SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): FEBRUARY 6, 2000
INPRISE CORPORATION
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
DELAWARE 0-16096 94-2895440
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(State or Other Jurisdiction of (Commission (IRS Employer
Incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
100 ENTERPRISE WAY, SCOTTS VALLEY, CALIFORNIA 95066-3249
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(Address of principal executive offices) (zip code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (831) 431-1000
NOT APPLICABLE
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(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS.
On February 7, 2000, Inprise Corporation, a Delaware Corporation
("Inprise"), and Corel Corporation, a corporation continued under the laws
of Canada ("Corel"), issued a joint press release announcing the execution
of the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of February 6, 2000 (the
"Merger Agreement"), by and among Inprise, Corel and Carleton Acquisition
Co., a Delaware Corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of Corel ("Sub").
In accordance with the Merger Agreement, Sub will be merged with and into
Inprise with Inprise continuing as the surviving corporation and a wholly
owned subsidiary of Corel. As a result of the merger, each issued and
outstanding share of Inprise common stock, par value $0.01 per share
("Inprise Common Stock"), will be converted into the right to receive .747
validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable shares of Corel common stock,
no par value ("Corel Common Stock"), and, together with each whole share of
Corel Common Stock issued, one associated Corel Common Stock purchase
right.
A copy of the Merger Agreement is filed as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and
is incorporated herein by reference. A copy of the joint press release is
filed as Exhibit 99.4 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.
As a condition to the parties' willingness to enter into the
Merger Agreement, Inprise and Corel have entered into reciprocal stock
option agreements. Pursuant to a stock option agreement, dated as of
February 6, 2000, Inprise granted to Corel an option to purchase, under
certain circumstances, 12 million shares of Inprise Common Stock at a price
of $14.94 per share, subject to adjustment (the "Inprise Stock Option
Agreement"). Simultaneously, pursuant to a stock option agreement, dated as
of February 6, 2000, Corel granted to Inprise an option to purchase, under
certain circumstances, 13 million shares of Corel Common Stock at a price
of $20 per share, subject to adjustment (the "Corel Stock Option
Agreement"). The stock options under the Corel Stock Option Agreement and
the Inprise Stock Option Agreement would be triggered in favor of a party
upon the occurrence of any event that could allow such party to collect a
termination fee under the Merger Agreement.
A copy of the Inprise Stock Option Agreement is filed as Exhibit
99.2 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference. A copy of the Corel
Stock Option Agreement is filed as Exhibit 99.3 hereto and is incorporated
herein by reference.
ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND
EXHIBITS.
(c) Exhibits
99.1 Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of February 6, 2000,
by and among Corel Corporation, Carleton Acquisition Co. and
Inprise Corporation.
99.2 Stock Option Agreement, dated as of February 6, 2000, by
and between Inprise Corporation and Corel Corporation.
99.3 Stock Option Agreement, dated as of February 6, 2000, by and
between Inprise Corporation and Corel Corporation.
99.4 Joint Press Release of Inprise Corporation and Corel
Corporation.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf
by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
By: /s/ JoAnne M. Butler
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Name: JoAnne M. Butler
Title: Vice President and Secretary
Date: February 9, 2000
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No. Description
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99.1 Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of February 6,
2000, by and among Corel Corporation, Carleton
Acquisition Co. and Inprise Corporation.
99.2 Stock Option Agreement, dated as of February 6, 2000, by
and between Inprise Corporation and Corel Corporation.
99.3 Stock Option Agreement, dated as of February 6, 2000, by
and between Inprise Corporation and Corel Corporation.
99.4 Joint Press Release of Inprise Corporation and Corel
Corporation.
MERGER AGREEMENT
dated as of February 6, 2000
by and among
COREL CORPORATION
CARLETON ACQUISITION CO.
-and-
INPRISE CORPORATION
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ARTICLE I
THE MERGER..........................................................................................2
1.01 The Merger........................................................................2
1.02 Closing...........................................................................2
1.03 Effective Time....................................................................2
1.04 Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws of the Surviving
Corporation.......................................................................2
1.05 Directors and Officers of the Surviving Corporation...............................3
1.06 Effects of the Merger.............................................................3
1.07 Further Assurances................................................................3
ARTICLE II
CONVERSION OF SHARES................................................................................3
2.01 Conversion of Capital Stock.......................................................3
2.02 Exchange of Certificates..........................................................7
ARTICLE III
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF INPRISE..........................................................10
3.01 Organization and Qualification...................................................10
3.02 Capital Stock....................................................................11
3.03 Authority Relative to This Agreement.............................................12
3.04 Non-Contravention; Approvals and Consents........................................13
3.05 Reports and Financial Statements.................................................14
3.06 Absence of Certain Changes or Events.............................................15
3.07 Absence of Undisclosed Liabilities...............................................15
3.08 Legal Proceedings................................................................16
3.09 Information Supplied.............................................................16
3.10 Compliance with Laws and Orders..................................................17
3.11 Compliance with Agreements; Certain Agreements...................................17
3.12 Taxes............................................................................18
3.13 Employee Benefit Plans; ERISA....................................................19
3.14 Labor Matters....................................................................20
3.15 Environmental Matters............................................................20
3.16 Intellectual Property Rights.....................................................22
3.17 Vote Required....................................................................24
3.18 Opinion of Financial Advisor.....................................................25
3.19 Ownership of Corel Common Stock..................................................25
3.20 Takeover Laws....................................................................25
3.21 Rights Agreement.................................................................25
ARTICLE IV
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF COREL AND SUB....................................................26
4.01 Organization and Qualification...................................................26
4.02 Capital Stock....................................................................27
4.03 Authority Relative to This Agreement.............................................28
4.04 Non-Contravention; Approvals and Consents.......................................29
4.05 Reports and Financial Statements.................................................30
4.06 Absence of Certain Changes or Events.............................................31
4.07 Absence of Undisclosed Liabilities...............................................31
4.08 Legal Proceedings................................................................31
4.09 Information Supplied.............................................................32
4.10 Compliance with Laws and Orders..................................................32
4.11 Compliance with Agreements; Certain Agreements...................................33
4.12 Taxes............................................................................34
4.13 Employee Benefit Plans; ERISA....................................................35
4.14 Labor Matters....................................................................35
4.15 Environmental Matters............................................................36
4.16 Intellectual Property Rights.....................................................37
4.17 Vote Required....................................................................39
4.18 Opinion of Financial Advisor.....................................................39
4.19 Ownership of Inprise Common Stock................................................39
4.20 Takeover Laws....................................................................39
4.21 Rights Agreement.................................................................39
ARTICLE V
COVENANTS..........................................................................................40
5.01 Covenants of Inprise and Corel...................................................40
5.02 No Solicitations.................................................................44
5.03 Conduct of Business of Sub.......................................................46
5.04 Third Party Standstill Agreements................................................46
5.05 Purchases of Capital Stock of the Other Party....................................46
5.06 Actions Regarding Rights.........................................................46
ARTICLE VI
ADDITIONAL AGREEMENTS..............................................................................47
6.01 Access to Information; Confidentiality...........................................47
6.02 Preparation of Registration Statement and Proxy Statement........................48
6.03 Approval of Shareholders.........................................................48
6.04 Inprise Affiliates...............................................................49
6.05 Stock Exchange Listing...........................................................50
6.06 Certain Tax Matters..............................................................50
6.07 Regulatory and Other Approvals...................................................50
6.08 Inprise Stock Plan...............................................................51
6.09 Employee Benefits................................................................52
6.10 Directors' and Officers' Indemnification and Insurance...........................53
6.11 Corel Governance.................................................................56
6.12 Stock Option Agreements..........................................................56
6.13 Expenses.........................................................................56
6.14 Brokers or Finders...............................................................56
6.15 Takeover Statutes................................................................57
6.16 Conveyance Taxes.................................................................57
ARTICLE VII
CONDITIONS.........................................................................................57
7.01 Conditions to Each Party's Obligation to Effect the Merger.......................57
7.02 Conditions to Obligation of Corel and Sub to Effect the
Merger...........................................................................58
7.03 Conditions to Obligation of Inprise to Effect the Merger.........................59
ARTICLE VIII
TERMINATION, AMENDMENT AND WAIVER..................................................................61
8.01 Termination......................................................................61
8.02 Effect of Termination............................................................63
8.03 Amendment........................................................................64
8.04 Waiver...........................................................................64
ARTICLE IX
GENERAL PROVISIONS.................................................................................65
9.01 Non-Survival of Representations, Warranties, Covenants and
Agreements.......................................................................65
9.02 Notices..........................................................................65
9.03 Entire Agreement; Incorporation of Exhibits......................................66
9.04 Public Announcements.............................................................67
9.05 No Third Party Beneficiaries.....................................................67
9.06 No Assignment; Binding Effect....................................................67
9.07 Headings.........................................................................68
9.08 Interpretation...................................................................68
9.09 Invalid Provisions...............................................................68
9.10 Governing Law....................................................................69
9.11 Enforcement of Agreement.........................................................69
9.12 Jurisdiction.....................................................................69
9.13 Service of Process...............................................................70
9.14 Waiver of Trial by Jury..........................................................70
9.15 Remedies Cumulative..............................................................71
9.16 Obligation of Corel and Inprise..................................................71
9.17 Limitations on Warranties........................................................71
9.18 Certain Definitions..............................................................71
9.19 Counterparts.....................................................................73
9.20 Disclosure Letters...............................................................73
9.21 Execution........................................................................74
9.22 Personal Liability...............................................................74
9.23 Currency.........................................................................74
9.24 Date for Any Action..............................................................74
EXHIBITS
EXHIBIT A Form of Affiliate Agreement
GLOSSARY OF DEFINED TERMS
The following terms, when used in this Agreement, have the meanings
ascribed to them in the corresponding Sections of this Agreement listed
below:
"affiliate" -- Section 6.04
"Affiliate Agreement" -- Section 6.04
"this Agreement" -- Preamble
"Alternative Proposal" -- Section 5.02
"Antitrust Division" -- Section 6.07
"beneficially" -- Section 9.18(b)
"business day" -- Section 9.18(c)
"Canadian GAAP" - Section 4.05
"CERCLA" - Section 3.15(b)
"Certificate of Merger" -- Section 1.03
"Certificates" -- Section 2.02(b)
"Closing" -- Section 1.02
"Closing Date" -- Section 1.02
"Code" -- Preamble
"Confidentiality Agreement" -- Section 6.01
"Confidential Information" -- Section 6.01
"Constituent Corporations" -- Section 1.01
"Contracts" -- Section 3.04(a)
"control," "controlling," "controlled by" and "under -- Section 9.18(a)
common control with"
"Conversion Number" -- Section 2.01(c)
"Corel Common Stock" -- Section 2.01(c)
"Corel Directors" -- Section 6.11
"Corel Disclosure Letter" -- Section 4.01
"Corel Employee Benefit Plan" -- Section 4.13(b)
"Corel Financial Statements" -- Section 4.05
"Corel License Agreements" -- Section 4.16(b)
"Corel Permits" -- Section 4.10
"Corel Reports" -- Section 4.05
"Corel Rights" -- Section 2.01(c)(i)
"Corel Rights Agreement" -- Section 2.01(c)(i)
"Corel Shareholders' Approval" -- Section 6.03(a)
"Corel Shareholders' Meeting" -- Section 6.03(a)
"Corel Shareholders' Proposals" -- Section 6.03(a)
"Corel Stock Option Plan" -- Section 4.02(a)
"Corel's Counsel" -- Section 7.02(c)
"DL" -- Section 1.01
"Effective Time" -- Section 1.03
"Environmental Law" -- Section 3.15(e)(i)
"Environmental Permits" -- Section 3.15(a)
"ERISA" -- Section 3.13(b)(i)
"ESPP" -- Section 2.01(f)
"Exchange Act" -- Section 3.04(b)
"Exchange Agent" -- Section 2.02(a)
"Exchange Fund" -- Section 2.02(a)
"FTC" -- Section 6.07(a)
"Governmental or Regulatory Authority" -- Section 3.04(a)
"group" -- Section 9.18(f)
"Hazardous Material" -- Section 3.15(e)(ii)
"HSR Act" -- Section 3.04(b)
"Indemnified Liabilities" -- Section 6.10(a)
"Indemnified Parties" -- Section 6.10(a)
"Indemnifying Party" -- Section 6.10(a)
"Inprise" -- Preamble
"Inprise Affiliates" -- Section 6.04
"Inprise Common Stock" -- Section 2.01(b)
"Inprise's Counsel" -- Section 7.03(d)
"Inprise Directors" -- Section 6.11
"Inprise Employee Benefit Plan" -- Section 3.13(b)(i)
"Inprise Financial Statements" -- Section 3.05
"Inprise License Agreements" -- Section 3.16(b)
"Inprise Option Plans" -- Section 2.01(e)
"Inprise Permits" -- Section 3.10
"Inprise Preferred Stock" -- Section 2.01(b), Section 3.02
"Inprise Reports" -- Section 3.05
"Inprise Rights" -- Section 2.01(c)(i)
"Inprise Rights Agreement" -- Section 2.01(c)(i)
"Inprise Series A Stock" -- Section 3.02(a)
"Inprise Series B Stock" - Section 3.02(a)
"Inprise Series C Stock" - Section 3.02(a)
"Inprise Stock Option" -- Section 6.08(a)
"Inprise Stock Option Agreement" -- Section 3.02(a)
"Inprise Shareholders' Approval" -- Section 6.03(b)
"Inprise Shareholders' Meeting" -- Section 6.03(b)
"Intellectual Property Rights" -- Section 3.16(a)
"laws" -- Section 3.04(a)
"Lien" -- Section 3.02(b)
"Material Corel Systems" -- Section 4.16(j)
"Merger" -- Preamble
"Orders" -- Section 3.04(a)
"person" -- Section 9.18(f)
"Plan" -- Section 3.13(b)(ii)
"Principal Party" -- Section 5.01
"Proxy Statement" -- Section 3.09
"Registration Statement" -- Section 4.09
"Representatives" -- Section 9.18(g)
"SEC" -- Section 3.04(b)
"Secretary of State" -- Section 1.03
"Securities Act" -- Section 3.04(b)
"Shareholders' Meetings" -- Section 6.03(b)
"Specified Amount" -- Section 8.02(b)
"Stock Option Agreements" -- Preamble
"Sub" -- Preamble
"Sub Common Stock" -- Section 2.01(a)
"Significant Subsidiaries" -- Section 9.18(i)
"Subsidiary" -- Section 9.18(h)
"Surviving Corporation" -- Section 1.01
"Surviving Corporation Common Stock" -- Section 2.01(a)
"Takeover Laws" -- Section 3.20
"taxes" -- Section 3.12(d)
"TSE" - Section 2.01(e)
"U.S. GAAP" - Section 3.05
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This MERGER AGREEMENT dated as of February 6, 2000 (the "Agreement")
is made and entered into by and among Corel Corporation, a corporation
continued under the laws of Canada ("Corel"), Carleton Acquisition Co., a
Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of Corel ("Sub"), and
Inprise Corporation, a Delaware corporation ("Inprise").
WHEREAS, the Boards of Directors of Corel, Sub, and Inprise have each
previously determined that it is advisable and in the best interests of
their respective shareholders to consummate, and have approved, the merger
transaction provided for herein in which Sub would merge with and into
Inprise and Inprise would become a wholly-owned subsidiary of Corel (the
"Merger");
WHEREAS, the respective Boards of Directors of Corel and Inprise have
determined that the Merger is in furtherance of and consistent with their
respective long-term business strategies and is advisable, fair to and in
the best interests of their respective shareholders, and this Agreement and
the Merger have been approved and adopted by the sole shareholder of Sub;
WHEREAS, the parties intend that for U.S. federal income tax purposes,
the merger qualify as a reorganization within the meaning of Section 368(a)
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code") and that this
Agreement shall constitute a "plan of reorganization" for the purposes of
Section 368 of the Code;
WHEREAS, concurrently with the execution and delivery of this
Agreement and as a condition and inducement to the parties' willingness to
enter into this Agreement, Inprise and Corel entered into reciprocal Stock
Option Agreements of even date herewith (collectively, the "Stock Option
Agreements") providing for the granting by each to the other of options to
purchase stock of the other exercisable upon the occurrence of certain
events; and
WHEREAS, Corel, Sub and Inprise desire to make certain
representations, warranties and agreements in connection with the Merger
and also to prescribe various conditions to the Merger;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and
agreements set forth in this Agreement, and for other good and valuable
consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby
acknowledged, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound hereby,
agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
THE MERGER
1.01 The Merger. Upon the terms and subject to the conditions of this
Agreement, at the Effective Time (as defined in Section 1.03), Sub shall be
merged with and into Inprise in accordance with the General Corporation Law
of the State of Delaware, as amended (the "DL"). At the Effective Time,
the separate existence of Sub shall cease and Inprise shall continue as the
surviving corporation in the Merger (the "Surviving Corporation"). Sub and
Inprise are sometimes referred to herein as the "Constituent Corporations".
As a result of the Merger, the outstanding shares of capital stock of the
Constituent Corporations shall be converted or cancelled in the manner
provided in Article II.
1.02 Closing. Unless this Agreement shall have been terminated and the
transactions herein contemplated shall have been abandoned pursuant to
Section 8.01, and subject to the satisfaction or waiver (where applicable)
of the conditions set forth in Article VII, the closing of the Merger (the
"Closing") will take place at the offices of McCarthy Tetrault located at
The Chambers, 40 Elgin Street, Suite 1400, Ottawa, Ontario, K1P 5K6, at
10:00 a.m., local time, on the second business day following satisfaction
of the condition set forth in Section 7.0l(a) unless another date, time or
place is agreed to in writing by the parties hereto (the "Closing Date").
At the Closing there shall be delivered to Corel, Sub and Inprise the
certificates and other documents and instruments required to be delivered
under Article VII.
1.03 Effective Time. At the Closing, a certificate of merger (the
"Certificate of Merger") shall be duly prepared and executed by the
Surviving Corporation and thereafter delivered to the Secretary of State of
Delaware (the "Secretary of State") for filing, as provided in Section 251
of the DL, as soon as practicable on the Closing Date. The Merger shall
become effective at the time of the filing of the Certificate of Merger
with the Secretary of State (the date and time of such filing being
referred to herein as the "Effective Time").
1.04 Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws of the Surviving Corporation.
At the Effective Time, (i) the Certificate of Incorporation of the
Surviving Corporation shall be amended to read in its entirety (except for
the corporate name) as set forth in the Certificate of Incorporation of Sub
as in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time until thereafter
amended as provided by law and such Certificate of Incorporation, and (ii)
the Bylaws of 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.
1.05 Directors and Officers of the Surviving Corporation.
(a) The directors of Sub immediately prior to the Effective Time shall,
from and after the Effective Time, be the directors of the Surviving
Corporation until their successors shall have been duly elected or
appointed and qualified or until their earlier death, resignation or
removal in accordance with the Surviving Corporation's Certificate of
Incorporation and Bylaws.
(b) The officers of Inprise immediately prior to the Effective Time shall,
from and after the Effective Time, be the officers of the Surviving
Corporation until their successors shall have been duly elected or
appointed and qualified or until their earlier death, resignation or
removal in accordance with the Surviving Corporation's Certificate of
Incorporation and Bylaws.
1.06 Effects of the Merger. Subject to the foregoing, the effects of the
Merger shall be as provided in the applicable provisions of the DL
including, without limitation, Section 259 thereof.
1.07 Further Assurances. Each party hereto will, either prior to or after
the Effective Time, execute such further documents, instruments, deeds,
bills of sale, assignments and assurances and take such further actions as
may reasonably be requested by one or more of the others to consummate the
Merger, to vest the Surviving Corporation with full title to all assets,
properties, privileges, rights, approvals, immunities and franchises of
either of the Constituent Corporations or to effect the other purposes of
this Agreement.
ARTICLE II
CONVERSION OF SHARES
2.01 Conversion of Capital Stock. At the Effective Time, by virtue of the
Merger and without any action on the part of the holder of any shares of
the capital stock of either Inprise or Sub, each of the following shall
occur:
(a) Capital Stock of Sub. Each issued and outstanding share of the common
stock, par value $.01 per share, of Sub ("Sub Common Stock") shall be
converted into and become one fully paid and nonassessable share of common
stock, par value $.01 per share, of the Surviving Corporation ("Surviving
Corporation Common Stock"). Each certificate representing outstanding
shares of Sub Common Stock shall at the Effective Time represent an equal
number of outstanding shares of Surviving Corporation Common Stock.
(b) Cancellation of Treasury Stock and Stock Owned by Corel and
Subsidiaries. All shares of common stock, par value $.01 per share, of
Inprise ("Inprise Common Stock") and preferred stock, par value $.01 per
share, of Inprise ("Inprise Preferred Stock"), that are owned by Inprise as
treasury stock or owned by Corel, Sub or any other wholly-owned Subsidiary
(as defined in Section 9.18) of Corel (other than shares of Surviving
Corporation Common Stock) shall be cancelled and retired and shall cease to
exist and no stock of Corel or other consideration shall be delivered in
exchange therefor.
(c) Exchange Ratio for Inprise Common Stock.
(i) Each issued and outstanding share of Inprise Common Stock (other
than shares to be cancelled in accordance with Section 2.01(b)),
together with the associated common stock purchase rights (the
"Inprise Rights") attached thereto issued pursuant to the Rights
Agreement, dated as of December 20, 1991, as amended, between the
predecessor to Inprise and Manufacturers Hanover Trust Company of
California, as Rights Agent (the "Inprise Rights Agreement"), shall be
converted into the right to receive .747 (the "Conversion Number")
validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable common shares of Corel,
no par or nominal value per share ("Corel Common Stock"). Holders of
shares of Inprise Common Stock or Inprise Preferred Stock shall also
receive, together with each whole share of Corel Common Stock issued
to them in the Merger, one associated common stock purchase right (all
such rights, the "Corel Rights") in accordance with the terms and
conditions of the Rights Agreement, dated as of February 11, 1999, as
amended and restated as of March 31, 1999, between Corel and The
Montreal Trust Company of Canada, as Rights Agent (the "Corel Rights
Agreement"). References herein to the shares of Corel Common Stock
issuable in the Merger shall also be deemed to include the associated
Corel Rights.
(ii) If, prior to the Effective Time, Corel shall pay a dividend in,
subdivide, combine into a smaller number of shares or issue by
reclassification of its shares any shares of Corel Common Stock, the
Conversion Number shall be multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of
which shall be the number of shares of Corel Common Stock outstanding
immediately after, and the denominator of which shall be the number of
such shares outstanding immediately before, the occurrence of such
event, and the resulting product shall from and after the date of such
event be the Conversion Number, subject to further adjustment in
accordance with this paragraph. If, prior to the Effective Time,
Inprise shall pay a dividend in, subdivide, combine into a smaller
number of shares or issue by reclassification of its shares any shares
of Inprise Common Stock, the Conversion Number shall be multiplied by
a fraction, the numerator of which shall be the number of shares of
Inprise Common Stock outstanding immediately before, and the
denominator of which shall be the number of such shares outstanding
immediately after, the occurrence of such event, and the resulting
product shall from and after the date of such event be the Conversion
Number, subject to further adjustment in accordance with this
paragraph.
(iii) All shares of Inprise Common Stock converted in accordance
with paragraph (i) of this Section 2.01(c) 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 shall cease to have any rights with respect thereto, except the
right to receive the shares of Corel Common Stock and any cash in lieu
of fractional shares of Corel Common Stock to be issued or paid in
consideration therefor (determined in accordance with Section
2.02(e)), upon the surrender of such certificate in accordance with
Section 2.02, without interest.
(d) Conversion of Inprise Preferred Stock. Each issued and outstanding
share of Inprise's Series C Stock shall be converted into the right to
receive such number of validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable shares
of Corel Common Stock to the same extent as if the Inprise Series C Stock
had first been converted into Inprise Common Stock.
(e) Stock Option Plans. Subject to Canadian securities law and The
Toronto Stock Exchange (the "TSE") rules and subject to the terms and
conditions of the 1985 Stock Option Plan, the Non-Employee Directors Stock
Option Plan, the 1992 Stock Option Plan, the 1993 Stock Option Plan, the
1994 Directors Stock Option Plan, the 1995 Directors Stock Option Plan,
the 1995 Equity Incentive Plan, the 1995 Stock Option Plan, the 1997 Stock
Option Plan, the 1998 Stock Option Plan, Stock Guarantee Program and the
Dale Fuller Individual Stock Option Plan (collectively, the "Inprise Option
Plans") and the stock option agreements executed pursuant thereto, the
Inprise Option Plans and each warrant or option to purchase Inprise Common
Stock granted thereunder that is outstanding at the Effective Time shall be
assumed by Corel and continued in accordance with their respective terms
(taking into account any acceleration provisions that apply to such options
under any agreement between Inprise and an optionee) and each such warrant
or option shall become a right to purchase a number of shares of Corel
Common Stock equal to the Conversion Number multiplied by the number of
shares of Inprise Common Stock subject to such warrant or option
immediately prior to the Effective Time, as more fully described in Section
6.08.
(f) Stock Purchase Plans. The current offerings in process as of the date
of this Agreement under the Inprise employee stock purchase plans
(collectively, the "ESPP") shall continue, and shares of Inprise Common
Stock shall be issued to participants thereunder on the next currently
scheduled purchase dates thereunder occurring after the date hereof as
provided under, and subject to the terms and conditions of, the ESPP.
Inprise may, consistent with past practice, commence new offering periods
under the ESPP on or after the date hereof and prior to the Effective Time
at an exercise price for each such offering not less than as is required
under the ESPP. Immediately prior to the Effective Time, pursuant to the
ESPP, all offerings under the ESPP shall be terminated, and each
participant shall be deemed to have purchased immediately prior to the
Effective Time, to the extent of payroll deductions accumulated by such
participant as of such offering period end, the number of whole shares of
Inprise Company Stock at a per share price determined pursuant to the
provisions of the ESPP, and each participant shall receive a cash payment
equal to the balance, if any, of such accumulated payroll deductions
remaining after such purchase of such shares. As of the Effective Time,
each participant shall receive, by virtue of the Merger, the number of
whole shares of Corel Common Stock or cash into which the shares of Inprise
Common Stock such participant has so purchased under the ESPP have been
converted pursuant to the Merger as provided in Section 2.01 hereof, plus
the cash value of any fraction of a share of Corel Common Stock as provided
in Section 2.02(e) hereof, plus any dividends or distributions as provided
in Section 2.02(c). The ESPP and all purchase rights thereunder shall
terminate effective as of the Effective Time.
(g) Consideration for Corel Common Stock and Assumption of Inprise Option
Plans. Effective as of the Effective Time, the Surviving Corporation
shall (i) in consideration for Corel's issuance of Corel Common Stock in
accordance with Section 2.01(c) and (d), issue shares of Surviving
Corporation to Corel, and (ii) in consideration for Corel's assumption of
the Inprise Option Plans in accordance with Section 2.01(e), issue shares
of Surviving Corporation common stock to Corel.
2.02 Exchange of Certificates.
(a) Exchange Agent. As of the Effective Time, Corel shall enter into an
agreement (the terms of which shall be reasonably satisfactory to Inprise)
with such bank or trust company as may be designated by Corel and
reasonably satisfactory to Inprise (the "Exchange Agent"), which shall
provide that Corel shall deposit with the Exchange Agent as of the
Effective Time, for the benefit of the holders of shares of Inprise Common
Stock and Inprise Preferred Stock, for exchange in accordance with this
Article II, through the Exchange Agent, certificates representing the
number of duly authorized whole shares of Corel Common Stock issuable in
connection with the Merger plus an amount of cash equal to the aggregate
amount payable in lieu of fractional shares in accordance with Section
2.02(e), to be held for the benefit of and distributed to such holders in
accordance with this Section (such shares of Corel Common Stock and funds,
together with earnings thereon, being referred to herein as the "Exchange
Fund").
(b) Exchange Procedures. As soon as reasonably practicable after the
Effective Time, Corel shall cause the Exchange Agent to mail to each holder
of record of a certificate or certificates which immediately prior to the
Effective Time represented outstanding shares of Inprise Common Stock or
Inprise Preferred Stock (the "Certificates") whose shares are converted
pursuant to Section 2.01 (c) into the right to receive shares of Corel
Common Stock (i) a letter of transmittal (which shall specify that delivery
shall be effected, and risk of loss and title to the Certificates shall
pass, only upon delivery of the Certificates to the Exchange Agent and
shall be in such form and have such other provisions as the Surviving
Corporation may reasonably specify) and (ii) instructions for use in
effecting the surrender of the Certificates in exchange for certificates
representing shares of Corel Common Stock and cash in lieu of fractional
shares. Upon surrender of a Certificate for cancellation to the Exchange
Agent, together with such letter of transmittal duly executed and completed
in accordance with its terms, the holder of such Certificate shall be
entitled to receive in exchange therefor a certificate representing that
number of whole shares of Corel Common Stock, plus the cash amount payable
in lieu of fractional shares in accordance with Section 2.02(e), which such
holder has the right to receive pursuant to the provisions of this Article
II, and the Certificate so surrendered shall forthwith be cancelled. In no
event shall the holder of any Certificate be entitled to receive interest
on any funds to be received in the Merger. In the event of a transfer of
ownership of Inprise Common Stock which is not registered in the transfer
records of Inprise, a certificate representing that number of whole shares
of Corel Common Stock, plus the cash amount payable in lieu of fractional
shares in accordance with Section 2.02(e), may be issued to a transferee if
the Certificate representing such Inprise Common Stock is presented to the
Exchange Agent accompanied by all documents required to evidence and effect
such transfer and the person requesting such issuance shall pay any
transfer or other taxes required by reason of the issuance of shares of
Corel Common Stock to a person other than the registered holder of such
Certificate or establish to the reasonable satisfaction of Corel that such
tax has been paid or is not applicable. Until surrendered as contemplated
by this Section 2.02(b), each Certificate shall be deemed at any time after
the Effective Time to represent ownership of the number of shares of Corel
Common Stock into which the number of shares of Inprise Common Stock shown
thereon have been converted as contemplated by this Article II.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, Certificates representing Inprise Common
Stock surrendered for exchange by any person constituting an "affiliate" of
Inprise for purposes of Section 6.04 shall not be exchanged until Corel has
received an Affiliate Agreement (as defined in Section 6.04) executed by
such person as provided in Section 6.04.
(c) Distributions with Respect to Unexchanged Shares. No dividends or
other distributions declared or made after the Effective Time with respect
to Corel Common Stock with a record date on or after the Effective Time
shall be paid to the holder of any unsurrendered Certificate with respect
to the shares of Corel Common Stock represented thereby and no cash payment
in lieu of fractional shares shall be paid to any such holder pursuant to
Section 2.02(e) until the holder of record of such Certificate shall
surrender such Certificate in accordance with this Section (or affidavits
of loss with respect to lost, stolen or destroyed certificates). Subject
to the effect of applicable laws, following surrender of any such
Certificate or affidavit, there shall be paid to the record holder of the
certificates representing whole shares of Corel Common Stock issued in
exchange therefor, without interest, (i) at the time of such surrender, the
amount of dividends or other distributions, if any, with a record date on
or after the Effective Time which theretofore became payable, but which
were not paid by reason of the immediately preceding sentence, with respect
to such whole shares of Corel Common Stock, and the amount of any cash
payable in lieu of a fractional share of Corel Common Stock to which such
holder is entitled pursuant to Section 2.02(e), and (ii) at the appropriate
payment date, the amount of dividends or other distributions with a record
date on or after the Effective Time but prior to surrender and a payment
date subsequent to surrender payable with respect to such whole shares of
Corel Common Stock.
(d) No Further Ownership Rights in Inprise Common Stock. All shares of
Corel Common Stock issued upon the surrender for exchange of Certificates
in accordance with the terms hereof (including any cash paid pursuant to
Section 2.02(e)) shall be deemed to have been issued at the Effective Time
in full satisfaction of all rights pertaining to the shares of Inprise
Common Stock or Inprise Preferred Stock represented thereby, as applicable.
From and after the Effective Time, the stock transfer books of Inprise
shall be closed and there shall be no further registration of transfers on
the stock transfer books of the Surviving Corporation of the shares of
Inprise Common Stock or Inprise Preferred 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.
(e) No Fractional Shares. (i) No certificate or scrip representing
fractional shares of Corel Common Stock will be issued in the Merger upon
the surrender for exchange of Certificates, and such fractional share
interests will not entitle the owner thereof to vote or to any rights of a
shareholder of Corel. In lieu of any such fractional shares, each holder
of Certificates who would otherwise have been entitled to a fraction of a
share of Corel Common Stock in exchange for such Certificates pursuant to
this Section shall receive from the Exchange Agent a cash payment in U.S.
dollars without interest in lieu of such fractional share determined by
multiplying such fraction by the average of the last sale prices of Corel
Common Stock, on the NASDAQ National Market System as reported in The Wall
Street Journal, Eastern Edition, or, if not reported therein, any other
authoritative source for the ten consecutive TSE trading days immediately
preceding the Closing Date. As promptly as practicable after the
determination of the amount of cash, if any, to be paid to holders of
fractional interests, the Exchange Agent shall so notify Corel, and Corel
shall cause the Surviving Corporation to deposit such amount with the
Exchange Agent and shall cause the Exchange Agent to forward payments to
such holders of fractional interests subject to and in accordance with the
terms hereof.
