SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT
The following table sets forth the beneficial ownership of our common stock held as of April 27, 2018 by (1) each person beneficially
owning more than 5% of the outstanding shares of our common stock; (2) each director of the Company; (3) each of our named executive officers; and (4) all of our current directors and executive officers as a group.
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Name and Address of Beneficial Owner
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Amount
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of Beneficial
Ownership
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Percent of
Class
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5% Shareholders
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1,656,666
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(1)
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13.3
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BlackRock, Inc. (1)
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55 East 52nd Street
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New York, New York 10055
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The Vanguard Group (2)
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1,183,678
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(2)
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9.5
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%
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100 Vanguard Blvd.
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Malvern, Pennsylvania 19355
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Dimensional Fund Advisors (3)
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904,514
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(3)
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7.2
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6300 Bee Cave Road, Bldg. One
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Austin, Texas 78746
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Wells Fargo & Company (4)
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711,120
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(4)
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5.7
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420 Montgomery Street
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San Francisco, CA 94163
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Advisory Research Inc.
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687,152
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(5)
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5.5
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180 N. Stetson Ave., Suite 5500
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Minneapolis, MN 55402
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Name of Beneficial Owner
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Amount
and Nature
of Beneficial
Ownership
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Percent of
Class
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Directors
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Bernard C. Bailey
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2,282
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12,757
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(6)
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Jeffrey P. Black
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3,941
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12,522
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James J. Judge
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10,000
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(7)
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13,186
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(6)
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Michael T. Modic
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10,000
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(7)
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15,868
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(6)
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Stephen A. Odland
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4,576
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Fred B. Parks
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13,908
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11,742
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Joseph E. Whitters
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1,460
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Named Executive Officers
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Michael J. Bourque
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990
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Mervat Faltas
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14,645
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John J. Fry
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43,773
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James P. Ryan
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2,354
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Mark T. Frost
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1,442
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James W. Green
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25,837
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All Current Directors and Executive Officers as a Group (11 persons)
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171,650
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1.4
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(1)
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Based solely on a Schedule 13G/A filed with the SEC on January 29, 2018, which presents information as of December 31, 2017.
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(2)
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Based solely on a Schedule 13G/A filed with the SEC on February 7, 2018, which presents information as of December 31, 2017. These shares are owned by various individual and institutional investors for which
The Vanguard Group serves as investment advisor with sole voting power as to 13,988 shares, shared voting power as to 2,300, sole dispositive power as to 1,168,490, and shared dispositive power as to 15,188 shares. For purposes of the reporting
requirements of the Exchange Act, The Vanguard Group is deemed to be a beneficial owner of such securities; however, The Vanguard Group expressly disclaims beneficial ownership of such securities.
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Based solely on a Schedule 13G filed with the SEC on February 9, 2018, which presents information as of December 31, 2017. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP is deemed to be a beneficial owner of such securities;
however, Dimensional Fund Advisors LP expressly disclaims beneficial ownership of such securities.
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Based solely on a Schedule 13G filed with the SEC on January 29, 2018, which presents information as of December 31, 2017. These shares are owned by various individual and institutional investors for which
Wells Fargo & Company serves as investment advisor with sole voting power as to 29,715 shares, shared voting power as to 219,320 shares, sole dispositive power as to 29,715 shares, and shared dispositive power as to 681,405 shares. For
purposes of the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, Wells Fargo & Company is deemed to be a beneficial owner of such securities; however, Wells Fargo & Company expressly disclaims beneficial ownership of such securities.
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Based solely on a Schedule 13G/A filed with the SEC on February 14, 2018, which presents information as of December 31, 2017. Advisory Research Inc. has sole voting power as to 422,728 shares and sole
dispositive power as to 687,152 shares.
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Consists of deferred stock units, which we refer to as DSUs, which are payable in common stock upon the termination of service of the holder as a director. The value of a DSU is, at any given time, equal to the
then-current value of a share of our common stock.
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Includes 10,000 shares issuable upon exercise of options exercisable within 60 days after April 13, 2018.
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Includes 5,116 shares issuable upon exercise of options exercisable within 60 days after April 13, 2018.
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Includes 25,572 shares issuable upon exercise of options exercisable within 60 days after April 13, 2018.
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Mr. Ryan resigned as Senior Vice President, Security Detection and Power Technologies effective February 7, 2018. Share ownership is based solely on a Form 4 filed by Mr. Ryan on January 24, 2018.
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Mr. Bourque replaced Mr. Frost as Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer effective July 13, 2017. Share ownership is based solely on the Form 4 filed by Mr. Frost on
December 14, 2016.
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Dr. Parks replaced Mr. Green as President, Chief Executive Officer and director effective October 31, 2016. Share ownership is based solely on the Form 4 filed by Mr. Green on November 2, 2016.
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Includes 50,688 shares issuable upon exercise of options exercisable within 60 days after April 13, 2018 and 69,701 DSUs.
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APPRAISAL RIGHTS
Under the provisions of Part 13 of the MBCA, a shareholder of a Massachusetts corporation is entitled to appraisal rights, and payment of the fair value of
his, her or its shares, in the event of certain corporate actions. Appraisal rights offer shareholders the ability to demand payment in cash of the fair value of their shares in the event they are dissatisfied with the consideration that they are to
receive in connection with the corporate action. Under Section 13.02(a)(1) of the MBCA, shareholders of a Massachusetts corporation generally are entitled to appraisal rights in the event of a merger, but such rights are subject to certain
exceptions. Under the MBCA, the Company is required to state whether it has concluded that Company shareholders are, are not or may be entitled to assert appraisal rights. The Company has concluded that Company shareholders may be entitled to
appraisal rights.
An exception set forth in Section 13.02(a)(1) of the MBCA generally provides that shareholders are not entitled to appraisal
rights in a merger in which shareholders already holding marketable securities receive cash and/or marketable securities of the surviving corporation in the merger and no director, officer or controlling shareholder has an extraordinary financial
interest in the transaction. As of the date of this proxy statement, this provision has not been the subject of judicial interpretation. We reserve the right to contest the validity and availability of any purported demand for appraisal rights in
connection with the merger and to assert the applicability of the foregoing exception. We also reserve the right to raise such additional arguments, if any, we may have in opposition to appraisal.
Any shareholder who believes that he, she or it is entitled to appraisal rights and who wishes to preserve those rights should carefully review Part 13 of the
MBCA, a copy of which is attached to this proxy statement as Annex C, which sets forth the procedures to be complied with in perfecting any such rights. Failure to strictly comply with the procedures specified in Part 13 of the MBCA would result in
the loss of any appraisal rights to which shareholders may be entitled. To the extent any shareholder seeks to assert appraisal rights but is determined by a court not to be entitled to such appraisal rights (or was entitled to exercise such
appraisal rights but failed to take all necessary action to perfect them or effectively withdraws or loses them), such shareholder will be entitled to receive the merger consideration, without interest.
Under the MBCA, shareholders who perfect their rights to appraisal in accordance with Part 13 of the MBCA and do not thereafter withdraw their demands for
appraisal or otherwise lose their appraisal rights, in each case in accordance with the MBCA, will be entitled to demand payment of the fair value of their shares of Company common stock, together with interest, each as determined under
Part 13 of the MBCA. The fair value of the shares is the value of the shares immediately before the effective time of the merger, excluding any element of value arising from the expectation or accomplishment of the merger, unless exclusion would be
inequitable. Shareholders should be aware that the fair value of their shares of Company common stock as determined by Part 13 of the MBCA could be more than, the same as or less than the consideration they would receive pursuant to the merger if
they did not seek appraisal of their shares.
Shareholders who wish to exercise appraisal rights or to preserve their right to do so should review the
following discussion and Part 13 of the MBCA carefully. Shareholders who fail to timely and properly comply with the procedures specified will lose their appraisal rights. If a broker, bank or other nominee holds your shares of Company common stock
and you wish to assert appraisal rights, you must instruct your nominee to take the steps necessary to enable you to assert appraisal rights. If you or your nominee fails to follow all of the steps required by the MBCA, you will lose any right to
demand appraisal of your shares. You should note that a vote in favor of the merger agreement will result in the waiver of any right that you would otherwise have to demand payment for your shares under the appraisal rights provisions of the MBCA.
A shareholder who wishes to assert appraisal rights must deliver written notice of such shareholders intent to demand payment to the Companys
principal offices at the following address: 8 Centennial Drive, Peabody, Massachusetts 01960, Attention: Secretary. If the Company does not receive a shareholders written notice of
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intent to demand payment prior to the vote at the special meeting of shareholders, or if such shareholder votes, or causes or permits to be voted, his, her or its shares of Company common stock
in favor of approval of the merger agreement, such shareholder will not be entitled to any appraisal rights under the provisions of the MBCA and will instead only be entitled to receive the merger consideration. The submission of a proxy card voting
against or abstaining on the merger agreement proposal will not constitute sufficient notice of a shareholders intent to demand appraisal rights to satisfy Part 13 of the MBCA.
Only a holder of record of shares of Company common stock may exercise appraisal rights. Except as described below, a shareholder may assert appraisal rights
only if such shareholder seeks such rights with respect to all of his, her or its shares. A record shareholder may assert appraisal rights as to fewer than all the shares registered in his, her or its name but owned by a beneficial shareholder only
if the record shareholder objects with respect to all shares of the class or series owned by the beneficial shareholder and notifies the Company in writing of the name and address of each beneficial shareholder on whose behalf appraisal rights are
being asserted. The rights of a record shareholder who asserts appraisal rights for only part of the shares held of record in the record shareholders name will be determined as if the shares as to which the record shareholder objects and the
record shareholders other shares were registered in the names of different record shareholders.
If the merger is completed, Part 13 of the MBCA
requires the Company to deliver a written appraisal notice to all shareholders who satisfied the requirements described above. The appraisal notice must be sent by the Company no earlier than the date the merger becomes effective and no later than
10 days after such date. The appraisal notice must include a copy of Part 13 of the MBCA and a certification form that specifies the date of the first announcement to Company shareholders of the principal terms of the merger and requires the
shareholder asserting appraisal rights to certify (1) whether or not beneficial ownership of the shares for which appraisal rights are asserted was acquired before the announcement date and (2) that the shareholder did not vote in favor of
the merger agreement. The appraisal notice also must state:
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the date by which the Company must receive the certification form, which may not be fewer than 40 nor more than 60 days after the date the appraisal notice and certification form are sent to shareholders demanding
appraisal, and that the shareholder waives the right to demand appraisal with respect to the shares unless the Company receives the certification form by such date;
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where the certification form must be sent and where certificates for certificated shares must be deposited and the date by which the certificates must be deposited;
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the Companys estimate of the fair value of the shares;
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that, if requested by the shareholder in writing, the Company will provide the number of shareholders who return certification forms by the due date and the total number of shares owned by them; and
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the date by which the notice to withdraw a demand for appraisal must be received.
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Once a shareholder deposits
his, her or its certificates or, in the case of uncertificated shares, returns the executed certification form, the shareholder loses all rights as a shareholder unless the shareholder withdraws from the appraisal process by notifying the Company in
writing by the withdrawal deadline. A shareholder who does not withdraw from the appraisal process in this manner may not later withdraw without the Companys written consent. A shareholder who does not execute and return the form (and in the
case of certificated shares, deposit such shareholders share certificates) by the due date will not be entitled to payment under Part 13 of the MBCA.
Part 13 of the MBCA provides for certain differences in the rights of shareholders exercising appraisal rights depending on whether their shares are acquired
before or after the announcement of a merger. Except with respect to shares acquired after the announcement date of April 10, 2018, the Company must pay in cash to those shareholders who are entitled to appraisal rights and have complied with
the procedural requirements of Part 13 of the MBCA, the amount that the Company estimates to be the fair value of their shares, plus interest. Interest accrues from the effective time of the merger until the date of payment, at the average rate
currently paid by the
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Company on its principal bank loans or, if none, at a rate that is fair and equitable under all the circumstances. This payment must be made by the Company within 30 days after the due date of
the certification form, and must be accompanied by:
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recent financial statements of the Company;
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a statement of the Companys estimate of the fair value of the shares, which estimate must equal or exceed the Companys estimate given in the appraisal notice; and
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a statement that shareholders who complied with the procedural requirements have the right, if dissatisfied with such payment, to demand further payment as described below.
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A shareholder who has been paid the Companys estimated fair value and is dissatisfied with the amount of the payment must notify the Company in writing
of his, her or its estimate of the fair value of the shares and demand payment of that estimate plus interest, less the payment already made. A shareholder who fails to notify the Company in writing of his, her or its demand to be paid such
shareholders stated estimate of the fair value plus interest within 30 days after receiving the Companys payment waives the right to demand further payment and will be entitled only to the payment made by the Company based on the
Companys estimate of the fair value of the shares.
The Company may withhold payment from shareholders who are entitled to appraisal rights but did
not certify that beneficial ownership of all of such shareholders shares for which appraisal rights are asserted was acquired before the announcement date. If the Company elects to withhold payment, it must provide such shareholders notice of
certain information within 30 days after the due date of the certification form, including the Companys estimate of fair value and the shareholders right to accept the Companys estimate of fair value, plus interest, in full
satisfaction of the shareholders demand. Those shareholders who wish to accept the offer must notify the Company of their acceptance within 30 days after receiving the offer. Within 10 days after receiving a shareholders acceptance, the
Company must pay in cash the amount it offered in full satisfaction of the accepting shareholders demand.
A shareholder offered payment who is
dissatisfied with that offer must reject the offer and demand payment of his, her or its stated estimate of the fair value of such shareholders shares, plus interest. A shareholder who fails to notify the Company in writing of his, her or its
demand to be paid his, her or its stated estimate of the fair value plus interest within 30 days after receiving the Companys offer of payment waives the right to demand payment and will be entitled only to the payment offered by the Company
based on the Companys estimate of the fair value of the shares. Those shareholders who do not reject the Companys offer in a timely manner will be deemed to have accepted the Companys offer, and the Company must pay to them in cash
the amount it offered to pay within 40 days after sending the offer.
If a shareholder makes a demand for payment which remains unsettled, the Company
must commence an equitable proceeding in the Superior Court
of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, within 60 days after receiving the payment demand and petition the court to determine the fair
value of the shares and accrued interest. If the Company does not commence the proceeding within the
60-day
period, it must pay in cash to each shareholder the amount such shareholder demanded, plus interest.
The Company must make all shareholders whose demands remain unsettled parties to the proceeding as an action against their shares, and all parties must be served with a copy of the petition. Each shareholder made a party to the proceeding is
entitled to judgment (1) for the amount, if any, by which the court finds the fair value of the shareholders shares, plus interest, exceeds the amount paid by the Company to the shareholder for such shares or (2) the fair value, plus
interest, of the shareholders shares for which the Company elected to withhold payment.
The court in an appraisal proceeding must determine all
costs of the proceeding, including the reasonable compensation and expenses of appraisers appointed by the court. The court must assess any costs against the Company, except that the court may assess costs against all or some of the shareholders
demanding appraisal, in amounts the court finds equitable, to the extent the court finds such shareholders acted arbitrarily, vexatiously, or not in good faith with respect to the rights provided by Part 13 of the MBCA.
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The court in an appraisal proceeding may also assess the fees and expenses of counsel and experts for the
respective parties, in amounts the court finds equitable:
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against the Company and in favor of any or all shareholders demanding appraisal if the court finds the Company did not substantially comply with its requirements under Part 13 of the MBCA; or
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against either the Company or a shareholder demanding appraisal, in favor of any other party, if the court finds that the party against whom the fees and expenses are assessed acted arbitrarily, vexatiously, or not in
good faith with respect to the rights provided by Part 13 of the MBCA.
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If the court in an appraisal proceeding finds that the services of
counsel for any shareholder were of substantial benefit to other shareholders similarly situated, and that the fees for those services should not be assessed against the Company, the court may award to such counsel reasonable fees to be paid out of
the amounts awarded the shareholders who were benefited. To the extent the Company fails to make a required payment pursuant to Part 13 of the MBCA, the shareholder may sue directly for the amount owed and, to the extent successful, will be entitled
to recover from the Company all costs and expenses of the suit, including counsel fees.
The foregoing discussion is not a complete
statement of the law pertaining to appraisal rights under the MBCA and is qualified in its entirety by the full text of Part 13 of the MBCA, which is attached to this proxy statement as Annex C. Shareholders should consult with their advisors,
including legal counsel, in connection with any demand for appraisal.
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DELISTING AND DEREGISTRATION OF COMPANY COMMON STOCK
If the merger is consummated, the Company common stock will be delisted from the Nasdaq Stock Market and deregistered under the Exchange Act and we will no
longer file periodic reports with the SEC on account of the Company common stock.
CONDUCT OF OUR BUSINESS IF
THE MERGER IS NOT COMPLETED
In the event that the merger agreement is not approved by our shareholders or if the merger is not completed for any
other reason, our shareholders will not receive any consideration from Parent or Merger Sub for their shares of Company common stock. Instead, we would remain an independent public company, our common stock would continue to be listed and traded on
the Nasdaq Stock Market and our shareholders would continue to be subject to the same risks and opportunities to which they currently are subject with respect to their ownership of Company common stock. If the merger is not completed, there can be
no assurance as to the effect of these risks and opportunities on the future value of our shares, including the risk that the market price of Company common stock may decline to the extent that the current market price of our stock reflects a market
assumption that the merger will be completed. If the merger is not completed, our business could be disrupted, including our ability to retain and hire key personnel, potential adverse reactions or changes to our business relationships and
uncertainty surrounding our future plans and prospects.
Pursuant to the merger agreement, under certain circumstances, we are permitted to terminate the
merger agreement and to accept a superior proposal. See
The Merger AgreementTermination
beginning on page [].
Pursuant to the merger agreement, under certain circumstances, if the merger is not completed, we may be obligated to pay Parent a termination fee or Parent
may be obligated to pay us a termination fee. See
The Merger AgreementTermination Fees
beginning on page [].
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OTHER MATTERS
Other Matters for Action at the Special Meeting
As of the date of this proxy statement, the Board knows of no matters that will be presented for consideration at the special meeting other than as described
in this proxy statement.
Future Shareholder Proposals
If the merger is consummated, we will not have public shareholders and there will be no public participation in any future meeting of shareholders of the
Company. However, if the merger is not consummated, we expect to hold our 2019 annual meeting of shareholders, which we refer to as the 2019 annual meeting, in December 2018, although the Company reserves the right to delay its annual meeting as may
be permitted under applicable law. Any shareholder nominations or proposals for other business intended to be presented at our 2019 annual meeting must be submitted to the Company as set forth below.
If the merger is not consummated and we hold our 2019 annual meeting within 30 days before or after the date of our 2018 annual meeting of shareholders, under
SEC rules, a shareholder who intends to present a proposal, including nomination of a director, at our 2019 annual meeting and who wishes the proposal to be included in the proxy statement and proxy card for that meeting, must submit the proposal in
writing to: Analogic Corporation, 8 Centennial Drive, Peabody, Massachusetts 01960, Attention: John J. Fry, Senior Vice President, General Counsel, and Secretary, not later than July 9, 2018. SEC rules set standards for the types of shareholder
proposals and the information that must be provided by the shareholder making the request.
A shareholder who intends to present a proposal for action at
the 2019 annual meeting may seek to have his or her proposal included in our proxy materials for that meeting by notifying us of such intention and furnishing the text of the proposal to us. Such notice must also include the shareholders
address and statement of the number of shares of common stock held of record or beneficially by such shareholder and the date or dates upon which such shares were acquired, and must be accompanied by documentary support for a claim of beneficial
ownership. The proposal must satisfy the conditions established by the SEC for proposals to be considered for possible inclusion in the proxy materials relating to the 2019 annual meeting. To have a proposal considered for inclusion in the proxy
materials for the 2019 annual meeting, a shareholder must give the notice mentioned above and submit his or her proposal no later than July 9, 2018, provided that if the 2019 annual meeting is not held within 30 days before or after the
anniversary date of the 2018 annual meeting, the deadline for submitting proposals is a reasonable time before we begin to print and send our proxy materials. The notice and text should be sent to Analogic Corporation, 8 Centennial Drive, Peabody,
Massachusetts 01960, Attention: John J. Fry, Senior Vice President, General Counsel, and Secretary.
Our
by-laws
provide that, in order for a shareholder to make nominations for the election of the directors, a shareholder must deliver notice of such nominations to the Secretary not less than 90 days prior to the anniversary date of the immediately preceding
annual meeting; provided, however, that in the event that the date of the annual meeting is advanced by more than 30 days or delayed by more than 60 days from such anniversary date, or if no annual meeting was held in the preceding year, notice by
the shareholder must be so delivered and received by the later of (i) the 90th day prior to such annual meeting or (ii) the tenth day following the day on which public announcement of the date of such meeting is first made by the Company.
In no event shall an adjournment or recess of an annual meeting, or a postponement of an annual meeting for which notice has been given or with respect to which there has been a public announcement of the date of the meeting, commence a new time
period (or extend any time period) for the giving of a shareholders notice as described above. Any such notice must set forth the information required by our
by-laws,
including certain information about
the shareholder making the nomination and certain information about the person nominated for election. Shareholder nominations for election at the 2019 annual meeting of shareholders must be submitted no later than September 2, 2018.
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Shareholders Sharing the Same Address
Some banks, brokers, and other nominee record holders may be participating in the practice of householding. This means that only one copy of this
proxy statement may have been sent to multiple shareholders in a household. We will promptly deliver a separate copy of our proxy statement to you if you write, call or email us at: Analogic Corporation, 8 Centennial Drive, Peabody, Massachusetts
01960, Attention: John J. Fry, Senior Vice President, General Counsel, and Secretary; telephone number:
978-326-4000.
If a shareholder wishes to receive separate copies
of our proxy statement in the future, or if a shareholder is receiving multiple copies and would like to receive only one copy per household, the shareholder should contact his, her, or its bank, broker, or other nominee record holder.
Alternatively, the shareholder may contact us at the above-referenced address or telephone number.
WHERE YOU
CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION
We file annual, quarterly and current reports, proxy statements and other information with the SEC. You may read and copy
any document we file at the SEC public reference room located at 100 F Street, N.E., Room 1580, Washington, D.C. 20549. Please call the SEC at
1-800-SEC-0330
for further information on the public reference room. Our SEC filings are also available to the public at the SEC
website at
www.sec.gov
. You also may obtain free copies of the documents we file with the SEC, including this proxy statement, by going to the Investors section of our website,
www.analogic.com
. Our website address is provided as an
inactive textual reference only. The information provided on our website is not part of this proxy statement, and therefore is not incorporated herein by reference.
Statements contained in this proxy statement, or in any document incorporated by reference in this proxy statement regarding the contents of any contract or
other document, are not necessarily complete and each such statement is qualified in its entirety by reference to that contract or other document filed as an exhibit with the SEC. The SEC allows us to incorporate by reference into this
proxy statement documents we file with the SEC. This means that we can disclose important information to you by referring you to those documents. The information incorporated by reference is considered to be a part of this proxy statement, and later
information that we file with the SEC will update and supersede that information. We incorporate by reference the documents listed below and any documents filed by us pursuant to Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act (in each
case, other than those documents or the portions of those documents not deemed to be filed) after the date of this proxy statement and before the date of the special meeting.
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Annual Report on Form
10-K
for the fiscal year ended July 31, 2017 (filed with the SEC on September 26, 2017);
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Quarterly Report on Form
10-Q
for the fiscal quarter ended January 31, 2018 (filed with the SEC on March 7, 2018);
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Current Reports on Form
8-K
filed with the SEC on September 20, 2017, October 18, 2017, December 6, 2017 (with respect to Item 5.07), January 26, 2018,
April 10, 2018 and April 30, 2018; and
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Definitive Proxy Statement for our 2018 annual meeting of shareholders filed with the SEC on November 2, 2017.
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Any person, including any beneficial owner of shares of Company common stock, to whom this proxy statement is delivered may request copies of proxy statements
and any of the documents incorporated by reference in this document or other information concerning us by written or telephonic request directed to our Secretary at the Companys address, which is Analogic Corporation, 8 Centennial Drive,
Peabody, Massachusetts 01960, telephone (978)
326-4000;
or from our proxy solicitor, Georgeson (toll-free at (866)
431-2105);
or from the SEC through the SEC website at
the address provided above. Documents incorporated by reference are available without charge, excluding any exhibits to those documents unless the exhibit is specifically incorporated by reference into those documents.
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THIS PROXY STATEMENT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE THE SOLICITATION OF A PROXY IN ANY JURISDICTION TO OR FROM ANY
PERSON TO WHOM OR FROM WHOM IT IS UNLAWFUL TO MAKE SUCH PROXY SOLICITATION IN THAT JURISDICTION. YOU SHOULD RELY ONLY ON THE INFORMATION CONTAINED OR INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE IN THIS PROXY STATEMENT TO VOTE YOUR SHARES OF COMPANY COMMON STOCK AT
THE SPECIAL MEETING. WE HAVE NOT AUTHORIZED ANYONE TO PROVIDE YOU WITH INFORMATION THAT IS DIFFERENT FROM WHAT IS CONTAINED IN THIS PROXY STATEMENT. THIS PROXY STATEMENT IS DATED [], 2018. YOU SHOULD NOT ASSUME THAT THE INFORMATION CONTAINED
IN THIS PROXY STATEMENT IS ACCURATE AS OF ANY DATE OTHER THAN THAT DATE, AND THE MAILING OF THIS PROXY STATEMENT TO SHAREHOLDERS SUBSEQUENT TO THAT DATE DOES NOT CREATE ANY IMPLICATION TO THE CONTRARY.
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ANNEX A
AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER
by and among
ANALOGIC
CORPORATION,
AC MERGER SUB, INC.
and
ANLG HOLDING COMPANY, INC.
Dated as of April 10, 2018
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Article I The Merger
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1.1
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The Merger
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1.2
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Effective Time of the Merger
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1.3
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Closing
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1.4
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Effects of the Merger
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1.5
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Directors and Officers of the Surviving Corporation
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Article II Treatment of Company Securities
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2.1
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Conversion of Capital Stock
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2.2
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Surrender of Certificates
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2.3
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Company Stock Plans
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2.4
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Dissenting Shares
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2.5
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Withholding Rights
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Article III Representations and Warranties of the Company
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3.1
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Organization, Standing and Power
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3.2
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Capitalization
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3.3
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Subsidiaries
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3.4
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Authority; No Conflict; Required Filings and Consents
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3.5
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SEC Filings; Financial Statements; Information Provided
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3.6
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No Undisclosed Liabilities
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3.7
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Absence of Certain Changes or Events
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3.8
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Taxes
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3.9
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Real Property
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3.10
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Intellectual Property
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3.11
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Contracts; Government Contracts
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3.12
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Litigation
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3.13
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Environmental Matters
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3.14
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Employee Benefit Plans
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3.15
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Compliance With Laws
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3.16
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Permits; Regulatory Matters
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3.17
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Labor Matters
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3.18
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Opinion of Financial Advisor
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3.19
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Takeover Laws
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3.20
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Brokers
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3.21
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Insurance
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3.22
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Suppliers
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3.23
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Customers
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3.24
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Product Liability
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Article IV Representations and Warranties of the Parent and the Merger Sub
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4.1
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Organization, Standing and Power
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4.2
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Authority; No Conflict; Required Filings and Consents
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4.3
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Information Provided
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4.4
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Operations of the Merger Sub
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4.5
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Financing
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4.6
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Guarantee
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4.7
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Solvency
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4.8
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Ownership of Company Common Stock.
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4.9
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Litigation
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Other Agreements or Understandings
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4.11
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Brokers
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4.12
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Independent Investigation
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4.13
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No Other Company Representations or Warranties
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4.14
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Non-Reliance on Company Estimates, Projections, Forecasts, Forward-Looking Statements and Business Plans
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Article V Conduct of Business
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5.1
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Covenants of the Company
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5.2
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Conduct of Business by the Parent and the Merger Sub Pending the Merger
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Article VI Additional Agreements
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6.1
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No Solicitation
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6.2
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Preparation of Proxy Statement; Company Shareholder Approval of the Merger
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6.3
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Nasdaq Listing
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6.4
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Confidentiality; Access to Information
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6.5
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Legal Conditions to the Merger
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6.6
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Public Disclosure
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6.7
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Indemnification
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6.8
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Notification of Certain Matters
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6.9
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Employee Benefits Matters
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6.10
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State Takeover Laws
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6.11
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Rule 16b-3
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6.12
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Control of Operations
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6.13
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Security Holder Litigation
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6.14
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Financing
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Article VII Conditions to Merger
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7.1
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Conditions to Each Partys Obligation To Effect the Merger
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7.2
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Conditions to the Obligations of the Company
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7.3
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Conditions to the Obligations of the Parent and the Merger Sub
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Article VIII Termination and Amendment
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8.1
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Termination
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8.2
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Effect of Termination
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8.3
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Fees and Expenses
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8.4
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Amendment
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8.5
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Extension; Waiver
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8.6
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Procedure for Termination, Amendment, Extension or Waiver
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Article IX Defined Terms
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Article X Miscellaneous
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10.1
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Nonsurvival of Representations and Warranties
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10.2
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Notices
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10.3
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Entire Agreement
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10.4
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Third Party Beneficiaries
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10.5
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Assignment
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10.6
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Severability
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10.7
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Counterparts and Signature
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10.8
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Interpretation
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10.9
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Governing Law
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10.10
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Remedies
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10.11
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Submission to Jurisdiction
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10.12
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Disclosure Schedule
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10.13
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Parent Guarantee
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10.14
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Waiver of Jury Trial
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10.15
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Debt Financing Sources Provisions
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Exhibit A Form of Articles of Organization of the Surviving Corporation
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AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER
THIS AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER (this
Agreement
), is made and entered into as of this 10
th
day of April, 2018, by and among ANLG Holding Company, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the
Parent
), AC Merger Sub, Inc., a Massachusetts corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of
the Parent (the
Merger Sub
), and Analogic Corporation, a Massachusetts corporation (the
Company
).
RECITALS
WHEREAS, the parties
intend that the Merger Sub, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement and in accordance with the MBCA, merge with and into the Company, with the Company continuing as the surviving corporation of such merger (the
Merger
) and each share of Company Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time (other than shares of Company Common Stock to be cancelled in accordance with Section 2.1(b) and Dissenting Shares)
being converted in the Merger into the right to receive $84.00 per share, without interest thereon and subject to Section 2.5 (the
Merger Consideration
);
WHEREAS, the Company Board has as of the date hereof unanimously (i) determined that this Agreement and the Merger are in the best
interests of the Company; (ii) adopted this Agreement; (iii) approved the Merger; (iv) directed that this Agreement be submitted to the Companys shareholders for approval; and (v) resolved to recommend approval of this
Agreement by the Companys shareholders;
WHEREAS, the respective boards of directors of the Parent and the Merger Sub have adopted,
approved and declared it advisable for the Parent and the Merger Sub to enter into this Agreement and to consummate the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein;
and
WHEREAS, concurrently with the execution of this Agreement, and as a condition and inducement to the Companys willingness to
enter into this Agreement, each of the parties identified as a Guarantor in the Guarantee (each, a
Guarantor
) is entering into the Guarantee with respect to certain obligations of the Parent and the Merger Sub under
this Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the respective representations, warranties, covenants and
agreements set forth herein, the Parent, the Merger Sub and the Company, intending to be legally bound, hereby agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
THE MERGER
1.1
The
Merger
. Upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, and in accordance with the MBCA, the Merger Sub shall merge with and into the Company at the Effective Time.
1.2
Effective Time of the Merger
. Upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, as soon as practicable on
the Closing Date, the Parent, the Merger Sub and the Company shall cause articles of merger or other appropriate documents (in any such case, the
Articles of Merger
) to be duly prepared, executed and acknowledged in accordance
with the relevant provisions of the MBCA and filed with the Secretary of State. The Merger shall become effective upon the due filing of the Articles of Merger with the Secretary of State or at such subsequent time or date as the Parent and the
Company shall agree and specify in the Articles of Merger (the
Effective Time
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1.3
Closing
. Subject to the satisfaction or waiver (to the extent permitted by law)
of the conditions set forth in Article VII, the Closing shall take place at the offices of Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP, 60 State Street, Boston, MA 02109 as soon as practicable (but in any event no later than the second Business Day)
following the day on which the last to be satisfied or waived of the conditions set forth in Article VII (other than those conditions that by their nature are to be satisfied at the Closing, but subject to the fulfillment or waiver of such
conditions) shall be satisfied or waived in accordance with this Agreement;
provided
, that if the Interim Period has not ended at the time of the satisfaction or waiver of the conditions set forth in Article VII (other than those conditions
that by their nature are to be satisfied at the Closing, but subject to the fulfillment or waiver of such conditions), then, subject to the continued satisfaction or waiver of the conditions set forth in Article VII at such time, the Closing shall
occur instead on the earliest of (a) any Business Day during the Interim Period as may be specified by the Parent on not less than three Business Days prior written notice to the Company (it being understood that such date may be
conditioned upon the simultaneous completion of the Debt Financing), (b) the first Business Day immediately following the final Business Day of the Interim Period or (c) such other time, date or place as is agreed to in writing by the
Parent and the Company.
