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ARTICLE I

Purchase of Assets

2

1.1

Purchase of Assets

2

1.2

Excluded Assets

3

1.3

Assumed Liabilities

4

1.4

Excluded Liabilities

5

1.5

Consideration.

6

1.6

Closing

9

1.7

Closing Deliveries

9

1.8

Further Assurances

10

1.9

Allocation of Purchase Price

10

ARTICLE II

Representations and Warranties of the Sellers

11

2.1

Organization

11

2.2

Authority.

12

2.3

Title to Assets.

12

2.4

No Violation

13

2.5

Governmental Consents

13

2.6

SEC Filings; Seller Financial Statements.

14

2.7

Business Changes

15

2.8

Taxes.

16

2.9

Litigation.

18

2.10

Compliance with Laws

18

2.11

Permits

18

2.12

Employee Matters.

18

2.13

Employee Benefit Plans; Change of Control Benefits.

20

2.14

Business Contracts.

21

2.15

Customers.

23

2.16

Intellectual Property Rights.

24

2.17

Environmental Matters.

26

2.18

Competing Interests

27

2.19

Illegal Payments or Activities

28

2.20

No Misrepresentations

28

2.21

Sufficiency of Consideration

28

2.22

No Involuntary Liquidation, Insolvency, Winding-Up.

28

2.23

Disclosure

29

2.24

Bulk Transfer Laws

29

2.25

Product Warranties

29

2.26

Various Agreements

30

2.27

Settlement Agreements

30

2.28

Insurance Coverage

30

2.29

Backlog

30

2.30

Privacy of Customer Information

30

2.31

Distributors and Partners.

31

2.32

Suppliers

31

2.33

Fairness Opinion Provider

31

2.34

Broker Fees

31

2.35

[Intentionally Omitted]

31

2.36

Internal Controls

31

2.37

Export Control Laws

32

2.38

[Intentionally Omitted]

32

2.39

Ordinary Course of Business

32

2.40

Remaining Proceeds

32

2.41

2006 Reorganization

32

ARTICLE III

Representations and Warranties of Buyer

33

3.1

Organization

33

3.2

Authority

33

3.3

No Violation

33

3.4

Governmental Consents

33

3.5

Disclosure

33

3.6

Financing

34

3.7

Certain Proceedings

34

3.8

Brokers Fees

34

ARTICLE IV

Covenants and Agreements

34

4.1

Conduct of Business

34

4.2

Access and Information

37

4.3

Supplemental Disclosure

38

4.4

Regulatory Filings; Reasonable Efforts.

38

4.5

Publicity

40

4.6

Transaction Costs

40

4.7

No-Shop Provisions.

40

4.8

Nondisclosure

43

4.9

Employee Matters.

43

4.10

Tax Information

45