SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
December 16, 2001
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
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AMGEN INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 000-12477 95-3540776
(State or other Jurisdiction (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer
of Incorporation) Identification Number)
Amgen Inc. 91320-1799
One Amgen Center Drive (Zip Code)
Thousand Oaks, CA
(Address of principal executive
offices)
805-447-1000
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
N/A
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
Item 5. Other Events.
On December 16, 2001, Amgen Inc., a Delaware corporation ("Amgen"), AMS
Acquisition Inc., a Washington corporation and wholly-owned subsidiary of Amgen
("AMS"), and Immunex Corporation, a Washington corporation ("Immunex"), entered
into an Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of December 16, 2001 (the "Merger
Agreement"). Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, AMS will be merged with and into
Immunex, with Immunex surviving as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Amgen. The
completion of the merger is subject to several conditions, including the
approval of the merger by a majority of the stockholders of Amgen and a majority
of the shareholders of Immunex and the expiration or termination of the
applicable waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act
of 1976.
In connection with the merger, each outstanding share of Immunex common
stock, other than dissenting shares, will be converted into the right to receive
.440 of a share of Amgen common stock and $4.50 in cash. Except for certain
options granted to non-employee directors of Immunex, and subject to certain
adjustments for out-of-the-money options, Amgen will assume all options
outstanding under Immunex's existing stock option plans, and Immunex's stock
options will be converted into options to acquire Amgen common stock (subject to
certain adjustments to the exercise price and number of shares issuable upon
exercise of those options).
The merger is intended to qualify as a tax-free reorganization under
Section 368(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
Also on December 16, 2001, in connection with the Merger Agreement, Amgen
entered into a Shareholder Voting Agreement (the "Voting Agreement") with
American Home Products Corporation, a Delaware corporation ("AHP"), MDP
Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of AHP
("Sub 1"), and Lederle Parenterals, Inc., a New Jersey corporation and a wholly-
owned subsidiary of AHP ("Sub 2," together with AHP and Sub 1, the "AHP
Entities"). The AHP Entities, collectively, beneficially own approximately 41%
of the outstanding shares of Immunex. Pursuant to the Voting Agreement, each of
the AHP Entities has agreed to vote in favor of the merger and the Merger
Agreement and granted to Amgen an irrevocable proxy to vote its shares of
Immunex in favor of the transaction.
The foregoing description of the merger, the Merger Agreement and the
Voting Agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Merger
Agreement, the Voting Agreement and the joint press release dated December 17,
2001 issued by Amgen and Immunex, attached as Exhibits 2.1, 10.1, and 99.1,
respectively, and incorporated herein by reference.
Item 7(c). Exhibits.
See Exhibit Index.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf
by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
AMGEN INC.
Date: December 16, 2001 By: /s/ Kevin W. Sharer
Name: Kevin W. Sharer
Title: Chairman of the Board, Chief
Executive Officer and President
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit
Number Document Description
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2.1 Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of December 16, 2001, by and
among Amgen Inc., a Delaware corporation, AMS Acquisition Inc., a
Washington corporation, and Immunex Corporation, a Washington
corporation.
10.1 Shareholder Voting Agreement dated as of December 16, 2001, by and
among Amgen Inc., a Delaware corporation, American Home Products
Corporation, a Delaware corporation, MDP Holdings, Inc., a Delaware
corporation, and Lederle Parenterals, Inc., a New Jersey corporation.
99.1 Joint Press Release dated December 17, 2001.
EXHIBIT 2.1
AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER
BY AND AMONG
AMGEN INC.,
AMS ACQUISITION INC.
AND
IMMUNEX CORPORATION
DATED AS OF DECEMBER 16, 2001
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE 1 The Merger...................................................... 1
Section 1.1 The Merger ................................................... 1
Section 1.2 Closing....................................................... 1
Section 1.3 Effect of the Merger.......................................... 2
Section 1.4 Articles of Incorporation; Bylaws............................. 2
Section 1.5 Directors and Officers of the Surviving Corporation........... 2
Section 1.6 Directors of Parent........................................... 2
ARTICLE 2. Conversion of Securities; Exchange of Certificates.............. 2
Section 2.1 Conversion of Securities...................................... 2
Section 2.2 Exchange of Certificates...................................... 4
Section 2.3 Stock Transfer Books.......................................... 7
Section 2.4 Stock Options................................................. 7
Section 2.5 Employee Stock Purchase Plan.................................. 8
Section 2.6 Employment Agreement.......................................... 8
Section 2.7 AHP Agreements................................................ 8
Section 2.8 Role of Seattle and Rhode Island Following the Merger......... 9
ARTICLE 3. Representations and Warranties of the Company................... 9
Section 3.1 Organization and Qualification; Subsidiaries.................. 9
Section 3.2 Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws; Corporate Books
and Records................................................. 9
Section 3.3 Capitalization................................................ 10
Section 3.4 Authority..................................................... 11
Section 3.5 No Conflict; Required Filings and Consents.................... 11
Section 3.6 Permits; Compliance With Law.................................. 12
Section 3.7 SEC Filings; Financial Statements............................. 13
Section 3.8 Absence of Certain Changes or Events.......................... 13
Section 3.9 Employee Benefit Plans........................................ 14
Section 3.10 Labor and Other Employment Matters............................ 16
Section 3.11 Tax Treatment................................................. 17
Section 3.12 Contracts..................................................... 17
Section 3.13 Litigation.................................................... 18
Section 3.14 Environmental Matters......................................... 18
Section 3.15 Intellectual Property......................................... 19
Section 3.16 Taxes......................................................... 20
Section 3.17 Insurance..................................................... 20
Section 3.18 Properties.................................................... 20
Section 3.19 Regulatory Compliance......................................... 21
Section 3.20 Opinion of Financial Advisor.................................. 22
Section 3.21 Vote Required................................................. 22
Section 3.22 Brokers....................................................... 22
ARTICLE 4. Representations and Warranties of Parent and Merger Sub......... 22
Section 4.1 Organization and Qualification; Subsidiaries.................. 22
Section 4.2 Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws; Corporate Books
and Records................................................ 23
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Section 4.3 Capitalization................................................ 23
Section 4.4 Authority Relative to This Agreement.......................... 24
Section 4.5 No Conflict; Required Filings and Consents.................... 24
Section 4.6 Permits; Compliance With Law.................................. 25
Section 4.7 SEC Filings; Financial Statements............................. 25
Section 4.8 Absence of Certain Changes or Events.......................... 26
Section 4.9 Litigation.................................................... 26
Section 4.10 Environmental Matters......................................... 27
Section 4.11 Intellectual Property......................................... 27
Section 4.12 Regulatory Compliance......................................... 27
Section 4.13 Tax Treatment................................................. 28
Section 4.14 Ownership of Merger Sub; No Prior Activities.................. 28
Section 4.15 Opinion of Financial Advisor.................................. 28
Section 4.16 Vote Required................................................. 28
Section 4.17 Brokers....................................................... 28
Section 4.18 Sufficient Funds.............................................. 28
ARTICLE 5. Covenants........................................................ 28
Section 5.1 Conduct of Business by the Company Pending the Closing........ 28
Section 5.2 Conduct of Business by Parent Pending the Closing............. 32
Section 5.3 Cooperation................................................... 33
Section 5.4 Tax-Free Reorganization Treatment............................. 33
Section 5.5 Control of Other Party's Business............................. 33
ARTICLE 6. Additional Agreements............................................ 34
Section 6.1 Registration Statement; Proxy Statement....................... 34
Section 6.2 Shareholders' Meetings........................................ 35
Section 6.3 Access to Information; Confidentiality........................ 36
Section 6.4 No Solicitation of Transactions............................... 37
Section 6.5 Appropriate Action; Consents; Filings......................... 39
Section 6.6 Certain Notices............................................... 41
Section 6.7 Public Announcements.......................................... 41
Section 6.8 Nasdaq Listing................................................ 41
Section 6.9 Employee Benefit Matters...................................... 41
Section 6.10 Indemnification of Directors and Officers..................... 42
Section 6.11 Plan of Reorganization........................................ 43
Section 6.12 Affiliate Letters............................................. 43
Section 6.13 Section 16 Matters............................................ 43
Section 6.14 Stock Award Matters........................................... 43
Section 6.15 Restructure of Transaction.................................... 44
ARTICLE 7. Closing Conditions............................................... 44
Section 7.1 Conditions to Obligations of Each Party Under
This Agreement............................................. 44
Section 7.2 Additional Conditions to Obligations of Parent and
Merger Sub................................................. 45
Section 7.3 Additional Conditions to Obligations of the Company........... 46
ARTICLE 8. Termination, Amendment and Waiver................................ 47
Section 8.1 Termination................................................... 47
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Section 8.2 Effect of Termination.......................................... 48
Section 8.3 Amendment...................................................... 50
Section 8.4 Waiver......................................................... 50
Section 8.5 Fees and Expenses.............................................. 50
ARTICLE 9. General Provisions............................................... 50
Section 9.1 Non-Survival of Representations and Warranties................. 50
Section 9.2 Notices........................................................ 50
Section 9.3 Certain Definitions............................................ 52
Section 9.4 Terms Defined Elsewhere........................................ 58
Section 9.5 Headings....................................................... 61
Section 9.6 Severability................................................... 61
Section 9.7 Entire Agreement............................................... 61
Section 9.8 Assignment..................................................... 61
Section 9.9 Parties in Interest............................................ 61
Section 9.10 Mutual Drafting................................................ 61
Section 9.11 Governing Law; Consent to Jurisdiction; Waiver of Trial
by Jury...................................................... 62
Section 9.12 Specific Performance........................................... 63
Section 9.13 Disclosure..................................................... 63
Section 9.14 Counterparts................................................... 63
Exhibit 6.12 Form of Affiliate Letter
Exhibit 7.2(c)(i) Parent Tax Matters Certificate
Exhibit 7.2(c)(ii) Company Tax Matters Certificate
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AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER, dated as of December 16, 2001
(this "Agreement"), by and among Amgen Inc., a Delaware corporation ("Parent"),
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AMS Acquisition Inc., a Washington corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of
Parent ("Merger Sub"), and Immunex Corporation, a Washington corporation (the
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"Company").
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WHEREAS, the respective Boards of Directors of Parent, Merger
Sub and the Company have approved the merger of Merger Sub with and into the
Company (the "Merger") upon the terms and subject to the conditions of this
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Agreement and in accordance with the Business Corporation Act of the State of
Washington (the "WBCA");
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WHEREAS, the respective Boards of Directors of Parent and the
Company have determined that the Merger is in furtherance of and consistent with
their respective business strategies and is in the best interest of their
respective shareholders, and Parent has approved this Agreement and the Merger
as the sole shareholder of Merger Sub;
WHEREAS, as a condition to and inducement to Parent's and
Merger Sub's willingness to enter into this Agreement, simultaneously with the
execution of this Agreement, American Home Products Corporation, a Delaware
corporation and shareholder of the Company ("AHP"), is entering into a
Shareholder Voting Agreement with Parent and Merger Sub (the "Voting
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Agreement");
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WHEREAS, for federal income tax purposes, it is intended that
the Merger shall qualify as a reorganization within the meaning of Section
368(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"); and
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WHEREAS, certain capitalized terms used herein are defined
in Section 9.3;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the
respective representations, warranties, covenants and agreements set forth in
this Agreement and intending to be legally bound hereby, the parties hereto
agree as follows:
ARTICLE 1.
THE MERGER
Section 1.1 The Merger. Upon the terms and subject to satisfaction or
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waiver of the conditions set forth in this Agreement, and in accordance with the
WBCA, at the Effective Time, Merger Sub shall be merged with and into the
Company. As a result of the Merger, the separate corporate existence of Merger
Sub shall cease and the Company shall continue as the surviving corporation of
the Merger (the "Surviving Corporation").
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Section 1.2 Closing. The closing of the Merger (the "Closing") shall take
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place on the first Business Day after the satisfaction or waiver (subject to
applicable Law) of the conditions (excluding conditions that, by their nature,
cannot be satisfied until the Closing Date) set forth in Article 7, unless this
Agreement has been theretofore terminated pursuant to its terms or unless
another time or date is agreed to in writing by the parties hereto (the actual
date of the Closing being referred to herein as the "Closing Date"). The Closing
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shall be held at the offices of Latham & Watkins, 633 West Fifth
Street, Suite 4000, Los Angeles, California 90071, unless another place is
agreed to in writing by the parties hereto. As soon as practicable after the
Closing Date, the parties hereto shall cause the Merger to be consummated by
filing articles of
merger relating to the Merger (the "Articles of Merger") with the Secretary of
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State of the State of Washington, in such form as required by, and executed in
accordance with the relevant provisions of, the WBCA (the date and time of such
filing, or if another date and time is specified in such filing, such specified
date and time, being the "Effective Time").
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Section 1.3 Effect of the Merger. At the Effective Time, the effect
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of the Merger shall be as provided in the applicable provisions of the WBCA.
Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, at the Effective Time, except
as otherwise provided herein, all the property, rights, privileges, powers and
franchises of the Company and Merger Sub shall vest in the Surviving
Corporation, and all debts, liabilities and duties of the Company and Merger Sub
shall become the debts, liabilities and duties of the Surviving Corporation.
Section 1.4 Articles of Incorporation; Bylaws.
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(a) Articles of Incorporation. At the Effective Time, the Articles of
Incorporation of the Surviving Corporation shall be amended in their entirety to
read as the Articles of Incorporation of Merger Sub, until thereafter changed or
amended as provided therein or by applicable Law, except that Article I thereof
shall be amended to read as follows: "The name of the Corporation is Immunex
Corporation." Such Articles shall not be inconsistent with Section 6.10.
(b) Bylaws. At the Effective Time, the Bylaws of Merger Sub, as in
effect immediately prior to the Effective Time, shall be the Bylaws of the
Surviving Corporation, until thereafter changed or amended as provided therein
or by applicable Law. Such Bylaws shall not be inconsistent with Section 6.10.
Section 1.5 Directors and Officers of the Surviving Corporation. The
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directors of Merger Sub immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be the
initial directors of the Surviving Corporation, each to hold office in
accordance with the Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws of the Surviving
Corporation. The officers of Merger Sub immediately prior to the Effective Time
shall be the initial officers of the Surviving Corporation, each to hold office
in accordance with the Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws of the Surviving
Corporation.
Section 1.6 Directors of Parent. At or prior to the Effective Time,
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the Board of Directors of Parent shall take all action necessary so that,
effective immediately following the Effective Time, Edward V. Fritzky shall be
appointed to the Board of Directors of Parent. If at the Effective Time Parent
has multiple classes of directors, Parent shall take all action reasonably
necessary, subject to applicable Law, to appoint Mr. Fritzky to the class of
directors with the longest remaining term as of the Effective Time, provided,
that Parent shall not be required to request that an incumbent director of
Parent switch classes.
ARTICLE 2.
CONVERSION OF SECURITIES; EXCHANGE OF CERTIFICATES
Section 2.1 Conversion of Securities. At the Effective Time, by virtue
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of the Merger and without any action on the part of Merger Sub, the Company or
the holders of any of the following securities:
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(a) Conversion Generally. Each share of common stock, par value $0.01 per
share, of the Company ("Company Common Stock") issued and outstanding
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immediately prior to the Effective Time (other than any shares of Company Common
Stock to be canceled pursuant to Section 2.1(b) and dissenting shares referred
to in Section 2.1(e)) shall be converted, subject to Section 2.2(e), into the
right to receive (i) 0.440 (the "Exchange Ratio") of a share of common stock,
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par value $0.0001 per share ("Parent Common Stock"), of Parent (the "Common
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Stock Consideration") and (ii) $4.50 in cash (the "Cash Consideration," and
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together with the Common Stock Consideration, the "Merger Consideration"). All
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such shares of Company Common Stock shall no longer be outstanding and shall
automatically be canceled and retired and shall cease to exist, and each
certificate previously representing any such shares shall thereafter represent
the right to receive the Merger Consideration payable in respect of such shares
of Company Common Stock.
(b) Parent-Owned Shares. All shares of Company Common Stock owned by Parent
or any of its Subsidiaries shall be cancelled and retired and shall cease to
exist and no Merger Consideration or other consideration shall be delivered in
exchange therefor.
(c) Merger Sub. Each share of common stock of Merger Sub issued and
outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be converted into and
be exchanged for one newly and validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable
share of common stock of the Surviving Corporation.
(d) Change in Shares. If, between the date of this Agreement and the
Effective Time, the outstanding shares of Parent Common Stock or Company Common
Stock shall have been changed into, or exchanged for, a different number of
shares or a different class, by reason of any stock dividend, subdivision,
reclassification, recapitalization, split, combination or exchange of shares,
the Exchange Ratio and the Option Exchange Ratio shall be correspondingly
adjusted to provide the holders of Company Common Stock and Company Options the
same economic effect as contemplated by this Agreement prior to such event.
(e) Dissenting Shares. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the
contrary, with respect to each share of Company Common Stock as to which the
holder thereof shall have properly complied with the provisions of Chapter
23B.13 of the WBCA as to dissenters' rights (each, a "Dissenting Share"), if
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any, such holder shall be entitled to payment, solely from the Surviving
Corporation, of the appraisal value of the Dissenting Shares to the extent
permitted by and in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 23B.13 of the
WBCA; provided, however, that (i) if any holder of Dissenting Shares, under the
circumstances permitted by and in accordance with the WBCA, affirmatively
withdraws such holder's demand for appraisal of such Dissenting Shares, (ii) if
any holder of Dissenting Shares fails to establish such holder's entitlement to
dissenters' rights as provided in the WBCA or (iii) if any holder of Dissenting
Shares takes or fails to take any action the consequence of which is that such
holder is not entitled to payment for such holder's shares under the WBCA, such
holder or holders (as the case may be) shall forfeit the right to appraisal of
such shares of Company Common Stock and such shares of Company Common Stock
shall thereupon be deemed to have been converted, as of the Effective Time, into
and represent the right to receive the Merger Consideration payable in respect
of such shares of Company Common Stock. The Company shall give Parent prompt
notice of any demands received by the Company for appraisal of shares of Company
Common
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Stock, and Parent shall have the right to participate in all negotiations and
proceedings with respect to such demands. The Company shall not settle, make any
payments with respect to, or offer to settle, any claim with respect to
Dissenting Shares without the written consent of Parent.
(f) Associated Rights. References in this Agreement to Parent
Common Stock shall include, unless the context requires otherwise, the
associated Preferred Share Purchase Rights issued pursuant to the Amended and
Restated Rights Agreement dated as of December 12, 2000 between Parent and
American Stock Transfer and Trust Company, as Rights Agent (the "Rights Plan").
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Section 2.2 Exchange of Certificates.
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(a) Exchange Agent. As of the Effective Time, Parent shall
deposit, or shall cause to be deposited, with American Stock Transfer and Trust
Company or another bank or trust company designated by Parent and reasonably
satisfactory to the Company (the "Exchange Agent"), for the benefit of the
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holders of shares of Company Common Stock, for exchange, in accordance with this
Article 2, through the Exchange Agent, sufficient cash and certificates
representing shares of Parent Common Stock to make all deliveries pursuant to
this Article 2. Parent agrees to make available to the Exchange Agent, from time
to time as needed, cash sufficient to pay any dividends and other distributions
pursuant to Section 2.2(c). The Exchange Agent shall, pursuant to irrevocable
instructions, deliver the Merger Consideration contemplated to be paid for
shares of Company Common Stock pursuant to this Agreement out of the Exchange
Fund. Except as contemplated by Sections 2.2(c) and 2.2(e) hereof, the Exchange
Fund shall not be used for any other purpose. Any cash and certificates
representing Parent Common Stock deposited with the Exchange Agent (including
the proceeds from sales of Excess Shares in accordance with Section 2.2(e))
shall be referred to as the "Exchange Fund."
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(b) Exchange Procedures. Promptly after the Effective Time,
Parent shall instruct 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 Company Common Stock (the "Certificates") (i)
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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 proper
delivery of the Certificates to the Exchange Agent and shall be in customary
form) and (ii) instructions for use in effecting the surrender of the
Certificates in exchange for the Merger Consideration payable in respect of the
shares of Company Common Stock represented by such Certificates. Upon surrender
of a Certificate for cancellation to the Exchange Agent together with such
letter of transmittal, properly completed and duly executed, and such other
documents as may be required pursuant to such instructions, the holder of such
Certificate shall be entitled to receive in exchange therefor the Merger
Consideration payable in respect of the shares of Company Common Stock
represented by such Certificate, cash in lieu of fractional shares of Parent
Common Stock to which such holder is entitled pursuant to Section 2.2(e) and any
dividends or other distributions to which such holder is entitled pursuant to
Section 2.2(c), and the Certificate so surrendered shall forthwith be canceled.
No interest shall be paid or accrued on any Cash Consideration, cash in lieu of
fractional shares or on any unpaid dividends and distributions payable to
holders of Certificates. In the event of a transfer of ownership of shares of
Company Common Stock which is not registered in the transfer records of the
Company, the Merger Consideration payable in respect of such shares of Company
Common Stock may be paid to a
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transferee if the Certificate representing such shares of Company Common Stock
is presented to the Exchange Agent, accompanied by all documents required to
evidence and effect such transfer and by evidence that any applicable stock
transfer Taxes have been paid. Until surrendered as contemplated by this Section
2.2, each Certificate shall be deemed at any time after the Effective Time to
represent only the right to receive upon such surrender the Merger Consideration
payable in respect of the shares of Company Common Stock represented by such
Certificate, cash in lieu of any fractional shares of Parent Common Stock to
which such holder is entitled pursuant to Section 2.2(e) and any dividends or
other distributions to which such holder is entitled pursuant to Section 2.2(c).
(c) Distributions with Respect to Unexchanged Shares of Parent Common
Stock. No dividends or other distributions declared or made with respect to
shares of Parent Common Stock, with a record date after the Effective Time,
shall be paid to the holder of any unsurrendered Certificate, and no cash
payment in lieu of fractional shares of Parent Common Stock shall be paid to any
such holder pursuant to Section 2.2(e), unless and until the holder of such
Certificate shall surrender such Certificate. Subject to the effect of escheat,
Tax or other applicable Laws, following surrender of any such Certificate, there
shall be paid to such holder of the certificates representing whole shares of
Parent Common Stock issuable in exchange therefor, without interest, (i)
promptly, the amount of any cash due pursuant to Section 2.1 and cash payable in
lieu of fractional shares of Parent Common Stock to which such holder is
entitled pursuant to Section 2.2(e) and the amount of dividends or other
distributions with a record date at or after the Effective Time theretofore paid
with respect to such whole shares of Parent Common Stock and (ii) at the
appropriate payment date, the amount of dividends or other distributions, with a
record date at or after the Effective Time but prior to such surrender and a
payment date subsequent to such surrender, payable with respect to such whole
shares of Parent Common Stock.
(d) Further Rights in Company Common Stock. The Merger Consideration issued
upon conversion of a share of Company Common Stock in accordance with the terms
hereof (including any dividends or distributions pursuant to Section 2.2(c) or
Section 2.2(e)) shall be deemed to have been issued in full satisfaction of all
rights pertaining to such share of Company Common Stock.
(e) Fractional Shares. No certificates or scrip representing fractional
shares of Parent Common Stock shall be issued upon the surrender for exchange of
Certificates, no dividend or distribution with respect to Parent Common Stock
shall be payable on or with respect to any fractional share and such fractional
share interests shall not entitle the owner thereof to any rights of a
stockholder of Parent.
(i) As promptly as practicable following the Effective Time, the
Exchange Agent shall determine the closest number of whole shares of Parent
Common Stock represented by the aggregate of the fractional share interests in
Parent Common Stock to which all holders of Company Common Stock are entitled
(the "Excess Shares"). As soon after the Effective Time as practicable, the
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Exchange Agent, as agent for such holders of Parent Common Stock, shall sell
the Excess Shares at then prevailing prices on Nasdaq, all in the manner
provided in this Section 2.2(e).
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(ii) The sale of the Excess Shares by the Exchange Agent shall be
executed on Nasdaq through one or more member firms of Nasdaq and shall be
executed in round lots to the extent practicable. Until the net proceeds of any
such sale or sales have been distributed to such holders of Company Common
Stock, the Exchange Agent shall hold such proceeds in trust for such holders of
Company Common Stock as part of the Exchange Fund. All commissions, transfer
Taxes and other out-of-pocket transaction costs of the Exchange Agent incurred
in connection with such sale or sales of Excess Shares shall be deducted from
the Exchange Fund. In addition, the Exchange Agent's compensation and expenses
in connection with such sale or sales shall be deducted from the Exchange Fund.
The Exchange Agent shall determine the portion of such net proceeds to which
each holder of Company Common Stock shall be entitled, if any, by multiplying
the amount of the aggregate net proceeds by a fraction the numerator of which is
the amount of the fractional share interest to which such holder of Company
Common Stock is entitled (after taking into account all shares of Parent Common
Stock to be issued to such holder) and the denominator of which is the aggregate
amount of fractional share interests to which all holders of Company Common
Stock are entitled.
(iii) As soon as practicable after the determination of the amount of
cash, if any, to be paid to holders of Company Common Stock with respect to any
fractional share interests, the Exchange Agent shall promptly pay such amounts
to such holders of Company Common Stock subject to and in accordance with the
terms of this Article 2.
(f) Termination of Exchange Fund. Any portion of the Exchange Fund which
remains undistributed to the holders of Company Common Stock for one year after
the Effective Time shall be delivered to Parent, upon demand, and, from and
after such delivery to Parent, any holders of Company Common Stock who have not
theretofore complied with this Article 2 shall thereafter look only to Parent
for the Merger Consideration payable in respect of such shares of Company Common
Stock, any cash in lieu of fractional shares of Parent Common Stock to which
they are entitled pursuant to Section 2.2(e) and any dividends or other
distributions with respect to Parent Common Stock to which they are entitled
pursuant to Section 2.2(c), in each case, without any interest thereon.
(g) No Liability. None of Parent, the Surviving Corporation or the Company
shall be liable to any holder of shares of Company Common Stock for any such
shares of Parent Common Stock (or dividends or distributions with respect
thereto) or cash from the Exchange Fund delivered to a public official pursuant
to any abandoned property, escheat or similar Law.
(h) Lost Certificates. If any Certificate shall have been lost, stolen or
destroyed, upon the making of an affidavit of that fact by the person claiming
such Certificate to be lost, stolen or destroyed and, if required by Parent, the
posting by such person of a bond, in such reasonable amount as Parent may
direct, as indemnity against any claim that may be made against it with respect
to such Certificate, the Exchange Agent shall pay in exchange for such lost,
stolen or destroyed Certificate the Merger Consideration payable in respect of
the shares of Company Common Stock represented by such Certificate, any cash in
lieu of fractional shares of Parent Common Stock to which the holders thereof
are entitled pursuant to Section 2.2(e) and any dividends or other distributions
to which the holders thereof are entitled pursuant to Section 2.2(c), in each
case, without any interest thereon.
