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<SEC-DOCUMENT>0000950157-05-000700.txt : 20051118
<SEC-HEADER>0000950157-05-000700.hdr.sgml : 20051118
<ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20051118170053
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000950157-05-000700
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		3
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20051114
ITEM INFORMATION:		Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20051118
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20051118

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			JOHNSON & JOHNSON
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000200406
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS [2834]
		IRS NUMBER:				221024240
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			NJ
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0103

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-03215
		FILM NUMBER:		051215821

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		ONE JOHNSON & JOHNSON PLZ
		CITY:			NEW BRUNSWICK
		STATE:			NJ
		ZIP:			08933
		BUSINESS PHONE:		7325242454
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            <td align="left" valign="top" width="7%">&#160;</td>
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                V</font></div>
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                Agreements</font></div>
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            <td align="left" valign="top" width="15%">
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                5.01.</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="left" valign="top" width="58%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Preparation
                of the Form S-4 and the Proxy Statement; </font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="left" valign="top" width="7%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center">&#160;</div>
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            <td align="left" valign="top" width="58%"><font size="2">Shareholders&#8217;
              Meeting</font></td>
            <td align="left" valign="top" width="7%">
              <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">&#160;40</font></div>
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            <td align="left" valign="top" width="15%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">SECTION
                5.02.</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="left" valign="top" width="58%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Access
                to Information; Confidentiality.</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="left" valign="top" width="7%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">41</font></div>
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            <td align="left" valign="top" width="15%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">SECTION
                5.03.</font></div>
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            <td align="left" valign="top" width="58%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Reasonable
                Best Efforts</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="left" valign="top" width="7%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">42</font></div>
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            <td align="left" valign="top" width="15%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">SECTION
                5.04.</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="left" valign="top" width="58%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Company
                Stock Options; ESPP</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="left" valign="top" width="7%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">43</font></div>
            </td>
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            <td align="left" valign="top" width="15%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">SECTION
                5.05.</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="left" valign="top" width="58%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Indemnification,
                Exculpation and Insurance</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="left" valign="top" width="7%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">45</font></div>
            </td>
          </tr>
          <tr>
            <td align="left" valign="top" width="15%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">SECTION
                5.06.</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="left" valign="top" width="58%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Fees
                and Expenses</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="left" valign="top" width="7%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">46</font></div>
            </td>
          </tr>
          <tr>
            <td align="left" valign="top" width="15%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">SECTION
                5.07.</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="left" valign="top" width="58%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Public
                Announcements</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="left" valign="top" width="7%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">47</font></div>
            </td>
          </tr>
          <tr>
            <td align="left" valign="top" width="15%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">SECTION
                5.08.</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="left" valign="top" width="58%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Affiliates</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="left" valign="top" width="7%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">48</font></div>
            </td>
          </tr>
          <tr>
            <td align="left" valign="top" width="15%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">SECTION
                5.09.</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="left" valign="top" width="58%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Stock
                Exchange Listing</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="left" valign="top" width="7%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">48</font></div>
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          </tr>
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            <td align="left" valign="top" width="15%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">SECTION
                5.10.</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="left" valign="top" width="58%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Shareholder
                Litigation</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="left" valign="top" width="7%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">48</font></div>
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            <td align="left" valign="top" width="15%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">SECTION
                5.11.</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="left" valign="top" width="58%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Employee
                Matters</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="left" valign="top" width="7%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">48</font></div>
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            <td align="left" valign="top" width="15%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">SECTION
                5.12.</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="left" valign="top" width="58%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Company
                Notes</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="left" valign="top" width="7%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">50</font></div>
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            <td align="left" valign="top" width="15%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">SECTION
                5.13.</font></div>
            </td>
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                Agreement</font></div>
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            <td align="left" valign="top" width="7%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">50</font></div>
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            <td align="left" valign="top" width="7%">&#160;</td>
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            <td colspan="3" valign="top" width="80%">
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                VI</font></div>
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center">&#160;</div>
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Conditions
                Precedent</font></div>
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center">&#160;</div>
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              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">SECTION
                6.01.</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="left" valign="top" width="58%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Conditions
                to Each Party&#8217;s Obligation to Effect the Merger</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="left" valign="top" width="7%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">50</font></div>
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              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">SECTION
                6.02.</font></div>
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            <td align="left" valign="top" width="7%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">51</font></div>
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            <td align="left" valign="top" width="15%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">SECTION
                6.03.</font></div>
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            <td align="left" valign="top" width="7%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">52</font></div>
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            </td>
            <td align="left" valign="top" width="58%">
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                of Closing Conditions</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="left" valign="top" width="7%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">52</font></div>
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            <td align="left" valign="top" width="58%">&#160;</td>
            <td align="left" valign="top" width="7%">&#160;</td>
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          <tr>
            <td colspan="3" valign="top" width="80%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">ARTICLE
                VII</font></div>
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center">&#160;</div>
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Termination,
                Amendment and Waiver</font></div>
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center">&#160;</div>
            </td>
          </tr>
          <tr>
            <td align="left" valign="top" width="15%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">SECTION
                7.01.</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="left" valign="top" width="58%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Termination</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="left" valign="top" width="7%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">53</font></div>
            </td>
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            <td align="left" valign="top" width="15%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">SECTION
                7.02.</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="left" valign="top" width="58%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Effect
                of Termination</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="left" valign="top" width="7%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">54</font></div>
            </td>
          </tr>
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            <td align="left" valign="top" width="15%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">SECTION
                7.03.</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="left" valign="top" width="58%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Amendment</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="left" valign="top" width="7%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">54</font></div>
            </td>
          </tr>
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            <td align="left" valign="top" width="15%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">SECTION
                7.04.</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="left" valign="top" width="58%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Extension;
                Waiver</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="left" valign="top" width="7%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">54</font></div>
            </td>
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            <td align="left" valign="top" width="15%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">SECTION
                7.05.</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="left" valign="top" width="58%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Procedure
                for Termination or Amendment</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="left" valign="top" width="7%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">54</font></div>
            </td>
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            <td align="left" valign="top" width="58%">&#160;</td>
            <td align="left" valign="top" width="7%">&#160;</td>
          </tr>
          <tr>
            <td colspan="3" valign="top" width="80%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">ARTICLE
                VIII</font></div>
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center">&#160;</div>
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">General
                Provisions</font></div>
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center">&#160;</div>
            </td>
          </tr>
          <tr>
            <td align="left" valign="top" width="15%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">SECTION
                8.01.</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="left" valign="top" width="58%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Nonsurvival
                of Representations and Warranties</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="left" valign="top" width="7%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">54</font></div>
            </td>
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            <td align="left" valign="top" width="15%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">SECTION
                8.02.</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="left" valign="top" width="58%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Notices</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="left" valign="top" width="7%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">55</font></div>
            </td>
          </tr>
          <tr>
            <td align="left" valign="top" width="15%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">SECTION
                8.03.</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="left" valign="top" width="58%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Definitions</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="left" valign="top" width="7%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">56</font></div>
            </td>
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            <td align="left" valign="top" width="15%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">SECTION
                8.04.</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="left" valign="top" width="58%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Interpretation</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="left" valign="top" width="7%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">57</font></div>
            </td>
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            <td align="left" valign="top" width="15%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">SECTION
                8.05.</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="left" valign="top" width="58%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Consents
                and Approvals</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="left" valign="top" width="7%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">57</font></div>
            </td>
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            <td align="left" valign="top" width="15%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">SECTION
                8.06.</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="left" valign="top" width="58%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Counterparts</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="left" valign="top" width="7%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">58</font></div>
            </td>
          </tr>
          <tr>
            <td align="left" valign="top" width="15%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">SECTION
                8.07.</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="left" valign="top" width="58%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Entire
                Agreement; No Third-Party Beneficiaries</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="left" valign="top" width="7%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">58</font></div>
            </td>
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    <div>&#160;</div>
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        <div style="WIDTH: 100%; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 8pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">(ii)</font></div>
        <div style="WIDTH: 100%; TEXT-ALIGN: center">
          <hr style="COLOR: blue" noshade size="2">
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          <tr>
            <td align="left" valign="top" width="15%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">SECTION
                8.08.</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="left" valign="top" width="58%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">GOVERNING
                LAW</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="left" valign="top" width="7%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">58</font></div>
            </td>
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              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">SECTION
                8.09.</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="left" valign="top" width="58%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Assignment</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="left" valign="top" width="7%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">58</font></div>
            </td>
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              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">SECTION
                8.10.</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="left" valign="top" width="58%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Specific
                Enforcement; Consent to Jurisdiction</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="left" valign="top" width="7%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">58</font></div>
            </td>
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            <td align="left" valign="top" width="15%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">SECTION
                8.11.</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="left" valign="top" width="58%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Waiver
                of Jury Trial</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="left" valign="top" width="7%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">58</font></div>
            </td>
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            <td align="left" valign="top" width="15%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">SECTION
                8.12.</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="left" valign="top" width="58%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Severability</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="left" valign="top" width="7%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">59</font></div>
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            <td align="left" valign="top" width="13%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Annex
                I</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="left" valign="top" width="67%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Index
                of Defined Terms</font></div>
            </td>
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            <td align="left" valign="top" width="13%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Exhibit
                A</font></div>
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            <td align="left" valign="top" width="67%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Restated
                Articles of Incorporation of the Surviving Corporation</font></div>
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              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Exhibit
                B</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="left" valign="top" width="67%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Affiliate
                Letter</font></div>
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      AND RESTATED AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER (this &#8220;Agreement&#8221;) dated as of
      November 14, 2005, among JOHNSON &amp; JOHNSON, a New&#160;Jersey corporation
      (&#8220;Parent&#8221;), SHELBY MERGER SUB, INC., an Indiana corporation and a wholly owned
      Subsidiary of Parent (&#8220;Sub&#8221;), and GUIDANT CORPORATION, an Indiana corporation
      (the &#8220;Company&#8221;).</font></div>
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      Parent, Sub and the Company entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger dated
      as of December 15, 2004 (the &#8220;Original Merger Agreement&#8221;), and they now desire
      to amend and restate the Original Merger Agreement (it being understood that
      all
      references to &#8220;the date hereof&#8221; or &#8220;the date of this Agreement&#8221; refer to
      December 15, 2004);</font></div>
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      the Board of Directors of each of the Company and Sub has adopted, and the
      Board
      of Directors of Parent has approved, this Agreement and the merger of Sub with
      and into the Company (the &#8220;Merger&#8221;), upon the terms and subject to the
      conditions set forth in this Agreement, whereby each issued and outstanding
      share of common stock, without par value, of the Company (&#8220;Company Common
      Stock&#8221;), other than shares of Company Common Stock directly owned by Parent, Sub
      or the Company, will be converted into the right to receive (a)&#160;a number of
      validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable shares of common stock, par value
      $1.00 per share, of Parent (&#8220;Parent Common Stock&#8221;) and (b)&#160;$33.25 in cash,
      without interest; </font></div>
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      simultaneously with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, Parent and
      the
      Company are entering into a Settlement Agreement for the purpose of permanently
      settling and resolving any and all claims, disputes, issues or matters that
      exist between them relating to the matters contemplated by the Original Merger
      Agreement or raised by the litigation filed by the Company with respect to
      the
      Original Merger Agreement, and agreeing to dismiss such litigation with
      prejudice; and</font></div>
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      covenants and agreements in connection with the Merger and also to prescribe
      various conditions to the Merger.</font></div>
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      THEREFORE, in consideration of the representations, warranties, covenants and
      agreements contained in this Agreement, and subject to the conditions set forth
      herein, the parties hereto agree as follows:</font></div>
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      Merger</u></font></div>
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      1.01. </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><u>The
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      Upon the
      terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, and in
      accordance with the Business Corporation Law of the State of Indiana (the
&#8220;IBCL&#8221;), Sub shall be merged with and into the Company at the Effective Time.
      Following the Effective Time, the separate corporate existence of Sub shall
      cease and the Company shall continue as the surviving corporation in the Merger
      (the &#8220;Surviving </font></div>
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      accordance with the IBCL.</font></div>
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      date to be specified by the parties, which shall be no later than the second
      business day after satisfaction or (to the extent permitted by applicable Law)
      waiver of the conditions set forth in Article&#160;VI (other than those
      conditions that by their terms are to be satisfied at the Closing, but subject
      to the satisfaction or (to the extent permitted by applicable Law) waiver of
      those conditions), at the offices of Cravath, Swaine&#160;&amp; Moore LLP,
      Worldwide Plaza, 825&#160;Eighth Avenue, New&#160;York, New York 10019, unless
      another time, date or place is agreed to in writing by Parent and the Company;
      </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><u>provided</u></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">,
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      all the conditions set forth in Article&#160;VI shall no longer be satisfied or
      (to the extent permitted by applicable Law) waived on such second business
      day,
      then the Closing shall take place on the first business day on which all such
      conditions shall again have been satisfied or (to the extent permitted by
      applicable Law) waived unless another time is agreed to in writing by Parent
      and
      the Company. The date on which the Closing occurs is referred to in this
      Agreement as the &#8220;Closing Date&#8221;.</font></div>
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      1.03. </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><u>Effective
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      Subject
      to the provisions of this Agreement, as soon as practicable on the Closing
      Date,
      the parties shall file with the Secretary of State of the State of Indiana
      articles of merger (the &#8220;Articles of Merger&#8221;) executed and acknowledged by the
      parties in accordance with the relevant provisions of the IBCL and, as soon
      as
      practicable on or after the Closing Date, shall make all other filings or
      recordings required under the IBCL. The Merger shall become effective upon
      the
      filing of the Articles of Merger with the Secretary of State of the State of
      Indiana, or at such later time as Parent and the Company shall agree and shall
      specify in the Articles of Merger (the time the Merger becomes effective being
      the &#8220;Effective Time&#8221;).</font></div>
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      of the Merger.</u></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">
      The
      Merger shall have the effects set forth in Section&#160;23-1-40-6 of the
      IBCL.</font></div>
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      of Incorporation and By-laws.</u></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">
      (a)&#160;&#160;The Articles of Incorporation of the Company (the &#8220;Company
      Articles&#8221;) shall be amended at the Effective Time to be in the form of
      Exhibit&#160;A and, as so amended, such Company Articles shall be the Restated
      Articles of Incorporation of the Surviving Corporation until thereafter changed
      or amended as provided therein or by applicable Law.</font></div>
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      By-laws of Sub, as in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time, shall
      be
      the By-laws of the Surviving Corporation until thereafter changed or amended
      as
      provided therein or by applicable Law.</font></div>
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      The
      directors of Sub immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be the directors
      of the Surviving Corporation until the earlier of their resignation or removal
      or until their respective successors are duly elected and qualified, as the
      case
      may be.</font></div>
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      The
      officers of the Company immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be the
      officers of the Surviving Corporation until the earlier of their </font></div>
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      as the case may be.</font></div>
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      At the
      Effective Time, by virtue of the Merger and without any action on the part
      of
      the holder of any shares of Company Common Stock or any shares of capital stock
      of Parent or Sub:</font></div>
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      Stock of Sub.</u></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">
      Each
      issued and outstanding share of capital stock of Sub shall be converted into
      and
      become one validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable share of common stock,
      without par value, of the Surviving Corporation.</font></div>
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      Each
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      or
      Sub immediately prior to the Effective Time shall automatically be canceled
      and
      shall cease to exist, and no consideration shall be delivered in exchange
      therefor.</font></div>
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      Subject
      to Section&#160;2.02(e), each share of Company Common Stock issued and
      outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time (other than shares to be
      canceled in accordance with Section&#160;2.01(b)) shall be converted into the
      right to receive (i)&#160;0.493 (the &#8220;Exchange Ratio&#8221;) validly issued, fully
      paid and nonassessable shares of Parent Common Stock (the &#8220;Stock Portion&#8221;) and
      (ii)&#160;$33.25 in cash, without interest (the &#8220;Cash Portion&#8221; and, together
      with the Stock Portion, the &#8220;Merger Consideration&#8221;). At the Effective Time, all
      such shares of Company Common Stock shall no longer be outstanding and shall
      automatically be canceled and shall cease to exist, and each holder of a
      certificate which immediately prior to the Effective Time represented any such
      shares of Company Common Stock (each, a &#8220;Certificate&#8221;) shall cease to have any
      rights with respect thereto, except the right to receive the Merger
      Consideration, any dividends or other distributions payable pursuant to
      Section&#160;2.02(c) and cash in lieu of any fractional shares payable pursuant
      to Section&#160;2.02(e), in each case to be issued or paid in consideration
      therefor upon surrender of such Certificate in accordance with
      Section&#160;2.02(b), without interest. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if
      between the date of this Agreement and the Effective Time, (A)&#160;the
      outstanding shares of Parent Common Stock shall have been changed into a
      different number of shares or a different class, by reason of the occurrence
      or
      record date of any stock dividend, subdivision, reclassification,
      recapitalization, split, combination, exchange of shares or similar transaction,
      (B)&#160;Parent declares or pays cash dividends in any fiscal quarter in excess
      of 200% of the amount of regularly quarterly dividends paid by the Parent
      immediately prior to the date hereof or (C)&#160;Parent engages in any spin-off
      or split-off, then in any such case the Exchange Ratio shall be appropriately
      adjusted to reflect such action. The right of any holder of a Certificate to
      receive the Merger Consideration, any dividends or other distributions payable
      pursuant to Section&#160;2.02(c) and cash in lieu of any fractional shares
      payable pursuant to Section&#160;2.02(e) shall be</font></div>
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      (a)&#160;&#160;</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><u>Exchange
      Agent.</u></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">
      Prior to
      the Effective Time, Parent shall appoint EquiServe Trust Company or another
      bank
      or trust company that is reasonably satisfactory to the Company to act as
      exchange agent (the &#8220;Exchange Agent&#8221;) for the payment of the Merger
      Consideration. At the Effective Time, Parent shall deposit, or cause the
      Surviving Corporation to deposit, with the Exchange Agent, for the benefit
      of
      the holders of Certificates, certificates representing shares of Parent Common
      Stock and cash in an amount sufficient to pay the aggregate Merger Consideration
      required to be paid pursuant to Section&#160;2.01(c). In addition, Parent shall
      deposit with the Exchange </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">A</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">gent,
      as
      necessary from time to time after the Effective Time, any dividends or other
      distributions payable pursuant to Section&#160;2.02(c) and cash in lieu of any
      fractional shares payable pursuant to Section&#160;2.02(e). All shares of Parent
      Common Stock, cash, dividends and distributions deposited with the Exchange
      Agent pursuant to this Section&#160;2.02(a) shall hereinafter be referred to as
      the &#8220;Exchange Fund&#8221;.</font></div>
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      </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><u>Exchange
      Procedures.</u></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">
      As soon
      as reasonably practicable after the Effective Time, Parent shall cause the
      Exchange Agent to mail to each holder of record of a Certificate whose shares
      of
      Company Common Stock were converted into the right to receive the Merger
      Consideration, any dividends or other distributions payable pursuant to
      Section&#160;2.02(c) and cash in lieu of any fractional shares payable pursuant
      to Section&#160;2.02(e) (i)&#160;a form of letter of transmittal (which shall
      specify that delivery shall be effected, and risk of loss and title to the
      Certificates shall pass, only upon proper delivery of the Certificates to the
      Exchange Agent and which shall be in customary form and contain customary
      provisions) and (ii)&#160;instructions for use in effecting the surrender of the
      Certificates in exchange for the Merger Consideration, any dividends or other
      distributions payable pursuant to Section&#160;2.02(c) and cash in lieu of any
      fractional shares payable pursuant to Section&#160;2.02(e). Each holder of
      record of one or more Certificates shall, upon surrender to the Exchange Agent
      of such Certificate or Certificates, together with such letter of transmittal,
      duly executed, and such other documents as may reasonably be required by the
      Exchange Agent, be entitled to receive in exchange therefor (i)&#160;the amount
      of cash to which such holder is entitled pursuant to Section&#160;2.01(c),
      (ii)&#160;a certificate or certificates representing that number of whole shares
      of Parent Common Stock (after taking into account all Certificates surrendered
      by such holder) to which such holder is entitled pursuant to
      Section&#160;2.01(c) (which shall be in uncertificated book entry form unless a
      physical certificate is requested), (iii)&#160;any dividends or distributions
      payable pursuant to Section&#160;2.02(c) and (iv)&#160;cash in lieu of any
      fractional shares payable pursuant to Section&#160;2.02(e), and the Certificates
      so surrendered shall forthwith be canceled. In the event of a transfer of
      ownership of Company Common Stock which is not registered in the transfer
      records of the Company, payment of the Merger Consideration in accordance with
      this Section&#160;2.02(b) may be made to a person other than the person in whose
      name the Certificate so surrendered is registered if such Certificate shall
      be
      properly endorsed or otherwise be in proper form for transfer and the person
      requesting such payment shall pay any transfer or other taxes required by reason
      of the payment of the Merger Consideration, any dividends or other distributions
      payable pursuant to Section&#160;2.02(c) and cash in lieu of any fractional
      shares payable pursuant to Section&#160;2.02(e) to a person other than the
      registered holder of such Certificate or establish to the reasonable
      satisfaction of Parent that such taxes have been paid or are not applicable.
      Until surrendered as contemplated by this Section&#160;2.02(b), each Certificate
      shall be deemed at any time after the Effective Time to </font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">represent
      only the right to receive upon such surrender the Merger Consideration, any
      dividends or other distributions payable pursuant to Section&#160;2.02(c) and
      cash in lieu of any fractional shares payable pursuant to Section&#160;2.02(e).
      No interest shall be paid or will accrue on any payment to holders of
      Certificates pursuant to the provisions of this Article&#160;II.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 72pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">(c)
      </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><u>Distributions
      with Respect to Unexchanged Shares</u></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">.
      No
      dividends or other distributions with respect to Parent Common Stock with a
      record date after the Effective Time shall be paid to the holder of any
      unsurrendered Certificate with respect to the shares of Parent Common Stock
      that
      the holder thereof has the right to receive upon the surrender thereof, and
      no
      cash payment in lieu of fractional shares of Parent Common Stock shall be paid
      to any such holder pursuant to Section&#160;2.02(e), in each case until the
      holder of such Certificate shall have surrendered such Certificate in accordance
      with this Article&#160;II. Following the surrender of any Certificate, there
      shall be paid to the record holder of the certificate representing whole shares
      of Parent Common Stock issued in exchange therefor, without interest,
      (i)&#160;at the time of such surrender, the amount of dividends or other
      distributions with a record date after the Effective Time theretofore paid
      with
      respect to such whole shares of Parent Common Stock and the amount of any cash
      payable in lieu of a fractional share of Parent Common Stock to which such
      holder is entitled pursuant to Section&#160;2.02(e) and (ii)&#160;at the
      appropriate payment date, the amount of dividends or other distributions with
      a
      record date after the Effective Time but prior to such surrender and a payment
      date subsequent to such surrender payable with respect to such whole shares
      of
      Parent Common Stock.</font></div>
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      Further Ownership Rights in Company Common Stock.</u></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">
      The
      Merger Consideration, any dividends or other distributions payable pursuant
      to
      Section&#160;2.02(c) and cash in lieu of any fractional shares payable pursuant
      to Section&#160;2.02(e) paid upon the surrender of Certificates in accordance
      with the terms of this Article&#160;II shall be deemed to have been paid in full
      satisfaction of all rights pertaining to the shares of Company Common Stock
      formerly represented by such Certificates. At the close of business on the
      day
      on which the Effective Time occurs, the share transfer books of the Company
      shall be closed, and there shall be no further registration of transfers on
      the
      share transfer books of the Surviving Corporation of the shares of Company
      Common Stock that were outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time.