1.4
Effects of the Merger
. At the Effective Time (a) the separate existence of the Merger Sub shall
cease, the Merger Sub shall be merged with and into the Company and the Company shall continue as the Surviving Corporation in the Merger and (b) the articles of organization of the Company as in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time
shall be amended and restated in its entirety to read as set forth on
Exhibit A
, until further amended in accordance with the MBCA, subject to Section 6.7(b). In addition, subject to Section 6.7(b), the Parent shall cause the bylaws
of the Surviving Corporation to be amended and restated in their entirety so that, immediately following the Effective Time, they are identical to the bylaws of the Merger Sub as in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time, except that all
references to the name of the Merger Sub therein shall be changed to refer to the name of the Company, and, as so amended and restated, such bylaws shall be the bylaws of the Surviving Corporation, until further amended in accordance with the MBCA.
The Merger shall have the effects set forth in Section 11.07 of the MBCA and in this Agreement.
1.5
Directors and Officers of the
Surviving Corporation
. The directors of the Merger Sub immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be the initial directors of the Surviving Corporation, and the officers of the Company immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be the
initial officers of the Surviving Corporation, in each case to hold office in accordance with the articles of organization and bylaws of the Surviving Corporation and until their successors are duly elected and qualified.
ARTICLE II
TREATMENT OF COMPANY
SECURITIES
2.1
Conversion of Capital Stock
. As of the Effective Time, by virtue of the Merger and without any action on the part
of the Company, the Merger Sub, the Parent or the holder of any shares of the capital stock of the Company or capital stock of the Merger Sub:
(a)
Capital Stock of the Merger Sub
. Each share of the common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Merger Sub issued and
outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be converted into and become one validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable share of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Surviving Corporation.
(b)
Cancellation of Parent-Owned Stock
. Any shares of Company Common Stock owned by any Subsidiary of the Company, the Parent, the
Merger Sub or any other Subsidiary of the Parent immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be cancelled and shall cease to exist and no consideration shall be delivered in exchange therefor.
(c)
Merger Consideration for Company Common Stock
. Subject to Section 2.2 each share of Company Common Stock issued and
outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time (other than shares to be cancelled
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in accordance with Section 2.1(b) and Dissenting Shares) shall be automatically converted into the right to receive the Merger Consideration. As of the Effective Time, all such shares
of Company Common Stock shall no longer be outstanding and shall automatically be cancelled and shall cease to exist, and each holder of a Certificate or Uncertificated Shares shall cease to have any rights with respect thereto, except the right to
receive the Merger Consideration pursuant to this Section 2.1(c) in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.2.
(d)
Adjustments to Merger Consideration
. Subject to the limitations set forth in Section 5.1(a) and Section 5.1(b) below, the Merger Consideration shall be adjusted to reflect fully the effect of any reclassification, stock split,
reverse split, stock dividend (including any dividend or distribution of securities convertible into Company Common Stock), reorganization, recapitalization or other like change with respect to Company Common Stock occurring (or for which a record
date is established) after the date hereof and prior to the Effective Time.
2.2
Surrender of Certificates
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(a)
Paying Agent
. Prior to the Effective Time, Parent shall engage the Paying Agent pursuant to an agreement reasonably acceptable to
the Company. Immediately prior to the Effective Time, the Parent shall deposit with the Paying Agent, for the benefit of the holders of shares of Company Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time, for payment through the
Paying Agent in accordance with this Section 2.2, the Payment Fund (it being understood and agreed that Parent may elect to use the available unrestricted cash of the Company and its Subsidiaries to fund a portion of the Payment Fund at the
Closing). The Payment Fund shall not be used for any other purpose. The Payment Fund shall be invested by the Paying Agent as directed by the Parent;
provided
,
however
, that such investments shall be in obligations of or guaranteed by
the United States of America, in commercial paper obligations rated A-1 or P-1 or better by Moodys Investors Service, Inc. or Standard & Poors Corporation, respectively, or in certificates of deposit, bank repurchase agreements
or bankers acceptances of commercial banks with capital exceeding $10 billion (based on the most recent financial statements of such bank which are then publicly available);
provided
,
however
, that no gain or loss thereon shall
affect the amounts payable hereunder and the Parent shall take all actions necessary to ensure that, from and after the Effective Time, the Payment Fund includes at all times cash sufficient to satisfy the Parents obligation to pay the Merger
Consideration under this Agreement. Any interest and other income resulting from such investments (net of any losses) shall be paid to the Parent pursuant to Section 2.2(e). In the event the Payment Fund is diminished below the level required
for the Paying Agent to make prompt cash payments as required under Section 2.2(b), including any such diminishment as a result of investment losses, the Parent shall, or shall cause the Surviving Corporation to, immediately deposit additional
cash into the Payment Fund in an amount equal to the deficiency in the amount required to make such payments.
(b)
Exchange
Procedures
.
(i) Promptly (and in any event within three (3) Business Days) after the Effective Time, the Parent shall cause the
Paying Agent to mail to each holder of record of a Certificate (A) a letter of transmittal in customary form specifying that delivery shall be effected, and risk of loss and title to the Certificates shall pass, only upon delivery of the
Certificates (or affidavits of loss in lieu thereof as provided in Section 2.2(g)) to the Paying Agent, and (B) instructions for use in effecting the surrender of the Certificates (or affidavits of loss in lieu thereof as provided in
Section 2.2(g)) in exchange for the Merger Consideration payable with respect thereto. Upon surrender of a Certificate (or affidavit of loss in lieu thereof as provided in Section 2.2(g)) to the Paying Agent in accordance with the terms of
such letter of transmittal, duly executed, the holder of such Certificate shall be promptly paid in exchange therefor a cash amount in immediately available funds equal to (1) the number of shares of Company Common Stock formerly represented by
such Certificate (or affidavit of loss in lieu thereof as provided in Section 2.2(g)) multiplied by (2) the Merger Consideration, and the Certificate so surrendered shall forthwith be cancelled.
(ii) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, any holder of Uncertificated Shares shall not be required to deliver a
Certificate or an executed letter of transmittal to the Paying Agent to
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receive the Merger Consideration that such holder is entitled to receive pursuant to this Article II. In lieu thereof, each holder of record of one or more Uncertificated Shares shall upon
receipt by the Paying Agent of an agents message in customary form with respect to any Uncertificated Share (or such other evidence, if any, of transfer as the Paying Agent may reasonably request) be promptly paid the Merger
Consideration pursuant to, and in accordance with, the terms of this Agreement in respect of such Uncertificated Share, and such Uncertificated Share shall forthwith be cancelled.
(c)
Interest; Transfers; Rights Following the Effective Time
. No interest will be paid or accrued on the cash payable upon the
surrender of such Certificates or Uncertificated Shares. If payment of the Merger Consideration is to be made to a Person other than the Person in whose name the surrendered Certificate is registered, it shall be a condition precedent of payment
that (i) the Certificate so surrendered shall be properly endorsed or shall be otherwise in proper form for transfer and (ii) the Person requesting such payment shall have paid any transfer and other similar Taxes required by reason of the
payment of the Merger Consideration to a Person other than the registered holder of the Certificate surrendered or shall have established to the satisfaction of the Parent that such Tax either has been paid or is not required to be paid. Payment of
the Merger Consideration with respect to Uncertificated Shares shall only be made to the Person in whose name such Uncertificated Shares are registered. Until surrendered as contemplated by this Section 2.2, each Certificate and all
Uncertificated Shares (other than Certificates or Uncertificated Shares representing Dissenting Shares) shall be deemed at any time after the Effective Time to represent only the right to receive upon such surrender the Merger Consideration as
contemplated by Section 2.1(c), without any interest thereon.
(d)
No Further Ownership Rights in Company Common Stock
. All
Merger Consideration paid upon the surrender of Certificates and cancellation of Uncertificated Shares in accordance with the terms hereof shall be deemed to have been paid in satisfaction of all rights pertaining to the shares of Company Common
Stock formerly represented by such Certificates and Uncertificated Shares, and from and after the Effective Time there shall be no further registration of transfers on the stock transfer books of the Surviving Corporation of the shares of Company
Common Stock which were outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time. If, after the Effective Time, Certificates or Uncertificated Shares are presented to the Surviving Corporation or the Paying Agent for any reason, they shall be cancelled
and exchanged as provided in this Article II, subject to Section 2.2(e).
(e)
Termination of Payment Fund
. Any portion of the
Payment Fund which remains undistributed to the holders of Certificates and Uncertificated Shares for one year after the Effective Time (including all interest and other income received by the Paying Agent in respect of all funds made available to
it) shall be delivered to the Parent, upon demand, and any holder of a Certificate or Uncertificated Shares who has not previously complied with this Section 2.2 shall be entitled to receive only from the Parent or the Surviving Corporation
(subject to abandoned property, escheat and other similar laws) payment of its claim for Merger Consideration, without interest.
(f)
No Liability
. To the extent permitted by applicable law, none of the Parent, the Merger Sub, the Company, the Surviving Corporation or the Paying Agent shall be liable to any holder of shares of Company Common Stock for any amount required to
be delivered to a public official pursuant to any applicable abandoned property, escheat or similar law.
(g)
Lost Certificates
. If
any Certificate shall have been lost, stolen or destroyed, upon the making of an affidavit of that fact by the Person claiming such Certificate to be lost, stolen or destroyed, and, if reasonably required by the Parent with respect to Merger
Consideration in excess of $35,000, the posting by such Person of a bond in such reasonable and customary amount as the Parent may direct as indemnity against any claim that may be made against it with respect to such Certificate, the Paying Agent
shall pay, in exchange for such lost, stolen or destroyed Certificate, the Merger Consideration to be paid in respect of the shares of Company Common Stock formerly represented thereby pursuant to this Agreement.
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2.3
Company Stock Plans
.
(a) Effective as of immediately prior to the Effective Time, each then-outstanding and unexercised Company Stock Option shall vest in full and
automatically be canceled and converted into the right to receive from the Surviving Corporation an amount of cash equal to the product of (i) the total number of shares of Company Common Stock then underlying such Company Stock Option
multiplied by (ii) the excess, if any, of the Merger Consideration over the exercise price per share of such Company Stock Option. In the event that the exercise price of any Company Stock Option is equal to or greater than the Merger
Consideration, such Company Stock Option shall be cancelled, without any consideration being payable in respect thereof, and have no further force or effect.
(b) Effective as of immediately prior to the Effective Time, each Company RSU that is then outstanding and unvested shall vest in full and
automatically be canceled and converted into the right to receive from the Company an amount of cash from the Company equal to the product of (i) the total number of shares of Company Common Stock then underlying such Company RSU multiplied by
(ii) the Merger Consideration.
(c) Effective as of immediately prior to the Effective Time, each Company PSU that is then
outstanding and unvested shall vest with respect to the number of shares of Company Common Stock that would have been earned under such Company PSU based on the methodology set forth in the applicable Company PSU award agreement (as in effect on the
date hereof) and in Section 2.3 of the Company Disclosure Schedule (the
Number of Vested PSUs
) and shall automatically be canceled and converted into the right to receive from the Company an amount of cash from the Company
equal to the product of (i) the Number of Vested PSUs multiplied by (ii) the Merger Consideration.
(d) The Parent shall
(i) cause the Company and the Surviving Corporation, as applicable, to make the payments (without interest) contemplated by the foregoing Section 2.3(a), Section 2.3(b) and Section 2.3(c) as promptly as practicable (and in any
event within five (5) Business Days) after the Effective Time, and (ii) cause the Company and the Surviving Corporation, as applicable, to maintain at all times from and after the Effective Time sufficient liquid funds to satisfy its
obligations pursuant to Section 2.3(a), Section 2.3(b) and Section 2.3(c).
(e) As soon as practicable following the
execution of this Agreement, the Company shall mail to each Person who is a holder of Company Stock Options, Company RSUs or Company PSUs a letter describing the treatment of and payment for such equity awards pursuant to this Section 2.3 and
providing instructions for use in obtaining payment therefor. The Company shall provide the Parent with a reasonable opportunity to review the notices described in this Section 2.3(e) in advance of providing said notices and the Company shall
consider in good faith any reasonable comments provided by the Parent to the Company.
(f) If the Effective Time occurs on or before the
last business day of a Payment Period (as such term is defined in the Company ESPP) in effect as of the date of this Agreement and there are options then outstanding with respect to such Payment Period, the Company Board shall, prior to the
Effective Time, take such actions as are necessary to provide that all outstanding options shall be cancelled as of the Closing Date, provided that notice of such cancellation shall be given to each holder of an option, and each holder of an option
shall have the right to exercise such option in full on the Closing Date (or, if not practicable, on the Business Day immediately preceding the Closing Date) based on payroll deductions then credited to his or her account as of a date determined by
the Company Board, which date shall not be less than ten (10) days preceding the Closing Date. If the Effective Time occurs after the last business day of a Payment Period in effect as of the date of this Agreement (i.e., a new Payment Period
has commenced), the Company Board shall terminate the Company ESPP as of a date prior to the Closing Date and, as promptly as reasonably practicable following such termination, all payroll deductions pursuant to the Company ESPP shall be paid out to
the participating employees under the Company ESPP. In any event, the Company Board shall terminate the Company ESPP prior to the Effective Time.
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(g) The Parent and the Company may agree to treat equity compensation held by Company
employees subject to non-U.S. law in a manner other than that contemplated above in this Section 2.3 to the extent necessary to take into account applicable non-U.S. law or Tax or employment considerations.
2.4
Dissenting Shares
.
(a) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Agreement to the contrary, shares of Company Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately
prior to the Effective Time and held by a holder who is entitled to, and who has perfected, appraisal rights for such shares in accordance with Part 13 of the MBCA (the
Dissenting Shares
), if such Part 13 of the MBCA is determined
to be applicable, shall not be converted into or represent the right to receive the Merger Consideration in accordance with Section 2.1 but shall be entitled only to such rights as are granted by the MBCA to a holder of Dissenting Shares.
(b) If any Dissenting Shares shall lose their status as such (through failure to perfect, withdrawal or otherwise), or if a court of competent
jurisdiction shall determine that such holder is not entitled to the relief provided by Part 13 of the MBCA, then, as of the later of the Effective Time or the date of loss of such status, such shares shall thereupon be deemed to have been converted
as of the Effective Time into the right to receive the Merger Consideration in accordance with Section 2.1, without interest, and shall not thereafter be deemed to be Dissenting Shares.
(c) The Company shall give the Parent: (i) prompt notice of any written demand for appraisal received by the Company prior to the
Effective Time pursuant to Part 13 of the MBCA, any withdrawal of any such demand and any other demand, notice or instrument delivered to the Company prior to the Effective Time pursuant to Part 13 of the MBCA that relates to such demand; and
(ii) the opportunity to participate in and direct all negotiations and proceedings with respect to any such demand, notice or instrument. The Company shall not settle or pay, or make any payment or settlement offer, prior to the Effective Time
with respect to any such demand, notice or instrument or agree to do any of the foregoing unless the Parent shall have given its written consent to such settlement, payment or settlement or payment offer.
2.5
Withholding Rights
. Each of the Parent, the Merger Sub, the Company, the Surviving Corporation and the Paying Agent shall be
entitled to deduct and withhold from the consideration otherwise payable pursuant to this Agreement to any holder of shares of Company Common Stock or any other recipient of payments hereunder any amounts as it is required to deduct and withhold
with respect to the making of such payment under the Code, or any other applicable state, local or foreign Tax law. To the extent that amounts are so withheld and timely remitted by the Parent, the Merger Sub, the Company, the Surviving Corporation
or the Paying Agent, as the case may be, to the applicable Governmental Entity, such amounts shall be treated for all purposes of this Agreement as having been paid to the holder or other recipient in respect of which such deduction and
withholding was made.
ARTICLE III
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY
The Company represents and warrants to the Parent and the Merger Sub that the statements contained in this Article III are true and correct,
except (a) as disclosed in the Company SEC Reports filed with or furnished to the SEC since May 1, 2015 and prior to the date of this Agreement and publicly available prior to the date of this Agreement (but excluding any predictive,
cautionary or forward looking disclosures contained under the captions Risk Factors, Forward Looking Statements or any similar predictive, cautionary or forward looking sections) or (b) as set forth herein or in the
Company Disclosure Schedule, subject to Section 10.12.
3.1
Organization, Standing and Power
. The Company is a corporation
duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, has all requisite corporate power and
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authority to own, lease and operate its properties and assets and to carry on its business as now being conducted and is duly qualified to do business and, where applicable as a legal concept, is
in good standing as a foreign corporation in each jurisdiction in which the character of the properties it owns, operates or leases or the nature of its activities makes such qualification legally required, except for such failures to be so
organized, qualified or in good standing, individually or in the aggregate, that are not reasonably likely to have a Company Material Adverse Effect. The Company has publicly filed correct and complete copies of the Companys articles of
organization and bylaws (and all amendments thereto) as in effect on the date of this Agreement.
3.2
Capitalization
.
(a) The authorized capital stock of the Company as of the date of this Agreement consists of 30,000,000 shares of Company Common Stock
and no shares of preferred stock. The Company Common Stock is entitled to the rights and privileges set forth in the Companys articles of organization. As of the Capitalization Date, (i) 12,501,638 shares of Company Common Stock were
issued and outstanding, (ii) 53,498 shares of Company Common Stock were underlying outstanding Company Stock Options and such Company Stock Options had a weighted average exercise price of $64.0074, (iii) 143,576 shares of
Company Common Stock were underlying outstanding Company RSUs, (iv) 79,616 shares of Company Common Stock were underlying outstanding Company PSUs (assuming applicable performance criteria were deemed satisfied in accordance with the
criteria specified in Section 2.3(c), applying such criteria as of the Capitalization Date in the case of awards measuring performance based on earnings per share or non-GAAP net income, and January 30, 2018 in the case of awards measuring
performance based on total shareholder return), and (v) 197,146 shares of Company Common Stock were underlying outstanding Company PSUs (assuming applicable performance criteria were deemed satisfied at maximum performance).
(b) The Company has made available to the Parent a complete and accurate list, as of the Capitalization Date, of all Company Stock Plans,
indicating for each Company Stock Plan, as of such date, the number of shares of Company Common Stock reserved for future issuance under such Company Stock Plan. The Company has made available to the Parent complete and accurate copies of all
(i) Company Stock Plans, (ii) forms of stock option agreements evidencing Company Stock Options, (iii) forms of agreements evidencing Company RSUs and Company PSUs and (iv) forms of agreements evidencing any other equity or
equity-linked award or compensation arrangement. Section 3.2(b)(i) of the Company Disclosure Schedule sets forth, for each Company Stock Option, each Company RSU and each Company PSU, (A) the name of the holder thereof, (B) the date
of grant thereof, (C) the number of shares of Company Common Stock issuable upon exercise thereof (which, in the case of Company PSUs, shall be calculated assuming applicable performance criteria were deemed satisfied in accordance with the
criteria specified in Section 2.3(c), applying such criteria as of the Capitalization Date, and (D) the exercise price of such Option. Section 3.2(b)(ii) of the Company Disclosure Schedule sets forth the estimated aggregate amount of
payroll deductions that will be credited to the Company ESPP accounts as of June 15, 2018.
(c) Except (i) as set forth in
Section 3.2(a) and for changes since the Capitalization Date resulting from the exercise or settlement of Company Stock Options, Company RSUs or Company PSUs outstanding on such date in accordance with their respective terms and (ii) as
reserved for future grants under Company Stock Plans as of the date of this Agreement or permitted under Section 5.1(j), (A) there are no equity securities of any class of the Company, or any security exchangeable into or exercisable for
such equity securities, issued, reserved for issuance or outstanding and (B) there are no options, warrants, equity securities, calls, rights, commitments or agreements to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party or by which the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries is bound obligating the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to issue, exchange, transfer, deliver or sell, or cause to be issued, exchanged, transferred, delivered or sold, additional shares of capital stock or
other equity interests of the Company or any security or rights convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for any such shares or other equity interests, or obligating the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to grant, extend, accelerate the
vesting of, otherwise modify or amend or enter into any such option, warrant, equity security, call, right, commitment or agreement. The Company does not have any outstanding stock appreciation rights,
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phantom stock, performance based rights or similar rights or obligations. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries nor, to the Companys Knowledge, any of its Affiliates is a party to
or is bound by any agreement with respect to the voting (including proxies) or sale or transfer of any shares of capital stock or other equity interests of the Company. Except to the extent arising pursuant to applicable state takeover or
similar laws, there are no registration rights, and there is no rights agreement, poison pill anti-takeover plan or other similar agreement to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party or by which it or they are bound with
respect to any equity security of any class of the Company.
(d) All outstanding shares of Company Common Stock are, and all shares of
Company Common Stock subject to issuance as specified in Section 3.2(b) above, upon issuance on the terms and conditions specified in the instruments pursuant to which they are issuable, will be, duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid
and nonassessable and not subject to or issued in violation of any purchase option, call option, right of first refusal, preemptive right, subscription right or any similar right under any provision of the MBCA, the Companys articles of
organization or bylaws or any agreement to which the Company is a party or is otherwise bound.
(e) There are no obligations, contingent
or otherwise, of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire, or to register, any shares of Company Common Stock or the capital stock of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.
3.3
Subsidiaries
.
(a)
Section 3.3(a)(i) of the Company Disclosure Schedule sets forth, as of the date of this Agreement, for each Subsidiary of the Company: (i) its name; (ii) the number and type of its outstanding equity securities and a list of the
holders thereof; and (iii) its jurisdiction of organization. All of the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of, or other equity securities in, each Subsidiary of the Company (x) have been duly authorized and validly issued and
are fully paid and nonassessable and not subject to or issued in violation of any purchase option, call option, right of first refusal, preemptive right, subscription right or any similar right and (y) except as set forth in
Section 3.3(a)(ii) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, are owned, directly or indirectly, by the Company free and clear of all Liens (other than directors qualifying shares in the case of non-U.S. Subsidiaries, all of which are disclosed
in Section 3.3(a)(iii) of the Company Disclosure Schedule and which the Company has the power to cause to be transferred for no or nominal consideration to the Company or the Companys designee).
(b) Each Subsidiary of the Company is an entity duly organized, validly existing and in good standing (to the extent such concepts are
applicable) under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation, has all requisite corporate (or similar, in the case of a non-corporate entity) power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and assets and to carry on its
business as now being conducted, and is duly qualified to do business and is in good standing as a foreign corporation (to the extent such concepts are applicable) in each jurisdiction where the character of its properties owned, operated or
leased or the nature of its activities makes such qualification necessary, except for such failures to be so organized, qualified or in good standing, individually or in the aggregate, that have not had and would not be reasonably likely to have a
Company Material Adverse Effect. The Company has made available to the Parent true, correct and complete copies of the articles of organization and bylaws (or comparable organizational documents) of each Significant Subsidiary of the Company (and
all amendments thereto) as currently in effect, and no Subsidiary of the Company is in default in the performance, observation or fulfillment of its obligations under such documents, except for such defaults that, in the aggregate, have not had and
would not be reasonably likely to have a Company Material Adverse Effect.
(c) The Company does not own or control, directly or
indirectly, any capital stock of any Person that is not a Subsidiary of the Company, other than securities held for investment by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and consisting of less than 5% of the outstanding capital stock of such Person.
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3.4
Authority; No Conflict; Required Filings and Consents
.
(a) The Company has all requisite corporate power and authority to enter into this Agreement, to perform its obligations hereunder and,
subject to the approval of this Agreement (the
Company Voting Proposal
) by the Companys shareholders under the MBCA (the
Company Shareholder Approval
), to consummate the Merger. The Company Board, at a
meeting duly called and held, has unanimously (i) determined that this Agreement and the Merger are in the best interests of the Company; (ii) adopted this Agreement; (iii) approved the Merger; (iv) directed that this Agreement
be submitted to the Companys shareholders for approval; and (v) resolved to recommend approval of this Agreement by the Companys shareholders. Assuming the accuracy of the representations and warranties of the Parent and the Merger
Sub in Section 4.8, the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement by the Company have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of the Company,
subject only to the required receipt of the Company Shareholder Approval. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Company and, assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Parent and the Merger
Sub, constitutes the valid and binding obligation of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium and similar laws of general
applicability relating to or affecting creditors rights and to general equity principles (the
Bankruptcy and Equity Exception
).
(b) The execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Company do not, and (assuming the accuracy of the representations and warranties of
the Parent and the Merger Sub in Section 4.8 and subject to receipt of the Company Shareholder Approval) the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall not, (i) conflict with, or result in any
violation or breach of, any provision of the articles of organization or bylaws of the Company, (ii) conflict with, or result in any violation or breach of, any provision of the articles of organization or bylaws (or comparable organizational
documents) of any Significant Subsidiary of the Company, (iii) conflict with, or result in any violation or breach of, or constitute a default with or without notice or the lapse of time, or both (or give rise to a right of termination,
cancellation or acceleration of any obligation or loss of any material benefit) under, or require a consent or waiver under, or result (or, with or without notice or lapse of time, or both, would result) in the creation or imposition of any
Lien on any asset, property or right of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries under, any of the terms, conditions or provisions of any Company Material Contract, or (iv) subject to compliance with the requirements specified in clauses
(i) through (v) of Section 3.4(c), conflict with or violate any permit, concession, franchise, license, judgment, injunction, order, decree, statute, law, ordinance, rule or regulation applicable to the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries or any of its or their respective properties, rights or assets, except in the case of clauses (ii), (iii) and (iv) of this Section 3.4(b) for any such conflicts, violations, breaches, defaults, terminations,
cancellations, accelerations, losses, penalties or Liens, and for any consents or waivers not obtained, that, individually or in the aggregate, have not had and would not be reasonably likely to have a Company Material Adverse Effect.
(c) No consent, approval, license, permit, order or authorization of, or registration, declaration, notice or filing with, any Governmental
Entity or any stock market or stock exchange on which shares of Company Common Stock are listed for trading is required by or with respect to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement by
the Company or the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, except for (i) the
pre-merger
notification requirements under the HSR Act, and any other applicable
Antitrust Laws, (ii) the filing of the Articles of Merger with the Secretary of State and appropriate corresponding documents with the appropriate authorities of other states in which the Company is qualified as a foreign corporation to
transact business, (iii) the filing of the Proxy Statement with the SEC in accordance with the Exchange Act, (iv) the filing of such reports, schedules or materials under the Exchange Act as may be required in connection with this
Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, (v) such consents, approvals, orders, authorizations, registrations, declarations, notices and filings as may be required under applicable state securities laws, the rules and regulations of
Nasdaq, and (vi) such other consents, approvals, licenses, permits, orders, authorizations, registrations, declarations, notices and filings which, if not obtained or made, individually or in the aggregate, would not be reasonably likely to
have a Company Material Adverse Effect.
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(d) Assuming the accuracy of the Parents and the Merger Subs representation and
warranty set forth in Section 4.8 and the approval of the Company Voting Proposal by the holders of at least two-thirds of the outstanding shares of Company Common Stock entitled to vote thereon (the
Required Company Shareholder
Vote
) is the only consent or vote of the holders of any class or series of the Companys capital stock or other securities is necessary for the approval of this Agreement or for the consummation by the Company of the Merger. There are
no bonds, debentures, notes or other indebtedness of the Company having the right to vote (or convertible into, or exchangeable for, securities having the right to vote) on any matters on which shareholders of the Company may vote.
3.5
SEC Filings; Financial Statements; Information Provided
.
(a) The Company has filed all registration statements, forms, reports and other documents required to be filed by the Company with the SEC
since May 1, 2015. All such registration statements, forms, reports and other documents (including exhibits and all other information incorporated therein and any supplements or amendments thereto and those registration statements, forms,
reports and other documents that the Company may file after the date hereof until the Closing) are referred to herein as the
Company SEC Reports
, and the Company has made available to the Parent copies of all Company SEC
Reports to the extent not available on the SECs EDGAR system. The Company SEC Reports (i) were or will be filed on a timely basis, (ii) at the time filed, complied, or will comply when filed, as to form in all material respects with
the requirements of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act applicable to such Company SEC Reports and (iii) except to the extent that information contained in a Company SEC Report has been revised, amended, modified or superseded by a later
filed Company SEC Report prior to the date hereof, did not or will not at the time they were or are filed contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated in such Company SEC Reports or necessary
in order to make the statements in such Company SEC Reports, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. The Company has not as of the date hereof received any written comments from the SEC with respect to any of
the Company SEC Reports which remain unresolved. To the Companys Knowledge, as of the date hereof, none of the Company SEC Reports is subject to ongoing SEC review. No Subsidiary of the Company is required to file any form, report or other
document with the SEC.
(b) Each of the consolidated financial statements (including, in each case, any related notes and
schedules) contained or to be contained in the Company SEC Reports at the time filed (i) complied or will comply as to form in all material respects with applicable accounting requirements and the published rules and regulations of the SEC
with respect thereto, (ii) were or will be prepared in accordance with GAAP applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods involved (except as may be indicated in the notes to such financial statements or, in the case of unaudited
interim financial statements, as permitted by the SEC on
Form 10-Q
under the Exchange Act), and (iii) fairly presented or will fairly present in all material respects the consolidated financial
position of the Company and its Subsidiaries as of the dates indicated and the consolidated results of its operations and cash flows for the periods indicated, except that the unaudited interim financial statements were or are subject to normal and
recurring
year-end
audit adjustments.
(c) Subject to the following sentence, (i) the Proxy
Statement, on the date the Proxy Statement is first mailed to holders of shares of Company Common Stock, at the time of any amendment or supplement thereto and at the time of the Company Shareholders Meeting, shall not contain any untrue statement
of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances in which they shall be made, not misleading and (ii) the Proxy Statement will comply as to form in all
material respects with the requirements of the Exchange Act applicable to the Proxy Statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 3.5(c), no representation or warranty is made by the Company with respect to information or
statements made or incorporated by reference in the Proxy Statement based upon information supplied by the Parent, the Merger Sub or any of their respective Representatives expressly for use or incorporation by reference therein.
(d) The Company is in compliance in all material respects with the applicable provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. Each required form, report
and document containing financial statements that has been filed
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with or submitted to the SEC was accompanied by any certifications required to be filed or submitted by the Companys principal executive officer and principal financial officer pursuant to
the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and, at the time of filing or submission of each such certification, any such certification complied in all material respects with the applicable provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.
(e) The Company maintains disclosure controls and procedures required by Rule 13a-15 or 15d-15 under the Exchange Act. Such disclosure
controls and procedures are designed to provide reasonable assurance that all information concerning the Company that could have a material effect on the financial statements is made known on a timely basis to the individuals responsible for the
preparation of the Companys filings with the SEC and other public disclosure documents. The Company is in compliance in all material respects with the applicable listing and other rules and regulations of Nasdaq. The Company has established
and maintained a system of internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 13a-15 under the Exchange Act). Such internal controls are designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of the Companys financial
reporting and the preparation of Company financial statements for external purposes in accordance with GAAP. The Companys principal executive officer and its principal financial officer have disclosed, based on their most recent evaluation of
internal control over financial reporting prior to the date of this Agreement, to the Companys auditors and the audit committee of the Company Board (and made available to the Parent a summary of the significant aspects of such disclosure, if
any) (i) all known significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal controls over financial reporting that are reasonably likely to adversely affect in any material respect the Companys ability to
record, process, summarize and report financial information, and (ii) any known fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the Companys internal control over financial
reporting. Any material change in internal control over financial reporting and any material weakness in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting required to be disclosed in any Company SEC Report filed prior to the date
of this Agreement has been so disclosed and each material weakness previously so disclosed has been remediated in all material respects.
(f) The Company is not subject to any Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement (as defined in Item 303(a) of Regulation S-K under the
Securities Act).
