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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 14pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>UNITED STATES<BR>
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt"><B>WASHINGTON, DC 20549</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 18pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>FORM 8-K</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>CURRENT REPORT<BR>
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE<BR>
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><b>Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): <U>June&nbsp;4, 2009</U></b></DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 24pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>AXSYS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.</B>
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)</DIV>


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    <TD align="center" valign="top">175 Capital Boulevard, Suite&nbsp;103, Rocky Hill, Connecticut
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt">Registrant&#146;s telephone number, including area code: <u>(860)&nbsp;257-0200</u></DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;On June&nbsp;4, 2009, Axsys Technologies, Inc., a Delaware corporation (&#147;Axsys&#148;), entered into an
Agreement and Plan of Merger (the &#147;Merger Agreement&#148;) with General Dynamics Advanced Information
Systems, Inc., a Delaware corporation (&#147;General Dynamics&#148;), and Vision Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware
corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of General Dynamics&#146; parent (&#147;Merger Sub&#148;). The Merger
Agreement provides that, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Merger
Agreement, Axsys will merge with and into Merger Sub (the &#147;Merger&#148;), with Axsys continuing as the
surviving corporation (&#147;Surviving Corporation&#148;) and as a wholly owned subsidiary of General
Dynamics&#146; parent.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;At the effective time and as a result of the Merger, each share of Axsys common stock
(including each restricted share, which will fully vest) will be converted into the right to
receive $54.00 in cash payable by General Dynamics. The closing price of Axsys common stock on
June&nbsp;3, 2009, the latest trading day prior to announcement of the Merger Agreement, was $50.00.
Each outstanding Axsys stock option (whether vested or unvested) will be converted into the right
to receive a cash payment equal to the excess, if any, of $54.00 over the exercise price of such
option.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Axsys has made customary representations, warranties and covenants in the Merger Agreement,
including, among others, covenants to conduct its businesses in the ordinary course between the
execution and delivery of the Merger Agreement and the consummation of the Merger and not to engage
in certain kinds of transactions during such period. In addition, Axsys made certain other
customary covenants, including, among others, covenants, subject to certain exceptions, (A)&nbsp;to
cause a stockholders meeting to be held to consider adopting the Merger Agreement, (B)&nbsp;for its
Board of Directors to recommend adoption by Axsys&#146; stockholders of the Merger Agreement and the
transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, (C)&nbsp;not to solicit proposals relating to
alternative business combination transactions and (D)&nbsp;not to enter into discussions concerning or
provide confidential information in connection with alternative business combination transactions.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Consummation of the Merger is subject to customary conditions, including, among others, (i)
approval of Axsys&#146; stockholders, (ii)&nbsp;expiration or termination of the applicable Hart-Scott-Rodino
Act waiting period, (iii)&nbsp;absence of any order or injunction prohibiting the consummation of the
Merger, (iv)&nbsp;subject to certain exceptions, the accuracy of representations and warranties with
respect to Axsys&#146; business and compliance by Axsys with its covenants contained in the Merger
Agreement and (v)&nbsp;stockholders owning no more than 12% of Axsys outstanding common stock dissent
from the Merger.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Merger Agreement contains certain termination rights for both Axsys and General Dynamics,
and further provides that, in connection with the termination of the Merger Agreement under
specified circumstances, Axsys may be required to pay General Dynamics a termination fee of $23.6
million and/or reimburse certain out-of-pocket expenses up to $2&nbsp;million.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The foregoing description of the Merger Agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference to
the full text of the Merger Agreement, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit&nbsp;2.1 hereto, and is
incorporated into this report by this reference.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Axsys&#146; Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, Stephen W. Bershad and a holding
corporation controlled by Mr.&nbsp;Bershad, who collectively beneficially own approximately 14.5% of
Axsys&#146; outstanding common stock, have agreed, among other things, to vote their shares in favor of
the adoption of the Merger Agreement pursuant to the terms of a voting agreement entered into with
 Merger Sub and General Dynamics (the &#147;Voting Agreement&#148;). The foregoing
description of the Voting Agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of
the Voting Agreement, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit&nbsp;10.1 hereto, and is incorporated into
this report by this reference.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;On June&nbsp;4, 2009, Axsys disseminated a memorandum to its employees discussing the announcement
of the signing of the Merger Agreement. A copy of the memorandum is attached hereto as Exhibit&nbsp;99.2
and incorporated into this report by this reference.
</DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt">*&nbsp; *&nbsp; *
</DIV>


<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>Forward-Looking Statements</B>
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;This document contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section&nbsp;21E of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. One can identify these forward-looking statements by
the use of the words such as &#147;expect,&#148; &#147;anticipate,&#148; &#147;plan,&#148; &#147;may,&#148; &#147;will,&#148; &#147;estimate&#148; or other
similar expressions. Because such statements apply to future events, they are subject to risks and
uncertainties that could cause the actual results to differ materially. Important factors, which
could cause actual results to differ materially, including, without limitation: the ability to
obtain regulatory approvals of the acquisition on the proposed terms and schedule; the failure of
Axsys&#146; stockholders to approve the acquisition; the risk that the acquisition may not be completed
in the time frame expected by the parties or at all; the risk that the businesses will not be
integrated successfully; and disruptions from the acquisition making it more difficult to maintain
relationships with customers, employees or suppliers. Additional factors that may affect future
results are described in Axsys&#146; reports on Form 10-K and Form 10-Q filed with the SEC.
</DIV>

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</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In connection with the proposed transaction, Axsys will file a proxy statement with the SEC.
INVESTORS ARE URGED TO READ THE PROXY STATEMENT WHEN IT BECOMES AVAILABLE BECAUSE IT WILL CONTAIN
IMPORTANT INFORMATION. You will be able to obtain the proxy statement, as well as other filings
containing information
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">about Axsys, free of charge, at the website maintained by the SEC at www.sec.gov. Copies of the
proxy statement and other filings made by Axsys with the SEC can also be obtained, free of charge,
by directing a request to Axsys Technologies, Inc., 175 Capital Boulevard, Suite&nbsp;103, Rocky Hill,
Connecticut 06067, Attention: Director of Investor Relations.
</DIV>


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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The directors and executive officers of Axsys and other persons may be deemed to be
participants in the solicitation of proxies in respect of the proposed transaction. Information
regarding Axsys&#146; directors and executive officers is available in its Annual Report on Form 10-K
filed with the SEC on February&nbsp;17, 2009 and its Proxy Statement on Schedule&nbsp;14A filed with the SEC
on March&nbsp;20, 2009. Other information regarding the participants in the proxy solicitation and a
description of their direct and indirect interests, by security holdings or otherwise, will be
contained in the proxy statement and other relevant materials to be filed with the SEC when they
become available. Investors should read the proxy statement carefully when it becomes available
before making any voting or investment decisions.
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">2.1
</DIV></TD>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated June&nbsp;4, 2009, by and among General Dynamics, Axsys and
Merger Sub*</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">10.1
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Voting Agreement, dated June&nbsp;4, 2009, by and among General Dynamics, Merger Sub, SWB
Holding Corporation and Stephen W. Bershad</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">99.1
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Press release issued jointly by Axsys and General Dynamics, dated June&nbsp;4, 2009</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Memorandum to Axsys employees, transmitted June&nbsp;4, 2009</TD>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 3pt; margin-left: 15px; text-indent: -15px">*
&nbsp;&nbsp;Certain exhibits and schedules have been omitted, and Axsys agrees to furnish supplementally to the Commission a copy of any omitted exhibits or schedules upon request.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly
caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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    <TD colspan="3" align="left"><B>AXSYS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.</B><BR>
&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD valign="top">By:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000" align="left">/s/ David A. Almeida
&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD align="left">David A. Almeida&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top">Title:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left">Chief Financial Officer&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt">Date: June&nbsp;4, 2009
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">2.1
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated June&nbsp;4, 2009, by and among General Dynamics, Axsys and
Merger Sub*</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">10.1
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Voting Agreement, dated June&nbsp;4, 2009, by and among General Dynamics, Merger Sub, SWB
Holding Corporation and Stephen W. Bershad</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">99.1
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&nbsp;&nbsp;Certain exhibits and schedules have been omitted, and Axsys agrees to furnish supplementally
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<DIV align="right" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Exhibit 2.1</B>
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<DIV align="right" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>EXECUTION COPY</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER</B>
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<DIV align="Center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><B>DATED AS OF JUNE 4, 2009</B>

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<DIV align="Center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><B>BY AND AMONG</B>

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<DIV align="Center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><B>GENERAL DYNAMICS ADVANCED INFORMATION SYSTEMS, INC.,</B>

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<DIV align="Center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><B>VISION MERGER SUB, INC.</B>

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<DIV align="Center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><B>AND</B>

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<DIV align="Center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><B>AXSYS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.</B>

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    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS; INTERPRETATION</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">1</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">1.01 Definitions</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">1</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">1.02 Interpretation</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">10</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">ARTICLE II THE MERGER</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">11</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">2.01 The Merger</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">11</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">2.02 Closing</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">11</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">2.03 Effective Time</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">11</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">2.04 Effects of the Merger</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">11</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">2.05 Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">12</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">2.06 Directors and Officers</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">12</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">2.07 Conversion or Cancellation of Shares</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">12</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">2.08 Exchange of Certificates; Payment of the Merger Consideration</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">12</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">2.09 Stock Incentives</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">15</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">2.10 Appraisal Rights</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">16</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">2.11 Withholdings</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">17</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">2.12 Section&nbsp;16 Matters</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">17</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">2.13 Further Action</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">17</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">ARTICLE III REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">18</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">3.01 Representations and Warranties about the Company</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">18</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">3.02 Representations and Warranties about Parent and Merger Sub</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">37</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">ARTICLE IV COVENANTS AND AGREEMENTS TO BE PERFORMED PRIOR TO THE CLOSING</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">40</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">4.01 Conduct of Business of the Company</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">40</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">4.02 &#091;Reserved&#093;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">43</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">4.03 Additional Reports</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">43</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">4.04 Reasonable Best Efforts; Antitrust Filings; Cooperation</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">44</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">4.05 Stockholder Approvals</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">45</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">4.06 Proxy Statement</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">46</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">4.07 Press Releases</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">47</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">4.08 Access; Information</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">47</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">4.09 No Solicitation</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">48</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">4.10 Takeover Laws and Provisions</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">52</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">4.11 Control of Operations</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">52</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">4.12 Stockholder Litigation</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">52</TD>
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    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">4.13 Notification of Certain Matters</DIV></TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">52</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">4.14 Voting Agreement</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">53</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">4.15 Release of Confidentiality and Standstill Obligations</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">53</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">ARTICLE V COVENANTS AND AGREEMENTS TO BE PERFORMED FOLLOWING THE CLOSING</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">53</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">5.01 Indemnification</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">53</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">5.02 Employee Matters</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">55</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">ARTICLE VI CONDITIONS TO THE MERGER</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">56</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">6.01 Conditions to Each Party&#146;s Obligation to Effect the Merger</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">56</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">6.02 Conditions to the Obligation of the Company</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">56</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</tr><tr><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
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    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">6.03 Conditions to the Obligation of Parent and Merger Sub</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">57</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">ARTICLE VII TERMINATION</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">58</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">7.01 Termination</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">58</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">7.02 Effect of Termination</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">59</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">7.03 Termination Fee</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">60</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</tr><tr><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
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    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">ARTICLE VIII MISCELLANEOUS</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">61</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">8.01 Survival</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">61</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">8.02 Waiver; Amendment; Extension of Time</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">61</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</tr><tr><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
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    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">8.03 Counterparts; Electronic Transmission</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">62</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</tr><tr><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
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    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">8.04 Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Venue; Service of Process; Waiver of Jury Trial</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">62</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</tr><tr><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
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    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">8.05 Specific Performance</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">62</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</tr><tr><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
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    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">8.06 Disclosure Schedule</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">63</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">8.07 Notices</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">63</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">8.08 Entire Understanding; No Third Party Beneficiaries</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">64</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">8.09 Severability</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">64</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">8.10 Assignment; Successors</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">65</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">8.11 Expenses</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">65</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</tr><tr><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
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    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">8.12 Disclaimer</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">65</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</tr><tr><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
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    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">8.13 Guaranty</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">65</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px"><u>Exhibit&nbsp;A</u> Form of Voting Agreement</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px"><u>Exhibit&nbsp;B</u> Certificate of Incorporation of the Surviving Corporation</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><U><B>AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER</B></U>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;This AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER (this &#147;<I>Agreement</I>&#148;), dated as of June&nbsp;4, 2009, is by and
among General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems, Inc., a Delaware corporation (&#147;<I>Parent</I>&#148;),
Vision Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation (&#147;<I>Merger Sub</I>&#148;), and Axsys Technologies, Inc., a
Delaware corporation (the &#147;<I>Company</I>&#148;).
</DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>RECITALS</B>
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of each of the Company, Parent and Merger Sub has approved
this Agreement and deemed it advisable and in the best interests of their respective companies and
stockholders to consummate the merger of Merger Sub with and into the Company (the &#147;<I>Merger</I>&#148;) upon
the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein, and have unanimously adopted resolutions
adopting, approving and declaring the advisability of this Agreement, the Merger and the other
transactions contemplated hereby;
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;WHEREAS, as a condition and inducement to Parent and Merger Sub entering into this Agreement,
certain stockholders of the Company are entering into a Voting Agreement with Parent and Merger Sub
simultaneously with the execution and delivery of this Agreement in substantially the form attached
hereto as <U>Exhibit&nbsp;A</U> (the &#147;<I>Voting Agreement</I>&#148;), whereby, among other things, such
stockholders have agreed, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth therein, to vote
their shares of Company Common Stock in favor of adoption of this Agreement; and
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;WHEREAS, pursuant to the Merger, shares of the common stock, par value $.01 per share, of the
Company (&#147;<I>Company Common Stock</I>&#148;) (all such shares of Company Common Stock being hereinafter
referred to as the &#147;<I>Shares</I>&#148;), will be, except as otherwise provided herein, converted into the
right to receive the Merger Consideration (as defined herein) in the manner set forth herein, and
the Company will become an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Guarantor.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual representations, warranties, covenants and
agreements contained in this Agreement, and such other good and valuable consideration, the receipt
and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, on the terms and subject to the conditions set
forth in this Agreement, and intending to be legally bound hereby, Parent, Merger Sub and the
Company hereby agree as follows:
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>ARTICLE I</B>
</DIV>


<DIV align="Center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><FONT style="font-variant: SMALL-CAPS"><B>Definitions; Interpretation</B></FONT>

</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1.01 <B>Definitions</B>. This Agreement uses the following definitions:
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&#147;<I>Acquisition Proposal</I>&#148; means, other than the Transactions, any inquiry, proposal, indication
of interest or offer (whether written or oral) with respect to any direct or indirect:
(a)&nbsp;purchase or sale of an equity interest (including by means of a tender or exchange offer)
representing more than fifteen percent (15%) of the voting power in the Company or any of its
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Significant Subsidiaries; (b)&nbsp;merger, consolidation, other business combination,
reorganization, recapitalization, share exchange, dissolution, liquidation or similar transaction
involving the Company or any of its Significant Subsidiaries; or (c)&nbsp;purchase or sale of assets,
businesses, securities or ownership interests (including the securities of any Significant
Subsidiary of the Company) representing more than fifteen percent (15%) of the consolidated assets
of the Company and its Subsidiaries.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&#147;<I>Agreement</I>&#148; has the meaning assigned in the Preamble.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&#147;<I>Anti-Bribery Laws</I>&#148; has the meaning assigned in <U>Section&nbsp;3.01(j)(5)</U>.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&#147;<I>Antitrust Authorities</I>&#148; means the Antitrust Division, the FTC and any other Governmental
Authority of any other jurisdiction (whether United States, foreign or multinational) responsible
for implementing the Antitrust Laws.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&#147;<I>Antitrust Division</I>&#148; has the meaning assigned in <U>Section&nbsp;4.04(b)</U>.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&#147;<I>Antitrust Filings</I>&#148; has the meaning assigned in <U>Section&nbsp;4.04(b)</U>.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&#147;<I>Antitrust Laws</I>&#148; means the HSR Act and any other applicable competition, merger control,
antitrust or similar Laws.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&#147;<I>Benefit Arrangement</I>&#148; means, with respect to the Company, each of the following (a)&nbsp;under
which any of its employees, former employees or any of its directors has any right to benefits,
(b)&nbsp;that is sponsored, maintained or contributed to by it or its ERISA Affiliates or (c)&nbsp;under
which it or its ERISA Affiliates has any liability: each &#147;employee benefit plan&#148; (within the
meaning of Section&nbsp;3(3) of ERISA) and each stock purchase, stock option, equity-based grants,
severance, employment, post-employment, change-in-control, fringe benefit, bonus, incentive,
retirement, deferred compensation, welfare, paid time off benefits and other employee benefit plan,
agreement, program, policy or other arrangement (with respect to any of the preceding, whether or
not subject to ERISA).
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&#147;<I>Business Combination Law</I>&#148; means Section&nbsp;203 of the DGCL.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&#147;<I>Business Day</I>&#148; means any day other than a day on which banks in the State of Delaware are
required or authorized to be closed.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&#147;<I>Certificate</I>&#148; means a certificate issued by the Company to a Company Stockholder representing
Shares held by such Company Stockholder.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&#147;<I>Certificate of Merger</I>&#148; has the meaning assigned in <U>Section&nbsp;2.03</U>.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&#147;<I>Closing</I>&#148; has the meaning assigned in <U>Section&nbsp;2.02</U>.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&#147;<I>Closing Date</I>&#148; has the meaning assigned in <U>Section&nbsp;2.02</U>.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&#147;<I>Code</I>&#148; means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&#147;<I>Company</I>&#148; has the meaning assigned in the Preamble.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&#147;<I>Company Board</I>&#148; means the Board of Directors of the Company.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&#147;<I>Company Board Change of Recommendation</I>&#148; has the meaning assigned in <U>Section&nbsp;4.09(f)</U>.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&#147;<I>Company Board Recommendation</I>&#148; has the meaning assigned in <U>Section&nbsp;3.01(c)(2)</U>.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&#147;<I>Company Common Stock</I>&#148; has the meaning assigned in the Recitals.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&#147;<I>Company IP Assets</I>&#148; has the meaning assigned in <U>Section&nbsp;3.01(p)(1)</U>.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&#147;<I>Company Preferred Stock</I>&#148; means the preferred stock, par value $.01 per share, of the Company.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&#147;<I>Company Regulatory Filings</I>&#148; has the meaning assigned in <U>Section&nbsp;3.01(g)(1)</U>.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&#147;<I>Company Restricted Share</I>&#148; has the meaning assigned in <U>Section&nbsp;2.09(a)(2)</U>.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&#147;<I>Company Restricted Share Consideration</I>&#148; has the meaning assigned in
<U>Section&nbsp;2.09(a)(2)</U>.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&#147;<I>Company Stock Option</I>&#148; has the meaning assigned in <U>Section&nbsp;2.09(a)(1)</U>.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&#147;<I>Company Stock Option Consideration</I>&#148; has the meaning assigned in <U>Section&nbsp;2.09(a)(1)</U>.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&#147;<I>Company Stock Plan</I>&#148; means the Company&#146;s Amended and Restated Long-Term Stock Incentive Plan.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&#147;<I>Company Stock-Based Award</I>&#148; means each right of any kind, whether vested or unvested,
contingent or accrued, to acquire or receive Company Common Stock (other than Company Stock Options
or Company Restricted Shares) or to receive benefits measured by the value of a number of Shares,
that may be held, awarded, outstanding, credited, payable or reserved for issuance under the
Company Stock Plan.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&#147;<I>Company Stock-Based Award Consideration</I>&#148; has the meaning assigned in
<U>Section&nbsp;2.09(a)(3)</U>.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&#147;<I>Company Stockholder Approval</I>&#148; has the meaning assigned in <U>Section&nbsp;3.01(b)</U>.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&#147;<I>Company Stockholders</I>&#148; has the meaning assigned in <U>Section&nbsp;3.01(c)(2)</U>.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&#147;<I>Confidentiality Agreement</I>&#148; means the letter agreement, dated April&nbsp;13, 2009, by and between
Guarantor and the Financial Advisor (as agent-in-fact for the Company).
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&#147;<I>Constituent Documents</I>&#148; means the charter or articles or certificate of incorporation and
bylaws of a corporation, the certificate of partnership and partnership agreement of a general or
limited partnership, the certificate of formation and limited liability company agreement of a
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">limited liability company, the trust agreement of a trust and the comparable documents of
other legal entities.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&#147;<I>Covered Employees</I>&#148; has the meaning assigned in <U>Section&nbsp;5.02(a)</U>.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&#147;<I>DGCL</I>&#148; means the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&#147;<I>Disbursing Agent</I>&#148; has the meaning assigned in <U>Section&nbsp;2.08(a)</U>.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&#147;<I>Disclosure Schedule</I>&#148; has the meaning assigned in <U>Section&nbsp;8.06</U>.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&#147;<I>Dissenting Shares</I>&#148; has the meaning assigned in <U>Section&nbsp;2.10(a)</U>.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&#147;<I>Dissenting Stockholders</I>&#148; has the meaning assigned in <U>Section&nbsp;2.10(a)</U>.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&#147;<I>Effective Time</I>&#148; has the meaning assigned in <U>Section&nbsp;2.03</U>.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&#147;<I>Environmental Laws</I>&#148; means all applicable Laws regulating, relating to, or imposing liability
or standards of conduct concerning pollution, protection of the environment or worker safety.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&#147;<I>ERISA</I>&#148; means the U.S. Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&#147;<I>ERISA Affiliate</I>&#148; has the meaning assigned in <U>Section&nbsp;3.01(m)(3)</U>.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&#147;<I>Exception Shares</I>&#148; means, collectively, shares of Company Common Stock owned or held by the
Company, Guarantor, Parent, Merger Sub and any of their respective Subsidiaries, including any such
shares held as treasury stock of the Company; provided, however, that Shares of Company Common
Stock owned beneficially or held of record by any plan, program or arrangement sponsored or
maintained for the benefit of any current or former employee of the Company, Parent, Merger Sub or
any of their respective Subsidiaries, will not be deemed to be Exception Shares, regardless of
whether the Company, Guarantor, Parent, Merger Sub or any such Subsidiary has the power, directly
or indirectly, to vote or control the disposition of such shares.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&#147;<I>Exchange Act</I>&#148; means the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules and regulations
promulgated thereunder.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&#147;<I>Expense Reimbursement</I>&#148; has the meaning assigned in <U>Section&nbsp;7.03(a)</U>.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&#147;<I>Financial Advisor</I>&#148; has the meaning assigned in <U>Section&nbsp;3.01(t)</U>.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&#147;<I>Financial Statements</I>&#148; has the meaning assigned in <U>Section&nbsp;3.01(g)(1)</U>.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&#147;<I>FTC</I>&#148; has the meaning assigned in <U>Section&nbsp;4.04(b)</U>.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&#147;<I>GAAP</I>&#148; means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&#147;<I>Government Contract</I>&#148; has the meaning assigned in <U>Section&nbsp;3.01(k)(3)</U>.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&#147;<I>Governmental Authority</I>&#148; means any court, administrative agency, bureau, board, department,
official, political subdivision, tribunal or commission or other governmental authority or
instrumentality, whether domestic or foreign.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&#147;<I>Grant Date</I>&#148; has the meaning assigned in <U>Section&nbsp;3.01(e)(4)</U>.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&#147;<I>Guarantor</I>&#148; means General Dynamics Corporation, a Delaware corporation.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&#147;<I>Hazardous Materials</I>&#148; means any hazardous or toxic substances, materials, wastes, pollutants
or contaminants, including those defined or regulated as such under any Environmental Law, and any
other substance the presence of which may give rise to liability under any Environmental Law.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&#147;<I>HSR Act</I>&#148; means the U.S. Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 and the rules
and regulations promulgated thereunder.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&#147;<I>HSR Filing</I>&#148; has the meaning assigned in <U>Section&nbsp;4.04(b)</U>.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&#147;<I>Import and Export Control Laws</I>&#148; has the meaning assigned in <U>Section&nbsp;3.01(j)(4)</U>.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&#147;<I>Indemnified Party</I>&#148; has the meaning assigned in <U>Section&nbsp;5.01(b)</U>.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&#147;<I>Insurance Policy</I>&#148; has the meaning assigned in <U>Section&nbsp;3.01(r)</U>.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&#147;<I>Intellectual Property</I>&#148; means all of the following in any jurisdiction throughout the world:
(a)&nbsp;patents, patent applications, patent disclosures and inventions; (b)&nbsp;trademarks, service marks,
trade dress, trade names, corporate names and Internet domain names; (c)&nbsp;copyrights;
(d)&nbsp;registrations for and applications to register any of the foregoing; (e)&nbsp;computer software
(other than commercial off-the-shelf software); (f)&nbsp;trade secrets, confidential information and
know-how; and (g)&nbsp;any other intellectual property rights.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&#147;<I>Intervening Event</I>&#148; has the meaning assigned in <U>Section&nbsp;4.09(f)</U>.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&#147;<I>IP Assets</I>&#148; has the meaning assigned in <U>Section&nbsp;3.01(p)(1)</U>.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&#147;<I>IP Licenses</I>&#148; has the meaning assigned in <U>Section&nbsp;3.01(p)(4)</U>.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&#147;<I>Knowledge</I>&#148; means or has reference to, respectively, the actual knowledge of the executive
officers of the Company or Parent, as the case may be, after reasonable inquiry and investigation
with respect to the matter(s) referenced.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&#147;<I>Laws</I>&#148; means all federal, state, local and foreign laws, statutes, rules, regulations,
ordinances, codes, licenses, permits, Orders or requirements issued, enacted, adopted, promulgated
or otherwise implemented or put into effect by any Governmental Authority (including common law or
the interpretation thereof).
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&#147;<I>Leased Property</I>&#148; has the meaning assigned in <U>Section&nbsp;3.01(q)(2)</U>.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&#147;<I>Leases</I>&#148; has the meaning assigned in <U>Section&nbsp;3.01(q)(2)</U>.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&#147;<I>Lien</I>&#148; means any mortgage, pledge, security interest, lien or similar encumbrance.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&#147;<I>Matching Agreement</I>&#148; has the meaning assigned in <U>Section&nbsp;4.09(g)</U>.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&#147;<I>Material Adverse Effect</I>&#148; means:
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)&nbsp;with respect to the Company, any change, effect, event, occurrence, state of facts,
development or circumstance that, individually or in the aggregate, has had, or would reasonably be
expected to have, a material adverse effect on, (i)&nbsp;the condition (financial or otherwise), assets,
liabilities, results of operations or business of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a
whole, or (ii)&nbsp;the ability of the Company to perform its obligations under this Agreement or to
consummate the Transactions by the Termination Date, excluding in each case solely for purposes of
clause (i)&nbsp;the impact of (1)&nbsp;changes after the date of this Agreement in GAAP or regulatory
accounting requirements applicable to U.S. publicly owned business organizations generally or
changes after the date of this Agreement in Laws, (2)&nbsp;changes or developments in general economic
or political conditions, including acts of war (whether or not declared), sabotage, insurrection,
terrorism and armed hostilities, (3)&nbsp;changes in any financial, banking, credit or securities
markets (including any disruption thereof), (4)&nbsp;changes in the stock price or trading volume of the
Shares (it being understood that the facts or circumstances giving rise to or contributing to such
change in stock price or trading volume, if not otherwise excluded under this clause (a), may be
taken into account in determining whether there has been, or would reasonably be expected to be, a
Material Adverse Effect with respect to the Company), (5)&nbsp;general changes in industries in which
the Company operates, (6)&nbsp;natural disasters, (7)&nbsp;any failure of the Company to meet revenue,
backlog or earnings projections or forecasts (whether internal or published by the Company or third
parties) or any decline in the Company&#146;s credit rating (it being understood that the facts or
circumstances giving rise to or contributing to such failure to meet revenue, backlog or earnings
projections or forecasts or decline in the Company&#146;s credit rating, if not otherwise excluded under
this clause (a), may be taken into account in determining whether there has been, or would
reasonably be expected to be, a Material Adverse Effect with respect to the Company), (8)&nbsp;changes
resulting from the announcement of this Agreement or the consummation of the Transactions or
(9)&nbsp;any effect arising out of any action taken or omitted to be taken by the Company with the prior
written consent of Parent or Merger Sub, except to the extent in the case of clauses (1), (2), (3),
(5)&nbsp;or (6)&nbsp;that such change, effect, event, occurrence, state of facts, development or circumstance
materially and disproportionately has had, or would reasonably be expected to have, a greater
adverse impact on the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, as compared to the adverse
impact on the competitors of the Company and its Subsidiaries, but taking into account in
determining whether there has been, or would reasonably be expected to be, a Material Adverse
Effect with respect to the Company only such materially disproportionate greater adverse impact;
and
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)&nbsp;with respect to Parent or Merger Sub, any change, effect, occurrence, state of facts,
development or circumstance that, individually or in the aggregate, has had, or would reasonably be
expected to have, a material and adverse effect on the ability of Parent or Merger Sub to perform
their respective obligations under this Agreement or to consummate the Transactions by the
Termination Date.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&#147;<I>Material Contract</I>&#148; has the meaning assigned in <U>Section&nbsp;3.01(k)(1)</U>.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&#147;<I>Material Customers</I>&#148; has the meaning assigned in <U>Section&nbsp;3.01(v)</U>.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&#147;<I>Material Suppliers</I>&#148; has the meaning assigned in <U>Section&nbsp;3.01(v)</U>.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&#147;<I>Merger</I>&#148; has the meaning assigned in the Recitals.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&#147;<I>Merger Consideration</I>&#148; has the meaning assigned in <U>Section&nbsp;2.07(a)</U>.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&#147;<I>Merger Sub</I>&#148; has the meaning assigned in the Preamble.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&#147;<I>Merger Sub Common Stock</I>&#148; means the common stock, par value $.01 per share, of Merger Sub.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&#147;<I>Modified Superior Proposal</I>&#148; has the meaning assigned in <U>Section&nbsp;4.09(g)</U>.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&#147;<I>Nasdaq</I>&#148; means The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&#147;<I>Notice of Superior Proposal</I>&#148; has the meaning assigned in <U>Section&nbsp;4.09(g)</U>.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&#147;<I>Order</I>&#148; means, with respect to any Person, any order, writ, judgment, injunction, decree,
ruling, stipulation or award by, or subject to, any Governmental Authority or arbitrator that is
binding upon or applicable to such Person or its property.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&#147;<I>Ordinary Course of Business</I>&#148; means an action taken or not taken with respect to the business
of the Company and its Subsidiaries that is consistent with the reasonably recent past practices of
the Company and its Subsidiaries (including with respect to quantity, nature, magnitude and
frequency) and is taken in the ordinary course of the normal and recurring operations of the
Company and its Subsidiaries.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&#147;<I>Parent</I>&#148; has the meaning assigned in the Preamble.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&#147;<I>Parent Approval</I>&#148; has the meaning assigned in <U>Section&nbsp;3.02(b)</U>.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&#147;<I>Party</I>&#148; means Parent, Merger Sub or the Company, as the context requires.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&#147;<I>Permitted Lien</I>&#148; means any Lien (a)&nbsp;disclosed in the consolidated financial statements of the
Company and its Subsidiaries or the notes thereto set forth in the most recent Company Regulatory
Filing publicly available at least one Business Day prior to the date of this Agreement or securing
liabilities reflected on such financial statements, (b)&nbsp;incurred in the Ordinary Course of Business
since the date of such financial statements and which is not material in amount or nature, (c)&nbsp;for
Taxes not yet due and payable or that are being contested in good faith and reserved for on such
financial statements in accordance with GAAP, or (d)&nbsp;that is a carrier&#146;s, warehousemen&#146;s,
mechanic&#146;s, materialmen&#146;s, repairmen&#146;s, landlord&#146;s or other similar lien arising in the Ordinary
Course of Business and which is not material in amount or nature.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&#147;<I>Person</I>&#148; means any individual, corporation, limited liability company, partnership,
association, joint-stock company, business trust or unincorporated organization and is intended to
be interpreted broadly.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&#147;<I>Previously Disclosed</I>&#148; means (a)&nbsp;information set forth by the Company in the applicable
paragraph of the Disclosure Schedule, or any other paragraph of the Disclosure Schedule (so long as
it is reasonably clear from the context that the disclosure in such other paragraph of the
Disclosure Schedule is also applicable to the Section of this Agreement in question) or (b)&nbsp;except
with respect to <U>Sections&nbsp;3.01(a)</U> through <U>3.01(f)</U> and <U>Section
3.01(s)</U>, information set forth in those Company Regulatory Filings (including any schedules and
exhibits thereto) filed with the SEC and publicly available during the period beginning on December
31, 2007 and ending on the Business Day prior to the date of this Agreement, so long as it is
reasonably clear from the context that the disclosure in those Company Regulatory Filings is
applicable to the Section of this Agreement in question (but not including any disclosures set
forth in any section of any such Company Regulatory Filing entitled &#147;Risk Factors&#148;, &#147;Cautionary
Factors That May Affect Future Results&#148;, &#147;Forward-Looking Statements&#148; or &#147;Qualitative and
Quantitative Disclosures About Market Risk&#148; or any other disclosures included in any such Company
Regulatory Filing that are general cautionary, predictive or forward-looking in nature), without
giving effect to any amendment to any such Company Regulatory Filing filed on or after the date of
this Agreement.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&#147;<I>Proxy Statement</I>&#148; means the proxy statement, including the form of proxy, the letter to
stockholders and the notice of meeting, as the case may be, to be provided to the Company
Stockholders for the purpose of obtaining the Company Stockholder Approval in connection with the
Merger (including any amendments or supplements thereto) and any schedules required to be filed
with the SEC in connection therewith.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&#147;<I>Representatives</I>&#148; means, with respect to any Person, such Person&#146;s directors, officers,
employees, legal or financial advisors, accountants, representatives and agents.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&#147;<I>Rights</I>&#148; means subscriptions, options, warrants, calls, convertible securities, rights of
first refusal, preemptive rights, or other similar rights, agreements or commitments relating to
the issuance of capital stock obligating the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to (a)&nbsp;issue,
transfer or sell any shares of capital stock or other equity interests of the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries or securities convertible into or exchangeable for such shares or equity interests,
(b)&nbsp;grant, extend or enter into any such subscription, option, warrant, call, convertible
securities or other similar right, agreement, arrangement or commitment to repurchase, (c)&nbsp;redeem
or otherwise acquire any such shares of capital stock or other equity interests or (d)&nbsp;provide an
amount of funds to, or make any investment (in the form of a loan, capital contribution or
otherwise) in, the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&#147;<I>Sarbanes-Oxley Act</I>&#148; means the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and the rules and regulations
promulgated thereunder.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&#147;<I>SEC</I>&#148; means the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&#147;<I>Securities Act</I>&#148; means the U.S. Securities Act of 1933 and the rules and regulations
promulgated thereunder.
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&#147;<I>Shares</I>&#148; has the meaning assigned in the Recitals.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&#147;<I>Stockholders&#146; Meeting</I>&#148; has the meaning assigned in <U>Section&nbsp;4.05(a)</U>.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&#147;<I>Subsidiary</I>&#148; and &#147;<I>Significant Subsidiary</I>&#148; have the respective meanings ascribed to those terms
in Rule&nbsp;1-02 of Regulation&nbsp;S-X promulgated by the SEC.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&#147;<I>Superior Proposal</I>&#148; means a bona fide written Acquisition Proposal (with all references to
&#147;fifteen percent (15%)&#148; in the definition thereof deemed to be &#147;a majority&#148; for the purposes of
this definition) made by any Person that (a)&nbsp;is not received in violation of <U>Section&nbsp;4.09</U>,
(b)&nbsp;is fully financed, (c)&nbsp;is on terms that the Company Board determines in good faith, after
consultation with the Company&#146;s financial and legal advisors, and in light of all relevant
circumstances as the Company Board in good faith considers to be appropriate (including the
conditionality, regulatory aspects, time likely to be required to consummate such Acquisition
Proposal and the likelihood of success of such Acquisition Proposal), are more favorable to the
Company and its stockholders from a financial point of view than the Transactions, and (d)&nbsp;is
reasonably likely to be consummated according to its terms.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&#147;<I>Surviving Corporation</I>&#148; has the meaning assigned in <U>Section&nbsp;2.01</U>.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&#147;<I>Takeover Laws</I>&#148; has the meaning assigned in <U>Section&nbsp;3.01(s)</U>.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&#147;<I>Takeover Provisions</I>&#148; has the meaning assigned in <U>Section&nbsp;3.01(s)</U>.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&#147;<I>Tax</I>&#148; and &#147;<I>Taxes</I>&#148; means all federal, state, local or foreign taxes, levies or other
assessments, however denominated, including all net income, gross income, gains, gross receipts,
sales, use, ad valorem, goods and services, capital, production, transfer, franchise, windfall
profits, license, withholding, payroll, employment, disability, excise, estimated, severance,
stamp, occupation, property, unemployment or other taxes, custom duties, fees, assessments or
similar charges, together with any interest, penalties and additions to tax imposed by any
Governmental Authority, including any transferee, successor or secondary liability for any such tax
and any liability assumed by contract or arising as a result of being or ceasing to be a member of
any affiliated group, or similar group under state, provincial, local or foreign Law, or being
included or required to be included in any income Tax Return relating thereto.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&#147;<I>Tax Returns</I>&#148; means a report, return or other information required to be filed with a taxing
authority with respect to Taxes (including any amendments and schedules thereto).
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&#147;<I>Termination Date</I>&#148; has the meaning assigned in <U>Section&nbsp;7.01(f)</U>.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&#147;<I>Termination Fee</I>&#148; has the meaning assigned in <U>Section&nbsp;7.03(a)</U>.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&#147;<I>Transactions</I>&#148; has the meaning assigned in <U>Section&nbsp;3.01(c)(2)</U>.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&#147;<I>Voting Agreement</I>&#148; has the meaning assigned in the Recitals.
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1.02 <B>Interpretation</B>.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) In this Agreement, except as the context may otherwise require, references:
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 4%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) to the Preamble, Recitals, Sections, Exhibits or Schedules are to the
Preamble to, a Recital or Section of, or Exhibit or Schedule to, this Agreement, as
applicable;
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 4%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) to this Agreement are to this Agreement and the Exhibits and Schedules to
it taken as a whole;
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 4%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) to any agreement (including this Agreement), contract or Law are to the
agreement, contract or Law as amended, modified, supplemented, restated or replaced
from time to time (in the case of an agreement or contract, to the extent permitted
by the terms thereof);
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 4%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) to any section of any Law include any successor to that section;
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 4%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5) to any Governmental Authority include any successor to that Governmental
Authority;
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 4%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(6) to the date of this Agreement are to the date set forth in the Preamble;
and
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 4%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(7) to &#147;$&#148; are to United States Dollars.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) The table of contents and Article and Section headings contained in this Agreement
are for reference purposes only and do not limit or otherwise affect any of the substance
of this Agreement.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) The words &#147;include,&#148; &#147;includes&#148; or &#147;including&#148; and any other variations thereof as
used in this Agreement are to be deemed followed by the words &#147;without limitation.&#148;
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) The words &#147;herein,&#148; &#147;hereof,&#148; &#147;hereunder&#148; and similar terms as used in this
Agreement are to be deemed to refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any specific
Section.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(e) This Agreement is the product of negotiation by the Parties, which have had the
assistance of counsel and other advisors. The Parties intend that this Agreement not be
construed more strictly with regard to one Party than with regard to any other Party.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(f) No provision of this Agreement is to be construed to require, directly or
indirectly, any Person to take any action, or omit to take any action, to the extent such
action or omission would violate applicable Law.
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(g) Whenever the context requires, terms defined in this Agreement in the singular
will be deemed to include the plural and vice versa.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(h) The word &#147;extent&#148; in the phrase &#147;to the extent&#148; as used in this Agreement means
the degree to which a subject or other thing extends and such phrase does not simply mean
&#147;if.&#148;
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i) With respect to this Agreement and the Voting Agreement, when calculating the
period of time before which, within which or following which any act is to be done or step
taken, the date that is the reference date in beginning the calculation of such period will
be excluded (for example, if an action is to be taken within two (2)&nbsp;days of a triggering
event and such event occurs on a Tuesday, then the action must be taken by the end of the
day on Thursday). If the last day of such period is not a Business Day, the period in
question will end on the next succeeding Business Day.
</DIV>