(f) Termination of Exchange Fund. Any portion of the Exchange Fund which
remains unclaimed by the former shareholders of Inprise for six months
after the Effective Time shall be delivered to the Surviving Corporation,
upon demand, and any shareholders of Inprise who have not theretofore
complied with this Article II shall thereafter look only to the Surviving
Corporation (subject to abandoned property, escheat and other similar laws)
as general creditors for payment of their claim for Corel Common Stock, any
cash in lieu of fractional shares of Corel Common Stock and any dividends
or distributions with respect to Corel Common Stock. Neither Corel nor the
Surviving Corporation shall be liable to any holder of shares of Inprise
Common Stock or Inprise Preferred Stock for shares of Corel Common Stock
(or dividends or distributions with respect thereto) or cash payable in
respect of fractional share interests delivered to a public official
pursuant to any applicable abandoned property, escheat or similar law.
ARTICLE III
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF INPRISE
Inprise represents and warrants to Corel and Sub as follows:
3.01 Organization and Qualification. Each of Inprise and its Subsidiaries
(as defined in Section 9.11) is a corporation duly incorporated, validly
existing and in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of
incorporation and has full corporate power and authority to conduct its
business as and to the extent now conducted and to own, use and lease its
assets and properties, except for such failures to be so existing and in
good standing or to have such power and authority which, individually or in
the aggregate, are not having and could not be reasonably expected to have
a material adverse effect (as defined in Section 9.11) on Inprise and its
Subsidiaries taken as a whole. Each of Inprise and its Subsidiaries is
duly qualified, licensed or admitted to do business and is in good standing
in each jurisdiction in which the ownership, use or leasing of its assets
and properties, or the conduct or nature of its business, makes such
qualification, licensing or admission necessary, except for such failures
to be so qualified, licensed or admitted and in good standing which,
individually or in the aggregate, are not having and could not be
reasonably expected to have a material adverse effect on Inprise and its
Subsidiaries taken as a whole. Section 3.01 of the letter dated the date
hereof and delivered to Corel by Inprise concurrently with the original
execution and delivery of this Agreement (the "Inprise Disclosure Letter")
sets forth (other than such Subsidiaries of Inprise which in the aggregate
would not constitute a Significant Subsidiary) (i) the name and
jurisdiction of incorporation of each Subsidiary of Inprise, (ii) its
authorized capital stock, (iii) the number of issued and outstanding shares
of its capital stock and (iv) the record owners of such shares. Except for
interests in the Subsidiaries of Inprise and as disclosed in Section 3.01
of the Inprise Disclosure Letter, Inprise 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 (other than (i) non-controlling investments
in the ordinary course of business and corporate partnering, development,
cooperative marketing and similar undertakings and arrangements entered
into in the ordinary course of business and (ii) other investments of less
than $1,000,000). Inprise has previously made available to Corel correct
and complete copies of the certificate or articles of incorporation and
bylaws (or other comparable charter documents) of Inprise.
3.02 Capital Stock.
(a) As of the date of this Agreement, the authorized capital stock of
Inprise consists solely of (A) 100,000,000 shares of Inprise Common Stock,
and (B) 1,002,095 shares of preferred stock, par value $.01 per share
("Inprise Preferred Stock"), of which 1,000,000 shares have been designated
Series A Junior Participated Preferred Stock ("Inprise Series A Stock"),
1,470 shares have been designated Series B Mandatorily Redeemable
Convertible Preferred Stock ("Inprise Series B Stock"), and 625 shares have
been designated Series C Convertible Preferred Stock ("Inprise Series C
Stock"). As of the date of this Agreement, no shares of Series A Stock are
issued or outstanding, no shares of Series B Stock are issued and
outstanding and 625 shares of Series C Stock are issued and outstanding.
As of the close of business on January 31, 2000, 60,921,826 shares of
Inprise Common Stock are issued and outstanding and 4,473,800 shares of
Inprise Common Stock are held in the treasury of Inprise. As of the date
hereof, 13,139,369 shares of Inprise Common Stock are reserved for
issuance upon the exercise of options and upon the purchase of shares under
the Inprise Option Plans of which options for 8,940,657 shares of Inprise
Common Stock have been granted and are outstanding, 12,000,000 shares of
Inprise Common Stock are reserved for issuance pursuant to the Stock Option
Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, by and between Inprise and Corel
(the "Inprise Stock Option Agreement"), 682,000 shares of Inprise Common
Stock are reserved for issuance under the Inprise ESPP and 308,000 shares
of Inprise Common Stock are reserved for issuance upon the exercise of
Series B Stock warrants. All of the issued and outstanding shares of
Inprise Common Stock are, and all shares reserved for issuance will be,
upon issuance in accordance with the terms specified in the instruments or
agreements pursuant to which they are issuable, duly authorized, validly
issued, fully paid and nonassessable. Except for shares of Inprise Common
Stock issuable upon conversion of the Series C Stock and except pursuant to
this Agreement, the Inprise Rights Agreement and the Inprise Stock Option
Agreement and except as set forth in Section 3.02 of the Inprise Disclosure
Letter, there are no outstanding subscriptions, options, warrants, rights
(including "phantom" stock rights), preemptive rights or other contracts,
commitments, understandings or arrangements, including any right of
conversion or exchange under any outstanding security, instrument or
agreement (together, "Options"), obligating Inprise or any of its
Subsidiaries to issue or sell any shares of capital stock of Inprise or to
grant, extend or enter into any Option with respect thereto.
(b) Except as disclosed in Section 3.02 of the Inprise Disclosure Letter,
all of the outstanding shares of capital stock of each Subsidiary of
Inprise are duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable
and are owned, beneficially and of record, by Inprise or a Subsidiary
wholly owned, directly or indirectly, by Inprise, free and clear of any
liens, claims, mortgages, encumbrances, pledges, security interests,
equities and charges of any kind (each a "Lien") other than with respect to
such Subsidiaries which in the aggregate would not constitute a Significant
Subsidiary. Except pursuant to this Agreement, the Inprise Rights
Agreement and as set forth in the Inprise Stock Option Agreement or as
disclosed in Section 3.02 of the Inprise Disclosure Letter, there are no
(i) outstanding Options obligating Inprise or any of its Subsidiaries to
issue or sell any shares of capital stock of any Subsidiary of Inprise or
to grant, extend or enter into any such Option; (ii) outstanding bonds,
debentures or other evidences of indebtedness of Inprise having the right
to vote (or that are convertible for or exercisable into securities having
the right to vote) with the holders of Inprise Common Stock on any matter;
or (iii) voting trusts, proxies or other commitments, understandings,
restrictions or arrangements in favor of any person other than Inprise or a
Subsidiary wholly owned, directly or indirectly, by Inprise with respect to
the voting of or the right to participate in dividends or other earnings on
any capital stock of any Subsidiary of Inprise.
(c) Except as set forth in the Inprise Stock Option Agreement or as
disclosed in Section 3.02 of the Inprise Disclosure Letter, there are no
outstanding contractual obligations of Inprise or any Subsidiary of Inprise
to repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any shares of Inprise Common
Stock or any capital stock of any Subsidiary of Inprise or to provide funds
to, or make any investment (in the form of a loan, capital contribution or
otherwise) in, any Subsidiary of Inprise or any other person.
3.03 Authority Relative to This Agreement. Inprise has full corporate
power and authority to enter into this Agreement and, subject to obtaining
the Inprise Shareholders' Approval (as defined in Section 6.03(b)), to
perform its obligations hereunder and to consummate the transactions
contemplated hereby. On or prior to the date hereof, the execution,
delivery and performance of this Agreement by Inprise and the consummation
by Inprise of the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly and
validly approved by the Board of Directors of Inprise, the Board of
Directors of Inprise has recommended adoption of this Agreement by the
shareholders of Inprise and directed that this Agreement be submitted to
the shareholders of Inprise for their consideration, and no other corporate
proceedings on the part of Inprise or its shareholders are necessary to
authorize the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by
Inprise and the consummation by Inprise of the transactions contemplated
hereby, other than obtaining the Inprise Shareholders' Approval. This
Agreement has been duly and validly executed and delivered by Inprise and,
assuming due and valid authorization, execution and delivery hereof by the
other parties hereto, constitutes a legal, valid and binding agreement of
Inprise enforceable against Inprise in accordance with its terms, except as
enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization,
moratorium or other similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors'
rights generally and by general equitable principles (regardless of whether
such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law).
3.04 Non-Contravention; Approvals and Consents.
(a) The execution and delivery of this Agreement by Inprise do not, and
the performance by Inprise of its obligations hereunder and the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby will not, conflict
with, result in a violation or breach of, constitute (with or without
notice or lapse of time or both) a default under, result in or give rise to
any right of payment or reimbursement, termination, cancellation,
modification or acceleration of, or result in the creation or imposition of
any Lien upon any of the assets or properties of Inprise or any of its
Subsidiaries under, any of the terms, conditions or provisions of (i) the
certificates or articles of incorporation or bylaws (or other comparable
charter documents) of Inprise or any of its Subsidiaries, or (ii) subject
to the obtaining of Inprise Shareholders' Approval and the taking of the
actions described in paragraph (b) of this Section, (x) any statute, law,
rule, regulation or ordinance (together, "laws"), or any judgment, decree,
order, writ, permit or license (together, "orders"), of any court,
tribunal, arbitrator, authority, agency, commission, official or other
instrumentality of the United States, any foreign country or any domestic
or foreign state, province, county, city or other political subdivision (a
"Governmental or Regulatory Authority") applicable to Inprise or any of its
Subsidiaries or any of their respective assets or properties, or (y) any
note, bond, mortgage, security agreement, indenture, license, franchise,
permit, concession, contract, lease or other instrument, obligation or
agreement of any kind (together, "Contracts") to which Inprise or any of
its Subsidiaries is a party or by which Inprise or any of its Subsidiaries
or any of their respective assets or properties is bound, excluding from
the foregoing clauses (x) and (y) conflicts, violations, breaches,
defaults, terminations, modifications, accelerations and creations and
impositions of Liens which, individually or in the aggregate, could not be
reasonably expected to have a material adverse effect on Inprise and its
Subsidiaries taken as a whole or on the ability of Inprise to consummate
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
(b) Except (i) for the filing of a premerger notification report by
Inprise under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as
amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder (the "HSR Act"), (ii) for
the filing of the Proxy Statement (as defined in Section 3.09) and the
Registration Statement (as defined in Section 4.09) with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (the "SEC") pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder (the "Exchange
Act"), and the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and
regulations thereunder (the "Securities Act"), the declaration of the
effectiveness of the Registration Statement by the SEC and filings with
various Canadian provincial and state securities authorities that are
required in connection with the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement, (iii) for the filing of the Certificate of Merger and other
appropriate merger documents required by the DL with the Secretary of State
and appropriate documents with the relevant authorities of other states in
which the Constituent Corporations are qualified to do business, (iv) the
filing(s) as may be required by the Investment Canada Act and/or the
Competition Act (Canada, (v) such filings as are required to be made under
Canadian securities law, (vi) such filings as are required to be made with
NASDAQ and the TSE, and (vii) as disclosed in Section 3.04 of the Inprise
Disclosure Letter, no consent, approval or action of, filing with or notice
to any Governmental or Regulatory Authority or other public or private
third party is necessary or required under any of the terms, conditions or
provisions of any law or order of any Governmental or Regulatory Authority
or any Contract to which Inprise or any of its Subsidiaries is a party or
by which Inprise or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective
assets or properties is bound for the execution and delivery of this
Agreement by Inprise, the performance by Inprise of its obligations
hereunder or the consummation by Inprise of the transactions contemplated
hereby, other than such consents, approvals, actions, filings and notices
which the failure to make or obtain, as the case may be, individually or in
the aggregate, could not be reasonably expected to have a material adverse
effect on Inprise and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole or on the ability
of Inprise to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
3.05 Reports and Financial Statements. Inprise has made available to Corel
prior to the execution of this Agreement a true and complete copy of each
form, report, schedule, registration statement, definitive proxy statement
and other document (together with all amendments thereof and supplements
thereto) filed by Inprise or any of its Subsidiaries with the SEC since
January 1, 1997 (as such documents have since the time of their filing
been amended or supplemented, the "Inprise Reports"), which are all the
documents (other than preliminary material) that Inprise and its
Subsidiaries were required to file with the SEC since such date. Except as
disclosed in Section 3.05 of the Inprise Disclosure Letter, as of their
respective dates, the Inprise Reports (i) complied as to form in all
material respects with the requirements of the Securities Act or the
Exchange Act, as the case may be, and (ii) did not 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. The
audited consolidated financial statements and unaudited interim
consolidated financial statements (including, in each case, the notes, if
any, thereto) included in the Inprise Reports (the "Inprise Financial
Statements") complied as to form in all material respects with the
published rules and regulations of the SEC with respect thereto, were
prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in
the United States ("U.S. GAAP") applied on a consistent basis during the
periods involved (except as may be indicated therein or in the notes
thereto and except with respect to unaudited statements as permitted by
Form 10-Q of the SEC) and fairly present (subject, in the case of the
unaudited interim financial statements, to normal, recurring year-end
audit adjustments and to the absence of complete notes (which are not
expected to be, individually or in the aggregate, materially adverse to
Inprise and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole)) the consolidated financial
position of Inprise and its consolidated subsidiaries as at the respective
dates thereof and the consolidated results of their operations and cash
flows for the respective periods then ended. Except as set forth in
Section 3.05 of the Inprise Disclosure Letter, each Subsidiary of Inprise
is treated as a consolidated subsidiary of Inprise in the Inprise
Financial Statements for all periods covered thereby.
3.06 Absence of Certain Changes or Events. Except as disclosed in Inprise
Reports filed prior to the date of this Agreement or in Section 3.06 of the
Inprise Disclosure Letter:
(a) since September 30, 1999, there has not been any change, event or
development having, or that could be reasonably expected to have,
individually or in the aggregate, a material adverse effect on Inprise and
its Subsidiaries taken as a whole, and
(b) between such date and the date hereof (i) Inprise and its Subsidiaries
have conducted their respective businesses only in the ordinary course
substantially consistent with past practice and (ii) neither Inprise nor
any of its Subsidiaries has taken any action which, if taken after the date
hereof, would constitute a breach of any provision of clause (ii) of
Section 5.01(b).
3.07 Absence of Undisclosed Liabilities. Except as disclosed in the
Inprise Reports filed prior to the date of this Agreement, or for matters
reflected or reserved against in the consolidated balance sheet of Inprise
and its consolidated subsidiaries, dated September 30, 1999, included in
the Inprise Financial Statements or as disclosed in Section 3.07 of the
Inprise Disclosure Letter, neither Inprise nor any of its Subsidiaries had
at such date, or has incurred since that date, any liabilities or
obligations (whether absolute, accrued, contingent, fixed or otherwise, or
whether due or to become due) of any nature that would be required by U.S.
GAAP to be reflected on a consolidated balance sheet of Inprise and its
consolidated subsidiaries (including the notes thereto), except
liabilities or obligations (i) which were incurred in the ordinary course
of business consistent with past practice or (ii) which have not been, and
could not be reasonably expected to be, individually or in the aggregate,
materially adverse to Inprise and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole.
3.08 Legal Proceedings. Except as disclosed in the Inprise Reports filed
prior to the date of this Agreement or in Section 3.08 of the Inprise
Disclosure Letter, (i) there are no actions, suits, arbitrations or
proceedings pending or, to the knowledge of Inprise, threatened against,
relating to or affecting, nor to the knowledge of Inprise are there any
Governmental or Regulatory Authority investigations or audits pending or
threatened against, relating to or affecting, Inprise or any of its
Subsidiaries or affiliates or any of their respective assets and properties
which, individually or in the aggregate, could be reasonably expected to
have a material adverse effect on Inprise and its Subsidiaries taken as a
whole or on the ability of Inprise to consummate the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement, and (ii) neither Inprise nor any of its
Subsidiaries nor any of its affiliates is subject to any order of any
Governmental or Regulatory Authority which, individually or in the
aggregate, is having or could be reasonably expected to have a material
adverse effect on Inprise and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole or on the
ability of Inprise to consummate the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement.
3.09 Information Supplied. The joint proxy statement relating to the
Shareholders' Meetings (as defined in Section 6.03 (b)), as amended or
supplemented from time to time (as so amended and supplemented, the "Proxy
Statement"), and any other documents to be filed by Inprise with the SEC,
the Ontario Securities Commission, the TSE or any other Governmental or
Regulatory Authority in connection with the Merger and the other
transactions contemplated hereby will (in the case of the Proxy Statement
and any such other documents filed with the SEC under the Exchange Act or
the Securities Act) comply as to form in all material respects with the
requirements of the Exchange Act and the Securities Act, respectively, and
will not, on the date of its filing or, in the case of the Proxy
Statement, at the date it is mailed to shareholders of Inprise and of
Corel and at the times of the Shareholders' Meetings, contain any untrue
statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required
to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein,
in light of the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading,
except that no representation is made by Inprise with respect to
information supplied in writing by or on behalf of Corel or Sub expressly
for inclusion therein and information incorporated by reference therein
from documents filed by Corel or any of its Subsidiaries with the SEC.
3.10 Compliance with Laws and Orders. Inprise and its Subsidiaries hold
all permits, licenses, variances, exemptions, orders and approvals of all
Governmental and Regulatory Authorities necessary for the lawful conduct of
their respective businesses as presently conducted (the "Inprise Permits"),
except for failures to hold such permits, licenses, variances, exemptions,
orders and approvals which, individually or in the aggregate, are not
having and could not be reasonably expected to have a material adverse
effect on Inprise and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole. Inprise and its
Subsidiaries are in compliance with the terms of the Inprise Permits,
except failures so to comply which, individually or in the aggregate, are
not having and could not be reasonably expected to have a material adverse
effect on Inprise and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole. Except as
disclosed in the Inprise Reports filed prior to the date of this Agreement,
Inprise and its Subsidiaries are not in violation of or default under any
law or order of any Governmental or Regulatory Authority, except for such
violations or defaults which, individually or in the aggregate, are not
having and could not be reasonably expected to have a material adverse
effect on Inprise and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole.
3.11 Compliance with Agreements; Certain Agreements.
(a) Except as disclosed in the Inprise Reports filed prior to the date of
this Agreement, neither Inprise nor any of its Subsidiaries nor, to the
knowledge of Inprise, any other party is in breach or violation of, or in
default in the performance or observance of any term or provision of, and
no event has occurred which, with notice or lapse of time or both, could be
reasonably expected to result in a default under, (i) the certificates or
articles of incorporation or bylaws (or other comparable charter documents)
of Inprise or any of its Subsidiaries or (ii) any Contract to which Inprise
or any of its Subsidiaries is a party or by which Inprise or any of its
Subsidiaries or any of their respective assets or properties is bound,
except in the case of clause (ii) for breaches, violations and defaults
which, individually or in the aggregate, are not having and could not be
reasonably expected to have a material adverse effect on Inprise and its
Subsidiaries taken as a whole. Except for this Agreement and those
agreements and other documents filed as exhibits to the Inprise Reports or
set forth in Section 3.11 of the Inprise Disclosure Letter, as of the date
of this Agreement, neither Inprise nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party
to or bound by any non-competition agreement or other agreement or
arrangement that materially restricts it or any of its Subsidiaries from
competing in any line of business.
(b) Except as disclosed in Section 3.11 of the Inprise Disclosure Letter
or in the Inprise Reports filed prior to the date of this Agreement or as
provided for in this Agreement, as of the date hereof, neither Inprise nor
any of its Subsidiaries is a party to any oral or written (i) consulting
agreement not terminable on 30 days' or less notice involving the payment
of more than $250,000 per annum in the aggregate for all such agreements,
(ii) union or collective bargaining agreement which covers any employees,
(iii) agreement with any executive officer or other employee of Inprise or
any of its Subsidiaries, the benefits of which in the aggregate for all
such executive officers and employees exceed $5 million, and which are
contingent or vest, or the terms of which are materially altered, upon the
occurrence of a transaction involving Inprise or any of its Subsidiaries of
the nature contemplated by this Agreement, (iv) agreement with respect to
any executive officer or other employee of Inprise or any of its
Subsidiaries providing any term of employment or compensation guarantee or
(v) agreement or plan, including any stock option, stock appreciation
right, restricted stock or stock purchase plan, any of the benefits of
which will be increased, or the vesting of the benefits of which will be
accelerated, by the occurrence of any of the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement or the value of any of the benefits of which will be
calculated on the basis of any of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement.
3.12 Taxes.
(a) Each of Inprise and its Subsidiaries has filed all material tax
returns and reports required to be filed by it, or requests for extensions
to file such returns or reports have been timely filed or granted and have
not expired, and all such tax returns and reports are complete and accurate
in all respects, except to the extent that such failures to file, have
extensions granted that remain in effect or be complete and accurate in all
respects, as applicable, individually or in the aggregate, would not have a
material adverse effect on Inprise and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole.
Inprise and each of its Subsidiaries has paid (or Inprise has paid on its
behalf) all taxes shown as due on such tax returns and reports. The most
recent financial statements contained in the Inprise Reports reflect a
reserve for all taxes payable by Inprise and its Subsidiaries which is
adequate in accordance with U.S. GAAP for all taxable periods and portions
thereof accrued through the date of such financial statements, and no
deficiencies for any taxes have been proposed, asserted or assessed against
Inprise or any of its Subsidiaries that are not adequately reserved for,
except for inadequately reserved taxes and inadequately reserved
deficiencies that would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a
material adverse effect on Inprise and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole.
(b) To the knowledge of Inprise, there are no liens for material amounts
of taxes on the assets of Inprise or any of its Subsidiaries except for
statutory liens for current taxes not yet due and payable.
(c) Inprise has not taken any action to prevent, nor has it any knowledge
of any fact or circumstance reasonably likely to prevent, the Merger from
qualifying as a tax free reorganization within the meaning of Section 368
of the Code.
(d) As used in this Section 3.12 and in Section 4.12, "taxes" shall
include all federal, provincial, state, local and foreign income, capital,
franchise, property, sales, use, goods and services, excise, land transfer,
workers compensation, employment insurance, workers health and other taxes,
including obligations for taxes and other amounts required to be withheld
from payments due or made to any other person (including employees and
non-resident persons) and any interest, penalties or additions to tax.
3.13 Employee Benefit Plans; ERISA.
(a) Except as described in the Inprise Reports filed prior to the date of
this Agreement or as would not have a material adverse effect on Inprise
and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole, (i) all Inprise Employee Benefit
Plans (as defined below) are in compliance with all applicable requirements
of law, including ERISA and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended
(the "Code"), and (ii) neither Inprise nor any of its Subsidiaries has any
liabilities or obligations with respect to any such Inprise Employee
Benefit Plans, whether accrued, contingent or otherwise, nor to the
knowledge of Inprise are any such liabilities or obligations expected to be
incurred. The execution of, and performance of the transactions
contemplated in, this Agreement will not (either alone or upon the
occurrence of any additional or subsequent events) constitute an event
under any Inprise Employee Benefit Plan that will or may result in any
payment (whether of severance pay or otherwise), acceleration, forgiveness
of indebtedness, vesting, distribution, increase in benefits or obligation
to fund benefits with respect to any employee. The only severance
agreements or severance policies applicable to Inprise or any of its
Subsidiaries are the agreements and policies specifically referred to in
Section 3.13 of the Inprise Disclosure Letter. The last date on which
stock options were granted to any executive officer or director of Inprise
was September 24, 1999. The last date on which stock options were granted
to any employee of Inprise was January 27, 2000.
(b) As used herein:
(i) "Inprise Employee Benefit Plan" means any Plan entered into,
established, maintained, sponsored, contributed to or required to be
contributed to by Inprise or any of its Subsidiaries for the benefit
of the current or former employees or directors of Inprise or any of
its Subsidiaries and existing on the date of this Agreement or at any
time subsequent thereto and on or prior to the Effective Time and, in
the case of a Plan which is subject to Part 3 of Title I of the
Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, and the
rules and regulations thereunder ("ERISA"), Section 412 of the Code or
Title IV of ERISA, at any time during the five-year period preceding
the date of this Agreement; and
(ii) "Plan" means any employment, bonus, incentive compensation,
deferred compensation, pension, profit sharing, retirement, stock
purchase, stock option, stock ownership, stock appreciation rights,
phantom stock, leave of absence, layoff, vacation, day or dependent
care, legal services, cafeteria, life, health, medical, accident,
disability, workmen's compensation or other insurance, severance,
separation, termination, change of control or other benefit plan,
agreement, practice, policy, program or arrangement of any kind,
whether written or oral, including, but not limited to any "employee
benefit plan" within the meaning of Section 3(3) of ERISA.
3.14 Labor Matters. Except as disclosed in the Inprise Reports filed prior
to the date of this Agreement or in Section 3.14 of the Inprise Disclosure
Letter, there are no material controversies pending or, to the knowledge
of Inprise, threatened between Inprise or any of its Subsidiaries and any
representatives of its employees, except as would not, individually or in
the aggregate, have a material adverse effect on Inprise and its
Subsidiaries taken as a whole, and, to the knowledge of Inprise, there are
no material organizational efforts presently being made involving any of
the now unorganized employees of Inprise or any of its Subsidiaries. Since
January 1, 1997, there has been no work stoppage, strike or other
concerted action by employees of Inprise or any of its Subsidiaries except
as would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a material adverse
effect on Inprise and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole.
3.15 Environmental Matters.
(a) Except as set forth in Section 3.15 of the Inprise Disclosure Letter,
each of Inprise and its Subsidiaries has obtained all licenses, permits,
authorizations, approvals and consents from Governmental or Regulatory
Authorities which are required under any applicable Environmental Law (as
defined below) in respect of its business or operations ("Environmental
Permits"), except for such failures to have Environmental Permits which,
individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to have
a material adverse effect on Inprise and its Subsidiaries taken as a
whole. Each of such Environmental Permits is in full force and effect and
each of Inprise and its Subsidiaries is in compliance with the terms and
conditions of all such Environmental Permits and with any applicable
Environmental Law, except for such failures to be in compliance which,
individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to have
a material adverse effect on Inprise and its Subsidiaries taken as a
whole.
(b) To the knowledge of Inprise, no site or facility now or previously
owned, operated or leased by Inprise or any of its Subsidiaries is listed
or proposed for listing on the National Priorities List promulgated
pursuant to the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and
Liability Act of 1980, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder
("CERCLA"), or on any similar state or local list of sites requiring
investigation or clean-up.
(c) No Liens have arisen under or pursuant to any Environmental Law on any
site or facility owned, operated or leased by Inprise or any of its
Subsidiaries, other than any such real property not individually or in the
aggregate material to Inprise and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole, and no
action of any Governmental or Regulatory Authority has been taken or, to
the knowledge of Inprise, is in process which could subject any of such
properties to such Liens, and neither Inprise nor any of its Subsidiaries
would be required to place any notice or restriction relating to the
presence of Hazardous Materials at any such site or facility owned by it in
any deed to the real property on which such site or facility is located.
(d) There have been no environmental investigations, studies, audits,
tests, reviews or other analyses conducted by, or which are in the
possession of. Inprise or any of its Subsidiaries in relation to any site
or facility now or previously owned, operated or leased by Inprise or any
of its Subsidiaries which have not been delivered to Corel prior to the
execution of this Agreement.
(e) As used herein in this Section 3.15 and in Section 4.15:
(i) "Environmental Law" means any law or order of any Governmental or
Regulatory Authority relating to the regulation or protection of
human health, safety or the environment or to emissions, discharges,
releases or threatened releases of pollutants, contaminants,
chemicals or industrial, toxic or hazardous substances or wastes into
the environment (including, without limitation, ambient air, soil,
surface water, ground water, wetlands, land or subsurface strata), or
otherwise relating to the manufacture, processing, distribution, use,
treatment, storage, disposal, transport or handling of pollutants,
contaminants, chemicals or industrial, toxic or hazardous substances
or wastes; and
(ii) "Hazardous Material" means (A) any petroleum or petroleum
products, flammable explosives, radioactive materials, asbestos in any
form that is or could become friable, urea formaldehyde foam
insulation and transformers or other equipment that contain dielectric
fluid containing levels of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs); (B) any
chemicals or other materials or substances which are now or hereafter
become defined as or included in the definition of "hazardous
substances," "hazardous wastes," "hazardous materials," "extremely
hazardous wastes," "restricted hazardous wastes," "toxic substances,"
"toxic pollutants" or words of similar import under any Environmental
Law; and (C) any other chemical or other material or substance,
exposure to which is now or hereafter prohibited, limited or regulated
by any Governmental or Regulatory Authority under any Environmental
Law.
3.16 Intellectual Property Rights. Except as set forth in Section 3.16 of
the Inprise Disclosure Letter:
(a) Inprise and its Subsidiaries have all right, title and interest in, or
a valid and binding license to use, all Intellectual Property Rights (as
defined below) individually or in the aggregate material to the conduct of
the businesses of Inprise and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole. Neither
Inprise nor any Subsidiary of Inprise is in default (or with the giving of
notice or lapse of time or both, would be in default) under any license to
use such Intellectual Property Rights, to the knowledge of Inprise, such
Intellectual Property Rights are not being infringed by any third party,
and neither Inprise nor any Subsidiary of Inprise is infringing any
Intellectual Property Rights of any third party, except for such defaults
and infringements which, individually or in the aggregate, are not having
and could not be reasonably expected to have a material adverse effect on
Inprise and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole. For purposes of this
Agreement, ''Intellectual Property Rights" means patents and patent rights,
trademarks and trademark rights, trade names and trade name rights, service
marks and service mark rights, service names and service name rights,
copyrights and copyright rights and other proprietary intellectual property
rights and all pending applications for and registrations of any of the
foregoing.
(b) Section 3.16 of the Inprise Disclosure Letter contains (or will be
supplemented to prior to Closing to contain) an accurate and complete list
as of the date of this Agreement of all licenses, sublicenses, assignments
and other agreements under which Inprise and its Subsidiaries are licensed
to use third party Intellectual Property Rights which are material to the
business of Inprise as currently conducted (the "Inprise License
Agreements").
(c) Except as set forth in Section 3.16 of the Inprise Disclosure Letter
(including as it may be supplemented prior to Closing), Inprise and its
Subsidiaries are not required to pay any royalties, fees or other amounts
to any Person in connection with the Inprise License Agreements or the
development, manufacture or commercial exploitation of any products of
Inprise or its Subsidiaries in each such case in excess of $500,000 per
annum.
(d) Section 3.16 of the Inprise Disclosure Letter contains an accurate and
complete list as of the date of this Agreement of all registered patents,
registered trademarks, trade names, registered service marks and registered
copyrights (in each case that are currently in use), as well as all
applications for any and all of the foregoing, included in the Inprise
Intellectual Property Rights (excluding third party Intellectual Property
Rights), including the jurisdiction in which each such Inprise Intellectual
Property Rights has been issued or registered or in which any such
application for such issuance, approval or registration has been filed.
All registered patents, registered trademarks, trade names, registered
service marks and registered copyrights owned by Inprise or any of its
Subsidiaries and which are material to the conduct of their business as
currently conducted are valid and enforceable.
(e) Section 3.16 of Inprise Disclosure Letter contains an accurate and
complete list as of the date of this Agreement of all material licenses and
sublicenses under which Inprise or any of its Subsidiaries has granted the
right to manufacture, reproduce, market or exploit any products of Inprise
or any Subsidiaries or any adaptation, derivative or reformulation based on
any such product or any portion thereof.
(f) Neither Inprise nor any of its Subsidiaries is or will be as a result
of the execution and delivery of this Agreement or the performance of its
obligations under this Agreement, in breach of any Inprise License
Agreements. Neither the execution or delivery of this Agreement nor the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby will cause or will
result in a material change to the terms of any material license,
sublicense or other similar agreement.
(g) Except as set forth in Section 3.16 of the Inprise Disclosure Letter,
neither Inprise nor its Subsidiaries (A) has been named as a party in any
suit, action or proceeding which involves a claim of infringement or
violation of any Intellectual Property Right of any third party or (B) has
received any written claim or allegation that the manufacturing,
importation, marketing, licensing, sale, offer for sale, or use of any of
its products infringes Intellectual Property Rights of any third party.
(h) Inprise and its Subsidiaries have taken all reasonable steps to
protect and preserve the confidential information, trade secrets and
know-how of Inprise and its Subsidiaries, including appropriate
non-disclosure agreements with all employees and third persons having
access to any confidential information, trade secrets or know-how of
Inprise and its Subsidiaries.
(i) Neither Inprise nor any of its Subsidiaries has made any written claim
or allegation that any third person is or has infringed, misappropriated,
breached or violated the rights of Inprise or its Subsidiaries in any of
the Inprise Intellectual Property Rights which are material to the business
of Inprise as currently conducted.
(j) Except as set forth in Section 3.16 of the Inprise Disclosure Letter,
all internal computer systems that are material to the business, finances
or operations of Inprise ("Material Inprise Systems") are (i) able to
receive, record, store, process, calculate, manipulate and output dates
from and after January 1, 2000, time periods that include January 1, 2000
and information that is dependent on or relates to such dates or time
periods, in the same manner and with the same accuracy, functionality, data
integrity and performance as when dates or time periods prior to January 1,
2000 are involved and (ii) able to store and output date information in a
manner that is unambiguous as to century (collectively with clause (i)
above, "Year 2000 Ready") or can be freely modified to be made Year 2000
Ready without breaching any third party license agreements or otherwise
infringing any intellectual property rights of any third party. All
Material Inprise Systems that are not Year 2000 Ready as of the date of
this Agreement are set forth in Section 3.16 of the Inprise Disclosure
Letter.
