Exhibit (d)(1)
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AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER
BY AND AMONG
FOUR SEASONS HEALTH CARE LIMITED,
DELTA I ACQUISITION, INC.
AND
OMEGA WORLDWIDE, INC.
Dated as of August 1, 2002
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS...............................................................................2
Section 1.1 Defined Terms..........................................................................2
Section 1.2 Additional Defined Terms...............................................................5
Section 1.3 Construction...........................................................................7
Section 1.4 Knowledge..............................................................................8
ARTICLE II THE OFFER.................................................................................8
Section 2.1 The Offer..............................................................................8
Section 2.2 Company Actions.......................................................................10
Section 2.3 Composition of the Board of Directors.................................................11
ARTICLE III THE MERGER...............................................................................13
Section 3.1 The Merger............................................................................13
Section 3.2 Conversion of Stock...................................................................13
Section 3.3 Surrender of Certificates.............................................................13
Section 3.4 Payment...............................................................................14
Section 3.5 No Further Rights of Transfers........................................................15
Section 3.6 Stock Option and Other Plans..........................................................15
Section 3.7 Charter of the Surviving Corporation..................................................16
Section 3.8 Bylaws of the Surviving Corporation...................................................16
Section 3.9 Directors and Officers of the Surviving Corporation...................................16
Section 3.10 Closing...............................................................................17
Section 3.11 Withholding Rights....................................................................17
ARTICLE IV REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY............................................17
Section 4.1 Due Incorporation, Good Standing and Corporate Power..................................17
Section 4.2 Authorization and Validity of this Agreement..........................................18
Section 4.3 Capitalization........................................................................18
Section 4.4 Consents and Approvals; No Violations.................................................19
Section 4.5 Company Reports and Financial Statements..............................................20
Section 4.6 Absence of Certain Changes............................................................20
Section 4.7 Title to Properties; Encumbrances.....................................................21
Section 4.8 Compliance with Laws..................................................................21
Section 4.9 Litigation............................................................................22
Section 4.10 Employee Benefit Plans................................................................22
Section 4.11 Employment Relations and Agreements...................................................27
Section 4.12 Taxes.................................................................................28
Section 4.13 Liabilities...........................................................................30
Section 4.14 Intellectual Property.................................................................30
Section 4.15 Proxy Statement; Offer Documents and Schedule 14D-9...................................30
(i)
Section 4.16 Broker's or Finder's Fee; Expenses....................................................31
Section 4.17 Certain Contracts and Arrangements....................................................31
Section 4.18 Environmental Laws and Regulations....................................................32
Section 4.19 State Takeover Statutes; Appraisal Rights.............................................34
Section 4.20 Voting Requirements...................................................................34
Section 4.21 Rights Agreement......................................................................34
Section 4.22 Opinion of Financial Advisor..........................................................34
Section 4.23 Insurance.............................................................................35
Section 4.24 Stock Options.........................................................................35
ARTICLE V REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF PARENT AND SUB.........................................35
Section 5.1 Due Organization, Good Standing and Corporate Power...................................35
Section 5.2 Authorization and Validity of Agreement...............................................35
Section 5.3 Consents and Approvals; No Violations.................................................36
Section 5.4 Offer Documents, Schedule 14D-9 and Proxy Statement...................................36
Section 5.5 Sub's Operations......................................................................37
Section 5.6 Funds.................................................................................37
Section 5.7 PHFL Offer............................................................................37
Section 5.8 Brokers...............................................................................37
Section 5.9 Litigation............................................................................37
ARTICLE VI TRANSACTIONS PRIOR TO CLOSING DATE.......................................................37
Section 6.1 Access to Information Concerning Properties and Records...............................37
Section 6.2 Confidentiality.......................................................................38
Section 6.3 Conduct of the Business of the Company Pending the Closing Date.......................38
Section 6.4 Company Stockholders' Meeting; Preparation of Proxy Statement; Short Form Merger......42
Section 6.5 Commercially Reasonable Efforts; Parent and Sub Agreements............................43
Section 6.6 No Solicitation of Other Offers.......................................................44
Section 6.7 Notification of Certain Matters.......................................................47
Section 6.8 Antitrust Laws........................................................................47
Section 6.9 Directors' and Officers' Insurance....................................................48
Section 6.10 Rights Agreement......................................................................49
Section 6.11 Public Announcements..................................................................49
Section 6.12 Employee Arrangements.................................................................50
ARTICLE VII CONDITIONS PRECEDENT.....................................................................50
Section 7.1 Conditions Precedent to Each Party's Obligation to Effect the Merger..................50
ARTICLE VIII TERMINATION AND ABANDONMENT..............................................................51
Section 8.1 Termination...........................................................................51
Section 8.2 Effect of Termination.................................................................53
(ii)
ARTICLE IX MISCELLANEOUS............................................................................54
Section 9.1 Fees and Expenses.....................................................................54
Section 9.2 Representations and Warranties........................................................55
Section 9.3 Extension; Waiver.....................................................................56
Section 9.4 Notices...............................................................................56
Section 9.5 Entire Agreement......................................................................57
Section 9.6 Binding Effect; Benefit; Assignment...................................................57
Section 9.7 Amendment and Modification............................................................57
Section 9.8 Further Actions.......................................................................58
Section 9.9 Headings..............................................................................58
Section 9.10 Counterparts..........................................................................58
Section 9.11 APPLICABLE LAW........................................................................58
Section 9.12 Severability..........................................................................58
Section 9.13 Specific Enforcement..................................................................59
Section 9.14 Waiver of Jury Trial..................................................................59
ANNEXES:
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Annex A - Tender Offer Conditions
(iii)
AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF
MERGER
AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER, dated as of August 1, 2002
(this "AGREEMENT"), by and among FOUR SEASONS HEALTH CARE LIMITED, a private
limited company organized under the laws of England and Wales ("PARENT"), DELTA
I ACQUISITION, INC., a corporation organized under the laws of
Delaware and a
wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent ("SUB"), and OMEGA WORLDWIDE, INC., a
corporation organized under the laws of Maryland (the "COMPANY").
W I T N E S S E T H:
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WHEREAS, the respective Boards of Directors of Parent, Sub and
the Company have approved the acquisition of the Company by Parent through the
acquisition of all of the issued and outstanding shares of common stock, par
value $0.10 per share (the "COMMON STOCK"), of the Company (including the
associated Preferred Stock Purchase Rights (the "RIGHTS" and, together with the
Common Stock, the "SHARES") issued pursuant to the Rights Agreement, dated as of
April 2, 1998, by and between the Company and First Chicago Trust Company of New
York, as amended by the First Amendment to Rights Agreement dated July 17, 2002,
and the Second Amendment to Rights Agreement dated as of the date hereof, in
each case between the Company and Equiserve Trust Company, N.A., successor to
First Chicago Trust Company of New York ("the "RIGHTS AGREEMENT"));
WHEREAS, in contemplation of the acquisition of the Company by
Parent, it is proposed that Parent shall cause Sub to make a tender offer (as
such may be amended from time to time as permitted by this Agreement, the
"OFFER") to purchase, on the terms and subject to the conditions of this
Agreement, all of the Common Stock at a price of U.S. $3.32 per Share net to the
seller in cash (the "OFFER PRICE");
WHEREAS, on the terms and subject to the conditions of this
Agreement, following the acquisition of Shares pursuant to the Offer, Sub shall
be merged (the "MERGER") with and into the Company with the Company surviving in
accordance with the Maryland General Corporation Law ("MGCL") and the
Delaware
General Corporation Law ("DGCL"), pursuant to which each outstanding Share shall
be converted into the right to receive the Offer Price;
WHEREAS, Parent and Sub are unwilling to enter into this
Agreement unless certain holders of Shares, concurrently with the execution and
delivery of this Agreement, enter into a tender and option agreement and
irrevocable proxy (each, a "TENDER AND VOTING AGREEMENT") by and among Parent,
Sub and such holders of Shares providing for, among other things, the agreement
of such holders of Shares to tender their Shares into the Offer, and to vote all
Shares owned by such holders of Shares in favor of the Merger, subject to the
terms and conditions stated therein;
WHEREAS, Parent and Sub are unwilling to enter into this
Agreement unless the holder of Series C Preferred Shares of the Company (the
"PREFERRED SHARES"), concurrently with the execution and delivery of this
Agreement, enters into a stock purchase agreement which shall include a voting
agreement (the "PREFERRED STOCKHOLDER AGREEMENT" together with the Tender
and Voting Agreements, the "STOCKHOLDERS AGREEMENTS") by and among Parent, Sub
and the holder of Preferred Shares providing for, among other things, the
agreement of such holder of Preferred Shares to sell its Preferred Shares and,
together with the Tender and Voting Agreement applicable to such holder, to vote
all Shares owned by such holder of Preferred Shares in favor of the Merger;
WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of the Company has appointed
from its members a Special Committee (the "SPECIAL COMMITTEE") and the Special
Committee has considered the Offer, the Merger and the transactions contemplated
hereby and has unanimously determined that the Offer and the Merger are fair to
and in the best interests of the Company and the holders of Shares and has
determined that the Offer and Merger are advisable, and has unanimously
recommended that the Board of Directors of the Company approve the Offer, the
Merger, this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby;
WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of the Company (i) has
unanimously determined that the Offer and the Merger are fair to and in the best
interests of the Company and the holders of Shares, and has declared that the
Offer and the Merger are advisable, (ii) has unanimously approved the Offer, the
Merger, the Stockholders Agreements and this Agreement and (iii) has unanimously
resolved to recommend that the holders of Shares accept the Offer and tender
their Shares pursuant to the Offer and that the stockholders of the Company
approve the Merger, this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby;
WHEREAS, the respective Boards of Directors of Parent and Sub
have approved the Merger, this Agreement and the transactions contemplated
thereby;
WHEREAS, simultaneously with the execution and delivery of
this Agreement, the Company has entered into a Share Option Agreement (the
"OPTION AGREEMENT"), dated as of the date hereof, with Parent and Sub; and
WHEREAS, in connection with, and as a condition to, the
acquisition of the Company by Parent, an Affiliate of Parent has agreed to make
an offer (the "PHFL OFFER") upon substantially the terms, in all material
respects, set out in the draft offer document dated the date hereof (the "PHFL
OFFER DOCUMENT"), to acquire all of the issued and outstanding shares and
warrants to acquire shares of Principal Healthcare Finance Limited, a company
organized under the laws of Jersey, in the Channel Islands ("PHFL"), other than
those held by the Company.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and of the
mutual covenants, representations, warranties and agreements herein contained,
the parties intending to be legally bound, hereto agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
Section 1.1 DEFINED TERMS. When used in this Agreement, the
following terms shall have the respective meanings specified therefor below.
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"Affiliate" of any Person shall mean any Person directly or
indirectly controlling, controlled by, or under common control with, such
Person, and shall include, in the case of the Company, PHFT and PHFL and its
Subsidiaries; PROVIDED that, for the purposes of this definition, "control"
(including with correlative meanings, the terms "controlled by" and "under
common control with"), as used with respect to any Person, shall mean the
possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the
direction of the management and policies of such Person, whether through the
ownership of voting securities or partnership interests, by contract or
otherwise; PROVIDED, FURTHER, that for purposes of Article VI, the obligation of
the Company, and the obligation of the Company to cause its Affiliates, to take
or refrain from taking any action with respect to PHFT or PHFL shall apply only
to the extent of the Company's control of PHFL as a shareholder or unitholder,
as the case may be, of PHFT or PHFL, pursuant to the Company's participation in
the Board of Directors of PHFT or PHFL (consistent with any such directors'
fiduciary duties), if any, or pursuant to the Company's contractual arrangements
with PHFT or PHFL (it being understood and agreed that notwithstanding anything
herein to the contrary, where there is a conflict between the obligations of the
Company hereunder and the obligations of the Company or Omega (UK) Limited under
the terms of any advisory agreement between, on the one hand, PHFL or a
Subsidiary of PHFL and, on the other hand, the Company or Omega (UK) Limited,
then neither the Company nor Omega (UK) Limited shall be required to take any
action that would give rise to a breach of such agreement by the Company or
Omega (UK) Limited or to omit to take any action that would give rise to such a
breach).
"Antitrust Authorities" shall mean the Federal Trade
Commission, the Antitrust Division of the United States Department of Justice,
the attorneys general of the several states of the United States, the Office of
Fair Trading in the United Kingdom and the Competition Commission, the
Australian Competition and Consumer Commission and any other Governmental Entity
having jurisdiction with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby
pursuant to applicable Antitrust Laws.
"Antitrust Laws" shall mean the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Act, as amended, the
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Act, as amended, the HSR Act, the Federal Trade Commission Act, as
amended, the Fair Trading ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇, as amended, the Competition ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇, the
Australian Foreign Acquisitions and Takeovers ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇, the Australian Trade
Practices Act of 1974, the New Zealand Commerce Act of 1986, and all other U.S.
and non-U.S. federal, state, municipal, provincial and other statutes, rules,
regulations, orders, decrees, administrative and judicial doctrines, and other
laws that are designed or intended to prohibit, restrict or regulate actions
having the purpose or effect of monopolization or restraint of trade.
"Business Day" shall mean any day except a Saturday, a Sunday
or any other day on which commercial banks are required or authorized to close
in ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇/▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.
"Code" shall mean the United States Internal Revenue Code of
1986, as amended, and the regulations promulgated and the rulings issued
thereunder.
"Commission" shall mean the U.S. Securities and Exchange
Commission.
"Competition Commission" shall mean the U.K. Competition
Commission.
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"Completed Commission Filings" shall mean the Commission
Filings filed prior to the date hereof.
"Exchange Act" shall mean the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
"GAAP" shall mean generally accepted accounting principles of
the United States of America consistently applied, as in effect from time to
time.
"Governmental Entity" shall mean any instrumentality,
subdivision, court, administrative agency, commission, official or other
authority of the United States or any other country or any state, province,
prefect, municipality, locality or other government or political subdivision
thereof, or any quasi-governmental or private body exercising any regulatory,
taxing, importing or other governmental or quasi-governmental authority.
"HSR Act" shall mean the ▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇▇ Antitrust
Improvements Act of 1976, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated
thereunder.
"Intellectual Property" shall mean any of the following (i)
U.S. and non-U.S. patents, and applications for either, (ii) registered and
unregistered trademarks, service marks and other indicia of origin, pending
trademark and service ▇▇▇▇ registration applications, and intent-to-use
registrations or similar reservations of marks, (iii) registered and
unregistered copyrights and mask works, and applications for registration of
either, (iv) internet domain names, applications and reservations therefor,
uniform resource locators and the corresponding Internet sites, (v) trade
secrets and proprietary information not otherwise listed in (i) through (iv)
above, including, without limitation, unpatented inventions, invention
disclosures, moral and economic rights of authors and inventors (however
denominated), confidential information, technical data, customer lists,
corporate and business names, trade names, trade dress, brand names, know-how,
show-how, mask works, formulae, methods (whether or not patentable), designs,
processes, procedures, technology, source codes, object codes, computer software
programs, databases, data collections and other proprietary information or
material of any type, and all derivatives, improvements and refinements thereof,
howsoever recorded, or unrecorded and (vi) any good will associated with any of
the foregoing.
"Material Adverse Effect", with respect to any Person, shall
mean any event, change, occurrence, effect, fact, violation or circumstance
having a material adverse effect on (i) the ability of such Person to perform
its obligations under this Agreement or to consummate the transactions
contemplated hereby or thereby on a timely basis or (ii) the business, assets,
liabilities, results of operations or financial condition of such Person and its
Subsidiaries, taken as a whole; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that the following shall be
excluded from the definition of "Material Adverse Effect" and from any
determination as to whether a Material Adverse Effect has occurred or may occur:
(a) the effect of changes that are generally applicable to the nursing home or
healthcare industries, (b) any material changes in the financial, banking,
currency or capital markets in general which, in each case, do not adversely
affect the Company more disproportionately than other entities in the same or
similar lines of business or (c) solely for the purpose of clause (h) of Annex
A, such items specifically set forth on the Company Disclosure
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Letter other than any material change with respect to such items disclosed
thereon as of the date hereof.
"Person" shall mean and include an individual, a partnership,
a limited liability partnership, a joint venture, a corporation, a limited
liability company, a trust, an unincorporated organization, a group and a
Governmental Entity.
"PHFT" shall mean each of Beheer-en-Beleggingsmaats Chappij
Dilava B.V., Beheer-en-Beleggingsmaats Chappij Rocla B.V., Principal Healthcare
Finance Unit Trust No. 3 and Principal Healthcare Finance Unit Trust No. 4 and
each of their respective subsidiaries, including, without limitation, Principal
Healthcare Finance Trust, Principal Healthcare Finance Unit Trust No. 1,
Principal Healthcare Finance Unit Trust No. 2, Principal Healthcare Finance
Trust No. 2, and Principal Healthcare Finance (NZ) Limited, Principal Healthcare
Finance No.2 Pty Limited, Principal Healthcare Finance Pty Limited, PHF No.1
Management Pty Limited, PHF No.3 Management Pty Limited, PHF No.2 Pty Limited,
PHF No.1 Pty Limited, Omega (Australia) Pty Limited and Principal Healthcare
Finance No. 3 Pty Limited.
"Securities Act" shall mean the U.S. Securities Act of 1933,
as amended.
"Subsidiary", with respect to any Person, shall mean and
include (i) any partnership of which such Person or any of its Subsidiaries is a
general partner, and (ii) any other entity in which such Person or any of its
Subsidiaries owns or has the power to vote fifty percent (50%) or more of the
equity interests in such entity having general voting power to participate in
the election of the governing body of such entity; PROVIDED, however, that the
term "Subsidiary," in the case of the Company shall specifically include PHFT
and PHFL and its Subsidiaries; PROVIDED, FURTHER, that for purposes of Article
VI, the obligation of the Company, and the obligation of the Company to cause
its Subsidiaries, to take or refrain from taking any action with respect to PHFT
or PHFL shall apply only to the extent of the Company's control of PHFT or PHFL
as a shareholder or unitholder, as the case may be, of PHFT and PHFL, pursuant
to the Company's participation in the Board of Directors of PHFL or PHFT
(consistent with any such directors' fiduciary duties), if any, or pursuant to
the Company's contractual arrangements with PHFT or PHFL, as the case may be (it
being understood and agreed that notwithstanding anything herein to the
contrary, where there is a conflict between the obligations of the Company
hereunder and the obligations of the Company or Omega (UK) Limited under the
terms of any advisory agreement between, on the one hand, PHFL or a subsidiary
of PHFL and, on the other hand, the Company or Omega (UK) Limited, then neither
the Company nor Omega (UK) Limited shall be required to take any action that
would give rise to a breach of such agreement by the Company or Omega (UK)
Limited or to omit to take any action that would give rise to such a breach);
and PROVIDED, FINALLY, that for purposes of Article IV, the term "Subsidiary"
shall only include PHFL and its Subsidiaries with respect to Sections 4.3, 4.6,
4.8, 4.9, 4.10(j), 4.13, 4.14(b), 4.17 and 4.18.
Section 1.2 ADDITIONAL DEFINED TERMS. In addition to the terms
defined in Section 1.1, the following terms shall have the respective meanings
assigned thereto in the section indicated below.
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DEFINED TERM SECTION DEFINED TERM SECTION
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Acquisition Proposal 6.6(b) Offer Completion Date 8.1(d)
Agreement Preamble Offer Documents 2.1(b)
Antitrust Condition Annex A Offer Price Second Recital
ANZ Interests 4.10(k) Offer to Purchase 2.1(b)
Articles of Merger 3.1(a) "on a fully diluted basis" Annex A
Bylaws 2.3(c) Options 3.6(a)
Cash Payment 3.6(a) Parent Preamble
Certificate of Merger 3.1(a) Parent Designees 2.3(a)
Certificates 3.3(a) Paying Agent 3.3(a)
Charter 2.2(b) Payment Fund 3.4
Claims 4.18(b) Permits 4.8(b)
Closing 3.10 Permitted Investments 3.4
Closing Date 3.10 PHFL Tenth Recital
Commission Filings 4.5 PHFL Documents 5.7
Common Stock First Recital PHFL Offer Tenth Recital
Company Preamble PHFL Offer Condition Annex A
Company Disclosure Letter 4.1 PHFL Offer Document Seventh Recital
Company Property 4.18(b) Pre-Closing Period 4.12(b)
Confidentiality Agreement 6.2 Preferred Shares Sixth Recital
Continuing Directors 2.3(c) Preferred Stockholder Agreement Sixth Recital
Contracts 4.17(a) Proxy Statement 6.4(b)
DGCL Third Recital "Release" or "Released" 4.18(b)
Effective Time 3.1(a) Returns 4.12(a)
Employee Benefit Plans 4.10(a) Rights First Recital
Environmental Claims 4.18(b) Rights Agreement First Recital
Environmental Law 4.18(b) Schedule 14D-9 2.2(c)
ERISA 4.10(a) Schedule TO 2.1(b)
Hazardous Materials 4.18(b) Shares First Recital
Heads of Agreement 6.2 Special Committee Sixth Recital
Immigration Laws 4.11 Stock Incentive Plans 3.6(a)
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DEFINED TERM SECTION DEFINED TERM SECTION
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Indemnification Agreements 6.9(b) Stock Plans 3.6(a)
Indemnified Parties 6.9(c) Stockholders Agreement Sixth Recital
Initial Expiration Date 2.1(a) Stockholders' Meeting 6.4(a)
Irrevocable Instruments 5.7 Sub Preamble
Letter of Transmittal 2.1(b) Subsequent Offer Period 2.1(a)
Lien 4.3 Superior Proposal 6.6(b)
Loan Agreement 5.6
Material Contracts 4.17(a) Surviving Corporation 3.1(b)
Merger Third Recital Taxes 4.12(a)
Merger Consideration 3.2(a) Tender Offer Conditions 2.1(a)
MGCL Third Recital Termination Date 8.1(b)
Minimum Condition Annex A UK Companies 4.10(j)
NASDAQ 6.11 UK Employee 4.10(j)
NLRB 4.11 Voting Period 6.5(b)
Offer Second Recital WARN 4.11
Section 1.3 CONSTRUCTION. In this Agreement, unless the
context otherwise requires:
(a) any reference in this Agreement to "writing" or comparable
expressions includes a reference to facsimile transmission or
comparable means of communication;
(b) words expressed in the singular number shall include the
plural and vice versa, words expressed in the masculine shall include
the feminine and neuter gender and vice versa;
(c) references to Articles, Sections, Exhibits, Schedules and
Recitals are references to articles, sections, exhibits, schedules and
recitals of this Agreement;
(d) reference to "day" or "days" are to calendar days;
(e) the table of contents and headings contained in this
Agreement are for convenience of reference purposes only and shall not
affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement;
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(f) this "Agreement" or any other agreement or document shall
be construed as a reference to this Agreement or, as the case may be,
such other agreement or document as the same may have been, or may from
time to time be, amended, varied, novated or supplemented; and
(g) "include," "includes," and "including" are deemed to be
followed by "without limitation" whether or not they are in fact
followed by such words or words of similar import.
