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Exhibit 2.1

EXECUTION VERSION

AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER

dated as of

February 10, 2017

among

RECKITT BENCKISER GROUP PLC

MEAD JOHNSON NUTRITION COMPANY

and

MARIGOLD MERGER SUB, INC.



TABLE OF CONTENTS



 
   
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ARTICLE 1
DEFINITIONS

 

Section 1.01.

 

Definitions

   
1
 

Section 1.02.

 

Other Definitional and Interpretative Provisions

    9  

ARTICLE 2
THE MERGER

 

Section 2.01.

 

The Merger

   
9
 

Section 2.02.

 

Conversion of Shares

    10  

Section 2.03.

 

Surrender and Payment

    10  

Section 2.04.

 

Dissenting Shares

    12  

Section 2.05.

 

Employee Equity

    12  

Section 2.06.

 

Adjustments

    13  

Section 2.07.

 

Withholding Rights

    13  

Section 2.08.

 

Lost Certificates

    13  

ARTICLE 3
THE SURVIVING CORPORATION

 

Section 3.01.

 

Certificate of Incorporation

   
13
 

Section 3.02.

 

Bylaws

    13  

Section 3.03.

 

Directors and Officers

    14  

ARTICLE 4
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY

 

Section 4.01.

 

Corporate Existence and Power

   
14
 

Section 4.02.

 

Corporate Authorization

    14  

Section 4.03.

 

Governmental Authorization

    14  

Section 4.04.

 

Non-Contravention

    15  

Section 4.05.

 

Capitalization

    15  

Section 4.06.

 

Subsidiaries

    16  

Section 4.07.

 

SEC Filings and the Sarbanes-Oxley Act

    17  

Section 4.08.

 

Financial Statements

    18  

Section 4.09.

 

Disclosure Documents

    18  

Section 4.10.

 

Absence of Certain Changes

    19  

Section 4.11.

 

No Undisclosed Material Liabilities

    19  

Section 4.12.

 

Compliance with Applicable Law

    19  

Section 4.13.

 

Litigation

    21  

Section 4.14.

 

Properties

    21  

Section 4.15.

 

Intellectual Property

    21  

Section 4.16.

 

Taxes

    23  

Section 4.17.

 

Employees and Employee Benefit Plans

    24  

Section 4.18.

 

Environmental Matters

    27  

Section 4.19.

 

Regulatory Compliance

    27  

Section 4.20.

 

Material Contracts

    29  

Section 4.21.

 

Insurance

    31  

Section 4.22.

 

Finders' Fees

    31  

Section 4.23.

 

Opinion of Financial Advisor

    31  

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Section 4.24.

 

Antitakeover Statutes

    31  

Section 4.25.

 

No Other Representations; No Reliance; Waiver

    32  

ARTICLE 5
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF PARENT

 

Section 5.01.

 

Corporate Existence and Power

   
32
 

Section 5.02.

 

Corporate Authorization

    32  

Section 5.03.

 

Governmental Authorization

    32  

Section 5.04.

 

Non-Contravention

    33  

Section 5.05.

 

Merger Sub Activities

    33  

Section 5.06.

 

Disclosure Documents

    33  

Section 5.07.

 

Financing; Sufficiency of Funds

    34  

Section 5.08.

 

Finders' Fees

    35  

Section 5.09.

 

Interested Stockholder

    35  

Section 5.10.

 

Litigation

    35  

Section 5.11.

 

Agreements and Understandings

    35  

Section 5.12.

 

No Other Representations; No Reliance; Waiver

    35  

ARTICLE 6
COVENANTS OF THE COMPANY

 

Section 6.01.

 

Conduct of the Company

   
35
 

Section 6.02.

 

Company Stockholder Meeting; Proxy Statement

    38  

Section 6.03.

 

No Solicitation

    39  

Section 6.04.

 

Access to Information

    42  

Section 6.05.

 

Financing Cooperation

    43  

Section 6.06.

 

Stockholder Litigation

    43  

Section 6.07.

 

Section 16 Matters

    43  

Section 6.08.

 

Company Notes

    43  

ARTICLE 7
COVENANTS OF PARENT

 

Section 7.01.

 

Obligations of Merger Sub

   
44
 

Section 7.02.

 

Parent Shareholder Meeting; Shareholder Circular

    44  

Section 7.03.

 

Parent Board Recommendation

    45  

Section 7.04.

 

Director and Officer Liability

    45  

Section 7.05.

 

Employee Matters

    46  

Section 7.06.

 

Financing

    47  

Section 7.07.

 

Parent Litigation

    49  

ARTICLE 8
COVENANTS OF PARENT AND THE COMPANY

 

Section 8.01.

 

Reasonable Best Efforts

   
49
 

Section 8.02.

 

Certain Filings

    50  

Section 8.03.

 

Public Announcements

    51  

Section 8.04.

 

Further Assurances

    52  

Section 8.05.

 

Notices of Certain Events

    52  

Section 8.06.

 

De-listing; Deregistration

    52  

Section 8.07.

 

Takeover Statutes

    52  

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ARTICLE 9
CONDITIONS TO THE MERGER

 

Section 9.01.

 

Conditions to the Obligations of Each Party

   
53
 

Section 9.02.

 

Conditions to the Obligations of Parent and Merger Sub

    53  

Section 9.03.

 

Conditions to the Obligations of the Company

    54  

ARTICLE 10
TERMINATION

 

Section 10.01.

 

Termination

   
54
 

Section 10.02.

 

Effect of Termination

    56  

Section 10.03.

 

Termination Fees

    56  

ARTICLE 11
MISCELLANEOUS

 

Section 11.01.

 

Notices

   
58
 

Section 11.02.

 

Survival of Representations and Warranties

    59  

Section 11.03.

 

Amendments and Waivers

    59  

Section 11.04.

 

Expenses

    59  

Section 11.05.

 

Disclosure Schedule and SEC Document References

    59  

Section 11.06.

 

Binding Effect; Benefit; Assignment

    60  

Section 11.07.

 

Governing Law

    60  

Section 11.08.

 

Jurisdiction

    60  

Section 11.09.

 

WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL

    61  

Section 11.10.

 

Counterparts; Effectiveness

    61  

Section 11.11.

 

Entire Agreement

    61  

Section 11.12.

 

Severability

    61  

Section 11.13.

 

Specific Performance

    61  

Annex A: Required Governmental Approvals

 

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AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER

        AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER (as the same may be amended from time to time in accordance with its terms, this "Agreement") dated as of February 10, 2017, among Mead Johnson Nutrition Company, a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), Reckitt Benckiser Group plc, a company incorporated in England and Wales ("Parent"), and Marigold Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned indirect subsidiary of Parent ("Merger Sub").


W I T N E S S E T H :

        WHEREAS, the respective Boards of Directors of Parent, the Company and Merger Sub have approved and deemed it advisable that the shareholders of Parent approve the Merger and the respective stockholders of the Company and Merger Sub adopt this Agreement pursuant to which, among other things, Parent would indirectly acquire the Company by means of a merger of Merger Sub with and into the Company on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement; and

        WHEREAS, in connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, Parent and Reckitt Benckiser Treasury Services plc ("RBTS") have entered into a facilities agreement with Bank of America Merrill Lynch International Limited, Deutsche Bank AG, London branch, HSBC Bank plc and The Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited (and/or their respective Affiliates) (the "Debt Commitment Parties") pursuant to which the Debt Commitment Parties have agreed to arrange and committed to provide debt financing to Parent and RBTS in an aggregate amount of $20,000,000,000 and £1,000,000,000, the proceeds of which are expected to be sufficient, together with cash on hand, to pay the aggregate Merger Consideration and all other amounts, costs and expenses payable by Parent and/or its Subsidiaries under or in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby.

        ACCORDINGLY, in consideration of the foregoing and the representations, warranties, covenants and agreements contained herein (the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged), the parties hereto agree as follows:


Article 1
DEFINITIONS

        Section 1.01.    Definitions.     (a) As used herein, the following terms have the following meanings:

        "1933 Act" means the Securities Act of 1933.

        "1934 Act" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

        "Acquisition Proposal" means, other than the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, any offer or proposal by a Third Party relating to (i) any direct or indirect acquisition or purchase of 20% or more of the consolidated assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries or 20% or more of any class of equity or voting securities of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries whose assets, individually or in the aggregate, constitute 20% or more of the consolidated assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries, (ii) any tender offer (including a self-tender offer) or exchange offer that, if consummated, would result in such Third Party beneficially owning 20% or more of any class of equity or voting securities of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries whose assets, individually or in the aggregate, constitute 20% or more of the consolidated assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries or (iii) a merger, consolidation, share exchange, business combination, sale of all or substantially all of the assets, reorganization, recapitalization, liquidation, dissolution or other similar transaction involving the Company or any of its Subsidiaries whose assets, individually or in the aggregate, constitute 20% or more of the consolidated assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries.

        "Affiliate" means, with respect to any Person, any other Person directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by or under common control with such Person. For purposes of this definition, "control" when used with respect to any Person means the power to direct the management and policies of such


Person, directly or indirectly, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise, and the terms "controlling" and "controlled" have correlative meanings.

        "Anti-Bribery Laws" means the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, the UK Bribery Act of 2010 and any similar Applicable Law of any other jurisdiction where the Company or any of its Subsidiaries does business.

        "Applicable Law" means, with respect to any Person, any transnational, domestic or foreign federal, state or local law (statutory, common or otherwise), constitution, treaty, convention, ordinance, code, rule, regulation, order, injunction, judgment, decree, ruling, directive, instruction, guideline, bulletin, manual, policy, standard, interpretation or other similar requirement enacted, adopted, promulgated or applied by a Governmental Authority that is binding upon or applicable to such Person.

        "Business Day" means any day, other than Saturday, Sunday or any other day on which commercial banks in New York, New York, or London, United Kingdom are authorized or required by Applicable Law to close.

        "COBRA" means the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985.

        "Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.

        "Collective Bargaining Agreement" means any written agreement, memorandum of understanding or other contractual obligation between the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and any labor organization or other authorized employee representative representing current or former employees of the Company or any Subsidiary in connection with their employment with the Company or any Subsidiary.

        "Company 10-Q" means the Company's quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2016.

        "Company Balance Sheet" means the consolidated balance sheet of the Company and its Subsidiaries as of September 30, 2016 and the footnotes thereto set forth in the Company 10-Q.

        "Company Balance Sheet Date" means September 30, 2016.

        "Company Common Stock" means the common stock, $0.01 par value, of the Company.

        "Company Disclosure Schedule" means the disclosure schedule dated the date hereof regarding this Agreement that has been provided by the Company to Parent and Merger Sub.