3.17 Vote Required. Assuming the accuracy of the representation and
warranty contained in Section 4.19, the affirmative vote of the holders of
record of at least a majority of the outstanding shares of Inprise Common
Stock with respect to the adoption of this Agreement is the only vote of
the holders of any class or series of the capital stock of Inprise required
to adopt this Agreement and to approve the Merger and the other
transactions contemplated hereby and by the Stock Option Agreements.
3.18 Opinion of Financial Advisor. Inprise has received the opinion of
Broadview International LLC, dated the date hereof, to the effect that, as
of the date hereof, the consideration to be received in the Merger by the
shareholders of Inprise is fair from a financial point of view to the
shareholders of Inprise, and a true and complete copy of such opinion has
been or will be, as promptly as practicable after the execution of this
Agreement, delivered to Corel.
3.19 Ownership of Corel Common Stock. Except as to shares of Corel Common
Stock which Inprise may be deemed to beneficially own pursuant to the Corel
Stock Option Agreement, neither Inprise nor any of its Subsidiaries or
other affiliates beneficially owns any shares of Corel Common Stock.
3.20 Takeover Laws. The approval of this Agreement and the Merger and the
Inprise Stock Option Agreement by the Board of Directors of Inprise
constitutes approval of this Agreement and the Merger and the Inprise Stock
Option Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby for
purposes of Section 203 of DL. To the knowledge of Inprise except for
Section 203 of DL (which has been rendered inapplicable), no "moratorium",
"control share", "fair price" or other antitakeover laws and regulations of
any state (collectively, "Takeover Laws") are applicable to the Merger or
other transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Inprise Stock
Option Agreement.
3.21 Rights Agreement. The Board of Directors of Inprise has approved an
amendment (substantially in the form provided to Corel) to the Inprise
Rights Agreement to the effect that none of Corel, Sub or any of their
respective affiliates shall become an "Acquiring Person", and that no
"Stock Acquisition Date" or "Distribution Date" (as such terms are defined
in the Inprise Rights Agreement) will occur as a result of the approval,
execution or delivery of this Agreement or the Inprise Stock Option
Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or
thereby, provided that the Merger or the Inprise Stock Option Agreement, as
the case may be, or such other transactions contemplated hereby or thereby
are consummated in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof. Nothing
has occurred to cause the Rights to be distributed in the form of separate
Rights certificates or to become exercisable. The Inprise Rights Agreement
shall terminate and be of no further effect upon the Effective Time,
without any consideration being payable with respect to outstanding Inprise
Rights thereunder.
ARTICLE IV
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF COREL AND SUB
Corel and Sub, jointly and severally, represent and warrant to Inprise
as follows:
4.01 Organization and Qualification. Each of Corel and its Subsidiaries
(including Sub) is a corporation duly incorporated, validly existing and in
good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation and has
full corporate power and authority to conduct its business as and to the
extent now conducted and to own, use and lease its assets and properties,
except for such failures to be so existing and in good standing or to have
such power and authority which, individually or in the aggregate, are not
having and could not be reasonably expected to have a material adverse
effect on Corel and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole. Sub was formed
solely for the purpose of engaging in the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement, has engaged in no other business activities and has conducted
its operations only as contemplated hereby. Each of Corel and its
Subsidiaries is duly qualified, licensed or admitted to do business and is
in good standing in each jurisdiction in which the ownership, use or
leasing of its assets and properties, or the conduct or nature of its
business, makes such qualification, licensing or admission necessary,
except for such failures to be so qualified, licensed or admitted and in
good standing which, individually or in the aggregate, are not having and
could not be reasonably expected to have a material adverse effect on Corel
and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole. Section 4.01 of the letter dated
the date hereof and delivered by Corel and Sub to Inprise concurrently with
the original execution and delivery of this Agreement (the "Corel
Disclosure Letter") sets forth (i) the name and jurisdiction of
incorporation of each Subsidiary of Corel, (ii) its authorized capital
stock, (iii) the number of issued and outstanding shares of its capital
stock and (iv) the record owners of such shares. Except for interests in
the Subsidiaries of Corel and as disclosed in Section 4.01 of the Corel
Disclosure Letter, Corel 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 (other than (i) non-controlling investments in the
ordinary course of business and corporate partnering, development,
cooperative marketing and similar undertakings and arrangements entered
into in the ordinary course of business and (ii) other investments of less
than $1,000,000). Corel has previously made available to Inprise correct
and complete copies of the Certificate and Articles of Amalgamation and
bylaws (or other comparable charter documents) of Corel.
4.02 Capital Stock.
(a) The authorized capital stock of Corel consists solely of an unlimited
number of shares of Corel Common Stock and an unlimited number of preferred
shares, issuable in series . As of the close of business on January 31,
2000, 65,733,135 shares of Corel Common Stock and no preferred shares are
issued and outstanding, and, except as disclosed in Section 4.02 of the
Disclosure Letter, 3,083,166 shares are reserved for issuance upon the
exercise of options under the Corel Stock Option Plan as last amended as of
January 31, 2000 (the "Corel Stock Option Plan") and 4,000,000 shares are
reserved for issuance under the Corel Stock Option Plan 2000 as amended and
restated as of February 2, 2000 (the "Corel Stock Option Plan 2000"), of
which options for 2,836,410 shares were granted and are outstanding under
the Corel Stock Option Plan, and 13,000,000 shares of Corel Common Stock
are reserved for issuance pursuant to the Stock Option Agreement dated as
of the date hereof by and between Corel, Inprise and Sub (the "Corel Stock
Option Agreement"). Since such date, there has been no change in the
number of issued and outstanding shares of Corel Common Stock or shares of
Corel Common Stock held in treasury or (other than pursuant to the Stock
Option Agreements) reserved for issuance since such date. All of the
issued and outstanding shares of Corel Common Stock are, and all shares
reserved for issuance will be, upon issuance in accordance with the terms
specified in the instruments or agreements pursuant to which they are
issuable, duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable.
Except pursuant to this Agreement, the Corel Rights Agreement and the Corel
Stock Option Agreement and except as set forth in Section 4.02 of the
Corel Disclosure Letter, there are no outstanding Options obligating Corel
or any of its Subsidiaries to issue or sell any shares of capital stock of
Corel or to grant, extend or enter into any Option with respect thereto.
(b) Except as disclosed in Section 4.02 of the Corel Disclosure Letter,
all of the outstanding shares of capital stock of each Subsidiary of Corel
are duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and are
owned, beneficially and of record, by Corel or a Subsidiary wholly owned,
directly or indirectly, by Corel, free and clear of any Liens. Except
pursuant to the Corel Rights Agreement and as set forth in the Corel Stock
Option Agreement or as disclosed in Section 4.02 of the Corel Disclosure
Letter, there are no (i) outstanding Options obligating Corel or any of its
Subsidiaries to issue or sell any shares of capital stock of any Subsidiary
of Corel or to grant, extend or enter into any such Option; (ii)
outstanding bonds, debentures or other evidences of indebtedness of Corel
having the right to vote (or that are convertible for or exercisable into
securities having the right to vote) with the holders of Corel Common Stock
on any matter; or (iii) voting trusts, proxies or other commitments,
understandings, restrictions or arrangements in favor of any person other
than Corel or a Subsidiary wholly owned, directly or indirectly, by Corel
with respect to the voting of or the right to participate in dividends or
other earnings on any capital stock of any Subsidiary of Corel.
(c) Except as set forth in the Corel Stock Option Agreement and as
disclosed in Section 4.02 of the Corel Disclosure Letter, there are no
outstanding contractual obligations of Corel or any Subsidiary of Corel to
repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any shares of Corel Common Stock or
any capital stock of any Subsidiary of Corel or to provide funds to, or
make any investment (in the form of a loan, capital contribution or
otherwise) in, any Subsidiary of Corel or any other person.
4.03 Authority Relative to This Agreement. Each of Corel and Sub has full
corporate power and authority to enter into this Agreement and, subject (in
the case of this Agreement) to obtaining the Corel Shareholders' Approval
(as defined in Section 6.03 (a)), to perform its obligations hereunder and
to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. On or prior to the
date hereof, the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by
each of Corel and Sub and the consummation by each of Corel and Sub of the
transactions contemplated hereby have been duly and validly approved by its
Board of Directors and by the sole shareholder of Sub, the Board of
Directors of Corel has adopted a resolution declaring the advisability of
the Corel Shareholders' Proposals (as defined in Section 6.03 (a)) and
directed that the Corel Shareholders' Proposals be submitted for
consideration by the shareholders of Corel in accordance with applicable
laws, and no other corporate proceedings on the part of either of Corel or
Sub or their shareholders are necessary to authorize the execution,
delivery and performance of this Agreement by Corel and Sub and the
consummation by Corel and Sub of the transactions contemplated hereby,
other than obtaining the Corel Shareholders' Approval. This Agreement has
been duly and validly executed and delivered by each of Corel and Sub and,
assuming due and valid authorization, execution and delivery hereof by the
other parties hereto, constitutes a legal, valid and binding agreement of
each of Corel and Sub enforceable against each of Corel and Sub in
accordance with its terms, except as enforceability may be limited by
bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws
affecting the enforcement of creditors' rights generally and by general
equitable principles (regardless of whether such enforceability is
considered in a proceeding in equity or at law).
4.04 Non-Contravention; Approvals and Consents.
(a) The execution and delivery of this Agreement by each of Corel and Sub
do not, and the performance by each of Corel and Sub of its obligations
hereunder and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby will
not, conflict with, result in a violation or breach of, constitute (with or
without notice or lapse of time or both) a default under, result in or give
rise to any right of payment or reimbursement, termination, cancellation,
modification or acceleration of, or result in the creation or imposition of
any Lien upon any of the assets or properties of Corel or any of its
Subsidiaries under, any of the terms, conditions or provisions of (i) the
certificates or articles of incorporation or bylaws (or other comparable
charter documents) of Corel or any of its Subsidiaries, or (ii) subject to
the obtaining of the Corel Shareholders' Approval and the taking of the
actions described in paragraph (b) of this Section, (x) any laws or orders
of any Governmental or Regulatory Authority applicable to Corel or any of
its Subsidiaries or any of their respective assets or properties or (y) any
Contracts to which Corel or any of its Subsidiaries is a party or by which
Corel or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective assets or
properties is bound, excluding from the foregoing clauses (x) and (y)
conflicts, violations, breaches, defaults, terminations, modifications,
accelerations and creations and impositions of Liens which, individually or
in the aggregate, could not be reasonably expected to have a material
adverse effect on Corel and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole or on the
ability of Corel and Sub to consummate the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement.
(b) Except (i) for the filing of a premerger notification report by Corel
under the HSR Act, (ii) for the filing of the Registration Statement with
the SEC pursuant to the Exchange Act and the Securities Act, the
declaration of the effectiveness of the Registration Statement by the SEC
and filings with various Canadian provincial and state securities
authorities that are required in connection with the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement, (iii) for the filing of the Certificate of
Merger and other appropriate merger documents required by the DL with the
Secretary of State and appropriate documents with the relevant authorities
of other states in which the Constituent Corporations are qualified to do
business, (iv) as may be required under applicable requirements of the
Competition Act (Canada) and the Investment Canada Act, (v) as may be
required by the by-laws, rules, regulations or policies of the TSE in
respect of the Corel Common Stock to be issued in the Merger and upon the
exercise of the Inprise Options to be assumed by Corel by reason of the
Merger and the listing of such Corel Common Stock on such stock exchanges,
(vi) such filings as are required to be made under the Canada Business
Corporations Act or under Canadian securities laws, and (vii) as disclosed
in Section 4.04 of the Corel Disclosure Letter, no consent, approval or
action of, filing with or notice to any Governmental or Regulatory
Authority or other public or private third party is necessary or required
under any of the terms, conditions or provisions of any law or order of any
Governmental or Regulatory Authority or any Contract to which Corel or any
of its Subsidiaries is a party or by which Corel or any of its Subsidiaries
or any of their respective assets or properties is bound for the execution
and delivery of this Agreement by each of Corel and Sub, the performance by
each of Corel and Sub of its obligations hereunder or the consummation by
Corel of the transactions contemplated hereby, other than such consents,
approvals, actions, filings and notices which the failure to make or
obtain, as the case may be, individually or in the aggregate, could not be
reasonably expected to have a material adverse effect on Corel and its
Subsidiaries taken as a whole or on the ability of Corel and Sub to
consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
4.05 Reports and Financial Statements. Corel has made available to Inprise
prior to the execution of this Agreement a true and complete copy of each
form, report, schedule, registration statement, definitive proxy statement
and other document (together with all amendments thereof and supplements
thereto) filed by Corel or any of its Subsidiaries with Canadian
securities regulatory authorities and the SEC, the TSE and Nasdaq since
January 1, 1997 (as such documents have since the time of their filing
been amended or supplemented, the "Corel Reports"), which are all the
documents (other than preliminary material) that Corel and its
Subsidiaries were required to file with the SEC, Canadian securities
regulatory authorities and the TSE since such date. As of their respective
dates, the Corel Reports (i) complied as to form in all material respects
with the requirements of the Securities Act or the Exchange Act or
Canadian securities laws and the TSE, and (ii) did not 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. The
audited consolidated financial statements and unaudited interim
consolidated financial statements (including, in each case, the notes, if
any, thereto) included in the Corel Reports (the "Corel Financial
Statements") complied as to form in all material respects with the
published rules and regulations of the Canadian securities regulatory
authorities with respect thereto, were prepared in accordance with
generally accepted accounting principles in Canada ("Canadian GAAP")
applied on a consistent basis during the periods involved (except as may
be indicated therein or in the notes thereto and except with respect to
unaudited statements as permitted by Canadian securities laws) and fairly
present (subject, in the case of the unaudited interim financial
statements, to normal, recurring year-end audit adjustments and to the
absence of complete notes (which are not expected to be, individually or
in the aggregate, materially adverse to Corel and its Subsidiaries taken
as a whole)) the consolidated financial position of Corel and its
consolidated subsidiaries as at the respective dates thereof and the
consolidated results of their operations and cash flows for the respective
periods then ended. Except as set forth in Section 4.05 of the Corel
Disclosure Letter, each Subsidiary of Corel is treated as a consolidated
subsidiary of Corel in the Corel Financial Statements for all periods
covered thereby.
4.06 Absence of Certain Changes or Events. Except as disclosed in the
Corel Reports filed prior to the date of this Agreement or in Section 4.06
of the Corel Disclosure Letter:
(a) since August 31, 1999, there has not been any change, event or
development having, or that could be reasonably expected to have,
individually or in the aggregate, a material adverse effect on Corel and
its Subsidiaries taken as a whole, and
(b) between such date and the date hereof (i) Corel and its Subsidiaries
have conducted their respective businesses only in the ordinary course
substantially consistent with past practice and (ii) neither Corel nor any
of its Subsidiaries has taken any action which, if taken after the date
hereof, would constitute a breach of any provision of clause (ii) of
Section 5.01 (b).
4.07 Absence of Undisclosed Liabilities. Except as disclosed in the Corel
Reports filed prior to this Agreement, or for matters reflected or reserved
against in the consolidated balance sheet of Corel and its consolidated
subsidiaries dated August 31, 1999 included in the Corel Financial
Statements or as disclosed in Section 4.07 of the Corel Disclosure Letter,
neither Corel nor any of its Subsidiaries had at such date, or has incurred
since that date, any liabilities or obligations (whether absolute, accrued,
contingent, fixed or otherwise, or whether due or to become due) of any
nature that would be required by Canadian GAAP to be reflected on a
consolidated balance sheet of Corel and its consolidated subsidiaries
(including the notes thereto), except liabilities or obligations (i) which
were incurred in the ordinary course of business consistent with past
practice or (ii) which have not been, and could not be reasonably expected
to be, individually or in the aggregate, materially adverse to Corel and
its Subsidiaries taken as a whole.
4.08 Legal Proceedings. Except as disclosed in the Corel Reports filed
prior to the date of this Agreement or in Section 4.08 of the Corel
Disclosure Letter, (i) there are no actions, suits, arbitrations or
proceedings pending or, to the knowledge of Corel, threatened against,
relating to or affecting, nor to the knowledge of Corel are there any
Governmental or Regulatory Authority investigations or audits pending or
threatened against, relating to or affecting, Corel or any of its
Subsidiaries or affiliates or any of their respective assets and properties
which, individually or in the aggregate, could be reasonably expected to
have a material adverse effect on Corel and its Subsidiaries taken as a
whole or on the ability of Corel and Sub to consummate the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement, and (ii) neither Corel nor any of its
Subsidiaries nor affiliates is subject to any order of any Governmental or
Regulatory Authority which, individually or in the aggregate, is having or
could be reasonably expected to have a material adverse effect on Corel and
its Subsidiaries taken as a whole or on the ability of Corel and Sub to
consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
4.09 Information Supplied. The registration statement on Form S-4 to be
filed with the SEC by Corel in connection with the issuance of shares of
Corel Common Stock in the Merger, as amended or supplemented from time to
time (as so amended and supplemented, the "Registration Statement"), and
any other documents to be filed by Corel with the SEC, Canadian securities
regulatory authorities, the TSE or any other Governmental or Regulatory
Authority in connection with the Merger and the other transactions
contemplated hereby will (in the case of the Registration Statement and any
such other documents filed with the SEC under the Securities Act or the
Exchange Act, with Canadian securities regulatory authorities under
Canadian securities laws or with the TSE) comply as to form in all material
respects with the requirements of the Exchange Act, the Securities Act or
comparable Canadian laws, respectively, and will not, on the date of its
filing or, in the case of the Registration Statement, at the time it
becomes effective under the Securities Act, at the date the Proxy Statement
is mailed to shareholders of Inprise and of Corel and at the times of the
Shareholders' Meetings, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or
omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary
in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances
under which they are made, not misleading, except that no representation is
made by Corel or Sub with respect to information supplied in writing by or
on behalf of Inprise expressly for inclusion therein and information
incorporated by reference therein from documents filed by Inprise or any of
its Subsidiaries with the SEC, Canadian securities regulatory authorities
or the TSE.
4.10 Compliance with Laws and Orders. Corel and its Subsidiaries hold all
permits, licenses, variances, exemptions, orders and approvals of all
Governmental and Regulatory Authorities necessary for the lawful conduct of
their respective businesses as presently conducted (the "Corel Permits"),
except for failures to hold such permits, licenses, variances, exemptions,
orders and approvals which, individually or in the aggregate, are not
having and could not be reasonably expected to have a material adverse
effect on Corel and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole. Corel and its
Subsidiaries are in compliance with the terms of the Corel Permits, except
failures so to comply which, individually or in the aggregate, are not
having and could not be reasonably expected to have a material adverse
effect on Corel and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole. Except as disclosed
in the Corel Reports filed prior to the date of this Agreement, Corel and
its Subsidiaries are not in violation of or default under any law or order
of any Governmental or Regulatory Authority, except for such violations or
defaults which, individually or in the aggregate, are not having and could
not be reasonably expected to have a material adverse effect on Corel and
its Subsidiaries taken as a whole.
4.11 Compliance with Agreements; Certain Agreements.
(a) Except as disclosed in the Corel Reports filed prior to the date of
this Agreement, neither Corel nor any of its Subsidiaries nor, to the
knowledge of Corel, any other party thereto is in breach or violation of,
or in default in the performance or observance of any term or provision of,
and no event has occurred which, with notice or lapse of time or both,
could be reasonably expected to result in a default under, (i) the
certificates or articles of incorporation or bylaws (or other comparable
charter documents) of Corel or any of its Subsidiaries or (ii) any Contract
to which Corel or any of its Subsidiaries is a party or by which Corel or
any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective assets or properties is
bound, except in the case of clause (ii) for breaches, violations and
defaults which, individually or in the aggregate, are not having and could
not be reasonably expected to have a material adverse effect on Corel and
its Subsidiaries taken as a whole. Except for this Agreement and those
agreements and other documents filed as exhibits to the Corel Reports or
set forth in Section 4.11 of the Corel Disclosure Letter, as of the date of
this Agreement, neither Corel nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to or
bound by any non-competition agreement or other agreement or arrangement
that materially restricts it or any of its Subsidiaries from competing in
any line of business.
(b) Except as disclosed in Section 4.11 of the Corel Disclosure Letter or
in the Corel Reports filed prior to the date of this Agreement or as
provided for in this Agreement, as of the date hereof, neither Corel nor
any of its Subsidiaries is a party to any oral or written (i) consulting
agreement not terminable on 30 days' or less notice involving the payment
of more than $250,000 per annum in the aggregate for all such agreements,
(ii) union or collective bargaining agreement which covers any employees,
(iii) agreement with any executive officer or other employee of Corel or
any of its Subsidiaries, the benefits of which in the aggregate for all
such executive officers and employees exceed $5 million, and which are
contingent or vest, or the terms of which are materially altered, upon the
occurrence of a transaction involving Corel or any of its Subsidiaries of
the nature contemplated by this Agreement, (iv) agreement with respect to
any executive officer or other employee of Corel or any of its Subsidiaries
providing any term of employment or compensation guarantee or (v) agreement
or plan, including any stock option, stock appreciation right, restricted
stock or stock purchase plan, any of the benefits of which will be
increased, or the vesting of the benefits of which will be accelerated, by
the occurrence of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or
the value of any of the benefits of which will be calculated on the basis
of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
4.12 Taxes.
(a) Each of Corel and its Subsidiaries has filed all material tax returns
and reports required to be filed by it, or requests for extensions to file
such returns or reports have been timely filed or granted and have not
expired, and all such tax returns and reports are complete and accurate in
all respects, except to the extent that such failures to file, have
extensions granted that remain in effect or be complete and accurate in all
respects, as applicable, individually or in the aggregate, would not have a
material adverse effect on Corel and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole.
Corel and each of its Subsidiaries has paid (or Corel has paid on its
behalf) all taxes shown as due on such tax returns and reports. The most
recent financial statements contained in the Corel Reports reflect an
adequate reserve for all taxes payable by Corel and its Subsidiaries for
all taxable periods and portions thereof accrued through the date of such
financial statements, and no deficiencies for any taxes have been proposed,
asserted or assessed against Corel or any of its Subsidiaries that are not
adequately reserved for, except for inadequately reserved taxes and
inadequately reserved deficiencies that would not, individually or in the
aggregate, have a material adverse effect on Corel and its Subsidiaries
taken as a whole.
(b) To the knowledge of Corel, there are no liens for material amounts of
taxes on the assets of Corel or any of its Subsidiaries except for
statutory liens for current taxes not yet due and payable.
(c) Corel has not taken any action to prevent, nor has it any knowledge of
any fact or circumstance reasonably likely to prevent, the Merger from
qualifying as a tax free reorganization within the meaning of Section 368
of the Code.
4.13 Employee Benefit Plans; ERISA.
(a) Except as described in the Corel Reports filed prior to the date of
this Agreement or as would not have a material adverse effect on Corel and
its Subsidiaries taken as a whole, (i) all Corel Employee Benefit Plans (as
defined below) are in compliance with all applicable requirements of law,
including ERISA and the Code, and (ii) neither Corel nor any of its
Subsidiaries has any liabilities or obligations with respect to any such
Corel Employee Benefit Plans, whether accrued, contingent or otherwise, nor
to the knowledge of Corel are any such liabilities or obligations expected
to be incurred. The execution of, and performance of the transactions
contemplated in, this Agreement will not (either alone or upon the
occurrence of any additional or subsequent events) constitute an event
under any Corel Employee Benefit Plan that will or may result in any
payment (whether of severance pay or otherwise), acceleration, forgiveness
of indebtedness, vesting, distribution, increase in benefits or obligation
to fund benefits with respect "to any employee. The only severance
agreements or severance policies applicable to Corel or any of its
Subsidiaries are the agreements and policies specifically referred to in
Section 4.13 of the Corel Disclosure Letter. The last date on which stock
options were granted to any officer or director of Corel was January 18,
2000.
(b) As used herein "Corel Employee Benefit Plan" means any Plan entered
into, established, maintained, sponsored, contributed to or required to be
contributed to by Corel or any of its Subsidiaries for the benefit of the
current or former employees or directors of Corel or any of its
Subsidiaries and existing on the date of this Agreement or at any time
subsequent thereto and on or prior to the Effective Time and, in the case
of a Plan which is subject to Part 3 of Title I of ERISA, Section 412 of
the Code or Title IV of ERISA, at any time during the five-year period
preceding the date of this Agreement.
4.14 Labor Matters. Except as disclosed in the Corel Reports filed prior
to the date of this Agreement or in Section 4.14 of the Corel Disclosure
Letter, there are no material controversies pending or, to the knowledge
of Corel, threatened between Corel or any of its Subsidiaries and any
representatives of its employees, except as would not, individually or in
the aggregate, have a material adverse effect on Corel and its
Subsidiaries taken as a whole, and, to the knowledge of Corel, there are
no material organizational efforts presently being made involving any of
the now unorganized employees of Corel or any of its Subsidiaries. Since
January 1, 1997, there has been no work stoppage, strike or other
concerted action by employees of Corel or any of its Subsidiaries except
as would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a material adverse
effect on Corel and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole.
4.15 Environmental Matters.
(a) Each of Corel and its Subsidiaries has obtained all Environmental
Permits which are required under any applicable Environmental Law in
respect of its business or operations, except for such failures to have
Environmental Permits which, individually or in the aggregate, could not
reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on Corel and its
Subsidiaries taken as a whole. Each of such Environmental Permits is in
full force and effect and each of Corel and its Subsidiaries is in
compliance with the terms and conditions of all such Environmental Permits
and with any applicable Environmental Law, except for such failures to be
in compliance which, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably
be expected to have a material adverse effect on Corel and its Subsidiaries
taken as a whole.
(b) To the knowledge of Corel, no site or facility now or previously
owned, operated or leased by Corel or any of its Subsidiaries is listed or
proposed for listing on the National Priorities List promulgated pursuant
to CERCLA or on any similar state, Canadian federal, provincial or local
list of sites requiring investigation or clean-up.
(c) No Liens have arisen under or pursuant to any Environmental Law on any
site or facility owned, operated or leased by Corel or any of its
Subsidiaries, other than any such real property not individually or in the
aggregate material to Corel and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole, and no
action of any Governmental or Regulatory Authority has been taken or, to
the knowledge of Corel, is in process which could subject any of such
properties to such Liens, and neither Corel nor any of its Subsidiaries
would be required to place any notice or restriction relating to the
presence of Hazardous Materials at any such site or facility owned by it in
any deed to the real property on which such site or facility is located.
(d) There have been no environmental investigations, studies, audits,
tests, reviews or other analyses conducted by, or which are in the
possession of. Corel or any of its Subsidiaries in relation to any site or
facility now or previously owned, operated or leased by Corel or any of its
Subsidiaries which have not been delivered to Inprise prior to the
execution of this Agreement.
4.16 Intellectual Property Rights. Except as set forth in Section 4.16 of
the Corel Disclosure Letter:
(a) Corel and its Subsidiaries have all right, title and interest in, or a
valid and binding license to use, all Intellectual Property Rights
individually or in the aggregate material to the conduct of the businesses
of Corel and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole. Neither Corel nor any
Subsidiary of Corel is in default (or with the giving of notice or lapse of
time or both, would be in default) under any license to use such
Intellectual Property Rights, to the knowledge of Corel, such Intellectual
Property Rights are not being infringed by any third party, and neither
Corel nor any Subsidiary of Corel is infringing any Intellectual Property
Rights of any third party, except for such defaults and infringements
which, individually or in the aggregate, are not having and could not be
reasonably expected to have a material adverse effect on Corel and its
Subsidiaries taken as a whole.
(b) Section 4.16 of the Corel Disclosure Letter contains (or will be
supplemented prior to Closing to contain) an accurate and complete list as
of the date of this Agreement of all licenses, sublicenses, assignments and
other agreements under which Corel and its Subsidiaries are licensed to use
third party Intellectual Property Rights which are material to the business
of Corel as currently conducted (the "Corel License Agreements").
(c) Except as set forth in Section 4.16 of the Corel Disclosure Letter
(including as it may be supplemented prior to Closing), Corel and its
Subsidiaries are not required to pay any royalties, fees or other amounts
to any Person in connection with the Corel License Agreements or the
development, manufacture or commercial exploitation of any products of
Corel or its Subsidiaries in each such case in excess of $500,000 per
annum.
(d) Section 4.16 of the Corel Disclosure Letter contains an accurate and
complete list as of the date of this Agreement of all registered patents,
registered trademarks, trade names, registered service marks and
registered copyrights (in each case that are currently in use), as well as
all applications for any and all of the foregoing, included in the Corel
Intellectual Property Rights (excluding third party Intellectual Property
Rights), including the jurisdiction in which each such Corel Intellectual
Property Rights has been issued or registered or in which any such
application for such issuance, approval or registration has been filed.
All registered patents, registered trademarks, trade names, registered
service marks and registered copyrights owned by Corel or any of its
Subsidiaries and which are material to the conduct of their business as
currently conducted are valid and enforceable.
(e) Section 4.16 of the Corel Disclosure Letter contains an accurate and
complete list as of the date of this Agreement of all licenses and
sublicenses under which Corel or any of its Subsidiaries has granted the
right to manufacture, reproduce, market or exploit any material products of
Corel or its Subsidiaries or any material adaptation, derivative or
reformulation based on any such product or any portion thereof.
(f) Neither Corel nor any of its Subsidiaries is or will be as a result of
the execution and delivery of this Agreement or the performance of its
obligations under this Agreement, in breach of any Corel License
Agreements. Neither the execution or delivery of this Agreement nor the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby will cause or will
result in a material change to the terms of any material license,
sublicense or other similar agreement.
(g) Except as set forth in Section 4.15 of the Corel Disclosure Letter,
neither Corel nor its Subsidiaries (A) has been named as a party in any
suit, action or proceeding which involves a claim of infringement or
violation of any Intellectual Property Right of any third party or (B) has
received any written claim or allegation that the manufacturing,
importation, marketing, licensing, sale, offer for sale, or use of any of
its products infringes Intellectual Property Rights of any third party.
(h) Corel and its Subsidiaries have taken all reasonable steps to protect
and preserve the confidential information, trade secrets and know-how of
Corel and its Subsidiaries, including appropriate non-disclosure agreements
with all employees and third persons having access to any confidential
information, trade secrets or know-how of Corel and its Subsidiaries.
(i) Neither Corel nor any of its Subsidiaries has made any written claim
or allegation that any third person is or has infringed, misappropriated,
breached or violated the rights of Corel or its Subsidiaries in any of the
Corel Intellectual Property Rights which are material to the business of
Corel as currently conducted.
(j) Except as set forth in Section 4.16 of the Corel Disclosure Letter,
all internal computer systems that are material to the business, finances
or operations of Corel ("Material Corel Systems") are Year 2000 Ready or
can be freely modified to be made Year 2000 Ready without breaching any
third party license agreements or otherwise infringing any intellectual
property rights of any third party. All Material Corel Systems that are not
Year 2000 Ready as of the date of this Agreement are set forth in Section
4.16(j) of the Corel Disclosure Schedule.
4.17 Vote Required. The affirmative votes of the holders of record of at
least the portion of the outstanding shares of Corel Common Stock
represented at the meeting and specified in Section 4.17 of the Corel
Disclosure Schedule with respect to the approval of each of the Corel
Shareholders' Proposals are the only votes of the holders of any class or
series of the capital stock of Corel required in connection with the Merger
and the other transactions contemplated hereby.
4.18 Opinion of Financial Advisor. Corel has received the opinion of CIBC
World Markets Inc., dated the date hereof, to the effect that, as of the
date hereof, the Conversion Number is fair from a financial point of view
to the shareholders of Corel, and a true and complete copy of such opinion
has been or will be, as promptly as practicable after the execution of this
Agreement, delivered to Inprise.
4.19 Ownership of Inprise Common Stock. Except for shares of Inprise
Common Stock which Corel may be deemed to beneficially own pursuant to the
Inprise Stock Option Agreement, neither Corel nor any of its Subsidiaries
or other affiliates beneficially owns any shares of Inprise Common Stock.
4.20 Takeover Laws. Neither Corel nor any of its subsidiaries is subject
to any Takeover Law that would affect this Agreement, the Stock Option
Agreements, the Merger or the other transactions contemplated hereby or
thereby.
4.21 Rights Agreement. The Board of Directors of Corel has taken all
necessary action under or with respect to the Corel Rights Agreement, such
that none of Inprise or its respective affiliates shall become an
"Acquiring Person," and that no "Stock Acquisition Date" or " Separation
Time" (as such terms are defined in the Corel Rights Agreement) will occur
as a result of the approval, execution or delivery of this Agreement or the
Corel Stock Option Agreement, as the case may be, or the consummation of
the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, provided that the Merger
or the Corel Option Agreement or such other transactions contemplated
hereby are consummated in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof.
ARTICLE V
COVENANTS
5.01 Covenants of Inprise and Corel. Except (i) as otherwise contemplated
by this Agreement, (ii) as required by applicable law or rule of any stock
exchange or over-the-counter market, or (iii) as set forth in such
Principal Party's Disclosure Letter, at all times from and after the date
hereof until the Effective Time, each of Inprise and Corel (each, a
"Principal Party") covenants and agrees as to itself and its Subsidiaries
that (except as expressly contemplated or permitted by this Agreement or
the Stock Option Agreements, or to the extent that the other Principal
Party shall otherwise previously consent in writing):
(a) Ordinary Course. Each Principal Party and each of its Subsidiaries
shall conduct their respective businesses only in, and each Principal Party
and each of its Subsidiaries shall refrain from taking any action except
in, the ordinary course substantially consistent with past practice.