Section 1.4 KNOWLEDGE. Where any representation or warranty
contained in this Agreement is expressly qualified by reference to the knowledge
of the Company, such knowledge shall mean the actual knowledge, after due and
diligent inquiry as to the matters that are the subject of such representation
and warranty, of the following individuals: ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇,
▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ and Chee Jap. The
parties understand and agree that for purposes of determining "knowledge"
herein, (a) since July 1, 2001 neither the Company nor the foregoing individuals
have been involved in, or been regularly or consistently informed of,
determinations by, or activities by or on behalf of, the board of directors of
PHFL and "due and diligent inquiry" shall not require inquiries of such members
of the board of directors of PHFL and (b) for purposes of the representations
and warranties set forth in Section 4.18, with respect to each Company Property
of PHFL, Idun Health Care Limited and their respective Subsidiaries, "due and
diligent inquiry" shall not require environmental surveys of any such Company
Property or a review of the files of the Company pertaining to any such Company
Property but shall require disclosure of facts or circumstances of which the
Company otherwise has knowledge.
ARTICLE II
THE OFFER
Section 2.1 THE OFFER. (a) Provided that this Agreement shall
not have been terminated in accordance with Article VIII hereof and so long as
none of the events set forth on ANNEX A hereto (the "TENDER OFFER CONDITIONS")
shall have occurred and are continuing, as promptly as practicable after the
date of this Agreement, Sub shall and Parent shall cause Sub to, commence
(within the meaning of Rule 14d-2 promulgated under the Exchange Act) the Offer
as promptly as reasonably practicable (but in no event later than five (5)
Business Days after the first public announcement of this Agreement by the
Company). The initial expiration date of the Offer shall be the twentieth
Business Day from and after the date the Offer is commenced (the "Initial
Expiration Date"). The obligation of Sub to accept for payment and to pay for
any Shares tendered shall be subject to the Tender Offer Conditions, any of
which may be waived by Parent or Sub in whole or in part in their sole
discretion; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that Sub shall not waive the Minimum Condition
without the prior consent of the Company. Parent and Sub expressly reserve the
right to modify the terms of the Offer, including, without limitation, to extend
the Offer beyond any scheduled expiration date; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that neither
Parent nor Sub shall, without the prior written consent of the Company, (i)
reduce the number of Shares subject to the Offer or waive the Minimum Condition,
(ii) reduce the Offer Price, (iii) impose any additional conditions to the
Offer, (iv) change the form of consideration payable in the Offer
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or (v) make any change to the terms of the Offer (including the Tender Offer
Conditions) which is materially adverse in any manner to the holders of the
Shares. Subject to the prior satisfaction or waiver of the Tender Offer
Conditions, Sub shall, and Parent shall cause Sub to, accept for payment and pay
for, in accordance with the terms of the Offer, the Shares which have been
validly tendered and not withdrawn at or prior to the expiration of the Offer
promptly after the expiration of the Offer and in any event no later than three
(3) Business Days following the expiration of the Offer. Parent shall provide or
cause to be provided to Sub on a timely basis funds sufficient to accept for
payment and pay for any and all Shares that Sub becomes obligated to accept for
payment and pay for pursuant to the Offer. Parent and Sub shall have the right,
in their sole discretion, to extend the expiration date of the Offer, from time
to time, for successive periods of up to twenty (20) Business Days each, but in
no event, later than the Termination Date, if the Tender Offer Conditions have
not been met. If on any scheduled expiration date of the Offer, the Offer would
have expired without any Shares being purchased because the Tender Offer
Conditions have not been met, Parent and Sub shall, at the request of the
Company (subject always to the terms and conditions of this Agreement), extend
the expiration date of the Offer, from time to time, for successive periods of
up to twenty (20) Business Days each (but in no event later than the Termination
Date) unless such conditions are not capable of being satisfied prior to the
Termination Date. In addition, notwithstanding anything in this Section 2.1(a)
to the contrary, if not already disclosed in the Offer to Purchase, Parent and
Sub may amend the Schedule TO to permit the announcement of a subsequent
offering period (as such term is defined in Rule 14d-1 promulgated under the
Exchange Act (the "SUBSEQUENT OFFER PERIOD")) to the Offer, and Sub may include
a Subsequent Offer Period to the Offer for up to a maximum of twenty (20)
Business Days.
(b) The Offer shall be made by means of an offer to purchase
(the "OFFER TO PURCHASE") subject only to the Tender Offer Conditions. As soon
as reasonably practicable on the date the Offer is commenced, Parent and Sub
shall file with the Commission a Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO (together
with all amendments and supplements thereto, the "SCHEDULE TO") with respect to
the Offer. The Schedule TO shall contain (included as an exhibit) or shall
incorporate by reference the Offer to Purchase and the related letter of
transmittal (the "LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL") and summary advertisement, as well as
all other information and exhibits required by law (which Schedule TO, Offer to
Purchase, Letter of Transmittal, summary advertisement and such other
information and exhibits, together with any supplements or amendments thereto,
are referred to herein collectively as the "OFFER DOCUMENTS") which shall be
mailed promptly to holders of Shares. The Company and its counsel shall be given
reasonable opportunity to review and comment upon the Offer Documents prior to
their filing with the Commission. The Offer Documents (i) shall comply in all
material respects with the provisions of applicable federal securities laws and
(ii) on the date filed with the Commission and the date first published, sent or
given to the holders of the Shares, shall not contain any untrue statement of a
material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein
or necessary in order to make the statements therein not misleading in light of
the circumstances under which they are made, except that no representation is
made by Parent or Sub with respect to any information supplied by the Company in
writing expressly for inclusion in the Offer Documents. Each of Parent and Sub,
on the one hand, and the Company, on the other hand, agrees promptly to correct
any information provided by it for use in the Offer Documents if and to the
extent that the Offer Documents shall be, or shall have become, false or
misleading in any material respect, and Parent and Sub further agree to take all
steps necessary to
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cause the Schedule TO, as so corrected, to be filed with the Commission and the
other Offer Documents as so corrected to be disseminated to holders of the
Shares, in each case as and to the extent required by applicable federal
securities laws. Each of Parent and Sub agrees to provide the Company and its
counsel with information with respect to any oral comments and with copies of
any written comments Parent and Sub or their counsel may receive from the
Commission or its staff with respect to the Offer Documents promptly after the
receipt of such comments. Parent and Sub shall use their commercially reasonable
efforts to respond to such comments promptly and shall provide the Company and
its counsel an opportunity to participate in the response of Parent or Sub to
such comments, including the opportunity to participate with Parent and Sub or
their counsel in any discussions with the Commission or its staff.
Section 2.2 COMPANY ACTIONS. The Company hereby consents to
the Offer and the Merger and represents and warrants that:
(a) The Special Committee has considered the Offer, the Merger
and the transactions contemplated hereby and has unanimously determined
that the Offer and the Merger are fair to and in the best interests of
the Company and the holders of Shares and has determined that the Offer
and Merger are advisable, and has unanimously recommended that the
Board of Directors of the Company approve the Offer, the Merger, this
Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby.
(b) Its Board of Directors (at a meeting duly called and held)
by unanimous vote has (i) determined that each of the Offer and the
Merger is fair to, and in the best interests of, the Company and the
holders of Shares, (ii) declared that the Offer and the Merger are
advisable, (iii) approved the Offer, the Merger, the Stockholders
Agreements, the Option Agreement and this Agreement in accordance with
the provisions of the MGCL, (iv) recommended acceptance of the Offer
and approval of the Merger, this Agreement and the transactions
contemplated hereby by the stockholders of the Company, and (v) taken
all other action necessary to render (and has refrained from taking any
action which would not render) inapplicable to the Offer, the Merger,
the Stockholders Agreements and this Agreement and to the transactions
contemplated hereby and thereby, (x) Subtitles 6 and 7 of Title 3 of
the MGCL, (y) Section 6.7 of the Company's charter (the "CHARTER") and
(z) the Rights Agreement and the Rights.
(c) The Company shall file with the Commission, as soon as
practicable on the date of the commencement of the Offer, a
Solicitation/Recommendation Statement on Schedule 14D-9 (together
with all amendments and supplements thereto, the "SCHEDULE L4D-9"),
containing the recommendations referred to in clause (a)(iv) of this
Section 2.2, and shall disseminate the Schedule 14D-9 as required by
Rule 14d-9 under the Exchange Act. Parent and Sub and their counsel
shall be given reasonable opportunity to review and comment upon the
Schedule l4D-9 prior to its filing with the Commission. The Schedule
14D-9 (i) shall comply in all material respects with the provisions
of applicable federal securities laws and (ii) on the date filed
with the Commission and on the date first published, sent or given
to the holders of Shares shall not contain any untrue statement of a
material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be
stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein
not misleading in light of the circumstances under which they are
made, except that no representation is made by the Company with
respect
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to information supplied by Parent or Sub in writing expressly for
inclusion in the Schedule 14D-9. The Company, on the one hand, and each
of Parent and Sub, on the other hand, agrees promptly to correct any
information provided by it for use in the Schedule 14D-9 if and to
the extent that the Schedule 14D-9 shall be, or shall have become,
false or misleading in any material respect and the Company further
agrees to take all steps necessary to cause the Schedule 14D-9, as
so corrected, to be filed with the Commission and to be disseminated
to holders of Shares, in each case as and to the extent required by
applicable federal securities laws. The Company agrees to provide
Parent and its counsel with information with respect to any oral
comments and with copies of any written comments the Company or its
counsel may receive from the Commission or its staff with respect to
the Schedule 14D-9 promptly after the receipt of such comments. The
Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to respond to
such comments promptly and shall provide Parent and its counsel an
opportunity to participate in the response of the Company to such
comments, including by participating with the Company and its
counsel in any discussions with the Commission or its staff.
(d) In connection with the Offer, the Company shall promptly
furnish Sub with mailing labels, security position listings and any
available listing or computer list containing, as of the most recent
practicable date, the names and addresses of the record holders of
Shares and shall furnish Sub with such additional information
(including, but not limited to, updated lists of holders of Shares and
their addresses, mailing labels and lists of security positions) and
such other assistance as Sub or its agents may reasonably request for
the purpose of communicating the Offer to the holders of Shares.
Subject to the requirements of applicable law, and except for such
steps as are necessary to disseminate the Offer Documents and any other
documents necessary to consummate the Merger, Sub and its Affiliates
and agents and advisors shall hold in confidence the information
contained in any such labels, listings and files, shall use such
information only in connection with the Offer and the Merger and, if
this Agreement is terminated, shall deliver to the Company all copies
of such information in its possession.
(e) The Company represents and warrants that it has been
advised that each of its directors and executive officers intends to
tender pursuant to the Offer all Shares owned of record and
beneficially by him or her except to the extent such tender would
violate applicable securities laws.
Section 2.3 COMPOSITION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. (a)
Promptly following the Offer Completion Date, Sub shall be entitled to designate
up to such number of directors ("PARENT DESIGNEES") on the Board of Directors of
the Company, rounded up to the next whole number, as shall give Sub, subject to
compliance with Section 14(f) of the Exchange Act and Rule 14f-1 promulgated
thereunder, representation on the Board of Directors of the Company equal to at
least that number of directors which equals the product of the total number of
directors on the Board of Directors of the Company (giving effect to the
directors elected pursuant to this sentence) multiplied by a fraction, the
numerator of which shall be the number of Shares beneficially owned by Sub and
Parent and the denominator of which shall be the number of Shares then issued
and outstanding, and the Company and its Board of Directors shall, subject to
applicable duties under Maryland law, at such time, take any and all such action
necessary to cause Parent Designees to be elected to the Board of Directors of
the Company in such class of
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directors (if any) as shall ensure the longest possible term for such Parent
Designees (including using commercially reasonable efforts to cause relevant
directors to resign and/or increasing the number of directors on the Board of
Directors of the Company (subject to the limitations set forth in the Company's
Charter). The Company shall take all action required pursuant to Section 14(f)
of the Exchange Act and Rule 14f-1 promulgated thereunder to effect the election
of such Parent Designees, including (i) mailing to its stockholders the
information required by Section 14(f) of the Exchange Act and Rule 14f-1
promulgated thereunder or (ii) including such information in the Schedule 14D-9
filed with the Commission and distributed to the stockholders of the Company,
and the Company agrees to make such mailing so long as Sub shall have provided
to the Company, on a timely basis, all information required by Section 14(f) of
the Exchange Act and Rule 14f-1 promulgated thereunder with respect to the
Parent Designees. Parent and Sub shall promptly supply the Company and shall be
solely responsible for any information with respect to either of them and their
nominees, officers, directors and Affiliates required by Section 14(f) of the
Exchange Act and Rule 14f-1 promulgated thereunder. At the Effective Time, the
Company, if so requested, shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause
Persons designated by Parent to constitute the same percentage of each committee
of its Board of Directors, each Board of Directors of each Subsidiary (not
including PHFL or PHFT) and each committee of each such Board of Directors (in
each case to the extent of the Company's ability to elect such Persons).
(b) The provisions of Section 2.3(a) are in addition to, and
shall not limit, any rights which Parent, Sub or any of their respective
Affiliates may have as holders or beneficial owners of Shares as a matter of
applicable law with respect to the election of directors or otherwise.
(c) Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 2.3, the
parties hereto shall use their respective commercially reasonable efforts to
ensure that at least two (2) of the members of the Board of Directors shall, at
all times prior to the Effective Time, be Persons who are directors of the
Company on the date hereof (the "CONTINUING DIRECTORS"), PROVIDED that, if there
shall be in office less than two (2) Continuing Directors, the Board of
Directors, subject to their applicable duties under Maryland law may cause the
Person designated by the remaining Continuing Director or Continuing Directors
to fill such vacancy, and such Person shall be deemed to be a Continuing
Director for all purposes of this Agreement, or if no Continuing Directors then
remain, the other directors of the Company then in office, subject to their
applicable duties under Maryland law, shall designate two (2) Persons to fill
such vacancies who will not be officers, employees or Affiliates of the Company
or Parent, and such Persons shall be deemed to be Continuing Directors for all
purposes of this Agreement. Following the election or appointment of the Parent
Designees pursuant to this Section 2.3 and prior to the Effective Time, any
amendment of this Agreement, the Company's Charter or the Company's amended and
restated bylaws (the "BYLAWS"), any termination or amendment of this Agreement
by the Company, any extension by the Company of the time for the performance of
any of the obligations or other acts of Parent and Sub or waiver of any of the
Company's rights or remedies hereunder, and any other consent or action by the
Company hereunder, shall require the concurrence of a majority of the Continuing
Directors.
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ARTICLE III
THE MERGER
Section 3.1 THE MERGER. (a) Upon the terms and subject to the
conditions of this Agreement, at the Closing, the Company and Sub (i) will
execute and file, as applicable, a certificate of merger (the "CERTIFICATE OF
MERGER"), in such appropriate form as determined by the parties, with the
Secretary of State of the State of
Delaware in accordance with the relevant
provisions of the DGCL, (ii) will execute and file, as applicable, the articles
of merger, in such appropriate form as determined by the parties, with the State
Department of Assessments and Taxation of the State of Maryland in accordance
with the relevant provisions of the MGCL (the "ARTICLES OF MERGER", together
with the Certificate of Merger, the "CERTIFICATES OF MERGER"), (the date and
time of such later filing (or such later time as may be agreed in writing by the
Company and Parent and specified in the Certificates of Merger) being the
"EFFECTIVE TIME") and (iii) shall make all other filings or recordings and take
all such other action required to effect the Merger under the MGCL and DGCL or
otherwise as soon as practicable on or after the Closing Date.
(b) On the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in
this Agreement and in accordance with the applicable provisions of the MGCL and
the DGCL, at the Effective Time, Sub shall be merged with and into the Company,
and the separate corporate existence of Sub shall cease, and the Company shall
continue as the surviving corporation under the laws of the State of Maryland
(the "SURVIVING CORPORATION").
(c) From and after the Effective Time, the Merger shall have
the effects set forth in the applicable provisions of the MGCL and the DGCL.
Section 3.2 CONVERSION OF STOCK. At the Effective Time:
(a) Each share of Common Stock (and the associated Rights)
issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time (other
than any shares of Common Stock (and the associated Rights) which are
held by any wholly-owned Subsidiary of the Company, or which are held,
directly or indirectly, by Parent or any Subsidiary of Parent
(including Sub), all of which shall cease to be outstanding and be
canceled and none of which shall receive any payment with respect
thereto) and all rights in respect thereof shall, by virtue of the
Merger and without any action on the part of Sub, the Company or the
holder thereof, forthwith cease to exist and be converted into and
represent the right to receive an amount in cash, without interest,
equal to the Offer Price (the "MERGER CONSIDERATION"); and
(b) Each share of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of
Sub, then issued and outstanding, shall, by virtue of the Merger and
without any action on the part of the holder thereof, be converted into
one fully paid and nonassessable share of Common Stock, par value $0.01
per share, of the Surviving Corporation.
Section 3.3 SURRENDER OF CERTIFICATES. (a) Prior to the
Effective Time, Parent shall designate a bank or trust company located in the
United States which shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Company to act as
paying agent (the "PAYING AGENT") to receive funds in trust
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in order to make the payments contemplated by Section 3.2(a). As soon as
practicable after the Effective Time, Parent shall cause the Paying Agent to
mail and/or make available to each holder of a certificate theretofore
representing shares of Common Stock (and the associated Rights) (other than
those which are held by any wholly-owned Subsidiary of the Company, or which are
held directly or indirectly by Parent or any direct or indirect Subsidiary of
Parent (including Sub)) a notice and letter of transmittal advising such holder
of the effectiveness of the Merger and the procedure for surrendering to the
Paying Agent such certificate or certificates which immediately prior to the
Effective Time represented outstanding shares of Common Stock (and the
associated Rights) (the "CERTIFICATES") in exchange for the Merger Consideration
deliverable in respect thereof pursuant to this Article III. Upon the surrender
for cancellation to the Paying Agent of such Certificates, together with a
letter of transmittal, duly executed and completed in accordance with the
instructions thereon, and any other items reasonably required by the Paying
Agent or Parent and specified by the letter of transmittal, the Paying Agent
shall promptly pay to the Person entitled thereto the product of the Merger
Consideration and the number of shares of Common Stock (and the associated
Rights) represented by such Certificates. Until so surrendered, each Certificate
shall be deemed, for all corporate purposes, to evidence only the right to
receive upon such surrender the Merger Consideration deliverable in respect
thereof to which such Person is entitled pursuant to this Article III. No
interest shall be paid or accrued in respect of such cash payments.
(b) If the Merger Consideration (or any portion thereof) is to
be delivered to a Person other than the Person in whose name the Certificates
surrendered in exchange therefor are registered, it shall be a condition to the
payment of the Merger Consideration that the Certificates so surrendered shall
be properly endorsed or accompanied by appropriate stock powers and otherwise in
proper form for transfer, and that the Person requesting such transfer pay to
the Paying Agent any transfer or other taxes payable by reason of the foregoing
or establish to the reasonable satisfaction of the Paying Agent that such taxes
have been paid or are not required to be paid.
(c) In the event 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, the Paying Agent
shall issue in exchange for such lost, stolen or destroyed Certificate the
Merger Consideration deliverable in respect thereof as determined in accordance
with this Article III; PROVIDED that the Person to whom the Merger Consideration
is paid shall, as a condition precedent to the payment thereof, give the
Surviving Corporation a bond in such reasonable amount as it may direct or
otherwise indemnify the Surviving Corporation in a manner reasonably
satisfactory to it against any claim that may be made against the Surviving
Corporation with respect to the Certificate claimed to have been lost, stolen or
destroyed.
Section 3.4 PAYMENT. Concurrently with or immediately prior to
the Effective Time, Parent shall deposit or cause to be deposited in trust with
the Paying Agent cash in United States dollars in an aggregate amount equal to
the product of (i) the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately
prior to the Effective Time (other than shares of Common Stock which are held by
any wholly-owned Subsidiary of the Company or which are held directly or
indirectly by Parent or any direct or indirect Subsidiary of Parent (including
Sub)) and (ii) the Merger Consideration (such amount being hereinafter referred
to as the "PAYMENT FUND"). The Payment Fund shall be invested by the Paying
Agent as directed by Sub
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(x) in direct obligations of the United States, obligations for which the full
faith and credit of the United States is pledged to provide for the payment of
principal and interest, commercial paper of an issuer organized under the laws
of a state of the United States rated of the highest quality by ▇▇▇▇▇'▇
Investors Service, Inc., or Standard & Poor's Ratings Group, or certificates of
deposit, bank repurchase agreements or bankers' acceptances of a United States
commercial bank having at least $1,000,000,000 in assets (collectively,
"PERMITTED INVESTMENTS"), or (y) in money market funds which are invested in
Permitted Investments, and any net earnings with respect thereto shall be paid
to Sub as and when requested by Sub. The Paying Agent shall, pursuant to
irrevocable instructions, make the payments referred to in Section 3.2(a) hereof
out of the Payment Fund. The Payment Fund shall not be used for any other
purpose. Promptly following the date which is one hundred and eighty (180) days
after the Effective Time, the Paying Agent shall return to the Surviving
Corporation all cash, certificates and other instruments in its possession that
constitute any portion of the Payment Fund, and the Paying Agent's duties shall
terminate. Thereafter, each holder of a Certificate may surrender such
Certificate to the Surviving Corporation and (subject to applicable abandoned
property, escheat and similar laws) receive in exchange therefor the Merger
Consideration, without interest, but shall have no greater rights against the
Surviving Corporation than may be accorded to general creditors of the Surviving
Corporation under applicable law. Notwithstanding the foregoing, neither the
Paying Agent nor any party hereto shall be liable to a holder of shares of
Common Stock for any Merger Consideration delivered to a public official
pursuant to applicable abandoned property, escheat and similar laws.