3.6
No Undisclosed Liabilities
. Except (a) as disclosed in the Company Balance Sheet, (b) for
performance of obligations in the Ordinary Course of Business under Contracts binding upon the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (other than resulting from any breach or acceleration thereof) made available to the Parent prior to the date of this
Agreement, (c) for liabilities incurred in the Ordinary Course of Business since the date of the Company Balance Sheet and (d) for fees and expenses incurred in connection with the entry into this Agreement and the consummation of the
Merger, the Company and its Subsidiaries do not have any liabilities of any nature required to be reflected or disclosed on a consolidated balance sheet of the Company (including the notes thereto, except, in the case of unaudited interim financial
statements, as permitted by the SEC on
Form 10-Q
under the Exchange Act) prepared in accordance with GAAP that, individually or in the aggregate, are reasonably likely to have a Company Material Adverse
Effect.
3.7
Absence of Certain Changes or Events
.
(a) Since the date of the Company Balance Sheet, there has not been a Company Material Adverse Effect.
(b) From the date of the Company Balance Sheet until the date of this Agreement, except for the transactions and other actions expressly
contemplated hereby, (i) the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, has been conducted in the Ordinary Course of Business and (ii) none of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has taken any action that would have
required the consent of the Parent under Section 5.1 of this Agreement (other than paragraphs (b), (g), (h) and (j) of Section 5.1 and paragraph (o) of Section 5.1 as it relates to paragraphs (b), (g), (h) and
(j) of Section 5.1) had such action or event occurred after the date of this Agreement.
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3.8
Taxes
. Except for matters that, individually or in the aggregate, have not had
and would not be reasonably likely to have a Company Material Adverse Effect:
(a) The Company and each of its Subsidiaries has filed all
Tax Returns that the Company and each of its Subsidiaries were required to file, and all such Tax Returns were correct and complete. The Company and each of its Subsidiaries has paid (or caused to be paid) on a timely basis all Taxes due and owing
by the Company and/or its Subsidiaries, other than Taxes that are being contested in good faith through appropriate proceedings and for which the most recent financial statements contained in the Company SEC Reports reflect an adequate reserve in
accordance with GAAP.
(b) As of the date of this Agreement, (i) no examination or audit of any Tax Return, or other action or
proceeding in respect of any Tax, of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries by any Governmental Entity is currently in progress or has been proposed in writing, and (ii) no written adjustment with respect to any Tax Return or written claim for
any additional Tax has been received from a Governmental Entity by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries that is still in progress. There are no Liens for Taxes on any of the assets or properties of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.
(c) The Company and its Subsidiaries have complied with applicable laws for the withholding of Taxes and have timely withheld and paid over to
the appropriate Governmental Entity all amounts of Taxes required to be withheld and paid over.
(d) As of the date of this Agreement,
there is no outstanding waiver or extension of any applicable statute of limitations for the assessment or collection of Taxes from the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.
(e) Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has any liability for any Taxes of any Person (other than the Company and its
Subsidiaries) (i) under Treasury Regulation
Section 1.1502-6
(or any similar provision of Tax law in any jurisdiction) or as a transferee or successor, or (ii) pursuant to any Tax sharing or Tax
indemnification agreement or other similar agreement (other than pursuant to commercial agreements or arrangements that are not primarily related to Taxes).
(f) As of the date of this Agreement (i) no closing agreements, private letter rulings or similar agreements or rulings have been entered
into or issued by any Governmental Entity responsible for Taxes within the last five years with respect to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, and (ii) no such agreements or rulings have been applied for by the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries that are currently pending.
(g) Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has entered into any listed
transaction within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 1.6011-4(b)(2).
(h) Neither the Company nor any of its
Subsidiaries constituted a distributing corporation or a controlled corporation (within the meaning of Section 355(a)(1)(A) of the Code) in a distribution of stock intended to qualify for tax-free treatment under
Section 355 of the Code (or any similar provision of state, local or non-U.S. law) in the two (2) years prior to the date hereof.
(i) No claim has been made in writing prior to the date of this Agreement by a Governmental Entity in a jurisdiction where the Company does
not file Tax Returns that it is or may be subject to taxation by that jurisdiction.
(j) The Company will not be required to include any
item of income in, or to exclude any item of deductions from, taxable income from any taxable period (or portion thereof) ending after the Closing as a result of any (i) change in the method of accounting or (ii) closing agreement.
3.9
Real Property
.
(a)
Section 3.9(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule sets forth a complete and accurate list as of the date of this Agreement of all real property that the Company or any of its Subsidiaries owns. With respect to each
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such item of owned real property, except for such matters that, individually or in the aggregate, have not had and would not be reasonably likely to have a Company Material Adverse
Effect, the Company or the applicable Subsidiary has good and clear record and marketable title to such property, insurable by a recognized national title insurance company at standard rates, free and clear of any security interest, easement,
covenant or other restriction, except for recorded easements, covenants and other restrictions which do not materially impair the current uses or occupancy of such property.
(b) Section 3.9(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedule sets forth a complete and accurate list as of the date of this Agreement of
all Company Leases and the location of the premises subject thereto. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries nor, to the Companys Knowledge, any other party to any Company Lease is in default under any of the Company Leases,
except where the existence of such defaults, individually or in the aggregate, has not had and is not reasonably likely to have a Company Material Adverse Effect. Except as, individually or in the aggregate, has not had and would not be reasonably
likely to have a Company Material Adverse Effect (i) each Company Lease is in full force and effect except to the extent it has previously expired in accordance with its terms, (ii) neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has
received any written notice regarding any violation or breach or default under any Company Lease that has not been cured and (iii) the Company and its Subsidiaries hold a valid and existing leasehold interest in the real property covered under
the Company Leases. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries leases, subleases or licenses any real property to any Person other than the Company and its Subsidiaries. The Company has made available to the Parent complete and accurate copies
of all Company Leases.
3.10
Intellectual Property
.
(a) Section 3.10(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule sets forth a true, correct and complete list as of the date of this Agreement of
(i) the current owner of, (ii) the jurisdiction of application/registration for and (iii) the application or registration number for, each item of registered Company Intellectual Property that is material to the Company and its
Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, and owned or purported to be owned by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.
(b) Section 3.10(b)(i)
of the Company Disclosure Schedule sets forth a true correct and complete list as of the date of this Agreement of all agreements under which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries licenses or sublicenses from any other Person any Company
Intellectual Property (other than generally commercially available, off-the-shelf software programs) that is material to the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole. Section 3.10(b)(ii) of the Company Disclosure Schedule sets forth a
true correct and complete list as of the date of this Agreement of all agreements under which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has licensed to any other Person the right to use any Company Intellectual Property that is material to the
Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, and owned or purported to be owned by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, other than agreements, contracts or other instruments pursuant to which non-exclusive rights with respect to Company
Intellectual Property have been granted in the Ordinary Course of Business to customers or users of Companys products or services for the purpose of using such products or services or to independent contractors, vendors and similar Persons
solely for the purpose of performing activities for or on behalf of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.
(c) Except as, individually
or in the aggregate, has not had and would not be reasonably likely to have a Company Material Adverse Effect, the Company and its Subsidiaries (i) exclusively own all right, title and interest in and to all Intellectual Property owned or
purported to be owned by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and (ii) hold a valid and enforceable license or sublicense to use all Intellectual Property licensed or sublicensed or purported to be licensed or sublicensed by the Company or
any of its Subsidiaries. Except as, individually or in the aggregate, has not had and would not be reasonably likely to have a Company Material Adverse Effect, the Company and its Subsidiaries own, or hold a valid and enforceable written license or
other right to use, all Intellectual Property used in or held for use in the conduct of the Companys business as currently conducted; provided that this sentence shall not constitute a representation of non-infringement of any Intellectual
Property of any Person.
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(d) All issued patents and registrations for trademarks, service marks and copyrights
required to be listed in Section 3.10(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule are subsisting and have not expired or been cancelled, other than as a result of any patent expiration in accordance with its term.
(e) The conduct of the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries, as currently conducted and as conducted since May 1, 2015), does not
(and did not) infringe, violate or constitute a misappropriation of any Intellectual Property of any third party, except for such infringements, violations and misappropriations that, individually or in the aggregate, have not had and would not be
reasonably likely to have a Company Material Adverse Effect. There are no claims with respect to the Company Intellectual Property owned or purported to be owned by the Company or its Subsidiaries pending as of the date of this Agreement and, to the
Companys Knowledge, between May 1, 2015 and the date of this Agreement, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has received any written claim or notice from any Person (i) alleging any such infringement, violation or
misappropriation or (ii) advising that such Person is challenging or threatening to challenge the ownership, use, validity or enforceability of any Company Intellectual Property, except, in each case in clauses (i) and (ii), for any such
infringement, violation, misappropriation or challenge that, individually or in the aggregate, has not had and would not be reasonably likely to have a Company Material Adverse Effect.
(f) The Company and its Subsidiaries have implemented commercially reasonable measures to maintain the confidentiality of the Company
Intellectual Property of a nature that the Company intends to keep confidential. Each employee who is or was involved in the creation or development of any Company Intellectual Property that is material to the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as
a whole, and owned or purported to be owned by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has signed a valid, enforceable agreement containing an assignment of the applicable Intellectual Property to the Company or a Subsidiary of the Company and
reasonable confidentiality provisions protecting such Company Intellectual Property which, to the Companys Knowledge, has not been breached by such Person, except as, individually or in the aggregate, has not had and would not be reasonably
likely to have a Company Material Adverse Effect.
(g) To the Companys Knowledge, no third party is infringing, violating or
misappropriating any of the Company Intellectual Property owned or purported to be owned by the Company or its Subsidiaries (and has not done so since May 1, 2015), except for infringements, violations or misappropriations that, individually or
in the aggregate, have not had and would not be reasonably likely to have a Company Material Adverse Effect.
3.11
Contracts;
Government Contracts
.
(a) Section 3.11 of the Company Disclosure Schedule sets forth, as of the date of this Agreement, a list
of, and the Company has made available to the Parent a true, correct and complete copy of, each Company Material Contract (as amended prior to the date of this Agreement) to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party as of the date of
this Agreement or by which any of them or any of their respective properties, rights or assets are bound.
(b) Each Company Material
Contract is in full force and effect except to the extent it has previously expired in accordance with its terms or where the failure to be in full force and effect, individually or in the aggregate, is not reasonably likely to have a Company
Material Adverse Effect. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries nor, to the Companys Knowledge, any other party to any Company Material Contract is in violation of or in default under (nor does there exist any condition which, upon
the passage of time or the giving of notice or both, would cause such a violation of or default under) any Company Material Contract, except for violations or defaults that, individually or in the aggregate, are not reasonably likely to have a
Company Material Adverse Effect.
(c) Since August 1, 2017, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has entered into any
transaction that would be subject to disclosure pursuant to Item 404 of Regulation S-K that has not been disclosed in the Company SEC Reports.
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(d) With respect to each Government Contract, the Company and any applicable Subsidiaries
have complied with the terms and conditions of such Government Contract, including all clauses, provisions and requirements incorporated expressly therein, by reference or by operation of any laws or regulations, except for any failures to comply
that, individually or in the aggregate, have not had and would not be reasonably likely to have a Company Material Adverse Effect.
3.12
Litigation
. As of the date of this Agreement, there is no action, suit, proceeding, claim, arbitration or investigation pending with respect to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has been served or, to the Companys Knowledge,
otherwise pending or threatened against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, in each case that, individually or in the aggregate, has had or is reasonably likely to have a Company Material Adverse Effect. As of the date of this Agreement, there
are no judgments, orders or decrees outstanding against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries that, individually or in the aggregate, have had or are reasonably likely to have a Company Material Adverse Effect.
3.13
Environmental Matters
.
(a) Except for matters that, individually or in the aggregate, have not had and would not be reasonably likely to have a Company Material
Adverse Effect: (i) the Company and each of its Subsidiaries is, and since May 1, 2015 has been, in compliance with all applicable Environmental Law; (ii) the Company and its Subsidiaries have all permits, licenses and other
authorizations required under any Environmental Law and the Company and its Subsidiaries are in compliance with such permits, licenses and other authorizations; (iii) as of the date of this Agreement, there is no legal proceeding under
Environmental Laws that is pending with respect to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has been served or, to the Companys Knowledge, otherwise pending or threatened against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (or pending, or, to
the Companys Knowledge, threatened against any real property currently owned by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or, to the Companys Knowledge, leased or formerly owned, by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries); (iv) neither
the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has between May 1, 2015 and the date hereof received any written notice of or agreed to or agreed to assume (by contract or operation of law) any obligation, liability, order, settlement, judgment,
injunction or decree arising under Environmental Laws; and (v) since May 1, 2015, there has been no Release of Hazardous Substances by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or, to the Companys Knowledge, any other Person at any real
property currently or formerly owned, leased or used by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries that would reasonably be expected to result in a liability to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.
(b) The only representations and warranties of the Company in this Agreement as to any environmental matters or any other obligation or
liability with respect to Hazardous Substances or materials of environmental concern are those contained in this Section 3.13. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the representations and warranties contained in Sections 3.15 and
3.16 do not relate to environmental matters.
3.14
Employee Benefit Plans
.
(a) Section 3.14(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule sets forth a complete and accurate list, as of the date of this Agreement, of
all material Company Employee Plans.
(b) With respect to each Company Employee Plan in effect on the date of this Agreement, the Company
has made available to the Parent a complete and accurate copy of (i) such Company Employee Plan, including amendments thereto, (ii) the most recent annual report (Form 5500) filed with the IRS, if any, (iii) each trust agreement,
group annuity contract and summary plan description, if any, relating to such Company Employee Plan, (iv) the most recent actuarial report, financial statement or valuation report for such Company Employee Plan, if applicable, (v) the most
recent IRS opinion, advisory, or determination letter, if applicable, and (vi) all material correspondence to or from any Governmental Entity relating to any audit or investigation of such Company Employee Plan between May 1, 2015 and the
date of this Agreement.
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(c) Each Company Employee Plan is being administered in accordance with ERISA, the Code and
all other applicable laws and the regulations thereunder and in accordance with its terms, except for failures to so administer such Company Employee Plan as are not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably likely to have a Company Material
Adverse Effect.
(d) With respect to the Company Employee Plans, there are no benefit obligations for which contributions have not been
made or properly accrued to the extent required by GAAP, except for failures to make such contributions or accruals for contributions as are not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably likely to have a Company Material Adverse Effect.
(e) All the Company Employee Plans that are intended to be qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code have received determination
letters from the IRS to the effect that such Company Employee Plans are qualified and the plans and trusts related thereto are exempt from federal income taxes under Sections 401(a) and 501(a), respectively, of the Code, or are based on
prototype or volume submitter documents that have received such letters, and no such determination letter has been revoked and revocation has not been threatened, and no act or omission has occurred, that would adversely affect its qualification
except, in each case, as is not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably likely to have a Company Material Adverse Effect.
(f)
Except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, be reasonably likely to have a Company Material Adverse Effect, other than routine claims for benefits, there are no suits, claims, proceedings, actions, governmental audits or investigations
that are pending or, to the Companys Knowledge, threatened against or involving any Company Employee Plan or asserting any rights to or claims for benefits under any Company Employee Plan.
(g) None of the Company, any of the Companys Subsidiaries or any of their respective ERISA Affiliates (i) maintains (or has during
the past six (6) years maintained) a Company Employee Plan that is (or was) subject to Section 412 of the Code or Title IV of ERISA or (ii) is obligated (or was during the past six (6) years obligated) to contribute to a
multiemployer plan (as defined in Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA). During the immediately preceding six (6) years, no liability under Section 302 or Title IV of ERISA has been incurred by the Company, any of the
Companys Subsidiaries or any of their respective ERISA Affiliates or their respective predecessors that has not been satisfied in full.
(h) Neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement nor the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby will (either alone or in
conjunction with any other event) and excluding (other than for purposes of clause (iv) below) any payments under Sections 2.1 or 2.3 hereof: (i) entitle any current or former employee, officer, director or individual independent
contractor of the Company or any of the Companys Subsidiaries to any material payment or benefit (or result in the funding of any such material payment or benefit) under any Company Employee Plan; (ii) increase in any material respect the
amount of any compensation, equity award or other benefits otherwise payable by the Company or any of the Companys Subsidiaries under any Company Employee Plan; (iii) result in the acceleration of the time of payment, funding or vesting
of any material compensation, equity award or other benefits under any Company Employee Plan; (iv) result in any excess parachute payment (within the meaning of Section 280G of the Code) becoming due to any current or former
employee, officer, director or individual independent contractor of the Company or any of the Companys Subsidiaries; or (v) limit or restrict in any material respect the right of the Company or any of the Companys Subsidiaries to
merge, amend or terminate any Company Employee Plan in accordance with its terms and applicable law.
(i) Neither the Company nor any of
the Companys Subsidiaries is a party to, or is otherwise obligated under, any plan, policy, agreement or arrangement that provides for the gross-up or reimbursement of Taxes imposed under Section 409A or 4999 of the Code (or any
corresponding provisions of state or local law relating to Tax).
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(j) Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to any written
(i) agreement with any shareholders, director, executive officer or other key employee of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (A) the benefits of which are contingent, or the terms of which are materially altered, upon the occurrence of
a transaction involving the Company or any of its Subsidiaries of the nature of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, (B) providing any term of employment or compensation guarantee or (C) providing severance benefits or
other benefits after the termination of employment of such director, executive officer or key employee; or (ii) agreement or plan binding the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, including any stock option plan, stock appreciation right plan,
restricted stock plan, stock purchase plan or severance benefit plan, any of the benefits of which shall be increased, or the vesting of the benefits of which shall be accelerated, by the occurrence of any of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement or the value of any of the benefits of which shall be calculated on the basis of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
(k) None of the Company Employee Plans promises or provides medical or other welfare benefits to any Person beyond their retirement or other
termination of service, except as required by applicable law.
(l) All Company Employee Plans maintained pursuant to the laws of a country
other than the United States since May 1, 2015 (i) have been maintained in accordance with all applicable requirements (including applicable law), (ii) that are intended to qualify for special Tax treatment meet all requirements for
such treatment, and (iii) that are required to be funded and/or book reserved are funded and/or book reserved, as appropriate, in accordance with GAAP and, if required, applicable law, except, in the case of clauses (i), (ii), and (iii),
as has not had and would not be reasonably likely to have a Company Material Adverse Effect. The Company and its Subsidiaries have complied since May 1, 2015 with applicable non-U.S. law with respect to mandated benefits, other than such
noncompliance as has not had and would not be reasonably likely to have a Company Material Adverse Effect.
3.15
Compliance With
Laws
.
(a) The Company and each of its Subsidiaries is, and since May 1, 2015 has been, in compliance with, and is not in
violation of, any applicable statute, law or regulation with respect to the conduct of its business, or the ownership or operation of its properties or assets, except for failures to comply or violations that, individually or in the aggregate, have
not had and are not reasonably likely to have a Company Material Adverse Effect.
(b) Since May 1, 2015, neither the Company nor any
of its Subsidiaries, nor, to the Companys Knowledge, any of their respective directors, officers, employees, agents or distributors has (i) used any funds for unlawful contributions, gifts, entertainment or other unlawful expenses related
to political activity, (ii) made any unlawful payment or offered anything of value to foreign government officials or employees or to foreign political parties or campaigns, (iii) made any other unlawful payment, or (iv) violated any
applicable money laundering or antiterrorism law or regulation, nor have any of them otherwise taken any action which would cause the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to be in violation of any provision of the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of
1977, except in each case for matters that, individually or in the aggregate, have not had and are not reasonably likely to have a Company Material Adverse Effect.
(c) Since May 1, 2015, the Company and its Subsidiaries have been in compliance with the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2778),
the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) (22 C.F.R. 120 et seq.), the Export Administration Regulations (15 C.F.R. 730 et seq.) and associated executive orders, the laws implemented by the Office of Foreign Assets Controls, United States
Department of the Treasury and all other applicable export control or asset control laws, including those administered by the U.S. Department of Commerce, the U.S. Department of State, and the U.S. Department of the Treasury, except in each case for
failures to comply that, individually or in the aggregate, have not had and are not reasonably likely to have a Company Material Adverse Effect.
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(d) The Company and its Subsidiaries are in compliance with all applicable Healthcare Laws,
except for failures to comply that, individually or in the aggregate, have not had are not reasonably likely to have a Company Material Adverse Effect.
(e) The Company and each of its Subsidiaries (i) is, and since May 1, 2015 has been, in compliance with (A) all written
policies of the Company and each of its Subsidiaries pertaining to security of electronic data stored or used by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (the Company Privacy Policy), and (B) all applicable laws pertaining to privacy,
data protection, user data or Company Personal Information; and (ii) has implemented and maintained commercially reasonable administrative, technical and physical safeguards to protect such Company Personal Information against unauthorized
access and use, in each case of clause (i) and (ii) except as, individually or in the aggregate, have not had and would not be reasonably likely to have a Company Material Adverse Effect. Since May 1, 2015, there has been no
unauthorized access, disclosure, use or breach of security of Company Personal Information maintained by or on behalf of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, except in each case as, individually or in the aggregate, has not had and would not be
reasonably likely to have a Company Material Adverse Effect. As of the date of this Agreement, there is no legal proceeding under any law pertaining to privacy, data protection user data or Company Personal Information that is pending with respect
to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has been served or, to the Companys Knowledge, otherwise pending or threatened against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries with respect to unauthorized access, disclosure or use of Company
Personal Information maintained by or on behalf of any of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, except as, individually or in the aggregate, has not had had and would not be reasonably likely to have a Company Material Adverse Effect. None of
(A) the execution, delivery, or performance of this Agreement or (B) the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including the Merger, will violate any Company Privacy Policy or any law pertaining to privacy, data
protection user data or Company Personal Information, except in each case as, individually or in the aggregate, has not had and would not be reasonably likely to have a Company Material Adverse Effect.
3.16
Permits; Regulatory Matters
.
(a) The Company and its Subsidiaries have all authorizations, permits, licenses and franchises from Governmental Entities required to conduct
their businesses as now being conducted, including authorizations, permits, licenses and franchises under Healthcare Laws, except for such permits, licenses and franchises the absence of which, individually or in the aggregate, have not had and are
not reasonably likely to have a Company Material Adverse Effect (the
Company Permits
). The Company Permits are in full force and effect, except for any failures to be in full force and effect that, individually or in the
aggregate, have not had and are not reasonably likely to have a Company Material Adverse Effect. The Company and each of its Subsidiaries are in compliance with the terms of the Company Permits, except for such failures to comply that, individually
or in the aggregate, have not had and are not reasonably likely to have a Company Material Adverse Effect.
(b) Except as would not be
material to the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to any corporate integrity agreements, monitoring agreements, deferred prosecution agreements, or similar material agreements
with or imposed by any Governmental Entity and, to the Companys Knowledge, no such action is pending as of the date of this Agreement.
(c) Except for matters that, individually or in the aggregate, have not had and are not reasonably likely to have a Company Material Adverse
Effect, since May 1, 2015, all reports, documents, claims, permits, adverse event reports, compliance testing and certifications, warning labels, radiation reports, recordkeeping, notices, registrations and applications required to be filed,
maintained or furnished to the FDA or any other Healthcare Regulatory Authority by the Company and its Subsidiaries have been so filed, maintained or furnished, and all such reports, documents, claims, permits, adverse event reports, compliance
testing and certifications, warning labels, radiation reports, notices, registrations and applications were complete and accurate on the date filed (or were corrected in or supplemented by a subsequent filing). Since May 1, 2015, except for
matters that, individually or in the aggregate, have not had and are not reasonably likely to have a Company Material Adverse
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Effect, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries, nor, to the Companys Knowledge, any officer or employee of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, has made an untrue statement of a
material fact or a fraudulent statement to the FDA or any other Healthcare Regulatory Authority, failed to disclose a material fact required to be disclosed to the FDA or any other Healthcare Regulatory Authority, or committed an act, made a
statement, or failed to make a statement, in each such case, related to the business of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, that, at the time such disclosure was made, would reasonably be expected to provide a basis for the FDA to invoke its
policy respecting Fraud, Untrue Statements of Material Facts, Bribery, and Illegal Gratuities set forth in 56 Fed. Reg. 46191 (September 10, 1991) or for the FDA or any other Healthcare Regulatory Authority to invoke any similar policy.
(d) Except as has not had and would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse
Effect, since May 1, 2015 (i) neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries or, to the Companys Knowledge, any member of its board of directors or any of its executive officers or managing employees (as such term is defined in 42
U.S.C. § 1320a-5(b)), in each case in such capacity, has been debarred, convicted of any crime or engaged in any conduct for which debarment is mandated or permitted by 21 U.S.C.A § 335a(a) or any similar law or authorized by 21 U.S.C.A
§ 335a(b) or any similar law, and (ii) neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries or, to the Companys Knowledge, any member of its board of directors or any of its executive officers or managing employees (as such term is
defined in 42 U.S.C. § 1320a-5(b)), in each case in such capacity, has been excluded from participation in any federal health care program or convicted of any crime or engaged in any conduct for which such Person could be excluded from
participating in any federal health care program under Section 1128 of the Social Security Act of 1935.
(e) Except as available in
the public databases of any Healthcare Regulatory Authority prior to the date hereof, since May 1, 2015, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiary has initiated, conducted or issued, or caused to be initiated, conducted or issued any
material recall, field corrective action, market withdrawal or replacement, safety alert, warning, dear doctor letter, investigator notice, or other notice or action to wholesalers, distributors, retailers, healthcare professionals or
patients relating to an alleged lack of safety, efficacy or regulatory compliance of any Company Product or been required to do so, other than notices and actions that, individually or in the aggregate, have not had and are not reasonably likely to
have a Company Material Adverse Effect. Except for notices that, individually or in the aggregate, have not had and are not reasonably likely to have a Company Material Adverse Effect, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has received any
written notice from the FDA or any other Healthcare Regulatory Authority regarding (i) any recall, market withdrawal or replacement of any Company Product, (ii) a change in the marketing status or classification, or a material change in
the labelling of any such Company Products, (iii) a negative change in reimbursement status of a Company Product, (iv) a 510(k) rescission letter, (v) any regulatory action by the FDA or any other Healthcare Regulatory Authority
against the Company or any Company Product, including any notice of adverse findings, any regulatory, untitled or warning letters or any mandatory recalls, (vi) any safety alert with respect to a Company Product or (vii) any search
warrant, subpoena, civil investigative demand, or similar written communication.
3.17
Labor Matters
. The Company and its
Subsidiaries have since May 1, 2015 complied with all applicable laws relating to labor and employment, including those relating to wages, hours, collective bargaining, unemployment compensation, workers compensation, equal employment
opportunity, age and disability discrimination, immigration control and employee classification, except for such failures to comply that, individually or in the aggregate, are not reasonably likely to have a Company Material Adverse Effect. Neither
the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is the subject of any proceeding asserting that the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has committed an unfair labor practice or seeking to compel it to bargain with any labor union or labor organization that,
individually or in the aggregate, is reasonably likely to have a Company Material Adverse Effect. There are no pending or, to the Companys Knowledge, threatened labor strikes, disputes, walkouts, work stoppages, slow-downs or lockouts
involving the Company or any of its Subsidiaries that, individually or in the aggregate, are reasonably likely to have a Company Material Adverse Effect, nor have there, to the Companys Knowledge, been any such strikes, disputes, walkouts,
work stoppages, slow-downs or
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lockouts since May 1, 2015 that, individually or in the aggregate, are reasonably likely to have a Company Material Adverse Effect. Neither the Company nor any of the Companys
Subsidiaries is a party to, or otherwise bound by, any collective bargaining agreement or other Contract with any labor organization, union or association. As of the date of this Agreement, there are no labor unions or other organizations
representing, or, to the Companys Knowledge, purporting to represent or attempting to represent, any employee of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, nor, to the Companys Knowledge, has any such action or attempt occurred between
May 1, 2015 and the date of this Agreement.
3.18
Opinion of Financial Advisor
. The financial advisor of the Company,
Citigroup Global Markets Inc., has delivered to the Company Board an opinion to the effect that, as of the date of such opinion, and based upon and subject to the factors and assumptions set forth therein, the Merger Consideration to be received by
the holders of Company Common Stock pursuant to the Merger as provided in this Agreement is fair, from a financial point of view, to such holders. As soon as reasonably practicable following the date hereof, an executed copy of the aforementioned
opinion will be made available to the Parent for informational purposes only.
3.19
Takeover Laws
. Assuming the accuracy of the
representations and warranties of the Parent and the Merger Sub in Section 4.8, the Company Board has taken all actions necessary so that the requirements and restrictions contained Chapters 110C, 110D and 110F of the Massachusetts General
Laws shall not apply to the execution, delivery or performance of this Agreement or the consummation of the Merger or the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
3.20
Brokers
. No agent, broker, investment banker, financial advisor or other firm or Person is or shall be entitled, as a result of
any action or agreement of the Company or any of its Affiliates, to any brokers, finders, financial advisors or other similar fee or commission in connection with any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, except as
disclosed in Section 3.20 of the Company Disclosure Schedule. The Company previously has provided or made available to the Parent a copy of the Citigroup Global Markets Inc. engagement letter, and the fees set forth therein are the only fees
payable to Citigroup Global Markets Inc.
3.21
Insurance
. Except as has not had and would not be reasonably likely to, individually
or in the aggregate, have a Company Material Adverse Effect, (a) all insurance policies of the Company and its Subsidiaries are in full force and effect, except for any expiration thereof in accordance with the terms thereof, (b) the
Company and its Subsidiaries are not in default under any such insurance policy and (c) no written notice of cancelation or termination has been received with respect to any such insurance policy, other than in connection with ordinary
renewals.
3.22
Suppliers
. Listed in Section 3.22 of the Company Disclosure Schedules are the names of the ten (10) most
significant suppliers (by dollar volume of purchases) of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole (each, a
Significant Supplier
), for the twelve-month period ended July 31, 2017 and the approximate amount purchased
from each such supplier during such period. From August 1, 2017 through the date of this Agreement, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has received any written notice, or, to the Companys Knowledge, any other notice, from a
Significant Supplier that such Significant Supplier has ceased, or will cease, to supply or make available all or substantially all of the products, equipment, goods or services currently supplied to the Company or its Subsidiaries by such
Significant Supplier following the date hereof.
3.23
Customers
. Listed in Section 3.23 of the Company Disclosure Schedules
are the names of the ten (10) most significant customers (by dollar volume of sales) of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole (each, a
Significant Customer
), for the twelve-month period ended July 31, 2017
and the approximate amount of sales to each such customer during such period. From August 1, 2017 through the date of this Agreement, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has received any written notice, or, to the Companys
Knowledge, any other notice, from a Significant Customer that such Significant Customer has terminated, or to the Knowledge of the Company has threatened to terminate, all or substantially all of its business with the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries.
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3.24
Product Liability
. Except for matters that, individually or in the aggregate,
have not had and would not be reasonably likely to have a Company Material Adverse Effect, (a) each product designed, formulated, manufactured or sold by the Company and its Subsidiaries has been done so since May 1, 2015 in conformity in
all material respects with all applicable product specifications, applicable express and implied warranties and applicable law and (b) neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has received any written notice of any allegation that a
product it designed, formulated, manufactured or sold is materially defective or not in conformity in all material respects with the an applicable product specification, applicable express or implied warranties or applicable law.
ARTICLE IV
REPRESENTATIONS AND
WARRANTIES OF THE PARENT AND THE MERGER SUB
The Parent and the Merger Sub, jointly and severally, represent and warrant to the Company
that the statements contained in this Article IV are true and correct.
4.1
Organization, Standing and Power
. Each of the Parent
and the Merger Sub is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing (to the extent such concepts are applicable) under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation, has all requisite corporate power and authority to own,
lease and operate its properties and assets and to carry on its business as now being conducted, and is duly qualified to do business and, where applicable as a legal concept, is in good standing as a foreign corporation in each jurisdiction in
which the character of the properties it owns, operates or leases or the nature of its activities makes such qualification legally required, except for such failures to be so organized, qualified or in good standing, individually or in the
aggregate, that are not reasonably likely to have a Parent Material Adverse Effect. The Parent has delivered or made available to the Company complete and correct copies of the certificate of incorporation (or articles of organization) and bylaws,
or similar organizational documents as amended through the date of this Agreement, of the Merger Sub and the Parent.
4.2
Authority; No
Conflict; Required Filings and Consents
.
