AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER
This Agreement and Plan of Merger (the "Agreement") is made and
entered into as of July 14, 2000 by and among GetThere Inc., a Delaware corporation
("Parent"), GetThere.com Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation ("Merger Sub") and
wholly owned subsidiary of Parent, Plansite Corporation d/b/a AllMeetings.com, a Nevada corporation
("Company"), Brian Ashton ("Ashton"), Glenn Bingham ("Bingham") and Craig
Martin ("Martin"). Ashton, Bingham and Martin are collectively referred to herein as the
"Selling Shareholders", and individually as a "Selling Shareholder".
RECITALS
A. Company, Parent and Merger Sub believe it is in the best interests
of their respective companies and the shareholders and stockholders, respectively, of their
respective companies that Company and Merger Sub combine into a single company through the merger of
Company with and into Merger Sub (the "Merger"). Pursuant to the Merger, among other things,
the outstanding shares of capital stock of Company (the "Company Capital Stock") shall be
converted into the right to receive cash and shares of Parent's common stock ("Parent Common
Stock") at the rates set forth herein.
B. Company, Selling Shareholders, Parent and Merger Sub desire to make certain
representations and warranties and other agreements in connection with the Merger.
C. The parties intend, by executing this Agreement, to adopt a plan of
reorganization within the meaning of Section 368 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended (the "Code"), and to cause the Merger to qualify as a reorganization under the
provisions of Sections 368(a)(1)(A) and 368(a)(2)(D) of the Code.
AGREEMENT
The parties hereby agree as follows:
- The Merger
.
- The Merger
.
At the Effective Time (as
defined in Section 1.2) and subject to and upon the terms and conditions of this Agreement,
articles of merger (the "Articles of Merger") complying with the Private Corporation
Law of the State of Nevada ("Nevada Law"), a certificate of merger (the "Certificate of
Merger") complying with the Delaware General Corporation Law ("Delaware Law"), and the
applicable provisions of Delaware Law and Nevada Law, Company shall be merged with and into Merger
Sub, the separate corporate existence of Company shall cease and Merger Sub shall continue as the
surviving corporation of the Merger. Merger Sub as the surviving corporation after the Merger is
hereinafter sometimes referred to as the "Surviving Corporation."
- Closing; Effective Time
. The
closing of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (the "Closing") shall take place
as soon as practicable, (and in no event later than 5 business days after the satisfaction or waiver
of each of the conditions set forth in Section 6 below or at such other time as the parties
agree (the "Closing Date"). In connection with the Closing, the parties shall cause the
Merger to be consummated by filing the Certificate of Merger and the Articles of Merger, together
with the required officers' certificates, with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware and
the Secretary of State of the State of Nevada, respectively, in accordance with the relevant
provisions of Delaware Law and Nevada Law (the time of such filing in Delaware being the
"Effective Time"). The Closing shall take place at the offices of Orrick Herrington
& Sutcliffe LLP, 400 Sansome Street, San Francisco, California, or at such other location as the
parties agree.
- Effect of the Merger
. At the
Effective Time, the effect of the Merger shall be as provided in this Agreement, the Certificate of
Merger, the Articles of Merger, and the applicable provisions of Delaware Law and Nevada Law.
At the Effective Time, all the property, rights, privileges, powers and franchises of Company and
Merger Sub shall vest in the Surviving Corporation, and all debts, liabilities and duties of Company
and Merger Sub shall become the debts, liabilities and duties of the Surviving Corporation.
- Certificate of Incorporation;
Bylaws
.
- At the Effective Time, the Certificate of Incorporation of Merger Sub, as
in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time, shall be the Certificate of Incorporation of the
Surviving Corporation until thereafter amended as provided by Delaware Law and such
Certificate of Incorporation, except that Article I shall be amended to read:
The name of the corporation is AllMeetings Inc. (the "Corporation").
- At the Effective time, the Bylaws of Merger Sub, as in effect immediately
prior to the Effective Time, shall be the Bylaws of the Surviving Corporation until thereafter
amended as provided by law, the Certificate of Incorporation of the Surviving Corporation and such
Bylaws.
- Directors and Officers
. At the
Effective Time, the directors of Merger Sub immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be the
directors of the Surviving Corporation, and the officers of Merger Sub immediately prior to the
Effective Time, shall be the officers of the Surviving Corporation, in each case until their
respective successors are duly elected or appointed and qualified.
- Effect on Capital Stock
.
- Subject to adjustment as set forth in this Section and in Section 1.6(a)(ii), the aggregate
merger consideration (as so adjusted, the "Aggregate Merger Consideration") shall consist of
(A) 1,200,000 shares of Parent Common Stock and (B) cash in the amount of $13,305,625 (the
"Aggregate Cash Portion"); provided, that the Aggregate Cash Portion shall be adjusted
as follows: first, the Aggregate Cash Portion shall be reduced by the aggregate exercise
prices (to the extent not paid to Company by the option holders) of all Company options exercised
between the date hereof and the Effective Date, and (ii) an amount equal to the greater of (x) 50%
of the aggregate severance payments, if any, made to Company employees not listed in Section 5.12 of
the Parent Disclosure Schedule and (y) such aggregate severance payments minus $14,750;
second, in the event the Unaudited Adjusted Net Assets (as defined below) exceed the Audited
Adjusted Net Assets (as defined below) by more than $25,000, the Aggregate Cash Portion shall be
decreased by such excess amount; third, in the event any of Company's shareholders provide
the notice pursuant to Nevada Law Section 92A.420 with respect to their intent to dissent with
respect to the transactions contemplated hereby, the Aggregate Cash Portion shall be reduced by an
amount equal to the product of the number of shares as to which such rights are intended to be
asserted and the per share Aggregate Merger Consideration which the Company's shareholders would
have received if there were no dissenting shareholders (such Aggregate Merger Consideration
calculated as the sum of (x) the value of 1,200,000 shares of Parent Common Stock and (y) the
Aggregate Cash Portion after adjustment pursuant to clauses first and second above).
"Unaudited Adjusted Net Assets" shall mean the current assets less total liabilities as shown
on the Assets and Liabilities Statement (as defined below). "Audited Adjusted Net Assets"
shall mean current assets less total liabilities as shown on the Audited Balance Sheet (as defined
below).
- The cash and stock portions of the Aggregate Merger Consideration shall be further adjusted on
the Closing Date as follows: If the cash portion of the Aggregate Merger Consideration (as
calculated pursuant to Section 1.6(a)(i) before adjustment pursuant to this Section 1.6(a)(ii)) is
greater than 50% of the sum of (x) the product of the average of the high and low prices of a share
of Parent Common Stock on the Nasdaq National Market on the Closing Date multiplied by 1,200,000
(i.e., the initial number of shares of Parent Common Stock), the product of which shall then
be reduced by the liquidity discount percentage ascribed to the Parent Common Stock to be issued in
the Merger as set forth in the letter to be delivered to the Parent by Houlihan Valuation Advisors
prior to the Closing (the "Discount Percentage"), and (y) the cash portion of the Aggregate
Merger Consideration (as calculated pursuant to Section 1.6(a)(i) before adjustment pursuant to this
Section 1.6(a)(ii)), then the cash portion of the Aggregate Merger Consideration shall be decreased
and the stock portion of the Aggregate Merger Consideration shall be increased, as though shares of
Parent Common Stock were purchased at a per share price equal to the average of the high and low
prices of a share of Parent Common Stock on the Nasdaq National Market on the Closing Date (but not
reduced by the Discount Percentage), to the extent necessary so that the cash portion of the
Aggregate Merger Consideration shall not exceed 50% of the sum of (x) above (but for purposes of
this calculation, the initial number of 1,200,000 shares of Parent Common Stock shall be increased
by the number of shares added pursuant to this sentence) and (y) above (but for purposes of this
calculation, the cash portion of the Aggregate Merger Consideration shall be as decreased pursuant
to this sentence).
- The shares of Parent Common Stock which comprise the Aggregate Merger Consideration shall be
subject to the following restrictions on transfer (in addition to any restrictions under applicable
law): (i) twenty-five percent of the shares of Parent Common Stock received by each Company
shareholder in the Merger shall be transferable by such shareholder upon the Closing; (ii) twenty-
five percent of such shares shall not be transferable by such shareholder until the first
anniversary date of the Closing; (iii) twenty-five percent of such shares shall not be transferable
by such shareholder until the second anniversary date of the Closing; and (iv) twenty-five percent
of such shares shall not be transferable by such shareholder until the third anniversary date of the
Closing; provided, that the foregoing restrictions shall not apply with respect to any Escrow
Shares sold by the Escrow Agent pursuant to Section 4(e) of the Escrow Agreement (but shall apply
with respect to any Escrow Shares released to Company shareholders).
- For all purposes of this Section 1.6, each share of Parent Common Stock shall have a value equal
to the average of the high and low prices of a share of Parent Common Stock on the Nasdaq National
Market on the Closing Date reduced (except as expressly provided in Section 1.6(a)(ii)) by the
Discount Percentage.
- By virtue of the Merger and without any action on the part of Merger Sub, Company or any of
their respective shareholders, the following shall occur at the Effective Time:
- Preferential Consideration
. Prior and in preference to any distribution of the Remaining
Consideration (as defined below) to holders of Series B Preferred and Company Common Stock, each
share of Series A Preferred (as defined below) issued and outstanding immediately prior to the
Effective Time (except such shares the holders of which have elected to convert into Company Common
Stock) shall be converted and exchanged, without any action on the part of the holders thereof, into
the right to receive that number of shares of Parent Common Stock and an amount in cash (in the same
proportions as the proportions of Parent Common Stock and cash that constitute the Aggregate Merger
Consideration) which in the aggregate equals the sum of $9.998 and the per share amount of any
accrued and unpaid dividends owing with respect to the Series A Preferred (the "Per Share Series
A Preferential Consideration"). The Per Share Series A Preferential Consideration multiplied by
the sum of the number of shares of Series A Preferred issued and outstanding immediately prior to
the Effective Time (except such shares the holders of which have elected to convert into Company
Common Stock) is herein referred to as the "Series A Preferential Consideration."
- Remaining Consideration
. After full payment of the Series A Preferential Consideration,
the Aggregate Merger Consideration less the Series A Preferential Consideration (the "Remaining
Consideration") shall be distributed to the holders of the Series B Preferred which have not
elected to convert their shares of Series B Preferred into Company Common Stock and holders of
Company Common Stock, in each case issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time.
Each such share of Series B Preferred Stock and Company Common Stock shall be converted and
exchanged, without any action on the part of the holders thereof, into the right to receive that
number of validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable shares of Parent Common Stock and that amount
of cash which comprise the Remaining Consideration, in each case divided by the sum of the number of
outstanding shares of Company Common Stock and shares of Series B Preferred.
- Fractional Shares
. No fraction of a share of Parent Common Stock will be issued, but in
lieu thereof each person to which Parent Common Stock is to be issued hereunder who would otherwise
be entitled to a fraction of a share of Parent Common Stock (after aggregating all fractional shares
of Parent Common Stock to be received by such person) shall receive from Parent an amount of cash
(rounded to the nearest whole cent) equal to the product of (i) such fraction, multiplied by (ii)
the value of a share of Parent Common Stock. The fractional share interests of each person shall be
aggregated, so that no person shall receive cash in respect of fractional share interests in an
amount greater than the value of one full share of Parent Common Stock.
- Cancellation of Company Capital Stock. All shares of Company Capital
Stock, when so converted, 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 shares of
Company Capital Stock shall cease to have any rights with respect thereto, except the right to
receive its portion of the Aggregate Merger Consideration as calculated pursuant to this Section 1.6
upon the surrender of such certificate in accordance with Section 1.7, without
interest.
- Cancellation of Company Capital Stock Owned by Parent or Company.
At the Effective Time, all shares of Company Capital Stock that are owned by Company as treasury
stock, each share of Company Capital Stock owned by Parent or any direct or indirect wholly owned
subsidiary of Parent or of Company immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be cancelled and
extinguished without any conversion thereof.
- Capital Stock of Merger Sub. At the Effective Time, each share
of Common Stock of Merger Sub issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time shall
be converted into and exchanged for one validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable share of Common
Stock of the Surviving Corporation. Each stock certificate of Merger Sub evidencing ownership of any
such shares shall continue to evidence ownership of such shares of capital stock of the Surviving
Corporation.
- Adjustments. The Aggregate Merger Consideration and the Per
Share Series A Preferential Consideration shall each be adjusted to reflect fully the effect of any
stock split, reverse split, stock dividend (including any dividend or distribution of securities
convertible into Parent Common Stock or Company Capital Stock, as applicable),
reorganization, recapitalization or other like change with respect to Parent Common Stock or
Company Capital Stock, as applicable, occurring after the date of this Agreement and prior to
the Effective Time. Except as provided in Section 1.6(a)(ii), no adjustment shall be made in the
number of shares of Parent Common Stock issued in the Merger as a result of (i) any increase or
decrease in the market price of Parent Common Stock prior to the Effective Time, or (ii) any
cash proceeds received by Company from the date of this Agreement to the Closing Date pursuant to
the exercise of currently outstanding options or warrants to acquire Company Capital Stock.
- Dissenters' Rights. Any shares of Company Capital Stock as to
which the holder has perfected its rights to dissent from the Merger ("Dissenting Shares")
shall not be converted into the right to receive a portion of the Aggregate Merger Consideration but
shall instead be converted into the right to receive such consideration as may be determined to be
due with respect to such Dissenting Shares pursuant to applicable Delaware Law and Nevada
Law. Company agrees that, except with the prior written consent of Parent, or as required under
Delaware Law or Nevada Law, it will not voluntarily make any payment with respect to, or
settle or offer to settle, any such purchase demand. Each holder of Dissenting Shares who, pursuant
to the provisions of Delaware Law and Nevada Law, becomes entitled to payment of the fair value for
shares of Company Capital Stock shall receive payment therefor (but only after such value shall have
been agreed upon or finally determined pursuant to such provisions). If, after the Effective Time,
any Dissenting Shares shall lose their status as Dissenting Shares, Parent shall issue and deliver,
upon surrender by such holder of certificate or certificates representing shares of Company Capital
Stock, the portion of the Aggregate Merger Consideration to which such holder would otherwise be
entitled under this Section 1.6, the Certificate of Merger and the Articles of Merger less the
amount of cash and stock allocable to such holder that has been deposited in the Escrow Fund (as
defined below) in respect of such portion of the Aggregate Merger Consideration pursuant to
Section 7 below.
- Certificate Legends. The shares of Parent Common Stock to be issued
pursuant to this Section 1 shall bear the following legends and any other legends required by
state securities laws:
"THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE BEEN ACQUIRED FOR INVESTMENT AND HAVE NOT
BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR ANY APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES OR
"BLUE-SKY" LAWS. THESE SECURITIES MAY NOT BE SOLD, TRANSFERRED, ASSIGNED, PLEDGED, ENCUMBERED OR
OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF IN THE ABSENCE OF SUCH REGISTRATION OR AN EXEMPTION THEREFROM. ADDITIONALLY,
THE TRANSFER OF THESE SECURITIES IS SUBJECT TO THE CONDITIONS SPECIFIED IN THE AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF
MERGER DATED AS OF JULY 14, 2000 AMONG GETTHERE INC., GETTHERE.COM ACQUISITION CORP., PLANSITE
CORPORATION, and the other signatories thereto and no transfer of these securities shall be valid or
effective until such conditions have been fulfilled. Copies of such agreement may be obtained at no
cost by written request made by the holder of record of this certificate to the secretary of
GETTHERE INC."
- Surrender of Certificates and
Payment
.
- Surrender of Certificates. At Closing, the shareholders of Company
shall surrender to Parent (for cancellation by the Surviving Corporation) all certificates
representing all outstanding shares of Company Capital Stock (collectively, "Certificates").
Such Certificates shall be accompanied by duly completed and validly executed letters of transmittal
prepared theretofore by Parent.
- Payment by Parent. Immediately after the Effective Time, Parent
shall pay to each Company shareholder who has surrendered Certificates and delivered a letter of
transmittal as provided by Section 1.7(a), by wire transfer of immediately available funds to an
account designated by such Company shareholder, the cash portion of the Aggregate Merger
Consideration to which such Company shareholder is entitled pursuant to this Agreement (and will
deposit the applicable portion of such cash portion on such Company shareholder's behalf with the
Escrow Agent (as defined in Section 7.2) pursuant to Section 7.2) and shall deliver at the offices
of Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP as aforesaid (or at such other location as the parties
hereto agree), a certificate representing the shares of Parent Common Stock to be issued to it
hereunder registered in its name (and will deposit the applicable portion of such shares on such
Company shareholder's behalf with the Escrow Agent pursuant to Section 7.2). Notwithstanding the
foregoing, Parent shall distribute (or deposit with the Escrow Agent on the Company shareholder's
behalf pursuant to Section 7.2, as applicable) the Aggregate Merger Consideration in accordance with
the allocations set forth in Section 1.7(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, even where such
distribution may change the portion of the Aggregate Merger Consideration to which a Company
shareholder would otherwise be entitled, provided each Company shareholder agrees in writing to such
distribution and a copy of such written agreement is delivered to Parent on or prior to the Closing
Date. Between the date hereof and the date that is five business days prior to the Closing Date,
Company shall have the right, upon the written consent of Parent (which consent shall not be
unreasonably withheld) and provided each Company shareholder agrees in writing to such distribution
(a copy of which agreement shall be delivered to Parent on or prior to the Closing Date), to amend
Section 1.7(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedule. Such amendment shall, notwithstanding the last
sentence of Section 5.11, be deemed to be part of the Company Disclosure Schedule delivered on the
date hereof.
- No Liability. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in
Section 1.7, none of Parent, the Surviving Corporation or any party hereto shall be liable to
any person for any amount properly paid to a public official pursuant to any applicable abandoned
property, escheat or similar law.
- Dissenting Shares. The provisions of Section 1.7 shall
also apply to Dissenting Shares that lose their status as such, except that the obligations of
Parent under Section 1.7 shall commence on the date of loss of such status and the holder of
such shares shall be entitled to receive in exchange for such shares the portion of the Aggregate
Merger Consideration to which such holder is entitled pursuant to Section 1.6.
- No Further Ownership Rights in Company Capital
Stock
. All cash and shares of Parent Common Stock in the amount of the Aggregate
Merger Consideration shall be deemed to have been paid in full satisfaction of all rights pertaining
to all shares of Company Capital Stock, and there shall be no further registration of transfers on
the records of the Surviving Corporation of shares of Company Capital Stock which were outstanding
immediately prior to the Effective Time. If, after the Effective Time, Certificates are presented to
the Surviving Corporation for any reason, they shall be cancelled and exchanged as provided in this
Section 1.
- Taking of Necessary Action; Further
Action
. If at any time after the Effective Time, any further action is necessary or
desirable to carry out the purposes of this Agreement and to vest the Surviving Corporation with
full right, title and possession to all assets, property, rights, privileges, powers and franchises
of Company and Merger Sub, the officers and directors of Company and Merger Sub are fully authorized
in the name of their respective corporations or otherwise to take, and will take, all such lawful
and necessary action, so long as such action is not inconsistent with this Agreement.
- Withholding
. Each of Parent and
the Surviving Corporation shall be entitled to deduct and withhold from any consideration payable or
otherwise deliverable pursuant to this Agreement to any holder or former holder of Company Capital
Stock such amounts as may be required to be deducted or withheld therefrom under the Code or any
provision of state, local or foreign tax law or under any other applicable legal requirement. To the
extent such amounts are so deducted or withheld, such amounts shall be treated for all purposes
under this Agreement as having been paid to the person to whom such amounts would otherwise have
been paid.
- Lost, Stolen or Destroyed
Certificates
. In the event any Certificates shall have been lost, stolen or
destroyed, Parent shall pay (or deposit on the shareholder's behalf with the Escrow Agent, as
applicable) in exchange for such lost, stolen or destroyed Certificates, upon the making of an
affidavit of that fact by the holder thereof, such portion of the Aggregate Merger Consideration as
may be required pursuant to Section 1.6; provided, however, that Parent may, in its discretion
and as a condition precedent to such payment, require the owner of such lost, stolen or destroyed
Certificates to deliver a bond in such sum as Parent may reasonably direct as indemnity against any
claim that may be made against Parent or the Surviving Corporation with respect to the Certificates
alleged to have been lost, stolen or destroyed.
Representations and Warranties of Company and
Ashton, Bingham and Martin.
In this Agreement, any reference to a "Material Adverse Effect" with
respect to any entity or group of entities means any event, change or effect that, when taken
individually or together with all other adverse changes and effects, is or is reasonably likely to
be materially adverse to the condition (financial or otherwise), properties, assets, liabilities,
business, operations, results of operations or prospects of such entity and its subsidiaries, taken
as a whole, or to prevent or materially delay consummation of the Merger or otherwise to prevent
such entity and its subsidiaries from performing their obligations under this Agreement.
In this Agreement, reference to the Company's "knowledge" means such
party's actual knowledge after due and diligent inquiry of Ashton, Bingham, Martin, Mike Malinchok,
Erick Rodriguez and Bo Warburton.
Except as specifically disclosed in a document dated as of the date of this
Agreement and delivered by Company and the Selling Shareholders to Parent prior to the execution and
delivery of this Agreement and referring to the representations and warranties in this Agreement
(the "Company Disclosure Schedule"), Company and Ashton, Bingham, and Martin represent and
warrant to Parent and Merger Sub as follows:
- Organization; Subsidiaries
.
Company is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of
Nevada, its jurisdiction of organization. Company has the corporate power and authority and all
necessary government approvals to own, lease and operate its properties and to carry on its business
as now being conducted and as proposed to be conducted. Company is in good standing in each
jurisdiction where the character of the properties owned, leased or operated by it or the nature of
its business makes such qualification or licensing necessary, except for such failures to be so
qualified or licensed and in good standing that would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a
Material Adverse Effect on Company.
- Subsidiaries
. Company has no
subsidiaries. Company does not directly or indirectly own any equity or similar interest in, or any
interest convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for, any equity or similar interest in, any
corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture or other business association or
entity.
- Certificate of Incorporation and
Bylaws
. Company has delivered a true and correct copy of the Certificate of
Incorporation and Bylaws or other charter documents, as applicable, of Company, each as amended to
date, to Parent. Company is not in violation of any of the provisions of its Certificate of
Incorporation or Bylaws or equivalent organizational documents.
