NOT FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION, IN WHOLE OR IN PART,
DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY IN, INTO OR FROM ANY JURISDICTION WHERE TO
DO SO WOULD CONSTITUTE A VIOLATION OF THE RELEVANT LAWS OF SUCH
JURISDICTION
For immediate
release
1 August
2016
Recommended Cash
Offer
for
FLEETMATICS
GROUP PLC
by
VERIZON BUSINESS INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS B.V.
A WHOLLY-OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF
VERIZON
COMMUNICATIONS INC.
(to be implemented by way of a scheme of arrangement under Chapter
1 of Part 9 of the Irish Companies Act 2014)
Summary
·
Verizon Communications Inc. (“Verizon”) (NYSE, Nasdaq: VZ) and
Fleetmatics Group PLC (“Fleetmatics”) (NYSE: FLTX) are
pleased to announce that they have reached agreement on the terms
of a recommended cash offer pursuant to which Verizon Business
International Holdings B.V. (“Bidco”), an indirect
wholly-owned subsidiary of Verizon, will acquire the entire issued
and to be issued share capital of Fleetmatics.
·
Under the terms of the Acquisition, Fleetmatics Shareholders will
be entitled to receive:
for each Fleetmatics
Ordinary Share
US$60.00 in
cash
·
The Acquisition values the entire issued share capital of
Fleetmatics (on a fully diluted basis) at approximately
US$2.4 billion.
·
The Cash Consideration represents a premium of approximately:
·
40% to Fleetmatics’ closing share price of US$42.96 on 29 July
2016 (being the last practicable date prior to the
publication of this Announcement);
·
40% to Fleetmatics’ volume weighted average share price of
US$43.01 over the past 30 trading day
period ending 29 July 2016; and
·
49% to Fleetmatics’ volume weighted average share price of
US$40.15 over the past 90 trading day
period ending 29 July 2016.
·
It is intended that the Acquisition will be implemented by means of
a High Court-sanctioned scheme of arrangement under Chapter 1 of
Part 9 of the Act (or, if Verizon elects, subject to the terms of
the Transaction Agreement and with the consent of the Panel, a
Takeover Offer). The Acquisition is conditional on, among
other things, (i) the approval by Fleetmatics Shareholders of the
Court Meeting Resolution and the EGM Resolutions and (ii) the
sanction of the Scheme and the confirmation of the Reduction of
Capital, by the High Court.
·
The Fleetmatics Directors, who have been so advised by Morgan
Stanley & Co. International plc as to the financial terms of
the Acquisition, consider the terms of the Acquisition to be fair
and reasonable. In providing their advice to the Fleetmatics
Directors, Morgan Stanley & Co. International plc has taken
into account the commercial assessments of the Fleetmatics
Directors. The Fleetmatics Directors unanimously determined that
the Transaction Agreement and the transactions contemplated
thereby, including the Scheme, are advisable for, fair to and in
the best interests of, the Fleetmatics Shareholders.
·
Accordingly, the Fleetmatics Directors intend to recommend
unanimously that Fleetmatics Shareholders vote or procure votes in
favour of the Court Meeting Resolution and the EGM Resolutions, or
in the event that the Acquisition is implemented by way of a
Takeover Offer, Fleetmatics Shareholders accept or procure
acceptance of the Takeover Offer.
·
Rule 30.2 of the Takeover Rules requires that, except with the
consent of the Panel, and subject to Rule 2.7 of the Takeover
Rules, Fleetmatics must dispatch the Scheme Document to Fleetmatics
Shareholders within 28 days of the announcement of a firm intention
to make an offer, being in this Announcement. The Scheme Document
will be included in the Proxy Statement that Fleetmatics is
required to file with the SEC in connection with the Acquisition.
The preparation of the Proxy Statement and, if the SEC staff elects
to review the Proxy Statement, the SEC staff’s review of it may
take more than 28 days. Under SEC rules, if the SEC staff elects to
review the Proxy Statement, the Scheme Document cannot be
dispatched to Fleetmatics Shareholders until the Proxy Statement is
cleared by the SEC staff. Accordingly, on 28
July 2016, the Panel agreed to grant the parties a
derogation from Rule 30.2. The Panel granted the derogation on the
basis that the Proxy Statement might be reviewed by the SEC staff,
in which case the Scheme Document cannot be dispatched until the
Proxy Statement is cleared by the SEC staff. If the SEC staff
elects to review the Proxy Statement, the Scheme Document will be
dispatched to Fleetmatics Shareholders as soon as practicable after
the Proxy Statement is cleared by the SEC staff. If the SEC
staff does not elect to review the Proxy Statement, the Scheme
Document will be dispatched to Fleetmatics Shareholders as soon as
practicable after the Proxy Statement is able to be filed by
Fleetmatics in definitive form with the SEC. The Scheme Document
will also be made available on Fleetmatics’ website
Ir.fleetmatics.com.
·
Commenting on the Acquisition, Andrés Irlando, CEO of Verizon
Telematics, said:
“Fleetmatics is a market leader in North
America – and increasingly internationally – and they've
developed a wide-range of compelling SaaS-based products and
solutions for small- and medium-sized businesses. The powerful
combination of products and services, software platforms, robust
customer bases, domain expertise and experience, and talented and
passionate teams among Fleetmatics, the recently-acquired Telogis,
and Verizon Telematics will position the combined companies to
become a leading provider of fleet and mobile workforce management
solutions globally.”
·
Commenting on the Acquisition, Jim
Travers, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of
Fleetmatics, said:
“Verizon and Fleetmatics
share a vision that the SaaS-based fleet management solution market
is extraordinarily large, lightly penetrated, global and fragmented
which can best be attacked together with a world class product
offering and the largest distribution channel in the
industry. Fleetmatics brings over 37,000 customers,
approximately 737,000 subscribers, a broad portfolio of industry
leading products, and a team of 1,200 professionals focused on
solving the critical challenges of businesses that deploy mobile
workforces. We are excited to partner with Verizon in fulfilling
the mission of becoming the largest mobile workforce management
company in the world.”
Enquiries
Verizon
Bob
Varettoni
Tel: + 1 908 559 6388
PJT PARTNERS LP
(Financial Adviser to Verizon)
New
York
Tel: +1 212 364 7800
Rob Friedsam
Dan Lee
Thomas Nicholls
San
Francisco
Tel: +1 415 262 3100
Ivan Brockman
Matthew Breen
London
Tel: +44 (0) 20 3650 1100
Basil Geoghegan
Owain Parry
Wells Fargo Securities, LLC
(Financial Adviser to Verizon)
New
York
Tel: +1 212 214 0000
Jim Broner
Vartan Aznavoorian
Maxwell Gover
London
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7759 3468
Sam Small
Calvin Tarlton
Fleetmatics
Brian
Norris
Tel: +1 781 577 4657
Morgan Stanley
(Financial Adviser to Fleetmatics)
Pedro
Costa
Tel: +1 212 761 4000
Brett Klein
Anatoliy Gliberman
Colm
Donlon
Tel: +44 207 425 8000
David Kitterick
This summary should be read in conjunction with the full text of
the following Announcement and its appendices
The Conditions to, and certain
further terms of, the Acquisition are set out in Appendix I to this
Announcement. Appendix II to this Announcement contains
certain sources of information and bases of calculation contained
in this Announcement. Certain terms used in this Announcement
are defined in Appendix III to this Announcement.
Statements required by the Takeover Rules
The Verizon Directors and Bidco
Directors accept responsibility for the information contained in
this Announcement other than that relating to Fleetmatics, the
Fleetmatics Group and the Fleetmatics Directors and members of
their immediate families, related trusts and persons connected with
them. To the best of the knowledge and belief of the Verizon
Directors and the Bidco Directors (who, in each case, have taken
all reasonable care to ensure that such is the case), the
information contained in this Announcement for which they accept
responsibility is in accordance with the facts and does not omit
anything likely to affect the import of such information.
The Fleetmatics Directors accept responsibility for the information
contained in this Announcement relating to Fleetmatics, the
Fleetmatics Group and the Fleetmatics Directors and members of
their immediate families, related trusts and persons connected with
them. To the best of the knowledge and belief of the Fleetmatics
Directors (who have taken all reasonable care to ensure such is the
case), the information contained in this Announcement for which
they accept responsibility is in accordance with the facts and does
not omit anything likely to affect the import of such
information.
PJT, a U.S. registered
broker-dealer regulated by FINRA and a member of SIPC, is acting
for Verizon and no-one else in connection with the matters set out
in this Announcement and will not be responsible to anyone other
than Verizon for providing advice in relation to the matters in
this Announcement. Neither PJT nor any of its subsidiaries,
branches or affiliates owes or accepts any duty, liability or
responsibility whatsoever (whether direct or indirect, whether in
contract, in tort, under statute or otherwise) to any person who is
not a client of PJT in connection with this Announcement, any
statement contained herein or otherwise.
Wells Fargo Securities is a U.S.
registered broker-dealer regulated by the SEC and FINRA and a
member of SIPC, is acting for Verizon and no-one else in connection
with the matters set out in this Announcement and will not be
responsible to anyone other than Verizon for providing advice in
relation to the matters in this Announcement. Neither Wells
Fargo Securities nor any of its subsidiaries, branches or
affiliates owes or accepts any duty, liability or responsibility
whatsoever (whether direct or indirect, whether in contract, in
tort, under statute or otherwise) to any person who is not a client
of Wells Fargo Securities in connection with this Announcement, any
statement contained herein or otherwise.
Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC,
acting through its affiliate Morgan Stanley & Co. International
plc, which is authorised by the Prudential Regulation Authority and
regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and the Prudential
Regulation Authority in the United
Kingdom, is acting as financial adviser to Fleetmatics and
for no one else in relation to the matters referred to in this
Announcement. In connection with such matters, Morgan Stanley &
Co. LLC, Morgan Stanley & Co. International plc, each of their
affiliates and their respective directors, officers, employees and
agents will not regard any other person as their client, nor will
they be responsible to anyone other than Fleetmatics for providing
the protections afforded to their clients or for providing advice
in connection with the matters described in this Announcement or
any matter referred to herein.
This Announcement is for
information purposes only and is not intended to, and does not,
constitute or form any part of any offer or invitation, or the
solicitation of an offer, to purchase or otherwise acquire,
subscribe for, sell or otherwise dispose of any securities or the
solicitation of any vote or approval in any jurisdiction pursuant
to the Acquisition or otherwise, nor shall there be any sale,
issuance or transfer of securities in any jurisdiction in
contravention of applicable law. The Acquisition will be made
solely by means of the Scheme Document (or, if applicable, the
Takeover Offer Document), which will contain the full terms and
conditions of the Acquisition, including details of how to vote in
respect of the Acquisition. Any decision in respect of, or other
response to, the Acquisition, should be made only on the basis of
the information contained in the Scheme Document (or, if
applicable, the Takeover Offer Document).
This Announcement does not
constitute a prospectus or a prospectus equivalent document.
This Announcement has been prepared
for the purpose of complying with the laws of Ireland and the Takeover Rules and the
information disclosed may not be the same as that which would have
been disclosed if this Announcement had been prepared in accordance
with the laws of jurisdictions outside of Ireland.
Verizon cautionary statement regarding forward-looking
statements
This Announcement contains forward-looking statements. These
statements are based on estimates and assumptions and are subject
to risks and uncertainties. Forward-looking statements include the
Verizon Group’s and the Combined Group’s estimated or anticipated
future results, or other non-historical facts. Forward-looking
statements also include those preceded or followed by the words
“anticipates,” “believes,” “estimates,” “hopes” or similar
expressions. For those statements, Verizon claims the protection of
the safe harbor for forward-looking statements contained in the
Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The following
important factors, along with those discussed in Verizon’s filings
with the SEC, could affect future results and could cause those
results to differ materially from those expressed in the
forward-looking statements: integration of the Fleetmatics
acquisition and benefits of the Fleetmatics acquisition; the risk
that the required regulatory approvals for the proposed transaction
are not obtained, are delayed or are subject to conditions that are
not anticipated; the anticipated size of the markets and continued
demand for Fleetmatics’ products; adverse conditions in the U.S.
and international economies; the effects of competition in the
markets in which Verizon or Fleetmatics operate; material changes
in technology or technology substitution; disruption of Verizon or
Fleetmatics’ key suppliers’ provisioning of products or services;
changes in the regulatory environment, including any increase in
restrictions on Verizon’s ability to operate its networks; breaches
of network or information technology security, natural disasters,
terrorist attacks or acts of war or significant litigation and any
resulting financial impact not covered by insurance; Verizon’s high
level of indebtedness; an adverse change in the ratings afforded
Verizon’s debt securities by nationally accredited ratings
organizations or adverse conditions in the credit markets affecting
the cost, including interest rates, and/or availability of further
financing; material adverse changes in labor matters, including
labor negotiations, and any resulting financial and/or operational
impact; significant increases in benefit plan costs or lower
investment returns on plan assets; changes in tax laws or treaties,
or in their interpretation; changes in accounting assumptions that
regulatory agencies, including the SEC, may require or that result
from changes in the accounting rules or their application, which
could result in an impact on earnings; the inability to implement
Verizon’s or the Combined Group’s business strategies; the
inability to realize the benefits of Verizon’s or the Combined
Group’s strategic acquisitions; those discussed in
Fleetmatics’ Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2015 and Amendment No. 1
thereto under the heading “Risk Factors,” as updated from time to
time by Fleetmatics’ Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and other
documents of Fleetmatics on file with the SEC or in the proxy
statement on Schedule 14A that will be filed with the SEC by
Fleetmatics; and those discussed in Verizon’s Annual Report on Form
10-K for the year ended December 31,
2015 under the heading “Risk Factors,” as updated from time
to time by Verizon’s Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and other
documents of Verizon on file with the SEC. There may be additional
risks that neither Fleetmatics nor Verizon presently know or that
Fleetmatics and Verizon currently believe are immaterial that could
also cause actual results to differ from those contained in the
forward-looking statements. In addition, forward-looking statements
provide Fleetmatics’ and Verizon’s expectations, plans or forecasts
of future events and views as of the date of this communication.
Fleetmatics and Verizon anticipate that subsequent events and
developments will cause Fleetmatics’ and Verizon’s assessments to
change. However, while Fleetmatics and Verizon may elect to
update these forward-looking statements at some point in the
future, Fleetmatics and Verizon specifically disclaim any
obligation to do so. These forward-looking statements should not be
relied upon as representing Fleetmatics’ and Verizon’s assessments
as of any date subsequent to the date of this Announcement.
Fleetmatics cautionary statement regarding forward-looking
statements
This Announcement contains forward-looking statements. These
statements are based on estimates and assumptions and are subject
to risks and uncertainties. Forward-looking statements include the
Fleetmatics Group’s estimated or anticipated future results, or
other non-historical facts. Forward-looking statements also include
those preceded or followed by the words "will", "may", "could",
"would", "to be", "might", "believe", "anticipate", "expect",
"plan", "estimate", "forecast", "future", "positioned",
"potential", "intend", "continue", "remain", "scheduled",
"outlook", "set to", "subject to", "upcoming", "target" or similar
expressions. For those statements, Fleetmatics claims the
protection of the safe harbor for forward-looking statements
contained in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.
The following important factors, along with those discussed in
Fleetmatics’ filings with the SEC, could affect future results and
could cause those results to differ materially from those expressed
in the forward-looking statements: uncertainties as to the timing
of the Fleetmatics acquisition; uncertainties as to whether Verizon
will be able to consummate the acquisition; uncertainties as to
whether the Scheme Shareholders will provide the requisite
approvals for the acquisition on a timely basis or at all; the
possibility that competing offers will be made; the possibility
that certain conditions to the consummation of the acquisition will
not be satisfied, including without limitation obtaining the
requisite approval of the scheme of arrangement; the possibility
that Verizon will be unable to obtain regulatory approvals for the
Fleetmatics acquisition on a timely basis or at all; the
possibility that Scheme Shareholders will file lawsuits challenging
the acquisition, including actions seeking to rescind the scheme of
arrangement or enjoin the consummation of the acquisition; changes
in relevant tax and other laws or regulations; the diversion of
Fleetmatics management time and attention to issues relating to the
acquisition and integration; operating costs, customer loss and
business disruption (including, without limitation, difficulties in
maintaining relationships with employees, customers, clients or
suppliers) occurring prior to completion of the acquisition or if
the acquisition is not completed; the difficulty retaining certain
key employees of Fleetmatics as a result of the announcement of the
acquisition; the scope, timing and outcome of any ongoing legal
proceedings involving Verizon or Fleetmatics and the impact of any
such proceedings on the Fleetmatics acquisition or on the financial
condition, results of operations and/or cash flows of Fleetmatics;
the possibility that costs, fees, expenses or charges Fleetmatics
incurs in connection with the acquisition are greater than
expected; the possibility that the scheme of arrangement may be
terminated in circumstances that require Fleetmatics to reimburse
certain expenses to Verizon related to the acquisition; and changes
in the economic and financial conditions of the businesses of
Verizon or Fleetmatics; and those discussed in Fleetmatics’ Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015 and Amendment No. 1 thereto
under the heading “Risk Factors,” as updated from time to time by
Fleetmatics’ Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and other documents of
Fleetmatics on file with the SEC or in the proxy statement on
Schedule 14A that will be filed with the SEC by Fleetmatics. There
may be additional risks that neither Fleetmatics nor Verizon
presently know or that Fleetmatics and Verizon currently believe
are immaterial that could also cause actual results to differ from
those contained in the forward-looking statements. In addition,
forward-looking statements provide Fleetmatics’ and Verizon’s
expectations, plans or forecasts of future events and views as of
the date of this communication. Fleetmatics and Verizon anticipate
that subsequent events and developments will cause Fleetmatics’ and
Verizon’s assessments to change. However, while Fleetmatics
and Verizon may elect to update these forward-looking statements at
some point in the future, Fleetmatics and Verizon specifically
disclaim any obligation to do so. These forward-looking statements
should not be relied upon as representing Fleetmatics’ and
Verizon’s assessments as of any date subsequent to the date of this
Announcement.
Disclosure
requirements of the Takeover Rules
Under the provisions of Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Rules, if any
person is, or becomes, “interested” (directly or indirectly) in, 1%
or more of any class of “relevant securities” of Fleetmatics, all
“'dealings” in any “relevant securities” of Fleetmatics (including
by means of an option in respect of, or a derivative referenced to,
any such “relevant securities”) must be publicly disclosed by not
later than 3:30 pm (Irish time) on
the “business” day following the date of the relevant
transaction. This requirement will continue until the date on
which the “offer period” ends. If two or more persons
co-operate on the basis of any agreement, either express or tacit,
either oral or written, to acquire an “interest” in “relevant
securities” of Fleetmatics, they will be deemed to be a single
person for the purpose of Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Rules.
Under the provisions of Rule 8.1 of the Takeover Rules, all
“dealings” in “relevant securities”' of Fleetmatics by Verizon or
Bidco, or by any party Acting in Concert with either of them, must
also be disclosed by no later than 12 noon (Irish time) on the
“business” day following the date of the relevant transaction.
A disclosure table, giving details of the companies in whose
“relevant securities” “dealings” should be disclosed, can be found
on the Irish Takeover Panel's website at
www.irishtakeoverpanel.ie.
“Interests in securities” arise, in summary, when a person has long
economic exposure, whether conditional or absolute, to changes in
the price of securities. In particular, a person will be treated as
having an “interest” by virtue of the ownership or control of
securities, or by virtue of any option in respect of, or derivative
referenced to, securities.
Terms in quotation marks are defined in the Takeover Rules, which
can also be found on the Irish Takeover Panel's website. If you are
in any doubt as to whether or not you are required to disclose a
dealing under Rule 8, please consult the Irish Takeover Panel's
website at www.irishtakeoverpanel.ie or contact the Irish Takeover
Panel on telephone number +353 1 678 9020 or fax number +353 1 678
9289.
No profit
forecasts, estimates or asset valuations
No statement in this Announcement
is intended as a profit forecast or estimate for any period and no
statement in this Announcement should be interpreted to mean that
earnings or earnings per share, for Verizon, Bidco or Fleetmatics,
respectively for the current or future financial years would
necessarily match or exceed the historical published earnings or
earnings per share for Verizon, Bidco or Fleetmatics,
respectively. No statement in this Announcement constitutes
an asset valuation.
Right to switch
to a Takeover Offer
Verizon reserves the right to
elect, subject to the terms of the Transaction Agreement and with
the consent of the Panel, to implement the Acquisition by way of a
Takeover Offer for the entire issued and to be issued share capital
of Fleetmatics as an alternative to the Scheme. In such an
event, the Takeover Offer will be implemented on the same terms
(subject to appropriate amendments), so far as applicable, as those
which would apply to the Scheme and subject to the amendments
referred to in Appendix I to this Announcement and in the
Transaction Agreement.
Publication on
website
Pursuant to Rule 2.6(c) of the
Takeover Rules, this Announcement will be made available to
Verizon’s employees on Verizon’s website (www.verizon.com) and
Fleetmatics employees on Fleetmatics’ website
(Ir.fleetmatics.com).
Neither the content of this website
nor the content of any other website accessible from hyperlinks on
such website is incorporated into, or forms part of, this
Announcement.
Rounding
Certain figures included in this
Announcement have been subjected to rounding adjustments.
Accordingly, figures shown for the same category presented in
different tables may vary slightly and figures shown as totals in
certain tables may not be an arithmetic aggregation of the figures
that precede them.
Fleetmatics
Earnings Call and Guidance for the Year 2016
Fleetmatics will announce the
cancellation of its earnings call in respect of the 6 months ended
30 June 2016 which was previously
scheduled for 9 August 2016 and the
withdrawal of its most recent guidance in respect of the full year
2016 issued on 4 May 2016.
General
The laws of the relevant
jurisdictions may affect the availability of the Acquisition to
persons who are not resident in Ireland. Persons who are not resident in
Ireland, or who are subject to
laws of any jurisdiction other than Ireland, should inform themselves about, and
observe, any applicable legal or regulatory requirements. Any
failure to comply with the applicable legal or regulatory
requirements may constitute a violation of the laws and/or
regulations of any such jurisdiction. To the fullest extent
permitted by applicable law, the companies and persons involved in
the Acquisition disclaim any responsibility and liability for the
violation of such restrictions by any person.
The Acquisition will not be made
available, directly or indirectly, in a Restricted Jurisdiction,
and the Acquisition will not be capable of acceptance from within a
Restricted Jurisdiction.
The release, publication or
distribution of this Announcement in or into certain jurisdictions
may be restricted by the laws of those jurisdictions. Accordingly,
copies of this Announcement and all other documents relating to the
Acquisition are not being, and must not be, released, published,
mailed or otherwise forwarded, distributed or sent in, into or from
any Restricted Jurisdiction. Persons receiving such documents
(including, without limitation, nominees, trustees and custodians)
should observe these restrictions. Failure to do so may constitute
a violation of the securities laws of any such jurisdiction. To the
fullest extent permitted by applicable law, Verizon, Bidco and
Fleetmatics disclaim any responsibility or liability for the
violations of any such restrictions by any person.
Important additional information to be filed with the SEC
In connection with the Acquisition,
Fleetmatics will file with the SEC and mail or otherwise provide to
its shareholders a Proxy Statement regarding the proposed
transaction. INVESTORS AND SHAREHOLDERS ARE URGED TO READ THE PROXY
STATEMENT (INCLUDING THE SCHEME DOCUMENT) AND OTHER RELEVANT
DOCUMENTS FILED OR TO BE FILED WITH THE SEC CAREFULLY WHEN THEY
BECOME AVAILABLE BECAUSE THEY WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION
ABOUT FLEETMATICS, THE ACQUISITION AND RELATED MATTERS. Investors
and security holders will be able to obtain free copies of the
Proxy Statement (including the Scheme Document) and other documents
filed by Fleetmatics with the SEC at www.sec.gov. In addition,
investors and shareholders will be able to obtain free copies of
the Proxy Statement (including the Scheme Document) and other
documents filed by Fleetmatics at ir.fleetmatics.com or by calling
781.577.4657.
Participants in the solicitation
Verizon, Fleetmatics and their
respective directors, officers and employees may be considered
participants in the solicitation of proxies from the Fleetmatics
Shareholders in respect of the transactions contemplated by this
Announcement. Information regarding the persons who may, under the
rules of the SEC, be deemed participants in the solicitation of the
Fleetmatics Shareholders in connection with the proposed
transactions, including names, affiliations and a description of
their direct or indirect interests, by security holdings or
otherwise, will be set forth in the Proxy Statement and other
relevant materials to be filed with the SEC or, in the case of
Verizon’s directors, officers and employees, in the materials filed
by Verizon with the SEC, including in the proxy statement for
Verizon’s 2016 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, which was filed with
the SEC on March 21, 2016, as
supplemented by other Verizon filings with the SEC. Information
concerning the interests of Fleetmatics’ participants in the
solicitation, which may, in some cases, be different than those of
Fleetmatics’ shareholders generally, is set forth in the materials
filed by Fleetmatics with the SEC, including in the proxy statement
for Fleetmatics’ 2016 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders, which
was filed with the SEC on June 22,
2016, as supplemented by other Fleetmatics filings with the
SEC, and will be set forth in the Proxy Statement relating to the
transaction when it becomes available.
NOT FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION, IN WHOLE OR IN PART,
DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY IN, INTO OR FROM ANY JURISDICTION WHERE TO
DO SO WOULD CONSTITUTE A VIOLATION OF THE RELEVANT LAWS OF SUCH
JURISDICTION
For immediate
release
1 August
2016
Recommended Cash
Offer
for
Fleetmatics
GROUP PLC
by
VERIZON BUSINESS INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS B.V.
A WHOLLY-OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF
VERIZON
COMMUNICATIONS INC.
(to be implemented by way of a scheme of arrangement under Chapter
1 of Part 9 of the Irish Companies Act 2014)
1. Introduction
Verizon and Fleetmatics are pleased
to announce that they have reached agreement on the terms of a
recommended cash offer pursuant to which Bidco will acquire the
entire issued and to be issued share capital of Fleetmatics, which
is being implemented by means of a scheme of arrangement under
Chapter 1 of Part 9 of the Act.
2. Summary of the terms of the
Acquisition
The Acquisition will be on the
terms and subject to the Conditions set out in Appendix I to this
Announcement and to be set out in the Scheme Document.
Under the terms of the Acquisition,
if the Scheme becomes Effective, Fleetmatics Shareholders will be
entitled to receive:
for each Fleetmatics
Ordinary Share
US$60.00 in
cash
The Cash Consideration represents a
premium of approximately:
·
40% to Fleetmatics’ closing share price of US$42.96 on 29 July
2016 (being the last practicable date prior to the
publication of this Announcement);
·
40% to Fleetmatics’ volume weighted average share price of
US$43.01 over the past 30 trading day
period ending 29 July 2016; and
·
49% to Fleetmatics’ volume weighted average share price of
US$40.15 over the past 90 trading day
period ending 29 July 2016.
The Acquisition values the entire
issued share capital of Fleetmatics (on a fully diluted basis) at
approximately US$2.4 billion.
If any subdivision,
reclassification, reorganisation, recapitalisation, split,
combination, contribution or exchange of shares stock dividend or
other distribution payable in any other securities of Fleetmatics
in respect of the Fleetmatics Ordinary Shares occurs on or after
the date of the Transaction Agreement, Verizon reserves the right
to adjust the consideration payable for each Fleetmatics Ordinary
Share under the terms of the Acquisition to provide the holders of
Fleetmatics Ordinary Shares the same economic effect as
contemplated by the Transaction Agreement prior to such event.
3. Background to and reasons for the
Recommendation
The Fleetmatics Board has been
considering the long-term strategy of Fleetmatics and strategic
opportunities that might be available to enhance shareholder value
on an ongoing basis. Such strategies and opportunities include
investments in new growth opportunities, potential acquisitions and
the possible sale of Fleetmatics. Since May 2016, Verizon and Fleetmatics had a series of
discussions regarding the possibility of an acquisition by Verizon
of Fleetmatics and the possible terms of such a transaction. In
considering the proposed offer made by Verizon, the Fleetmatics
Directors have taken into account Verizon’s recent expansion into
the industry of mobile workforce solutions for service-based
businesses of all sizes delivered as software-as-a-service. The
Fleetmatics Board also consulted with and received advice and
reports from Fleetmatics’ senior management and its financial and
legal advisers, and relied on its knowledge of Fleetmatics’
business, assets, financial position, operating results, historical
and current trading prices of its securities, and the opportunities
and challenges in its businesses and the industries in which it
operates, as well as information relating to Verizon and the
potential opportunities available to and future business prospects
of the Combined Group.
The Fleetmatics Directors believe
that Verizon’s cash offer is attractive given the balance of future
opportunities, risks and competitive forces confronting the
business. Following careful consideration of the above factors and
the strategic options available to Fleetmatics, the Fleetmatics
Board believes that the price and terms of the Acquisition fairly
reflects the current market position of the business and recognises
Fleetmatics’ growth prospects, as well as the risks associated with
those prospects.
In connection with a possible
transaction, Fleetmatics retained Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC,
acting through its affiliate Morgan Stanley & Co. International
plc, as its financial adviser, and Goodwin Procter LLP and Maples
and Calder, as its legal advisers.
4. Recommendation
The Fleetmatics Directors, who have
been so advised by Morgan Stanley & Co. International plc as to
the financial terms of the Acquisition, consider the terms of the
Acquisition to be fair and reasonable. In providing their
advice to the Fleetmatics Directors, Morgan Stanley & Co.
International plc has taken into account the commercial assessments
of the Fleetmatics Directors. The Fleetmatics Directors unanimously
determined that the Transaction Agreement and the transactions
contemplated thereby, including the Scheme, are advisable for, fair
to and in the best interests of, the Fleetmatics Shareholders.
Accordingly, the Fleetmatics
Directors intend to recommend unanimously that Fleetmatics
Shareholders vote or procure votes in favour of the Court Meeting
Resolution and the EGM Resolutions (or in the event that the
Acquisition is implemented by way of a Takeover Offer, Fleetmatics
Shareholders accept or procure acceptance of such Takeover
Offer).
5. Background to and reasons for the
Acquisition
Members of Verizon’s management over time have reviewed and
discussed business, operational and strategic plans to enhance and
complement Verizon’s business units, including its Verizon
Telematics subsidiary. Further to such discussions, a series of
conversations between the senior management of Verizon and
Fleetmatics began in May 2016
regarding the possibility of an acquisition by Verizon of
Fleetmatics and the possible terms of such a transaction. In
connection with a possible transaction, Verizon retained PJT
Partners LP and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC as its financial
advisers and Cleary Gottlieb Steen
& Hamilton LLP, A&L Goodbody and Macfarlanes LLP as
its legal advisers.
During the period preceding the execution of definitive
documentation for the Acquisition on 30 July
2016, the parties discussed and negotiated the transaction
terms and consulted with the Panel, and Verizon conducted due
diligence with respect to Fleetmatics’ business. In addition,
members of Verizon’s senior management consulted with and received
advice and reports from members of the Verizon Telematics team and
Verizon’s financial and legal advisers regarding Fleetmatics’
business and the proposed transaction terms. On 29 July 2016, the Acquisition was approved by a
committee of the Verizon board of directors as well as by the Bidco
managing board of directors.
6. Information on Verizon and Bidco
Verizon (NYSE, Nasdaq: VZ),
headquartered in New York City,
generated nearly $132 billion in 2015
revenues. Verizon operates America’s most reliable wireless
network, with 112.6 million retail connections nationwide. The
company also provides communications and entertainment services
over America’s most advanced fiber-optic network, and delivers
integrated business solutions to customers worldwide.
Bidco is an indirect wholly-owned
subsidiary of Verizon. The managing directors of Bidco are
Johan C. Schoeman, Trust
International Management (T.I.M.) B.V., Erik W. Van Dijk and William P. Van Saders.
For press release and other company
information, visit Verizon’s website at www.verizon.com.
7. Information on Fleetmatics
Fleetmatics (NYSE: FLTX), is a
leading global provider of mobile workforce solutions for
service-based businesses of all sizes delivered as
software-as-a-service (SaaS). Fleetmatics’ solutions enable
businesses to meet the challenges associated with managing local
fleets, and improve the productivity of their mobile workforces, by
extracting actionable business intelligence from real-time and
historical vehicle and driver behavioral data. Fleetmatics’
intuitive, cost-effective Web-based solutions provide fleet
operators with visibility into vehicle location, fuel usage, speed
and mileage, and other insights into their mobile workforce,
enabling them to reduce operating and capital costs, as well as
increase revenue. An integrated, full-featured mobile workforce
management product provides additional efficiencies related to job
management by empowering the field worker and speeding the job
completion process – quote through payment. As of March 31, 2016, Fleetmatics served approximately
37,000 customers and approximately 737,000 subscribed vehicles
worldwide.
For press release and other company
information, visit Fleetmatics’ website at Ir.fleetmatics.com.
8. Fleetmatics incentive schemes
Pursuant to the terms of the
Transaction Agreement and in accordance with the terms of the
Fleetmatics Share Plan:
(i) each outstanding Fleetmatics
Option, whether or not vested, will be cancelled and converted into
the right of the former holder of such Option to receive, for each
Fleetmatics Ordinary Share then subject to the Fleetmatics Option,
the Cash Consideration, without interest and less the exercise
price and any required withholdings applicable to such Option,
payment of such Cash Consideration to be made within 30 days of the
Scheme becoming Effective; and
(ii) each outstanding vested
Fleetmatics Share Award will be cancelled and converted into the
right of the former holder of such Share Award to receive the Cash
Consideration, without interest and less any required withholdings
applicable to such Share Award, payment of such Cash Consideration
to be made within 30 days of the Scheme becoming Effective.
Each outstanding unvested Fleetmatics Share Award will be cancelled
and converted into the right of the former holder of such unvested
Fleetmatics Share Award to receive, following the Scheme becoming
Effective, a cash amount equal to the Cash Consideration, without
interest and subject to applicable tax withholdings, payable no
later than 30 days following the vesting date of such unvested
Fleetmatics Share Award. Such vesting date will be in
accordance with the vesting schedule that applied to such unvested
Fleetmatics Share Award immediately prior to the scheme becoming
Effective, subject to satisfaction of all applicable vesting
conditions (with any performance measure applicable to such
unvested Share Award deemed satisfied as of the Effective Time as
if 100% of the applicable performance targets have been achieved)
and if a holder’s employment with Fleetmatics and its Subsidiaries
is terminated without cause or by reason of the holder’s disability
or death, then the Cash Consideration without interest and less any
required withholdings shall be payable to such holder promptly
following such termination of employment.
Detailed proposals will be made to
the holders of Fleetmatics Share Options and Fleetmatics Share
Awards under the Fleetmatics Share Plan at or around the time of
circulation of the Scheme Document.
9. Financing of the Acquisition
The Acquisition and the fees and
expenses incurred by Verizon and Bidco relating thereto will be
paid from existing cash resources, available lines of credit or
other sources of liquidity available to Verizon, further details of
which will be set out in the Scheme Document.
PJT and Wells Fargo Securities,
financial advisers to Verizon, are satisfied that cash resources
are available to Bidco to enable it to satisfy in full the Cash
Consideration payable under the terms of the Acquisition.
10. Management and employees
Pursuant to the terms of the Transaction Agreement, Verizon has
given certain assurances in relation to the continuation of the
existing employment benefits of Fleetmatics employees following the
Acquisition. Further details in this regard will be included in the
Scheme Document.
Pursuant to the Transaction
Agreement, Fleetmatics has agreed to procure the resignation of the
Fleetmatics Directors from the Fleetmatics Board upon the
Acquisition becoming Effective if so requested by Verizon.
11. Acquisition related arrangements
Transaction
Agreement
Verizon, Bidco and Fleetmatics have
entered into the Transaction Agreement dated 30 July 2016 (the “Transaction Agreement”) which
contains certain assurances in relation to the implementation of
the Scheme and other matters related to the Acquisition. A
summary of the principal terms of the Transaction Agreement will be
set out in the Scheme Document. A copy of the Transaction Agreement
is set out in Appendix IV to this Announcement.
Expenses Reimbursement Agreement
Verizon and Fleetmatics have
entered into the expenses reimbursement agreement dated
30 July 2016, the terms of which have
been approved by the Panel (the “Expenses Reimbursement
Agreement”). Under the Expenses Reimbursement Agreement,
Fleetmatics has agreed to pay to Verizon in certain circumstances
an amount equal to all documented, specific and quantifiable third
party costs and expenses incurred by Verizon, or on its behalf, for
the purposes of, in preparation for, or in connection with the
Acquisition, including but not limited to, exploratory work carried
out in contemplation of and in connection with the Acquisition,
legal, financial and commercial due diligence, arranging financing
and engaging advisers to assist in the process. The gross amount
payable to Verizon pursuant to the Expenses Reimbursement Agreement
shall not, in any event, exceed such sum as is equal to 1% of the
total value of the issued share capital of Fleetmatics that is the
subject of the Acquisition (excluding, for the avoidance of doubt,
any treasury shares and any interest in such share capital of
Fleetmatics held by Verizon or any Concert Parties of Verizon) as
ascribed by the terms of the Acquisition as set out in this
Announcement. The amount payable by Fleetmatics to Verizon under
such provisions of the Expenses Reimbursement Agreement will
exclude any amounts in respect of VAT incurred by Verizon
attributable to such third party costs other than Irrecoverable VAT
incurred by Verizon. The circumstances in which such payment will
be made are:
(a) the
Transaction Agreement is terminated (in accordance with Clause
9.1(a) of the Transaction Agreement):
(i)
for the reason that the Court Meeting or the EGM shall have been
completed and the Court Meeting Resolution or the EGM Resolutions,
as applicable, shall not have been approved by the requisite votes,
if the Fleetmatics Board or any committee thereof has:
(A) withdrawn or failed to
make when required pursuant to the Transaction Agreement (or
qualified or modified in any manner adverse to Verizon), or
proposed publicly to withdraw or fail to make when required
pursuant to the Transaction Agreement (or qualify or modify in any
manner adverse to Verizon), the Scheme Recommendation or the
recommendation contemplated by Clause 3.6(c)(iii) of the
Transaction Agreement; or
(B) approved, recommended
or declared advisable, or proposed publicly to approve, recommend
or declare advisable, any Fleetmatics Alternative Proposal;
or
(C) otherwise taken any
action that is or is deemed to be a “Fleetmatics Change of
Recommendation” under the Transaction Agreement,
(it being understood, for the avoidance of doubt, that the
provision by Fleetmatics to Verizon of notice or information in
connection with a Fleetmatics Alternative Proposal or Fleetmatics
Superior Proposal as required or expressly permitted by the
Transaction Agreement shall not, in and of itself, satisfy the
provisions of this paragraph (a)(i)); or
(ii)
by Fleetmatics, at any time prior to obtaining the Fleetmatics
Shareholder Approval, in order to enter into a definitive written
agreement to implement a Fleetmatics Superior Proposal; or
(b) all
of the following occur:
(i)
prior to the Court Meeting, a Fleetmatics Alternative Proposal is
publicly disclosed or any person shall have publicly announced an
intention (whether or not conditional) to make a Fleetmatics
Alternative Proposal and, in each case, such disclosure or
announcement is not publicly and irrevocably withdrawn without
qualification at least three Business Days before the date of the
Court Meeting (it being understood that, for purposes of this
paragraph (b)(i) and paragraph (b)(iii) below, references to “20%”
and “80%” in the definition of Fleetmatics Alternative Proposal
shall be deemed to refer to “50%”); and
(ii)
the Transaction Agreement is terminated by either Fleetmatics or
Verizon for the reason that the Court Meeting or the EGM shall have
been completed and the Court Meeting Resolution or the EGM
Resolutions, as applicable, shall not have been approved by the
requisite votes; and
(iii) a
Fleetmatics Alternative Proposal is consummated within 12 months
after such termination, or a definitive agreement providing for a
Fleetmatics Alternative Proposal is entered into within 12 months
after such termination and such Fleetmatics Alternative Proposal is
consummated pursuant to that definitive agreement (regardless of
whether such Fleetmatics Alternative Proposal is the same
Fleetmatics Alternative Proposal referred to in paragraph (b)(i)
above); or
(c) all
of the following occur:
(i)
prior to the Court Meeting, a Fleetmatics Alternative Proposal is
publicly disclosed or any person shall have publicly announced an
intention (whether or not conditional) to make a Fleetmatics
Alternative Proposal and, in each case, such disclosure or
announcement is not publicly and irrevocably withdrawn without
qualification at the time the Transaction Agreement is terminated
under the circumstances specified in paragraph (c)(ii) below;
and
(ii)
the Transaction Agreement is terminated by Verizon in accordance
with Clause 9 of the Transaction Agreement for the reason that
either:
(A) Fleetmatics shall have breached or failed to
perform in any material respect any of its covenants or obligations
contained in the Transaction Agreement or any of its
representations and warranties set forth in the Transaction
Agreement are inaccurate, which breach or failure to perform or
inaccuracy (A) would (1) result in a failure of any of the
Conditions to the Acquisition and the Scheme or of the other
conditions to Verizon's obligations to effect the Acquisition or
(2) give rise to a termination right under Clause 9.1(a)(ix) of the
Transaction Agreement if it were to exist during the Pre-Sanction
Period and (B) is not reasonably capable of being cured by the
End Date or, if curable, Verizon shall have given Fleetmatics
written notice, delivered at least 30 days prior to such
termination, stating Verizon’s intention to terminate the
Transaction Agreement for such reason and the basis for such
termination and such breach or failure to perform shall not have
been cured within 30 days following the delivery of such written
notice; or
(B) Fleetmatics shall have breached or failed to
perform any of its covenants or obligations contained in the
Transaction Agreement or any of its representations and warranties
set forth in the Transaction Agreement are inaccurate, which breach
or failure to perform or inaccuracy gave rise to a termination
right under Clause 9.1(a)(ix) of the Transaction Agreement during
the Pre-Sanction Period; and
(iii) a
Fleetmatics Alternative Proposal is consummated within 12 months
after such termination, or a definitive agreement providing for a
Fleetmatics Alternative Proposal is entered into within 12 months
after such termination and such Fleetmatics Alternative Proposal is
consummated pursuant to that definitive agreement (regardless of
whether such Fleetmatics Alternative Proposal is the same
Fleetmatics Alternative Proposal referred to in paragraph (c)(i)
above).
For purposes of clause (b) and
clause (c), a Fleetmatics Alternative Proposal shall not be deemed
to have been publically withdrawn by any person if, within 6 months
after termination of the Transaction Agreement, Fleetmatics or any
of its Subsidiaries enters into a definitive agreement providing
for, or the Fleetmatics Board or Fleetmatics approves or recommends
to the Fleetmatics Shareholders, or does not oppose, a Fleetmatics
Alternative Proposal made by or on behalf of such person or its
affiliates, or such a Fleetmatics Alternative Proposal is
consummated.
Morgan Stanley and the Fleetmatics
Board have each confirmed in writing to the Panel that, in the
opinion of Morgan Stanley and the Fleetmatics Board (respectively),
in the context of the Note to Rule 21.2 of the Takeover Rules and
the Acquisition, the Expenses Reimbursement Agreement is in the
best interests of the Fleetmatics Shareholders.