Section 3.5 NO FURTHER RIGHTS OF TRANSFERS. At and after the
Effective Time, each holder of Common Stock (and the associated Rights) shall
cease to have any rights as a stockholder of the Company, except as otherwise
required by applicable law and except for, in the case of a holder of a
Certificate (other than shares of Common Stock (and the associated Rights) to be
canceled pursuant to Section 3.2(a) hereof), the right to surrender his or her
Certificate in exchange for payment of the Merger Consideration, and no transfer
of shares of Common Stock (and the associated Rights) shall be made on the stock
transfer books of the Surviving Corporation. Certificates presented to the
Surviving Corporation after the Effective Time shall be canceled and exchanged
for cash as provided in this Article III. At the close of business on the day of
the Effective Time the stock ledger of the Company with respect to Common Stock
(and the associated Rights) shall be closed.
Section 3.6 STOCK OPTION AND OTHER PLANS.
(a) Prior to the date which is two Business Days prior to the
Initial Expiration Date, the Board of Directors of the Company (or, if
appropriate, any committee thereof) shall obtain all necessary consents and
releases from all of the holders of all the outstanding stock options and other
rights to purchase or acquire Common Stock (the "Options") heretofore granted
under any stock option plan of the Company or otherwise (the "Stock Plans"), to
(i) provide for the cancellation, effective at the Effective Time, subject to
the payment provided for in the next sentence being made, of all Options (ii)
terminate, as of the Effective Time, the Stock Plans and any other plan, program
or arrangement providing for the issuance or grant of any other interest in
respect of the capital stock of the Company or any Affiliate thereof
(collectively with the Stock Plans, referred to as the "Stock Incentive Plans")
and (iii) amend, as of the Effective Time, the provisions of any other Employee
Benefit Plan providing for the issuance,
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transfer or grant of any capital stock of the Company or any such Affiliate, or
any interest in respect of any capital stock of the Company or any such
Affiliate, to provide no continuing rights to acquire, hold, transfer or grant
any capital stock of the Company or any such Affiliate or any interest in the
capital stock of the Company or any such Affiliate. Immediately prior to the
Effective Time, each Option, whether or not then vested or exercisable, shall no
longer be exercisable for the purchase of shares of Common Stock, but shall
entitle each holder thereof, in cancellation and settlement therefor, to
payments by the Company in cash (the "Cash Payment"), at the Effective Time,
equal to the product of (x) the total number of shares of Common Stock subject
to such Option, whether or not then vested or exercisable, and (y) the amount,
if any, by which the Merger Consideration exceeds the exercise price per share
of Common Stock subject to such Option, each such Cash Payment to be paid to
each holder of an outstanding Option. Upon receipt of the Cash Payment therefor,
all of the holder's Options shall be deemed cancelled. The surrender of the
Options to the Company in exchange for the Cash Payment shall be deemed a
release of any and all rights the holder had or may have had in respect of all
of the holder's Options.
(b) Prior to the Effective Time, the Board of Directors of the
Company (or, if appropriate, any committee thereof) shall take all actions, such
that each restricted stock award granted under the Stock Incentive Plans (the
"AWARDS") shall become fully and immediately vested and transferable and the
restrictions thereon shall lapse.
(c) Except as otherwise contemplated in this Section 3.6, any
then outstanding stock appreciation rights or limited stock appreciation rights,
and any other rights or interest in respect of the capital stock of the Company
or any Affiliate issued by the Company or any Affiliate of the Company shall be
canceled immediately prior to the Effective Time without any payment therefor.
The Company shall take all steps to ensure that neither it nor any of its
Affiliates is or shall be bound by any Options, other options, warrants, rights
or agreements which would entitle any Person, other than Parent or its
Affiliates, to own any capital stock of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries
or to receive any payment in respect thereof. Notwithstanding any other
provision of this Section 3.6 to the contrary, payment of the Cash Payment may
be withheld with respect to any Option until necessary consents and releases are
obtained.
Section 3.7 CHARTER OF THE SURVIVING CORPORATION. The Charter
of the Company, as in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time, shall be
the charter of the Surviving Corporation until thereafter changed or amended as
provided therein and in accordance with applicable law.
Section 3.8 BYLAWS OF THE SURVIVING CORPORATION. The Bylaws of
the Company, as in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time, shall be the
Bylaws of the Surviving Corporation until thereafter changed or amended as
provided therein and in accordance with applicable law.
Section 3.9 DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS OF THE SURVIVING
CORPORATION. At the Effective Time, the directors of Sub immediately prior to
the Effective Time shall be the directors of the Surviving Corporation, each of
such directors to hold office, subject to the applicable provisions of the
Charter and Bylaws of the Surviving Corporation, until their respective
successors shall be
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duly elected or appointed and qualify. At the Effective Time, the officers of
the Company immediately prior to the Effective Time shall, subject to the
applicable provisions of the Charter and Bylaws of the Surviving Corporation, be
the officers of the Surviving Corporation until their respective successors
shall be duly elected or appointed and qualify.
Section 3.10 CLOSING. Unless this Agreement shall have been
terminated and the transactions contemplated hereby shall have been abandoned
pursuant to Article VIII, and subject to the satisfaction or waiver of all of
the conditions set forth in Article VII, the closing of the Merger (the
"CLOSING") shall take place at 10:00 A.M. at the offices of White & Case LLP,
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but in any event within three (3) Business Days after the last of the conditions
set forth in Article VII hereof is satisfied or waived, other than those
conditions that by their nature are to be satisfied at the Closing, but subject
to the fulfillment or waiver of those conditions, or at such other date, time or
place as the parties hereto shall agree in writing. Such date is herein referred
to as the "CLOSING DATE".
Section 3.11 WITHHOLDING RIGHTS. Parent shall be entitled to
deduct and withhold, or cause to be deducted or withheld, from (i) the
consideration otherwise payable pursuant to this Agreement to any holder of
Common Stock (and, where applicable, any associated Rights) or (ii) any payment
made pursuant to Section 3.6, such amounts as are required to be deducted and
withheld with respect to the making of such payment under the Code, or any
provision of applicable state, local or foreign Tax law. To the extent that
amounts are so deducted and withheld, such deducted and withheld amounts shall
be (i) paid over to the applicable Governmental Entity in accordance with
applicable law and (ii) treated for all purposes of this Agreement as having
been paid to such holders in respect of which such deduction and withholding was
made.
ARTICLE IV
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY
Section 4. The Company hereby represents and warrants to
Parent and Sub as follows; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that in the case of any
representation and warranty with respect to PHFL, such representation and
warranty is made only to the extent of the knowledge of the Company:
Section 4.1 DUE INCORPORATION, GOOD STANDING AND CORPORATE
POWER. Each of the Company and its Subsidiaries is a corporation duly
incorporated (or, if not a corporation, duly organized), validly existing and in
good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation (or, if
not a corporation, organization) and each such Person has all requisite
corporate power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and to
carry on its business as now being conducted. The Company and each of its
Subsidiaries is duly qualified or licensed to do business and is in good
standing in each jurisdiction in which the property owned, leased or operated by
it, or the nature of the business conducted by it makes such qualification
necessary, except in such jurisdictions where the failure to be so qualified or
licensed and in good standing has not had, does not have, and would not
reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the
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aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect on the Company. The Company has, prior to
the date of this Agreement, made available to Parent complete and correct copies
of the Company's Charter and the Company's Bylaws and the comparable governing
documents of each of its Subsidiaries, in each case as amended and in full force
and effect as of the date of this Agreement. Other than as set forth in Schedule
4.1 of the disclosure letter delivered by the Company to Parent and Sub upon or
prior to entering into this Agreement (the "COMPANY DISCLOSURE LETTER"), the
respective Certificates of Incorporation and By-laws or other organizational
documents of the Subsidiaries of the Company do not contain any provision
limiting or otherwise restricting the ability of the Company to control its
Subsidiaries.
Section 4.2 AUTHORIZATION AND VALIDITY OF THIS AGREEMENT. The
Company has the requisite corporate power to execute and deliver this Agreement,
to perform its obligations hereunder and (subject to the approval of the Merger
by the stockholders of the Company if required by the DGCL or the MGCL) to
consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. The execution, delivery and
performance of this Agreement by the Company, and the consummation by it of the
transactions contemplated hereby, have been duly authorized and approved by its
Board of Directors, and no other corporate action on the part of the Company is
necessary to authorize the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement
by the Company and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby
(other than, if required by the DGCL or the MGCL, the approval of the Merger by
the stockholders of the Company and the filing of appropriate merger documents
as required by the MGCL and the DGCL). This Agreement has been duly executed and
delivered by the Company and, assuming that this Agreement constitutes a valid
and binding obligation of Parent and Sub, constitutes a valid and binding
obligation of the Company enforceable against the Company in accordance with its
terms, except to the extent that its enforceability may be subject to applicable
bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws
affecting the enforcement of creditors' rights generally and by general
equitable principles.
Section 4.3 CAPITALIZATION. The authorized capital stock of
the Company consists of (x) Fifty Million (50,000,000) shares of Common Stock
and (y) Ten Million (10,000,000) shares of preferred stock, par value $1.00 per
share, of which 300,000 shares are designated Series A junior participating
preferred stock, 5,000,000 are designated Series B Preferred Stock and 260,000
shares are designated Series C Preferred Stock. At the close of business on the
date hereof, (i) 12,354,553 shares of Common Stock were issued and outstanding,
(ii) no shares of Series A junior participating preferred stock were issued and
outstanding, (iii) 300,000 shares of Series A junior participating preferred
stock were reserved for issuance pursuant to the Rights Agreement, (iv) no
shares of Common Stock were held by the Company in its treasury, (v) no shares
of Series B Preferred Stock were issued and outstanding, (vi) 260,000 shares of
Series C Preferred Stock were issued and outstanding, (vii) 260,000 shares of
Common Stock were reserved for issuance upon conversion of the Series C
Preferred Stock, (viii) 340,999 shares of Common Stock were subject to issuance
upon exercise of outstanding options, and (ix) not more than 2,530 shares were
shares of restricted stock all of which were awarded under the Stock Plan.
Schedule 4.3(a) of the Company Disclosure Letter sets forth (x) to the knowledge
of the Company, the owners of more than 5% of the issued and outstanding shares
of each class of capital stock of the Company and (y) the capital stock
ownership of each of the directors and executive officers of the Company. All
issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of the Company and each of its
Subsidiaries have been duly authorized and validly issued and are fully
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paid and nonassessable, and are not subject to, nor were issued in violation of,
any preemptive rights. Except as set forth on Schedule 4.3(b) of the Company
Disclosure Letter, there are no outstanding or authorized options, warrants,
rights, subscriptions, agreements, proxies, obligations, convertible or
exchangeable securities, or other commitments or claims of any character,
contingent or otherwise, relating to shares of capital stock of the Company or
any of its Subsidiaries or pursuant to which the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries is or may become obligated to issue shares of its capital stock or
any securities convertible into, exchangeable for, or evidencing the right to
subscribe for, any shares of the capital stock of the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has authorized or
outstanding bonds, debentures, notes or other indebtedness which entitle the
holders to vote (or convertible or exercisable for or exchangeable into
securities which entitle the holders to vote) with the stockholders of the
Company or any Subsidiary on any matter. Except as set forth on Schedule 4.3(c)
of the Company Disclosure Letter, neither the Company nor any of its
Subsidiaries owns, directly or indirectly, any capital stock or other equity,
ownership or proprietary interest in any Person (other than any Subsidiary of
the Company). Except as set forth on Schedule 4.3(d) of the Company Disclosure
Letter, all of the outstanding shares of capital stock of each of the
Subsidiaries of the Company are owned, of record and beneficially, by the
Company or one or more of its Subsidiaries free and clear of any liens, security
interest, charge or encumbrance of any kind or nature (each, a "LIEN"). Except
as set forth on Schedule 4.3(e) of the Company Disclosure Letter, there are no
restrictions of any kind which prevent or restrict the payment of dividends by
the Company or any of its Subsidiaries. Set forth on Schedule 4.3(f) of the
Company Disclosure Letter is the aggregate amount of accrued and unpaid
dividends due on the Series C Preferred Stock as of the date of this Agreement.
Section 4.4 CONSENTS AND APPROVALS; NO VIOLATIONS. Assuming
(i) the filings required under the Antitrust Laws are made and the applicable
waiting periods thereunder have been terminated or have expired with respect to
the transactions contemplated hereby as set forth on Schedule 4.4 of the Company
Disclosure Letter, (ii) the requirements of the Exchange Act relating to the
Proxy Statement, if any, and the Offer are met, (iii) the filing of the
Certificates of Merger and other appropriate merger documents, if any, as
required by the MGCL and the DGCL are made and (iv) approval of the Merger and
this Agreement by the stockholders of the Company, if required by the DGCL and
the MGCL, is received, the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the
Company and the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated
hereby and thereby shall not (w) violate or conflict with any provision of the
Company's Charter or the Company's Bylaws or the comparable governing documents
of any of its Subsidiaries, (x) violate or conflict with any statute, ordinance,
rule, regulation, order or decree of any court or of any Governmental Entity
applicable to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or by which any of their
respective properties or assets may be bound, (y) except as set forth on
Schedule 4.4 of the Company Disclosure Letter, require any filing with, or
Permit, consent or approval of, or the giving of any notice to, any Governmental
Entity or (z) except as set forth on Schedule 4.4 of the Company Disclosure
Letter, result in a violation or breach of, conflict with, constitute (with or
without due notice or lapse of time or both) a default under (or give rise to
any right of termination, cancellation, payment or acceleration or any right
which
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becomes effective upon the occurrence of a merger, consolidation, or change of
control under), result in the creation of any Lien upon any of the properties or
assets of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries under, or give rise to any
obligation, right of termination, cancellation, acceleration or increase of any
obligation or a loss of a material benefit or any right which becomes effective
upon the occurrence of a merger, consolidation or change of control under, any
of the terms, conditions or provisions of any note, bond, mortgage, indenture,
license, franchise, Permit, agreement, contract, arrangement, lease, franchise
agreement or other instrument or obligation to which the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries is a party, or by which any such Person or any of its properties or
assets are bound, other than in the case of clauses (y) and (z), any such
violation, breach, conflict, default, right of termination, cancellation,
payment, acceleration, other right or failure to make any filing or obtaining
any Permit, consent or approval of, or give notice to, any Governmental Entity
that has not had, does not have and would not reasonably be expected to have,
individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect on the Company.
Section 4.5 COMPANY REPORTS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. Since
September 30, 1999, the Company (including any predecessor entity) and its
Subsidiaries have filed all forms, reports, schedules, statements, registration
statements and other documents with the Commission relating to periods
commencing on or after such date required to be filed by it pursuant to the
federal securities laws and the Commission rules and regulations thereunder
(such forms, reports, schedules, statements, registration statements and other
documents being hereinafter referred to as the "COMMISSION FILINGS"), and, as of
their respective dates, the Commission Filings complied, and will comply, in all
material respects with all applicable requirements of the federal securities
laws and the Commission rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. The
Company has, prior to the date of this Agreement, made available to Parent true
and complete copies of all portions of any Commission Filings not publicly
available. As of their respective dates, the Commission Filings did not contain
any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact
required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein in
light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, except to
the extent such statements have been modified or superseded by later Completed
Commission Filings. Each of the consolidated financial statements of the Company
and its consolidated Subsidiaries contained in the Commission Filings have been
prepared in accordance with GAAP (except (i) as may be indicated therein or in
the notes or schedules thereto and (ii) in the case of unaudited quarterly
financial statements, as permitted by Form 10-Q of the Commission) applied on a
consistent basis during the periods involved and present fairly, in all material
respects, the consolidated financial position of the Company and its
consolidated Subsidiaries as of the dates thereof and the consolidated results
of their operations and changes in cash flows for the periods then ended
(subject, in the case of unaudited quarterly statements, to normal year end
audit adjustment). The Company has heretofore provided Parent with true and
correct copies of any amendments and/or modifications to any Commission Filings
which have not yet been filed with the Commission but that are required to be
filed with the Commission in accordance with applicable federal securities laws
and the Commission rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
Section 4.6 ABSENCE OF CERTAIN CHANGES. Except as set forth in
the Completed Commission Filings or otherwise set forth in Schedule 4.6 of the
Company Disclosure Letter, since March 31, 2002, (i) there has been no Material
Adverse Effect on the Company or, to the knowledge of the Company, any event,
change, occurrence, effect, fact, violation or circumstance that would
reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material
Adverse Effect on the Company, (ii) the businesses of the Company and each of
its Subsidiaries have been conducted only in the ordinary course consistent with
past practice, (iii) neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has
incurred any material liabilities (direct,
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contingent or otherwise) or engaged in any material transaction or entered into
any material agreement outside the ordinary course of business consistent with
past practice, (iv) neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries have
increased the compensation of any officer or granted any general salary or
benefits increase to their respective employees, other than in the ordinary
course of business consistent with past practice, (v) neither the Company nor
any of its Subsidiaries has taken any action referred to in Section 6.3 hereof
except as permitted thereby, (vi) there has been no declaration, setting aside
or payment of any dividend or other distribution with respect to any class of
stock or any repurchase, redemption or other acquisition by the Company of any
of its Subsidiaries of any stock or other securities of the Company or any of
its Subsidiaries and (vii) there has been no change by the Company in accounting
principles, practices, policies, procedures or methods (except insofar as may
have been required by applicable law, GAAP or the Commission).
Section 4.7 TITLE TO PROPERTIES; ENCUMBRANCES. Except as set
forth in Schedule 4.7 of the Company Disclosure Letter, the Company and each of
its Subsidiaries has good, valid and marketable title to, or, in the case of
leased properties and assets, valid leasehold interests in, (i) all of its
material tangible properties and assets (real and personal), including, without
limitation, all the properties and assets reflected in the consolidated balance
sheet as of September 30, 2001, contained in the Commission Filings, except as
indicated in the notes thereto and except for properties and assets reflected in
the consolidated balance sheet as of September 30, 2001, contained in the
Commission Filings, which have been sold or otherwise disposed of in the
ordinary course of business after such date, and except where the failure to
have such good, valid and marketable title or valid leasehold interest has not
had, does not have, and would not reasonably be expected to have, individually
or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect on the Company, and (ii) all the
tangible properties and assets purchased by the Company and any of its
Subsidiaries since September 30, 2001, except for such properties and assets
which have been sold or otherwise disposed of in the ordinary course of business
and except where the failure to have such good, valid and marketable title or
valid leasehold interest has not had, does not have, and would not reasonably be
expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect on
the Company, in each case subject to no Liens, except for (x) Liens reflected or
reserved against in the Completed Commission Filings and (y) such Liens which
have not had, do not have, and would not reasonably be expected to have,
individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect on the Company.
Section 4.8 COMPLIANCE WITH LAWS. (a) Except as set forth on
Schedule 4.8 of the Company Disclosure Letter and except where the failure to so
comply has not had, does not have, and would not reasonably be expected to have,
individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect on the Company, the
Company and its Subsidiaries have complied and are in compliance with all
applicable federal, state, local and foreign statutes, laws, regulations,
orders, judgments and decrees and have not received notification of any asserted
present or past failure to so comply. No investigation or review by any
Governmental Entity with respect to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is
pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened, nor, to the knowledge
of the Company, has any Governmental Entity indicated an intention to conduct
the same, other than, in each case, those which have not had, do not have, or
would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a
Material Adverse Effect on the Company.
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(b) The Company and its Subsidiaries hold all federal, state,
local and foreign permits, approvals, licenses, authorizations, certificates,
rights, exemptions and orders from Governmental Entities (the "PERMITS") that
are necessary for the operation of the business of the Company and/or its
Subsidiaries as now conducted, and there has not occurred any default under any
such Permit, except to the extent that any such failure to hold Permits and any
such default has not had, does not have, and would not reasonably be expected to
have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect on the
Company.
Section 4.9 LITIGATION. Except as set forth in Schedule 4.9 of
the Company Disclosure Letter and in the Completed Commission Filings, there is
no action, suit, investigation, proceeding at law or in equity, or any
arbitration or any administrative or other proceeding by or before (or to the
knowledge of the Company any investigation by) any Governmental Entity, pending
(in which service of process has been received by an officer or employee of the
Company or one of its Subsidiaries), or, to the knowledge of the Company,
threatened, against or affecting the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or any
of their respective properties or rights (a) which has had, has, or would
reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material
Adverse Effect on the Company or (b) seeking to prevent or challenging the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Neither the Company nor any of its
Subsidiaries is subject to any judgment, order or decree entered in any lawsuit
or proceeding which has had, has, or would reasonably be expected to have,
individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect on the Company.