(b) Without limiting the generality of paragraph (a) of this Section, (i)
each Principal Party and its Subsidiaries shall use all commercially
reasonable efforts to preserve substantially intact in all material
respects their present business organization and reputation to maintain its
existence in good standing, to keep available the services of its key
officers and employees, to maintain its assets and properties in good
working order and condition, ordinary wear and tear excepted, to maintain
insurance on its tangible assets and businesses in such amounts and against
such risks and losses as are currently in effect, to preserve its
relationships with customers and suppliers and others having significant
business dealings with it and to comply in all material respects with all
laws and orders of all Governmental or Regulatory Authorities applicable to
it, and (ii) neither Principal Party shall, nor shall it permit any of its
Subsidiaries to, except as otherwise (x) expressly contemplated in this
Agreement or the Stock Option Agreements, (y) as required by the applicable
law or rule of any stock exchange or over-the-counter market or (z)
consented to in writing by the other Principal Party:
(A) amend or propose to amend its certificate or articles of
incorporation or bylaws (or other comparable corporate charter documents);
(B) (i) declare, set aside or pay any dividends on or make other
distributions in respect of any of its capital stock, except for the
declaration and payment of dividends by a wholly-owned Subsidiary solely to
its parent corporation, (ii) split, combine, reclassify or take similar
action with respect to any of its capital stock or issue
or authorize or propose the issuance of any other securities in respect of,
in lieu of or in substitution for shares of its capital stock, (iii) adopt
a plan of complete or partial liquidation or resolutions providing for or
authorizing such liquidation or a dissolution, merger, consolidation,
restructuring, recapitalization or other reorganization or (iv) directly or
indirectly redeem, repurchase or otherwise acquire any shares of its
capital stock or any Option with respect thereto;
(C) issue, deliver or sell, or authorize or propose the issuance,
delivery or sale of, any shares of its capital stock or any Option with
respect thereto other than (i) the issuance of Inprise Common Stock or
Corel Common Stock pursuant to options granted under the Inprise Option
Plans, in each case outstanding on the date of this Agreement and in
accordance with their present terms, (ii) the issuance of options pursuant
to the Inprise Option Plan and the Corel Option Plan, in each case in
accordance with their present terms and only after consent with the other
Principal Party (provided that no such consent shall be required in
connection with the issuance of options to purchase up to 3,500,000 shares
of Corel Common Stock under the Corel Option Plan (of which up to 3,000,000
shares shall be the subject of the general annual option grants to
employees and up to 500,000 shares shall be the subject of specific grants)
and up to 500,000 shares of Inprise Common Stock under the Inprise Option
Plans, in each case at fair value and as otherwise provided in the
respective Plans), and the issuance of shares of Inprise Common Stock and
Corel Common Stock, as the case may be, upon exercise of such options,
(iii) the issuance by a wholly-owned Subsidiary of its capital stock to its
parent corporation, and (iv) the issuance of Inprise Common Stock or Corel
Common Stock, as the case may be, in accordance with the terms of the
applicable Stock Option Agreement, or modify or amend any right of any
holder of outstanding shares of capital stock or Options with respect
thereto; provided that the occurrence of a separation of the rights under
the Inprise Rights Plan or the Corel Rights Plan, as the case may be, and
the related issuance of stock to such Principal Party's stockholders under
such rights plan shall not be deemed a breach of this Agreement to the
extent that (i) the occurrence of such separation occurred as a result of
an unsolicited acquisition of such Principal Party's common stock by a
third party, and (ii) such acquisition did not occur as a result of such
Principal Party breaching Sections 5.02 or 5.06 hereof;
(D) except (i) as otherwise contemplated by this Agreement, (ii) as
required by applicable law or rule of any stock exchange or over-the-
counter market, or (iii) investments made by either Principal Party, after
prior written notice to the other Principal Party, in an aggregate amount
not to exceed $15 million, acquire (by merging or consolidating with, or
by purchasing an equity interest in or a 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 other than in the
ordinary course of its business consistent with past practice;
(E) other than in the ordinary course of its business consistent with
past practice, sell, lease, grant any security interest in or otherwise
dispose of or encumber any of its assets or properties;
(F) except to the extent required by applicable law,
(i) permit any material change in (A) any pricing, marketing,
purchasing, investment, accounting (except as required by
applicable law or due to changes in the accounting standards
applicable to such Principal Party), financial reporting,
inventory, credit, allowance or tax practice or policy or (B) any
method of calculating any bad debt, contingency or other reserve
for accounting, financial reporting or tax purposes or
(ii) make any material tax election or settle or compromise any
material income tax liability with any Governmental or Regulatory
Authority;
(G) (i) incur (which shall not be deemed to include entering into
credit agreements, lines of credit or similar arrangements until borrowings
are made under such arrangements) any indebtedness or borrowed money or
guarantee any such indebtedness other than loans to wholly-owned
subsidiaries and loans in the ordinary course of its business consistent
with past practice or (ii) voluntarily purchase, cancel, prepay or
otherwise provide for a complete or partial discharge in advance of a
scheduled repayment date with respect to, or waive any right under, any
indebtedness for borrowed money other than in the ordinary course of its
business consistent with past practice;
(H) enter into, adopt, amend in any material respect (except as may
be required by applicable law, any agreement, plan or arrangement in effect
on the date hereof) or terminate any Inprise Employee Benefit Plan or Corel
Employee Benefit Plan, as the case may be, or other agreement, arrangement,
plan or policy between such Principal Party or one of its Subsidiaries and
one or more of its directors, officers or employees, or, except for normal
increases in the ordinary course of business consistent
with past practice that, in the aggregate, do not result in a material
increase in benefits or compensation expense to such Principal Party and
its Subsidiaries taken as a whole, increase in any manner the compensation
or fringe benefits of any director, officer or employee or pay any benefit
not required by any plan or arrangement in effect as of the date hereof;
(I) enter into any Contract or amend or modify any existing Contract,
or engage in any new transaction, outside the ordinary course of business
consistent with past practice or not on an arm's length basis, with any
affiliate of such Principal Party or any of its Subsidiaries;
(J) make any capital expenditures or commitments for additions to
plant, property or equipment constituting capital assets except in the
ordinary course of business consistent with past practice;
(K) make any change in the lines of business in which it participates
or is engaged;
(L) pay, discharge, satisfy, waive, settle or release any material
claim, liability or obligation (absolute, accrued, asserted or unasserted,
contingent or otherwise), other than the payment, discharge or
satisfaction, in the ordinary course of business substantially consistent
with past practice;
(M) settle or compromise any claim brought by any present, former or
purported holder of any of its securities in connection with the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement prior to the Effective Time
without the prior written consent of the other party to this Agreement; or
(N) enter into any Contract, commitment or arrangement to do or
engage in any of the foregoing.
(c) Advice of Changes. Each Principal Party shall confer on a regular and
frequent basis with the other with respect to its business and operations
and other matters relevant to the Merger, and shall promptly advise the
other, orally and in writing, of any change or event, including, without
limitation, any complaint, investigation or hearing by any Governmental or
Regulatory Authority (or communication indicating the same may be
contemplated) or the institution or threat of litigation, having, or which,
insofar as can be reasonably foreseen, could have, a material adverse
effect on such Principal Party and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole or on
the ability of such Principal Party, to consummate the transactions
contemplated hereby; provided that no party shall be required to make any
disclosure to the extent such disclosure would constitute a violation of
any applicable law.
(d) Notice and Cure. Each Principal Party will notify the other of, and
will use all commercially reasonable efforts to cure before the Closing,
any event, transaction or circumstance, as soon as practical after it
becomes known to such Principal Party, that causes or will cause any
covenant or agreement of such Principal Party under this Agreement to be
breached or that renders or will render untrue any representation or
warranty of such Principal Party contained in this Agreement. Each
Principal Party also will notify the other in writing of, and will use all
commercially reasonable efforts to cure, before the Closing, any violation
or breach, as soon as practical after it becomes known to such party, of
any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement made by such Principal
Party. No notice given pursuant to this paragraph shall have any effect on
the representations, warranties, covenants or agreements contained in this
Agreement for purposes of determining satisfaction of any condition
contained herein.
(e) Fulfillment of Conditions. Subject to the terms and conditions of
this Agreement, each Principal Party will take or cause to be taken all
commercially reasonable steps necessary or desirable and proceed diligently
and in good faith to satisfy each condition to the other's obligations
contained in this Agreement and to consummate and make effective the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and neither Principal Party
will, nor will it permit any of its Subsidiaries, officers, directors,
employee or agents to, take or fail to take any action that could be
reasonably expected to result in the nonfulfillment of any such condition.
5.02 No Solicitations. At all times from and after the date hereof until
the Effective Time, each Principal Party covenants and agrees as to itself
and its Subsidiaries (a) that neither it nor any of its Subsidiaries or
other affiliates shall, and it shall use its best efforts to cause its
Representatives (as defined in Section 9.11) not to, initiate, solicit or
knowingly encourage, directly or indirectly, any inquiries or the making or
implementation of any proposal or offer (including, without limitation, any
proposal or offer to its shareholders) with respect to a merger,
consolidation or other business combination including such Principal Party
or any of its Subsidiaries or any acquisition or similar transaction
(including, without limitation, a tender or exchange offer) involving the
purchase of (i) all or any significant portion of the assets of such
Principal Party and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole, (ii) 25% or more of
the outstanding shares of such Principal Party's common stock or (iii) 25%
of the outstanding shares of the capital stock of any Subsidiary of such
Principal Party (any such proposal or offer being hereinafter referred to
as an "Alternative Proposal"), or engage in any negotiations concerning, or
provide any confidential information or data to, or have any discussions
with, any person or group relating to an Alternative Proposal (excluding
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement), or otherwise facilitate
any effort or attempt to make or implement an Alternative Proposal; (b)
that it will immediately cease and cause to be terminated any existing
activities, discussions or negotiations with any parties with respect to
any of the foregoing, and it will take the necessary steps to inform such
parties of its obligations under this Section; and (c) that it will notify
the other Principal Party immediately if any such inquiries, proposals or
offers, written or oral, are received by, any such information is requested
from, or any such negotiations or discussions are sought to be initiated or
continued with, it or any of such persons; provided, however, that nothing
contained in this Section 5.02 shall prohibit the Board of Directors of
either Principal Party or its Representatives from (i) furnishing
information to (but only pursuant to a confidentiality agreement in
customary form and having terms and conditions no less favorable to such
Principal Party than the Confidentiality Agreement, a copy of which shall
be provided promptly to the other Principal Party) or entering into
discussions or negotiations with any person or group that makes an
unsolicited bona fide Alternative Proposal, if, and only to the extent
that, prior to receipt of the Inprise Shareholders' Approval (if such
Principal Party is Inprise) or the Corel Shareholders' Approval (if such
Principal Party is Corel), (A) the Board of Directors of such Principal
Party, (i) based upon the advice of outside counsel, determines in good
faith and in its reasonable judgment that such action is required for the
Board of Directors to comply with its fiduciary duties to shareholders
imposed by applicable law, and (ii) based on the advice of such Principal
Party's financial advisor, determines in good faith and in its reasonable
judgment that such Alternative Proposal is likely to result in a Superior
Proposal (as defined herein), (B) three business days prior to furnishing
such information to, or entering into discussions or negotiations with,
such person or group, such Principal Party provides written notice to the
other Principal Party to the effect that it is furnishing information to,
or entering into discussions or negotiations with, such person or group,
which notice shall identify such person or group in reasonable detail, and
(C) such Principal Party keeps the other Principal Party informed of the
status and all material information with respect to any such discussions or
negotiations; (ii) to the extent required, complying with Rules 14d-9 and
14e-2(a) promulgated under the Exchange Act with regard to an Alternative
Proposal , or (iii) without limiting the right of the other Principal Party
pursuant to Article VIII, making any other disclosure to such Principal
Party's stockholders if such Principal Party's Board of Directors
determines in good faith, based upon advice of its outside legal counsel,
that the failure to make any such disclosure would violate the Board's
fiduciary duties under applicable law. Nothing in this Section 5.02 shall
(x) permit any party to terminate this Agreement (except as specifically
provided in Article VIII), (y) permit any party to enter into any agreement
with respect to an Alternative Proposal for so long as this Agreement
remains in effect (it being agreed that for so long as this Agreement
remains in effect, no party shall enter into any agreement with any person
or group that provides for, or in any way facilitates, an Alternative
Proposal (other than a confidentiality agreement under the circumstances
described above)), or (z) affect any other obligation of any party under
this Agreement.
5.03 Conduct of Business of Sub. Prior to the Effective Time, except as
may be required by applicable law and subject to the other provisions of
this Agreement, Corel shall cause Sub to (a) perform its obligations under
this Agreement in accordance with its terms, (b) not incur directly or
indirectly any liabilities or obligations other than those incurred in
connection with the Merger, (c) not engage directly or indirectly in any
business or activities of any type or kind and not enter into any
agreements or arrangements with any person, or be subject to or bound by
any obligation or undertaking, which is not contemplated by this Agreement
and (d) not create, grant or suffer to exist any Lien upon its properties
or assets which would attach to any properties or assets of the Surviving
Corporation after the Effective Time.
5.04 Third Party Standstill Agreements. Each Principal Party agrees that,
during the period from the date of this Agreement through the Effective
Time, neither it nor any of its Subsidiaries shall terminate, amend, modify
or waive any provision of any confidentiality or standstill agreement to
which it is a party. During such period, each Principal Party shall
enforce, to the fullest extent permitted under applicable law, the
provisions of any such agreement, including, but not limited to, by
obtaining injunctions to prevent any breaches of such agreements and to
enforce specifically the terms and provisions thereof in any court having
jurisdiction.
5.05 Purchases of Capital Stock of the Other Party. Each Principal Party
agrees that, during the period from the date hereof through the Effective
Time, neither it nor any of its Subsidiaries or other affiliates will
purchase any shares of capital stock of the other Principal Party (except
pursuant to the Stock Option Agreements).
5.06 Actions Regarding Rights. Neither Principal Party shall take any
action or fail to take any action as a result of which action or failure
the stock purchase rights under the Inprise Rights Agreement or the Corel
Rights Agreement, as the case may be, would apply to the Merger or the
Stock Option Agreements. Except as requested, or consented to, in writing
by the other Principal Party, no Principal Party shall take any action
with respect to, or make a determination under, the Corel Rights Agreement
(if such Principal Party is Corel) or the Inprise Rights Agreement (if
such Principal Party is Inprise), including a redemption of the common
stock purchase rights issued thereunder, that would render such rights
inapplicable to, or cause the rights to not separate under such rights
agreement with respect to, any transaction (including any merger) other
than the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement
and the Stock Option Agreements.
ARTICLE VI
ADDITIONAL AGREEMENTS
6.01 Access to Information; Confidentiality. Each Principal Party shall,
and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, throughout the period from the
date hereof to the Effective Time, (i) provide the other Principal Party
and its Representatives with full access, upon reasonable prior notice and
during normal business hours, to all officers, employees, agents and
accountants of such Principal Party and its Subsidiaries and their
respective assets, properties, books and records, but only to the extent
that such access does not unreasonably interfere with the business and
operations of such Principal Party and its Subsidiaries, and (ii) furnish
promptly to such persons (i) a copy of each report, statement, schedule and
other document filed or received by such Principal Party or any of its
Subsidiaries pursuant to the requirements of federal or state securities
laws and each material report, statement, schedule and other document filed
with any other Governmental or Regulatory Authority, and (ii) all other
information and data (including, without limitation, copies of Contracts,
Inprise Employee Benefit Plans or Corel Employee Benefit Plans, as the case
may be, and other books and records) concerning the business and operations
of such Principal Party and its Subsidiaries as the other party or any of
such other persons reasonably may request. Notwithstanding anything herein
to the contrary, nothing herein shall require any Principal Party or any of
its Subsidiaries to disclose any information to the other Principal Party
or any of its Representatives if such disclosure would be in violation of
(i) any applicable law or regulation of any Governmental or Regulatory
Authority, or (ii) any agreement to which such Principal Party is a party
on the date hereof. No investigation pursuant to this paragraph or
otherwise shall affect any representation or warranty contained in this
Agreement or any condition to the obligations of the parties hereto. Any
such information or material obtained pursuant to this Section 6.01 that
constitutes "Confidential Information" (as such term is defined in the
letter agreement dated as of January 11, 2000 between Inprise and Corel
(the "Confidentiality Agreement") shall be governed by the terms of the
Confidentiality Agreement.
6.02 Preparation of Registration Statement and Proxy Statement. Inprise
and Corel shall prepare and file with the SEC, applicable Canadian
securities regulatory authorities and the TSE as soon as reasonably
practicable after the date hereof the Proxy Statement. Corel shall prepare
and file with the SEC, as soon as reasonably practicable after the date
hereof, the Registration Statement, in which the Proxy Statement will be
included as the prospectus. Corel and Inprise shall use their best efforts
to have the Registration Statement declared effective by the SEC as
promptly as practicable after such filing. Corel shall also take any
action (other than qualifying as a foreign corporation or taking any action
which would subject it to service of process in any jurisdiction where
Corel is not now so qualified or subject) required to be taken under
applicable state blue sky or securities laws in connection with the
issuance of Corel Common Stock in connection with the Merger. If at any
time prior to the Effective Time any event shall occur that should be set
forth in an amendment of or a supplement to the Registration Statement,
Corel shall prepare and file with the SEC such amendment or supplement as
soon thereafter as is reasonably practicable. Corel, Sub and Inprise shall
cooperate with each other in the preparation of the Registration Statement
and the Proxy Statement and any amendment or supplement thereto, and each
shall notify the other of the receipt of any comments of the SEC with
respect to the Registration Statement or the Proxy Statement and of any
requests by the SEC for any amendment or supplement thereto or for
additional information, and shall provide to the other promptly copies of
all correspondence between Corel or Inprise, as the case may be, or any of
its Representatives and the SEC with respect to the Registration Statement
or the Proxy Statement. Corel shall give Inprise and its counsel the
opportunity to review the Registration Statement and all responses to
requests for additional information by and replies to comments of the SEC
before their being filed with, or sent to, the SEC. Each of Inprise, Corel
and Sub agrees to use its best efforts, after consultation with the other
parties hereto, to respond promptly to all such comments of and requests by
the SEC and to cause (i) the Registration Statement to be declared
effective by the SEC at the earliest practicable time and to be kept
effective as long as is necessary to consummate the Merger, and (ii) the
Proxy Statement to be mailed to the holders of Inprise Common Stock and
Corel Common Stock entitled to vote at the meetings of the shareholders of
Inprise and Corel at the earliest practicable time.
6.03 Approval of Shareholders.
(a) Corel shall, through its Board of Directors, as promptly as
practicable after the Registration Statement is declared effective under
the Securities Act, duly call, give notice of, convene and hold a meeting
of its shareholders (the "Corel Shareholders' Meeting") for the purpose of
voting on the issuance of Corel Common Stock, and the approval of a stock
option plan for the grant of options to acquire Corel Common Stock; each as
contemplated by this Agreement (the "Corel Shareholders' Proposals").
Unless it determines based upon the advice of outside counsel that doing so
would violate the Board of Directors' fiduciary duties to shareholders
imposed by law, Corel shall, through its Board of Directors, include in the
Proxy Statement the recommendation of the Board of Directors of Corel that
the shareholders of Corel approve the Corel Shareholders' Proposals by the
requisite majorities (the "Corel Shareholders' Approval"), and shall use
its reasonable best efforts to obtain the Corel Shareholders' Approval. At
such meeting, Inprise shall, and shall cause its Subsidiaries to, cause all
shares of Corel Common Stock then owned by Inprise or any such Subsidiary
to be voted in favor of the Corel Shareholders' Proposals.
(b) Inprise shall, through its Board of Directors as promptly as
practicable after the Registration Statement is declared effective under
the Securities Act, duly call, give notice of, convene and hold a meeting
of its shareholders (the "Inprise Shareholders' Meeting" and, together with
the Corel Shareholders' Meeting, the "Shareholders' Meetings") for the
purpose of voting on the approval of the Merger and the approval and
adoption of this Agreement (the "Inprise Shareholders' Approval"). Unless
it determines, based upon the advice of outside counsel that doing so would
violate the Board of Directors' fiduciary duties to shareholders imposed by
law, Inprise shall, through its Board of Directors; include in the Proxy
Statement the recommendation of the Board of Directors of Inprise that the
shareholders of Inprise approve the Merger and approve and adopt this
Agreement, and shall use its reasonable best efforts to obtain such
adoption. At such meeting, Corel shall, and shall cause its Subsidiaries
to, cause all shares of Inprise Common Stock then owned by Corel or any
such Subsidiary to be voted in favor of the adoption of this Agreement.
(c) Corel and Inprise shall coordinate and cooperate with respect to the
timing of the Shareholders' Meetings and shall use their reasonable best
efforts to cause both of the Shareholders' Meetings to be held on the same
day and as soon as practicable after the date hereof.
6.04 Inprise Affiliates. At least 30 days prior to the Closing Date,
Inprise shall deliver a letter to Corel identifying all persons who, at the
time of the Inprise Shareholders' Meeting, may, in Inprise's reasonable
judgment, be deemed to be "affiliates" (as such term is used in Rule 145
under the Securities Act) of Inprise ("Inprise Affiliates"). Inprise shall
use its reasonable best efforts to cause each Inprise Affiliate to deliver
to Corel on or prior to the Closing Date a written agreement substantially
in the form and to the effect of Exhibit A hereto (an "Affiliate
Agreement").
6.05 Stock Exchange Listing. Corel shall use its reasonable best efforts
to cause the shares of Corel Common Stock to be issued in the Merger and
under the Inprise Stock Plans after the Merger in accordance with this
Agreement to be approved for listing on the TSE and on NASDAQ, subject to
official notice of issuance, prior to the Closing Date.
6.06 Certain Tax Matters. Corel and Inprise shall not take or fail to take
any action which action or failure would cause the Merger not to qualify as
a reorganization under the provisions of Section 368(a) of the Code or
cause the failure to obtain the opinion of counsel referred to in Section
7.02(c) or 7.03(d), other than any action contemplated by this Agreement.
Nothing in this section precludes either Corel or Inprise from taking any
action that may cause gain to be recognized by any stockholder obligated to
sign a gain recognition agreement under Section 367 of the Code.
Notwithstanding the foregoing sentence, Corel and Inprise shall comply with
the "reporting requirements" of Treasury Regulation Section
1.367(a)-3(c)(6).
6.07 Regulatory and Other Approvals.
(a) Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement and without
limiting the provisions of Sections 6.02 and 6.03, each Principal Party
will proceed diligently and in good faith to, as promptly as practicable,
(a) obtain all consents, approvals or actions of, make all filings with and
give all notices to Governmental or Regulatory Authorities or any other
public or private third parties required of Principal Party or any of their
Subsidiaries to consummate the Merger and the other matters contemplated
hereby, and (b) provide such other information and communications to such
Governmental or Regulatory Authorities or other public or private third
parties as the other Principal Party or such Governmental or Regulatory
Authorities or other public or private third parties may reasonably request
in connection therewith. In addition to and not in limitation of the
foregoing, each Principal Party will (i) take promptly all actions
necessary to make the filings required of either of the Principal Party or
their affiliates under the HSR Act and the Competition Act (Canada), (ii)
comply at the earliest practicable date with any request for additional
information received by such party or its affiliates from (A) the Federal
Trade Commission (the "FTC") or the Antitrust Division of the Department of
Justice (the "Antitrust Division") pursuant to the HSR Act and (B) any
Canadian Governmental or Regulatory Authority pursuant to the Competition
Act (Canada), (iii) cooperate with the other Principal Party in connection
with such Principal Party's filings under the HSR Act and the Competition
Act (Canada) and in connection with resolving any investigation or other
inquiry concerning the Merger or the other matters contemplated by this
Agreement commenced by any Governmental or Regulatory Authority of
competent jurisdiction, and (iv) proceed diligently and in good faith to
obtain early termination of any waiting period applicable to the Merger
under the HSR Act and Competition Act (Canada).
(b) Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, within two business
days of the date of this Agreement, Corel shall prepare and file with the
TSE a notice of the option granted by Corel to Inprise pursuant to the
Corel Stock Option Agreement and the proposed issuance of Corel Common
Stock issuable upon the exercise of such option, and Corel shall use its
best efforts to cause the TSE to accept such notice, without conditions, as
soon as practicable.
6.08 Inprise Stock Plan.
(a) Subject to approval of the TSE, at the Effective Time, each
outstanding option to purchase shares of Inprise Common Stock (an "Inprise
Stock Option") under the Inprise Option Plans, whether vested or unvested,
shall be exchanged for an option to acquire, on the same terms and
conditions as were applicable under such Inprise Stock Option (taking into
account any acceleration provisions that apply to such options under any
agreement between Inprise and an optionee), a number of shares of Corel
Common Stock equal to the product (rounded down to the nearest whole share)
of (i) the number of shares of Inprise Common Stock issuable upon exercise
of the option immediately prior to the Effective Time and (ii) the
Conversion Number; and the option exercise price per share of Corel Common
Stock at which such option is exercisable shall be the amount (rounded up
to the nearest whole cent) obtained by dividing (iii) the option exercise
price per share of Inprise Common Stock at which such option is exercisable
immediately prior to the Effective Time by (iv) the Conversion Number;
provided, however, that the adjustments provided herein with respect to
any Stock Options that are "incentive stock options" (as defined in Section
422 of the Code) shall be effected in a manner consistent with Section
424(a) of the Code.
(b) As soon as practicable after the Effective Time, Corel shall deliver
to the participants in the Inprise Option Plans appropriate notices
setting forth such participants' rights pursuant thereto and the grants
pursuant to the Inprise Option Plans shall continue in effect on the same
terms and conditions (subject to the adjustments required by this Section
after giving effect to the Merger). Subject to compliance with Canadian
securities laws and the rules of the TSE, Corel shall comply with the
terms of the Inprise Option Plans and ensure subject to the provisions of
the Inprise Option Plans that Inprise Stock Options which qualified as
incentive stock options prior to the Effective Time will continue to
qualify as incentive stock options after the Effective Time.
(c) Corel shall take all corporate action necessary to reserve for
issuance a sufficient number of shares of Corel Common Stock for delivery
under the Inprise Option Plans as adjusted in accordance with this
Section. Prior to the Effective Time, Corel shall file a registration
statement on Form S-8 promulgated by the SEC under the Securities Act (or
any successor or other appropriate form) with respect to the Corel Common
Stock subject to such options and shall use its best efforts to maintain
the effectiveness of such registration statement or registration
statements (and maintain the current status of the prospectus or
prospectuses contained therein) for so long as such options remain
outstanding. With respect to those individuals who subsequent to the
Merger will be subject to the reporting requirements under Section 16(a)
of the Exchange Act, where applicable, Corel shall administer the Inprise
Option Plans in a manner that complies with Rule 16b-3 promulgated under
the Exchange Act. Both Corel and Inprise shall take such steps as may be
required to cause the transactions contemplated by this Section 6.08 and
any other dispositions of Inprise equity securities and/or acquisitions of
Corel equity securities (including, in each case derivative securities) in
connection with this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby by
any individual who is a director or officer of Inprise, to be exempt under
Rule 16b-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act, such steps to be taken in
accordance with the interpretative letter dated January 12, 1999, issued
by the SEC to Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP.
6.09 Employee Benefits.
(a) Corel agrees that, effective as of the Effective Time and for a one-
year period following the Effective Time, Corel shall provide, or cause the
Surviving Corporation and its Subsidiaries and successors to provide, those
persons who, immediately prior to the Effective Time, were employees of
Inprise and its Subsidiaries and who continue in such employment, with
benefits and compensation no less favorable ,taken as a whole, than is
provided to such employees as of the date of this Agreement; provided, that
nothing herein shall restrict Corel or the Surviving Corporation from
terminating the employment of any such employees in accordance with
applicable laws and contractual rights, if any, of such employees.
(b) Corel shall, and shall cause the Surviving Corporation to, treat
service with Inprise and any Subsidiary thereof prior to the Effective
Time by each employee of Inprise and any Subsidiary thereof in the same
manner as service with Corel or its Subsidiaries is treated for
eligibility and vesting purposes (but excluding benefit accrual purposes,
including, without limitation, benefit service under any defined benefit
pension plan) under any benefit plan of Corel or its Subsidiaries in which
any such employee is eligible to participate following the Effective Time.
(c) Corel shall, and shall cause the Surviving Corporation to, honor, in
accordance with their terms, and to make required payments when due under
Inprise Employee Benefit Plans (to extent required by Section 6.09(a)) and,
all employment, incentive and severance agreements and retention plans or
agreements maintained or contributed to by Inprise or any Subsidiary
thereof or to which Inprise or any Subsidiary is a party, that are
applicable with respect to any employee, director or stockholder of Inprise
or any Subsidiary thereof (whether current, former or retired) or their
beneficiaries in existence on the date hereof.
(d) Corel acknowledges that for purposes of all Inprise Employee Benefit
Plans the consummation of the Merger as contemplated by this Agreement will
constitute a "change in control" of Inprise (as such term or such similar
term is defined in such plans, agreements or arrangements).
(e) With respect to any welfare plans in which existing employees of
Inprise and its Subsidiaries are eligible to participate after the
Effective Time in substitution for any such existing plans, Corel shall,
and shall cause the Surviving Corporation to (i) waive all limitations as
to preexisting conditions exclusions and waiting periods with respect to
participation and coverage requirements applicable to such employees and
(ii) provide each such employee with credit for any co-payments and
deductibles paid prior to the Effective Time in satisfying any applicable
deductible or out-of-pocket requirements under any such plan.
6.10 Directors' and Officers' Indemnification and Insurance.
(a) From and after the Effective Time and until the sixth anniversary of
the Effective Time and for so long thereafter as any claim for
indemnification asserted on or prior to such date has not been fully
adjudicated, Corel and the Surviving Corporation (each, an "Indemnifying
Party") shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless each person who is now,
or has been at any time prior to the date hereof or who becomes prior to
the Effective Time, a director or officer of Inprise or any of its
Subsidiaries (the "Indemnified Parties") against (i) all losses, claims,
damages, costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees),
liabilities, judgments and settlement amounts that are paid or incurred in
connection with any claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation
(whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative and whether
asserted or claimed prior to, at or after the Effective Time) that is
based in whole or in part on, or arises in whole or in part out of, the
fact that such Indemnified Party is or was a director or officer of
Inprise or any of its Subsidiaries and relates to or arises out of any
action or omission occurring at or prior to the Effective Time
("Indemnified Liabilities"), and (ii) all Indemnified Liabilities based in
whole or in part on, or arising in whole or in part out of, or pertaining
to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby, in each case to
the full extent permitted under applicable law; provided that no
Indemnifying Party shall be liable for any settlement of any claim
effected without its written consent, which consent shall not be
unreasonably withheld. Except as disclosed in Section 6.10 of the Inprise
Disclosure Letter, Inprise is not aware of any Indemnified Liabilities or
of any reasonable basis for the assertion thereof. Without limiting the
foregoing, in the event that any such claim, action, suit, proceeding or
investigation is brought against any Indemnified Party (whether arising
prior to or after the Effective Time), (i) the Indemnifying Parties will
pay expenses in advance of the final disposition of any such claim,
action, suit, proceeding or investigation to each Indemnified Party to the
full extent permitted by applicable law; provided that the person to whom
expenses are advanced provides any undertaking required by applicable law
to repay such advance if it is ultimately determined that such person is
not entitled to indemnification; (ii) the Indemnified Parties shall retain
counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnifying Parties; (iii) the
Indemnifying Parties shall pay all reasonable fees and expenses of such
counsel for the Indemnified Parties (subject to the final sentence of this
paragraph) promptly as statements therefor are received; and (iv) the
Indemnifying Parties shall use all commercially reasonable efforts to
assist in the defense of any such matter. Any Indemnified Party wishing to
claim indemnification under this Section, upon learning of any such claim,
action, suit, proceeding or investigation, shall notify the Indemnifying
Parties, but the failure so to notify an Indemnifying Party shall not
relieve such Indemnifying Party from any liability which it may have under
this paragraph except to the extent such failure materially prejudices
such Indemnifying Party. The Indemnified Parties as a group may retain
only one law firm to represent them with respect to each such matter
unless there is, under applicable standards of professional conduct, a
conflict on any significant issue between the positions of any two or more
Indemnified Parties, in which case the Indemnified Parties may to the
extent necessary to avoid such conflict retain more than one or more
additional law firm, in which event the Indemnifying Parties shall be
required to pay the reasonable fees and expenses of only one law firm
representing the Indemnified Parties.
(b) Except to the extent required by law, until the sixth anniversary of
the Effective Time, Corel will not take any action so as to amend, modify
or repeal the provisions for indemnification and limitation of liability
of directors or officers contained in the certificates or articles of
incorporation or bylaws (or other comparable charter documents) of the
Surviving Corporation and its Subsidiaries (which at the Effective Time
shall be no less favorable to such individuals than those maintained by
Inprise and its Subsidiaries on the date hereof) in such a manner as would
adversely affect the rights of any individual who shall have served as a
director or officer of Inprise or any of its Subsidiaries prior to the
Effective Time to be indemnified by such corporations or limited in their
liability in respect of their serving in such capacities prior to the
Effective Time. Following the Effective Time, Corel will honor, or cause
the Surviving Corporation to honor, the indemnification agreements between
Inprise and any officer or director of the Surviving Corporation set forth
in Section 6.10(b) of the Disclosure Schedule.