      If,
      after the Effective Time, any Certificate is presented to the Surviving
      Corporation for transfer, it shall be canceled against delivery of the Merger
      Consideration, any dividends or other distributions payable pursuant to
      Section&#160;2.02(c) and cash in lieu of any fractional shares payable pursuant
      to Section&#160;2.02(e) to the holder thereof as provided in this
      Article&#160;II.</font></div>
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      </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><u>No
      Fractional Shares.</u></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">
      (i)&#160;&#160;No certificates or scrip representing fractional shares of Parent
      Common Stock shall be issued upon the surrender for exchange of Certificates,
      no
      dividends or other distributions of Parent shall relate to such fractional
      share
      interests and such fractional share interests will not entitle the owner thereof
      to vote or to any rights of a shareholder of Parent.</font></div>
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      In lieu of such fractional share interests, Parent shall pay to each holder
      of a
      Certificate an amount in cash equal to the product obtained by multiplying
      (A)&#160;the fractional share interest to which such holder (after taking into
      account all shares of Company Common Stock formerly represented by all
      Certificates surrendered by such holder) would otherwise be entitled by
      (B)&#160;the per share closing price of Parent Common Stock on the Closing Date
      (the </font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">&#8220;Closing
      Price&#8221;), as such price is reported on the New York Stock Exchange, Inc. (the
&#8220;NYSE&#8221;) Composite Transaction Tape (as reported by Bloomberg Financial Markets
      or such other source as the parties shall agree in writing).</font></div>
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      </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><u>Termination
      of the Exchange Fund.</u></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">
      Any
      portion of the Exchange Fund which remains undistributed to the holders of
      the
      Certificates for six months after the Effective Time shall be delivered to
      Parent, upon demand, and any holders of the Certificates who have not
      theretofore complied with this Article&#160;II shall thereafter look only to
      Parent for, and Parent shall remain liable for, payment of their claim for
      the
      Merger Consideration, any dividends or other distributions payable pursuant
      to
      Section&#160;2.02(c) and cash in lieu of any fractional shares payable pursuant
      to Section&#160;2.02(e) in accordance with this Article&#160;II.</font></div>
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      </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><u>No
      Liability.</u></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">
      None of
      Parent, Sub, the Company, the Surviving Corporation or the Exchange Agent shall
      be liable to any person in respect of any shares of Parent Common Stock, cash,
      dividends or other distributions from the Exchange Fund properly delivered
      to a
      public official pursuant to any applicable abandoned property, escheat or
      similar Law. If any Certificate shall not have been surrendered prior to four
      years after the Effective Time (or immediately prior to such earlier date on
      which any Merger Consideration (and any dividends or other distributions payable
      with respect thereto pursuant to Section&#160;2.02(c) and cash in lieu of any
      fractional shares payable with respect thereto pursuant to Section&#160;2.02(e))
      would otherwise escheat to or become the property of any Governmental Entity),
      any such Merger Consideration (and any dividends or other distributions payable
      with respect thereto pursuant to Section&#160;2.02(c) and cash in lieu of any
      fractional shares payable with respect thereto pursuant to Section&#160;2.02(e))
      shall, to the extent permitted by applicable Law, become the property of Parent,
      free and clear of all claims or interest of any person previously entitled
      thereto.</font></div>
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      </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><u>Investment
      of Exchange Fund.</u></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">
      The
      Exchange Agent shall invest the cash included in the Exchange Fund as directed
      by Parent. Any interest and other income resulting from such investments shall
      be paid to and be income of Parent. If for any reason (including losses) the
      cash in the Exchange Fund shall be insufficient to fully satisfy all of the
      payment obligations to be made in cash by the Exchange Agent hereunder, Parent
      shall promptly deposit cash into the Exchange Fund in an amount which is equal
      to the deficiency in the amount of cash required to fully satisfy such cash
      payment obligations.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 72pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">(i)
      </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><u>Lost
      Certificates.</u></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">
      If any
      Certificate shall have been lost, stolen or destroyed, upon the making of an
      affidavit of that fact by the person claiming such Certificate to be lost,
      stolen or destroyed and, if required by Parent, the posting by such person
      of a
      bond in such reasonable amount as Parent may direct as indemnity against any
      claim that may be made against it with respect to such Certificate, the Exchange
      Agent shall deliver in exchange for such lost, stolen or destroyed Certificate
      the Merger Consideration, any dividends or other distributions payable pursuant
      to Section&#160;2.02(c) and cash in lieu of any fractional shares payable
      pursuant to Section&#160;2.02(e), in each case pursuant to this Article
      II.</font></div>
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      </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><u>Withholding
      Rights.</u></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">
      Parent,
      the Surviving Corporation or the Exchange Agent shall be entitled to deduct
      and
      withhold from the consideration otherwise payable pursuant to this Agreement
      to
      any holder of Certificates such amounts as Parent, the Surviving Corporation
      or
      the Exchange Agent is required to deduct and withhold with respect to the making
      of such</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">payment
      under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the &#8220;Code&#8221;), or any
      provision of state, local or foreign tax Law. To the extent that amounts are
      so
      withheld and paid over to the appropriate taxing authority by Parent, the
      Surviving Corporation or the Exchange Agent, such withheld amounts shall be
      treated for all purposes of this Agreement as having been paid to the holder
      of
      Certificates in respect of which such deduction and withholding was made by
      Parent, the Surviving Corporation or the Exchange Agent.</font></div>
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      III</font></div>
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      and Warranties</u></font></div>
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      3.01. </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><u>Representations
      and Warranties of the Company.</u></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">
      Except
      as disclosed in the Company SEC Documents filed by the Company and publicly
      available prior to November 14, 2005 (&#8220;Filed Company SEC Documents&#8221;), and except
      as set forth in (i) the disclosure schedule delivered by the Company to Parent
      prior to the execution of the Original Merger Agreement and (ii) the supplement
      thereto delivered by the Company to Parent prior to the execution of this
      Agreement (collectively, the &#8220;Company Disclosure Schedule&#8221;) (with specific
      reference to the particular Section or subsection of this Agreement to which
      the
      information set forth in such disclosure schedule relates; </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><u>provided</u></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">,
      </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><u>however</u></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">,
      that
      any information set forth in one section of the Company Disclosure Schedule
      shall be deemed to apply to each other Section or subsection thereof to which
      its relevance is readily apparent on its face), the Company represents and
      warrants to Parent and Sub as follows:</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt; TEXT-INDENT: 72pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">(a)
      </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><u>Organization,
      Standing and Corporate Power.</u></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">
      Each of
      the Company and its Subsidiaries has been duly organized, and is validly
      existing and in good standing (with respect to jurisdictions that recognize
      that
      concept) under the Laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or formation,
      as the case may be, and has all requisite power and authority and possesses
      all
      governmental licenses, permits, authorizations and approvals necessary to enable
      it to use its corporate or other name and to own, lease or otherwise hold and
      operate its properties and other assets and to carry on its business as
      currently conducted, except where the failure to have such governmental
      licenses, permits, authorizations or approvals individually or in the aggregate
      has not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
      Effect. Each of the Company and its Subsidiaries is duly qualified or licensed
      to do business and is in good standing (with respect to jurisdictions that
      recognize that concept) in each jurisdiction in which the nature of its business
      or the ownership, leasing or operation of its properties makes such
      qualification, licensing or good standing necessary, other than in such
      jurisdictions where the failure to be so qualified, licensed or in good standing
      individually or in the aggregate has not had and would not reasonably be
      expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. The Company has made available
      to
      Parent, prior to the date of this Agreement, complete and accurate copies of
      the
      Company Articles and the Company&#8217;s By-laws (the &#8220;Company By-laws&#8221;), and the
      comparable organizational documents of each Significant Subsidiary (as such
      term
      is defined in Rule&#160;12b-2 under the Exchange Act), in each case as amended
      to the date hereof.</font></div>
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      Section&#160;3.01(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedule lists, as of the date
      hereof, (i)&#160;each Significant Subsidiary of the Company (including its state
      of </font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">incorporation
      or formation) and (ii)&#160;each other Subsidiary of the Company. All of the
      outstanding capital stock of, or other equity interests in, each Significant
      Subsidiary of the Company, is directly or indirectly owned by the Company.
      All
      the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of, or other equity interests
      in, each such Subsidiary owned by the Company have been validly issued and
      are
      fully paid and nonassessable and are owned directly or indirectly by the Company
      free and clear of all pledges, liens, charges, encumbrances or security
      interests of any kind or nature whatsoever (other than liens, charges and
      encumbrances for current taxes not yet due and payable) (collectively, &#8220;Liens&#8221;),
      and free of any restriction on the right to vote, sell or otherwise dispose
      of
      such capital stock or other equity interests. Except with respect to securities
      of non-Affiliates that, to the Knowledge of the Company, do not constitute
      a 20%
      or greater interest in such non-Affiliates (or a 5% or greater interest in
      such
      non-Affiliates if the Company&#8217;s investment therein is greater than $20,000,000),
      and except for the capital stock of, or voting securities or equity interests
      in, its Subsidiaries, the Company does not own, directly or indirectly, as
      of
      the date hereof, any capital stock of, or other voting securities or equity
      interests in, any corporation, partnership, joint venture, association or other
      entity.</font></div>
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      Structure.</u></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">
      The
      authorized capital stock of the Company consists of 1,000,000,000 shares of
      Company Common Stock and 50,000,000&#160;shares of preferred stock, without par
      value (&#8220;Company Preferred Stock&#8221;). 1,500,000 shares of Company Preferred Stock
      have been designated as Series A Participating Preferred Stock, without par
      value (the &#8220;Company Series A Preferred Stock&#8221;). At the close of business on
      October 31, 2005, (i) 332,448,023 shares of Company Common Stock were issued
      and
      outstanding (which number includes (A)&#160;708,755&#160;shares of Company
      Common Stock held by the Company in its treasury, (B)&#160;1,382,196 shares of
      Company Common Stock held by the trust established under The Guidant Employee
      Savings and Stock Ownership Plan and (C)&#160;1,084,669&#160;shares of Company
      Common Stock subject to vesting and restrictions on transfer (&#8220;Company
      Restricted Stock&#8221;)), (ii)&#160;28,029,833&#160;shares of Company Common Stock
      were reserved and available for issuance pursuant to the Company&#8217;s 1994 Stock
      Plan, as amended, 1996 Nonemployee Director Stock Plan, as amended, 1998 Stock
      Plan, as amended, and 2001 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the &#8220;ESPP&#8221;) (such
      plans, collectively, the &#8220;Company Stock Plans&#8221;), of which 26,067,053&#160;shares
      of Company Common Stock were subject to outstanding Company Stock Options or
      agreements to issue Company Stock Options, and (iii)&#160;no shares of Company
      Preferred Stock (including Company Series&#160;A Preferred Stock) were issued or
      outstanding or were held by the Company as treasury shares. Except as set forth
      above in this Section&#160;3.01(c), at the close of business on October 31,
      2005, no shares of capital stock or other voting securities or equity interests
      of the Company were issued, reserved for issuance or outstanding. At the close
      of business on October 31, 2005, there were no outstanding stock appreciation
      rights, &#8220;phantom&#8221; stock rights, restricted stock units, performance units,
      rights to receive shares of Company Common Stock on a deferred basis or other
      rights (other than Company Stock Options) that are linked to the value of
      Company Common Stock (collectively, &#8220;Company Stock-Based Awards&#8221;). All
      outstanding options to purchase shares of Company Common Stock exclusive of
      rights under the ESPP (collectively, &#8220;Company Stock Options&#8221;) and shares of
      Company Restricted Stock are evidenced by stock option agreements, restricted
      stock purchase </font></div>
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      or other award agreements. All outstanding shares of capital stock of the
      Company are, and all shares which may be issued pursuant to the Company Stock
      Options or Company Stock-Based Awards will be, when issued in accordance with
      the terms thereof, duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable
      and not subject to preemptive rights. There are no bonds, debentures, notes
      or
      other indebtedness of the Company having the right to vote (or convertible
      into,
      or exchangeable for, securities having the right to vote) on any matters on
      which shareholders of the Company may vote. Except as set forth above in this
      Section&#160;3.01(c) and for issuances of shares of Company Common Stock
      pursuant to the Company Stock Options set forth above in this
      Section&#160;3.01(c) and subject to Section&#160;4.01(a), (x)&#160;there are not
      issued, reserved for issuance or outstanding (A)&#160;any shares of capital
      stock or other voting securities or equity interests of the Company,
      (B)&#160;any securities of the Company convertible into or exchangeable or
      exercisable for shares of capital stock or other voting securities or equity
      interests of the Company, (C)&#160;any warrants, calls, options or other rights
      to acquire from the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, and no obligation of
      the
      Company or any of its Subsidiaries to issue, any capital stock, voting
      securities, equity interests or securities convertible into or exchangeable
      or
      exercisable for capital stock or voting securities of the Company or
      (D)&#160;any Company Stock-Based Awards and (y)&#160;there are not any
      outstanding obligations of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to repurchase,
      redeem or otherwise acquire any such securities or to issue, deliver or sell,
      or
      cause to be issued, delivered or sold, any such securities.&#160; Neither the
      Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to any voting Contract with
      respect to the voting of any such securities. Except as set forth above in
      this
      Section&#160;3.01(c) and subject to Section&#160;4.01(a), there are no
      outstanding (1)&#160;securities of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries
      convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for shares of capital stock
      or
      voting securities or equity interests of any Subsidiary of the Company,
      (2)&#160;warrants, calls, options or other rights to acquire from the Company or
      any of its Subsidiaries, and no obligation of the Company or any of its
      Subsidiaries to issue, any capital stock, voting securities, equity interests
      or
      securities convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for capital stock
      or
      voting securities of any Subsidiary of the Company or (3)&#160;obligations of
      the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to repurchase, redeem or otherwise
      acquire any such outstanding securities or to issue, deliver or sell, or cause
      to be issued, delivered or sold, any such securities.</font></div>
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      Noncontravention.</u></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">
      The
      Company has all requisite corporate power and authority to execute and deliver
      this Agreement and, subject to receipt of the Shareholder Approval, to
      consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. The execution and
      delivery of this Agreement by the Company and the consummation by the Company
      of
      the transactions contemplated by this Agreement have been duly authorized by
      all
      necessary corporate action on the part of the Company and no other corporate
      proceedings on the part of the Company are necessary to authorize this Agreement
      or to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, subject,
      in
      the case of the consummation of the Merger, to the obtaining of the Shareholder
      Approval. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Company
      and, assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery by each of the
      other
      parties hereto, constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the
      Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, subject
      to bankruptcy, insolvency, </font></div>
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      transfer, moratorium, reorganization or similar Laws affecting the rights of
      creditors generally and the availability of equitable remedies (regardless
      of
      whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law).
      The Board of Directors of the Company, at a meeting duly called and held, duly
      and unanimously adopted by all directors present, resolutions (i)&#160;adopting
      this Agreement, the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by this
      Agreement, (ii)&#160;declaring that it is in the best interests of the Company
      and the shareholders of the Company that the Company enter into this Agreement
      and consummate the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by this
      Agreement on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this
      Agreement, (iii)&#160;directing that the Company use its reasonable best efforts
      to submit the approval of this Agreement to a vote at a meeting of the
      shareholders of the Company as promptly as practicable, and
      (iv)&#160;recommending that the shareholders of the Company approve this
      Agreement, which resolutions, as of November 14, 2005, have not been
      subsequently rescinded, modified or withdrawn in any way. The execution and
      delivery of this Agreement by the Company do not, and the consummation by the
      Company of the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement
      and compliance by the Company with the provisions of this Agreement will not,
      conflict with, or result in any violation or breach of, or default (with or
      without notice or lapse of time, or both) under, or give rise to a right of,
      or
      result in, termination, cancelation or acceleration of any obligation or to
      the
      loss of a benefit under, or result in the creation of any Lien in or upon any
      of
      the properties or other assets of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries under,
      (x)&#160;the Company Articles or the Company By-laws or the comparable
      organizational documents of any of its Subsidiaries, (y)&#160;any loan or credit
      agreement, bond, debenture, note, mortgage, indenture, lease, supply agreement,
      license agreement, development agreement or other contract, agreement,
      obligation, commitment or instrument that is intended by the Company, Parent
      or
      any of their respective Subsidiaries, as applicable, to be legally binding,
      (each, including all amendments thereto, a &#8220;Contract&#8221;), to which the Company or
      any of its Subsidiaries is a party or any of their respective properties or
      other assets is subject or (z)&#160;subject to the obtaining of the Shareholder
      Approval and the governmental filings and other matters referred to in the
      following sentence, any (A)&#160;statute, law, ordinance, rule or regulation
      (each, a &#8220;Law&#8221;) applicable to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or their
      respective properties or other assets or (B)&#160;order, writ, injunction,
      decree, judgment or stipulation (each, an &#8220;Order&#8221;) applicable to the Company or
      any of its Subsidiaries or their respective properties or other assets, other
      than, in the case of clauses&#160;(y) and (z), any such conflicts, violations,
      breaches, defaults, rights of termination, cancelation or acceleration, losses
      or Liens that individually or in the aggregate have not had and would not
      reasonably be expected to (x) have a Material Adverse Effect</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">,
      (y)
      impair in any material respect the ability of the Company to perform its
      obligations under this Agreement or (z) prevent or materially impede, interfere
      with, hinder or delay the consummation of the transactions contemplated by
      this
      Agreement</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">.
      No
      consent, approval, order or authorization of, action by or in respect of, or
      registration, declaration or filing with, any Federal, state, local or foreign
      government, any court, administrative, regulatory or other governmental agency,
      commission or authority or any organized securities exchange (each, a
&#8220;Governmental Entity&#8221;) is required by or with respect to the Company or any of
      its Subsidiaries in connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement
      by the Company or the consummation of the Merger or the </font></div>
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      transactions contemplated by this Agreement, except for (1) (A)&#160;the filing
      of a premerger notification and report form by the Company under the
      Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended, and the rules
      and regulations thereunder (the &#8220;HSR Act&#8221;) and the termination of the waiting
      period required thereunder, (B) all required notifications and filings by the
      Company under Article 4 of Council Regulation 139/2004 of the European
      Community, as amended (the &#8220;EC Merger Regulation&#8221;), and the receipt of a
      decision under Article 6(1)(b), 8(1) or 8(2) thereunder declaring the Merger
      compatible with the EC Common Market and (C) the receipt, termination or
      expiration, as applicable, of approvals or waiting periods required under any
      other applicable competition, merger control, antitrust or similar Law,
      (2)&#160;the filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#8220;SEC&#8221;) of
      (X)&#160;a proxy statement relating to the adoption by the shareholders of the
      Company of this Agreement (as amended or supplemented from time to time, the
      &#8220;Proxy Statement&#8221;) and (Y)&#160;such reports under the Securities Exchange Act
      of 1934, as amended (including the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder,
      the &#8220;Exchange Act&#8221;), as may be required in connection with this Agreement and
      the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, (3)&#160;the filing of the
      Articles of Merger with the Secretary of State of the State of Indiana and
      appropriate documents with the relevant authorities of other states in which
      the
      Company or any of its Subsidiaries is qualified to do business, (4)&#160;any
      filings with and approvals of the NYSE and (5)&#160;such other consents,
      approvals, orders, authorizations, actions, registrations, declarations and
      filings the failure of which to be obtained or made individually or in the
      aggregate has not had and would not reasonably be expected to (x) have a
      Material Adverse Effect</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">,
      (y)
      impair in any material respect the ability of the Company to perform its
      obligations under this Agreement or (z) prevent or materially impede, interfere
      with, hinder or delay the consummation of the transactions contemplated by
      this
      Agreement</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">.</font></div>
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      SEC Documents. </u></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">(i)&#160;&#160;The
      Company has filed all reports, schedules, forms, statements and other documents
      (including exhibits and other information incorporated therein) with the SEC
      required to be filed by the Company since January&#160;1, 2003 (such documents,
      together with any documents filed during such period by the Company with the
      SEC
      on a voluntary basis on Current Reports on Form&#160;8-K, the &#8220;Company SEC
      Documents&#8221;). As of their respective filing dates, the Company SEC Documents
      complied in all material respects with, to the extent in effect at the time
      of
      filing, the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (including
      the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, the &#8220;Securities Act&#8221;), the
      Exchange Act and the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (including the rules and
      regulations promulgated thereunder, &#8220;SOX&#8221;) applicable to such Company SEC
      Documents, and none of the Company SEC Documents contained any untrue statement
      of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated
      therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the
      circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. Except to the extent
      that information contained in any Company SEC Document has been revised,
      amended, supplemented or superseded by a later-filed Company SEC Document,
      none
      of the Company SEC Documents contains any untrue statement of a material fact
      or
      omits to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary
      in
      order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which
      they were made, not misleading, which individually or in the aggregate
      would</font></div>
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      an amendment, supplement or corrective filing to such Company SEC Documents.
