or in part on, or arising in whole or in part out of, or pertaining to (i) the fact that he is or was a director, officer or employee of the Company or any of its predecessors or (ii) this Agreement or any of the transactions contemplated hereby, whether in any case asserted or arising before or after the Effective Time, the Parties agree to cooperate and defend against and respond thereto to the extent permitted by applicable law and the Certificate of Incorporation and bylaws of the Company.
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It is understood and agreed that after the Effective Time, Parent and Surviving Corporation shall indemnify and hold harmless, as and to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law and the certificate of incorporation and bylaws of the Company as in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time, each such Indemnified Party against any losses, claims, damages, liabilities, costs, expenses (including reasonable attorney’s fees and expenses (to be reimbursed within ten (10) business days of receipt by Parent or the Surviving Corporation of a request therefor) in advance of the final disposition of any claim, suit, proceeding or investigation to each Indemnified Party to the fullest extent permitted by law upon receipt of any undertaking required by applicable law), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement (“Damages”) in connection with any such threatened or actual claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation, and in the event of any such threatened or actual claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation (whether asserted or arising before or after the Effective Time), the Indemnified Parties may retain counsel reasonably satisfactory to Parent;provided,however, that (A) Parent shall have the right to assume the defense thereof with counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified Parties and upon such assumption Parent shall not be liable to any Indemnified Party for any legal expenses of other counsel or any other expenses subsequently incurred by any Indemnified Party in connection with the defense thereof, except that if Parent elects not to assume such defense or counsel for the Indemnified Parties reasonably advises the Indemnified Parties that there are issues which raise conflicts of interest between Parent and the Indemnified Parties, the Indemnified Parties may retain counsel reasonably satisfactory to Parent, and Parent shall pay the reasonable fees and expenses of such counsel for the Indemnified Parties, (B) Parent shall be obligated pursuant to this paragraph to pay for only one counsel for each Indemnified Party, (C) Parent shall not be liable for any settlement effected without its prior written consent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), and (D) Parent shall not be obligated pursuant to this paragraph to the extent that a final judgment determines that any Damages may not be reimbursed under the DGCL. Any Indemnified Party wishing to claim indemnification under this Section 6.18, upon learning of any such claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation, shall notify Parent thereof;provided,however, that the failure to so notify shall not affect the obligations of Parent under this Section 6.18 except to the extent such failure to notify materially prejudices Parent. Parent’s obligations under this Section 6.18 continue in full force and effect without limit as to time.
If Parent or any of its successors or assigns shall consolidate with or merge into any other entity and shall not be the continuing or surviving entity of such consolidation or merger or shall transfer all or substantially all of its assets to any entity, then and in each case, the successors and assigns of Parent shall assume the obligations set forth in this Section 6.18.
Parent shall ensure than any officer or director of the Company who becomes an executive officer or director of Parent on or after the Effective Time shall, at the time such person becomes an executive officer or director of Parent, be named as an insured under Parent’s directors and officers liability policy to the same extent as other executive officers and directors of Parent.
(b) The Company shall purchase for the benefit of the persons serving as executive officers and directors of the Company immediately prior to the Effective Time, directors’ and officers’ liability insurance coverage for seven (7) years after the Effective Time, under either the Company’s policy in existence on the date hereof, or under a policy of similar coverage and amounts containing terms and conditions which are generally not less advantageous than the Company’s current policy, and in either case, with respect to acts or omissions occurring prior to the Effective Time which were committed by such executive officers and directors in their capacity as such (“Tail Insurance”). The Company shall not purchase Tail Insurance with a premium of more than $125,000. Parent and the Surviving Corporation shall cause such Tail Insurance to be maintained during the seven-year period.
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6.19Takeover Statute.
If any “fair price,” “moratorium,” “control share acquisition” or other form of antitakeover statute or regulation shall become applicable to the transactions contemplated hereby, each of the Company and Parent and the members of their respective Boards of Directors shall grant such approvals and take such actions as are reasonably necessary so that the transactions contemplated hereby may be consummated as promptly as practicable on the terms contemplated hereby and otherwise act to eliminate or minimize the effects of such statute or regulation on the transactions contemplated hereby.
6.20Accountants’ “Comfort” Letters.
The Company and Parent will each use reasonable best efforts to cause to be delivered to each other letters from their respective independent accountants, dated a date within two business days before the date of the Registration Statement, in form reasonably satisfactory to the recipient and customary in scope for comfort letters delivered by independent accountants in connection with registration statements on Form S-4 under the Securities Act.
6.21Management Severance. Each executive management member of the Company listed on Section 6.21 of the Company Disclosure Schedule (each, a “Management Member”) has an employment agreement which entitles him to certain severance benefits in event of his involuntary separation from service without cause in connection with or subsequent to a change in control of the Company. Each Management Member has agreed to and will prior to the Effective Time (a) amend his employment agreement effective as of the Closing to reduce the severance benefit to the amount which he would be entitled to receive, at the original salary level applicable to such Management Member set forth on Section 6.21 of the Company Disclosure Schedule (each, “Original Salary Level”), in the event that his involuntary separation from service without cause and without a change in control (“Regular Severance”) and (b) allocate the amount of his Regular Severance over the number of months required to continue his gross base salary at the Original Salary Level until such Regular Severance is fully paid in cash, as set forth on Section 6.21 of the Company Disclosure Schedule. In addition, the Company will amend each Management Member’s employment agreement such that in the event of an involuntary separation from service without cause in connection with the change of control each Management Member will be eligible to receive additional compensation in the form of earn-outs (collectively, the “Management Performance Shares”) based upon Net License Revenue recorded over the same period in which the holders of Old Notes will be eligible to receive their Earn-Out shares, as set forth on Section 6.21 of the Company Disclosure Schedule. The Management Performance Shares shall be earned in accordance with the provision of Section 4.7(b), so that after holders of Old Notes have received 2,580,000 Parent Shares (as adjusted to reflect stock splits, stock dividends and reverse stock splits of Parent) as Earn-Out, the Management Members will receive one-half of the next 342,500 Parent Shares (as adjusted to reflect stock splits, stock dividends and reverse stock splits of Parent) distributed as Earn-Out, with the Management Performance Shares allocated to the Management Members in proportion to their total change of control severance benefit before amendment of their employment agreements, as set forth on Section 6.21 of the Company Disclosure Schedule.