(c) Corel shall, until the sixth anniversary of the Effective Time and for
so long thereafter as any claim for insurance coverage asserted on or prior
to such date has not been fully adjudicated, cause to be maintained in
effect, to the extent available, the policies of directors' and officers'
liability insurance maintained by Inprise and its Subsidiaries as of the
date hereof (or policies with reputable and financially sound carriers of
at least the same coverage and amounts containing terms that are no less
advantageous to the insured parties) with respect to claims arising from
facts or events that occurred on or prior to the Effective Time; provided
that in no event shall the Surviving Corporation be obligated to expend in
order to maintain or procure insurance coverage pursuant to this paragraph
any amount per annum in excess of 200% of the aggregate premiums payable by
Inprise and its Subsidiaries in 1999 (on an annualized basis) for such
purpose.
(d) The provisions of this Section are intended to be for the benefit of,
and shall be enforceable by, each Indemnified Party and each party entitled
to insurance coverage under paragraph (c) above, respectively, and his or
her heirs and legal representatives, and shall be in addition to any other
rights an Indemnified Party may have under the certificate or articles of
incorporation or bylaws of the Surviving Corporation or any of its
Subsidiaries, under the DL or otherwise.
(e) In the event that Corel or the Surviving Corporation or any of their
successors or assigns (i) consolidates with or merges into any other person
and is not the continuing or surviving corporation or entity of such
consolidation or merger or (ii) transfers or conveys all or substantially
all of its properties and assets to any person, then, and in each such
case, proper provision will be made so that the successors and assigns of
Corel or the Surviving Corporation, as the case may be, assume the
obligations set forth in this Section 6.10.
6.11 Corel Governance. Corel's Board of Directors shall take action to
cause the full Board of Directors of Corel at the Effective Time to include
two persons nominated by Inprise, one of whom shall be Dale Fuller, and the
other of whom shall be mutually agreed to by Inprise and Corel ("Inprise
Directors"), and (if necessary) shall obtain the resignations of persons
who are directors of Corel ("Corel Directors"). Corel shall continue to
nominate the Inprise Directors for election to the Corel Board of Directors
and shall recommend and support the election of the Inprise Directors to
the Corel Board of Directors at Corel's 2001 and 2002 annual meetings of
shareholders. Without the consent of the Inprise Directors, the Corel
Board of Directors shall not have more than six members prior to the
election of directors at Corel's 2003 annual meeting of shareholders. At
the Effective Time, Corel shall take action to cause the following
persons, so long as they are willing and able to serve, to be duly
appointed to the following offices: Dale Fuller, Chairman of the Board of
Directors; and Michael Cowpland, President and Chief Executive Officer, and
Mr. Fuller shall continue as Chairman of the Board of Directors of Corel
until Corel's 2003 annual meeting of shareholders or for such longer time
as may be agreed to by Mr. Fuller and Corel's Board of Directors.
Following the Effective Time, Corel's operational headquarters shall be in
Canada and, for at least one year from the Effective Time, the Surviving
Corporation's divisional headquarters shall be in Scotts Valley,
California.
6.12 Stock Option Agreements. Inprise and Corel shall perform fully their
respective obligations under the Stock Option Agreements.
6.13 Expenses. Whether or not the Merger is consummated, all costs and
expenses incurred in connection with this Agreement and the transactions
contemplated hereby shall be paid by the party incurring such cost or
expense, except that the filing fee in connection with the filings required
under the HSR Act and the Competition Act (Canada) and the expenses
incurred in connection with printing and mailing the Registration Statement
and the Proxy Statement, as well as any filing fees relating thereto, shall
be shared equally by Corel and Inprise.
6.14 Brokers or Finders. Each of Inprise and Corel represents, as to
itself and its affiliates, that no agent, broker, investment banker,
financial advisor or other firm or person is or will be entitled to any
broker's or finder's fee or any other commission or similar fee in
connection with any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement
except Broadview International LLC, whose fees and expenses will be paid by
Inprise in accordance with Inprise's agreement with such firm ( a true and
complete copy of which has been made available by Inprise to Corel prior to
signing this Agreement), and CIBC World Markets Inc., whose fees and
expenses will be paid by Corel in accordance with Corel's agreement with
such firm (a true and complete copy of which has been made available by
Corel to Inprise prior to signing this Agreement), and each of Inprise and
Corel shall indemnify and hold the other harmless from and against any and
all claims, liabilities or obligations with respect to any other such fee
or commission or expenses related thereto asserted by any person on the
basis of any act or statement alleged to have been made by such party or
its affiliate.
6.15 Takeover Statutes. If any "fair price", "moratorium", "control share
acquisition" or other form of antitakeover statute or regulation shall
become applicable to the transactions contemplated hereby or the Stock
Option Agreement, each party hereto and the members of the Board of
Directors of such Principal Party shall grant such approvals and take such
actions as are reasonably necessary so that the transactions contemplated
hereby may be consummated as promptly as practicable on the terms
contemplated hereby and thereby and otherwise act to eliminate or minimize
the effects of such statute or regulation on the transactions contemplated
hereby and thereby.
6.16 Conveyance Taxes. Inprise and Corel shall cooperate in the
preparation, execution and filing of all returns, questionnaires,
applications or other documents regarding any real property transfer or
gains, sales, use, transfer, value added, stock transfer and stamp taxes,
any transfer, recording, registration and other fees, and any similar
taxes which become payable in connection with the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement that are required or permitted to be filed
on or before the Effective Time.
ARTICLE VII
CONDITIONS
7.01 Conditions to Each Party's Obligation to Effect the Merger. The
respective obligation of each party to effect the Merger is subject to the
fulfillment or waiver, at or prior to the Closing, of each of the following
conditions:
(a) Stockholder Approval. This Agreement and the Merger shall have been
adopted by the requisite vote of the stockholders of Inprise under the DL
and Inprise's Certificate of Incorporation. The shareholders of Corel
shall have approved the Corel Shareholders' Proposals by the requisite
majority under the Canada Business Corporations Act and Corel's Certificate
and Articles of Amalgamation and bylaws.
(b) Registration Statement; State Securities Laws. The Registration
Statement shall have become effective in accordance with the provisions of
the Securities Act and the relevant Canadian securities law, and no stop
order suspending such effectiveness shall have been issued by any
Governmental or Regulatory Authority of competent jurisdiction and remain
in effect and no proceeding seeking such an order shall be pending or
threatened. Corel shall have received all state securities or "Blue Sky"
permits and other authorizations, and all approvals, rulings and
exceptions from applicable Canadian securities regulatory authorities,
necessary to issue the Corel Common Stock pursuant to this Agreement and
under Inprise Stock Plans after the Merger.
(c) Exchange Listing. The shares of Corel Common Stock issuable to
Inprise's stockholders in the Merger and under Inprise Stock Plans
following the Effective Time in accordance with this Agreement shall have
been conditionally approved for listing on the TSE subject to the customary
requirements of such exchange and NASDAQ subject only to official notice of
issuance.
(d) HSR Act and Competition Act (Canada). Any waiting period (and any
extension thereof) applicable to the consummation of the Merger under the
HSR Act and the Competition Act (Canada) shall have expired or shall have
been terminated.
(e) No Injunctions or Restraints. No competent Governmental or Regulatory
Authority shall have enacted, issued, promulgated, enforced or entered any
law or order (whether temporary, preliminary or permanent (collectively,
"Restraints") which is then in effect and has the effect of making illegal
or otherwise restricting, preventing, enjoining or prohibiting consummation
of the Merger or the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
(f) Governmental and Regulatory and Other Consents and Approvals. Other
than the filing provided for by Section 1.03, filings pursuant to the HSR
Act and the Competition Act (Canada) which are addressed in Section
7.01(d), all consents, approvals and actions of, filings with and notices
to any Governmental or Regulatory Authority of competent jurisdiction or
any other public or private third parties, all as listed in Schedule
7.01(f) of the Inprise Disclosure Letter and the Corel Disclosure Letter
required of Corel, Inprise or any of their Subsidiaries to consummate the
Merger and the other matters contemplated hereby.
7.02 Conditions to Obligation of Corel and Sub to Effect the Merger. The
obligation of Corel and Sub to effect the Merger is further subject to the
fulfillment, at or prior to the Closing, of each of the following
additional conditions (all or any of which may be waived in whole or in
part by Corel and Sub in their sole discretion):
(a) Representations and Warranties. The representations and warranties
made by Inprise in this Agreement taken as a whole shall be true and
correct, except to the extent that any incorrectness would not have a
material adverse effect on Inprise, as of the Closing Date as though made
on and as of the Closing Date or, in the case of representations and
warranties made as of a specified date earlier than the Closing Date, on
and as of such earlier date, except as affected by the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement, and Inprise shall have delivered to Corel a
certificate, dated the Closing Date and executed in the name and on behalf
of Inprise by its Chairman of the Board, President or any Executive Vice
President, to such effect.
(b) Performance of Obligations. Inprise shall have performed and complied
with, in all material respects, each agreement, covenant and obligation
required by this Agreement to be so performed or complied with by Inprise
at or prior to the Closing, and Inprise shall have delivered to Corel a
certificate, dated the Closing Date and executed in the name and on behalf
of Inprise by its Chairman of the Board, President or its Chief Financial
Officer, to such effect.
(c) U.S. Federal Tax Opinion. Corel shall have received an opinion from
Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP, counsel to Corel ("Corel's Counsel"),
in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Corel, dated the Effective
Time, substantially to the effect that, on the basis of facts,
representations and assumptions set forth in such opinion which are
consistent with the state of facts existing at the Effective Time, the
Merger will be treated as a reorganization within the meaning of Section
368(a) of the Code. In rendering its opinion, Corel's Counsel may require
and rely upon representations and covenants, including those contained in
certificates of officers of Inprise, Corel, Sub and others, reasonably
satisfactory in form and substance to it.
7.03 Conditions to Obligation of Inprise to Effect the Merger. The
obligation of Inprise to effect the Merger is further subject to the
fulfillment, at or prior to the Closing, of each of the following
additional conditions (all or any of which may be waived in whole or in
part by Inprise in its sole discretion):
(a) Representations and Warranties. The representations and warranties
made by Corel and Sub in this Agreement taken as whole shall be true and
correct, except to the extent that any incorrectness would not have a
material adverse effect on Corel or Sub, as of the Closing Date as though
made on and as of the Closing Date or, in the case of representations and
warranties made as of a specified date earlier than the Closing Date, on
and as of such earlier date, except as affected by the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement, and Corel and Sub shall each have delivered
to Inprise a certificate, dated the Closing Date and executed in the name
and on behalf of Corel by its President or any Executive Vice President and
in the name and on behalf of Sub by its President or any Vice President, to
such effect.
(b) Performance of Obligations. Corel and Sub shall have performed and
complied with, each in all material respects, each agreement, covenant and
obligation required by this Agreement to be so performed or complied with
by Corel or Sub at or prior to the Closing, and Corel and Sub shall each
have delivered to Inprise a certificate, dated the Closing Date and
executed in the name and on behalf of Corel by its President, any Executive
Vice President or its Chief Financial Officer and in the name and on behalf
of Sub by its Chairman of the Board, President or any Vice President, to
such effect.
(c) Appointment of Directors and Officers. Corel shall have duly
appointed the Inprise directors and officers listed in Section 6.10 to the
positions set forth therein, subject to consummation of the Merger and
acceptance of such appointment.
(d) U.S. Federal Tax Opinion. Inprise shall have received an opinion from
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, counsel to Inprise ("Inprise's
Counsel"), in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Inprise, dated
the Effective Time, substantially to the effect that, on the basis of
facts, representations and assumptions set forth in such opinion which are
consistent with the state of facts existing at the Effective Time, the
Merger will be treated as a reorganization within the meaning of Section
368(a) of the Code and that, accordingly, for U.S. federal income tax
purposes, no gain or loss will be recognized by a Inprise stockholder on
the conversion of its shares of Inprise Common Stock into Corel Common
Stock (except with respect to any cash received in lieu of a fractional
share of Corel Common Stock), provided that Inprise complies with the
reporting requirements contained in U.S. Treasury Regulation Section
1.367(a)-3(c)(6) and provided further that in the case of any Inprise
stockholder who owns (directly or indirectly and taking into account
applicable attribution rules) five percent or more of the total voting
power or total value of Corel's outstanding capital stock immediately after
the Merger, no gain or loss will be recognized by such stockholder if such
stockholder in a timely manner, enters into a five-year gain recognition
agreement in accordance with U.S. Treasury Regulation Section 1.367(a)-8.
In rendering its opinion, Inprise's Counsel may require and rely upon
representations and covenants, including those contained in certificates of
officers of Inprise, Corel, Sub and others, reasonably satisfactory in form
and substance to it. Moreover, Inprise's Counsel, in its reasonable
discretion, may determine that in order to enable it to give such opinion
at the contemplated Effective Time, Inprise should request a private letter
ruling from the United States Internal Revenue Service addressing certain
issues under Section 367(a)(1) of the Code, provided that any such request
shall be made not later than March 15, 2000, or a later date provided
further that requesting such ruling at such later date does not delay the
Effective Time.
ARTICLE VIII
TERMINATION, AMENDMENT AND WAIVER
8.01 Termination. This Agreement may be terminated, and the transactions
contemplated hereby may be abandoned, at any time prior to the Effective
Time, whether prior to or after Inprise Shareholders' Approval or the Corel
Shareholders' Approval:
(a) By mutual written agreement of the parties hereto duly authorized by
action taken by or on behalf of their respective Boards of Directors;
(b) By either Principal Party upon notification to the non-terminating
Principal Party by the terminating Principal Party:
(i) at any time after October 31, 2000 if the Merger shall not have
been consummated on or prior to such date and such failure to
consummate the Merger is not caused by a breach of this Agreement by
the terminating Principal Party; provided, however, that this
Agreement may be extended not more than 30 days by either Principal
Party by written notice to the other party if the Merger shall not
have been consummated as a direct result of either Principal Party
having failed to receive all regulatory approvals required to be
obtained with respect to the Merger;
(ii) if the Inprise Shareholders' Approval or the Corel Shareholders'
Approval shall not be obtained by reason of the failure to obtain the
requisite vote upon a vote held at a meeting of such shareholders, or
any adjournment or postponement thereof, called therefor;
(iii) if there has been a material breach of any representation,
warranty, covenant or agreement on the part of the non-terminating
Principal Party set forth in this Agreement, which breach is not
curable or, if curable, has not been cured within 30 days following
receipt by the non-terminating Principal Party of written notice of
such breach from the terminating Principal Party; or
(iv) if any Restraint having the effects set forth in Section 7.01(e)
shall be in effect and shall have become final and nonappealable; or
(c) By either Principal Party if (i) the Board of Directors of such
Principal Party determines in good faith, based upon the advice of outside
counsel that termination of the Agreement is required for the Board of
Directors to comply with its fiduciary duties to shareholders imposed by
applicable law by reason of an unsolicited bona fide Alternative Proposal
with respect to which the Board of Directors of such Principal Party has
determined is a Superior Proposal (as hereinafter defined), provided that
the terminating Principal Party shall have complied with the provisions of
clauses (B) and (C) of Section 5.02 and shall notify the other Principal
Party in writing promptly of its intention to terminate this Agreement or
enter into a definitive agreement with respect to such Alternative
Proposal, but in no event shall such notice be given less than three
business days prior to the public announcement of the terminating Principal
Party's termination of this Agreement, and the terminating Principal Party
must to provide the other Principal Party with a reasonable opportunity to
make an equivalent proposal to enable the terminating Principal Party to
proceed with the Merger; or (ii) the Board of Directors of the other
Principal Party shall have withdrawn or modified in a manner materially
adverse to the terminating Principal Party its approval or recommendation
of this Agreement or the Merger and, in the case of Corel, its approval or
recommendation of any of the Corel Shareholders' Proposals, (it being
understood that an announcement by such other Principal Party that states
that an Alternative Proposal is under consideration by such Board of
Directors shall be deemed such a withdrawal or modification, unless the
Board of Directors publicly reaffirms its original recommendation within
ten business days after such announcement); and provided further that the
terminating Principal Party's ability to terminate this Agreement pursuant
to clause (i) of this paragraph (c) is conditioned upon the prior payment
by the terminating Principal Party of any amounts owed by it pursuant to
Section 8.02 (b). For purposes of this Agreement, a "Superior Proposal" is
an Alternative Proposal received by a Principal Party with respect to which
the Board of Directors of such Principal Party has determined, based upon
the advice of such Principal Party's financial advisor, that the
consideration to be received by the shareholders of such Principal Party is
superior from a financial point of view to the consideration to be received
by them in the Merger and the Board of Directors has concluded in good
faith and in its reasonable judgment, that such Alternative Proposal is
superior and is reasonably likely to be consummated, and which Alternative
Proposal is not conditioned on the receipt of financing and the Board of
Directors has reasonably concluded in good faith that the person or group
making such Alternative Proposal will have adequate sources of financing to
consummate such Alternative Proposal and that such Acquisition Proposal is
more favorable to such Principal Party's shareholders than the Merger.
8.02 Effect of Termination.
(a) If this Agreement is validly terminated by either Inprise or Corel
pursuant to Section 8.01, written notice thereof shall forthwith be given
to the other party or parties specifying the provision hereof pursuant to
which such termination is made, and this Agreement will forthwith become
null and void and there will be no liability or obligation under this
Agreement on the part of either Inprise or Corel (or any of their
respective Representatives or affiliates), except (i) that the provisions
of the Confidentiality Agreement and Sections 5.06, 6.12, 6.13 and 6.14 and
this Section 8.02 will continue to apply following any such termination,
(ii) that nothing contained herein shall relieve any party hereto from
liability for willful breach of its representations, warranties, covenants
or agreements contained in this Agreement, and (iii) as provided in
paragraph (b) below.
(b) In the event that any person or group shall have made an Alternative
Proposal with respect to a Principal Party and thereafter this Agreement
is terminated by such Principal Party pursuant to Section 8.01(c)(i), then
such Principal Party shall pay the Specified Amount (as defined below) to
the other Principal Party. In the event that a Principal Party shall
terminate this Agreement pursuant to 8.01(c)(ii), then the other Principal
Party shall pay the Specified Amount to the terminating Principal Party.
In the event that any person or group shall have made an Alternative
Proposal with respect to a Principal Party and the Shareholders' Approval
of such Principal Party shall not be obtained, and thereafter either
Principal Party shall terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 8.01
(b)(ii) and a definitive agreement with respect to such Alternative
Proposal or any other Alternative Proposal is entered into by the
Principal Party with respect to whom such first Alternative Proposal was
made within nine months of the date of such termination, then such
Principal Party executing such definitive agreement shall pay the
Specified Amount to the other Principal Party. In the event that any
person or group shall have made an Alternative Proposal with respect to a
Principal Party, and thereafter the other Principal Party shall terminate
this Agreement pursuant to 8.01(b)(iii) and a definitive agreement with
respect to such Alternative Proposal or any other Alternative Proposal is
entered into by the Principal Party with respect to whom such first
Alternative Proposal was made within nine months of the date of such
termination, then such Principal Party executing such definitive agreement
shall pay the Specified Amount to the other Principal Party. If any person
or group shall have made an Alternative Proposal with respect to a
Principal Party and thereafter this Agreement is terminated pursuant to
Sections 8.01(b)(i) or 8.01(b)(iv) and a definitive agreement with the
party who has made such Alternative Proposal is executed by such Principal
Party within nine months after such termination, then the Principal Party
executing such definitive agreement shall pay the Specified Amount to the
other Principal Party. The Specified Amount shall be paid by wire transfer
of same day funds, either on the date contemplated in Section 8.01 (c) if
applicable, or otherwise within two business days after such amount
becomes due. "Specified Amount" means a termination fee of $29,500,000 if
the party entitled to receive such fee is Corel, and (ii) $44,500,000 if
the party entitled to receive such fee is Inprise.
(c) Each Principal Party acknowledges that the agreements contained in the
preceding paragraph are an integral part of the transactions contemplated
by this Agreement and that, without these agreements, the other Principal
Party would not enter into this Agreement; accordingly, if such Principal
Party fails promptly to pay the amount due pursuant to such paragraph, and
in order to obtain such payment, the other Principal Party commences a suit
which results in a judgment against such Principal Party for such amount,
such Principal Party shall pay to the other Principal Party, as the case
may be, all costs and expenses (including attorneys' fees and expenses)
incurred by such other Principal Party or any of its Subsidiaries in
connection with such suit, together with interest on the amount of the fee
at a rate equal to the prime rate publicly announced from time to time by
Citibank, N.A. and in effect on the date such payment was required to be
made.
8.03 Amendment. This Agreement may be amended, supplemented or modified by
action taken by or on behalf of the respective Boards of Directors of the
parties hereto at any time prior to the Effective Time, whether prior to or
after the Inprise Shareholders' Approval or the Corel Shareholders'
Approval shall have been obtained, but after such adoption and approval
only to the extent permitted by applicable law. No such amendment,
supplement or modification shall be effective unless set forth in a written
instrument duly executed by or on behalf of each party hereto.
8.04 Waiver. At any time prior to the Effective Time any party hereto, by
action taken by or on behalf of its Board of Directors, may to the extent
permitted by applicable law (i) extend the time for the performance of any
of the obligations or other acts of the other parties hereto, (ii) waive
any inaccuracies in the representations and warranties of the other parties
hereto contained herein or in any document delivered pursuant hereto or
(iii) waive compliance with any of the covenants, agreements or conditions
of the other parties hereto contained herein. No such extension or waiver
shall be effective unless set forth in a written instrument duly executed
by or on behalf of the party extending the time of performance or waiving
any such inaccuracy or non-compliance. No waiver by any party of any term
or condition of this Agreement, in any one or more instances, shall be
deemed to be or construed as a waiver of the same or any other term or
condition of this Agreement on any future occasion.
ARTICLE IX
GENERAL PROVISIONS
9.01 Non-Survival of Representations, Warranties, Covenants and Agreements.
The representations, warranties, covenants and agreements contained in this
Agreement or in any instrument delivered pursuant to this Agreement shall
not survive the Merger but shall terminate at the Effective Time, except
for the agreements contained in Article I and Article II, in Sections 6.08,
6.09, 6.10 and 6.11, this Article IX and the agreements of the "affiliates"
of Inprise delivered pursuant to Section 6.04, which shall survive the
Effective Time.
9.02 Notices. All notices, requests and other communications hereunder
must be in writing and will be deemed to have been duly given (a) on the
date of delivery if delivered personally, including by courier service, (b)
upon receipt if delivered by registered or certified mail, return receipt
requested, postage prepaid, or (c) upon receipt if sent by facsimile
transmission, provided that any notice received by telecopy or otherwise at
the addressee's location on any business day after 5:00 p.m. (addressee's
local time) shall be deemed to have been received at 9:00 a.m. (addressee's
local time) on the next business day. Any party to this Agreement may
notify any other party of any changes to the address or any of the other
details specified in this paragraph, provided that such notification shall
only be effective on the date specified in such notice or five (5) business
days after the notice is given, whichever is later. Rejection or other
refusal to accept or the inability to deliver because of changed address of
which no notice was given shall be deemed to be receipt of the notice as of
the date of such rejection, refusal or inability to deliver. All notices
hereunder shall be delivered or faxed, as the case may be, to the addresses
and/or facsimile numbers set forth below, or pursuant to such other
instructions as may be designated in writing by the party to receive such
notice:
If to Corel or Sub, to:
Corel Corporation
1600 Carling Avenue
Ottawa, Ontario
K1Z 8R7
Facsimile No.: (613) 725-2691
Attention: Corporate Secretary
with copies to:
McCarthy Tetrault
The Chambers
Suite 1400, 40 Elgin Street
Ottawa, Ontario
K1P 5K6
Facsimile No.: (613) 563-9386
Attention: Robert D. Chapman
If to Inprise, to:
Inprise Corporation
100 Enterprise Way
Scotts Valley, CA 95066-3249
Facsimile No.: (813) 431-1320
Attention: Dale Fuller
with copies to:
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
Four Times Square
New York, NY 10036-6522
Facsimile No.: (212) 735-2000
Attention: Daniel E. Stoller, Esq.
Richard J. Grossman, Esq.
and
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, LLP
525 University Ave.
Palo Alto, CA 94301
Facsimile No.: (650) 470-4570
Attention: Kenton J. King, Esq.
9.03 Entire Agreement; Incorporation of Exhibits.
(a) This Agreement supersedes all prior discussions, representations,
warranties and agreements, both written and oral, among the parties hereto
with respect to the subject matter hereof, other than the Confidentiality
Agreement, which shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement
in accordance with its terms, and contains, together with the
Confidentiality Agreement and the Stock Option Agreements, the sole and
entire agreement among the parties hereto with respect to the subject
matter hereof. No prior drafts of this Agreement and no words or phrases
from any such prior drafts shall be admissible into evidence in any action,
suit or other proceeding involving this Agreement.
(b) The Inprise Disclosure Letter, the Corel Disclosure Letter and any
Schedule or Exhibit attached to this Agreement and referred to herein are
hereby incorporated herein and made a part hereof for all purposes as if
fully set forth herein.
9.04 Public Announcements. Except as otherwise required by law or the
rules of any applicable securities exchange or national market system, so
long as this Agreement is in effect, Corel and Inprise will not, and will
not permit any of their respective Subsidiaries or Representatives to,
issue or cause the publication of any press release or make any other
public announcement with respect to the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement without the consent of the other party, which consent shall not
be unreasonably withheld. Corel and Inprise will cooperate with each other
in the development and distribution of all press releases and other public
announcements with respect to this Agreement and the transactions
contemplated hereby, and will furnish the other with drafts of any such
releases and announcements as far in advance as practicable.
9.05 No Third Party Beneficiaries. Except as provided in Sections 6.08,
6.10 and 6.11, the terms and provisions of this Agreement are intended
solely for the benefit of each party hereto and their respective successors
or permitted assigns, and except as otherwise expressly provided for
herein, it is not the intention of the parties to confer third-party
beneficiary rights upon any other person.
9.06 No Assignment; Binding Effect. Neither this Agreement nor any right,
interest or obligation hereunder may be assigned by any party hereto, in
whole or in part (whether by operation of law or otherwise), without the
prior written consent of the other parties hereto and any attempt to do so
will be void, except that Sub may assign any or all of its rights,
interests and obligations hereunder to another direct or indirect
wholly-owned Subsidiary of Corel, provided that any such Subsidiary agrees
in writing to be bound by and liable for all of the terms, conditions and
provisions contained herein that would otherwise be applicable to Sub.
Subject to the preceding sentence, this Agreement is binding upon, inures
to the benefit of and is enforceable by the parties hereto and their
respective successors and personal or legal representatives, executors,
administrators, heirs, distributees, devisees, legatees and permitted
assigns.
9.07 Headings. The table of contents, glossary of defined terms and the
descriptive headings used in this Agreement have been inserted for
convenience of reference only and do not define, modify or limit the
provisions hereof or in any way affect the meaning or interpretation of
this Agreement.
9.08 Interpretation. When a reference is made in this Agreement to
Sections, Exhibits or Schedules, such reference shall be to a Section of or
Exhibit or Schedule to this Agreement unless otherwise indicated. Whenever
the words "include," "includes" or "including" are used in this Agreement,
they shall be deemed to be followed by the words "without limitation." The
words "hereof," "herein" and "herewith" and words of similar import shall,
unless otherwise stated, be construed to refer to this Agreement as a whole
and not to any particular provision of this Agreement. All terms defined
in this Agreement shall have the defined meaning contained herein when used
in any certificate or other document made or delivered pursuant hereto
unless otherwise defined therein. The definitions contained in this
Agreement are applicable to the singular as well as the plural forms of
such terms and to the masculine as well as to the feminine and neuter
genders of such term. Any agreement or instrument defined or referred to
herein or in any agreement or instrument that is referred to herein means
such agreement or instrument as from time to time amended, modified or
supplemented and attachments thereto and instruments incorporated therein.
References to a person are also to its permitted successors and assigns.
The parties have participated jointly in the negotiation and drafting of
this Agreement. In the event an ambiguity or question of intent or
interpretation arises, this Agreement shall be construed as if drafted
jointly by the parties and no presumption or burden of proof shall arise
favoring or disfavoring any party by virtue of the authorship of any of the
provisions of this Agreement. Any reference to any federal, state, local
or foreign statute or law shall be deemed to also to refer to any
amendments thereto and all rules and regulations promulgated thereunder,
unless the context requires otherwise.
9.09 Invalid Provisions. If any provision of this Agreement is held to be
illegal, invalid or unenforceable under any present or future law, public
policy or order, and if the rights or obligations of any party hereto under
this Agreement, and the economic or legal substance of the transactions
contemplated hereby, will not be materially and adversely affected thereby,
(i) such provision will be fully severable, (ii) this Agreement will be
construed and enforced as if such illegal, invalid or unenforceable
provision had never comprised a part hereof, and (iii) the remaining
provisions of this Agreement will remain in full force and effect and will
not be affected by the illegal, invalid or unenforceable provision or by
its severance herefrom. Upon such determination that any term or other
provision is invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced, the parties
hereto shall negotiate in good faith to modify this Agreement so as to
effect the original intent of the parties as closely as possible in an
acceptable manner in order that the transactions contemplated hereby are
consummated as originally contemplated to the greatest extent possible.
9.10 Governing Law. Except to the extent that the DL is mandatorily
applicable to this Agreement, the Merger, the transactions contemplated
hereby, the obligations of a Principal Party's directors, the
indemnification obligations contained herein and the rights of the
shareholders of the Constituent Corporations, this Agreement shall be
governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New
York applicable to a contract executed and fully performed in such
jurisdiction, without giving effect to the conflicts of laws principles
thereof.
9.11 Enforcement of Agreement. The parties hereto agree that irreparable
damage would occur in the event that any of the provisions of this
Agreement was not performed in accordance with its specified terms or was
otherwise breached and that money damages would not be an adequate remedy
for any breach of this Agreement. It is accordingly agreed that in any
proceeding seeking specific performance each of the parties will waive the
defense of adequacy of a remedy at law. Each of the parties shall be
entitled to an injunction or injunctions to prevent breaches of this
Agreement and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions hereof in
any court of competent jurisdiction, this being in addition to any other
remedy to which they are entitled at law or in equity.
9.12 Jurisdiction. Each of the parties hereto irrevocably agrees that any
action, suit, claim or other legal proceeding with respect to this
Agreement or in respect of the transactions contemplated hereby or for
recognition and enforcement of any judgment in respect hereof brought by
any other party hereto or its successors or assigns shall be brought and
determined in any federal court located in the County of New York of the
State of New York or the County of New Castle in the State of Delaware or
the courts of the State of New York located in the County of New York or
the State of Delaware located in the County of New Castle (or any appeals
courts thereof). The foregoing New York courts are hereinafter referred to
as the "New York Courts" and the foregoing Delaware courts are hereinafter
referred to as the "Delaware Courts". Each of the parties hereto
irrevocably submits with regard to any such proceeding for itself and in
respect to its property, generally and unconditionally, to the exclusive
jurisdiction of the aforesaid courts. Each of the parties hereto
irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert, by way of motion, as a
defense, counterclaim or otherwise, in any action or proceeding with
respect to this Agreement, (a) any claim that it is not personally subject
to the jurisdiction of the above-named courts for any reason other than the
failure to serve process in accordance with Section 9.13 hereof, (b) that
it or its property is exempt or immune from jurisdiction of any such court
or from any legal process commenced in such courts (whether through service
of notice, attachment before judgment, attachment in aid of execution of
judgment, execution of judgment or otherwise) and (c) to the fullest extent
permitted by applicable law, that (i) the proceeding in any such court is
brought in an inconvenient forum, (ii) the venue of such proceeding is
improper or (iii) this Agreement, or the subject matter hereof, may not be
enforced in or by such court. Notwithstanding the foregoing, each of the
parties hereto agrees that each of the other parties shall have the right
to bring any action or proceeding for enforcement of a judgment entered by
the New York Courts or the Delaware Courts in any other court or
jurisdiction.
9.13 Service of Process.
(a) The parties agree that the delivery of process or other papers in
connection with any such action or proceeding in the manner provided in
Section 9.02, or in such other manner as may be permitted by law, shall be
valid and sufficient service thereof.
(b) Each of Inprise, Corel and Sub hereby designates each of the New York
City and Wilmington, Delaware offices of CT Corporation as its respective
agent for service of process in the State of New York and the State of
Delaware, respectively, solely with respect to any dispute or controversy
arising out of this Agreement, the Stock Option Agreements or any of the
transactions contemplated hereby or thereby and service upon Corel or Sub
for such purposes shall be deemed to be effective upon service of CT
Corporation, as aforesaid or of its successor designated in accordance with
the following sentence in the appropriate State. A party may designate
another corporate agent or law firm reasonably acceptable to each of the
other parties and located in the Borough of Manhattan, in the City of New
York, or in the County of New Castle in the State of Delaware, as
applicable, as successor agent for service of process upon 30 days' prior
written notice to each other party.
