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SECTION 1. THE OFFER			1
1.1	Tender Offer		1
1.2	Actions of Parent and Acquisition Sub		3
1.3	Actions of the Company		4
1.4	Board of Directors		6
1.5	Actions by Directors		7
1.6	Top-Up Option		7
SECTION 2. THE MERGER; EFFECTIVE TIME			9
2.1	Merger of Acquisition Sub into the Company		9
2.2	Effect of the Merger		9
2.3	Effective Time		9
2.4	Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws; Directors		10
2.5	Conversion of Company Shares		10
2.6	Company Stock Options; Restricted Company Shares		10
2.7	Closing of the Company?s Transfer Books		11
2.8	Payment for Company Shares		11
2.9	Withholding of Taxes		13
2.10	Appraisal Rights		13
2.11	Further Action		13
SECTION 3. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY			14
3.1	Due Organization and Good Standing; Subsidiaries		14
3.2	Certificate of Incorporation; Bylaws		15
3.3	Capitalization, Etc		15
3.4	SEC Filings; Financial Statements; Absence of Undisclosed Liabilities		16
3.5	Absence of Certain Changes		18
3.6	IP Rights		18
3.7	Title to Assets; Real Property		20
3.8	Contracts		21
3.9	Compliance with Legal Requirements		24

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3.10	Legal Proceedings; Orders		24
3.11	Governmental Authorizations		25
3.12	Tax Matters		25
3.13	Employee Benefits		27
3.14	Labor Matters		30
3.15	Environmental Matters		32
3.16	Insurance		33
3.17	Transactions with Affiliates		33
3.18	Authority; Binding Nature of Agreement		33
3.19	Top-Up Option		34
3.20	Vote Required		34
3.21	Non-Contravention; Consents		34
3.22	Board Approvals; Anti-Takeover; Company Rights Agreement; Change in
	Control Compensation Plan		35
3.23	Opinion of Financial Advisor		35
3.24	Brokers		35
3.25	Letter Agreement		35
3.26	Schedule 14D-9		35
3.27	Information in Proxy Statement		36
SECTION 4. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF PARENT AND ACQUISITION SUB			36
4.1	Due Organization		36
4.2	Authority; Binding Nature of Agreement		36
4.3	Non-Contravention; Consents		37
4.4	Absence of Litigation		37
4.5	Financing		37
4.6	Ownership and Operations of Acquisition Sub		37
4.7	Offer Documents		37
4.8	Information in Proxy Statement		38
4.9	Brokers		38

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SECTION 5. COVENANTS			38
5.1	Interim Operations of the Company		38
5.2	No Solicitation		41
5.3	Meeting of the Company?s Stockholders		43
5.4	Filings; Other Action		45
5.5	Access		46
5.6	Interim Operations of Acquisition Sub		47
5.7	Publicity		47
5.8	Treatment of Options and Other Stock-Based Awards		47
5.9	Employees		47
5.10	Indemnification; Directors? and Officers? Insurance		48
5.11	Exercise of Right		49
5.12	Additional Agreements		52
5.13	Advice of Changes		52
5.14	Company Rights Agreement		52
5.15	Rule 14d-10(d)		52
5.16	Stockholder Litigation		52
5.17	FIRPTA		53
SECTION 6. CONDITIONS TO EACH PARTY?S OBLIGATION TO EFFECT THE MERGER			53
6.1	Stockholder Approval		53
6.2	No Injunctions; Laws		53
6.3	Closing of Tender Offer		53
SECTION 7. TERMINATION			53
7.1	Termination		53
7.2	Effect of Termination on the River Transaction		55
7.3	Effect of Termination		60
7.4	Termination Fee; Expense Reimbursement		61
SECTION 8. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS			62
8.1	Amendment		62

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8.2	Waiver		62
8.3	No Survival of Representations and Warranties		63
8.4	Entire Agreement; Counterparts		63
8.5	Applicable Law		63
8.6	Consent to Jurisdiction		63
8.7	Waiver of Jury Trial		64
8.8	Attorneys? Fees		64
8.9	Payment of Expenses		64
8.10	Assignment		64
8.11	Notices		65
8.12	Severability		66
8.13	Specific Performance		66
8.14	Construction		66
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ANNEX I Conditions of the Offer			69
Exhibit A Certain Definitions			A-1
Exhibit B Tender and Support Agreement			B-1

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Table of Defined Terms

The following terms are defined in the Section of this Agreement set forth after such term below:


Acceptance Time		Section 1.4(a)
Acquisition Sub		Introductory Paragraph
Affiliate		Exhibit A
Agreement		Exhibit A
Appraisal Shares		Section 2.10(c)
Assignment Option		Section 7.2(a)(iii)
Auction		Section 7.2(b)(ii)
Auction Notice		Section 7.2(b)(i)
Balance Escrow Deposit		Section 5.11(c)
Bidders		Section 7.2(b)(ii)
Certificate		Section 2.7
Certificate of Merger		Section 2.3
CFIUS		Annex I
CFIUS Approval		Section 5.4(b)
Charter Documents		Section 3.2
Closing		Section 2.3
Code		Exhibit A
Company		Introductory Paragraph
Company Adverse Recommendation Change		Section 5.2(a)
Company Convertible Notes		Exhibit A
Company Disclosure Schedule		Section 3
Company IP		Exhibit A
Company Material Adverse Effect		Exhibit A
Company Options		Exhibit A
Company Proxy Statement		Section 5.3
Company Returns		Section 3.12(a)
Company Rights		Exhibit A
Company Rights Agreement		Exhibit A
Company SEC Documents		Section 3.4(a)
Company Shares		Exhibit A
Company Stock Plans		Exhibit A
Company Stockholders Meeting		Section 5.3
Company?s Expenses		Exhibit A
Confidential Information		Section 5.5
Confidentiality Agreement		Exhibit A
Continuing Employees		Section 5.9(a)
DGCL		Section 1.3(a)

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Effect		Exhibit A
Effective Time		Section 2.3
Employee Benefit Plans		Section 3.13(a)
Entity		Exhibit A
Environmental Law		Exhibit A
ERISA		Section 3.13(a)
ERISA Affiliate		Section 3.13(a)
Escrow Account		Section 5.11(c)
Escrow Agent		Section 5.11(c)
Escrow Agreement		Section 5.11(c)
Escrow Deposit		Section 5.11(c)
Exchange Act		Exhibit A
Exon-Florio		Section 3.21
FIRPTA Certificate		Section 5.17
GAAP		Exhibit A
Governmental Authorization		Exhibit A
Governmental Entity		Exhibit A
Hazardous Substances		Exhibit A
HIPPAA		Section 3.13(c)
HSR Act		Exhibit A
Indemnified Party		Section 5.10(d)
Independent Person		Section 7.2(b)(ii)
Individual		Section 3.25
Initial Escrow Deposit		Section 5.11(c)
Initial Expiration Date		Section 1.1(d)
Internal Controls		Section 3.4(f)
IP Rights		Exhibit A
IRS		Section 3.13(d)
Knowledge		Exhibit A
Latest Balance Sheet		Exhibit A
Leased Real Property		Section 3.7(c)
Legal Proceeding		Exhibit A
Legal Requirement		Exhibit A
Letter Agreement		Section 3.25
Material Contract		Section 3.8(b)
Merger		Recitals
Merger Consideration		Section 2.5(c)
Merger Recommendation		Section 1.3(a)
Minimum Amount		Section 5.11(c)
Minimum Tender Condition		Annex I
Non-Affiliate Plan Fiduciary		Section 3.13(c)

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