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AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER
BY AND AMONG
INGENIX, INC.,
MOGUL ACQUISITION CORPORATION
AND
NWH, INC.
DATED AS OF MAY 25, 2006
Execution Copy
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Article I The Merger |
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1.01 |
The Merger | 1 | ||
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1.02 |
Closing | 1 | ||
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1.03 |
Effective Time | 2 | ||
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1.04 |
Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws | 2 | ||
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1.05 |
Directors | 2 | ||
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1.06 |
Officers | 2 | ||
| Article II Conversion of Securities; Payment of Merger Consideration | 2 | |||
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2.01 |
Effect on Capital Stock | 2 | ||
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2.02 |
Exchange of Certificates | 3 | ||
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2.03 |
Company Equity Awards | 6 | ||
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2.04 |
Withholding Rights | 6 | ||
| Article III Representations and Warranties of the Company | 7 | |||
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3.01 |
Organization, Standing and Corporate Power | 7 | ||
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3.02 |
Subsidiaries | 7 | ||
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3.03 |
Capital Structure | 8 | ||
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3.04 |
Authority; Noncontravention | 10 | ||
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3.05 |
Governmental Approvals | 11 | ||
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3.06 |
Company SEC Documents; No Undisclosed Liabilities | 12 | ||
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3.07 |
Information Supplied | 12 | ||
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3.08 |
Absence of Certain Changes or Events | 13 | ||
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3.09 |
Litigation | 13 | ||
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3.10 |
Contracts | 13 | ||
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3.11 |
Compliance with Laws | 15 | ||
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3.12 |
Employee Benefit Plans | 17 | ||
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3.13 |
Taxes | 20 | ||
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3.14 |
Intellectual Property; Software | 22 | ||
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3.15 |
Properties and Assets | 25 | ||
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3.16 |
Environmental Matters | 26 | ||
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3.17 |
Transactions with Related Parties | 27 | ||
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3.18 |
Brokers and Other Advisors | 27 | ||
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3.19 |
Opinion of Financial Advisor | 27 | ||
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3.20 |
Insurance | 27 | ||
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3.21 |
Vote Required | 27 | ||
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3.22 |
Rights Agreement | 28 | ||
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3.23 |
State Takeover Statutes | 28 | ||
| Article IV Representations and Warranties of Parent and Merger Sub | 28 | |||
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4.01 |
Organization, Standing and Corporate Power | 28 | ||
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4.02 |
Authority; Non-contravention | 29 | ||
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4.03 |
Governmental Approvals | 30 | ||
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4.04 |
Information Supplied | 30 | ||
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4.05 |
Litigation | 30 | ||
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4.06 |
No Business Activities | 30 | ||
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4.07 |
Financing | 30 | ||
| Article V Covenants Relating to Conduct of Business | 30 | |||
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5.01 |
Conduct of Business | 30 | ||
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5.02 |
No Solicitation by the Company | 35 | ||
| Article VI Additional Agreements | 37 | |||
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6.01 |
Preparation of the Proxy Statement; Stockholder Meetings | 37 | ||
