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This excerpt taken from the EYE 8-K filed Jan 10, 2007. REPRESENTATIONS AND
WARRANTIES Except as specifically set forth in the written disclosure schedule prepared by Parent which is dated as of the date of this Agreement and was previously delivered by Parent to the Company in connection herewith (the Parent Disclosure Schedule), Parent and Merger Sub represent and warrant to the Company as follows: Section 4.1 Organization and Qualification; Merger Sub. Each of Parent and Merger Sub is an entity duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of the jurisdiction of its organization and has the requisite corporate power and authority necessary to own, lease and operate the properties it purports to own, lease or operate and to carry on its business as it is now being conducted. Each of Parent and Merger Sub is duly qualified or licensed as a foreign corporation to do business, and is in good standing, in each jurisdiction where the character or location of the properties owned, leased or operated by it or the nature of its activities makes such qualification or licensing 35 necessary, except for such failures to be so duly qualified or licensed and in good standing that would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Parent Material Adverse Effect. Parent owns all of the outstanding shares of capital stock of Merger Sub. Except for obligations or liabilities incurred in connection with its incorporation or organization and the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and except for this Agreement and any other agreements or arrangements contemplated by this Agreement, Merger Sub has not and will not have incurred, directly or indirectly, 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 does not directly or indirectly own any equity or similar interest in, or any interest convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for any equity or similar interest in, any corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture or other business association or entity. Section 4.2 Authority Relative to this Agreement; Stockholder Approval. (a) Parent and Merger Sub have full 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 have been duly and validly approved by the Board of Directors of Parent (the Parent Board) and the Board of Directors of Merger Sub. As of the date of this Agreement, the Parent Board has determined that this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby are advisable and in the best interests of the stockholders of Parent. This Agreement has been duly and validly executed and delivered by Parent and Merger Sub, and (assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by the Company) this Agreement constitutes a valid and binding obligation of Parent and Merger Sub, enforceable against Parent and Merger Sub in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, moratorium or other similar Laws now or hereafter in effect relating to creditors rights generally and by general equitable principles (regardless of whether enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at Law). (b) No other corporate proceedings on the part of Parent or Merger Sub are necessary to approve this Agreement and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. Section 4.3 No Conflict, Required Filings and Consents. (a) The execution and delivery by Parent and Merger Sub of this Agreement do not, the execution and delivery by Parent and Merger Sub of each instrument required hereby to be executed and delivered at the Closing will not, and the performance of their respective agreements and obligations under this Agreement by Parent and Merger Sub will not, (i) conflict with or violate the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended to date (the Parent Charter), the Amended and Restated Bylaws, as amended to date (the Parent Bylaws) or the Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws of Merger Sub (the MergerSub Charter Documents), (ii) conflict with or violate any Law applicable to Parent or Merger Sub by which its or their respective properties are bound or affected, 36 (iii) except as set forth in Section 4.3(a) of the Parent Disclosure Schedule, result in any breach of or constitute a default (or an event that with notice or lapse of time or both would become a default) or impair Parents rights or alter the rights or obligations of any third party under, or give to any third party any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation of, or result in the creation of a Lien on any of the properties or assets (including intangible assets) of Parent pursuant to any note, bond, mortgage, indenture, contract, agreement, lease, license, permit, franchise or other instrument or obligation to which Parent is a party or by which Parent or its properties is bound or affected, or (iv) give rise to or result in any person having, or having the right to exercise, any pre-emptive rights, rights of first refusal, rights to acquire or similar rights with respect to any capital stock of Parent or Merger Sub or any of their respective assets or properties. (b) The execution and delivery by Parent and Merger Sub of this Agreement do not, the execution and delivery by Parent and Merger Sub of any instrument required hereby to be executed and delivered at the Closing will not, and the performance of the respective agreements of, and obligations under, this Agreement by Parent and Merger Sub will not, require any consent, approval, order, license, authorization, registration, declaration or permit of, or filing with or notification to, any Governmental Entity, except (i) as may be required by the HSR Act, (ii) as may be required under any foreign antitrust or competition Law or regulation, including the EC Merger Regulation, (iii) such consents, approvals, orders, licenses, authorizations, registrations, declarations, permits, filings and notifications as may be required under applicable U.S. federal and state or foreign securities Laws, (iv) the filing of the Certificate of Merger or other documents as required by the DGCL and (v) such other consents, approvals, orders, registrations, declarations, permits, filings or notifications which, if not obtained or made, would not reasonably be expected to have a Parent Material Adverse Effect. Section 4.4 Ownership of Company Common Stock. Neither Parent nor Merger Sub is, nor at any time during the last three (3) years has been, an interested stockholder of the Company as defined in Section 203 of the DGCL. Section 4.5 Brokers. No broker, finder or investment banker (other than UBS Securities LLC and Goldman, Sachs & Co.) whose brokerage, finders or other fee will be paid by Parent) is entitled to any brokerage, finders or other fee or commission in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement based upon arrangements made by or on behalf of Parent. Parent has furnished to the Company a complete and correct copy of all agreements between Parent and UBS Securities LLC and Goldman, Sachs & Co. pursuant to which such firm would be entitled to any such payment. Section 4.6 Financing. At the Closing, Parent will have sufficient funds to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and Parent will have obtained all consents and amendments to agreements related to any material amount of indebtedness for borrowed money required to ensure that consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement does not and will not result in a conflict, breach or event of default thereunder or shall have repaid all obligations thereunder and terminated such agreements. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement to the contrary, there is no financing contingency to the Closing of the Merger. 37 |
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