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The maximum severance benefits due to a Management Member will be the Regular Severance set forth in Section 6.21 of the Company Disclosure Schedule and such Management Member’s applicable percentage of the Management Performance Shares distributed under Section 4.7(b). Regular Severance shall be paid in accordance with the Parent’s or the Surviving Corporation’s regular payroll policies. Issuance of the Management Performance Shares will be made to the Management Members on the same basis as the issuance of Earn-Out Parent Shares to the holders of Old Notes. The Management Members will also receive subsidized COBRA benefits as described in their employment agreements in the event of an involuntary separation from service without cause in connection with a change in control. Each Management Member’s employment will terminate as of the Closing unless otherwise agreed to in writing by Parent and such Management Member. The protective provisions described in Section 4.7(c) of this Agreement shall apply for the benefit of the Management Members as if incorporated in this Section 6.21.
ARTICLE VII
Conditions
7.1Conditions to Each Party’s Obligations. The respective obligations of each Party to consummate the Merger are subject to the satisfaction or written waiver by each of the Parties of the following conditions:
(a) This Agreement and the Merger shall have been approved and adopted by the requisite vote under applicable law of the stockholders of the Company and Parent;
(b) The SEC shall have declared the S-4 Registration Statement effective. No stop order suspending the effectiveness of the S-4 Registration Statement or any part thereof shall have been issued and no proceeding for that purpose, and no similar proceeding in respect of the Proxy Statement, shall have been initiated or threatened in writing by the SEC; and all requests for additional information on the part of the SEC shall have been complied with to the reasonable satisfaction of the Parties.
(c) No judgment, order, decree, statute, law, ordinance, rule or regulation, entered, enacted, promulgated, enforced or issued by any court or other Governmental Entity of competent jurisdiction or other legal restraint or prohibition preventing the consummation of the Merger or making the Merger illegal (collectively, “Restraints”) shall be in effect, and there shall not be pending any suit, action or proceeding by any Governmental Entity preventing the consummation of the Merger; provided, however, that each of the Parties shall have used reasonable efforts to prevent the entry of such Restraints and to appeal as promptly as possible any such Restraints that may be entered;
(d) The waiting period(s) under the HSR Act and all applicable material foreign merger laws, if any, shall have expired or been terminated; and
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(e) the Parent Shares issuable to stockholders of the Company pursuant to this Agreement and such other shares required to be reserved for issuance in connection with the Merger (including the Substitute Warrants) shall have been authorized for listing on the NCM upon official notice of issuance.
7.2Conditions to the Obligations of the Company. The obligations of the Company to consummate the Merger are subject to the fulfillment at or prior to the Effective Time of the following conditions, any or all of which may be waived in writing in whole or in part by the Company to the extent permitted by applicable law:
(a) the representations and warranties of Parent set forth in Section 5.1 that are qualified as to materiality or Material Adverse Effect shall be true and correct and those that are not so qualified shall be true and correct in all material respects, in each case as of the date of this Agreement, and as of the Effective Time with the same force and effect as if made on and as of the Effective Time (except to the extent expressly made as of an earlier date, in which case as of such date), in each case except as permitted or contemplated by this Agreement (it being understood that for purposes of determining the accuracy of such representations and warranties any update or modification to the Parent Disclosure Schedule made or purported to have been made without the Company’s written consent thereto shall be disregarded).
(b) Parent and its Subsidiaries shall have performed or complied in all material respects with its agreements and covenants required to be performed or complied with under this Agreement as of or prior to the Effective Time;
(c) Parent shall have delivered to the Company a certificate of its Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer to the effect that each of the conditions specified in Section 7.1 (as it relates to Parent) and clauses (a) and (b) of this Section 7.2 is satisfied in all respects; and
(d) The Parent Stockholder Agreements shall remain in full force and effect.
7.3Conditions to the Obligations of Parent. The obligation of Parent to consummate the Merger is subject to the fulfillment at or prior to the Effective Time of the following conditions, any or all of which may be waived in writing in whole or in part by Parent to the extent permitted by applicable law:
(a) the representations and warranties of the Company set forth in Section 5.2 that are qualified as to materiality or Material Adverse Effect, or in Sections 5.2(a), (b) or (d) shall be true and correct and those that are not so qualified shall be true and correct in all material respects, in each case as of the date of this Agreement, and as of the Effective Time with the same force and effect as if made on and as of the Effective Time (except to the extent expressly made as of an earlier date, in which case as of such date), in each case except as permitted or contemplated by this Agreement (it being understood that for purposes of determining the accuracy of such representations or warranties any update or modifications to the Company’s Disclosure Schedule made or purported to have been made without Parent’s written consent thereto shall be disregarded).
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(b) the Company and its Subsidiaries shall have performed or complied in all material respects with its agreements and covenants required to be performed or complied with under this Agreement as of or prior to the Effective Time;
(c) the Company shall have delivered to Parent a certificate of its Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer to the effect that each of the conditions specified in Section 7.1 and clauses (a) and (b) of this Section 7.3 is satisfied in all respects;
(d) to the extent available to the holders of the Company Shares in connection with the Merger, holders of not more than ten (10%) of the Company Shares shall have exercised and not withdrawn prior to the Effective Time dissenter’s or appraisal rights;
(e) each Company Stockholder Agreement shall remain in full force and effect; and
(f) the Adjusted Working Capital shall not be less than negative $1,750,000. For purposes of this closing condition, Adjusted Working Capital shall exclude any outstanding liability under the Working Capital Note.
ARTICLE VIII
Termination
8.1Termination by Mutual Consent. This Agreement may be terminated and the Merger may be abandoned at any time prior to the Effective Time, before or after gaining the requisite approval of the stockholders of the Company, by the mutual written consent of the Company and Parent.
8.2Termination by either the Company or Parent. This Agreement may be terminated and the Merger may be abandoned by action of the Board of Directors of either the Company or Parent if:
(a) the Merger shall not have been consummated by July 31, 2009; provided, however, that the right to terminate this Agreement under this Section 8.2(a) shall not be available to any Party whose failure to fulfill any obligation under this Agreement has been the principal cause of or resulted in the failure of the Merger to occur on or before such date and such action or failure to act constitutes a material breach of this Agreement;
(b) if any Restraint shall be in effect and shall have become final and nonappealable;
(c) at the duly held Company Stockholders Meeting (including any adjournments thereof), the requisite approval of the Company’s stockholders shall not have been obtained; provided, however, that the Company’s right to terminate this Agreement under this Section 8.2(c) shall not be available to the Company if the Company has not complied with its obligations under Sections 6.3 and 6.4(a); or
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(d) at the duly held Parent Stockholders Meeting (including any adjournments thereof), the requisite approval of Parent’s stockholders shall not have been obtained; provided, however, that Parent’s right to terminate this Agreement under this Section 8.2(c) shall not be available to Parent if Parent has not complied with its obligations under Sections 6.4(b).