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(i) Withholding. Parent or the Exchange Agent shall be entitled to deduct
and withhold from the consideration otherwise payable pursuant to this Agreement
to any holder of Company Common Stock such amounts as Parent or the Exchange
Agent are required to deduct and withhold under the Code, or any Tax Law, with
respect to the making of such payment. To the extent that amounts are so
withheld by Parent or the Exchange Agent, such withheld amounts shall be treated
for all purposes of this Agreement as having been paid to the holder of Company
Common Stock in respect of whom such deduction and withholding was made by
Parent or the Exchange Agent.
(j) Investment of Exchange Fund. The Exchange Agent shall invest any cash
included in the Exchange Fund, as directed by Parent, on a daily basis. Any
interest and other income resulting from such investments shall be paid to
Parent upon termination of the Exchange Fund pursuant to Section 2.2(f). In the
event the cash in the Exchange Fund shall be insufficient to fully satisfy all
of the payment obligations to be made by the Exchange Agent hereunder, Parent
shall promptly deposit cash into the Exchange Fund in an amount which is equal
to the deficiency in the amount of cash required to fully satisfy such payment
obligations.
Section 2.3 Stock Transfer Books. At the Effective Time, the stock transfer
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books of the Company shall be closed and thereafter, there shall be no further
registration of transfers of shares of Company Common Stock theretofore
outstanding on the records of the Company. From and after the Effective Time,
the holders of certificates representing shares of Company Common Stock
outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time shall cease to have any
rights with respect to such shares of Company Common Stock except as otherwise
provided herein or by Law. On or after the Effective Time, any Certificates
presented to the Exchange Agent or Parent for any reason shall be converted into
the Merger Consideration payable in respect of the shares of Company Common
Stock represented by such Certificates, any cash in lieu of fractional shares of
Parent Common Stock to which the holders thereof are entitled pursuant to
Section 2.2(e) and any dividends or other distributions to which the holders
thereof are entitled pursuant to Section 2.2(c), without any interest thereon.
Section 2.4 Stock Options.
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(a) At the Effective Time, each Company Option, other than Cancelled
Company Options, then outstanding under any Company Stock Option Plan, whether
or not then exercisable, shall be converted into an option to purchase Parent
Common Stock in accordance with this Section 2.4(a). Each Company Option so
converted shall continue to have, and be subject to, the same terms and
conditions (including vesting schedule) as set forth in the applicable Company
Stock Option Plan and any agreements thereunder immediately prior to the
Effective Time, except that, as of the Effective Time, (i) each Company Option
shall be exercisable (or shall become exercisable in accordance with its terms)
for that number of whole shares of Parent Common Stock equal to the product of
the number of shares that were issuable upon exercise of such Company Option
immediately prior to the Effective Time multiplied by 0.52 (the "Option Exchange
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Ratio"), rounded down to the nearest whole number of shares of Parent Common
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Stock, (ii) the per share exercise price for the shares of Parent Common Stock
issuable upon exercise of such Company Option so converted shall be equal to the
quotient determined by dividing the exercise price per share of Company Common
Stock at which such Company Option was exercisable immediately prior to the
Effective Time by the Option
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Exchange Ratio, rounded up to the nearest whole cent, and (iii) each Company
Option which (a) is outstanding as of the date of this Agreement, (b) remains
outstanding at the Effective Time, and (c) constitutes an Accelerated Company
Option immediately prior to the Effective Time, shall be fully vested and
exercisable as to all shares of Parent Common Stock subject thereto.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the conversion of any Company Options which are
"incentive stock options," within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code, into
options to purchase Parent Common Stock shall be made so as not to constitute a
"modification" of such Company Options within the meaning of Section 424 of the
Code.
(b) At the Effective Time, each Cancelled Company Option then outstanding
under any Company Stock Option Plan shall be cancelled, and in exchange
therefor, shall be converted into an option ("Replacement Option") to purchase
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that number of whole shares of Parent Common Stock equal to the product of the
number of shares subject to the related Cancelled Company Option multiplied by
0.4, rounded down to the nearest whole number of shares of Parent Common Stock,
with an exercise price per share equal to the fair market value of a share of
Parent Common Stock as of the date of grant of the Replacement Option (which
shall be as of the close of market on the date of the Effective Time)and
otherwise subject to the terms and conditions (including the vesting schedule)
that were applicable to the related Cancelled Company Option immediately prior
to the Effective Time, and neither the vesting nor exercisability of any
Cancelled Company Option or Replacement Option shall be accelerated except as
provided in the addendums to the Company Stock Option Plans.
Section 2.5 Employee Stock Purchase Plan. At the Effective Time, each
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outstanding purchase right under the Immunex Corporation 1999 Employee Stock
Purchase Plan (the "ESPP") shall be assumed by Parent in such manner that Parent
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is a corporation "issuing or assuming a stock option in a transaction to which
Section 424(a) applies" within the meaning of the Code, and shall be converted
into a right to purchase Parent Common Stock in accordance with this Section
2.5. Each purchase right so assumed and converted by Parent under this Agreement
will continue to have, and be subject to, the same terms and conditions set
forth in the ESPP and the documents governing the outstanding purchase rights
under the ESPP, immediately prior to the Effective Time, except that the
purchase price of shares of Parent Common Stock and the number of shares of
Parent Common Stock to be issued upon the exercise of such purchase rights shall
be adjusted in accordance with the Option Exchange Ratio.
Section 2.6 Employment Agreement. Simultaneously with the execution of
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this Agreement, Parent has entered into an employment agreement with Edward V.
Fritzky, which agreement shall become effective upon the Closing.
Section 2.7 AHP Agreements. Simultaneously with the execution of this
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Agreement, each of that certain Stockholders' Rights Agreement by and among
Parent, AHP, MDP Holdings, Inc. and Lederle Parenterals, Inc., that certain
Amended and Restated Promotion Agreement by and between Parent and AHP, and that
certain Agreement Regarding Governance and Commercial Matters by and among
Parent, AHP and American Cyanamid Company (collectively, the "AHP Agreements")
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has been executed, which agreements shall become effective upon the Closing
(except that the Agreement Regarding Governance and Commercial Matters shall be
effective as of the date hereof).
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Section 2.8 Role of Seattle and Rhode Island Following the Merger. Parent
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intends to, following the Effective Time, (i) operate and grow the Company's
Seattle, Washington facility as a major research and development center for
Parent, (ii) maintain Seattle, Washington as the primary location for the team
of employees responsible for Enbrel, (iii) complete the Company's Helix Project
research and technology center in Seattle, Washington, in order to consolidate
Parent's Seattle downtown operations to one campus, and (iv) operate and grow
the West Greenwich, Rhode Island biotechnology manufacturing complex as a
large-scale manufacturing complex for biological products.
ARTICLE 3.
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY
Except as set forth in the corresponding section of the Disclosure Letter
delivered by the Company to Parent prior to the execution of this Agreement (the
"Company Disclosure Letter") (and subject to Section 9.13 hereof), the Company
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hereby represents and warrants to Parent as follows:
Section 3.1 Organization and Qualification; Subsidiaries. The Company is
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a corporation duly organized and validly existing under the Laws of the State of
Washington and has paid all excise taxes required by the Washington Department
of Revenue. Each Subsidiary of the Company (collectively, the "Company
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Subsidiaries") has been duly organized and is validly existing under the Laws of
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the State of Washington and has paid all excise taxes required by the Washington
Department of Revenue, except where the failure to be so organized, existing or
to have paid taxes would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be
expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect. Each of the Company and the
Company Subsidiaries has the requisite power and authority and all necessary
governmental approvals to own, lease and operate its properties and to carry on
its business as it is now being conducted, except where the failure to have such
power, authority and governmental approvals would not, individually or in the
aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect.
Each of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries is duly qualified or licensed
to do business, and is in good standing (but only with respect to jurisdictions
which recognize such concepts) in each jurisdiction where the character of the
properties owned, leased or operated by it or the nature of its business makes
such qualification or licensing or good standing necessary, except for such
failures to be so qualified or licensed and in good standing that would not,
individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Company
Material Adverse Effect. Section 3.1 of the Company Disclosure Letter sets forth
a true and complete list of all of the Company Subsidiaries. Except with respect
to securities of non-affiliates held for investment purposes which do not
constitute more than a 5% percent interest in any such non-affiliate, neither
the Company nor any Company Subsidiary holds an Equity Interest in any other
person.
Section 3.2 Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws; Corporate Books and
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Records. The copies of the Company's Articles of Incorporation (the "Company
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Articles") and Bylaws (the "Company Bylaws") that are listed as exhibits to the
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Company's Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2000 are complete and
correct copies thereof as in effect on the date hereof. The Company is not in
violation of any of the provisions of the Company Articles or the Company Bylaws
as of the date hereof and will not, as of the Closing Date, be in violation of
any of the provisions of the Company Articles or Company Bylaws, as such Company
Articles and
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Company Bylaws may be amended between the date hereof and the Closing Date. True
and complete copies of all minute books of the Company since January 1, 1999
have been made available by the Company to Parent.
Section 3.3 Capitalization.
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(a) As of the date hereof, the authorized capital stock of the Company
consists of 1,200,000,000 shares of Company Common Stock and 30,000,000 shares
of preferred stock, par value $0.01 per share (the "Company Preferred Stock").
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As of December 1, 2001, (i) 544,893,425 shares of Company Common Stock were
issued and outstanding, all of which were validly issued and fully paid,
nonassessable and, except pursuant to Sections 2.01 and 2.02 of the Governance
Agreement, free of preemptive rights, and (ii) 51,062,923 shares of Company
Common Stock were issuable (and such number was reserved for issuance) upon
exercise of Company Options outstanding as of such date. As of the date hereof,
no shares of Company Preferred Stock are issued or outstanding.
(b) Except for outstanding Company Options, outstanding purchase rights
under the ESPP and pursuant to Sections 2.01 and 2.02 of the Governance
Agreement, as of the date hereof, there are no options, warrants or other
rights, agreements, arrangements or commitments of any character to which the
Company or any Company Subsidiary is a party or by which the Company or any
Company Subsidiary is bound relating to the issued or unissued capital stock or
other Equity Interests of the Company or any Company Subsidiary, or obligating
the Company or any Company Subsidiary to issue or sell any shares of its capital
stock or other Equity Interests. From December 1, 2001 to the date of this
Agreement, the Company has not issued any Equity Interests with respect to
Company Common Stock, other than (x) Parent Common Stock issued upon exercise of
Company Stock Options and (y) stock options issued to newly-hired employees in
the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice. The Company has
previously provided Parent with a true and complete list, as of December 15,
2001, of the prices at which outstanding Company Options may be exercised under
the applicable Company Stock Option Plan, the number of Company Options
outstanding at each such price and the vesting schedule of the Company Options.
All shares of Company Common Stock subject to issuance under the Company Stock
Option Plans, upon issuance prior to the Effective Time on the terms and
conditions specified in the instruments pursuant to which they are issuable,
will be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid, nonassessable and, except
pursuant to Sections 2.01 and 2.02 of the Governance Agreement, free of
preemptive rights.
(c) Except as set forth in the Governance Agreement, there are no
outstanding contractual obligations of the Company or any Company Subsidiary (i)
restricting the transfer of, (ii) affecting the voting rights of, (iii)
requiring the repurchase, redemption or disposition of, or containing any right
of first refusal with respect to, (iv) requiring the registration for sale of,
or (v) granting any preemptive or antidilutive right with respect to, any
Company Common Stock or any capital stock of, or other Equity Interests in, any
Company Subsidiary. Each outstanding share of capital stock of each Company
Subsidiary is duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid, nonassessable and
free of preemptive rights and is owned, beneficially and of record, by the
Company or another Company Subsidiary free and clear of all security interests,
liens, claims, pledges, options, rights of first refusal, agreements,
limitations on the Company's or such other Company Subsidiary's voting rights,
charges and other encumbrances of any nature whatsoever.
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There are no outstanding contractual obligations of the Company or any Company
Subsidiary to make any loan to, or any equity or other investment (in the form
of a capital contribution or otherwise) in, any Company Subsidiary or any other
person, other than guarantees by the Company of any indebtedness or other
obligations of any wholly-owned Company Subsidiary and other than loans made in
the ordinary course consistent with past practice to employees of the Company
and its Subsidiaries. The Company has not adopted a shareholder rights plan.
Section 3.4 Authority.
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(a) The Company has all necessary corporate power and authority to execute
and deliver this Agreement, to perform its obligations hereunder and to
consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. The execution and
delivery of this Agreement by the Company and the consummation by the Company of
such transactions have been duly and validly authorized by all necessary
corporate action and no other corporate proceedings on the part of the Company
and no shareholder votes are necessary to authorize this Agreement or to
consummate such transactions other than, with respect to the Merger, as provided
in Section 3.21. The Board of Directors of the Company, by resolutions adopted
by vote of at least a majority of the Board of Directors of the Company at a
meeting duly called and held at which a quorum was present and acting
throughout, has duly (i) adopted this Agreement and the transactions
contemplated hereby, which adoption has not been rescinded or modified, (ii)
resolved (subject to Section 6.4) to recommend this Agreement and the Merger to
its shareholders for approval and (iii) directed that this Agreement be
submitted to its shareholders for consideration in accordance with this
Agreement. All necessary approvals under the Governance Agreement have been
obtained with respect to the execution and performance by the Company of this
Agreement and the consummation of the Merger. No approval by the Company is
necessary under the Governance Agreement for the execution and performance by
AHP, MDP Holdings, Inc. and Lederle Parenterals, Inc. of the Voting Agreement.
The Company has waived its rights with respect to the Merger under Section
5.1(d) of the Governance Agreement. This Agreement has been duly and validly
executed and delivered by the Company and constitutes the legal, valid and
binding obligation of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance
with its terms.
(b) A majority of the Board of Directors of the Company has approved this
Agreement and the Voting Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby and
thereby for purposes of Chapter 23B.19 of the WBCA such that the restrictions
set forth in Section 23B.19.040 of the WBCA are not applicable to this Agreement
or the Voting Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated
hereby and thereby, or to the Surviving Corporation or Parent and their
Affiliates or transferees following the Merger. No other State of Washington
takeover statute or similar statute or regulation is applicable to the Merger.
Section 3.5 No Conflict; Required Filings and Consents.
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(a) The execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Company do not, and
the performance of this Agreement by the Company will not, (i) conflict with or
violate any provision of the Company Articles, the Company Bylaws, any
equivalent organizational documents of any Company Subsidiary or the Governance
Agreement (assuming the Company Shareholder Approval is obtained), (ii) assuming
that all consents, approvals, authorizations and
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permits described in Section 3.5(b) have been obtained and all filings and
notifications described in Section 3.5(b) have been made and any waiting periods
thereunder have terminated or expired, conflict with or violate any Law
applicable to the Company or any Company Subsidiary or by which any property or
asset of the Company or any Company Subsidiary is bound or affected or (iii)
require any consent or approval under, result in any breach of, any loss of any
benefit under or constitute a change of control or default (or an event which
with notice or lapse of time or both would become a default) under, or give to
others any right of termination, vesting, amendment, acceleration or
cancellation of, or result in the creation of a lien or other encumbrance on any
property or asset of the Company or any Company Subsidiary pursuant to, any
Contract, Company Permit or other instrument or obligation, except, with respect
to clauses (ii) and (iii), for any such conflicts, violations, breaches,
defaults or other occurrences which would not, individually or in the aggregate,
reasonably be expected to (x) have a Company Material Adverse Effect or (y)
prevent or materially delay the performance under this Agreement by the Company.
(b) The execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Company do not, and
the performance of this Agreement by the Company will not, require any consent,
approval, authorization or permit of, or filing with or notification to, any
domestic or foreign Governmental Entity or any other person, except (i) under
the Exchange Act, the Securities Act, any applicable Blue Sky Law, the rules and
regulations of Nasdaq, the HSR Act, foreign or supranational antitrust and
competition Laws and the filing and recordation of the Articles of Merger as
required by the WBCA and (ii) where failure to obtain such consents, approvals,
authorizations or permits, or to make such filings or notifications to a person
other than a Governmental Entity, would not, individually or in the aggregate,
reasonably be expected to (x) have a Company Material Adverse Effect or (y)
prevent or materially delay the performance of this Agreement by the Company.
Section 3.6 Permits; Compliance With Law. Each of the Company and the
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Company Subsidiaries is in possession of all authorizations, licenses, permits,
certificates, approvals and clearances, and has submitted notices to, all
Governmental Entities (including all authorizations under the Federal Food, Drug
and Cosmetic Act of 1938, as amended (the "FDCA") and the regulations of the
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United States Food and Drug Administration (the "FDA") promulgated thereunder)
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necessary for the Company or any Company Subsidiary to own, lease and operate
its properties or other assets and to carry on their respective businesses in
the manner described in the Company SEC Filings filed prior to the date hereof
and as it is being conducted as of the date hereof (the "Company Permits"), and
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all such Company Permits are valid, and in full force and effect, except where
the failure to have, or the suspension or cancellation of, or failure to be
valid or in full force and effect of, any of the Company Permits would not,
individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Company
Material Adverse Effect. Neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary is in
conflict with, or in default or violation of, (i) any Law applicable to the
Company or any Company Subsidiary or by which any property or asset of the
Company or any Company Subsidiary is bound or affected or (ii) any Company
Permits, except, with respect to clauses (i) and (ii), for any such conflicts,
defaults or violations that would not, individually or in the aggregate,
reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect.
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Section 3.7 SEC Filings; Financial Statements.
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(a) The Company has timely filed all registration statements, prospectuses,
forms, reports, definitive proxy statements, schedules and documents required to
be filed by it under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, as the case may be,
since January 1, 1998 (collectively, the "Company SEC Filings"). Each Company
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SEC Filing (i) as of its date, complied in all material respects with the
requirements of the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, as the case may be, and
(ii) did not, at the time it was filed, 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 made therein, in the light of the
circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. As of the date of this
Agreement, no Company Subsidiary is subject to the periodic reporting
requirements of the Exchange Act.
(b) Each of the consolidated financial statements (including, in each
case, any notes thereto) contained in the Company SEC Filings was prepared in
all material respects in accordance with GAAP applied (except as may be
indicated in the notes thereto and, in the case of unaudited quarterly financial
statements, as permitted by Form 10-Q under the Exchange Act) on a consistent
basis throughout the periods indicated (except as may be indicated in the notes
thereto), and each presented fairly the consolidated financial position, results
of operations and cash flows of the Company and the consolidated Company
Subsidiaries as of the respective dates thereof and for the respective periods
indicated therein (subject, in the case of unaudited statements, to normal and
recurring year-end adjustments which did not and would not, individually or in
the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse
Effect). The books and records of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries have
been, and are being, maintained in all material respects in accordance with GAAP
and any other applicable legal and accounting requirements.
(c) Except as and to the extent set forth on the consolidated balance sheet
of the Company and the consolidated Company Subsidiaries as of December 31, 2000
included in the Company's Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2000,
including the notes thereto (the "Company Form 10-K"), neither the Company nor
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any consolidated Company Subsidiary has any liabilities or obligations of any
nature (whether accrued, absolute, contingent or otherwise) that would be
required to be reflected on a balance sheet or in notes thereto prepared in
accordance with GAAP, except for (i) liabilities or obligations incurred in the
ordinary course of business consistent with past practice since December 31,
2000 and (ii) liabilities and obligations incurred in connection with this
Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby that would not, individually
or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse
Effect.
(d) As of the date hereof, no "material contract" (as such term is defined
in Item 601(b)(10) of Regulation S-K of the SEC) filed as an exhibit to the
Company Form 10-K has been amended or modified, except for such amendments or
modifications which have been filed as an exhibit to a subsequently dated
Company SEC Filing or are not required to be filed with the SEC.
Section 3.8 Absence of Certain Changes or Events. Since December 31,
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2000, except as disclosed in the Company Form 10-K or in Company SEC Filings
since December 31,
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2000 through to the date of this Agreement, including the notes thereto, and
except as specifically contemplated by, or as disclosed in, this Agreement, the
Company and the Company Subsidiaries have conducted their businesses in the
ordinary course consistent with past practice and, since such date, there has
not been (a) an event or development that would, individually or in the
aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect or
(b) any event or development that would, individually or in the aggregate,
reasonably be expected to prevent or materially delay the performance of this
Agreement by the Company.
Section 3.9 Employee Benefit Plans.
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(a) Section 3.9(a) of the Company Disclosure Letter sets forth a true and
complete list of each "employee benefit plan" as defined in Section 3(3) of
ERISA and any other material plan, policy, program, practice, agreement,
understanding or arrangement providing compensation or other benefits to any
current or former director, officer, employee or consultant (or to any dependent
or beneficiary thereof) of the Company or any ERISA Affiliate, which are now, or
with respect to any plan intended to be qualified under 401(a) of the Code, were
within the past 6 years, maintained, sponsored or contributed to by the Company
or any ERISA Affiliate, or under which the Company or any ERISA Affiliate has
any obligation or liability, whether actual or contingent, including, without
limitation, all material incentive, bonus, deferred compensation, vacation,
holiday, cafeteria, medical, disability, stock purchase, stock option, stock
appreciation, phantom stock, restricted stock or other stock-based compensation
plans, policies, programs, practices or arrangements. Each "employee benefit
plan" as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA and each other material plan, policy,
program, practice, agreement, understanding or arrangement providing
compensation or other benefits to any current or former director, officer,
employee or consultant (or to any dependent or beneficiary thereof) of the
Company or any ERISA Affiliate, which are now, or were within the past 6 years,
maintained, sponsored or contributed to by the Company or any ERISA Affiliate,
or under which the Company or any ERISA Affiliate has any obligation or
liability, whether actual or contingent, including, without limitation, all
material incentive, bonus, deferred compensation, vacation, holiday, cafeteria,
medical, disability, stock purchase, stock option, stock appreciation, phantom
stock, restricted stock or other stock-based compensation plans, policies,
programs, practices or arrangements is hereinafter referred to as a "Company
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Benefit Plan". Neither the Company, nor to the Knowledge of the Company, any
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other person, has any express or implied commitment, whether legally enforceable
or not, to modify, change or terminate any Company Benefit Plan, other than with
respect to a modification, change or termination required by ERISA or the Code.
The Company has delivered or made available to Parent true, correct and complete
copies of all Company Benefit Plans (or, if not so delivered, has delivered or
made available to Parent a written summary of their material terms), and, with
respect thereto, all amendments, trust agreements, insurance Contracts, other
funding vehicles, determination letters issued by the United States Internal
Revenue Service (the "IRS"), the most recent annual reports (Form 5500 series)
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filed with the IRS, and the most recent actuarial report or other financial
statement relating to such Company Benefit Plan.
(b) Each Company Benefit Plan has been administered in all material respects in
accordance with its terms and all applicable Laws, including ERISA and the Code,
and contributions required to be made under the terms of any of the Company
Benefit Plans as of the date of this Agreement have been timely made. Except as
would not, individually or in the
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aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect, (i)
with respect to the Company Benefit Plans, no event has occurred and, to the
Knowledge of the Company, there exists no condition or set of circumstances in
connection with which the Company could be subject to any material liability
(other than for routine benefit liabilities) under the terms of, or with respect
to, such Company Benefit Plans, ERISA, the Code or any other applicable Law, and
(ii) neither the Company nor any ERISA Affiliate has any liability under ERISA
Section 502.
(c) Each Company Benefit Plan that is intended to be qualified under
Section 401(a) of the Code has obtained a favorable determination letter from
the IRS that the Company Benefit Plan is so qualified and all related trusts are
exempt from U.S. federal income taxation under Section 501(a) of the Code, and,
to the Knowledge of the Company, nothing has occurred, whether by action or by
failure to act, which would cause the loss of such qualification or exemption.
Except as would not reasonably be expected to result in material liability to
the Company or a Company ERISA Affiliate, (i) to the knowledge of the Company
there has been no prohibited transaction (within the meaning of Section 406 of
ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code and other than a transaction that is exempt
under a statutory or administrative exemption) with respect to any Company
Benefit Plan, (ii) no suit, administrative proceeding, action or other
litigation has been brought, or to the Knowledge of the Company is threatened,
against or with respect to any such Company Benefit Plan, including any audit or
inquiry by the IRS or United States Department of Labor (other than routine
benefits claims), (iii) none of the assets of the Company or any Company ERISA
Affiliate is, or may reasonably be expected to become, the subject of any lien
arising under ERISA or Section 412(n) of the Code, (iv) all Tax, annual
reporting and other governmental filings required by ERISA and the Code have
been timely filed with the appropriate Governmental Entity and all notices and
disclosures have been timely provided to participants, (v) all contributions and
payments to each Company Benefit Plan are deductible under Code Sections 162 or
404, and (vi) no excise Tax could be imposed upon the Company under Chapter 43
of the Code.
(d) Neither the Company nor any of its ERISA Affiliates sponsors,
maintains, contributes to or has an obligation to contribute to, or has
sponsored, maintained, contributed to or had an obligation to contribute to, any
"employee pension benefit plan" (as defined in Section 3(2) of ERISA) that is
subject to Title IV of ERISA or Section 412 of the Code, or any "multiemployer
plan" as defined in Section 3(37) of ERISA.
(e) No amount that could be received (whether in cash or property or the
vesting of property), in connection with the consummation of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement, by any employee, officer or director of the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries who is a "disqualified individual" (as such
term is defined in proposed Treasury Regulation Section 1.280G-1) under any
Company Benefit Plan or otherwise are reasonably likely to be characterized as
an "excess parachute payment" (as defined in Section 280G(b)(1) of the Code).
(f) Except as required by Law, no Company Benefit Plan provides any of the
following retiree or post-employment benefits to any person: medical, disability
or life insurance benefits. The Company and each ERISA Affiliate are in
compliance with (i) the requirements of the applicable health care continuation
and notice provisions of the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of
1985, as amended, and the regulations (including proposed regulations)
thereunder and any similar state Law and (ii) the applicable requirements of the
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Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, as amended, and the
regulations (including the proposed regulations) thereunder, except as would not
be reasonably expected to result in material liability to the Company or a
Company ERISA Affiliate.
(g) Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries, sponsors, contributes
to or has any liability with respect to any employee benefit plan, program or
arrangement that provides benefits to non-resident aliens with no United States
source income outside of the United States.
(h) The Company has delivered to Parent accurate W-2 information for the
executive officers of the Company for the 1997, 1998, 1999 and 2000 calendar
years.
Section 3.10 Labor and Other Employment Matters.
