Exhibit 2.1
EXECUTION COPY
AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER
AMONG
PAYCHEX, INC.,
SUREPAYROLL ACQUISITION CORP.,
SUREPAYROLL, INC.
AND
GEORGE P. COLIS
AS REPRESENTATIVE OF THE COMPANY STOCKHOLDERS
DECEMBER 8, 2010
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS |
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1.1 Definitions |
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1.2 Interpretation |
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ARTICLE II THE MERGER |
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2.1 The Merger |
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2.2 Effective Time |
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2.3 Effect of the Merger |
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2.4 Certificate of Incorporation; Bylaws |
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2.5 Directors and Officers |
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ARTICLE III MERGER CONSIDERATION; CONVERSION OF SECURITIES; EXCHANGE OF CERTIFICATES |
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3.1 Calculation and Payment of the Merger Consideration |
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3.2 Effect of Merger on the Capital Stock of the Company |
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3.3 Options |
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3.4 Post-Closing Working Capital and Cash on Hand Adjustment |
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3.5 Post-Closing Customer Funds and Designated Accounts Receivable Reconciliation |
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3.6 Lost, Stolen and Destroyed Certificates |
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3.7 Effect of Merger on Capital Stock of Surviving Corporation |
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3.8 Appraisal Rights |
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3.9 Unclaimed Funds |
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ARTICLE IV REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY |
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4.1 Organization, Qualification, Power and Authority |
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4.2 Authorization; Enforceability |
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4.3 Capitalization |
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4.4 Noncontravention |
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4.5 Brokers Fees/Expenses |
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4.6 Financial Statements/Books and Records/Customer Funds |
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4.7 Events Subsequent to Most Recent Financial Statements |
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4.8 Legal Compliance |
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4.9 Tax Matters |
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4.10 Real Property |
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4.11 Personal Property/Receivables |
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4.12 Intellectual Property |
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4.13 Contracts |
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4.14 Litigation |
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4.15 Employee Benefits |
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4.16 Environmental Matters |
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4.17 Indebtedness |
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4.18 Licenses and Permits |
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4.19 Employees/Labor Matters |
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4.20 Insurance Policies |
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4.21 Customers and Suppliers |
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4.22 Certain Business Practices |
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ARTICLE V REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF PARENT AND MERGER SUB |
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5.1 Organization of Parent and Merger Sub |
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5.2 Ownership of Merger Sub; No Prior Activities |
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5.3 Authorization; Enforceability |
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5.4 Noncontravention |
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5.5 Brokers Fees |
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5.6 Litigation |
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5.7 Financing |
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ARTICLE VI PRE-CLOSING COVENANTS OF THE COMPANY |
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6.1 Conduct of Business |
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6.2 Filings; Consents; Etc. |
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6.3 Schedules Update |
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6.4 Exclusivity |
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6.5 Publicity |
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6.6 Access |
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6.7 280G Matters |
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ARTICLE VII COVENANTS OF PARENT |
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7.1 Filings; Consents; Etc. |
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7.2 Publicity |
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ARTICLE VIII CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO THE CLOSING |
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8.1 Conditions Precedent to Each Partys Obligations |
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8.2 Conditions Precedent to Obligations of Parent and Merger Sub |
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8.3 Conditions Precedent to Obligations of the Company |
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ARTICLE IX CLOSING |
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9.1 Deliveries by the Company |
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9.2 Deliveries by Parent and Merger Sub |
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ARTICLE X POST CLOSING COVENANTS |
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10.1 Tax Covenants |
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10.2 Further Assurances |
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10.3 Director and Officer Insurance |
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10.4 Employee Matters |
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10.5 Incentive Compensation Escrow |
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10.6 Collection of Designated Accounts Receivable and Additional Designated Accounts Receivable |
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10.7 2010 Discretionary Bonuses |
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ARTICLE XI INDEMNIFICATION |
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11.1 Survival of the Companys Warranties and Covenants; Time Limits on Indemnification Obligations |
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11.2 Survival of Parents and Merger Subs Representations, Warranties and Covenants; Time Limits on Indemnification Obligations |
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11.3 Indemnification Relating to the Company |
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11.4 Indemnification by Parent |
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11.5 Indemnification Procedure for Third Party Claims |
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11.6 Calculation of Losses |
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11.7 Limitations on Indemnities |
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11.8 Exclusive Remedy |
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11.9 No Contribution |
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ARTICLE XII TERMINATION |
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12.1 Termination of Agreement |
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12.2 Effect of Termination |
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ARTICLE XIII MISCELLANEOUS |
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13.1 Expenses |
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13.2 No Third-Party Beneficiaries |
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13.3 Entire Agreement |
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13.4 Succession and Assignment |
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13.5 Counterparts |
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13.6 Headings |
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13.7 Notices |
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13.8 Governing Law |
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13.9 Consent to Jurisdiction and Service of Process |
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13.10 Waiver of Jury Trial |
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13.11 Acknowledgements |
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13.12 Amendments and Waivers |
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13.13 Severability |
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13.14 Construction; Disclosure |
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13.15 Incorporation of Exhibits and Schedules |
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13.16 Specific Performance |
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13.17 Company Stockholder Representative |
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13.18 Representation of the Representative and the Company Stockholders and Affiliates |
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EXHIBITS
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Exhibit A
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Form of Representative Agreement |
Exhibit B
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Per Share Payment Schedule |
Exhibit C-1
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Form of General Escrow Agreement |
Exhibit C-2
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Form of Incentive Compensation Escrow Agreement |
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Exhibit D
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Form of Transmittal Letter |
Exhibit E
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Customer Funds Confirmation Procedures |
Exhibit F
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Written Consent of Directors and of Shareholders |
Exhibit 1.1
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Illustrative Calculations |
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AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER
This AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER (this Agreement) is made and entered into as of
December 8, 2010 by and among Paychex, Inc., a Delaware corporation (Parent), SurePayroll
Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent (Merger
Sub), SurePayroll, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the Company), and George P. Colis,
an individual (the Representative), on behalf of the Company Stockholders.
RECITALS
WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of each of Parent, Merger Sub and the Company has approved and
declared advisable the merger of Merger Sub with and into the Company (the Merger),
pursuant to which the Company shall continue as the surviving corporation and as a wholly-owned
subsidiary of Parent, upon the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement and in
accordance with the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the DGCL);
WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of each of Parent and the Company has determined that the
Merger is in furtherance of and consistent with their respective business strategies and is in the
best interest of their respective stockholders, and Parent has approved this Agreement and the
Merger as the sole stockholder of Merger Sub;
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Merger, among other things, all of the issued and outstanding shares
of capital stock of the Company (assuming cancellation of all outstanding Options (each as
hereafter defined) to purchase Common Stock (as hereafter defined) in connection with the Merger)
shall be converted into the right to receive the Merger Consideration (as hereafter defined) as
provided herein;
WHEREAS, as a condition to, and in connection with the execution of this Agreement, certain of
the Company Stockholders have provided the Requisite Stockholder Approval and entered into a
Stockholders Representative Agreement (the Representative Agreement), with the
Representative substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A; and
WHEREAS, the parties to this Agreement desire to make certain representations, warranties,
covenants and other agreements in connection with the Merger.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the respective representations,
warranties, covenants and agreements set forth in this Agreement, and other good and valuable
consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto,
intending to be legally bound hereby, agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
1.1 Definitions. As used herein, the following terms shall have the meanings ascribed
to them in this Section 1.1.
Accounting Arbitrator has the meaning set forth in Section 3.4(b) below.
Accounts Receivable has the meaning set forth in Section 4.11(b) below.
Acquired Companies means, collectively, the Company and each of the Company
Subsidiaries.
Adjustment Amount has the meaning set forth in Section 3.5 below.
Adjustment Payment Date has the meaning set forth in Section 3.5 below.
Affiliate of any particular Person means any other Person controlling, controlled by
or under common control with such particular Person. For the purposes of this definition,
controlling, controlled and control means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the
power to direct the management and policies of a Person whether through the ownership of voting
securities, by contract or otherwise.
Agreement has the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph above.
Audited Financial Statements has the meaning set forth in Section 4.6(a)
below.
Basket Amount has the meaning set forth in Section 11.7(a) below.
Business means the business of providing payroll processing and related tax payment
and filing services for small businesses and, in addition, providing health insurance, retirement
benefits, pre-employment screening, pay-as-you-go workers compensation and other human resource
services.
Business Day means any day other than a Saturday or Sunday, or a day on which the
Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago is closed.
Cap Amount has the meaning set forth in Section 11.7(b) below.
Cash on Hand means all cash and cash equivalents (including, without limitation,
certificates of deposit) of the Acquired Companies (which, for the avoidance of doubt, excludes
Customer Funds), as of the close of business on the Closing Date (but without giving effect to any
changes, including, without limitation, any purchase accounting adjustments, which arise solely as
a result of the Merger), as determined in accordance with GAAP. For the avoidance of doubt, Cash
on Hand shall be calculated net of issued but uncleared checks and drafts and shall include checks
and wire transfers and drafts deposited or available for deposit for the account of the Acquired
Companies. An illustrative calculation of the Cash on Hand for October 31, 2010, assuming the
Closing Date was such date, is shown on Exhibit 1.1.
Certificate of Merger has the meaning set forth in Section 2.2 below.
Certificates has the meaning set forth in Section 3.2(d) below.
Channel Partner Contract has the meaning set forth in Section 4.13(l) below.
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Closing has the meaning set forth in Section 2.2 below.
Closing Date has the meaning set forth in Section 2.2 below.
Closing Net Working Capital shall mean as of the close of business on the Closing
Date (but without giving effect to any changes, including, without limitation, any purchase
accounting adjustments, which arise solely as a result of the Merger), the sum of the Acquired
Companies consolidated current assets (excluding Cash on Hand, intercompany receivables, deposits,
deferred tax assets and cash and cash equivalents held by the Acquired Companies on behalf of
customers of the Acquired Companies) less the Acquired Companies consolidated current liabilities
(excluding Indebtedness, intercompany payables, deferred tax liabilities, unearned revenue, Company
Stockholder Transaction Expenses, the Incentive Compensation Amount, the employer portion of any
employment Taxes payable with respect to the Incentive Compensation Amount and other items set
forth in Section 3.1(a) that have actually reduced Merger Consideration). For the
avoidance of doubt, Net Working Capital for the purposes of determining Target Closing Net Working
Capital, Estimated Closing Net Working Capital and Closing Net Working Capital shall be
calculated in the same manner, using the same accounting principles, methods, practices and
categories as were used by the Acquired Companies in determining the current assets and current
liabilities in the illustrative calculation referred to in the next sentence. An illustrative
calculation of the Closing Net Working Capital for October 31, 2010, assuming the Closing Date was
such date, is shown on Exhibit 1.1. In no circumstances shall Closing Net Working Capital
include Customer Funds, Designated Accounts Receivable or any accounts payable owed to customers.
Code means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time.
Common Per Share Merger Consideration means an amount equal to the quotient of (x)
(i) the Merger Consideration minus (ii) the Preferred Share Merger Consideration
divided by (y) (i) the total number of Common Shares outstanding, plus (ii) the
total number of Common Shares that would be issued assuming the exercise of all outstanding Options
(other than Out of the Money Options); as set forth in greater detail on the Per Share Payment
Schedule.
Common Share means each share of the Common Stock that is issued and outstanding
immediately prior to the Effective Time (including any Common Stock issued or deemed issued upon
the exercise or deemed exercise of any Preferred Stock conversion rights).
Common Stock means the common stock of the Company, par value $0.01 per share.
Company has the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph above.
Company Employees has the meaning set forth in Section 10.4 below.
Company Secured Debt shall mean all indebtedness owed by the Company and the Company
Subsidiaries pursuant to (i) that certain Loan and Security Agreement, dated as of April 13, 2009,
between the Company and The PrivateBank and Trust Company, and (ii) that
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certain Amended and Restated Note Purchase Agreement, dated as of April 13, 2009, among the
Company, each of the purchasers listed therein and George Colis, as collateral agent.
Company Shares means the Common Shares and Preferred Shares.
Company Subsidiaries means SurePayroll Insurance Agency, Inc., a Delaware
corporation.
Company Stockholder Indemnified Party has the meaning set forth in Section
11.4 below.
Company Stockholder Transaction Expenses means the fees and expenses payable by the
Company Stockholders (or the Acquired Companies) arising from, incurred in connection with or
incident to this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby specified on Schedule
3.1(e) as delivered to Parent in accordance with the provisions of Section 3.1(e) and
Section 13.1.
Company Stockholders means the holders of all issued and outstanding Common Shares,
Preferred Shares and Options immediately prior to the Effective Time.
Companys Knowledge means the actual knowledge of the following individuals: Michael
Alter, Kim Stuart, Michael Fineberg, Richard Gunther, Scott Brandt and Scott Wald; after reasonable
investigation and due inquiry of the officers and employees of the Company that are their direct
reports.
Confidentiality Agreement means that certain Confidentiality Agreement dated August
4, 2010 by and between William Blair (as agent for the Company) and Parent.
Contract has the meaning set forth in Section 4.13 below.
Customer Funds means any cash or cash equivalents received by, or on behalf of, an
Acquired Company for the purpose of satisfying the obligations of any customer of an Acquired
Company; including any such amounts shown on the Most Recent Financial Statements.
Customer Funds Account means any account set forth on Schedule 4.6(c) in
which any Customer Funds are maintained, kept, credited or debited.
Customer Funds Shortfall has the meaning set forth in Section 10.6 below.
Defense Notice has the meaning set forth in Section 11.5 below.
Designated Accounts Receivable means the accounts receivable of the Company set
forth on the CD-ROM delivered to James O. Bourdeau of Nixon Peabody LLP, on behalf of the Parent,
and to Tana M. Ryan of Kirkland & Ellis LLP, on behalf of the Representative, on the date hereof.
DGCL has the meaning set forth in the Recitals above.
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Dissenting Shares has the meaning set forth in Section 3.8 below.
Dissenting Stockholders has the meaning set forth in Section 3.8 below.
Effective Time has the meaning set forth in Section 2.2 below.
Employee Benefit Plan means: (a) any Employee Pension Benefit Plan; (b) any
Multiemployer Plan; (c) any Employee Welfare Benefit Plan; (d) any stock option, stock bonus, stock
purchase, or other equity-related plan or agreement; (e) any material incentive bonus, deferred
compensation, change in control, or material fringe benefit, vacation, sick leave or time-off
policy; (f) any salary continuation, severance or termination pay plan or policy; and (g) any other
employee benefit plan, program or arrangement that, in the case of (a) through (g), provides
benefits or compensation to any employee of any Acquired Company and that is maintained or
sponsored by any Acquired Company.
Employee Pension Benefit Plan has the meaning set forth in ERISA §3(2).
Employee Welfare Benefit Plan has the meaning set forth in ERISA §3(1).
Environmental Laws means all applicable Laws concerning pollution or protection of
the environment, as such Laws are enacted and in effect on or prior to the Closing Date.
ERISA means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended.
ERISA Affiliate means any person treated with an Acquired Company as a single
employer under Section 414(b) or (c) of the Code or Section 4001(b) of ERISA.
Escrow Agent has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1(c)(i) below.
Escrow Amount means an amount equal to Eleven Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars
($11,500,000.00).
Escrow Funds has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1(c)(i) below.
Estimated Cash on Hand has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1(b).
Estimated Closing Net Working Capital has the meaning set forth in Section
3.1(b).
Exchange Act means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from time to
time.
Financial Statements has the meaning set forth in Section 4.6(a) below.
Form Customer Contract(s) has the meaning set forth in Section 4.13(e)
below.
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GAAP means United States generally accepted accounting principles as in effect from
time to time.
General Escrow Agreement has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1(c)(i)
below.
Governmental Authority means any governmental, regulatory or administrative body,
agency or authority, any court or judicial authority, any arbitral tribunal or any other public
authority, whether foreign, federal, state or local.
Governmental Order means any judgment, order, writ, injunction, ruling or decree of
or any settlement under the jurisdiction of any Governmental Authority.
Hazardous Material means any substance which is (i) defined as a hazardous
substance, hazardous material, hazardous waste, pollutant or contaminant under any Environmental
Law, (ii) petroleum, including crude oil or any fraction thereof, or (iii) otherwise legally
regulated by a Governmental Authority pursuant to any Environmental Law.
HSR Act means the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976.
Incentive Compensation Amount means any amounts payable by the Company pursuant to
the Incentive Compensation Plan (other than the employer portion of any employment taxes payable
pursuant to the Incentive Compensation Plan).
Incentive Compensation Plan means the SurePayroll, Inc. Incentive Compensation Plan.
Incentive Compensation Escrow means the escrow to be established pursuant to Section
6 of the Incentive Compensation Plan in an amount calculated in accordance with the Incentive
Compensation Plan (as determined by the board of directors of the Company and delivered by the
Company to Parent two (2) Business Days prior to the Closing Date).
Incentive Compensation Escrow Agreement has the meaning set forth in Section
3.1(f) below.
Income Tax means any Tax measured by, or imposed on, net income and any penalties or
interest related thereto.
Income Tax Return means any return, declaration, report, claim for refund, or
information return or statement relating to Income Taxes, including any schedule or attachment
thereto.
Indebtedness means any liability, whether or not contingent, (i) in respect of
borrowed money or evidenced by bonds, notes, debentures, or similar instruments, (ii) representing
the balance deferred and unpaid of the purchase price of any property (including pursuant to
capital leases) but excluding trade payables, (iii) any letters of credit, performance bonds,
bankers acceptances or similar obligations entered into in the ordinary course of business and (iv)
guaranties, direct or indirect, in any manner, of all or any part of any Indebtedness of
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any Person. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Indebtedness does not include any intercompany
obligations between or among the Company or any Company Subsidiary.
Indemnified Party has the meaning set forth in Section 11.5 below.
Indemnifying Party has the meaning set forth in Section 11.5 below.
Indemnified Person has the meaning set forth in Section 10.3(a) below.
Insurance Policies has the meaning set forth in Section 4.20 below.
Intellectual Property means all patents, trademarks, tradenames and service marks,
copyrights, and any application therefor, along with all confidential business information,
inventions, know how, trade secrets, manufacturing processes, formulae, computer or online
software, technical information, specifications, data, technology, plans and drawings, and other
intellectual property owned, or used under a valid license, by any of the Acquired Companies.
Law means any law, statute, regulation, rule, ordinance or other binding action or
requirement of a Governmental Authority.
Leased Real Property means the real property leased or subleased to the Acquired
Companies and used in the Business.
Leases means all leases and subleases, including all amendments, extensions,
renewals and guaranties with respect thereto, pursuant to which any of the Acquired Companies holds
any Leased Real Property.
Letter of Transmittal has the meaning set forth in Section 3.2(d) below.
Liability or Liabilities means any direct or indirect Indebtedness,
liability, claim, settlement payment obligation, award, judgment, or deficiency, fixed or unfixed,
choate or inchoate, liquidated or unliquidated, secured or unsecured, accrued, absolute, contingent
or otherwise and whether or not accruing after the giving of notice or the lapse of time or both
and any interest or penalties thereon or with respect thereto.
Licenses has the meaning set forth in Section 4.18 below.
Lien means any mortgage, pledge, lien, encumbrance, charge, or other security
interest.
Loss or Losses has the meaning set forth in Section 11.3 below.
Material Adverse Effect or Material Adverse Change means any change,
event, circumstance, occurrence or state of facts that would have a materially adverse effect on
(a) the business, assets, liabilities, results of operations or financial condition of the Acquired
Companies taken as a whole, on a short term or long term basis, or (b) the ability of the Acquired
Companies to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Furthermore, none of the
following shall be deemed to constitute, and none of the following shall be taken into
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account in determining whether there has been, a Material Adverse Effect or Material Adverse
Change: any adverse change, event, development or effect arising from or relating to (1) general
business or economic conditions, including such conditions related to the Business of the Acquired
Companies, (2) national or international political or social conditions, including the engagement
by the United States in hostilities, whether or not pursuant to the declaration of a national
emergency or war, or the occurrence of any military or terrorist attack upon the United States, or
any of its territories, possessions, or diplomatic or consular offices or upon any military
installation, equipment or personnel of the United States, (3) financial, banking, or securities
markets (including any disruption thereof and any decline in the price of any security or any
market index), (4) changes in GAAP, (5) changes in Law, (6) the announcement or performance of this
Agreement or the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, or the taking of any action
contemplated by this Agreement or (7) the taking of any action by Parent or Merger Sub,
provided, however, that the events described in clauses (1), (2), (3), (4), or (5)
shall be taken into account in determining whether there has been a Material Adverse Effect or
Material Adverse Change if any such event disproportionately affects the business, assets,
liabilities, results of operations or financial condition of the Acquired Companies taken as a
whole, relative to other Persons engaged in a business similar to the business conducted by the
Acquired Companies.
Material Contract has the meaning set forth in Section 4.13 below.
Merger has the meaning set forth in the Recitals above.
Merger Consideration has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1(a) below.
Merger Sub has the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph above.