8.3Termination by the Company. This Agreement may be terminated upon written notice to Parent and the Merger may be abandoned at any time prior to the Effective Time, before or after the approval by holders of the Company Shares, by action of the Board of Directors of the Company, if (a) the Company accepts a Company Superior Proposal or (b) Parent shall have breached or failed to perform any of the representations, warranties, covenants or other agreements contained in this Agreement, or if any representation or warranty shall have become untrue, in either case such that (i) the conditions set forth in Section 7.2(a) or (b) would not be satisfied as of the time of such breach or as of such time as such representation or warranty shall have become untrue and (ii) such breach or failure to be true has not been or is incapable of being cured within ten (10) days following receipt by Parent of notice of such failure to comply.
8.4Termination by Parent. This Agreement may be terminated upon written notice to the Company and the Merger may be abandoned at any time prior to the Effective Time, before or after any action of the Board of Directors of Parent, if:
(a) the Company shall have breached or failed to perform any of the representations, warranties, covenants or other agreements contained in this Agreement, or if any representation or warranty shall have become untrue, in either case such that (i) the conditions set forth in Section 7.3(a) or (b) would not be satisfied as of the time of such breach or as of such time as such representation or warranty shall have become untrue and (ii) such breach or failure to be true has not been or is incapable of being cured within ten (10) days following receipt by the Company of notice of such failure to comply; or
(b) the Board of Directors of the Company or any committee thereof, shall have withdrawn or modified in a manner adverse to Parent its approval or recommendation of the Merger or this Agreement, (ii) the Company shall have failed to include in the Proxy Statement the recommendation of the Board of Directors of the Company in favor of approval of the Merger and this Agreement, (iii) in connection with a Rule 14d-9 disclosure, the Board of Directors of the Company shall have taken any action other than a rejection of a Rule 14d-9 proposal, (iv) the Board of Directors of the Company or any committee thereof shall have recommended any Company Acquisition Proposal, (v) the Company or any of its officers or directors shall have entered into discussions or negotiations in violation of Section 6.3 or (vi) the Board of Directors of the Company or any committee thereof shall have resolved to do any of the foregoing or (vii) any Company Acquisition Proposal is consummated or an agreement with respect to any Company Acquisition Proposal is signed.
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8.5Effect of Termination; Termination Fee.
(a) Except as set forth in this Section 8.5, in the event of termination of this Agreement by either Parent or the Company as provided in this Article VIII, this Agreement shall forthwith become void and there shall be no liability or obligation on the part of the Parties or their respective affiliates, officers, directors or stockholders except (x) with respect to the treatment of confidential information pursuant to Section 6.7, the payment of expenses pursuant to Section 9.1, and Article IX generally, (y) to the extent that such termination results from the willful breach of a Party of any of its representations or warranties, or any of its covenants or agreements or (z) intentional or knowing misrepresentation in connection with this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby.
(b) In the event that (i)(A) a Company Acquisition Proposal or the intention to make a Company Acquisition Proposal shall have been made directly to the stockholders of the Company generally or otherwise publicly announced by the Company or the Person making such Company Acquisition Proposal, (B) such Company Acquisition Proposal or intention is not irrevocably and publicly withdrawn prior to the vote of the Company stockholders at the duly held Company Stockholders Meeting, and (C) thereafter this Agreement is terminated by either the Company or Parent (1) pursuant to Section 8.2(a) due to the Company Stockholders Meeting not occurring as a result of such Company Acquisition Proposal or (2) Section 8.2(c), (ii) this Agreement is terminated by (A) Parent pursuant to Section 8.4(b) or (B) the Company pursuant to Section 8.3(a) or (iii) the Company terminates this Agreement, for any reason, other than pursuant to Section 8.1, 8.2 or 8.3(b) hereof, then the Company shall promptly, but in no event later than the earlier to occur of (x) sixty (60) days following the date of such termination; (y) the fifth (5th) business day after the date the Company enters into a definitive agreement to consummate the transactions contemplated by a Company Superior Proposal; and (z) the date the transactions contemplated by a Company Superior Proposal are consummated, pay Parent a fee equal to $500,000 (the “Company Termination Fee”), payable by wire transfer of same day funds. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if Parent’s revenue (in accordance with GAAP) for the fourth quarter ended April 30, 2009 is less than $4,500,000, the Company Termination Fee shall be reduced to zero. The Company acknowledges that the agreements contained in this Section 8.5(b) are an integral part of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and that, without these agreements, Parent would not enter into this Agreement, and accordingly, if the Company fails promptly to pay the amount due pursuant to this Section 8.5(b), and, in order to obtain such payment, Parent commences a suit which results in a judgment against the Company for the fee set forth in this Section 8.5(b), the Company shall pay to Parent its costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses) in connection with such suit, together with interest on the amount of the fee at the prime rate of Citibank, N.A. in effect on the date such payment was required to be made.
(c) In the event that this Agreement is terminated pursuant to Section 8.2(d) and the Company is not in breach of this Agreement, Parent shall pay to the Company an amount equal to all Transaction Expenses incurred by the Company prior to such termination promptly but in no event later than the fifth business day after receipt of an invoice from the Company for such Transaction Expenses, including detailed backup for such Transaction Expenses (collectively, the “Parent Termination Fee”).
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Parent acknowledges that the agreements contained in this Section 8.5(c) are an integral part of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and that, without these agreements, the Company would not enter into this Agreement; accordingly, if Parent fails promptly to pay the amount due pursuant to this Section 8.5(c), and, in order to obtain such payment, the Company commences a suit which results in a judgment against Parent for the fee set forth in this Section 8.5(c), Parent shall pay to the Company its costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses) in connection with such suit, together with interest on the amount of the fee at the prime rate of Citibank, N.A. in effect on the date such payment was required to be made.