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</DIV>


<DIV align="Center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><FONT style="font-variant: SMALL-CAPS"><B>The Merger</B></FONT>

</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;2.01 <B>The Merger</B>. At the Effective Time, the Company and Merger Sub shall consummate the
Merger, pursuant to which (a)&nbsp;the separate corporate existence of Merger Sub will terminate, (b)
the Company will be the surviving corporation (the &#147;<I>Surviving Corporation</I>&#148;) and will continue its
corporate existence under the Laws of the State of Delaware and will become an indirect,
wholly-owned Subsidiary of Guarantor and (c)&nbsp;the separate corporate existence of the Company with
all its rights, privileges, immunities, powers and franchises will continue unaffected by the
Merger.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;2.02 <B>Closing</B>. The closing of the Merger (the &#147;<I>Closing</I>&#148;) will take place at the offices of
Jones Day, 901 Lakeside Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio, at 10:00&nbsp;a.m. prevailing Eastern time, on the
second Business Day (unless the Parties agree to another time or date) after satisfaction or waiver
of the conditions set forth in <U>Article&nbsp;VI</U>, other than those conditions that by their nature
are to be satisfied at the Closing but subject to the fulfillment or waiver of those conditions
(the &#147;<I>Closing Date</I>&#148;).
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;2.03 <B>Effective Time</B>. On the Closing Date, the Parties shall cause the Merger to be
consummated by executing and delivering a certificate of merger (the &#147;<I>Certificate of Merger</I>&#148;) to
the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware for filing in accordance with Section&nbsp;103 of the
DGCL. The Parties will make any and all other filings or recordings required under the DGCL, and
the Merger will become effective when the Certificate of Merger is filed in the office of the
Secretary of State of the State of Delaware, or at such later date or time as Parent and the
Company mutually agree and specify in the Certificate of Merger in accordance with the DGCL (the
time the Merger becomes effective being referred to herein as the &#147;<I>Effective Time</I>&#148;).
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;2.04 <B>Effects of the Merger</B>. At the Effective Time, the Merger will have the effects set forth
in this Agreement and prescribed by the DGCL and any other applicable Law. Without limiting the
generality of the foregoing, as of the Effective Time, the Surviving Corporation will succeed to
all of the properties, rights, privileges, powers, franchises and assets of the Company
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">and Merger Sub, and all debts, liabilities and duties of the Company and Merger Sub will
become debts, liabilities and duties of the Surviving Corporation.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;2.05 <B>Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws</B>.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) At the Effective Time, the certificate of incorporation of the Company as in
effect immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be amended in the Merger to read in
its entirety as set forth on <U>Exhibit&nbsp;B</U>, and as so amended, will be the certificate
of incorporation of the Surviving Corporation until thereafter changed or amended as
provided therein or by applicable Law (subject to the requirements of
<U>Section&nbsp;5.01</U>).
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) At the Effective Time, the bylaws of Merger Sub, as in effect immediately prior to
the Effective Time, will be the bylaws of the Surviving Corporation until thereafter
amended as provided therein, by the certificate of incorporation of the Surviving
Corporation or by applicable Law (subject to the requirements of <U>Section&nbsp;5.01</U>).
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;2.06 <B>Directors and Officers</B>. The directors and officers of Merger Sub immediately prior to
the Effective Time will be the directors and officers of the Surviving Corporation as of the
Effective Time.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;2.07 <B>Conversion or Cancellation of Shares</B>. At the Effective Time, by virtue of the Merger and
without any action on the part of the Company, Parent, Merger Sub or the holders of any of the
following securities:
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) Each Share issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time, other
than Exception Shares (which will be canceled and cease to exist with no payment or
distribution being made with respect thereto), Company Restricted Shares (which will be
treated in accordance with <U>Section&nbsp;2.09(a)(2)</U>) and Dissenting Shares (which will be
treated in accordance with <U>Section&nbsp;2.10</U>), will be converted into and constitute the
right to receive cash in an amount equal to $54.00, without interest (the &#147;<I>Merger
Consideration</I>&#148;), payable to the holder thereof in the manner provided in <U>Section
2.08</U>. At the Effective Time, all Shares that have been converted into the right to
receive the Merger Consideration as provided in this <U>Section&nbsp;2.07(a)</U> will no longer
be outstanding and will be canceled and will cease to exist, and each holder of a
Certificate that immediately prior to the Effective Time represented such Shares will cease
to have any rights with respect thereto, except the right to receive the Merger
Consideration in exchange therefor in accordance with <U>Section&nbsp;2.08</U>.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) Each issued and outstanding share of Merger Sub Common Stock will be converted
into one fully paid and nonassessable share of common stock, par value $.01 per share, of
the Surviving Corporation, and will constitute the only outstanding shares of capital stock
of the Surviving Corporation.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;2.08 <B>Exchange of Certificates; Payment of the Merger Consideration</B>.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) <I>Appointment of Disbursing Agent</I>. Prior to the Effective Time, Parent shall
deposit, or cause to be deposited, with a disbursing agent agreed upon by Parent
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">and the Company (the &#147;<I>Disbursing Agent</I>&#148;) cash in an amount sufficient to allow the
Disbursing Agent to pay the aggregate Merger Consideration payable pursuant to <U>Section
2.07(a)</U> in exchange for outstanding Shares. Any income from investment of such funds,
which investment will be in accordance with the instructions of Parent, will be payable
solely to Parent (or its designee). Parent shall be obligated to, from time to time,
deposit any additional funds necessary to make all payments that may be required pursuant
to <U>Section&nbsp;2.07(a)</U>. Any such cash remaining in the possession of the Disbursing
Agent six (6)&nbsp;months after the Effective Time (together with any earnings in respect
thereof) will be delivered by the Disbursing Agent to Parent (or its designee), and any
holder of Certificates immediately prior to the Effective Time who has not theretofore
exchanged such Certificates pursuant to this <U>Article&nbsp;II</U> will thereafter be entitled
to look exclusively to Parent and/or the Surviving Corporation, and only as a general
creditor thereof, for the consideration to which such holder may be entitled upon exchange
of such Certificates pursuant to <U>Section&nbsp;2.07(a)</U>. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
neither the Disbursing Agent nor any Party will be liable to any holder of Certificates for
any amount properly delivered to a public official pursuant to applicable abandoned
property, escheat or similar Laws. After any remaining cash has been delivered by the
Disbursing Agent to Parent pursuant to this <U>Section&nbsp;2.08(a)</U>, in the event any
Certificate has not been surrendered for the consideration to which such holder may be
entitled prior to the date that such Certificate, or the consideration payable upon the
surrender thereof, would otherwise escheat to or become the property of any Governmental
Authority, then the consideration otherwise payable upon the surrender of such Certificate
will, to the extent permitted by applicable Law, become the property of Parent, free and
clear of all Liens, rights, interests and adverse claims of any Person. The consideration
paid in accordance with the terms of this <U>Article&nbsp;II</U> in respect of Certificates
that have been surrendered in accordance with the terms of this Agreement will be deemed to
have been paid in full satisfaction of all rights pertaining to the Shares formerly
represented thereby. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the exchange
procedures described in this <U>Section&nbsp;2.08</U> will not apply to Company Restricted
Shares and the Company Restricted Share Consideration, and the Disbursing Agent will not
act as disbursing agent for the Company Restricted Shares.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) <I>Exchange Procedures</I>. As contemplated by <U>Section&nbsp;2.08(a)</U> above, promptly
after the Effective Time, but in no event more than two (2)&nbsp;Business Days thereafter,
Parent shall cause the Disbursing Agent to mail or deliver to each Person who was,
immediately prior to the Effective Time, a holder of record of Company Common Stock, a form
of letter of transmittal (which will specify that delivery will be effected, and risk of
loss and title to Certificates will pass, only upon proper delivery of such Certificates to
the Disbursing Agent and will be in such form and have such other customary provisions as
Parent reasonably specifies) containing instructions for use in effecting the surrender of
Certificates in exchange for the consideration to which such Person is entitled pursuant to
<U>Section&nbsp;2.07(a)</U>. Upon surrender to the Disbursing Agent of a Certificate for
cancellation together with such letter of transmittal, duly executed and completed in
accordance with the instructions thereto, and all other documents required by the
Disbursing Agent, the holder of such Certificate will promptly be provided in exchange
therefor cash in the amount to which such holder is entitled pursuant to <U>Section
2.07(a)</U>, and the Certificate so surrendered will forthwith be
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">canceled. No interest will accrue or be paid with respect to any consideration to be
delivered upon surrender of Certificates.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) <I>Transfer to Holder other than Existing Holder</I>. If any cash payment is to be made
pursuant to <U>Section&nbsp;2.07(a)</U> in a name other than that in which the Certificate
surrendered in exchange therefor is registered, it will be a condition of such payment that
(1)&nbsp;the Person requesting such payment shall pay any transfer or other similar Taxes
required by reason of the making of such payment in a name other than that of the
registered holder of the Certificate surrendered, or required for any other reason relating
to such holder or requesting Person, or shall establish to the reasonable satisfaction of
the Disbursing Agent that any such Tax has been paid or is inapplicable, and (2)&nbsp;the
Certificate so surrendered will be properly endorsed or will be otherwise in proper form
for transfer.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) <I>Transfers</I>. At the Effective Time, the stock transfer books of the Company will be
closed, and there will be no further registration of transfers of Company Common Stock or
Certificates that were outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time on the stock
transfer books of the Company. If after the Effective Time Certificates are presented to
the Surviving Corporation for any reason, they will be canceled and exchanged as provided
in this <U>Article&nbsp;II</U>, subject to applicable Laws in the case of Dissenting Shares.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(e) <I>Lost, Stolen or Destroyed Certificates</I>. If any Certificate shall have been lost,
stolen or destroyed, upon the making of an affidavit (in form and substance reasonably
acceptable to Parent) of that fact by the Person claiming such Certificate to be lost,
stolen or destroyed and, if required by Parent or the Disbursing Agent, the posting by such
Person of a bond in such reasonable amount as Parent or the Disbursing Agent may direct as
indemnity against any claim that may be made against it with respect to such Certificate,
Parent or the Disbursing Agent shall, in exchange for such lost, stolen or destroyed
Certificate, pay or cause to be paid the consideration deliverable in respect of Company
Common Stock formerly represented by such Certificate pursuant to <U>Section&nbsp;2.07(a)</U>.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(f) <I>Return of Merger Consideration for Dissenting Shares</I>. Any portion of the Merger
Consideration deposited by Parent with the Disbursing Agent pursuant to <U>Section
2.08(a)</U> in respect of any Dissenting Shares will be returned to Parent (or its
designee) upon demand.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(g) <I>Cessation of Rights. </I>From and after the Effective Time, the holders of
Certificates will cease to have any rights as stockholders of the Surviving Corporation,
except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement or by applicable Law, and Parent
will be entitled to treat each Certificate that has not yet been surrendered for exchange
solely as evidence of the right to receive the consideration into which the Company Common
Stock formerly evidenced by such Certificate has been converted pursuant to the Merger.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;2.09 <B>Stock Incentives</B>.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) <I>Company Stock Options; Company Restricted Shares; Company Stock-Based Awards</I>.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 4%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) Each option to purchase Company Common Stock granted under the Company
Stock Plan (each, a &#147;<I>Company Stock Option</I>&#148;) outstanding and unexercised immediately
prior to the Effective Time (whether vested or unvested), by virtue of the Merger
and without any action on the part of any holder of any Company Stock Option, will
become fully vested and exercisable immediately prior to, and then will be canceled
automatically at, the Effective Time and will thereafter represent, and will be
converted into, only the right to receive an amount of cash, if any (and without
interest), equal to the product of (A)&nbsp;the excess, if any, of (i)&nbsp;the Merger
Consideration over (ii)&nbsp;the exercise price per share of the Company Common Stock
subject to such Company Stock Option and (B)&nbsp;the number of shares of Company Common
Stock subject to such Company Stock Option immediately prior to its cancellation,
regardless of the vested status of such Company Stock Option (the &#147;<I>Company Stock
Option Consideration</I>&#148;). Parent will, or will cause the Surviving Corporation to,
pay to holders of Company Stock Options the Company Stock Option Consideration, if
any, as soon as practicable after the Effective Time and in any case within five (5)
Business Days thereafter. For the avoidance of doubt, no Company Stock Option
Consideration will be payable in respect of Company Stock Options with an exercise
price per share in excess of the Merger Consideration as of immediately prior to the
Effective Time, and all such Company Stock Options will be canceled automatically at
the Effective Time without any payment therefor.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 4%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) Each restricted share of Company Common Stock granted under the Company
Stock Plan (each a &#147;<I>Company Restricted Share</I>&#148;) outstanding and subject to
restrictions immediately prior to the Effective Time (whether vested or unvested),
by virtue of the Merger and without any action on the part of the holder of any
Company Restricted Share, will become fully vested and no longer subject to any
restrictions immediately prior to, and then will be canceled automatically at the
Effective Time and will thereafter represent, and will be converted into, only the
right to receive an amount of cash, without interest, equal to the Merger
Consideration (the &#147;<I>Company Restricted Share Consideration</I>&#148;). Parent will, or will
cause the Surviving Corporation to, pay to holders of Company Restricted Shares the
Company Restricted Share Consideration as soon as practicable after the Effective
Time and in any case within five (5)&nbsp;Business Days thereafter.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 4%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) Each Company Stock-Based Award outstanding immediately prior to the
Effective Time will, by virtue of the Merger and without any action on the part of
the holder thereof, become fully vested and no longer subject to any restrictions
immediately prior to, and then will be cancelled automatically at the Effective Time
and will thereafter represent, and will be converted into, only the right to receive
an amount of cash, without interest, equal to the product of (1)&nbsp;the Merger
Consideration (or, if the Company Stock-Based Award provides for
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 4%">payments to the extent the value of the Shares exceeds a specified reference
price, the amount, if any, by which the Merger Consideration exceeds such reference
price) and (2)&nbsp;the number of Shares subject to such Company Stock-Based Award
(the &#147;<I>Company Stock-Based Award Consideration</I>&#148;). Parent will, or will cause the
Surviving Corporation to, pay to holders of Company Stock-Based Awards the Company
Stock-Based Award Consideration as soon as practicable after the Effective Time and
in any case within five (5)&nbsp;Business Days thereafter.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) As of the Effective Time, the Company Stock Plan will terminate and all rights
under any provision of any other plan, program or arrangement providing for the issuance or
grant of any other interest in respect of the capital stock of the Company will be
canceled. At and after the Effective Time, no Person will have any right under the Company
Stock Options, the Company Restricted Shares, the Company Stock-Based Awards, the Company
Stock Plan or any other plan, program or arrangement with respect to equity securities of
the Surviving Corporation or any Subsidiary thereof, except the right to receive the
amounts payable under this <U>Section&nbsp;2.09</U>, if any.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) As soon as practicable following the date of this Agreement, the Company Board or
any committee administering the Company Stock Plan will adopt such resolutions or take such
other actions as may be required or appropriate to effect the provisions of this
<U>Section&nbsp;2.09</U>. The Company will provide notice (in a form reasonably satisfactory
to Parent) to each holder of an outstanding Company Stock Option, a Company Restricted
Share or a Company Stock-Based Award describing the treatment of such Company Stock Option,
Company Restricted Share or Company Stock-Based Award, as applicable, in accordance with
this <U>Section&nbsp;2.09</U>.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) Except to the extent permitted by <U>Section&nbsp;4.01(b)</U>, unless this Agreement
is terminated in accordance with its terms, no additional Company Stock Options, Company
Restricted Shares, Company Stock-Based Awards or any other equity-based awards or other
Rights will be granted pursuant to the Company Stock Plan or otherwise by the Company or
its Subsidiaries after the date of this Agreement.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;2.10 <B>Appraisal Rights</B>.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, Shares that are
outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time (other than the Exception Shares) and
that are held by Company Stockholders who shall have neither voted in favor of the Merger
nor consented thereto in writing and who shall have demanded properly in writing appraisal
for such Shares in accordance with Section&nbsp;262 of the DGCL (the &#147;<I>Dissenting Stockholders</I>&#148;)
shall not be converted into, or represent the right to receive, the Merger Consideration
(collectively, the &#147;<I>Dissenting Shares</I>&#148;). Dissenting Stockholders shall be entitled to
receive payment of the fair value of the Dissenting Shares as determined in accordance with
the provisions of Section&nbsp;262 of the DGCL, except that all Dissenting Shares held by
Company Stockholders who shall have failed to perfect or who effectively shall have
withdrawn or lost their rights to appraisal of such Shares under Section&nbsp;262 of the DGCL
will thereupon be deemed to have been converted into, and to have become exchangeable for,
as of the Effective Time, the right
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">to receive the Merger Consideration in accordance with <U>Section&nbsp;2.07</U>, without
any interest thereon, upon surrender, in the manner provided in <U>Section&nbsp;2.08</U>, of
the Certificate or Certificates that formerly evidenced such Shares.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) The Company shall give Parent notice as promptly as reasonably practicable upon
receipt by the Company of any demand for appraisal pursuant to Section&nbsp;262 of the DGCL and
of withdrawals of any such demand, and any other communications delivered to the Company
pursuant to or in connection with Section&nbsp;262 of the DGCL with respect to the Transactions,
and the Company will give Parent the opportunity to participate in all negotiations and
proceedings with respect to any such demands (including any settlement offers). Except
with the prior written consent of Parent, the Company will not voluntarily make any payment
with respect to any demand for appraisal and will not settle or offer to settle any such
demand.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;2.11 <B>Withholdings</B>. All amounts payable pursuant to this Agreement will be subject to any
required withholding of Taxes and will be paid at or as soon as practicable following the Effective
Time, but in any event within five (5)&nbsp;Business Days following the Effective Time, without
interest. To the extent that amounts are so withheld and paid over to the appropriate Governmental
Authority by Parent, Merger Sub, the Surviving Corporation or the Disbursing Agent, such withheld
amounts will be treated for all purposes of this Agreement as having been paid to the holder of
Certificates, Company Restricted Shares, Company Stock Options or Company Stock-Based Awards as the
case may be, in respect of which such deduction and withholding was made by Parent, Merger Sub, the
Surviving Corporation or the Disbursing Agent.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;2.12 <B>Section&nbsp;16 Matters</B>. Prior to the Effective Time, the Company Board or an appropriate
committee of non-employee directors will adopt a resolution and take all other necessary action
consistent with the interpretative guidance of the SEC so that the disposition of Shares, Company
Stock Options, Company Restricted Shares or Company Stock-Based Awards pursuant to this Agreement
and the Merger by any officer or director of the Company who is a covered person of the Company for
purposes of Section&nbsp;16 of the Exchange Act will be an exempt transaction for purposes of Section&nbsp;16
of the Exchange Act.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;2.13 <B>Further Action</B>. If at any time after the Effective Time the Surviving Corporation shall
determine, in its sole discretion, that any actions are necessary or desirable to vest, perfect or
confirm of record or otherwise in the Surviving Corporation its right, title or interest in, to or
under any of the rights, properties or assets of either of the Company or Merger Sub vested in the
Surviving Corporation as a result of, or in connection with, the Merger or otherwise to carry out
this Agreement, then the officers and directors of the Surviving Corporation will be authorized to
take all such actions as may be necessary or desirable to vest all right, title or interest in, to
and under such rights, properties or assets in the Surviving Corporation or otherwise to carry out
this Agreement.
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>ARTICLE III</B>
</DIV>