- Capital Structure
. The authorized
capital stock of Company consists of 20,000,000 shares of Common Stock, $.001 par value per share,
and 5,000,000 shares of Preferred Stock, $.001 par value per share, of which there were issued and
outstanding, as of the date hereof, 5,805,132 shares of Common Stock, 35,900 shares of Series A
Preferred Stock (the "Series A Preferred"), and 600,600 shares of Series B
Preferred Stock (the "Series B Preferred"). There are no other outstanding shares of
capital stock or voting securities and no outstanding commitments to issue any shares of capital
stock or voting securities, other than options to purchase an aggregate of 318,609 shares of Common
Stock issued pursuant to the PlanSite Corporation Stock Incentive Plan (the "Company Plan"),
and 300,000 shares of Common Stock issuable pursuant to an outstanding warrant certificate. All
outstanding shares of Company Capital Stock are duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and non-
assessable and are free and clear of all pledges, liens, security interests, restrictions, trusts,
options, covenants, conditions, encumbrances, charges, claims or rights of others of every type and
description ("Encumbrances"), including preemptive rights or rights of first refusal created
by statute, the Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws of the Company, or any agreement to which
Company is a party or by which it is bound. All outstanding shares of Company Common Stock, Series A
Preferred and Series B Preferred were issued in compliance with all applicable federal and
state securities laws. There are no accrued and unpaid dividends owing to the holders of any
Preferred Stock of the Company. As of the date hereof, Company has reserved (i) 887,800 shares
of Common Stock for issuance upon conversion of the Series A Preferred and the Series B
Preferred, and (ii) 2,500,000 shares of Common Stock for issuance to employees and consultants
pursuant to the Company Plan, of which 1,977,032 shares have been issued pursuant to option
exercises or direct stock purchases, 318,609 shares are subject to outstanding, unexercised options,
and no shares are subject to outstanding stock purchase rights. Since July 7, 2000, Company has not
issued or granted additional options under the Company Plan. Section 2.4 of the Company
Disclosure Schedule sets forth the number of outstanding Company Options and all other rights to
acquire shares of Company Common Stock pursuant to the Company Plan and the applicable exercise
prices. Except (i) for the rights created pursuant to this Agreement, (ii) for Company's
right to repurchase any unvested shares under the Company Plan and (iii) as set forth in this
Section 2.4 or in Section 2.4 of the Company Disclosure Schedule, there are no options,
warrants, calls, rights, commitments, agreements or arrangements of any character to which Company
is a party or by which Company is bound relating to the issued or unissued capital stock of Company
or obligating Company to issue, deliver, sell, repurchase or redeem, or cause to be issued,
delivered, sold, repurchased or redeemed, any shares of capital stock of Company or obligating
Company to grant, extend, accelerate the vesting of, change the price of, or otherwise amend or
enter into any such option, warrant, call, right, commitment or agreement. There are no contracts,
commitments or agreements relating to voting, purchase or sale of Company's capital stock (i)
between or among Company and any of its shareholders and (ii) to the Company's knowledge, between or
among any of Company's shareholders. True and complete copies of all agreements and instruments
relating to or issued under the Company Plan have been made available to Parent and such agreements
and instruments have not been amended, modified or supplemented, and there are no agreements to
amend, modify or supplement such agreements or instruments in any case from the form made available
to Parent. Section 2.4 of the Company Disclosure Schedule sets forth the number and percentage
of shares of Company Common Stock that will be owned by each Company shareholder on the Closing Date
immediately before the Effective Time.
- Authority
. Company has all
requisite corporate power and authority to enter into this Agreement and the Escrow Agreement and to
consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby. Subject to obtaining the approval of
the Company's shareholders, the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the Escrow Agreement
and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby have been duly authorized
by all necessary corporate action on the part of Company (other than, with respect to the Merger,
the filing and recordation of appropriate merger documents as required by Nevada Law and Delaware
Law). Company's Board of Directors has unanimously approved the Merger and this Agreement. This
Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by Company and constitutes, and the Escrow Agreement
will constitute upon its execution and delivery by Company, the valid and binding obligations of
Company enforceable against Company in accordance with their terms, except that such enforceability
may be limited by (i) applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, and similar
laws affecting creditors' rights generally and (ii) equitable principles which may limit the
availability of certain equitable remedies in certain instances. The information set forth on
Schedule 1.7(b) with respect to the issuance of certificates for shares of Parent Common Stock to be
issued in the Merger has been authorized and agreed to by each Company shareholder with respect to
the issuance of such shareholder's portion of such Parent Common Stock, and such issuance and
distribution is in compliance with applicable Nevada Law.
- No Conflicts; Required Filings and
Consents
.
- Except as set forth in Section 2.6 of the Company Disclosure Schedule,
the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the Escrow Agreement by Company does not, and the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby will not, conflict with, or result
in any violation of, or default under (with or without notice or lapse of time, or both), or give
rise to a right of termination, cancellation or acceleration of any obligation or loss of any
benefit under (i) any provision of the Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws of Company, as
amended, or (ii) any material mortgage, indenture, lease, contract or other agreement or
instrument, permit, concession, franchise, license, judgment, order, decree, statute, law,
ordinance, rule or regulation applicable to Company or any of its properties or assets.
- No consent, approval, order or authorization of, or registration, declaration
or filing with, any court, administrative agency or commission or other governmental authority or
instrumentality ("Governmental Entity") is required by or with respect to Company in
connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby, except for (i) the filing of the Certificate of Merger and the Articles of
Merger, together with the required officers' certificates, as provided in Section 1.2, and
(ii) such other consents, authorizations, filings, approvals and registrations which, if not
obtained or made, would not have a Material Adverse Effect on Company. The "person" (within the
meaning of 16 CFR 801.1 promulgated under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of
1976, as amended ("HSR Act")) which includes the Company has annual net sales less than
$25,000,000 and total assets of less than $25,000,000 (in each case within the meaning of 16 CFR
802.20(b) promulgated under the HSR Act). Except as listed in Section 2.6 of the Company Disclosure
Schedule, no consent, waiver, approval or authorization of any third party is required in connection
with the Merger.
Assets and Liabilities Statement.
Section 2.7 of the Company Disclosure Schedule includes a statement of Company's current assets
and total liabilities as of June 30, 2000 (the "
Assets and Liabilities Statement"). The
Assets and Liabilities Statement accurately sets out and describes the current assets and total
liabilities of the Company as of June 30, 2000.
Entire Business. Except as
described in Section 2.8 of the Company Disclosure Schedule, the assets and properties owned,
licensed or leased by Company constitute all of the assets and properties used in the operation of
its business as conducted as of the Closing Date. No portion of Company's business is operated or
conducted by or through any person or entity other than Company.
Related Party Transactions. Except
as set forth in Section 2.9 of the Company Disclosure Schedule: (a) no Related Party (as defined
below) has, and no Related Party has at any time had, any direct or indirect interest in any
material asset used in or otherwise relating to the business of Company; (b) no Related Party is, or
has at any time been, indebted to Company; (c) no Related Party has entered into, or has had any
direct or indirect financial interest in, any Material Contract (as defined below), transaction or
business dealing involving Company; (d) no Related Party is competing, or has at any time competed,
directly or indirectly, with Company; and (e) no Related Party has any claim or right against
Company (other than rights under the Company employee stock option plan and rights to receive
compensation for services performed as an employee of Company). For purposes of this Agreement, each
of the following shall be deemed to be a "
Related Party": (i) each of the Company's
shareholders; (ii) each individual who is, or who has at any time been, an officer of Company; (iii)
each member of the immediate family of each of the individuals referred to in clauses (i) and (ii)
above; and (iv) any trust or other entity (other than Company) in which any one of the foregoing
referred to in the preceding clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) holds (or in which more than one of them
collectively holds), beneficially or otherwise, a voting, proprietary or equity interest of more
than ten percent (10%).
Absence of Undisclosed Liabilities.
Company has no obligations or liabilities of any nature (matured or unmatured, fixed or
contingent) other than (a) those set forth or adequately provided for in the Assets and
Liabilities Statement for the period ended June 30, 2000, (b) (i) ongoing obligations to perform
under contracts, commitments, leases and agreements as specified on
Schedule 2.10(b)(i), and
(ii) liabilities to employees to pay salary and provide benefits as specified on
Schedule
2.10(b)(ii), in the case of each of clause (i) and (ii), incurred in the ordinary course of
business and consistent with past practices since June 30, 2000 (the "
Company Liabilities
Date"), and (c) those incurred in connection with the execution of this Agreement.
Absence of Certain Changes. Except
as set forth in Section 2.11 of the Company Disclosure Schedule and except for the execution of
this Agreement, since the Company Liabilities Date, there has not been, occurred or arisen
any:
- transaction by Company except in the ordinary course of business as conducted
on that date and consistent with past practices, except as provided below in this Section
2.11;
- amendments or changes to the Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws of
Company;
- capital expenditure or commitment by Company, in any individual amount
exceeding $10,000, or in the aggregate, exceeding $20,000;
- destruction of, damage to, or loss of any assets (including, without
limitation, intangible assets), business or customer of Company (whether or not covered by
insurance) which would constitute a Material Adverse Effect;
- labor trouble or claim of wrongful discharge or other unlawful labor practice
or action;
- other than with respect to the Audited Balance Sheet, change in accounting
methods or practices (including any change in depreciation or amortization policies or rates, any
change in policies in making or reversing accruals, or any change in capitalization of software
development costs) by Company or any revaluation by Company of any of its assets;
- declaration, setting aside, or payment of a dividend or other distribution in
respect to the capital stock of Company, or any direct or indirect redemption, purchase or other
acquisition by Company of any of its capital stock;
- increase in the salary or other compensation payable or to become payable by
Company to any officers, directors, employees or advisors of Company, except in the ordinary course
of business consistent with past practice, or the declaration, payment, or commitment or obligation
of any kind for the payment by Company of a bonus or other additional salary or compensation to any
such person, the establishment of any bonus, insurance, deferred compensation, pension, retirement,
profit sharing, stock option (including without limitation, the granting of stock options, stock
appreciation rights, performance awards), stock purchase or other employee benefit plan;
- sale, lease, license or other disposition of any of the assets or properties
of Company, either (i) in excess of $10,000 in the aggregate or (ii) outside the ordinary course of
business;
- termination or material amendment of any material contract, agreement or
license (including any distribution agreement) to which Company is a party or by which it is
bound;
- loan by Company to any person or entity, or guaranty by Company of any loan,
except for (x) travel or similar advances made to employees in connection with their employment
duties in the ordinary course of business, consistent with past practices and (y) trade
payables not in excess of $10,000 in the aggregate and in the ordinary course of business,
consistent with past practices;
- waiver or release of any right or claim of Company, including any write-off
or other compromise of any account receivable of Company in excess of $10,000 in the
aggregate;
- the commencement or notice or, to the Company's knowledge, threat of
commencement of any lawsuit or proceeding against or, to the Company's or Company's officers' or
directors' knowledge, investigation of Company or its affairs;
- notice of any claim of ownership by a third party of Company's Intellectual
Property (as defined in Section 2.13 below) or of infringement by Company of any third party's
Intellectual Property rights;
- issuance or sale by Company of any of its shares of capital stock, or
securities exchangeable, convertible or exercisable therefor, or of any other of its securities,
except for the issuance of securities upon the exercise of options by option holders;
- change in pricing or royalties set or charged by Company to its customers or
licensees or in pricing or royalties set or charged by persons who have licensed Intellectual
Property to Company;
- event or condition of any character that has or could reasonably be expected
to have a Material Adverse Effect on Company or the Surviving Corporation; or
- agreement by Company or any officer or employee of Company on behalf of
Company to do any of the things described in the preceding clauses (a) through (q) (other than
negotiations with Parent and its representatives regarding the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement).
Litigation. There is no private or
Governmental Entity action, suit, proceeding (administrative or otherwise), claim, arbitration,
mediation or investigation pending before any agency, court or tribunal, foreign or domestic
("
Action"), or, to the knowledge of Company, threatened against Company or any of its
properties or any of its officers or directors (in their capacities as such), or any basis therefore
that, individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect on Company. There is no judgment, decree or order against Company or, to the knowledge of
Company, any of their respective directors or officers (in their capacities as such), that could
prevent, enjoin, or materially alter or delay any of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement, or that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on Company.
Restrictions on Business Activities.
Except for this Agreement, there is no agreement, judgment, injunction, order or decree binding
upon Company which has or could reasonably be expected to have the effect of prohibiting or
materially impairing any current or future business practice of Company, any acquisition of property
by Company or the overall conduct of business by Company as currently conducted or as proposed to be
conducted by Company. Except as set forth in Schedule 2.13, Company has not entered into any
agreement under which Company is restricted from selling, licensing or otherwise distributing any of
its products to any class of customers, in any geographic area, during any period of time or in any
segment of the market.
Permits; Company Products; Regulation.
Company is in possession of all franchises, grants, authorizations, licenses, permits,
easements, variances, exceptions, consents, certificates, approvals and orders necessary for Company
to own, lease and operate its properties or to carry on its business as it is now being conducted
(the "
Company Authorizations") and no suspension or cancellation of any Company Authorization
is pending or, to Company's knowledge, threatened, except where the failure to have, or the
suspension or cancellation of, any Company Authorization would not have a Material Adverse Effect on
Company. Company is not in conflict with, or in default or violation of, (i) any laws
applicable to Company or by which any property or asset of Company is bound or affected,
(ii) any Company Authorization, or (iii) any note, bond, mortgage, indenture, contract,
agreement, lease, license, permit, franchise or other instrument or obligation to which Company is a
party or by which Company or any property or asset of Company is bound or affected, except for any
such conflict, default or violation that would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a
Material Adverse Effect on Company.
Title to Property.
Other than with respect to matters covered in Section 2.16, Company has
good and marketable title to all of its properties, interests in properties and assets, real and
personal, reflected in the Assets and Liabilities Statement or acquired after the Company
Liabilities Date (except properties, interests in properties and assets sold or otherwise disposed
of since the Company Liabilities Date in the ordinary course of business), or with respect to leased
properties and assets, valid leasehold interests in, free and clear of all mortgages, liens,
pledges, charges or encumbrances of any kind or character, except (i) the lien of current taxes
not yet due and payable, (ii) such imperfections of title, liens and easements as do not and
will not materially detract from or interfere with the use of the properties subject thereto or
affected thereby, or otherwise materially impair business operations involving such properties, and
(iii) liens securing debt which is reflected on the Assets and Liabilities Statement. The
plants, property and equipment of Company that are used in the operations of its businesses are in
good operating condition and repair. All properties used in the operations of Company are reflected
in the Assets and Liabilities Statement to the extent United States generally accepted accounting
principles require the same to be reflected.
Section 2.15(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedule sets forth a true, correct and complete
list of all real property owned or leased by Company, and with respect to leased real property, the
name of the lessor, the date of the lease and each amendment thereto and the aggregate annual rental
and other fees payable under such lease for the 1999 fiscal year of Company. Except as would not,
individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect on Company, each such lease is a
legal, valid and binding obligation of Company, enforceable against Company and, to the knowledge of
Company, all other parties thereto in accordance with its terms, except that such enforceability may
be limited by (i) applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, and similar
laws affecting creditors' rights generally and (ii) equitable principles which may limit the
availability of certain equitable remedies (such as specific performance) in certain instances.
Company is not in default under, nor, to Company's knowledge, is any other party thereto in default
under, any such lease, except in any such case for any such default that would not, individually or
in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect on Company. Company has not received written notice
of cancellation or termination of any such lease from any other party thereto. Company has furnished
Parent with true and complete copies of all such leases together with all amendments, waivers or
other changes thereto.
Section 2.15(c) of the Company Disclosure Schedule also sets forth a
true, correct and complete list of all equipment (the "Equipment") owned or leased by
Company, and such Equipment is, taken as a whole, (i) adequate for the conduct of Company's
business, consistent with its past practice, and (ii) in good operating condition (except for
ordinary wear and tear).
Intellectual Property.
Company owns, or is licensed or otherwise possesses legally enforceable
rights to use all patents, patent rights, trademarks, trademark rights, trade names, trade name
rights, service marks, copyrights, and any applications for any of the foregoing, maskworks, net
lists, schematics, industrial models, inventions, technology, know-how, trade secrets, inventory,
ideas, algorithms, processes, computer software programs or applications (in both source code and
object code form), and tangible or intangible proprietary information or material ("Intellectual
Property") that are used in the business of Company as currently conducted or are proposed to be
used by Company with respect to the initiatives listed in Section 2.16(a) of the Company Disclosure
Schedule, except to the extent that the failure to have such rights have not had and could not
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on Company.
Section 2.16(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedule lists (i) all
patents and patent applications and all registered and unregistered trademarks, trade names and
service marks, registered and unregistered copyrights, and maskworks, included in the Intellectual
Property, including the jurisdictions in which each such Intellectual Property right has been issued
or registered or in which any application for such issuance and registration has been filed,
(ii) all licenses, sublicenses and other agreements as to which Company is a party and pursuant
to which any person is authorized to use any Intellectual Property, and (iii) all licenses,
sublicenses and other agreements as to which Company is a party and pursuant to which Company is
authorized to use any third party patents, trademarks or copyrights, including software ("Third
Party Intellectual Property Rights") which are incorporated in, are, or form a part of, any
Company product that is material to its business. Company is not in violation of any license,
sublicense or agreement described in Section 2.16 of the Company Disclosure Schedule. Except as
set forth in Section 2.16 of the Company Disclosure Schedule, the execution and delivery of this
Agreement by Company and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, will neither
cause Company to be in violation or default under any such license, sublicense or agreement, nor
entitle any other party to any such license, sublicense or agreement to terminate or modify such
license, sublicense or agreement.
Except as set forth in Section 2.16(c) of the Company Disclosure
Schedule, Company is the sole and exclusive owner or licensee of, with all right, title and interest
in and to (free and clear of any liens), the Intellectual Property, and has sole and exclusive
rights (and is not contractually obligated to pay any compensation to any third party in respect
thereof) to the use thereof or the material covered thereby in connection with the services or
products in respect of which such Intellectual Property is being used.
To the Company's knowledge, there is no material unauthorized use,
disclosure, infringement or misappropriation of any Intellectual Property rights of Company, any
trade secret material to Company or any Intellectual Property right of any third party to the extent
licensed by or through Company, by any third party, including any employee or former employee of
Company. Except as set forth in Section 2.16(d) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, Company has not
entered into any agreement to indemnify any other person against any charge of infringement of any
Intellectual Property, other than indemnification provisions contained in purchase orders arising in
the ordinary course of business.
All patents, registered trademarks, service marks and copyrights held by
Company are valid and existing and. to the Company's knowledge, there is no assertion or claim (or
basis therefor) challenging the validity of any Intellectual Property of Company. Company has not
been sued in any suit, action or proceeding which involves a claim of infringement of any patents,
trademarks, service marks, copyrights or violation of any trade secret or other proprietary right of
any third party. Neither the conduct of the business of Company as currently conducted nor the
manufacture, sale, licensing or use of any of the products of Company as now manufactured, sold or
licensed or used, nor, to Company's actual knowledge (with no representation as to any level of
inquiry), the use in any way of the Intellectual Property in the manufacture, use, sale or licensing
by Company of any products currently proposed (as set forth in Section 2.16(a) of the Company
Disclosure Schedule), infringes on or conflicts with (or will infringe on or conflict with, as
applicable), in any way, any license, trademark, trademark right, trade name, trade name right,
patent, patent right, industrial model, invention, service mark or copyright of any third party
that, individually or in the aggregate, is reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect on
Company. All registered trademarks, service marks and copyrights held by Company are valid and
existing. To Company's knowledge, no third party is challenging the ownership by Company, or the
validity or effectiveness of, any of the Intellectual Property. Company has not brought any action,
suit or proceeding for infringement of Intellectual Property or breach of any license or agreement
involving Intellectual Property against any third party. There are no pending, or to the best of
Company's knowledge, threatened interference, re-examinations, oppositions or nullities involving
any patents, patent rights or applications therefor of Company, except such as may have been
commenced by Company. There is no breach or violation of or actual loss of rights under any license
agreement to which Company is a party, and to Company's knowledge, no such breach or violation is
threatened.
Company has secured valid written assignments from all consultants and
employees who contributed to the creation or development of Intellectual Property of the rights to
such contributions. Company has taken all necessary and appropriate steps to protect and preserve
the confidentiality of all Intellectual Property not otherwise protected by patents, patent
applications or copyright ("Confidential Information"). Company has a policy requiring each
employee, consultant and independent contractor to execute proprietary information and
confidentiality agreements substantially in Company's standard forms and all current and former
employees, consultant and independent contractors of Company have executed such an agreement. All
use, disclosure or appropriation of Confidential Information owned by Company by or to a third party
has been pursuant to the terms of a written agreement between Company and such third party. All use,
disclosure or appropriation of Confidential Information not owned by Company has been pursuant to
the terms of a written agreement between Company and the owner of such Confidential Information, or
is otherwise lawful.
Taxes.
For purposes of this Section 2.17 and other provisions of this
Agreement relating to Taxes, the following terms shall be defined as follows:
- The term "Taxes" shall mean all taxes, however denominated, including
any interest, penalties or other additions to tax that may become payable in respect thereof,
- imposed by any federal, territorial, state, local or foreign government or any agency or
political subdivision of any such government, which taxes shall include, without limiting the
generality of the foregoing, all income or profits taxes (including but not limited to, federal,
state and foreign income taxes), payroll and employee withholding taxes, unemployment insurance
contributions, social security taxes, sales and use taxes, ad valorem taxes, excise taxes, franchise
taxes, gross receipts taxes, withholding taxes, business license taxes, occupation taxes, real and
personal property taxes, stamp taxes, environmental taxes, transfer taxes, workers' compensation,
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation premiums and other governmental charges, and other obligations
of the same or of a similar nature to any of the foregoing, which are required to be paid, withheld
or collected,
- any liability for the payment of amounts referred to in (A) as a result of being a member of any
affiliated, consolidated, combined or unitary group, or
- any liability for amounts referred to in (A) or (B) as a result of any obligations to indemnify
another person.
- The term "Returns" shall mean all reports, estimates, declarations of
estimated tax, information statements and returns required to be filed in connection with any Taxes,
including information returns with respect to backup withholding and other payments to third
parties.
Except as set forth on Schedule 2.17(b), all Returns required to be filed by
or on behalf of Company have been duly filed and such Returns are true, complete and correct in all
material respects. All Taxes shown to be payable on such Returns or on subsequent assessments with
respect thereto, and all payments of estimated Taxes required to be made by or on behalf of Company
under Section 6655 of the Code or comparable provisions of state, local or foreign law, have
been paid in full on a timely basis, and no other material Taxes are payable by Company with respect
to items or periods covered by such Returns (whether or not shown on or reportable on such Returns).
Company has withheld and paid over all material Taxes required to have been withheld and paid over,
and complied with all information reporting and backup withholding in connection with amounts paid
or owing to any employee, creditor, independent contractor, or other third party. There are no liens
on any of the assets of Company with respect to Taxes, other than liens for Taxes not yet due and
payable or for Taxes that Company is contesting in good faith through appropriate proceedings.
Company has not been at any time a member of an affiliated group of corporations filing
consolidated, combined or unitary income or franchise tax returns for a period for which the statute
of limitations for any Tax potentially applicable as a result of such membership has not
expired.