(d) In the event that this Agreement is terminated pursuant to Section 8.2(c) and neither Parent nor Merger Sub is in breach of this Agreement, the Company shall pay to Parent an amount equal to all Transaction Expenses incurred by Parent prior to such termination promptly but in no event later than the fifth business day after receipt of an invoice from Parent for such Transaction Expenses, including detailed backup for such Transaction Expenses (collectively, the “Parent Reimbursement Fee;” and, collectively with the Parent Termination Fee and the Company Termination Fee, each a “Termination Fee”). If the Company fails promptly to pay the amount due pursuant to this Section 8.5(d), and, in order to obtain such payment, Parent commences a suit which results in a judgment against the Company for the fee set forth in this Section 8.5(d), the Company shall pay to Parent its costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses) in connection with such suit, together with interest on the amount of the fee at the prime rate of Citibank, N.A. in effect on the date such payment was required to be made.
(e) If this Agreement is terminated under circumstances in which a Party is entitled to receive a Termination Fee, the payment of such Termination Fee shall be the sole and exclusive remedy available to such Party, except in the event of (x) a willful breach by the other Party of any provision of this Agreement or (y) the intentional or knowing misrepresentation in connection with this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby, in which event the non-breaching Party shall have all rights, powers and remedies against the breaching Party which may be available at law or in equity. All rights, powers and remedies provided under this Agreement or otherwise available in respect hereof at law or in equity shall be cumulative and not alternative, and the exercise of any such right, power or remedy by any Party shall not preclude the simultaneous or later exercise of any other such right, power or remedy by such Party.
ARTICLE IX
Miscellaneous and General
9.1Payment of Expenses. Whether or not the Merger shall be consummated, each Party shall pay its own expenses incident to preparing for, entering into and carrying out this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby (the “Transaction Expenses”). The filing fee and the cost of printing the S-4 Registration Statement and the Joint Proxy Statement and the filing fee for the required filing under the HSR Act shall be borne equally by the Company and Parent.
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9.2Non-Survival of Representations and Warranties. The representations and warranties made in Sections 5.1 and 5.2 hereof shall not survive beyond the Effective Time or a termination of this Agreement, except to the extent a willful breach of such representation or intentional or knowing misrepresentation formed the basis for such termination. This Section 9.2 shall not limit any covenant or agreement of the Parties which by its terms contemplates performance after the Effective Time or after termination of this Agreement pursuant to Article VIII, including the payment of any Termination Fee.
9.3Modification or Amendment. Subject to the applicable provisions of the DGCL, at any time prior to the Effective Time, the Parties, by resolution of their respective Board of Directors, may modify or amend this Agreement, by written agreement executed and delivered by duly authorized officers of the respective Parties; provided, however, that after approval of the Merger by the stockholders of the Company is obtained, no amendment which requires further stockholder approval shall be made without such approval of stockholders.
9.4Waiver of Conditions. The conditions to each of the Parties’ obligations to consummate the Merger are for the sole benefit of such Party and may be waived by such Party in whole or in part to the extent permitted by applicable law.
9.5Counterparts. For the convenience of the Parties, this Agreement may be executed and delivered (including by facsimile or electronic transmission) in any number of counterparts, each such counterpart being deemed to be an original instrument, and all such counterparts shall together constitute the same agreement.
9.6Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, without giving effect to the principles of conflicts of law thereof.
9.7Notices. Any notice, request, instruction or other document to be given hereunder by any Party to the other Parties shall be deemed delivered upon actual receipt and shall be in writing and delivered personally or sent by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, reputable overnight courier, or by facsimile transmission (with a confirming copy sent by reputable overnight courier), as follows:
| (a) | if to Parent or Merger Sub, to: |
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| | Unify Corporation |
| | 1420 Rocky Ridge Drive, Suite 380 |
| | Roseville, California 95661 |
| | Attention: Todd Wille, Chief Executive Officer |
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| | with a copy to: |
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| | K&L Gates LLP |
| | 70 West Madison, Suite 3100 |
| | Chicago, Illinois 60602 |
| | Attention: Jude M. Sullivan, Esq. |
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| (b) | if to the Company, to: |
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| | AXS-ONE INC. |
| | 301 Route 17 North |
| | Rutherford, New Jersey 07070 |
| | Attention: William P. Lyons, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer |
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| | with a copy to: |
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| | Wiggin and Dana LLP |
| | 400 Atlantic Street |
| | Stamford, Connecticut 06901 |
| | Attention: William A. Perrone, Esq. |
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or to such other Persons or addresses as may be designated in writing by the Party to receive such notice.
9.8Entire Agreement; Assignment. This Agreement, including the Disclosure Schedule and Confidentiality Agreement, (i) constitutes the entire agreement among the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all other prior agreements and understandings, both written and oral, among the Parties or any of them with respect to the subject matter hereof, and (ii) shall not be assigned by operation of law or otherwise.
9.9Parties in Interest. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure solely to the benefit of the Parties and their respective successors and assigns. Nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, other than the right to receive the consideration payable in the Merger pursuant to Article IV hereof, is intended to or shall confer upon any other Person any rights, benefits or remedies of any nature whatsoever under or by reason of this Agreement.
9.10Certain Definitions. As used herein:
(a) “ERISA” means the Employment Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended.
(b) “Governmental Entity” means the United States or any state, local or foreign government, or instrumentality, division, subdivision, agency, department or authority of any thereof.
(c) “Knowledge” with respect to a Party shall mean the actual knowledge of any of the senior executive officers of such Party.
(d) “Material Adverse Effect” shall mean any adverse change in the business, operations, liabilities (contingent or otherwise), results of operations or financial performance, or condition of Parent or any of its Subsidiaries or the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, as the case may be, which is material to Parent and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, as the case may be.
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(e) “Person” means any individual, sole proprietorship, partnership, joint venture, trust, unincorporated association, corporation, entity or Governmental Entity.
(f) “Significant Tax Agreement” is any agreement to which the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company is a party under which the Company or such Subsidiary could reasonably be expected to be liable to another party under such agreement in an amount in excess of $25,000 in respect of Taxes payable by such other party to any taxing authority.
(g) “Subsidiary” shall mean, when used with reference to any entity, any entity of which fifty percent (50%) or more of the outstanding voting securities or interests or 50% of the economic interests, in the case of partnerships or limited liability companies, are owned directly or indirectly by such former entity.
