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This excerpt taken from the EYE 8-K filed Jan 13, 2009. TERMINATION, AMENDMENT AND WAIVER Section 7.1 Termination. This Agreement may be terminated, and the Merger contemplated hereby may be abandoned as follows: (a) By mutual written consent of Parent and the Company, at any time prior to the Effective Time, whether before or after approval of the Merger by the stockholders of the Company; (b) By either the Company or Parent, if the Offer (as it may have been extended pursuant to Section 1.1) expires as a result of the non-satisfaction of any condition to the Offer set forth in Annex I or is terminated or withdrawn pursuant to its terms without any Shares being purchased thereunder, at any time prior to July 31, 2009 (the Termination Date); provided, however, that the right to terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section 7.1(b) shall not be available to any party whose breach of this Agreement has been the cause of, or resulted in, the failure of the Offer to be consummated on or prior to such date; (c) By either the Company or Parent, prior to the Acceptance Time, if any Governmental Entity having jurisdiction over the Company, Parent or Purchaser shall have issued an Order, decree or ruling or taken any other action, in each case permanently restraining, enjoining or otherwise prohibiting the consummation of the Offer or the Merger substantially as contemplated by this Agreement and such Order, decree, ruling or other action shall have become final and non-appealable; provided, however, the party seeking to terminate this Agreement under this Section 7.1(c) shall have used reasonable best efforts to cause any such Order, decree, ruling or action to be vacated or lifted or to ameliorate the effects thereof; (d) By Parent, at any time prior to the Acceptance Time, if (i) a Change of Board Recommendation shall have occurred, (ii) the Company or the Company Board shall (A)
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approve, adopt or recommend any Acquisition Proposal or (B) approve or recommend, or enter into or allow the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to enter into, a merger agreement, letter of intent, agreement in principle, share purchase agreement, asset purchase agreement, share exchange agreement, option agreement or other similar Contract relating to an Acquisition Proposal, (iii) the Company Board fails publicly to reaffirm its recommendation of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby (x) within ten (10) Business Days of receipt of a written request by Parent to provide such reaffirmation following an Acquisition Proposal (provided only one such reaffirmation request per Acquisition Proposal and one additional reaffirmation request per each amendment thereof and supplement thereto may be made by Parent) or (y) if the Termination Date is less than ten (10) Business Days (but more than four (4) Business Days) from the receipt of such a request by Parent following an Acquisition Proposal, by the close of business on the Business Day immediately preceding the Termination Date, (iv) the Company shall have breached Section 5.4 in any material respect, or (v) the Company or the Company Board (or any committee thereof) shall authorize or publicly propose to do any of actions specified in clauses (i) or (ii) of this Section 7.1(d); (e) By the Company, at any time prior to the Acceptance Time, if the Company Board determines to accept a Superior Proposal, but only if the Company shall have complied in all respects with its obligations under Section 5.4; provided, however, that the Company shall pay the Breakup Fee to Parent substantially concurrently with such termination; (f) By Parent, at any time prior to the Acceptance Time, if: (i) there exists a breach of or inaccuracy in any representation or warranty of the Company contained in this Agreement or breach of any covenant of the Company contained in this Agreement, in any case, such that any condition to the Offer contained in paragraph (c)(iii) or (c)(iv) of Annex I is not or would not be satisfied, (ii) Parent shall have delivered to the Company written notice of such inaccuracy or breach and (iii) either such inaccuracy or breach is not capable of cure or at least twenty (20) Business Days shall have elapsed since the date of delivery of such written notice to the Company and such inaccuracy or breach shall not have been cured; provided, however, that Parent shall not be permitted to terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section 7.1(f) if (A) any material covenant of Parent or the Purchaser contained in this Agreement shall have been breached in any material respect, and such breach shall not have been cured, or (B) there exists a material breach of or inaccuracy in any representation or warranty of Parent or the Purchaser contained in this Agreement which has not been cured; or (g) By the Company, at any time prior to the Acceptance Time, if: (i) there exists a breach of or inaccuracy in any representation or warranty of Parent or the Purchaser contained in this Agreement or breach of any covenant of Parent or the Purchaser contained in this Agreement that shall have had or is reasonably likely to have, individually or in the aggregate, a material adverse effect upon Parents or the Purchasers ability to consummate the Offer, (ii) the Company shall have delivered to Parent written notice of such inaccuracy or breach, and (iii) either such inaccuracy or breach is not capable of cure or at least twenty (20) Business Days shall have elapsed since the date of delivery of such written notice to Parent and such inaccuracy or breach shall not have been cured; provided, however, that the Company shall not be permitted to terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section 7.1(g) if (A) any material covenant of the Company contained in this Agreement shall have been breached in any material respect, and such breach shall not have been cured, or (B) there exists a material breach of or inaccuracy in any representation or warranty of the Company contained in this Agreement which has not been cured.