12. Structure of the Acquisition
Scheme
It is intended that the Acquisition
will be effected by a High Court-sanctioned scheme of arrangement
between Fleetmatics and the Scheme Shareholders in accordance with
Chapter 1 of Part 9 of the Act. The purpose of the Scheme is to
provide for Bidco to become the owner of the whole of the issued
and to be issued share capital of Fleetmatics. Under the
Scheme, all Fleetmatics Ordinary Shares held by the Fleetmatics
Shareholders will be cancelled pursuant to sections 84 and 85 of
the Act in accordance with the terms of the Scheme. Fleetmatics
will then issue new Fleetmatics Ordinary Shares to Bidco in place
of the Fleetmatics Ordinary Shares that were cancelled pursuant to
the Scheme and Bidco will pay the Cash Consideration for the
Acquisition to the former Fleetmatics Shareholders. As a result of
these arrangements, Fleetmatics will become a wholly owned
subsidiary of Bidco.
Application to
Court to sanction the Scheme
Once the approvals of the
Fleetmatics Shareholders have been obtained at the Court Meeting
and the Extraordinary General Meeting, and the other Conditions
have been satisfied or (where applicable) waived, the Scheme must
be sanctioned by the High Court at the Court Hearing.
The Scheme will become Effective in
accordance with its terms on delivery to the Registrar of Companies
of the Court Order together with the minute required by Section 86
of the Act confirming the Reduction of Capital to take place in
connection with the Acquisition and the Reduction of Capital
becomes effective upon the registration of the Court Order and
minute by the Registrar of Companies. Upon the Scheme
becoming Effective, it will be binding on all Scheme Shareholders,
irrespective of whether or not they attended or voted at the Court
Meeting or Extraordinary General Meeting, or whether they voted in
favour of or against the Scheme.
Full details of
the Scheme to be set out in the Scheme Document
The Scheme is subject to the
satisfaction (or, where applicable, waiver) of the Conditions and
the full terms and conditions to be set out in the Scheme
Document. Further details of the Scheme will be set out in
the Scheme Document, including the expected timetable and the
action to be taken by Scheme Shareholders.
The Scheme will be governed by the
laws of Ireland. The Scheme will
be subject to the applicable requirements of the Takeover Rules
and, where relevant, the applicable rules and regulations of the
Act and the Exchange Act.
Rule 30.2 of the Takeover Rules
requires that, except with the consent of the Panel, and subject to
Rule 2.7 of the Takeover Rules, Fleetmatics must dispatch the
Scheme Document to Fleetmatics Shareholders within 28 days of the
announcement of a firm intention to make an offer, being in this
Announcement. The Scheme Document will be included in the Proxy
Statement that Fleetmatics is required to file with the SEC in
connection with the Acquisition. The preparation of the Proxy
Statement and, if the SEC staff elects to review the Proxy
Statement, the SEC staff’s review may take more than 28 days. Under
SEC rules, if the SEC staff elects to review the Proxy Statement,
the Scheme Document cannot be dispatched to Fleetmatics
Shareholders until the Proxy Statement is cleared by the SEC staff.
Accordingly, on 28 July 2016, the
Panel agreed to grant the Parties a derogation from Rule 30.2. The
Panel granted the derogation on the basis that the Proxy Statement
might be reviewed by the SEC staff, in which case the Scheme
Document cannot be dispatched until the Proxy Statement is cleared
by the SEC staff. If the SEC staff elects to review the Proxy
Statement, the Scheme Document will be dispatched to Fleetmatics
Shareholders as soon as practicable after the Proxy Statement is
cleared by the SEC staff. If the SEC staff does not elect to
review the Proxy Statement, the Scheme Document will be dispatched
to Fleetmatics Shareholders as soon as practicable after the Proxy
Statement is able to be filed by Fleetmatics in definitive form
with the SEC. The Scheme Document will also be made available on
Fleetmatics’ website Ir.fleetmatics.com.
Conditions to
the Acquisition
The Acquisition shall be subject to the Conditions and further
terms set out in full in Appendix I to this Announcement and to be
set out in the Scheme Document.
Scheme
timetable/further information
A full anticipated timetable will
be set out in the Scheme Document.
At this stage, subject to the
approval and availability of the High Court (which is subject to
change), Verizon expects the implementation of the Acquisition to
occur in the fourth quarter of 2016.
13. De-listing and re-registration as a private limited
company
It is intended that, subject to and
following the Scheme becoming Effective, and subject to applicable
requirements of the NYSE, the Fleetmatics Ordinary Shares will be
delisted from the NYSE. The last day of dealing in Fleetmatics
Ordinary Shares on the NYSE will be the last Business Day before
the Effective Date (or, in certain circumstances, the Effective
Date). As soon as reasonably practicable after the Effective Date
and after its shares are delisted, it is intended that Fleetmatics
will be re-registered as a company limited by shares under the
relevant provisions of the Act.
14. Disclosure of interests and short positions in
Fleetmatics
Save as disclosed in this paragraph
14, as at the close of business on 28 July
2016, being the latest practicable date prior to this
Announcement, none of Verizon, Bidco, any Verizon Director or any
Bidco Director or, so far as Verizon is aware, any person acting,
or deemed to be acting, in concert with Verizon:
(a) had an interest in
relevant securities of Fleetmatics;
(b) had any short
position in relevant securities of Fleetmatics;
(c) had received an
irrevocable commitment or letter of intent to accept the terms of
the Acquisition in respect of relevant securities of Fleetmatics;
or
(d) had borrowed or lent
any Fleetmatics Ordinary Shares.
As of 30
June 2016, being the last Wells Fargo Securities reporting
date before this Announcement, Wells Fargo Securities and its
affiliates hold 901,367 Fleetmatics Ordinary Shares.
As of 28
July 2016, being the last practicable date prior to this
Announcement, Verizon and its affiliates held the following
Fleetmatics Ordinary Shares:
Party
Interest in Fleetmatics Ordinary Shares
Exchange
Indemnity
Company
815
Bell Atlantic Master
Trust
3,424
Furthermore, no arrangement to
which Rule 8.7 of the Takeover Rules applies exists between
Verizon, Bidco or Fleetmatics or a person Acting in Concert with
Verizon, Bidco or Fleetmatics in relation to Fleetmatics Ordinary
Shares. For these purposes, an “arrangement to which Rule 8.7
of the Takeover Rules applies” includes any indemnity or option
arrangement, and any agreement or understanding, formal or
informal, of whatever nature, between two or more persons relating
to relevant securities which is or may be an inducement to one or
more of such persons to deal or refrain from dealing in such
securities.
In the interests of
confidentiality, Verizon and Bidco have made only limited enquiries
in respect of certain parties who may be deemed by the Panel to be
Acting in Concert with them for the purposes of the Acquisition.
Further enquiries will be made to the extent necessary as soon as
practicable following the date of this Announcement and any
disclosure in respect of such parties will be included in the
Scheme Document.
15. Rule 2.10 disclosure
In accordance with Rule 2.10 of the
Takeover Rules, Fleetmatics confirms that as at the close of
business on 28 July 2016, being the
last practicable date before this Announcement, it had 39,166,956
Fleetmatics Ordinary Shares in issue with voting rights, with no
Fleetmatics Ordinary Shares held in Treasury. The ISIN for
the Fleetmatics Ordinary Shares is IE00B4XKTT64.
At that date there were outstanding
Fleetmatics Options over 313,867 Fleetmatics Ordinary Shares which
have been granted by Fleetmatics and there were outstanding
Fleetmatics Share Awards over 2,797,035 Fleetmatics Ordinary
Shares.
16. General
The Acquisition will be subject to
the Conditions and other terms set out in this Announcement and to
the full terms and conditions which will be set out in the Scheme
Document. The Conditions to, and certain further terms of,
the Acquisition, are set out in Appendix I to this
Announcement. Appendix II to this Announcement contains
certain sources of information and bases of calculation contained
in this Announcement. Certain terms used in this Announcement are
defined in Appendix III to this Announcement.
PJT, Wells Fargo Securities and
Morgan Stanley have each given and not withdrawn their consent to
the publication of this Announcement with the inclusion herein of
the references to their names in the form and context in which they
appear.
Enquiries
Verizon
Bob
Varettoni
Tel: +1 908 559 6388
PJT PARTNERS LP
(Financial Adviser to Verizon)
New
York
Tel: +1 212 364 7800
Rob Friedsam
Dan Lee
Thomas Nicholls
San
Francisco
Tel: +1 415 262 3100
Ivan Brockman
Matthew Breen
London
Tel: +44 (0) 20 3650 1100
Basil Geoghegan
Owain Parry
Wells Fargo Securities, LLC
(Financial Adviser to Verizon)
New
York
Tel: +1 212 214 0000
Jim Broner
Vartan Aznavoorian
Maxwell Gover
London
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7759 3468
Sam Small
Calvin Tarlton
Fleetmatics
Brian
Norris
Tel: +1 781 577 4657
Morgan Stanley
(Financial Adviser to Fleetmatics)
Pedro
Costa
Tel: +1 212 761 4000
Brett Klein
Anatoliy Gliberman
Colm
Donlon
Tel: +44 207 425 8000
David Kitterick
Statements required by the Takeover Rules
The Verizon Directors and Bidco
Directors accept responsibility for the information contained in
this Announcement other than that relating to Fleetmatics, the
Fleetmatics Group and the Fleetmatics Directors and members of
their immediate families, related trusts and persons connected with
them. To the best of the knowledge and belief of the Verizon
Directors and the Bidco Directors (who, in each case, have taken
all reasonable care to ensure that such is the case), the
information contained in this Announcement for which they accept
responsibility is in accordance with the facts and does not omit
anything likely to affect the import of such information.
The Fleetmatics Directors accept responsibility for the information
contained in this Announcement relating to Fleetmatics, the
Fleetmatics Group and the Fleetmatics Directors and members of
their immediate families, related trusts and persons connected with
them. To the best of the knowledge and belief of the Fleetmatics
Directors (who have taken all reasonable care to ensure such is the
case), the information contained in this Announcement for which
they accept responsibility is in accordance with the facts and does
not omit anything likely to affect the import of such
information.
PJT, a U.S. registered
broker-dealer regulated by FINRA and a member of SIPC, is acting
for Verizon and no-one else in connection with the matters set out
in this Announcement and will not be responsible to anyone other
than Verizon for providing advice in relation to the matters in
this Announcement. Neither PJT nor any of its subsidiaries,
branches or affiliates owes or accepts any duty, liability or
responsibility whatsoever (whether direct or indirect, whether in
contract, in tort, under statute or otherwise) to any person who is
not a client of PJT in connection with this Announcement, any
statement contained herein or otherwise.
Wells Fargo Securities is a U.S.
registered broker-dealer regulated by the SEC and FINRA and a
member of SIPC, is acting for Verizon and no-one else in connection
with the matters set out in this Announcement and will not be
responsible to anyone other than Verizon for providing advice in
relation to the matters in this Announcement. Neither Wells
Fargo Securities nor any of its subsidiaries, branches or
affiliates owes or accepts any duty, liability or responsibility
whatsoever (whether direct or indirect, whether in contract, in
tort, under statute or otherwise) to any person who is not a client
of Wells Fargo Securities in connection with this Announcement, any
statement contained herein or otherwise.
Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC,
acting through its affiliate Morgan Stanley & Co. International
plc, which is authorised by the Prudential Regulation Authority and
regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and the Prudential
Regulation Authority in the United
Kingdom, is acting as financial adviser to Fleetmatics and
for no one else in relation to the matters referred to in this
Announcement. In connection with such matters, Morgan Stanley &
Co. LLC, Morgan Stanley & Co. International plc, each of their
affiliates and their respective directors, officers, employees and
agents will not regard any other person as their client, nor will
they be responsible to anyone other than Fleetmatics for providing
the protections afforded to their clients or for providing advice
in connection with the matters described in this Announcement or
any matter referred to herein.
This Announcement is for
information purposes only and is not intended to, and does not,
constitute or form any part of any offer or invitation, or the
solicitation of an offer, to purchase or otherwise acquire,
subscribe for, sell or otherwise dispose of any securities or the
solicitation of any vote or approval in any jurisdiction pursuant
to the Acquisition or otherwise, nor shall there be any sale,
issuance or transfer of securities in any jurisdiction in
contravention of applicable law. The Acquisition will be made
solely by means of the Scheme Document (or, if applicable, the
Takeover Offer Document), which will contain the full terms and
conditions of the Acquisition, including details of how to vote in
respect of the Acquisition. Any decision in respect of, or other
response to, the Acquisition, should be made only on the basis of
the information contained in the Scheme Document (or, if
applicable, the Takeover Offer Document).
This Announcement does not
constitute a prospectus or a prospectus equivalent document.
This Announcement has been prepared
for the purpose of complying with the laws of Ireland and the Takeover Rules and the
information disclosed may not be the same as that which would have
been disclosed if this Announcement had been prepared in accordance
with the laws of jurisdictions outside of Ireland.
Verizon
cautionary statement regarding forward-looking statements
This Announcement contains forward-looking statements. These
statements are based on estimates and assumptions and are subject
to risks and uncertainties. Forward-looking statements include the
Verizon Group’s and the Combined Group’s estimated or anticipated
future results, or other non-historical facts. Forward-looking
statements also include those preceded or followed by the words
“anticipates,” “believes,” “estimates,” “hopes” or similar
expressions. For those statements, Verizon claims the protection of
the safe harbor for forward-looking statements contained in the
Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The following
important factors, along with those discussed in Verizon’s filings
with the SEC, could affect future results and could cause those
results to differ materially from those expressed in the
forward-looking statements: integration of the Fleetmatics
acquisition and benefits of the Fleetmatics acquisition; the risk
that the required regulatory approvals for the proposed transaction
are not obtained, are delayed or are subject to conditions that are
not anticipated; the anticipated size of the markets and continued
demand for Fleetmatics’ products; adverse conditions in the U.S.
and international economies; the effects of competition in the
markets in which Verizon or Fleetmatics operate; material changes
in technology or technology substitution; disruption of Verizon or
Fleetmatics’ key suppliers’ provisioning of products or services;
changes in the regulatory environment, including any increase in
restrictions on Verizon’s ability to operate its networks; breaches
of network or information technology security, natural disasters,
terrorist attacks or acts of war or significant litigation and any
resulting financial impact not covered by insurance; Verizon’s high
level of indebtedness; an adverse change in the ratings afforded
Verizon’s debt securities by nationally accredited ratings
organizations or adverse conditions in the credit markets affecting
the cost, including interest rates, and/or availability of further
financing; material adverse changes in labor matters, including
labor negotiations, and any resulting financial and/or operational
impact; significant increases in benefit plan costs or lower
investment returns on plan assets; changes in tax laws or treaties,
or in their interpretation; changes in accounting assumptions that
regulatory agencies, including the SEC, may require or that result
from changes in the accounting rules or their application, which
could result in an impact on earnings; the inability to implement
Verizon’s or the Combined Group’s business strategies; the
inability to realize the benefits of Verizon’s or the Combined
Group’s strategic acquisitions; those discussed in Fleetmatics’
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015 and Amendment No. 1 thereto
under the heading “Risk Factors,” as updated from time to time by
Fleetmatics’ Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and other documents of
Fleetmatics on file with the SEC or in the proxy statement on
Schedule 14A that will be filed with the SEC by Fleetmatics; and
those discussed in Verizon’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
year ended December 31, 2015 under
the heading “Risk Factors,” as updated from time to time by
Verizon’s Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and other documents of
Verizon on file with the SEC. There may be additional risks that
neither Fleetmatics nor Verizon presently know or that Fleetmatics
and Verizon currently believe are immaterial that could also cause
actual results to differ from those contained in the
forward-looking statements. In addition, forward-looking statements
provide Fleetmatics’ and Verizon’s expectations, plans or forecasts
of future events and views as of the date of this communication.
Fleetmatics and Verizon anticipate that subsequent events and
developments will cause Fleetmatics’ and Verizon’s assessments to
change. However, while Fleetmatics and Verizon may elect to
update these forward-looking statements at some point in the
future, Fleetmatics and Verizon specifically disclaim any
obligation to do so. These forward-looking statements should not be
relied upon as representing Fleetmatics’ and Verizon’s assessments
as of any date subsequent to the date of this Announcement.
Fleetmatics cautionary statement regarding forward-looking
statements
This Announcement contains forward-looking statements. These
statements are based on estimates and assumptions and are subject
to risks and uncertainties. Forward-looking statements include the
Fleetmatics Group’s estimated or anticipated future results, or
other non-historical facts. Forward-looking statements also include
those preceded or followed by the words "will", "may", "could",
"would", "to be", "might", "believe", "anticipate", "expect",
"plan", "estimate", "forecast", "future", "positioned",
"potential", "intend", "continue", "remain", "scheduled",
"outlook", "set to", "subject to", "upcoming", "target" or similar
expressions. For those statements, Fleetmatics claims the
protection of the safe harbor for forward-looking statements
contained in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.
The following important factors, along with those discussed in
Fleetmatics’ filings with the SEC, could affect future results and
could cause those results to differ materially from those expressed
in the forward-looking statements: uncertainties as to the timing
of the Fleetmatics acquisition; uncertainties as to whether Verizon
will be able to consummate the acquisition; uncertainties as to
whether the Scheme Shareholders will provide the requisite
approvals for the acquisition on a timely basis or at all; the
possibility that competing offers will be made; the possibility
that certain conditions to the consummation of the acquisition will
not be satisfied, including without limitation obtaining the
requisite approval of the scheme of arrangement; the possibility
that Verizon will be unable to obtain regulatory approvals for the
Fleetmatics acquisition on a timely basis or at all; the
possibility that Scheme Shareholders will file lawsuits challenging
the acquisition, including actions seeking to rescind the scheme of
arrangement or enjoin the consummation of the acquisition; changes
in relevant tax and other laws or regulations; the diversion of
Fleetmatics management time and attention to issues relating to the
acquisition and integration; operating costs, customer loss and
business disruption (including, without limitation, difficulties in
maintaining relationships with employees, customers, clients or
suppliers) occurring prior to completion of the acquisition or if
the acquisition is not completed; the difficulty retaining certain
key employees of Fleetmatics as a result of the announcement of the
acquisition; the scope, timing and outcome of any ongoing legal
proceedings involving Verizon or Fleetmatics and the impact of any
such proceedings on the Fleetmatics acquisition or on the financial
condition, results of operations and/or cash flows of Fleetmatics;
the possibility that costs, fees, expenses or charges Fleetmatics
incurs in connection with the acquisition are greater than
expected; the possibility that the scheme of arrangement may be
terminated in circumstances that require Fleetmatics to reimburse
certain expenses to Verizon related to the acquisition; and changes
in the economic and financial conditions of the businesses of
Verizon or Fleetmatics; and those discussed in Fleetmatics’ Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015 and Amendment No. 1 thereto
under the heading “Risk Factors,” as updated from time to time by
Fleetmatics’ Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and other documents of
Fleetmatics on file with the SEC or in the proxy statement on
Schedule 14A that will be filed with the SEC by Fleetmatics. There
may be additional risks that neither Fleetmatics nor Verizon
presently know or that Fleetmatics and Verizon currently believe
are immaterial that could also cause actual results to differ from
those contained in the forward-looking statements. In addition,
forward-looking statements provide Fleetmatics’ and Verizon’s
expectations, plans or forecasts of future events and views as of
the date of this communication. Fleetmatics and Verizon anticipate
that subsequent events and developments will cause Fleetmatics’ and
Verizon’s assessments to change. However, while Fleetmatics
and Verizon may elect to update these forward-looking statements at
some point in the future, Fleetmatics and Verizon specifically
disclaim any obligation to do so. These forward-looking statements
should not be relied upon as representing Fleetmatics’ and
Verizon’s assessments as of any date subsequent to the date of this
Announcement.
Disclosure
requirements of the Takeover Rules
Under the provisions of Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Rules, if any
person is, or becomes, “interested” (directly or indirectly) in, 1%
or more of any class of “relevant securities” of Fleetmatics, all
“'dealings” in any “relevant securities” of Fleetmatics (including
by means of an option in respect of, or a derivative referenced to,
any such “relevant securities”) must be publicly disclosed by not
later than 3:30 pm (Irish time) on
the “business” day following the date of the relevant
transaction. This requirement will continue until the date on
which the “offer period” ends. If two or more persons
co-operate on the basis of any agreement, either express or tacit,
either oral or written, to acquire an “interest” in “relevant
securities” of Fleetmatics, they will be deemed to be a single
person for the purpose of Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Rules.
Under the provisions of Rule 8.1 of the Takeover Rules, all
“dealings” in “relevant securities”' of Fleetmatics by Verizon or
Bidco, or by any party Acting in Concert with either of them, must
also be disclosed by no later than 12 noon (Irish time) on the
“business” day following the date of the relevant transaction.
A disclosure table, giving details of the companies in whose
“relevant securities” “dealings” should be disclosed, can be found
on the Irish Takeover Panel's website at
www.irishtakeoverpanel.ie.
“Interests in securities” arise, in summary, when a person has long
economic exposure, whether conditional or absolute, to changes in
the price of securities. In particular, a person will be treated as
having an “interest” by virtue of the ownership or control of
securities, or by virtue of any option in respect of, or derivative
referenced to, securities.
Terms in quotation marks are defined in the Takeover Rules, which
can also be found on the Irish Takeover Panel's website. If you are
in any doubt as to whether or not you are required to disclose a
dealing under Rule 8, please consult the Irish Takeover Panel's
website at www.irishtakeoverpanel.ie or contact the Irish Takeover
Panel on telephone number +353 1 678 9020 or fax number +353 1 678
9289.
A copy of this Announcement will be available on the Fleetmatics
website at Ir.fleetmatics.com.
No profit forecasts, estimates or asset valuations
No statement in this Announcement
is intended as a profit forecast or estimate for any period and no
statement in this Announcement should be interpreted to mean that
earnings or earnings per share, for Verizon, Bidco or Fleetmatics,
respectively for the current or future financial years would
necessarily match or exceed the historical published earnings or
earnings per share for Verizon, Bidco or Fleetmatics,
respectively. No statement in this Announcement constitutes
an asset valuation.
Right to switch
to a Takeover Offer
Verizon reserves the right to
elect, subject to the terms of the Transaction Agreement and with
the consent of the Panel, to implement the Acquisition by way of a
Takeover Offer for the entire issued and to be issued share capital
of Fleetmatics as an alternative to the Scheme. In such an
event, the Takeover Offer will be implemented on substantially the
same terms (subject to appropriate amendments including an
acceptance condition set at 80% of the shares to which such
Takeover Offer related), so far as applicable, as those which would
apply to the Scheme and subject to the amendments referred to in
Appendix I to this Announcement and in the Transaction
Agreement.
Publication on
website
Pursuant to Rule 2.6(c) of the
Takeover Rules, this Announcement will be made available to
Verizon’s employees on Verizon’s website (www.verizon.com) and
Fleetmatics employees on Fleetmatics’ website
(Ir.fleetmatics.com).
Neither the contents of these
websites nor the content of any other website accessible from
hyperlinks on such websites is incorporated into, or forms part of,
this Announcement.
Rounding
Certain figures included in this
Announcement have been subjected to rounding adjustments.
Accordingly, figures shown for the same category presented in
different tables may vary slightly and figures shown as totals in
certain tables may not be an arithmetic aggregation of the figures
that precede them.
Fleetmatics
Earnings Call and Guidance for the Year 2016
Fleetmatics will announce the
cancellation of its earnings call in respect of the 6 months ended
30 June 2016 which was previously
scheduled for 9 August 2016 and the
withdrawal of its most recent guidance in respect of the full year
2016 issued on 4 May 2016.
General
The laws of the relevant
jurisdictions may affect the availability of the Acquisition to
persons who are not resident in Ireland. Persons who are not resident in
Ireland, or who are subject to
laws of any jurisdiction other than Ireland, should inform themselves about, and
observe, any applicable legal or regulatory requirements. Any
failure to comply with the applicable legal or regulatory
requirements may constitute a violation of the laws and/or
regulations of any such jurisdiction. To the fullest extent
permitted by applicable law, the companies and persons involved in
the Acquisition disclaim any responsibility and liability for the
violation of such restrictions by any person.
The Acquisition will not be made
available, directly or indirectly, in a Restricted Jurisdiction,
and the Acquisition will not be capable of acceptance from within a
Restricted Jurisdiction.
The release, publication or
distribution of this Announcement in or into certain jurisdictions
may be restricted by the laws of those jurisdictions. Accordingly,
copies of this Announcement and all other documents relating to the
Acquisition are not being, and must not be, released, published,
mailed or otherwise forwarded, distributed or sent in, into or from
any Restricted Jurisdiction. Persons receiving such documents
(including, without limitation, nominees, trustees and custodians)
should observe these restrictions. Failure to do so may constitute
a violation of the securities laws of any such jurisdiction. To the
fullest extent permitted by applicable law, Verizon, Bidco and
Fleetmatics disclaim any responsibility or liability for the
violations of any such restrictions by any person.
Important additional information to be filed with the SEC
In connection with the Acquisition,
Fleetmatics will file with the SEC and mail or otherwise provide to
its shareholders a Proxy Statement regarding the proposed
transaction. INVESTORS AND SHAREHOLDERS ARE URGED TO READ THE PROXY
STATEMENT (INCLUDING THE SCHEME DOCUMENT) AND OTHER RELEVANT
DOCUMENTS FILED OR TO BE FILED WITH THE SEC CAREFULLY WHEN THEY
BECOME AVAILABLE BECAUSE THEY WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION
ABOUT FLEETMATICS, THE ACQUISITION AND RELATED MATTERS. Investors
and security holders will be able to obtain free copies of the
Proxy Statement (including the Scheme Document) and other documents
filed by Fleetmatics with the SEC at www.sec.gov. In addition,
investors and shareholders will be able to obtain free copies of
the Proxy Statement (including the Scheme Document) and other
documents filed by Fleetmatics at ir.fleetmatics.com or by calling
781.577.4657.
Participants in the solicitation
Verizon, Fleetmatics and their
respective directors, officers and employees may be considered
participants in the solicitation of proxies from the Fleetmatics
Shareholders in respect of the transactions contemplated by this
Announcement. Information regarding the persons who may, under the
rules of the SEC, be deemed participants in the solicitation of the
Fleetmatics Shareholders in connection with the proposed
transactions, including names, affiliations and a description of
their direct or indirect interests, by security holdings or
otherwise, will be set forth in the Proxy Statement and other
relevant materials to be filed with the SEC or, in the case of
Verizon’s directors, officers and employees, in the materials filed
by Verizon with the SEC, including in the proxy statement for
Verizon’s 2016 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, which was filed with
the SEC on March 21, 2016, as
supplemented by other Verizon filings with the SEC. Information
concerning the interests of Fleetmatics’ participants in the
solicitation, which may, in some cases, be different than those of
Fleetmatics’ shareholders generally, is set forth in the materials
filed by Fleetmatics with the SEC, including in the proxy statement
for Fleetmatics’ 2016 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders, which
was filed with the SEC on June 22,
2016, as supplemented by other Fleetmatics filings with the
SEC, and will be set forth in the Proxy Statement relating to the
transaction when it becomes available.
APPENDIX I
Part A
CONDITIONS AND FURTHER TERMS OF THE ACQUISITION AND THE SCHEME
The Acquisition and the Scheme will comply with the Takeover Rules
and, where relevant, the respective rules and regulations of the
Act and the United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (as
amended), and are subject to the terms and conditions set out in
this Announcement and to be set out in the Scheme Document.
The Acquisition and the Scheme are governed by the laws of
Ireland.
Conditions
The Acquisition and the Scheme will be subject to the conditions
set out in Part A of this Appendix I, including the definitions set
out in Part B of this Appendix I, which are incorporated into Part
A by reference (the “Conditions”):
1.
The Acquisition will be conditional upon the Scheme becoming
effective and unconditional by not later than the End Date (or such
earlier date as may be specified by the Panel, or such later date
as Verizon and Fleetmatics may, with (if required) the consent of
the Panel, agree and (if required) the High Court may allow).
2.
The Scheme will be conditional upon:
(a) the
approval of the Scheme by a majority in number of the Fleetmatics
Shareholders representing at least three-fourths (75 per cent.) in
value of the Fleetmatics Ordinary Shares, at the Voting Record
Time, held by such holders, present and voting either in person or
by proxy, at the Court Meeting (or at any adjournment of such
meeting) held no later than the End Date;
(b) the
EGM Resolutions to be proposed at the Extraordinary General Meeting
for the purposes of approving and implementing the Scheme, the
reduction of capital of Fleetmatics necessary to implement the
Scheme, changes to the articles of association of Fleetmatics and
such other matters as Fleetmatics reasonably determines to be
necessary or desirable for the purposes of implementing the
Acquisition as have been approved by Verizon and which are set out
in the notice of the Extraordinary General Meeting being duly
passed by the requisite majority of Fleetmatics Shareholders at the
Extraordinary General Meeting (or at any adjournment of such
meeting) held no later than the End Date;
(c) the
sanction by the High Court (with or without material modification,
but subject to any such modification being acceptable to each of
Fleetmatics and Verizon) of the Scheme pursuant to
Sections 449 to 455 of the Act and the confirmation by the
High Court under Sections 84 and 85 of the Act of the reduction of
capital necessary to implement the Scheme on or before the End Date
(the date on which the Condition in this paragraph 2(c) is
satisfied, the “Sanction Date”); and
(d)
office copies of the Court Order and the minute required by
Section 86 of the Act in respect of the reduction of capital
(referred to in paragraph 2(c)) being delivered for
registration to the Registrar of Companies and registration of the
Court Order and minute confirming the reduction of capital
necessary to implement the Scheme by the Registrar of
Companies.
3.
The Verizon Parties and Fleetmatics have agreed that, subject to
paragraph 5 of this Appendix I, the Acquisition will also
be conditional upon the following matters having been satisfied or
waived by each of the Parties as of the Sanction Date:
(a) all
applicable waiting periods in connection with the Acquisition under
the HSR Act shall have expired or been terminated;
(b) to
the extent that the Acquisition or its implementation constitutes a
concentration within the scope of the EC Merger Regulation or is
otherwise a concentration that is subject to the EC Merger
Regulation, the European Commission deciding that the Acquisition
is compatible with the common market pursuant to Article 6 of the
EC Merger Regulation;
(c) the
Transaction Agreement shall not have been terminated in accordance
with its terms; and
(d) no
Law or injunction, restraint or prohibition by any court of
competent jurisdiction or Antitrust Order by any Relevant Authority
which prohibits consummation of the Acquisition shall have been
enacted or effected and shall continue to be in effect.
4.
The Verizon Parties and Fleetmatics have agreed that, subject to
paragraph 5 of this Appendix I, the Verizon Parties’
obligation to effect the Acquisition will also be conditional upon
the following matters having been satisfied (or waived by Verizon)
as of the Sanction Date:
(a)
except where the consequences thereof would not, individually or in
the aggregate, have or reasonably be expected to have a Fleetmatics
Material Adverse Effect, all of the representations and warranties
of Fleetmatics under the Transaction Agreement being true and
correct (without giving effect to any Materiality Qualification set
forth therein, if applicable) as at August
1, 2016 (being the date of this Announcement) other than the
representations and warranties of Fleetmatics under the Transaction
Agreement that speak as of an earlier date, which representations
and warranties were true and correct as of such earlier date;
(b)
since August 1, 2016 (being the date
of this Announcement), there has not been any event, development,
occurrence, state of facts or change that has had, or would
reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a
Fleetmatics Material Adverse Effect;
(c)
save as disclosed on the Fleetmatics Disclosure Schedule,
(i)
the issued share capital of Fleetmatics being as set out in the
representations and warranties set forth in Clauses 6.1(b)(i) and
Clauses 6.1(b)(ii) of the Transaction Agreement, except for any
de minimis inaccuracies;
and
(ii)
except as set forth in Clause 6.1(b)(i) of the Transaction
Agreement, there are no shares of capital in issue or outstanding
other than Fleetmatics Ordinary Shares that have become outstanding
after July 28, 2016, that were
reserved for issuance as set forth in Clause 6.1(c)(i) of the
Transaction Agreement, except for any de minimis inaccuracies;
(iii)
except as set forth in Clause 6.1(b)(i) of the Transaction
Agreement, there are no outstanding subscriptions, options,
warrants, puts, calls, exchangeable or convertible securities or
other similar rights, agreements or commitments relating to the
issuance of shares of capital to which Fleetmatics is a party
obligating Fleetmatics to take any of the actions set forth in
subclauses (I), (II), (III) or (IV) of the representation and
warranty set forth in Clause 6.1(b)(iii)(B) of the Transaction
Agreement, except in each case for any de minimis inaccuracies;
(d) On
the date on which the Pre-Sanction Period is scheduled to expire,
by no later than noon, New York
City time, Fleetmatics shall have delivered to Verizon an
officer’s certificate, dated as of such date and signed by an
executive officer of Fleetmatics, certifying on behalf of
Fleetmatics to the effect that none of the circumstances that would
give rise to the right of Verizon to terminate the Transaction
Agreement under Clause 9.1(a)(ix) of the Transaction Agreement is
then existing; and
(e)
Fleetmatics shall have delivered to Verizon an officer’s
certificate, dated as of the Sanction Date and signed by an
executive officer of Fleetmatics, certifying on behalf of
Fleetmatics to the effect that the Conditions set forth in
paragraphs 4(a), 4(b) and 4(c) have been satisfied.
Certain further terms of the Acquisition
5.
Subject to the requirements of the Panel:
(a)
Verizon and Fleetmatics reserve the right (but shall be under no
obligation) to waive (to the extent permitted by applicable Law),
in whole or in part, all or any of the conditions in
paragraph 3 (provided that both Parties agree to any such
waiver; provided, further, that, notwithstanding the foregoing,
Verizon may waive the Conditions in paragraph 3(a) and/or paragraph
3(b) (to the extent permitted by applicable Law), in whole or in
part, at its sole discretion and such determination shall be
binding upon both Parties); and
(b)
Verizon reserves the right (but shall be under no obligation) to
waive (to the extent permitted by applicable Law), in whole or in
part, all or any of Conditions in paragraph 4.
6.
The Scheme will lapse unless it is effective on or prior to the End
Date.
7.
If Verizon is required to make an offer for Fleetmatics Ordinary
Shares under the provisions of Rule 9 of the Takeover Rules,
Verizon may make such alterations to any of the Conditions set out
in paragraphs 1, 2, 3 and 4 above as are necessary to comply
with the provisions of that rule.
8.
Verizon reserves the right, subject to the prior written approval
of the Panel, to effect the Acquisition by way of a takeover offer
in the circumstances described in and subject to the terms of
Clause 3.6 of the Transaction Agreement. Without
limiting Clause 3.6 of the Transaction Agreement, in such
event, such offer will be implemented on terms and conditions that
are at least as favourable to the Fleetmatics Shareholders (except
for an acceptance condition set at 80 per cent of the nominal value
of the Fleetmatics Ordinary Shares to which such an offer relates
and which are not already in the beneficial ownership of Verizon so
far as applicable) as those which would apply in relation to the
Scheme.
9.
As required by Rule 12(b)(i) of the Takeover Rules, to the
extent that the Acquisition would give rise to a concentration with
a Community dimension within the scope of the EC Merger Regulation,
the Scheme shall, except as otherwise approved by the Panel, lapse
if the European Commission initiates proceedings in respect of that
concentration under Article 6(1)(c) of the EC Merger
Regulation or refers the concentration to a competent authority of
a Member State under Article 9(1) of the EC Merger Regulation
prior to the date of the Court Meeting.
10. Verizon
reserves the right for one or more of its Subsidiaries from time to
time to implement the Acquisition with the prior written approval
of the Panel.
Part B
For the purpose of these Conditions, capitalized terms shall have
the meanings as set forth above in these Conditions and:
“Antitrust Laws”, the
HSR Act and any other federal, state or foreign Law designed to
prohibit, restrict or regulate actions for the purpose or effect of
monopolisation or restraint of trade;
“Antitrust Order”, any
legislative, administrative or judicial action, decree, judgment,
injunction, decision or other order (whether temporary, preliminary
or permanent) that restricts, prevents or prohibits the
consummation of the Acquisition or any other transactions
contemplated by the Transaction Agreement under any Antitrust
Law;
“Bidco”, Verizon
Business International Holdings B.V.;
“Clearances”, all
consents, clearances, approvals, permissions, permits, nonactions,
orders and waivers to be obtained from, and all registrations,
applications, notices and filings to be made with or provided to,
any Relevant Authority or other third party in connection with the
implementation of the Scheme and/or the Acquisition;
“Completion Date”, the date of completion of the
Acquisition, as more particularly defined in Clause 8.1(a)(i) of
the Transaction Agreement;
“Court Hearing”, the
hearing by the High Court of the Petition to sanction the Scheme
under Section 449 to 455 of the Act;
“Court Meeting”, the meeting or meetings of the Fleetmatics
Shareholders (and any adjournment thereof) convened pursuant to
Section 450 of the Act to consider and, if thought fit, approve the
Scheme (with or without amendment);
“Court Meeting
Resolution”, the resolution to be proposed at the Court Meeting
for the purposes of approving and implementing the Scheme;
“EGM Resolutions”, the
resolutions to be proposed at the EGM for the purposes of approving
and implementing the Scheme, the reduction of capital of
Fleetmatics necessary to implement the Scheme, changes to the
articles of association of Fleetmatics and such other matters as
Fleetmatics reasonably determines to be necessary or desirable for
the purposes of implementing the Acquisition as have been approved
by Verizon (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld,
conditioned or delayed);
“End Date”,
December 31, 2016; provided, that if
as of such date all Conditions (other than (i) Conditions 3(a)
and/or 3(b), (ii) Condition 3(d) (if, in the case of this clause
(ii), the reason for the failure of such Condition is an Antitrust
Order) and/or (iii) Conditions 2(c) and 2(d) (if, in the case of
this clause (iii), the reason for the failure of such Conditions is
the failure of the Conditions set forth in clause (i) and/or (ii)
of this definition to have been satisfied)) have been satisfied
(or, in the sole discretion of the applicable Party, waived (where
applicable)) or would be satisfied (or, in the sole discretion of
the applicable Party, waived (where applicable)) if the Acquisition
were completed on such date, the “End Date” shall be extended to
August 1, 2017 and in such case all
references in these Conditions to the “End Date” shall be deemed to
be to August 1, 2017;
“Fleetmatics”,
Fleetmatics Group PLC;
“Fleetmatics Material
Adverse Effect”, such event, development, occurrence, state of
facts or change that has (1) a material adverse effect on the
ability of the Fleetmatics Group to consummate the transactions
contemplated hereby or (2) a material adverse effect on the
business, results of operations, or financial condition of
Fleetmatics and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, but in each
case excluding (a) events, developments, occurrences, states
of facts or changes to the extent arising from (i) changes
generally affecting the economy or the financial, debt, credit or
securities markets (including changes in interest or exchange
rates), in each case in the United
States or elsewhere, (ii) changes generally affecting the
industry in which Fleetmatics and its Subsidiaries operate,
(iii) changes in any political conditions or developments in
general, or resulting from any outbreak or escalation of
hostilities, declared or undeclared acts of war or terrorism,
or (iv) changes in the provisions of U.S. GAAP, the
International Financial Reporting Standards, the International
Accounting Standards Board or other accounting standards (or
interpretations thereof) (provided, that in each of the foregoing
clauses (i)-(iv), such events may be taken into account to the
extent Fleetmatics is disproportionately affected relative to other
similarly situated companies in the industry in which Fleetmatics
and its Subsidiaries operate, in which case only the incremental
disproportionate impact or impacts may be taken into account in
determining whether or not there has been a Fleetmatics Material
Adverse Effect); or (b) any decline in the stock price of the
Fleetmatics Ordinary Shares on the NYSE or any failure to meet
internal or published projections, forecasts or revenue or earning
predictions for any period (provided that the underlying causes of
such decline or failure may, to the extent not otherwise excluded,
be considered in determining whether there is a Fleetmatics
Material Adverse Effect); or (c) any events, developments,
occurrences, states of facts or changes resulting from the
announcement or the existence of the Transaction Agreement or the
transactions contemplated hereby, including the impact thereon on
relationships (contractual or otherwise) with customers, vendors,
lenders, employees or other business partners) and any litigation
arising therefrom or with respect thereto (except that this clause
(c) shall not apply with respect to Fleetmatics’ representations
and warranties in Clause 6.1(c)(iii) of the Transaction
Agreement); or (d) any events, developments, occurrences, states of
facts or changes resulting from the taking by Fleetmatics of any
action expressly required by the Transaction Agreement, or the
failure by Fleetmatics to take any action expressly prohibited by
the Transaction Agreement (except that this clause (d) shall not
apply with respect to any events, developments, occurrences, states
of facts or changes resulting from any actions or omissions of
Fleetmatics required to comply with Clause 5.1 of the Transaction
Agreement unless and only to the extent that any such events,
developments, occurrences, states of facts or changes are the
direct result of Verizon unreasonably withholding its consent to
Fleetmatics’ written request for consent under Clause 5.1 of the
Transaction Agreement delivered in accordance with the notice
requirements set forth in Clause 10.2 of the Transaction
Agreement);
“High Court”, the High
Court of Ireland;
“HSR Act”, the United
States Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as
amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder;
“Law”, any federal,
state, local, foreign or supranational law, statute, ordinance,
rule, regulation, judgment, order, injunction, decree, agency
requirement, license or permit issued, enacted, promulgated,
implemented or otherwise effected by or under the authority of any
Relevant Authority;
“Materiality
Qualification”, means, with respect to representations and
warranties of Fleetmatics, all express qualifications or exceptions
contained therein based on materiality (including any qualification
related to the presence or absence of a Fleetmatics Material
Adverse Effect) including all usages of “material”, “materially
adverse”, or equivalent qualifiers;
“NYSE”, the New York
Stock Exchange;
“Parties”, Fleetmatics
and the Verizon Parties and “Party” shall mean either
Fleetmatics, on the one hand, or Verizon or the Verizon Parties
(whether individually or collectively), on the other hand (as the
context requires);
“Person” or
“person”, an
individual, group (including a “group” under Section 13(d) of
the Exchange Act), corporation, partnership, limited liability
company, joint venture, association, trust, unincorporated
organisation or other entity or any Relevant Authority or any
department, agency or political subdivision thereof;
“Pre-Sanction Period”,
the period beginning at 12:01 a.m.,
New York City time on the tenth
day prior to the date most recently scheduled and publicly
announced as the date of the Court Hearing (as such date may be
rescheduled and publicly announced from time to time in accordance
with the Transaction Agreement, including without limitation,
Clause 3.1(q) of the Transaction Agreement, and applicable Law) and
ending at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the day immediately
preceding such date most recently scheduled and publicly announced
as the date of the Court Hearing; provided, that, for the avoidance
of doubt, if the date Court Hearing is so rescheduled and publicly
announced as such, then such period shall be determined in
reference to the date of such rescheduled and publicly announced
Court Hearing;
“Relevant Authority”,
any Irish, United States, foreign
or supranational, federal, state or local governmental commission,
board, body, division, political subdivision, bureau or other
regulatory authority, agency, including courts and other judicial
bodies, or any competition, antitrust or supervisory body, central
bank, public international organization or other governmental,
trade or regulatory agency or body, securities exchange or any
self-regulatory body or authority, including any instrumentality or
entity designed to act for or on behalf of the foregoing, in each
case, in any jurisdiction, including, for the avoidance of doubt,
the Panel, the High Court and the U.S Securities and Exchange
Commission;
“Resolutions”,
collectively, the Court Meeting Resolution and the EGM Resolutions,
which will be set out in the Scheme Document;
“Scheme
Document”, a document (or the relevant sections of the Proxy
Statement comprising the scheme document) (including any amendments
or supplements thereto) to be distributed to Fleetmatics
Shareholders and, for information only, to Fleetmatics Equity Award
Holders containing (i) the Scheme, (ii) the notice or
notices of the Court Meeting and EGM, (iii) an explanatory
statement as required by Section 452 of the Act with respect
to the Scheme, (iv) such other information as may be required
or necessary pursuant to the Act or the Takeover Rules and
(v) such other information as Fleetmatics and Verizon shall
agree (each acting reasonably);
“Verizon”, Verizon
Communications Inc.;
“Verizon Parties”,
together, Verizon and Bidco; and
“U.S. GAAP”, U.S.
generally accepted accounting principles.