(h) “Tax” or “Taxes” refers to any and all federal, state, local and foreign, taxes, assessments and other governmental charges, duties, impositions and liabilities relating to taxes, including taxes based upon or measured by gross receipts, income, profits, sales, use and occupation, and value added, ad valorem, transfer, franchise, withholding, payroll, recapture, employment, excise and property taxes, together with all interest, penalties and additions imposed with respect to such amounts and including any liability for taxes of a predecessor entity.
9.11Obligation of the Company. Whenever this Agreement requires the Surviving Corporation or Merger Sub to take any action, such requirement shall be deemed to include an undertaking on the part of Parent to cause such Party to take such action.
9.12Severability. If any term or other provision of this Agreement is invalid, illegal or unenforceable, all other provisions of this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect so long as the economic or legal substance of the transactions contemplated hereby is not affected in any manner materially adverse to any Party.
9.13Specific Performance. The Parties acknowledge that irreparable damage would result if this Agreement were not specifically enforced, and they therefore consent that the rights and obligations of the Parties under this Agreement may be enforced by a decree of specific performance issued by a court of competent jurisdiction. Such remedy shall, however, not be exclusive and shall be in addition to any other remedies which any Party may have under this Agreement or otherwise.
9.14Recovery of Attorney’s Fees. In the event of any litigation between the Parties relating to this Agreement, the prevailing Party shall be entitled to recover its reasonable attorney’s fees and costs (including court costs) from the non-prevailing Party, provided that if both Parties prevail in part, the reasonable attorney’s fees and costs shall be awarded by the court in such manner as it deems equitable to reflect the relative amounts and merits of the Parties’ claims.
9.15Working Capital Note. If the Adjusted Working Capital will be less than negative $1,750,000, the holders of Old Notes may, but need not, enter into a working capital line of credit with the Company in an amount not to exceed $1.0 million (the “Working Capital Note”).
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The Working Capital Note will be subordinated to the Company’s senior debt, will bear interest at five percent (5%) per annum (with interest accruing for the first year) and will be repaid in twelve equal monthly installments of principal and interest commencing on the first day of the thirteenth month after the Effective Time, provided that prior to the first payment of principal and interest a holder of all or a portion of the Working Capital Note may elect to convert the principal and interest due to such holder into common stock of Parent at a conversion price of $3.00 per share in lieu of repayment. The form of Working Capital Note and any credit agreement memorializing the obligation will be subject to the approval of Parent.
9.16Captions. The Article, Section and paragraph captions herein are for convenience of reference only, do not constitute part of this Agreement and shall not be deemed to limit or otherwise affect any of the provisions hereof.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the duly authorized officers of the Parties and shall be effective as of the date first hereinabove written.
| UNIFY CORPORATION |
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| By: | /s/ TODD E. WILLE |
| Name: | Todd E. Wille |
| Its: | President and CEO |
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| UCAC, INC. |
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| By: | /s/ TODD E. WILLE |
| Name: | Todd E. Wille |
| Its: | President |
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| AXS-ONE INC. |
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| By: | /s/ WILLIAM LYONS |
| Name: | William Lyons |
| Its: | CEO |
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EXHIBIT A-1
AXS-ONE INC.
STOCKHOLDERS EXECUTING STOCKHOLDER AGREEMENT
William Lyons
Philip Rugani
Joseph P. Dwyer
Harold Copperman
Aston Assets, S.A.
Jurika Family Trust U/A 1989
Sirius Trust
Anthony Bloom
RIT Capital Partners
EXHIBIT A-2
STOCKHOLDER AGREEMENT
ThisSTOCKHOLDER AGREEMENTis dated as of April 16, 2009 by and between Unify Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“Parent”), and the undersigned holder (“Stockholder”) of shares of common stock (“Company Common Stock”) of AXS-One Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Company”). Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the respective meanings set forth in the Merger Agreement (as defined below).
WHEREAS, in order to induce Parent to enter into an Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of the date hereof (the “Merger Agreement”), with Company, Parent has requested Stockholder, and Stockholder has agreed, to enter into this Stockholder Agreement with respect to all shares of Company Common Stock now or hereafter beneficially owned by Stockholder of which Stockholder has the right to vote or direct the voting thereof (the “Shares”).
NOW, THEREFORE,the parties hereto agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
GRANT OF PROXY AND VOTING AGREEMENT
1.1Voting Agreement.In the event that any stockholder action is to be taken at any time with respect to the approval and adoption of the Merger Agreement, the Merger and all agreements related to the Merger and any actions related thereto or contemplated thereby (collectively, the “Transaction Documents”), whether by written consent, vote of the stockholders of the Company at a meeting or otherwise, Stockholder agrees to vote all of the Shares in favor of the approval and adoption of the Transaction Documents. Stockholder hereby agrees that, during the term of this Stockholder Agreement, Stockholder will not vote any Shares in favor of the approval of any (i) Company Acquisition Proposal, (ii) reorganization, recapitalization, liquidation or winding up of the Company or any other extraordinary transaction involving Company to which Parent has not otherwise approved or (iii) corporate action the consummation of which would frustrate the purposes of, or prevent or delay the consummation of, the Merger or other transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents.
1.2Irrevocable Proxy. Stockholder hereby revokes any and all previous proxies granted with respect to the Shares. By entering into this Stockholder Agreement, Stockholder hereby grants a proxy appointing Parent, and each duly elected officer thereof, as such Stockholder’s attorney-in-fact and proxy, with full power of substitution, for and in such Stockholder’s name, to vote, express, consent or dissent, or otherwise to utilize such voting power as Parent or its proxy or substitute shall, in Parent’s sole discretion, deem proper with respect to the Shares to effect any action described in Section 1.1 above (including, without limitation, the right to sign its name (as Stockholder) to any consent, certificate or other document relating to Company that the law of the State of Delaware permits or requires in furtherance of the approval and adoption of the Merger Agreement, the Merger and the Transaction Documents). Stockholder retains the right to vote or otherwise utilize its voting power for all purposes not inconsistent with this Section 1.2. The proxy granted by Stockholder pursuant to this Article I is irrevocable for the term of this Stockholder Agreement and is granted in consideration of Parent entering into this Stockholder Agreement and the Merger Agreement and incurring certain related fees and expenses.
