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7-May-2009
Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement, Material Modification to Rights of Se
On May 6, 2009, LogicVision, Inc. ("LogicVision" or the "Company") entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the "Merger Agreement") with Mentor Graphics Corporation, an Oregon corporation ("Mentor"), and Fulcrum Acquisition Corporation, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Mentor ("Merger Sub"). The Merger Agreement provides that, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Merger Agreement, Merger Sub will merge with and into LogicVision, with LogicVision continuing as the surviving entity and as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Mentor (the "Merger"). The Merger Agreement has been approved by the Boards of Directors of each of LogicVision and Mentor and is subject to LogicVision stockholder approval.
Subject to the terms of the Merger Agreement, upon completion of the Merger, each outstanding share of LogicVision common stock will be converted into the right to receive 0.2006 shares of Mentor common stock (the "Exchange Ratio"). Outstanding options to purchase LogicVision common stock will be assumed by Mentor and converted upon completion of the Merger into stock options with respect to Mentor common stock, after giving effect to the Exchange Ratio (or, in Mentor's discretion, Mentor will grant equivalent options under one of its equity plans in substitution of such options to purchase LogicVision common stock, after giving effect to the Exchange Ratio). Outstanding warrants to purchase LogicVision common stock will automatically terminate upon the Merger in accordance with their terms and will be converted into the right to receive a number of shares of Mentor common stock, if any, based on the Exchange Ratio.
LogicVision and Mentor have made customary representations, warranties and
covenants in the Merger Agreement, including, among others, covenants made by
LogicVision (i) with respect to the conduct of its business during the interim
period between the execution of the Merger Agreement and consummation of the
Merger, (ii) not to engage in certain kinds of transactions during such period,
(iii) that LogicVision will convene and hold a meeting of its stockholders to
consider and vote upon the approval and adoption of the Merger Agreement, and
(iv) that, subject to certain exceptions, the LogicVision Board of Directors
will recommend the approval and adoption of the Merger Agreement by its
stockholders. In addition, LogicVision has made certain additional customary
covenants not to, including, among others, (a) solicit or knowingly facilitate
inquiries or proposals relating to alternative business combination transactions
or (b) subject to certain exceptions, engage in discussions or negotiations
regarding, or provide any non-public information or data in connection with,
alternative business combination transactions.
Completion of the Merger is subject to customary conditions, including the
approval and adoption of the Merger Agreement by the stockholders of
LogicVision, the absence of certain laws or orders of governmental authorities
prohibiting the closing, and the effectiveness of a Form S-4 registration
statement to be filed by Mentor. Each party's obligation to consummate the
Merger is also subject to certain additional customary conditions, including (a)
subject to certain exceptions, the accuracy of the representations and
warranties of the other party, (b) performance in all material respects by the
other party of its obligations, and (c) the absence of any event or development
that would be reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect on the other
party. The Merger is intended to qualify as a tax-free reorganization under
Section 368(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
The Merger Agreement contains termination rights for both LogicVision and Mentor. The Merger Agreement further provides that, upon termination of the Merger Agreement under specified circumstances, LogicVision will be required to pay to Mentor a termination fee of $538,193 plus, subject to a cap of $403,645, the aggregate amount of reasonable and documented out-of-pocket expenses incurred by Mentor.
In connection with the Merger Agreement, Mentor entered into support agreements with each of the directors and executive officers of LogicVision and certain entities affiliated with one of LogicVision's directors (the "Support Agreements"), pursuant to which such stockholders have agreed to vote the shares of LogicVision common stock held by them to adopt the Merger Agreement and, subject to certain exceptions, not to dispose of their shares prior to the date of LogicVision's stockholder vote to adopt the Merger Agreement. As of May 6, 2009, these stockholders owned at least 1,025,892 shares of LogicVision common stock, representing approximately 10.8% of the outstanding LogicVision common stock.
On May 7, 2009, Mentor and LogicVision jointly issued a press release announcing the execution of the Merger Agreement, which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.2.