APPENDIX II
SOURCES OF
INFORMATION AND BASES OF CALCULATION
In this Announcement:
(i)
The value of the
Acquisition is based upon the cash consideration due under the
terms of the Acquisition and on the basis of the issued and to be
issued share capital of Fleetmatics referred to in paragraph (ii)
below.
(ii)
The issued and to be
issued share capital of Fleetmatics is calculated on the basis
of:
·
the number of issued Fleetmatics Ordinary Shares as at the close of
business on 28 July 2016, being the latest practicable date
before the date of this Announcement, being 39,166,956 Fleetmatics
Ordinary Shares (excluding shares in Treasury); and
·
any further Fleetmatics Ordinary Shares which may be issued (or
transferred from Treasury) on or after the date of this
Announcement or granted prior to the Effective Date on the cashless
exercise of options or the vesting of awards under the Fleetmatics
Share Plan or employment agreements, which options or awards have
been granted or are expected to be granted on or before the
Effective Date (and, in the case of awards, are expected to be
vested on or before the Effective Date), amounting in aggregate up
to 1,200,000 Fleetmatics Ordinary Shares assuming solely for
purposes of this calculation an Effective Date in the fourth
quarter of 2016.
(iii)
Unless otherwise stated, all
prices for Fleetmatics Ordinary Shares are the Closing Price for
the relevant dates.
(iv)
The prices of Fleetmatics
Ordinary Shares used for the premium calculations are:
·
US$42.96, being Fleetmatics’ closing
share price on 29 July 2016 (the last
practicable date prior to the publication of this
Announcement);
·
US$43.01, Fleetmatics’ volume
weighted average share price over the past 30 trading day period
ending 29 July 2016; and
·
US$40.15, Fleetmatics’ volume
weighted average share price over the past 90 trading day period
ending 29 July 2016.
(vii) The volume weighted average
Closing Price per Fleetmatics Ordinary Share for the 30 and 90
trading day periods to 29 July 2016
is derived from data provided by Bloomberg.
APPENDIX III
DEFINITIONS
The following definitions apply
throughout this Announcement, unless the context otherwise
requires:
Acquisition
the proposed acquisition by Bidco of Fleetmatics by means of the
Scheme or the Takeover Offer (and any such Scheme or Takeover Offer
as it may be revised, amended or extended from time to time)
pursuant to the Transaction Agreement (whether by way of the Scheme
or the Takeover Offer in accordance with the terms of the
Transaction Agreement) (including the payment by Bidco of the
aggregate Cash Consideration pursuant to the Scheme or the Takeover
Offer), as described in this Announcement and provided for in the
Transaction Agreement
Act
the Companies Act 2014 of Ireland
and every modification and re-enactment thereof for the time being
in force
Acting in
Concert
has the meaning given to that term in the Irish Takeover Panel Act
1997, as amended
Announcement
this announcement, made in accordance with Rule 2.5 of the Takeover
Rules, dated 1 August 2016, including
its summary and appendices
Bidco
Verizon Business International Holdings B.V., a private limited
liability company incorporated under the laws of the Netherlands, having its registered office
at H.J.E. Wenckenbachweg 123, Amsterdam 1096 AM, The Netherlands
Bidco
Directors
the members of the board of managing directors of Bidco
Business
Day
any day, other than a Saturday, Sunday or a day on which banks in
Ireland or in the State of New York are authorised or required
by law or executive order to be closed
Cash
Consideration
US$60.00 per Scheme Share to be made
pursuant to the Scheme to Scheme Shareholders
Closing Price
the closing price for a Fleetmatics Ordinary Share at the close of
business on the day to which the price relates, derived from
Bloombergfor that day
Combined
Group
following completion of the Acquisition, the combined Verizon Group
and Fleetmatics Group
Concert
Parties
such persons as are deemed to be acting in concert with Verizon
pursuant to Rule 3.3 of Part A of the Takeover Rules
Conditions
the conditions of the Scheme and Acquisition, as set out in
paragraphs 1 to 5 of Appendix I to this Announcement
Court Hearing
the hearing by the High Court of the Petition to sanction the
Scheme under Sections 449 to 455 of the Act
Court
Meeting
the meeting or meetings of the Fleetmatics Shareholders (and any
adjournment thereof) convened pursuant to Section 450 of the Act to
consider and, if thought fit, approve the Scheme (with or without
amendment)
Court Meeting
Resolution
the resolution to be proposed at the Court Meeting for the purposes
of approving and implementing the Scheme
Court
Order
the order or orders of the High Court sanctioning the Scheme under
Sections 449 to 455 of the Act and confirming the Reduction of
Capital under Sections 84 and 85 of the Act
Effective
in the context of the Acquisition: (i) if the Acquisition is
implemented by way of a Scheme, the Scheme having become effective
in accordance with its terms, upon the delivery to the Registrar of
Companies of the Court Order together with the minute required by
Section 86 of the Act confirming the Reduction of Capital and such
Reduction of Capital having become effective upon the registration
of the Court Order and minute by the Registrar of Companies; or
(ii) if the Acquisition is implemented by way of a Takeover Offer,
the Takeover Offer having been declared or become unconditional in
all respects in accordance with the requirements of the Takeover
Rules
Effective
Date
the date upon which:
(a) the Scheme becomes
Effective; or
(b) if Verizon elects and
the Panel consents to implement the Acquisition by way of a
Takeover Offer, the Takeover Offer becomes Effective
Effective
Time
the time on the Effective Date at which the Court Order is
delivered to and a copy of the minute required by Section 86 of the
Act are registered by the Registrar of Companies
EGM
Resolutions
the resolutions to be proposed at the EGM for the purposes of
approving and implementing the Scheme, the Reduction of Capital,
changes to the articles of association of Fleetmatics and such
other matters as Fleetmatics reasonably determines to be necessary
or desirable for the purposes of implementing the Acquisition as
have been approved by Verizon (such approval not to be unreasonably
withheld, conditioned or delayed)
End
Date
31 December 2016; provided, that if
as of such date all Conditions (other than (i) Conditions 3(a)
and/or 3(b), (ii) Condition 3(d) (if, in the case of this clause
(ii), the reason for the failure of such Condition is an Antitrust
Order) and/or (iii) Conditions 2(c) and 2(d) (if, in the case of
this clause (iii), the reason for the failure of such Conditions is
the failure of the Conditions set forth in clause (i) and/or (ii)
of this definition to have been satisfied)) have been satisfied
(or, in the sole discretion of the applicable Party, waived (where
applicable)) or would be satisfied (or, in the sole discretion of
the applicable Party, waived (where applicable)) if the Acquisition
were completed on such date, the “End Date” shall be extended to
1 August 2017 and in such case all
references in this Announcement to the “End Date” shall be deemed
to be to 1 August 2017
EUR, euro or
€
the single currency unit provided for in Council Regulation (EC)
NO974/98 of 8 May 1990, being the
lawful currency of Ireland
Exchange
Act
the United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended
Expenses Reimbursement
Agreement
has the meaning given to that term in paragraph 11 of this
Announcement (Acquisition related arrangements)
Extraordinary General Meeting or
EGM
the extraordinary general meeting of the Fleetmatics Shareholders
(and any adjournment thereof) to be convened in connection with the
Scheme, expected to be convened as soon as the preceding Court
Meeting shall have been concluded or adjourned (it being understood
that if the Court Meeting is adjourned, the EGM shall be
correspondingly adjourned)
Fleetmatics
Fleetmatics, a public limited company incorporated in Ireland with registered number 516472 and with
its registered office at Floors 1 & 2, Block C, Cookstown
Court, Cookstown Industrial Estate, Tallaght, Dublin
Fleetmatics Alternative Proposal
any bona fide proposal or bona fide offer made by any person (other
than a proposal or offer by Verizon or any of its Concert Parties
or any person Acting in Concert with Verizon pursuant to Rule 2.5
of the Takeover Rules) for (i) the acquisition of Fleetmatics by
scheme of arrangement, takeover offer or business combination
transaction; (ii) the acquisition by any person of 20% or more of
the assets of Fleetmatics and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole,
measured by either book value or fair market value (including
equity securities of Fleetmatics’ Subsidiaries); (iii) the
acquisition by any person (or the stockholders of any person) of
20% or more of the outstanding Fleetmatics Ordinary Shares; (iv)
any merger, business combination, consolidation, share exchange,
recapitalisation or similar transaction involving Fleetmatics as a
result of which the holders of Fleetmatics Ordinary Shares
immediately prior to such transaction do not, in the aggregate, own
at least 80% of the outstanding voting power of the surviving or
resulting entity in such transaction immediately after consummation
thereof; or (v) any combination of the foregoing
Fleetmatics Board
the board of directors of Fleetmatics
Fleetmatics Directors
the members of the board of directors of Fleetmatics
Fleetmatics Equity Award
Holders
the holders of Fleetmatics Options and/or Fleetmatics Share
Awards
Fleetmatics
ESPP
the Fleetmatics Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Fleetmatics
Group
Fleetmatics and all of its Subsidiaries
Fleetmatics
Option
an option to purchase Fleetmatics Ordinary Shares
Fleetmatics Ordinary
Shares
the 66,666,663 ordinary shares of €0.015 each in the capital of
Fleetmatics
Fleetmatics Share
Award
an award denominated in Fleetmatics Ordinary Shares, other than a
Fleetmatics Option
Fleetmatics Share
Plan
the Fleetmatics Amended and Restated 2011 Stock Option and
Incentive Plan and the Fleetmatics ESPP
Fleetmatics Shareholder Approval
(i) the approval of the Scheme by a majority in number of the
Fleetmatics Shareholders representing three-fourths (75%) or more
in value of the Fleetmatics Ordinary Shares held by such holders,
present and voting either in person or by proxy, at the Court
Meeting (or at any adjournment of such meeting) and (ii) the
EGM Resolutions being duly passed by the requisite majorities of
Fleetmatics Shareholders
Fleetmatics
Shareholders
the holders of Fleetmatics Ordinary Shares
Fleetmatics Superior Proposal
a written bona fide Fleetmatics Alternative Proposal made by any
person that the Fleetmatics Board determines in good faith (after
consultation with Fleetmatics’ financial advisor and outside legal
counsel) is more favourable to the Fleetmatics Shareholders than
the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Agreement, taking
into account such financial, regulatory, legal and other aspects of
such proposal as the Fleetmatics Board considers in good faith to
be appropriate (it being understood that, for purposes of the
definition of “Fleetmatics Superior Proposal”, references to “20%”
in the definition of Fleetmatics Alternative Proposal shall be
deemed to refer to “75%”)
High
Court
the High Court of Ireland
Ireland
the island of Ireland, excluding
Northern Ireland, and the word
“Irish” shall be
construed accordingly
Irrecoverable
VAT
in relation to any person, any amount in respect of VAT which that
person (or a member of the same VAT Group as that person) has
incurred and in respect of which neither that person nor any other
member of the same VAT Group as that person is entitled to a refund
(by way of credit or repayment) from any relevant Tax Authority
pursuant to and determined in accordance with Section 59 of the
Value Added Tax Consolidation Act 2010 and any regulations made
under that Act or similar provision in any other jurisdiction
ISIN
International Securities Identification Number
Northern
Ireland
the counties of Antrim, Armagh, Derry, Down, Fermanagh and Tyrone
on the island of Ireland
NYSE
the New York Stock Exchange
Parties
Fleetmatics and the Verizon Parties and “Party” shall mean either
Fleetmatics, on the one hand, or Verizon or the Verizon Parties
(whether individually or collectively), on the other hand (as the
context requires)
Person or person
an individual, group (including a “group” under Section 13(d)
of the Exchange Act), corporation, partnership, limited liability
company, joint venture, association, trust, unincorporated
organisation or other entity or any Relevant Authority or any
department, agency or political subdivision thereof
Petition
the petition to the High Court seeking the Court Order
PJT
PJT Partners LP, a limited partnership formed under the laws of the
State of Delaware, having its
registered office at c/o Corporation Service Company, 2711
Centerville Road, Suite 400, Wilmington,
Delaware 19808
Pre Sanction
Period
the period beginning at 12:01 a.m.,
New York City time, on the tenth
day prior to the date most recently scheduled and publicly
announced as the date of the Court Hearing (as such date may be
rescheduled and publicly announced from time to time in accordance
with the Transaction Agreement, including without limitation,
Clause 3.1(q) of the Transaction Agreement, and applicable Law) and
ending at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the day immediately
preceding such date most recently scheduled and publicly announced
as the date of the Court Hearing; provided, that, for the avoidance
of doubt, if the date Court Hearing is so rescheduled and publicly
announced as such, then such period shall be determined in
reference to the date of such rescheduled and publicly announced
Court Hearing
Proxy
Statement
the proxy statement of Fleetmatics (including any amendments or
supplements thereto), to be filed with the SEC and mailed to
Fleetmatics Shareholders, comprising (i) the Scheme,
(ii) the notice or notices of the Court Meeting and EGM,
(iii) an explanatory statement as required by Section 452 of
the Act with respect to the Scheme, (iv) such other
information as may be required or necessary pursuant to the Act and
the Takeover Rules or required by the Panel and (v) such other
information as Fleetmatics and Verizon shall agree
Reduction of
Capital
the reduction of the share capital of Fleetmatics by the
cancellation of the Scheme Shares, to be effected as part of the
Scheme
Registrar of
Companies
the Registrar of Companies in Dublin,
Ireland
Regulatory Information Service
a regulatory information service as defined in the Takeover
Rules
Relevant
Authority
any Irish, United States, foreign
or supranational, federal, state or local governmental commission,
board, body, division, political subdivision, bureau or other
regulatory authority, agency, including courts and other judicial
bodies, or any competition, antitrust or supervisory body, central
bank, public international organization or other governmental,
trade or regulatory agency or body, securities exchange or any
self-regulatory body or authority, including any instrumentality or
entity designed to act for or on behalf of the foregoing, in each
case, in any jurisdiction, including, for the avoidance of doubt,
the Panel, the High Court and the SEC
Resolutions
collectively, the Court Meeting Resolution and the EGM Resolutions,
which will be set out in the Scheme Document
Restricted
Jurisdiction
any jurisdiction where local laws or regulations may result in a
significant risk of civil, regulatory or criminal exposure if
information concerning the Acquisition is sent or made available in
that jurisdiction
Sanction
Date
the date on which the Condition in paragraph 2(c) of Appendix I to
this Announcement is satisfied
Scheme or Scheme of
Arrangement
the proposed scheme of arrangement pursuant to Sections 449 to 455
of the Act and the Reduction of Capital to effect the proposed
scheme of arrangement pursuant to the Transaction Agreement, in
such terms and form as Verizon, Fleetmatics and Bidco, acting
reasonably, mutually agree, including any revision thereof as may
be agreed between Verizon, Fleetmatics and Bidco in writing
Scheme
Document
a document (or the relevant sections of the Proxy Statement
comprising the scheme document) (including any amendments or
supplements thereto) to be distributed to Fleetmatics Shareholders
and, for information only, to Fleetmatics Equity Award Holders
containing (i) the Scheme, (ii) the notice or notices of
the Court Meeting and EGM, (iii) an explanatory statement as
required by Section 452 of the Act with respect to the Scheme,
(iv) such other information as may be required or necessary
pursuant to the Act and the Takeover Rules or required by the Panel
and (v) such other information as Fleetmatics and Verizon
shall agree
Scheme
Recommendation
the recommendation of the Fleetmatics Board that Fleetmatics
Shareholders vote in favour of the Resolutions
Scheme
Shareholders
holders of Scheme Shares
Scheme Shares
shall mean Fleetmatics Ordinary Shares subject to the Scheme
SEC
the United States Securities and Exchange Commission
Subsidiary
in relation to any person, any corporation, partnership,
association, trust or other form of legal entity of which such
person directly or indirectly owns securities or other equity
interests representing more than 50% of the aggregate voting
power;
Takeover
Offer
an offer in accordance with Clause 3.6 of the Transaction Agreement
for the entire issued share capital of Fleetmatics (other than any
Fleetmatics Shares beneficially owned by Verizon or any member of
the Verizon Group (if any)) including any amendment or revision
thereto pursuant to the Transaction Agreement, the full terms of
which would be set out in the Takeover Offer Document
Takeover Offer
Document
if following the date of the Transaction Agreement, Verizon elects
to implement the Acquisition by way of the Takeover Offer in
accordance with Clause 3.6 of the Transaction Agreement, the
document to be despatched to Fleetmatics Shareholders and others by
Verizon containing, amongst other things, the Takeover Offer, the
Conditions (save insofar as not appropriate in the case of a
Takeover Offer) and certain information about Verizon and
Fleetmatics and, where the context so admits, includes any form of
acceptance, election, notice or other document reasonably required
in connection with the Takeover Offer
Takeover Panel, Irish Takeover Panel
the Irish Takeover Panel
or Panel
Takeover
Rules
the Irish Takeover Panel Act 1997 (as amended), Takeover Rules 2013
(as amended)
Tax
Authority
any Relevant Authority responsible for the assessment, collection
or enforcement of laws relating to taxes or for making any decision
or ruling on any matter relating to tax (including the Internal
Revenue Service and the Irish Revenue Commissioners and any similar
state, local, or non-U.S. revenue agency)
Transaction
Agreement
has the meaning given to that term in paragraph 11 of this
Announcement (Acquisition related arrangements)
Treasury or Treasury
Shares
Fleetmatics Ordinary Shares held as treasury shares as provided for
in Section 109 of the Act
U.S., US or United
States
the United States, its territories
and possessions, any State of the United
States and the District of
Columbia, and all other areas subject to its
jurisdiction
U.S.
GAAP
U.S. generally accepted accounting principles
VAT
any tax imposed by any member state of the European Community in
conformity with the Directive of the Council of the European Union
on the common system of value added tax (2006/112/EC) and any tax
similar to or replacing same
VAT
Group
a group as defined in Section 15 of the Value Added Tax
Consolidation Act 2010 and any similar VAT grouping arrangement in
any other jurisdiction
Verizon
Verizon, a corporation incorporated in the State of Delaware, having its registered
office at The Corporation Trust Company, 1209 Orange St,
Wilmington, Delaware 19801
Verizon
Directors
the members of the board of directors of Verizon
Verizon
Group
Verizon and all of its Subsidiaries
Verizon
Parties
together, Verizon and Bidco
Wells Fargo
Securities
Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, having its registered office at 550
South Tryon Street Charlotte, NC
28202
US$ or dollars
United States dollars, the lawful
currency of the United States of
America
All
times referred to in this Announcement are to New York City times unless otherwise
stated.
APPENDIX IV
TRANSACTION AGREEMENT
Dated
July 30, 2016
Fleetmatics
Group PLC,
Verizon
Business International Holdings B.V.
and
Verizon Communications Inc.,
Transaction
Agreement
CONTENTS
1.........
INTERPRETATION.........................................................................................................
1
1.1......
Definitions..............................................................................................................
1
1.2......
Construction.........................................................................................................
16
1.3......
Captions................................................................................................................
16
1.4......
Time......................................................................................................................
17
2......... RULE 2.5 ANNOUNCEMENT,
SCHEME DOCUMENT AND Fleetmatics EQUITY AWARD HOLDER
PROPOSAL...................................................................................
17
2.1...... Rule 2.5
Announcement.......................................................................................
17
2.2......
Scheme.................................................................................................................
17
2.3...... Change in
Shares..................................................................................................
18
2.4...... Fleetmatics Equity
Award Holder
Proposal.........................................................
18
3......... IMPLEMENTATION OF THE
SCHEME.....................................................................
19
3.1...... Responsibilities of
Fleetmatics in Respect of the
Scheme................................... 19
3.2...... Responsibilities of
Bidco and Verizon in Respect of the Scheme.......................
22
3.3...... Mutual
Responsibilities of the
Parties..................................................................
23
3.4...... Dealings with the
Panel........................................................................................
24
3.5...... No Scheme Amendment
by
Fleetmatics..............................................................
25
3.6...... Switching to a
Takeover
Offer.............................................................................
26
3.7...... Preparation of Proxy
Statement...........................................................................
28
4......... FLEETMATICS EQUITY
AWARDS............................................................................
29
4.1...... Treatment of Equity
Awards................................................................................
29
4.2...... Fleetmatics Options
Granted under the Fleetmatics Share Plans.........................
29
4.3...... Fleetmatics Share
Awards Granted under the Fleetmatics Share Plans...............
29
4.4......
Implementation.....................................................................................................
30
4.5...... Amendment of
Articles........................................................................................
31
4.6...... Fleetmatics
ESPP.................................................................................................
31
5......... Fleetmatics
CONDUCT...................................................................................................
31
5.1...... Conduct of Business
by
Fleetmatics....................................................................
31
5.2...... Non-Solicitation
Applicable to
Fleetmatics..........................................................
36
6......... REPRESENTATIONS AND
WARRANTIES..............................................................
41
6.1...... Fleetmatics
Representations and
Warranties........................................................
41
6.2...... Verizon and Bidco
Representations and
Warranties............................................ 68
7......... ADDITIONAL
AGREEMENTS....................................................................................
72
7.1......
Investigation.........................................................................................................
72
7.2...... Consents and
Regulatory
Approvals....................................................................
72
7.3...... Directors’ and
Officers’ Indemnification and
Insurance..................................... 76
7.4...... Employment and
Benefit
Matters........................................................................
78
7.5...... Tax
Matters...........................................................................................................
80
7.6...... Rule 16b-3
Actions...............................................................................................
80
7.7...... Transaction
Litigation...........................................................................................
81
7.8...... Acquisition
Implementation.................................................................................
81
7.9...... Fleetmatics
Indebtedness.....................................................................................
82
8......... COMPLETION OF
ACQUISITION..............................................................................
83
8.1......
Completion...........................................................................................................
83
9.........
TERMINATION..............................................................................................................
86
9.1......
Termination...........................................................................................................
86
10.......
GENERAL.......................................................................................................................
89
10.1....
Announcements....................................................................................................
89
10.2....
Notices..................................................................................................................
90
10.3....
Assignment...........................................................................................................
92
10.4....
Counterparts.........................................................................................................
92
10.5....
Amendment..........................................................................................................
92
10.6.... Entire
Agreement.................................................................................................
92
10.7.... Inadequacy of
Damages.......................................................................................
92
10.8.... Remedies and
Waivers.........................................................................................
93
10.9....
Severability...........................................................................................................
93
10.10.. No Partnership and No
Agency...........................................................................
93
10.11.. Further
Assurance.................................................................................................
94
10.12.. Costs and
Expenses..............................................................................................
94
10.13.. Governing Law and
Jurisdiction..........................................................................
94
10.14.. Third Party
Beneficiaries......................................................................................
95
10.15.. Non Survival of
Representations and
Warranties................................................ 95
THIS AGREEMENT is made on
July 30, 2016
AMONG:
(1)
VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS
INC., a corporation incorporated in the State of Delaware (hereinafter called
“Verizon”),
(2)
VERIZON BUSINESS
INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS B.V., a private limited liability
company incorporated under the laws of the Netherlands and a wholly-owned subsidiary
of Verizon (“Bidco”),
and
(3)
FLEETMATICS GROUP PLC,
a public limited company incorporated in Ireland with registered number 516472 having
its registered office at Floors 1 and 2, Block C, Cookstown Court,
Cookstown Industrial Estate, Belgard Road, Tallaght, Dublin 24, Ireland (hereinafter called “Fleetmatics”).
RECITALS:
(A)
Verizon has agreed to make a proposal to cause Bidco to acquire
Fleetmatics on the terms set out in the Rule 2.5 Announcement (as
defined below).
(B)
This Agreement (this “Agreement”) sets out certain
matters relating to the conduct of the Acquisition (as defined
below) that have been agreed by the Parties (as defined below).
(C)
The Parties intend that the Acquisition will be implemented by way
of the Scheme (as defined below).
THE PARTIES AGREE as
follows:
1.
INTERPRETATION
1.1
Definitions
In this Agreement the
following words and expressions shall have the meanings set
opposite them:
“Acquisition”, the
proposed acquisition by Bidco of Fleetmatics by means of the Scheme
or the Takeover Offer (and any such Scheme or Takeover Offer as it
may be revised, amended or extended from time to time) pursuant to
this Agreement (whether by way of the Scheme or the Takeover Offer
in accordance with the terms of this Agreement) (including the
payment by Bidco of the aggregate Cash Consideration pursuant to
the Scheme or the Takeover Offer), as described in the Rule 2.5
Announcement and provided for in this Agreement;
“Act”, the Companies
Act 2014 of Ireland and every
modification and re-enactment thereof for the time being in
force;
“Acting in Concert”,
shall have the meaning given to that term in the Irish Takeover
Panel Act 1997, as amended;
“Action”, any civil,
criminal or administrative actions, suits, demands, claims,
hearings, notices of violation, investigations, proceedings, demand
letters, settlements or enforcement actions by, from or before any
Relevant Authority;
“Affiliate”, in
relation to any person, another person that, directly or
indirectly, controls, is controlled by, or is under common control
with, such first person (as used in this definition, “control”
(including, with its correlative meanings, “controlled by” and
“under common control with”) shall mean the possession, directly or
indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of
management or policies of a person, whether through the ownership
of securities or partnership or other ownership interests, by
Contract or otherwise);
“Agreed Form”, in
relation to any document, the form of that document which has been
agreed to by or on behalf of each of the Parties;
“Agreement”, shall have
the meaning given to that term in the Recitals;
“Antitrust Laws”, shall
have the meaning given to that term in Clause 7.2(d);
“Antitrust Order”, any
legislative, administrative or judicial action, decree, judgment,
injunction, decision or other order (whether temporary, preliminary
or permanent) that restricts, prevents or prohibits the
consummation of the Acquisition or any other transactions
contemplated by the Transaction Agreement under any Antitrust
Law;
“Applicable Withholding
Amount”, such amounts as are required to be withheld or
deducted under the Code or any provision of state, local or foreign
Tax Law with respect to the payment made in connection with the
cancellation or conversion of a Fleetmatics Option or Fleetmatics
Share Award or the payment of any dividend equivalents, as
applicable;
“Bidco”, shall have the
meaning given to that term in the Preamble;
“Bribery Act”, the
United Kingdom Bribery Act 2010;
“Bribery Legislation”,
all and any of the following: the FCPA; the Organization For
Economic Co-operation and Development Convention on Combating
Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business
Transactions and related implementing legislation; the relevant
common law or legislation in England and Wales relating to bribery and/or corruption,
including, the Public Bodies Corrupt Practices Act 1889; the
Prevention of Corruption Act 1906 as supplemented by the Prevention
of Corruption Act 1916 and the Anti-Terrorism, Crime and Security
Act 2001; the Bribery Act 2010; the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002; and
any anti-bribery or anti-corruption related provisions in criminal
and anti-competition laws and/or anti-bribery, anti-corruption
and/or anti-money laundering laws of any jurisdiction in which the
Fleetmatics Group operates or has sought to operate;
“Business Day”, any
day, other than a Saturday, Sunday or a day on which banks in
Ireland or in the State of New York are authorised or required
by law or executive order to be closed;
“Cash Consideration”,
US$60.00 per Fleetmatics Ordinary
Share;
“Cause” shall have the meaning set forth in any written
employment agreement between Fleetmatics, Verizon or any Subsidiary
of Fleetmatics or Verizon and the employee. If the employee
or director is not party to any such employment agreement or the
employment agreement does not contain a definition of Cause, it
shall mean (i) any material breach by the employee of any agreement
between the employee and Fleetmatics; (ii) the conviction of,
indictment for or plea of nolo contendere or equivalent by the
employee to a felony or a crime involving moral turpitude; or (iii)
any material misconduct or willful and deliberate non-performance
(other than by reason of disability) by the employee of the
employee’s duties to Fleetmatics; provided, however, for the
avoidance of doubt, the termination, resignation or removal of the
employee or director as required by this Agreement shall not be a
termination for Cause;
“CERCLA”, shall have
the meaning given to that term in Clause 6.1(h);
“Clearances”, all
consents, clearances, approvals, permissions, permits, nonactions,
orders and waivers to be obtained from, and all registrations,
applications, notices and filings to be made with or provided to,
any Relevant Authority or other third party in connection with the
implementation of the Scheme and/or the Acquisition;
“Code”, means the
United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended;
“Completion”,
completion of the Acquisition;
“Completion Date”,
shall have the meaning given to that term in Clause 8.1(a)(i);
“Concert Parties”, such persons as are deemed to be acting
in concert with Verizon pursuant to Rule 3.3 of Part A of the
Takeover Rules;
“Conditions”, the
conditions to the Scheme and the Acquisition set out in Appendix
III of the Rule 2.5 Announcement, and “Condition” means any one of
the Conditions;
“Confidential
Information”, shall have the meaning given to that term in the
Confidentiality Agreement;
“Contract”, any
contract (written or oral), note, bond, mortgage, indenture, deed
of trust, license, lease, agreement, arrangement, commitment or
other instrument or obligation that is legally binding;
“Confidentiality
Agreement”, the confidentiality agreement between Fleetmatics
and Verizon, dated as of May 16,
2016, as it may be amended from time to time;
“Court Hearing”, the
hearing by the High Court of the Petition to sanction the Scheme
under Section 449 to 455 of the Act;
“Court Meeting”, the
meeting or meetings of the Fleetmatics Shareholders (and any
adjournment thereof) convened pursuant to Section 450 of the Act to
consider and, if thought fit, approve the Scheme (with or without
amendment);
“Court Meeting
Resolution”, the resolution to be proposed at the Court Meeting
for the purposes of approving and implementing the Scheme;
“Court Order”, the
order or orders of the High Court sanctioning the Scheme under
Sections 449 to 455 of the Act and confirming the reduction of
capital necessary to implement the Scheme under Sections 84 and 85
of the Act;
“Credit Agreement”, the
Credit Agreement, dated as of January 21,
2015, by and among Fleetmatics, Fleetmatics Development
Limited, and Fleetmatics USA, LLC
as the borrowers, certain financial institutions as the lenders
(the “Lenders”) and Citibank, N.A., as administrative agent for the
Lenders, as amended by that First Amendment to Credit Agreement,
dated as of April 29, 2016.
“DTC”, shall have the
meaning given to that term in Clause 8.1(d)(ii);
“DTC Payment”,
shall have the meaning given to that term in Clause 8.1(d)(ii);
“Effective Date”, the
date on which the Scheme becomes effective in accordance with its
terms;
“Effective Time”, the
time on the Effective Date at which the Court Order is delivered to
and a copy of the minute required by Section 86 of the Act are
registered by the Registrar of Companies;
“EGM Resolutions”, the
resolutions to be proposed at the EGM for the purposes of approving
and implementing the Scheme, the reduction of capital of
Fleetmatics necessary to implement the Scheme, changes to the
articles of association of Fleetmatics and such other matters as
Fleetmatics reasonably determines to be necessary or desirable for
the purposes of implementing the Acquisition as have been approved
by Verizon (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld,
conditioned or delayed);
“End Date”,
December 31, 2016; provided, that if
as of such date all Conditions (other than (i) Conditions 3(a)
and/or 3(b), (ii) Condition 3(d) (if, in the case of this clause
(ii), the reason for the failure of such Condition is an Antitrust
Order) and/or (iii) Conditions 2(c) and 2(d) (if, in the case of
this clause (iii), the reason for the failure of such Conditions is
the failure of the Conditions set forth in clause (i) and/or (ii)
of this definition to have been satisfied)) have been satisfied
(or, in the sole discretion of the applicable Party, waived (where
applicable)) or would be satisfied (or, in the sole discretion of
the applicable Party, waived (where applicable)) if the Acquisition
were completed on such date, the “End Date” shall be extended to
August 1, 2017 and in such case all
references in this Agreement to the “End Date” shall be deemed to
be to August 1, 2017;
“Environmental Laws”,
shall have the meaning given to that term in Clause 6.1(h);
“Environmental
Liability”, shall have the meaning given to that term in Clause
6.1(h);
“Environmental
Permits”, shall have the meaning given to that term in Clause
6.1(h);
“ERISA”, the United
States Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as
amended;
“ERISA Affiliate”, with
respect to any entity, trade or business, any other entity, trade
or business that is a member of a group described in Section
414(b), (c), (m) or (o) of the Code or Section 4001(b)(1)
of ERISA that includes the first entity, trade or business, or that
is a member of the same “controlled group” as the first entity,
trade or business pursuant to Section 4001(a)(14) of ERISA;
“€”, “EUR”, or “euro”, the single currency unit
provided for in Council Regulation (EC) NO974/98 of 8 May 1990, being the lawful currency of
Ireland;
“Exchange Act”, the
United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended;
“Expenses Reimbursement
Agreement”, the expenses reimbursement agreement dated as of
the date hereof between Fleetmatics and Verizon, the terms of which
have been approved by the Panel;
“Extraordinary General
Meeting” or “EGM”,
the extraordinary general meeting of the Fleetmatics Shareholders
(and any adjournment thereof) to be convened in connection with the
Scheme, expected to be convened as soon as the preceding Court
Meeting shall have been concluded or adjourned (it being understood
that if the Court Meeting is adjourned, the EGM shall be
correspondingly adjourned);
“FCPA”, United States
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended;
“Final Enrollment
Date”, shall have the meaning given to that term in
Clause 4.6;
“Fleetmatics”, shall
have the meaning given to that term in the Preamble;
“Fleetmatics A Deferred
Shares”, shall have the meaning given to that term in
Clause 6.1(b)(i);
“Fleetmatics Alternative
Proposal”, shall have the meaning given to that term in
Clause 5.2(f);
“Fleetmatics Benefit
Plan”, each employee or director benefit plan, program,
agreement or arrangement, whether or not written, including any
employee welfare benefit plan within the meaning of Section 3(1) of
ERISA (whether or not such plan is subject to ERISA), any employee
pension benefit plan within the meaning of Section 3(2) of ERISA
(whether or not such plan is subject to ERISA) and any bonus,
incentive, deferred compensation, vacation, stock purchase, stock
or stock-based, severance, retention, employment, change of control
or material fringe benefit plan, program, agreement or arrangement
that is or has been sponsored, maintained or contributed to by the
Fleetmatics Group or in respect of which any member of the
Fleetmatics Group has any liability or other obligation;
“Fleetmatics Board”,
the board of directors of Fleetmatics;
“Fleetmatics Capitalisation Date”, shall have
the meaning given to that term in Clause 6.1(b)(i);
“Fleetmatics Change of
Recommendation”, shall have the meaning given to that term in
Clause 5.2(c);
“Fleetmatics Deferred
Shares”, shall have the meaning given to that term in
Clause 6.1(b)(i);
“Fleetmatics Deficit”, the deficit in the distributable
reserves of Fleetmatics;
“Fleetmatics
Directors”, the members of the board of directors of
Fleetmatics;
“Fleetmatics Disclosure
Schedule”, shall have the meaning given to that term in
Clause 6.1;
“Fleetmatics
Employees”, the employees of Fleetmatics or any Subsidiary of
Fleetmatics who remain employed after the Effective Time;
“Fleetmatics Equity Award
Holder Proposal”, the proposal of Verizon to the Fleetmatics
Equity Award Holders to be made in accordance with Clause 4, Rule
15 of the Takeover Rules and the terms of the Fleetmatics Share
Plan;
“Fleetmatics Equity Award
Holders”, the holders of Fleetmatics Options and/or Fleetmatics
Share Awards;
“Fleetmatics Equity
Schedule”, shall have the meaning given to that term in
Clause 6.1(b)(ii);
“Fleetmatics ESPP”, shall have the meaning given to that
term in Clause 4.6;
“Fleetmatics Group”,
Fleetmatics and all of its Subsidiaries;
“Fleetmatics Indemnified
Parties” (and “Fleetmatics Indemnified Party”),
shall have the meaning given to that term in Clause 7.3(b);
“Fleetmatics Leased Real
Property”, shall have the meaning given to that term in Clause
6.1(p)(ii);
“Fleetmatics Licensed
Software”, all Software licensed to Fleetmatics or its
Subsidiaries;
“Fleetmatics Material
Adverse Effect”, such event, development, occurrence, state of
facts or change that has (1) a material adverse effect on the
ability of the Fleetmatics Group to consummate the transactions
contemplated hereby or (2) a material adverse effect on the
business, results of operations, or financial condition of
Fleetmatics and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, but in each
case, excluding (a) events, developments, occurrences, states
of facts or changes to the extent arising from (i) changes
generally affecting the economy or the financial, debt, credit or
securities markets (including changes in interest or exchange
rates), in each case in the United
States or elsewhere, (ii) changes generally affecting the
industry in which Fleetmatics and its Subsidiaries operate,
(iii) changes in any political conditions or developments in
general, or resulting from any outbreak or escalation of
hostilities, declared or undeclared acts of war or terrorism,
or (iv) changes in the provisions of U.S. GAAP, the
International Financial Reporting Standards, the International
Accounting Standards Board or other accounting standards (or
interpretations thereof) (provided, that in each of the foregoing
clauses (i)-(iv), such events may be taken into account to the
extent Fleetmatics is disproportionately affected relative to other
similarly situated companies in the industry in which Fleetmatics
and its Subsidiaries operate, in which case only the incremental
disproportionate impact or impacts may be taken into account in
determining whether or not there has been a Fleetmatics Material
Adverse Effect); or (b) any decline in the stock price of the
Fleetmatics Ordinary Shares on the NYSE or any failure to meet
internal or published projections, forecasts or revenue or earning
predictions for any period (provided that the underlying causes of
such decline or failure may, to the extent not otherwise excluded,
be considered in determining whether there is a Fleetmatics
Material Adverse Effect); or (c) any events, developments,
occurrences, states of facts or changes resulting from the
announcement or the existence of this Agreement or the transactions
contemplated hereby, including the impact thereon on relationships
(contractual or otherwise) with customers, vendors, lenders,
employees or other business partners and any litigation arising
therefrom or with respect thereto (except that this clause (c)
shall not apply with respect to Fleetmatics’ representations and
warranties in Clause 6.1(c)(iii)); or (d) any events, developments,
occurrences, states of facts or changes resulting from the taking
by Fleetmatics of any action expressly required by this Agreement,
or the failure by Fleetmatics to take any action expressly
prohibited by this Agreement (except that this clause (d) shall not
apply with respect to any events, developments, occurrences, states
of facts or changes resulting from any actions or omissions of
Fleetmatics required to comply with Clause 5.1 unless and only to
the extent that any such events, developments, occurrences, states
of facts or changes are the direct result of Verizon unreasonably
withholding its consent to Fleetmatics’ written request for consent
under Clause 5.1 delivered in accordance with the notice
requirements set forth in Clause 10.2);
“Fleetmatics Material
Contracts”, shall have the meaning given to that term in
Clause 6.1(s)(i);
“Fleetmatics Memorandum and
Articles of Association”, shall have the meaning given to that
term in Clause 6.1(a);
“Fleetmatics Option”,
an option to purchase Fleetmatics Ordinary Shares;
“Fleetmatics Ordinary
Shares” shall have the meaning given to that term in
Clause 6.1(b)(i).