ARTICLE II
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF STOCKHOLDER
Stockholder represents and warrants to Parent that:
2.1Authorization.This Stockholder Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby are within the powers of Stockholder. If this Stockholder Agreement is being executed in a representative or fiduciary capacity, the person signing this Stockholder Agreement has full power and authority to enter into and perform this Stockholder Agreement. Assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery of this Stockholder Agreement by Parent, the obligations under this Stockholder Agreement constitute the legal, valid and binding obligations of Stockholder.
2.2Non-Contravention.The execution, delivery and, subject to compliance with the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended, (the “HSR Act”) and securities laws, as applicable, performance by Stockholder of this Stockholder Agreement, do not and will not (i) violate any applicable law, rule, regulation, judgment, injunction, order or decree to which Stockholder is subject, (ii) require any consent or other action by any Person under, constitute a default under or give rise to any right of termination, cancellation or acceleration under any provision of any agreement or other instrument binding on Stockholder or (iii) result in the imposition of any encumbrance on the Shares.
2.3Ownership of Shares. Stockholder is the record and beneficial owner of the Shares, free and clear of any encumbrance and any other limitation or restriction (including any restriction on the right to vote or otherwise dispose of the Shares) other than restrictions under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. None of the Shares is subject to any voting trust or other agreement or arrangement with respect to the voting of the Shares. Stockholder possesses the sole and exclusive right to vote all of the Shares in any vote of the stockholders of the Company.
2.4Total Shares.Except for the Shares set forth on the signature page hereto next to Stockholder’s name, Stockholder does not beneficially own any (i) shares of capital stock or voting securities of Company, (ii) securities of Company convertible into or exchangeable for shares of capital stock or voting securities of the Company or (iii) options or other rights to acquire from Company any capital stock, voting securities or securities convertible into or exchangeable for capital stock or voting securities of Company. If Stockholder acquires any additional Shares after the date hereof, Stockholder will notify Parent in writing within two business days of such acquisition, but in any event prior to the date of the stockholder meeting of the Company.
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ARTICLE III
COVENANTS OF STOCKHOLDER
Stockholder hereby covenants and agrees that:
3.1 No Proxies for or Encumbrances on Shares. Except pursuant to the terms of this Stockholder Agreement, Stockholder shall not, without prior written consent of Parent, directly or indirectly, (i) grant any proxies or enter into any voting trust or other agreement or arrangement with respect to the voting of any Shares with respect to any matter described in Section 1.1 of this Stockholder Agreement or (ii) sell, assign, transfer, encumber or otherwise dispose of, or enter into any contract, option or other arrangement or understanding with respect to the direct or indirect sale, assignment, transfer, encumbrance or other disposition of, any Shares during the term of this Stockholder Agreement other than pursuant to the Merger or the Transaction Documents;provided, that Stockholder may transfer Shares to (A) any member of Stockholder’s immediate family or (B) a trust for the principal benefit of Stockholder or any member of Stockholder’s immediate family for estate planning purposes;provided,further, that any such permitted transferee shall agree in writing to be bound by the terms of this Stockholder Agreement as may be reasonably required by Parent before any such transfer takes effect. Stockholder shall not seek or solicit any such sale, assignment, transfer, encumbrance or other disposition or any such contract, option or other arrangement or understanding and agrees to notify Parent as promptly as reasonably practicable, and to provide all material details as reasonably requested by Parent, if Stockholder shall be approached or solicited, directly or indirectly, by any Person with respect to any of the foregoing.
3.2 New Shares. Any shares of Company Common Stock or other securities of the Company that Stockholder purchases or with respect to which Stockholder otherwise acquires beneficial ownership during the term of this Stockholder Agreement, including pursuant to the exercise of options or warrants to purchase shares, shall be subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement to the same extent as if they constituted Shares.
3.3 Appraisal Rights. Stockholder agrees not to exercise any rights to demand appraisal of any Shares which may arise with respect to the Merger.
ARTICLE IV
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF PARENT
Parent represents and warrants to Stockholder that:
4.1 Authorization. This Stockholder Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby are within the powers of Parent. Assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery of this Stockholder Agreement by Stockholder, the obligations under this Stockholder Agreement constitute the legal, valid and binding obligations of Parent.
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4.2Non-Contravention.The execution, delivery and, subject to compliance with the HSR Act and securities laws, as applicable, performance by Parent of this Stockholder Agreement, do not and will not (i) violate any applicable law, rule, regulation, judgment, injunction, order or decree applicable to Parent or (ii) require any consent or other action by any Person under, constitute a default under or give rise to any right of termination, cancellation or acceleration under any provision of any agreement or other instrument binding on Parent.
ARTICLE V
MISCELLANEOUS
5.1 Termination. This Stockholder Agreement shall terminate and be of no further force or effect upon the earlier of (i) the termination of the Merger Agreement in accordance with its terms, (ii) written notice following receipt by the Company of any Company Superior Proposal and (iii) the written agreement of the parties hereto to terminate this Stockholder Agreement.
5.2Further Assurances.Parent and Stockholder will each execute and deliver, or cause to be executed and delivered, all further documents and instruments and use all reasonable efforts to take, or cause to be taken, all actions and to do, or cause to be done, all things necessary, proper or advisable under applicable laws and regulations, to consummate and make effective the transactions contemplated by this Stockholder Agreement.
5.3Amendments.Any provision of this Stockholder Agreement may be amended or waived if, but only if, such amendment or waiver in writing is signed, in the case of an amendment, by each party to this Stockholder Agreement or in the case of a waiver, by the party against whom the waiver is to be effective.
5.4Duties as Director.Nothing contained in this Stockholder Agreement shall be deemed to restrict Stockholder from taking actions in his capacity as a director of the Company.
5.5Parties in Interest.This Stockholder Agreement shall be binding upon, inure to the benefit of, and be enforceable by, each party hereto and each party’s respective heirs, beneficiaries, executors, representatives and permitted assigns. Nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, is intended to or shall confer upon any other person any right, benefit or remedy of any nature whatsoever under or by reason of this Stockholder Agreement.
5.6Expenses.All costs and expenses incurred in connection with this Stockholder Agreement shall be paid by the party incurring such cost or expense.
5.7Successors and Assigns.The provisions of this Stockholder Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns; provided that no party may assign, delegate or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations under this Stockholder Agreement without the consent of the other party hereto, except that Parent may transfer or assign its rights and obligations to any affiliate of Parent upon notice to Stockholder.