(a) Each of the Parent and the Merger Sub has all requisite corporate power and authority to
enter into this Agreement and, subject to the approval of this Agreement by the Parent as the sole shareholder of the Merger Sub (which shall occur immediately after the execution and delivery of this Agreement), to consummate the transactions
contemplated hereby. The execution and delivery of, and the consummation of the transactions contemplated by, this Agreement by the Parent and the Merger Sub have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of each of the
Parent and the Merger Sub, subject to the approval of this Agreement by the Parent as the sole shareholder of the Merger Sub (which shall occur immediately after the execution and delivery of this Agreement). This Agreement has been duly executed
and delivered by each of the Parent and the Merger Sub and, assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Company, constitutes the valid and binding obligation of each of the Parent and the Merger Sub, enforceable
against each of them in accordance with its terms, subject to the Bankruptcy and Equity Exception.
(b) The execution and delivery of this
Agreement by each of the Parent and the Merger Sub do not, and the consummation by the Parent and the Merger Sub of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall not, (i) conflict with, or result in any violation or breach of, any
provision of the articles of organization, bylaws or other organizational documents of the Parent or the Merger Sub, (ii) conflict with, or result in any violation or breach of, or constitute a default with or without notice or the lapse of
time, or both (or give rise to a right of termination, cancellation or acceleration of any obligation or loss of any material benefit) under, or require a consent or waiver under, or result (or, with or without notice or lapse of time, or both,
would result) in the creation or imposition of any Lien on any asset, property or right of the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries under, any of the terms, conditions or provisions of any lease, license, contract or other agreement, instrument or
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obligation to which the Parent or the Merger Sub is a party or by which any of them or any of their properties or assets may be bound, or (iii) subject to compliance with the requirements
specified in clauses (i), (ii), (iii), (iv) and (v) of Section 4.2(c), conflict with or violate any permit, concession, franchise, license, judgment, injunction, order, decree, statute, law, ordinance, rule or regulation applicable to
the Parent or the Merger Sub or any of its or their respective properties, rights or assets, except in the case of clauses (ii) and (iii) of this Section 4.2(b) for any such conflicts, violations, breaches, defaults,
terminations, cancellations, accelerations, losses, penalties or Liens, and for any consents or waivers not obtained, that, individually or in the aggregate, have not had and would not be reasonably likely to have a Parent Material Adverse Effect.
(c) No consent, approval, license, permit, order or authorization of, or registration, declaration, notice or filing with, any
Governmental Entity or any stock market or stock exchange on which shares of common stock of the Parent are listed for trading is required by or with respect to the Parent or the Merger Sub in connection with the execution and delivery of this
Agreement by the Parent or the Merger Sub or the consummation by the Parent or the Merger Sub of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, except for (i) the
pre-merger
notification requirements
under the HSR Act and any other applicable Antitrust Laws, (ii) the filing of the Articles of Merger with the Secretary of State and appropriate corresponding documents with the appropriate authorities of other states in which the Company is
qualified as a foreign corporation to transact business, (iii) required filing of the Proxy Statement under the Exchange Act, (iv) the filing of such reports, schedules or materials under the Exchange Act as may be required in connection
with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, (v) such consents, approvals, orders, authorizations, registrations, declarations, notices and filings as may be required under applicable state securities laws, and (vi) such
other consents, approvals, licenses, permits, orders, authorizations, registrations, declarations, notices and filings which, if not obtained or made, individually or in the aggregate, would not be reasonably likely to have a Parent Material Adverse
Effect.
(d) No vote of the holders of any class or series of the Parents capital stock or other securities is necessary for the
consummation by the Parent of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
4.3
Information Provided
. The information to be
supplied by or on behalf of the Parent or the Merger Sub for inclusion in the Proxy Statement, on the date the Proxy Statement is first mailed to shareholders of the Company, at the time of any amendment or supplement thereto and at the time of the
Company Shareholder Approval, in each case shall not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances in which they shall be made, not
misleading.
4.4
Operations of the Merger Sub
. The Merger Sub was formed solely for the purpose of engaging in the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement, and has engaged in no other business activities other than in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby and in connection with the Financing.
4.5
Financing
. Parent has delivered to the Company true and complete copies, including all exhibits and schedules thereto, of
(a) the executed commitment letter, dated as of the date hereof (the
Equity Funding Letter
), from the Guarantors, pursuant to which the Guarantors have agreed to make equity investments in the Parent, subject to the terms and
conditions therein, in cash in the aggregate amount set forth therein (the
Equity Financing
), and (b) the executed commitment letter and Redacted Fee Letter, dated as of the date hereof (collectively, the
Debt
Commitment Letter
and, together with the Equity Funding Letter, the
Financing Letters
), from MidCap Financial Trust, pursuant to which MidCap Financial Trust has agreed to provide, subject to the terms and conditions
therein, debt financing in the amounts set forth therein (being collectively referred to as the
Debt Financing
and, together with the Equity Financing, collectively referred to as the
Financing
) for purposes of
financing the Transactions and the related fees and expenses to be incurred by Parent in connection therewith. As of the date of this Agreement, neither of the Financing Letters has been amended or modified, no such amendment or modification is
contemplated, none of the respective obligations and commitments contained in such letters have been withdrawn, terminated or rescinded in any respect and no such withdrawal, termination or rescission is contemplated. The Parent or the Merger Sub
has fully paid any and
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all commitment fees or other fees in connection with the Financing Letters that are payable on or prior to the date hereof and (unless payment is agreed to be deferred or waived by the Debt
Financing Sources in a binding written instrument) will continue to pay in full any such amounts required to be paid pursuant to the terms of the Financing Letters as and when they become due and payable on or prior to the Closing Date. Assuming the
satisfaction of the conditions in Article VII, and assuming the Financing is funded in accordance with the Financing Letters and the completion of the Interim Period, the net proceeds contemplated by the Financing Letters (after netting out
applicable fees, expenses, original issue discount and similar premiums and charges and after giving effect to the maximum amount of flex (including original issue discount flex) provided under the Debt Commitment Letter), together with the
available unrestricted cash of the Company and its Subsidiaries, will in the aggregate be sufficient for the Merger Sub and the Surviving Corporation to pay the aggregate Merger Consideration (and any repayment or refinancing of debt contemplated
by, or required in connection with the transactions described in, this Agreement, the Equity Funding Letter or the Debt Commitment Letter) and any other amounts required to be paid in connection with the consummation of the Transactions (including
all amounts payable in respect of Company Stock Options, Company RSUs and Company PSUs under this Agreement) and to pay all related fees and expenses of the Parent and the Merger Sub. The Financing Letters are (x) legal, valid and binding
obligations of the Parent and the Merger Sub, as applicable, and each of the other parties thereto, (y) enforceable in accordance with their respective terms against the Parent and the Merger Sub, as applicable, and each of the other parties
thereto, in each case except as such enforceability may be limited by the Bankruptcy and Equity Exception, and (z) in full force and effect. As of the date of this Agreement, no event has occurred which, with or without notice, lapse of time or
both, would or would reasonably be expected to constitute a default or breach on the part of the Parent or the Merger Sub or, to the knowledge of the Parent, any other parties thereto under the Equity Funding Letter or the Debt Commitment Letter. As
of the date of this Agreement, the Parent does not have any reason to believe that it or any of the other parties to the Financing Letters will be unable to satisfy on a timely basis any term or condition of the Financing Letters required to be
satisfied by it, that the conditions thereof will not otherwise be satisfied or that the full amount of the Financing will not be available on the Closing Date. The only conditions precedent or other contingencies (including market flex
provisions) related to the obligations of the Guarantors to fund the full amount of the Equity Financing and the lenders to fund the full amount of the Debt Financing are those expressly set forth in the Equity Funding Letter and the Debt Commitment
Letter, respectively. As of the date of this Agreement, there are no side letters or other contracts or arrangements to which the Parent or any of its Affiliates is a party related to the Financing other than as expressly contained in the Financing
Letters and delivered to the Company prior to the date hereof.
4.6
Guarantee
. Concurrently with the execution of this Agreement,
the Parent has delivered to the Company the duly executed limited guarantee of the Guarantors, dated as of the date of this Agreement, in favor of the Company in respect of the Parents obligation to pay the Parent Termination Fee and the
Parents and the Merger Subs other payment or reimbursement obligations arising under, or in connection with, this Agreement and the Transactions, up to the aggregate amount set forth therein (the
Guarantee
). The
Guarantee is in full force and effect and is a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Guarantors, enforceable against the Guarantors in accordance with its terms, except as enforceability may be limited by the Bankruptcy and Equity Exception.
4.7
Solvency
. None of Parent, Merger Sub or the Guarantors is entering into this Agreement with the actual intent to hinder, delay
or defraud either present or future creditors of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries. Assuming (a) satisfaction or waiver of the conditions to the Parents and the Merger Subs obligation to consummate the Merger and the accuracy
of the representations and warranties of the Company set forth in Article III, (b) the effectiveness of the Transactions and the payment of the aggregate Merger Consideration, any other repayment or refinancing of debt contemplated in this
Agreement or the Financing Letters, payment of all amounts required to be paid in connection with the consummation of the Transactions, and payment of all related fees and expenses of the Parent and the Merger Sub, and (c) the Company and its
Subsidiaries will be Solvent immediately prior to the Effective Time, each of Parent and the Surviving Corporation will be Solvent as of the Effective Time and immediately after the consummation of the Transactions. For the purposes of this
Agreement, the term
Solvent
, when used with respect to any Person, means that, as of any date of determination, (i) the then present fair salable value of the assets of such Person and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated
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valuation, will exceed, as of that date, the debts and liabilities, direct, subordinated, contingent or otherwise, of such Person and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, (ii) the
present fair saleable value of the property of such Person and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis will be greater than the amount that will be required to pay the probable liability of such Person and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis
on their debts and other liabilities, direct, subordinated, contingent or otherwise, as such debts and other liabilities become absolute and matured, (iii) such Person and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis will not have unreasonably
small capital with which to conduct the businesses in which they are engaged as such businesses are now conducted and are proposed to be conducted within 90 days following the Closing Date and (iv) such Person and its Subsidiaries on a
consolidated basis will be able to pay their debts and liabilities, direct, subordinated, contingent or otherwise, as such debts and liabilities become absolute and matured.
4.8
Ownership of Company Common Stock.
None of the Merger Sub or the Parent or any of their Affiliates or
Associates (as those terms are defined in Section 110F of the Massachusetts General Laws) (a) directly or indirectly owns or, within the past three (3) years, has owned, beneficially or otherwise,
any shares of Company Common Stock, any other securities of the Company or any options, warrants or other rights to acquire shares of Company Common Stock or other securities of the Company, or any other economic interest (through derivative
securities or otherwise) in the Company, or (b) has been an Affiliate or Associate (as those terms are defined in Section 110F of the Massachusetts General Laws) of the Company at any time during the past three
(3) years.
4.9
Litigation
. As of the date of this Agreement, there is no action, suit, proceeding, claim, arbitration or
investigation pending and of which Parent has been notified or, to the Parents knowledge, threatened against the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries, in each case that, individually or in the aggregate, has had or is reasonably likely to have a
Parent Material Adverse Effect. As of the date of this Agreement, there are no judgments, orders or decrees outstanding against the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries that, individually or in the aggregate, has had or is reasonably likely to have a
Parent Material Adverse Effect.
4.10
Other Agreements or Understandings
. The Parent has disclosed to the Company all contracts,
arrangements or understandings (and, with respect to those that are written, the Parent has furnished to the Company correct and complete copies thereof) between or among the Parent, the Merger Sub, or any Affiliate of the Parent, on the one hand,
and any member of the board of directors or management of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.
4.11
Brokers
. No agent, broker,
investment banker, financial advisor or other firm or Person is or shall be entitled, as a result of any action or agreement of the Parent or any of its Affiliates, to any brokers, finders, financial advisors or other similar fee
or commission in connection with any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement for which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries would have any obligations or liabilities prior to the Effective Time.
4.12
Independent Investigation
. Each of the Parent and the Merger Sub acknowledges that it has conducted to its satisfaction its own
independent investigation and analysis of the business, operations, assets, liabilities, results of operations, condition (financial or otherwise) and prospects of the Company and the Companys Subsidiaries and that each of the Parent and the
Merger Sub and its Representatives have received access to such books and records, facilities, equipment, contracts and other assets of the Company and the Companys Subsidiaries that it and its Representatives have desired or requested to
review for such purpose, and that it and its Representatives have had a full opportunity to meet with the management of the Company and the Companys Subsidiaries and to discuss the business, operations, assets, liabilities, results of
operations, condition (financial or otherwise) and prospects of the Company and the Companys Subsidiaries.
4.13
No Other Company
Representations or Warranties
. The Parent and the Merger Sub hereby acknowledge and agree that, (a) except for the representations and warranties set forth in Article III (in each case as qualified and limited by the Company Disclosure
Schedule), none of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries,
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or any of its or their respective Affiliates, shareholders or Representatives, or any other Person acting on behalf of the Company, has made or is making any express or implied representation or
warranty with respect to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or their respective business or operations, including with respect to any information provided or made available to the Parent, the Merger Sub or any of their respective Affiliates,
shareholders or Representatives, or any other Person acting on behalf of the Parent, or, except as otherwise expressly set forth in this Agreement, had or has any duty or obligation to provide any information to the Parent, the Merger Sub or any of
their respective Affiliates, shareholders or Representatives, or any other Person acting on behalf of the Parent, in connection with this Agreement, the transactions contemplated hereby or otherwise, (b) except for rights and remedies in favor
of the Parent and the Merger Sub expressly contemplated by this Agreement in respect of any breach of or inaccuracy in any of the representations and warranties set forth in Article III (in each case as qualified and limited by the Company
Disclosure Schedule), to the fullest extent permitted by law, none of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or any of its or their respective Affiliates, shareholders or Representatives, or any other Person acting on behalf of the Company, will
have or be subject to any liability or indemnification or other obligation of any kind or nature to the Parent, the Merger Sub or any of their respective Affiliates, shareholders or Representatives, or any other Person acting on behalf of the
Parent, resulting from the delivery, dissemination or any other distribution to the Parent, the Merger Sub or any of their respective Affiliates, shareholders or Representatives, or any other Person acting on behalf of the Parent, or the use by the
Parent, the Merger Sub or any of their respective Affiliates, shareholders or Representatives, or any other Person acting on behalf of the Parent, of any such information provided or made available to any of them by the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries, or any of its or their respective Affiliates, shareholders or Representatives, or any other Person acting on behalf of the Company, including any information, documents, estimates, projections, forecasts or other forward-looking
information, business plans or other material provided or made available to the Parent, the Merger Sub or any of their respective Affiliates, shareholders, or Representatives, or any other Person acting on behalf of the Parent, in data
rooms, confidential information memoranda, management presentations or otherwise in anticipation or contemplation of the Merger or any other transaction contemplated by this Agreement, and (c) except for the representations and warranties
set forth in Article III (in each case as qualified and limited by the Company Disclosure Schedule), none of the Parent, the Merger Sub or any of their respective Affiliates, shareholders or Representatives, or any other Person acting on behalf of
the Parent, has relied on any such information (including the accuracy or completeness thereof).
4.14
Non-Reliance on Company
Estimates, Projections, Forecasts, Forward-Looking Statements and Business Plans
. In connection with the due diligence investigation of the Company by the Parent and the Merger Sub and their respective Affiliates, shareholders and
Representatives, the Parent and the Merger Sub and their respective Affiliates, shareholders and Representatives have received and may continue to receive after the date hereof (including pursuant to Section 6.4(b)) from the Company and its
Affiliates, shareholders and Representatives certain estimates, projections, forecasts and other forward-looking information, as well as certain business plan information, regarding the Company and its business and operations. The Parent and the
Merger Sub hereby acknowledge that there are uncertainties inherent in attempting to make such estimates, projections, forecasts and other forward-looking statements, as well as in such business plans, with which the Parent and the Merger Sub are
familiar, that the Parent and the Merger Sub are taking full responsibility for making their own evaluation of the adequacy and accuracy of all estimates, projections, forecasts and other forward-looking information, as well as such business plans,
so furnished to them (including the reasonableness of the assumptions underlying such estimates, projections, forecasts, forward-looking information or business plans), and that the Parent and the Merger Sub will have no claim against the Company or
any of its Subsidiaries, or any of their respective Affiliates, shareholders or Representatives, or any other Person acting on behalf of the Company, with respect thereto, in each case without limiting any of the express representations and
warranties set forth in this Agreement or the rights and remedies expressly contemplated by this Agreement as a result of any inaccuracy in or breach of any such representations or warranties. Accordingly, the Parent and the Merger Sub hereby
acknowledge and agree that none of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, nor any of their respective Affiliates, shareholders or Representatives, nor any other Person acting on behalf of the Company, has made or is making any express or implied
representation or warranty with respect to such estimates, projections, forecasts, forward-looking statements or business plans (including the reasonableness of the assumptions
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underlying such estimates, projections, forecasts, forward-looking statements or business plans), in each case other than the express representations and warranties set forth in this Agreement.
The Parent and the Merger Sub each expressly disclaims that it is relying upon or has relied upon any representations or warranties or other statements or omissions that may have been made by the Company or any Person with respect to the Company
other than the representations and warranties set forth in this Agreement. The Parent and the Merger Sub each expressly disclaims any obligation or duty by the Company to make any disclosures of fact not required to be disclosed pursuant to the
specific representations and warranties set forth in this Agreement.
ARTICLE V
CONDUCT OF BUSINESS
5.1
Covenants of the Company
. Except as otherwise expressly contemplated or required by this Agreement, as required by applicable law or by any agreement, plan or arrangement in effect on the date hereof and made available to the Parent (or not
required by the terms of this Agreement to be made available to the Parent), as set forth in Section 5.1 of the Company Disclosure Schedule, or with the Parents prior written consent (which shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned
or delayed), during the Pre-Closing Period, the Company shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, use commercially reasonable efforts to act and carry on its business in the Ordinary Course of Business, to preserve intact its business
organization and to preserve satisfactory business relationships with material customers, suppliers, licensors, licensees, distributors, wholesalers, lessors and others having material business dealings with the Company or its Subsidiaries. Without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, except as otherwise expressly contemplated or required by this Agreement, as required by applicable law or by any agreement, plan or arrangement in effect on the date hereof and made available to the Parent,
as set forth in Section 5.1 of the Company Disclosure Schedule, or with the Parents prior written consent (which shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), during the
Pre-Closing
Period the Company shall not, and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, do any of the following:
(a)
(i) declare, set aside, make or pay any dividends on, or make any other distributions (whether in cash, securities or other property) in respect of, any of its capital stock (other than dividends and distributions by a direct or indirect
wholly owned Subsidiary of the Company to its parent), (ii) 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 its capital
stock or any of its other securities; or (iii) purchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any shares of its capital stock or any other of its securities or any rights, warrants or options to acquire any such shares or other securities, except, in
the case of this clause (iii), for the acquisition of shares of Company Common Stock (A) from holders of Company Stock Options (which are outstanding as of the date of this Agreement or permitted under Section 5.1(j)) in full or partial
payment of the exercise price and in accordance with the terms thereof as they exist on the date of this Agreement (or as otherwise permitted under Section 5.1(j)), (B) from holders of Company Stock Options, Company RSUs or Company PSUs
(in each case which are outstanding as of the date of this Agreement or permitted under Section 5.1(j)) in full or partial payment of any applicable Taxes payable by such holder upon exercise or settlement thereof, as applicable, to the extent
required (or, in the case of cashless setoff or surrender of shares, permitted) under the terms thereof as they exist on the date of this Agreement (or as otherwise permitted under Section 5.1(j)) or (C) from former employees, directors
and consultants as required (or, in the case of shares with an original per share issuance price that is less than the Merger Consideration, permitted) by agreements existing as of the date of this Agreement or permitted under Section 5.1(j)
providing for the repurchase of shares at their original issuance price or forfeiture of shares for no consideration in accordance with the terms thereof as they exist on the date of this Agreement (or as otherwise permitted under
Section 5.1(j)), in each case under this clause (C) in connection with any termination of services to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries;
(b) except as permitted by Section 5.1(j), issue, deliver, sell, grant, pledge or otherwise dispose of or subject to any Lien any shares
of its capital stock, any other voting securities or any securities convertible into or
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exchangeable for, or any rights, warrants or options to acquire, any such shares, voting securities or convertible or exchangeable securities, in each case other than the issuance of shares of
Company Common Stock (i) upon the exercise of Company Stock Options outstanding on the date of this Agreement and in accordance with the terms thereof as they exist on the date of this Agreement, (ii) upon settlement of Company RSUs or
Company PSUs outstanding on the date of this Agreement and in accordance with the terms thereof as they exist on the date of this Agreement or (iii) pursuant to the Company ESPP in accordance with the terms thereof as they exist on the date of
this Agreement, other than any changes to such terms contemplated by Section 2.3(f) hereof;
(c) amend the Companys or any of
its Subsidiaries articles of organization, bylaws or other comparable charter or organizational documents;
(d) acquire (i) by
merging or consolidating with, or by purchasing all or a substantial portion of the assets or any stock of, or by any other manner, any business or any corporation, partnership, joint venture, limited liability company, association or other business
organization or division thereof or (ii) any assets, rights or properties, except (A) for purchases of inventory and raw materials in the Ordinary Course of Business, (B) as permitted by Section 5.1(h), (C) for purchases in
accordance with the Companys budget set forth in Section 5.1(d) of the Company Disclosure Schedule and (D) for purchases of other assets in an aggregate amount not to exceed $2,000,000;
(e) sell, lease, license (or sublicense), pledge, mortgage or otherwise dispose of or subject to any Lien any properties, rights or assets of
the Company or of any of its Subsidiaries, other than sales of inventory (including demonstration inventory classified as a fixed asset) and dispositions of obsolete equipment in each case in the Ordinary Course of Business and sales of other assets
in an aggregate amount not to exceed $500,000;
(f) (i) adopt any shareholder rights plan, (ii) adopt a plan of complete or partial
liquidation, dissolution, recapitalization, restructuring or other reorganization or (iii) subject to Section 6.1 and Section 8.1(f), merge or consolidate with any Person;
(g) (i) incur any indebtedness for borrowed money or guarantee any such indebtedness of another Person (other than (A) to the
Company or one of its wholly-owned Subsidiaries in the Ordinary Course of Business, (B) letters of credit or similar arrangements issued to or for the benefit of suppliers and manufacturers in the Ordinary Course of Business,
(C) indebtedness incurred under the Credit Facility in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $100,000 at any time and (D) balances on lines of credit associated with existing hedging arrangements), (ii) issue, sell or amend any
debt securities or warrants or other rights to acquire any debt securities of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, guarantee any debt securities of another Person, enter into any keep well or other agreement to maintain any financial
statement condition of another Person or enter into any arrangement having the economic effect of any of the foregoing, (iii) make any loans, advances (other than routine advances to employees of the Company and its Subsidiaries in the Ordinary
Course of Business) or capital contributions to, or investment in, any other Person, other than the Company or any of its direct or indirect wholly owned Subsidiaries,
provided
,
however
, that the Company may continue to make
investments in the Ordinary Course of Business in short-term, highly liquid investments that are readily convertible to known amounts of cash, or (iv) enter into any hedging agreement or other financial agreement or arrangement designed to
protect the Company or its Subsidiaries against fluctuations in exchange rates;
(h) make any capital expenditures or other expenditures
with respect to property, plant or equipment other than as included in the Budget or as permitted under Section 5.1(d) above;
(i)
make any material changes in accounting methods, principles or practices, except insofar as may be required by a change in GAAP;
(j)
except as required by applicable law or in order to comply with any Company Employee Plan in existence on the date hereof, (i) adopt, enter into, terminate or amend in a manner adverse to the Company or any
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of its Subsidiaries any employment, consulting, severance, retention, change in control, termination or similar agreement with any of its directors, officers, employees or individual independent
contractors, other than (1) entry into at-will offer letters in the Ordinary Course of Business with newly hired employees, which letters do not provide for any severance or change in control benefits (other than participation in the
Companys applicable severance practices as in effect on the date hereof as set forth in Section 5.1(j) of the Company Disclosure Schedule (Company Severance Practices)), (2) entry into severance agreements with new hires
in the Ordinary Course of Business providing for severance benefits consistent with the Company Severance Practices, but only with respect to new hires for whom the total annual compensation is not expected to exceed on an individual basis $250,000,
or (3) entry into customary separation agreements in the Ordinary Course of Business providing for a release by the former employee and severance benefits consistent with Company Severance Practices, (ii) hire any new employees or
individual independent contractors, other than (A) new hires of non-executive employees or individual independent contractors, in each case, in the Ordinary Course of Business, (B) hiring contemplated in, and in accordance with, the budget
made available to the Parent prior to the date of this Agreement or (C) hiring of employees to fill vacancies at total annual compensation substantially similar to their predecessors in the Ordinary Course of Business, (iii) establish,
adopt, enter into, amend or terminate any collective bargaining agreement or Company Employee Plan, except for amendments to Company Employee Plans that are welfare plans or fringe benefit plans in the Ordinary Course of Business that do not (or
will not after the Closing) increase in any material respect the cost to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries of maintaining such Company Employee Plans or providing the applicable benefits thereunder and that apply to substantially all employees
across-the-board, (iv) increase the compensation or benefits of, or pay or award any bonus or other incentive compensation to, any director, officer, employee or individual independent contractor (except for (A) payment of bonuses
consistent with arrangements existing as of the date hereof disclosed in Section 5.1(j) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, (B) salary and bonus increases in amounts that are in the Ordinary Course of Business in connection with promotions
made in the Ordinary Course of Business of employees with individual salaries or wages of less than $150,000 per year, (C) bonus opportunities in amounts that are in the Ordinary Course of Business and that are granted in the Ordinary Course of
Business, in each case, to new hires permitted under clause (ii) above (excluding any change-in-control or similar transaction-related bonuses), and (D) in the case of individual independent contractors, for rate increases in the Ordinary
Course of Business), (v) take any action to accelerate any payment or benefit, the vesting of any payment or benefit or the funding of any payment or benefit, payable or to become payable to any of its directors, officers, employees or
individual independent contractors, (vi) grant to any of its directors, officers, employees or individual independent contractors any increase in severance or termination pay, (vii) grant any stock options, restricted stock units, stock
appreciation rights, stock-based or stock-related awards, performance units or restricted stock, except, in the case of the Company ESPP, as provided in Section 2.3(f), or (viii) terminate the employment of any employee or individual
independent contractor whose total annual compensation exceeds $250,000, other than for cause;
(k) (i) enter into any Contract that, if
in effect on the date hereof, would have been a Company Material Contract (other than Contracts contemplated by clause (e) of the definition of Company Material Contract that are entered in the Ordinary Course of Business),
(ii) terminate any Company Material Contract, except as a result of a material breach or a material default by the counterparty thereto or as a result of the expiration of such Company Material Contract in accordance with its terms as in effect
on the date of this Agreement, (iii) amend or modify in a manner that is materially adverse to the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, any Company Material Contract or (iv) waive any material term of, or waive any material
default under, or release, settle or compromise any material claim against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries under, or any material liability or obligation owing to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries under, any Company Material Contract;
(l) knowingly relinquish, abandon or permit to lapse any of its rights in any material registered Intellectual Property;
(m) except as permitted by and in accordance with Section 6.13, settle any action, suit, proceeding, claim (excluding claims with respect
to commercial matters resolved in the Ordinary Course of Business for
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amounts that are not material), arbitration or investigation, other than a settlement of any action, suit, proceeding, claim, arbitration or investigation (but not a criminal proceeding)
(i) for an amount not in excess of the amount reserved with respect to such matter in the Company Balance Sheet included in the Company SEC Reports filed prior to the date hereof or (ii) that requires payments by the Company (net of
insurance proceeds received) in an amount not to exceed, individually or in the aggregate, $250,000, and in each case that does not involve any admission of wrongdoing or injunctive or other equitable relief;
(n) make, revoke or change any material Tax election, adopt or change any accounting method for Tax purposes that has a material effect on
Taxes, extend the statute of limitations (or file any extension request) relating to material Taxes with any Governmental Entity, amend any material Tax Return, or settle or compromise any material Tax liability; or
(o) authorize any of, or commit or agree, in writing or otherwise, to take any of, the foregoing actions.
5.2
Conduct of Business by the Parent and the Merger Sub Pending the Merger
. Except as otherwise expressly contemplated or required by
this Agreement or as required by applicable law, during the Pre-Closing Period, (a) neither the Parent nor the Merger Sub shall, directly or indirectly, without the prior consent of the Company (which shall not be unreasonably withheld,
conditioned or delayed), take or cause to be taken any action that would be reasonably expected to materially delay, impair or prevent the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, or propose, announce an intention or enter
into any agreement to take any such action and (b) the Merger Sub shall not engage in any activity of any nature except for activities related to or in furtherance of the Merger, the Financing and the other transactions contemplated by this
Agreement.
ARTICLE VI
ADDITIONAL AGREEMENTS
6.1
No
Solicitation
.
(a)
No Solicitation or Negotiation
. Except as set forth in this Section 6.1, until the Effective Time,
neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries shall, and the Company shall cause its directors, officers and senior management not to and shall use reasonable efforts to cause its other Representatives not to, directly or indirectly:
(i) solicit, initiate, knowingly facilitate or knowingly encourage any inquiries or the making of any proposal or offer that constitutes, or
would reasonably be expected to lead to, any Acquisition Proposal; or
(ii) other than informing Persons of the existence of the
provisions of this Section 6.1, enter into, continue or otherwise participate in any discussions or negotiations regarding any Acquisition Proposal, or provide or furnish to any Person or group who has made or would reasonably be expected to
make any Acquisition Proposal or for the purpose of encouraging or facilitating any Acquisition Proposal any
non-public
information concerning the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.
Notwithstanding the foregoing or anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, subject to compliance with Section 6.1(c), if at any time prior to
the Effective Time, (i) the Company has received after the date of this Agreement a written Acquisition Proposal that did not result from a material breach of this Section 6.1, and (ii) the Company Board determines in good faith,
after consultation with its financial advisor and outside legal counsel, that such Acquisition Proposal constitutes or could reasonably be expected to result in a Superior Proposal (the Person making such Acquisition Proposal, a
Qualified
Person
), then the Company may (A) furnish non-public information with respect to the Company and its Subsidiaries to such Qualified Person
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(and the Representatives of such Qualified Person), pursuant to a confidentiality agreement not materially less restrictive with respect to the confidentiality and non-use obligations of the
Qualified Person than the Confidentiality Agreement (
provided
, that the Company shall promptly thereafter (and in any event within one (1) Business Day) provide to the Parent, subject to the terms of the Confidentiality Agreement,
any material non-public information (whether written or unwritten) concerning the Company and its Subsidiaries that is provided to (or made accessible to) such Qualified Person and which was not previously provided or made available to the Parent),
(B) engage in discussions or negotiations (including solicitation of revised Acquisition Proposals) with any such Qualified Person (and the Representatives of such Qualified Person) regarding any such Acquisition Proposal and
(C) amend, or grant a waiver or release under, any standstill or similar agreement with respect to any Company Common Stock with any such Qualified Person.
(b)
No Change in Recommendation or Alternative Acquisition Agreement
. Prior to the Effective Time:
(i) the Company Board shall not, except as set forth in this Section 6.1, (x) fail to include the Company Board Recommendation in
the Proxy Statement, (y) withhold, withdraw or modify or publicly propose to withhold, withdraw or modify, in a manner adverse to the Parent or the Merger Sub, the Company Board Recommendation or (z) adopt, approve, endorse or recommend,
or publicly propose to adopt, approve, endorse or recommend, any Acquisition Proposal (any action described in clauses (x), (y) or (z), a
Company Board Recommendation Change
); and
(ii) the Company shall not, and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, enter into any letter of intent, memorandum of understanding,
agreement in principle, acquisition agreement, merger agreement or similar agreement (an
Alternative Acquisition Agreement
) providing for a transaction contemplated by any Acquisition Proposal (other than a confidentiality
agreement referred to in Section 6.1(a) entered into in the circumstances referred to in Section 6.1(a)).