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(a) Except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be
expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect, (i) no work stoppage or
labor strike against the Company or any Company Subsidiary by employees is
pending or threatened, (ii) neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary is
delinquent in payments to any of its employees for any wages, salaries,
commissions, bonuses or other direct compensation for any services performed for
it or amounts required to be reimbursed to such employees, (iii) the Company and
each of the Company Subsidiaries are in compliance with all applicable Laws
respecting labor, employment, fair employment practices, terms and conditions of
employment, workers" compensation, occupational safety, plant closings, and wage
and hours, (iv) the Company and each Company Subsidiary has withheld all amounts
required by Law or by agreement to be withheld from the wages, salaries, and
other payments to employees; and is not liable for any arrears of wages or any
Taxes or any penalty for failure to comply with any of the foregoing, (v)
neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary is liable for any payment to any
trust or other fund or to any Governmental Entity, with respect to unemployment
compensation benefits, social security or other benefits or obligations for
employees (other than routine payments to be made in the ordinary course of
business consistent with past practice), (vi) there are no material pending
claims against the Company or any Company Subsidiary under any workers'
compensation plan or policy or for long term disability and (vii) there are no
material controversies pending or, to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened,
between the Company or any Company Subsidiary and any of their respective
current or former employees, which controversies have or could reasonably be
expected to result in an action, suit, proceeding, claim, arbitration or
investigation before any Governmental Entity. To the Company's Knowledge, as of
the date hereof, no employees of the Company or any Company Subsidiary are in
any material respect in violation of any term of any employment Contract,
non-disclosure agreement, noncompetition agreement, or any restrictive covenant
to a former employer relating to the right of any such employee to be employed
by the Company or any Company Subsidiary because of the nature of the business
conducted or presently proposed to be conducted by the Company or such Company
Subsidiary or to the use of trade secrets or proprietary information of others.
As of the date hereof, no employee of the Company or any Company Subsidiary, at
the officer level or above, has given notice to the Company or any Company
Subsidiary that any such employee intends to terminate his or her employment
with the Company or any Company Subsidiary.
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(b) Neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary is a party to or
otherwise bound by any collective bargaining Contract with a labor union or
labor organization, nor is any such Contract presently being negotiated. As of
the date hereof, there has not been since January 1, 1998 a representation
question respecting any of the employees of the Company or any Company
Subsidiary and, to the Knowledge of the Company, there are no campaigns being
conducted to solicit cards from employees of the Company or any Company
Subsidiary to authorize representation by any labor organization.
(c) The Company has identified in Section 3.10(c) of the Company Disclosure
Letter and has made available to Parent true and complete copies of (i) all
severance and employment agreements with directors, officers or employees of or
consultants to the Company or any Company Subsidiary, (ii) all severance
programs and policies of each of the Company and each Company Subsidiary with or
relating to its employees, and (iii) all plans, programs, agreements and other
arrangements of each of the Company and each Company Subsidiary with or relating
to its directors, officers, employees or consultants which contain change in
control provisions. Neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement or
other related agreements, nor the consummation of the transactions contemplated
hereby or thereby will (either alone or in conjunction with any other event,
such as termination of employment) (i) result in any payment (including, without
limitation, severance, unemployment compensation, parachute or otherwise)
becoming due to any director or any employee of the Company or any Company
Subsidiary or Affiliate from the Company or any Company Subsidiary or Affiliate
under any Company Benefit Plan or otherwise, (ii) significantly increase any
benefits otherwise payable under any Company Benefit Plan or (iii) result in any
acceleration of the time of payment or vesting of any benefits.
Section 3.11 Tax Treatment. None of the Company, any Company Subsidiary
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nor any of the Company's Affiliates has taken or agreed to take any action that
would prevent the Merger from qualifying as a reorganization within the meaning
of Section 368(a) of the Code. The Company is not aware of any agreement, plan
or other circumstance that would prevent the Merger from qualifying as a
reorganization within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code.
Section 3.12 Contracts. Except as filed as exhibits to the Company SEC
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Filings filed prior to the date of this Agreement, or as disclosed in Section
3.12 of the Company Disclosure Letter, neither the Company nor any Company
Subsidiary is a party to or bound by any Contract that (i) is a "material
contract" (as such term is defined in Item 601(b)(10) of Regulation S-K of the
SEC), (ii) relates to the co-promotion or distribution of Enbrel, the
manufacturing and supply by third parties of Enbrel, the out-license of Company
Intellectual Property relating to Enbrel to third parties pursuant to which the
Company currently receives royalties, or the in-license of intellectual property
relating to Enbrel from third parties pursuant to which the Company currently
pays royalties or (iii) limits or otherwise restricts the Company or any Company
Subsidiary or that would, after the Effective Time, limit or restrict Parent or
any of its Subsidiaries (including the Surviving Corporation and its
Subsidiaries) or any successor thereto, from engaging or competing in any line
of business or in any geographic area, which Contracts would be material to
Parent and its Subsidiaries (determined after giving effect to the Merger). Each
Contract of the type described in this Section 3.12, whether or not set forth in
Section 3.12 of the Company Disclosure Letter, is referred to herein as a
"Company Material Contract." Each Company Material Contract is valid and binding
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on the Company or a
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Company Subsidiary party thereto and, to the Company's Knowledge, each other
party thereto, and is in full force and effect, and the Company and each of the
Company Subsidiaries have performed in all material respects all obligations
required to be performed by them to the date hereof under each Company Material
Contract and, to the Company's Knowledge, each other party to each Company
Material Contract has performed in all material respects all obligations
required to be performed by it under such Company Material Contract, except, in
each case, as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be
expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect. Neither the Company nor any
Company Subsidiary knows of, or has received notice of, any violation or default
under (or any condition which with the passage of time or the giving of notice
would cause such a violation of or default under) any Company Material Contract
or any other Contract to which it is a party or by which it or any of its
properties or assets is bound, except for violations or defaults that would not,
individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Company
Material Adverse Effect.
Section 3.13 Litigation. Except as and to the extent disclosed in the
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Company SEC Filings, including the notes thereto, filed prior to the date of
this Agreement or would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be
expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect, (i) there is no suit, claim,
action, proceeding or investigation pending or, to the Knowledge of the Company,
threatened in writing against the Company or any Company Subsidiary or for which
the Company or any Company Subsidiary is obligated to indemnify a third party
that, as of the date hereof, relates to Enbrel, and (ii) neither the Company nor
any Company Subsidiary is subject to any outstanding and unsatisfied order,
writ, injunction, decree or arbitration ruling, award or other finding. There is
no suit, claim, action, proceeding or investigation pending or, to the Knowledge
of the Company, threatened in writing against the Company or any Company
Subsidiary that, as of the date hereof, challenges the validity or propriety, or
seeks to prevent consummation of, the Merger or any other transaction
contemplated by this Agreement.
Section 3.14 Environmental Matters. Except as disclosed in the Company
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Form 10-K or in Company SEC Filings, including the notes thereto, since December
31, 2000 through to the date of this Agreement or would not, individually or in
the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect:
(a) The Company and the Company Subsidiaries (i) are in compliance with
all, and are not subject to any liability, in each case with respect to any,
applicable Environmental Laws, (ii) hold or have applied for all Environmental
Permits necessary to conduct their current operations and (iii) are in
compliance with their respective Environmental Permits.
(b) Neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary has received any written
notice, demand, letter, claim or request for information alleging that the
Company or any Company Subsidiary may be in violation of, or liable under, any
Environmental Law.
(c) Neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary (i) has entered into or
agreed to any consent decree or order or is subject to any judgment, decree or
judicial order relating to compliance with Environmental Laws, Environmental
Permits or the investigation, sampling, monitoring, treatment, remediation,
removal or cleanup of Hazardous Materials and, to
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the Knowledge of the Company, no investigation, litigation or other proceeding
is pending or threatened in writing with respect thereto or (ii) is an
indemnitor in connection with any claim threatened or asserted in writing by any
third-party indemnitee for any liability under any Environmental Law or relating
to any Hazardous Materials.
(d) None of the real property owned or leased by the Company or any Company
Subsidiary is listed or, to the Knowledge of the Company, proposed for listing
on the "National Priorities List" under CERCLA, as updated through the date
hereof, or any similar state or foreign list of sites requiring investigation or
cleanup.
Section 3.15 Intellectual Property. Except as would not, individually or
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in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse
Effect, (i) the Company (or one of its Subsidiaries) owns or has the right to
use, whether through ownership, licensing or otherwise, all Company Intellectual
Property, (ii) no written claim of invalidity or conflicting ownership rights
with respect to any Company Intellectual Property has been received by the
Company or any Company Subsidiary from a third party, (iii) no Company
Intellectual Property owned by the Company or any Company Subsidiary is the
subject of any pending or, to the Company's Knowledge, threatened action, suit,
claim, investigation, arbitration, validity or enforceability challenge or other
proceeding, (iv) to the Company's Knowledge, no Company Intellectual Property
that is not owned by the Company or any Company Subsidiary is the subject of any
pending or threatened action, suit, claim, investigation, arbitration, validity
or enforceability challenge or other proceeding, (v) no person has given written
notice to the Company or any Company Subsidiary that the use of any Company
Intellectual Property by the Company, any Company Subsidiary or any licensee is
infringing or has infringed any patent, trademark, service mark, trade name, or
copyright or design right or other intellectual property right of any third
party, or that the Company, any Company Subsidiary or any licensee has
misappropriated or improperly used or disclosed any trade secret, confidential
information or know-how, (vi) to the Company's knowledge after due inquiry, the
making, having made, using, selling, offering for sale, importing, exporting,
manufacturing, marketing, licensing, reproduction, distribution or publishing by
the Company of any process, machine, manufacture or product does not, because of
and to the extent that such process, manufacture or product incorporates Company
Intellectual Property, infringe any valid claim of any patent, trademark,
service mark, trade name, copyright, design right, or other intellectual
property right of any third party in the jurisdictions in which such making,
using, selling, offering for sale, importing, exporting, manufacturing,
marketing, licensing, reproduction, distribution, or publishing occurs, and does
not involve the misappropriation or improper use or disclosure of any trade
secrets, confidential information or know-how of any third party, and (vii)
there exists no prior act or current conduct or use by the Company, any Company
Subsidiary or, to the Knowledge of the Company, any third party that would void
or invalidate any Company Intellectual Property. As of the date hereof, AHP has
not made any Product Calls (as such term is defined in the Product Rights
Agreement by and among the Wyeth-Ayerst Research division of AHP, the Lederle
Pharmaceutical division of American Cyanamid Company and the Company dated as of
July 1, 1998, as amended (the "Product Rights Agreement")) under the Product
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Rights Agreement.
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Section 3.16 Taxes.
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(a) Each of the Company and each Company Subsidiary has duly and timely
filed with the appropriate Tax authorities or other Governmental Entities all
material Tax Returns that it was required to file. All such Tax Returns are
complete and accurate in all material respects. All Taxes shown as due on such
Tax Returns have been paid, and the Company and the Company Subsidiaries have
provided adequate reserves in accordance with GAAP in the most recent financial
statements contained in the Company SEC Filings for any material Taxes that have
not been paid, whether or not shown as being due on any Tax Returns. None of the
Company nor any Company Subsidiary currently is the beneficiary of any extension
of time within which to file any material Tax Return.
(b) No claim for unpaid material Taxes has been asserted in writing by a
Tax authority or other Governmental Entity or has become a lien against the
property of the Company or any Company Subsidiary (other than with respect to
Permitted Liens for Taxes). No audit or other proceeding with respect to any
material Taxes due from or with respect to the Company or any Company Subsidiary
or any material Tax Return filed by the Company or any Company Subsidiary is
being conducted by any Tax authority or Governmental Entity, and the Company and
the Company Subsidiaries have not received notification in writing that any such
audit or other proceeding with respect to material Taxes or any material Tax
Return is pending. No extension of the statute of limitations on the assessment
of any material Taxes has been granted by the Company or any Company Subsidiary.
(c) All material Taxes required to be withheld, collected or deposited by
or with respect to the Company and each Company Subsidiary have been timely
withheld, collected or deposited as the case may be, and to the extent required,
have been paid to the relevant Tax authority or other Governmental Entity.
(d) Neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary is responsible for the
Taxes of any person other than members of the affiliated group of which the
Company is the common parent under Treasury Regulation Section 1.1502-6 (or any
similar provision of state, local, or foreign Law), as a transferee, by
Contract, or otherwise. Neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary is a
party to, is bound by or has any obligation under any Tax sharing or Tax
indemnity agreement or similar Contract or arrangement.
(e) Neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary has been a party to any
distribution occurring during the two years preceding the date of this Agreement
in which the parties to such distribution treated the distribution as one to
which Section 355 of the Code is applicable.
Section 3.17 Insurance. Copies of all material insurance policies
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maintained by the Company, including fire and casualty, general liability,
product liability, business interruption and professional liability policies,
have been made available to Parent.
Section 3.18 Properties. Each of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries
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has good and valid title to or a valid leasehold interest in all its properties
and assets reflected on the most recent balance sheet contained in the Company's
quarterly report on Form 10-Q that is
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part of the Company SEC Filings or acquired after the date thereof, except for
(i) properties and assets sold or otherwise disposed of in the ordinary course
of business since the date of such balance sheet and (ii) properties and assets
the loss of which would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be
expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect.
Section 3.19 Regulatory Compliance.
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(a) All biological and drug products being manufactured, distributed, or
developed by the Company and its Subsidiaries ("Company Pharmaceutical
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Products") that are subject to the jurisdiction of the FDA are being
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manufactured, labeled, stored, tested, distributed, and marketed in compliance
with all applicable requirements under the FDCA, the Public Health Service Act,
and their applicable implementing regulations, except for noncompliances which
would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a
Company Material Adverse Effect.
(b) All preclinical trials and clinical trials conducted by or on behalf of
the Company and its Subsidiaries have been, and are being conducted in material
compliance with the applicable requirements of Good Clinical Practice, Informed
Consent, and all applicable requirements relating to protection of human
subjects contained in 21 C.F.R. Parts 50, 54, and 56, except for noncompliances
which, individually or in the aggregate, would reasonably not be expected to
have a Company Material Adverse Effect.
(c) All manufacturing operations conducted by or for the benefit of the
Company and its Subsidiaries have been and are being conducted in compliance
with the FDA's applicable current Good Manufacturing Practice regulations for
drug and biological products, except for noncompliances which, individually or
in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to have a Company Material
Adverse Effect. In addition, the Company and its Subsidiaries are in compliance
with all applicable registration and listing requirements set forth in 21 U.S.C.
Section 360 and 21 C.F.R. Part 207 and all similar applicable laws, except for
noncompliances which, individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be
expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect.
(d) No Company Pharmaceutical Product has been recalled, suspended or
discontinued as a result of any action by the FDA or any other similar foreign
Governmental Entity by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or, to the
Knowledge of the Company, any licensee, distributor or marketer of any Company
Pharmaceutical Product, in the United States or outside of the United States
since January 1, 1999.
(e) Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries have received any
notice since January 1, 1999 that the FDA or any other Governmental Entity has
commenced, or threatened to initiate, any action to withdraw approval, place
marketing or sale restrictions, or request the recall of any Company
Pharmaceutical Product, or commenced, or threatened to initiate, any action to
enjoin or place restrictions on the production, sale, marketing or reimbursement
of any Company Pharmaceutical Products.
(f) Neither the Company, nor any of its Subsidiaries, have committed any
act, made any statement or failed to make any statement that would reasonably be
expected to
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provide a basis for the FDA to invoke its policy with respect to "Fraud, Untrue
Statements of Material Facts, Bribery, and Illegal Gratuities" set forth in 56
Fed. Reg. 46191 (September 10, 1991) and any amendments thereto. Additionally,
neither the Company, the Company Subsidiaries, nor to the Knowledge of the
Company, any officer, key employee or agent of the Company has been convicted of
any crime or engaged in any conduct that would reasonably be expected to result
in (i) debarment under 21 U.S.C. Section 335a or any similar state law or
regulation or (ii) exclusion under 42 U.S.C. Section 1320a-7 or any similar
state law or regulation.
Section 3.20 Opinion of Financial Advisor. Merrill Lynch & Co. (the
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"Company Financial Advisor") has delivered to the Board of Directors of the
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Company its opinion that, as of the date of such opinion, the Merger
Consideration to be received by the holders of the shares of Company Common
Stock pursuant to the Merger is fair to such holders from a financial point of
view.
Section 3.21 Vote Required. The affirmative vote of the holders of a
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majority of the outstanding shares of Company Common Stock is the only vote of
the holders of any class or series of capital stock or other Equity Interests of
the Company necessary to approve this Agreement, the Merger and the transactions
contemplated hereby (the "Company Shareholder Approval").
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Section 3.22 Brokers. No broker, finder or investment banker (other than
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the Company Financial Advisor) is entitled to any brokerage, finder's or other
fee or commission in connection with the Merger based upon arrangements made by
or on behalf of the Company or any Company Subsidiary. Prior to the date hereof,
the Company has accurately described to Parent the Company's arrangements with,
and the fees that may be paid by the Company to, the Company Financial Advisor
relating to the Merger.
ARTICLE 4.
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF PARENT AND MERGER SUB
Except as set forth in the corresponding section of the Disclosure Letter
delivered by Parent and Merger Sub to the Company prior to the execution of this
Agreement (the "Parent Disclosure Letter") (and subject to Section 9.13 hereof),
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Parent and Merger Sub hereby jointly and severally represent and warrant to the
Company as follows:
Section 4.1 Organization and Qualification; Subsidiaries. Parent is a
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corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the Laws
of Delaware. Merger Sub is a corporation duly organized and validly existing
under the laws of the State of Washington and has paid all excise taxes required
by the Washington Department of Revenue. Each Significant Subsidiary of Parent
(together with Merger Sub, the "Parent Subsidiaries") has been duly organized
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and is validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of the jurisdiction
of its incorporation, except where the failure to be so organized, existing or
in good standing would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be
expected to have a Parent Material Adverse Effect. Each of Parent and the Parent
Subsidiaries has the requisite power and authority and all necessary
governmental approvals to own, lease and operate its properties and to carry on
its business as it is now being conducted, except where the failure have such
power,
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authority and governmental approvals would not, individually or in the
aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Parent Material Adverse Effect. Each
of Parent and the Parent Subsidiaries is duly qualified or licensed to do
business, and is in good standing (but only with respect to jurisdictions which
recognize such concepts) in each jurisdiction where the character of the
properties owned, leased or operated by it or the nature of its business makes
such qualification or licensing or good standing necessary, except for such
failures to be so qualified or licensed and in good standing that would not,
individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Parent
Material Adverse Effect.
Section 4.2 Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws; Corporate Books and
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Records. The copies of the Parent Certificate and Parent's Amended and Restated
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Bylaws (the "Parent Bylaws") that are listed as exhibits to Parent's Form 10-K
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for the year ended December 31, 2000 are complete and correct copies thereof as
in effect on the date hereof. The Parent is not in violation of any of the
provisions of the Parent Certificate or the Parent Bylaws as of the date hereof
and will not, as of the Closing Date, be in violation of any of the provisions
of the Parent Certificate or Parent Bylaws, as such Parent Certificate and
Parent Bylaws may be amended between the date hereof and the Closing Date. True
and complete copies of all minute books of Parent since January 1, 1999 have
been made available by Parent to the Company.
Section 4.3 Capitalization.
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(a) As of the date hereof, the authorized capital stock of Parent consists
of (a) 2,750,000,000 shares of Parent Common Stock and (b) 5,000,000 shares of
preferred stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the "Parent Preferred Stock"). As
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of November 30, 2001, (a) 1,048,325,488 shares of Parent Common Stock were
issued and outstanding, all of which were validly issued and fully paid,
nonassessable and free of preemptive rights and (b) 8,659,960 shares of Parent
Common Stock were held in the treasury of Parent or by Parent's Subsidiaries. As
of the date hereof, 687,500 shares of Parent Preferred Stock are designated as
Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock, and no shares of Parent Preferred
Stock are issued or outstanding. As of November 30, 2001, 95,657,177 shares of
Parent Common Stock were reserved for issuance upon exercise of stock options,
rights and warrants outstanding as of such date. Except for stock options and
agreements or arrangements described in the Parent SEC Filings, including the
notes or exhibits thereto, filed prior to the date of this Agreement and
pursuant to the rights outstanding under the Rights Plan, as of the date hereof,
there are no options, warrants or other rights, agreements, arrangements or
commitments of any character to which Parent or any Parent Subsidiary is a party
or by which Parent or any Parent Subsidiary is bound relating to the issued or
unissued capital stock or other Equity Interests, or obligating Parent or any
Parent Subsidiary to issue or sell any shares of its capital stock or other
Equity Interests. From November 30, 2001 to the date of this Agreement, Parent
has not issued any Equity Interests with respect to Parent Common Stock, other
than (x) Parent Common Stock issued upon exercise of stock options and (y)
Equity Interests granted or issued under existing stock-based incentive
compensation plans. The shares of Parent Common Stock to be issued in connection
with the Merger, when issued as contemplated herein, will be duly authorized,
validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and will not be issued in violation
of any preemptive rights. Except as disclosed in the Parent SEC Filings,
including the notes and exhibits thereto, as of the date hereof, there are no
outstanding contractual obligations of Parent or any Parent Subsidiary (a)
restricting the transfer of, or (b) requiring the repurchase, redemption or
disposition of, or containing any right of first refusal
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with respect to, any Parent Common Stock or any capital stock of, or other
Equity Interests in, any Parent Subsidiary. As of the date hereof, there are no
outstanding contractual obligations of Parent or any Parent Subsidiary (a)
requiring the registration for sale of, (b) granting any preemptive or
antidilutive right with respect to, or (c) affecting the voting rights (except
for the Stockholders' Rights Agreement by and among Parent, AHP, MDP Holdings,
Inc. and Lederle Parenterals, Inc., dated as of the date hereof) of, any Parent
Common Stock. Except as disclosed in the Parent SEC Filings, including the notes
and exhibits thereto, as of the date hereof, there are no outstanding
contractual obligations of Parent or any Parent Subsidiary (a) affecting the
voting rights of, (b) requiring the registration for sale of, or (c) granting
any preemptive or antidilutive right with respect to or any capital stock of, or
other Equity Interests in, any Parent Subsidiary.
(b) Each outstanding share of capital stock of each Parent Subsidiary is
duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid, nonassessable and free of
preemptive rights and is owned, beneficially and of record, by Parent free and
clear of all security interests, liens, claims, pledges, options, rights of
first refusal, agreements, limitations on Parent's or any Parent Subsidiary's
voting rights, charges and other encumbrances of any nature whatsoever.
(c) Except as a result of the Voting Agreement, neither Parent nor any
Parent Subsidiary beneficially owns any Equity Interest in the Company.
Section 4.4 Authority Relative to This Agreement. Each of Parent and Merger
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Sub has all necessary corporate power and authority to execute and deliver this
Agreement, to perform its obligations hereunder and to consummate the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Each of (a) the execution and
delivery of this Agreement by each of Parent and Merger Sub and the consummation
by Parent and Merger Sub of such transactions and (b) the issuance of shares of
Parent Common Stock in accordance with the Merger has been duly and validly
authorized by all necessary corporate action by Parent and Merger Sub and no
other corporate proceedings on the part of Parent and Merger Sub and no other
stockholder votes are necessary to authorize this Agreement or to consummate
such transactions, other than, with respect to the Share Issuance, as provided
in Section 4.16. The Board of Directors of Parent, by resolutions adopted by
unanimous vote of those voting (and not subsequently rescinded or modified in
any way) at a meeting duly called and held at which a quorum was present and
acting throughout, has duly (i) determined that this Agreement and the Merger
are fair to and in the best interests of Parent and its stockholders, and has
declared the Merger to be advisable, (ii) approved and adopted this Agreement,
the Merger, the Share Issuance and the other transactions contemplated hereby,
(iii) resolved to recommend the Share Issuance to its stockholders for approval
and (iv) directed that the Share Issuance be submitted to its stockholders for
consideration. This Agreement has been duly authorized and validly executed and
delivered by Parent and Merger Sub and constitutes the legal, valid and binding
obligations of each of Parent and Merger Sub, enforceable against Parent and
Merger Sub in accordance with its terms.
Section 4.5 No Conflict; Required Filings and Consents.
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(a) The execution and delivery of this Agreement by Parent and Merger Sub
do not, and the performance of this Agreement by Parent and Merger Sub will not,
(i) conflict with or violate any provision of the certificate or articles of
incorporation or bylaws of Parent or
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Merger Sub, (ii) assuming that all consents, approvals, authorizations and
permits described in Section 4.5(b) have been obtained, that Parent's
stockholders have approved the Share Issuance and that all filings and
notifications described in Section 4.5(b) have been made, and any waiting
periods thereunder have terminated or expired, conflict with or violate any Law
applicable to Parent or any Parent Subsidiary or by which any property or asset
of Parent or any Parent Subsidiary is bound or affected or (iii) require any
consent or approval under, result in any breach of, any loss of any benefit
under or constitute a change of control or default (or an event which with
notice or lapse of time or both would become a default) under, or give to others
any right of termination, vesting, amendment, acceleration or cancellation of,
or result in the creation of a lien or other encumbrance on any property or
asset of Parent or any Parent Subsidiary pursuant to, any Contract, except, with
respect to clauses (ii) and (iii), for any such conflicts, violations, breaches,
defaults or other occurrences which would not, individually or in the aggregate,
reasonably be expected to (x) have a Parent Material Adverse Effect or (y)
prevent or materially delay the performance of this Agreement by Parent or
Merger Sub.
(b) The execution and delivery of this Agreement by Parent and Merger Sub
do not, and the performance of this Agreement by Parent and Merger Sub will not,
require any consent, approval, authorization or permit of, or filing with or
notification to, any domestic or foreign Governmental Entity or any other
person, except (i) under the Exchange Act, the Securities Act, any applicable
Blue Sky Law, the rules and regulations of Nasdaq, the HSR Act, foreign or
supranational antitrust and competition Laws, and the filing and recordation of
the Articles of Merger as required by the WBCA and (ii) where failure to obtain
such consents, approvals, authorizations or permits, or to make such filings or
notifications to a person other than a Governmental Entity, would not,
individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to (x) have a Parent
Material Adverse Effect or (y) prevent or materially delay the performance under
this Agreement by Parent or Merger Sub.
Section 4.6 Permits; Compliance With Law. Parent and each Parent Subsidiary
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is in possession of all authorizations, licenses, permits, certificates,
approvals and clearances necessary to carry on their respective businesses in
the manner described in the Parent SEC Filings filed prior to the date hereof
and as it is being conducted as of the date hereof (the "Parent Permits"), and
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all such Parent Permits are valid and in full force and effect, except where the
failure to have, or the suspension or cancellation of, or failure to be valid or
in full force and effect of, any of the Parent Permits would not, individually
or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Parent Material Adverse
Effect. Neither Parent nor any Parent Subsidiary is in conflict with any Law
applicable to Parent or any Parent Subsidiary that would, individually or in the
aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Parent Material Adverse Effect.
Section 4.7 SEC Filings; Financial Statements.
