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TABLE OF CONTENTS


ARTICLE I THE MERGER			2

Section 1.01 The Merger			2
Section 1.02 Closing			2
Section 1.03 Effective Time			2
Section 1.04 Effects of the Merger			2
Section 1.05 Company Charter and By-laws of the Surviving Corporation			2
Section 1.06 Directors			3
Section 1.07 Officers			3
Section 1.08 Further Assurances			3

ARTICLE II CONVERSION OF SHARES; EXCHANGE OF CERTIFICATES			3

Section 2.01 Effect on Capital Stock			3
Section 2.02 Election Procedures			5
Section 2.03 Proration			7
Section 2.04 Exchange of Shares for Merger Consideration			9
Section 2.05 Effect of the Merger on Company Stock Options, Company Restricted Shares and RSUs			11

ARTICLE III REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY			12

Section 3.01 Qualification, Organization, Subsidiaries, etc.			13
Section 3.02 Capital Stock			14
Section 3.03 Subsidiaries			15
Section 3.04 Corporate Authority Relative to This Agreement; No Violation			15
Section 3.05 Reports and Financial Statements			17
Section 3.06 No Undisclosed Liabilities			17
Section 3.07 Compliance with Law; Permits			18
Section 3.08 Environmental Laws and Regulations			18
Section 3.09 Employee Benefit Plans			19
Section 3.10 Interested Party Transactions			21
Section 3.11 Absence of Certain Changes or Events			21
Section 3.12 Investigations; Litigation			21
Section 3.13 Proxy Statement; Other Information			21
Section 3.14 Tax Matters			22
Section 3.15 Labor Matters			23
Section 3.16 Intellectual Property			23
Section 3.17 Property			24
Section 3.18 Required Vote of the Company Stockholders			24
Section 3.19 Material Contracts			24
Section 3.20 Finders or Brokers			26
Section 3.21 Fairness Opinion			26
Section 3.22 State Takeover Statutes; Charter Provisions; Company Rights Agreement			26
Section 3.23 No Other Representations			26


ARTICLE IV REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF PARENT AND MERGER SUB			27

Section 4.01 Qualification; Organization			27
Section 4.02 Corporate Authority Relative to This Agreement; No Violation			27
Section 4.03 Proxy Statement; Other Information			28
Section 4.04 Financing			28
Section 4.05 Ownership and Operations of Merger Sub; Issuance of Parent Common Stock			29
Section 4.06 Finders or Brokers			30
Section 4.07 Certain Arrangements			30
Section 4.08 Investigations; Litigation			31
Section 4.09 Guarantees			31
Section 4.10 Solvency			31
Section 4.11 Access to Information; Disclaimer			31
Section 4.12 Investments			32

ARTICLE V COVENANTS AND AGREEMENTS			32

Section 5.01 Conduct of Business			32
Section 5.02 Acquisition Proposals			36
Section 5.03 Company Meeting; Preparation of Form S-4 and Proxy Statement			40
Section 5.04 Employee Matters			41
Section 5.05 Reasonable Best Efforts			43
Section 5.06 Takeover Statute			45
Section 5.07 Public Announcements			45
Section 5.08 Indemnification and Insurance			46
Section 5.09 Financing			48
Section 5.10 Access; Confidentiality			52
Section 5.11 Notification of Certain Matters			52
Section 5.12 Rule 16b-3			53
Section 5.13 Affiliate Letters			53
Section 5.14 Control of Operations			53
Section 5.15 Certain Transfer Taxes			53
Section 5.16 Obligations of Merger Sub			53
Section 5.17 Resignation of Directors			53
Section 5.18 Tax Free Qualification for Parent Stock Election			54

ARTICLE VI CONDITIONS TO THE MERGER			54

Section 6.01 Conditions to Each Partys Obligation to Effect the Merger			54
Section 6.02 Conditions to Obligation of the Company to Effect the Merger			55
Section 6.03 Conditions to Obligation of Parent and Merger Sub to Effect the Merger

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