Notwithstanding the foregoing or
anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement (including the provisions of this Section 6.1), at any time prior to the Effective Time, the Company Board may (A) effect a Company Board Recommendation Change in response to a Superior
Proposal or (B) effect a Company Board Recommendation Change (other than pursuant to clause (z) of the definition thereof) in response to an Intervening Event if (in the case of either clause (A) or (B)): (i) the Company Board
shall have determined in good faith (after consultation with outside counsel) that the failure to effect a Company Board Recommendation Change would be reasonably likely to be inconsistent with its fiduciary duties under applicable law;
(ii) the Company has notified the Parent in writing at least four (4) Business Days prior to taking such action that it intends to effect a Company Board Recommendation Change, describing in reasonable detail the reasons for such Company
Board Recommendation Change (a
Recommendation Change Notice
) (it being understood that the Recommendation Change Notice shall not, in and of itself, constitute a Company Board Recommendation Change or a Trigger Event for purposes
of this Agreement so long as such notice states that it is not a Company Board Recommendation Change and that the Company Board is not changing the Company Board Recommendation); (iii) if requested by the Parent, the Company shall have made
available and instructed its Representatives to discuss and negotiate with the Parents Representatives any proposed modifications to the terms and conditions of this Agreement (in a manner that would obviate the need to effect such Company
Board Recommendation Change) during the four (4) Business Day period following delivery by the Company to the Parent of such Recommendation Change Notice; and (iv) if the Parent shall have delivered to the Company a written, binding and
irrevocable offer to alter the terms or conditions of this Agreement during such four (4) Business Day period (provided that the Parent may revise its offer in response to any revisions to a Superior Proposal and the Parents binding offer
may terminate after the expiration of such four (4) Business Day period), the Company Board shall have determined in good faith (after consultation with outside counsel), after giving effect to the terms of any revised offer by the Parent, that
the failure to effect a Company Board Recommendation Change would still be reasonably likely to be inconsistent with its fiduciary duties under applicable law and, with respect to a Company Board Recommendation Change in response to a Superior
Proposal, the Company Board has determined in good faith (after consultation with its financial advisor and outside counsel) that such initial or revised (as applicable) Superior Proposal continues to
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constitute a Superior Proposal;
provided
that, if there are any material amendments, revisions or changes to the terms of any such Superior Proposal (including any revision to the amount,
form or mix of consideration the Companys shareholders would receive as a result of the Superior Proposal, whether or not material), the Company shall notify the Parent of each such amendment, revision or change in compliance with
Section 6.1(c) and the applicable four (4) Business Day period described above shall be extended until at least two (2) Business Days after the time that the Parent receives notification from the Company of each such amendment,
revision or change and the Company Board shall not make a Company Board Recommendation Change prior to the end of any such period as so extended and compliance with the other requirements described above during such period as so extended.
(c)
Notices to the Parent
. The Company shall promptly (and in any event within one (1) Business Day) advise the Parent in writing
of the Companys receipt of any written Acquisition Proposal, including the material terms and conditions of any such Acquisition Proposal and the identity of the Person making any such Acquisition Proposal. The Company shall promptly (and, in
any event, within one (1) Business Day) provide the Parent with copies of all material written requests, proposals or offers, including any proposed agreements (whether or not material) and any material changes to the terms of the Acquisition
Proposal (whether written or oral), received by or made to the Company from any Person or group making an Acquisition Proposal. The Company shall not enter into any confidentiality agreement subsequent to the date hereof which prohibits the Company
from providing to the Parent the information required to be provided to the Parent pursuant to this Section 6.1(c).
(d)
Certain
Permitted Disclosure
. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, nothing contained in this Agreement shall prohibit the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or the Company Board from (i) taking and disclosing to the
Companys shareholders a position with respect to a tender offer contemplated by Rule 14d-9 or Rule 14e-2 promulgated under the Exchange Act, or from issuing a stop, look and listen statement pending disclosure of its position
thereunder (none of which, in and of itself, shall be deemed to constitute a Company Board Recommendation Change), or (ii) making any disclosure to the Companys shareholders if, in the good faith judgment of the Company Board, after
consultation with outside counsel, failure to so disclose would be reasonably likely to be inconsistent with its fiduciary duties under applicable law;
provided
that this Section 6.1(d) shall not permit the Company Board of Directors to
make a Company Board Recommendation Change except to the extent expressly permitted by, and in accordance with, Section 6.1(b) or Section 8.1(f).
(e)
Cessation of Ongoing Discussions
. The Company shall, and shall cause its and its Subsidiaries directors, officers and senior
management, and shall direct and cause its other Representatives to, except with respect to the Parent and the Merger Sub, (i) cease immediately all discussions and negotiations that commenced prior to the date of this Agreement regarding any
proposal that constitutes, or could reasonably be expected to lead to, an Acquisition Proposal, (ii) request the prompt return or destruction of all confidential or non-public information previously furnished to any Person within the last
twelve (12) months for the purpose of evaluating a possible Acquisition Proposal and (iii) terminate access to any physical or electronic data rooms relating to a possible Acquisition Proposal;
provided
,
however
, that the
foregoing shall not in any way limit or modify any of the Companys rights under the other provisions of this Section 6.1.
6.2
Preparation of Proxy Statement; Company Shareholder Approval of the Merger
.
(a) As promptly as reasonably practicable after the
date of this Agreement, the Company shall (i) prepare (with the Parents reasonable cooperation) and file with the SEC a proxy statement (as amended or supplemented from time to time, the
Proxy Statement
) to be sent to
the shareholders of the Company relating to the meeting of the Companys shareholders (the
Company Meeting
) to be held to consider, among other matters, the approval of this Agreement and (ii) set a record date for
determining the shareholders entitled to notice of and to vote at the Company Meeting and commence a broker search pursuant to Section 14a-13 of the Exchange Act in connection therewith. No filing of, or amendment or supplement to, the Proxy
Statement will be
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made by the Company without providing the Parent a reasonable opportunity to review and comment thereon and the Company will consider in good faith incorporating any reasonable comments timely
made thereto by the Parent. The Company will advise the Parent promptly after it receives any oral or written request by the SEC for amendment of the Proxy Statement or comments thereon and responses thereto or requests by the SEC for additional
information, and will promptly provide the Parent with copies of any written communication from the SEC or any state securities commission and a reasonable opportunity to participate in the responses thereto and the Company will consider in good
faith incorporating any reasonable comments to such response timely made by the Parent. If, at any time prior to the Effective Time, any information relating to the Company or the Parent, or any of their respective Affiliates, officers or directors,
should be discovered by the Company or the Parent that should be set forth in an amendment or supplement to the Proxy Statement, so that the Proxy Statement would not contain any misstatement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact
necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, the party that discovers such information shall promptly notify the other parties hereto and an appropriate amendment or supplement
describing such information shall promptly be filed with the SEC and, to the extent required under applicable law, disseminated to shareholders of the Company;
provided
that the delivery of such notice and the filing of any such amendment or
supplement shall not affect or be deemed to modify any representation or warranty made by any party hereunder or otherwise affect the remedies available hereunder to any party.
(b) As promptly as reasonably practicable following the Companys receipt of notice from the SEC that the SEC has completed its review of
the Proxy Statement (or, if the SEC does not inform the Company that it intends to review the Proxy Statement on or before the 10
th
calendar day following the filing of the preliminary Proxy
Statement pursuant to Rule 14a-6 under the Exchange Act, as promptly as reasonably practicable following such 10
th
calendar day), the Company, acting through the Company Board, shall duly call,
give notice of, convene and hold the Company Meeting for the purpose of obtaining the Company Shareholder Approval and, if applicable, the advisory vote required by Rule 14a-21(c) under the Exchange Act in connection therewith;
provided
,
however
, that the Company Board shall be permitted to adjourn, delay or postpone the Company Meeting in accordance with applicable law (but not beyond the Outside Date) (i) if the Company Board has determined in good faith after
consultation with outside counsel that the failure to so adjourn, delay or postpone the Company Meeting would be reasonably likely to be inconsistent with its fiduciary duties under applicable law, (ii) to the extent necessary to allow
reasonable additional time for the filing and mailing of any supplemental or amended disclosure which the Company Board has determined in good faith after consultation with outside counsel is reasonably likely to be necessary or appropriate under
applicable law and for such supplemental or amended disclosure to be disseminated and reviewed by the Companys shareholders prior to the Company Meeting or (iii) if there are insufficient shares of Company Common Stock represented (either
in person or by proxy) to constitute a quorum necessary to conduct the business of the Company Meeting. Except to the extent that the Company Board shall have effected a Company Board Recommendation Change in accordance with Section 6.1(b), the
Company, through the Company Board, shall (A) recommend to its shareholders that they approve this Agreement (the
Company Board Recommendation
) and (B) include such recommendation in the Proxy Statement.
6.3
Nasdaq Listing
. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to continue the listing of the Company Common Stock on
Nasdaq. Each of the parties hereto agrees to cooperate with the other parties hereto and to use its reasonable best efforts to take or cause to be taken, all actions necessary to delist the Company Common Stock from Nasdaq as promptly as possible
following the Effective Time and the deregistration of the Company Common Stock under the Exchange Act as promptly as practicable after such delisting.
6.4
Confidentiality; Access to Information
.
(a) Except as expressly modified herein, the Confidentiality Agreement shall continue in full force and effect in accordance with its terms.
(b) During the Pre-Closing Period, notwithstanding anything in the Confidentiality Agreement to the contrary, the Company shall (and
shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to) afford to the Parent and the Parents
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Representatives, reasonable access, upon reasonable notice, during normal business hours and in a manner that does not unreasonably disrupt or interfere with business operations, to all of its
employees (subject to this Section 6.4(b)), properties, books, contracts and records as the Parent shall reasonably request, and, during such period, the Company shall (and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to) furnish promptly to the Parent
(i) a copy of each report, schedule, registration statement and other document filed or received by it during such period pursuant to the requirements of federal or state securities laws and (ii) all other information concerning its
employees (subject to this Section 6.4(b)), business, properties and assets as the Parent may reasonably request;
provided
,
however
, that the Company shall not be required to permit any inspection or other access, or to disclose
any information, (A) to the extent related to an Acquisition Proposal or a Trigger Event (except as otherwise expressly required by Section 6.1(a), Section 6.1(b) or Section 6.1(c)), or (B) that in the reasonable judgment of
the Company (after consultation with outside legal counsel) would: (1) result in the disclosure of any trade secrets of any third party, (2) violate any legal requirement or contract (including confidentiality provisions thereof), or
(3) jeopardize protections afforded the Company under the attorney-client privilege or the attorney work product doctrine (so long as in connection with this clause (B) the Company has used commercially reasonable efforts to make
appropriate substitute arrangements to permit reasonable disclosure, to the extent permitted by applicable law and practicable under the circumstances);
provided further
, that the Company shall not be required to provide access to its
employees other than (x) the employees set forth in Section 6.4(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, or (y) pursuant to a reasonable integration plan that will be agreed in good faith by the Company and the Parent as promptly as
practicable following the date hereof, or (z) as otherwise reasonably approved by the Company. Any such information shall be subject to the Confidentiality Agreement. Prior to the Closing, neither the Parent nor the Merger Sub shall (and each
shall cause its Affiliates and Representatives not to) contact or communicate with any of the employees (other than the employees set forth in Section 6.4(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedule and other than employees identified in and pursuant
to a reasonable integration plan that will be agreed in good faith by the Company and the Parent as promptly as practicable following the date hereof), licensors, customers or suppliers of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, without the prior
written consent of the Company (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), it being understood that (I) the Company will cooperate in good faith with the Parent to arrange for an appropriate response to
unsolicited outreach to the Parent or any of its Affiliates or Representatives by such licensors, customers or suppliers (which response shall include, at the Companys request, a representative of the Company), (II) this Section 6.4(b)
shall not prohibit the Parent or any of its Affiliates or Representatives from contacting such licensors, customers or suppliers in the Ordinary Course of Business if such contacts are unrelated to this Agreement and the transactions contemplated
hereby and (III) incidental contact with such licensors, customers or suppliers by Representatives or portfolio companies (or Representatives of portfolio companies) of the Parent or the Parents Affiliates without the Parents advance
knowledge or instructions shall not be deemed a breach of this Section 6.4(b).
6.5
Legal Conditions to the Merger
.
(a) Subject to the terms hereof, including Section 6.1, Section 6.5(b), Section 6.5(c) and Section 6.5(d), each party
hereto shall each use its reasonable best efforts to:
(i) take, or cause to be taken, all actions, and do, or cause to be done, and to
assist and cooperate with the other parties hereto in doing, all things necessary, proper or advisable to consummate and make effective the transactions contemplated hereby as promptly as practicable;
(ii) as promptly as practicable, obtain any consents, licenses, permits, waivers, approvals, authorizations, or orders required to be
obtained by such party (or any of its Subsidiaries) from any Governmental Entity, or third party listed on Section 6.5(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, in connection with the authorization, execution and delivery of this Agreement and the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby;
provided, however
, that in no event shall the Parent, the Merger Sub, the Company or any of their respective Subsidiaries be required to pay any monies (except for filings or similar fees)
or (except, in the case of the Parent or the Merger Sub, as contemplated by, and subject to, Section 6.5(d)) agree to any material undertaking in connection with any of the foregoing;
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(iii) as promptly as practicable, make all necessary filings, and thereafter make any other
required submissions, with respect to this Agreement and the Merger required under (A) the Exchange Act, and any other applicable federal or state securities laws, (B) the HSR Act, any other applicable Antitrust Laws and any related
governmental request thereunder and (C) any other applicable law;
(iv) contest and resist any action, including any administrative
or judicial action, and seek to have vacated, lifted, reversed or overturned any decree, judgment, injunction or other order (whether temporary, preliminary or permanent) (a
Restrictive Order
) which has the effect of making the
Merger illegal or otherwise prohibiting consummation of the Merger or the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement; and
(v)
execute or deliver any additional instruments necessary to consummate the transactions contemplated by, and to fully carry out the purposes of, this Agreement.
The parties hereto shall cooperate with each other in connection with the making of all such filings and submissions contemplated by the foregoing clauses
(ii) or (iii), including providing copies of all such documents to the non-filing Person and its advisors prior to filing and, if requested, accepting reasonable additions, deletions or changes suggested in connection therewith. Each party
hereto shall use its reasonable best efforts to furnish to each other all information required for any application or other filing to be made pursuant to any applicable law in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, each party may, as each determines is reasonably necessary, designate competitively sensitive material provided to the other pursuant to this Section 6.4 as Outside Counsel Only. Such materials and the
information contained therein shall be given only to the outside legal counsel of the recipient and will not be disclosed by such outside counsel to directors, officers or employees of the recipient unless express permission is obtained in advance
from the source of the materials (the Parent or the Company, as the case may be) or its legal counsel. For the avoidance of doubt, nothing contained in this Section 6.5(a) shall limit any obligation under any other provision in this
Section 6.5.
(b) Without limiting the generality of anything contained in this Section 6.5, each of the Parent and the Company
shall (i) as soon as reasonably practicable and in any event within seven (7) Business Days following the date of this Agreement, if required, make an appropriate filing of a Notification and Report Form pursuant to the HSR Act (including
seeking early termination of the waiting period under the HSR Act) with respect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and (ii) as promptly as practicable make any filings required or advisable under other applicable Antitrust Laws.
None of the Parent, the Merger Sub or the Company shall commit to or agree with any Governmental Entity to stay, toll or extend any applicable waiting period under the HSR Act or other applicable Antitrust Laws or enter into a timing agreement with
any Governmental Entity, without the prior written consent of the other parties.
(c) Subject to the terms hereof, and without limiting
the Parents obligations under Section 6.5(d), the parties hereto shall, and shall cause each of their respective Subsidiaries to, cooperate and use their respective reasonable best efforts to obtain any government clearances or approvals
required for the Closing under any Antitrust Law, to respond to any government requests for information under any Antitrust Law, to cause any waiting periods under any applicable Antitrust Laws to expire or be terminated, and to contest and resist
any action, including any legislative, administrative or judicial action, and to have vacated, lifted, reversed or overturned any Restrictive Order. The parties hereto shall consult and cooperate with one another, and consider in good faith the
views of one another, in connection with, and provide to the other parties in advance, any analyses, appearances, presentations, memoranda, briefs, arguments, opinions and proposals made or submitted by or on behalf of any party hereto in connection
with proceedings under or relating to any Antitrust Law. To the extent permitted by law or Governmental Entities reviewing the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, the parties will provide each other the opportunity to participate in
meetings and other substantive conversations with any such Governmental Entities.
(d) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this
Agreement, the Parent shall propose, negotiate, offer to commit and effect (and if such offer is accepted, commit to and effect), by consent decree, hold separate
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order or otherwise, the sale, divestiture or disposition of such assets or businesses of the Parent or, effective as of the Effective Time, the Surviving Corporation, or their respective
Subsidiaries, or otherwise offer to take or offer to commit to take any action which it is capable of taking and if the offer is accepted, take or commit to take such action that limits its freedom of action with respect to, or its ability to
retain, any of the businesses, services or assets of the Parent, the Surviving Corporation or their respective Subsidiaries, in order to avoid the entry of, or to effect the dissolution of, any Restrictive Order, which would have the effect of
preventing or delaying the Closing beyond the Outside Date; provided, however, that neither the Parent nor the Merger Sub shall be required to take any of the actions under this Section 6.5(d) or any other provision of Section 6.5 that
would reasonably be expected to have, either individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect.
6.6
Public
Disclosure
. Except as may be required by law or stock market regulations, (a) the press release announcing the execution of this Agreement shall be issued only in such form as shall be mutually agreed upon by the Company and the Parent and
(b) the Parent and the Company shall use their respective commercially reasonable efforts to consult with the other party before issuing any other press release or otherwise making any public statement with respect to the Merger or this
Agreement that is not limited to previously approved statements;
provided
,
however
, that these restrictions shall not apply to any Company communications (or the Parents or the Merger Subs response thereto) in connection
with an Acquisition Proposal, a Trigger Event or a Recommendation Change Notice.
6.7
Indemnification
.
(a) From and after the Effective Time, each of the Parent and the Surviving Corporation shall, jointly and severally, indemnify and hold
harmless each Indemnified Party against all claims, losses, liabilities, damages, judgments, fines and reasonable fees, costs and expenses, including attorneys fees and disbursements, incurred in connection with any claim, action, suit,
proceeding or investigation, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, arising out of or pertaining to the fact that the Indemnified Party is or was an officer, director, manager, employee or agent of the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries or, while a director, manager or officer of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, is or was serving at the request of the Company or one of its Subsidiaries as an officer, director, manager, employee or agent of another Person, in
respect of acts or omissions occurring or alleged to have occurred at or prior to the Effective Time, whether asserted or claimed prior to, at or after the Effective Time, in each case to the fullest extent that the Company would have been permitted
to do so under applicable law. Each Indemnified Party will be entitled to advancement of expenses (including attorneys fees) incurred in the defense of any such claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation from each of the Parent and the
Surviving Corporation (without duplication) within 10 Business Days of receipt by the Parent or the Surviving Corporation from the Indemnified Party of a request therefor;
provided
that any Indemnified Party to whom expenses are to be
advanced provides prior to any receipt of such advances an undertaking, to the extent required by the MBCA or other applicable law, to repay such advances if it is determined by a final determination of a court of competent jurisdiction (which
determination is not subject to appeal) that such Indemnified Party is not entitled to indemnification under applicable law.
(b) From the
Effective Time through the six-year anniversary of the date on which the Effective Time occurs, the articles of organization and bylaws of the Surviving Corporation shall contain, and the Parent shall cause the articles of organization and bylaws of
the Surviving Corporation to so contain, provisions no less favorable with respect to indemnification, advancement of expenses and exculpation of present and former directors and officers of the Company and its Subsidiaries in respect of acts or
omissions occurring or alleged to have occurred at or prior to the Effective Time than are set forth in the articles of organization and bylaws of the Company as in effect on the date of this Agreement.
(c) Subject to the next sentence, the Surviving Corporation shall either (i) maintain, and the Parent shall cause the Surviving
Corporation to maintain, at no expense to the beneficiaries, in effect for six (6) years from the Effective Time the Current D&O Insurance with respect to matters existing or occurring at or prior to the Effective Time (including the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement), so long as the annual premium
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therefor would not exceed the Maximum Premium, or (ii) purchase a Reporting Tail Endorsement and maintain such endorsement in full force and effect for its full term. If the Companys
or the Surviving Corporations existing insurance expires, is terminated or canceled during such six-year period or exceeds the Maximum Premium, the Surviving Corporation shall obtain, and the Parent shall cause the Surviving Corporation to
obtain, as much directors and officers liability insurance as can be obtained for the remainder of such period for an annualized premium not in excess of the Maximum Premium, on terms and conditions no less advantageous in the aggregate
to the Indemnified Parties than the Current D&O Insurance. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the Company may, prior to the Effective Time, purchase a Reporting Tail Endorsement, provided that the Company does not pay
more than the Maximum Premium for such Reporting Tail Endorsement. If a Reporting Tail Endorsement has been purchased by the Company prior to the Effective Time, the Parent shall cause such Reporting Tail Endorsement to be maintained in full force
and effect for its full term and cause all obligations thereunder to be honored by the Surviving Corporation.
(d) In the event the Parent
or the Surviving Corporation or any of their respective successors or assigns (in the case of a transfer of all or substantially all the Parents or the Surviving Corporations properties and assets) (i) consolidates with or merges
into any other Person and shall not be the continuing or surviving corporation or entity of such consolidation or merger or (ii) transfers all or substantially all of its properties and assets to any Person, then, and in each such case, proper
provision shall be made so that the successors and assigns (in the case of a transfer of all or substantially all the Parents or the Surviving Corporations properties and assets) of the Parent or the Surviving Corporation, as the case
may be, shall expressly assume and succeed to the obligations set forth in this Section 6.7.
(e) If any Indemnified Party makes any
claim for indemnification or advancement of expenses under this Section 6.7 that is denied by the Parent and/or the Company or the Surviving Corporation, and a court of competent jurisdiction determines that the Indemnified Party is entitled to
such indemnification or advancement of expenses, then the Parent, the Company or the Surviving Corporation shall pay the Indemnified Partys costs and expenses, including reasonable legal fees and expenses, incurred by the Indemnified Party in
connection with pursuing his or her claims to the fullest extent permitted by law.
(f) The provisions of this Section 6.7 are
intended to be in addition to the rights otherwise available to any Indemnified Party by law, charter, statute, bylaw or agreement, and shall operate for the benefit of, and shall be enforceable by, each of the Indemnified Parties and their heirs.
6.8
Notification of Certain Matters
. Prior to the Effective Time, the Parent shall give prompt notice to the Company, and the
Company shall give prompt notice to the Parent, of (a) the occurrence, or failure to occur, of any event, which occurrence or failure to occur is reasonably likely to cause any representation or warranty of such Person (or, in case of the
Parents obligation to provide notice, any representation or warranty of the Merger Sub) contained in this Agreement to be untrue or inaccurate (i) in the case of any representation or warranty of the Company, in any manner that would
result in the failure of the condition set forth in Section 7.3(a) or (ii) in the case of any representation or warranty of the Parent or the Merger Sub, in any material respect, in each case at any time from and after the date of this
Agreement until the Effective Time or (b) any material breach by such Person (or, in case of the Parents obligation to provide notice, any material breach by the Merger Sub) of any covenant or agreement set forth in this Agreement. The
delivery of any notice pursuant to this Section 6.8 shall not affect or be deemed to modify any representation or warranty in this Agreement or the conditions to the obligations of the parties to consummate the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement or any remedies that may be available to the parties hereunder.
6.9
Employee Benefits Matters
.
(a) For a period of one year following the Effective Time or such shorter period as a Company Employee remains employed with the Company or
its Subsidiaries or Parent or any of its Affiliates, the Parent shall provide, or shall cause to be provided, to each Company Employee (i) cash compensation (including salary,
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wages, commissions and annual bonus) no less favorable in the aggregate than the cash compensation provided to such employee immediately before the Effective Time and (ii) other employee
benefits that are substantially comparable, in the aggregate, to the other benefits provided to such employee immediately before the Effective Time (excluding equity incentive awards);
provided
,
however
, that the requirements of this
Section 6.9(a) shall not apply to any employee of a Subsidiary if and after such Subsidiary is sold or disposed of by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to an unaffiliated third party after the Effective Date.
(b) For all purposes (including purposes of vesting, eligibility to participate and level of benefits) under the New Plans, each Company
Employee shall, subject to applicable law and applicable tax qualification requirements, be credited with his or her years of service with the Company and its Subsidiaries and their respective predecessors before the Effective Time, to the same
extent as such Company Employee was entitled, before the Effective Time, to credit for such service under any similar Company Employee Plan in which such Company Employee participated or was eligible to participate immediately prior to the Effective
Time;
provided
that the foregoing shall not apply to the extent that its application would result in a duplication of benefits or for purposes of benefit accrual under any defined benefit plan.
(c) If any Company Employee (who is not otherwise a party to an agreement providing for severance benefits) whose employment is terminated on
or prior to the first anniversary of the Effective Time under circumstances under which such Company Employee would have received severance benefits under the Company Severance Practices, the Parent will cause the Surviving Corporation to provide
that such Company Employee shall be entitled to severance benefits from the Surviving Corporation that are at least equal to the severance benefits that would have been paid under such circumstances under the Company Severance Practices as in
existence on the date of this Agreement; provided, however, that the requirements of this Section 6.9(c) shall not apply to any employee of a Subsidiary if and after such Subsidiary is sold or disposed of by the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries to an unaffiliated third party after the Effective Date.
(d) Subject to the first sentence of Section 6.9(a), nothing
in this Agreement shall otherwise prohibit the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries from amending or terminating (in accordance with any applicable terms), or shall be construed as creating or amending any Company Employee Plans or any other
compensation or benefit plans, programs, policies, practices, agreements and arrangements sponsored or maintained by the Company, Parent or any of their Subsidiaries, including each Company Employee Plan and New Plan, and nothing in this
Agreement shall otherwise require Parent or any of its Subsidiaries to create or continue any particular compensation or benefit plan, program, policy, practice, agreement or arrangement after the Effective Time or to employ any particular person on
any particular terms. The provisions of this Section 6.9 are solely for the benefit of the parties to this Agreement, and no current or former employee, officer, director, manager or consultant, or any other individual associated therewith,
shall be regarded for any purpose as a third party beneficiary of this Section 6.9. The provisions of Sections 6.9(a) through 6.9(c) shall not apply to persons employed by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries outside the United States, it
being agreed that such persons shall be treated in accordance with applicable law and the terms of any contracts covering them.
6.10
State Takeover Laws
. If any fair price, business combination or control share acquisition statute or other similar anti-takeover statute or regulation (collectively, an
Anti-Takeover Law
)
is or may become applicable to any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, the Company, the Company Board, the Parent and the Merger Sub, as applicable, each shall use its respective reasonable best efforts to (a) take such actions
as are reasonably necessary so that the transactions contemplated hereunder may be consummated as promptly as practicable on the terms contemplated hereby and (b) otherwise take all such actions as are reasonably necessary to eliminate the
effects of any such statute or regulation on such transactions;
provided
that, the Parent and the Merger Sub shall only be required to take any action pursuant to this Section 6.10 if they have received written notice from the Company
regarding the applicability of such Anti-Takeover Law and the Company has requested in such written notice that the Parent and the Merger Sub take specified actions to render such Antitakeover Law inapplicable.
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6.11
Rule 16b-3
. Prior to the Effective Time, the Company shall take all reasonable
steps as may be required to cause any dispositions of Company equity securities (including derivative securities) pursuant to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement by each individual who is a director or officer of the Company and who
would otherwise be subject to Rule 16b-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act to be exempt under such rule to the extent permitted by applicable law.
6.12
Control of Operations
. Without in any way limiting any partys rights or obligations under this Agreement, (a) nothing
contained in this Agreement shall give the Parent or the Merger Sub, directly or indirectly, the right to control or direct the Companys operations prior to the Effective Time and (b) prior to the Effective Time, the Company shall
exercise, subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, complete control and supervision over its and its Subsidiaries operations.
6.13
Security Holder Litigation
. In the event that any litigation related to this Agreement, the Merger or the other transactions
contemplated hereby is brought by any shareholder of the Company or any holder of the Companys other securities against the Company and/or its directors or officers, the Company shall promptly notify the Parent of such litigation and shall
keep the Parent reasonably informed with respect to the status thereof. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein (but subject to the following sentence), the Company shall have the right to control the defense and, subject to this
Section 6.13, settlement of any litigation related to this Agreement, the Merger or the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement brought by any shareholder of the Company or any holder of the Companys other securities against the
Company and/or its directors or officers, provided that the Company shall give the Parent the opportunity to participate, at the Parents expense, in the defense, settlement or mooting of any such litigation and the Company shall give due
consideration to the Parents advice with respect to the foregoing. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, the Company shall not settle or agree to moot or enter into any agreement with respect to the settlement
or mootness of any such litigation without the prior written consent of the Parent (which consent shall not be unreasonably conditioned, withheld or delayed);
provided
that the Parents consent shall not be required if the settlement or
agreement to moot involves (a) solely the payment of an aggregate amount not to exceed the amount set forth in Section 6.13 of the Company Disclosure Schedule and supplemental disclosure (provided that the Parent shall be given reasonable
opportunity to review and comment on any supplemental disclosure and the Company shall consider in good faith any reasonable changes thereto proposed by the Parent), (b) no admission of wrongdoing or liability, (c) no injunctive or similar
relief, (d) a complete and unconditional release by the named plaintiffs of all defendants in respect of all disclosure claims then pending relating to this Agreement, the Merger or the other transactions contemplated hereby and (e) the
withdrawal or dismissal of all claims and actions then pending relating to this Agreement, the Merger or the other transactions contemplated hereby. Each of the Parent and the Company shall notify the other promptly of the commencement of any such
shareholder litigation of which it has received notice.
6.14
Financing
.
(a) Each of the Parent and the Merger Sub shall use, and shall cause its Affiliates to use, reasonable best efforts to take, or cause to be
taken, all actions and to do, or cause to be done, all things necessary, proper or advisable to consummate and obtain the Financing on the terms and subject only to the conditions (including the market flex provisions) set forth in the Financing
Letters, including using reasonable best efforts to (i) maintain in effect and comply with the Financing Letters, (ii) negotiate and enter into definitive agreements with respect to the Debt Financing on the terms and subject only to the
conditions (including the market flex provisions) set forth in the Debt Commitment Letter, (iii) satisfy (and cause its Affiliates to satisfy) on a timely basis all conditions applicable to the Parent and its Affiliates in the Financing Letters
and the definitive agreements related thereto (or, if necessary or deemed advisable by Parent, seek the waiver of conditions applicable to Parent and Merger Sub contained in such Financing Letter or such definitive agreements related thereto),
(iv) consummate the Financing at or prior to the Closing Date, including using its (and causing its Affiliates to use) reasonable best efforts to cause the lenders and the other Persons committing to fund the Financing to fund the Financing at
the Closing, (v) enforce its rights under the Financing Letters and the definitive agreements
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relating to the Financing and (vi) comply with its covenants and other obligations under the Financing Letters and the definitive agreements relating to the Financing. Parent shall not, and
shall not permit any of its Affiliates to, take any action not otherwise required under this Agreement that could reasonably be expected to result in termination of any of the Financing Letters. Parent, Merger Sub and the Guarantors shall not,
without the prior written consent of the Company, agree to or permit any termination of or amendment, supplement or modification to be made to, or grant any waiver of any provision under, the Financing Letters or the definitive agreements relating
to the Financing if such termination, amendment, supplement, modification or waiver could reasonably be expected to (A)(1) reduce (or could have the effect of reducing) the aggregate amount of the Financing or (2) reduce the amount of Equity
Financing unless the Debt Financing is increased by a corresponding amount no later than the date of such amendment, modification or waiver and, after giving effect thereto, the representations and warranties set forth in Section 4.5 shall
be true and correct, (B) impose new or additional conditions precedent to the availability of the Financing or otherwise expand, amend or modify any of the conditions precedent to the Financing, or otherwise expand, amend or modify any other
provision of the Financing Letters in a manner that could reasonably be expected to delay or prevent or make less likely to occur the funding of the Financing (or satisfaction of the conditions to the Financing) on the Closing Date or
(C) adversely impact the ability of the Parent, the Merger Sub or (with respect to the Equity Financing) the Company, as applicable, to enforce its rights to cause the Financing to be completed pursuant to the Financing Letters. The Parent
shall deliver to the Company true and complete copies of any amendment, modification, supplement, consent or waiver to or under any Financing Letter promptly following execution thereof.