Most Recent Financial Statements has the meaning set forth in Section 4.6(a)
below.
Multiemployer Plan has the meaning set forth in ERISA §3(37).
Open Source Software means any software that is governed by license terms that
require as a condition of its use, modification, or distribution that such software or other
software combined or distributed with it be, whether with or without charge, (i) disclosed or
distributed in source code form; and (ii) distributed under those same, or substantially similar,
license terms.
Option has the meaning set forth in Section 3.3.
Option Benefit Amount as used in the Per Share Payment Schedule, means an amount
equal to the aggregate exercise price of all of the Options (other than the Out of the Money
Options).
Option Holder has the meaning set forth in Section 3.3.
Option Payments has the meaning set forth in Section 3.3.
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Organizational Documents means (a) the certificate of incorporation; (b) articles of
incorporation; (c) articles of organization; (d) any charter or similar document adopted or filed
in connection with the creation, formation or organization of a Person; (e) by-laws or similar
governing document, and (f) any amendment to (or document having the effect of amending or
supplementing in some respect) any of the foregoing.
Out of the Money Options has the meaning set forth in Section 3.3.
Parent has the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph above.
Parent Benefit Plan has the meaning set forth in Section 10.4 below.
Parent Indemnified Party has the meaning set forth in Section 11.3 below.
Party or Parties means the Company, the Representative, Merger Sub and
Parent.
Permitted Liens means (a) Liens for Taxes not yet delinquent or for which adequate
reserves have been established in accordance with GAAP, (b) statutory Liens of landlords for
amounts not yet delinquent, (c) Liens of carriers, warehousemen, mechanics and materialmen incurred
in the ordinary course of business for amounts not yet delinquent, (d) Liens attaching to inventory
held by consignees in the ordinary course of business, (e) Liens listed on Schedule 1.1(b),
and (f) Liens created by any act of Parent or Merger Sub.
Per Share Payment Schedule means the schedule attached hereto as Exhibit B
that (a) as of the date hereof, sets forth the formula for calculating the Merger Consideration
payable at the Closing (including without limitation by taking into account the Option Benefit
Amount) and (b) as of the Closing Date, shall be amended to include (1) the calculation as of the
Closing of the Common Per Share Merger Consideration and the per share amount of the Merger
Consideration payable to each class of Preferred Stock based upon the calculation of the Merger
Consideration payable at the Closing (taking into account the Estimated Closing Net Working Capital
and the Estimated Cash on Hand), (2) the calculation of each Company Stockholders portion of the
Merger Consideration based on the per share amounts described in (1) above, (3) the Post-Closing
Working Capital Percentages (as defined in the Representative Agreement) and (4) the General
Post-Closing Percentages (as defined in the Representative Agreement).
Person means an individual, a sole proprietorship, a partnership, a corporation, a
limited liability company, an association, a joint stock company, a trust, a joint venture, an
unincorporated organization, any other business entity or any Governmental Authority.
Post-Closing Tax Period means any taxable period ending after the Closing Date and
the portion after the Closing Date for any Straddle Period.
Pre-Closing Tax Period means any taxable period ending on or before the Closing Date
and the portion through the end of the Closing Date for any Straddle Period.
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Preferred Share means each share of the Preferred Stock that is issued and
outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time (excluding any Preferred Stock cancelled or
deemed cancelled upon the exercise of any Preferred Stock conversion rights).
Preferred Share Merger Consideration means the allocation of the Merger
Consideration among the Preferred Shares as determined in accordance with the Per Share Payment
Schedule.
Preferred Stock means the Series A Preferred, Series B Preferred, Series B-1
Preferred, Series C Preferred, Series D Preferred and Series D-1 Preferred.
Reconciliation Date has the meaning set forth in Section 3.5 below.
Related Party has the meaning set forth in Section 4.22(b) below.
Representative has the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph above.
Representative Agreement has the meaning set forth in the Recitals above.
Requisite Stockholder Approval means the affirmative vote or consent of a majority
of: (a) the issued and outstanding Common Shares and Preferred Shares (voting on an as-converted
basis, as applicable) and (b) (i) the Series B Preferred (with the Series B Preferred and Series
B-1 Preferred voting as a single class), (ii) the Series C Preferred and (iii) the Series D
Preferred (with the Series D Preferred and Series D-1 Preferred voting as a single class).
Scheduled Material Contract has the meaning set forth in Section 4.13 below.
Section 280G has the meaning set forth in Section 6.7 below.
Section 280G Approval has the meaning set forth in Section 6.7 below.
Section 280G Payments has the meaning set forth in Section 6.7 below.
Secured Debt Payoff Amount means the amount indicated in the payoff letter delivered
pursuant to Section 8.2(c), which is equal to the aggregate principal of, accrued but
unpaid interest on such aggregate principal amount, and all amounts required in each case in the
Senior Debt Payoff Letters to be paid with respect to, the Company Secured Debt up to and including
the Closing Date.
Senior Debt Payoff Letters has the meaning set forth in Section 8.2(c)
below.
Series A Preferred means the Companys series A preferred stock, par value $0.01 per
share.
Series B Preferred means the Companys series B preferred stock, par value $0.01 per
share.
Series B-1 Preferred means the Companys series B-1 preferred stock, par value $0.01
per share.
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Series C Preferred means the Companys series C preferred stock, par value $0.01 per
share.
Series D Preferred means the Companys series D preferred stock, par value $0.01 per
share.
Series D-1 Preferred means the Companys series D-1 preferred stock, par value $0.01
per share.
Statement of Accounts Receivable has the meaning set forth in Section 3.6
below.
Statement of Cash on Hand has the meaning set forth in Section 3.4(a) below.
Statement of Closing Net Working Capital has the meaning set forth in Section
3.4(a) below.
Statement of Customer Funds has the meaning set forth in Section 3.5 below.
Statements has the meaning set forth in Section 3.4(a).
Straddle Period means any Tax period that includes (but does not end on) the Closing
Date.
Subsequent Disclosure has the meaning set forth in Section 6.3 below.
Survival Period has the meaning set forth in Section 11.2 below.
Surviving Corporation has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1 below.
Target Closing Net Working Capital means negative One Million Four Hundred Thousand
Dollars (-$1,400,000).
Tax or Taxes means any federal, state, local or foreign income, gross
receipts, license, payroll, employment, excise, severance, stamp, occupation, customs duties,
capital stock, franchise, profits, withholding, social security (or similar), unemployment, real
property, personal property, sales, use, transfer, registration, value added, alternative or add-on
minimum, estimated, or other tax of any kind, including any interest, penalty or addition thereto.
Tax Notice has the meaning set forth in Section 11.3(d) below.
Tax Representations and Covenants shall mean the covenants contained in Section
10.1 and the representations and warranties contained in Section 4.9.
Tax Return means any return, declaration, report, claim for refund, or information
return or statement relating to Taxes, including any schedule or attachment thereto.
Third Party Claim has the meaning set forth in Section 11.5 below.
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Transfer Agent has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1(c)(ii).
WARN Act means the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act of 1988, as
amended, and any similar state or local Law.
1.2 Interpretation. Unless otherwise expressly provided or unless the context
requires otherwise: (i) all references in this Agreement to Articles, Sections, Schedules and
Exhibits shall mean and refer to Articles, Sections, Schedules and Exhibits of this Agreement; (ii)
all references to statutes and related regulations shall include all amendments of the same and any
successor or replacement statutes and regulations; (iii) words using the singular or plural number
also shall include the plural and singular number, respectively; (iv) references to hereof,
herein, hereby and similar terms shall refer to this entire Agreement (including the Schedules
and Exhibits hereto); (v) references to any Person shall be deemed to mean and include the
successors and permitted assigns of such Person (or, in the case of a Governmental Authority,
Persons succeeding to the relevant functions of such Person); (vi) the term including shall be
deemed to mean including, without limitation; (vii) words of any gender include each other
gender; and (viii) whenever this Agreement refers to a number of days, such number shall refer to
calendar days, unless such reference is specifically to Business Days.
ARTICLE II
THE MERGER
2.1 The Merger. Upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this
Agreement, and in accordance with the DGCL, at the Effective Time, Merger Sub shall be merged with
and into the Company. As a result of the Merger, the separate corporate existence of Merger Sub
shall cease, and the Company shall continue as the surviving corporation and as a wholly-owned
subsidiary of Parent (the Surviving Corporation).
2.2 Effective Time. Unless this Agreement is earlier terminated pursuant to
Section 12.1, the closing of the Merger (the Closing) will take place no later
than three (3) Business Days after the satisfaction or, if permissible, waiver of the conditions
set forth in Article VIII, at the offices of Kirkland & Ellis LLP, 300 North LaSalle
Street, Chicago, Illinois 60654, at 10:00 a.m. (Chicago time), provided that such place, date and
time may be changed to another place, date and/or time as agreed to in writing by Parent and the
Company. The date upon which the Closing actually occurs is herein referred to as the Closing
Date. On the Closing Date, the Parties shall cause the Merger to be consummated by filing a
certificate of merger (the Certificate of Merger) with the Secretary of State of the
State of Delaware, in such form as required by, and executed in accordance with, the relevant
provisions of the DGCL (the date and time of acceptance by the Secretary of State of Delaware of
such filing, or, if another date and time is specified in such filing, such specified date and
time, being the Effective Time).
2.3 Effect of the Merger. At the Effective Time, the effect of the Merger shall be as
provided in the applicable provisions of the DGCL. Without limiting the generality of the
foregoing, and subject thereto, at the Effective Time, except as otherwise provided herein, all the
property, assets, rights, privileges, powers and franchises of the Company and Merger Sub shall
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vest in the Surviving Corporation, and all debts, liabilities, duties and obligations of the
Company and Merger Sub shall become the debts, liabilities, duties and obligations of the Surviving
Corporation.
2.4 Certificate of Incorporation; Bylaws. At the Effective Time, the Organizational
Documents of the Surviving Corporation shall be amended in their entirety to contain the provisions
set forth in the Organizational Documents of Merger Sub, as in effect immediately prior to the
Effective Time.
2.5 Directors and Officers. The directors of Merger Sub immediately prior to the
Effective Time shall be the initial directors of the Surviving Corporation, each to serve in
accordance with the Organizational Documents of the Surviving Corporation. The officers of Merger
Sub immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be the initial officers of the Surviving
Corporation, each to hold office in accordance with the Organizational Documents of the Surviving
Corporation.
ARTICLE III
MERGER CONSIDERATION; CONVERSION OF SECURITIES;
EXCHANGE OF CERTIFICATES
3.1 Calculation and Payment of the Merger Consideration.
(a) Calculation of Merger Consideration. The aggregate amount to be paid by Parent
with respect to the Preferred Shares, Common Shares and Options shall equal the sum of the
following:
(i) One Hundred Fifteen Million Dollars ($115,000,000.00);
(ii) plus the total amount of Estimated Cash on Hand (as determined in
accordance with Section 3.1(b) below);
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which the Estimated Closing Net Working Capital (as determined in
accordance with Section 3.1(b) below) is greater than the
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by which the Target Closing Net Working Capital is greater than
the Estimated Closing Net Working Capital (as determined in
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(iv) minus the Secured Debt Payoff Amount;
(v) minus an amount equal to the Incentive Compensation Amount plus the
employer portion of any employment Taxes payable with respect to the Incentive Compensation
Amount;
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(vi) minus the Company Stockholder Transaction Expenses paid by Parent under
Section 3.1(e).
The aggregate amount of items (i) through (vi) immediately above (as adjusted by Section
3.4 and Section 3.5 hereof) is referred to herein as the Merger
Consideration. After the Effective Time, the Merger Consideration shall be subject to the
adjustments set forth in Section 3.4 and Section 3.5.
(b) Estimated Merger Consideration Adjustment. Two (2) Business Days prior to the
Closing Date, the Company shall deliver to Parent a statement of the Closing Net Working Capital
(the Estimated Closing Net Working Capital) and the Cash on Hand (the Estimated Cash
on Hand), each calculated in good faith and prepared in accordance with the applicable
calculation described in Exhibit 1.1, and a revised copy of the Per Share Payment Schedule.
The Estimated Closing Net Working Capital and Estimated Cash on Hand will be included in the
determination of the Merger Consideration as set forth in Section 3.1(a) above.
(c) Payment and Allocation of Merger Consideration. At and upon the Effective Time,
Parent shall:
(i) remit by wire transfer of immediately available funds a portion of the Merger
Consideration in the amount of the Escrow Amount to JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., or if
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. should be unable or unwilling to be retained for this purpose, to
another escrow agent mutually agreeable to both Parent and the Representative (the
Escrow Agent), as designated in the escrow agreement (the General Escrow
Agreement), substantially in the form of Exhibit C-1 hereto, to be entered into
at the Closing by Parent, the Representative and the Escrow Agent. Such amounts delivered
to the Escrow Agent, together with any investment proceeds thereon, and subject to any
reduction for distributions made pursuant to the terms of the General Escrow Agreement, are
referred to collectively herein as the Escrow Funds and will secure the Parents
right to indemnification under Article XI and amounts required to be paid in
connection with the adjustments to the Merger Consideration as described in Section
3.4 and Section 3.5; and
(ii) the remaining amount of the Merger Consideration, after subtraction of the amounts
remitted in accordance with Sections 3.1(c)(i) and subtraction of the portion
thereof otherwise allocable in accordance with Section 3.8 below to Dissenting
Shares, shall be paid by Parent, or Parent shall cause the Company or at Parents option, an
exchange agent to be appointed by Parent (each being referred to herein as a Transfer
Agent) to pay to the Company Stockholders in accordance with the terms of this
Article III.
(d) Payment of Company Secured Debt. At and upon the Effective Time, Parent shall
pay, or cause to be paid, on behalf of the Company, the Secured Debt Payoff Amount by wire transfer
of immediately available funds to the Persons or bank accounts specified in the payoff letter for
the Company Secured Debt delivered pursuant to Section 8.2(c).
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(e) Payment of Company Stockholder Transaction Expenses. At and upon the Effective
Time, Parent shall pay, or cause to be paid, on behalf of the Company and the Company Stockholders,
the Company Stockholder Transaction Expenses by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the
Persons or bank accounts and in the amounts specified by the Representative on Schedule 3.1(e)
to be provided to Parent at least one (1) day prior to the Effective Time.
(f) Payment of Incentive Compensation Amount. At and upon the Effective Time, Parent
shall pay, or cause to be paid, on behalf of the Company, the Incentive Compensation Amount (net of
withholding and the employees portion of any employment Taxes, if any, which shall be remitted
instead by Parent to the applicable taxing authority) by wire transfer of immediately available
funds to the Persons and in the amounts calculated by the board of directors of the Company in
accordance with the Incentive Compensation Plan and delivered by the Company to Parent two (2)
Business Days prior to the Closing Date, less an amount in the aggregate equal to the Incentive
Compensation Escrow, which the amount of such Incentive Compensation Escrow shall be paid to the
Escrow Agent by wire transfer of immediately available funds to be held in escrow in accordance
with the terms of the Incentive Compensation Plan and the escrow agreement (the Incentive
Compensation Escrow Agreement), substantially in the form of Exhibit C-2 hereto, to be
entered into at the Closing by Parent, the Representative and the Escrow Agent.
3.2 Effect of Merger on the Capital Stock of the Company.
(a) Conversion of Common Shares. At the Effective Time, each Common Share shall, by
virtue of the Merger and without any action on the part of Parent, Merger Sub, the Company or the
Company Stockholders, be cancelled and extinguished, and each such Common Share shall be converted
into the right to receive the Common Per Share Merger Consideration (subject to adjustment as
provided in Section 3.4 and Section 3.5 hereof) in cash, payable in accordance with
and subject to the conditions provided in this Article III, other than with respect to
Dissenting Shares and without duplication with respect to amounts paid to the Preferred Shares
pursuant to Section 3.2(b) and to the Options cancelled pursuant to Section 3.3.
Notwithstanding any contrary provision set forth in this Agreement, neither Parent, nor the
Transfer Agent, nor the Representative shall pay to any Company Stockholder holding Common Shares
that portion of the Merger Consideration represented by such Company Stockholders share of the
Escrow Funds until such time as such amount, if any, is distributable pursuant to the terms and
conditions of the General Escrow Agreement. The adoption of this Agreement and the approval of the
Merger by the Requisite Stockholder Approval shall constitute approval of the General Escrow
Agreement and of all of the arrangements relating thereto, including, without limitation, the
placement of the Escrow Funds in escrow and the payment of the Merger Consideration in accordance
with this Article III.
(b) Conversion of Preferred Shares. At the Effective Time, each Preferred Share
shall, by virtue of the Merger and without any action on the part of Parent, Merger Sub, the
Company or the Company Stockholders, be cancelled and extinguished, and each such Preferred Share
shall be converted into the right to receive a portion of the Preferred Share Merger Consideration
(as allocated pursuant to the Representative Agreement and subject to adjustment as provided in
Section 3.4 and Section 3.5 hereof) in cash, payable in accordance
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with and subject to the conditions provided in this Article III, other than with
respect to Dissenting Shares and without duplication with respect to amounts paid to the Common
Shares pursuant to Section 3.2(a) and to the Options cancelled pursuant to Section
3.3. Notwithstanding any contrary provision set forth in this Agreement, neither the Parent,
nor the Transfer Agent, nor the Representative shall pay to any Company Stockholder holding
Preferred Shares that portion of the Merger Consideration represented by such Company Stockholders
share of the Escrow Funds until such time as such amount, if any, is distributable pursuant to the
terms and conditions of the General Escrow Agreement. The adoption of this Agreement and the
approval of the Merger by the Requisite Stockholder Approval shall constitute approval of the
General Escrow Agreement and of all of the arrangements relating thereto, including, without
limitation, the placement of the Escrow Funds in escrow and the payment of the Merger Consideration
in accordance with this Article III.
(c) Treasury Stock. Each share of Company Stock held in the treasury of the Company
immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be cancelled and extinguished without any conversion
thereof, and no payment shall be made with respect thereto.
(d) Surrender of Certificates. As soon as practicable, but no later than five (5)
Business Days after the date hereof, the Company shall mail to each holder of record of a
certificate representing outstanding Company Shares (the Certificates) (1) a letter of
transmittal in the form attached hereto as Exhibit D (the Letter of Transmittal)
and (2) instructions for use in effecting the surrender of the Certificates in exchange for the
Merger Consideration contemplated to be paid to the Company Stockholders pursuant to this
Section 3.2. As a condition to each Certificate holders receipt of a portion of the
Merger Consideration, but subject to Section 3.6 hereof, each holder of a Certificate shall
(i) surrender a Certificate to the Representative or its designee for cancellation and (ii) deliver
an executed Letter of Transmittal (which shall include a joinder to the Representative Agreement).
Upon receipt by the Parent or the Transfer Agent, as applicable, of the items set forth in the
immediately preceding sentence (but in no event earlier than the Effective Time), the holder of
such Certificate shall be entitled to receive in exchange therefor the portion of the Preferred
Share Merger Consideration, or the Common Per Share Merger Consideration, as applicable (adjusted
in each case as contemplated in Section 3.4 and Section 3.5 hereof) represented by
such Certificate as set forth above, which Merger Consideration shall be payable upon such proper
surrender by Parent or the Transfer Agent, as applicable, by delivery of a certified or bank
cashiers check or by wire transfer, and the Certificate so surrendered shall forthwith be
cancelled upon delivery thereof to Parent or the Transfer Agent, as applicable. No interest will
be paid or accrued on any portion of the Merger Consideration payable to holders of Certificates.
In the event of a transfer of ownership of Company Shares that is not registered in the transfer
records of the Company, payment may be made to a transferee if the Certificate representing such
Company Shares is presented to Parent or the Transfer Agent, as applicable, accompanied by all
documents required to evidence and effect such transfer and by evidence that any applicable stock
transfer taxes have been paid. Notwithstanding any contrary provision set forth in this Agreement,
neither Parent nor the Transfer Agent, nor the Representative shall pay to any holder of a
Certificate that portion of the Merger Consideration represented by such Company Stockholders
share of the Escrow Funds until such time as such amount, if any, is distributable pursuant to the
terms and conditions of the General Escrow Agreement.
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(e) Cancellation of Company Shares. From and after the Effective Time, all Company
Shares shall no longer be outstanding and shall automatically be cancelled and retired and shall
cease to exist, and each holder of a Certificate representing any such Company Shares shall cease
to have any rights with respect thereto, except the right to receive the Merger Consideration
represented by such Certificate (other than with respect to Dissenting Shares).
