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TABLE OF CONTENTS


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ARTICLE I THE MERGER				2
	Section 1.1	The Merger		2
	Section 1.2	Closing		2
	Section 1.3	Effective Time		2
	Section 1.4	Effects of the Merger		2
	Section 1.5	Certificate of Incorporation and By-laws of the Surviving Corporation		3
	Section 1.6	Directors		3
	Section 1.7	Officers		3
ARTICLE II CONVERSION OF SHARES; EXCHANGE OF CERTIFICATES				3
	Section 2.1	Effect on Capital Stock		3
	Section 2.2	Exchange of Certificates		5
	Section 2.3	Effect of the Merger on Company Stock Options and Company Restricted Shares		7
	Section 2.4	Timing of Equity Rollover		8
ARTICLE III REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY				8
	Section 3.1	Qualification, Organization, Subsidiaries, etc.		8
	Section 3.2	Capital Stock		9
	Section 3.3	Subsidiaries		10
	Section 3.4	Corporate Authority Relative to This Agreement; No Violation		10
	Section 3.5	Reports and Financial Statements		11
	Section 3.6	Internal Controls and Procedures		12
	Section 3.7	No Undisclosed Liabilities		13
	Section 3.8	Compliance with Law; Permits		13
	Section 3.9	Environmental Laws and Regulations		14
	Section 3.10	Employee Benefit Plans		14
	Section 3.11	Interested Party Transactions		17
	Section 3.12	Absence of Certain Changes or Events		17
	Section 3.13	Investigations; Litigation		18
	Section 3.14	Proxy Statement; Other Information		18
	Section 3.15	Tax Matters		18
	Section 3.16	Labor Matters		19
	Section 3.17	Intellectual Property		20
	Section 3.18	Property		20
	Section 3.19	Opinion of Financial Advisor		21
	Section 3.20	Required Vote of the Company Stockholders		21
	Section 3.21	Material Contracts		21
	Section 3.22	Finders or Brokers		22
	Section 3.23	State Takeover Statutes; Charter Provisions		22

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ARTICLE IV REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF PARENT AND MERGER SUB				23
	Section 4.1	Qualification; Organization		23
	Section 4.2	Corporate Authority Relative to This Agreement; No Violation		23
	Section 4.3	Proxy Statement; Other Information		24
	Section 4.4	Financing		24
	Section 4.5	Ownership and Operations of Merger Sub		25
	Section 4.6	Finders or Brokers		25
	Section 4.7	Ownership of Shares		25
	Section 4.8	Certain Arrangements		25
	Section 4.9	Investigations; Litigation		26
	Section 4.10	Limited Guarantees		26
	Section 4.11	Solvency		26
	Section 4.12	No Other Information		26
	Section 4.13	Access to Information; Disclaimer		27
ARTICLE V COVENANTS AND AGREEMENTS				27
	Section 5.1	Conduct of Business		27
	Section 5.2	Investigation		30
	Section 5.3	No Solicitation		31
	Section 5.4	Filings; Other Actions		34
	Section 5.5	Employee Matters		35
	Section 5.6	Efforts		36
	Section 5.7	Takeover Statute		39
	Section 5.8	Public Announcements		39
	Section 5.9	Indemnification and Insurance		39
	Section 5.10	Financing		40
	Section 5.11	Stockholder Litigation		42
	Section 5.12	Notification of Certain Matters		42
	Section 5.13	Rule 16b-3		43
	Section 5.14	Control of Operations		43
	Section 5.15	Certain Transfer Taxes		43
	Section 5.16	Obligations of Merger Sub		43
ARTICLE VI CONDITIONS TO THE MERGER				44
	Section 6.1	Conditions to Each Partys Obligation to Effect the Merger		44
	Section 6.2	Conditions to Obligation of the Company to Effect the Merger		44
	Section 6.3	Conditions to Obligation of Parent and Merger Sub to Effect the Merger

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