(b) The Parent shall keep the Company generally informed on a current basis (and shall provide such details as shall be reasonably requested
by the Company) of the status of its efforts to arrange the Debt Financing and provide to the Company drafts of the definitive documents for the Debt Financing promptly following request, the proposed final definitive agreements for the Debt
Financing not less than two (2) Business Days prior to the anticipated date of execution thereof and thereafter complete, correct and executed copies of the material definitive documents for the Debt Financing. The Parent and the Merger Sub
shall give the Company prompt notice (i) of any breach, default (or any event that, with or without notice, lapse of time or both, would reasonably be expected to give rise to any default or breach), termination, cancellation or repudiation by
any party to any of the Financing Letters or definitive documents related to the Financing of which the Parent or the Merger Sub becomes aware, (ii) of the receipt of any written notice or other written communication from any Financing source
with respect to any (A) breach, default, termination, cancellation or repudiation by any party to any of the Financing Letters or any definitive document related to the Financing of any provisions of the Financing Letters or any definitive
document related to the Financing or (B) material dispute or disagreement between or among any parties to any of the Financing Letters or any definitive document related to the Financing and (iii) of the occurrence of an event or
development that could reasonably be expected to adversely impact the ability of the Parent or the Merger Sub to obtain all or any portion of the Financing contemplated by the Financing Letters on the terms and conditions, in the manner and from the
sources contemplated by any of the Financing Letters or the definitive documents related to the Financing (or if at any time for any other reason the Parent or the Merger Sub believes that it will not be able to obtain all or any portion of the
Financing contemplated by the Financing Letters on the terms and conditions, in the manner and from the sources contemplated by any of the Financing Letters or the definitive documents related to the Financing). As soon as reasonably practicable,
but in any event within two Business Days of the date the Company delivers to the Parent or the Merger Sub a written request, the Parent and the Merger Sub shall provide any information reasonably requested by the Company relating to any
circumstance referred to in the immediately preceding sentence. If any portion of the Debt Financing becomes unavailable on the terms and conditions (including any applicable market flex provisions) contemplated by the Debt Commitment Letter, and
such portion is required to fund the Merger Consideration and all fees, expenses and other amounts contemplated to be paid by the Parent pursuant to this Agreement, or the Parent becomes aware of any event or circumstance that could reasonably be
expected to make any such portion of the Debt Financing unavailable on the terms and conditions (including any applicable market flex provisions) contemplated by the Debt Commitment Letter, the Parent shall promptly notify the Company in writing and
the Parent and the Merger Sub shall use their reasonable best efforts to arrange and obtain in replacement thereof, and negotiate and enter into definitive agreements with respect to, alternative financing
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from alternative sources in an amount, together with the Equity Financing and the available unrestricted cash of the Company and its Subsidiaries, sufficient to consummate the Transactions with
conditions not less favorable to the Parent and the Merger Sub (or their respective Affiliates) than the conditions set forth in the Debt Commitment Letter, as promptly as practicable following the occurrence of such event;
provided
,
however
, that the Parent and the Merger Sub shall not be required to accept any such alternate financing if the terms thereof are materially less favorable (taken as a whole) than the terms contained in the Debt Commitment Letter on the date
hereof. The Parent shall deliver to the Company true and complete copies of all contracts, agreements or other arrangements (including Redacted Fee Letters) pursuant to which any such alternative source shall have committed to provide any portion of
the Debt Financing. For purposes of this Section 6.14, (w) references to the Financing shall include the financing contemplated by the Financing Letters as permitted to be amended, modified, supplemented or replaced by this
Section 6.14, (x) references to the Debt Commitment Letter shall include such documents as permitted to be amended, modified, supplemented or replaced by this Section 6.14, (y) references to Debt Financing
shall include the debt financing contemplated by the Debt Commitment Letter as permitted to be amended, modified, supplemented or replaced by this Section 6.14, and (z) references to Debt Financing Sources shall include the
Debt Financing Sources as defined above as permitted to be replaced by this Section 6.14.
(c) Prior to the Closing Date, the Company
shall use its reasonable best efforts to provide, and to cause its Subsidiaries to provide, to the Parent and the Merger Sub, in each case at the Parents sole cost and expense, such reasonable cooperation as is customary and reasonably
requested by the Parent in connection with the arrangement of the Debt Financing, including (i) using reasonable best efforts to (A) assist the Parent in obtaining customary legal opinions, surveys and title insurance as reasonably
requested by the Debt Financing Sources and customary for financings similar to the Debt Financing; (B) assist the Parent in facilitating the execution and delivery of one or more credit or other agreements in connection with the Debt Financing
as well as any pledge and security documents, currency or interest hedging arrangements, other definitive financing documents, or other customary certificates or documents as may be reasonably requested by the Debt Financing Sources (including a
certificate with respect to solvency matters of the Company and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis) and otherwise reasonably facilitating the pledging of collateral, but in no event shall any of the foregoing be effective until as of or after
the Closing; (C) prior to the Closing Date, providing such documentation and other information about the Company and each of its Subsidiaries as is reasonably requested in writing by the Debt Financing Sources at least ten (10) Business
Days prior to the Closing Date with respect to applicable know your customer and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including the USA PATRIOT Act; and (D) arrange for the repayment on the Closing Date of any outstanding
funded indebtedness of the Company and its Subsidiaries from the proceeds of the Financing contemplated hereby and using reasonable best efforts to obtain in respect of such indebtedness customary payoff letters, lien terminations, title transfers
and instruments of discharge or transfer relating to any collateral to be delivered at the Closing Date, and (ii) using its reasonable best efforts to furnish the Parent, the Merger Sub and the Debt Financing Sources (A) within 40 days
after the end of any fiscal quarter ending after the date hereof that is not a fiscal year end, with the unaudited consolidated balance sheet of the Company as of the end of such quarter and the related unaudited statements of income and cash flows,
(B) within 60 days after the end of any fiscal year ending after the date hereof with the audited consolidated balance sheet of the Company as of the end of such fiscal year and the related audited statements of income and cash flows;
(C) to the extent requested with specificity and in writing, such other pertinent and customary financial and other information as the Parent shall reasonably request of a type and form customarily included in marketing materials for a senior
secured bank financing or an offering memorandum with respect to a private placement of high yield debt securities pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act, as applicable, and subject to exceptions customary for such financings and
(D) reasonably promptly after the end of each calendar month, preliminary monthly income statements for each of the Companys Medical Imaging, Ultrasound and Security segments (including preliminary monthly income statements for each of
the Computed Tomography, Power/MRI, Motion and Mammography subsegments of the Medical Imaging segment) and a preliminary consolidated Company balance sheet, in each case in such format as provided by the Company to the Parent prior to the date of
this Agreement (
provided
that in no event shall the Company be required to provide (1) any information regarding any post-Closing or pro forma financial
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statements, post-Closing pro forma adjustments desired to be incorporated into any information used in connection with the Financing (including any synergies or cost savings), projections,
ownership or an as-adjusted capitalization table or any financial statements or information not available to the Company and prepared in the ordinary course of its financial reporting practice, (2) any description of all or any component of the
Financing, including any such description to be included in liquidity and capital resources disclosure or any description of notes, or other information customarily provided by the Financing sources or their counsel, (3) risk
factors relating to all or any component of the Financing, (4) subsidiary financial statements or any other information of the type required by Rule 3-09, Rule 3-10 or Rule 3-16 of Regulation S-X, (5) Compensation Disclosure and Analysis
required by Regulation S-K Item 402(b) or (6) other information customarily excluded from a Rule 144A offering memorandum). Such requested cooperation shall not, in the Companys reasonable judgment, unreasonably interfere with the
ongoing business or operations of the Company and any of its Subsidiaries. In no event shall the Company or any of its Subsidiaries be required to bear any cost or expense, pay any commitment or other fee, enter into any definitive agreement, incur
any other liability or obligation, make any other payment or agree to provide any indemnity in connection with the Financing or any of the foregoing prior to the Effective Time. In addition, nothing in this Section 6.14 shall require any action
that would conflict with or violate the Companys or any of its Subsidiaries organizational documents or any laws, rules or regulations or result in, prior to the Effective Time, the contravention of, or that would reasonably be expected
to result in, prior to the Effective Time, a violation or breach of, or default under, any contract to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party. For the avoidance of doubt, none of the Company or its Subsidiaries or their respective
officers, directors (with respect to any Subsidiary of the Company) or employees shall be required to execute or enter into or perform any agreement, certificate or other document with respect to the Financing contemplated by the Financing Letters
that is not contingent upon the Closing or that would be effective prior to the Closing and no directors of the Company shall be required to execute or enter into or perform any agreement, or to pass any resolutions or consents, with respect to the
Financing. The Parent shall promptly, upon request by the Company, reimburse the Company for all reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses (including (x) reasonable attorneys fees and (y) reasonably incurred fees and expenses of
the Companys accounting firms engaged to assist in connection with the Financing) incurred by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective Representatives in connection with the Financing, including the cooperation of the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective Representatives contemplated by this Section 6.14 and the compliance by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective Representatives with its obligations under
this Section 6.14, and shall indemnify and hold harmless the Company, its Subsidiaries and their respective Representatives from and against any and all losses, damages, claims, costs or expenses suffered or incurred by any of them in
connection with the arrangement of the Financing and any information used in connection therewith, including compliance by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective Representatives with its obligations under this
Section 6.14. Nothing contained in this Section 6.14 or otherwise shall require the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to be an issuer or obligor with respect to the Debt Financing prior to the Effective Time.
(d) Parent shall, and shall cause its Affiliates to, refrain from taking, directly or indirectly, any action that could reasonably be expected
to result in the failure of any of the conditions contained in the Financing Letters or in any definitive agreement relating to the Financing that are within its control. The Parent and the Merger Sub acknowledge and agree that, notwithstanding the
Companys obligations under Section 6.14(c) (but subject to the applicable conditions set forth in Section 7.1 and Section 7.3), none of the obtaining of the Financing or any permitted alternative financing, or the completion of
any issuance of securities contemplated by the Financing, is a condition to the Closing, and reaffirm their obligation to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement irrespective and independently of the availability of the Financing
or any permitted alternative financing or the completion of any such issuance, subject to the applicable conditions set forth in Section 7.1 and Section 7.3.
(e) All non-public or otherwise confidential information regarding the Company obtained by the Parent or its Representatives pursuant to
clause (c) above shall be kept confidential in accordance with the Confidentiality Agreement;
provided
that, upon notice to the Company, the Parent may provide such information
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to potential sources of capital and to rating agencies and prospective lenders and investors during syndication of the Debt Financing (including any permitted alternative financing) subject to
customary confidentiality arrangements with such Persons regarding such information.
ARTICLE VII
CONDITIONS TO MERGER
7.1
Conditions to Each Partys Obligation To Effect the Merger
. The respective obligations of each party hereto to effect the Merger shall be subject to the satisfaction on or prior to the Closing Date of the following conditions:
(a)
Shareholder Approval
. The Company Voting Proposal shall have been approved by the Required Company Shareholder Vote.
(b)
Antitrust Approval
. Any waiting period and other similar time periods (and any extensions thereof) and any approvals or clearances
applicable to the consummation of the Merger under the HSR Act and (unless waived by the Parent in its sole discretion) under the antitrust or competition Laws of each Applicable Jurisdiction shall not have expired, lapsed or been terminated or
obtained, as applicable.
(c)
No Injunctions
. No Governmental Entity of competent jurisdiction shall have enacted, issued,
promulgated, enforced or entered any order, executive order, temporary restraining order, stay, decree, judgment or injunction (preliminary or permanent) or statute, rule or regulation which is in effect and which has the effect of making the
Merger illegal or otherwise prohibiting consummation of the Merger.
7.2
Conditions to the Obligations of the Company
. The
obligation of the Company to effect the Merger is also subject to the satisfaction, or waiver by the Company, on or prior to the Closing Date of the following conditions:
(a) the representations and warranties of the Parent and the Merger Sub contained in this Agreement shall be true and correct as of the date of
this Agreement and as of the Closing Date (without giving effect to any qualification as to materiality or Parent Material Adverse Effect contained therein) as though made on and as of such date (except for representations and warranties that by
their terms speak specifically as of the date of this Agreement or another date, in which case as of such date), except where any failures of any such representations and warranties to be true and correct (without giving effect to any qualification
as to materiality or Parent Material Adverse Effect contained therein) have not had and would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Parent Material Adverse Effect;
(b) each of the Parent and the Merger Sub shall have performed or complied with in all material respects its covenants and obligations
required to be performed or complied with by it under this Agreement on or prior to the Closing Date; and
(c) the Company shall have
received a certificate executed by an executive officer of the Parent, dated the Closing Date, confirming on behalf of the Parent and the Merger Sub that the conditions set forth in Section 7.2(a) and Section 7.2(b) have been duly
satisfied.
7.3
Conditions to the Obligations of the Parent and the Merger Sub
. The obligation of the Parent and the Merger Sub to
effect the Merger is also subject to the satisfaction, or waiver by the Parent (on behalf of the Parent and the Merger Sub), on or prior to the Closing Date of the following conditions:
(a) (A) the representations and warranties of the Company contained in Section 3.7(a) shall be true and correct in all respects as of
the date of this Agreement and as of the Closing Date as though made on and as of
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such date; (B) the representations and warranties of the Company contained in Section 3.2(a) and in the first and second sentences of Section 3.2(c) shall be true and correct in
all respects as of the date of this Agreement and as of the Closing Date as though made on and as of such date (except for representations and warranties that by their terms speak specifically as of the date of this Agreement or another date, in
which case as of such date), except for any
de minimis
exceptions; (C) the representations and warranties of the Company set forth in the first sentence of Section 3.1, in clause (y) of Section 3.3(a) and in
Section 3.4(a), Section 3.19 and Section 3.20 shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the date of this Agreement and as of the Closing Date as though made on such date (except for representations and warranties that
by their terms speak specifically as of the date of this Agreement or another date, in which case as of such date); and (D) all the other representations and warranties of the Company set forth in this Agreement shall be true and correct as of
the date of this Agreement and as of the Closing Date (without giving effect to any qualification as to materiality or Company Material Adverse Effect contained therein) as though made on and as of such date (except for representations and
warranties that by their terms speak specifically as of the date of this Agreement or another date, in which case as of such date), except where any failures of any such representations and warranties to be true and correct (without giving effect to
any qualification as to materiality or Company Material Adverse Effect contained therein) have not had and would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect;
(b) the Company shall have performed or complied with in all material respects its covenants and obligations required to be performed or
complied with by it under this Agreement on or prior to the Closing Date; and
(c) the Parent and the Merger Sub shall have received a
certificate executed by the Companys Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, dated the Closing Date, confirming on behalf of the Company that the conditions set forth in Section 7.3(a) and Section 7.3(b) have been duly
satisfied.
ARTICLE VIII
TERMINATION AND AMENDMENT
8.1
Termination
. This Agreement may be terminated and the Merger may be abandoned (with respect to Sections 8.1(b) through 8.1(i), by written notice by the terminating party to the other party) (with any termination by the Parent also
being an effective termination by the Merger Sub):
(a) by mutual written consent of the Parent and the Company at any time prior to the
Effective Time;
(b) by either the Parent or the Company at any time after the Outside Date if the Effective Time shall not have occurred
on or before the Outside Date (provided that the right to terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section 8.1(b) shall (i) not be available to any party hereto if the failure of such party (or any Affiliate of such party) to fulfill
any obligation under this Agreement has been a principal cause of or resulted in the failure of the Effective Time to occur on or before the Outside Date and (ii) be subject to the proviso set forth in Section 8.1(i));
(c) by either the Parent or the Company at any time prior to the Effective Time if a Governmental Entity of competent jurisdiction shall have
issued a nonappealable final order, decree or ruling or taken any other nonappealable final action, in each case having the effect of permanently restraining, enjoining or otherwise prohibiting the consummation of the Merger;
provided
,
however
, that a party hereto shall not be permitted to terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section 8.1(c) if the failure of such party (or any Affiliate of such party) to fulfill any obligation under this Agreement has been a
principal cause of or resulted in the issuance of any such order, decree, ruling or the taking of such other action;
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(d) by the Parent or the Company if Company Shareholder Approval shall not have been
obtained at the Company Meeting duly convened therefor or at any adjournment or postponement thereof at which a vote on the approval of this Agreement was taken;
(e) by the Parent, prior to the Effective Time, if: (i) the Company Board shall have failed to include the Company Board Recommendation
in the Proxy Statement or shall have effected a Company Board Recommendation Change; (ii) the Company Board shall have approved, endorsed or recommended, or proposed publicly to approve, endorse or recommend, to the shareholders of the Company
any Alternative Acquisition Agreement, any Acquisition Proposal or any Superior Proposal, and/or permitted the Company to enter into an Alternative Acquisition Agreement related to an Acquisition Proposal or a Superior Proposal; (iii) a tender
offer or exchange offer for outstanding shares of Company Common Stock shall have been commenced (other than by the Parent or an Affiliate of the Parent) and the Company Board shall have recommended that the shareholders of the Company tender their
shares in such tender or exchange offer or, within 10 Business Days after the commencement of such tender or exchange offer, the Company Board shall have failed to recommend against acceptance (or subsequently withdraws a recommendation against
acceptance, provided that a stop, look and listen statement contemplated by Section 6.1(d) shall not be deemed to be such a withdrawal) of such offer; or (iv) the Company shall have materially breached Section 6.1(a) (each
of clauses (i) through (iv), a
Trigger Event
);
(f) by the Company, at any time prior to the Effective Time, in
order to effect a Company Board Recommendation Change and enter into a definitive agreement providing for a Superior Proposal; provided that (i) the Company has complied in all material respects with the terms of Section 6.1(b) with
respect to such Superior Proposal and (ii) immediately prior (and as a condition) to the termination of this Agreement, the Company pays the Parent the Termination Fee contemplated by Section 8.3(b)(ii);
(g) by the Parent, prior to the Effective Time, if there has been a breach of, inaccuracy in or failure to perform any representation,
warranty, covenant or agreement by or on the part of the Company set forth in this Agreement, which breach, inaccuracy in or failure to perform (i) would cause any of the conditions set forth in Section 7.3(a) or Section 7.3(b) not to
be satisfied, and (ii) is not capable of being cured by the Outside Date or, if capable of being cured by the Outside Date, shall not have been cured within 20 Business Days following receipt by the Company of written notice of such breach or
failure to perform from the Parent;
provided
that neither the Parent nor the Merger Sub is then in material breach of any representation, warranty or covenant under this Agreement;
(h) by the Company, prior to the Effective Time, if there has been a breach, inaccuracy in of or failure to perform any representation,
warranty, covenant or agreement by or on the part of the Parent or the Merger Sub set forth in this Agreement, which breach, inaccuracy in or failure to perform (i) would cause any of the conditions set forth in Section 7.2(a) or
Section 7.2(b) not to be satisfied, and (ii) is not capable of being cured by the Outside Date or, if capable of being cured by the Outside Date, shall not have been cured within 20 Business Days following receipt by the Parent of written
notice of such breach, inaccuracy in or failure to perform from the Company;
provided
that the Company is not then in material breach of any representation, warranty or covenant under this Agreement; or
(i) by the Company if all of the conditions set forth in Section 7.1 and Section 7.3 have been satisfied or waived (other than those
conditions that by their nature are to be satisfied at the Effective Time, but subject to such conditions being reasonably capable of being satisfied at such time) and, for any reason, the Merger Sub shall have failed to consummate the Closing
within two Business Days after the date the Closing was required to have occurred pursuant to Section 1.3;
provided
, that notwithstanding anything in Section 8.1(b) to the contrary, no party shall be permitted to terminate this
Agreement pursuant to Section 8.1(b) during such two Business Day period.
8.2
Effect of Termination
. In the event of
termination of this Agreement as provided in Section 8.1, this Agreement shall immediately become void and there shall be no liability or obligation on the part of the Parent,
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the Company, the Merger Sub or their respective Representatives, shareholders or Affiliates;
provided
that, subject to Section 8.3(d), (a) any such termination shall not relieve
any party hereto from liability for any Fraud or any Willful Breach and (b) the provisions of Section 6.4(a) (Confidentiality), this Section 8.2 (Effect of Termination), Section 8.3 (Fees and Expenses), Article IX (Defined
Terms) and Article X (Miscellaneous), the expense reimbursement and indemnification provisions of Section 6.14(c), the Confidentiality Agreement and the Guarantee shall remain in full force and effect and survive any termination
of this Agreement.
8.3
Fees and Expenses
.
(a) Except as set forth in this Section 8.3, all fees and expenses incurred in connection with this Agreement and the transactions
contemplated hereby shall be paid by the party incurring such fees and expenses, whether or not the Merger is consummated.
(b) The
Company shall pay the Parent the Termination Fee in the event that this Agreement is terminated:
(i) by the Parent pursuant to
Section 8.1(e);
(ii) by the Company pursuant to Section 8.1(f); or
(iii) by either the Parent or the Company pursuant to Section 8.1(b) (if such termination occurs prior to obtaining the Company
Shareholder Approval) or Section 8.1(d) or by the Parent pursuant to Section 8.1(g) (arising from a material breach of the Companys covenants set forth in this Agreement), if (A) before the date of such termination, an
Acquisition Proposal shall have been publicly announced and not withdrawn (without being subsequently reinstated) at least two (2) Business Days prior to the earlier of the date of such termination and the Outside Date, (B) at the time of
termination, the Company shall not have been entitled to terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 8.1(i) (unless such right resulted from a breach of the Companys representations, warranties or covenants set forth in this Agreement)
and (C) within 12 months after the date of such termination, any Acquisition Proposal is consummated or a definitive agreement with respect to any Acquisition Proposal is entered into and such Acquisition Proposal is thereafter consummated;
provided
,
however
, that, for purposes of this Section 8.3(b)(iii), all references to 20% and 80% in the definition of Acquisition Proposal shall be deemed to be references to 50%.
(iv) Any fee due under Section 8.3(b)(i) shall be paid by or on behalf of the Company to the Parent by wire transfer of same-day
funds within two Business Days after the date of termination of this Agreement. Any fee due under Section 8.3(b)(ii) shall be paid by or on behalf of the Company to the Parent by wire transfer of same-day funds on or before the date of
termination of this Agreement. Any fee due under Section 8.3(b)(iii) shall be paid by or on behalf of the Company to the Parent by wire transfer of same-day funds within two Business Days after the date on which the transaction referenced in
clause (C) of Section 8.3(b)(iii) is consummated. In no event shall the Company be required to pay the Termination Fee on more than one occasion, whether or not the Termination Fee may be payable under more than one provision of this
Agreement at the same or at different times and the occurrence of different events.
(c) In the event that the Company shall terminate
this Agreement pursuant to Section 8.1(h) or Section 8.1(i) (or pursuant to Section 8.1(b) under circumstances in which the Company would have been entitled to terminate the Agreement pursuant to Section 8.1(h) or
Section 8.1(i)), then the Parent shall pay to the Company as promptly as reasonably practicable (and, in any event, within two Business Days following such termination) the Parent Termination Fee, it being understood that in no event shall the
Parent be required to pay the Parent Termination Fee on more than one occasion, whether or not the Parent Termination Fee may be payable under more than one provision of this Agreement at the same or at different times and the occurrence of
different events.
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(d) Each of the parties hereto acknowledges that the agreements contained in this
Section 8.3 are an integral part of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, that the parties hereto would not enter into this Agreement absent such agreement and that each of the Termination Fee and the Parent Termination Fee
constitute liquidated damages and is not a penalty. Accordingly, if the Company or the Parent, as the case may be, fails to timely pay any amount due pursuant to this Section 8.3, and, in order to obtain the payment, the Parent or the Company,
as the case may be, commences a suit, action or proceeding which results in a judgment against the other party, with respect to the Parent or the Merger Sub, or parties, with respect to the Company, for the payment set forth in this
Section 8.3, such paying party shall pay the other party or parties, as applicable, its or their reasonable and documented costs and expenses (including reasonable and documented attorneys fees) in connection with such suit, action or
proceeding, together with interest on such amount at the prime rate as published in The Wall Street Journal in effect on the date such payment was required to be made through the date such payment was actually received.
8.4
Amendment
. This Agreement may be amended by the parties hereto, by action taken or authorized by their respective Boards of
Directors to the extent permitted by law;
provided
that following receipt of the Company Shareholder Approval, no amendment shall be made that (a) is prohibited by Section 11.02(e) of the MBCA or (ii) by law or rule or
regulation of any stock exchange requires further approval by the shareholders of the Company without such further approval. This Agreement may not be amended except by an instrument in writing signed on behalf of each of the parties hereto.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, Section 8.4, Section 10.4, Section 10.5 and Section 10.15 (and in each case, the definitions related thereto) may not be modified or amended in a manner that is adverse
in any respect to any Debt Financing Source without the prior written consent of such Debt Financing Source.
8.5
Extension;
Waiver
. At any time prior to the Effective Time, the parties hereto, by action taken or authorized by their respective Boards of Directors, may, to the extent legally allowed, (a) extend the time for the performance of any of the
obligations or other acts of the other parties hereto, (b) waive any inaccuracies in the representations and warranties contained herein or in any document delivered pursuant hereto and (c) waive compliance with any of the agreements or
conditions contained herein. Any agreement on the part of a party hereto to any such extension or waiver shall be valid only if set forth in a written instrument signed on behalf of such party. Such extension or waiver shall not apply to any time
for performance, inaccuracy in any representation or warranty, or noncompliance with any agreement or condition, as the case may be, other than that which is specified in the extension or waiver. The failure of any party hereto to assert any of its
rights under this Agreement or otherwise shall not constitute a waiver of such rights.
8.6
Procedure for Termination, Amendment,
Extension or Waiver
. A termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 8.1, an amendment, modification or supplement of this Agreement pursuant to Section 8.4 or an extension or waiver of this Agreement pursuant to Section 8.5
shall, in order to be effective, require action by the respective Board of Directors of the applicable parties or the duly authorized designee of its Board of Directors.
ARTICLE IX
DEFINED TERMS
The following capitalized terms shall have the respective meanings set forth below:
Acquisition Proposal
means (a) any proposal or offer for a merger, consolidation, dissolution, recapitalization, share
exchange, tender offer or other business combination involving the Company or the Company and its Subsidiaries (other than (i) mergers, consolidations, share exchanges or other business combinations involving solely the Company or a
wholly-owned Subsidiary of the Company, on the one hand, and one or more wholly-owned Subsidiaries of the Company, on the other hand, and (ii) mergers, consolidations,
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recapitalizations, share exchanges, tender offers or other business combinations that if consummated would result in the holders of the outstanding shares of Company Common Stock immediately
prior to such transaction owning more than 80% of the equity securities of the Company, or any successor or acquiring entity, immediately thereafter), (b) any proposal for the issuance by the Company of 20% or more of its equity securities or
(c) any proposal or offer to acquire in any manner, directly or indirectly, 20% or more of the equity securities of the Company or 20% or more of the consolidated total assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries, in each case other than the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any offer or proposal by the Parent or any Subsidiary of the Parent.
Affiliate
when used with respect to any Person, means any other Person who is an affiliate of that first Person
within the meaning of Rule 405 promulgated under the Securities Act, except as otherwise set forth in Section 4.8.
Agreement
has the meaning set forth in the preamble.
Alternative Acquisition Agreement
has the meaning set forth in Section 6.1(b)(ii).
Antitrust Laws
means the HSR Act, the Sherman Act, the Clayton Act, the Federal Trade Commission Act, and any other
applicable federal, state or foreign law, regulation or decree designed to prohibit, restrict or regulate actions for the purpose or effect of monopolization or restraint of trade.
Applicable Jurisdiction
means each of the jurisdictions listed in Section 9.01 of the Company Disclosure Schedule.
Articles of Merger
has the meaning set forth in Section 1.2.
Bankruptcy and Equity Exception
has the meaning set forth in Section 3.4(a).
Business Day
means any day on which the principal offices of the SEC in Washington, DC are open to accept filings other
than a day on which banking institutions located in Boston, Massachusetts or New York, New York are permitted or required by law, executive order or governmental decree to remain closed.
Capitalization Date
means the close of business on April 5, 2018.
Certificate
means a certificate that immediately prior to the Effective Time represents shares of Company Common Stock.
Closing
means the closing of the Merger.
Closing Date
means the date on which the Closing occurs.
Code
means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
Company
has the meaning set forth in the preamble.
Company Balance Sheet
means the consolidated unaudited balance sheet of the Company as of January 31, 2018.
Company Board
means the Board of Directors of the Company (together with any duly constituted and authorized committee
thereof).
Company Board Recommendation
has the meaning set forth in Section 6.2(b).
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Company Board Recommendation Change
has the meaning set forth in
Section 6.1(b)(i).
Company Common Stock
means the common stock, par value $0.05 per share, of the Company.
Company Disclosure Schedule
means the disclosure schedule delivered by the Company to the Parent and the Merger Sub and
dated as of the date of this Agreement.
Company Employee Plans
means any employee pension benefit plan (as
defined in Section 3(2) of ERISA), any employee welfare benefit plan (as defined in Section 3(1) of ERISA) (in each case, whether or not such plan is subject to ERISA), and any other plan, policy, agreement or arrangement
relating to insurance coverage, severance benefits, retention benefits, change in control benefits, employment, fringe benefits, supplemental benefits, disability benefits, deferred compensation, bonuses, stock options, stock purchase, phantom
stock, stock appreciation or other forms of incentive compensation or post-retirement compensation, for the benefit of, or relating to, any current or former employee of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and as to which the Company or any
Subsidiary has any liability, but excludes any plan, agreement or arrangement required to be maintained by non-U.S. law.
Company
Employees
means each employee of the Company and its Subsidiaries.
Company ESPP
means the Companys
Amended and Restated Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
Company Intellectual Property
means any Intellectual Property owned
or licensed, or purported to be owned or licensed, by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries
Company Leases
means the
leases, subleases or licenses pursuant to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries leases, subleases or licenses from third parties any real property material to the conduct of the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole,
as currently conducted.
Company Material Adverse Effect
means any effect, change, event, occurrence or development (a
Change
) that is materially adverse to the business, financial condition or results of operations of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole;
provided
,
however
, that no Change resulting from, arising out
of, attributable to, or related to any of the following shall be deemed to be or constitute a Company Material Adverse Effect, and no Change resulting from, arising out of, attributable to, or related to any of the following shall be
taken into account when determining whether a Company Material Adverse Effect has occurred or may, would or could occur: (a) general economic conditions (or changes in such conditions) in the United States or any other country or
region in the world, or conditions in the global economy generally; (b) conditions (or changes in such conditions) in the securities markets, credit markets, currency markets or other financial markets in the United States or any other country
or region in the world, including (i) changes in interest rates in the United States or any other country or region in the world and changes in exchange rates for the currencies of any countries and (ii) any suspension of trading in
securities (whether equity, debt, derivative or hybrid securities) generally on any securities exchange or over-the-counter market operating in the United States or any other country or region in the world; (c) conditions (or changes in such
conditions) in the industries in which the Company and its Subsidiaries conduct business; (d) political conditions (or changes in such conditions) in the United States or any other country or region in the world or acts of war, sabotage or
terrorism (including any escalation or general worsening of any such acts of war, sabotage or terrorism) in the United States or any other country or region in the world; (e) earthquakes, hurricanes, tsunamis, tornadoes, floods, mudslides, wild
fires or other natural disasters, weather conditions and other force majeure events in the United States or any other country or region in the world; (f) the announcement of this Agreement or the pendency or consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby, including the identity of the Parent (provided that this clause (f) shall not apply to any representation or warranty in Section 3.4(b)); (g) any actions taken or failure to take action, in each case, to which the
Parent has approved, consented to or requested in each case in writing; or the taking of any action required by this Agreement (other than any action required by the first sentence of Section 5.1), or the
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failure to take any action prohibited by this Agreement; (h) changes in law or other legal or regulatory conditions (including rules, regulations and administrative policies of the FDA), or
the interpretation thereof, or changes in GAAP or other accounting standards (or the interpretation thereof), or that result from any action taken for the purpose of complying with any of the foregoing; (i) any product candidate of the Company
or any of its Subsidiaries, including any change, event, circumstance or development relating to the use or sale of any such product candidate, the suspension, rejection, refusal of, request to refile or any delay in obtaining or making any
regulatory application or filing relating to any such product candidate, any other negative actions, requests, recommendations or decisions of the FDA or any other Governmental Entity relating to any such product candidate, any other regulatory
development affecting any such product candidate, or the failure to conduct successful clinical trials on a timely basis for any such product candidate; (j) any product or product candidate of any Person (other than the Company and its
Subsidiaries), including the entry into the market of any product competitive with any product or product candidate of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries; (k) any fees or expenses incurred in connection with the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement; (l) changes in the Companys stock price or the trading volume of the Companys stock, or any failure by the Company to meet any public estimates or expectations of the Companys revenue, earnings or other
financial performance or results of operations for any period, or any failure by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to meet any internal budgets, plans or forecasts of its revenues, earnings or other financial performance or results of
operations (but not, in each case, the underlying cause of such changes or failures, unless such changes or failures would otherwise be excepted from this definition); or (m) any legal proceedings made or brought by any of the current or former
shareholders of the Company (on their own behalf or on behalf of the Company) against the Company, the Merger Sub, the Parent or any of their directors or officers, including legal proceedings arising out of the Merger or in connection with any
other transactions contemplated by this Agreement;
provided
that that with respect to the exceptions set forth in clauses (a), (b), (c), (d), (e) and (h), if any such effect, change, event, occurrence or development has had a materially
disproportionate adverse impact on the Company relative to other companies of comparable size to the Company operating in the industries and in the geographic regions in which the Company operates, then, solely to the extent disproportionate in a
material respect, the incremental adverse impact of such event shall be taken into account for the purpose of determining whether a Company Material Adverse Effect has occurred or may, would or could occur.