Section 4.10 EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS. (a) LIST OF PLANS. Set
forth in Schedule 4.10(a) of the Company Disclosure Letter is an accurate and
complete list of all (i) "employee benefit plans," within the meaning of Section
3(3) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, and the
rules and regulations thereunder ("ERISA"); (ii) bonus, stock option, stock
purchase, restricted stock, incentive, fringe benefit, "voluntary employees'
beneficiary associations" under Section 501(c)(9) of the Code, profit-sharing,
pension, or retirement, deferred compensation, medical, life insurance,
disability, accident, salary continuation, severance, accrued leave, vacation,
sick pay, sick leave, supplemental retirement and unemployment benefit plans,
programs, arrangements, commitments and/or practices (whether or not insured);
and (iii) employment, consulting, termination, and severance contracts or
agreements; for active, retired or former employees or directors, whether or not
any such plans, programs, arrangements, commitments, contracts, agreements
and/or practices (referred to in (i), (ii) or (iii) above) are in writing or are
otherwise exempt from the provisions of ERISA; that have been established,
maintained or contributed to (or with respect to which an obligation to
contribute has been undertaken) or with respect to which any potential liability
is borne by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (including, for this purpose
and for the purpose of all of the representations in this Section 4.10, any
predecessors to the Company or to any of its Subsidiaries and all employers
(whether or not incorporated) that would be treated together with the Company
and/or any of its Subsidiaries as a single employer within the meaning of
Section 414 of the Code, since January 1, 1996 but excluding any such
Subsidiaries and predecessors of Subsidiaries that are organized under the laws
of the United Kingdom or Australia, which are addressed in Section 4.10(j) and
4.10(k), respectively ("EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS").
(b) STATUS OF PLANS. Each Employee Benefit Plan (including any
related trust) complies in form in all material respects with the requirements
of all applicable laws, including,
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without limitation, ERISA, the Code, and foreign tax, labor, securities, data
privacy, currency exchange control and other laws, and has at all times been
maintained and operated in substantial compliance with its terms and the
requirements of all applicable laws, including, without limitation, ERISA and
the Code. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has any commitment,
intention or understanding to create, modify or terminate any Employee Benefit
Plan. No condition or circumstance exists that would prevent the amendment or
termination of any Employee Benefit Plan. To the knowledge of the Company, no
event has occurred and no condition or circumstance has existed that could
result in a material increase in the benefits under or the expense of
maintaining any Employee Benefit Plan from the level of benefits or expense
incurred for the most recent fiscal year ended thereof.
(c) NO PENSION PLANS. No Employee Benefit Plan is an "employee
pension benefit plan" (within the meaning of Section 3(2) of ERISA), other than
a "simple retirement account" (within the meaning of Section 408(p) of the
Code).
(d) LIABILITIES. Except as set forth in Schedule 4.10(d) of
the Company Disclosure Letter:
(i) Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries maintains
any Employee Benefit Plan which is a "group health plan" (as such term
is defined in Section 607(1) of ERISA or Section 5000(b)(1) of the
Code) that has not been administered and operated in all respects in
compliance with the applicable requirements of Part 6 of Subtitle B of
Title I of ERISA and Section 4980B of the Code and neither the Company
nor any of its Subsidiaries is subject to any material liability,
including, without limitation, additional contributions, fines, taxes,
penalties or loss of tax deduction as a result of such administration
and operation. No Employee Benefit Plan which is such a group health
plan is a "multiple employer welfare arrangement," within the meaning
of Section 3(40) of ERISA. Each Employee Benefit Plan that is intended
to meet the requirements of Section 125 of the Code meets such
requirements, and each program of benefits for which employee
contributions are provided pursuant to elections under any Employee
Benefit Plan meets the requirements of the Code applicable thereto.
Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries maintains any Employee
Benefit Plan which is an "employee welfare benefit plan" (as such term
is defined in Section 3(1) of ERISA) that has provided any
"disqualified benefit" (as such term is defined in Section 4976(b) of
the Code) with respect to which an excise tax could be imposed.
(ii) Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries maintains
any Employee Benefit Plan providing for post-employment or retiree
health, life insurance and/or other welfare benefits and having
unfunded liabilities, and neither the Company nor any of its
Subsidiaries have any obligation to provide any such benefits to any
retired or former employees or active employees following such
employees' retirement or termination of service. Neither the Company
nor any of its Subsidiaries has any unfunded liabilities pursuant to
any Employee Benefit Plan. No Employee Benefit Plan holds as an asset
any interest in any annuity contract, guaranteed investment contract or
any other investment or insurance contract, policy or instrument issued
by an insurance company that, to the knowledge of the Company, is or
may be the subject of bankruptcy, conservatorship, insolvency,
liquidation, rehabilitation or similar proceedings.
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(iii) Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has
incurred any liability for any tax or excise tax arising under Chapter
43 of the Code, and no event has occurred and to the knowledge of the
Company no condition or circumstance has existed that could give rise
to any such liability.
(iv) There are no actions, suits, claims or disputes pending,
or, to the best knowledge and belief of the Company, threatened,
anticipated or expected to be asserted against or with respect to any
Employee Benefit Plan or the assets of any such plan (other than
routine claims for benefits and appeals of denied routine claims). No
civil or criminal action brought pursuant to the provisions of Title I,
Subtitle B, Part 5 of ERISA is pending, threatened, anticipated, or
expected to be asserted against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries
or any fiduciary of any Employee Benefit Plan, in any case with respect
to any Employee Benefit Plan. No Employee Benefit Plan or any fiduciary
thereof has been the direct or indirect subject of an audit,
investigation or examination by any governmental or quasi-governmental
agency.
(e) CONTRIBUTIONS. Full payment has been timely made of all
amounts which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is required, under
applicable law or under any Employee Benefit Plan or any agreement relating to
any Employee Benefit Plan to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a
party, to have paid as contributions or premiums thereto as of the last day of
the most recent fiscal year of such Employee Benefit Plan ended prior to the
date hereof. All such contributions and/or premiums have been fully deducted for
income tax purposes and no such deduction has been challenged or disallowed by
any governmental entity, and to the best knowledge and belief of the Company and
its Subsidiaries no event has occurred and no condition or circumstance has
existed that could give rise to any such challenge or disallowance. The Company
has made adequate provision for reserves to meet contributions and premiums and
any other liabilities that have not been paid or satisfied because they are not
yet due under the terms of any Employee Benefit Plan, applicable law or related
agreements. Benefits under all Employee Benefit Plans are as represented and
have not been increased subsequent to the date as of which documents have been
provided.
(f) TRANSACTIONS. Neither the Company nor any of its
Subsidiaries nor any of their respective directors, officers, employees or, to
the best knowledge and belief of the Company, other persons who participate in
the operation of any Employee Benefit Plan or related trust or funding vehicle,
has engaged in any transaction with respect to any Employee Benefit Plan or
breached any applicable fiduciary responsibilities or obligations under Title I
of ERISA that would subject any of them to a tax, penalty or liability for
prohibited transactions or breach of any obligations under ERISA or the Code or
would result in any claim being made under, by or on behalf of any such Employee
Benefit Plan by any party with standing to make such claim.
(g) TRIGGERING EVENTS. Set forth in Schedule 4.10(g) attached
hereto is an accurate and complete list of any payment, acceleration, vesting or
increase in benefits to any employee, former employee, consultant, officer or
director of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (but not including any such
payment, acceleration, vesting or increase in benefits attributable solely to
any such individual's status as a security holder of the Company or PHFL)
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as a result of the execution of this Agreement and the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby.
(h) CLASSIFICATION. The Company and its Subsidiaries have
classified all individuals who perform services for them correctly under each
Employee Benefit Plan, ERISA, the Code and other applicable law as common law
employees, independent contractors or leased employees.
(i) DOCUMENTS. The Company has delivered or caused to be
delivered to the Parent and its counsel true and complete copies of all material
documents in connection with each Employee Benefit Plan, including, without
limitation (where applicable): (i) all Employee Benefit Plans as in effect on
the date hereof, together with all amendments thereto, including, in the case of
any Employee Benefit Plan not set forth in writing, a written description
thereof; (ii) all current summary plan descriptions, summaries of material
modifications, and material communications; (iii) all current trust agreements,
declarations of trust and other documents establishing other funding
arrangements (and all amendments thereto and the latest financial statements
thereof); (iv) the annual report on Internal Revenue Service Form 5500-series
for each of the last three years for each Employee Benefit Plan required to file
such form; (v) the most recently prepared financial statements for each Employee
Benefit Plan for which such statements are required; and (vi) all contracts and
agreements relating to each Employee Benefit Plan, including, without
limitation, service provider agreements, insurance contracts, annuity contracts,
investment management agreements, subscription agreements, participation
agreements, and recordkeeping agreements and collective bargaining agreements.
(j) U.K. PLANS. Subsections 4.10(a) through 4.10(i),
Subsection 4.10(k) and Section 4.11 shall not apply to any continuing employees
or former employees of Omega (UK) Limited, PHFL or Idun Health Care Limited or
any of their Subsidiaries (the "UK COMPANIES"). The provisions of this
subsection 4.10(j) shall apply instead to (aa) continuing employees and former
employees directly employed by Omega (UK) Limited, PHFL and Idun Health Care
Limited (and, in relation to (iv) below, any employee of any UK Company) and
(bb) employees of any UK Company of "regional manager" level or above (together
the "UK EMPLOYEES"). In relation to each such UK Employee, Schedule 4.10(j) of
the Company Disclosure Letter sets forth an accurate and complete listing of the
following:
(i) any written service or employment agreement or (as
appropriate) any standard form of particulars of employment applicable
and issued to employees;
(ii) his name and date of commencement of employment
(including any employment with a previous employer which counts as
continuous employment for the purposes of any relevant UK employment
legislation);
(iii) his rate of remuneration, bonus and commission, any
other benefit of any kind to which he is entitled which is provided or
made available to him, his period of notice, entitlement to holidays
and holiday bonuses;
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(iv) particulars of any collective agreement or policy
affecting his terms of employment, including disciplinary or grievance
procedures and any procedures to be followed in the case of redundancy
or dismissal; and
(v) any written agreement or arrangement with any consultant
of any UK Company.
In addition to those UK Employees referred to above there are
no additional employees of any UK Company in receipt of salary, fees or other
benefits in excess of (pound)45,000 or whose employment or appointment cannot be
terminated without giving more than three months' notice. In relation to any
such employee the Disclosure Letter sets out those particulars required by
Clauses (i) to (v) above.
Except as set forth in Schedule 4.10(j) of the Company
Disclosure Letter or in the Completed Commission filings, the UK Companies are
in substantial compliance with their legal obligations under English law in
relation to each of the UK Employees. There is not at present any industrial
action being taken by any UK Employees nor, to the knowledge of the Company, is
any such industrial action threatened against any UK Company. There are no
recognized trade unions covering any UK Employees. So far as the Company is
aware, no UK Company is currently being investigated by the Equal Opportunities
Commission, Commission for Racial Equality or Disability Research Commission in
relation to any UK Employees. Except as set forth in Schedule 4.10(j) of the
Company Disclosure Letter, there are no outstanding or, to the knowledge of the
Company, threatened claims (including occupational health and safety claims)
against any UK Company by any UK Employees. Except as set forth in Schedule
4.10(j) of the Company Disclosure Letter, there exists no employment,
consulting, severance, indemnification arrangements or deferred compensation
agreements between either UK Company and any UK Employee or any consultant, nor
any agreement that would give any UK Employee or consultant the right to receive
any payment from any UK Company as a result of the Offer or the Merger (but not
including any such payment solely attributable to any such individual's status
as a security holder of the Company or PHFL).
Set forth in Schedule 4.10(j) attached hereto is an accurate
and complete list of any payment, acceleration, vesting or increase in benefits
to any UK Employee owing solely as a result of the execution of this Agreement
and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.
(k) AUSTRALIA PLANS. Subsections 4.10(a) through 4.10(j) and
Section 4.11 shall not apply to any continuing employees or former employees of
PHFT or its Subsidiaries. The provisions of this subsection 4.10(k) shall apply
instead to continuing employees and former employees directly employed by PHFT
or Principal Healthcare Finance NZ Limited (together with PHFT, the "ANZ
Interests") only. The information contained in Schedule 4.10(k) is accurate and
not misleading. Except as set forth on Schedule 4.10(k): Since June 20, 1998,
none of the ANZ Interests (x) has or has had any employees or consultants in
Australia or New Zealand or (y) have made any contract, arrangement,
understanding or representation pursuant to which one or more employees,
consultants or agents will or may be entitled to any benefit (but not including
any such benefit solely attributable to any such individual's status as a
security holder of the Company or PHFL) if ownership (direct or indirect) of the
Company changes; no
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claim has been made, nor has any ANZ Interest received notice of any potential
Claim, by or on behalf of any past or present employee or consultant; there is
no issue which may lead to industrial action by employees or any industrial
organization of employees which may disrupt the business of the ANZ Interests;
the ANZ Interests have complied with and continue to comply with all obligations
arising under law, equity, statute (including occupational health and safety,
annual leave, long service leave, equal opportunity, anti-discrimination,
taxation, superannuation, workers compensation and industrial laws) or any
award, enterprise agreement or other instrument made or approved under any law
with respect to their past and present employees and consultants; there are no
awards, enterprise agreements or other instruments made or approved under law
which apply to employees of the ANZ Interests; there are no contracts,
arrangements or understandings with consultants of any of the ANZ Interests;
none of the ANZ Interests operate a bonus, profit share or employee incentive
plan or scheme for its employees or officers.
Section 4.11 EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS AND AGREEMENTS. Except as
set forth on Schedule 4.11(a) of the Company Disclosure Letter or in the
Completed Commission Filings (i) each of the Company and its Subsidiaries is in
substantial compliance with all federal, foreign, state or other applicable laws
respecting employment and employment practices, terms and conditions of
employment and wages and hours applicable to such Person, as the case may be,
and has not and is not engaged in any unfair labor practice as determined by the
National Labor Relations Board ("NLRB"), (ii) no material unfair labor practice
charge or complaint against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is pending
before the NLRB or an equivalent tribunal under applicable foreign law, (iii)
there is no labor strike, slowdown, stoppage or material dispute pending or, to
the knowledge of the Company, threatened against or involving the Company or any
of its Subsidiaries, (iv) no representation question exists respecting the
employees of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, (v) no collective
bargaining agreement is currently being negotiated by the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries and neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is or has been
a party to a collective bargaining agreement, (vi) neither the Company nor any
of its Subsidiaries is experiencing or has experienced any material labor
difficulty during the last three years, (vii) no grievance or arbitration
proceeding arising out of or under a collective bargaining agreement is pending
and no claim thereunder exists or, to the knowledge of the Company, is
threatened with respect to the Company's or its Subsidiaries' operations, (viii)
neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has any Equal Employment
Opportunity Commission charges or other claims of employment discrimination
pending or, to the Company's best knowledge, currently threatened against the
Company or any such Subsidiary, (ix) no wage and hour department investigation
has been made of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, (x) neither the Company
nor any of its Subsidiaries had any occupational health and safety claims
against the Company or any such Subsidiary, (xi) the Company and each of its
Subsidiaries is in compliance in all material respects with the terms and
provisions of the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986, as amended, and
all related regulations promulgated thereunder (the "IMMIGRATION LAWS") and
(xii) there has been no "mass layoff" or "plant closing" by the Company as
defined in the Federal Workers Adjustment Retraining and Notification Act
("WARN") or state law equivalent, or any other mass layoff or plant closing that
would trigger notice pursuant to WARN or state law equivalent, within ninety
(90) days prior to the Closing Date. The Company and its Subsidiaries are not
and have never been, to the knowledge of the Company, the subject of any
inspection or investigation relating to its compliance with or violation of the
Immigration Laws, nor have they been, to the knowledge of
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the Company, warned, fined or otherwise penalized by reason of any such failure
to comply with the Immigration Laws, nor is any such proceeding pending or, to
the Company's knowledge, threatened.
Section 4.12 TAXES. Except as set forth on Schedule 4.12 of
the Company Disclosure Letter and, with respect to Idun Health Care Limited and
its Subsidiaries, from after October 29, 1999 only:
(a) TAX RETURNS. The Company and each of its Subsidiaries has
timely filed or caused to be timely filed or shall timely file or cause to be
timely filed with the appropriate taxing authorities all returns, statements,
forms and reports for Taxes (as hereinafter defined) (the "RETURNS") that are
required to be filed by, or with respect to, the Company and its Subsidiaries on
or prior to the Offer Completion Date. The Returns reflect accurately and shall
reflect accurately all liability for Taxes of the Company and each of its
Subsidiaries for the periods covered thereby and all other information presented
on such Returns is true, correct and complete in all material respects. "TAXES"
shall mean all taxes, assessments, charges, duties, fees, levies or other
governmental charges including, without limitation, all United States federal,
state, local, non-foreign and other income, franchise, profits, capital gains,
capital stock, transfer, sales, use, occupation, property, excise, severance,
windfall profits, stamp, license, payroll, withholding and other taxes,
assessments, charges, duties, fees, levies or other governmental charges of any
kind whatsoever (whether payable directly or by withholding and whether or not
requiring the filing of a Return), all estimated taxes, deficiency assessments,
additions to tax, penalties and interest, and shall include any liability for
such amounts which may be incurred as a result either of being a member of a
combined, consolidated, unitary or affiliated group, or of a contractual
obligation to indemnify any Person or other entity.
(b) PAYMENT OF TAXES. All Taxes and Tax liabilities due by or
with respect to the income, assets or operations of the Company and its
Subsidiaries for all taxable years or periods that end on or prior to the Offer
Completion Date and, with respect to any taxable year or period beginning on or
prior to and ending after the Offer Completion Date, the portion of such taxable
year or period ending on and including the Offer Completion Date ("PRE-CLOSING
PERIOD"), have been timely paid or shall be timely paid in full on or prior to
the Offer Completion Date or accrued and adequately disclosed and fully provided
for on the financial statements of the Company and its Subsidiaries in
accordance with GAAP.
(c) OTHER TAX MATTERS. (i) Neither the Company nor any of its
Subsidiaries has been the subject of any audit or other examination of
Taxes by the tax authorities of any nation, state or locality since
1998 and, to the knowledge of the Company and no such audit or other
examination is contemplated or pending, nor has the Company or any of
its Subsidiaries received any written notices from any taxing authority
relating to any issue which could affect the Tax liability of the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries.
(ii) Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries, as of
the Closing Date, (w) has entered into an agreement or waiver or been
requested to enter into an agreement or waiver extending any statute of
limitations relating to the payment or collection of Taxes of the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries, (x) is presently contesting the Tax
liability of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries before any
Governmental Entity, (y)
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has granted any power-of-attorney related to Tax matters to any Person,
or (z) has applied for and/or received a ruling or determination from a
taxing authority regarding a past or prospective transaction of the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries.
(iii) No written claim has ever been made by any taxing
authority in a jurisdiction where the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries does not file Returns that the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries is, or may be, subject to taxation by that jurisdiction.
(iv) All Taxes which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is
(or was) required by law to withhold or collect in connection with
amounts paid or owing to any employee, independent contractor,
creditor, shareholder, or other third party have been duly withheld or
collected, and have been timely paid over to the proper authorities to
the extent due and payable.
(v) There are no tax sharing, allocation, indemnification or
similar agreements or arrangements in effect as between the Company,
any Subsidiary, or any predecessor or Affiliate of any of them and any
other party under which Parent, Sub, the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries could be liable for any Taxes or other claims of any
party.
(vi) No indebtedness of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries
consists of "corporate acquisition indebtedness" within the meaning of
Section 279 of the Code or bears interest that is otherwise
nondeductible pursuant to Section 163 of the Code.
(vii) Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has
applied for, been granted, or agreed to any accounting method change
for which it shall be required to take into account any adjustment
pursuant to Section 481 of the Code or any similar provision of the
Code or the corresponding tax laws of any nation, state or locality.
(viii) Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has
been a "United States real property holding corporation" within the
meaning of Section 897(c)(2) of the Code at any time during the five
year period ending on the date hereof.
(ix) Except as provided in Schedule 4.12(c)(ix) of the Company
Disclosure Letter, there is no individual who is providing services to
the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to which both clause (A) and
clause (B) apply: (A) as of the date hereof, the individual is entitled
to compensation under one or more arrangements for which the Company or
any Subsidiary would be entitled to an income tax deduction for all or
a portion of the compensation paid to or for the benefit of such
individual under U.S. Federal income tax in the absence of Code section
280G or Code section 162(m); and (B) the income tax deduction for
payments described in clause (A) may be disallowed by reason of Code
section 280G or Code section 162(m). Schedule 4.12(c)(ix) sets forth
next to the name of each such individual, the amount (or a good faith
estimate of such amount) of payment to each such individual that may be
disallowed as an income tax deduction by reason of Code Section 280G or
Code Section 162(m). Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary is subject
to an obligation to provide a tax gross up payment to any individual by
reason of the individual incurring excise tax liability under Code
section 4999.
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(x) Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has been
included in any "consolidated," "unitary" or "combined" Return (other
than Returns which include only the Company and any Subsidiaries of the
Company) provided for under the laws of any jurisdiction or any state
or locality with respect to Taxes, for any taxable period for which the
statute of limitations has not expired.
Section 4.13 LIABILITIES. Neither the Company nor any of its
Subsidiaries has outstanding any claims, liabilities or indebtedness, contingent
or otherwise, of any kind whatsoever (whether accrued, absolute, contingent or
otherwise), except (i) as set forth in Section 4.13 of the Company Disclosure
Letter, (ii) as set forth in the Completed Commission Filings, (iii) for
liabilities incurred since the date of the most recent financial statements
included in the Completed Commission Filings in the ordinary course of business
consistent with past practice which would not be required to be reflected in or
reserved against in financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP, (iv)
such other claims, liabilities or indebtedness which have not had, do not have,
and would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate,
a Material Adverse Effect on the Company or (v) such inter-company claims,
liabilities or indebtedness existing among the Company, PHFT (but, with respect
to PHFT, not excluding any such claims, liabilities or indebtedness between any
Australian entity (as minority interest only) and the rest of the group), PHFL
and their respective Subsidiaries.
Section 4.14 INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY. (a) Except as disclosed in
Schedule 4.14(a) of the Company Disclosure Letter and except where the failure
to so own or have such right to use has not had, does not have, and would not
reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material
Adverse Effect on the Company, the Company or its Subsidiaries owns or has a
valid and enforceable right to use, free and clear of all Liens, all
Intellectual Property necessary or material to conduct the business of the
Company and its Subsidiaries as presently conducted.
