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Agreement and Plan of Merger |
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Caddo Acquisition Corp.; Hanover Compressor Co.; OEC Compression Corp.; Prudential Insurance Co. of America; Latham & Watkins |
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AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER
DATED AS OF JULY 13, 2000
AMONG
HANOVER COMPRESSOR COMPANY
CADDO ACQUISITION CORPORATION
AND
OEC COMPRESSION CORPORATION
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE I. THE MERGER............................................................................................1
Section 1.1. Effective Time of the Merger.................................................................1
Section 1.2. Closing......................................................................................2
Section 1.3. Effect of the Merger.........................................................................2
Section 1.4. Certificate of Incorporation; Bylaws.........................................................2
Section 1.5. Directors and Officers.......................................................................2
Section 1.6. Conversion of Capital Stock..................................................................2
Section 1.7. Adjustment of Conversion Number..............................................................3
Section 1.8. No Further Ownership Rights in Company Common Stock..........................................3
Section 1.9. No Fractional Shares.........................................................................4
Section 1.10. Shares of Dissenting Shareholders............................................................4
Section 1.11. Company Options..............................................................................4
Section 1.12. Tax Consequences.............................................................................5
ARTICLE II. EXCHANGE OF CERTIFICATES.............................................................................5
Section 2.1. Exchange Agent...............................................................................5
Section 2.2. Exchange and Payment Procedures..............................................................5
Section 2.3. Distributions with Respect to Unexchanged Shares.............................................6
Section 2.4. Termination of Exchange Fund.................................................................6
Section 2.5. No Liability.................................................................................6
Section 2.6. Lost Certificates............................................................................6
Section 2.7. Withholding Rights...........................................................................7
Section 2.8. Further Assurances...........................................................................7
Section 2.9. Stock Transfer Books.........................................................................7
Section 2.10. Affiliates...................................................................................7
ARTICLE III. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY.......................................................7
Section 3.1. Organization of the Company and its Subsidiaries.............................................8
Section 3.2. Capitalization...............................................................................8
Section 3.3. Authority; No Conflict; Required Filings and Consents; Recommendation of the Board..........11
Section 3.4. SEC Filings; Financial Statements...........................................................11
Section 3.5. No Undisclosed Liabilities..................................................................11
Section 3.6. Absence of Certain Changes or Events........................................................12
Section 3.7. Taxes...................................................................................... 12
Section 3.8. Title to Assets.............................................................................13
Section 3.9. Real Property...............................................................................14
Section 3.10. Intellectual Property.......................................................................16
Section 3.11. Agreements, Contracts and Commitments.......................................................17
Section 3.12. Litigation..................................................................................17
Section 3.13. Environmental Matters.......................................................................18
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Section 3.14. Employee Benefit Plans......................................................................19
Section 3.15. Compliance with Law; Authorizations.........................................................22
Section 3.16. Registration Statement and Proxy Statement..................................................23
Section 3.17. Labor Matters...............................................................................23
Section 3.18. Insurance...................................................................................23
Section 3.19. Year 2000 Problem...........................................................................24
Section 3.20. Opinion of Financial Advisor................................................................24
Section 3.21. Brokers.....................................................................................24
Section 3.22. Transactions With Affiliates................................................................24
Section 3.23. No Excess Parachute or Nondeductible Payments...............................................24
Section 3.24. State Anti-Takeover Statutes................................................................24
Section 3.25. Accuracy of Information.....................................................................25
Section 3.26. Inventory...................................................................................25
Section 3.27. Customers and Suppliers.....................................................................25
ARTICLE IV. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF PARENT AND MERGER SUB.............................................25
Section 4.1. Organization................................................................................25
Section 4.2. Authority; No Conflict; Required Filings and Consents.......................................26
Section 4.3. Parent Common Stock.........................................................................26
Section 4.4. SEC Filings: Financial Statements...........................................................27
Section 4.5. Proxy Statement/Registration Statement......................................................27
Section 4.6. Absence of Certain Changes or Events........................................................28
Section 4.7. No Vote Required............................................................................28
Section 4.8. Merger Sub..................................................................................28
Section 4.9. Brokers.....................................................................................28