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5.8Governing Law.This Stockholder Agreement shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the laws of the State of Delaware, without giving effect to the principles of conflicts of law thereof.
5.9Consent to Jurisdiction. Each of Parent and Stockholder hereby irrevocably submits in any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or related to this Stockholder Agreement or any other instrument, document or agreement executed or delivered in connection herewith and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, whether arising in contract, tort, equity or otherwise, to the exclusive jurisdiction of any state or federal court located in the State of Delaware and waives any and all objections to jurisdiction that it may have under the laws of the United States or of any state. Each of Parent and Stockholder waives any objection that it may have (including, without limitation, any objection of the laying of venue or based onforum non conveniens) to the location of the court in any proceeding commenced in accordance with this Section 5.9.
5.10Counterparts; Effectiveness.This Stockholder Agreement may be signed and delivered (including by facsimile or electronic transmission) 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 instruments. This Stockholder Agreement shall become effective when each party hereto shall have received counterparts hereof signed by the other party hereto.
5.11Severability.If any term, provision or covenant of this Stockholder Agreement is held by a court of competent jurisdiction or other authority to be invalid, void or unenforceable, the remainder of the terms, provisions and covenants of this Stockholder Agreement shall remain in full force and effect and shall in no way be affected, impaired or invalidated.
5.12Specific Performance.The parties hereto agree that irreparable damage would occur in the event any provision of this Stockholder Agreement is not performed in accordance with the terms hereof and that the parties shall be entitled to specific performance of the terms hereof in addition to any other remedy to which they are entitled at law or in equity without the posting of a bond or other security.
5.13No Strict Construction.The language used in this Stockholder Agreement will be deemed to be the language chosen by the parties hereto to express their mutual intent, and no rule of strict construction will be used against any person hereto.
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EXHIBIT A-2
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Stockholder Agreement to be duly executed as of the day and year first above written.
EXHIBIT B-1
UNIFY CORPORATION
STOCKHOLDERS EXECUTING STOCKHOLDER AGREEMENT
Diker Management
Sophrosyne Technology Fund
Todd E. Wille
EXHIBIT B-2
STOCKHOLDER AGREEMENT
ThisSTOCKHOLDER AGREEMENT is dated as of April 16, 2009 by and between AXS-One Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and the undersigned holder (“Stockholder”) of shares of common stock (“Parent Common Stock”) of Unify Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“Parent”).Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the respective meanings set forth in the Merger Agreement (as defined below).
WHEREAS, in order to induce the Company to enter into an Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of the date hereof (the “Merger Agreement”), with Parent, the Company has requested Stockholder, and Stockholder has agreed, to enter into this Stockholder Agreement with respect to all shares of Parent Common Stock now or hereafter beneficially owned by Stockholder of which Stockholder has the right to vote or direct the voting thereof (the “Shares”).
NOW, THEREFORE,the parties hereto agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
GRANT OF PROXY AND VOTING AGREEMENT
1.1Voting Agreement.In the event that any stockholder action is to be taken at any time with respect to the approval and adoption of the Merger Agreement, the Merger and all agreements related to the Merger and any actions related thereto or contemplated thereby (collectively, the “Transaction Documents”), whether by written consent, vote of the stockholders of Parent at a meeting or otherwise, Stockholder agrees to vote all of the Shares in favor of the approval and adoption of the Transaction Documents.
1.2Irrevocable Proxy. Stockholder hereby revokes any and all previous proxies granted with respect to the Shares. By entering into this Stockholder Agreement, Stockholder hereby grants a proxy appointing the Company, and each duly elected officer thereof, as such Stockholder’s attorney-in-fact and proxy, with full power of substitution, for and in such Stockholder’s name, to vote, express, consent or dissent, or otherwise to utilize such voting power as the Company or its proxy or substitute shall, in the Company’s sole discretion, deem proper with respect to the Shares to effect any action described in Section 1.1 above (including, without limitation, the right to sign its name (as Stockholder) to any consent, certificate or other document relating to Parent that the law of the State of Delaware permits or requires in furtherance of the approval and adoption of the Merger Agreement, the Merger and the Transaction Documents). Stockholder retains the right to vote or otherwise utilize its voting power for all purposes not inconsistent with this Section 1.2. The proxy granted by Stockholder pursuant to this Article I is irrevocable for the term of this Stockholder Agreement and is granted in consideration of the Company entering into this Stockholder Agreement and the Merger Agreement and incurring certain related fees and expenses.
ARTICLE II
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF STOCKHOLDER
Stockholder represents and warrants to the Company that:
2.1Authorization. This Stockholder Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby are within the powers of Stockholder. If this Stockholder Agreement is being executed in a representative or fiduciary capacity, the person signing this Stockholder Agreement has full power and authority to enter into and perform this Stockholder Agreement. Assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery of this Stockholder Agreement by the Company, the obligations under this Stockholder Agreement constitute the legal, valid and binding obligations of Stockholder.
2.2Non-Contravention.The execution, delivery and, subject to compliance with the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended, (the “HSR Act”) and securities laws, as applicable, performance by Stockholder of this Stockholder Agreement, do not and will not (i) violate any applicable law, rule, regulation, judgment, injunction, order or decree to which Stockholder is subject, (ii) require any consent or other action by any Person under, constitute a default under or give rise to any right of termination, cancellation or acceleration under any provision of any agreement or other instrument binding on Stockholder or (iii) result in the imposition of any encumbrance on the Shares.
2.3Ownership of Shares. Stockholder is the record and beneficial owner of the Shares, free and clear of any encumbrance and any other limitation or restriction (including any restriction on the right to vote or otherwise dispose of the Shares) other than restrictions under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. None of the Shares is subject to any voting trust or other agreement or arrangement with respect to the voting of the Shares. Stockholder possesses the sole and exclusive right to vote all of the Shares in any vote of the stockholders of Parent.
2.4Total Shares.Except for the Shares set forth on the signature page hereto next to Stockholder’s name, Stockholder does not beneficially own any (i) shares of capital stock or voting securities of Parent, (ii) securities of Parent convertible into or exchangeable for shares of capital stock or voting securities of Parent or (iii) options or other rights to acquire from Company any capital stock, voting securities or securities convertible into or exchangeable for capital stock or voting securities of Parent. If Stockholder acquires any additional Shares after the date hereof, Stockholder will notify the Company in writing within two business days of such acquisition, but in any event prior to the date of the stockholder meeting of Parent.