The amount of Company's liabilities for unpaid Taxes for all periods through
the date of the Audited Balance Sheet (as defined below) will not, in the aggregate, materially
exceed the amount of the liability accruals for Taxes reflected on the Audited Balance Sheet, and
the Audited Balance Sheet will properly accrue in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting
principles ("GAAP") all liabilities for Taxes of Company and its Subsidiaries payable after
the date of the Audited Balance Sheet attributable to transactions and events occurring prior to
such date. No liability for Taxes of Company has been incurred (or prior to Closing will be
incurred) since such date other than in the ordinary course of business or as may result with
respect to the Merger.
Parent has been furnished (or prior to Closing will be furnished) by Company
true and complete copies of (i) relevant portions of income tax audit reports, statements of
deficiencies, closing or other agreements received by or on behalf of Company relating to Taxes, and
(ii) all federal, state and foreign income or franchise tax returns and state sales and use tax
Returns for or including Company for all periods since the Company's incorporation.
No audit of the Returns of or including Company by a government or taxing
authority is in process, threatened or, to Company's knowledge, pending (either in writing or
orally, formally or informally). No deficiencies exist or have been asserted (either in writing or
orally, formally or informally) or are expected by the Company to be asserted with respect to Taxes
of Company, and Company has not received notice (either in writing or orally, formally or
informally) nor does it expect to receive notice that it has not filed a Return or paid Taxes
required to be filed or paid. Company is not a party to any action or proceeding for assessment or
collection of Taxes, nor has such event been asserted or threatened (either in writing or orally,
formally or informally) against Company or any of its assets. No waiver or extension of any statute
of limitations is in effect with respect to Taxes or Returns of Company. Company has disclosed on
its federal and state income and franchise tax returns all positions taken therein that could give
rise to a substantial understatement penalty within the meaning of Code Section 6662 or
comparable provisions of applicable state tax laws.
Company is not (nor has it ever been) a party to any tax sharing agreement.
Company has not been a distributing corporation or a controlled corporation in a transaction
described in Section 355(a) of the Code.
Company is not, nor has it been, a United States real property holding
corporation within the meaning of Section 897(c)(2) of the Code during the applicable period
specified in Section 897(c)(1)(A)(ii) of the Code. Company is not a "consenting corporation"
under Section 341(f) of the Code. Company has not entered into any compensatory agreements with
respect to the performance of services which payment thereunder would result in a nondeductible
expense to Company pursuant to Section 280G of the Code or an excise tax to the recipient of
such payment pursuant to Section 4999 of the Code. Company has not agreed to, nor is it
required to make, other than by reason of the Merger, any adjustment under Code Section 481(a)
by reason of, a change in accounting method, and Company will not otherwise have any income
reportable for a period ending after the Closing Date attributable to a transaction or other event
(e.g., an installment sale) occurring prior to the Closing Date with respect to which Company
received the economic benefit prior to the Closing Date. Company is not, nor has it been, a
"reporting corporation" subject to the information reporting and record maintenance requirements of
Section 6038A and the regulations thereunder.
Employee Benefit Plans.
Section 2.18(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule sets forth a true, correct and
complete list as of the Closing Date of the name, 1999 IRS Form W-2 compensation (including bonuses
and commissions), title, current base salary rate, commissions and accrued unused vacation benefits
as of June 30, 2000 of each of the then employees of Company ("Business Employees"). All
Business Employees are jointly employed by the Company and Professional Staff Management, Inc.
("PSMI"). Section 2.18(a) of the Disclosure Schedule contains a true, complete and correct
copy of the service agreement between the Company and PSMI governing their sharing of the Business
Employees (the "PSMI Contract").
"Employee Plans" shall mean (i) all employee benefit plans (as
defined in Section 3(3) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended
("ERISA")), (ii) each loan to a non-officer employee in excess of $10,000, loans to
officers and directors and any stock option, stock purchase, phantom stock, stock appreciation
right, supplemental retirement, severance, sabbatical, medical, dental, vision care, disability,
employee relocation, cafeteria benefit (Code Section 125) or dependent care (Code
Section 129), life insurance or accident insurance plans, programs or arrangements,
(iii) all contracts and agreements relating to employment that provide for annual compensation
in excess of $100,000 and all severance agreements, with any of the directors, officers or employees
of Company (other than, in each case, any such contract or agreement that is terminable by Company
at will or without penalty or other adverse consequence), (iv) all bonus, pension, profit
sharing, savings, deferred compensation or incentive plans, programs or arrangements, (v) other
fringe or employee benefit plans, programs or arrangements that apply to senior management of
Company and that do not generally apply to all employees, and (vi) any current or former
employment or executive compensation or severance agreements, written or otherwise, as to which
unsatisfied obligations of Company of greater than $10,000 remain for the benefit of, or relating
to, any present or former employee, consultant or director of Company. Schedule 2.18(b) lists, with
respect to Company, and any trade or business (whether or not incorporated) which is treated as a
single employer with Company (an "ERISA Affiliate") within the meaning of
Section 414(b), (c), (m) or (o) of the Code, all Employee Plans that are currently or in the
past six (6) years have been sponsored, maintained or administered by the Company or any ERISA
Affiliate, or to which the Company or any ERISA Affiliate has made direct contributions ("Company
Employee Plans"). Schedule 2.18(b) separately lists (i) each of the Employee Plans that are
currently or in the past six (6) years have been sponsored, maintained or administered by PSMI with
respect to Business Employees or to which PSMI has made contributions with respect to Business
Employees ("PSMI Plans").
Company has furnished to Parent a copy of (i) each of the Company Employee
Plans, (ii) each of the PSMI Plans (or a summary of the material features of such plans), and (iii)
to the extent in Company's possession, any related plan documents (including trust documents,
insurance policies or contracts, employee booklets, summary plan descriptions and other authorizing
documents, and, to the extent still in its possession, any material employee communications relating
thereto) and has, with respect to each Company Employee Plan which is subject to ERISA reporting
requirements, provided copies of the Form 5500 reports filed for the last three plan years. Any
Company Employee Plan or PSMI Plan intended to be qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code
has, if required, either obtained from the Internal Revenue Service a favorable determination letter
as to its qualified status under the Code, including all amendments to the Code effected by the Tax
Reform Act of 1986 and subsequent legislation, or has applied to the Internal Revenue Service for
such a determination letter prior to the expiration of the requisite period under applicable
Treasury Regulations or Internal Revenue Service pronouncements in which to apply for such
determination letter and to make any amendments necessary to obtain a favorable determination.
Company has, or prior to the Closing will have, also furnished Parent with the most recent Internal
Revenue Service determination letter issued with respect to each such Company Employee Plan and PSMI
Plan, and nothing has occurred since the issuance of each such letter which could reasonably be
expected to cause the loss of the tax-qualified status of any Company Employee Plan or PSMI Plan
subject to Code Section 401(a).
Except as set forth in Section 2.18(d) of the Company Disclosure
Schedule, (i) no Company Employee Plan or PSMI Plan promises or provides retiree (or post-
employment) medical or other retiree (or post-employment) welfare or life insurance benefits to any
person, except as required by COBRA (as defined below); (ii) there has been no "prohibited
transaction," as such term is defined in Section 406 of ERISA and Section 4975 of the
Code, with respect to any Company Employee Plan or PSMI Plan, which could reasonably be expected to
have, in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect; (iii) each Company Employee Plan and PSMI
Plan has been administered in accordance with its terms and in compliance with the requirements
prescribed by any and all statutes, rules and regulations (including ERISA and the Code), except as
would not have, in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect, and Company and PSMI have performed all
material obligations required to be performed by either of them under, are not in any material
respect in default under or violation of, and have no knowledge of any material default or violation
by any other party to, any of the Company Employee Plans or PSMI Plans; (iv) Company is not
subject to any liability or penalty under Sections 4976 through 4980 of the Code or Title I of
ERISA with respect to any of the Company Employee Plans or PSMI Plans; (v) all material
contributions required to be made by Company to any Company Employee Plan have been made on or
before their due dates and, to the extent required by GAAP, a reasonable amount has been accrued for
contributions to each Company Employee Plan for the current plan years; (vi) no Company
Employee Plan or PSMI Plan is, or has ever been, subject to Title IV of ERISA; (vii) Neither
Company, any ERISA Affiliate nor PSMI has incurred or expects to incur any direct or indirect
liability under, arising out of or by operation of Title IV of ERISA in connection with the
termination of, or an employer's withdrawal from, any employee benefit plan subject to Title IV of
ERISA, and no fact or event exists that could give rise to any such liability, or under Section 412
of the Code; (viii) no Company Employee Plan is a "multiple employer plan" as defined in
Section 413(c) of the Code (the PSMI Plans, however, may constitute "multiple employer plans"); and
(ix) Company has not incurred any liability under, and have complied in all respects with, the
Worker Adjustment Retraining Notification Act, (the "WARN Act") and no fact or event exists
that could reasonably be expected to give rise to liability under such act. With respect to each
Company Employee Plan subject to ERISA, Company has prepared in good faith and timely filed all
requisite governmental reports (which were true and correct as of the date filed) and has properly
and timely filed and distributed or posted all notices and reports to employees required to be
filed, distributed or posted with respect to each such Company Employee Plan. Company has no current
liability, and, from and after the date of this Agreement, no liability will be incurred by Company,
in each case with respect to any PSMI Plan other than to pay the service fees currently required
under the PSMI Contract.
Except as set forth in Section 2.18(e) of the Company Disclosure Schedule or
expressly provided by this Agreement, the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement will not (i) entitle any current or former employee or other service provider of
Company to severance benefits or any other payment (including golden parachute or bonus), or
(ii) accelerate the time of payment or vesting of any such benefits, or increase the amount of
compensation due any such employee or service provider.
There are no Actions pending (other than routine claims for benefits) nor to
the knowledge of Company are any Actions (other than routine claims for benefits) threatened against
any Company Employee Plan or PSMI Plan or the assets or fiduciaries of any Company Employee Plan or
PSMI Plan. Except as set forth in Section 2.18(e) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, to the
knowledge of Company, no Company Employee Plan or PSMI Plan nor any fiduciary of such Plan has ever
been the subject of an audit, investigation or examination by any Governmental Entity with respect
to such plan.
No Company Employee Plan is a self-funded medical or health benefit plan or maintained in
connection with an organization described in Section 501(c)(9) of the Code.
Material Contracts.
Subsections (i) through (ix) of Section 2.19(a) of the Company
Disclosure Schedule contain a true and complete list of the following (collectively, "Material
Contracts"):
- each customer contract and agreement (other than routine purchase orders,
pricing quotes with open acceptance and other tender bids, in each case, entered into in the
ordinary course of business and covering a period of less than one year) to which Company is a party
which (A) involved consideration of more than $10,000 in the aggregate during the calendar year
ended December 31, 2000, (B) is likely to involve consideration of more than $10,000 in
the aggregate during the calendar year ended December 31, 2001, (C) is likely to involve
consideration of more than $10,000 in the aggregate over the remaining term of the contract, or
(D) cannot be cancelled by Company on not more than 40 days' notice without penalty;
- (A) all broker, franchise, agency and dealer contracts and agreements to
which Company is a party and (B) all sales promotion, market research, marketing and
advertising contracts and agreements to which Company is a party which: (1) involved
consideration of more than $10,000 in the aggregate during the calendar year ended December 31,
1999, (2) are likely to involve consideration of more than $10,000 in the aggregate
during the calendar year ended December 31, 2000, or (3) are likely to involve
consideration of more than $10,000 in the aggregate over the remaining term of the
contract;
- all management contracts with independent contractors or consultants (or
similar arrangements) to which Company is a party and which (A) involved consideration of more
than $10,000 in the aggregate during the calendar year ended December 31, 1999, (B) are
likely to involve consideration of more than $10,000 in the aggregate during the calendar year ended
December 31, 2000, or (C) are likely to involve consideration of more than $10,000 in the
aggregate over the remaining term of the contract;
- all contracts and agreements (excluding routine checking account overdraft
agreements involving petty cash amounts) under which Company has created, incurred, assumed or
guaranteed (or may create, incur, assume or guarantee) indebtedness or under which Company has
imposed (or may impose) a security interest or lien on any of their respective assets, whether
tangible or intangible, to secure indebtedness;
- all contracts and agreements that limit the ability of Company or, after the
Effective Time, Parent or any of its affiliates, to compete in any line of business or with any
person or in any geographic area or during any period of time, or to solicit any customer or
client;
- all contracts and agreements between or among Company, on the one hand, and
any affiliate of Company, on the other hand;
- all contracts and agreements to which Company is a party under which it has
agreed to supply products to a customer at specified prices, whether directly or through a specific
distributor, manufacturer's representative or dealer; and
- all other contracts or agreements (A) which are material to Company or
the conduct of its business, (B) the absence of which would have a Material Adverse Effect on
Company, or (C) which are believed by Company to be of unique value even though not material to
the business of Company.
Except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material
Adverse Effect on Company, each Company license, each Material Contract and each other material
contract or agreement of Company which would not have been required to be disclosed in
Section 2.19(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule had such contract or agreement been entered
into prior to the date of this Agreement, is a legal, valid and binding agreement, and none
of the Company licenses or Material Contracts is in default by its terms or has been cancelled by
the other party; Company is not in receipt of any claim of default under any such agreement; and
Company does not anticipate any termination or change to, or receipt of a proposal with respect to,
any such agreement as a result of the Merger or otherwise. Company has furnished Parent with true
and complete copies of all such agreements together with all amendments, waivers or other changes
thereto.
Insurance. Company has policies of
insurance and bonds of the type and in amounts customarily carried by persons conducting businesses
or owning assets similar to those of Company. There is no material claim pending under any of such
policies or bonds as to which coverage has been questioned, denied or disputed by the underwriters
of such policies or bonds. All premiums due and payable under all such policies and bonds have been
paid and Company is otherwise in compliance with the terms of such policies and bonds. Company has
no knowledge of any threatened termination of, or material premium increase with respect to, any of
such policies.
Compliance with Laws. Except with
respect to matters covered in Sections 2.17 and 2.18, Company has complied with, is not in violation
of, and has not received any notices of violation with respect to, any federal, state, local or
foreign statute, law or regulation with respect to the conduct of its business, or the ownership or
operation of its business, except for such violations or failures to comply as could not reasonably
be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on Company.
Minute Books. The minute books of
Company made available to Parent contain a complete summary of all material aspects of all meetings
of directors and shareholders, and all resolutions or actions by written consent by directors or
shareholders since the time of incorporation of Company through the date of this Agreement, and
reflect all transactions referred to in such minutes accurately in all material respects.
Complete Copies of Materials.
Company has delivered or made available true and copies of each document which has been
requested in writing by Parent or its counsel in connection with their legal and accounting review
of Company.
Brokers' and Finders' Fees.
Company has not incurred, nor will it incur, directly or indirectly, any liability for brokerage
or finders' fees or agents' commissions or investment bankers' fees or any similar charges in
connection with this Agreement or any transaction contemplated hereby.
Board Approval. The Board of
Directors of Company has unanimously (i) approved this Agreement and the Merger,
(ii) determined that the Merger is in the best interests of the shareholders of Company and is
on terms that are fair to such shareholders and (iii) recommended that the shareholders of
Company approve this Agreement and the Merger.
Environmental Matters. (i) There are no
Hazardous Materials (as defined below) in the fixtures, structures, soils, groundwater, surface
water or air on, under or about or emanating from the properties currently or formerly used,
operated, owned, leased, controlled, possessed, occupied or maintained by Company, including any
properties adjoining such properties; (ii) there are no adverse environmental conditions
arising from the use, generation, production, manufacture, treatment, storage, disposal, release,
threatened release, discharge, spillage, loss, seepage or filtration of Hazardous Material from, on,
under or about such properties which could result in liability to the Company; (iii) Company is
not in violation or noncompliance or alleged violation or noncompliance with any Environmental and
Safety Law (as defined below) or judgment, order or decree arising from or related to the use,
operation, ownership, lease, possession, control, occupancy, maintenance or condition of such
properties; and (iv) Company has not failed to obtain or maintain in effect any Company
Authorization required by any Environmental and Safety Law or judgment, order or decree as a result
of the operation of the business of Company (as presently conducted or as conducted at any time in
the past), or the use, operation, ownership, lease, control, possession, occupancy, maintenance or
condition of such properties.
- The following terms shall have the meanings designated below in this Agreement:
"Environmental and Safety Laws" shall mean any federal, state or local laws, ordinances,
codes, regulations, rules, policies and orders, as each may be amended from time to time, that are
intended to assure the protection of the environment, or that classify, regulate, call for the
remediation of, require reporting with respect to, or list or define air, water, groundwater, solid
waste, hazardous or toxic substances, materials, wastes, pollutants or contaminants; which regulate
the manufacture, handling, transport, use, treatment, storage or disposal of Hazardous Materials or
materials containing Hazardous Materials; or which are intended to assure the protection, safety and
good health of employees, workers or other persons, including the public.
"Hazardous Materials" shall mean any toxic or hazardous substance, material or waste or
any pollutant or contaminant, or infectious or radioactive substance or material, including those
substances, materials and wastes defined in or regulated under any Environmental and Safety Laws;
petroleum and petroleum products including crude oil and any fractions thereof; natural gas,
synthetic gas, and any mixtures thereof; radon; asbestos; and any other pollutant or contaminant.
Labor Matters. There are no labor or employment
related liabilities, obligations, actions, suits, proceedings, claims, judgments, decrees, orders,
damages, costs, attorneys' fees, expenses, grievances, unfair labor practices or violations or
alleged violations of any applicable judgments, laws (statutory or common), rules or regulations
which Company or any Parent Indemnified Person (as defined below) may be subject to or incur by
reason of any act, omission or matter occurring on or prior to the Effective Time relating to any
employees, agents, representatives or contractors of Company.
Representations Complete. None of
the representations or warranties made by Company herein or in any Schedule hereto, including the
Company Disclosure Schedule, or certificate furnished by Company pursuant to this Agreement, when
all such documents are read together in their entirety, contains or will contain at the Effective
Time any untrue statement of a material fact, or omits or will omit at the Effective Time to state
any material fact necessary in order to make the statements contained herein or therein, in the
light of the circumstances under which made, not misleading.
Representations and Warranties of Parent and
Merger Sub.
In this Agreement, reference to the Parent's "knowledge" means such party's
actual knowledge after due and diligent inquiry of Gadi Maier, Kenneth R. Pelowski, Beverley Griggs,
and David Muhlitner.
Except as specifically disclosed in a document dated as of the date of this
Agreement and delivered by Parent and Merger Sub to Company prior to execution and delivery of this
Agreement and referring to the representations and warranties in this Agreement (the "Parent
Disclosure Schedule"), Parent and Merger Sub represent and warrant to Company as follows:
- Organization, Standing and Power
.
Each of Parent and Merger Sub is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing
under the laws of its jurisdiction of organization. Each of Parent and Merger Sub has the corporate
power and all necessary government approvals to own, lease and operate its properties and to carry
on its business as now being conducted and as proposed to be conducted. Each of Parent and Merger
Sub is in good standing in each jurisdiction where the character of the properties owned, leased or
operated by it or the nature of its business makes such qualification or licensing necessary, except
for such failures to be so qualified or licensed and in good standing that would not, individually
or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect on Parent or Merger Sub.
- Authority
. Upon approval by their respective board of
directors, Parent and Merger Sub shall have all requisite corporate power and authority to enter
into this Agreement and the Escrow Agreement and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby
and thereby, and the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the Escrow Agreement and the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby shall have been duly authorized by
all necessary corporate action on the part of Parent and Merger Sub (other than, with respect to the
Merger, the filing and recordation of appropriate merger documents as required by Delaware Law and
Nevada Law). This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by Parent and Merger Sub and upon
approval by their respective boards of directors, will constitute the valid and binding obligations
of Parent and Merger Sub, enforceable against each of them in accordance with its terms, except that
such enforceability may be limited by (a) applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization,
moratorium, and similar laws affecting creditors' rights generally and (b) equitable principles
which may limit the availability of certain equitable remedies (such as specific performance) in
certain instances. The Escrow Agreement will constitute upon its execution and delivery by Parent
the valid and binding obligation of Parent, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms,
except that such enforceability may be limited by (a) applicable bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization, moratorium, and similar laws affecting creditors' rights generally and
(b) equitable principles which may limit the availability of certain equitable remedies (such
as specific performance) in certain instances.
- No Conflict; Required Filings and
Consents
.
- The execution and delivery of this Agreement do not, and the consummation
of the transactions contemplated hereby will not, conflict with, or result in any violation of, or
default under (with or without notice or lapse of time, or both), or give rise to a right of
termination, cancellation or acceleration of any obligation or loss of a benefit under (i) any
provision of the Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws of Parent or Merger Sub, as amended, or
(ii) any material mortgage, indenture, lease, contract or other agreement or instrument,
permit, concession, franchise, license, judgment, order, decree, statute, law, ordinance, rule or
regulation applicable to Parent or Merger Sub or their properties or assets.
- No consent, approval, order or authorization of, or registration, declaration or filing with,
any Governmental Entity is required by or with respect to Parent or Merger Sub in connection with
the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the Escrow Agreement by Parent and Merger Sub or
the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby by Parent and Merger Sub,
except for (i) the filing of the Certificate of Merger and the Articles of Merger as provided
in Section 1.2, (ii) such filings as may be required under the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended; and (iii) such other consents, authorizations, filings, approvals and
registrations which, if not obtained or made, would not have a Material Adverse Effect on Parent or
Merger Sub. Assuming the accuracy of and in reliance upon the Company's representation and warranty
with respect to the HSR Act in Section 2.6(b), the transactions contemplated hereby are exempt from
the notification and waiting period requirements of the HSR Act.
Litigation. There are no Actions
pending or, to the knowledge of Parent, threatened against Parent or Merger Sub or any of their
properties or any of their officers or directors (in their capacities as such) that, individually or
in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on Parent. There is
no judgment, decree or order against Parent or any of its subsidiaries or, to the knowledge of
Parent or any of its subsidiaries, any of their respective directors or officers (in their
capacities as such) that could prevent, enjoin, or materially alter or delay any of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement, or that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect on Parent.
Broker's and Finders' Fees. Parent
has not incurred, nor will it incur, directly or indirectly, any liability for brokerage or finders'
fees or agents' commissions or investment bankers' fees or any similar charges in connection with
this Agreement or any transaction contemplated hereby.
SEC Filings; Financial Statements.
- Parent has filed all required reports, schedules, forms, registration and definitive proxy
statements with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") on or after November 23,
1999 (the "Parent SEC Reports"). The Parent SEC Reports (i) were prepared in accordance with
the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
as amended, as the case may be, and (ii) did not at the time they were filed (or if amended or
superseded by a filing prior to the date of this Agreement, then on the date of such filing) contain
any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated
therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under
which they were made, not misleading.
- Each set of financial statements (including, in each case, any related notes thereto) contained
in the Parent SEC Reports was prepared in accordance with GAAP applied on a consistent basis
throughout the periods involved (except as may be indicated in the notes thereto or, in the case of
unaudited statements, do not contain footnotes as permitted by Form 10-Q of the Exchange Act) and
each fairly presents in all material respects the financial position of Parent at the respective
dates thereof and the results of its operations and cash flows for the periods indicated, except
that the unaudited interim financial statements were or are subject to normal adjustments which were
not or are not expected to be material in amount.