Company Material Contract
means any Contract to which the Company or one of its Subsidiaries is a party or by which any of
them or any of their respective properties, rights or assets are bound:
(a) that would be required to be filed by the Company as a
material contract pursuant to Item 601(b)(10) of Regulation S-K under the Securities Act;
(b) (i) that prohibits or
otherwise restricts, in any material respect, the Company or any of its Subsidiaries from freely engaging in any material business anywhere in the world; (ii) that requires the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to conduct any business on a
most favored nations basis with any third party where the Contract involves payments to the Company and its Subsidiaries that in the aggregate would reasonably be expected to be in excess of $1,000,000; or (iii) that provides for a
material exclusivity or similar requirement in favor of a third party;
(c) that provides for or governs the formation,
creation, operation, management or control of any partnership, joint venture or similar arrangement;
(d) that would be required to be
listed on Section 3.10(b)(i) or Section 3.10(b)(ii) of the Company Disclosure Schedule;
(e) that constitutes a customer,
manufacturing, supply, distribution or marketing agreement that provides for payment obligations by or to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (excluding purchase orders under pre-existing contracts on standard terms) of at least $3,000,000 or
more in the past twelve (12) calendar months or in the twelve (12) calendar month period following the date of this Agreement;
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(f) pursuant to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has continuing guarantee,
earn-out or other contingent payment obligations (other than indemnification or performance guarantee obligations provided for in the Ordinary Course of Business), that would reasonably be expected to result in payments in excess of
$500,000 in each case or in excess of $1,000,000 in the aggregate;
(g) that constitutes a settlement, conciliation or similar agreement
(A) pursuant to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is obligated after the date of this Agreement to pay consideration to a Governmental Entity in excess of $500,000 individually or in the aggregate or (B) that would otherwise
limit or adversely affect the operation of the business conducted by the Company and its Subsidiaries in any material respect after the Closing;
(h) pursuant to which any indebtedness to any third party for borrowed money of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is outstanding with
respect to a principal amount in excess of $1,000,000 individually or $2,000,000 in the aggregate for indebtedness to all third parties;
(i) that was entered into after May 1, 2015 and provides for the acquisition or disposition, directly or indirectly (by merger or
otherwise), of a business, capital stock, other equity interests or all or substantially all the assets of another Person; or
(j)
pursuant to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries would be obligated to pay to any brokers, finders, financial advisors or other similar fee or commission in connection with any financing in excess of $500,000, any
acquisition of another Person or of all or a substantial portion of the assets of another Person, or any sale of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, any of their respective businesses, or of all or a material portion of the assets or equity of
the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (whether through an acquisition or sale of assets or equity, a merger, a consolidation, or another business combination or transaction).
Company Meeting
has the meaning set forth in Section 6.2(a).
Company Permits
has the meaning set forth in Section 3.16.
Company Personal Information
means all data or information controlled, owned, stored, used or processed by the Company or
any of its Subsidiaries that can be used to identify contact, or locate an individual customer or natural person (such as name, postal address, email address, telephone number, date of birth, Social Security number (or its equivalent), drivers
license number, account number, personal identification number, health or medical information (or any other unique identifier or one or more factors specific to the Persons physical, physiological, mental, economic or social identity),
regardless of the media in which it is contained.
Company Product
means all drugs and devices
(as those terms are defined in Section 201 of the FDCA) and other products subject to the FDCA or any similar law in any foreign jurisdiction that are being researched, tested, developed, commercialized, manufactured, sold or distributed by or
on behalf of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.
Company PSUs
mean any performance-based share units with respect
to shares of Company Common Stock granted under any Company Stock Plan.
Company RSUs
mean restricted stock units with
respect to shares of Company Common Stock granted under any Company Stock Plan.
Company SEC Reports
has the meaning
set forth in Section 3.5(a).
Company Severance Practices
has the meaning set forth in Section 5.1(j).
Company Shareholder Approval
has the meaning set forth in Section 3.4(a).
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Company Stock Option
means each option to purchase shares of Company
Common Stock granted pursuant to any Company Stock Plan. For the avoidance of doubt, the term Company Stock Option, shall not be deemed to include any options outstanding under the Company ESPP.
Company Stock Plan
means the Companys Amended and Restated 1997 Non-Qualified Stock Option Plan for Non-Employee
Directors, the Companys 2007 Stock Option Plan and the Companys Amended and Restated 2009 Stock Incentive Plan.
Companys Knowledge
means the actual knowledge as of the date hereof (without any duty to inquire or investigate) of
the individuals identified in Section 10.1 of the Company Disclosure Schedule.
Confidentiality Agreement
means
the confidentiality agreement, dated as of October 17, 2017, between the Company and Altaris Capital Partners, LLC.
Contract
means, with respect to any Person, any contract, lease, license, indenture, note, agreement or other legally
binding instrument to which such Person or its Subsidiaries is a party or by which any of their respective properties, rights or assets is bound.
Credit Facility
means the Credit Agreement, dated November 23, 2015, by and among the Company, the financial
institutions identified therein as lenders and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent.
Current D&O
Insurance
means the current directors and officers liability insurance policies maintained by the Company as of the date of this Agreement.
Debt Financing Sources
means the lenders and the other Persons committing to fund or arrange, or that have otherwise
entered into agreements in connection with all or any part of, the Debt Financing, together with their respective Affiliates, equityholders, members, partners, officers, directors, employees, agents, advisors and representatives, including in
connection with any alternative financing in accordance with this Agreement.
Dissenting Shares
has the meaning set
forth in Section 2.4(a).
Effective Time
has the meaning set forth in Section 1.2.
EMA
means European Medicines Agency.
Environmental Law
means any applicable law, regulation, order, decree or permit requirement of any governmental
jurisdiction relating to: (a) the protection, investigation or restoration of the environment, human health and safety, or natural resources, (b) the handling, use, storage, treatment, transport, disposal, release or threatened release of
any Hazardous Substance or (c) noise, odor or wetlands protection.
ERISA
means the Employee Retirement Income
Security Act of 1974, as amended.
ERISA Affiliate
means any entity which is a member of (a) a controlled group of
corporations (as defined in Section 414(b) of the Code), (b) a group of trades or businesses under common control (as defined in Section 414(c) of the Code) or (c) an affiliated service group (as defined under Section 414(m)
of the Code or the regulations under Section 414(o) of the Code), any of which includes or included the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.
Exchange Act
means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
FDA
means the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
FDCA
means U.S. Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act of 1938, as amended.
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Fraud
means an actual and intentional fraud committed by a Person with
the specific intent to deceive and mislead a party.
GAAP
means United States generally accepted accounting principles.
Government Contract
means any Contract with any United States Governmental Entity.
Governmental Entity
means any foreign or domestic court, arbitrational tribunal, administrative agency or commission or
other governmental or regulatory authority, agency or instrumentality, or any self-regulatory body or organization having authority or jurisdiction over the activities of any party or any Subsidiary of any party.
Hazardous Substance
means: (a) any substance that is regulated or which falls within the definition of a
hazardous substance, hazardous waste or hazardous material pursuant to any Environmental Law or (b) any petroleum product or by-product, asbestos-containing material, polychlorinated biphenyls, radioactive
materials or radon.
Healthcare Laws
means (a) the FDCA (including all applicable registration and listing
requirements set forth in Section 510 of the FDCA (21 U.S.C.A § 360) and 21 C.F.R. Part 807); (b) federal Medicare and Medicaid statutes (Title XVIII and Title XIX of the Social Security Act); (c) Patient Protection and
Affordable Care Act; (d) the Physician Payments Sunshine Act; (e) the federal AntiKickback Statute (42 U.S.C.A § 1320a7b(b)), Stark Law (42 U.S.C.A § 1395nn), False Claims Act (31 U.S.C.A § 3729 et seq.), Health Insurance
Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (42 U.S.C.A § 1320d et seq.) (HIPAA), as amended by the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act; (f) state or provincial device licensing, disclosure and reporting
requirements; (g) the Federal Trade Commission Act; and (h) any comparable federal, state, foreign, provincial or local laws for any of the foregoing, in each case as amended.
Healthcare Regulatory Authority
means any federal, national, state, local, foreign or multinational governmental health
regulatory agency or authority with jurisdiction over (a) the research, development, marketing, labeling, sale, distribution, use, handling and control, safety, efficacy, reliability, manufacturing, approval, licensing of any drug or medical
device, (b) healthcare programs under which such products are purchased or (c) the protection of personal health information. References in this Agreement to Healthcare Regulatory Authority shall be deemed to include the EMA and the FDA,
the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, the U.S. Department of Justice, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Civil Rights, and the Federal Trade Commission and their equivalent foreign entities.
HSR Act
means the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended.
Indemnified Party
means each Person who is now, or has been at any time prior to the date hereof, or who becomes prior to
the Effective Time a director, manager or officer of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.
Intellectual Property
means (a) patents, patent applications, inventions and invention disclosures, and all related continuations, continuations-in-part, divisionals, reissues, re-examinations, substitutions and extensions thereof, (b) trademarks, service
marks, trade dress, logos, trade names, corporate names, Internet domain names, design rights and other source identifiers, together with the goodwill symbolized by any of the foregoing, (c) copyrightable works and copyrights, (d) trade
secrets, know-how, processes, ideas, formulae, models, schematics, technology, computer software programs, computer applications and methodologies, (e) other tangible or intangible proprietary or confidential information and materials,
(f) all rights in the foregoing and in other similar intangible assets, and (g) all applications and registrations for the foregoing.
Interim Period
means the period commencing on the date hereof and ending on the earlier of (a) June 9, 2018 and
(b) the date the Debt Financing is consummated.
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Intervening Event
means a change in circumstances or development that
(a) was not known by the Company Board as of the date of this Agreement and (b) does not relate to an Acquisition Proposal;
provided
,
however
, that in no event shall the receipt, existence or terms of an Acquisition
Proposal or Superior Proposal or any matter relating thereto constitute an Intervening Event.
Lien
means any mortgage,
security interest, pledge, lien, charge or encumbrance, other than (a) mechanics, carriers, workmens, warehousemens, repairmens or other statutory liens arising in the Ordinary Course of Business, (b) liens
for Taxes, assessments and other governmental charges and levies that are not due and payable or that are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and for which reserves have been reflected on the Company Balance Sheet to the extent
required by GAAP, (c) liens arising from actions of the Parent or the Merger Sub (including in connection with any financing), (d) with respect to real property, liens, defects or irregularities in title, easements, rights-of-way,
covenants, restrictions, and other, similar matters of record that are, in each case, shown in public records, (e) liens on goods in transit incurred pursuant to documentary letters of credit, in each case arising in the Ordinary Course of
Business, (f) liens arising under applicable securities laws, (g) non-exclusive licenses of Company Intellectual Property owned or purported to be owned by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries granted by the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries to its customers in connection with the sale of products in the Ordinary Course of Business and (h) zoning, building and other similar codes and regulations relating to real property.
Maximum Premium
means 300% of the last annual premium paid prior to the Effective Time for the Current D&O Insurance.
MBCA
means the Massachusetts Business Corporation Act.
Merger
has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
Merger Consideration
has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
Merger Sub
has the meaning set forth in the preamble.
Nasdaq
means The NASDAQ Stock Market.
New Plans
means employee benefit plans and other compensatory arrangements of the Parent and its Subsidiaries providing
benefits to any Company Employees after the Effective Time.
Number of Vested PSUs
has the meaning set forth in
Section 2.3(c).
Ordinary Course of Business
means the ordinary course of business consistent in all material
respects with past practice.
Outside Date
means October 10, 2018.
Parent
has the meaning set forth in the preamble.
Parent Material Adverse Effect
means any change, event or development that would reasonably be expected to prevent, or
materially impair or delay, the ability of the Parent or the Merger Sub to consummate the Merger.
Parent Termination
Fee
means a termination fee of $64,200,000 in cash.
Paying Agent
means Computershare Trust Company, N.A. or
another bank or trust company mutually acceptable to the Parent and the Company, which shall be engaged by the Parent to act as paying agent for the payment of the Merger Consideration to the holders of shares of Company Common Stock outstanding
immediately prior to the Effective Time.
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Payment Fund
means cash in an amount sufficient to make payment of the
Merger Consideration pursuant to Section 2.1(c) in exchange for all of the outstanding shares of Company Common Stock (other than shares of Company Common Stock cancelled in accordance with Section 2.1(b)).
Person
means any individual, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, association, trust,
Governmental Entity, unincorporated organization or other entity.
Pre-Closing Period
means the period commencing on
the date of this Agreement and ending at the Effective Time.
Proxy Statement
has the meaning set forth in
Section 3.4(c).
Qualified Person
has the meaning set forth in Section 6.1(a)(ii).
Recommendation Change Notice
has the meaning set forth in Section 6.1(b).
Redacted Fee Letter
means a fee letter from a financing source in which the only redactions relate to fee amounts,
market flex provisions and securities demand provisions,
provided
that such redactions do not relate to any terms that could adversely affect the conditionality, enforceability, availability, termination or aggregate
principal amount of the Debt Financing or other funding being made available by such financing source.
Release
means
any release, spill, emission, leaking, injection, pouring, deposit, disposal, discharge, dispersal, leaching or migration into or through the indoor or outdoor environment.
Reporting Tail Endorsement
means a six (6) year extended reporting period endorsement with respect to the Current
D&O Insurance, on terms and conditions providing coverage retentions, limits and other material terms substantially equivalent to the Current D&O Insurance.
Representatives
means, with respect to any Person, such Persons directors, managers, officers, employees, investment
bankers, attorneys, accountants and other advisors or representatives.
Required Company Shareholder Vote
has the
meaning set forth in Section 3.4(d).
Restrictive Order
has the meaning set forth in Section 6.5(a)(iv).
Sarbanes-Oxley Act
means the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, as amended.
SEC
means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
Secretary of State
means the Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Securities Act
means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
Significant Customer
has the meaning set forth in Section 3.23.
Significant Subsidiary
has the meaning ascribed to such term in Rule 1-02(w) of Regulation S-X promulgated pursuant to the
Exchange Act.
Significant Supplier
has the meaning set forth in Section 3.22.
Solvent
has the meaning set forth in Section 4.7.
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Subsidiary
means, with respect to any Person, another Person (a) of
which such first Person owns or controls, directly or indirectly, securities or other ownership interests representing (i) more than 50% of the voting power of all outstanding stock or ownership interests of such second Person or (ii) the
right to receive more than 50% of the net assets available for distribution to the holders of outstanding stock or ownership interests upon a liquidation or dissolution, (b) of which the power to vote or direct voting of sufficient voting
securities, other voting rights or voting partner interests to elect a majority of the board of directors or other governing body or persons performing similar functions is directly or indirectly held by such Person, or (c) of which such first
Person is a general partner or managing member.
Superior Proposal
means any
bona fide
written proposal made by
a third party after the date of this Agreement to acquire more than 50% of the equity securities or consolidated total assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries, pursuant to a tender or exchange offer, a merger, a consolidation, business
combination or recapitalization or a sale of its assets, (a) on terms which the Company Board determines in its good faith judgment to be more favorable to the holders of Company Common Stock than the transactions contemplated by this Agreement
(after consultation with its financial and legal advisors), taking into account all the terms and conditions of such proposal and this Agreement (including any written, binding offer by the Parent to amend the terms of this Agreement, which offer is
not revocable prior to the expiration of the four (4) Business Day period following delivery by the Company of any Recommendation Change Notice with respect to such proposal (provided that the Parent may revise its offer in response to any
revisions to a Superior Proposal during such four (4) Business Day period)) that the Company Board determines to be relevant and (b) which the Company Board determines to be reasonably capable of being completed on the terms proposed,
taking into account all financial, regulatory, legal and other aspects of such proposal that the Company Board determines to be relevant.
Surviving Corporation
means the Company following the Merger.
Tax Returns
means all reports, returns, forms, or statements required to be filed with a Governmental Entity with respect
to Taxes.
Taxes
means all taxes or other similar assessments or liabilities in the nature of a tax, including income,
gross receipts, ad valorem, premium, value-added, excise, real property, personal property, sales, use, services, transfer, withholding, employment, payroll and franchise taxes imposed by the United States of America or any state, local or foreign
or provincial government, or any agency thereof, or other political subdivision of the United States or any such government, and any interest, fines, penalties, or additions to tax imposed or assessed with respect thereto.
Termination Fee
means a termination fee of $34,800,000 in cash.
Transactions
means, collectively, the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including the Merger and the Financing.
Trigger Event
has the meaning set forth in Section 8.1(e).
Uncertificated Shares
means uncertificated shares that immediately prior to the Effective Time represented any shares of
Company Common Stock.
Willful Breach
means a material breach of any covenant or agreement set forth in this Agreement
that is a consequence of an act, or failure to act, undertaken by the breaching party with the knowledge that the taking of such act, or failure to act, would result in such breach.
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ARTICLE X
MISCELLANEOUS
10.1
Nonsurvival of Representations and Warranties
. None of the representations and warranties in this Agreement or in any instrument delivered pursuant to this Agreement shall survive the Effective Time.
10.2
Notices
. All notices and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed duly delivered (i) four
(4) Business Days after being sent by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, (ii) one (1) Business Day after being sent for next Business Day delivery, fees prepaid, via a reputable nationwide
overnight courier service, or (iii) on the date of confirmation of receipt (or, the first Business Day following such receipt if the date of such receipt is not a Business Day) of transmission by facsimile or electronic mail, in each case
to the intended recipient as set forth below:
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c/o Altaris Capital Partners, LLC
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600 Lexington Avenue, 11th Floor
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New York, NY 10022
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Attn: George Aitken-Davies
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E-mail: george.aitken-davies@altariscap.com
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Facsimile: +1 212 931-0236
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with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:
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Schiff Hardin LLP
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233 South Wacker Drive, Suite 7100
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Chicago, Illinois 60606
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Attn: Steve E. Isaacs, Esq.
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Alex Young, Esq.
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Analogic Corporation
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Peabody, MA 01960
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Attn: President and Chief Executive Officer
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General Counsel
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jfry@analogic.com
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with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:
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Andrew R. Bonnes, Esq.
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Any party hereto may give any notice or other communication hereunder using any other means
(including personal delivery, messenger service, or ordinary mail), but no such notice or other communication shall be deemed to have been duly given unless and until it actually is received by the party for whom it is intended. Any party hereto may
change the address to which notices and other communications hereunder are to be delivered by giving the other parties hereto notice in the manner herein set forth.
10.3
Entire Agreement
. This Agreement (including the Schedules and Exhibits hereto and the documents and instruments referred to
herein) constitutes the entire agreement among the parties hereto and supersedes any prior understandings, agreements or representations by or among the parties hereto, or between the Company and the Merger Sub or between the Company and the Parent,
written or oral, with respect to the subject matter hereof, and the parties hereto specifically disclaim reliance on any such prior understandings, agreements or representations to the extent not embodied in this Agreement. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, the Confidentiality Agreement shall remain in effect in accordance with its terms.
10.4
Third Party Beneficiaries
. This
Agreement is not intended to, and shall not, confer upon any other Person any rights or remedies hereunder, except (a) as set forth in or contemplated by the terms and provisions of Section 6.7 (with respect to which the Indemnified
Parties shall be third party beneficiaries), (b) from and after the Effective Time, the rights of holders of shares of Company Common Stock, Company Stock Options, Company RSUs and Company PSUs to receive the consideration set forth in Articles
I and II, (c) the rights of Persons who are explicitly provided to be third-party beneficiaries of the Guarantee and the Equity Funding Letter solely to the extent of the rights set forth therein, (d) the rights of the Parent Related
Parties and the Company Related Parties set forth in Section 10.10(c) and (e) the rights of the Debt Financing Sources set forth in Section 8.4, Section 10.4, Section 10.5 and Section 10.15 (and in each case, the
definitions related thereto).
10.5
Assignment
. Neither this Agreement nor any of the rights, interests or obligations under this
Agreement may be assigned or delegated, in whole or in part, by operation of law or otherwise by any of the parties hereto without the prior written consent of the other parties, and any such assignment without such prior written consent shall be
null and void;
provided
, that, notwithstanding the foregoing, the Parent and the Merger Sub may, from and after the Closing, transfer or assign all or any part of their respective rights, in whole or in part, under this Agreement to any Debt
Financing Source or any other any lender (or any administrative or collateral agent on behalf of itself and such lender(s)) as collateral security (it being understood that such transfer or assignment shall not relieve the Parent and the Merger Sub
of their respective obligations hereunder or enlarge, alter or change any obligation of any other party hereto). Subject to the preceding sentence, this Agreement shall be binding upon, inure to the benefit of, and be enforceable by, the parties
hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns.
10.6
Severability
. Any term or provision (or part thereof) of this
Agreement that is invalid or unenforceable in any situation in any jurisdiction shall not affect the validity or enforceability of the remaining terms and provisions (or parts thereof) hereof or the validity or enforceability of the offending term
or provision (or part thereof) in any other situation or in any other jurisdiction. If the final judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction declares that any term or provision (or part thereof) hereof is invalid or unenforceable, the court making
such determination shall have the power to limit the term or provision (or part thereof), to delete specific words or phrases, or to replace any invalid or unenforceable term or provision (or part thereof) with a term or provision (or part thereof)
that is valid and enforceable and that comes closest to expressing the intention of the invalid or unenforceable term or provision (or part thereof), and this Agreement shall be enforceable as so modified. In the event such court does not exercise
the power granted to it in the prior sentence, the parties hereto shall replace such invalid or unenforceable term or provision (or part thereof) with a valid and enforceable term or provision (or part thereof) that will achieve, to the extent
possible, the economic, business and other purposes of such invalid or unenforceable term (or part thereof).
10.7
Counterparts and
Signature
. This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts (including by facsimile or by an electronic scan (including by portable document format (.pdf)) delivered by electronic
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mail), each of which shall be deemed an original but all of which together shall be considered one and the same agreement and shall become effective when counterparts have been signed by each of
the parties hereto and delivered to the other parties, it being understood that all parties need not sign the same counterpart. This Agreement may be executed and delivered by facsimile or by an electronic scan (including by portable document format
(.pdf)) delivered by electronic mail.
10.8
Interpretation
. Except where expressly stated otherwise in this Agreement, the
following rules of interpretation apply to this Agreement: (a) include, includes and including are not limiting; (b) hereof, hereto, hereby, herein and
hereunder and words of similar import when used in this Agreement refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement; (c) date hereof refers to the date set forth in the initial
caption of this Agreement; (d) extent in the phrase to the extent means the degree to which a subject or other thing extends, and such phrase does not mean simply if; (e) descriptive headings, the table
of defined terms and the table of contents are inserted for convenience only and do not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement; (f) definitions contained in this Agreement are applicable to the singular as well as the
plural forms of such terms; (g) references to a Person are also to its permitted successors and assigns; (h) references to an Article, Section, Recital, preamble, Annex,
Exhibit or Schedule refer to an Article, Section, Recital or preamble of, or an Annex, Exhibit or Schedule to, this Agreement; (i) references to $ or otherwise to dollar amounts refer to the lawful currency
of the United States; (j) references to a federal, state, local or foreign statute or law include any rules, regulations and delegated legislation issued thereunder; (k) references to a communication by a regulatory agency include a
communication by the staff of such regulatory agency; and (l) references to made available mean made available through an electronic data room, through EDGAR or otherwise at least twelve (12) hours prior to the execution of
this Agreement. The language used in this Agreement shall be deemed to be the language chosen by the parties hereto to express their mutual intent, and no rule of strict construction shall be applied against any party hereto. No summary of this
Agreement prepared by any party shall affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.
10.9
Governing Law
. This Agreement
shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts without giving effect to any choice or conflict of law provision or rule (whether of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts or any other
jurisdiction) that would cause the application of laws of any jurisdictions other than those of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
10.10
Remedies
.
(a)
Except as otherwise provided herein, any and all remedies herein expressly conferred upon a Person will be deemed cumulative with and not exclusive of any other remedy conferred hereby, or by law or equity upon such Person, and the exercise by a
Person of any one remedy will not preclude the exercise of any other remedy.
(b) Irreparable damage would occur in the event that any
provision of this Agreement were not performed in accordance with its specific terms or were otherwise breached, as money damages or other legal remedies (including any fees payable pursuant to Section 8.3), even if available, would not be an
adequate remedy for any such damages, including if the parties hereto fail to take any action required of them hereunder to consummate this Agreement. Accordingly, in the event of any breach or threatened breach by the Company, on the one hand, or
the Parent and/or the Merger Sub, on the other hand, of any of their respective covenants or obligations set forth in this Agreement, the Company, on the one hand, and the Parent and the Merger Sub, on the other hand, shall be entitled to an
injunction or injunctions to prevent or restrain breaches or threatened breaches of this Agreement, by the other (as applicable), and to specifically enforce the terms and provisions of this Agreement to prevent breaches or threatened breaches of,
or to enforce compliance with, the covenants and obligations of the other under this Agreement, in each case without posting a bond or other security. The parties acknowledge and agree that (i) the provisions set forth in Section 8.3 and
10.10(c) (A) are not intended to and do not adequately compensate for the harm that would result from a breach of this Agreement and (B) shall not be construed to diminish or otherwise impair in any respect any partys right to
specific enforcement and (c) the
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right of specific enforcement is an integral part of the Transactions and without that right, neither the Company nor the Parent would have entered into this Agreement. No party hereto shall
raise any objections to the availability of the equitable remedy of specific performance to prevent or restrain breaches or threatened breaches of this Agreement, or to specifically enforce the terms and provisions of this Agreement to prevent
breaches or threatened breaches of, or to enforce compliance with, the covenants and obligations of the parties under this Agreement. Time shall be of the essence for purposes of this Agreement.
(c) Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary:
(i) in the event that the Company shall terminate this Agreement and receive full payment of the Parent Termination Fee pursuant to
Section 8.3(c), together with any reimbursement of any applicable expenses pursuant to Section 8.3(d), the receipt of the Parent Termination Fee together with such expenses shall be the sole and exclusive remedy for any and all losses or
damages suffered or incurred by the Company or any of its Affiliates or any other Person in connection with this Agreement (and the termination hereof), the Financing Letters or the Guarantee, the Transactions (and the abandonment or termination
thereof) or any matter forming the basis for such termination, and none of the Company or any of its Affiliates or any other Person shall be entitled to bring or maintain any claim, action or proceeding against the Parent, the Merger Sub, the
Guarantors, any of their respective Affiliates, or any former, current or future general or limited partners, equityholders, financing sources, managers, members, directors or officers of any of the foregoing (collectively, the
Parent
Related Parties
) arising out of or in connection with this Agreement, the Financing Letters or the Guarantee, any of the Transactions (or the abandonment or termination thereof) or any matters forming the basis for such termination (but
excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, the Confidentiality Agreement);
provided
that nothing in this Section 10.10(c) shall limit the rights of the Company, its Subsidiaries and their respective Representatives under the Confidentiality
Agreement or to be indemnified and reimbursed for expenses in accordance with Section 6.14(c); and
(ii) in the event that the
Parent or its designee shall receive full payment of the Termination Fee pursuant to Section 8.3(b), together with any reimbursement of applicable expenses pursuant to Section 8.3(d), the receipt of the Termination Fee and any applicable
expenses referred to in Section 8.3(d) shall be the sole and exclusive remedy for any and all losses or damages suffered or incurred by the Parent, the Merger Sub, any of their respective Affiliates or any other Person in connection with this
Agreement (and the termination hereof), the Transactions (and the abandonment or termination thereof) or any matter forming the basis for such termination, and none of the Parent, the Merger Sub, any of their respective Affiliates or any other
Person shall be entitled to bring or maintain any claim, action or proceeding against the Company and its Subsidiaries and any of their respective former, current or future officers, directors, partners, shareholders, managers, members or Affiliates
(collectively,
Company Related Parties
) arising out of or in connection with this Agreement, any of the Transactions or any matters forming the basis for such termination.
For the avoidance of doubt, while each of the Company and the Parent may pursue both a grant of specific performance in accordance with Section 10.10(b)
and the payment of the Parent Termination Fee or the Termination Fee, as applicable, under Section 8.3(b) or Section 8.3(c) and the reimbursement of expenses under Section 8.3(d) or the recovery of monetary damages, under
Section 8.2(a), under no circumstances shall the Company or Parent be permitted or entitled to receive both a grant of specific performance that results in a Closing and any money damages, including all or any portion of the Parent Termination
Fee or the Termination Fee, as applicable. The parties acknowledge and agree that the fact that the parties have agreed to this Section 10.10(c) shall not be deemed to affect any partys right to specific performance under
Section 10.10(b). The parties expressly acknowledge and agree that, in light of the difficulty of accurately determining actual damages with respect to the foregoing upon any such termination of this Agreement under circumstances in which the
Parent Termination Fee is payable pursuant to Section 8.3(c) or the Termination Fee is payable pursuant to Section 8.3(b), the right to such applicable payment (A) constitutes a reasonable estimate of the damages that will be suffered
by reason of any such termination of this Agreement and (B) shall be in full and complete satisfaction of any and all damages arising under this Agreement.
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10.11
Submission to Jurisdiction
. Except as provided in Section 10.15, each of
the parties hereto (a) consents to submit itself to the exclusive personal jurisdiction of the Business Litigation Session of the Superior Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, or, if that court does not have jurisdiction, a federal court
sitting in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, (b) agrees that all claims in respect of such action or proceeding
shall be heard and determined in any such court, (c) agrees that it shall not attempt to deny or defeat such personal jurisdiction by motion or other request for leave from any such court, and (d) agrees not to bring any action or
proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or any of the transaction contemplated by this Agreement in any other court. Each of the parties hereto waives any defense of inconvenient forum to the maintenance of any action or proceeding
so brought and waives any bond, surety or other security that might be required of any other Person with respect thereto. Any party hereto may make service on another party by sending or delivering a copy of the process to the party to be served at
the address and in the manner provided for the giving of notices in Section 10.2. Nothing in this Section 10.10, however, shall affect the right of any Person to serve legal process in any other manner permitted by law.
10.12
Disclosure Schedule
. The Company Disclosure Schedule shall be arranged in Sections corresponding to the numbered sections
contained in this Agreement, and the disclosure in any section shall qualify (a) the corresponding section of this Agreement and (b) the other sections of this Agreement, to the extent that it is reasonably apparent from a reading of such
disclosure that it also qualifies or applies to such other sections; provided that no disclosure in any Section of the Company Disclosure Schedule shall modify or qualify any provision of Section 5.1 unless such disclosure is expressly included
in Section 5.1 of the Company Disclosure Schedule. The inclusion of any information in the Company Disclosure Schedule shall not be deemed to be an admission or acknowledgment, in and of itself, that such information is required by the terms
hereof to be disclosed, is material, has resulted in or would result in a Company Material Adverse Effect or is outside the Ordinary Course of Business.
10.13
Parent Guarantee
. The Parent agrees to take all action necessary to cause the Merger Sub or, after the Effective Time, the
Surviving Corporation, as applicable, to perform all of its agreements, covenants and obligations under this Agreement. The Parent unconditionally guarantees to the Company the full and complete performance by the Merger Sub or the Surviving
Corporation, as applicable, of its respective obligations under this Agreement and shall be liable for any breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or obligation of the Merger Sub or the Surviving Corporation, as applicable, under this
Agreement. The Parent hereby waives any right to require any proceeding first against the Merger Sub or the Surviving Corporation in connection with the performance of the Parents obligations set forth in this Section 10.13.