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On May 6, 2009, the Board of Directors of LogicVision approved an amendment (the
"Amendment") to LogicVision's Rights Agreement (the "Rights Agreement"), dated
as of December 16, 2008, by and between LogicVision and Mellon Investors
Services LLC, as Rights Agent, to (a) render the Rights Agreement inapplicable
to the Merger, the Merger Agreement, the Support Agreements and the other
transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement and the Support Agreements,
(ii) ensure that (a) none of Mentor, Merger Sub nor any of their affiliates will
become an "Acquiring Person" pursuant to the Rights Agreement and (b) neither a
"Stock Acquisition Date," a "Distribution Date," nor a "Triggering Event," as
such terms are defined under the Rights Agreement, will occur, in the case of
clauses (a) and (b), by reason of the approval or execution of the Merger
Agreement, the Support Agreements, the announcement or consummation of the
Merger or the other transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement and the
Support Agreements, and (c) provide that the Rights Agreement shall expire
immediately prior to the effective time of the Merger. The foregoing description
of the Amendment is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of
the Amendment, a copy of which LogicVision will file as an exhibit to a Form
8-A/A, and is incorporated herein by reference.
On May 6, 2009, LogicVision entered into Amended and Restated Change of Control Severance Agreements (the "Agreements") that amended and restated the Change of Control Severance Agreements dated as of November 12, 2008 with James T. Healy, the Company's President and Chief Executive Officer, Fadi Maamari, the Company's Chief Operating Officer, and Mei Song, the Company's Chief Financial Officer (together with Mr. Healy and Mr. Maamari, the "Executives") to reduce certain payments that would be payable to the Executives under the prior agreements. The Agreements are subject to and conditioned upon, and will become effective immediately prior to, the completion of the Merger. Each Agreement provides that in the event of an involuntary termination of the Executive within three months before or twelve months after a change of control of the Company, the Executive will be entitled to (i) a cash payment based on 100% of the Executive's annual base salary as of the termination date, (ii) the immediate acceleration of vesting and exercisability of the Executive's outstanding options to acquire the Company's common stock and (iii) reimbursement of health insurance premiums for the Executive and eligible dependents for up to twelve months measured from the date of termination. The Agreements provide that the Executives shall not to solicit employees of the Company for 12 months following termination of employment, and will not compete with the Company for the period during which they receive severance payments. A "change of control" includes a merger or consolidation involving the Company in which the Company's stockholders immediately prior to such merger or consolidation own 50% or less of the voting power of the surviving entity's voting securities, sale of all or substantially all of the Company's assets, the approval by the Company's stockholders of a plan of complete liquidation or dissolution, and the acquisition by a person or related group of persons of 50% or more of the voting power of the Company's voting securities, and would include the Merger described under Item 1.01. The foregoing description of the Agreements does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Agreements, copies of which are filed herewith as Exhibits 10.1, 10.2 and 10.3.
(d) Exhibits.
Exhibit
Number Description
2.1 Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated May 6, 2009, by and among Mentor
Graphics Corporation, Fulcrum Acquisition Corporation and
LogicVision, Inc.
4.1 Amendment to Rights Agreement, dated May 6, 2009, by and between the
Company and Mellon Investor Services LLC, incorporated by reference
to Exhibit 4.2 to the Form 8-A/A filed by LogicVision, Inc. on the
date hereof.
10.1 Amended and Restated Change of Control Severance Agreement dated May
6, 2009, between LogicVision, Inc. and James T. Healy.
10.2 Amended and Restated Change of Control Severance Agreement dated May
6, 2009, between LogicVision, Inc. and Fadi Maamari.
10.3 Amended and Restated Change of Control Severance Agreement dated May
6, 2009, between LogicVision, Inc. and Mei Song.
99.1 Form of Support Agreement, dated May 6, 2009, by and among Mentor
Graphics Corporation and all of the directors and executive officers
of LogicVision, Inc.
99.2 Press release jointly issued by Mentor Graphics Corporation and
LogicVision, Inc., dated May 7, 2009.
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