<DIV align="Center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><FONT style="font-variant: SMALL-CAPS"><B>Representations and Warranties</B></FONT>

</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;3.01 <B>Representations and Warranties about the Company</B>. Except as Previously Disclosed, the
Company hereby represents and warrants to Parent and Merger Sub as follows:
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) <I>Organization and Standing</I>. The Company is a corporation duly organized, validly
existing and in good standing under the Laws of the State of Delaware. The Company is duly
qualified and licensed to do business and is in good standing in all jurisdictions where
its ownership, leasing or operation of property or assets or its conduct of business
requires it to be so qualified or licensed, except where the failure to be in good standing
or be so qualified or licensed has not had, and would not reasonably be expected to have, a
Material Adverse Effect with respect to the Company. The Company has made available to
Parent or its counsel, true, correct and complete copies of the Constituent Documents of
the Company and each of its Subsidiaries, in each case as amended and in effect. Neither
the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is in material violation of any of the provisions
of its Constituent Documents. The Company has made available to Parent or its counsel
true, correct and complete copies of the minute books containing records of all consents,
actions and meetings of (1)&nbsp;the Company Board, committees of the Company Board and
stockholders of the Company, and (2)&nbsp;the boards of directors, managers or equivalent
governing bodies of each of the Company&#146;s Subsidiaries and all stockholders and equity
holders thereof, in each case, since January&nbsp;1, 2007.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) <I>Power</I>. The Company has the corporate power and authority to execute, deliver and
perform its obligations under this Agreement and to consummate the Transactions, subject to
the receipt of the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the outstanding Shares
entitled to vote thereon to adopt this Agreement (the &#147;<I>Company Stockholder Approval</I>&#148;). The
Company and each of its Subsidiaries has the corporate (or comparable) power and authority
to carry on its business as it is now being conducted and to own, lease and operate all its
properties and assets, except where the failure to have such power and authority has not
had, and would not reasonably be expected to have, a Material Adverse Effect with respect
to the Company.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) <I>Authority</I>.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 4%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) The Company has duly authorized, executed and delivered this Agreement.
Subject to receipt of the Company Stockholder Approval, this Agreement (and the
execution, delivery and performance hereof by the Company) and the Transactions have
been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action of the Company and no other
corporate proceedings on the part of the Company are necessary to authorize the
execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement or to consummate the
Transactions, other than obtaining the Company Stockholder Approval. The Company
Stockholder Approval is the only vote of the holders of any class or series of the
Company&#146;s capital stock necessary to adopt this Agreement and authorize and approve
the Transactions. This
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 4%">Agreement is the Company&#146;s valid and legally binding obligation, enforceable
against the Company in accordance with its terms (except as enforcement may be
limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, fraudulent
transfer and similar Laws of general applicability relating to or affecting
creditors&#146; rights or by general equity principles).
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 4%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) The Company Board, by resolutions duly adopted prior to the execution of
this Agreement, has unanimously (A)&nbsp;determined that the Merger is in the best
interests of the Company and the stockholders of the Company (the &#147;<I>Company
Stockholders</I>&#148;) and declared advisable this Agreement and the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement, including the Merger (collectively, the
&#147;<I>Transactions</I>&#148;), (B)&nbsp;approved and adopted this Agreement and the Transactions in all
respects in accordance with the DGCL (including such approval for purposes of
rendering the restrictions on business combinations set forth in the Business
Combination Law inapplicable to Guarantor, Parent, Merger Sub, the Transactions,
this Agreement and the Voting Agreement), and (C)&nbsp;subject to <U>Section&nbsp;4.09</U>,
resolved to (i)&nbsp;submit this Agreement for adoption by a vote of the Company
Stockholders at the Stockholders&#146; Meeting and (ii)&nbsp;recommend that the Company
Stockholders adopt and approve this Agreement and the Transactions (the &#147;<I>Company
Board Recommendation</I>&#148;). A copy of such resolutions of the Company Board has been
made available to Parent and, other than as permitted by and in accordance with
<U>Section&nbsp;4.09(f)</U>, such resolutions have not been modified, supplemented or
rescinded and remain in full force and effect.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) <I>Consents and Regulatory Approvals; No Defaults</I>.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 4%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) No consents, authorizations or approvals of, or filings or registrations
with, or notifications to, any Governmental Authority or with any third party are
required to be made or obtained by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in
connection with the execution, delivery or performance by the Company of this
Agreement or for the Company to consummate the Transactions, except for (A)&nbsp;filings
of applications and notices with, receipt of approvals or non-objections from, and
expiration of related waiting periods required by, the FTC and the Antitrust
Division under the HSR Act, (B)&nbsp;filings as may be required by the Securities Act or
the Exchange Act or any applicable national securities exchange or Nasdaq, (C)&nbsp;the
approvals and filings required by the DGCL, including receipt of the Company
Stockholder Approval, and (D)&nbsp;such consents, authorizations, approvals, filings,
registrations or notifications the failure of which to make or obtain has not had,
and would not reasonably be expected to have, a Material Adverse Effect with respect
to the Company.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 4%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) Subject to receipt of the consents, authorizations and approvals referred
to in <U>Section&nbsp;3.01(d)(1)</U>, the expiration of related waiting periods, and the
making of required filings with applicable Governmental Authorities, the execution,
delivery and performance of this Agreement and the consummation of the Transactions
do not and will not (A)&nbsp;result in, conflict with, or constitute or
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 4%">create (with or
without due notice or lapse of time or both) a breach or violation
of, or a default under, or give rise to any Lien (other than Permitted Liens)
on any property or asset of the Company or its Subsidiaries or any acceleration of
remedies or right of termination or cancellation under any Law or under any of the
terms, conditions or provisions of any Material Contract or IP License, except for
any such conflict, breach, violation, default, Lien, acceleration of remedies, right
of termination or cancellation that has not had, and would not reasonably be
expected to have, a Material Adverse Effect with respect to the Company, or (B)
constitute a breach or violation of, or a default under, or conflict with, the
Constituent Documents of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(e) <I>Company Stock</I>.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 4%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) The authorized capital stock of the Company consists of 4,000,000 shares of
Company Preferred Stock and 30,000,000 shares of Company Common Stock. As of the
close of business on June&nbsp;2, 2009, (A)&nbsp;11,622,629 shares of Company Common Stock
(including 254,641 Company Restricted Shares) were issued and outstanding and (B)
294,322 shares of Company Common Stock were issuable upon exercise of Company Stock
Options under the Company Stock Plan. There are (i)&nbsp;no shares of Company Preferred
Stock issued or outstanding, (ii)&nbsp;no shares of Company Common Stock issuable upon
exercise of any Rights under the Company Stock Plan (except as described in clause
(B)&nbsp;above), and (iii)&nbsp;no Company Stock-Based Awards outstanding.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 4%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) The outstanding Shares are, and all Shares which may be issued pursuant to
the Company Stock Plan or the exercise of Company Stock Options or Company
Stock-Based Awards will be, when issued in accordance with the respective terms
thereof, (A)&nbsp;duly authorized and validly issued and outstanding, fully paid and
nonassessable, and not subject to or issued in violation of any preemptive rights,
any purchase option, call option, right of first refusal, subscription right or any
similar right under any provision of the DGCL, the Company&#146;s Constituent Documents
or any contract or commitment to which the Company is a party or otherwise bound and
(B)&nbsp;issued in material compliance with all applicable Laws, including federal and
state securities laws, and all requirements set forth in applicable contracts
governing the issuance of such Company Stock Options or Company Stock-Based Awards.
Except as set forth in <U>Section&nbsp;3.01(e)(1)</U>, there are no shares of Company
Common Stock or Company Preferred Stock reserved for issuance, the Company does not
have any Rights outstanding with respect to Company Common Stock or Company
Preferred Stock and the Company does not have any commitment to authorize, issue,
sell or otherwise cause to become outstanding any Company Common Stock, Company
Preferred Stock or Rights, except pursuant to Company Stock Options and Company
Restricted Shares outstanding as of the date of this Agreement and set forth on
<U>Section&nbsp;3.01(e)(4)</U> of the Disclosure Schedule. There are no outstanding
stock appreciation, phantom stock, profit participation or similar rights with
respect to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or other equity interests in the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries or securities convertible into or exchangeable
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 4%">for such shares or equity interests. There are no stockholder agreements, voting
trusts or other arrangements or understandings to which the Company is a party,
or of which the Company has Knowledge, with respect to the voting of stock or other
equity interests of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries. The Company does not
have, and there is not in effect, a stockholder rights, &#147;poison pill&#148; or similar
plan with respect to the Company.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 4%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) No bonds, debentures, notes or other indebtedness of the Company or any of
its Subsidiaries having the right to vote are issued or outstanding, and there are
no outstanding contractual obligations of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to
repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any shares of capital stock of the Company
or any of its Subsidiaries.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 4%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) <U>Section&nbsp;3.01(e)(4)</U> of the Disclosure Schedule sets forth a complete
and accurate list, as of June&nbsp;2, 2009, of (A)&nbsp;all outstanding Company Stock Options
under the Company Stock Plan (or otherwise), the number of Shares subject thereto,
the exercise or grant prices (if applicable) and the names of the holders thereof
and (B)&nbsp;all Company Restricted Shares under the Company Stock Plan (or otherwise)
and the names of the holders thereof. All (i)&nbsp;Company Stock Options and (ii)
Company Restricted Shares are evidenced by stock option agreements, restricted stock
purchase agreements or other award agreements, in each case in the forms set forth
in <U>Section&nbsp;3.01(e)(4)</U> of the Disclosure Schedule or filed as an exhibit to a
Company Regulatory Filing prior to the date of this Agreement, and no stock option
agreement, restricted stock purchase agreement or other award agreement contains any
terms that are materially inconsistent with or in addition to such forms. Each
grant of a Company Stock Option was duly authorized no later than the date on which
the grant of such Company Stock Option was by its terms to be effective (the &#147;<I>Grant
Date</I>&#148;) by all necessary corporate action, including, as applicable, approval by the
Company Board (or a duly constituted and authorized committee thereof), and the
award agreement governing such grant (if any) was duly executed and delivered by
each party thereto, each such grant was made in accordance with the terms of the
Company Stock Plan, the Exchange Act and all other applicable Laws, the per share
exercise price of each Company Stock Option was equal to or greater than the fair
market value of a share of Company Common Stock on the applicable Grant Date and
each such grant was properly accounted for in accordance with GAAP in the Financial
Statements and disclosed in the Company Regulatory Filings in accordance with the
Exchange Act and all other applicable Laws. To the Company&#146;s Knowledge, the Company
has not granted, and there is no and has been no Company policy or practice to
grant, Company Stock Options prior to, or otherwise coordinate the grant of Company
Stock Options with, the release or other public announcement of material information
regarding the Company or its Subsidiaries or their financial results or prospects.
Each Company Stock Option, each Company Restricted Share and each Company
Stock-Based Award may, by its terms, be treated at the Effective Time as set forth
in <U>Section&nbsp;2.09</U>.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 4%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5) The Company Board has not declared any dividend or distribution with
respect to the Company Common Stock, the record or payment date for which is on or
after the date of this Agreement.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(f) <I>Company Subsidiaries</I>.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 4%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) (A)&nbsp;The Company owns, directly or indirectly, all the outstanding capital
stock and equity of each of its Subsidiaries free and clear of any Liens (other than
Permitted Liens); (B)&nbsp;no capital stock or equity of any of the Company&#146;s
Subsidiaries are or may become required to be issued (other than to the Company or
its wholly owned Subsidiaries) by reason of any Right or otherwise; (C)&nbsp;there are no
contracts, commitments, understandings or arrangements by which any of the Company&#146;s
Subsidiaries is bound to sell or otherwise transfer any capital stock or equity of
any such Subsidiaries (other than to the Company or its wholly owned Subsidiaries);
(D)&nbsp;there are no contracts, commitments, understandings or arrangements relating to
the Company&#146;s rights to vote or to dispose of the capital stock or equity of any of
its Subsidiaries; and (E)&nbsp;all the capital stock and equity interests of each
Subsidiary held by the Company or its Subsidiaries (i)&nbsp;have been duly authorized and
are validly issued and outstanding, fully paid and nonassessable and not subject to
or issued in violation of any preemptive right, purchase option, call option, right
of first refusal, subscription right or any similar right under any provision of the
DGCL, such Subsidiary&#146;s Constituent Documents or any contract or commitment to which
such Subsidiary is a party or otherwise bound, and (ii)&nbsp;were issued in material
compliance with all applicable Laws, including federal and state securities laws.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 4%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) Each of the Company&#146;s Subsidiaries has been duly organized and is validly
existing and in good standing under the Laws of the jurisdiction of its organization
and is duly qualified and licensed to do business and is in good standing in all
jurisdictions where its ownership, leasing or operation of property or assets or its
conduct of business requires it to be so qualified or licensed, except where the
failure to be in good standing or to be so qualified or licensed has not had, and
would not reasonably be expected to have, a Material Adverse Effect with respect to
the Company.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 4%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) Other than with respect to the Subsidiaries listed on <U>Section
3.01(f)(3)</U> of the Disclosure Schedule, the Company does not directly or
indirectly own any securities or beneficial ownership interests in any other Person
(including through joint ventures or partnership arrangements) or have any
investment in any other Person.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(g) <I>Company Regulatory Filings; Ordinary Course.</I>
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 4%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) Since January&nbsp;1, 2006, the Company has filed on a timely basis with the SEC
all forms, statements, reports, certifications, schedules and other documents
(including all exhibits and amendments thereto) required to be filed or
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 4%">furnished by
it under the Exchange Act or the Securities Act (collectively,
together with the information incorporated by reference therein, the &#147;<I>Company
Regulatory Filings</I>&#148;). Each of the Company Regulatory Filings, including each of the
Company Regulatory Filings filed or furnished after the date hereof, as of the date
filed or furnished (or if amended prior to the date of this Agreement, then as of
the date of the last such amendment) (A)&nbsp;complied in all material respects as to
form with the applicable requirements under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act,
as the case may be, and (B)&nbsp;did not contain any untrue statement of a material fact
or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make
the statements made therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were
made, not misleading; and each of the consolidated financial statements contained in
or incorporated by reference into any such Company Regulatory Filing (including the
related notes and schedules) (collectively, the &#147;<I>Financial Statements</I>&#148;) (i)&nbsp;complied
in all material respects as to form with the published rules and regulations of the
SEC with respect thereto, (ii)&nbsp;was prepared in accordance with GAAP applied on a
consistent basis throughout the periods involved, and (iii)&nbsp;fairly presented in all
material respects the financial position of the Company and its Subsidiaries on a
consolidated basis as of the date of such statement and the consolidated results of
the Company&#146;s and its Subsidiaries&#146; operations and cash flows for the periods
indicated in such statement, except in each case subject to normal year-end audit
adjustments and as permitted by SEC Form 10-Q promulgated under the Exchange Act in
the case of unaudited statements. The Company has not had any material dispute with
any of its auditors regarding accounting matters or policies during any of its past
three (3)&nbsp;full fiscal years or during the current fiscal year that is currently
outstanding or that resulted in an adjustment to, or any restatement of, the
Financial Statements.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 4%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Ernst &#038; Young LLP has not
resigned nor been dismissed as independent public accountant of the Company as a
result of or in connection with any disagreement with the Company on a matter of
accounting practices which impacts or would require the restatement of any
previously issued financial statements, covering one or more years or interim
periods for which the Company is required to provide financial statements, such that
they should no longer be relied on.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 4%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) Since January&nbsp;1, 2007, the Company has not conducted any material internal
investigations regarding accounting or revenue recognition discussed with, reviewed
by or initiated at the direction of the chief executive officer, chief financial
officer, the Company Board or any committee thereof.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 4%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) Except for liabilities and obligations (A)&nbsp;incurred in the Ordinary Course
of Business since December&nbsp;31, 2008, (B)&nbsp;that have been discharged or paid in full
in the Ordinary Course of Business since December&nbsp;31, 2008, (C)&nbsp;reflected in or
reserved against on the most recent balance sheet of the Company prepared in
accordance with GAAP and included in the Company Regulatory Filings filed with the
SEC at least one Business Day prior to the date of this Agreement, (D)&nbsp;that arise
under this Agreement or (E)&nbsp;that have not had,
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 4%">and would not reasonably be expected
to have, a Material Adverse Effect with respect
to the Company, the Company has not incurred any liabilities or obligations of
any nature, whether or not accrued, contingent, absolute or otherwise that would be
required to be reflected in or reserved against on a balance sheet prepared in
accordance with GAAP.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 4%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5) Since December&nbsp;31, 2008 through the date of this Agreement, (A)&nbsp;the Company
and its Subsidiaries have conducted their respective businesses in the Ordinary
Course of Business (excluding conduct in connection with and the incurrence of
expenses related to this Agreement and the Transactions and the general process of
soliciting and evaluating proposals to acquire the Company), (B)&nbsp;there has not been
a Material Adverse Effect with respect to the Company, and (C)&nbsp;neither the Company
nor any of its Subsidiaries has taken or authorized the taking of any action that if
taken after the date of this Agreement would constitute a breach of <U>Section
4.01</U>.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 4%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(6) The Company is in compliance in all material respects with the applicable
provisions of the applicable listing and governance rules and regulations of Nasdaq.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 4%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(7) The Company has made available to Parent complete and correct copies of all
comment letters from the SEC staff since January&nbsp;1, 2006 with respect to any of the
Company Regulatory Filings. There are no outstanding or unresolved comments in
comment letters received from the SEC staff with respect to any of the Company
Regulatory Filings.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(h) <I>Sarbanes-Oxley Act</I>. (1)&nbsp;The management of the Company has designed, implemented
and maintains disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule&nbsp;13a-15(e) of the
Exchange Act) to reasonably ensure that all material information relating to the Company,
including its consolidated Subsidiaries, required to be disclosed by the Company in the
reports 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 made known to the chief executive officer and the chief
financial officer of the Company by other employees within the Company as appropriate to
allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure; (2)&nbsp;the Company maintains a system of
internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rules&nbsp;13a-15(f) of the Exchange
Act) that is reasonably designed to provide reasonable assurance (A)&nbsp;that the Company
maintains records that in reasonable detail accurately and fairly reflect its transactions
and dispositions of assets, (B)&nbsp;that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit
preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP, (C)&nbsp;that receipts and
expenditures are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and the
Company Board and (D)&nbsp;of the prevention or timely detection of the unauthorized
acquisition, use or disposition of the Company&#146;s assets that could have a material effect
on the Company&#146;s consolidated financial statements; (3)&nbsp;the Company has evaluated the
effectiveness of the Company&#146;s internal control over financial reporting and, to the extent
required by applicable Law, presented in any applicable Company Regulatory
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">Filing that is a
report on Form 10-K or Form 10-Q (or any amendment thereto) its
conclusions about the effectiveness of the internal control over financial reporting
as of the end of the period covered by such report (or amendment) based on such
evaluations; (4)&nbsp;the Company&#146;s chief executive officer and chief financial officer have
disclosed, based on their most recent evaluation of internal control over financial
reporting, to the Company&#146;s auditors and the audit committee of the Company Board (or
persons performing the equivalent functions), (A)&nbsp;all significant deficiencies and material
weaknesses within their knowledge in the design or operation of internal control over
financial reporting that are reasonably likely to adversely affect the Company&#146;s ability to
record, process, summarize and report financial information and (B)&nbsp;any fraud that involves
management or other employees who have a significant role in the Company&#146;s internal control
over financial reporting; (5)&nbsp;the certifications provided pursuant to Sections&nbsp;302 and 906
of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act with each Company Regulatory Filing, as applicable, at the time
of filing or submission of such certification, were true and correct; and (6)&nbsp;as of the
date of this Agreement, the Company has not identified any material weaknesses in the
design or operation of its internal control over financial reporting except as disclosed in
the Company Regulatory Filings filed with the SEC prior to the date of this Agreement.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i) <I>Litigation</I>. There is no suit, claim, action, charge or proceeding (including
arbitration proceeding or dispute resolution proceeding) pending or, to the Company&#146;s
Knowledge, threatened against or affecting it or any of its Subsidiaries, businesses,
assets or properties, or its officers or directors in their capacities as such, that has
had, or would reasonably be expected to have, a Material Adverse Effect with respect to the
Company, and to the Company&#146;s Knowledge, there is no valid basis for any such suit, claim,
action, charge or proceeding. No Order is outstanding against the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries, businesses, assets or properties, or its officers or directors in their
capacities as such, that has had, or would reasonably be expected to have, a Material
Adverse Effect with respect to the Company. To the Company&#146;s Knowledge, there is no
investigation, indictment or audit pending or threatened by or against the Company or any
of its Subsidiaries, businesses, assets or properties, or its officers or directors in
their capacities as such, that has had, or would reasonably be expected to have, a Material
Adverse Effect with respect to the Company.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(j) <I>Compliance with Laws</I>. Since January&nbsp;1, 2007, the Company and each of its
Subsidiaries:
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 4%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) have been and are in compliance with all Laws applicable to their
respective businesses or to the employees conducting such businesses, except for
instances of noncompliance that have not had, and would not reasonably be expected
to have, a Material Adverse Effect with respect to the Company;
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 4%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) have obtained and hold all permits, licenses, authorizations, Orders and
approvals of, and have made all filings, applications and registrations with, all
Governmental Authorities that are required in order to permit them to own or lease
their properties and assets and to conduct their businesses as presently conducted,
except for those the failure of which to obtain or to be in compliance
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 4%">with have not
had, and would not reasonably be expected to have, a Material
Adverse Effect with respect to the Company; all such permits, licenses,
authorizations, Orders and approvals are in full force and effect; and, to the
Company&#146;s Knowledge, no suspension or cancellation of any of them has been
threatened as of the date of this Agreement, except for those suspensions or
cancellations that have not had, and would not reasonably be expected to have, a
Material Adverse Effect with respect to the Company;
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 4%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) have not received written notification from any Governmental Authority (A)
asserting that the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is not in material compliance
with any of the Laws that such Governmental Authority enforces or (B)&nbsp;threatening to
revoke any material license, franchise, permit, approval or governmental
authorization;
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 4%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) (A)&nbsp;have been and are in material compliance with all statutory and
regulatory requirements under the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2778), the
International Traffic in Arms Regulations (22 C.F.R. &#167; 120 et seq.), the Export
Administration Regulations (15 C.F.R. &#167; 730 et seq.) and associated executive
orders, the Laws implemented by the Office of Foreign Assets Control, United States
Department of the Treasury, antidumping and countervailing duty orders issued by the
United States International Trade Commission and/or the International Trade
Administration, United States Department of Commerce, and the Laws implemented by
the United States Customs and Border Protection, United States Department of
Homeland Security (collectively, the &#147;<I>Import and Export Controls Laws</I>&#148;); and (B)
have not received any written communication that alleges that the Company or any of
its Subsidiaries is not, or may not be, in material compliance with, or has, or may
have, any material liability under, the Import and Export Control Laws; and
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 4%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5) (A) (i)&nbsp;have been and are in material compliance with all legal
requirements under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (15 U.S.C. &#167;&#167; 78dd-1, et seq.)
and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development Convention Against
Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions and
legislation implementing such Convention and (ii)&nbsp;have been and are in compliance
with all international anti-bribery conventions (other than the convention described
in clause (i)) and local anti-corruption and bribery Laws, in each case, in
jurisdictions in which the Company and its Subsidiaries are operating (collectively,
the &#147;<I>Anti-Bribery Laws</I>&#148;), except with respect to clause (ii)&nbsp;only any failure to be
in compliance that has not had, and would not reasonably be expected to have, a
Material Adverse Effect with respect to the Company; and (B)&nbsp;have not received any
written communication that alleges that the Company, its Subsidiaries or any agent
thereof is, or may be, in material violation of, or has, or may have, any material
liability under, the Anti-Bribery Laws, except any written communication received
more than twenty-four (24)&nbsp;months prior to the date of this Agreement that did not
result in an inquiry or investigation that to the Company&#146;s Knowledge is currently
pending.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(k) <I>Material Contracts; Defaults</I>.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 4%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to, bound by or
subject to any currently effective agreement, contract, arrangement, commitment or
understanding (A)&nbsp;that is a &#147;material contract&#148; within the meaning of Item
601(b)(10) of the SEC&#146;s Regulation&nbsp;S-K; (B)&nbsp;that is a credit agreement, note, bond,
guarantee, mortgage, indenture, lease, or other instrument or obligation pursuant to
which any &#147;indebtedness&#148; (as defined below) of the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries is outstanding or may be incurred; (C)&nbsp;that is a collective bargaining
agreement; (D)&nbsp;that is an employment or consulting agreement, contract or binding
commitment providing for annual compensation or annual payments in excess of
$250,000 in the current or any future year; (E)&nbsp;that is an agreement, contract or
commitment of indemnification or guaranty not entered into in the Ordinary Course of
Business providing for indemnification which would reasonably be expected to exceed
$250,000, as well as any agreement, contract or commitment of indemnification or
guaranty between the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and any of their respective
officers or directors, irrespective of the amount; (F)&nbsp;that is an agreement,
contract or binding commitment containing any covenant directly or indirectly
limiting the freedom of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to engage in any line
of business, compete with any Person, or sell any product or service (including any
&#147;most favored nation&#148; clauses), or which, following the consummation of the Merger,
could so limit Parent or any of its affiliates (including the Surviving
Corporation), including any contract clause, mitigation plan, or other limitation
with respect to &#147;Organizational Conflicts of Interest,&#148; as that term is used in
Federal Acquisition Regulation&nbsp;Subpart 9.5; (G)&nbsp;that is a material partnership,
joint venture, teaming or similar agreement or arrangement; (H)&nbsp;that is a contract
or agreement involving a standstill or similar obligation of the Company or any of
its Subsidiaries to a third party; (I)&nbsp;the termination or cancellation of which by
any other party thereto, or under which the acceleration of any obligation or the
loss of any benefit, has had, or would reasonably be expected to have, a Material
Adverse Effect with respect to the Company; or (J)&nbsp;that contemplates or provides for
actual or potential payments to or from the Company and/or any of its Subsidiaries
in excess of $2,500,000 in the aggregate during the term thereof (each, other than
to the extent it would include a Benefit Arrangement, a &#147;<I>Material Contract</I>&#148;).
<U>Section&nbsp;3.01(k)</U> of the Disclosure Schedule lists each of the Material
Contracts that as of the date of this Agreement is in effect or otherwise binding on
the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or their respective properties or assets,
other than those contracts or agreements that have been filed as exhibits to the
Company Regulatory Filings prior to the date of this Agreement. For purposes of
this <U>Section&nbsp;3.01(k)</U>, &#147;indebtedness&#148; will mean, with respect to any Person,
without duplication, (i)&nbsp;all obligations of such Person for borrowed money, (ii)&nbsp;all
obligations of others secured by any Lien on property or assets owned or acquired by
such Person, whether or not the obligations secured thereby have been assumed, (iii)
all letters of credit issued for the account of such Person (excluding letters of
credit issued for the benefit of suppliers to support accounts payable to suppliers
incurred in the Ordinary Course of Business) and (iv)&nbsp;all obligations, the
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 4%">principal component of which are obligations under leases that are, or should
be pursuant to GAAP, classified as capital leases. A complete copy of each Material
Contract has previously been made available to Parent.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 4%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is in default under any
Material Contract or IP License, and, to the Company&#146;s Knowledge, (A)&nbsp;no other party
thereto is in default, and (B)&nbsp;there has not occurred any event that, with the lapse
of time or the giving of notice or both, would constitute such a default, in each
case, except those defaults that have not had, and would not reasonably be expected
to have, a Material Adverse Effect with respect to the Company. Each Material
Contract and each Government Contract (as defined below) is valid, binding and
enforceable upon the Company or the Subsidiary that is a party thereto, and to the
Company&#146;s Knowledge each other party thereto, and is, and immediately following
consummation of the Transactions will remain, in full force and effect (except as
such enforcement may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization, moratorium, fraudulent transfer and similar Laws of general
applicability relating to or affecting creditors&#146; rights or by general equity
principles), except where any failure to be valid, binding and enforceable and in
full force and effect has not had, and would not reasonably be expected to have, a
Material Adverse Effect with respect to the Company.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 4%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) To the Company&#146;s Knowledge, with respect to each contract, agreement,
purchase order, modification, bid, quotation or proposal between the Company or any
of its Subsidiaries and any (A)&nbsp;Governmental Authority or (B)&nbsp;third party relating
to a contract, agreement, purchase order, modification, bid, quotation or proposal
where the ultimate contracting party is any domestic or foreign government or
Governmental Authority (each a &#147;<I>Government Contract</I>&#148;), (i)&nbsp;the Company and each of
its Subsidiaries have complied in all material respects with all terms and
conditions of such Government Contract; (ii)&nbsp;such Government Contract was legally
awarded and the Company and each of its Subsidiaries have complied in all material
respects with all applicable requirements of all applicable Laws pertaining to such
Government Contract, including where applicable the &#147;Cost Accounting Standards&#148;;
(iii)&nbsp;all representations and certifications executed, acknowledged or set forth in
or pertaining to such Government Contract were complete and accurate in all material
respects as of their respective effective dates and the Company and its Subsidiaries
have complied in all material respects with all such representations and
certifications; (iv)&nbsp;all &#147;cost or pricing data&#148; required to be provided in
connection with a Government Contract was provided and was current, accurate and
complete in all material respects as of the date of agreement on price; (v)&nbsp;neither
the United States government nor any prime contractor, subcontractor or other Person
has notified the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, in writing or, to the Company&#146;s
Knowledge, orally, that the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has breached or
violated any Laws, certification, representation, clause, provision or requirement
