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TABLE OF CONTENTS


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ARTICLE I	THE MERGER		1
Section 1.1	The Merger		1
Section 1.2	Effective Time		1
Section 1.3	Effect of the Merger		2
Section 1.4	Certificate of Incorporation; By-laws		2
Section 1.5	Directors and Officers		2

ARTICLE II	EFFECT OF THE MERGER ON THE STOCK OF THE CONSTITUENT ENTITIES; EXCHANGE OF CERTIFICATES		2
Section 2.1	Conversion of Securities		2
Section 2.2	Treatment of Options and Other Equity Awards		5
Section 2.3	Dissenting Shares		5
Section 2.4	Surrender of Shares; Stock Transfer Books		6

ARTICLE III	REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY		7
Section 3.1	Organization and Qualification; Subsidiaries		7
Section 3.2	Certificate of Incorporation and By-laws		8
Section 3.3	Capitalization		8
Section 3.4	Authority Relative to the Merger		9
Section 3.5	No Conflict; Required Filings and Consents		10
Section 3.6	Permits; Compliance		10
Section 3.7	SEC Filings; Financial Statements		11
Section 3.8	Absence of Certain Changes or Events		14
Section 3.9	Absence of Litigation		14
Section 3.10	Employee Benefit Plans		14
Section 3.11	Labor and Employment Matters		17
Section 3.12	Intellectual Property		18
Section 3.13	Taxes		20
Section 3.14	Environmental Matters		22
Section 3.15	Material Contracts		22
Section 3.16	Insurance		23
Section 3.17	Real Property		24
Section 3.18	Title to Assets		25
Section 3.19	Restrictions on Business Activities		25
Section 3.20	Customers		25
Section 3.21	Proxy Statement		25
Section 3.22	Opinion of Financial Advisor		26
Section 3.23	Brokers		26
Section 3.23	Disclosure		26

ARTICLE IV	REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF PARENT AND MERGER SUB		26
Section 4.1	Corporate Organization		26
Section 4.2	Authority Relative to the Merger		26
Section 4.3	No Conflict; Required Filings and Consents		27


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Section 4.4	Financing		27
Section 4.5	Proxy Statement		28
Section 4.6	No Vote/Approval Required		28
Section 4.7	Litigation		28
Section 4.8	No Business Conduct; Ownership		28
Section 4.9	Brokers		28
Section 4.10	Employee Benefits		29
Section 4.10	Disclosure		29

ARTICLE V	CONDUCT OF BUSINESS PENDING THE MERGER		29
Section 5.1	Conduct of Business by the Company Pending the Effective Time		29
Section 5.2	No Right to Control		32

ARTICLE VI	ADDITIONAL AGREEMENTS		33
Section 6.1	Stockholders' Meeting		33
Section 6.2	Proxy Statement; SEC Filings		33
Section 6.3	Access to Information; Confidentiality		34
Section 6.4	No Solicitation of Transactions		34
Section 6.5	Employee Benefits Matters		37
Section 6.6	Directors' and Officers' Indemnification and Insurance		38
Section 6.7	Notification of Certain Matters		39
Section 6.8	Further Action; Reasonable Commercial Efforts		39
Section 6.9	Public Announcements		40
Section 6.10	Investigation and Agreement by Parent and Merger Sub; No Other Representations or Warranties		40

ARTICLE VII	CONDITIONS TO THE MERGER		41
Section 7.1	Conditions to Each Party's Obligation to Effect the Merger		41
Section 7.2	Conditions to Obligations of Parent and Merger Sub		42
Section 7.3	Conditions to Obligation of the Company		43

ARTICLE VIII	TERMINATION, AMENDMENT AND WAIVER		43
Section 8.1	Termination		43
Section 8.2	Effect of Termination		45
Section 8.3	Fees and Expenses		46
Section 8.4	Amendment		47
Section 8.5	Waiver		47

ARTICLE IX	GENERAL PROVISIONS		48
Section 9.1	Non-Survival of Representations, Warranties and Agreements

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