      Each of the financial statements (including the related notes) of the Company
      included in the Company SEC Documents complied at the time it was filed 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 filing, had been prepared in accordance with generally accepted
      accounting principles in the United States (&#8220;GAAP&#8221;) (except, in the case of
      unaudited statements, as permitted by the rules and regulations of the SEC)
      applied on a consistent basis during the periods involved (except as may be
      indicated in the notes thereto) and fairly presented in all material respects
      the consolidated financial position of the Company and its consolidated
      Subsidiaries as of the dates thereof and the consolidated results of their
      operations and cash flows for the periods then ended (subject, in the case
      of
      unaudited statements, to normal year-end audit adjustments). Neither the Company
      nor any of its Subsidiaries has any liabilities or obligations of any nature
      (whether accrued, absolute, contingent or otherwise) which individually or
      in
      the aggregate have had or would reasonably be expected to have a Material
      Adverse Effect. None of the Subsidiaries of the Company are, or have at any
      time
      since January&#160;1, 2003 been, subject to the reporting requirements of
      Section&#160;13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act.</font></div>
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      of
      the principal executive officer of the Company and the principal financial
      officer of the Company (or each former principal executive officer of the
      Company and each former principal financial officer of the Company, as
      applicable) has made all certifications required by Rule 13a-14 or 15d-14 under
      the Exchange Act and Sections 302 and 906 of SOX with respect to the Company
      SEC
      Documents, and the statements contained in such certifications are true and
      accurate. For purposes of this Agreement, &#8220;principal executive officer&#8221; and
&#8220;principal financial officer&#8221; shall have the meanings given to such terms in
      SOX. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has outstanding, or has
      arranged any outstanding, &#8220;extensions of credit&#8221; to directors or executive
      officers within the meaning of Section&#160;402 of SOX.</font></div>
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      Company maintains a system of internal accounting controls sufficient to provide
      reasonable assurance that (A)&#160;transactions are executed in accordance with
      management&#8217;s general or specific authorizations; (B)&#160;access to assets is
      permitted only in accordance with management&#8217;s general or specific
      authorization; and (C)&#160;the recorded accountability for assets is compared
      with the existing assets at reasonable intervals and appropriate action is
      taken
      with respect to any differences.</font></div>
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      Company&#8217;s &#8220;disclosure controls and procedures&#8221; (as defined in
      Rules&#160;13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) of the Exchange Act) are reasonably designed
      to ensure that all information (both financial and non-financial) required
      to be
      disclosed by the Company in the reports that it files or submits under the
      Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time
      periods specified in the rules and forms of the SEC, and that all such
      information is accumulated and communicated to the Company&#8217;s management as
      appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure and to
      make
      the certifications of the chief executive officer and chief financial officer
      of
      the Company required under the Exchange Act with respect to such
      reports.</font></div>
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      None of
      the information supplied or to be supplied by or on behalf of the Company
      specifically for inclusion or incorporation by reference in (i)&#160;the
      Form&#160;S-4 to be filed with the SEC by Parent in connection with the issuance
      of shares of Parent Common Stock in the Merger will, at the time the
      Form&#160;S-4 is filed with the SEC and at the time it becomes effective under
      the Securities Act, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit
      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 are made,
      not
      misleading or (ii)&#160;the Proxy Statement will, at the date it is first mailed
      to the shareholders of the Company and at the time of the Shareholders&#8217; Meeting,
      contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material
      fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements
      therein, in light of the circumstances under which they are made, not
      misleading, except that no representation or warranty is made by the Company
      with respect to statements made or incorporated by reference therein based
      on
      information supplied by or on behalf of Parent or Sub specifically for inclusion
      or incorporation by reference in the Form&#160;S-4 or the Proxy Statement. The
      Proxy Statement will comply as to form in all material respects with the
      requirements of the Exchange Act.</font></div>
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      of Certain Changes or Events.</u></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">
      Except
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      permitted pursuant to Section&#160;4.01(a)(i) through (xvi), since the date of
      the most recent financial statements included in the Filed Company SEC
      Documents, the Company and its Subsidiaries have conducted their respective
      businesses only in the ordinary course consistent with past practice, and there
      has not been any Material Adverse Change, and from such date until the date
      hereof there has not been (i)&#160;any declaration, setting aside or payment of
      any dividend or other distribution (whether in cash, stock or property) with
      respect to any capital stock of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, other
      than (x)&#160;cash dividends payable by the Company in respect of shares of
      Company Common Stock consistent with past practice and not exceeding $0.10
      per
      share of Company Common Stock per fiscal quarter or (y)&#160;dividends or
      distributions by a direct or indirect wholly owned Subsidiary of the Company
      to
      its shareholders, (ii)&#160;any purchase, redemption or other acquisition by the
      Company or any of its Subsidiaries of any shares of capital stock or any other
      securities of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any options, warrants,
      calls or rights to acquire such shares or other securities, other than in
      connection with net share withholding in connection with the vesting of Company
      Restricted Stock, (iii)&#160;any split, combination or reclassification of any
      capital stock of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any issuance or
      the
      authorization of any issuance of any other securities in respect of, in lieu
      of
      or in substitution for shares of their respective capital stock,
      (iv)&#160;(A)&#160;any granting by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to any
      current or former (1)&#160;director of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or
      (2)&#160;employee of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries who is treated as a
      Tier&#160;I Employee (a &#8220;Tier&#160;I Employee&#8221;) or Tier&#160;II Employee (a
&#8220;Tier&#160;II Employee&#8221;) for purposes of the Company&#8217;s Change in Control
      Severance Pay Plan for Select Employees (all individuals described in the
      foregoing clauses&#160;(1) and (2) of this clause&#160;(A), collectively, the
&#8220;Key Personnel&#8221;) of any increase in compensation, bonus or fringe or other
      benefits, except for normal increases in cash compensation (including cash
      bonuses) in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice or
      as
      was required under any Company Benefit Agreement</font></div>
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      Company Benefit Plan, (B)&#160;any granting by the Company or any of its
      Subsidiaries to any Key Personnel of (1)&#160;any increase in severance or
      termination pay or (2)&#160;any right to receive any severance or termination
      pay except for severance or termination pay received in the ordinary course
      of
      business consistent with past practice or as was required under any Company
      Benefit Agreement or Company Benefit Plan, (C)&#160;any entry by the Company or
      any of its Subsidiaries into, or any amendments of, (1)&#160;any employment,
      deferred compensation, consulting, severance, change of control, termination
      or
      indemnification Contract with any Key Personnel or (2)&#160;any Contract with
      any Key Personnel the benefits of which are contingent, or the terms of which
      are materially altered, upon the occurrence of a transaction involving the
      Company of a nature contemplated by this Agreement (all such Contracts under
      this clause&#160;(C), collectively, </font><a name="COMPANY_BENEFIT_AGREEMENT"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">&#8220;Company
      Benefit Agreements&#8221;), (D)&#160;the removal or modification of any restrictions
      in any Company Benefit Agreement or Company Benefit Plan or awards made
      thereunder, except as required to comply with applicable Law or any Company
      Benefit Agreement or Company Benefit Plan in effect as of the date hereof or
      (E)&#160;the adoption, amendment or termination of any Company Benefit Plan,
      other than, in the cases of clauses&#160;(A), (B), (C) and (D), such increases,
      amendments, new agreements, removals, modifications or terminations with respect
      to Tier&#160;II Employees that (1)&#160;do not provide for any increase in
      compensation or benefits for any individual Tier&#160;II Employee that is
      material in relation to such Tier&#160;II Employee&#8217;s compensation or benefits
      prior to such increase and (2)&#160;in the aggregate do not result in any
      material increase in compensation, benefits or other similar expenses of the
      Company and its Subsidiaries, (v)&#160;any damage, destruction or loss, whether
      or not covered by insurance, that individually or in the aggregate has had
      or
      would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, (vi)&#160;any
      change in accounting methods, principles or practices by the Company materially
      affecting its assets, liabilities or businesses, except insofar as may have
      been
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      settlement or compromise of any material income tax liability.</font></a></div>
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      Except
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      no suit, action or proceeding pending or, to the Knowledge of the Company,
      threatened against or affecting the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any
      of
      their respective assets that individually or in the aggregate has had or would
      reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, nor is there any
      demand, letter or Order of any Governmental Entity or arbitrator outstanding
      against, or, to the Knowledge of the Company, investigation by any Governmental
      Entity involving, the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their
      respective assets that individually or in the aggregate has had or would
      reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.</font></div>
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      (1)&#160;&#160;As of the date hereof, neither the Company nor any of its
      Subsidiaries is a party to, and none of their respective properties or other
      assets is subject to, any Contract that is a &#8220;material contract&#8221; (as such term
      is defined in Item&#160;601(b)(10) of Regulation&#160;S-K of the SEC) (a
&#8220;Material Contract&#8221;). None of the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or, to the
      Knowledge of the Company, any other party thereto is in violation of or in
      default under (nor does there exist any condition which upon the passage of
      time
      or the giving of notice or both would cause such a violation of or default
      by
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      any of
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      under) any Contract to which it is a party or by which it or any of its
      properties or other assets is bound, except for violations or defaults that
      individually or in the aggregate have not had and would not reasonably be
      expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Neither the Company nor any of
      its
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      is
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      of the Company Disclosure Schedule contains a complete and accurate list, as
      of
      the date hereof, of (A)&#160;each material Contract restricting or purporting to
      restrict any of the Company&#8217;s Affiliates&#8217; ability to compete (other than each
      such Contract that only restricts the Company&#8217;s Subsidiaries&#8217; ability to
      compete) in any line of business, geographic area or customer segment,
      (B)&#160;each material Contract restricting the Company&#8217;s or any of its
      Subsidiaries&#8217; ability to compete in any line of business, geographic area or
      customer segment and (C)&#160;each material Contract relating to distribution,
      sale, supply, licensing, co-promotion or manufacturing of any products or
      services of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any products licensed
      by
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      (i)&#160;Except with respect to Environmental Laws, the Employee Retirement
      Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (&#8220;ERISA&#8221;), taxes and regulatory
      compliance, which are the subjects of Sections&#160;3.01(j)(ii), 3.01(l),
      3.01(n) and 3.01(u), respectively, each of the Company and its Subsidiaries
      is
      in compliance with all Laws and Orders (collectively, &#8220;Legal Provisions&#8221;)
      applicable to it, its properties or other assets or its business or operations,
      except for failures to be in compliance that individually or in the aggregate
      have not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
      Effect. Each of the Company and its Subsidiaries has in effect all approvals,
      authorizations, certificates, filings, franchises, licenses, notices and permits
      of or with all Governmental Entities (collectively, &#8220;Permits&#8221;), including all
      Permits under the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act of 1938, as amended
      (including the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, the &#8220;FDCA&#8221;),
      necessary for it to own, lease or operate its properties and other assets and
      to
      carry on its business and operations as currently conducted, except where the
      failure to have such Permits individually or in the aggregate has not had and
      would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Since
      January 1, 2000, there has occurred no default under, or violation of, any
      such
      Permit, except for any such default or violation that individually or in the
      aggregate has not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Material
      Adverse Effect. The consummation of the Merger, in and of itself, would not
      cause the revocation or cancelation of any such Permit that individually or
      in
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      for those matters that individually or in the aggregate have not had and would
      not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect: (A)&#160;during
      the period of ownership or operation by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries
      of any of its currently or formerly owned, leased or operated properties, there
      have been no Releases of Hazardous Materials in, on, under or affecting any
      properties which would subject the</font></div>
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      or any of its Subsidiaries to any liability under any Environmental Law or
      require any expenditure by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries for
      remediation to meet applicable standards thereunder; (B)&#160;prior to and
      after, as applicable, the period of ownership or operation by the Company or
      any
      of its Subsidiaries of any of its currently or formerly owned, leased or
      operated properties, to the Knowledge of the Company, there were no Releases
      of
      Hazardous Materials in, on, under or affecting any properties which would
      subject the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to any liability under any
      Environmental Law or require any expenditure by the Company or any of its
      Subsidiaries for remediation to meet applicable standards thereunder;
      (C)&#160;neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is subject to any
      indemnity obligation or other Contract with any person relating to obligations
      or liabilities under Environmental Laws; and (D)&#160;to the Knowledge of the
      Company, there are no facts, circumstances or conditions that would reasonably
      be expected to form the basis for any investigation, suit, claim, action,
      proceeding or liability against or affecting the Company or any of its
      Subsidiaries relating to or arising under Environmental Laws. The term
&#8220;Environmental Laws&#8221; means all applicable Federal, state, local and foreign Laws
      (including the common law), Orders, notices, Permits or binding Contracts
      issued, promulgated or entered into by any Governmental Entity, relating in
      any
      way to the environment, preservation or reclamation of natural resources or
      the
      presence, management, Release of, or exposure to, Hazardous Materials, or to
      human health and safety. The term &#8220;Hazardous Materials&#8221; means (1)&#160;petroleum
      products and by-products, asbestos and asbestos-containing materials, urea
      formaldehyde foam insulation, medical or infectious wastes, polychlorinated
      biphenyls, radon gas, radioactive substances, chlorofluorocarbons and all other
      ozone-depleting substances and (2)&#160;any other chemical, material, substance,
      waste, pollutant or contaminant that is prohibited, limited or regulated by
      or
      pursuant to any Environmental Law. The term &#8220;Release&#8221; means any spilling,
      leaking, pumping, pouring, emitting, emptying, discharging, injecting, escaping,
      leaching, dumping, disposing or migrating into or through the environment or
      any
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      Relations.</u></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">
      From the
      date of the most recent financial statements included in the Filed Company
      SEC
      Documents through the date hereof, there has not been any adoption, material
      amendment or termination by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries of any
      collective bargaining or other labor union Contract to which the Company or
      any
      of its Subsidiaries is a party or by which the Company or any of its
      Subsidiaries is bound. There are no collective bargaining or other labor union
      Contracts to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party or by
      which
      the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is bound. As of the date of this
      Agreement, none of the employees of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries
      are
      represented by any union with respect to their employment by the Company or
      such
      Subsidiary. Since January 1, 2003, neither the Company nor any of its
      Subsidiaries has experienced any material labor disputes, union organization
      attempts or work stoppages, slowdowns or lockouts due to labor
      disagreements.</font></div>
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      Compliance.</u></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">
      (i)&#160;Section&#160;3.01(l)(i) of the Company Disclosure Schedule contains a
      complete and accurate list, as of the date hereof, of each employment, bonus,
      pension, profit sharing, deferred compensation, incentive compensation, stock
      ownership, stock purchase, stock appreciation, restricted stock,
      stock</font></div>
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      &#8220;phantom&#8221; stock, performance, retirement, thrift, savings, stock bonus, paid
      time off, perquisite, fringe benefit, vacation, severance, disability, death
      benefit, hospitalization, medical, welfare benefit or other plan, program,
      policy or Contract maintained, contributed to or required to be maintained
      or
      contributed to by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any other person
      or
      entity that, together with the Company, is treated as a single employer under
      Section&#160;414(b), (c), (m) or (o) of the Code (each, a &#8220;Commonly Controlled
      Entity&#8221;) (exclusive of any such plan, program, policy or Contract mandated by
      and maintained solely pursuant to applicable law), in each case providing
      benefits to any current or former director, officer or employee of the Company
      or any of its Subsidiaries (collectively, but exclusive of individual option
      and
      restricted award agreements issued under the Company Stock Plans, the &#8220;Company
      Benefit Plans&#8221;) and each Company Benefit Agreement (exclusive of local offer
      letters mandated under applicable non-U.S. law that do not impose any severance
      obligations other than any mandatory statutory severance). Each Company Benefit
      Plan that is an &#8220;employee pension benefit plan&#8221; (as defined in Section&#160;3(2)
      of ERISA) is sometimes referred to herein as a &#8220;Company Pension Plan&#8221; and each
      Company Benefit Plan that is an &#8220;employee welfare benefit plan&#8221; (as defined in
      Section&#160;3(1) of ERISA) is sometimes referred to herein as a &#8220;Company
      Welfare Plan&#8221;. </font></div>
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      </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">The
      Company has provided to Parent complete and accurate copies of (A)&#160;each
      Company Benefit Plan or, at the Company&#8217;s option, in the case of Company Benefit
      Plans maintained primarily for the benefit of individuals regularly employed
      outside the United States, a summary thereof (or, in either case, with respect
      to any unwritten Company Benefit Plans, descriptions thereof) and Company
      Benefit Agreements (exclusive of local offer letters mandated under applicable
      non-U.S. law that do not impose any severance obligations other than any
      mandatory statutory severance), (B)&#160;the two most recent annual reports on
      Form&#160;5500 required to be filed with the Internal Revenue Service (the
&#8220;IRS&#8221;) with respect to each Company Benefit Plan (if any such report was
      required), (C)&#160;the most recent summary plan description for each Company
      Benefit Plan for which such summary plan description is required and
      (D)&#160;each trust Contract and insurance or group annuity Contract relating to
      any Company Benefit Plan. </font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt; TEXT-INDENT: 72pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">(iii)
      </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Each
      Company Benefit Plan has been administered in all material respects in
      accordance with its terms. The Company, its Subsidiaries and all the Company
      Benefit Plans are all in compliance in all material respects with the applicable
      provisions of ERISA, the Code and all other applicable Laws, including Laws
      of
      foreign jurisdictions, and the terms of all collective bargaining
      Contracts.</font></div>
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      </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">All
      Company Pension Plans intended to be tax-qualified have received favorable
      determination letters from the IRS with respect to &#8220;TRA&#8221; (as defined in
      Section&#160;1 of IRS Rev. Proc.&#160;93-39), and have timely filed with the IRS
      determination letter applications (or have received such a determination letter)
      with respect to &#8220;GUST&#8221; (as defined in Section&#160;1 of IRS
      Notice&#160;2001-42), to the effect that such Company Pension Plans are
      qualified and exempt from Federal income taxes under Sections&#160;401(a) and
      501(a), respectively, of the Code, no such determination letter has been revoked
      (nor, to the Knowledge of the Company, has revocation been threatened) and
      to
      the Knowledge</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">of
      the
      Company, no event has occurred since the date of the most recent determination
      letter or application therefor relating to any such Company Pension Plan that
      would reasonably be expected to adversely affect the qualification of such
      Company Pension Plan or materially increase the costs relating thereto or
      require security under Section&#160;307 of ERISA. The Company has provided to
      Parent a complete and accurate copy of the most recent determination letter
      received prior to the date hereof with respect to each Company Pension Plan,
      as
      well as a complete and accurate copy of each pending application for a
      determination letter, if any. The Company has also provided to Parent a complete
      and accurate list of all amendments to any Company Pension Plan as to which
      a
      favorable determination letter has not yet been received.</font></div>
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      the Company nor any Commonly Controlled Entity has, during the six-year period
      ending on the date hereof,&#160;maintained, contributed to or been required to
      contribute to any Company Pension Plan that is subject to Title&#160;IV of ERISA
      or Section&#160;412 of the Code, or any &#8220;multiemployer plan&#8221; as defined in
      Section&#160;3(37) or 4001(a)(3) of ERISA. Except as has not had and would not
      reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, neither the Company
      nor any Commonly Controlled Entity has any unsatisfied liability under
      Title&#160;IV of ERISA. To the Knowledge of the Company, no condition exists
      that presents a material risk to the Company or any Commonly Controlled Entity
      of incurring a material liability under Title IV of ERISA. The Pension Benefit
      Guaranty Corporation has not instituted proceedings under Section&#160;4042 of
      ERISA to terminate any Company Benefit Plan and, to the Knowledge of the
      Company, no condition exists that presents a material risk that such proceedings
      will be instituted. </font></div>
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      </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Except
      as
      has not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
      Effect, (A)&#160;all reports, returns and similar documents with respect to all
      Company Benefit Plans required to be filed with any Governmental Entity or
      distributed to any Company Benefit Plan participant have been duly and timely
      filed or distributed, (B)&#160;none of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries
      has received notice of, and to the Knowledge of the Company, there are no
      investigations by any Governmental Entity with respect to, termination
      proceedings or other claims (except claims for benefits payable in the normal
      operation of the Company Benefit Plans), suits or proceedings against or
      involving any Company Benefit Plan or asserting any rights or claims to benefits
      under any Company Benefit Plan that could reasonably be expected to give rise
      to
      any material liability and (C)&#160;to the Knowledge of the Company, there are
      not any facts that could give rise to any liability in the event of any such
      investigation, claim, suit or proceeding.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt; TEXT-INDENT: 72pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">(vii)
      </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Except
      as
      has not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
      Effect, (A)&#160;all contributions, premiums and benefit payments under or in
      connection with the Company Benefit Plans that are required to have been made
      as
      of the date hereof in accordance with the terms of the Company Benefit Plans
      have been timely made or have been reflected on the most recent consolidated
      balance sheet filed or incorporated by reference into the Filed Company SEC
      Documents and (B)&#160;no Company Pension Plan has an &#8220;accumulated funding
      deficiency&#8221; (as such term is defined in Section&#160;302 of ERISA or
      Section&#160;412 of the Code), whether or not waived.</font></div>
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      respect to each Company Benefit Plan, except as has not had and would not
      reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, (A) there has not
      occurred any prohibited transaction (within the meaning of Section&#160;406 of
      ERISA or Section&#160;4975 of the Code) in which the Company or any of its
      Subsidiaries or any of their respective employees, or, to the Knowledge of
      the
      Company, any trustee, administrator or other fiduciary of such Company Benefit
      Plan, or any agent of the foregoing, has engaged that could reasonably be
      expected to subject the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their
      respective employees, or any such trustee, administrator or other fiduciary,
      to
      the tax or penalty on prohibited transactions imposed by Section&#160;4975 of
      the Code or the sanctions imposed under Title&#160;I of ERISA and
      (B)&#160;neither the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective
      employees nor, to the Knowledge of the Company, any trustee, administrator
      or
      other fiduciary of any Company Benefit Plan nor any agent of any of the
      foregoing, has engaged in any transaction or acted in a manner, or failed to
      act
      in a manner, that could reasonably be expected to subject the Company or any
      of
      its Subsidiaries or any of their respective employees or, to the Knowledge
      of
      the Company, any such trustee, administrator or other fiduciary, to any
      liability for breach of fiduciary duty under ERISA or any other applicable
      Law.
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      </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Each
      Company Welfare Plan may be amended or terminated (including with respect to
      benefits provided to retirees and other former employees) without material
      liability to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries at any time after the
      Effective Time. Each of the Company and its Subsidiaries complies in all
      material respects with the applicable requirements of Section&#160;4980B(f) of
      the Code, Sections 601-609 of ERISA or any similar state or local Law with
      respect to each Company Benefit Plan that is a group health plan, as such term
      is defined in Section&#160;5000(b)(1) of the Code or such state Law. Neither the
      Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has any material obligations for health
      or
      life insurance benefits following termination of employment under any Company
      Benefit Plan (other than for continuation coverage required under
      Section&#160;4980(B)(f) of the Code).</font></div>
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      </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">None
      of
      the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the obtaining of the Shareholder
      Approval or the consummation of the Merger or any other transaction contemplated
      by this Agreement (alone or in conjunction with any other event, including
      as a
      result of any termination of employment on or following the Effective Time)
      will
      (A)&#160;entitle any current or former director, officer, employee or consultant
      of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to severance or termination pay,
      (B)&#160;accelerate the time of payment or vesting, or trigger any payment or
      funding (through a grantor trust or otherwise) of, compensation or benefits
      under, increase the amount payable or trigger any other material obligation
      pursuant to, any Company Benefit Plan or Company Benefit Agreement or
      (C)&#160;result in any breach or violation of, or a default under, any Company
      Benefit Plan or Company Benefit Agreement.</font></div>
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      </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Neither
      the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has any material liability or
      obligations, including under or on account of a Company Benefit Plan, arising
      out of the hiring of persons to provide services to the Company or any of its
      Subsidiaries and treating such persons as consultants or independent contractors
      and not as employees of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries. No current
      or
      former independent contractor that</font></div>
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      or provided personal services to the Company or its Subsidiaries (other than
      a
      current or former director) is entitled to any material fringe or other benefits
      (other than cash consulting fees) pursuant to any plan, program, policy or
      Contract to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party or which
      is
      maintained, sponsored or contributed to by the Company or any of its
      Subsidiaries.</font></div>
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      material deduction by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in respect of
      any
&#8220;applicable employee remuneration&#8221; (within the meaning of Section&#160;162(m) of
      the Code) has been disallowed or is subject to disallowance by reason of
      Section&#160;162(m) of the Code. For each of the Key Personnel, the Company has
      previously provided to Parent (A)&#160;accurate Form&#160;W-2 information for
      the 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 and 2003 calendar years, (B)&#160;annual base salary
      as of the date hereof, actual bonus earned for the 2003 calendar year and target
      annual bonus for the 2004 calendar year and (C)&#160;a list, as of the date
      hereof, of all outstanding Company Stock Options, Company Restricted Stock
      and
      Company Stock-Based Awards granted under the Company Stock Plans or otherwise
      (other than rights under the ESPP), together with (as applicable) the number
      of
      shares of Company Common Stock subject thereto, and the grant dates, expiration
      dates, exercise or base prices and vesting schedules thereof, (D)&#160;estimated
      current annual cost of welfare benefits and (E)&#160;estimated cost of the
      pension benefit enhancement under Section&#160;8 of the Company&#8217;s Change in
      Control Severance Plan for Select Employees.</font></div>
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      as provided in accordance with the Company&#8217;s Change in Control Severance Pay
      Plan for Select Employees, no current or former employee or director of the
      Company or any of its Subsidiaries is entitled to receive any additional payment
      from the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or the Surviving Corporation by
      reason of the excise tax required by Section&#160;4999(a) of the Code being
      imposed on such person by reason of the transactions contemplated by this
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      returns required by applicable Law to have been filed with any taxing authority
      by, or on behalf of, the Company or any of its Subsidiaries have been filed
      in a
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      all
      applicable Laws, and all such tax returns are true and complete in all material
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      all taxes due and owing, and the Company&#8217;s most recent financial statements
      included in the Filed Company SEC Documents reflect an adequate accrual for
      all
      taxes payable by Company and its Subsidiaries for all taxable periods and
      portions thereof accrued through the date of such financial
      statements.</font></div>
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      of
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      that any federal, state, local or foreign audit, examination or similar
      proceeding is pending, proposed or asserted with regard to any taxes or tax
      returns of the Company or its Subsidiaries.</font></div>
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      the period of assessment or collection of any federal, state and, to the
      Knowledge of the Company, foreign taxes with respect to the Company or any
      of
      its Subsidiaries nor has any request been made for any such
      extension.</font></div>
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      written notice of a claim of pending investigation has been received from any
      state, local or other jurisdiction with which the Company or any of its
      Subsidiaries currently does not file tax returns, alleging that the Company
      or
      any of its Subsidiaries has a duty to file tax returns and pay taxes or is
      otherwise subject to the taxing authority of such jurisdiction.</font></div>
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      the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries joins or has joined, for any taxable
      period during the eight years prior to the date of this Agreement, in the filing
      of any affiliated, aggregate, consolidated, combined or unitary federal, state,
      local and, to the Knowledge of the Company, foreign tax return other than
      consolidated tax returns for the consolidated group of which the Company is
      the
      common parent.</font></div>
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      the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to or bound by any tax
      sharing agreement or tax indemnity agreement, arrangement or practice (including
      any advance pricing agreement, closing agreement or other agreement relating
      to
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      corporation&#8221; or a &#8220;controlled corporation&#8221; in a distribution of stock qualifying
      for tax-free treatment under Section&#160;355 of the Code in the two years prior
      to the date of this Agreement.</font></div>
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      the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries will be required to include in a taxable
      period ending after the Effective Time taxable income attributable to income
      that accrued in a prior taxable period (or portion of a taxable period) but
      was
      not recognized for tax purposes in any prior taxable period as a result of
      (A)&#160;an open transaction disposition made on or before the Effective Time,
      (B)&#160;a prepaid amount received on or prior to the Effective Time,
      (C)&#160;the installment method of accounting, (D)&#160;the long-term contract
      method of accounting, (E)&#160;the cash method of accounting or Section&#160;481
      of the Code or (F)&#160;any comparable provisions of state or local tax Law,
      domestic or foreign, or for any other reason, other than any amounts that are
      specifically reflected in a reserve for taxes on the most recent financial
      statements of the Company included in the Filed Company SEC
      Documents.</font></div>
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      tax, duty, governmental fee or other like assessment or charge of any kind
      whatsoever (including withholding on amounts paid to or by any person
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      amount, and any liability for any of the foregoing as transferee, </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">(ii)&#160;in
      the case of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, liability for the payment
      of
      any amount of the type described in clause&#160;(i) as a result of being or
      having been before the Effective Time a member of an affiliated, consolidated,
      combined or unitary group, or a party to any Contract as a result of which
      liability of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is determined or taken
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      (iii)&#160;in the case of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, liability of
      the Company or any of its Subsidiaries for the payment of any amount as a result
      of being party to any tax sharing Contract or with respect to the payment of
      any
      amount imposed on any person of the type described in (i) or (ii) as a result
      of
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      authority&#8221; means any Federal, state, local or foreign government, any
      subdivision, agency, commission or authority thereof, or any quasi-governmental
      body exercising tax regulatory authority; and (C)&#160;&#8220;tax return&#8221; means any
      report, return, document, declaration or other information or filing required
      to
      be filed with respect to taxes (whether or not a payment is required to be
      made
      with respect to such filing), including information returns, any documents
      with
      respect to or accompanying payments of estimated taxes, or with respect to
      or
      accompanying requests for the extension of time in which to file any such
      report, return, document, declaration or other information.</font></div>
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      of the Company and its Subsidiaries has valid title to, or valid leasehold
      or
      sublease interests or other comparable contract rights in or relating to all
      of
      its real properties and other tangible assets necessary for the conduct of
      its
      business as currently conducted, except as have been disposed of in the ordinary
      course of business and except for defects in title, easements, restrictive
      covenants and similar encumbrances that individually or in the aggregate have
      not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
      Each of the Company and its Subsidiaries has complied with the terms of all
      leases or subleases to which it is a party and under which it is in occupancy,
      and all leases to which the Company is a party and under which it is in
      occupancy are in full force and effect, except for such failure to comply or
      be
      in full force and effect that individually or in the aggregate has not had
      and
      would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Neither
      the
      Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has received any written notice of any
      event
      or occurrence that has resulted or could result (with or without the giving
      of
      notice, the lapse of time or both) in a default with respect to any lease or
      sublease to which it is a party, which defaults individually or in the aggregate
      have had or would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
      Effect.</font></div>
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      (i)&#160;&#160;Section&#160;3.01(p)(i) of the Company Disclosure Schedule sets
      forth, as of the date hereof, a complete and accurate list (in all material
      respects) of all patents and applications therefor, registered trademarks and
      applications </font></div>
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      domain name registrations and copyright registrations (if any) that, in each
      case, are owned by or licensed to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and
      are
      material to the conduct of the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries,
      taken as a whole, as currently conducted. Such intellectual property rights
      required to be listed in Section&#160;3.01(p)(i) of the Company Disclosure
      Schedule, together with any tradename rights, trade secret or know how rights,
      service mark rights, trademark rights, patent rights, intellectual property
      rights in computer programs or software or other type of intellectual property
      rights, in each case, that are owned or licensed by the Company or any of its
      Subsidiaries and are material to the conduct of the business of the Company
      and
      its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, as currently conducted, are collectively
      referred to herein as &#8220;Intellectual Property Rights&#8221;. All Intellectual Property
      Rights are either (x)&#160;owned by the Company or a Subsidiary of the Company
      free and clear of all Liens or (y)&#160;licensed to the Company or a Subsidiary
      of the Company free and clear (to the Knowledge of the Company) of all Liens,
      except where the failure to so own or license such Intellectual Property Rights
      individually or in the aggregate has not had and would not reasonably be
      expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. There are no claims pending or,
      to
      the Knowledge of the Company, threatened with regard to the ownership or, to
      the
      Knowledge of the Company, licensing by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries
      of
      any Intellectual Property Rights which individually or in the aggregate has
      had
      or would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Each of
      the
      Company and its Subsidiaries owns, is validly licensed or otherwise has the
      right to use all Intellectual Property Rights, except where the failure to
      own,
      have a valid license or otherwise have rights to use individually or in the
      aggregate has not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Material
      Adverse Effect. The execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Company
      do
      not, and the consummation by the Company of the Merger and the other
      transactions contemplated by this Agreement and compliance by the Company with
      the provisions of this Agreement will not, conflict with, or result in any
      violation or breach of, or default (with or without notice or lapse of time,
      or
      both) under, or give rise to a right of, or result in, termination, cancelation
      or acceleration of any obligation or to the loss of a benefit under, or result
      in the creation of any Lien in or upon, any Intellectual Property Right, in
      each
      case that individually or in the aggregate has had or would reasonably be
      expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Section&#160;3.01(p)(i) of the
      Company Disclosure Schedule sets forth, as of the date hereof, all Contracts
      under which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is obligated to make payments
      to third parties for use of any Intellectual Property Rights with respect to
      the
      commercialization of any products that are, as of the date hereof, being sold,
      manufactured by or under development by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries
      and for which such payments are in excess of $2,000,000 per year for any single
      product. The aggregate amount of all such payments that the Company and its
      Subsidiaries are obligated to make under any Contract of the type described
      in
      the immediately preceding sentence that are not required to be disclosed
      pursuant to such sentence does not exceed $10,000,000 per year.</font></div>
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      no pending or, to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened claims that the
      Company or any of its Subsidiaries has infringed or is infringing (including
      with respect to the manufacture, use or sale by the Company or any of its
      Subsidiaries of any products or to the operations of the Company and its
      Subsidiaries)</font></div>
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      intellectual property rights of any person which individually or in the
      aggregate has had or would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
      Effect. To the Knowledge of the Company, as of the date of this Agreement,
      there
      are no facts, circumstances or conditions that would reasonably be expected
      to
      form the basis for any claim by a person to exclude or prevent the Company
      or
      any of its Subsidiaries from freely using its Intellectual Property Rights
      and
      that individually or in the aggregate would reasonably be expected to have
      a
      Material Adverse Effect.</font></div>
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      patents required to be listed in Section&#160;3.01(p)(i) of the Company
      Disclosure Schedule that are owned by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries
      have been duly registered and/or filed with or issued by each appropriate
      Governmental Entity, all necessary affidavits of continuing use have been timely
      filed, and all necessary maintenance fees have been timely paid to continue
      all
      such rights in effect, other than failures to be duly registered, filed, issued
      or paid which individually or in the aggregate have not had and would not
      reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. None of the patents
      required to be listed in Section&#160;3.01(p)(i) of the Company Disclosure
      Schedule that are owned by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has expired
      or
      been declared invalid, in whole or in part, by any Governmental Entity, other
      than such expirations or declarations of invalidity which individually or in
      the
      aggregate have not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Material
      Adverse Effect. There are no ongoing interferences, oppositions, reissues,
      reexaminations or other proceedings challenging any of the patents or patent
      applications required to be listed in Section&#160;3.01(p)(i) of the Company
      Disclosure Schedule and owned by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (or,
      to
      the Company&#8217;s Knowledge, challenging any such patents or patent applications
      licensed to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries), including ex parte and
      post-grant proceedings, in the United States Patent and Trademark Office or
      in
      any foreign patent office or similar administrative agency, other than such
      interferences, oppositions, reissues, reexaminations or proceedings that
      individually or in the aggregate have not had and would not reasonably be
      expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.</font></div>
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      as
      has not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
      Effect, the Company and its Subsidiaries have used commercially reasonable
      efforts to maintain their material trade secrets in confidence.</font></div>
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      Requirements.</u></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">
      The
      affirmative vote of holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of Company
      Common Stock at the Shareholders&#8217; Meeting or any adjournment or postponement
      thereof to approve this Agreement (the &#8220;Shareholder Approval&#8221;) is the only vote
      of the holders of any class or series of capital stock of the Company necessary
      to approve this Agreement and the transactions contemplated by this Agreement
      (it being understood that the approval of the Original Merger Agreement by
      the
      shareholders of the Company on April 27, 2005, shall not constitute the
&#8220;Shareholder Approval&#8221; with regard to this Agreement).</font></div>
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      Takeover Laws; Company Articles Provisions.</u></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">
      The
      Board of Directors of the Company has unanimously adopted, by all directors
      present, this Agreement, the terms of this Agreement and the consummation of
      the
      Merger and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and such
      adoption represents all the</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">actions
      necessary to render inapplicable to this Agreement, the Merger and the other
      transactions contemplated by this Agreement, the restrictions (i) on &#8220;business
      combinations&#8221; (as defined in Section&#160;23-1-43-5 of the IBCL) set forth in
      Section&#160;23-1-43-18 of the IBCL and (ii)&#160;on the actions or transactions
      set forth in Paragraph 6 of the Company Articles (&#8220;Paragraph&#160;6&#8221;), in each
      case to the extent, if any, such restrictions would otherwise be applicable
      to
      this Agreement, the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by this
      Agreement. For purposes of Paragraph 6, the approval of the Board of Directors
      of the Company referred to in the immediately preceding sentence constitutes
      the
      approval of the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement
      by the &#8220;Continuing Directors&#8221; (as defined in Paragraph&#160;6) pursuant to
      clause&#160;(c) of Paragraph&#160;6. No other similar provision of the Company
      Articles or the Company By-laws or, to the Knowledge of the Company, other
      state
      takeover Law or similar Law applies or purports to apply to this Agreement,
      the
      Merger or the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement.</font></div>
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      and Other Advisors.</u></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">
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      broker, investment banker, financial advisor or other person (other than
      J.P.&#160;Morgan Securities Inc. and Morgan Stanley &amp; Co. Incorporated), the
      fees and expenses of which will be paid by the Company, is entitled to any
      broker&#8217;s, finder&#8217;s, financial advisor&#8217;s or other similar fee or commission in
      connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement based upon
      arrangements made by or on behalf of the Company. The Company has delivered
      to
      Parent complete and accurate copies of all Contracts under which any such fees
      or expenses are payable and all indemnification and other Contracts related
      to
      the engagement of the persons to whom such fees are payable.</font></div>
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      </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><u>Opinion
      of Financial Advisors.</u></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">
      The
      Company has received the opinions of each of J.P.&#160;Morgan Securities Inc.