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(a) Parent has timely filed all registration statements, prospectuses,
forms, reports, definitive proxy statements, schedules and documents required to
be filed by it under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, as the case may be,
since January 1, 1998 (collectively, the "Parent SEC Filings"). Each Parent SEC
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Filing (i) as of its date, complied in all material respects with the
requirements of the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, as the case may be and
(ii) did not at the time it was filed 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 made
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therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not
misleading. As of the date of this Agreement, no Subsidiary of Parent is subject
to the periodic reporting requirements of the Exchange Act.
(b) Each of the consolidated financial statements (including, in each case,
any notes thereto) contained in the Parent SEC Filings was prepared in all
material respects in accordance with GAAP applied (except as may be indicated in
the notes thereto and, in the case of unaudited quarterly financial statements,
as permitted by Form 10-Q under the Exchange Act) on a consistent basis
throughout the periods indicated (except as may be indicated in the notes
thereto), and each presented fairly the consolidated financial position, results
of operations and cash flows of Parent and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of
the respective dates thereof and for the respective periods indicated therein
(subject, in the case of unaudited statements, to normal and recurring year-end
adjustments which did not and would not, individually or in the aggregate,
reasonably be expected to have a Parent Material Adverse Effect). The books and
records of Parent and its Subsidiaries have been, and are being, maintained in
all material respects in accordance with GAAP and any other applicable legal and
accounting requirements.
(c) Except as and to the extent set forth on the consolidated balance sheet
of Parent and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of December 31, 2000 included in
Parent's Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2000, including the notes
thereto (the "Parent Form 10-K"), neither Parent nor any of its consolidated
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Subsidiaries has any liabilities or obligations of any nature (whether accrued,
absolute, contingent or otherwise) that would be required to be reflected on a
balance sheet or in notes thereto prepared in accordance with GAAP, except for
liabilities or obligations incurred in the ordinary course of business
consistent with past practice since December 31, 2000 and liabilities incurred
in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby that
would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a
Parent Material Adverse Effect.
(d) As of the date hereof, no "material contract" (as such term is defined
in Item 601(b)(10) of Regulation S-K of the SEC) filed as an exhibit to the
Parent Form 10-K has been amended or modified, except for such amendments or
modifications which have been filed as an exhibit to a subsequently dated Parent
SEC Filing or are not required to be filed with the SEC.
Section 4.8 Absence of Certain Changes or Events. Since December 31,
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2000, except as disclosed in the Parent Form 10-K or in Parent SEC Filings since
December 31, 2000 through to the date of this Agreement, including the notes
thereto, and except as specifically contemplated by, or as disclosed in, this
Agreement, Parent and its Subsidiaries have conducted their business in the
ordinary course consistent with past practice and, since such date, there has
not been (a) an event or development that would, individually or in the
aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Parent Material Adverse Effect or
(b) any event or development that would, individually or in the aggregate,
reasonably be expected to prevent or materially delay the performance of this
Agreement by Parent or Merger Sub.
Section 4.9 Litigation. Except as disclosed in the Parent SEC Filings,
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including the notes thereto, filed prior to the date of this Agreement or would
not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Parent
Material Adverse Effect, (i) there is no
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suit, claim, action, proceeding or investigation pending or, to the Knowledge of
Parent, threatened in writing against Parent or any Parent Subsidiary or for
which Parent or any Parent Subsidiary is obligated to indemnify a third party,
and (ii) neither Parent nor any Parent Subsidiary is subject to any outstanding
and unsatisfied order, writ, injunction, decree or arbitration ruling, award or
other finding. There is no suit, claim, action, proceeding or investigation
pending or, to the Knowledge of Parent, threatened in writing against Parent or
any Parent Subsidiary that, as of the date hereof, challenges the validity or
propriety, or seeks to prevent consummation of, the Merger or any other
transaction contemplated by this Agreement.
Section 4.10 Environmental Matters. Except as disclosed in the Parent
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Form 10-K or in the Parent SEC Filings, including the notes thereto, since
December 31, 2000 through the date of this Agreement or would not, individually
or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Parent Material Adverse
Effect, Parent and the Parent Subsidiaries (i) are in compliance with all, and
are not subject to any liability, in each case with respect to any, applicable
Environmental Laws, (ii) hold or have applied for all Environmental Permits
necessary to conduct their current operations, and (iii) are in compliance with
their respective Environmental Permits.
Section 4.11 Intellectual Property. Except as disclosed in the Parent
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Form 10-K or in the Parent SEC Filings, including the notes thereto, since
December 31, 2000 through the date of this Agreement or would not, individually
or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Parent Material Adverse
Effect: (i) Parent and its Subsidiaries own or have the right to use, whether
through ownership, licensing or otherwise, all Parent Intellectual Property,
(ii) no Parent Intellectual Property is the subject of any pending or, to
Parent's Knowledge, threatened action, suit, claim, investigation, arbitration
or other proceeding, (iii) there exists no prior act or current conduct or use
by Parent or any Parent Subsidiary or, to the Knowledge of Parent, any third
party that would void or invalidate any Parent Intellectual Property, and (iv)
to the Knowledge of Parent, the making, using, selling, manufacturing,
marketing, licensing, reproduction, distribution or publishing by Parent of any
process, manufacture or product does not, because of and to the extent that such
process, manufacture or product incorporates Parent Intellectual Property,
infringe any valid claim of patent, trademark, service mark, trade name,
copyright or other intellectual property right of any third party in the
jurisdictions in which such making, using, selling, manufacturing, marketing,
licensing, reproduction, distribution, or publishing occurs, and does not
involve the misappropriation or improper use or disclosure of any trade secrets,
confidential information or know-how of any third party.
Section 4.12 Regulatory Compliance.
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(a) All biological and drug products being manufactured, distributed or
developed by Parent and its Subsidiaries ("Parent Pharmaceutical Products") that
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are subject to the jurisdiction of the FDA are being manufactured, labeled,
stored, tested, distributed and marketed in compliance with all applicable
requirements under the FDCA and the Public Health Service Act, except for
noncompliances which, individually or in the aggregate, would reasonably not be
expected to have a Parent Material Adverse Effect.
(b) Neither Parent nor any of its Subsidiaries have received any notice
since January 1, 1999 that the FDA or any other Governmental Entity has
commenced, or threatened
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to initiate, any action to withdraw approval or request the recall of any Parent
Pharmaceutical Product, or commenced, or threatened to initiate, any action to
enjoin or place restrictions on the production of any Parent Pharmaceutical
Products.
Section 4.13 Tax Treatment. None of Parent, nor any of its Subsidiaries
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or Affiliates has taken or agreed to take any action that would prevent the
Merger from qualifying as a reorganization within the meaning of Section 368(a)
of the Code. Parent is not aware of any agreement, plan or other circumstance
that would prevent the Merger from qualifying as a reorganization within the
meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code.
Section 4.14 Ownership of Merger Sub; No Prior Activities.
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(a) Merger Sub was formed solely for the purpose of engaging in the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement. All of the outstanding capital
stock of Merger Sub is owned directly by Parent.
(b) Except for obligations or liabilities incurred in connection with its
incorporation or organization and the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement, Merger Sub has not and will not have incurred, directly or
indirectly, through any Subsidiary or Affiliate, any obligations or liabilities
or engaged in any business activities of any type or kind whatsoever or entered
into any agreements or arrangements with any person. Merger Sub has no
Subsidiaries.
Section 4.15 Opinion of Financial Advisor. Goldman, Sachs & Co. (the
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"Parent Financial Advisor") has delivered to the Board of Directors of Parent
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its opinion that, as of the date of such opinion, the Merger Consideration is
fair from a financial point of view to Parent.
Section 4.16 Vote Required. The affirmative vote of the holders of a
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majority of the shares of Parent Common Stock represented at a meeting of the
stockholders of Parent called for such purpose and entitled to vote thereon
(provided that at least a majority of such shares are represented in person or
by proxy at such meeting) is the only vote of the holders of any class or series
of capital stock or other Equity Interests of Parent necessary to approve the
Share Issuance (the "Parent Stockholder Approval").
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Section 4.17 Brokers. No broker, finder or investment banker (other than
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the Parent Financial Advisor, Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc. and Salomon Smith Barney
Inc.) is entitled to any brokerage, finder's or other fee or commission in
connection with the Merger based upon arrangements made by or on behalf of
Parent or any of its Subsidiaries.
Section 4.18 Sufficient Funds. Parent will have at or prior to the
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Closing and at the Effective Time sufficient immediately available funds and
sufficient authorized but unissued shares or treasury shares of Parent Common
Stock to pay the Merger Consideration upon consummation of the Merger.
ARTICLE 5.
COVENANTS
Section 5.1 Conduct of Business by the Company Pending the Closing. The
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Company agrees that, between the date of this Agreement and the Effective Time,
except as set
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forth in Section 5.1 of the Company Disclosure Letter or as specifically
permitted by any other provision of this Agreement, or unless Parent shall
otherwise agree in writing, the Company shall, and shall cause each Company
Subsidiary to, (x) maintain its existence in good standing under applicable Law,
(y) subject to the restrictions set forth in this Section 5.1 and Section 6.5,
conduct its operations only in the ordinary and usual course of business
consistent with past practice and (z) use its reasonable best efforts to keep
available the services of the current officers, key employees and consultants of
the Company and each Company Subsidiary and, subject to Section 6.5, to preserve
the current relationships of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries with their
customers, suppliers and other persons with which the Company or any Company
Subsidiary has significant business relations as is reasonably necessary in
order to preserve substantially intact its business organization. In addition,
without limiting the foregoing, except as set forth in Section 5.1 of the
Company Disclosure Letter or as specifically permitted by any other provision of
this Agreement, the Company shall not and shall not permit any of its
Subsidiaries to (unless required by applicable Law or the regulations or
requirements of any stock exchange or regulatory organization applicable to the
Company and its Subsidiaries), between the date of this Agreement and the
Effective Time, directly or indirectly, do, or agree to do, any of the following
without the prior written consent of Parent:
(a) amend or otherwise change its articles or certificate of incorporation
or bylaws or equivalent organizational documents;
(b) issue, sell, pledge, dispose of, grant, transfer, encumber, or
authorize the issuance, sale, pledge, disposition, grant, transfer or
encumbrance of any shares of capital stock of, or other Equity Interests in, the
Company or any Company Subsidiary of any class, or securities convertible or
exchangeable or exercisable for any shares of such capital stock or other Equity
Interests, or any options, warrants or other rights of any kind to acquire any
shares of such capital stock or other Equity Interests or such convertible or
exchangeable securities, or any other ownership interest, of the Company or any
Company Subsidiary, except that (i) the Company may issue shares of Company
Common Stock pursuant to the ESPP or upon exercise of Company Options
outstanding on the date hereof or hereafter granted in accordance with the
provisions of subclause (ii), (iii) or (iv) of this clause (b), (ii) the Company
may grant Company Options up to an aggregate of 1,100,000 shares of Company
Common Stock to newly-hired employees and may grant Company Options up to an
aggregate of 4,400,000 shares of Company Common Stock to existing employees and
non-employee directors, in each case, in accordance with the terms of the
Company Stock Option Plans consistent with past practice and with an exercise
price per share of Company Common Stock no less than the fair market value of a
share of Company Common Stock as of the date of grant, provided that in no event
shall the vesting or exercisability of any such Company Options accelerate
solely as a result of the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement, (iii) the Company may grant Company Options that are Replacement
Options pursuant to Section 2.4(b), (iv) the Company may grant Company Options
pursuant to existing contractual relationships and as set forth in the Company
Disclosure Letter, (v) the Company may grant Equity Interests in accordance with
Sections 2.01 and 2.02 of the Governance Agreement, and (vi) the Company
Subsidiaries may issue shares of capital stock or other Equity Interests to the
Company or any wholly-owned Company Subsidiary;
(c) (i) sell, pledge, dispose of, transfer, lease, license, or encumber, or
authorize the sale, pledge, disposition, transfer, lease, license, or
encumbrance of, any material
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property or assets (other than Company Intellectual Property) of the Company or
any Company Subsidiary, except (A) sales, pledges, dispositions, transfers,
leases, licenses or encumbrances pursuant to existing Contracts, (B) sales,
pledges, dispositions, transfers, leases, licenses or encumbrances of property
or assets by the Company or a Company Subsidiary in the ordinary course of
business but not to exceed an aggregate value for all such sales, pledges,
dispositions, transfers, leases, licenses and encumbrances of $100,000,000, (C)
sales or dispositions of inventory and other tangible current assets, or (D) as
may be required pursuant to Section 6.5(b); (ii) sell, pledge, dispose of,
transfer, lease, license, abandon, fail to maintain or encumber, or authorize
the sale, pledge, disposition, transfer, lease, license, abandonment, failure to
maintain or encumbrance of, any Company Intellectual Property (other than
Company Intellectual Property that protects or enhances the value of Enbrel),
except (A) sales, pledges, dispositions, transfers, leases, licenses,
abandonments, failures to maintain or encumbrances in the ordinary course of
business which will not materially impair the conduct of the Company's business
and (B) as may be required pursuant to Section 6.5(b); (iii) sell, pledge,
dispose of, transfer, lease, license, abandon, fail to maintain or encumber, or
authorize the sale, pledge, disposition, transfer, lease, license, abandonment,
failure to maintain or encumbrance of, any Company Intellectual Property which
protects Enbrel, except (A) agreements entered into for clinical studies
involving Enbrel in the ordinary course of business and (B) material transfer
agreements relating to Enbrel entered into in the ordinary course of business;
or (iv) enter into any material commitment or transaction outside the ordinary
course of business consistent with past practice other than transactions between
a wholly-owned Company Subsidiary and the Company or another wholly-owned
Company Subsidiary;
(d) declare, set aside, make or pay any dividend or other distribution
(whether payable in cash, stock, property or a combination thereof) with respect
to any of the capital stock of the Company (other than dividends or
distributions paid by wholly-owned Company Subsidiaries to the Company or to
other wholly-owned Company Subsidiaries) or enter into any agreement with
respect to the voting of the capital stock of the Company;
(e) (i) reclassify, combine, split or subdivide any of its capital stock or
issue or authorize the issuance of any other securities in respect of, in lieu
of, or in substitution for, shares of its capital stock, or (ii) redeem,
purchase or otherwise acquire, directly or indirectly, any of its capital stock,
other Equity Interests or other securities;
(f) (i) incur any indebtedness for borrowed money or issue any debt
securities or assume, guarantee or endorse, or otherwise as an accommodation
become responsible for, the obligations of any person (other than a wholly-owned
Company Subsidiary) for borrowed money, except for indebtedness for borrowed
money under the Company's existing credit facilities or replacement credit
facilities in an aggregate amount not materially larger than the Company's
existing credit facilities, (ii) terminate, cancel, or agree to any material and
adverse change in, any Company Material Contract other than in the ordinary
course of business consistent with past practice, (iii) make or authorize any
capital expenditure materially in excess of the Company's budget as disclosed to
Parent prior to the date hereof or (iv) make or authorize any material loan to
any person (other than a Company Subsidiary) outside the ordinary course of
business;
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(g) except as may be required by contractual commitments or corporate
policies with respect to severance or termination pay in existence on the date
of this Agreement as disclosed in Section 3.9 or 6.10(c) of the Company
Disclosure Letter, (i) increase the compensation or benefits payable or to
become payable to its directors, officers or employees (except for increases in
accordance with past practices and methodologies in salaries or wages of
officers and/or employees of the Company or any Company Subsidiary), (ii) grant
any rights to severance or termination pay to, or enter into any employment or
severance agreement with, any director, officer or other employee of the Company
or any Company Subsidiary (other than with respect to newly appointed directors
and newly hired employees in accordance with past practices of the Company or
any Company Subsidiary, provided that any such agreements shall not provide for
the payment of any severance or termination pay solely as a result of the
execution of this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated
hereby), (iii) establish, adopt, enter into or amend any collective bargaining,
bonus, profit sharing, thrift, compensation, stock option, restricted stock,
pension, retirement, deferred compensation, employment, termination, severance
or other plan, agreement, trust, fund, policy or arrangement for the benefit of
any director, officer, consultant or employee, except to the extent required by
applicable Law or (iv) take any affirmative action to amend or waive any
performance or vesting criteria or accelerate vesting, exercisability or funding
under any Company Benefit Plan or Company Option;
(h) make any material change in accounting policies or procedures, other
than in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice or except
as required by GAAP or by a Governmental Entity;
(i) except in the ordinary course of business consistent with past
practice, make any material Tax election or settle or compromise any material
liability for Taxes, change any annual Tax accounting period, change any method
of Tax accounting, file any amended material Tax Return, enter into any closing
agreement relating to any material Tax, surrender any right to claim a material
Tax refund, or consent to any extension or waiver of the statute of limitations
period applicable to any material Tax claim or assessment;
(j) subject to Section 6.4(h), modify, amend or terminate, or waive,
release or assign any material rights or claims with respect to any
confidentiality or standstill agreement to which the Company is a party and
which relates to a business combination involving the Company;
(k) write up, write down or write off the book value of any assets,
individually or in the aggregate, for the Company and the Company Subsidiaries
taken as a whole, other than in the ordinary course of business or otherwise not
in excess of $50 million;
(l) subject to Section 6.4(h), take any action to render inapplicable, or
to exempt any third party from, (i) the provisions of Chapter 23B.19 of the WBCA
or (ii) any other state takeover Law or state Law that purports to limit or
restrict business combinations or the ability to acquire or vote shares;
(m) acquire, or agree to acquire, from any Person any assets (not including
Intellectual Property), operations, business or securities or engage in, or
agree to engage in, any
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merger, consolidation or other business combination with any Person, except (i)
in connection with capital expenditures permitted hereunder and except for
acquisitions of inventory and other assets (not including Intellectual Property)
in the ordinary course of business or (ii) for acquisitions of businesses or
assets (not including Intellectual Property) or business combinations having or
involving aggregate consideration not in excess of $50,000,000, which, in the
case of clauses (i) and (ii), individually or in the aggregate, would not be
reasonably expected to result in any of the conditions to the Merger set forth
in Article 7 not being satisfied;
(n) take any action that is intended or would reasonably be expected to
result in any of the conditions to the Merger set forth in Article 7 not being
satisfied;
(o) adopt a shareholder rights agreement, or "poison pill";
(p) acquire, or agree to acquire, from any Person, any Intellectual
Property, except in the ordinary course of business consistent with past
practice (including in size and nature); or
(q) authorize or enter into any agreement or otherwise make any commitment
to do any of the foregoing.
Section 5.2 Conduct of Business by Parent Pending the Closing. Parent
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agrees that, between the date of this Agreement and the Effective Time, except
as specifically permitted by any other provision of this Agreement or unless the
Company shall otherwise agree in writing, Parent shall maintain its existence in
good standing under applicable Law and Parent and its Subsidiaries shall
continue to conduct their businesses such that the primary business of Parent
and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, shall involve biotechnology or
pharmaceuticals. Without limiting the foregoing, and as an extension thereof,
except as specifically permitted by any other provision of this Agreement,
Parent shall not and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to (unless
required by applicable Laws or the regulations or requirements of any stock
exchange or regulatory organization applicable to Parent and its Subsidiaries),
between the date of this Agreement and the Effective Time, directly or
indirectly, do, or agree to do, any of the following, without the prior written
consent of the Company:
(a) amend or otherwise change the Parent Certificate in a manner that
adversely affects the rights of holders of Parent Common Stock (including
holders of the Parent Common Stock issuable in the Merger), except to increase
the authorized number of shares of Parent capital stock (including Parent Common
Stock);
(b) issue any shares of Parent Common Stock if, following such issuance,
there would be an insufficient number of shares of Parent Common Stock to pay
the Merger Consideration and to be reserved for issuance in connection with the
transactions contemplated hereby;
(c) declare, set aside, make or pay any dividend or other distribution,
payable in cash, stock property or otherwise, with respect to any of Parent's
capital stock;
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(d) take any action (including any acquisition or entering into any
business combination) that is intended or could reasonably be expected to result
in any of the conditions to the Merger set forth in Article 7 not being
satisfied; or
(e) authorize or enter into any agreement or otherwise make any commitment
to do any of the foregoing.
Section 5.3 Cooperation.
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(a) In addition to their other obligations set forth in this Agreement, the
Company and Parent shall coordinate and cooperate in connection with (a) the
preparation of the Registration Statement and the Proxy Statement, (b)
determining whether any action by or in respect of, or filing with, any
Governmental Entity is required, or any actions, consents, approvals or waivers
are required to be obtained from parties to any Company Material Contracts, in
connection with the consummation of the Merger, and (c) seeking any such
actions, consents, approvals or waivers or making any such filings, furnishing
information required in connection therewith or with the Registration Statement
and the Proxy Statement.
(b) As soon as reasonably practicable after the date hereof, Parent and
Company shall establish an Integration Committee with a consultative function,
which shall be comprised of two senior executives of Parent, designated by the
Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Parent, and two senior
executives of the Company, designated by the Chairman, President and Chief
Executive Officer of the Company. Subject to applicable Law, the Integration
Committee will be concerned with matters relating to the integration of Parent's
and Company's respective businesses and personnel following the Effective Time
and will periodically meet to discuss and review such matters.
Section 5.4 Tax-Free Reorganization Treatment.
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(a) Neither Company nor Parent shall, nor shall they permit any of their
respective Subsidiaries to, take or cause to be taken any action that would
disqualify the Merger as a reorganization within the meaning of Section 368(a)
of the Code. Parent and the Company shall use their reasonable best efforts, and
shall cause their respective Subsidiaries to use their reasonable best efforts,
to take or cause to be taken any action that would cause the Merger to qualify
as a reorganization within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code.
(b) Each of the Company and Parent shall report the Merger as a
reorganization within the meaning of Section 368 of the Code, unless otherwise
required pursuant to a "determination" within the meaning of Section 1313(a) of
the Code.
Section 5.5 Control of Other Party's Business. Nothing contained in this
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Agreement shall give Parent or Merger Sub, directly or indirectly, the right to
control or direct the operations of the Company prior to the consummation of the
Merger. Prior to the consummation of the Merger, the Company shall exercise,
consistent with the terms and conditions of this Agreement, complete control and
supervision over its operations.
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ARTICLE 6.
ADDITIONAL AGREEMENTS
Section 6.1 Registration Statement; Proxy Statement.
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(a) As promptly as practicable after the execution of this Agreement,
Parent and the Company shall prepare and file with the SEC a joint proxy
statement relating to the Company Shareholders' Meeting and Parent Stockholders'
Meeting (together with any amendments thereof or supplements thereto, the "Proxy
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Statement") and Parent shall prepare and file with the SEC a registration
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statement on Form S-4 (together with all amendments thereto, the "Registration
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Statement"; the prospectus contained in the Registration Statement together with
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the Proxy Statement, the "Joint Proxy/Prospectus"), in which the Proxy Statement
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shall be included, in connection with the registration under the Securities Act
of the shares of Parent Common Stock to be issued to the shareholders of the
Company as Merger Consideration. Each of Parent and the Company shall use
reasonable best efforts to cause the Registration Statement to become effective
as promptly as practicable, and, prior to the effective date of the Registration
Statement, Parent shall take all or any action reasonably required under any
applicable federal or state securities Laws in connection with the issuance of
shares of Parent Common Stock in the Merger. Each of Parent and the Company
shall furnish all information concerning it and the holders of its capital stock
as the other may reasonably request in connection with such actions and the
preparation of the Registration Statement and Proxy Statement. As promptly as
reasonably practicable after the Registration Statement shall have become
effective and the Proxy Statement shall have been cleared by the SEC, the
Company and Parent shall mail the Joint Proxy/Prospectus to their respective
shareholders; provided, however, that the parties shall consult and cooperate
with each other in determining the appropriate time for mailing the Joint
Proxy/Prospectus in light of the date set for the Company Shareholders' Meeting
and the Parent Stockholders' Meeting. No filing of, or amendment or supplement
to, the Proxy Statement shall be made by the Company or Parent, and no filing
of, or amendment or supplement to, the Registration Statement shall be made by
Parent, in each case, without providing the other party a reasonable opportunity
to review and comment thereon, which comments shall be considered in good faith.
Parent and the Company each shall advise the other, promptly after it receives
notice thereof, of the time when the Registration Statement has become effective
or any supplement or amendment has been filed, of the issuance of any stop
order, the suspension of the qualification of the Parent Common Stock issuable
in connection with the Merger for offering or sale in any jurisdiction, or any
request by the SEC for amendment of the Proxy Statement or the Registration
Statement or comments thereon and responses thereto or requests by the SEC for
additional information.
(b) The information supplied by Parent for inclusion in the Registration
Statement and the Proxy Statement shall not, at (i) the time the Registration
Statement is declared effective, (ii) the time the Proxy Statement (or any
amendment thereof or supplement thereto) is first mailed to the shareholders of
the Company, (iii) the time the Proxy Statement (or any amendment thereof or
supplement thereto) is first mailed to stockholders of Parent, (iv) the time of
the Company Shareholders' Meeting and (v) the time of the Parent Stockholders'
Meeting, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any
material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the
statements therein not misleading. If at any time prior to the Effective Time
any event or circumstance relating to Parent or any of
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its Subsidiaries, or their respective officers or directors, should be
discovered by Parent which should be set forth in an amendment or a supplement
to the Registration Statement or Proxy Statement, Parent shall promptly inform
the Company. All documents that Parent is responsible for filing with the SEC in
connection with the transactions contemplated herein will comply as to form and
substance in all material respects with the applicable requirements of the
Securities Act and the rules and regulations thereunder and the Exchange Act and
the rules and regulations thereunder.
(c) The information supplied by the Company for inclusion in the
Registration Statement and the Proxy Statement shall not, at (i) the time the
Registration Statement is declared effective, (ii) the time the Proxy Statement
(or any amendment thereof or supplement thereto) is first mailed to the
shareholders of the Company, (iii) the time the Proxy Statement (or any
amendment thereof or supplement thereto) is first mailed to stockholders of
Parent, (iv) the time of the Company Shareholders' Meeting and (v) the time of
the Parent Stockholders' Meeting, contain any untrue statement of a material
fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or
necessary in order to make the statements therein not misleading. If at any time
prior to the Effective Time any event or circumstance relating to the Company or
any Company Subsidiary, or their respective officers or directors, should be
discovered by the Company which should be set forth in an amendment or a
supplement to the Registration Statement or Proxy Statement, the Company shall
promptly inform Parent. All documents that the Company is responsible for filing
with the SEC in connection with the transactions contemplated herein will comply
as to form and substance in all material respects with the applicable
requirements of the Securities Act and the rules and regulations thereunder and
the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations thereunder.
Section 6.2 Shareholders' Meetings.
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(a) The Company shall duly call and hold a meeting of its shareholders (the
"Company Shareholders' Meeting") as promptly as reasonably practicable in
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accordance with applicable Law following the date the Registration Statement
becomes effective and the Proxy Statement is cleared by the SEC and after
coordination with Parent, provided that the meeting shall be held not later than
five Business Days prior to the Outside Date (provided that the Company shall
not be required to hold the Company Shareholders' Meeting prior to the date of
the Parent Stockholders' Meeting), for the purpose of voting upon the adoption
and approval of this Agreement. In connection with the Company Shareholders'
Meeting and the transactions contemplated hereby, the Company will (i) subject
to applicable Law, use its reasonable best efforts (including postponing or
adjourning the Company Shareholders' Meeting to obtain a quorum or to solicit
additional proxies) to obtain the necessary approvals by its shareholders of
this Agreement, the Merger and the other transactions contemplated hereby and
(ii) otherwise comply with all legal requirements applicable to the Company
Shareholders' Meeting.