Section 4.10. Accuracy of Information.....................................................................28
ARTICLE V. COVENANTS............................................................................................28
Section 5.1. Conduct of Business of the Company..........................................................28
Section 5.2. Cooperation; Notice; Cure...................................................................31
Section 5.3. No Solicitation.............................................................................31
Section 5.4. Preparation of Proxy Statement/Registration; Company Shareholder Meeting....................33
Section 5.5. Access to Information.......................................................................34
Section 5.6. Legal Conditions to Merger..................................................................34
Section 5.7. Publicity...................................................................................35
Section 5.8. Tax-Free Reorganization.....................................................................36
Section 5.9. Affiliate Agreements........................................................................36
Section 5.10. NYSE Listing................................................................................36
Section 5.11. Prudential Agreement........................................................................36
Section 5.12. Indemnification.............................................................................36
Section 5.13. Letter of the Company's Accountants.........................................................37
Section 5.14. Stockholder Litigation......................................................................37
Section 5.15. Stock Exchange Listing......................................................................37
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Section 5.16. Employee Benefits...........................................................................37
Section 5.17. Fees and Expenses...........................................................................38
ARTICLE VI. CONDITIONS TO MERGER................................................................................38
Section 6.1. Conditions to Each Party's Obligation to Effect the Merger..................................38
Section 6.2. Additional Conditions to Obligations of the Company.........................................38
Section 6.3. Additional Conditions to Obligations of Parent and Merger Sub...............................39
ARTICLE VII. TERMINATION AND AMENDMENT..........................................................................41
Section 7.1. Termination.................................................................................41
Section 7.2. Effect of Termination.......................................................................42
Section 7.3. Fees and Expenses...........................................................................42
Section 7.4. Amendment...................................................................................43
Section 7.5. Extension; Waiver...........................................................................43
ARTICLE VIII. MISCELLANEOUS.....................................................................................43
Section 8.1. Nonsurvival of Representations, Warranties and Agreements...................................43
Section 8.2. Notices.....................................................................................44
Section 8.3. Interpretation; Certain Definitions.........................................................44
Section 8.4. Counterparts................................................................................45
Section 8.5. Entire Agreement; No Third Party Beneficiaries..............................................45
Section 8.6. Governing Law...............................................................................45
Section 8.7. Assignment..................................................................................46
Annex I Key Stockholders
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TABLE OF EXHIBITS
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Exhibit A Form of Voting and Disposition Agreement
Exhibits B-1 and B-2 Estis and Smith Agreements
Exhibit C Form of Non-Competition Agreement
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TABLE OF DEFINED TERMS
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Acquisition Proposal 5.3(a)
Affiliate 8.3 and 5.9
Affiliate Agreement 5.9
Agreement Preamble
AMEX 3.3(c)
Assets 3.8(a)
Average Parent Stock Price 1.6(b)
Benefit Arrangement 3.14(a)(i)
Business Day 1.2
Certificates 1.8
Certificate of Merger 1.1
Closing 1.2
Closing Date 1.2
Code Recitals
Company Preamble
Company 401(k) Plan 5.16
Company Balance Sheet 3.4(b)(i)
Company Common Stock 1.6
Company Disclosure Schedule ARTICLE III
Company Intellectual Property 3.10
Company Options 1.11
Company Material Adverse Effect 3.1
Company Material Contracts 3.11(a)
Company Preferred Stock 3.2(a)
Company SEC Reports 3.4(a)
Company Stock Option Plans 3.2(b) and 1.11
Company Stockholders' Meeting 5.4(e)
Confidentiality Agreement 5.3(a)
Contracts 3.11(a)
Conversion Ratio 1.6(b)
Dissenting Shares 1.10
Effective Time 1.1
Employee Plans 3.14(a)(iii)
Encumbrance 3.9
Environmental Condition 3.13
Environmental Laws 3.13
Environmental Liabilities and Costs 3.13
ERISA 3.14(a)(iv)
ERISA Affiliate 3.14(a)(v)
Exchange Act 3.3(c)
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TERM SECTION
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Exchange Agent 2.1
Exchange Fund 2.1
Expenses 5.17
GAAP 4.4(b)(i)
Governmental Entity 3.3(c)
Hazardous Substances 3.13
HSR Act 3.3(c)
Indebtedness 3.11(a)
Indemnified Parties 5.12(a)
Intellectual Property 3.10
Key Stockholders Recitals
Knowledge 8.3
Leases 3.9
Liens 3.8
Merger Recitals
Merger Consideration 1.6(b)
Merger Sub Preamble
Multiemployer Plan 3.14(a)(vi)
NYSE 4.2(c)
OGCA 1.1
Order 5.6(b)
Other Benefit Obligations 3.14(a)(vii)
Outside Date 7.1(b)
Parent Preamble
Parent 401(k) Plan 5.16
Parent Balance Sheet 4.4(b)(i)
Parent Common Stock 1.6(b)
Parent Disclosure Schedule ARTICLE IV
Parent Material Adverse Effect 4.1
Parent SEC Reports 4.4
Pension Plan 3.14(a)(viii)
Permits 3.15(b)
Permitted Encumbrance 3.9
Permitted Liens 3.8
Proxy Statement 5.4(a)
Prudential 5.11
Prudential Agreement 5.11
Registration Statement 5.4(a)
Regulations 3.15(a)
Required Company Vote 3.3(a)
Required Consents 5.6(c)
Rule 145 5.9
Securities Act 3.3(c)
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Subsidiary 3.1
Superior Proposal 5.3(a)
Surviving Corporation 1.3
Tax Returns 3.7(b)
Taxes 3.7(b)
Third Party 5.3(a)
to the knowledge of 8.3
Voting, Option and Disposition Agreement Recitals
Voting Debt 3.2(b)
Warrants 1.12
Welfare Plan 3.14(a)(ix)
Year 2000 Problem 3.19
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AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER
AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER (this "AGREEMENT"), dated as of July 13,
2000, by and among Hanover Compressor Company, a Delaware corporation
("PARENT"), Caddo Acquisition Corporation, an Oklahoma corporation and a direct
wholly owned subsidiary of Parent ("MERGER SUB"), and OEC Compression
Corporation, an Oklahoma corporation (the "COMPANY").
