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Agreement and Plan of Merger |
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Current Technology Corp; Oregon Steel Mills Inc.; UBS Securities LLC; United Steelworkers of America; Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton |
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2006 |
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#2649467 |
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AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER
AMONG
EVRAZ GROUP S.A.,
OSCAR ACQUISITION MERGER SUB, INC.
and
OREGON STEEL MILLS, INC.
Dated as of November 20, 2006
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ARTICLE I THE OFFER | ||||
| Section 1.01. | The Offer | 1 | ||
| Section 1.02. | Company Actions | 3 | ||
| Section 1.03. | Stockholder Lists | 4 | ||
| Section 1.04. | Directors | 4 | ||
| Section 1.05. | Top-Up Option | 5 | ||
ARTICLE II THE MERGER | ||||
| Section 2.01. | The Merger | 6 | ||
| Section 2.02. | Consummation of the Merger | 6 | ||
| Section 2.03. | Effects of the Merger | 6 | ||
| Section 2.04. | Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws | 6 | ||
| Section 2.05. | Directors and Officers | 7 | ||
| Section 2.06. | Conversion of Shares | 7 | ||
| Section 2.07. | Conversion of Common Stock of Purchaser | 7 | ||
| Section 2.08. | Written Consent | 7 | ||
| Section 2.09. | Merger Without Meeting of Stockholders | 7 | ||
| Section 2.10. | Withholding Taxes | 7 | ||
ARTICLE III DISSENTING SHARES; PAYMENT FOR SHARES; OPTIONS | ||||
| Section 3.01. | Dissenting Shares | 8 | ||
| Section 3.02. | Payment for Shares | 8 | ||
| Section 3.03. | Closing of the Company's Transfer Books | 9 | ||
| Section 3.04. | Existing Stock Options | 9 | ||
| Section 3.05. | Other Equity Based Awards | 10 | ||
ARTICLE IV REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY | ||||
| Section 4.01. | Organization and Qualification | 11 | ||
| Section 4.02. | Capitalization | 11 | ||
| Section 4.03. | Authority | 12 | ||
| Section 4.04. | Consents and Approvals; No Violation | 13 | ||
| Section 4.05. | Reports; Financial Statements | 13 | ||
| Section 4.06. | Absence of Certain Changes | 15 | ||
| Section 4.07. | Schedule 14D-9; Offer Documents and Information Statement | 16 | ||
| Section 4.08. | Brokers | 16 | ||
| Section 4.09. | Employee Benefit Matters | 16 | ||
| Section 4.10. | Litigation | 20 | ||
| Section 4.11. | Tax Matters | 20 | ||
| Section 4.12. | Compliance with Law; No Default | 22 | ||
| Section 4.13. | Environmental Matters | 22 | ||
| Section 4.14. | Intellectual Property | 24 | ||
| Section 4.15. | Real Property | 24 | ||
| Section 4.16. | Material Contracts | 25 | ||
| Section 4.17. | Insurance | 26 | ||
| Section 4.18. | Related Party Transaction | 27 | ||
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| Section 4.19. | State Takeover Statutes Inapplicable | 27 | ||
| Section 4.20. | Rights Agreement | 27 | ||
| Section 4.21. | Required Vote of Company Stockholders | 27 | ||
ARTICLE V REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF PARENT AND PURCHASER | ||||
| Section 5.01. | Organization and Qualification | 28 | ||
| Section 5.02. | Authority | 28 | ||
| Section 5.03. | Offer Documents; Information Statement | 28 | ||
| Section 5.04. | Consents and Approvals; No Violation | 28 | ||
| Section 5.05. | Commitment Letter | 29 | ||
| Section 5.06. | Brokers | 29 | ||
ARTICLE VI COVENANTS | ||||
| Section 6.01. | Conduct of Business of the Company | 29 | ||
| Section 6.02. | No Solicitation | 32 | ||
| Section 6.03. | Access to Information; Confidentiality | 33 | ||
| Section 6.04. | Reasonable Best Efforts | 34 | ||
| Section 6.05. | Indemnification and Insurance | 35 | ||
| Section 6.06. | Employee Matters | 36 | ||
| Section 6.07. | Takeover Laws | 37 | ||
| Section 6.08. | Information Statement | 37 | ||
| Section 6.09. | Notification of Certain Matters | 37 | ||
| Section 6.10. | Press Releases | 38 | ||
ARTICLE VII CONDITIONS TO CONSUMMATION OF THE MERGER | ||||
| Section 7.01. | Conditions to Each Party's Obligation to Effect the Merger | 38 | ||
ARTICLE VIII TERMINATION; AMENDMENT; WAIVER | ||||
| Section 8.01. | Termination | 38 | ||
| Section 8.02. | Effect of Termination | 40 | ||
| Section 8.03. | Fees and Expenses | 40 | ||
| Section 8.04. | Amendment | 41 | ||
| Section 8.05. | Extension; Waiver; Remedies | 41 | ||
ARTICLE IX MISCELLANEOUS | ||||
| Section 9.01. | Survival of Representations and Warranties | 42 | ||
| Section 9.02. | Entire Agreement; Assignment | 42 | ||
| Section 9.03. | Enforcement of the Agreement; Jurisdiction | |||
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