        "Company Material Adverse Effect" means a material adverse effect on (i) the financial condition, business, assets or results of operations of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, excluding any effect to the extent arising or resulting from (A) changes in the financial or securities markets or general economic or political conditions globally or in any of the markets in which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries operate; provided that such changes may be considered for purposes of determining whether there has been, or would reasonably expected to be, a Company Material Adverse Effect to the extent such changes have a disproportionate adverse effect on the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, relative to other companies engaged in the industry in which the Company and its Subsidiaries operate, (B) changes (including changes in Applicable Law, GAAP or the interpretation or enforcement thereof) or conditions generally affecting the industry in which the Company and its Subsidiaries operate; provided that such changes or conditions may be considered for purposes of determining whether there has been, or would reasonably expected to be, a Company Material Adverse Effect to the extent such changes or conditions have a disproportionate adverse effect on the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, relative to other companies engaged in the industry in which the Company and its Subsidiaries operate, (C) acts of war, sabotage or terrorism or natural disasters globally or in any of the markets in which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries operate; provided that such conditions or occurrences may be considered for purposes of determining

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whether there has been, or would reasonably expected to be, a Company Material Adverse Effect to the extent such conditions or occurrences have a disproportionate adverse effect on the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, relative to other companies engaged in the industry in which the Company and its Subsidiaries operate, (D) any failure, in and of itself, to meet any internal or published projections, forecasts, estimates or predictions in respect of revenues, earnings or other financial or operating metrics for any period (it being understood and agreed that the foregoing shall not preclude any other party to this Agreement from asserting that any facts or occurrences giving rise or contributing to such failure that are not otherwise excluded from the definition of Company Material Adverse Effect should be deemed to constitute, or be taken into account in determining whether there has been, or would reasonably be expected to be, a Company Material Adverse Effect), (E) the execution and delivery of this Agreement or the public announcement or consummation of this Agreement, the Merger and the other transactions contemplated hereby (it being understood and agreed that the foregoing shall not apply to any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement of the Company herein that is intended to address the consequences of the execution, delivery or performance of this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby), or (F) any action taken at the written request of Parent or Merger Sub, or (ii) the Company's ability to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby.

        "Company Preferred Stock" means the preferred stock, $0.01 par value, of the Company.

        "Company Revolver" means the Company's five-year revolving credit facility, as disclosed in the Company SEC Documents as of the date hereof (or as amended after the date hereof in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement).

        "Company SEC Documents" means, collectively, (i) the Company's annual reports on Form 10-K, (ii) the Company's quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, (iii) each of the Company's current reports on Form 8-K, and (iv) the Company's proxy statements relating to its annual meeting of stockholders, in each case filed or furnished by the Company with the SEC since January 1, 2014.

        "Company Stock Plans" means the Company Long-Term Incentive Plan, Company 2009 Amended and Restated Stock Award and Incentive Plan and the Company 2009 Stock Award and Incentive Plan and any other equity compensation plan or arrangement of the Company.

        "Company Transaction Representative" means (i) directors, officers and employees of the Company and each of its Subsidiaries and Affiliates and (ii) investment bankers, attorneys, accountants or other advisors, agents, intermediaries or representatives retained by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates in connection with the Merger and the other transactions contemplated hereby.

        "Competition Laws" means the HSR Act and any other Applicable Law that is designed or intended to prohibit, restrict or regulate actions having the purpose or effect of monopolization or restraint of trade or lessening of competition through merger or acquisition.

        "Confidentiality Agreement" means the Confidentiality Agreement, dated December 19, 2016, between Parent and the Company.

        "Contract" or "contract" means any legally binding contract, agreement, obligation, commitment, arrangement, understanding, instrument, permit, lease (other than, for purposes of the representations and warranties set forth in Section 4.20, any lease that is not a Material Lease) or license, in each case whether written or oral.

        "Delaware Law" means the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.

        "Employee Plan" means any (i) "employee benefit plan" as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA, (ii) Company Stock Plan, compensation, employment, consulting, severance, termination protection, change in control, transaction bonus, retention or similar plan, agreement, arrangement, program or

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policy or (iii) other plan, agreement, arrangement, program or policy providing for compensation (other than base salary or base wage rates), bonuses, profit-sharing, equity or equity-based compensation or other forms of incentive or deferred compensation, vacation benefits, insurance (including any self-insured arrangement), medical, dental, vision, prescription or fringe benefits, life insurance, relocation or expatriate benefits, perquisites, disability or sick leave benefits, employee assistance program, workers' compensation, supplemental unemployment benefits or post-employment or retirement benefits (including compensation, pension, health, medical or insurance benefits), in each case whether or not written (x) that is sponsored, maintained, administered, contributed to or entered into by the Company or any of its Affiliates for the current or future benefit of any current or former Service Provider or (y) for which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has any direct or indirect liability; but excluding any statutory employee benefit plan that is (A) required pursuant to Applicable Law outside of the United States and (B) maintained either solely by a Governmental Authority or on behalf of a Governmental Authority by a third-party entity other than the Company or one of its Affiliates. For the avoidance of doubt, a Collective Bargaining Agreement shall not constitute an agreement for purposes of clauses (ii) and (iii).

        "Environmental Law" means any Applicable Law relating to the protection of human health and safety (with respect to Hazardous Substances), protection of the indoor or outdoor environment, or the generation, use, handling, transportation, treatment, storage, disposal, release or discharge of pollutants, contaminants, chemicals or any other toxic or otherwise Hazardous Substances.

        "Environmental Permits" means all permits, licenses, authorizations, franchises, consents, approvals, variances and exemptions, in each case, required by Environmental Laws and relating to the business of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, as currently conducted.

        "ERISA" means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974.

        "Financing Related Party" means all Financing Sources, together with their Affiliates and their respective officers, directors, employees, stockholders, agents, and other Representatives.

        "GAAP" means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States.

        "Governmental Authority" means any transnational, domestic or foreign federal, state or local governmental, regulatory or administrative authority, department, court, agency, inter-agency committee, commission or official, including any political subdivision thereof.

        "Hazardous Substance" means any pollutant or contaminant or any toxic, radioactive, ignitable, corrosive, reactive or otherwise hazardous substance, waste or material, or any substance, waste or material having any constituent elements displaying any of the foregoing characteristics, or any other substance, waste or material regulated, or for which liability may be imposed, under any Applicable Law relating to the environment due to actually or potentially dangerous or deleterious properties or characteristics.

        "HSR Act" means the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976.

        "Intellectual Property Rights" means any and all intellectual property rights or similar proprietary rights throughout the world, including all (i) national and multinational statutory invention registrations, patents and patent applications of any type issued or applied for in any jurisdiction, including all provisionals, nonprovisionals, divisions, continuations, continuations-in-part, reissues, extensions, supplementary protection certificates, reexaminations and the equivalents of any of the foregoing in any jurisdiction, and all inventions disclosed in each such registration, patent or patent application, (ii) trademarks, service marks, trade dress, logos, brand names, certification marks, domain names, trade names, corporate names and other indications of origin, whether or not registered, in any jurisdiction, and all registrations and applications for registration of the foregoing in any jurisdiction, and all goodwill associated with the foregoing, (iii) copyrights (whether or not registered) and

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registrations and applications for registration thereof in any jurisdiction, including all derivative works, moral rights, renewals, extensions, reversions or restorations associated with such copyrights, regardless of the medium of fixation or means of expression, (iv) rights in confidential information (including trade secrets, data, specifications, processes, methods, knowledge, experience, formulae, skills, techniques, schematics, drawings, blue prints, utility models, designs, technology, software, inventions, discoveries, ideas and improvements, including manufacturing information and processes, assays, engineering and other manuals and drawings, standard operating procedures, flow diagrams, regulatory, chemical, pharmacological, toxicological, pharmaceutical, physical and analytical, safety, quality assurance, quality control and clinical data, technical information, research records and similar data and information) that (A) derives independent economic value, actual or potential, from not being generally known to or readily ascertainable through appropriate means by other Persons who might obtain economic value from its disclosure or use and (B) is the subject of efforts that are reasonable under the circumstances to maintain its secrecy, (v) database rights, industrial designs, industrial property rights, publicity rights and privacy rights, and (vi) the right to assert, claim or sue and collect damages from the past, present or future infringement, misappropriation or other violation of any of the foregoing.

        "International Plan" means any Employee Plan that is not a US Plan.

        "IRS" means the United States Internal Revenue Service.

        "IT Assets" means computers, computer software, firmware, middleware, servers, workstations, routers, hubs, switches, data communications lines and all other information technology equipment, in each case owned by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or licensed or leased to, and possessed and controlled by, the Company or any of its Subsidiaries pursuant to written agreement (excluding any public networks).

        "Key Employee" means an employee of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries whose annual base salary is $350,000 or more.

        "knowledge" of any Person that is not an individual means the actual knowledge of (i) in the case of the Company, the Persons set forth in Section 1.01(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule and (ii) in the case of Parent, the Persons set forth in Section 1.01(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedule.

        "Licensed Intellectual Property Rights" means all Intellectual Property Rights owned by a Third Party and licensed or sublicensed to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or for which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has obtained a covenant not to be sued.

        "Lien" means, with respect to any property or asset, any mortgage, lien, pledge, charge, security interest, encumbrance or other adverse claim of any kind in respect of such property or asset (but, for the avoidance of doubt, excluding (i) licenses granted pursuant to Material Contracts and (ii) non-exclusive licenses with respect to Intellectual Property Rights that are (A) granted in the ordinary course of business, or (B) not material to the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, as currently conducted). For purposes of this Agreement, a Person shall be deemed to own subject to a Lien any property or asset that it has acquired or holds subject to the interest of a vendor or lessor under any conditional sale agreement, capital lease or other title retention agreement relating to such property or asset.

        "Listing Rules" means the Listing Rules of the UKLA made pursuant to Part VI of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000.

        "Multiemployer Plan" means a "multiemployer plan" as defined in Section 3(37) of ERISA.

        "NYSE" means the New York Stock Exchange, Inc.

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        "Other Company Representatives" means any investment bankers, attorneys, accountants or other advisors, agents, intermediaries or representatives retained by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates other than in connection with the Merger and the other transactions contemplated hereby.

        "Owned Intellectual Property Rights" means all Intellectual Property Rights owned (or, solely with respect to Section 4.15(b)(i), expressly purported in writing to be owned) by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.

        "Parent Material Adverse Effect" means a material adverse effect on Parent or Merger Sub's ability to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

        "Parent Sponsor" means the sponsor(s) appointed by Parent in connection with the Merger and the other transactions contemplated hereby pursuant to Chapter 8 of the Listing Rules.

        "Permitted Liens" means any (i) statutory Liens for Taxes, business improvement district charges, water and sewer charges, assessments and other lienable services and other governmental charges and impositions not yet due or payable or that are being contested in good faith through appropriate proceedings and for which adequate reserves have been established in accordance with GAAP, (ii) statutory Liens arising out of operation of Applicable Law, including carriers', warehousemen's, mechanics', materialmen's, repairmen's or other similar Liens incurred in the ordinary course of business in respect of amounts not more than 30 days overdue or that are being contested in good faith through appropriate proceedings and for which adequate reserves have been established in accordance with GAAP, (iii) pledges or deposits in connection with workers' compensation, unemployment insurance and other social security legislation, (iv) with respect to the Company Real Property in the case of clauses (1) through (4) below, and Leased Real Property in case of clause (5) below, (1) all matters, whether or not of record, that arise out of the actions of Parent or its Representatives, (2) all easements, covenants, rights-of-way, restrictions and other encumbrances affecting any Company Real Property, (3) all Liens and other matters disclosed, or in any title commitment, report, listing or policy, or in any survey or survey update relating to the Company Real Property, in each case to the extent made available by the Company to Parent prior to the date hereof, (4) any and all Applicable Law affecting the Company Real Property (including any Applicable Laws relating to zoning, building and the use, occupancy, subdivision or improvement of the Company Real Property), and (5) statutory landlords' Liens and Liens granted to landlords under any lease or sublease; provided that such matters described in clauses (1) through (5) do not prohibit or materially impair the current use and operation of the Leased Real Property subject thereto in the business of the Company, (v) any Liens created pursuant to or in connection with this Agreement or disclosed in the Company Disclosure Schedule, (vi) Liens approved in writing by Parent, and (vii) Liens securing indebtedness as reflected or disclosed in the Company Disclosure Schedule.