pertaining to such Government Contract; (vi)&nbsp;neither the Company nor any of its
Subsidiaries has received any notice of termination for convenience, notice of
termination for default, cure notice or show cause notice pertaining to
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 4%">such Government Contract; (vii)&nbsp;other than in the Ordinary Course of Business,
no cost incurred by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries pertaining to such
Government Contract has been disallowed by any Governmental Authority, or to the
Company&#146;s Knowledge, is the subject of any audit or investigation by any
Governmental Authority; and (viii)&nbsp;other than in the Ordinary Course of Business, no
payments due to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries pertaining to such Government
Contract have been withheld or set off, nor has any claim been made to withhold or
set off money, and the Company and its Subsidiaries are entitled to all progress or
other payments received with respect thereto.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 4%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) To the Company&#146;s Knowledge, there exist no material disputes or claims
between the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and the United States government
under the Contract Disputes Act, as amended, or any other applicable federal Law, or
between the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and any prime contractor,
subcontractor or vendor arising under or relating to any Government Contract that,
if adversely determined against the Company has had, or would reasonably be expected
to have, a Material Adverse Effect with respect to the Company.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 4%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5) To the Company&#146;s Knowledge, since January&nbsp;1, 2006, neither the Company nor
any of its Subsidiaries has been debarred or suspended from participation in the
award of contracts with the United States government or any other Governmental
Authority (excluding for this purpose ineligibility to bid on certain contracts due
to generally applicable bidding requirements). To the Company&#146;s Knowledge, there
exist no facts or circumstances that would warrant mandatory disclosure to a
Governmental Authority, the institution of suspension or debarment proceedings or
the finding of nonresponsibility or ineligibility on the part of the Company, any of
its Subsidiaries or any of their respective directors, officers or employees.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(l) <I>Taxes</I>. (1)&nbsp;All material Tax Returns that are required to be filed (taking into
account any extensions of time within which to file) by or with respect to the Company and
its Subsidiaries have been duly and timely filed and all such Tax Returns are true, correct
and accurate in all material respects; (2)&nbsp;all material Taxes have been paid in full or are
adequately reserved in the Company&#146;s deferred Tax accounts; (3)&nbsp;all material Taxes that the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries is obligated to withhold from amounts owing to any
employee, creditor or third party have been withheld, properly reported and paid over to
the proper Governmental Authority, to the extent due and payable; (4)&nbsp;no extensions or
waivers of statutes of limitation have been granted or requested with respect to any of the
Company&#146;s U.S. federal income taxes or those of its Subsidiaries; (5)&nbsp;neither the Company
nor any of its Subsidiaries has received notice of any dispute or claim concerning any Tax
and no such dispute or claim is pending or, to the Company&#146;s Knowledge, threatened in
writing; and (6)&nbsp;there have been no claims in writing by any jurisdiction where the Company
or its Subsidiaries do not file Tax Returns that the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is
or may be subject to taxation by such jurisdiction. Except for Permitted Liens, to the
Company&#146;s Knowledge, no Liens
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">for material Taxes exist with respect to any of its assets or properties or those of
its Subsidiaries.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(m) <I>Benefit Arrangements</I>.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 4%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) True and complete copies of all material Benefit Arrangements, including
any summary plan description, determination letter, trust instruments, insurance
contracts and other funding agreements, each forming a part of any Benefit
Arrangements, and the most recent governmental filings, most recent actual reports,
most recent audited financial statements and all amendments thereto, have been made
available to Parent.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 4%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) All of the Benefit Arrangements have been administered in a manner
consistent in all respects with their written terms and are in substantial
compliance in form and operation with ERISA and the Code and other applicable Laws,
except for failures of administration or compliance that have not had, and would not
reasonably be expected to have, a Material Adverse Effect with respect to the
Company. Each of the Benefit Arrangements that is an &#147;employee pension benefit
plan&#148; within the meaning of Section&nbsp;3(2) of ERISA, and that is intended to be
qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code, has received a favorable determination
letter or is subject to an opinion letter from the U.S. Internal Revenue Service,
and no event has occurred which would reasonably be expected to cause the loss,
revocation or denial of any such favorable determination letter or opinion letter.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 4%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) Neither the Company nor any entity that is considered one employer with the
Company under Section&nbsp;4001 of ERISA or Section&nbsp;414 of the Code (an &#147;<I>ERISA
Affiliate</I>&#148;) has contributed to a &#147;multiemployer plan&#148; within the meaning of Section
3(37) of ERISA, a &#147;multiple employer plan&#148; within the meaning of Section 210(a) of
ERISA, or a pension plan subject to Title IV of ERISA or Section&nbsp;412 of the Code, in
each case, at any time within the last six (6)&nbsp;years.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 4%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) Except as provided in <U>Section&nbsp;2.09</U>, neither the Company&#146;s execution
and delivery of this Agreement, the consummation of the Transactions nor the Company
Stockholder Approval will, either alone or in conjunction with another event (such
as termination of employment), (A)&nbsp;entitle any of its employees or any employees of
its Subsidiaries to the payment of any severance, termination, &#147;golden parachute,&#148;
or other similar payments, (B)&nbsp;accelerate the time of payment or vesting or trigger
any payment or funding of compensation or benefits under, increase the amount
payable or trigger any other material obligation pursuant to, any of the Benefit
Arrangements or (C)&nbsp;result in payments under any of the Benefit Arrangements which
would not be fully deductible under Section&nbsp;280G of the Code. No Person is entitled
to any additional payment from the Company or any of its Subsidiaries by reason of
the excise tax required by Section 4999(a) of the Code being imposed on such Person
by reason of the Transactions.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 4%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5) The Company is not a party to any agreement, contract, arrangement or plan
(A)&nbsp;that constitutes a &#147;nonqualified deferred compensation plan&#148; within the meaning
of Code Section&nbsp;409A(d)(1) but that fails to meet the requirements of Code Sections
409A(a)(2), (3)&nbsp;or (4), or (B)&nbsp;that has resulted or would result in any amount that
would not be fully deductible as a result of Code Section&nbsp;162(m).
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 4%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(6) With respect to each Benefit Arrangement, as applicable, there have been no
non-exempt prohibited transactions (as defined in Section&nbsp;406 of ERISA and Code
Section&nbsp;4975) with respect to such Benefit Arrangement, no fiduciary has any
liability for breach of fiduciary duty or any other failure to act or comply in
connection with the administration or investment of the assets of such Benefit
Arrangement (including the actions contemplated by this Agreement), and no action,
suit, proceeding, hearing or, to the Company&#146;s Knowledge, investigation with respect
to the administration or the investment of the assets of such plan (other than
routine claims for benefits) is pending or, to the Company&#146;s Knowledge, threatened,
but excluding from each of the foregoing, events or circumstances that have not had,
and would not reasonably be expected to have, a Material Adverse Effect with respect
to the Company.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 4%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(7) Other than as required under Section&nbsp;601 et seq. of ERISA or any similar
Law, no Benefit Arrangement provides health and welfare benefits or coverage
following retirement or other termination of employment.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 4%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(8) All contributions, premiums or other payments (including all employer
contributions and employee salary reduction contributions) that are required to be
made under the terms of any Benefit Arrangement have been timely made and properly
provided for in the Financial Statements, as applicable, except for failures that
have not had, and would not reasonably be expected to have, a Material Adverse
Effect with respect to the Company.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 4%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(9) All Benefit Arrangements are by their terms able to be amended or
terminated by the Company without material penalty, consent or incremental cost.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 4%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(10) The Company has never been a party to or otherwise bound by an advance
agreement pursuant to 48 C.F.R. sec. 31.109 with the U.S. government relating to the
allowability, allocation or reimbursement of benefit costs or other matters in
connection with any Benefit Arrangement.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 4%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(11) All required reports and descriptions (including Form&nbsp;5500 Annual Reports,
Summary Annual Reports, PBGC-1&#146;s and Summary Plan Descriptions) have been filed or
distributed appropriately with respect to each Benefit Arrangement, except for
failures of filing or distribution that have not had, and would not reasonably be
expected to have, a Material Adverse Effect with respect to the Company.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 4%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(12) The requirements of Part&nbsp;6 of Subtitle B of Title I of ERISA and Section
4980B of the Code have been met with respect to each Benefit Arrangement, as
applicable, except for failures that have not had, and would not reasonably be
expected to have, a Material Adverse Effect with respect to the Company.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(n) <I>Labor Matters</I>. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to, or
is bound by, any collective bargaining agreement, contract or other agreement or
understanding with a labor union or labor organization. As of the date of this Agreement,
neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is the subject of a proceeding before any
Governmental Authority asserting that the Company or any such Subsidiary has committed an
unfair labor practice (within the meaning of the National Labor Relations Act) or seeking
to compel the Company or such Subsidiary to bargain with any labor organization as to wages
and conditions of employment. To the Company&#146;s Knowledge, no executive officer of the
Company or any of their respective direct reports has any plan to terminate employment with
the Company or its Subsidiaries. As of the date of this Agreement, (1)&nbsp;there is no strike
or other material labor dispute involving the Company or any of its Subsidiaries pending
or, to the Company&#146;s Knowledge, threatened, and (2)&nbsp;to the Company&#146;s Knowledge, none of the
Company&#146;s or any of its Subsidiaries&#146; employees is seeking to certify a collective
bargaining unit or engaging in any other similar labor organization activity. To the
Company&#146;s Knowledge, there are no material liabilities or obligations relating to any
individual&#146;s current or former employment with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or
related entities arising in connection with any violation of any Laws.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(o) <I>Environmental Matters</I>. There are no material proceedings, claims, actions or
investigations pending or, to the Company&#146;s Knowledge, threatened before any Governmental
Authority arising under any Environmental Law against the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries. The Company and its Subsidiaries currently hold all material permits
required under all applicable Environmental Laws for the operations of their businesses,
and such permits are in full force and effect. Except with respect to matters that have
not had, and would not reasonably be expected to have, a Material Adverse Effect with
respect to the Company: (1)&nbsp;since January&nbsp;1, 2006, the Company and its Subsidiaries have
conducted their operations in compliance with all permits required under applicable
Environmental Laws and the limitations, restrictions, conditions, standards, prohibitions,
requirements and obligations of all applicable Environmental Laws, and (2)&nbsp;there have been
no releases of Hazardous Materials at any property that the Company or its Subsidiaries
owns or operates, or has owned or operated, and that currently requires remediation by the
Company or its Subsidiaries under Environmental Laws.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(p) <I>Intellectual Property Assets</I>.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 4%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) <U>Section&nbsp;3.01(p)(1)</U> of the Disclosure Schedule lists each patent,
registered trademark, registered service mark, trade name or Internet domain name
and registered copyright or mask work, and applications for registration of any of
the foregoing, owned by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries as of the
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 4%">date of this Agreement (collectively, and together with any of the foregoing
obtained by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries after the date of this Agreement,
the &#147;<I>Company IP Assets</I>&#148;). The term &#147;<I>IP Assets</I>&#148; means all of the following in any
jurisdiction throughout the world: (A)&nbsp;the Intellectual Property listed on
<U>Section&nbsp;3.01(p)(1)</U> of the Disclosure Schedule and (B)&nbsp;all other Intellectual
Property used in the operation of the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries,
as presently conducted, including Intellectual Property incorporated or used in
products sold by the Company or its Subsidiaries.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 4%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) Each of the Company IP Assets is owned exclusively by either the Company or
one of its Subsidiaries, free and clear of all Liens, and free and clear of any
restrictions or limitations regarding ownership, use, license or disclosure
(including any &#147;rights in data&#148; claims of any Governmental Authority), in each case,
except for Liens or any such restrictions or limitations that have not had, and
would not reasonably be expected to have, a Material Adverse Effect with respect to
the Company. The Company and its Subsidiaries own or have a valid and enforceable
license or other right to use all IP Assets that are material to their businesses or
operations as presently conducted.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 4%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) With respect to all patent applications, trademark applications and
copyright applications included in the Company IP Assets pending with any
Governmental Authority, the Company and its Subsidiaries have conducted the
prosecution of all such pending applications in a manner consistent with their
reasonable ongoing business goals and objectives. With respect to all patents,
trademarks and copyrights included in the Company IP Assets issued or registered by
any Governmental Authority, to the extent consistent with the reasonable ongoing
business goals and objectives of the Company and its Subsidiaries, all registration
fees, maintenance fees, renewal fees and annuity fees necessary to maintain such
Company IP Assets as active and due prior to the Closing have been paid or will be
paid through the Closing, and all necessary documents and certificates in connection
with such Company IP Assets have been filed or will be filed with the relevant
patent, trademark and copyright offices, registrars or other authorities in the
United States or foreign jurisdictions, as the case may be, for the purposes of
maintaining the registration of such Company IP Assets through the Closing Date.
With regard to all applications for domain name registration and all registered
domain names included in the Company IP Assets, all necessary registration and
renewal fees due in connection with such Company IP Assets have been paid or will be
paid through the Closing.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 4%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) <U>Section&nbsp;3.01(p)(4)</U> of the Disclosure Schedule contains a true and
complete list of all material agreements, contracts, arrangements, commitments or
understandings regarding the development, ownership or use of IP Assets (including
material licenses to or from other Persons) to which either the Company or one of
its Subsidiaries is a party or by which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or
any of the IP Assets is bound (collectively, the &#147;<I>IP Licenses</I>&#148;) (true and complete
copies of which, or, if none exist, written descriptions of which, together with all
amendments and supplements thereto and all waivers of
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 4%">any terms thereof, have been made available to Parent), except licenses and
license agreements entered into in the Ordinary Course of Business for
commercially-available off-the-shelf software (as that term is commonly understood)
and those that arise as a matter of Law by implication as a result of sales of
products and services in the Ordinary Course of Business by the Company or any of
its Subsidiaries or any of their respective sales representatives, distributors or
resellers.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 4%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5) To the Company&#146;s Knowledge, none of the IP Assets owned by the Company or
any of its Subsidiaries is being infringed by any other Person.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 4%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(6) To the Company&#146;s Knowledge, none of the Company IP Assets infringes any
Intellectual Property of any other Person. Neither the Company nor any of its
Subsidiaries is infringing any Person&#146;s Intellectual Property, and no claims
regarding the foregoing are pending or, to the Company&#146;s Knowledge, threatened.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 4%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(7) No Governmental Authority is currently, nor since January&nbsp;1, 2006 has been,
entitled to claim any rights (including license rights) in: (A)&nbsp;any &#147;Technical
Data&#148; (as defined below) included in or related to any Company IP Assets, other than
&#147;Limited Rights&#148; (as defined below); (B)&nbsp;any &#147;Computer Software&#148; (as defined below)
included in the Company IP Assets, other than &#147;Restricted Rights&#148; (as defined
below); (C)&nbsp;any patents or patentable invention included in the Company IP Assets;
or (D)&nbsp;any copyright included in the Company IP Assets. The terms &#147;Technical Data&#148;
and &#147;Limited Rights&#148; have the meanings set forth at 48 C.F.R. 252.227-7013, and the
terms &#147;Restricted Rights&#148; and &#147;Computer Software&#148; have the meanings set forth at 48
C.F.R. 252.227-7014.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(q) <I>Real and Personal Property</I>.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 4%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) The Company does not own any real property.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 4%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) <U>Section&nbsp;3.01(q)(2)</U> of the Disclosure Schedule contains a true and
complete list of all material real property leases, subleases and other occupancy
agreements to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party (together with
all amendments, modifications, supplements, renewals and extensions related thereto,
the &#147;<I>Leases</I>,&#148; and the space and real property subject to the Leases, the &#147;<I>Leased
Property</I>&#148;), and the Company has made available to Parent a true and complete copy of
each such Lease. The Company or one of its Subsidiaries has good and valid title to
the leasehold estate in all Leased Property, free and clear of all Liens (except for
Permitted Liens). Each Lease is valid, binding and enforceable upon the Company or
the Subsidiary that is a party thereto, and, to the Company&#146;s Knowledge, each other
party thereto, and is in full force and effect (except as such enforcement may be
limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, fraudulent
transfer and similar Laws of general applicability relating to or affecting
creditors&#146; rights or by general equity principles), except where any failure to be
valid, binding and
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 4%">enforceable and in full force and effect has not had, and would not reasonably
be expected to have, a Material Adverse Effect with respect to the Company. There
is neither any existing default or violation by the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries under any Lease nor, to the Company&#146;s Knowledge, any existing default
or violation by any counterparty to any Lease, except those defaults or violations
that have not had, and would not reasonably be expected to have, a Material Adverse
Effect with respect to the Company. As of the date of this Agreement, neither the
Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has received any written notice of any default
or event that with notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute a default by
the Company or any of its Subsidiaries under any Lease, except those defaults that
have not had, and would not reasonably be expected to have, a Material Adverse
Effect with respect to the Company. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries
has assigned, sublet, transferred or otherwise conveyed any interest in any Lease.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 4%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) Other than scheduled maintenance, repairs and replacements conducted or
required in the Ordinary Course of Business, the Leased Property and all material
improvements located thereon are in good operating condition and repair and do not
require material repair or material replacement in order to serve their intended
purposes in the Ordinary Course of Business.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 4%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) The Company or one of its Subsidiaries has good and valid title to, or a
valid leasehold estate in, all personal property and assets reflected in the
December&nbsp;31, 2008 balance sheet contained in the Company&#146;s Annual Report on Form
10-K for the fiscal year ended December&nbsp;31, 2008, except (A)&nbsp;for properties or
assets subsequently sold, and leases subsequently terminated, in the Ordinary Course
of Business or otherwise as expressly permitted by this Agreement or (B)&nbsp;as has not
had, and would not reasonably be expected to have, a Material Adverse Effect with
respect to the Company.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(r) <I>Insurance</I>. (1)&nbsp;The Company and its Subsidiaries maintain, or are entitled to the
benefits of, insurance covering their material properties, operations, personnel and
businesses (each, an &#147;<I>Insurance Policy</I>&#148;); (2) <U>Section&nbsp;3.01(r)</U> of the Disclosure
Schedule contains a true and complete list of all of the Insurance Policies as of the date
of this Agreement; (3)&nbsp;except as has not had, and would not reasonably be expected to have,
a Material Adverse Effect with respect to the Company, all premiums payable under any
Insurance Policy have been paid when due, the Company and each of its Subsidiaries are in
compliance with the terms of each Insurance Policy and each Insurance Policy is in full
force and effect; and (4)&nbsp;there are no self-insurance arrangements in effect with respect
to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(s) <I>Takeover Laws and Provisions Applicable to the Company</I>. The Company has taken all
action required to be taken by it in order to: (1)&nbsp;exempt this Agreement, the Voting
Agreement and the Transactions from the requirements of any &#147;moratorium,&#148; &#147;control share,&#148;
&#147;fair price,&#148; &#147;affiliate transaction,&#148; &#147;business combination&#148; or other anti-takeover Laws
of any State, including the Business Combination Law (collectively, &#147;<I>Takeover Laws</I>&#148;); and
(2)&nbsp;make this Agreement, the
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">Voting Agreement and the Transactions comply with the requirements of any provisions
of its Constituent Documents concerning &#147;business combination,&#148; &#147;fair price,&#148; &#147;voting
requirement,&#148; &#147;constituency requirement&#148; or other related provisions (collectively,
&#147;<I>Takeover Provisions</I>&#148;).
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(t) <I>Financial Advisors</I>. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has engaged
any broker or finder or incurred any liability for any brokerage fees, commissions or
finder&#146;s fees in connection with the Transactions, except that, in connection with the
Transactions, the Company has retained Jefferies &#038; Company, Inc., as its financial advisor
(the &#147;<I>Financial Advisor</I>&#148;), pursuant to the letter agreement dated January&nbsp;26, 2009, a
complete copy of which has been made available to Parent prior to the date of this
Agreement.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(u) <I>Opinion of Financial Advisor</I>. Prior to the execution and delivery of this
Agreement, the Company has received a written opinion of the Financial Advisor to the
effect that as of the date of this Agreement and based upon and subject to the matters set
forth therein, the Merger Consideration to be received by the Company Stockholders pursuant
to the Merger is fair from a financial point of view to such Company Stockholders, and such
opinion has not been withdrawn or revoked or otherwise modified in any material respect.
The Company has been authorized by the Financial Advisor to permit the inclusion of such
written opinion in its entirety and a description of the Financial Advisor&#146;s analysis in
preparing such opinion in the Proxy Statement so long as the Financial Advisor approves in
advance such description and any accompanying disclosure.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(v) <I>Material Suppliers and Customers</I>. <U>Section&nbsp;3.01(v)</U> of the Disclosure
Schedule sets forth a true, correct and complete list of the ten (10)&nbsp;largest suppliers to
(the &#147;<I>Material Suppliers</I>&#148;) and customers of (the &#147;<I>Material Customers</I>&#148;) the Company for the
fiscal year ended December&nbsp;31, 2008 (determined on the basis of the total dollar amount of
purchases or sales, as the case may be) showing the total dollar number of purchases from
or sales to, as the case may be, each such Material Supplier or Material Customer, as the
case may be, during such period. Since January&nbsp;1, 2009, there has been no termination,
cancellation or material curtailment of the business relationship of the Company with any
Material Customer or Material Supplier nor, to the Company&#146;s Knowledge, has any Material
Customer or Material Supplier notified the Company in writing that it intends to terminate,
cancel or materially curtail its business relationship with the Company.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(w) <I>No Additional Representations</I>. Except for the representations and warranties of
the Company expressly set forth in this <U>Section&nbsp;3.01</U> (as modified by the Disclosure
Schedule), neither the Company nor any other Person makes any other express or implied
representation or warranty on behalf of the Company with respect to the Company, any of its
Subsidiaries, any of their respective businesses or the Transactions.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;3.02 <B>Representations and Warranties about Parent and Merger Sub</B>. Parent and Merger Sub hereby
jointly and severally represent and warrant to the Company as follows:
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) <I>Organization and Standing</I>. Each of Parent and Merger Sub is a corporation duly
organized, validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of the State of Delaware.
Each of Parent and Merger Sub is duly qualified and licensed to do business and is in good
standing in all jurisdictions where its ownership, leasing or operation of property or
assets or its conduct of business requires it to be so qualified or licensed, except where
the failure to be in good standing or to be so qualified or licensed has not had, and would
not reasonably be expected to have, a Material Adverse Effect with respect to Parent and
Merger Sub.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) <I>Power</I>. Each of Parent and Merger Sub has the corporate power and authority to
execute, deliver and perform its obligations under this Agreement and to consummate the
Transactions, subject to the adoption of this Agreement by General Dynamics Government
Systems Corporation, a Delaware corporation as the sole stockholder of Merger Sub (which
will occur promptly after the execution and delivery of this Agreement) (the &#147;<I>Parent
Approval</I>&#148;). Each of Parent and Merger Sub has the corporate power and authority to carry
on its business as it is now being conducted and to own, lease and operate all its
properties and assets, except where the failure to have such power and authority has not
had, and would not reasonably be expected to have, a Material Adverse Effect with respect
to Parent and Merger Sub.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) <I>Authority</I>. Each of Parent and Merger Sub has duly authorized, executed and
delivered this Agreement and the Voting Agreement. This Agreement, the Voting Agreement
(and the execution, delivery and performance thereof by Parent and Merger Sub) and the
Transactions have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action of each of Parent
and Merger Sub and no other corporate proceedings on the part of Parent or Merger Sub are
necessary to authorize the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, the
Voting Agreement or to consummate the Transactions, subject to obtaining the Parent
Approval. The Parent Approval is the only vote of the holders of any class or series of
Merger Sub&#146;s capital stock necessary to adopt this Agreement and authorize and approve the
Transactions. This Agreement and the Voting Agreement are each Parent&#146;s and Merger Sub&#146;s
valid and legally binding obligation, enforceable against each of them in accordance with
its terms (except as enforcement may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization, moratorium, fraudulent transfer and similar Laws of general applicability
relating to or affecting creditors&#146; rights or by general equity principles).
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) <I>Consents and Regulatory Approvals; No Defaults</I>.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 4%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) No consents, authorizations or approvals of, or filings or registrations
with, or notifications to, any Governmental Authority or with any third party are
required to be made or obtained by Parent or Merger Sub in connection with the
execution, delivery or performance by it of this Agreement or the Voting Agreement
or to consummate the Transactions, except for (A)&nbsp;filings of applications and
notices with, receipt of approvals or non-objections from, and
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 4%">expiration of related waiting periods required by, the FTC and the Antitrust
Division under the HSR Act, (B)&nbsp;filings as may be required by the Securities Act or
the Exchange Act or any applicable national securities exchange or Nasdaq, (C)&nbsp;the
approvals and filings required by the DGCL, including receipt of the Parent
Approval, and (D)&nbsp;such consents, authorizations, approvals, filings, registrations
or notifications the failure of which to make or obtain has not had, and would not
reasonably be expected to have, a Material Adverse Effect with respect to Parent and
Merger Sub.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 4%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) Subject to receipt of the consents and approvals referred to in <U>Section
3.02(d)(1)</U>, the expiration of related waiting periods, and the making of
required filings with applicable Governmental Authorities, the execution, delivery
and performance of this Agreement, the Voting Agreement and the consummation of the
Transactions do not and will not (A)&nbsp;result in, conflict with, or constitute or
create (with or without due notice or lapse of time or both) a breach or violation
of, or a default under, or give rise to any Lien (other than Permitted Liens) on any
property or asset of Parent or Merger Sub or any acceleration of remedies or right
of termination or cancellation under any Law or any indenture or instrument of
Parent or Merger Sub or to which Parent or Merger Sub or any of their properties is
subject or bound, except for any such conflict, breach, violation, default, Lien,
acceleration of remedies, right of termination or cancellation that, has not had,
and would not reasonably be expected to have, a Material Adverse Effect with respect
to Parent and Merger Sub, or (B)&nbsp;constitute a breach or violation of, or a default
under, or conflict with, the Constituent Documents of Parent or Merger Sub.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(e) <I>Merger Sub Stock</I>. The authorized capital stock of Merger Sub consists of 1,000
shares of Merger Sub Common Stock. All of the issued and outstanding capital stock of
Merger Sub is owned by General Dynamics Government Systems Corporation, a Delaware
corporation, as Merger Sub&#146;s sole stockholder. The outstanding shares of Merger Sub Common
Stock are duly authorized and validly issued and outstanding, fully paid and nonassessable,
and not subject to or issued in violation of any preemptive rights, any purchase option,
call option, right of first refusal, subscription right or any similar right under any
provision of the DGCL, Merger Sub&#146;s Constituent Documents or any contract or commitment to
which Merger Sub is a party or otherwise bound.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(f) <I>No Prior Activities</I>. Merger Sub was formed solely for the purpose of engaging in
the Transactions, has engaged in no other business activities and has conducted and will
conduct its operations prior to the Effective Time only as contemplated by this Agreement.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(g) <I>Ownership of Company Common Stock</I>. As of the date of this Agreement, neither
Parent nor any of its Subsidiaries (including Merger Sub) is, and at no time during the
last three (3)&nbsp;years has Parent or any of its Subsidiaries (including Merger Sub) been, an
&#147;interested stockholder&#148; of the Company as defined in the Business Combination Law. As of
the date of this Agreement, neither Parent nor any of
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">its Subsidiaries (including Merger Sub) owns (beneficially or of record), or is a
party to any agreement, arrangement or understanding for the purpose of acquiring, holding,
voting or disposing of, any shares of capital stock of the Company (other than as
contemplated by this Agreement and the Voting Agreement) in excess of five percent (5%) of
the outstanding Shares.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(h) <I>Proxy Statement</I>.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 4%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) The information regarding Guarantor, Parent and Merger Sub furnished in
writing by Parent or Merger Sub expressly for inclusion in the Proxy Statement will
not at the time (A)&nbsp;the Proxy Statement (or any amendment or supplement thereto) is
filed with the SEC, (B)&nbsp;the Proxy Statement is first disseminated to the Company
Stockholders, or (C)&nbsp;of the Stockholders&#146; 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 were made, not misleading.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 4%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) Notwithstanding the foregoing, Parent and Merger Sub make no representation
or warranty with respect to any other information contained or incorporated by
reference in the Proxy Statement.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i) <I>Funds</I>. As of the date of this Agreement, Merger Sub has access to, and will at
the Effective Time have, sufficient funds available to satisfy the obligation to pay the
Merger Consideration in the Merger.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(j) <I>Full Access</I>. Parent acknowledges that it and its Representatives have received
access to such books and records, facilities, equipment, contracts and other assets of the
Company and its Subsidiaries that it and its Representatives have desired or requested to
review, and that it and its Representatives have had full opportunity to meet with the
management of the Company to discuss the businesses and assets of the Company and its
Subsidiaries. Parent acknowledges that neither the Company nor any other Person has made
any representation or warranty, expressed or implied, as to the accuracy or completeness of
any information regarding the Company furnished or made available to Parent and its
Representatives in connection with the Transactions and that neither the Company, its
Subsidiaries nor any of their respective Representatives has made any representation or
warranty regarding the Company, its Subsidiaries or their respective businesses, except as
and to the extent expressly set forth in <U>Section&nbsp;3.01</U> (as modified by the
Disclosure Schedule).
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(k) <I>No Additional Representations</I>. Except for the representations and warranties of
Parent and Merger Sub expressly set forth in this <U>Section&nbsp;3.02</U>, neither Parent,
Merger Sub nor any other Person makes any other express or implied representation or
warranty on behalf of Parent or Merger Sub with respect to Parent, Merger Sub or any of
their respective Subsidiaries or the Transactions.
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>ARTICLE IV</B>
</DIV>


<DIV align="Center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><FONT style="font-variant: SMALL-CAPS"><B>Covenants and Agreements to be Performed Prior to the Closing</B></FONT>