10.14
Waiver of Jury Trial
. EACH PARTY ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT ANY CONTROVERSY WHICH MAY ARISE UNDER THIS AGREEMENT IS LIKELY TO
INVOLVE COMPLICATED AND DIFFICULT ISSUES, AND THEREFORE EACH SUCH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT SUCH PARTY MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LITIGATION ARISING OUT OF, RELATING TO OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT
OR ANY TRANSACTION CONTEMPLATED HEREBY, INCLUDING THE MERGER. EACH PARTY CERTIFIES AND ACKNOWLEDGES THAT (I) NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN
THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER, (II) EACH PARTY UNDERSTANDS AND HAS CONSIDERED THE IMPLICATION OF THIS WAIVER, (III) EACH PARTY MAKES THIS WAIVER VOLUNTARILY, AND (IV) EACH PARTY HAS BEEN INDUCED TO
ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION.
10.15
Debt Financing Sources
Provisions
. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, each of the parties hereto: (a) agrees that it will not bring or support any Person in any suit, action or proceeding of any kind or description, whether in
law or in equity, whether in contract or in tort or otherwise,
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against any Debt Financing Source in any way relating to this Agreement or any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including, but not limited to, any dispute arising out of or
relating in any way to the Debt Commitment Letter or the performance thereof or the financings contemplated thereby, in any forum other than the federal and New York state courts located in the Borough of Manhattan within the City of New York;
(b) agrees that, except as specifically set forth in the Debt Commitment Letter, all claims or causes of action (whether at law, in equity, in contract, in tort or otherwise) against any of the Debt Financing Sources in any way relating to the
Debt Commitment Letter or the performance thereof or the financings contemplated thereby, shall be exclusively governed by, and construed in accordance with, the internal laws of the State of New York, without giving effect to principles or rules or
conflict of laws to the extent such principles or rules would require or permit the application of laws of another jurisdiction; and (c) hereby irrevocably and unconditionally waives any right such party may have to a trial by jury in respect
of any litigation (whether in law or in equity, whether in contract or in tort or otherwise) directly or indirectly arising out of or relating in any way to the Debt Commitment Letter or the performance thereof or the financings contemplated
thereby. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, (i) none of the Company or its Subsidiaries (collectively, together with any of their respective Subsidiaries, directors, officers, employees, agents, partners,
managers, members, shareholders, or successors or assigns, the
Company Group
) shall have any rights or claims against any Debt Financing Source, in connection with this Agreement, the Debt Commitment Letter, or any of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the Debt Commitment Letter, or in respect of any oral representations made or alleged to have been made in connection herewith or therewith, including any dispute arising out of or relating in any way
to the Debt Commitment Letter or the performance thereof or the financings contemplated thereby, whether at law or equity, in contract, in tort or otherwise, and (ii) no Debt Financing Source shall have any liability (whether in contract, in
tort or otherwise) to any member of the Company Group for any obligations or liabilities of any party hereto under this Agreement or for any claim based on, in respect of, or by reason of, the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby or in
respect of any oral representations made or alleged to have been made in connection herewith or therewith, including any dispute arising out of or relating in any way to the Debt Commitment Letter or the performance thereof or the financings
contemplated thereby, whether at law or equity, in contract, in tort or otherwise.
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The Parent, the Merger Sub and the Company have executed this Agreement as of the date set
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EXHIBIT A
Form of Articles of Organization
of the Surviving Corporation
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William Francis Galvin
Secretary of the Commonwealth
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FORM MUST BE TYPED Restated Articles
of Organization FORM MUST BE TYPED
(General Laws Chapter
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Exact name of corporation:
AC Merger Sub,
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155 Federal Street, Suite 700, Boston, MA
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the directors without shareholder approval and shareholder approval was not required;
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the board of directors and the shareholders in the manner required by G.L. Chapter 156D and the corporations articles of organization.
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The following information is required to be included in the articles of organization pursuant to G.L. Chapter 156D, Section 2.02 except that the supplemental information provided for in Article VIII is not
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ARTICLE I
The exact name of the corporation is:
Analogic Corporation
ARTICLE
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Unless the articles of organization otherwise provide, all corporations formed pursuant to G.L. Chapter 156D have the purpose of engaging in any
lawful business. Please specify if you want a more limited purpose:**
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Professional corporations governed by G.L. Chapter 156A and must specify the professional activities of the corporation.
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ARTICLE III
State the total number of shares and par value, * if any, of each class of stock that the corporation is authorized to issue. All corporations must authorize
stock. If only one class or series is authorized, it is not necessary to specify any particular designation.
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ARTICLE IV
Prior to the issuance of shares of any class or series, the articles of organization must set forth the preferences, limitations and relative rights of that
class or series. The articles may also limit the type or specify the minimum amount of consideration for which shares of any class or series may be issued. Please set forth the preferences, limitations and relative rights of each class or series
and, if desired, the required type and minimum amount of consideration to be received.
ARTICLE V
The restrictions, if any, imposed by the articles or organization upon the transfer of shares of any class or series of stock are:
ARTICLE VI
Other lawful
provisions, and if there are no such provisions, this article may be left blank.
a) The
By-laws
may provide that
the directors may make, amend or repeal the
By-laws
in whole or in part, except with respect to any provision thereof which by law or the
By-laws
requires action by the
shareholders.
b) Meetings of the shareholders of the corporation may be held anywhere in the United States.
c) See Exhibit A attached hereto.
Note
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preceding six (6) articles are considered to be permanent and may be changed only by filing appropriate articles of amendment
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ARTICLE VII
The effective date of organization of the corporation is the date and time the articles were received for filing if the articles are not rejected within the
time prescribed by law. If a later effective date is desired, specify such date, which may not be later than the 90th day after the articles are received for filing:
It is hereby certified that these restated articles of organization consolidate all amendments into a single document. If a new amendment authorizes an
exchange, or effects a reclassification or cancellation, of issued shares, provisions for implementing that action are set forth in these restated articles unless contained in the text of the amendment.
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I hereby certify that upon examination of these restated articles of organization, duly submitted to me, it appears that the provisions of
the General Laws relative to the organization of corporations have been complied with, and I hereby approve said articles; and the filing fee in the amount of $
having been paid, said
articles are deemed to have been filed with me this
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EXHIBIT A
TO
ARTICLES OF
ORGANIZATION
OF
ANALOGIC CORPORATION
No
director shall be personally liable to the corporation or its shareholders for monetary damages for any breach of fiduciary duty by such director as a director, notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary. However, notwithstanding the
foregoing, a director shall be liable to the extent required by applicable law (i) for any breach of the directors duty of loyalty to the corporation or its shareholders, (ii) for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve
intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (iii) under Section 61 or 62 of Chapter 156B of the Massachusetts General Laws, or (iv) for any transaction from which the director derived any improper personal benefit. No
amendment to or repeal of this paragraph shall apply to or have any effect on the liability or alleged liability of any director of the corporation for or with respect to any acts or omissions of such director occurring prior to the date of such
amendment or repeal.
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ANNEX B
April 10, 2018
The Board of Directors
Analogic Corporation
8 Centennial Drive
Peabody, MA 01960
Members of the Board:
You have requested our opinion as to the fairness, from a financial point of view, to the holders of the common stock (other than Excluded Shares (defined
below)) of Analogic Corporation (the Company) of the Merger Consideration (defined below) to be received by such holders pursuant to the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Agreement and Plan of Merger (the Merger
Agreement), dated as of April 10, 2018, among the Company, ANLG Holding Company, Inc. (Parent) and AC Merger Sub, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent (Merger Sub). As more fully described in the Merger
Agreement, (i) Merger Sub will be merged with and into the Company (such merger, the Merger) and (ii) each outstanding share of the common stock, par value $0.05 per share, of the Company (Company Common Stock)
issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time (as defined in the Merger Agreement) (other than (A) shares held immediately prior to the Effective Time by any subsidiary of the Company, Parent, Merger Sub or any other subsidiary
of Parent and (B) the Dissenting Shares (as defined in the Merger Agreement) (the shares referred to in clauses (A) and (B), Excluded Shares)) will be converted into the right to receive $84.00 in cash (the Merger
Consideration).
In arriving at our opinion, we reviewed the Merger Agreement and held discussions with certain senior officers, directors and other
representatives and advisors of the Company concerning the business, operations and prospects of the Company. We examined certain publicly available business and financial information relating to the Company as well as certain financial forecasts
and other information and data relating to the Company which were provided to or discussed with us by the management of the Company. We reviewed the financial terms of the Merger as set forth in the Merger Agreement in relation to, among other
things: current and historical market prices and trading volumes of Company Common Stock; the historical and projected earnings and other operating data of the Company; and the capitalization and financial condition of the Company. We analyzed
certain financial, stock market and other publicly available information relating to the businesses of other companies whose operations we considered relevant in evaluating those of the Company. In connection with our engagement and at the direction
of the Company, we were requested to approach, and we held discussions with, selected
third parties to solicit indications of interest in the possible acquisition of the Company. In addition to the foregoing, we conducted such other analyses
and examinations and considered such other information and financial, economic and market criteria as we deemed appropriate in arriving at our opinion. The issuance of our opinion has been authorized by our fairness opinion committee.
In rendering our opinion, we have assumed and relied, without independent verification, upon the accuracy and completeness of all financial and other
information and data publicly available or provided to or otherwise reviewed by or discussed with us and upon the assurances of the management of the Company that they are not aware of any relevant information that has been omitted or that remains
undisclosed to us. With respect to financial forecasts and other information and data relating to the Company provided to or otherwise reviewed by or discussed with us, we have assumed, with the consent and at the direction of the Board of Directors
of the Company, that such forecasts and other information and data were reasonably prepared on bases reflecting the best currently available estimates and judgments of the management of the Company as to the future financial performance of the
Company. We have been advised by the management of the Company that such forecasts and other information and data reflect the best currently available estimates and judgments of the management of the Company as to the potential impact of recent
changes in U.S. tax laws and regulations, as to which we express no view or opinion. We further note that the financial and operating performance data and the historical share price data we reviewed for the companies with publicly traded equity
securities that we deemed to be relevant to our
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analysis might not, in whole or in part, reflect the potential impact of such recent changes in U.S. tax laws and regulations on such financial and operating
performance.
We have assumed, with your consent, that the Merger will be consummated in accordance with its terms, without waiver, modification or
amendment of any material term, condition or agreement and that, in the course of obtaining the necessary regulatory or third party approvals, consents and releases for the Merger, no delay, limitation, restriction or condition will be imposed that
would have an adverse effect on the Company or the Merger. We have not made or been provided with an independent evaluation or appraisal of the assets or liabilities (contingent or otherwise) of the Company nor have we made any physical inspection
of the properties or assets of the Company. Our opinion does not address the underlying business decision of the Company to effect the Merger, the relative merits of the Merger as compared to any alternative business strategies that might exist for
the Company or the effect of any other transaction in which the Company might engage. We also express no view as to, and our opinion does not address, the fairness (financial or otherwise) of the amount or nature or any other aspect of any
compensation to any officers, directors or employees of any parties to the Merger, or any class of such persons, relative to the Merger Consideration. Our opinion is necessarily based upon information available to us, and financial, stock market and
other conditions and circumstances existing, as of the date hereof. Events occurring after the date hereof may affect this opinion and the assumptions used in preparing it, and we do not assume any obligation to update, revise or reaffirm this
opinion.
Citigroup Global Markets, Inc. has acted as financial advisor to the Company in connection with the proposed Merger and will receive a fee for
such services, a significant portion of which is contingent upon the consummation of the Merger. We also will receive a fee in connection with the delivery of this opinion. In the ordinary course of our business, we and our affiliates may actively
trade or hold the securities of the Company for our own account or for the account of our customers and, accordingly, may at any time hold a long or short position in such securities. In addition, we and our affiliates (including Citigroup Inc. and
its affiliates) may maintain relationships with the Company, Parent and their respective affiliates.
Our advisory services and the opinion expressed
herein are provided for the information of the Board of Directors of the Company in its evaluation of the proposed Merger, and our opinion is not intended to be and does not constitute a recommendation to any stockholder as to how such stockholder
should vote or act on any matters relating to the proposed Merger.
Based upon and subject to the foregoing, our experience as investment bankers, our
work as described above and other factors we deemed relevant, we are of the opinion that, as of the date hereof, the Merger Consideration is fair, from a financial point of view, to the holders of Company Common Stock (other than Excluded Shares).
Very truly yours,
CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS, INC.
ANNEX C
PART 13 OF THE MASSACHUSETTS BUSINESS CORPORATION ACT
Section 13.01. DEFINITIONS
In this
PART the following words shall have the following meanings unless the context requires otherwise:
Affiliate, any person that
directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries controls, is controlled by, or is under common control of or with another person.
Beneficial shareholder, the person who is a beneficial owner of shares held in a voting trust or by a nominee as the record
shareholder.
Corporation, the issuer of the shares held by a shareholder demanding appraisal and, for matters covered in
sections 13.22 to 13.31, inclusive, includes the surviving entity in a merger.
Fair value, with respect to shares being
appraised, the value of the shares immediately before the effective date of the corporate action to which the shareholder demanding appraisal objects, excluding any element of value arising from the expectation or accomplishment of the proposed
corporate action unless exclusion would be inequitable.
Interest, interest from the effective date of the corporate action
until the date of payment, at the average rate currently paid by the corporation on its principal bank loans or, if none, at a rate that is fair and equitable under all the circumstances.
Marketable securities, securities held of record by, or by financial intermediaries or depositories on behalf of, at least 1,000
persons and which were
(a) listed on a national securities exchange,
(b) designated as a national market system security on an interdealer quotation system by the National Association of Securities Dealers,
Inc., or
(c) listed on a regional securities exchange or traded in an interdealer quotation system or other trading system and had at
least 250,000 outstanding shares, exclusive of shares held by officers, directors and affiliates, which have a market value of at least $5,000,000.
Officer, the chief executive officer, president, chief operating officer, chief financial officer, and any vice president in
charge of a principal business unit or function of the issuer.
Person, any individual, corporation, partnership,
unincorporated association or other entity.
Record shareholder, the person in whose name shares are registered in the records
of a corporation or the beneficial owner of shares to the extent of the rights granted by a nominee certificate on file with a corporation.
Shareholder, the record shareholder or the beneficial shareholder.
Section 13.02. RIGHT TO APPRAISAL
(a) A shareholder is entitled to appraisal rights, and obtain payment of the fair value of his shares in the event of, any of the following
corporate or other actions:
(1) consummation of a plan of merger to which the corporation is a party if shareholder approval is required
for the merger by section 11.04 or the articles of organization or if the corporation is a subsidiary that is
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merged with its parent under section 11.05, unless, in either case, (A) all shareholders are to receive only cash for their shares in amounts equal to what they would receive upon a
dissolution of the corporation or, in the case of shareholders already holding marketable securities in the merging corporation, only marketable securities of the surviving corporation and/or cash and (B) no director, officer or controlling
shareholder has a direct or indirect material financial interest in the merger other than in his capacity as (i) a shareholder of the corporation, (ii) a director, officer, employee or consultant of either the merging or the surviving
corporation or of any affiliate of the surviving corporation if his financial interest is pursuant to bona fide arrangements with either corporation or any such affiliate, or (iii) in any other capacity so long as the shareholder owns not more
than five percent of the voting shares of all classes and series of the corporation in the aggregate;
(2) consummation of a plan of share
exchange in which his shares are included unless: (A) both his existing shares and the shares, obligations or other securities to be acquired are marketable securities; and (B) no director, officer or controlling shareholder has a direct
or indirect material financial interest in the share exchange other than in his capacity as (i) a shareholder of the corporation whose shares are to be exchanged, (ii) a director, officer, employee or consultant of either the corporation
whose shares are to be exchanged or the acquiring corporation or of any affiliate of the acquiring corporation if his financial interest is pursuant to bona fide arrangements with either corporation or any such affiliate, or (iii) in any other
capacity so long as the shareholder owns not more than five percent of the voting shares of all classes and series of the corporation whose shares are to be exchanged in the aggregate;
(3) consummation of a sale or exchange of all, or substantially all, of the property of the corporation if the sale or exchange is subject to
section 12.02, or a sale or exchange of all, or substantially all, of the property of a corporation in dissolution, unless:
(i) his
shares are then redeemable by the corporation at a price not greater than the cash to be received in exchange for his shares; or
(ii)
the sale or exchange is pursuant to court order; or
(iii) in the case of a sale or exchange of all or substantially all the property of
the corporation subject to section 12.02, approval of shareholders for the sale or exchange is conditioned upon the dissolution of the corporation and the distribution in cash or, if his shares are marketable securities, in marketable securities
and/or cash, of substantially all of its net assets, in excess of a reasonable amount reserved to meet unknown claims under section 14.07, to the shareholders in accordance with their respective interests within one year after the sale or exchange
and no director, officer or controlling shareholder has a direct or indirect material financial interest in the sale or exchange other than in his capacity as (i) a shareholder of the corporation, (ii) a director, officer, employee or
consultant of either the corporation or the acquiring corporation or of any affiliate of the acquiring corporation if his financial interest is pursuant to bona fide arrangements with either corporation or any such affiliate, or (iii) in any
other capacity so long as the shareholder owns not more than five percent of the voting shares of all classes and series of the corporation in the aggregate;
(4) an amendment of the articles of organization that materially and adversely affects rights in respect of a shareholders shares
because it:
(i) creates, alters or abolishes the stated rights or preferences of the shares with respect to distributions or to
dissolution, including making
non-cumulative
in whole or in part a dividend theretofore stated as cumulative;
(ii) creates, alters or abolishes a stated right in respect of conversion or redemption, including any provision relating to any sinking fund
or purchase, of the shares;
(iii) alters or abolishes a preemptive right of the holder of the shares to acquire shares or other
securities;
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(iv) excludes or limits the right of the holder of the shares to vote on any matter, or to
cumulate votes, except as such right may be limited by voting rights given to new shares then being authorized of an existing or new class; or
(v) reduces the number of shares owned by the shareholder to a fraction of a share if the fractional share so created is to be acquired for
cash under section 6.04;
(5) an amendment of the articles of organization or of the bylaws or the entering into by the corporation of any
agreement to which the shareholder is not a party that adds restrictions on the transfer or registration or any outstanding shares held by the shareholder or amends any
pre-existing
restrictions on the
transfer or registration of his shares in a manner which is materially adverse to the ability of the shareholder to transfer his shares;
(6) any corporate action taken pursuant to a shareholder vote to the extent the articles of organization, bylaws or a resolution of the board
of directors provides that voting or nonvoting shareholders are entitled to appraisal;
(7) consummation of a conversion of the
corporation to nonprofit status pursuant to subdivision B of PART 9; or
(8) consummation of a conversion of the corporation into a form
of other entity pursuant to subdivision D of PART 9.
(b) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (a) of section 13.03, in the
event of corporate action specified in clauses (1), (2), (3), (7) or (8) of subsection (a), a shareholder may assert appraisal rights only if he seeks them with respect to all of his shares of whatever class or series.
(c) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (a) of section 13.03, in the event of an amendment to the articles of organization
specified in clause (4) of subsection (a) or in the event of an amendment of the articles of organization or the bylaws or an agreement to which the shareholder is not a party specified in clause (5) of subsection (a), a shareholder
may assert appraisal rights with respect to those shares adversely affected by the amendment or agreement only if he seeks them as to all of such shares and, in the case of an amendment to the articles of organization or the bylaws, has not voted
any of his shares of any class or series in favor of the proposed amendment.
(d) The shareholders right to obtain payment of the
fair value of his shares shall terminate upon the occurrence of any of the following events:
(1) the proposed action is abandoned or
rescinded; or
(2) a court having jurisdiction permanently enjoins or sets aside the action; or
(3) the shareholders demand for payment is withdrawn with the written consent of the corporation.
(e) A shareholder entitled to appraisal rights under this chapter may not challenge the action creating his entitlement unless the action is
unlawful or fraudulent with respect to the shareholder or the corporation.
Section 13.03. ASSERTION OF RIGHTS BY NOMINEES AND BENEFICIAL OWNERS
(a) A record shareholder may assert appraisal rights as to fewer than all the shares registered in the record shareholders name
but owned by a beneficial shareholder only if the record shareholder objects with respect to all shares of the class or series owned by the beneficial shareholder and notifies the corporation in writing of the name and address of each beneficial
shareholder on whose behalf appraisal rights are being asserted. The rights
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of a record shareholder who asserts appraisal rights for only part of the shares held of record in the record shareholders name under this subsection shall be determined as if the shares as
to which the record shareholder objects and the record shareholders other shares were registered in the names of different record shareholders.
(b) A beneficial shareholder may assert appraisal rights as to shares of any class or series held on behalf of the shareholder only if such
shareholder:
(1) submits to the corporation the record shareholders written consent to the assertion of such rights no later than
the date referred to in subclause (ii) of clause (2) of subsection (b) of section 13.22; and
(2) does so with respect to
all shares of the class or series that are beneficially owned by the beneficial shareholder.
Section 13.20. NOTICE OF APPRAISAL RIGHTS
(a) If proposed corporate action described in subsection (a) of section 13.02 is to be submitted to a vote at a shareholders meeting
or through the solicitation of written consents, the meeting notice or solicitation of consents shall state that the corporation has concluded that shareholders are, are not or may be entitled to assert appraisal rights under this Part and refer to
the necessity of the shareholder delivering, before the vote is taken, written notice of his intent to demand payment and to the requirement that he not vote his shares in favor of the proposed action. If the corporation concludes that appraisal
rights are or may be available, a copy of this Part shall accompany the meeting notice sent to those record shareholders entitled to exercise appraisal rights.
(b) In a merger pursuant to section 11.05, the parent corporation shall notify in writing all record shareholders of the subsidiary who are
entitled to assert appraisal rights that the corporate action became effective. Such notice shall be sent within 10 days after the corporate action became effective and include the materials described in section 13.22.
Section 13.21. NOTICE OF INTENT TO DEMAND PAYMENT
(a) If proposed corporate action requiring appraisal rights under section 13.02 is submitted to vote at a shareholders meeting, a
shareholder who wishes to assert appraisal rights with respect to any class or series of shares:
(1) shall deliver to the corporation
before the vote is taken written notice of the shareholders intent to demand payment if the proposed action is effectuated; and
(2)
shall not vote, or cause or permit to be voted, any shares of such class or series in favor of the proposed action.
(b) A shareholder who
does not satisfy the requirements of subsection (a) is not entitled to payment under this chapter.
Section 13.22. APPRAISAL NOTICE AND FORM
(a) If proposed corporate action requiring appraisal rights under subsection (a) of section 13.02 becomes effective, the
corporation shall deliver a written appraisal notice and form required by clause (1) of subsection (b) to all shareholders who satisfied the requirements of section 13.21 or, if the action was taken by written consent, did not consent. In
the case of a merger under section 11.05, the parent shall deliver a written appraisal notice and form to all record shareholders who may be entitled to assert appraisal rights.
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(b) The appraisal notice shall be sent no earlier than the date the corporate action became
effective and no later than 10 days after such date and must:
(1) supply a form that specifies the date of the first announcement to
shareholders of the principal terms of the proposed corporate action and requires the shareholder asserting appraisal rights to certify (A) whether or not beneficial ownership of those shares for which appraisal rights are asserted was acquired
before that date and (B) that the shareholder did not vote for the transaction;
(2) state:
(i) where the form shall be sent and where certificates for certificated shares shall be deposited and the date by which those certificates
shall be deposited, which date may not be earlier than the date for receiving the required form under subclause (ii);
(ii) a date by
which the corporation shall receive the form which date may not be fewer than 40 nor more than 60 days after the date the subsection (a) appraisal notice and form are sent, and state that the shareholder shall have waived the right to demand
appraisal with respect to the shares unless the form is received by the corporation by such specified date;
(iii) the corporations
estimate of the fair value of the shares;
(iv) that, if requested in writing, the corporation will provide, to the shareholder so
requesting, within 10 days after the date specified in clause (ii) the number of shareholders who return the forms by the specified date and the total number of shares owned by them; and
(v) the date by which the notice to withdraw under section 13.23 shall be received, which date shall be within 20 days after the date
specified in subclause (ii) of this subsection; and
(3) be accompanied by a copy of this chapter.
Section 13.23. PERFECTION OF RIGHTS; RIGHT TO WITHDRAW
(a) A shareholder who receives notice pursuant to section 13.22 and who wishes to exercise appraisal rights shall certify on the form sent by
the corporation whether the beneficial owner of the shares acquired beneficial ownership of the shares before the date required to be set forth in the notice pursuant to clause (1) of subsection (b) of section 13.22. If a shareholder fails
to make this certification, the corporation may elect to treat the shareholders shares as after-acquired shares under section 13.25. In addition, a shareholder who wishes to exercise appraisal rights shall execute and return the form and, in
the case of certificated shares, deposit the shareholders certificates in accordance with the terms of the notice by the date referred to in the notice pursuant to subclause (ii) of clause (2) of subsection (b) of section 13.22.
Once a shareholder deposits that shareholders certificates or, in the case of uncertificated shares, returns the executed forms, that shareholder loses all rights as a shareholder, unless the shareholder withdraws pursuant to said subsection
(b).
(b) A shareholder who has complied with subsection (a) may nevertheless decline to exercise appraisal rights and withdraw from
the appraisal process by so notifying the corporation in writing by the date set forth in the appraisal notice pursuant to subclause (v) of clause (2) of subsection (b) of section 13.22. A shareholder who fails to so withdraw from the
appraisal process may not thereafter withdraw without the corporations written consent.
(c) A shareholder who does not execute and
return the form and, in the case of certificated shares, deposit that shareholders share certificates where required, each by the date set forth in the notice described in subsection (b) of section 13.22, shall not be entitled to payment
under this chapter.
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Section 13.24. PAYMENT
(a) Except as provided in section 13.25, within 30 days after the form required by subclause (ii) of clause (2) of subsection
(b) of section 13.22 is due, the corporation shall pay in cash to those shareholders who complied with subsection (a) of section 13.23 the amount the corporation estimates to be the fair value of their shares, plus interest.
(b) The payment to each shareholder pursuant to subsection (a) shall be accompanied by:
(1) financial statements of the corporation that issued the shares to be appraised, consisting of a balance sheet as of the end of a fiscal
year ending not more than 16 months before the date of payment, an income statement for that year, a statement of changes in shareholders equity for that year, and the latest available interim financial statements, if any;
(2) a statement of the corporations estimate of the fair value of the shares, which estimate shall equal or exceed the
corporations estimate given pursuant to subclause (iii) of clause (2) of subsection (b) of section 13.22; and
(3) a
statement that shareholders described in subsection (a) have the right to demand further payment under section 13.26 and that if any such shareholder does not do so within the time period specified therein, such shareholder shall be deemed to
have accepted the payment in full satisfaction of the corporations obligations under this chapter.
Section 13.25. AFTER-ACQUIRED SHARES
(a) A corporation may elect to withhold payment required by section 13.24 from any shareholder who did not certify that beneficial
ownership of all of the shareholders shares for which appraisal rights are asserted was acquired before the date set forth in the appraisal notice sent pursuant to clause (1) of subsection (b) of section 13.22.
(b) If the corporation elected to withhold payment under subsection (a), it must, within 30 days after the form required by subclause
(ii) of clause (2) of subsection (b) of section 13.22 is due, notify all shareholders who are described in subsection (a):
(1) of the information required by clause (1) of subsection (b) of section 13.24;
(2) of the corporations estimate of fair value pursuant to clause (2) of subsection (b) of said section 13.24;
(3) that they may accept the corporations estimate of fair value, plus interest, in full satisfaction of their demands or demand
appraisal under section 13.26;
(4) that those shareholders who wish to accept the offer shall so notify the corporation of their
acceptance of the corporations offer within 30 days after receiving the offer; and
(5) that those shareholders who do not satisfy
the requirements for demanding appraisal under section 13.26 shall be deemed to have accepted the corporations offer.
(c) Within 10
days after receiving the shareholders acceptance pursuant to subsection(b), the corporation shall pay in cash the amount it offered under clause (2) of subsection (b) to each shareholder who agreed to accept the corporations
offer in full satisfaction of the shareholders demand.
(d) Within 40 days after sending the notice described in subsection (b), the
corporation must pay in cash the amount if offered to pay under clause (2) of subsection (b) to each shareholder deserved in clause (5) of subsection (b).
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Section 13.26. PROCEDURE IF SHAREHOLDER DISSATISFIED WITH PAYMENT OR OFFER
(a) A shareholder paid pursuant to section 13.24 who is dissatisfied with the amount of the payment shall notify the corporation in writing of
that shareholders estimate of the fair value of the shares and demand payment of that estimate plus interest, less any payment under section 13.24. A shareholder offered payment under section 13.25 who is dissatisfied with that offer shall
reject the offer and demand payment of the shareholders stated estimate of the fair value of the shares plus interest.
(b) A
shareholder who fails to notify the corporation in writing of that shareholders demand to be paid the shareholders stated estimate of the fair value plus interest under subsection (a) within 30 days after receiving the
corporations payment or offer of payment under section 13.24 or section 13.25, respectively, waives the right to demand payment under this section and shall be entitled only to the payment made or offered pursuant to those respective sections.
Section 13.30. COURT ACTION
(a) If a shareholder makes demand for payment under section 13.26 which remains unsettled, the corporation shall commence an equitable
proceeding within 60 days after receiving the payment demand and petition the court to determine the fair value of the shares and accrued interest. If the corporation does not commence the proceeding within the
60-day
period, it shall pay in cash to each shareholder the amount the shareholder demanded pursuant to section 13.26 plus interest.
(b) The corporation shall commence the proceeding in the appropriate court of the county where the corporations principal office, or, if
none, its registered office, in the commonwealth is located. If the corporation is a foreign corporation without a registered office in the commonwealth, it shall commence the proceeding in the county in the commonwealth where the principal office
or registered office of the domestic corporation merged with the foreign corporation was located at the time of the transaction.
(c) The
corporation shall make all shareholders, whether or not residents of the commonwealth, whose demands remain unsettled parties to the proceeding as an action against their shares, and all parties shall be served with a copy of the petition.
Nonresidents may be served by registered or certified mail or by publication as provided by law or otherwise as ordered by the court.
(d)
The jurisdiction of the court in which the proceeding is commenced under subsection (b) is plenary and exclusive. The court may appoint 1 or more persons as appraisers to receive evidence and recommend a decision on the question of fair value.
The appraisers shall have the powers described in the order appointing them, or in any amendment to it. The shareholders demanding appraisal rights are entitled to the same discovery rights as parties in other civil proceedings.
(e) Each shareholder made a party to the proceeding is entitled to judgment (i) for the amount, if any, by which the court finds the fair
value of the shareholder s shares, plus interest, exceeds the amount paid by the corporation to the shareholder for such shares or (ii) for the fair value, plus interest, of the shareholders shares for which the corporation elected
to withhold payment under section 13.25.
Section 13.31. COURT COSTS AND COUNSEL FEES
(a) The court in an appraisal proceeding commenced under section 13.30 shall determine all costs of the proceeding, including the reasonable
compensation and expenses of appraisers appointed by the court. The court shall assess the costs against the corporation, except that the court may assess cost against all or some of the shareholders demanding appraisal, in amounts the court finds
equitable, to the extent the court finds such shareholders acted arbitrarily, vexatiously, or not in good faith with respect to the rights provided by this chapter.
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(b) The court in an appraisal proceeding may also assess the fees and expenses of counsel and
experts for the respective parties, in amounts the court finds equitable:
(1) against the corporation and in favor of any or all
shareholders demanding appraisal if the court finds the corporation did not substantially comply with the requirements of sections 13.20, 13.22, 13.24 or 13.25; or
(2) against either the corporation or a shareholder demanding appraisal, in favor of any other party, if the court finds that the party
against whom the fees and expenses are assessed acted arbitrarily, vexatiously, or not in good faith with respect to the rights provided by this chapter.
(c) If the court in an appraisal proceeding finds that the services of counsel for any shareholder were of substantial benefit to other
shareholders similarly situated, and that the fees for those services should not be assessed against the corporation, the court may award to such counsel reasonable fees to be paid out of the amounts awarded the shareholders who were benefited.
(d) To the extent the corporation fails to make a required payment pursuant to sections 13.24, 13.25, or 13.26, the shareholder may sue
directly for the amount owed and, to the extent successful, shall be entitled to recover from the corporation all costs and expenses of the suit, including counsel fees.
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Special Meeting of Shareholders
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This proxy is solicited by the Board of Directors
The shareholder(s) hereby appoint(s) Fred B. Parks, Michael J. Bourque and John J. Fry, or any of them, as proxies, each with the power to appoint his
substitute, and hereby authorize them to represent and to vote, as designated on the reverse side of this proxy card, all of the shares of common stock of Analogic Corporation that the shareholder(s) is/are entitled to vote at the Special Meeting of
Shareholders to be held at [ ] Eastern Time on [ ] [ ], 2018, at the Offices of WilmerHale LLP, 60 State
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