        "Person" means any individual, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, association, trust or other entity or organization, including a government or political subdivision or an agency or instrumentality thereof.

        "PSU" means a performance stock unit representing the right to receive a payment in cash or shares of Company Common Stock outstanding under the Company Stock Plans.

        "Representative" means, with respect to any Person, such Person's officers, directors, employees, investment bankers, attorneys, accountants, consultants and other agents, advisers, intermediaries and representatives.

        "RSU" means a restricted stock unit representing the right to receive a payment in cash or shares of Company Common Stock outstanding under the Company Stock Plans.

        "Sarbanes-Oxley Act" means the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

        "SEC" means the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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        "Service Provider" means any director, officer, employee or individual independent contractor of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.

        "Stock Option" means each option to purchase shares of Company Common Stock outstanding under the Company Stock Plans.

        "Subsidiary" means, with respect to any Person, any entity of which securities or other ownership interests having ordinary voting power to elect a majority of the board of directors or other persons performing similar functions are directly or indirectly owned by such Person.

        "Tax" means any tax, duty, governmental fee or other like assessment or charge of any kind whatsoever, including all net income, gross receipts, capital, sales, use, ad valorem, value added, transfer, franchise, profits, inventory, capital stock, license, withholding, payroll, employment, social security, unemployment, excise, severance, stamp, occupation, property and estimated taxes, customs duties, fees and assessments together with any interest, penalty, addition to tax or additional amount imposed with respect thereto by any Taxing Authority.

        "Tax Return" means any report, return, document, declaration or other information or filing supplied or required to be supplied to any Taxing Authority with respect to Taxes, including information returns, any schedule or attachment thereto, and including any amendment thereof.

        "Taxing Authority" means any Governmental Authority (domestic or foreign) responsible for the imposition or collection of any Tax.

        "Third Party" means any Person, including any "person" as defined in Section 13(d) of the 1934 Act, other than Parent or any of its Affiliates, and the directors, officers, employees, agents and advisors of such Person, in each case, acting in such capacity.

        "Title IV Plan" means any Employee Plan (other than any Multiemployer Plan) that is subject to Title IV of ERISA.

        "UKLA" means the United Kingdom Listing Authority.

        "US Plan" means any Employee Plan that covers Service Providers located primarily within the United States.

        "VAT" means (i) any Tax levied in accordance with (but subject to derogations from) the Council Directive of 28 November 2006 on the common system of value added tax (EC Directive 2006/112) and (ii) any other Tax of a similar nature, whether imposed in a member state of the European Union in substitution for, or levied in addition to, such tax referred to in clause (i) above, or imposed elsewhere.

        "WARN" means the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act and any comparable foreign, state or local law.

        (b)   Each of the following terms is defined in the Section set forth opposite such term:

Term
  Section

2017 PSUs

  2.05(a)(iii)

2017 RSUs

  2.05(a)(ii)

Acceptable Confidentiality Agreement

  6.03(b)(i)

Adverse Recommendation Change

  6.03(a)

Agreement

  Preamble

Alternative Financing

  7.06(a)

Anti-Kickback Statute

  4.19(e)(iii)

Bond Refinancing

  6.05

Capitalization Date

  4.05(a)

Certificates

  2.03(a)

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Term
  Section

Closing

  2.01(b)

Closing Date

  2.01(b)

Company

  Preamble

Company Board Recommendation

  4.02(b)

Company Filings

  4.07(a)

Company Permits

  4.12(b)

Company Proxy Statement

  4.09(a)

Company Real Property

  4.14(c)

Company Related Persons

  4.25

Company Securities

  4.05(b)

Company Severance Practice

  7.05(b)

Company Stockholder Approval

  4.02(a)

Company Stockholder Meeting

  6.02(a)

Company Subsidiary Securities

  4.06(b)

Continuation Period

  7.05(a)

Covered Employees

  7.05(a)

D&O Insurance

  7.04(c)

Debt Commitment Parties

  Recitals

Debt Financing

  5.07(a)

Debt Financing Agreements

  5.07(a)

Dissenting Shares

  2.05

Effective Time

  2.01(c)

e-mail

  11.01

End Date

  10.01(b)(i)

Exchange Agent

  2.03(a)

FDA

  4.19(a)

Financing Sources

  5.07(a)

Food Authorities

  4.19(a)

FTC

  4.19(a)

Indemnified Person

  7.04(a)

Leased Real Property

  4.14(c)

Material Contract

  4.20(b)

Material Lease

  4.14(c)

Merger

  2.01(a)

Merger Announcement

  4.09(b)

Merger Consideration

  2.02(a)

Merger Sub

  Preamble

Merger-Related Litigation

  6.06

Owned Real Property

  4.14(b)

Parent

  Preamble

Parent Adverse Recommendation Change

  7.03

Parent Board Recommendation

  5.02(b)

Parent Cost Reimbursement

  10.03(a)(ii)

Parent Employee Benefit Plan

  7.05(c)

Parent Fee Designee

  10.03(a)(i)

Parent Related Persons

  5.12

Parent Shareholder Approval

  5.02(a)

Parent Shareholder Circular

  4.09(b)

Parent Shareholder Meeting

  7.02

Products

  4.19(a)

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Term
  Section

PSU Amount

  2.05(a)(iii)

RBTS

  Recitals

Registered IP

  4.15(a)

Replacement Debt Financing

  7.06(b)

Replacement Debt Financing Agreement

  7.06(b)

Required Governmental Approval

  4.03

Restraint

  9.01(d)

Reverse Termination Fee

  10.03(b)(i)

Sanctions

  4.12(d)

Superior Proposal

  6.03(e)

Surviving Corporation

  2.01(a)

Termination Fee

  10.03(a)(i)

Uncertificated Shares

  2.03(a)

USDA

  4.19(a)


        Section 1.02.
    Other Definitional and Interpretative Provisions.     The words "hereof", "herein" and "hereunder" and words of like import used in this Agreement shall refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement. The table of contents and captions herein are included for convenience of reference only and shall be ignored in the construction or interpretation hereof. References to Articles, Sections, Annexes and Schedules are to Articles, Sections, Annexes and Schedules of this Agreement unless otherwise specified. All Annexes and Schedules annexed hereto or referred to herein, including the Company Disclosure Schedule, are hereby incorporated in and made a part of this Agreement as if set forth in full herein. Any capitalized terms used in any Annexes or Schedule but not otherwise defined therein, shall have the meaning as defined in this Agreement. Any singular term in this Agreement shall be deemed to include the plural, and any plural term the singular. Whenever the words "include", "includes" or "including" are used in this Agreement, they shall be deemed to be followed by the words ", but not limited to,", whether or not they are in fact followed by those words or words of like import. The word "extent" and the phrase "to the extent" shall mean the degree to which a subject or other thing extends and not simply "if." "Writing", "written" and comparable terms refer to printing, typing and other means of reproducing words (including electronic media) in a visible form. References to any statute shall be deemed to refer to such statute as amended from time to time and to any rules, regulations or interpretations promulgated thereunder. References to any Contract are to such Contract as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof; provided that with respect to any Contract listed on any Schedules hereto, all such amendments, modifications or supplements must also be listed in the appropriate schedule. References to any Person include the successors and permitted assigns of that Person. References from or through any date mean, unless otherwise specified, from and including or through and including, respectively. References to "law", "laws" or to a particular statute or law shall be deemed also to include any Applicable Law.


Article 2
THE MERGER

        Section 2.01.    The Merger.     (a) At the Effective Time, Merger Sub shall be merged (the "Merger") with and into the Company in accordance with Delaware Law, whereupon the separate existence of Merger Sub shall cease, and the Company shall be the surviving corporation (the "Surviving Corporation").

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        Section 2.02.
    Conversion of Shares.     At the Effective Time:


        Section 2.03.
    Surrender and Payment.     (a) Prior to the Effective Time, Parent or a Subsidiary of Parent shall appoint an agent (the "Exchange Agent") for the purpose of exchanging for the Merger Consideration (i) certificates representing shares of Company Common Stock (the "Certificates") or (ii) subject to Section 2.05, uncertificated shares of Company Common Stock (the "Uncertificated Shares"). Parent shall make available, or shall cause to be made available, to the Exchange Agent, as needed, the Merger Consideration to be paid in respect of the Certificates and the Uncertificated

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Shares. Promptly after the Effective Time, Parent shall send, or shall cause the Exchange Agent to send, to each holder of shares of Company Common Stock at the Effective Time a letter of transmittal and instructions (which shall specify that the delivery shall be effected, and risk of loss and title shall pass, only upon proper delivery of the Certificates or transfer of the Uncertificated Shares to the Exchange Agent) for use in such exchange.

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        Section 2.04.
    Dissenting Shares.     Notwithstanding Section 2.02, shares of Company Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time and held by a holder who has not voted in favor of the Merger or consented thereto in writing and who has demanded appraisal for such shares in accordance with Delaware Law ("Dissenting Shares") shall not be converted into the right to receive the Merger Consideration payable in respect of such shares, unless such holder fails to perfect, withdraws or otherwise loses the right to appraisal. If, after the Effective Time, such holder fails to perfect, withdraws or otherwise loses the right to appraisal, such shares shall be treated as if they had been converted as of the Effective Time into the right to receive the Merger Consideration payable in respect of such shares. The Company shall give Parent prompt notice of any written demands received by the Company for appraisal of shares and Parent shall have the right to direct all negotiations and proceedings with respect to all such demands. Except with the prior written consent of Parent, the Company shall not make any payment with respect to, or offer to settle or settle, any such demands.


        Section 2.05.
    Employee Equity.     (a) As soon as practicable following the date of this Agreement, the Board of Directors of the Company (or, if appropriate, any committee thereof administering the Company Stock Plans) shall adopt resolutions to effect the following:

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        Section 2.06.
    Adjustments.     Without limiting or affecting any of the provisions of Section 6.01, if, during the period between the date of this Agreement and the Effective Time, any change in the outstanding shares of capital stock of the Company shall occur by reason of any reclassification, recapitalization, stock split or combination, exchange or readjustment of shares, subdivision or other similar transaction, or any stock dividend thereon with a record date during such period, the Merger Consideration and any other amounts payable pursuant to this Agreement shall be appropriately adjusted to eliminate the effect of such event on the Merger Consideration or any such other amounts payable pursuant to this Agreement.