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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;4.01 <B>Conduct of Business of the Company</B>. From the date of this Agreement until the Effective
Time or the earlier termination of this Agreement in accordance with its terms, except as otherwise
expressly required by this Agreement or as specifically permitted pursuant to (a)&nbsp;through (v)
below, the Company shall conduct its business and cause to be conducted the businesses of its
Subsidiaries in the Ordinary Course of Business and shall use reasonable best efforts to preserve
intact their respective business organizations, keep available the services of their respective
current officers and employees, preserve the goodwill of those having material business
relationships with the Company and its Subsidiaries, preserve their respective material
relationships with customers, creditors and suppliers, maintain their respective books, accounts
and records and comply in all material respects with applicable Laws. Without limiting the
generality of the foregoing, except as expressly required by this Agreement, as set forth on
<U>Section&nbsp;4.01</U> of the Disclosure Schedule or as required by applicable Law, without the prior
written consent of Parent, from the date of this Agreement until the Effective Time or the earlier
termination of this Agreement in accordance with its terms, the Company shall not, and shall cause
each of its Subsidiaries not to:
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) <I>Operations</I>. Enter into any new material line of business or change its material
operating policies.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) <I>Capital Stock and Other Securities</I>. Other than with respect to Company Stock
Options or Company Restricted Shares set forth on <U>Section&nbsp;3.01(e)(4)</U> of the
Disclosure Schedule, (1)&nbsp;issue, sell, grant or otherwise permit to become outstanding or
dispose of or encumber or pledge, or authorize or propose the creation of, any additional
 shares of its capital stock or any other securities (including long-term debt) or any
Rights with respect to shares of its capital stock or any other securities, or (2)&nbsp;permit
any additional shares of its capital stock to become subject to new grants under the
Company Stock Plan or otherwise.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) <I>Dividends, Distributions, Repurchases</I>. (1)&nbsp;Make, declare, pay or set aside for
payment any dividend on or in respect of, or declare or make any actual, constructive or
deemed distribution on, any shares of its capital stock, other than dividends from its
wholly owned Subsidiaries to it or another of its wholly owned Subsidiaries or (2)
authorize or effect, directly or indirectly, any adjustment, split, combination, redemption
or reclassification, or purchase of or otherwise acquire, any shares of its capital stock
or any other securities exercisable or exchangeable for or convertible into shares of its
capital stock, or amend any terms of any outstanding security of the Company.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) <I>Dispositions</I>. Sell, transfer, mortgage, encumber, lease, license or otherwise
dispose of any of its assets, businesses or properties, including any shares of capital
stock of its Subsidiaries, except for sales, transfers, mortgages, encumbrances, leases,
licenses or other dispositions in the Ordinary Course of Business pursuant to a
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">transaction that, together with any other such transactions, is not material to it and
its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(e) <I>Acquisitions</I>. Other than in the Ordinary Course of Business, acquire (whether by
purchase of assets, purchase of stock, merger or otherwise) (1)&nbsp;all or any portion of the
assets, business, properties or shares of stock or other securities of any other Person or
(2)&nbsp;any equity interest of any Person or any business or division of any business, or enter
into any joint venture, partnership agreement, joint development agreement, strategic
alliance agreement or other similar agreement.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(f) <I>Constituent Documents</I>. Amend or propose to amend its Constituent Documents.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(g) <I>Accounting Methods</I>. Implement or adopt any change in its financial accounting
principles, practices or methods, other than as may be required as a result of changes
after the date of this Agreement in GAAP or regulatory accounting requirements applicable
to U.S. publicly owned business organizations generally.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(h) <I>Compensation; Employment Agreements; Etc</I>. Except as expressly required by the
terms of a Benefit Arrangement set forth on <U>Section&nbsp;4.01(h)</U> of the Disclosure
Schedule: (1)&nbsp;enter into, amend, modify or renew any employment, consulting, change in
control or similar contract, agreement or arrangement with any director, officer or
employee; (2)&nbsp;increase the compensation payable or to become payable to any director,
officer or employee (excluding increases in cash compensation in the Ordinary Course of
Business); (3)&nbsp;increase any bonus, insurance, pension or other benefit plan, payment or
arrangement made to, for or with any such directors, officers or employees; (4)&nbsp;grant any
severance or termination pay to any executive officer or director, or to any other employee
(excluding payments made in connection with the termination of employees who are not
executive officers in amounts consistent with its policies and past practice or pursuant to
written agreements set forth on <U>Section&nbsp;3.01(m)(4)</U> of the Disclosure Schedule); or
(5)&nbsp;issue or grant any Company Stock-Based Awards.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i) <I>Benefit Arrangements</I>. Enter into, establish, adopt, amend, modify or renew any
pension, retirement, stock option, stock purchase, savings, profit sharing, deferred
compensation, bonus, group insurance or other employee benefit, incentive or welfare
contract, plan or arrangement or any trust agreement in respect of any director, officer or
employee or take any action to accelerate the vesting or exercisability of stock options
(including Company Stock Options), restricted stock units (including Company Restricted
Shares) or other compensation or benefits payable thereunder, except (1)&nbsp;as may be required
by applicable Law or by the terms of a Benefit Arrangement set forth on <U>Section
4.01(h)</U> of the Disclosure Schedule or (2)&nbsp;amendments that do not increase benefits or
result in increased administrative costs.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(j) <I>Indebtedness. </I>(1)&nbsp;Create, incur, endorse, assume or otherwise become liable for
or suffer to exist any indebtedness for borrowed money or guarantee any such indebtedness
other than borrowings in the Ordinary Course of Business pursuant to the
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">Company&#146;s and its Subsidiaries&#146; revolving credit arrangements or under capital leases,
in each case, in effect on the date of this Agreement, (2)&nbsp;issue, sell or amend any debt
securities or other rights to acquire any debt securities of the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries, (3)&nbsp;guarantee any debt securities of others, (4)&nbsp;enter into any &#147;keep well&#148;
or other covenants to maintain any financial condition or enter into any arrangement having
the economic effect of the foregoing, (5)&nbsp;other than to wholly-owned Subsidiaries of the
Company, make any loans, advances or capital contributions to, or material investment in,
any Person, (6)&nbsp;pledge or otherwise encumber shares of capital stock of the Company or any
of its Subsidiaries (other than Permitted Liens), or (7)&nbsp;mortgage, pledge or otherwise
encumber any of its material assets (other than Permitted Liens).
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(k) <I>Taxes. </I>Make or change any material Tax election, settle or compromise any
material Tax liability, change in any material respect any accounting method in respect of
Taxes, file any amendment to a material Tax Return, enter into any closing agreement,
settle any material claim or material assessment of Taxes, enter into any agreement or
waiver extending the period for assessment or collection of any material Taxes of the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or fail to pay or withhold, or otherwise properly
reserve for, any material Taxes of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(l) <I>Material Contracts. </I>Enter into any contract, agreement or commitment (excluding
Government Contracts) of a character that would constitute a Material Contract or be
required to be disclosed in <U>Section&nbsp;3.01(k)</U> of the Disclosure Schedule if such
contract, agreement or commitment had been entered into prior to the date of this
Agreement, or terminate, renew or amend in any material respect any Material Contract, in
each case, other than in the Ordinary Course of Business (it being understood that if any
such entry into, or termination, renewal or amendment of, any such contract, agreement or
commitment is permitted pursuant to this <U>Section&nbsp;4.01(l)</U> as a result of the
Ordinary Course of Business exception set forth above, but such action would otherwise be
prohibited by any other provision of this <U>Section&nbsp;4.01</U>, then this <U>Section
4.01(l)</U> shall not be interpreted to permit such action without the prior written
consent of Parent as contemplated hereby).
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(m) <I>Non-Competes</I>. Enter into any agreement, contract or binding commitment containing
any covenant directly or indirectly limiting the freedom of the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries to engage in any line of business, compete with any Person, or sell any
product or service (including any &#147;most favored nation&#148; clauses), or which, following the
consummation of the Merger, could so limit Guarantor, Parent or any of their affiliates
(including the Surviving Corporation), including any contract clause, mitigation plan, or
other limitation with respect to &#147;Organizational Conflicts of Interest,&#148; as that term is
used in Federal Acquisition Regulation&nbsp;Subpart 9.5.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(n) <I>Government Contracts</I>. Enter into any Government Contract or submit any bid for a
Government Contract that (1)&nbsp;would reasonably be expected to result in a financial loss of
greater than $100,000, (2)&nbsp;involves unusual risk in performance or compliance with schedule
requirements or contains non-customary terms and conditions or (3)&nbsp;would, under the federal
rules covering Organizational Conflicts of Interest, as
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">that term is used in Federal Acquisition Regulation&nbsp;Subpart 9.5, limit Parent, the
Surviving Corporation or any of their respective Subsidiaries from engaging in any line of
business, competing with any Person or selling any product or service.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(o) <I>Adverse Actions</I>. Take, or omit to take, any action that would reasonably be
expected to result in any of the conditions to the Merger set forth in <U>Article&nbsp;VI</U>
not being satisfied in a timely manner.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(p) <I>Waivers; Etc</I>. Waive, release or assign any material rights, claims or benefits of
the Company or any of its Subsidiaries under any Material Contract, other than in the
Ordinary Course of Business.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(q) <I>Capital Expenditures; Demonstration Equipment. </I>Make any capital expenditures,
capital additions or capital improvements in amounts exceeding $5,000,000 in the aggregate,
or manufacture any demonstration equipment with a cost exceeding $2,000,000 in the
aggregate.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(r) <I>Reportable Transactions</I>. Engage in any &#147;reportable transaction,&#148; including any
&#147;listed transaction,&#148; within the meaning of Code Section&nbsp;6011 or any other applicable
federal Law including any Internal Revenue Service ruling, procedure, notice or other
pronouncement.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(s) <I>Satisfaction of Liabilities</I>. Other than in the Ordinary Course of Business, pay,
discharge or satisfy any material claim, liability or obligation, or settle or compromise
any material pending or threatened suit, action or proceeding requiring payments by the
Company in excess of $250,000 in the aggregate.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(t) <I>Insurance</I>. Materially change the amount or nature of any insurance coverage,
other than in the Ordinary Course of Business.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(u) <I>Related-Party Transactions</I>. Enter into, amend, modify, terminate or engage in any
contract, agreement, commitment or transaction with any executive officer or director of
the Company, or any Person owning five percent (5%) or more of the Company Common Stock, or
any relative of any such Person directly or indirectly controlled by such Person.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(v) <I>Commitments</I>. Enter into any contract or binding commitment with respect to any of
the foregoing, or otherwise resolve or commit to do any of the foregoing.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;4.02 <B>&#091;Reserved&#093;</B>.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;4.03 <B>Additional Reports</B>. From the date of this Agreement to the Effective Time, the Company
will timely file with, or furnish to, the SEC all forms, statements, reports, certifications,
schedules and other documents (including all exhibits and amendments thereto) required to be filed
or furnished by it under the Exchange Act and/or the Securities Act. The Company will furnish to
Parent drafts of all such forms, statements, reports, certifications, schedules and other documents
a reasonable time prior to filing with, or furnishing to, the SEC,
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">and copies of any such forms, statements, reports, certifications, schedules and other
documents that it files with, or furnishes to, the SEC on or after the date of this Agreement.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;4.04 <B>Reasonable Best Efforts; Antitrust Filings; Cooperation</B>.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) <I>Reasonable Best Efforts</I>. Subject to <U>Section&nbsp;4.04(b)</U>, from the date of
this Agreement until the Effective Time or the earlier termination of this Agreement in
accordance with its terms, each of the Parties shall 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, proper or advisable to
consummate and make effective, as promptly as practicable prior to the Termination Date,
the Transactions in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the Voting Agreement,
including: (1)&nbsp;the taking of all acts necessary to cause the conditions to the Merger to
each be satisfied as promptly as practicable; and (2)&nbsp;the obtaining of all actions or
nonactions, waivers, consents and approvals from Governmental Authorities and the making of
all registrations, notices and filings (including filings with Governmental Authorities),
in each case, that are required in connection with this Agreement and the Merger 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 Authority.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) <I>Antitrust Filings</I>. In connection with and without limiting the foregoing
clause&nbsp;(a), the Company shall, and Parent shall cause Guarantor to, file (1)&nbsp;duly file with
the United States Federal Trade Commission (the &#147;<I>FTC</I>&#148;) and the Antitrust Division of the
United States Department of Justice (the &#147;<I>Antitrust Division</I>&#148;) the notification and report
form (the&nbsp;&#147;<I>HSR Filing</I>&#148;) required under the HSR Act and (2)&nbsp;duly make all notifications and
other filings required under any other applicable Antitrust Law (together with the HSR
Filing, the &#147;<I>Antitrust Filings</I>&#148;) that the Company and Parent deem advisable or appropriate
or that may be required by the applicable Antitrust Authority, in each case with respect to
the Transactions and as promptly as practicable, but in the case of the HSR Filing, no
later than five (5)&nbsp;Business Days following the execution and delivery of this Agreement
unless the Parties otherwise agree. The Antitrust Filings shall be prepared and made in
substantial compliance with the requirements of the HSR Act or other Antitrust Laws, as
applicable. Each Party will use its respective reasonable best efforts to obtain early
termination of the applicable waiting period, if any, under all Antitrust Laws.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement (whether in clause (a)
or elsewhere), nothing contained in this Agreement will be deemed to require Parent or
Guarantor to enter into any agreement, consent decree or other commitment requiring Parent,
Guarantor or any of their Subsidiaries to (A)&nbsp;divest, hold separate or otherwise limit the
use of any assets of the Company or its Subsidiaries, or Parent, Guarantor or their
Subsidiaries, (B)&nbsp;litigate, pursue or defend any action or proceeding challenging any of
the Transactions as violative of any Antitrust Laws, (C)&nbsp;other than filing fees required by
the HSR Act, make any out of pocket expenditures of more than a de minimis amount or incur
any obligations or liabilities, in each case, in order to comply with the provisions of
this <U>Section&nbsp;4.04</U> or (D)&nbsp;take any other action that would, or would reasonably be
expected
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">to, materially and adversely affect Parent, Guarantor or any of their Subsidiaries
(including after the Effective Time, the Surviving Corporation).
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) <I>Cooperation</I>. From the date of this Agreement until the Closing or the earlier
termination of this Agreement in accordance with its terms, each Party shall, subject to
applicable Law and except as prohibited by any applicable representative of any applicable
Governmental Authority: (1)&nbsp;furnish to the other Parties upon reasonable request all
information concerning itself, its Subsidiaries, directors, officers and stockholders and
such other matters as may be reasonably necessary or advisable in connection with any
filing, notice or application made by or on behalf of such other Party or any of its
Subsidiaries with or to any third party or Governmental Authority in connection with the
Transactions; (2)&nbsp;promptly notify the other Parties of any written communication to the
first Party from any Antitrust Authority, any State Attorney General or any other
Governmental Authority relating to this Agreement or the Transactions, and permit the other
Parties a reasonable opportunity to review in advance any proposed written communication to
any of the foregoing with respect to the Transactions; (3)&nbsp;not participate or agree to
participate in any substantive meeting or discussion with any Governmental Authority in
respect of any filings, investigation or inquiry concerning this Agreement or the
Transactions unless it consults with the other Parties in advance and, to the extent
permitted by such Governmental Authority, gives the other Parties the opportunity to attend
and participate thereat; and (4)&nbsp;furnish the other Parties with copies of all
correspondence, filings and written communications (and memoranda setting forth the
substance thereof) between such Party and its Subsidiaries and their respective
Representatives, on the one hand, and any Governmental Authority or members or their
respective staffs, on the other hand, with respect to this Agreement and the Transactions.
Each Party shall (A)&nbsp;respond as promptly as reasonably practicable under the circumstances
to any inquiries received from any Antitrust Authority for additional information or
documentation and to all inquiries and requests received from any State Attorney General or
other Governmental Authority in connection with antitrust matters relating to this
Agreement or the Transactions, including the Antitrust Filings, and (B)&nbsp;not extend any
waiting period under the HSR Act or enter into any agreement with any Antitrust Authority
not to consummate the Transactions without the prior written consent of the other Parties.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) Parent shall cause Merger Sub to comply with all of Merger Sub&#146;s obligations under
or related to this Agreement and the Transactions.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;4.05 <B>Stockholder Approvals</B>.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) As soon as possible after the date of this Agreement, the Company, acting through
the Company Board, shall, in accordance with applicable Law (including the DGCL) and the
Company&#146;s Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws, establish a record date for, duly call,
give notice of, convene and hold a special meeting of its stockholders for the purpose of
considering and taking action on this Agreement and the Merger, and the Company shall
submit this Agreement for adoption by the Company Stockholders at such meeting
(the&nbsp;&#147;<I>Stockholders&#146; Meeting</I>&#148;). At the Stockholders&#146; Meeting, Parent and Merger Sub shall
cause all Shares then owned by them and their
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">respective Subsidiaries to be voted in favor of the approval and adoption of this
Agreement.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) Subject to <U>Section&nbsp;4.09</U>, the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts
to solicit from the Company Stockholders proxies in favor of the adoption of this Agreement
and take all actions reasonably necessary or advisable to secure the Company Stockholder
Approval.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) The Company&#146;s obligations pursuant to this <U>Section&nbsp;4.05</U> will not be
affected by the commencement, public proposal, public disclosure or communication to the
Company of any Acquisition Proposal or Superior Proposal or any withdrawal of the Company
Board Recommendation. Subject to the Company withholding, withdrawing, qualifying or
modifying its recommendation pursuant to and in accordance with <U>Section&nbsp;4.09</U>, the
Company, acting through the Company Board, will make the Company Board Recommendation at
the Stockholders&#146; Meeting.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;4.06 <B>Proxy Statement</B>.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) As soon as possible after the date of this Agreement, the Company shall prepare
and file, in no event later than three (3)&nbsp;Business Days after the date of this Agreement,
a preliminary Proxy Statement with the SEC under the Exchange Act and shall use its
reasonable best efforts to have such preliminary Proxy Statement cleared by the SEC
promptly. The Company agrees to use its reasonable best efforts, after consultation with
Parent, to respond promptly to all comments of and requests by the SEC with respect to such
preliminary Proxy Statement and to cause a definitive Proxy Statement and all required
amendments and supplements thereto to be disseminated to the Company Stockholders entitled
to vote at the Stockholders&#146; Meeting at the earliest practicable time. The Company will
notify Parent promptly of the receipt of and will respond promptly to any (1)&nbsp;comments from
the SEC or its staff and (2)&nbsp;request by the SEC or its staff for amendments or supplements
to the Proxy Statement or for additional information and will supply Parent with copies of
all correspondence between the Company or any of its Representatives, on the one hand, and
the SEC or its staff, on the other hand, with respect to the Proxy Statement or the Merger.
Parent and its counsel will be given a reasonable opportunity to be involved in the
drafting of and review and comment upon the Proxy Statement and any amendment or supplement
thereto and any such correspondence prior to its filing with the SEC or dissemination to
the Company Stockholders.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) No amendment or supplement to the Proxy Statement will be made by the Company
without the prior approval of Parent, which approval will not be unreasonably withheld,
conditioned or delayed. If at any time prior to the Stockholders&#146; Meeting, any information
relating to the Company, Parent, Merger Sub or any of their respective affiliates,
directors or officers or the Transactions should be discovered by the Company or Parent,
which such Party believes should be set forth in an amendment or supplement to the Proxy
Statement so that the Proxy Statement shall not 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 made therein, in light of the
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, the Party that discovers
such information (or the Party whose Subsidiary discovers such information) shall promptly
notify the other Party, and an appropriate amendment, supplement or other filing, if any,
incorporated by reference into the Proxy Statement describing such information shall be
filed by the Company with the SEC upon mutual agreement of Parent and the Company and, to
the extent required by applicable Law, (1)&nbsp;disseminated to the Company Stockholders, and
(2)&nbsp;proxies in connection therewith will be resolicited, in each case, as promptly as
reasonably practicable.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) The Company shall cause (1)&nbsp;the Proxy Statement to include all information
required under applicable Law to be furnished to the Company Stockholders in connection
with the Merger and the Transactions and, subject to <U>Section&nbsp;4.09</U>, to include the
Company Board Recommendation and (2)&nbsp;all documents filed by the Company with the SEC in
connection with the Merger to comply as to form and substance with all applicable
requirements of the Exchange Act. The information included or incorporated by reference in
the Proxy Statement will not at the time (A)&nbsp;the Proxy Statement (or any amendment or
supplement thereto) is filed with the SEC, (B)&nbsp;the Proxy Statement is disseminated to the
Company Stockholders, or (C)&nbsp;of the Stockholders&#146; 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 made therein, in light of the circumstances under
which they were made, not misleading. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company makes no
representation or warranty with respect to statements made in the Proxy Statement regarding
Guarantor, Parent or Merger Sub and furnished in writing by Guarantor, Parent or Merger Sub
expressly for inclusion in the Proxy Statement. It is understood and agreed that all other
information in the Proxy Statement will be deemed to have been furnished by the Company.
Parent and Merger Sub shall supply all information regarding Guarantor, Parent and Merger
Sub reasonably requested by the Company in connection with the preparation of the Proxy
Statement as promptly as practicable.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;4.07 <B>Press Releases</B>. The initial press releases issued by each Party announcing the Merger
and the Transactions will be in a form that is mutually acceptable to Parent and the Company.
Thereafter, Parent and Merger Sub, on the one hand, and the Company, on the other hand, will
consult with each other before issuing any press release with respect to the Transactions or this
Agreement and will not issue any such press release without the prior written consent of the other
Party, which will not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed; provided, however, that a
Party may, without the prior consent of the other Party (but after prior consultation, to the
extent practicable in the circumstances), issue any such press release as may be required by
applicable Law, securities exchange or Nasdaq rules. Parent and Merger Sub, on the one hand, and
the Company, on the other hand, will cooperate to develop all public communications and make
appropriate members of management available at presentations related to the Transactions as
reasonably requested by the other Party.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;4.08 <B>Access; Information</B>.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) From the date of this Agreement until the Effective Time or the earlier
termination of this Agreement in accordance with its terms, upon reasonable notice, the
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">Company will (and will cause its Subsidiaries to) afford Parent and Parent&#146;s
Representatives such access during normal business hours to the officers, employees,
agents, books, records (including Tax Returns and work papers of independent auditors) and
properties of the Company and its Subsidiaries as Parent may reasonably request; provided,
however, that such access shall not unreasonably disrupt the operations of the Company or
any of its Subsidiaries. All requests for such access shall be made to such agents of the
Company as the Company may designate, who will be solely responsible for coordinating all
such requests and all access permitted hereunder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, neither
the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries will be required to afford access to or disclose
information that would (1)&nbsp;jeopardize the attorney client privilege, provided that the
Company will nonetheless provide Parent and its Representatives with appropriate
information regarding the factual basis underlying any circumstances that resulted in the
preparation of such privileged analyses, (2)&nbsp;violate any of its contractual obligations
with respect to confidentiality if the Company will have used reasonable best efforts to
obtain the consent of such third party to such inspection or disclosure without requiring
the Company to pay any amount or waive any rights to obtain such consent or (3)&nbsp;violate any
Law. The Parties will make reasonable appropriate substitute arrangements in circumstances
where the previous sentence applies.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) Each Party will hold any information provided in connection with this Agreement or
the Transactions confidential and any such information provided by the Company, its
Subsidiaries or their respective Representatives to Parent, Merger Sub or any of their
respective Representatives, will be deemed to be &#147;Information&#148; under the Confidentiality
Agreement.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) The Company will provide to Parent a copy of the opinion referenced in
<U>Section&nbsp;3.01(u)</U> promptly after the date of this Agreement solely for information
purposes.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;4.09 <B>No Solicitation</B>.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) From the date of this Agreement until the Effective Time or the earlier
termination of this Agreement in accordance with its terms, the Company shall not, and
shall cause its Representatives and its Subsidiaries (and its Subsidiaries&#146;
Representatives) not to, directly or indirectly, (1)&nbsp;initiate, facilitate, solicit or
knowingly encourage inquiries or proposals that constitute, or might reasonably be expected
to lead to, any Acquisition Proposal, (2)&nbsp;initiate or engage with any third party in any
discussions or negotiations concerning, or furnish any information to any third party in
connection with, any Acquisition Proposal (except to notify such third party of the
existence of the provisions of this <U>Section&nbsp;4.09</U>), or otherwise knowingly
facilitate other inquiries or the making of any proposal that constitutes, or that might
reasonably be expected to lead to, any Acquisition Proposal, or (3)&nbsp;except as permitted
pursuant to <U>Section&nbsp;4.09(g)</U> below, enter into any letter of intent, agreement,
arrangement or undertaking (other than a confidentiality agreement permitted by
<U>Section&nbsp;4.09(b)</U> below) with respect to any Acquisition Proposal or approve or
resolve to approve any Acquisition Proposal, or enter into any agreement, arrangement or
understanding that would require the Company to abandon, terminate or fail to consummate
the Merger or
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">any of the other Transactions. Without limiting the foregoing, it is agreed that any
violation of the foregoing restrictions by any Representative, whether or not such Person
is purporting to act on behalf of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or otherwise,
will be deemed to be a breach of this <U>Section&nbsp;4.09</U> by the Company, and the Company
will cause its Representatives to comply with the terms of this <U>Section&nbsp;4.09</U>.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) Notwithstanding the restrictions set forth in <U>Section&nbsp;4.09(a)</U>, any time
prior to obtaining the Company Stockholder Approval, the Company may in response to an
unsolicited Acquisition Proposal received by the Company which did not result from a breach
of this <U>Section&nbsp;4.09</U>, furnish information to, or enter into discussions or
negotiations with, any Person that has made such unsolicited Acquisition Proposal if, and
only to the extent that: (1)&nbsp;such Acquisition Proposal constitutes a Superior Proposal or
the Company Board, after consulting with the Company&#146;s outside legal counsel and financial
advisors, determines in good faith that such Acquisition Proposal, after furnishing such
information and entering into such discussions or negotiations, would reasonably be
expected to result in a Superior Proposal; (2)&nbsp;after consultation with its outside legal
counsel, the Company Board determines in good faith that the failure to take such action
would violate its fiduciary duties under applicable Law; (3)&nbsp;the Company and its
Subsidiaries are otherwise in compliance with this <U>Section&nbsp;4.09</U> (including, at
least two (2)&nbsp;Business Days prior to furnishing such information to, or entering into
discussions or negotiations with, such Person, by giving Parent notice to the effect that
the Company is furnishing information to, or entering into discussions or negotiations
with, such Person); (4)&nbsp;prior to furnishing such information, the Company receives from
such Person an executed confidentiality agreement on customary terms similar to and no less
favorable to the Company than those contained in the Confidentiality Agreement (provided
such agreement shall allow the Company to comply with its obligations under this Agreement,
including <U>Section&nbsp;4.09(c)</U>); and (5)&nbsp;the Company keeps Parent informed, on a
reasonably current basis, of the status of any discussions or negotiations as provided
herein.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) The Company shall as promptly as reasonably practicable (and in any event within
two (2)&nbsp;Business Days after receipt) notify Parent of the existence of any proposal,
discussion, negotiation or inquiry received by the Company that has led to, or might
reasonably be expected to lead to, any Acquisition Proposal, including a copy of (or if
oral, a written statement setting forth in reasonable detail the material terms and
conditions of) any such proposal, discussion, negotiation, inquiry or Acquisition Proposal,
and the identity of the third party from which it was received. The Company will (1)&nbsp;keep
Parent reasonably apprised of any material developments, discussions and negotiations with
respect to any such proposal, discussion, negotiation, inquiry or Acquisition Proposal, as
well as any material modification of or amendment thereto, (2)&nbsp;promptly upon receipt or
delivery thereof, provide Parent with copies of all drafts and versions of agreements
(including schedules and exhibits) relating thereto exchanged between the Company and such
third party or their respective Representatives, and (3)&nbsp;promptly make available to Parent
any non-public information concerning the Company or any of its Subsidiaries furnished to
any third party in connection therewith that has not previously been provided to Parent.
The Company will give Parent prompt
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">notice after any determination by the Company Board that an Acquisition Proposal is,
or would reasonably be likely to result in, a Superior Proposal.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) The Company shall immediately cease and cause to be terminated any existing
discussions or negotiations with any Persons (other than the Transactions) conducted
heretofore with respect to any Acquisition Proposal and use its commercially reasonable
efforts to effect the prompt return or destruction of all confidential information
furnished to any Person in connection with a possible Acquisition Proposal during the
twelve (12)&nbsp;month period ending on the date of this Agreement.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(e) Nothing contained in this <U>Section&nbsp;4.09</U> prohibits or will be construed as
prohibiting the Company or the Company Board from (1)&nbsp;taking and disclosing to the Company
Stockholders a position contemplated by Rule&nbsp;14e-2(a) promulgated under the Exchange Act or
(2)&nbsp;making any disclosure to the Company Stockholders if, in the good faith judgment of the
Company Board, after consultation with outside legal counsel, failure to make such
disclosure would be inconsistent with applicable Law; provided however, that a Company
Board Change of Recommendation (as defined below) shall be made only in accordance with
<U>Section&nbsp;4.09(f)</U> or <U>4.09(g)</U>.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(f) Except as otherwise permitted by this <U>Section&nbsp;4.09(f)</U> and
<U>Section&nbsp;4.09(g)</U>, from the date of this Agreement until the Effective Time or the
earlier termination of this Agreement in accordance with its terms, neither the Company
Board nor any committee thereof shall (1)&nbsp;approve or recommend, or propose to approve or
recommend, any Acquisition Proposal, (2)&nbsp;cause or permit the Company to enter into any
letter of intent, agreement in principle, acquisition agreement or similar agreement with
respect to any Acquisition Proposal, or (3)&nbsp;withdraw, amend or modify in a manner adverse
to Parent or Merger Sub, or publicly propose to withdraw, amend or modify in a manner
adverse to Parent or Merger Sub, the Company Board Recommendation (a &#147;<I>Company Board Change
of Recommendation</I>&#148;). Notwithstanding the foregoing, at any time prior to obtaining the
Company Stockholder Approval, the Company Board may, in response to a material development
or change in circumstances occurring or arising after the date of this Agreement that was
neither known to the Company Board nor reasonably foreseeable as of or prior to the date
hereof (and not relating to any Acquisition Proposal) (such material development or change
in circumstances, an &#147;<I>Intervening Event</I>&#148;), make a Company Board Change of Recommendation if
the Company Board has concluded in good faith, after consultation with, and taking into
account the advice of, its outside legal counsel, that, in light of such Intervening Event,
the failure of the Company Board to effect such a Company Board Change of Recommendation
would result in a breach of its fiduciary duties under applicable Law; provided, however,
that the Company shall not be entitled to exercise its right to make a Company Board Change
of Recommendation pursuant to this sentence unless the Company has (A)&nbsp;given Parent at
least three (3)&nbsp;Business Days&#146; prior notice (unless the Intervening Event arises fewer than
three (3)&nbsp;Business Days prior to the Stockholders&#146; Meeting) advising Parent that the
Company Board intends to take such action and specifying the reasons therefor in reasonable
detail and (B)&nbsp;during such three (3)&nbsp;Business Day period, or such shorter period as may
remain prior to the Stockholders&#146; Meeting, if requested by Parent, engaged in good faith
negotiations with
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">Parent to amend this Agreement in such a manner that obviates the need for a Company
Board Change of Recommendation as a result of the Intervening Event. No Company Board
Change of Recommendation will modify the previous approval of the Company Board which
caused all state takeover statutes or other state Laws, including the Takeover Laws, to be
inapplicable to the Transactions.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(g) Notwithstanding anything in this <U>Section&nbsp;4.09</U> to the contrary, at any time
prior to obtaining the Company Stockholder Approval, the Company Board (or any duly
constituted committee of the Company Board) may, in response to a Superior Proposal, cause
the Company to terminate this Agreement pursuant to <U>Section&nbsp;7.01(g)</U> and
concurrently with such termination enter into a definitive agreement providing for the
transactions contemplated by such Superior Proposal; provided, however, that the Company
shall not terminate this Agreement pursuant to <U>Section&nbsp;7.01(g)</U>, and any purported
termination pursuant to <U>Section&nbsp;7.01(g)</U> shall be void and of no force or effect,
unless, (1)&nbsp;the Company shall have complied with all the provisions of this <U>Section
4.09</U>, including the notification provisions in this <U>Section&nbsp;4.09(g)</U>, and with
all applicable requirements of <U>Sections&nbsp;7.01(g)</U> and <U>7.03</U> (including the
payment of the Termination Fee and Expense Reimbursement prior to or concurrently with such
termination) in connection with such Superior Proposal and (2)&nbsp;after consultation with its
outside legal counsel, the Company Board determines in good faith that the failure to take
such action would violate its fiduciary duties under applicable Law; and provided further,
however, that the Company shall not exercise its right to terminate this Agreement pursuant
to <U>Section&nbsp;7.01(g)</U>: (A)&nbsp;until after the second Business Day following actual
receipt by Parent of notice from the Company advising Parent that the Company has received
a Superior Proposal, specifying the material terms and conditions of the Superior Proposal
and attaching the most current versions of the definitive agreement, all exhibits and other
attachments thereto and agreements (such as stockholder agreements) ancillary thereto to
effect such Superior Proposal, and identifying the Person making such Superior Proposal (a
&#147;<I>Notice of Superior Proposal</I>&#148;) and stating that the Company Board intends to cause the
Company to exercise its right to terminate this Agreement pursuant to <U>Section
7.01(g)</U> (it being understood and agreed that, prior to any termination pursuant to
<U>Section&nbsp;7.01(g)</U> taking effect, any amendment to the price or any other material
term of a Superior Proposal (such amended Superior Proposal, a &#147;<I>Modified Superior
Proposal</I>&#148;) shall require a new Notice of Superior Proposal and a new two (2)&nbsp;Business Day
period with respect to such Modified Superior Proposal), during which two (2)&nbsp;Business Day
period the Company will and will cause its Representatives to negotiate in good faith with
Parent so that Parent may propose an adjustment to this Agreement for the purpose of
causing the Acquisition Proposal to no longer be a Superior Proposal, and (B)&nbsp;unless either
(i)&nbsp;on or before the expiration of the two (2)&nbsp;Business Day period following the actual
receipt by Parent of any Notice of Superior Proposal, Parent does not make such adjustments
in the terms and conditions of this Agreement so that such Acquisition Proposal ceases to
constitute a Superior Proposal (a &#147;<I>Matching Agreement</I>&#148;) in response to such Superior
Proposal or (ii)&nbsp;following receipt of a Matching Agreement within the two (2)&nbsp;Business Day
period, the Company Board (or any duly constituted committee thereof) concludes in good
faith, after consultation with the Company&#146;s outside legal counsel and after taking into
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">consideration the Matching Agreement, that the Superior Proposal to which the Notice
of Superior Proposal relates continues to be a Superior Proposal.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;4.10 <B>Takeover Laws and Provisions</B>. Each of the Company and the Company Board will take all
actions to cause the Transactions (a)&nbsp;not to be subject to requirements imposed by any Takeover Law
and will take all necessary steps within its control to exempt (or ensure the continued exemption
of) the Transactions from, or if necessary challenge the validity or applicability of, any
applicable Takeover Law, as now or hereafter in effect and (b)&nbsp;to comply with any Takeover
Provisions and will take all necessary steps within its control to make the Transactions comply
with (or continue to comply with) any Takeover Provisions. If any Takeover Law or Takeover
Provision becomes applicable to the Transactions, each of the Company and the Company Board will,
upon the request of Parent or Merger Sub, use its best efforts to ensure that the Transactions may
be consummated as promptly as practicable on the terms contemplated by this Agreement and otherwise
to minimize the effect of such Takeover Law or Takeover Provision on the Transactions.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;4.11 <B>Control of Operations</B>. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein,
nothing contained in this Agreement will give to Guarantor, Parent or Merger Sub, directly or
indirectly, rights to control or direct the operations of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries
prior to the Effective Time. Prior to the Effective Time, the Company will exercise, consistent
with the terms and conditions of this Agreement, complete control and supervision of its and its
Subsidiaries&#146; operations.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;4.12 <B>Stockholder Litigation</B>. The Company will give Parent the opportunity to participate in
the defense or settlement of any stockholder litigation against the Company and/or its directors or
executive officers relating to the Transactions, whether commenced prior to or after the execution
and delivery of this Agreement. The Company agrees that it will not settle or offer to settle in
exchange for the payment of funds any litigation commenced prior to or after the date of this
Agreement against the Company or any of its directors or executive officers by any stockholder of
the Company relating to this Agreement, the Merger or any other Transaction (unless such payment of
funds will be made under the Company&#146;s applicable Insurance Policy), without the prior written
consent of Parent (which consent will not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed).
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;4.13 <B>Notification of Certain Matters</B>. Each of the Company, on the one hand, and Parent and
Merger Sub, on the other hand, will give prompt notice to each other of, and will use its
reasonable best efforts to prevent or promptly remedy, (a)&nbsp;the occurrence or failure to occur or
the impending or threatened occurrence or failure to occur, of any event which occurrence or
failure to occur would be likely to cause any of its representations or warranties in this
Agreement to be untrue or inaccurate in any material respect at any time from the date of this
Agreement to the Effective Time and (b)&nbsp;any material failure on its part to comply with or satisfy
any covenant, condition or agreement to be complied with or satisfied by it hereunder. The
delivery of any notice pursuant to this <U>Section&nbsp;4.13</U> will not limit or otherwise affect the
remedies available hereunder to the Party receiving such notice nor be deemed to have amended any
of the disclosures set forth in the Disclosure Schedule, to have qualified the representations and
warranties contained herein or to have cured any misrepresentation or breach of a representation
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">or warranty that otherwise might have existed hereunder by reason of such material
development.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;4.14 <B>Voting Agreement</B>. The Company will take actions as may be necessary or appropriate to
give effect to and implement the transfer restrictions and other provisions set forth in the Voting
Agreement.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;4.15 <B>Release of Confidentiality and Standstill Obligations</B>. The Company shall not release nor
permit the release of any Person from, or waive or permit the waiver of any provision of, and the
Company shall use its reasonable efforts to enforce or cause to be enforced, any confidentiality,
&#147;standstill&#148; or similar agreement to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party,
unless the Company Board determines in good faith (after consultation with outside legal counsel)
that the failure to take such action would be a breach of its fiduciary duties to the Company
Stockholders under applicable Law; provided, however, that the Company shall give Parent at least
two (2)&nbsp;Business Days prior notice of such upcoming release and/or waiver and specifying the
reasons therefor in reasonable detail, including the identities of the parties to such
confidentiality, &#147;standstill&#148; or similar agreements; provided further, however, that the Company
shall not release or permit the release from, or waive or permit the waiver of, any provision of
any standstill or similar agreement the effect of which would be to permit such Person to effect a
transaction without the approval of the Company Board.
</DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>ARTICLE V</B>
</DIV>