9.14 Waiver of Trial by Jury. Each of the parties hereto acknowledges and
agrees that any controversy which may arise under this Agreement is likely
to involve complicated and difficult issues, and therefore each such party
hereby irrevocably and unconditionally waives, to the fullest extent
permitted by applicable law, any right such party may have to a trial by
jury in respect of any action, suit, claim or other proceeding directly or
indirectly arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement. Each party certifies and acknowledges that
(i) no representative of such party has been authorized by such party to
represent or, to the knowledge or such party, has represented, expressly or
otherwise, that such other party would not, in the event of litigation,
seek to enforce the foregoing waiver, (ii) each such party understands and
has considered the implications of this waiver, (iii) each such party
makes this waiver voluntarily and (iv) each such party has been induced to
enter into this Agreement by, among other things, the mutual waivers and
certifications in this Section 9.14.
9.15 Remedies Cumulative. Except as otherwise herein provided, the rights
and remedies herein provided shall be cumulative and not exclusive of any
rights or remedies provided by applicable law, either at law or in equity.
9.16 Obligation of Corel and Inprise. Whenever this Agreement requires Sub
or another Subsidiary of Corel to take any action, such requirement shall
be deemed to include an undertaking on the part of Corel to cause Sub or
such Subsidiary to take such action and a guarantee of the performance
thereof. Whenever this Agreement requires a Subsidiary of Inprise to take
any action, such requirement shall be deemed to include an undertaking on
the part of Inprise to cause such Subsidiary to take such action and a
guarantee of the performance thereof.
9.17 Limitations on Warranties.
(a) Except for the representations and warranties contained in Article III
of this Agreement, Inprise makes no other express or implied representation
or warranty to Corel or Sub. Each of Corel and Sub acknowledge that, in
entering into this Agreement, it has not relied on any representations or
warranties of Inprise or any other Person other than the representations
and warranties of Inprise set forth in Article III of this Agreement.
(b) Except for the representations and warranties contained in Article IV
of this Agreement, Corel and Sub make no other express or implied
representation or warranty to Inprise. Inprise acknowledges that, in
entering into this Agreement, it has not relied on any representations or
warranties of Corel and Sub or any other Person other than the
representations and warranties of Corel and Sub set forth in Article IV of
this Agreement.
9.18 Certain Definitions. As used in this Agreement:
(a) except as provided in Section 6.04, the term "affiliate," as applied
to any person, shall mean any other person directly or indirectly
controlling, controlled by, or under common control with, that person; for
purposes of this definition, "control" (including, with correlative
meanings, the terms "controlling," "controlled by," "under common control
with"), as applied to any person, means the possession, directly or
indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management
and policies of that person, whether through the ownership of voting
securities, by contract or otherwise;
(b) a person will be deemed to "beneficially" own securities if such
person would be the beneficial owner of such securities under Rule 13d-3
under the Exchange Act, including securities which such person has the
right to acquire (whether such right is exercisable immediately or only
after the passage of time);
(c) the term "business day" means any day on which commercial banks are
open for business in New York, New York and Toronto, Ontario other than a
Saturday, a Sunday or a day observed as a holiday in Toronto, Ontario under
the laws of the Province of Ontario or the federal laws of Canada or in New
York, New York under the laws of the State of New York or the federal laws
of the United States of America.
(d) the term "knowledge" or any similar formulation of "knowledge" shall
mean, with respect to Inprise, the actual knowledge of Inprise's executive
officers, and with respect to Corel, the actual knowledge of Corel's
executive officers;
(e) any reference to any event, change or effect being "material" or
"materially adverse" or having a "material adverse effect" on or with
respect to an entity (or group of entities taken as a whole) means such
event, change or effect is material or materially adverse, as the case may
be, to the business, financial condition or results of operations of such
entity (or of such group of entities taken as a whole) or the ability of
the parties hereto to consummate the Merger. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, when used in connection with a Principal Party or its
Subsidiaries, none of the following shall be deemed, either alone or in
combination, to constitute a "material adverse effect": (i) a change in
the market price or trading volume of such Principal Party's common stock,
(ii) a change in such Principal Party's financial performance that is
temporary in nature, resulting from the public announcement or the
pendency of the Merger, (iii) conditions affecting the industries in which
such Principal Party operates, (iv) a failure by such Principal Party to
meet internal earnings or revenue projections or the earnings or revenue
projections of equity analysts, provided that this clause (iv) shall not
exclude any non- temporary underlying change, effect, event, occurrence,
state of facts or developments that resulted in such failure to meet such
projections, (v) any adverse change, event or effect that is caused by
conditions affecting the economy of the United States or Canada generally
or the economy of any nation or region in which such Principal Party or
any of its Subsidiaries conducts business that is material to the business
of such entity and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, (vi) any disruption
of customer or supplier relationships arising primarily out of or
resulting primarily from actions contemplated by the parties in connection
with, or which is primarily attributable to, the execution or announcement
of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, to the extent
so attributable and (vii) the loss of employees or other adverse effects
resulting from the announcement and pendency of the Merger;
(f) the term "person" shall include individuals, corporations,
partnerships, trusts, limited liability companies, associations,
unincorporated organizations, joint ventures, other entities, groups (which
term shall include a "group" as such term is defined in Section 13(d)(3) of
the Exchange Act), labor unions or Regulatory or Governmental Authorities;
(g) the "Representatives" of any entity means such entity's directors,
officers, employees, legal, investment banking and financial advisors,
accountants and any other agents and representatives;
(h) the term "Significant Subsidiary" shall have the meaning ascribed
thereto by Rule 1-02(w) of Regulation S-X of the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended.
(i) the term "Subsidiary" means, with respect to any party, any
corporation or other organization, whether incorporated or unincorporated,
(i) of which such party or any other Subsidiary of such party is a general
partner, (ii) securities or other interests of which having by their terms
ordinary voting power to elect a majority of the Board of Directors or
others performing similar functions with respect to such corporation or
other organization, or the means to otherwise control such corporation,
organization or other person are directly or indirectly owned or controlled
by such party or by any one or more of its Subsidiaries, or by such party
and one or more of its Subsidiaries or (iii) of which more than 50% of the
equity interests in such corporation or other organization is, directly or
indirectly through Subsidiaries or otherwise, beneficially owned by such
party.
9.19 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of
counterparts, each of which will be deemed an original, but all of which
together will constitute one and the same instrument, and shall become
effective when one or more counterparts have been signed by each of the
parties and delivered to the other parties.
9.20 Disclosure Letters. Each of the Inprise Disclosure Letter and the
Corel Disclosure Letter shall be construed with and as an integral part of
this Agreement to the same extent as if the same had been set forth
verbatim herein. Any matter disclosed pursuant to the Inprise Disclosure
Letter or the Corel Disclosure Letter shall be treated as if it were
disclosed in all applicable locations throughout such disclosure letter to
the extent that, based upon a reasonable review of such disclosure letter
by someone familiar with this Agreement, its applicability would be readily
apparent. No disclosure in either the Inprise Disclosure Letter or the
Corel Disclosure Letter shall be deemed to be an admission or
representation as to the materiality of the item so disclosed.
9.21 Execution. This Agreement may be executed by facsimile signatures by
any party and such signature shall be deemed binding for all purposes
hereof, without delivery of an original signature being thereafter
required.
9.22 Personal Liability. Neither this Agreement nor any other document
delivered in connection with this Agreement (other than an Affiliate
Agreement delivered by any officer or director of Inprise) shall create or
be deemed to create or permit any personal liability or obligation on the
part of any officer or director of any party hereto.
9.23 Currency. Unless otherwise specified, all references in this
Agreement to "dollars" or "$" shall mean United States dollars.
9.24 Date for Any Action. In the event that any date on which any action
is required to be taken hereunder by any of the parties hereto is not a
business day, such action shall be required to be taken on the next
succeeding day which is a business day.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each party hereto has caused this Agreement to be
signed by its officers thereunto duly authorized and its corporate seal to
be affixed as of the date first above written.
COREL CORPORATION
By: /s/ Michael Cowpland
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Name: Michael Cowpland
Title: President and Chief Executive Officer
By: /s/ Eric J. Smith
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Name: Eric J. Smith
Title: Corporate Secretary
CARLETON ACQUISITION CO.
By: /s/ Michael Cowpland
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Name: Michael Cowpland
Title: President and Chief Executive Officer
By: /s/ Eric J. Smith
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Name: Eric J. Smith
Title: Corporate Secretary
INPRISE CORPORATION
By: /s/ Fred Ball
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Name: Fred Ball
Title: Chief Financial Officer
By: /s/ JoAnne Butler
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Name: JoAnne Butler
Title: Vice President and General Counsel
EXHIBIT A
[Form of Affiliate's Agreement]
[Date]
Ladies and Gentlemen:
I have been advised that as of the date hereof I may be deemed to be an
"affiliate" of Inprise Corporation, a Delaware corporation ("Inprise"), as
that term is defined for purposes of paragraphs (c) and (d) of Rule 145 of
the rules and regulations (the "Rules and Regulations") of the Securities
and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended (the "Act"). Neither my entering into this agreement, nor
anything contained herein, shall be deemed an admission on my part that I
am such an "affiliate."
Pursuant to the terms of the Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of
February 6, 2000 (the "Merger Agreement"), among Corel Corporation, a
Canadian corporation ("Corel"), Carleton Acquisition Co., a Delaware
corporation wholly owned by Corel ("Sub"), and Inprise; Sub will be merged
with and into Inprise (the "Merger"), and as a result of the Merger, I will
be entitled to receive shares of Corel's common stock (the "Corel
Securities"), in exchange for the shares of common stock, par value $.01
per share, of Inprise owned by me at the Effective Time (as defined in the
Merger Agreement) of the Merger.
I represent, warrant and covenant to Corel that in such event:
A. I shall not make any sale, transfer or other disposition of the Corel
Securities in violation of the Act or the Rules and Regulations.
B. I have carefully read this letter and the Merger Agreement and
discussed its requirements and other applicable limitations upon my ability
to sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of Corel Securities, to the extent I
felt necessary, with my counsel or counsel for Inprise.
C. I have been advised that the issuance of Corel Securities to me
pursuant to the Merger has been registered with the Commission under the
Act on a Registration Statement on Form S-4. However, I have also been
advised that, since at the time the Merger was submitted for a vote of the
stockholders of Inprise I may have been deemed to have been an affiliate
of Inprise and a distribution by me of Corel Securities has not been
registered under the Act, the Corel Securities must be held by me
indefinitely unless (i) a distribution of Corel Securities by me has been
registered under the Act, (ii) a sale of Corel Securities by me is made in
conformity with the volume and other limitations of Rule 145 promulgated
by the Commission under the Act,(iii) in the opinion of counsel reasonably
acceptable to Corel, some other exemption from registration is available
with respect to a proposed sale, transfer or other disposition of the
Corel Securities by me, or (iv) pursuant to a "no-action" or interpretive
letter from the Staff of the Commission, registration is not required with
respect to a proposed sale, transfer or other disposition of Corel
Securities.
D. I understand that Corel is under no obligation to register the sale,
transfer or other disposition of Corel Securities by me or on my behalf or
to take any other action necessary in order to make compliance with an
exemption from registration available.
E. I also understand that stop transfer instructions will be given to
Corel's transfer agents with respect to the Corel Securities and that there
will be placed on the certificates for the Corel Securities, or any
substitutions therefor, a legend stating in substance:
"The shares represented by this certificate were issued in a
transaction to which Rule 145 promulgated under the Securities Act
of 1933, as amended, applies. The shares represented by this
certificate may only be transferred in accordance with the terms
of an agreement dated , , between the registered
holder hereof and Corel (the "Corporation"), a copy of which
agreement is on file at the principal offices of the Corporation."
F. I also understand that unless the transfer by me of my Corel Securities
has been registered under the Act or is a sale made in conformity with the
provisions of this Agreement, Corel reserves the right to put the following
legend on the certificates issued to my transferee: "The shares represented
by this certificate have not been registered under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended, and were acquired from a person who received such shares
in a transaction to which Rule 145 promulgated under such Act applies. The
shares have been acquired by the holder not with a view to, or for resale
in connection with, any distribution thereof within the meaning of such Act
and may not be sold, pledged or otherwise transferred except in accordance
with an exemption from the registration requirements of such Act."
It is understood and agreed that the legends set forth in paragraphs E and
F above shall be removed by delivery of substitute certificates without
such legend if such legend is not required for purposes of the Act or this
Agreement. It is understood and agreed that such legends and the stop
orders referred to above will be removed if (i) one year shall have elapsed
from the date that the undersigned acquired Corel Securities received in
the Merger and the provisions of Rule 145(d)(2) are then available to the
undersigned, (ii) two years shall have elapsed from the date the
undersigned acquired the Corel Securities received in the Merger and the
provisions of Rule 145(d)(3) are then applicable to the undersigned, (iii)
Corel shall have received either an opinion of counsel, which opinion and
counsel shall be reasonably satisfactory to Corel, or a "no action" or
"interpretive" letter obtained from the Staff of the Commission, to the
effect that the Corel Securities subject thereto may be transferred free of
the restrictions imposed by Rule 144 or 145 under the Act or (iv) in the
event of a sale of Corel Securities received by the undersigned in the
Merger which has been registered under the Act.
By its acceptance hereof, Corel agrees, for so long as to the extent
necessary to permit the undersigned to sell the Corel Securities pursuant
to Rule 145 and, to the extent applicable, Rule 144 under the Act, that it
will (i) file on a timely basis all reports required to be filed by it
pursuant to Section 13 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended
(the "1934 Act"), and (ii) furnish to the undersigned, upon request, a
written statement as to whether Corel has complied with such reporting
requirements during the twelve (12) months preceding any proposed sale of
Corel Securities by the undersigned under Rule 145 and Rule 144. Corel
represents to the undersigned that it has filed all reports required to be
filed with the Commission under Section 13 of the 1934 Act during the
preceding twelve (12) months.
Very truly yours,
Accepted this day of
, , by:
By:______________________
Name:
Title:
STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT
STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT (this "Agreement"), dated February 6, 2000, by
and between Corel Corporation, a corporation continued under the laws of
Canada ("Corel") and Inprise Corporation, a Delaware corporation
("Inprise").
WHEREAS, Corel, Inprise and Carleton Acquisition Co., a Delaware
corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Corel ("Merger Sub") are
entering into a Merger Agreement of even date herewith (the "Merger
Agreement", terms defined therein and not otherwise defined herein having
the same meanings when used herein), which provides, among other things,
that upon the terms and subject to the conditions contained therein, Merger
Sub will be merged (the "Merger") with and into Inprise; and
WHEREAS, Corel has agreed, to induce Inprise to enter into the Merger
Agreement, to grant the Option (as hereinafter defined);
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the
representations, warranties, mutual covenants and agreements set forth
herein and in the Merger Agreement, and other good and valuable
consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby
acknowledged, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound hereby,
agree as follows:
1. Grant of Option. Corel hereby grants Inprise an irrevocable option
(the "Option") to purchase, subject to the terms and conditions set forth
herein, up to 13,000,000 shares (the "Corel Shares") of common stock of
Corel (the "Corel Common Stock"), together with the associated common share
purchase rights (the "Corel Rights") attached thereto issued pursuant to
the Shareholder Rights Plan Agreement, dated as of February 11, 1999, as
amended and restated as of March 31, 1999 between Corel and Montreal Trust
Company of Canada, as Rights Agent (the "Corel Rights Agreement") in the
manner set forth below at a price of $20.00 per share (the "Exercise
Price"); provided, however, that in no event shall the number of shares of
Corel Common Stock for which the Option is exercisable exceed 19.9% of
Corel's issued and outstanding shares of Corel Common Stock. References
herein to Corel Shares shall also be deemed to include the associated Corel
Rights.
2. Exercise of Option. The Option may be exercised by Inprise, in whole
or in part, at any time or from time to time after the Merger Agreement
becomes terminable by Inprise under circumstances which could entitle
Inprise to payment of the Specified Amount under Article VIII of the Merger
Agreement; provided that if the Specified Amount is not payable at the time
that the Merger Agreement is terminated, the Option shall not be
exercisable until such time as the Specified Amount becomes payable
pursuant to the Merger Agreement. In the event Inprise wishes to exercise
the Option, Inprise shall deliver to Corel a written notice (an "Exercise
Notice") specifying the total number of the Corel Shares it wishes to
purchase and a date and time for the closing of such purchase (a
"Closing"), which date shall not be less than two nor more than 30 days
after the later of (i) the date such Exercise Notice is given, and (ii) the
expiration or termination of any applicable waiting period under the HSR
Act. The Option shall terminate upon the earlier of: (i) the Effective
Time; (ii) the termination of the Merger Agreement pursuant to Section 8.01
thereof (other than a termination in connection with which Inprise is or
may be entitled to the payment specified in Section 8.02 thereof); and
(iii) 5:00 p.m., Ottawa time, on the date that is the one year anniversary
of the termination of the Merger Agreement in connection with which Inprise
is or may be entitled to the payment specified in Section 8.02 thereof (or
if, at the expiration of such one year period, the Option cannot be
exercised by reason of any applicable judgment, decree, order, law or
regulation, ten business days after such impediment to exercise shall have
been removed or shall have become final and not subject to appeal.
3. Conditions to Closing. The obligation of Corel to issue the Corel
Shares to Inprise hereunder is subject to the conditions that (i) all
waiting periods, if any, under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements
Act of 1976, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated
thereunder ("HSR Act") and the Competition Act (Canada) applicable to the
issuance of the Corel Shares hereunder shall have expired or have been
terminated; (ii) all consents, approvals, orders or authorizations of, or
registrations, declarations or filings with, any United States, Canadian,
provincial, state or local administrative agency or commission or other
United States, Canadian, provincial, state or local governmental authority
or instrumentality or securities exchange, if any, required in connection
with the issuance of the Corel Shares hereunder shall have been obtained or
made, as the case may be; and (iii) no statute, rule or regulation shall be
in effect, and no order, decree or injunction entered by any court of
competent jurisdiction or governmental entity in the United States or
Canada shall be in effect, that prohibits or restrains the exercise of the
Option or the acquisition or issuance of Inprise Shares pursuant to the
terms of this Agreement.
4. Closing. At any Closing, (a) upon receipt of the payment provided for
by this Section 4, Corel will deliver to Inprise a single certificate in
definitive form representing the number of the Corel Shares designated by
Inprise in its Exercise Notice, such certificate to be registered in the
name of Inprise and to bear the legend set forth in Section 11 of this
Agreement, and (b) Inprise will deliver to Corel the aggregate price for
the Corel Shares so designated and being purchased by wire transfer of
immediately available funds. At any Closing at which Inprise is exercising
the Option in part, Inprise shall present and surrender this Agreement to
Corel, and Corel shall deliver to Inprise an executed new agreement with
the same terms as this Agreement evidencing the right to purchase the
balance of the shares of the Corel Common Stock purchasable hereunder.
5. Representations and Warranties of Corel. Corel represents and
warrants to Inprise that (a) Corel is a corporation duly continued, validly
existing and in good standing under the laws of Canada and has the
corporate power and authority to enter into this Agreement and to carry out
its obligations hereunder, (b) the execution and delivery of this Agreement
by Corel and the consummation by Corel of the transactions contemplated
hereby have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the
part of Corel and no other corporate proceedings on the part of Corel are
necessary to authorize this Agreement or any of the transactions
contemplated hereby, (c) this Agreement has been duly executed and
delivered by Corel, constitutes a valid and binding obligation of Corel
and, assuming this Agreement constitutes a valid and binding obligation of
Inprise, is enforceable against Corel in accordance with its terms, except
as enforcement may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization,
moratorium or other similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors'
rights generally, the availability of injunctive relief and other equitable
remedies, and limitations imposed by law on indemnification for liability
under securities laws, (d) Corel has taken all necessary corporate action
to authorize and reserve for issuance and to permit it to issue, upon
exercise of the Option, and at all times from the date hereof through the
expiration of the Option will have reserved, 13,000,000 unissued Corel
Shares and such other shares of the Corel Common Stock or other securities
which may be issued pursuant to Section 10 of this Agreement, all of which,
upon their issuance, payment and delivery in accordance with the terms of
this Agreement, will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, and
free and clear of all claims, liens, charges, encumbrances and security
interests of any nature whatsoever (other than those (i) created by or
through Inprise, or any of its affiliates, (ii) which arise under this
Agreement, or (iii) which arise under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended (the "Securities Act"), the Securities Act (Ontario) (the "Ontario
Act") or any applicable state securities laws), (e) the execution and
delivery of this Agreement by Corel does not, and the performance of this
Agreement by Corel will not, materially conflict with, or result in any
material violation of, or material default (with or without notice or lapse
of time, or both) under, or give rise to a right of termination,
cancellation or acceleration of any obligation or the loss of a material
benefit under, or the creation of a lien, pledge, security interest or
other encumbrance on assets pursuant to (any such conflict, violation,
default, right of termination, cancellation or acceleration, loss or
creation, a "Violation"), (A) any provision of the Certificate and Articles
of Amalgamation or By-laws of Corel or (B) any provisions of any loan or
credit agreement, note, mortgage, indenture, lease, benefit plan or other
agreement, obligation, instrument, permit, concession, franchise, license
of or applicable to Corel, or (C) any judgment, order, decree, statute,
law, ordinance, rule or regulation applicable to Corel or its properties or
assets, which Violation, in the case of each of clauses (B) and (C),
individually or in the aggregate would prevent or materially delay the
exercise by Inprise of the Option or any other right of Inprise under this
Agreement, or (f) result in a "Separation Time" or "Flip-In Event" under
the Corel Rights Plan, and (g) except as described in Section 4.04 of the
Merger Agreement or this Agreement, and other than the HSR Act and the
Competition Act (Canada) and, with respect to Section 9 hereof, compliance
with the provisions of the Securities Act, the Ontario Act and any
applicable state securities laws, the execution and delivery of this
Agreement by Corel does not, and the performance of this Agreement by Corel
will not, require any consent, approval, authorization or permit of, or
filing with or notification to, any governmental or regulatory authority.
6. Representations and Warranties of Inprise. Inprise represents and
warrants to Corel that (a) Inprise is a corporation duly organized, validly
existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware, and
has the corporate power and authority to enter into this Agreement and to
carry out its obligations hereunder, (b) the execution and delivery of this
Agreement by Inprise and the consummation by Inprise of the transactions
contemplated hereby have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate
action on the part of Inprise and no other corporate proceedings on the
part of Inprise are necessary to authorize this Agreement or any of the
transactions contemplated hereby, (c) this Agreement has been duly executed
and delivered by Inprise and constitutes a valid and binding obligation of
Inprise, and, assuming this Agreement constitutes a valid and binding
obligation of Corel, is enforceable against Inprise in accordance with its
terms, except as enforcement may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws affecting the enforcement
of creditors' rights generally and the availability of injunctive relief
and other equitable remedies and limitations imposed by law on
indemnification for liability under applicable securities laws, (d) the
execution and delivery of this Agreement by Inprise does not, and the
performance of this Agreement by Inprise will not, result in any Violation
pursuant to, (A) any provision of the charter documents of Inprise, (B) any
provisions of any loan or credit agreement, note, mortgage, indenture,
lease, or other agreement, obligation, instrument, permit, concession,
franchise, license of or applicable to it or (C) any judgment, order,
decree, statute, law, ordinance, rule or regulation applicable to Inprise
or its properties or assets, which Violation, in the case of each of
clauses (B) and (C), would, individually or in the aggregate have a
material adverse effect on Inprise's ability to consummate the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement, (e) except as described in Section 3.04 of
the Merger Agreement, the execution and delivery of this Agreement by
Inprise does not, and the performance of this Agreement by Inprise will
not, require any consent, approval, authorization or permit of, or filing
with or notification to, any governmental or regulatory authority and (f)
any Corel Shares acquired upon exercise of the Option will not be, and the
Option is not being, acquired by Inprise with a view to public distribution
or resale in any manner which would be in violation of Canadian, United
States, provincial or state securities laws.
7. Put Right.
(a) Exercise of Put. At any time during which the Option is
exercisable pursuant to Section 2 or would be exercisable but for the
circumstances referred to in the parenthetical in Section 2(iii) of this
Agreement (the "Repurchase Period"), upon demand by Inprise, Inprise shall
have the right to sell to Corel (or any successor entity thereof) and Corel
(or such successor entity) shall be obligated to repurchase from Inprise
(the "Put"), all or any portion of the Option, at the price set forth in
clause (i) below, or all or any portion of the Corel Shares purchased by
Inprise pursuant hereto, at a price set forth in clause (ii) below:
(ii) the difference between the "Market/Tender Offer Price" for
shares of Corel Common Stock as of the date (the "Notice Date")
notice of exercise of the Put is given to Corel (defined as the
higher of (A) the price per share offered as of the Notice Date
pursuant to any tender or exchange offer or other Alternative
Proposal which was made prior to the Notice Date and not
terminated or withdrawn as of the Notice Date (the "Tender
Price") and (B) the average of the closing prices of shares of
the Corel Common Stock on the Nasdaq Stock Market for the five
trading days immediately preceding the Notice Date (the "Market
Price"), and the Exercise Price, multiplied by the number of
Corel Shares purchasable pursuant to the Option (or portion
thereof with respect to which Inprise is exercising its rights
under this Section 7),
(ii) the Exercise Price paid by Inprise for the Corel Shares
acquired pursuant to the Option plus the difference between the
Market/Tender Offer Price and the Exercise Price, multiplied by
the number of Corel Shares so purchased. For purposes of this
clause (ii), the Tender Price shall be the highest price per
share offered pursuant to a tender or exchange offer or other
Alternative Proposal made during the Repurchase Period and not
withdrawn or terminated.
In determining the Market-Tender Offer Price, the value of
consideration other than cash or stock as provided above shall be
determined by a nationally recognized investment banking firm selected by
Inprise and reasonably acceptable to Corel acquired pursuant to this
Agreement.
(b) Payment and Redelivery of Option or Shares. In the event Inprise
exercises its rights under this Section 7, Corel shall, within ten business
days of the Notice Date, pay the required amount to Inprise by wire
transfer in immediately available funds to an account specified by Inprise
two business days prior to the date that payment is due and Inprise shall
surrender to Corel the Option or the certificates evidencing the Corel
Shares purchased by Inprise pursuant hereto, and Inprise shall warrant that
it owns such shares and that such shares are then free and clear of all
liens, claims, charges and encumbrances of any kind or nature whatsoever.
8. Restrictions on Certain Actions. Corel shall not adopt any Rights
Agreement or shareholder rights plan or any amendment thereto in any manner
which would cause Inprise, if Inprise has complied with its obligations
under this Agreement, to become an "Acquiring Person" under such Rights
Agreement or shareholder rights plan solely by reason of the beneficial
ownership of the Corel Shares acquired pursuant to this Agreement.
9. Registration Rights.
(a) Corel will, if requested in writing (a "Registration Notice") by
Inprise at any time and from time to time within two years of the exercise
of the Option, as expeditiously as possible prepare and file up to two
registration statements under the Securities Act or prospectuses under the
Ontario Act if such registration or the obtaining of a receipt for a
prospectus is necessary in order to permit the sale or other disposition of
any or all shares or other securities that have been acquired by or are
issuable to Inprise upon exercise of the Option ("Registrable Securities")
in accordance with the intended method of sale or other disposition stated
by Inprise. Any such Registration Notice must relate to a number of
Registrable Securities equal to at least twenty percent (20%) of Corel
Shares, unless the remaining number of Registrable Securities is less than
such amount, in which case Inprise shall be entitled to exercise its rights
hereunder but only for all of the remaining Registrable Securities (a
"Permitted Offering"). Inprise's rights hereunder shall terminate at such
time as Inprise shall be entitled to sell all of the remaining Registrable
Securities pursuant to Rule 144(k) under the Act . Corel will use its
reasonable best efforts to qualify such shares or other securities under
any applicable state or other provincial securities laws; provided,
however, that Corel shall not be required to qualify to do business,
consent to general service of process or submit to taxation in any
jurisdiction by reason of this provision. Corel will use reasonable
efforts to cause each such registration statement to become effective and
to obtain a (final) receipt for each such prospectus, to obtain all
consents or waivers of other parties which are required therefor, and to
keep such registration statement or prospectus effective for such period
not in excess of 120 calendar days from the day such registration statement
first becomes effective or the date of the (final) receipt for such
prospectus as may be reasonably necessary to effect such sale or other
disposition. The obligations of Corel hereunder to file a registration
statement or prospectus and to maintain its effectiveness may be suspended
for up to 90 calendar days in the aggregate if the Board of Directors of
Corel shall have determined that the filing of such registration statement
or prospectus or the maintenance of its effectiveness would require
premature disclosure of nonpublic information that would materially and
adversely affect Corel or otherwise interfere with or adversely affect any
pending or proposed offering of securities of Corel or any other material
transaction involving Corel, or Corel would be required under the
Securities Act to include audited financial statements for any period in
such registration statement or prospectus and such financial statements are
not yet available for inclusion in such registration statement or
prospectus. Subject to applicable law, the expenses associated with the
preparation and filing any registration statement or prospectus prepared
and filed under this Section 9, and any sale covered thereby ("Registration
Expenses"), will be paid by Corel except for underwriting discounts or
commissions, brokers' fees and the fees and disbursements of Inprise's
counsel related thereto; provided, however, that Corel will not be
required to pay for any Registration Expenses with respect to such
registration if the registration request is subsequently withdrawn at the
request of Inprise unless Inprise agrees to forfeit its right to request
one registration. In connection with any registration statement or
prospectus pursuant to this Section 9, Inprise shall furnish, or cause any
holder of the Option or Corel Shares (a "Holder") to furnish, Corel with
such information concerning itself and the proposed sale or distribution as
shall reasonably be required in order to ensure compliance with the
requirements of the Securities Act or the Ontario Act and to provide
representations and warranties customary for selling stockholders who are
unaffiliated with Corel. In addition, Inprise shall, and Inprise shall
cause each Holder to contractually agree to, indemnify and hold Corel, its
underwriters and each of their respective affiliates harmless against any
and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities and expenses (including,
without limitation, investigation expenses and fees and disbursement of
counsel and accountants), joint or several, to which Corel, its
underwriters and each of their respective affiliates may become subject
under the Securities Act or the Ontario Act or otherwise, insofar as such
losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses (or actions in respect
thereof) arise out of or are based upon an untrue statement or alleged
untrue statement of a material fact contained in written information
furnished by any Holder to Corel expressly for use in such registration
statement. If, during the time periods referred to in the first sentence
of this Section 9, Corel effects a registration under the Securities Act
of, or qualifies a prospectus under the Ontario Act in respect of, the
Corel Common Stock for its own account or for any other stockholders of
Corel pursuant to a firm commitment underwriting (other than on Form S-4 or
Form S-8, or any successor form), it will allow Inprise the right to
participate in such registration or qualification as long as Inprise
participates in such underwriting on terms reasonably satisfactory to the
managing underwriters of such offering, and such participation will not
affect the obligation of Corel to effect demand registration statements or
prospectuses for Inprise under this Section 9; provided that, if the
managing underwriters of such offering advise Corel in writing that in
their opinion the number of shares of the Corel Common Stock requested to
be included in such registration or qualification exceeds the number that
it would be in the best interests of Corel to sell in such offering, Corel
will, after fully including therein all shares of Corel Common Stock to be
sold by Inprise, include the shares of Corel Common Stock requested to be
included therein by Inprise pro rata (based on the number of shares of
Corel Common Stock requested to be included therein) with the shares of
Corel Common Stock requested to be included therein by persons other than
Corel and persons to whom Corel owes a contractual obligation (other than
any director, officer or employee of Corel to the extent any such person is
not currently owed such contractual obligation). In connection with any
registration or qualification pursuant to this Section 9, Corel and Inprise
will provide each other and any underwriter of the offering with customary
representations, warranties, covenants, indemnification, and contribution
in connection with such registration or qualification. Corel shall provide
to any underwriters such documentation (including certificates, opinions of
counsel and "comfort" letters from auditors) as are customary in connection
with underwritten public offerings as such underwriters may reasonably
require.
(b) If Corel's securities of the same type as the Corel Common Stock
beneficially owned by Inprise are then authorized for quotation or trading
or listing on The Toronto Stock Exchange (the "TSE"), Nasdaq National
Market System, or any other securities exchange or automated quotations
system, Corel, upon the request of Inprise, shall promptly file an
application, if required, to authorize for quotation, trading or listing
such shares of the Corel Common Stock on such exchange or system and will
use its reasonable efforts to obtain approval, if required, of such
quotation, trading or listing as soon as practicable.
10. Adjustment Upon Changes in Capitalization.
(a) In the event of any change in the Corel Common Stock by reason of
stock dividends, split-ups, mergers, recapitalizations, combinations,
exchange of shares or the like, the type and number of shares or securities
subject to the Option, and the purchase price per share provided in Section
1 of this Agreement, shall be adjusted appropriately, and proper provision
shall be made in the agreements governing such transaction so that Inprise
shall receive, upon exercise of the Option, the number and class of shares
or other securities or property that Inprise would have received in respect
of the Corel Common Stock if the Option had been exercised immediately
prior to such event or the record date therefor, as applicable. In the
event that any additional shares of Corel Common Stock otherwise become
outstanding after the date of this Agreement (other than pursuant hereto),
the number of shares of Corel Common Stock subject to the Option shall be
increased to equal 19.9% of the number of shares of Corel Common Stock then
issued and outstanding.