(b) Parent shall duly call and hold a meeting of its stockholders (the
"Parent Stockholders' Meeting") as promptly as reasonably practicable in
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accordance with applicable Law following the date the Registration Statement
becomes effective and the Proxy Statement is cleared by the SEC and after
coordination with the Company, provided that the meeting shall be held not later
than five Business Days prior to the Outside Date (provided that the Parent
shall not be required to hold the Parent Stockholders' Meeting prior to the date
of the Company
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Shareholders' Meeting), for the purpose of voting upon the approval of the Share
Issuance, and Parent shall use its reasonable best efforts to hold the Parent
Stockholders' Meeting as soon as practicable after the date on which the
Registration Statement becomes effective. In connection with the Parent
Stockholders' Meeting and the transactions contemplated hereby, Parent will (i)
subject to applicable Law, use its reasonable best efforts (including postponing
or adjourning Parent Stockholders' Meeting to obtain a quorum or to solicit
additional proxies) to obtain the necessary approvals by its stockholders of the
Share Issuance and (ii) otherwise comply with all legal requirements applicable
to the Parent Stockholders' Meeting.
(c) The Board of Directors of the Company shall recommend approval of this
Agreement and the Merger by the shareholders of the Company (the "Company
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Recommendation") and, subject to Section 6.4, shall not withdraw or adversely
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modify (or propose to withdraw or adversely modify) such recommendation, and the
Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus shall contain such recommendation.
(d) The Board of Directors of Parent shall recommend the approval of the
Share Issuance by the stockholders of Parent (the "Parent Recommendation") and
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shall not withdraw or adversely modify (or propose to withdraw or adversely
modify) such recommendation, and the Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus shall
contain such recommendation.
Section 6.3 Access to Information; Confidentiality.
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(a) Except as required pursuant to any confidentiality agreement or similar
agreement or arrangement to which the Company or Parent or any of their
respective Subsidiaries is a party (which such person shall use reasonable best
efforts to cause the counterparty to waive) from the date of this Agreement to
the Effective Time, the Company and Parent shall, and shall cause each of its
Subsidiaries and each of their respective directors, officers, employees,
accountants, consultants, legal counsel, investment bankers, advisors, and
agents and other representatives (collectively, "Representatives") to (i)
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provide to the other party and its respective Representatives access at
reasonable times upon prior notice to the officers, employees, agents,
properties, offices and other facilities of such party and its Subsidiaries and
to the books and records thereof and (ii) subject to applicable Laws relating to
the exchange of information, furnish promptly such information concerning the
business, properties, Contracts, assets, liabilities, personnel and other
aspects of itself and its Subsidiaries as the other party and its
Representatives may reasonably request. No investigation conducted pursuant to
this Section 6.3(a) shall affect or be deemed to modify or limit any
representation or warranty made in this Agreement.
(b) With respect to the information disclosed pursuant to this Section 6.3,
the parties shall comply with, and shall cause their respective Representatives
to comply with, all of their respective obligations under the confidentiality
agreement, dated November 14, 2001, previously executed by the Company and
Parent (the "Confidentiality Agreement"); provided, however, that the
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restrictions on Parent and its Subsidiaries, Affiliates and Representatives set
forth in paragraph 8 of the Confidentiality Agreement shall be inapplicable with
respect to any of the transactions set forth in this Agreement.
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Section 6.4 No Solicitation of Transactions.
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(a) The Company agrees that neither it nor any Company Subsidiary shall,
and that it shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause its and their
Representatives not to, directly or indirectly: (i) solicit, initiate,
encourage, knowingly facilitate or induce any inquiry with respect to, or the
making, submission or announcement of, any Acquisition Proposal, (ii)
participate in any discussions or negotiations regarding, or furnish to any
person any nonpublic information with respect to, or take any other action to
facilitate any inquiries or the making of any proposal that constitutes or may
reasonably be expected to lead to, any Acquisition Proposal (except to the
extent specifically permitted pursuant to this Section 6.4), (iii) engage in
discussions with any person with respect to any Acquisition Proposal, except to
notify such person as to the existence of these provisions (except to the extent
specifically permitted pursuant to this Section 6.4), (iv) approve, endorse or
recommend any Acquisition Proposal with respect the Company (except to the
extent specifically permitted pursuant to this Section 6.4), or (v) enter into
any letter of intent or similar document or any agreement, commitment or
understanding contemplating or otherwise relating to any Acquisition Proposal or
a transaction contemplated thereby (except for confidentiality agreements
specifically permitted pursuant to Section 6.4(c)). The Company shall
immediately terminate, and shall cause the Company Subsidiaries and its and
their Representatives to immediately terminate, all discussions or negotiations,
if any, with any third party with respect to, or any that could reasonably be
expected to lead to or contemplate the possibility of, an Acquisition Proposal.
The Company shall immediately demand that each person which has heretofore
executed a confidentiality agreement with the Company or any of its Affiliates
or Subsidiaries or any of its or their Representatives with respect to such
person's consideration of a possible Acquisition Proposal to immediately return
or destroy (which destruction shall be certified in writing by such person to
the Company) all confidential information heretofore furnished by the Company or
any of its Affiliates or Subsidiaries or any of its or their Representatives to
such person or any of its Affiliates or Subsidiaries or any of its or their
Representatives.
(b) Promptly after receipt of any Acquisition Proposal or any request for
nonpublic information or inquiry which it reasonably believes could lead to an
Acquisition Proposal, the Company shall provide Parent with written notice of
the material terms and conditions of such Acquisition Proposal, request or
inquiry, and the identity of the person or group making any such Acquisition
Proposal, request or inquiry, and a copy of all written materials provided in
connection with such Acquisition Proposal, request or inquiry. After receipt of
the Acquisition Proposal, request or inquiry, the Company shall promptly keep
Parent informed in all material respects of the status and details (including
material amendments or proposed material amendments) of any such Acquisition
Proposal, request or inquiry and shall promptly provide to Parent a copy of all
written materials subsequently provided in connection with such Acquisition
Proposal, request or inquiry.
(c) If the Company receives an Acquisition Proposal which (i) constitutes a
Superior Proposal or (ii) which the Board of Directors of the Company in good
faith concludes proposes consideration that is more favorable to the Company's
shareholders than the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and which
could reasonably be expected to result in a Superior Proposal in all other
respects, the Company shall promptly provide to Parent written notice that shall
state expressly (A) that it has received an Acquisition Proposal which
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constitutes a Superior Proposal or which could reasonably be expected to result
in a Superior Proposal, and (B) the identity of the party making such
Acquisition Proposal and the material terms and conditions of the Acquisition
Proposal (the "Superior Proposal Notice") and may then take the following
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actions:
(i) furnish nonpublic information to the third party making such
Acquisition Proposal, provided, that (A) prior to so furnishing, the Company
receives from the third party an executed confidentiality agreement containing
customary limitations on the use and disclosure of all nonpublic written and
oral information furnished to such third party on its behalf and customary
standstill provisions, and (B) contemporaneously with furnishing any such
nonpublic information to such third party, the Company furnishes a copy of such
nonpublic information to Parent (to the extent such nonpublic information has
not been previously so furnished); and
(ii) engage in negotiations with the third party with respect to the
Acquisition Proposal.
(d) For a period of not less than five Business Days after Parent's receipt
from the Company of each Superior Proposal Notice, the Company shall, if
requested by Parent, negotiate in good faith with Parent to revise this
Agreement so that the Acquisition Proposal that constituted a Superior Proposal
no longer constitutes a Superior Proposal.
(e) In response to the receipt of a Superior Proposal that has not been
withdrawn and continues to constitute a Superior Proposal after the Company's
compliance with Section 6.4(d), the Board of Directors of the Company may
withhold or withdraw the Company Recommendation and, in the case of a Superior
Proposal that is a tender or exchange offer made directly to its shareholders,
may recommend that its shareholders accept the tender or exchange offer (any of
the foregoing actions, whether by the Board of Directors or a committee thereof,
a "Change of Recommendation"), if both of the following conditions in Sections
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6.4(e)(i) and 6.4(e)(ii) are met:
(i) the Company Shareholders' Meeting has not occurred; and
(ii) the Board of Directors of the Company has concluded in good faith,
following the receipt of advice of its outside legal counsel, that, in light of
such Superior Proposal, the failure of the Board of Directors to effect a Change
of Recommendation would result in a breach of its fiduciary obligations to its
shareholders under applicable Law.
(f) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement,
(i) the obligation of the Company to call, give notice of, convene and hold the
Company Shareholders' Meeting and to hold a vote of the Company's shareholders
on this Agreement and the Merger at the Company Shareholders' Meeting shall not
be limited or otherwise affected by the commencement, disclosure, announcement
or submission to it of any Acquisition Proposal (whether or not a Superior
Proposal), or by any Change of Recommendation and (ii) in any case in which the
Company withholds or withdraws the Company Recommendation pursuant to Section
6.4(e), recognizing that special circumstances, as provided in Section
23B.11.030 of the WBCA, exist in light of the provisions of this Section 6.4
and/or the provisions of the Voting
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Agreement, the Company shall submit this Agreement and the Merger to a vote of
its shareholders with no recommendation as permitted by Section 23B.11.030(2) of
the WBCA. The Company agrees that it shall not submit to the vote of its
shareholders any Acquisition Proposal (whether or not a Superior Proposal) or
propose to do so.
(g) Nothing contained in this Agreement shall be deemed to restrict the
Company from complying with Rules 14d-9 or 14e-2 under the Exchange Act or be
deemed to restrict the Company or Parent from making such other disclosures as
may be required by federal securities laws or applicable State of Washington
fiduciary duties laws.
(h) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement,
the prohibitions contained in Sections 5.l(j) and 5.1(l) shall not be applicable
with respect to a Person who has submitted a Superior Proposal to the Company.
Section 6.5 Appropriate Action; Consents; Filings.
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(a) Subject to the proviso contained in Section 6.5(b)(ii), the Company and
Parent shall use their reasonable best efforts to (i) take, or cause to be
taken, all appropriate action, and do, or cause to be done, all things
necessary, proper or advisable under applicable Law or otherwise to consummate
and make effective the transactions contemplated by this Agreement as promptly
as practicable, (ii) obtain from any Governmental Entities any consents,
licenses, permits, waivers, approvals, authorizations or orders required (A) to
be obtained or made by Parent or the Company or any of their Subsidiaries, (B)
to avoid any action or proceeding by any Governmental Entity (including, without
limitation, those in connection with the HSR Act and antitrust and competition
Laws of any other applicable jurisdiction), in connection with the
authorization, execution and delivery of this Agreement and the consummation of
the transactions contemplated herein, including, without limitation, the Merger,
and (C) to prevent a Company Material Adverse Effect from occurring prior to or
after the Effective Time or a Parent Material Adverse Effect from occurring
after the Effective Time, and (iii) make all necessary filings, and thereafter
make any other required submissions, with respect to this Agreement and the
Merger required under (A) the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, and any other
applicable federal or state securities Laws, (B) the HSR Act and antitrust and
competition Laws of any other applicable jurisdiction and (C) any other
applicable Law. Parent and the Company shall cooperate with each other in
connection with the making of all filings referenced in the preceding sentence,
including providing copies of all such documents to the non-filing party and its
advisors prior to filing and, if requested, to accept all reasonable additions,
deletions or changes suggested in connection therewith. The Company and Parent
shall have the right to review in advance, and to the extent practicable each
shall consult the other on, all the information relating to the Company and the
Company Subsidiaries or Parent and its Subsidiaries, as the case may be, that
appears in any filing made with, or written materials submitted to, any third
party and/or any Governmental Entity in connection with the Merger and the other
transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Parent and the Company may, as each
deems reasonably advisable and necessary, designate any competitively sensitive
information provided to the other under this Section 6.5(a) as "outside counsel
only." Such information shall be given only to outside counsel of the recipient.
In addition, Parent and the Company may redact any information from such
documents shared with the other party or its counsel that is not pertinent to
the subject matter of the filing or submission.
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(b) Without limiting Section 6.5(a), Parent and the Company shall:
(i) each use its reasonable best efforts to avoid the entry of, or to
have vacated or terminated, any decree, order, or judgment that would restrain,
prevent or delay the Closing, on or before the Outside Date, including defending
through litigation on the merits any claim asserted in any court by any person;
and
(ii) each use its reasonable best efforts to avoid or eliminate each
and every impediment under any antitrust, competition or trade regulation Law
that may be asserted by any Governmental Entity with respect to the Merger so as
to enable the Closing to occur as soon as reasonably possible (and in any event
no later than the Outside Date), including implementing, contesting or resisting
any litigation before any court or quasi-judicial administrative tribunal
seeking to restrain or enjoin the Merger; provided, however, that nothing in
this Agreement shall require any of Parent and its Subsidiaries or the Company
and its Subsidiaries to commit to any divestitures, licenses or hold separate or
similar arrangements with respect to its assets or conduct of business
arrangements, whether as a condition to obtaining any approval from a
Governmental Entity or any other person or for any other reason, if, in any such
case, such divestiture, license, holding separate or arrangement (x) is not
conditioned upon the consummation of the Merger or (y) would, individually or in
the aggregate, have a Parent Material Adverse Effect (including, for purposes of
this clause, the Surviving Corporation and its Subsidiaries) after giving effect
to the Merger.
(c) Subject to the proviso contained in Section 6.5(b)(ii) and the proviso
contained in the following sentence of this Section 6.5(c), the Company and
Parent shall give (or shall cause their respective Subsidiaries to give) any
notices to third parties, and use, and cause their respective Subsidiaries to
use, reasonable best efforts to obtain any non-governmental third party
consents, (i) necessary, proper or advisable to consummate the transactions
contemplated in this Agreement, (ii) required to be disclosed in the Company
Disclosure Letter or the Parent Disclosure Letter, as applicable, or (iii)
required to prevent a Company Material Adverse Effect from occurring prior to or
after the Effective Time or a Parent Material Adverse Effect from occurring
after the Effective Time. In the event that either party shall fail to obtain
any third party consent described in the first sentence of this Section 6.5(c),
such party shall use reasonable best efforts, and shall take any such actions
reasonably requested by the other party hereto, to minimize any adverse effect
upon the Company and Parent, their respective Subsidiaries, and their respective
businesses resulting, or which could reasonably be expected to result after the
Effective Time, from the failure to obtain such consent; provided that no
obligation to make a material payment or grant a material right not conditioned
upon the consummation of the Merger shall be imposed by this Section 6.5(c).
(d) From the date of this Agreement until the Effective Time, each party
shall promptly notify the other party in writing of any pending or, to the
Knowledge of the Company or Parent, as appropriate, threatened action, suit,
arbitration or other proceeding or investigation by any Governmental Entity or
any other person (i) challenging or seeking damages in connection with the
Merger or the conversion of Company Common Stock into Parent Common Stock
pursuant to the Merger or (ii) seeking to restrain or prohibit the consummation
of the Merger or otherwise limit the right of Parent or its Subsidiaries to own
or operate all or any portion of the businesses or assets of the Company or its
Subsidiaries.
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Section 6.6 Certain Notices. From and after the date of this Agreement
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until the Effective Time, each party hereto shall promptly notify the other
party hereto of (a) the occurrence, or non-occurrence, of any event that would
be likely to cause any condition to the obligations of any party to effect the
Merger and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement not to be
satisfied or (b) the failure of the Company or Parent, as the case may be, to
comply with or satisfy any covenant, condition or agreement to be complied with
or satisfied by it pursuant to this Agreement which would reasonably be expected
to result in any condition to the obligations of any party to effect the Merger
and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement not to be satisfied;
provided, however, that the delivery of any notice pursuant to this Section 6.6
shall not cure any breach of any representation or warranty, the failure to
comply with any covenant, the failure to meet any condition or otherwise limit
or affect the remedies available hereunder to the party receiving such notice.
Section 6.7 Public Announcements. Parent and the Company will consult
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with each other before issuing, and provide each other the opportunity to review
and make reasonable comment upon, any press release or making any public
statement with respect to this Agreement and the transactions contemplated
hereby and, except as may be required by applicable Law or any listing agreement
with Nasdaq, will not issue any such press release or make any such public
statement prior to such consultation; provided, however, that each of Parent and
the Company may make any public statement in response to specific questions by
the press, analysts, investors or those attending industry conferences or
financial analyst conference calls, so long as any such statements are not
inconsistent with previous press releases, public disclosures or public
statements made jointly by Parent and the Company and do not reveal non-public
information regarding the other party.
Section 6.8 Nasdaq Listing. Parent shall use reasonable best efforts (a)
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to cause the Parent Common Stock to be issued in the Merger to be approved for
listing upon the Effective Time on Nasdaq or on such national securities
exchange as the Parent Common Stock is listed and (b) to cause the Parent Common
Stock issued upon the exercise of converted Company Options to be approved for
listing on Nasdaq or on such national securities exchange as Parent Common Stock
is listed.
Section 6.9 Employee Benefit Matters.
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(a) For a period of at least two years following the Effective Time, Parent
shall provide employee benefits (excluding any benefits attributable to equity
based plans or grants) to the employees and former employees of the Company and
their respective Subsidiaries ("New Parent Employees") that are no less
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favorable in the aggregate than those provided to such persons in effect on the
date hereof. Nothing herein shall require Parent to continue any particular
Company Benefit Plan or prevent the amendment or termination thereof (subject to
the maintenance, in the aggregate, of the benefits as provided in the preceding
sentence); provided, however, that Parent shall not take any action (by way of
amendment, termination or otherwise) which is in violation of the terms of any
Company Benefit Plan or applicable Law.
(b) With respect to each benefit plan of Parent ("Parent Benefit Plan") in
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which New Parent Employees subsequently participate, for purposes of
determining vesting and entitlement to benefits, including for severance
benefits and vacation entitlement (but not for
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accrual of pension benefits), service with the Company (or predecessor employers
to the extent the Company provides past service credit) shall be treated as
service with Parent; provided, that such service shall not be recognized to the
extent that such recognition would result in a duplication of benefits or to the
extent that such service was not recognized under the applicable Company Benefit
Plan. Such service also shall apply for purposes of satisfying any waiting
periods, evidence of insurability requirements, or the application of any
pre-existing condition limitations. Each Parent Benefit Plan shall waive
pre-existing condition limitations to the same extent waived under the
applicable Company Benefit Plan. New Parent Employees shall be given credit for
amounts paid under a corresponding benefit plan during the same period for
purposes of applying deductibles, co-payments and out-of-pocket maximums as
though such amounts had been paid in accordance with the terms and conditions of
the Parent Benefit Plan for the plan year in which the Effective Time occurs.
(c) At the request of Parent, the Company shall terminate any and all
401(k) plans of the Company, effective not later than the day immediately
preceding the Closing Date. In the event that Parent requests that such 401(k)
plan(s) be terminated, the Company shall provide Parent with evidence that such
401(k) plan(s) have been terminated pursuant to resolution of Company's Board of
Directors (the form and substance of which shall be subject to review and
approval by Parent) not later than the day immediately preceding the Closing
Date.
Section 6.10 Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
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(a) Parent shall, and shall cause the Surviving Corporation to, indemnify
and hold harmless, and provide advancement of expenses to, all past and present
directors, officers and employees of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to
the fullest extent permitted by Law for acts or omissions occurring at or prior
to the Effective Time (including for acts or omissions occurring in connection
with the approval of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby) in their capacities as such.
(b) For six years from the Effective Time, Parent shall, or shall cause the
Surviving Corporation to, cause to be maintained in effect for the benefit of
the Company's current directors and officers an insurance and indemnification
policy that provides coverage for acts or omissions occurring prior to the
Effective Time (the "D&O Insurance") covering each such person currently covered
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by the officers' and directors' liability insurance policies of the Company on
terms with respect to coverage and in amounts no less favorable than those of
the Company's policies in effect on the date hereof; provided, however, that the
Surviving Corporation shall not be required to pay an annual premium for the D&O
Insurance in excess of 200% of the estimated premium for the 2002 fiscal year,
which premium the Company presently expects to be approximately $1,850,000.
(c) Parent shall, and shall cause the Surviving Corporation to, cause to be
maintained in effect in the Surviving Corporation's (or any successor's)
Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws provisions with respect to indemnification
and advancement of expenses that are at least as favorable to the intended
beneficiaries as those contained in the Company Articles and the Company Bylaws
as in effect on the date hereof.
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(d) Parent agrees to honor (and hereby guarantees the Surviving
Corporation's performance under) all indemnification agreements entered into by
the Company or any Company Subsidiary. In the event that Parent or the Surviving
Corporation or any of their respective 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 its properties and assets to any person, then,
and in each such case, Parent shall cause proper provisions to be made so that
the successors and assigns of the Parent or the Surviving Corporation, as the
case may be, assume the obligations set forth in this Section 6.10. The
obligations of Parent and the Surviving Corporation under this Section 6.10
shall not be terminated or modified in such a manner as to adversely affect any
indemnitee to whom this Section 6.10 applies without the express written consent
of such affected indemnitee (it being expressly agreed that the indemnitees to
whom this Section 6.10 applies shall be third party beneficiaries of this
Section 6.10).
Section 6.11 Plan of Reorganization. This Agreement is intended to
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constitute a "plan of reorganization" within the meaning of Treasury Regulation
Section 1.368-2(g).
Section 6.12 Affiliate Letters. The Company shall, promptly after the
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date hereof and prior to the mailing of the Joint Proxy/Prospectus, deliver to
Parent a list setting forth the names of all persons the Company expects to be,
at the time of the Company Shareholders' Meeting, "affiliates" of the Company
for purposes of Rule 145 under the Securities Act. The Company shall furnish
such information and documents as Parent may reasonably request for the purpose
of reviewing the list. The Company shall use reasonable best efforts to cause
each person who is identified as an affiliate in the list furnished or
supplemented pursuant to this Section 6.12 to execute a written agreement,
promptly following the date hereof, in substantially the form of Exhibit 6.12
hereto.
Section 6.13 Section 16 Matters. Prior to the Effective Time: (a) the
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Board of Directors of Parent, or an appropriate committee of non-employee
directors thereof, shall adopt a resolution consistent with the interpretive
guidance of the SEC so that the acquisition by any officer or director of the
Company who may become a covered person of Parent for purposes of Section 16 of
the Exchange Act (together with the rules and regulations thereunder, "Section
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16"), of shares of Parent Common Stock or options to purchase shares of Parent
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Common Stock pursuant to this Agreement and the Merger shall be an exempt
transaction for purposes of Section 16; and (b) the Board of Directors of the
Company or an appropriate committee of non-employee directors thereof, shall
adopt a resolution consistent with the interpretive guidance of the SEC so that
the disposition by any officer or director of the Company who is a covered
person of the Company for purposes of Section 16 of shares of Company Common
Stock or Company Options pursuant to this Agreement and the Merger shall be an
exempt transaction for purposes of Section 16.
Section 6.14 Stock Award Matters.
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(a) The Company shall, and shall cause the administrator(s) of each of the
Company Stock Option Plans and the ESPP to, take any and all actions necessary
(under the applicable Company Stock Option Plan and otherwise) to (i) cause the
Company Options to be treated in accordance with Section 2.4 hereof, including,
without limitation, amending the
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Company Stock Option Plans and, if necessary or desirable, obtaining the consent
of the optionholders to such treatment; and (ii) cause the stock purchase rights
outstanding under the ESPP to be assumed and converted into rights to purchase
Parent Common Stock pursuant to Section 2.5 in such manner as will not result in
acceleration of the exercise of stock purchase rights under the ESPP.
(b) Promptly after the Effective Time, Parent shall file one or more
registration statements on Form S-3 or Form S-8, as the case may be (or any
other successor or other appropriate forms), with respect to the shares of
Parent Common Stock subject to options and purchase rights issued pursuant to
Sections 2.4 and 2.5 and shall 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.
Section 6.15 Restructure of Transaction. In the event that either of
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Latham & Watkins, counsel to Parent, or Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
LLP, counsel to the Company, is unable to render its opinion pursuant to Section
7.2(c) or Section 7.3(c), respectively, the structure of the Merger shall be
revised to provide for the merger of the Company with and into Merger Sub with
Merger Sub being the surviving entity in such Merger (the "Forward Subsidiary
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Merger"), subject to the approval of each of the Company and Parent which
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approval shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed; provided, that if a
Forward Subsidiary Merger structure would not result in each of Latham & Watkins
or Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP being able to render such respective
opinions, the Company and Parent shall negotiate in good faith to revise the
structure of the business combination between the Company and Parent such that
each of Latham & Watkins and Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP will be
able to render such opinion; provided, further, that no such revision to the
structure of the Merger shall (a) result in any change in the Merger
Consideration, (b) be materially adverse to the interests of Parent, the
Company, Merger Sub, the holders of shares of Parent Common Stock or the holders
of shares of Company Common Stock or (c) unreasonably impede or delay
consummation of the Merger. If the structure of the Merger is so revised, this
Agreement shall be amended by the parties as appropriate to give effect to the
revised structure of the Merger with each party executing a written amendment to
this Agreement as necessary to reflect the foregoing.
ARTICLE 7.
CLOSING CONDITIONS
Section 7.1 Conditions to Obligations of Each Party Under This Agreement.
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The respective obligations of each party to effect the Merger and the other
transactions contemplated herein shall be subject to the satisfaction at or
prior to the Effective Time of the following conditions, any or all of which may
be waived, in whole or in part, to the extent permitted by applicable Law:
(a) Effectiveness of the Registration Statement. The Registration Statement
shall have been declared effective by the SEC under the Securities Act. No stop
order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement shall have been
issued by the SEC and no proceedings for that purpose shall have been initiated
or, to the Knowledge of Parent or the Company, threatened by the SEC.
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(b) Shareholder and Stockholder Approval. The Company Shareholder Approval
and the Parent Stockholder Approval shall have been obtained.
(c) No Order. No Governmental Entity, nor any federal or state court of
competent jurisdiction shall have enacted, issued, promulgated, enforced or
entered any statute, rule, regulation, executive order, decree, judgment or
injunction or order (whether temporary, preliminary or permanent), in any case
which is in effect and which prevents or prohibits consummation of the Merger.
(d) Consents and Approvals. Other than the filing provided for under
Section 1.2 and filings pursuant to the HSR Act, all consents, approvals and
authorizations of any Governmental Entity required of Parent, the Company or any
of their Subsidiaries to consummate the Merger, the failure of which to be
obtained or taken, individually or in the aggregate, would have a Parent
Material Adverse Effect (determined, for purposes of this clause, after giving
effect to the Merger), shall have been obtained.