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6.02 |
Access to Information; Confidentiality | 38 | ||
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6.03 |
Reasonable Best Efforts | 39 | ||
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6.04 |
Indemnification, Exculpation and Insurance | 40 | ||
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6.05 |
Fees and Expenses | 41 | ||
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6.06 |
Public Announcements | 41 | ||
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6.07 |
Stockholder Litigation | 41 | ||
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6.08 |
Employee Matters | 41 | ||
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6.09 |
Employment Agreements | 42 | ||
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6.10 |
Standstill Agreements, Confidentiality Agreements, Anti-takeover Provisions | 42 | ||
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6.11 |
Cooperation | 42 | ||
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6.12 |
Mogul Sub | 42 | ||
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6.13 |
Subsidiaries other than Mogul Sub | 42 | ||
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6.14 |
Estimated Balance Sheet | 43 | ||
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6.15 |
Target Company Cash | 43 | ||
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6.16 |
Payment of Expenses | 44 | ||
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6.17 |
Shareholder and Employee Accounts | 44 | ||
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6.18 |
Management Bonuses | 45 | ||
| Article VII Conditions Precedent | 45 | |||
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7.01 |
Conditions to Each Partys Obligation to Effect the Merger | 45 | ||
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7.02 |
Conditions to Obligations of Parent and Merger Sub | 45 | ||
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7.03 |
Conditions to Obligations of the Company | 47 | ||
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7.04 |
Frustration of Closing Conditions | 48 | ||
| Article VIII Termination, Amendment and Waiver | 48 | |||
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8.01 |
Termination | 48 | ||
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8.02 |
Termination Fee | 49 | ||
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8.03 |
Effect of Termination | 51 | ||
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8.04 |
Amendment | 51 | ||
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8.05 |
Extension; Waiver | 51 | ||
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8.06 |
Procedure for Termination or Amendment | 51 | ||
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| Article IX General Provisions | 51 | |||
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9.01 |
Nonsurvival of Representations and Warranties | 51 | ||
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9.02 |
Notices | 51 | ||
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9.03 |
Definitions | 53 | ||
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9.04 |
Interpretation | 53 | ||
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9.05 |
Counterparts | 54 | ||
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9.06 |
Entire Agreement; No Third-Party Beneficiaries | 54 | ||
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9.07 |
Governing Law | 54 | ||
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9.08 |
Assignment | 54 | ||
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9.09 |
Specific Enforcement; Consent to Jurisdiction | 54 | ||
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9.10 |
Severability | 55 | ||
| SCHEDULES | ||||
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Schedule 6.15(b) |
Methodology for Statement of Estimated Company Cash | |||
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TABLE OF DEFINED TERMS
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DEFINED TERM |
SECTION |
PAGE | ||
| 2006 Dividend | 6.15(b)(vii) | 44 | ||
| Adverse Recommendation Notice | 5.02(d) | 37 | ||
| Affiliate | 9.03(a) | 52 | ||
| Agreement | Preamble | 1 | ||
| Carryover PTO | 6.08(b) | 41 | ||
| Certificate | 2.01(c)(v) | 3 | ||
| Certificate of Merger | 1.03 | 2 | ||
| Closing | 1.02 | 2 | ||
| Closing Date | 1.02 | 2 | ||
| Closing Merger Consideration | 2.01(c) | 3 | ||
| Closing Merger Consideration Per Share | 2.01(c)(ii) | 3 | ||
| COBRA | 3.12(h) | 19 | ||
| Code | 2.04 | 6 | ||