“Fleetmatics Owned Real
Property”, shall have the meaning given to that term in
Clause 6.1(p)(i);
“Fleetmatics Paying Agent Fund”,
shall have the meaning given to that term in
Clause 8.1(d)(i);
“Fleetmatics Permits”,
shall have the meaning given to that term in Clause 6.1(g)(ii);
“Fleetmatics Permitted
Lien”, shall have the meaning given to that term in
Clause 6.1(p)(i);
“Fleetmatics Preferred
Shares”, shall have the meaning given to that term in
Clause 6.1(b)(i);
“Fleetmatics Product”,
all products (including Software) and services that are being or
have been researched, developed, commercialized, manufactured,
sold, provided, licenses or distributed by Fleetmatics or any of
its Subsidiaries;
“Fleetmatics SEC
Documents”, shall have the meaning given to that term in Clause
6.1(d)(i);
“Fleetmatics Series A
Preferred Shares”, shall have the meaning given to that term in
Clause 6.1(b)(i);
“Fleetmatics Series B
Preferred Shares”, shall have the meaning given to that term in
Clause 6.1(b)(i);
“Fleetmatics Series C
Preferred Shares”, shall have the meaning given to that term in
Clause 6.1(b)(i);
“Fleetmatics Share
Award”, an award denominated in Fleetmatics Ordinary Shares,
other than a Fleetmatics Option;
“Fleetmatics Share
Plan”, the Fleetmatics Amended and Restated 2004 Share Option
Plan, the Fleetmatics Amended and Restated 2011 Stock Option and
Incentive Plan and the Fleetmatics ESPP;
“Fleetmatics Shareholder
Approval”, (i) the approval of the Scheme by a majority in
number of the Fleetmatics Shareholders representing three-fourths
(75 per cent.) or more in value of the Fleetmatics Ordinary Shares
held by such holders, present and voting either in person or by
proxy, at the Court Meeting (or at any adjournment of such meeting)
and (ii) the EGM Resolutions being duly passed by the
requisite majorities of Fleetmatics Shareholders at the
Extraordinary General Meeting (or at any adjournment of such
meeting);
“Fleetmatics
Shareholders”, the holders of Fleetmatics Ordinary Shares;
“Fleetmatics Software”,
shall have the meaning given to that term in Clause6.1(o)(i);
“Fleetmatics Superior
Proposal”, shall have the meaning given to that term in
Clause 5.2(g);
“Fleetmatics Superior
Proposal Notice”, shall have the meaning given to that term in
Clause 5.2(h)(i);
“Fleetmatics Undesignated
Shares”, shall have the meaning given to that term in
Clause 6.1(b)(i);
“Government Official”,
(i) any official, officer, employee, or representative of, or
any Person acting in an official capacity for or on behalf of, any
Governmental Entity, (ii) any party official or candidate for
political office or (iii) any company, business, enterprise or
other entity owned, in whole or in part, or controlled by any
Person described in the foregoing clause (i) or (ii) of this
definition;
“Government Contract”, means any Contract (including any
basic ordering agreement, letter contract, task order, purchase
order or change order), arrangement or other commitment of any kind
between Fleetmatics or any of its Subsidiaries and any Governmental
Entity or Governmental Official;
“Governmental Entity”,
(i) any Relevant Authority, (ii) any company, business,
enterprise, or other entity owned, in whole or in part, or
controlled by any Relevant Authority, or (iii) any political
party;
“Group”, in relation to
any Party, such Party and its Subsidiaries;
“Hazardous Substance”,
shall have the meaning given to that term in Clause 6.1(h);
“High Court”, the High
Court of Ireland;
“HSR Act”, the United
States Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as
amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder;
“Industry Body”, shall
have the meaning given to that term in Clause 6.1(o)(vii);
“Intellectual
Property”, collectively, all intellectual property and other
similar proprietary rights in any jurisdiction, whether registered
or unregistered, including without limitation such rights in and
to: (i) patents and patent applications, utility models, and any
and all provisionals, divisionals, continuations,
continuations-in-part, reissues, continuing patent applications,
reexaminations, and extensions thereof, and inventions, invention
disclosures, discoveries and improvements, whether or not
patentable; (ii) trademarks, service marks, certification marks,
trade dress, logos, slogans, trade names, designs, fictitious and
other business names, brand names, and corporate names and all
other source identifiers, and the goodwill associated with any of
the foregoing; (iii) copyrights and copyrightable works, including
writings and other works of published and unpublished works of
authorship (including moral and economic rights, however
denominated); (iv) Trade Secrets; (v) Software; (vi) databases (or
other collections of information, data, works or other
materials),and data; (vii) Internet domain names, social media
usernames, uniform resource locators and other names and locators
with the Internet, and other digital identifiers; (viii) publicity
and privacy rights, including all rights with respect to the use of
a person’s name, signature, likeness, image, photograph, voice,
identity, personality, and biographical and personal information
and materials; (ix) any rights equivalent or similar to any of the
foregoing; and (x) in each case including, as applicable,
registrations of, applications to register, and renewals and
extensions of, any of the foregoing with or by any Relevant
Authority in any jurisdiction;
“Intervening Event”,
with respect to Fleetmatics, an event, development, occurrence,
state of facts or change that materially affects the business,
assets or operations of Fleetmatics and its Subsidiaries, taken as
a whole, and was not known or reasonably foreseeable by the
Fleetmatics Board on the date of this Agreement, which event,
development, occurrence, state of facts or change occurs or comes
to exist before the Fleetmatics Shareholder Approval; provided,
that (i) in no event shall any action taken by either Party
pursuant to and in compliance with the affirmative covenants set
forth in Clause 7.2 of this Agreement, and the consequences of any
such action, constitute an Intervening Event and (ii) in no
event shall the receipt, existence of or terms of a Fleetmatics
Alternative Proposal or any enquiry relating thereto or the
consequences thereof constitute an Intervening Event with respect
to Fleetmatics;
“Ireland” or “Republic
of Ireland”, the island of Ireland, excluding Northern Ireland, and the word “Irish” shall be construed
accordingly;
“IrishCo”, Fleetmatics
Group Limited, a private limited company registered in Ireland;
“IRS”, shall have the
meaning given to that term in Clause 6.1(m)(xix);
“knowledge”, in
relation to Fleetmatics, the actual knowledge of the executive
officers of Fleetmatics listed in Clause 1.1(a) of the Fleetmatics
Disclosure Schedule and the knowledge that any such Person would
reasonably be expected to have after reasonable inquiry, and in
relation to Verizon, the actual knowledge of the executive officers
of Verizon listed in Clause 1.1(a) of the Verizon Disclosure
Schedule and the knowledge that any such Person would reasonably be
expected to have after reasonable inquiry;
“Law”, any federal,
state, local, foreign or supranational law, statute, ordinance,
rule, regulation, judgment, order, injunction, decree, agency
requirement, license or permit issued, enacted, promulgated,
implemented or otherwise effected by or under the authority of any
Relevant Authority;
“Lien”, shall have the
meaning given to that term in Clause 6.1(c)(iii);
“Materiality
Qualification”, means, with respect to representations and
warranties of Fleetmatics, all express qualifications or exceptions
contained therein based on materiality (including any qualification
related to the presence or absence of a Fleetmatics Material
Adverse Effect) including all usages of “material,” “materially
adverse,” or equivalent qualifiers;
“New Plans”, shall have
the meaning given to that term in Clause 7.4(b);
“Northern Ireland”, the counties of Antrim,
Armagh, Derry, Down, Fermanagh and Tyrone on the island of
Ireland;
“NYSE”, the New York
Stock Exchange;
“Old Plans”, shall have
the meaning given to that term in Clause 7.4(b);
“Open Source Software”,
any Software that is licensed, distributed or conveyed as “open
source software”, “free software”, “copyleft”, or under a similar
licensing or distribution model or under a contract that (i) has
been approved as an open source license by the Open Source
Initiative (including Software licensed under any license listed at
www.opensource.org) or Free Software Definition (as promulgated by
the Free Software Foundation), or that contains or is derived from
any such Software, or (ii) provides as a condition or covenant of
use, modification or distribution of the licensed Software, that
such Software, or other Software derived from, or linked to, such
Software or into or with which such Software is incorporated,
combined or distributed (A) be redistributable at no charge, (B) be
licensable and/or redistributed to third parties for the purpose of
making derivative works or under all or some of the terms of such
contract, or (C) be distributed or otherwise disclosed or made
available in source code form;
“Organisational
Documents”, memorandum of association, articles of association,
articles of incorporation, certificate of incorporation or by-laws
or other equivalent organisational document, as appropriate;
“Owned Intellectual
Property”, means all Intellectual Property owned or purported
to be owned by Fleetmatics or a Subsidiary of Fleetmatics;
“Panel”, the Irish
Takeover Panel;
“Parties”, Fleetmatics,
Verizon and Bidco and “Party” shall mean either
Fleetmatics, Verizon or Bidco (as the context requires);
“Paying Agent”, the
bank or trust company appointed by Verizon (and reasonably
acceptable to Fleetmatics) to act as paying agent for the payment
of the Cash Consideration;
“Payoff Letter”, a payoff letter in form and substance
reasonably satisfactory to Verizon that (i) specifies the aggregate
amount required to be paid to fully satisfy all indebtedness
(including principal, interest, fees, expenses and other amounts
payable under the Credit Agreement) that will be outstanding as of
the Completion Date under the Credit Agreement and (ii) provides
for the full and unconditional release of (A) any and all
guarantees provided by Fleetmatics or any of its Subsidiaries of
all such obligations and (B) any and all Liens and other security
interests in the properties and assets of Fleetmatics and its
Subsidiaries securing all such obligations, including fully
executed short-form termination and release agreements with respect
to any and all security interests in Intellectual Property
registered in the United States
that when filed or recorded, as the case may be, will be sufficient
to release any and all such security interests in Intellectual
Property (and, with respect to Intellectual Property registered
outside of the United States, such
other release documents in form and substance reasonably
satisfactory to Verizon) (subject, in each case, only to delivery
of funds as arranged by Verizon); provided that, for the avoidance
of doubt, nothing herein shall require that the payoff letter
release Fleetmatics or any of its Subsidiaries from any obligations
under the Credit Agreement that by their terms survive the
termination of the Credit Agreement;
“Person” or “person”, an individual, group
(including a “group” under Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act),
corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture,
association, trust, unincorporated organisation or other entity or
any Relevant Authority or any department, agency or political
subdivision thereof;
“Personally Identifiable
Information”, any data or information that constitutes personal
data or personal information under any Law or Fleetmatics or its
Subsidiary’s privacy statement, and any other data or information
in any media that, alone or in combination with other data or
information, can reasonably be associated with or used to
specifically identify an individual natural Person, including but
not limited to name, physical address, telephone number, email
address, financial account number or credit card number, government
issued identifier (including Social Security number and driver’s
license number), user identification number and password, billing
and transactional information, contact preferences, medical, health
or insurance information, gender, date of birth, educational or
employment information, marital or other status, vehicle
identification number, IP address, cookie identifier, or any other
number or identifier that uniquely identifies a person, vehicle,
browser, or device;
“Petition”, the
petition to the High Court seeking the Court Order;
“Pre-Sanction Period”,
the period beginning at 12:01 a.m.,
New York City time on the tenth
day prior to the date most recently scheduled and publicly
announced as the date of the Court Hearing (as such date may be
rescheduled and publicly announced from time to time in accordance
with this Agreement, including without limitation, Clause 3.1(q) of
this Agreement, and applicable Law) and ending at 5:00 p.m., New York
City time, on the day immediately preceding such date most
recently scheduled and publicly announced as the date of the Court
Hearing; provided, that, for the avoidance of doubt, if the date
Court Hearing is so rescheduled and publicly announced as such,
then such period shall be determined in reference to the date of
such rescheduled and publicly announced Court Hearing;
“Privacy Statement”,
shall have the meaning given to that term in Clause 6.1(o)(x);
“Proxy Statement”,
shall have the meaning given to that term in Clause 3.7(a);
“RCRA”, shall have the
meaning given to that term in Clause 6.1(h);
“Registered Intellectual
Property”, means all registered, issued or applied for Owned
Intellectual Property;
“Registrar of
Companies”, the Registrar of Companies in Dublin, Ireland;
“Regulatory Information
Service”, a regulatory information service as defined in the
Takeover Rules;
“Release”, shall have
the meaning given to that term in Clause 6.1(h);
“Relevant Authority”,
any Irish, United States, foreign
or supranational, federal, state or local governmental commission,
board, body, division, political subdivision, bureau or other
regulatory authority, agency, including courts and other judicial
bodies, or any competition, antitrust or supervisory body, central
bank, public international organization or other governmental,
trade or regulatory agency or body, securities exchange or any
self-regulatory body or authority, including any instrumentality or
entity designed to act for or on behalf of the foregoing, in each
case, in any jurisdiction, including, for the avoidance of doubt,
the Panel, the High Court and the SEC;
“Removal, Remedial or
Response”, shall have the meaning given to that term in
Clause 6.1(h);
“Representatives”, in
relation to any person, the directors, officers, employees, agents,
investment bankers, financial advisors, legal advisors,
accountants, brokers, finders, consultants or representatives of
such person;
“Resolutions”, the
resolutions to be proposed at the EGM and Court Meeting required to
effect the Scheme, which will be set out in the Scheme
Document;
“Rule 2.5 Announcement”, the announcement
in the Agreed Form to be made by the Parties pursuant to Rule 2.5
of the Takeover Rules, a copy of which is annexed to this
Agreement;
“Sarbanes-Oxley Act”,
shall have the meaning given to that term in Clause 6.1(d)(i);
“Scheme” or “Scheme of Arrangement”, the
proposed scheme of arrangement pursuant to Sections 449 to 455 of
the Act and the capital reduction under Sections 84 and 85 of the
Act necessary to effect the proposed scheme of arrangement pursuant
to this Agreement, in such terms and form as the Parties, acting
reasonably, mutually agree, and as reflected on Schedule 7.8,
including any revision thereof as may be agreed between the Parties
in writing;
“Scheme Document”, a document (or
the relevant sections of the Proxy Statement comprising the scheme
document) (including any amendments or supplements thereto) to be
distributed to Fleetmatics Shareholders and, for information only,
to Fleetmatics Equity Award Holders containing (i) the Scheme,
(ii) the notice or notices of the Court Meeting and EGM,
(iii) an explanatory statement as required by Section 452 of
the Act with respect to the Scheme, (iv) such other
information as may be required or necessary pursuant to the Act and
the Takeover Rules or required by the Panel and (v) such other
information as Fleetmatics and Verizon shall agree;
“Scheme
Recommendation”, the recommendation of the Fleetmatics Board
that Fleetmatics Shareholders vote in favour of the
Resolutions;
“SEC”, the United
States Securities and Exchange Commission;
“Securities Act”, the
United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended;
“Significant
Subsidiary”, a significant subsidiary as defined in Rule
1-02(w) of Regulation S-X of the Securities Act;
“Software”, all (i)
computer programs (including application software, system software,
firmware, middleware, mobile digital applications, assemblers,
applets, compilers and binary libraries), together with any error
corrections, updates, modifications, or enhancements thereto, in
both machine-readable form and human-readable form, including
libraries, subroutines and other components thereof, in any and all
forms and media and application programing interfaces; (ii)
computerized databases including all data and information included
in such databases; (iii) screens, user interfaces, command
structures, report formats, templates, menus, buttons and icons;
(iv) descriptions, flow-charts, architectures, development
tools and other materials used to design, plan, organize and
develop any of the foregoing; and (v) all documentation,
including development, diagnostic, support, user and training
documentation, related to any of the foregoing;
“Subsidiary”, in
relation to any person, any corporation, partnership, association,
trust or other form of legal entity of which such person directly
or indirectly owns securities or other equity interests
representing more than 50% of the aggregate voting power;
“Takeover Offer”, means
an offer in accordance with Clause 3.6 for the entire issued share
capital of Fleetmatics (other than any Fleetmatics Shares
beneficially owned by Verizon or any member of the Verizon Group
(if any)) including any amendment or revision thereto pursuant to
this Agreement, the full terms of which would be set out in the
Takeover Offer Document;
“Takeover Offer
Document”, means, if following the date of this Agreement,
Verizon elects to implement the Acquisition by way of the Takeover
Offer in accordance with Clause 3.6, the document to be despatched
to Fleetmatics Shareholders and others by Verizon containing,
amongst other things, the Takeover Offer, the Conditions (save
insofar as not appropriate in the case of a Takeover Offer) and
certain information about Verizon and Fleetmatics and, where the
context so admits, includes any form of acceptance, election,
notice or other document reasonably required in connection with the
Takeover Offer;
“Takeover Panel Act”,
the Irish Takeover Panel Act 1997 (as amended);
“Takeover Rules”, the
Irish Takeover Panel Act 1997 (as amended), Takeover Rules, 2013,
as amended;
“Tax” (and “Taxes”), shall have the meaning
given to that term in Clause 6.1(m)(xix);
“Tax Authority”, shall
have the meaning given to that term in Clause 6.1(m)(xix);
“Taxable”, shall have
the meaning given to that term in Clause 6.1(m)(xix);
“Taxation”, shall have
the meaning given to that term in Clause 6.1(m)(xix);
“Tax Return”, shall
have the meaning given to that term in Clause 6.1(m)(xix);
“Trade Secrets”, trade secrets
(including, those trade secrets defined in the Defend Trade Secrets
Act of 2016 of the United States
and under corresponding foreign statutory Law and common law),
business, technical, engineering, manufacturing, servicing,
financial, supplier or know-how information, other non-public
or confidential information and rights to limit the use or
disclosure thereof by any person;
“Treasury Regulation”, means the
U.S. Treasury regulations promulgated under the Code;“Unvested Share Award”, shall
have the meaning give to that term in Clause 4.3(b);
“Unvested Share Award
Consideration”, shall have the meaning give to that term in
Clause 4.3(b);
“Use”, shall have the meaning
give to that term in Clause 6.1(o)(x);
“US$”, “$” or “USD”, United States dollars, the lawful currency of
the United States of America;
“U.S.” or “United
States”, the United
States, its territories and possessions, any State of the United States and the
District of Columbia, and all
other areas subject to its jurisdiction;
“U.S. GAAP”, U.S.
generally accepted accounting principles;
“Verizon”, shall have
the meaning given to that term in the Preamble;
“Verizon Board”, the
board of directors of Verizon;
“Verizon Directors”,
the members of the board of directors of Verizon;
“Verizon Disclosure
Schedule”, shall have the meaning given to that term in
Clause 6.2;
“Verizon Financing
Information”, shall have the meaning given to that term in
Clause 3.4(c)(i);
“Verizon Group”,
Verizon and all of its Subsidiaries;
“Verizon Reimbursement Payments”, shall
have the meaning given to that term in the Expenses Reimbursement
Agreement;
“Verizon Revised
Acquisition”, shall have the meaning given to that term in
Clause 5.2(h)(i);
“Verizon Right to
Match”, shall have the meaning given to that term in Clause
5.2(h)(i); and
“Willful Breach”, a material breach that is a consequence of
an act undertaken or a failure to take an act by the breaching
Party with the knowledge that the taking of such act or the failure
to take such act would, or would reasonably be expected to, cause a
breach of this Agreement.
1.2
Construction
(a)
In this Agreement, words such as “hereunder”, “hereto”, “hereof”
and “herein” and other words commencing with “here” shall, unless
the context clearly indicates to the contrary, refer to the whole
of this Agreement and not to any particular section or clause
thereof.
(b)
In this Agreement, save as otherwise provided herein, any reference
herein to a section, clause, schedule or paragraph shall be a
reference to a section, sub-section, clause, sub-clause, paragraph
or sub-paragraph (as the case may be) of this Agreement.
(c)
In this Agreement, any reference to any provision of any
legislation shall include any amendment, modification, re-enactment
or extension thereof and shall also include any subordinate
legislation made from time to time under such provision, and any
reference to any provision of any legislation, unless the context
clearly indicates to the contrary, shall be a reference to
legislation of Ireland.
(d)
In this Agreement, the masculine gender shall include the feminine
and neuter and vice versa and the singular number shall include the
plural and vice versa.
(e)
In this Agreement, any reference to an Irish legal term for any
action, remedy, method of judicial proceeding, legal document,
legal status, court, official or any legal concept or thing shall,
in respect of any jurisdiction other than Ireland, be deemed to include a reference to
what most nearly approximates in that jurisdiction to the Irish
legal term.
(f)
In this Agreement, any phrase introduced by the terms “including”,
“include”, “in particular” or any similar expression shall be
construed as illustrative and shall not limit the sense of the
words preceding those terms.
(g)
In this Agreement, any agreement or instrument defined or referred
to herein or in any agreement or instrument that is referred to
herein means such agreement or instrument as from time to time
amended, modified or supplemented, including by waiver or consent,
and all attachments thereto and instruments incorporated
therein.
1.3
Captions
The table of contents and
the headings or captions to the clauses in this Agreement are
inserted for convenience of reference only and shall not affect the
interpretation or construction thereof.
1.4
Time
References to times are to
New York City times unless
otherwise specified.
2.
RULE 2.5 ANNOUNCEMENT, SCHEME DOCUMENT AND Fleetmatics EQUITY AWARD
HOLDER PROPOSAL
2.1
Rule 2.5 Announcement
(a)
Each Party confirms that its respective board of directors (or a
duly authorised committee thereof) has approved the contents and
release of the Rule 2.5 Announcement.
(b)
Forthwith upon the execution of this Agreement, Fleetmatics and
Verizon shall jointly, in accordance with, and for the purposes of,
the Takeover Rules, procure the release of the Rule 2.5
Announcement to a Regulatory Information Service by no later than
9:00 a.m., New York City time, on August 1, 2016, or such later time as may be
agreed between the Parties in writing.
(c)
The obligations of Fleetmatics and Verizon under this Agreement,
other than the obligations under Clause 2.1(b), shall be
conditional on the release of the Rule 2.5 Announcement to a
Regulatory Information Service.
(d)
Fleetmatics confirms that, as of the date hereof, the Fleetmatics
Board considers that the terms of the Scheme as contemplated by
this Agreement are fair to the Fleetmatics Shareholders and
reasonable and that the Fleetmatics Board has resolved to recommend
to the Fleetmatics Shareholders that they vote in favour of the
Resolutions. The recommendation of the Fleetmatics Board that the
Fleetmatics Shareholders vote in favour of the Resolutions, and the
related opinion of the financial adviser to the Fleetmatics Board,
are set out in the Rule 2.5 Announcement and, subject to Clause
5.2, shall be incorporated in the Scheme Document and any other
document sent to Fleetmatics Shareholders in connection with the
Acquisition to the extent required by the Takeover Rules or the
rules of the SEC.
(e)
Verizon and Bidco each confirm that, as of the date hereof, their
respective boards of directors have approved their entry into this
Agreement,
(f)
The Conditions are hereby incorporated in and shall constitute a
part of this Agreement.
2.2
Scheme
Subject to Clause 3.6:
(a)
Fleetmatics agrees that it will put the Scheme to the Fleetmatics
Shareholders in the manner set out in Clause 3 and, subject to the
satisfaction or, in the sole discretion of the applicable Party,
waiver (where applicable) of the Conditions (with the exception of
Conditions 2(c) and 2(d) and any other Conditions that by their
nature are to be satisfied on the Sanction Date, but subject to the
satisfaction of such Conditions), will, in the manner set out in
Clause 3, petition the High Court to sanction the Scheme so as to
facilitate the implementation of the Acquisition;
(b)
Bidco agrees that it will (and Verizon undertakes to procure that
Bidco will) participate in the Scheme and agrees to be bound by its
terms, as proposed by Fleetmatics to the Fleetmatics Shareholders,
and that it shall, subject to the satisfaction or, in the sole
discretion of the applicable Party, waiver (where applicable) of
the Conditions, effect the Acquisition through the Scheme on the
terms set out in this Agreement and the Scheme; and
(c)
each of the Parties agrees that it will fully and promptly perform
all of the obligations required of it in respect of the Acquisition
on the terms set out in this Agreement and/or the Scheme, and each
will, subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement,
including Clause 7.2, use its reasonable best efforts (including by
using its reasonable best efforts to cause each of its controlled
Concert Parties and its Representatives to use their respective
reasonable best efforts) to take such other steps as are within its
power and are reasonably required of it for the proper
implementation of the Scheme, including those required of it
pursuant to this Agreement in connection with Completion.
2.3
Change in Shares
If at any time during the
period between the date of this Agreement and the Effective Time,
the issued Fleetmatics Ordinary Shares shall have been changed
into, or exchanged for, a different number of shares or a different
class, by reason of any subdivision, reclassification,
reorganisation, recapitalisation, split, combination, contribution
or exchange of shares, or a stock dividend or dividend payable in
any other securities shall be declared with a record date within
such period, or any similar event shall have occurred, in each case
only to the extent expressly permitted in accordance with Clause
5.1(b)(i) or Clause 5.1(b)(ii), the Cash Consideration and any
payments to be made under Clause 4 and any other number or amount
contained in this Agreement which is based upon the price or number
of the Fleetmatics Ordinary Shares, as the case may be, shall be
correspondingly adjusted to provide the holders of Fleetmatics
Ordinary Shares the same economic effect as contemplated by this
Agreement prior to such event.
2.4
Fleetmatics Equity Award Holder Proposal
(a)
Subject to the posting of the Scheme Document in accordance with
Clause 3.1, the Parties agree that the Fleetmatics Equity Award
Holder Proposal will be made to Fleetmatics Equity Award Holders in
respect of their respective holdings of Fleetmatics Options and/or
Fleetmatics Share Awards in accordance with Clause 4, Rule 15 of
the Takeover Rules and the terms of the Fleetmatics Share
Plans.
(b)
The Fleetmatics Equity Award Holder Proposal shall be issued as a
joint letter from Fleetmatics and Verizon and the Parties shall
agree the final form of the letter to be issued in respect of the
Fleetmatics Equity Award Holder Proposal and all other
documentation necessary to effect the Fleetmatics Equity Award
Holder Proposal.
(c)
Save as required by applicable Law, the High Court and/or the
Panel, neither Party shall amend the Fleetmatics Equity Award
Holder Proposal after its despatch without the consent of the other
Party (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or
delayed).
3.
IMPLEMENTATION OF THE SCHEME
3.1
Responsibilities of Fleetmatics in Respect of the Scheme
Fleetmatics shall:
(a)
be responsible for the preparation of the Scheme Document and all
other documentation necessary to effect the Scheme and to convene
the EGM and Court Meeting;
(b)
for the purpose of implementing the Scheme, instruct a barrister
(of senior counsel standing) and provide Verizon and its advisers
with the opportunity to attend any meetings with such barrister to
discuss matters pertaining to the Scheme and any issues arising in
connection with it (except to the extent the barrister is to advise
on matters relating to the fiduciary duties of the directors of
Fleetmatics or their responsibilities under the Takeover
Rules);
(c)
as promptly as reasonably practicable after the definitive Proxy
Statement is filed with the SEC, or, if the preliminary Proxy
Statement is to be reviewed and commented upon by the SEC, after
the filing of an amendment to the preliminary Proxy Statement with
the SEC to address the comments made by the SEC, Fleetmatics shall
cause to be filed with the Panel the Proxy Statement (in definitive
or preliminary form, as the case may be);
(d)
as promptly as reasonably practicable, notify Verizon of any other
matter of which it becomes aware which would reasonably be expected
to materially delay or prevent filing of the Scheme Document or
implementation of the Scheme or the Acquisition as the case may
be;
(e)
as promptly as reasonably practicable, notify Verizon upon the
receipt of any comments from the Panel on, or any request from the
Panel for amendments or supplements to, the Scheme Document, the
Fleetmatics Equity Award Holder Proposal and the related forms of
proxy to be so filed or furnished;
(f)
prior to filing or despatch of any amendment or supplement to the
Scheme Document requested by the Panel, or responding in writing to
any comments of the Panel with respect thereto, Fleetmatics
shall:
(i)
as promptly as reasonably practicable provide Verizon with an
opportunity to review and comment on such document or response;
and
(ii)
as promptly as reasonably practicable discuss with Verizon and
include in such document or response all comments reasonably
proposed by Verizon;
(g)
provide Verizon with drafts of any and all pleadings, affidavits,
petitions and other filings prepared by Fleetmatics for submission
to the High Court in connection with the Scheme prior to their
filing, and afford Verizon reasonable opportunities to review and
make comments on all such documents and include in such documents
all comments reasonably proposed by Verizon;
(h)
as promptly as reasonably practicable make all necessary
applications to the High Court in connection with the
implementation of the Scheme, and use its reasonable best efforts
so as to ensure that the hearing of such proceedings occurs as
promptly as practicable and seek such directions of the High Court
as it considers necessary or desirable in connection with the
Scheme;
(i)
procure the publication of the requisite advertisements and
despatch of the Scheme Document (in a form acceptable to the Panel)
and the forms of proxy for the use at the Court Meeting and the EGM
(the form of which shall be agreed between the Parties, each acting
reasonably) (a) to Fleetmatics Shareholders on the register of
members of Fleetmatics on the applicable record date, as promptly
as reasonably practicable following the date on which the Proxy
Statement is cleared by the SEC (and in any event within five (5)
Business Days after the date of such clearance by the SEC), and
(b) to the holders of the Fleetmatics Options or Fleetmatics
Share Awards on such date, for information only, as promptly as
reasonably practicable following the date on which the Proxy
Statement is cleared by the SEC (and in any event within five (5)
Business Days after the date of such clearance by the SEC), and
thereafter shall publish and/or post such other documents and
information (the form of which shall be agreed between the Parties,
each acting reasonably) as the High Court and/or the Panel may
approve or direct from time to time in connection with the
implementation of the Scheme in accordance with applicable Law as
promptly as reasonably practicable after the approval or (as the
case may be) direction of the High Court and/or the Panel to
publish or post such documents being obtained;
(j)
unless the Fleetmatics Board has effected a Fleetmatics Change of
Recommendation pursuant to Clause 5.2, and subject to the
obligations of the Fleetmatics Board under the Takeover Rules,
procure that the Scheme Document include the Scheme
Recommendation;
(k)
include in the Scheme Document a notice convening the EGM to be
held immediately following the Court Meeting to consider and, if
thought fit, approve the EGM Resolutions;
(l)
subject to Clause 3.5(b), applicable Law or any direction of the
High Court, not propose an adjournment of the EGM or Court Meeting
without the consent of Verizon;
(m)
keep Verizon reasonably informed in the two weeks prior to the
Court Meeting of the number of proxy votes received in respect of
resolutions to be proposed at the Court Meeting and/or the EGM, and
in any event provide such number promptly upon the request of
Verizon or its Representatives and, unless the Fleetmatics Board
has effected a Fleetmatics Change of Recommendation, conduct any
proxy solicitation exercise and undertake any other steps as may be
agreed by the Parties, acting reasonably, to assist the passing of
the Resolutions at the Court Meeting and/or the EGM;
(n)
notwithstanding any Fleetmatics Change of Recommendation, unless
this Agreement has been terminated pursuant to Clause 9, hold the
Court Meeting and the EGM on the date set out in the Scheme
Document, or such later date as may be agreed in writing between
the Parties, and in such a manner as shall be approved, if
necessary, by the High Court and/or the Panel and propose the
Resolutions without any amendments, unless such amendments have
been agreed to in writing with Verizon, such agreement not to be
unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed;
(o)
afford all such cooperation and assistance as may reasonably be
requested of it by Verizon in respect of the preparation and
verification of any document or in connection with any Clearance or
confirmation reasonably required for the implementation of the
Scheme, including the provision to Verizon of such information and
confirmations relating to it, its Subsidiaries and any of its or
their respective directors or employees as Verizon may reasonably
request (including for the purposes of preparing the Proxy
Statement) and to do so in a timely manner and assume
responsibility only for the information relating to it contained in
the Scheme Document or any other document sent to Fleetmatics
Shareholders or filed with the High Court or in any
announcement;
(p)
review and provide comments (if any) in a timely manner on all
documentation submitted to it;
(q)
following the Court Meeting and EGM, assuming the Resolutions are
duly passed (including by the requisite majorities required under
Section 453 of the Act in the case of the Court Meeting) and all
other Conditions are satisfied or, in the sole discretion of the
applicable Party, waived where applicable (with the exception of
Conditions 2(c) and 2(d)), (i) take all necessary steps on the part
of Fleetmatics to prepare and issue, serve and lodge all such court
documents as are required to seek the sanction of the High Court to
the Scheme as soon as possible thereafter and (ii) use its
reasonable best efforts so as to ensure that the Court Hearing
occurs as promptly as practicable thereafter; provided, however,
that, in the event Verizon would otherwise have the right to
terminate this Agreement pursuant to Clause 9.1(a)(ix) and has
sought to exercise that right by delivering a notice of termination
in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, Fleetmatics shall
have the right to seek at the then scheduled Court Hearing a
reasonable postponement of the Court Hearing (but in no event to a
date later than the third Business Day prior to the End Date) and,
if Fleetmatics shall have exercised its right to seek such
postponement in accordance with this Clause 3.1(q), (1) Fleetmatics
shall not seek to have the High Court take any action at the Court
Hearing (including seeking the High Court’s sanction of the Scheme)
other than seeking the High Court’s approval of such postponement
and (2) no such notice of termination delivered by Verizon shall be
effective (x) until the time at which the High Court shall have
declined to grant such postponement, or (y) if such postponement
has been granted and, taking into account such postponement, the
Pre-Sanction Period has not then commenced (it being understood
that such termination notice shall in the circumstances described
in clause (y) be deemed to have been revoked and rescinded,
provided, however, that, nothing shall prevent Verizon from
delivering a new notice of termination pursuant to Clause
9.1(a)(ix) during a subsequent Pre-Sanction Period, including with
respect to the same underlying cause that gave rise to Verizon’s
right to terminate under Clause 9.1(a)(ix) if such condition
remains in existence when such new notice of termination is
delivered); provided, further, however, that, (A) for the avoidance
of doubt, in no circumstance shall a notice from Verizon invoking
the termination of this Agreement pursuant to Clause 9.1(a)(ix)
delivered during the Pre-Sanction Period be considered to be
untimely delivered as a result of the delayed effectiveness
provisions set forth in this Clause 3.1(q) and (B) if Fleetmatics
shall not have irrevocably committed to Fleetmatics in writing
(which commitment may be delivered by email), by no later than one
hour prior to the scheduled commencement of the Court Hearing, that
it will exercise its right to seek such postponement in accordance
with this Clause 3.1(q) at the Court Hearing, such notice of
termination shall become effective immediately prior to the
commencement of the Court Hearing; and
(r)
give such undertakings as are required by the High Court in
connection with the Scheme and as are reasonably necessary or
desirable to implement the Scheme.
3.2
Responsibilities of Bidco and Verizon in Respect of the Scheme
Bidco shall (and Verizon
will procure that Bidco shall), and in the case of Clauses 3.2(b),
3.2(c), 3.2(d), 3.2(e), 3.2(f) and 3.2(g), Verizon shall:
(a)
instruct counsel to appear on its behalf at the Court Hearing and
undertake to the High Court to be bound by the terms of the Scheme
(including the issuance of the Cash Consideration pursuant
thereto);
(b)
if, and to the extent that, it or any of its Concert Parties owns
or is interested in Fleetmatics Ordinary Shares, exercise all of
its rights, and, insofar as lies within its powers, procure that
each of its Concert Parties shall exercise all rights, in respect
of such Fleetmatics Ordinary Shares so as to implement, and
otherwise support the implementation of, the Scheme, including by
voting (and, in respect of interests in Fleetmatics held via
contracts for difference or other derivative instruments, insofar
as lies within its powers, procuring that instructions are given to
the holder of the underlying Fleetmatics Ordinary Shares to vote)
in favour of the Resolutions or, if required by Law, the High
Court, the Takeover Rules or other rules, refraining from voting,
at any Court Meeting and/or EGM as the case may be;
(c)
procure that the other members of the Verizon Group and, insofar as
lies within its power or procurement, their Representatives take
all such steps as are reasonably necessary or desirable in order to
implement the Scheme, including the provision by Bidco of any
customary undertakings required by the High Court to be provided to
it by Bidco;
(d)
keep Fleetmatics reasonably informed and consult with Fleetmatics
as to the performance of the obligations and responsibilities
required of Verizon and Bidco pursuant to this Agreement and/or the
Scheme and as to any developments relevant to the proper
implementation of the Scheme;
(e)
afford all such cooperation and assistance as may reasonably be
requested of it by Fleetmatics in respect of the preparation and
verification of any document or in connection with any Clearance or
confirmation required for the implementation of the Scheme,
including the provision to Fleetmatics of such information and
confirmations relating to it, its Subsidiaries and any of its or
their respective directors or employees as Fleetmatics may
reasonably request (including for the purposes of preparing the
Proxy Statement) and to do so in a timely manner and assume
responsibility only for the information relating to it contained in
the Scheme Document or any other document sent to Fleetmatics
Shareholders or filed with the High Court or in any
announcement;
(f)
review and provide comments (if any) in a reasonably timely manner
on all documentation submitted to it; and
(g)
as promptly as reasonably practicable, notify Fleetmatics of any
other matter of which it becomes aware which would reasonably be
expected to materially delay or prevent filing of the Scheme
Document or implementation of the Scheme or the Acquisition, as the
case may be.
3.3
Mutual Responsibilities of the Parties
(a)
If any of the Parties becomes aware of any information that,
pursuant to the Takeover Rules, the Act, the Securities Act or the
Exchange Act, should be disclosed in an amendment or supplement to
the Scheme Document or the Proxy Statement, or that is required to
be included therein in order that the information therein shall not
contain an untrue statement or omit to state any material fact
required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the
information or statements therein not false or misleading at the
time and in light of the circumstances under which such information
is included or statements made, then the Party becoming so aware
shall promptly inform the other Parties thereof and the Parties
shall cooperate with each other in submitting or filing such
amendment or supplement with the Panel, and, if required, the SEC
and/or the High Court and, if required, in mailing such amendment
or supplement to the Fleetmatics Shareholders and, for information
only, if required, to the holders of the Fleetmatics Options or
Fleetmatics Share Awards; and
(b)
Each of the Parties shall take, or cause to be taken, such other
steps as are reasonably required of it for the proper
implementation of the Scheme, including those required of it
pursuant to Clauses 8.1 in connection with Completion.
3.4
Dealings with the Panel
(a)
Each of the Parties will promptly provide such assistance and
information as may reasonably be requested by any other Party in
connection with any correspondence or discussions with the Panel in
connection with the Scheme and/or the Acquisition.
(b)
Save where prohibited by the Panel, each of the Parties will (i)
give the other reasonable prior notice of any proposed meeting or
material substantive discussion or correspondence between it or its
Representatives with the Panel, or any amendment to be proposed to
the Scheme in connection therewith, and afford the other reasonable
opportunities to review and make comments and suggestions with
respect to the same and accommodate such comments and suggestions
to the extent that such Party, acting reasonably, considers these
to be appropriate and (ii) keep the other reasonably informed of
all such meetings, discussions or correspondence that it or its
Representative(s) have with the Panel and not participate in any
meeting or discussion with the Panel concerning this Agreement or
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement unless it consults
with the other Party in advance, and, unless prohibited by the
Panel, gives such other Party the opportunity to attend and provide
copies of all written submissions it makes to the Panel and copies
(or, where verbal, a verbal or written summary of the substance) of
the Panel responses thereto provided always that any correspondence
or other information required to be provided under this Clause
3.4(b) may be redacted:
(i)
to remove references concerning the valuation of the businesses of
Fleetmatics; and
(ii)
as necessary to address reasonable privilege concerns (provided
that the redacting Party shall use its commercially reasonable
efforts to cause such information to be provided in a manner that
would not result in such privilege concerns).
(c)
Fleetmatics undertakes, if so reasonably requested by Verizon, to
issue as promptly as reasonably practicable its written consent to
Verizon and to the Panel in respect of any application made by
Verizon to the Panel:
(i)
to redact any commercially sensitive or confidential information
specific to Verizon’s financing arrangements for the Acquisition
(“Verizon Financing Information”) from any documents that Verizon
is required to display pursuant to Rule 26(b)(xi) of the Takeover
Rules; and
(ii)
for a derogation from the requirement under the Takeover Rules to
disclose Verizon Financing Information in the Scheme Document, any
supplemental document or other document sent to Fleetmatics
Shareholders or the holders of the Fleetmatics Options or
Fleetmatics Share Awards pursuant to the Takeover Rules.
(d)
Fleetmatics undertakes, if so reasonably requested by Verizon, to
issue as promptly as reasonably practicable its written consent to
Verizon and to the Panel in respect of any application made by
Verizon to the Panel requesting a derogation from the timing
requirement pursuant to Rule 30.2 of the Takeover Rules in
connection with the despatch of the Scheme Document to Fleetmatics
Shareholders where compliance with such timing requirement will not
be possible within the 28 day period after the date of the Rule 2.5
announcement.
(e)
Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Clause 3.4, (i)
Fleetmatics shall not be required to take any action pursuant to
such provisions if (A) such action is prohibited by the Panel
(unless the Panel decision is successfully appealed by either
Fleetmatics or Verizon) or (B) Fleetmatics has made a
Fleetmatics Change of Recommendation and (ii) no Party shall be
required to take any actions pursuant to this Clause 3.4 if such
actions relate to a matter (A) where the interests of Fleetmatics
and Verizon are, or are reasonably likely to be, adverse or (B)
involving a person who has made, or is reasonably likely to make, a
Fleetmatics Alternative Proposal (or any Affiliate of, or persons
Acting in Concert with, such person).
(f)
Nothing in this Agreement shall in any way limit the Parties’
obligations under the Takeover Rules or the Act.
3.5
No Scheme Amendment by Fleetmatics
Save as required by Law, the
High Court and/or the Panel, Fleetmatics shall not:
(a)
amend the Scheme;
(b)
adjourn or postpone (or propose an adjournment or postponement of)
the Court Meeting or the EGM; provided, however, that Fleetmatics
may, without the consent of Verizon, adjourn or postpone (or
propose to adjourn or postpone) the Court Meeting or EGM, (i) in
the case of adjournment, if requested by the Fleetmatics
Shareholders (on a poll) to do so, provided, that the resolution
was not proposed by Fleetmatics or any of its Affiliates or any of
its or its Affiliates’ officers, directors, employees, agents or
other representatives, (ii) to the extent reasonably necessary
to ensure that any required supplement or amendment to the Proxy
Statement is provided to the Fleetmatics Shareholders or to permit
dissemination of information which is material to shareholders
voting at the Court Meeting or the EGM, but only for so long as the
Fleetmatics Board determines in good faith, after having consulted
with outside counsel, that such action is reasonably necessary or
advisable to give the Fleetmatics Shareholders sufficient time to
evaluate any such disclosure or information so provided or
disseminated, or (iii) if as of the time the Court Meeting or
EGM is scheduled (as set forth in the Proxy Statement), there are
insufficient Fleetmatics Ordinary Shares represented (either in
person or by proxy) (A) to constitute a quorum necessary to
conduct the business of the Court Meeting or the EGM, but only
until a meeting can be held at which the Fleetmatics Board, acting
reasonably, believes there will be a sufficient number of
Fleetmatics Ordinary Shares represented to constitute a quorum or
(B) voting for the approval of the Court Resolutions or the
EGM Resolutions, as applicable, but only until a meeting can be
held at which the Fleetmatics Board, acting reasonably, believes
there will be a sufficient number of votes of holders of
Fleetmatics Ordinary Shares to approve the Court Meeting
Resolutions or the EGM Resolutions, as applicable; provided, that
the Court Meeting and EGM are not postponed or adjourned to a date
that is more than 30 days after the date for which the Court
Meeting and EGM are originally scheduled (other than any
adjournments or postponements required by applicable Law, including
adjournments or postponements to the extent reasonably necessary or
advisable to ensure that any required supplement or amendment to
the Proxy Statement is provided or made available to Fleetmatics
Shareholders or to permit dissemination of information which is
material to shareholders voting at the Court Meeting and EGM and to
give the Fleetmatics shareholders sufficient time to evaluate any
such supplement or amendment or other information); or
(c)
amend the Resolutions (in each case, in the form set out in the
Scheme Document);
after despatch of the Scheme
Document without the consent of Verizon.
3.6
Switching to a Takeover Offer
(a)
In the event (and only in the event) that Verizon reasonably
considers (in its good faith discretion) that a competitive
situation exists or, based on facts known at the time, may
reasonably be expected to arise in connection with the Acquisition,
Verizon may elect (and with the Panel’s consent) to implement the
Acquisition by way of the Takeover Offer (rather than the Scheme),
whether or not the Scheme Document has been posted, subject to the
terms of this Clause 3.6, and Verizon shall notify Fleetmatics
promptly of any such election made by it to implement the
Acquisition by way of the Takeover Offer (rather than the
Scheme).
(b)
If Verizon elects to implement the Acquisition by way of the
Takeover Offer pursuant to Clause 3.6(a), Fleetmatics undertakes to
provide Verizon as promptly as reasonably practicable with all such
information about the Fleetmatics Group (including directors and
their connected persons) as may reasonably be required for
inclusion in the Takeover Offer Document and to provide all such
other assistance as may reasonably be required by the Takeover
Rules in connection with the preparation of the Takeover Offer
Document, including reasonable access to, and ensuring the
provision of reasonable assistance by, its management and relevant
professional advisers.