      and Morgan Stanley &amp; Co. Incorporated, in each case dated as of November 14,
      2005, to the effect that, as of such date, the Merger Consideration is fair,
      from a financial point of view, to the holders of shares of Company Common
      Stock, a signed copy of which opinion has been, or will promptly be, delivered
      to Parent.</font></div>
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      </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><u>Regulatory
      Compliance.</u>&#160; </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">(i)&#160;&#160;As
      to each product subject to the FDCA or similar Legal Provisions in any foreign
      jurisdiction that are developed, manufactured, tested, distributed and/or
      marketed by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (a &#8220;Medical Device&#8221;), each
      such Medical Device is being developed, manufactured, tested, distributed and/or
      marketed in compliance with all applicable requirements under the FDCA and
      similar Legal Provisions, including those relating to investigational use,
      premarket clearance or marketing approval to market a Medical Device, good
      manufacturing practices, labeling, advertising, record keeping, filing of
      reports and security, and in compliance with the Advanced Medical Technology
      Association Code of Ethics on Interactions with Healthcare Professionals and
      the
      American Medical Association&#8217;s guidelines on gifts to physicians, except for
      failures in compliance that individually or in the aggregate have not had and
      would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Neither
      the
      Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has received any notice or other
      communication from the Federal Food and Drug Administration (the &#8220;FDA&#8221;) or any
      other Governmental Entity (A)&#160;contesting the premarket clearance or
      approval of, the</font></div>
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      of or the labeling and promotion of any products of the Company or any of its
      Subsidiaries or (B)&#160;otherwise alleging any violation applicable to any
      Medical Device of any Legal Provision, in the case of (A) and (B), that
      individually or in the aggregate have had or would reasonably be expected to
      have a Material Adverse Effect.</font></div>
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      Medical Device is under consideration by senior management of the Company or
      any
      of its Subsidiaries for, or has been recalled, withdrawn, suspended, seized
      or
      discontinued (other than for commercial or other business reasons) by, the
      Company or any of its Subsidiaries in the United States or outside the United
      States (whether voluntarily or otherwise), in each case since January&#160;1,
      2002. No proceedings in the United States or outside of the United States of
      which the Company has Knowledge (whether completed or pending) seeking the
      recall, withdrawal, suspension, seizure or discontinuance of any Medical Device
      are pending against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any licensee
      of
      any Medical Device which individually or in the aggregate have had or would
      reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.</font></div>
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      to
      each Medical Device of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries for which a
      premarket approval application, premarket notification, investigational device
      exemption or similar state or foreign regulatory application has been approved,
      the Company and its Subsidiaries are in compliance with 21 U.S.C. &#167;&#167;&#160;360
      and 360e or 21 C.F.R. Parts&#160;812 or 814, respectively, and all similar Legal
      Provisions and all terms and conditions of such licenses or applications, except
      for any such failure or failures to be in compliance which individually or
      in
      the aggregate have not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a
      Material Adverse Effect. In addition, the Company and its Subsidiaries are
      in
      substantial compliance with all applicable registration and listing requirements
      set forth in 21 U.S.C. &#167;&#160;360 and 21 C.F.R. Part&#160;807 and all similar
      Legal Provisions, except for any such failures to be in compliance which
      individually or in the aggregate have not had and would not reasonably be
      expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.</font></div>
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      article of any Medical Device manufactured and/or distributed by the Company
      or
      any of its Subsidiaries is (A)&#160;adulterated within the meaning of 21 U.S.C.
&#167;&#160;351 (or similar Legal Provisions), (B)&#160;misbranded within the meaning
      of 21&#160;U.S.C. &#167;&#160;352 (or similar Legal Provisions) or (C)&#160;a product
      that is in violation of 21 U.S.C. &#167;&#160;360 or &#167;&#160;360e (or similar Legal
      Provisions), except for failures to be in compliance with the foregoing that
      individually or in the aggregate have not had and would not reasonably be
      expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.</font></div>
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      the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries, nor, to the Knowledge of the Company,
      any officer, employee or agent of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, has
      made an untrue statement of a material fact or fraudulent statement to the
      FDA
      or any other Governmental Entity, failed to disclose a material fact required
      to
      be disclosed to the FDA or any other Governmental Entity, or committed an act,
      made a statement, or failed to make a statement that, at the time such
      disclosure was made, could reasonably be expected to provide a basis for the
      FDA
      or any other Governmental Entity to invoke its policy respecting &#8220;Fraud, Untrue
      Statements of Material Facts, Bribery, and Illegal Gratuities&#8221;, set forth in 56
      Fed. Reg. 46191 (September 10, 1991) or any similar policy. </font></div>
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      the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries, nor, to the Knowledge of the Company,
      any officer, employee or agent of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, has
      been convicted of any crime or engaged in any conduct for which debarment is
      mandated by 21 U.S.C. &#167;&#160;335a(a) or any similar Legal Provision or
      authorized by 21&#160;U.S.C. &#167;&#160;335a(b) or any similar Legal Provision.
      Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries, nor, to the Knowledge of the
      Company, any officer, employee or agent of the Company or any of its
      Subsidiaries, has been convicted of any crime or engaged in any conduct for
      which such person or entity could be excluded from participating in the federal
      health care programs under Section&#160;1128 of the Social Security Act of 1935,
      as amended (the &#8220;Social Security Act&#8221;) or any similar Legal
      Provision.</font></div>
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      January&#160;1, 2002, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has
      received any written notice that the FDA or any other Governmental Entity has
      (a)&#160;commenced, or threatened to initiate, any action to withdraw its
      approval or request the recall of any Medical Device, (b)&#160;commenced, or
      threatened to initiate, any action to enjoin production of any Medical Device
      or
      (c)&#160;commenced, or threatened to initiate, any action to enjoin the
      production of any medical device produced at any facility where any Medical
      Device is manufactured, tested or packaged, except for any such action that
      individually or in the aggregate has not had and would not reasonably be
      expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.</font></div>
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      </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">To
      the
      Knowledge of the Company, there are no&#160;facts, circumstances or conditions
      that would reasonably be expected to form the basis for any investigation,
      suit,
      claim, action or proceeding against or affecting the Company or any of its
      Subsidiaries relating to or arising under (a)&#160;the FDCA or (b)&#160;the
      Social Security Act or regulations of the Office of the Inspector General of
      the
      Department of Health and Human Services, in each case individually or in the
      aggregate that has had or would reasonably be expected to have a Material
      Adverse Effect.</font></div>
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      Agreement.</u></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">
      The
      Company has taken all actions necessary to cause the Rights Agreement dated
      as
      of December&#160;15, 2004, between the Company and EquiServe Trust Company, as
      rights agent (the &#8220;Rights Agreement&#8221;), to (i)&#160;render the Rights Agreement
      inapplicable to this Agreement, the Merger and the other transactions
      contemplated by this Agreement, (ii)&#160;ensure that (x)&#160;none of Parent,
      Sub or any other Subsidiary of Parent is an Acquiring Person (as defined in
      the
      Rights Agreement) pursuant to the Rights Agreement, (y)&#160;a Distribution Date
      or a Stock Acquisition Date (as such terms are defined in the Rights Agreement)
      does not occur and (z) the rights (the &#8220;Company Rights&#8221;) to purchase Company
      Series A Preferred Stock issued under the Rights Agreement do not become
      exercisable, in the case of clauses&#160;(x), (y) and (z), solely by reason of
      the execution of this Agreement or the consummation of the Merger or the other
      transactions contemplated by this Agreement and (iii)&#160;provide that the
      Expiration Date (as defined in the Rights Agreement) shall occur immediately
      prior to the Effective Time.</font></div>
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      and Warranties of Parent and Sub.</u></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">
      Except
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      prior to the date of</font></div>
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      Agreement (&#8220;Filed Parent SEC Documents&#8221;), Parent and Sub represent and warrant
      to the Company as follows:</font></div>
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      Standing and Corporate Power.</u></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">
      Each of
      Parent and Sub is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good
      standing under the Laws of the jurisdiction in which it is incorporated and
      has
      all requisite corporate power and authority and possesses all governmental
      licenses, permits, authorizations and approvals necessary to enable it to use
      its corporate or other name and to own, lease or otherwise hold and operate
      its
      properties and other assets and to carry on its business as now being conducted,
      except whether the failure to have such governmental licenses, permits,
      authorizations and approvals individually or in the aggregate has not had and
      would not reasonably be expected to have a Parent Material Adverse Effect.
      Each
      of Parent and Sub is duly qualified or licensed to do business and is in good
      standing (with respect to jurisdictions that recognize that concept) in each
      jurisdiction in which the nature of its business or the ownership, leasing
      or
      operation of its properties makes such qualification, licensing or good standing
      necessary, other than in such jurisdictions where the failure to be so
      qualified, licensed or in good standing individually or in the aggregate has
      not
      had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Parent Material Adverse
      Effect. Parent has made available to the Company complete and accurate copies
      of
      its Restated Certificate of Incorporation and By-laws, the Articles of
      Incorporation of Sub (the &#8220;Sub Articles&#8221;) and the By-laws of Sub, in each case
      as amended to the date hereof.</font></div>
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      Noncontravention.</u></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">
      Each of
      Parent and Sub has all requisite corporate power and authority to execute and
      deliver this Agreement and to consummate the transactions contemplated by this
      Agreement. The execution and delivery of this Agreement by Parent and Sub and
      the consummation by Parent and Sub of the transactions contemplated by this
      Agreement have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the
      part of Parent and Sub and no other corporate proceedings on the part of Parent
      or Sub are necessary to authorize this Agreement or to consummate the
      transactions contemplated by this Agreement. This Agreement and the transactions
      contemplated by this Agreement do not require approval of the holders of any
      shares of capital stock of Parent. This Agreement has been duly executed and
      delivered by each of Parent and Sub and, assuming the due authorization,
      execution and delivery by the Company, constitutes a legal, valid and binding
      obligation of Parent and Sub, as applicable, enforceable against Parent and
      Sub,
      as applicable, in accordance with its terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency,
      fraudulent transfer, moratorium, reorganization or similar Laws affecting the
      rights of creditors generally and the availability of equitable remedies
      (regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding at
      equity or at law). The execution and delivery of this Agreement by Parent and
      Sub do not, and the consummation by Parent and Sub of the Merger and the other
      transactions contemplated by this Agreement and compliance by Parent and Sub
      with the provisions of this Agreement will not, conflict with, or result in
      any
      violation or breach of, or default (with or without notice or lapse of time,
      or
      both) under, or give rise to a right of, or result in, termination, cancelation
      or acceleration of any obligation or to the loss of a benefit under, or result
      in the creation of any Lien in or upon any of the properties or other assets
      of
      Parent or Sub under&#160;(x) the Restated Certificate of Incorporation or
      By-laws of Parent, the Sub Articles or the By-laws of Sub, (y) any Contract
      to
      which Parent or Sub is a party</font></div>
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      any of
      their respective properties or other assets is subject or (z)&#160;subject to
      the governmental filings and other matters referred to in the following
      sentence, any Legal Provision applicable to Parent or Sub or their respective
      properties or other assets, other than, in the case of clauses&#160;(y) and (z),
      any such conflicts, violations, breaches, defaults, rights of termination,
      cancelation or acceleration, losses or Liens that individually or in the
      aggregate have not had and would not reasonably be expected to (1) have a Parent
      Material Adverse Effect</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">,
      (2)
      impair in any material respect the ability of Parent or Sub to perform its
      respective obligations under this Agreement or (3) prevent or materially impede,
      interfere with, hinder or delay the consummation of the transactions
      contemplated by this Agreement</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">.
      No
      consent, approval, order or authorization of, action by or in respect of, or
      registration, declaration or filing with, any Governmental Entity is required
      by
      or with respect to Parent or Sub in connection with the execution and delivery
      of this Agreement by Parent and Sub or the consummation by Parent and Sub of
      the
      Merger or the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement, except for
      (1)
      (A)&#160;the filing of a premerger notification and report form by Parent under
      the HSR Act and the termination of the waiting period required thereunder,
      (B)
      all required notifications and filings by Parent under Article 4 of the EC
      Merger Regulation and the receipt of a decision under Article 6(1)(b), 8(1)
      or
      8(2) thereunder declaring the Merger compatible with the EC Common Market and
      (C) the receipt, termination or expiration, as applicable, of approvals or
      waiting periods required under any other applicable competition, merger control,
      antitrust or similar Law, (2)&#160;the filing with the SEC of (X)&#160;the
      Form&#160;S-4 and (Y)&#160;such reports under the Exchange Act as may be
      required in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated
      by
      this Agreement, (3)&#160;the filing of the Articles of Merger with the Secretary
      of State of the State of Indiana, (4) any filings with and approvals of the
      NYSE
      and (5)&#160;such other consents, approvals, orders, authorizations, actions,
      registrations, declarations and filings the failure of which to be obtained
      or
      made individually or in the aggregate has not had and would not reasonably
      be
      expected to (x) have a Parent Material Adverse Effect</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">,
      (y)
      impair in any material respect the ability of Parent or Sub to perform its
      respective obligations under this Agreement or (z) prevent or materially impede,
      interfere with, hinder or delay the consummation of the transactions
      contemplated by this Agreement.</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">&#160;</font></div>
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      SEC Documents.</u></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">
      Parent
      has filed all reports, schedules, forms, statements and other documents
      (including exhibits and other information incorporated therein) with the SEC
      required to be filed by Parent since January 1, 2003 (such documents, together
      with any documents filed during such period by Parent with the SEC on a
      voluntary basis on Current Reports on Form&#160;8-K, the &#8220;Parent SEC
      Documents&#8221;). As of their respective filing dates, the Parent SEC Documents
      complied in all material respects with, to the extent in effect at the time
      of
      filing, the requirements of the Securities Act, the Exchange Act and SOX
      applicable to such Parent SEC Documents, and none of the Parent SEC Documents
      contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material
      fact required to be stated therein or necessary</font></div>
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      order
      to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they
      were made, not misleading. Except to the extent that information contained
      in
      any Parent SEC Document has been revised, amended, supplemented or superseded
      by
      a later-filed Parent SEC Document, none of the Parent SEC Documents contains
      any
      untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state any material fact required
      to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein,
      in
      light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, which
      individually or in the aggregate would require an amendment, supplement or
      corrective filing to such Parent SEC Documents. Each of the financial statements
      (including the related notes) of Parent included in the Parent SEC Documents
      complied at the time it was filed 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 filing, had been prepared
      in accordance with GAAP (except, in the case of unaudited statements, as
      permitted by the rules and regulations of the SEC) applied on a consistent
      basis
      during the periods involved (except as may be indicated in the notes thereto)
      and fairly presented in all material respects the consolidated financial
      position of Parent and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of the dates thereof
      and
      the consolidated results of their operations and cash flows for the periods
      then
      ended (subject, in the case of unaudited statements, to normal year-end audit
      adjustments). Neither Parent nor any of its Subsidiaries has any liabilities
      or
      obligations of any nature (whether accrued, absolute, contingent or otherwise)
      which individually or in the aggregate have had or would reasonably be expected
      to have a Parent Material Adverse Effect.</font></div>
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      Supplied.</u></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">
      None of
      the information supplied or to be supplied by or on behalf of Parent or Sub
      specifically for inclusion or incorporation by reference in (i)&#160;the
      Form&#160;S-4 will, at the time the Form&#160;S-4 is filed with the SEC and at
      the time it becomes effective under the Securities Act, contain any untrue
      statement of a material fact or omit 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 are made, not misleading, or (ii)&#160;the Proxy
      Statement will, at the date it is first mailed to the shareholders of the
      Company and at the time of the Shareholders&#8217; Meeting, contain any untrue
      statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to
      be
      stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light
      of
      the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading, except that no
      representation or warranty is made by Parent or Sub with respect to statements
      made or incorporated by reference therein based on information supplied by
      or on
      behalf of the Company specifically for inclusion or incorporation by reference
      in the Form&#160;S-4 or the Proxy Statement. The Form&#160;S-4 will comply as to
      form in all material respects with the requirements of the Securities Act and
      the rules and regulations thereunder.</font></div>
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      Operations of Sub.</u></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">
      Sub was
      formed solely for the purpose of engaging in the transactions contemplated
      by
      this Agreement, has engaged in no other business activities and has conducted
      its operations only as contemplated hereby.</font></div>
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      Resources.</u></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">
      As of
      the Closing, Parent will have funds that are sufficient to effect the Closing
      on
      the terms contemplated hereby.</font></div>
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      No
      broker, investment banker, financial advisor or other person, other than
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      Sachs &amp; Co.</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">,
      the
      fees and expenses of which will be paid by Parent, is entitled to any broker&#8217;s,
      finder&#8217;s, financial advisor&#8217;s or other similar fee or commission in connection
      with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement based upon arrangements
      made by or on behalf of Parent or Sub.</font></div>
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      The
      authorized capital stock of Parent consists of 4,320,000,000&#160;shares of
      Parent Common Stock and 2,000,000 shares of preferred stock, without par value,
      of Parent (&#8220;Parent Preferred Stock&#8221;). At the close of business on November 11,
      2005, (i)&#160;3,119,842,548 shares of Parent Common Stock were issued and
      outstanding, (ii)&#160;145,627,833 shares of Parent Common Stock were held by
      Parent in its treasury, (iii)&#160;no shares of Parent Preferred Stock had been
      designated or issued, (iv)&#160;252,675,833 shares of Parent Common Stock were
      subject to outstanding options to purchase shares of Parent Common Stock granted
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      shares
      of Parent Common Stock were reserved for issuance upon conversion of the 3%
      Zero
      Coupon Convertible Subordinated Debentures of Alza Corporation, a Delaware
      corporation and wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent (&#8220;Alza&#8221;), and the 5.25% Zero
      Coupon Convertible Subordinated Debentures of Alza. Except as set forth above
      in
      this Section&#160;3.02(h), at the close of business on November 11, 2005, there
      were not issued, reserved for issuance or outstanding (A) any shares of capital
      stock or other voting securities of Parent, (B)&#160;any securities of Parent
      convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for shares of capital stock
      or
      voting securities of Parent or (C)&#160;any warrants, calls, options or other
      rights to acquire from Parent, or any obligation of Parent to issue, any shares
      of capital stock, voting securities or securities convertible into or
      exchangeable or exercisable for capital stock or voting securities of Parent.
