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ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS		1
Section 1.01 Definitions		1
ARTICLE II THE OFFER AND THE MERGER		11
Section 2.01 The Offer		11
Section 2.02 Company Actions		12
Section 2.03 Board of Directors; Section 14(f)		13
Section 2.04 Top-Up Option		14
Section 2.05 The Merger		16
Section 2.06 Closing		16
Section 2.07 Effective Time		16
Section 2.08 Certificate of Incorporation and By-laws		16
Section 2.09 Directors		16
Section 2.10 Officers		17
ARTICLE III EFFECT ON THE CAPITAL STOCK OF THE CONSTITUENT CORPORATIONS; EXCHANGE OF CERTIFICATES		17
Section 3.01 Effect on Capital Stock		17
Section 3.02 Exchange of Certificates		18
ARTICLE IV REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY		20
Section 4.01 Organization, Standing and Power		20
Section 4.02 Company Subsidiaries; Equity Interests		20
Section 4.03 Capital Structure		21
Section 4.04 Authorization; Validity of Agreement; Necessary Action		22
Section 4.05 No Conflicts; Consents		23
Section 4.06 SEC Documents; Financial Statements; Undisclosed Liabilities		23
Section 4.07 Information Supplied		25
Section 4.08 Absence of Certain Changes or Events		25
Section 4.09 Taxes		25
Section 4.10 Benefit Plans; ERISA Compliance; Excess Parachute Payments		27
Section 4.11 Litigation		29
Section 4.12 Compliance with Applicable Laws		29
Section 4.13 Contracts; Debt Instruments		30
Section 4.14 Guarantees		31

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Section 4.15 Intellectual Property		31
Section 4.16 Affiliate Transactions		33
Section 4.17 Real and Personal Property		33
Section 4.18 Insurance		35
Section 4.19 Employment Matters		35
Section 4.20 Risk Management Instruments		36
Section 4.21 Customers		37
Section 4.22 Brokers; Fees and Expenses		37
Section 4.23 Opinion of Financial Advisor		37
ARTICLE V REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF PARENT AND SUB		37
Section 5.01 Organization, Standing and Power		37
Section 5.02 Sub		38
Section 5.03 Financing		38
Section 5.04 Authorization; Validity of Agreement; Necessary Action		38
Section 5.05 No Conflicts; Consents		38
Section 5.06 Information Supplied		39
Section 5.07 Company Common Stock Ownership		39
Section 5.08 Brokers		39
ARTICLE VI COVENANTS RELATING TO CONDUCT OF BUSINESS		39
Section 6.01 Conduct of Business		39
Section 6.02 No Solicitation		43
Section 6.03 Certain Tax Matters		45
ARTICLE VII ADDITIONAL AGREEMENTS		45
Section 7.01 Preparation of Proxy Statement; Stockholders Meeting		45
Section 7.02 Access to Information; Confidentiality		46
Section 7.03 Commercially Reasonable Efforts; Notification		47
Section 7.04 Stock Options		48
Section 7.05 ESPP		49
Section 7.06 Indemnification; D&O Insurance		49
Section 7.07 Public Announcements		50
Section 7.08 Stock Transfer Taxes		51

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Section 7.09 Potential Litigation		51
Section 7.10 Benefits and Employment		51
Section 7.11 Section 16 Matters		51
ARTICLE VIII CONDITIONS PRECEDENT		52
Section 8.01 Conditions to Each Partys Obligation to Effect the Merger		52
ARTICLE IX TERMINATION, AMENDMENT AND WAIVER		52
Section 9.01 Termination		52
Section 9.02 Effect of Termination; Fees and Expenses		54
Section 9.03 Amendment		55
Section 9.04 Extension; Waiver		56
Section 9.05 Procedure for Termination, Amendment, Extension or Waiver		56
ARTICLE X GENERAL PROVISIONS		56
Section 10.01 Nonsurvival of Representations and Warranties		56
Section 10.02 Notices		56
Section 10.03 Interpretation		57
Section 10.04 Severability		57
Section 10.05 Counterparts		57
Section 10.06 Entire Agreement; No Third-Party Beneficiaries

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