        Section 2.07.
    Withholding Rights.     Notwithstanding any provision contained herein to the contrary, each of the Exchange Agent, the Company, the Surviving Corporation and Parent, and any of their respective Affiliates, shall be entitled to deduct and withhold from the consideration or any payment otherwise payable to any Person pursuant to this Agreement such amounts as it is required to deduct and withhold with respect to the making of such payment under any provision of Applicable Law, including federal, state, local or foreign Tax law. If the Exchange Agent, the Company, the Surviving Corporation or Parent, or any such Affiliate, as the case may be, so withholds amounts, such amounts shall be treated for all purposes of this Agreement as having been paid to the Person in respect of whom the Exchange Agent, the Company, the Surviving Corporation or Parent, or such Affiliate, as the case may be, made such deduction and withholding.


        Section 2.08.
    Lost Certificates.     If any Certificate shall have been lost, stolen or destroyed, upon the making of an affidavit of that fact by the Person claiming such Certificate to be lost, stolen or destroyed and, if required by the Surviving Corporation, the posting by such Person of a bond, in such reasonable amount as the Surviving Corporation may direct, as indemnity against any claim that may be made against it with respect to such Certificate, the Exchange Agent will issue, in exchange for such lost, stolen or destroyed Certificate, the Merger Consideration to be paid in respect of the shares of Company Common Stock represented by such Certificate, as contemplated by this Article 2.


Article 3
THE SURVIVING CORPORATION

        Section 3.01.    Certificate of Incorporation.     The certificate of incorporation of the Company in effect at the Effective Time shall be amended and restated in its entirety at the Effective Time to be identical to the certificate of incorporation of Merger Sub in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time, except that all references therein to Merger Sub shall be amended pursuant to the certificate of merger and shall become references to the Surviving Corporation and the provisions of the certificate of incorporation of Merger Sub relating to the incorporator of Merger Sub shall be omitted, until thereafter amended in accordance with Applicable Law.


        Section 3.02.
    Bylaws.     The bylaws of Merger Sub in effect at the Effective Time shall be the bylaws of the Surviving Corporation until amended in accordance with Applicable Law.

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        Section 3.03.
    Directors and Officers.     From and after the Effective Time, until successors are duly elected or appointed and qualified in accordance with Applicable Law, (i) the directors of Merger Sub at the Effective Time shall be the directors of the Surviving Corporation and (ii) the officers of the Company at the Effective Time shall be the officers of the Surviving Corporation.


Article 4
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY

        Subject to Section 11.05, except (x) other than with respect to the representations and warranties in Sections 4.01, 4.02, 4.05 and 4.23, as disclosed in any of the Company SEC Documents or (y) as set forth in the Company Disclosure Schedule, the Company represents and warrants to Parent as of the date of this Agreement and as of the Closing Date that:


        Section 4.01.
    Corporate Existence and Power.     The Company is a corporation duly incorporated, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware and has all corporate powers and all governmental licenses, authorizations, permits, consents and approvals required to carry on its business as now conducted, except for those licenses, authorizations, permits, consents and approvals the absence of which has not had and would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect. The Company is duly qualified to do business as a foreign corporation and is in good standing in each jurisdiction where such qualification is necessary, except for those jurisdictions where failure to be so qualified or in good standing has not had and would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect. Prior to the date of this Agreement, the Company has made available to Parent true and complete copies of the certificate of incorporation and bylaws of the Company as in effect on the date of this Agreement.


        Section 4.02.
    Corporate Authorization.     (a) The execution, delivery and performance by the Company of this Agreement and the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated hereby are within the Company's corporate powers and, except for the required approval of the Company's stockholders in connection with the consummation of the Merger, have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of the Company. The affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of Company Common Stock is the only vote of the holders of any of the Company's capital stock necessary in connection with the consummation of the Merger (the "Company Stockholder Approval"). This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Company and constitutes a valid and binding agreement of the Company enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms (subject, as to enforceability, to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium and other laws affecting creditors' rights generally and general principles of equity).


        Section 4.03.
    Governmental Authorization.     The execution, delivery and performance by the Company of this Agreement and the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated hereby require no action by or in respect of, or filing with, any Governmental Authority, other than (a) the filing of a certificate of merger with respect to the Merger with the Delaware Secretary of State

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and appropriate documents with the relevant authorities of other states in which the Company is qualified to do business, (b) compliance with any applicable requirements of the HSR Act and the expiration or termination of any applicable waiting period thereunder, (c) the filings, consents, approvals, authorizations, clearances or other actions under the Competition Laws applicable to the Merger and the expiration or termination of any applicable waiting periods thereunder (the "Required Governmental Approvals"), (d) approval of the Parent Shareholder Circular and any amendments or supplements thereto by, and the filing of the Parent Shareholder Circular and any amendments or supplements thereto with, the UKLA, (e) the filing with the SEC of the Company Proxy Statement and any amendments or supplements thereto, and other filings required under, and compliance with any applicable requirements of the 1934 Act and any other applicable U.S. state or federal securities laws, (f) compliance with any applicable requirements of the NYSE, and (g) any other actions or filings the absence of which has not had and would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect.


        Section 4.04.
    Non-Contravention.     The execution, delivery and performance by the Company of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby do not and will not (a) contravene, conflict with, or result in any violation or breach of any provision of the certificate of incorporation or bylaws of the Company, (b) assuming that the consents, approvals and filings referred to in Section 4.03 are made and obtained and receipt of the Company Stockholder Approval, contravene, conflict with or result in a violation or breach of any provision of any Applicable Law, (c) assuming that the consents, approvals and filings referred to in Section 4.03 are made and obtained and receipt of the Company Stockholder Approval, require any consent or other action by any Person under, constitute a default, or an event that, with or without notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute a default, under, or cause or permit the termination, cancellation, acceleration or other change of any right or obligation or the loss of any benefit to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is entitled under any provision of any Contract binding upon the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any Company Permit or (d) result in the creation or imposition of any Lien (other than Permitted Liens) on any asset of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, with only such exceptions, in the case of each of clauses (b) through (d), as have not had and would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect.


        Section 4.05.
    Capitalization.     (a) The authorized capital stock of the Company consists of (x) 3,000,000,000 shares of Company Common Stock and (y) 300,000,000 shares of Company Preferred Stock. As of the close of business on February 6, 2017 (the "Capitalization Date"), (i) 183,384,495 shares of Company Common Stock were issued and outstanding, (ii) no shares of Company Preferred Stock were issued and outstanding, (iii) 2,510,144 shares of Company Common Stock were subject to outstanding Stock Options at a weighted-average exercise price of $74.73 per share, (iv) 700,142 shares of Company Common Stock were subject to outstanding RSUs, (v) 60,671 shares of Company Common Stock were subject to outstanding PSUs for which the applicable one-year performance period has been completed and performance has been determined and (vi) 324,808 shares of Company Common Stock were subject to outstanding PSUs for which (A) the applicable one-year performance period has been completed and performance has not been determined and (B) the applicable one-year performance period has not been completed (in either case, assuming the target level of attainment of the applicable performance conditions). All outstanding shares of capital stock of the Company have been, and all shares that may be issued pursuant to any equity compensation plan or arrangement will be, when issued in accordance with the respective terms thereof, duly authorized and validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and free of preemptive rights. Section 4.05 of the Company Disclosure Schedule contains a true and complete list of all outstanding Stock Options, RSUs and PSUs, including with respect to each such award, as applicable, the holder, date of grant, exercise price, expiration date and number of shares of Company Common Stock subject thereto (assuming the target level of attainment of the applicable performance conditions).

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        Section 4.06.
    Subsidiaries.     (a) Each Subsidiary of the Company has been duly organized, is validly existing and (where applicable) in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of organization, has all organizational powers and all governmental licenses, authorizations, permits, consents and approvals required to carry on its business as now conducted, except for those licenses, authorizations, permits, consents and approvals the absence of which has not had and would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect. Each such Subsidiary is duly qualified to do business as a foreign entity and is in good standing in each jurisdiction where such qualification is necessary, except for those jurisdictions where failure to be so qualified has not had and would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect. As of the date of this Agreement, all Subsidiaries of the Company and their respective jurisdictions of organization are identified in the Company Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2015.

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        Section 4.07.
    SEC Filings and the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.     (a) The Company and its Subsidiaries have filed with or furnished to the SEC all reports, schedules, forms, statements, prospectuses, registration statements and other documents required to be filed with or furnished to the SEC by the Company since January 1, 2014 (collectively, together with any exhibits and schedules thereto and other information incorporated by reference therein, as such statements and reports may have been amended since the date of their filing and prior to the date hereof, the "Company Filings"). No Subsidiary of the Company is required to file any report, schedule, form, statement, prospectus, registration statement or other document with the SEC.

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        Section 4.08.
    Financial Statements.     (a) The audited consolidated financial statements and unaudited consolidated interim financial statements of the Company included or incorporated by reference in the Company Filings fairly present in all material respects, in conformity with GAAP applied on a consistent basis (except as may be indicated in the notes thereto), the consolidated financial position of the Company and its Subsidiaries as of the dates thereof and their consolidated results of operations and cash flows for the periods then ended (subject to normal and recurring year-end audit adjustments in the case of any unaudited interim financial statements).


        Section 4.09.
    Disclosure Documents.     (a) The proxy statement of the Company to be filed with the SEC in connection with the Merger (the "Company Proxy Statement") and any amendment or

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supplement thereto will, when filed, comply as to form in all material respects, with the applicable requirements of the 1934 Act. At the time the Company Proxy Statement and any amendments or supplements thereto are first mailed to the stockholders of the Company, at the time such stockholders vote on approval and adoption of this Agreement and at the Effective Time, the Company Proxy Statement, as supplemented or amended, if applicable, will 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 therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. The representations and warranties contained in this Section 4.09(a) will not apply to statements or omissions included or incorporated by reference in the Company Proxy Statement based upon information supplied by Parent, Merger Sub or any of their respective Representatives expressly for inclusion therein.


        Section 4.10.
    Absence of Certain Changes.     (a) From the Company Balance Sheet Date until the date hereof, the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries has been conducted in the ordinary course consistent with past practice in all material respects and there has not been any event, occurrence, development, change or state of circumstances or facts that has had or would reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect.


        Section 4.11.
    No Undisclosed Material Liabilities.     There are no liabilities or obligations of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries of any kind whatsoever, whether accrued, contingent, absolute, determined, determinable or otherwise other than the liabilities or obligations (i) disclosed and provided for in the Company Balance Sheet or in the notes thereto; (ii) incurred in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practices since the Company Balance Sheet Date; (iii) incurred pursuant to this Agreement or arising out of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement; or (iv) that have not had and would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect.


        Section 4.12.
    Compliance with Applicable Law.     (a) The Company and each of its Subsidiaries is and since January 1, 2014 has been in compliance with, and to the knowledge of the Company is not under investigation with respect to and has not been threatened to be charged with or given notice of any violation of, any Applicable Law, except for failures to comply or violations that have not had and would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material

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Adverse Effect. There is no judgment, decree, injunction, rule or order of any arbitrator or Governmental Authority outstanding against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries that has had or would reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect.