(e) HSR Act. The applicable waiting periods, together with any extensions
thereof, under the HSR Act shall have expired or been terminated.
(f) Nasdaq Listing. The shares of Parent Common Stock issuable to the
Company's shareholders in the Merger and such other shares of Parent Common
Stock to be reserved for issuance in connection with the Merger shall have been
approved for listing on Nasdaq or on such national securities exchange as Parent
Common Stock is then listed, subject to official notice of issuance.
(g) Litigation. There shall not be instituted or pending any action,
litigation or proceeding by any Governmental Entity (i) seeking to prohibit,
restrain or otherwise interfere with the Merger or the ownership or operation by
Parent or any of its Subsidiaries of all or any portion of the business or
assets of the Company or Parent or any of their Subsidiaries or to compel Parent
or any of its Subsidiaries to dispose of or hold separate all or any portion of
the business or assets of the Company or Parent or any of their respective
Subsidiaries, or (ii) seeking divestiture of any shares of Company Common Stock
(or shares of stock of the Surviving Corporation) or seeking to impose or
confirm limitations on the ability of Parent to effectively exercise full rights
of ownership of the shares of Company Common Stock (or shares of stock of the
Surviving Corporation), including the right to vote any securities on any
matters properly presented to shareholders, in the case of clause (i) or (ii),
which would, or would reasonably be expected to, have a Parent Material Adverse
Effect (determined, for purposes of this clause, after giving effect to the
Merger).
Section 7.2 Additional Conditions to Obligations of Parent and Merger Sub.
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The obligations of Parent and Merger Sub to effect the Merger and the other
transactions contemplated herein are also subject to the following conditions:
(a) Representations and Warranties. The representations and warranties of
the Company contained in this Agreement shall be true and correct (without
giving effect to any limitation as to "materiality" or "Company Material Adverse
Effect" set forth therein) at and as of the Effective Time as if made at and as
of such time (except to the extent expressly made as of
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an earlier date, in which case as of such earlier date), except where the
failure of such representations and warranties to be true and correct (without
giving effect to any limitation as to "materiality" or "Company Material Adverse
Effect" set forth therein) would not, individually or in the aggregate, result
in a Company Material Adverse Effect. Parent shall have received a certificate
signed by an executive officer of the Company on its behalf to the foregoing
effect.
(b) Agreements and Covenants. The Company shall have performed or complied
in all material respects with all agreements and covenants required by this
Agreement to be performed or complied with by it on or prior to the Effective
Time. Parent shall have received a certificate of an executive officer of the
Company to that effect.
(c) Parent Tax Opinion. Parent shall have received the opinion of Latham &
Watkins, dated the date of the Effective Time, to the effect that the Merger
will be treated for Federal income Tax purposes as a reorganization within the
meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code. In rendering such opinion, Latham &
Watkins shall receive and rely upon representations contained in letters of
Parent and the Company to be delivered as of the Effective Time substantially in
the forms attached hereto as Exhibits 7.2(c)(i) and 7.2(c)(ii), respectively.
The opinion referred to in this Section 7.2(c) shall not be waivable after
receipt of the Company Shareholder Approval or the Parent Stockholder Approval
referred to in Section 7.1(b), unless further stockholder approval is obtained
with appropriate disclosure.
(d) AHP Agreements. The AHP Agreements shall be in full force and effect,
and no authorized officer of AHP shall have notified Parent in writing of, and
AHP shall not have publicly announced, AHP's intention to repudiate such
agreements.
Section 7.3 Additional Conditions to Obligations of the Company. The
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obligation of the Company to effect the Merger and the other transactions
contemplated in this Agreement is also subject to the following conditions:
(a) Representations and Warranties. The representations and warranties of
Parent contained in this Agreement shall be true and correct (without giving
effect to any limitation as to "materiality" or "Parent Material Adverse Effect"
set forth therein) at and as of the Effective Time as if made at and as of such
time (except to the extent expressly made as of an earlier date, in which case
as of such earlier date), except where the failure of such representations and
warranties to be true and correct (without giving effect to any limitation as to
"materiality" or "Parent Material Adverse Effect" set forth therein) would not,
individually or in the aggregate, result in a Parent Material Adverse Effect.
The Company shall have received a certificate signed by an executive officer of
Parent on its behalf to the foregoing effect.
(b) Agreements and Covenants. Parent shall have performed or complied in
all material respects with all agreements and covenants required by this
Agreement to be performed or complied with by it on or prior to the Effective
Time. The Company shall have received a certificate of an executive officer of
Parent to that effect.
(c) Company Tax Opinion. The Company shall have received the opinion of
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, dated the date of the Effective Time,
to the effect that the Merger will be treated for federal income Tax purposes as
a reorganization within the
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meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code. In rendering such opinion, Skadden, Arps,
Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP shall receive and rely upon representations contained
in letters of Parent and the Company to be delivered as of the Effective Time
substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibits 7.2(c)(i) and 7.2(c)(ii),
respectively. The opinion referred to in this Section 7.3(c) shall not be
waivable after receipt of the Company Shareholder Approval or the Parent
Stockholder Approval referred to in Section 7.1(b), unless further stockholder
approval is obtained with appropriate disclosure.
ARTICLE 8.
TERMINATION, AMENDMENT AND WAIVER
Section 8.1 Termination. This Agreement may be terminated at any time prior
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to the Effective Time, by action taken or authorized by the Board of Directors
of the terminating party or parties, whether before or after approval of the
matters presented in connection with the Merger by the shareholders of the
Company or the stockholders of Parent:
(a) By mutual written consent of Parent and the Company, which consent
shall have been approved by action of their respective Boards of Directors;
(b) By written notice of either the Company or Parent, if the Merger shall
not have been consummated prior to September 30, 2002 (such date, as it may be
extended as provided below, shall be referred to herein as the "Outside Date");
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provided, however, that such date may, from time to time, be extended by either
party (by written notice thereof to the other party) up to and including
December 31, 2002 in the event all conditions to effect the Merger other than
one or more conditions set forth in Sections 7.1(c), 7.1(d), 7.1(e) or 7.1(g)
(the "Regulatory Conditions") have been or are capable of being satisfied at the
time of each such extension and the Regulatory Conditions have been or are
reasonably capable of being satisfied on or prior to December 31, 2002; provided
further that the right to terminate this Agreement under this Section 8.1(b)
shall not be available to any party whose failure to fulfill any obligation
under this Agreement has been the cause of, or results in, the failure of the
Merger to occur on or before such date;
(c) By written notice of either the Company or Parent, if any Governmental
Entity shall have issued an order, decree or ruling or taken any other action
permanently restraining, enjoining or otherwise prohibiting the Merger, and such
order, decree, ruling or other action shall have become final and nonappealable
(which order, decree, ruling or other action the parties shall have used their
reasonable best efforts to resist, resolve or lift, as applicable, subject to
Section 6.5);
(d) By written notice of Parent, if (i) the Board of Directors of the
Company shall have withdrawn or adversely modified, or shall have resolved to
withdraw or adversely modify, the Company Recommendation; (ii) the Board of
Directors of the Company shall have approved or recommended, or shall have
resolved to approve or recommend, to the shareholders of the Company, an
Acquisition Proposal other than that contemplated by this Agreement; or (iii)
the Company fails to call or hold the Company Shareholders' Meeting by the fifth
day prior to the Outside Date;
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(e) By written notice of the Company, if (i) the Board of Directors of
Parent shall have withdrawn or adversely modified, or shall have resolved to
withdraw or adversely modify, the Parent Recommendation or (ii) Parent fails to
call or hold the Parent Stockholders' Meeting by the fifth day prior to the
Outside Date;
(f) By written notice of Parent, if there has been a breach by the Company
of any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement contained in this
Agreement which (i) would result in a failure of a condition set forth in
Section 7.2(a) or 7.2(b) and (ii) cannot be cured prior to the Outside Date,
provided that Parent shall have given the Company written notice, delivered at
least twenty days prior to such termination, stating Parent's intention to
terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section 8.1(f) and the basis for such
termination;
(g) By written notice of the Company, if there has been a breach by Parent
of any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement contained in this
Agreement which (i) would result in a failure of a condition set forth in
Section 7.3(a) or 7.3(b) and (ii) cannot be cured prior to the Outside Date,
provided that the Company shall have given Parent written notice, delivered at
least twenty days prior to such termination, stating the Company's intention to
terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section 8.1(g) and the basis for such
termination; or
(h) By written notice of either Parent or the Company if (i) the Company
Shareholder Approval shall not have been obtained at the Company Shareholders'
Meeting duly convened therefor (or at any adjournment or postponement thereof)
at which a quorum is present and the vote to adopt and approve this Agreement
and the Merger is taken, or (ii) the Parent Stockholder Approval shall not have
been obtained at the Parent Stockholders' Meeting duly convened therefor (or at
any adjournment or postponement thereof) at which a quorum is present and the
vote to approve the Share Issuance is taken.
Section 8.2 Effect of Termination.
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(a) Limitation on Liability. In the event of termination of this Agreement
by either the Company or Parent as provided in Section 8.1, this Agreement shall
forthwith become void and there shall be no liability or obligation on the part
of Parent, Merger Sub or the Company or their respective Subsidiaries, officers
or directors, except with respect to Sections 6.3(b) and 8.2 and Article 9 and
with respect to any liabilities or damages incurred or suffered by a party as a
result of the willful and material breach by the other party of any of its
representations, warranties, covenants or other agreements set forth in this
Agreement.
(b) Parent Expenses. Parent and the Company agree that if this Agreement is
terminated pursuant to Sections 8.1(f), then the Company shall pay Parent an
amount equal to the sum of Parent's Expenses up to an amount equal to $15
million.
(c) Company Expenses. Parent and the Company agree that if this Agreement
is terminated pursuant to Sections 8.1(g), then Parent shall pay to the Company
an amount equal to the sum of the Company's Expenses up to an amount equal to
$15 million.
(d) Payment of Expenses. Payment of Expenses pursuant to Sections 8.2(b) or
8.2(c) shall be made not later than two Business Days after delivery to the
other party of notice
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of demand for payment and a documented itemization setting forth in reasonable
detail all Expenses of the party entitled to receive payment (which itemization
may be supplemented and updated from time to time by such party until the
ninetieth day after such party delivers such notice of demand for payment).
(e) Company Termination Fee.
(i) In the event that this Agreement is terminated pursuant to (A)
Section 8.1(d)(i) and the Board of Directors of the Company has withdrawn or
adversely modified the Company Recommendation in such a manner that the Company
cannot submit this Agreement to a vote of the Company's shareholders pursuant to
Section 23B.11.030(2) of the WBCA, (B) Section 8.1(d)(ii), or (C) Section
8.1(d)(iii), then the Company shall pay to Parent, within two Business Days
following written notice of such termination, a termination fee of $475,000,000
in immediately available funds.
(ii) In the event that the Company shall have withdrawn or adversely
modified the Company Recommendation prior to the Company Shareholders' Meeting
and this Agreement is terminated pursuant to Section 8.1(h)(i), then the Company
shall pay to Parent, within two Business Days following written notice of such
termination, a termination fee of $475,000,000 in immediately available funds.
(iii) In the event that (A) this Agreement is terminated pursuant to
Section 8.1(h)(i) and, at any time after the date of this Agreement and before
the vote on this Agreement at the Company Shareholders' Meeting, an Acquisition
Proposal with respect to the Company shall have been publicly announced and not
bona fide withdrawn and (B) a Competing Transaction with respect to the Company
is consummated or the Company enters into a definitive agreement with respect to
a Competing Transaction, in either case, within twelve months following the
termination of this Agreement, then the Company shall pay to Parent, within two
Business Days after the earlier of the consummation of such Competing
Transaction or execution of a definitive agreement with respect to such
Competing Transaction, a fee of $475,000,000 in immediately available funds.
(f) Parent Termination Fee.
(i) In the event that the Board of Directors of Parent shall have
withdrawn or adversely modified the Parent Recommendation and, thereafter, this
Agreement is terminated pursuant to Section 8.1(h)(ii), then Parent shall pay to
the Company, within two Business Days following written notice of such
termination, a termination fee of $475,000,000 in immediately available funds.
(ii) In the event that this Agreement is terminated pursuant to Section
8.1(e)(ii), then Parent shall pay to the Company, within two Business Days
following written notice of such termination, a termination fee of $475,000,000
in immediately available funds.
(g) All Payments. All payments under Section 8.2 shall be made by wire
transfer of immediately available funds to an account designated by the party
entitled to receive payment. The Company and Parent acknowledge that the
agreements contained in Section 8.2
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are an integral part of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and
that, without these agreements, neither the Company nor Parent would enter into
this Agreement. Accordingly, if either party fails promptly to pay any amount
due pursuant to this Section 8.2 and, in order to obtain such payment, the
Company or Parent, as applicable, commences a suit which results in a judgment
against the other party for the fee set forth in this Section 8.2, such
defaulting party shall pay to the prevailing party its costs and expenses
(including reasonable attorneys' fees and expenses) in connection with such
suit, together with interest on the amount of the fee at the prime rate of
Citibank, N.A. in effect on the date such payment was required to be made.
Section 8.3 Amendment. This Agreement may be amended by the parties hereto
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by action taken by or on behalf of their respective Boards of Directors at any
time prior to the Effective Time; provided, however, that, after approval of the
Merger by the shareholders of the Company, no amendment may be made without
further shareholder approval which, by Law or in accordance with the rules of
Nasdaq, requires further approval by such shareholders. This Agreement may not
be amended except by an instrument in writing signed by the parties hereto.
Section 8.4 Waiver. At any time prior to the Effective Time, any party
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hereto may (a) extend the time for the performance of any of the obligations or
other acts of the other party hereto, (b) waive any inaccuracies in the
representations and warranties of the other party contained herein or in any
document delivered pursuant hereto, and (c) waive compliance by the other party
with any of the agreements or conditions contained herein; provided, however,
that after any approval of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement by
the shareholders of the Company, there may not be, without further approval of
such shareholders, any extension or waiver of this Agreement or any portion
thereof which, by Law or in accordance with the rules of Nasdaq, requires
further approval by such shareholders. Any such extension or waiver shall be
valid only if set forth in an instrument in writing signed by the party or
parties to be bound thereby, but such extension or waiver or failure to insist
on strict compliance with an obligation, covenant, agreement or condition shall
not operate as a waiver of, or estoppel with respect to, any subsequent or other
failure.
Section 8.5 Fees and Expenses. Subject to Sections 8.2(a), 8.2(b), 8.2(c)
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and 8.2(g), all expenses incurred by the parties hereto shall be borne solely
and entirely by the party which has incurred the same; provided, however, that
each of Parent and the Company shall pay one-half of the expenses related to
printing, filing and mailing the Registration Statement and the Proxy Statement
and all SEC and other regulatory filing fees incurred in connection with the
Registration Statement and the Proxy Statement.
ARTICLE 9.
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Section 9.1 Non-Survival of Representations and Warranties. None of the
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representations and warranties in this Agreement or in any instrument delivered
pursuant to this Agreement shall survive the Effective Time. This Section 9.1
shall not limit any covenant or agreement of the parties which by its terms
contemplates performance after the Effective Time.
Section 9.2 Notices. Any notices or other communications required or
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permitted under, or otherwise in connection with this Agreement shall be in
writing and shall be
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deemed to have been duly given when delivered in person or upon confirmation of
receipt when transmitted by facsimile transmission (but only if followed by
transmittal by national overnight courier or hand for delivery on the next
Business Day) or on receipt after dispatch by registered or certified mail,
postage prepaid, addressed, or on the next Business Day if transmitted by
national overnight courier, in each case as follows:
(a) If to Parent or Merger Sub, addressed to it at:
Amgen Inc.
One Amgen Center Drive
Thousand Oaks, CA 91320
Fax: (805) 499-3540
Attn: Chief Executive Officer
with a copy to:
Latham & Watkins
885 Third Avenue, Suite 1000
New York, NY 10022-4802
Fax: (212) 751-4864
Attn: Charles Nathan
and
Latham & Watkins
633 West Fifth Street, Suite 4000
Los Angeles, CA 90071-2007
Fax: (213) 891-8763
Attn: Gary Olson
Paul D. Tosetti
Charles K. Ruck
(b) If to the Company, addressed to it at:
Immunex Corporation
51 University Street
Seattle, Washington 98101
Fax: (206) 467-0368
Attn: Chief Executive Officer
with a copy to:
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
Four Times Square
New York, NY 10036
Fax: (212) 735-2000
Attn: Roger Aaron
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Stephen Arcano
Section 9.3 Certain Definitions. For purposes of this Agreement,
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the term:
"Accelerated Company Option" shall mean a Company Option with
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a per share exercise price which is equal to or less than the greater of (i)
$40.00 or (ii) the closing sales price for a share of Company Common Stock (or
the closing bid, if no sales were reported) as quoted on Nasdaq for the last
market trading day immediately preceding the Effective Time, as reported in The
Wall Street Journal.
"Acquisition Proposal" means any offer or proposal concerning any (a)
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merger, consolidation, business combination, or similar transaction involving
the Company or any Significant Subsidiary of the Company pursuant to which the
shareholders of the Company immediately prior to such transaction would own less
than 80% of any class of equity securities of the entity surviving or resulting
from such transaction (or the ultimate parent entity thereof), (b) sale or other
disposition directly or indirectly of assets of the Company or the Company
Subsidiaries representing 20% or more of the consolidated assets of the Company
and the Company Subsidiaries, (c) issuance, sale, or other disposition of
securities (or options, rights or warrants to purchase, or securities
convertible into or exchangeable for, such securities) in each case by the
Company representing 20% or more of the voting power of the Company or (d)
transaction in which any person shall acquire beneficial ownership, or the right
to acquire beneficial ownership or any group shall have been formed which
beneficially owns or has the right to acquire beneficial ownership of, 20% or
more of the outstanding voting capital stock of the Company (other than the
Merger).
"Affiliate" of a specified person means a person that directly or
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indirectly, through one or more intermediaries, controls, is controlled by, or
is under common control with, the person specified.
"beneficial ownership" (and related terms such as "beneficially owned" or
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"beneficial owner") has the meaning set forth in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange
Act.
"Blue Sky Laws" means state securities or "blue sky" Laws.
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"Business Day" means any day on which banks are not required or authorized
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to close in the City of New York.
"Cancelled Company Option" shall mean a Company Option with a per share
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exercise price which exceeds the greater of (i) $40.00 or (ii) the closing sales
price for a share of Company Common Stock (or the closing bid, if no sales were
reported) as quoted on Nasdaq for the last market trading day immediately
preceding the Effective Time, as reported in The Wall Street Journal.
"CERCLA" means the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and
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Liability Act of 1980, as amended as of the date hereof.
"Company Intellectual Property" means all intellectual property or other
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proprietary rights of every kind, foreign or domestic, including all patents,
patent applications,
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inventions (whether or not patentable), processes, products, technologies,
discoveries, copyrightable and copyrighted works, apparatus, trade secrets,
trademarks, trademark registrations and applications, domain names, service
marks, service mark registrations and applications, trade names, trade secrets,
know-how, trade dress, copyright registrations, customer lists, confidential
marketing and customer information, licenses, confidential technical
information, software, and all documentation thereof, in each case, used in the
business of the Company as of the date of this Agreement or the Closing Date.
"Company Material Adverse Effect" means any change affecting, or condition
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having an effect on, the Company or any Company Subsidiary that is, or would
reasonably be expected to be, materially adverse to the business, financial
condition or results of operations of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries,
taken as a whole, except, in each case, for any such change or condition
resulting from or arising out of (i) changes or developments in the
biotechnology industry generally, which changes or developments do not
disproportionately affect the Company relative to other participants in the
biotechnology industry in any material respect, (ii) changes or developments in
financial or securities markets or the economy in general which changes do not
disproportionately affect the Company in any material respect, (iii) any change
in the Company's stock price or trading volume, in and of itself or (iv) the
announcement of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
"Company Option" means any option or warrant to purchase Company Common
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Stock.
"Company Stock Option Plan" means the Immunex Corporation 1993 Stock Option
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Plan, as Amended and Restated on April 25, 2000, the Immunex Corporation 1999
Stock Option Plan, as Amended and Restated on April 25, 2000, the Stock Option
Grant Program for Nonemployee Directors under the Immunex Corporation Amended
and Restated 1999 Stock Option Plan, the Immunex Corporation Stock Option Plan
for Nonemployee Directors, as Amended and Restated on April 18, 2000, and in
each case, the addendums thereto, or any other plan, agreement or arrangement
pursuant to which Company Options have been issued as of the Effective Time,
other than the ESPP.
"Competing Transaction" means any (a) merger, consolidation, business
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combination, or similar transaction involving the Company or any Significant
Subsidiary of the Company pursuant to which the shareholders of the Company
immediately prior to such transaction would own less than 70% of any class of
equity securities of the entity surviving or resulting from such transaction (or
the ultimate parent entity thereof), (b) sale or other disposition directly or
indirectly of assets of the Company or the Company Subsidiaries representing 30%
or more of the consolidated assets of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries,
(c) issuance, sale, or other disposition of securities (or options, rights or
warrants to purchase, or securities convertible into or exchangeable for, such
securities) in each case by the Company to any person or "group" (as defined in
Rule 13d-5(b)(1) under the Exchange Act) representing 30% or more of the voting
power of the Company or (d) transaction in which any person shall acquire
beneficial ownership, or the right to acquire beneficial ownership or any group
shall have been formed which beneficially owns or has the right to acquire
beneficial ownership of, 30% or more of the outstanding voting capital stock of
the Company (other than any shares beneficially owned by AHP or its
Subsidiaries).
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"Contracts" means any of the agreements, contracts, leases, powers of
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attorney, notes, loans, evidence of indebtedness, purchase orders, letters of
credit, settlement agreements, franchise agreements, undertakings, covenants not
to compete, employment agreements, licenses, instruments, obligations,
commitments, understandings, policies, purchase and sales orders, quotations and
other executory commitments to which any company is a party or to which any of
the assets of the companies are subject, whether oral or written, express or
implied.
"control" (including the terms "controlled by" and "under common control
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with") means the possession, directly or indirectly or as trustee or executor,
of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of a
person, whether through the ownership of securities or as trustee or executor,
by Contract or credit arrangement or otherwise.
"delivered" or "made available" (or words of similar import) shall include,
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without limitation, all documents and materials made available in the Company's
data rooms in Los Angeles, California or New York, New York or Parent's data
rooms in Los Angeles, California or New York, New York, as the case may be.
"Environmental Laws" means any federal, state, local or
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foreign statute, Law, ordinance, regulation, rule, code, treaty, writ or order
and any enforceable judicial or administrative interpretation thereof, including
any judicial or administrative order, consent decree, judgment, stipulation,
injunction, permit, authorization, policy, opinion, or agency requirement, in
each case having the force and effect of Law, relating to the pollution,
protection, investigation or restoration of the environment, health and safety
as affected by the environment or natural resources, including, without
limitation, those relating to the use, handling, presence, transportation,
treatment, storage, disposal, release, threatened release or discharge of
Hazardous Materials or noise, odor, wetlands, pollution or contamination.
"Environmental Permits" means any permit, approval, identification number,
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license and other authorization required under any applicable Environmental Law.
"Equity Interest" means any share, capital stock, partnership, member or
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similar interest in any entity, and any option, warrant, right or security
(including debt securities) convertible, exchangeable or exercisable therefor.
"ERISA" means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as
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amended, and the regulations promulgated thereunder.
"ERISA Affiliate" means any entity or trade or business (whether or not
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incorporated) other than the Company that together with the Company is
considered under common control and treated as a single employer under Section
4.14(b), (c), (m) or (o) of the Code.
"Exchange Act" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and
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the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
"Expenses" includes all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses (including,
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without limitation, all reasonable fees and expenses of counsel, accountants,
investment bankers, experts and consultants to a party hereto and its
Affiliates) incurred by a party or on its behalf in
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connection with or related to the authorization, preparation, negotiation,
execution and performance of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated
hereby, including the preparation, printing, filing and mailing of the
Registration Statement and Proxy Statement, as applicable, and the solicitation
of shareholder approvals and all other matters related to the transactions
contemplated hereto.
"GAAP" means generally accepted accounting principles as applied in the
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United States.
"Governance Agreement" means that certain Amended and Restated Governance
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Agreement dated as of December 15, 1992 among American Cyanamid Company, Lederle
Oncology Corporation and the Company, as amended by Amendment No. 1 to the
Amended and Restated Governance Agreement dated May 20, 1999 between American
Cyanamid Company and the Company and Amendment No. 2 to Amended and Restated
Governance Agreement dated August 9, 2000 between American Cyanamid Company and
the Company.
"Governmental Entity" means domestic or foreign governmental,
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administrative, judicial or regulatory authority.
"group" is defined as in the Exchange Act, except where the context
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otherwise requires.
"Hazardous Materials" means (A) any petroleum, petroleum products,
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byproducts or breakdown products, radioactive materials, asbestos-containing
materials or polychlorinated biphenyls or (B) any chemical, material or other
substance defined or regulated as toxic or hazardous or as a pollutant or
contaminant or waste under any applicable Environmental Law.
"HSR Act" means the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976,
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as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder.
"Intellectual Property" means intellectual property or other proprietary
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rights of every kind, foreign or domestic, including all patents, patent
applications, inventions (whether or not patentable), processes, products,
technologies, discoveries, copyrightable and copyrighted works, apparatus, trade
secrets, trademarks, trademark registrations and applications, domain names,
service marks, service mark registrations and applications, trade names, trade
secrets, know-how, trade dress, copyright registrations, customer lists,
confidential marketing and customer information, licenses, confidential
technical information, software, and all documentation thereof.
"Knowledge" of any person which is not an individual means, with respect to
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any specific matter, the actual knowledge of such person's executive officers
and any other officer having primary responsibility for such matter.
"Law" means foreign or domestic law, statute, code, ordinance, rule,
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regulation, order, judgment, writ, stipulation, award, injunction, decree or
arbitration award or finding.
"Liens" means any mortgage, pledge, lien, security interest, conditional or
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installment sale agreement, encumbrance, charge or other claims of third parties
of any kind.
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"Nasdaq" means the Nasdaq Stock Market.
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"Parent Certificate" means Parent's Restated Certificate of Incorporation,
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as amended through the date of this Agreement.
"Parent Intellectual Property" means all intellectual property or other
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proprietary rights of every kind, foreign or domestic, including all patents,
patent applications, inventions (whether or not patentable), processes,
products, technologies, discoveries, copyrightable and copyrighted works,
apparatus, trade secrets, trademarks, trademark registrations and applications,
domain names, service marks, service mark registrations and applications, trade
names, trade secrets, know-how, trade dress, copyright registrations, customer
lists, confidential marketing and customer information, licenses, confidential
technical information, software, and all documentation thereof, in each case,
used in the business of Parent as of the date of this Agreement or the Closing
Date.