(c)
If Verizon elects to implement the Acquisition by way of the
Takeover Offer in accordance with Clause 3.6(a), the Parties
mutually agree:
(i)
that the Takeover Offer Document will contain provisions in
accordance with the terms and conditions set out in the Rule 2.5
Announcement, the relevant Conditions and such other further terms
and conditions as agreed (including any modification thereto)
between Verizon and the Panel; provided, however, that the terms
and conditions of the Takeover Offer shall be at least as
favourable to the Fleetmatics Shareholders (except for the 80 per
cent acceptance condition contemplated by paragraph 9 of Annex III
to the Rule 2.5 Announcement) and the holders of Fleetmatics
Options and Fleetmatics Share Awards and Fleetmatics Employees as
those which would apply in relation to the Scheme;
(ii)
to reasonably co-operate and consult with each other in the
preparation of the Takeover Offer Document or any other document or
filing which is required for the purposes of implementing the
Acquisition;
(iii)
that, unless the Fleetmatics Board has previously effected a
Fleetmatics Change of Recommendation in accordance with the
provisions of Clause 5.2, the Takeover Offer shall incorporate a
recommendation to the holders of the Fleetmatics Ordinary Shares
from the Fleetmatics Board to accept the Takeover Offer, and such
recommendation will not thereafter be withdrawn, adversely modified
or qualified except as contemplated by Clause 5.2;
(iv)
to prepare and file with, or submit to, the SEC and, to the extent
required, the Panel and the High Court, all documents, amendments
and supplements required to be filed therewith or submitted thereto
pursuant to the Securities Act or the Exchange Act in connection
with the Takeover Offer and to make any applications or initiate
any appearances that may be required or desirable to and in front
of the High Court for the purpose of discontinuance of High Court
proceedings initiated in connection with the Scheme and each Party
shall have reasonable opportunities to review and make comments on
all such documents, amendments and supplements and, following
reasonable accommodation of such comments and approval of such
documents, amendments and supplements by the other Party, which
shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed, file or
submit, as the case may be, such documents, amendments and
supplements with or to the SEC;
(v)
to provide the other Party with any comments received from the SEC
on any documents filed by it with the SEC promptly after receipt
thereof; and
(vi)
to provide the other Party with reasonable prior notice of any
proposed oral communication with the SEC and, to the fullest extent
permitted by the SEC, afford the other Party reasonable opportunity
to participate therein.
(d)
If the Takeover Offer is consummated, Verizon shall cause Bidco or
its designee to effect as promptly as reasonably practicable a
compulsory acquisition of any Fleetmatics Ordinary Shares under
Sections 456 to 460 of the Act not acquired in the Takeover Offer
for the same consideration per share.
(e)
For the avoidance of doubt and except as may be required by the
Takeover Rules (and without limiting any other provision of this
Agreement), nothing in this Clause 3.6 shall require Fleetmatics to
provide Verizon with any information with respect to, or to
otherwise take or fail to take any action in connection with
Fleetmatics’ consideration of or response to, any Fleetmatics
Alternative Proposal.
3.7
Preparation of Proxy Statement
(a)
As promptly as reasonably practicable following the date hereof,
and in any event within fifteen (15) Business Days after the date
hereof, Fleetmatics shall prepare and file with the SEC preliminary
proxy materials which shall constitute the Scheme Document, which
shall also constitute the proxy statement relating to the matters
to be submitted to the Fleetmatics Shareholders at the Court
Meeting and the EGM (such Proxy Statement, and any amendments or
supplements thereto, the “Proxy Statement”). Verizon and Bidco
shall cooperate with Fleetmatics in the preparation of the Proxy
Statement and furnish all information concerning Verizon or Bidco,
as the case may be, that is required in connection with the
preparation of the Proxy Statement. Fleetmatics shall use its
reasonable best efforts to have the Proxy Statement cleared by the
SEC and to mail the Proxy Statement to its shareholders as promptly
as practicable (and in any event within five (5) Business Days
after the date of the resolution of any comments of the SEC or the
staff of the SEC with respect to the preliminary Proxy Statement),
to the extent required by applicable Law.
Fleetmatics shall, as
promptly as practicable after receipt thereof, provide Verizon with
copies of any written comments and advise Verizon of any oral
comments with respect to the Proxy Statement received from the SEC
or the Staff of the SEC. Fleetmatics shall provide Verizon
with a reasonable opportunity to review and comment on any
amendment or supplement to the Proxy Statement prior to filing such
with the SEC, and Fleetmatics will promptly provide Verizon with a
copy of all such filings made with the SEC. Each Party shall
use its reasonable best efforts to take any action required to be
taken by it under any applicable state securities Laws in
connection with the Acquisition, and each Party shall furnish all
information concerning it and the holders of its capital stock as
may be reasonably requested in connection with any such
action. If, at any time prior to the Effective Time, any
information relating to any of the Parties, or their respective
Affiliates, officers or directors, should be discovered by either
Party, and such information should be set forth in an amendment or
supplement to the Proxy Statement so that such documents would not
include any misstatement of a material fact or omit to state any
material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in light of
the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, the
Party that discovers such information shall promptly notify the
other Party and, to the extent required by Law, an appropriate
amendment or supplement describing such information shall be
promptly filed with the SEC and, to the extent required by Law,
disseminated to the Fleetmatics Shareholders.
4.
FLEETMATICS EQUITY AWARDS
4.1
Treatment of Equity Awards
Neither Verizon nor Bidco
nor any of their Affiliates shall assume any Fleetmatics Options or
Fleetmatics Share Awards, whether vested or unvested, in connection
with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
Immediately prior to the Effective Time, the Fleetmatics Share
Plans shall be terminated by Fleetmatics and all Fleetmatics
Options and Fleetmatics Share Awards, whether vested or unvested,
that are outstanding and unexercised as of immediately prior to the
Effective Time shall, at the Effective Time, automatically (and
without any action on the part of any party hereto or the holder
thereof) be cancelled and terminated and automatically converted
into the right of the holder thereof to receive the consideration
set forth below, if any and as applicable, upon the terms and
subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement.
4.2
Fleetmatics Options Granted under the Fleetmatics Share Plans
(a)
Effective as of the Effective Time, each Fleetmatics Option that is
outstanding and unexercised immediately prior to the Effective Time
and whether vested (including, as a result of any applicable
vesting acceleration) or unvested, shall, without any further
action on the part of any holder thereof, be cancelled, terminated
and converted into the right of the former holder of such
Fleetmatics Option to receive, for each Fleetmatics Ordinary Share
then subject to such Fleetmatics Option, the Cash Consideration,
without interest and less the exercise price and any required
withholdings applicable to such Fleetmatics Option. Following the
Effective Time, any such cancelled Fleetmatics Option shall no
longer be exercisable for Fleetmatics Ordinary Shares and shall
only entitle the holder of such Fleetmatics Option to the payment
described in this Clause 4.2, which shall be made or caused to be
made by Bidco as of, or within thirty (30) days after, the
Effective Time.
(b)
For the avoidance of doubt, if the exercise price per Ordinary
Share of any Fleetmatics Option (whether or not vested) that is
outstanding as of immediately prior to the Effective Time exceeds
the Cash Consideration, such Fleetmatics Option shall be cancelled
as of the Effective Time without the payment of any amount or other
consideration in respect thereof.
4.3
Fleetmatics Share Awards Granted under the Fleetmatics Share
Plans
(a)
Effective as of the Effective Time, each Fleetmatics Share Award
that is outstanding and vested immediately prior to the Effective
Time (including, as a result of any applicable vesting
acceleration) shall, without any further action on the part of any
holder thereof, be cancelled, extinguished and converted into the
right of the former holder of such Fleetmatics Share Award to
receive the Cash Consideration, without interest and less any
required withholdings applicable to such Fleetmatics Share Award,
which shall be made or caused to be made by Bidco as of, or within
thirty (30) days after, the Effective Time.
(b)
Each Fleetmatics Share Award that is outstanding and unvested
immediately prior to the Effective Time (any such Fleetmatics Share
Award, an “Unvested Share Award”) shall, without any further
action on the part of any holder thereof, be cancelled,
extinguished and converted into the right of the former holder of
such Unvested Share Award to receive, following the Effective Time,
a cash amount equal to the Cash Consideration, without interest and
subject to applicable Tax withholding (if any) (the “Unvested
Share Award Consideration”), payable at such time or times as
set forth in Clause 4.3(c).
(c)
All amounts payable with respect to any Unvested Share Award shall
(i) be deemed earned and vested on the date(s) on which such
Unvested Share Award would otherwise have vested in accordance with
the vesting schedule that applied to such Unvested Share Award
immediately prior to the Effective Time (including any applicable
acceleration provisions, except as otherwise agreed to by Verizon
and such former holder in writing), subject to satisfaction of all
applicable vesting conditions on or prior to such vesting date(s),
and (ii) be paid by Verizon or its designee, less any applicable
withholding taxes and in accordance with its payroll procedures, no
later than thirty (30) days following the vesting date(s) of such
Unvested Share Award; provided, however, that any performance
measures applicable to such Unvested Share Award shall be deemed to
have been satisfied as of the Effective Time as if 100% of the
applicable performance targets have been achieved and thereafter
such Unvested Share Award will continue to vest based upon the
otherwise applicable time-based vesting schedule subject to
acceleration as provided in this Clause 4.3(c) below; provided
further that if prior to the time at which such Unvested Share
Award is fully vested a holder’s employment with Fleetmatics and
its Subsidiaries is terminated either (I) without Cause or (II) by
reason of the holder’s disability or death, then, in the case of
any of clauses (I) or (II), the Unvested Share Award Consideration
shall be payable to such holder with respect to such unvested
portion of such Unvested Share Award (together with any other
amounts due pursuant to this Clause 4.3 but not yet actually paid)
promptly following such termination of employment.
4.4
Implementation
Prior to the Effective Time,
Fleetmatics shall take all necessary actions, including obtaining
appropriate resolutions of Fleetmatics’ board of directors (or
applicable committee thereof), providing all notices, obtaining any
necessary consents and taking all other actions necessary or
desirable to effect the termination of the Fleetmatics Share Plans
and awards outstanding thereunder, which notices, resolutions,
consents and other written materials shall be subject to the review
and approval of Verizon, which shall not be unreasonably withheld,
conditioned or delayed.
4.5
Amendment of Articles
Fleetmatics shall procure
that a special resolution be put before the Fleetmatics
Shareholders at the EGM proposing that the Memorandum and Articles
of Association of Fleetmatics be amended so that any Fleetmatics
Ordinary Shares allotted following the EGM will either be subject
to the terms of the Scheme or acquired by Bidco for the same
consideration per Fleetmatics Ordinary Share as shall be payable to
Fleetmatics Shareholders under the Scheme (depending upon the
timing of such allotment); provided, however, that nothing in such
amendment to the Memorandum and Articles of Association of
Fleetmatics shall prohibit the sale (whether on a stock exchange or
otherwise) of any Fleetmatics Ordinary Shares issued on the
exercise of Fleetmatics Options or vesting or settlement of
Fleetmatics Share Awards, as applicable, following the EGM but
prior to the sanction of the Scheme by the High Court, it being
always acknowledged that each and every Fleetmatics Share will be
bound by the terms of the Scheme.
4.6
Fleetmatics ESPP
Prior to the Effective Time,
Fleetmatics may continue to operate the Fleetmatics’ Employee Stock
Purchase Plan (the “Fleetmatics ESPP”) in accordance with
its terms; provided, that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary
in the Fleetmatics ESPP, (i) Fleetmatics shall not permit any
individual to, and no individual shall, increase the amount of an
existing election, or make a new election, with respect to payroll
deductions thereunder; (ii) the offering period ongoing as of the
date of this Agreement shall be the final offering period under the
Fleetmatics ESPP and the currently outstanding purchase rights
under the Fleetmatics ESPP shall be exercised on the earlier of (x)
the next regularly scheduled Exercise Date (as defined in the
Fleetmatics ESPP) under the Fleetmatics ESPP or (y) the date that
is seven Business Days prior to the Effective Date (such date, the
“Final Enrollment Date”) and any participant
payroll deductions not applied to the purchase of Fleetmatics
Ordinary Shares on the Final Enrollment Date shall be returned to
participants pursuant to the terms of the Fleetmatics ESPP; and
(iii) no additional options shall be granted upon or after such
Final Enrollment Date. Fleetmatics shall terminate the Fleetmatics
ESPP, effective as of the Effective Time.
5.
FLEETMATICS CONDUCT
5.1
Conduct of Business by Fleetmatics
(a)
At all times from the execution of this Agreement until the earlier
of Completion and the date, if any, on which this Agreement is
terminated pursuant to Clause 9, except as may be required by Law,
or as expressly contemplated or permitted elsewhere in this
Agreement, or as set forth in the corresponding subsection of
Clause 5.1 of the Fleetmatics Disclosure Schedule, or with the
prior written consent of Verizon (which consent shall not be
unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned), Fleetmatics shall,
and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, conduct its business
only in the ordinary course consistent with past practice.
(b)
At all times from the execution of this Agreement until the earlier
of Completion and the date, if any, on which the Agreement is
terminated pursuant to Clause 9, except as may be required by Law,
or as expressly contemplated or permitted elsewhere in this
Agreement, or as set forth in Clause 5.1 of the Fleetmatics
Disclosure Schedule, or with the prior written consent of Verizon
(which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or
conditioned), Fleetmatics:
(i)
shall not, and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries that is not
wholly owned to, authorise or pay any dividends on or make any
distribution with respect to the outstanding shares in its capital
(whether in cash, assets, shares or other securities of Fleetmatics
or its Subsidiaries), except dividends and distributions paid
or made by wholly-owned Subsidiaries to the Company or another
wholly-owned Subsidiary in the ordinary course consistent with past
practice;
(ii)
shall not, and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, split,
combine or reclassify any of its shares of capital in issue, or
issue or authorise the issuance of any other securities in respect
of, in lieu of or in substitution for, shares in its capital;
(iii)
shall not, and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to (A)
grant any Fleetmatics Options, Fleetmatics Share Awards or any
other equity or equity-based awards, (B) grant or announce any
increase in the compensation or other benefits payable or provided
to Fleetmatics’ current or former directors, officers, consultants
or employees, except in the case of employees (other than any
employee with a title of vice president or above) (1) in connection
with performance-related compensation increases in the ordinary
course of business and consistent with past practice not to exceed
$15,000 and (2) in connection with
changes to such employee’s position, title, responsibilities or
promotion in the ordinary course of business and consistent with
past practice not to exceed $15,000,
with the total amount of all increases made pursuant to (B)(1) and
(B)(2) not to exceed $500,000 in the
aggregate per calendar quarter, (C) enter into any new, or amend in
any material respect, any employment, indemnification, change of
control, severance, retention or similar agreement or arrangement
with any director, officer, consultant or employee,
(D) terminate the employment of any officers with a title of
vice president or above (other than for cause) or hire any employee
with a title of vice president or above or an aggregate annual base
salary and target bonus opportunity of at least $250,000, (E) amend any performance targets with
respect to any outstanding bonus, incentive, equity or equity-based
awards, (F) amend the funding obligation or contribution rate of
any Fleetmatics Benefit Plan or change any underlying assumptions
to calculate benefits payable under any Fleetmatics Benefit Plan,
or (G) establish, adopt, enter into, amend or terminate a
Fleetmatics Benefit Plan or any other plan, trust, fund, policy or
arrangement for the benefit of any current or former directors,
officers or employees or any of their beneficiaries, except, in the
case of each of sub-clauses (A) through (G) of this Clause
5.1(b)(iii) as required by existing written agreements or
Fleetmatics Benefit Plans in effect as of the date of this
Agreement and disclosed to Verizon or as otherwise required by
applicable Law;
(iv)
shall not, and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, make
any change in financial accounting policies or procedures or any of
its methods of reporting income, deductions or other material items
for financial accounting purposes, except as required by U.S. GAAP,
applicable Law or SEC policy;
(v)
shall not, and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to,
authorise or announce an intention to authorise, or enter into
agreements with respect to, any acquisitions of an equity interest
in or a substantial portion of the assets of any person or any
business or division thereof, or any mergers, consolidations or
business combinations, except pursuant to the matters set forth in
Clause 5.1(b)(v) of the Fleetmatics Disclosure Schedule;
(vi)
shall not amend the Fleetmatics Memorandum and Articles of
Association, and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to adopt
any amendments to its Organisational Documents except pursuant to
the EGM resolutions;
(vii)
shall not, and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, issue,
deliver, grant, sell, pledge, dispose of or encumber, or authorise
the issuance, delivery, grant, sale, pledge, disposition or
encumbrance of, any shares in its capital, voting securities or
other equity interest in Fleetmatics or any Subsidiaries or any
securities convertible into or exchangeable for any such shares,
voting securities or equity interest, or any rights, warrants or
options to acquire any such shares in its capital, voting
securities or equity interest or any “phantom” stock, “phantom”
stock rights, stock appreciation rights or stock based performance
units or take any action to cause to be exercisable any otherwise
unexercisable Fleetmatics Option under any existing Fleetmatics
Share Plan (except as otherwise required by the express terms of
any options outstanding on the date hereof), other than (A)
issuances of Fleetmatics Ordinary Shares upon the due exercise of
Fleetmatics Options or the settlement of Fleetmatics Share Awards
upon the vesting, in each case in respect of Fleetmatics Options
and Fleetmatics Share Awards outstanding on the date hereof, (B)
withholding of Fleetmatics Ordinary Shares to satisfy Tax
obligations pertaining to the exercise of Fleetmatics Options or
the vesting or settlement of Fleetmatics Share Awards or to satisfy
the exercise price with respect to Fleetmatics Options or to
effectuate an optionee direction upon exercise and in accordance
with the terms of the Fleetmatics Share Plans and (C) subject to
Clause 4.6, issuances or distributions of Fleetmatics Ordinary
Shares pursuant to the Fleetmatics ESPP;
(viii) shall not,
and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, directly or
indirectly, purchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any shares in its
capital or any rights, warrants or options to acquire any such
shares in its capital, except for acquisitions of Fleetmatics
Ordinary Shares tendered by holders of Fleetmatics Options and
Fleetmatics Share Awards in order to satisfy obligations to pay the
exercise price and/or Tax withholding obligations with respect
thereto in accordance with the terms of the Fleetmatics Share
Plans;
(ix)
shall not, and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, redeem,
repurchase, prepay (other than prepayments of revolving loans),
defease, incur, assume, endorse, guarantee or otherwise become
liable for or modify in any material respects the terms of any
indebtedness for borrowed money or issue or sell any debt
securities or calls, options, warrants or other rights to acquire
any debt securities (directly, contingently or otherwise), except
for (A) any indebtedness for borrowed money among Fleetmatics and
its wholly-owned Subsidiaries or among Fleetmatics’ wholly-owned
Subsidiaries (unless such transaction would be reasonably expected
to have adverse tax consequences with respect to the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement or otherwise have effects upon the
Fleetmatics Group that are material and adverse), (B) issuances of
guarantees by Fleetmatics of indebtedness for borrowed money of
Subsidiaries of Fleetmatics or issuances of guarantees by
Fleetmatics’ Subsidiaries of indebtedness for borrowed money of
Fleetmatics or any Subsidiary of Fleetmatics, which indebtedness is
incurred in compliance with this Clause 5.1(b)(ix), (C) incurrence
of indebtedness for borrowed money not to exceed $30 million in the aggregate incurred pursuant to
agreements entered into by Fleetmatics or its Subsidiaries in
effect prior to the execution of this Agreement and set forth in
Clause 5.1(b)(ix) of the Fleetmatics Disclosure Schedule and (D)
transactions at the stated maturity of such indebtedness and
required amortization or mandatory prepayments; provided that
nothing contained herein shall prohibit Fleetmatics and its
Subsidiaries from making guarantees or obtaining letters of credit
or surety bonds for the benefit of commercial counterparties in the
ordinary course of business consistent with past practice;
(x)
shall not, and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, make
any loans to any other person, except for loans among Fleetmatics
and its wholly owned Subsidiaries or among Fleetmatics’ wholly
owned Subsidiaries (provided that (x) subject to the
provisions of the existing indebtedness of Fleetmatics and its
Subsidiaries as may be amended, Fleetmatics and its Subsidiaries
shall not make any such loan if it would be reasonably expected to
have adverse tax consequences with respect to the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement or otherwise have effects upon the
Fleetmatics Group that are material and adverse and, (y) in any
event, Fleetmatics shall not structure any such loan in a manner
that would be reasonably expected to have adverse tax consequences
with respect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or
otherwise have effects upon the Fleetmatics Group that are material
and adverse);
(xi)
shall not, and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, sell,
lease, license, transfer, exchange, swap, let lapse or otherwise
dispose of, or subject to any Lien (other than Fleetmatics
Permitted Liens), any of its material tangible properties or assets
(including shares in the capital of its or their Subsidiaries),
except (A) pursuant to existing agreements in effect prior to the
execution of this Agreement and set forth in Clause 5.1(b)(xi) of
the Fleetmatics Disclosure Schedule, (B) in the case of Liens, as
required in connection with any indebtedness permitted to be
incurred pursuant sub-clause (ix) hereof, (C) sales of
inventory in the ordinary course of business, and (D) for
transactions among Fleetmatics and its wholly owned Subsidiaries or
among Fleetmatics’ wholly owned Subsidiaries (provided that
(x) subject to the provisions of the existing indebtedness of
Fleetmatics and its Subsidiaries as such provisions may be amended
from time to time, Fleetmatics and its Subsidiaries shall not
engage in any such transaction if it would be reasonably expected
to have adverse tax consequences with respect to the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement or otherwise have effects upon the
Fleetmatics Group that are material and adverse and, (y) in any
event, Fleetmatics shall not structure any such transaction in a
manner that would be reasonably expected to have adverse tax
consequences with respect to the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement or otherwise have effects upon the Fleetmatics Group that
are material and adverse);
(xii)
shall not, and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, (A)
sell, assign, convey, transfer, exchange, swap or otherwise dispose
of, or subject to any Lien, any Owned Intellectual Property, or (B)
grant to any third party any license or other rights with respect
to any material Owned Intellectual Property, except for
non-exclusive licenses of Owned Intellectual Property granted to
customers in the ordinary course of business consistent with past
practice;
(xiii) shall not,
and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, abandon, allow to
lapse or fail to maintain any material Owned Intellectual Property,
except for such issuances, registrations or applications that
Fleetmatics or any of its Subsidiaries has permitted to expire or
has cancelled or abandoned in its reasonable business judgment;
(xiv) shall not,
and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, compromise or
settle any material claim, litigation, investigation or proceeding,
in each case made or pending by or against Fleetmatics or any of
its Subsidiaries (for the avoidance of doubt, including any
compromise or settlement with respect to matters in which any of
them is a plaintiff), or any of their officers and directors in
their capacities as such, other than the compromise or settlement
of claims, litigation, investigations or proceedings that: (x) is
for an amount not to exceed, for any such compromise or settlement
individually or in the aggregate, US$3,000,000,(y) does not impose any
injunctive relief on Fleetmatics and its Subsidiaries or otherwise
encumber or restrict their operations and (z) does not include any
admission of guilt or wrongdoing by Fleetmatics, or otherwise as
required by applicable Law or any judgment by a court of competent
jurisdiction;
(xv)
shall not, and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, make or
change any material Tax election, adopt or change any method of
accounting for Tax purposes, make any change in any annual
accounting period, file any amended Tax Return, settle or
compromise any audit or proceeding relating to a material amount of
Taxes, agree to an extension or waiver of the statute of
limitations with respect to a material amount of Taxes, enter into
any closing agreement with respect to any Tax or surrender any
right to claim a material amount of Tax refund;
(xvi) shall not,
and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, make any new
capital expenditure or expenditures, or commit to do so, in excess
of the amounts set forth in Clause 5.1(b)(xvi) of the Fleetmatics
Disclosure Schedule;
(xvii) shall not, and shall not
permit any of its Subsidiaries to, enter into any contract that
would, if entered into prior to the date hereof, be a Fleetmatics
Material Contract, or materially modify, materially amend or
terminate any Fleetmatics Material Contract or waive, release or
assign any material rights or claims thereunder;
(xviii) shall
not, and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, alter any
intercompany arrangements or agreements or the ownership structure
among Fleetmatics and its wholly owned Subsidiaries or among
Fleetmatics’ wholly owned Subsidiaries if such alterations,
individually or in the aggregate, would reasonably be expected to
have tax consequences to Fleetmatics or any of its Subsidiaries or
otherwise have effects upon the Fleetmatics Group that are material
and adverse; and
(xix) shall not,
and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, agree, in writing
or otherwise, to take any of the foregoing actions.
5.2
Non-Solicitation Applicable to Fleetmatics
(a)
Subject to any actions which Fleetmatics is required to take so as
to comply with the requirements of the Takeover Rules, Fleetmatics
agrees that neither it nor any Subsidiary of Fleetmatics shall, and
that it shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause its and
their respective Representatives and any person Acting in Concert
with Fleetmatics not to, directly or indirectly: (i) solicit,
initiate or knowingly encourage any enquiry with respect to, or the
making or submission of, any Fleetmatics Alternative Proposal, (ii)
participate in any discussions or negotiations regarding a
Fleetmatics Alternative Proposal with, or furnish any nonpublic
information regarding a Fleetmatics Alternative Proposal to, any
person that has made or, to Fleetmatics’ knowledge, is considering
making a Fleetmatics Alternative Proposal, except to notify such
person as to the existence of the provisions of this Clause 5.2, or
(iii) waive, terminate, modify or fail to use its reasonable best
efforts to enforce any provision of any “standstill” or similar
obligation of any person with respect to Fleetmatics or any of its
Subsidiaries. Fleetmatics shall, and shall cause its
Subsidiaries and its and their respective Representatives to,
immediately cease and cause to be terminated all existing
discussions or negotiations with any person conducted heretofore
with respect to any Fleetmatics Alternative Proposal, or any
enquiry or proposal that may reasonably be expected to lead to a
Fleetmatics Alternative Proposal, request the prompt return or
destruction of all confidential information previously furnished in
connection therewith and immediately terminate all physical and
electronic dataroom access previously granted to any such person or
its Representatives.
(b)
Notwithstanding the limitations set forth in Clause 5.2(a), if
Fleetmatics receives a bona fide written Fleetmatics Alternative
Proposal or enquiry or proposal from a person who is intending on
making a Fleetmatics Alternative Proposal and the Fleetmatics Board
determines in good faith (after consultation with Fleetmatics’
financial advisor and outside legal counsel) that (i) such
Fleetmatics Alternative Proposal, enquiry or proposal either
constitutes a Fleetmatics Superior Proposal or could reasonably be
expected to result in a Fleetmatics Superior Proposal and (ii) the
failure to take the actions described in clauses (x) and (y) below
would be inconsistent with the directors’ fiduciary duties under
applicable Law, and which Fleetmatics Alternative Proposal, enquiry
or proposal was made after the date of this Agreement and did not
otherwise result from a breach of this Clause 5.2, Fleetmatics may
take any or all of the following actions: (x) furnish nonpublic
information to the third party (and any persons Acting in Concert
with such third party and to their respective potential financing
sources and Representatives) making or intending to make such
Fleetmatics Alternative Proposal (provided that all such
information has previously been provided to Verizon or is provided
to Verizon concurrently with the time it is provided to such
person(s)), if, and only if, prior to so furnishing such
information, Fleetmatics receives from the third party an executed
confidentiality agreement on terms no less restrictive of such
person than the Confidentiality Agreement and (y) engage in
discussions or negotiations with the third party with respect to
such Fleetmatics Alternative Proposal. Fleetmatics will promptly
(and in any event within 24 hours of receipt) notify Verizon orally
and in writing of the receipt of any Fleetmatics Alternative
Proposal or any communication or proposal that may reasonably be
expected to lead to a Fleetmatics Alternative Proposal, and shall,
in the case of any such notice, set forth the material terms and
conditions of such Fleetmatics Alternative Proposal or such
communication or proposal (including any changes to such material
terms and conditions) and the identity of the person making any
such Fleetmatics Alternative Proposal, and thereafter shall
promptly keep Verizon informed on a current basis of any material
change to the terms and status of any such Fleetmatics Alternative
Proposal. Fleetmatics shall provide to Verizon as soon as
reasonably practicable after receipt or delivery thereof (and in
any event within 24 hours of receipt or delivery) copies of all
written correspondence and other written material exchanged between
Fleetmatics or any of its Subsidiaries and the person making any
such Fleetmatics Alternative Proposal (or such person’s
Representatives) that describes any of the material terms or
conditions of such Fleetmatics Alternative Proposal, including
draft agreements or term sheets submitted by either party in
connection therewith. Fleetmatics shall not, and shall cause its
Subsidiaries not to, enter into any confidentiality or other
agreement with any person subsequent to the date of this Agreement
that prohibits Fleetmatics from providing such information to
Verizon.
(c)
Except as set forth in Clauses 5.2(d), (e) and (h) below, neither
the Fleetmatics Board nor any committee thereof shall (i) (A)
withdraw or fail to make (or qualify or modify in any manner
adverse to Verizon), or propose publicly to withdraw or fail to
make (or qualify or modify in any manner adverse to Verizon), the
Scheme Recommendation or the recommendation contemplated by Clause
3.6(c)(iii) or (B) approve, recommend or declare advisable, or
propose publicly to approve, recommend or declare advisable, any
Fleetmatics Alternative Proposal (any action in this subclause (i)
being referred to as a “Fleetmatics Change of Recommendation”) (it
being agreed that (x) no “stop, look and listen” communication
pursuant to Rule 14d?9(f) of the Exchange Act in and of itself
shall constitute a Fleetmatics Change of Recommendation and, (y)
for the avoidance of doubt, the provision by Fleetmatics to Verizon
of notice or information in connection with a Fleetmatics
Alternative Proposal or Fleetmatics Superior Proposal as required
or expressly permitted by this Agreement shall not, in and of
itself, constitute a Fleetmatics Change of Recommendation) or (ii)
cause or allow Fleetmatics or any of its Subsidiaries to execute or
enter into, any letter of intent, memorandum of understanding,
agreement in principle, merger agreement, acquisition agreement,
transaction agreement, implementation agreement, option agreement,
joint venture agreement, alliance agreement, partnership agreement
or other agreement constituting or with respect to, or that would
reasonably be expected to lead to, any Fleetmatics Alternative
Proposal, or requiring, or reasonably expected to cause,
Fleetmatics to abandon, terminate, delay or fail to consummate the
Acquisition (other than as contemplated by Clause 5.2(h)(i) and
other than a confidentiality agreement as contemplated by Clause
5.2(b)).
(d)
Nothing in this Agreement shall prohibit or restrict the
Fleetmatics Board, in response to an Intervening Event, from making
a Fleetmatics Change of Recommendation at any time prior to
obtaining the Fleetmatics Shareholder Approval if the Fleetmatics
Board has concluded in good faith (after consultation with
Fleetmatics’ outside legal counsel and financial advisor) that the
failure to take such action would be inconsistent with the
directors’ fiduciary duties under applicable Law; provided,
however, that Fleetmatics shall have provided prior written notice
to Verizon, at least four (4) Business Days in advance, of the
Fleetmatics Board’s intention to make such Fleetmatics Change of
Recommendation and the reasons therefor, and provided, further,
that the Fleetmatics Board shall take into account any changes to
the terms of this Agreement and the Scheme proposed by Verizon in
response to such prior written notice or otherwise, and during such
four (4) Business Day period, Fleetmatics shall engage in good
faith negotiations with Verizon regarding any changes to the terms
of this Agreement proposed by Verizon. Notwithstanding any
Fleetmatics Change of Recommendation, unless this Agreement has
been terminated in accordance with Clause 9, Fleetmatics shall hold
the Court Meeting and the EGM in accordance with Clause 3.1 for
purposes of obtaining the approval of the Resolutions by the
requisite majorities of Fleetmatics Shareholders, and nothing
contained herein shall be deemed to relieve Fleetmatics of such
obligation.
(e)
Nothing contained in this Agreement shall prohibit or restrict
Fleetmatics or the Fleetmatics Board from (i) taking and disclosing
to the Fleetmatics Shareholders a position or making a statement
contemplated by Rule 14d-9, Rule 14e-2(a) or Item 1012(a) of
Regulation M-A promulgated under the Exchange Act, or other
applicable Law, or (ii) making any disclosure to the Fleetmatics
Shareholders if in the good faith judgment of the Fleetmatics Board
(after consultation with Fleetmatics’ outside legal counsel),
failure to so disclose and/or take would be inconsistent with the
directors’ fiduciary duties under applicable Law; provided,
however, that any disclosure of a position contemplated by Rule
14e-2(a) or Rule 14d-9 promulgated under the Exchange Act that
relates to the approval, recommendation or declaration of
advisability by the Fleetmatics Board with respect to this
Agreement, the Scheme and/or the Takeover Offer or a Fleetmatics
Alternative Proposal shall be deemed to be a Fleetmatics Change of
Recommendation unless Fleetmatics in connection with such
disclosure publicly states that the Fleetmatics Board expressly
rejects the applicable Fleetmatics Alternative Proposal and
expressly states that its recommendation with respect to this
Agreement, the Scheme and/or the Takeover Offer has not changed or
expressly reiterates the prior recommendation of the Fleetmatics
Board, without otherwise disclosing or effecting any Fleetmatics
Change of Recommendation.
(f)
As used in this Agreement, “Fleetmatics Alternative Proposal” shall
mean any bona fide proposal or bona fide offer made by any person
(other than a proposal or offer by Verizon or any of its Concert
Parties or any person Acting in Concert with Verizon pursuant to
Rule 2.5 of the Takeover Rules) for (i) the acquisition of
Fleetmatics by scheme of arrangement, takeover offer or business
combination transaction; (ii) the acquisition by any person of 20%
or more of the assets of Fleetmatics and its Subsidiaries, taken as
a whole, measured by either book value or fair market value
(including equity securities of Fleetmatics’ Subsidiaries); (iii)
the acquisition by any person (or the stockholders of any person)
of 20% or more of the outstanding Fleetmatics Ordinary Shares; (iv)
any merger, business combination, consolidation, share exchange,
recapitalisation or similar transaction involving Fleetmatics as a
result of which the holders of Fleetmatics Ordinary Shares
immediately prior to such transaction do not, in the aggregate, own
at least 80% of the outstanding voting power of the surviving or
resulting entity in such transaction immediately after consummation
thereof; or (v) any combination of the foregoing.
(g)
As used in this Agreement “Fleetmatics Superior Proposal” shall
mean a written bona fide Fleetmatics Alternative Proposal made by
any person that the Fleetmatics Board determines in good faith
(after consultation with Fleetmatics’ financial advisor and outside
legal counsel) is more favourable to the Fleetmatics Shareholders
than the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, taking into
account such financial, regulatory, legal and other aspects of such
proposal as the Fleetmatics Board considers in good faith to be
appropriate (it being understood that, for purposes of the
definition of “Fleetmatics Superior Proposal”, references to “20%”
in the definition of Fleetmatics Alternative Proposal shall be
deemed to refer to “75%”).
(h)
The Parties agree that:
(i)
Nothing in this Agreement shall prohibit or restrict the
Fleetmatics Board, at any time prior to obtaining the Fleetmatics
Shareholder Approval, from making a Fleetmatics Change of
Recommendation and substantially concurrently therewith Fleetmatics
terminating this Agreement in order to substantially concurrently
enter into a definitive written agreement to implement a
Fleetmatics Superior Proposal first made after the date of this
Agreement and that did not result from a breach of this Clause 5.2,
provided that, (w) the Fleetmatics Board has concluded in good
faith (after consultation with Fleetmatics’ financial advisor and
outside legal counsel)) that (1) the Fleetmatics Alternative
Proposal constitutes a Fleetmatics Superior Proposal and (2) the
failure to take such action would be inconsistent with the
directors’ fiduciary duties under applicable Law, (x) promptly upon
the Fleetmatics Board’s determination that a Fleetmatics Superior
Proposal exists (and in any event, within 24 hours of such
determination), Fleetmatics has provided a written notice to
Verizon (a “Fleetmatics Superior Proposal Notice”)
advising Verizon that Fleetmatics has received a Fleetmatics
Alternative Proposal and specifying the information with respect
thereto required by Clause 5.2(b) and including written notice of
the determination of the Fleetmatics Board that the Fleetmatics
Alternative Proposal constitutes a Fleetmatics Superior Proposal,
(y) Fleetmatics has provided Verizon with an opportunity, for a
period of four (4) Business Days from the time of delivery to
Verizon of the Fleetmatics Superior Proposal Notice (as may be
extended pursuant to the proviso below, the “Verizon Notice Period”), to
propose to amend (the “Verizon Right to Match”) the
terms and conditions of this Agreement and the Acquisition,
including an increase in, or modification of, the Cash
Consideration (any such proposed transaction, a “Verizon Revised Acquisition”),
such that the Fleetmatics Superior Proposal no longer constitutes a
Fleetmatics Superior Proposal, and (z) at the end of such Verizon
Notice Period, the Fleetmatics Board has determined (after
consultation with Fleetmatics’ financial advisor and outside legal
counsel) that (i) the Fleetmatics Superior Proposal continues to be
a Fleetmatics Superior Proposal notwithstanding the Verizon Revised
Acquisition and taking into account all amendments and proposed
changes made thereto during the Verizon Notice Period and (ii) the
failure to take such action would be inconsistent with the
directors’ fiduciary duties under applicable Law. In the event that
during the Verizon Notice Period any material revision is made to
the terms of the Fleetmatics Superior Proposal, Fleetmatics shall
be required, upon each such revision, to deliver a new Fleetmatics
Superior Proposal Notice to Verizon and to comply with the
requirements of this Clause 5.2(h)(i) with respect to such new
Fleetmatics Superior Proposal Notice; and
(ii)
in the event that a competitive situation arises within the meaning
of Rule 31.4 of the Takeover Rules in relation to Verizon and a
third party or parties, Fleetmatics shall use its reasonable best
efforts to obtain permission from the Panel to provide that the
auction procedure determined by the Panel (if any) shall give
effect to and be consistent with Verizon’s rights and the
obligations of Fleetmatics and the Fleetmatics Board pursuant to
this Clause 5.2(h), and Fleetmatics shall, to the extent reasonably
practicable, keep Verizon reasonably informed of any discussions
with the Panel in respect of the determination of such auction
procedure.
6.
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
6.1
Fleetmatics Representations and Warranties
Except as disclosed in the
Fleetmatics SEC Documents filed or furnished with the SEC since
December 31, 2014 and publicly
available prior to the date hereof or in the applicable section of
the disclosure schedule delivered by Fleetmatics to Verizon
immediately prior to the execution of this Agreement (the
“Fleetmatics Disclosure
Schedule”) (it being agreed that disclosure of any item in any
section of the Fleetmatics Disclosure Schedule shall be deemed
disclosure with respect to any other subclause of this Clause 6.1
to which the relevance of such item is reasonably apparent on its
face without any independent knowledge of the reader), Fleetmatics
represents and warrants to Verizon as follows:
(a)
Qualification, Organisation, Subsidiaries, etc. Each of
Fleetmatics and its Subsidiaries is a legal entity duly organised,
validly existing and, where relevant, in good standing under the
Laws of its jurisdiction of organisation and has all requisite
corporate or similar power and authority to own, lease and operate
its properties and assets and to carry on its business as presently
conducted and is qualified to do business and is in good standing
as a foreign corporation in each jurisdiction where the ownership,
leasing or operation of its assets or properties or conduct of its
business requires such qualification, except where the failure of
one or more of Fleetmatics’ Subsidiaries to be so qualified or,
where relevant, in good standing, or to have such power or
authority, has not had and would not reasonably be expected to
have, individually or in the aggregate, a Fleetmatics Material
Adverse Effect. Fleetmatics has filed with the SEC, prior to the
date of this Agreement, a complete and accurate copy of the
Memorandum and Articles of Association of Fleetmatics (the
“Fleetmatics Memorandum and Articles of Association”) as amended to
the date hereof. The Fleetmatics Memorandum and Articles of
Association are in full force and effect and Fleetmatics is not in
violation of the Fleetmatics Memorandum and Articles of
Association, except for such violations as have not been and would
not reasonably be expected to be, individually or in the aggregate,
materially adverse to the business or results of operations of
Fleetmatics and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole.
(i)
Subsidiaries. All the issued and outstanding shares of
capital stock of, or other equity interests in, each Subsidiary of
Fleetmatics have been validly issued and are fully paid and
nonassessable and are owned, directly or indirectly, by Fleetmatics
free and clear of all Liens, other than Fleetmatics Permitted
Liens.
(b)
Capital.
(i)
The authorised capital of Fleetmatics consists of 66,666,663
ordinary shares, nominal value €0.015 per share (“Fleetmatics
Ordinary Shares”), 8,908,904 series A preferred shares, nominal
value €0.01375178 per share (“Fleetmatics Series A Preferred
Shares”), 6,150,095 series B preferred shares, nominal value
€0.01375178 per share (“Fleetmatics Series B Preferred Shares”),
19,575,735 series C preferred shares, nominal value €0.01 per share
(“Fleetmatics Series C Preferred Shares” and, together with the
Fleetmatics Series A Preferred Shares and the Fleetmatics Series B
Preferred Shares, the “Fleetmatics Preferred Shares”), 5,000,004
deferred shares, nominal value €0.01 per share (“Fleetmatics
Deferred Shares”), 3 A deferred shares, nominal value €0.005
(“Fleetmatics A Deferred Shares”) and 5,000,000 undesignated
shares, nominal value €0.015 per share (“Fleetmatics Undesignated
Shares”). As of July 28, 2016
(the “Fleetmatics Capitalisation Date”), (A) (i) 39,166,956
Fleetmatics Ordinary Shares were issued and outstanding and (ii) no
Fleetmatics Preferred Shares, Fleetmatics Deferred Shares or
Fleetmatics A Deferred Shares were issued or outstanding, (B) (i)
no Fleetmatics Ordinary Shares were held in treasury and (ii) no
Fleetmatics Ordinary Shares were held by Subsidiaries of
Fleetmatics and (C) 10,434,014 Fleetmatics Ordinary Shares were
reserved for issuance pursuant to the Fleetmatics Share Plans, of
which 313,867 Fleetmatics Ordinary Shares were issuable upon the
exercise of Fleetmatics Options outstanding on the date hereof and
2,797,035 Fleetmatics Shares were issuable on the vesting and
settlement of outstanding Fleetmatics Share Awards outstanding on
the date hereof, determined on the basis that any Unvested Share
Awards subject to performance-based vesting are treated in
accordance with Clause 4.3(c) hereof, and 400,000 Fleetmatics
Ordinary Shares were reserved for issuance pursuant to the
Fleetmatics ESPP and, of which 31,250 Fleetmatics Ordinary Shares
were estimated to be issuable on the settlement of outstanding
purchase rights under the offering period in effect on the date
hereof. All the outstanding Fleetmatics Ordinary Shares are, and
all Fleetmatics Ordinary Shares reserved for issuance as noted
above shall be, when issued in accordance with the respective terms
thereof, duly authorised, validly issued, fully paid and
non-assessable and free of pre-emptive rights (other than any
statutory pre-emptive rights granted under the Act).