      Except as set forth above in this Section&#160;3.02(h), at the close of business
      on November 11, 2005, no bonds, debentures, notes or other indebtedness of
      Parent having the right to vote (or convertible into, or exchangeable for,
      securities having the right to vote) on any matters on which the shareholders
      of
      Parent may&#160;vote are issued or outstanding. The authorized capital stock of
      Sub consists of 1,000&#160;shares of common stock, without par value, of which
      1,000&#160;shares are issued and outstanding, all of which shares are
      beneficially owned by Parent.</font></div>
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      of Changes.</u></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">
      Except
      for liabilities incurred in connection with this Agreement, since the date
      of
      the most recent financial statements included in the Filed Parent SEC Documents,
      there has not been any Parent Material Adverse Change.</font></div>
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      There
      is no suit, action or proceeding pending or, to the Knowledge of Parent,
      threatened against or affecting Parent or any of its Subsidiaries or any of
      their respective assets that individually or in the aggregate has had or would
      reasonably be expected to have a Parent Material Adverse Effect, nor is there
      any Order of any Governmental Entity or arbitrator outstanding against, or,
      to
      the Knowledge of Parent, investigation by any Governmental Entity involving,
      Parent or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective assets that
      individually or in the aggregate has had or would reasonably be expected to
      have
      a Parent Material Adverse Effect.</font></div>
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      Property Rights.</u></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">
      Each of
      Parent and its Subsidiaries owns or has the right to use all intellectual
      property rights which are material to the conduct of the business of Parent
      and
      its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, in each case (i) with respect to such
      intellectual property rights that are owned by Parent or any of its
      Subsidiaries, free and clear of all Liens and (ii) with respect to such
      intellectual property rights that are licensed by Parent or any of its
      Subsidiaries, to the Knowledge of Parent, free and clear of all Liens, except
      where the failure to so own or have such right to use such
      intellectual</font></div>
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      rights individually or in the aggregate has not had and would not reasonably
      be
      expected to have a Parent Material Adverse Effect. Neither the manufacture,
      marketing, license, sale or use by Parent or any of its Subsidiaries of any
      product violates any license or agreement between Parent or any of its
      Subsidiaries and any other person and there is no pending or, to the Knowledge
      of Parent, threatened claim or litigation contesting the validity, ownership
      or
      right to use, sell, license or dispose of any such intellectual property rights
      relating to any product or asserting that the proposed use, sale, license or
      disposition thereof, or the manufacture, use or sale of any product by Parent
      or
      any of its Subsidiaries, conflicts with the rights of any other person, in
      each
      case which, individually or in the aggregate, has had or would reasonably be
      expected to have a Parent Material Adverse Effect.</font></div>
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      To the
      Knowledge of Parent, the testing, manufacture, storage, distribution, use,
      promotion and sale of products of Parent or any of its Subsidiaries by Parent,
      such Subsidiary and their respective contractors have been performed and is
      performed in compliance with all applicable requirements under the FDCA and
      similar Legal Provisions, including those relating to investigational use,
      premarket clearance, good manufacturing practices, labeling, advertising, record
      keeping, filing of reports and security, except for such instances of
      noncompliance or possible noncompliance that individually or in the aggregate
      have not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Parent Material
      Adverse Effect. Neither Parent nor any of its Subsidiaries has received any
      adverse written notice within the past two years that the FDA or any other
      similar foreign Governmental Entity has commenced, or threatened to initiate,
      any action to withdraw its approval or request the recall of any product of
      Parent or any of its Subsidiaries, or commenced, or overtly threatened to
      initiate, any action to enjoin production of any such product, except where
      such
      action has not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Parent
      Material Adverse Effect.</font></div>
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      IV</font></div>
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      Relating to Conduct of Business; No Solicitation</u></font></div>
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      4.01. </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><u>Conduct
      of Business.</u></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">
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      of Business by the Company.</u></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">
      During
      the period from the date of this Agreement to the Effective Time, except as
      set
      forth in Section&#160;4.01(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule or as consented
      to in writing in advance by Parent or as otherwise permitted or required by
      this
      Agreement, the Company shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to,
      carry
      on its business in the ordinary course consistent with past practice prior
      to
      the Closing and, to the extent consistent therewith, use all commercially
      reasonable efforts to preserve intact its current business organizations, keep
      available the services of its current officers, employees and consultants and
      preserve its relationships with customers, suppliers, licensors, licensees,
      distributors and others having business dealings with it. In addition to and
      without limiting the generality of the foregoing, during the period from the
      date of this Agreement to the Effective Time, except as otherwise set forth
      in
      Section&#160;4.01(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule or as otherwise
      permitted or required pursuant to this Agreement, the Company shall not, and
      shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, without Parent&#8217;s prior written
      consent:</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt; TEXT-INDENT: 72pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">(i)
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      set aside or pay any dividends on, or make any other distributions (whether
      in
      cash, stock or property) in respect of, any of its capital stock, other than
      (1)&#160;cash dividends payable by the Company in respect of shares of Company
      Common Stock consistent with past practice and not exceeding $0.10 per share
      of
      Company Common Stock per fiscal quarter, (2)&#160;dividends and distributions in
      connection with the Rights Agreement and (3)&#160;dividends or distributions by
      a direct or indirect wholly owned Subsidiary of the Company to its shareholders,
      (y)&#160;split, combine or reclassify any of its capital stock or issue or
      authorize the issuance of any other securities in respect of, in lieu of or
      in
      substitution for shares of its capital stock or (z)&#160;purchase, redeem or
      otherwise acquire any shares of its capital stock or any other securities
      thereof or any rights, warrants or options to acquire any such shares or other
      securities, except for&#160;purchases, redemptions or other acquisitions of
      capital stock or other securities (1)&#160;required by the terms of the Company
      Stock Plans or the ESPP or (2)&#160;required by the terms of any plans,
      arrangements or Contracts existing on the date hereof between the Company or
      any
      of its Subsidiaries and any director or employee of the Company or any of its
      Subsidiaries (to the extent complete and accurate copies of which have been
      heretofore delivered to Parent);</font></div>
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      deliver, sell, grant, pledge or otherwise encumber or subject to any Lien any
      shares of its capital stock, any other voting securities or any securities
      convertible into, or any rights, warrants or options to acquire, any such
      shares, voting securities or convertible securities, or any &#8220;phantom&#8221; stock,
&#8220;phantom&#8221; stock rights, stock appreciation rights or stock based performance
      units, including pursuant to Contracts as in effect on the date hereof (other
      than (x) the issuance of shares of Company Common Stock upon the exercise of
      Company Stock Options or in connection with Company Stock Based Awards, in
      each
      case in accordance with their terms on the date hereof, and (y) the issuance
      of
      Company Rights and shares of the Company&#8217;s capital stock pursuant to the Company
      Rights or the Rights Agreement);</font></div>
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      (x)&#160;the Company Articles or the Company By-laws or other comparable charter
      or organizational documents of any of the Company&#8217;s Subsidiaries or (y) the
      Indenture dated as of January 18, 1996 between the Company and Citibank, N.A.,
      with respect to the 6.15% Senior Unsecured Notes due February 15, 2006 of the
      Company (the &#8220;Company Notes&#8221;), in each case except as may be required by
      applicable Law or the rules and regulations of the SEC or the NYSE;</font></div>
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      or indirectly acquire (x)&#160;by merging or consolidating with, by purchasing a
      substantial portion of the assets of, by making an investment in or capital
      contribution to, or by any other manner, any person or division, business or
      equity interest of any person or (y)&#160;any asset or assets, except for
      (1)&#160;capital expenditures, which shall be subject to the limitations of
      clause&#160;(vii) below, (2) purchases of components, raw materials or supplies
      in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice and
      (3)&#160;acquisitions of material intellectual property rights in respect of
      cross-licenses permitted in connection with the discharge, settlement or
      satisfaction of claims and litigation under clause&#160;(viii)
      below;</font></div>
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      lease, license, mortgage, sell and leaseback or otherwise encumber or subject
      to
      any Lien or otherwise dispose of any of its material properties or other
      material assets or any interests therein (including securitizations), except
      for
      (1) sales of inventory and used equipment in the ordinary course of business
      consistent with past practice and (2) licenses of Intellectual Property Rights
      permitted in connection with the discharge, settlement or satisfaction of claims
      and litigation under clause (viii) below, or (y)&#160;enter into, modify or
      amend any lease of material property, except for modifications or amendments
      that are not materially adverse to the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken
      as a
      whole;</font></div>
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      any indebtedness for borrowed money or guarantee any such indebtedness of
      another person, issue or sell any debt securities or calls, options, warrants
      or
      other rights to acquire any debt securities of the Company or any of its
      Subsidiaries, guarantee any debt securities of another person, enter into any
      &#8220;keep well&#8221; or other Contract to maintain any financial statement condition of
      another person or enter into any arrangement having the economic effect of
      any
      of the foregoing (other than short-term borrowings in the ordinary course of
      business consistent with past practice under the Company&#8217;s commercial paper
      program, in an aggregate amount not to exceed $800,000,000 at any time
      outstanding) or (y)&#160;make any loans or advances to any other person, other
      than to employees in respect of travel expenses in the ordinary course of
      business consistent with past practice, which would result in the aggregate
      principal amount of all of the outstanding foregoing loans and advances of
      the
      Company and its Subsidiaries exceeding $25,000,000;</font></div>
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      any
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      Section&#160;4.01(a)(vii) of the Company Disclosure Schedule;</font></div>
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      as
      required by Law or any judgment by a court of competent jurisdiction,
      (v)&#160;pay, discharge, settle or satisfy any material claims, liabilities,
      obligations or litigation (absolute, accrued, asserted or unasserted, contingent
      or otherwise), other than the payment, discharge, settlement or satisfaction
      in
      the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice or in accordance
      with their terms, of liabilities disclosed, reflected or reserved against in
      the
      most recent audited financial statements (or the notes thereto) of the Company
      included in the Filed Company SEC Documents (for amounts not in excess of such
      reserves) or incurred since the date of such financial statements in the
      ordinary course of business consistent with past practice, (w)&#160;cancel any
      material indebtedness, (x)&#160;waive or assign any claims or rights of material
      value, (y)&#160;waive any benefits of, or agree to modify in any respect, or,
      subject to the terms hereof, knowingly fail to enforce, or consent to any matter
      with respect to which consent is required under, any standstill or similar
      Contract to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party or
      (z)&#160;waive any material benefits of, or agree to modify in any material
      respect, or, subject to the terms hereof, knowingly fail to enforce in any
      material respect, or consent to any matter with respect to which consent is
      required under, any material confidentiality or similar Contract to which the
      Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party;</font></div>
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      Section&#160;3.01(i)(2)(A) or (2)&#160;any other material Contract that would be
      of a type referred to in Section&#160;3.01(i)(2)(B) or (C) and, in the case of
      this clause&#160;(2), that (A)&#160;would reasonably be expected to impair in
      any material respect the ability of the Company and its Subsidiaries to conduct
      their business as currently conducted or (B)&#160;would reasonably be expected
      to have a material adverse effect on the reasonably expected benefits of the
      Merger to Parent;</font></div>
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      into, modify, amend or terminate any Contract or waive, release or assign any
      material rights or claims thereunder, which if so entered into, modified,
      amended, terminated, waived, released or assigned would reasonably be expected
      to (A)&#160;have a Material Adverse Effect, (B)&#160;impair in any material
      respect the ability of the Company to perform its obligations under this
      Agreement or (C)&#160;prevent or materially impede, interfere with, hinder or
      delay the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this
      Agreement;</font></div>
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      </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">enter
      into any material Contract to the extent consummation of the transactions
      contemplated by this Agreement or compliance by the Company with the provisions
      of this Agreement could reasonably be expected to conflict with, or result
      in a
      violation or breach of, or default (with or without notice or lapse of time,
      or
      both) under, or give rise to a right of, or result in, termination, cancelation
      or acceleration of any obligation or to the loss of a benefit under, or result
      in the creation of any Lien in or upon any of the properties or other assets
      of
      the Company or any of its Subsidiaries under, or require Parent to license
      or
      transfer any of its Intellectual Property Rights or other material assets under,
      or give rise to any increased, additional, accelerated, or guaranteed right
      or
      entitlements of any third party under, or result in any material alteration
      of,
      any provision of such Contract;</font></div>
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      as
      required to ensure that any Company Benefit Plan or Company Benefit Agreement
      is
      not then out of compliance with applicable Law or to comply with any Company
      Benefit Plan, Company Benefit Agreement or other Contract entered into prior
      to
      the date hereof (to the extent complete and accurate copies of which have been
      heretofore delivered to Parent), (A)&#160;adopt, enter into, terminate or amend
      (I)&#160;any collective bargaining Contract or Company Benefit Plan or
      (II)&#160;any Company Benefit Agreement or other Contract, plan or policy
      involving the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and Key Personnel,
      (B)&#160;increase in any manner the compensation, bonus or fringe or other
      benefits of, or pay any discretionary bonus of any kind or amount whatsoever
      to,
      any current or former director, officer, employee or consultant, except in
      the
      ordinary course of business consistent with past practice to employees of the
      Company or its Subsidiaries other than Key Personnel, (C)&#160;grant or pay any
      severance or termination pay, except for severance or termination pay granted
      or
      paid in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice, to,
      or
      increase in any material manner the severance or termination pay of, any current
      or former director, officer, employee or consultant of the Company or any of
      its
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      in any Company Benefit Agreements, Company Benefit Plans or awards made
      thereunder, (E)&#160;take any action to fund or in any other way secure the
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      Benefit Agreement, (F)&#160;take any action to accelerate the vesting or payment
      of any compensation or benefit under any Company Benefit Plan or Company Benefit
      Agreement or awards made thereunder or (G)&#160;materially change any actuarial
      or other assumption used to calculate funding obligations with respect to any
      Company Pension Plan or change the manner in which contributions to any Company
      Pension Plan are made or the basis on which such contributions are
      determined;</font></div>
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      or</font></div>
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      any of, or commit, resolve, propose or agree to take any of, the foregoing
      actions.</font></div>
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      Company, Parent and Sub shall not, and shall not permit any of their respective
      Subsidiaries to, take any action that could reasonably be expected to result
      in
      any of the conditions to the Merger set forth in Article&#160;VI not being
      satisfied.</font></div>
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      Company and Parent shall promptly advise the other party orally and in writing
      if (i)&#160;any representation or warranty made by it (and, in the case of
      Parent, made by Sub) contained in this Agreement becomes untrue or inaccurate
      in
      a manner that would result in the failure of the condition set forth in
      Section&#160;6.02(a) or Section&#160;6.03(a) or (ii)&#160;it (and, in the case
      of Parent, Sub) fails to comply with or satisfy in any material respect any
      covenant, condition or agreement to be complied with or satisfied by it (and,
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      that no
      such notification shall affect the representations, warranties, covenants or
      agreements of the parties (or remedies with respect thereto) or the conditions
      to the obligations of the parties under this Agreement. The Company and Parent
      shall, to the extent permitted by Law, promptly provide the other with copies
      of
      all filings made by such party with any Governmental Entity in connection with
      this Agreement and the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, other than
      the portions of such filings that include confidential or proprietary
      information not directly related to the transactions contemplated by this
      Agreement.</font></div>
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      the period from the date of this Agreement to the Effective Time, the Company
      shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to (A) timely file all material
      tax returns (taking into account any applicable extensions) required to be
      filed
      by or on behalf of each such entity (&#8220;Post-Signing Returns&#8221;); (B) timely pay all
      material taxes due and payable; (C) accrue a reserve in the books and records
      and financial statements of any such entity in accordance with past practice
      for
      all taxes payable but not yet due; (D) promptly notify Parent of any material
      suit, claim, action, investigation, audit or similar proceeding (collectively,
      &#8220;Actions&#8221;) pending against or with respect to the Company or any of its
      Subsidiaries in respect of any amount of tax and not settle or compromise any
      tax liability in excess of $10 million for individual claims, or $50 million
      in
      the aggregate, without Parent&#8217;s prior written consent, which shall not be
      unreasonably withheld; (E) not make any material tax election, other than with
      Parent&#8217;s prior written consent or other than in the ordinary course of business
      consistent with past practice; and (F) cause all existing tax sharing
      agreements, tax indemnity agreements and similar agreements, arrangements or
      practices to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is</font></div>
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      may be
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      be bound to be terminated as of the Closing Date so that after such date neither
      the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries shall have any further rights or
      liabilities thereunder. Any tax returns described in this Section&#160;4.01(d)
      shall be complete and correct in all material respects and shall be prepared
      on
      a basis consistent with the past practice of the Company and in a manner that
      does not distort taxable income, including by deferring income or accelerating
      deductions. The Company shall notify Parent upon the filing of any such material
      tax return and shall make such tax returns available to Parent.</font></div>
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      any other provision of this Agreement, the Company shall not permit any of
      its
      Subsidiaries incorporated outside the United States (a &#8220;Non-U.S. Subsidiary&#8221;) to
      make a cash distribution to the Company or any of the Company&#8217;s Subsidiaries
      incorporated in the United States in excess of amounts described in
      Section&#160;965(b)(2)(B) of the Code (an &#8220;Excess Distribution&#8221;) except to the
      extent the Company has provided Parent with substantiation, in a form reasonably
      satisfactory to Parent, that the deduction described in Section&#160;965(a) of
      the Code will apply to the entire amount of the Excess Distribution. For
      purposes of this Section, a written opinion of a nationally recognized law
      firm
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      effect that the deduction described in Section&#160;965(a) of the Code should
      apply to the entire amount of the Excess Distribution shall be a form of
      substantiation deemed reasonably satisfactory to Parent. Furthermore,
      notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the Company shall not
      permit any of its Non-U.S. Subsidiaries to increase its indebtedness to any
      related person as described in Section&#160;965(b)(3) of the Code without the
      prior written consent of Parent, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld.
      For purposes of the preceding sentence, indebtedness of a Non-U.S. Subsidiary
      to
      a related person shall include indebtedness of a Non-U.S. Subsidiary guaranteed
      by a related person.</font></div>
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      (a)&#160;The Company shall not, nor shall it authorize or permit any of its
      Subsidiaries or any of their respective directors, officers or employees or
      any
      investment banker, financial advisor, attorney, accountant or other advisor,
      agent or representative (collectively, &#8220;Representatives&#8221;) retained by it or any
      of its Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly through another person,
      (i)&#160;solicit, initiate or knowingly encourage, or take any other action
      designed to, or which could reasonably be expected to, facilitate, any Takeover
      Proposal or (ii)&#160;enter into, continue or otherwise participate in any
      discussions or negotiations regarding, or furnish to any person any information,
      or otherwise cooperate in any way with, any Takeover Proposal. Without limiting
      the foregoing, it is agreed that any violation of the restrictions set forth
      in
      the preceding sentence by any Representative of the Company or any of its
      Subsidiaries shall be a breach of this Section&#160;4.02(a) by the Company. The
      Company shall, and shall cause its Subsidiaries to, immediately cease and cause
      to be terminated all existing discussions or negotiations with any person
      conducted heretofore with respect to any Takeover Proposal and request the
      prompt return or destruction of all confidential information previously
      furnished. Notwithstanding the foregoing, at any time prior to obtaining the
      Shareholder Approval, in response to a bona fide written Takeover Proposal
      that
      the Board of Directors of the Company reasonably determines (after consultation
      with outside counsel and a financial advisor of nationally recognized
      reputation) constitutes or is reasonably likely to lead to a Superior Proposal,
      and which Takeover Proposal was not solicited after the date hereof and was
      made
      after the date hereof and did not otherwise result from a breach of this
      Section&#160;4.02(a), the Company may, subject to compliance with
      Section&#160;4.02(c), (x)&#160;furnish information with</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">respect
      to the Company and its Subsidiaries to the person making such Takeover Proposal
      (and its Representatives) pursuant to a customary confidentiality agreement
      not
      less restrictive to such person than the confidentiality provisions of the
      Confidentiality Agreement, </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><u>provided</u></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">
      that all
      such information has previously been provided to Parent or is provided to Parent
      prior to or substantially concurrent with the time it is provided to such
      person, and (y)&#160;participate in discussions or negotiations with the person
      making such Takeover Proposal (and its Representatives) regarding such Takeover
      Proposal.</font></div>
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      term
&#8220;Takeover Proposal&#8221; means any inquiry, proposal or offer from any person
      relating to, or that could reasonably be expected to lead to, any direct or
      indirect acquisition or purchase, in one transaction or a series of
      transactions, of assets (including equity securities of any Subsidiary of the
      Company) or businesses that constitute 15% or more of the revenues, net income
      or assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or 15% or
      more
      of any class of equity securities of the Company, any tender offer or exchange
      offer that if consummated would result in any person beneficially owning 15%
      or
      more of any class of equity securities of the Company, or any merger,
      consolidation, business combination, recapitalization, liquidation, dissolution,
      joint venture, binding share exchange or similar transaction involving the
      Company or any of its Subsidiaries pursuant to which any person or the
      shareholders of any person would own 15% or more of any class of equity
      securities of the Company or of any resulting parent company of the Company,
      in
      each case other than the transactions contemplated by this
      Agreement.</font></div>
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&#8220;Superior Proposal&#8221; means any bona fide offer made by a third party that if
      consummated would result in such person (or its shareholders) owning, directly
      or indirectly, more than 80% of the shares of Company Common Stock then
      outstanding (or of the shares of the surviving entity in a merger or the direct
      or indirect parent of the surviving entity in a merger) or all or substantially
      all the assets of the Company, which the Board of Directors of the Company
      reasonably determines (after consultation with a financial advisor of nationally
      recognized reputation) to be (i)&#160;more favorable to the shareholders of the
      Company from a financial point of view than the Merger (taking into account
      all
      the terms and conditions of such proposal and this Agreement (including any
      changes to the financial terms of this Agreement proposed by Parent in response
      to such offer or otherwise)) and (ii)&#160;reasonably capable of being
      completed, taking into account all financial, legal, regulatory and other
      aspects of such proposal.</font></div>
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      the Board of Directors of the Company nor any committee thereof shall
      (i)&#160;(A)&#160;withdraw (or modify in a manner adverse to Parent), or
      publicly propose to withdraw (or modify in a manner adverse to Parent), the
      adoption or recommendation by such Board of Directors or any such committee
      thereof of this Agreement, the Merger or the other transactions contemplated
      by
      this Agreement or (B)&#160;adopt or recommend, or propose publicly to adopt or
      recommend, any Takeover Proposal (any action described in this clause&#160;(i)
      being referred to as a &#8220;Company Adverse Recommendation Change&#8221;) or
      (ii)&#160;adopt or recommend, or publicly propose to adopt or recommend, or
      allow the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to execute or enter into, any
      letter of intent, memorandum of understanding, agreement in principle, merger
      agreement, acquisition agreement, option agreement, joint venture agreement,
      partnership agreement or other similar Contract constituting or related to,
      or
      that is intended to or could reasonably be expected to lead to, any Takeover
      Proposal (other than a confidentiality agreement referred to in
      Section&#160;4.02(a)) (an &#8220;Acquisition Agreement&#8221;). Notwithstanding the
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      at any time prior to obtaining the Shareholder Approval and subject to
      Section&#160;4.02(c), the Board of Directors of the Company may (x)&#160;make a
      Company Adverse Recommendation Change if the Board of Directors of the Company
      determines in good faith (after consultation with outside counsel and a
      financial advisor of nationally recognized reputation) that (A)&#160;a Parent
      Material Adverse Effect has occurred and (B)&#160;as a result thereof such
      action is consistent with their fiduciary duties under applicable Laws or
      (y)&#160;in response to a Takeover Proposal that the Board reasonably determines
      (after consultation with outside counsel and a financial advisor of nationally
      recognized reputation) constitutes a Superior Proposal and that was unsolicited
      and made after the date hereof and that did not otherwise result from a breach
      of this Section&#160;4.02, (1)&#160;make a Company Adverse Recommendation Change
      or (2)&#160;cause the Company to terminate this Agreement and concurrently with
      or after such termination enter into an Acquisition Agreement; </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><u>provided</u></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">,
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      that
      the Company shall not be entitled to exercise its right to make a Company
      Adverse Recommendation Change or terminate this Agreement pursuant to
      clause&#160;(y) until after the fifth business day following Parent&#8217;s receipt of
      written notice (a &#8220;Notice of Superior Proposal&#8221;) from the Company advising
      Parent that the Board of Directors of the Company intends to take such action
      and specifying the reasons therefor, including the terms and conditions of
      any
      Superior Proposal that is the basis of the proposed action by the Board of
      Directors (it being understood and agreed that any amendment to the financial
      terms or any other material term of such Superior Proposal shall require a
      new
      Notice of Superior Proposal and a new five business day period). In determining
      whether to make a Company Adverse Recommendation Change or to cause the Company
      to so terminate this Agreement, the Board of Directors of the Company shall
      take
      into account any changes to the financial terms of this Agreement proposed
      by
      Parent in response to a Notice of Superior Proposal or otherwise.</font></div>
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      </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">In
      addition to the obligations of the Company set forth in paragraphs&#160;(a) and
      (b) of this Section&#160;4.02, the Company shall promptly advise Parent orally
      and in writing (i)&#160;of any Takeover Proposal, the material terms and
      conditions of any such Takeover Proposal (including any changes thereto) and
      the
      identity of the person making any such Takeover Proposal and (ii)&#160;if the
      Board of Directors of the Company is considering, or has decided to consider,
      whether any change, effect, event, occurrence, state of facts or development
      constitutes a Parent Material Adverse Effect. The Company shall (x)&#160;keep
      Parent fully informed in all material respects of the status and details
      (including any change to the terms thereof) of any Takeover Proposal,
      (y)&#160;provide to Parent as soon as practicable after receipt or delivery
      thereof copies of all correspondence and other written material sent or provided
      to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries from any person that describes any
      of
      the terms or conditions of any Takeover Proposal and (z)&#160;keep Parent fully
      informed in all material respects of the status and details of any determination
      by the Company&#8217;s Board of Directors with respect to a potential Parent Material
      Adverse Effect.</font></div>
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      </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Nothing
      contained in this Section&#160;4.02 shall prohibit the Company from
      (x)&#160;taking and disclosing to its shareholders a position contemplated by
      Rule&#160;14e-2(a) under the Exchange Act or making a statement required under
      Rule&#160;14a-9 under the Exchange Act or (y)&#160;making any disclosure to the
      shareholders of the Company that is required by applicable Law; </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><u>provided</u></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">,
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      that in
      no event shall the Company or its Board of Directors or any committee thereof
      take, or agree or resolve to take, any action prohibited by Section&#160;4.02(b)
      (it being understood that any accurate disclosure of factual information to
      the
      shareholders of the</font></div>
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      that is required to be made to such shareholders under applicable federal
      securities Laws shall not be considered a modification prohibited by
      clause&#160;(i)(A) of Section&#160;4.02(b)).</font></div>
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      Agreements</u></font></div>
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      5.01. </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><u>Preparation
      of the Form S-4 and the Proxy Statement; Shareholders&#8217; Meeting.</u></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">
      (a)&#160;&#160;As promptly as practicable following November 14, 2005, the
      Company and Parent shall prepare and Parent shall file with the SEC a
      post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement on Form S-4 of Parent
      (Registration No. 333-122856), originally filed with the SEC on February 16,
      2005, in connection with the issuance of shares of Parent Common Stock in the
      Merger (as may be further amended or supplemented from time to time, the &#8220;Form
      S-4&#8221;), in which the Proxy Statement will be included as a prospectus. Each of
      the Company and Parent shall use its reasonable best efforts to have the
      Form&#160;S-4 declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly as
      practicable after such filing. The Company shall use its reasonable best efforts
      to cause the Proxy Statement to be mailed to the shareholders of the Company
      as
      promptly as practicable after the Form&#160;S-4 is declared effective under the
      Securities Act. Parent shall also take any action (other than qualifying to
      do
      business in any jurisdiction in which it is not now so qualified or filing
      a
      general consent to service of process) required to be taken under any applicable
      state securities Laws in connection with the issuance of shares of Parent Common
      Stock in the Merger, and each of Parent and the Company shall furnish all
      information as may be reasonably requested by the other in connection with
      any
      such action and the preparation, filing and distribution of the Form S-4 and
      the
      Proxy Statement. No filing of, or amendment or supplement to, the Form&#160;S-4
      will be made by Parent, and no filing of, or amendment or supplement to, the
      Proxy Statement will made by the Company, in each case without providing the
      other party a reasonable opportunity to review and comment thereon. If at any
      time prior to the Effective Time any information relating to the Company or
      Parent, or any of their respective Affiliates, directors or officers, should
      be
      discovered by the Company or Parent which should be set forth in an amendment
      or
      supplement to either the Form&#160;S-4 or the Proxy Statement, so that either
      such document 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 are made, not misleading, the party which
      discovers such information shall promptly notify the other parties hereto and
      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 shareholders of the Company. The parties shall notify each other promptly
      of
      the time when the Form S-4 has become effective, of the issuance of any stop
      order or suspension of the qualification of the Parent Common Stock issuable
      in
      connection with the Merger for offering or sale in any jurisdiction, or of
      the
      receipt of any comments from the SEC or the staff of the SEC and of any request
      by the SEC or the staff of the SEC for amendments or supplements to the Proxy
      Statement or the Form S-4 or for additional information and shall supply each
      other with copies of (i)&#160;all correspondence between it or any of its
      Representatives, on the one hand, and the SEC or the staff of the SEC, on the
      other hand, with respect to the Proxy Statement, the Form S-4 or the Merger
      and
      (ii)&#160;all orders of the SEC relating to the Form&#160;S-4.</font></div>
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      </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">The
      Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to, as promptly as practicable,
      establish a record date for, duly call, give notice of, convene and hold a
      meeting of its shareholders (the &#8220;Shareholders&#8217; Meeting&#8221;) solely for the purpose
      of obtaining the Shareholder Approval. Subject to Section&#160;4.02, the Company
      shall, through its Board of Directors, recommend to its shareholders approval
      of
      this Agreement and shall include such recommendation in the Proxy Statement.
      Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, but subject to the terms
      of
      this Agreement, the Company&#8217;s obligations pursuant to the first sentence of this
      Section&#160;5.01(b) shall not be affected by&#160;the commencement, public
      proposal, public disclosure or communication to the Company of any Takeover
      Proposal.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 72pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">SECTION
      5.02. </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><u>Access
      to Information; Confidentiality.</u></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">&#160;</font></div>
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      </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">To
      the
      extent permitted by applicable Law, the Company shall afford to Parent, and
      to
      Parent&#8217;s officers, employees, accountants, counsel, financial advisors and other
      Representatives, reasonable access (including for the purpose of coordinating
      integration activities and transition planning with the employees of the Company
      and its Subsidiaries) during normal business hours and upon reasonable prior
      notice to the Company during the period prior to the Effective Time or the
      termination of this Agreement to all its and its Subsidiaries&#8217; properties,
      books, Contracts, commitments, personnel and records, but only to the extent
      that such access does not unreasonably interfere with the business or operations
      of the Company and its Subsidiaries, and, during such period, the Company shall
      furnish promptly to Parent (a)&#160;a copy of each report, schedule,
      registration statement and other document filed by it during such period
      pursuant to the requirements of Federal or state securities Laws and
      (b)&#160;all other information concerning its and its Subsidiaries&#8217; business,
      properties and personnel as Parent may reasonably request; </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><u>provided</u></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">,
      </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><u>however</u></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">,
      that
      the Company shall not be required to (or to cause any of its Subsidiaries to)
      so
      confer, afford such access or furnish such copies or other information to the
      extent that doing so would result in the loss of attorney-client privilege
      (provided that the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to allow for
      such access or disclosure in a manner that does not result in a loss of
      attorney-client privilege). Except for disclosures expressly permitted by the
      terms of the Confidentiality Agreement dated as of August 4, 2004, between
      Parent and the Company (as it may be amended from time to time, the
&#8220;Confidentiality Agreement&#8221;), Parent shall hold, and shall cause its officers,
      employees, accountants, counsel, financial advisors and other Representatives
      to
      hold, all information received from the Company, directly or indirectly, in
      confidence in accordance with the Confidentiality Agreement. The Confidentiality
      Agreement shall survive any termination of this Agreement. Notwithstanding
      the
      terms of the Confidentiality Agreement, Parent and the Company agree that until
      the earlier of the consummation of this Agreement or the six month anniversary
      of the date of the termination of this Agreement, as applicable, each party
      and
      its respective Subsidiaries shall not, without the other party&#8217;s prior written
      consent, directly or indirectly solicit for employment (other than through
      advertising in newspapers or periodicals of general circulation or recruiters&#8217;
searches, in each case not specifically directed at the other party&#8217;s employees)
      any person currently employed by the other party or any of its Subsidiar-ies
      with whom it has contact or who is identified to such party in connection with
      the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. No investigation pursuant
      to
      this Section&#160;5.02 or information provided or received by any party hereto
      pursuant to this Agreement will affect any of the representations or warranties
      of the parties hereto contained in this Agreement or the conditions hereunder
      to
      the obligations of the parties hereto.</font></div>
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      its
      Representatives reasonable access to Parent&#8217;s personnel and records (i)&#160;on
      a basis consistent with the Company&#8217;s access to such personnel and records prior
      to the date hereof in connection with the Company&#8217;s due diligence review of
      Parent and its Subsidiaries in connection with the transactions contemplated
      hereby and (ii)&#160;to the extent reasonably necessary for the Company to
      determine whether the conditions set forth in Section&#160;6.03 are
      satisfied.</font></div>
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      Upon the
      terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, each of the
      parties agrees to use its reasonable best efforts to take, or cause to be taken,
      all actions, and to do, or cause to be done, and to assist and cooperate with
      the other parties in doing, all things necessary to consummate and make
      effective, in the most expeditious manner practicable, the Merger and the other
      transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including using reasonable best
      efforts to accomplish the following: (i)&#160;the taking of all acts necessary
      to cause the conditions to Closing to be satisfied as promptly as practicable,
      (ii)&#160;the obtaining of all necessary actions or nonactions, waivers,
      consents and approvals from Governmental Entities and the making of all
      necessary registrations and filings (including filings with Governmental
      Entities) and the taking of all steps as may be necessary to obtain an approval
      or waiver from, or to avoid an action or proceeding by, any Governmental Entity,
      (iii) the avoidance of each and every impediment under any antitrust, merger
      control, competition or trade regulation Law that may be asserted by any
      Governmental Entity with respect to the Merger so as to enable the Closing
      to
      occur as soon as reasonably possible and (iv)&#160;the obtaining of all
      necessary consents, approvals or waivers from third parties, including any
      such
      consents, approvals or waivers required in connection with any Divestiture.
      In
      connection with and without limiting the foregoing, the Company and Parent
      shall
      (A)&#160;duly file with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission and the Antitrust
      Division of the Department of Justice the notification and report form (the
&#8220;HSR
      Filing&#8221;) required under the HSR Act and (B)&#160;duly make all notifications and
      other filings required (i)&#160;under the EC Merger Regulation (together with
      the HSR Filings, the &#8220;Antitrust Filings&#8221;) or (ii)&#160;under any other
      applicable competition, merger control, antitrust or similar Law that the
      Company and Parent deem advisable or appropriate, in each case with respect
      to
      the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and as promptly as practicable.
      The Antitrust Filings shall be in substantial compliance with the requirements
      of the HSR Act, the EC Merger Regulation or other Laws, as applicable. Each
      party shall cooperate with the other party to the extent necessary to assist
      the
      other party in the preparation of its Antitrust Filings and, if requested,
      to
      promptly amend or furnish additional information thereunder. Each party shall
      use its reasonable best efforts to furnish to each other all information
      required for any filing, form, declaration, notification, registration and
      notice, other than confidential or proprietary information not directly related
      to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and to keep the other party
      reasonably informed with respect to the status of each clearance, approval
      or
      waiver sought from a Governmental Entity in connection with the transactions
      contemplated by this Agreement and the material communications between such
      party and such Governmental Entity. Each party shall consult with the other
      party, and consider in good faith the views of the other party, prior to
      entering into any agreement with any Antitrust Authority. Neither party shall,
      nor shall it permit any of its Subsidiaries to, acquire or agree to acquire
      any
      business, person or division thereof, or otherwise acquire or agree to acquire
      any assets if the entering into of a definitive agreement relating to or the
      consummation of such acquisition, could reasonably be expected to materially
      increase the risk of not obtaining the applicable clearance, approval or waiver
      from an Antitrust Authority</font></div>
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      respect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. The Company and
      its
      Board of Directors shall (1)&#160;use reasonable best efforts to ensure that no
      state takeover Law or similar Law is or becomes applicable to this Agreement,
      the Merger or any of the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement
      and
      (2)&#160;if any state takeover Law or similar Law becomes applicable to this
      Agreement, the Merger or any of the other transactions contemplated by this
      Agreement, use reasonable best efforts to ensure that the Merger and the other
      transactions contemplated by this Agreement may be consummated as promptly
      as
      practicable on the terms contemplated by this Agreement and otherwise to
      minimize the effect of such Law on this Agreement, the Merger and the other
      transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing
      or
      any other provision of this Agreement: (a)&#160;with respect to the assets of
      the cardiac rhythm management businesses of Parent, the Company and their
      respective Affiliates, Parent and its Affiliates shall only be required to
      agree
      to Divestitures of such assets that individually or in the aggregate would
      not
      reasonably be expected to have greater than a </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><em>de
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      adverse
      effect on the combined cardiac rhythm management business of Parent, the Company
      and their respective Affiliates, taken as a whole; (b)&#160;with respect to the
      assets of the coronary vascular intervention business of Parent and its
      Affiliates, Parent and its Affiliates shall only be required to agree to
      Divestitures of such assets that individually or in the aggregate would not
      reasonably be expected to have greater than a </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><em>de
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      adverse
      effect on the drug eluting stent business of Parent and its Affiliates, taken
      as
      a whole; (c)&#160;with respect to the assets of the vascular intervention
      business of the Company and its Affiliates, Parent and its Affiliates shall
      only
      be required to agree to Divestitures of such assets that individually or in
      the
      aggregate would not reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect
      on
      the combined vascular intervention business of Parent, the Company and their
      respective Affiliates, taken as a whole; (d)&#160;none of Parent and its
      Affiliates shall be required to agree to any Divestiture of any of their assets
      except as provided in clauses&#160;(a) and (b) above and (e)&#160;if, but only
      if, directed by Parent, the Company shall agree to any Divestiture of any of
      its
      assets or the assets of any of its Affiliates if such Divestiture is conditioned
      on the consummation of the Merger. For purposes of this Agreement, a
&#8220;Divestiture&#8221; of any asset shall mean (i)&#160;any sale, transfer, license,
      separate holding, divestiture or other disposition, or any prohibition of,
      or
      any limitation on, the acquisition, ownership, operation, effective control
      or
      exercise of full rights of ownership, of such asset or (ii)&#160;the termination
      or amendment of any existing relationships and contractual rights. It is agreed
      and understood that, for purposes of this Agreement, a Divestiture of a business
      unit, product line or development program may include (x)&#160;the transfer of
      any and all assets primarily relating to that business unit or to the research,
      development, manufacture, marketing or sale of that product line or development
      program and (y)&#160;licensing or otherwise making available assets that are
      related, but not primarily, to that business unit, product line or development
      program; provided that Parent, the Company or their Affiliates will be entitled
      to a license back or otherwise having made available transferred assets to
      the
      extent that such assets otherwise relate to other retained businesses, product
      lines or development programs of Parent, the Company or any of their respective
      Affiliates. It is understood and agreed by the parties that, for purposes of
      this Agreement, the effect of any Divestiture required to be made pursuant
      to
      this Section&#160;5.03 shall not, directly or indirectly, be deemed to result in
      a breach of the representations and warranties set forth herein.</font></div>
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      5.04. </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><u>Company
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      (a)&#160;&#160;As soon as practicable following the date of this Agreement, the
      Board of Directors of the Company (or, if appropriate,</font></div>
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      committee thereof administering the Company Stock Plans) shall adopt such
      resolutions or take such other actions as may be required to effect the
      following:</font></div>
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      Company Stock Option outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time shall
      be amended and converted into an option to acquire, on the same terms and
      conditions as were applicable under such Company Stock Option, the number of
      shares of Parent Common Stock (rounded down to the nearest whole share) equal
      to
      the sum of (x) the product of (A) the number of shares of Company Common Stock
      subject to such Company Stock Option and (B)&#160;the Exchange Ratio and (y) the
      product of (A) the number of shares of Company Common Stock subject to such
      Company Stock Option and (B) the Cash Portion Option Exchange Multiple, at
      an
      exercise price per share of Parent Common Stock (rounded up to the nearest
      whole
      cent) equal to the quotient obtained by dividing (1)&#160;the aggregate exercise
      price for the shares of Company Common Stock subject to such Company Stock
      Option by (2)&#160;the aggregate number of shares of Parent Common Stock to be
      subject to such Company Stock Option after giving effect to the adjustments
      in
      this clause (i)&#160;(each, as so adjusted, an &#8220;Adjusted Option&#8221;);
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      agree are appropriate to give effect to the Merger.</font></div>
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      soon
      as practicable following the date of this Agreement, the Board of Directors
      of
      the Company (or, if appropriate, any committee of the Board of Directors of
      the
      Company administering the ESPP), shall adopt such resolutions or take such
      other
      actions as may be required to provide that with respect to the ESPP
      (i)&#160;participants may not increase their payroll deductions or purchase
      elections from those in effect on the date of this Agreement, (ii)&#160;each
      participant&#8217;s outstanding right to purchase shares of Company Common Stock under
      the ESPP shall terminate on the day immediately prior to the day on which the
      Effective Time occurs, provided that all amounts allocated to each participant&#8217;s
      account under the ESPP as of such date shall thereupon be used to purchase
      from
      the Company whole shares of Company Common Stock at the applicable price
      determined under the terms of the ESPP for the then outstanding offering periods
      using such date as the final purchase date for each such offering period, and
      (iii)&#160;the ESPP shall terminate immediately following such purchases of
      Company Common Stock.</font></div>
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      </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">The
      Company shall ensure that following the Effective Time, no holder of a Company
      Stock Option (or former holder of a Company Stock Option) or any participant
      in
      any Company Stock Plan, Company Benefit Plan or Company Benefit Agreement shall
      have any right thereunder to acquire any capital stock of the Company or the
      Surviving Corporation or any other equity interest therein (including &#8220;phantom&#8221;
stock or stock appreciation rights).</font></div>
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      adjustments provided in Section&#160;5.04(a) with respect to any Company Stock
      Option to which Section&#160;421(a) of the Code applies shall be and are
      intended to be effected in a manner which is consistent with Section&#160;424(a)
      of the Code. As soon as practicable following the Effective Time, Parent shall
      deliver to the holders of Adjusted Options appropriate notices setting forth
      such holders&#8217; rights pursuant to the respective Company Stock Plans and the
      Contracts evidencing the grants of such Adjusted Options, which shall provide,
      among other things, that such Adjusted Options and Contracts have been assumed
      by Parent and shall</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">continue
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      by this Section&#160;5.04 after giving effect to the Merger).</font></div>
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      otherwise contemplated by this Section&#160;5.04 and except to the extent
      required under the respective terms of the Adjusted Options, all restrictions
      or
      limitations on transfer and vesting with respect to Adjusted Options, to the
      extent that such restrictions or limitations shall not have already lapsed,
      and
      all other terms thereof, shall remain in full force and effect with respect
      to
      such Adjusted Options after giving effect to the Merger and the assumption
      by
      Parent as set forth above.</font></div>
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      soon
      as practicable following the Effective Time, Parent shall prepare and file
      with
      the SEC a registration statement on Form&#160;S-8 (or another appropriate form)
      registering shares of Parent Common Stock subject to issuance upon the exercise
      of the Adjusted Options. The Company shall cooperate with, and assist Parent
      in
      the preparation of, such registration statement. Parent shall keep such
      registration statement effective (and to maintain the current status of the
      prospectus required thereby) for so long as any Adjusted Options remain
      outstanding.</font></div>
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      </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">For
      purposes of this Agreement, &#8220;Cash Portion Option Exchange Multiple&#8221; means the
      quotient obtained by dividing (x) the Cash Portion by (y) the Average Parent
      Stock Price.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 72pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">(h)
      </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">For
      purposes of this Agreement, &#8220;Average Parent Stock Price&#8221; means the average of
      the volume weighted averages of the trading prices of Parent Common Stock,
      as
      such price is reported on the NYSE Composite Transaction Tape (as reported
      by
      Bloomberg Financial Markets or such other source as the parties shall agree
      in
      writing), for the 15 trading days ending on the third trading day immediately
      preceding the Effective Time.</font></div>
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      </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Prior
      to
      the Effective Time, each of Parent and the Company shall use reasonable best
      efforts to cause any dispositions of Company Common Stock (including derivative
      securities with respect to Company Common Stock) or acquisitions of Parent
      Common Stock (including derivative securities with respect to Parent Common
      Stock) resulting from the transactions contemplated by this Agreement by each
      individual who is subject to the reporting requirements of Section&#160;16(a) of
      the Exchange Act with respect to the Company to be exempt under Rule&#160;16b-3
      promulgated under the Exchange Act, such efforts to include all steps required
      be taken in accordance with the No-Action Letter dated January&#160;12, 1999,
      issued by the SEC to Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher&#160;&amp; Flom
      LLP.</font></div>
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      (a)&#160;&#160;Parent shall cause the Surviving Corporation to assume the
      obligations with respect to all rights to indemnification and exculpation from
      liabilities, including advancement of expenses, for acts or omissions occurring
      at or prior to the Effective Time now existing in favor of the current or former
      directors or officers of the Company as provided in the Company Articles, the
      Company By-laws or any indemnification Contract between such directors or
      officers and the Company (in each case, as in effect on the date hereof),
      without further action, as of the Effective Time and such obligations shall
      survive the Merger and shall continue in full force and effect in accordance
      with their terms.</font></div>
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      the
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      (i)&#160;consolidates with or merges into any other person and is not the
      continuing or surviving corporation or entity of such consolidation or merger
      or
      (ii)&#160;transfers or conveys all or substantially all of its properties and
      other assets to any person, then, and in each such case, Parent shall cause
      proper provision to be made so that the successors and assigns of the Surviving
      Corporation shall expressly assume the obligations set forth in this
      Section&#160;5.05. In the event (A) the Surviving Corporation transfers any
      material portion of its assets, in a single transaction or in a series of
      transactions or (B) Parent takes any action to materially impair the financial
      ability of the Surviving Corporation to satisfy the obligations referred to
      in
      Section&#160;5.05(a), Parent will either guarantee such obligations or take such
      other action to insure that the ability of the Surviving Corporation, legal
      and
      financial, to satisfy such obligations will not be diminished in any material
      respect. </font></div>
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      through the Company&#8217;s existing insurance programs) in effect the Company&#8217;s
      current directors&#8217; and officers&#8217; liability insurance in respect of acts or
      omissions occurring at or prior to the Effective Time, covering each person
      currently covered by the Company&#8217;s directors&#8217; and officers&#8217; liability insurance
      policy (a complete and accurate copy of which has been heretofore delivered
      to
      Parent), on terms with respect to such coverage and amounts no less favorable
      than those of such policy in effect on the date hereof; </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><u>provided</u></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">,
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      that
      Parent may (i)&#160;substitute therefor policies of Parent containing terms with
      respect to coverage (including as coverage relates to deductibles and
      exclusions) and amounts no less favorable to such directors and officers or
      (ii)&#160;request that the Company obtain such extended reporting period
      coverage under its existing insurance programs (to be effective as of the
      Effective Time); </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><u>provided
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      that in
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      nor Parent shall be obligated to pay more than in the aggregate the amount
      set
      forth in Section&#160;5.05(c) of the Company Disclosure Schedule to obtain such
      coverage. It is understood and agreed that in the event such coverage cannot
      be
      obtained for such amount or less in the aggregate, Parent shall only be
      obligated to provide such coverage as may be obtained for such aggregate
      amount.</font></div>
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      provisions of this Section&#160;5.05 (i)&#160;are intended to be for the benefit
      of, and will be enforceable by, each indemnified party, his or her heirs and
      his
      or her representatives and (ii)&#160;are in addition to, and not in substitution
      for, any other rights to indemnification or contribution that any such person
      may have by Contract or otherwise.</font></div>
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      (a)&#160;&#160;Except as provided in paragraphs&#160;(b), (c) and (d) of this
      Section&#160;5.06, all fees and expenses incurred in connection with this
      Agreement, the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement
      shall be paid by the party incurring such fees or expenses, whether or not
      the
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      that expenses incurred in connection with the printing and mailing of the
      Form&#160;S-4 and the Proxy Statement shall be shared equally by Parent and the
      Company.</font></div>
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      the
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      Section&#160;7.01(e) (other than as a result of a Company Adverse Recommendation
      Change following the occurrence of a Parent Material Adverse Effect),
      (ii)&#160;this Agreement is terminated by the Company pursuant to
      Section&#160;7.01(f) or (iii)&#160;(A)&#160;prior to the obtaining of the
      Shareholder</font></div>
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      a Takeover Proposal shall have been made to the Company or shall have been
      made
      directly to the shareholders of the Company generally or shall have otherwise
      become publicly known or any person shall have publicly announced an intention
      (whether or not conditional) to make a Takeover Proposal, (B)&#160;thereafter
      this Agreement is terminated by either Parent or the Company pursuant to
      Section&#160;7.01(b)(i) (but only if a vote to obtain the Shareholder Approval
      or the Shareholders&#8217; Meeting has not been held) or Section&#160;7.01(b)(iii) and
      (C)&#160;within 12&#160;months after such termination, the Company enters into a
      definitive Contract to consummate, or consummates, the transactions contemplated
      by any Takeover Proposal, then the Company shall pay Parent a fee equal to
      $625,000,000 (the &#8220;Parent Termination Fee&#8221;) by wire transfer of same-day funds
      on the first business day following (x)&#160;in the case of a payment required
      by clause&#160;(i) or (ii) above, the date of termination of this Agreement and
      (y)&#160;in the case of a payment required by clause&#160;(iii) above, the date
      of the first to occur of the events referred to in clause&#160;(iii)(C). For
      purposes of clause&#160;(iii)(C) of the immediately preceding sentence only, the
      term &#8220;Takeover Proposal&#8221; shall have the meaning assigned to such term in
      Section&#160;4.02(a) except that all references to &#8220;15%&#8221; therein shall be deemed
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      Section&#160;7.01(b)(i), 7.01(b)(ii) or 7.01(c)(ii) and (ii)&#160;at the time of
      any such termination all of the conditions set forth in Article&#160;VI have
      been satisfied or waived except for any of the conditions set forth in
      Section&#160;6.01(b), 6.01(c), 6.01(d), 6.02(c) or 6.02(d) (in the case of
      Sections&#160;6.01(d), 6.02(c) and 6.02(d), </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">only
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      the extent that the conditions set forth therein have not been satisfied due
      to
      a suit, action or proceeding by any national Governmental Entity or the
      imposition of a Restraint, in either case relating to competition, merger
      control, antitrust or similar Laws</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">),
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      Parent shall pay to the Company a fee equal to $300,000,000 (the &#8220;Company
      Termination Fee&#8221;) by wire transfer of same-day funds on the first business day
      following the date of termination of this Agreement.</font></div>
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      Company and Parent acknowledge and agree that the agreements contained in
      Sections&#160;5.06(b) and 5.06(c) are an integral part of the transactions
      contemplated by this Agreement, and that, without these agreements, the Company
      and Parent would not enter into this Agreement; accordingly,&#160;(i) if the
      Company fails promptly to pay the amount due pursuant to Section&#160;5.06(b),
      and, in order to obtain such payment, Parent commences a suit that results
      in a
      judgment against the Company for the Parent Termination Fee, the Company shall
      pay to Parent its costs and expenses (including attorneys&#8217; fees and expenses) in
      connection with such suit, together with interest on the amount of the Parent
      Termination Fee from the date such payment was required to be made until the
      date of payment at the prime rate of Citibank, N.A., in effect on the date
      such
      payment was required to be made; and (ii)&#160;if Parent fails promptly to pay
      the amount due pursuant to Section&#160;5.06(c), and, in order to obtain such
      payment, the Company commences a suit that results in a judgment against Parent
      for the Company Termination Fee, Parent shall pay to the Company its costs
      and
      expenses (including attorneys&#8217; fees and expenses) in connection with such suit,
      together with interest on the amount of the Company Termination Fee from the
      date such payment was required to be made until the date of payment at the
      prime
      rate of Citibank, N.A., in effect on the date such payment was required to
      be
      made.</font></div>
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      Announcements.</u></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">
      Except
      with respect to any Company Adverse Recommendation Change made in accordance
      with the terms of this Agreement, Parent and the Company shall consult with
      each
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      to review and comment upon, any press release or other public statements with
      respect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including the
      Merger, and shall not issue any such press release or make any such public
      statement prior to such consultation, except as such party may reasonably
      conclude may be required by applicable Law, court process or by obligations
      pursuant to any listing agreement with any national securities exchange or
      national securities quotation system. 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 heretofore agreed to by the parties.</font></div>
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      soon as practicable after November 14, 2005, the Company shall deliver to Parent
      a letter identifying all persons who at the time this Agreement is submitted
      for
      adoption by the shareholders of the Company may be deemed to be &#8220;affiliates&#8221; of
      the Company for purposes of Rule&#160;145 under the Securities Act. The Company
      shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause each such person to deliver
      to
      Parent at least 30&#160;days prior to the Closing Date a written agreement
      substantially in the form attached as Exhibit&#160;B hereto.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 72pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">SECTION