(b) Except as disclosed in Schedule 4.14(b) of the Company
Disclosure Letter and except for such infringement, violation, misappropriation
or misuse that has not had, does not have, and would not reasonably be expected
to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect on the
Company, the conduct of the Company's and its Subsidiaries' businesses or the
use of the Intellectual Property does not infringe, violate, misappropriate or
misuse any Intellectual Property rights or any other proprietary right of any
Person or give rise to any obligations to any Person as a result of
co-authorship.
Section 4.15 PROXY STATEMENT; OFFER DOCUMENTS AND SCHEDULE
14D-9. Neither the Schedule 14D-9 nor any of the information supplied or to be
supplied by the Company in writing for inclusion in the Offer Documents will, at
the times the Schedule 14D-9, the Offer Documents or any amendments or
supplements thereto are filed with the Commission or are first published, sent
or given to stockholders of the Company, as the case may be, contain any untrue
statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be
stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the
circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. In the event a
Stockholders' Meeting is held, the Proxy Statement to be sent to the
stockholders of the Company in connection with such Stockholders' Meeting will
not, on the date the Proxy Statement (or any amendment or supplement thereto) is
first mailed to stockholders of the Company or at the time of the Stockholders'
Meeting, contain any untrue
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statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be
stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of
the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, the Company makes no representation or warranty with respect to any
information supplied or to be supplied by Parent, Sub or any of their respective
representatives in writing for inclusion in the foregoing documents. The
Schedule 14D-9 and the Proxy Statement, if applicable, will comply in all
material respects with the requirements of the Exchange Act.
Section 4.16 BROKER'S OR FINDER'S FEE; EXPENSES. Other than
UBS Warburg LLC, the fees and expenses of which shall not exceed the amount set
forth on Schedule 4.16 of the Company Disclosure Letter, no agent, broker,
Person or firm acting on behalf of the Company or any Subsidiary is, or shall
be, entitled to any broker's, finder's or similar fee or commission or broker's
or finder's fees in connection with this Agreement or any of the transactions
contemplated hereby from any of the parties hereto or from any Affiliate of any
of the parties hereto. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the total amount of out of
pocket costs, fees and expenses payable by the Company and its Subsidiaries in
connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby
(including fees and expenses payable to its accountants, legal, financial and
other advisors and their respective representatives, including the fees and
expenses of UBS Warburg) shall not exceed the amount set forth on Schedule 4.16
of the Company Disclosure Letter.
Section 4.17 CERTAIN CONTRACTS AND ARRANGEMENTS. (a) As of the
date hereof, except as set forth on Schedule 4.17(a) of the Company Disclosure
Letter and except for inter-company contracts, agreements, instruments or
understandings existing among the Company, PHFT (but, with respect to PHFT, not
excluding any such contracts, agreements, instruments or understandings between
any Australian entity (as minority interest only) and the rest of the group),
PHFL (but, with respect to each of PHFT and PHFL, not excluding any such
contracts, agreements, instruments or understandings between a securitised
entity, on the one hand, and a non-securitised entity on the other) and their
respective Subsidiaries, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a
party to or bound by any contracts, agreements, instruments or understandings
which have not expired or been terminated ("CONTRACTS") of the following nature
(collectively, the "MATERIAL CONTRACTS"):
(i) Contracts (other than those filed as exhibits to the
Completed Commission Filings) with any current or former employee,
director or officer of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries;
(ii) Contracts other than contracts entered into in the
ordinary course of business consistent with past practice (x) for the
sale of any material amount of the assets of the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries, or (y) for the grant to any Person of any preferential
rights to purchase any material amount of its assets;
(iii) Contracts which restrict the Company or any of its
Affiliates from competing in any line of business or with any Person in
any geographical area in any material matter, or which restrict any
other Person from competing with the Company or any of its Affiliates
in any line of business or in any geographical area in any material
matter;
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(iv) Contracts which are material to the Company and which
restrict the Company or any of its Subsidiaries from disclosing any
information concerning or obtained from any other Person (other than
contracts entered into in the ordinary course of business consistent
with past practice);
(v) Contracts entered into since March 31, 2002 and involving
(i) the acquisition, merger or purchase of all or substantially all of
the assets or business of a third party, involving aggregate
consideration of $250,000 or more, or (ii) the purchase or sale of
assets, or a series of related purchases or sales of assets, involving
aggregate consideration of $250,000 or more;
(vi) Contracts with any Affiliate that would be required to be
disclosed under Item 404 of Regulation S-K under the Securities Act;
(vii) Contracts which are material to the Company and contain
a "change in control" or similar provision;
(viii) Contracts, including mortgages or other grants of
security interests, guarantees and notes, relating to the borrowing of
money in an aggregate amount in excess of $250,000; provided that those
Contracts reflected in the consolidated financial statements of the
Company and its Subsidiaries included in the Completed Commission
Filings need not be disclosed on Schedule 4.17(a) of the Company
Disclosure Letter;
(ix) Contracts constituting any material joint venture,
partnership, strategic alliance or similar arrangement;
(x) Contracts existing on the date hereof involving revenues
or payments in excess of $250,000 per year, other than contracts
entered into in the ordinary course of business consistent with past
practice; and
(xi) Contracts of the type described under Item 601(b)(10) of
Regulation S-K under the Securities Act.
(b) Each Material Contract is in full force and effect and is
a valid and binding obligation of the Company or the Subsidiary party thereto or
bound thereby and, to the knowledge of the Company, each other party thereto.
Except as set forth on Schedule 4.17(b) of the Company Disclosure Letter and
except as has not had, does not have, and would not reasonably be expected to
have, either individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect on the
Company, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is in breach or default
under any Material Contract nor, to the knowledge of the Company, is any other
party to any Material Contract in breach or default thereunder.
Section 4.18 ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS AND REGULATIONS. (a) Except as
set forth on Schedule 4.18 of the Company Disclosure Letter and as except as
have not had, do not have, and would not be reasonably expected to have,
individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect on the Company, (i)
Hazardous Materials have not at any time during the Company's direct or indirect
ownership (by fee or leasehold interest) or operation of the Company Property,
and to the knowledge of the Company, at any other time, been generated, used,
treated or stored,
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transported to or from, or Released or disposed of, on any Company Property
except in compliance with applicable Environmental Laws, (ii) the Company and
each of its Subsidiaries are in compliance with all Environmental Laws and the
requirements of any permits issued under such Environmental Laws with respect to
any Company Property, (iii) there are no pending or, to the knowledge of the
Company, any threatened Environmental Claims against the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries or any Company Property, (iv) to the knowledge of the Company,
there are no facts or circumstances, conditions or occurrences regarding any
Company Property that would reasonably be anticipated (x) to form the basis of
an Environmental Claim against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any
Company Property for which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries could
reasonably be expected to be liable, or (y) to cause such Company Property to be
subject to any restrictions on its ownership, occupancy, use or transferability
under any Environmental Law and (v) to the knowledge of the Company, there are
no underground storage tanks located on any Company Property.
(b) For purposes of this Agreement, the following terms
shall have the following meanings: (i) "COMPANY PROPERTY" means any real
property and improvements at any time owned, leased or operated by the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries, (ii) "HAZARDOUS MATERIALS" means (x) any
petroleum or petroleum products, radioactive materials, asbestos in any form
that has become friable, urea formaldehyde foam insulation, dielectric fluid
containing levels of polychlorinated biphenyls, and radon gas, (y) any
chemicals, materials or substances defined as or included in the definition
of "hazardous substances," "hazardous wastes," "hazardous materials,"
"extremely hazardous wastes," "extremely hazardous substances," "restricted
hazardous wastes," "toxic substances," "toxic pollutants," or words of
similar import, under any applicable Environmental Law, and (z) any other
chemical, material or substance, exposure to which is prohibited, limited or
regulated by any Governmental Entity, (iii) "ENVIRONMENTAL LAW" means any
federal, state, foreign or local statute, law, rule, regulation, ordinance,
guideline, policy, code or rule of common law in effect and in each case, as
amended, as of the date hereof and Closing Date, and any judicial
interpretation thereof or order applicable to the Company or its operations
or property as of the date hereof and Closing Date, including any judicial or
administrative order, consent decree or judgment, relating to the indoor or
outdoor environment, health, safety or Hazardous Materials, including without
limitation, the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and
Liability Act of 1980, as amended, 42 U.S.C. Section 9601 ET SEQ.; the
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, as amended, 42 U.S.C. Section 6901 ET
SEQ.; the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended, 33 U.S.C. Section
1251 ET SEQ.; the Toxic Substances Control Act, 15 U.S.C. Section 2601 ET
SEQ.; the Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. Section 7401 ET SEQ.; Occupational Safety
and Health Act, 29 U.S.C. 651 ET SEQ.; Oil Pollution Act of 1990, 33 U.S.C.
Section 2701 ET SEQ.; and the Safe Drinking Water Act, 42 U.S.C. Section 300f
ET SEQ., and their state and local counterparts and equivalents, (iv)
"ENVIRONMENTAL CLAIMS" means any and all administrative, regulatory or
judicial actions, suits, demands, demand letters, claims, liens, notices of
noncompliance or violation, investigations or proceedings under any
Environmental Law or any permit issued under any such Environmental Law (for
purposes of this subclause (iv), "CLAIMS"), including, without limitation,
(x) any and all Claims by governmental or regulatory authorities for
enforcement, cleanup, removal, response, remedial or other actions or damages
pursuant to any applicable Environmental Law, and (y) any and all Claims by
any third party seeking damages, contribution, indemnification, cost
recovery, compensation or injunctive relief resulting from Hazardous
Materials or arising from alleged injury or threat of injury to health,
safety or the indoor or outdoor environment and (v) "RELEASE" or "RELEASED"
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disposing, discharging, injecting, spilling, leaking, leaching, dumping,
emitting, escaping, emptying or seeping into or upon any land or water or air,
or otherwise entering into the indoor or outdoor environment.
Section 4.19 STATE TAKEOVER STATUTES; APPRAISAL RIGHTS. (a)
The Board of Directors of the Company has approved the Offer, the Merger, the
Stockholders Agreements and this Agreement, and such approval is sufficient to
render the restrictions contained in Section 3-603 of the MGCL and Section 6.7
of the Company's Articles of Amendment and Restatement inapplicable to the
Offer, the Merger, the Stockholders Agreements, this Agreement and the other
transactions contemplated therein and herein. Except for Section 3-603 of the
MGCL and Section 6.7 of the Company's Articles of Amendment and Restatement
(which have been rendered inapplicable), no other takeover statute or similar
statute or regulation of any state is applicable to the Offer, the Merger, the
Stockholders Agreements or this Agreement (including all of the transactions
contemplated thereby and hereby).
(b) The stockholders of the Company are not and shall not be
entitled to dissenter, appraisal or similar rights pursuant to Section 3-202 of
the MGCL or otherwise, with respect to the Merger or the other transactions
contemplated thereby (other than if Parent or Sub shall have taken or failed to
take any action which would entitle the stockholders of the Company to such
rights).
Section 4.20 VOTING REQUIREMENTS. In the event that Section
253 of the DGCL or Section 3-106 of the MGCL is unavailable to effectuate the
Merger, the affirmative vote of the holders of at least a majority of the
outstanding shares of Common Stock (with each share of Common Stock having one
(1) vote), entitled to be cast in approving the Merger, is the only vote of the
holders of any class or series of the Company's capital stock necessary to adopt
this Agreement and approve the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
Section 4.21 RIGHTS AGREEMENT. The Company and the Board of
Directors of the Company have taken all necessary action to amend the Rights
Agreement (without redeeming the Rights), and shall maintain in effect all
necessary action (i) to render the Rights Agreement inapplicable with respect to
the Offer, the Merger, the Stockholders Agreements, this Agreement and the other
transactions contemplated thereby and hereby and (ii) to ensure that (x) neither
Parent nor Sub nor any of their "Affiliates" (as such term is defined in the
Rights Agreement) or "Associates" (as such term is defined in the Rights
Agreement) is considered to be an "Acquiring Person" (as such term is defined in
the Rights Agreement) and (y) the provisions of the Rights Agreement, including
the occurrence of a "Distribution Date" (as such term is defined in the Rights
Agreement), are not and shall not be triggered by reason of the announcement or
consummation of the Offer, the Merger, the Stockholders Agreements, this
Agreement or the consummation of any of the other transactions contemplated
thereby or hereby. The Company has delivered to Parent a complete and correct
copy of the Rights Agreement, as amended, and the Rights Agreement has not been
further modified or amended.
Section 4.22 OPINION OF FINANCIAL ADVISOR. The Special
Committee and the Board of Directors of the Company have received the opinion of
UBS Warburg LLC, a complete and correct signed copy of which has been, or
promptly upon receipt thereof shall be, delivered to Parent solely for
informational purposes, to the effect that, as of the date of this Agreement,
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the cash consideration to be received in the Offer and the Merger by the holders
of Common Stock, other than Parent, Sub and their respective affiliates, is fair
from a financial point of view to such holders, subject to the qualifications
and assumptions contained therein.
Section 4.23 INSURANCE. The Company has delivered to Parent
and Sub, prior to the date of this Agreement, copies of all insurance policies
which are owned by the Company or its Subsidiaries or which name the Company or
any of its Subsidiaries as an insured, additional insured, or loss payee,
including, without limitation, those which pertain to the Company's or any of
its Subsidiaries' assets, employees or operations. All such insurance policies
are in full force and effect, are valid and enforceable, and all premiums due
thereunder have been paid. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has
received any notice of cancellation or modification in coverage amounts of any
such insurance policies.
Section 4.24 STOCK OPTIONS.The Board of Directors of the
Company (or, if appropriate, any committee thereof) has obtained all necessary
consents and releases from all of the holders of Options heretofore granted
under any Stock Plans not entitled to payment pursuant to Section 3.6 hereof to
provide for the cancellation of all Options held by such holders, effective at
the Effective Time.
ARTICLE V
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF PARENT AND SUB
Section 5. Each of Parent and Sub hereby represents and
warrants to the Company as follows:
Section 5.1 DUE ORGANIZATION, GOOD STANDING AND CORPORATE
POWER. Parent is a private limited company duly organized and validly existing
under the laws of England and Wales. Sub is a corporation duly organized,
validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of
Delaware.
Parent has made available to the Company complete and correct copies of the
organizational documents of Sub, which are in full force and effect as of the
date hereof.
Section 5.2 AUTHORIZATION AND VALIDITY OF AGREEMENT. Each of
Parent and Sub has the requisite corporate power and authority to execute and
deliver this Agreement, to perform its obligations hereunder and to consummate
the transactions contemplated hereby. The execution, delivery and performance of
this Agreement by Parent and Sub and the consummation by each of them of the
transactions contemplated hereby have been duly authorized by the Board of
Directors of each of Parent and Sub. No other corporate action on the part of
either of Parent or Sub is necessary to authorize the execution, delivery and
performance of this Agreement by each of Parent and Sub and the consummation of
the transactions contemplated hereby (other than the filing of the appropriate
merger documents as required by the DGCL). This Agreement has been duly executed
and delivered by each of Parent and Sub and, assuming that this Agreement
constitutes a valid and binding obligation of the Company, constitutes a valid
and binding obligation of each of Parent and Sub, enforceable against each of
Parent and Sub in accordance with its terms, except that such enforcement may be
limited by applicable
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bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws
affecting creditors' rights generally, and general equitable principles.
Section 5.3 CONSENTS AND APPROVALS; NO VIOLATIONS. Assuming
(i) the filings required under the Antitrust Laws as set forth on Schedule 4.4
of the Company Disclosure Letter are made and the applicable waiting periods
thereunder have been terminated or have expired, (ii) the requirements of the
Exchange Act relating to the Proxy Statement, if any, and the Offer are met,
(iii) the filing of the Certificates of Merger and other appropriate merger
documents, if any, as required by the MGCL or the DGCL, are made, and (iv)
approval of the Merger and this Agreement by the stockholders of the Company, if
required by the MGCL or the DGCL, is received, the execution and delivery of
this Agreement by Parent and Sub and the consummation by Parent and Sub of the
transactions contemplated hereby and thereby shall not (w) violate or conflict
with any provision of the Articles of Association of Parent or the Certificate
of Incorporation or By-Laws of Sub, (x) violate or conflict with any statute,
ordinance, rule, regulation, order or decree of any Governmental Entity
applicable to Parent or Sub or by which either of their respective properties or
assets may be bound, (y) require any filing with, consent or approval of, Permit
from, or the giving of any notice to, any Governmental Entity or (z) result in a
violation or breach of, conflict with, constitute (with or without due notice or
lapse of time or both) a default under (or give rise to any right of
termination, cancellation or acceleration or any right which becomes effective
upon the occurrence of a merger, consolidation or change of control under),
result in the creation of any Lien upon any of the properties or assets of the
Parent or Sub under, or give rise to any obligation, right of termination,
cancellation, acceleration or increase of any obligation or a loss of a material
benefit or any right which becomes effective upon the occurrence of a merger,
consolidation or change of control under, any of the terms, conditions or
provisions of any note, bond, mortgage, indenture, license, franchise, Permit,
agreement, contract, arrangement, lease or other instrument or obligation to
which Parent or Sub or any of their Subsidiaries is a party, or by which any
such Person or any of its properties or assets may be bound, other than in the
case of clauses (y) and (z), any such violation, breach, conflict, default,
right of termination, cancellation, payment, acceleration, other right or
failure to make any filing or obtaining any Permit, consent or approval of, or
give notice to, any Governmental Entity that has not had, does not have and
would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a
Material Adverse Effect on Parent or Sub.
Section 5.4 OFFER DOCUMENTS, SCHEDULE 14D-9 AND PROXY
STATEMENT. The Offer Documents will not, at the time the Offer Documents are
filed with the Commission or are first published, sent or given to
stockholders of the Company, as the case may be, contain any untrue statement
of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated
therein or necessary in order to make the statements made therein, in the
light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. None
of the information supplied or to be supplied by Parent and Sub in writing
for inclusion in the Proxy Statement (if any) and the Schedule 14D-9 (or any
amendment or supplement thereto) will, on the date mailed to stockholders of
the Company or at the time of the Stockholders' Meeting, contain any untrue
statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to
be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in
light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, Parent and Sub make no representation or
warranty with respect to any information supplied or to be supplied by the
Company in writing for inclusion in
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any of the foregoing documents or the Offer Documents. The Offer Documents
will comply in all material respects with the requirements of the Exchange Act.
Section 5.5 SUB'S OPERATIONS. Sub was formed solely for the
purpose of engaging in the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and has
not engaged in any business activities or conducted any operations other than in
connection with such transactions.
Section 5.6 FUNDS. Parent has entered into a Senior Credit
Agreement dated July 31, 2002 between Parent and Four Seasons Healthcare
Holdings PLC, as original borrowers, the initial Guarantors as defined therein,
Barclays Bank PLC as mandated lead arranger, facility agent and security agent,
and the Lenders (as defined therein) (the "LOAN AGREEMENT"), a true and complete
copy of which has been delivered to the Company, providing for, subject to
certain conditions set forth therein, all funds necessary to consummate the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement. As of the date of this Agreement,
the Loan Agreement provided to Company is in full force and effect and has not
been amended in any material respect.
Section 5.7 PHFL OFFER. Parent has delivered to the Company
draft copies of the PHFL Offer Document, as well as such documents, undertakings
and contracts as may be necessary to reflect the terms and conditions of the
PHFL Offer and the PHFL Offer Condition (collectively, the "PHFL DOCUMENTS").
Upon commencement of the PHFL Offer, the PHFL Documents provided to the Company
shall be in full force and effect and shall not have been amended in any
material respect. As of the date hereof, Parent has received executed
instruments irrevocably tendering, subject to the terms and conditions set forth
therein, shares and warrants of PHFL pursuant to the PHFL Offer (the
"IRREVOCABLE INSTRUMENTS") from shareholders representing 90% or more of the
outstanding ordinary shares of PHFL (other than the ordinary shares of PHFL
owned by the Company), on a diluted basis.
Section 5.8 BROKERS. No broker, investment banker or other
person is entitled to any broker's, finder's or other similar fee or commission
in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement based upon
arrangements made by or on behalf of Parent and Sub, for which fee or commission
the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company may be liable.
Section 5.9 LITIGATION. There is no litigation, arbitration,
claim, investigation, suit, action or proceeding pending or, to the knowledge of
Parent, threatened against or affecting Parent and Sub, nor is there any order
outstanding against Parent or Sub which would reasonably be expected to,
individually or in the aggregate, (A) cause any of the transactions contemplated
by this Agreement to be rescinded following their consummation, including the
Offer or the Merger, or (B) materially impair or delay the ability of Parent or
Sub to perform its obligations hereunder or prevent the consummation by them of
any of the transactions contemplated thereby.
ARTICLE VI
TRANSACTIONS PRIOR TO CLOSING DATE
Section 6.1 ACCESS TO INFORMATION CONCERNING PROPERTIES AND
RECORDS. During the period commencing on the date hereof and ending on the
earlier of (i) the Closing Date and
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(ii) the date on which this Agreement is terminated pursuant to Section 8.1
hereof, the Company shall and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, upon
reasonable notice, afford Parent and Sub and their respective employees,
counsel, accountants, consultants and other authorized representatives, access
during normal business hours to the officers, directors, employees, accountants,
properties (but not for the purpose of any physical testing), books and records
in the possession or control of the Company and its Subsidiaries in order that
they may have the opportunity to make such investigations as they shall desire
of the affairs of the Company and its Subsidiaries; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that such
investigation shall not affect the representations and warranties made by the
Company in this Agreement. The Company shall furnish promptly to Parent and Sub
(x) a copy of each form, report, schedule, statement, registration statement and
other document filed by it or its Subsidiaries during such period pursuant to
the requirements of United States federal or state securities laws and (y) all
other information concerning its or its Subsidiaries' business, properties and
personnel as Parent and Sub may request. The Company agrees to cause its
officers and employees to furnish such additional financial and operating data
and other information and respond to such inquiries as Parent and Sub shall from
time to time reasonably request.