Conduct Prior to the Effective
Time.
- Conduct of Business of Company
.
During the period from the date of this Agreement and continuing until the earlier of the
termination of this Agreement or the Effective Time, Company agrees (except to the extent expressly
contemplated by this Agreement or as consented to in writing by Parent), to carry on its business in
the usual, regular and ordinary course in substantially the same manner as heretofore conducted, to
pay debts and Taxes when due subject
to Parent's consent to the filing of material Tax
Returns if applicable, to pay or perform other obligations when due, and to use all reasonable
efforts consistent with past practice and policies to preserve intact its present business
organization, keep available the services of its present officers and key employees and preserve its
relationships with customers, suppliers, distributors, licensors, licensees, and others having
business dealings with it, to the end that its goodwill and ongoing businesses shall be unimpaired
at the Effective Time. Company agrees to promptly notify Parent of any event or occurrence not in
the ordinary course of its business, and of any event which could have a Material Adverse Effect on
Company. Without limiting the foregoing, except as expressly contemplated by this Agreement, Company
shall not do, cause or permit any of the following, without the prior written consent of
Parent:
- Charter Documents. Cause or permit any amendments to its
Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws;
- Dividends; Changes in Capital Stock. Declare or pay any
dividends on or make any other distributions (whether in cash, stock or property) in respect of any
of its capital stock, or split, combine or reclassify any of its capital stock or issue or authorize
the issuance of any other securities in respect of, in lieu of or in substitution for shares of its
capital stock, or repurchase or otherwise acquire, directly or indirectly, any shares of its capital
stock except from former employees, directors and consultants in accordance with agreements
providing for the repurchase of shares in connection with any termination of service to it;
- Stock Option Plans, Etc. Accelerate, amend or change the period
of exercisability or vesting of options or other rights granted under its stock plans or authorize
cash payments in exchange for any options or other rights granted under any of such plans, other
than as currently required by such plans.
- Material Contracts. Enter into any material contract or
commitment, or violate, amend or otherwise modify or waive any of the terms of any of its Material
Contracts, other than in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice;
- Issuance of Securities. Issue, deliver or sell or authorize or
propose the issuance, delivery or sale of, or purchase or propose the purchase of, any shares of its
capital stock or securities convertible into, or subscriptions, rights, warrants or options to
acquire, or other agreements or commitments of any character obligating it to issue any such shares
or other convertible securities, other than the issuance of shares of its Common Stock pursuant to
the exercise of stock options, warrants or other rights therefor outstanding as of the date of this
Agreement;
- Intellectual Property. Transfer to any person or entity any
rights to its Intellectual Property;
- Exclusive Rights. Enter into or amend any agreements pursuant
to which any other party is granted exclusive marketing or other exclusive rights of any type or
scope with respect to any of its products or technology;
- Dispositions. Sell, lease, license or otherwise dispose of or
encumber any of its properties or assets which are material, individually or in the aggregate, to
its business, except in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice;
- Indebtedness. Incur any indebtedness for borrowed money or
guarantee any such indebtedness or issue or sell any debt securities or guarantee any debt
securities of others;
- Leases. Enter into any operating lease;
- Payment of Obligations. Pay, discharge or satisfy in an amount
in excess of $5,000 in any one case or $10,000 in the aggregate, any claim, liability or obligation
(absolute, accrued, asserted or unasserted, contingent or otherwise) arising other than in the
ordinary course of business, other than the payment, discharge or satisfaction of liabilities
reflected or reserved against in the Audited Balance Sheet;
- Capital Expenditures. Make any capital expenditures, capital
additions or capital improvements;
- Insurance. Materially reduce the amount of any material
insurance coverage provided by existing insurance policies;
- Termination or Waiver. Terminate or waive any right of
substantial value;
- Employee Benefit Plans; New Hires; Pay Increases. Adopt or
amend any employee benefit or stock purchase or option plan or PSMI Plan (except as may be required
to conform to changes in Applicable Laws), or hire any new director level or officer level employee,
pay any special bonus or special remuneration to any employee or director, or increase the salaries
or wage rates of its employees;
- Severance Arrangement. Grant any severance or termination pay
(i) to any director or officer or (ii) to any other employee except (A) payments made
pursuant to standard written agreements outstanding on the date of this Agreement, copies of which
have been provided to Parent, (B) grants which are made in the ordinary course of business in
accordance with its standard past practice or (C) severance payments made to Company employees not
listed in Section 5.12 of the Parent Disclosure Schedule;
- Lawsuits. Commence a lawsuit other than (i) for the
routine collection of bills, (ii) in such cases where it in good faith determines that failure
to commence suit would result in the material impairment of a valuable aspect of its business,
provided that it consults with Parent prior to the filing of such a suit, or (iii) for a breach
of this Agreement;
- Acquisitions. Acquire or agree to acquire by merging or
consolidating with, or by purchasing a substantial portion of the assets of, or by any other manner,
any business or any corporation, partnership, association or other business organization or division
thereof, or otherwise acquire or agree to acquire any assets which are material, individually or in
the aggregate, to its business;
- Taxes. Other than in the ordinary course of business, make or
change any material election in respect of Taxes, adopt or change any accounting method in respect
of Taxes, file any material Tax Return or any amendment to a material Tax Return, enter into any
closing agreement, settle any claim or assessment in respect of Taxes, or consent to any extension
or waiver of the limitation period applicable to any claim or assessment in respect of
Taxes;
- Notices. Fail to give all notices and any other information
required to be given to the employees of Company, any collective bargaining unit representing any
group of employees of Company, and any applicable government authority under the WARN Act, the
National Labor Relations Act, the Internal Revenue Code, COBRA, and other applicable law in
connection with the transactions provided for in this Agreement;
- Revaluation. Revalue any of its assets, including without
limitation writing down the value of inventory or writing off notes or accounts receivable other
than in the ordinary course of business; or
- Other. Take or agree in writing or otherwise to take, any of
the actions described in Sections 4.2(a) through (u) above, or any action which would make any of
its representations or warranties contained in this Agreement untrue or incorrect or prevent it from
performing or cause it not to perform its covenants hereunder.
Audited Balance Sheet. An audited
balance sheet of the Company as of June 30, 2000 (the "
Audited Balance Sheet") shall be
prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles applied on a consistent basis,
except as may be set forth in the notes thereto. The Audited Balance Sheet shall accurately set out
and describe the financial condition and operating results of Company and its consolidated
Subsidiaries as of the date indicated therein. Company will maintain a standard system of accounting
established and administered in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. The
Company shall deliver the Audited Balance Sheet to Parent on or prior to the date which is 3
business days prior to the Closing.
No Solicitation. Company and the
officers, directors, employees or other agents of Company will not, directly or indirectly, (i) take
any action to solicit, initiate or encourage any Takeover Proposal (as defined below) or (ii)
subject to the terms of the immediately following sentence, engage in negotiations with, or disclose
any nonpublic information relating to Company to, or afford access to the properties, books or
records of Company to, any person that has advised Company that it may be considering making, or
that has made, a Takeover Proposal. Notwithstanding the immediately preceding sentence, if an
unsolicited Takeover Proposal, or an unsolicited written expression of interest that can reasonably
be expected to lead to a Takeover Proposal, shall be received by the Board of Directors of Company,
then, to the extent the Board of Directors of Company believes in good faith (after consultation
with its financial advisor) that such Takeover Proposal would, if consummated, result in a
transaction more favorable to Company's shareholders from a financial point of view than the
transaction contemplated by the Agreement (any such more favorable Takeover Proposal being referred
to in this Agreement as a "
Superior Proposal") and the Board of Directors of Company
determines in good faith after consultation with outside legal counsel that it is necessary for the
Board of Directors of Company to comply with its fiduciary duties to shareholders under applicable
law, Company and its officers, directors, employees, investment bankers, financial advisors,
attorneys, accountants and other representatives retained by it may furnish in connection therewith
information and take such other actions as are consistent with the fiduciary obligations of
Company's Board of Directors, and such actions shall not be considered a breach of this
Section 4.3 or any other provisions of this Agreement; provided, however, that Company shall
not, and shall not permit any of its officers, directors, employees or other representatives to
agree to or endorse any Takeover Proposal unless Company shall have terminated this Agreement
pursuant to Section 7.1(c)(ii). Company will promptly notify Parent after receipt of any
Takeover Proposal or any notice that any person is considering making a Takeover Proposal or any
request for nonpublic information relating to Company or for access to the properties, books or
records of Company by any person that has advised Company that it may be considering making, or that
has made, a Takeover Proposal and will keep Parent fully informed of the status and details of any
such Takeover Proposal notice or request, including the identity of the Person making the Takeover
Proposal. For purposes of this Agreement, "
Takeover Proposal" means any offer or proposal
for, or any indication of interest in, a merger or other business combination involving Company or
the acquisition of any equity interest in, or a significant portion of the assets of, Company, other
than the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
Shareholder Approval. If this Agreement is required
by Nevada or Delaware Law to be approved by the Company's shareholders, then the Company shall cause
a meeting of its shareholders (the "
Shareholders' Meeting") to be duly called and held, or a
written consent of shareholders (the "
Shareholders' Written Consent") to be duly circulated,
as soon as reasonably practicable for the purpose of voting on the approval and adoption of this
Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby. The Board of Directors of the Company shall
recommend approval and adoption of this Agreement and the Merger by the Company's shareholders. In
connection with such meeting, the Company (i) shall promptly prepare and thereafter mail to its
shareholders as promptly as practicable a proxy statement and all other proxy materials for such
meeting, (ii) shall give Parent and its counsel the opportunity to review the proxy statement
prior to its being sent to the shareholders and shall give Parent and its counsel the opportunity to
review all amendments and supplements to the proxy statement, (iii) shall use all reasonable
efforts to obtain the necessary approvals by its shareholders of this Agreement and the transactions
contemplated hereby and (iv) shall otherwise comply with all legal requirements applicable to
such meeting.
Additional Agreements.
- Commercially Reasonable Efforts; Further
Assurances
.
Each of the parties to this Agreement shall use its commercially
reasonable efforts to effectuate the transactions contemplated hereby and to fulfill and cause to be
fulfilled the conditions to Closing under this Agreement. Each party hereto, at the reasonable
request of another party hereto, shall execute and deliver such other instruments and do and perform
such other acts and things as may be necessary or desirable for effecting completely the
consummation of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby.
Consents; Cooperation.
Each of Parent and Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to
promptly (i) obtain from any Governmental Entity any consents, licenses, permits, waivers,
approvals, authorizations or orders required to be obtained or made by Parent or Company in
connection with the authorization, execution and delivery of this Agreement and the consummation of
the transactions contemplated hereunder and (ii) make all necessary filings, and thereafter make any
other required submissions, with respect to this Agreement and the Merger required under the
Securities Act and the Exchange Act and any other applicable federal, state or foreign securities
laws.
From the date of this Agreement until the earlier of the Effective Time or
the termination of this Agreement, each party shall promptly notify the other party in writing of
any pending or, to the knowledge of such party, threatened action, proceeding or investigation by
any Governmental Entity or any other person (i) challenging or seeking material damages in
connection with this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereunder or (ii) seeking to
restrain or prohibit the consummation of the Merger or the transactions contemplated hereunder or
otherwise limit the right of Parent or its subsidiaries to own or operate all or any portion of the
businesses or assets of Company.
Each of Parent and Company shall give or cause to be given any required
notices to third parties, and use its reasonable best efforts to obtain all consents, waivers and
approvals from third parties (i) necessary, proper or advisable to consummate the transactions
contemplated hereunder, (ii) disclosed or required to be disclosed in the Company Disclosure
Schedule or the Parent Disclosure Schedule, or (iii) required to prevent a Material Adverse Effect
on Company or Parent from occurring prior or after the Effective Time. In the event that Parent or
Company shall fail to obtain any third party consent, waiver or approval described in this
Section 5.2(c), it shall use its reasonable best efforts, and shall take any such actions
reasonably requested by the other party, to minimize any adverse effect upon Parent and Company and
their respective businesses resulting (or which could reasonably be expected to result after the
Effective Time) from the failure to obtain such consent, waiver or approval.
Each of Parent and Company will take all reasonable actions necessary to
comply promptly with all legal requirements which may be imposed on them with respect to the
consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and will promptly cooperate with and
furnish information to any party hereto necessary in connection with any such requirements imposed
upon such other party in connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement and will take all reasonable actions necessary to obtain (and will cooperate with the
other parties hereto in obtaining) any consent, approval, order or authorization of, or any
registration, declaration or filing with, any Governmental Entity or other person, required to be
obtained or made in connection with the taking of any action contemplated by this
Agreement.
Access to Information.
Company shall afford Parent and its accountants, counsel and other
representatives, reasonable access during normal business hours during the period prior to the
Effective Time to (i) all of Company's properties, books, contracts, commitments and records,
and (ii) all other information concerning the business, properties and personnel of Company as
Parent may reasonably request. Company agrees to provide to Parent and its accountants, counsel and
other representatives copies of internal financial statements promptly upon request.
Subject to compliance with applicable law, from the date hereof until the
Effective Time, each of Parent and Company shall confer on a regular and frequent basis with one or
more representatives of the other party to report operational matters of materiality and the general
status of ongoing operations.
No information or knowledge obtained in any investigation pursuant to this
Section 5.3 shall affect or be deemed to modify any representation or warranty contained herein
or the conditions to the obligations of the parties to consummate the Merger.
Confidentiality. The parties
acknowledge that Parent and Company executed a non-disclosure agreement dated as of April 6, 2000
(the "
Confidentiality Agreement"), which Confidentiality Agreement shall continue in full
force and effect in accordance with its terms.
Public Disclosure. Parent and
Company shall consult with each other before issuing any press release or otherwise making any
public statement or making any other public (or non-confidential) disclosure (whether or not in
response to an inquiry) regarding the terms of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated
hereby, and neither shall issue any such press release or make any such statement or disclosure
without the prior approval of the other (which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld), except
as may be required by law or by obligations pursuant to any listing agreement with any national
securities exchange or with the NASD.
FIRPTA. Company shall, prior to
the Closing Date, provide Parent with a properly executed Foreign Investment and Real Property Tax
Act of 1980 ("
FIRPTA") Notification Letter, which shall state that shares of capital stock of
Company do not constitute "United States real property interests" under Section 897(c) of the
Code, for purposes of satisfying Parent's obligations under Treasury Regulation Section 1.1445-
2(c)(3). In addition, simultaneously with delivery of such Notification Letter, Company shall have
provided to Parent a form of notice to the Internal Revenue Service in accordance with the
requirements of Treasury Regulation Section 1.897-2(h)(2) along with written authorization for
Parent to deliver such notice form to the Internal Revenue Service on behalf of Company upon the
Closing of the Merger.
Termination of Employee Plans, Exercise of Stock Options and
Cancellation of Warrants.
Vesting and Exercise of Stock Options. Prior to the Closing Date, the Board of
Directors of the Company (or, if appropriate, any committee thereof) shall adopt appropriate
resolutions and take all other actions necessary or appropriate to (i) cause each option for Company
Capital Stock that is outstanding to vest and to be exercisable immediately prior to the Effective
Time and (ii) permit each such option to be exercised as of the Effective Time.
Termination of Stock Incentive Plan and Cancellation of Warrant. Company shall (i) take
all actions necessary to provide that, effective as of the Effective Time, the 1999 Stock Incentive
Plan and any similar plan or agreement of Company shall be terminated, (ii) make its best efforts to
provide that, effective as of the Effective Time, any outstanding warrants for Company capital stock
shall be cancelled, and (iii) make its best efforts to provide that, effective as of the Effective
Time, any rights under any other plan, program, agreement or arrangement relating to the issuance or
grant of any other interest in respect of the Company Capital Stock shall be terminated.
Option Holder Consents. Prior to the Effective Time, Company shall (i) make its best
efforts to obtain all necessary consents and acknowledgments (in a form acceptable to Parent) from
holders of options and warrants for Company Capital Stock and (ii) make its best efforts to take all
lawful action, as is necessary to give effect to the provisions of Sections 5.7(a) and (b).
Except for regular service fees (as currently required under the PSMI Contract) incurred in the
ordinary course of business or as disclosed in Section 5.7 of the Company Disclosure Schedule, after
the date of this Agreement, Company shall not incur any additional liability under the PSMI
Contract. Subject to the 30-day notice requirement set forth in the PSMI Contract, prior to the
Effective Time, Company shall terminate the PSMI Contract, so that no material amounts shall be due
or payable by Company or Parent under the PSMI Contract (to PSMI or to any other party) after the
Effective Time other than for the services rendered in the ordinary course of business on or prior
to the Closing Date.
State Statutes. If any state
takeover law shall become applicable to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, Parent and
its Board of Directors or Company and its Board of Directors, as the case may be, shall use their
reasonable best efforts to grant such approvals and take such actions as are necessary so that the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement may be consummated as promptly as practicable on the
terms contemplated by this Agreement and otherwise to minimize the effects of such state takeover
law on the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
Escrow Agreement. On or before the
Effective Time, the Escrow Agent will execute the Escrow Agreement contemplated by Section 8 in
the form attached hereto as Exhibit A ("
Escrow Agreement").
Tax Representation Letter. Prior
to the Closing, the Company and Parent shall execute and deliver to Orrick, Herrington &
Sutcliffe LLP tax representation letters in the forms attached hereto as Exhibit B-1 and Exhibit B-
2, respectively, which may be relied upon by such counsel in connection with the legal opinion
contemplated by Section 6.3(g) below.
Amendment of Schedules. Each party
agrees that, with respect to the representations and warranties of such party contained in this
Agreement, such party shall have the continuing obligation until the Closing to supplement or amend
promptly the Sections of such party's Disclosure Schedule with respect to any matter hereafter
arising which, if existing at the date of this Agreement, would have been required to be set forth
or described in the Disclosure Schedule;
provided, that the delivery by a party pursuant to
this Section of any supplement or amendment to such party's Disclosure Schedule shall not limit or
otherwise affect the rights or remedies available hereunder to the party receiving such supplement
or amendment. Without limiting the foregoing, for purposes of determining whether the conditions set
forth in Section 6 have been fulfilled, a party's Disclosure Schedule shall be deemed to include
only that information contained therein on the date of this Agreement and shall be deemed to exclude
all information contained in any supplement or amendment thereto, but if the Closing shall occur,
then all matters disclosed pursuant to any such supplement or amendment at or prior to the Closing
shall be waived and no party shall be entitled to make a claim thereon pursuant to the terms of this
Agreement, except in connection with any matters which arise out of or constitute willful misconduct
or intentional breach, which shall not be waived and as to which claims may be made.
Offers of Employment. Parent shall
deliver to each employee of Company listed in Section 5.12 of the Parent Disclosure Schedule a
letter or employment agreement offering such employee employment with Parent and setting forth the
place, position, salary, benefits and other terms of employment.
Repayment of Loans to Company
Shareholders. Each of Ashton and Martin shall, no later than one day prior to the
Closing Date, repay all loans from Company, including, without limitation, the loans set forth in
Section 2.9 of the Company Disclosure Schedule.
Conditions to the Merger.
- Conditions to Obligations of Each Party to Effect
the Merger
.
The respective obligations of each party to this Agreement to consummate
and effect this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby shall be subject to the
satisfaction on or prior to the Effective Time of each of the following conditions, any of which may
be waived, in writing, by agreement of all the parties hereto:
- No Injunctions or Restraints; Illegality. No temporary
restraining order, preliminary or permanent injunction or other order issued by any court of
competent jurisdiction or other legal or regulatory restraint or prohibition preventing the
consummation of the Merger shall be in effect, nor shall any proceeding brought by an administrative
agency or commission or other governmental authority or instrumentality, domestic or foreign,
seeking any of the foregoing be pending; nor shall there be any action taken, or any statute, rule,
regulation or order enacted, entered, enforced or deemed applicable to the Merger, which makes the
consummation of the Merger illegal. In the event an injunction or other order shall have been
issued, each party agrees to use its reasonable diligent efforts to have such injunction or other
order lifted.
- Governmental Approval. Parent, Company and Merger Sub shall
have timely obtained from each Governmental Entity all approvals, waivers and consents, if any,
necessary for consummation of or in connection with the Merger and the several transactions
contemplated hereby, including, without limitation, such approvals, waivers and consents as may be
required under HSR, under the Securities Act and under any state securities laws.
- Certificate of Merger; Articles of Merger. A Certificate of
Merger complying with applicable Delaware Law, and Articles of Merger, complying with applicable
Nevada Law, each in form and substance satisfactory to Parent and Company, shall have been approved
by the boards of directors and shareholders of and executed by the officers of the parties hereto,
as may be required pursuant to applicable Delaware Law and applicable Nevada Law.
- Escrow Agreement. Parent, Company, Selling Shareholders and
Escrow Agent shall have entered into an Escrow Agreement substantially in the form attached hereto
as Exhibit A.
- Listing of Additional Shares. The filing with the Nasdaq
National Market of a Notification Form for Listing of Additional Shares with respect to the shares
of Parent Common Stock issuable as part of the Aggregate Merger Consideration.
- Discount Percentage. The Discount Percentage shall not be
greater than 40%.
Additional Conditions to Obligations of
Company. The obligations of Company to consummate and effect this Agreement and the
transactions contemplated hereby shall be subject to the satisfaction at or prior to the Effective
Time of each of the following conditions, any of which may be waived, in writing, by
Company:
- Representations, Warranties and Covenants (i) Each of the
representations and warranties of Parent and Merger Sub in this Agreement that is expressly
qualified by a reference to materiality shall be true in all respects as so qualified, and each of
the representations and warranties of Parent and Merger Sub in this Agreement that is not so
qualified shall be true and correct in all material respects, on and as of the Effective Time as
though such representation or warranty had been made on and as of such time (except that those
representations and warranties which address matters only as of a particular date shall remain true
and correct as of such date), and (ii) Parent and Merger Sub shall have performed and complied
in all material respects with all covenants, obligations and conditions of this Agreement required
to be performed and complied with by them as of the Effective Time.
- No Material Adverse Changes. There shall not have occurred any
material adverse change in the condition (financial or otherwise), properties, assets (including
intangible assets), liabilities, business, operations, results of operations or prospects of
Parent.
- Certificates of Parent.
- Compliance Certificate of Parent. Company shall have been provided
with a certificate executed on behalf of Parent by its President or its Chief Financial Officer to
the effect that, as of the Effective Time, each of the conditions set forth in Section 6.2(a)
and (b) above has been satisfied with respect to Parent.
- Certificate of Secretary of Parent. Company shall have been
provided with a certificate executed by the Secretary or Assistant Secretary of Parent
certifying:
- Resolutions duly adopted by the Board of Directors of Parent authorizing the
execution of this Agreement and the execution, performance and delivery of all agreements, documents
and transactions contemplated hereby; and
- the incumbency of the officers of Parent executing this Agreement and all
agreements and documents contemplated hereby.