"Parent Material Adverse Effect" means any change affecting,
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or condition having an effect on, Parent, Merger Sub or any of Parent's
Subsidiaries that is, or would reasonably be expected to be, materially adverse
to the business, financial condition or results of operations of Parent and its
Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, except, in each case, for any such change or
condition resulting from or arising out of (i) changes or developments in the
biotechnology industry generally, which changes or developments do not
disproportionately affect Parent relative to other participants in the
biotechnology industry in any material respect, (ii) changes or developments in
financial or securities markets or the economy in general which changes do not
disproportionately affect Parent in any material respect, (iii) any change in
Parent's stock price or trading volume, in and of itself or (iv) the
announcement of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
"PBGC" means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation.
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"Permitted Liens" means (a) Liens for Taxes, assessments or similar charges
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incurred in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice that
are not yet due and payable or are being contested in good faith; (b) pledges or
deposits made in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice;
(c) Liens of mechanics, materialmen, warehousemen or other like Liens securing
obligations incurred in the ordinary course of business consistent with past
practice that are not yet due and payable or are being contested in good faith;
and (iv) similar Liens and encumbrances which are incurred in the ordinary
course of business consistent with past practice and which do not in the
aggregate materially detract from the value of such assets or properties or
materially impair the use thereof in the operation of such business.
"person" means an individual, corporation, limited liability company,
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partnership, association, trust, unincorporated organization, other entity or
group.
"SEC" means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
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"Securities Act" means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the
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rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
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"Share Issuance" means the issuance of Parent Common Stock pursuant to
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Section 2.1(a).
"Significant Subsidiary" has the meaning set forth in Rule 1-02 of
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Regulation S-X.
"Subsidiary" or "Subsidiaries" of any person or any other person means any
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corporation, partnership, joint venture or other legal entity of which such
person, as the case may be (either alone or through or together with any other
subsidiary), owns, directly or indirectly, a majority of the stock or other
equity interests the holders of which are generally entitled to vote for the
election of the Board of Directors or other governing body of such corporation
or other legal entity.
"Superior Proposal" means any bona fide offer or proposal (on its most
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recently amended or modified terms, if amended or modified) made by a person
other than Parent or Merger Sub that (1) concerns any (a) merger, tender offer,
exchange offer, business combination or similar transaction involving the
Company or any Subsidiary of the Company pursuant to which (i) shareholders of
the Company immediately prior to such transaction would own less than 50% of the
voting power of the entity surviving or resulting from such transaction (or the
ultimate parent entity thereof) and (ii) shareholders of the Company other than
AHP would own less than 30% of the voting power of the entity surviving or
resulting from such transaction (or the ultimate parent entity thereof) or (b)
sale or other disposition directly or indirectly of assets of the Company or the
Company Subsidiaries representing 67% or more of the consolidated assets of the
Company and the Company Subsidiaries, (2) is on terms which the Board of
Directors of the Company in good faith concludes (following receipt of the
advice of its financial advisors and outside counsel) are more favorable to the
Company's shareholders (in their capacities as shareholders) than the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement (including any revisions hereto),
and (3) is, in the good faith judgment of the Company, reasonably likely to be
completed and financed.
"Taxes" means all taxes of any kind, including, without limitation, those
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on or measured by or referred to as income, gross receipts, sales, use, ad
valorem, franchise, profits, license, withholding, payroll, employment, excise,
severance, stamp, occupation, premium, value added, property or windfall profits
taxes, customs, duties or similar fees, assessments or charges of any kind
whatsoever, together with any interest and any penalties, additions to tax or
additional amounts imposed by any Governmental Entity.
"Tax Returns" means any report, return (including information return),
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claim for refund, or statement relating to Taxes, including any schedule or
attachment thereto, and including any amendments thereof.
"Treasury Regulations" means the United States Treasury regulations
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promulgated under the Code.
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Section 9.4 Terms Defined Elsewhere. The following terms are defined
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elsewhere in this Agreement, as indicated below:
"Agreement" Preamble
"AHP" Recitals
"AHP Agreements" Section 2.7
"Articles of Merger" Section 1.2
"Cash Consideration" Section 2.1(a)
"Certificates" Section 2.2(b)
"Change of Recommendation" Section 6.4(e)
"Closing" Section 1.2
"Closing Date" Section 1.2
"Code" Recitals
"Common Stock Consideration" Section 2.1(a)
"Company" Preamble
"Company Articles" Section 3.2
"Company Benefit Plan" Section 3.9(a)
"Company Bylaws" Section 3.2
"Company Common Stock" Section 2.1(a)
"Company Disclosure Letter" Article 3
"Company Financial Advisor" Section 3.20
"Company Form 10-K" Section 3.7(c)
"Company Material Contract" Section 3.12
"Company Pharmaceutical Products" Section 3.19(a)
"Company Permits" Section 3.6
"Company Preferred Stock" Section 3.3(a)
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"Company Recommendation" Section 6.2(c)
"Company SEC Filings" Section 3.7(a)
"Company Shareholder Approval" Section 3.21
"Company Shareholders' Meeting" Section 6.2(a)
"Company Subsidiaries" Section 3.1
"Confidentiality Agreement" Section 6.3(b)
"D&O Insurance" Section 6.10(b)
"Director Plans" Section 2.4
"Dissenting Share" Section 2.1(e)
"Effective Time" Section 1.2
"employee benefit plan" Section 3.9(a)
"ESPP" Section 2.5
"Excess Shares" Section 2.2(e)(i)
"Exchange Agent" Section 2.2(a)
"Exchange Fund" Section 2.2(a)
"Exchange Ratio" Section 2.1(a)
"FDA" Section 3.6
"FDCA" Section 3.6
"Forward Subsidiary Merger" Section 6.15
"IRS" Section 3.9(a)
"Joint Proxy/Prospectus" Section 6.1(a)
"Litigation Conditions" Section 8.1(b)
"Merger" Recitals
"Merger Consideration" Section 2.1(a)
"Merger Sub" Preamble
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"multiemployer plan" Section 3.9(d)
"New Parent Employees" Section 6.9(a)
"Option Exchange Ratio" Section 2.4(a)
"Outside Date" Section 8.1(b)
"Parent" Preamble
"Parent Benefit Plans" Section 6.9(b)
"Parent Bylaws" Section 4.2
"Parent Common Stock" Section 2.1(a)
"Parent Disclosure Letter" Article 4.
"Parent Financial Advisor" Section 4.14
"Parent Form 10-K" Section 4.7(c)
"Parent Permits" Section 4.6
"Parent Pharmaceutical Products" Section 4.12(a)
"Parent Preferred Stock" Section 4.3(a)
"Parent Recommendation" Section 6.2(d)
"Parent SEC Filings" Section 4.7(a)
"Parent Stockholder Approval" Section 4.15
"Parent Stockholders' Meeting" Section 6.2(b)
"Parent Subsidiaries" Section 4.1
"Product Rights Agreement" Section 3.15
"Registration Statement" Section 6.1(a)
"Proxy Statement" Section 6.1(a)
"Replacement Option" Section 2.4(b)
"Representatives" Section 6.3(a)
"Rights Plan" Section 2.1(f)
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"Section 16" Section 6.13
"Superior Proposal Notice" Section 6.4(c)
"Surviving Corporation" Section 1.1
"Voting Agreement" Recitals
"WBCA" Recitals
Section 9.5 Headings. The headings contained in this Agreement are for
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reference purposes only and shall not affect in any way the meaning or
interpretation of this Agreement.
Section 9.6 Severability. If any term or other provision of this
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Agreement is invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced by any rule of Law
or public policy, all other conditions and provisions of this Agreement shall
nevertheless remain in full force and effect so long as the economic or legal
substance of the transactions contemplated hereby is not affected in any manner
materially adverse to any party. 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 to
the end that transactions contemplated hereby are fulfilled to the extent
possible.
Section 9.7 Entire Agreement. This Agreement (together with the Exhibits,
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Parent and Company Disclosure Letters and the other documents delivered pursuant
hereto) and the Confidentiality Agreement constitute the entire agreement of the
parties and supersede all prior agreements and undertakings, both written and
oral, between the parties, or any of them, with respect to the subject matter
hereof.
Section 9.8 Assignment. Neither this Agreement nor any of the rights,
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interests or obligations hereunder shall be assigned by any of the parties
hereto, in whole or in part (whether by operation of Law or otherwise), without
the prior written consent of the other parties, and any attempt to make any such
assignment without such consent shall be null and void, except that Merger Sub
may assign, in its sole discretion, any or all of its rights, interests and
obligations under this Agreement to any direct wholly-owned Subsidiary of Parent
without the consent of the Company.
Section 9.9 Parties in Interest. This Agreement shall be binding upon and
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inure solely to the benefit of each party hereto and their respective successors
and assigns, and nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, other than
pursuant to Section 6.11, is intended to or shall confer upon any other person
any right, benefit or remedy of any nature whatsoever under or by reason of this
Agreement.
Section 9.10 Mutual Drafting. Each party hereto has participated in the
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drafting of this Agreement, which each party acknowledges is the result of
extensive negotiations between the parties.
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Section 9.11 Governing Law; Consent to Jurisdiction; Waiver of Trial by
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Jury.
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(a) This Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, and all
disputes between the parties under or related to the Agreement or the facts and
circumstances leading to its execution, whether in Contract, tort or otherwise,
shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the Laws of the State of
Delaware, applicable to contracts executed in and to be performed entirely
within the State, except that the provisions of the WBCA shall govern the
Merger.
(b) Each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably and unconditionally
submits, for itself and its property, to the exclusive jurisdiction of any
Delaware State court, or Federal court of the United States of America, sitting
in Delaware, and any appellate court from any thereof, in any action or
proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the agreements
delivered in connection herewith or the transactions contemplated hereby or
thereby or for recognition or enforcement of any judgment relating thereto, and
each of the parties hereby irrevocably and unconditionally (a) agrees not to
commence any such action or proceeding except in such courts, (b) agrees that
any claim in respect of any such action or proceeding may be heard and
determined in such Delaware State court or, to the extent permitted by Law, in
such Federal court, (c) waives, to the fullest extent it may legally and
effectively do so, any objection which it may now or hereafter have to the
laying of venue of any such action or proceeding in any such Delaware State or
Federal court, and (d) waives, to the fullest extent permitted by Law, the
defense of an inconvenient forum to the maintenance of such action or proceeding
in any such Delaware State or Federal court. Each of the parties hereto agrees
that a final judgment in any such action or proceeding shall be conclusive and
may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other
manner provided by Law. Each party to this Agreement irrevocably consents to
service of process in the manner provided for notices in Section 9.2. Nothing in
this Agreement shall affect the right of any party to this Agreement to serve
process in any other manner permitted by Law.
(c) EACH PARTY ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT ANY CONTROVERSY WHICH MAY ARISE
UNDER THIS AGREEMENT IS LIKELY TO INVOLVE COMPLICATED AND DIFFICULT ISSUES, AND
THEREFORE IT HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE
TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY LITIGATION DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING
OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT AND ANY OF THE AGREEMENTS DELIVERED IN
CONNECTION HEREWITH OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY. EACH
PARTY CERTIFIES AND ACKNOWLEDGES THAT (A) NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY
OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER
PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE EITHER OF SUCH
WAIVERS, (B) IT UNDERSTANDS AND HAS CONSIDERED THE IMPLICATIONS OF SUCH WAIVERS,
(C) IT MAKES SUCH WAIVERS VOLUNTARILY, AND (D) IT HAS BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO
THIS AGREEMENT BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN
THIS SECTION 9.11(c).
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Section 9.12 Specific Performance. The parties hereto agree that
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irreparable damage would occur in the event any of the provisions of this
Agreement were not to be performed in accordance with the terms hereof and that
the parties shall be entitled to specific performance of the terms hereof in
addition to any other remedies at Law or in equity.
Section 9.13 Disclosure. Any matter disclosed in any section of a party's
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Disclosure Letter shall be considered disclosed for other sections of such
Disclosure Letter, but only to the extent such matter on its face would
reasonably be expected to be pertinent to a particular section of a party's
Disclosure Letter in light of the disclosure made in such section. The provision
of monetary or other quantitative thresholds for disclosure does not and shall
not be deemed to create or imply a standard of materiality hereunder.
Section 9.14 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more
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counterparts, and by the different parties hereto in separate counterparts, each
of which when executed shall be deemed to be an original but all of which taken
together shall constitute one and the same agreement.
[Signature page follows]
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Parent, Merger Sub and the Company have caused this
Agreement to be executed as of the date first written above by their respective
officers thereunto duly authorized.
AMGEN INC.
a Delaware corporation
By: /s/ Kevin W. Sharer
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Name: Kevin W. Sharer
Title: Chairman of the Board, CEO and President
AMS ACQUISITION INC.
a Washington corporation
By: /s/ Kevin W. Sharer
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Name: Kevin W. Sharer
Title: Chairman of the Board, CEO and President
IMMUNEX CORPORATION
a Washington corporation
By: /s/ Edward V. Fritzky
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Name: Edward V. Fritzky
Title: Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and
President
[SIGNATURE PAGE -- AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER]
EXHIBIT 10.1
SHAREHOLDER VOTING AGREEMENT
BY AND AMONG
AMGEN INC.
AMERICAN HOME PRODUCTS CORPORATION,
MDP HOLDINGS, INC. and
LEDERLE PARENTERALS, INC.
Dated as of December 16, 2001
12/16/2001
SHAREHOLDER VOTING AGREEMENT
This SHAREHOLDER VOTING AGREEMENT (this "Agreement") is entered into as of
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December 16, 2001, by and among Amgen Inc., a Delaware corporation ("Parent"),
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American Home Products Corporation, a Delaware corporation ("AHP"), MDP
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Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation and wholly-owned subsidiary of AHP ("Sub
1"), and Lederle Parenterals, Inc., a New Jersey corporation and wholly-owned
subsidiary of AHP ("Sub 2" and, together with AHP and Sub 1, the
"Shareholders").
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W I T N E S S E T H:
WHEREAS, as of the date hereof, each Shareholder "beneficially owns" (as
such term is defined in Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, as amended) and is entitled to dispose of (or to direct the disposition
of) and to vote (or to direct the voting of) the number of shares of common
stock, par value $0.01 per share (the "Common Stock"), of Immunex Corporation, a
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Washington corporation (the "Company"), set forth opposite such Shareholder's
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name on Schedule I hereto (such shares of Common Stock, together with any other
shares of Common Stock the voting power over which is acquired by any
Shareholder during the period from and including the date hereof through and
including the date on which this Agreement is terminated in accordance with its
terms, are collectively referred to herein as the "Subject Shares");
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WHEREAS, Parent, AMS Acquisition Inc., a Washington corporation and a
wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent ("Merger Sub"), and the Company propose to
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enter into an Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of the date hereof (the
"Merger Agreement"), pursuant to which Merger Sub will merge with and into the
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Company, with the Company surviving as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent (the
"Merger"); and
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WHEREAS, as a condition to the willingness of Parent to enter into the
Merger Agreement, and as an inducement and in consideration therefor, each
Shareholder is executing this Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the mutual premises,
representations, warranties, covenants and agreements contained herein, the
parties hereto, intending to be legally bound, hereby agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
Section 1.1 Capitalized Terms. For purposes of this Agreement, capitalized
terms used and not defined herein shall have the respective meanings ascribed to
them in the Merger Agreement.
Section 1.2 Other Definitions. For purposes of this Agreement:
(a) "Affiliate" means, with respect to any specified Person, any Person
that directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls, or is
controlled by, or is under common control with, the Person specified. For
purposes of this Agreement, with respect to
each Shareholder, the term "Affiliate" shall not include the Company and the
Persons that directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, are
controlled by the Company.
(b) "Governance Agreement" means the Amended and Restated Governance
Agreement by and among the Company, American Cyanamid Company and Lederle
Oncology Corporation, dated as of December 15, 1992, as amended.
(c) "Person" means an individual, corporation, limited liability company,
partnership, association, trust, unincorporated organization, other entity or
group.
(d) "Representative" means, with respect to any particular Person, any
director, officer, employee, accountant, consultant, legal counsel, investment
banker, advisor, agent or other representatives of such Person.
ARTICLE II
VOTING AGREEMENT AND IRREVOCABLE PROXY
Section 2.1 Agreement to Vote the Subject Shares. Each Shareholder, in its
capacity as such, hereby agrees that, during the period commencing on the date
hereof and continuing until the termination of this Agreement (such period, the
"Voting Period"), at any meeting (or any adjournment or postponement thereof) of
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the Company's shareholders, however called, or in connection with any written
consent of the Company's shareholders, such Shareholder shall vote (or cause to
be voted) its Subject Shares (x) in favor of the approval of the terms of the
Merger Agreement, the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by the
Merger Agreement (and any actions required in furtherance thereof), (y) against
any action, proposal, transaction or agreement that would result in a breach in
any respect of any covenant, representation or warranty or any other obligation
or agreement of the Company contained in the Merger Agreement or of any
Shareholder contained in this Agreement, and (z) except with the written consent
of Parent, against the following actions or proposals (other than the
transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement): (i) any Acquisition
Proposal; and (ii) (A) any change in the persons who constitute the board of
directors of the Company that is not approved in advance by at least a majority
of the persons who were directors of the Company as of the date of this
Agreement (or their successors who were so approved); (B) any material change in
the present capitalization of the Company or any amendment of the Company's
articles of incorporation or bylaws; (C) any other material change in the
Company's corporate structure or business; or (D) any other action or proposal
involving the Company or any of its subsidiaries that is intended, or could
reasonably be expected, to prevent, impede, interfere with, delay, postpone or
adversely affect the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement;
provided, however, that nothing in this Agreement shall limit or affect any
actions taken by any member of the board of directors of the Company nominated
by, or appointed at the request of, AHP solely in his or her capacity as a
director of the Company; provided, further, that nothing in this Agreement shall
be interpreted as obligating the Shareholders to exercise any options to acquire
shares of Common Stock. Any such vote shall be cast or consent shall be given in
accordance with such procedures relating thereto so as to ensure that it is duly
counted for purposes of determining that a quorum is present and for purposes of
recording the results of such vote or consent. Each Shareholder agrees not to
enter into any agreement or commitment with any
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Person the effect of which would be inconsistent with or violative of the
provisions and agreements contained in this Article II.
Section 2.2 Grant of Irrevocable Proxy. Each Shareholder hereby appoints
Parent and any designee of Parent, and each of them individually, as such
Shareholder's proxy and attorney-in-fact, with full power of substitution and
resubstitution, to vote or act by written consent during the Voting Period with
respect the Subject Shares in accordance with Section 2.1. This proxy is given
to secure the performance of the duties of each Shareholder under this
Agreement. The Shareholders shall promptly cause a copy of this Agreement to be
deposited with the Company at its principal place of business. Each Shareholder
shall take such further action or execute such other instruments as may be
necessary to effectuate the intent of this proxy.
Section 2.3 Nature of Irrevocable Proxy. The proxy and power of attorney
granted pursuant to Section 2.2 by each Shareholder shall be irrevocable during
the term of this Agreement, shall be deemed to be coupled with an interest
sufficient in law to support an irrevocable proxy and shall revoke any and all
prior proxies granted by such Shareholder. The power of attorney granted by each
Shareholder herein is a durable power of attorney and shall survive the
dissolution, bankruptcy, death or incapacity of such Shareholder. The proxy and
power of attorney granted hereunder shall terminate upon the termination of this
Agreement.
ARTICLE III
COVENANTS
Section 3.1 Generally.
(a) Except for pledges in existence as of the date hereof, each Shareholder
agrees that during the Voting Period, except as contemplated by the terms of
this Agreement, it shall not (i) sell, transfer, tender, pledge, encumber,
assign or otherwise dispose of (collectively, a "Transfer"), or enter into any
contract, option or other agreement with respect to, or consent to, a Transfer
of, any or all of the Subject Shares; provided, however, that any Shareholder
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may Transfer any or all of its Subject Shares to any other Shareholder or to any
wholly owned subsidiary of AHP that agrees in writing to be bound by the terms
of this Agreement and, with the consent of Parent (which consent shall not be
unreasonably withheld), may pledge or encumber any Subject Shares so long as
such pledge or encumbrance would not impair any Shareholder's ability to perform
its obligations under this Agreement; or (ii) take any action that would have
the effect of preventing, impeding, interfering with or adversely affecting its
ability to perform its obligations under this Agreement.
(b) In the event of a stock dividend or distribution, or any change in the
Common Stock by reason of any stock dividend or distribution, split-up,
recapitalization, combination, exchange of shares or the like, the term "Subject
Shares" shall be deemed to refer to and include the Subject Shares as well as
all such stock dividends and distributions and any securities into which or for
which any or all of the Subject Shares may be changed or exchanged or which are
received in such transaction.
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(c) AHP agrees that it shall not, and it shall cause its controlled
Affiliates not to, (i) directly or indirectly, acquire additional shares of
Common Stock (including through the exercise of subscription rights as set forth
in Section 2.01 of the Governance Agreement or quarterly purchase rights as set
forth in Section 2.02 of the Governance Agreement) or (ii) exercise any of the
registration rights set forth in Article VI of the Governance Agreement.
Section 3.2 Standstill Obligations of Shareholders. Each Shareholder,
jointly and severally, covenants and agrees with Parent that, during the Voting
Period:
(a) Such Shareholder shall not, nor shall such Shareholder permit any
controlled Affiliate of such Shareholder to, nor shall such Shareholder act in
concert with or permit any controlled Affiliate to act in concert with any
Person to make, or in any manner participate in, directly or indirectly, a
"solicitation" of "proxies" (as such terms are used in the rules of the
Securities and Exchange Commission) or powers of attorney or similar rights to
vote, or seek to advise or influence any Person with respect to the voting of,
any shares of Common Stock in connection with any vote or other action on any
matter, other than to recommend that shareholders of the Company vote in favor
of the Merger and the Merger Agreement and otherwise as expressly provided by
Article II of this Agreement.
(b) Such Shareholder shall not, nor shall such Shareholder permit any
controlled Affiliate of such Shareholder to, nor shall such Shareholder act in
concert with or permit any controlled Affiliate to act in concert with any
Person to, deposit any shares of Common Stock in a voting trust or subject any
shares of Common Stock to any arrangement or agreement with any Person with
respect to the voting of such shares of Common Stock, except as provided by
Article II of this Agreement.
(c) Such Shareholder shall not, and shall direct its Representatives not
to, directly or indirectly, through any officer, director, agent or otherwise,
enter into, solicit, initiate, conduct or continue any discussions or
negotiations with, or knowingly encourage or respond to any inquiries or
proposals by, or provide any information to, any Person, other than Parent,
relating to any Acquisition Proposal; provided, however, that, in connection
with Acquisition Proposals as to which Parent has received a Superior Proposal
Notice, AHP may provide information and engage in discussions to the same extent
as the Company is so permitted pursuant to Section 6.4(c) of the Merger
Agreement. Each Shareholder hereby represents that it is not now engaged in
discussions or negotiations with any party other than Parent with respect to any
Acquisition Proposal. Promptly after receipt of any Acquisition Proposal or any
request for nonpublic information or inquiry which it reasonably believes could
lead to an Acquisition Proposal, AHP shall provide Parent with written notice of
the material terms and conditions of such Acquisition Proposal, request or
inquiry, and the identity of the person or group making any such Acquisition
Proposal, request or inquiry, and a copy of all written materials provided in
connection with such Acquisition Proposal, request or inquiry. After receipt of
the Acquisition Proposal, request or inquiry, AHP shall promptly keep Parent
informed in all material respects of the status and details (including material
amendments or proposed material amendments) of any such Acquisition Proposal,
request or inquiry.
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(d) Notwithstanding any of the provisions of this Agreement, AHP has two
representatives on the Company's Board of Directors and such persons will act in
their capacities as directors of the Company in accordance with their fiduciary
duties to the Company and its shareholders.
Section 3.3 Further Agreements of Parent. Parent hereby covenants and
agrees with the Shareholders that it shall take all reasonably necessary actions
to ensure that immediately following the Effective Time, each Shareholder or its
designee shall receive the Cash Consideration in immediately available funds
with respect to such number of Subject Shares for which such Shareholder is
entitled to receive pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement; provided,
that such Shareholder or its designee shall have surrendered to Parent a
Certificate or Certificates evidencing such number of Subject Shares together
with a letter or letters of transmittal in accordance with Section 2.2 of the
Merger Agreement, duly executed and completed in accordance with the
instructions thereto. The remainder of the Merger Consideration that the
Shareholders would be entitled to under the Merger Agreement would be
distributed following the Effective Time in the manner set forth in the Merger
Agreement.
ARTICLE IV
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF EACH SHAREHOLDER
Each Shareholder hereby represents and warrants, jointly and severally,
to Parent as follows:
Section 4.1 Due Organization, etc. Each Shareholder is a company duly
organized and validly existing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its
incorporation. Each Shareholder has all necessary corporate power and authority
to execute and deliver this Agreement and to consummate the transactions
contemplated hereby. The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby by each Shareholder have
been duly authorized by all necessary action on the part of such Shareholder.
Section 4.2 Ownership of Shares. Schedule I sets forth, opposite each
Shareholder's name, the number of shares of Common Stock over which such
Shareholder has record and beneficial ownership as of the date hereof. As of the
date hereof, each Shareholder is the lawful owner of the shares of Common Stock
denoted as being owned by such Shareholder on Schedule I and has the sole power
to vote (or cause to be voted) such shares of Common Stock. Except as set forth
on such Schedule I and as provided in the Governance Agreement, no Shareholder
nor any Affiliate of a Shareholder owns or holds any right to acquire any
additional shares of any class of capital stock of the Company or other
securities of the Company or any interest therein or any voting rights with
respect to any securities of the Company. Each Shareholder has good and valid
title to the Common Stock denoted as being owned by such Shareholder on Schedule
I, free and clear of any and all pledges, mortgages, liens, charges, proxies,
voting agreements, encumbrances, adverse claims, options, security interests and
demands of any nature or kind whatsoever, other than those created by this
Agreement or provided in the Governance Agreement or as could not reasonably be
expected to impair any Shareholder's ability to perform its obligations under
this Agreement.
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Section 4.3 No Conflicts. (i) No filing with any governmental authority,
and no authorization, consent or approval of any other Person is necessary for
the execution of this Agreement by any Shareholder and the consummation by any
Shareholder of the transactions contemplated hereby and (ii) none of the
execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Shareholders, the consummation
by any Shareholder of the transactions contemplated hereby or compliance by any
Shareholder with any of the provisions hereof shall (A) conflict with or result
in any breach of the organizational documents of any Shareholder, (B) result in,
or give rise to, a violation or breach of or a default under any of the terms of
any material contract, understanding, agreement or other instrument or
obligation to which any Shareholder is a party or by which any Shareholder or
any of its Subject Shares or assets may be bound, or (C) violate any applicable
order, writ, injunction, decree, judgment, statute, rule or regulation, except
for any of the foregoing as could not reasonably be expected to impair any
Shareholder's ability to perform its obligations under this Agreement.