Section 6.2 CONFIDENTIALITY. Except as contemplated by this
Agreement, information obtained by Parent, Sub and their respective counsel,
accountants, consultants and other authorized representatives pursuant to
Section 6.1 shall be subject to the Heads of Agreement between Parent and PHFL
dated April 8, 2002 (the "HEADS OF AGREEMENT") and to the provisions of the
Confidentiality Agreement between the Company and Parent dated January 7, 2002
(the "CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENT", together with the Heads of Agreement, the
"CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENTS").
Section 6.3 CONDUCT OF THE BUSINESS OF THE COMPANY PENDING THE
CLOSING DATE. The Company agrees that, except as expressly permitted or required
by this Agreement or otherwise consented to in writing by Parent, during the
period commencing on the date hereof and ending at the earlier of (x) such time
as nominees of Parent shall comprise a majority of the members of the Board of
Directors of the Company and (y) termination of this Agreement pursuant to
Section 8.1:
(a) The Company shall, and shall cause each of its
Subsidiaries to conduct their respective operations only according to
their ordinary and usual course of business consistent with past
practice and shall use their commercially reasonable efforts to
preserve intact their respective business organization, keep available
the services of their officers and employees and maintain satisfactory
relationships with licensors, suppliers, distributors, clients,
customers and others having significant business relationships with
them;
(b) The Company shall not, and shall cause each of its
Subsidiaries not to, consent to any action by the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries with respect to any of the following, except as set forth
in Schedule 6.3 of the Company Disclosure Letter:
(i) make any change in or amendment to its Charter or
its Bylaws (or comparable governing documents);
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(ii) issue or sell, or authorize to issue or sell,
any shares of its capital stock or any other securities, or
issue or sell, or authorize to issue or sell, any securities
convertible into or exchangeable for, or options, warrants or
rights to purchase or subscribe for, or enter into any
arrangement or contract with respect to the issuance or sale
of, any shares of its capital stock or any other securities,
or make any other changes in its capital structure, except for
the possible issuance by the Company of shares of Common Stock
pursuant to the terms of any vested Options or pursuant to the
terms of the Company's Series C Preferred Stock;
(iii) sell, pledge or dispose of or agree to sell,
pledge or dispose of any stock or other equity interest owned
by it in any other Person;
(iv) declare, pay or set aside any dividend or other
distribution or payment with respect to, or split, combine,
redeem or reclassify, or purchase or otherwise acquire, any
shares of its capital stock or its other securities (it being
acknowledged that dividends may continue to accrue under the
current terms of the Company's Series C Preferred Stock);
(v) enter into any contract or commitment with
respect to capital expenditures with a value in excess of, or
requiring expenditures by the Company and its Subsidiaries in
excess of, $250,000, individually, or enter into contracts or
commitments with respect to capital expenditures with a value
in excess of, or requiring expenditures by the Company and its
Subsidiaries in excess of, $250,000, in the aggregate;
(vi) acquire, by merging or consolidating with, by
purchasing an equity interest in or a portion of the assets
of, or by any other manner, any business or any Person, or
otherwise acquire any assets of any Person (other than the
purchase of assets in the ordinary course of business and
consistent with past practice);
(vii) except to the extent required under existing
employee and director benefit plans, agreements or
arrangements in effect on the date of this Agreement, increase
the compensation or fringe benefits of any of its directors,
officers or employees, or grant any severance or termination
pay not currently required to be paid under existing severance
plans, or enter into any employment, consulting or severance
agreement or arrangement with any present or former director,
officer or other employee of the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries, or establish, adopt, enter into or amend or
terminate any collective bargaining, bonus, profit sharing,
thrift, compensation, stock option, restricted stock, pension,
retirement, deferred compensation, employment, termination,
severance or other plan, agreement, trust, fund, policy or
arrangement for the benefit of any directors, officers or
employees;
(viii) transfer, lease, license, guarantee, sell,
mortgage, pledge, dispose of, subject to any Lien or otherwise
encumber any material assets, or incur or modify any
indebtedness or other material liability, other than in the
ordinary course of business consistent with past practice, or
issue any debt securities or
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assume, guarantee or endorse or otherwise as an accommodation
become responsible for the obligations of any Person or make
any loan or other extension of credit (other than to a
wholly-owned Subsidiary);
(ix) agree to the settlement of or waive any material
claim or litigation;
(x) make or rescind any material tax election;
(xi) except to the extent permitted by Section 6.11
or required by law or by any listing agreement with a national
securities exchange or automated quotation system to which the
Company is a party, issue any press release or otherwise make
any public announcements without prior consultation and review
by, and consent (which consent shall not be unreasonably
withheld) of, Parent;
(xii) except as required by applicable law or GAAP,
make any material change in its method of accounting;
(xiii) adopt or enter into a plan of complete or
partial liquidation, dissolution, merger, consolidation,
restructuring, recapitalization or other reorganization of the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries (other than the Merger) or
any agreement relating to an Acquisition Proposal, except as
expressly permitted in Section 6.6;
(xiv) (I) incur, assume or prepay any indebtedness
for borrowed money or guarantee any such indebtedness of
another Person, other than indebtedness owing to or guarantees
of indebtedness owing to the Company or any direct or indirect
wholly-owned Subsidiary of the Company, or (II) make any
loans, extensions of credit or advances to any other Person,
other than to the Company, or to any direct or indirect
wholly-owned Subsidiary of the Company, except, in the case of
clause (I), for borrowings under existing credit facilities
described in the Completed Commission Filings in the ordinary
course of business consistent with past practice for working
capital purposes and in the case of clause (II) for loans,
extensions of credit or advances constituting trade payables
in the ordinary course of business;
(xv) accelerate the payment, right to payment or
vesting of any bonus, severance, profit sharing, retirement,
deferred compensation, stock option, insurance or other
compensation or benefits;
(xvi) pay, discharge or satisfy any claims,
liabilities or obligations (absolute, accrued, asserted or
unasserted, contingent or otherwise), other than the payment,
discharge or satisfaction (I) of any such claims, liabilities
or obligations in the ordinary course of business and
consistent with past practice or (II) of claims, liabilities
or obligations reflected or reserved against in the most
recent consolidated financial statements (or the notes
thereto) contained in the Completed Commission Filings;
(xvii) enter into any Material Contract;
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(xviii) other than as disclosed in the Completed
Commission Filings, plan, announce, implement or effect any
reduction in force, lay-off, early retirement program,
severance program or other program or effort concerning the
termination of employment of employees of the Company or its
Subsidiaries, PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that routine employee
terminations for cause shall not be considered subject to this
clause (xviii);
(xix) (I) take any action, engage in any transaction
or enter into any agreement which would be reasonably likely
to cause (A) any of the representations or warranties set
forth in Article IV that are subject to, or qualified by, a
"Material Adverse Effect" or other materiality qualification
to be untrue as of the Effective Time, or any such
representations and warranties that are not so qualified to be
untrue in any manner which has, or would reasonably be
expected to have, a Material Adverse Effect on the Company, or
(B) any of the Tender Offer Conditions not being satisfied; or
(II) purchase or acquire, or offer to purchase or acquire, any
shares of Common Stock of the Company;
(xx) take any action, including, without limitation,
the adoption of any shareholder-rights plan or amendments to
the Company Charter or the Company Bylaws (or comparable
governing documents), which would, directly or indirectly,
restrict or impair the ability of Parent to vote or otherwise
to exercise the rights and receive the benefits of a
stockholder with respect to securities of the Company that may
be acquired or controlled by Parent or Sub, or which would
permit any stockholder to acquire securities of the Company on
a basis not available to Parent or Sub in the event that
Parent or Sub were to acquire any shares of Common Stock;
(xxi) materially modify, amend or terminate any
Material Contract or waive any of its material rights or
claims except in the ordinary course of business consistent
with past practice;
(xxii) (I) prepare any Return in a manner which is
materially inconsistent with the past practices of the Company
or a Subsidiary, as the case may be, with respect to the
treatment of items on such Returns; (II) incur any material
liability for Taxes other than in the ordinary course of
business; (III) enter into any settlement or closing agreement
with a taxing authority that materially affects or may
materially affect the Tax liability of the Company or a
Subsidiary, as the case may be, for any period ending after
the Closing Date;
(xxiii) fail to use its commercially reasonable
efforts to maintain with financially responsible insurance
companies insurance on its tangible assets and its businesses
in such amounts and against such risks and losses as are
consistent with past practice;
(xxiv) breach any provision of the Standstill
Agreement dated the date hereof between the Company, Principal
Healthcare Investments (Guernsey) Limited and Barclays Bank
PLC as Facility Agent;
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(xxv) exercise the warrants with respect to PHFL held
by the Company or its Subsidiaries; or
(xxvi) agree, in writing or otherwise, to take any of
the foregoing actions.
The Company agrees to promptly provide notice to Parent and
Sub in the event that it becomes aware that either PHFL or PHFT has undertaken
any activity that would violate this Section 6.3(b) as if the provisions of this
Section were applicable to them.
(c) The Company shall, at any time on or following the Offer
Completion Date and upon the request of Parent and Sub, assume the obligations
of Parent set forth in the Preferred Stockholder Agreement and purchase the
Preferred Shares pursuant to the Preferred Stockholder Agreement.
Section 6.4 COMPANY STOCKHOLDERS' MEETING; PREPARATION OF
PROXY STATEMENT; SHORT FORM MERGER. (a) Promptly following the purchase of
Shares pursuant to the Offer and, if applicable, the Subsequent Offer Period, if
required by law in order to consummate the Merger, the Company, acting through
its Board of Directors, shall, in accordance with the Company Charter and the
Company Bylaws and applicable law, duly call, convene and hold a meeting of the
stockholders of the Company (the "STOCKHOLDERS' MEETING") for the purpose of
voting upon the Merger, this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby,
and the Company agrees that the Merger, pursuant to this Agreement and the
transactions contemplated hereby shall be submitted at such meeting. The Company
shall take all commercially reasonable action necessary to solicit from its
stockholders proxies, and shall use commercially reasonable efforts to take all
other action necessary and advisable to secure the vote of stockholders required
by applicable law and by the Company Charter or the Company Bylaws to obtain
their approval of the Merger, this Agreement and the transactions contemplated
hereby. Subject to the terms of this Agreement, the Board of Directors of the
Company shall recommend that the holders of Common Stock vote in favor of the
approval of this Agreement, the Merger, and the transactions contemplated hereby
at the Stockholders' Meeting, and the Company agrees that it shall include in
the Proxy Statement such recommendation of its Board of Directors that the
stockholders of the Company approve this Agreement. For purposes of Articles
VIII and IX of this Agreement, failure by one or more of the Parent Designees to
vote in favor of or otherwise effect the covenants set forth in this Section 6.4
shall not constitute a breach of any such covenant by the Company and shall
constitute a breach of this Agreement by Parent. Parent shall cause all shares
of Common Stock of the Company owned by Parent and its direct and indirect
Subsidiaries (including Sub) to be voted in favor of the Merger, this Agreement
and the transactions contemplated hereby.
(b) If stockholder approval of the Merger is required by law,
as promptly as practicable following Parent's request, the Company shall
promptly prepare and file with the Commission a preliminary proxy statement or
information statement (together with any amendment or supplement thereto, the
"PROXY STATEMENT") and shall promptly use its commercially reasonable efforts to
respond to the comments of the Commission, if any, in connection therewith and
to furnish all information regarding the Company that is required in the
definitive Proxy Statement (including, without limitation, financial statements
and supporting schedules and certificates and reports of independent public
accountants). Parent, Sub and the Company
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shall cooperate with each other in the preparation of the Proxy Statement.
Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each of Parent and Sub shall
furnish to the Company for inclusion in the Proxy Statement the information
relating to it required by the Exchange Act to be set forth in the Proxy
Statement. Promptly after the expiration or termination of the Offer, if
required by the MGCL or the DGCL in order to consummate the Merger, the Company
shall cause the definitive Proxy Statement to be mailed to the stockholders of
the Company and, if necessary, after the definitive Proxy Statement shall have
been so mailed, promptly circulate amended, supplemental or supplemented proxy
material and, if required in connection therewith, resolicit proxies. The
Company shall not use any proxy material in connection with the meeting of its
stockholders without Parent's prior approval which approval shall not be
unreasonably withheld.
(c) Notwithstanding the foregoing clauses (a) and (b), in the
event that Parent or any other subsidiary of Parent shall own at least 90% of
the outstanding shares of Common Stock pursuant to the Offer or otherwise, the
parties hereto agree to take all necessary and appropriate action to cause the
Merger to become effective, as soon as practicable after the expiration of the
Offer, without a meeting of stockholders of the Company, in accordance with
Section 3-106 of the MGCL and Section 253 of the DGCL, including providing
notice, as promptly as practicable, of the Merger to each stockholder of record
of the Company.
Section 6.5 COMMERCIALLY REASONABLE EFFORTS; PARENT AND SUB
AGREEMENTS. (a) Subject to the terms and conditions provided herein, each of the
Company, Parent and Sub shall, and the Company shall cause each of its
Subsidiaries to, cooperate and use their commercially reasonable efforts to
take, or cause to be taken, all appropriate action, and do, or cause to be done,
and assist and cooperate with the other parties in doing, all things necessary,
proper or advisable to consummate and make effective, in the most expeditious
manner practicable, (i) the Offer, (ii) the Merger and the other transactions
contemplated hereby (including the satisfaction of the PHFL Offer Condition),
including the satisfaction of the respective conditions set forth in Article
VII, (iii) the sale of all or substantially all of the assets or equity
interests in both (x) Principal Healthcare Finance Unit Trust No.1 and Principal
Healthcare Finance Unit Trust No.2 and (y) Omega (Australia) Pty Limited
directly or indirectly owned by the Company on terms reasonably satisfactory to
Parent and with net proceeds of such sale of not less than the amount set forth
in Section 6.5 of the Company Disclosure Letter (it being understood by the
parties that the consummation of any such sale is not a condition to the
consummation of the Offer and that "net proceeds" shall mean proceeds net of all
costs, fees and Taxes associated with such sale, including without limitation,
all costs, fees and Taxes associated with the distribution of the proceeds of
such sale to the Company), and (iv) to make, or cause to be made, all filings
necessary, proper or advisable under applicable laws, other than Antitrust Laws
(other than required by Section 6.8), and regulations to consummate and make
effective the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including their
commercially reasonable efforts to obtain, prior to the Closing Date, all
licenses, Permits, consents, approvals, authorizations, qualifications and
orders of Governmental Entities and parties to contracts with the Company and
its Subsidiaries as are necessary for consummation of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement and to fulfill the conditions to the Offer and
the Merger; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that no loan agreement or contract for borrowed
money shall be repaid, in whole or in part, except as currently required by its
terms, and no contract shall be amended to increase the amount payable
thereunder or otherwise to be more burdensome to the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries in order to obtain
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any such consent, approval or authorization without first obtaining the written
approval of Parent and Sub.
(b) Without limiting the scope of paragraph (a) above, the
Company, in its capacity as a stockholder, hereby agrees that during the period
commencing on the date hereof and continuing until the earlier to occur of (i)
the Closing or (ii) the termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 8.1
hereof (the "VOTING PERIOD"), the Company shall use its commercially reasonable
efforts to cause its Subsidiaries to take or cause to be taken, all appropriate
action, and do, or cause to be done, and assist and cooperate with Parent, Sub
and the Company in doing all things necessary, proper or advisable to consummate
and make effective in the most expeditious manner practicable, the Offer and the
Merger and the other transactions contemplated (including the satisfaction of
the PHFL Offer Condition). Without limiting the scope of the preceding sentence,
during the Voting Period, at any meeting (or any adjournment or postponement
thereof) of the holders of any class or classes of the capital stock of PHFL,
however called, or in connection with any written consent of the holders of any
class or classes of the capital stock of PHFL, the Company shall vote (or cause
to be voted) the shares of PHFL owned by the Company (x) in favor of the PHFL
Offer and the approval of the terms of the PHFL Offer and each of the other
transactions contemplated by the PHFL Offer and any actions required in
furtherance thereof, (y) against any action, transaction or agreement that would
result in a breach in any respect of any covenant, representation or warranty or
any other obligation or agreement of PHFL, or any of its Subsidiaries under the
PHFL Offer and (z) except as otherwise agreed to in writing in advance by
Parent, against any action involving PHFL or any of its Subsidiaries that is
intended, or could reasonably be expected, to impede, interfere with, delay,
postpone, or adversely affect the PHFL Offer and the transactions contemplated
by the PHFL Offer. The Company hereby agrees that it shall not, and shall cause
its Affiliates not to, enter into any agreement, letter of intent, agreement in
principle or understanding with any Person that violates or conflicts with, or
could reasonably be expected to violate or conflict with, the provisions and
agreements contained in the PHFL Offer.
(c) Parent and Sub hereby covenant and agree that, without the
prior written consent of the Company, neither Parent nor Sub shall (i) amend or
alter, or consent to any amendment or alteration of, the Loan Agreement or the
PHFL Documents in any manner that materially delays or impacts the ability of
Parent or Sub to consummate the Offer, the PHFL Offer, the Merger and the other
transactions contemplated by this Agreement or (ii) provide or consent to any
amendment, waiver or release of any Irrevocable Instruments.
Section 6.6 NO SOLICITATION OF OTHER OFFERS. (a) The Company
shall, and shall take all actions reasonably necessary to cause its Affiliates
and each of its and their respective officers, directors, employees,
representatives, consultants, investment bankers, attorneys, accountants and
other agents immediately to, cease any discussions or negotiations with any
other Person or Persons that may be ongoing with respect to any Acquisition
Proposal. The Company shall not take, and shall not authorize or permit its
Affiliates and its and their respective officers, directors, employees,
representatives, consultants, investment bankers, attorneys, accountants or
other agents, to take, any action (i) to encourage, solicit, initiate or
facilitate, directly or indirectly, the making or submission of any Acquisition
Proposal (including, without limitation, by taking any action that would make
the Rights Agreement inapplicable to an Acquisition Proposal), (ii) to enter
into any agreement, arrangement or
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understanding with respect to any Acquisition Proposal, or to agree to approve
or endorse any Acquisition Proposal or enter into any agreement, arrangement or
understanding that would require the Company to abandon, terminate or fail to
consummate the Merger or any other transaction contemplated by this Agreement,
(iii) to initiate or participate in any way in any discussions or negotiations
with, or furnish or disclose any information to, any Person (other than Parent
or Sub) in connection with any Acquisition Proposal, (iv) to facilitate or
further in any other manner any inquiries or the making or submission of any
proposal that constitutes, or may reasonably be expected to lead to, any
Acquisition Proposal, or (v) to grant any waiver or release under any
standstill, confidentiality or similar agreement entered into by the Company or
any of its Affiliates or representatives regarding or in connection with an
Acquisition Proposal; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that the Company, in response to an
unsolicited Acquisition Proposal that did not result from a breach of this
Section 6.6(a) and otherwise in compliance with its obligations under Section
6.6(c) hereof, may (x) request clarifications from, or furnish information to
(but not enter into substantive discussions with), any Person (other than Parent
or Sub) which makes such unsolicited Acquisition Proposal if (A) such action is
taken subject to a confidentiality agreement with terms that are customary and
are not more favorable to such Person than the terms of the Confidentiality
Agreement (as in effect on the date hereof), (B) such action is taken solely for
the purpose of obtaining information necessary to ascertain whether such
Acquisition Proposal is a Superior Proposal, and (C) the Board of Directors of
the Company determines in good faith, after consultation with outside nationally
recognized legal counsel to the Company, that it is necessary to take such
actions in order to comply with the duties of the Board of Directors of the
Company under applicable law or (y) participate in substantive discussions with,
request clarifications from, or furnish information to, any Person (other than
Parent or Sub) which makes such unsolicited Acquisition Proposal if (A) such
action is taken subject to a confidentiality agreement with terms that are
customary and are not more favorable to such third party than the terms of the
Confidentiality Agreement (as in effect on the date hereof), (B) the Board of
Directors of the Company determines in good faith, after consultation with the
Company's financial advisor, that such Acquisition Proposal is a Superior
Proposal and (C) the Board of Directors of the Company determines in good faith,
after consultation with outside nationally recognized legal counsel to the
Company, that it is necessary to take such actions in order to comply with the
duties of the Board of Directors under applicable law. Without limiting the
foregoing, Parent, Sub and the Company agree that any violation of the
restrictions set forth in this Section 6.6(a) by any Affiliate, officer,
director, employee, representative, consultant, investment banker, attorney,
accountant or other agent, which Person has been informed by the Company, or
otherwise made aware or had knowledge, of its obligations hereunder, of the
Company or any of its Affiliates, whether or not such Person is purporting to
act on behalf of the Company or any of its Affiliates, shall constitute a breach
by the Company of this Section 6.6(a); PROVIDED, however that if the Company is
aware that any other agent is in violation of the restrictions contained in this
Section 6.6(a), the Company shall be in breach of this Section 6.6(a) if such
agent does not refrain from such action. The Company shall enforce, to the
fullest extent permitted under applicable law, the provisions of any standstill,
confidentiality or similar agreement entered into by the Company or any of its
Affiliates or representatives including, but not limited to, where necessary
obtaining injunctions to prevent any breaches of such agreements and to enforce
specifically the terms and provisions thereof in any court having jurisdiction.