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Section 7.2 Effect of Termination. In the event of the termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 7.1, this Agreement shall forthwith become void and there shall be no liability or obligation on the part of any party hereto, except with respect to Sections 3.24, 4.8, 5.3(b), 5.9, this Section 7.2, Section 7.3 and Article 8, which shall survive such termination; provided, however, that nothing herein shall relieve any party from liability for any willful breach hereof. Section 7.3 Fees and Expenses. (a) Parent and the Company agree that if this Agreement is terminated by (i) Parent pursuant to Section 7.1(f) or (ii) Parent or the Company pursuant to Section 7.1(b) by reason of a failure of any of the conditions specified in paragraphs (c)(iii), (c)(iv) or (c)(v) of Annex I, then the Company shall pay to Parent an amount equal to the sum of Parents and the Purchasers Expenses up to an amount equal to $20 million. Payment of Expenses pursuant to this Section 7.3(a) shall be made not later than three (3) Business Days after delivery to the Company of notice of demand for payment setting forth in reasonable detail all such Expenses. (b) In the event that this Agreement is terminated pursuant to Section 7.1(d) or Section 7.1(e), then the Company shall pay to Parent immediately prior to or concurrently with such termination, in the case of a termination by the Company, or within three (3) Business Days thereafter, in the case of a termination by Parent, a termination fee of $98.5 million (the Breakup Fee). (c) In the event that (i) this Agreement is terminated pursuant to (A) Section 7.1(b) by reason of the failure of the Minimum Condition or (B) Section 7.1(f) by reason of a breach by the Company of any representation, warranty or covenant of the Company contained in this Agreement that the Company shall have failed to cure in accordance with the notice and cure provisions of Section 7.1(f), (ii) prior to the date of termination of this Agreement an Acquisition Proposal shall have been publicly disclosed or otherwise communicated to the Company or the Company Board and not withdrawn, and (iii) (A) within twelve (12) months after such termination, the Company enters into a definitive agreement with respect to (an Acquisition Agreement) (or consummates) a transaction contemplated by any Acquisition Proposal or (B) a tender or exchange offer or other Acquisition Proposal is first publicly announced within twelve (12) months of such termination and is subsequently consummated, then the Company shall pay to Parent the Breakup Fee (which shall be in addition to Expenses, if any, previously paid in accordance with Section 7.3(a) above), on the date no later than two (2) days after the earlier to occur of (A) the consummation of a transaction that constitutes an Acquisition Proposal or (B) the date on which the Company executes an Acquisition Agreement. For purposes of the immediately preceding sentence, the term Acquisition Proposal shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 8.3 except that the references to 15% therein shall be deemed to be references to 35%. (d) Each of the Company, Parent and the Purchaser acknowledges that (i) the agreements contained in Sections 7.3(b) and (c) are an integral part of the transactions
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contemplated by this Agreement, (ii) without these agreements, Parent, the Purchaser and the Company would not enter into this Agreement and (iii) the Breakup Fee is not a penalty, but rather is liquidated damages in a reasonable amount that shall compensate Parent and the Purchaser in the circumstances in which such Breakup Fee is payable. Section 7.4 Amendment. Subject to Section 1.3(c), this Agreement may be amended by the Company, Parent and the Purchaser at any time prior to the Effective Time; provided, however, that, after approval of the Merger by the Companys stockholders, no amendment may be made which, by Law or in accordance with the rules of any relevant stock exchange, requires further approval by such stockholders without the further approval of such stockholders. This Agreement may not be amended except by an instrument in writing signed by the parties hereto. Section 7.5 Waiver. Subject to Section 1.3(c), at any time prior to the Effective Time, Parent and the Purchaser, on the one hand, and the Company, on the other hand, may (i) extend the time for the performance of any of the obligations or other acts of the other, (ii) waive any breach or inaccuracy in the representations and warranties of the other contained herein or in any document delivered pursuant hereto and (iii) waive compliance by the other with any of the agreements or conditions contained herein or in Annex I hereto; provided, however, that, after approval of the Merger by the Companys stockholders, no extension or waiver may be made which, by Law or in accordance with the rules of any relevant stock exchange, requires further approval by such stockholders without the further approval of such stockholder. 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. |
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