(b) In the event that Corel shall enter in an agreement: (i) to
consolidate with or merge into any person, other than Inprise or another
direct or indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Inprise, and shall not be the
continuing or surviving corporation of such consolidation or merger; (ii)
to permit any person, other than Inprise or another direct or indirect
wholly-owned subsidiary of Inprise, to merge into Corel and Corel shall be
the continuing or surviving corporation, but, in connection with such
merger, the then-outstanding shares of the Corel Common Stock shall be
changed into or exchanged for stock or other securities of Corel or any
other person or cash or any other property or the outstanding shares of the
Corel Common Stock immediately prior to such merger shall after such merger
represent less than 50% of the outstanding shares and share equivalents of
the merged company; or (iii) to sell or otherwise transfer all or
substantially all of its assets to any person, other than Inprise or
another direct or indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Inprise, then, and in
each such case, Corel shall immediately so notify Inprise, and the
agreement governing such transaction shall make proper provisions so that
upon the consummation of any such transaction and upon the terms and
conditions set forth herein. Inprise shall, upon exercise of the Option,
receive for each Corel Share with respect to which the Option has not been
exercised an amount of consideration in the form of and equal to the per
share amount of consideration that would be received by the holder of one
share of the Corel Common Stock less the Exercise Price (and, in the event
of an election or similar arrangement with respect to the type of
consideration to be received by the holders of the Corel Common Stock,
subject to the foregoing, proper provision shall be made so that the holder
of the Option would have the same election or similar rights as would the
holder of the number of shares of the Corel Common Stock for which the
Option is then exercisable.
11. Profit Limitation.
(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, in no event
shall the Total Profit (as hereinafter defined) received by Inprise and its
affiliates exceed $45 million and, if it otherwise would exceed such
amount, Inprise, at its sole election, shall either (i) reduce the number
of shares of Corel Common Stock subject to the Option, (ii) deliver to
Inprise for cancellation Inprise Shares previously purchased by Inprise
(valued, for the purposes of this Section 11(a) at the average closing
sales price per share of Corel Common Stock (or if there is no sale on such
date then the average between the closing bid and ask prices on any such
date) as reported by the Nasdaq Stock Market for the twenty consecutive
trading days preceding the day on which the Total Profit exceeds $45
million, (iii) pay cash to Corel, or (iv) any combination thereof, so that
the actually realized Total Profit shall not exceed $45 million after
taking into account the foregoing actions.
(b) As used herein, the term "Total Profit" shall mean the amount (before
taxes) of the following: (a) the aggregate amount of (i)(x) the net cash
amounts received by Inprise and its affiliates pursuant to the sale of
Corel Shares (or any securities into which such Corel Shares are converted
or exchanged) to any unaffiliated party or to Corel pursuant to this
Agreement, less (y) Inprise's purchase price of such Corel Shares, (ii) any
amounts received by Inprise and its affiliates on the transfer of the
Option (or any portion thereof) to any unaffiliated party, if permitted
hereunder or to Corel pursuant to this Agreement, and (iii) the amount
received by Inprise pursuant to Section 8.02(b) of the Merger Agreement;
minus (b) the amount of cash theretofore paid to Corel pursuant to this
Section 11 plus the value of the Corel Shares theretofore delivered to
Corel for cancellation pursuant to this Section 11.
(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, nothing in this
Agreement shall affect the ability of Inprise to receive nor relieve
Corel's obligation to pay a fee pursuant to Section 8.02(b) of the Merger
Agreement; provided that if the Total Profit received by Inprise would
exceed $45 million following the receipt of such fee, Inprise shall be
obligated to comply with terms of Section 11(a) within 5 days of the later
of (i) the date of receipt of such fee and (ii) the date of receipt of the
net cash by Inprise pursuant to the sale of Corel Shares (or, any other
securities into which such Corel Shares are converted or exchanged) to any
unaffiliated party or to Corel pursuant to this Agreement.
(d) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the Option may
not be exercised for a number of Corel Shares that would, as of the Notice
Date, result in a Notional Total Profit (as defined below) of more than $45
million. "Notional Total Profit" shall mean, with respect to any number of
Corel Shares as to which Inprise may propose to exercise the Option, the
Total Profit determined as of the Notice Date assuming that the Option was
exercised on such date for such number of Corel Shares and assuming such
Corel Shares, together with all other Corel Shares held by Inprise and its
affiliates as of such date, were sold for cash at the closing sales price
for Corel Common Stock as of the close of business on the preceding
trading day.
12. Restrictive Legends. Each certificate representing shares of the
Corel Common Stock issued to Inprise hereunder shall include a legend in
substantially the following form:
"THE TRANSFER OF THE SHARES REPRESENTED BY THIS
CERTIFICATE IS SUBJECT TO CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF AN
AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE REGISTERED HOLDER HEREOF
AND THE COMPANY AND TO RESALE RESTRICTIONS ARISING
UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED. A COPY
OF SUCH AGREEMENT IS ON FILE AT THE PRINCIPAL OFFICE
OF THE COMPANY AND WILL BE PROVIDED TO THE HOLDER
HEREOF WITHOUT CHARGE UPON RECEIPT BY THE COMPANY
OF A WRITTEN REQUEST THEREFOR; "
and any further legend as may be required by the TSE. Corel shall, upon
written request of the holder thereof, issue such holder a new certificate
evidencing such Corel Shares without such legend in the event (i) the sale
of such Corel Shares has been registered pursuant to the Securities Act, or
(ii) such holder shall have delivered to Corel an opinion of counsel, which
opinion shall, in Corel's reasonable judgment, be satisfactory in form and
substance to Corel, to the effect that subsequent transfers of such Corel
Shares may be effected without registration under the Securities Act.
13. Listing and HSR Filing. Corel, upon request of Inprise, shall as
promptly as practicable file an application to list Corel Shares to be
acquired upon exercise of the Option for listing or quotation on the TSE
and the Nasdaq Stock Market and shall use its reasonable efforts to obtain
approval for such quotation as promptly as practicable. Promptly after the
date hereof, each of the parties hereto shall promptly file all required
pre-merger notification and report forms and other documents and exhibits
required to be filed under the HSR Act or the Competition Act (Canada) to
permit the acquisition of Inprise Shares subject to the Option at the
earliest practicable date.
14. Binding Effect; No Assignment. This Agreement shall be binding upon
and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective
successors and permitted assigns. Except as expressly provided for in this
Agreement and except for any assignment by Inprise, in whole or in part, to
a wholly-owned, direct or indirect, subsidiary of Inprise (provided that
any such subsidiary agrees in writing to be bound by and liable for all of
the terms, conditions and provisions contained herein that would otherwise
be applicable to Inprise and provided further that Inprise shall remain
liable for all of its duties and obligations hereunder in the event such
subsidiary shall fail to perform hereunder), neither this Agreement nor the
rights or the obligations of either party hereto are assignable in whole or
in part (whether by operation of law or otherwise), without the written
consent of the other party and any attempt to do so in contravention of
this Section 14 will be void. Nothing contained in this Agreement, express
or implied, is intended to confer upon any person other than the parties
hereto and their respective permitted assigns any rights or remedies of any
nature whatsoever by reason of this Agreement.
15. Specific Performance. The parties recognize and agree that if for any
reason any of the provisions of this Agreement are not performed in
accordance with their specific terms or are otherwise breached, immediate
and irreparable harm or injury would be caused for which money damages
would not be an adequate remedy. Accordingly, each party agrees that, in
addition to other remedies, the other party shall be entitled to an
injunction or injunctions restraining any violation or threatened violation
of the provisions of this Agreement and to enforce specifically the terms
and provisions hereof in the Courts of the State of New York located in the
County of New York or the State of Delaware located in the County of New
Castle (or, if such court lacks subject matter jurisdiction, any
appropriate federal court in the State of New York or the State of Delaware
(collectively, the "Courts") any of the appeals courts thereof. In the
event that any action should be brought in equity to enforce the provisions
of this Agreement, neither party will allege, and each party hereby waives
the defense that there is adequate remedy at law.
16. Entire Agreement. This Agreement and the Merger Agreement (including
the Exhibits and Schedules thereto) constitute the entire agreement among
the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede all
other prior discussions, representations and warranties, agreements and
understandings, both written and oral, among the parties or any of them
with respect to the subject matter hereof. No prior drafts of this
Agreement and no words or phrases from any such prior drafts shall be
admissible into evidence in any action, suit or other proceeding involving
this Agreement.
17. Further Assurances. Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, if
Inprise exercises the Option, or any portion thereof, in accordance with
the terms of this Agreement, each party will execute and deliver all such
further documents and instruments and take all such further action
including obtaining necessary regulatory approvals and making necessary
filings (including, without limitation, filings under the HSR Act and the
Competition Act (Canada) and filings with the TSE) as may be necessary in
order to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby (including the
issuance, registration and listing of the Corel Shares). To the extent
that the Option becomes exercisable, Corel will not take any actions which
would frustrate the exercise of the Option.
18. Interpretation. When a reference is made in this Agreement to
Sections, such reference shall be to a Section of to this Agreement unless
otherwise indicated. Whenever the words "include," "includes" or
"including" are used in this Agreement, they shall be deemed to be followed
by the words "without limitation." The words "hereof," "herein" and
"herewith" and words of similar import shall, unless otherwise stated, be
construed to refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular
provision of this Agreement. All terms defined in this Agreement shall
have the defined meaning contained herein when used in any certificate or
other document made or delivered pursuant hereto unless otherwise defined
therein. The definitions contained in this Agreement are applicable to the
singular as well as the plural forms of such terms and to the masculine as
well as to the gender and neuter genders of such term. Any agreement or
instrument defined or referred to herein or in any agreement or instrument
that is referred to herein means such agreement or instrument as from time
to time amended, modified or supplemented and attachments thereto and
instruments incorporated therein. References to a person are also to its
permitted successors and assigns. The parties have participated jointly in
the negotiation and drafting of this Agreement. In the event an ambiguity
or question of intent or interpretation arises, this Agreement shall be
construed as if drafted jointly by the parties and no presumption or burden
of proof shall arise favoring or disfavoring any party by virtue of the
authorship of any of the provisions of this Agreement. Any reference to
any federal, state, local or foreign statute or law shall be deemed to also
to refer to any amendments thereto and all rules and regulations
promulgated thereunder, unless the context requires otherwise.
19. Validity. The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of this
Agreement shall not affect the validity or enforceability of the other
provisions of this Agreement, which shall remain in full force and effect.
In the event any court or other competent authority holds any provision of
this Agreement to be null, void or unenforceable, under any present or
future law, public policy or order, and if the rights or obligations of any
party hereto under this Agreement or the Merger Agreement, and the economic
or legal substance of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby,
will not be materially and adversely affected thereby, (i) such provision
will be fully severable and (ii) this Agreement will be construed and
enforced as if such illegal, invalid or unenforceable provision had never
comprised a part hereof. Upon such determination that any term or other
provision is invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced, the parties
hereto shall negotiate in good faith the execution and delivery of an
amendment to this Agreement in order to the maximum extent possible to
effectuate, to the extent permitted by law, the intent of the parties
hereto with respect to such provision. Each party agrees that, should any
court or other competent authority hold any provision of this Agreement or
part hereof to be null, void or unenforceable, or order any party to take
any action inconsistent herewith, or not take any action required herein,
the other party shall not be entitled to specific performance of such
provision or part hereof or to any other remedy, including but not limited
to money damages, for breach hereof or of any other provision of this
Agreement or part hereof as the result of such holding or order.
20. Notices. Any notice, request, claim, demand or communication required
or permitted hereunder shall be in writing and either delivered personally,
telegraphed or telecopied or sent by certified or registered mail, postage
prepaid, and shall be deemed to be given, dated and received (a) on the
date of delivery if delivered personally, including by courier, (b) upon
receipt if delivered by registered or certified mail, return receipt
requested, postage prepaid or (c) upon receipt if sent by facsimile
transmission, provided that any notice received by telecopy or otherwise at
the addressee's location on any business day after 5:00 p.m. (addressee's
local time) shall be deemed to have been received at 9:00 a.m.
(addressee's local time) on the next business day. Any party to this
Agreement may notify any other party of any changes to the address or any
of the other details specified in this paragraph, provided that such
notification shall only be effective on the date specified in such notice
or five business days after the notice is given, whichever is later.
Rejection or other refusal to accept or the inability to deliver because of
changed address of which no notice was given shall be deemed to be receipt
of the notice as of the date of such rejection, refusal or inability to
deliver. All notices hereunder shall be delivered to the parties to the
addresses or facsimile numbers set forth below, or pursuant to such other
instructions as may be designated in writing by the party to receive such
notice:
If to Corel to:
Corel Corporation
1600 Carling Avenue
Ottawa, Ontario
K1Z 8R7
Facsimile No.: (613) 725-2691
Attention: Corporate Secretary
with a copy to (which shall not constitute notice):
McCarthy Tetrault
Suite 1400, 40 Elgin Street
Ottawa, Ontario
K1P 5K6
Facsimile No.: (613) 563-9386
Attention: Robert D. Chapman
If to Inprise:
Inprise Corporation
100 Enterprise Way
Scotts Valley, CA 95066-3249
Facsimile No.: (831) 431-1320
Attention: Dale Fuller
with copies to (which shall not constitute notice):
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
Four Times Square
New York, NY 10036-6522
Facsimile No.: (212) 735-2000
Attention: Daniel E. Stoller, Esq.
Richard J. Grossman, Esq.
and
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, LLP
525 University Ave.
Palo Alto, CA 94301
Facsimile: (650) 470-4570
Attention: Kenton J. King, Esq.
21. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in
accordance with the laws of the State of New York applicable to contracts
executed and to be performed entirely within such State without giving
effect to the principles of conflicts or choice of law thereof or of any
other jurisdiction (except to the extent that mandatory provisions of
United States federal law applies to indemnification provisions).
22. Descriptive Headings. The descriptive headings herein are inserted
for convenience of reference only and are not intended to be part of or, in
any way, to affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.
23. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in two or more
counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original, but all of
which, taken together, shall constitute one and the same instrument and
shall become effective when one or more counterparts have been signed by
each of the parties and delivered to the other parties.
24. Expenses. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein or in the
Merger Agreement, all costs and expenses incurred by a party in connection
with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including fees and
expenses of its own financial consultants, investment bankers, accountants
and counsel, shall be paid by the party incurring such expenses.
25. Amendments; Waiver. This Agreement may be amended by the parties
hereto and the terms and conditions hereof may be waived only by an
instrument in writing signed on behalf of each of the parties hereto, or,
in the case of a waiver, by an instrument in writing signed on behalf of
the party waiving compliance.
26. Jurisdiction. Each of the parties hereto irrevocably agrees that any
action, suit, claim or other legal proceeding with respect to this
Agreement or in respect of the transactions contemplated hereby brought by
any other party hereto or its successors or assigns shall be brought and
determined in any federal court located in the County of New York in the
State of New York or the County of New Castle in the State of Delaware of
the courts of the State of New York located in the County of New York or of
the State of Delaware located in the County of New Castle (or any appeals
courts thereof). The foregoing New York courts are hereinafter referred to
as the "New York Courts" and the foregoing Delaware Courts are hereinafter
referred to as the "Delaware Courts". Each of the parties hereto
irrevocably submits with regard to any such proceeding for itself and in
respect to its property, generally and unconditionally, to the exclusive
jurisdiction of the aforesaid courts. Each of the parties hereto
irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert, by way of motion, as a
defense, counterclaim or otherwise, in any action or proceeding with
respect to this Agreement, (a) any claim that it is not personally subject
to the jurisdiction of the above-named courts for any reason, (b) that it
or its property is exempt or immune from jurisdiction of any such court or
from any legal process commenced in such courts (whether through service of
notice, attachment before judgment, attachment in aid of execution of
judgment, execution of judgment or otherwise) and (c) to the fullest extent
permitted by applicable law, that (i) the proceeding in any such court is
brought in an inconvenient forum, (ii) the venue of such proceeding is
improper or (iii) this Agreement, or the subject matter hereof, may not be
enforced in or by such court. Notwithstanding the foregoing, each of the
parties hereto agrees that each of the other parties shall have the right
to bring any action or proceeding for enforcement of a judgment entered by
the aforesaid New York Courts or Delaware Courts in any other court or
jurisdiction.
27. Waiver of Trial by Jury. Each of the parties hereto acknowledges and
agrees that any controversy which may arise under this Agreement is likely
to involve complicated and difficult issues, and therefore each such party
hereby irrevocably and unconditionally waives, to the fullest extent
permitted by applicable law, any right such party may have to a trial by
jury in respect of any action, suit, claim or other proceeding directly or
indirectly arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement. Each party certifies and acknowledges that
(i) no representative of such party has been authorized by such party to
represent or, to the knowledge or such party, has represented, expressly or
otherwise, that such other Party would not, in the event of litigation,
seek to enforce the foregoing waiver, (ii) each such party understands and
has considered the implications of this waiver, (iii) each such party
makes this waiver voluntarily and (iv) each such party has been induced to
enter into this Agreement by, among other things, the mutual waivers and
certifications in this Section 27.
28. Service of Process.
(a) The parties agree that the delivery of process or other papers in
connection with any such action or proceeding in the manner provided in
Section 20 hereof, or in such other manner as may be permitted by law,
shall be valid and sufficient service thereof.
(b) Each of Inprise and Corel hereby designates each of the New York City,
N.Y. and the Wilmington, Delaware offices of CT Corporation as its
respective agent for service of process in the State of New York and the
State of Delaware, solely with respect to any dispute or controversy
arising out of this Agreement, and service upon Inprise or Corel for such
purposes shall be deemed to be effective upon service of CT Corporation, as
aforesaid or of its successor designated in accordance with the following
sentence in the appropriate State. Each party may designate another
corporate agent or law firm reasonably acceptable to the other party and
located in the State of New York or the State of Delaware, as applicable,
as successor agent for service of process upon 30 days' prior written
notice to such party. Each party further covenants and agrees to execute,
upon the request of the other party, such documents and agreements as are
reasonably necessary to confirm such designations.
29. Remedies Cumulative. Except as otherwise herein provided, the rights
and remedies herein provided shall be cumulative and not exclusive of any
rights or remedies provided by applicable law.
30. No Third Party Beneficiaries. The terms and provisions of this
Agreement are intended solely for the benefit of each party hereto and
their respective successors or permitted assigns, and except as otherwise
expressly provided for herein, it is not the intention of the parties to
confer third-party beneficiary rights upon any other person.
31. Limitations on Warranties.
(a) Except for the representations and warranties contained in this
Agreement and the Merger Agreement, Corel make no other express or implied
representation or warranty to Inprise. Inprise acknowledges that, in
entering into this Agreement, it has not relied on any representations or
warranties of Corel or any other person other than the representations and
warranties of Corel set forth in this Agreement or the Merger Agreement.
(b) Except for the representations and warranties contained in this
Agreement and the Merger Agreement, Inprise makes no other express or
implied representation or warranty to Corel. Corel acknowledges that, in
entering into this Agreement, it has not relied on any representations or
warranties of Inprise or any other person other than the representations
and warranties of Inprise set forth in this Agreement and the Merger
Agreement.
32. Execution. This Agreement may be executed by facsimile signatures by
any party and such signature shall be deemed binding for all purposes
hereof, without delivery of an original signature being thereafter
required.
33. Currency. Unless otherwise specified, all references in this
Agreement to "dollars" or "$" shall mean United States dollars.
34. Date for Any Action. In the event that any date on which any action
is required to be taken hereunder by any of the parties hereto is not a
business day, such action shall be required to be taken on the next
succeeding day which is a business day.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to
be executed by their respective duly authorized officers as of the date
first above written.
COREL CORPORATION
By: /s/ Eric J. Smith
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Name: Eric J. Smith
Title: Corporate Secretary
By: /s/ Michael Cowpland
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Name: Michael Cowpland
Title: President and Chief Executive Officer
INPRISE CORPORATION
By: /s/ Fred Ball
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Name: Fred Ball
Title: Chief Financial Officer
STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT
STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT (this "Agreement"), dated February 6, 2000, by
and between INPRISE CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation ("Inprise") and
COREL CORPORATION, a corporation continued under the laws of Canada
("Corel").
WHEREAS, Inprise, Corel and Carleton Acquisition Co., a Delaware
corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Corel ("Merger Sub") are
entering into a Merger Agreement of even date herewith (the "Merger
Agreement", terms defined therein and not otherwise defined herein having
the same meanings when used herein), which provides, among other things,
that upon the terms and subject to the conditions contained therein, Merger
Sub will be merged (the "Merger") with and into Inprise; and
WHEREAS, Inprise has agreed, to induce Corel and Merger Sub to enter
into the Merger Agreement, to grant the Option (as hereinafter defined);
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the
representations, warranties, covenants and agreements set forth herein and
in the Merger Agreement, and other good and valuable consideration, the
receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties
hereto, intending to be legally bound hereby, agree as follows:
1. Grant of Option. Inprise hereby grants Corel an irrevocable option (the
"Option") to purchase, subject to the terms and conditions set forth
herein, up to 12,000,000 shares (the "Inprise Shares") of common stock of
Inprise (the "Inprise Common Stock"), together with the associated common
stock purchase rights (the "Inprise Rights") attached thereto issued
pursuant to the Rights Agreement, dated as of December 20, 1991, as
amended, between the predecessor to Inprise and Manufacturers Hanover
Trust Company of California, as Rights Agent (the "Inprise Rights
Agreement"), in the manner set forth below at a price of $14.94 per share
(the "Exercise Price"); provided, however, that in no event shall the
number of shares of Inprise Common Stock for which the Option is
exercisable exceed 19.9% of Inprise's issued and outstanding shares of
Inprise Common Stock. References herein to Inprise Shares shall also be
deemed to include the associated Inprise Rights.
2. Exercise of Option. The Option may be exercised by Corel, in whole or
in part, at any time or from time to time after the Merger Agreement
becomes terminable by Corel under circumstances which could entitle Corel
to payment of the Specified Amount under Article VIII of the Merger
Agreement; provided that if the Specified Amount is not payable at the
time that the Merger Agreement is terminated, the Option shall not be
exercisable until such time as the Specified Amount becomes payable
pursuant to the Merger Agreement. In the event Corel wishes to exercise
the Option, Corel shall deliver to Inprise a written notice (an "Exercise
Notice") specifying the total number of the Inprise Shares it wishes to
purchase and a date and time for the closing of such purchase (a
"Closing"), which date shall not be less than two nor more than 30 days
after the later of (i) the date such Exercise Notice is given and (ii) the
expiration or termination of any applicable waiting period under the HSR
Act. The Option shall terminate upon the earlier of: (i) the Effective
Time; (ii) the termination of the Merger Agreement pursuant to Section
8.01 thereof (other than a termination in connection with which Corel is
or may be entitled to the payment specified in Section 8.02 thereof); and
(iii) 5:00 p.m., California time, on the date that is the one year
anniversary of the termination of the Merger Agreement in connection with
which Corel is or may be entitled to the payment specified in Section 8.02
thereof (or if, at the expiration of such one year period, the Option
cannot be exercised by reason of any applicable judgment, decree, order,
law or regulation, ten business days after such impediment to exercise
shall have been removed or shall have become final and not subject to
appeal.
3. Conditions to Closing. The obligation of Inprise to issue the Inprise
Shares to Corel hereunder is subject to the conditions that (i) all
waiting periods, if any, under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust
Improvements Act of 1976, as amended, and the rules and regulations
promulgated thereunder ("HSR Act") and the Competition Act (Canada)
applicable to the issuance of the Inprise Shares hereunder shall have
expired or have been terminated; (ii) all consents, approvals, orders or
authorizations of, or registrations, declarations or filings with, any
United States, Canadian, state, provincial or local administrative agency
or commission or other United States, Canadian, state, provincial or local
governmental authority or instrumentality or securities exchange, if any,
required in connection with the issuance of the Inprise Shares hereunder
shall have been obtained or made, as the case may be; and (iii) no
statute, rule or regulation shall be in effect, and no order, decree or
injunction entered by any court of competent jurisdiction or governmental
entity in the United States or Canada shall be in effect, that prohibits
or restrains the exercise of the Option or the acquisition or issuance of
Inprise Shares pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.
4. Closing. At any Closing, (a) upon receipt of the payment provided for
by this Section 4, Inprise will deliver to Corel a single certificate in
definitive form representing the number of the Inprise Shares designated
by Corel in its Exercise Notice, such certificate to be registered in the
name of Corel and to bear the legend set forth in Section 11 of this
Agreement, and (b) Corel will deliver to Inprise the aggregate price for
the Inprise Shares so designated and being purchased by wire transfer of
immediately available funds . At any Closing at which Corel is exercising
the Option in part, Corel shall present and surrender this Agreement to
Inprise, and Inprise shall deliver to Corel an executed new agreement with
the same terms as this Agreement evidencing the right to purchase the
balance of the shares of the Inprise Common Stock purchasable hereunder.
5. Representations and Warranties of Inprise. Inprise represents and
warrants to Corel that (a) Inprise is a corporation duly incorporated,
validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of
Delaware and has the corporate power and authority to enter into this
Agreement and to carry out its obligations hereunder, (b) the execution
and delivery of this Agreement by Inprise and the consummation by Inprise
of the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly authorized by all
necessary corporate action on the part of Inprise and no other corporate
proceedings on the part of Inprise are necessary to authorize this
Agreement or any of the transactions contemplated hereby, (c) this
Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by Inprise, constitutes a
valid and binding obligation of Inprise and, assuming this Agreement
constitutes a valid and binding obligation of Corel, is enforceable
against Inprise in accordance with its terms, except as enforcement may be
limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other
similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors' rights generally, the
availability of injunctive relief and other equitable remedies, and
limitations imposed by law on indemnification for liability under
applicable securities laws, (d) Inprise has taken all necessary corporate
action to authorize and reserve for issuance and to permit it to issue,
upon exercise of the Option, and at all times from the date hereof through
the expiration of the Option will have reserved, 12,000,000 unissued
Inprise Shares and such other shares of the Inprise Common Stock or other
securities which may be issued pursuant to Section 10 of this Agreement,
all of which, upon their issuance, payment and delivery in accordance with
the terms of this Agreement, will be validly issued, fully paid and
nonassessable, and free and clear of all claims, liens, charges,
encumbrances and security interests of any nature whatsoever (other than
those (i) created by or through Corel, or any of its respective
affiliates, (ii) which arise under this Agreement, or (iii) which arise
under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), the
Securities Act (Ontario) (the "Ontario Act") or any applicable state
securities laws, (e) the execution and delivery of this Agreement by
Inprise does not, and the performance of this Agreement by Inprise will
not, materially conflict with, or result in any material violation of, or
material default (with or without notice or lapse of time, or both) under,
or give rise to a right of termination, cancellation or acceleration of
any obligation or the loss of a material benefit under, or the creation of
a lien, pledge, security interest or other encumbrance on assets pursuant
to (any such conflict, violation, default, right of termination,
cancellation or acceleration, loss or creation, a "Violation"), (A) any
provision of the Certificate of Incorporation or By-laws of Inprise or (B)
any provisions of any loan or credit agreement, note, mortgage, indenture,
lease, benefit plan or other agreement, obligation, instrument, permit,
concession, franchise, license of or applicable to Inprise, or (C) any
judgment, order, decree, statute, law, ordinance, rule or regulation
applicable to Inprise or its properties or assets, which Violation, in the
case of each of clauses (B) and (C), individually or in the aggregate
would prevent or materially delay the exercise by Corel of the Option or
any other right of Corel under this Agreement, (f) the Board of Directors
of Inprise has approved amendments to the Inprise Rights Plan to provide
that Corel will not become an "Acquiring Person" and that no "Distribution
Date" or "Triggering Event" under the Inprise Rights Agreement will occur
as a result of the execution and delivery of this Agreement or the Merger
Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and
thereby, including the acquisition of the shares of Inprise Common Stock
pursuant to this Agreement, assuming such transactions are consummated in
accordance with the terms of the applicable agreement, (g) the Board of
Directors of Inprise having approved this Agreement and the consummation
of the transactions contemplated hereby, the restrictions on business
combinations contained in Section 203 of the DL will not apply to this
Agreement or the purchase of shares of Inprise Common Stock pursuant to
this Agreement, and (h) except as described in Section 3.04 of the Merger
Agreement or this Agreement, and other than the HSR Act and the
Competition Act (Canada) and, with respect to Section 9 hereof, compliance
with the provisions of the Securities Act , the Ontario Act and any
applicable state securities laws, the execution and delivery of this
Agreement by Inprise does not, and the performance of this Agreement by
Inprise will not, require any consent, approval, authorization or permit
of, or filing with or notification to, any governmental or regulatory
authority.
6. Representations and Warranties of Corel. Corel represents and warrants
to Inprise that (a) Corel is a corporation duly organized, validly
existing and in good standing under the laws of Canada and has the
corporate power and authority to enter into this Agreement and to carry
out its obligations hereunder, (b) the execution and delivery of this
Agreement by Corel and the consummation by Corel of the transactions
contemplated hereby have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate
action on the part of Corel and no other corporate proceedings on the part
of Corel are necessary to authorize this Agreement or any of the
transactions contemplated hereby, (c) this Agreement has been duly
executed and delivered by Corel, constitutes a valid and binding
obligation of Corel and, assuming this Agreement constitutes a valid and
binding obligation of Inprise, is enforceable against Corel in accordance
with its terms, except as enforcement may be limited by bankruptcy,
insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws affecting the
enforcement of creditors' rights generally and, the availability of
injunctive relief and other equitable remedies and limitations imposed by
law on indemnification for liability under applicable securities laws, (d)
the execution and delivery of this Agreement by Corel does not, and the
performance of this Agreement by Corel will not, result in any Violation
pursuant to, (A) any provision of the charter documents of Corel, (B) any
provisions of any loan or credit agreement, note, mortgage, indenture,
lease, or other agreement, obligation, instrument, permit, concession,
franchise, license of or applicable to it or (C) any judgment, order,
decree, statute, law, ordinance, rule or regulation applicable to Corel or
its properties or assets, which Violation, in the case of each of clauses
(B) and (C), would, individually or in the aggregate have a material
adverse effect on Corel's ability to consummate the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement, (e) except as described in Section 4.04 of
the Merger Agreement, the execution and delivery of this Agreement by
Corel does not, and the performance of this Agreement by Corel will not,
require any consent, approval, authorization or permit of, or filing with
or notification to, any governmental or regulatory authority and (f) any
Inprise Shares acquired upon exercise of the Option will not be, and the
Option is not being, acquired by Corel with a view to public distribution
or resale in any manner which would be in violation of United States,
Canadian, state or provincial securities laws.
7. Put Right.
(a) Exercise of Put. At any time during which the Option is exercisable
pursuant to Section 2 or would be exercisable but for the circumstances
referred to in the parenthetical in Section 2(iii) of this Agreement (the
"Repurchase Period"), upon demand by Corel, Corel shall have the right to
sell to Inprise (or any successor entity thereof) and Inprise (or such
successor entity) shall be obligated to repurchase from Corel (the "Put"),
all or any portion of the Option, at the price set forth in clause (i)
below, or all or any portion of the Inprise Shares purchased by Corel
pursuant hereto, at a price set forth in clause (ii) below:
(i) the difference between the "Market/Tender Offer Price" for shares
of the Inprise Common Stock as of the date (the "Notice Date") notice
of exercise of the Put is given to Inprise (defined as the higher of
(A) the price per share offered as of the Notice Date pursuant to any
tender or exchange offer or other Alternative Proposal which was made
prior to the Notice Date and not terminated or withdrawn as of the
Notice Date (the "Tender Price") and (B) the average of the closing
prices of shares of the Inprise Common Stock on the Nasdaq Stock
Market for the five trading days immediately preceding the Notice Date
(the "Market Price") and the Exercise Price, multiplied by the number
of Inprise Shares purchasable pursuant to the Option (or portion
thereof with respect to which Corel is exercising its rights under
this Section 7),
(ii) the Exercise Price paid by Corel for the Inprise Shares acquired
pursuant to the Option plus the difference between the Market/Tender
Offer Price and the Exercise Price, multiplied by the number of
Inprise Shares so purchased. For purposes of this clause (ii), the
Tender Price shall be the highest price per share offered pursuant to
a tender or exchange offer or other Alternative Proposal made during
the Repurchase Period and not withdrawn or terminated.
In determining the Market-Tender Offer Price, the value of
consideration other than cash or stock as provided above shall be
determined by a nationally recognized investment banking firm selected by
Corel and reasonably acceptable to Inprise.
(b) Payment and Redelivery of Option or Shares. In the event Corel
exercises its rights under this Section 7, Inprise shall, within ten
business days of the Notice Date, pay the required amount to Corel by wire
transfer in immediately available funds to an account specified by Corel
two business days prior to the date that payment is due and Corel shall
surrender to Inprise the Option or the certificates evidencing the Inprise
Shares purchased by Corel pursuant hereto, and Corel shall warrant that it
owns such shares and that such shares are then free and clear of all
liens, claims, charges and encumbrances of any kind or nature whatsoever.
8. Restrictions on Certain Actions. Inprise shall not adopt any Rights
Agreement or shareholder rights plan or any amendment thereto in any
manner which would cause Corel, if Corel has complied with its obligations
under this Agreement, to become an "Acquiring Person" under such Rights
Agreement or shareholder rights plan solely by reason of the beneficial
ownership of the Inprise Shares acquired pursuant to this Agreement.