(b) Neither the Board of Directors of the Company nor any
committee thereof shall (i) withdraw, modify or amend, or propose to withdraw,
modify or amend, in a manner
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adverse to Parent or Sub, the approval, adoption or, as the case may be,
recommendation of the Offer, the Merger, this Agreement or the Stockholders
Agreements, (ii) approve or recommend, or propose to approve or recommend, any
Acquisition Proposal, (iii) cause the Company to accept any Acquisition Proposal
and/or enter into any letter of intent, agreement in principle, acquisition
agreement or other similar agreement (each an "ACQUISITION AGREEMENT") related
to any Acquisition Proposal or (iv) resolve to do any of the foregoing; PROVIDED
that the Board of Directors of the Company may recommend to its stockholders an
Acquisition Proposal and, in connection therewith, withdraw or modify its
approval or recommendation of the Offer or the Merger if (w) the Company has
complied with its obligations under Section 6.6(a) and 6.6(c), (x) the Board of
Directors of the Company determines in good faith that the Acquisition Proposal
is a Superior Proposal, (y) the Board of Directors of the Company determines in
good faith, after consultation with outside nationally recognized legal counsel
to the Company that it is necessary to take such actions in order to comply with
the duties of the Board of Directors under applicable law and all the conditions
to the Company's right to terminate this Agreement in accordance with Section
8.1(c)(i) have been satisfied (including the expiration of the three (3)
Business Day period described therein and the payment of all amounts required
pursuant to Section 9.1) and (z) simultaneously with such withdrawal,
modification or recommendation, this Agreement is terminated in accordance with
Section 8.1(c)(i). Nothing in this Section 6.6 shall prohibit the Company or its
Board of Directors from taking and disclosing to the Company's stockholders a
position with respect to an Acquisition Proposal by a third party to the extent
required under Rule 14e-2 of the Exchange Act.
"ACQUISITION PROPOSAL" shall mean (i) any inquiry, proposal or
offer (including, without limitation, any proposal to stockholders of the
Company) from any Person or group relating to any direct or indirect acquisition
or purchase of ten percent (10%) or more of the consolidated assets of the
Company and its Subsidiaries or ten percent (10%) or more of the Common Stock of
the Company or any class of equity securities of the Company's Subsidiaries,
(ii) any tender offer or exchange offer that, if consummated, would result in
any Person beneficially owning ten percent (10%) or more of the Common Stock of
the Company or any class of equity securities of the Company's Subsidiaries,
(iii) any transaction with an unaffiliated third party involving the transaction
specified in clauses (i) or (ii) pursuant to a merger, consolidation, business
combination, recapitalization, liquidation, dissolution or similar transaction
involving the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or (iv) any other transaction
the consummation of which could reasonably be expected to impede, interfere
with, prevent or materially delay the Offer or the Merger or which could
reasonably be expected to dilute materially the benefits to Parent of the
transactions contemplated hereby; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that "Acquisition Proposal"
shall specifically exclude any inquiry, proposal or offer from any Person or
group relating to any direct or indirect acquisition or purchase of the equity
interests of PHFT owned by the Company; and PROVIDED, FURTHER, that any
transaction permitted to be, or not otherwise prohibited from being, undertaken
by the Company or its Subsidiaries pursuant to the provisions of Section 6.3 of
this Agreement shall not be an Acquisition Proposal.
"SUPERIOR PROPOSAL" shall mean a bona fide binding written
offer not solicited by or on behalf of the Company made by a third party to
acquire all of the Common Stock, other than those shares beneficially held by
such third party, pursuant to a tender offer or a merger or to acquire all or
substantially all of the assets of the Company (i) on terms which the Board of
Directors of the Company determines in good faith, after consultation with an
independent
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nationally recognized investment bank, to have a higher value than the
consideration to be received by the stockholders of the Company (in their
capacity as such) than the transactions contemplated hereby (to the extent the
transactions contemplated hereby are proposed to be modified by Parent in
accordance with Section 8.1(c)(i)), (ii) which is not conditioned on any
financing and (iii) which is reasonably capable of being consummated (taking
into account, among other things, all legal, financial, regulatory and other
aspects of such proposal and the identity of the Person making such proposal).
(c) In addition to the obligations of the Company set forth in
Section 6.6(a), as promptly as possible (but in any event not later than
twenty-four (24) hours) after the receipt or occurrence thereof, the Company
shall advise Parent of any request for information with respect to any
Acquisition Proposal or of any Acquisition Proposal, or any inquiry, proposal,
discussions or negotiation with respect to any Acquisition Proposal, the terms
and conditions of such request, Acquisition Proposal, inquiry, proposal,
discussion or negotiation and the Company shall, within one (1) day of the
receipt thereof, promptly provide to Parent copies of any written materials
received by the Company in connection with any of the foregoing, and the
identity of the Person making any such Acquisition Proposal or such request,
inquiry or proposal or with whom any discussions or negotiations are taking
place. The Company shall keep Parent fully informed of the status and material
details (including amendments or proposed amendments) of any such request or
Acquisition Proposal and keep Parent fully informed as to the material details
of any information requested of or provided by the Company and as to the details
of all discussions or negotiations with respect to any such request, Acquisition
Proposal, inquiry or proposal, and shall provide to Parent within one (1) day of
receipt thereof all written materials received by the Company with respect
thereto. The Company shall promptly provide to Parent any non-public information
concerning the Company provided to any other Person in connection with any
Acquisition Proposal which was not previously provided to Parent.
(d) The Company shall immediately request each Person which
has heretofore executed a confidentiality agreement in connection with its
consideration of acquiring the Company or any portion thereof to return all
confidential information heretofore furnished to such Person by or on behalf of
the Company, and the Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to
have such information returned.
Section 6.7 NOTIFICATION OF CERTAIN MATTERS. Parent and the
Company shall promptly notify each other of the occurrence or non-occurrence of
any fact or event which has caused or could reasonably be expected to cause (i)
any representation or warranty made by it (including, in the case of Parent,
Sub) in this Agreement to be untrue or inaccurate in any material respect at any
time from the date hereof to the Effective Time or (ii) any covenant, condition
or agreement under this Agreement not to be complied with or satisfied by it
(including, in the case of Parent, Sub) in any material respect; PROVIDED,
HOWEVER, that no such notification shall modify the representations or
warranties of any party or the conditions to the obligations of any party
hereunder. Each of the Company, Parent and Sub shall give prompt notice to the
other parties hereof of any notice or other communication from any third party
alleging that the consent of such third party is or may be required in
connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
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Section 6.8 ANTITRUST LAWS. (a) Each party hereto shall (i)
take promptly all actions necessary to make the filings required of it or any of
its Affiliates under any applicable Antitrust Laws in connection with this
Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, (ii) comply at the earliest
practicable date with any formal or informal request for additional information
or documentary material received by it or any of its Affiliates from any
Antitrust Authority and (iii) cooperate with one another in connection with any
filing under applicable Antitrust Laws and in connection with resolving any
investigation or other inquiry concerning the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement initiated by any Antitrust Authority.
(b) Each party hereto shall use its commercially reasonable
efforts to resolve such objections, if any, as may be asserted with respect to
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement under any Antitrust Law. Without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, "commercially reasonable efforts"
shall include:
(i) in the case of each of Parent and the Company:
(A) if applicable, filing with the appropriate
Antitrust Authorities in the United States no later than the
fifth (5th) day following the date hereof a Notification and
Report Form pursuant to the HSR Act with respect to the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement; and
(B) if Parent or the Company receives a formal
request for additional information or documentary material
from an Antitrust Authority, substantially complying with such
formal request within sixty (60) days following the date of
its receipt thereof or such; and
(ii) in the case of the Company only, subject to Parent's
compliance with clause (i) above, not frustrating or impeding Parent's
strategy or negotiating positions with any Antitrust Authority.
(c) Each party hereto shall promptly inform the other parties
of any material communication made to, or received by such party from, any
Antitrust Authority or any other Governmental Entity regarding any of the
transactions contemplated hereby.
Section 6.9 DIRECTORS' AND OFFICERS' INSURANCE. (a) The
Charter and the Bylaws of the Surviving Corporation shall contain the provisions
with respect to indemnification and exculpation from liability set forth in the
Company's Charter and Bylaws as in effect on the date of this Agreement, which
provisions shall not be amended, repealed or otherwise modified for a period of
six years from the Effective Time in any manner that would adversely affect the
rights thereunder of individuals who on or prior to the Effective Time were
directors or officers of the Company, unless such modification is required by
law.
(b) Parent and Sub agree that all rights to indemnification
existing in favor of, and all exculpations and limitations of the personal
liability of, the directors and officers of the Company and its Subsidiaries
provided for in the Company's Charter or the Company's Bylaws, as well as
indemnification agreements set forth in Schedule 6.9(b) of the Company
Disclosure Letter (the "INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENTS"), as in effect as of the
date hereof with respect to matters occurring at or prior to the Effective Time,
including the Merger, shall continue in full
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force and effect in accordance with their terms until the earlier of (i) the
termination of the rights to indemnification under the Indemnification
Agreements or (ii) six (6) years from the Effective Time.
(c) For a period of six (6) years from the Effective Time, the
Surviving Corporation shall either (i) maintain in effect the Company's current
directors' and officers' liability insurance (on its current terms) covering
those Persons who are currently covered on the date of this Agreement by the
Company's directors' and officers' liability insurance policy (a copy of which
has been heretofore delivered to Parent)(the "INDEMNIFIED PARTIES"); PROVIDED,
HOWEVER, that in no event shall Parent be required to expend in any one year an
amount in excess of one hundred and twenty percent (120%) of the annual premiums
currently paid by the Company for such insurance which the Company represents to
be $383,049 for the twelve month period ending on July 5, 2003; provided,
further, that if the annual premiums of such insurance coverage exceed such
amount, the Surviving Corporation shall be obligated to obtain a policy with the
greatest coverage available for a cost not exceeding such amount; and provided,
further, that the Surviving Corporation may substitute for such Company policies
other policies with at least the same coverage containing terms and conditions
which are no less advantageous, and provided that said substitution does not
result in any gaps or lapses in coverage with respect to matters occurring prior
to the Effective Time or (ii) cause the Parent's, directors' and officers'
liability insurance then in effect to cover the Indemnified Parties with respect
to those matters covered by the Company's directors' and officers' liability
insurance policy so long as the terms thereof are not materially less
advantageous to the intended beneficiaries thereof than the Company's current
directors' and officers' liability insurance covering the Indemnified Parties.
(d) This Section 6.9 is intended for the irrevocable benefit
of, and to grant third party rights to, the Indemnified Parties and shall be
binding on all successors and assigns of Parent, the Company and the Surviving
Corporation. Each of the Indemnified Parties shall be entitled to enforce the
covenants contained in this Section 6.9.
(e) To the maximum extent permitted by law, all rights of
indemnification for the benefit of any Indemnified Party set forth in the
Company's Bylaws and the Indemnification Agreements shall be mandatory rather
than permissive.
Section 6.10 RIGHTS AGREEMENT. Other than in connection with
the transactions contemplated hereby or concurrently with the termination of
this Agreement, the Company shall not (i) redeem the Rights, (ii) amend (other
than to delay the "Distribution Date" (as such term is defined in the Rights
Agreement) or to render the Rights inapplicable to the Offer and the Merger) or
terminate the Rights Agreement prior to the Effective Time, unless required to
do so by a court of competent jurisdiction or (iii) take any action which would
allow any "Person" (as such term is defined in the Rights Agreement) other than
Parent or Sub to be the "Beneficial Owner" (as such term is defined in the
Rights Agreement) of 10% or more of the Common Stock without causing a
"Distribution Date" (as such term is defined in the Rights Agreement) or a
"Stock Acquisition Date" (as such term is defined in the Rights Agreement) to
occur.
Section 6.11 PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENTS. Parent and the Company
shall consult with each other before issuing any press release or otherwise
making any public statements with respect to the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement and shall not issue any such press
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release or make any such public statement prior to such consultation and review
by the other party of such release or statement, or without the prior consent of
the other party, which shall not be unreasonably withheld; PROVIDED, HOWEVER,
that a party may, without the prior consent of the other party, issue such press
release or make such public statement as may be required by law or by any
listing agreement with a national securities exchange or automated quotation
system to which Parent or any Affiliate of Parent or, as the case may be, the
Company is a party, if it has used all commercially reasonable efforts to
consult with the other party and to obtain such party's consent, but has been
unable to do so in a timely manner. In this regard, the parties shall make a
joint public announcement of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement no
later than (i) the close of business in the United States, Eastern time, on the
day this Agreement is signed, if such signing occurs any time the National
Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation System ("NASDAQ") is open
for trading or (ii) prior to the next opening of trading on NASDAQ following the
date on which this Agreement is signed, if such signing does not occur during a
Business Day.
Section 6.12 EMPLOYEE ARRANGEMENTS. (a) At the Offer
Completion Date, and provided that Parent has received on or before the Offer
Completion Date resignation letters in the agreed form obligating the senior
executive officers signatory thereto whose names are set forth in Schedule
6.12(a) of the Company Disclosure Letter (other than ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇) to resign
from the Company effective two months following the Offer Completion Date,
Company shall pay or cause to be paid (and Parent shall cause the Company to pay
or cause to be paid), to the Company's and its Subsidiaries' senior executive
officers, such change of control payment and bonus as are due under the
respective senior officer's change of control agreement or employment contract,
which amounts due are set forth opposite such senior officer's name in Schedule
6.12(a) of the Company Disclosure Letter.
(b) Company shall pay or cause to be paid (and Parent shall
cause the Company to pay or cause to be paid), if and when due, to the Company's
employees whose names are set forth in Schedule 6.12(b) of the Company
Disclosure Letter, such change of control payments as are contractually due
under the respective employee's change of control agreement or employment
contract, in each case which amounts due are set forth opposite such employee's
name in Schedule 6.12(b) of the Company Disclosure Letter.
ARTICLE VII
CONDITIONS PRECEDENT
Section 7.1 CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO EACH PARTY'S OBLIGATION TO
EFFECT THE MERGER. The respective obligations of each party to effect the Merger
are subject to the satisfaction or waiver (subject to applicable law), at or
prior to the Effective Time, of each of the following conditions:
(a) APPROVAL OF COMPANY'S STOCKHOLDERS. To the extent required
by applicable law, the Merger, this Agreement and the transaction
contemplated hereby shall have been approved by holders of a majority
of the shares of Common Stock entitled to vote thereon (voting as one
class, with each share of Common Stock having one (1) vote) in
accordance with applicable law, the Company's Charter and the Company's
Bylaws;
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(b) INJUNCTION. No temporary restraining order, preliminary or
permanent injunction or other order shall have been issued by any
federal, state or foreign court or by any federal, state or foreign
Governmental Entity, and no other legal restraint or prohibition
preventing the consummation of the Merger shall be in effect;
(c) STATUTES. No federal, state or non-United States statute,
rule, regulation, executive order, decree or order of any kind shall
have been enacted, entered, promulgated or enforced by any court or
Governmental Entity which prohibits, restrains, restricts or enjoins
the consummation of the Merger or has the effect of making the Merger
illegal;
(d) ANTITRUST LAWS. The waiting periods (and any extensions
thereof) applicable to the consummation of the Merger under the HSR Act
or any other Antitrust Laws, if any, shall have expired or been
terminated, and all required permits or approvals under Applicable
Antitrust Laws shall have been obtained; and
(e) CONSUMMATION OF THE OFFER. Sub shall have accepted for
payment and paid for all Shares validly tendered (and not withdrawn) in
the Offer or the Subsequent Offer Period.
ARTICLE VIII
TERMINATION AND ABANDONMENT
Section 8.1 TERMINATION. This Agreement may be terminated and
the transactions contemplated hereby may be abandoned, at any time prior to the
Effective Time, whether before or after approval of the Merger by the Company's
stockholders:
(a) by mutual consent of the Company, on the one hand, and of
Parent and Sub, on the other hand;
(b) by either Parent, on the one hand, or the Company, on the
other hand, if:
(i) any court of competent jurisdiction or any
Governmental Entity shall have issued an order, decree or
ruling or taken any other action permanently restricting,
enjoining, restraining or otherwise prohibiting the acceptance
for payment of, or payment for, Shares pursuant to the Offer
or shares of Common Stock (including the associated Rights)
pursuant to the Merger, and such order, decree or ruling or
other action shall have become final and nonappealable;
(PROVIDED that the right to terminate this Agreement under
this Section 8.1(b)(i) shall not be available to any party
whose material failure to fulfill any obligation under this
Agreement has been the principal cause of or resulted in such
order, decree ruling or action); or
(ii) the purchase of Shares pursuant to the Offer
shall not have occurred within seventy-five (75) days after
commencement of the Offer (the "TERMINATION DATE"), unless the
purchase of Shares pursuant to the Offer shall not
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have occurred because of a material breach of any
representation, warranty, obligation, covenant, agreement or
condition set forth in this Agreement on the part of the party
seeking to terminate this Agreement;
(c) by the Company at any time prior to the purchase of Shares
pursuant to the Offer, if:
(i) a Superior Proposal is received and the Board of
Directors of the Company determines in good faith, after
consultation with outside nationally recognized legal counsel
to the Company, that it is necessary to terminate this
Agreement and enter into an agreement to effect the Superior
Proposal in order to comply with the duties of the Board of
Directors under applicable law; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that the
Company may not terminate this Agreement pursuant to this
Section 8.1(c)(i) unless the Company has complied with its
obligations under Section 6.6 and until (x) three (3) Business
Days have elapsed following delivery to Parent of a written
notice of such determination by the Board of Directors and
during such three (3) Business Day period the Company has
fully cooperated with Parent including, without limitation,
informing Parent of the terms and conditions of such Superior
Proposal and the identity of the Person making such Superior
Proposal, with the intent of enabling both parties to agree to
a modification of the terms and conditions of this Agreement
so that the transactions contemplated hereby may be effected,
(y) at the end of such three (3) Business Day period the
Acquisition Proposal continues to constitute a Superior
Proposal, and the Board of Directors of the Company, after
consultation with outside nationally recognized legal counsel
to the Company, continues to believe in good faith that it is
necessary to terminate this Agreement and enter into an
agreement to effect the Superior Proposal in order to comply
with the duties of the Board of Directors under applicable law
and (z) (A) prior to or simultaneously with such termination,
Parent has received all fees and expense reimbursements set
forth in Section 9.1 hereof by wire transfer in same day funds
and (B) simultaneously or substantially simultaneously with
such termination the Company enters into a definitive
acquisition, merger or similar agreement to effect the
Superior Proposal;
(ii) (x) there shall be a breach of any
representation or warranty of Parent or Sub in this Agreement,
other than any such breach which, individually and in the
aggregate, have not had, do not have, and would not reasonably
be expected to have, a Material Adverse Effect on Parent, or
(y) there shall be a material breach by Parent or Sub of any
of their respective covenants or agreements contained in this
Agreement, which breach, in the case of any of clauses (x) or
(y), either is not reasonably capable of being cured, or if it
is reasonably capable of being cured, has not been cured by
the earlier of (A) ten (10) days after the giving of notice to
Parent of such breach and (B) one (1) Business Day prior to
the expiration of the Offer, PROVIDED that the Company may not
terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section 8.1(c)(ii)
if the Company is in material breach of this Agreement; or
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(iii) (x) Parent or Sub shall have failed to commence
the Offer in accordance with the first sentence of Section
2.1(a) or (y) the Offer has expired without Sub purchasing any
Shares pursuant thereto, unless such failure or expiration
shall have been caused by the failure of the conditions set
forth in clauses (e), (f), (g) or (h) of Annex A to be
satisfied; or
(d) by Parent at any time prior to the initial purchase of
Shares pursuant to the Offer (the "OFFER COMPLETION DATE"), if:
(i) the Offer is terminated or expires in accordance
with its terms without Sub having purchased any Shares
thereunder due to a failure to satisfy any one or more of the
conditions set forth on Annex A hereto, unless any such
failure shall have been caused by or resulted from the failure
of Parent or Sub to perform in any material respect any
covenant or agreement of either of them contained in this
Agreement or from the material breach by Parent or Sub of any
representation or warranty of either of them contained in this
Agreement;
(ii) (x) there shall be a breach of any
representation or warranty of the Company in this Agreement
that is qualified as to Material Adverse Effect, (y) there
shall be a breach of any representation or warranty of the
Company in this Agreement that is not so qualified, other than
any such breach which, individually and in the aggregate, have
not had, do not have, and would not reasonably be expected to
have, a Material Adverse Effect on the Company or (z) there
shall be a material breach by the Company of any of its
covenants or agreements contained in this Agreement, which
breach, in the case of any of clauses (x), (y) or (z), either
is not reasonably capable of being cured or, if it is
reasonably capable of being cured, has not been cured by the
earlier of (A) ten (10) days after giving written notice to
the Company of such breach and (B) one (1) business day prior
to the expiration of the Offer, PROVIDED that Parent may not
terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section 8.1(d)(ii)
if Parent or Sub is in material breach of this Agreement; or
(iii) (x) the Company shall have (A) withdrawn,
modified or amended, or proposed to withdraw, modify or amend,
in a manner adverse to Parent or Sub, the approval, adoption
or recommendation, as the case may be, of the Offer, the
Merger, this Agreement or the Stockholders Agreements, (B)
approved or recommended, or proposed to approve or recommend,
any Acquisition Proposal or (C) announced a neutral position
with respect to any Acquisition Proposal, and not rejected
such Acquisition Proposal within seven (7) Business Days of
the announcement of such neutral position or (y) the Company's
Board of Directors or any committee thereof shall have
resolved to take any of the actions set forth in the
foregoing.
Section 8.2 EFFECT OF TERMINATION. (a) In the event of the
termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 8.1 by Parent or Sub, on the
one hand, or the Company, on the other hand, written notice thereof shall
forthwith be given to the other party or parties specifying the provision hereof
pursuant to which such termination is made, and this Agreement shall
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become void and have no effect, and there shall be no liability hereunder on the
part of Parent, Sub or the Company, except that Sections 6.2 and Article IX and
this Section 8.2 shall survive any termination of this Agreement. Nothing in
this Section 8.2 shall relieve any party to this Agreement of liability for
breach of this Agreement.