Section 4.4 Reliance by Parent. Each Shareholder understands and
acknowledges that Parent is entering into the Merger Agreement in reliance upon
the execution and delivery of this Agreement by such Shareholder.
ARTICLE V
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF PARENT
Parent hereby represents and warrants to the Shareholders as follows:
Section 5.1 Due Organization, etc. Parent is a company duly organized and
validly existing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation. Parent
has all necessary corporate power and authority to execute and deliver this
Agreement and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. The execution
and delivery of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby by Parent have been duly authorized by all necessary action
on the part of Parent.
Section 5.2 Conflicts. (i) No filing with any governmental authority, and
no authorization, consent or approval of any other Person is necessary for the
execution of this Agreement by Parent and the consummation by Parent of the
transactions contemplated hereby and (ii) none of the execution and delivery of
this Agreement by Parent, the consummation by Parent of the transactions
contemplated hereby shall (A) conflict with or result in any breach of the
organizational documents of Parent, (B) result in, or give rise to, a violation
or breach of or a default under any of the terms of any material contract,
understanding, agreement or other instrument or obligation to which Parent is a
party or by which Parent or any of its assets may be bound, or (C) violate any
applicable order, writ, injunction, decree, judgment, statute, rule or
regulation, except for any of the foregoing as could not reasonably be expected
to impair Parent's ability to perform its obligations under this Agreement.
Section 5.3 Reliance by the Shareholders. Parent understands and
acknowledges that the Shareholders are entering into this Agreement in reliance
upon the execution and delivery of the Merger Agreement by Parent.
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ARTICLE VI
TERMINATION
Section 6.1 Termination. This Agreement shall terminate, and none of Parent
or any Shareholder shall have any rights or obligations hereunder and this
Agreement shall become null and void and have no effect upon the earliest to
occur of (i) the mutual consent of Parent and AHP, (ii) the Effective Time,
(iii) the date of termination of the Merger Agreement in accordance with its
terms, (iv) the date of any modification, waiver or amendment to the Merger
Agreement in a manner that reduces either the Exchange Ratio or the Cash
Consideration, and (v) December 31, 2002; provided, however, that termination of
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this Agreement shall not prevent any party hereunder from seeking any remedies
(at law or in equity) against any other party hereto for such party's breach of
any of the terms of this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Section 7.1
and Sections 7.5 through 7.18, inclusive, of this Agreement shall survive the
termination of this Agreement.
ARTICLE VII
MISCELLANEOUS
Section 7.1 Appraisal Rights. To the extent permitted by applicable law,
each Shareholder hereby waives any rights of appraisal or rights to dissent from
the Merger that it may have under applicable law.
Section 7.2 Publication. Each Shareholder hereby permits Parent to publish
and disclose in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus (including all documents and
schedules filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission) its identity and
ownership of shares of Common Stock and the nature of its commitments,
arrangements and understandings pursuant to this Agreement; provided, however,
that such publication and disclosure is subject in all cases to the prior review
and comment by AHP and its advisors.
Section 7.3 HSR Requirements. Each Shareholder agrees promptly to make all
necessary filings, if any, and thereafter make any other required submissions,
if any, with respect to the Merger Agreement, the AHP Agreements (as that term
is defined in the Merger Agreement), the Merger and the transactions
contemplated by the Merger Agreement required under the Hart-Scott-Rodino
Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended, any antitrust and competition
laws of any other applicable jurisdiction and any other applicable law. Each
Shareholder shall cooperate with Parent in connection with the making of any
such filings referenced in the preceding sentence, including providing copies of
all such documents to Parent and its advisors prior to filing and, if requested,
to accept all reasonable additions, deletions or changes suggested in connection
therewith.
Section 7.4 Affiliate Letters. Each Shareholder agrees to execute an
affiliate agreement, as soon as practicable after the date hereof, in
substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit 7.4.
Section 7.5 Further Actions. Each of the parties hereto agrees that it will
use its reasonable best efforts to do all things necessary to effectuate this
Agreement.
Section 7.6 Fees and Expenses. Except as provided below, each of the
parties shall be responsible for its own fees and expenses (including, without
limitation, the fees and expenses of financial consultants, investment bankers,
accountants and counsel) (collectively, "Fees") in connection with the entering
into of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions
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contemplated hereby and by the Merger Agreement. In the event that the Merger
Agreement is terminated (i) pursuant to Section 8.1(a) or Section 8.1(h)(ii) of
the Merger Agreement, or (ii) by the Company pursuant to Section 8.1(e) or
Section 8.1(g) of the Merger Agreement, then Parent shall promptly reimburse AHP
for all of the Fees of the Shareholders incurred in connection with the
transactions contemplated hereby and by the Merger Agreement; provided, however,
that Parent's liability for Fees payable to AHP pursuant to this Section 7.6
shall in no event exceed $3 million.
Section 7.7 Amendments, Waivers, etc. This Agreement may not be amended,
changed, supplemented, waived or otherwise modified, except upon the execution
and delivery of a written agreement executed by each of the parties hereto. The
failure of any party hereto to exercise any right, power or remedy provided
under this Agreement or otherwise available in respect hereof at law or in
equity, or to insist upon compliance by any other party hereto with its
obligations hereunder, and any custom or practice of the parties at variance
with the terms hereof shall not constitute a waiver by such party of its right
to exercise any such or other right, power or remedy or to demand such
compliance.
Section 7.8 Specific Performance. The parties hereto agree that irreparable
damage would occur in the event any of the provisions of this Agreement were not
to be performed in accordance with the terms hereof and that the parties shall
be entitled to specific performance of the terms hereof in addition to any other
remedies at law or in equity.
Section 7.9 Notices. Any notices or other communications required or
permitted under, or otherwise in connection with this Agreement shall be in
writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given when delivered in person or
upon confirmation of receipt when transmitted by facsimile transmission (with
confirmation) or on receipt after dispatch by registered or certified mail,
postage prepaid, addressed, or on the next Business Day if transmitted by
national overnight courier, in each case as follows:
If to Parent or Merger Sub, addressed to it at:
Amgen Inc.
One Amgen Center Drive
Thousand Oaks, California 91320-1799
Fax: (805) 449-3540
Attn: Chief Executive Officer
with a copy to:
Latham & Watkins
885 Third Avenue, Suite 1000
New York, NY 10022-4802
Fax: (212) 751-4864
Attn: Charles Nathan
and
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Latham & Watkins
633 West Fifth Street, Suite 4000
Los Angeles, CA 90071-2007
Fax: (213) 891-8763
Attn: Gary Olson
Paul D. Tosetti
Charles Ruck
If to any Shareholder, addressed to:
American Home Products Corporation
Five Giralda Farms
Madison, NJ 07940
Fax: (973) 660-7156
Attn: Louis L. Hoynes, Esq.
with a copy to:
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
425 Lexington Avenue
New York, NY 10017
Fax: (212) 455-2502
Attn: Charles I. Cogut
Section 7.10 Headings. The headings contained in this Agreement are for
reference purposes only and shall not affect in any way the meaning or
interpretation of this Agreement.
Section 7.11 Severability. If any term or other provision of this Agreement
is invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced by any rule of Law or public
policy, all other conditions and provisions of this Agreement shall nevertheless
remain in full force and effect so long as the economic or legal substance of
the transactions contemplated hereby is not affected in any manner materially
adverse to any party. 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 to the end
that transactions contemplated hereby are fulfilled to the extent possible.
Section 7.12 Entire Agreement. This Agreement (together with the Merger
Agreement, to the extent referred to herein) constitutes the entire agreement of
the parties and supersedes all prior agreements and undertakings, both written
and oral, between the parties, or any of them, with respect to the subject
matter hereof.
Section 7.13 Assignment. This Agreement shall not be assigned by operation
of law or otherwise without the prior written consent of each of the parties,
except that each of Parent and Merger Sub may assign and transfer its rights and
obligations hereunder to any direct or indirect wholly subsidiary of Parent.
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Section 7.14 Parties in Interest. This Agreement shall be binding upon and
inure solely to the benefit of each party hereto and their respective successors
and assigns, and nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, is intended to
or shall confer upon any other Person any right, benefit or remedy of any nature
whatsoever under or by reason of this Agreement.
Section 7.15 Mutual Drafting. Each party hereto has participated in the
drafting of this Agreement, which each party acknowledges is the result of
extensive negotiations between the parties.
Section 7.16 Governing Law; Consent to Jurisdiction; Waiver of Trial by
Jury.
(a) This Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, and all
disputes between the parties under or related to the Agreement or the facts and
circumstances leading to its execution, whether in contract, tort or otherwise,
shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of
Delaware, without regard to the application of Delaware principles of conflicts
of laws.
(b) Each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably and unconditionally
submits, for itself and its property, to the exclusive jurisdiction of any
Delaware State court, or Federal court of the United States of America, sitting
in Delaware, and any appellate court from any thereof, in any action or
proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the agreements
delivered in connection herewith or the transactions contemplated hereby or
thereby or for recognition or enforcement of any judgment relating thereto, and
each of the parties hereby irrevocably and unconditionally (i) agrees not to
commence any such action or proceeding except in such courts, (ii) agrees that
any claim in respect of any such action or proceeding may be heard and
determined in such Delaware State court or, to the extent permitted by law, in
such Federal court, (iii) waives, to the fullest extent it may legally and
effectively do so, any objection which it may now or hereafter have to the
laying of venue of any such action or proceeding in any such Delaware State or
Federal court, and (iv) waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, the
defense of an inconvenient forum to the maintenance of such action or proceeding
in any such Delaware State or Federal court. Each of the parties hereto agrees
that a final judgment in any such action or proceeding shall be conclusive and
may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other
manner provided by law. Each party to this Agreement irrevocably consents to
service of process in the manner provided for notices in Section 7.9. Nothing in
this Agreement shall affect the right of any party to this Agreement to serve
process in any other manner permitted by law.
(c) EACH PARTY ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT ANY CONTROVERSY WHICH MAY ARISE
UNDER THIS AGREEMENT IS LIKELY TO INVOLVE COMPLICATED AND DIFFICULT ISSUES, AND
THEREFORE IT HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE
TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY LITIGATION DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING
OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT AND ANY OF THE AGREEMENTS DELIVERED IN
CONNECTION HEREWITH OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY. EACH
PARTY CERTIFIES AND ACKNOWLEDGES THAT (I) NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY
OF ANY
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OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD
NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE EITHER OF SUCH WAIVERS, (II) IT
UNDERSTANDS AND HAS CONSIDERED THE IMPLICATIONS OF SUCH WAIVERS, (III) IT MAKES
SUCH WAIVERS VOLUNTARILY, AND (IV) IT HAS BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS
AGREEMENT BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS
SECTION 7.16(c).
Section 7.17 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts,
each of which when executed shall be deemed to be an original but all of which
taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement.
Section 7.18 Acknowledgement. The parties hereto acknowledge and agree that
this Agreement is entered into pursuant to the provisions of Section 23B.07.310
of the Business Corporation Act of the State of Washington.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Parent and each Shareholder have caused this Agreement
to be duly executed as of the day and year first above written.
AMGEN INC.
a Delaware corporation
By: /s/ Kevin W. Sharer
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Name: Kevin W. Sharer
Title: Chairman of the Board, CEO
and President
AMERICAN HOME PRODUCTS CORPORATION
a Delaware corporation
By: /s/ Kenneth Martin
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Name:
Title:
MDP HOLDINGS, INC.
a Delaware corporation
By: /s/ Kenneth Martin
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Name:
Title:
LEDERLE PARENTERALS, INC.
a New Jersey corporation
By: /s/ Kenneth Martin
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Name:
Title:
Schedule I
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Ownership of Common Stock
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Name and Address of Shareholder Number of Shares
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American Home Products Corporation(1) 0
Five Giralda Farms
Madison, NJ 07940
MDP Holdings, Inc. 180,153,032
Five Giralda Farms
Madison, NJ 07940
Lederle Parenterals, Inc. 43,225,056
Five Giralda Farms
Madison, NJ 07940
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(1) American Home Products Corporation beneficially owns the shares held by MDP
Holdings, Inc. and Lederle Parenterals, Inc.
EXHIBIT 99.1
AMGEN TO ACQUIRE IMMUNEX FOR $16 BILLION
IN STOCK AND NET CASH
Combines Two of the World's Fastest Growing Biotechnology Leaders;
Creates Unparalleled Portfolio of Blockbuster Biotechnology Drugs
with ENBREL(R), EPOGEN(R), NEUPOGEN(R)and Aranesp(TM)
Amgen Adds Premier Inflammation Franchise
to Leadership Position in Nephrology and Oncology
Amgen Will Have Approximately $5.5 Billion in Pro Forma
Annual Revenues and More Than $1.5 Billion in Net Income in 2002
Acquisition of Immunex Will Increase Amgen's Long-term
Product Sales Growth Rate to Low 30s and Cash EPS Growth Rate to Mid-20s
Driven By Potential ENBREL(R)Sales of $3 Billion or More by 2005
Expected Dilution of Less Than Five Percent
in 2003; Accretive in 2004 and Beyond, on a Cash EPS Basis
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THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. and SEATTLE - December 17, 2001 - Amgen (Nasdaq: AMGN) and
Immunex Corporation (Nasdaq: IMNX) jointly announced today they have signed a
definitive agreement providing for Amgen, the world's largest biotechnology
company, to acquire Immunex, biotechnology's inflammation leader, for $16
billion in stock and net cash. Under the terms of the agreement, each share of
Immunex common stock will be exchanged for a fixed-ratio of 0.44 shares of Amgen
common stock, and cash of $4.50, or a total of 85% in stock and 15% in cash.
The acquisition will bring together two of the world's fastest growing
biotechnology companies, representing a key step in accelerating Amgen's
long-term growth. By combining the most successful biotech company with one of
the industry's fastest growing players, the transaction will enhance Amgen's
position as the biotechnology leader with an unparalleled portfolio of
blockbuster drugs. Proven blockbusters include Amgen's EPOGEN(R) and
NEUPOGEN(R), and Immunex's ENBREL(R). In addition, Amgen's Aranesp(TM), a
recently marketed product, has blockbuster potential.
With the acquisition, Amgen expects to accelerate its five-year annual
percentage growth in product sales to the low 30s from the low 20s, and
accelerate its annual growth in cash EPS to the mid-20s from the low 20s. Amgen
will have pro forma 2002 revenues of approximately $5.5 billion and 2002 net
income in excess of $1.5 billion. This transaction will be dilutive in 2003 at
less than 5%, and is expected to be accretive in 2004, on a cash EPS basis.
Estimated cost synergies are expected to total more than $200 million in 2003,
and more than $250 million in 2004, representing approximately 5% of the
combined company's operating expenses.
"This is a compelling strategic transaction and an excellent opportunity for the
shareholders, employees and partners of both companies, and we expect it will
generate significant benefits for hundreds of thousands of patients around the
world," said Kevin Sharer, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Amgen. "We
firmly believe that, as a result of this combination, ENBREL(R) -- the fastest
growing biologic drug ever -- will reach its peak of $3 billion or more in
annual sales. Accordingly, this acquisition will make Amgen a leader in the more
than $10 billion potential inflammation market in biologics. The balance of
safety, efficacy, and dosing of ENBREL(R), as well as the extension of
applications for the treatment of psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis have
potential to lead to even further commercial success. Overall, the combination
will increase our financial strength, further diversify our product portfolio
and accelerate our long-term growth."
Sharer continued, "We are strongly committed to growing Immunex's world-class
discovery research capabilities, and we look forward to working closely with the
impressive team they have built by concentrating inflammation research in
Seattle. We plan to move forward in Seattle with the Helix Project to
consolidate existing multiple sites into one location."
"Amgen's experience in bringing successful drugs to market and maximizing their
therapeutic and commercial benefits will ensure that ENBREL(R) achieves its full
blockbuster potential. Immunex's recognized research excellence in immunology
and inflammation will benefit our discovery research programs," said Sharer. "We
intend to apply our significant resources and expertise in protein manufacturing
to step up production and distribution of ENBREL(R) to meet strong market
demand. The first manufacturing facility in Rhode Island is completed, and we
are committed to completing construction of the second plant to help meet that
demand."
"Together, we will be the leader in meeting the needs of rheumatoid arthritis
patients, and we also plan to continue exploring potential combination therapies
to treat inflammation," said Sharer.
He concluded: "This is a perfect strategic fit, and we are confident that we can
achieve a rapid and organized integration. The entrepreneurial spirit and speed
with which we operate will continue to define our science-based, patient-focused
company."
Ed Fritzky, Chairman and Chief Executive of Immunex, who will join the Amgen
board of directors, said: "It is a superb transaction for our shareholders. By
accelerating our strategic and financial plan, this transaction creates a
tremendous opportunity for Immunex shareholders to participate in the clear
potential of this biotech powerhouse. Amgen clearly values our discovery
research capabilities, including excellence in inflammation, immunology,
oncology, and vascular biology, and intends to build on what we have created.
The strength of this combination lies in expanding future patient benefits by
harnessing the significant resources, talents and assets of these two leading
organizations."
"In addition, Peggy Phillips and Doug Williams will continue to play significant
roles in the new company by becoming Executive Vice President, and Senior Vice
President, respectively. Both will join Amgen's executive committee. Phillips
will report to Kevin Sharer, and Williams to Roger Perlmutter, Executive Vice
President, Research & Development," he concluded.
Transaction Terms
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Under the terms of the agreement, each share of Immunex common stock will be
exchanged for a fixed-ratio of 0.44 shares of Amgen common stock and cash of
$4.50, or a total of 85% in stock and 15% in cash. Amgen will acquire Immunex in
a tax-free reorganization, and the Immunex shareholders will not be taxed to the
extent that they exchange their Immunex stock for Amgen stock. Amgen's existing
shareholders will own approximately 81% of the new company and Immunex's
existing shareholders will own 19%. As part of the agreement, Amgen will acquire
the 41% stake in Immunex held by American Home Products Corporation (NYSE: AHP),
for the same purchase price per share, giving AHP an 8% stake in the new
company. AHP has agreed to vote in favor of the transaction. The transaction is
anticipated to close in the second half of 2002, subject to approval by
shareholders of both companies, as well as customary regulatory approvals.
Robert Essner, President and Chief Executive Officer of AHP, said: "We are very
pleased with today's announcement by Amgen and Immunex. Amgen shares our belief
in the huge potential of ENBREL(R) in the robust and growing inflammation
market. As everyone knows, ENBREL(R) has first-to-market advantage and
tremendous upside potential. AHP believes that the combination of these two
companies will create a dynamic and powerful leader in the biotechnology
industry. The fine relationship we have enjoyed with Immunex over the past
several years in the launch and co-promotion of ENBREL(R) will be enhanced by
the excellent biologics manufacturing capability, sales force and other
resources that Amgen will bring to the partnership."
Strategic Pipeline
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With the acquisition of Immunex, Amgen will enhance its existing new drug
pipeline in oncology and inflammation. In its existing oncology pipeline, Amgen
holds pegfilgrastim, a long-acting version of its blockbuster NEUPOGEN(R), a
white blood cell booster; Aranesp(TM), for the treatment of anemia in certain
types of chemotherapy; epratuzumab, a novel cancer therapeutic antibody for
non-Hodgkin's lymphoma; and, KGF, or keratinocyte growth factor, to treat oral
mucositis in cancer patients. This acquisition will add ABX-EGF, a fully human
antibody currently being studied in collaboration with Abgenix in certain
advanced cancers; and a number of pre-clinical candidates.
In inflammation, ENBREL(R) has been the leading biologic for the treatment of
rheumatoid arthritis since its launch in 1998. It is under review at the U.S.
Food and Drug Administration for a new indication in psoriatic arthritis, phase
3 studies are under way in severe psoriasis and phase 2 studies in ankylosing
spondylitis. Amgen has recently launched the first IL-1 inhibitor, Kineret(TM),
which is used to treat the signs and symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis. In
addition, Amgen's sTNF-RI product candidate is being investigated in slowing the
markers of disease progression in rheumatoid arthritis; and inhibitors of
OPG/OPGL signaling have been shown to inhibit bone destruction in clinical
studies. Immunex has also initiated phase 1 studies of the IL-1 receptor type II
in rheumatoid arthritis and is developing other candidates as well.
Webcast/Teleconference Information
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A conference call and webcast will be held for the investment community on
Monday, December 17, 2001, at 9:00 a.m. EST/6:00 a.m. PST. The dial-in number
for domestic callers is (877) 817-2450. The dial-in number for international
callers is (706) 634-7548. A replay of the call will be available for 30 days
beginning approximately four hours after the call's conclusion. The replay
number for domestic callers is (800) 642-1687, using the passcode 271-2097. The
replay number for international callers is (706) 645-9291, also using the
passcode 271-2097. Live audio of the conference call will be simultaneously
broadcast over the Internet and will be available to members of the news media,
investors and the general public. Access to live and replay audio of the
conference call will be available by following the appropriate links at
http://amgen.acquisitioninformation.com. The event will be archived and
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available for replay for 30 days beginning approximately four hours after the
call's conclusion.
About Immunex
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Immunex Corporation is a leading biopharmaceutical company dedicated to
improving lives through immune system science innovation. The company has
received numerous awards for both its scientific achievements and its overall
workplace environment since its inception in 1981. Immunex is an innovator in
the biopharmaceutical industry, and is responsible for the production of the
world's fastest growing biotechnology product, ENBREL(R), used to treat
rheumatoid arthritis. The company recently broke ground in Rhode Island and
began construction of a new, large-scale manufacturing facility to help ensure
the long-term supply of ENBREL(R).
About Amgen
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Amgen is a leading global biotechnology company that discovers, develops,
manufactures and markets important human therapeutics based on advances in
cellular and molecular biology. Founded in 1980 with a staff of seven, Amgen has
grown into a global corporation with more than 7,000 employees worldwide. As the
world's largest biotechnology company, Amgen discovered and markets the two most
successful biotechnology products -- EPOGEN(R), which treats anemia, and
NEUPOGEN(R), which fights infection in cancer chemotherapy patients. In the past
two months, Amgen launched Aranesp(TM), which requires fewer injections than
current anemia therapy, and Kineret(TM), for the reduction in signs and symptoms
of rheumatoid arthritis.
About AHP
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American Home Products Corporation is one of the world's largest research-based
pharmaceutical and health care products companies. It is a leader in the
discovery, development, manufacturing and marketing of prescription drugs and
over-the-counter medications. It is also a leader in vaccines, biotechnology,
and animal health care.
Forward-Looking Statements
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This news release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the
"safe harbor" provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of
1995, including statements about future financial and operating results and
Amgen's anticipated acquisition of Immunex. These statements are based on
management's current expectations and beliefs and are subject to a number of
risks, uncertainties and assumptions that could cause actual results to differ
materially from those described in the forward-looking statements.
All statements other than statements of historical fact are statements that
could be deemed forward-looking statements. For example, statements of expected
synergies, accretion, timing of closing, industry ranking, execution of
integration plans and management and organizational structure are all
forward-looking statements. Risks, uncertainties and assumptions include the
possibility that the market for the sale of certain products and services may
not develop as expected; that development of these products and services may not
proceed as planned; the Immunex acquisition does not close or that the companies
may be required to modify aspects of the transaction to achieve regulatory
approval; that prior to the closing of the proposed acquisition, the businesses
of the companies suffer due to uncertainty; that the parties are unable to
successfully execute their integration strategies, or achieve planned synergies;
and other risks that are described in the Securities and Exchange Commission
reports filed by Amgen and Immunex, including their most recent filings on Form
10-Q. Amgen conducts research in the biotechnology/pharmaceutical field where
movement from concept to product is uncertain; consequently, there can be no
guarantee that any particular product candidate will be successful and become a
commercial product.
Furthermore, Amgen's research, testing, pricing, marketing and other operations
are subject to extensive regulation by domestic and foreign government
regulatory authorities. In addition, sales of Amgen's products are affected by
reimbursement policies imposed by third party payors, including governments,
private insurance plans
and managed care providers. These government regulations and reimbursement
policies may affect the development, usage and pricing of Amgen's products.
In addition, while Amgen routinely obtains patents for Amgen's products and
technology, the protection offered by Amgen's patents and patent applications
may be challenged, invalidated or circumvented by our competitors.
Because forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, actual
results and events may differ materially from results and events currently
expected by Amgen and Immunex. Amgen and Immunex assume no obligation and
expressly disclaim any duty to update information contained in this news release
except as required by law.
Additional Information About the Acquisition and Where to Find It
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In connection with Amgen' s proposed acquisition of Immunex, Amgen and Immunex
intend to file with the SEC a joint proxy statement/prospectus and other
relevant materials. INVESTORS AND SECURITY HOLDERS OF AMGEN AND IMMUNEX ARE
URGED TO READ THE JOINT PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS AND THE OTHER RELEVANT
MATERIALS WHEN THEY BECOME AVAILABLE BECAUSE THEY WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT
INFORMATION ABOUT AMGEN, IMMUNEX AND THE ACQUISITION. The joint proxy
statement/prospectus and other relevant materials (when they become available),
and any other documents filed by Amgen or Immunex with the SEC, may be obtained
free of charge at the SEC's web site at www.sec.gov. In addition, investors and
security holders may obtain free copies of the documents (when they are
available) filed with the SEC by Amgen by directing a request to: Amgen Inc.,
One Amgen Center Drive, Thousand Oaks, CA 91320-1799, Attn: Investor Relations.
Investors and security holders may obtain free copies of the documents filed
with the SEC by Immunex by contacting Immunex Investor Relations at 51
University St., Seattle, WA 98101.
Investors and security holders are urged to read the joint proxy
statement/prospectus and the other relevant materials when they become available
before making any voting or investment decision with respect to the acquisition.
Amgen, Immunex and their respective executive officers and directors may be
deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies from the stockholders
of Amgen and Immunex in favor of the acquisition. Information about the
executive officers and directors of Amgen and their ownership of Amgen common
stock is set forth in the proxy statement for Amgen's 2001 Annual Meeting of
Shareholders, which was filed with the SEC on April 4, 2001. Information about
the executive officers and directors of Immunex and their ownership of Immunex
common stock is set forth in the proxy statement for Immunex's 2001 Annual
Meeting of Shareholders, which was filed with the SEC on March 16, 2001.
Investors and security holders may obtain more detailed information regarding
the direct and indirect interests of Amgen, Immunex and their respective
executive officers and directors in the acquisition by reading the joint proxy
statement/prospectus regarding the acquisition when it becomes available.
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EDITOR'S NOTE: An electronic version of this news release will be available via
the Amgen and Immunex Web sites, at www.amgen.com and www.immunex.com,
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CONTACTS
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Amgen:
Jeff Richardson 805-447-3227 (media)
Cary Rosansky 805-447-4634 (investors)
Immunex:
Robin Shapiro 206-389-4040 (media)
Mark Leahy 206-389-4363 (investors)
AHP:
Lowell Weiner 973-660-5013 (media)
Justin Victoria 973-660-5340 (investors)