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        Section 4.13.
    Litigation.     There is no action, suit, investigation or proceeding pending against, or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened against or affecting, the Company, any of its Subsidiaries, any present or former officer, director or employee of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any Person for whom the Company or any of its Subsidiaries may be liable or any of their respective properties before (or, in the case of threatened actions, suits, investigations or proceedings, would be before) or by any Governmental Authority or arbitrator, that has had or would reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect.


        Section 4.14.
    Properties.     


        Section 4.15.
    Intellectual Property.     (a) Section 4.15(a)Section 4.15(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule contains a true and complete list of each registration and pending application for registration included in the Owned Intellectual Property Rights as of the date of this Agreement and material to

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the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, as currently conducted (such registrations and applications, the "Registered IP").

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        Section 4.16.
    Taxes.     (a) All material Tax Returns required by Applicable Law to be filed with any Taxing Authority by, or on behalf of, the Company or any of its Subsidiaries have been filed when due in accordance with all Applicable Law, and all such Tax Returns are true and complete in all material respects.

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        Section 4.17.
    Employees and Employee Benefit Plans.     

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        Section 4.18.
    Environmental Matters.     (a) Except as has not had and would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect: (i) no notice, notification, demand, request for information, citation, summons or order has been received, no complaint has been filed, no penalty has been assessed, and no investigation, action, claim, suit, proceeding or review is pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened by any Person relating to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and relating to or arising out of any Environmental Law; (ii) the Company and its Subsidiaries are and have been in compliance with all Environmental Laws and all Environmental Permits; (iii) there has been no release, transportation or disposal, or arrangement for the transportation or disposal, of any Hazardous Substance at, on, in, to, from or under any property currently or formerly owned, leased or operated by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (or any of their respective predecessors) that would reasonably be expected to result in a claim against, or liability of, the Company or any of its Subsidiaries relating to any Environmental Law; and (iv) there are no noncontingent liabilities or investigative, corrective or remedial obligations of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries relating to any Environmental Law or any Hazardous Substance and, to the knowledge of the Company, there is no environmental condition that would reasonably be expected to result in any such liability or obligation.


        Section 4.19.
    Regulatory Compliance.     (a) Except as has not had and would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect, since January 1, 2014, the Company and its Subsidiaries and all products manufactured or marketed by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (the "Products") have complied and are in compliance with (i) the applicable provisions of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and the applicable regulations, standards, guidances and requirements adopted by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (the "FDA") thereunder, the applicable statutes, regulations and requirements of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (the "USDA"), all applicable statutes enforced by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission ("FTC") and the applicable FTC regulations and requirements and any applicable requirements established by any state, local or foreign Governmental Authority responsible for regulating the Products (together with the FDA and the USDA, collectively, the "Food Authorities"), and (ii) all terms and conditions imposed in any Company Permits granted by any Food Authority.

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        Section 4.20.
    Material Contracts.     (a) Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to or bound by any of the following Contracts as of the date hereof:

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        Section 4.21.
    Insurance.     The Company has delivered or otherwise made available to Parent a copy of all material insurance policies and all material self-insurance programs and arrangements relating to the business, assets and operations of the Company and its Subsidiaries in effect as of the date hereof. Except as had not had and would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect: (a) as of the date of this Agreement, all such insurance policies are in full force and effect and all premiums thereon have been timely paid or, if not yet due, accrued, (b) as of the date of this Agreement, there is no claim pending under the Company's or any of its Subsidiaries' insurance policies or fidelity bonds as to which coverage has been questioned, denied or disputed by the underwriters of such policies or bonds, (c) the Company and its Subsidiaries are in compliance with the terms of such policies and bonds and (d) the Company has no knowledge as of the date of this Agreement of any threatened termination of, or material premium increase with respect to, any of such policies or bonds.

        Section 4.22.    Finders' Fees.    Except for Goldman, Sachs & Co. and Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, there is no investment banker, broker, finder or other intermediary that has been retained by or is authorized to act on behalf of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries who might be entitled to any fee or commission from the Company or any of its Affiliates in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Section 4.22 of the Company Disclosure Schedule sets forth a true and accurate description of all fees and other economic, payment or expense reimbursement provisions and any other provisions relevant or related to the calculation or determination thereof (in each case, other than customary indemnification provisions) in any engagement letter between the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and each of Goldman, Sachs & Co. and Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC related to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.


        Section 4.23.
    Opinion of Financial Advisor.     The Company has received the opinions of Goldman, Sachs & Co. and Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, financial advisors to the Company, to the effect that, as of such dates and based upon and subject to the qualifications, assumptions and limitations set forth therein, the Merger Consideration to be received by holders (other than any shares held by the Company as treasury stock, shares held by Parent or by any Subsidiary of either the Company or Parent and any Dissenting Shares) of Company Common Stock under this Agreement is fair from a financial point of view to such holders. A written copy of such opinion will be delivered promptly after the date hereof to Parent for informational purposes only.


        Section 4.24.
    Antitakeover Statutes.     The Company has no "rights plan," "rights agreement," or "poison pill" in effect. The Company has taken all action necessary to exempt the Merger, this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby from Section 203 of the Delaware Law, and, accordingly, neither such Section 203 nor any other antitakeover or similar statute or regulation applies or purports to apply to any such transactions. No other "control share acquisition," "fair price,"

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"moratorium," "business combination" or other antitakeover laws enacted under U.S. state or federal laws apply to this Agreement, the Merger or any of the other transactions contemplated hereby.


        Section 4.25.
    No Other Representations; No Reliance; Waiver.     The Company represents, warrants, acknowledges and agrees that other than as expressly set forth in Article 5 of this Agreement, none of Parent, any of its Affiliates or stockholders or any of their respective Representatives makes or has made any representation or warranty, either express or implied, as to the accuracy or completeness of any information provided or made available to the Company or any of its Affiliates or stockholders or any of their respective Representatives (collectively, the "Company Related Persons") in connection with this Agreement, the Merger or any of the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement and no Company Related Person has relied on any information or statements made or provided (or not made or provided) to any Company Related Person other than the representations and warranties of Parent expressly set forth in Article 5 of this Agreement.


Article 5
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF PARENT

        Parent represents and warrants to the Company as of the date of this Agreement and as of the Closing Date that:


        Section 5.01.
    Corporate Existence and Power.     Each of Parent and Merger Sub is a corporation duly incorporated, validly existing and (where applicable) in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation and has all corporate powers and all governmental licenses, authorizations, permits, consents and approvals required to carry on its business as now conducted, except for those licenses, authorizations, permits, consents and approvals the absence of which has not had and would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Parent Material Adverse Effect.


        Section 5.02.
    Corporate Authorization.     (a) The execution, delivery and performance by Parent and Merger Sub of this Agreement and the consummation by Parent and Merger Sub of the transactions contemplated hereby are within Parent's and Merger Sub's corporate powers and, except for the required approval of the Merger by Parent's shareholders and the adoption of this Agreement by the sole stockholder of Merger Sub, have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of Parent and Merger Sub. The affirmative vote of a simple majority of Parent's shareholders at the Parent Shareholder Meeting (the "Parent Shareholder Approval") is the only vote of the holders of any of Parent's capital stock necessary in connection with the consummation of the Merger. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by Parent and Merger Sub and constitutes a valid and binding agreement of each of Parent and Merger Sub enforceable against each of them in accordance with its terms (subject to applicable, as to enforceability, bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium and other laws affecting creditors' rights generally and general principles of equity).


        Section 5.03.
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transactions contemplated hereby require no action by or in respect of, or filing with, any Governmental Authority, other than (a) the filing of a certificate of merger with respect to the Merger with the Delaware Secretary of State, (b) compliance with any applicable requirements of the HSR Act and the expiration or termination of any applicable waiting period thereunder, (c) the Required Governmental Approvals, (d) approval of the Parent Shareholder Circular and any amendments or supplements thereto by, and the filing of the Parent Shareholder Circular with, the UKLA, (e) the filing with the SEC of the Company Proxy Statement and any amendments or supplements thereto any amendments or supplements thereto, and other filings required under, and compliance with any applicable requirements of the 1934 Act and any other applicable U.S. state or federal securities laws, (f) compliance with any applicable requirements of the NYSE, and (g) any other actions or filings the absence of which has not had and would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Parent Material Adverse Effect.


        Section 5.04.
    Non-Contravention.     The execution, delivery and performance by Parent and Merger Sub of this Agreement and the consummation by Parent and Merger Sub of the transactions contemplated hereby do not and will not (a) contravene, conflict with, or result in any violation or breach of any provision of the certificate of incorporation, bylaws, articles of association or other applicable constitutional documents of Parent or Merger Sub, (b) assuming that the consents, approvals and filings referred to in Section 5.03 are made and obtained and receipt of the Parent Shareholder Approval, contravene, conflict with or result in a violation or breach of any provision of any Applicable Law, (c) assuming that the consents, approvals and filings referred to in Section 5.03 are made and obtained and receipt of the Parent Shareholder Approval, require any consent or other action by any Person under, constitute a default under, or cause or permit the termination, cancellation, acceleration or other change of any right or obligation or the loss of any benefit to which Parent or any of its Subsidiaries is entitled under any provision of any Contract binding upon Parent or any of its Subsidiaries or (d) result in the creation or imposition of any Lien on any asset of Parent or any of its Subsidiaries, with only such exceptions, in the case of each of clauses (b) through (d), as would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Parent Material Adverse Effect.


        Section 5.05.
    Merger Sub Activities.     Since the date of its incorporation, Merger Sub has not engaged in any activities other than in connection with or as contemplated by this Agreement.


        Section 5.06.
    Disclosure Documents.     All of the information supplied in writing by Parent to the Company expressly for inclusion in, or incorporated by reference into, the Company Proxy Statement, or any amendment or supplement thereto, will not, at the time the Company Proxy Statement and any amendments or supplements thereto are first mailed to the stockholders of the Company and at the time of the Company Stockholder Meeting and at the Effective Time, 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. The Merger Announcement, the Parent Shareholder Circular, and any amendment or supplement thereto, any announcement to any regulatory information service approved by the UKLA in connection with the Parent Shareholder Circular, and any other related documents required to be filed or published in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, will not, in the case of the Parent Shareholder Circular, at the time the Parent Shareholder Circular and any amendments or supplements thereto are first published in accordance with the Listing Rules and at the time such shareholders vote on the resolutions set forth in the Parent Shareholder Circular, and in the case of any other such document, at the time it is first published, 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. The representations and warranties contained in this Section 5.06 will not apply to statements or omissions included or incorporated by reference in the aforementioned documents based upon information supplied by the Company or its Representatives expressly for inclusion therein.

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        Section 5.07.
    Financing; Sufficiency of Funds.     (a) Parent has delivered to the Company a true and complete copy of a fully executed, definitive credit facilities agreement entered into with the financial institution(s) named therein, pursuant to which such financial institution(s) (together with the financial institution(s) providing any Alternative Financing or Replacement Debt Financing, the "Financing Sources") have committed, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth therein, to provide the debt financing described therein in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Such credit facilities agreement, together with any similar financing agreement executed in accordance with Section 7.06 (including any replacement thereof in connection with any Alternative Financing or Replacement Debt Financing), as replaced, amended, supplemented, modified or waived in accordance with Section 7.06, and including all exhibits, schedules, and annexes to such agreements, are hereinafter referred to together as the "Debt Financing Agreements." The financing contemplated pursuant to the Debt Financing Agreements is hereinafter referred to as the "Debt Financing".