(ii)
Clause 6.1(b)(ii) of the Fleetmatics Disclosure Schedule sets
forth, with respect to each Fleetmatics Share Plan, on a
holder-by-holder basis, (A) the number of Fleetmatics Ordinary
Shares that are subject to Fleetmatics Options, (B) the number of
Fleetmatics Ordinary Shares that are subject to performance-based
Fleetmatics Share Awards, assuming target performance and assuming
maximum performance, (C) the number of Fleetmatics Ordinary Shares
that are subject to Fleetmatics Share Awards that do not include
performance-based vesting criteria, (D) the grant date of each such
award, (E) the vesting schedule of each such award, (F) the
exercise price for each such award, if applicable, and (G) the
expiration date of each such award (such schedule, the “Fleetmatics
Equity Schedule”), in each case, as of July
28, 2016. Fleetmatics shall provide Verizon with an updated
Fleetmatics Equity Schedule within three (3) business days prior to
the anticipated Completion Date to reflect any changes occurring
between July 28, 2016, and the
applicable date of delivery.
(iii)
Except as set forth in sub-clause (i) above, as of the date hereof:
(A) Fleetmatics does not have any shares of capital in issue
or outstanding other than Fleetmatics Ordinary Shares that have
become outstanding after the Fleetmatics Capitalisation Date, but
were reserved for issuance as set forth in sub?clause (i) above,
and (B) there are no outstanding subscriptions, options, warrants,
puts, calls, exchangeable or convertible securities or other
similar rights, agreements or commitments relating to the issuance
of shares of capital to which Fleetmatics or any of Fleetmatics’
Subsidiaries is a party obligating Fleetmatics or any of
Fleetmatics’ Subsidiaries to (I) issue, transfer or sell any shares
in the capital or other equity interests of Fleetmatics or any
Subsidiary of Fleetmatics or securities convertible into or
exchangeable for such shares or equity interests (in each case
other than to Fleetmatics or a wholly owned Subsidiary of
Fleetmatics); (II) grant, extend or enter into any such
subscription, option, warrant, put, call, exchangeable or
convertible securities or other similar right, agreement or
commitment; (III) redeem or otherwise acquire any such shares in
its capital or other equity interests; or (IV) provide a material
amount of funds to, or make any material investment (in the form of
a loan, capital contribution or otherwise) in, any Subsidiary that
is not wholly owned by Fleetmatics and/or one or more of its
Subsidiaries.
(iv)
Neither Fleetmatics nor any of its Subsidiaries has outstanding
bonds, debentures, notes or other similar obligations, the holders
of which have the right to vote (or which are convertible into or
exercisable for securities having the right to vote) with the
Fleetmatics Shareholders on any matter.
(v)
There are no voting trusts or other agreements or understandings to
which Fleetmatics or any of its Subsidiaries is a party with
respect to the voting of the shares in the capital or other equity
interest of Fleetmatics or any of its Subsidiaries.
(c)
Corporate Authority Relative to this Agreement; No Violation.
(i)
Fleetmatics has all requisite corporate power and authority to
enter into this Agreement and the Expenses Reimbursement Agreement
and, subject (in the case of this Agreement) to receipt of the
Fleetmatics Shareholder Approval, to consummate the transactions
contemplated hereby and thereby, including the Acquisition. The
execution and delivery of this Agreement and the Expenses
Reimbursement Agreement and the consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby and thereby have been duly and validly
authorised by the Fleetmatics Board and, except for (A) the
Fleetmatics Shareholder Approval and (B) the filing of the required
documents and other actions in connection with the Scheme with, and
to receipt of the required approval of the Scheme by, the High
Court, no other corporate proceedings on the part of Fleetmatics
are necessary to authorise the consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby. On or prior to the date hereof, the
Fleetmatics Board has determined that the transactions contemplated
by this Agreement are fair to and in the best interests of
Fleetmatics and the Fleetmatics Shareholders and has adopted a
resolution to make, subject to Clause 5.2 and to the obligations of
the Fleetmatics Board under the Takeover Rules, the Scheme
Recommendation and the recommendation contemplated by Clause
3.6(c)(iii). This Agreement has been duly and validly
executed and delivered by Fleetmatics and, assuming this Agreement
constitutes the valid and binding agreement of Verizon and Bidco,
constitutes the valid and binding agreement of Fleetmatics,
enforceable against Fleetmatics in accordance with its terms,
except that (A) such enforcement may be subject to applicable
bankruptcy, insolvency, examinership, reorganisation, moratorium or
other similar Laws, now or hereafter in effect, relating to
creditors’ rights generally and (B) equitable remedies of specific
performance and injunctive and other forms of equitable relief may
be subject to equitable defences and to the discretion of the court
before which any proceeding therefor may be brought.
(ii)
Other than in connection with or in compliance with (A) the
provisions of the Act, (B) the Takeover Panel Act and the Takeover
Rules, (C) the Securities Act, (D) the Exchange Act, (E) the HSR
Act, (F) any applicable requirements of other Antitrust Laws set
forth on Clause 6.1(c)(ii) of the Fleetmatics Disclosure
Schedule, (G) any applicable requirements of the NYSE and (H) the
other Clearances set forth on Clause 6.1(c)(ii) of the Fleetmatics
Disclosure Schedule, no authorisation, consent or approval of, or
filing with, any Relevant Authority is necessary, under applicable
Law, for the consummation by Fleetmatics of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement, except for such authorisations,
consents, approvals or filings (I) that, if not obtained or made,
would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the
aggregate, a Fleetmatics Material Adverse Effect, or (II) as may
arise as a result of facts or circumstances relating to Verizon or
its Affiliates or Laws or contracts binding on Verizon or its
Affiliates.
(iii)
The execution and delivery by Fleetmatics of this Agreement and the
Expenses Reimbursement Agreement do not, and, except as described
in Clause 6.1(c)(ii), the consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby and compliance with the provisions hereof will
not, (A) result in any violation or breach of, or default or change
of control (with or without notice or lapse of time, or both)
under, or give rise to a right of, or result in, termination,
modification, cancellation or acceleration of any obligation or to
the loss of a benefit under any loan, guarantee of indebtedness or
credit agreement, note, bond, mortgage, indenture, lease,
agreement, contract, instrument, permit, concession, franchise,
right or license binding upon Fleetmatics or any of Fleetmatics’
Subsidiaries or result in the creation of any liens, claims,
mortgages, encumbrances, pledges, security interests, equities,
licenses, options, rights of first offer or refusal or charges of
any kind (each, a “Lien”) or any other obligations, losses or
grants of rights upon any of the properties, rights or assets of
Fleetmatics or any of Fleetmatics’ Subsidiaries, other than
Fleetmatics Permitted Liens, or of Verizon or any of Verizon’s
Subsidiaries, (B) conflict with or result in any violation of any
provision of the Organisational Documents of Fleetmatics or any of
Fleetmatics’ Subsidiaries or (C) conflict with or violate any Laws
applicable to Fleetmatics or any of Fleetmatics’ Subsidiaries or
any of their respective properties or assets, other than, (I) in
the case of sub?clauses (A), (B) (with respect to Subsidiaries that
are not Significant Subsidiaries) and (C), any such violation,
conflict, default, termination, cancellation, acceleration, right,
loss or Lien that would not reasonably be expected to have,
individually or in the aggregate, a Fleetmatics Material Adverse
Effect, and (II) as may arise as a result of facts or circumstances
relating to Verizon or its Affiliates or Laws or contracts binding
on Verizon or its Affiliates.
(d)
Reports and Financial Statements.
(i)
Since December 31, 2013, Fleetmatics
has filed or furnished, or if not yet filed or furnished, will file
or furnish, on a timely basis, all forms, documents and reports
(including exhibits and other information incorporated therein)
required to be filed or furnished prior to the date hereof by it
with the SEC (the “Fleetmatics SEC Documents”) and has filed, or if
not yet filed, will file all returns, particulars, resolutions and
documents required to be filed or to be delivered on behalf of
Fleetmatics with the Register of Companies in Ireland. As of
their respective dates, or, if amended, as of the date of the last
such amendment, the Fleetmatics SEC Documents complied, or if not
yet filed or furnished, will comply in all material respects with
the requirements of the Securities Act, the Exchange Act and the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 of the United
States, as amended (the “Sarbanes-Oxley Act”), as the case
may be, and the applicable rules and regulations promulgated
thereunder, and none of the Fleetmatics SEC Documents contained, or
if not yet filed or furnished, will contain any untrue statement of
a material fact or omitted to state any material fact required to
be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in
light of the circumstances under which they were made not
misleading.
(ii)
The consolidated financial statements (including all related notes
and schedules) of Fleetmatics included in the Fleetmatics SEC
Documents when filed complied, or if not yet filed, will comply as
to form in all material respects with the applicable accounting
requirements and the published rules and regulations of the SEC
with respect thereto in effect at the time of such filing and
fairly present, or if not yet filed, will fairly present in all
material respects the consolidated financial position of
Fleetmatics and its consolidated Subsidiaries, as at the respective
dates thereof, and the consolidated results of their operations and
their consolidated cash flows for the respective periods then ended
(subject, in the case of the unaudited statements, to normal
year-end audit adjustments and to any other adjustments described
therein, including the notes thereto) in conformity with U.S. GAAP
(except, in the case of the unaudited statements, to the extent
permitted by the SEC) applied on a consistent basis during the
periods involved (except as may be indicated therein or in the
notes thereto).
(e)
Internal Controls and Procedures. Fleetmatics has established
and maintains disclosure controls and procedures and internal
control over financial reporting (as such terms are defined in
paragraphs (e) and (f), respectively, of Rule 13-a15 under the
Exchange Act) as required by Rule 13a-15 under the Exchange
Act. Fleetmatics’ disclosure controls and procedures are
reasonably designed to ensure that all material information
required to be disclosed by Fleetmatics in the reports that it
files or furnishes under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed,
summarised and reported within the time periods specified in the
rules and forms of the SEC, and that all such material information
is accumulated and communicated to Fleetmatics’ management as
appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure
and to make the certifications required pursuant to Sections 302
and 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. Fleetmatics’ internal
control over financial reporting is effective in all material
respects in providing reasonable assurance regarding the
reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial
statements for external purposes in accordance with U.S. GAAP and
includes policies and procedures that (a) pertain to the
maintenance of records that in reasonable detail accurately and
fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of
Fleetmatics, (b) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are
recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements
in accordance with U.S. GAAP, and that receipts and expenditures of
Fleetmatics are being made only in accordance with authorisations
of management and directors of Fleetmatics, and (c) provide
reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of
unauthorised acquisition, use or disposition of Fleetmatics’ assets
that could have a material effect on its financial statements.
(f)
No Undisclosed Liabilities. Except (i) as disclosed,
reflected or reserved against in Fleetmatics’ consolidated balance
sheet (or the notes thereto) as of December
31, 2015 included in the Fleetmatics SEC Documents filed on
or prior to the date hereof, (ii) for liabilities incurred in the
ordinary course of business since December
31, 2015, (iii) as expressly permitted or contemplated by
this Agreement and (iv) for liabilities which have been discharged
or paid in full in the ordinary course of business, neither
Fleetmatics nor any Subsidiary of Fleetmatics has any liabilities
of any nature, whether or not accrued, contingent or otherwise,
other than those which, individually or in the aggregate, have not
had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Fleetmatics
Material Adverse Effect. Neither Fleetmatics nor any of its
Subsidiaries is, or has ever been, a party to any “off balance
sheet arrangements” (as defined in Item 303(a) of Regulation S-K
promulgated by the SEC).
(g)
Compliance with Law; Permits.
(i)
Fleetmatics and each of Fleetmatics’ Subsidiaries are, and since
December 31, 2013 have been, in
compliance with and are not, and since December 31, 2013 have not been, in default under
or in violation of any Laws applicable to Fleetmatics, such
Subsidiaries or any of their respective properties or assets,
except where such non-compliance, default or violation has not been
and would not reasonably be expected to be, individually or in the
aggregate, materially adverse to the business or results of
operations of Fleetmatics and its Subsidiaries taken as a
whole.
(ii)
Fleetmatics and Fleetmatics’ Subsidiaries are in possession of, and
since December 31, 2013 have at all
times held, all franchises, grants, authorisations, licenses,
permits, easements, variances, exceptions, consents, certificates,
approvals and orders of any Relevant Authority necessary for
Fleetmatics and Fleetmatics’ Subsidiaries to own, lease and operate
their properties and assets or to carry on their businesses as they
are now being conducted (the “Fleetmatics Permits”), except where
the failure to have any of the Fleetmatics Permits has not been and
would not reasonably be expected to be, individually or in the
aggregate, materially adverse to the business or results of
operations of Fleetmatics and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole.
All Fleetmatics Permits are in full force and effect, except where
the failure to be in full force and effect has not been and would
not reasonably be expected to be, individually or in the aggregate,
materially adverse to the business or results of operations of
Fleetmatics and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole.
(h)
Environmental Laws and Regulations. Except for such matters
as, individually or in the aggregate, have not had and would not
reasonably be expected to have a Fleetmatics Material Adverse
Effect: (i) Fleetmatics and its Subsidiaries (and, to the knowledge
of Fleetmatics, its former Subsidiaries) are, and since
December 31, 2013 have been, in
compliance with all, and have not violated any, applicable
Environmental Laws; (ii) no property currently or formerly owned,
leased or operated by Fleetmatics or any of its Subsidiaries (or,
to the knowledge of Fleetmatics, any of its former Subsidiaries)
(including soils, groundwater, surface water, buildings or other
structures), or any other location used by Fleetmatics or any of
its Subsidiaries (or, to the knowledge of Fleetmatics, its former
Subsidiaries), is contaminated with any Hazardous Substance in a
manner that is or is reasonably likely to be required to be
Remediated or Removed (as such terms are defined below), that is in
violation of any Environmental Law, or that is reasonably likely to
give rise to any Environmental Liability; (iii) neither Fleetmatics
nor any of its Subsidiaries (or, to the knowledge of Fleetmatics,
its former Subsidiaries) has received any notice, demand letter,
claim or request for information alleging that Fleetmatics or any
of its Subsidiaries (or its former Subsidiaries) may be in
violation of or subject to liability under any Environmental Law or
are allegedly subject to any Removal, Remedial or Response actions;
(iv) neither Fleetmatics nor any of its Subsidiaries (or, to the
knowledge of Fleetmatics, its former Subsidiaries) is subject to
any order, decree, injunction or agreement with any Relevant
Authority, or any indemnity or other agreement with any third
party, concerning liability or obligations relating to any
Environmental Law or otherwise relating to any Hazardous Substance;
and (v) Fleetmatics and each of its Subsidiaries has all of the
Environmental Permits necessary for the conduct and operation of
its business as now being conducted, and all such Environmental
Permits are in good standing. As used herein, the term
“Environmental Laws” means all Laws (including any common law)
relating to: (A) the protection, investigation or restoration of
the environment or natural resources, (B) the handling, use,
presence, disposal, Release or threatened Release of any Hazardous
Substance or (C) noise, odour, indoor air, employee exposure,
electromagnetic fields, wetlands, pollution, contamination or any
injury or threat of injury to persons or property relating to any
Hazardous Substance. As used herein, the term “Environmental
Liability” means any obligations or liabilities (including any
notices, claims, complaints, suits or other assertions of
obligations or liabilities) that are: (A) related to the
environment (including on-site or off-site contamination by
Hazardous Substances of surface or subsurface soil or water); and
(B) based upon (I) any provision of Environmental Laws or (II) any
order, consent, decree, writ, injunction or judgment issued or
otherwise imposed by any Relevant Authority and includes: fines,
penalties, judgments, awards, settlements, losses, damages, costs,
fees (including attorneys’ and consultants’ fees), expenses and
disbursements relating to environmental matters; defence and other
responses to any administrative or judicial action (including
notices, claims, complaints, suits and other assertions of
liability) relating to environmental matters; and financial
responsibility for (x) clean-up costs and injunctive relief,
including any Removal, Remedial or Response actions, and (y)
compliance or remedial measures under other Environmental Laws. As
used herein, the term “Hazardous Substance” means any “hazardous
substance” and any “pollutant or contaminant” as those terms are
defined in the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation,
and Liability Act of 1980, as amended (“CERCLA”); any “hazardous
waste” as that term is defined in the Resource Conservation and
Recovery Act (“RCRA”); and any “hazardous material” as that term is
defined in the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act (49 U.S.C. §
1801 et seq.), as amended (including
as those terms are further defined, construed, or otherwise used in
rules, regulations, standards, orders, guidelines, directives, and
publications issued pursuant to, or otherwise in implementation of,
said Laws); and any pollutant, chemical or substance that is
subject to regulation, control or remediation under any
environmental Law, including any petroleum product or by-product,
solvent, flammable or explosive material, radioactive material,
asbestos, lead paint, polychlorinated biphenyls (or PCBs), dioxins,
dibenzofurans, heavy metals, radon gas, mould, mould spores, and
mycotoxins. As used herein, the term “Release” means any spilling,
leaking, pumping, pouring, emitting, emptying, discharging,
injecting, escaping, leaching, dumping, placing, discarding,
abandonment, or disposing into the environment (including the
placing, discarding or abandonment of any barrel, container or
other receptacle containing any Hazardous Substance or other
material). As used herein, the term “Removal, Remedial or
Response” actions include the types of activities covered by
CERCLA, RCRA, and other comparable Environmental Laws, and whether
such activities are those which might be taken by a Relevant
Authority or those which a Relevant Authority or any other person
might seek to require of waste generators, handlers, distributors,
processors, users, storers, treaters, owners, operators,
transporters, recyclers, reusers, disposers, or other persons under
“removal,” “remedial,” or other “response” actions. As used
herein, the term “Environmental Permits” means any material permit,
license, authorization or approval required under applicable
Environmental Laws.
(i)
Employee Benefit Plans.
(i)
Clause 6.1(i)(i) of the Fleetmatics Disclosure Schedule sets forth
a complete and accurate list of all Fleetmatics Benefit Plans. With
respect to each Fleetmatics Benefit Plan, prior to the date hereof,
Fleetmatics has made available to Verizon true and complete copies
of, if applicable (i) the plan document (and, if applicable,
related trust or funding agreements or insurance policies) or, to
the extent the Fleetmatics Benefit Plan is not in writing, a
written summary of the material terms thereof, and all amendments
thereto; (ii) the most recent summary plan description or
prospectus and any summary of material modifications; (iii) if the
Fleetmatics Benefit Plan is intended to qualify under Section
401(a) of the Code, the most recent determination letter received
from the IRS; (iv) the most recent available annual report (Form
5500 and all schedules and financial statements attached thereto),
if any; and (v) all material correspondence within the past two (2)
years to or from any Governmental Entity relating to such
Fleetmatics Benefit Plan; provided, that Fleetmatics shall not be
required to provide a written copy of a Fleetmatics Benefit Plan to
the extent such Fleetmatics Benefit Plan is a plan mandated by a
Governmental Entity or is a standard offer letter or employment
agreement in a jurisdiction where offer letters or employment
agreements are standard practice or required by applicable Law.
(ii)
Except as has not had and would not reasonably be expected to have,
individually or in the aggregate, a Fleetmatics Material Adverse
Effect, (A) each of the Fleetmatics Benefit Plans has been
established, operated and administered in compliance with its terms
in accordance with applicable Laws, including, but not limited to,
ERISA, the Code and in each case the regulations thereunder; (B) no
Fleetmatics Benefit Plan is subject to Title IV or Section 302 of
ERISA or Section 412 or 4971 of the Code; (C) no Fleetmatics
Benefit Plan provides benefits, including death or medical benefits
(whether or not insured), with respect to current or former
employees or directors of Fleetmatics or its Subsidiaries beyond
their retirement or other termination of service, other than
coverage mandated by the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation
Act of 1985, as amended (“COBRA”), or comparable U.S. state law;
(D) no liability under Title IV of ERISA has been incurred by
Fleetmatics, its Subsidiaries or any of their respective ERISA
Affiliates that has not been satisfied in full, and no condition
exists that is reasonably likely to cause Fleetmatics, its
Subsidiaries or any of their ERISA Affiliates to incur a liability
thereunder; (E) no Fleetmatics Benefit Plan is a “multiemployer
pension plan” (as such term is defined in Section 3(37) of ERISA)
or a plan that has two or more contributing sponsors at least two
of whom are not under common control, within the meaning of Section
4063 of ERISA; (F) all contributions or other amounts payable by
Fleetmatics or its Subsidiaries as of the Effective Time pursuant
to each Fleetmatics Benefit Plan in respect of current or prior
plan years have been timely paid or, to the extent not yet due,
have been accrued in accordance with U.S. GAAP or applicable
international accounting standards; (G) neither Fleetmatics nor any
of its Subsidiaries has engaged in a transaction in connection with
which Fleetmatics or its Subsidiaries could be subject to either a
civil penalty assessed pursuant to Section 409 or 502(i) of ERISA
or a tax imposed pursuant to Section 4975 or 4976 of the Code; and
(H) there are no pending, or to the knowledge of Fleetmatics,
threatened or anticipated claims, actions, investigations or audits
(other than routine claims for benefits) by, on behalf of or
against any of the Fleetmatics Benefit Plans or any trusts related
thereto that would result in a material liability.
(iii)
Except as has not had and would not reasonably be expected to have,
individually or in the aggregate, a Fleetmatics Material Adverse
Effect, each of the Fleetmatics Benefit Plans intended to be
“qualified” within the meaning of Section 401(a) of the Code, has
received a favourable determination letter or opinion letter as to
its qualification or may rely on an opinion letter issued by the
IRS with respect to a prototype plan adopted in accordance with the
requirements for such reliance and, to the knowledge of
Fleetmatics, there are no existing circumstances or any events that
have occurred that would reasonably be expected to adversely affect
the qualified status of any such plan. Each such favourable
determination letter has been provided or made available to
Verizon.
(iv)
Neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement nor the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby (either alone
or in conjunction with any other event) will (A) result in any
payment (including severance, unemployment compensation,
forgiveness of indebtedness or otherwise) becoming due to any
current or former director or any employee of the Fleetmatics Group
under any Fleetmatics Benefit Plan or otherwise, (B) increase any
benefits otherwise payable under any Fleetmatics Benefit Plan, (C)
result in any acceleration of the time of payment, funding or
vesting of any such benefits or (D) cause any compensation to fail
to be deductible under 162(m) of the Code, or any other provision
of the Code or any similar foreign Law or regulation. Without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, no amount payable to any
director, officer or employee (whether in cash or property or as a
result of accelerated vesting) as a result of the execution of this
Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement (either alone or together with any other event)
under any Fleetmatics Benefit Plan or other compensation
arrangement would be nondeductible under Section 280G of the
Code. Neither Fleetmatics nor any Subsidiary of Fleetmatics
has any obligation to compensate or otherwise “gross up” any
employee for any Taxes incurred by such employee as a result of
Sections 409A or 4999 of the Code.
(v)
Since December 31, 2013, no
Fleetmatics Benefit Plan has been amended or otherwise modified to
increase benefits (or the levels thereof) in a manner that would be
material to the Fleetmatics Group.
(j)
Absence of Certain Changes or Events. Since December 31, 2015, other than with respect to the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement, the businesses of
Fleetmatics and its Subsidiaries have been conducted, in all
material respects, in the ordinary course of business consistent
with past practices. From December 31,
2015 through the date of this Agreement, there has not been
any event, development, occurrence, state of facts or change that
has had, or would reasonably be expected to have, individually or
in the aggregate, a Fleetmatics Material Adverse Effect. From
December 31, 2015 through the date of
this Agreement, neither Fleetmatics nor any of its Subsidiaries has
taken any action that would constitute a breach of Clause 5.1(b)
had such action been taken after the execution of this
Agreement.
(k)
Investigations; Litigation.
(i)
There is no investigation or review pending (or, to the knowledge
of Fleetmatics, threatened) by any Relevant Authority with respect
to Fleetmatics or any of Fleetmatics’ Subsidiaries or any of their
respective properties, rights or assets; and
(ii)
there are no claims, actions, suits or proceedings pending (or, to
the knowledge of Fleetmatics, threatened) against Fleetmatics or
any of Fleetmatics’ Subsidiaries or any of their respective
properties, rights or assets before, and there are no orders,
judgments or decrees of, any Relevant Authority,
which, in the case of sub-clause (i)
or (ii), have had or would reasonably be expected to have,
individually or in the aggregate, a Fleetmatics Material Adverse
Effect.
(l)
Information Supplied. The information relating to Fleetmatics
and its Subsidiaries to be contained in the Proxy Statement and any
other documents filed or furnished with or to the High Court, the
SEC or pursuant to the Act and the Takeover Rules in connection
with the Acquisition will not, on the date the Proxy Statement (and
any amendment or supplement thereto) is first posted to Fleetmatics
Shareholders or at the time of the Court Meeting, contain any
untrue statement of any material fact or omit to state any material
fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make
the statements therein, at the time and in light of the
circumstances under which they were made, not false or misleading.
The Proxy Statement and any related documents will comply in all
material respects as to form with the requirements of the Exchange
Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. The parts
of the Scheme Document and any related documents for which the
Fleetmatics Directors are responsible under the Takeover Rules and
any related filings for which the Fleetmatics Directors are
responsible under the Takeover Rules will comply in all material
respects as to form with the requirements of the Takeover Rules and
the Act. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this
Clause 6.1(l), no representation or warranty is made by Fleetmatics
with respect to information or statements made or incorporated by
reference in the Proxy Statement which were supplied in writing by
or on behalf of Verizon or Bidco.
(m)
Tax Matters.
(i)
All material Tax Returns that are required to be filed by or with
respect to Fleetmatics or any of its Subsidiaries have been timely
filed (taking into account any extension of time within which to
file), and all such Tax Returns are true, correct and complete, in
all material respects, and set forth all material items to the
extent required to be reflected or included in such Tax
Returns.
(ii)
Fleetmatics and its Subsidiaries have, within the time and manner
prescribed by applicable Law, paid all income and all other
material Taxes required to be paid by any of them, including any
material Taxes required to be withheld from amounts owing to any
employee, creditor, or third party (in each case, whether or not
shown on any Tax Return), except with respect to matters being
contested in good faith through appropriate proceedings and for
which adequate reserves have been established in accordance with
U.S. GAAP on the financial statements of Fleetmatics and its
Subsidiaries.
(iii)
There is no audit, examination, deficiency, refund litigation,
proposed adjustment, or matter in controversy with respect to any
Taxes or Tax Return of Fleetmatics or any of its Subsidiaries and
none of Fleetmatics or any of its Subsidiaries has received from a
Tax Authority any notice in writing indicating an intent to open an
audit or other review.
(iv)
Neither Fleetmatics nor any of its Subsidiaries has waived any
statute of limitations with respect to Taxes or agreed to any
extension of time with respect to a Tax assessment or deficiency,
other than as a result of any extension of time to file Tax Returns
obtained automatically in the ordinary course of business.
(v)
All material Taxes due and payable by Fleetmatics or any of its
Subsidiaries have been adequately provided for, in accordance with
U.S. GAAP, in the financial statements of Fleetmatics and its
Subsidiaries for all periods ending on or before the date
hereof.
(vi)
No claim has ever been made in writing by a Tax Authority in a
jurisdiction where any of Fleetmatics or its Subsidiaries has not
filed a particular type of Tax Return or paid a particular type of
Tax, that such Person is or may be subject to taxation by that
jurisdiction, is required to file such Tax Return in such
jurisdiction or pay such type of Tax within the jurisdiction, and
to the knowledge of Fleetmatics or any of its Subsidiaries, no such
claim is expected.
(vii)
None of Fleetmatics or any of its Subsidiaries is or has been a
party to any “listed transaction” within the meaning of Treasury
Regulation section 1.6011-4(b), or any similar provision of state,
local or non-U.S. law.
(viii) Neither
Fleetmatics nor any of its Subsidiaries has constituted a
“distributing corporation” or a “controlled corporation” (within
the meaning of Section 355(a)(1)(A) of the Code) in a distribution
of stock intended to qualify for tax-free treatment under Section
355 of the Code (or any similar provision of state, local, or
non-U.S. law) in the two years prior to the date of this
Agreement.
(ix)
None of Fleetmatics or any of its Subsidiaries has any liability
for Taxes or any portion of a Tax (i) of any Person (other than
Fleetmatics or any of its Subsidiaries) under U.S. Treasury
Regulation § 1.1502-6 (or any similar provision of state, local, or
non-U.S. law), as transferee or successor, by operation of law, by
contract or otherwise, (ii) as a result of any change in method of
accounting for a taxable period ending on or prior to the
Completion Date, (iii) as a result of any “closing agreement” as
described in section 7121 of the Code (or any corresponding or
similar provision of state, local or non-U.S. Tax law) executed on
or prior to the Completion Date, or (iv) as a result of any
instalment sale or open transaction disposition made on or prior to
the Completion Date.
(x)
None of Fleetmatics or any of its Subsidiaries has been a
United States real property
holding corporation within the meaning of section 897(c)(2) of the
Code during the applicable period specified in section
897(c)(1)(A)(ii) of the Code.
(xi)
There are no liens for Taxes upon any property or assets of
Fleetmatics or any of its Subsidiaries, except for Fleetmatics
Permitted Liens.
(xii)
No private letter rulings, technical advice memoranda, or similar
agreements or rulings have been entered into or issued by any Tax
Authority with respect to Fleetmatics or any of its Subsidiaries
for any taxable year for which the statute of limitations has not
yet expired.
(xiii) None of
Fleetmatics or any of its Subsidiaries (i) will be required to
include any item of income in, or exclude any item of deduction
from, taxable income for any taxable period (or portion thereof)
ending after the Completion Date, as a result of any election made
or amount received by Fleetmatics or any of its Subsidiaries on or
prior to the Completion Date, or (ii) is a party to a “gain
recognition agreement” within the meaning of the Treasury
Regulations under Section 367 of the Code.
(xiv) (i)
Fleetmatics and each of its Subsidiaries has fully complied with
(x) any applicable reporting, withholding, or other requirements
imposed under Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code, (y) the terms
of any applicable agreement contemplated by Section 1471(b) of the
Code, or (z) any applicable fiscal intergovernmental agreement
entered into in connection with the implementation of Sections 1471
through 1474 of the Code, and (ii) neither Fleetmatics nor any of
its Subsidiaries is or has been found in violation of requirements
described in (i) of this paragraph and is or has been required to
file any Form TD F 90-22.1, Report of Foreign Bank or Financial
Accounts or any FinCEN Report 114, Report of Foreign Bank and
Financial Account.
(xv)
Fleetmatics and each of its Subsidiaries that is or has been
organized outside of the United
States and classified as a passive foreign investment
company, as defined in Section 1297 of the Code, has fully complied
with all laws imposed on or with respect of each due to its
classification as a passive foreign investment company.
(xvi) Fleetmatics
and each of its Subsidiaries has duly and timely complied with all
reporting requirements imposed on or with respect of each, as
applicable, pursuant to Section 6050W of the Code.
(xvii) Since July 31, 2013, none of Fleetmatics or any of its
Subsidiaries has undergone an ownership change within the meaning
of Section 382 of the Code (or any corresponding or similar
provision of state, local or non-U.S. Tax law).
(xviii) Clause
6.1(m)(xviii) of the Fleetmatics Disclosure Schedule lists each
entity classification election and change in entity classification
election that has been made under Treasury Regulation section
301.7701-3 with respect to Fleetmatics and any of its Subsidiaries
for U.S. federal income Tax purposes.
(xix) As used in
this Agreement, (A) the term “Tax” (including the plural form
“Taxes” and, with correlative meaning, the terms “Taxable” and
“Taxation”) means any and all taxes (including customs duties or
fines), fees, levies, imposts, duties or other assessments of any
kind whatsoever, imposed by or payable to any federal, state,
provincial, local or foreign Relevant Authority, and includes all
U.S. federal, state, local and non-U.S. gross or net income, gain,
profits, windfall profits, franchise, gross receipts, estimated,
capital, documentary, transfer, ad valorem, premium, environmental,
customs duty, capital stock, severances, stamp, payroll, sales,
employment, unemployment compensation, social security, disability,
use, property, unclaimed property, escheat, withholding or backup
withholding, excise, production, value added and occupancy taxes,
together with all interest, penalties and additions imposed with
respect thereto, and (B) the term “Tax Return” means all returns
and reports (including elections, declarations, disclosures,
schedules, estimates, claims for refunds and information returns)
filed or required to be filed with a Tax Authority relating to
Taxes, including all attachments thereto and any amendments or
supplements thereof and (C) the term “Tax Authority” means any
Relevant Authority responsible for the assessment, collection or
enforcement of laws relating to Taxes (including the Internal
Revenue Service (the “IRS”) and the Irish Revenue Commissioners and
any similar state, local, or non-U.S. revenue agency).
(n)
Labour Matters.
(i)
No member of the Fleetmatics Group is a party to, or bound by, any
collective bargaining agreement, contract or other agreement or
binding understanding with a labour union or labour
organisation. No member of the Fleetmatics Group is subject
to a labour dispute, strike or work stoppage except as has not had
and would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in
the aggregate, a Fleetmatics Material Adverse Effect. To the
knowledge of Fleetmatics, there are no organisational efforts with
respect to the formation of a collective bargaining unit presently
being made or threatened involving employees of the Fleetmatics
Group.
(ii)
There is no Unfair Labour Practice (as defined in the National
Labor Relations Act) or labour arbitration proceeding pending or,
to the knowledge of Fleetmatics, threatened against Fleetmatics or
its Subsidiaries, except for any such proceeding that has not had
and would not reasonably be expected to have a Fleetmatics Material
Adverse Effect.
(iii)
Except as has not had and would not reasonably be expected to have
a Fleetmatics Material Adverse Effect, (i) Fleetmatics and each of
its Subsidiaries are in compliance with all applicable local,
state, federal and foreign Laws relating to employment, including
Laws relating to discrimination, fair employment practices
(including equal employment opportunities), terms and conditions of
employment, hours of work and the payment of wages or overtime
wages, classification of employees and independent contractors,
classification of employees and exempt and non-exempt, health and
safety, employee privacy, layoffs and plant closings and collective
bargaining, (ii) Fleetmatics and its Subsidiaries have not received
notice of any charge, complaint, investigation or audit with
respect to or relating to them pending before the United States
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission or any other Governmental
Entity responsible for the prevention of unlawful employment
practices, or notice of the intent of any Governmental Entity
responsible for the enforcement of labour, employment, wages and
hours of work, child labour, immigration, or occupational safety
and health Laws to conduct an investigation with respect to or
relating to them or notice that such investigation is in progress,
and (iii) there are no complaints, arbitration proceedings or
lawsuits, pending or, to the knowledge of Fleetmatics, threatened
against Fleetmatics or any of its Subsidiaries brought by or on
behalf of any applicant for employment, or any current or former
employee, relating to any such Laws, or alleging breach of any
express or implied contract of employment, wrongful termination of
employment or any other discriminatory, wrongful or tortious
conduct in connection with the employment relationship.
(iv)
Except as has not had and would not reasonably be expected to have
a Fleetmatics Material Adverse Effect, Fleetmatics and each of its
Subsidiaries have (i) withheld all amounts required by Law to be
withheld from the wages, salaries, commissions, bonuses and other
payments to employees; and (ii) are not liable for any arrears of
wages or any taxes or any penalty for failure to comply with any of
the foregoing. Neither Fleetmatics nor any of its Subsidiaries is
liable for any material payment to any trust or other fund or to
any Governmental Entity, with respect to unemployment compensation
benefits, social security or other benefits or obligations for
employees (other than routine payments to be made in the ordinary
course of business, consistent with past practice).
(v)
Except as set forth in Section 6.1(n)(v) of the Fleetmatics
Disclosure Schedule, to the knowledge of Fleetmatics, the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement will not require the
consent of, or advance notification to, any works councils, unions
or similar labour organisations with respect to employees of the
Fleetmatics Group.
(o)
Intellectual Property.
(i)
Clause 6.1(o)(i) of the Fleetmatics Disclosure Schedule sets forth
a true and complete list of all (A) Registered Intellectual
Property and Owned Intellectual Property that is material to the
business of the Company and its Subsidiaries (other than Trade
Secrets), (B) Software that is owned or purported to be owned by
Fleetmatics or its Subsidiaries (“Fleetmatics Software”) and
material to the business of Fleetmatics or any of its Subsidiaries
(including, with respect to each Fleetmatics Software application,
(1) its title, (2) its function in the business of Fleetmatics or
its Subsidiaries, (3) its version number and (4) identification as
to whether it is (x) used for internal purposes only or (y) made
available as part of any customer-facing products, services or
offerings), (C) Fleetmatics Licensed Software (hosted or otherwise)
that is material to the conduct of the business of Fleetmatics or
its Subsidiaries as currently conducted, other than Fleetmatics
Licensed Software that is Open Source Software or Software licensed
on generally available standard terms that are generally
commercially available with annual fees of $500,000 or less, (D) contracts that grant a
license, release, immunity from suit or covenant not to sue to
Fleetmatics or a Subsidiary under, any Intellectual Property of
such third party (other than for Software that is Open Source
Software or off-the-shelf Software licensed on generally
available standard terms that are generally commercially available
with annual fees of $500,000 or
less), (E) contracts under which Fleetmatics or a Subsidiary of
Fleetmatics has licensed or otherwise made available (including
through releases, licenses, immunities from suit or covenants not
to sue) to a third party, or restricted the right to use any,
material Owned Intellectual Property to a third party, including
agreements providing for access and use of Software (hosted or
otherwise) (other than non-exclusive licenses of Owned Intellectual
Property granted to customers in the ordinary course of business
consistent with past practice), (F) contracts pursuant to which
(i) any third party creates, develops or customizes or has
created, developed or customized for or on behalf of the
Fleetmatics or any of its Subsidiaries any Intellectual Property
material to the business of Fleetmatics or its Subsidiaries or
(ii) Fleetmatics or any of its Subsidiaries, for aggregate
annual or one-time fees in excess of $500,000, creates, develops or customizes any
Intellectual Property for any third Person and (G) contracts
pursuant to which any third party provides support or maintenance
for Software material to the business of Fleetmatics or its
Subsidiaries for aggregate annual or one-time fees in excess of
$100,000.
(ii)
Fleetmatics or its Subsidiaries exclusively own all Owned
Intellectual Property, in each case free and clear of all Liens,
and all Owned Intellectual Property is in full force and effect,
valid and enforceable and Fleetmatics and its Subsidiaries have the
right to use all Intellectual Property owned or used by, or held
for use by, Fleetmatics and its Subsidiaries that are material to
the operation of their businesses as currently conducted and
contemplated to be conducted. The Owned Intellectual Property
is not currently subject to any pending or threatened order or
Action challenging the validity, enforceability or ownership
thereof by Fleetmatics or a Subsidiary of Fleetmatics, nor has
Fleetmatics or its Subsidiaries received since January 1, 2010
any written notice of any such claim by any third party and to
Fleetmatics’ or Subsidiaries’ knowledge, no such claim is
threatened.
(iii)
Neither Fleetmatics nor its Subsidiaries has received since
January 1, 2010 any written notice of
any claim by any third party, and there are no currently pending
or, to the knowledge of Fleetmatics, threatened claims, (including
“cease and desist” letters, indemnification claims or invitations
to license) that Fleetmatics or any of its Subsidiaries or the
Fleetmatics Products have infringed, misappropriated, diluted or
otherwise violated any Intellectual Property of any third
party. To the knowledge of Fleetmatics, the conduct of the
businesses by Fleetmatics and its Subsidiaries and the Fleetmatics
Products do not infringe upon, misappropriate, dilute or otherwise
violate, and during the past six (6) years have not, infringed
upon, misappropriated, diluted or otherwise violated, any
Intellectual Property of any person. To the knowledge of
Fleetmatics, no third party is infringing upon, diluting, violating
or misappropriating any Owned Intellectual Property.
(iv)
Neither the Fleetmatics Software nor any Fleetmatics Product
contains, and Fleetmatics and its Subsidiaries have taken all
commercially reasonable steps to prevent the introduction of: (A)
any bug, defect or error that materially affects the use,
functionality or performance of such product or Software, or (B)
any computer virus, unauthorized disabling or erasing mechanism,
worm, unauthorized software lock, drop dead device, Trojan horse,
back door, trap door, time bomb, or any undocumented hidden
command, undocumented hidden code, undocumented instructions key or
any other code or instruction that may be used to access, modify,
delete, damage or disable any of such Software without the
authorization of the end user.
(v)
Neither Fleetmatics nor any of its Subsidiaries uses or
distributes, or has used or distributed, any Open Source Software
in any manner that would or could, with respect to any Fleetmatics
Product or Fleetmatics Software, (A) require any source code of
such Fleetmatics Product or Fleetmatics Software to be disclosed,
licensed for free, attributed to any person, dedicated to the
public or distributed in source code form, (B) require the
licensing thereof for the purpose of making derivative works, (C)
impose any restriction on the consideration to be charged for the
distribution thereof or (D) create, or purport to create,
obligations for Fleetmatics or any of its Subsidiaries (including,
after the Completion, Verizon or any of its Affiliates) with
respect to any Intellectual Property owned by them or grant, or
purport to grant, to any Person, any rights or immunities under any
such Intellectual Property. With respect to any Open Source
Software that is or has been used by Fleetmatics or any its
Subsidiaries in any way, Fleetmatics and each of its Subsidiaries
has been and is in compliance in all material respects with all
applicable licenses.
(vi)
Neither Fleetmatics nor any of its Subsidiaries has disclosed or
delivered to any escrow agent or any other Person (other than an
employee) any of the source code for any Fleetmatics Software, and
no other Person has the right, contingent or otherwise, to obtain
access to such source code. No event has occurred, and no
circumstance or condition exists, that (with or without notice or
lapse of time or both) will, or would reasonably be expected to,
result in the release, delivery, license or disclosure to any third
Person of any of the source code for any Fleetmatics Software.
(vii)
Fleetmatics has never been a member of, or a contributor to, any
industry standards body or other industry consortium (“Industry
Body”) that has compelled or could compel Fleetmatics to grant or
offer to any third Person any license or right in or to any Owned
Intellectual Property. None of the Owned Intellectual
Property is or ever has been, and Fleetmatics has never indicated
to any Industry Body or member thereof that any Owned Intellectual
Property is or has ever been, in each case, required for or
otherwise infringed by the implementation of any standards or
specifications developed or proliferated by any Industry Bodyin
which Fleetmatics is or has been a member or contributor.
(viii) The
execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby will not (i)
result in the material loss of rights as to or materially impair or
alter the rights of Fleetmatics or any of its Subsidiaries as to
Owned Intellectual Property, (ii) result in the material loss
of rights as to or materially impair or alter the rights of
Fleetmatics or any of its Subsidiaries as to any Intellectual
Property owned by a third Person and used in or held for use in the
business of Fleetmatics including any Fleetmatics Licensed
Software, or (iii) require Verizon, Fleetmatics or any of their
Subsidiaries to assign, transfer, grant rights in or to, disclose
or deliver to a third Person any Intellectual Property.
Neither Fleetmatics nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to or
bound by any decree, judgment, order or arbitral award that is
reasonably expected to require Fleetmatics or any of its
Subsidiaries to grant to any third Person any license, covenant not
to sue, release, immunity or other right with respect to any
material Owned Intellectual Property.