- Certificates of Merger Sub.
- Compliance Certificate of Merger Sub. Company shall have been
provided with a certificate executed on behalf of Merger Sub by its President or its Chief Financial
Officer to the effect that, as of the Effective Time, each of the conditions set forth in
Section 6.2(a) above has been satisfied with respect to Merger Sub.
- Certificate of Secretary of Merger Sub. Company shall have been
provided with a certificate executed by the Secretary or Assistant Secretary of Merger Sub
certifying:
- Resolutions duly adopted by the Board of Directors and the sole stockholder
of Merger Sub authorizing the execution of this Agreement and the execution, performance and
delivery of all agreements, documents and transactions contemplated hereby; and
- the incumbency of the officers of Merger Sub executing this Agreement and all
agreements and documents contemplated hereby.
- Legal Opinions. Company shall have received legal opinions from
Parent's in-house and outside legal counsel, in substantially the forms of Exhibits C-1
and C-2.
- Tax Opinion. Company shall have received the written opinion of
Company's legal counsel to the effect that the Merger will constitute a reorganization within the
meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code, and such opinion shall not have been withdrawn. In
rendering such opinion, counsel shall be entitled to rely upon, among other things, reasonable
assumptions as well as representations of Parent, Merger Sub and Company and the Selling
Shareholders and the parties agree to make such reasonable representations as requested by such
counsel for the purpose of rendering such opinion.
- Offers of Employment. Parent shall have made offers of
employment to certain employees of Company pursuant to Section 5.12.
Additional Conditions to the Obligations of
Parent and Merger Sub. The obligations of Parent and Merger Sub to consummate and
effect this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby shall be subject to the satisfaction
at or prior to the Effective Time of each of the following conditions, any of which may be waived,
in writing, by Parent:
- Representations, Warranties and Covenants. (i) Each of the
representations and warranties of Company in this Agreement (as qualified by the Company Disclosure
Schedule) that is expressly qualified by a reference to materiality shall be true in all respects as
so qualified, and each of the representations and warranties of Company in this Agreement that is
not so qualified shall be true and correct in all material respects, on and as of the Effective Time
as though such representation or warranty had been made on and as of such time (except that those
representations and warranties which address matters only as of a particular date shall remain true
and correct as of such date); provided, that the representation and warranty of Company in
Section 2.10 shall, for purposes of this Section 6.3(a), be deemed to refer, in clause (a)
thereof, to the Audited Balance Sheet rather than the Assets and Liabilities Statement; and
(ii) Company shall have performed and complied in all material respects with all covenants,
obligations and conditions of this Agreement required to be performed and complied with by it as of
the Effective Time.
- No Material Adverse Changes. There shall not have occurred any
material adverse change in the condition (financial or otherwise), properties, assets (including
intangible assets), liabilities, business, operations, results of operations or prospects of
Company.
- Certificates of Company.
- Compliance Certificate of Company. Parent and Merger Sub shall
have been provided with a certificate executed on behalf of Company by its President or its Chief
Financial Officer to the effect that, as of the Effective Time, each of the conditions set forth in
Section 6.3(a) and (b) above has been satisfied.
- Certificate of Secretary of Company. Parent and Merger Sub
shall have been provided with a certificate executed by the Secretary of Company
certifying:
- Resolutions duly adopted by the Board of Directors and the shareholders of
Company authorizing the execution of this Agreement and the execution, performance and delivery of
all agreements, documents and transactions contemplated hereby;
- The Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws of Company, as in effect
immediately prior to the Effective Time, including all amendments thereto; and
- the incumbency of the officers of Company executing this Agreement and all
agreements and documents contemplated hereby.
- Third Party Consents. Parent shall have been furnished with
evidence satisfactory to it that Company has obtained those consents, waivers, approvals or
authorizations of those Governmental Entities and third parties whose consent or approval are
required in connection with the Merger as set forth in Sections 5.2(a), (c) and (d).
- Injunctions or Restraints on Merger and Conduct of Business. No
proceeding brought by any administrative agency or commission of other governmental authority or
instrumentality, domestic or foreign, seeking to prevent the consummation of the Merger shall be
pending. In addition, no temporary restraining order, preliminary or permanent injunction or other
order issued by any court of competent jurisdiction or other legal or regulatory restraint provision
limiting or restricting Parent's conduct or operation of the business of Company, following the
Merger shall be in effect, nor shall any proceeding brought by an administrative agency or
commission or other Governmental Entity, domestic or foreign, seeking the foregoing be
pending.
- Legal Opinion. Parent shall have received a legal opinion from
Company's legal counsel, in substantially the form of Exhibit D.
- Tax Opinion. Parent shall have received the written opinion of
Parent's legal counsel to the effect that the Merger will constitute a reorganization within the
meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code, and such opinion shall not have been withdrawn. In
rendering such opinion, counsel shall be entitled to rely upon, among other things, reasonable
assumptions as well as representations of Parent, Merger Sub and Company and the Selling
Shareholders and the parties agree to make such reasonable representations as requested by such
counsel for the purpose of rendering such opinion.
- Audited Balance Sheet. Parent shall have received the Audited
Balance Sheet on or prior to 3 days before the Closing.
- FIRPTA Certificate. Company shall, prior to the Closing Date,
provide Parent with a properly executed FIRPTA Notification Letter and a form of notice to the
Internal Revenue Service in accordance with the requirements of Treasury Regulation
Section 1.897-2(h)(2) along with written authorization for Parent to deliver such notice form
to the Internal Revenue Service on behalf of Company upon the Closing of the Merger, as set forth in
Section 5.6 above.
- Resignation of Directors and Officers. Parent shall have
received letters of resignation from each of the directors and officers of Company in office
immediately prior to the Effective Time, which resignations in each case shall be effective as of
the Effective Time.
- Shareholder Investment Representation Statements. Parent shall
have received shareholder investment representation statements from each of the shareholders of
Company immediately prior to the Effective Time in the form attached hereto as Exhibit E.
- Employees
All employment agreements with Company shall have been terminated, Glenn
Bingham, Brian Ashton, Craig Martin, Mike Malinchok (provided Parent has received a satisfactory
waiver as set forth below), Erick Rodriguez and Bo Warburton shall have entered into employment and
noncompetition agreements with Parent or Surviving Corporation satisfactory to Parent, and at least
80% of all other Company employees shall have agreed to continue employment with the Surviving
Corporation after the Closing.
- Warrants and Options
. There shall be no outstanding warrants or options for
Company capital stock and Company shall have delivered to Parent evidence of the agreements made
with any former holders of such warrants or options, which shall be satisfactory to Parent.
- Company Taxes
. All material Taxes due and payable by Company on or before the
Effective Time, or required to be withheld by Company, shall have been paid or withheld, and all
material Tax Returns due shall have been made by Company, and Company shall have paid any penalties
or fines assessed on Company prior to the Closing Date associated with such Taxes and Tax
Returns.
- Termination or Waiver and Release
. Company shall have terminated Mr. Michael
Malinchok or Parent shall have received a waiver and release in form and substance satisfactory to
Parent in its sole discretion, from Star Cite with respect to any agreements not to compete between
Mr. Malinchok and Star Cite.
- Parent Board Approval
. The Board of Directors of each of Parent and Merger Sub
shall have unanimously approved this Agreement and the Merger and all other transactions
contemplated hereby.
- Agreement by Shareholders. Parent shall have received execution
counterparts executed by all Company Shareholders to an agreement (the "Letter Agreement"),
in a form reasonably acceptable to Parent, pursuant to which each Company Shareholder shall have
agreed to be bound by the obligations of Company Shareholders pursuant to this Agreement.
- Repayment of Loans to Company Shareholders. Parent shall have
received written evidence, reasonably satisfactory to Parent, of the performance by Ashton and
Martin of their obligations pursuant to Section 5.13.
Escrow and Indemnification.
- Survival of Representations and
Warranties
.
All representations and warranties in this Agreement or in any instrument
delivered pursuant to this Agreement shall survive the consummation of the Merger and any claims in
respect of any breach thereof on the Closing Date may be made on or before (but not after) July 14,
2002; provided further, that if Parent provides written notice describing in reasonable detail
matters that may constitute the basis of a breach of any representations and warranties on the
Closing Date, then matters referred to in such notice may be asserted after July 14, 2002.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, any claims in respect of any such breach regarding Taxes or the
matters set forth in Sections 2.26 and 2.27 shall survive the consummation of the Merger for the
applicable statute of limitations.
Escrow Fund. As soon as
practicable after the Closing Date, $1,000,000 of the cash portion and 50% of the stock portion of
the Aggregate Merger Consideration payable to the shareholders of Company as of the Effective Time
(the "
Company Shareholders") in the Merger shall, without any act of any Company Shareholder,
be deposited with Chase Manhattan Bank and Trust Company, N.A. (or other institution selected by
Parent) as escrow agent (the "
Escrow Agent"), such deposit to constitute the escrow fund (the
"
Escrow Fund") and to be governed by the terms set forth herein and in the Escrow Agreement.
In the event that any Damages (as defined below) arise, the Escrow Fund shall be available to
compensate the Parent Indemnified Persons (defined below) pursuant to the indemnification
obligations of the Company Shareholders in Section 7.3 and in accordance with the Escrow
Agreement. If the Escrow Fund is depleted, Parent Indemnified Persons may seek indemnification
directly against Indemnitor in accordance with this Agreement.
Indemnification.
- Indemnification by Company Shareholders
.
Subject to the limitations set forth
elsewhere in this Section 7, from and after the Effective Time, the Company Shareholders shall
defend, indemnify and hold harmless Parent and the Surviving Corporation and their respective
affiliates, officers, directors, employees, representatives and agents (Parent, Surviving
Corporation and each of the foregoing persons or entities is hereinafter referred to individually as
a "
Parent Indemnified Person" and collectively as "
Parent Indemnified Persons") from
and against any and all claims, losses, costs, damages, liabilities, judgments, fines, penalties,
interest, fees (including reasonable attorneys' fees) and expenses (collectively, the
"
Damages"), that any of the Parent Indemnified Persons suffers or incurs by reason of or in
connection with:
- The inaccuracy of any representation or warranty of Company or any Company Shareholder contained
in this Agreement (including any exhibit or schedule hereto) or in any other agreement, instrument,
document or certificate furnished by Company or any Company Shareholder to Parent pursuant to this
Agreement or in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby;
- Breach or violation by Company or any Company Shareholder of any covenant or agreement of
Company or any Company Shareholder contained in this Agreement (including any exhibit or schedule
hereto) or in any other agreement, instrument, document or certificate furnished by Company or any
Company Shareholder to Parent pursuant to this Agreement or in connection with the transactions
contemplated hereby;
- Any Taxes imposed on any Parent Indemnified Person or Company as well as any related or
resulting liability, obligation, loss, cost, fine, penalty, damages (actual, punitive or other),
attorneys' fees or expense arising from or relating to taxable periods or portions thereof ending on
or before the Effective Time, excluding any Taxes resulting from the Merger itself;
- The failure by Company to (i) cause any outstanding warrants for Company capital stock to be
cancelled effective as of the Effective Time, (ii) cause any rights under any plan, program,
agreement or arrangement relating to the issuance or grant of any other interest in respect of the
Company Capital Stock to be terminated effective as of the Effective Time, or (iii) obtain all
necessary consents and acknowledgments (in a form acceptable to Parent) from holders of options and
warrants for Company Capital Stock, and take all lawful action, as is necessary to give effect to
the provisions of Sections 5.7(a) and (b);
- Violations or alleged violations of the Employee Confidentiality Agreement dated March 1, 1999
between Mike Malinchok and Star Cite Solutions, Inc., as such agreement may have been amended,
occurring or alleged to have occurred on or before the Effective Time; or
- The preparation of such audited financial statements of the Company or the Surviving Corporation
as shall be required to be filed by Parent under applicable federal securities laws and regulations,
up to a total cost of $48,000.
- The making by Company, or the repayment by Ashton and Martin, of the loans referred to in
Section 5.13.
Indemnification by Parent. Subject to the limitations set forth elsewhere in this
Section 7, from and after the Effective Time, Parent ("
Parent Indemnitor") shall defend,
indemnify and hold harmless Selling Shareholders and their respective affiliates, officers,
directors, employees, representatives and agents (Selling Shareholders and each of the foregoing
persons or entities is hereinafter referred to individually as a "
Shareholder Indemnified
Person" and collectively as "
Shareholder Indemnified Persons") from and against any and
all Damages that any of the Shareholder Indemnified Persons suffers or incurs by reason of or in
connection with:
- The inaccuracy of any representation or warranty of Parent contained in this Agreement
(including any exhibit or schedule hereto) or in any other agreement, instrument, document or
certificate furnished by Parent to Selling Shareholders pursuant to this Agreement or in connection
with the transactions contemplated hereby;
- Breach or violation by Parent of any covenant or agreement of Parent contained in this Agreement
(including any exhibit or schedule hereto) or in any other agreement, instrument, document or
certificate furnished by Parent to Selling Shareholders pursuant to this Agreement or in connection
with the transactions contemplated hereby; or
- Except for any liability or obligation for which Company Shareholders agreed pursuant to Section
7.3(a) to indemnify Parent Indemnified Persons (regardless of any limitations on Company
Shareholders' indemnification obligations contained in Section 7.3(d)), any liability or obligation
arising out of or resulting from (A) the operations, activities or transactions of the business of
Company at any time after the Effective Time, (B) the use or ownership of the assets, properties or
rights of Company at any time after the Effective Time, or (C) any act or omission of Company
occurring at any time after the Effective Time.
Procedure. Within a reasonable time following the determination thereof, a Parent
Indemnified Person or a Shareholder Indemnified Person, as the case may be (an "
Indemnified
Person") shall give the Indemnitor (as defined below) and (if the Indemnified Person is a Parent
Indemnified Person) the Escrow Agent notice of any matter which an Indemnified Person has determined
has given or could give rise to a right of indemnification under this Agreement, stating the amount
of the Damages, if known, and method of computation thereof, all with reasonable particularity and
containing a reference to the provisions of this Agreement in respect of which such right of
indemnification is claimed or arises. The obligations and liabilities of Indemnitor under this
Section 7 with respect to Damages arising from claims of any third party that are subject to the
indemnification provided for in this Section 7 ("
Third Party Claims") shall be governed by
and contingent upon the following additional terms and conditions. If an Indemnified Person shall
receive notice of any Third Party Claim, the Indemnified Person shall promptly give Indemnitor
notice of such Third Party Claim and shall permit Indemnitor, at its option, to undertake the
defense of such Third Party Claim by counsel of its own choice and at its expense;
provided,
however, that the failure of the Indemnified Person to so promptly notify Indemnitor shall only
relieve Indemnitor from its obligation to indemnify the Indemnified Person pursuant to this Section
7 to the extent that Indemnitor is actually prejudiced by such failure (whether as a result of the
forfeiture of substantive rights or defenses or otherwise). If Indemnitor acknowledges in writing
its obligation to indemnify the Indemnified Person hereunder against any Damages that may result
from such Third Party Claims (subject to the limitations set forth herein), then Indemnitor shall be
entitled, at its option, to assume and control the defense of such Third Party Claim at its expense
and through counsel of its reasonable choice (the "
Selected Counsel") if it gives notice to
the Indemnified Person within 20 calendar days of the receipt of notice of such Third Party Claim
from the Indemnified Person of its intention to do so. If Indemnitor elects to assume and control
the defense of any such Third Party Claim, the Indemnified Person shall have the right to employ
separate counsel and to participate in (but not control) the defense, compromise or settlement of
the Third Party Claim, but the fees and expenses of such counsel will be at the expense of the
Indemnified Person, unless (i) Indemnitor has agreed to pay such fees and expenses, or
(ii) the Indemnified Person has been advised by the Selected Counsel that there may be one or
more defenses reasonably available to it which are different from or additional to those available
to Indemnitor and which can not be effectively raised by Indemnitor, and in any such case that
portion of the fees and expenses of such separate counsel that are reasonably related to matters
covered by the indemnification provided by this Section 7 will be paid by Indemnitor. Expenses of
counsel to the Indemnified Person shall be reimbursed on a current basis by Indemnitor if there is
no dispute as to the obligation of Indemnitor to pay such amounts pursuant to this Section 7. In the
event Indemnitor exercises its right to undertake the defense against any such Third Party Claim as
provided above, the Indemnified Person shall reasonably cooperate with Indemnitor in such defense
and make available to Indemnitor, at Indemnitor's expense, all witnesses, pertinent records,
materials and information in its possession or under its control relating thereto as is reasonably
required by Indemnitor. Similarly, in the event the Indemnified Person is, directly or indirectly,
conducting the defense against any such Third Party Claim, Indemnitor shall reasonably cooperate
with the Indemnified Person in such defense and make available to it, at Indemnitor's expense, all
such witnesses, records, materials and information in its possession or under its control relating
thereto as is reasonably required by the Indemnified Person. No such Third Party Claim, except the
settlement thereof which involves the payment of money only (by a party or parties other than the
Indemnified Person) and for which the Indemnified Person is released by the third party claimant and
is totally indemnified by Indemnitor, may be settled by Indemnitor without the written consent of
the Indemnified Person. No Third Party Claim which is being defended in good faith by Indemnitor
shall be settled by the Indemnified Person without the written consent of Indemnitor. For purposes
of this Section 7.3(c), the term "
Indemnitor" shall refer to the Company Shareholders,
severally and not jointly, or Parent, as the case may be.
Limitations on Indemnification. No claim or claims may be made against an
Indemnitor for indemnification pursuant to Section 7.3(a)(i) or Section 7.3(b)(i), as the case may
be, unless the collective Damages of the respective Indemnified Persons exceed in the aggregate an
amount equal to $50,000, in which case the Indemnitor shall be obligated to the Indemnified Persons
for the full amount of the Damages in excess of such amount.
- The Company Shareholders shall be severally and not jointly liable for any indemnification
obligations of the Company Shareholders pursuant to this Section 7 in the respective percentages set
forth in Section 7.3 of the Company Disclosure Schedule. In addition to the provisions and
limitations as provided in (A) Section 7.1 with respect to the period of survival of
representations and warranties and indemnification obligations and (B) Section 7.3(d)(i) with
respect to dollar amounts of Damages for which indemnification for breaches of representations and
warranties is not available, neither Parent (on the one hand) nor the Company Shareholders (on the
other hand) in the aggregate shall be liable for Damages for which they would otherwise have
indemnification obligations under this Agreement, in excess of an amount equal to the product of the
Aggregate Merger Consideration and the total of the percentages set forth on Schedule 7.3 (or, if
less than the total of such percentages, 100%).
- The sole remedy for any breach of any representation or warranty contained in this Agreement
shall be the indemnification provisions set forth in this Section 7. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
nothing herein shall be construed as limiting the rights or remedies that any party hereto may have
at equity, including specific performance and injunctive relief, where available.
- Notwithstanding any other provision of Section 7, the limitations contained in Section 7 with
respect to a party's indemnification obligations shall not apply (i) in any instance where a claim
for indemnification against that party is based on the fraud of that party or (ii) to any Damages
suffered by a Parent Indemnified Person resulting from Company's employment or termination of Mr.
Michael Malinchok.
Treatment of Indemnification. Any indemnification payment pursuant to this Section
7 shall constitute an adjustment to the Aggregate Merger Consideration.
Termination, Amendment and
Waiver.
- Termination
.
At any time prior to the
Effective Time, whether before or after approval of the matters presented in connection with the
Merger by the shareholders of Company, this Agreement may be terminated and the Merger may be
abandoned:
- by mutual consent duly authorized by the Boards of Directors of each of
Parent and Company;
- by either Parent or Company, if, without fault of the terminating
party:
- the Effective Time shall not have occurred on or before September 30, 2000
(or such later date as may be agreed upon in writing by the parties);
- there shall be any applicable federal or state law that makes consummation of
the Merger illegal or otherwise prohibited or if any court of competent jurisdiction or Governmental
Entity shall have issued an order, decree, ruling or taken any other action restraining, enjoining
or otherwise prohibiting the Merger and such order, decree, ruling or other action shall have become
final and nonappealable; or
- the Shareholders' Meeting shall have been held, and the required approval of
the shareholders of Company shall not have been obtained by reason of the failure to obtain the
required vote upon a vote duly held at the Shareholders' Meeting or at any adjournment
thereof;
- by either Parent or Company, if:
- the Board of Directors of Company shall have withdrawn or modified, or shall
have resolved to withdraw or modify, its recommendation of this Agreement or the Merger in a manner
adverse to Parent, or the Board of Directors of Company shall have recommended any Takeover
Proposal;
- Company receives an unsolicited proposal that constitutes a Takeover
Proposal, and either (A) Company (or its Board of Directors) breaches its obligations to promptly
notify Parent pursuant to Section 4.3, or (B) the Board of Directors of Company fails to
terminate discussions with the maker of such proposal and its agents within 5 calendar days after
such proposal is first received by Company or any of its officers, directors or agents;
- a tender offer or exchange offer for 10% or more of the outstanding shares of
capital stock of Company is commenced, and the Board of Directors of Company, within 5 calendar days
after such proposal is first received by Company or any of its officers, directors or agents, fails
to recommend against acceptance of, or takes no position with respect to the acceptance of, such
tender offer or exchange offer by Company's shareholders; or
- any person shall have acquired beneficial ownership or the right to acquire
beneficial ownership of, or any "group" (as such term is defined under Section 13(d) of the
Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder) shall have been formed which
beneficially owns, or has the right to acquire beneficial ownership of, 10% or more of the then
outstanding shares of the Company Capital Stock;
- by Parent, if:
- Company shall materially breach any of its representations, warranties or
obligations hereunder and such breach shall not have been cured within ten calendar business days of
receipt by Company of written notice of such breach, provided that Parent is not in material breach
of any of its representations, warranties or obligations hereunder, and provided further, that no
cure period shall be required for a breach which by its nature cannot be cured;
- for any reason Company fails to call and hold the Shareholders' Meeting, or
to have received the signatures of all Company shareholders on the Shareholders' Written Consent, by
August 15, 2000; or
- holders of more than 90% of the capital stock of Company have not voted in
favor of the Merger by August 15, 2000;
- by Company, if Parent shall materially breach any of its representations,
warranties or obligations hereunder and such breach shall not have been cured within ten calendar
days following receipt by Parent of written notice of such breach, provided that Company is not in
material breach of any of its representations, warranties or obligations hereunder, and provided
further, that no cure period shall be required for a breach which by its nature cannot be
cured.
Effect of Termination. In the
event of termination of this Agreement as provided in Section 8.1, this Agreement shall
forthwith become void and there shall be no liability or obligation on the part of Parent, Merger
Sub or Company or their respective officers, directors, shareholders or affiliates, except to the
extent that such termination results from the breach by a party hereto of any of its
representations, warranties or covenants set forth in this Agreement; provided that, the provisions
of Section 5.4 (Confidentiality), Section 8.3 (Expenses) and this Section 8.2 shall
remain in full force and effect and survive any termination of this Agreement.