3.3 Options. In connection with the Merger, effective at the Effective Time, all
outstanding employee stock options to purchase Common Stock (each, an Option), without
any payment therefor except as otherwise provided in this Section 3.3, shall be
automatically cancelled and prior to the Effective Time, the Company shall use commercially
reasonable efforts to cause the same. Each Option, to the extent unexercised as of the Effective
Time, shall thereafter no longer be exercisable but shall entitle (subject to compliance with the
immediately following sentence) each holder thereof (each, an Option Holder), in
cancellation and settlement therefor, to a payment in cash equal to (i) the excess, if any, of (x)
the Common Per Share Merger Consideration (subject to adjustment as provided in Section 3.4
and Section 3.5 hereof) over (y) the exercise price per share of Common Stock subject to
such Option, multiplied by (ii) the total number of shares of Common Stock subject to such
Option immediately prior to its cancellation (such payment to be net of withholding and the
employees portion of any employment Taxes actually paid to the appropriate taxing authority in
accordance with applicable laws, if any, and without interest), at the same time, in the same
manner and subject to the same conditions under which other Company Stockholders receive Common Per
Share Merger Consideration (collectively, such amounts payable hereunder being referred to as the
Option Payments). For the avoidance of doubt, any Option for which the Common Per Share
Merger Consideration is less than or equal to the exercise price of such Option (an Out of the
Money Option) shall not be entitled to receive any portion of the Merger Consideration, and
shall be canceled, as of the Closing Date, with no consideration delivered in exchange therefore,
and prior to the Effective Time, the Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the
same. As a condition precedent to each Option Holders right to receive the Option Payment, each
Option Holder shall deliver to Parent or the Transfer Agent, as applicable, an executed Letter of
Transmittal (which shall include an executed joinder to the Representative Agreement). As soon as
practicable, but in no event later than five (5) Business Days after the date hereof, the Company
shall mail to each Option Holder (1) a Letter of Transmittal (including a joinder to the
Representative Agreement) and (2) instructions for use in effecting the cancellation and
termination of the Option in exchange for the Option Payments contemplated to be paid to the Option
Holders pursuant to this Section 3.3. Upon the Parents receipt of a duly completed Letter
of Transmittal (including an executed joinder to the Representative Agreement), Parent or the
Transfer Agent, as applicable, shall pay to such Option Holder (but in no event earlier than the
Effective Time), on behalf of the Company and subject to any applicable withholdings and Taxes, the
Option Payments due under this Section 3.3 with respect to such Option. Notwithstanding any
contrary provision set forth in this Agreement, neither Parent, nor the Transfer Agent, nor the
Representative shall pay to any Option Holder that portion of the Option Payment represented by
such Option Holders share of the Escrow Funds until such time as such amount, if any, is
distributable pursuant to the terms and conditions of the General Escrow Agreement.
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3.4 Post-Closing Working Capital and Cash on Hand Adjustment.
(a) Within sixty (60) days after the Closing Date, Parent shall prepare and deliver to the
Representative a statement of the Closing Net Working Capital (the Statement of Closing Net
Working Capital) and a statement of the Cash on Hand (the Statement of Cash on
Hand), together, in each case, with all supporting documentation, calculating, in accordance
with the formula set forth on Exhibit B, the calculation of each Company Stockholders
portion of the Merger Consideration based upon the calculation of the Merger Consideration payable
at the Closing taking into account the Statement of Closing Net Working Capital and the Statement
of Cash on Hand. The Statement of Closing Net Working Capital and Statement of Cash on Hand are
collectively referred to herein as the Statements. The Statement of Closing Net Working
Capital shall be based upon the books and records of the Acquired Companies and shall be prepared
in accordance with the definition of Closing Net Working Capital set forth in Article I
above. The Statement of Cash on Hand shall be based on the books and records of the Acquired
Companies and shall be prepared in accordance with the definition of Cash on Hand set forth in
Article I above. Until the Statements are finally determined pursuant to this Section
3.4, Parent shall afford the Representative (and its representatives and advisors) reasonable
access to all books and records and all financial and accounting personnel used to prepare, or
otherwise relevant to the calculation of, the Statement under control of or in the possession of
Parent or the Company (or their respective representatives and advisors).
(b) Each Statement shall be final and binding on the Parties unless the Representative shall,
within thirty (30) days following the delivery of the Statements, deliver to Parent written notice
of disagreement with such Statement, which notice shall describe the nature of any such
disagreement in reasonable detail, identify the specific items involved and the dollar amount of
such disagreement. If the Representative shall deliver a notice of disagreement within the
aforesaid thirty (30) day period, then the disputed matters shall be resolved by the
Representative, on behalf of the Company Stockholders, and Parent. For the avoidance of doubt,
amounts that are not subject to a written notice of disagreement or objection shall be remitted to
the Representative or Parent, as the case may be, in accordance with Section 3.4(c). If
the Representative and Parent are unable to resolve all disagreements within thirty (30) days of
receipt by Parent of a written notice of disagreement, or such longer period as may be agreed by
Parent and the Representative, then, within thirty (30) days thereafter, the Representative and
Parent shall send the items in dispute to be resolved by KPMG, or if KPMG should be unable or
unwilling to be retained for this purpose, to be resolved by another auditor mutually agreeable to
both Parent and the Representative (the Accounting Arbitrator). The Accounting
Arbitrator so selected will consider only those items and amounts set forth in the applicable
Statement as to which Parent and the Representative have disagreed within the time periods and on
the terms specified above and must resolve the matter in accordance with the terms and provisions
of this Agreement. Each Party may furnish to the Accounting Arbitrator such information and
documents as it deems relevant, with copies of such submission and all such documents and
information being concurrently given to the other Party. The Accounting Arbitrator shall resolve
each item of disagreement based solely on the supporting material provided by the Parties and not
pursuant to any independent review and may not assign a value to any particular item greater than
the greatest value for such item claimed by either Party or less than the lowest value for such
item claimed by either Party, in each case as presented to the Accounting Arbitrator. The
Accounting Arbitrator shall issue a detailed written report that sets forth the resolution of all
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items in dispute and that contains, as applicable, a final Statement of Closing Net Working
Capital and Statement of Cash on Hand and final copy of the Per Share Payment Schedule calculating,
in accordance with the formula set forth on Exhibit B, the calculation of each Company
Stockholders portion of the Merger Consideration taking into account the final Statement of
Closing Net Working Capital and final Statement of Cash on Hand. Such report shall be final and
binding upon Parent and the Representative and the Company Stockholders. The fees and expenses of
the Accounting Arbitrator shall be borne on a proportionate basis by the Representative, on behalf
of the Company Stockholders from the Escrow Funds, on the one hand, and the Parent, on the other
hand, based on the inverse proportion of the respective percentages of the dollar value of disputed
issues determined in favor of the Representative and Parent respectively. Parent and the
Representative shall, and Parent shall cause the Surviving Corporation to, cooperate fully with the
Accounting Arbitrator and respond on a timely basis to all requests for information or access to
documents or personnel made by the Accounting Arbitrator or by other Parties hereto, all with the
intent to fairly and in good faith resolve all disputes relating to any Statement as promptly as
reasonably practicable.
(c) If the amount representing the Closing Net Working Capital and Cash on Hand, in each case,
as reflected in the applicable Statement as finally determined in accordance with this Section
3.4 differs from the Estimated Closing Net Working Capital and Estimated Cash on Hand,
respectively as the case may be, the Merger Consideration shall be adjusted on a dollar-for-dollar
basis by the amount of such difference.
If the adjustments, if any, under this Section 3.4 result in an aggregate reduction in
the Merger Consideration, the Representative shall pay (or cause to be paid) to Parent (by wire
transfer to an account designated in writing by Parent) from the Escrow Funds the amount of such
reduction within five (5) Business Days after the final determination of the adjustments.
Conversely, if such adjustments result in an aggregate increase in the Merger Consideration, Parent
shall, within five (5) Business Days after the final determination of the adjustments, remit (i)
the portion of the amount of such increase allocable to the Company Stockholders in accordance with
the Per Share Payment Schedule to the Representative (on behalf of the Company Stockholders once
they have complied with the conditions set forth in this Article III for receipt of their
respective portion of the Merger Consideration, or otherwise as set forth in this Article
III) and (ii) the portion of the amount of such increase allocable to the Persons entitled to
receive such amounts under the Incentive Compensation Plan to such Persons (net of withholding and
the employees portion of any employment Taxes, if any, which shall be remitted instead by Parent
to the applicable taxing authority) in accordance with the Per Share Payment Schedule.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section 3.4, the Parties
acknowledge and agree that in no event will the payments made by Parent or the Representative in
respect of any adjustments pursuant to this Section 3.4 exceed an amount equal to the
Escrow Funds.
3.5 Post-Closing Customer Funds and Designated Accounts Receivable
Reconciliation.
(a) On or immediately prior to the thirteen (13) month anniversary of the Closing Date (the
Reconciliation Date), Parent shall prepare and deliver to the Representative
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(in each case together with all supporting documentation (including the amount of
insufficiency or surplus with respect to each customer of an Acquired Company)):
(i) a statement of the Customer Funds held by the Company as of the Closing Date, and setting
forth the amount, if any, by which such Customer Funds are insufficient to satisfy, for the period
ending on the Closing Date, the Acquired Companies obligations to collect, disburse or remit
Customer Funds (including any penalties or interest imposed upon a customer of any of the Acquired
Companies with respect to or arising out of the failure by such Acquired Company prior to the
Closing to properly perform its contractual obligations to such customer with respect thereto) (the
Statement of Customer Funds),
(ii) a statement of the outstanding balance on the Designated Accounts Receivable as of the
Reconciliation Date (the Statement of Accounts Receivable), and
(iii) a certificate from Parents chief executive officer certifying that (x) Parent has
prepared the Statement of Customer Funds and Statement of Accounts Receivable in accordance with
this Section 3.5 and (y) Parents compliance with the covenants set forth in Section
10.6.
The Statement of Customer Funds and the Statement of Accounts Receivable shall be based upon
the books and records of the Acquired Companies, and shall (x) include in the calculation of
Customer Funds any accounts receivable which the Company had recorded in respect of such Customer
Funds as of the Closing Date which have been collected since the Closing Date and (y) exclude in
the calculation of Customer Funds any insufficiencies due to Tax Notices. Until the Statement of
Customer Funds and the Statement of Accounts Receivable are finally determined pursuant to this
Section 3.5, Parent shall afford the Representative (and its representatives and advisors)
reasonable access to all books and records and all financial and accounting personnel used to
prepare, or otherwise relevant to the calculation of, the Statement of Customer Funds under control
of or in the possession of Parent or the Company (or their respective representatives and
advisors).
(b) The Statement of Customer Funds and the Statement of Accounts Receivable shall be final
and binding on the Parties unless the Representative shall, within thirty (30) days following the
delivery of the Statement of Customer Funds and the Statement of Accounts Receivable, delivers to
Parent written notice of disagreement with such Statement of Customer Funds or the Statement of
Accounts Receivable, or both, as applicable, which notice shall describe the nature of any such
disagreement in reasonable detail, identify the specific items involved and the dollar amount of
such disagreement. If the Representative shall raise any objections within the aforesaid thirty
(30) day period, then the disputed matters shall be resolved by the Representative, on behalf of
the Company Stockholders, and Parent. If the Representative and Parent are unable to resolve all
disagreements within thirty (30) days of receipt by Parent of a written notice of disagreement, or
such longer period as may be agreed by Parent and the Representative, then, within thirty (30) days
thereafter, the Representative and Parent shall send the items in dispute to be resolved by the
Accounting Arbitrator. The Accounting Arbitrator so selected will consider only those items and
amounts set forth in the Statement of Customer Funds or and the Statement of Accounts Receivable,
or both, as applicable, as to which Parent and the Representative have disagreed within the time
periods and on the terms specified above
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and must resolve the matter in accordance with the terms and provisions of this Agreement.
Each Party may furnish to the Accounting Arbitrator such information and documents as it deems
relevant, with copies of such submission and all such documents and information being concurrently
given to the other Party. The Accounting Arbitrator shall resolve each item of disagreement based
solely on the supporting material provided by the Parties and not pursuant to any independent
review and may not assign a value to any particular item greater than the greatest value for such
item claimed by either Party or less than the lowest value for such item claimed by either Party,
in each case as presented to the Accounting Arbitrator. The Accounting Arbitrator shall issue a
detailed written report that sets forth the resolution of all items in dispute and that contains,
as applicable, a final Statement of Customer Funds and a final Statement of Accounts Receivable.
Such report shall be final and binding upon Parent and the Representative and the Company
Stockholders. The fees and expenses of the Accounting Arbitrator shall be borne on a proportionate
basis by the Representative, on behalf of the Company Stockholders from the Escrow Funds, on the
one hand, and the Parent, on the other hand, based on the inverse proportion of the respective
percentages of the dollar value of disputed issues determined in favor of the Representative and
Parent respectively. Parent and the Representative shall, and Parent shall cause the Surviving
Corporation to, cooperate fully with the Accounting Arbitrator and respond on a timely basis to all
requests for information or access to documents or personnel made by the Accounting Arbitrator or
by other Parties hereto, all with the intent to fairly and in good faith resolve all disputes
relating to the Statement of Customer Funds and the Statement of Accounts Receivable as promptly as
reasonably practicable.
(c) The amount of any outstanding balance on the Designated Accounts Receivable as reflected
in the Statement of Accounts Receivable as finally determined in accordance with this Section
3.5, shall be added to any insufficiency in the Customer Funds as reflected in the Statement of
Customer Funds as finally determined in accordance with this Section 3.5 (such sum to be
the Adjustment Amount). The Representative shall, within five (5) Business Days after
the final determination of the Statement of Accounts Receivable and the Statement of Customer Funds
(the Adjustment Payment Date), pay (or cause to be paid) to Parent (by wire transfer to
an account designated in writing by Parent) from the Escrow Funds, the amount, if any, by which (i)
the Adjustment Amount, exceeds (ii) the amount, if any, by which (x) the Basket Amount, exceeds (y)
all Losses pursuant to Section 11.3(a) that have been incurred and claimed by a Parent
Indemnified Party as of the Adjustment Payment Date, if any, to which the Basket Amount applies in
accordance with Section 11.7(b). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in
this Section 3.5, the Parties acknowledge and agree that in no event will the
Representative have any payment obligation in respect of any adjustments pursuant to this
Section 3.5 other than from the then-current balance of the Escrow Funds.
3.6 Lost, Stolen and Destroyed Certificates. If any Certificate shall have been lost,
stolen or destroyed, upon the making of an affidavit of that fact by the Person claiming such
Certificate to be lost, stolen or destroyed, the Surviving Corporation will issue in exchange for
such lost, stolen or destroyed Certificate, the Merger Consideration deliverable in respect thereof
pursuant to this Agreement.
3.7 Effect of Merger on Capital Stock of Surviving Corporation. At the Effective
Time, each share of Merger Subs common stock, par value $0.01 per share, that is issued and
outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time, shall, by virtue of the Merger
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and without any action on the part of Parent, Merger Sub, the Company or the Company
Stockholders, be converted automatically into and exchanged for one share of common stock of the
Surviving Corporation.
3.8 Appraisal Rights. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary,
Company Shares (the Dissenting Shares) that are issued and outstanding immediately prior
to the Effective Time and are held by Company Stockholders owning Company Shares who have not voted
in favor of the Merger, consented thereto in writing or otherwise contractually waived their rights
to appraisal and who have complied with all of the relevant provisions of the DGCL (the
Dissenting Stockholders) shall not be converted into or be exchangeable for the right to
receive the Merger Consideration, unless and until such stockholders shall have failed to perfect
or shall have effectively withdrawn or lost their rights to appraisal under the DGCL. The Company
shall give Parent prior to Closing (i) prompt notice of any written demands for appraisal of any
Company Shares, attempted withdrawals of such demands and any other instruments served pursuant to
the DGCL and received by the Company relating to stockholders rights of appraisal, and (ii) the
opportunity to direct all negotiations and proceedings with respect to demands for appraisal under
the DGCL. Neither the Company nor the Surviving Corporation shall, except with the prior written
consent of Parent, voluntarily make any payment with respect to, or settle or offer to settle, any
such demand for payment. If any Dissenting Stockholder shall fail to perfect or shall have
effectively withdrawn or lost the right to dissent, then (i) as of the occurrence of such event,
such holders Dissenting Shares shall cease to be Dissenting Shares and shall be converted into and
represent the right to receive the Merger Consideration (adjusted as contemplated by Section
3.4 and Section 3.5 hereof) in accordance with Sections 3.1 and 3.2,
and (ii) promptly following the occurrence of such event, Parent or the Transfer Agent, as
applicable, shall deliver the portion of the Merger Consideration (adjusted as contemplated by
Section 3.4 and Section 3.5 hereof) to which such holder is entitled, in accordance
with the terms of this Article III.
3.9 Unclaimed Funds. Notwithstanding anything set forth in this Agreement, Parent
shall not be liable to any Company Stockholder or Option Holder for any amounts paid to a public
official pursuant to applicable abandoned property, escheat or similar Laws. Any amounts remaining
unclaimed by holders of Common Shares or Options two (2) years after the Effective Time (or such
earlier date, immediately prior to such time when the amounts would otherwise escheat to or become
property of any Governmental Authority) shall become, to the extent permitted by applicable Law,
the property of Parent free and clear of any claims or interest of any Person previously entitled
thereto.
ARTICLE IV
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY
The Company represents and warrants to Parent and Merger Sub with respect to the matters
specified in this Article IV as follows:
4.1 Organization, Qualification, Power and Authority. Each of the Acquired Companies
is an entity, validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of the jurisdiction of its
incorporation or formation. Each of the Acquired Companies is qualified to conduct
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business and in good standing under the Laws of each jurisdiction where such qualification is
required, except where the lack of such qualification would not result in a material penalty or
cost to the Acquired Companies. Each of the Acquired Companies has the requisite power and
authority to carry on the businesses in which it is engaged and to own and use the properties owned
and used by it.
4.2 Authorization; Enforceability. The Company has requisite corporate power and
authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and to perform its obligations hereunder. The
execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Company and the consummation by the Company of the
Merger and the other transactions contemplated hereby have been duly authorized by all necessary
corporate action, and no other corporate proceedings on the part of the Company and no stockholder
votes are necessary to authorize this Agreement or to consummate the Merger and the other
transactions contemplated hereby, other than the Requisite Stockholder Approval and the filing and
recordation of the Certificate of Merger. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by
the Company and, assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery by the other Parties
hereto, constitutes the valid and legally binding obligation of the Company, enforceable in
accordance with its terms and conditions, subject to Laws of general application relating to public
policy, bankruptcy, insolvency and the relief of debtors and rules of Law governing specific
performance, injunctive relief and other equitable remedies.
4.3 Capitalization.
(a) The entire authorized capital stock of the Company consists of 250,000,000 shares of
Common Stock, 2,100 shares of Series A Preferred, 3,750,000 shares of Series B Preferred,
11,500,000 shares of Series B-1 Preferred, 14,500,000 shares of Series C Preferred, 64,000,000
shares of Series D Preferred and 54,000,000 shares of Series D-1 Preferred. There are 18,861,857
shares of Common Stock, 2,100 shares of Series A Preferred, 0 shares of Series B Preferred,
11,285,463 shares of Series B-1 Preferred, 14,398,222 shares of Series C Preferred, 63,753,035
shares of Series D Preferred and 0 shares of Series D-1 Preferred issued and outstanding as of the
date hereof. As of the date hereof, the Company has granted Options to purchase an aggregate of
125,500 shares of Common Stock. All of the issued and outstanding Company Shares have been duly
authorized and are validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable. Except for the Options and the
Preferred Stock, there are no outstanding or authorized options, warrants, purchase rights,
subscription rights, conversion rights, exchange rights or other contracts or commitments that
could require the Company to issue, sell or otherwise cause to become outstanding any of its
capital stock. Except for the Incentive Compensation Plan, there are no outstanding or authorized
stock appreciation, phantom stock, profit participation or similar rights with respect to the
Company.
(b) The Company does not have any subsidiaries, other than the Company Subsidiaries. Except
as set forth in Schedule 4.3(b), all of the outstanding shares of capital stock (or
equivalent equity interests of entities other than corporations) of each of the Company
Subsidiaries are owned of record and beneficially, directly or indirectly, by the Company. There
are no outstanding or authorized options, warrants, purchase rights, subscription rights,
conversion rights, exchange rights or other contracts or commitments that could require any Company
Subsidiary to issue, sell or otherwise cause to become outstanding any of its capital
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stock (or equivalent equity interests of entities other than corporations). There are no
outstanding or authorized stock appreciation, phantom stock, profit participation or similar rights
with respect to any Company Subsidiary.
4.4 Noncontravention. Except as set forth on Schedule 4.4, neither the
execution and delivery of this Agreement, nor the consummation of the Merger or the other
transactions contemplated hereby, will (i) violate in any material respect any Laws or Governmental
Order to which any of the Acquired Companies is subject, or, assuming the Requisite Stockholder
Approval is obtained, any provision of the Organizational Documents of any of the Acquired
Companies, or (ii) conflict with, result in a breach of, constitute a default under, result in the
acceleration of, create in any party the right to accelerate, terminate, modify or cancel or
require any notice under any material agreement, material contract, material lease or material
license to which any of the Acquired Companies is a party or by which it is bound or to which any
of its material assets is subject (or result in the imposition of any Lien other than any Permitted
Liens upon any of its material assets). Except as set forth in Schedule 4.4 and except for
the filing of the Certificate of Merger under the DGCL, the pre-merger notification requirements of
the HSR Act and foreign antitrust and competition law filings, none of the Acquired Companies needs
to give any notice to, make any filing with or obtain any authorization, consent or approval of any
Governmental Authority in order for the Company to consummate the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement.