      5.09. </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">&#160;</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><u>Stock
      Exchange Listing.</u></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">
      To the
      extent Parent does not issue or intend to issue treasury shares in the Merger
      or
      to holders of Adjusted Options that are already listed, Parent shall use its
      reasonable best efforts to cause the shares of Parent Common Stock to be issued
      in the Merger and to holders of Adjusted Options to be promptly approved for
      listing on the NYSE, subject to official notice of issuance, prior to the
      Closing Date.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 72pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">SECTION
      5.10. </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><u>Shareholder
      Litigation.</u></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">
      The
      Company shall give Parent the opportunity to participate in the defense or
      settlement of any shareholder litigation against the Company and/or its
      directors relating to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and
      no
      such settlement shall be agreed to without Parent&#8217;s prior written
      consent.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 72pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">SECTION
      5.11. </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><u>Employee
      Matters.</u></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">
      (a)&#160;&#160;(i)For a period of twelve months following the Effective Time,
      the employees of the Company and its Subsidiaries who remain in the employment
      of the Surviving Corporation and its Subsidiaries (the &#8220;Continuing Employees&#8221;)
      shall receive employee benefits that in the aggregate are substantially
      comparable to the employee benefits provided to such employees immediately
      prior
      to the Effective Time; (ii) for the six-month period immediately following
      the
      expiration of the twelve-month period described in the preceding clause (i),
      the
      Continuing Employees shall receive employee benefits that in the aggregate
      are
      substantially comparable to either the employee benefits provided to such
      employees immediately prior to the Effective Time or the employee benefits
      provided to similarly situated employees of Parent and its Subsidiaries; and
      (iii) for a period of not less than eighteen months following the Effective
      Time, the Continuing Employees shall receive base salary or wage rates that
      are
      not less than those in effect for such Continuing Employees immediately prior
      to
      the Effective Time; </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><u>provided</u></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">
      that
      neither Parent nor the Surviving Corporation nor any of their Subsidiaries
      shall
      have any obligation to issue, or adopt any plans or arrangements providing
      for
      the issuance of, shares of capital stock, warrants, options, stock appreciation
      rights or other rights in respect of any shares of capital stock of any entity
      or any securities convertible or exchangeable into such shares pursuant to
      any
      such plans or arrangements; </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><u>provided</u></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">,
      </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><u>further</u></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">,
      that no
      plans or arrangements of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries providing for
      such issuance shall be taken into account in determining whether employee
      benefits are substantially comparable in the aggregate.</font></div>
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      contained herein shall be construed as requiring, and the Company shall take
      no
      action that would have the effect of requiring, Parent or the Surviving
      Corporation to continue any specific employee benefit plans or to continue
      the
      employment of any specific person.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 72pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">(c)
      </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Parent
      shall cause the Surviving Corporation to recognize the service of each
      Continuing Employee as if such service had been performed with Parent
      (i)&#160;for purposes of vesting (but not benefit accrual) under Parent&#8217;s
      defined benefit pension plan, (ii) for purposes of eligibility for vacation
      under Parent&#8217;s vacation program, (iii)&#160;for purposes of eligibility and
      participation under any health or welfare plan maintained by Parent (other
      than
      any post-employment health or post-employment welfare plan) , (iv) for purposes
      of eligibility for the company matching contribution under Parent&#8217;s 401(k)
      savings plan (it being understood that each Continuing Employee who was
      participating in the Company&#8217;s 401(k) savings plan immediately prior to becoming
      eligible to participate in Parent&#8217;s 401(k) savings plan shall be immediately
      eligible for the company matching contribution under Parent&#8217;s 401(k) savings
      plan) and (v)&#160;unless covered under another arrangement with or of the
      Company, for benefit accrual purposes under Parent&#8217;s severance plan (in the case
      of each of clauses&#160;(i), (ii), (iii), (iv) and (v), solely to the extent
      that Parent makes such plan or program available to employees of the Surviving
      Corporation, it being Parent&#8217;s current intention to do so), but not for purposes
      of any other employee benefit plan of Parent.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 72pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">(d)
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      respect to any welfare plan maintained by Parent in which Continuing Employees
      are eligible to participate after the Effective Time, Parent shall, and shall
      cause the Surviving Corporation to, (i)&#160;waive all limitations as to
      preexisting conditions and exclusions with respect to participation and coverage
      requirements applicable to such employees to the extent such conditions and
      exclusions were satisfied or did not apply to such employees under the welfare
      plans maintained by the Company prior to the Effective Time and
      (ii)&#160;provide each Continuing Employee with credit for any co-payments and
      deductibles paid prior to the Effective Time in satisfying any analogous
      deductible or out-of-pocket requirements to the extent applicable under any
      such
      plan.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 72pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">(e)
      </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Subject
      to the provisions of Section 5.11(a) through (d), Parent shall assume all
      obligations under and honor in accordance with their terms, and shall cause
      the
      Surviving Corporation to honor in accordance with their terms, the Company
      Benefit Plans and Company Benefit Agreements listed on Section 5.11(e) of the
      Company Disclosure Schedule (as modified, if applicable, as agreed between
      Parent and individual employees of the Company or its Subsidiaries). Parent
      acknowledges and agrees that the Merger will constitute a &#8220;change in control&#8221;
within the meaning of the Company Benefit Plans and Company Benefit Agreements
      which include a definition of such (or substantially similar) concept, except
      to
      the extent otherwise agreed between Parent and individual employees of the
      Company and its Subsidiaries.</font></div>
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      </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Notwithstanding
      the foregoing provisions of Section 5.11, the provisions of Section 5.11(a),
      (c)
      and (d) shall apply only with respect to Continuing Employees who are covered
      under Company Benefit Plans that are maintained primarily for the benefit of
      employees employed in the United States (including Continuing Employees
      regularly employed outside the United States to the extent they participate
      in
      such Company Benefit Plans). With respect to Continuing Employees not described
      in the preceding sentence, Parent shall, and shall cause the</font></div>
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      Corporation and its Subsidiaries to, comply with all applicable laws, directives
      and regulations relating to employees and employee benefits matters applicable
      to such employees.</font></div>
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      Each of
      the Company, Parent and Sub shall take each action required to be taken by
      such
      party pursuant to the Indenture dated as of January&#160;18, 1996, between the
      Company and Citibank, N.A., with respect to the Company Notes, as necessary
      to
      consummate the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement
      in compliance therewith.</font></div>
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      The
      Board of Directors of the Company shall take all further actions (in addition
      to
      those referred to in Section&#160;3.01(v)) requested by Parent in order to
      render the Company Rights inapplicable to the Merger and the other transactions
      contemplated by this Agreement. Except as provided above with respect to the
      Merger and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement, the Board
      of
      Directors of the Company shall not, without the prior written consent of Parent,
      amend, take any action with respect to, or make any determination under, the
      Rights Agreement (including a redemption of the Company Rights) to facilitate
      a
      Takeover Proposal.</font></div>
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      to Each Party&#8217;s Obligation to Effect the Merger.</u></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">
      The
      respective obligation of each party to effect the Merger is subject to the
      satisfaction or (to the extent permitted by Law) waiver by Parent and the
      Company on or prior to the Closing Date of the following
      conditions:</font></div>
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      Approval.</u></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">
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      Listing.</u></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">
      The
      shares of Parent Common Stock issuable to the shareholders of the Company and
      to
      holders of Adjusted Options as contemplated by this Agreement shall have been
      approved for listing on the NYSE, subject to official notice of
      issuance.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt; TEXT-INDENT: 72pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">(c)
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      (i)&#160;&#160;The waiting period (and any extension thereof) applicable to the
      Merger under the HSR Act shall have been terminated or shall have expired and
      (ii)&#160;the European Commission shall have issued a decision under
      Article&#160;6(1)(b), 8(1) or 8(2) of the EC Merger Regulation (or shall have
      been deemed to have done so under Article&#160;10(6) of the EC Merger
      Regulation) declaring the Merger compatible with the EC Common Market (and/or,
      as may be the case, any national competition authority in the EC to which all
      or
      part of the case may have been transferred shall have issued a decision with
      similar effect or have been deemed to have done so).</font></div>
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      Injunctions or Restraints.</u></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">
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      judgment or order issued by any court or agency of</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">competent
      jurisdiction or other Law, rule, legal restraint or prohibition (collectively,
      &#8220;Restraints&#8221;) shall be in effect&#160;preventing the consummation of the
      Merger.</font></div>
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      S-4.</u></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">
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      be the subject of any stop order or proceedings seeking a stop
      order.</font></div>
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      The
      obligations of Parent and Sub to effect the Merger are further subject to the
      satisfaction or (to the extent permitted by Law) waiver by Parent on or prior
      to
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      and Warranties.</u></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">
      (i)&#160;&#160;The representations and warranties of the Company contained in
      Sections&#160;3.01(c), 3.01(d), 3.01(g)(iv) (but only with respect to current
      and former directors and Tier&#160;I Employees), 3.01(i)(2)(A), 3.01(q), 3.01(r)
      (but not with respect to the last sentence thereof) and 3.01(v) of this
      Agreement that are qualified as to materiality or by reference to Material
      Adverse Effect or Material Adverse Change shall be true and correct, and such
      representations and warranties of the Company that are not so qualified shall
      be
      true and correct in all material respects, in each case as of the date of this
      Agreement and as of the Closing Date as though made on the Closing Date, except
      to the extent such representations and warranties expressly relate to an earlier
      date, in which case as of such earlier date, (ii)&#160;the representations and
      warranties of the Company contained in Sections&#160;3.01(i)(2)(B) and (C) shall
      be true and correct as of the date of this Agreement as though made on the
      Closing Date, except to the extent that the facts or matters as to which such
      representations and warranties are not so true and correct as of such date,
      individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to have
      a
      material adverse effect on the reasonably expected benefits of the Merger to
      Parent and (iii)&#160;all other representations and warranties of the Company
      contained in this Agreement shall be true and correct as of the date of this
      Agreement and as of the Closing Date as though made on the Closing Date, except
      to the extent such representations and warranties expressly relate to a
      specified date, in which case as of such specified date, and except further,
      in
      the case of this clause&#160;(iii), to the extent that the facts or matters as
      to which such representations and warranties are not so true and correct as
      of
      such dates (without giving effect to any qualifications or limitations as to
      materiality or Material Adverse Effect or Material Adverse Change set forth
      therein), individually or in the aggregate, have not had and would not
      reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Parent shall have
      received a certificate signed on behalf of the Company by an executive officer
      of the Company to such effect.</font></div>
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      of Obligations of the Company.</u></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">
      The
      Company shall have performed in all material respects all obligations required
      to be performed by it under this Agreement at or prior to the Closing Date,
      and
      Parent shall have received a certificate signed on behalf of the Company by
      the
      chief executive officer and the chief financial officer of the Company to such
      effect.</font></div>
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      Litigation.</u></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">
      There
      shall not be pending any suit, action or proceeding by any national Governmental
      Entity (i)&#160;seeking to restrain or prohibit the consummation of the Merger
      or any other transaction contemplated by this Agreement or seeking to obtain
      from the Company, Parent, Sub or any other Affiliate of Parent any damages
      that
      are</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">&#160;</div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">material
      in relation to the Company, (ii)&#160;seeking to impose limitations on the
      ability of Parent or any Affiliate of Parent to hold, or exercise full rights
      of
      ownership of, any shares of capital stock of the Surviving Corporation,
      including the right to vote such shares on all matters properly presented to
      the
      shareholders of the Surviving Corporation, (iii)&#160;seeking to prohibit Parent
      or any of its Affiliates from effectively controlling in any material respect
      the business or operations of the Company or any of its Affiliates,
      (iv)&#160;seeking any Divestiture that is not required to be effected pursuant
      to the terms of this Agreement or (v)&#160;that has had or would reasonably be
      expected to have a Material Adverse Effect or Parent Material Adverse
      Effect.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt; TEXT-INDENT: 72pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">(d)
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      No
      Restraint that would reasonably be expected to result, directly or indirectly,
      in any of the effects referred to in clauses&#160;(i) through (v) of
      paragraph&#160;(c) of this Section&#160;6.02 shall be in effect.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 72pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">SECTION
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      to Obligation of the Company.</u></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">
      The
      obligation of the Company to effect the Merger is further subject to the
      satisfaction or (to the extent permitted by Law) waiver by the Company on or
      prior to the Closing Date of the following conditions:</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt; TEXT-INDENT: 72pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">(a)
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      and Warranties.</u></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">
      (i) The
      representations and warranties of Parent and Sub contained in
      Section&#160;3.02(b) of this Agreement that are qualified as to materiality or
      by reference to Parent Material Adverse Effect or Parent Material Adverse Change
      shall be true and correct, and such representations and warranties of Parent
      that are not so qualified shall be true and correct in all material respects,
      in
      each case as of the date of this Agreement and as of the Closing Date as though
      made on the Closing Date, except to the extent such representations and
      warranties expressly relate to an earlier date, in which case as of such earlier
      date and (ii) all other representations and warranties of Parent contained
      in
      this Agreement shall be true and correct as of the date of this Agreement and
      as
      of the Closing Date as though made on the Closing Date, except to the extent
      such representations and warranties expressly relate to a specified date, in
      which case as of such specified date, and except further, in the case of this
      clause&#160;(ii), to the extent that the facts or matters as to which such
      representations and warranties are not so true and correct as of such dates
      (without giving effect to any qualifications or limitations as to materiality
      or
      Parent Material Adverse Effect or Parent Material Adverse Change set forth
      therein), individually or in the aggregate, have not had and would not
      reasonably be expected to have a Parent Material Adverse Effect. The Company
      shall have received a certificate signed on behalf of Parent by an executive
      officer of Parent to such effect.</font></div>
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      of Obligations of Parent and Sub.</u></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">
      Parent
      and Sub shall have performed in all material respects all obligations required
      to be performed by them under this Agreement at or prior to the Closing Date,
      and the Company shall have received a certificate signed on behalf of Parent
      by
      an executive officer of Parent to such effect.</font></div>
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      of Closing Conditions.</u></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">
      None of
      the Company, Parent or Sub may rely on the failure of any condition set forth
      in
      Section&#160;6.01, 6.02 or 6.03, as the case may be, to be satisfied if such
      failure was caused by such party&#8217;s failure to act in good faith or to use its
      reasonable best efforts to consummate the Merger and the other transactions
      contemplated by this Agreement, as required by and subject to
      Section&#160;5.03.</font></div>
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      Amendment and Waiver</u></font></div>
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      This
      Agreement may be terminated at any time prior to the Effective Time, whether
      before or after receipt of the Shareholder Approval:</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt; TEXT-INDENT: 72pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">(a)
      </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">by
      mutual
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      that
      the right to terminate this Agreement under this Section&#160;7.01(b)(i) shall
      not be available to any party whose wilful breach of a representation or
      warranty in this Agreement or whose other action or failure to act has been
      a
      principal cause of or resulted in the failure of the Merger to be consummated
      on
      or before such date;</font></div>
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      duly convened therefor or at any adjournment or postponement
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      representations, warranties, covenants or agreements set forth in this
      Agreement, which breach or failure to perform (A)&#160;would give rise to the
      failure of a condition set forth in Section&#160;6.02(a) or 6.02(b) and
      (B)&#160;is incapable of being cured by the Company within 30&#160;calendar days
      following receipt of written notice of such breach or failure to perform from
      Parent or (ii)&#160;if any Restraint having the effects referred to in
      clauses&#160;(i)&#160;through (v)&#160;of Section&#160;6.02(c) shall be in
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      the
      Company, if Parent shall have breached or failed to perform any of its
      representations, warranties, covenants or agreements set forth in this
      Agreement, which breach or failure to perform (A)&#160;would give rise to the
      failure of a condition set forth in Section&#160;6.03(a) or 6.03(b) and
      (B)&#160;is incapable of being cured by Parent within 30&#160;calendar days
      following receipt of written notice of such breach or failure to perform from
      the Company; </font></div>
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      </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">by
      Parent, in the event that prior to the obtaining of the Shareholder Approval
      (i)
      a Company Adverse Recommendation Change shall have occurred or (ii) the Board
      of
      Directors of the Company fails publicly to reaffirm its adoption and
      recommendation of this Agreement, the Merger or the other transactions
      contemplated by this Agreement within ten business days of receipt of a written
      request by Parent to provide such reaffirmation following a Takeover Proposal;
      or</font></div>
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      Section&#160;4.02(b).</font></div>
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      provided in Section&#160;7.01, this Agreement shall forthwith become void and
      have no effect, without any liability or obligation on the part of Parent,
      Sub
      or the Company under this Agreement, other than the provisions of
      Section&#160;3.01(s) and 3.02(g), the second, third and fourth sentences of
      Section&#160;5.02(a), Section&#160;5.06, this Section&#160;7.02 and
      Article&#160;VIII, which provisions shall survive such termination; </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><u>provided</u></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">,
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      that no
      such termination shall relieve any party hereto from any liability or damages
      resulting from the wilful and material breach by a party of any of its
      representations, warranties, covenants or agreements set forth in this
      Agreement.</font></div>
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      Agreement may be amended by the parties hereto at any time before or after
      receipt of the Shareholder Approval; </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><u>provided</u></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">,
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      that
      after such approval has been obtained, there shall be made no amendment that
      by
      applicable Law requires further approval by the shareholders of the Company
      without such approval having been obtained. This Agreement may not be amended
      except by an instrument in writing signed on behalf of each of the parties
      hereto.</font></div>
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      Waiver.</u></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">
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      time prior to the Effective Time, the parties may (a)&#160;extend the time for
      the performance of any of the obligations or other acts of the other parties,
      (b)&#160;to the extent permitted by applicable Law, waive any inaccuracies in
      the representations and warranties contained herein or in any document delivered
      pursuant hereto or (c)&#160;subject to the proviso to the first sentence of
      Section&#160;7.03 and to the extent permitted by applicable Law, waive
      compliance with any of the agreements or conditions contained herein. Any
      agreement on the part of a party to any such extension or waiver shall be valid
      only if set forth in an instrument in writing signed on behalf of such party.
      The failure of any party to this Agreement to assert any of its rights under
      this Agreement or otherwise shall not constitute a waiver of such rights
</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">nor
      shall
      any single or partial exercise by any party to this Agreement of any of its
      rights under this Agreement preclude any other or further exercise of such
      rights or any other rights under this Agreement.</font></div>
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      for Termination or Amendment.</u></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">
      A
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      this Agreement pursuant to Section&#160;7.03 shall, in order to be effective,
      require, in the case of Parent or the Company, action by its Board of Directors
      or, with respect to any amendment of this Agreement pursuant to
      Section&#160;7.03, the duly authorized committee of its Board of Directors to
      the extent permitted by applicable Law.</font></div>
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      Provisions</u></font></div>
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      Except
      for notices that are specifically required by the terms of this Agreement to
      be
      delivered orally, all notices, requests, claims, demands and other
      communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed given if
      delivered personally, telecopied (which is confirmed) or sent by overnight
      courier (providing proof of delivery) to the parties at the following addresses
      (or at such other address for a party as shall be specified by like
      notice):</font></div>
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      through one or more intermediaries, controls, is controlled by, or is under
      common control with, such first person;</font></div>
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      of any person that is not an individual means, with respect to any matter in
      question, the actual knowledge of such person&#8217;s executive officers after making
      due inquiry of the current Tier&#160;I Employees and Tier&#160;II Employees
      having primary responsibility for such matter;</font></div>
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      Adverse Change&#8221; or &#8220;Material Adverse Effect&#8221; means any change, effect, event,
      occurrence, state of facts or development which individually or in the aggregate
      would reasonably be expected to result in any change or effect, that is
      materially adverse to the business, financial condition or results of operations
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      constitute, and none of the following shall be taken into account in determining
      whether there has been or will be, a Material Adverse Change or Material Adverse
      Effect: (A)&#160;any change, effect, event, occurrence, state of facts or
      development (1)&#160;in the financial or securities markets or the economy in
      general, (2)&#160;in the industries in which the Company or any of its
      Subsidiaries operates in general, to the extent that such change, effect, event,
      occurrence, state of facts or development does not disproportionately impact
      the
      Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or (3)&#160;resulting from any Divestiture
      required to be effected pursuant to the terms of this Agreement or (B)&#160;any
      failure, in and of itself, by the Company to meet any internal or published
      projections, forecasts or revenue or earnings predictions (it being understood
      that the facts or occurrences giving rise or contributing to such failure may
      be
      deemed to constitute, or be taken into account in determining whether there
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      been or would reasonably be expected to be, a Material Adverse Effect or a
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      effect, event, occurrence, state of facts or development which individually
      or
      in the aggregate would reasonably be expected to result in any change or effect,
      that is materially adverse to the business, financial condition or results
      of
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      constitute, and none of the following shall be taken into account in determining
      whether there has been or will be, a</font></div>
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      effect, event, occurrence, state of facts or development (1)&#160;in the
      financial or securities markets or the economy in general, (2)&#160;in the
      industries in which Parent or any of its Subsidiaries operates in general,
      to
      the extent that such change, effect, event, occurrence, state of facts or
      development does not disproportionately impact Parent or any of its Subsidiaries
      or (3)&#160;resulting from any Divestiture required to be effected pursuant to
      the terms of this Agreement or (B)&#160;any failure, in and of itself, by Parent
      to meet any internal or published projections, forecasts or revenue or earnings
      predictions (it being understood that the facts or occurrences giving rise
      or
      contributing to such failure may be deemed to constitute, or be taken into
      account in determining whether there has been or would reasonably be expected
      to
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      Change);</font></div>
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      means an individual, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint
      venture, association, trust, unincorporated organization or other entity;
      and</font></div>
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      &#8220;Subsidiary&#8221; of any person means another person, an amount of the voting
      securities, other voting rights or voting partnership interests of which is
      sufficient to elect at least a majority of its board of directors or other
      governing body (or, if there are no such voting interests, 50% or more of the
      equity interests of which) is owned directly or indirectly by such first
      person.</font></div>
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      When a
      reference is made in this Agreement to an Article, a Section, Exhibit or
      Schedule, such reference shall be to an Article of, a Section of, or an Exhibit
      or Schedule to, this Agreement unless otherwise indicated. The table of contents
      and headings contained in this Agreement are for reference purposes only and
      shall not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.