9. Registration Rights. (a) Inprise will, if requested in writing (a
"Registration Notice") by Corel at any time and from time to time within
two years of the exercise of the Option, as expeditiously as possible
prepare and file up to two registration statements under the Securities
Act or prospectuses under the Ontario Act if such registration or the
obtaining of a receipt for a prospectus is necessary in order to permit
the sale or other disposition of any or all shares or other securities
that have been acquired by or are issuable to Corel upon exercise of the
Option ("Registrable Securities") in accordance with the intended method
of sale or other disposition stated by Corel. Any such Registration Notice
must relate to a number of Registrable Securities equal to at least twenty
percent (20%) of Inprise Shares, unless the remaining number of
Registrable Securities is less than such amount, in which case Corel shall
be entitled to exercise its rights hereunder but only for all of the
remaining Registrable Securities. Corel's rights hereunder shall terminate
at such time as Corel shall be entitled to sell all of the remaining
Registrable Securities pursuant to Rule 144(k) under the Act. Inprise will
use its reasonable best efforts to qualify such shares or other securities
under any applicable state or other provincial securities laws; provided,
however, that Inprise shall not be required to qualify to do business,
consent to general service of process or submit to taxation in any
jurisdiction by reason of this provision. Inprise will use reasonable
efforts to cause each such registration statement to become effective and
to obtain a (final) receipt for each such prospectus, to obtain all
consents or waivers of other parties which are required therefor, and to
keep such registration statement or prospectus effective for such period
not in excess of 120 calendar days from the day such registration
statement first becomes effective or the date of the (final) receipt for
such prospectus as may be reasonably necessary to effect such sale or
other disposition. The obligations of Inprise hereunder to file a
registration statement or prospectus and to maintain its effectiveness may
be suspended for up to 90 calendar days in the aggregate if the Board of
Directors of Inprise shall have determined that the filing of such
registration statement or prospectus or the maintenance of its
effectiveness would require premature disclosure of nonpublic information
that would materially and adversely affect Inprise or otherwise interfere
with or adversely affect any pending or proposed offering of securities of
Inprise or any other material transaction involving Inprise, or Inprise
would be required under the Securities Act to include audited financial
statements for any period in such registration statement or prospectus and
such financial statements are not yet available for inclusion in such
registration statement or prospectus. Subject to applicable law, the
expenses associated with the preparation and filing of any registration
statement or prospectus prepared and filed under this Section 9, and any
sale covered thereby ("Registration Expenses"), will be paid by Inprise
except for underwriting discounts or commissions, brokers' fees and the
fees and disbursements of Corel's counsel related thereto; provided,
however, that Inprise will not be required to pay for any Registration
Expenses with respect to such registration if the registration request is
subsequently withdrawn at the request of Corel unless Corel agrees to
forfeit its right to request one registration. In connection with any
registration statement or prospectus pursuant to this Section 9, Corel
shall furnish, or cause any holder of the Option or Inprise Shares (a
"Holder") to furnish, Inprise with such information concerning itself and
the proposed sale or distribution as shall reasonably be required in order
to ensure compliance with the requirements of the Securities Act or the
Ontario Act and to provide representations and warranties customary for
selling stockholders who are unaffiliated with Inprise. In addition, Corel
shall, and Corel shall cause each Holder to contractually agree to,
indemnify and hold Inprise, its underwriters and each of their respective
affiliates harmless against any and all losses, claims, damages,
liabilities and expenses (including, without limitation, investigation
expenses and fees and disbursement of counsel and accountants), joint or
several, to which Inprise, its underwriters and each of their respective
affiliates may become subject under the Securities Act or the Ontario Act
or otherwise, insofar as such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or
expenses (or actions in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon an
untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained
in written information furnished by any Holder to Inprise expressly for
use in such registration statement. If, during the time periods referred
to in the first sentence of this Section 9, Inprise effects a registration
under the Securities Act of, or qualifies a prospectus under the Ontario
Act in respect of, the Inprise Common Stock for its own account or for any
other stockholders of Inprise pursuant to a firm commitment underwriting
(other than on Form S-4 or Form S-8, or any successor form), it will allow
Corel the right to participate in such registration or qualification as
long as Corel participates in such underwriting on terms reasonably
satisfactory to the managing underwriters of such offering, and such
participation will not affect the obligation of Inprise to effect demand
registration statements or prospectuses for Corel under this Section 9,
provided that, if the managing underwriters of such offering advise
Inprise in writing that in their opinion the number of shares of the
Inprise Common Stock requested to be included in such registration or
qualification exceeds the number that it would be in the best interests of
Inprise to sell in such offering. Inprise will , after fully including
therein all shares of Inprise Common Stock to be sold by Inprise, include
the shares of Inprise Common Stock requested to be included therein by
Corel pro rata (based on the number of shares of Inprise Common Stock
requested to be included therein) with the shares of Inprise Common Stock
requested to be included therein by persons other than Inprise and persons
to whom Inprise owes a contractual obligation (other than any director,
officer or employee of Inprise to the extent any such person is not
currently owed such contractual obligation). In connection with any
registration or qualification pursuant to this Section 9, Inprise and
Corel will provide each other and any underwriter of the offering with
customary representations, warranties, covenants, indemnification, and
contribution in connection with such registration or qualification.
Inprise shall provide to any underwriters such documentation including
certificates, opinions of counsel and "comfort" letters from auditors) as
are customary in connection with underwritten public offerings as such
underwriters may reasonably require.
(b) If Inprise's securities of the same type as the Inprise Common Stock
beneficially owned by Corel are then authorized for quotation or trading or
listing on the NYSE, Nasdaq National Market System or any other securities
exchange or automated quotations system, Inprise, upon the request of
Corel, shall promptly file an application, if required, to authorize for
quotation, trading or listing such shares of the Inprise Common Stock on
such exchange or system and will use its reasonable efforts to obtain
approval, if required, of such quotation, trading or listing as soon as
practicable.
10. Adjustment Upon Changes in Capitalization.
(a) In the event of any change in the Inprise Common Stock by reason of
stock dividends, split-ups, mergers, recapitalizations, combinations,
exchange of shares or the like, the type and number of shares or securities
subject to the Option, and the purchase price per share provided in Section
1 of this Agreement, shall be adjusted appropriately, and proper provision
shall be made in the agreements governing such transaction so that Corel
shall receive, upon exercise of the Option, the number and class of shares
or other securities or property that Corel would have received in respect
of the Inprise Common Stock if the Option had been exercised immediately
prior to such event or the record date therefor, as applicable. In the
event that any additional shares of Inprise Common Stock otherwise become
outstanding after the date of this Agreement (other than pursuant hereto),
the number of shares of Inprise Common Stock subject to the Option shall be
increased to equal 19.9% of the number of shares of Inprise Common Stock
then issued and outstanding.
(b) In the event that Inprise shall enter in an agreement: (i) to
consolidate with or merge into any person, other than Corel or another
direct or indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Corel, and shall not be the
continuing or surviving corporation of such consolidation or merger; (ii)
to permit any person, other than Corel or another direct or indirect
wholly-owned subsidiary of Corel, to merge into Inprise and Inprise shall
be the continuing or surviving corporation, but, in connection with such
merger, the then-outstanding shares of the Inprise Common Stock shall be
changed into or exchanged for stock or other securities of Inprise or any
other person or cash or any other property or the outstanding shares of the
Inprise Common Stock immediately prior to such merger shall after such
merger represent less than 50% of the outstanding shares and share
equivalents of the merged company; or (iii) to sell or otherwise transfer
all or substantially all of its assets to any person, other than Corel or
another direct or indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Corel, then, and in
each such case, Inprise shall immediately so notify Corel, and the
agreement governing such transaction shall make proper provisions so that
upon the consummation of any such transaction and upon the terms and
conditions set forth herein, Corel shall, upon exercise of the Option,
receive for each Inprise Share with respect to which the Option has not
been exercised an amount of consideration in the form of and equal to the
per share amount of consideration that would be received by the holder of
one share of the Inprise Common Stock less the Exercise Price (and, in the
event of an election or similar arrangement with respect to the type of
consideration to be received by the holders of the Inprise Common Stock,
subject to the foregoing, proper provision shall be made so that the holder
of the Option would have the same election or similar rights as would the
holder of the number of shares of the Inprise Common Stock for which the
Option is then exercisable.
11. Profit Limitation.
(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, in no event
shall the Total Profit (as hereinafter defined) received by Corel and its
affiliates exceed $30 million and, if it otherwise would exceed such
amount, Corel, at its sole election, shall either (i) reduce the number of
shares of Inprise Common Stock subject to the Option, (ii) deliver to
Inprise for cancellation Inprise Shares previously purchased by Corel
(valued, for the purposes of this Section 11(a) at the average closing
sales price per share of Inprise Common Stock (or if there is no sale on
such date then the average between the closing bid and ask prices on any
such day) as reported by the Nasdaq Stock Market for the twenty consecutive
trading days preceding the day on which the Total Profit exceeds $30
million, (iii) pay cash to Inprise, or (iv) any combination thereof, so
that the actually realized Total Profit shall not exceed $30 million after
taking into account the foregoing actions.
(b) As used herein, the term "Total Profit" shall mean the amount (before
taxes) of the following: (a) the aggregate amount of (i)(x) the net cash
amounts received by Corel and its affiliates pursuant to the sale of
Inprise Shares (or any securities into which such Inprise Shares are
converted or exchanged) to any unaffiliated party or to Inprise pursuant to
this Agreement, less (y) Corel's purchase price of such Inprise Shares,
(ii) any amounts received by Corel and its affiliates on the transfer of
the Option (or any portion thereof) to any unaffiliated party, if permitted
hereunder or to Inprise pursuant to this Agreement, and (iii) the amount
received by Corel pursuant to Section 8.02(b) of the Merger Agreement;
minus (b) the amount of cash theretofore paid to Inprise pursuant to this
Section 11 plus the value of the Inprise Shares theretofore delivered to
Inprise for cancellation pursuant to this Section 11.
(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, nothing in this
Agreement shall affect the ability of Corel to receive nor relieve
Inprise's obligation to pay a fee pursuant to Section 8.02(b) of the Merger
Agreement; provided that if the Total Profit received by Corel would exceed
$30 million following the receipt of such fee, Corel shall be obligated to
comply with terms of Section 11(a) within 5 days of the later of (i) the
date of receipt of such fee and (ii) the date of receipt of the net cash by
Corel pursuant to the sale of Inprise Shares (or, any other securities into
which such Inprise Shares are converted or exchanged) to any unaffiliated
party or to Inprise pursuant to this Agreement.
(d) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the Option may
not be exercised for a number of Inprise Shares that would, as of the
Notice Date, result in a Notional Total Profit (as defined below) of more
than $30 million. "Notional Total Profit" shall mean, with respect to any
number of Inprise Shares as to which Corel may propose to exercise the
Option, the Total Profit determined as of the Notice Date assuming that the
Option was exercised on such date for such number of Inprise Shares and
assuming such Inprise Shares, together with all other Inprise Shares held
by Corel and its affiliates as of such date, were sold for cash at the
closing sales price for Inprise Common Stock as of the close of business
on the preceding trading day.
12. Restrictive Legends. Each certificate representing shares of the
Inprise Common Stock issued to Corel hereunder shall include a legend in
substantially the following form:
"THE TRANSFER OF THE SHARES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE IS
SUBJECT TO CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE
REGISTERED HOLDER HEREOF
AND THE COMPANY AND TO RESALE RESTRICTIONS ARISING
UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED. A COPY
OF SUCH AGREEMENT IS ON FILE AT THE PRINCIPAL OFFICE
OF THE COMPANY AND WILL BE PROVIDED TO THE HOLDER
HEREOF WITHOUT CHARGE UPON RECEIPT BY THE COMPANY
OF A WRITTEN REQUEST THEREFOR."
Inprise shall, upon written request of the holder thereof, issue such
holder a new certificate evidencing such Inprise Shares without such legend
in the event (i) the sale of such Inprise Shares has been registered
pursuant to the Securities Act, or (ii) such holder shall have delivered to
Inprise an opinion of counsel, which opinion shall, in Inprise's reasonable
judgment, be satisfactory in form and substance to Inprise, to the effect
that subsequent transfers of such Inprise Shares may be effected without
registration under the Securities Act.
13. Listing and HSR Filing. Inprise, upon request of Corel, shall as
promptly as practicable file an application to list Inprise Shares to be
acquired upon exercise of the Option for listing or quotation on the Nasdaq
Stock Market and shall use its reasonable efforts to obtain approval for
such quotation as promptly as practicable. Promptly after the date hereof,
each of the parties hereto shall promptly file all required pre-merger
notification and report forms and other documents and exhibits required to
be filed under the HSR Act or the Competition Act (Canada) to permit the
acquisition of Inprise Shares subject to the Option at the earliest
practicable date.
14. Binding Effect; No Assignment. This Agreement shall be binding upon
and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective
successors and permitted assigns. Except as expressly provided for in this
Agreement and except for any assignment by Corel in whole or in part, to a
wholly-owned, direct or indirect, subsidiary of Corel (provided that any
such subsidiary agrees in writing to be bound by and liable for all of the
terms, conditions and provisions contained herein that would otherwise be
applicable to Corel, and provided further that Corel shall remain liable
for all of its duties and obligations hereunder in the event such
subsidiary shall fail to perform hereunder), neither this Agreement nor the
rights or the obligations of either party hereto are assignable in whole or
in part (whether by operation of law or otherwise), without the written
consent of the other party and any attempt to do so in contravention of
this Section 14 will be void. Nothing contained in this Agreement, express
or implied, is intended to confer upon any person other than the parties
hereto and their respective permitted assigns any rights or remedies of any
nature whatsoever by reason of this Agreement.
15. Specific Performance. The parties recognize and agree that if for any
reason any of the provisions of this Agreement are not performed in
accordance with their specific terms or are otherwise breached, immediate
and irreparable harm or injury would be caused for which money damages
would not be an adequate remedy. Accordingly, each party agrees that, in
addition to other remedies, the other party shall be entitled to an
injunction or injunctions restraining any violation or threatened violation
of the provisions of this Agreement and to enforce specifically the terms
and provisions hereof in the Courts of the State of New York located in the
County of New York or of the State of Delaware located in the County of New
Castle (or, if such court lacks subject matter jurisdiction, any
appropriate federal court in the State of New York or the State of
Delaware) (collectively, the "Courts") or any of the appeals courts
thereof. In the event that any action should be brought in equity to
enforce the provisions of this Agreement, neither party will allege, and
each party hereby waives the defense that there is adequate remedy at law.
16. Entire Agreement. This Agreement and the Merger Agreement (including
the Exhibits and Schedules thereto) constitute the entire agreement among
the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede all
other prior discussions, representations and warranties, agreements and
understandings, both written and oral, among the parties or any of them
with respect to the subject matter hereof. No prior drafts of this
Agreement and no words or phrases from any such prior drafts shall be
admissible into evidence in any action, suit or other proceeding involving
this Agreement.
17. Further Assurances. Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, if
Corel exercises the Option, or any portion thereof, in accordance with the
terms of this Agreement, each party will execute and deliver all such
further documents and instruments and take all such further action
including obtaining necessary regulatory approvals and making necessary
filings (including, without limitation, filings under the HSR Act and the
Competition Act (Canada)) as may be necessary in order to consummate the
transactions contemplated hereby (including the issuance, registration and
listing of the Inprise Shares). To the extent that the Option becomes
exercisable, Inprise will not take any actions which would frustrate the
exercise of the Option.
18. Interpretation. When a reference is made in this Agreement to
Sections, such reference shall be to a Section of to this Agreement unless
otherwise indicated. Whenever the words "include," "includes" or
"including" are used in this Agreement, they shall be deemed to be followed
by the words "without limitation." The words "hereof," "herein" and
"herewith" and words of similar import shall, unless otherwise stated, be
construed to refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular
provision of this Agreement. All terms defined in this Agreement shall
have the defined meaning contained herein when used in any certificate or
other document made or delivered pursuant hereto unless otherwise defined
therein. The definitions contained in this Agreement are applicable to the
singular as well as the plural forms of such terms and to the masculine as
well as to the gender and neuter genders of such term. Any agreement or
instrument defined or referred to herein or in any agreement or instrument
that is referred to herein means such agreement or instrument as from time
to time amended, modified or supplemented and attachments thereto and
instruments incorporated therein. References to a person are also to its
permitted successors and assigns. The parties have participated jointly in
the negotiation and drafting of this Agreement. In the event an ambiguity
or question of intent or interpretation arises, this Agreement shall be
construed as if drafted jointly by the parties and no presumption or burden
of proof shall arise favoring or disfavoring any party by virtue of the
authorship of any of the provisions of this Agreement. Any reference to
any federal, state, local or foreign statute or law shall be deemed to also
to refer to any amendments thereto and all rules and regulations
promulgated thereunder, unless the context requires otherwise.
19. Validity. The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of this
Agreement shall not affect the validity or enforceability of the other
provisions of this Agreement, which shall remain in full force and effect.
In the event any court or other competent authority holds any provision of
this Agreement to be null, void or unenforceable, under any present or
future law, public policy or order, and if the rights or obligations of any
party hereto under this Agreement or the Merger Agreement, and the economic
or legal substance of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby,
will not be materially and adversely affected thereby, (i) such provision
will be fully severable and (ii) this Agreement will be construed and
enforced as if such illegal, invalid or unenforceable provision had never
comprised a part hereof. Upon such determination that any term or other
provision is invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced, the parties
hereto shall negotiate in good faith the execution and delivery of an
amendment to this Agreement in order to the maximum extent possible to
effectuate, to the extent permitted by law, the intent of the parties
hereto with respect to such provision. Each party agrees that, should any
court or other competent authority hold any provision of this Agreement or
part hereof to be null, void or unenforceable, or order any party to take
any action inconsistent herewith, or not take any action required herein,
the other party shall not be entitled to specific performance of such
provision or part hereof or to any other remedy, including but not limited
to money damages, for breach hereof or of any other provision of this
Agreement or part hereof as the result of such holding or order.
20. Notices. Any notice, request, claim, demand or communication required
or permitted hereunder shall be in writing and either delivered personally,
telegraphed or telecopied or sent by certified or registered mail, postage
prepaid, and shall be deemed to be given, dated and received (a) on the
date of delivery if delivered personally, including by courier, (b) upon
receipt if delivered by registered or certified mail, return receipt
requested, postage prepaid or (c) upon receipt if sent by facsimile
transmission, provided that any notice received by telecopy or otherwise at
the addressee's location on any business day after 5:00 p.m. (addressee's
local time) shall be deemed to have been received at 9:00 a.m. (addressee's
local time) on the next business day. Any party to this Agreement may
notify any other party of any changes to the address or any of the other
details specified in this paragraph, provided that such notification shall
only be effective on the date specified in such notice or five business
days after the notice is given, whichever is later. Rejection or other
refusal to accept or the inability to deliver because of changed address of
which no notice was given shall be deemed to be receipt of the notice as of
the date of such rejection, refusal or inability to deliver. All notices
hereunder shall be delivered to the parties to the addresses or facsimile
numbers set forth below, or pursuant to such other instructions as may be
designated in writing by the party to receive such notice:
If to Inprise:
Inprise Corporation
100 Enterprise Way
Scotts Valley, CA 95066-3249
Facsimile No.: (813) 431-1320
Attention: Dale Fuller
with a copy to (which shall not constitute notice):
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
Four Times Square
New York, NY 10036-6522
Facsimile No.: (212) 735-2000
Attention: Daniel E. Stoller, Esq.
Richard J. Grossman, Esq.
If to Corel to:
Corel Corporation
1600 Carling Avenue
Ottawa, Ontario
K1Z 8R7
Facsimile No.: (613) 725-2691
Attention: Corporate Secretary
with a copy to (which shall not constitute notice):
McCarthy Tetrault
The Chambers
Suite 1400, 40 Elgin Street
Ottawa, Ontario
K1P 5K6
Facsimile No: (613) 563-9386
Attention: Robert D. Chapman
21. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in
accordance with the laws of the State of New York applicable to contracts
executed and to be performed entirely within such State without giving
effect to the principles of conflicts or choice of law thereof or of any
other jurisdiction (except to the extent that mandatory provisions of
United States federal law applies to indemnification provisions).
22. Descriptive Headings. The descriptive headings herein are inserted
for convenience of reference only and are not intended to be part of or, in
any way, to affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.
23. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in two or more
counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original, but all of
which, taken together, shall constitute one and the same instrument and
shall become effective when one or more counterparts have been signed by
each of the parties and delivered to the other parties.
24. Expenses. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein or in the
Merger Agreement, all costs and expenses incurred by a party in connection
with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including fees and
expenses of its own financial consultants, investment bankers, accountants
and counsel, shall be paid by the party incurring such expenses.
25. Amendments; Waiver. This Agreement may be amended by the parties
hereto and the terms and conditions hereof may be waived only by an
instrument in writing signed on behalf of each of the parties hereto, or,
in the case of a waiver, by an instrument in writing signed on behalf of
the party waiving compliance.
26. Jurisdiction. Each of the parties hereto irrevocably agrees that any
action, suit, claim or other legal proceeding with respect to this
Agreement or in respect of the transactions contemplated hereby brought by
any other party hereto or its successors or assigns shall be brought and
determined in any federal court located in the County of New York in the
State of New York or the County of New Castle in the State of Delaware or
the courts of the State of New York located in the County of New York or of
the State of Delaware located in the County of New Castle (or any appeals
courts thereof). The foregoing New York courts are hereinafter referred to
as the "New York Courts" and the foregoing Delaware Courts are hereinafter
referred to as the "Delaware Courts". Each of the parties hereto
irrevocably submits with regard to any such proceeding for itself and in
respect to its property, generally and unconditionally, to the exclusive
jurisdiction of the aforesaid courts. Each of the parties hereto
irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert, by way of motion, as a
defense, counterclaim or otherwise, in any action or proceeding with
respect to this Agreement, (a) any claim that it is not personally subject
to the jurisdiction of the above-named courts for any reason, (b) that it
or its property is exempt or immune from jurisdiction of any such court or
from any legal process commenced in such courts (whether through service of
notice, attachment before judgment, attachment in aid of execution of
judgment, execution of judgment or otherwise) and (c) to the fullest extent
permitted by applicable law, that (i) the proceeding in any such court is
brought in an inconvenient forum, (ii) the venue of such proceeding is
improper or (iii) this Agreement, or the subject matter hereof, may not be
enforced in or by such court. Notwithstanding the foregoing, each of the
parties hereto agrees that each of the other parties shall have the right
to bring any action or proceeding for enforcement of a judgment entered by
the aforesaid New York Courts or Delaware Courts in any other court or
jurisdiction.
27. Waiver of Trial by Jury. Each of the parties hereto acknowledges and
agrees that any controversy which may arise under this Agreement is likely
to involve complicated and difficult issues, and therefore each such party
hereby irrevocably and unconditionally waives, to the fullest extent
permitted by applicable law, any right such party may have to a trial by
jury in respect of any action, suit, claim or other proceeding directly or
indirectly arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement. Each party certifies and acknowledges that
(i) no representative of such party has been authorized by such party to
represent or, to the knowledge or such party, has represented, expressly or
otherwise, that such other Party would not, in the event of litigation,
seek to enforce the foregoing waiver, (ii) each such party understands and
has considered the implications of this waiver, (iii) each such party
makes this waiver voluntarily and (iv) each such party has been induced to
enter into this Agreement by, among other things, the mutual waivers and
certifications in this Section 27.
28. Service of Process.
(a) The parties agree that the delivery of process or other papers in
connection with any such action or proceeding in the manner provided in
Section 20 hereof, or in such other manner as may be permitted by law,
shall be valid and sufficient service thereof.
(b) Each of Corel and Inprise hereby designates each of the New York
City, N.Y. and Wilmington, Delaware offices of CT Corporation as its
respective agent for service of process in the State of New York and the
State of Delaware, solely with respect to any dispute or controversy
arising out of this Agreement, and service upon Corel or Inprise for such
purposes shall be deemed to be effective upon service of CT Corporation, as
aforesaid or of its successor designated in accordance with the following
sentence in the appropriate State. Any party may designate another
corporate agent or law firm reasonably acceptable to the other party and
located in the State of New York or the State of Delaware, as applicable,
as successor agent for service of process upon 30 days' prior written
notice to such party. Each party further covenants and agrees to execute,
upon the request of the other party, such documents and agreements as are
reasonably necessary to confirm such designations.
29. Remedies Cumulative. Except as otherwise herein provided, the rights
and remedies herein provided shall be cumulative and not exclusive of any
rights or remedies provided by applicable law.
30. No Third Party Beneficiaries. The terms and provisions of this
Agreement are intended solely for the benefit of each party hereto and
their respective successors or permitted assigns, and except as otherwise
expressly provided for herein, it is not the intention of the parties to
confer third-party beneficiary rights upon any other person.
31. Limitations on Warranties.
(a) Except for the representations and warranties contained in this
Agreement and the Merger Agreement, Inprise makes no other express or
implied representation or warranty to Corel. Corel acknowledges that, in
entering into this Agreement, it has not relied on any representations or
warranties of Inprise or any other person other than the representations
and warranties of Inprise set forth in this Agreement or the Merger
Agreement.
(b) Except for the representations and warranties contained in this
Agreement and the Merger Agreement, Corel makes no other express or implied
representation or warranty to Inprise. Inprise acknowledges that, in
entering into this Agreement, it has not relied on any representations or
warranties of Corel any other person other than the representations and
warranties of Corel set forth in this Agreement and the Merger Agreement.
32. Execution. This Agreement may be executed by facsimile signatures by
any party and such signature shall be deemed binding for all purposes
hereof, without delivery of an original signature being thereafter
required.
33. Currency. Unless otherwise specified, all references in this
Agreement to "dollars" or "$" shall mean United States dollars.
34. Date for Any Action. In the event that any date on which any action
is required to be taken hereunder by any of the parties hereto is not a
business day, such action shall be required to be taken on the next
succeeding day which is a business day.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to
be executed by their respective duly authorized officers as of the date
first above written.
INPRISE CORPORATION
By: /s/ Fred Ball
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Name: Fred Ball
Title: Chief Financial Officer
COREL CORPORATION
By: /s/ Eric J. Smith
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Name: Eric J. Smith
Title: Corporate Secretary
By: /s/ Michael Cowpland
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Name: Michael Cowpland
Title: President and Chief Executive Officer
Corel - Inprise/Borland Merger to Create Linux Powerhouse
Will Provide Customers with Linux Operating System, Applications and
Developer Tools
NEW YORK, FEBRUARY 07, 2000 - Corel Corporation (NASDAQ: CORL TSE: COR) and
Inprise/Borland Corporation (NASDAQ: INPR) today announced that they have
entered into a definitive merger agreement. Upon completion of the merger,
the combined organization, called Corel, will be a Linux powerhouse,
offering a single source for end-to-end solutions encompassing all major
platforms as well as a range of productivity applications, development
tools, and professional services. The valuation for the entire transaction
is approximately US$2.44 billion. Corel is one of the world's largest
developers of business productivity, graphics and operating systems
solutions. Inprise/Borland Corporation is a leading provider of Internet
access infrastructure and application development tools and services.
In 1999, the two companies had total revenues of US$418 million and
currently have over US$200 million in cash. The merger will be accounted
for as a purchase transaction under Canadian GAAP and is expected to be
accretive to Corel's cash earnings per share before the amortization of
goodwill.
THE AGREEMENT
Upon completion of the merger, Inprise/Borland will operate as a wholly-
owned subsidiary of Corel. Dr. Michael Cowpland will remain as President,
CEO and a director of the corporation. Dale Fuller, Inprise/Borland's
interim President and CEO, will be appointed as Chairman of Corel's Board
of Directors. The operations of the combined entity will be headquartered
in Ottawa, with the Inprise/Borland operations remaining in its current
Silicon Valley locations. The combined businesses will have a presence in
over 100 countries.
Under the terms of the agreement, Inprise/Borland shareholders will receive
0.747 Corel common shares for each share of Inprise/Borland common stock
held. As a result of the merger, Corel expects to issue approximately 53.7
million common shares in the aggregate, in exchange for Inprise/Borland's
outstanding shares.
Based on the closing price of US$20.00 per share of Corel as of February 4,
2000, this represents a value of $14.94 per share of Inprise/Borland,
giving a US$2.44 billion valuation for the entire transaction, on a fully
diluted basis. Upon closing of the transaction, Inprise/Borland
shareholders will own approximately 44 percent of Corel, with the balance
being held by Corel's current shareholders. The boards of directors of both
companies have approved the transaction.
THE PARTNERS
"This merger enables us to offer global servicing support, end-to-end
product solutions and continuing service to all of our shared customers,"
said Corel president Michael Cowpland. "And with Inprise/Borland's
leadership in the software development community and Corel's Linux desktop
operating system and productivity applications, we have an extraordinary
opportunity to reach all facets of the exploding Linux market."
"This is about responding to and leading the rapidly changing face of
computing," said Inprise/Borland president Dale Fuller. "Mike and I have a
shared vision: To lead in the development of Linux and other emerging
technologies that will bridge and accelerate the value of the Internet, to
the world. Together, we're already well along this path. With our combined
base of 55 million customers u including small to medium enterprise
customers, desktop client customers, and enterprise developers u our
technologies will enable our customers to migrate to Linux faster."
The two companies share a dedication to innovation, high quality products
and services, and a commitment to providing solutions for the Linux
environment. With one of the largest teams of Linux developers, the
combined organization will be able to deliver more powerful solutions
faster.
The merger will allow the combined companies to provide a roadmap to the
future by offering training, education, and migration paths so customers
can fully exploit the power of Linux-based Internet solutions. Both
companies will also continue to provide support for open standards,
ensuring compatibility across Linux, Windows and Solaris platforms and
applications.
The combined businesses will benefit from shared resources in research and
development, sales and marketing, thus allowing the combined Company to
reduce expenses through the elimination of duplicated resources in their
global retail and corporate channels.
The Move to Linux
Linux is a powerful operating system that runs on hardware ranging from PCs
and Macs to Alphas and more. Linux is being used by a fast-growing number
of programmers worldwide as a platform for running Internet servers and
software applications. International Data Corporation (IDC), a
Massachusetts-based industry research organization, forecasts that the
Linux operating environment, including both client and server, will grow at
a compound annual rate of greater than 25 percent through 2003.
Corel's work on the Linux operating system grew out of its earlier efforts
developing software for the Unix operating system. With the release of
WordPerfect 8 for Linux in December 1998, Corel firmly established itself
as a leading software developer for the open source operating system. Corel
also developed the first Linux operating system (OS) built specifically for
the desktop.
Also a leading innovator for the Linux community, Inprise/Borland provides
the tools to create world-class enterprise applications for the Linux
operating system. Most recently, Inprise/Borland announced a free download
of JBuilder 3 Foundation, a pure Java development environment for Linux;
Kylix, planned to be one of the first rapid-application development (RAD)
tools for the Linux platform, is scheduled to be available in mid-2000; and
a free download of the Linux Just-In-Time (JIT) compiler.
The merger is subject to certain customary conditions, including
shareholder approval from Inprise/Borland and Corel, compliance with the
Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act, and certain other regulatory
filings and approvals. The transaction, which is expected to close in the
late spring and is expected to be tax-free to Inprise/Borland shareholders.
COREL CORPORATION is an internationally recognized developer of award-
winning business productivity, graphics and operating system solutions on
the Windowsregistered trademark, Linuxregistered trademark, UNIXregistered
trademark, Macintoshregistered trademark and Javatrademark platforms. Corel
also develops market-leading, Web-based solutions including applications,
contents, e-commerce and online services. For access to these services and
more information go to www.Corel.com or www.Corelcity.com. Corel is
headquartered in Ottawa. Corel's common stock trades on the NASDAQ Stock
Market under the symbol CORL and on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the
symbol COR.
INPRISE/BORLAND CORPORATION is a leading provider of Internet access
infrastructure tools and services for all major platforms, including Linux,
Solaris and Windows. Founded in 1983, Inprise/Borland is headquartered in
the Silicon Valley, California, with operations worldwide. To learn more,
visit Inprise/Borland at www.borland.com, or the community web site at
http://community.borland.com or call the company at (800) 632-2864.
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS: This press release contains statements that are
forward looking as that term is defined by the United States Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements are based on
current expectations that are subject to risks and uncertainties. Actual
results will differ due to factors such as shifts in customer demand,
product shipment schedules, product mix, competitive products and pricing,
technological shifts and other variables. Readers are referred to Corel
Corporation's and Inprise/Borland Corporation's most recent reports filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Investors and security holders are advised to read the joint proxy
statement/prospectus regarding the business combination transaction
referenced in the foregoing information, when it becomes available, because
it will contain important information. The joint proxy statement/prospectus
will be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission by Inprise
Corporation and Corel Corporation. Investors and security holders may
obtain a free copy of the joint proxy statement/prospectus (when available)
and other documents filed by Inprise Corporation and Corel Corporation with
the Commission at the Commission's web site at www.sec.gov. The joint proxy
statement/prospectus and such other documents may also be obtained for free
from Inprise Corporation by directing such request to: Inprise Corporation,
100 Enterprise Way, Scotts Valley, California 95066-3249, Attention:
Investor Relations, telephone: (831) 431-1000, e-mail:
[email protected].
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