<DIV align="Center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><FONT style="font-variant: SMALL-CAPS"><B>Covenants and Agreements to be Performed Following the Closing</B></FONT>

</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;5.01 <B>Indemnification</B>.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) The indemnification provisions of the Constituent Documents of the Surviving
Corporation as in effect at the Effective Time will not be amended, repealed or otherwise
modified for a period of six (6)&nbsp;years from the Effective Time in any manner that would
adversely affect the rights thereunder of individuals who immediately prior to the
Effective Time were directors, officers or employees of the Company unless such
modification shall be required by Law.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) Without limiting <U>Section&nbsp;5.01(a)</U>, following the Effective Time, Parent and
the Surviving Corporation will indemnify and hold harmless the present and former
directors, officers and employees of the Company and its Subsidiaries (each, an
&#147;<I>Indemnified Party</I>&#148;) from and against any and all costs or expenses (including reasonable
attorneys&#146; fees and costs of investigation), judgments, fines, losses, claims, damages or
liabilities incurred in connection with any claim, action, suit, proceeding or
investigation, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, arising out of
actions or omissions before, at or after the Effective Time (including as to, or arising
out of or pertaining to, the Transactions), to the fullest extent permitted by applicable
Law. At and as of the Effective Time, Parent shall cause the Constituent Documents of the
Surviving Corporation to be amended as necessary to provide for the rights and protections
contained in the indemnification and advancement of expense provisions set forth in the
Constituent Documents of the Company in effect on the date hereof and
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">with Parent&#146;s obligations under this <U>Section&nbsp;5.01</U>. Parent shall cause the
Surviving Corporation to advance expenses in connection with any of the foregoing as
incurred by directors and officers to the fullest extent permitted under applicable Laws;
provided that any Person to whom expenses are advanced shall have provided an undertaking
to repay such advances if it is finally determined that it is not entitled to
indemnification by a court of competent jurisdiction.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) Effective as of the Effective Time, Parent will cause to be purchased a directors&#146;
and officers&#146; liability &#147;tail&#148; insurance policy that serves to reimburse the present and
former officers and directors (determined as of the Effective Time) of the Company and its
Subsidiaries (as opposed to reimbursing the Company or such Subsidiaries) with respect to
claims against such directors and officers arising from facts or events occurring before,
at or after the Effective Time (including as to, or arising out of or pertaining to, the
Transactions), which insurance will contain substantially equivalent scope and amount of
coverage as provided in the directors&#146; and officers&#146; liability insurance currently provided
as of the date of this Agreement by the Company and its Subsidiaries; provided, however,
that Parent will not be obligated to pay a premium for such insurance policy in excess of
two hundred percent (200%) of the aggregate premium paid by the Company for its directors&#146;
and officers&#146; insurance coverage in effect for the year that includes the date of this
Agreement, which aggregate premium is set forth on <U>Section&nbsp;5.01(c)</U> of the
Disclosure Schedule. If the aggregate premium necessary to purchase such insurance
coverage exceeds two hundred percent (200%) of the aggregate premium set forth on
<U>Section&nbsp;5.01(c)</U> of the Disclosure Schedule, Parent will use its reasonable best
efforts to obtain the most advantageous &#147;tail&#148; policy of directors&#146; and officers&#146; liability
insurance and fiduciary liability insurance reasonably obtainable for an aggregate premium
not exceeding two hundred percent (200%) of the aggregate premium set forth on <U>Section
5.01(c)</U> of the Disclosure Schedule, provided that Indemnified Parties may be required
to make application and provide customary representations and warranties to the insurance
carrier for the purpose of obtaining such insurance.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) Any Indemnified Party wishing to claim indemnification under
<U>Section&nbsp;5.01(b)</U>, upon learning of any claim, action, suit, proceeding or
investigation described above, will promptly notify Parent; provided, however, that failure
to so notify Parent will not affect the obligations of Parent under <U>Section&nbsp;5.01(b)</U>
unless and to the extent that Parent is actually and materially prejudiced thereby.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(e) If Parent or any of its successors or assigns (1)&nbsp;consolidates with or merges into
any other entity and is not the continuing or surviving entity of such consolidation or
merger or (2)&nbsp;transfers all or substantially all of its assets to any other entity, then
and in each such case, Parent will use its reasonable best efforts to cause proper
provision to be made so that the successors and assigns of Parent will expressly assume the
obligations set forth in this <U>Section&nbsp;5.01</U>.
</DIV>


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are intended to be for the benefit of, and will be enforceable by, each Indemnified Party
and his or her heirs and legal representatives.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(g) Parent shall pay all reasonable expenses, including reasonable attorneys&#146; fees and
costs of investigation, that may be incurred by any Indemnified Party in enforcing Parent&#146;s
obligations set forth in this <U>Section&nbsp;5.01</U>.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;5.02 <B>Employee Matters</B>.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) From the Effective Time until the date that is twelve (12)&nbsp;months following the
Effective Time, Parent shall provide, or cause to be provided, the employees and former
employees of the Company and its Subsidiaries as of the Effective Time (the &#147;<I>Covered
Employees</I>&#148;) with employee benefits and compensation plans (including with respect to salary
and bonus, but not equity awards), programs and arrangements no less favorable, in the
aggregate, than those provided by the Company or its Subsidiaries, as the case may be, to
the Covered Employees immediately prior to the Effective Time.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) From and after the Effective Time, Parent shall: (1)&nbsp;provide, or cause to be
provided, all Covered Employees with service credit for purposes of eligibility to
participate, vesting and benefit accruals (other than benefit accruals under a defined
benefit plan) under any employee benefit or compensation plan, program or arrangement
adopted, maintained or contributed to by Parent or any of its Subsidiaries in which Covered
Employees are eligible to participate, for all periods of employment with the Company or
any of its Subsidiaries (or their predecessor entities) prior to the Effective Time to the
extent credited by the Company for purposes of a comparable plan (provided that there will
be no duplication of benefits); and (2)&nbsp;with respect to any self-insured welfare benefit
plans of Parent or any of its Subsidiaries, cause, and with respect to all other welfare
benefit plans, use reasonable best efforts to cause, any pre-existing conditions
limitations, eligibility waiting periods or required physical examinations to be waived
with respect to the Covered Employees and their eligible dependents to the extent waived
under the corresponding plan (for a comparable level of coverage) in which the applicable
Covered Employee participated immediately prior to the Effective Time. If the Company&#146;s or
any of its Subsidiaries&#146; medical, vision and/or dental benefit plans for Covered Employees
are terminated prior to the end of a plan year, Covered Employees and their dependents who
are then participating in a deductible-based medical, vision and/or dental benefit plan
sponsored by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries will be given credit for deductibles,
co-payments and eligible out-of-pocket expenses incurred toward deductibles, co-payments
and out-of-pocket maximums during the portion of the plan year preceding the termination
date (or transfer date) in a comparable deductible-based medical, vision and/or dental
benefit plan of Parent or any of its Subsidiaries for the corresponding Parent benefit plan
year.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) Parent and the Surviving Corporation shall honor, or cause to be honored, in
accordance with their respective terms, all vested or accrued benefit obligations to, and
contractual rights of, Covered Employees, including any benefits or rights arising as a
result of the Transactions (either alone or in combination with any other event), in each
case, as set forth on <U>Section&nbsp;5.02(c)</U> of the Disclosure Schedule.
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) No provision in this <U>Section&nbsp;5.02</U> will (1)&nbsp;create or be deemed to create
any third-party beneficiary or other rights in any employee or former employee (including
any beneficiary or dependent thereof) of the Company, its Subsidiaries or any other Person
other than the Parties and their respective successors and permitted assigns,
(2)&nbsp;constitute or create or be deemed to constitute or create an employment agreement,
(3)&nbsp;constitute or be deemed to constitute an amendment to any employee benefit plan
sponsored or maintained by Guarantor, Parent, the Company or any of their respective
Subsidiaries, or (4)&nbsp;limit the Surviving Corporation&#146;s discretion and authority to
interpret the respective employee benefit and compensation plans, agreements, arrangements,
and programs, in accordance with their terms and applicable Law.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(e) Provided that Parent complies with its obligations pursuant to
<U>Sections&nbsp;5.02(a)</U> and <U>5.02(b)</U>, no provision in this <U>Section&nbsp;5.02</U>
will (1)&nbsp;prohibit Parent from adding, deleting or changing providers of benefits, changing,
increasing or decreasing co-payments, deductibles or other requirements for coverage or
benefits (e.g., utilization review or pre-certification requirements), and/or making other
changes in the administration or in the design, coverage and benefits provided to such
Covered Employees, or (2)&nbsp;limit the right of the Surviving Corporation to amend or
terminate any plan.
</DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>ARTICLE VI</B>
</DIV>


<DIV align="Center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><FONT style="font-variant: SMALL-CAPS"><B>Conditions to the Merger</B></FONT>

</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;6.01 <B>Conditions to Each Party&#146;s Obligation to Effect the Merger</B>. The respective obligation of
each Party to consummate the Merger and the other Transactions is subject to the fulfillment or
written waiver by the Parties (to the extent permitted by applicable Law) before the Effective Time
of each of the following conditions:
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) <I>Stockholder Approval</I>. The Company will have obtained the Company Stockholder
Approval;
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) <I>No Order</I>. No Governmental Authority of competent jurisdiction shall have enacted,
issued, promulgated, enforced or entered any Order (whether temporary, preliminary or
permanent) that is then in effect and has the effect of making consummation of the Merger
illegal or otherwise preventing or prohibiting consummation of the Merger and no Law shall
have been adopted that makes consummation of the Merger illegal or otherwise prevented or
prohibited; and
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) <I>HSR Act</I>. Any applicable waiting period under the HSR Act shall have expired or
been terminated.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;6.02 <B>Conditions to the Obligation of the Company</B>. The obligation of the Company to consummate
the Merger and the other Transactions is subject to the fulfillment or written waiver by the
Company (to the extent permitted by applicable Law) before the Effective Time of each of the
following conditions:
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) <I>Representations and Warranties</I>. Each of the representations and warranties of
Parent and Merger Sub set forth in this Agreement (which for purposes of this subsection
will be read as though none of them contained any Material Adverse Effect or materiality
qualification) will be true and correct in all respects at and as of the Closing Date as
though made at and as of the Closing Date (except to the extent expressly made as of an
earlier date, in which case solely as of such date), in each instance, except as has not
had, and would not reasonably be expected to have, a Material Adverse Effect with respect
to Parent and Merger Sub;
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) <I>Performance of Obligations</I>. Each of Parent and Merger Sub will have performed or
complied in all material respects with all of its agreements, obligations and covenants
under this Agreement; and
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) <I>Closing Certificate</I>. Parent will have delivered to the Company a certificate,
dated as of the Closing Date and signed by an executive officer of Parent, certifying in
his or her capacity as an executive officer of Parent and not in his or her capacity as an
individual the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in <U>Sections&nbsp;6.02(a)</U> and
<U>6.02(b)</U>.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;6.03 <B>Conditions to the Obligation of Parent and Merger Sub</B>. The obligation of Parent and
Merger Sub to consummate the Merger and the other Transactions is subject to the fulfillment or
written waiver by Parent or Merger Sub (to the extent permitted by applicable Law) before the
Effective Time of each of the following conditions:
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) <I>Representations and Warranties</I>. (1)&nbsp;Each of the representations and warranties of
the Company contained in <U>Section&nbsp;3.01(e)(1)</U> through <U>(3)</U> and <U>(5)</U>
shall be true and correct other than in de minimis respects as of the date of this
Agreement and as of the Closing Date, as if made as of such date (except to the extent
expressly made as of an earlier date, in which case solely as of such date), (2)&nbsp;each of
the representations and warranties of the Company contained in <U>Sections&nbsp;3.01(a)</U>,
<U>3.01(b)</U>, <U>3.01(c)</U>, <U>3.01(e)(4)</U>, <U>3.01(f)</U>, <U>3.01(g)(1)</U>,
<U>3.01(g)(2)</U> and&nbsp;<U>3.01(s)</U> that is qualified as to materiality or Material
Adverse Effect shall be true and correct in all respects, or any such representation or
warranty that is 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 if made as of
such date (except to the extent expressly made as of an earlier date, in which case solely
as of such date) and (3)&nbsp;each of the other representations and warranties of the Company
set forth in this Agreement (without regard to materiality or Material Adverse Effect)
shall be true and correct in all respects, in each case, at and as of the date of this
Agreement and as of the Closing Date, as if made as of such date (except to the extent
expressly made as of an earlier date, in which case solely as of such date), except where
the failure to be so true and correct has not had, and would not reasonably be expected to
have, a Material Adverse Effect with respect to the Company;
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) <I>Performance of Obligations</I>. The Company will have performed or complied with in
all material respects all of its agreements, obligations and covenants under this
Agreement;
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) <I>No Material Adverse Effect</I>. Since the date of this Agreement, there will not have
been any event, change, circumstance, condition, development or effect that has had, or
would reasonably be expected to have, a Material Adverse Effect with respect to the
Company;
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) <I>Dissenting Shares</I>. Dissenting Shares will constitute no more than twelve percent
(12%) of the outstanding Shares; and
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(e) <I>Closing Certificate</I>. The Company will have delivered to Parent a certificate,
dated as of the Closing Date and signed by an executive officer of the Company, certifying
in his or her capacity as an executive officer and not in his or her individual capacity
the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in <U>Sections&nbsp;6.03(a)</U>
and&nbsp;<U>6.03(b)</U>.
</DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>ARTICLE VII</B>
</DIV>


<DIV align="Center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><FONT style="font-variant: SMALL-CAPS"><B>Termination</B></FONT>