Expenses. Whether or not the
Merger is consummated, all costs and expenses incurred in connection with this Agreement and the
transactions contemplated including, without limitation, filing fees and the fees and expenses of
advisors, accountants, legal counsel and financial printers in an amount in excess of $25,000,
incurred by the Company and the shareholders of the Company shall be paid by the shareholders of the
Company, and any such costs and expenses incurred by Parent or Merger Sub shall be paid by
Parent.
Amendment. The boards of directors
of the parties may cause this Agreement to be amended at any time by execution of an instrument in
writing signed on behalf of each of the parties; provided that an amendment made subsequent to
adoption of the Agreement by the shareholders of Company or Merger Sub shall not (i) alter or
change the amount or kind of consideration to be received on conversion of the Company Capital
Stock, (ii) alter or change any term of the Certificate of Incorporation of the Surviving
Corporation to be effected by the Merger, or (iii) alter or change any of the terms and
conditions of the Agreement if such alteration or change would adversely affect the shareholders of
Company or Merger Sub.
Extension; Waiver. At any time
prior to the Effective Time any party may, to the extent legally allowed, (i) extend the time
for the performance of any of the obligations or other acts of the other parties, (ii) waive
any inaccuracies in the representations and warranties made to such party contained herein or in any
document delivered pursuant hereto, and (iii) waive compliance with any of the agreements or
conditions for the benefit of such party contained herein. Any agreement on the part of a party to
any such extension or waiver shall be valid only if set forth in an instrument in writing signed on
behalf of such party.
General Provisions.
- Notices
.
Any notice required or
permitted by this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed sufficient upon receipt, when
delivered personally or by courier, overnight delivery service or confirmed facsimile, or 48 hours
after being deposited in the regular mail as certified or registered mail (airmail if sent
internationally) with postage prepaid, if such notice is addressed to the party to be notified at
such party's address or facsimile number as set forth below, or as subsequently modified by written
notice,
- if to Parent or Merger Sub, to:
GetThere Inc.
4045 Campbell Avenue
Menlo Park, CA 94025
Attention: President
Facsimile No.: 650-752-1525
Telephone No.: 650-752-1500
with a copy to:
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
Old Federal Reserve Bank Building
400 Sansome Street
San Francisco, CA 94111
Attention: Richard V. Smith, Esq.
Facsimile No.: 415-773-5759
Telephone No.: 415-392-1122
- if to Company, to:
PlanSite Corporation, d/b/a/ All Meetings.com
975 American Pacific Drive, Suite 101
Henderson, NV 89014
Attention: President
Facsimile No.: (702) 914-8201
Telephone No.: (702) 558-9900
with a copy to:
Parr Waddoups Brown Gee & Loveless
185 South State Street, Suite 1300
Salt Lake City, UT 84111
Attention: Douglas C. Waddoups, Esq.
Facsimile No.: (801) 532-7750
Telephone No.: (801) 532-7840
Interpretation. When a reference
is made in this Agreement to Exhibits or Schedules, such reference shall be to an Exhibit or
Schedule to this Agreement unless otherwise indicated. The words "
include," "
includes"
and "
including" when used herein shall be deemed in each case to be followed by the words
"
without limitation." The phrase "
made available" in this Agreement shall mean that
the information referred to has been made available if requested by the party to whom such
information is to be made available. The phrases "
the date of this Agreement," "
the date
hereof," and terms of similar import, unless the context otherwise requires, shall be deemed to
refer to July 14, 2000. The table of contents and headings contained in this Agreement are for
reference purposes only and shall not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this
Agreement.
Counterparts. This Agreement may
be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original and all of which
together shall constitute one instrument.
Entire Agreement; Nonassignability; Parties in
Interest. This Agreement and the documents and instruments and other agreements
specifically referred to herein or delivered pursuant hereto, including the Exhibits, the Schedules,
including the Company Disclosure Schedule and the Parent Disclosure Schedule (a) constitute the
entire agreement among the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede all prior
agreements and understandings, both written and oral, among the parties with respect to the subject
matter hereof, except for the Confidentiality Agreement, which shall continue in full force and
effect, and shall survive any termination of this Agreement or the Closing, in accordance with its
terms; (b) are not intended to confer upon any other person any rights or remedies hereunder,
except as set forth in Sections 1.6(a)-(c) and (f), 1.7. 1.8, 1.11; and (c) shall not be
assigned by operation of law or otherwise except as otherwise specifically provided.
Severability. If one or more
provisions of this Agreement are held to be unenforceable under applicable law, the parties agree to
renegotiate such provision in good faith, in order to maintain the economic position enjoyed by each
party as close as possible to that under the provision rendered unenforceable. In the event that the
parties cannot reach a mutually agreeable and enforceable replacement for such provision, then
(i) such provision shall be excluded from this Agreement, (ii) the balance of the
Agreement shall be interpreted as if such provision were so excluded and (iii) the balance of
the Agreement shall be enforceable in accordance with its terms.
Remedies Cumulative. Except as
otherwise provided herein, any and all remedies herein expressly conferred upon a party will be
deemed cumulative with and not exclusive of any other remedy conferred hereby, or by law or equity
upon such party, and the exercise by a party of any one remedy will not preclude the exercise of any
other remedy.
Governing Law. This Agreement and
all acts and transactions pursuant hereto and the rights and obligations of the parties hereto shall
be governed, construed and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of California,
without giving effect to principles of conflicts of law.
Rules of Construction. The parties hereto agree that they have been represented by counsel during the
negotiation, preparation and execution of this Agreement and, therefore, waive the application of
any law, regulation, holding or rule of construction providing that ambiguities in an agreement or
other document will be construed against the party drafting such agreement or document.
Amendments and Waivers. Any term
of this Agreement may be amended or waived only with the written consent of the
parties or
their respective successors and assigns. Any amendment or waiver effected in accordance with this
Section 9.10 shall be binding upon the parties and their respective successors and
assigns.
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Company, Selling Shareholders, Parent and Merger Sub have executed this
Agreement as of the date first written above.
COMPANY
PLANSITE CORPORATION
d/b/a ALLMEETINGS.COM
By: /s/ Glenn G. Bingham
Name: Glenn G. Bingham
(Print)
Title: President
PARENT
GETTHERE INC.
By: /s/ Ken Pelowski
Name: Ken Pelowski
(Print)
Title: Chief Operating Officer and CFO
MERGER SUB
GETTHERE.COM ACQUISITION CORP.
By: /s/ Ken Pelowski
Name: Ken Pelowski
(Print)
Title: Chief Operating Officer and CFO
SELLING SHAREHOLDERS
/s/ Brian Ashton
Brian Ashton
/s/ Glenn G. Bingham
Glenn Bingham
/s/ Craig Martin
Craig Martin
EXHIBITS
Exhibit A - Escrow Agreement
Exhibit B - Tax Representation Letters
Exhibit C - Legal Opinion from Parent's Counsel
Exhibit D - Legal Opinion from Company's Counsel
Exhibit E - Shareholder Investment Representation Statement
EXHIBIT A
ESCROW AGREEMENT
This Escrow Agreement (this "Agreement") is entered into as of July __, 2000 by and
among GetThere Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Parent"), Brian Ashton ("Ashton"),
Glenn Bingham ("Bingham"), Craig Martin ("Martin") (Ashton, Bingham and Martin
collectively referred to herein as "Selling Shareholders"), the other Company shareholders
signatory hereto ("Other Shareholders", and, together with Selling Shareholders, "Company
Shareholders") and Chase Manhattan Bank and Trust Company, N.A. ("Escrow Agent").
RECITALS
A. Parent, GetThere.com Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation and wholly-owned
subsidiary of Parent ( "Merger Sub"), Plansite Corporation d/b/a AllMeetings.com, a Nevada
corporation ("Company"), and Selling Shareholders have entered into an Agreement and Plan of
Merger, dated as of July 14, 2000 (the "Merger Agreement"), pursuant to which Company will
merge with and into Merger Sub with Merger Sub remaining as the surviving corporation (the
"Surviving Corporation") (such merger, the "Merger"), and Company Shareholders, Merger
Sub and Parent have entered into an agreement, dated as of _______ __, 2000, pursuant to which Other
Shareholders have agreed to be bound by the obligations of Company Shareholders pursuant to the
Merger Agreement.
B. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, Company Shareholders will receive the Aggregate Merger
Consideration, of which $1,000,000 and 50% of the shares of Parent Common Stock comprising the stock
portion thereof are to be deposited into the escrow fund provided for hereby. The Merger Agreement
provides that the escrow fund provided for hereby will nonexclusively secure the indemnification
obligations of Company Shareholders to Parent, Surviving Corporation and each of their respective
affiliates, officers, directors, employees, representatives and agents under the Merger Agreement,
on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein.
AGREEMENT
The parties agree as follows:
- Defined Terms. Capitalized terms used in this Agreement and not
otherwise defined shall have the meanings given them in the Merger Agreement.
- Consent of Selling Shareholders/Appointment of Shareholder
Representative.
- Each Company Shareholder hereby agrees to the establishment of the Escrow Fund (as defined
below in Section 3) to secure the indemnification obligations of Company Shareholders under Section
7 of the Merger Agreement and all of the other terms, conditions and limitations set forth in this
Agreement.
- The Company Shareholders shall have a right to designate a shareholder representative (the
"Shareholder Representative") under this Agreement by the vote of a majority of the
Proportionate Interests of the Company Shareholders. The Company Shareholders hereby consent to the
appointment of Glenn Bingham as the initial Shareholder Representative. Furthermore, the Company
Shareholders hereby appoint the Shareholder Representative to act as the Company Shareholders'
attorney-in-fact, in the Company Shareholders' name, to take any and all actions that may on the
Company Shareholders' part or on the part of the Shareholder Representative, be necessary or
appropriate pursuant to the terms of this Agreement or the Merger Agreement, including, without
limitation, the provisions of Section 7 of the Merger Agreement, and to take any and all other
actions as said attorney-in-fact, in his sole discretion, deems necessary or advisable in connection
with the Merger. The Shareholder Representative shall not be liable to the Company Shareholders for
any action taken or omission made in good faith, and the Company Shareholders hereby ratify all that
the Shareholder Representative may do or cause to be done pursuant to this appointment and power of
attorney. The Shareholder Representative shall be entitled to appoint a substitute Shareholder
Representative should he be unable to perform hereunder. THE AUTHORITY CONFERRED BY THIS POWER OF
ATTORNEY IS IRREVOCABLE (EXCEPT UPON THE VOTE OF A MAJORITY OF THE PROPORTIONATE INTERESTS) AND, AS
THE COMPANY SHAREHOLDERS ARE SHAREHOLDERS OF COMPANY, IS DEEMED COUPLED WITH AN INTEREST AND SHALL
SURVIVE ANY EVENTUALITY AFFECTING COMPANY OR THE COMPANY SHAREHOLDERS.
- Escrow and Indemnification.
- Escrow Fund
. On the Closing Date, Parent shall deposit with Escrow Agent
$1,000,000 in cash (the "Escrow Cash") and 50% of the shares of Parent Common Stock
issued in the Merger (the "Escrow Shares"); provided, that the Escrow Shares shall
consist of the shares of Parent Common Stock that are, pursuant to Section 1.6(a)(iii) of the Merger
Agreement, not transferable until the second or third anniversary date of the Closing. The Escrow
Cash and Escrow Shares are referred to herein collectively as the "Escrow Fund." The Escrow
Fund shall be held as a trust fund and shall not be subject to any lien, attachment, trustee process
or any other judicial process of any creditor of any party hereto. Escrow Agent agrees to accept
delivery of the Escrow Fund and to hold such Escrow Fund in escrow subject to the terms and
conditions of this Agreement and Section 7 of the Merger Agreement.
- Investment of Escrow Cash
. Escrow Agent shall invest the Escrow Cash as directed
in writing by the Shareholder Representative in any of the following:
- obligations issued by or guaranteed by the United States of America or any agency or
instrumentality thereof;
- certificates of deposit of or interest bearing accounts with national banks or corporations
endowed with trust powers, including Escrow Agent, having capital and surplus in excess of
$100,000,000;
- commercial paper that at the time of investment is rated A-1 by Standard and Poor's Corporation
or P-1 by Moody's Investor Service;
- repurchase agreements with any bank or corporation described in clause (ii), above, fully
secured by obligations described in clause (i), above; or
- any money market fund registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, for which
Escrow Agent or an affiliate thereof is the adviser.
If no such investment instructions are given, the Escrow Cash shall be invested in a cash escrow
account with the Escrow Agent. Such investment shall earn interest at a rate tied to the 30 day
LIBOR, less 100 basis points. Such interest will be computed daily and credited to the account
monthly. The Escrow Agent shall have no liability for any loss sustained as a result of any
investment in an investment indicated above or any investment made pursuant to the instructions of
the parties hereto or as a result of any liquidation of any investment prior to its maturity or for
the failure of the parties to give the Escrow Agent instructions to invest or reinvest the Escrow
Cash.
Any interest or other income earned on the Escrow Cash shall be paid to Company Shareholders in
accordance with their respective proportionate interests in the Escrow Cash and Escrow Shares, as
set forth in Exhibit 1 hereto (the "Proportionate Interests"), upon the release of the
Escrow Cash to such holders pursuant to Section 5 below. (Exhibit 1 hereto shall
be identical to Section 7.3 of the Company Disclosure Schedule to the Merger Agreement.)
- Dividends and Voting Rights
. So long as the escrow is in effect and any part of
the Escrow Fund has not been delivered and released to the Company Shareholders or to Parent as
provided in Section 4 hereof, any dividends or distributions (other than shares of Parent Common
Stock distributed in connection with a subdivision or split of Parent Common Stock) that are paid,
issued or made by Parent in respect of the Escrow Shares (collectively, the
"Distributions") or in respect of any such Distributions, shall be immediately
delivered to the Company Shareholders. Any distributions of shares of Parent Common Stock that are
issued or made by Parent in respect of Escrow Shares as part of a subdivision or split of Parent
Common Stock shall be immediately delivered to the Escrow Agent and shall be held in escrow on the
same terms and conditions as those applied to the Escrow Shares hereunder. As used herein, the term
"Escrow Shares" shall include all Parent Common Stock issued in connection with
a subdivision or split of Parent Common Stock. The Company Shareholders shall have the right to vote
the Escrow Shares deposited in the Escrow Fund for their account so long as such Escrow Shares are
held in escrow, and Parent shall take all steps necessary to allow the exercise of such rights.
While the Escrow Shares remain in the Escrow Agent's possession pursuant to this Agreement, the
Company Shareholders shall retain and be able to exercise all other incidents of ownership of the
Escrow Shares that are not inconsistent with the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
- Indemnification
. The Company Shareholders have agreed in Section 7 of
the Merger Agreement to indemnify and hold harmless each of the Parent, Surviving Corporation and
each of their respective affiliates, officers, directors, employees, representatives and agents
(Parent, Surviving Corporation and each of the foregoing persons and entities is referred to
hereinafter as a "Parent Indemnified Person" and collectively as "Parent Indemnified
Persons") from and against Damages (as defined in Section 7.3 of the Merger
Agreement). The Escrow Fund shall be nonexclusive security for the indemnification obligations of
Company Shareholders, subject to the limitations, and in the manner provided, in this Agreement and
the Merger Agreement.
- Administration of Escrow Fund. Escrow Agent shall
administer the Escrow Fund as follows:
- Escrow Agent shall hold and safeguard the Escrow Fund during the Escrow Period (as defined in
Section 5 below), in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the Merger
Agreement and not as the property of Parent, and shall hold and dispose of the Escrow Fund only in
accordance with the terms hereof.
- Upon receipt by Escrow Agent at any time on or before the last day of the Escrow Period of a
certificate signed by a duly authorized officer of Parent (an "Officer's Certificate"):
- stating that Parent, Surviving Corporation or any other Parent Indemnified Person has paid or
incurred Damages, and
- specifying in reasonable detail the individual items of Damages included in the amount so
stated, the date each such item was paid or incurred and the nature of the breach of the Merger
Agreement or matter to which such item is related,
Escrow Agent shall, subject to the provisions of Sections 4(c) and 4(d) below,
deliver to Parent out of the Escrow Fund, as promptly as practicable, an amount equal to such
Damages in accordance with the provisions of Section 4(e) below.
- Objections to Claims
. At the time of delivery of any Officer's Certificate to
Escrow Agent, a duplicate copy of such certificate shall be delivered to the Shareholder
Representative by the Escrow Agent. For a period of 30 days after receipt of the Officer's
Certificate, Escrow Agent shall make no delivery to Parent from the Escrow Fund pursuant to
Section 4(b) hereof unless Escrow Agent shall have received written authorization from the
Shareholder Representative to make such delivery. After the expiration of such 30-day period, Escrow
Agent shall make delivery from the Escrow Fund in accordance with Section 4(b) and
Section 4(e) hereof, provided that no such payment or delivery may be made
if the Shareholder Representative shall object in a written statement to the claim made in the
Officer's Certificate, and such statement shall have been delivered to Escrow Agent and Parent prior
to the expiration of such 30-day period.
- Resolution of Conflicts; Arbitration
.
- In case the Shareholder Representative shall so object in writing to any claim or claims
made in any Officer's Certificate, the Company Shareholders and Parent shall attempt in good faith
to agree upon the rights of the respective parties with respect to each of such claims within 45
days after Escrow Agent's receipt of the Shareholder Representative's written objection to the claim
pursuant to Section 4(c) hereof (the "Negotiation Period"). If the Company
Shareholders and Parent should so agree during the Negotiation Period, a memorandum setting forth
such agreement shall be prepared and signed by Parent and the Shareholder Representative and shall
be furnished to Escrow Agent. Escrow Agent shall be entitled to rely on any such memorandum and
distribute the Escrow Cash and/or Escrow Shares from the Escrow Fund in accordance with the terms
thereof.
- If no such agreement has been reached by the end of the Negotiation Period, either Parent or the
Shareholder Representative may demand arbitration of the matter unless the amount of the Damages is
at issue in pending litigation with a third party, in which event arbitration shall not be commenced
until such amount is ascertained by settlement or a non-appealable decision of a court of competent
jurisdiction or both parties agree to arbitration; and in either such event the matter shall be
settled by arbitration conducted by a single arbitrator, selected by mutual agreement of the parties
or otherwise in accordance with the then prevailing rules of the American Arbitration Association as
adopted by the State of California. The arbitration shall be conducted in San Francisco, California.
The written decision of the arbitrator as to the validity and amount of any claim in such
Officer's Certificate shall be binding and conclusive upon the parties to this Agreement, and
notwithstanding anything in Section 4(c) hereof, Escrow Agent shall be entitled to act
in accordance with such decision and make or withhold payments out of the Escrow Fund in accordance
therewith. The arbitrator shall award reimbursement to the prevailing party in the arbitration of
its reasonable expenses of the arbitration (including costs and reasonable attorneys' fees). The
award of the arbitrator shall be the sole and exclusive monetary remedy of the parties and shall be
enforceable in any court of competent jurisdiction. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any party shall
be entitled to seek injunctive relief or other equitable remedies from any court of competent
jurisdiction.
- Delivery of Adjusted Damages
. Escrow Agent shall pay the amount of the Damages
payable to Parent pursuant to the preceding subsections of this Section 4 (the "Adjusted
Damages") first out of the Escrow Cash. In the event that the Adjusted Damages exceed the Escrow
Cash then remaining in the Escrow Fund (the "Excess Adjusted Damages"), Escrow Agent shall,
if any Excess Adjusted Damages remain unpaid by Company Shareholders as provided below 30 days after
Escrow Agent's receipt of the Officer's Certificate, sell the minimum number of Escrow Shares
necessary to pay the applicable Company Shareholder's unpaid Proportionate Interest in the Excess
Adjusted Damages (plus to cover any expenses of Escrow Agent in connection with such sale) and
deliver the proceeds of such sale to Parent. Any portion of the proceeds of such sale not paid to
Parent shall be paid to the Company Shareholder on whose behalf the sale of the Escrow Shares
occurred. Each Company Shareholder may, at the option of such Company Shareholder, pay such Company
Shareholder's Proportionate Interest in the Excess Adjusted Damages in cash within 30 days after
Escrow Agent's receipt of the Officer's Certificate, in which case Escrow Shares with a value equal
(or as nearly equal as possible) to the amount of such payment shall be released from the Escrow
Fund and shall be delivered to such Company Shareholder. For purposes of the preceding sentence of
Section 4(e), each Escrow Share shall be deemed to have a value equal to the average closing
price of a share of Parent Common Stock on the Nasdaq National Market for the 5 trading days prior
to the date of payment by the applicable Company Shareholder to Parent of such Company Shareholder's
Proportionate Interest in the Excess Adjusted Damages.
Release of Escrow Fund. Subject to the following requirements,
the Escrow Fund shall remain in existence from the Closing Date until July 14, 2002 (the "Escrow
Period"). Upon the expiration of the Escrow Period, the Escrow Fund shall terminate with respect
to all Escrow Cash and Escrow Shares then remaining in the Escrow Fund, and such Escrow Cash and
Escrow Shares shall be delivered to each Company Shareholder in accordance with its Proportionate
Interest, provided, that Escrow Agent has received written payment instructions for
such payments from the Company Shareholder entitled thereto; provided, however, that
an amount of Escrow Cash and/or Escrow Shares, which, in the reasonable judgment of Parent, subject
to the objection of the Shareholder Representative and the subsequent negotiation and arbitration of
the matter in the manner provided in Section 4 hereof, is necessary to satisfy any
unsatisfied claims specified in any Officer's Certificate delivered to Escrow Agent prior to the
expiration of such Escrow Period with respect to facts and circumstances existing on or prior to
July 14, 2002 shall remain in the Escrow Fund (and the Escrow Fund shall remain in existence) until
such claims have been resolved; provided further, that Parent agrees to notify Escrow
Agent in writing of the expiration of the Escrow Period. As soon as all such claims have been
resolved, Escrow Agent shall deliver to the Company Shareholders all Escrow Cash, Escrow Shares and
other property then remaining in the Escrow Fund and not required to satisfy such claims. Deliveries
of Escrow Cash, Escrow Shares and other property to the Company Shareholders pursuant to this
Section 5 shall be made in accordance with each Company Shareholder's Proportionate
Interest in the Escrow Cash and Escrow Shares.
Escrow Agent's Duties.
- Parent and the Company Shareholders acknowledge and agree that Escrow Agent (i) shall
not be responsible for any of the agreements referred to herein but shall be obligated only for the
performance of such duties as are specifically set forth in this Agreement and as set forth in any
additional written escrow instructions which Escrow Agent may receive after the date of this
Agreement that are signed by an officer of Parent and the Company Shareholders; (ii) shall not
be obligated to take any legal or other action hereunder which might in its reasonable judgment
involve expense or liability unless it shall have been furnished with indemnity reasonably
acceptable to it; and (iii) may rely on and shall be protected in acting or refraining from
acting upon any written notice, instruction, instrument, statement, request or document furnished to
it hereunder and reasonably believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the
proper person, and shall have no responsibility for determining the accuracy thereof.
