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ARTICLE I THE MERGER		2

SECTION 1.1 The Merger		2
SECTION 1.2 Closing; Effective Time		2
SECTION 1.3 Effects of the Merger		2
SECTION 1.4 Certificate of Incorporation; By-Laws		2
SECTION 1.5 Directors and Officers		3

ARTICLE II EFFECT OF THE MERGER ON THE CAPITAL STOCK OF THE CONSTITUENT CORPORATIONS		3

SECTION 2.1 Conversion of Securities		3
SECTION 2.2 Treatment of Options, Restricted Shares		3
SECTION 2.3 Dissenting Shares		4
SECTION 2.4 Surrender of Shares		4

ARTICLE III REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY		6

SECTION 3.1 Organization and Qualification		6
SECTION 3.2 Certificate of Incorporation and By-Laws		7
SECTION 3.3 Capitalization		7
SECTION 3.4 Authority		8
SECTION 3.5 No Conflict; Required Filings and Consents		9
SECTION 3.6 Compliance		10
SECTION 3.7 Proxy Statement; Schedule 13E-3		10
SECTION 3.8 SEC Filings; Financial Statements; Sarbanes-Oxley		10
SECTION 3.9 Absence of Certain Changes or Events		12
SECTION 3.10 Absence of Litigation		12
SECTION 3.11 Employee Benefit Plans		12
SECTION 3.12 Properties		14
SECTION 3.13 Tax Matters		15
SECTION 3.14 Opinion of Special Committee Financial Advisor		16
SECTION 3.15 Brokers		16
SECTION 3.16 Takeover Statutes		16
SECTION 3.17 Intellectual Property		16
SECTION 3.18 Environmental Matters		17
SECTION 3.19 Contracts		18
SECTION 3.20 Affiliate Transactions		18
SECTION 3.21 No Other Representations or Warranties		18

ARTICLE IV REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF PARENT AND MERGER SUB		19

SECTION 4.1 Organization		19

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SECTION 4.2 Parents Ownership of Company Securities		19
SECTION 4.3 Authority		19
SECTION 4.4 No Conflict; Required Filings and Consents		20
SECTION 4.5 Absence of Litigation		20
SECTION 4.6 Proxy Statement; Schedule 13E-3		20
SECTION 4.7 Brokers		21
SECTION 4.8 Operations of Merger Sub		21
SECTION 4.9 Funding		21
SECTION 4.10 No Other Representations or Warranties		21

ARTICLE V CONDUCT OF BUSINESS PENDING THE MERGER		21

SECTION 5.1 Conduct of Business of the Company Pending the Merger		21

ARTICLE VI ADDITIONAL AGREEMENTS		23

SECTION 6.1 Proxy Statement; Schedule 13E-3		23
SECTION 6.2 Stockholders Meeting.		24
SECTION 6.3 Resignation of Directors		25
SECTION 6.4 Access to Information		25
SECTION 6.5 No Solicitation		25
SECTION 6.6 Employment and Employee Benefits Matters		28
SECTION 6.7 Directors and Officers Indemnification and Insurance		28
SECTION 6.8 Further Action; Efforts		30
SECTION 6.9 Public Announcements		30
SECTION 6.10 Continuation of Special Committee		31

ARTICLE VII CONDITIONS OF MERGER		31

SECTION 7.1 Conditions to Obligation of Each Party to Effect the Merger		31
SECTION 7.2 Conditions to Obligations of Parent and Merger Sub		31
SECTION 7.3 Conditions to Obligations of the Company		32

ARTICLE VIII TERMINATION, AMENDMENT AND WAIVER		32

SECTION 8.1 Termination		32
SECTION 8.2 Effect of Termination		33
SECTION 8.3 Expenses		34
SECTION 8.4 Amendment		34
SECTION 8.5 Waiver		34

ARTICLE IX GENERAL PROVISIONS		34

SECTION 9.1 Non-Survival of Representations, Warranties, Covenants and Agreements		34
SECTION 9.2 Notices		34
SECTION 9.3 Certain Definitions		35
SECTION 9.4 Expenses

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