      Whenever the words &#8220;include&#8221;, &#8220;includes&#8221; or &#8220;including&#8221; are used in this
      Agreement, they shall be deemed to be followed by the words &#8220;without
      limitation&#8221;. The words &#8220;hereof&#8221;, &#8220;herein&#8221; and &#8220;hereunder&#8221; and words of similar
      import when used in this Agreement shall refer to this Agreement as a whole
      and
      not to any particular provision of this Agreement. References to &#8220;this
      Agreement&#8221; shall include the Company Disclosure Schedule. All terms defined in
      this Agreement shall have the defined meanings when used in any certificate
      or
      other document made or delivered pursuant hereto unless otherwise defined
      therein. The definitions contained in this Agreement are applicable to the
      singular as well as the plural forms of such terms and to the masculine as
      well
      as to the feminine and neuter genders of such term. Any Contract, instrument
      or
      Law defined or referred to herein or in any Contract or instrument that is
      referred to herein means such Contract, instrument or Law as from time to time
      amended, modified or supplemented, including (in the case of Contracts or
      instruments) by waiver or consent and (in the case of Laws) by succession of
      comparable successor Laws and references to all attachments thereto and
      instruments incorporated therein. References to a person are also to its
      permitted successors and assigns.</font></div>
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      8.05. </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><u>Consents
      and Approvals.</u></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">
      For any
      matter under this Agreement requiring the consent or approval of any party
      to be
      valid and binding on the parties hereto, such consent or approval must be in
      writing.</font></div>
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      This
      Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts (including by facsimile),
      all of which shall be considered one and the same agreement and shall become
      effective when one or more counterparts have been signed by each of the parties
      and delivered to the other parties.</font></div>
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      Agreement; No Third-Party Beneficiaries.</u></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">
      This
      Agreement (including the Exhibits and Schedules) and the Confidentiality
      Agreement and any agreements entered into contemporaneously herewith
      (a)&#160;constitute the entire agreement, and supersede all prior agreements and
      understandings, both written and oral, among the parties with respect to the
      subject matter of this Agreement and the Confidentiality Agreement and
      (b)&#160;except for the provisions of Article&#160;II and Section&#160;5.05, are
      not intended to and do not confer upon any person other than the parties any
      legal or equitable rights or remedies.</font></div>
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      LAW.</u></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">
      THIS
      AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS
      OF
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      APPLICABLE PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAWS THEREOF.</font></strong></div>
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      Neither
      this Agreement nor any of the rights, interests or obligations hereunder shall
      be assigned, in whole or in part, by operation of law or otherwise by any of
      the
      parties without the prior written consent of the other parties, and any
      assignment without such consent shall be null and void, except that Sub, upon
      prior written notice to the Company, may assign, in its sole discretion, any
      of
      or all its rights, interests and obligations under this Agreement to Parent
      or
      to any direct or indirect wholly owned Subsidiary of Parent, but no such
      assignment shall relieve Parent or Sub of any of its obligations hereunder.
      Subject to the preceding sentence, this Agreement will be binding upon, inure
      to
      the benefit of, and be enforceable by, the parties and their respective
      successors and assigns.</font></div>
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      8.10. </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><u>Specific
      Enforcement; Consent to Jurisdiction.</u></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">
      The
      parties agree that irreparable damage would occur and that the parties would
      not
      have any adequate remedy at law in the event that any of the provisions of
      this
      Agreement were not performed in accordance with their specific terms or were
      otherwise breached. It is accordingly agreed that the parties shall be entitled
      to an injunction or injunctions to prevent breaches of this Agreement and to
      enforce specifically the terms and provisions of this Agreement in the United
      States District Court for the Southern District of New York, this being in
      addition to any other remedy to which they are entitled at law or in equity.
      In
      addition, each of the parties hereto (a)&#160;consents to submit itself to the
      personal jurisdiction of the United States District Court for the Southern
      District of New York in the event any dispute arises out of this Agreement
      or
      the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, (b)&#160;agrees that it will
      not attempt to deny or defeat such personal jurisdiction by motion or other
      request for leave from any such court and (c)&#160;agrees that it will not bring
      any action relating to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated by this
      Agreement in any court other than the United States District Court for the
      Southern District of New York.</font></div>
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      Each
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      any right it may have to a trial by jury in respect of any suit, action or
      other
      proceeding arising out of this Agreement or the transactions</font></div>
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              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Closing</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="left" valign="top" width="16%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Section&#160;1.02</font></div>
            </td>
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          <tr>
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              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Closing
                Date</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="left" valign="top" width="16%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Section&#160;1.02</font></div>
            </td>
          </tr>
          <tr>
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              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Closing
                Price</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="left" valign="top" width="16%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Section
                2.02(e)</font></div>
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              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Code</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="left" valign="top" width="16%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">2.02(j)</font></div>
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                Controlled Entity</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="left" valign="top" width="16%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Section&#160;3.01(l)</font></div>
            </td>
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              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Company</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="left" valign="top" width="16%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Preamble</font></div>
            </td>
          </tr>
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              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Company
                Adverse Recommendation Change</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="left" valign="top" width="16%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Section&#160;4.02(b)</font></div>
            </td>
          </tr>
          <tr>
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              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Company
                Articles</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="left" valign="top" width="16%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Section
                1.05</font></div>
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              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Company
                Benefit Agreements</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="left" valign="top" width="16%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Section&#160;3.01(g)</font></div>
            </td>
          </tr>
          <tr>
            <td align="left" valign="top" width="58%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Company
                Benefit Plans</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="left" valign="top" width="16%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Section&#160;3.01(l)</font></div>
            </td>
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            <td align="left" valign="top" width="58%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Company
                By-laws</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="left" valign="top" width="16%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Section&#160;3.01(a)</font></div>
            </td>
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              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Company
                Common Stock</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="left" valign="top" width="16%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Recitals</font></div>
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              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Company
                Disclosure Schedule</font></div>
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              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Section&#160;3.01</font></div>
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                Notes</font></div>
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              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Section&#160;4.01(a)</font></div>
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              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Company
                Pension Plan</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="left" valign="top" width="16%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Section&#160;3.01(l)</font></div>
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              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Company
                Preferred Stock</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="left" valign="top" width="16%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Section
                3.01(c)</font></div>
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              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Company
                Restricted Stock</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="left" valign="top" width="16%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Section
                3.01(c)</font></div>
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          <tr>
            <td align="left" valign="top" width="58%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Company
                Rights</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="left" valign="top" width="16%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Section
                3.01(v)</font></div>
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                SEC Documents</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="left" valign="top" width="16%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Section&#160;3.01(e)</font></div>
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              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Company
                Series A Preferred Stock</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="left" valign="top" width="16%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Section
                3.01(c)</font></div>
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              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Company
                Stock-Based Awards</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="left" valign="top" width="16%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Section&#160;3.01(c)</font></div>
            </td>
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              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Company
                Stock Options</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="left" valign="top" width="16%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Section&#160;3.01(c)</font></div>
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                Stock Plans</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="left" valign="top" width="16%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Section&#160;3.01(c)</font></div>
            </td>
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              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Company
                Termination Fee</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="left" valign="top" width="16%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Section&#160;5.06(c)</font></div>
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              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Company
                Welfare Plan</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="left" valign="top" width="16%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Section
                3.01(l)</font></div>
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                Agreement</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="left" valign="top" width="16%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Section&#160;5.02</font></div>
            </td>
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                Employees</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="left" valign="top" width="16%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Section
                5.11(a)</font></div>
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            </td>
            <td align="left" valign="top" width="16%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Section&#160;3.01(d)</font></div>
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                Merger Regulation</font></div>
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            <td align="left" valign="top" width="16%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Section
                3.01(d)</font></div>
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                Time</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="left" valign="top" width="16%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Section&#160;1.03</font></div>
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            <td align="left" valign="top" width="58%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Environmental
              Laws</font></td>
            <td align="left" valign="top" width="22%">
              <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Section
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                Distribution</font></div>
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              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Section&#160;4.01(d)</font></div>
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              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Exchange
                Act</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="left" valign="top" width="22%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Section&#160;3.01(d)</font></div>
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              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Exchange
                Agent</font></div>
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            <td align="left" valign="top" width="22%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Section&#160;2.02(a)</font></div>
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              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Exchange
                Fund</font></div>
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              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Section&#160;2.02(a)</font></div>
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              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Exchange
                Ratio</font></div>
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              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Section
                2.01(c)</font></div>
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              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">FDA</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="left" valign="top" width="22%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Section&#160;3.01(u)</font></div>
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              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">FDCA</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="left" valign="top" width="22%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Section&#160;3.01(j)</font></div>
            </td>
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              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Filed
                Company SEC Documents</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="left" valign="top" width="22%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Section&#160;3.01</font></div>
            </td>
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              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Filed
                Parent SEC Documents </font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="left" valign="top" width="22%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Section&#160;3.02</font></div>
            </td>
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              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Form
                S-4</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="left" valign="top" width="22%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Section
                5.01</font></div>
            </td>
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          <tr>
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              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">GAAP</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="left" valign="top" width="22%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Section&#160;3.01(e)</font></div>
            </td>
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          <tr>
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              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Governmental
                Entity</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="left" valign="top" width="22%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Section&#160;3.01(d)</font></div>
            </td>
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              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Hazardous
                Materials</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="left" valign="top" width="22%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Section&#160;3.01(j)</font></div>
            </td>
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          <tr>
            <td align="left" valign="top" width="58%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">HSR
                Act</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="left" valign="top" width="22%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Section&#160;3.01(d)</font></div>
            </td>
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          <tr>
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              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">HSR
                Filing</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="left" valign="top" width="22%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Section&#160;5.03</font></div>
            </td>
          </tr>
          <tr>
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              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">IBCL</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="left" valign="top" width="22%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Section&#160;1.01</font></div>
            </td>
          </tr>
          <tr>
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              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Intellectual
                Property Rights</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="left" valign="top" width="22%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Section&#160;3.01(p)</font></div>
            </td>
          </tr>
          <tr>
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              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">IRS</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="left" valign="top" width="22%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Section&#160;3.01(l)</font></div>
            </td>
          </tr>
          <tr>
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              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Key
                Personnel</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="left" valign="top" width="22%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Section&#160;3.01(g)</font></div>
            </td>
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          <tr>
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              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Knowledge</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="left" valign="top" width="22%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Section&#160;8.03(b)</font></div>
            </td>
          </tr>
          <tr>
            <td align="left" valign="top" width="58%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Law</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="left" valign="top" width="22%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Section
                3.01(d)</font></div>
            </td>
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          <tr>
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              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Legal
                Provisions</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="left" valign="top" width="22%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Section&#160;3.01(j)</font></div>
            </td>
          </tr>
          <tr>
            <td align="left" valign="top" width="58%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Liens</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="left" valign="top" width="22%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Section&#160;3.01(b)</font></div>
            </td>
          </tr>
          <tr>
            <td align="left" valign="top" width="58%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Material
                Adverse Change</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="left" valign="top" width="22%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Section&#160;8.03(c)</font></div>
            </td>
          </tr>
          <tr>
            <td align="left" valign="top" width="58%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Material
                Adverse Effect</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="left" valign="top" width="22%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Section&#160;8.03(c)</font></div>
            </td>
          </tr>
          <tr>
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              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Medical
                Device</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="left" valign="top" width="22%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Section&#160;3.01(u)</font></div>
            </td>
          </tr>
          <tr>
            <td align="left" valign="top" width="58%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Merger</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="left" valign="top" width="22%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Recitals</font></div>
            </td>
          </tr>
          <tr>
            <td align="left" valign="top" width="58%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Merger
                Consideration</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="left" valign="top" width="22%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Section&#160;2.01(c)</font></div>
            </td>
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          <tr>
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              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">New
                Rights Plan</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="left" valign="top" width="22%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Section&#160;5.13</font></div>
            </td>
          </tr>
          <tr>
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              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Non-U.S.
                Subsidiary</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="left" valign="top" width="22%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Section&#160;4.01(d)</font></div>
            </td>
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          <tr>
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              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Notice
                of Superior Proposal</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="left" valign="top" width="22%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Section&#160;4.02(b)</font></div>
            </td>
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          <tr>
            <td align="left" valign="top" width="58%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">NYSE</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="left" valign="top" width="22%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">2.02(e)</font></div>
            </td>
          </tr>
          <tr>
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              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Order</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="left" valign="top" width="22%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">3.01(d)</font></div>
            </td>
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          <tr>
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              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Original
                Merger Agreement</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="left" valign="top" width="22%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Preamble</font></div>
            </td>
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          <tr>
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              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Paragraph
                6</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="left" valign="top" width="22%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">3.01(r)</font></div>
            </td>
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                Common Stock</font></div>
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                Disclosure Schedule</font></div>
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                Material Adverse Change</font></div>
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                Material Adverse Effect</font></div>
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                8.03(d)</font></div>
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                Preferred Stock</font></div>
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                3.02(h)</font></div>
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                SEC Documents</font></div>
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              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Section
                3.02(c)</font></div>
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                Termination Fee</font></div>
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              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Section&#160;5.06(b)</font></div>
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              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Permits</font></div>
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              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Section&#160;3.01(j)</font></div>
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                Statement</font></div>
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              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Section&#160;4.02(a)</font></div>
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              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Section&#160;3.01(j)</font></div>
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                Agreement</font></div>
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              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Section
                3.01(v)</font></div>
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              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Section&#160;3.01(d)</font></div>
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                Act</font></div>
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              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Section&#160;3.01(e)</font></div>
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                Approval</font></div>
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                Meeting</font></div>
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              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Section&#160;5.01(b)</font></div>
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                Subsidiary </font></div>
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              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Section&#160;3.01(a)</font></div>
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                Security Act</font></div>
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              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Section
                3.01(u)</font></div>
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              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Section
                3.01(e)</font></div>
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                Portion</font></div>
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              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Section
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                Articles</font></div>
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              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Section
                3.02(a)</font></div>
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            </td>
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              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Section&#160;8.03(g)</font></div>
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              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Superior
                Proposal</font></div>
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              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Section&#160;4.02(a)</font></div>
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                Corporation</font></div>
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              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Section&#160;1.01</font></div>
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                Proposal</font></div>
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              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Section&#160;4.02(a)</font></div>
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              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Section&#160;3.01(n)</font></div>
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                authority</font></div>
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              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Section&#160;3.01(n)</font></div>
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      East McCarty Street, Indianapolis&#160;46285 and the name of its initial
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      purpose of the Corporation is to engage in any lawful act or activity for which
      corporations may be organized under the Business Corporation Law of the State
      of
      Indiana.</font></div>
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      furtherance and not in limitation of the powers conferred upon it by law, the
      Board of Directors of the Corporation is expressly authorized to adopt, amend
      or
      repeal the By-laws of the Corporation.</font></div>
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      To the
      fullest extent permitted by the Business Corporation Law of the State of Indiana
      as it now exists and as it may hereafter be amended, no director or officer
      of
      the Corporation shall be personally liable to the Corporation or any of its
      shareholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director
      or
      officer.</font></div>
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      the Business Corporation Law of the State of Indiana, as the same may be amended
      and supplemented, indemnify any and all persons whom it shall have power to
      indemnify under said Section from and against any and all of the expenses,
      liabilities, or other matters referred to in or covered by said Section. Such
      indemnification shall be mandatory and not discretionary. The indemnification
      provided for herein shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which
      those indemnified may be entitled under any by-law, agreement, vote of
      shareholders or disinterested directors or otherwise, both as to action in
      his
      or her official capacity and as to action in another capacity while holding
      such
      office, and shall continue as to a person who has ceased to be a director,
      officer, employee, or agent and shall inure to the benefit of the heirs,
      executors, and administrators of such a person. Any repeal or modification
      of
      this Article SEVENTH shall not adversely affect any right to indemnification
      of
      any persons existing at the time of such repeal or modification with respect
      to
      any matter occurring prior to such repeal or modification.</font></div>
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      Corporation shall to the fullest extent permitted by the Business Corporation
      Law of the State of Indiana advance all costs and expenses (including, without
      limitation, attorneys&#8217; fees and expenses) incurred by any director or officer
      within 15&#160;days of the presentation of same to the Corporation, with respect
      to any one or more actions, suits or proceedings, whether civil, criminal,
      administrative or investigative, so long as the Corporation receives from the
      director or officer a written affirmation required by the Business Corporation
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      of
      the State of Indiana of his or her good faith belief that he or she has met
      the
      applicable standard of conduct established by the Business Corporation Law
      of
      the State of Indiana, together with an unsecured undertaking to repay such
      expenses if it shall ultimately be determined that such director or officer
      is
      not entitled to be indemnified by the Corporation under the Business Corporation
      Law of the State of Indiana. Such obligation to advance costs and expenses
      shall
      be mandatory, and not discretionary, and shall include, without limitation,
      costs and expenses incurred in asserting affirmative defenses, counterclaims
      and
      cross claims. Such undertaking to repay may, if first requested in writing
      by
      the applicable director or officer, be on behalf of (rather than by) such
      director or officer, provided that in such case the Corporation shall have
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      the election of directors of the Corporation need not be by written
      ballot.</font></div>
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      undersigned, a holder of shares of common stock, without par value (&#8220;Company
      Common Stock&#8221;), of Guidant Corporation, an Indiana corporation (the &#8220;Company&#8221;),
      acknowledges that the undersigned may be deemed an &#8220;affiliate&#8221; of the Company
      within the meaning of Rule&#160;145 (&#8220;Rule&#160;145&#8221;) promulgated under the
      Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#8220;Securities Act&#8221;), by the Securities and
      Exchange Commission (the &#8220;SEC&#8221;). Pursuant to the terms of the Amended and
      Restated Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of November 14, 2005 (the &#8220;Merger
      Agreement&#8221;), among Johnson &amp; Johnson, a New&#160;Jersey corporation
      (&#8220;Parent&#8221;), Shelby Merger Sub, Inc., an Indiana corporation and a wholly owned
      subsidiary of Parent (&#8220;Sub&#8221;), and the Company, Merger Sub will be merged with
      and into the Company (the &#8220;Merger&#8221;), and in connection with the Merger, the
      undersigned is entitled to receive 0.493 shares of the common stock of Parent
      (&#8220;Parent Common Stock&#8221;) and $33.25 in cash for each share of Company Common
      Stock, without interest.</font></div>
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      undersigned&#8217;s ability to sell, assign or transfer the shares of Parent Common
      Stock received by the undersigned in exchange for any shares of Company Common
      Stock in connection with the Merger may be restricted unless such transaction
      is
      registered under the Securities Act or an exemption from such registration
      is
      available. The undersigned understands that such exemptions are limited and
      the
      undersigned has obtained or will obtain advice of counsel as to the nature
      and
      conditions of such exemptions, including information with respect to the
      applicability to the sale of such securities of Rules&#160;144 and 145(d)
      promulgated under the Securities Act. The undersigned understands that Parent
      will not be required to maintain the effectiveness of any registration statement
      under the Securities Act for the purposes of resale of Parent Common Stock
      by
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      undersigned hereby represents to and covenants with Parent that the undersigned
      will not sell, assign or transfer any of the shares of Parent Common Stock
      received by the undersigned in exchange for shares of Company Common Stock
      in
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      statement under the Securities Act, (ii)&#160;in conformity with the volume and
      other limitations of Rule&#160;145 or (iii)&#160;in a transaction which, in the
      opinion of counsel to the undersigned, such counsel to be reasonably
      satisfactory to Parent and such opinion to be in form and substance reasonably
      satisfactory to Parent, or as described in a &#8220;no-action&#8221; or interpretive letter
      from the Staff of the SEC specifically issued with respect to a transaction
      to
      be engaged in by the undersigned, is not required to be registered under the
      Securities Act.</font></div>
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      Common Stock pursuant to Rule&#160;145, the undersigned will supply Parent with
      evidence of compliance with such Rule, in the form of a letter in the form
      of
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      understands that Parent may instruct its transfer agent to withhold the transfer
      of any shares of Parent Common Stock disposed of by the undersigned, but that
      (provided such transfer is not prohibited by any other provision of this letter
      agreement) upon receipt of such evidence of compliance, Parent shall cause
      the
      transfer agent to effectuate the transfer of the shares of Parent Common Stock
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      to
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      by the undersigned under Rule&#160;145 in accordance with the terms
      thereof.</font></div>
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      placed on certificates representing the shares of Parent Common Stock received
      by the undersigned in connection with the Merger or held by a transferee
      thereof, which legend will be removed by delivery of substitute certificates
      (i)&#160;if the undersigned provides evidence of compliance with Rule&#160;145
      to Parent, in the form of a letter in the form of Annex&#160;I hereto, or
      (ii)&#160;upon receipt of an opinion in form and substance reasonably
      satisfactory to Parent from counsel reasonably satisfactory to Parent to the
      effect that such legend is no longer required for purposes of the Securities
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      described below in the space provided for that purpose (the &#8220;Securities&#8221;). The
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transactions&#8221; within the meaning of Section&#160;4(4) of the Securities Act or
      in transactions directly with a &#8220;market maker&#8221; as that term is defined in
      Section&#160;3(a)(38) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The
      undersigned further represents that the undersigned has not solicited or
      arranged for the solicitation of orders to buy the Securities, and that the
      undersigned has not made any payment in connection with the offer or sale of
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<DESCRIPTION>SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 72pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">This
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                and J&amp;J are Parties to the AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER, dated as of
                December 15, 2004 (the &#8220;Merger Agreement&#8221;), and are entering into an
                AMENDED AND RESTATED AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER, dated as of the
                date
                hereof (the &#8220;Amended Agreement&#8221;), concurrently with the execution and
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                is the plaintiff and J&amp;J is the defendant in the following litigation
                (the &#8220;Litigation&#8221;): GUIDANT CORPORATION, Plaintiff, -against- JOHNSON
                &amp; JOHNSON, Defendant, 05 Civ. 9404 (RWS)
                (AJP).</font></div>
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                of the Parties desires to permanently settle and resolve any and
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                the matters contemplated by the Merger Agreement or raised by the
                Litigation as of the date of this Settlement Agreement and to dismiss
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                THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises, covenants and
                agreements set forth herein, and subject to the terms and conditions
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                differences and agree as follows:</font></div>
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                partners, subsidiaries, divisions and transferees (collectively,
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                sums of money, accounts, compensation, contracts, controversies,
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                rights of indemnity, contribution or liability of any type, kind,
                nature,
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                whether heretofore or now existing or hereafter arising, which could,
                might or may be claimed to exist prior to the date hereof, whether
                liquidated or unliquidated, whether existing in law or equity and
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                Agreement, including pursuant to or as contemplated by the Litigation.
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                Agreement
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                partners, subsidiaries, divisions, transferees, past and present
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                obligations, losses or expenses of any nature whatsoever and remedies
                therefor, duty or relationship, acts, omissions, misfeasance, malfeasance,
                sums of money, accounts, compensation, contracts, controversies,
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                reason of what facts, whether known or unknown, suspected or unsuspected,
                whether heretofore or now existing or hereafter arising, which could,
                might or may be claimed to exist prior to the date hereof, whether
                liquidated or unliquidated, whether existing in law or equity and
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                order to carry out the terms and conditions of this Settlement Agreement,
                the Parties agree to promptly execute upon reasonable request any
                and all
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                the laws of the State of New York applicable to agreements made and
                to be
                performed entirely within such State. The United States District
                Court for
                the Southern District of New York will have exclusive jurisdiction
                over
                any controversies regarding this Settlement Agreement; any action
                or other
                proceeding which involves such a controversy will be brought in those
                courts and not elsewhere. Nothing in this Settlement Agreement is
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                Settlement Agreement and the Amended Agreement (including the Exhibits
                and
                Schedules thereto) are the entire agreement between the Parties with
                respect to the claims or subject matter of this Settlement Agreement
                and
                supersedes all prior and contemporaneous oral and written agreements
                and
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                Agreement. This Settlement Agreement may be amended only by a written
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                breach of any provision hereof can be waived unless in writing. Waiver
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                of the
                Parties hereto and each of their respective predecessors, successors,
                assigns, affiliates, parents, partners, subsidiaries, divisions,
                transferees, past and present officers, directors, agents,
                representatives, attorneys and
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                the event that any covenant, condition or other provision herein
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                jurisdiction, the same shall be deemed severable from the remainder
                of
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                any other covenant, condition or other provisions herein contained.
                If
                such condition, covenant or other provisions shall be deemed invalid
                due
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                Parties hereto, and each of them, represent and declare that in executing
                this Settlement Agreement, they rely solely upon their own judgment,
                belief and knowledge, and on the advice and recommendations of their
                own
                independently selected counsel, concerning the nature, extent and
                duration
                of their rights and claims and that they have not been influenced
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                statements covering any matters made by any of the Parties hereto
                or by
                any person representing them or any of them. The Parties acknowledge
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                representation or warranty whatsoever, written or oral, as any inducement
                to enter into this Settlement Agreement, except as expressly set
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                Parties hereto, and each of them, further represent and warrant that
                they
                have carefully read this Settlement Agreement and know and understand
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                contents hereof, and that they signed this Settlement Agreement freely
                and
                voluntarily. Each of the representatives executing this Settlement
                Agreement on behalf of their respective corporations is empowered
                to do so
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                acknowledge and agree that this Settlement Agreement shall be deemed
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                Party
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                Party,
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                taken
                together shall constitute one and the same agreement, which shall
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