- Escrow Agent is hereby expressly authorized to disregard any and all warnings, other than
notices provided in accordance with Section 4 hereof, given by any of the parties hereto or by any
other person, excepting only orders or process of courts of law or a written decision of any
arbitrator pursuant to Section 4(d), and is hereby expressly authorized to comply with
and obey orders, judgments or decrees of any court or written decision of any arbitrator. In case
Escrow Agent obeys or complies with any such order, judgment or decree of any court or written
decision of any arbitrator, Escrow Agent shall not be liable to any of the parties hereto or to any
other person by reason of such compliance, notwithstanding any such order, judgment, decree or
decision being subsequently reversed, modified, annulled, set aside, vacated or found to have been
entered without jurisdiction.
- Escrow Agent shall not be liable in any respect on account of the identity, authority or rights
of the parties executing or delivering or purporting to execute or deliver this Agreement or any
documents or papers deposited or called for hereunder.
- Escrow Agent shall not be liable for the expiration of any rights under any statute of
limitations with respect to this Agreement or any documents deposited with Escrow Agent.
- Neither Escrow Agent nor any of its directors, officers or employees shall be liable to anyone
for any action taken or omitted to be taken by it or any of its directors, officers or employees
hereunder except in the case of gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct. Subject to
Section 6(g) below, Parent and the Company Shareholders (collectively, the
"Indemnifying Parties") covenant and agree to jointly and severally indemnify Escrow Agent
and hold it harmless from and against any fee, loss, liability or expense (including reasonable
attorney's fees and expenses) (a "Loss") incurred by Escrow Agent arising out of or in
connection with the performance of its obligations in accordance with the provisions of this
Agreement or with the administration of its duties hereunder, unless such Loss shall arise out of or
be caused by Escrow Agent's gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct; provided,
however, that indemnification for Escrow Agent's standard fees and expenses set forth on the
fee schedule attached hereto as Exhibit 2 shall be shared equally by Parent and the
Company Shareholders; and provided further that the indemnity agreement contained in
this Section 6(e) shall not apply to amounts paid in settlement of any Loss if such
settlement is effected without the consent of Parent and the Company Shareholders; and
provided further that the proceeds of any sale of Escrow Shares by the Escrow Agent
pursuant to Section 4(e) shall be applied towards the Escrow Agent's expenses in connection with
such sale.
- Notwithstanding Section 7 below, to the extent that Escrow Agent becomes liable for the payment
of any taxes in respect of income derived from the investment of funds held or payments made
hereunder, Escrow Agent shall satisfy such liability to the extent possible from the Escrow Fund.
Subject to Section 6(g) below, Indemnifying Parties agree to jointly and severally
indemnify and hold Escrow Agent harmless from and against any taxes, additions for late payment,
interest, penalties and other expenses that may be assessed against Escrow Agent on any payment or
other activities under this Agreement unless any such tax, addition for late payment, interest,
penalty or other expense shall arise out of or be caused by the actions of, or a failure to act by,
Escrow Agent. No distributions will be made to the Company Shareholders unless Escrow Agent is
supplied by them with an original, signed Form W-9 or its equivalent prior to distribution.
- Notwithstanding the joint and several nature of the obligations of Indemnifying Parties under
Section 6(e) and 6(f), the Company Shareholders' total collective share of the
liability for indemnification of Escrow Agent under Sections 6(e) and 6(f) hereof (the
"Indemnification Liability") shall in no event exceed the value of the Escrow Fund then
available to pay such liability. Any and all amounts to be paid by the Company Shareholders for
their share of the Indemnification Liability shall be payable only out of the Escrow Fund. Subject
to the foregoing, each of the Indemnifying Parties shall contribute to the Indemnification Liability
in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of each individual Indemnifying
Party, including up to all such Indemnification Liability in the case of any tax liability arising
from failure to provide correct information with respect to any taxes pursuant to
Section 6(f) above. In all cases where there is no such basis for allocating
contribution for such Indemnification Liability or except as otherwise provided in
Section 6(e), one half of the total Indemnification Liability shall be paid out of the
Escrow Fund and allocated pro rata among each of the Company Shareholders according to their
Proportionate Interest, and one half of the total Indemnification Liability shall be paid by
Parent.
- Escrow Agent shall notify each Indemnifying Party by letter, or by telephone or telecopy
confirmed by letter, of the receipt by Escrow Agent of a written assertion of a claim against Escrow
Agent or the Escrow Fund, or any action commenced against Escrow Agent or the Escrow Fund, within
fifteen (15) business days after Escrow Agent's receipt of written notice of such claim.
- Escrow Agent may resign at any time upon giving at least 30 days' prior written notice to Parent
and the Company Shareholders; provided, however, that no such resignation shall become
effective until the appointment of a successor escrow agent, which shall be accomplished as follows:
Parent and the Company Shareholders shall use their best efforts to mutually agree upon a successor
agent within 30 days after receiving such notice. If the parties fail to agree upon a successor
escrow agent within such time, Parent, with the consent of the Company Shareholders, which shall not
be unreasonably withheld, shall have the right to appoint a successor escrow agent authorized to do
business in California. The successor escrow agent selected in the preceding manner shall execute
and deliver an instrument accepting such appointment and it shall thereupon be deemed Escrow Agent
hereunder and it shall without further acts be vested with all the estates, properties, rights,
powers, and duties of the predecessor Escrow Agent as if originally named as Escrow Agent. If no
successor escrow agent is named, Escrow Agent may apply to a court of competent jurisdiction for the
appointment of a successor escrow agent. Thereafter, the predecessor Escrow Agent shall be
discharged from any further duties and liabilities under this Agreement. The Escrow Agent shall have
the right to withhold an amount equal to any amount due and owing to the Escrow Agent, plus any
costs and expenses the Escrow Agent shall reasonably believe may be incurred by the Escrow Agent in
connection with the termination of the Escrow Agreement, and Parent shall reimburse each Company
Shareholder for half of its Proportionate Interest in any cost or expense in respect of which such
amounts are withheld. Any corporation or association into which the Escrow Agent may be merged or
converted or with which it may be consolidated, or any corporation or association to which all or
substantially all the escrow business of the Escrow Agent's corporate trust line of business may be
transferred, shall be the Escrow Agent under this Escrow Agreement without further act. The
provisions of Sections 6(e) and 6(f) shall survive the resignation or removal of
Escrow Agent or the termination of this Agreement.
Fees, Expenses and Taxes. Parent and the Company Shareholders
agree to pay or reimburse Escrow Agent for its normal services hereunder in accordance with the fee
schedule attached hereto as Exhibit 2 and pay or reimburse the Escrow Agent upon request
for all expenses, disbursements and advances, including reasonable attorney's fees and expenses,
incurred or made by it in connection with the preparation, execution, performance, delivery,
modification and termination of this Escrow Agreement. The Escrow Agent shall be entitled to
reimbursement upon request for all expenses incurred in connection with Sections 6(e)
and 6(f) above, and payment of any legal fees and expenses incurred by the Escrow Agent in
connection with the resolution of any claim by any party hereunder. Taxes incurred with respect to
the earnings of the Escrow Fund shall be borne by the Company Shareholders, and the parties agree to
treat the Company Shareholders as the owners of all of the Escrow Fund for all tax
purposes.
Miscellaneous.
- Amendments and Waivers
. Any term of this Agreement may be amended or waived with the
written consent of all of the parties or their respective permitted successors and assigns.
Any amendment or waiver effected in accordance with this Section 8(a) shall be binding
upon the parties and their respective successors and assigns.
- Successors and Assigns
. The terms and conditions of this Agreement shall inure to
the benefit of and be binding upon the respective successors and assigns of the parties.
Nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, is intended to confer upon any party other than the
parties hereto or their respective successors and assigns any rights, remedies, obligations or
liabilities under or by reason of this Agreement, except as expressly provided in this
Agreement.
- Governing Law; Jurisdiction
. This Agreement and all acts and transactions pursuant
hereto and the rights and obligations of the parties hereto shall be governed, construed and
interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of California, without giving effect to
principles of conflicts of law. Except for matters required to be submitted to arbitration as
provided herein, each party to this Agreement irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of
State and Federal courts located in San Francisco, California for any action, suit proceeding
(administrative or otherwise) arising out of this Agreement.
- Counterparts
. This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of
which shall be deemed an original and all of which together shall constitute one instrument.
- Titles and Subtitles
. The titles and subtitles used in this Agreement are used for
convenience only and are not to be considered in construing or interpreting this
Agreement.
- Notices
. Any notice required or permitted by this Agreement shall be in writing
and shall be deemed sufficient upon receipt, when delivered personally or by courier, overnight
delivery service or confirmed facsimile, or 48 hours after being deposited in the regular mail as
certified or registered mail (airmail if sent internationally) with postage prepaid, if such notice
is addressed to the party to be notified at such party's address or facsimile number as set forth
below, or as subsequently modified by written notice.
If to Parent:
GetThere Inc.
4045 Campbell Avenue
Menlo Park, CA 94025
Attention: President
Facsimile No.: 650-752-1525
Telephone No.: 650-752-1500
with a copy to:
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
Old Federal Reserve Bank Building
400 Sansome Street
San Francisco, CA 94111
Attention: Richard V. Smith, Esq.
Facsimile No.: 415-773-5759
Telephone No.: 415-392-1122
If to the Shareholder Representative and/or Company Shareholders:
Glenn Bingham
_____________
_____________
Facsimile No.: _____________
Telephone No.: _____________
To the address set forth below each Company Shareholder's name on the signature page hereto.
If to the Escrow Agent:
Chase Manhattan Bank and Trust Company, N.A.
Capital Markets Fiduciary Services Group
101 California Street, Suite 2725
San Francisco, CA 94111
Attention: James Myers
Facsimile No.: 415-693-8850
Telephone No.: 415-954-9526
- Severability
. If one or more provisions of this Agreement are held to be
unenforceable under applicable law, the parties agree to renegotiate such provision in good faith,
in order to maintain the economic position enjoyed by each party as close as possible to that under
the provision rendered unenforceable. In the event that the parties cannot reach a mutually
agreeable and enforceable replacement for such provision, then (i) such provision shall be
excluded from this Agreement, (ii) the balance of this Agreement shall be interpreted as if
such provision were so excluded and (iii) the balance of this Agreement shall be enforceable in
accordance with its terms.
- Entire Agreement
. Except as set forth in the Merger Agreement, this Agreement
is the product of all of the parties hereto, and constitutes the entire agreement between
such parties pertaining to the subject matter hereof, and merges all prior negotiations and drafts
of the parties with regard to the transactions contemplated herein. Any and all other written or
oral agreements existing between the parties hereto regarding such transactions are expressly
canceled.
- Rules of Construction
. The parties hereto agree that they have been represented by
counsel during the negotiation, preparation and execution of this Agreement and, therefore, waive
the application of any law, regulation, holding or rule of construction providing that ambiguities
in an agreement or other document will be construed against the party drafting such agreement or
document.
- Security Procedures
. In the event funds transfer instructions are given (other
than in writing at the time of execution of this Escrow Agreement), whether in writing, by
telecopier or otherwise, the Escrow Agent is authorized to seek confirmation of such instructions by
telephone call-back to the person or persons designated on Exhibit 3 hereto, and the Escrow
Agent may rely upon the confirmation of anyone purporting to be the person or persons so designated.
The persons and telephone numbers for call-backs may be changed only in a writing actually received
and acknowledged by the Escrow Agent. The Escrow Agent and the beneficiary's bank in any funds
transfer may rely solely upon any account numbers or similar identifying numbers provided by Parent
or the Company Shareholders to identify (i) the beneficiary, (ii) the beneficiary's bank, or (iii)
an intermediary bank. The Escrow Agent may apply any of the escrowed funds for any payment order it
executes using any such identifying number, even where its use may result in a person other than the
beneficiary being paid, or the transfer of funds to a bank other than the beneficiary's bank or an
intermediary bank designated. The parties to this Escrow Agreement acknowledge that these security
procedures are commercially reasonable.
[Signature Page Follows]
The parties have executed this Agreement as of the date first above written.
PARENT:
GETTHERE INC.
By:
Name:
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Title:
SELLING SHAREHOLDERS:
Brian Ashton
Glenn Bingham
Craig Martin
OTHER SHAREHOLDERS:
Name:
Address:
Name:
Address:
Name:
Address:
ESCROW AGENT:
CHASE MANHATTAN BANK AND TRUST COMPANY, N.A.
By:
Name:
(print)
Title:
EXHIBIT 1
TO ESCROW AGREEMENT
PROPORTIONATE INTERESTS
EXHIBIT 2
TO ESCROW AGREEMENT
Chase Manhattan Bank and Trust Company, N.A.
101 California Street, Ste 2725
San Francisco, CA 94111
Schedule of Fees for Escrow Services
EXHIBIT 3
TO ESCROW AGREEMENT
Telephone Number(s) for Call-Backs and
Person(s) Designated to Confirm Funds Transfer Instructions
If to GetThere Inc.:
Name Telephone Number
1. Robert A. Brown __650-752-1543_________
2. ______________________ _______________________
3. ______________________ _______________________
If to the Shareholder Representative:
Name Telephone Number
1. Glenn Bingham _______________________
2. ______________________ _______________________
3. ______________________ _______________________
Telephone call-backs shall be made to each party if joint instructions are
required pursuant to this Escrow Agreement.
Exhibit B-1
OFFICER'S CERTIFICATE
Plansite Corporation
975 American Pacific Drive, Suite 101
Henderson, NV 89014
July __, 2000
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP Parr Waddoups Brown Gee & Loveless
400 Sansome Street 185 South State Street, Suite 1300
San Francisco, CA 94111 Salt Lake City, UT 84111
Re: Agreement and Plan of Merger (the "Agreement"), dated as of July
14, 2000, among GetThere Inc., a Delaware corporation ("Parent"), GetThere.com Acquisition
Corp., a Delaware corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent ("Merger Sub"), and
Plansite Corporation d/b/a AllMeetings.com, a Nevada corporation ("Company").
Ladies and Gentlemen:
This letter is supplied to you in connection with your rendering of opinions
pursuant to Sections 6.2(f) and 6.3(g) of the Agreement regarding certain federal income tax
consequences of the Merger. Unless otherwise indicated, capitalized terms not defined herein have
the meanings set forth in the Agreement.
After review of relevant financial records and consultation with Company counsel
and auditors regarding the meaning of and factual support for the following representations, the
undersigned officer of Company hereby certifies and represents that the following facts are now true
and will continue to be true as of the Effective Time of the Merger:
(1) The descriptions of the Merger and any transactions related thereto with respect to
Company in the Agreement are true, correct, and complete in all material respects; none of the
material terms and conditions therein have been waived or modified (except as provided in the
document) by Company; and Company has no plan or intention to waive or modify any such material term
or condition.
(2) The Aggregate Merger Consideration will be approximately equal to the fair market
value of the Company Capital Stock owned by the Company stockholders immediately prior to the
Effective Date, as determined by arm's length negotiations between the respective managements of
Company and Parent.
(3) Neither the Company stockholders nor the Company has taken or agreed
to take any action that might cause the Merger to fail to qualify as a reorganization within the
meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code. No Company stockholders have a plan or intention to sell or
otherwise transfer to Parent, Merger Sub or to any other person related to Parent within the meaning
of Treasury Regulations Section 1.368-1(e)(2) any Parent Common Stock received in the Merger.
(4) Merger Sub will acquire at least ninety percent (90%) of the fair market value of the
net assets and at least seventy percent (70%) of the fair market value of the gross assets held by
Company immediately prior to the Merger. For purposes of this representation, amounts paid by
Company to dissenters, amounts paid by Company immediately preceding the Merger or in contemplation
of the Merger to stockholders (other than in the ordinary course of business) who receive cash or
other property, Company assets used to pay its reorganization expenses, and all redemptions and
distributions (except for regular, normal dividends) made by Company immediately preceding the
Merger (or in contemplation of the Merger), will be included as assets of Company held immediately
prior to the Merger.
(5) The liabilities of Company assumed by Merger Sub and the liabilities to which the
transferred assets of Company are subject were incurred by Company in the ordinary course of its
business. At the Effective Time of the Merger, the Company will have no accrued but unpaid dividends
on Company Capital Stock
(6) Except as otherwise provided in Section 8.3 of the Agreement, the Company and its
stockholders will pay their respective expenses, if any, incurred in connection with the Merger.
(7) There is no intercorporate indebtedness existing between Parent and Company or between
Merger Sub and Company that was issued, acquired, or will be settled at a discount.
(8) Company is not an investment company as defined in Section 368(a)(2)(F)(iii) and (iv)
of the Internal Revenue Code.
(9) Company is not under the jurisdiction of a court in a Title 11 or similar case within
the meaning of Section 368(a)(3)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code.
(10) The fair market value of the assets of Company transferred to Merger Sub will equal
or exceed the sum of the liabilities assumed by Merger Sub, plus the amount of liabilities, if any,
to which the assets are subject.
(11) The total fair market value of the Parent Common Stock to be issued to the Company
shareholders at the Effective Time of the Merger will be at least forty percent (40%) of the
aggregate value of all consideration being paid in the Merger in exchange for the Company Capital
Stock.
(12) The total cash consideration that will be paid in the transaction to Company shareholders
instead of issuing fractional shares of Parent Common Stock will not exceed one percent (1%) of the
total consideration that will be issued in the transaction to Company shareholders in exchange for
their shares of Company capital stock. The fractional share interests of each Company shareholder
will be aggregated, and no Company shareholder will receive cash for the fractional shares of Parent
Common Stock in an amount equal to or greater than the value of one full share of Parent Common
Stock.
(13) The business conducted by the Company immediately prior to the Merger is the Company's
historic business.
(14) The Company's principal reasons for entering into the Merger are bona fide business
reasons not related to taxes.
(15) Neither Company nor Merger Sub will take any position on any income or franchise tax
return, or take any other return position, that is inconsistent with the treatment of the Merger as
a reorganization within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code, unless otherwise required by a
taxing authority; and each will file all required information with its federal income tax return
with respect to the Merger.
(16) Any reduction of the cash portion of the Merger Consideration attributable to the Company
options exercised between the date of the Agreement and the Effective Date was negotiated as a
purchase price reduction.
(17) The individual executing this certificate on behalf of Company is authorized to make all
of the representations set forth herein with respect to Company.
I understand that Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP and Parr Waddoups Brown Gee &
Loveless will rely on this certificate in rendering the opinions required pursuant to Sections
6.2(f) and 6.3(g) of the Agreement concerning certain of the federal income tax consequences of the
Merger. Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP and Parr Waddoups Brown Gee & Loveless may rely,
without further inquiry, on the accuracy of the foregoing representations for purposes of rendering
its respective opinion and the undersigned hereby consents to Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
and Parr Waddoups Brown Gee & Loveless referencing this certificate in its opinion.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have, on behalf of the below-named corporation, executed this
certificate as of this ___ day of July, 2000.
PLANSITE CORPORATION
By: ______________________________
Its: ______________________________
Exhibit B-2
OFFICERS' CERTIFICATE
GetThere Inc.
4045 Campbell Avenue
Menlo Park, CA 94025
July __, 2000
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP Parr Waddoups Brown Gee &
Loveless
400 Sansome Street 185 South State Street, Suite 1300
San Francisco, CA 94111 Salt Lake City, UT 84111
Re: Agreement and Plan of Merger (the "Agreement"), dated as of July
__, 2000, among GetThere Inc., a Delaware corporation ("Parent"), GetThere.com Acquisition
Corp., a Delaware corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent ("Merger Sub"), and
Plansite Corporation d/b/a AllMeetings.com, a Nevada corporation ("Company").
Ladies and Gentlemen:
This letter is supplied to you in connection with your rendering of opinions pursuant to Sections
6.2(f) and 6.3(g) of the Agreement regarding certain federal income tax consequences of the Merger.
Unless otherwise indicated, capitalized terms not defined herein have the meanings set forth in the
Agreement.
After review of relevant financial records and consultation with Company counsel and auditors
regarding the meaning of and factual support for the following representations, the undersigned
officer of Company hereby certifies and represents that the following facts are now true and will
continue to be true as of the Effective Time of the Merger:
(1) The descriptions of the Merger and any transactions related thereto with respect to
Parent and Merger Sub in the Agreement are true, correct, and complete in all material respects;
none of the material terms and conditions therein have been waived or modified (except as provided
in the document) by Parent or Merger Sub; and neither Parent nor Merger Sub has any plan or
intention to waive or modify any such material term or condition.
(2) The Aggregate Merger Consideration will be approximately equal to the fair market
value of the Company Capital Stock owned by the Company stockholders immediately prior to the
Effective Date, as determined by arm's length negotiations between the respective managements of
Company and Parent.
(3) Neither the Parent nor the Merger Sub has taken or agreed to take any action that might
cause the Merger to fail to qualify as a reorganization within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the
Code.
(4) Prior to the Merger, Parent will be in control of Merger Sub within the meaning of
Section 368(c) of the Code.
(5) Following the Merger, Merger Sub will not issue additional shares of its stock that
would result in Parent losing control of Merger Sub within the meaning of Section 368(c) of the Code
if such issuance of additional shares would cause the Merger to fail to qualify as a reorganization
within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code.
(6) Parent has no plan or intention to reacquire any of its stock issued in the Merger. No
person related to Parent (within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 1.368-1(e)(3)) and no
person acting as an intermediary for Parent or such related person has a plan or intention to
acquire any of the Parent Common Stock issued in the Merger
(7) Following the Merger, Merger Sub will continue the historic business of Company or use
a significant portion of Company business assets in a business, within the meaning of Treasury
Regulation Section 1.368-1(d).
(8) Parent has no plan or intention to liquidate Merger Sub, to merge Merger Sub with or
into another corporation, to sell or otherwise dispose of any of the stock of Merger Sub, or to
cause Merger Sub to sell or otherwise dispose of any of the assets of Company acquired in the
Merger, except for dispositions made in the ordinary course of business and transfers described in
Treasury Regulation Section 1.368-2(k).
(9) Except as otherwise provided in Section 8.3 of the Agreement, Parent and Merger Sub
will each pay their respective expenses, if any, incurred in connection with the Merger.
(10) There is no intercorporate indebtedness existing between Parent and Company or
between Merger Sub and Company that was issued, acquired, or will be settled at a discount.
(11) Neither Parent nor Merger Sub is an investment company as defined in Section
368(a)(2)(F)(iii) and (iv) of the Code.
(12) No stock of Merger Sub will be issued in the Merger.
(13) The total fair market value of the Parent Common Stock to be issued to the Company
shareholders at the Effective Time of the Merger will be at least forty percent (40%) of the
aggregate value of all consideration being paid in the Merger in exchange for the Company Capital
Stock.