</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;7.01 <B>Termination. </B>This Agreement may be terminated at any time prior to the Effective Time
and the Transactions may be abandoned (whether before or, subject to the terms hereof, after the
Company Stockholder Approval has been obtained) for any reason provided in paragraphs (a)&nbsp;through
(j)&nbsp;below.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) By mutual written consent of each of Parent and the Company.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) By either Parent or the Company if any Governmental Authority of competent
jurisdiction shall have enacted, issued, promulgated, enforced or entered any Order
(whether temporary, preliminary or permanent) that has become final and nonappealable and
has the effect of making consummation of the Merger illegal or otherwise preventing or
prohibiting consummation of the Merger; provided, however, that the provisions of this
<U>Section&nbsp;7.01(b)</U> shall not be available to any Party if such Party&#146;s material breach
of this Agreement has been a principal cause of such Order.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) By either Parent or the Company if any Law shall have been adopted, enacted or
promulgated that makes consummation of the Merger illegal or otherwise prohibited.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) By Parent if there shall have been a breach of any of the covenants or agreements
set forth in this Agreement on the part of the Company (other than <U>Section&nbsp;4.09</U>),
or any representation or warranty of the Company set forth in this Agreement shall have
become untrue or inaccurate, in each case, such that (1)&nbsp;the conditions set forth in
<U>Section&nbsp;6.03(a)</U> or <U>6.03(b)</U> would not be satisfied and (2)&nbsp;such breach,
untruth or inaccuracy shall not have been cured or is incapable of being cured within
fifteen (15)&nbsp;days after Parent shall have given the Company notice thereof.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(e) By either Parent or the Company if the adoption of this Agreement by the Company
Stockholders shall not have been obtained at the Stockholders&#146; Meeting or at any
adjournment or postponement of the Stockholders&#146; Meeting.
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(f) By Parent or the Company if the Merger shall not have been consummated on or
before November&nbsp;30, 2009 (the &#147;<I>Termination Date</I>&#148;); provided, however, that the right to
terminate this Agreement under this <U>Section&nbsp;7.01(f)</U> shall not be available to any
Party to the extent that such Party&#146;s failure to comply in all respects with any provision
of this Agreement has resulted in the failure of a condition to the consummation of the
Merger prior to the Termination Date.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(g) By the Company, at any time prior to obtaining the Company Stockholder Approval,
to enter into a definitive agreement with respect to a Superior Proposal in accordance with
<U>Section&nbsp;4.09</U>; provided that prior thereto and as a condition precedent thereof, the
Company pays the Termination Fee and Expense Reimbursement in accordance with <U>Section
7.03</U>.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(h) By Parent if: (1)&nbsp;a Company Board Change of Recommendation shall have occurred or
the Company shall have failed to include the Company Board Recommendation in the Proxy
Statement disseminated to the Company Stockholders; (2)&nbsp;the Company Board fails to
reconfirm the Company Board Recommendation within five (5)&nbsp;Business Days after receipt of a
request by Parent, provided that any such request may be made only after notice of any of
the following events (as any of the following events may occur from time to time): (A)
receipt by the Company of an Acquisition Proposal, (B)&nbsp;any material change to an
Acquisition Proposal and (C)&nbsp;a public announcement of any transaction to acquire a material
portion of the Company Common Stock by a Person other than Merger Sub, Parent or any of
their affiliates; (3)&nbsp;the Company Board shall have resolved to do either of the foregoing;
or (4)&nbsp;the Company violates or breaches in any material respect any of its obligations
under <U>Section&nbsp;4.09</U>.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i) By the Company if there shall have been a breach of any of the covenants or
agreements set forth in this Agreement on the part of Merger Sub or Parent, or any
representation or warranty of Parent or Merger Sub set forth in this Agreement shall have
become untrue or inaccurate, in each case, such that (1)&nbsp;the conditions set forth in
<U>Section&nbsp;6.02(a)</U> or <U>Section&nbsp;6.02(b)</U> would not be satisfied and (2)&nbsp;such
breach, untruth or inaccuracy shall not have been cured or is incapable of being cured
within fifteen (15)&nbsp;days after the Company shall have given Parent notice thereof.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(j) By Parent, if for five (5)&nbsp;or more days, the Dissenting Shares constitute more
than twelve percent (12%) of the outstanding Shares.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;7.02 <B>Effect of Termination</B>. In the event of the termination of this Agreement pursuant to
<U>Section&nbsp;7.01</U>, this Agreement will forthwith become void and there will be no liability on
the part of any Party or any of its affiliates, directors, officers or stockholders except that
(a)&nbsp;the Company may have liability or obligations as set forth in <U>Section&nbsp;7.03</U>, (b)&nbsp;nothing
herein relieves the Company, on the one hand, or Parent and Merger Sub, on the other hand, from
liability for fraud or any willful or intentional breach hereof or willful or intentional
misrepresentation herein, and (c)&nbsp;the provisions contained in <U>Article&nbsp;I</U> (Definitions;
Interpretation), <U>Section&nbsp;4.07</U> (Press Releases), this <U>Section&nbsp;7.02</U> (Effect of
Termination), <U>Section&nbsp;7.03</U> (Termination Fee), <U>Article&nbsp;VIII</U> (Miscellaneous) (as
applicable) and the provisions
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">of the Confidentiality Agreement will each survive any such termination. For purposes of this
Agreement, &#147;willful or intentional breach&#148; will include a breach that is a consequence of an act
undertaken by a breaching party with the knowledge that the taking of such act would, or would
reasonably be expected to, cause a breach of this Agreement.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;7.03 <B>Termination Fee</B>.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) If (1)&nbsp;the Company terminates this Agreement pursuant to <U>Section&nbsp;7.01(g)</U>
or (2)&nbsp;Parent terminates this Agreement pursuant to <U>Section&nbsp;7.01(h)</U>, then the
Company shall (A)&nbsp;pay to Parent $23,600,000 in cash (the &#147;<I>Termination Fee</I>&#148;) and
(B)&nbsp;reimburse up to an aggregate of $2,000,000 for Parent&#146;s and Guarantor&#146;s documented
out-of-pocket expenses in connection with the Transactions (the &#147;<I>Expense Reimbursement</I>&#148;).
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) If Parent terminates this Agreement pursuant to <U>Section&nbsp;7.01(d)</U>, then (1)
the Company will pay to Parent the Expense Reimbursement and (2)&nbsp;if (A)&nbsp;prior to such
termination there exists an Acquisition Proposal (whether or not such offer or proposal has
been rejected or has been withdrawn prior to the time of such termination) and (B)&nbsp;within
twelve (12)&nbsp;months after such termination, the Company or any of its Subsidiaries accepts a
written offer for, or otherwise enters into an agreement to consummate or consummates, an
Acquisition Proposal, then upon the signing of a definitive agreement relating to such
Acquisition Proposal, or, if no such agreement is signed, then upon consummation of any
such Acquisition Proposal, the Company will pay to Parent the Termination Fee.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) If this Agreement is terminated pursuant to <U>Section&nbsp;7.01(f)</U> or
<U>Section&nbsp;7.01(j)</U>, then if (1)&nbsp;prior to such termination there exists an Acquisition
Proposal (whether or not such offer or proposal has been rejected or has been withdrawn
prior to the time of such termination) and (2)&nbsp;within twelve (12)&nbsp;months after such
termination, the Company or any of its Subsidiaries accepts a written offer for, or
otherwise enters into an agreement to consummate or consummates, an Acquisition Proposal,
then upon the signing of a definitive agreement relating to such Acquisition Proposal, or,
if no such agreement is signed, then upon consummation of any such Acquisition Proposal,
the Company will pay to Parent the Expense Reimbursement and the Termination Fee.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) In the event that Parent terminates this Agreement pursuant to
<U>Section&nbsp;7.01(e)</U>, then the Company will pay to Parent the Expense Reimbursement.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(e) The Company will make any payments required by this <U>Section&nbsp;7.03</U> by wire
transfer of immediately available funds to an account designated by Parent. Assuming
reasonable documentation has been provided therefor, all Expense Reimbursements payable
pursuant to <U>Sections&nbsp;7.03(a)</U>, <U>(b)</U> or <U>(d)</U> will be paid concurrently
with the termination of this Agreement, and any Expense Reimbursement payable pursuant to
<U>Section&nbsp;7.03(c)</U> will be payable concurrently with the payment of any Termination
Fee payable pursuant to such <U>Section&nbsp;7.03(c)</U>, as set forth in the next sentence.
All Termination Fees will be paid (1)&nbsp;no later than two (2)&nbsp;Business Days after the date of
such termination if terminated by Parent pursuant to <U>Section&nbsp;7.01(h)</U>, (2)
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">prior to or concurrently with such termination if terminated by the Company pursuant
to <U>Section&nbsp;7.01(g)</U>, and (3)&nbsp;the earlier of the date of the Company&#146;s entry into an
agreement providing for, or consummating, an Acquisition Proposal if terminated pursuant to
<U>Section&nbsp;7.01(d)</U>, <U>Section&nbsp;7.01(f)</U> or <U>Section&nbsp;7.01(j)</U>.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(f) The Parties acknowledge that (1)&nbsp;the provisions of this <U>Section&nbsp;7.03</U> are
an integral part of the Transactions, (2)&nbsp;the amount of, and basis for payment of, the
Termination Fee and Expense Reimbursement are reasonable and appropriate in all respects,
and (3)&nbsp;without those provisions, the Parties would not enter into this Agreement.
Accordingly, if the Company fails to pay in a timely manner the Termination Fee and/or the
Expense Reimbursement, and in order to obtain such payment, Parent or Merger Sub makes a
claim that results in a judgment for the amounts set forth in this <U>Section&nbsp;7.03</U>,
the Company will pay to Parent and the Merger Sub their reasonable costs and expenses
(including reasonable attorneys&#146; fees and expenses) in connection with such suit, together
with interest on the amount set forth in this <U>Section&nbsp;7.03</U> at the rate announced by
Bank of America, N.A. as its prime rate in effect on the date such payment was required to
be made hereunder. Payment of the amounts described in this <U>Section&nbsp;7.03</U> will not
be in lieu of damages incurred in the event of breach of this Agreement.
</DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>ARTICLE VIII</B><BR>
<FONT style="font-variant: SMALL-CAPS"><B>Miscellaneous</B></FONT>
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;8.01 <B>Survival</B>. None of the representations or warranties contained in this Agreement will
survive the Effective Time. This <U>Section&nbsp;8.01</U> will not limit any covenant or agreement of
the Parties which by its terms contemplates performance after the Effective Time and this
<U>Article&nbsp;VIII</U> will survive the Effective Time.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;8.02 <B>Waiver; Amendment; Extension of Time</B>. At any time prior to the Effective Time, whether
before or after obtaining the Company Stockholder Approval, any provision of this Agreement may be
(a)&nbsp;waived by the Party benefited by the provision, but only in writing (provided that no such
waiver will be applicable except in the specific instance for which it is given), or (b)&nbsp;amended or
modified at any time, but only by a written agreement executed in the same manner as this
Agreement, except to the extent that any such amendment would violate applicable Law; provided that
after receipt of the Company Stockholder Approval, no amendment shall be made or given that
requires further approval of the Company Stockholders under the DGCL unless the required approval
is obtained. Except as set forth elsewhere in this Agreement, at any time prior to the Effective
Time, the Parties may extend the time for performance of any of the covenants, agreements or
conditions of the other Parties to this Agreement, but only in a written agreement executed and
delivered by or on behalf of the Party against which it is sought to be enforced. Neither the
failure nor any delay by any Party in exercising any right, power or privilege under this Agreement
will operate as a waiver of such right, power or privilege, and no single or partial exercise of
any such right, power or privilege will preclude any other or further exercise of such right, power
or privilege or the exercise of any other right, power or privilege.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;8.03 <B>Counterparts; Electronic Transmission. </B>This Agreement may be executed in one or more
counterparts (whether by facsimile, electronic transmission or otherwise), each of which will be
deemed to constitute an original, and transmission of a duly executed counterpart hereof by
electronic means will be deemed to constitute delivery of an executed original manual counterpart
hereof.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;8.04 <B>Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Venue; Service of Process; Waiver of Jury Trial</B>. This
Agreement and the agreements, instruments and documents contemplated hereby and all disputes
between the Parties under or relating to this Agreement or the facts and circumstances leading to
its execution and delivery, whether in contract, tort or otherwise, will be governed by and
construed in accordance with the Laws of the State of Delaware, without giving effect to conflicts
of laws principles that would result in the application of the Law of any other State. The
Delaware Court of Chancery sitting in Wilmington, Delaware (and if the Delaware Court of Chancery
shall be unavailable, any Delaware state court and the Federal court of the United States of
America sitting in the State of Delaware) will have exclusive jurisdiction over any and all
disputes among the Parties, whether at law or in equity, based upon, arising out of or relating to
this Agreement and the agreements, instruments and documents contemplated hereby or the facts and
circumstances leading to its execution and delivery, whether in contract, tort or otherwise. Each
of the Parties irrevocably consents to and agrees to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of such
courts, agrees that process may be served upon them in any manner authorized by the Laws of the
State of Delaware, and hereby waives, and agrees not to assert in any such dispute, to the fullest
extent permitted by applicable Law, any claim that (a)&nbsp;such Party is not personally subject to the
jurisdiction of such courts, (b)&nbsp;such Party and such Party&#146;s property is immune from any legal
process issued by such courts or (c)&nbsp;any litigation commenced in such courts is brought in an
inconvenient forum. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO IRREVOCABLY CONSENTS TO THE SERVICE OF PROCESS
OUTSIDE THE TERRITORIAL JURISDICTION OF THE COURTS REFERRED TO IN THIS <U>SECTION 8.04</U> IN ANY
ACTION OR PROCEEDING UNDER OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES LEADING TO
ITS EXECUTION AND DELIVERY BY MAILING COPIES THEREOF BY REGISTERED UNITED STATES MAIL, POSTAGE
PREPAID, RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED, TO ITS ADDRESS AS SPECIFIED IN OR PURSUANT TO <U>SECTION
8.07</U>. HOWEVER, THE FOREGOING SHALL NOT LIMIT THE RIGHT OF A PARTY TO EFFECT SERVICE OF PROCESS
ON ANY OTHER PARTY BY ANY OTHER LEGALLY AVAILABLE METHOD. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO IRREVOCABLY
WAIVES ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO
THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS (AS DEFINED HEREIN). For purposes of this <U>Section&nbsp;8.04</U>
only, the term &#147;Party&#148; shall include Guarantor.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;8.05 <B>Specific Performance</B>. The Parties agree that irreparable damage would occur in the event
that any of the provisions of this Agreement were not performed in accordance with its specific
terms or were otherwise breached. Each Party agrees that, in the event of any breach or threatened
breach by any other Party of any covenant or obligation contained in this Agreement, the
non-breaching Party shall be entitled (in addition to any other remedy that may be available to it
whether in law or equity, including monetary damages) to seek and obtain (a)&nbsp;a decree or order of
specific performance to enforce the observance and performance of such covenant or obligation and
(b)&nbsp;an injunction restraining such breach or threatened breach. Each Party further
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">agrees that no other Party or any other Person shall be required to obtain, furnish or post
any bond or similar instrument in connection with or as a condition to obtaining any remedy
referred to in this <U>Section&nbsp;8.05</U>, and each Party irrevocably waives any right it may have
to require the obtaining, furnishing or posting of any such bond or similar instrument.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;8.06 <B>Disclosure Schedule</B>. Before entry into this Agreement, the Company delivered to Parent
and Merger Sub a schedule (the &#147;<I>Disclosure Schedule</I>&#148;) setting forth, among other things, items the
disclosure of which is necessary or appropriate either (a)&nbsp;in response to an express disclosure
requirement contained in a provision hereof or (b)&nbsp;as an exception to one or more representations
or warranties contained in <U>Section&nbsp;3.01</U> or to one or more of the Company&#146;s covenants
contained in <U>Article&nbsp;IV</U>. The Disclosure Schedule constitutes an integral part of this
Agreement and is attached hereto as <U>Schedule&nbsp;A</U> and is hereby incorporated herein. There
may be included in the Disclosure Schedule and elsewhere in this Agreement items and information
that are not &#147;material,&#148; and such inclusion will not be deemed to be an acknowledgment or agreement
that any such item or information (or any non-disclosed item or information of comparable or
greater significance) is &#147;material&#148; and will not be used as a basis for interpreting the terms
&#147;material,&#148; &#147;materially,&#148; &#147;materiality&#148; or any word or phrase of similar import used herein.
Matters reflected in the Disclosure Schedule are not necessarily limited to matters required by
this Agreement to be disclosed in the Disclosure Schedule. No disclosure in the Disclosure
Schedule relating to a possible breach or violation of any contract or Law will be construed as an
admission or indication that such breach or violation exists or has occurred. Any disclosures in
the Disclosure Schedule that refer to a document are qualified in their entirety by reference to
the text of such document, including all amendments, exhibits, schedules and other attachments
thereto. Any capitalized term used in the Disclosure Schedule and not otherwise defined therein
has the meaning given to such term in this Agreement. Any headings set forth in the Disclosure
Schedule are for convenience of reference only and do not affect the meaning or interpretation of
any of the disclosures set forth in the Disclosure Schedule.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;8.07 <B>Notices</B>. All notices, requests and other communications given or made under this
Agreement must be in writing and will be deemed given when personally delivered, transmitted by
facsimile (with confirmation of successful transmission) or mailed by registered or certified mail
(return receipt requested) to the persons, addresses and/or facsimile numbers set forth below or
such other place as such Party may specify by notice given in accordance with this
<U>Section&nbsp;8.07</U>.
</DIV>
<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 6%; margin-top: 6pt">If to the Company, to:
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 9%; margin-top: 6pt">Axsys Technologies, Inc.<BR>
175 Capital Boulevard, Suite&nbsp;103<BR>
Rocky Hill, CT 06067<BR>
Attention:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Scott Conner<BR>
Facsimile: &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (860)&nbsp;257-0200
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 6%; margin-top: 6pt">with a copy to:
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 9%; margin-top: 6pt">Jones Day<BR>
901 Lakeside Avenue<BR>
Cleveland, Ohio 44114<BR>
Attention: Christopher J. Hewitt<BR>
Facsimile: (216)&nbsp;579-0212
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 6%; margin-top: 6pt">If to Parent or Merger Sub, to:
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 9%; margin-top: 6pt">General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems, Inc.<BR>
2941 Fairview Park Drive<BR>
Suite&nbsp;100<BR>
Falls Church, VA 22042-4513<BR>
Attention:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;David A. Savner<BR>
Facsimile: &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (703)&nbsp;876-3554
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 6%; margin-top: 6pt">with a copy to:
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 9%; margin-top: 6pt">Jenner &#038; Block LLP<BR>
330 North Wabash Avenue<BR>
Chicago, IL 60611-7603<BR>
Attention: &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Thaddeus J. Malik<BR>
Facsimile: &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (312)&nbsp;840-7313
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;8.08 <B>Entire Understanding; No Third Party Beneficiaries</B>. This Agreement represents the entire
understanding of the Parties regarding the Transactions and supersedes any and all other oral or
written agreements and understandings previously made or purported to be made with respect thereto,
other than the Confidentiality Agreement and the Voting Agreement. Other than those set forth in
the Voting Agreement, no representation, warranty, inducement, promise, understanding or condition
not set forth in this Agreement has been made or relied on by any Party in entering into this
Agreement. Except for (i)&nbsp;the enforcement by the Indemnified Parties after the Effective Time of
<U>Section&nbsp;5.01</U>, and (ii)&nbsp;Guarantor to the extent it is required to perform its obligations as
set forth in <U>Section&nbsp;8.13</U>, nothing expressed or implied in this Agreement is intended to
confer any rights, remedies, obligations or liabilities upon any Person other than the Parties.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;8.09 <B>Severability</B>. The provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed severable and the
invalidity or unenforceability of any provision shall not affect the validity or enforceability of
the other provisions hereof. If any provision of this Agreement or the application thereof to any
Person or circumstance is determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, void or
unenforceable, the remaining provisions, or the application of such provision to Persons or
circumstances other than those as to which it has been held invalid or unenforceable, will remain
in full force and effect and will in no way be affected, impaired or invalidated thereby, so long
as the economic or legal substance of the Transactions is not affected in any manner materially
adverse to any Party. Upon any such determination, the Parties will negotiate in good faith in an
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">effort to agree upon a suitable and equitable substitute provision to effect the original
intent of the Parties.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;8.10 <B>Assignment; Successors</B>. No Party nor Guarantor may assign either this Agreement or any
of its rights or interests, or delegate any of its duties, hereunder, in whole or in part, without
the prior written consent of the other Parties; provided that Merger Sub may assign any of its
rights, interests and obligations hereunder, in whole or from time to time in part, to any direct
or indirect Subsidiary of Guarantor without the consent of any other party, but no such assignment
shall relieve Parent of its obligations hereunder. Any attempt to make any assignment in violation
of this <U>Section&nbsp;8.10</U> will be null and void. Subject to the preceding sentences of this
<U>Section&nbsp;8.10</U>, this Agreement will be binding upon, inure to the benefit of and be
enforceable by, the Parties and Guarantor and their respective successors and permitted assigns.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;8.11 <B>Expenses. </B>Except as otherwise specifically provided herein, all costs and expenses
incurred in connection with this Agreement and the Transactions will be paid by the Party incurring
such expenses, whether or not the Merger is consummated.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;8.12 <B>Disclaimer</B>. The representations and warranties in this Agreement are the product of
negotiations among the Parties and are for the sole benefit of the Parties. Any inaccuracies in
such representations and warranties are subject to waiver by the Parties in accordance with
<U>Section&nbsp;8.02</U> without notice or liability to any other Person. In some instances, the
representations and warranties in this Agreement may represent an allocation among the Parties of
risks associated with particular matters regardless of the knowledge of any of the Parties.
Consequently, Persons other than the Parties may not rely upon the representations and warranties
in this Agreement as characterizations of actual facts or circumstances as of the date of this
Agreement or as of any other date.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;8.13 <B>Guaranty. </B>Guarantor hereby irrevocably guarantees each and every obligation of Parent
and Merger Sub under this Agreement. This is a guarantee of payment and performance, and not of
collection, and Guarantor acknowledges and agrees that this guarantee is full and unconditional,
and no release or extinguishment of Parent&#146;s or Merger Sub&#146;s obligations (other than in accordance
with the terms hereof), whether by decree in any bankruptcy proceeding or otherwise, shall affect
the continuing validity or enforceability of this guarantee or any provision requiring or
contemplating performance by Guarantor. Guarantor hereby waives, for the benefit of the Company,
(i)&nbsp;any right to require the Company to, as a condition of payment or performance by Guarantor,
proceed against Parent or Merger Sub or pursue any other remedy whatsoever and (ii)&nbsp;to the fullest
extent permitted by Law, any defense or benefits that may be derived from or afforded by applicable
Law that limit the liability of or exonerate guarantors or sureties. Guarantor understands that
the Company is relying on this guarantee in entering into this Agreement.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused this Agreement to be executed by their duly
authorized officers as of the day and year first above written.
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    <TD valign="top" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="3" align="left">GENERAL DYNAMICS ADVANCED INFORMATION SYSTEMS, INC.<BR>
&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top">By:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000" align="left">/s/ David A. Savner</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>

    <TD colspan="2" valign="top">Name:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left">David A. Savner</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" valign="top">Title:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left">Vice President</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
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    <TD colspan="5">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD valign="top" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="3" align="left">VISION MERGER SUB, INC.<BR>
&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top">By:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000" align="left">/s/ David A. Savner</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" valign="top">Name:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left">David A. Savner</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" valign="top">Title:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left">Vice President</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD colspan="5">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD valign="top" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="3" align="left">AXSYS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.<BR>
&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top">By:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000" align="left">/s/ Stephen W. Bershad
&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" valign="top">Name:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left">Stephen W. Bershad&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" valign="top">Title:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left"> Chief Executive
Officer&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD valign="top" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="3" align="left">AS GUARANTOR SOLELY FOR THE PURPOSES OF <U>SECTION 8.13</U>:<BR>
<BR>
GENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION<BR>
&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top">By:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000" align="left">/s/ David A. Savner</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" valign="top">Name:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left">David A. Savner</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" valign="top">Title:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left">Senior Vice President</TD>
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<DIV align="right" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>EXECUTION COPY</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt">VOTING AGREEMENT
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<DIV align="Center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">by and among

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<DIV align="Center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">STEPHEN W. BERSHAD,

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<DIV align="Center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">SWB HOLDING CORPORATION,

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<DIV align="Center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">GENERAL DYNAMICS ADVANCED INFORMATION SYSTEMS, INC.

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<DIV align="Center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">and

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<DIV align="Center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">VISION MERGER SUB, INC.

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<DIV align="Center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">dated as of

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<DIV align="Center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">June&nbsp;4, 2009

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    <TD align="center"><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">ARTICLE 1</DIV></TD>
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    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">1.01 Certain Definitions</DIV></TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">1</TD>
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    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">1.02 Representations and Warranties of the Stockholders</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">1</TD>
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    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">1.03 Representations and Warranties of Parent and Merger Sub</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD align="right">3</TD>
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    <TD align="center"><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">ARTICLE 2</DIV></TD>
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    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">2.01 Transfer of the Shares</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">3</TD>
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    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">2.02 Adjustments</DIV></TD>
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    <TD align="right">4</TD>
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    <TD align="center"><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">ARTICLE 3</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">3.01 Voting Agreement</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">4</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">3.02 Proxy</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">5</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">3.03 Dissenting Shares</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">6</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">3.04 Succession to Shares</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">6</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">3.05 No Solicitation</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">6</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">6</TD>
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    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">4.01 Termination</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">7</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">4.02 Expenses</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">7</TD>
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    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">4.03 Further Assurances</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">7</TD>
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    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">4.04 Press Releases</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">7</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">7</TD>
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    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">4.06 Miscellaneous</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">7</TD>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;This VOTING AGREEMENT, dated as of June&nbsp;4, 2009 (this &#147;<I>Agreement</I>&#148;), is by and among General
Dynamics Advanced Information Systems, Inc., a Delaware corporation (&#147;<I>Parent</I>&#148;), Vision Merger Sub,
Inc., a Delaware corporation (&#147;<I>Merger Sub</I>&#148;), and the undersigned stockholders (each a &#147;<I>Stockholder</I>&#148;
and collectively, the &#147;<I>Stockholders</I>&#148;) of Axsys Technologies, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the
"<I>Company</I>&#148;).
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;WHEREAS, Parent, Merger Sub and the Company have entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger,
dated as of the date hereof (as amended from time to time, the &#147;<I>Merger Agreement</I>&#148;), which provides,
among other things, that, upon the terms and subject to the conditions therein, Merger Sub will
merge with and into the Company (the &#147;<I>Merger</I>&#148;), and as a result of the Merger, the Company will
become an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Guarantor; and
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;WHEREAS, each Stockholder acknowledges that, as a condition to the willingness of Parent and
Merger Sub to enter into the Merger Agreement (and for Guarantor to perform its obligations
thereunder), Guarantor, Parent and Merger Sub have requested that each Stockholder agree, and in
order to induce Guarantor, Parent and Merger Sub to enter into the Merger Agreement, each
Stockholder has agreed, to enter into this Agreement.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing premises and the representations,
warranties, covenants and agreements set forth herein, and other good and valuable consideration,
the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, and subject to the terms and
conditions set forth herein, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:
</DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>ARTICLE 1</B>
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1.01 <U>Certain Definitions</U>. Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein
have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Merger Agreement.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1.02 <U>Representations and Warranties of the Stockholders</U>. Each Stockholder represents
and warrants to Parent and Merger Sub as follows:
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)&nbsp;The Stockholder (i)&nbsp;is the sole record or beneficial owner, except for the Shares held of
record by HoldCo (as defined below), which are also beneficially owned by Bershad (as defined
below) (the term &#147;beneficial owner&#148; shall be as defined in Rule&nbsp;13d-3 under the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended (the &#147;<I>Exchange Act</I>&#148;), which meaning will apply to all uses of the term
&#147;beneficial owner&#148; (or any variation thereof) contained in this Agreement), of, and has good title
to, the shares of Company Common Stock identified as being held by such Stockholder on
<U>Annex A</U> hereto (all such shares of Company Common Stock, including any restricted shares of
Company Common Stock owned by such Stockholder, being hereinafter referred to as the &#147;<I>Shares</I>&#148; of
such Stockholder), free and clear of any Liens or voting agreements and commitments of every kind
(including any restriction on the right to vote, sell or otherwise dispose of its Shares), except
as set forth in this Agreement and (ii)&nbsp;holds stock options identified as being held by such
Stockholder (the &#147;<I>Options</I>&#148;) to acquire the number of shares of Company Common Stock as set forth on
<U>Annex A</U> hereto.
</DIV>


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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)&nbsp;Other than its Options (if applicable), its Shares constitute all of the securities (as
defined in Section&nbsp;3(10) of the Exchange Act, which definition will apply to all uses of the term
&#147;securities&#148; contained in this Agreement) of the Company owned beneficially or otherwise, directly
or indirectly, by the Stockholder (excluding (i)&nbsp;any securities beneficially owned by any of its
affiliates or associates (as such terms are defined in Rule&nbsp;12b-2 under the Exchange Act, which
definitions will apply to all uses of the terms &#147;affiliates&#148; and &#147;associates,&#148; respectively,
contained in this Agreement) as to which it does not have voting or investment power and (ii)&nbsp;the
Shares and Options (if applicable) owned by the other Stockholder).
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c)&nbsp;Except for its Shares, its Options (if applicable) and the Shares and Options (if
applicable) owned by the other Stockholder, the Stockholder does not, directly or indirectly,
beneficially own or have any option, warrant, or other Rights to acquire any securities of the
Company that are or may by their terms become entitled to vote or any securities that are
convertible or exchangeable into or exercisable for any securities of the Company that are or may
by their terms become entitled to vote, nor is the Stockholder subject to any contract, commitment,
arrangement, understanding or relationship (whether or not legally enforceable), other than this
Agreement, that obligates it to vote or acquire any securities of the Company. The Stockholder
holds sole and exclusive power to vote the Shares and has not granted any proxy to any other Person
to vote the Shares, subject to the limitations set forth in this Agreement.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) (i)&nbsp;Stephen W. Bershad (&#147;<I>Bershad</I>&#148;) owns, directly or indirectly, all the outstanding
capital stock and equity of SWB Holding Corporation, a Delaware corporation (&#147;<I>HoldCo</I>&#148;); (ii)&nbsp;no
capital stock or equity of HoldCo is or may become required to be issued (other than to Bershad) by
reason of any security or otherwise; (iii)&nbsp;there are no contracts, commitments, understandings or
arrangements by which HoldCo is bound to sell or otherwise transfer any capital stock or equity of
HoldCo (other than to Bershad); (iv)&nbsp;there are no contracts, commitments, understandings or
arrangements relating to Bershad&#146;s right to vote or to dispose of the capital stock or equity of
HoldCo; (v)&nbsp;all the capital stock and equity interests of HoldCo (A)&nbsp;have been duly authorized and
are validly issued and outstanding, fully paid and nonassessable and not subject to or issued in
violation of any preemptive right, purchase option, call option, right of first refusal,
subscription right or any similar right under any provision of the DGCL, HoldCo&#146;s Constituent
Documents or any contract or commitment to which HoldCo is a party or otherwise bound, and (B)&nbsp;were
issued in material compliance with all applicable Laws, including federal and state securities
laws; (vi)&nbsp;Bershad is the sole director and officer of HoldCo; and (vii)&nbsp;Bershad exclusively
controls HoldCo.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(e)&nbsp;The Stockholder has the legal capacity or power and authority, as the case may be, to
execute, deliver and perform its obligations under, and has duly executed and delivered, this
Agreement. This Agreement is the Stockholder&#146;s valid and legally binding obligation, enforceable
against the Stockholder in accordance with its terms (except as enforcement may be limited by
applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, fraudulent transfer and similar Laws
of general applicability relating to or affecting creditors&#146; rights or by general equity
principles). If the Stockholder is married and the Shares constitute community property, then this
Agreement (including the granting of the irrevocable proxy as provided for in <U>Section&nbsp;3.02</U>)
has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by, and
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">constitutes a valid and binding agreement of, such Stockholder&#146;s spouse, enforceable against
such person in accordance with its terms.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(f)&nbsp;No consents, authorizations or approvals of, or filings or registrations with, or
notifications to, any Governmental Authority or with any third party are required to be made or
obtained by the Stockholder in connection with the execution, delivery or performance by the
Stockholder of this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(g)&nbsp;The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by the Stockholder does not and
will not constitute (i)&nbsp;a violation of any Law to which the Stockholder or any of the Stockholder&#146;s
properties (including the Shares) is subject or bound or (ii)&nbsp;a breach or violation of, or a
default under, or conflict with, (A)&nbsp;the Constituent Documents of the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries or (B)&nbsp;the Constituent Documents of such Stockholder, if applicable.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(h)&nbsp;There is no suit, claim, action, charge or proceeding (including any arbitration
proceeding or dispute resolution proceeding) pending or, to the knowledge of the Stockholder (after
reasonably inquiry), threatened that, individually or in the aggregate, has impaired, or would
reasonably be expected to impair, the ability of the Stockholder to perform its obligations under
this Agreement or consummate the transactions contemplated hereby.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1.03 <U>Representations and Warranties of Parent and Merger Sub</U>. Parent and Merger Sub
represent and warrant to each Stockholder as follows:
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)&nbsp;Each of Parent and Merger Sub is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in
good standing under the Laws of the State of Delaware.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)&nbsp;Each of Parent and Merger Sub has the corporate power and authority to execute, deliver
and perform its obligations under this Agreement. Each of Parent and Merger Sub has duly
authorized, executed and delivered this Agreement. This Agreement has been duly authorized by all
necessary corporate action of each of Parent and Merger Sub. This Agreement is each of Parent&#146;s
and Merger Sub&#146;s valid and legally binding obligation, enforceable against each of them in
accordance with its terms (except as enforcement may be limited by applicable bankruptcy,
insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, fraudulent transfer and similar Laws of general
applicability relating to or affecting creditors&#146; rights or by general equity principles).
</DIV>


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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;2.01 <U>Transfer of the Shares</U>. During the term of this Agreement, except as otherwise
provided herein, each Stockholder will not, directly or indirectly, (a)&nbsp;tender into any tender or
exchange offer or otherwise sell, transfer (including transfer by merger, testamentary or intestate
succession, interspousal disposition pursuant to a domestic relations proceeding or otherwise by
operation of Law), pledge, hypothecate, assign, gift, constructively sell or otherwise dispose of,
or encumber with any Lien, or permit or suffer the encumbrance of any Lien on, any of its Shares
(or any economic, voting or other direct or indirect right, title or interest therein), including,
in each case, by operation of Law, (b)&nbsp;deposit its Shares into a voting trust, enter into any other
voting agreement or arrangement with respect to its Shares or grant any proxy, power of attorney
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">or other authorization or consent in or with respect to its Shares (other than to the other
Stockholder), (c)&nbsp;enter into any contract, option or other arrangement or undertaking with respect
to the direct or indirect acquisition or sale, transfer, pledge, hypothecation, assignment, gift,
constructive sale, or other disposition of, or encumbrance with any Lien on, any interest in or the
voting of any shares of Company Common Stock or any other securities of the Company (or any
economic, voting or other direct or indirect right, title or interest therein), or any Rights with
respect thereto, (d)&nbsp;take any other action which would, or could reasonably be expected to, result
in a diminution of the voting power represented by its Shares or in any way restrict, limit or
interfere in any material respect with the performance of such Stockholder&#146;s obligations hereunder
or (e)&nbsp;offer, commit or agree to take any of the foregoing actions. Any purported action by a
Stockholder in violation of this <U>Section&nbsp;2.01</U> shall be null and void.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;2.02 <U>Adjustments</U>.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)&nbsp;In the event (i)&nbsp;of any stock dividend, stock split, recapitalization, reclassification,
combination or exchange of shares of capital stock or other securities of the Company on, of or
affecting the Shares or the like or any other action that would have the effect of changing a
Stockholder&#146;s ownership of Company Common Stock or other securities of the Company or (ii)&nbsp;a
Stockholder becomes the beneficial owner of any additional shares of Company Common Stock or other
securities of the Company that entitle such Stockholder to vote on the matters contemplated herein
(including pursuant to any exercise or conversion of any Rights, including any Company Stock
Options or Company Stock-Based Awards), then the terms of this Agreement will apply to the shares
of capital stock held by such Stockholder immediately following the effectiveness of the events
described in clause (i)&nbsp;or such Stockholder becoming the beneficial owner thereof as described in
clause (ii), and shall be deemed to be &#147;Shares&#148; with respect to such Stockholder for all purposes
hereunder.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)&nbsp;Each Stockholder hereby agrees, while this Agreement is in effect, to promptly notify
Parent in writing of the number of any new shares of Company Common Stock or other securities of
the Company acquired by such Stockholder, if any, after the date hereof.
</DIV>