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        Section 5.08.
    Finders' Fees.     Except for HSBC Bank plc, Merrill Lynch International, Robey Warshaw LLP and Deutsche Bank AG, London Branch, whose fees will be paid by Parent, there is no investment banker, broker, finder or other intermediary that has been retained by or is authorized to act on behalf of Parent who might be entitled to any fee or commission from the Company or any of its Affiliates in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.


        Section 5.09.
    Interested Stockholder.     Neither Parent nor Merger Sub, nor any of their "affiliates" or "associates" has been an "interested stockholder" of the Company at any time within three years of the date of this Agreement, as those terms are used in Section 203 of Delaware Law.


        Section 5.10.
    Litigation.     There is no action, suit, investigation or proceeding pending against, or, to the knowledge of Parent, threatened against or affecting, Parent, any of its Subsidiaries, any present or former officer, director or employee of the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries or any Person for whom Parent or any of its Subsidiaries may be liable or any of their respective properties before (or, in the case of threatened actions, suits, investigations or proceedings, would be before) or by any Governmental Authority or arbitrator, that has had or would reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Parent Material Adverse Effect.


        Section 5.11.
    Agreements and Understandings.     Parent has disclosed to the Company all written contracts or arrangements as of the date of this Agreement, (and Parent has furnished to the Company correct and complete copies thereof) between or among Parent, Merger Sub or any other Subsidiary of Parent, on the one hand, and (a) any member of the Board of Directors of the Company or management of the Company or (b) any Person that owns 5% or more of the shares of the outstanding capital stock of the Company (based on information filed with the SEC), on the other hand, in each case that relate in any way to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.


        Section 5.12.
    No Other Representations; No Reliance; Waiver.     Parent and Merger Sub have conducted their own independent review and analysis of the Company and, based thereon, have formed an independent judgment concerning the business, assets, condition, operations and prospects of the Company. Each of Parent and Merger Sub represents, warrants, acknowledges and agrees that other than as expressly set forth in Article 4 of this Agreement, none of the Company, any of its Affiliates or stockholders or any of their respective Representatives makes or has made any representation or warranty, either express or implied, as to the accuracy or completeness of any information provided or made available to Parent, Merger Sub, any of their Affiliates or stockholders or any of their respective Representatives (collectively, the "Parent Related Persons") in connection with this Agreement, the Merger or any of the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement or with respect to any projections, forecasts, estimates, plans or budgets of future revenues, expenses or expenditures, future results of operations, future cash flows or future financial condition, or any component of the foregoing, or any other forward looking information, of the Company or any of its Affiliates, and no Parent Related Person has relied on any information or statements made or provided (or not made or provided) to any Parent Related Person other than the representations and warranties of the Company expressly set forth in Article 4 of this Agreement.


Article 6
COVENANTS OF THE COMPANY

        The Company agrees that:


        Section 6.01.
    Conduct of the Company.     From the date hereof until the Effective Time, except as expressly contemplated or expressly required by this Agreement, as required by Applicable Law or with the prior written consent of Parent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), the Company shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, conduct its business in the ordinary course consistent with past practice and in compliance in all material respects and, to the extent consistent with the foregoing, use its reasonable best efforts to (i) preserve intact its present

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business organization, (ii) keep available the services of its directors, officers and Key Employees and (iii) maintain existing relationships with its customers, suppliers, distributors and others having material business relationships with it. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, except (x) as expressly contemplated or expressly required by this Agreement, (y) as set forth in Section 6.01 of the Company Disclosure Schedule or (z) with the prior written consent of Parent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), the Company shall not, nor shall it permit any of its Subsidiaries to:

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        Section 6.02.
    Company Stockholder Meeting; Proxy Statement.     (a) The Company shall cause a meeting of its stockholders (the "Company Stockholder Meeting") to be duly called and held as soon as reasonably practicable (and, subject to the Company's right to adjourn or postpone the Company Stockholder Meeting as contemplated by Section 6.02(b), in any event within 40 days) after clearance of the Company Proxy Statement by the SEC for the purpose of obtaining the Company Stockholder Approval, and shall comply in all material respects with all legal requirements applicable to such meeting. In connection with the Company Stockholder Meeting, the Company shall (i) prepare and file with the SEC the Company Proxy Statement as soon as reasonably practicable (and in any event within 20 Business Days after the date hereof), (ii) cause the Company Proxy Statement and any amendments or supplements thereto, when filed, to comply as to form, with all material legal requirements applicable thereto, (iii) use its reasonable best efforts to have the Company Proxy Statement and all other proxy materials for the Company Stockholder Meeting cleared by the SEC as promptly as practicable and (iv) mail the Company Proxy Statement and all other proxy materials for the Company Stockholder Meeting to its stockholders as promptly as practicable after clearance by the SEC.

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        Section 6.03.
    No Solicitation.     (a) General Prohibitions. Except as permitted by this Section 6.03, the Company shall not, shall cause its Subsidiaries not to, shall cause each Company Transaction Representative not to, and shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause each Other Company Representative not to, directly or indirectly, (i) solicit, initiate or knowingly facilitate or encourage the submission of any Acquisition Proposal, (ii) enter into or participate in any discussions or negotiations relating to an Acquisition Proposal with, furnish any non-public information relating to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or afford access to the business, properties, assets, books or records of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to, or knowingly assist, participate in, facilitate or encourage any effort by, any Third Party that is seeking to make, or has made, an Acquisition Proposal, (iii) amend or grant any waiver or release under or fail to enforce any standstill or similar agreement with respect to any class of equity securities of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, unless the Board of Directors of the Company determines after considering advice from outside legal counsel to the Company that the failure to waive or release such provision could reasonably be expected to be inconsistent with its fiduciary duties under Delaware Law, (iv) (A) fail to make, withdraw or modify in a manner adverse to Parent, or publicly propose to fail to make, withdraw or modify in a manner adverse to Parent, the Company Board Recommendation, (B) fail to include the Company Board Recommendation in the Company Proxy Statement or (C) recommend, adopt or approve or publicly propose to recommend, adopt or approve an Acquisition Proposal (any of the foregoing in this clause (iv), an "Adverse Recommendation Change"), (v) approve any Person becoming an "interested stockholder" under Section 203 of Delaware Law or (vi) enter into any agreement in principle, letter of intent, term sheet, merger agreement, acquisition agreement, option agreement or other agreement relating to an Acquisition Proposal (other than an Acceptable Confidentiality Agreement). It is understood that any violation of the restrictions on the Company set forth in this Section 6.03 by any Subsidiary of the Company or any Company Transaction Representative shall be deemed a breach of this Section 6.03 by the Company.

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        Section 6.04.
    Access to Information.     From the date hereof until the Effective Time and subject to Applicable Law and the Confidentiality Agreement, the Company shall (a) give to Parent, its counsel, financial advisors, auditors and other authorized Representatives reasonable access to the offices, properties, books and records of the Company and its Subsidiaries and (b) furnish to Parent, its counsel, financial advisors, auditors and other authorized Representatives such financial and operating data and other information as such Persons may reasonably request (including such information as (i) Parent and Parent Sponsor may reasonably require in connection with the preparation of the Parent Shareholder Circular and any amendments or supplements thereto and any other related documents required to be filed or published in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or (ii) the UKLA may request in connection with its review and approval of the Parent Shareholder Circular and any amendments or supplements thereto) and (iii) instruct its employees, counsel, financial advisors, auditors and other authorized Representatives to comply with the Company's obligations set forth in this Section 6.04. The Company shall instruct its external auditors to co-operate with Parent's external auditors as soon as practicable to agree on the necessary processes and procedures that are required to be undertaken by each of them in relation to the preparation of the information required for the Parent Shareholder Circular and any information and comfort letters required in relation to the preparation of the Parent Shareholder Circular. Any investigation pursuant to this Section shall be conducted in such manner as not to interfere unreasonably with the conduct of the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries. All information furnished pursuant to this Section shall be subject to the Confidentiality Agreement; provided that in no event shall the terms of the Confidentiality Agreement be deemed to prevent the disclosure of any information by Parent (A) to Parent Sponsor or the UKLA, or (B) in the Parent Shareholder Circular to the extent required in order for Parent to comply with the Listing Rules or any other requirements of the UKLA. No information or knowledge obtained in any investigation pursuant to this Section 6.04 shall affect or be deemed to modify any representation or warranty made by the Company hereunder. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, nothing in this Section 6.04 shall require the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to (i) provide access to or furnish any (A) documentation or information relating to the potential sale of the Company or the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, (B) trade secrets or (C) items subject to any attorney-client, work product, or other similar privilege or (ii) violate the terms of any confidentiality agreement or other Contract with a third party; provided that the Company agrees to use reasonable efforts to disclose such information in a manner that would not violate the terms of such confidentiality agreement or other Contract.

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        Section 6.05.
    Financing Cooperation.     Prior to the Closing, the Company shall and shall cause its Subsidiaries and Representatives to, use its and their respective reasonable best efforts to provide such information and cooperation as may be reasonably requested by Parent in connection with the arrangement and syndication of any financing to be consummated in connection with the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including the Debt Financing and any bond or similar debt offering or issuance by Parent, its Subsidiaries or Merger Sub for the purpose of refinancing or replacing any part of the Debt Financing or otherwise in order to raise funds to be used by Parent in discharging its obligations under this Agreement (a "Bond Refinancing") (it being understood that the receipt of any such financing is not a condition to the Merger), including providing reasonable access to and procuring the reasonable co-operation of auditors (including without limitation with respect to the provision of comfort letters) and upon reasonable notice, attending a reasonable number of meetings with third parties where reasonably required at reasonable times and locations mutually agreed (including without limitation for the purposes of due diligence). Parent shall, (a) promptly upon request by the Company, reimburse the Company for all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees) incurred by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in connection with the cooperation of the Company and its Subsidiaries contemplated by this Section 6.05, and (b) indemnify and hold harmless the Company and its Subsidiaries and its and their respective directors, officers, employees and advisors from and against any and all liabilities, losses, damages, claims, costs, expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees), interest, awards, judgments and penalties suffered or incurred in connection with the Debt Financing or any assistance or activities in connection therewith (other than arising from fraud or intentional misrepresentations, misstatements or omissions on the part of the Company or any of its Affiliates).


        Section 6.06.
    Stockholder Litigation.     The Company shall notify Parent in writing as promptly as practicable after it has received written notice of any stockholder litigation (including derivative claims) against the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective directors or executive officers relating to this Agreement, the Merger or any of the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement ("Merger-Related Litigation") before any Governmental Authority. Parent shall have the right to participate in (but not control) the defense of any Merger-Related Litigation and the Company shall consult with Parent regarding the defense of any Merger-Related Litigation. In no event shall the Company enter into any settlement with respect to such Merger-Related Litigation without Parent's written consent, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed, except to the extent such settlement is covered by the Company's insurance policies (other than any applicable deductible), but only if such settlement would not result in the imposition of any restriction on the business or operations of the Company or its Subsidiaries following the Closing.