4.5 Brokers Fees/Expenses. Other than to William Blair & Company, none of the
Acquired Companies has any liability or obligation to pay any fees or commissions to any broker,
finder, or agent with respect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Other than the
Company Stockholder Transaction Expenses, none of the Acquired Companies has or is liable for any
fees and expenses payable by the Company Stockholders or the Acquired Companies arising from,
incurred in connection with or incident to this Agreement and the transactions contemplated
thereby.
4.6 Financial Statements/Books and Records/Customer Funds.
(a) The Company has made available to Parent the following financial statements (collectively,
the Financial Statements): (i) audited consolidated balance sheets and statements of
income, stockholders equity and cash flows as of and for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2009
and December 31, 2008 for the Acquired Companies (the Audited Financial Statements); and
(ii) unaudited consolidated balance sheets and statements of income and cash flows (the Most
Recent Financial Statements) as of and for the ten (10) months ended October 30, 2010 for the
Acquired Companies. The Financial Statements (including the notes thereto) have been prepared in
accordance with GAAP applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods covered thereby and
present fairly in all material respects the financial condition of the Acquired Companies as of
such dates and the results of operations of the Acquired Companies for such periods;
provided, however, that the Most Recent Financial Statements are subject to normal
year-end adjustments and lack footnotes and other presentation items. Since December 31, 2009, the
Acquired Companies have not changed their accounting policies or their application in any material
respect. No Acquired Company has any Liability of any nature which is required under GAAP to be
set forth on the face of a balance sheet except for Liabilities or obligations adequately reflected
or reserved against on the Most Recent Financial Statements or current
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liabilities incurred after the date of the Most Recent Financial Statements in the ordinary
course of business.
(b) Except as set forth on Schedule 4.6(b), the minute books of the Acquired Companies
contain accurate and complete records of all meetings held of, and corporate action taken by, the
stockholders, members of the Boards of Directors, Managers and committees of the Boards of
Directors or Managers, as applicable, of the Acquired Companies, and no meeting of any such
stockholders, members, Board of Directors, managers or committee has been held for which minutes
have not been prepared and are not contained in such minute books. At the Closing, all of those
books and records will be in the possession of the Acquired Companies or delivered to the Parent.
(c) Except as set forth in the last paragraph of Schedule 4.6(c), all Customer Funds
(i) are located in the Customer Fund Accounts, (ii) are sufficient in all material respects to
satisfy the Companys obligations with respect thereto, (iii) are sufficient in all material
respects to satisfy the obligation(s) of the Companys customers for which such Customer Funds were
collected, and (iv) have been received, maintained, kept, remitted, disbursed and reported in
accordance with Law and the Companys contractual requirements. All Customer Fund Accounts are
listed on Schedule 4.6(c), which includes the name and address of the financial institution
where the Customer Fund Account is maintained, the account number, and the names of all authorized
signatories having the authority to withdraw funds from such Customer Funds Account.
(d) All of the Companys bank accounts other than the Customer Fund Accounts are listed on
Schedule 4.6(d), which includes the name and address of the financial institution where
such bank account is maintained, the account number, and the names of all authorized signatories
having the authority to withdraw funds from such bank account.
4.7 Events Subsequent to Most Recent Financial Statements. Since the date of the Most
Recent Financial Statements, except as set forth on Schedule 4.7 and except as required by
this Agreement, there has not been any:
(a) incident of damage, destruction or loss of any property owned by the Acquired Companies or
used in the operation of the Business, whether or not covered by insurance, having a replacement
cost or fair market value in excess of $25,000;
(b) voluntary or involuntary sale, transfer, surrender, abandonment, waiver, release or other
disposition of any kind by any of the Acquired Companies of any right, power, claim, debt, asset or
property (having a replacement cost or fair market value in excess of $25,000 in the aggregate),
except the sale of inventory, collection of accounts and licensing of Intellectual Property in the
ordinary course of business consistent with past practice;
(c) loan or advance by any of the Acquired Companies to any Person, other than advances to
employees for business expenses to be incurred in the ordinary course of business consistent with
past practice or transactions with customers on credit in the ordinary course of business
consistent with past practice;
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(d) any adjustment, split, combination or reclassification of any of the Acquired Companies
shares of capital stock or declaration, setting aside or payment of any dividend or other
distribution in respect of any of the Acquired Companies equity interests or any direct or
indirect redemption, purchase, or other acquisition of such stock, or the payment of principal or
interest on any note, bond, debt instrument or debt to any Affiliate of the Acquired Companies;
(e) issuance by the Acquired Companies of any notes, bonds, or other debt securities or any
equity securities or securities convertible into or exchangeable for any equity securities;
(f) cancellation, waiver or release by the Acquired Companies of any material debts, rights or
claims, except in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice;
(g) change in accounting principles, methods or practices (including, without limitation, any
change in depreciation or amortization policies or rates) utilized by the Acquired Companies;
(h) capital expenditures or commitments therefor by the Acquired Companies in excess of
$25,000 individually other than capital expenditures or commitments relating to equipment purchases
by any Acquired Company arising in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice to
the extent such equipment is utilized or available for use in the Acquired Companies business;
(i) adoption, amendment or termination of any Employee Benefit Plan or increase in the
benefits provided under any Employee Benefit Plan in each case except in the ordinary course of
business consistent with past practice or as required to comply with applicable Law and
Governmental Order;
(j) except in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice or otherwise as
necessary to comply with any change in applicable minimum wage Law, any material increase in the
salary or other compensation of any employee of the Acquired Companies;
(k) Material Adverse Effect;
(l) entry into any agreement to guarantee the performance or indebtedness of any third party
or to provide indemnification to any third party;
(m) any amendment of the Acquired Companies respective Organizational Documents;
(n) any discounts, rebates, or other benefits given to a customer or potential customer of the
Acquired Companies not in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice, with the
purpose of causing such persons to accelerate their purchase of the goods or services of the
Acquired Companies;
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(o) any agreement, understanding or authorization for any of the acquired Companies to take
any of the actions specified in this Section 4.7.
4.8 Legal Compliance. Except as set forth on Schedule 4.8, each of the
Acquired Companies is, and for the past six (6) years has remained, in compliance in all material
respects with all applicable Laws and Governmental Orders. None of the Acquired Companies has
received any written notice to the effect that, or to the Companys Knowledge otherwise been
notified that, it is not in compliance with any Laws or Governmental Orders.
4.9 Tax Matters. Except as set forth on Schedule 4.9:
(a) The Acquired Companies have filed all Tax Returns that they were required to file. All
such Tax Returns were, or will be, correct and complete in all material respects, and all Taxes
shown on any such Tax returns have been, or will be, timely paid. Each of the Acquired Companies
has withheld and paid all Taxes required to be withheld and paid in connection with amounts paid
and owing to any employee, independent contractor, creditor, shareholder or other third party. The
charges, accruals and reserves for current Taxes with respect to the Acquired Companies reflected
on the Most Recent Financial Statements are adequate to cover all unpaid Tax Liabilities payable or
anticipated to be payable in respect of all periods or portions thereof ending on or before the
date of the Most Recent Financial Statements.
(b) No Tax Return filed by the Acquired Companies or any Tax liability owed or claimed to be
owed by any of the Acquired Companies is currently subject to an audit or other administrative or
judicial proceeding and no such audit or other proceeding is, to the Companys Knowledge,
threatened. There are no Liens for material Taxes upon any of the assets of any of the Acquired
Companies, other than Permitted Liens. There is no deficiency concerning any Tax liability of any
of the Acquired Companies which has been assessed or claimed by any Governmental Authority in
writing that has not been settled or paid in full. No written claim has been made by any
Governmental Authority in a jurisdiction where any of the Acquired Companies does not file Tax
Returns that any Acquired Company is or may be subject to taxation by that jurisdiction
(c) None of the Acquired Companies has waived any statute of limitations in respect of Taxes
or agreed to any extension of time with respect to an assessment or deficiency of Taxes, which
waiver or extension is still in effect. None of the Acquired Companies has requested any extension
of time within which to file any material Tax Return, which Tax Return has not yet been filed.
(d) None of the Acquired Companies are or have been a party to any listed transaction as
defined in Code §6707A(c)(2) and Reg. § 1.6011-4(b)(2) and has properly disclosed all reportable
transactions that any such Acquired Company has been required to disclose pursuant to Reg. section
1.6011-4 (or any corresponding provision of state or local law).
(e) Except as set forth on Schedule 4.9(e), none of the Acquired Companies are a party
to a Tax allocation or sharing agreement that will survive the Closing.
(f) The representations and warranties contained in this Section 4.9 are the only
representations and warranties being made by the Company or the Company Stockholders
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with respect to Taxes related to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, this Agreement or its
subject matter, and no other representation or warranty contained in any other section of this
Agreement shall apply to any such Tax matters. None of the representations set forth herein shall
be deemed to be related to the Taxes or Tax Returns of any entity (including, for the avoidance of
doubt, any client of the Acquired Companies) other than the Acquired Companies.
4.10 Real Property. The Company and the Company Subsidiaries do not own, and have not
owned since their incorporation, any real property. Schedule 4.10 sets forth the addresses
of all Leased Real Property and a list of all Leases. The Company has made available to Parent a
copy of each such Lease. Except as set forth in Schedule 4.10, with respect to each Lease:
(i) such Lease is the valid and binding obligation of the applicable Acquired Company
party thereto, enforceable in accordance with its terms subject to bankruptcy,
reorganization, receivership and other Laws affecting creditors rights generally; and
(ii) neither the applicable Acquired Company party thereto nor, to the Companys
Knowledge, any other party to such Lease is in default under such Lease.
4.11 Personal Property/Receivables.
(a) Except as set forth on Schedule 4.11 or disposed of in the ordinary course of
business, the Acquired Companies have good and marketable title to, or a valid leasehold interest
in, all material items of tangible personal property reflected on the Most Recent Balance Sheet as
owned or leased by such Acquired Company, free and clear of any Liens other than Permitted Liens.
The tangible personal property owned or leased by each Acquired Company are sufficient for the
conduct of the businesses of the Acquired Companies immediately after the Closing in the same
manner as conducted prior to the Closing.
(b) All accounts receivable of each Acquired Company as of the Closing Date (collectively, the
Accounts Receivable) represent or will represent valid obligations arising from sales
actually made or services actually performed in the ordinary course of business. Unless paid prior
to the Closing Date, the Accounts Receivable are or will be as of the Closing Date current (with
current for purposes of this representation meaning all such Accounts Receivable are not more than
ninety (90) days past due) (other than the Designated Accounts Receivable). The reserves shown on
the Most Recent Financial Statements have been periodically tested for adequacy consistent with
past practice. To the Companys Knowledge, there is no contest, claim, or right of set-off, other
than returns in the ordinary course of business, under any contract with any obligor of an Accounts
Receivable relating to the amount or validity of such Accounts Receivable.
4.12 Intellectual Property.
(a) Schedule 4.12(a)(i) sets forth a list of each registered, applied for, or issued
item of Intellectual Property owned by any of the Acquired Companies. Schedule 4.12(a)(ii)
sets forth a list of all license agreements, development agreements and other arrangements that are
material to the operation of the Business or otherwise with respect to any
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of the Intellectual Property that is owned by any of the Acquired Companies or used in the
operation of the Business by any of the Acquired Companies, whether as licensee, licensor or
otherwise (other than (i) off the shelf licenses pursuant to which such Intellectual Property is
made available through regular commercial distribution channels on standard terms and conditions,
(ii) agreements that are executed on a Form Customer Contract, (iii) agreements for which the terms
of such agreement do not differ in any material respect from the Form Customer Contracts and (iv)
limited licenses of intellectual property granted to the Company in connection with Channel Partner
Contracts or other agreements related to third party add-on services that are remarketed by the
Company). As of the Closing Date, the Acquired Companies own (free of any Liens other than
Permitted Liens) each item of Intellectual Property listed in Schedule 4.12(a) and holds a
valid license or otherwise possess valid rights to use, license or otherwise exploit each item of
Intellectual Property listed in Schedule 4.12(a)(ii). Other than as set forth on
Schedule 4.4, no consent of or notice to any Person is required for any Intellectual
Property licensed to any of the Acquired Companies (that is material to the operation of the
Business) as a result of or in connection with, and the terms of and enforceability of any such
license will not be affected by, the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement or the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby. The Intellectual Property
described on Schedules 4.12(a)(i) and (ii) is sufficient for the conduct of the
businesses of the Acquired Companies immediately after the Closing in the same manner as conducted
prior to the Closing.
(b) Except as set forth on Schedule 4.12(b), (i) none of the Acquired Companies has
infringed or misappropriated, or is now infringing or misappropriating, the intellectual property
rights of any third party; (ii) there is no claim pending or, to the Companys Knowledge,
threatened, against any of the Acquired Companies with respect to the alleged infringement or
misappropriation by any of the Acquired Companies of any intellectual property rights of any third
party; and (iii) to the Companys Knowledge, no third party is infringing or misappropriating the
Intellectual Property owned by any of the Acquired Companies and no claim against a third party
with respect to the alleged infringement or misappropriation of the Intellectual Property owned by
any of the Acquired Companies is currently pending or threatened.
(c) To the Companys Knowledge, all trade secrets, confidential information or know-how of the
Acquired Companies that is material to the operation of the Business have been maintained in
confidence in accordance with the protection procedures customarily used by the payroll processing
industry to protect rights of like importance. All Persons who are inventors or original authors
of any Intellectual Property owned by the Acquired Companies (whether as employees or independent
contractors) have executed and delivered to the Acquired Companies a confidentiality agreement
restricting such Persons right to disclose proprietary information of the Acquired Companies, as
applicable, and a written contract assigning their rights in and to such Intellectual Property to
one of the Acquired Companies, as applicable. To the Companys Knowledge, no Person has any claim
against an Acquired Company in connection with such Persons involvement in the conception and
development of any Intellectual Property owned by any of the Acquired Companies and no such claim
has been asserted or threatened in writing or to the Companys Knowledge orally.
(d) Except as set forth in Schedule 4.12(d), each Acquired Company (i) has taken
commercially reasonable measures to ensure that it is in material compliance, with all
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applicable Laws regarding the privacy, collection, retention, use and disclosure of personal
information, (ii) has taken commercially reasonable measures to protect and maintain the
confidential nature of the personal information provided to such Acquired Company by individuals;
and (iii) has taken commercially reasonable measures to ensure that it has adequate technological
and procedural measures in place to protect personal information collected from individuals against
loss, theft and unauthorized access or disclosure.
(e) Except as set forth in Schedule 4.12(e), no Company software product uses any Open
Source Software in a manner which would require that such Company software product be disclosed or
distributed in source code form or otherwise published or made available by the Company as Open
Source Software.
(f) Except as set forth in Schedule 4.12(f), no Acquired Company has disclosed or
delivered to any Person, or permitted the disclosure or delivery to any escrow agent or other
Person, of any software source code of a Company software product. No event has occurred, and no
circumstance or condition exists, that (with or without notice or lapse of time) will, or could
reasonably be expected to, result in the disclosure or delivery to any Person of any such source
code of a Company software product.
4.13 Contracts. Except as listed or described on Schedule 4.13, as of the
date hereof, none of the Acquired Companies is a party to or bound by any written or oral leases,
agreements or other contracts (Contracts) that are of a type described below (such
Contracts that are or are required to be listed on Schedule 4.13 are referred herein to as
the Scheduled Material Contracts, and Scheduled Material Contracts together with each
Contract for an Acquired Company to provide products or services to its customers are collectively
referred to herein as the Material Contracts):
(a) any consulting agreement or employment agreement (other than any at-will offer letters)
that provides for annual compensation or payments exceeding $25,000 per year and which cannot be
terminated by the Acquired Company party thereto without penalty on notice of thirty (30) days or
less;
(b) any collective bargaining agreement with any labor union or other collective bargaining
representative;
(c) any Contract for capital expenditures or the acquisition or construction of fixed assets
in excess of $25,000;
(d) any Contract for the purchase, maintenance or acquisition by the Company, or the sale or
furnishing of materials, supplies, merchandise, machinery, equipment, parts or other property or
services to the Company reasonably expected to require aggregate payments in excess of $25,000 for
the twelve (12) month period following the date hereof;
(e) any Contract with any customer of an Acquired Company that contains any terms that are
different in any material respect from the Acquired Companys form customer contracts, true and
correct copies of which form customer contracts are included with Schedule 4.13 (the
Form Customer Contract);
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(f) any Contract relating to the borrowing of money, or the guaranty of another Persons
borrowing of money or other obligation, including, without limitation, all notes, mortgages,
indentures and other obligations, guarantees of performance, agreements and instruments for or
relating to any lending (other than advances to employees for expenses in the ordinary course of
business) or borrowing;
(g) any Contract granting any Person a Lien on all or any part of the material assets of any
of the Acquired Companies, other than Liens which will be released at the Closing and Permitted
Liens;
(h) any Contract under which any of the Acquired Companies is (i) a lessee or sublessee of any
machinery, equipment, vehicle or other tangible personal property, or (ii) a lessor of any tangible
personal property owned by any of the Acquired Companies, in any single lease under (i) or (ii)
having an original value in excess of $25,000;
(i) any Contract under which any of the Acquired Companies has granted or received a material
license or sublicense or under which it is obligated to pay or has the right to receive a royalty,
license fee or similar payment in an amount in excess of $25,000, other than licenses for
commercially available prepackaged software;
(j) any Contract involving the operation of any joint venture or partnership entity;
(k) any Lease or agreement with respect to real property;
(l) any Contract with any distributor, sales agent or channel partner or similar third party
regarding the solicitation of orders or sales of any of the Acquired Companies goods or services
providing for aggregate payments to such third party in excess of $25,000 in any twelve (12) month
period (each a Channel Partner Contract).
(m) any non-competition, non-solicitation or exclusive dealing Contract or any other Contract
which purports to limit or restrict in any respect (i) the ability of an Acquired Company to
solicit customers or employees, (ii) the manner in which, or the localities in which, all or any
portion of the business and operations of an Acquired Company is conducted, or (iii) to the
Companys Knowledge, the ability of any third Person to solicit customers or employees or the
manner in which, or the localities in which, all or any portion of the business and operations of
such third Person is conducted;
(n) any Contact that contains a most favored nation clause or substantially equivalent
preferential pricing or treatment to a third Person;
(o) any Contract relating to Intellectual Property that is set forth or required to be set
forth on Schedule 4.12(a)(ii);
(p) any Contract listed on Schedule 4.4;
(q) any written warranty which is materially different than the warranty set forth in the Form
Customer Contract;
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(r) any Contract providing for the acquisition or disposition after the date of this Agreement
of any material portion of the assets of an Acquired Company; or
(s) any Contract with a Governmental Authority pursuant to which the Governmental Authority is
the customer or a recipient of services from the Company.
The Company has provided Parent a true, correct and complete copy of each Scheduled Material
Contract. Any Scheduled Material Contract that is not in writing is described on Schedule
4.13. Except as set forth on Schedule 4.13, each Material Contract is a valid and
binding obligation of the applicable Acquired Company party thereto, enforceable in accordance with
its terms, subject to bankruptcy, reorganization, receivership and other Laws affecting creditors
rights generally. Except as set forth on Schedule 4.13, neither the applicable Acquired
Company party to such Material Contract nor, to the Companys Knowledge, any other party to such
Material Contract is in material breach or default under such Material Contract.
Other than the expiration of Material Contracts in accordance with their terms, no Acquired
Company has received any written notice or, to the Companys Knowledge, oral notice, that (i) any
customers responsible, in the aggregate, for ten percent (10%) or more of an Acquired Companies
gross revenues over the last twelve (12) months, has ceased, or is planning to cease, to use the
products or services of an Acquired Company, (ii) ten percent (10%) or more of the total number of
an Acquired Companies customers, has ceased, or is planning to cease, to use the products or
services of an Acquired Company, or (iii) any party to a Channel Partner Contract has exercised, or
is planning to exercise, any right of termination or cancelation under any such Channel Partner
Contract. To the Companys Knowledge, no customer of any of the Acquired Companies or any party to
a Channel Partner Contract has threatened to take any action described in the preceding sentence as
a result of the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.
4.14 Litigation. Except as set forth on Schedule 4.14, there is no material
litigation, suit, arbitration, action or proceeding pending or, to the Companys Knowledge,
threatened, against any of the Acquired Companies, nor are any of the Acquired Companies subject to
any material judgment, order or decree of any Governmental Authority.
4.15 Employee Benefits.
(a) Schedule 4.15(a) lists each Employee Benefit Plan.
(i) Each Employee Benefit Plan (and each related trust, insurance contract or fund) has
been maintained, funded and administered in all material respects accordance with the terms
of such Employee Benefit Plan and the applicable requirements of ERISA and the Code.