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</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;3.01 <U>Voting Agreement</U>. Unless otherwise directed in writing by Parent, at every
meeting of the Company Stockholders, however called, and at every postponement or adjournment
thereof, and on every action or approval of Company Stockholders (including by written consent),
each Stockholder irrevocably agrees to, or to cause the holder of record on the applicable record
date to, vote (or cause to be voted) (or consent or cause to be consented) its Shares (a)&nbsp;in favor
of (i)&nbsp;the Company Stockholder Approval, including the approval and adoption of the Merger
Agreement and the approval of the Merger and the other Transactions and (ii)&nbsp;any other matter that
is required by applicable Law or a Governmental Authority to be approved by the Company
Stockholders to facilitate the approval and consummation of the Merger and the other Transactions
and (b)&nbsp;against (i)&nbsp;any Acquisition Proposal, (ii)&nbsp;any action or agreement that would, or would
reasonably be expected to, result in a breach in any respect of any covenant, agreement,
representation or warranty of the Company under the Merger Agreement, and (iii)&nbsp;the following
actions (other than the Merger and the other Transactions): (A)&nbsp;any extraordinary corporate
transaction, such as a merger, consolidation or other business
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">combination involving the Company or any of its Subsidiaries; (B)&nbsp;any sale, lease or transfer
of a material amount of assets of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or a reorganization,
recapitalization, dissolution or liquidation of the Company or its Subsidiaries; (C) (1)&nbsp;any change
in the board of directors of the Company as of the date hereof; (2)&nbsp;any change in the present
capitalization of the Company or any amendment of the Company&#146;s certificate of incorporation or
bylaws, as amended prior to the date of this Agreement; (3)&nbsp;any other material change in the
Company&#146;s corporate structure or business; or (4)&nbsp;any other action that, in the case of each of the
matters referred to in clauses (C)(1), (2)&nbsp;and (3), would, or would reasonably be expected to,
prevent, impede, frustrate, interfere with, delay, postpone or adversely affect the Merger or the
other Transactions or that could facilitate an Acquisition Proposal or Superior Proposal. Each
Stockholder shall, or shall cause the holder of record on the applicable record date, to cast votes
(or cause votes to be cast), or give consents (or cause consents to be given), with respect to all
of its Shares in accordance with such procedures relating thereto so as to ensure that all of its
Shares are duly counted, including for purposes of determining that a quorum is present and for
purposes of recording the results of such vote (or consent). Unless and until this Agreement shall
be terminated pursuant to <U>Section&nbsp;4.01</U>, the obligations of the Stockholders specified
herein will apply whether or not (I)&nbsp;the Company Board (or any committee thereof) shall make any
Company Board Change of Recommendation or (II)&nbsp;the Company breaches any of its representations,
warranties, agreements or covenants set forth in the Merger Agreement.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;3.02 <U>Proxy</U>. Each Stockholder, by this Agreement, does hereby constitute and appoint
Parent and Merger Sub, or any nominee thereof, with full power of substitution and re-substitution,
during and for the term of this Agreement, as its true and lawful attorney-in-fact and proxy for
and in its name, place and stead, to vote, express consent or dissent, or otherwise utilize such
voting power with respect to its Shares in the manner and to the extent contemplated by <U>Section
3.01</U> as such proxy or its substitute or re-substitute shall, in its sole discretion, deem
proper with respect to its Shares. The proxy and power of attorney granted by each Stockholder
pursuant to this <U>Section&nbsp;3.02</U> is a proxy and power coupled with an interest (in accordance
with Section&nbsp;212 of the DGCL), is irrevocable during and for the term of this Agreement, and is
granted in order to secure each Stockholder&#146;s performance under this Agreement and also in
consideration of Parent and Merger Sub entering into this Agreement and the Merger Agreement. The
power of attorney granted hereunder is a durable power of attorney and shall survive the
bankruptcy, death or incapacity of a Stockholder, as applicable. Each Stockholder hereby ratifies
and confirms all that such irrevocable proxy may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Each Stockholder shall execute and deliver to Parent any proxy cards that such Stockholder receives
to vote in favor of the approval and adoption of the Merger Agreement and the approval of the
Merger and the other Transactions. Each Stockholder represents and warrants that any proxies
heretofore made or granted in respect of its Shares are not irrevocable, and hereby revokes any and
all other proxies with respect to its Shares that it may have heretofore made or granted. If a
Stockholder fails for any reason to be counted as present, consent or vote its Shares in accordance
with the requirements of <U>Section&nbsp;3.01</U> (or anticipatorily breaches <U>Section&nbsp;3.01</U>),
then Parent shall have the right to cause to be present, consent or vote such Stockholder&#146;s Shares
in accordance with <U>Section&nbsp;3.01</U>. For Shares as to which a Stockholder is the beneficial
but not the record owner, such Stockholder shall cause the record owner of any such Shares to grant
to Parent and Merger Sub a proxy to the same effect as that contained herein. Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary contained herein, the irrevocable
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">proxy granted hereby shall automatically terminate and be of no further force or effect upon
termination of this Agreement.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;3.03 <U>Dissenting Shares</U>. Each Stockholder hereby irrevocably and unconditionally
(a)&nbsp;waives, and agrees to prevent the exercise of, any rights of appraisal, any dissenters&#146; rights
and any similar rights relating to the Merger or the other Transactions that it may directly or
indirectly have by virtue of the ownership of its Shares, and (b)&nbsp;agrees not to commence or
participate in, and to take all actions necessary to opt out of any class in any class action with
respect to, any claim, derivative or otherwise, against Guarantor, Parent, Merger Sub, the Company
or any of their respective successors relating to the negotiation, execution or delivery of this
Agreement or the Merger Agreement or the consummation of the Merger, including any claim
(i)&nbsp;challenging the validity of, or seeking to enjoin the operation of, any provision of this
Agreement or (ii)&nbsp;alleging a breach of any fiduciary duty of the Company Board in connection with
the Merger Agreement, the Merger or the other Transactions. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing
in this <U>Section&nbsp;3.03</U> shall constitute, or be deemed to constitute, a waiver or release by
either Stockholder of any claim or cause of action against Parent or Merger Sub to the extent
arising out of a breach of this Agreement by Parent or Merger Sub.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;3.04 <U>Succession to Shares</U>. Each Stockholder agrees that this Agreement and the
obligations hereunder shall attach to its Shares and shall be binding upon any Person to which
legal or beneficial ownership of its Shares shall pass, whether by operation of Law or otherwise,
including such Stockholder&#146;s heirs, guardians, administrators or successors, as applicable. Prior
to, directly or indirectly, transferring any rights (including voting rights) or ownership in or to
any of its Shares, each Stockholder agrees to cause the potential transferee of such Shares to
enter into an agreement with Parent and Merger Sub on substantially the same terms as the terms
hereof. Each Stockholder agrees that it shall authorize and request the Company to notify its
transfer agent that there is a stop order with respect to all of the Shares and that this Agreement
places limits on the voting of its Shares.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;3.05 <U>No Solicitation</U>. Each Stockholder agrees that Section&nbsp;4.09 of the Merger
Agreement shall apply to each Stockholder <I>mutatis mutandis. </I>Notwithstanding anything to the
contrary in this <U>Section&nbsp;3.05</U>, any action which is permitted by the Merger Agreement to be
taken by a Stockholder in its individual capacity as an officer or director of the Company shall
not be prohibited by this <U>Section&nbsp;3.05</U>.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;3.06 <U>Disclosure</U>. Each Stockholder (a)&nbsp;hereby authorizes Guarantor, Parent and the
Company to publish and disclose in any announcement or disclosure in connection with the Merger or
the other Transactions, including the Proxy Statement, such Stockholder&#146;s identity and ownership of
its Shares and the nature of such Stockholder&#146;s obligations under this Agreement and (b)&nbsp;agrees to
promptly furnish to Parent any information it may reasonably request for the preparation of any
such announcement or disclosure. Each Stockholder agrees to promptly notify Parent and the Company
of any required corrections with respect to any information supplied by it for use in any such
announcement or disclosure, if and to the extent that any such information shall have become false
or misleading in any material respect.
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</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;4.01 <U>Termination</U>. This Agreement will terminate upon the earliest to occur of (a)&nbsp;the
Effective Time, (b)&nbsp;the date the Merger Agreement is terminated in accordance with its terms, and
(c)&nbsp;the mutual written agreement of the Stockholders and Parent (such date of termination, the
"<I>Termination Date</I>&#148;); provided, however, that (i)&nbsp;this <U>Section&nbsp;4.01</U> and <U>Sections
1.01</U>, <U>4.02</U>, <U>4.04</U>, <U>4.05</U> and <U>4.06</U> (as applicable) shall survive
any such termination and (ii)&nbsp;such termination shall not relieve any party for any breach of this
Agreement occurring prior to such termination.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;4.02 <U>Expenses</U>. Except as may otherwise be specifically provided herein, all costs and
expenses incurred in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby will
be paid by the party incurring such expenses, whether or not the Merger is consummated.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;4.03 <U>Further Assurances</U>. Each Stockholder agrees that prior to the Termination Date
in accordance with its terms, such Stockholder shall not take any action that would make any
representation or warranty of such Stockholder contained herein untrue or incorrect or have the
effect of preventing, impeding, interfering with or adversely affecting the performance by such
Stockholder of its obligations under this Agreement. Each party hereto will execute and deliver
all such further documents and instruments and take all such further action as any other party may
reasonably request in order to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;4.04 <U>Press Releases</U>. Parent and Merger Sub, on the one hand, and the Stockholders, on
the other hand, will consult with each other before issuing any press release with respect to the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement, the Merger Agreement or the Transactions and will not
issue any such press release without the prior written consent of the other parties, which will not
be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed; provided, however, that a party may, without the
prior consent of the other party (but after prior consultation, to the extent practicable in the
circumstances), issue any such press release as may be required by applicable Law or securities
exchange rules.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;4.05 <U>Specific Performance</U>. The parties agree that irreparable damage would occur in
the event that any of the provisions of this Agreement were not performed in accordance with its
specific terms or were otherwise breached. Each party agrees that, in the event of any breach or
threatened breach by any other party of any covenant or obligation contained in this Agreement, the
non-breaching party shall be entitled (in addition to any other remedy that may be available to it
whether in law or equity, including monetary damages) to seek and obtain (a)&nbsp;a decree or order of
specific performance to enforce the observance and performance of such covenant or obligation and
(b)&nbsp;an injunction restraining such breach or threatened breach. Each party further agrees that no
other party or any other Person shall be required to obtain, furnish or post any bond or similar
instrument in connection with or as a condition to obtaining any remedy referred to in this
<U>Section&nbsp;4.05</U>, and each party irrevocably waives any right it may have to require the
obtaining, furnishing or posting of any such bond or similar instrument.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;4.06 <U>Miscellaneous</U>.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)&nbsp;All representations and warranties contained herein are made as of the date hereof and
will not survive the consummation of the Merger or any termination of this
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Agreement. The covenants and agreements made herein will survive in accordance with their
respective terms.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)&nbsp;At any time prior to the Termination Date, any provision of this Agreement may be (i)
waived by the party benefited by the provision, but only in writing (provided that no such waiver
will be applicable except in the specific instance for which it is given), or (ii)&nbsp;amended or
modified, but only by a written agreement executed in the same manner as this Agreement, except to
the extent that any such amendment would violate applicable Law. Except as set forth elsewhere in
this Agreement, at any time prior to the Termination Date, the parties may extend the time for
performance of any of the covenants, agreements or conditions of the other parties to this
Agreement, but only in a written agreement executed and delivered by or on behalf of the party
against which it is sought to be enforced. Neither the failure nor any delay by any party in
exercising any right, power or privilege under this Agreement will operate as a waiver of such
right, power or privilege, and no single or partial exercise of any such right, power or privilege
will preclude any other or further exercise of such right, power or privilege or the exercise of
any other right, power or privilege.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c)&nbsp;This Agreement represents the entire understanding of the parties regarding the
transactions contemplated hereby and supersedes any and all other oral or written agreements,
representations and understandings previously made or purported to be made with respect thereto.
Other than those set forth in the Merger Agreement, no representation, warranty, inducement,
promise, understanding or condition not set forth in this Agreement has been made or relied on by
any party in entering into this Agreement. Nothing expressed or implied in this Agreement is
intended to confer any rights, remedies, obligations or liabilities upon any Person other than the
parties hereto.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d)&nbsp;This Agreement and the agreements, instruments and documents contemplated hereby and all
disputes between the parties under or relating to this Agreement or the facts and circumstances
leading to its execution and delivery, whether in contract, tort or otherwise, will be governed by
and construed in accordance with the Laws of the State of Delaware, without giving effect to
conflicts of laws principles that would result in the application of the Law of any other State.
The Delaware Court of Chancery sitting in Wilmington, Delaware (and if the Delaware Court of
Chancery shall be unavailable, any Delaware state court and the Federal court of the United States
of America sitting in the State of Delaware) will have exclusive jurisdiction over any and all
disputes among the parties, whether at law or in equity, based upon, arising out of or relating to
this Agreement and the agreements, instruments and documents contemplated hereby or the facts and
circumstances leading to its execution and delivery, whether in contract, tort or otherwise. Each
of the parties irrevocably consents to and agrees to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of such
courts, agrees that process may be served upon them in any manner authorized by the Laws of the
State of Delaware, and hereby waives, and agrees not to assert in any such dispute, to the fullest
extent permitted by applicable Law, any claim that (i)&nbsp;such party is not personally subject to the
jurisdiction of such courts, (ii)&nbsp;such party and such party&#146;s property is immune from any legal
process issued by such courts or (iii)&nbsp;any litigation commenced in such courts is brought in an
inconvenient forum. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO IRREVOCABLY CONSENTS TO THE SERVICE OF PROCESS
OUTSIDE THE TERRITORIAL JURISDICTION OF THE COURTS REFERRED TO IN THIS <U>SECTION 4.06(d)</U> IN
ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING UNDER OR RELATING TO THIS
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">AGREEMENT OR THE FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES LEADING TO ITS EXECUTION AND DELIVERY BY MAILING
COPIES THEREOF BY REGISTERED UNITED STATES MAIL, POSTAGE PREPAID, RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED, TO ITS
ADDRESS AS SPECIFIED IN OR PURSUANT TO <U>SECTION 4.06(f)</U>. HOWEVER, THE FOREGOING SHALL NOT
LIMIT THE RIGHT OF A PARTY TO EFFECT SERVICE OF PROCESS ON ANY OTHER PARTY BY ANY OTHER LEGALLY
AVAILABLE METHOD. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY
IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS
CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(e)&nbsp;The table of contents and Section headings contained in this Agreement are for reference
purposes only and do not limit or otherwise affect any of the substance of this Agreement.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(f)&nbsp;All notices, requests and other communications given or made under this Agreement must be
in writing and will be deemed given when personally delivered, transmitted by facsimile (with
confirmation of successful transmission) or mailed by registered or certified mail (return receipt
requested) to the persons, addresses and/or facsimile numbers set forth below or such other person,
address and/or facsimile number as such party may specify by notice given in accordance with this
<U>Section&nbsp;4.06(f)</U>.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;If to either of the Stockholders:
</DIV>
<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 6%; margin-top: 6pt">Axsys Technologies, Inc.<BR>
175 Capital Boulevard, Suite&nbsp;103<BR>
Rocky Hill, CT 06067<BR>
Attention:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Stephen W. Bershad<BR>
Facsimile:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(860)&nbsp;257-0200
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;If to Parent or Merger Sub, to:
</DIV>
<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 6%; margin-top: 6pt">General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems, Inc.<BR>
2941 Fairview Park Drive<BR>
Suite&nbsp;100<BR>
Falls Church, VA 22042-4513<BR>
Attention:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;David A. Savner<BR>
Facsimile:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(703)&nbsp;876-3554
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;With a copy to:
</DIV>
<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 6%; margin-top: 6pt">Jenner &#038; Block LLP<BR>
330 North Wabash Avenue<BR>
Chicago, IL 60611-7603<BR>
Attention:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Thaddeus J. Malik<BR>
Facsimile:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(312)&nbsp;840-7313
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(g)&nbsp;This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts (whether by facsimile,
electronic transmission or otherwise), each of which will be deemed to constitute an original, and
transmission of a duly executed counterpart hereof by electronic means will be deemed to constitute
delivery of an executed original manual counterpart hereof.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(h)&nbsp;No party may assign either this Agreement or any of its rights or interests, or delegate
any of its duties, hereunder, in whole or in part, without the prior written consent of the other
parties; provided that Merger Sub may assign any of its rights, interests and obligations
hereunder, in whole or from time to time in part, to any direct or indirect Subsidiary of Guarantor
without the consent of any other party, but no such assignment shall relieve Parent of its
obligations hereunder. Any attempt to make any assignment in violation of this <U>Section
4.06(h)</U> will be null and void. Subject to the preceding sentences of this
<U>Section&nbsp;4.06(h)</U>, this Agreement will be binding upon, inure to the benefit of and be
enforceable by, the parties and their respective successors and permitted assigns.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i)&nbsp;The provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed severable and the invalidity or
unenforceability of any provision shall not affect the validity or enforceability of the other
provisions hereof. If any provision of this Agreement or the application thereof to any Person or
circumstance is determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, void or
unenforceable, the remaining provisions, or the application of such provision to Persons or
circumstances other than those as to which it has been held invalid, void or unenforceable, will
remain in full force and effect and will in no way be affected, impaired or invalidated thereby, so
long as the economic or legal substance of the transactions contemplated hereby is not affected in
any manner materially adverse to any party. Upon any such determination, the parties will
negotiate in good faith in an effort to agree upon a suitable and equitable substitute provision to
effect the original intent of the parties.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(j)&nbsp;All rights, powers and remedies provided under this Agreement or otherwise available in
respect hereof at law or in equity will be cumulative and not alternative, and the exercise of any
thereof by any party will not preclude the simultaneous or later exercise of any other such right,
power or remedy by such party. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the rights and
remedies of the parties under this Agreement, and the obligations and liabilities of the parties
under this Agreement, are in addition to their respective rights, remedies, obligations and
liabilities under all applicable Laws.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(k)&nbsp;This Agreement is the product of negotiation by the parties, which have had the assistance
of counsel and other advisors. The parties intend that this Agreement not be construed more
strictly with regard to one party than with regard to any other party.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(l)&nbsp;The words &#147;include,&#148; &#147;includes&#148; or &#147;including&#148; as used in this Agreement are to be deemed
followed by the words &#147;without limitation.&#148; The words &#147;herein,&#148; &#147;hereof,&#148; &#147;hereunder&#148; and similar
terms as used in this Agreement are to be deemed to refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to
any specific Section or Article. Whenever the context requires, terms defined in this Agreement in
the singular will be deemed to include the plural and vice versa. The word &#147;extent&#148; in the phrase
&#147;to the extent&#148; as used in this Agreement means the degree to which a subject or other thing
extends and such phrase does not simply mean &#147;if.&#148; No provision of this Agreement is to be
construed to require, directly or indirectly, any Person to take any action, or omit to take any
action, to the extent such action or omission would violate
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">applicable Law. In this Agreement, except as the context may otherwise require, references:
(i)&nbsp;to Sections or Articles are to the Sections or Articles of this Agreement; (ii)&nbsp;to any
agreement (including this Agreement), contract, statute or regulation are to the agreement,
contract, statute or regulation as amended, modified, supplemented, restated or replaced from time
to time (in the case of an agreement or contract, to the extent permitted by the terms thereof);
(iii)&nbsp;to any section of any statute or regulation include any successor to that section; and (iv)
to the date of this Agreement is to the date set forth in the Preamble.
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>&#091;Signatures on following page&#093;</B>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have duly executed this Agreement on the date first
above written.
</DIV>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="3" valign="top" align="left">INFORMATION SYSTEMS, INC.</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">By:</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">/s/ David A. Savner</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Name:
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">David A. Savner
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Title:</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Vice President</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD colspan="3" valign="top" align="left">VISION MERGER SUB, INC.</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">By:</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">/s/ David A. Savner</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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<DIV align="right" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Exhibit&nbsp;99.1</B>
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<DIV align="right" style="font-size: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt">News
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">12450 Fair Lakes Circle<BR>
Suite&nbsp;800<BR>
Fairfax, VA 22033<BR>
www.gd-ais.com

</DIV>

<DIV align="right" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt">June&nbsp;4, 2009
</DIV>

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</DIV></TD>
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</TR>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><B>Contact:</B></DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Lucy Ryan
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Julie L. Oakes</TD>
</TR>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Tel: 703 272 6010
</DIV></TD>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director of Investor</TD>
</TR>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Cell: 703 216 7595
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">860-594-5751</TD>
</TR>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Lucy.Ryan@gd-ais.com
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><B>General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems to Acquire Axsys Technologies, Inc.</B>

</DIV>
<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><I>Transaction will expand sensor, imaging and intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance offerings
to U.S. government</I>
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><B>FAIRFAX, Va., and ROCKY HILL, Conn. </B>&#150; General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems, a business
unit of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD), has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Axsys
Technologies, Inc., (NASDAQ: AXYS) for $54 per share of Axsys Technologies&#146; outstanding common
stock. The cost of the transaction would be $643&nbsp;million.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">The proposed acquisition, which has been approved by the boards of directors of Axsys Technologies
and General Dynamics, would be earnings-neutral in 2009 and accretive to General Dynamics&#146; earnings
thereafter. The transaction is subject to normal regulatory approvals as well as approval by Axsys
Technologies&#146; shareholders, and is expected to close during the third quarter of the year.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Axsys Technologies is a global leader in the design and manufacture of high-performance
electro-optical and infrared (EO/IR) sensors and systems and multi-axis stabilized cameras. Its
customers include U.S. military and homeland security agencies, systems integrators that support
those customers, and commercial customers in high-performance markets such as aerial and perimeter
surveillance applications in law enforcement, energy and broadcast and film production. Axsys
Technologies&#146; sophisticated solutions are typically found in applications
that demand the finest optical surfaces, highest accuracy and tightest motion-control tolerances,
such as weapon systems, long-range surveillance cameras and highly precise imaging telescopes.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&#147;Axsys Technologies delivers innovative, high-value products in a market segment that is strategic
for General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems. Adding Axsys Technologies&#146; capabilities to our
existing intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance expertise will enable us to further
strengthen our portfolio of
</DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt">&#150; more &#150;
</DIV>


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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">offerings and discriminators in the high-growth tactical ISR market,&#148;
said Lou Von Thaer, president of General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&#147;In addition, we look forward to maintaining and strengthening relationships with Axsys
Technologies&#146; existing customers, expanding and diversifying the technical products that General
Dynamics is able to offer and pursuing new markets through collaboration among the product experts
at each company,&#148; Von Thaer said.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Stephen W. Bershad, chairman of the board and chief executive officer of Axsys Technologies, said,
&#147;I am extremely proud of the organization that Axsys Technologies has become. Over the past
several years we have successfully executed strategies aimed at making Axsys Technologies a premier
supplier of optical solutions for surveillance, reconnaissance and targeting applications, and as
part of General Dynamics we will be even better positioned to capitalize on the substantial
opportunities in our markets.&#148;
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Axsys Technologies employs approximately 1,000 workers. It is based in Rocky Hill, Conn., and has
facilities in Alabama, California, Michigan and New Hampshire. The company had a backlog of $162.1
million as of March&nbsp;28, 2009, and anticipates 2009 sales of $280&nbsp;million.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Axsys Technologies is a global leader in the design and development of high-performance
surveillance cameras, imaging systems and related motion control technologies, serving the
aerospace, defense, and high-performance commercial markets. For more information, visit
www.Axsys.com.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems designs, develops, manufactures, integrates, operates
and maintains mission systems for defense, space, intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance,
homeland security and homeland defense customers. Headquartered in Fairfax, Va., the company
specializes in ground systems; imagery processing; mission payloads; space vehicles; maritime
subsurface, surface and airborne mission systems; and tasking, collection, processing, exploitation
and dissemination programs for national intelligence. More information is available online at
www.gd-ais.com.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">General Dynamics, headquartered in Falls Church, Va., employs approximately 92,900 people
worldwide. The company is a market leader in business aviation; land and expeditionary combat
systems, armaments and munitions; shipbuilding and marine systems; and information systems and
technologies. More information about General Dynamics is available online at www.gd.com.
</DIV>


<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt">&#150; more &#150;
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><B>Additional Information About the Transaction</B>
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">This announcement is neither a solicitation of a proxy, an offer to purchase, nor a solicitation of
an offer to sell, shares of Axsys Technologies. In connection with the proposed transaction, Axsys
Technologies will file a proxy statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The
definitive proxy materials will contain important information regarding the merger, including,
among other things, the recommendation of Axsys Technologies&#146; board of directors with respect to
the merger. INVESTORS ARE URGED TO READ THE PROXY STATEMENT WHEN IT BECOMES AVAILABLE BECAUSE IT
WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION. You will be able to obtain the proxy statement, as well as
other filings containing information about Axsys Technologies, free of charge, at the website
maintained by the SEC at www.sec.gov. Copies of the proxy statement and other filings made by Axsys
Technologies with the SEC can also be obtained, free of charge, by directing a request to Axsys
Technologies, 175 Capital Boulevard, Suite&nbsp;103, Rocky Hill, Connecticut 06067, Attention: Director
of Investor Relations.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Participants in the Solicitation</B>
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">The directors and executive officers of Axsys Technologies and other persons may be deemed to be
participants in the solicitation of proxies in respect of the proposed transaction. Information
regarding Axsys Technologies&#146; directors and executive officers is available in its Annual Report on
Form 10-K filed with the SEC on February&nbsp;17, 2009, and its Proxy Statement on Schedule&nbsp;14A filed
with the SEC on March&nbsp;20, 2009. Other information regarding the participants in the proxy
solicitation and a description of their direct and indirect interests, by security holdings or
otherwise, will be contained in the proxy statement and other relevant materials to be filed with
the SEC when they become available. Investors should read the proxy statement carefully when it
becomes available before making any voting or investment decisions.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-looking Statements</B>
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section&nbsp;21E of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. One can identify these forward-looking statements by
the use of the words such as &#147;expect,&#148; &#147;anticipate,&#148; &#147;plan,&#148; &#147;may,&#148; &#147;will,&#148; &#147;estimate&#148; or other
similar expressions. Because such statements apply to future events, they are subject to risks and
uncertainties that could cause the actual results to differ materially. Actual results and trends
may differ materially from what is forecast in forward-looking statements due to a variety of
factors, including, without limitation: the ability to obtain regulatory approvals of the
acquisition on the proposed terms and schedule; the failure of Axsys Technologies&#146; stockholders to
approve the acquisition; the risk that the acquisition may not be completed in the time frame
expected by the parties or at all. Additional information regarding factors that may affect future
results are described in the companies&#146; filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission,
including, without limitation, Annual Reports on Form 10-K and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">All forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they were made. The companies do not
undertake any obligation to update or publicly release any revisions to any forward-looking
statements to reflect events, circumstances or changes in expectations after the date of the press
release.
</DIV>


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<DIV align="right" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Exhibit&nbsp;99.2</B>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt">June&nbsp;4, 2009
</DIV>

<DIV align="center">
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</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">FROM:
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Stephen W. Bershad, Chairman and CEO and<br>
Scott B. Conner, President and COO</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">SUBJECT:
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">We are writing to announce that Axsys Technologies has agreed to be acquired by General Dynamics
Advanced Information Systems for $54.00 per share. This is an outstanding outcome to what has
been, for all of us, a lengthy process. We are convinced that General Dynamics is the right
partner to ensure continued growth and opportunity for our business and our employees. The sale is
expected to close in the third quarter of this year after we obtain certain regulatory and
stockholder approvals. Until that time we will continue to be an independent company.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">For those of you who do not know General Dynamics, they are one of the largest U.S. defense
contractors, employing over 92,000 employees. Among their most-familiar products are submarines,
tanks, combat vehicles, weapons systems and Gulfstream business jets; what is most impressive is
that the company&#146;s largest segment is its Information Systems and Technology group, a leading
supplier of a broad range of information technology, networking and intelligence systems for U.S.
and international customers. General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems, which Axsys will
become a part of, is a subsidiary of General Dynamics that develops mission systems for defense,
space, surveillance, reconnaissance, and homeland security customers. Axsys will accelerate GDAIS&#146;
evolution into a provider of increasingly complex, value-added solutions. The scale and breadth of
General Dynamics offers Axsys new avenues for product growth and program access that we simply
could not develop internally.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Once the transition is complete, we anticipate no significant changes to day-to-day
responsibilities of the vast majority of Axsys employees. While the integration plans are not yet
in place, preliminary indications are that Axsys will operate as it is currently structured within
the General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems organization. If anything, this acquisition will
provide additional career development and advancement opportunities for Axsys employees. With
regards to employee benefits and compensation plans, GD has indicated that it is committed to
providing a competitive compensation and benefits package for all employees that will allow us to
attract and retain the talent needed to successfully drive the company forward.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">We recognize that periods of transition like this can be challenging. However, I can assure you
that we will do everything possible to minimize disruption. We will be communicating as much
information as possible, and Scott will soon be scheduling all-hands meetings at each of our
facilities to answer questions that you might have. Finally, it is likely that you will be
introduced to General Dynamics personnel in the coming weeks and months, and we thank you in
advance for treating them all with courtesy and respect.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">We personally thank you all for your patience and hard work during this process to date, and ask
for your continued support during the integration process to come.
</DIV>


<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt">AXSYS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. <B>&#149;</B> 175 CAPITAL BLVD., SUITE 103 <B>&#149;</B> ROCKY HILL, CT 06067
</DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">860.257.0200 <B>&#149;</B> FAX: 860.594.5750 <B>&#149;</B> www.axsys.com</DIV>




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