        Section 6.07.
    Section 16 Matters.     Prior to the Effective Time, the Company shall take all such steps as may be required (to the extent permitted under Applicable Law) to cause any dispositions of Company Common Stock (including derivative securities with respect to Company Common Stock) resulting from the transactions contemplated by this Agreement by each individual who is subject to the reporting requirements of Section 16(a) of the 1934 Act with respect to the Company to be exempt under Rule 16b-3 promulgated under the 1934 Act.


        Section 6.08.
    Company Notes.     The Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to cooperate and provide reasonable assistance and information to Parent in connection with any presentations to or discussions that Parent wishes to have with any ratings agencies or applicable trustee in connection with any and all series of notes that have been issued by the Company from time to time and any matters in connection therewith as may be necessary in connection with the consummation of the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and shall allow Parent to lead any such discussions or presentations made to such ratings agencies or applicable trustee to the extent such discussions or presentations relate to the Merger or the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

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Article 7
COVENANTS OF PARENT

        Parent agrees that:


        Section 7.01.
    Obligations of Merger Sub.     Parent shall take all action necessary to cause Merger Sub to perform its obligations under this Agreement and to consummate the Merger on the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement.


        Section 7.02.
    Parent Shareholder Meeting; Shareholder Circular.     (a) Subject to Section 8.02, Parent shall cause a general meeting of the shareholders of Parent (the "Parent Shareholder Meeting") to be convened as soon as reasonably practicable (and, subject to Parent's right to adjourn or postpone the Parent Shareholder Meeting as contemplated by Section 7.02(b), in any event within 28 days) after the approval of the Parent Shareholder Circular by the UKLA for the purpose of obtaining the Parent Shareholder Approval at the Company Stockholder Meeting (including any adjournment or postponement thereof), and shall comply in all material respects with all legal requirements applicable to such meeting. In connection with the Parent Shareholder Meeting, Parent shall (i) prepare and file with the UKLA a first draft of the Parent Shareholder Circular as soon as reasonably practicable (and in any event within 30 Business Days after the date hereof); provided that Parent shall cooperate with the Company to prepare any disclosure that is required to be contained in both the Parent Shareholder Circular and the Company Proxy Statement in sufficient time to allow the Company to comply with its obligations in Section 6.02, (ii) cause the Parent Shareholder Circular and any amendments or supplements thereto, when published in accordance with the Listing Rules, to comply with all material legal requirements applicable thereto and (iii) use its reasonable best efforts to have the Parent Shareholder Circular approved by the UKLA as promptly as practicable.

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        Section 7.03.
    Parent Board Recommendation.     Except as permitted by the following sentence, Parent and its Subsidiaries shall not, and shall not authorize or permit their respective Representatives to, directly or indirectly, fail to make, withdraw or modify in a manner adverse to the Company, or publicly propose to fail to make, withdraw or modify in a manner adverse to the Company, the Parent Board Recommendation (any of the foregoing in this sentence, a "Parent Adverse Recommendation Change"). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, at any time prior to obtaining the Parent Shareholder Approval, the Board of Directors of Parent may effect a Parent Adverse Recommendation Change, if the Board of Directors of Parent determines in good faith, after consultation with outside legal counsel, that the failure to take such action would reasonably be expected to be inconsistent with Parent's directors' fiduciary duties under Applicable Law; provided, however, that, unless and until this Agreement is terminated in accordance with its terms, this Agreement and the Merger shall be submitted to Parent's shareholders at the Parent Shareholder Meeting notwithstanding any Parent Adverse Recommendation Change.


        Section 7.04.
    Director and Officer Liability.     Parent shall cause the Surviving Corporation, and the Surviving Corporation hereby agrees, to do the following:

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        Section 7.05.
    Employee Matters.     (a) During the period beginning at the Effective Time and ending on December 31, 2018 (or such shorter period of employment, as the case may be) (the "Continuation Period"), Parent shall, or shall cause its Subsidiaries to, provide to each employee who is actively employed by the Company or its Subsidiaries at the Effective Time, including any employee who is out on leave or disability (to the extent that such items are applicable to such inactive employees) (each, a "Covered Employee"), (i) base salary, base wage rate and annual cash incentive opportunities that are no less favorable, in each case, than the base salary, base wage rate and annual cash incentive opportunities that were provided to such Covered Employee immediately prior to the Effective Time and (ii) other benefits in the aggregate that are no less favorable in the aggregate than the compensation and benefits (other than equity compensation and other long-term incentives, change in control, retention, transition, stay or similar arrangements to the extent such benefits are paid to a Covered Employee) that were provided to such Covered Employee under the Employee Plans immediately prior to the Effective Time.

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        Section 7.06.
    Financing.     (a) Each of Parent and Merger Sub shall use its reasonable best efforts to take, or cause to be taken, all actions and to do, or cause to be done, all things necessary to obtain the Debt Financing on the terms and conditions contained in the Debt Financing Agreements, including using its reasonable best efforts to satisfy (or if determined advisable by Parent, obtain the

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waiver of) on a timely basis all conditions to obtaining the Debt Financing contained in the Debt Financing Agreements to the extent such conditions are within Parent's and Merger Sub's control. Parent shall give the Company prompt notice of (x) any material breach by any party to the Debt Financing Agreements of which Parent or Merger Sub becomes aware which would cause the Debt Financing to become unavailable, (y) any termination of any of the Debt Financing Agreements or (z) the receipt of any notice from any Financing Source with respect to such Financing Source's failure or anticipated failure to fund its commitments under any Debt Financing Agreements. If any portion of the Debt Financing becomes unavailable (it being understood that Parent and/or Merger Sub shall have the right to substitute the proceeds of consummated equity offerings or debt offerings or incurrences of debt for all or any portion of the Debt Financing contemplated by the Debt Financing Agreements by reducing commitments under the Debt Financing Agreements), each of Parent and Merger Sub shall (i) use its reasonable best efforts to obtain, as promptly as practicable after becoming aware of such unavailability, alternative debt financing for such portion thereof (to the extent such portion will not instead be funded by Parent and/or Merger Sub (at their sole discretion) from cash or cash equivalents) from alternative debt financing sources ("Alternative Financing") in an amount sufficient to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and (ii) promptly notify the Company of such unavailability and, if known and not subject to any obligation of confidentiality, the reason therefor. If obtained, Parent shall deliver to the Company true and complete copies of all agreements (other than any fee letters, mandate letters and engagement letters) pursuant to which any such alternative financing source shall have committed to provide Parent or Merger Sub with Alternative Financing. Parent and Merger Sub shall not, without the Company's prior written consent (not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned), agree to any amendment or modification to, or any waiver of any provision or remedy under, any Debt Financing Agreement unless the terms and conditions of such Debt Financing Agreement (taken as a whole), as so amended, modified or waived, are no more onerous on Parent (in the reasonable judgment of Parent) as those contained in such Debt Financing Agreement prior to giving effect to such amendment, modification or waiver; provided that in the case of amendments or modifications of any Debt Financing Agreement, the foregoing shall only apply if such amendment or modification (A) would reasonably be expected to adversely affect the ability of Parent or Merger Sub to timely consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or (B) adversely affects the ability of Parent or Merger Sub to enforce its rights against the other parties to such Debt Financing Agreement. Parent shall keep the Company reasonably informed on a reasonably current basis of the status of its efforts to consummate the Debt Financing.

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        Section 7.07.
    Parent Litigation.     Parent shall notify the Company in writing as promptly as practicable after it has received written notice of any litigation against Parent, Merger Sub, any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective directors or executive officers relating to this Agreement, the Merger or any of the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement before any Governmental Authority, and shall thereafter keep the Company reasonably informed with respect to the status of any such litigation.


Article 8
COVENANTS OF PARENT AND THE COMPANY

        The parties hereto agree that:


        Section 8.01.
    Reasonable Best Efforts.     (a) Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Company and Parent shall use their respective reasonable best efforts to take, or cause to be taken, all actions and to do, or cause to be done, all things reasonably necessary, proper or advisable under Applicable Law to consummate the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement as promptly as practicable, including using reasonable best efforts to (i) take such actions as are necessary to cause the conditions set forth in Article 9 to be satisfied (provided that nothing in this Agreement shall be deemed to obligate any party to waive any such conditions), (ii) prepare, make and file all notices, statements, filings, submissions of information, applications and other documents with any Governmental Authorities as are necessary, proper or advisable to consummate the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement, (iii) obtain and maintain all consents, approvals, authorizations, clearances, actions, non-actions, waivers, licenses, registrations, permits, variances, exemptions, orders and other confirmations from any Governmental Authorities as are necessary, proper or advisable to consummate the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement and (iv) cooperate to the extent reasonable with the other parties hereto in their respective efforts to comply with their respective obligations under this Agreement.

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        Section 8.02.
    Certain Filings.     (a) The Company and Parent shall cooperate with one another (i) in connection with the preparation of the Company Proxy Statement, the Parent Shareholder Circular and any other document referred to in Section 4.09, (ii) in determining whether any action by or in respect of, or filing with, any Governmental Authority is required, or any actions, consents, approvals or waivers are required to be obtained from parties to any Material Contracts or any Material Lease, in connection with the consummation of the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement and (iii) in taking any such actions or making any such filings, furnishing information required in connection therewith or with the Company Proxy Statement, the Parent Shareholder Circular and any other document referred to in Section 4.09 and seeking timely to obtain any such actions, consents, approvals or waivers. The Company and Parent shall cooperate with one another in setting a mutually acceptable date, which shall be as soon as reasonably practicable, for the Company Stockholder Meeting and the Parent Shareholder Meeting so as to enable them to occur, to the extent practicable, on the same date and at the same time, including by adjourning or postponing such meetings.

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        Section 8.03.
    Public Announcements.     To the extent permitted by Applicable Law, Parent and the Company shall consult with each other and consider in good faith the comments of the other parties hereto before, directly or indirectly through any Representatives, issuing any press release, having any communication with the press (whether or not for attribution), making any other public statement or scheduling any press conference or conference call with investors or analysts with respect to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby and, except in respect of any public statement or press release as may be required by Applicable Law or any listing agreement with or rule of any national securities exchange or association, shall not issue any such press release or make any such other public statement or schedule any such press conference or conference call without the prior consent of the other party; provided that, no party will be required to consult with or obtain the consent of the other parties hereto with respect to any such press release, public announcement or

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other communication (a) if the Board of Directors of the Company has effected an Adverse Recommendation Change in accordance with Section 6.03, (b) if the Board of Directors of Parent has effected a Parent Adverse Recommendation Change in accordance with Section 7.03, (c) if the information included in such communication was previously approved for external distribution by the other parties or (d) in connection with any dispute between the parties regarding this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby.


        Section 8.04.
    Further Assurances.     At and after the Effective Time, the officers and directors of the Surviving Corporation shall be authorized to execute and deliver, in the name and on behalf of the Company or Merger Sub, any deeds, bills of sale, assignments or assurances and to take and do, in the name and on behalf of the Company or Merger Sub, any other actions and things to vest, perfect or confirm of record or otherwise in the Surviving Corporation any and all right, title and interest in, to and under any of the rights, properties or assets of the Company acquired or to be acquired by the Surviving Corporation as a result of, or in connection with, the Merger.