ARTICLE III
COVENANTS OF STOCKHOLDER
Stockholder hereby covenants and agrees that:
3.1 No Proxies for or Encumbrances on Shares.Except pursuant to the terms of this Stockholder Agreement, Stockholder shall not, without prior written consent of the Company, directly or indirectly, (i) grant any proxies or enter into any voting trust or other agreement or arrangement with respect to the voting of any Shares with respect to any matter described in Section 1.1 of this Stockholder Agreement or (ii) sell, assign, transfer, encumber or otherwise dispose of, or enter into any contract, option or other arrangement or understanding with respect to the direct or indirect sale, assignment, transfer, encumbrance or other disposition of, any Shares during the term of this Stockholder Agreement other than pursuant to the Merger or the Transaction Documents;provided, that Stockholder may transfer Shares to (A) any member of Stockholder’s immediate family or (B) a trust for the principal benefit of Stockholder or any member of Stockholder’s immediate family for estate planning purposes;provided,further, that any such permitted transferee shall agree in writing to be bound by the terms of this Stockholder Agreement as may be reasonably required by the Company before any such transfer takes effect. Stockholder shall not seek or solicit any such sale, assignment, transfer, encumbrance or other disposition or any such contract, option or other arrangement or understanding and agrees to notify the Company as promptly as reasonably practicable, and to provide all material details as reasonably requested by the Company, if Stockholder shall be approached or solicited, directly or indirectly, by any Person with respect to any of the foregoing.
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3.2New Shares.Any shares of Parent Common Stock or other securities of Parent that Stockholder purchases or with respect to which Stockholder otherwise acquires beneficial ownership during the term of this Stockholder Agreement, including pursuant to the exercise of options or warrants to purchase shares, shall be subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement to the same extent as if they constituted Shares
3.3Appraisal Rights. Stockholder agrees not to exercise any rights to demand appraisal of any Shares which may arise with respect to the Merger.
ARTICLE IV
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF COMPANY
The Company represents and warrants to Stockholder that:
4.1Authorization. This Stockholder Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby are within the powers of the Company. Assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery of this Stockholder Agreement by Stockholder, the obligations under this Stockholder Agreement constitute the legal, valid and binding obligations of the Company.
4.2Non-Contravention.The execution, delivery and, subject to compliance with the HSR Act and securities laws, as applicable, performance by the Company of this Stockholder Agreement, do not and will not (i) violate any applicable law, rule, regulation, judgment, injunction, order or decree applicable to the Company or (ii) require any consent or other action by any Person under, constitute a default under or give rise to any right of termination, cancellation or acceleration under any provision of any agreement or other instrument binding on the Company.
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ARTICLE V
MISCELLANEOUS
5.1Termination.This Stockholder Agreement shall terminate and be of no further force or effect upon the earlier of (i) the termination of the Merger Agreement in accordance with its terms, (ii) written notice following receipt by the Company of any Company Superior Proposal and (iii) the written agreement of the parties hereto to terminate this Stockholder Agreement.
5.2Further Assurances. The Company and Stockholder will each execute and deliver, or cause to be executed and delivered, all further documents and instruments and use all reasonable efforts to take, or cause to be taken, all actions and to do, or cause to be done, all things necessary, proper or advisable under applicable laws and regulations, to consummate and make effective the transactions contemplated by this Stockholder Agreement.
5.3Amendments.Any provision of this Stockholder Agreement may be amended or waived if, but only if, such amendment or waiver in writing is signed, in the case of an amendment, by each party to this Stockholder Agreement or in the case of a waiver, by the party against whom the waiver is to be effective.
5.4Duties as Director.Nothing contained in this Stockholder Agreement shall be deemed to restrict Stockholder from taking actions in his capacity as a director of Parent.
5.5Parties in Interest.This Stockholder Agreement shall be binding upon, inure to the benefit of, and be enforceable by, each party hereto and each party’s respective heirs, beneficiaries, executors, representatives and permitted assigns. Nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, is intended to or shall confer upon any other person any right, benefit or remedy of any nature whatsoever under or by reason of this Stockholder Agreement.
5.6Expenses.All costs and expenses incurred in connection with this Stockholder Agreement shall be paid by the party incurring such cost or expense.
5.7Successors and Assigns.The provisions of this Stockholder Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns; provided that no party may assign, delegate or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations under this Stockholder Agreement without the consent of the other party hereto.
5.8Governing Law.This Stockholder Agreement shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the laws of the State of Delaware, without giving effect to the principles of conflicts of law thereof.
5.9Consent to Jurisdiction. Each of the Company and Stockholder hereby irrevocably submits in any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or related to this Stockholder Agreement or any other instrument, document or agreement executed or delivered in connection herewith and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, whether arising in contract, tort, equity or otherwise, to the exclusive jurisdiction of any state or federal court located in the State of Delaware and waives any and all objections to jurisdiction that it may have under the laws of the United States or of any state. Each of the Company and Stockholder waives any objection that it may have (including, without limitation, any objection of the laying of venue or based onforum non conveniens) to the location of the court in any proceeding commenced in accordance with this Section 5.9.
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5.10Counterparts; Effectiveness.This Stockholder Agreement may be signed and delivered (including by facsimile or electronic transmission) 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 instruments. This Stockholder Agreement shall become effective when each party hereto shall have received counterparts hereof signed by the other party hereto.
5.11Severability.If any term, provision or covenant of this Stockholder Agreement is held by a court of competent jurisdiction or other authority to be invalid, void or unenforceable, the remainder of the terms, provisions and covenants of this Stockholder Agreement shall remain in full force and effect and shall in no way be affected, impaired or invalidated.
5.12Specific Performance.The parties hereto agree that irreparable damage would occur in the event any provision of this Stockholder Agreement is not performed in accordance with the terms hereof and that the parties shall be entitled to specific performance of the terms hereof in addition to any other remedy to which they are entitled at law or in equity without the posting of a bond or other security.
5.13No Strict Construction.The language used in this Stockholder Agreement will be deemed to be the language chosen by the parties hereto to express their mutual intent, and no rule of strict construction will be used against any person hereto.
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EXHIBIT B-2
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Stockholder Agreement to be duly executed as of the day and year first above written.