(b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this
Agreement, Parent and Sub expressly acknowledge and agree that, with respect to
any termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 8.1, other than an
intentional breach of this Agreement by the Company, pursuant to which Parent
and Sub elect to terminate this Agreement in accordance with Section 8.1(d)(ii),
in circumstances where amounts are payable in accordance with Section 9.1, the
payment of such amounts shall constitute liquidated damages with respect to any
claim for damages or any other claim which Parent and Sub would otherwise be
entitled to assert against the Company or any of its assets, or against any of
its directors, officers, employees or stockholders, with respect to this
Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby and shall constitute the sole
and exclusive remedy available to Parent and Sub; PROVIDED that, in the event of
an unintentional breach of the representations and warranties made by the
Company in this Agreement pursuant to which Parent and Sub elect to terminate
this Agreement in accordance with Section 8.1(d)(ii), the Company shall not be
required to pay any amounts pursuant to Section 9.1 of the Agreement in excess
of two million five hundred thousand dollars ($2,500,000.00). The parties hereto
expressly acknowledge and agree that, in light of the difficulty of accurately
determining actual damages with respect to the foregoing, upon any termination
of this Agreement pursuant to Section 8.1, other than an intentional breach
pursuant to which Parent and Sub elect to terminate this Agreement in accordance
with Section 8.1(d)(ii), in circumstances where the amounts are payable in
accordance with Section 9.1(b) or (c), the right to payment under any of such
subsections of Section 8.1 (i) constitutes a reasonable estimate of the damages
that will be suffered by reason of any such proposed or actual termination of
this Agreement pursuant to said section; and (ii) shall be in full and complete
satisfaction of any and all damages arising as a result of the foregoing.
ARTICLE IX
MISCELLANEOUS
Section 9.1 FEES AND EXPENSES. (a) Except as provided in
paragraph (b) below, all costs and expenses incurred in connection with this
Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby shall be
paid by the party incurring such costs and expenses.
(b) If this Agreement is terminated:
(i) at a time when Parent is entitled to terminate this
Agreement in accordance with (x) Section 8.1(d)(i), solely due to any
of (A) the Minimum Condition and/or (B) the condition set forth in
clause (h) of Annex A, not having been met at the time of such
termination or (y) Section 8.1(d)(ii)(z) or Section 8.1(d)(iii) and
both (I) an Acquisition Proposal is announced after the date hereof and
prior to or on the date of such termination and (II), in each case,
within twelve (12) months of such termination, the Company enters into
an Acquisition Agreement with respect to any Acquisition Proposal
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which had been made prior to the date of such termination or any
Acquisition Proposal is consummated within twelve (12) months of such
termination; or
(ii) by the Company in accordance with Section 8.1(c)(i); or
(iii) [Intentionally Omitted]
(iv) at a time when Parent is entitled to terminate this
Agreement in accordance with Section 8.1(b)(ii), or by the Company in
accordance with Section 8.1(c)(iii)(y), unless such termination shall
have been caused by the failure of the Antitrust Condition, the PHFL
Offer Condition or the conditions set forth in clauses (a), (b), (c),
(d) or (i) of Annex A to be satisfied, and both (I) an Acquisition
Proposal is announced after the date hereof and prior to or on the date
of such termination and (II) within twelve (12) months of such
termination, the Company enters into an Acquisition Agreement with
respect to any Acquisition Proposal which had been made prior to the
date of such termination or any Acquisition Proposal is consummated
within twelve (12) months of such termination;
then the Company shall pay to Parent in immediately available funds an amount
equal to two million five hundred thousand dollars ($2,500,000.00).
(c) If this Agreement is terminated by Parent pursuant to
Section 8.1(d)(ii), then the Company shall reimburse Parent, or such party or
parties as directed by Parent, in immediately available funds, for the
out-of-pocket expenses of Parent and Sub (including, without limitation,
printing fees, filing fees and fees and expenses of its legal and financial
advisors and all fees and expenses payable to any financing sources) related to
the Offer, this Agreement, the Stockholders Agreements, the transactions
contemplated hereby and thereby and any related financing.
(d) The payments required to be made in the preceding
paragraphs shall be paid as follows: (A) in the case of clauses (b)(ii) or (c),
simultaneously with such termination; (B) in the case of clauses (b)(i) and
clause (b)(iv), on the day the Company enters into the Acquisition Agreement or
consummates the Acquisition Proposal.
(e) For purposes of this SECTION 9.1, an "Acquisition
Proposal" with respect to any Acquisition Proposal made after the termination of
this Agreement, shall have the meaning assigned to such term in SECTION 6.6,
except that the reference to "10 percent" in clause (i) of such definition shall
be deemed to be a reference to "30 percent" and the reference to "Subsidiaries"
shall be deemed to be a reference to PHFL only.
(f) In the event this Agreement is terminated under
circumstances in which (i) a fee is not payable (and may not become payable) by
the Company to Parent pursuant to Section 9.1(b) hereof or (ii) out-of-pocket
expenses of Parent and Sub are not payable by the Company pursuant to Section
9.1(c) hereof, Parent shall reimburse the Company for its expenses, upon such
termination, in an amount equal to two hundred and fifty thousand dollars
($250,000).
Section 9.2 REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES. The respective
representations and warranties of the Company, on the one hand, and each of
Parent and Sub, on the other hand, con-
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tained herein or in any certificates or other documents delivered prior to or at
the Closing shall not be deemed waived or otherwise affected by any
investigation made by any party. Each and every such representation and warranty
shall expire with, and be terminated and extinguished by, (i) in the case of
representations and warranties made by the Company, the acceptance for payment
of any Shares pursuant to the Offer or (ii) in the case of representations and
warranties made by Parent and Sub, the Closing, and thereafter none of the
Company, Parent or Sub shall be under any liability whatsoever with respect to
any such representation or warranty. This Section 9.2 shall have no effect upon
any other obligation of the parties hereto, whether to be performed before or
after the Effective Time.
Section 9.3 EXTENSION; WAIVER. Subject to Section 2.3, at any
time prior to the Effective Time, the parties hereto, by action taken by or on
behalf of the Boards of Directors of the Company, Parent or Sub, may (i) extend
the time for the performance of any of the obligations or other acts of the
other parties hereto, (ii) waive any inaccuracies in the representations and
warranties contained herein by any other applicable party or in any document,
certificate or writing delivered pursuant hereto by any other applicable party
or (iii) subject to Section 9.7, waive compliance with any of the agreements or
conditions contained herein. Any agreement on the part of any party to any such
extension or waiver shall be valid only if set forth in an instrument in writing
signed on behalf of such party. The failure of any party to this Agreement to
assert any of its rights under this Agreement or otherwise shall not constitute
a waiver of those rights.
Section 9.4 NOTICES. All notices, requests, demands, waivers
and other communications required or permitted to be given under this Agreement
shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given if delivered in
person, sent by overnight courier (providing proof of delivery) or mailed,
certified or registered mail with postage prepaid, or sent by facsimile (upon
confirmation of receipt), at the following addresses or facsimile numbers (or at
such other address or facsimile number for a party as shall be specified by like
notice):
(a) if to the Company, to it at:
Omega Worldwide, Inc.
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Attn: President
with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:
Mayer, Brown, ▇▇▇▇ & Maw
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and
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Attention: ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇., Esq.
(b) if to either Parent or Sub, to it at:
Four Seasons Health Care Limited
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with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:
White & Case LLP
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or to such other Person or address as any party shall specify by notice in
writing to each of the other parties. All such notices, requests, demands,
waivers and communications shall be deemed to have been received on the date of
delivery unless if mailed, in which case on the third (3rd) Business Day after
the mailing thereof, except for a notice of a change of address, which shall be
effective only upon receipt thereof.
Section 9.5 ENTIRE AGREEMENT. This Agreement, the Stockholders
Agreements and the Option Agreement contain the entire understanding of the
parties hereto with respect to the subject matter contained herein and supersede
all prior agreements and understandings, oral and written, with respect thereto,
other than the Confidentiality Agreement.
Section 9.6 BINDING EFFECT; BENEFIT; ASSIGNMENT. This
Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the parties hereto
and, with respect to the provisions of Section 6.9 and 6.12, shall inure to the
benefit of the Persons or entities benefiting from the provisions thereof who
are intended to be third-party beneficiaries thereof. Neither this Agreement nor
any of the rights, interests or obligations hereunder shall be assigned by any
of the parties hereto without the prior written consent of each of the other
parties, except that Sub may assign and transfer its right and obligations
hereunder (i) to any of its Affiliates or (ii) for the purpose of securing any
financing of the transactions contemplated hereby; PROVIDED, each of Parent and
Sub continues to be liable for the performance of all of their respective
obligations and payments to be made by Parent and Sub and such assignees
hereunder to the extent that such assignees do not timely perform such
obligations in all respects. Except as provided in the first sentence of this
Section 9.6, nothing in this Agreement, expressed or implied, is intended to
confer on any Person (including, without limitation, any current or former
employees of the Company), other than the parties hereto, any rights or
remedies.
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Section 9.7 AMENDMENT AND MODIFICATION. Subject to applicable
law, this Agreement may be amended, modified and supplemented in writing by the
parties hereto in any and all respects before the Effective Time
(notwithstanding any stockholder approval), by action authorized by the
respective Boards of Directors of Parent, Sub and the Company or, in the case of
Parent or Sub, by the respective officers authorized by their respective Board
of Directors, PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that after any such stockholder approval, no
such amendment, modification or supplement shall be made which (i) would alter
the amount or change the form of the Merger Consideration to be delivered to the
Company's stockholders or alter or change any of the terms or conditions of this
Agreement if such alteration or change would adversely affect the Company's
stockholders or (ii) by law requires further approval by such stockholders
without such further approval.
Section 9.8 FURTHER ACTIONS. Each of the parties hereto agrees
that, subject to its legal obligations, it shall use its commercially reasonable
efforts to fulfill all conditions precedent specified herein, to the extent that
such conditions are within its control, and to do all things reasonably
necessary to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby.
Section 9.9 HEADINGS. The descriptive headings of the several
Articles and Sections of this Agreement are inserted for convenience only, do
not constitute a part of this Agreement and shall not affect in any way the
meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.
Section 9.10 COUNTERPARTS. This Agreement may be executed in
several counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original, and all
of which together shall be deemed to be one and the same instrument.
Section 9.11 APPLICABLE LAW. THIS AGREEMENT AND THE LEGAL
RELATIONS BETWEEN THE PARTIES HERETO SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF
DELAWARE, WITHOUT REGARD TO THE
CONFLICT OF LAWS RULES THEREOF, EXCEPT THAT THE MGCL SHALL APPLY TO THE EXTENT
REQUIRED IN CONNECTION WITH THE STOCKHOLDERS' MEETING, IF ANY, AND THE MERGER.
THE STATE OR FEDERAL COURTS LOCATED WITHIN THE STATE OF
DELAWARE SHALL HAVE
JURISDICTION OVER ANY AND ALL DISPUTES BETWEEN THE PARTIES HERETO, WHETHER IN
LAW OR EQUITY, ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT AND THE AGREEMENTS,
INSTRUMENTS AND DOCUMENTS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY AND THE PARTIES CONSENT TO AND
AGREE TO SUBMIT TO THE JURISDICTION OF SUCH COURTS. EACH OF THE PARTIES HEREBY
WAIVES AND AGREES NOT TO ASSERT IN ANY SUCH DISPUTE, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT
PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY CLAIM THAT (I) SUCH PARTY IS NOT PERSONALLY
SUBJECT TO THE JURISDICTION OF SUCH COURTS, (II) SUCH PARTY AND SUCH PARTY'S
PROPERTY IS IMMUNE FROM ANY LEGAL PROCESS ISSUED BY SUCH COURTS OR (III) ANY
LITIGATION OR OTHER PROCEEDING COMMENCED IN SUCH COURTS IS BROUGHT IN AN
INCONVENIENT FORUM. THE PARTIES HEREBY AGREE THAT MAILING OF PROCESS OR OTHER
PAPERS IN CONNECTION WITH ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING IN THE MANNER PROVIDED
IN SECTION 9.4, OR IN SUCH OTHER MANNER AS MAY BE PERMITTED BY LAW, SHALL BE
VALID AND
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SUFFICIENT SERVICE THEREOF AND HEREBY WAIVE ANY OBJECTIONS TO SERVICE
ACCOMPLISHED IN THE MANNER HEREIN PROVIDED.
Section 9.12 SEVERABILITY. If any term, provision, covenant or
restriction contained in this Agreement is held by a court of competent
jurisdiction or other authority to be invalid, void, unenforceable or against
its regulatory policy, the remainder of the terms, provisions, covenants and
restrictions contained in this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect
and shall in no way be affected, impaired or invalidated, and this Agreement
shall be reformed, construed and enforced in such jurisdiction as if such
invalid, illegal or unenforceable term, provision, covenant or restriction or
any portion thereof had never been contained herein.
Section 9.13 SPECIFIC ENFORCEMENT. The parties agree that
irreparable damage would occur in the event that any of the provisions of this
Agreement were not performed in accordance with their specific terms or were
otherwise breached. Accordingly, the parties shall be entitled to an injunction
or injunctions to prevent breaches of this Agreement and to enforce specifically
the terms and provisions of this Agreement, this being in addition to any other
remedy to which they are entitled at law or in equity.
Section 9.14 WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. Each of the parties to this
Agreement hereby irrevocably waives all right to a trial by jury in any action,
proceeding or counterclaim arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the
transactions contemplated hereby.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of Parent, Sub and the Company have
caused this Agreement to be executed by their respective officers thereunto duly
authorized, all as of the date first above written.
OMEGA WORLDWIDE, INC.
By /s/ ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇
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Name: ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇
Title: Vice President and Secretary
DELTA I ACQUISITION, INC.
By /s/ ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
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Name: ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
Title: Director
FOUR SEASONS HEALTH CARE LIMITED
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Name: ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
Title: Director
ANNEX A
The capitalized terms used in this Annex A shall have the
meanings set forth in the Agreement to which it is annexed, except that the term
"
Merger Agreement" shall be deemed to refer to the Agreement to which this Annex
A is annexed and "Purchaser" shall be deemed to refer to Sub.
Notwithstanding any other provision of the Offer or the
Merger
Agreement, Purchaser shall not be required to accept for payment or, subject to
any applicable rules and regulations of the Commission, including Rule 14e-1(c)
under the Exchange Act (relating to Purchaser's obligation to pay for or return
tendered shares promptly after termination or withdrawal of the Offer), to pay
for any Shares tendered pursuant to the Offer and may postpone the acceptance
for payment of, or, subject to the restrictions referred to above, the payment
for, any tendered Shares, if (i) there shall not have been validly tendered and
not properly withdrawn prior to the expiration of the Offer a number of Shares
which, when added to the Shares, if any, previously acquired by Purchaser,
represents at least a majority of all issued and outstanding Shares, on a fully
diluted basis ("ON A FULLY-DILUTED BASIS" meaning, at any time, the number of
Shares outstanding, together with the Shares which the Company may be required
to issue pursuant to warrants or options or other obligations outstanding at
such time under employee stock or similar benefit plans or otherwise, whether or
not vested or then exercisable, but excluding the effect of the Rights), on the
date of purchase (the "MINIMUM CONDITION"), (ii) required permits, approvals or
waiting periods under applicable Antitrust Laws shall not have expired or been
obtained or waived (the "Antitrust Condition"), (iii) the PHFL Offer shall not
have become or been declared unconditional in all respects (the "PHFL OFFER
CONDITION"), PROVIDED that the PHFL Offer Condition shall be deemed satisfied in
the event all the conditions necessary for the consummation of the PHFL Offer
have been met, other than the occurrence of the Offer Completion Date or
Purchaser becoming obligated to accept for payment shares tendered pursuant to
the Offer. In addition to and not limiting the foregoing, notwithstanding any
other provision of the Offer or the
Merger Agreement, Purchaser shall not be
required to accept for payment or, subject to any applicable rules and
regulations of the Commission, including Rule 14e-1(c) under the Exchange Act,
to pay for any Shares tendered pursuant to the Offer and may elect not to
commence the Offer, may terminate, subject to the terms of this Agreement, or
amend the Offer and may postpone the acceptance for payment of or, subject to
the restrictions referred to above, the payment for, any tendered Shares if, at
any time on or after the date of the
Merger Agreement and at or before the time
of payment for any such Shares (whether or not any Shares have theretofore been
accepted for payment, or paid for, pursuant to the Offer), any of the following
shall exist:
(a) there shall have been any temporary restraining
order, preliminary or permanent injunction or other order issued by any
court of competent jurisdiction or other Governmental Entity which (i)
prohibits, restrains, limits or makes illegal the acceptance for
payment, payment for or purchase of Common Stock or the consummation of
the Offer, the Merger or the other material transactions contemplated
by this Agreement or the Offer Documents; (ii) renders Sub unable to
accept for payment, pay for or purchase some or all of the Common Stock
tendered and not withdrawn pursuant to the Offer, or (iii) imposes
material limitations on the ability of Sub to effectively exercise full
rights of ownership of the Common Stock to be acquired in the Offer,
including the right to vote such Common Stock, or the assets or
business of the Company and its Subsidiaries;
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(b) there shall have been threatened in writing,
instituted or pending any action or proceeding by any Governmental
Entity, domestic or foreign, before any court of competent jurisdiction
or Governmental Entity, (i) challenging or seeking to, or which could
reasonably be expected to make, illegal, impede, delay or otherwise
directly or indirectly restrain, prohibit or make materially more
costly the Offer or the Merger or seeking to obtain material damages,
(ii) seeking to prohibit or materially limit the ownership or operation
by Parent or Purchaser of all or any material portion of the business
or assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole or to
compel Parent or Purchaser to dispose of or hold separately all or any
material portion of the business or assets of Parent and its
Subsidiaries taken as a whole or the Company and its Subsidiaries taken
as a whole, or seeking to impose any limitation on the ability of
Parent or Purchaser to conduct its business or own such assets, (iii)
seeking to impose limitations on the ability of Parent or Purchaser
effectively to exercise full rights of ownership of the shares of
Common Stock, including, without limitation, the right to vote any
shares of Common Stock acquired or owned by Purchaser or Parent on all
matters properly presented to the Company's stockholders, (iv) seeking
to require divestiture by Parent or Purchaser of any shares of Common
Stock, (v) seeking any material diminution in the benefits expected to
be derived by Parent or Purchaser as a result of the transactions
contemplated by the Offer or the Merger or (vi) otherwise directly or
indirectly relating to the Offer or the Merger and which could
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on the Company
or on Parent;
(c) there shall be any action taken, or any statute,
rule, regulation, legislation, interpretation, judgment, order or
injunction proposed, enacted, enforced, promulgated, amended or issued
and applicable to or deemed applicable to (i) Parent, Purchaser, the
Company or any Subsidiary of the Company or (ii) the Offer or the
Merger, by any Governmental Entity other than the routine application
of the waiting period provisions of the HSR Act and any other Antitrust
Law to the Offer or to the Merger, that could reasonably be expected to
result directly or indirectly in any of the consequences referred to in
paragraph (a) above;
(d) there shall have occurred (i) a declaration of a
banking moratorium or any suspension of payments in respect of banks in
the United States, Australia or the United Kingdom, (ii) any material
limitation (whether or not mandatory) by any United States Federal or
United States state or a United Kingdom or Australian Governmental
Entity on the extension of credit by banks or other lending
institutions, or (iii) in the case of any of the foregoing existing at
the time of the commencement of the Offer, an acceleration or worsening
thereof;
(e) (i) any representation or warranty of the Company
contained in the Agreement that is qualified as to Material Adverse
Effect shall not be true and correct as of the date of consummation of
the Offer as though made on or as of such date (other than
representations and warranties which, by their terms, address matters
only as of another specified date, which shall be true and correct only
as of such other specified date) and (ii) any representation or
warranty of the Company contained in the Agreement that is not
qualified as to Material Adverse Effect shall not be true and correct
(except where the failure of any such representations or warranties
referred to in this clause (ii) to
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be so true and correct individually and in the aggregate has not had,
does not have, and would not reasonably be expected to have, a Material
Adverse Effect on the Company) as of the date of consummation of the
Offer as though made on or as of such date (other than representations
and warranties which, by their terms, address matters only as of
another specified date, which shall be true and correct only as of such
other specified date);
(f) the Company shall have failed to perform in any
material respect any obligation or to comply in any material respect
with any agreement or covenant of the Company to be performed or
complied with by the Company under the
Merger Agreement;
(g) the Board of Directors of the Company or any
committee thereof shall (i) have withdrawn, modified or amended, or
proposed to withdraw, modify or amend, in a manner adverse to Parent or
Purchaser, the approval, adoption or recommendation, as the case may
be, of the Offer, the Merger, the
Merger Agreement or the Stockholders
Agreements, (ii) shall have approved or recommended, or proposed to
approve or recommend, any Acquisition Proposal, (iii) shall have
announced a neutral position with respect to any Acquisition Proposal
and not rejected such Acquisition Proposal within three (3) Business
Days of the announcement of such neutral position or (iv) shall have
resolved to do any of the foregoing;
(h) there shall have occurred any event, change,
occurrence, effect, fact, violation or circumstance that has had or
would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on the
Company;
(i) any representation or warranty by the holder of
the Preferred Shares contained in the Preferred Stockholder Agreement
shall not be true and correct in any material respect as of the date of
consummation of the Offer as though made on or as of such date (other
than representations and warranties which, by their terms, address
matters only as of another specified date, which shall be true and
correct only as of such other specified date) or the holder of
Preferred Shares shall have failed to perform in any material respect
any obligation or to comply in any material respect with any agreement
or covenant of the holder of Preferred Shares to be performed or
complied with by such stockholder under the Preferred Stockholder
Agreement; or
(j) the
Merger Agreement shall have been terminated in
accordance with its terms.
which, in the sole judgment of Purchaser, in any such case and regardless of the
circumstances (including any action or inaction by Parent or Purchaser) giving
rise to any such condition, makes it inadvisable to proceed with the Offer
and/or with such acceptance for payment of, or payment for, Shares.
The foregoing conditions are for the sole benefit of Parent
and Purchaser and may be asserted by Parent or Purchaser, or may be waived by
Parent or Purchaser, in whole or in part at any time and from time to time in
their respective sole discretion; PROVIDED that all conditions
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to the Offer must have been satisfied or waived prior to the expiration
date of the Offer, other than any conditions dependent upon receipt of
required governmental approvals which have not yet been obtained, in
which case the Purchaser may postpone the obligation to pay for the
Shares purchased in the Offer until receipt of the required
governmental regulatory approvals. The failure by Parent or Purchaser
at any time to exercise any of the foregoing rights shall not be deemed
a waiver of any such right and each such right shall be deemed an
ongoing right which may be asserted at any time and from time to time.