(14) The payment of cash in lieu of fractional shares of Parent Common Stock is solely for the
purpose of avoiding the expense and inconvenience to Parent of issuing fractional shares and does
not represent separately bargained-for consideration. The total cash consideration that will be paid
in the transaction to Company shareholders instead of issuing fractional shares of Parent Common
Stock will not exceed one percent (1%) of the total consideration that will be issued in the
transaction to Company shareholders in exchange for their shares of Company capital stock. The
fractional share interests of each Company shareholder will be aggregated, and no Company
shareholder will receive cash for the fractional shares of Parent Common Stock in an amount equal to
or greater than the value of one full share of Parent Common Stock.
(15) Parent's principal reasons for participating in the Merger are bona fide business reasons
not related to taxes.
(16) Neither Parent nor Merger Sub will take any position on any income or franchise tax
return, or take any other return position, that is inconsistent with the treatment of the Merger as
a reorganization within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code, unless otherwise required by a
taxing authority; and each will file all required information with its federal income tax return
with respect to the Merger.
(17) Each of the individuals
executing this certificate on behalf of his or her respective corporation is authorized to make all
of the representations set forth herein with respect to such corporation.
I understand that Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP and Parr Waddoups Brown Gee &
Loveless will rely on this certificate in rendering the opinions required pursuant to Sections
6.2(f) and 6.3(g) of the Agreement concerning certain of the federal income tax consequences of the
Merger. Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP and Parr Waddoups Brown Gee & Loveless may rely,
without further inquiry, on the accuracy of the foregoing representations for purposes of rendering
its respective opinion and the undersigned hereby consents to Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
and Parr Waddoups Brown Gee & Loveless referencing this certificate in its opinion.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have, on behalf of the below-named corporation, executed this
certificate as of this ___ day of July, 2000.
GETTHERE INC.
By: ______________________________
Its: ______________________________
GETTHERE.COM ACQUISITION CORP.
By: ______________________________
Its: ______________________________
Exhibit C-1
Legal Opinion from PARENT's IN-HOUSE Counsel
(i) Each of Parent and Merger Sub is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in
good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware.
Exhibit C-2
Legal Opinion from PARENT's OUTSIDE Counsel
(i) Each of Parent and Merger Sub has all requisite corporate power and authority to
execute, deliver and perform its obligations under the Merger Agreement, the Letter Agreement, the
Certificate of Merger and the Articles of Merger (collectively, the "Merger Documents"), and to
consummate the Merger and the other transactions contemplated thereby. The execution and delivery by
Parent of the Merger Documents and the performance by Parent of its obligations thereunder have been
duly authorized by all necessary corporate action and proceedings on the part of Parent. The Merger
Documents have been duly executed and delivered by Parent and, assuming due execution and delivery
by the other parties thereto, constitute the valid and binding obligations of Parent enforceable in
accordance with their terms. The execution and delivery by Merger Sub of the Merger Documents and
the performance by Merger Sub of its obligations thereunder have been duly authorized by all
necessary corporate action and proceedings on the part of Merger Sub. The Merger Documents have been
duly executed and delivered by Merger Sub and, assuming due execution and delivery by the other
parties thereto, constitute the valid and binding obligations of Merger Sub enforceable in
accordance with their terms.
(ii) When issued in accordance with the provisions of the Merger Agreement, the shares of
Parent Common Stock issued in the Merger will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable.
(iii) The execution, delivery and performance as of the date hereof by Parent of the Merger
Agreement do not violate the Certificate of Incorporation or the Bylaws of Parent. The execution,
delivery and performance as of the date hereof by Merger Sub of the Merger Agreement do not violate
the Certificate of Incorporation or the Bylaws of Merger Sub.
(iv) Except for the filing and recordation of the Certificate of Merger with the Secretary of
State of the State of Delaware and the Articles of Merger with the Secretary of State of the State
of Nevada, to our knowledge, no approval, authorization, consent, or approval of, notice to, or
filing with any governmental body is required in connection with the execution, delivery, and
performance of the Merger Agreement by Parent or Merger Sub and the consummation by Parent or Merger
Sub of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Documents, other than such (x) as shall have been
made or obtained by the date hereof and as contemplated by the Merger Agreement, (y) which are
required under applicable federal, state, or other securities laws or under the HSR Act, and (z)
which, if not made or obtained, will not, in the aggregate, have a material adverse effect on Parent
or Merger Sub.
Exhibit D
Legal Opinion from Company's Counsel
(i) The Company is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing
under the laws of the State of Nevada. The Company has all requisite corporate power and authority
to own and operate its properties, to lease the properties it currently operates under lease and to
carry on its business as now being conducted.
(ii) As of immediately prior to the Effective Time, the authorized capital stock of the
Company consisted of ________shares of authorized Company Common Stock, ______ par value per share,
of which ________ shares were issued and outstanding and ______ shares of preferred stock, _______
par value per share, consisting, consisting of _____ shares of Series A Preferred Stock of
which _______ shares were issued and outstanding, and _______ shares of Series B Preferred
Stock of which _______ shares were issued and outstanding. As of immediately prior to the Effective
Time, there was no other Company Capital Stock authorized, issued or outstanding. All outstanding
shares of Company Capital Stock were duly authorized, validly issued, and to our knowledge, fully
paid and non-assessable, and not subject to preemptive rights created by statute, the Certificate of
Incorporation or Bylaws of the Company.
(iii) Based on a review of the Company's stock and option ledgers and the Officer's
Certificate, to such counsel's knowledge, the Company does not have outstanding any options,
warrants, calls, conversion rights or other commitments of any kind to issue or sell any of its
capital stock.
(iv) The Company has all requisite corporate power and authority to execute, deliver and
perform its obligations under the Merger Agreement, the Letter Agreement, the Certificate of Merger
and the Articles of Merger (collectively, the "Merger Documents"), and to consummate the Merger and
the other transactions contemplated thereby. The execution and delivery by the Company of the Merger
Documents and the performance by the Company of its obligations thereunder have been duly authorized
by all necessary corporate action and proceedings on the part of the Company. The Merger Documents
have been duly executed and delivered by the Company and, assuming due execution and delivery by the
other parties thereto, constitute the valid and binding obligations of the Company enforceable in
accordance with their terms.
(v) Based on a review of the representations and warranties made by the Company
Shareholders in the Merger Agreement, the Letter Agreement and the Allocation Agreement, to such
counsel's knowledge, each Company Shareholder has full right, power, and authority to enter into,
perform, and consummate the transactions contemplated by the Merger Documents. Each of the Merger
Agreement and/or the Letter Agreement, as applicable, has been duly executed and delivered by each
Company Shareholder and is a legal, valid, and binding obligation of each Company Shareholder,
enforceable against each Company Shareholder in accordance with its terms.
(vi) Based upon a review of Company's corporate records, the stock certificates in
possession of each Company Shareholder and the representations and warranties made by each Company
Shareholder in the Allocation Agreement, to such counsel's knowledge, each Company Shareholder has
good and valid title to the shares of Common Stock of Company to be converted in the Merger and
delivered by such Company Shareholder pursuant to the Merger Agreement, free and clear of any lien,
pledge, charge, security interest, encumbrance, title retention agreement, adverse claim, option, or
equity (other than pursuant to applicable securities laws). To such counsel's knowledge, the shares
of Company Capital Stock ("Shares") owned by the Company Shareholders set forth on Schedule __ to
the Merger Agreement, constitute all of the issued and outstanding capital stock of Company. Upon
delivery of certificates for the Shares to be converted in the Merger and delivered by the
Shareholders under the Agreement and the payment therefor as contemplated by the Merger Agreement,
good and valid title to all of the then outstanding shares of Company Capital Stock will have been
acquired by Parent, free and clear, to such counsel's knowledge, of all liens, pledges, charges,
security interests, encumbrances, title retention agreements, adverse claims, options, or equities
whatsoever (other than those created by Parent or other than pursuant to applicable securities
laws).
(vii) Neither the execution, delivery nor performance by the Company of the Merger Documents,
nor the consummation of the transactions contemplated thereby, conflicts with or violates, or will
result in any conflict with or violation of, (i) any provision of the Certificate of
Incorporation and Bylaws of the Company, (ii) to such counsel's knowledge, any judgment,
order, decree, statute, law, rule or regulation applicable to the Company or its properties or
assets, or (iii) any material agreement of the Company as set forth no Exhibit __ hereto.
(viii) Except for the filing and recordation of the Certificate of Merger with the Secretary
of State of the State of Delaware and the Articles of Merger with the Secretary of State of the
State of Nevada, to our knowledge, no approval, authorization, consent, or approval of, notice to,
or filing with any governmental body is required in connection with the execution, delivery, and
performance of the Merger Agreement by the Company and the consummation by the Company of the
transactions contemplated by the Merger Documents, other than such (x) as shall have been made or
obtained by the date hereof and as contemplated by the Merger Agreement, (y) which are required
under applicable federal, state, or other securities laws, and (z) which, if not made or obtained,
will not, in the aggregate, have a material adverse effect on the Company.
(ix) The Merger Documents have been duly approved and adopted by the affirmative vote of
holders of at least 90% of the shares of outstanding Company Capital Stock which is sufficient to
approve the Merger Agreement, the Certificate of Merger and the Articles of Merger under applicable
Delaware Law, Nevada Law and under the Company's Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws.
Exhibit E
SHAREHOLDERS' REPRESENTATION STATEMENTS
The undersigned purchaser ("Purchaser") hereby makes the following
representations to GetThere Inc. (the "Company") in connection with the purchase of Common Stock of
the Company (the "Securities").
Purchaser hereby represents and warrants that:
1. Purchaser has such knowledge and experience in financial and
business matters that Purchaser is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of the acquisition of
the Securities and, by reason of Purchaser's financial and business experience. Purchaser is capable
of evaluating the risks and merits of this investment and of protecting Purchaser's own interests in
connection with this investment. Purchaser is an "accredited investor" as defined in Securities and
Exchange Commission ("SEC") Rule 501(a).
2. Purchaser has received and reviewed the Agreement and Plan of
Merger among the Company, GetThere.com Acquisition Corp., Plansite Corporation d/b/a
AllMeetings.com. ("AllMeetings") and certain shareholders of AllMeetings, other documents and all
other information Purchaser considers necessary or appropriate for deciding whether to purchase the
Securities. Purchaser further represents that Purchaser has had an opportunity to ask questions and
receive answers from the Company and its officers and employees regarding the terms and conditions
of purchase of the Securities and regarding the business, financial affairs and other aspects of the
Company and has further had the opportunity to obtain any information (to the extent the Company
possesses or can acquire such information without unreasonable effort or expense) which Purchaser
deems necessary to evaluate the investment and to verify the accuracy of information otherwise
provided to Purchaser.
3. Purchaser acknowledges that the Securities have not been registered
under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Act"), or qualified under the Nevada blue sky
laws or any other applicable blue sky laws in reliance, in part, on the representations and
warranties herein. Such Securities are being acquired by Purchaser for investment purposes for
Purchaser's own account only and not for or with a view to sale or distribution of all or any part
of such Securities except in accordance with applicable law. No other person will have any direct or
indirect beneficial interest in the Securities except for the beneficiaries of any trust executing
below.
4. Purchaser understands that the Securities are "restricted
securities" under the federal securities laws in that such securities will be acquired from the
Company in a transaction not involving a public offering, and that under such laws and applicable
regulations such securities may be resold without registration under the Act only in certain limited
circumstances and that otherwise such securities must be held indefinitely.
5. Without in any way limiting the representations set forth above,
Purchaser further agrees not to make any disposition of all or any portion of the Securities
purchased hereunder unless and until:
(a) There is then in effect a registration statement under the Act
covering such proposed disposition and such disposition is made in accordance with such registration
statement and any applicable requirements of state securities laws; or
(b) (i) Purchaser shall have notified the Company of the
proposed disposition and shall have furnished the Company with a detailed statement of the
circumstances surrounding the proposed disposition, and (ii) if reasonably requested by the
Company Purchaser shall have furnished Company with a written opinion of counsel, reasonably
satisfactory to the Company, that such disposition will not require registration of any securities
under the Act or the consent of or a permit from appropriate authorities under any applicable state
securities law.
6. Purchaser understands that the certificates evidencing the
Securities may bear one or all of the following legends:
(a) "THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE
BEEN ACQUIRED FOR INVESTMENT AND HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS
AMENDED, OR ANY APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES OR "BLUE-SKY" LAWS. THESE SECURITIES MAY NOT BE SOLD,
TRANSFERRED, ASSIGNED, PLEDGED, ENCUMBERED OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF IN THE ABSENCE OF SUCH
REGISTRATION OR AN EXEMPTION THEREFROM. ADDITIONALLY, THE TRANSFER OF THESE SECURITIES IS SUBJECT TO
THE CONDITIONS SPECIFIED IN THE AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER DATED AS OF JULY 14, 2000 AMONG
GETTHERE INC., GETTHERE.COM ACQUISITION CORP., PLANSITE CORPORATION, and the other signatories
thereto and no transfer of these securities shall be valid or effective until such conditions have
been fulfilled. Copies of such agreement may be obtained at no cost by written request made by the
holder of record of this certificate to the secretary of GETTHERE INC."
(b) Any legend required by applicable state securities
laws.
Executed this day of _____, 2000.
By:_____________________________
Name:___________________________
Title:___________________________
AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER
BY AND AMONG
GETTHERE INC.,
a Delaware corporation
GETTHERE.COM ACQUISITION CORP.,
a Delaware corporation
AND
PLANSITE CORPORATION
D/B/A ALLMEETINGS.COM
a Nevada corporation
BRIAN ASHTON
GLENN BINGHAM
and
CRAIG MARTIN
July 14, 2000
1. The Merger 1
1.1 The Merger 1
1.2 Closing; Effective Time 2
1.3 Effect of the Merger 2
1.4 Certificate of Incorporation; Bylaws 2
1.5 Directors and Officers 2
1.6 Effect on Capital Stock 2
1.7 Surrender of Certificates and Payment 6
1.8 No Further Ownership Rights in Company Capital Stock 7
1.9 Taking of Necessary Action; Further Action 7
1.10 Withholding 8
1.11 Lost, Stolen or Destroyed Certificates 8
2. Representations and Warranties of Company and Ashton, Bingham and Martin 8
2.1 Organization; Subsidiaries 8
2.2 Subsidiaries. 9
2.3 Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws 9
2.4 Capital Structure 9
2.5 Authority 10
2.6 No Conflicts; Required Filings and Consents 10
2.7 Assets and Liabilities Statement 11
2.8 Entire Business 11
2.9 Related Party Transactions 11
2.10 Absence of Undisclosed Liabilities 11
2.11 Absence of Certain Changes 12
2.12 Litigation 13
2.13 Restrictions on Business Activities 14
2.14 Permits; Company Products; Regulation 14
2.15 Title to Property 14
2.16 Intellectual Property 15
2.17 Taxes 17
2.18 Employee Benefit Plans 19
2.19 Material Contracts 21
2.20 Insurance 23
2.21 Compliance with Laws 23
2.22 Minute Books 23
2.23 Complete Copies of Materials 23
2.24 Brokers' and Finders' Fees 23
2.25 Board Approval 23
2.26 Environmental Matters. 24
2.27 Labor Matters. 24
2.28 Representations Complete 24
3. Representations and Warranties of Parent and Merger Sub 25
3.1 Organization, Standing and Power 25
3.2 Authority 25
3.3 No Conflict; Required Filings and Consents 26
3.4 Litigation 26
3.5 Broker's and Finders' Fees 26
3.6 SEC Filings; Financial Statements. 26
4. Conduct Prior to the Effective Time 27
4.1 Conduct of Business of Company 27
4.2 Audited Balance Sheet. 29
4.3 No Solicitation 30
4.4 Shareholder Approval 30
5. Additional Agreements 31
5.1 Commercially Reasonable Efforts; Further Assurances 31
5.2 Consents; Cooperation 31
5.3 Access to Information 32
5.4 Confidentiality 32
5.5 Public Disclosure 32
5.6 FIRPTA 33
5.7 Termination of Employee Plans, Exercise of Stock Options and Cancellation of
Warrants. 33
5.8 State Statutes 34
5.9 Escrow Agreement 34
5.11 Amendment of Schedules. 34
5.12 Offers of Employment 34
5.13 Repayment of Loans to Company Shareholders 34
6. Conditions to the Merger 35
6.1 Conditions to Obligations of Each Party to Effect the Merger 35
6.2 Additional Conditions to Obligations of Company 35
6.3 Additional Conditions to the Obligations of Parent and Merger Sub 37
7. Escrow and Indemnification 40
7.1 Survival of Representations and Warranties 40
7.2 Escrow Fund 40
7.3 Indemnification 40
8. Termination, Amendment and Waiver 44
8.1 Termination 44
8.2 Effect of Termination 45
8.3 Expenses 46
8.4 Amendment 46
8.5 Extension; Waiver 46
9. General Provisions 46
9.1 Notices 46
9.2 Interpretation 47
9.3 Counterparts 47
9.4 Entire Agreement; Nonassignability; Parties in Interest 47
9.5 Severability 48
9.6 Remedies Cumulative 48
9.7 Governing Law 48
9.8 Rules of Construction 48
9.9 Amendments and Waivers 48
DEFINED TERMS
Action 13
Aggregate Cash Portion 2
Aggregate Merger Consideration 2
Agreement 1
Articles of Merger 1
Ashton 1
Assets and Liabilities Statement 11
Audited Balance Sheet 29
Bingham 1
Business Employees 19
Certificate of Merger 1
Certificates 6
Closing 2
Closing Date 2
Code 1
Company 1
Company Authorizations 14
Company Capital Stock 1
Company Disclosure Schedule 8
Company Employee Plans 20
Company Liabilities Date 12
Company Plan 9
Company Shareholders 40
Confidential Information 17
Confidentiality Agreement 32
Damages 40
Delaware Law 1
Discount Percentage 3
Dissenting Shares 5
Effective Time 2
Employee Plans 19
Encumbrances 9
Environmental and Safety Laws 24
ERISA 19
ERISA Affiliate 20
Escrow Agent 40
Escrow Agreement 34
Escrow Fund 40
FIRPTA 33
GAAP 18
Governmental Entity 11
Hazardous Materials 24
HSR Act 11
Indemnified Person 42
Indemnitor 43
Intellectual Property 15
knowledge 8, 25
Letter Agreement 39
Martin 1
Material Adverse Effect 8
Material Contracts 21
Merger 1
Merger Sub 1
multiple employer plan 21
Nevada Law 1
Parent 1
Parent Common Stock 1
Parent Disclosure Schedule 25
Parent Indemnified Person 40
Parent Indemnified Persons 40
Parent Indemnitor 41
Parent SEC Reports 26
Per Share Series A Preferential Consideration 4
prohibited transaction 20
PSMI 19
PSMI Contract 19
PSMI Plans 20
Related Party 11
Remaining Consideration 4
Returns 17
SEC 26
Selected Counsel 42
Selling Shareholders 1
Series A Preferential Consideration 4
Series A Preferred 9
Series B Preferred 9
Shareholder Indemnified Person 41
Shareholder Indemnified Persons 41
Shareholders' Meeting 30
Shareholders' Written Consent 30
Surviving Corporation 1
Takeover Proposal 30
Taxes 17
Third Party Claims 42
Third Party Intellectual Property Rights 16
WARN Act 21
AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER
THIS AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER, (this "Amendment"), dated
as of July 27, 2000, by and among GetThere Inc., a Delaware corporation ("Parent"),
GetThere.com Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation ("Merger Sub") and wholly
owned subsidiary of Parent, Plansite Corporation d/b/a AllMeetings.com, a Nevada corporation
("Company"), Brian Ashton ("Ashton"), Glenn Bingham
("Bingham") and Craig Martin ("Martin"), amends the Agreement and
Plan of Merger, dated as of July14, 2000, by and among Parent, Merger Sub, Company, Ashton, Bingham
and Martin (the "July 14th Agreement"). Ashton, Bingham and Martin are collectively
referred to herein as the "Selling Shareholders", and individually as a
"Selling Shareholder".
BACKGROUND
A. Parent, Merger Sub, Company and the Selling Shareholders entered into an
agreement and plan of merger dated as of July 14, 2000, whereby Company would be merged with and
into Merger Sub.
B. Subsequent to July 14, 2000, certain information was made available to Parent and Merger
Sub concerning circumstances related to the employment of Eric Rodriguez by Company.
C. The parties to the July 14th Agreement wish to amend certain provisions of the July 14th
Agreement to address such circumstances.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the promises and of the mutual covenants hereinafter set
forth, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound, hereby agree as follows:
- Section 6.3(l) of the July 14th Agreement is hereby amended in its entirety as follows:
(l) Employees All employment agreements with Company shall have been terminated,
Glenn Bingham, Brian Ashton, Craig Martin, Mike Malinchok (provided Parent has received a
satisfactory waiver as set forth below), Erick Rodriguez (provided Parent has received a
satisfactory waiver as set forth below), and Bo Warburton shall have entered into employment and
noncompetition agreements with Parent or Surviving Corporation satisfactory to Parent, and at least
80% of all other Company employees shall have agreed to continue employment with the Surviving
Corporation after the Closing.
- Section 6.3(o) of the July 14th Agreement is hereby amended in its entirety as follows:
(o) Termination or Waiver and Release. (i) Company shall have terminated Mr.
Michael Malinchok or Parent shall have received a waiver and release in form and substance
satisfactory to Parent in its sole discretion, from Star Cite with respect to any agreements not to
compete between Mr. Malinchok and Star Cite, and (ii) Company shall have terminated Mr. Erick
Rodriguez or Parent shall have received a waiver and release in form and substance satisfactory to
Parent in its sole discretion, from Expedia, Inc. with respect to any agreements not to compete
between Mr. Rodriguez and Expedia, Inc..
- Section 7.3(a) of the July 14th Agreement is hereby amended to add new subsection (viii) as
follows:
(viii) Violations or alleged violations of the Expedia, Inc. Employee Agreement dated March 16,
2000 between Eric Rodriguez and Expedia, Inc., as such agreement may have been amended, occurring or
alleged to have occurred on or before the Effective Time.
- Schedule 5.12 to the July 14th Agreement is hereby amended to delete the name Erick
Rodriguez.
- The July 14th Agreement, as amended hereby, remains in full force and effect.
- Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings designated in the July
14th Agreement.
- This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which
shall be deemed an original and all of which together shall constitute one instrument.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Amendment as of the date first
above written.
COMPANY
PLANSITE CORPORATION
d/b/a ALLMEETINGS.COM
By: /s/ Glenn G. Bingham
Name: Glenn G. Bingham
(Print)
Title: President
PARENT:
GETTHERE INC.
By:/s/ David R. Muhlitner
Name: David R. Muhlitner
(print)
Title:Vice President and General Counsel
MERGER SUB
GETTHERE.COM ACQUISITION CORP.
By: /s/ David R. Muhlitner
Name: David R. Muhlitner
(Print)
Title:Vice President and General Counsel
SELLING SHAREHOLDERS:
/s/ Brian Ashton
Brian Ashton
/s/ Glenn G. Bingham
Glenn Bingham
/s/ Craig Martin
Craig Martin