WHEREAS, the respective Boards of Directors of Parent and Merger Sub
have determined that the merger of Merger Sub with and into the Company, upon
the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement (the
"MERGER"), is advisable and in the best interests of each corporation and its
respective stockholders;
WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of the Company has determined that the
Merger is fair to, and in the best interests of, the Company and its
stockholders;
WHEREAS, the respective Boards of Directors of Parent, Merger Sub and
the Company have each approved and adopted this Agreement and approved the
Merger and the other transactions contemplated hereby;
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");
WHEREAS, contemporaneous with the execution of this Agreement, certain
of the stockholders of the Company listed on Annex I hereto (the "KEY
STOCKHOLDERS") have entered into an agreement in substantially the form of
EXHIBIT A hereto (the "VOTING AND DISPOSITION AGREEMENT") to vote all of their
shares of Company Common Stock in favor of the Merger, grant Parent certain
rights to acquire such shares and limit their disposition of Parent Common
Stock;
WHEREAS, the Company and Dennis W. Estis and Don E. Smith have each
entered into a non-competition and non-solicitation agreement attached as
Exhibits B-1 and B-2 hereto;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the respective
representations, warranties, covenants and agreements set forth below, the
parties agree as follows:
ARTICLE I.
THE MERGER
Section 1.1. EFFECTIVE TIME OF THE MERGER. Subject to the provisions
of this Agreement, a certificate of merger (the "CERTIFICATE OF MERGER") in
such form as is required by the relevant provisions of the Oklahoma General
Corporation Act (the "OGCA") shall be duly prepared, executed and acknowledged
by the Surviving Corporation and thereafter delivered to
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the Secretary of State of the state of Oklahoma for filing, as provided in the
OGCA, as early as practicable on the Closing Date. The Merger shall become
effective upon the filing of the Certificate of Merger with the Secretary of
State of the state of Oklahoma or such later time as specified in the
Certificate of Merger (the "EFFECTIVE TIME").
Section 1.2. CLOSING. The closing of the Merger (the "CLOSING") will
take place on the second business day, which is any day other than a Saturday,
a Sunday or a day on which U.S. banking institutions are authorized by law,
regulation or executive order to remain closed (a "BUSINESS DAY"), after
satisfaction or waiver (as permitted by this Agreement and applicable law) of
the conditions (excluding conditions that, by their terms, cannot be satisfied
until the Closing Date) set forth in Article VI (the "CLOSING DATE"), unless
another time or date is agreed to in writing by the parties hereto. The Closing
shall be held at the offices of Latham & Watkins, 5800 Sears Tower, Chicago,
Illinois 60606, unless another place is agreed to in writing by the parties
hereto. The Certificate of Merger shall be filed on or as promptly as
practicable following the Closing Date.
Section 1.3. EFFECT OF THE MERGER. As a result of the Merger, the
separate corporate existence of Merger Sub shall cease and the Company shall
continue as the surviving corporation (the "SURVIVING CORPORATION"). Upon
becoming effective, the Merger shall have the effects set forth in the OGCA.
Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, and subject thereto, at the
Effective Time, all properties, 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. CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION; BYLAWS. At the Effective
Time, (i) the Certificate of Incorporation of the Company, as in effect
immediately prior to the Effective Time, shall be the Certificate of
Incorporation of the Surviving Corporation, and (ii) the Bylaws of Merger Sub,
as in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time, shall be the Bylaws of
the Surviving Corporation, in each case until duly amended in accordance with
applicable law.
Section 1.5. DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS. The 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 Certificate
of Incorporation and Bylaws of the Surviving Corporation. The officers of the
Company immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be the initial officers
of the Surviving Corporation, each to hold office in accordance with the
Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws of the Surviving Corporation.
Section 1.6. CONVERSION OF CAPITAL STOCK. As of the Effective Time,
by virtue of the Merger and without any action on the part of the holders of
any shares of the Company's common stock, par value $.01 per share ("COMPANY
COMMON STOCK"), or capital stock of Merger Sub:
(a) CANCELLATION OF STOCK. Each share of Company Common
Stock that is owned by the Company or any wholly owned subsidiary of the
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