        Section 8.05.
    Notices of Certain Events.     Each of the Company and Parent shall promptly notify the other of: (a) any written notice or other written communication from any Person alleging that the consent of such Person is or may be required in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement; (b) any written notice or other written communication from any Governmental Authority in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement; (c) any actions, suits, claims, investigations or proceedings commenced or, to its knowledge, threatened against, relating to or involving or otherwise affecting the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or Parent or any of its Subsidiaries, as the case may be, that, if pending on the date of this Agreement, would have been required to have been disclosed pursuant to any Section of this Agreement or that relate to the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement; and (d) to the knowledge of such party, the occurrence or non-occurrence, or impending occurrence or non-occurrence, of any event or circumstance that would reasonably be expected to cause the conditions set forth in Article 9 not to be satisfied; provided, that the delivery of any notice pursuant to this Section 8.05 shall not limit or otherwise affect the remedies available hereunder to the party receiving such notice.


        Section 8.06.
    De-listing; Deregistration.     Prior to the Effective Time, the Company and Parent shall cooperate and use their respective reasonable best efforts to take, or cause to be taken, all actions, and do or cause to be done all things, reasonably necessary, proper or advisable on their respective parts under Applicable Law and rules and policies of the NYSE to enable the de-listing by the Surviving Corporation of the Company Common Stock from the NYSE and the deregistration of the Company Common Stock under the 1934 Act at or as promptly as practicable after the Effective Time.


        Section 8.07.
    Takeover Statutes.     If any "control share acquisition," "fair price," "moratorium" or other antitakeover or similar statute or regulation shall become applicable to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, each of the Company, Parent and Merger Sub and the respective members of their Boards of Directors shall, to the extent permitted by Applicable Law, use reasonable best efforts to grant such approvals and to take such actions as are reasonably necessary so that the transactions contemplated by this Agreement may be consummated as promptly as practicable on the terms contemplated herein and otherwise take all such other actions as are reasonably necessary to eliminate or minimize the effects of any such statute or regulation on the transactions contemplated hereby.

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Article 9
CONDITIONS TO THE MERGER

        Section 9.01.    Conditions to the Obligations of Each Party.     The obligations of Parent, Merger Sub and the Company to consummate the Merger are subject to the satisfaction (or, to the extent permitted by Applicable Law, waiver by each such party) of the following conditions:


        Section 9.02.
    Conditions to the Obligations of Parent and Merger Sub.     The obligations of Parent and Merger Sub to consummate the Merger are subject to the satisfaction (or, to the extent permitted by Applicable Law, waiver by Parent) of the following further conditions:

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        Section 9.03.
    Conditions to the Obligations of the Company.     The obligations of the Company to consummate the Merger are subject to the satisfaction (or, to the extent permitted by Applicable Law, waiver by the Company) of the following further condition:


Article 10
TERMINATION

        Section 10.01.    Termination.     This Agreement may be terminated and the Merger may be abandoned at any time prior to the Effective Time (notwithstanding any approval or adoption of this Agreement by the stockholders of the Company or Parent):

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        The party desiring to terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section 10.01 (other than pursuant to Section 10.01(a)) shall give notice of such termination to the other party.


        Section 10.02.
    Effect of Termination.     If this Agreement is terminated pursuant to Section 10.01, this Agreement shall become void and of no effect without liability of any party (or any stockholder or Representative of such party) to each other party hereto except as provided in Section 10.03; provided that, subject to Section 10.03(f), no such termination shall relieve or otherwise affect the liability of any party hereto for fraud or any material breach of this Agreement by such party prior to termination, which breach is the consequence of an act or omission by such party with the actual knowledge that such act or omission would be a material breach of this Agreement. The provisions of this Section 10.02, the final sentence of Section 6.05, Section 10.03 and Article 11 (other than Section 11.13 except to the extent Section 11.13 relates to the specific performance of the provisions of this Agreement that survive termination) shall survive any termination hereof pursuant to Section 10.01.


        Section 10.03.
    Termination Fees.     (a) Company Termination Fees.

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Article 11
MISCELLANEOUS

        Section 11.01.    Notices.     All notices, requests and other communications to any party hereunder shall be in writing (including facsimile transmission and electronic mail ("e-mail") transmission, so long as a receipt of such e-mail is requested and received) and shall be given,

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or to such other address or facsimile number as such party may hereafter specify for the purpose by notice to the other parties hereto. All such notices, requests and other communications shall be deemed received on the date of receipt by the recipient thereof if received prior to 5:00 p.m. on a Business Day in the place of receipt. Otherwise, any such notice, request or communication shall be deemed to have been received on the next succeeding Business Day in the place of receipt.


        Section 11.02.
    Survival of Representations and Warranties.     The representations, warranties and agreements contained herein and in any certificate or other writing delivered pursuant hereto shall not survive the Effective Time, except for the agreements set forth in Section 7.04.


        Section 11.03.
    Amendments and Waivers.     (a) Any provision of this Agreement may be amended or waived prior to the Effective Time if, but only if, such amendment or waiver is in writing and is signed, in the case of an amendment, by each party to this Agreement or, in the case of a waiver, by each party against whom the waiver is to be effective; provided that after the Company Stockholder Approval or Parent Shareholder Approval has been obtained there shall be no amendment or waiver that would require the further approval of the stockholders of the Company under Delaware Law or the shareholders of Parent under the Listing Rules without such approval having first been obtained.


        Section 11.04.
    Expenses.     Except as otherwise provided herein, all costs and expenses incurred in connection with this Agreement shall be paid by the party incurring such cost or expense.


        Section 11.05.
    Disclosure Schedule and SEC Document References.     (a) The parties hereto agree that disclosure of any item, matter or event in a particular Section of the Company Disclosure Schedule shall be deemed to be an exception to (or, as applicable, a disclosure for purposes of) (i) the representations and warranties (or covenants, as applicable) of the relevant party that are contained in the corresponding Section or subsection, as applicable, of this Agreement and (ii) any other representation and warranty of such party that is contained in another Section or subsection of this Agreement, but only if the relevance of that disclosure as an exception to (or a disclosure for purposes of) such representations and warranties (or covenants, as applicable) would be reasonably apparent to a person who read such disclosure and such representations and warranties (or covenants, as applicable) concurrently with such representations and warranties.

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        Section 11.06.
    Binding Effect; Benefit; Assignment.     (a) Except as provided in Section 6.05 and Section 7.04, and except that each Financing Related Party shall be an express third-party beneficiary of Sections 11.06, 11.07, 11.08 and 11.09, the provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure solely to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns, and no provision of this Agreement is intended to confer any rights, benefits, remedies, obligations or liabilities hereunder upon any Person other than the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns.


        Section 11.07.
    Governing Law.     This Agreement and all actions (whether in contract or tort) based on, arising out of or relating to the negotiation, execution or performance of this Agreement or the transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the law of the State of Delaware, regardless of the Applicable Law that might otherwise govern under applicable principles of conflicts of law thereof.


        Section 11.08.
    Jurisdiction.     The parties hereto agree that any suit, action or proceeding seeking to enforce any provision of, or based on any matter arising out of or in connection with, this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby (whether brought by any party or any of its Affiliates or against any party or any of its Affiliates) shall be brought exclusively in the Delaware Chancery Court or, if such court shall not have jurisdiction, any federal court located in the State of Delaware or other Delaware state court, and each of the parties hereby irrevocably consents to the jurisdiction of such courts (and of the appropriate appellate courts therefrom) in any such suit, action or proceeding and irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any objection that it may now or hereafter have to the laying of the venue of any such suit, action or proceeding in any such court or that any such suit, action or proceeding brought in any such court has been brought in an inconvenient forum. Process in any such suit, action or proceeding may be served on any party anywhere in the world, whether within or without the jurisdiction of any such court. Without limiting

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the foregoing, each party agrees that service of process on such party as provided in Section 11.01 shall be deemed effective service of process on such party. The parties hereto agree that a final judgment in any suit, action or proceeding brought in accordance with this Section 11.08 shall be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by Applicable Law. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, each of the parties hereto agrees that it will not bring or support any action, cause of action, claim, cross-claim or third-party claim of any kind or description, at law or in equity, in contract, tort or otherwise, against or including any Financing Related Party in any way relating to this Agreement, including any dispute arising under or relating to any agreement entered into by any Financing Related Party in connection with the Debt Financing, or the performance thereof, in any forum other than the courts of England.


        Section 11.09.
    WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL.     EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY INCLUDING ANY SUCH PROCEEDING INVOLVING ANY FINANCING RELATED PARTY.


        Section 11.10.
    Counterparts; Effectiveness.     This Agreement may be signed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be an original, with the same effect as if the signatures thereto and hereto were upon the same instrument. This Agreement shall become effective when each party hereto shall have received a counterpart hereof signed by all of the other parties hereto. Until and unless each party has received a counterpart hereof signed by the other party hereto, this Agreement shall have no effect and no party shall have any right or obligation hereunder (whether by virtue of any other oral or written agreement or other communication).


        Section 11.11.
    Entire Agreement.     This Agreement and the Confidentiality Agreement constitute the entire agreement between the parties with respect to the subject matter thereof and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings, both oral and written, between the parties with respect to the subject matter thereof.


        Section 11.12.
    Severability.     If any term, provision, covenant or restriction of this Agreement is held by a court of competent jurisdiction or other Governmental Authority to be invalid, void or unenforceable, the remainder of the terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions of this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect and shall in no way be affected, impaired or invalidated 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 such a determination, the parties shall negotiate in good faith to modify this Agreement so as to effect the original intent of the parties as closely as possible in an acceptable manner in order that the transactions contemplated hereby be consummated as originally contemplated to the fullest extent possible.


        Section 11.13.
    Specific Performance.     The parties hereto agree that irreparable damage would occur if any provision of this Agreement were not performed in accordance with their specific terms or were otherwise breached and that monetary damages, even if available, would not be an adequate remedy therefor. It is accordingly agreed that, prior to the termination of this Agreement pursuant to Article 10, the parties shall be entitled to an injunction or injunctions to prevent breaches of this Agreement or to enforce specifically the performance of the terms and provisions hereof in the courts referred to in Section 11.08 without proof of actual damages (and each party further agrees to waive any requirement for the securing or posting of any bond in connection with such remedy); in addition to any other remedy to which they are entitled at law or in equity. The parties further agree not to assert that a remedy of specific performance is unenforceable, invalid, contrary to Applicable Law or inequitable for any reason, nor to assert that a remedy of monetary damages would provide an adequate remedy for any such breach.

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        IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed by their respective authorized officers as of the date set forth on the cover page of this Agreement.

  RECKITT BENCKISER GROUP PLC

 

By:

 

/s/ RUPERT BONDY


      Name:   Rupert Bondy

      Title:   Authorized Signatory

 

MEAD JOHNSON NUTRITION COMPANY

 

By:

 

/s/ PETER KASPER JAKOBSEN


      Name:   Peter Kasper Jakobsen

      Title:   Chief Executive Officer

 

MARIGOLD MERGER SUB, INC.

 

By:

 

/s/ RUPERT BONDY


      Name:   Rupert Bondy

      Title:   Officer

   

[Signature Page to Merger Agreement]