(ix)
All Persons (including current and former employees and independent
contractors) who have created Intellectual Property or Fleetmatics
Products for or on behalf of the Company or its Subsidiaries or
have otherwise contributed to any portion thereof, or otherwise
would have rights in or to such Intellectual Property or
Fleetmatics Products, have executed enforceable written agreements
that validly and irrevocably assign to Fleetmatics or one of its
Subsidiaries all of their rights in and to such Owned Intellectual
Property, or Fleetmatics and its Subsidiaries own all such Owned
Intellectual Property pursuant to applicable Law. Fleetmatics
and each of its Subsidiaries have taken all actions commercially
reasonably necessary to maintain (i) the validity and
enforceability of the Owned Intellectual Property under applicable
Law and (ii) the secrecy of all confidential Intellectual Property,
including Trade Secrets, used in the business of Fleetmatics and
its Subsidiaries.
(x)
(A) Fleetmatics and each of its Subsidiaries, and any third party
acting on their behalf, have been and are in compliance with all
applicable Laws, payment card industry standards, terms of use,
policies of Fleetmatics and its Subsidiaries, and contractual and
fiduciary obligations relating to the collection, access,
acquisition, storage, protection, use, disclosure, transmission,
transfer, deletion, destruction, and disposal and any other
processing (as defined by any applicable Law) (collectively, “Use”)
of any Personally Identifiable Information; (B) no notice of
enforcement, deregistration or prohibition or warning has been
served on or issued to Fleetmatics or its Subsidiaries by Relevant
Authorities in respect of Personally Identifiable Information, and,
to the knowledge of Fleetmatics, no fact or circumstance exists
which might give rise to any such notice warning; (C) there have
been no written requests or complaints received by Fleetmatics or
its Subsidiaries from Persons in connection with the Use of
Personally Identifiable Information; (D) Fleetmatics and each of
its Subsidiaries, and any Persons acting on their behalf, have not
experienced any material loss, unauthorized or unlawful corruption
or Use of data, including Personally Identifiable Information
during the past two (2) years and, to the knowledge of Fleetmatics,
have not had any material unauthorized intrusions or breaches of
the security of their information technology systems; (E)
Fleetmatics and each of its Subsidiaries have not taken any act or
made any omission that compromises or may compromise the security,
confidentiality, or integrity of Personally Identifiably
Information; (F) a privacy statement regarding the Use of the
Personally Identifiable Information of individuals who are visitors
to the websites or online services of Fleetmatics or its
Subsidiaries (a “Privacy Statement”) has at all times been and is
posted and accessible to individuals on each website or online
service of Fleetmatics and its Subsidiaries; (G) the Privacy
Statements have been and are materially accurate and consistent
with Fleetmatics’ and its Subsidiaries’ actual practices with
respect to the Use of Personally Identifiable Information; (H) any
contracts or other agreements with third Persons pursuant to which
Fleetmatics or its Subsidiaries collect Personally Identifiable
Information include provisions describing Fleetmatics or its
Subsidiary’s Use of such Personally Identifiable Information, and
those provisions have been and are materially accurate and
consistent with Fleetmatics’ and its Subsidiaries’ actual practices
with respect to the Use of such Personally Identifiable
Information; (I) Fleetmatics and each of its Subsidiaries have
implemented, maintain, and comply with a reasonable written
information security plan and reasonable security, business
continuity and backup and disaster recovery plans and procedures
with respect to its information technology systems and have taken
commercially reasonable steps to test such plans and procedures on
no less than an annual basis, and such plans and procedures have
been proven effective upon such testing in all material respects;
and (J) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement
comply with all applicable Laws relating to Personally Identifiable
Information and with Fleetmatics’ and its Subsidiaries’ Privacy
Statements.
(p)
Real Property.
(i)
With respect to the real property owned by Fleetmatics or any
Subsidiary (such property collectively, the “Fleetmatics Owned Real
Property”), except as has not had and would not reasonably be
expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Fleetmatics
Material Adverse Effect, either Fleetmatics or a Subsidiary of
Fleetmatics has good and valid title to such Fleetmatics Owned Real
Property, free and clear of all Liens, other than any such Lien (A)
for Taxes or governmental assessments, charges or claims of payment
not yet due and payable, being contested in good faith and for
which adequate accruals or reserves have been established, (B)
which is a carriers’, warehousemen’s, mechanics’, materialmen’s,
repairmen’s or other similar lien arising in the ordinary course of
business, (C) which is disclosed on Fleetmatics’ consolidated
balance sheet (or the notes thereto) as of December 31, 2015included in the Fleetmatics SEC
Documents filed on or prior to the date hereof or securing
liabilities reflected on such balance sheet, (D) which was
incurred in the ordinary course of business since December 31, 2015 or (E) which would not
reasonably be expected to materially impair the continued use of
the applicable property for the purposes for which the property is
currently being used (any such Lien described in any of sub-clauses
(A) through (E), a “Fleetmatics Permitted Lien”). As of the date
hereof, neither Fleetmatics nor any of its Subsidiaries has
received notice of any pending, and to the knowledge of Fleetmatics
there is no threatened, condemnation proceeding with respect to any
Fleetmatics Owned Real Property, except proceedings which have not
had and would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or
in the aggregate, a Fleetmatics Material Adverse Effect.
(ii)
Except as has not had and would not reasonably be expected to have,
individually or in the aggregate, a Fleetmatics Material Adverse
Effect, (A) each lease, sublease and other agreement under which
Fleetmatics or any of its Subsidiaries uses or occupies or has the
right to use or occupy any real property at which the operations of
Fleetmatics and its Subsidiaries are conducted (the “Fleetmatics
Leased Real Property”), is valid, binding and in full force and
effect and (B) no uncured default of a nature on the part of
Fleetmatics or, if applicable, its Subsidiary or, to the knowledge
of Fleetmatics, the landlord thereunder exists with respect to any
Fleetmatics Leased Real Property. Except as has not had and would
not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the
aggregate, a Fleetmatics Material Adverse Effect, Fleetmatics and
each of its Subsidiaries has a good and valid leasehold interest,
subject to the terms of any lease, sublease or other agreement
applicable thereto, in each parcel of Fleetmatics Leased Real
Property, free and clear of all Liens, except for Fleetmatics
Permitted Liens. As of the date hereof, neither Fleetmatics
nor any of its Subsidiaries has received notice of any pending,
and, to the knowledge of Fleetmatics, there is no threatened,
condemnation proceeding with respect to any Fleetmatics Leased Real
Property, except any such proceeding which has not had and would
not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the
aggregate, a Fleetmatics Material Adverse Effect. Fleetmatics has
made available a true and complete copy of the lease, sublease and
other agreement for each Fleetmatics Leased Real Property as in
effect on the date of this Agreement.
(q)
Opinion of Financial Advisor. The Fleetmatics Board has
received the opinion of Morgan Stanley & Co. International plc,
dated July 29, 2016, that based upon
and subject to the assumptions, procedures, factors, qualifications
and limitations set forth in the opinion, the Cash Consideration to
be received by the Fleetmatics Shareholders pursuant to the terms
of this Agreement is fair and reasonable from a financial point of
view to such Fleetmatics Shareholders.
(r)
Required Vote of Fleetmatics Shareholders. The Fleetmatics
Shareholder Approval is the only vote of holders of securities of
Fleetmatics which is required to consummate the transactions
contemplated hereby.
(s)
Material Contracts.
(i)
Except as set forth on Clause 6.1(s)(i) of the Fleetmatics
Disclosure Schedule, as of the date of this Agreement, neither
Fleetmatics nor its Subsidiaries is a party to or bound
by:
(A)
any “material contract” (as such term is defined in Item
601(b)(10) of Regulation S-K of the SEC) (other than any
Fleetmatics Benefit Plan);
(B)
any Contract with any of its directors or officers (other than any
Fleetmatics Benefit Plan);
(C)
any Contract containing change in control provisions that would
reasonably be expected, as a result of the consummation of the
Acquisition, to trigger (I) any right to cancel or terminate, or to
alter or amend the terms of such Contract or (II) aggregate
payments by Fleetmatics or any of its Subsidiaries in excess of (or
a loss of revenues with an aggregate value in excess of)
$500,000;
(D)
any Contract that imposes any material restriction on the right or
ability of Fleetmatics or any of its Subsidiaries to compete with
any other person, solicit any client or customer, acquire or
dispose of the securities of another person, or any other provision
that materially restricts the conduct of any line of business by
Fleetmatics or its Subsidiaries (or that following the Completion
will materially restrict the ability of Verizon or its Subsidiaries
in respect of any of the foregoing);
(E)
(I) any Contract that obligates Fleetmatics or its Subsidiaries (or
following the Completion, Verizon or its Subsidiaries) to conduct
business with any third party on a preferential or exclusive basis;
(II) any Contract that contains “most favored nation” or similar
covenants or (III) any Contract between Fleetmatics or any of its
Subsidiaries, on the one hand, and a third party, on the other
hand, that limits or purports to limit in any respect the ability
of Fleetmatics or any of its Subsidiaries to sell, license,
transfer, pledge or otherwise dispose of any material assets or
business;
(F)
any Contract relating to (I) indebtedness for borrowed money
(excluding any indebtedness among Fleetmatics and its wholly owned
Subsidiaries or among Fleetmatics’ wholly owned Subsidiaries) of
Fleetmatics or any of its Subsidiaries having an outstanding
principal amount in excess of $500,000, (II) direct or indirect guarantees of
any indebtedness for borrowed money or other forms of credit
support by Fleetmatics or any of its Subsidiaries or (III) Liens on
property or assets owned or acquired by Fleetmatics or any of its
Subsidiaries;
(G)
any Contract that grants any right of first refusal, right of first
offer or similar right with respect to any material assets, rights
or properties of Fleetmatics or its Subsidiaries;
(H)
any Contract that provides for the acquisition or disposition of
any assets (other than acquisitions or dispositions of assets in
the ordinary course of business) or business (whether by merger,
sale of stock, sale of assets or otherwise) and with any
outstanding obligations as of the date of this Agreement;
(I)
any joint venture, partnership or limited liability company
agreement or other similar Contract relating to the formation,
creation, operation, management or control of any joint venture,
partnership or limited liability company, other than any such
Contract solely between Fleetmatics and its wholly owned
Subsidiaries or among Fleetmatics’ wholly owned Subsidiaries;
(J)
any Contract expressly limiting or restricting the ability of
Fleetmatics or any of its Subsidiaries (i) to make distributions or
declare or pay dividends in respect of their capital stock,
partnership interests, membership interests or other equity
interests, as the case may be, (ii) to make loans to Fleetmatics or
any of its Subsidiaries or (iii) to grant Liens on the property or
assets of Fleetmatics or any of its Subsidiaries;
(K)
any Contract that obligates Fleetmatics or any of its Subsidiaries
to make any loans (excluding any loans among Fleetmatics and its
wholly owned Subsidiaries or among Fleetmatics’ wholly owned
Subsidiaries), advances or capital contributions to, or investments
in excess of $500,000 in, any person
(other than Fleetmatics or any of its Subsidiaries);
(L)
any settlement agreement of Fleetmatics or any of its Subsidiaries,
other than (i) releases immaterial in nature or amount entered into
in the ordinary course of business with the former employees of
Fleetmatics or its Subsidiaries or independent contractors in
connection with the routine cessation of such employee’s or
independent contractor’s employment, (ii) releases entered into
with customers in connection with a debt collection in the ordinary
course of business involving a payment of less than $250,000 and (iii) releases entered into in
connection with a labor or employee dispute involving a payment of
less than $250,000;
(M)
any material Contract (A) granting Fleetmatics or one of its
Subsidiaries any right to use any Intellectual Property (other than
commercially available software licenses with annual fees of less
than $500,000, or licenses ancillary
to other agreements concerning third party products or services),
(B) permitting any third person to use, enforce or register
any Intellectual Property of Fleetmatics or its Subsidiaries,
including any license agreements, coexistence agreements and
covenants not to sue (other than non-exclusive licenses to
customers, distributors or suppliers in the ordinary course of
business) or (C) restricting the right of Fleetmatics or its
Subsidiaries to use or register any Owned Intellectual
Property;
(N)
any Contract (other than Contracts for the acquisition of inventory
in the ordinary course of business) that involved the payment of
more than $500,000 by Fleetmatics and
its Subsidiaries in the fiscal year ending December 31, 2015 or that is expected to result
in the payment of such amount by Fleetmatics and its Subsidiaries
in the fiscal year ending December 31,
2016;
(O)
any Contract that involved the receipt of more than $500,000 by Fleetmatics and its Subsidiaries in
the fiscal year ending December 31,
2015 or that is expected to result in the receipt of such
amount by Fleetmatics and its Subsidiaries in the fiscal year
ending December 31, 2016;
(P)
any material Contract with any Governmental Entity or Governmental
Official;
(Q)
any Contract with an affiliate or other person that would be
required to be disclosed under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K
promulgated under the Exchange Act; and
(R)
any Contract that contains any material indemnification rights or
obligations, including any Contract pursuant to which Fleetmatics
or any of its Subsidiaries has an obligation to indemnify an
officer, director or their respective affiliates, or to provide
credit support relating to such indemnification rights or
obligations, other than such indemnification rights or obligations
incurred in the ordinary course of business and that have not had
or would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the
aggregate, a Fleetmatics Material Adverse Effect.
(ii)
All Contracts of the types referred to in Clause 6.1(s)(i) (whether
or not set forth on Clause 6.1(s)(i) of the Fleetmatics Disclosure
Schedules) are referred to herein as “Fleetmatics Material
Contracts.” Fleetmatics has made available a true and complete copy
of each Fleetmatics Material Contract as in effect on the date of
this Agreement.
(iii)
Neither Fleetmatics nor any Subsidiary of Fleetmatics is in breach
of or default under the terms of any Fleetmatics Material Contract
where such breach or default has had or would reasonably be
expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Fleetmatics
Material Adverse Effect. To the knowledge of Fleetmatics, as
of the date hereof, no other party to any Fleetmatics Material
Contract is in breach of or default under the terms of any
Fleetmatics Material Contract where such breach or default has not
had and would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or
in the aggregate, a Fleetmatics Material Adverse Effect.
Except as has not had and would not reasonably be expected to have,
individually or in the aggregate, a Fleetmatics Material Adverse
Effect, each Fleetmatics Material Contract (except those which may
be cancelled, rescinded, terminated or not renewed after the date
hereof in accordance with their terms) is a valid and binding
obligation of Fleetmatics or the Subsidiary of Fleetmatics which is
party thereto and, to the knowledge of Fleetmatics, of each other
party thereto, and is in full force and effect, except that (A)
such enforcement may be subject to applicable bankruptcy,
insolvency, examinership, reorganisation, moratorium or other
similar Laws, now or hereafter in effect, relating to creditors’
rights generally and (B) equitable remedies of specific performance
and injunctive and other forms of equitable relief may be subject
to equitable defences and to the discretion of the court before
which any proceeding therefor may be brought.
(t)
Government Contracts. (A) There are no audits,
investigations, disputes or controversies with respect to any
Government Contract; (B) neither Fleetmatics nor any of its
Subsidiaries is in violation of any Law pertaining to any
Government Contract to which Fleetmatics or any of its Subsidiaries
is a party; (C) there is no action pending nor, to the knowledge of
Fleetmatics, threatened against Fleetmatics or any of its officers
or employees related to any Government Contract under the U.S.
Federal Criminal or Civil False Claims Acts, the U.S. False
Statements Act, the U.S. Major Fraud Act or the U.S. Procurement
Integrity Act and all other Laws of the U.S. or any other
jurisdiction applicable to any of its Government Contracts; (D) all
representations and certifications made by Fleetmatics or any of
its Subsidiaries with respect to each Government Contract were
complete and accurate as of their effective date and Fleetmatics or
its applicable Subsidiaries have complied in all material respects
with all such representations and certifications; (E) neither
Fleetmatics nor any of its Subsidiaries has received written notice
of any material currently outstanding claims against Fleetmatics or
any of its Subsidiaries by any Governmental Entity arising under or
relating to any Government Contract; (F) neither Fleetmatics nor
any of its Subsidiaries, nor any of their respective directors,
officers or employees has been debarred or suspended or received
written notice of actual or proposed debarment or suspension, from
participation in the award of any Government Contract with any
Governmental Entity; and (G) neither Fleetmatics nor any of its
Subsidiaries has made any written voluntary or written mandatory
disclosure to any Governmental Entity with respect to any alleged
irregularity, misstatement, noncompliance or omission arising under
or relating to a Government Contract or any applicable Laws.
(u)
Insurance. Except as has not had and would not reasonably be
expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Fleetmatics
Material Adverse Effect, (i) all current, insurance policies and
contracts (or replacements thereof) of Fleetmatics and its
Subsidiaries are in full force and effect and are valid and
enforceable and cover against the risks as are customary for
companies of similar size in the same or similar lines of business
and (ii) all premiums due thereunder have been paid. Neither
Fleetmatics nor any of its Subsidiaries has received notice of
cancellation or termination with respect to any material third
party insurance policies or contracts (other than in connection
with normal renewals of any such insurance policies or contracts)
where such cancellation or termination has had or would reasonably
be expected to have, individual or in the aggregate, a Fleetmatics
Material Adverse Effect.
(v)
Finders or Brokers. Except for Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC
and its affiliates, neither Fleetmatics nor any of its Subsidiaries
has employed any investment banker, broker or finder in connection
with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement who might be
entitled to any fee or any commission in connection with or upon
consummation of the Acquisition.
(w)
FCPA and Anti-Corruption.
(i)
Neither Fleetmatics nor any Fleetmatics Subsidiary, nor any
director, manager or employee of Fleetmatics or any Fleetmatics
Subsidiary has in the last five years, in connection with the
business of Fleetmatics or any Fleetmatics Subsidiary, itself or,
to Fleetmatics’ knowledge, any of its agents, representatives,
sales intermediaries, or any other third party, in each case,
acting on behalf of Fleetmatics or any Fleetmatics Subsidiary,
taken any action in violation of the FCPA, since July 1, 2011 only, the Bribery Act, or other
applicable Bribery Legislation (in each case to the extent
applicable).
(ii)
Neither Fleetmatics nor any Fleetmatics Subsidiary, nor any
director, manager or employee of Fleetmatics or any Fleetmatics
Subsidiary, are, or in the past five years have been, subject
to any actual, pending, or threatened civil, criminal, or
administrative actions, suits, demands, claims, hearings, notices
of violation, investigations, proceedings, demand letters,
settlements, or enforcement actions, or made any voluntary
disclosures to any Relevant Authority, involving Fleetmatics or any
Fleetmatics Subsidiary in any way relating to applicable Bribery
Legislation, including the FCPA and, since July 1, 2011 only, the Bribery Act.
(iii)
Fleetmatics and every Fleetmatics Subsidiary have made and kept
books and records, accounts and other records, which, in reasonable
detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and
dispositions of the assets of Fleetmatics and every Fleetmatics
Subsidiary as required by the FCPA in all material respects.
(iv)
Fleetmatics and every Fleetmatics Subsidiary has instituted
policies and procedures designed to ensure compliance with the FCPA
and other applicable Bribery Legislation and maintain such policies
and procedures in force.
(v)
No officer, director, or employee of Fleetmatics or any Fleetmatics
Subsidiary is a Government Official.
(x)
Takeover Statutes. Other than with respect to the application
of the Takeover Rules, no “fair price,” “moratorium,” “control
share acquisition” or other similar anti-takeover statute or
regulation or any anti-takeover provision in the Fleetmatics
Memorandum and Articles of Association is, or at the Effective Time
will be, applicable to Verizon, any of its Subsidiaries, the
Acquisition or the Scheme.
(y)
Export Control, Import and Sanctions Laws and Regulations.
Except for those matters which, individually or in the aggregate,
have not had and would not reasonably be expected to result in
material liability to Fleetmatics or any of its Subsidiaries,
neither Fleetmatics nor any Fleetmatics Subsidiary, nor any
director, manager or employee of Fleetmatics or any Fleetmatics
Subsidiary has in the last five years, in connection with the
business of Fleetmatics or any Fleetmatics Subsidiary, itself taken
any action in violation of applicable export control, import and
sanctions Laws or regulations, including but not limited to the
U.S. Export Administration Regulations administered by the U.S.
Department of Commerce Bureau of Industry and Security and the
economic sanctions provisions administered by the U.S. Department
of the Treasury Office of Foreign Assets Control.
(z)
No Other Representations. Except for the representations and
warranties contained in Clause 6.2 or in any certificates delivered
by Verizon in connection with the Completion pursuant to Condition
5, Fleetmatics acknowledges that neither Verizon nor Bidco nor any
Representative of Verizon or Bidco makes any other express or
implied representation or warranty with respect to Verizon, Bidco
or any of their respective Subsidiaries or with respect to any
other information provided or made available to Fleetmatics in
connection with the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement.
6.2
Verizon and Bidco Representations and Warranties
Except as disclosed in the
applicable section of the disclosure schedule delivered by Verizon
to Fleetmatics immediately prior to the execution of this Agreement
(the “Verizon Disclosure
Schedule”) (it being agreed that disclosure of any item in any
section of the Verizon Disclosure Schedule shall be deemed
disclosure with respect to any other subclause of this Clause 6.2
to which the relevance of such item is reasonably apparent on its
face without any independent knowledge of the reader), Verizon and
Bidco jointly and severally represent and warrant to Fleetmatics as
follows:
(a)
Qualification, Organisation, Subsidiaries, etc. Each of
Verizon and Bidco is a legal entity duly organised, validly
existing and, where relevant, in good standing under the Laws of
the State of Delaware and has all requisite corporate or similar
power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and
assets and to carry on its business as presently conducted and is
qualified to do business and is in good standing as a foreign
corporation in each jurisdiction where the ownership, leasing or
operation of its assets or properties or conduct of its business
requires such qualification, except where the failure to be so
qualified or, where relevant, in good standing, or to have such
power or authority, has not had and would not reasonably be
expected to, individually or in the aggregate, prevent or
materially impair the ability of Verizon to consummate the
Acquisition and the other transactions contemplated by this
Agreement.
(b)
Corporate Authority Relative to this Agreement; No Violation.
(i)
Each of Verizon and Bidco has all requisite corporate power and
authority to enter into this Agreement and, with respect to Verizon
the Expenses Reimbursement Agreement and to consummate the
transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, including the
Acquisition. The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the
Expenses Reimbursement Agreement and the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby and thereby have been duly and
validly authorised by all necessary corporate action on the part of
Verizon and (in the case of this Agreement) Bidco, and no other
corporate action or proceedings on the part of Verizon or Bidco, or
other vote of Verizon or Bidco stockholders, is necessary to
authorize the execution and delivery by Verizon or Bidco of this
Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated
hereby and thereby, including the Acquisition, other than the
filing of the required documents in connection with the Scheme
with, and the receipt of the required approval of the Scheme by,
the High Court. This Agreement has been duly and validly executed
and delivered by Verizon and Bidco and, assuming this Agreement
constitutes the valid and binding agreement of Fleetmatics,
constitutes the valid and binding agreement of Verizon and Bidco,
enforceable against Verizon and Bidco in accordance with its terms,
except that (A) such enforcement may be subject to applicable
bankruptcy, insolvency, examinership, reorganisation, moratorium or
other similar Laws, now or hereafter in effect, relating to
creditors’ rights generally and (B) equitable remedies of specific
performance and injunctive and other forms of equitable relief may
be subject to equitable defences and to the discretion of the court
before which any proceeding therefor may be brought.
(ii)
Other than in connection with or in compliance with (A) the
provisions of the Act, (B) the Takeover Panel Act and the Takeover
Rules, (C) the Securities Act, (D) the Exchange Act, (E) the HSR
Act, (F) any applicable requirements of other Antitrust Laws set
forth on Clause 6.2(b)(ii) of the Verizon Disclosure Schedule,
(H) any applicable requirements of the NYSE and (I) the other
Clearances set forth on Clause 6.2(b)(ii) of the Verizon Disclosure
Schedule, no authorisation, consent or approval of, or filing with,
any Relevant Authority is necessary, under applicable Law, for the
consummation by Verizon and Bidco of the transactions contemplated
by this Agreement, except for such authorisations, consents,
approvals or filings (I) that, if not obtained or made, would not
reasonably be expected to, individually or in the aggregate,
prevent or materially impair the ability of Verizon to consummate
the Acquisition and the other transactions contemplated by this
Agreement or (II) as may arise as a result of facts or
circumstances relating to Fleetmatics or its Affiliates or Laws or
contracts binding on Fleetmatics or its Affiliates.
(iii)
The execution and delivery by Verizon and Bidco of this Agreement
and (in the case of Verizon) the Expenses Reimbursement Agreement
do not, and, except as described in Clause 6.2(b)(ii), the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and compliance
with the provisions hereof will not (A) result in any violation or
breach of, or default or change of control (with or without notice
or lapse of time, or both) under, or give rise to a right of, or
result in, termination, modification, cancellation or acceleration
of any material obligation or to the loss of a material benefit
under any loan, guarantee of indebtedness or credit agreement,
note, bond, mortgage, indenture, lease, agreement, contract,
instrument, permit, concession, franchise, right or license binding
upon Verizon or Bidco or result in the creation of any Liens or any
other material obligations, losses or grants of rights upon any of
the properties, rights or assets of Verizon or Bidco, other than
Verizon Permitted Liens, or of Fleetmatics or any of Fleetmatics’
Subsidiaries, (B) conflict with or result in any violation of any
provision of the Organisational Documents of Verizon or Bidco or
(C) conflict with or violate any Laws applicable to Verizon or
Bidco or any of its properties or assets, other than, (I) in the
case of sub-clauses (A), (B) (with respect to Subsidiaries that are
not Significant Subsidiaries) and (C), any such violation,
conflict, default, termination, cancellation, acceleration, right,
loss or Lien that would not reasonably be expected to, individually
or in the aggregate, prevent or materially impair the ability of
Verizon to consummate the Acquisition and the other transactions
contemplated by this Agreement and (II) as may arise as a result of
facts or circumstances relating to Fleetmatics or its Affiliates or
Laws or contracts binding on Fleetmatics or its Affiliates.
(c)
Investigations; Litigation. As of the date hereof, (i) there
is no investigation or review pending (or, to the knowledge of
Verizon, threatened) by any Relevant Authority with respect to
Verizon or Bidco or any of its properties, rights or assets, and
(ii) there are no claims, actions, suits or proceedings pending
(or, to the knowledge of Verizon, threatened) against Verizon or
Bidco or any of their respective properties, rights or assets
before, and there are no orders, judgments or decrees of, any
Relevant Authority, which, in the case of sub-clause (i) or (ii),
have had or would reasonably be expected to, individually or in the
aggregate, prevent or materially impair the ability of Verizon to
consummate the Acquisition and the other transactions contemplated
by this Agreement.
(d)
Information Supplied. The information supplied by Verizon and
Bidco in writing expressly for inclusion in the Proxy Statement and
any other documents filed or furnished with or to the High Court,
the SEC or pursuant to the Act and the Takeover Rules in connection
with the Acquisition will not, on the date the Proxy Statement (and
any amendment or supplement thereto) is first mailed to Fleetmatics
Shareholders or at the time of the Fleetmatics Shareholders
Meeting, contain any untrue statement of any material fact or omit
to state any material fact required to be stated therein or
necessary in order to make the statements therein, at the time and
in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not false
or misleading. The parts of the Scheme Document and any
related documents for which the Verizon Directors are responsible
under the Takeover Rules and any related filings for which the
Verizon Directors are responsible under the Takeover Rules will
comply in all material respects as to form with the requirements of
the Takeover Rules and the Act. Notwithstanding the foregoing
provisions of this Clause 6.2(d), no representation or warranty is
made by Verizon with respect to information or statements made or
incorporated by reference in the Proxy Statement which were not
supplied by or on behalf of Verizon or Bidco.
(e)
No Vote of Verizon Shareholders. No vote of the stockholders
of Verizon or the holders of any other securities of Verizon
(equity or otherwise) is required by Law, the organizational
documents of Verizon or in order for Verizon to consummate the
Acquisition.
(f)
Finders or Brokers. Neither Verizon nor any of its
Subsidiaries has employed any investment banker, broker or finder
in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement
who might be entitled to any fee or any commission from Fleetmatics
or any of its Subsidiaries in connection with or upon consummation
of the Acquisition.
(g)
Financing. Verizon and Bidco currently have available to
them, and will at the Effective Time have available to them,
sufficient cash, available lines of credit or other sources of
immediately available and cleared funds to cause and enable Bidco
to make all required payments payable in connection with the
transactions contemplated under this Agreement, including without
limitation, the aggregate Cash Consideration payable in accordance
with the Scheme and all other payments required to be paid in
connection with the Completion Date in connection with the
Acquisition as well as those payments required to be made to the
holders of Fleetmatics Options and Fleetmatics Share Awards. In no
event shall the receipt or availability of any funds or financing
by Verizon, Bidco or any of their respective Affiliates be a
condition to any of the obligations of Verizon or Bidco under this
Agreement.
(h)
No Other Representations. Except for the representations and
warranties contained in Clause 6.1 or in any certificates delivered
by Fleetmatics in connection with the Completion pursuant to
Condition 4, Verizon acknowledges that neither Fleetmatics nor any
Representative of Fleetmatics makes any other express or implied
representation or warranty with respect to Fleetmatics or with
respect to any other information provided or made available to
Verizon or Bidco in connection with the transactions contemplated
hereby, including any information, documents, projections,
forecasts or other material made available to Verizon, Bidco or to
Verizon’s Representatives in certain “data rooms” or management
presentations in expectation of the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement.
7.
ADDITIONAL AGREEMENTS
7.1
Investigation
(a)
Fleetmatics shall afford Verizon and Verizon’s
Representatives reasonable access during normal business
hours, throughout the period from the release of the Rule 2.5
Announcement until the earlier of the Effective Time and the date,
if any, on which the Agreement is terminated pursuant to Clause 9,
to its and its Subsidiaries’ properties, employees, contracts,
commitments, books and records, financial and operating data or any
report, schedule or other document filed or received by it pursuant
to the requirements of applicable Laws, in each case, for purposes
of due diligence or integration planning and/or effecting the
Acquisition; provided, that no investigation prior to, on or after
the date of this Agreement, including by way of any access granted
pursuant to this Clause 7.1(a), shall affect or be deemed to
modify, diminish or obviate any of the representations, warranties
or covenants made by Fleetmatics in this Agreement or the Expenses
Reimbursement Agreement; and provided further that any such access
shall be conducted at Verizon’s expense and under supervision of
appropriate personnel of Fleetmatics. Any request for access or
information pursuant to this Clause 7.1(a) shall be directed to an
executive officer of Fleetmatics or other person designated by
Fleetmatics. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Fleetmatics shall not
be required to afford such access if it would unreasonably disrupt
the operations of Fleetmatics or any of its Subsidiaries, would
cause a loss of privilege to Fleetmatics or any of its Subsidiaries
or would constitute a violation of any applicable Law (provided
that Fleetmatics shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to
cause such information to be provided in a manner that would not
result in such violation or loss of privilege). If any material is
withheld by Fleetmatics pursuant to the preceding sentence,
Fleetmatics shall (subject to the preceding sentence) inform the
Verizon as to the general nature of what is being withheld.
(b)
Verizon hereby agrees that all information provided to it or its
Representatives in connection with this Agreement and the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby shall be
deemed to be Confidential Information, as such term is used in, and
shall be treated in accordance with, the Confidentiality
Agreement.
7.2
Consents and Regulatory Approvals
(a)
The terms of the Acquisition at the date of publication of the
Scheme Document shall be set out in the Rule 2.5 Announcement and
the Scheme Document, to the extent required by applicable Law.
(b)
Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, including the
limitations set forth in Clause 7.2(g), the Parties each agree to
use their respective reasonable best efforts to achieve
satisfaction of the Conditions as promptly as reasonably
practicable following the publication of the Scheme Document and in
any event no later than three (3) Business Days prior to the End
Date. For the avoidance of doubt, notwithstanding anything to
the contrary in this Agreement, including the covenants set forth
in this Clause 7.2, it is the intent of the parties hereto that the
actions required to be taken by Verizon under Clause 7.2(g) shall
be required to be taken solely to the extent necessary to enable
the satisfaction of the Conditions and the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby (including the Acquisition) to
occur no later than the third Business Day prior to the End Date
and not to the extent necessary to permit the satisfaction of the
Conditions and/or the consummation of the transactions contemplated
hereby (including the Acquisition) to occur as reasonably
practicable following the publication of the Scheme Document.
(c)
Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, including Clause
7.2(g), Fleetmatics, Bidco and Verizon shall each use their
respective reasonable best efforts to:
(i)
take, or cause to be taken, all actions, and do, or cause to be
done, and to assist and cooperate with the other Party in doing,
all things necessary, proper or advisable to consummate and make
effective the transactions contemplated hereby (including the
Acquisition) as promptly as practicable and in any event no later
than three (3) Business Days prior to the End Date;
(ii)
as promptly as reasonably practicable, make all filings, and
thereafter make any other required or appropriate submissions with
any Relevant Authority, that are required or reasonably necessary
to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement
(including the Acquisition), including (A) under the HSR Act no
later than 15 Business Days after the date hereof (or later if
mutually agreed in writing by the Parties), (B) under any other
Antitrust Laws or foreign investment Laws listed on Schedule
7.2(c)(ii), (C) under the Takeover Rules and the Act or (D) as
required by the High Court;
(iii)
keep the other Parties reasonably informed of all material written
or oral communications to or from third parties (other than any
Relevant Authority) with respect to the Clearances; and
(iv)
as promptly as reasonably practicable, take reasonable actions to
obtain from, make with or provide to any third party (including any
Relevant Authority) any Clearances (other than Clearances under any
Antitrust Laws, which shall be governed by Clause 7.2(d)) required
to be obtained, made or provided by Fleetmatics, Bidco or Verizon
or any of their respective Subsidiaries in connection with the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby (including the
Acquisition); provided, however, that notwithstanding anything in
this Agreement to the contrary, in no event shall Fleetmatics or
any of its Subsidiaries be permitted to pay nor shall Bidco or
Verizon or any of their respective Subsidiaries be required to pay
or permit Fleetmatics to pay any material fee, penalty or other
consideration to any third party for any Clearance required in
connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated
by this Agreement (including the Acquisition) under any contract or
agreement, other than customary filing or application fees in
connection with required regulatory approvals.
(d)
Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, including Clause
7.2(g), each Party agrees, and shall cause each of their respective
Subsidiaries, to cooperate and to use its reasonable best efforts
to obtain any Clearances required in connection with the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby (including the
Acquisition) under the HSR Act and any other federal, state or
foreign Law designed to prohibit, restrict or regulate actions for
the purpose or effect of monopolisation, competition, antitrust or
restraint of trade (collectively, “Antitrust Laws”). Each Party
shall provide as promptly as practicable such information and
documentary material as may be requested by a Relevant Authority
following any such filing or notification. Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, the Parties
agree that Verizon shall, on behalf of the Parties, control and
lead all communications and strategy (both substantive and
procedural, including relating to timing and any voluntary
extensions thereof) relating to the Antitrust Laws (provided that
Fleetmatics is not constrained from complying with applicable Law),
provided, further, that the Parties shall consult and cooperate
with one another, and consider in good faith the views of one
another, regarding the form and content of any analyses,
appearances, presentations, memoranda, briefs, arguments, opinions
and proposals made or submitted by or on behalf of either Party in
connection with proceedings under or relating to any Antitrust Law
prior to their submission.
(e)
Subject to the provisos in Clause 7.2(d) and to the fullest extent
permissible under applicable Law, Verizon and Fleetmatics shall
(i) promptly advise each other of (and Verizon or Fleetmatics
shall so advise with respect to material communications received by
any Subsidiary of Verizon or Fleetmatics, as the case may be) any
material written or oral communication from any Relevant Authority
in connection with the consummation of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement (including the Acquisition); (ii)
not participate in any meeting or material discussion with any
Relevant Authority in respect of any filing, investigation, or
enquiry concerning this Agreement or the transactions contemplated
by this Agreement unless it consults with the other Party in
advance, and, unless prohibited by such Relevant Authority, gives
the other Party the opportunity to attend; and (iii) promptly
furnish the other Party with copies of all material correspondence,
filings, and written communications between them and their
Subsidiaries and Representatives, on the one hand, and any Relevant
Authority or its respective staff, on the other hand, with respect
to this Agreement and the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement, except that materials may be redacted (x) to remove
references concerning the valuation of the businesses of
Fleetmatics or its respective Affiliates, (y) as necessary to
address reasonable privilege concerns (provided that the redacting
Party shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause such
information to be provided in a manner that would not result in
such privilege concerns) and (z) to prevent the exchange of
confidential information as required by applicable Law. With
respect to any notice, documentation or other communication
required to be given by either Party to the other Party pursuant to
this Clause 7.2(e), such first Party may give such notice,
documentation or other communication to such second Party’s outside
counsel, instead of directly to such second Party, if such first
Party reasonably believes that doing so is required by, or
advisable pursuant to, applicable Law. The Parties may, as
they deem advisable and necessary, designate any competitively
sensitive materials provided to the other under this Clause
7.2(e)as “outside counsel only.” Such materials and the
information contained therein shall be given only to outside
counsel of the recipient and shall not be disclosed by such outside
counsel to employees, officers, or directors of the recipient
without the advance written consent of the Party providing such
materials.
(f)
In the event that the latest date on which the High Court and/or
the Panel would permit Completion to occur is prior to the End
Date, the Parties shall use their respective reasonable best
efforts to obtain consent of the High Court and/or the Panel, as
applicable, to an extension of such latest date to a date that is
not later than three (3) Business Days prior to the End Date (or
the date that is three (3) Business Days prior to the latest
practicable date to which the High Court and/or the Panel will
agree, but not beyond the date that is three (3) Business Days
prior to the End Date). If Rule 12(b)(i) of the Takeover Rules may
reasonably be expected to cause the Scheme to lapse, the Parties
shall use their respective reasonable best efforts to obtain
consent of the Panel to avoid lapsing of the Scheme pursuant to
Rule 12(b)(i) of the Takeover Rules. If (i) the High Court
and/or the Panel require the lapsing of the Scheme prior to the End
Date, (ii) the Scheme lapses pursuant to Rule 12(b)(i) of the
Takeover Rules, (iii) Condition 1 fails to be satisfied or (iv) the
Scheme lapses pursuant to paragraph 7 of Annex I to the Rule 2.5
Announcement as a result of the Scheme failing to have become
effective on or prior to the End Date, the Parties shall (unless
and until this Agreement is terminated pursuant to Clause 9) take
all actions required in order to re-initiate the Scheme process as
promptly as reasonably practicable (it being understood that no
such lapsing described in sub-clause (i), (ii), (iii) or (iv)
shall, in and of itself, result in a termination of, or otherwise
affect any rights or obligations of any Party under, this
Agreement).
(g)
Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, Verizon
and Fleetmatics agree that:
(i)
neither Verizon nor any of its Subsidiaries shall be required (and,
without the prior written consent of Verizon, Fleetmatics shall not
and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries) to enter into any
settlement, undertaking, commitment, consent decree, stipulation or
agreement (or agreement to enter into any of the foregoing) with
any Relevant Entity or third party, including (A) any license,
sale or other disposition or holding separate (through
establishment of a trust or otherwise) of its or its Affiliates’
respective capital stock, other securities or ownership interests,
operations, businesses, assets, properties or rights (a
“Divestiture”) or (B) the imposition of any limitation on its
or its Affiliates’ respective abilities and rights to (1) conduct
operations or businesses, (2) economically or beneficially own or
acquire any capital stock, other securities or ownership interests,
assets or properties or (3) exercise any rights (a “Restraint”),
except that, solely to the extent necessary to enable the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby (including the
Acquisition) to occur no later than the third Business Day prior to
the End Date, Verizon shall use its reasonable best efforts to
satisfy Conditions 3(a) and/or 3(b) and/or to avoid the entry of,
or to effect the dissolution of, any Antitrust Order by agreeing to
Divestitures and Restraints (A) the effectiveness or consummation
of which is conditioned on the consummation of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement (including the Acquisition), (B)
that, individually or in the aggregate, do not and would not
reasonably be expected to be materially adverse to (1) Verizon and
its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or (2) Fleetmatics and its
Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, either before or immediately after
giving effect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement
(including the Acquisition), in each case measured on a scale
relative to Fleetmatics and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole,
regardless of whether any such action, condition, restriction or
mitigation is in respect of Verizon, Fleetmatics or their
respective Subsidiaries, and (C) that do not require Verizon to
convey any value to any third party other than the sales, licenses
or divestitures of the assets being divested as part of the
Divestiture and reasonable and customary transition support or
similar agreements of limited duration relating to such sales,
licenses or divestitures (provided that any such transition support
or similar agreement shall only be required to be agreed to by
Verizon to the extent it reflects arm’s-length and fair market
value terms as determined by Verizon in good faith);
(ii)
nothing in this Agreement shall require Verizon or permit
Fleetmatics (without the prior written consent of Verizon) to
litigate with any Relevant Authority in connection with any
Clearance under any Antitrust Law;
(iii)
in no event shall Fleetmatics or any of its Subsidiaries be
permitted to pay nor shall Verizon, Bidco or any of their
respective Subsidiaries be required to pay or permit Fleetmatics to
pay any material fee, penalty or other consideration in connection
with obtaining any Clearance under any applicable Antitrust Law,
other than customary filing or application fees in connection with
any such Clearance; and
(iv)
all references to the “End Date” in this Clause 7.2 shall refer to
August 1, 2017.
7.3
Directors’ and Officers’ Indemnification and Insurance
(a)
Verizon agrees that all rights to indemnification, advancement of
expenses or exculpation (including all limitations on personal
liability) existing as of the date of this Agreement in favour of
each present and former director, officer or employee of
Fleetmatics or any of its Subsidiaries provided for in their
respective Organisational Documents or in any agreement to which
Fleetmatics or any of its Subsidiaries is a party in respect of
actions or omissions occurring at or prior to the Effective Time
(including actions or omissions occurring at or prior to the
Effective Time arising out of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement) shall survive the consummation of the Scheme and shall
continue in full force and effect in accordance with their terms.
For a period of six (6) years after the Effective Time, Verizon
shall maintain in effect the provisions for indemnification,
advancement of expenses or exculpation in the Organisational
Documents of Fleetmatics and its Subsidiaries or in any agreement
to which Fleetmatics or any of its Subsidiaries is a party and
shall not amend, repeal or otherwise modify such provisions in any
manner that would adversely affect the rights thereunder of any
individuals who at any time prior to the Effective Time were
directors, officers or employees of Fleetmatics or any of its
Subsidiaries in respect of actions or omissions occurring at or
prior to the Effective Time (including actions or omissions
occurring at or prior to the Effective Time arising out of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement); provided, however,
that in the event any claim, action, suit proceeding or
investigation is pending, asserted or made either prior to the
Effective Time or within such six year period, all rights to
indemnification, advancement of expenses or exculpation required to
be continued pursuant to this Clause 7.3(a) in respect thereof
shall continue until disposition thereof.