(ii) Each Employee Benefit Plan that is intended to meet the requirements of a
qualified plan under Code Section 401(a) has received a favorable determination letter
from the Internal Revenue Service or is in the form of a prototype document that is the
subject of a favorable opinion letter from the Internal Revenue Service.
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(iii) Except as set forth on Schedule 4.15(a), each Employee Benefit Plan set
forth on Schedule 4.15(a) that is subject to Section 409A of the Code has been
maintained and operated in material compliance with Section 409A of the Code.
(b) No Employee Benefit Plan is an Employee Pension Benefit Plan that is subject to Title IV
of ERISA or Code Section 412, including a Multiemployer Plan, and no Acquired Company has any
liability under Title IV or Code Section 412 (including on account of an ERISA Affiliate).
(c) The Company has made available to Parent copies of the following, as applicable with
respect to the Employee Benefit Plans: plan documents and summary plan descriptions and the most
recent annual report (Form 5500).
(d) No Employee Benefit Plan provides welfare benefits subsequent to termination of employment
to employees or their beneficiaries except to the extent required by applicable state insurance
laws or under Title I, Subtitle B, Part 6 of ERISA.
(e) All contributions and premiums required by Law or by the terms of any Employee Benefit
Plan or any agreement relating thereto have been timely made (without regard to any waivers granted
with respect thereto) and any unfunded Liabilities with respect to current and former employees of
any Acquired Company or any Employee Benefit Plan which are required under GAAP to be set forth on
the face of a balance sheet have been accrued on the Most Recent Financial Statements in accordance
with the standards set forth in Section 4.6(a).
(f) The execution of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated
herein will not, by itself or in combination with a termination of employment after Closing, result
in any payment (whether of severance pay or otherwise) becoming due from or under any Employee
Benefit Plan to any current or former director, officer, individual consultant or employee of an
Acquired Company or result in the vesting, acceleration of payment or increases in the amount of
any benefit payable to or in respect of any such current or former director, officer, individual
consultant or employee. Except as set forth on Schedule 4.15(f), no payments or benefits
made or required to be made in connection with the Merger under any Employee Benefit Plan or any
other agreement entered into prior to the date hereof with an Acquired Company will be considered
an excess parachute payment under Section 280G of the Code (without taking into account any
payments or benefits that may be made by the Parent or its pre-Closing Affiliates).
(g) There are no pending or, to the Companys Knowledge, threatened claims (other than routine
claims for benefits in the ordinary course), lawsuits or arbitrations which have been asserted or
instituted against any Acquired Company, any fiduciaries of the Employee Benefit Plans with respect
to their duties to such Employee Benefit Plans or the assets of any of the trusts under any of such
Employee Benefit Plans.
4.16 Environmental Matters. Except as set forth in Schedule 4.16,
(a) Each of the Acquired Companies and the Acquired Companies operation of the Business, are
in material compliance with all Environmental Laws.
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(b) None of the Acquired Companies has received any written notice regarding any actual or
alleged material violation of Environmental Laws by any of the Acquired Companies or any material
liabilities or potential material liabilities relating to any of the Acquired Companies arising
under Environmental Laws or related to Hazardous Materials.
(c) The Acquired Companies are not subject to any pending complaints, suits, administrative
proceedings, judgments, orders or decrees arising under Environmental Laws or related to Hazardous
Materials.
(d) Section 4.16 contains the sole and exclusive representations and warranties of the
Company with respect to any environmental matters, including, without limitation, any arising under
any Environmental Laws or relating to Hazardous Materials.
4.17 Indebtedness. Other than as set forth on Schedule 4.17 and other than
any intercompany Indebtedness, as of the Closing Date, the Acquired Companies will not have any
Indebtedness, other than the Company Secured Debt being paid off in full in connection with the
Closing.
4.18 Licenses and Permits. Schedule 4.18 sets forth a list of all material
notifications, licenses, permits, franchises, certificates, approvals, exemptions, classifications,
registrations and other similar documents and authorizations (collectively, the Licenses)
held by the Acquired Companies and issued by, or submitted by any of the Acquired Companies to, any
Governmental Authority or other Person, which constitute all Licenses used by the Acquired
Companies in the conduct of the Business during the twelve (12) month period immediately prior to
the date hereof. Each Acquired Company holds the Licenses which are required for such Acquired
Company to operate the Business as presently conducted by it and all such Licenses are in full
force and effect and no suspension or cancellation of any of them is threatened; and all such
Licenses will not be effected, terminated, cancelled or caused to be renewed, reapplied for or
reissued as a result of the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. For
the avoidance of doubt, the term License as used herein shall not be deemed to refer to licenses
of intellectual property rights and all representations and warranties with respect to Intellectual
Property (including, without limitation, the existence and effect of Licenses thereof), are given
solely in Section 4.12 of this Agreement.
4.19 Employees/Labor Matters.
(a) Schedule 4.19(a) contains a true and complete list of all employees of each of the
Acquired Companies as of the date hereof; including each employee on leave of absence or layoff
status: which list includes employer; name; job title; hire date; current annual base compensation;
2010 target bonus opportunity; accrued paid time off; severance pay; and participation in only the
following Employee Benefit Plans: (i) the short term and long term disability insurance through
Guardian Life Insurance Company, (ii) SurePayroll 401(k) plan administered through Fidelity, (iii)
United Healthcare Medical Insurance Plan, (iv) Metlife Dental Insurance and (v) MetLife Optional
Life Insurance, and shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the Closing Date
except for any changes to the information set forth thereon occurring in the ordinary course of
business.
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(b) Except as set forth on Schedule 4.19(b), there is no, and within the last two
years none of the Acquired Companies has experienced any, material strike, picketing, boycott, work
stoppage, slowdown or other material labor dispute, allegation, charge or complaint of unfair labor
practice, employment discrimination or, to the Companys Knowledge, union organizational activity;
nor, to the Companys Knowledge, is any such action presently threatened against any of the
Acquired Companies. Each of the Acquired Companies is in material compliance with all Laws and
Governmental Orders relating to wages, hours, labor (including work conditions, safety regulations
and employee representatives) and collective bargaining agreements.
4.20 Insurance Policies. The Company has made available to Parent correct and
complete copies of all insurance policies, including without limitation, general liability
policies, product liability, comprehensive general liability and umbrella insurance policies,
maintained as of the date hereof by the Acquired Companies (the Insurance Policies),
together with descriptions of self-insurance programs. Except as set forth on Schedule
4.20, all such Insurance Policies are in full force and effect, with no premium arrearages, and
will not be terminated, canceled or otherwise effected by the consummation of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement. No Acquired Company has received any written notice of
cancellation or intent to cancel, non-payment of premiums, increase of premiums or refusal of
coverage with respect to present insurance policies nor, to the Companys Knowledge, is there any
basis for any such action. Except as set forth in Schedule 4.20, (a) to the Companys
Knowledge there are no pending claims with any insurance company and (b) there are no instances of
a denial of coverage of an Acquired Company. The Company has provided Parent with a complete and
accurate history of all claims made against any such insurance policies for the period for which
any claims history have been provided for any given insurance policy. Each Acquired Company has
paid all premiums due, and has otherwise performed all of its respective obligations in all
material respects, under each insurance policy to which any such Acquired Company is a party or
that provides coverage to any Acquired Company.
4.21 Customers and Suppliers. Schedule 4.21 sets forth a list of the Acquired
Companies top five (5) customers and suppliers as of December 31, 2009 (determined by the amount
of total sales or purchases, as applicable) and to the Companys Knowledge describes in reasonable
detail any currently existing material disputes with any such customers or suppliers. Except as
set forth on Schedule 4.21, no product or service manufactured, sold, leased, licensed,
delivered or installed by an Acquired Company is subject to any written guaranty, warranty or other
material indemnity beyond the applicable written warranty or indemnity in the Form Customer
Contract except for those Contracts listed on Schedule 4.13 pursuant to Section
4.13(e).
4.22 Certain Business Practices.
(a) To the Companys Knowledge, no Acquired Company or any of its directors, managers,
officers, employees or agents has used any corporate or other funds for unlawful contributions,
payments, gifts, or entertainment, made any unlawful expenditures or payments, engaged in any other
arrangement or taken any action, or failed to take any action or established or maintained any
unlawful or unrecorded funds (i) in violation of Laws, including any provision of the Foreign
Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, (ii) relating to political activity; or
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(iii) in violation of any Acquired Companys ethics policy or code of conduct. To the
Companys Knowledge, no Acquired Company or any of its directors, managers, officers, employees or
agents has accepted or received any contributions, payments, gifts, or expenditures in violation of
Laws. No Acquired Company has received any written notice, or to the Companys Knowledge oral
notice, that any Acquired Company is or may be in violation of Laws in any material respect of with
respect to such practices.
(b) Except as set forth on Schedule 4.22(b), no Acquired Company owes any
Indebtedness, directly or indirectly, to any of its employees, officers, directors or managers, or
its or their Affiliates (each a Related Party). No Related Party owes any Indebtedness
to any Acquired Company. Except as set forth on Schedule 4.22(b), to the Companys
Knowledge, no Related Party has any direct or indirect ownership interest in any Person with which
any Acquired Company has a business relationship, or any Person which competes with any Acquired
Company, other than ownership of a less than five percent (5%) interest in the outstanding capital
stock of any publicly traded company that may compete with an Acquired Company. Except as set
forth on Schedule 4.22(b) and other than employees of the Acquired Companies with regard to
arrangements relating to such employment, to the Companys Knowledge, no Related Party has any
direct or indirect interest in any contract or agreement with an Acquired Company or ownership of
any asset of any Acquired Company.
ARTICLE V
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF PARENT AND MERGER SUB
Parent and Merger Sub represent and warrant to the Company as follows:
5.1 Organization of Parent and Merger Sub. Each of Parent and Merger Sub is a
corporation, validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of the jurisdiction of its
incorporation.
5.2 Ownership of Merger Sub; No Prior Activities. Merger Sub is a direct,
wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent, was formed solely for the purpose of engaging in the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement and has engaged in no business activity other than as
contemplated by this Agreement. Except for obligations or liabilities incurred in connection with
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, Merger Sub has not and will not have incurred,
directly or indirectly, through any subsidiary or Affiliate, any obligations or liabilities or
engaged in any business activities of any type or kind whatsoever or entered into any agreements or
arrangements with any Person.
5.3 Authorization; Enforceability. Each of Parent and Merger Sub has requisite
corporate power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and to perform its obligations
hereunder. The execution and delivery of this Agreement by Parent and Merger Sub and the
consummation by Parent and Merger Sub of the Merger and the other transactions contemplated hereby
have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action, and no other corporate proceedings on
the part of Parent and Merger Sub and no stockholder votes are necessary to authorize this
Agreement or to consummate the Merger and the other transactions contemplated hereby, other than
the filing and recordation of the Certificate of Merger. This
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Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Parent and the Merger Sub and, assuming
the due authorization, execution and delivery by the other Parties hereto, constitutes the valid
and legally binding obligation of Parent and Merger Sub, enforceable in accordance with its terms
and conditions, subject to Laws of general application relating to public policy, bankruptcy,
insolvency and the relief of debtors and rules of Law governing specific performance, injunctive
relief and other equitable remedies.
5.4 Noncontravention. Neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement, nor the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, will (i) violate any Laws or Governmental
Orders to which Parent or Merger Sub is subject or any provision of its Organizational Documents,
or (ii) conflict with, result in a breach of, constitute a default under, result in the
acceleration of, create in any party the right to accelerate, terminate, modify or cancel or
require any notice under any agreement, contract, lease, license, instrument or other arrangement
to which Parent or Merger Sub is a party or by which it is bound or to which any of its assets is
subject. Except for the filing of the Certificate of Merger under the DGCL, the pre-merger
notification requirements of the HSR Act and foreign antitrust and competition law filings, neither
Parent nor Merger Sub needs to give any notice to, make any filing with or obtain any
authorization, consent or approval of any Governmental Authority in order for the parties to
consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
5.5 Brokers Fees. Neither Parent nor Merger Sub has any liability or obligation to
pay any fees or commissions to any broker, finder or agent with respect to the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement.
5.6 Litigation. There is no litigation, suit, arbitration, action or proceeding
pending against, or threatened against, Parent or Merger Sub that would adversely affect Parents
or Merger Subs performance under this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement.
5.7 Financing. Parent has, on the date hereof, or as of the Closing Date will have,
the financial capability and all sufficient cash on hand or existing unconditional commitments
necessary to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement on the terms and subject to
the conditions set forth herein, and will have all such capability as of the Effective Time.
Parent has no reason to believe that there are any conditions to the payment of such cash or, in
the case of any such existing unconditional commitments, to the drawing of amounts thereunder which
cannot be satisfied by Parent as of the date hereof and as of the Effective Time. Upon consummation
of the transaction contemplated hereby, Parent, the Company and the Company Subsidiaries will not
be (a) insolvent or left with unreasonably small capital, (b) have incurred debts beyond their
ability to pay such debts as they mature, or (c) have liabilities in excess of the reasonable
market value of their assets.
ARTICLE VI
PRE-CLOSING COVENANTS OF THE COMPANY
6.1 Conduct of Business. Except as contemplated by this Agreement or as otherwise
consented to in writing by Parent (which such consent may not be unreasonably
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withheld, conditioned or delayed), from the date hereof through the Closing, the Company,
covenants and agrees that:
(a) Except for salary increases or the introduction of new or modifications to employee
benefit arrangements consistent with the ordinary course of business or as otherwise required by
Law or existing Contract (copies of which have been made available to Parent), the Company shall
not permit any Acquired Company to (i) materially increase in any manner the base compensation of,
or enter into any new bonus or incentive agreement or arrangement with, any of its employees, (ii)
enter into any new employment, severance, consulting, or other compensation agreement with any of
its existing employees, (iii) amend or enter into a new Employee Benefit Plan, or (iv) make or
agree to make any bonus or profit sharing payments to any employee other than pursuant to the
Incentive Compensation Plan or otherwise in the ordinary course of business.
(b) The Company shall cause each of the Acquired Companies to use commercially reasonable
efforts to conduct the Business in all material respects according to its ordinary course of
business in substantially the same manner as heretofore conducted.
(c) Other than in connection with the exercise of any Options or the conversion of any
Preferred Stock, the Company shall not permit any Acquired Company to, issue, deliver or sell, or
authorize or propose the issuance, delivery or sale of, any shares of capital stock of any class or
other equity interests of, or any securities convertible into, or any rights, warrants, calls,
subscriptions or options to acquire, any such shares, equity interests, or convertible securities.
(d) The Company shall not permit any Acquired Company to amend its Organizational Documents.
(e) The Company shall not permit any Acquired Company to sell, lease, license, encumber or
otherwise dispose of, or agree to sell, lease, license, encumber or otherwise dispose of, any of
its material assets other than in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice.
(f) The Company shall not, and shall not permit any Acquired Company to incur any
Indebtedness, except in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice, or guarantee
any such Indebtedness or issue or sell any debt securities or warrants or rights to acquire any
debt securities of such party or guarantee any debt securities of others.
(g) The Company shall not permit any Acquired Company to enter into, terminate, amend or waive
any material right under any Material Contract or Lease.
(h) Except for any settlement requiring the Company to pay an aggregate amount of less than
$25,000, the Company shall not initiate or settle any material litigation, suit, arbitration,
action or proceeding.
(i) The Company shall take all action necessary to cause each Option to be canceled or
converted into the right to receive the Option Payments according to the terms of Section
3.3.
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6.2 Filings; Consents; Etc. The Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to
take, or cause to be taken, all actions, and to do, or cause to be done, all things necessary,
proper or advisable in compliance with applicable Laws to consummate and make effective, as soon as
reasonably practicable, the transactions contemplated hereby. Without limiting the generality of
the foregoing, the Company shall give all notices, make all required filings with or applications
to Governmental Authorities, and use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain all consents as set
forth on Schedule 8.2(d), required for the parties to consummate the transactions
contemplated hereby. In addition, the Company agrees to use commercially reasonable efforts to
cause the conditions set forth in Section 8.1 and Section 8.3 to be satisfied and
to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. In addition to and without limitation of the
foregoing, the Company undertakes and agrees to file as soon as practicable, and in any event not
later than the fifth Business Day after the date hereof, a Notification and Report Form under the
HSR Act with the United States Federal Trade Commission and the Antitrust Division of the United
States Department of Justice. The Company shall (i) respond as promptly as practicable to any
inquiries or requests received from any Governmental Authority for additional information or
documentation, and (ii) not extend any waiting period under the HSR Act or enter into any agreement
with any Governmental Authority not to consummate the Merger, except with the prior consent of
Parent hereto (which shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed). The Company shall (A)
promptly notify Parent of any written communication to the Company or its Affiliates from any
Governmental Authority and, subject to applicable Law, permit Parent to review in advance any
proposed written communication to any of the foregoing (and consider in good faith the views of the
other party in connection therewith); (B) not agree to participate, or to permit its Affiliates to
participate, in any substantive meeting or discussion with any Governmental Authority in respect of
any filings, investigation or inquiry concerning this Agreement unless it consults with Parent in
advance and, to the extent permitted by such Governmental Authority, gives Parent the opportunity
to attend and participate thereat; and (C) furnish Parent with copies of all correspondence,
filings, and communications (and memoranda setting forth the substance thereof) between it and its
Affiliates and its respective representatives on the one hand, and any Governmental Authority or
members of their respective staffs on the other hand, with respect to this Agreement.
6.3 Schedules Update. Prior to the Closing, the Company shall supplement or amend the
Schedules to this Agreement if the Company becomes aware of any matter heretofore existing or
hereafter arising which, if existing, occurring or known at the date of this Agreement, would have
been required to be set forth or described in such Schedules or which is otherwise necessary to
correct any information in such Schedules which has been rendered inaccurate thereby. For purposes
of determining the accuracy of the representations and warranties of the Company contained in
Article IV, for purposes of determining the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in
Section 8.2(a), and for indemnification under Section 11.3, the Schedules delivered
by the Company shall be deemed to include only that information contained therein on the date of
this Agreement and shall be deemed to exclude any information contained in any subsequent
supplement or amendment thereto, unless for purposes of indemnification under Section
11.3(a), such item of information contained in any subsequent supplement or amendment thereto
(a) only discloses a matter arising out of a fact or facts arising after the date hereof, and (b)
does not involve a Loss that is (i) individually with respect to any individual subsequent
disclosure, or (ii) in the aggregate with respect to all related subsequent disclosures arising out
of the same facts,
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greater than $25,000, in which case, Parent will not be entitled to indemnification pursuant
to Section 11.3(a) for such matter.
For the avoidance of doubt, it is agreed that a Parent Indemnified Party shall be entitled to
indemnification under Section 11.3(a) (subject to the terms of Article XI) with
respect to any Subsequent Disclosure that involves a Loss that is (i) individually with respect to
any individual Subsequent Disclosure, or (ii) in the aggregate with respect to all related
Subsequent Disclosures arising out of the same facts, greater than $25,000.
6.4 Exclusivity. During the period from the date of this Agreement through the
Closing or the earlier termination of this Agreement pursuant to Article XII hereof, the
Company shall not take, and shall cause the Company Subsidiaries not to take, or permit any other
Person on the Companys or any Company Subsidiaries behalf to take any action to encourage,
initiate or engage in discussions or negotiations with, or provide any information to, any Person
(other than Parent and Parents representatives) concerning any merger or recapitalization
involving the Acquired Companies, sale of Company Shares, any sale of all or substantially all of
the assets of the Acquired Companies or similar transaction involving the Acquired Companies (other
than assets sold in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice). The Company
shall, and shall cause the Acquired Companies and their officers, directors, agents and
representatives to, terminate any and all negotiations or discussions with any third party
regarding any proposal concerning any merger or recapitalization involving the Acquired Companies,
sale of Company Shares, any sale of all or substantially all the assets of the Acquired Companies
or other similar transaction.
6.5 Publicity. Prior to the Closing Date, the Company shall not, and shall not permit
any of its Affiliates or its and their representatives to, issue any press release or make any
public announcement relating to the subject matter of this Agreement without the prior written
consent of Parent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld); provided,
however, that the foregoing shall not restrict or prohibit the Company from disclosing this
Agreement, the agreements contemplated hereby and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby
to (a) its employees to the extent the Company reasonably determines in good faith that such
disclosure is necessary or advisable to consummate such transactions and (b) its customers and
suppliers to the extent such disclosure is necessary to comply with the terms of this Agreement.