| Company Adverse Recommendation Change | 5.02(d) | 36 | ||
| Company By-laws | 3.01 | 7 | ||
| Company Certificate | 3.01 | 7 | ||
| Company Closing Cash | 6.14 | 43 | ||
| Company Common Stock | 2.01 | 2 | ||
| Company Disclosure Letter | Article III | 7 | ||
| Company Intellectual Property | 3.14(a)(iv) | 22 | ||
| Company Material Adverse Effect | 3.04(c) | 11 | ||
| Company Plans | 3.12(a) | 18 | ||
| Company | Preamble | 1 | ||
| Company Preferred Stock | 3.03(a) | 8 | ||
| Company SEC Documents | 3.06(a) | 12 | ||
| Company Stock Option | 2.03(a) | 6 | ||
| Company Stock Plans | 3.03(a) | 8 | ||
| Company Stockholder Approval | 3.04(a) | 10 | ||
| Company Stockholders Meeting | 6.01(b) | 38 | ||
| Company Superior Proposal | 5.02(c) | 36 | ||
| Company Takeover Proposal | 5.02(b) | 35 | ||
| Companys Transaction Expenses | 6.15(b)(ii) | 43 | ||
| Confidentiality Agreement | 6.02(a) | 38 | ||
| Contract | 3.04(b) | 10 | ||
| Copyrights | 3.14(a)(i)(C) | 22 | ||
| DGCL | 1.01 | 1 | ||
| Dissenting Shares | 2.02(h) | 5 | ||
| Effective Time | 1.03 | 2 | ||
| Eligible Employees | 6.08(b) | 41 | ||
| Employees | 3.12(a) | 18 | ||
| ENS Purchase Agreement | 6.12 | 42 | ||
| Environmental Laws | 3.16(b) | 26 | ||
| Environmental Liabilities | 3.16(c) | 26 | ||
| ERISA | 3.12(a) | 17 |
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| Estimated Balance Sheet | 6.14 | 43 | ||
| Exchange Agent | 2.02(a) | 3 | ||
| Exchange Fund | 2.02(a) | 4 | ||
| Filed Company SEC Documents | 3.08 | 13 | ||
| Fully-Diluted Common Stock Number | 2.01(c)(i) | 3 | ||
| GAAP | 3.06(b) | 12 | ||
| Governmental Authority | 3.05 | 11 | ||
| Hazardous Material | 3.16(d) | 26 | ||
| Indemnified Parties | 6.04(a) | 40 | ||
| Information Supplies | 3.07 | 12 | ||
| Insider Settlement | 6.17 | 44 | ||
| Intellectual Property | 3.14(a)(i) | 22 | ||
| IP Licenses | 3.14(a)(ii) | 22 | ||
| IRS | 3.13(c) | 20 | ||
| Knowledge | 9.03(b) | 53 | ||
| Laws | 3.11(a) | 15 | ||
| Leases | 3.15(a) | 25 | ||
| Liens | 3.02 | 7 | ||
| Management Bonuses | 6.15(b)(iii) | 43 | ||
| Merger | Preamble | 1 | ||
| Merger Sub | Preamble | 1 | ||
| Mogul Sub | 3.03(c) | 8 | ||
| Mogul Sub Capital Stock | 3.03(c) | 8 | ||
| Mogul Sub Common Stock | 3.03(c) | 8 | ||
| Mogul Sub Preferred Stock | 3.03(c) | 8 | ||
| Mogul Sub Stock Options | 3.03(c) | 9 | ||
| Mogul Sub Stock Plans | 3.03(c) | 9 | ||
| Necessary Consents | 3.05 | 11 | ||
| NY Office Wind-Down Costs | 6.15(b)(v) | 44 | ||
| Parent Disclosure Letter | Article IV | 28 | ||
| Parent Material Adverse Effect | 4.02(c) | 29 | ||
| Parent | Preamble | 1 | ||
| Patents | 3.14(a)(i)(B) | 22 | ||
| Permits | 3.11(a) | 16 | ||
| Permitted Liens | 9.03(d) | 53 | ||
| person | 9.03(c) | 53 | ||
| poison pill | 5.01(a)(iii) | 31 | ||
| Proprietary Software | 3.14(j) | 24 | ||
| Real Property | 3.15(a) | 25 | ||
| Release | 3.16(e) | 27 | ||
| Representatives | 5.02(a) | 35 | ||
| Requisite Regulatory Approvals | 7.01(b) | 45 | ||
| Restraints | 7.01(c) | 45 | ||
| Rights Agreement | 3.22 | 28 | ||
| Sarbanes-Oxley | 3.11(e) | 16 | ||
| Securities Act | 3.03(e) | 9 |
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| Severance Costs | 6.15(b)(iv) | 44 | ||
| Software | 3.14(a)(iii) | 22 | ||
| Statement of Estimated Company Cash | 6.14 | 43 | ||
| Subsidiary | 9.03(e) | 53 | ||
| Surviving Corporation | 1.01 | 1 | ||
| Target Company Cash | 6.15 | 43 | ||
| tax returns | 3.13(l) | 21 | ||
| taxes | 3.13(l) | 21 | ||
| Termination Date | 8.01(b)(i) | 48 | ||
| Termination Fee | 8.02(a)(iv) | 50 | ||
| Trade Secrets | 3.14(a)(i)(D) | 22 | ||
| Trademarks | 3.14(a)(i)(A) | 22 | ||
| Voting Agreement | Preamble | 1 | ||
| Wind-Down Costs | 6.15(b)(vi) | 44 |
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AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER
This AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER (this Agreement), dated as of May 25, 2006, is by and among Ingenix, Inc., a Delaware corporation (Parent ), Mogul Acquisition Corporation, a Delaware corporation and a direct wholly owned subsidiary of Parent (Merger Sub), and NWH, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the Company).
W I T N E S S E T H:
WHEREAS, the respective Boards of Directors of Parent, Merger Sub and the Company have approved and declared advisable and in the best interests of their respective stockholders this Agreement, the Voting Agreement and the merger of the Company with and into Merger Sub (the Merger), upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement;
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