Article V

 

ARTICLE V

 

ADDITIONAL AGREEMENTS    37 Section 5.01    Preparation of the Form S-4 and the Proxy Statement; Shareholders’ Meetings    37 Section 5.02    Access to Information; Confidentiality    39 Section 5.03    Reasonable Best Efforts; Further Action    39 Section 5.04    Company Equity Awards    42 Section 5.05    Non-U.S. Employee Notifications    44 Section 5.06    Indemnification, Exculpation and Insurance    44 Section 5.07    Public Announcements    45 Section 5.08    Section 16 Matters    46 Section 5.09    Stock Exchange Listing    46 Section 5.10    Transaction Litigation    46 Section 5.11    Employee Matters    46 Section 5.12    Takeover Laws    47 Section 5.13    Financing    47 Section 5.14    Company Cooperation on Certain Matters    53 Section 5.15    Liquidation of Investments; Cash Transfers    53 Section 5.16    Cooperation with Divestitures    55

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          Page Section 5.17    Treatment of Indebtedness    56 Section 5.18    Works Councils    56 Section 5.19    Parent Certificate; By-laws; Tracking Stock Policy Statement    56 Section 5.20    De-Listing    56 Section 5.21    Tax Matters    56 Section 5.22    Headquarters    57 Section 5.23    Independent Directors    57

 

ARTICLE VI

 

CONDITIONS PRECEDENT    58 Section 6.01    Conditions to Each Party’s Obligation to Effect the Merger    58 Section 6.02    Conditions to Obligations of Parent and Merger Sub    58 Section 6.03    Conditions to Obligation of the Company    59