6.6 Access. The Company will permit Parent and its representatives (including legal
counsel and accountants) to have, upon prior written notice, reasonable access during normal
business hours and under reasonable circumstances, and in a manner so as not to interfere with the
normal business operations of the Acquired Companies, to the premises (subject and pursuant to the
terms of the Leases), books, records (including tax records and records regarding the Customer
Funds Accounts), contracts and documents of or pertaining to the Acquired Companies. Neither
Parent nor any of its representatives shall contact any employee, customer, supplier or landlord of
any of the Acquired Companies without the prior written consent of an officer of the Company (which
shall not be unreasonably withheld). Parent shall comply with, and shall cause its representatives
to comply with, all of their obligations under the Confidentiality Agreement with respect to the
information disclosed pursuant to this Section 6.6, which agreement will remain in full
force and effect. Notwithstanding the obligations set forth in this Article VI to the
contrary, the Company may withhold from Parent
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and Merger Sub (x) any document or information that is subject to the terms of a
confidentiality agreement with a third party, (y) any document or information regarding the
Companys entry into or conducting of a competitive sale process prior to the execution of this
Agreement or (z) such portions of documents or information relating to pricing or other matters
that are highly sensitive and the exchange of such documents (or portions thereof) or information,
as determined by the Companys outside counsel, might reasonably result in antitrust difficulties
between the Company and Parent or any of their respective Affiliates. Each Acquired Company and
Parent shall cooperate according to the procedures described on Exhibit E with regard to
the Customer Funds.
6.7 280G Matters. The Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts, with respect
to any payments under any Employee Benefit Plan or other agreement with an Acquired Company that
may result in connection with the Merger (other than payments or benefits made pursuant to any
agreement (i) with Parent or any of its pre-Closing Affiliates or (ii) entered into concurrently
with or after the Merger), separately or in the aggregate, in the payment of any amount or the
provision of any benefit to any employee of any Acquired Company that would not be deductible by
reason of Section 280G of the Code and the regulations promulgated thereunder (Section
280G) or that would be subject to an excise tax under Section 4999 of the Code (together, the
Section 280G Payments), to obtain the approval of such applicable Acquired Companys
shareholders holding the number of shares of Common Stock required by the terms of Section 280G in
order for such payments and benefits not to be deemed parachute payments under Section 280G, with
such approval having been obtained in a manner which satisfies all applicable requirements of
Section 280G (Section 280G Approval). Prior to submission of such payments for Section
280G Approval, the Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain waivers of the right
to receive any Section 280G Payments from any individual entitled to such payments.
ARTICLE VII
COVENANTS OF PARENT
7.1 Filings; Consents; Etc. The Parent shall use commercially reasonable efforts to
take, or cause to be taken, all actions, and to do, or cause to be done, all things necessary,
proper or advisable in compliance with applicable Laws to consummate and make effective, as soon as
reasonably practicable, the transactions contemplated hereby. Without limiting the generality of
the foregoing, Parent shall reasonably cooperate with, and provide any information necessary for,
the obtaining by the Company of the consents set forth on Schedule 8.2(d). In addition,
the Parent agrees to use commercially reasonable to cause the conditions set forth in Section
8.1 and Section 8.2 to be satisfied and to consummate the transactions contemplated
herein. In addition to and without limitation of the foregoing, Parent undertakes and agrees to
file as soon as practicable, and in any event not later than the fifth Business Day after the date
hereof, a Notification and Report Form under the HSR Act with the United States Federal Trade
Commission and the Antitrust Division of the United States Department of Justice. Parent shall (i)
respond as promptly as practicable to any inquiries or requests received from any Governmental
Authority for additional information or documentation, and (ii) not extend any waiting period under
the HSR Act or enter into any agreement with any Governmental Authority not to consummate the
Merger, except with the prior consent of the Representative hereto (which
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shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed). Parent shall (A) promptly notify the
Representative of any written communication to Parent or its Affiliates from any Governmental
Authority and, subject to applicable Law, permit the Representative to review in advance any
proposed written communication to any of the foregoing (and consider in good faith the views of the
other party in connection therewith); (B) not agree to participate, or to permit its Affiliates to
participate, in any substantive meeting or discussion with any Governmental Authority in respect of
any filings, investigation or inquiry concerning this Agreement unless it consults with the
Representative in advance and, to the extent permitted by such Governmental Authority, gives the
Representative the opportunity to attend and participate thereat; and (C) furnish the
Representative with copies of all correspondence, filings, and communications (and memoranda
setting forth the substance thereof) between it and its Affiliates and its respective
representatives on the one hand, and any Governmental Authority or members of their respective
staffs on the other hand, with respect to this Agreement. Notwithstanding the obligations set
forth in this Section 7.1, Parent may withhold from the Company and the Representative (x)
any document or information that is subject to the terms of a confidentiality agreement with a
third party or (y) such portions of documents or information relating to pricing or other matters
that are highly sensitive and the exchange of such documents (or portions thereof) or information,
as determined by Parents outside counsel, might reasonably result in antitrust difficulties
between the Company and Parent or any of their respective Affiliates. Notwithstanding anything set
forth in this Section 7.1, the Parent shall not have any obligation to take any of the
following actions or commit to take any of the following actions: (1) dispose of or transfer or
cause any of its Affiliates to dispose of or transfer any assets; (2) discontinue or cause any of
its Affiliates to discontinue offering any product or service; (3) license or otherwise make
available, or cause any of its Affiliates to license or otherwise make available to any Person any
intellectual property rights; (4) hold separate or cause any of its Affiliates to hold separate any
assets or operations (either before or after the Closing Date); (5) make or cause any of its
Affiliates to make any commitment (to any Governmental Authority or otherwise) regarding its future
operations; or (6) contest any legal proceeding or any order, writ, injunction or decree relating
to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
7.2 Publicity. Prior to the Closing Date, Parent and Merger Sub shall not, and shall
not permit any of their respective representatives to, issue any press releases or make any public
announcements relating to the subject matter of this Agreement without the prior written consent of
the Company, other than as required by Laws or by the rules and regulations of any stock exchange
upon which the Parents stock is listed, in which case Parent shall use its commercially reasonable
efforts to give the Company advance notice and the opportunity to review any proposed public
announcement and shall reasonably consider the comments of the Company made to such public
announcement; provided, however, the foregoing shall not require Parent to delay any disclosure or
filing of any press release, public announcement or document related thereto.
ARTICLE VIII
CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO THE CLOSING
8.1 Conditions Precedent to Each Partys Obligations. The respective obligations of
each Party to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby will be subject to
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the satisfaction, at or prior to the Closing, of all of the following conditions, any one or
more of which may be waived in writing at the option of the affected Party:
(a) No Legal Prohibition. No statute, rule, regulation, ruling, consent, decree,
judgment, injunction or order shall be enacted, promulgated, entered or enforced by any court or
Governmental Authority which would prohibit the consummation by such Party of the transactions
contemplated hereby.
(b) HSR Act. The applicable waiting period, together with any extensions thereof,
under the HSR Act shall have expired or been terminated.
8.2 Conditions Precedent to Obligations of Parent and Merger Sub. The obligations of
Parent and Merger Sub under this Agreement to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby will
be subject to the satisfaction, at or prior to the Closing, of all of the following conditions, any
one or more of which may be waived in writing at the option of Parent:
(a) Accuracy of Representations and Warranties; Performance of Covenants. Except as
expressly contemplated by this Agreement, the representations and warranties of the Company
contained in this Agreement (without giving effect to any materiality or Material Adverse Effect
qualification or exception contained therein) shall be true and correct as of the Closing with the
same force and effect as though made on and as of the Closing (other than those representations and
warranties that address matters only as of a particular date or only with respect to a specific
period of time, which need only be accurate as of such date or with respect to such period), except
where the failure of such representations and warranties to be so true and correct does not have,
individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect on the Acquired Companies. The Company
shall have performed and complied (without giving effect to any materiality or Material Adverse
Effect qualification or exception contained therein) with, in all material respects, all covenants
and agreements required by this Agreement to be performed or complied with by it on or prior to the
Closing. Parent shall have received at the Closing a certificate from the Company, dated as of the
Closing Date and executed by the Company, certifying its fulfillment of the conditions set forth in
this Section 8.2(a).
(b) No Material Adverse Change. No event or events shall have occurred since the date
of this Agreement which individually or in the aggregate constitutes a Material Adverse Change.
(c) Secured Debt Payoff Letter. The Company shall have received payoff letters (the
Senior Debt Payoff Letters) duly executed by the respective agents under the Company
Secured Debt indicating, in form and substance reasonably acceptable to Parent, that upon payment
of the portion of the Secured Debt Payoff Amount specified in each such payoff letter, all
outstanding obligations of the Acquired Companies arising under or related to the Company Secured
Debt shall be repaid and extinguished in full and that upon receipt of such amount such Person
shall release its Liens and other security interests in, and agree to deliver Uniform Commercial
Code Termination Statements and such other documents or endorsements necessary to release of record
its Liens and other security interest in, the assets and properties of the Acquired Companies.
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(d) Consents. The Acquired Companies shall have received those consents necessary for
the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and which are set forth on
Schedule 8.2(d) attached hereto, or if Parent shall have waived the delivery of any such
consent at Parents exclusive option, Parent shall not be entitled to seek indemnification under
Article XI for such waived consent.
(e) Escrow Agreements. The Escrow Agent and the Representative shall have executed
and delivered the General Escrow Agreement and the Incentive Compensation Escrow Agreement.
(f) Deliveries. The Parent shall have received the deliveries required to be made to
Parent as set forth in Section 9.1.
(g) Customer Funds.
(i) Parent shall have verified on the Closing Date (1) with each financial institution
maintaining a Customer Fund Account, that the Customer Funds therein are within $1,500,000
of the amount that is sufficient to satisfy for the relevant periods (disregarding the
Designated Accounts Receivable), in each case, (A) the Acquired Companies obligations to
disburse or remit Customer Funds and (B) the obligation(s) of the Companys customers for
which such Customer Funds were collected, and (2) that the representations and warranties of
the Company in Section 4.6(c)(iv) remain true and correct in all material respects.
(ii) The Company shall have provided Parent with respect to all Customer Fund Accounts
listed, or required to be listed, on Schedule 4.6(c), all signature cards or other
documents required to change the Persons authorized to direct the use of the funds in such
Customer Fund Accounts, to Parent or its or their employees immediately at Closing.
(h) Dissenting Shareholders. Holders of not more than ten percent (10%) of the Common
Shares and the Preferred Shares, calculated on an as-converted basis, shall have perfected rights
of appraisal under Delaware Law.
8.3 Conditions Precedent to Obligations of the Company. The obligations of the
Company under this Agreement to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby will be subject to
the satisfaction, at or prior to the Closing, of all the following conditions, any one or more of
which may be waived in writing at the option of the Representative:
(a) Accuracy of Representations and Warranties; Performance of Covenants. Except as
expressly contemplated by this Agreement, the representations and warranties of Parent and Merger
Sub contained in this Agreement shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the
Closing with the same force and effect as though made on and as of the Closing. Parent and Merger
Sub shall have performed and complied with, in all material respects, all covenants and agreements
required by this Agreement to be performed or complied with by Parent and Merger Sub on or prior to
the Closing. The Representative shall have received at the Closing a certificate dated as of the
Closing Date and validly executed on behalf
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of Parent and Merger Sub by an executive officer of Parent and Merger Sub, certifying the
fulfillment of the conditions set forth in this Section 8.3(a).
(b) Escrow Agreements. The Escrow Agent and Parent shall have executed and delivered
the General Escrow Agreement and the Incentive Compensation Escrow Agreement.
ARTICLE IX
CLOSING
9.1 Deliveries by the Company. At the Closing, the Company shall deliver or cause to
be delivered to Parent each of the following:
(a) Minute Books. All of the minute books, stock ledgers and similar corporate
records, and corporate seals of each of the Acquired Companies;
(b) Closing Certificate. The secretary of each of the Acquired Companies shall have
delivered to the Parent a certificate certifying as true and correct (i) the Organizational
Documents of each of the Acquired Companies, (ii) the stock ledger of the Company (including all
Option Holders), (iii) the written consent of the Directors of the Company and of certain
stockholders of the Company attached hereto as Exhibit F approving the Agreement, the
transactions contemplated herein and the Merger, and further certifying that such consents continue
in force and effect and have not been rescinded or modified, and (iv) the incumbency of the
officers, directors or trustees, as applicable, executing this Agreement on behalf of the Acquired
Companies;
(c) Certificate. The certificate required by Section 8.2(a);
(d) Good Standing Certificate. Certificate of good standing, dated not more than ten
days prior to the Closing Date, with respect to the Company, issued by the Secretary of State of
the State of Delaware;
(e) Resignations. Resignations effective as of the Closing Date of those directors
and officers of the Acquired Companies as Parent may request to resign no later than ten days prior
to the Closing Date;
(f) Escrow Agreements. The General Escrow Agreement and the Incentive Compensation
Escrow Agreement executed by Representative;
(g) FIRPTA Certificate. An affidavit, under penalties of perjury, stating that the
Company is not and has not been a United States real property holding corporation, dated as of the
Closing Date and in form and substance required under Treasury Regulation § 1.897-2(h) so that
Parent is exempt from withholding any portion of the Merger Consideration thereunder.
9.2 Deliveries by Parent and Merger Sub. Parent will deliver or cause to be delivered
to the Representative:
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(a) Merger Consideration. Payment of the Merger Consideration as provided in
Section 3.1(c);
(b) Certificate. The certificate required by Section 8.3(a);
(c) Board Resolutions. A copy of the resolutions of the Board of Directors of the
Parent and Merger Sub, certified by its Secretary as having been duly and validly adopted and as
being in full force and effect, authorizing execution and delivery of this Agreement and
performance by the Parent and Merger Sub of the transactions contemplated hereby;
(d) Good Standing Certificate. Certificate of good standing, dated not more than ten
days prior to the Closing Date, with respect to Parent and Merger Sub, issued by the Secretary of
State of the State of Delaware; and
(e) Escrow Agreements. The General Escrow Agreement and the Incentive Compensation
Escrow Agreement executed by Parent.
ARTICLE X
POST CLOSING COVENANTS
10.1 Tax Covenants.
(a) All Income Taxes of the Company or any Company Subsidiary that relate to periods ending on
December 31, 2009 or periods (or portions of any Straddle Period) ending after December 31, 2009
and on or before the Closing Date that are shown to be due with respect to such periods on the
Income Tax Returns filed pursuant to Section 10.1(c) below shall be paid from the Escrow
Funds (to the extent of available funds), but after giving effect to (and reducing such payment
obligation by) any such Taxes accrued on the Statement of Closing Net Working Capital that reduced
the Merger Consideration, if any, and the amount of payments that the Company and its Subsidiaries
(including, without duplication, estimated payments and credits for overpayments in prior years)
has made with respect to Income Taxes for the year ended December 31, 2009 and any year ending
after December 31, 2009 and on or before the Closing Date (or the portion of any Straddle Period
ending on the Closing Date) on or prior to the Closing Date.
(b) All refunds (whether in the form of an actual refund or a credit against Taxes due) for
Taxes received by or with respect to the Company or any Company Subsidiary for any Taxes
attributable to a Pre-Closing Tax Period shall be the property of the Company Stockholders and such
refunds, plus any interest received from the applicable taxing authority in connection with the
refund, shall be paid or caused to be paid by Parent to the Representative for distribution to the
Company Stockholders promptly upon receipt from the applicable taxing authority (including as a
result of using a credit on an Tax Return).
(c) The Company shall prepare and file on a timely basis all Tax Returns of the Company or any
Company Subsidiary due on or prior to the Closing Date, and such Tax Returns shall be prepared in a
manner consistent with the procedures and practices of the Company as in existence as of the date
hereof. Parent shall prepare or cause to be prepared all
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Tax Returns of the Company and each Company Subsidiary due after the Closing Date, which Tax
Returns shall be filed on a timely basis. To the extent that any Tax Returns of the Company or any
Company Subsidiary filed after the Closing Date relate to any Pre-Closing Tax Period, such Tax
Returns shall be prepared in a manner consistent with the procedures and practices of the Company
as in existence as of the date hereof. To the extent any Tax Returns of the Company or any Company
Subsidiary filed after the Closing Date may reasonably be expected to impact Taxes due for any
Pre-Closing Tax Period, Parent shall provide or cause to be provided any such Tax Return (and all
relevant work papers and other items required to understand such Tax Return or other items as
reasonably requested by the Representative) to the Representative at least sixty (60) days prior to
the due date of such Tax Return (after applicable extensions) for the Representatives review and
comment. Parent shall, or shall cause the Company or any Company Subsidiary, to incorporate any
reasonable comments provided by the Representative with respect to such Tax Returns and timely file
such Tax Returns with the appropriate taxing authority. Parent shall not (i) amend, modify, or
refile, or allow to be amended, modified, or refiled, any Tax Return of the Company or any Company
Subsidiary (in whole or in part) for any Pre-Closing Tax Period, (ii) make or change any Tax
election with effect in any Pre-Closing Tax Period, (iii) take any other action that would take
effect in a Pre-Closing Tax Period or (iv) take any other action that would take effect in a
Pre-Closing Tax Period without the prior written consent of the Representative (which will not be
unreasonably withheld or delayed).
(d) Parent and the Representative shall provide, and shall cause the Company and each Company
Subsidiary to provide, each other with such assistance as may reasonably be requested by the others
in connection with the preparation of any Tax Return, any audit or other administrative or judicial
proceeding relating to Taxes arising in a Pre-Closing Tax Period. Such assistance shall include
making employees available on a mutually convenient basis to provide additional information or
explanation of material provided hereunder and shall include providing copies of relevant Tax
Returns and supporting material. The Party requesting assistance hereunder shall reimburse the
assisting Party for reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred in providing assistance. Parent
shall, and shall cause the Company and each Company Subsidiary to, retain for the full period of
any statute of limitations and provide the others with any records or information that may be
relevant to such preparation, audit, examination, proceeding or determination. The Parent shall,
and shall cause the Company and any Company Subsidiary, to cooperate with the Representative to
obtain any refunds (including filing amended returns) that would result in the payment to, or for
the benefit of, the Company Stockholders under Section 10.1.
(e) If in connection with any examination, investigation, audit or other administrative or
judicial proceeding in respect of any Tax Return or Taxes with respect to the income or operations
of the Company or any Company Subsidiary for a Pre-Closing Tax Period, any Governmental Authority
issues to the Company or any Company Subsidiary a notice of an audit, examination, investigation,
or other administrative or judicial proceeding, a request for documents or other information,
written notice of deficiency, a notice of reassessment, a proposed adjustment, an assertion of
claim or demand concerning the Taxes or the taxable period covered by such Tax Return, Parent shall
notify the Representative of its receipt of such communication from the governmental body or
authority within twenty (20) Business Days after receiving such notice of deficiency, reassessment,
adjustment or assertion of claim or demand. Parent shall not, and shall not permit the Company or
any Company Subsidiary, to settle or
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otherwise resolve any issue with respect to any Taxes of the Company or any Company Subsidiary
if such settlement or other resolution could result in the Company Stockholders being liable for
any amounts pursuant to this Agreement without the prior written consent of Representative. The
Representative shall have the right to control any examination, investigation, audit, or other
administrative or judicial proceeding in respect of any Tax Return of the Company or any Company
Subsidiary for any Pre-Closing Tax Period, provided that Parent, at its sole cost and expense,
shall have the right to participate in any such contest. At the request of the Representative,
Parent shall resolve and settle, and shall cause the Company or any Company Subsidiary to resolve
and settle, any issue related to Taxes for any Pre-Closing Tax Date on terms acceptable to the
Representative and the applicable taxing authority. If the Representative chooses not to control
any contest to which it has a right to control under this Section 10.1(e), Escrow Funds
shall be used to reimburse Parent for Parents out-of-pocket costs in defending, prosecuting,
settling and resolving the contest.
(f) All federal, state, local, foreign and other transfers, sales, use or similar Tax
applicable to, imposed upon or arising out of the Merger shall be borne by Parent. Parent shall
indemnify and hold the Company Stockholders and the Representative harmless from such Taxes to the
extent imposed on the Company Stockholders or the Representative. Parent shall, at its own
expense, file all necessary Tax Returns and other documentation with respect to all such Taxes,
fees and charges, and, if required by applicable Law, the parties will, and will cause their
Affiliates to, join in the execution of any such Tax Returns and other documentation.
(g) For purposes of this Agreement, in the case of any Straddle Period, the amount of any
Incomes Taxes of the Acquired Companies for the Pre-Closing Tax Period shall be determined based on
an interim closing of the books on the Closing Date (and for such purpose, the taxable period of
any partnership or other pass-through entity in which the Acquired Companies hold a beneficial
interest shall be deemed to terminate at such time) and the amount of other Taxes of the Acquired
Companies for a Straddle Period that relates to the Pre-Closing Tax Period (including amortization
and depreciation deductions) shall be deemed to be the amount of such Tax for the entire taxable
period multiplied by a fraction the numerator of which is the number of days in the taxable period
ending on the Closing Date and the denominator of which is the number of days in the entire
Straddle Period. Notwithstanding the foregoing, all transactions not in the ordinary course of
business occurring on the Closing Date shall be treated for purposes of this Section 10.1,
and for purposes of filing all Income Tax Returns of the Parent, Company and any Company
Subsidiary, as occurring on the date after the Closing Date.
(h) None of the Parent, Merger Sub, the Company nor any of their Affiliates shall make any
election under Section 338 of the Code with respect to the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement.