(b)
At and after the Effective Time, Fleetmatics shall (and Verizon
shall cause Fleetmatics to), to the fullest extent permitted under
applicable Law, indemnify and hold harmless each present and former
director, officer or employee of Fleetmatics or any of its
Subsidiaries and each person who served as a director, officer,
member, trustee or fiduciary of another company, joint venture,
trust or other enterprise if such service was at the request or for
the benefit of Fleetmatics or any of its Subsidiaries (each,
together with his or her respective heirs and representatives, a
“Fleetmatics Indemnified Party” and, collectively, the “Fleetmatics
Indemnified Parties”) against all costs and expenses (including
advancing attorneys’ fees and expenses in advance of the final
disposition of any actual or threatened claim, suit, proceeding or
investigation to each Fleetmatics Indemnified Party to the fullest
extent permitted by Law), judgments, fines, losses, claims,
damages, liabilities and settlement amounts paid in connection with
any actual or threatened claim, action, suit, proceeding or
investigation (whether arising before, at or after the Effective
Time), whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative,
arising out of or pertaining to any action or omission in such
person’s capacity as a director, officer or employee of Fleetmatics
or any of its Subsidiaries or as a director, officer, member,
trustee or fiduciary of another company, joint venture, trust or
other enterprise if such service was at the request or for the
benefit of Fleetmatics or any of its Subsidiaries, in each case
occurring or alleged to have occurred at or before the Effective
Time (including actions or omissions occurring at or prior to the
Effective Time arising out of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement).
(c)
For a period of six years from the Effective Time, Verizon shall
cause to be maintained in effect the coverage provided by the
policies of directors’ and officers’ liability insurance and
fiduciary liability insurance in effect as of immediately prior to
the Effective Time maintained by Fleetmatics and its Subsidiaries
with respect to matters arising on or before the Effective Time
(provided that Verizon may substitute therefor (i) policies with a
carrier with comparable credit ratings to the existing carrier of
at least the same coverage and amounts containing terms and
conditions that are no less favourable to the insured as those
provided by the policies of directors’ and officers’ liability
insurance and fiduciary liability insurance in effect as of the
date of this Agreement (the “Existing Policies”) or (ii) a six (6)
year prepaid “tail policy” that covers those persons who are
currently covered by the Existing Policies for actions and
omissions occurring at or prior to the Effective Time and
containing terms and conditions that are no less favourable to the
insured than those of the Existing Policies); provided, however,
that Verizon shall not be required to pay aggregate premiums in
excess of 250% of the last annual premium paid by Fleetmatics under
the Existing Policies in respect of the coverages required to be
obtained pursuant hereto, but in such case shall purchase as much
coverage as reasonably practicable for such amount. Notwithstanding
the foregoing and in satisfaction of Verizon’s obligations under
the immediately preceding sentence, prior to the Effective Time,
Fleetmatics may purchase a six (6) year prepaid “tail policy” under
the Existing Policies; provided, however, that Fleetmatics shall
not be permitted to pay an amount in excess of $950,000, subject to the adjustment set forth in
Clause 7.3(c) of the Fleetmatics Disclosure Schedule, for such
“tail policy,” but in such case may purchase as much coverage as
reasonably practicable for such amount. If any such prepaid tail
policy has been obtained prior to the Effective Time, Verizon shall
cause to be maintained such policy in full force and effect for its
full term, and continue to honor the obligations thereunder.
(d)
The rights of each Indemnified Party under this Clause 7.3 shall be
in addition to, and not in limitation of, any other rights such
Indemnified Party may have under the Organisational Documents of
Fleetmatics or any of its Subsidiaries, any insurance policy, the
Act (or any other applicable Law) or otherwise. The
provisions of this Clause 7.3 shall survive the consummation of the
Acquisition and shall not be terminated or modified in such a
manner as to adversely affect any Indemnified Party without the
written consent of such affected Indemnified Party (it being
expressly agreed that the Indemnified Parties shall be third, party
beneficiaries of this Clause 7.3 and shall be entitled to enforce
the covenants contained in this Clause 7.3).
7.4
Employment and Benefit Matters
(a)
For a period of one year following the Effective Time, Verizon
shall provide, or shall cause to be provided, (i) a base salary or
wage rate, as applicable, that is no less favourable to such
Fleetmatics Employee than the base salary or wage rate provided to
such Fleetmatics Employee as of immediately prior to the Effective
Time and (ii) benefits (excluding, for the avoidance of doubt,
equity and equity-based compensation) that are substantially
comparable, in the aggregate, either (A) to those generally made
available to similarly situated Verizon employees under Verizon’s
compensation and benefit plans and programs, (B) to those provided
to such Fleetmatics Employees as a group immediately prior to the
Effective Time or (C) any combination of (A) and (B) as determined
by Verizon. For the 2016 fiscal year of Fleetmatics, Verizon
shall continue, or cause to be continued, the same cash bonus
opportunity (performance metrics and target bonus as a percentage
of base compensation) as was provided to the applicable Fleetmatics
Employees immediately prior to the Effective Date.
(b)
Verizon shall provide that, for purposes of vesting and eligibility
to participate and, solely in respect of any severance or vacation
plan, level of benefits under the employee benefit plans of Verizon
providing benefits to any Fleetmatics Employees after the Effective
Time (the “New Plans”), each Fleetmatics Employee shall be credited
with his or her years of service with the Fleetmatics Group and its
predecessors before the Effective Time, to the same extent as such
Fleetmatics Employee was entitled, before the Effective Time, to
credit for such service under any similar Fleetmatics Benefit Plan
in which such Fleetmatics Employee participated or was eligible to
participate immediately prior to the Effective Time, provided that
the foregoing shall (i) not apply with respect to any benefit
accrual under any defined benefit pension plan or retiree welfare
benefit plan, (ii) not apply to the extent that would result in a
duplication of benefits with respect to the same period of service,
(iii) not apply for purposes of any plan, program or arrangement
(x) under which similarly situated employees of Verizon and its
Subsidiaries do not receive credit for prior service or (y) that is
grandfathered or frozen, either with respect to level of benefits
or participation, (iv) apply only with respect to the initial
welfare benefit plan of Bidco that a Fleetmatics Employee is
eligible to participate in immediately following the Effective
Time. In addition, and without limiting the generality of the
foregoing, (A) each Fleetmatics Employee shall be immediately
eligible to participate, without any waiting time, in any and all
New Plans to the extent coverage under such New Plan is replacing
comparable coverage under a Fleetmatics Benefit Plan in which such
Fleetmatics Employee participated immediately before the Effective
Time (such plans, collectively, the “Old Plans”), and (B) for
purposes of each New Plan providing medical, dental, pharmaceutical
and/or vision benefits (but not including any disability benefits)
to any Fleetmatics Employee, Verizon shall use its commercially
reasonable efforts to cause (1) all pre-existing condition
exclusions and actively-at-work requirements of such New Plan to be
waived for such employee and his or her covered dependents, unless
and to the extent the individual, immediately prior to entry in the
New Plans, was subject to such conditions under the comparable Old
Plans, and (2) any eligible expenses incurred by such employee and
his or her covered dependents during the portion of the plan year
of the Old Plan ending on the date such employee’s participation in
the corresponding New Plan begins to be taken into account under
such New Plan for purposes of satisfying all deductible,
coinsurance and maximum out-of-pocket requirements applicable to
such employee and his or her covered dependents for the applicable
plan year as if such amounts had been paid in accordance with such
New Plan.
(c)
Verizon and Fleetmatics shall cooperate in respect of consultation
obligations and similar notice and bargaining obligations owed to
any employees or consultants of Fleetmatics or any Subsidiary of
Fleetmatics in accordance with all applicable Laws and works
council or other bargaining agreements, if any.
(d)
Fleetmatics will provide Verizon with a copy of any written
communications intended for broad-based and general distribution to
current or former employees of Fleetmatics or any of its
Subsidiaries that relate to Verizon or this Agreement and the
transactions contemplated hereby, and will provide Verizon with a
reasonable opportunity to review and comment on such communications
prior to distribution.
(e)
Nothing in this Agreement shall confer upon any Fleetmatics
Employee any right to continue in the employ or service of Verizon
or any Affiliate of Verizon, or shall interfere with or restrict in
any way the rights of Verizon or any affiliate of Verizon, which
rights are hereby expressly reserved, to discharge or terminate the
services of any Fleetmatics Employee at any time for any reason
whatsoever, with or without cause. Notwithstanding any
provision in this Agreement to the contrary, nothing in this Clause
7.4 shall (x) be deemed or construed to be an amendment or other
modification of any Fleetmatics Benefit Plan or employee benefit
plan of Verizon or any Affiliate of Verizon, or (y) create any
third party rights in any current or former service provider or
employee of Verizon, Fleetmatics or any of their respective
Affiliates (or any beneficiaries or dependents thereof).
(f)
From and after the Effective Time, Verizon shall cause Fleetmatics
and its Subsidiaries to honour, in accordance with its terms, each
compensation, employment, severance, change-of-control and similar
agreement to which Fleetmatics or a Subsidiary of Fleetmatics is a
party and that is set forth in Clause 7.4(f) of the Fleetmatics
Disclosure Schedule; provided that such obligation is subject to
any right of Verizon to amend or terminate any such agreement in
accordance with its terms.
7.5
Tax Matters
Verizon may, in its sole discretion,
cause a timely and irrevocable election under Section 338(g) of the
Code (and any corresponding provisions of state or local Tax law)
to be made with respect to Fleetmatics and any or all of its
Subsidiaries which, in each case, is not a U.S.
corporation.
7.6
Rule 16b-3 Actions
Prior to the Effective Time,
Fleetmatics and Verizon shall take all such steps as may be
required to cause (a) any disposition of Fleetmatics Ordinary
Shares (including derivative securities with respect to Fleetmatics
Ordinary Shares) resulting from the Acquisition and the other
transactions contemplated by this Agreement by each individual who
will be subject to the reporting requirements of Section 16(a) of
the Exchange Act with respect to Fleetmatics immediately prior to
the Effective Time to be exempt under Rule 16b-3 promulgated under
the Exchange Act and (b) any acquisitions of Verizon Shares
(including derivative securities with respect to Verizon Shares)
resulting from the Acquisition and the other transactions
contemplated by this Agreement, by each individual who may become
or is reasonably expected to become subject to the reporting
requirements of Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act with respect to
Verizon to be exempt under Rule 16b-3 promulgated under the
Exchange Act.
7.7
Transaction Litigation
Prior to the earlier of the
Effective Time or the termination of this Agreement, Fleetmatics
shall control the defense of any litigation brought by shareholders
of Fleetmatics against Fleetmatics and/or its directors relating to
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including the
Acquisition; provided, however, that subject to any fiduciary
duties of the board of directors of Fleetmatics or any of its
Subsidiaries, Fleetmatics shall consult and cooperate with Verizon
in Fleetmatics’ defense or settlement of any such litigation, and
Fleetmatics agrees that it will not settle or compromise any such
litigation or propose any such settlement or compromise (other than
any settlement solely for monetary damages paid entirely from
proceeds of insurance, except for any applicable deductible)
without the written consent of Verizon.
7.8
Acquisition Implementation
Verizon and Fleetmatics
shall procure the consummation of the steps set out on Schedule
7.8A in accordance therewith; provided, however, that if either (i)
Fleetmatics is unable to procure the auditor’s certificate as
described in Step 2.5 of Schedule 7.8A in a timely manner (as
determined by Verizon in its sole reasonable discretion), or (ii)
Fleetmatics or one of its Subsidiaries is unable to provide the
indemnity to the directors of IrishCo described below, then Verizon
and Fleetmatics shall in lieu thereof procure the consummation of
the steps set out on Schedule 7.8B; provided further that Verizon
shall have the right to modify the steps set forth in such
schedules so long as such modifications (i) would not violate
applicable Law, (ii) do not require Fleetmatics to execute any
agreements to implement the modified steps unless the effectiveness
of the actions to be taken under any such agreements is conditioned
on Completion, (iii) do not adversely affect the right of the
Fleetmatics Shareholders to receive the Cash Consideration in
accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement, and
(iv) will not otherwise prevent or materially impair or delay the
ability of Verizon to consummate the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement (including the Acquisition). In recognition of the
fact that the directors of IrishCo will incur personal liability
for the issuance of the declaration of solvency in respect of
IrishCo as described in Step 2.4 of Schedule 7.8A, (x) Verizon
hereby covenants that, from and after Completion, it will cause
Fleetmatics and its Subsidiaries to refrain from undertaking any
actions to render IrishCo insolvent within the twelve-month period
immediately following the issuance of such declaration of solvency,
and (y) notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this
Agreement, Fleetmatics and/or one or more of its Subsidiaries shall
be permitted to provide such directors with an indemnity for
liabilities arising from the issuance of the declaration of
solvency, which indemnity shall be subject to standard and
customary terms and conditions, including exclusions for fraudulent
conduct and actions taken in bad faith. Except as expressly
contemplated or permitted elsewhere in this Agreement, or as set
forth in Clause 5.1 of the Fleetmatics Disclosure Schedule, or with
the prior written consent of Verizon (which consent shall not be
unreasonably withheld, delayed or condition) Fleetmatics covenants
that it will use reasonable best efforts to ensure that the
Fleetmatics Deficit will not exceed $15
million immediately prior to the Effective Time, and in the
event that Fleetmatics is unable to ensure (or in Verizon’s
reasonable opinion Fleetmatics is reasonably likely to be unable to
ensure) that the Fleetmatics Deficit is at or below $15 million, Fleetmatics will, prior to the
Effective Date, cooperate in good faith with Verizon to enable
Verizon to take all steps as are reasonably necessary in order to
eliminate the Fleetmatics Deficit by means of a reduction of share
capital of Fleetmatics immediately after the Effective Time and
before the date on which the Cash Consideration must be paid to the
Paying Agent in accordance with the terms of Section 8.1. Such
cooperation shall include, without limitation, (a) the provision of
sufficient information to reasonably enable the directors of
Fleetmatics after the Effective Time to swear a statutory
declaration of solvency to reduce the issued share capital of
Fleetmatics by such amount as is necessary to eliminate the
Fleetmatics Deficit, (b) such reasonable assistance to enable the
provision of an auditor's certificate required for such reduction
of capital, and (c) such waivers as may be required to be provided
to the Irish Companies Registration Office to enable the conversion
of Fleetmatics from a public to a private company within an
expedited period following the Effective Time, insofar as is
reasonably possible. For the avoidance of doubt, in connection with
the above, and notwithstanding which of the plans contained in
Schedule 7.8A or Schedule 7.8B is used to consummate the
Transaction, Fleetmatics shall procure the filing with the Irish
Companies Registration Office of audited financials in respect of
the financial year ended 31 December
2015 for IrishCo as required under the Act in a timely
manner.
7.9
Fleetmatics Indebtedness
Prior to the Completion
Date, Fleetmatics shall obtain and deliver the Payoff Letter to
Verizon. Fleetmatics shall deliver (A) a draft of the Payoff
Letter to Verizon at least three (3) Business Days prior to the
anticipated Completion Date (which draft, for the avoidance of
doubt, may not include the specific amounts to be paid on the
Completion Date under the Credit Agreement) and (B) an executed
copy of the Payoff Letter in substantially similar form prior to
the anticipated Completion Date (which executed copy, for the
avoidance of doubt, shall include the specific amounts to be paid
on the Completion Date under the Credit Agreement). To the
extent the Payoff Letter does not include UCC-3 termination
statements, Fleetmatics shall use its reasonable best efforts to
assist in the preparation of such termination statements so they
can be filed by Fleetmatics on the Completion
Date.
8.
COMPLETION OF ACQUISITION
8.1
Completion
(a)
Completion Date:
(i)
Completion shall take place at 9:00
a.m., New York City time, on a date to be selected by
Verizon following, but not later than the third Business Day (or
such shorter period of time as remains before 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the End Date)
after, the satisfaction or, in the sole discretion of the
applicable Party, waiver (where applicable) of all of the
Conditions (“Completion Date”) with the exception of Condition 2(d)
(delivery and registration of the Court Order and a copy of the
minute required by Section 86 of the Act) (but subject to the
satisfaction of such Condition) or at such other date and time as
may be mutually agreed to by the Parties in writing.
(ii)
Completion shall take place at the offices of Cleary Gottlieb Steen
& Hamilton LLP, One Liberty Plaza, New York, New York 10006 or
at such other place as may be mutually agreed to by the Parties in
writing.
(b)
On or prior to Completion:
Fleetmatics shall procure that a
meeting of the Fleetmatics Board (or a duly authorised committee
thereof) is held at which resolutions are passed (conditional on
registration of the Court Order with the Registrar of Companies
occurring and effective as of the Effective Time) approving:
(i)
the allotment and issue to Bidco (and/or its respective nominees)
in accordance with the Scheme of the number of new shares in the
capital of Fleetmatics provided for in the Scheme;
(ii)
the resignations of the directors of Fleetmatics as Verizon shall
determine; and
(iii)
the appointment of such persons as Bidco may nominate as the
directors of Fleetmatics.
(c)
On Completion:
(i)
In respect of each Fleetmatics Share subject to the Scheme, Bidco
shall cause to be paid the Cash Consideration to the applicable
Fleetmatics Shareholder (and/or their nominees) in accordance with
the terms and conditions of the Scheme and as contemplated in
Clause 8.1(d) below.
(ii)
Fleetmatics shall deliver to Verizon:
(A)
a certified copy of the resolutions referred to in Clause
8.1(b)(i);
(B)
letters of resignation from the directors that are removed from
Fleetmatics in accordance with Clause 8.1(b)(ii) (each such letter
containing an acknowledgement that such resignation is without any
claim or right of action of any nature whatsoever outstanding
against Fleetmatics or the Fleetmatics Group or any of their
officers or employees, in each case for breach of contract to hold
office as a director, compensation for loss of such office,
redundancy or unfair dismissal or on any other grounds in respect
of the resignation; for the avoidance of doubt, any claims or
rights of action relating to any of the matters set forth in Clause
7.3, including without limitation rights to indemnification,
advancement of expenses and exculpation, are expressly excluded
from such acknowledgement);
(C)
share certificates in respect of the aggregate number of shares in
the capital of Fleetmatics to be issued to Bidco (and/or its
nominees) in accordance with the Scheme; and
(D)
executed certificates pursuant to Treasury Regulations Section
1.1445-2(c) certifying with respect to its U.S. Subsidiaries that
none of its U.S. Subsidiaries is or has ever been a U.S. real
property holding corporation within the meaning of Section
897(c)(2) of the Code.
(iii)
Fleetmatics shall cause an office copy of the Court Order and a
copy of the minute required by Section 86 of the Act to be filed
with the Companies Registration Office and obtain from the
Registrar of Companies a Certificate of Registration in relation to
the reduction of share capital necessary to effect the Scheme.
(d)
Payment of Cash Consideration
(i)
Paying Agent. No later than the second Business Day after the
Completion Date, Bidco shall deposit, or cause to be deposited,
with the Paying Agent, for the benefit of the Fleetmatics
Shareholders, cash in an amount equal to the aggregate amount of
Cash Consideration. All cash deposited with the Paying Agent
pursuant to the preceding sentence shall hereinafter be referred to
as the “Fleetmatics Paying Agent Fund”. The Paying Agent
shall invest any cash included in the Fleetmatics Paying Agent Fund
as directed by Verizon; provided that (i) no such investment shall
relieve Verizon or the Paying Agent from making the payments
required by this Clause 8.1, and following any losses Verizon shall
promptly provide additional funds to the Paying Agent for the
benefit of the holders of Fleetmatics Ordinary Shares in the amount
of such losses, (ii) no such investment shall have maturities that
could prevent or delay payments to be made pursuant to this
Agreement, and (iii) such investments shall be in short-term
obligations of the United States of America with maturities of no
more than thirty days or guaranteed by the United States of America
and backed by the full faith and credit of the United States of
America in commercial paper obligations rated A-l or P-l or better
by Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. or Standard & Poor’s
Corporation, respectively, treasury bills, institutional money
market funds or in mutual funds invested primarily in obligations
of the type described above. Any interest or income produced by
such investments will become a part of the Fleetmatics Paying Agent
Fund.
(ii)
Payment Procedures. As soon as reasonably practicable after the
Effective Time, and in any event within three (3) Business Days
after the Effective Time, Bidco shall cause the Paying Agent to
mail to each holder of record of a certificated or book-entry
Fleetmatics Ordinary Share, entitled at the Effective Time to a
right to receive the Cash Consideration pursuant to Clause
8.1(c)(i), a letter of transmittal and instructions for use in
receiving the Cash Consideration. Each holder of record of such
Fleetmatics Ordinary Shares shall be entitled to receive, within 14
days of the Effective Time, the amount of cash payable in respect
of the Cash Consideration that such holder has the right to receive
pursuant to Clause 8.1(c)(i). Prior to the Completion, Bidco and
Fleetmatics shall use their respective commercially reasonable
efforts to establish procedures with the Paying Agent and the
Depository Trust Company (“DTC”) such that, assuming the Effective
Time occurs at the time of the Completion, the Paying Agent will
transmit to DTC or its nominee no later than the first (1st)
Business Day after the Completion Date an amount in cash in
immediately available funds equal to the number of shares of
Fleetmatics Ordinary Shares held of record by DTC or such nominee
immediately prior to the Effective Time multiplied by the Cash
Consideration (such amount, the “DTC Payment”). No interest shall
be paid or shall accrue for the benefit of holders of the
Fleetmatics Ordinary Shares on the Cash Consideration payable in
respect of the Fleetmatics Ordinary Shares.
(iii)
Termination of Fleetmatics Paying Agent Fund. Any portion of
the Fleetmatics Paying Agent Fund which has not been transferred to
the holders of Fleetmatics Ordinary Shares as of the six-month
anniversary of the Effective Time shall be delivered to Bidco or
its designee, upon demand. Any holder of Fleetmatics Ordinary
Shares who has not complied with this Clause 8.1(d) prior to the
six-month anniversary of the Effective Time shall thereafter look
only to Bidco for payment of such holder’s claim for the Cash
Consideration (subject to abandoned property, escheat or other
similar applicable Laws).
(iv)
No Liability. Neither Verizon nor Bidco nor Fleetmatics nor
the Paying Agent nor any of their respective Affiliates, directors,
officers, employees and agents shall be liable to any person in
respect of any Cash Consideration (or dividends or distributions
with respect thereto) from the Fleetmatics Paying Agent Fund
delivered to a public official pursuant to any applicable abandoned
property, escheat or similar Law.
(v)
Withholding. Bidco and the Paying Agent shall be entitled to
deduct and withhold from any amount payable pursuant to this
Agreement to any Person who was a holder of a Fleetmatics Share
subject to the Scheme such amounts as Bidco or the Paying Agent may
be required to deduct and withhold with respect to the making of
such payment under the Code or any other provision of federal,
state, local or non-U.S. Tax law. To the extent that amounts are so
withheld by Bidco or the Paying Agent with respect to any Person
and paid over to the appropriate Taxing Authority, Bidco shall be
treated as having satisfied its obligation to deliver the Cash
Consideration in full to such Person by delivering the Cash
Consideration net of such withheld amounts and such Person shall
not have any claim or entitlement with respect to the Cash
Consideration attributable to such withheld amounts.
9.
TERMINATION
9.1
Termination
(a)
This Agreement may be terminated at any time prior to the Effective
Time:
(i)
by either Fleetmatics or Verizon, if the Court Meeting or the EGM
shall have been completed and the Court Meeting Resolution or the
EGM Resolutions, as applicable, shall not have been approved by the
requisite majorities;
(ii)
by either Fleetmatics or Verizon, if the Effective Time shall not
have occurred by 5:00 p.m., New York
City time, on the End Date, provided that the right to terminate
this Agreement pursuant to this Clause 9.1(a)(ii) shall not be
available to a Party whose breach of any provision of this
Agreement shall have been the primary cause of the failure of the
Effective Time to have occurred by such time;
(iii)
by either Fleetmatics or Verizon, if the High Court declines or
refuses to sanction the Scheme, unless both Parties agree in
writing that the decision of the High Court shall be appealed, in
which case only following a final, non-appealable order;
(iv)
by either Fleetmatics or Verizon, if any Law or injunction,
restraint or prohibition shall have been enacted entered
permanently restraining, enjoining or otherwise prohibiting the
consummation of the Acquisition and, in the case of an injunction,
restraint or prohibition, such injunction, restraint or prohibition
shall have become final and non-appealable; provided that the right
to terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Clause 9.1(a)(iv)
shall not be available to a Party whose breach of any provision of
this Agreement shall have been the primary cause of such
injunction;
(v)
by Fleetmatics, if any Verizon Party shall have breached or failed
to perform in any material respect any of its covenants or other
agreements contained in this Agreement or if any of its
representations or warranties set forth in this Agreement are
inaccurate, which breach, failure to perform or inaccuracy (1)
would (A) result in a failure of Conditions 2 or 3 or (B) give rise
to a termination right under Clause 9.1(a)(x) if it were to exist
during the Pre-Sanction Period and (2) is not reasonably capable of
being cured by the End Date or, if curable, Fleetmatics shall have
given Verizon written notice, delivered at least 30 days prior to
such termination, stating Fleetmatics’ intention to terminate this
Agreement pursuant to this Clause 9.1(a)(v) and the basis for such
termination and such breach, failure to perform or inaccuracy shall
not have been cured within 30 days following the delivery of such
written notice;
(vi)
by Verizon, if Fleetmatics shall have breached or failed to perform
in any material respect any of its covenants or other agreements
contained in this Agreement or if any of its representations or
warranties set forth in this Agreement are inaccurate, which
breach, failure to perform or inaccuracy (1) would (A) result in a
failure of a Condition set forth in Conditions 2, 3 or 4 or (B)
give rise to a termination right under Clause 9.1(a)(ix) if it were
to exist during the Pre-Sanction Period and (2) is not reasonably
capable of being cured by the End Date or, if curable, Verizon
shall have given Fleetmatics written notice, delivered at least 30
days prior to such termination, stating Verizon’s intention to
terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Clause 9.1(a)(vi) and the
basis for such termination and such breach, failure to perform or
inaccuracy shall not have been cured within 30 days following the
delivery of such written notice;
(vii)
by Verizon, in the event that a Fleetmatics Change of
Recommendation shall have occurred prior to the EGM;
(viii) by
Fleetmatics, pursuant to and in accordance with Clause
5.2(h)(i);
(ix)
by Verizon, if, at any time during the Pre-Sanction Period, subject
to Clause 3.1(q) (which for the avoidance of doubt, governs if and
when any notice of termination exercising the termination right set
forth in this Clause 9.1(a)(ix) may become effective):
(A)
Any of the representations and warranties of Fleetmatics set forth
in Clause 6.1 (other than the representations and warranties in
Clauses 6.1(b)(i), 6.1(b)(ii), 6.1(b)(iii) (to the extent relating
to shares in the capital of Fleetmatics), 6.1(v) and 6.1(j) (second
sentence only), 6.1(c)(i), 6.1(x) and each of the other
representations and warranties made in Clause 6.1 that are
qualified by a Materiality Qualification) were not true and correct
in all respects as of the date hereof or shall not be true and
correct in all respects at and as of the time of the notice of
termination delivered by Verizon during the Pre-Sanction Period
pursuant to this Clause 9.1(a)(ix)(A), except for such failures to
be true and correct as would not, individually or in the aggregate,
reasonably be expected to have a Fleetmatics Material Adverse
Effect;
(B)
any of the representations and warranties of Fleetmatics that are
qualified by a Materiality Qualification were not true and correct
(without giving effect to any Materiality Qualification set forth
therein) in all respects at and as of the date hereof or shall not
be true and correct (without giving effect to any Materiality
Qualification set forth therein) in all respects at and as of the
time of the notice of termination delivered by Verizon during the
Pre-Sanction Period pursuant to this Clause 9.1(a)(ix)(B), except
for such failures to be true and correct (without giving effect to
any Materiality Qualification set forth therein) as would not,
individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a
Fleetmatics Material Adverse Effect;
(C)
any of the representations and warranties of Fleetmatics set forth
in Clauses 6.1(b)(i), 6.1(b)(ii), 6.1(b)(iii) (to the extent
relating to shares in the capital of Fleetmatics), 6.1(v) or 6.1(j)
(second sentence only) were not true and correct in all material
respects at and as of the date hereof or shall not be true and
correct in all material respects at and as of the time of the
notice of termination delivered by Verizon during the Pre-Sanction
Period pursuant to this Clause 9.1(a)(ix)(C);
(D)
any of the representations and warranties of Fleetmatics set forth
in Clauses 6.1(c)(i) or 6.1(x) were not true and correct in all
respects other than as would not materially impede or prevent the
consummation of the Acquisition at and as of the date hereof or
shall not be true and correct in all respects other than as would
not materially impede or prevent the consummation of the
Acquisition at and as of the time of the notice of termination
delivered by Verizon during the Pre-Sanction Period pursuant to
this Clause 9.1(a)(ix)(D); or
(E)
Fleetmatics shall have not in all material respects performed all
obligations and in all material respects complied with all
covenants required by the Transaction Agreement to be performed or
complied with by it at or prior to the Sanction Date (except for
those covenants (x) to be performed or complied with after the time
of the notice of termination delivered during the Pre-Sanction
Period pursuant to this Clause 9.1(a)(ix)(E) and (y) for which a
reasonable basis exists to believe in good faith that such
covenants will in fact be performed and complied with when so
required at or prior to the Sanction Date);
provided that with respect to clauses
(A), (B), (C) and (D) hereof, representations and warranties that
expressly relate to a particular date or period shall be true and
correct (in the manner set forth in clause (A), (B), (C) or (D), as
applicable), only with respect to such date or period;
(x)
by Fleetmatics, if, at any time during the Pre-Sanction Period, the
Verizon Parties shall have not in all material respects performed
all obligations and in all material respects complied with all
covenants required by the Transaction Agreement to be performed or
complied with by them at or prior to the Sanction Date (except for
those covenants (x) to be performed or complied with after the time
of the notice of termination delivered during the Pre-Sanction
Period pursuant to this Clause 9.1(a)(x) and (y) for which a
reasonable basis exists to believe in good faith that such
covenants will in fact be performed and complied with when so
required at or prior to the Sanction Date); or
(xi)
by mutual written consent of Fleetmatics and Verizon.
(b)
Termination of this Agreement in accordance with Clause 9.1(a)
shall not give rise to any liability of the Parties except as
provided in the Expenses Reimbursement Agreement or in the last
sentence of Clause 9.1(c). Clause 10 (other than Clauses 10.1
and 10.11) of this Agreement shall survive, and continue in full
force and effect, notwithstanding its termination.
(c)
Upon Verizon becoming entitled to a Verizon Reimbursement Payment,
neither Fleetmatics nor any of its Representatives or shareholders
shall have any further liability in connection with the termination
of this Agreement (for the avoidance of doubt, other than the
obligation to pay Verizon Reimbursement Payments pursuant to the
Expenses Reimbursement Agreement), whether under the Expenses
Reimbursement Agreement or this Agreement or otherwise, to Verizon,
its Representatives or its shareholders. Notwithstanding anything
to the contrary provided in this Agreement, no Party shall be
released from liability for Willful Breach, for fraud or as
provided for in the Confidentiality Agreement.
(d)
For the avoidance of doubt, termination of this Agreement shall be
without prejudice to the provisions of the Expenses Reimbursement
Agreement.
10.
GENERAL
10.1
Announcements
Subject to the requirements
of applicable Law, the Act, the Takeover Rules, a court order, the
Securities Act, the Exchange Act, the SEC, the rules of the NYSE or
any Relevant Authority (including, without limitation, the Panel),
the Parties shall consult together as to the terms of, the timing
of and the manner of publication of any formal public announcement
which either Party may make primarily regarding the Acquisition,
the Scheme or this Agreement. Verizon and Fleetmatics shall
give each other a reasonable opportunity to review and comment upon
any such public announcement and shall not issue any such public
announcement prior to such consultation, except as may be required
by applicable Law, the Act, the Takeover Rules, a court order, the
Securities Act, the Exchange Act, the SEC, the rules of the NYSE or
any Relevant Authority (including, without limitation, the
Panel). The Parties agree that the initial press release to
be issued with respect to the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement shall be in the form of the Rule 2.5 Announcement. For
the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of this Clause 10.1 do not
apply to (a) any announcement, document or publication in
connection with a Fleetmatics Alternative Proposal or Fleetmatics
Superior Proposal or a change in the Scheme Recommendation or any
amendment to the terms of the Scheme proposed by Verizon that would
effect an increase in the Cash Consideration whether before or
after a withdrawal or adverse modification of the Scheme
Recommendation.
10.2
Notices
(a)
Any notice or other document to be served under this Agreement may
be delivered by overnight delivery service (with proof of service)
or hand delivery, or sent by electronic mail, to the Party to be
served as follows:
(i)
if to Verizon, to:
Verizon Communications
Inc.
One Verizon Way
Basking Ridge, New Jersey 07920
E-mail:
william.horton@verizon.com
michael.rosenblat@verizon.com
Attention: William L. Horton, Jr., Senior Vice President, Deputy
General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
Michael Rosenblat, Vice President, Associate General Counsel
with copies to:
Cleary Gottlieb Steen &
Hamilton LLP
One Liberty Plaza
New York, NY 10006
E-mail:
eklingsberg@cgsh.com
nmarkel@cgsh.com
Attention: Ethan A. Klingsberg
Neil R. Markel
and
Macfarlanes LLP
20 Cursitor Street
London EC4A 1LT
E-mail:
Nicholas.Barclay@macfarlanes.com
graham.gibb@macfarlanes.com
Attention: Graham
Gibb
Nicholas Barclay
and
A & L Goodbody
1 North Wall Quay
International Financial Services Centre
Dublin 1, Ireland
E-mail:
dwidger@algoodbody.com
mward@algoodbody.com
Attention: David
Widger
Mark Ward
(ii)
if to Fleetmatics, to:
Fleetmatics Group PLC
Block C, Cookstown Court
Belgard Road
Tallaght
Dublin 24, Ireland
E-mail:
Sharon.Levine@Fleetmatics.com
Attention: Sharon Levine
with copies to:
Goodwin Procter LLP
100 Northern Avenue
Boston, MA 02210
E-mail:
kgordon@goodwinprocter.com
jmatarese@goodwinprocter.com
jtheis@goodwinprocter.com
Attention: Kenneth J.
Gordon
James A. Matarese
Joseph C. Theis
and
Maples and Calder
75 St. Stephen’s Green
Dublin 2, Ireland
E-mail:
edward.miller@maplesandcalder.com
patrick.quinlan@maplesandcalder.com
Attention: Edward
Miller
Patrick Quinlan
or such other postal address
or e-mail address as it may have notified to the other Party in
writing in accordance with the provisions of this Clause 10.2.
(b)
Any notice or document shall be deemed to have been served:
(i)
if delivered by overnight delivery or by hand, at the time of
delivery; or
(ii)
when received when sent by e-mail by the party to be notified;
provided, however, that notice given by e-mail shall not be
effective unless either (i) a duplicate copy of such e-mail is
promptly given by one of the other methods described in this Clause
10.2 or (ii) the receiving party delivers a written
confirmation of receipt for such notice either by e-mail or any
other method described in this Clause 10.2.
10.3
Assignment
No Party shall assign all or
any part of the benefit of, or rights or benefits under, this
Agreement without the prior written consent of the other Parties;
provided that Verizon may assign any or all of its rights and
interests hereunder to one or more of its Subsidiaries, provided
the prior consent in writing has been obtained from the Panel in
respect of such assignment, but no such assignment shall relieve
Verizon of its obligations hereunder.
10.4
Counterparts
This Agreement may be
executed in any number of counterparts, all of which, taken
together, shall constitute one and the same agreement, and each
Party may enter into this Agreement by executing a counterpart and
delivering it to the other Party (by hand delivery, facsimile
process, e-mail or otherwise).
10.5
Amendment
No amendment of this
Agreement shall be binding unless the same shall be evidenced in
writing duly executed by each of the Parties, except that,
following approval by the Fleetmatics Shareholders, there shall be
no amendment to the provisions hereof which by applicable Law would
require further approval by the Fleetmatics Shareholders without
such further approval nor shall there be any amendment or change
not permitted under applicable Law.
10.6 Entire
Agreement
This Agreement, together
with the Confidentiality Agreement, the Expenses Reimbursement
Agreement and any documents delivered by Verizon and Fleetmatics in
connection herewith (including the Verizon Disclosure Schedule and
the Fleetmatics Disclosure Schedule), constitutes the entire
agreement and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings,
both written and oral, between Verizon and Fleetmatics with respect
to the subject matter hereof, it being understood that the
Confidentiality Agreement shall survive the execution and delivery
of this Agreement.
10.7
Inadequacy of Damages
Each Party agrees that
damages would not be an adequate remedy for any breach by it of
this Agreement and accordingly each Party shall be entitled,
without proof of special damages, to the remedies of injunction,
specific performance or other equitable relief for any threatened
or actual breach of this Agreement.
10.8 Remedies
and Waivers
No delay or omission by
either Party to this Agreement in exercising any right, power or
remedy provided by Law or under this Agreement shall:
(a)
affect that right, power or remedy; or
(b)
operate as a waiver of it.
The exercise or partial
exercise of any right, power or remedy provided by Law or under
this Agreement shall not preclude any other or further exercise of
it or the exercise of any other right, power or remedy.
10.9
Severability
(a)
If any term, provision, covenant or condition of this Agreement or
the Acquisition is held by a court of competent jurisdiction
or other Relevant Authority to be invalid, void or unenforceable,
the parties shall negotiate in good faith to modify this Agreement
or, as appropriate, the terms and conditions of the Acquisition, so
as to effect the original intent of the Parties as closely as
possible in an equitable manner in order that the transactions
contemplated hereby be consummated as originally contemplated to
the fullest extent possible in accordance with applicable
law. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Parties intend that
the remedies and limitations thereon contained in this Agreement
(including, without limitation, Clauses 9.1(b), 9.1(c) and 9.1(d))
and the Expenses Reimbursement Agreement shall be construed as
integral parts of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby
and therefore shall not be severable in any manner that increases
or decreases a Party’s liability or obligations hereunder or
thereunder.
(b)
If at any time any provision of this Agreement is or becomes
illegal, invalid or unenforceable in any respect under the Law of
any jurisdiction, that shall not affect or impair:
(i)
the legality, validity or enforceability in that jurisdiction of
any other provision of this Agreement; or
(ii)
the legality, validity or enforceability under the Law of any other
jurisdiction of that or any other provision of this Agreement.
10.10 No
Partnership and No Agency
(a)
Nothing in this Agreement and no action taken by the Parties
pursuant to this Agreement shall constitute, or be deemed to
constitute, a partnership, association, joint venture or other
co-operative entity between any of the Parties.
(b)
Nothing in this Agreement and no action taken by the Parties
pursuant to this Agreement shall constitute, or be deemed to
constitute, any Party the agent of any other Party for any
purpose. No Party has, pursuant to this Agreement, any
authority or power to bind or to contract in the name of any other
Party.
10.11
Further Assurance
Without limitation to the
provisions of this Agreement, the Parties will, and will procure
that each member of their respective Groups will, issue, execute or
despatch such documentation in a timely fashion or take other
actions as is necessary or desirable to facilitate the
implementation of the Acquisition or carry out the purposes of this
Agreement.
10.12
Costs and Expenses
Save for:
(a)
the Panel’s document review fees (which shall be borne and
discharged by Verizon), and
(b)
the filing fees incurred in connection with notifications with any
Relevant Authorities under any Antitrust Laws (which shall be borne
and discharged by Verizon);
each Party shall pay its own
costs and expenses of and incidental to this Agreement, the
Acquisition and all other transactions contemplated hereby, except
as otherwise provided in this Agreement.
10.13
Governing Law and Jurisdiction
(a)
This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance
with, the Laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to the
conflicts of law rules that would result in the application of the
Laws of any other jurisdiction; provided, however, that the
Acquisition and the Scheme and matters related thereto (including
matters related to the Takeover Rules) and matters relating to the
fiduciary duties of the Fleetmatics Board shall be governed by, and
construed in accordance with, the Laws of Ireland.
(b)
Each of Fleetmatics, Verizon and Bidco irrevocably agrees that the
Chancery Court of the State of Delaware and any state appellate
court therefrom, or, if the Chancery Court of the State of Delaware
does not have proper jurisdiction, the Federal District Court for
the District of Delaware located in Wilmington, Delaware, and any
federal appellate courts therefrom, shall have exclusive
jurisdiction to settle any dispute arising out of or in connection
with this Agreement, and, for such purposes, irrevocably submits to
the exclusive jurisdiction of such courts. Any proceeding, suit or
action arising out of or in connection with this Agreement shall
therefore be brought in the Chancery Court of the State of Delaware
and any state appellate court therefrom, or, if the Chancery Court
of the State of Delaware does not have proper jurisdiction, the
Federal District Court for the District of Delaware located in
Wilmington, Delaware, and any federal appellate court therefrom.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Scheme and matters related to
the sanction thereof shall be subject to the jurisdiction of the
High Court and any appellate courts therefrom.
(c)
Each of the Parties hereto acknowledges and irrevocably agrees (i)
not to bring or permit any of their Affiliates to bring or support
anyone else in bringing any such Action in any court other than as
expressly set forth in Clause 10.13(b) (including for the avoidance
of doubt, by not seeking to remove any such Action from the
Chancery Court of the State of Delaware to the Federal District
Court for the District of Delaware located in Wilmington, Delaware
or any federal appellate courts therefrom unless the Chancery Court
of the State of Delaware does not have proper jurisdiction), (ii)
to waive and hereby waive, to the fullest extent permitted by Law,
any objection which any of them may now or hereafter have to the
laying of venue of, and the defence of an inconvenient forum to the
maintenance of, any such Action in any such courts, as applicable,
(iii) that a final judgment in any such Action shall be
conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on
the judgment or in any other manner provided by Law and (iv) that
any such Action shall be governed by, and construed in accordance
with, the Laws of Ireland or the Laws of the State of Delaware, as
expressly set forth in Clause 10.13(a).
(d)
Each Party hereto hereby waives, to the fullest extent permitted by
APPLICABLE LAW, any right it may have to a trial by jury in respect
of any Action arising out of THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS
CONTEMPLATED BY THIS AGREEMENT (including any action, proceeding or
counterclaim).
10.14
Third Party Beneficiaries
Except as provided in Clause
7.3, this Agreement is not intended to confer upon any person other
than Fleetmatics and Verizon any rights or remedies under or by
reason of this Agreement.
10.15
Non Survival of Representations and Warranties
None of the representations
and warranties in this Agreement shall survive the Completion or
the termination of this Agreement.
IN WITNESS whereof the Parties
have entered into this Agreement on the date specified above.
GIVEN under the common seal
of Fleetmatics Group
PLC
/s/ James M.
Travers
Director
IN WITNESS whereof the Parties
have entered into this Agreement on the date specified above.
SIGNED for and on behalf of
Verizon Communications Inc. by
its authorised signatory:
/s/ John N.
Doherty
Name: John N. Doherty
Title: Senior Vice President of
Corporate Development
IN WITNESS whereof the
Parties have entered into this Agreement on the date specified
above.
SIGNED for and on
behalf of
Verizon Business
International Holdings B.V., by its authorised signatory:
/s/ William Van
Saders
Name: William Van Saders
Title: Managing Director A