(i) Parent and Merger Sub shall not take any action with respect to the Company or its
Subsidiaries that would cause the transactions contemplated by this Agreement to constitute part of
a transaction that is the same as, or substantially similar to, the Intermediary Transaction Tax
Shelter described in Internal Revenue Service Notices 2001-16 and 2008-111.
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(j) All indemnification payments under Article XI shall be treated as adjustments to
the Merger Consideration, unless otherwise required by a final determination of an applicable
taxing authority.
(k) Recovery against the Escrow Amount constitutes Parent Indemnified Parties sole and
exclusive remedy for any and all Losses or other claims against the Company Stockholders relating
or arising under this Section 10.1.
10.2 Further Assurances. At any time or from time to time up to one (1) year after the
Closing, each of the Parties hereto shall, at the request of the other Party hereto and at such
requesting Partys expense, execute and deliver any further instruments or documents and take all
such further actions as are reasonably requested of it in order to consummate and make effective
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
10.3 Director and Officer Insurance.
(a) For a period of six (6) years after the Closing, Parent shall not, and shall ensure each
of the Acquired Companies does not amend, alter, repeal or modify any provision in any of the
Acquired Companies Organizational Documents relating to the exculpation or indemnification of any
officers and directors in any way that diminishes or adversely affects the right of any officer or
director of any such Acquired Company holding such office prior to Closing for any acts or
omissions that occurred prior to Closing (unless required by Law), it being the intent of the
Parties that the officers and directors of any of the Acquired Companies who were officers and
directors prior to the Closing (each, an Indemnified Person) shall continue to be
entitled to such exculpation and indemnification for any acts or omissions that occurred prior to
Closing to the full extent provided for under applicable Law.
(b) At the Closing, Parent shall, or shall cause the Company to, obtain, maintain and fully
pay for irrevocable tail insurance policies naming the Indemnified Persons as direct
beneficiaries with a claims period of at least six years from the Closing Date from an insurance
carrier with the same or better credit rating as the Companys current insurance carrier with
respect to directors liability insurance in an amount and scope at least as favorable as the
Companys existing policies with respect to matters existing or occurring at or prior to the
Closing Date. Parent shall not, and shall cause the Company to not, cancel or change such
insurance policies in any respect.
(c) In the event Parent, the Company or any of their respective successors or assigns (i)
consolidates with or merges into any other Person and shall not be the continuing or surviving
corporation or entity in such consolidation or merger, or (ii) transfers all or substantially all
of its properties and assets to any Person, then and in either such case, proper provision shall be
made so that the successors and assigns of Parent or the Company, as the case may be, shall assume
the obligations set forth in this Section 10.3. The provisions of this Section
10.3 shall survive the consummation of the Merger and expressly are intended to benefit each of
the Indemnified Persons.
10.4 Employee Matters. Except as set forth on Schedule 10.4, Parent shall cause
the Surviving Corporation to provide employees of the Acquired Companies (Company
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Employees) as of the Closing Date with salaries, bonuses, benefits, benefit plans and
programs no less favorable in the aggregate to those set forth on Schedule 4.19(a) and in
the Companys commissions plans for a period of at least twelve (12) months following the Closing
Date; provided that the foregoing shall not in any way prohibit or restrict the Parent or an
Acquired Company from terminating any Company Employee for cause, which shall include violation of
any employment agreement or employment policy of an Acquired Company, and further, with respect to
any Company Employee who voluntarily terminates employment with an Acquired Company or for whom
employment with an Acquired Company was terminated for cause, the foregoing shall not require the
Parent or an Acquired Company to provide any compensation or benefits to such terminated Company
Employee after such employment has been terminated except as may be required by Law. Parent will
indemnify the Company Stockholder Indemnified Parties from and against any Losses that may be
incurred by them under the WARN Act arising on or after the Closing as a result of any action or
omission of the Surviving Corporation or any Company Subsidiary occurring on or after the Closing.
For purposes of participation of Company Employees in a benefit plan of Parent or its Affiliates
(including the Surviving Corporation) (a Parent Benefit Plan), each Company Employee
shall be credited with all years of service for which such Company Employee was credited before the
Closing Date under any analogous Employee Benefit Plans. In addition, and without limiting the
generality of the foregoing: (i) each Company Employee shall be immediately eligible to
participate, without any waiting time, in any and all Parent Benefit Plans; (ii) for purposes of
each Parent Benefit Plan providing medical, dental, pharmaceutical and/or vision benefits to any
Company Employee, Parent shall cause all pre-existing condition exclusions and actively-at-work
requirements of such Parent Benefit Plan to be waived for such Company Employee; and (iii) Parent
shall cause any eligible expenses incurred by such Company Employee and his or her covered
dependents under an Employee Benefit Plan which is a welfare plan during the portion of the plan
year of the Employee Benefit Plan ending on the date such Company Employees participation in the
corresponding Parent Benefit Plan begins to be taken into account under such Parent Benefit Plan
for purposes of satisfying all deductible, coinsurance and maximum out-of-pocket requirements
applicable to such Company Employee and his or her covered dependents for such year as if such
amounts had been paid in accordance with such Parent Benefit Plan.
10.5 Incentive Compensation Escrow. The Representative shall maintain the Incentive
Compensation Escrow in accordance with the Incentive Compensation Plan. After the Closing, Parent
or the Company shall, within five (5) days after any participant in the Incentive Compensation Plan
separates from employment with the Company, notify the Representative in writing of such separation
and include a certified statement as to whether such separation was a termination by the Company
with or without cause, a resignation by participant or a separation due to death or disability.
Upon receiving such notice, the Representative will promptly pay, or cause the Escrow Agent to pay,
any amounts due to such participant from the Incentive Compensation Escrow, if any, to the Company
to be paid to such participant in accordance with the Incentive Compensation Plan (net of
withholding and the employees portion of any employment Taxes, if any, which shall be remitted
instead by Parent to the applicable taxing authority). When any amounts remaining in the Incentive
Compensation Escrow are to be released to the participants upon the termination of such Incentive
Compensation Escrow, the Representative shall promptly pay, or cause the Escrow Agent to pay, such
amounts to the Company to be paid to such participants in accordance with the Incentive
Compensation Plan
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(net of withholding and the employees portion of any employment Taxes, if any, which shall be
remitted instead by Parent to the applicable taxing authority).
10.6 Collection of Designated Accounts Receivable and Additional Designated Accounts
Receivable. After the Closing Date, Parent shall, and shall cause the Surviving Corporation
to, use commercially reasonable efforts to collect the Designated Accounts Receivable and any
deficiency in the Customer Funds which, if collected, would reduce any payment obligation pursuant
to Section 3.5 (each, a Customer Funds Shortfall). For purposes of this
Section 10.6, commercially reasonable efforts shall include, without limitation, (a)
withholding delivery of W-2 statements to any customer who owes the Company a Customer Funds
Shortfall, (b) asserting any and all contract rights of Parent or the Company in respect of a
Customer Funds Shortfall, (c) obtaining promissory notes or other payment arrangements to collect
the Customer Funds Shortfall and (d) otherwise implementing the ordinary course collection
procedures and efforts of Parent and the Company in respect of the Customer Funds Shortfall;
provided that neither Parent nor the Surviving Corporation shall be required to commence any
litigation, suit, arbitration, action or enforcement proceeding to collect any portion of the
Customer Funds Shortfall. In addition, after the Closing Date, Parent shall, and shall cause the
Surviving Corporation to, use commercially reasonable efforts to settle and collect any amounts
owing to the Surviving Corporation in respect of Tax Notices which, if settled and/or collected, as
applicable, would reduce any indemnification obligation pursuant to Section 11.3(d),
including without limitation by implementing the ordinary course collection procedures and efforts
of Parent and the Company in respect of the settlement and collection of such Tax Notices.
10.7 2010 Discretionary Bonuses. After the Closing Date, Parent shall, or shall cause the
Surviving Corporation to, pay any bonuses relating to the period prior to the Closing Date in the
ordinary course of business consistent with the Companys past practice in accordance with the
terms for such bonuses. To the extent any such bonuses are discretionary, (a) the president of the
Surviving Corporation shall be entitled to determine in good faith if and to what extent such
bonuses will be paid (for all persons other than himself) and (b) the president of the Surviving
Corporation shall be entitled to 100% of the discretionary portion of any of his bonuses for such
period. Notwithstanding anything in this Section 10.7 to the contrary, the amounts of any such
bonus shall not exceed the target amount for such bonus set forth on Schedule 4.19(a).
ARTICLE XI
INDEMNIFICATION
11.1 Survival of the Companys Warranties and Covenants; Time Limits on Indemnification
Obligations. All representations and warranties of the Company, the Representative and the
Company Stockholders contained in this Agreement shall survive the Closing hereunder for a period
of fifteen (15) months after the Closing Date and then terminate, provided, however, that the
covenants set forth in this Agreement shall survive until the date on which the performance of such
covenant is completed and then terminate. Notice of any claim for indemnification hereunder must
be given prior to the expiration of the applicable survival period set forth in this Section
11.1; provided that so long as such notice is so given any claim
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may continue to be asserted and indemnified against until finally resolved, whether or not the
settlement or any proceeding with respect to such claim occurs, in whole or in part, during or
after the applicable survival period set forth in this Section 11.1.
11.2 Survival of Parents and Merger Subs Representations, Warranties and Covenants; Time
Limits on Indemnification Obligations. All of the representations and warranties of Parent and
Merger Sub shall survive the Closing hereunder for a period of fifteen (15) months after the
Closing Date and then terminate, provided, however, that the covenants set forth in this Agreement
shall survive until the date on which the performance of such covenant is completed and then
terminate. Notice of any claim for indemnification hereunder must be given prior to the expiration
of the applicable survival period set forth in this Section 11.2 (the Survival
Period); provided that so long as such notice is so given any claim may continue to be
asserted and indemnified against until finally resolved, whether or not the settlement or any
proceeding with respect to such claim occurs, in whole or in part, during or after the Survival
Period. For the avoidance of doubt, notwithstanding any other notice that may be given by any
Parent Indemnified Party, notice with respect to any claim to any portion of the Adjustment Amount
shall be deemed to have been timely given prior to the expiration of the Survival Period if Parent
shall have delivered the Statement of Customer Funds and the Statement of Accounts Receivable prior
to the expiration of the Survival Period, and any claim with respect to any portion of the
Adjustment Amount may continue to be asserted and indemnified against until finally resolved,
whether or not the settlement or any proceeding with respect to such claim occurs, in whole or in
part, during or after the Survival Period.
11.3 Indemnification Relating to the Company. From and after the Closing, Parent and
Merger Sub and its officers, directors, employees, agents, representatives, successors and
permitted assigns (each, a Parent Indemnified Party), shall be indemnified from the
Escrow Funds (to the extent of available funds) and in accordance with and subject to this
Article XI and held harmless by the Company Stockholders from and against, and Parent
Indemnified Party shall be reimbursed from the Escrow Funds for, any and all losses, charges,
claims, damages, liabilities, obligations, judgments, settlements, fines, penalties, interest,
awards, demands, offsets, and reasonable out-of-pocket costs, expenses and attorneys fees
(including any such reasonable costs, expenses and attorneys fees incurred in enforcing a partys
right to indemnification against any indemnifying party or with respect to any appeal)
(hereinafter, a Loss or the Losses) sustained or incurred by any Parent
Indemnified Party resulting from:
(a) any breach of a representation or warranty made by the Company in Article IV of
this Agreement or in any certificate delivered by the Company pursuant to Section 8.2(a);
(b) any breach of a covenant made by the Company in this Agreement (other than a breach of
Section 6.3);
(c) any Tax liability of any of the Acquired Companies relating to the Pre-Closing Tax Period
and all Taxes that are attributable to any Liability by reason of any of the Acquired Companies
being liable under Treasury Regulation Section 1.1502-6 (or any similar provision of state or local
law) for the Taxes of a consolidated group (other than a group the
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common parent of which is any of the Acquired Companies) of which an Acquired Company was a
member on or prior to the Closing Date;
(d) any liability of the Company for Taxes reasonably determined by the Company to be a
payment obligation of the Company, penalties or interest, in each case arising out of notices
issued by any taxing authority resulting from any incorrect or inadequate payment of Taxes which
were deemed to be due during the period prior to the Closing Date by the Company on behalf of its
customers (each, a Tax Notice), but only to the extent such liability is assessed and
results in payment by the Company to the relevant taxing authority (with the parties expressly
acknowledging and agreeing that any Tax Notice, or any portion of any Tax Notice, which is resolved
so as to result in the relevant taxing authority owing any payments to the Company or its customers
shall not be a matter for which indemnification is available hereunder, regardless of when and to
what extent such taxing authority ultimately makes such payment); and
(e) any Claim in connection with this Agreement by any Person against any of the Acquired
Companies or the Parent with respect to (i) the calculation of the Per Share Payment Schedule, (ii)
any discrepancy in payments made by Parent in reliance on the Per Share Payment Schedule, and (iii)
the Representatives failure to make any payment required to be made by the Representative to any
Person pursuant to the terms of this Agreement or the Representative Agreement.
In accordance with Section 13.17, all claims payable to a Parent Indemnified Party
pursuant to this Section 11.3 shall be negotiated, settled and paid on behalf of each
Company Stockholder only by the Representative from the Escrow Funds and for purposes of
Section 11.5 below, and the Representative shall be deemed to have full authority to act on
behalf of the Indemnifying Party with respect to any Company Stockholder that is an Indemnifying
Party under Section 11.5.
11.4 Indemnification by Parent. From and after the Closing, Parent shall indemnify, defend
and save the Company Stockholders, and their respective officers, directors, employees, agents,
representatives, successors and permitted assigns (each, a Company Stockholder Indemnified
Party) harmless from and against, and shall promptly pay to a Company Stockholder Indemnified
Party or reimburse a Company Stockholder Indemnified Party for, any and all Losses sustained or
incurred by any Company Stockholder Indemnified Party resulting from:
(a) any breach of a representation or warranty made by Parent or Merger Sub in this Agreement
or in any certificate delivered by Parent or Merger Sub pursuant to Section 8.3(a);
(b) any breach of a covenant made by Parent or Merger Sub in this Agreement;
(c) any Tax liability of any of the Acquired Companies or Parent and any consolidated group
for Tax purposes of which Parent is a member for the Post-Closing Tax Period; and
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(d) any Claim in connection with this Agreement by any Person against any of the Company
Stockholders or the Representative with respect to Parents failure to make any payment required to
be made by Parent to such Person pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.
In accordance with Section 13.17, all claims brought by any Company Stockholder
Indemnified Party pursuant to this Section 11.4, shall be brought, prosecuted, negotiated
and settled only by and any indemnification payments shall be made only to, the Representative, for
purposes of Section 11.5 below, and the Representative shall be deemed to be the
Indemnified Party, with respect to any Company Stockholder Indemnified Party that is an Indemnified
Party under Section 11.5.
11.5 Indemnification Procedure for Third Party Claims. Other than a claim involving the
Tax Representations and Covenants, which procedure is set forth in and which shall be governed
exclusively by Section 10.1, in the event that subsequent to the Closing, any Person that
is or may be entitled to indemnification under this Agreement (an Indemnified Party)
receives notice of the assertion of any claim, issuance of any order or the commencement of any
action or proceeding by any Person who is not a party to this Agreement or an Affiliate of a party,
including, without limitation, any Governmental Authority (a Third Party Claim), against
such Indemnified Party, against which a party to this Agreement is or may be required to provide
indemnification under this Agreement (an Indemnifying Party), the Indemnified Party shall
promptly give written notice thereof together with a statement of any available information
regarding such claim to the Indemnifying Party, but in any event within fifteen (15) days after
learning of such claim (or within such shorter time as may be necessary to give the Indemnifying
Party a reasonable opportunity to respond to and defend such claim), provided, however, the failure
to give such notice shall relieve the Indemnifying Party of its obligation to indemnify with
respect to a Third Party Claim only to the extent that the Indemnifying Party actually has been
prejudiced by the Indemnified Partys failure to give notice as required. The Indemnifying Party
shall have the right upon written notice to the Indemnified Party (the Defense Notice)
within thirty (30) days after receipt from the Indemnified Party of notice of such claim, to
conduct at its expense the defense against such claim. In the event that the Indemnifying Party
does elect to conduct the defense of the subject claim, the Indemnified Party will cooperate with
and make available to the Indemnifying Party such assistance and materials as may be reasonably
requested by it, with any reasonable third party costs incurred in connection with such Indemnified
Partys cooperation being at the Indemnifying Partys expense. The Indemnified Party shall have
the right to participate in the defense assisted by counsel of its own choosing, provided that the
Indemnifying Party will not be liable to the Indemnified Party for any legal or other expenses
subsequently incurred by the Indemnified Party in connection with such participation in the defense
thereof. Without the prior written consent of the Indemnified Party, the Indemnifying Party will
not enter into any settlement of any Third Party Claim. The Indemnifying Party shall not be
entitled to control, and the Indemnified Party shall be entitled to have sole control over, the
defense or settlement of any claim to the extent that (i) claim seeks an order, injunction or other
equitable relief against the Indemnified Party, (ii) the Indemnified Party determines in good faith
that joint representation would be inappropriate, (iii) a court of competent jurisdiction rules
that the Indemnifying Party has failed or is failing to prosecute or defend such matter diligently
and in good faith, or (iv) the amount of Losses arising out of such Third Party Claim, as
determined by the Indemnifying Party in good faith, exceeds the total Escrow Funds in the Escrow
account at any time. If an offer is made to finally settle a Third
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Party Claim, which offer the Indemnifying Party is permitted to settle under this Section
11.5 only upon the prior written consent of the Indemnified Party, and the sole relief provided
to the third party pursuant to such offer is monetary damages that do not exceed the total Escrow
Funds in the Escrow account at the time, and the Indemnifying Party desires to accept and agree to
such offer, the Indemnifying Party will give prompt written notice to the Indemnified Party to that
effect. If the Indemnified Party fails to consent to such firm offer within twenty (20) calendar
days after its receipt of such notice, the Indemnified Party may continue to contest or defend such
Third Party Claim and, in such event, the maximum liability of the Indemnifying Party as to such
Third Party Claim will not exceed the amount of the total Escrow Funds in the Escrow account at the
time. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, no Indemnified Party shall settle
any Third Party Claim without the prior written consent of the Indemnifying Party (such consent not
to be unreasonably withheld or delayed). With respect to any Third Party Claim subject to
indemnification under this Section 11.5, the Parties agree to cooperate in such a manner as
to preserve in full (to the extent possible) the confidentiality of all confidential information of
the Acquired Companies and Parent and all attorney-client and work-product privileges with respect
to all information generated, produced or disclosed. In connection therewith, each party agrees
that: (i) it will use its commercially reasonable efforts, in respect of any Third Party Claim in
which it has assumed or participated in the defense, to avoid production of confidential
information of the Acquired Companies and Parent (consistent with applicable law and rules of
procedure), and (ii) all communications between any Party hereto and their respective counsel
responsible for or participating in the defense of any Third Party Claim shall, to the extent
possible, be made so as to preserve any applicable attorney-client or work-product privilege.
11.6 Calculation of Losses.
(a) The amount of any Losses payable under this Article XI by the Indemnifying Party
shall be net of any (i) amounts recovered by the Indemnified Party under applicable insurance
policies (but not including (y) any self-insurance of Parent or an Affiliate of Parent (including
any Acquired Company), or (z) any insurance policy under which the Company Subsidiary is the
insurer to Parent or an Affiliate of Parent (including any Acquired Company)) or from any other
Person alleged to be responsible therefor and (ii) the reduction in Taxes realized by the
Indemnified Party arising from the incurrence or payment of any such Losses. If the Indemnified
Party receives any amounts under such applicable insurance policies or from any other Person
alleged to be responsible for any Losses or realizes a reduction in Taxes attributable to a Loss
subsequent to an indemnification payment by the Indemnifying Party, then such Indemnified Party
shall promptly reimburse the Indemnifying Party for any payment made, expense incurred or reduction
in Taxes realized by such Indemnifying Party in connection with providing such indemnification
payment up to the amount received by or realized by the Indemnified Party, net of any expenses
incurred by such Indemnified Party in collecting such amount. The Indemnified Party shall use
commercially reasonable efforts to collect any amounts available under such insurance coverage or
from such other Person alleged to have responsibility therefore, provided that the Indemnified
Party shall have the right to seek, claim and collect indemnification under this Article XI
without first being required to assert any claim, right or remedy with respect to such insurance
coverage or other Persons. The Indemnifying Party shall be subrogated to all rights of the
Indemnified Party in respect of any Losses indemnified by the Indemnifying Party.
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(b) The Indemnifying Party shall not be liable under this Article XI for any (i)
Losses relating to any matter to the extent that there is included in the final Statement of
Closing Net Working Capital determined in accordance with Section 3.4, a specific liability
or reserve relating to such matter, (ii) Losses relating to any matter to the extent resolved in
accordance with Section 3.5, (iii) Losses to the extent the Indemnified Party had otherwise
been compensated therefor pursuant to the adjustments to the Merger Consideration pursuant to
Section 3.4 or (iv) any Losses to the extent that the Indemnified Party has already
previously recovered the same Losses in respect of the same claim (i.e., no double counting of
Losses).
(c) For purposes of determining whether an Indemnified Party has a right to indemnification
under Section 11.3(a) or Section 11.4(a) and for determining the amount of Losses
with respect thereto, the representations and warranties contained in this Agreement that are
qualified by reference to material, materially, Material Adverse Change, Material Adverse
Effect, or any similar term shall be deemed to have been made without giving effect to such
materiality qualifiers.
11.7 Limitations on Indemnities.
(a) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein, the Parent Indemnified Parties
shall have no claim for a Loss pursuant to Section 11.3(a) or Section 11.3(d) of
this Agreement, until the Losses incurred by the Parent Indemnified Parties exceed in the aggregate
One Million Dollars ($1,000,000) (the Basket Amount), and then only to the extent of such
excess; provided that for any Losses claimed after the Adjustment Amount is finally determined
pursuant to Section 3.5, such Adjustment Amount shall be deemed to be a reduction (but not
below zero) of the Basket Amount.
(b) The aggregate amount required to be paid to the Parent Indemnified Parties pursuant to
this Agreement shall not exceed in the aggregate an amount equal to the Escrow Amount (the Cap
Amount) and recovery pursuant to this Agreement shall further be limited to an amount not to
exceed the Escrow Funds available on any given payment date. In addition, in no event shall any
Parent Indemnified Party be entitled to recover or make a claim for any amounts in respect of
consequential, incidental or indirect damages, lost profits or punitive damages (other than
consequential, incidental or indirect damages, lost profits or punitive damages payable to third
parties).
11.8 Exclusive Remedy. From and after the Closing, except for any claim with respect to
actual fraud, intentional misrepresentation or intentional misconduct in connection with the
transactions contemplated hereby or the representations, warranties or covenants hereunder (a) the
remedies set forth in this Article XI constitute the sole and exclusive remedies for
recovery of Losses and any other amounts, and (b) recovery against the Escrow Funds pursuant to
this Article XI (and the terms of the General Escrow Agreement) constitutes a Parent
Indemnified Partys sole and exclusive remedy for any and all Losses or other claims relating to or
arising from this Agreement or in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby, including
any relating to environmental, health or safety matters. Notwithstanding anything set forth in
this Agreement to the contrary, the limitations of liability set forth in this Article XI
shall not apply to any claim with respect to actual fraud, intentional misrepresentation or
intentional misconduct in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby or the
representations,
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warranties or covenants hereunder; provided that, for the avoidance of doubt, none of the
Company Stockholders shall have any liability, directly or indirectly, in respect of any claim for
actual fraud, intentional misrepresentation or intentional misconduct, unless such Company
Stockholder bears direct culpability for such actual fraud, intentional misrepresentation or
intentional misconduct.
11.9 No Contribution. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, at and after the
Effective Time it is understood that no Company Stockholder Indemnified Party shall have any rights
of recourse, whether for contribution, by virtue of subrogation or otherwise, against any Acquired
Company for any payments that any of Company Stockholder Indemnified Party makes, or is obligated
to make, under this Article XI or any other section of this Agreement.
ARTICLE XII
TERMINATION
12.1 Termination of Agreement. Certain of the Parties may terminate this Agreement as
provided below:
(a) Parent and the Company may terminate this Agreement by mutual written consent at any time
prior to the Closing;
(b) Parent may terminate this Agreement by giving written notice to the Company prior to the
Closing in the event (A) the Company has within the then previous five (5) Business Days given
Parent any notice pursuant to Section 6.3 above and (B) the development that is the subject
of the notice has had a Material Adverse Effect;
(c) Parent may terminate this Agreement by giving written notice to the Company at any time
prior to the Closing (A) in the event the Company has breached any material representation,
warranty or covenant contained in this Agreement in any material respect, Parent has notified the
Company of the breach and the breach has continued without cure for a period of fifteen (15) days
after the notice of such breach, or (B) if the Closing shall not have occurred on or before
December 31, 2010, by reason of the failure of any condition precedent under Section 8.2
hereof (unless the failure results primarily from Parent breaching any representation, warranty, or
covenant contained in this Agreement); and
(d) The Company may terminate this Agreement by giving written notice to Parent at any time
prior to the Closing (A) in the event Parent or Merger Sub has breached any material
representation, warranty or covenant contained in this Agreement in any material respect, the
Company has notified Parent of the breach and the breach has continued without cure for a period of
fifteen (15) days after the notice of breach, or (B) if the Closing shall not have occurred on or
before December 31, 2010, by reason of the failure of any condition precedent under Section
8.3 hereof (unless the failure results primarily from the Company breaching any representation
and warranty or covenant contained in this Agreement).
12.2 Effect of Termination. If any party terminates this Agreement pursuant to Section
12.1 above, all rights and obligations of the parties hereunder shall terminate without any
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liability of any party to any other party (except for any liability of a party for any breach
of the Agreement that occurred prior to termination); provided, however, that
provisions contained in Section 6.6 above, and the Confidentiality Agreement referred to
therein, shall survive the termination of this Agreement for a period of three years following the
date of such termination (and, notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement or the
Confidentiality Agreement to the contrary, the Confidentiality Agreement term shall be
automatically amended to be extended for such additional three year period).
ARTICLE XIII
MISCELLANEOUS
13.1 Expenses. Each of Parent, Merger Sub, the Company and the Representative will bear
his, her or its own costs and expenses (including legal fees and expenses) incurred in connection
with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby provided, however, in
the event the Merger is consummated, the costs and expenses (including legal fees and expenses) of
the Acquired Companies incurred on behalf of the Company Stockholders in connection with this
Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby will constitute part of the Company Stockholder
Transaction Expenses.
13.2 No Third-Party Beneficiaries. Except as set forth in Sections 10.3 and
13.11 this Agreement and its provisions are for the sole benefit of the Parties to this
Agreement, the Party Indemnified Parties, the Company Stockholder Indemnified Parties, the Company
Stockholders and the Indemnified Persons and their respective successors and permitted assigns and
shall not confer any rights or remedies upon any Person.
13.3 Entire Agreement. This Agreement, including the schedules and exhibits attached
hereto, the Schedules and the Representative Agreement and the other documents referred to herein,
constitutes the entire agreement among the Parties and supersedes any prior understandings,
agreements or representations by or among the Parties, written or oral, to the extent they relate
in any way to the subject matter hereof.
13.4 Succession and Assignment. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the
benefit of the parties named herein and their respective successors and permitted assigns. No
party may assign either this Agreement or any of its rights, interests or obligations hereunder
without the prior written approval of Parent, the Representative and the Company.
13.5 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts (including
by means of facsimile), each of which shall be deemed an original but all of which together will
constitute one and the same instrument.
13.6 Headings. The section headings contained in this Agreement are inserted for
convenience only and shall not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.
13.7 Notices. All notices, requests, demands, claims and other communications hereunder
will be in writing. Any notice, request, demand, claim or other communication hereunder shall be
deemed duly given (i) when delivered personally to the recipient, (ii) one
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Business Day after being sent to the recipient by reputable overnight courier service (charges
prepaid), or (iii) four Business Days after being mailed to the recipient by certified or
registered mail, return receipt requested and postage prepaid, and addressed to the intended
recipient as set forth below:
(a) If to Parent, Merger Sub or the Company (after the Closing), addressed to it at:
Paychex, Inc.
911 Panorama Trail S.
Rochester, NY 14625
Telephone: (585)383-3788
Attention: Chief Legal Officer
With a copy to:
Nixon Peabody LLP
1100 Clinton Square
Rochester, NY 14604
Telephone: (585) 263-1671
Attention: James O. Bourdeau
(b) If to the Company (prior to the Closing) or the Representative, addressed to it
at:
George P. Colis
1111 W. 22nd Street, Suite 800
Oak Brook, IL 60523
Telephone: (630) 576-2250
and
Kirkland & Ellis LLP
333 South Hope Street
Los Angeles, CA 90071
Telephone: (213) 680-8400
Attention: John A. Weissenbach
Tana M. Ryan
Any party may change the address to which notices, requests, demands, claims, and other
communications hereunder are to be delivered by giving the other parties notice in the manner
herein set forth.
13.8 Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with
the domestic Laws of the State of Delaware without giving effect to any choice
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or conflict of law provision or rule (whether of the State of Delaware or any other
jurisdiction) that would cause the application of the Laws of any jurisdiction other than the State
of Delaware.
13.9 Consent to Jurisdiction and Service of Process. The Parties to this Agreement submit
to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state courts located in Delaware or the courts of the United
States located in the state of Delaware in respect of the interpretation and enforcement of the
provisions of this Agreement and any related agreement, certificate or other document delivered in
connection herewith and by this Agreement waive, and agree not to assert, any defense in any action
for the interpretation or enforcement of this Agreement and any related agreement, certificate or
other document delivered in connection herewith, that they are not subject thereto or that such
action may not be brought or is not maintainable in such courts or that this Agreement may not be
enforced in or by such courts or that their property is exempt or immune from execution, that the
action is brought in an inconvenient forum, or that the venue of the action is improper. Service
of process with respect thereto may be made upon Parent or the Representative by mailing a copy
thereof by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, to such party at its address as provided
in Section 13.7.
13.10 Waiver of Jury Trial. Each Party hereto hereby acknowledges and agrees that any
controversy which may arise under this agreement is likely to involve complicated and difficult
issues, and therefore each such Party hereby irrevocably and unconditionally waives any right such
Party may have to a trial by jury in respect of any litigation directly or indirectly arising out
of or relating to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Each Party
certifies and acknowledges that (i) no representative, agent or attorney of any other Party has
represented, expressly or otherwise, that such other Party would not, in the event of litigation,
seek to enforce the foregoing waiver, (ii) such Party understands and has considered the
implications of this waiver, (iii) such Party makes this waiver voluntarily, and (iv) such Party
has been induced to enter into this agreement by, among other things, the mutual waivers and
certifications in this Section 13.10.
13.11 Acknowledgements.
(a) Each Party acknowledges that it has conducted, to its satisfaction, an independent
investigation and verification of the financial condition, results of operations, assets,
liabilities, properties and projected operations of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries and
the Parent and the Merger Sub, and in making its determination to proceed with the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement, each Party has relied on the results of its own independent
investigation and verification, in addition to the representations and warranties of the Parties
expressly and specifically set forth in this Agreement. SUCH REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES BY THE
PARTIES CONSTITUTE THE SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE PARTIES IN
CONNECTION WITH THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY, AND EACH OF THE PARTIES UNDERSTANDS,
ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT ALL OTHER REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND OR NATURE EXPRESS
OR IMPLIED (INCLUDING ANY RELATING TO THE FUTURE OR HISTORICAL FINANCIAL CONDITION, RESULTS OF
OPERATIONS, ASSETS OR LIABILITIES OF ANY OF THE PARTIES OR TO ANY ENVIRONMENTAL, HEALTH OR SAFETY
MATTERS) ARE SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMED BY THE OTHER PARTY, ARE NOT
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BEING RELIED UPON BY THE PARTY OR ANY OF THEIR REPRESENTATIVES OR AFFILIATES.
(b) From and after the Closing, no Company Stockholder shall have any indemnification,
contribution, or other obligation for any Loss or other amount that the Parent Indemnified Parties
may suffer, and the Parent Indemnified Parties shall have no remedies, with respect to (i) the
subject matter of this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby or (ii) any other matter
relating to the Company or the Company Subsidiaries prior to the Closing, the operation of their
respective businesses prior to the Closing, or any other transaction or state of facts involving
the Company or the Company Subsidiaries prior to the Closing (including any common law or statutory
rights or remedies for environmental, health, or safety matters), other than pursuant to the
provisions of Section 11.3 or subject to the limitations set forth in Section 11.8,
for actual fraud, intentional misrepresentation or intentional misconduct which are the Parent
Indemnified Parties sole and exclusive remedies with respect thereto. From and after the Closing,
other than pursuant to the provisions of Section 11.3 or, subject to the limitations set
forth in Section 11.8 actual fraud, intentional misrepresentation or intentional
misconduct, the Parent Indemnified Parties may not avoid such limitation on liability by making a
claim for breach of contract, tort or pursuant to any other theory of liability, all of which are
hereby waived, and Parent and Merger Sub, on behalf of the Parent Indemnified Parties, further
fully and forever release and discharge, and covenant not to sue or otherwise make any claim with
respect to any such matter against, the Company Stockholders, and all of their parent companies,
subsidiaries, Affiliates, shareholders, officers, directors, representatives, agents, associates,
attorneys, employees, its and their respective successors and assigns. FROM AND AFTER THE CLOSING,
EACH OF PARENT AND MERGER SUB, ON BEHALF OF THE PARENT INDEMNIFIED PARTIES, OTHER THAN WITH RESPECT
THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 11.3 OR SUBJECT TO THE LIMITATIONS SET FORTH IN SECTION 11.8
ACTUAL FRAUD, INTENTIONAL MISREPRESENTATION OR INTENTIONAL MISCONDUCT, EXPRESSLY WAIVES ALL RIGHTS
AFFORDED BY ANY STATUTE WHICH LIMITS THE EFFECT OF A RELEASE WITH RESPECT TO UNKNOWN CLAIMS. EACH
OF PARENT AND MERGER SUB, ON BEHALF OF THE PARENT INDEMNIFIED PARTIES, ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT
UNDERSTANDS THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THIS RELEASE OF UNKNOWN CLAIMS AND WAIVER OF STATUTORY PROTECTION
AGAINST A RELEASE OF UNKNOWN CLAIMS. EACH OF PARENT AND MERGER SUB, ON BEHALF OF THE PARENT
INDEMNIFIED PARTIES, ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT THIS WAIVER IS AN ESSENTIAL AND MATERIAL TERM OF
THIS AGREEMENT.
13.12 Amendments and Waivers. No amendment of any provision of this Agreement shall be
valid unless the same shall be in writing and signed by Parent and the Representative. No waiver by
any Party of any provision of this Agreement or any default, misrepresentation or breach of
warranty or covenant hereunder, whether intentional or not, shall be valid unless the same shall be
in writing and signed by the Party making such waiver, nor shall such waiver be deemed to extend to
any prior or subsequent default, misrepresentation or breach of warranty or covenant hereunder or
affect in any way any rights arising by virtue of any prior or subsequent such occurrence.
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13.13 Severability. Whenever possible, each provision of this Agreement shall be
interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law, but if any provision
of this Agreement is held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect under any
applicable law by which this Agreement is governed, such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability
shall not affect any other provision; provided that such provision shall be construed to
give effect to the parties intent of such provision to the maximum extent permitted by applicable
law.
13.14 Construction; Disclosure. The language used in this Agreement shall be deemed to be
the language chosen by the Parties hereto to express their mutual intent, and no rule of strict
construction shall be applied against any Person. The specification of any dollar amount or the
inclusion of any item in the representations and warranties contained in this Agreement or the
Schedules or Exhibits attached hereto is not intended to imply that the amounts, or higher or
lower amounts, or the items so included, or other items, are or are not required to be disclosed
(including whether such amounts or items are required to be disclosed as material or threatened) or
are within or outside of the ordinary course of business, and no Party shall use the fact of the
setting of the amounts or the fact of the inclusion of any item in this Agreement or the Schedules
or Exhibits in any dispute or controversy between the Parties as to whether any obligation, item or
matter not described or included in this Agreement or in any Schedule or Exhibit is or is not
required to be disclosed (including whether the amount or items are required to be disclosed as
material or threatened) or is within or outside of the ordinary course of business for purposes of
this Agreement. Each section of the Schedules will be deemed to incorporate by reference all
information disclosed in any other section of the Schedules to the extent reasonably apparent on
the face of such disclosures that such information applies to such other section. The information
contained in this Agreement and in the Schedules and Exhibits hereto is disclosed solely for
purposes of this Agreement, and no information contained herein or therein shall be deemed to be an
admission by any party hereto to any third party of any matter whatsoever (including any violation
of law or breach of contract).
13.15 Incorporation of Exhibits and Schedules. The exhibits and schedules identified in
this Agreement are incorporated herein by reference and made a part hereof.
13.16 Specific Performance. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement, the Parties hereto
agree that, if any of the provisions of this Agreement or any other document contemplated by this
Agreement were not performed in accordance with their specific terms or were otherwise breached,
irreparable damage would occur, no adequate remedy at Law would exist and damages would be
difficult to determine, and, therefore, the Parties shall be entitled to specific performance of
the terms hereof and thereof, in addition to any other remedy at Law or in equity.
13.17 Company Stockholder Representative.
(a) Designation. The Representative is hereby authorized to serve as the
representative of each Company Stockholder with respect to the matters expressly set forth in this
Agreement and the Representative Agreement to be performed by the Representative; including
negotiating, settling and paying on behalf of each Company Stockholder any claim for
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indemnification under Section 11.3 and bringing, prosecuting, negotiating and settling
on behalf of each Company Stockholder any claim for indemnification pursuant to Section
11.4.
(b) Authority. Each Company Stockholder, by his, her or its acceptance of any portion
of the Merger Consideration, irrevocably appoints the Representative as the agent, proxy and
attorney-in-fact for such Company Stockholder for all purposes of this Agreement and the
Representative Agreement (including the full power and authority on such holders behalf (a) to
consummate the transactions contemplated herein, (b) to pay such Company Stockholders expenses
incurred in connection with the negotiation and performance of this Agreement (whether incurred on
or after the date hereof), (c) to make any determinations and settle any matters in connection with
the adjustment of the Merger Consideration contemplated by Article III, (d) to distribute
any funds payable by Parent hereunder which are for the account of the Company Stockholder, (e) to
deduct and/or hold back any funds which may be payable to any Company Stockholder pursuant to the
terms of this Agreement in order to pay, or establish a reserve for, any amount which may be
payable by such Company Stockholder hereunder, (f) negotiate, settle and pay on behalf of each
Company Stockholder any claim for indemnification under Section 11.3 and to bring,
prosecute, negotiate and settle on behalf of each Company Stockholder any claim for indemnification
pursuant to Section 11.4, (g) to endorse and deliver any certificates or instruments
representing the Company Shares and execute such further instruments of assignment as Parent shall
reasonably request, (h) to execute and deliver on behalf of such Company Stockholder any amendment
to the terms hereof, (i) to take all other actions to be taken by or on behalf of such Company
Stockholder in connection herewith, (j) to retain funds for reasonably anticipated expenses and
liabilities, and (k) to do each and every act and exercise any and all rights which such Company
Stockholder or the Company Stockholders collectively are permitted or required to do or exercise
under this Agreement or the Representative Agreement). Each Company Stockholder further agrees
that it shall promptly reimburse the Representative for its allocable share of any fees or expenses
incurred by the Representative in exercising its authority hereunder and taking any actions
pursuant to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Representative Agreement or the other
agreements contemplated hereby.
(c) Exculpation.
(i) Neither the Representative nor any agent employed by him shall incur any liability
to any other Person by virtue of the failure or refusal of the Representative for any reason
to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby or relating to the performance of his
other duties hereunder or any of his omissions or actions with respect thereto. For the
avoidance of doubt, Parent and Merger Sub shall be entitled to rely on the acts, to the
extent authorized hereunder, of the Representative in all circumstances, and no Company
Stockholder shall have any claim against Parent for any amount properly paid to the
Representative in accordance with this Agreement.
(ii) The Representative shall have no obligations to make any payments, including on
behalf of any Company Stockholder or any other Person. Parent agrees that it will not look
to the personal assets of the Representative, acting in such capacity, for the satisfaction
of any obligations to be performed by the Company (pre-closing) or the Company Stockholders.
The Company Stockholders will jointly and
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severally indemnify the Representative from any Losses arising out of his serving as
the Representative hereunder.
13.18 Representation of the Representative and the Company Stockholders and Affiliates. The
Parties agree that the fact that Kirkland & Ellis LLP may have represented the Representative and
its and the Companys Affiliates prior to Closing, and has represented the Company prior to
Closing, and such representations shall not prevent Kirkland & Ellis LLP from representing the
Representative, such Affiliates, or their respective equityholders, officers, or managers in
connection with any matters involving, including without limitation any disputes with, any of the
parties to this Agreement after Closing. The Parties agree to take the steps necessary to ensure
any privilege attaching as a result of legal counsel representing the Company or any Company
Subsidiary in connection with this transaction will survive Closing and will remain in effect,
provided that such privilege from and after the Closing will be jointly controlled by the
Representative and the Company, and may only be waived with both of their consent.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement and Plan of Merger as of
the date first above written.
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PARENT:
PAYCHEX, INC.
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/s/ Martin Mucci
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Martin Mucci |
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President and Chief Executive Officer |
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MERGER SUB:
SUREPAYROLL ACQUISITION CORP.
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By: |
/s/ Martin Mucci
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Name: |
Martin Mucci |
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President |
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COMPANY:
SUREPAYROLL, INC.
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/s/ Michael Alter
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Name: |
Michael Alter |
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President |
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REPRESENTATIVE:
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/s/ George P. Colis
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George P. Colis |
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